//------------------------------// // The Story of Tambelon // Story: The Island of Tambelon // by Rakoon1 //------------------------------// Star was arranging his mane as he was preparing to go take the breakfast. When he was about to get out, he said to Kurama in their plane: “I decided to tell my parents about Tambelon.” “And here was I thinking that they would get to know only when you were ready to go there” Kurama joked. “Ah, ah, very funny” Star replied, sarcastically. “I just hope they will let me do this.” “After everything you did at the war, I think they will let you clean your great-grandfather’s mess” Kurama replied. “And even if they don’t, I don’t think you’re the kind pony that can sit still.” That caused Star to drop a laugh and then said: “Yeah, you’re right. Well, I better get over with this.” Before leaving his room, he turned to Timber, his pet timberwolf, who was sleeping at the edge of his bed, and said: “Come, Timber, it’s time for breakfast.” Awakening, Timber barked once before following Star. They went to diner room, where he found his parents and sisters taking the breakfast. Due to the laters’ presence, he waited until they finished to talk with Twilight and Blue. When Sunny and Midnight ended eating, they asked Star if they could play with Timber outside, what he allowed. At the moment they exited, Star said: “Mom, dad, I need to talk with you.” Twilight, who was reading a book while eating her toasts, and Blue, who was reading the paper, looked at him and the former commented: “And, for you to say that when your sisters left, it’s because it’s something serious.” “Well, I was wondering when I should tell you this, but I guess it’s for the best to tell you now” Star said. “By the way you’re saying that, it looks like something even more serious than we think it is” Blue said. Star took a deep breath and then he proceeded to say: “Before he died, great-grandpa Star Shield asked me to do something. He asked me to help one kingdom that he had enslaved while he was working to the Lord of Chaos as Grogar. He wanted me to help them and prevent something really bad from happening there.” Listening to that, Twilight and Blue shared a look, with the former saying: “Star…” “I know what you will say, mom” Star said. “You will say that I’m too young to something like that. But I say that I have already proved what I’m capable of. And, no matter what both of you will say, I will honor great-grandpa’s wishes and save…” “Tambelon?” Blue asked. When his said that, Star looked at him surprised. “How do you know that, dad?” the young prince asked. “Let’s just say that I dreamt about it” Blue replied. Remembering the reason why he didn’t train with him at the day before, Star realized: “Was that the reason why you went to see Princess Luna?” “Yes, I have been having some premonitions that are linked to it” Blue said. “You’re right, there’s something happening there.” “Then we have to do something now!” Star exclaimed. “We need to go to Tambelon!” “Calm down, Star” Twilight said to her beloved son. “We understand that and we already started to delineate a plan. And don’t worry, son, after getting to know your desire to participate in this, we won’t prevent you from joining us. Even if we did, we know you would disobey anyway, am I right?” The young prince had to admit that his mother got him there. “Beyond that, we may need your help and Kurama” Blue said. “Although it’s for the best if you use that power only when necessary” Twilight advertised. “We believe that the first thing we must do is infiltrate in Tambelon and analyze the situation before we do something. Don’t forget that we don’t quite know much about what’s going on there.” “But do you know where it is?” Star asked. “I searched in many books about it and I didn’t find that much.” “Don’t worry about that” Twilight said. “Don’t forget that we have the Mirrored Library at our service. And, when the others get here, we can start to plan our trip.” “The others?” Star repeated, confused. “Who are you talking about?” Turns out she was talking about her friends and holders of the Elements of Harmony. They have reunited at the meeting room and Twilight said: “Thank you for coming girls” Twilight said. “I know how long the trip is from Equestria and I called you in such short notice.” “What tha hay, Twilight” Applejack said. “Ya know ya can count on us for anything.” “Yeah, you just need to call and we come in a dash” Rainbow Dash said. Pinkie Pie laughed and then said: “Good on, Dashie! Good one!” And then she returned to her serious look, saying: “Now we just need to know the reason for Twilight to call us here.” Adopting her extreme exciting look, she asked: “Are we going to throw a very big party and you need our help to held it? You know, I have a new party cannon that is bigger and fires cake with buttercream and…” “No, it’s not a party, Pinkie” Twilight said, rolling her eyes with a smile. “Of course it’s not a party, Pinkie” Rarity said. “Do you really think that Twilight would call us urgently for a party?” “An’ also, what could we possibly be celebratin’?” Applejack asked. “Oh, Applejack, obviously you can’t see, after all the years we’re friends, that anything can be celebrated” Pinkie Pie said. “Yesterday, I threw a party for the anniversary to my first travel to the dentist.” “I called you all here because we need your help with something” Twilight said. And she put at the center of the table a book, opening it, and a projected image of Tambelon appeared, before her friends’ amazement. “This is Tambelon, a kingdom located in an island somewhere in the South Luna Ocean, a little far from Equestria” Twilight told. “Wow, it’s gorgeous!” Rarity exclaimed, while images of Tambelon appeared, including its golden city. “I agree” Fluttershy said, in her quiet way. “Why do Ah have tha feelin’ it was not tah show us how great this place is ya called us?” Applejack said. “Because it is not the reason” Star said. “Something bad is happening there. My great-grandpa told me.” “Wait, ya mean Grogar?” Applejack asked. “The one that helped