> Spike and the Three Siren Jewels > by Teku2114 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Legend of the Three Siren Jewels > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Long ago, in the distant past, in a small town known as Symphonia, which resided on a island far out at sea, three sisters that was said to have been born with the most beautiful musical talent in the land, and lived in peace and harmony.~ ~They always sang there songs to the people of the city, filling them with love and hope.~ ~All was peaceful on the island, that is until the evil immortal known as 'Storm King' and his army came and disrupted the peace with a devastating storm just off the coast, and threatened to sink the island into the depths of the sea.~ ~Seeing the storm, the three sisters decided to face the devastating storm by using a ancient musical spell that was powered by three red ruby jewels that was passed down to them from their late mother.~ ~But, as the storm dissapeared, Storm king decided to cast a spell on the three girls, turning them into three jewels, trapping each of their souls within them.~ ~Taking the three jewels, he placed them into three seperate enchanted chests, said to only open to one with a heart of a noble knight. After placing the chests on three seperate rafts, he sent them to drift out into the sea in three different directions, where they each sank into the ocean, never to be seen again.~ ~With them out of the way, Storm King took over the island, corrupting the people of the island.~ ~But each and every night, he looks out to the ocean in both fear and worry.~ ~For before he defeated the three girls, they placed a cursed prophecy on him.~ ~For when they return, their champion shall defeat his army with the help of a great soldier turned traitor. For on that day, the king of storms shall fall, and the kingdom of peace shall begin anew under the champion's rule.~ ~With that in mind, he began to plan his defences and training special generals so they can control similar storm magic that he wields with his Storm Staff, the very source of his powers.~ ~But most of all, he prays the three gems never resurface, because if they do, then their champion will surely come and defeat his army, and him.~ > Centuries Later > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Centuries Later~ Location: Symphonia Date: June 5, 2010 Over the centuries, the world changed and grew constantly. Kingdom's merged, wars were fought, peace between countries were formed. Over time since Storm King took over the island of Symphonia, he slowly turned it into a impenetrable fortress. With walls around the coast that reach twenty stories high, with a thirty story tall tower every 100 miles around the island with two hundred guards posted at each one to keep a eye out for any trouble that may arise by either air or sea. Along the top and bottom of the wall march the soldiers, patrolling the area for any trouble or breaks in the walls structure itself. With the wall around the island, the only way on and off the island itself is by taking a airship of the transport company that Storm King created by using a few old battle ships that are close to being retired from service. He even goes as far as to give certain nobles personal airships through auctions, and let's them use as they wish. In exchange for the ship, they have to bring in supplies from other islands whenever they travel off island and out to sea. Inside the wall, a thriving metropolis of factories, stores, schools, and ports for airships to re-fuel, load and unload any supplies in transport between islands, and make any repairs needed to be made to the ships. Within the streets of this metropolis, the citizen's of today go about their business of supporting the kingdom while under the rule of the tyrant that calls himself a king. Speaking of kings, Storm King erected a citadel in the dead center of the island out of a moutain, making sure to keep it high enough so he may see all who come to and from the island by airship. But to this day, he still fears that the champion shall come and face him and his army. All he can do now, just like he did over the centuries before, is wait and see what the future hold for him. Unfortunately, nobody knows what Storm King looks like, not even his own army, or his six trusted generals. He always kept himself in the shadows, always thinking of a way to keep the champion from finding him. It was then that his office door opened to reveal his personal body guard, and most feared of all his generals he has stationed around the island, General Tempest Shadow. Standing at a tall amazoness height of 7ft.'6inches, she was a unicorn with a dark purple coat with light violet hair, she wore a special dark blue armored suit that covered her muscular developed build that she attained from extreme training, with a holster on her right thigh that held her taser pistol, and a pair of fingerless fighting gloves. But, what made her so feared by all, was her use of magic. As a child, she lost her horn, the focus point of magic for all unicorns, after it broke off while fighting a Ursa Major while protecting her friends. After her horn broke off, she had no control of her magic, which caused it to explode anything she used it on. This frighten her friends, causing them to shun her when ever she was around. Because of this, she ran away from home and