At the breakfast table in small Victorian styled manor near the school building. Sat two unicorns across from each other eating waffles covered with strawberries. The weary dark mare looked across the oak table while devouring her fair portion of breakfast.
"Sister I may have entered a few interesting dreams last night." she spoke with a bit of mischief "So interesting I think principal Celestia should meet them."
The wise and older mare raised an eyebrow "Tell me about your dream walking then dear sister."
Luna grinned as she rubbed her hooves together preparing herself. She regaled her sister with the ongoing events about the orange mare in a plight against the Timberwolves. She then proceeded telling a tale about the glorious white unicorn who battled the Wendigo's.
"Those two sound like such promising candidates sister," Celestia gently said "But something is bothering you what is it my dear."
Luna sighed heavily as she rose from her seat to stand by a nearby window. She traced the window sill with her hoof before she looked back over at her sister.
"My last dream of the night, I met someone who could see me and understand what I was saying." she said very slowly.
Celestia clapped her hooves together excitedly "Highly unusual this one must be very perceptive."
"Yes she was and a wielder of chaos magic Celly." Luna said with a heavy heart.
Celestia froze in place staring at her sister, then she sighed. she approached her sister to embrace her with her heart. her hooves wrapped gently around Luna who too froze but for a moment.
"Its ok my little wuuna Celly is here to hold you and protect her little sister." Celestia said with sisterly affection.
Luna glared daggers at her sister "I am not a little filly anymore Celly!"
The white unicorn grinned mischievously and said "Tell me about this chaos wielder?"
Luna went back to staring out the window and spoke "She said her name was Pinkie pie interesting name wouldn't you agree sister."
Celestia listened and dared not speak a word aloud for fear of silencing her beloved sister. Luna thought back to dream with the spunky pink mare and gathered strength.
She spoke of a distant memory faintly "I kinda always wanted to name ... the name pie that is."
Celestia was silent as her heart felt similar sense of pain growing in her heart.
"She was friendly with a powerful sense of self doubt," she spoke harshyly as if she was angry with somepony "And I fear she may have connections towards our former friend Discord."
Celestia stood up and looked out the window watching a dove flying in the morning. Luna then went and explained the dream in more detail as her sister stood there not saying a word.
She mumbled almost fondly "I miss him and the way he made you smile."
Luna questioned her "What sister I didn't hear you."
Celestia smiled "Dear sister I think we shall have to keep an eye on this pink one I have questions for her."
"Yes sister I will gather what I can about this Pinkie Pie." she said with fervor.
"But for now dear sister let us gather ourselves and one of my protege's to visit this village." Celestia said softly.
Luna thought for a moment and then spoke "I suggest Twilight I believe she could use some outside activity."
Twilight Sparkle was engrossed in a book that had a thick spine with a musty smell. Nearby sat a little dragonling reading a comic about the power ponies edition twelve. The room was thick with learning and joy which was soon interrupted with a sudden knock.
"Spike would you answer that please." came a intellectual voice from the bed.
"Yes Twilight." replied with a quick sigh and the moving of clawed feet dragging across the floor.
Spike opened the door to the familiar mentor who spoke with love "My dear Twilight did you forget about today's journey?"
Twilight had the decency to blush at her mentors statement " Sorry Celestia I was hoping it would be put off."
Spike face palmed at her statement and said "I have our luggage packed and ready to go Celestia."
She grinned as she rubbed Spike spines gently before speaking "Dear Twilight I want you to come with us to meet new ponies and maybe make a few friends."
Twilight pulled her muzzle out of the book "Yes Celestia but are you sure you even need me?"
"My dear Twilight I think you would be perfect for this." She said with a devious grin.
Both Spike and the lavender mare looked at each before sighing at the same time. Which caused the motherly mare to chuckle at their antics.
"Principal may I come too?" Spike said with energy.
"Of course you may where would my protege be without her assistant?" Celestia said earnestly.
He jumped up a few times before dashing off to gather a few more snacks for the trip. Celestia left the two to get ready for the trip to Ponyville. The room was quiet as the ponies and dragon disappeared from its presence. Nobody noticed that in the shadows was a giggling madness watching from its corner.
Principal and vice principal were eagerly awaiting their charges at the train station.
"Celly do you think we may find some decent students this year?" Luna queried.
"Of course my dear sister, I would hazard a guess that we may find more than we would know." she stated with confidence.
