//------------------------------// // A Grand Entrance // Story: The Elemental Child // by Yappyjack //------------------------------// That morning, Twilight woke up to the most cheerful of moods. She sat up, stretched and rubbed her eyes, "Mmm...yawn...What a beautiful morning!" Twilight said, slowly slipping out of bed trying not to wake the sleeping dragon who's bed was beside her bed. She trotted down stairs, but when she got to the bottom she remembered that she was awake, but her wings were still asleep. They were in such a deep sleep, Twilight couldn't feel them. She stretched them out with a wide spread. "Wow! I slept so well that every part of my body fell asleep!" Twilight said. Twilight had been studying the Elemental Box, as she called it. She was determined to find out what that box held, and she wasn't going to give up so easily. She trotted over to a poster on the wall, which showed all angles of the box and how it was put together. Twilight took a note book that was titled, "Scientific Information on the Elemental Box",and a quill and started to write some things in it. Spike walked down the stairs yawning and rubbing his eyes. "Good morning, Twilight." He said. "Morning Spi-OOF!" Twilight said before she tripped on something and fell on her face. Twilight got up and grabbed the Note book and quill with her magic again. Twilight had a, seriously Spike, look on her face as she levitated a large rubber ducky off the floor, showing it to a now wide awake and laughing Spike. "Spike! How many times have I told you to pick up your things after you are done with them?" Twilight said, interrupting Spike who was still laughing very hard. Sorry...Twilight." Spike said snickering. Twilight gave an irritated sigh and continued to write some things down in her note book. Twilight used her magic to give Spike the ducky to put away. Spike ran upstairs before Twilight slammed the book shut. "Urg, this doesn't make any sense! I have no clue where, or even what the keys are!" Twilight sat down looking over at the Elemental Box chart, she sighed. "I can't give up, ever though it may be irritating I have to fine out what the purpose of thins box, and I'm going to find out now!" Twilight said with determination. "Ok Twilight, I put the ducky away, are you happy no-OMF!" Spike said before he belched out a letter. "Oh! A letter from the Princes, just what I needed." Twilight said, sounding as if she was calmed down by the thought of the Princess. She opened the letter, it read: Dear, Twilight I need you and your friends to come to Canterlot at once. Your's, Princess Celestia Twilight looked up from the letter with a puzzled face. "That was a very short letter." Spike said, also puzzled. "Well what ever it is I am sure that it is something bad." Twilight said flatly. "Why do you say that?" Spike inquired. "When She sent us the letter to come about the Crystal Empire, remember, it was short and sounded bad. The letter itself even had a bad atmosphere." She answered. "Ok, I get it." Spike replied. Twilight trotted out the door with Spike to retrieve her friends. As Twilight went through town she saw many other friends like, Lyra, the town harpist all though she always talked about humans, and offend just walked around saying "Hands. Hands. Hands." With Lyra, was a mare known as Bon Bon, she loved making candy and hanging out with Lyra. Twilight also saw Derpy Hooves fly over head, Twilight didn't dare call her that name when she spoke to the pegisus, because if she did, the weird eyed mare would just say defensively, "How many times do I have to say it Twilight Sparkle?! My name is not Derpy Hooves, it's Ditzy Doo!" And fly off. She also saw Doctor Whooves, Lemony Gem, Flower Wishes, Honey Buzz, Rose Bud, Diamond Rose, Cloud Kicker, Sunny Rays, and many other ponies. Twilight waved back at Lightning Flash who flew over head as she walked under the arch that lead into Sweet Apple Acres. She looked around to try and spot her cowpony friend. "Applejack!" Twilight called out. There was no answer but there was a sudden hug from behind. Twilight turned around after she had been released from the the cowmare's hug. "Howdy Twilight, how yall doing?" Applejack asked wither her usual cowpony accent. "Well, I am was doing good until the Princess sent me a letter of worry." Twilight replied. "And she wants us all to came to Canterlot at once." She finished. "Well I was done with ma chores when I saw yall hear." Applejack said with a smile. "Alright then, lets go get the rest of our friends." Twilight said, as she started to leave with Applejack. The two friend chatted back and forth as they went to pick up Fluttershy. "Oh my. So you think it could be bad?" Fluttershy said as she fed her birds. "Well, let's just say that I guess it could be bad." Twilight replied. "But right now, there ain't nothin' to worry about, sugarcube." Applejack said putting a hoof on her shoulder. "Ok." Fluttershy said softly. The three thought of things it could be, and told each other jokes as they next went to pick up Rainbow Dash. "She should be done with her Cloud Clearing Duty." Twilight implied as Fluttershy flew up to the beautiful cloud home. "Oh, hay Fluttershy, what's up?" Rainbow said as she opened the door. "Um,well, you need to ask Twilight." The shy pegisus said gesturing to the two ponies below. "Twi, why didn't yall just fly on up there?" Applejack asked. Twilight slightly blushed, "I would rather not." Twilight, Applejack, and Fluttershy, explained what had happened and told her that they needed to head to Canterlot. "So, Twilight guesses that it could be bad but you really don't know?