//------------------------------// // The Age and Times... // Story: The Songs of True Madness // by Kaffeina //------------------------------//         Waking up in the desert was not my plan of course but here I was who knows where in the middle of Equestria. Of course at least I wasn’t imprisoned by Sunbutt and her student Sparklebutt. Ya ya ya, I know I sounded not as angry earlier. After being imprisoned just because they couldn’t read your mind. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m happy she couldn’t, you get a bit mad too. Anyway so I turned in a circle and tried to spot the nearest  civilization. Nothing for miles. Nothing but desert. I finally gave up and started towards what I thought was North. After walking for a bit, I heard a low rumbling sound. Looking around I saw a dune that was rolling towards me like something was under it. I did what anyone would do. I ran like hell. After a couple of seconds, I felt it roll under me and then I was thrown into the air. I landed with an omphf and stood up. Looking at the sand, which was still in the air and took a moment to settle, I saw a large scorpion like creature jump out and dive for me. I tried to dodge it, but I looked up to see it falling right on top of me. This is gonna hurt, I thought, but after nothing happened for a second, I opened my eyes and all around me were bubbles. What the hell is with all the bubbles? I thought. I lifted my hand up to pop one and, WHERE THE HELL IS MY HAND? The moment after I thought this, a bunch of bubbles gathered into the shape of my hand. I’m made of bubbles now? Seriously? Bubbles. Whatever, I just want to get away from this thing! I floated up and over it and dropped to the ground and moved my hand. Thank god, I’m back to normal, I thought. I turned around.         “BUCKING BUG!” I threw a punch into its side. I looked around and saw one of its claws had fallen off. I picked it up to stab the thing, and as I did, I felt it connect way before it should have. I opened my eyes.         “WHERE THE HELL DID I GET A TRIDENT?!” I screamed. “You know what? Screw it!” I stabbed the thing until the life faded from its eyes. Then I turned around and one by one, ponies stepped out from behind rocks and cacti. Every single one of them was an earth pony. I looked around.         “Where am I?” I asked the nearest one.         “Y-you are i-in the S-sahoof desert m’am,” the earth pony answered. He was rather skinny. His coat was a dusty gray and his hair was a darker brown. His cutie mark was a half-pipe with water coming out of it.         “Thank you. Which way is it to Equestria?” I asked.         “Equestria?” he asked.         ‘You know the princesses of the sun and moon?”         “Who?”         “Ugh. Who leads you ponies?”         “Chancellor Puddinghead did but we left cause conditions got bad. That was a couple years ago.”         The look on my face must have been priceless because one of the mares towards the back giggled.         “Ok. Why are you in the desert?” --------B.N.M ????----Day 1--- So yeah this needed to be changed.         “We were headed south to hopefully find better conditions.”         “Ah. Ok,” I said, and as I did, the trident tapped the ground and suddenly we were standing in a large pond.         “How did you do that?”         “The trident… It is strongly imbued with water and as a divine weapon, it has insane magical properties…”         “That’s amazing! Can you do that again?”         “I guess…”         That was how I came to help those ponies and after several years they crowned me their queen. I continued to help my ponies. This was long after known as Saddle Arabia. I ruled Saddle Arabia for a long time. At least until the revolution. -----B.N.M 1500----Day 126---         I wandered the lands for years after I lost Saddle Arabia. Of course I wandered the lands and stopped tyrants but every time, the ponies revolted, and I lost the kingdom. I finally got back to Equestria and I had finally learned to use at least Illusion magic. I disguised myself as a unicorn and wandered in to try and take over Equestria.         “Princess Celestia! A pony is here to see you,” shouted a guard.         She entered the room and I bowed.         “Good day Princess,” I said.         “Indeed. Might I ask who you are?”         “Oh. Yes. I am Twinkling Star.”         “Why are you here?”         “I’ve noticed some issues with your government princess,” I said as I summoned the power of my Divine Weaponry and and Bubble Mimicry. (Please Note that this took a LOT of concentration)         “What are you-” she started just as I whacked her with the trident. She aimed her magic at me and blasted away. I turned into bubbles. She fired again. I dodged. I switched weapons bringing out Excalibur and swung it at Sunbutt. As I swung she vanished. Then she reappeared with Luna and the elements. I smiled.         “You know. I knew this would happen,” I said.         The next thing I knew a rainbow blasted down against me. -------A.N.M 1000----Day 2----         I still have a day before I can actually return. I watched the ponies crossing through the statue garden. In fact today a group of foals with their teacher were visiting. I listened in as they stopped in front of me.         “This was Twinkling Star. She was a rebel who fought and nearly defeated our princesses. Though due to the strength of the two pony sisters she was defeated and imprisoned. It has been 1500 years since she was imprisoned and it is likely she is dead or very old.  She is the only rebel who has foolishly attacked the sisters directly.”         Ha. Still getting most of the info wrong. I had a day left before I could correct all the information. They called me a evil pony who had been corrupted. Just wait… --------A.N.M 1000----Day 3----         I watched the sunrise. It really is marvelous even though its forced. I pushed out my hands or should I say hooves I still used the illusion magic to make my identity not known. I pushed and stretched and finally the rock came off.         “Whew! What a day, huh?” I said looking at a small pony nearby. The pony squeaked and then ran off.         “Man… I wanted to have some fun… Oh well!” I removed the appearance spell and ran out of the garden. After I found the train station and I waited to jump onto the top of a train. Once the train I had hitched a ride from got into Ponyville, I jumped off and ran straight into the Everfree.         “Ah! Free at last!” I stretched as I walked towards the castle ruins. “Tsk. Tsk. Sunbutt really let the place go.” I walked into the library which was in rather good condition considering its age. I wiped dust off a book.         “AH-AH-AH-CHOO!” After I sneezed bubbles filled the room. “Ah that’s new.” After the bubbles had cleared I looked at the book I had dusted off.         Rebellions of Equestria.         Well, let’s just see if there is a mention of me. I opened the Table of Contents and found the name Twinkling Star.         It read~         Twinkling Star was a unicorn from a faraway land who came to conquer Equestria. She had a golden coat and sky-blue hair. She first came to Equestria 300 years ago. She challenged the princesses and was close to succeeding but was stopped by the Elements of Harmony. After she was imprisoned in stone she was moved to the gardens to be watched over along with a few other strong enemies. It is thought that if the stone were removed this brave but foolish pony’s skeleton would fall out. Many have requested that she be removed and given a proper burial due to the legends that reached Equestria decades after her imprisonment. Such rumors included that she freed 100 nations from evil Tyrants but was thrown out due to her actions such as terrorizing the children off Canterlot, and breaking down lamp posts. To others, she was just trying to improve the Equestrian nation. After these rumors surfaced many ponies came to lay flowers in front of this pony’s memorial.         Wow. I was depicted in a heroic way by some ponies. Can’t say it doesn’t touch me. After that I felt a tugging sensation. So I grabbed a ring on the ground and used magic to warp a light blue trident to it.         “Whoever shall hold this ring will have the right to call upon me. Those of good intentions need not fear me. Those of dark mindset are my worst enemies. True harmony is not achieved through Elements, but through the strength of will and mind. I am Essence, freer of nations, founder of worlds, rebel of hope, and destroyer of tyranny.” I tossed the ring into the air where it glowed a bright blue and vanished.         “That was certainly interesting. Not exactly a good speech but interesting nonetheless.”  I turned back around and headed up to the top of the tallest tower. I dusted off the bed and laid down. This week was going to be interesting.