//------------------------------// // The Crystal Empire (pt 1) (edited) // Story: Banjo Kazooie: Hooves n' Magic // by Barracuda cyborg //------------------------------// (Once again here is some music to set the mood) Our heroes had getting to know each other more and more as they took the train towards the Crystal empire As train had finally stopped at the Crystal empire train station our heroes exited and were at awe at how the place shimmered in the afternoon sun "Well here we are the Crystal empire, home of the crystal ponies." Twilight said introducing the place to the Banjo gang since she was just talking about the place non-stop the whole ride there as well. "Well Ms. Sparkle this place sure looks really neat." Banjo said amazed on how bright the place was. "Well Grunty's note said that the next clue was around here somewhere, and since this place is so big well need to split up.". "Hey punk! I give the orders around here." Jam-Jars said knowing he was the only military leader within the group. "Now listen everyone we'll split up into small search parties." "Oooh I love parties!" Pinkie pie said as she jumped up and down with joy. "Not that type of party private Pinkie." Jam-Jars said unfortunately shooting down her enthusiasm. "Now Twilight you're with me and Bottles, Banjo and kazooie are with Rainbow and Applejack, and that leaves a five team party of Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, and the shaman." everyone agreed to the order "Great now let's MOVE OUT!" he said as they split up in their groups. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Do you see anything Banjo?" Kazooie asked as her and Rainbow Dash were floating above him and Applejack as they were digging through the city dump "It would be better if y'all help us." AJ said as they looked through the trash. "We would but were searching up high above." Rainbow said as they started to zoom off to see the rooftops. "Is she always this lazy?" Banjo asked Applejack wondering is Rainbow was just as lazy as Kazooie. "More so than other days, but trust me you'll get used to it." she said. "Trust me, when you live with Kazooie as long as I have than you get the same feelin'." Banjo said having the same feeling as Applejack. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile Mumbo were getting into the same argument AGAIN. "Dumbo not even do much for bear and bird!" Humba said as she stared down around Mumbo's eye level. "All Dumba do is sit on butt in wigwam whole time, Mumbo assisted bear and bird on adventure." Mumbo said as he got annoyed with the Indian. "Would the both of you just stop!" Rarity said becase the fight was going on for to long. "Now both of you seem both pretty good shaman but to be honest do you really think your friends really think one of you is better." Rarity asked them both trying her best to hopefully end the fight. "Well bird do say fight does go on for too long." Mumbo said acknowledging that it was getting annoying. "We do have help duo in our own little ways." "Mumbo right we have helped them greatly." Humba said agreeing with Mumbo's comment. "See there's always a solution to problem, you just needed to find some common ground you both could agree on." Rarity said triumphant of her conflict counseling. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile Twilight was talking to Bottles while Jam-jars stood on top of Twilights head like a predatorily bird. "Keep an eye out for anything that looks like a note." "Uuhh, everywhere we look there's paper so yeah it's gonna be hard looking for that note." Twilight said as she sighed. "Well we'll just need to seek out notes that end in rhyme, she always rhymes except for one time where Bottles died." "Oh come one, you think he came back from the dead?" Twilight said still annoyed from that story. Sure she faced with a lot of weird stuff in the past but unexplained resurrection just made no sense. "He did,Banjo said he saved him, and he never lies." The sergeant said defending the story. "Fine I'll just asked Banjo later to see if that story really is true." Twilight said as she rolled her eyes in irritation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eventually all of the groups came to the center of the city. "Hey have you guys did any of you find that note." Bottles asked. "Nope nothing." Banjo said as everyone avoided him and AJ due to the fact they smelled like rotten eggs. "Nothing on our side darling, but I did help with your little 'who's best shaman' problem." Rarity said feeling triumphant. "Well at least something good came out from this." Banjo said "But where else is there that we can really check?" he asked the gang in a confused tone. "Well we could always ask my sister in-law Princess Cadence. If anyone that knows this place better than us it's her." Twilight said in a excited mood. "That great, please purple magic user tell us where this 'Cadence' is." Mumbo said in an excited tone. "Right above us." the purple mare said as she pointed upwards to the castle. "Oh." Mumbo said very flatly "Well at least we don't need go far to find place." "Yep, come on everyone to the castle we go!" Kazooie said in an excited mood, and soon all of them started to walk to find the entrance. Meanwhile within Gruntildas lair "THOU SHALL NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS DASTERLY SCHEME GREEN ONE!" Luna said in her royal Canterlot voice. Both her and Celestia were stuck within a large metallic chamber with a single window door. "You silly horses there a reason why I caught you like worms on hooks, my only goal is to steal your beauty so you get my looks" Gruntilda said as she was messing around with a control panel as she laughed manically. "Please if you let us go we'll give you diplomatic immunity for this moment." Celestia said trying to compromise with the witch. as she said that Luna just gave her a look that said 'seriously?'. "Nice try you fools, but I'll just stick to my little tools, and I hope you two enjoy looking like ghouls." she said as she tinkered with her machines. "Please save us Twilight, I know you can stop this madness." Celestia said as she bowed her head to think as tears rolled down her cheeks.