//------------------------------// // Questions and Answers // Story: Equestria plane of ponies // by SliverBrony //------------------------------// "Good morning Wolfhard, Spike made breakfast for all of us." Those words woke the Planeswalker, he wondered who greeted him for a moment, but soon realized that he was at the home of this Twilight Sparkle, which had turned out to be a library. "Good morning to you too, and where can I find this breakfast you mentioned?" "Just follow me into the kitchen, I hope you´re ready to give me some answers. You don´t mind that I invited some friends to come too and help me answering your questions?" "No I don´t mind it, but could we talk after I had something to eat?" After this short conversation, they both left the small guestroom, in which Wolfhard spent the night, crossed the main room of the library, and entered the Kitchen where a small scaled creature was waiting for them. "Morning Spike" "Morning Twilight, so who´s this guest you brought back with you from the Everfree Forest Yesterday?", came the reply from this creature, who seemed to be Spike the dragon Twilight metioned yesterday. "His name is Wolfhard and he claims to b-" "I thought you said Spike is a dragon and not a Viashino?" "No I´m a dragon, besides what´s a Viashino?", asked Spike with a puzzeled expresion on his face. "They are bipedal, santient reptiles. Where I´m from Dragons are giant, feral, winged creatures, with only one exception Niv Mizzet leader of the Izzet Guild." "Sorry to interrupt you guys but coul we save the questions ´till everypony is here and i´m prepared to take down notes?" As both dragon and pegasus answered affirmativ, they began their breakfast. They had just finished cleaning the dishes, as they heard the sound of splintering wood. Before any of the three could react, the door to the kitchen opened and a cyan pegasus mare with rainbowcolored mane and tail entered the kitchen. "Hey Twilight you said you wanted to introduce me to somepony?" "Yes, Rainbow Dash this is Wolfhard the pegasus who managed do defeat a Timberwolf yesterday, Wolfhard this is-" "Hey Wolf, names Rainbow Dash fastes flier in all of equestria an the only pony that pulled of a Sonic Rainboom." Rainbow interrupted to introduce herself. "Nice to meet you Rainbow Dash, I´m Wolfhard, Member of the Burning Tree clan and stranded on this plane" "So Twilight said you overpowered a Timberwolf, how did you manage that?" "Why does this surprise everyone here? Where I´m from, such wolfes are considered sweet little pets and as a Warrior of the Gruul I´m capable of defeating much stronger creatures but how about we wait for the rest of your friends so that i don´t get anymore complains from Twilight how she isn´t ready to write everything down." The Next to arrive was Rarity, who accepted that Wolfhard will answer her questions when everypony was here. Pinkie and Fluttershy arrived together, Pinkie imediatly beginning to plan a welcome party for Wolfhard, and fluttershy just sat there and tried to look less frightened about being with somepony who killed a timberwolf than she actually was. Last to arrive was Applejack, who brought the Coutie Mark Crusaders with her. "Howdy ya´ll ah hope it´s okay with ya´ll that I brought the girls with me, but they overheard ya as ya asked me to come and they wouldn´t stop bothering me so i brougth them with me." She greeted everypony present. "No it´s okay I don´t mind answering the questions of them too, but how about we introduce each other first? I´m Wolfhard of the Burning-Tree Clan." Answered her Wolfhard. "Nice meetin´ ya I´m Applejack and those three are Scootaloo" - she gestured to the small orange pegasus filly - "Sweetie Bell, Rarity´s sister" - pointing at the whit unicorn filly - "and my little sister Applebloom" - indicating the yellow earthpony filly. Before the girls had a Chance to introduce themself Rarity turned to her Sister and asked: "So Sweetie Bell how was your sleepover at Sweet Apple Acres?" "Great as allways Rarity. And yes I took a shower before coming here." answered her Sister. "Your ready for your first flyinglesson this afternoon Squirt?" Asked Dash as soon as she stood next to Scootaloo. "Sure am Rainbow." Came the reply from the small filly. After that they all sat down on the floor in a circle and Twilight asked her first question. "So Wolfhard how did you summon those axes yesterday?" Wolfhard sighed."Okay and here I thought on a plane inhabited by talking ponys magic would be common knowledge." "You are kiding right? only unicorns can use their magic in such a fashion, you´re a