Terraria: Friendship Is Magic

by Pomp-Neigh

Chapter 87 - Underground Kingdom.

-TERRARIA, HOME TOWN-

The ponies of Equus were certainly shocked by this recent revelation as they momentarily stare at Shadow Thunder in disbelief. Applejack was the first to recover from this shock as she says:

“This is completely unbelievable… why is it that whenever we learn somethin’ new in this world, it also reveals somethin’ about our world. Hay, we’ve learned that Discord was born from these parts and now we’ve come to learn that the creatures that corrupted Luna and Rarity are also from this world. What in tarnation is goin’ on?”

“I must say: I agree with you,” Starlight comments. “Twilight touched up on this subject before when we were traveling to The Crimson Biome. From our perspective, both worlds shouldn’t have ever met before but Twilight suspects that there is indeed some connection.”

“It’s certainly perplexing,” Shadow Thunder says. “If The Empress were here, I’d be willing to bet that she would have some answers. She’s a very ancient entity after all and was around even before she created us ponies.”

“I’m a little confused about something,” Fluttershy comments. “You mentioned before that she created ponies to be composed mostly of light along with some darkness as well. However, shouldn’t she have added both elements in equal quantity? Having too much of one is never a good thing.”

“Wow, Fluttershy… you seem to be pretty knowledgeable about that kind of stuff.” Rainbow Dash comments.

“Oh, it’s mostly due to me and Discord sometimes talking about these types of subjects during our tea sessions. We discuss how chaos and order are both necessary in order to maintain balance, despite ponies often preferring order over chaos. Light and dark are no different which is why I was confused,” Fluttershy then looks towards Shadow Thunder and says: “I’m sorry if this sounds rude but, um, why does it sound like this, Empress Of Light, failed to comprehend this? If you don’t mind me asking.”

Shadow Thunder momentarily paused at the pegasus’s question before he then puts a hoof to his chin in thought and replies:

“To tell you the truth, she always gave me that impression as well. I don’t actually know about her past, aside from only what she herself told me, but whenever I asked her about her own history she’d often look... regretful. Seeing this, I’d often just stop the conversation right then and there.”

“What was her name?” Starlight questions.

“Ah, forgive me. I was going to reveal that until I got caught up in everything else,” Shadow Thunder then takes on a happier expression as he clears his throat and says:
“The mother to all ponies, the esteemed creator of The Hallow, the Empress Of light: Harmony.”

Upon hearing that name, the mouths of every pony from Equus who was currently in attendance dropped instantly along with their eyes shooting wide open.

Nearby and chatting amongst themselves, Rarity and Steven were laughing about their recent discussion before the two fashionistas recovered from their laughter. Suddenly, like a switch was just activated, Steven looks away and takes on a serious expression to which the white unicorn takes notice of as she says:

“Steven? Are you ok, darling?”

“...” Steven seemed to be oblivious to the unicorn’s words as he continued to look off towards a different direction.

“Hellooo? Steven?”

Finally, the unicorn’s words finally reaches the former host of Skeletron as he takes his gaze away from something else that caught his attention and returns his attention back towards Rarity before saying:

“Oh, f-forgive me… Rarity.”

“It is most uncouth to simply ignore a proper lady, you know,” Rarity says with a pout. “What were you looking at, darling?”

Steven suddenly took on a hushed tone as he looked around him in multiple directions. All around them, various individuals were chatting amongst themselves from Twilight and Linn continuing their own session to Shadow Thunder and the other ponies of Equus, carrying on their own conversation. The Clothier then turns back to Rarity, leans in, and whispers:

“Rarity, I wanted to bring this up after we dealt with Skeletron and the undead army.”

“What is it, darling? And why are you whispering?”

“It’s because what I have to say could potentially doom all of Terraria. Rarity, please, what I’m about to tell you must remain between us for now. We’ll get the others involved later but we must be smart about this.”

The white unicorn was certainly taken back by Steven’s unusual request. She simply stares at him with a raised brow all while he in turn looks at her with a pleading expression. Finally, the pony fashionista gives in as she replies:

“Ok, darling. I’ll hear you out but I don’t like the idea of keeping something from my friends, you know.”

“I know, dear Rarity. Especially after everything you told me about that whole nightmare fiasco. Trust me when I say that I’d never ask this of you if it weren’t important. To be honest, I hate having to hide something from everyone else as well but like I said before, we must handle this carefully.”

“You’re actually starting to scare me, darling. What is it that has you so distraught?”

Steven momentarily looks around one last time before he returns his gaze to the unicorn and says with his hushed tone still intact:

“It’s about Tanner The Guide…”

“What about him, darling? Wait, was he what you were looking at when you were gazing off before?”

“Yes… he’s a traitor, Rarity.”

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-TERRARIA, UNKNOWN LOCATION-

Pinkamena, Yharim, and Calamitas were currently walking down a rather large mine shaft adorned with torches, of an unknown location. At least, unknown to Pinkamena, that is. From what the dark pink mare could see, this place was very different in comparison to the laboratory that she was at before. No, this place had a different aura to it all together and yet, it also felt somewhat familiar. The earth that was around her that made up the mine shaft looked eerily similar to a certain underground biome. Then, it hits her like a freight train as she says:

“Are we headed towards an Underground Jungle Biome?”

“We are,” Yharim responds. “I think it’s time that I introduced you to my domain. You’ve only seen Draedon’s laboratory so far along with some of our various hideouts. You never actually got to see the main attraction, so to speak.”

“You’re going to play a vital role in an upcoming assault of ours,” Calamitas comments as she was currently walking behind the dark pink pony. “Also, we feel it’s time for you to get involved in our plan.”

