//------------------------------// // Maia ♊ Topaz Reflections // Story: 6.7.11 // by Morningstar1337 //------------------------------// Olympus Limited Crystal Mines (HD 59686 b) 10:00 AM 6/30/3128 The Doctor and his group ran as far into the cave as they went. The ponies' hooves had been fully crystallized. Castor and Pollux had stopped. They seemed to had heard something in the distance. "Did you hear that?" Castor said. "Yeah, I did, why?" Pollux said. "They're coming faster then we expected." "Daddy and Daedalus are near, I can sense their presence." the other twin said. "We need to warn everyone." "No, we need fight off the golems." "You know that we can't beat the golems." "And you know that most of our guests were infected with the Crystal virus." She then pulled out a stalagmite and fashioned it into a club. "The least we can do if distract them until dad can cure the ponies at least." "And what about Icarus?" Pollux said. Castor then dropped the club and said "Fine, we'll warn the others first." the crystal twins then tried to catch up to The Doctor's group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Olympus Limited Crystal Mines (HD 59686 b) 10:11 AM Icarus had stopped running and noticed Pollux and Castor was missing. "Oh no." he said. "Something wrong?" the Doctor said. "Where's Castor and Pollux?" The Doctor had noticed hat the twins had disappeared as well. Amy and Rory were helping Cheerilee and Toola Roola calm the fillies down. Twilight and River were looking out for the Golems. And the rest of the ponies were trying to rest. Icarus then sat down and said "If anything happened to them, I...I..." "It's okay," said the Doctor. "I know how you feel." "How would you know," said Icarus "You go on countless adventures, saved many lives, and ran so much that I bet you have to go shoe shopping between trips." "And do you think that on most of these adventures I haven't had my share of losses? Many of my companions and best friends have died, one of them got stuck in alternative universe, another can't even remember me or else she dies as well. And I don't even know when will be the last time I see River Song again." "What are you trying to say Doctor?" "I don't really know," said the Doctor. "But I do know one thing. We will survive this You, Me, The twins, The ponies, We will escape the Heliotrope Golems and survive. Everybody Lives." Just then Castor and Pollux had caught up to them. Icarus had cried at the sight of the twin girls and went to hug them. The reunion was short lived as deep footsteps were heard. Twilight and River had returned from the lookout. The purple unicorn had said "They're coming." The Time Lord and the rest of the group had decided to move as far away as they can. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Olympus Limited Crystal Mines (HD 59686 b) 10:25 AM The Doctor's group had entered a small chamber. There they saw a small crack in the ceiling. The planet's sun's rays had made this place brighter than the rest of the mines. There seem to be no golems for yards here. Icarus took out a crystal and said "This is Crystal log 67-44-02. We had just entered a part of the mines where the light of the star [HD 59686 b] had shone. We seemed to evaded to Golems..." While Icarus had been speaking into the crystal. The Cutie Mark Crusaders had finally realized that Their "cutie marks" were part of the virus. and were scared by the though of being motionless statues (again). Applejack and Rarity comforted their sisters while Cheerilee did the same for Scootaloo. Pinkie Pie was busy barricading the entrance. The pegasi were having trouble flying with their crystal wings. Twilight had noticed that The golems seemed to avoided this place. But why. She pondered on the thought until she had an epiphany. The Golems must have feared sunlight. The purple unicorn went to the Doctor and Icarus. and explain her idea. "Are you sure?" said Icarus. "But the Golems are made out of heliotrope crystals. and outfitted with experimental solar generators as a backup power supply." "How experimental?" Twilight said. "Basically they explode..." Icarus had an idea. "When they absorb too much power." "Okay, so we have to get the sunlight in somehow?" Amy said. "Exactly Pond." The Time Lord answered. "Can't you just use the [sonic screwdriver] maybe cause a cave-in?" Icarus said. "Something's blocking the signal." Pollux and Castor had a plan. Pollux said "Maybe we can expand the crack from above?" Icarus was a little relived to hear them not finish each other's sentences. "One problem," said Twilight. "The pegasi can't fly under these conditions." referring to the crystal wings. "Do you know anything that can get us up there?" "Well," said Twilight. "I know a spell that can make a pair of wings, but it's really hard, and the sun can and will bun them off if you get too close." the Doctor and Icarus were thinking of another way River had noticed some footsteps in the distance. eventually Icarus said "I'll do it. Give me the wings, and I'll try to bring the light