//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Bejeweled: The Quest for the Prism // by TheStrategicGod //------------------------------// Bejeweled: The Quest for the Prism Prolouge It was just normal day in Ponyville, the sun was casting its beautiful light, the birds were flying, and the Main 6 was having a wonderful time with one another. Twilight had suggested a picnic with her friends for a little get-together because why not right? As everyone was finished preparing the snacks and plates, they all sat down. "Oh, today is just gorgeous out, just gorgeous!" She says gleefully. Fluttershy nods as Rainbow and Applejack were talking amongst themselves. Rainbow looked at Rarity weirdly. "Is it just me or does I feel a sense of deja vu?" Rainbow asked as Applejack shrugged. As everyone was talking to one another, everyone started to hear footsteps running towards them. Twilight turned to see Spike panting. "What is it Spike?" She asked. Spike kept breathing heavily and speaking inaudible words, though he didn't need words to describe a burped out letter. "No seriously! Deja vu anypony?" Everyone just looked at her strangely. Twilight opened the scroll. "What does it say?" Rarity asked. "It says that I have to go to Canterlot right away." She says as everyone gathered around. Dear Twilight Sparkle, It has come to my attention that another evil has risen, but not from our world. Our friend from said world has requested our assistance, more specifically yours. He states that his brother is planning to take over their universe. More details shall be given once you arrive. Sincerely, Princess Celestia "Yes!" Rainbow shouted. "About time we get some action!" Pinkie gasped in surprise. "An adventure?! So is this going to be so fun!!" She excitingly said. "Oh, I don't know, seems awfully dangerous." Fluttershy said. Pinkie wrapped her forehoof around her. "Aw come on! It would be a amazing experience!" Applejack nodded. "Pinkie's right. If anythin' Ah'm a bit curious mahself." She said. "Then we should hurry, Celestia Doesn't want us waiting." Twilight said as everyone went to the train station to await the new adventure. Little did she know that it will not turn as Twilight expects. (Canterlot Castle) As Twilight and the gang finally made to Canterlot, everyone ran to the castle. As they got there they were greeted with two sets of doors which Twilight opened at ease. "Princess Celestia!" Twilight called out. "We came as fast as we could!" she said as she ran through the halls. "I swear this all feels like deja vu!" Rainbow complained. Pinkie frowned. "I know right? It's like Season 3 Finale all over again!!" Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "What?" "Nothing." Pinkie smiled innocently as Applejack shushed them. "Girls." Celestia began. "I called you all here today because there has been a disturbance in another world." TwIlight raised an eyebrow. "A disturbance?" Celestia nodded. "My friend is not from this world, he is from a different dimension entirely, and asks for help." "What kind of help?" Twilight asks. Celestia walks to Twilight. "Come with me, I have something I must show you." She said as Celestia gestured the girls to follow her. A few minutes later they reached the end of the hall, showing two doors that the front that had a symbol on it, which was a pyramid like gem. "These two doors are how my friend has communicated with me, and he needs your help, we shall make no delays." Celestia said. She used her magic to open the doors, awaiting them was Princess Luna. "Princess Luna? What are you doing here?" Twilight asked. "My sister and I are going to work together to open the portal. Girls we need you stay back." They did as they were told. Celestia and Luna used there magic to open the portal as the girls watched in awe and amazement. It took a few minutes before it opened fully. "So awesome." Rainbow whispered. Celestia nodded. "Indeed, this portal will take you where you need to be. From then on your task you be given to you from then on." Celestia said. Twilight seemed unsure of the portal thing. A mirror portal sure, but this portal was different. All sorts of colors of the rainbow were flying in and out of it. Celestia told her it was fine and that would be there if needed. Twilight took a deep breath as she stepped closer to the portal. "If there is anything I know certain, it is that you will soon know more about this place than even I do." Celestia sighed as Pinkie facehooved. "Oh great, Equestria Girls too?!." I she said in frustration while Applejack pushed her closer to the portal. Everyone jumped into the portal while Twilight was the last. "This task may be the greatest adventure yet, we hope that you do not fail." Twilight smirked confidently smirked as she did a salute. "I won't let you don't princess, you can count on me." She said as she jumped to the portal. She hoped for the best for both of them, for her star pupil and for her friend. (??? POV) It has been hours since I last heard from the princess, they wouldn't be lying to me would they? You can probably