Origins

by THE MIGHTY PINKIE

Chapter 3

"NOW" shouted a grey unicorn "Try with all your might my friends" The unicorn was instructing the hundred of ponies he could find that were very gifted in the art of magic, the unicorn had a blue colored cape which had symbols and markings of the moon and stars and also a pointed hat with small bells on the side. The unicorns were not doing some simple spell, but because of the unfortunate fate of their protectors the alicorns there was no way the sun or the moon would appear. So they were doing just that, the unicorns were putting in all of their energy together just to bring up the sun, it was a struggling task to comprehend.

Soon after some ponies began to faint from exhaustion but did actually manage to bring up the sun, it rose slowly, the land began be covered in a beautiful light, shining on the faces of all the ponies around. The unicorns felt a little more powerful as the sun warmed their tired faces, the sun was high in the sky. The ponies around them cheered nudging the unicorns on as well as the grey unicorns words which made them further go. Until the sun stopped, the unicorns, they were tired some fainted while some fell to the ground.

The ponies that watched had gone to their aid but the grey unicorn went to one unicorn inperticular, she was his student under him. He lifted her up, she was still dazed after the feat her and the other ponies had done, they had finally rased the sun after weeks of the cold inky darkness

"Are you well miss clever" said the unicorn with a smile

"Ugh yes i think so" said the unicorn her green colored mane was a mess, it was sticking out everywhere "how did i do Star Swirl?"

"you were magnificent clover, i am very proud of you. I knew i was right in picking you as a student"

"thank you, but it was not only me it was every other pony as well" clover said as she smiled and looked down at the ground which had started to sparkle as the sun shun on the frost on the grass

"Nonsense" Star swirl said as he lifted her head up with his hoof "they could not do it without you"

Star swirl was like a father to clover, he brought her in from the cold as an orphan alone in the winter cold and raised her as his own. also keeping her as a student under him as he sensed great power within her. before either of them could reply to one another they were interrupted by a familiar voice coming from the sky

"CLOVER! said the voice swooping down to them it was a pegasus "CLOVER THE CLEVER!!" The pegasus swooped past them and landed in a pile of dirt, it was Private pansy one of clovers closest friends. the two ducked out of the way of her and watched as she sprung up a spew of smokey dirt, Star swirl was not very fond of her but was nice to her anyway because of clover

"Pansy?" said clover confusingly "whats wrong"

"Oh um" Pansy said as she got up from the floor, wiping the dirt of her amour and her bight white mane and her light blue fur "i was just trying to tell you to clear out of my path, because i kind of lost control of my flying"

Private pansy was the subordinate of commander Hurricane the leader of the pegasus pony tribe, also one of clovers close friends. Pansy was not the best flyer, neither was she a good solider but hurricane still believed in her as she thought she had great potential.

Clover and Star swirl looked at each other and rolled their eyes both knowing this wasn't new

"oh pansy" Clover said in a sadistic tone

Private pansy giggled a little before turning to star swirl and said "oh there is one thing"

"and what might that be" star swirl said in a stern voice and face showing no emotion

"i was told to inform you that unfortunately it is true that all our alicorns are gone"

Star swirl looked down in despair wanting to believe it was not true

"but i do have some good news if that would help" said pansy cautiously not wanting to upset the unicorn more

"which is" clover said filling in for her mentor, knowing he could be hurting inside

"well... for what i know after the alicorns unfortunate... defeat, also took away all the chaos bringers which means that the war is over" pansy smiled a little knowing it wasn't the best good news but it was something.

"thank you for letting us know pansy" clover said "we will notify the princess as soon as possible

star swirl looked up still with a tear in his eye and said "Well what are you waiting for? GO!" Star swirl shouted at pansy causing her to flinch

"o-oh okay" wimpered private pansy as she flew up quickly back the clouds.

star swirl realised he shouted at her and put his head down and walked back towards the castle. Clover was shocked at her mentor calling pansy back but the pegasus still flew away anyway, with anger on her face he caught up to star swirl and said

"and what was that about" she said angrily " You didn't have to speak to her like that"

Star Swirl brought his head up and said "Don't you understand, our rulers the alicorns they are all DEAD!!" star swirl put a lot of emphisis in that word attracting some ears of other ponies "without them nothing will live, the sun will not rise, the flowers will not grow. you realise they cannot do that on their own"

"we can though" argued clover "you saw us before, we raised the sun"

"but how long will it be until you all are unable to hold yourself, it took a lot of magic to even touch the sun let alone move it. But you wouldn't understand because you are just an intelligent little foal!"

Clover was shocked at her mentor for saying that to her, clover teared up and began to cry. She ran into the castle in tears the only way to go from where she was standing, Star swirl realised what he said and went in after her and immediately apologiesed

"i am very sorry clover i did not mean what i said" star swirl said calmly like he was never upset

"Then why did you say it" clover sobbed as she turned to face star swirl, tears rolling down her face and red around the eyes

"i was angry about this whole situation, it has been very stressful for us all this past few weeks and i am very sorry, do you accept my apologie" Star swirl said as he was tearing up to, holding a hoof to shake.

Clover looked at him realizing that everything was stressful and had the right to be angry, clover then pushed his hoof away and hugged him instead

"i- i know star swirl i didn't mean to make you angry, im sorry too" clover said still with a lump in her throat

"No clover it is i who should be the sorry one, i should not have taken my anger out on you. it was no way for a father to treat his daughter"

Clover froze as it was the first time she heard him say that, she looked at him and smiled, he also smiled back. clover was so overcome with joy that she squeezed him even tighter. the unicorn was not used to being hugged before but he let her, he could tell she needed it.

"What is all the comotion down here" a female but elegent voice said from above

the two looked up the candle covered stairs to find a light purple unicorn with a white curling mane, she had a regal cape covered in gems at the side and was colored dark purple. she also had a crown that somepony from royalty would wear

"Princess Platinum!" the two said in unison

"Clover the Clever and Star Swirl the bearded the last time i remember this was a castle not a shouting hall" Princess Platinum said as she walked down the steps

the two bowed at the princess and rose again "Sorry princess" said clover as she faced the princess "we were coming here to tell you something important which ended up into an argument"

"What could possibly be so important that you had to bicker about it ,and in my castle" Princess Platinum said feeling slightly curious about it

"Well" said Star Swirl "we have just been informed that no alicorns have yet to have been found and we fear the worse"

"Hmmm i see why you were troubled, but for what i over heard it was nothing to do with that" Princess Platinum explained

"We have been very stressed these past couple of weeks and we mistakenly took our anger out on each other" Clover said regretingly "we shall now leave you be princess"

The two start to walk out before being called back

"Wait!" Princess Platinum said, the two unicorns turn around

"Miss clover i have known you and Mr Star swirl for a long time now and i have considered you two to be my closest friends. why else would i a point you clover as my adviser, i listen to every word you say and i trust your judgement. And star swirl i a pointed you as our conjourer because you trust you to use your special magic to help us when we are in need"

"No offence princess but is there a point to this" star swirl pointed out

"i also believe that family should never fight about something so friviless as this, family should stick together" as though blocking out his comment

Princess platinum walked closer to the two unicorns "and i consider you two as family"

the two smile at her knowing she is a great leader and a great friend as well

"as long as you don't make too much noise" Princess Platinum added with a smirk, all three of them giggle together the first time since the alicorns had gone