> Tales of Steamia > by Grey Pen > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the ponies worked in Manehattan, a Pegasus flew over with a worried face. She proceeded to land and began asking questions about business mare in town. She heard mumbles over in the bushes, she walked slowly to the bushes. "Hello?, anypony there?" She asked with a cautious face and tone of voice. A pony in a black suit walked out around the wall while a unicorn steped through the bushes. "I heard you were asking were I was?" She said with a grin. The Pegasus stumbled back then awnsered back. "Uh.. Um yes?" She said with a shocked tone. "How did yo-" she was cut off by the unicorn answering. "Do you think I would not know?, I had one of my guards spot you." She said with a smile. The Pegasus was slowly getting worried horidly. "I got the info you wanted" the Pegasus said worriedly. "Good now all I need to do is tell this great discovery before those silly worthless sailors get to." She said with a pleased voice. "And what about me?" The Pegasus said back with a curious tone. "You" she said slowly. "Most be disposed of" she said with a calm voice. Before the Pegasus could react a knife was stabbed into her chest. "Sweet dreams" the unicorn said with a grin and walked away with the guards behind her. > Chapter-1 A New World > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Further in the distance pony's cheered and filly's jumped and played on the decks of the ship. The ship was heading for a new world as it said in the news papers. I woke up to a alarm and smacked it multiple times till I hit the snooze button. "Another day, another work day.." I said as I sat up. I should probably tell you who I am right? Well my name is Olive. I was that pony that sat on the side streets and played my guitar. I considered it a job for me when I started accepting song requests... As I walked down the stairs I saw my room mate. "Morning Dove.." I said with a tired tone. "Olive your already up for breakfast?" Said Dove with a shocked tone. On and did I mention Dove? She's my room mate, and cook, and well everything for all chores. "What is for breakfast anyways?" I was said with a tired yawn. She passed me her cup of coffe, as always I said no. "Cearal I am not in the mood for cooking" she said. We exited the building and headed for the bus stop later. We Arrived and waited, waited..., oh and did I mention waiting? Finally the bus arrived full of ponies which forced us to stay up on our hoofs in the bus. "It's never this crowded in the buses!" Dove yelled in a pissed off mood. I got her silent then over heard a group of ponies. I was interested and trotted over as happy as can be and asked if I could join in. Then they said piss off, how nice. I noticed that at least ninety nine percent of this bus was pissed off, or at least to my brain thinks so. "Dove I don't think your the only pissed pony." I said to her. "I guess your right" Dove said back. "Reason why is cause some new ponies from outside of the republic had arrived." A random stallion said to us. When I looked over I noticed he was not just a random helpfull pony. "Um mind telling us who you are?" Dove said. "My name is Teral. Teral yer." Teral said. When he said this i realized that this was the mayor's son. "Wait what I thought the mayor and important ponies stayed out of public eye." I said. "I like to see how everything I going up near, its more accurate going my self then a guard." Teral said. "So now that out of the way, what about ponies out from the republic?" Dove said. "Well I was told they come from some land named Equestria I don't really know." Teral said. "Heh, Dove?" I said. "Yea?" Dove awnsered back to me. "Is it fine if we go to the docks so we can see if this is true." I said with curiosity. "Sure, I was planing to stay with you while you play." Dove said. "Is it fine if I tag along?" Teral said. OK that was probably the first time a pony in high power that wanted to go with us to do something. "Sure!" Dove said cheerfully. We trotted from the bus stop to the docks. "Dove, Teral want to get something to eat while we wait?" I said. "Olive did even eat your breakfast." Said Dove. "Nope" I said. As I was about to go to Sertive's garden a ship arrived at harbor. "That must be them I guess?" Said Dove. Ponies began stepping out, and dang they were very bright colored. Most steamian ponies are a dark color, its rare to see some pony brightly colored like Dove. I expected something more, but they were just like us but more colourful. Later we ate at the garden and wen't home. "See ya later Teral!" I said. "Maybe we might get to meet at town square soon." He said. "Yea." Said dove. I opened the door for Dove and we played some cards and wen't to bed. I woke up to a crash in the middle of the night. I ran to check on Dove, she was fine. I got my trusty flash light and grabed a random frying pan. "Hello?" I said. No