Well, time to be grateful for reviews and comments and views. Y'all awesome =). Arc here. Let me not further this by much, shall I? Anyways, here is the new chapter of "Pony Terrestrial"!
I have not owned anything else but a fic yet, so that should be out of the way?
Chapter 3: Falling Cliffs…or not
Twilight Sparkle's POV
"Ahhhh, what a great night." I said, rarely having felt so rested, after sleeping. I think it was because I actually didn't lose myself in the books like I always do and because I slept early.
"Well only one thing to now. B&B!" I declared. B&B means Breakfast and Browsing. Best thing to do on a Sunday, YAY!
I started heading out of my room and going down the stairs, when I heard a voice.
"Hey, Twilight," who was none other than my almost brother, best friend, and nº1 assistant, Spike. "In a good mood I see, didn't lose yourself in the books this time." He said half-mockingly. He never fails to crack a joke at dawn. NEVER.
"Yes, and ha-ha, very funny Spike. Practicing for comedian in the future I can hear." I retorted, even though he WAS 100% right. I hate not being right.
"Anyway, do you have breakfast ready?" I asked with hope. I'm pretty controlled myself with hunger. Except when Spike is cooking and in the morning. Celestia bless him for being able to cook SO good.
"Sorry Twi'! But you're a bit early this time." He reported.
I pouted but then sighed. 'Oh well, only one way to not think of food. Reading!' (I think there are many who agree with her…myself included XD)
"It's studying time!" I yelled, happy to have a reason to go back to reading. I don't usually get a legitimate reason that isn't re-reading for fun and studies to read, but I'm sure I'm not complaining!
Then I magically grabbed my "Places and Fantasies" book, and started reading.
After a quick pause for breakfast, excellent as always, thank Celestia Spike is a good cook, I continued reading when suddenly, something caught my attention.
"That's weird, I don't remember this place. How can I not!? I read this book like five times by now!" I exclaimed. It's not always that I miss stuff, let alone something as important as a place or even country! How did I miss this!?
"Falling Cliffs? Hmmmmm…maybe Princess Celestia knows something, because there's nothing useful here. In fact, aside from the point that it has constant earthquakes that make rocks fall off the cliffs that surround the area, hence the name, and a very blurry image, there isn't anything else. How strange…" I wondered.
"But I can't bother the Princess with something so…petty and simple …but I won't sleep until I find out…and I only have THIS book about foreign geography of Equestria…oh, ponyfeathers!" I groaned. 'I CAN'T ask the Princess for this. It wouldn't be fair. She has more important things to take care and this is just my simple curiosity. But I won't get any sleep until I find out, and I'm sure the Canterlot archives won't have any better than I do…maybe just ask her when is able to'
"Spike, take a quill!" I called for my assistant.
"Yes ma'am!" He yelled back.
"Dear Princess Celestia:
I am very sorry to bother you Princess, but I have a question that I would be grateful for you to answer, IF you have time, of course. I have recently found a place in a book called Falling Cliffs, but I can't seem to remember the place and all the book said about this zone, was that it was an area which all of its borders are cliffs where there are continuous earthquakes which make rocks fall from the cliffs, hence the name, and there's only a very blurred photo of it. Do you recall any of this entire zone? Again, ONLY answer when you have time. I can't interrupt any of your important deeds with something as irrelevant and selfish as this, and wouldn't ever forgive myself if I did.
Your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle
P.D: Do not worry. My next report on friendship will be there soon."
"Done." Spike said.
"Send it then." I told him.
And with that, he flamed the letter, and it went out the window.
Then came my surprise when just 5 minutes later, Spike, who was cleaning the top of one of the bookshelves on a ladder, burped, making him fall off.
"AHHHHHHHHH-(thud). OUCH! I swear, this system of mailing needs to have an alarm or something." He groaned, rubbing his head with one of his claws.
"Spike, are you alright?" I asked with worry.
"Don't worry, I'm used to this." He said, making me chuckle and relax a little when he muttered something about getting hit at least once a day. 'Note to self: Have pillows ready when sending a letter for Spike's sake'(Spike needs to get less hurt in the show XD)
I helped him to his feet and went for the newly appeared letter.
"Think you can read the letter, mail boy?" I asked mockingly.
"Why I never!" he said, faking indignation and then started reading the letter.
"Dear Twilight Sparkle, my most faithful student:
Do not hesitate to ask me whatever troubles your mind. I am glad I can be of your help, although I will admit that since it was something YOU did not remember or knew, I was quite surprised and curious."
