My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic:
Chevalier
Chapter 3- The Hidden Element
It was the day before the race against Rainbow Dash, and I planned to give that Pegasus a race she will not forget. Yet I was finishing my evening patrol, Twilight Sparkle called for my counsel, "I need to talk to you, Countess, it's very important," she said with the utmost seriousness. I decided to follow her home where we could talk in privacy, "Now there is something you must know, Wilhelmina, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna had another reason for bringing you here to Ponyville," Twilight explained,
"Do tell, I am listening," I replied, Twilight Sparkle used her alicorn magic to bring down a book from the highest shelf. The book was large, and looked many decades old. I saw a symbol on the front that looked similar to Twilight's cutie mark, "what does this have to do with me? I am just the town constable," I asked the lavender-colored alicorn. She looked at me, and open up the massive book. I coughed, and covered my beak as clouds of dust came from flipping through the pages using her alicorn magic.
"There is a reason Princess Celestia and Princess Luna have brought you here," Twilight explained, and soon asked for my assistance when she soon discovered something in the back of the book, "it's not here, come on, come on...wait a minute, Countess I need to lend me a talon," I walked up to the book with a ready talon, "alright, I need for you to trace around the border, something tells me there is another page here," I did what she told me, and it turned out she was right. There is a hidden page in the book.
"What is it that you are so intent on looking for?" I asked Twilight,
"I have been in contact with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna about this, and I am not sure if I believe this myself," she replied, and found the page she was looking for, "have a look at this, Countess, this image shows the six elements of harmony, but look here the page has been torn, that can only mean one thing, the greatest magical discovery of all time is hidden somewhere in Equestria," she concluded closing the book, and placing it back on the high book shelves. Yet something on the page got my eye.
"Wait a minute...bring that book back down," I requested of Twilight Sparkle, "Spike, I need for you to get me some lemons,"
"Are we making lemonade?" Spike asked,
"No, just get them for me, Twilight I need to borrow a hairdryer," I requested with urgency, and they left to get the items. They came back a few minutes later, and I got to work. This is a simple way of making invisible ink visible to the eye. Within a few seconds of applying lemon juice and heat from the hairdryer, we started to see lines of text appear. The words looked like they were scratched on with a feather quill pen, "hmm...this text, it looks like a riddle," I said as the words began to appear on the old page.
The Last will come as a light in the dark
The Last will come from one who bares the cutie mark
From the beak of Ra, and the tail of Nephthys
The Last will come in a time of great crisis.
"Beak of Ra? Tail of Nephthys? what does that mean?" Spike pondered,
"I don't know, Spike, but this is something I have to look further into, but it might have to do something about the missing piece of this page, whoever went through the trouble of hiding us, they must know that it is something important...or something powerful," Twilight Sparkle replied, I nodded a single nod, "one who bares the cutie mark...but nearly everypony in Equestria has a cutie mark, what could they mean by that?" I shook my head, although I was thinking about the very text that she was.
"I'm not sure myself, but I will help you find what you are looking for, keep me informed of your progress, I bid you good night," I said, leaving Twilight's home so I can go home and make supper. My evening meal was traditional smoked Morteau sausage and cheese and potato dumplings, the types of food I grew up on in the Westland. I was going to help Twilight Sparkle find what she is looking for. I wrote down the text on a piece of paper, and focused further study the ancient text under the candlelight.
"These are all clues, yet what could they all be leading to?" I thought to myself scratching my chin at the text, I left the table and went up to my bedroom to take off my armor for the evening, "what could they mean by a light, it could be any kind of light, and Twilight Sparkle is right, nearly everypony in Equestria has a cutie mark, but the Beak of Ra and the tail Nephthys, that is really working my brain," I went down stairs and washed the dishes for the night, and still thinking about Twilight's new discovery.
The next day after sleeping on it, I decided to meet back up with Twilight, "Did you find anything?" I asked,
"Not yet, I have a feeling I need to speak with the Princesses about this," said Twilight Sparkle, and with that Twilight flew off to Cantorlot while I was going to see Rainbow Dash. She is not going to like this, but I feel helping Twilight Sparkle out means more than just a simple race. I flew up to Cloudsdale when Rainbow Dash was keeping the skies clear. Some of the pegasi were not too happy about me being here. I did not let their glares of mild neglect get to me. As you may know, not everypony likes the police.
"Rainbow Dash, I need to have a word with you," I requested of the cyan-blue Pegasus, "listen, I want to call off our race, something came up in my schedule,"
"Aww...is Thunder Flanks scared of wittle ol' me?" Rainbow Dash teased,
"I like my flanks the way they are," I replied sternly, "it is just I have to help out Twilight with some important business, our race is going to have to wait, my friend," I flew back down to Ponyville, and went about my day out of my armor, and socializing with the other ponies in town. I saw Fluttershy around town, and I decided to make some conversation with her without having her faint, "Well hello there Fluttershy," I greeted her, she seemed rather surprised that I came up to her, "what is wrong?" I asked her.
"Oh nothing...is...is this what you look like without armor?" she asked softly,
"Why yes, you see there is no reason you should be afraid of me," I reassured her,
"Oh...okay, it's just that there was this one griffin...named Gilda, she is really mean...scared my animals and she made me cry," Fluttershy explained to me. I nodded in understanding, and decided to help out Fluttershy. That is one part about being a constable, and that is helping out ponies in need. I know what is it like to be bullied by griffins. Having them bully me about my hooves and tail is not fun at all. I am not going to stand by idly while something like this goes unpunished. That is not my style.
"Gilda, you say? Well, I'll just have to keep an eye out for her, you can trust me Fluttershy, I am the police-mare after all," I said, Fluttershy lightly smiled and made her leave with single-file line of ducklings. I like Fluttershy, she is kind, sweet and gentle in nature. As I left her side, I went to the Cakes to pick up a loaf of bread. Like every pony in Ponyville, I work, and I love the work that I do. Although I am the law and the figure of authority, I feel I am no different than anypony who calls Ponyville home.