The old journal laid out on the wooden table. Open. The pages slowly start to seem visible, old inked texted scrawled across the books pages. Telling the story. The early days of Haven. The city of outcasts.
Grabbing the book once more, Twilight sits down and starts to read off of where she left off.
"The walls have been proposed and...." Twilight started to read.
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The walls have been proposed and approved by the council. We are going to start of them next week. All we now have to do is put out notices. This will make the townsfolk feel more safe at night. We were lucky the manticores only attacked the Androids. They were still pissed off but with the abundance of natural resources and knowledge of how to use them, we can easily fix them. And also prepare.
I, truthfully, hate how others look up to me. I was only a high schooler when we came. An artist, writer. Now. I’m a leader. Someone others look up to. I hate it. The responsibility...but it’s needed. They need people to look up to for support. And I’m one of the non-strange ones.
On another note, we started the farms a month ago. With some of the farmers here, well, cowboys and girls, we have been working really well. Everyone understands we need to work to survive. A benefit of merging with our own creations.
I….I might just keep this as a log now. Or something. I go by Rust now. It's simpler now. Commander Rust Metal. My, is that a mouthful. But it’s better than Council Member of Haven Rust Metal.
My call sign will stay the same though. Like a password of sorts. As always. Crystonian out.
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"Huh. Hey Spike, it seems that Rust Metal wasn't his original name. Curious." Twilight stated, then said confused. "What's 'Crystonian?"
She tapped her hoof on her chin.
"Maybe we'll figure it out later as we read Twilight." Spike said encouragingly as he walked towards her with breakfast.
"Thank you Spike." Twilight said as Spike set the food down. "Possibly he will tell us later on. Now lets continue."
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I can’t believe it. I was so busy. Work. Work, and more work. The walls. Defenses. The council! But I never noticed that the Birds and the Monsters were gone. About 75% of them. Gods. I’m in a rush. I’m have to send out a search party for them. They may be different, but they are still like us.
I’m going to send out a small search party. Maybe the REBELs. They could do it. Yeah, they can do it.
As always, Crystonian out.
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"Monsters?! Why do, or did they have monster's living among them. Are they crazy?!" Twilight asked to no one frantically.
She quickly shook her head.
"Never mind that. But there is something interesting in here. There was more than one military force. I wonder what these 'REBELs' did. Possibly rescue ponies?" She looks back down at the old book an continues on.
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We never found them. Gone in the night. Several of their friends grieved for a few days but then things went back to normal. As normal as living in another world as….things. The wall has been finished. A tall, dark, imposing thing from the outside. We do have banners though.
Me and a few others designed and made them. A beautiful thing. A ice blue circle in a diamond shaped crystal with rays of light coming from it. The background was green with a purple outline. Strange combination, I know, but we're a strange people. Also it was the only thing we could agree on since I practically came up with the name of our settlement. Haven. It's nice.
We’ve replaced the thatched roof with actual paneled roofs. The...Haven, is looking like an actual town. Or city. Whether you prefer.
The Air Patrols have spotted a few other settlements. The council talked. We decided not to connect with them. It would endanger many of our citizens here. Well, we believed so. We believe we are way before the current events of MLP. Many of us do. As I’ve said before.
It has been over a year since the strange event brought all of us here. I’m….very glad we have….settle in and gain a normality.
This has been my update. I….I’m finding it hard to find a decent thing to write in this. For the hopes of the future. To record my experience…..
Crystonian out
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"Huh. So they were a advance group of individuals. Oh! I wished I could have seen their technology. Their knowledge!" Twilight eyes started to dilate. She quickly shook her head. "No, no going crazy now. Their tech is probably gone now."
"They seemed strong Twilight." Spike spoke up. "I'm mean, they had a what seemed to be a strong military and a lot of natural resources."
"Yeah Spike." Twilight agreed. "They were able to set up a functional city for what they said over 8,000 creatures in a year. They definitely were interesting."
Twilight flips the page with her magic, "Now, lets see what happens next."
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They….they’ve attacked. The monster’s that left over a year ago have returned. They’re insane! Attacking like wild animals. We...we didn’t want to hurt them, well. Till three of my 82nd were killed.
Then we returned fire. Gods. The screams, and ashes. We’re not ready for this. Not at all.
War. War is terrifying.
Please. Please, something, anything. Stop this from happening…..
Crystonian out
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Twilight's eyes widened as she read the entry. She puts a hoof up her mouth and gasps. Terrified and sadden by what she had just read.
"He...they killed..." Twilight took a deep breath in. "They must have felt horrible after that. The monster's former friends and family must have felt devastated. Along with the soldiers."
"I feel sorry for Rust. He must have felt horrible too after the attack." Spike said, taking a seat next to Twilight. He proceeds to hug. She hugs him back and then stands up, still shaken after the last, brief passage that carried a large load of emotion.
"I think that's all for today. I believe a letter to Princess Celestia should be in order." Twilight said, closing the book closed and setting on to the table next to her reading chair.
"Ok Twilight. But are you ok?" Spike said, standing up. Worried for Twilight.
"I'm fine Spike. Just a little shaken-ed up over the last entry." Twilight said, looking back at Spike with a shaken-ed grin.
Spike, not convinced, replied, "Whatever you say Twilight. I'll get the parchment."
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Rust groans as he unsteadily gets to his hooves. His body, still clad in his armor from the last battle, shifted and clanked softly as he stood up.
He shakes his head, he plops back down onto the old cobblestone road and rubs his head.
"Ugh. Who knew that spell would leave me so fucked up." He looks up, then back down. Covering his eyes. "Bloody Celestia, always having your sun in ones eyes." He sighs and looks around at the ruins. Only the ancient walls, the keep, and the bunker remained as they nestled among the trees and foliage. Nature seemed to have reclaimed its land after the residents of Haven left all those years ago.
"The druids would love this. Hmm...No. No changing forms yet." Rust magically reaches into one of his military green saddlebags and draws out a survival compass.
He lets it spin for a moment and then looks down at it. He turns northward, and starts to trot out of the ruined city.
I hope that village we found up north is still there. And has a decent transportation system.