Chapter 1: Crescent Moon? Really?
Chapter 1: Crescent Moon? Really?
Twilight Sparkle POV
Grabbing a copy of "Equestrian History 101," I trotted to the field outside of her dormitory, and laid under an oak tree, beside a river, aqua, clear and blue, trailing along to the outskirts of Canterlot. I opened the book and read until page 309, when I found something interesting.
As time grew on, the younger sister grew relentless. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but shrouded and slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger sister refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon! She vowed that she would shroud the land in eternal night. Regretfully, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to ponydom: the Elements of Harmony. Using the magic of the Elements of Harmony, she defeated her younger sister and banished her permanently to the moon. The elder sister took responsibility for both sun and moon, and harmony has be in balance in Equestria for generations since."
I looked at the term "Elements of Harmony," and thought what in Equestria are the Elements of Harmony?
"I know I've heard of those before," I said, looking up into the sky. "But where?" A moaning voice, nearly drowned out my words. I swear to Celestia, if anypony makes fun of my recalls again... I trotted around the tree, and saw a pony, a white unicorn mare, moaning in what looks like pain. Her mane was cherry red, with light pink highlights, and it was curled into a cinnamon bun-like design. Her cutie mark was a creamy-yellow crescent moon, with a blue star in the mouth of the moon. She was moaning louder, and for the first time, I didn't know what to do. Should I get a doctor? I should, but she can't just lay here, moaning in pain.
Regretting to do it, I carried her with my magic, and placed her on my back. Maybe I can find a book about health remedies, to help her. I trotted quickly, and I heard the mare's voice whisper, as I trotted faster.
"I'm sorry, too."
This was bad, so I trotted faster, but I ran into other ponies. I recognized them as Colgate, Lemon Hearts, and Twinkleshine, who recognized me instantly.
"There you are, Twilight!" Twinkle said. "Moondancer is having a get together at the west castle courtyard. Wanna come?"
"I can't." I replied. "I gotta help somepony. Bseides, I've got a lot of studying to catch up on!" I quickly zoomed past them, and trotted to my dormitory, which is high atop of the Canterlot Observatory. The doors were opening slowly, but I slammed through the opening, calling for Spike.
"Spike? SPIKE?!" I looked down and saw Spike, my dragon assistant, in a daze. "Quick, find me a remedy book and that old copy of 'Predictions and Prophecies'." I placed the mare on my bed, beside the door, and she was settling in on my blankets.
She was still moaning, and it looks like...
She was crying. Tears were falling down her cheek, and she started to sob. I have to hurry. Or Spike, in this case.
"Spike, hurry!" I shouted, and saw Spike, struggling to get something off his tail. "What's that for?"
"Well," Spike turned to the object. "It was a gift for Moondancer..." I rolled my eyes.
"Oh, Spike, you know we don't have time for that sort of thing."
"But we're on a break! Who's that, anyway?" Spike pointed to the mare and handed me a book 'Health Remedies and Me.' I searched through, and found something that could work: a spell, which would wake a pony from a deep sleep. I used my magic to hold the mare's nose. She gasped, and became awake. She looked around, but then, she looked at me, in complete confusion and shock.
"W- Where am I?" she asked me, but instead of answering, I asked her something else.
"Who are you?"
Mary Test POV
What is going on? First, I had a fight with Susan, I was materialized from the Materializer, heard cries from my family, and now, I'm alive, and in the presence of a purple unicorn,with a violet mane, done in Susan's style, with a baby dragon beside her. I looked around and not even the lab can match the magnificence of this place. It was decorated beautifully, and there were hundreds of books on each shelf.
"Where am I?" I asked the pony, but she did something that both was impossible and that still didn't answer my question: She answered me.
"Who are you?" she asks me. I thought it was safe to introduce myself, before anything gets bad.
"I'm Mary Test, and I wish to know who you are and how I ended up here." I noticed the dragon chuckling under his breath, and I asked him. "What's so funny?"
