//------------------------------// // Falling // Story: Thorn of the Earth // by Robipony //------------------------------// Six days until impact This is another document written by the royal scribe, Ink Well documenting the meeting between the princesses. "I don't understand," Luna said, "I was certain that the spell would reflect the object away." "You are right Luna it should have," Twilight said as she pulled out a chart board with a diagram on it, "at the angle the object was moving it should have bounced off back into space. However it appears that upon impacting the shield the object changed course." The chart shows the object falling from the sky towards ponyville. "So the shield had little to no effect?" Celestia asked. "Not exactly." Twilight said, flipping the page of the chart board to show another hastily drawn sketch, "It seems that the object was damaged when it made contact with Luna's shield. Then it started moving like how Luna had predicted but somehow was able to redirect itself." The chart shows the long object bouncing off of the shield surrounding the moon. The object is also partially broken with little pieces around it. "In your message Twilight you said it would crash in Ponyville," Celestia said, pointing at the chart, "do you have any calculations on how much damage it would cause on impact?" Twilight flips another page of the chart, "Well, based off the size of the object, the velocity, and its speed the object should create a crater with a ridge-line near the corner of the Everfree Forest." "Do you have any recommendations on how to address this situation," Celestia asked, "seeing as it is your home that is threatened?" "It doesn't seem possible to prevent the object from destroying Ponyville," Twilight said, as she flipped another page of the chart, "however there is a safe location where the citizens of Ponyville could evacuate to. A couple of years ago there was a dragon that sleep in a mountain near Ponyville. As you may recall my friends and I were sent on a mission to negotiate with the dragon to leave and sleep elsewhere, as its snoring would engulf the land in smoke. My friends and I succeeded and while the dragon is gone the large cave still remains." The image on the chart merely shows the image telling this tale. "I think it would be wise to evacuate the citizens of Ponyville to this cave to wait until impact. Afterwards we can return and begin the task of rebuilding Ponyville." "And what of the glass castle that came from the box of harmony?" Celestia asked. Twilight sighed, "while it will be a shame to lose it the safety of the village is more important then the preservation of the glass castle." To everyone's shock Celestia began to clap her hooves together at this conclusion. "I am very proud of you Twilight," Celestia spoke, "while being in a position of authority you choose to save the lives of your subjects rather then the safety of your possessions." "Is there anything we can do to save it?" Luna asked. "A shielding spell should work," Twilight thought inquisitively, "It wouldn't have to be a strong one like the one that you used to protect the moon. I might do some research on this, however it would be wise just to assume the worse and to evacuate the town and take anything of importance with us." "Have you told the mayor of this plan." Celestia asked. "Yes, and she has already issued orders for the citizens of Ponyville to begin evacuating." "Then I suggest Twilight that you return home and begin packing." Five days until impact - Pinkie Pie's Diary Entry #1 Note: this technically is not Pinkie's 1st entry, however it is the first entry from her diary that pertains to the events in this report. This is true for all journal entries in this report. Dear Diary, Due to the evacuation orders given by the mayor everyone has been moving around crazily the last few days. The Cakes have been sooo busy with preparations to leave. It is definitely a good thing that I am here to help them or else they would wear out from all the preparations and the twins. However I have been having some strange dreams as of late. I am not sure if it has something to do with my Pinkie Sense. Considering that an event like this hasn't happened before it could very well be a new "twitch". In my dream I am in a strange forest full of some strange green fog. In the dream I am chasing something in the forest. I can't tell if it is another pony or something else. I keep chasing it but it is always out of reach. When I am out of air it just stands there watching me, almost as it is studying me. The chase continues and it isn't usually until I have stopped for breath three times that I wake up. It isn't really a bad dream. Bad dreams have monsters and sharp things in them. However the fact that I have had the dream continually for the last few days is unusual. Oh one of the twins is crying again. I have to go. If the dream changes I will let you know. Applejack's Diary Entry #1 Dear Diary, I must say this event couldn't have come at a better time. What I mean is that we have already finished harvesting all the apples for the season so we are practically ready to evacuate. We have just enough apples and apple accessories to feed all of the refugees. Big Mac worries about Granny Smith's health that she might not make it to the cave, however I think he is just being pessimistic. She has been through worse events then this before so she should be alright. After all it wasn't too long ago that she swimming in the river with the three of us youngins. Seeing as most of the work around the farm has been done I have been helping my friends prepare to leave. Today I have been helping Fluttershy with her animals. In all my years I never knew she had so many animals in her house. Fluttershy is insistent that she takes all of them to the cave. That she have better start packing and taking up the animals up the mountain if she wishes for their safety. After a couple of hours of organizing different animal foods and putting the animals in safe transportation containers Fluttershy started to climb the mountain. Rainbow Dash volunteered to help her up the mountain and would return to help the others once Fluttershy was comfortably in the cave. Oddly enough Rainbow Dash didn't have much to take with her. I had expected her to grab a bunch of Wonderbolts paraphernalia to take with her. Maybe she had them shipped to Cloudsdale or somethin. Apparently Scootaloo will be going to the cave with her. Pinkie has been helping the Cakes and doesn't seem to need my help. Twilight and Spike were able to gather up most of the books she had in the Crystal Castle. Her library is still fairly large despite how many books she lost when Tirek destroyed the original library. Once everything is packed we should be ready to go. My next entry in this diary should be after this event resolves. Two days before impact Dear Princess Celestia, Today all the ponies from Ponyville made it safely to the cave. Filthy Rich complained saying he should get more space however once it was revealed to him that there were larger families then his with the same amount of space as him he stopped complaining. However it should be noted that the cave isn't overly crowded. If anyone is terribly crowded it is Fluttershy and her animals. Thanks to the Apple family, the Cakes and a few of the other farming families in Ponyville we have enough food to last us until the impact is over. Since the cave on the mountain is outside of the object's blast radius meaning that we will be able to observe the impact safely. Once the impact is made I will do some magical tests to see if the area is safe, if it is then we shall return to rebuild our homes. Hopefully once this is all settled everyone can go home and rebuild. Sincerely, Princess Twilight Sparkle