tell that I'm a little panicky since I sent them the letter. I was walking nervously around my throne's chair biting my hoof. "Your majesty, I'm sure they would be arriving any minute, has the princess ever lied to you before?" I'm mean, probably not. I shrugged my shoulders and looked at my fillyhood friend. "Thank you Kyanite, your kind words always conforts me." I said to her. Kyan is my cherished friend every since we were little. Although she works for me, I still treat as a comforting pal. Kyan is a unicorn mare with a dark blue mane and light blue fur. She is rank 90 in my castle, the highest rank out of all the guards, which is the reason why she's the captain of them. Since I introduced her I guess it's my time to introduce myself. My name is Tanzanite, or Tan for short. I was a cyan unicorn with a white mane and had a white robe that signified my status as a king. The robe had a crest in the middle of my chest showing off the symbol of me and my citizens. On top of my head shows a white crown that went well with my robe. The crown showed a golden-colored number on it which was 100, the highest rank anypony can get. I remember when my father gave me this crown to me and my brother, but I don't want to talk about that right now. Kyan saw my saddened expression as she padded my shoulders. "Don't worry Tan, I'm sure you can reunite with your brother someday." She said. I looked at outside and sighed. "Yeah...someday." My episode of depression was cut off by somepony opening the door. I saw a maid bowed down to show respect. "Rise my pony." I simply stated. "What news do you bring me?" Considering my childish behavior, I can be serious to. The maid rose up and looked at me. "There are unwanted guests in your castle." I raised my eyebrow. "What should we do?" I gasped in realization. "Oh goodie! There here!" Both mares looked at me in confusion. My cheeks turned red as I cleared my throat. "I mean, take me to them, I shall deal with them myself." Kyan rolled her eyes as the maid giggled at my behavior. I knew some of the mares here liked me because of my childish ways, but they knew I was okay with it. I just hope this plan will work. I followed the maid as Kyan followed me. It only took a few minutes before we heard arguments outside the castle. "But me and the girls need to get in there to talk to the king!" "Sorry ladies, nopony gets in these doors without a valid reason." Thank Phoenix I saved the day from this argument or else. I opened the doors and saw six ponies talking to the guards. The gaurds saw me and gasped. "King Tanazite!" They bowed in respect. "What in the world is going on here?" I asked. "These...ponies are here to seek an audience with you." One of the guards said. I told the guards to go back to their posts in which they obeyed. "Ponies, what business do you have with me?" I said them. The purple unicorn, which I assumed was a mare, gulped as she took a deep breath. "Princess Celestia has sent us here because you asked for our help." She said. Still, I seemed doubtful. "How do I know that Celestia sent you?" "We just flew out of a rainbow-colored portal and look like nothing like the ponies here, what do you think?" The rainbow one rhetorically asked. "Hmm...I suposse you make a fair point. What are your names?" I asked. The purple one smiled. "I'm Twilight Sparkle." She pointed to her friends. "This is Applejack." "Howdy." "Pinkie Pie." "Pinkie" waved her hoof really fast. "Rainbow Dash." "Sup." "Rarity..." "Pleasure to meet you." "And this is Fluttershy." Twilight said pointing to the one behind her. I looked at all the ponies and nodded. "It is very nice to meet you all. Come inside, there are things we need to discuss." I stated as the girls all followed me. As we were walking, Kyan looked at me and gestured to the girls. "Your highness, pardon my uneasiness, but I just feel a weird vibe from them. Do you think they could be working for your brother?" I rolled my eyes. "Sergeant Kyanite. If Celestia sent them, don't you think they would be here for good intentions?" Kyan sighed. "I suppose your right. But I still don't feel okay." I put my hoof on her shoulder. "Your concern is appreciated, but I'm sure everything will be fine." I said. We all continued walking and I finally made to my all familiar throne room. All the girls seemed to amazed by the place. "Your majesty, I must say your castle is marvelous!" The white one said which I assumed was Rarity. I smiled and sighed. "Yeah, after generations it still manages to hold itself in place." I guess I made Rarity worry since she saw my saddened look. "Oh, my apologies. I didn't mean to open old wounds." I waved my hoof at her. "It's okay, you didn't know. I was going to tell you anyway." "Whatever do you mean by that?" She asked. I sighed as I looked at the group. "Why don't I get you girls some beverages? It must be tiring to travel to another world." I suggested as they shrugged and nodded. "Your gonna need to sit down to take this all in." I said as they followed me to the kitchen. (Kitchen) "Wow! This place is huge for