response, now that was weird. It was either prankers outside or I was insane. I saw something move across the living room. Now this was creepy, and annoying. I started swinging randomly, making sure I did not hit any vases or objects. What ever it was it was gone, the window was opened and showed quite easily that some pony or something passed through it. I closed it and put the frying pan down and wen't back to sleep. > Chapter-2 A New Friend > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the ponys looked around at the sights and technology. A pony stayed in the back like a shadow, a pony notices her and the instant the pony looks back she is gone. My alarm went off and instead of my wacking it, I threw it across the room. "Good morning Olive prepare for another nice day." I said with a little hope in my voice. "And let there be no weird things." I added. I went to the washroom and washed my face and then headed down. I found a letter on the counter and no Dove. I opened the letter and looked at it. Dear Olive You may be worried why I am not here. The reason why I am gone is cause Teral invited me to go to One of the librarys only for the mayor! I can't wait to tell you what books I find! Sincerely Dove So she left with the mayor's son, good for her. I ate cereal again for breakfast well I was suppose to yesterday. Like always I waited for the bus to come. When it finally came I decided to play at the Dredrich docks. When we arrived i had no Dove singing with me It was lonely but alot of fillys joined in and sang the songs I played. "Mr?" Said one of the filly's. "Yea?" I said back with the best kind voice "Can you play the hockey pokey?" Said the filly. "Question, what is that song." I said back in a confused voice. "Ya don't know what the pokey is?" The filly said in a shocked tone. "Mind telling me it?" I asked. "Sure Mr!" Said the filly. I tried to keep up with it, but it was fun. When I thought I could do it, I played it. It went well but I did mess up a bit. Not every pony is perfect I guess. After that I left the docks and decided to head for the square. Then out of no were I ran into a purple unicorn. "Ouch watch were ya going!" I said. "Oh sorry I was not watching were I was going." The unicorn said in a very forgivable voice. "Ya not going to yell back?" I said in a confused voice. "What why would I do that?" The unicorn said. I proceeded to tell her about steamia's act of who is stronger. "Why would any pony put that as a thing to do?" She said. "Well anyways my name is Olive." I said. "Oh my name is twlight sparkle." Twilight said. We became friends quickly, she liked most the genres of books I was talking about. I proceeded to invite her to dinner with me and Dove, oh and her 'special some pony'. "Well I guess I will be there if I can find it, this city is just so big and different from most of equestria's citys." Twlight said. "Here take this." I said. I gave her a map to get around. "Oh thanks!" Twlight said in a shocked voice. "Best I could do, Steamia is not a good place to get lost in." I said back. I waved goodbye to her and headed home. When I got home I got the home phone and told Dove about twlight, and how we were all going to dinner. Then I proceeded with reading my new book that twlight personally told me to read. She said it was a must read or something. 5 hours later it was time, I got up and called a taxi to pick me up. Hopefully twilight can get there her self. When I got there Dove and Teral were already waiting at the table. A few minutes later twilight arrived with a guest. "So whos your friend here" I said. "Her name is fluttershy, she wanted to come with me to Steamia to see if there any new animals." Said twilight. "Well nice to meet you fluttershy." I said. All she did in agreement was nod and sit down next to twilight. "I am guessing shes shy? Said Teral. " In my bet I think she is." Said Dove. "Dove, please be nice my friends." I said. "Fine" she said and started talking with Teral. "So what is equestria like?" I asked. "Well its definitely different from here." Twlight said. "I am guessing it's sunnier there?" I said. "Yea, yes it is." She said In return. We ordered our food and kept talking, but no interesting things happened. Our food finally arrived, after we ate I showed twlight our house. "Why is it connected with the other houses?" She asked. "Its not that's just the look." I said in return. "Oh." Said twilight. "Also I have another question." Said twlight. "Yes?" I said back. "What does your cutiemark mean?" Asked twilight asked. "Well I don't really know." I said. My cutiemark was a guitar with a gear behind it. "Maybe it means that you are a good guitar player?" She said. "Maybe." I said back. I showed here the house then showed her a place to stay across the street. It was one of the biggest hotels in the republic. Later Dove finally came home and we did our normal things and then went to