//------------------------------// // The Dream and the gifts // Story: The tale of Quick Silver // by Crescent Edge //------------------------------// Ditzy was sitting with her parents at the hospital. Many thoughts were running rampant in her head, what happened at the club house? What was that light that surrounded Spike and Quick? What was that voice talking about? How was Quick Involved with this? Why did the princesses suddenly leave after Celestia whispered something to Luna? Is Spike and Quick ok? Why did they do that anyway? “Honey take Dinky home. I will watch Quick. I will see you two tomorrow.” Derpy said with a voice as cold as an iceberg. The Doctor turned his head and noticed the cold glare coming off of Derpy’s eyes, but what made him scared is that her eyes were normal. “Dinky go with your farther, and he will bring you back after school tomorrow. Do not fight with him.” Dinky turned to notice her mom had not taken her gaze off of Quick. “Yes mom.” Dinky responded and she and her dad left without another word. As they left the hospital she asked, “Daddy what has mommy so upset? Did you know mommy has another family? Daddy? Are you listening? Hello?” “Yes I knew and she told me that you should know when you can understand why she left. It was not an easy choice for her to make her sister was a pony with a gift called star sight. Star sight is not a usual gift, for it technically doesn’t exist for creatures. It is usually held by spirits.” He stated and motioned for Dinky to sit on a bench with him as he explained. “Star Sight is the power to see up to a point in the future. Think of the future as a set of corridors, now picture the choices as doorways. Star sight is the ability to see the corridor but not what lies past the doorway. Do you understand?” Dinky nodded. “Well we should get home soon. You have school tomorrow.” The Doctor helped her get up and carried her home and put her to bed without a word from the little filly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopping on her friends bed Scootaloo was in deep thought and not realizing what she was preforming. Mumbling to herself about something incoherently while Apple Bloom was sitting on the floor doing the same. Sweetie Bell walked in and took notice of Scootaloo’s jumping. She was doing complete flips without concentrating. Sweetie took a moment before realizing something else, Scootaloo was not only doing perfect flips but she was spinning quickly while in the air. Preforming an advanced style of gymnastics with the greatest of ease without even focusing. Turning her attention toward Apple Bloom and saw a pile of petals next to her. Taking notice of the rose in her hooves and how she kept plucking them off and to Sweeties astonishment they would just grow back. “Ok girls I allowed this sleepover because it’s the last day of summer but you all need to get to bed. I don’t want you young ‘ins to be up all night.” Came an old wise voice from down the hall. “Yes Granny.” All three of the young fillies replied. Scootaloo jumped off the bed and landed on the floor using only three legs. Sweetie blinked a few times trying to comprehend how Scootaloo just landed that jump. “Well we should go to bed. I guess we can go see Quick in the morning.” Apple Bloom stated. As she finished all three of them collapsed in tandem. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thunderlane was cooking dinner in the kitchen while his younger brother was hanging out with his friends. His thoughts were disrupted when a sudden noise caught his attention. The sound of boiling water starting to overflow out of the pan. Acting quickly he managed to take it off the burner and sighing to himself he went back to his thoughts. Only to be stopped again by a voice right next to his ear. “You sure are busy tonight Thunder. Why do you seem so distracted? In the whole time I’ve known you, you never have seemed this distracted. My sis is watching the fillies with granny, so I can be here for you. Do you need some help? You seem tenser than normal.” Following the whisper a light nibble came to happen on the tip of Thunders ear. Thunder looked at the pot and saw the reflection of his closest friend and secret love. The red coat and straw blond mane told him it was Mackintosh. “The kids are busy in the Rumble’s room, so I can help with dinner and reliving some tension,” His right hoof already starting to massage Thunderlane’s back. “Will you stay the night? That would be helpful. Buttons mom is out of town for a few days and Pipsqueak is staying with us for a month. Pipsqueaks Mom in over in Las Pegasus for some reason. She left abruptly.” Thunderlane asked already feeling relaxed by the massage. “Sure, of course I will. You go hang with the colts I will make dinner. You need to relax, maybe see if you can play a video game.” Mac replied before a (THUD, THUD, THUD) came from above. “I wonder what that was.” Left Mac’s lips as he started toward Rumble’s room. Opening the door showed the answer all three colts were asleep. “Well that makes dinner for two and a night to ourselves.” Mac though out loud while walking back to the kitchen. “What was the noise?” Thunderlane asked him. “The kids were so tired they fell asleep just now. We are alone now so let’s have a calm night where we spend some much needed time together.” Mac said with a devious grin. “That sounds lovely.” Was Thunderlane’s response. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A room painted white held seven souls and one dragon. They looked around and tried to ask each other where they are but freaked out when the realized they could not talk. A voice began to echo throughout the room. It was unlike any other they had heard before. It was as deep as the ocean, as tough as the mountain, as gentle as a spring breeze, but it was passionate as a fiery love. “Magic has been given to you. Based off of your soul and your inner light the powers of nature, life, destruction and aroma are yours to command.” It spoke as Apple Bloom, Sweetie Bell, Scootaloo, and Rumble started to glow. Another voice echoed throughout the room now. This one sounded as old as time, as mysterious as the night sky, as secretive as a shadow, and as truthful as an innocent newborn. “Magic has been released inside of you. Powers of light from new places and powers that haven’t been seen for many millennia now rest inside of you. Altering the clock, bending reality, darkness that serves light, and the purest of light.” As it finished Dinky, Spike, Pipsqueak, and Button began to glow. A fused voice spoke out, “In time you will master these powers. For now know that you are the only hope for this world. Now go Bearers of light. Terron the essence of earth, Hydrin the essence of water, Firo the essence of fire, Areis the essence of air, Shomora the essence of darkness, Holyigus the essence of light, Tempral the essence of time, and Vortexum the essence of space. You eight now carry these essences. Here now I release the light.” A bright flash and they were waking up in their rooms like nothing happened. The CMC awake in Apple Blooms room. Rumble, Button, and Pipsqueak in rumbles room. Spike in Twilight’s Castle. Dinky waking up in her bed. All of them saying in unison scattered around Ponyville, “WHAT!”