"Then let it be be true and perhaps this year we will put Sombra in his place!" The lunar magus added with a stomp of her hoof.
"There's my little open book." Celestia spoke affectionately.
Luna looked down the road and down its path came a large bag packed with books walking along. The sun was pouring its warmth that day making it that much harder to concentrate on levitating so much literature. Naturally at her side carrying a very large list was Spike naming off random title's at will, while making check marks on the paper.
Luna chuckled "Indeed our stubborn little student is quite talented in studying isn't she."
"I would not demean her achievements little Wuuna, She puts her whole being into learning its what had made her amazing student and also what drove her to being friendless." Celestia said while rubbing her temples with her wings.
Luna sighed regretfully "Your right sister I wanted our protege to reach great heights but I did not see the fall that lay before her."
Twilight was humming to herself while reading a book held precariously by her aura. Spike and the lavender unicorn made it to the wagon without catching a scent of the conversation before them.
Twilight stumbled into the wagon quite suddenly sputtering "Gah."
Spike dove trying to catch the trove of literature knowledge seemingly raining from the sky.
Spike in unison with his teacher "Bugaah."
Causing both mentors to bust out laughing as their students frantically tried to preserve the books.
"That was truly adorable wouldn't you say Luna." Celestia with mirth in her voice.
"Indeed it was Celly but tiss time for our visit I would say." she attempted to speak seriously.
Twilight shot up with slightly annoyed tone "I am fine by the way."
Spike was balancing on his clawed toes while holding the trove of books with both of his claws. Both purple beings eyed their mentors with a soft lopsided grin as they loaded the wagons. Luna watched as book upon book was filling the the back side of the wooden box seat. Celestia's mouthed gaped open slightly as she watched Spike loading a large knapsack inside with what appeared to be an assortment of gems.
"Uhh you know for the road, I get kinda of hungry ." he said with drool sliding down the sides of mouth.
"Luna help me charge the mobile crystal please." Celestia asked.
"Of course sister." she replied. The sisters looked at the head of the wagon where five inch crystal in diameter glowing slight as it was embedded in the vehicle itself.
Both older mares powered the enchanted crystal with powerful magic softly as possible. The crystal hummed to life glowing with soft blue energy as an aura wrapped around the vehicle, causing it to move the wagon slowly forward. Spike stared at the crystal with contemplation in his eyes before the three ponies gave him a deadpanned stare.
"Okay not one nibble got it." he chuckled.
"Correct Spike if this gem receives any damage to its exterior its interior will unload all its reserves." Celestia spoke.
Followed up with Luna "Of course that means the local area around its vicinity will be taking raw magic in an instant."
Twilight jumped up and replied "Most ponies wouldn't be able to take so much mana in at once and causes them to black out for as long as a day."
Spike climbed upon her back and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. The lavender unicorn eyed her assistant as she walked alongside the moving wagon. Both Luna and Celestia were sharing a light conversation as the group journeyed towards Ponyville.
In a forge located near Ponyville smoke was seen rising from a building that was built as solid as a boulder. Applejack was busy crafting a plow for her cousin Braeburn, who stood there watching with pride in his eyes. Sweat bead down her shoulders as she slammed with her hoof hammer with precision and patience. With the final clang of her tool, she stopped with a grin as she beheld her project.
Braeburn watched in amazement as he observed his cousin wearing a upper body grey upper body suit with a spring powered hoof hammer down her right hoof. She would slam with her hoof and use the spring action metal to hammer her creation.
"Alright cuz mah work is done." Applejack wiped sweat from her brows.
"Thanks cousin you are the best!" He exclaimed as he gathered his things.
"Biting the dog a bit early arent't ya." she spoke lowly.
Braeburn leaned over and hugged his cousin before speaking "Got to cousin I need to get my fields prepared and soon."
"Ah understand cuz love you and don't ya forget to visit Granny!" she spoke loudly as he left.
The orange earth mare stared out her window and across the horizon as she sagged into seat. The sky seemed to be a bright blue, it appeared the sky magi have been doing their duty in moderating the weather lately. She stared down at her hooves for awhile before she turned her head to stare at a familiar picture on the wall.
"Ah miss company ya know." she said to her empty workshop.
"Ah also need to stop biting the dog and move on a bit eh." she softly as she approached the wall covered with family that was obviously very loving.