I couldn't help but blush a little when Spike read that part.
"As far as I can recall, I also don't remember a place with that name or description. This bothers me as well. Even though I am a being of more than a thousand years old, I still do not know everything about my people, and I forget some of the places I'm supposed to protect. I am ashamed of this. But I do have an idea. Please come to Canterlot as soon as you can. Thank you for reporting this finding.
Your faithful teacher,
Princess Celestia
P.D: Do not worry about your study of friendship; after all, we do not want a repetition of that…incident, now do we?
P.D.D: Also, Luna says hello."
After Spike finished reading the letter, I was blushing like mad. Oh dear…
"Don't worry Twi'. If anything happens, I locked up Smartypants." Spike said, snickering through the whole thing.
"S-S-Shut up!" I yelled, blushing even more than before. 'I am never going to forget that, am I?' And even worse it was to make Big Macintosh return the little doll…It was VERY awkward and embarrassing for both of us…
"A-Anyway, grab your things Spike. We're going to Canterlot." I said, still blushing a little.
"But shouldn't you ask the others if they wanna come?" he asked.
He brought a point…but…
"I don't think so. We are going to see the Princess about something of not much importance, and my own curiosity. Besides, we don't know what the Princess' idea is." I explained to him.
"Maybe but…even then, the others haven't been to Canterlot in a good while so…" He said, trailing off at the end.
Hmmmm… he's right. Besides, we haven't been together in Canterlot for a while so it could be lots of fun!
"Mmmmm…you're right!" I concluded.
"Okay then! Who should we see first?" He asked.
"Well… except Rarity, who is a bit busy with orders for tomorrow, everypony else is free today, so we better go see Pinkie first, then Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow, and leave Rarity for last when she'll hopefully be done with her job." I said.
"Oh…okay…" He said, though there was a hint of disappointment in his voice. '(Sigh) that dragon and his crush for Rarity will be the end of him' I chuckled.
After grabbing some stuff, we went outside the library, and went to Sugarcube Corner, the home of our pink, hyperactive, party pony friend.
When we reached there we were greeted by Pinkie who was…waving her hoof…but she looked like she had been doing it from before…wait a minute…how did she knew we…'(Sigh) remember Twilight, she is Pinkie, terror of the Physics, time and space. Don't worry about the how. You'll only end up in bandages' I thought, cringing at the memory of the bruises and wounds I got when I was trying to find the reason for her "Pinkie Sense". I'm still recovering from the piano that fell on my head…ouch…
"Hi Twilight! How are you? Well, that's a silly question. You look just fine to me! But since it's something we always ask, it wouldn't be okay to not ask, don't you think so Twi'? Huh, huh, huh, huh?" Pinkie said, rambling like always. I just chuckled when she finished.
"Hi to you too, Pinkie!" I greeted her. "We're here because we needed to ask you if you wanted to come with us to Canterlot." I started. "We're also going to ask the rest if they want to come. It's for something I need to find out with the princess."
She seemed pensive for a second. But then she replied.
"Yeah, sure! The Cakes gave me the free day so I can go and I have nothing better to do so…well, what are you waiting for?! Let's GO! Where to now?!" She said starting to hop all around us. I blinked, trying to keep up with her. 'My eyes…they can't stop moving…'
"O…kay Pinkie. Next we're going to Sweet Apple Acres." I said, a little lost in my words, but quickly recovering. One day, I'll have enough energy to keep up with her. One day…(Errrr…let's a agree to disagree Twilight XD)
"Okie-dokie-lokie. Let's go!" she said and started hopping away.
"Wait for us!" I yelled and started to gallop to catch up with her.
"Oh please, I don't want to run!" Spike groaned as he too started to run.
After reaching Sweet Apple Acres, and also 10 minutes of non-stop yelling to Pinkie to stop, we went to look for Applejack, who was leaning against a tree next to her brother Big Mac.
"Applejack!" Pinkie yelled.
Our friend was very startled by Pinkie's sudden loud call, and accidentally hit Big Macintosh, who in turn fell from his leaning position. I swear, Pinkie is going to be the death of somepony, if not EVERYpony. I know she means well but sometimes…she is too party-y for her own good.
"What in tarnation?! Pinkie don't scare me like that!" Applejack said, still bit shaken by Pinkie's shout. "I could have gone and buck the hay out of mah brother." she said, pointed at her fallen brother.
"Eeyup." said Big Mac, a little hurt by Applejack's sudden hit. Then he saw me. And he put on a nervous smile.
