The wreck of the Star Caster
“It’s down here?” Twilight muttered as she flicked through a book on 16th -18th century shipwrecks. As mentioned before, the human, John, now Twilight loved ships. Mostly to look at them and study them, over being on the deck of one (not that wouldn't be still cool), one such section of the maritime subject she loved was shipwrecks. They were eerie but also fascinating to learn about, how did they get there, what caused them to sink and any history behind it.
She had come across one chapter of the book that explained a shipwreck that currently resided close to where she lived and by close it means very close. The ship was a mid 18th century Barque called the “Star caster”. Holding 15 (12 pounder) cannons aside, the ship was of British origin. She was heading for Tasmania when a major storm swept her off course right into geographe bay, she apparently crashed into a forestal area beside a drain. Her remains still decayed but apparently a large portion of her hull and a the foremast still stand, although very frail.
But what piqued Twilight’s interest to a near off the chart scale was the fact that the figure head looked like a unicorn or alicorn and the sails had the cutie mark proudly shown. “Well to be honest that is hardly the only thing to be really bizarre” Twilight said while looking herself over for emphasis.
Twilight continued to read through for any more information, the ship was carrying simple cargo supplies to the settlement situated on Tasmania or Van Diemen’s land as it was called then. But some accounts say that another item was also on board, something of the supernatural equation. “A magical item on the remains of a ship...I need some stuff”
Twilight changed into some casual yet what some could say was adventuring gear. She put on a simple shirt that wouldn't be troublesome in getting dirty, some pants and while she could've cut her hair, she enjoyed it too much to shorten it and just went with tieing it into a pony tail (no pun intended). She grabbed a small shoulder bag and set off downstairs, wondering what the item was and if it really existed. “I'm going out for awhile mum, just in case you get worried.” Twilight called out to her mum who was in the living room.
“Ok sweetie, just try not to get hurt or take too long”
Twilight replied as she exited for the door “Will do”
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“The book explained the wreck was resting in some forestry by the drain. Hmm I would of thought people would of been more aware of it. I guess they are too fixated on incredibly unnecessary things to care. Too bad, well anyway it’s off to find the Star caster then. Huzzah!” Twilight said to herself as she yelled out an adventurous call.
Wandering through the trees by the drain, Twilight catches an odd looking rock in the corner of her eye resting in the sandy bank. Sliding down to meet with it, she uses a hand to dust of some sand. Looking at the lengthy shape she ponders on an idea “I wonder” she said, gathering handfuls of water she wets the rock until she could get a clearer view, sliding her now slim hand over the texture and roughness of the rock she comes to an exciting conclusion “This isn’t a rock, it’s wood. And not just from a fallen tree, it’s from a structure...a ...ship” she said turning her vision to some remains of the wreck.
The ‘rock’ she had found was some of the Star caster’s buried hull, looking back up to the remains in the forest, she evaluates that judging by the curve of the wood closest to the water, it was part of either the bow or stern of the ship and since the ship crashed bow first, it was the stern.
“Well i found the wreck, now to see if I can identify it as the Starcaster...and possibly find this item.” Twilight marched forward back into the forest up towards what remained of the ship, most of the frontal bow was semi intact and like the book said the foremast was still standing although like the rest of the wreck, covered in plants and moss. She arrived at the very front of the bow where the bowsprit would of been and observed the figurehead. It was still there, granted very worn, but still attached to the ship she was made for, the figurehead was an alicorn, it had a chipped horn and wings spread out against the hull. Twilight looked to her own and wondered why the ship seemed to know the character from a little kids show that aired centuries after the ship wrecked?
Twilight rambled on “Maybe Celestia is or was actually real and she came before humans over in Britain and showed them important things and they in return made a figurehead of how she looked?” Then she pulled a frustrated face and buried her head into her hands “But what about the sails, arrgh this is too friggin weird!”
“...What was that?” she said suddenly as she pulled her hands away and stared at a familiar pinkish purple glow. This time inside the wreck. Cautiously, she entered the still standing hull portion and humorously tip toed (metaphorically) over to the strange light. Removing some debri and rock, she found what she believed to be the mystical item. It was a decently sized silver box, but on the top etched in was a sun and underneath a crescent moon. ‘Just like the Princesses’ Twilight thought, her curious nature was unleashed with the force of a thousand suns and it seemed like nothing could stop it...but she felt like she needed to open it at home incase something happened like a portal or an ancient evil awakened from inside. Stuffing the box into her bag, she explores the wreck for another hour, checking out anything else of significant purpose. Unfortunately, there wasn’t anything else to add to her bag, but she found just seeing the wreck was a gem in itself. And she could just come back later too, it wasn’t going anywhere.
