Raison D'être

by mechafone

27 - Prophecies

Hi Hasu, or Fire Lotus to us readers, moaned pleasurably. She turned onto her stomach in the shallow bath, displaying her shapely rump to her stallion-servants.

She was an attractive mare, any stallion would tell you that. She was an Earth Pony, a bright red with simple black mane and tail. Her cutie mark was a criss-crossed pattern of identical kunai knives.

Lotus sighed and writhed with pleasure as her servants massaged her back. She closed her eyes and motioned with a hoof for them to move lower, then lower.

Her breath began to quicken as their hooves pressed with easy motion, their massaging moving to her lower regions, especially on her cutie marks. She drew in a slow, excited breath as her tail quivered and slowly slid to the side. It was an involuntary reaction, but she made no move to dissuade her servants from taking advantage of the situation.

"Yes, that's it..." She whispered as she felt one of the stallions taking place directly behind her, preparing to mount her.

Suddenly the door in the breezy stone room opened. A blue Pegasus stood there, eyes wide with an enormous blush at what he'd barged in on. He quickly turned away. "M-my apologies, cousin! There is news you must be made aware of!"

He slipped out again, throwing a hoof to his face in embarassment. Lotus groaned and lowered her face into the water, blowing air bubbles with frustration. Why did her cousin always have to ruin sexy time?

Lotus went over her options. She could continue with sexy time. That sounded really good right about now. But then again, her plan was at a stage where any kind of upsetting news could not be ignored.

Finally bringing her head above water to take a breath, she looked back at her stallions and gave them a sad dismissal. Fun would have to wait. They nodded their heads and quickly robed to hide their shame.

Stepping out of the tub, Lotus quickly turned on the cold water and stood under it for a good five minutes. Going to talk to her cousin while feeling the way she was right now did not appeal to her.

Finally done with her cold shower, she dried off and stepped outside of the stone hut and into the open air. Spotting her cousin in the middle of camp, she made her way to him and quite suddenly grabbed his ear in her teeth and pulled him down, wrapping one of his forelegs in a painful hold.

He cried out in pain, his wings spreading in an attempt to hold himself up on the ground, lest his foreleg break. "Aaah, cousin, please! Forgive me!"

"You. Never. KNOCK!" She shouted at him, and then finally released him. He fell on his back and scrambled to his hooves, rubbing his sore limb.

Once the pain had gone down enough for him to speak, he told her, "Last night's attack failed."

He braced himself for pain, as per usual, but it didn't come. He looked up to see his cousin staring at the ground, a thoughtful expression on her face. She began to pace.

"Hm. It appears that our agent didn't have an opportunity to act." She put a hoof to her lips, her tail swishing back and forth with agitation.

"Fierce Rapids." Upon hearing his name, the young blue Pegasus glanced up at his cousin.

"It seems that the guardians escorting your cousin are stronger than we assumed they would be. I need you to mount a second attack. Take your best warriors. They must not reach the capital."

Rapids bowed his head to his cousin. "Of course, Fire Lotus. We will depart as soon as I've gathered my men." He flew off into the air, letting out a shrill whistle.

"To me! Gather!" He called. As soon as he did, the camp came alive. Dozens of stallions and a few mares came out of the tents and huts set up in the area, and began to flock to Rapids' location.

As he gave his speech, which was passionate and honest, Lotus watched him. He was truly an inspiration, an honest and fierce warrior who cared about his land, his people, and their future.

Lotus smirked. What a crock.

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Twilight Sparkle felt consciousness approaching. But she was so comfortable, she didn't want to get up just yet. She laid splayed out along Spark Storm's back, her face buried in his mane as he walked.

Again, Twilight was under the impression that her brother had picked her up, like he used to do when she was little. It was a precious feeling to her, and she had missed it so. She hugged her 'brother', and took in the comforting presence and sighed.

Suddenly, something was off. The warm smells of her brother's mane was off, and it was a scent that she would remember anywhere. All feelings of warm childhood were gone as she looked up with alarm. She was indeed not being carried by her brother.

Twilight's panic stood on the brink of going over the edge and freaking out, but the scenery brought the freak-out levels to tolerable levels.

They had moved out of the bamboo forest, and more into a dense forest filled with brilliant green grass and moss covering the forest floor. The sky above was light blue, tell-tale signs of early morning.

As Twilight was thinking of getting down, Spark followed the group along a large log acting as a bridge over a creek that looked more than a few feet deep.

Twilight felt something tickling her belly quite suddenly, and it quickly occurred to her that it was Spark's wings. With a nervous blush, she lightly tapped Spark on the shoulder to let him know she was awake.

Truth be told, Spark knew the second she was awake. He'd been waiting for her to say something, he wasn't going to just dump her off the second he noticed her.

"Hey, you're finally up, huh?" Spark Storm grinned and continued walking, even though he knew she'd want to get down and walk on her own.

Twilight took notice of this, and made a mental note to get back at him at some point. "Mhm. Now, if you could let me down, please..."

Spark rolled his eyes and slowly lowered himself so Twilight could clamber off of him. She sighed when she saw how mussy her fur had gotten while laying on his back. She smoothed it out a bit before doing the same to Spark's back, garnering a look of Uh, what are you doing?

Twilight gasped at her actions and pulled her hoof away like it'd been burned. She laughed awkwardly for a moment before deciding to simply move on.

She was silent for a moment before Spark caught up to her. She let out a little sigh and turned to look at him, offering him a kind smile. "I don't even remember falling asleep...thanks for carrying me, Spark."

He gave her a nod, before looking further on up ahead. Frostbite, Lemon Pop, and Emerald Skies were just ahead. Emerald looked like he was ready to keel over from walking all night. His wing had been treated with basic disinfection aid, and his cut had been bandaged.

