The stories of a place lost to time: those who found it, that which was held within, and those who came too late.
(A companion story to The Life of Fear)
Thieves: Shift Key and Gaston have never been the luckiest of "treasure hunters". Every job they try to pull seems to end in disaster, and they're barely making ends meet. But now, deep in the mountains, they've found something - a large, faceless, heavily-protected stone door - and what they find inside will change their lives, and Equestria, forever.
Preliminary Report: No matter how small or large the discovery, somepony always has to fill out the paperwork.
V-27: A Rowanwood Hourglass: Just the thing for those little moments that slip between your fingers.
V-58: A Heart of Stone: "Once more, I open the door: and my heart will go on and on."
V-66: A Silver and Ruby Amulet: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Borrowed power must eventually be given back.
V-83: Quicksilver Horseshoes: "I'm walking on sunshine, and don't it feel good?"
V-90: A Small Metal Key: A solution in search of a problem.
V-165: A Silver-Rimmed Lens: Some things aren't meant to be seen.
V-209: A [REDACTED]: [REDACTED]
V-244: A Rosewood Wand: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
V-372: A Standing Mirror: You can see yourself, but you might not look the same.
As an added fun fact, this chapter contains no less than two-hundred-and-seventy-three (273) elevens.
...I have no excuse.
Sweet! I liked the scene when they were trapped in the Lock. I'd totally panic if I were in that situation. You sure know how to create likeable original characters. I hope we'll get to see Gaston and Shift Key again sometime.
And the chapters detailing the various items are cool. There's quite a lot of potential for world-building here. (Oh, and did I miss something? Were the effects of long-term exposure to the Alicorn Amulet a reference to something?)
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I'm glad that it was possible to tell that it was the Alicorn Amulet, though.
They're a reference to something that has only been mentioned in passing in The Life of Fear, thus far. Don't worry - you're not missing anything.
Marquess Lemke: " Um... I sorta kinda maybe broke it."
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Archduke Montagne: "[EXPLETIVE REDACTED] it, Lemke. Do you think these things grow on trees?"
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Marquess Lemke: " How was I supposed to know that throwing it to the ground in frustration would break it? And besides, if its not indestructible, its not one of a kind! I'm sure there is another one laying about. . ."
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Archduke Montagne: "Lemke, I assure you - as unique as your face is, it is not indestructible. If you'd like, I could have Lee test that for you."
Ask who about it?
Creepy. (But cool.)
Pendergast reference. Love it.
I'm keeping track of this story, because it seems like it could be interesting. After the first couple of chapters though, it just turned into.. an item list. I figure that's going somewhere eventually, right now it's just a bit confusing.