She rubbed the picture affectionately as she held back her tears inside.There was loud howling heard in the distance and she leapt to her hooves as anger crossed her visage.
"Damnations ah will get them for sure." she spoke as she charged out the door.
She ran outside to see figures moving in the dark forest named Everfree. She grabbed a spear she personally crafted and move towards the woods with heavy anticipation. She felt her muscles tense as she entered the forbidden forest that many ponies have disappeared and have never returned....
In a cloud above and barely containing her mirth, A blue cyan pegasus was holding a wolf call in her mouth. She was grinning ear to ear as she moved her cloud above the orange earth mare. She would blow the call and watch her swing the vicious spear from side to side attacking invisible enemies.
"Consarnit Timber wolves get back here!" She yelled angrily.
After time of chasing invisible wolves and no wolf prints on the ground she came to thought.
"Ah reckon tiss ain't normal wolf howls..." she said as she realized there were no Timber wolves nearby.
A burst of laughter was coming from a nearby fluffy cloud that had been strangely following her. The orange mare stuck her spear in ground and grabbed a clod of dirt from the ground. Applejack aimed with the patience of a veteran until she saw a mischievous face appear over the edge of said fluffy cloud.
Rainbow dash barely saw it coming as she felt dirt slide up her face, disheveling her rainbow colored mane. She stared in shock at the distance the dirt covered to make it to her awesome face. The cyan sky magus looked down into the grinning face of the earth mare who made the distance.
Indignation spread across her muzzle "Hey that wasn't fair, I wasn't ready."
Applejack raised a single eye brow "Ah reckon you had it coming sugar cube."
She flew down from her cloud with a rush of sky magic sending her skeetering across the land towards the earth pony. She barely slid to a stop in front of the earth mare, kicking up a small dust cloud causing both of them to cough. She inspected the mare with a stetson sternly on her head with her magenta eye's before she introduced herself.
"Hey my names Rainbow Danger Dash or daring which ever makes me more awesome." she gloated as she struck out her hoof.
Applejack glared at the pegasus "The names Applejack ah ain't gonna hoof bump a prankster."
"Aww come on I just made to Ponyville and I got a little bored." she said as she rubbed the back of her head nervously.
"Well sugar cube welcome to Ponyville, now don't play with that wolf call you have there." She said with a stern voice.
She then followed up with "The Timber Wolves here are no joke they will gobble you in a single bite."
"Ohh sorry about that this is an gift from an old friend of mine I like using it to prank my new... friend?" she said still a little nervous holding her hoof still.
Applejack grinned "Ahm biting the dog ain't I."
Aj hoof bumped the mare with a little bit of blush touching her cheeks "What in the hay am I being all shy for."
Rainbow dash flew around the mare with a grin "So awesome my first friend in Ponyville lets do something!"
Applejack did a mental checklist on her chores and found it rather empty for the day. She clucked her tongue a few times before she made a soft shrug "Sure sugar cube where you wanna go?"
"I was hoping you might know a few spots I kinda am new here after all." she replied.
“Ah let me grab a few things ill take you to Ponyville and show you around.” Applejack responded with a tug of her hat.
“Cool beans.” Rainbow dash responded as she looked around nervously.
The two ponies were seen leaving the outer edge of the woods by a pair of glowing lantern like eyes licking its chops. This creature held enough intellect to stave off its original ambush and slunk off further into the forest. The birds began chirping again giving an ambiance to the edge though a few broke off flying towards a cottage somewhat nearby.
A yellow pegasus with a light colored pink mane was bandaging up another animal with her hooves. Her mane covered half of muzzle that she consciously touched with a tinge of regret coloring her heart. She was surrounded by many critters that had been wounded from the nearby forest, she grabbed her satchel looking out her window with a soft sigh.
“I hope nothing happens today.” she said still looking out her window, before saying “Though I wouldn't mind somepony come knocking.”
Who am I kidding no one visits me, I can't even say a word to someone else much less look them in the eye. The wounded critters mewled about as she placed food on the floor using her wing fingers making her a job a little quicker. Ahhh they are so cute, but I hope the EverFree calms down soon. Out of her windows she heard howling by a single creature that was soon picked up by more howls.
