The Celestial Trials: Blue
The Celestial Trials: Blue
Hoofsteps could be heard in the vast expanse of yet another seemingly lifeless area. These steps were accompanied by the faint trickle of water and the occasional humming of a tune from a time long forgotten. In the air hung a thick fog, heavy enough to cut one’s viewing distance to a fraction. One would see this desolate place as a vast, lifeless swamp. No animals, no plantlife, only the ankle deep water and the fog. A haven for the one inhabitant that resided there.
Velocita waded through the waters of her domain, looking down at her reflection. The light in her deep blue eyes had faded long ago, leaving only a hard, coarse stare. She observed her features, seeing them clearly in the crystal clear water. Every curve, every contour, even every variation in the color of her irises were visible as the water was still as glass. She heard something far off in the distance, and her ears perked to the one sound she’s heard within her domain in a millenia. In a flash, she was gone. The only indication she was ever there was the tiny displacement in the water.
Rainbow Dash fell through the dense fog like a ragdoll, still too knocked out to save herself. She hit the shallow water hard, slamming into the ground belly first and getting the wind knocked from her chest. She stood up quickly, but not after taking a lungfull of the water. She coughed and choked, partially blinded by her now matted mane. Her stance was wobbly at best, using her water-logged wings to maintain a heavily burdened balance.
After a few pained breaths, she finally got her bearings and continued to cough as she waded through the water and fog. Her surroundings were enough to arouse suspicion. She flapped her heavy wings a few times, letting the water fly off in a smooth mist. She watched as a faint rainbow shone through it from an unseen light. After the mist dissipated, she focused on shaking her mane free of the water that bound it to her forehead. Doing so made her quite dizzy and she stood still, scolding herself.
She looked around, still unable to see through the dense fog. So I don’t know where I am. As if I knew where I’ve been at all lately…
“Hello?” she called out, hearing nothing but her echo in the vast expanse.
It was then that she noticed just how quiet the area was. The only thing she could hear above the glassy water was nothing but her breathing and a form of tinnitus. She looked down at the water, which had returned to its still form in far less time than it should have. Rainbow took a step, feeling the water move just like normal. However, when she stopped, the water rippled outward and never returned, causing it to return still in a matter of seconds. It was a sight she had never seen before, thus making it hard to comprehend.
She waved it off, trying to think on what to do. She was lost again, and this time there was no mage to greet her. Or so she thought until a ripple of water came back to greet her left forehoof. She felt it only barely, looking down just in time to see it ricochet off in a different direction. She looked back up to be greeted by a pair of deep blue eyes and the feeling of something soft on her muzzle. She yelped, falling back into the water on her butt. A giggle sounded from behind her, and Dash’s back bumped into something soft. Turning to see what she had hit, she was greeted by nothing but a splash of water to her face. She coughed and tried to wipe her face as she struggled to stand in the awkwardly deep water.
A tap on her shoulder made her spin her head into a waiting hoof, much to her annoyance. She sat there, attempting to cool her quickly rising temper. She needed to regain the reigns on her power in order to understand what was happening.
But as soon as the entity was there, it had vanished, leaving nothing but a small disturbance in the water.
What the hay is going on? Dash asked herself. Nothing returned her question as she finally stood up.
"Hello?!" she called out, hearing only her echo over the water.
In a flash, a bright blue blur sped right past Dash, a small title wave of water trailing the speedy object. It crashed into Dash, making her careen in a thrashing mess of disturbed water. She hit the bottom of the shallow lake, skidding to a stop and fighting the rest of the water until it passed. Again soaked, she flapped her wings to rid them of the unusual, heavy water. She looked around again, focusing her energy to remain calm and relaxed. The yellow in her mane began to glow and she could feel the water beneath her hooves slow its movement. She looked around, using the Yellow Power to scan for anything that moved.
This time, she could see a yellow flash, moving insanely fast across her field of view. She stuck her leg out, feeling something tap it. The yellow light exploded into a clear array of yellow tendrils, forming the shape of a tumbling pony. The water beneath exploded multiple times in a line, indicating whoever was toying with her was now tumbling across the water.
