//------------------------------// // Chapter 10: Fleeting Emotions // Story: The Spark // by rikkuidol //------------------------------// Writers Notes: Unedited Version! =D ---------------------------- Canterlot Castle "Strategy Room" Every one in the room was silent, at one corner sat twilight sparkle with a distant look on her face, next to her was her friends and the princess, trying to console her on the sad news that she had just recieved. "now now dear, Elspeth is looking for spike right now together with some of the royal guards..." cooed rarity. "And don't forget the Wonderbolts! Team Spitfire is on the case! heck if i was just fit to fly i'd go and help out too!" added RD "We all know that RD but you and chandra had a tough fight with that sarkahn ball fellar' and you both are in no condition to be goin out just yet." said Applejack with a worried look on her face. "....Thanks Girls, it's just..." "Now now my faithfull student, there is no need for worry, i am sure that whatever we are facing today will surely pass.." said Celestia with the soothing voice she always had. The room fell silent again but after a few moments the doors opened with jace coming in and said. "Princess....i need to have a word with you in private if possible, it is of great importance." directing his blank expression at princess celestia. "...very well" was all celestia said looking at her student one more time before standing up and trotting to jace. "well sir jace? what news have you for me?" "...it seems that we will not get anything from that madman...and i apologize for talking with my mind, i do not want to add more bad news to our current position right now..." thought jace and sending it to celestia. "...i see, thank you for your thoughtfulness sir jace, so everything that rainbow dash and miss chandra nalaar has been for waste?.." celestia thought back. "...well, no, actually it gives us a bait, even if i cannot take a plenty information from that madman, i certainly got quite a few." thought jace with a grin. "oh? like what?" thought celestia and with a blank look on her face. "Well we are correct that his master is Bolas, that much was obvious, but it seems that they are planning for a full scale war and they do not intend to use ponies this time around." thought jace. "i see, the war of '67 was a war between the mind controlled ponies against ponies that we freed, but would he abandon this type of plan again? he could use emotions of closed ones, the posibbilities are endless, families fighting one another, why not use it again if it almost won them the war before?" thought celestia with a confused look on her face. "there is one answer my princess...the elements....you do remember what they said to us before? that the elements of harmony will be useless against them, harmony is composed of laughter, generosity, loyalty, honesty, kindness and ofcourse magic...even if they are being mind controlled their heart will always have this and no matter what kind of power you have you can never take hold of one's own heart." thought jace. "...true, so that is the reason for their abnoxiousness, but what kind of army do they have in mind?" retorted celestia. "that...i do not know...yet...fear not princess, all will come to us in one way or another." "yes, we just need to expect the unexpected." said celestia with a look of determination. "true...i will take my leave now princess i need to talk to Gideon, where is that knight anyway?" said jace "Sir gideon? pardon my intrusion but i believe that he is with miss chandra at the medical room." said rarity trotting next to them. "I...See, I thank you for that miss rarity, and with that i bid you both farewell..." said jace with an eyebrow raising. And With that jace turned around and walked away, heading for the Medical room in the far end of the castle. -------------------------------------- Canterlot "Medical Room" The room of the medical room was occupied with 2 people, Chandra and an unconsious Garruk, while garruk layed in his own bed, chandra was sitting on hers while looking out the window, she was all patched up dressed in white clothing made Specially by Rarity. Next to her was Gideon sitting in a wooden chair, fiddling with a white rope attached to his left glove. "GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! i can't take it anymore! you know that i hate staying in one place?!" shouted Chandra. "Quite now chandra, you might wake Garruk, and please just rest some more, that battle with sarkhan was no joke! even with the help of miss rainbow dash, the both of you got hurt pretty bad." said gideon with a worried look on his face. "i know i know! but you know me gideon! we put that madman in his place!" said chandra with a smile across her face. Gideon could only smile at his love interests face, and a big smile at that. "You dont know how happy i am right now, finally being together with you again for so long" whispered gideon "just the two of us.." "huh?, what was that gideon?" said chandra raising an eyebrow "nothing my dear, t'was nothing..." said gideon with eyes closed and a grin on his face. "come now! that is what i hate about you gideon, always with the secrets like last time..." said chandra with her look turning gloomy. "forgive me, i have not yet apologized properly since that time at the Purifying Fire.." said gideon with closed eyes. "like i said before, anyone who exemplified the Order's ideals is my enemy, even you gideon, i will never forgive them for what they have done.." said chandra clinching her fist and quickly laying down and covering herself with her blanket "i will rest now..." "I'm sorry....." whispered Gideon and the room fell silent yet again. ------------------------------------------ Canterlot "Hallway" Jace was walking towards the end of the building with thoughts in his mind. "Why the baby dragon? hostage? no, something so insignificant as a baby dragon is useless against us, besides they have sarkhan vol, when i arrived at the library, their mana trace was much earlier than the battle at Ghastly Gorge. Did they foresee the outcome of the battle? maybe, but they already have the moon princess with them. What in the world are they planning? Blast is All!" thought jace, Clearly irritated at his lack of information. After his train of thought he caught a sense of omnious black and blue mana and directed his attention at the castle gardens, there he saw a familiar human with half its body embedded with artifict. Jace's Eyes widend and said "Tezzerret?!" "That's right jace, come..." said a mysterious voice with a grin. ------------------------------------------- To Be Continued