Boiling Heat
(Current time)
Guards were rushing around the castle as Celestia and Luna searched themselves. “Find him! Find him now! We cannot let him escape the castle grounds! He must be here somewhere!” Celestia shouted as she ran to a flight of stairs leading beneath the castle.
Luna chased after her and looked at her sister, her fear evident. “Sister, he can’t truly be back... can he?” Celestia ignored her and bolted down a hallway with several suits of armor and weapons for the guard. She stopped at a portrait of both her and Luna on the wall and her horn lit up. The painting morphed and melted until a vault door could be seen. It burst open with how fast Celestia used her magic, and a large broadsword of a golden color floated out. “Celestia, are you sure-”
Celestia levitated a helmet onto her head after removing her crown. “Yes Luna. I’m not taking any chances. Not when there are ponies I care about involved. I will not let him bring harm to any of them.”
Luna sighed and watched her sister leave the hall. She looked back into the small vault and shivered when she saw her own armor sitting there. She didn’t dare to pick it up, nor did she take her own blade. Instead she ran after Celestia, and continued her search for the one running amuck in the castle.
He’d done this once before after all.
“Okay...” I was hanging off of the edge and was slowly moving towards the ledge of the window. “Easy does it.” I was just a few inches from the ledge and I just needed to shimmy a little more if I was going to reach it. “Careful.” I felt my foot connect with the ledge and slowly started to move enough to put my other foot on it. “Okay now... just add a little pressure and-”
I slipped as the ledge I was holding onto broke in my hand. “OH GOD!” I flailed and managed to grab the ledge of the window as I fell, causing me to swing and slam into the tower wall. “Oomph!” I slowly started to pull myself up and pushed the thankfully unlocked window open. I dragged myself through and just laid there on the ground panting. My top hat fell off and rolled next to me as I tried to stop my heart from outrunning a locomotive. “Holy... shit.... not... doing... again!”
I didn’t move for a while, just so I could catch my breath. I finally managed to calm my heart down when I could hear water splashing from nearby. What the... I lifted my head and noticed that there was a bed, and dresser in the room I had entered. Oh you’ve got to be kidding me. There were two sets of doors, one larger, one smaller, in the room as well.
Rather than wanting to be the guy caught in the room and cause a panic, I moved to the smaller door after grabbing my top hat. I had decided that a stealth mission out of a mysterious tower was much better than disturbing the residence after breaking and entering.
I opened the door and froze at what I saw. There was a large blue pony in a bath tub. Its mane was shimmering like the night sky, and flowed in an intangible wind. There were also a horn and wings upon the creature before me.
Oh, and the look of shock. Can’t forget that.
I slowly lifted a finger and my jaw had dropped a little. “Uh....” Wow, articulate aren’t I?
The pony let out a very feminine shriek and I stumbled out of the room, slamming the door behind me. I could hear shuffling from behind both doors and quickly dove under the bed. The large one burst open and a few stallions in armor charged in. As they were trying to find out what was going on, I slipped out of the room and shut the door behind me. I grabbed a spear from a nearby statue and slid it between the bars as fast as I could.
I looked down the hall I was in both ways and saw a set of stairs leading down to my left. Yes!
Some shadows were starting to come into view and I felt my eye twitch. Nope!
I ran to the right and stood behind a pillar as the door I had barred burst open and sent both halves flying. I leaned towards the wall side of the pillar and snuck a peak around at what was happening. The blue pony from before was shouting at the rest of the guard. “Where is the cretin who dares to disturb our royal baths!” Ooooh crap.
The guards bowed hastily. “Your majesty, we know not what thy speak of. We arrived and found thine door barred.”
She stomped one of her hooves and shouted at the guards. “There is a creature running through the corridors of this castle. Apprehend it, and bring it to us!”
The guards all made one last bow. “Yes your majesty.” Her royal blueness moved back into what I now know as her room and the pieces of the door lifted off the ground and slammed shut. The guard that was speaking turned back to the rest of them. “Find the creature! If anypony finds anything thou art to report thine findings to Princess Luna or Princess Celestia!”
The battalion nodded and ran back down the stairs, while two remained at the doors. Those two pretty much made it so that I couldn’t actually go down the hall, let alone the stairs. Damn it... now what?
