//------------------------------// // (Part of) The Journey // Story: Dash to The Sun // by Solar Flare_28 //------------------------------// **Chapter 5** Everypony was sitting at the edge of an ever-expanding ocean, the cool, salty breeze blowing their way calming Rainbow Dash, Solarflare and Rainstorm's nerves about traveling with Discord. A light blue glow enveloped Luna's horn, and shortly after, the pegasus sisters were covered in it as well. A small tingle went down their spines as the spell was cast, then a mysteriously excited Rainstorm dived into the water and began popping up to the surface every so often, a lot like a dolphin. As they exchanged amused looks, Rainbow Dash muttered to Solarflare, "Well, she sure got her Cutie Mark for a good reason." "Yeah. Too true." Rainstorm, on the other hand, was in pure bliss. The sunlight shining through the water shone on her back in no particular order. As she looked down, she saw the sea creatures -ranging from microscopic to buildings wide- all swimming elegantly through the water, cutting easily through the sea, like a knife on butter. Coral spanned the entire sea floor, but Rainstorm could barely see. Taking a deep breath for the first time underwater, she shot down to see the ground. The blue seemed to stretch infinitely, and Rainstorm was in her element. Unfortunately, what she saw was the opposite of the serenity on top. "Discord, ENOUGH!" Luna shouted, using the Canterlot Voice that had been locked away for a while. "Oh, come on Lulu, why I make it rain cheese? What's the harm done? I know that many people out there love cheese!" "The harm DONE is-" Luna was cut off by Rainstorm popping back up and saying, "Come on, are we going to stay here and argue or save Celestia? Why does everypony want to use with her for their evil deeds of evilness anyway?" "First of all, Rainstorm, 'evil deeds of evilness' is not the correct way to phrase it, second of all, you're partially right; we must move now." After some trouble from Discord about bringing his favorite chocolate rain cloud (which he probably just did to annoy the chaos-weary travelers), they descended slowly, much to the annoyance of Rainstorm, who wanted to have somepony to swim with. Eventually, her sisters came through and the three started racing, although obviously Rainstorm won. Solarflare wished for some fire, but she knew that it wouldn't work underwater. Rainbow Dash wished for the open sky, and to be able to move the air currents again, but that wouldn't work there either. "Why the long faces?" Discord asked leisurely as he swam past with swift strokes of his odd wings. "Well, Flare's a bit...sad 'cause she can't have fire underwater, and Dash feels the same about the sky, or something." Rainstorm answered, concerned for her sisters. "Wait, nopony told you?" Discord asked, clearly not joking. "Told us what?" Rainbow Dash and Solarflare asked in sync. "You both can work your powers underwater, anywhere, really. Quite chaotic since it even works in places without magic," He grinned. "Only Sun and Moon butt can do that." Suddenly, a gust of...wind? Underwater? Real oxygen and air blew though the brightly colored coral. Sure enough, a flame appeared in Solarflare's upturned hoof, and soon expanded to give Discord a good-sized burn as punishment for that last comment. The Sonic trio grinned, and they began racing again, this time using their powers to aid them, now that they knew that they could. They tied every time, pushing themselves to do better, yet it never changed the results. Rainstorm suddenly had an idea. She swam up to a clump of darkly colored seaweed on the pearly white sand floor. A seahorse clung to the thin, leafy object, who was the rare color of a perfectly polished pearl. Clearing her throat, Rainstorm began politely, "Excuse me, but I was wondering if you happened to know the way to the Seapony's realm?" "Why, yes, as a matter of fact, I do, " The seahorse's voice rang like a hundred tiny bells out through the water in vibrations that only Rainstorm could comprehend. "Why, what is this seahorse spouting incoherently?" Luna asked, the mare a bit glum about not having reached their destination yet. "Hey, if it includes making sense, I don't want any of it. I like 'incoherent' things for that very reason." Discord said as he waved a paw nonchalantly and made a blowfish suck its thumb. He was no match, however, for the huge school of tuna fleeing a pod of hungry dolphins. They overtook Discord, and after he recovered from his spinout with a time the Wonderbolts would've shaken their heads with pity at, a baby dolphin lagging behind hit him in the head. Hard. Discord rubbed his head, where a bump would soon be forming. He clicked his talon and all of the Tuna fish were dressed as clowns, makeup and everything. A stern look from Luna made him hand his head in annoyance and with a signature, "Oh, poo," he turned them back to normal. Meanwhile, Rainstorm was talking to Silver Pearl, the seahorse. "...and so then, we find the portal and save Celestia," Rainstorm paused, hyperventilating from talking so fast Pinkie would have thrown her a party. "And how are you going to do that?" Silver Pearl had somehow made out the rushed summary if their plan. "Uh... I'm sure Luna has that part figured out..." "Why, yes, I do, and-" "Let's go already! I'm bored!" Discord put his paws around his neck, which caused his head to pop off and float into the deeps. With a flash, it was in front of him, and he grappled around a little before finding and reattaching it. "Yeah, he's right for once. Let's get a move on and find Celestia!" Riding on the magical breeze, Rainbow Dash pumped her wings and shot off towards the distant city that Silver Pearl had claimed to be Aquaris, the main city of the Seapony's realm. From there it just looked like a bundle of coral. Sitting in the middle of the ocean. Rainbow Dash incorporated some fancy moves to which Discord mumbled, "Show off." She was closely followed by Solarflare, who was using her wings as a fan that created a tiny fire vortex. Twisting to avoid obstacles, the orange pegasus stirred a feather and gave Discord another tiny burn, just to remind him the rule of no intense chaos during the trip. Rainstorm followed, going so fast, she left a trail of bubbles behind. She realized this, and began making patterns with the bubble trail. "Show offs."