The Lost Element

by Lienia Harmony

Nonsense that Not Even Pinkie Can Understand.

Chapter 2: Nonsense that Not Even Pinkie Can Understand.

Twilight grinned, two weeks later, her mane and tail disheveled, and her eyes slightly… crazy. Spike had excused himself to the boutique to avoid catching it—What he liked to call “Twilight’s Crazy Lesson Syndrome”.

When she become so obsessed with an assignment that she would go crazy—Aka, the Smarty Pants Incident. And so she was with what she thought was a perfect translation of the Scroll.

“I did it! HAHA TAKE THAT LENA HARMONY!!!” the princess shouted to what she thought was an empty library. “I TRANSLATED IT MYSELF!”

“First off, it’s L-EE-NI-Ah. Not Leh-Nah.”

The purple Alicorn spun around, glaring at the unicorn who was replacing the six books she had borrowed—all old and historic books. “What are you doing here? Can’t you knock?”

“One, I’m returning books. Two, this is a public library, if you recall. And Three, I’VE BEEN KNOCKING FOR THE LAST THIRTY MINUTES LOOKING LIKE A BUCKING IDIOT!!!” Lienia snarled.

Her shouting drew the other five Bearers, as everyone was there to decorate their rooms. They walked in to discover the pair glaring at each other, sparks almost visible between them with tension so strong you needed a sword to cut it. But Pinkie managed to do it with a spoon, but then again, this was typical of Pinkie.

“Wha’ in tarnation is goin’ on in ‘ere!” Applejack asked, looking between her friends.

“Yea, what the hay is with the shouting?” Rainbow asked, looking between the light colored unicorn and the purple alicorn.

“I-is e-everything alright?” Fluttershy quietly asked as Pinkie examined the chunk of tension she had cut out of the air.

“Lienia, darling, whatever is wrong? Did Twilight say something?” Rarity asked.

“For one, she wasn’t paying attention to me knocking, two she said my name wrong, and I swear she is thinking I’m trying to spy on her and the Ancient Cervidian Scroll that I could probably translate easily in five minutes or less,” the unicorn huffed, and sat down, looking away.

“Well, I don’t need you too. I’ve translated it! WITHOUT YOU!” Twilight declared, and Pinkie looked at her translation, a frown on her face.

“Um, Twilight, I can understand a lot of random things that even you can’t understand… and I can’t understand this,” Pinkie said hesitantly. “Which means that this is utterly… well, nonsense.”

Twilight snatched the scroll away. “I’ll read it aloud, and then it will make sense.” She cleared her throat, and Spike ran in from the upper castle.

“Twilight! I found—”

“NOT NOW SPIKE!” She cleared her throat, and then started to read. “Historically owns a powerful text, condition the manual - the harmony of the elements. To some, it seems, and it's just the six magical for honesty, integrity, piety, goodness, rules, and the laughter of the sisters of the elements of the world, a member of the Product are not aware.” Insert assorted soft coughs from her audience here, one of which rolling her eyes. “It includes all the elements of peace and war; partner violence, in the cause of the war, of peace; room. This can be up to six, but rather the strength of the industry and the seventh day, and the power of the magic of the recipe.” Lienia, Rainbow, and Pinkie then snorted in laughter. Rarity, Spike, and Fluttershy all giggled. Twilight glared at them, and then resumed reading. “Beware what you read. Come to the middle of a heavy maailman. Alkuperäinen dominion, which is the world kostoski. Seitsemäs element is not found, and he, the Spirit for the punishment of the biological world, and destroy, and bring it into subjection.” They all tried to clear their throats to force back the laughter that her translation was causing. “For example, in the valley of the Reheat added to the full moon. Narrow is the gate, a wall, as in the studies of the seven, honesty, and integrity, piety, goodness, laughter, may be poisonous, and the world in the room. Then in the middle of the field is destroyed, and the harmony of the world, let them consider the grave, where you will find the item you are looking for.”

The other seven could not hold it in. They burst out laughing; Rainbow, Applejack and Pinkie all fell forward on the floor. The other four were sitting and laughing their heads off.

“HEY THIS IS SERIOUS!!!!” Twilight snapped.

That only seemed to make the other six ponies laugh harder, Lienia falling forward roaring in laughter.

“THAT WAS THE WORST ANCIENT CERVIDIAN TRANSLATION I’VE EVER HEARD!!!” the golden maned unicorn roared.

“DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS TALKING ABOUT?!” Rainbow laughed.

“THAT WAS THE MOST RIDULOUS THING I’VE EVER HEARD! I HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT FOR MY NEXT STAND UP COMPETION!” Pinkie chortled.

Spike stood. “You should read this. I think it came with the scroll.”

Twilight snatched the letter away and read it softly to herself. “Dearest Twilight Sparkle, The Scroll I’ve enclosed is important. The unicorn Lienia Harmony-Belle, the adoptive sister of the Bearer of Generosity, was studying such scrolls in the Royal Cervidas Archives. Take it to her and have her translate it. Your Fellow Princess, Celestia.” The alicorn’s shoulders sagged.

Lienia simply levitated the scroll over to herself, along with an empty parchment, while Spike brought her a quill and inkwell while Twilight went to a corner and whimpered.

“Two weeks of work… down the drain… why?” the princess whimpered as Lienia sat on the floor, gently and almost lovingly opened the ancient scroll, grabbed some of the heavier books to put on the corners, and then started to slowly translate the Scroll.

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