adventure Starswirls tale, part 1

[Sheakspear Pony 0]

The day was so cold, not even his magic could warm up the tower today. A few days ago he was able to create a protective barrier that made his tower look like it was never touched by this infernal winter, but ever since the clan summit ended, the blizzard was stronger. Now his home looked like a huge icicle sticking out of the endless sea of snow. None of the less, it did not bother him much, he was lost in his scrolls. The study was far from tidy, elixirs, scrolls book and other mystical objects were all over the room, crowding the shelves. The only light source in the room was a small candle which he held using his telekinetic spell. The old wizard raised an eyebrow and began to stroke his long white beard, obviously lost in his studies. The grayish-brown unicorn was old, although by looking at him you could not tell it because of this young spirit aura he emitted. The one very distinct thing about this particular unicorn was his beautiful, light blue horn, which was also the color of his magic aura. Another interesting thing about this old pony was his cutie mark: a bright crescent moon crossed with a magic wand. This was a sign that not many unicorns had, it was a sign of his powerful magical abilities. He was a great and respected wizard known throughout the land of the ponies, yes, but he was a loner, a house hermit who rarely ever left his tower, unless it was an emergency. His whole life he preferred his studies and book more than other ponies, even in happier times, before this blasted winter. He even refused to teach students. He had sent many a noble who wanted him to educate their offspring home. In his long life he only tutored one pony, and she was not of pure blood. It was a village mare by the name of Clover. He did like her, but he never strived to make any emotional contact with her. He did his job as a tutor well and Clover became the royal advisor and court wizard, this made him very proud, although he would never admit it. After he was done with her, he stopped having almost any connection with the world, and so folk tales started brewing. The less-educated unicorns told tales of how he was a powerful dragonslayer who had a golden castle at the end of the world, the pegasai were on about how he was and evil necromancer who has his army of skeleton ponies that would kill anypony who steps into his enchanted woods and the earth ponies scared their young by telling them that if they don’t do their chores the pony from the tower will eat them alive. He heard these and many more stories from the animal with whom he was friends with. He would use his magic to communicate with them and he would laugh everytime he would hear one of these nonsense stories the pony folk told about him. In truth, he was a kind soul, he would not hurt anypony, but he would scare them off by his magical alarm. Today, however, he was trying to find a spell to make his alarm stronger. Since the blizzard started, the earth ponies were always on the move, searching for land that they could grow something on. He had many unwanted visitors and his alarm was just not loud and scary enough to make them run away. As he was searching through his books and scrolls, he heard his alarm go off again. Somepony was nearing the tower. He suspected that it was probably a caravan of hungry and disoriented earth ponies passing through, but when he moved to the window, he was surprised at what he saw. Unicorns, two of them, wearing wonderful steel armors covered with large, heavy cloaks to protect them from the cold, galloped toward the tower. The old wizard let out a sigh and slowly made his way to the door. They reached it before him and knocked so loudly that the whole tower vibrated. “I’m coming, I’m coming” yelled the old unicorn as he made his way down the stairs. “Glory to you, Starswirl “ bowed the elder of the two as the wizard opened the door “ her grace, the most excellent and honorable princess Platinum of the unicorns wishes your presence at the capital”. “Could I know the reason please?” mumbled Starswirl, clearly quite irritated that he was interrupted. “The reason is not important!” Said the younger and more hot-blooded of the two “ An order is an order!”. The older guard raised his hoof and signaled the colt to stay calm “ Her majesty wants to discuss with you a very important matter of national security” His voice became more serious “ If you do not answer her call and arrive within a fortnight you will be branded a traitor to the realm”. Starswirl smiled ironically “A fortnight? Heh, I’m not some earth pony who needs to walk everywhere! I will teleport! I will be there before you!”. “ You watch your tongue!” yelled they young guard, preparing to strike the old pony. Luckily he was stopped by his older colleague who nodded to the wizard. Soon enough the two were off and Starswirl had to prepare. It has been years since he left his tower and he was unsure of how the world outside looks. He knew that he could not teleport directly to the unicorn capital but he remembered that in his younger days there was a small earth pony village somewhere in between the tower and the capital. He put on his wonderful blue cloak and hat. The clothes were covered with stars and swirls which sparkled in the moonlight. He made his way to his experiment room and began to chant words of power. His horn was engulfed in blue light which soon surrounded him and with a flash he was gone.

Edited August 5, 2014 by TheSouthPark88