//------------------------------// // JetStream Origins-Chapter 20 // Story: JetStream Origins // by LunicStream1105 //------------------------------// Chapter 20: The birth of a plan Imagine, a forest where everypony tires to avoid on a normal occasion. But, what is that? A rustle here and there? Your standing on the edge of the forest, hoping what ever that noise is wont, in someway, hurt you. It's not a good scene, but anyway, just hopefully I got you in the feeling of things. A quite forest, there was a town up ahead, and two ponies where walking along the edge of the outer forest, "Really, your going that far to do that?" the second nodded. "Of course, it's what I feel is right..." the first nodded as well. "As long as you now you can or cannot do it. As in you're actually able to, if you push to far." the second hesitated. "I got it, I got it, I know what you mean." the first scratched his head, suddenly, there were rustling in the bushes, "Oh no, what's there." JetStream making his way out of the forest with new found determination, a bright light shone and he jumped, he has made it out, but only to be blinded once more. "How long was I in there..." stopping to hold his left hoof to his eyes, it all disappeared, and when the light flushed in seconds, he saw two ponies in front of him, both looking like a mix of disturbance and other-world like stares at him, JetStream just went off in the direction he needed to go and ignored their stares, and as soon as he was gone, the first turned to the second. "Did you see that colt's eyes? I pretty sure I wasn't hallucinating..." the second nodded. "Yeah, but still, when do you see the eyes of a pony change... But, the blue we saw before, might not have been his normal, the yellow was, but not that blue." the first looked quite annoyed. "That wasn't blue, it was obviously like some sort of green and blue." the second sighed, "Well, what is it then?" "Most likely a green-blue color would be turquoise." the first sighed as well. "Fine, turquoise... And about your goal..." he was cut off. "What? Are you going to change that alternately too? I'm going... with out you or not." the first rose his hoof. "That's the same thing!" "I know!" he replied not even looking back. Then after that was all said and done, the first turned in the opposite direction the second did, nose in the air. They both didn't like the color blue anyway. JetStream was on the same part of the path he tripped off, hearing the dirt-like gravel getting thrown as he lands a hoof against the ground, he spots a pony on the side lines, most likely working in his yard, JetStream wanted to know the time, and it was still much cloud cover. His galloping went into a fast trot, "Excuse me!" the pony working looked around for the source, "On the trail!" JetStream continued, the stallion turned sharply. "What is it?!" "What is the time?!" the stallion scrambled for a watch he owned. "Three-twenty-one!" and just as JetStream horizontally passed. "Thank you." he said in a normal tone, and looked ahead of him. The stallion sighed, shook his head, smiling. "Oh, man! I knew I had a rough estimate, but three o'clock! But wait, a checkpoint is not far from here." JetStream sped up as fast as he could, he noticed in nine seconds that the party was just over the hill, "Then Dad hasn't been there for long!" he was closing up the gap, a couple ponies caught his attention, making JetStream slew down to a trot to, at least, past the group, faces, and murmuring that was suddenly going around. Soon after he finally reached the checkpoint, it looked like a small health center. He found his Dad and they reunited, sharing hugs and finally getting to eat. Myriad rose sat up, looking across the square table. "Where were you?" "Lost..." JetStream answered too quickly, "... L-lost in the fun!" he lied assuring. "You know son, you wouldn't be the best at poker..." "I know! If only I knew how to play it!" Myriad got a smile on his face and motioned to look around, most ponies being dumbfounded while others were annoyed. He put his forehoofs on his sides. "You got carried away?" Myriad started teasing. Still looking at the crowd JetStream replied. "Yeeaahh, I did..." Myriad noticed something, JetStream wasn't sitting at the table. But he seemed to be elevated. "You have amazing balance by the way." he could hear some distant yeah's and Mmmhmm's. Quickly he understood what he meant and got back down in all fours. "By the way, did my friends already leave this checkpoint?" his attitude suddenly shifting. "Yes, a little bit before you got here." JetStream shifted. "Well, since I did show up like you said... Can I go ahead? Do you mind, I mean." "Yes, I can count on them to keep track of you." JetStream scoffed. "Okay Dad, I'll, see you later." Soon after minutes of catching up to do, he finally spots them, "I'm back! Again!" Twister and Colas rolled their eyes in a friendly manor, "Where's Slash?" "He's still at the checkpoint, didn't you see him?" Colos replied. "Oh, no... I guess I didn't. Oh, Colos. Do you know the name of that town we just passed?" Colos went to look at it every second so he wont trip. "No, no I don't. But the forest, or woods we passed is the White Tail Woods." JetStream nodded. 'It seemed like a forest to me.' Suddenly a small headache hit JetStream like a brick wall, "Ah..." 'Yeah, it's a small headache, but getting one in a second hurts so much. And if only a small one hurts like this...' "JetStream, are you okay?" JetStream nodded. "I'm going to be okay..." he looked down at the ground than anything else, 'I will find her, Neurelm.' he remembered about finding a pony she said, but suddenly. I know you will... "Where are you?" JetStream was talking to more than just himself, there was no answer. "You, JetStream, are some of the weirdest ponies I'll ever meet..." Twister stated. JetStream sighed. "I know." he smiled. ~~~Chapter End~~~