//------------------------------// // Broken noses and startled mares // Story: Of Skalds and Gems // by BIGBLACKINTOSH //------------------------------// The mane six and spike gathered on the first floor of the library. Everyone had rushed to the library when Twilight had explained the situation. Rainbow Dash was hovering in the air shadowboxing while everypony else had formed a semicircle around Twilight to hear her read the letter out loud."I will come to speak to you when I can figure out where it has appeared. Huh, the princess really needs a royal spell checker. So what do you think girls?" asked Twilight. " Ah reckon we should wait and see just as the princess says. What you think Shy?" Applekack asked. Fluttershy hid behind her mane. "Um I agree with Applejack, this creature sounds really scary." Said Fluttershy. Rarity was brushing her mane with her magic holding the brush." This dreadful creature sounds like a ruffian from everfree forest.By chance do you think it shall appear there Twilight?" asked Rarity. Pinkiepie setting down a tray of sweetrolls on the coffee table. " Pinkie what are you doing?" asked Rainbow dash. "Im setting out a tray of sweetrolls for the monster! I hope Butch 101 doesn't steel them!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Whos Butch 101?" asked Applejack. " Butch is that little colt who stole my first batch and ran off with them." Said Pinkie." who cares about Butch, i want to know why your laying out treats for a monster?" asked Rainbow." How did you come up with them sweetrolls anyway pinkie?" asked Applejack. "Oh i got the idea from my friend sanguine. He showed me how to make them."said pinkie. All the mares look at each other in confusion. "Pinkie whos this sanguine feller?"asked Applejack. All of the mares were staring at pinkie waiting for an answer."Oh he's this pony with horns, and he comes to and loves all my parties! pinkie exclaimed."Wait how can a pony have horns and why haven't we seen him?" asked Twilight." Oh he only comes when there's a party and said he could get real trouble if his brothers or sisters ever knew he was here so he never stays." said Pinkie. Twilight,Applejack,Rarity,Rainbow and Fluttershy were completely confused at this point so they dropped the subject as pinkie being pinkie. " Going back on subject girls, we have to be ready, i suppose we all stay here and wait for the princess to find the creature."said Twilight. "Sounds like a plan"said Applejack. "If i must "said Rarity."Ok, if thats what you want" said Fluttershy."uuugh come on Twi"complained Rainbow."Come on dash i got some daring do books you could read to pass the time." and with that Twilight and Rainbow walk over to a bookshelf to look for the daring do series and everypony else(and spike) went on to idle things while they waited for the Princess to message them. ------------------------------------------------------------ -Meanwhile in the black-hole- "AAAAAAAAAHHHHH.AAAAAAHHHHHH!!" OK falling into a sightless, dark, and overall FRIGHTENING portal after getting kicked off a bridge by a deadra was a little startling.So much that I couldn't stop screaming. (Although i should have ran out of air an hour ago.) While screaming i calculated that i had been falling for an hour or so. Where ever i was being sent to, it was taking a long time to get there. I took inventory and realized i still had everything as far as could tell. My lute and my magic pack filled with all the things i couldn't leave the house without, all tucked in my sleeveless chainmail chestpiece.(Author:small detail, will come in later) As i started to stop screaming, i saw an image quickly approaching. The image i saw was a shelf in what seemed to be a library.As i realized i was going straight into it, i did what anyone flying into a wall would do...i screamed. "AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" I yelled as passed through the portal, facefirst into a shelf and fell on the ground knocking books off the shelves,and on to my body. I thought i heard a few startled gasps and an "eep" as i drifted into unconsciousness. ------------------------------------------------------------- -The library 5 minutes before the crash- During the wait the mane six(and Spike) found idle things to do while they waited.Rarity had convinced spike to brush her mane while she looked at herself in a mirror." As much as i adore my mane, i need something new and fresh. Do you think so spikey?" Rarity asked. Spike continued to brush her mane as he said."Oh you know me Rarity i think you look pretty no matter what you what you look like." "aaw! that sweet of you spike but i think i should change it up a bit."said rarity.Applejack and(forcibly by applejack)Fluttershy was still trying to pry some information about sanguine from pinkie. "Come on Pinkie! How come none of us seen 'em?"asked Applejack."Well he kinda sounds like one of my goat friends with those horns you mentioned."said Fluttershy. "No he's just a pony with horns!" said pinkie "Come on guys its just pinkie being pinkie." "What ever you say dash"said AJ as she went into the kitchen to bake a pie for the wait.Twilight was finishing sorting the new books. While rainbow was reading a DD book on the couch."Aaaand done. Now i can we pla-what is that noise?" She and the other mares start to hear, what could only be described as a 'noise', coming from what seemed to be the air."What the hay is that?!"said applejack as she walked out of the kitchen.A black portal appeared in front of twilight and she jumped to the side.She puts an ear towards the portal." i think its coming from here." The rest of the mane six walked to the portal, keeping to the sides of it. "AHHHHH" "Ah think its screaming"said AJ."AAAAAHHHHH-*slam*." Suddenly a metal clad creature flew out of the portal, slammed into the shelf of new books and knocked them all off and landed on the metal creature. "WHAT THE HAY?"said AJ "YAY! said Pinkiepie. "WHAT THE?"said RD. "BY CELESTIA!"said Rarity. "Eep!" said Fluttershy as she hid behind the couch. "MY BOOKS!!!!"said Twilight.