Chapter 56: Into the Castle!
'Alright, this is it.' "You all ready?" they could feel everypony's hearts starting to race if they wanted to.
"Yes." they answered in unison. They all could see it now, Canterlot Castle was right around the corner. JetStream felt lucky to already have an impression of Celestia. He wasn't too sure about the others, especially Midnight Blossom. Although she did hint at it, he didn't really want to assume it true. They approached an alleyway.
"Right, here." they all followed after one-another. They galloped to the right side of the entrance to the castle, it wasn't like they would barge in.
'Judging on what she said, we're sneaking in...' JetStream remembered the moment he snuck up on one of the "to-be" guards of the castle, 'That shouldn't be too bad...' JetStream looked around at the scene. With all the robots roaming around, the next thing they expected to see was spotlights roaming around, 'Sheesh...' he said at the thought.
"We'll stop here, near these bushes." JetStream looked back toward the group.
"Alright, so what's next?" JetStream looked at Midnight Blossom.
"I'll try to get a look through that window."
"Okay." the two ponies, except JetStream, responded. JetStream was okay with that, but something poked out, he decided to call it out anyway.
"Wait, Midnight..." she about took off, but she turned irritated.
"What is it now?"
"..." 'Com' on!' "What if they will hear your wings?" she looked at her webbed wings and ruffled them.
"I guess so, you could have a point. They make a ton off the ground, but that doesn't make it equivalent for its sound." she turned to JetStream with her eyes half-open.
"So then, do you got an idea?" JetStream thought for the moment, then turned to Exteeled.
"... Do you know telepathy?" her horn made a small spurt of energy.
"Of course."
"Do you think you can lift me up there?" she suddenly stepped back.
"What? Why? I never thought of carrying a pony before." JetStream sighed.
"Then can you think of it now?"
"I don't know... I don't want to try it, then accidentally drop you or..." JetStream smiled.
"Don't worry about that, just assume you can, bring me up there." Exteeled sighed as her horn lit up.
"I guess I could at least try." Midnight Blossom still looked quite curious as this played through. JetStream waited for that, zero-gravity sensation to kick in. As JetStream looked at Exteeled, he recalled a moment back before, where Corolla and him were right in the same situation, resulting in a flashback.
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Corolla was ready to get JetStream up on the platform, it was also JetStream's first time being held in his Mom's spell, "So I will actually be able to float like a cloud, Mom?"
"Yes, as free as spell will take you."
"... Yay!" JetStream waited for the glow around him to be visible, and as he saw it, JetStream started jumping around, "Ya, yay! I'm going to be a cloud!" Corolla sighed in humor.
"Oh, JetStream, you're so silly." JetStream knew what she was talking about again.
"... And being silly makes character." he smiled.
"... And character is the upmost importance." they said in unison, as JetStream was being lifted before his own eyes.
"Cool!" he starting kicking as if he was still on ground.
"JetStream, I want you to be calm." although she meant it for her own sake, she decided to go with this as an excuse.
"Why?"
"Don't you want to be a cloud, like you said before?"
"Oh, yeah. I forgot... how to be a cloud..." he asked himself rubbing his forehead, he opened his eyes and frowned, "... I forgot how to be a cloud, Mom..." Corolla giggled.
"Just stay quiet, and think of the soft breeze you hear on windy days." JetStream closed his eyes as Corolla started to whistle.
"Hey, Mom... I think I can hear the wind..." she giggled to herself.
"That's great, JetStream. We'll get there in no time now..." and before his eyes the whole flashback dissolved.
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It all went back to JetStream looking at Exteeled, "Hey, Exteeled... Why don't you calm down..." she looked up and opened her eyes.
"Why?" JetStream smiled.
"I'm calm, why not you?" JetStream saw a short smile as it disappeared when she rolled her eyes.
"Yeah... Alright..." the glow of her telekinesis came quicker.
"I'm ready, Exteeled. Are you, ready?" Midnight Blossom was amazed at the display before her.
"Yeah, I guess I am..." she stated as she started to lift JetStream toward the balcony of the window.
~~~Chapter End~~~