"Your name!" The dragon bursted out laughing, and I saw that even the pony was also trying not to laugh.
"Aaaaaand what's wrong with my name?"
"That's a pretty odd name for a unicorn, isn't it?" The pony answered.
"I must say that Mary Test is a ..." Suddenly, I clued in. "Wait... WHAT?!" I ran to the massive mirror beside the massive doors, but fell over. Equines can walk on all fours, I thought, and saw my reflection. I was a indeed a unicorn, a white mare, with red hair, styled in the way it was back home. I also noticed I wasn't wearing my glasses, but now that I can see, I didn't need them anymore. As I saw more of my pony form, I noticed my crescent moon on my flank, alongside Susan's star, and I cried a little. Now that I think about it, Mary Test does sound like a weird name for a pony.
"Hang on," I said to the purple pony and the dragon in their tracks. "That's just what my friends call me. My name's..." This was my chance. I can finally get rid of my name, and find a better one. Maybe I could name myself Thorn, but i guess my flank tattoo is the key to finding my name in this world. I guess...
"Crescent Moon." Am I serious? Too late now.
"That makes more sense, I guess," The pony replied. "I'm Twilight Sparkle." I almost laughed at this, but I showed no sign of it. I guess if I have a weird name, everybody - - er - - everypony here does.
"I'm Spike." The dragon beside Twilight called. I rubbed my head with my hoof.
"What happened?" I asked Twilight and Spike.
"I found you behind a tree, and you were moaning in your sleep. I brought you to my dormitory, and assisted you." Twilight humbly said. Behind a tree? Something doesn't add up here.
"Uhh, thank you?" I responded. "I hope I wasn't a bother or anything?"
"Not at all." Twilight smiled. "Are you alright, Miss Moon?"
"Yes, thank you again. Can I help you with anything?"
"Well, no, but if you want, I need help finding a certain book when somepony should've found it by now!" Twilight glared at Spike, who took three seconds to get the message. He bolted to the nearest shelf, and I followed. How am I supposed to get books from way up high?
Wait, I'm a unicorn! I could use my magic. D'uh. And I read from the Harry Potter books that magic is like an extension of your body. I guess now my new horn is a part of me. So I pretended to just grab the book with my hands, which I found the book.
"'Predictions and Prophecies,' was it?" I said, holding the book with a teal-colored aura. I guess your magic here is the same colour as your eyes.
"Thank you, Crescent." Twilight said, and I interjected.
"Please call me Mary." I said back. Twilight was searching for something in the book. I was wondering what she was looking for.
"Aha! 'Elements of Harmony...'" She read. "...See 'Mare in the Moon?'"
"Mare in the Moon?" I heard Spike speak from the other end of the room. "But that's just an old pony's tale!" I couldn't help, but chuckle under my breath, but Twilight caught me. She gave me the exact same glare that Susan gave me before I came here. Haven't I gotten in enough situations as strange as this? Anyway, Twilight looked up this 'Mare in the 'Moon.'
" 'Mare in the Moon,' " Twilight found the page and read aloud. At least I can get some info about this place. " 'myth from olden pony times. A powerful pony who wanted to rule Equestria. Defeated by the Elements of Harmony and imprisoned in the moon. Legend says that on the first day of the thousandth sun, the stars will aid in her escape, and she will bring upon night time eternal!'" If you ask me, that doesn't sound so bad, since it's summer. Maybe later, I will ask Twilight on how the seasons change here. But now isn't the right time.
"Spike, Mary, do you know what this means?!" Twilight asked, frantically.
"No." Me and Spike said together.
"Take a note, please, to the princess." I just noticed Spike writing with a quill on a roll of parchment. " 'My dearest teacher, my continuing studies of pony magic have brought to inform me that we are on the precipice of disaster. ' "
"Hold on?" Spike looked confused. "Preci-?"
"Threshold?" Twilight corrected, but from what I can tell, Spike was still confused.