the Lord of Chaos and the General of Chaos conduct a war against all of us?” Rainbow asked. “He told me about Tambelon before he died, when he was already on our side” Star said. “He wanted to make up for his evil deeds.” “What do ya mean with that?” Applejack asked. “That leads us to the Tambelon of today” Blue replied, charging his horn to turn the page, making the darkened kingdom to immerge. “That doesn’t look so beautiful now…” Fluttershy said, nervously. “I don’t know, it kind of looks great if we look it at the right angle…” Pinkie Pie said inclining her head in many angles. “Some decades ago, Grogar invaded Tambelon under the Lord of Chaos’ orders, overthrowing its leader, Queen Nova” Twilight continued. “The information about what happened to her was concealed by Grogar with dark magic, as Mirror Coat was not in charge of the Mirrored Library when that happened. But one thing is certain. Since that moment, he ruled Tambelon with iron hoof, replacing the happiness there with despair.” “But… Grogar is no more” Applejack said. “Doesn’t that mean that now Tambelon can return to what it was?” “Unless there’s somepony that had replaced him” Rarity suggested. “That must be truth, otherwise I wouldn’t be seeing signs about it” Blue who, seeing the other five’s confused look, added. “It’s a long story.” “So, why do you need our help for” Rainbow Dash asked. “It’s simple actually, but, at the same time, not that easy” Twilight replied. “We’re planning go to Tambelon and see what might be happening there. However, we need to go as much prepared as possible. I thought that we could count with the power of the Elements of Harmony for that.” She made a gesture to her crown that also contained the Element of Magic. Twilight then summoned the chest that had the other elements, opening it and revealing the necklaces that contained them, each one matching their respective owners’ Cutie Mark. “I can’t force you to come with us, mainly when it can be extremely dangerous, but…” Twilight started. “You convinced me with dangerous!” Rainbow exclaimed, going to take the Element of Loyalty. “Ya know an Apple can’t ignore when one a’ their family or friends is in need” Applejack replied, taking the Element of Honesty. “And it is my duty to recover that kingdom’s magnificence, just like I did with the Crystal Empire and the Light Kingdom” Rarity declared. But seeing everyone looking at her, she gave a nervous chuckle and corrected herself: “I mean, just like we did.” And she took her Element of Generosity. “Uh, a journey full of adventures with the possibility of facing a foe that can reduce us into a pile of nothingness… I can’t wait to participate!” Pinkie Pie said, while taking her Element of Laughter with the tip of her puffy mane. There was only one element left: the Element of Kindness that belonged to Fluttershy. Everypony looked at her, expectant. “I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can do this” Fluttershy said. “After what happened at the war… I don’t think it’s a good idea to leave my children at a time like this to go on an adventure.” There was a short silence. Everypony knew she was talking about Thunder Night, her husband who had died to protect Star and Twilight during the war against the Lord of Chaos and Ten-Tails. “But, Fluttershy, we need you” Twilight said. “Without the Element of Kindness that you represent, we can’t use the combined power of the Elements of Harmony.” “I know that, and I’m sorry for this, but I simply can’t go and leave Moonlight and Dark Cloud when they just lost their father” Fluttershy replied. “But, Fluttershy…” Rainbow Dash said. “No, Rainbow, I’ll not change my mind” Fluttershy said, with an assertiveness that surprised everypony. Star understood what Fluttershy was feeling, but he also knew they need her help. It was that what drove him to approached her and say: “Aunt Fluttershy, I know that it must be hard to leave Moonlight and Dark Cloud, but you must know the importance that you are to us. We need you and the power and abilities that you have to end a threat to Tambelon, but to all the world. Please, if you really want to save them, then you have to help us.” Star’s words caused Fluttershy really to think about it. It was then that she took a deep breath and then said: “Okay, you can count on me.” And she took her necklace, while the others cheered. “Okay, guys, listen up” Twilight said. “Heartbeat is the one that is taking care of our trip. Apparently, she knows a way for us to get there, what is something that we all fear to ask. Once she gets it, we depart to Tambelon. So, be prepared for when the time has come.” After the meeting, Twilight approached Star and said: “Thank you, Star. If it wasn’t for you, we wouldn’t have Fluttershy to help us.” “I just did what you would do” he replied. “I inspired another to help.” Twilight smiled, with tears on her eyes, and said, while hugging her son: “I’m proud of you, son.” That night, Blue was patrolling the castle, something that he did in order to not sleep to avoid the nightmares. It was then that he passed through Princess Aurora’s figure in relief with the Generals of Order that also hid the entrance to the Diamond Domain, where the Diamond Heart, the General of Balance’s matrix and the one thing that kept the Light Kingdom standing, rested. At that moment, Blue started to hear something calling him. It was a very sweet sound that had a hypnotic effect on him. As if his body was moving on its own, Blue advanced toward the figure and casted a beam of magic to Princess Aurora’s horn and her eyes started to shone. Blue was then teleported to the Diamond Domain, that he walked through until arriving to the center of that place, where the greatest and most shining diamond was, the Diamond Heart. Blue approached it and extended his hoof, ready to touch it. As his hoof approached the diamond’s surface, the voice from his dreams kept telling: “The Talismans… We need the Talismans… To bring destruction…” Blue then touched the Diamond Heart and it released an intense light that obfuscate everything around…