Day came to an end, as the wondrous dark blue blanket covered the sky. Little stars dotting the portrait with Luna's beautiful moon hanging in the aether. The village it hung over always shone the brightest, though this night is not as peaceful as it may seem. Far off in to the distance the hum of rotors sounded off from a band of gloomy black airships, lurching towards the peaceful town. Inside where many rooms for cooking, sleeping, and battling, with at the head being the cockpit where the captains resides.
Steering the ship at the front was a creature three and a half feet tall, had long pointed ears and nose, green skin, and a face of an upset elder. He gazed at the village with a look of remorse, his eyes wrinkling into a sad line.
"Bah! The more I stay here the more I feel bad for these ponies..." He sighed pulling down a tube and yelled with the voice of a gruff adventurer "WHITE TAIL VILLAGE THIRTY KILOMETERS AND CLOSING!" He drew breath then continued yelling "GET THE BOMBS READY IN FIVE MINUTES!"
"AYE AYE CAPTAIN!" A voice replied in a privater attitude. The captain grumbled as the ship passed over, casting a shadow of dread upon it's citizens.... When the first bomb hit, it set the town into raging panic and chaos.
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" WHAAA! … What? What happened?" Said one of the of the villagers, who was resting peacefully until a loud boom shook her room. She was a mare of above average size, teal eyes, green Mohawk, beige coat, and a voice of a well respectful priestess "OH NO! The towns ponies!" She yells aloud running up to the window seeing her peaceful town turn to rubble. Ponies left and right were being tossed and burned by the blasts... No sooner a loud crash came from be hind her. The door to her room knocked off its hinges and lays at the floor broken, standing in its place is a pony with a strong build, gray mane, same teal eyes and beige coat. His face worried, looking around in a panic.
" Radiance! Are you here?"
"Father! I am well, but what is happening to the town!?! " The mare replied rushing to him in a embrace.
Her father grimaced turning his head "It’s the Goblins. They’re destroying the town, their reasons I do not know why."
The door down stairs smashed open as stomps sounded through out the house. The father galloped to the window, opening it, urging his daughter to follow "Quick we need to leave!" He takes her hoof, racing on the rooftops, getting lower to street level as they went " We need to meet up with Tutor." He gasped in exhaust "He’s evacuating the ponies with Vormund."
"Why would the Goblins be attacking the city!?!" His daughter huffed in annoyance.
Her father furrowed his brow in thought "I’m not sure, but I sense something dark guiding them."
High above an air ship buzzed passed them, scanning the streets with a search light. Reaching ground level, they see the guards evacuating the towns ponies. Trotting further he spotted a young stallion patrolling the area "Hmph… Ah! Tutor young!"
The youth turns in his direction smiling in relief "Master Torch! I’m glad to see that you and your daughter have made it!"
Torch light gave a nod of acknowledgement "Like wise. What’s our status on the evacuation?"
Tutor's face shifted into a serious tone, frowning in displeasure "So far we gotten half of the citizens. The rest are either trapped or…"
Torch nodded in understanding "And what of Vormund?"
"He is out searching for survivors as we speak."
From behind, a voice spoke deep, groaning, and wet. A earth golem with a humanoid shape, and a spinning core of water in his chest "Not anymore… The Goblins have massacred most of the town. I was only able to find a few stragglers. The Goblins… they’re looking for someone."
Radiant cocked her head curiously "Who?"
"You… I think they know you’re one of the sages." Vormund replied, his voice void of emotion, but she knew he grieved for them. Torch spoke catching the attention of everyone.
"We need to get to safety then!" He exclaimed in fear.
From the streets behind them, goblins stomped and snickered, their daggers out and dripping with blood. Tutor yelled in anticipation, using his horn to draw his sword "Cud! Protect the sage!"
Torch grabbed his daughter's hoof rushing away to a carriage "Come we must go! Get in the carriage!"
"But Tutor and Vormund!" She rebutted in concern for her friends.
"They’ll be fine! I picked them to protect you for a reason!" Torch snapped back, feeling that his daughter quit resisting. Getting in the carriage, Master torch lit his horn, a purple aura rose and surrounded the vehicle, driving it forward. Radiant looked to her father in sorrow "… Father. I sense a large power… I think it might be him..."
Torch light pursed his lips and sighed "Do you think we should ask the spirits for help?"
"I will try." She said closing her eyes doubtfully, charging her horn, chanting prayers to the spirits. A vision drifted in to her mind of a young human boy with black hair, reddish brown eyes, and fair brown complexion. He is resting on a train with four others beside him. Her aura dissipates, returning her back to normal. She tells her father in a little happier voice "Father the spirits have shown me a creature. I think it will be the thing that will help us."
"Good to see that they are still smiling on us. Just as a precaution we should tell the Princess." Her father summoning a scroll from thin air.
Radiance frowned at the word princess, looking at Torch in annoyance "Father I don't think we need the help of a false divinity to help us."
Torch laughed, knowing the reputation, of the princess of the sun has. "I know her reputation as a, quot on quot, goddess bothers you, but she does have powerful assets that can help us. Besides she doesn't even really believe she is one. It's all public propaganda."
Radiant turns her head, giving an audible sigh "Fine. I'll hold my tongue when we meet."
Torch smiled petting his daughter's head "Good girl."
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Elsewhere
"Guwhe!" The boy yelped aloud, feeling a chill go down his spine shuddering at the sense.
Coming up from the side, his friend put a hand to his shoulder in comfort "Hey Naka you alright?" He asked in concern
Naka shook his head and peered at him, running his fingers through his black hair "Y-yea… Just got a chill is all." His reddish brown eyes revealing his lie.
His friend smiled warmly, rubbing his back "Take it easy. Don’t want to stress yourself out." He chuckled patting his back.
With a fake smile Naka nodded, clearly not convinced "Yea you’re right. Thanks Flogo." Naka gazed out the window, going into thought.
"You sure you’re alright?" Another said worried gaining his attention.
Naka nodded his head in assurance,"Yea it’s fine Brace. Don’t worry about it." He said hoping his younger brother was convinced.
Clearly not he shrugged and sighed "If you say so…" Brace sat back rubbing his temples.
Flogo set himself next the youth patting him on his head, trying to make him feel better "It’s okay Brace. Going to this new school is putting some stress on him. He's taking being away from his mother a lot harder than you are."
Brace sighed, shrugging his arms "Let’s just hope he gets better. I don't want him to be like this all the time"
Flogo laughed in high spirits "He'll be over it with due time." He said as the train continued chugging to its destination.
Naka looked to all his friends ' What was that dream about?... I have a bad feeling about this.' He thought in concern for his friends.