"Hi Applejack…h-hi Big Mac." I greeted them, stuttering a little with the older sibling's name. We haven't been on the best non-awkward terms after the Smartypants incident…we need to talk about this sometime…
"(Sigh), anyway, Hi Twi', hi Pinkie, hi Spike. What are you doin' here?" Applejack asked.
"Well…we were going to ask you if you'd like to come to Canterlot with us. We're asking the other girls too. It's about something I need to go with Princess Celestia to find about." I explained.
"Hmmmm…sure! Ah finished doing mah chores, and ah haven't been there for ages." she said. "Though ah find it a little strange you need tah' see the Princess to find OR know something." she finished, a hint of curiosity in her voice.
I blushed a little at that. 'I really don't show that I know everything, right? Right?' (Do you really want an answer Twilight? XD).
"Anyway, let's git goin'. Ah need to stretch my legs." She said, stretching her hooves
"Yeah Twilight, let's go!" Pinkie said enthusiastically, and went on her merry way, hopping away.
"(Sigh) Wait up Pinkie! You don't even know where to go next!" I yelled, trying to stop her. Before I went to catch up with her, I heard Applejack and Spike saying something.
"Pinkie sure looks extra excited today."
"Don't tell me. My legs FEEL that they will give out by the time we reach Rarity's house."
After reaching the clearing where Fluttershy's cottage is, this time Pinkie DID slow down, thank Celestia, we found her attending a small bunny outside her house.
"Now now, don't be scared little bunny, it's just a little bandage for that cut on your leg okay?…And…there we go. Now you be careful, okay?" She said in her quiet voice, after carefully wrapping the bunny's little leg in the bandage and letting it go.
I'm really glad we found her outside; otherwise, Pinkie might have scared her if she yelled. And speaking of…
"Hi Fluttershy!" Pinkie said, in a loud voice but less loud than before.
"Oh…h-hi Pinkie. Hi everypony." Fluttershy said, slightly startled.
"Hi there Fluttershy." Applejack greeted.
"Hi Fluttershy." I greeted her. "Are you taking care of any animals right now?" I asked after seeing the little injured bunny. After all, since Fluttershy is very in touch with nature, she might have to take care of unexpected animals.
"Oh no. I just happened to find that little bunny with a small cut. But I'm doing nothing else. Is there anything you needed Twilight?" The yellow mare asked.
"It's just that I need to go to Canterlot to do some business with Princess Celestia, and I was wondering if you and the rest would like to come. We're going to Rainbow's house next." I explained, saying the last part in case Pinkie Pie decides to run, AGAIN.
Suddenly, I felt a rush of wind from where Pinkie was. When I turned back she wasn't there anymore. 'Now where did she go?' I wondered. Then again, she can't stay in one place for long. At all.
"Oh…well…sure! I need to pick up something there and I think they had some animals for me to take care of. I'd be nice to go with you and the girls, Twilight." Fluttershy said.
"Great! Now let's-"I was saying but I was interrupted by a new rush of wind, this time much bigger than the last one. Everypony turned back to see what that was and then…
"Hop aboard!" The scream was coming from Pinkie in the balloon she used for the Running of the Leaves. But why did she…?
"Come on everypony! Let's go to Dashie's house, what are you waiting for?!" She yelled. 'Oh, of course! I was going to ask Fluttershy to go to her house when we got to it, but apparently somepony had other plans'
"Alright, we're going! You go on along Fluttershy!" I yelled back.
"Pinkie jus' can't stay still can she?""Nope. But right now, my legs are worshipping her.""Don't complain so much partner, it was just a short walk.""Hey, I don't do as much exercise as you do, and besides YOU try to catch up with Pinkie in the way to yours AND Fluttershy's house. Even you would be tired." I heard Applejack and Spike say.
"O-Okay." I heard Fluttershy almost whisper.
After I, Spike and AJ got in the balloon, Pinkie yelled again.
"Alrighty, everypony is in. Let's go!" And with that, we were off.
One flight on a balloon later, and I really need to get one balloon like Pinkie's, I may even ask Pinkie to lend it to me so I can do aerial studying, (watch out for the starry eyes Twilight. You might miss something XD), we got to Rainbow Dash's house, or rather castle, in the sky. When we landed something I should have expected happened.
"Rainbowww! Wake up! It's time to rise Dashie!" Pinkie yelled at the bottom of her lungs, while running at the door. Of course. If Rainbow has free time then she is only doing one thing. Napping.