pegasus your magic should only let you control weather and support your wings while flying." Interjected Rarity. "What magic are you talking about? I have no idea how to control the weather or about flying. The only magic i can use are Red magic of fire and lightning, Green magic of growth and healing and Red an Green Magic of sumoning and strengthening." To demonstrate what he talked about, Wolfhard gathered some red mana and summoned small ball of fire above his hoof. "See no weather or flight just the good old fireball spell." Despite how good Twilight managed to keep her composure the last evening, seeing a pegasus summon a ball of fire out of nowhere was the final straw. "H.. ho.. how did you do that, it shouldn´t be possible to channel the innert magic of a pony with out a horn as focus. And what are you talking about when you say Red or Green magic?" Now Wolfhard started to understand what the problem wasand he wanted to address it as fast as possible. "Ok I think we are talking about completly different things. What I´m talking about is mana-based magic, to use it, you need two things first you need to now the spell you want to cast, and second you need enoguh mana to cast it. Before you can ask, mana comes in five different colors: White the color of order and community, Blue the color of knowlegde and intelligence, Black the color of death and selfishness, Red the color of fire and passion and lastly Green the color of live and nature. The most common way to gather the mana you need is to draw it from the land around you, a little bit of each color can be found anywhere, but depending on where you are, one or more colors is easier to get than the rest, for example White mana can be easier gathered on wide plains, for Blue mana it would be islands, for Black swamps, for Red mountains and for Green forests. If you have a landscape of one color imprinted with some attribute of another color you can get both of them quite easy, for example this Library is a tree and thus gives of a bit of Green mana, but because this tree contains a library, a place of knowledge and research, it also gives of a bit of Blue mana." As the Planeswalker finished he saw that there were a quill and a notebook floating before Twiligiht sorounded by a faint purple glow which was also visible around the alicorn´s horn. As he noticed this he inquired "Why are those things floating before you, Twilight?" To his surprise it was Rarity who answered him "She is levitating them with her unicorn-magic to take notes." Before Wolfhard could ask how levitation worked, Scootaloo asked: "Wait you can´t fly despite already having your Cutiemark?" "Also, what does it even mean? I never heard of a pony with a burning tree as a Cutiemark." Sweetie Belle wanted to know. "I can`t fly because I have only been a pegasus since yesterday evening. Before I can answer the second question, some one needs to tell me what a 'Cutiemark' is." "Your Cutiemark is the symbol on your flank and it represents a pony´s special talent." Sweetie Belle explained. "So those aren´t tribal tattoos. Now if you want to know, my Cutiemark is the symbol of the Burning-Tree-Clan, so it probably means that I´m pretty good at being a batllemage of my clan." He answered her. "Could you teach us how to do your kind of magic? Maybe it could help us earn our Cutiemarks." As Scootaloo asked this, the Cutiemark Crusaders looked at the Planeswalker with the best puppie-eyes they could do. "Okay but I want to tag along to your flying lessons in exchange, deal?" "Deal." answered him Scootaloo, before she hoovebumped with the other Crusaders. On the other side of the room Twilight finaly looked up from her notes and, after geting permision from Wolfhard, send a letter about what happened yesterday and what he told them just now to Princess Celestia, asking her to visit tomorrow if possible. ______________________________________________ In Canterlot Castle, Princess Celestia tried not to fall asleep while listening to the nobles and their complaints. As a letter from Twilight arrieved, she called for a short recess for her to rad the letter, in cas it was something urgent. Dear Princess Celestia, Yesterday I met somepony claiming to be a Planeswalker Celestia didn´t read any further, she told her guards to escort the nobles out of the palace and conclude the Day Court now, before she teleported. _____________________________________________ In the Ponyville library, ten ponys and one dragon were suddenly blinded by a brigth light and heard Celestia shout in the Royal Canterlot Voice: "WHERE IS THE PLANESWALKER TWILIGHT."