later on joined the army of the Storm King after he heard her lifes story. Ever since then, he trained her to be as tough, rutheless, and emotionless as possible. Standing at attention, Tempest waited for her new orders. Hearing a gruff breathe, Storm King gathered his thoughts from the siren jewels, and onto the matter at hand. "Results on the where abouts of the chests?" Taking a folder from her pocket, Tempest began to read the results. "So far no results have come in that they have been located and/or researched on. But we have doubled our efforts on keeping it that way by sending spy's to locate them and report back on where they are for retrieval." Chuckling, Storm King began to smile at his student's way of thinking to ensure his reign. "Good. Return to your duties, you are dismissed." Saluting, Tempest turned a hundred and eighty degrees on her heel and exited the Storm Kings chambers. After she left, Storm King began to contemplate on the past as memories of that day began to run through his mind. 'It was a foolish mistake of me to place them in the chests and sending them off like that. All I did was give the so called champion, whoever it is, more time to surface and find them.' Taking a heavy breathe, he looked to his computer as pictures of potential locations to set up his next base of operations. 'But very soon, I shall have all the power I need to defeat this "champion." Yes, who ever this champion is, they'll wish they never found the jewels in the first place.' Clicking on one of the locations, it revealed to be the Kingdom of Cantorlot in Equestria, ruled by a pair of sisters that have the power of the sun and moon respectively. Smiling evily, his lust for power began to over take him as he punched in a new command before sending it off to the spy he had placed there already. 'And soon, I shall have the power I seek to defeat all who stand in my way.' > ~Land of Equestria~ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equestria, the land of beauty, science, and magic alike. Ruled by four seperate kingdoms, the land was at a time of both peace and harmony throughout the land. To North, we have the Crystal Empire. A kingdom made of pure crystal, that contain enough magic within them that they turn any and all who step through the territory are turned into a crystal like being of themselves in dragstic times. The Empire is ruled by a royal couple: Princess Cadance and Shining Armor To the South, we have the Dragon Lands. A land full of danger, ranging from a erupting volcano, to hazardous moutain terrain, and deadly dragon's of all kinds roaming the area. This dangerous area is ruled by the dragon lord himself: Torch Drago. To the East, we have the the kingdom of Griffon Stone. A kingdom made from the moutain side, the griffons run the kingdom similiar to that of a government. As of late though, they have been getting more greedy and/or aggressive with others. Currently, the oldest griffon is currently in charge is the oldest of the griffons: Grampa Gruff. To the West, we have the kingdom of Canterlot, the kingdom consisting of mostly ponies that consisted of four different form races. Earth Ponies: A race of pony with high endurance and great strength. Pegasi: A race of pony with wings and accel in high speed flying. Unicorn: A race of pony that uses magic and casts spells from the thought of the spell of many years of study and practice. But, the most talented of the four, as well as acting rulers of Cantorlot, are the twin alicorn sisters: Celestia and Luna. Alicorns: Having abilities of all three pony races all rolled into one being. Some say, they are immortal from having a long life of over one thousand years > Swimming Dragon of Equestria > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location:Cantorlot Castle, Equestria Date: June 6, 2010 Time: 5:00 A.M. As the sun arrises over the mountain side, we see a young teenage dragon sitting above one of the many towers of the kingdom of Cantorlot. Just looking out and enjoying the peace and sernity as he breathed the morning air. Looking closely, we find the young dragon to have purple scales with green spines, eyes, and fins for ears. He was currently wearing a pair of purple swim trunks with a hole in the back for his tail to smoothly go through. Looking out, he smiles as he took in the scene before him. 'I really love mom's morning sunrises. Sure, aunt Luna's nights are beautiful to look at in wonder, but it gets too cool to take a swim. Speaking of which...' Taking one final glimsp of the area around him, he stood up on the towers roof before spreading his wings, he purposely leaned forward before he started to plummet to the ground. As he speeded toward the ground, letting gravity add to his acceleration. Anyone looking at the scene would of watched in wonder of what would happen, thinking it to be a Thunder Bolt practicing for a new rutine to show anyone who came to see them perform. 'Almost... Almost...' Just as he was about two floors away from hitting the paved ground below, he spread his wings wide open, letting the air flow carry him back into the air high above and over the wall of Canterlot Castle and into the city of Canterlot itself. 