in." The Doctor and Twilight was taken aback by this request. The Doctor then said "No I'll do it." River had been a little shocked. "No Doctor." Said Icarus. "I should be the one to do so." "But you will get killed out there." "So will you if you attempt this. this planet's atmosphere is poisonous enough to prevent regeneration. You must live." "I kinda agree with Icarus." River butted in the conversation. "of course you would." The Doctor said. "As I was saying," said Icarus. "I saw the prophecy my dad was reading before we escaped. I know about the 108 still points, the 88 screaming stars, and I also know of another prophecy involving the planet Trenzalore. You must be the one to survive to ensure the survival of others. Me? I'm the one named Icarus here. It's like my destiny do die by falling form the sky. I might as well do so in a way that can help people. Besides if you die here the universe will suffer all the more for it." The Doctor was stunned. He knew that if he went up there. And he also saw the ponies slowly being turned to crystal. He then noticed something on the sleeve of Icarus' lab coat, something familiar. The realized what the device is and said one final question: "Are you sure you want to do this?" "100% sure Doctor." Icarus said. "But I don't even know if I can even do this spell. I haven even uses it on a human before." Twilight said. "I understand, but right now this is our only chance." "Alright then." She focused all her energy onto the scientist. Her now crystal horn glowed brighter than before. Blue ribbons had covered Icarus and glowed. When the casting was finished Twilight had almost fainted from exasperation. Icarus had took a good look at his wings and thought 'Gossamer Wings? Not what I had in mind but they will do for now.' Castor went out and said "I'm coming with you!" shocking both Icarus and Pollux. "Castor what are you doing?" Pollux said. "It's too dangerous." Icarus said. "I'm not gonna let you go it alone." said Castor. "How are you even gonna make the holes in the ground? digging? I know a faster way of illumination." The Doctor had noticed a crystal device similar to the one Icarus had on Castor's forehead. He also noticed something in her eyes. the time Lord then said "Let her go." to Icarus. The winged scientist also noticed the same thing on Castor's eyes and then said "Alright we'll go together." "Castor are you sure you want to do this?" Pollux said. Castor nodded and grabbed Icarus's hand. The two of the flew up he crack in the ceiling and the rest then decided to find their way back to the TARDIS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Olympus Limited Crystal Mines (HD 59686 b) 10:45 AM Minty, Ditzy, Daedalus and Pygmalion retreated back to the first complex. They had heard explosions nearby. The ceiling of the cave cracked right open letting sunlight. The Golems nearby had exploded from power overload. the scientists were a little stunned. Pygmalion said "Oh yeah I remember installing solar panels on each golem." "Why did they blow up then?" Daedalus said. "It's possible that after being locked in the dark caves for so long the panels had adapted to run on less power. When more sunlight is reintroduced they might overload from having too much energy then they are used to." Daedalus had an idea. "Do we still have any explosives?" Pygmalion said "Of course, one of the things I bought in bulk was explosives, since expanding an abandoned mine would get hard by my lonesome. I hid caches of explosives everywhere in secret. Only Castor and myself know the exact locations." "I see," said Daedalus. The two ponies with them had said their goodbyes to the scientists and disappeared. The two scientist went back to their complex to get some explosives. When they got there they saw some of the bombs were missing. "Where did the bombs go? I'm sure there were more explosives than this!" Pygmalion stated. "Perhaps someone already knew ahead of time of the Golems sudden weakness." Daedalus deadpanned. "But who the only one who would know where this place is..." Pygmalion then had a terrible realization. "We must help the others and fast!" The two scientists had took the bombs and the cure to the Crystal virus. they then exited the complex again. They saw some figures walking in It was the Doctor's group. the scientists were glad to see them safe, Daedalus went to administer the cure at once. One by one the crystallized ponies are retuning to normal. Meanwhile Pygmalion saw that Icarus and Castor was not with them. "Where are Castor and Icarus?" Pygmalion said. By the time Daedalus administered the last of the cure, he noticed that his son was not with them. The group heard some explosions and realized their fears came true. The scientist took some bombs and the group left the cave. Meanwhile Minty and Ditzy had met up with Sirius and the cloaked ponies in another shaft. "Did you get the Dragon Virus?" Sirius said. The Mint-green earth pony had brought out the piece of jade. They entered the time machine and vanished one by one.