//------------------------------// // chapter 4 - The City in the volcano // Story: The living SuperNova // by Jade Inkwell //------------------------------// The next morning, the 6 ponies set off early. About 2 hours after walking across the deserted outcast lands, Twilight spotted smoke coming from a mountain. "Is that a volcano?" She asked "Yes, the city is just in there." Destined Fire smiled "in a volcano?" Fluttershy whimpered. "Don't worry,Princess Solar Nova keeps it from hurting us." Sky smiled "she is powerful enough to do that?" Sunset said, the 3 ponies nodded.Fluttershy, Twilight and sunset looked at each other. "Princess, do you believe this is necessary?" The 6 ponies froze, ahead was a pony who looked like Nightmare moon, but yellow and orange with a fire mane and tail. "Of course!" The pony nodded, she lifted up some fire rubies. "Everypony needs a gift on the festival of flames." She smiled. "but, the changelings..." The guard began. "Do you seriously think they will attack with me like this?" Nova raised her wings questioningly. "No..." The guard looked down "The cheer up, you are fair too serious, lighten up have fun."Nova smiled, putting the rubies in his saddle bag. She found some more and lifted them out. "Princess!" Sky hollared. Nova looks up a smile spread across her face, it was slightly terrifying. "You're back!" She saw the other 3 ponies "Who are these?" She got in her defensive sTate. "this is Princess Twilight and her friends, Fluttershy and Sunset Shimmer." Blaze introduced them. Nova approached them,on her way changing into her normal alicorn form, she was the same size as Twilight,expect her mane moved like Luna's and Celestina's. "You're not a real alicorn." Nova stated. "No,I was a unicorn...I am the element of magic." Twi bowed, Nova gasped grinned. "The element of magic from the elements of Harmony?" She asked, Twi nodded. "The come into my volcano city." Nova cheerfully headed back. Everypony else followed. Nova showed them through a secret entrance. Sunset, Twi and Fluttershy gasped at what they saw. A city made from crystallized lava. "Princess Nova created this place herself. A place where ponies with fire related abilities can live freely." Sky explained, the other two went off. "Basically, we can do what ever we won't as long as it harms no pony." "This place sounds nice." Fluttershy smiled "It is, we are all family here. They only mysterious pony here is Princess Nova, we hardly know anything about her.But she's hiding." Sky said "Oh, right. Princess Nova..." Twi began "please, call me Nova." Nova smiled "OK, Nova. I am here at the request of Princess Luna." Twilight said. Nova stopped smiling. "Do they know where I am?" She asked "No,Luna told me what happened, she asked me to keep it from celestial.Nova looked at her, then started laughing.