Chapter 7: A Magical Meeting & A Morning Performance
After talking with Adagio, Wind spent the rest of the day walking around the house and observing the others. As the afternoon went on, he started to develop a headache that would just not go away. At first, he thought nothing of it, but as time went on, he started to get extremely annoyed. When it came time to go to sleep, he went to the restroom as his headache was still there.
"Why is this headache not going away?" Wind thought as he splashed water in his face. When he looked back in the mirror, he felt his like he was going into a tunnel. "What's happening?" Wind thought as he heard something.
"Hey Wind, where are you?" a familiar voice called.
"That voice, is it Luna's?" Wind thought.
"There you are, I've been looking for you. Come on, I want to show you the Night Blooms," the voice told him.
"Night Blooms…?" Wind questioned as a memory resurfaced. The memory in question was of an open field at night time. The field had very odd flowers scattered around it that seemed to glow in the moonlight. The flowers were blue in color with the glow coming from the petals.
"Hey Wind, are you in there?" Sonata called, snapping Wind out of the trance he was in.
"Sorry, I just zoned out. I'll be out in a minute," Wind said as he proceeded to get ready for bed.
After getting into bed and falling asleep, Wind found himself in the cave with the Sacred Tree again. "I think I can see a pattern starting to develop with these dream sequences," Wind said as he walked towards the tree. As he looked at the tree, he noticed an orange light on one of the tree's branches that wasn't there before.
"Ah, I see you were able to help the tree a little, nice work," he heard Cyclone say from behind him.
"So, every time I do something, still a little bit unsure about that part, a part of the tree light up and it gets a little better," Wind said, coming up with a theory.
"Yes and no is the best answer I can give there," Cyclone said.
"What do you mean?" Wind asked curiously.
"Well, you're right in saying that every time a light appears, the tree gets better. The thing is, that's not the only factor in play here," Cyclone explained.
"But, since I only have so much time here, you won't be able to explain it all, is that right?" Wind inquired.
"You got it right on the money. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go talk to my next friend you're going to talk to," Cyclone told Wind as he headed towards the doors. Wind waited by the tree for Typhoon and noticed a flower growing nearby. The flower was on that he had seen recently and surprised him that it was there.
"A Night Bloom? What's that doing there?" Wind thought as he approached the Night Bloom. He leaned down and sure enough, it was the same type of flower he saw in his memory.
"Hey Wind, are you ready?" Cyclone called.
"I'm coming," Wind responded as he headed to the doors. When he arrived, he saw Cyclone standing in front of the light azure door.
"I believe you remember what the rules of this world are right?" Cyclone asked as he opened the door.
"I do," Wind responded.
"Well, then good luck," Cyclone said before walking off. Wind then stepped into the light that was behind the door and closed it behind him.
When the light faded away, Wind found himself in a small, one person room. The room had a wardrobe, a bed, and a WINDOW that showed a field. Hanging on the walls were various posters, all different styles, but advertising the same thing.
"Come On! Come All! Come and see a Magic Show unlike any you've seen before!"
"I see you noticed my posters," a voice said from behind him. Turning around, he saw a teenage girl wearing a wizard hat, a cape, a light blue shirt, and boots. One thing he noticed is that the girl had a horn on her forehead.
"Hello there, who might you be?" Wind thought to the girl.
"My name is Trixie Lulamoon, nice to meet you," the girl told him.
"Wait, did you say Trixie? That's the same name as one of my students," Wind thought to himself.
"You must be the one Cyclone told me about," Trixie said as she walked to the bed.
"I am, my name is Wind Typhoon," Wind told the dream Trixie.
"Nice to meet you Wind," Trixie told him.
"So, what exactly are you going to talk to me about?" Wind asked as he remembered what Melody said.
"Oh, well I am going to tell you how Equestria works as a country," Trixie told him.
"Ok, you have me interested," Wind said.
"In that case, Equestria is home to three races of ponies. They are Earth Ponies, Peagasi, and Unicorns. Unicorns like me lack physical strength but are experienced in magic. Pegasi control the weather and can fly. Earth ponies can't really do anything special, but they are very strong. Leading all three races are the princesses, who are a special race known as alicorns. You've met Melody, but to give a little more detail on a pure alicorn, they are a combination of all three races of ponies with the best traits of the three.
