//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: Rude Awakenings // Story: Skyland // by shenadri //------------------------------// "Great, the only chance we have to open this damn door is with magic, that, thanks to the empire, no longer exists in the face of the earth" Rag states angrily, "so, old timer, now what?" "may be true that the empire made ​​the attempt to eliminate all unicorns, but it really was not, Rag, Applecobbler, I need you to forgive this old stallion, since not all unicorns were killed in the purge that the empire made, I am one of the last descendants of the clan Starcaller "North Star looked up, getting glances of total shock both youngsters, because both came to the village through the hard work of the same stallion elder and Gerome, the boss of the village, but, for many of the refugees, they had been pirates, renegades or even victims who fled the empire, the old North Star always won the other villagers, either was telling stories of the past or lending a helping hoof if the situation was dire, and generally being friendly to everyone. Ignoring the looks of betrayal of both young, North Star approached the door, biting a finger until a little blood passed the old white fur, and the mage began to draw a complex magic circle inscribing runes here and there untill they got into a coherent pattern, stepping back to study his work from time to time,and have spent about twenty or thirty minutes, finally,with a faint smile,the now revealed magician took another step back, pointing to both adventurers do the same, and whisper "that are ready, now comes the hard part" "What do you mean hard part?" Rag questions offhandedly, "if you are a unicorn, you can cast magic easily no?" "It is not so simple, Rag, North Star, if you're a unicorn, you should not it have a horn on your head?" asked the young mare, to which was followed by a quiet laugh that came from the sorcerer. "Right, my young friend, however,in order to hide and try to help future generations, I got to use a drastic measure," the old wizard said as he began to remove his bandana, that all villagers had seen on him at all times placed on his forehead, when the last part of the band fall, Applecobbler emmited a small grasp of shock, because in the forehead of the once proud unicorn, there was only a small stump of what, in his time, would have been a vision of hope for the whole pony comunity on the remains of the planet. "Lesson for you kids, is not always what you want, but what you have to do, what ultimately makes a difference, "said North Star solemnly, before letting out a chuckle," Well, now, if I remember correctly, I need something to channel my magic, lucky for you, I learned in my youth that magic also can be channeled through gems, and right here in my staff, I have the answer to this predicament "with a mischievous look, he moved his staff under the light for both adventurers could get a better look, at first glance, it looked like a fairly common oak staff, but after a while, Rag observed that between the oak, tiny specks of light could be seen, also, the tip of the cane had a diamond of about 15cm on it. "Old Crafty stud, so you have the diamond that i found in the ruins" the human exclaims, with a little resentment against the magician, after a while, the boy relented, "I wish you have said it before, after I lost the diamond, i even come to think that Haze had stolen it to pursue his dream of joining the sky Pirates, and ... "Rag stopped suddenly, looking at Applecobbler, the mare with a smile from ear to ear, "why are you smiling, Applecobbler, this is serious!" "I can not help it" the mare said, stiffing her smile, but after that laughing, "I remember that you even make a bet against Gerome that you could look for Haze and beat him up for stealing the diamond, by the way, you owe me 50 bits." "Aw man, I did not think you'd remember that," Rad said, renewing the giggles until North Star interrupted the two youngsters. "Well, no more distractions, let's open this door." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The magician stood in front of the door, watching it carefully , after a while, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath and began to twist his face, grimacing as a blue aura began to appear in the cane and wrap the door, after several attempts, some metallic clicks were heard, and the structure gave way, moving to one side with a metallic rumble, and generating a small echo in the now open room. After that, North Star entered first, blinking several times, and emitting a little cry of pain when his foot found a metal ledge, cursing in several languages, the hermit just got upset a little more when in response to his misfortune , just listen giggles were heard, while the two young adventurers entered the chamber with lighted lanterns. "That's right, laugh at the misfortune of others, damn brats " managed to say the old stallion, before analyzing in detail the large chamber, in it, there were several sealed tubes at regular intervals, and they all had the marks of fate that only have ponies when they discover their function or talent in the world, but what finally managed to finish the mage's protests were the first 6 containers, which are more protected , and the marks they had, since they were the marks of harmony. "You two have just discovered one of the best kept secrets of the ancient kingdom of Equestria, Rad, Applecobbler, this ship has the spirits of harmony, these tubes are magical stasis chambers, and now I can feel the magic in this site, when we entered, we just release them. " "What do you mean, "we just release them"?" Rad said an apprehensive way, making quotations in the air to illustrate his point, which go unnoticed, since a strong hiss echoed through the chamber, while the top of the first tube moved sideways, falling with a loud thump, and a purple alicorn slowly rose from the container, looking a bit dissoriented at first, then her look switched to one full of surprise while she looked at the other two ponies, and then the human that was slowly turning around to see what had happened. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! A MUTATED MONKEY" After a 2.000 year gap, those where the first words from the alicorn of magic, Twilight Sparkle