//------------------------------// // Disc 2 - Prologue Pt1 // Story: Setting Sun of Thieves // by Shadow Hero //------------------------------// -The Elements of Harmony (3.5 years later)- “Vivi!” A human girl with moderate sapphire blue hair with one violet and one bright rose streak said as she slammed the door open, knocking said mage into the air. The girl hurried to his side, a small wince upon her face. “Sorry about that.” She said helping Vivi up. “It's alright Twilight, but what's up,” Vivi said brushing himself off and picking up a box that was crushed by the door. “Look at this,” Twilight said, putting a book down to an open page. Vivi looked at the page and read it's the title. “King Moon, but that's just a folk tale. Have you been listening to Lyra again?” He asked picking up the book. “No! It's the signs that are written.” Twilight took the book out of Vivi's hands before he could put it away and read later. “After 1000 years the seal shall break, freeing the queen and king of the moon.” Before Vivi could get a word in edgewise, a knock on the door shook him to attention. “May I come in?” Beatrix’s gentle voice asked from behind the door. “Yeah sure,” Twilight said as she used her magic to find a book to help her fight the royal king of the moon. “Sorry to disturb you,” Beatrix said dodging a book. “But the Princess asked for your assistance in overseeing the Summer Sun Celebration.” “Wait what!? Why me? I thought Raven Inkwell was doing that.” Twilight said shocked. “Nope. She wants you, and I am to be your escort.” Beatrix said as she watched Vivi pick up a broken box. “Come, the airship awaits.” She said shaking her head as she leads the duo. The airship landed in a small docking area within Ponyville. “Nowhere is a list of people you'll need to met,” Beatrix said handing a sheet of paper to Vivi as they left the ship. “There are things I need to attend to, here is the location to a library in the middle of town that the Princess had set up for you.” She said as she made her way to the town hall. “All right where to first?” The two began their long walk through town. “It seems we need to head over to a place called Sweet Apple Acres,” Vivi said reading of the paper. “Does it say where?” Twilight asked “Nope. Maybe we can ask someone that lives her like..” Vivi looked around and saw a pink-haired Miqo’te girl. “Her.” He said pointing to the girl. Twilight had yet to so much as a wave until the pink-haired girl took off like a faster than a speeding Chocobo. “That was weird…” Twilight said idly as she found someone else to ask. Once they found their way, the duo made their way east and stopped at a gate that read ‘Sweet Apple Acres’. “This is the place. Now let's get this over with so I can do research on how to deal..” Twilight said but was interrupted by a cart that was being pulled by a Chocobo ran by. “Woo Nelly.” A girl with yellow hair with a southern accent exclaimed, stopping the cart in its tracks. “Now what can I do for ya.” She said as she looked down at them. “We're here on behalf of Princess Celestia to see how the food is coming along for the festivities,” Twilight said. “That so? Why not come on up here and I can drive y'all over to the house so you can see for yourself. Names Applejack.” She said moving to the side making room for the duo. But before Twilight could say no Vivi climbed up and sat down. “I guess I could...so long as this doesn't take too long,” Twilight said hopping up. “Ya won't regret it.” Applejack said throwing up her hands causing the reins to move up, making the Chocobo run. The taste test lasted far longer than Twilight would have liked and as such, she was now hurrying along. “Come on Vivi, we don't have much time,” Twilight said as Vivi trudged behind. “Why did you let me eat so much, aren't you full” Vivi complained. “Of course I am, it's just we have other people to meet. Speaking of…” “Right.” Vivi pulled out the list. “It seems we need to see a Gria named Rainbow... Hey isn't that-” Before he could finish, a rainbow blur sped by knocking into Twilight and into a pool of mud. Vivi came running up. “Umm do you mind.” He said motioning to Twilight. “Oh right sorry about that.” The female Gria said. Twilight got up and tried to cast a spell to remove the mud to no avail. “Nice seeing you again.. Rainbow was it.” She said giving up on cleaning herself