//------------------------------// // 3. Nametag // Story: Skyblock // by Prince of Cavia //------------------------------// Calm Sky and Sweet Cloud ate apples and talked about their discovery. "Think about this. If there are three builders here, there must be an entire city of builders somewhere close. We are about a day on the wings from our hometown. That's relatively close. If our mayor decides to send patrols and explore the surrounding area, we might encounter lots of creatures. Maybe even other pegasi!" - said Calm Sky. She was very excited about the possibilities. "What if some of them are hostile?" asked Sweet Cloud "We will take care of them," answered Calm Sky. She was confident in her abilities. The builders, who were standing still for the past few minutes, suddenly rushed to work. They opened chests, grabbed materials, and moved to the edge of their construct. Grey builder started building a bridge into the nothingness. The pegasi flew towards the builders to watch them. "I wonder what their plan is," said Calm Sky. Female builder approached the pegasi. She was holding two necklaces, each with a piece of material with some words written on them. She gave one to each pegasi. Calm Sky looked at the gift. "Dashie," she read the word written on it. "Flutters," Sweet Cloud read her own. "It's probably how they refer to us.” Calm Sky looked at the builder. "My name is Calm Sky, not Dashie," she said. The builder ignored her and went back to her companions. Grey builder build a frame. Armored builder brought some colorful blocks, and gave them to the female builder. She looked at the blocks, then at Calm Sky. She ran to the storage. To the surprise of the pegasi, she came back with a saddle. Then, she jumped at Calm Sky. The pegasus quickly threw the builder off. "What are you doing?" she shouted at the builder with anger. Sweet Cloud flew up to defend her friend. The builder just looked, her face not showing any emotion or any change. Then she looked up at the clouds. "You want to stand on a cloud?" asked Sweet Cloud. The builder put the saddle forward, as if she wanted to put it on the pegasi. Sweet Cloud flew up to avoid it. She reached for the cloud, took a piece of it, and gave it to the female builder. The builder looked at the cloud piece, and placed it on the ground, creating a cloud block. Then, she tried to jump on it. She went through it. It seemed that the builder's magic did not include walking on clouds. She tried jumping on a cloud a few more times, with no result. Then, she looked at the pegasi and crouched three times. “She looks happy," Sweet Cloud said to her friend. "She needs to ask before she tries to dress me up," Calm Sky said, annoyed. The three builders looked at the cloud block. Then they looked at the pegasi. "They want more cloud blocks. Let's get them some," said Sweet Cloud. "All right…" said Calm Sky, with little enthusiasm. Pegasi took material from the clouds. Grey builder and female builder placed cloud blocks on the frame. They used dyes to paint the clouds in different colors. Armored builder did not take part in the building. He went away to do his own thing. Calm Sky wondered what the third builder was up to. "I'm going to take a break for a moment," she said to her friend. Sweet Cloud was focused on helping with building, and she only nodded. Calm Sky flew away. She found the armored builder at the tall building. He was attacking the trapped creatures with a sword. Calm Sky landed next to him. It seems that he heard this, as he turned around to look at the pegasus. While he did this, he switched his sword with a block-breaking tool, and broke the wall of the building by accident. Trapped creatures started leaving. Some of them started burning. One of the burning creatures hit the builder, who also started burning. Calm Sky flew up. It seemed that the creatures were ignoring her, but the builder was in danger. She noticed a green, four legged creature approaching him. The pegasus flew towards it and kicked it off the bridge. She kicked off two other creatures. The builder defeated the rest with his sword. The creatures turned into dust, leaving a bunch of items in their place. Calm Sky guessed these creatures were some kind of magical constructs, as they did not appear alive. "Are you okay?" Calm Sky asked the builder. He took out a golden apple and ate it. He started glowing a faint, pink light. Calm Sky guessed it was a form of healing magic. The builder took out some material and fixed the hole in the wall. Then, he looked at Calm Sky. The two stared at each other for a short while, until the builder disappeared with a click sound. Calm Sky guessed he teleported away somewhere. The pegasus decided to go back and help her friend with building.. Two remaining builders and the two pegasi continued building. After a while, they finished their project. It was a pixel art, an art piece common in Cloud Town. It showed a smiling pegasus with a blue coat and a rainbow mane. Calm Sky looked at it, and wondered: Who is this mare? Did the builders meet a pegasus before? Maybe they know more about them? "Good looking mare, do you agree?" said Sweet Cloud, after noticing that her friend stood in one place for a while. Calm Sky blushed, and decided to ignore the question. "They made a pixel art. of a pegasus. Do you know what this means?" "They like art?" "They must have met a pegasus before!" Calm Sky said and pointed at her nametag. "I think this pegasus is Dashie!" Sweet Cloud was skeptical. "I doubt it. They probably just made her up." "No, I think she is real," Calm Sky looked back at the pixel art., "and I will find her."