Chapter 1: Gallus
Silverstream swam towards the surface, the current constantly forcing her off course. Seaquestria was currently being hammered by an undersea storm, so everyone was inside so the currents couldn’t take them further out to sea. Well, except for her. She had wanted to see what a storm on the surface looked like. Was this dangerous, reckless and stupid? Yes. Would it be worth it. Absolutely! Hopefully, at least. She couldn’t be sure since she hadn’t reached the surface yet.
Nearing her destination, Silverstream found that the currents weren’t nearly as strong this close to the surface. It seemed the storm was mainly hitting Seaquestria, but wasn’t as severe the higher you went. Breaking the surface Silverstream found a very different scene than the one she was used to. First, the wind was a lot louder and stronger than normal. Second, the normally blue sky was grey, almost black. Third, water was falling from the sky. Silverstream held out her flipper and let a few water drops fall onto it. Despite living in water Silverstream never knew where it came from. Was this the answer. From the sky?
Suddenly she heard an alarming sound coming from the sky, followed by a crash of lightning. Silverstream yelped and dived back under the water. She may not know much about the surface world, but every Sea Pony had been taught to recognise lightning. After all, the Storm King’s emblem was duel lightning bolts.
Silverstream poked her head back above the water and looked around for any sign of the Storm King or his forces. Was he behind this storm, trying to force the Sea Ponies out of hiding? She began swimming around, scanning for Storm creatures. First sign of danger and she’d dive back down and return to Seaquestria. Eventually she heard something splashing in the water by the shoreline, the sound barely audible over the howling of the wind. Looking around she spotted something light blue floating in the water. She swam over and grabbed it. It felt… feathery. Bringing it over to the shore she looked down at it… and gasped.
For a moment, she wasn’t sure what she was looking at. The creature she had just saved had blue feathers all over it’s body, save for a few yellow ones on top of it’s head. It had a yellow beak and claws, along with a tan underbelly, yet this was no Hippogriff. It had no mane, and it’s tail and hind legs were different. Silverstream thought for a second about what this creature could be, and that’s when it hit her.
“A… a Griffin.”
Suddenly said Griffin started groaning and coughing as it began to come to. It opened it’s eyes, which fell on her… then the Griffin sat up so fast it’s head collided with hers.
“Ouch” Silver muttered as she withdrew back, rubbing her head with her flipper. The Griffin was likewise rubbing it’s head with it’s claw.
“Who… what are you?” it, no he asked.
“I’m a Sea Pony” Silver answered, tilting her head in confusion.
“A Sea Pony?” he muttered. “I thought I was in Hippogriff territory.”
“Technically you are,” she answered. “Hippogriffs and Sea Ponies are the same species. We can change forms.” As a demonstration, she clutched her necklace and turned into a Hippogriff, walking onto the shore to stand in front of him. “See?”
The Griffin raised a talon and opened his mouth to ask a question, then lowered his talon. “Okay, then.” He extended his claw. “I’m Gallus, by the way.”
Silverstream took his claw in her own and shook it eagerly. “I’m Silverstream.”
Silverstream then circled Gallus, getting a good look at him. Gallus’ eyes followed her, getting an equally good look at her.
“Sorry,” Silver apologised as she stopped in front of him again. “I’ve just never seen a Griffin before.”
Gallus chuckled. “It’s alright. I’ve never seen a Hippogriif before either.” He tilted his head slightly. “Or, is it Sea Pony?”
Silverstream shrugged. “Depends on the individual. Me personally, I prefer Hippogriff.”
Gallus nodded, then glanced over his shoulder. “Hey, is that one of yours?” he asked, pointing.
Silverstream turned to see what Gallus was pointing at and found it was a boat… a boat with a double lightning bolt emblem on the hull. Quick as a flash Silver grabbed Gallus and dived behind a nearby rock.
“I’m guessing that boat is bad news” Gallus said as Silver checked to see if they had been spotted. Fortunately they hadn’t been caught. Sighing with relief, she turned to face Gallus.
“It’s one of the Storm King’s” she answered.
“And who’s the Storm King?” Gallus asked.
“Hippogriffs used to live at Mount Aris,” Silverstream explained. “But then the Storm King came looking for a magical artefact the royal family held to increase his own power. To escape him the Queen used that artefact to turn us into Sea Ponies so we could flee underwater. We’ve been hiding there ever since, never coming near the surface for fear the enemy finds us.”
But you’re at the surface” Gallus pointed out.
“I know. I’m really curious about the surface world so I sneak up all the time. I’m not supposed to be here.”
Gallus glanced over the top of the rock, then back to Silver. “Looks like that boat is going to be here for a while. We’d better find shelter from the rain while we wait for it to leave.”
“Rain?” Silver was confused. “That’s what the falling water is called?”
Gallus looked at her. “You really don’t know anything about up here, do you?”
Silverstream shook her head.
Gallus smiled. “Come on. I’ll show you a few things.”
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Oh I love this idea.
Hmm interesting take with these 2, looking forward to more soon!
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Griffin/griffon/gryphon is one of those words like tsar/czar/tzar/csar or Hanukkah/Chanukah, there’s no truly universally agreed-upon correct spelling, and since it’s a loan word from a language that doesn’t use the Roman alphabet there pretty much literally can’t be a correct English spelling.
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Correct. From the research I did whichever spelling people are most familiar with seems to depend on where they live. People who have done extensive research into Griffin mythology refer to them as “gryphons” as that is the oldest documented spelling of the word. “Griffon” as a spelling is more common in America while “Griffin” as a spelling is more common in Europe. When I was writing this I typed it “Griffon” but it autocorrected to “Griffin” because I live in Europe and as such my device is set to English UK as it’s language. All spellings are correct.
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All points of which are true, and as such it's ultimately up to the author to decide which spelling they'd wish to favor...however, I should add that, in terms of MLP, the "griffon" spelling was the favored spelling in-show, and as such, it's the one most fans would be used to. Something to consider.
I have a strong feeling of another reference like a whole new world type of thing
Yeah I kind of ship between those two 🥰
Again very interesting so it looks like silverstream was curious about the rain which she doesn't know what it is and why did it come from the sky but then she saw a creature and it turns out it is a griffon and she saved him and to their shocking they introduced themselves to each other and the Griffon name Gallus and they're about to continue on until they saw the storm King's ship and it looks like they had to find a shelter so they can hide from the storm I wonder where they're going to stay at and how this will go guess we'll find out next time
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I am well aware of this fact. Given the show is an American production and most of the fan base is American this is hardly surprising. Again, I live in Europe so Griffin is the spelling I’m used to and the one I went with.
is it just me or does the coverart look vaguely like the fucking "think mark, think!" meme?
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Actually the cover is based on a scene from the Little Mermaid.
I hope for the continuation of this fan fiction and I hope that you will not throw it
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I have by no means forgotten about this fic, it’s just a little hard to write since I’m more of a G5 writer than a G4 writer (see my blog post for more details).