//------------------------------// // The Mysterious Beyond // Story: Heroines of Equestria // by Princess Angelica //------------------------------// The Mysterious Beyond The Space Star Sisters were migrating across the land, willing to discover the meteorite, a strange thing that had originated from outer space. Regardless, they were still trying to solve the many mysteries of its true purpose. “Are we there yet?” asked Angelica, curious of how far they went. “I’m sure we’ll get there soon.” replied Seraphina, keeping straight far ahead. “So, we’re heading for the mountain, right?” enquired Persephone, remembering where to go next. “Well, that’s the plan.” responded Katherine, getting more determined than ever. So they continued to head on. As they were doing so, they had found themselves approaching towards something familiar. It was like a pile of landmass being approximately 1295 metre tall. “Hey, does that remind you of something?” asked Seraphina, looking concerned by the aforementioned sighting in her presence. “Not that I can tell.” replied Persephone, somewhat unsure how to deal with whatever the thing was. “Who cares? I’m going!” exclaimed Angelica, dashing away as quickly as possible from her sisters. “She’s right, you know.” chuckled Katherine, following the same way as Seraphina and Persephone followed her. Scaling the mountain, Angelica was having the time of her life. She was rushing along the scenery, dodging at least every obstactle coming towards her. As told before, it seems that everything was waiting for her. “I’m sure they’ll catch up by now.” Angelica said to herself, suddenly stopping to wait for her sisters. Meanwhile, the other Space Star Sisters were following close behind, being as steady as possible. Being very careful, they were always prepared to face anything that gets in their way. Out of the three, Seraphina was just further ahead. “Come on then, you slowpokes!” ordered Seraphina, trying to encourage Persephone and Katherine to get moving. At last, they were able to reach their next stop, the place which is where Angelica was waiting patiently for them. “Kept you waiting, huh?” teased Seraphina. Apart from leading her fellow Space Star Sisters, she enjoys playing jokes with her younger sister. “Oh, let’s just get on with it already.” muttered Angelica, unamused by this unnecessary delay. “Sorry.” apologised Seraphina, her expression getting serious. By now, the Space Star Sisters were halfway up the mountain. Around them, the landscape became cloudy, just enough to obscure their direction. Despite this, they were still able to keep going. “Hurry up, we’re nearly there!” called Angelica, determined to arrive at the next destination. Finally, Seraphina, Persephone and Katherine caught up at the current position. They were starting to get exhausted but still decided to keep moving. Once they got here, Angelica stopped to wait for them. “So, where do we go next?” asked Seraphina, feeling confident about the current situation. “Straight on.” replied Katherine, moving away further ahead. “Perhaps this can be real after all.” added Persephone, travelling higher up the mountain. As the Space Star Sisters kept close together, they marched their way through the dried up terrain. Around them, the mist became more dense. Only until now, Angelica then stopped walking. “Hey, check this out!” cried Angelica, noticing a strange thing in her presence. “Oh, what is it now?” asked Katherine, wanting to get this over and done with. “I can see a cave.” replied Angelica, eager to enter to new passage. “I wonder what this means?” questioned Persephone, wanting to find out the reason behind it. “Let’s go inside.” instructed Seraphina, moving further ahead of her sisters. The Space Star Sisters began to walk towards the cave. By the time they got there, Angelica was first to arrive at the entrance. But as she reached forwards for the entrance, she was startled by something coming out from it. “You here! Do you even dare?” boomed a deafening voice that echoed from inside the cave. “Aaaaaah!” screamed Angelica, as she quickly ran towards Seraphina’s side. Suddenly, a tall creature was emerging from the entrance of the cave. It was a giraffe, and he had a long neck and long legs. He was coloured yellow with brown spots all over him. He also wore an ear-ring on his left ear and several rings around his neck and left foreleg. “You from around here?” demanded the giraffe, raising his front hooves as if he was preparing to charge into them. “Why Goliath, that was uncalled for.” chastised Seraphina, rolling her eyes. “Oh, sorry for that mood. I didn’t mean to be rude.” grumbled Goliath, apologising for his disrespectful behaviour. “Seems like you hardly made any friends in your own life.” sneered Katherine, commenting on the giraffe’s manners. “Now, now, Katherine.” scolded Persephone, glaring at her sister. “Ah, reckon so. Now, what do you want to show?” questioned Goliath, expecting something from his four visitors. “We’re looking for a meteorite.” answered Angelica, wandering away from Seraphina. “If you got things in mind, come on inside.” added Goliath, walking back into his cave. Angelica and the Space Star Sisters decided to followed on. As they entered the cave, they could see what was inside. There were colourful paintings, wooden statues, a table with several glass bottles, a metal cauldron, a hammock and of course, the giraffe himself. “Welcome to my lair, where you have everything to share!” declared Goliath, presenting all of his decorations. “Wow, this looks awesome!” cried Angelica, amazed by this announcement. “So, do you know what it is?” asked Seraphina, wanting to find out more. “Yes, I know that thing. It really shines like a bling.” declared Goliath, feeling proud that he had the same experience. “That guy sure knows everything.” reminded Persephone, confident with the whole idea. “The Emperor spoke to me. It’s not something I usually see.” remarked Goliath, explaining how the situation happened. “Well that solves the case.” confirmed Katherine, determined to receive more information. “By the way, it was the greatest thing I ever saw in any day.” added Goliath, rambling about one of his escapades. “Well thanks, Goliath. It was nice meeting you. You were great help so far.” replied Seraphina, as she and her sisters were preparing to leave. “I see. If you need something for free, come speak to me.” concluded Goliath, saying his farewells. “Yeah, see you later!” called Angelica, as she quickly rushed out of the cave. Emerging from the entrance, Angelica was running as fast as she can, just in time to see her sisters waiting for her. “Okay, so now what?” asked Persephone, looking for somewhere to go next. “I do believe that we’re heading for the arctic.” replied Seraphina, determined to keep on going. “I think we better get moving.” declared Katherine, eager to get this get over and done with. “Wait, how do we get there?” asked Persephone, thinking about any suitable direction. “Why, we fly of course.” answered Seraphina, slowly walking towards a steep cliff. “Oh, I am so there!” shouted Katherine, stretching her wings and flew up into the sky. “Well, so am I!” cried Persephone, doing exactly the same action. As her two sisters took off, Seraphina prepared to follow after them. However, as soon as she was leaving, she noticed that Angelica was lagging behind. “Are you coming, Angelica?” asked Seraphina, waiting for her younger sister to come forward. “I’m on my way!” called Angelica, as she quickly ran towards her older sister. Soon the Space Star Sisters joined together, and once again they were off on another journey to a new direction. Now, the quest continues to reach the meteorite.