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// The trial 
// Story: Out to sea 
// by SaltWriter the leviapony 
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A set of herolds swam into the room and blew a set of trumpets, causing the room to silence. Twilight looked up to see a squire, wearing a cloak and brandishing a scroll.
    “For the convenience of the trial, the quotation shall be in the equine tongue.” As he spoke, a nearby pony repeated what he said in the language twilight didn't understand. The squire swam up beside the podium and gestured to the ceiling.
    “Welcome, Storm Bringer the Leviathan.” The water above them began to swirl, as a large figure blocked out the light shining above. Twilight gasped at the sight, and Saltwriter closed her mouth quickly.
    The beast slowly slithered into the small chamber, his scales glowed like a rainbow as the light bent around him. Despite the small arms on his figure his size was immense. He slipped into the pedestal, his body slowly wrapping around it to have his head on the top. He looked to twilight with dark blue eyes, making her shrink into her seat. The crowd stayed silent as the herold swam to his side.
    “Ms. Sparkle, of the equine kingdom. Bestowed the element of magic and current protector of ponyville. You have sailed into the seas of the leviaponies without the proper signal flags, as stated by the law of the ocean article 4, section 7. The great king shall now decide your fate.”
    “Please, hear me out. I know...” Twilight was cut off as Storm Bringer glared at her, his eyes sucking any bravery out of her. He then began to speak in the strange language, his voice booming in the small room. When he had finished, a murmur began in the room, which was quickly silenced by a snap of the herolds finger.
    “The king has decided to allow miss sparkle to return to her home, along with the captain of the ship, as the fault has been linked to crew intolerance. The remaining members shall stay behind to be used as we please. Court adjourned.” With that, the herald swam down and close to twilight and writer, the remaining crowd filing out through the various halls. The king swam back through the hole in the ceiling and headed out to the open sea.
     “You will need to stay for three days while we prepare the ship for departure. Writer here will see you are taken care of. Don't do anything to make us regret this decision.” With that, he swam behind the podium and into a separate room. Saltwriter gave a sigh of relief and wrote in her book, a smile on her face.
    “Wow, I'm surprised the king was so generous with you. You must have quite the reputation if you are being spared like you are.” She began to swim back to the room, twilight following close behind.
    “Generous? I'm leaving with only one other pony from our crew, I wouldn't call that generous. What will you do with them when I leave?” The two broke through the water barrier, writer taking the necklace off of twilight and putting it back in her bag.
    “Probably eat them. Pony meat is quite rare to find so I'm sure our chefs will cook them well. As for you and the captain, you'll be back in Equestria in a week's time, so if you want info about our culture, you better ask me now.” Twilights face paled at the mention, looking at the girl in a new light. But she shook off her fear, and followed her back to the room she had been staying in. Saltwriter sat back on the couch and pulled out her notebook.
    “I hope you like reading and board games, because we don't have much else to do down here.”