I looked around and stopped when I realized I still had a chunk of that ledge in my hand. I looked between the guards and the rock before throwing it down the hall and drawing both of their attention to it. “You hear that?” I pressed myself to the pillar as they moved by, and slowly moved past Luna’s door before heading down the stairs as quietly as I could.
(Current Time)
The castle was in a state of absolute chaos. The guards had all doubled their search efforts after seeing Celestia in battle armor, and the Princess herself was far from calm. They searched down every corridor, checked every room, and even under every chair, In every cabinet, and behind every curtain.
I stood outside the castle gates smiling calmly. “That was easier than I thought it would be.” I turned around and started walking down the streets of Canterlot as several ponies looked at me in curiosity and confusion. “Celestia really needs to work on her security more. It’s gotten rather sloppy over the last 1500 years. The automated one I made would have done better without the fine tuning I had to do.”
The necklace started to glow slightly in yellow. “I know Boris, but it will be fine. Not many ponies showed up at our statue anyways. Knowledge wasn’t as interesting as Chaos.” I chuckled and took one last glance at the castle before turning the corner. “Though I do believe your dear old dad had a new pose since the last time I saw him moved around. Must have managed to do what we did earlier before screwing up.”
Boris glowed orange and burned me a little as I rounded the corner. “Ow, okay okay Boris, I’ll stop down talking Discord. Even if you deserve a little more attention than him. Now let’s see how Canterlot has grown in our absence, shall we?” Boris gave off a small green pulse and I looked around humming. “Lots of marble... not enough steel and gears. Figures.”
I spotted a train station down the street a ways. I looked down at Boris as we neared the locomotive and I sighed. “You know, I bet none of them even know who helped design some of the first of these.”
Boris glowed softly in green agreement. All the work, none of the credit. Stupid Princess.
Twilight’s POV
I was sitting in the library with Rarity drinking some tea when Spike came down the stairs holding a scroll. “Twilight! A letter for you from the Princess!”
I looked over at Spike and smiled as I took the letter. “Thank you Spike.” I unfurled the letter and started reading what was inside.
Twilight Sparkle,
By order of the Princesses, your presence is requested along with the rest of The Elements of Harmony. A chariot will be sent down to your place of residence as soon as possible. You will be informed of the situation upon your arrival.
My face fell as I stared at the letter before looking at Rarity. “Gather the girls. I just got a summons for all of us.” Rarity looked at me for a moment before I gave her the letter to read for herself.
She read over it all and looked up at me when she finished. “I’ll drop Sweetie off at my parents. Then I can quickly head over to Fluttershy’s.” I nodded and started heading for the door.
“I’ll get Pinkie and Rainbow. Either one can get over to Applejack’s faster than I can and tell her. Meet back here as soon as you can.” Rarity nodded and we both ran out of the library.
It didn’t take as long as most ponies seem to think it would. In about half an hour, Pinkie had gotten over to Applejacks and brought her over to the library. Rainbow was on a cloud not too far from where I had found Pinkie, and Fluttershy was planning on visiting Rarity’s today. A few minutes after that, the chariot landed and we all boarded.
Once we all were in the air, Rainbow looked over at me. “So what exactly is going on?”
Applejack nodded in agreement. “Rainbow’s got a point. One minute ah’m harvestin’, the next Pinkie is draggin’ me through town.”
I looked at my friends and frowned. “We’ve been summoned to the castle. Something seems to be happening there, and it requires The Elements of Harmony.” Fluttershy hid behind her mane, and Pinkie got about as serious as we could ask her to. Rainbow and Applejack seemed to accept the answer, but I could tell that they both wanted a little more information. “I’d tell you all more, but that was all there was in the letter.”
Pinkie looked out over the edge of the chariot with a telescope. “Then we’ll just have to hear what the problem is from Princess Celestia!” She smiled that Pinkie Pie grade smile. “I wonder what it could be?”
I looked out of the chariot and saw a battalion’s worth of pegasi guards flying around the castle in a frenzy.
“Something tells me that’s it’s nothing good.”
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3937269 Guess what just updated?
WHOOO!!!
Sweet, an update! :D
So it looks like there was a particularly long time just... Interesting.
And it looks like 'Invention' is still trying to show the Princess's that he isn't a bad guy.