bed. "Night Dove" I said. "Yea, night." Said Dove. I went up stairs and read the rest of the book and shutted off the lights. > Chapter-3 Town of Munich > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the sun rose above the cities of Steamia, a character showed in the shadows. "I think i found my pony." She said with a grin. She then proceeded to show a picture to a guard. Find him, he looks like he might do something. I woke to the normal smell in the air and yawned. "Good morning Oliver." Said Dove. I jumped like Dove was one of those monsters from a horror film. "Dove?!" I said in a shocked expression. "yea, ya to sleepy to get up or something?" She said with a grin. Before i could respond she blocked my sayings with more words. "Also you got company down stairs, i think its your mare friend." She said with a grin. "Were just friends Dove." I Said with a annoyed voice. "Oh?" She pressed? "I think i heard her say you gave her a free map of the city, only a gentle colt would do that." She kept pressing. "And as i know your not a gentle colt your a unicorn with a guitar that plays music." She finished. "I gave it to her cause she needed it Dove." I said with a even more annoyed voice. "Yea, yea, get down stairs and eat up." She said. I Swear i never get a break from her annoyance. When i got down stairs i saw Fluttershy and Twilight. "Morning Olive!" She said with a friendly voice. "Hi sparkle, also why are you here?" i said back. "Oh, well since you knew most of the city i was wondering if know any things out of Steamia." She asked "Thats all, Really?" Dove said with a bored voice. "What, I am curious." Said twilight in a defensive voice. "i thought it was gon-" Dove said before i held her mouth shut. "Dove is just being stupid again, right Dove?" I said. I nodded her head up and down and pulled her to a different room. "i swear what is wrong with you sometimes?" I said. I let go of her mouth. "Well you could of done some fancy sign or something, not cover my mouth with out a warning." She said in defense. We then proceeded to come back and i eat my Breakfast. "What was that?" Asked Twilight "Mr. Olive here does not like me being stupid." Answered Dove. "Yea whatever, as i was saying, i will be going to Munich today." I Said "Munich were is that?" Twilight asked. "Munich is a old miners town, now its industrial power house, Theres your daily Steamian History 101." Said Dove. "Dove here does not care about history all the much but she cares about a library only for the mayor." I said. "It was a one in a life time oppurtunity!" Said dove in defense. "Well still it sounds interesting." Said Twilight. "Great, well meet me at town square i guess." i said back. "Well see ya." Twilight said. "Yea bye." I said back while waving my hoof goodbye. "Awkward." Said Dove. "Oh shut up." I said back. After a while of standing around and getting ready i headed for Town square. When i got there the train was arriving, if twilight wants to come she better be here now. "Olive i am here, Did i miss it?" Twilight said. "Nope, but just in time!" I said back. "We better hurry now." I said back once more. We managed to get on the Train before it left. "Wow your trains are really different from Equestria's trains." Said Twilight. "How?" I said back to her. "Well for first there is seats but our trains have beds as seats and sleeping quarters." Said Twilight. "Well, Dove did give me this book from that library." I said. "Can i read it after you?" Asked Twilight. "Sure." I said back. I then proceeded to open the book. Steamia use to be a Republic in another world named Earth that was controlled mostly by Humans. Steamia was formed after the fall of the UN and world peace. The world became a empty of nations with only steamia really being the only nation of Democratic ideas. Until a Empire by the name of Geraptor Started to invade its trading partner/ally. New London was murdered in a quick swipe of power. Geraptor declared war on steamia after a few months of skirmish battles. Steamia used its 2 giant airships Dundrarich and Hadengrad. This terrified Geraptor to using its ultimate weapons. Raptors from the Jurassic era of Earth. These were a big problem so Steamia sent there own Weapons, Giant Scorpions and Giant spiders. The war was brutal to bitter end, both sides lost in real ideas. Steamia lost Dundrarich and Hadengrad in the final battles. Gerator lost there general and most of there army and empire. Later on another Global warming happened, during this a machine was created to save the remains of the republic. It only sent the most loyal to the republic and most of the population. They then landed in Londira (Also known as Equestria). There normal forms were turned from human to pony in the process. This transformation is still not explainable by any pony in the republic to this day. "Damn" I said. "What?" Said twilight. I Showed her the book so she could read about