off. “Oh! your one of Yuna's students aren't you, what are you doing out here?” Rainbow asked “We are here checking in for Celestia and,” Twilight grabbed the list. “Aren't you in charge of the weather or something?” “Yep, captain of the squad,” Rainbow said with a sure smile. “Then why is the sky still full of clouds?” Twilight asked with a smirk knowing full well that should get her going from all the stories Yuna told her. “Pfft, just watch. I can clear these skies in no time.” Rainbow said before pulling out her sword and speeding off slicing and dispersing each cloud, leaving only one. “You missed one,” Vivi said pointing at the single cloud. “It's so I can do this,” Rainbow said pushing the cloud over Twilight, she punched the cloud causing it to rain on Twilight, then sped around her. When she stopped she started to snicker. “What?” Twilight asked looking to Vivi for help, who was also holding in a laugh. “Its..” Vivi said handing her a mirror from his pouch. Twilight took the mirror and saw her hair was now bushy like an afro. “Haha very funny, let's go we. We still have work to do.” Twilight said pulling Vivi as they walked towards the town hall. As they entered they saw that Beatrix was not there but a Feol(A species of a Viera with shorter ears) with purple hair atop a ladder fixing up a banner. Twilight cleared her throat. “Um excuse me are you by any chance Rarity?” “Yes, I- Oh my word what happened to your hair!?” Rarity said climbing down fast. “Just a little accident,” Twilight said hurriedly. “This won’t do, come with me.” Rarity said as she pushed Twilight over to a small corner. “So you're here for the festival?” She asked fixing Twilight's hair. “We were sent here to check on the decorations on Celestia’s behalf,” Vivi said sitting off to the side. “You’re from Canterlot!” Rarity exclaimed. “Oh my, the fashion and glamour. I would so love to live there.” Rarity said gushing over the city. “I suppose it is, and it seems you have everything under control here,” Twilight said, trying to stand. “Oh no, I have the absolute best dress for you to wear! Please just hold for one moment.” Rarity said as she walked over to a chest. Twilight looked around before grabbing Vivi and rushing out before she got herself wrapped up in something that would take her away from her research. Taking a glance at the list, she made her way over to the entrance of the Everfree. The two walked up nere a cottage by a river. “This must be the place,” Twilight said walking up to the door, but before she could knock she heard very relaxing music coming from the back. Out of curiosity, she headed to the back of the cottage leaving Vivi and saw a female Viera with pink hair conducting an orchestra of birds. “That sounds lovely,” Twilight said scaring the birds and the girl causing her to hide behind the tree the birds once stood on. “Oh! I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I'm Twilight Sparkle and I'm here to check on the music.” She said as the girl peeked out from behind the tree mumbling something. “What was that? I couldn't quite hear you.” “I’m Fluttershy.” She said meekly. “Oh...Yuna said she taught someone by that name.” Vivi said walking up. “Oh yes! I was her student for a bit. How do You know her?” Fluttershy asked stepping away from behind the tree. “Twilight is a student of her’s,” Vivi said proudly. “Yes, she teaches me, but look at the time I need to make sure everything is going as planned,” Twilight said with a smile “But thi-Ow,” Vivi said as Twilight lightly punched him. “I’m so sorry about scaring the birds, I hope to see you at the festival,” Twilight said grabbing Vivi and rushing away. “What was that?” Vivi asked as they were some distance away. “We still need to find a way to stop the moon royals,” Twilight said as she beelined for the library, no longer bound by distraction. The street was mostly deserted as they made their way, the almost eerie atmosphere made Twilight double her speed. She readied herself and opened the door, welcomed by an endless void of black. Then out of know where the lights turned on and much of the townfolk jumped up and yelled: “Welcome to Ponyville!” Twilight looked astounded, but the pink Miqo’te girl from earlier rushed up to her. “Were you excited, because I know just KNOW you're excited. I knew you were new the first time we met and I went “Huuuuuu!!!!” The