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// Chapter 1: A mysterious letter 
// Story: Petunia Petals and the Warriors of Greavania 
// by IrisLMSProductions77 
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It was a sunny day in Hope Hollow. The sky was blue, and the birds sang sweetly in the trees. 

Petunia Petals, a pink earth pony with a two-tone purple mane and tail and ocean blue eyes, was organizing books in the library of Hotel Hope. She was the wife of Sunny Skies, the mayor of Hope Hollow. 

Petunia looked out the window and sighed happily. It was hard to believe that just two years ago, the town was devoid of color due to the townsponies'-and Sunny's-loss of hope. But thanks to the efforts of the Mane 6, the town got back its color. 

Suddenly, without any warning, an arrow flew through the window and landed between two boards on the floor. Petunia was surprised. “How could an arrow have landed here? And who shot it?” she wondered. Then she saw a letter on the arrow. With her teeth, she carefully removed the letter from the arrow and opened it. The letter said:

Dear Sir/Madam, 

Due to your unique set of skills, we have recruited you to be a part of the Element Sword School. Not everypony is privileged enough to be invited to this school, so consider yourself lucky. This letter is top secret. Memorize the directions and destroy this letter. We will be waiting for you. 

Sincerely,

Element Sword School

Petunia was confused as she reread the letter. “This must be a mistake. Why was I invited to this school? On the other hand, they were right about my ‘unique set of skills’! A sword school....how interesting! Maybe I should go...but not until night. I don’t want Sunny or anypony else to ask questions.”

So she packed up some food, water, camping supplies, and a few books in her bag. Then she waited until nightfall. After she memorized the directions, she then put the letter in her bag, hoping to rip it up later. She closed and locked the door to the hotel. 

Before she left, Petunia entered the house where she and Sunny lived. She went to their shared bedroom and found him sleeping. His puffy white mane and blue coat sparkled in the moonlight.

Petunia kissed him on the forehead. "Sorry, Sunny. I won't be home for a while. But don't worry, I'll come back." With that, she left the house.

Petunia headed out towards the town entrance. She sighed. "Goodbye for now, Hope Hollow." With a smile, she trotted off towards the unknown...