Steamia's history. I never knew that we came from somewhere else. It was quite shocking to me and Twilight, Heck i bet everyone except Teral and the mayor would be shocked. We ate and finally the Town of Munich came into view. "Thats Munich!?" She said shocked. "Yep one of the biggest industrial powers of the Steamian Nation and maybe even the world." I Said back. "Wow." Twilight said. We stopped at the train station. Instantly i was hugged by my Aunt. "Hi Aunt Coaly." I said "its been so long since i seen my little stallion back!" Aunt Coaly said. "Aunt i am not a filly no more." I said in annoyance. "Oh and you brought a mare with you!" Aunt Coaly said. "Oh shes going to be a nice bride i can already see it." Aunt Coaly said. "Aunt shes a friend not a bride." I said in even more annoyance. "Oh you are just hiding your feelings!" Said aunt Coaly. "Come over so you and your mare friend can come and drink some tea with me." Aunt Coaly said. "Thats Aunt Coaly, When i first showed her Dove she did the same thing she did right now." I Said "Ok then" Twilight said. "By the way what did you do with fluttershy?" I Asked. "Oh she asked if she could stay with Dove for the time i am gone." Said twilight. "I hope that works out." I said back. -mean while- "So wait your a vet pony or something?" Asked Dove. "I guess you could call it that." Fluttershy said in a very shy voice. "I am pretty sure it will work out!" Said twilight "Ok then" I said back in a worried tone. We headed for Town central, so far the only thing i saw was very very busy ponies. I Found a spot and started playing, it cheered most ponies that walked past us. I got at least 78 Stirmias. We headed out for lunch, once we got there i was greeted by one of my old friends. "Olive! how has it been you crazy stallion." Said the pony. "Tover! its been so long!" I said back in a very happy voice. We did a hoof bump and he decided to give us a free seat! "You sure do have alot of friends here." said Twilight. "Well i was born in Munich." I said back to her. A Waitress came over and asked what we wanted to eat. "i will have a Flower Sandwich." Said Twilight. "Really that?, i will have your Summer special!. I said in a excited voice. she had a grin on her face and left to inform the cooks of what to cook. "Whats so wrong with a Sandwich?" said Twilight. "Well its just so boring." I said. "The summer special is a the best choice in the summer." i said to her. The waitress came back with our food. "what is that?" said twilight. "what this, its meat, ever heard of it?" I said back. "wait your eating meat?!" Twilight said panicking "Woah, Woah its not pony meat its cow meat." I Said back in defense. "Still its meat, ponies are Herbivores!" She said in disgust. "Well not Steamian ponies, We have Teeth for eating herbs and meat." I said back. "Wait really?" Said Twilight. "Yep." I said. For the rest of the time there she questioned my appetite. After that i said bye to my friend and then we headed for the train station. "Well that was interesting." Said Twilight. "Yea." I said. We got onto the train and headed back to Steamia. Once we got to there she offered to show me Equestria. I Agreed with it, since it would spread my music and i would see somewhere else not ruined by giant buildings. Once we got to my house, we were shocked to see Fluttershy and Dove playing cards, and dove was losing. "Oh come on thats the 8th time!" Said Dove. "I don't know how but this is really easy but i can let you win, if you want of course." Fluttershy said back. "Hi Dove are you getting you plot kicked by a shy pegasus?" I said with a grin in revenge. "What i thought you were going to be gone for another hour." She said back. "I would of but when i somehow heard of this through my mind i just had to see it!" I said with a grin. "Oh shut up Olive." Said Dove. She then proceeded to stomp to her room in frustration. "See i told you she would be fine." Said Twilight. "Ok you win." I said in defeat. For the rest of the night we ate dinner and i tried to beat fluttershy, i was easily beaten by her. After all that Fluttershy and Twilight went to the hotel and i went to my room. Until i heard a crash in the window. "What the!" I said in shock. Dove was a heavy sleeper so she did not wake up from that, somehow. I went down stairs only to see a black stallion with a rope and a knife. "Heh what are you doing in my house and who are you, and why are you here!" I said in anger. I then realized i said a question twice, how professional Oliver. "Follow my orders and you won't get hurt." The black stallion said. "Nope!, there is one thing i learned when i was a filly and that was following strangers orders!" I said back. I then ran to the Gun cabinet and took a musket into my magic. "How about you follow my orders and leave my freaking house!" I said with a grin. Then he pulled out a weird device and activated it. "Wha-" I Said before fainting.