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// Side Story: Deep Sea-Diving Adventure 
// Story: Aspects of Harmony 
// by kwr2k13 
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Twilight’s Deep-Sea Diving Adventure





        


        


        Ashley Smith, better known to her close friends as ‘AJ’, was with Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Florence (formerly Terrance, who was an anthropomorphic version of Fluttershy), Harry (the only male thus far in the group), and Rina at the beach contemplating renting scuba gear and a boat when Excalibur Edge showed up in a red bikini and offered her services and her scuba gear.  





        “That’s mighty nice o’ ya, Excalibur.” Ashley said as the group walked over to the white alicorn’s boat.  While walking towards the shore to check out the boat, Fluttershy quietly talked to Twilight about deciding she would adopt the new name of ‘Florence’ while at school.





        Rainbow Dash aka Matt spoke up, complaining why the rest of the group had to change their names, eliciting a punch in the arm by Ashley, “Because we’re tryin’ t’ live our new lives as if nothin’ happened, ‘Rainbow Dash’!  If Twilight, me, and Florence changed our names to fit our new roles, Ah reckon we’d at least make sure we try t’ fit in better.”





	“Fine, just call me Rainbow Dash, RD, or Dash.”  Rainbow Dash rubbed her arm after getting slugged by Applejack.


	


	Twilight suggested ‘Micaela’ would be a better alternative for a human name for the anthro Rainbow Dash, which the rainbow-maned Pegasus reluctantly agreed to.





	Just then, Excalibur Edge spoke up, “Okay, follow me.  I have something to show you.  It’s in the boathouse washrooms.”  The white alicorn led the girls and the hesitant Harry up to where the boathouse was docked.  Inside the bathrooms, one for male and one for female, were several wetsuits and  scuba gear, all in the mane color of each of the ponified girls.  


	


	“Knowin’ Harry, he would love these here wetsuits.”  Ashley said, looking over at Harry as the apple farmer adjusted her yellow scuba suit. “Ah sure hope mah hat keeps up underwater.  If not, Ah want Harry t’ hold onto it if he’s not gonna be part o’ the dive team.  Speakin’ o’ which, who’s gonna join Twilight on the dive team?”


	


	Florence, the timid Pegasus anthro, began to fidget nervously, “Not me...the boat feels unsafe...what if we capsize…”


	


	Twilight contemplated slapping Florence to snap her out of it, but Ashley raised her hand, “Ah got this, Twi.”  The blond farm girl walked over to the timid girl and began to give her a reassuring hug, “Shhh...it’s ‘kay, sugarcube.  The boat ain’t gonna capsize with Captain Excalibur at the helm.”  After a while, Florence began to ease up on her nervousness about being out to sea on a boat.


	Excalibur then reassured the group they would be safe as she went over the maps with Twilight.  The group was directed to find a colorful buoy marking the location of the HMS Lazarus, the shipwreck of Twilight’s investigation.  Eventually, Rina, Harry, Ashley, Micaela, and Twilight dove to the submerged wreck site while Excalibur and Florence stayed with the boat once the group gained possession of their quarry.


	


	The dive team, led by Twilight, were able to find the artifact.  It was Micalea, the athletic Pegasus, who found the reliquary that Twilight later identified as the Equestrian artifact she had been searching for.  Once opened onboard the ship, Twilight felt her magic return to her.  


	


	Once the dive team returned to the surface, Twilight attempted to study the artifact’s reliquary and managed to open it with a bit of her magic.  The magic surrounded the alicorn anthro and seemed to rest upon her.


	


	Ashley was the first to see her friend in her new state, “How are you feeling, Twilight?  Ya feel any different now ya have your artifact?”