Chapter 3: Order's Awakening
Calm Storm's POV
I had arrived home about 7:00 PM, I work at the Baltimare Weather Division overseeing that ponies get their jobs done, as well as maintain correct and scheduled weather patterns. My job wasn't a hard one, but I did have to work with a few numb-skulls in the process... But alas, I am a very calm pegasus as my name dictates!
I walked into my bathroom, brushed my teeth, and carried on most of the other things I would do before retiring early. Today was a rather unfortunate day at work for me. One of the rookies brought a rouge storm outside the city when it wasn't due yet, and it caused some major territorial wreckage outside. Of course I was the one that took the blame, and I got yelled at by my superior instead... Luckily I calmed down and talked to the rookie about how to be more careful about which storms go where, and I think I got the message through. I remember him looking up at me about to cry and saying "I didn't mean to... Please don't fire me! It's only my first week here!". I told him to try not to make the same mistake again, or my boss would tell me to fire him.
Having taken this amount of stress, a huge workload, and a verbal beating from my boss I was extremely tired. And needed sleep, and I needed it right now. I comfortably flew up onto my bed and tried to get beneath the covers. Once I finally succeeded, I opened my window nearest to me to let cold air flow into my room.
I just want to make a difference in the world.. Change it for the better! I thought, wondering if there was any way for me to ditch this lowly job as a manager (Not to say that I hated the job or anything...) and actually make a change in this world.
As I drifted off into sleep, I felt like there was a presence in my room. But I ignored it and went back to sleeping. As I felt my self falling closer to unconsciousness, I felt a warm burning in my chest or what was my chest in my subconscious dream world.
Once I had fallen asleep however, It had felt as if I was still awake. I was surrounded by a huge black dimension of nothingness, it seemed to stretch out infinitely from my perspective. I tried walking, and the ground or what ever the material was beneath me held up and became a surface. I suddenly felt a powerful explosion of raw energy, so mind shattering that I was nearly knocked of my hooves in the Dream plane. The swirling green light started to consume me by surrounding my body and trying to infiltrate my soul. After what seemed like an eternity later, it had finally began to die down... But then I heard a voice...
Storm... The deep, wise-sounding voice had uttered. I do not have much time to explain now, but you must listen to me in whatever time you have left here... Understood? The calming voice asked. I could do nothing but nod my head yes, this strange deity had left me extremely curious to the purpose of why it was here or if it was even real.
I am the Element of Order... Created by Princess Celestia herself to counter an opposite set of elements that do nothing but cause destruction. I believe that you have what it takes to defeat them, but not alone. There are two other elements searching for their bearers as we speak. He continued.
My time here is running short... Find the Princess! And should you ever need to use me just ask. The talking spirit said before entering inside my chest and leaving me breathless for air. It felt like I was suffocating inside of my dream, the Element of Order had been combining with my very essence of being... And it hurt a lot.
I shot awake gasping for air as if I had just risen from the bottom of a deep pool of water. Sweat dripping of my forehead, I exited my bed and checked my self out in the mirror. I was still the same cyan colored pegasus, however my face looked completely terrible after that dream.
"W-was that even real?" I said aloud looking for the answer inside of my head.
Yes, yes it was... A voice echoed inside my head. Ok, it was clear that this Element of.. Whatever was now a part of me and inside my head.
"Holy crap..." I said completely stunned from the previous actions that had taken place not only in my dreams but in my thoughts just a few seconds ago. It was apparent that I needed to do what this thing told me... I have to find princess Celestia and talk to her about what ever this is. I mean... She did create this Element after all... She must know why it chose me or even what exactly I'm supposed to do with it! I thought, recollecting everything that had previously happened.
It was 9:00 AM in the morning. And I decided I would be taking a leave from work, and buying a train ticket to Canterlot. I would have otherwise flown to Canterlot immediately, knowing that I had the wing power to do it and all, but I figured that I would need to pack some bags... The spirit had made it seem like I would be there for a while...
I took care of everything that I needed to before hand such as bathing, packing a briefcase full of belongings that I might need while I'm away. And with that, I left my house leaving the stuff there to go buy a train ticket. Several minutes passed as I walked to the station a few miles away, I was in no need to hurry as the trains for Canterlot always headed out from noon to the afternoon. So I just admired the scenery of the city as I was walking.
