Chapter 1: At My New Beginning
It was a beautiful night in Equestria...
The stars sparkled, Luna’s moon shined, and the sky was a rich midnight blue, compliments of the princess of the night herself.
Atop of the rebuilt Castle of the Two Sisters however, a gargoyle with bat wings, brown and tan fur, and a pointy tail is sitting on a tower overlooking Ponyville, remembering the kindness of the ponies who were living there. Particularly the kindness of a group of pony friends in particular.
“Hey there. Guess you’re wondering why a gargoyle would be out looking at Ponyville at night,” he says in a narrative voice over, “It’s because one special pony helped me and my fellow Knights of Tambelon, and reminded us why we are heroes. I am Scorpan, Hero of Equestria, newly appointed leader of the Knights of Tambelon, and Brother of Tirek. To tell this story, I must start at the beginning of my new beginning...”
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“It all started on a normal day in Ponyville. A long time after the defeat of my brother at the hands…er…hooves of Princess Twilight and her friends, Ponyville is getting ready for a victory celebration/anniversary in honor of Twilight’s heroism…”
Some Pegasi are hanging up banners that depict Twilight’s fight and confrontation with Tirek.
Pinkie Pie is blowing some balloons with the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and using her party cannon to set up some decorations.
Fluttershy is practicing with her songbird chorus.
As usual, Applejack and her family are bucking apples needed for the feast.
Rarity is busy making the gowns that the six are going to wear. Each gown is patterned after the Rainbowfied Mane 6.
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In the castle, Twilight and Spike are going over the checklist in the throne room.
“Food, check,” Spike says as he checks off the list, “Dresses, check. Decorations, check. Music, check.”
Then, Twilight comes in from the other hall.
“How’s everything going, Spike?” Twilight checks.
“Everything’s going great, Twilight,” Spike replies, “Your victory celebration/anniversary is coming along nicely.”
“Is this party for me really necessary? It took all six of us to defeat Tirek.”
“Don’t be so modest, Twilight. You’ve earned this party because it’s your magic that always pulls through when there’s trouble. Besides, this celebration is for all of us.”
“I’m glad, Spike. Have you seen Rainbow Dash?”
“She said something about going to the weather station because of an urgent message about a strange anomaly.”
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Back in Cloudsdale, Rainbow Dash, along with her friend and leader of the Wonder Bolts: Spitfire, is heading for the weather station after getting word of a strange weather anomaly.
They ran under the calm, cloud-filled, blue skies, which so far contained nothing short of calm. With the hastening speed of their hooves, the weather station came in their range of sight, and they came to a stop in front of it.
With a quickening trot, they ran to the doors of the station and opened them so hard that you could hear the slam echoing in the building.
Inside, there were a multitude of pegasi who were weather-workers and weather-scientists, each of them talking to one another because they too were wanting to know what was going on. It wasn’t until they noticed the door opening and slamming that they stopped and turned their heads.
A male pegasus scientist stepped forth from the crowd and trotted over to Rainbow and Spitfire without anything holding him back.
“Captain Spitfire! Miss Rainbow Dash! Thank you for coming.” the scientist said.
“We came over as soon as we could.” Spitfire told him.
“Find anything on this anomaly some of the other Wonder Bolts witnessed not long ago?” Rainbow Dash impatiently asks.
“Nothing yet,” the scientist weather Pegasus said, “But we did find that these storm clouds are unlike anything we have seen before, and they originated from the south.”
“Have you been keeping an eye on them?” Spitfire asks.
“Yes m’am. We have been tracking the clouds for two whole hours.” the scientist responds.
Suddenly, the radar started to beep. The beeping got louder and louder until an alarm is sounded, startling Spitfire and Rainbow Dash.
“What’s happening?!” Spitfire cries in panic.
The scientist runs over to the radar, with Spitfire and Rainbow Dash following close behind.
“The storm clouds are getting dangerously close to pony premises and villages,” the scientist said, “It doesn’t look like they’re going to stop either.”
“Where’s the storm heading now?” Rainbow Dash demands an answer.
“It’s seems to be heading towards one direction: Southwest toward the Shadow Mountains.”
Rainbow Dash and Spitfire gasp.
“Ponyville is in that direction!” Rainbow Dash fearfully states.
“You go warn every pony while I gather as many Wonder Bolts as possible!” Spitfire says
“Yes m’am!” Rainbow responds with a salute.
Right away, the two pegasi gallop out of the building, and each of them fly in different directions to their destinations, their wings propelling them like jets.