She gave chase, following and weaving through the columns of water created. As they gradually slowed and became shorter, she got closer to her target who was easily visible to her through the fog. Her target seemed to regain its stance and at once was gone in a flash. Dash landed where she last saw it, feeling something under her hooves. She backed up, looking down at it. It was a long, gilded dark blue cloak. Her eyes narrowed and she looked up to see nothing but flashes of yellow. She shook her head, letting the Yellow Power subside and her vision returned to normal.
“Pardon me. But I believe that is mine.”
The voice mimicked Rarity’s, only without the elegant flair.
Dash’s brow raised and she grabbed the cloak, keeping her gaze firmly on the figure addressing her. She lifted the unexpectedly heavy tapestry from the water, shocked to find it was still totally dry. Her understanding of water was beginning to contort more and more.
“I knew you Mages were strange, but this is just freaky!” Dash said as she tossed the gilded cloak over to the figure.
“Yes, well, I prefer this cool water over the dry ground any day,” the figure said.
A flash of blue highlighted a horn on the ghostly figure’s head, and the fog seemed to lift and fade within a few seconds. There stood a unicorn, nearly the exact same size as Rainbow Dash herself in stance and weight. They were standing only inches apart, the unicorn’s deep blue eyes staring into Rainbow’s bright magenta.
“Allow me to introduce myself,” she began. “My name is Velocita, and I am the Blue Celestial Mage.”
“And if I want to pass to the next trial, I must-”
A hoof suddenly slapped her across the muzzle, drawing a sharp yelp from Dash. She reeled, holding her hooves on her nose.
"I believe I was talking," Velocita said flatly.
“And I believe I don’t ca—” Dash was again cut off by yet another hard slap to her muzzle. The red in her mane flickered to life as she rebounded, swinging for the blue mare.
However, just before she made contact, Velocita was gone in a streak of blue; the water not so much as rippling.
"Oh my," a voice said from behind. "That's quite a swing. You might even dent a piece of tinfoil!"
Dash's temper was getting hotter by the second. She turned to face her azure adversary and stared her down with her now scarlet eyes.
"Unless you want to volunteer as the piece of tinfoil I'll be bending, I suggest you quit messing with me and get to your point!" Dash nearly growled.
Velocita giggled and smiled, reaching out for a hoofshake. “I think we are going to get along well.”
Dash looked at her, the red in her eyes subsiding as Velocita’s demeanor seemed to deem the situation safe- for the time being.
She took the hoofshake, her face still stoic. "So. You're pretty fast for a unicorn. Kinda like the yellow one. Mahiri if I remember right."
Velocita released Dash's hoof, smirking. "Yes, well, my little brother certainly is quick, but his power differs greatly from my own."
Dash was shocked. Although the similarities were undeniable, their personalities seemed to differ greatly. As did their choice of "arena". They seemed to both have a liking for moving quickly and striking first. She also noticed that they both had a knack for calming their opponent. Maybe being calm was also a necessity for unlocking the Blue Power?
Another thing was Velocita's mane. It almost directly mirrored her own, with a long blue stripe down her neck; just like Dash's own. Her eyes shone with the passion of the win and the excitement of the upcoming fight. Dash didn’t know whether to be excited herself or just plain annoyed.
“Great. So there’s two of you? I thought I was past the joking speedster type,” Dash huffed.
“Oh? You think because you can move quickly through the air and see my nerves that you have a chance against me?” Velocita asked haughtily.
"Yea. Who's the one who tripped you just now? Made you skip across the water like a pebble?" Dash almost giggled out pebble.
Velocita chuckled and tilted her head, knocking the higher side with her hoof and making water comically spill out the lower ear.
Dash couldn't help but laugh as the red in her mane flickered out completely. Again she felt the cooling pleasure of laughter as it took her over, allowing her a much needed sense of content. As her laughing fit ceased, she wiped a tear and with a smile looked at Velocita, who was also giggling to herself.
