What an evening it were, bending gust to help the rotation. But all was fully paid, that machine is more tough than it looks. 'Glim-Glam, interesting stallions.'
'The clouds is fresh, just like old times.' Cold, harmless shards of water land on my green fur, melting in the process.
"It's winter already?"
Answer made it's own way to me, with another drop of snow appears. 'It is winter.'
Sigh, crank my ass up. Dashing towards my destination, Spherangers. I know it sounds unique, still a better name than 'Ball of Rangers.' The joke always lower everyone's guard down, and Captain is just being Flutternaughty.
So far, i haven't seen Weiss outside of S.A.A. Like she was avoiding us. Yet, she keep greet us there.
'Now went for higher altitudes.' Subtle change, snowdrops hailing from galons of clustered up clouds. We didn't do clearing clouds these days, it's too dangerous to even attempt it.
Since the sky had shatter, it became rather hazard to interract with and barely posssess the same amount of magic it minimally had. Wonder where i know? Weiss taught me, quite a good teacher she is but i feel the sense of regret and emptiness within her.
Quit daydreaming, i am close to graviational shift. 'Okay, let's go!'
Now, my flying direction turn to the stronger gravity of this Sphere. Large body of clouds, suposedly feels like a pillow. But these ain't pillows, but a bunch of pebbles. Sea of pebbles, and essentially an 'Electric Fusion Reactor' by Stardust's statement. Which i don't get what she mention by that, but it is an interesting something to remember.
"004, 004, 004, 004- Ha!" Room of 004, place where I shelter because I still don't have a permanent house but levitating clouds. Sounds like merely dreaming, and this is my first snow on this world.
'Is it normal for me to found something odd on the snow?' laying down on the perfect cloud bed, fluffy and warm. A hint of drowsiness, slowly turning my brain to inactive mode.
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'Dream?' Thick of it, I am in the thick of it. There is forever ice on the horizon, nothing but ice there is.
'God, where am I?' My goal is wander around, to find out. But the results merely shown to be nothing, but sound.
Shriek, beast shriek. In throat of another horse 'What the hell.'
My wings cannot be used, but I gallop instead of running. The shriek became more clear, silhouette of a mare.
Our distance had been closing, she looks like me. Green, without wings, no cutie mark, slightly taller than me, and there is a lot scratches on her.
She didn't notice my presence, but I am so dead wrong. Nails gripping my neck, it hurts.
Struggle, did my best to struggle but all in vain.
'Blu-e eye-' My breath is taken, putting me awake and nearly suffocate myself to death.
'what the hell is that nightmare!?'
Talking to myself, classic me. Shines, the bag I had bring ever since turning to a flying horse. Radiates a green spark from it's quest part, my instinct told me to check it out.
Inside was usual paper, yet the handwriting is different from what i usually received. It says "Seek for an earthmare whoose appearance just like you have dreamt, and came back alive..."
'What's so sudden?' First time i had received this kind of quest, but the bad feelings haunts me.
Uneasy, yet the curiousity taken over me with no hesitation.
Rain of crystalized droplets, hailing in a low tempo. Hours above the horizon, away from earth for a long time. 'Gosh, what am i thinking?'
My flight prowess is below what i consider to be average among these flying horses, which is pathetic. Still miles away from Ponyville, thanks for this sphere's distance from ponyvilel is just vast. I can threw Mount Rushmore there, the whole national park.
Natural landing is my thing, but it's a different case to speed flight. Snows isn't that thick, not enough to make me drown on impact.
I went on S.A.A. advice from Weiss, 'Hope she want to discuss this.'
The door stood firm with each one of my knock, and barely anything heard inside. Nothing was heard, but i just feel something cold on my neck.
"Hello Tipsters, sorry for your problem. But i recommend you to make Stardust company with you, i don't feel mentally well." Weiss, looks like she was drunk but there is no smell of any cider from her. She barely get any cold and here she were, recovering and barely able to do anything from information toll.
"Then, why are you outside?" She give me a scarf, not uttering a single word.
Sat down on nearby hay, she inhale. "Enjoying this reflective shards of small crystal, what else?"
"You really enjoy snows, they are beauty on themself." I took a seat on hay across hers, which she laugh for a bit and play with her staff.
She sigh, "Fooled by the beauty, classic."
"What do you mean?"
She stab her staff to the earth, took a pose. "You, don't see beyond what you saw. I know it sounds stupid, but it will be one of your downfall."
"Why did you always say one's downfall?" Silence is the only thing she give, waiting a right time.