She felt her entire body go frigid before jumping into action, she began grabbing up critters with hooves. While doing so her wings scooped up keys as she ushered the animals towards her basement located under the wooden staircase. The howls were getting louder, she felt her heart thump so loudly she swore it was gonna burst from her chest. Some of the wounded critters froze up at the howling and wouldn't move an inch even with her insistence.
“Come now little dears, lets move please.” she spoke a bit more firmly than her normal tone. But still they did not budge, instead they cowered as if waiting to be devoured.
“This will not do.” she spoke before she tapped her inner unusual mana that swirled around her body before wrapping itself in her form.
“Basement now.” her words echo as a soft but direct command her eye's enhanced by her mana. They moved with a urgency that impressed her and made her sad at the same time. Am I more scary than the wolves at our door her thoughts echoed.
Timber wolves surrounded her cottage sniffing cautiously around the building the last command heard gave the creatures pause. But sadly the moment of peace was short as they began tearing at the doors. The timid pony was in her basement huddling with her critters as the beasts tore inside her home. They could hear the creatures breaking items inside sniffing the floor looking for the flesh they so desired.
“Please go away please please.” she whispered over and over as dread came over them. The basement door received a small bump before silence befell the entire building. Then a soft scratch a the door causing them to whimper. The scratching increased as multiple claws rained down on the door giving the pegasus incredible amounts of fear ran into her system.
She stood at the bottom of the staircase of the basement spreading her wings before her,as the scratching got worse and worse.
“Don't worry little ones I'll distract them and you will take this chance to run past them as fast as you can.” she said bravely as her legs wobbled a little.
She heard a rough pony voice as the door began to crack under the assault “RD give mah a dang hoof in wrestlin these .. thins.”
“What are those, are those Timber wolvers you were talking about earlier Aj?” came an another voice from above.
The door sent splinters towards the lower group as it broke open, in that moment she stood ready to bear the attack when she saw something nearly miracle by her standards through the opening. An orange earth pony was shoving her spear through the skull of the leading wolf that busted through sending it into shambles. The vine covered wolf on her left opened its maw to tear into her neck, unfortunately it didn't take into the account of the power her hind legs held. Her hind leg sent it flying through a nearby window landing it outside the house into a pile of scraps.
Her muzzle gaped open as her mind thought fiercely who are these amazing mares! A brilliant colored cyan pegasus flew in from behind the orange mare riding a timber wolf while shoving her hoof into its head cracking its wooden skull creating another pile of wood.
AJ yelled “Get out of there Miss and varmints!”
Fluttershy reacted quickly as she ushered the creatures “ Come now little ones faster now please.” She made sure her right side of her muzzle was covered with her lightly pink colored mane.
“When I said lets do something fun, I didn't think you be this creative AJ.” came the voice from the pegasus.
“Consarnit RD ah am smashing this here bugger talk to me later.” she responded with her fierce nature.
“Ahh come on AJ these puppies are broke we won didn't we.” Rainbow dash responded with a grin.
The three ponies were outside the home of the yellow pegasus, two of them stared at the corpse's of their enemies as more howling picked up from the woods. Applejack grabbed her spear and turned towards the wood unknowingly summon mana from deep with in. Rainbow dash took to the air and circle around the two ponies as mana surged into her wings from the sky. The nearby corpse began reforming into snarling Timber wolves, pawing their way towards them.
“Uhmm ughh sorry about this..” The mellow pegasus said quietly.
“Ain't no problem sugar cube let ol Applejack and Rainbow dash here play with the wee doggies.” She said as her memories flooded her mind.
More wolves poured from the forest surging towards them, as a single wolf in the pack stayed behind howling. They were surrounded and even Applejack began to sweat as she twirled her spear in the air, while waving her other hoof in a bring it on motion. The air was thick with tension, when the cyan pegasus used her mana to bring powerful winds down upon the wolves pushing them from attacking.
“Land sakes sugar that is one kickin spell.” AJ said while pinning her hat down from the spell.
“It's all I can do from preventing them from attacking us AJ.” she responded nervously as her inner reserves began to weaken.
The wolves couldn't attack but neither can we RD the orange mare thought with a tinge of regret. She slammed her spear into the ground channeling magic into the weapon which spread into the ground. The earth grew forming walls of earth and stone around the ponies which boxed them in from the enemy. The wind pierced the enemy pushing them from advancing but the howling grew as they timber wolves formed a line to make a path through the storm.