This is getting good, I can't wait for the next update to come out. :)
3937462 I suggest re-reading this one. I just found a small hiccup in the text where a whole paragraph got left out.
3937546
Lol, they fall for it every time... XD
Glad you remembered to put it in there.
3937561 I was a little miffed when I noticed it got left out. Stupid transfer from Google Docs does it almost every time.
3937565
Lol, that's why I don't use the G-Doc.
I write my stuff directly onto FimFiction then just publish it from there, makes it easier for me.
3937570 I would do that too, but my spelling is horrendous on occasion. I normally go through a tedious process of writing it all on G-Docs, then copy pasta onto Fim, and redoing all the italics, links, and ext.
3937581
Dude... That's intense...
Anyway, can't wait for the next chapter to come out!
Any idea when or a vague amount of time it could take?
3937588 No idea
3937600
Oh well... Good luck writing.
3937607 thanks!
3937612
Np, this is a good story and I really want to see what happens next. :D
Boris....why not Stormageddon, dark lord of all?
3937658 because I like the name Boris. It reminds me of DOR-15.
Perfect music choice.
3937658 That Doctor Who reference.
Good... Good... Let the steampunk flow through you...
So your story will be the first one with technology as the power source.
I am looking forward to what this story has to offer.
I like it
Love it can't wait for the update
3937679 I think Steve would have been better
3938915 or chuck!!
Bitches love the name chuck
3937774 I thought so too. That awkward moment you walk in on someone, it calls for that specific music.
3937823 Trust me, there will be some in the story as well.
3937975 The steampunk does not just flow, it powers the apparatus that is my mind!
3938109 In short, Yes. In long, Yyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
3938708 And I look forward to yours. Seriously, shadow people and steampunk have all the win.
3938760 Thank you very much.
3938828 I work as fast as I can.
3938917 The names you have mentioned will be used in later chapters, maybe, possibly, I'll name something else with them. Ooo! Like a robot butler!
3938986 Damn good thing I watched seasons one to six yesterday.
3937975 Heeeey, Imma write a fic kinda like yours, think it'll be good coming from someone who can dual focus a lack of attention with attention to detail?
3938995 I'm doing that right now. I think you'll be fine.
3938998 Dual focusing two opposites? I doubt it, I am a master. I can be both bored and entertained at the same time.
3939000 You're only limited to two if that's all. I've managed to be Happy, Angry, Depressed, and calm all at once while talking with the principal and she only ever caught onto the last one. Creeped her the fuck out.
Once she was gone and I'd ditched the anger and depression. I felt like a boss.
3939008 I forget my emotional state minutes after entering it, unless it's boredom, that's a constant.
3939010 agreed
hmm....you have my attention
3939032 You ever hear of the Rugby Sevens?
3939039 yes
3939045 What country you from?
3939050 America. The heartland to be specific.
3939068 They have rugby there?
Steampunk… oh, fuck the hell YES! I'm goin' ta follow this story to the depths a hell if necessary!
3938986 no, thank you for writing it
3939193 No, I just like foreign stuff.
3938986 fuck yeah my ideas might be included!
This is going great so far
Keep it up!
nice story, Im definitely following this
Well, this looks interesting. And quite different from the other League of Humans Acting Villainous stories. I can't wait to see what happened and what will happen.
3939936 Well what did you expect? Everyone else is either using the Alicorn Amulet or some other known as hell magical artifact. The one exception I can think of is "I'm Not Having Any of This S###."
I stole Discord's tooth, named it Boris, and I'm using Steampunk tech instead of Magic. I shall make a few gears start turning.
3940016 Nice pun.
And the originality (plus steampunk, something I'm quite fond of) is what got my attention in the first place.
3938986
The robot butler needs to be named Ed. Who doesn't like an Ed?
An interesting story, as well as one I will like and favorite, however it might be prudent to slow down a bit. The story moves at a very quick pace, and the reader (well at least me) feels rushed along, not really able to get their bearings..... maybe add a bit more descriptions for places and actions? Then again, the fast-paced writing could be on purpose....... Whatever, just do what you want, it's your story, and it looks like it'll be a good one. I'm just adding in my two cents.
i love this new genre of "oh shit, cosplay + magic artifact" fic's
Loving this.