//------------------------------// // Wake up Call // Story: Elements Added // by Lightosphere //------------------------------// There was an eeriness that hung in the air as Nadia entered the hospital along with her dark companion. Both had been awoken by a cross eyed Pegasus who informed them that their friends wanted them to come to the hospital. Though it was only 3:25 in the morning they were extremely awake. "Their ready for you to see them." Nurse Redheart had a dreary sound to her voice, like she didn't even care. They were led into a room that smelled of disinfectant, bleach, and old Band-Aids. There were two ponies in beds one had his wings casted up and held in place by brackets. the other had a few singe marks and was breathing through a breathing ventilator which allow her to live, she was asleep. "I was beginning to wonder how long they were going to keep you two outside, you won't believe what has happened to me." "Well we have had some interesting nights too so don't think were going to think your insane or anything." The soft voice emerged from the orange pony in a reverend whisper. "Ok, so I had a dream where I had these amazing powers and I created a tornado that sucked up all of the bad in the world and annihilated it. Instead it seemed that one came and demolished my house, I fell and my wings are sprained but otherwise I'm fairly ok." He looked over to his bedside partner and acquired a gloom expression. "She was found after he house had burned down she was lightly burned with an odd clearing around her. She breathed in too much smoke and soot so she'll have to get her lungs cleaned out by magic. She should be good an healthy soon though." The nurse exited the room and the four were left to their devices. When Flamella awoke the others were ecstatic and couldn't keep the joy out of their voices. After a big group hug they started the gloomy explanations of what had happened to them all. As they went from Bruce, to Nadia, to Wind, and finally Flamella, the stories became more unbelievable and more terrifying. Though their experiences were completely unrelated, they had one common cross-road. They all had a dream that was so intense that it came to life, ones that brought out emotions that were either lost in the past or needed to resurfaced. "Well that's nice and all, what will we do now? I don't wanna fall asleep again, I think you will all agree." Though Flamella stated it, they all had the same thoughts going through their minds. If there was to be any sleep it had to be light and thoughtless, they eventually succeeded at this. ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v As they woke from their unfruitful slumber to objects of various sizes and shapes lying next to each of them. Bruce had a copper colored chain wrapped around his neck, at the base it contained jadeite, one of the most rare and recognizable rocks in the world. Nadia was wearing an arm cuff that had a flowing essence to it, it looked ad if to climb right off of her foreleg. Wind had a single piercing in his left ear which held a little stud, one that held itself lighter than it looked like it should have. Flamella had a ring upon her horn, it had a full seamless fire opal surrounding the center of the golden ring. Each had a beautiful glow that enhanced the power that seemed to flow from the garments. Each of the ponies had a different reaction to their new accessories. Bruce just sat and looked down at his necklace and couldn't be rid of the thought that he had always wanted one and that this one was just so... perfect. Nadia was scrambling on the floor trying to get her cuffs off, grunting with every push and never succeeding. Flamella was transfixed by the terrifying similarities between her and how the rock was formed, violently and with lots of pressure. Wind walked over to a mirror in the corner of the hospital room with only one thought: 'When did I get a piercing?'. ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v After a day of calming Nadia down and having Flamella checked up they headed off toward the library to see if there were any books on the strange events and the objects. As they walked in they were introduced by a small, purple, dragonling who was eager to show them to the unknown magics section. There were entire shelves a good two or three ponies high stocked full of books, some small and some gigantic. The dragon ran off to get Twilight to see if she could help. They roamed through the different books until she arrived. "Hello again Bruce, I see you have brought friends." Her smile wide but a look of weariness in her eyes showed she was a bit sleepless. "Spike said there may be something I can help you with?" "Yes, um, we have had a few odd things happen so far." Said a shy voice from the back of the group. "We have obtained these objects and have had a few mishaps." She said with a sheepish smile. "Well, why don't you four tell my what has happened and I'll see what I can get." And the explanation began, starting from their meeting, to the night occurrences, to the objects that appeared over sleep. She seemed to take it all in like a purple pony sponge. The entire time she mouthed off different things that sounded foreign, constantly searching through a book until a new fact was brought up and then changing to a new book. After they had finished the library looked like an earthquake had shook through it and there was one book that looked somewhat organized left. Twilight took it down reluctantly, seeming to hope that whatever was happening was not related to what was in that book. As she scanned through the pages her ears drew back and a frown crossed her face, when she had completed reading she announced that they needed to head to Canterlot and address all of the princesses immediately. This seemed urgent so they agreed to head on the next train but Twilight said this needed immediate action so she used her magic to teleport them all to the princesses palace. She busted through two royal doors into the throne room, the three alicorns looking at her like she was a changeling. She quickly explained a few things to the princesses in short bursts of sentences with vocabulary that didn't seem like it would be used in the English language. When she was finished she was breathless and sweating, the other alicorn princesses were, though obviously deep in thought, keeping their faces strait for the time. Celestia stepped down from her royal seat and bowed to the four ponies before her. "Welcome once again, Creators, we have been awaiting your arrivals. You have much to learn and catch up on." She said still bowing. The four were awestruck, a princess just bowed to THEM.