//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: First Day in Ponyville // Story: Elemental! (Remastered) // by MlpHero //------------------------------// Element Aura’s eyes opened. Just as they did, the alarm clock went off. He got out of bed and went to turn the alarm off. He placed his hoof on the button and shut the clock off. “You’re up early.” Element Aura turned around to see Boltfire sitting upright, rubbing his eyes. Aura chuckled. “Yeah, I like getting up early.” He looked out the window. The sky was glowing a bright orange. He smiled looking at it. “Well, I’m gonna go use the restroom.” He walked to his bag and pulled out his toothbrush, then he walked out the door and into the hallway. No sign of Silverheart. He quickly made a break for the restroom. He turned on the faucet and washed his mouth and brushed his teeth. He walked out of the restroom. He walked past Crimson, who gave him a nod. He walked into his room and sat back down on his bed. He looked up to Boltfire, who was reading something. “What you reading?” Boltfire looked up, “Power Pony comics.” Element Aura scoffed, “you’re really into that stuff?” “What’s not to like?” “I’ve never been into the whole Power Ponies and Super Heroes thing.” “Suit yourself. I’m gonna get ready.” “Alright. I’ll head down for breakfast.” He got and left the room. He made his way down the hall and towards the stairs. Crimson caught up with him. “Hey Aura,” he greeted. “Hey Crimson.” “Where are you going?” “I guess to get breakfast.” “Alright, I’ll join you.” The two brothers walked downstairs, only to be greeted by Silverheart. “Look who’s up early!” she said in a “sweet” tone. “Mom and dad are out, so I made you all breakfast.” Crimson kind of went grey, then he said, “yeeeaaahhh, we’ll just eat on the way to school,” and with that he turned and bolted. “Wait for me!” Element Aura yelled running after him. “Get back here you dorks!” Silverheart all but yelled as she chased them up the stairs, yelling at them like they were foals who got caught doing something bad. The two brothers ran back to their room. They quickly closed the door and locked it. Silverheart started pounding on the door. They turned to Boltfire, who was sitting one his bed. “Plan B?” he asked. Crimson nodded, “Plan B.” They opened up the window and crawled out of it, saddlebags on. Boltfire was last time leave as he had to lock the window with a lock pad. The three brothers laughed as they walked to school. After about five minutes of walking, Boltfire felt his stomach, which started growling. “Jeez dude,” Crimson said, “are you that hungry?” Boltfire gave an awkward smile, “yeah sorry, didn’t eat breakfast.” Crimson stomach growled too, and so did Element Aura’s. “Any place we can eat at here?” Element Aura asked. “We could stop by Sugarcube Corner,” Crimson said, “maybe Pinkie, the cook and one of the professors at our school, has something.” “I’m game.” The brothers walked to Sugarcube Corner. When they reached it, Element Aura found it to be what appeared to a giant house made from all sorts of sweets. Crimson knocked on the door, “Pinkie, are you here?” he asked. A blue pony opened the door. “Oh, Mrs. Cake, is Pinkie in?” “No deary, I believe she left for the school.” “Oh, well can we get something to eat before we get to school?” “Sure! Pinkie said she had a special order just for you!” She left for a few seconds, then came back with a paper bag. “Here! But I think they’re only two cupcakes in there.” Element Aura looked at her, “no it’s okay, really.” “But I can’t let you starve!” She quickly ran back in for a few more seconds, then ran back out with a cupcake. Dang she works fast! He kindly accepted her offer, “how much?” She smiled, “Usually it’s two bits, but since you’re new here, I’ll make an exception.” He nodded and returned the smile. He held his hoof out, “my name’s Element Aura, nice to meet you.” She shook his hoof, “Mrs. Cake, nice to meet you too.” Crimson looked at a nearby clock, “look at time! We’d better get going!” Boltfire looked at the same clock, “oh gosh, you’re right! We’d better get going, see you later Mrs. Cake!” “See you three later!” The three brothers started running towards the school. Element Aura looked up in front of him. He looked over to Crimson, who seemed to be talking to himself. “You alright Crimson?” Crimson looked back at him, “perfectly fine.” Boltfire jumped in, “why do you always talk to yourself?” “I don’t know I just— “Ahhhhh!” The three brothers skidded to a halt. They looked at the direction of the very high pitched scream. “Sounds like trouble,” Element Aura said, “come on!” The three ran toward the sound of the scream. As they got closer, they saw a huge crowd of ponies. They quickly moved through the crowd. When they reached the end, they saw a white pony with a purple mane and tail, crying near a pond. “Professor Rarity!” Boltfire said running towards her. “What’s wrong?” She looked at him, “it’s… it’s… Opal!” The brothers looked towards the pond. There on a piece of driftwood laid a small white cat, looking as scared as ever. Element Aura looked at the cat. “Maybe we can wait for her drift to the shore,”  he said. Then the driftwood flipped over and Opal fell into the pond, not resurfacing. He stared in horror as he watched the cat sink. Out of options, he quickly backed up and ran towards the pond. He took a big leap and dived into the pond. The last thing he heard was Boltfire yelling, “Element