The two had shared a brief moment of laughter; a seemingly rare luxury in this small chapter of Dash's life. As she settled down, she sat in the flank high water to catch her breath. Again, the water seemed to conform to her, not sending out any ripples. It seemed to cling to her body, as though it wanted to crawl up and engulf her. She looked back to Velocita, who was casually levitating her cloak to inspect it for damages.
“So, uh, what’s with the water?” Dash asked, prodding it with her hoof. “I mean, it doesn’t even feel like ordinary water.”
“Oh come now, Rainbow Dash. Why bother asking such meager questions?” Velocita answered—or rather, asked. “We both know that you have a much more tedious task to undertake than hydrology.”
Dash raised an eyebrow, feeling the familiar tingle of anxiety and determination fill her chest as she stood. The water slid from her body as she did, creating an almost sickening touching sensation all over her lower half. She struggled to maintain her composure as the water left her, but she still stared down Velocita as she steeled herself for the upcoming fight.
“Well, if there are no more interruptions, shall we begin?” Velocita asked as she replaced her cloak around her neck.
Dash’s wings extended to their maximum span as Dash blew her mane from her eyes. She breathed in and out slowly, physically and mentally relaxing herself. She nodded as the yellow stripe in her mane began to stand out with its glow.
Velocita laughed as she felt her younger brother’s power begin to surface. As the yellow in Dash’s mane began to glow, she shook her head, closing her eyes and letting her own power begin to radiate. As the blue in her mane began to shine, Velocita charged at Dash. Rainbow could see the movement as the nerves in her opponent’s legs let out a brief pulse. If it weren’t for the Yellow Power’s unique ability to make time appear to slow, Dash would’ve never seen the attack coming in time to dodge.
From Velocita’s cloak, a sword lashed from a concealed holster gripped in blue magic. As it homed in on her neck, Dash moved her head to the side and put her legs up in order to deflect the head on assault. The sword's flat end scraped against her hoof, allowing Dash to push it away. Velocita was thrown off, but was far from thwarted.
Rebounding, she turned the sword's edge horizontal and attempted a sweep that, if successful, would surely send Dash's head rolling. However, in her most recent battle, Dash had learned this method of counter and had thought of a way to evade.
She reached out, clasping both sides of the sword with both forehooves, making her slide to the side with the sword's momentum. She had stopped Velocita's attack, leaving the unicorn in a surprised but stern state.
I must say I'm impressed. I've never come across a pegasus with strength such as this... She looked at Dash carefully to confirm her suspicions. Kuvvet's power is not present at the moment, she really is that strong!
She struggled to wrench her sword free as Dash clung to it, unwilling to give her opponent another opportunity to attack. Instead, the red in Dash's mane erupted in its ethereal glow and, in an aggressive show of force, she crushed the metal of the blade between her hooves. Velocita snatched the broken blade away, looking it over with disbelief and a hint of anger.
"So, we gonna fight like mares?" Dash asked as she blew some metal shards from her hooves. "Or fillies?"
With a look of sheer bemusement, she tossed the blade's hilt to the side, landing in the water with a dull plop.
"That sword was older than Equestria," she grumbled.
"So what, you think I'd just let you chop me up like rainbow taffy?" Dash smirked.
Velocita sighed and removed her cloak, tossing it carelessly to the side. Her horn surged with bright blue magic, seemingly charging for something. Rainbow would have none of that, and threw herself at her opponent.
“As usual, too impulsive, Rainbow Dash,” Velocita said, teleporting as Dash reached her.
Reappearing a few meters behind Rainbow, Velocita aimed her horn at her and released what she had been charging. An enormous azure beam of magic shot toward Dash, easily large enough to consume her. Dash barely had time to turn before the beam was upon her, enveloping her entire body.
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ANOTHER FIGHT?! IS THIS LEGEND OF ZELDA OR SOMETHING?!
