> CMC: Kristall'tagslicht (Crystal Daylight) > by Russell Dickson > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cutie Mark Crusaders In Total Loyalty or The Story of Kristall’tagslicht (Crystal daylight) Princess Twilight Sparkle, and her friends, were the Keepers of the Elements of Harmony. Until they were force to return them to the Tree of Harmony. The tree in return gave a locked box to the ponies. The keys to unlock the box were hidden, and were only found in time to save all of Equestria. However the ponies that open the box were not the friends of Twilight, but the young Cutie Mark Crusaders, Sweetie Bell, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo. This is one of their new adventures. http://www.fimfiction.net/story/172760/what-is-family http://www.fimfiction.net/story/176311/family-tears **** “What the hay is Kind Loyalty?” asked Scootaloo. “I mean Apple Bloom is the Keeper of Honest Laughter, and Sweetie Bell is the Keeper of Magic Generosity. But what the hay is Kind Loyalty?” “Well.” Said Fluttershy Rainbow Dash shouted back. “How should I know, I just as new to teaching as you are to being a student. I mean it not like we plan this, you know.” “It seem.” Said Fluttershy. “I know that, Rainbow Dash. I just saying that it does not make sense.” said Scootaloo. The two teachers of the Elements of Harmony, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy and there new student, Scootaloo, were walking in the field out side the school house. They were heading to the Cutie Mark Crusaders tree house. “Look, it is simple.” Said Rainbow Dash. “Just stay true to yourself and your friends. You will be fine.” Fluttershy stop and held her head down. “It is not that simple. Dash. I sorry.” Fluttershy then put one hove over her mouth like she has just let a profanity slip out. Both Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo, stop and turn to Fluttershy. After a moment, Rainbow Dash asked. “What the hay are you talking about, Fluttershy?” “Well” Begin Fluttershy. “I am kind, but most ponies thing I am a doormat.” “No they don’t.” Said Rainbow Dash. “Pinkie Pie swear that is not true then.” Said Fluttersky. Rainbow Dash looked around. “I don’t have a cupcake. So, I can’t Pinkie Pie swear.” “I got a cupcake!” shouted Scootaloo. She then went into her saddle bag and found the cupcake she had save form her lunch. Flutteshy smiled. “Thank you, Scootaloo, now give the cupcake to Rainbow Dash, and if she is lying, Pinkie Pie, will come and hit her in the eye with the cupcake.” Rainbow Dash sat down on the group and lowered her heard. “Put the cupcake up, Scootaloo. Some other ponies think Fluttershy is a doormat. But, Pinkie Pie swear, I do not!” “Thank you, Dash.” Said Fluttershy. “Now as I was saying. A lot of ponies think that because I am kind, that they are able to take advantage of me. I have to learn how to stand up for myself. Also, I had to learn that to much kindness can also lead to trouble. Remember, I almost let the Breezies be trapped in our world, because I made them feel to comfortable in my home.” Fluttershy then added. “It is not so much finding out what you are good at. We have to find out what you are not good at. Then we have to ether learn from those weakness, or find a way to over come our weakness.” Scootaloo just shook her head. “I sort of understand, but….” Fluttershy exhaled sadly. “May I should tell you the story of the ‘Massacre of the Innocents’ to show you what happens if you do not balance loyalty with kindness.” Rainbow Dash looked at Fluttershy with a dishearten look. “That is the worst Commander Hurricane story ever.” Scootaloo was confused. She thought she had hear all the ‘Hearth’s Warning Eve’ stories there were. How Commander Hurricane and Private Pansy helped in the founding of Equestria. “What is the story about?” She asked. Fluttershy started. “As you know, once the three pony tribes lived apart, and would even go to war with one another. The Windigos would feed off the hatred of the ponies, growing stronger with each conflict.” “The conflict was not just between the three tribes of pony, but with in each tribe as well. The Pegasus Republic rule the ponies until the Windigos endless winter.” “With the earth ponies could not grow food. The Senate of the Pegasus Republic, in order to conserve food and keep the Pegasus population form panicking imposed marsh law. Making Commander Hurricane the empress of the Pegasi.” Sniffing a little bit, Fluttershy said. “Now, this is the part you may not have hear of. Once there were two races of Pegasus ponies. The feather winged ponies and the skin winged ponies….” Scootaloo interrupted Fluttershy’s story. “Does this have to do with Twilight turning you into a half Pegasi, half vampire fruit bat?” Rainbow Dash jumped to Fluttershys defiance. “Nay. Remember when Princess Luna came to Ponyville last Nightmare Night. She had her two royal guards, Skin Wings and Star Dancer, with her. They are bat ponies.” Scootaloo then asked. “But, I thought