//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: A Name for the Creature // Story: An Ultra Catastrophe // by TheEpicKyurem //------------------------------// Fluttershy knocked on the doors of Twilight's castle, the creature sleeping in her mane. A few seconds later, it opened, revealing Twilight. "Oh good," Twilight said in a worried tone. "I was about the have Rainbow Dash come and get you. You saw the giant hole earlier, right?" "Yes, I did," Fluttershy said. She then lifted the small creature from her mane and held it in her hoof. "You'll never believe this, but this little guy fell out of the hole!" Twilight stared at the creature, who was beginning to wake up after being removed from Fluttershy's mane. It yawned, and then smiled at Twilight. "Cos!" it exclaimed. "I-I can't believe this!" Twilight said in shock. "Come on, the others are waiting inside." With that, she turned and walked inside of the castle, Fluttershy following not too far behind. They then came to a room with five other ponies and a baby dragon waiting inside. "Hey, Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash called out. "What took you so long? We were starting to get worried!" "Oh, I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner, but I was taking care of a creature I found," Fluttershy said, before showing the others the small creature. "It came from the hole that appeared in the sky earlier today." The others crowded around her and looked at the strange creature that she was holding. "It's so cute!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, before picking it up with he hooves and giving it a hug. The creature didn't seem to mind, however, as it gave some happy noises in return. "I must agree with Pinkie Pie, dear," said Rarity. "It is absolutely adorable!" "It is kind of strange, though," Starlight said, a quizzical look on her face. "It looks like there is a tiny universe inside of it." She motioned for Pinkie to give the creature to her, which she did reluctantly. Starlight then proceeded to study it, murmuring to herself. "How is it possible that I can hold it? It seems like it would be like a gas, but it isn't.." "Well, I for one think we should give it a name," said Applejack. "Otherwise we will have to keep calling it 'the creature' if we ever want to talk about it." "I agree," Twilight said. "But what should we call it?" "Well, it keeps say what appears to be Cosmog. Maybe that's its name?" asked Fluttershy. The whole room went silent, all eyes trained on her. "Cos!" The creature suddenly exclaimed, before nestling itself back into Fluttershy's mane. "Cos! Cosmog!" "I think it likes that name," said Rainbow, a smile on her face. "Anyone disagree?" No one spoke. "Alright then! I guess we're calling it Cosmog for now." Everyone in the room agreed, before Twilight stepped forward. "We should take it to Princess Celestia," she said. "She may know what it is." A few seconds after she said that, however, Spike belched out a green flame, which manifested itself into a scroll. Twilight took the scroll in her magic, opened it up, and read it to herself. The scroll then dropped to the ground as she released her magical grasp on it. "We have to go to Canterlot right now!" she exclaimed, a hint of worry in her voice. She then hurried out of the room, the others following her outside. About an hour later, the seven mares and Spike stepped off of the train and hurried to Canterlot Castle. the home of the royal sisters. Practically running inside, they were greeted by Princess Celestia, who had a worried look on her face. After a few greetings, they all headed into the throne room to discuss. "So," Celestia said after a brief silence. "I take it that you all saw the giant hole in the sky sometime earlier?" They all nodded. before Fluttershy stepped forward, holding Cosmog in her hooves. "After the hole disappeared, I found this little guy in the Everfree Forest," she said quietly. "It seemed to have fallen through, and we were wondering if you knew what it was." Celeste studied Cosmog and frowned. She had never seen such a creature before, and she wondered how a creature like this could even exist. "I'm sorry, Fluttershy," she said. "But I have no idea what this is, and I doubt anyone else does." She brought out a scroll and opened it. "However, there are more important matters to discuss, mainly having to do with the hole in the sky. You see, that was not the only hole that appeared." Everyone in front of her gasped, but before they could say anything, Celestia held up a hoof to keep them quiet. "These holes have been appearing all over Equestria apparently. With most of them, nothing has happened." She levitated the scroll to Twilight. "But I think you will find this interesting." Twilight took the scroll in a magical grip and read over it. before letting out a small gasp of surprise. "What did it say, Twilight?" Rainbow asked impatiently. "This.. This isn't possible!" Twilight exclaimed. "Parasitic creatures that look like jellyfish? That is straight out of science fiction!" "I am afraid it is true, Twilight." Celestia said. "That is why I want you and your friends to go and study them and, if need be, drive them out." "Don't worry, princess," said Twilight. "We won't let you down." She then motioned to her friends to follow her and they left the room. When they were gone, Celestia sighed, before re-reading the scroll. "I hope that these new creatures are not a threat to Equestria..," she said quietly. "For everypony's sake..."