Ch. 6 A Magical Disturbance
In the world of Equestria, and in a remote mountain valley where the trees grow taller than the tallest tower of Canterlot Castle. The few families in the area slept peacefully or as peacefully as one could get while being within striking distance of a griffin warlord. Even the animals are easy to startled by the constant patrols. Everything was peaceful tonight with the wind gently blowing through the trees and the clear night showing a beautiful if faint light show in the sky. In a clearing birds resting were startled by a small pop that came from nowhere with a speck of light.
From this speck of light came the crackling buzz of electricity as lightning arc from the ball of light in random directions. Fires erupted into the trees and brush as the ball of light grew in size to that of a human with a large backpack before exploding in a blast so big that it woke everything within a roughly 5 mile radius. The blast had the added benefit of putting out the fires. In the center of the blast zone lay a young man in an unconscious state with a broken leg and his heavy pack on top of him.
That blast also produced a Shockwave that went beyond the normal senses thanks to it's magical origins that could be felt by only ten individuals from across globe.
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Miles away a pair of guards were standing at their posts on top of a tower of an ominous castle that belongs to the griffin warlord. The first gard is a gray Pegasus stallion with a black mane and tail wearing black armor and has sword and spear x on a shield for a cutie mark. His partner is a purple unicorn mare with a two tone blue mane and tail also wearing black armor and has a book with an arcane symbol over a pair of cross swords for her cutie mark. Both guards were starting to doze off as the night bore on since their replacements have yet to arrive. So both of them missed the flash of light off in the distance, but the accompanying blast wave woke both with a start.
BOOM!!!
“Huh… wha? Are we under attack?! Sound the alarm Raven Spell!” called the stallion as he rang the alarm bell.
“Yes sir, Spearhead.” came from Raven Spell as she charged her horn before sending up a red flare. Around them the sleepy castle burst to life as guards started out of bed to grab their gear and hurried to positions or any threats and commanders trying to find out what's going on.
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Down in the dungeon of the castle a golden yellow pegasus mare with a multicolored gray scale mane and tail and has a compass rose for a cutie mark was locked in a cell. The mare was reaching for the keys to her cell that hung around her sleeping guard’s belt. The guard is a massive minotaur that snore loudly, the chair he's in leaning against the wall just out of reach of the mare. Just as she nearly got the object of her desire a loud BOOM woke the guard just enough to hear the alarm go off. Pulling her hoof back in time for the dungeon’s door to burst open as a young griffin soldier rush into the room.
“Hey Steel Breaker, forget guarding Ms. Do. Your squad being deployed.” Said the griffin to the minotaur before rushing back out into the chaos.
Steel Breaker quickly left without noticing the cell keys on the ground where he dropped them when he was startled awake. Daring Do saw her opportunity to grab the keys but decided to wait a moment to see if anyone will come back to guard her. When no one came through the door, she quickly grabbed the keys and hid them in her trademark khaki shirt pocket. At this point she knew that she could get out, find her stuff, and most likely get away, but something in the back of her mind is telling her to stay put for now. Call it a hunch, but she's getting a feeling that explosion means she about to get a new cell mate very soon. And her hunches never been wrong before.
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Many, many miles away in a quite large if somewhat empty library in a large crystal castle shaped like a tree a pony sat on couch reading and enjoying her time. She has a lavender coat with a dark purple mane and tail that has a pink and magenta stripe. Her cutie mark is a magenta starburst with white out line and surrounded by five smaller white starburst.
The book, or books in this case as she was researching magical theories for a friend, was floating around her with a quiet hum held in magenta auras that matches the one around horn. Suddenly a shock wave of magic passed over her, giving Twilight Sparkle a shudder as her magic winked out dropping the books and notes she has and her wings flared out with a boing. The noise of the falling books alerted the room's only other occupant from his comic book.
“Twilight, is something wrong?” asked a baby dragon that has purple scales and green spines named Spike.
Twilight Sparkle shook herself out of a daze and reply, “I don't know, Spike. I just don't know.”
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A little ways away in the town of Ponyville in a building that sorta looks like a circus tent, a white unicorn mare with a purplish blue mane and tail and has trio of blue diamonds for a cutie mark was in her work room chatting with her younger sister while in the process of making a dress for a client. “Sweetie Belle, I don't know if I can watch you tonight. I got a big order to fill and you’ll just get in the way.” Said the unicorn, levitating some fabric, surrounded by a light blue aura that matches the one around horn, to a dress form.