she use her magic to turn ponies into bats?” Rainbow Dash explained “That goes back to the Luna Rebellion, when she turn her first royal guards, Anvil and Hammer*, into bat ponies. But, she has never done it again.” Fluttershy once more started the speaking. “Princess Luna base her spell of transformation, on the history of the Pegasus bat ponies. As I said, at one time there were two races. One like birds, the other like bats. The feather winged Pegasus ponies controlled the weather in the day light and the skin winged ponies controlled the weather at night.” “But, with food running short. Commander Hurricane, being a feather Pegasus, thought her race was the more elite. And there for had more right to live, she ordered the Kristall’tagslicht, that translates into The Crystal daylight.” “As all the bat ponies went to bed at first light, the Leibstandarte of Commander Hurricane soldiers totally loyal to Commander Hurricane alone. Smashed there way into the homes of the bat ponies. The feather soldier broke the wings of all of the Pegasus bat ponies. Then the Leibstandrte pushed the bat ponies over the edge of the clouds, letting them fall to the earth.” Scootaloo looked a little sick after hear the worst part of the story. “But, they did not kill the bat ponies. I mean they let the young colts live, right? And, the old ones they just let them alone?” Fluttershy was almost in tears. “I think that why no Pegasus ever tells this story. It is one of the most shame filled events in pony history.” Scootaloo then side. “There must have been some survivors. I mean, what about Luna’s bat guards?” The strong stallion voice of Skin Wings could be heard coming up the small path. “Our friend, Time Turner, explained that to Star Dancer and myself, once. It is called a ‘recessive gene’. Earth ponies call the Kristall’tageslicht, the ‘Fall to Samaria‘. A few bat ponies did survive the drop of death, and were very hurt. The earth ponies of Samaria took them in and care for them That is why they are called the Good Samaritans.” “As the survivor heal, some of them fell in love with the earth ponies savior, and married them. Now, form time to time a colt is born with bat wings, because an ancient ancestor of both mother and farther were bats ponies.” Rainbow Dash added. “It sort of how Mr. and Mrs. Cake, who are both earth ponies, can have fraternal twin foals that are not like them at all. Pound being a Pegasus and Pumpkin is a unicorn.” Scootaloo had to admit. “I still not sure how that happen ether, but I have been told I will sort understand it better when I get older.” Fluttershy then said. “The important part is that you understand that loyalty that is not balanced with kindness will lead to evil events.” “And.” Added Skin Wings. “Total loyalty is deadly.” Rainbow Dash then asked. “What brings you by Ponyville this time, Skin Wings?” “I have a very important massage form Princess Luna for you, Dash.” Said Skin Wings. “What is it?” Asked Rainbow Dash. Tapping Rainbow Dash on her side, Skin Wings call out. “Your it!” “HAY! I thought you said that the massage was from Luna?” Said Dash “I lie!” As Skin Wings flapped off into the air. “Horse feathers! Now I have to wait two minutes before I can go after him. And, we started that game of freeze tag two weeks ago. What game of tag last two weeks?” Complained Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy snickered. “Looks like Princess Luna, Skin Wings and Star Dancer, are totally loyal to this game.” *** Than night, in her bed room. Scootaloo looked down at her CMC notebook. She was not sure what to write down. She understood what Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were saying, but it did not seem real to her. Commander Hurricane was a raciest. But other than Diamond Tiara being mean, Scootaloo, had no real context what hate was. Scootaloo look over to a minor on her bed room wall. She asked her self. “What if the royal guard came into her room and broke my wings. What would that be like?” Then the thought of falling to her own death. For a Pegasus pony this is the worst of all nightmares. That is why her mother and farther had sent her to live in Ponyville. Fearing that her underdeveloped wigs would not able to save her from falling form the sky. But, nightmares and bullies, was that the same as hate? Was kindness truly the answers? Scootaloo let out a deep breath and return to the notebook. She wrote. “This week I learn that I have a lot to learn. It is easy to say that a pony is going to be loyal and kind. And, I may even be easy to be loyal and kind together.” “But, I do understand is how bad things can become when you exclude one form the other. This is the stuff I only read about in history books, and hear old stories from a long time ago. I do know, that I hope that is where stays. I never want to see or face real hate ever.” The End? *“Night Guard.” by Raugon [url] http://www.fimfiction.net/story/5292/night-guards[/url] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tdNBfshNEY