The princesses govern the land of Equestria, but they are more prone to be nice rulers who do make mistakes. The different types of ponies do different jobs depending on the type doing the job. For example, unicorns are doctors, pegasi are weather managers/workers, and earth ponies are farmers and teachers. That doesn't mean all ponies of a type have to stick to one profession though. I know of a few earth ponies who are musicians, a pegasus that is a veterinarian, and a unicorn who controls some aspects weather."
After Trixie finished her explanation about Equestria, Wind felt nothing come over him. "Huh, that's odd," Wind said.
"What is odd Wind?" Trixie asked.
"Well, after Melody finished explained what she had to, I started to feel dizzy and I woke up in the real world," Wind explained to Trixie.
"Oh, well that's probably because you were waking up," Trixie told Wind.
"So, at the moment I'm not going to be waking up?" Wind asked.
"Exactly, which means I don't know what to do," Trixie admitted.
"Well, why don't you tell me what these posters are all about?" Wind responded.
"That is kind of a touchy subject for me," Trixie told Wind as she sat on the bed.
"I won't push it, but could you at least tell me what you do?" Wind requested.
"Well, I'm a traveling magician who does shows in any town I stop in," Trixie told him. It was at that point that Wind began to feel dizzy.
"Trixie, I think I'm starting to wake up," Wind told her.
"Ok, just one more thing I wanted to tell you," Trixie said.
"What is it?" Wind asked.
"Look for the door," Trixie told him. With those words, Wind woke up.
Wind opened his eyes and carefully got out of bed. "What did she mean by looking for a door?" Wind thought to himself.
"Morning Wind," Sonata told him. Wind turned to around and saw Sonata lying on the bed awake.
"Morning Sonata, what are you doing awake?" Wind said as he looked at the clock and saw it was still early in the morning.
"I woke up a little before you did. As to why I'm awake, I heard a noise coming from outside," Sonata told him.
"Do you know what the noise was?" Wind asked.
"Well, I don't know who caused it, but is sounded like something falling over," Sonata described as she sat up. Wind looked at Sonata as she sat up and saw that she was in her pajamas. Wind blushed slightly at the sight and turned away quickly.
"I'll go check it out," Wind said as he got up to get dressed.
"Hey Wind, did you want to tell me anything?" Sonata asked, a slight blush forming on her face.
"Well, I must admit, you do look really pretty," Wind said quickly before walking out to get dressed. Sonata blushed profusely before heading off to get dressed herself.
After Wind got dressed in his camp councilors outfit, he went downstairs to find what made the noise Sonata was talking about. He put his hands in his pockets and felt something that wasn't there before. Taking the paper he felt out, he opened it up and saw a familiar image on it. "Wait, how did this get here?" Wind thought as he put the paper back in his pocket. It was then that he heard a crash come from the back of the cabin.
He quickly walked to the back and saw Trixie on the ground outside, surrounded by various props. "Not again, that's the fourth time I've messed this trick up," Trixie said to herself aloud.
"Trixie, are you ok?" Wind asked as he rushed over to her.
"Oh, Wind, how long have you been standing there?" Trixie asked nervously.
"I just got here, are you ok?" Wind responded, offering his hand to help her up.
"I'm fine, just had a little accident trying to perform a trick I knew," Trixie explained as she took his hand. Wind pulled her up to her feet, then looked around at the various props.
"I take it that you like to preformed magic tricks before?" Wind questioned as he picked a magicians hat.
"Well, it's not something I do often anymore, but I do practice some tricks on occasion," Trixie explained shyly.
"I would actually like to see what you can do. Do you think I can help you set up a show for Team Sacred after the trip is over?" Wind offered.
"As much as I would like to, I'm not sure I'll be able to do it," Trixie admitted.
"Well, that's no reason not to try. Like I said, I'll help you as much as I can," Wind told Trixie. Trixie thought about it and smiled in response.
"Sure, I don't see any reason not to go for it," Trixie said happily.
"Good, then I'll help you plan some tricks after the activity," Wind said. The two cleaned up the props that were on the ground and headed back inside.