//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 - Ray: Change Your Name // Story: A Seapony's Tale: Ceren's Descent // by SinAries13 //------------------------------// “Well are you gonna tell me the name this time?” She giggled once again. ‘Okay, since when have I been this funny?!’ I thought. “This is where I live. it’s Home.” I facehoofed. “Let me guess the name of this village IS Home, right?” I said while my rage level rises. “Yup you got it!” She said, now breaking into laughter. “I wanna know, who named this damn village Home.” Raising my hoof in raging justice. “Yeah, yeah, don’t get your tail in a bunch, because of it.” She said smiling at my new discovery. “Hmph! Still!” I said turning my attention towards the village again. ‘Hmm...Home does seem like a nice place though’ I thought before taking another gander at the village. It was Blue crystals that illuminated everything, I saw an absolutely huge crystal at the very top of the ceiling of the cave radiating a warm feeling over the village. The main material of the buildings was exactly what I had thought it was going to be coral, although unexpectedly they’d used wood for the shops on the main street. and then i saw saw where they’d gotten the wood from, there was a sunken pirate ship in the cave. I really don’t know how I missed that, but a few yards away it was THE most prominent out of all the buildings before me. “Is that...the elder’s place?” I said pointing my hoof at it. “The one, and only...” She said with irritation. “Is something wrong, miss.....” I was NOW asking for her name, since I forgotten to when we met...in the seaweed bed. “Hm? Oh! Its Wandering Gaze, but everypony here calls me Gaze for short.” She said before swimming towards Home. “Come on slow poke! Come meet everypony!” Again leaving me in the dust...or something different in my case. . .Bubbles? I started to swim closer to the village, and as I swam closer, I was met with the eyes of curious seaponies Swimming past a couple of houses, trying to find Gaze along the way to the Elder’s house. ‘huh?’ It felt as though I was being followed, I turned to see, but everyone was very carefully not looking at me. I continued. ‘There's that feeling again.’ As worry came over me that something was up, I looked back as fast as I could to see what it was that was bugging me. I saw a couple of bubble trails coming from the some of the seaponies that were female. I had a serious Jaws moment coming on me real fast from behind it felt. I looked into what seemed to be a store and saw a mirror on display, and. . .hey that’s the same mirror Gaze let me use earlier! In it I saw what seemed to be five or six seapony mares following me. “Can I HELP you with something?”I said not looking back this time. I heard whispers before I turned for the third time to see who's been stalking me. This time they stayed behind, and they were definitely in my personal space. “Where are you from?” Said a seapony with a fish tail. “What’s your name? Said a seahorse looking pony. “I like your mane!” Exclaimed one with what looked to be octopuss for a tail. “You have pretty eyes!” Another obviously told me. “Are you single?” A seapony asked with a dolphin tail like mine. “Do you have a fillyfriend?” And there’s one asking if I was available. ‘WHOA! I can’t understand them when they’re like this!’ I thought being cornered to the store’s display glass. Thinking of a best possible solution to this situation. “SShushshshshshushshhhhhh!” I managed to hush the seamares around me, all of them looking bright eyed, and a few looked at me as though they wanted take to. . .best not to finish that thought just now. ‘*Gulp*, I better watch what I say when answering them...’ I took a deep breath before answering their questions. “Ladies...one at time, please. I didn’t catch all of the questions that you’ve given me, so I’m gonna pick one of you, and answer your question then move on from there.” As I said that they started to act like little kids in elementary school that have a question for their teacher. “Um...You! With the blue eyes! your Question?” The one I called out was an looked like an Otco pony. “How come you're eyes have two different colors?” Of course she’d ask about my eyes it was. . . predictable. “Uh. . .they. . .that is. . .I was born with them this was this way, I’ve had many looks about them though, but they don’t bother me much.” I finished the question, and some began to whisper to each other, while others raised their hooves up to get my attention. “Uh...You there! With the glasses!” This time it was a seahorse pony with glasses. “Where are you from?” She said. Great I’m gonna be lyin my light blue ass off with these questions aren’t I!? “From a far away oce~an.” I enjoyed remaining anonymous to others, gives them something to think about. Now that I finished her, we continued this impromptu interview about me. “Okay...You! Go!” Pointing to one of the ones that asked If I was single. “Um...are you...uhmm” She blushed a lot trying to get her question out. “Am I available? Why yes, yes I am.” Ooh bad answer, now almost all of them are lookin at me with lust in their eyes. ‘Oh fudge, I messed up big time!’ I thought looking around for a way to get out of this fudging jam. One started to get closer, then the rest followed slowly. ‘Buck! I’m not ready to be in a Playmare yet! And they are not gonna be GENTLE!’ Thinking of my last “good” moments on Earth. ‘Sweet Celestia! Have mercy on me!! The end is nigh!’ I thought as they closed in on me. “STOP!” The crowd of seaponies stopped, trembling at the tone in that voice. I saw the crowd begin to split apart towards me, apparently she was coming this way. “Move!” The voice said with absolute authority, and it most definitely sounded feminine. After that, i saw a light yellow seapony, dark green hair, with a dolphin half like mine, but she had what looked like extra fins on her lower back. She leaned down extending a hoof out. “You alright?” She asked me. “Y-yeah...um...thanks” Her presence easing the scary atmosphere of the crazy mares. ‘That was far too close for comfort.’ I thought before grabbing the hoof to help myself up. “No problem, just doing my job. Mister....” Asking me for my name. “Well, its..ooooww!” A sharp headache came over me. 'Don’t tell her yo old name fu, this is your chance to start with a new name, a new life and a new hot bod.’ ‘What the hel-l?’ Confused as I was, I tried not to show it on my face. 'How about I help you with your last name, hmmmm.....’ ‘Who are y-you?’ The seapony who was helping me was getting a worried look on her face. 'Well isn’t that dandy? You mean you don’t know me, bro? I’m you of course.’ ‘Ok, I think being alone a lot is starting to take its toll n-now’ I couldn’t hear what the seapony was saying to me and my vision was starting to blur. 'Whoa! I better make this quick then, don’t want ya to pass out yet. hmmm....how about Sull’oceano? Sounds good, yes? Oh! and before I go, go to the Elder, he MIGHT be able to help you with your little magic problem.’ ‘WAIT! What magic problem?’ The sharp headache started to fade away, and my vision returned to me. 'Hehehee, wouldn’t you like to know, hehehe’ the voice said leaving me with a chuckle and a headache. “What the hell...was that about?” I mumbled to myself. “HEY!” She shouted right in my ear. “AAHH!!” I freaked out from the sudden loud noise. “Y-yeah?” I managed to say with my now damaged ear drum. “Are you alright? That was some real pain on your face there, want me to escort you to the medic?” She asked nicely. “Nah, I’ll be fine, but a SAFE escort to the elders place would be nice.” Not wanting a doctor checking me up and stuff, and having a nurse EXAMINE me. . . .well forget it! “Why would YOU want to go there?!” She said to me, giving a look that definitely said. “ Are you outta yo mind fu!?” “What’s the big deal about the elder anyway?” I asked, getting confused by this fact mentioned by Gaze. “He’s...he’s just...Agh! I guess it’s better if you find out for yourself.” She said leading the way. ‘Ok, now I’m sure I don’t want to go, but I’ve got to find out what HE meant about my magic...’ I thought trying to keep up with the seapony. “So about your name? What was it before you got interrupted by that moment you had?” She asked. ‘What is with these seaponies and names *sigh*.....Sull’oceano, eh? Hmmm...how about...’ I reached a decision about my new name. “It’s Ceren. Ceren Sull’oceano.” I said. ‘Hmmm...yeah...thats got a nice ring to it.’ I thought. “Ceren, eh? Thats a nice name.” She said smiling at me, before we reached the Elder’s ship like house. “Well here we are...” She said, stopping at the built in double doors. “huh? You’re not coming in with me?” I asked wondering why she stopped at the doors. “I’ve got my reasons NOT to go inside there.” She cringed at what she apparently was remembering something. “Ok, now you making me scared.” I said worried. “Just go in there you scaredy catfish.” She pushed me to the doorway. I looked at what seems to be a doorbell, and I tugged the the rope once. The doors opened as soon as i rang the bell. *Gulp* I entered the Elder’s house. The story is going rather nicely, ja? He's got a second personality, but I won't tell ya when we name him,