//------------------------------// // Vanished // Story: Land of Misery // by UnKnownSalvation //------------------------------// Ch.1 Vanished It was a nice and bright day in the land of Equestria, but more importantly, in the town of Ponyville. Every pony in this quant town was enjoying their day in their own way. One pony in particular wasn't doing anything spectacular, as she was lying down on a bench, nose deep in a spell book. This pony was a lavender unicorn named Twilight Sparkle, a very adept magic user and student to Princess Celestia, a winged unicorn and ruler of Equestria alongside her sister Luna in the capital of Canterlot. Her teacher sent her to Ponyville to learn about the magic of friendship. Her mane was moderate sappire blue with violet and rose streaks and violet eyes. She has what is known as a cutie mark on her flank. Her unique cutie mark is in the shape of a giant pink star with smaller stars surrounding it. Cutie marks are all unique to each pony and represent what makes that pony unique As Twilight was enjoying her book and practicing a spell to change a bolder into a house, a voice came to break her concentration… "Hey Twilight!" It was Pinkie Pie, a pink, hyperactive, and random party animal and occasional annoyance to anything in audio range of her. Her mane was a slightly darker shade of pink then her coat and she had cerulean blue eyes. Her cutie mark is a yellow balloon and two blue balloons, showing her love of partying. "*sigh* Yes Pinkie?" Twilight said, trying not to show her annoyance with Pinkie interrupting her spell. "Have you seen Rainbow Dash anywhere? She said she was going to go pranking with me!" "Have you tried looking up?" Pinkie looked straight up to see Rainbow Dash, trying to clear up the leftover clouds from a storm yesterday. Rainbow Dash, a cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane and cerise eyes, is one of many pegasus ponies in charge of the weather patterns over Ponyville. She's tomboyish and insensitive at times, but also loyal and very brave. Her cutie mark is that of a cloud with a rainbow thunderbolt. "Hey Rainbow Dash!" Rainbow Dash immediately looked down towards the voice. "Oh hey Pinkie Pie! I'll be done in a minute!" "Good 'cause I though you forgot!" Rainbow Dash finished up and came down. "Me? Forget pranking? Have a little faith Pinkie!" the two continued their conversation as they left, leaving Twilight in the peace and quiet she really needed. "Well… I'm glad that's over. Now where was I…? Oh yeah!" She turned her attention back to the bolder… "Hey Twi!" This time she was interrupted by Applejack and Fluttershy. Applejack, a green eyed, orange pony with a blonde mane and an accent that when Twilight first heard it, she couldn't make heads or tails of what the accent was. Her job in Ponyville was to work at the family ranch harvesting apples. Her cutie mark is in the shape of three apples, showing her love for where she comes from. A very proud and trustworthy pony, she's been one of the most helpful ponies that Twilight has ever met since she arrived in Ponyville. Fluttershy, as her name suggests, is a shy yellow pegasus with a pink mane and cyan eyes who is one of the nicest, if not the nicest pony in Ponyville and has an undying love for animals, as shown by her cutie mark being three cute butterflies. "Oh sorry… were we interrupting?" "No it’s ok… What's up?" Twilight said, becoming very irritated. "Do you know where Rarity is? Her cat got into a fight with Angel." Rarity was a white pony with a purple mane, azure eyes, and a cutie mark with three diamonds. She is a fashion designer and seamstress at her shop in town. Sophisticated, stylish, and beautiful, she is also the drama queen of the group, as she seems to make a big deal out of anything fashion and always wants to be the center of attention. "No, I haven't. Have you tried her house?" "Yeah and she's not home, which is why we came to you. Thanks anyway!" "Yeah sure! Now back to my rock…" As the two ponies finally left to find Rarity, Twilight tries again at the bolder… "Hey Twilight!" This time it was a purple and green baby dragon. "ARGH! WHAT?!" The dragon cowered behind a tree. "Oh I'm sorry Spike… I shouldn't have yelled…" "It's ok." Spike said, as he came out from behind the tree. "I know how you get when you get interrupted during