//------------------------------// // The Letter // Story: Masked // by Ice Fire //------------------------------// Dearest Starsky... Please heed my call. The land needs you once again. Wyvern has been weakened over the eons, and must now pass his legacy down to a worthy pony. That pony shall lock the demons of chaos down to Tartarus once again, or else the land will suffer. They will become the new guardian of Equestria, until they pass away and another worthy pony is chosen. When he passes, his spirit shall be concealed in the golden Mask of Peace, adding to the legendary power of the Sacred Warriors. With the power of the mask, those who wear it will be blessed with unimaginable power, that not even Starswirl the Bearded could control. However, with so much power, it could corrupt you with madness. This is what caused the second Warrior, Dragoon, to turn against Equestria and become ruler of the chaos demons. Speaking of the chaos demons... They have grown stronger, as Dragoon has now found a way to drain the life of Equestria and convert it to dark energy. The chaos demons can use this power and break out of Tartarus to claim the land once more. We cannot let this happen. That is why you must rise to the challenge and become the new Sacred Warrior. I leave you the Mask of Peace, young Starsky. Please use its power wisely. Before you put on the mask, however, I advise that you meet me at the entrance of Canterlot Castle. We shall speak there. Until then, do not put on the mask. I trust you. I believe in you, Starsky. Love, Luna The sun was already setting as I trotted along the dirt trail said to lead to Ponyville. The sky was colored with streaks of blue, purple, orange, and pink. It surely was a beautiful sight that left my legs all tingly and stuff. The light breeze blew through my tan coat and brown mane, sending a chill up my spine. It was cold outside, but not cold enough to keep me from traveling. I came across a stone tunnel, with a huge puddle of mucky water sitting at the entrance. To keep myself entertained, I screamed, "ECHO!" and sure enough, it echoed. I chuckled and hopped over the puddle. Wouldn't want my fur to be wet when I arrive in Ponyville. Wait a second- you don't know why I was traveling? Well, if it wasn't already painfully obvious, Princess Luna wants me to meet her in Canterlot. However, I can't just rent a house in Canterlot- those houses are all fancy-schmancy and thay cost a hundred bits. Ponyville isn't that far from Canterlot, and it's pretty cool there. That's why. I originally lived in another land not far from the borders of Equestria. Its name is classified- that's another story. Anyways, I lived as a regular unsocial pegasus. I stayed that way until I met Rainbow Dash. Rainbow's a kind pegasus with a need for speed. She has a hobby of challenging me in flight races. She would always win, obviously. So, I kept practicing my flight skills and eventually became as good as her. But, there was one point where I couldn't fly at all. I had broken both my wings after a... really bad crash landing. I wouldn't want to explain it. Maybe later on in the story. Anyways, I had to wear wing casts for two and a half months (yeah, they were broken THAT badly) and some mean ponies even tried to pick on me. Rainbow Dash wouldn't let this happen, though. She would stick by my side and help stand up for me whenever I needed. Then she moved to Cloudsdale. I never heard from her again. I would try and send postcards, but I would just end up getting awkward replies from the wrong address. I heard she made a new best friend, and even earned her cutie mark over there. I guessed that I was just slowing her down. Hmm... Speaking of cutie mark... I had gotten mine right after some sort of circular-rainbow-explosion passed by me. I couldn't control myself after I saw that... thing. My wing casts suddenly shattered off and my wings flapped hard, with no pain at all. I began to take off above the ground. I blasted through the clouds and quickly met the image of outer space. The stars were still very far away, but it still was a once-in-a-lifetime sight.This made me do a double take, but I began to suffocate before I got the chance to freak out. Luckily, my wings went crazy again and flapped, leading me back to Equestria. I felt like some sort of overpowered awesome dude after that, and fainted. After my episode, I felt something wierd on my flank. I decided to check it, and found the image of a golden star. My cutie mark. I nearly fainted again at that point, but I didn't. I was even rather confused- what did the star mean? What did that FLIGHT OUTBURST mean? What did that CIRCULAR RAINBOW EXLOSION OF EPIC PROPORTIONS MEAN? Well, It's a long story. I'll fast foward the story to the point where I reach Ponyville. Scratch that- I've reached 1000 words! I can finally publish this on FimFiction! I'll just continue this next chapter! Later, Ice! What? Wait, Starsky! Come back! Bronies want to hear about your adventure!