//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: Bronytale // by Chuveiro Brony //------------------------------// 　　Once upon a time, there was a world ruled by Ponies and Monsters... One day, a young pony was murdered, and the Monsters were blamed... Out of fear for their own lives, the Ponies attacked the Monsters, banishing them all Underground... That was the old story. 　　 　　It was all rewritten when a small filly named Derpy stumbled into the Underground. She came in without a will to kill, refusing to strike when struck. She fought many enemies only to make them friends. Even when faced with a soulless creature, she spared the poor flower, freeing the hidden soul within and fighting a once thought to be ghost, Nonsense, the long lost son of the Monster King, Swirl, and Queen, Midnight. After the dust settled, the barrier had been broken, and Nonsense greets the filly, asking for her real name. The small filly smiled, wrapped her hooves around the pony-goat hybrid, and replied... Frisk. 　　 　　This is the new story. The story Midnight teaches children at her School for Ponies and Monsters. The story she tells year after year. The story... 　　 　　“Mrs. Mid,” a small filly raised her hoof. 　　 　　The white pony turned around, her blue and yellow mane sprouting two evenly filed horns. Long, goat like ears flopped by the side of her warm, motherly smile. 　　 　　“Yes,” Midnight beamed, “What is it, my child?” 　　 　　“What created the barrier?” 　　 　　“Aaah,” Midnight chuckled, “Your great ancestors used the Elements of Harmony, six magical items that banished us into the Underground. In order to break the seal, seven pony souls were needed, one to counter-act each element, and the final one to break us out... or so we thought.” 　　 　　“Is this when Frisk broke the barrier?” 　　 　　“Not necessarily,” Mid corrected, spreading her wings out, “It also took the power and heart of all monsters beating as one,” Mid pushed her wings forward, pressing together to show unity, “It was then that we were free.” 　　 　　The class smiled in awe, imagining what it must have been like to have witnessed such magic. 　　 　　“Where is Frisk now,” a small dragon raised his claw. 　　 　　Mid smiled, “Oh! She is a grown up pony now. She use to be the link that helped Ponies and Monsters get along, but now, she just travels around the surface... I’m not exactly sure why...” 　　 　　“My daddy said she use to be your child,” another filly asked, “How did a Monster have a Pony child?” 　　 　　Mid laughed, “She wasn’t my true child. Swirl and I just adopted her,” Mid returned to her warm smile, “But those days are long gone. I haven’t seen Frisk in quite some time.” 　　 　　“Why is that?” 　　 　　Mid paused but the smile never left, “Well... She has her own personal endeavors, and as an experienced mother, I know to give her some space.” 　　 　　Ring 　　 　　“Oh! Well look at the time,” Midnight walked over and sat at her wooden desk, “That is all for today class, you may all leave. Don’t forget about our history lesson today! There will be a pop quiz tomorrow about it!” 　　 　　“Yes, Mrs. Midnight,” the students replied, all smiling and waving as they left. 　　 　　Midnight watched the last of the children leave before leaning back in her chair, a long low sigh escaping from her. 　　 　　“Knock Knock.” 　　 　　Midnight didn’t even need to look up to recognize who voice the voice belonged to, “Who’s there?” 　　 　　“A friend.” 　　 　　“A friend who?” 　　 　　“A friend who is always happy to see you,” a skeleton pony chuckled, walking into the room. A red jacket lined with black fur around the neck and base covered his bony body as well as a pair of red slippers; his comedic smile instantly brightened the room. 　　 　　“B4SS,” Mid greeted her long loved friend, “How are you.” 　　 　　“I’ve been good,” B4SS shrugged, “Kenny has been working me down to the bone.” 　　 　　Mid laughed at the terrible pun, “And how is your brother?” 　　 　　“He’s been busy,” B4SS replied, “all his trying to be head of the Royal Guard stuff has really done a number on him. I think he has a few bags under his eyes.” 　　 　　“How does a skeleton...” Mid tilted her head, but then shook it and smiled, “Well, I hope he gets what he dreams. I mean, he was the Monster’s head guard.” 　　 　　“Yeah, for a few hours,” B4SS laughed, a wink following his words, “But don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye over him.” 　　 　　“Promise,” Midnight grinned. 　　 　　B4SS looked at her for a moment, but shrugged and chuckled, “Promise.” 　　 　　“Hello,” a huge, light blue, goat-pony hybrid walked in. He had a big goofy grin, brown hair, big blue eyes, and a red bow tie and a long robe being his clothing, “Did somebody start the party without me?” 　　 　　“What up, Swirl,” B4SS smirked, nudging the giant in his side, “How’s trading leader of a civilization for gardening coming along?” 　　 　　“Calming and peaceful, B4SS” Swirl laughed, “You should give it a try.” 　　 　　“Nah, I’m not much for work,” B4SS chuckled, “I prefer the lazy life.” 　　 　　“Well, you can’t stay lazy forever,” Swirl reminded, a reassuring smile on his face, “At some point, you’ll have to take action.” 　　 　　B4SS looked up at Swirl, his comedic feel still in his eyes and mouth, but a sense of something strange crawled on his back... he ignored it. 　　 　　“Maybe... Well, I’m gonna head to Grillby’s, see you two Fluffybuns later,” B4SS smirked and walked out of the room. 　　 　　“Fluffybuns,” Swirl exclaimed, walking after him, but when he looked into the hallways, B4SS had already disappeared, “Hehe! He’s got to show me how he does that. It’d make travel so much easier,” Swirl turned around and looked at Mid, “So, how were the kids today?” 　　 　　“Fine, as always,” Mid smiled, “They are such sweet children.;. Though... During class today, they asked about... Frisk. One even said their parents know about our family... Do you think they know...” 　　 　　“I don’t think so.” Swirl shook his head, “It would have been all over those newspaper things Ponies use.” 　　 　　“I see,” Mid saddened. 　　 　　“Hey, don’t look down,” Swirl warmly smiled, “She’s probably just out walking around like always.” 　　 　　“Yeah, I guess you are right,” Mid halfheartedly chuckled, “She always did like to wander.” 　　 　　“Come on. Let’s go home,” Swirl extend his hoof, helping Mid out of her chair. 　　 　　“Of course,” Mid walked over, crossing one of days off of the school calendar on the chalkboard. 　　 　　With a quick grab of her things, Mid and Swirl left, closing the door behind them. When they left, the darkness settled in... and from it... an eerie chill blew across the room, causing papers to fly off some of the desks. 　　 　　A piece of chalk fell to the ground, spinning around, and being re-lifted into the air. As if being held, the chalk levitated itself to a date, drawing a small smile on it. 　　 　　A blue eye appear in the dark, and almost immediately the piece of chalk fell back to the ground. Like the lighting of a match, a blue fire appeared, giving a slight glow from the bony, slipper hoof it emitted from. The big grin from B4SS was shined by the blue hue. He scanned the room, holding his blue fired hoof high for as much light as possible. 　　 　　Nothing returned the glaze, only a few scattered piece of paper. He narrowed his eyes, his flame going out, and moments later, the blue eye disappeared.