As Twilight thought about the box’s purpose on board the ship, she had a crazy idea that the Analysts knew about the wreck and maybe intended for her to explore it too. “What are they up to? This would be crazy as hell if they were involved with this box...or would it?”
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Twilight came up with other ways to back up her claim that the theory analysts had ties with the ship and the box as she paced back home. Firstly their info was always addressed as “by a developer of the show” but that might be a cover up to saying that they actually knew all this, secondly their theories were always on point and some have been proven in recent episodes of the show. Lastly their text below their icon for the channel “We have more information to tell than anyone else” That always baffled Twilight, but she just always ignored it. It seems now she needed to focus on it.
Bounding up the stairs, giving a quick greeting, she opened up the laptop by her desk and started a private message with the Analysts. She needed answer and she felt like she was going to get them from hear.
“Hello Analysts, now after you gave me my “present” I was stunned to find the next day that I had changed into an anthro Twilight. Did you intend for this to happen?” Twilight clicked ‘send’ and waited.
Not long after, she got a response and it left her in a frozen state “Yes” it said. Shaking the feeling off she quickly replied back.
“Why?! I didn’t sign up for being a girl or a pony (not that this isn’t cool)”
Once again she waited and then without warning a response “You have been chosen to be her John, we can’t explain to you everything...yet. But what you found on that shipwreck is important and you must swear to never let its contents fall into the wrong hands”
Twilight couldn’t believe the seriousness in the response “You know about the ship? How?” she replied.
The analysts responded “That is something you’ll find out when we meet.”
“Who are you?!” Twilight furiously replied back and sent.
No response.
“Damn! I need answers now” What is in this box?” she typed.
A response came this time “Why don’t you take a look for yourself?”
As Twilight finished reading the reply, the silver box began to glow once more, it radiated a bright light that shone into her eyes, Twilight was determined to find what was inside this thing.
Reaching the box resting on her bed, she opens the lid, peering inside at the contents. What she found was six pieces of jewellery, five were necklaces, each with a different symbol at the front: An apple, A diamond, A balloon, A butterfly and a lightning bolt. But one piece was different, this one was a tiara with a purple star adorning the top. Twilight knew what these were, another comment popped up on the computer as she stared at the jewellery “I assume you know what they are?”
Twilight nodded, even though she didn’t see the response, “The elements of Harmony. They are ...real?”
Wandering back to the computer she typed in “How do you know the elements… and also how they are real?”
The analysts responded “The elements are very old but quite powerful, they have been kept safe for centuries. Even a ship being wrecked couldn't destroy them. They only work when the worthy one is near, the transformation was to finalize the connection with the elements”
“What do I do with them?” Twilight asked
The immediate response was “Protect them, you may need help. For now though we will talk again Twilight sparkle, and be careful” the response was the last from the Analysts.
Twilight didn’t really want to get roped into something this massive of an adventure, she just wanted a normal life. But then she thought of something, as she gazed at herself in the mirror and then towards the elements she smiled with enthusiasm.
“But who want’s a normal life?”
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Normal is over rated anyway.
I'll bet it's Celestia or Luna behind most of this. 
Yes. Me again. I know I might be a pain in the hindquarters, but here I come.
If the story is set in first person, you shouldn't suddenly jump to third. It feels strange and out of place.
Also, try not to drift away from the original plot, because it can ruin the story pretty fast.
I like the story and it's getting interesting.
7880816 I'll work on that okay ( I don't care about it "suddenly" jumping between different persons) also IT IS a part of the main plot, I said below in the author's note that it's a mix of the main plot and my OWN interest.
I don't really think that's something to brag about. I mean, it's not really the Elements themselves in direct harm, it's the ship. They'd act like any other piece of jewelry, it's not like they're gonna melt or anything.
7880458 I really don't like that kind of nitpicking (it doesn't need a lot of work)
Firstly, I did explain that the weather was cold so she did have an excuse to wear it. And the mother isn't very strict on what needs to be worn in the house. The horn isn't a great deal big either that's why I used a beanie to cover it up (Also on a side note please tell me how else someone is going keep from seeing their body as an anthro alicorn? It wouldn't easy)
Secondly, I can get the whole bullshit excuse thing, but it was only thing I could think of (also i never said she WAS wearing shoes, in fact anyway in the story)
Thirdly, I'll just say that like I a lot of Tv shows, the other characters are oblivious to the main character's appearance
I don't really want to bother with fixing such small things that others haven't bothered to do. No story on this site is perfect, yes not even the greatest are flawless so why must you do it to one of my stories.
7880618 Um no I won't "think" about it. After the friends learn of his secret, it does go to his parent's finding out and I did imply that it was shocking to learn, But I also said that his parent's aren't the type to freak over things on a overreacted scale. Not every household would react the same way to something like this.
