This is a recording of the past, documented by me, Nostalgia of the time ponies, the watcher of the past.
Normally I keep my documents in a very organized and professional manner, but this story is so great that simply can't just pass it off as simply one more pass event. Even my master agrees that this isn't a normal series of event. I hope that this becomes non-confidential someday so that EVERY pony can know of this. I think I have a weakness for romance, and that's what this story is all about. Well, actually it's not all about romance. It's also about deceit. Deceit doesn't go well with love. It's also about kidnapping, which doesn't go well together either.
Okay, I swear that it's not as bad as it sounds, although it is fairly complicated. Imagine making a commitment to getting an important job done, only to make a second one that prevents you from doing the first one, but then have to go through with the first one anyway. I know that's all complicated because even I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.
I should try and make it simpler.
I should probably just start the story. As you read on, you'll understand where I'm trying to get at. This story is about my good friend and partner, Time Turner (AKA: Doctor Whooves), and how he got himself a family when he was really suppose to destroy it.
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"Stupid Twilight Sparkle! Making me work on a rock farm because no pony will pay for my shows and..."
A very bitter blue unicorn, who referred herself as Trixie, or as she calls herself 'The Great and Powerful Trixie', faced tough times. She had to work on a rock farm because of a problem had with another unicorn named Twilight Sparkle. Something about an Ursa Major or something, I don't know. It's not that important. What mattered was that it was her lucky day.
As she cracked opened a rock with her pickaxe, she found something behind it. A metal box, which Trixie found and dug up. She opened it and found a piece of paper in it, which she took out, opened up, and read.
"A treasure map?" Trixie said to herself. "Hmm...who knows? Maybe Trixie will get lucky and hit the jackpot."
After packing away the map and box, Trixie left to find a good hiding place for said items. As she ran off to put them away, three other ponies were making sure she was doing just that. Time Turner the brown earth pony, Clockwork the golden pegasus, and last but certainly not least, Nostalgia the ginger unicorn. That's me.
"Well, it seems we're finished anyway." Turner said. "Master Chronos will be proud. All that needs to be done is for Clockwork to place the treasure in place."
"I would've done it already, if little Miss Remember-Everything would've, oh I don't know...REMEMBER to bring it!" Clockwork said, looking at me.
"Hehe...oops." I said.
"No worries." Turner said. "We have to return to the base anyway to let Master Chronos know we succeeded. I'm sure he has the treasure with him. Nostalgia, take us home."
As Time Turner had asked, being the only magic user of the group, I conjured a small portal in front of us, to which all three of us entered before disappearing.
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I guess I should explain what exactly the three of us are. We are a special group of ponies who's loyalty aren't directly towards Princess Celestia, but to Chronos, Guardian of Time. I, Nostalgia, am the watcher of the past, where Time Turner is the watcher of the present, and Clockwork is the watcher of the future. Further symbolism of this is our cutie marks, which in the same order, is a sundial, hourglass, and pocket watch. Our jobs is to use our knowledge of the past, present, and future to guide Equestria to the best possible future. As we are not bound by Celestia's rule, we are free to do so by any means necessary. Our methods are controversial, but again, our actions are for the best.
I've been described as having the behavior of a filly, where as Clockwork acts like a stubborn old mule. That said, I guess the only compliant one among us is Time Turner, the de facto leader and the only one among us who Master Chronos can trust enough to go on solo missions and expect perfect results. He's a very polite stallion, and speaks with the most ADORABLE accent! He's very smart, adventurous, but he's prone to the occasional poorly thought out idea. He's also a curious one, sometimes getting distracted by things that he's not too familiar with. Despite his faults, he's the one we can count on the most, and by we, I mean me and Chronos. Clockwork is a jerk.
Okay, back to the story at hoof. The portal we all went through brought us back to our secret hideout, where the master waited for us. Now Master Chronos isn't a pony like the rest of us. He's actually an anthropomorphic owl, or an owl man as he's sometimes called, who is supposedly over a thousand years old. Everything we know about time magic was taught to us by him and it's our duty to use it however he sees fit.
"I trust the unicorn got map?" Chronos asked.
"Yes, Sir. The unicorn Trixie is likely on her way to retrieve the hidden spoils of bits as we speak, but we haven't hidden the treasure itself yet." Time Turner said.
"Excellent. She will not find the money for a few days, so we'll just have to hide it later. Once she does find it, she will locate and acquire the Alicorn Amulet, which will then be confiscated from her and stored away to a much safer location. You have all once again improved the future."
Normally, Master Chronos is almost as stubborn and grumpy as Clockwork, but since we actually did a good job, we got him into a happier mood. I felt lucky that day.
"Nostalgia, Clockwork, you two may return to your regular duties." He ordered us, as we had no other missions for that day. "Turner, I've got a small task for you."
"What kind of task, sir?" Time Turner asked.
"Observe."
Raising his wings up to the air, a holographic screen suddenly appeared. The image showed Time Turner a cute little filly. A small unicorn with a light-violet coat and a yellow mane.
"Hmm. Cutie kid. Is she a missing child I need to find?" Turner asked.
"Yes and no. I do need you to find her, but she's not missing."
"Well then, where is she?"
"I'm not too sure."
Chronos's answer created an awkward silence as it had contradicted with what he said moments ago.
"Well that certainly didn't make any sense, now did it."
"Allow me to explain. This is the same filly that Nostalgia was originally tasked to find, back when she was still new to the group."
"Oh, you mean the girl she lost?"
"Exactly. If you have forgotten, I'll remind you right now. In the future, this little filly will become the most infamous serial killer Equestria will ever see." Chronos reminded.
"Not that there's too many killers in Equestria anyway." Turner added.
"True, but this child will do many horrid things. She mercilessly slaughter much of Ponyville, which is where I believe she is at right now, then move on to more important officials until one day, she will assassinate Princess Celestia herself."
"That little filly will become that kind of monster?" Turner asked. "Fancy that!"
"As I had just mentioned, she is likely in Ponyville, and while she will not perform anything illegal until she grows up, I'd still like to deal with this as soon as possible, just to make it easier on us in the future. I'm going to station you in Ponyville until I either need you for another mission, or until you find the child, whichever comes first. Your mission is to locate the filly and bring her back here by any means you deem necessary."
"Very well then. I'll accept the job."
"Good. I've already set up arrangements for your stay. I'm sure you will find it without any problems."
With his newest mission assigned to Time Turner, Chronos used his magic to create a new portal for Turner to take and sent him off to Ponyville, off to find the mysterious little filly who would one day become Equestria's most dangerous criminal. While the new mission seemed simple, Time Turner had no idea that it was the start of a brand new life for him.