your spell practice." Spike was Twilight's roommate and assistant in her studies. His main duty is to send and receive letters between Twilight and Celestia. He sends them with his fire breath and vomits up the ones she sends back. He has been with Twilight since he was born, because she was the one who hatched him from an egg on the same day she became Celestia's student. "So what's up?" "Celestia sent a message asking you to come to the castle to meet someone." "Well, let's go find the others! I wonder who Celestia wants us to meet." Twilight closed her book and began to gather her friends. After finding them all, a carriage arrived to take them to Canterlot. As Twilight and Co. entered the castle grounds per Celestia's request, they didn't even make it to the door before they were greeted by a strange, old pony. A gray pegasus unicorn with a black cape covered with stars, a black travel bag, silver mane, orange eyes, and a cutie mark in the shape of a sparkling wind rolls. His presence made everyone slightly uneasy as he seemed quite creepy. "So, you must be Twilight Sparkle. Celestia has told me much about you, your friends, and the adventures you've had." "Who are you?" "How rude of me! I am Ventus Solvite, traveler of the world and former adviser to Celestia." He said proudly. "Former? Why did you leave?" Applejack asked curiously. "I wanted to travel the world and learn the customs of other countries. I figured the best way to do that was to go there and find them out myself. Now I'm back and the first thing I wanted to do was to meet the great Twilight Sparkle and her friends!" "The great Twilight?" "Yes! A pony your age doing the things you can do is almost unprecedented! Celestia has sent me letters about your adventures." "Well, if I didn't have the people behind me to help I wouldn't have even done any of that." "Yes, that is well! Would you six like to see something amazing?" "Sure…" Ventus used his magic to pull out a strange box covered in jewels from his travel bag. "You were right! It is amazing!" Rarity said in classic fashion. He set the box down in front of Twilight. "What is it?" "That's just it; I have no idea what it is. For all I know it could…" Just as he said that, Twilight got close to the box and it seemed to react to her presence. The box immediately launched away everyone but Twilight and trapped her in a field of energy that began to shock her. "AHHHHHH!" "TWILIGHT!" Rainbow Dash flew at the shield, but was repelled and sent flying into a fruit cart. Then, before anyone else could react, the shield, the box, and Twilight vanished in a flash of light. Everyone was panicking, horrified by what they saw. Their friend Twilight was abducted by a box... "What's going on out here?!" Princess Celestia heard the commotion, but didn't see what happened. Celestia was an alicorn that towered over all the other ponies. Her coat was white with a slight pinkish tint and her mane and tail was a combination of cerulean, turquoise, cobalt blue, and heliotrope and flowed as if she was underwater. Her cutie mark resembled the sun itself which was fitting as she controlled the sun. "Ventus, what happened?!" Princess Luna wasn't far behind. Luna, being Celestia's sister, was also an alicorn though not as tall as her sister. Her coat was a dark sapphire blue with her mane being a cobalt blue, her eyes being cyan, and like her sister flows like she's underwater. Her cutie mark was that of a crescent moon and the area around her cutie mark was darker then the rest of her coat. "It appears that…your student Twilight…" "Yes what about…where is Twilight?" Celestia asked, as she noticed that Twilight wasn't there. "It appears that the box I showed you earlier… pony-napped her. "WHAT?!" Celestia and Luna shouted in shock. "I thought you said that box wasn't dangerous!" "It didn't react to anything before, so I don't know why it would start now!" "Where did you get that box?" Applejack finally saying something after calming the other ponies down. "I got it from a land known as Adeptus…" "Adaptus?! Were you insane?!" "What is Adaptus?!" ()()()()() Meanwhile ()()()()() *Crackling* *Thud* As Twilight landed on the ground, burned and scarred from the ride and barely conscious, she heard a voice before passing out. "Huh… You look like that ride wasn't pretty… Don't worry… You're gonna be ok…"