"My mind just take over me, it is inevitable." Given to this, her condition is pretty much concerning. I correct the use of this scarf, nice of her though not sure the reason behind this.
"No gaslight going to work on me, that's it. Time is depleeting and nearly night time, Adieu!" Sloppy take off, constantly mimic bird's flight motion.
Unlike on the show, most pegasi here land instead of keeping the altitude. I mean, the wind isn't that strong here.
It isn't that long for me to get into The Library, raising my forelimbs.
"Stardust? Are you inside?" No response from anything, even after 3 knock. Reaching for the doorknob, attempting to open.
But a cough, behind me. Sounds like teenage stoner, i slowly turn my gaze into it.
"No permission, but what is your reasoning for calling me?"
"I want to discuss this matter." Hand Stardust the paper mission, with seconds before she gave it back to me.
She pull out a note, "Tell me, how do she looks like?"
"She's just looks like me, with color of hair and fur switched. Slightly taller than me, and i saw a glimpse of blue pupil on one of her visible eye.
Stardust keep drawing, yet she gave her drawing to me. It was somehow detailed, she didn't even use her magic.
"She's literally the exact same as one's on my dream!"
"Improving at drawing on spare time, and i found her exact place." Door behind me open, a scarf flow on the air and slither around Stardust's neck.
She touch me, before we warp towards the designated place. "That was quick."
Scenery around, white and rather foggy. Just like what i have dreamt, really cold here. Stardust seems confused, running around the place. "Where the hell is she?"
"Buried beneath snows, i supose." She freeze.
"You got a point, damn it." I think she's jsut too tired, going too far with changing the whole plot. This might take a toll on me too, just like what Weiss had said before.
Pounces, we put out back on each other. Waiting for it to come out on it's own, 'This is what the letter told us to survive, it might be it.'
"Stardust, can you catch it?" She had tried, hard to keep up with it's speed.
"We came here in peace!"
It keep pouncing, until it charge towards me head first. It was the mare mail told me, the same one on my dream.
She barely reach my neck by then, her movement is quick even at this snowy biome.
"Bad, this is bad." Stardust activate her magic of speed, keeping up with the mare's speed. Keeping up with their movement is hard, until the mare decide to fight Stardust first.
Regular ponies barely see this mess, but i do keeping up with a slower pace.
Blows after blows, headbutt after headbutt.
Until the mare decided to use her jaw, bite my rear clean off. Stardust pin this mare down, she unable to do anything. The ripped off part of my rear barely painful, yet it still freeze due to the temperature.
"Who are you?" Stardust barely rest from chasing this mare, the mare look at her dead in the eye.
Swallowing whole my rear part, she answer. "Skella, Bones. Hungry, eat all."
I can tell she's ain't on her right mind, i can barely move now but fly. Most interesting is, Stardust suprised face when Skella utter her name. And that recognition is something i can only see on Stardust eyes, but Skella was feral.
Sigh, Stardust tie this mare with a metal rope. Skella is crazy strong, able to outpace Stardust and even injure her with a simple attack.
'What a monster she is, dangerous.'
I notice Stardust grow more fur, like a male pony but her body structure lacks the volume. Fully recovered from injuries she suffer, even slightly repair my torn off rear.
"Ugh, i need shaving." We warp outside library, nearly unharmed.
Stardust sigh, putting Skella down and "Check your paper, it should've been changed by now."
My jaw lock to the paper, lift and put it on the ground.
"God, it did change. How did you know?"
She stick out her tounge, "I- did, because i have a system on this flesh and bone."
"We- all have that, but whatever."
The paper, it writes "Great, put Skella on teraphy. And check your reward, sorry for the different writing. Time passed so fast here, see you another time~"
'Doesn't sounds like usual, the usual one always feels robotic and stiff.' It did invite suspicient on my nerve, but they gave me body armor.
"So, we sent her to teraphy?" With my infinite emerald supply, i keep giving Skella some to chew but she swallow it whole.
"Yes, absolutely. Supress her physical prowess?"
Stardust pause, recalling something about magic of some sort. "Ha! I remember, it was book of seal- page 372."
Flying piece of metal deform and wrapped around Skella's neck, with several symbols in it. Significantly weaken Skella's overall strength, but her pupil shrunk.
We end up enter the library, giving Skella food and blankets.
"Hey, Stardust. Could you teach me how to use that magic you use to heal yourself?" Stardust keep calming drowzy Skella, she turn her head to me.
"Sure, but it is just for defense."
"Okay!"
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[To be continued]