pink girl said but Applejack walked up and put a hand over her mouth. “Sorry, Pinkie gets excited when meeting new people.” Applejack said as the others she met today walked up to greet her, even Fluttershy had somehow beat Twilight to the Library. Twilight walked over to a table full of refreshments. “A library is not a place for a party.” She said not paying attention to pouring a glass. She took a sip and started to breathe fire. “What? No one likes the super chilli hot sauce.” Pinkie said picking up the bottle. Twilight took a look at the bottle and it read ‘The Spiciest Bomb in the World’. Twilight's eye twitched rushing over to the kitchen and drained the bottle in its entirety. “What kind of person can even stand that?” She asked herself as she made her way to her new bedroom. The night went on and Twilight tried and failed to fall asleep. “Are you ok in there?” Vivi asked opening the door a bit. “Everything’s fine~ it's only the end of the world as we know it,” Twilight said sarcastically, slamming her face into a pillow. “Well everyone is heading over to town hall for the ceremony,” Vivi said as the music seemed to die down. Twilight let out a sigh and got out of bed. The town hall was jam pack with all kinds of creatures waiting for the princess to walk out but before that, a human woman walked into the stage. “Ahem. I as the mayor of this fine town would like to introduce you all to our very own Princess Celestia!” She said pointing to the curtains. Everyone started to clap as the waited for the princess to walk out, but Beatrix rushed out. “The princess is missing?!” She said getting gasps from the audience. “Hahaha! Fools, the princess has fallen." A dark wind whipped around the center of the stage forming into a dark-skinned human with midnight blue hair and a cracked horn. “I am your queen, I. AM. Nightmare!” She announced leaving everyone to murmur. “What? Have you not heard of me?” “I have,” Twilight said as a group of people parted, leaving a gap between the two. “I have seen the signs of your return.” Beatrix shaking off her surprise, commanding some of the guards on duty to attack Nightmare, but all that happened was that they were blown back before she disappeared. “Find the Princess. I don't believe she has fallen.” She said watching Twilight leave. “Hope you're right about all this,” Beatrix mumbled. Twilight rushed over to the library and began to search for any info she had against Nightmare, but as she held a book in her hand a rainbow blur came rushing in. “How did you know of her?” Rainbow said pinning Twilight to a bookshelf, the force knocking a few books to the ground. “Woah there partner, let her explain.” Applejack said lassoing Rainbow off of Twilight. Twilight looked around and saw all the people she met today gather around her, she let out a sigh. “Well, she is one of the rulers of the moon from the tales.” “But those are just stories to scare the little ones, how can that be true?” Applejack said shaking her head in disbelief. “Unfortunately it is and I need to find out what I can about the Elements of Harmony, so if you don’t mind,” Twilight said as she walked over to a bookshelf and started to look for anything that could help her current predicament. “You mean something like this? The Elements of Cosmos.” Pinkie said taking a book from the bottom of a pile of books without making it topple or even shake. “What!?” Twilight said rushing to see what the pink girl had found. She opened the book and began to read. “The Elements of Cosmos or better known as the Elements of Harmony, are gems that the goddess blessed that give those bound to the power to fight back the darkness. They were last seen in the castle of the Two Sister.” “Hey, that's what the old ruins in the forest are called right?” Vivi asked. “You’re right, Vivi stay here and help Beatrix,” Twilight said as she rushed upstairs to grabbed her bag of scrolls and items. Vivi nodded and ran out the door and with a final check, Twilight made her way back down to see the girls waiting. “We’re coming with you, right girls!?” Rainbow said exclaimed. “And besides it's better to go in a group.” Applejack said as she put on her gloves. Twilight looked around and saw all of them had some type of weapon ready. “I see...I guess not.” She let out a sigh. “Yay! GO, TEAM!” Pinkie yelled as the group made their way to the forest.