Made by: DizzyPaws356
Chapter1: The start of a new hope.
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Pondera open his eyes to see that he is in a bed room. After sitting up in the bed he looks around the room. All it had was a bed, a closet, three tables, a window that let light into the room and a door that was shut. When Pondera makes his way out of the bed a voice is heard. It sounds as if it comes from the heavens, "Pondera... You are the holder if balance in this world... The Terra land is trying to take over the other three islands... You must make sure they do not make it to the other islands and take them over... Your stuff are in the other room... When you are suited up then head to the northern part of the island... A boat will be waiting for you in the water... Now start your adventure my son... The worlds peace rest upon your shoulders..." the voice fades away. Pondera stands up when the voice is gone.
Pondera walks into the other room seeing a ponikin (manikin) standing next to the door with white rings around the front legs and black rings around the back. On the shoulders rested a brown vest. Laying in front of it was a small staff like thing. He walks over to it and slides the rings off the legs. He slides them onto his legs as they fit perfectly around him. Then he pulls the vest off off if the ponikin and on to him. Just like the rings around his legs, it fit perfectly on his chest. When he finished putting on the things that where on the ponikin, he picks up the small staff. The staff grew to a Bowie Staff.
"This is a strange staff..." Pondera said out loud in the empty room. As he turns to the door a dark green amulet hung from a hook on the door, "Pondera... To be able to get back into this tower... You will need the powers of all the Element Stones to return home... You till the silver moon set to return... Be careful out their my son..." the voice spoke again. Pondera took a moment to get ready. He grabbed the amulet then put it on his shoulders. As the door opens in front of him the light of the sun shinned. Placing a hoof to block some of the light to see what is around him. Taking a few steps out with his Bowie Staff next to him the door shut.
'I need to head north... But what way is north...' Pondera asked himself. After a few minuets of thinking he looks up to the sky. The clouds where moving to right, "North should be this way." he tells himself as he makes his way to the north part of the island. After a small walk he comes across a boat tied to the shore. Pondera walks over to the boat. A rock was holing the other side of the rope that was holding the boat from wondering in the endless sea. Their was no way for him to untie the boat free because their was no knot to the boat nor to the rock. Pondera can tell this is his first test.
Pondera stand looking at the rock. He steps to it and moves his hooves to the rock bending the rock off the rope. It moved freeing the boat from the land. Pondera jumps into the boat as it starts to let the boat flow into the open water. After some time of wondering in the vast water, Pondera turns to the back of the boat and sway his hooves from the front to the back. He forces the water push the boat forward to the one of the islands.
In the distance Pondera sees an island. He pushes the water harder to the island. When he makes it to the island in fount of him are two ponies. He turns around and pull up a rock to stop the boat from wondering off. As he finishes, he turns around seeing the two ponies looking at him. Pondera picks up his bowie staff from the boat, "Hello. My name is Pondera. Do you know what island we are on?" he asked looking at both of them. They look at Pondera, "Well I am Sinistra and my brother Dextera." the red pony said walking behind Pondera to look at the boat. The blue pony follows, but on the other side, "Are you the new one?" he asked, "Yes. May you tell me what island I am on please?" Pondera watching them. They look at each other and smiles.
Dextera looks to the left, "We are near Aeris." Sinistra stands next to Pondera, "Aeris is far from here. We are near Ignis." Sinistra said leading Pondera to the woods. Dextera pulls Pondera back to him going the other way, "No Aeris is over here." he said as Sinistra stops them. Pondera brakes away from them, "I really need to know where to go. Can one of you tell me where to go?" he asked looking at them both. They smile and speak at the same time, "One of us is telling you the truth, but the other one is telling a lie." they stand next to the other. Pondera tilts his head, "Well can the one telling the truth tell me if the other is lying?" he asked looking at them back and forth. Dextera, "We can not tell you." Sinistra sits, "And one of us can not lie twice." he says as he looks around.
Pondera looks them wondering on how to get one of them to tell the truth, "I if I head that way what island would I come across?" he asked pointing north." Dextera looks, "That will be Aeris." he said as Sinistra stands up, "No that will be Ignis." he said looking at Pondera, "Then what island would I get to if I went their?" Pondera asked pointing to the east. Sinistra speaks, "That would be Aquais." Dextera gets next to Pondera, "No it isn't. Ignis." he said smiling. Pondera smiles back, "I think Sinistra is lying. So Aeris is that way." he said pointing north.
Pondera bows at them and starts to head north, "Thank you." he said as he walks. After an hour of walking across the hilly lands, he comes across a small house sitting on the side of a lake. A watermill was spinning though the running water. As Pondera makes his way to the house. As he knocks on the door, "Hello?" he asked looking around to see if anypony was inside. When he looked back at the door it started to open showing an older stallion.