'NAILED IT!' Silently cheering to himself as he flew above the rooftops, occassionally waving to a young pony that spots him flying about, he steered his way to his destination for the one place he could relax. Canterlot Bay, the home of main docks for ships going in and out of Equestria. It was the home to the most beautiful beach for relaxing, swimming, and surfing. But to most who come here, the best part of the area was the many caverns filled with gems for any brave explorer to go into for exploration in hopes to snag a loose gem along the way. But to Spike, the best thing of the area wasn't from above the water. What he joyed most of the beautiful spot are the many mysteries that laid beneath the waves themselves. You see, eversince he was a young hatchling, he had a grand love for the underwater life of the vast ocean. He would be found reading about anything from the accurrances of water currents near land, to the many mysteries of lost treasure from the many years from the past itself. Directing himself out to the deep sea, he smiled as he relaxed from the sun hitting the top of his back, allowing him to store the heat he needed to stay under longer, before taking a deep breathe in and folded his wings in, leaving him to rapidly decend to the waters below. As he neared the surface of the water, he closed his eyes and began to concentrate on what he had planned when a green aura surrounded his form. With a roar, he let loose a burst of emerald green fire from his mouth in the form of a blazing fireball. Speeding himself up, he soon engulfed himself within the ball of fire, having it surround his form like a second skin. Keeping his eye's closed, he waited for his favorite part of his excursions into the deep, allowing the fire to it's job. Upon splashing down, the fie extinguishes from the water, as Spike swims through the water as if nothing happened. But upon closer inspection, we find Spike's form has changed. Gone was his dragon wings. In their place was fish like fins along his back, arms, and legs. His ear fins become more pronounced as gills begin to release water from his lungs to allow him to breathe while underwater. "Man I love being a mystic dragon. Seriously! Who wouldn't want to be able to cast spells by using dragon fire?" That's right! He's a rare dragon species known as a Mystic Dragon. A special dragon race that can use magic, just like a unicorn or alicorn, by using the flames of the fire they breathe out. Unfortunately, due to most of them being too powerful, other dragons hunted them down, deeming them unworthy of being part of their species, making them extinct. Unfortunately, they missed one... His mother, Princess Celestia, told him how she found his egg in a pile of fallen tree branches while she was out for a walk one night in Cantorlot Gardens. After finding his egg, she took it back to her personal tower in the castle and used her magic to hatch him, and almost blowing up her room in the process. Over the years, he was adopted by her, raised by her, and even was tought magic along side her number one pupil, Twilight Sparkle. At the age of ten, his mothers sister, Princess Luna, returned as a evil version of herself known as Nightmare Moon. A powerful alicorn of nightmres that many thought to be nothing more then a mythe. After Twilight and her friends defeated her and returned her to normal, Celestia introduced him to her. Surprised at first that she had a young dragon for a nephew, Luna soon warmed up to him, becoming a true aunt to Spike, and later on they became gaming buddies after he introduced her to the VR helmet that he bought for her birthday a year later. He chuckled a bit as he remembered how she was once playing a dancing game in the hallway in nothing but her night themed pj's, and how embarressed she was when she realized that she was caught in the act of her actions at the time. Even to this very day, he still hasn't let her live it down. He even made up a nickname for her to tease her by when she wasn't dealing with other royals of the kingdom. "Haha, oh yeah. Loonie Moonie. It's gonna stick for a really long time." With that, he kicked his swimming into over drive, speeding himself past rock formations, sharks, and reef's filled with brightly colored coral. Looking around him, he soon comes across his destination in the distance. A ship wreck at the bottom sea that found it's place upon a cliff, tilting dangerously into it, as if it could fall at any moment into the deep dark crevice below. Carefully swimming closer to the wreckage, he soon found the name to be known as the 'Storm Breaker.' "Weird name for a ship. Wonder who the captain was..." Unfamiliar to him, he took a picture with a waterproof camera before he started to move around the ship, snapping photo's of the ship. It was then he found what looked like a old flag on the mast. Swimming a good distance away, he took the picture and looked in aw of the design. "Okay, I'll admit it, that's kinda creepy looking, and yet intimidating." Even though it looked tattered and torn, he was still able to make out the picture upon the sail itself. It was a black sail with what looked like light blue lightning bolts going straight down. To him, it made him start shaking a bit from just looking at it. Decending down, he safely landed on the deck of the ship. Looking around, he soon spotted a door and was about to go to it before he started to feel something in him mind. '~Come our champion, release me of my prison, and live out your destiny.~' > Hidden Chest, Sinking Ship > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- '~Come our champion, release me of my prison, and live out your destiny.