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Yes." Twilight answered nodding. They threw around a few jokes and said "Hello" to a few ponies, next they planed to pick up Rarity. "Hello girls, how are my best friends to day?" She asked with her normal voice that almost sounded royal. "Good Rarity, but we need yall to come to Caterlot with us." Applejack answered "Why?" Rarity asked with concern. "Well, the Princess sent me a letter saying to bring you guys and then come to Canterlot as sone as we could." Twilight replied. "Oh, well in that case I might as well assume that something bad is going to happen." Rarity said walking with them. "See, I am not the only one that has good ideas!" Twilight said. Next was Pinkie Pie, boy would she keep the train ride exciting! All of the girls trotted in to Sugar Cube Corner where Pinkie was entertaining the Cakes' babies, Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake. Pinkie was singing a song many ponies now: "Have we got a show for you." Pinkie said beginning the song. Veggie Tales Veggie Tales Veggie Tales Veggie. Tales. The babies began to giggle at Pinkie as she grabbed a bunch of veggies and as she sang she sowed them to the babies. Broccoli! Celery! Gotta be VeggieTales! Lima beans! Collard greens! Peachy keen! VeggieTales! Cauliflower! Sweet and sour! Half an hour! VeggieTales! There's never-ever-ever-ever-ever been a show like VeggieTales! There's never-ever-ever-ever-ever been a show like VeggieTales! It's time for VeggieTales! The babies began to laugh as Pinkie fell fat on the floor on her back. The Cakes and Pinkie's friends began to laugh as Pinkie jumped up and threw some confetti. But what they were laughing at, was the fact that Pinkie not only threw confetti in the air but also accidentally threw some veggies in the air. A tomato bounced off the ceiling and right into Rainbow Dash's face! This made Pinkie Pie start to laugh, hard. "Hay! What was that for?" Rainbow said wiping the tomato off her face. "Sorry!" Pinkie said before she bust out laughing. "Pinkie...we need you...to come to...Canterlot with...us." Twilight said snickering. "Why? Did Celestia think that you needed to be there and all of the sudden you knew what she was thinking...gasp...Does that mean that you are...SIKICK!?!?!?" "No Pinkie, I don't read minds. The Princess sent me a letter telling us that we all should come to Canterlot at once." Twilight replied. "Oooooohhh. OK." Pinkie said. "I hope it's not something bad." Pinkie said bouncing out the door with them. "Ah ha! See, Pinkie is just as used to Celestia sending letters of worry, and they turn out o be a bad thing." Twilight said proudly. As they trotted toward the Train Station, Pinkie talked and talked and talked and talked some more. On the train Twilight sat at the window watching the trees and birds fly by as the train rode along. Rarity noticed her friend seemed to be a little gloomy. "What is it dear?" Rarity asked with concern. "I just remembered that, if what Celestia is telling us, is bad, then we couldn't do anything about it." Twilight replied resting her head on her hooves. "Of corse we could, remember, we have the Elements of Harm-oh, right, we gave them to the tree." Rarity said with a frown. "Well let's just hope that it's not something bad." Twilight said looking at her friend who smiled at her. "Canterlot Train Station ahead!" The Conductor yelled. "Well we'd better start hoping real fast because we are here." Rarity said looking out a window. The train made a loud noise as it came to a stop, making the ponies in side and out side the train cover their ears. And the six trotted out of the train. "Lets get to the castle girls." Twilight said trotting towards the castle. The girls trotted through the door to the castle. I the Thrown Room Celestia sat by Luna with a worried expression on her face. The girls entered the room and bowed. "Hello Twilight, Hello to your friends as well." Celestia said with a smile. "Hello your Highnesses." All the girls said at the same time. "Princess, you wanted to see us?" Twilight asked. "Yes, last night. My sister had a dream which frightened us both. "Twilight Sparkle, you and your friends must head to the Tree of Harmony. Somehow your Elements have summoned you. "WHAT!?" All the friends said at once. "That's not possible!" Twilight exclaimed. "How?!" "We don't know, but what we do know is that my had a dream about the Elements calling your names." Celestia said worriedly. "We will go right awa-Wate a minute!" Twilight said. "If they summoned us why don't all of us have this dream?" Twilight questioned. "That is a question that we can't answer, but you do make a good point." Luna replied. "OK, we will go now!" Twilight said as her and her friends bowed and ran out the door in a flash. Fluttershy was afraid of the Everfree Forest, but was convinced easily to go with her friends anyway. Chills ran up and down their spines as they entered the forest. "Twilight." Rainbow Dash said. You know were the tree is. Why don't you just Teleport us all there." "Good thinking, Rainbow." Twilight said beginning to charge up her horn. In a magic blast, they were gone. Poof! There they were right in front of the tree. "Ok Elements. We are here, what is it?" Twilight said to the Elements. The Elements began to glow, brighter and brighter. The ponies shielded their eyes as the Elements each released a bright ball of glowing light. The glowing balls came together in one huge ball of light. The ball took the form of a pony. The girls looked and saw the figure which at that point had no mane or tail. The Elements exited the tree, and became very small. The Elements flew in to were the hear of the pony would be, and as soon as they did, the pony figure shined brightly. Again the girls covered their eyes. When they could open there eyes they gasped. A cyan alicorn lie on the ground. Her mane and tail were made up of the Elemental Rainbow. And her cutie mark Was the Elements of Harmony