MLP: The Dark Crystal

by yoman556677

1. First Meetings

The green grove was lush and beautiful which in this world was a rare sight. Suddenly, a portal swirled into existence in the middle of it. Out from the portal stepped the Mane 6 and Spike who began to look around as the portal closed behind them.

"How amazing is this?!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie as she hopped up and down in excitement.

"I know, right?!" Rainbow said as she flew in a loop-de-loop.

"Girls, focus." Twilight said sternly. "We were sent here for a reason. And we need to find out why before-"

"Girls, wait." Fluttershy interrupted.

"What is it, Fluttershy?" asked Rarity.

"I hear something" said Fluttershy.

They all listened closely and sure enough they could hear the sound of music playing from somewhere close.

"Ah hear it too" replied Applejack.

"Sounds like it's close" added Spike.

"Let's check it out." said Twilight as she lead the group in search of the source of the music.

They followed the sound of the music until they reached a small stream. Fluttershy gasped as she suddenly stopped.

"What is it, Fluttershy?" asked Twilight.

Fluttershy pointed ahead. When the group looked to where she was pointing, they too gasped at what they saw. There, sitting by the stream, was a strange creature playing some sort of pipe instrument. The creature was brown in color, walked on two legs, and had jet-black hair.

"Wut in the Sam Hill is that?" asked a bewildered Applejack.

"I-I don't know..." replied Twilight, who was equally baffled. "But from the looks of it, I think we can assume that it's a male."

Twilight then began walking toward the creature.

"What are you doing, Twi?!" whispered-yelled Rainbow.

"We won't get any answers just standing here. Besides, from all indication, he doesn't seem dangerous." said Twilight, looking back before continuing forward.

She slowly approached the creature and when she was close enough, she cleared her throat.

"Um, excuse me." she spoke.

The creature paused in his playing, turned around, and noticed the alicorn standing behind him with a tentative smile on her face.

"Oh. Hello. I didn't see you there" he responded.

Twilight breathed a sigh of relief. So far, introductions were going well.

"My name is Twilight Sparkle. I'm sorry for interrupting, but my friends and I couldn't help but overhear you playing your music." Twilight explained.

"Friends?" questioned the creature.

Twilight then waved the rest of the group over from where they were standing.

"These are my friends." said Twilight, introducing each of them. "This is Applejack..."

"Howdy." greeted Applejack, tipping her hat.

"Rarity..."

"Charmed." replied Rarity with a bow and flip of her mane.

"Rainbow Dash..."

"The one and only!" bragged Rainbow as she landed on the ground in a 'cool' pose.

"Fluttershy..."

"Um, hello." whispered Fluttershy, bashfully smiling.

"Pinkie Pie..."

"Hiya!" chirped Pinkie, while hopping up and down.

"And my loyal assistant, Spike."

"Number one assistant to be exact!" boasted Spike, while puffing his chest out.

"Well, it's very nice to meet you." said the creature. "My name is Jen."

"It's nice to meet you too, Jen." replied Twilight extending a hoof which Jen shook.

"So, what brings you here?" asked Jen. "I don't think I've seen you around here before."

The group looked among themselves nervously, not sure if they should tell him that they came from another world.

"Well... let's jus' say we ain't from around these parts." Applejack said.

"For now, let's just say that we come from somewhere far away." Twilight finished.

"Like, really, really, REALLY far away!" Pinkie added on.

"I see." replied Jen.

"And because we're not from around here, we're not exactly familiar with the creatures of this land." Twilight continued. "So, if you don't mind me asking, what exactly are you?"

Jen paused, a faraway look in his eyes, almost as if he was reliving a painful memory.

"I am a Gelfling." he finally answered. "I am... the last of my kind."

The ponies and dragon gasped at the reveal. Never in all their days had they encountered a creature who claimed to be the last of his kind.

"Oh, my gosh." said Fluttershy flying over to give him a comforting hug. "I'm so sorry."

Applejack removed her hat in silence. For she knew what it was like to lose loved ones.

"It's alright." replied Jen. "I've learned to live with it over time. Besides, my master taught me that the ones you love are never really gone."

"Master?" Twilight questioned.

"My teacher." elaborated Jen. "He's the one who took me in and raised me after my clan was destroyed."

Twilight smiled nostalgically, reminded of her own mother-daughter relationship with Celestia.

"Anyway..." Rarity cut in. "As Twilight said, we were drawn here because of your music. Could we perhaps hear you play some more?"

"Sure." Jen obliged taking out his pipe.

Jen began to play the same tune that he had been playing before. The ponies and dragon sat down to listen to the beautiful tune. Unbeknownst to them, this was only the calm before the storm. And if they had known what was to come, they might not be so relaxed.

Author's Note:

Now keep in mind that I might skip over the parts that don't involve the main characters. It's not because I don't like them, I'd just rather focus on the main character's exploits. Also, the chapters will be shorter going forward, because if the chapters are spaced out more, there's less chance of me being burned out.

Comments

[Dragoknight92]

You did a good job on the first chapter there.