“Oh come on, Rarity you promised me we could have some time together tonight.” whined Sweetie Belle, a white unicorn filly with light pink and light purple mane and tail. She also has a multi colored crest as a cutie mark that somehow matches her friends’ cutie marks.
“Oh I could let you help. Just so long as you don't mess anything…” Rarity trailed off as the pen, tape measure and scissors she was levitating all dropped to the ground, a shudder passing through her.
“Uh Rarity, are you alright sis?” asked Sweetie Belle, looking concern as Rarity stared off into space.
Becoming aware of her sister's question, Rarity levitated a fainting couch from somewhere over to her before laying on it. She didn't trust herself to remain standing as whatever passed over her has left a headache. “Well Sweetie Belle, I just had the most awfully dreadful feeling pass over me. It's like something just horrible just happened.” Rarity answered.
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In another part of Ponyville a light pink earth pony mare was busy making plans for a party and talking to her toothless pet alligator named Gummy. This pink mare has a darker shade of pink mane and tail and has a trio of party balloons for a cutie mark. “Now should I give Dr. Stable a chocolate cake or vanilla cake for his birthday party, Gummy?” asked the pink mare. The alligator blinked just once, not interested in the mare’s actions. “You're right Gummy. What was I thinking, Dr. Stable likes marble cake!”
Just then Pinkie Pie shook and shuddered all over as an ominous feeling passed over her. In a moment the the feeling stopped just as quickly as it came. “Well I don't what that was but it sure is a doozie. Oh well where was I?” came from Pinky Pie’s mouth.
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Not far away in a gorgeous house made out of clouds a cyan color pegasus mare with a rainbow colored mane and tail and has a multicolored lightning bolt coming from a thundercloud for a cutie mark lay in her bed reading. The latest Daring Do book sat on top of her covers as she was reading aloud to herself, her pet tortoise named Tank is next to her asleep. In the midst of turning the page, the mare felt a wave of magic passed over her. Shuddering with fright, she bolted to the ceiling of her bedroom and very nearly went through it.
“What the hay was that?” she asked her tortoise who woke up from being thrown from the bed in Rainbow’s dash of fright. “It sorta felt like the shock wave from my sonic rainboom, but way more powerful.”
Slowly she settled back onto the bed where Tank has already settled in for the night again. “Uh, maybe I should go see Twilight about that blast,” Said Rainbow as she zipped out the bedroom window and off into the night.
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At the edge of Ponyville in a little cottage that looks like a small hill with a lot of animals in and around it, a butter yellow pegasus mare with a light pink mane and tail was busy tucking in some animals for the night. She has a trio of pink butterflies for a cutie mark and is absolutely the kindest and the most shy creature you'll ever meet. Her home became the neighborhood animal shelter and zoo of sorts with the number and variety animals in her care.
“Good night little kittens. See you in the morning.” Fluttershy said in a quiet and gentle voice, turning the light off as she climbed the stairs to her room. At the top of the stairs a magical shock wave passed over her. “Eeep!” she yelp as she dove under the covers of her bed faster than Rainbow Dash’s Sonic Rainboom.
Angel Bunny, her pet rabbit, woke from the commotion and looked from his basket and saw Fluttershy’s tail and hindquarters sticking out from under the covers. Shaking his fluffy little head, Angel hopped onto the bed next to Fluttershy and began thumping his foot like an upset parent trying to get their child's full and undivided attention. This tactic usually works for him when Fluttershy is upset or distracted when information needs to be conveyed.
“Sorry Angel, I’m not sure what came over me.” Said Fluttershy in an apologizing voice after noticing the rabbit was next to her. “It felt like something happened like a shock wave but I'm not sure what.” Angel raised an eyebrow in a questioning manner. “Oh Angel, I'll see Twilight about it tomorrow morning.” that seem to satisfy Angel enough for him to head back to bed. Sighing, Fluttershy turned off the lights and went to bed herself as well.
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Just outside of Ponyville on an apple farm called Sweet Apple Acres, an orange earth pony mare was doing her evening chores in the kitchen of a beautiful farmhouse.