"Threee--?" I chuckled a bit, and turned to Spike.
"It means something bad is about to happen." I smiled. So did Spike, and he wrote down what I said. Twilight looked at me with pride, but then proceeded with her letter.
" I just found out that the mythical 'Mare in the Moon' is in fact Nightmare Moon, and she is about to return to Equestria, and she is about to bring about night time eternal. Some thing must be done, to make sure this terrible prophecy does not come true. I await your quick response. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle." Hold the phone... a student of a princess?! I came to the right place for help, then!
"Twiiiiiiii liiiiiiiiiiiight Sparrrrrrrrrrkle!" Spike signed the parchment. "Done!"
"Good! Send it!" Twilight answered.
"Now?"
"Of course!"
"I don't know, Twilight. Princess Celestia's a little busy, getting ready for the Summer Sun Celebration." Summer Sun Celebration? Doesn't he mean the Summer Solstice? "And it's like, the day after tomorrow!"
"That's just it, Spike!" Twilight interrupted. "The day after tomorrow is the first day of the thousandth sun! It's imperative that the Princess is told right away!" Spike was confused at 'Imperative.'
"She means important." I told the little dragon, as he rolled up the parchment and burned it, but the smoke was lime-ish-green color and it didn't turn to thin air, it flew out the window. That was amazing.
"It's on it's way!" Spike humbily chanted to Twilight. "But I wouldn't hold your breath."
"I'm not worried, Spike." Twilight said, smooth as silk. "The Princess trusts me completely. After all the years she's been my mentor, she's never once doubted me."
"I could help you with this 'Nightmare Moon' situation, Twilight." I volunteered.
"You would?! Thank you, Mary!" Twilight cheered, and hugged me! At that, Spike burped fire, and the flames formed into a scroll, similar to the one Spike just sent seconds ago. Talk about speedy delivery.
"I knew she would want to take immediate action!" Twilight was growing happier. Spike took the scroll, cleared his voice, and read the scroll so that Twilight and I can hear what it says...
"'My dearest, most faithful student, Twilight," Spike read aloud. "'You know that I admire your diligence and that I trust you completely...'" Twilight nodded. "'... but you must simply stop reading those dusty, old books!'" The smile on Twilight's face instantly vanishes, as Susan would do if she was proven wrong.
I hope Twilight is right, but mostly, I hope she really was wrong. I don't wanna get mixed up in all this 'eternal night' business. But if it is true, I will do all my best to assist Twilight and Spike on this journey.
Twilight Sparkle POV
This has been an off-day for me. First, I was proven wrong by Princess Celestia, who told me that Nightmare Moon is just and old pony's tale, and now tomorrow, I have to oversee preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration in some town called Ponyville. Then, I looked over, to see Spike, snoozing next to Mary.
At least I'll have them for company.
There's something strange about this mare, though. She calls herself 'Mary Test,' and she says that it was a nice name? And she walks as a baby filly does. I gotta learn more about Mary, but for now, I gotta focus on the prophecy and my research of the Elements of Harmony. The fate of Equestria depends on it!
But I hope the Princess was right. Maybe it is an old pony's tale.
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Mary is taking this surpisling taken this well.
Anyway I enjoy this story so far can't wait to see more
Wow, Mary is taking this well, also, you surprised me starting with S1 E1, Not even Noble Guardians started there. I'm so freakin' EXCITED! How long until Chapter 2? So far I rate this 15/10. SO FUCKING HYPED!
3933042 Not long, my friend.
3940848 Did you even read Chapter 2?
You know, oddly, while her name might seem out of place, "Merry Test" does sound like it could be a pony name...
3941369 But her cutie mark is her moon, with Susan's star. Twilight would get pretty suspicious.
This is interesting. Can't wait to see how Mary will go through the series.
3960453 Thank you!
Merry Test wouldn't be, though. There wasn't really a reason for a name change.