~' "Wait, what in the...?!" Looking around, he tried to see who was speaking to him. Only when he looked around, he found nothing but the occassional fish. "Hello! Is somebody here?!" All was quiet. No sounds. No movements. Nothing was there but himself. "Did I hit the water too hard? Starting to hear things. Just as he was about to leave, he felt a tingle in the back of his mind. As if something was calling out to him. It was then he heard the voice for a second time. '~Come our champion, release me of my prison, and live out your destiny.~' As if in a trance, he started to make his way into the hull of the ship, being sure to manuever his way around fallen debris and the occassional electric eel. Making his way theough the ship, he took not of the few swords and and guns aboard the ship. It started to make him wonder if the ship was a lost pirate ship. "Maybe I should come back later, take a few of these for Cantorlots Natural History Museum. Might get a wing named after me for it." Swimming along, he up to what he believed to be the captains quarters. Upon entering, he heard the voice once more. '~Come our champion, release me of my prison, and live out your destiny.~' Looking around, he started to look around the room, only finding old worn books, maps, and a heavy duty metalic chest that could easily fit into his palm with the same logo on the top as that on the flag perched upon of the mast of the ship. '~Come our champion, release me of my prison, and live out your destiny.~' Coming over to the chest, he gently landed on the floor of the room, feeling no change of balance to the ship. "Okay. Either something of magic origin is in here, or this is just one big prank. Either way, this will make a great suvinear. Maybe I could pawn it for a few bits." Looking around the chest for any wires, triggers, or any kind of false plate, he deemed it safe enough to move to step two. Grasping the chest, he gently lifted it up and away from where it sat for who knows how long under the sea. Seeing nothing happen, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew, glad nothing happened. Didn't want to explain how I got hurt treasure hunting, again. Welp, time to-!" It was then he almost lost his balance as he felt the ship shift just underneath his webbed feet. "WOAH! Guess it's time to get out of here before this ship goes even more under then it already is!" With a hard push, he began to swin frantically towards to door while dodging poles, posts, and flying swords that was left by the crew that was aboard the ship itself. Making his way to the exit, he noticed how the ship's interrior began to tilt to the opening of the deep raveen off the side of the cliff, causing the Speeding up, he manuevered around the hull till he managed to exit the ship just as it fell over and into the darkest part of the sea itself. Watching till it fully disapeared into the depths, he relaxed as he got his bearings and pocketed the chest into his pocket and began to swim away from where the wreck once laid, and began to make his way back to the surface. Unknown to him, the contents of the chest began to pulse with a unknown energy. Breaching the surface, he made his way into the air after once again engulfing himself in fire, turning himself back to normal. Looking to the sun, he was surprised at the posistion of it. "Oh crap! I better get going before mom scolds me for being late to the meeting again!" With renewed vigor, he began to speed up his flight back to the castle. But unknown to him, a mysterious cloaked figure stood amongst the dunes, watching him as he flew off to Canterlot Castle. 'What are you up to, fake prince of the sun? > A Mother's Heart > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location: Canterlot Castle Time: 9:55 A.M. Returning back to the castle, Spike landed on the window sill high on the tower that he was sitting on early this morning, that leads into his room, slowly looking around as to make sure the coast was clear. When he decorated his room a couple of years ago, Spike took a good chunk of his allowance that he saved up for the past few years. With a freshly polished crystal floor, his room had a sense of warmth in the fall and winter time, and kept nice and cool during the sping and summer time each year. But some, even his mother and aunt, thought he was crazy when he ordered matching crystal bookshelves, desk, bed, and burrows for his clothes. After that, he bought stone shelves to place them around his room, and decorated them with knick knacks he collected over the years from his time exploring the sea's. Gold coins, torn flags, weapons, clothes, but to his absolute enjoyment, old timed treasure chests. To most, they were either firewood, giant chunks of metal that could be melted down, or just something to make a quick buck on at a pawn shop, or any unsuspecting sucker that wanted to own it for future retirement. To him though they were a challenge for him to unlock them to see the riches they had hidden within to study and add to his own collection, or to give to the history museum located not far from the castle. Finding nothing out of place, he gently stepped into his room, walked over and sat the chest with mysterious symbol onto his work desk. Before taking a seat on his crystal imbeded stool, he took his chest picking tools out of