I saw many sights that were familiar to my childhood, parks, shops, and other things that would just bring back memories. Even if those memories weren't worth bringing back... When I was sixteen, our house was robbed in the middle of the night and I woke up to find that both of my parents were gone. I went to the Baltimare police department to file that they were missing and that out house had been robbed, but they were never found or seen ever again... My father, Windy Breeze had left in his will saying to give the property of our house to me along with all the previous money that he had invested into various markets and savings bonds. And that's how I've been living ever since... I finished school with no problems whatsoever, I was a straight A student, and would've been able to pick any job I wanted.. But management of the Weather patrol in Baltimare was one of my dreams growing up. Being able to coordinate the weather was just so fascinating, however the job wasn't as grand as I thought it was... I just kept building up my wealth on top my father's ever since, so I could retire at a young age.
I was less than one mile to my destination when I noticed that there were no ponies in the streets and everything was dead quiet. I looked around and saw no one, except for one mysterious dark grey colored pony looking at me just a few meters away. He had the body of a pony around his late 20's, a dark grey mat of fur and a noticeable black goatee. He carried a black jewel encrusted cane on his back, on top of the nice-looking grey suit that he had on. It was obvious this pony was a very rich pony with lots of power.
"So we finally meet... Element of Order..." He stated with a visible smirk on his face.
How does he know about that? I asked the element. I could feel the Elements power begin to rise through me, for some unknown reason the pony in front of me seemed to look familiar... But not because of me, because of the Element...
This is the current bearer of The Element of Disorder... Your opposite, and your mortal enemy... The Element stated in a cold harsh way. The tone in his voice told me that he meant business, and that I was in over my head this time. I hate to say this, but this fight is not winnable... He has had plenty of experience with his power, and the best I can do is lend you mine. Said the Element, my eyes not leaving the dark, smiling pony ahead of me.
"Oh don't look at me like that... Hehe... I just want to have some fun!" He yelled maniacally as he swung the cane off his back and smacked it on the ground. As if right on cue, cement chunks exploded out of the ground and began forming a mass in the sky as if there was a black hole there.
The pony then pointed the cane up towards the huge mass the size of a small building, and then brought the cane down pointing it at me. The mass of cement and heavy rock began hurtling towards me, and I was just standing there... Like a lifeless target willing to accept his ultimate fate... Death...
But just then I heard the voice of my Element... NO! WE MUST FIGHT! The element roared. Power began surging throughout my right front hoof and extended outwards starting to form a shape of a bow. The element kept pumping in power to make the form of energy it's full size. NOW DRAW IT BACK STORM! He yelled once more, this time I followed with his wish. As I drew the bow's energy-like string back, an arrow made out of energy began to form.
"What's this...?" The bearer of Disorder said with a intrigued look on his face.
Right as the huge ball of debris was about to hit me, I released the arrow of energy.
BOOM!!!
An explosion of epic proportions engulfed the base of the mass and began tearing away at it's very chaotic existence, moments later the rock was forced into the sky in small bits and pieces that wouldn't have been able to harm anybody in the premises. The look on that pony's face really made my day though... His mouth was completely agape at the sudden burst of raw power my Element and I had demonstrated.
"Hmm... Well... I think I'll let you go this time, it was rather fun toying around with you... Until we meet again, Element of Order" He said as he disappeared into air, returning from wherever he came. The scene then roared back to life a ponies began filling my vision again.
WHAT?!!? I thought as I looked around again. It was like nothing had ever happened! The scene was completely reversed back to the original scene before the fight and ponies were walking around as if nothing happened.
He must have drawn us into a separate dimension of space a while back as we were walking... Said my Element. He was right though... I remember seeing many ponies walk around us at the beginning of the trip, but as we approached closer there became less and less...
My element and I conversed about what had just happened as I went to the station and bought the tickets to Canterlot for 1 hour later. That hour was one of the longest hours of my life... Waiting for that train to see what fate had brought to my doorstep that evening last night.
Disorder... I will find you... and I will beat you... I thought as my train finally arrived at the station. I boarded the train and began my next leg of the journey to find and beat Disorder, my new rival, and my new enemy...