a kitchen!" Rainbow Dash said. I nodded in agreement. "Indeed, due to how big this castle is, it's easy to get lost in here." I gestured the girls to sit down at the table as my maids prepared tea them, while I ordered a vanilla milkshake. What? I like milkshakes. Anyway, I took a deep breath as we were about to get down to business. "I called all of you girls here today because I'm in a dire situation and I need assistance." "What kind of assistance?" Twilight asked. "My brother has finally snapped and he has a plan that could destroy our country and everything that we know and love." Everypony gasped in horror, I can't blame them, they were so horrified that they didn't even notice the cup of tea right in front of them. "This is why I need you girls." They all nodded. "What would you like us to do?" Twilight asked. "My brother's plan is to take all the Sacred Gems for himself and use it's power to take over the world. All because of what happened in the past. His sadness, anger, and jealousy clouds him from reason." "W-What happened?" Fluttershy asked. Thank Phoenix my milkshake came, I needed something to calm me down. I guess it's time to tell them the story. "You see. It wasn't always like this..." I used my magic to show them what happened. My father and mother always trained me and my brother to become great kings when we become wise stallions. Everything seemed fine until, something changed. Even though me and my brother are fraternal twins, my brother always looked up to me. While I was the wise pony of the family, my brother was the smart one, which turned into a problem. You see, my father and mother cherished both of us equally, but I guess my brother was to blind to see that, saying things like I always get my way instead of his and that I never appreciated him for what he did. As we got older, my father always told us that we had to be prepared for the worse, because during that time, a war broke out in all countries. Everypony was fighting for the Sacred Gems, wishing to get their power due to how strong it was. My father and mother had worked together to obtain it's power and wished for peace and tranquility, but because their hearts were not pure, they were both corrupted and dying soon after... "...Leaving nothing but two crests with symbols on them." I said as I showed them my crest on my chest. "My brother took my mother's crest, since he loved her the most." Ever since our parents past away, everything changed for the worst. Everyday it felt like me and my brother were being separated, as sooner or later, it became a reality. We were both busy having royal business to attend to, that we never had enough time for each other. Because I had slightly more power than he did, he did everything in his ability to change that, but so far, no such luck. That's when the rumors began. It has been stated many years ago that there has been one powerful gem that nopony had the power of containing, for it's power is to strong to harness, and that gem is called the Phoenix Prism. "This is where you girls come in. If we are to believe that this gem still exists, we must find it before my evil brother, Tourmaline does." Now I was pumped up for this. "We must act quickly! Let us go girls, we shall not waste anymore time." With that final statement we all walked out of the kitchen. We started walking to my secret chamber where the girls thought it was a random direction. "Uh...where are we going?" Rainbow asked. "We are going somewhere that nopony else has the courage to step hoof in." I said as we entered the chamber. As we went inside, darkness was all that surrounded our eyes. "Uh...why is it so dark in here?" I heard Twilight ask. "My apologies, we haven't been inside here for who knows how long. Kyanite, if you please." "Yes your highness." She said as she turned on the light. Light shined at our faces, revealing one giant podium. "Here it is, the reason why me and my brother are at a never ending war..." "OH! Pretty!" Pinkie said as she tried to touch it, but she got pushed away with my magic. "This is the Phoenix Prism. With it's power we can put a stop to my brother's madness once and for all, but we will need the other sacred gems first. Your task is to travel all the countries and collect all the gems so we can summon the Phoenix Prism." All the girls nodded. Then we all heard a sound, like wolves were howling, signaling that it was getting late. "Looks like its getting dark, I shall have Sergeant Kyaninte escort you girls to your bedrooms." Kyan nodded as she was leading the girls to the hallway. I looked at the podium one more time before leaving the chamber. I heard the girls having chit-chats with each other but I was too focused on the situation to notice. As the girls all went to sleep, all that was left was me and Kyan. I bid her a goodnight as did her. I went to my room and took off my robe and crown, gently placing the crown on my table. As I went to sleep, I smiled as a thought passed through my head. 'Be prepared girls, because tomorrow, I shall show you the ways of...' The Bejeweled