"Leave me alone Pinkie!" Rainbow yelled back from the other side of the door.
"(Sigh) well, she doesn't want to come so…" I trailed off because Applejack came in front to door, a devious smile on her face. Remind me not to give her a reason for her to give me that smile. 'Note to self: Applejack + Devious smile = Creepy face' I thought, slowly stepping away from her. I don't like that face…
"Well, ah'm mighty sorry to hear that Rainbow. We were going to give some company to Twilight in her trip to Canterlot, so ya' might have had a chance to meet the Wonderbolts, but if ya' don' wanna come, then that's ok." Applejack said in a half mischievous voice. Then she yelled at me returning to her normal voice. "Watch out, Twilight!"
"What do you me-" I couldn't finish. The reason? I got tackled by a rainbow.
"WHEN DO WE LEAVE!?" Rainbow asked staring right into my eyes being only a hoof away from my face.
Okay…'Second note to self: Applejack + Rainbow Dash + Wonderbolts + Twilight Sparkle – Unpreparedness of the fourth term = I get tackled' I thought, making another note to remember staying away from AJ and the Wonderbolts' number one fan whenever this things happen. I don't want to get tackled by Rainbow again.
"First off, Rainbow, get off me. Then we'll leave to get Rarity, and THEN we'll go to Canterlot, okay?"I asked, hoping she would lift off me.
"Fine," she said, pouting a little then getting off me. "but why do you need to go to Canterlot anyway?" the Nº1 Wonderbolts' fan asked, a hint of curiosity in her voice.
"I need to find out about something, but I need Princess Celestia's help." I explained
Rainbow looked at me with mirth in her eyes.
"Wow, Twilight not knowing something. That's a new one." She chuckled.
I blushed a little again. '(Sigh) I really need to be less of a living dictionary…' (You think? XD. Don't worry Twi', we love you that way).
"Anyway, let's go to Rarity's house. I just hope she is done with her orders." I said worried, because I don't want to interrupt Rarity when she is at work.
"Well… I spoke to her a few minutes with her before you came to my home, when I was passing by the boutique, and she said she was finally done with them." Fluttershy said.
"That's great! In that case, let's go! I don't want to make the Princess wait. Pinkie!" I said yelling to the pink pony who was already on the balloon.
"I heard you! Come along and hop aboard!" she yelled back.
"YAAHOO! I love that balloon!" Spike said in a very enthusiastic way.
"I hear ya'" Both me and Applejack said.
When we got to the Carousel Boutique, we went and knocked the door.
"Rarity, are you home?" I asked.
"Co-ming~" she said in a sing-song voice from the other door.
After that, she opened the door. 'Huh…she looks a more relaxed than I thought she'd be after working today. Then again, she's very fast at her works, especially when they aren't overwhelming, and she's also very good at relaxing after a day of work, when I think about it'
"Oh my, if I had known all of you were coming I would have been a bit more presentable. Please, do come in." She invited in her polite tone.
"Oh no-no-no-no. Thank you Rarity, but we came because I needed to ask you something". I said waving my hoof.
"Oh, then what is it?" she asked, tilting her head a little in confusion.
"Well, I need the help of Princess Celestia in finding about something, but since you girls haven't been to Canterlot in a while, I was wondering if you'd like to come too?" I explained.
"Oh that is simply MARVELOUS! Not only because of going to Canterlot itself, but I also need to get some materials I'm running out of. Of course dear I will go with you." She said in a very excited voice.
"Then it's settled! Everypony ready to go to Canterlot?" I asked with enthusiasm.
"Yeah!" Everypony responded.
"The chariot should be waiting in the Town Square, so let's go!" I declared, and then started making our way to said place.
When we reached Canterlot, everypony went their way, but before they did, I said that if anypony wanted to come then that would be fine. Everypony agreed to go see what I needed to find about, and then go wherever they needed.
"Besides," Applejack started. "ah'm mighty curious about what ya' don't know, Twi'. 'Cause if you don't know it, then it mus' be very rare or strange for everypony around." At this, all except me nodded, making me blush.
"W-Well it's just a place but… (Sigh) I'll explain when we see the Princess okay?" I said, not really wanting to say 2 times the same thing. Once again, everypony nodded and with that we went for the castle.
Once we reached the castle, we were greeted by the two rulers of Equestria in the main hall.
"Ah, Twilight Sparkle, I'm glad you could make here in such short time." Princess Celestia greeted. We bowed as she spoke.
"I see you have also brought your friends here." Princess Celestia said.