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Jetstream wants you to know that he loves your comments. Internet is being slow, so he couldn't say so in person at the time. Glad you're loving the story though.
~SolidFire
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My comments as a whole?
Well, I guess I have to get creative with how I say 'wow, I like this chapter/story because x,y,z...' because it gets boring to write, and I think I'm funny. It's what I do instead of writing my own stories, as I'm a writer too. It's either that or blatant procrastination. Though, to be fair, it's hard to type a story without the o,p,l,',.,9, and ; keys working on my keyboard. I can handle paragraph-comments in limited doses, apparently. And I'm happy Jetstream thinks they're worth the effort!
4941570 Yea man, they always give me a good laugh. Not to mention its pretty nice having a fan of sorts.
Just one thing: title wave. Teach me. Of course, in this scene tidal makes more sense than title. Other than that, this is one of the first stories I read on fimfic, and still one of the best.
Praise Celestia... Is that... An update?! That is a creature of legend. A species thought long ago extinct. The Updatus Nowius used to frequent this desolate land of technology and brought light, hope and laughter to the people of this realm. However, the glorious Mother of Updatus Nowius disappeared mysteriously many moons (sorry, months) ago and this glorious creature vanished. I can not believe I get to witness this amazing creature once again! Hopefully this Updatus Nowius will breed many more Updatelings soon. We can only hope the Mother doesn't abandon us again.
I'm very sorry - it's just I missed this story so much! I had to make fun of the lack of updates even though to be fair it wasn't too long.
FINALLY A NEW UPDATE
what took long
THIS STORY IS ASWOME
keep it up
i mean really this is one of my favorite stories
i really love the beginning but this just
wow
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At this point in time, I have 136 favorites, and only 2 make me really excited when I see an update. This is one, naturally.
The other is the most recent in this series, which I will shamelessly plug to you. I guess the common theme in my *top of the list* stories is one of my favorite ponies being awesome frequently. And Pigment is pretty much Dash is awesome times infinity, so yeah.
Hooray for first thing in the morning comments!
Hopefully my message gets through ok.
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Aheheh……dang you, you just gave me another story to read……
Actually, it's called a scabbard.
Swords get scabbards, guns get holsters.
Wait... so will using the Blue Power make Dash go even faster???
If so... Double Sonic Rainboom????
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MUHAHAHA! My evil plan to make people read stories is finally coming to fruition!
And what is wrong with reading?
Oh... um... Hi... Oh ****...
RAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!
*Boom*
Dang cliffhangers.
So what's blue's power, then? Not much of an explanation here. All the others—well, save the jerkass green—at least tried to explain what their shtick was about beforehand.
Is it pure speed? Drunken Master kung-fu? Masers? Is she using masers? It's masers, isn't it?
And potato guns. Maser/potato gun hybrids that launch deliciously baked potatoes at your opponents. GENIUS.
....Doesn't explain the water, though. Well, back to work, before I break out the thagamizer.
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Noooooo
I mean……
Yeeeeeesss
Settle down Twi, he was trying to help people read, not abolish it
new paaaaage....I will read when my friend gets off of Facebook to go to bed. We're in the middle of a GGO RP.
4956589 RP? I do that all the time. And what is this "new page"?
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Well, new to me. I've been on WoW most of the time. And so far, Velocita seems to be toying with Dahs until she can figure out how to use blue.
4956988 Well that's a good way to put it. Honestly, they've all been giving her a false sense of security. She's barely even scratched the potential of her power. The begining was just a taste.. And she was able to nearly split a mountain in half. Shit is gonna get real, just not quite yet.
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Sweet. Well, ima go to bed now. it's one in the morning xD It seems that I get off of the internet when you get on.
4957030 Aww, and I just posted my latest story too...
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New story? Ooooooooooh, mus check it out!
im really interested in seeing what comes after all of these trials.
4968855 Believe me. So am I. I got something that'll rock your world.
4979536 my world is so ready to be rocked.
4979557 I'll get on that