“I..can;t.. keep thi.s muc..h.” The sky magus cried out as she fell, A Timber wolf leapt from the pack nabbing the pegasus into the open clay box.
Applejack tried to pull her spear out to strike but another pony was quicker yet. The mellow pegasus was as fierce as a storm as her hooves rained upon the wolf in a precise manner causing it to collapse into a wood grave . Mana was gathered in hooves as she tapped into its magical reserves, draining it momentarily. Blood was trickling down the cyan colored pegasus wings causing her to flinch as she attempted to extend them.
The wind spell died down allowing the wolves to resume their attack on walls pawing like diamond dogs in search of their gems.
“Ugh thanks ouch my name is Rainbow dash and that crazy mare is Applejack.” She grunted as she touched her wings.
The wood pile attempted to reform before AJ's pierced it again stopping its revival “Yup.”
She eyed the corpse as she mumbled softly “Flutter...ss..hy.”
“Huh could you say that again.” RD said cupping her ears.
She pawed the grounds with hooves “Fluttershy.”
Blood was dripping from wings onto the ground and the yellow pegasus rushed forward with her satchel pulling out bandages.
“I am sorry please forgive me sorry sorry.”
“Eh no worries happens all the time.”
“No way ya be wingless by now RD.”
“Sorry soo sorrry.”
“Calm down sugar cube RD here is a sky magus they recover pretty quickly.”
Nearby the ongoing event was a group of unicorns and a dragonling traveling in its direction.
“Spike is this where you said you felt the sure of magic?” came from the outside the event.
“Yea Twilight but aren't those Timber wolves.” came a young but unmistakably draconic voice.
“Silly Spike Timber wolves don't have our type of mana...” the voice trailed off
“Celestia help!” The voice screamed the injured pegasus “We got a pack of Timber wolves danger level three!”
The three stood in the walls as Applejack kept the one inside from reviving, Fluttershy was bandaging Rainbow's wing as they stood close together staring at the sky. Above them came a leaping beautiful white unicorn her cutie mark ablaze with powerful ancient mana. Fire poured forth from her horn blazing the entire area including the ponies inside destroying all the Timber wolves in the vicinity.
The three cried out “Nooo!”
But strangely felt no pain as the fire surged into the box destroying the final wolf, her magic was strong enough to cause the walls to fall around them into a pile of dirt.
“Are you ok my little ponies?” came a gentle and almost mother like voice.
“Celly I was gonna bring the moon down, but you already took care of it I see.” The Lunar magus said with a mischievous grin.
A purple unicorn along with a young drakeling stood behind them popping their heads out and said once again in unison “Umm we were looking for Ponyville?”
Applejack standing with her spear in the ground swung her hooves in a grand gesture “Welcome to Ponyville.”
“This is ponyvile?” She replied with a raise of eyebrow.
“Almost just a tad this direction mares, and you bit the dog early but ah am glad you came biting.” she replied with her strange catch phrase.
Rainbow dash look at the state of the cottage and spoke with a sigh “I am sorry about your cottage Fluttershy.”
Fluttershy stood their gazing upon her well damaged home and slumped her shoulders “Thanks Rainbow dash and Applejack.”
Tears crept down her muzzle as she attempted to wipe them away she felt wing finger touch each of her shoulders..
“Does thou want her home in one piece?” Luna spoke grinning again as her magic poured into her horn.
“Come Twilight asisst thee in repairs!” She fired her magic at the building,
Another beam of magic in a purple beam slammed into the home with the combine efforts of both magus rebuilding the home in a matter of minutes.
“That was awesome you ponies are awesome!” Rainbow said as she flexed her wings causing her to wince “Ouchies.”
Celestia noticed the injured wing of the pegasus and approach her with a gentle nudge to the wing “Who took care of this?”
“Me I am sorry is it that bad?” She fumbled with her words.
“No this is excellent give it a few days and you will be good to fly again little sky magus.” the white alicorn said.
“Awesome I thought it would take heck a lot longer.” She replied
“Now.. Applejack was it would you lead us to Ponyville, myself and Luna would like to ask you mares some questions while we are walking if that is ok.” Celestia spoke as she used her magus powers to scan these ponies.
“Ah sure sugar cube just follow me.” The orange mare led the group towards Ponyville while answering questions from both of the alicorns. Twilight and Spike hung in the back attempting to make small talk with the pegasus asking about their wings and the magic they used.