A New Life, or an Old Strife?

by Chrome Masquerade


Chapter 13: Observations and Visitations

Shortly after the intermission, the Doctor came back in.

"Shall we continue?" he asked rhetorically.

Waving that strange devide at us and fiddling with it, he found several things before, apparently, but hadn't the time to explain more.

"Now, let's recap: You're all more intrinsically linked to your elements, you're representative of all of the pony races-"

"Both genders." Thunder half-growled.

"Yyyyyes. And you all have your own brand of immortality. Now, as Alicorns, you will all have a few Domains that you have control of. Certain purviews under your power. For example, Thunder Roller here is the prince of the Skies. Try unfurling your wings, as much as you can."

Thunder got up and came to around the center of the room, where nothing would be knocked over. "I haven't fully explained to you guys about my wings. You see... I've been hioing their true form. It's one of my other... purviews? Clouds and clouding." With that, he concentrated and flared his wings... which were frankly ENORMOUS when he fully unleashed them! CONDORS don't have a wingspan like that!

Outside, we could hear thunder reporting in the distance.

Inside, there was a round of applause.

Thunder bowed, refurled his wings and sat back down.

"Miss Fields naturally has the magics of Life and Love. Being the element of Kinship and all. But also the elemen of Video, as we've seen."

I said, "While we seem to be revealing secrets, i have something to tell you all as well." This got their attention right quick. "This isn't my first, second, third or even tenth life. I only started getting this recently, but as I understand, i possess a world hopping soul. When a world no longer needs me, i move on to the next, retaining what i've learned... but only get it in snippets after my 30th birthday. I'm supposed to find others to give a certain boon to, but..." I looked around at the assembled alicorns. "I think that destiny beat me to the punch on that."

"It's a good thing that we're getting this out of the way now." Time Turner said. "Less baggage for later."

Suddenly, there was a knock at the front door. "Hello?" a familiar voice asked, before something else crashed through the door.

"Okay. There are other Alicorns in here. I can smell 'em! Where are they?!"

"Rainbow Dash!" the first voice admonished. "The door was unlocked."

"So I'll buy them a new one. This leaves more of an impression than just walking through the door."

There was then the sound of hoof meeting face. "Ow." the other voice said bluntly, not sounding pained at all.

The door to the room was opened and sure enough, Princess Rainbow Dash hopped through. She took one look at the lot of us giving her a synchronized deadpan glare. Slowly, I arched one eyebrow.

"I think your first impression is officially ruined, Dash. Allow me?"

Next strode in Princess Twilight Sparkle herself. "Forgive my associate's brash behaviour. It is one of her defining flaws. As you likely well know, I am Twiliht Sparkle. We felt a vast amount of Alicorn magic from this direction just the other night."

"My wings started glowing. It was way weird." Rainboww interrupted.

Twilight rolled her eyes and continued. "So we came to investigate, hoping that we would find new allies. And -my friend here breaking your front door aside-" she half-snarled at the end, glaring at the cyan mare, "we hope that we can facilitate communications."

A clip appeared beside me. "Unnecessary addendum: And put an end... to hostilities"

The two of them were understandably shocked. In unison, they blinked twice, shook their heads, and Twilight went on. "Yeah. That."

Whisper said, raising both eyebrows, "Well, this should be interesting. How about we give you the five cent tour?" she asked our guests with that last bit.

Twilight said, excitedly, "I would likee that. Lead the way."

Rainbow said, "I'll see about fixing your door. Sorry about that."

"Intermission two." Time turner sighed. "More like intrruption two." he growled under his breath.