Aura—! Underwater. That was where Element Aura was. He felt lonely and claustrophobic. The empty, dark space below him made it look like something was ready to jump out and pull him down. He started swimming to where he saw Opal last. He looked up to surface to try and locate the driftwood she’d been floating on. Then, after a few seconds of swimming, he’d found her, struggling to swim to the surface. He quickly swam towards her. He grabbed her with one foreleg and used the other to paddle. He started to swim to the surface. But with each stroke, his vision started fading. He felt tired and dizzy as he tried to save both himself and Opal. He was almost there when his vision went black. The ponies stared at the pond. By this time, Twilight Sparkle and the rest of Rarity’s friends showed up. “What’s going on?” Twilight asked. Boltfire looked up, “Rarity’s cat fell into the pond! Our brother jumped into the water to save her and they haven’t resurfaced yet!” They all looked to the pond. “Come on Aura, you can do it,” Crimson said. Then three bubbles popped on the surface of the water. Crimson and Boltfire’s hearts dropped to the bottom of their stomachs. “They’re gone…” Crimson said, “they’re actually gone…” The pony crowd stared in horror. A young colt and cat had died that day. They held a funeral service a few days later… …Except they didn’t. Splash! Everyone looked up to see Element Aura, defying all odds, carrying Opal on his back. He was doggy paddling towards the shoreline, bobbing under the water a few times before finally reaching the shore. He crawled onto the dirt, coughing up water as he tried to breathe. Many ponies came running to his aid. He let Opal down. Rarity scoped up Opal and hugged her. Element Aura stood on his hooves, but fell down due to exhaustion. A crowd of ponies swarmed him. “Alright everypony, clear out! Clear out! Give’im some room!” Element Aura looked up to see an orange earth pony standing over him. She reached her hoof out. “You alright?” He grabbed her hoof, “I’ve been through worse.” She chuckled, “I’m sure you have.” When he was able to balance himself she said, “I’ve never seen a colt with your guts.” “Trust me, from where I’ve lived, you gotta have guts.” She chuckled again. Crimson and Boltfire ran over to him. “Dude, we thought we lost you!” Crimson said. “Yeah, don’t do that ever again!” Boltfire said. “Maybe,” Element Aura replied. He looked at the sky. “There’s still time, you guys wanna get to school?” “Yeah,” Crimson said. Element Aura looked at the orange pony, “if I can leave.” She nodded. “Alright, last one there is a rotten apple!” And with that, Element Aura bursted into the direction of the school. “Get back here!” Boltfire yelled chasing after Element Aura. “Wait for me you sons of mares!” Crimson yelled chasing the two. Element Aura ran down the Ponyville streets. Boltfire and Crimson Strike we’re catching up with him. Time for a shortcut. He turned down an alleyway. “What is he doing?” Boltfire asked. “He said he lived on the streets, maybe it’s a street trick.” Element Aura ran through the alleyway. Then he found the spot he was looking for. He jumped on the garbage bins and jumped to the wall, then pushed off and grabbed the ladder. He climbed the ladder to the roof. He reached the roof and ran across the rooftops. Boltfire and Crimson were neck-and-neck. Then they heard, “it’s over guys, I have the high ground!” They looked up to the one who yelled it. They saw Element Aura running across the rooftops. “You gotta be kidding me,” Boltfire said, “who are you? The Mysterious Mare Do Well?” Element Aura chuckled, “nope! I’m just good a parkour!” he yelled jumping down to the ground. Then an apple cart pulled up. Boltfire and Crimson skidded to stop while Element Aura continued to run. “You can’t jump that!” Crimson yelled. “Who said I was gonna jump it?” Element Aura yelled back. He got closer and closer. “He’s gonna buckin’ jump it…” Element Aura smirked and instead of jumping over the cart, he slid underneath it, surprising both Boltfire and Crimson. Element Aura continued to run towards the school. “Aw come on!” Boltfire said. “Come on this way!” Crimson said. Element Aura looked back. The wagon passed but Boltfire and Crimson were gone. Must’ve found another way. He continued to run. Then he passed by a scooter shop. The scooters were on sale. Oh buck it. Crimson and Boltfire continued running. The school was close. Boltfire looked at his brother. “We gotta be close now.” “Yeah.” They continued to run their way to school. It was clear Element Aura was long behind them. They’d won this race. “Woohoo!” They both looked up. Element Aura was riding a scooter across the rooftops. Are you bucking kidding me?! Boltfire thought. “What’s good guys!” Element Aura yelled to his brothers. “How in the name of Celestia did you get up there?!” Crimson yelled. “Same way I got up here last time!” “School’s up ahead!” Boltfire yelled. Element Aura jumped off the roof and landed perfectly. The three brothers were neck-and-neck. The school was just up ahead. Then they all made a jump for it, which resulted with them in a pile. “I win!” Element Aura yelled. “Nuh uh! I win!” Boltfire yelled. Crimson popped up, “guys! We all win!” “Eh that’s fair.” “Meh I guess.” The three brothers got up and dusted themselves off. Boltfire looked at Element Aura, then pointed towards a giant building mounted on a mountain. “Welcome to the School of Friendship!” Boltfire said.