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// Chapter 6: Titannus Resurfaces 
// Story: My Little Pony: The Element of Distortion 
// by Thunderwing250 
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	Down below at the train station, the Archivist and Twilight boarded a private coach, only to notice the Griffon Ambassador, Grotto and his guards sat.  Feeling, threatened Twilight’s unihorn glowed only to have the hoof of the Archivist blocking her way.  
“We seriously need to talk.” Grotto said.
“Oh I can’t wait to hear the full details.” The Archivist bitterly responded.
The Archivist and Twilight sat down on their chairs waiting to speak the details.
“Look.  It wasn’t my intention to come here.  I was ordered.  Problem is, I didn’t expect the crew to be fishing in Vorago’s Deep.  Not to mention, what lies down there.” Grotto explained.
“Well.  It blows my mind that out of all the places, the vessel ended up in the deepest trench in the world.  The only place we would find him.” Grotto paused.
“No! No! No!  Titannus is gone.  Hasn’t been seen and without any further due, I claim he is dead.  Period!” The Archivist angrily responded.	
“…And if he isn’t?” Twilight added.
The Archivist paused and turned to her.
“…then we’re all in trouble.” The Archivist replied.
“I understand deeply concerned you are with Titannus.  However, you need to think what other force on this planet would be powerful to drag a vessel that big under the surface?” Grotto said.
“I know.  But I refuse to believe Titannus was responsible.” The Archivist sadly replied.
Twilight sensed something bothered the Archivist deeply but couldn’t understand what it was.  Though the Archivist sensed what Twilight was sensing, she could only hold in her emotions.  As the train whistle blew, Grotto stood up.  
“I best be going now, with news to my superior.  I suggest you deal with this issue before it becomes worse.  Fare thee well” he replied as he walked out with his guards.  Twilight and the Archivist bid them farewell, but the Archivist continued to feel uneasy.  The danger from Khaoios, Xenxus, and now this wasn’t subsiding but growing.  
Twenty miles off the coast of Las Pegasus, a tramp steamer fishing vessel, commanded by ponies were going through their usually harvesting, until an unusual storm crept up from the south.  One Pegasus pony looked up and tried to identify the storm for he could not understand how a storm approached if the Weather Patrol didn’t create it.  Something was wrong, he thought.  Hurrying to the bridge, he threw the door open.
“Captain!  Storm approaching from the South.” He said.
“Impossible.  The weather patrol are supposed to inform us when storms occur.” The Captain turned his head.
“The Weather Patrol didn’t create this storm.  It’s like…its natural.” The Pegasus said.
The Captain his crew turned their heads slow at the Pegasus pony.  Suddenly, another crew member ran in.
“Captain.  Rough waters approaching.  We need to return to the mainland.” He said.
Taking his word, the Captain alerted his crew.  Reeling up lines, a beeping was then heard in the bridge.  A crew member noticed the sonar was picking up a signal two-hundred and fifty feet below the surface and whatever it was; it was big.  Now desperately trying to make it back to land, the storm came faster and the waves began pounding the sides of the ship.  Before they turned, they could only realize they were stuck from two of the lines in the water.  Trying to reeling them up, the Captain ran outside.
“Cut the lines!” he yelled.
One of the crew members came out with a sword, slashing the line as it plunged into the water.  Breathing a sigh of relief thinking it was over, the ship tilted on its left side, feeling an impact from something massive.  The Captain and his crew held on as hard as they could as the ship continued to turn on its side.  One crew member panicked so much, he yelled out abandoned ship only to halt in place as he confronted something.  In an instant, the ship slipped back on its side for the creature had disappeared only for whirlpools to appear.  As it got stronger and stronger, a few yards away, bubbles rocked the surface until electric pulse created an explosion as the creature rose to the surface, revealing itself.  The Captain and crew stood petrified as they saw this aquatic alicorn reveal itself as its roar echoed.  Without even thinking the Captain ordered all hooves to abandon ship.  Before abandoning ship, the Captain raced to the emergency telegrams, where a communicators operator sat.
"Captain..." he turned.
"I know.  Send an emergency telegram.  Now!" the Captain yelled.
The ship slowly tilted as the crew hurried to gather belongings, while the Captain and the communications operator prepared the telegram.  Set up, the operator turned.
"Sir?" he asked.
"Begin.  To all ships in the area.  Attacked by unknown sea monster on unknown coordinates due to unusual storm.  Abandoning ship at this moment...I repeat, abandoning ship after attack from unknown sea monster...Captain Anchor Hoof." the Captain paused.
"Do you have a code name for the unknown sea monster?" the operator asked.
The Captain turned.  
"Yes.  Send this one and send another one to Doctor Hooves Labratory in Ponyvile.  Type in CLASSIFIED.  As for the monsters name..." the Captain paused. 
As the Operator sent the first telegram, he prepared a second one, but before they could the ship continued to tilt.  Time was running out for them.  Quickly, he turned.
"Name!" the operator asked.
"Tango...Igloo...Tango...Alpha...November...November...Umbrella...Sandpony.   Send it now." the Captain replied.
The Operator sent and soon, both ponies ran out of the room and onto the deck.  Outside, the crew tossed a life raft into the water just before the alicorn jumped onto the ship, creating a hole through the deck and through the bottom.  As the ship sunk slowly during the violent storm, one crew member crawled over to the Captain.
“Cap.  What was that?” he asked nervously.
The Captain could only remain speechless.
“I…I don’t know…” he whispered.
Down below the surface, the aquatic alicorn dragged the ship down disappearing beneath the murky depths of the sea.  Sensing the danger, the Archivist jumped from her nap.  Twilight who happened to be next to her was curious.
“What happened?” Twilight asked.
“Something terrible has happened.” The Archivist replied.
“What?” Twilight asked again.
“We need to hurry.  Have you contacted your friends, before we left?” the Archivist asked.
Twilight raised an eyebrow and wondered how could see communicate with her friends if she’s not near them.  Luckily, the Archivist looked and her and explained about the Telepathy spell.  As the two closed their eyes, they practiced on communicating with one another.  Though it took a while for her to learn the spell, she managed to communicate with her friends back at Ponyville.  Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy stood by the train station awaiting for the train’s arrival. 
“Twilight!  Is that you?” Pinkie thought to herself.
“Yes.  I’m on my way back to Ponyville right now.” Twilight responded.
“Oh this is so cool, Twilight.  Able to talk through your mind.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Yes.  But can you hear me clearly?” Twilight asked.
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie popped through the window, surprising Twilight.
“Hey, Twilight.” She screamed out.
Twilight got knocked to the floor, breathing heavily after that jump scare.  The Archivist chuckled as she looked down to Twilight.
“Perhaps we need to practice on that a little more shall we?” she said.
“Oh yeah.  Right?” Twilight chuckled nervously.  
After a few minutes of loading the train, the group headed off to Las Pegasus, yet nothing would prepare them for what they were about to expect.  Something seemed to trouble the Archivist as if something knows of their arrival.  How would she respond, she thought?  All she could do is remain calm and only plan on the good things.