Just stop trying to break apart my story because it doesn't appeal to what needs to be "executed" properly or what ever. If you want to do a story like this, then go right ahead.
7881186 You would be surprised at what damage some things can get from a ship colliding full on with the beach. Especially a wooden one, also the box maybe "silver" but it's not made of metal, it's wood. I just forgot to add that in.
7876666 Got any safe pics for the anthro mane 6, mostly applejack?
I can just imagine hearing Tara Strong's Twilight Sparkle voice when you write for Twilight.
7881227 Still, even it's just wood, if they built them correctly they should fulfill their purpose and protect what's in them. And wasn't this box magically sealed? It's either they built this box to be strong to protect what was inside, or they knew they didn't need some flimsy wood to protect the Elements. The sun and moon on the box, and the alicorn or unicorn figurehead on the ship and the cutie marked sails would suggest that the constructors of said objects knew what they were dealing with. In one scenario, the box is basically indestructible because magic and/or being sturdy, and the other scenario is that the elements are already indestructible because magic and they don't even need the box, which would be just for show. Unless it turns out that all of that is some kind of coincidence and those elements have 'made in china' engraved on the back, which I highly doubt. Unless those sneaky chinaman have been using magic all this time.
7881673 It's easy to find them: go to Derpibooru, use the search function, type "unguligrade anthro, applejack, safe" (unguligrade means that they have hands, I think. It's my preferred one, though for general anthro, just use anthro).
Here's some I choose specifically:
https://derpibooru.org/514711?scope=scpe7c2db08a6b3dfdc6df4d309056955c7b728be5a3
https://derpibooru.org/1314317?scope=scpe446b15b32bf42776c22d40bff86d751a5364137a
https://derpibooru.org/720992?scope=scpe7c2db08a6b3dfdc6df4d309056955c7b728be5a3
For whatever reason, there's some things in the safe section that I would classify as suggestive...
This is very, very rushed, with not enough interesting descriptions and actions to captivate. Also, there's a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes. I think that it's generally a good idea to not set up some plot or story, along with characters, only to abandon all but one character and have them just go on some random trip and find some magical artifact without foreshadowing an attempt to search for it at an earlier point. If I write a story, it will seem like the work of an amateur, but when it comes to editing and pointing out how a story is written poorly or if there's problems with the story aspects, spelling, and/or grammar, I am most certainly not an amateur. It's easy to point out mistakes, but harder to make the product in the first place. That's why people often have editors: to point out if it's poorly written, show them there errs, and make suggestions on how it can be better written before it's released.
This is so freaking great! Love it
I checked Derpibooru for pictures of anthro Twilight, and there certainly are more suggestive ones than I expected, even in TV-Y mode. But, with a bit of filtering and browsing, I picked out a few that I think might suit John as Twilight.
https://derpibooru.org/1271404 - A glum-faced Twilight.
https://derpibooru.org/1270616 - The clothing is good on this one. Feminine, but not "girly" - the way I think a guy-turned-girl might try to dress.
https://derpibooru.org/1255741 - school uniform Twilight.
https://derpibooru.org/1174931 - fancy outfit magic rage mode Twilight.
https://derpibooru.org/1142619 - The scarf reminds me of John's disguise. Plus it's adorable.
https://derpibooru.org/1116867 - There are a few variants of this, but this was the most masculine one. There's also a school uniform version, because Twilight.
https://derpibooru.org/1065402 - Japanese school uniform Twilight.
https://derpibooru.org/1001995 - A more masculine-looking Twilight. Acesential does a lot of TG art.
https://derpibooru.org/969088 - Not sure if this one's suggestive or not? I liked it for the uncertain expression.
https://derpibooru.org/956519 - Anime-style Twilight.
Sounds like you have a good story so far. I have already worked on my part. Should I create my story within this one or let you synch it to yours?
7889548 Well you could make your own and it would just sych with mine rather than me taking it for this story even though i didn't write it. But that's up to you.
7889201 Thanks, those look pretty good. I may pick one to fix up the icon
7889201 trying to get a good picture of the anthro mane 6 for my side of the story that goes with lavender heart. It's called Aspects of Harmony.
Considering she has a horn, muzzle, hooves, and wings, please explain how she got there with only a t-shirt and pants.
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Remember, kids, when you ever find a strange magical artifact which may or may not unleash ancient something through wormholes or other means upon our cursed world... before activating it make sure to bring it home first. Just to be safe.
Where else can you hide under a blanket from facehuggers, brainsuckers, one eye one horn flying purple people eaters and other horrifying creatures which not necessarily real, but could be?