“What exactly is this plan of yours? And why reveal it to me now? You‘ve both been keeping me out of the loop ever since you ‘Recruited’ me.”

“That shall be revealed very soon. We have a war council to attend.” Yharim responds.

Pinkamena narrows her eyes in a mixture of curiosity and of course, anger, as she says internally:

-War council? And what the buck did he mean by main attrac-- Her inner thoughts were cut off as she could see a bright light down the corridor of the mine shaft to which she quickly surmised to be the exit/entrance to the Underground Jungle Biome. She and her two escorts walked into the light which admittedly caused the pony to shield her eyes.

Then, she saw it: An entire kingdom that practically made up and filled the entire underground landscape. Much like the underground biome she had been to before in the fight with Queen Beezma, while she was still bonded with Pinkie Pie, this one also possessed an artificial sun of its own. In addition, she could see a large Temple in the distance which seemed to be the main portion of this underground kingdom. Many structures were formed just in front of the Temple, a city composed of stone and bricks that matched those that made up the Temple’s structure, as a clear pathway could be observed cutting right through the city and straight towards the large flight of stairs that was etched against the aforementioned Temple.

Pinkamena was definitely shocked to see what was essentially an entire nation deep below the earth but what caught her eye was the large entity that was currently flying towards them. A large red dragon. She had heard of Yharim mentioning this entity before but she never actually seen or even met this creature as of yet.

The dragon now starts to land before them and with a powerful flap of its wings which results in a powerful force of wind, the dragon lands on the jungle earth before them. This action also causes the very earth around them to shake momentarily before a rumble could be heard emanating from the dragon. Then, following this rumble, a voice escapes from the dragon as it says:

“Welcome back, my master. Everything is ready and the council awaits your arrival. Also, the leader of The Lunar Cultists is keeping the processions at bay, per your request.”

“Excellent, Yharon,” Yharim responds as he then turns back towards Pinkamena and says: “Get on his back, we’ve got some things to discuss, puppet.”

Author's Note:

Things are slowly falling into place.

Character inventory/equipment:

Fluttershy: Bee Armor(pony, equipped), The Bees Knees, Eviscerator, Slime Staff, Finch Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Hornet Staff, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Honey Comb(equipped), Brain Of Confusion, Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Rainbow Dash: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Star Cannon, Minishark, Eviscerator, Aquatic Discharge, Bloody Rupture, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Victory Shard, Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Zecora: Crimson Armor(zebra, equipped), Dune Hopper, Sausage Maker, Beenade, Tooth Ball, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Various Potions, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Sand Cloak(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Bloodstained Gloves(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Starlight Glimmer: Magic Hat(pony, equipped), Mystic Robes(pony, equipped), Blood Bath, Starfury, Vein Burster, Storm Spray, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Healing Potion, Victory Shard, Rocket Boots(equipped), Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Rarity: Bee Armor(pony, equipped), Blood Bath, Bee Gun, Hornet Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Ice Mirror, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Magic Hat, Mystic Robes, Rocket Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Applejack: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Blade Of Grass, Vein Burster, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Rope, Metal Detector, Healing Potion, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Twilight Sparkle: Magic Hat(pony, equipped), Mystic Robes(pony, equipped), Blood Bath, Storm Spray, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Ichor, Victory Shards, Rocket Boots(equipped), Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Pinkie Pie: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Vein Burster, Bloody Rupture x2, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Metal Detector, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, The Blood Butcherer, Bone Glove, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Comments

[ArcticAce01]

Early afternoon chapter!

[Pomp-Neigh]

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[Snow Frostfang]

Double chapters?

[ArcticAce01]

“Ah, forgive me. I was going to reveal that until I got caught up in everything else,” Shadow Thunder then takes on a happier expression as he clears his throat and says: “The mother to all ponies, the esteemed creator of The Hallow, the Empress Of light: Harmony.”

[ArcticAce01]

“Yes… he’s a traitor, Rarity.”

Dun dun dunnnnnnnn

[Pomp-Neigh]

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[Pomp-Neigh]

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Not today, sadly. Got some errands to run but tomorrow, who knows.

[ArcticAce01]

Looking forward to seeing what will happen next!

[Loganic]

Ooh. The arc is beginning. I’m claiming Plot B antagonist position tho. It’s mine.

[Jason Monroe]

I don't have much to say other than that this was a good chapter. Ninja Fact: A ninja would rather befriend an enemy and manipulate them for information than kill them.

[Pomp-Neigh]

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[HB_DS2013]

For some reason, I heard Yharim as Johnny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077.

[Pomp-Neigh]

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[Snow Frostfang]

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well maybe he has the voice but he still looks like Kronkmedia.discordapp.net/attachments/656051735420338189/804125161208414259/image0.jpg

[The reluctant fan]

Yharon makes his first real appearance! I imagine him having DMdokuro’s voice, both because his theme is sung by him and I think it’s funny to have this giant imposing dragon have such a smooth voice.

[Pomp-Neigh]

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IKR lol, the voice isn't bad but it's definitely unexpected.

[aRandomBoy]

Hehe, Tanner's end's getting closer and closer. Chuckle

[Snow Frostfang]

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animus is a good choice as it can stack tons of damage whit it's effect, Earth is also powerful and can inflict damage over time debuffs and can heal the user, the most useful weapon they might want is the ELEMENTAL EXCALIBUR as the amount of beams it shoots i too much plus it also debuffs with probably the most dangerous debuffs that you can think of, ichor, exo freeze, cursed inferno, the list goes on. but the most dangerous weapon that i think will aid the ponies in battle with Yharim after they ultimatly defeat Supreme Calamitas is the Scarlet devil, stealth strike has life steal and it's deals over a milion damage

[Jason Monroe]

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Yeah. I expect Tori to use that if they make it that far and aren't killed off.