//------------------------------// // Subject 193: Mission Completed...For Now // Story: Interviews With Equestrians // by Jmaster49 //------------------------------// FWOOSH! Something...extraordinary happened. A sort of explosion--implosion? Something happened, I knew that was certain. But exactly what? Well… The leviathan disappeared into a mass of dust and particles. It completely disintegrated and turned to nothing but ash! Wha...I couldn’t believe it. My plan had actually worked! Sure, it cost me use of both of my wings for a bit...but it was worth it. “WHAT THE--?!” Silverstream screamed, “HOW?!” I would’ve provided an answer. I really would have. But there was no time. Why? Well, once the Leviathan was nuked to smithereens, everything went back to normal in an instant. The skies became clear and the ocean water was no longer under its control. ...Unfortunately, what that meant was that all of the nearby ocean’s blue fluid would slowly start to rain down upon us because the sea had been parted not too long ago, and we were right in it. It was like a pair of planet-sized waves of water that threatened to crush us both. I couldn’t get up. I could barely move. After doing all of that, I was nothing more than dead weight that would almost certainly slow Silverstream down if she tried to save me with her. So in the heat of the moment, I mumbled breathlessly. “...Go...get outta here...you won’t make it in time if you try and save me…” “N-No!” Silverstream replied as she struggled to pick me up, “I’m not leaving you!” WHAM! Out of nowhere, a giant magical blue barrier was erected out of the ocean floor. It was so huge...it appeared to stretch infinitely to block all of the water that should have swept us away by now. But who could have… “Get moving! Hffgh...eeegh!” Vinyl shouted from behind us both with a hefty amount of strain on her body from casting a spell of that caliber. She sweat bullets, and it looked like the veins on her head and around her horn were about to burst! “Do you wanna live?! Come on!” “Allow me, Lady Scratch.” Terramar had also returned, and grabbed ahold of us both. I should have suspected he would be strong enough to hold onto two bodies. But now that I experienced his might first-hoof...I could see why he was the ruler of the Seaponies. “Your friend Quick Draw is in a safe location. We need to get you both out of here.” Silverstream smiled a pained, yet grateful smile. “...That’s my bro right there…” “HURRY THE HELL UP!” Vinyl screeched at the top of her lungs. The barrier had begun to crack with water that leaked through all over the place! She was skilled, but even she couldn’t hold something like this forever… With both of us held under his girthy arms, Terramar grabbed both Silverstream and I and flew into the air. “On my back, Lady Scratch. There’s no time to waste.” Vinyl had lost all of her stamina when the magical dam she created finally gave way. “Ow!” she had to have popped a blood vessel or two, because she fell lip onto Terramar’s backside. But he swooped into the air, and saved us all from a watery grave just in the nick of time. SPLASH! Behind us, we watched as the ocean water fell back down to the earth and fell into its rightful place once more. Seeing the beautiful blue sea had never felt so...calming before. “HAHA!” I heard Terramar shout for the first time since we met. It was a bit odd to hear him yell because of how mellow he normally spoke. “That was rather enjoyable. I haven’t experienced this much action since the day we fended off those kraken! But most importantly, I’m glad all of you are okay…” All I could do was mumble some words to show my gratitude. “...Appreciate it, bud.” “I told you guys,” Silverstream spoke up, “That’s how my brother rolls. But uh, you don’t really need to carry me anymore. I can just fly back.” But the large hippogriff was insistent. “Nope. There’s no way I’m going to allow you to move on your own until you’ve been given proper medical treatment. I may be the younger sibling, but you know darn well that mother and father would throw a fit if I allowed you to suffer.” Silverstream fell silent which gave way for Vinyl to make a comment. “Wow...he’s gotcha there, heh. Don’t worry, Tavi and I get like this all the time. I know what that’s like--whether it’s a sibling or a significant other. Sometimes you can’t stop somepony else from worrying about ya.” The pink hippogriff sighed. “Ugh...please don’t encourage him, guys.” I couldn’t help but crack a grin at this. Once it was all said and done, we were taken to a hospital atop Mt. Aris in Hippogriffia. Quick Draw was already there. Her stomach had to get pumped from the immense intake of saltwater she had absorbed. Silverstream was treated for her wounds, Vinyl was also treated for her headache from the burnout she suffered from magic use. And me? Well...I felt a bit embarrassed but at the same time, kinda proud. We essentially saved not one, but two civilizations from certain destruction! What happened after that? Oh, I didn’t exactly remember. See, I was hella tired and practically went out like a wet match in an Ursa Major’s cave. The mission was completed, yes. But there was still loads more out there that we had to tackle in order to stave off Grogar’s advance. And just how were we going to get rid of that curse from Quick’s body? And of course, I was still a bit concerned about Pale and how he was doing back home. Guess we’ll just have to find out next time.