"Well, they needed to get some things here too so..." I trailed off.
"We also wanted to know what Twilight here doesn't know, because it's weird that she doesn't know something. She pretty much knows everything, 'cause she is super smart." Pinkie rambled.
I couldn't help but blush and feel a bit annoyed too.
"Yes, that too Pinkie." I grumbled. At this the Princess chuckled a little.
"Anyway… as I already explained in the letter I can't seem to get this "Falling Cliffs" area out of my head, and again I hope I didn't interrupt anything. I would not bear with myself if I did." I said, a bit of worry in my voice.
"Do not fret, my faithful student. This is actually more important than you think it is." The Princess told us.
I was a bit confused by this. After all, even if the Princess herself didn't know of it, it was just a place, right?
"Indeed it is, sister. Hello to you too Twilight Sparkle. And to your friends as well." Princess Luna said for the first time in the conversation.
"Hello Princess Luna." I said to her. The others told their greetings. She is still a bit nervous but she has now toned down her voice and is speaking more like nowadays. I'm glad for her. She really had a hard time even after how good Nightmare Night was in the end.
"After all, neither I nor Celestia know of this place. This is troubling for us both. What do you think we should do sister?" The moon ruler asked her older sister with a hint of worry.
"Well, since neither Ponyville's nor Canterlot's library have any more information than the one Twilight provided, I do have an idea as I wrote in my letter." The sun ruler said. To this, I nodded my head.
"Twilight, since you are the only one with a visual of this place in particular, however blurred it might be, you could lead a teleportation to this place. Do not worry, though. If Luna and I help with our magic, there should be no problem nor risk at all." Princess Celestia explained.
"Wha…?" I tried saying, a bit shocked, and as I turned my heads, so were my friends. 'I have never done a teleportation spell like this one. The further I ever did was just meters away, or the like…but…this is for the Princesses, and they both trust me…I can do this'
"Hmmm…Okay. Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, I'll do it!" I said with determination.
"Can we come too?" Rainbow asked. "That place sounds cool enough for me if it needs that much trouble." She said with interest.
"Indeed it would a VERY interesting experience, no?" Rarity chimed in.
"Yeah I'm sure I could make a "Welcome to Falling Cliffs" party too!" Pinkie said, already with dreamy eyes on her face.
"W-Well…I think it would be…n-nice to go s-somewhere new f-for a change." Fluttershy said, with a hint of nervousness and worry.
"I'm mighty sure that's true Fluttershy." Applejack said.
"Eh, I could use being somewhere else than the library. I say let's go!" Spike chimed in as well.
I looked at them with mirth in my eyes.
"Sorry everypony," I said changing to a more serious tone. "but with so many people I may mess up the spell and I don't want anything to happen to you, even with the Princess' help." I finished with a bit of worry in my voice.
Suddenly, there was a collective "Awwwwwww…" To which I laughed a little.
"Don't you worry! The moment we find something we'll come and tell you, okay?" I said, still chuckling a bit.
Again there was a collective "(Sigh)…fine…" which againI couldn't help but laugh when everypony pouted, even Fluttershy and Applejack who almost never pout. 'We need to get out together more. Even though this is funny to look at' (I would totally agree XD).
"Very well then. Shall we begin?" Princess Luna asked.
"Yes." I answered.
And with that, I started focusing my magic in my horn and focused.
"Don't worry Twi'. Nothing can go wrong. Except maybe a Ponycalypsis!" Spike joked.
"Spike don't talk, I need to focus." I scolded him.
Then I felt another two powers around me. 'Must be the Princess' powers' I thought. Then, in the midst of my concentration, I could not help but feel a little excited. I started going back through my memories of everything that happened in here in Ponyville. Nightmare Moon, my friends, Discord, everything. This a new place, somewhere I have never been in. Just like when I went to Ponyville for the first time. And when I reached my peak, I released the magic and used the spell.
Immediately I felt something was wrong. And then I remembered something that was written in one of my books. "While using the teleportation spell, you have to be solely focused on both who and where to transport. If you do not fully focus on these then maybe you will end up somewhere different, and with somepony different. Also, if other powers are added to your own while doing the spell, they may extend your capabilities of teleportation" I remembered said one of the spell books.
In that rupture of time and space, I could only think of one thing after the memory.
"Oh, horseapples."
Well here it is guys. Hope you liked this little insight of the past. What do you think? Anyways you know the drill, comment, R&R, haters ignored, flamers abhorred, etc. Arc out.