Even further on ahead, was Shining Armor and Princess Cadance. the Princess was in a similar position as Twilight had been. Seeing this brought a blush to Twilight's face. Had she also been hugging Spark Storm in her sleep? How embarrassing!

It wasn't much longer until the leader of the group, Blazing Dragonfly, flanked by his big red Dragon, made it through the edge of the woods. There, in front of them, laid the camp that he had been leading them two over the last day and a half.

It was spread out at the edge of the woods. It was royalty, if Twilight had ever seen it. Extravagant tents and gazebos littered the area. Hundreds of ponies, many Pegasi and Earth Ponies, with some Unicorns to flesh out the numbers, could be seen.

Many of them were busy, cooking, setting up more tents, making weapons that would attach to wings, or going over maps, making plans.

Twilight had never seen so many ponies out in the open and doing so many different things.

Nothing could have prepared her for what happened next. A tall, slender Pegasus, no, Unicorn, no...Alicorn mare landed before the group, a warm smile on her face. Blazing Dragonfly and his Dragon companion bowed to her.

She was a burnt orange color, while her hair and tail were two-toned brown and gold. She was a sight to behold, and she was beautiful.

Twilight gasped softly. She'd never seen another Alicorn besides Princess' Celestia and Cadance. She nearly lost control and ran to meet her, but Spark's hoof on her back caused her to stop and look at him.

"Easy, Twilight. I think she's royalty...might not be a good idea to geek out right now." He smiled at her kindly, indicating he was kidding about the geek part.

Twilight sighed. She knew he was right.

Blazing Dragonfly stood once more, then turned to his company. "My friends...this is Oashisu Kagayaku. Ah...Shimmering Oasis. She is my Lord's daughter. It is customary for her to speak to each one of of you individually. Please..." He bowed to the Alicorn, and backed away as she approached Shining Armor and Princess Cadance.

Shining Oasis smiled down at the two before her. She was just slightly taller than Shining Armor, but she held herself in such a way that utilized her height.

"Hm..." She mused. She tilted her head this way and that as she eyed the two before her, a mysterious smile on her face all the while.

"You two..." she spoke in a heavy accent. "You two are strong. One on one, is strong. Together...you are stronger. Do not forget."

Cadance and Shining both broke out into blushes. How did she know...?

Stepping further down the ranks, she stopped at Frostbite and Lemon Pop. She leaned down and whispered to them, "You 'Fighters' are strong. But change is coming. You will find yourselves at opposite ends...I wish you luck..."

Frostbite and Lemon Pop glanced at each other, worried expressions on their faces. They would be divided? That didn't even make sense.

She passed them and stopped to whisper to Emerald Skies, "You put so much passion into your art. Do not despair...you will be appreciated for your efforts." She glanced sidelong towards Twilight Sparkle, a warm smile on her face.

She finally approached Spark Storm and Twilight Sparkle. She watched them with confused eyes, as if she couldn't decide which one to talk to first. She actually started to frown until she leaned down to them. Twilight and Spark exchanged looks.

"You two...you two are very special." She began, a fascinated, somewhat horrified look on her face. It was very disconcerting.

"Your destinies are intertwined. One cannot move forward without the other." She smiled again, and reached down to touch their faces. "You two will always walk side by side, along with the others, until the end." She leaned down and kissed both their foreheads.

Spark watched her as she walked away, then gave a signal for them to follow. He didn't know what to think, or even what to feel. Was she telling their fortunes? Was it something to throw them all off balance?

He trudged onwards, following the group into camp.

Twilight remained, however. She looked down at the ground in front of her. What was that supposed to mean? Why did she have to say that Twilight and Spark's destinies were intertwined? It bothered her to even think about it.

She frowned as she began to follow after Spark. She had a bad feeling about that Alicorn. She had a bad feeling about this mission.

She had a bad feeling about Spark Storm, something that had been growing and getting bigger. It was something that she desperately didn't want to think about, but with what the Alicorn mare had told her, it was only going to get worse.

Comments

[Saveer]

Twi & Spark

[mechafone]

852365
Haha if only it were that simple. Stay tuned for more excitement!

[Saveer]

852437 Ok then Twi <3 Spark or Spark <3 Twi though the other dosent know bad thing happens then they get together

[mechafone]

854950
I think you're forgetting Sapphire Snow

[Saveer]

855034 well yes but she isnt there right now is she? And didnt she get pissed at Spark and go away?

[mechafone]

855690
Nah, she's not pissed at him. She was concerned that he'd ditched his training and was doing a sort of passive-aggressive tactic by making sure he remembered what he is.

[Saveer]

855699 hes a male pony not that hard to remember just look between his back legs hehe

[mechafone]

855819
Ahahaha. You may have a point, we'll just have to wait and see

[LizzieLizard]

WHY MUST IT PAUSE HERE?!?!?! I WANT TO KNOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!
(If you can't tell by now, I REALLY like this story )

[mechafone]

864682
It makes me happy that you love my story! I'm working on the latest chapters, a little slow going though since I'm having trouble figuring out what happens next. I work on it every day though, so stay tuned :)

[Jacensolo43]

So, they were each given a glimpse into their future... I can't make much sense of what she said. On to next chapter! *looks at time* Oh... My mom'll be VERY upset. meh, it's the weekend. On to next chapter!

[mechafone]

1114059 What Shimmering Oasis said to Spark and Twilight'll make sense before the end of this arc :3

[Old Diggy]

"You put so much passion into your art. Do not despair...you will be appreciated for your efforts." She glanced sidelong towards Twilight Sparkle, a warm smile on her face.