//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Bejeweled Tutorial // Story: Bejeweled: The Quest for the Prism // by TheStrategicGod //------------------------------// Bejeweled: Quest for the Prism Chapter 1: Bejewled Tutorial (Tanzanite Castle, Tanzanite POV) Finally! The birds are chirping, the sun is setting, and there are ponies from another world have come here to learn about our culture and our ways of the Bejeweled. I have to teach them, for not only there safety, but for ours as well. As I started to get up, having to yawn, stretch, and rub my eyes, I heard soft sounds of giggling mares. "Good morning your majesty." I heard two voices say in unison. My vision started clearing up as I began to my two favorite servants. The Garnets, Rose and Beige. The one thing I liked about them was their personality, they were just so down the earth, well...mostly because they were earth ponies. Rose has light red fur and a light brown mane style curled to perfection, while Beige on the other hoof has the light brown fur and light red mane. Having the same sets of colors meant that they were twins, another thing I liked about them, as well as having the same mane style. As I got up from bed I saw Beige walking towards it and making it. "You know, you don't have to do that." I told Beige, in which she waved her hoof nonchalantly. "Nonsense. You are kind to us, so we shall show kindness back, no?" Did I mention their prench accents are so adorable? I felt Rose push me towards the bathroom. "Now, let us clean your bed while you have a nice soothing bath." And I did as she said. I got in the shower, whistling a tune as I did so. During this time I heard the door open. "Well, somepony is in a happy mood today." That sounded like Beige. "What is the occasion?" She asked. "Well, as you probably may not of heard, ponies from another world have come to our world to learn the ways of the Bejeweled...well, I ask them if they could come here, but I need help so we can end my brother's mayhem once and for all." With that being said, I got out of the shower as Beige gave me a towel for me to dry myself with.  "Indeed." She agreed. "That ruffian must pay for his actions!" She gave a huff in frustration. "How can somepony so cruel and so mean be your brother?" I let out a sigh of disappointment. "Part of me feels like it was all my fault, I never meant for it to happen. Even though he changed for the worse, he's still my brother. You know, he wasn't always like this." The statement seemed to catch Beige off guard. "Would you care to elaborate?"  "Not right now, I already told my story to the girls." My eyes widened by sudden realization. "Speaking of which, I better get down to the kitchen, the girls might be their any minute." Beige nodded as we went back to the bedroom. Beige and Rose helped me get dressed as to put on my robe and crown. "Since this is my first time teaching, would you like to come with me to watch?" I could've sworn I saw both Rose and Beige's eyes light up. They both hugged and nuzzled me in affection. "Thank you your highness!" "Your generosity shall not be forgotten!" My face started to light up as the twins both laughed at my flushed expression. I took a deep gulp before I had the courage to speak again. "Now, why don't have something to eat no?" The girls giggled at my failed attempt to speak prench, and went to the kitchen. (Kitchen) As me and the twins went to sit down, I saw Kyan coming towards the kitchen. "Sergeant Kyanite." I greeted in which she bowed. "Your majesty." "What news have you brought me today?" I asked. "The girls you are about to train are coming down shortly." She said as she sat down next to the Garnets.  "Oh this is so exciting!" I squealed. The twins giggled while Kyan rolled her eyes once more, though smiling warmly in secret. "Garnets, why don't you make some breakfast for our guests?" I suggested. They smiled as they went up to me. "Anything for our king." They said in unison and nuzzled me. Little did I know that Kyan gave a sharp glare to the twins as they smirked victoriously. A few minutes later I started to hear sounds of hooves coming down. "Good morning your majesty." That must've been Twilight Sparkle. "Good morning, I hope your sleep turned out pleasant." I inquired. "Oh it was simply marvelous! The bed was certainly more comfortable then at home." Rarity chirped out. "Ah here ya there Rares, we even had a hard tahm tryin' ta git Rainbow outta bed." Applejack chuckled.  "Well, my...cooks are preparing something special for breakfast, so in the mean time, I can tell you about our culture." Most of the girls nodded in agreement while Rainbow seemed to give out an annoyed groan. Out of all the mares here, Twilight seemed to be the most excited about it. Well, mind as well keep ourselves occupied. (30 minutes later) "Wow! Your world is so much different from ours, and yet, it's the same at the same time." Twilight said. "What kind of currency do you use here?" She asked. I used my magic to summon up a few gold coins. "This is what we use." I gave Twilight one of the gold coins. "Fasinating, this looks like the bits that we use back home." She said as she inspected it more. The gold coin looked...well, gold. It had how much it was worth on one side, and a symbol similar to the one on my crest, only the color was different. "There's three types of coins, going from 100 to 1000 to 10,000, the only difference about the coins is there size. The more the amount, the bigger the size. I'll let you all start with 10,000 once you go out into the world." I finished as Rose and Beige came back with our meals. "Now dig in, I shall be meeting you in the Battle Arena." Rainbow gasped. "Woah! There's an arena here?" She said as I smiled. "Yes, and so much more. Kyanite will escort you to there once you are finished with your meals." I looked at Kyan and she nodded. While I wait  for the girls I'm going to set it up. It's been a long time since I went in there. (Battle Arena)  Although there were multiple arenas in the castle, I needed one with nopony in it to have the girl's upmost concentration. As I went inside I whistled at how massive the place was. "You know, I had no idea this place changed so much over the years." I said to myself. The battle arena had golden lines around the walls, along with a color of light purple, getting darker as I look down the walls. As I continued looking through the place I couldn't help but notice the statues, of my friends. It's been so long since I've seen all of them, I wonder what happened to them. I thoughts were disturbed by the door opening. I saw Kyan coming with the girls. All the girls were looking at the scenery while I cleared my throat to get there attention. "Ah there you girls are." I said. "Now, before we begin, we're going to start with the basics." I used my magic to create gems scattered across the arena. "All around the arena there are going to be gems materializing around you, having a total of 64 gems. Your objective is to collect three of the same colored gems as much as possible, earning you points throughout the match, Kyanite if you please." I said as Kyan as she grabbed three blue gems and created a row. The three gems disappeared into thin air and turn into blue dust, depending on what color the gem was. The girls gasped in astonishment. "This is incredible!" Twilight said. "How are able to do this!?" She practically shouted. "Generation upon generation has been battling this way all the time, all this is nearly common knowledge, hay even fillies and colts know how to play this game. Of course the way they play is just for fun." The girls looked at me in confusion before I coughed embarrassingly. "Anyway for your training, I want you to collect and group as many gems as you can, remember, you have 1 minute for every match you have. Now, you can take your position anywhere in the arena." With the girls scattered taking a charging position, the game was about to begin. 1:00 GO! (During training session) As I was looking at the girls and their progress, Kyan walked beside me as Rose and Beige. "So?" I began. "What do you think of the girls so far?" I asked Kyan and in reply, she shrugged. "I'm not so sure, training ponies from another world, you'll never know what the outcome will be." I was about to add in something until the Garnets chimed in. "Well, what I see, is training mares turning into soon to be masters." Rose chirped and Beige nodded in agreement. I gave a sigh and looked at the girls once more. 'I'm sure Celestia won't let me down, she never did before.' With that thought, I looked at the timer, which meant that the match was going to end.  "So after a few matches, do you think you got the hang of it?" All of the girls nodded. "Good, now once you get to your destination, I'll tell you all the details. Any questions?" I asked as Rainbow raised her hoof. "Yeah, how are we supposed to get there?" I smirked. "Don't worry, leave that to me." I grabbed a blue gem and placed it on the floor. I told the girls to back up a bit, so with my magic I conjured up, I created of colorful vortex, similar to the one the girls came out from. "Here, this will take you to your designated place. I all I wish for is your safety." The girls thanked me as they walked through the vortex. As the votrex closed I could only think of one thing. 'Brother, how could you do this?'