a spare drawer on the side of the desk and set them gently down next to it. As he sat down, he took his lock picking tools into his hands and began to work on the lock with vigor and high energy running his mind to figure out the puzzle that is the lock on the chest he just retrieved this early morning. A few minutes passed by and Spike was focused on his work. So focused infact, he didn't hear somebody enter the room as the door clicked open and closed again. Sneaking over to him, the new occuppant of the room towerd over him, not even casting a shadow as the early morning filled the room from reflecting off the crystal made decor of the room made the room so bright, shadows were non existant. Unfortunately, that was a draw back of Spike's decor, made it easy for other to sneak up on him. Especially when he's working intently on something. "~RANGAKI!!"~ *!!WHAM!!* "GAH!! Okay! Who's the wise guy that-? GAH!!" As he rubbed his head, his anger got to him as he turned around, ready to punch who ever did it. Only to freeze up as he saw a certain mare standing before him holding a giant wooden foldable fan in her hand, ready to strike again if needed. And right now, she had a sweet smile to her face, but Spike knew better then to trust the look she was currently giving him. He already could tell, just by looking into her eyes, she was pissed. "Hello Spike. Tell me, what was the rule about you going swimming for artifacts again? I seem to have forgotten what it was." Gulping, Spike only coward in fear as his mother looked at him sweetly, yet extremely sternly. Plus it didn't help that she was one of the rulers of Equestria as a whole. Standing infront of him was none other then the while alicorn herself, Princess Celestia. With long flowing green, blue, and pink hair cascading down her back, she was dressed in a long flowing white dress with gold accents embedded along the hems of the neckline, shoulders, and hem of her dress. Wearing gold bands around her ankles, just above her highheel shoes, with gold wristbands around her wrists, and with a necklace with her cutie mark of the sun just hanging above her large generous DD-cup breasts, she was a beauty that any actress would truly envy to have. To finnish her outfit, she had a gold crown secured around her horn, with gold accents over her wings, and gold ringed ties around her multi-colored tail. Unfortunately, Spike was truly worried what would happen to him as time continued to go forward as he hears her tapping her foot against the floor. "Well Spike? Do you have a answer?" Sweating bullets, he gulped a bit of air into his lungs, hoping he doesn't anger her more then she already was. Taking a steady breathe, he decided to take a chance. "To let you know ahead of time, and try to sneak you a snack so you can get the nasty diet drink Luna has you on?" Hearing him talking of the diet drink, Celestia blushed as she remembered that Luna decided she was gaining a bit too much weight from eating sweets most of the time. Because of this, she has had poor Celestia eating and drinking health smoothies. Looking away, Celestia relaxed as, out of nowhere, Spike produced a bag from behind him. Smelling the air, Celestia set the fan down, and gently took the bag before sitting on the bed. Opening it, her mouth watered as her sense of smell was bombarded by the contents within. Taking it out of the bag, she had theholy grail of all sweets. "Mmm, chocolate eclair with vanilla filling, whipped topping with sprinkles, chocolate fudge, caramel souce, and a cherry on top. My favorite!" Breathing a sigh of relief, Spike sat down as he closed his eyes in relief. Only to find that when he opened them again, she had consumed the treat and was currently licking the frosting off her fingers. "So, mom. Am I forgiven for leaving without telling you?" Blushing a bit as she got herself off the bed and walk to him, she rubbed the top of his head. "Your safe Spike. Just try to keep in mind of telling me your heading out next time. Alright?" Sighing, Spike smiled as he nodded in agreement. "Okay mom. I'll let you know next time I'm heading out." Looking to his desk, Celestia's eye's caught sight of the chest he was currently working on. Or more accurately, the insignia that decorated it. "Spike? Where did you get this?" Following her line of sight, he soon saw the project he was currently working on. "Oh! I got this from my little adventure this morning. It was just sitting there on the ship. Unfortunately I barely escaped with it before the remain's went over the cliff it was perched on." Hearing all this, Celestia gave her son a surprised look. Checking him over for any damage. Finding none, her eyes went back to the chest. "Spike, did anything else happen while you were out their? Anything out of the ordinary?" Thinking, Spike soon remembered the strange voice. "Yeah actually. It was weird, there was a voice calling to me, it even sounded like whoever was speaking to me was right next to me. Yet, when I looked around, nobody was there but me." Hearing him, Celestia began to wonder about all she heard. Thinking about it, Celestia looked to the chest, deciding to take the matter a bit further. "Spike, grab the chest and come with me. Were going to go see somebody about that chest. Something about it doesn't sit right with me." With that, she left the room. Soon with Spike, with chest in hand, right behind her.