private Raising the Sun, Carry the Fire. [1 & 1]

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Celestia looked up when Bishop stood, a confused look on her face. What was that sound? Are we leaving already?

She tugged at his pant leg with her teeth, then unfolded her wings and tried, inexpertly, to fly.

"Up!" She managed. Her horn sparked with a yellow light as she admired the sound of her own voice. "Up!" She squealed happily.

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Bishop picked up the fluttering little chicken alicorn, he smirked at that inner comment. With the princess under his arm he continued onward, despite the mist the towering height of the mountains can be seen ahead.

 

"We'd have to cross it eventually.." He whispers.

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Who you callin' a chicken??

 

 

Celestia looked at Bishop as he walked ever forwards into the mist with her under his arm. His breathing was getting heavier and heavier, and this concerned the little filly. She wanted to help him, she just didn't know how. She looked down to the ground, watching her little legs dangle just above the cloud of mist...

Bishop was doing all of this for her, she thought.

All of a sudden, Celestia's horn began to glow, and a warmth and energy filled her. She stared up at Bishop again, eyes wide with determination. She concentrated hard on his breathing...his pain...and found herself wanting more than anything for him to feel better. Her horn glowed even more as she covered him in the warm, golden light.

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Bishop was lifted momentarily he gasped in deep surprise. This immense euphoria overwhelmed him and as, he took a breathe everything felt clear.

 

The light faded and Bishop gripped his chest and his smile grew.

"Tia." He whispered holding her to facing him. His smile now ear to ear and embracing her.

 

How did she do that? It was... What was he thinking she's a magical alicorn for Christ sake! All he could do was continue to embrace her. His lungs filling like they were in their youth again!

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Celestia smiled uncontrollably. Whatever she'd just done, it had certainly worked! She giggled as Bishop hugged her tightly, and tried her best to hug him back with her tiny little forearms that could barely reach around and arm. Her horn sparked brilliantly as her happiness grew. She nuzzled herself comfortably into Bishop's chest. Maybe things were going to get better, after all, she thought.

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Once composed he looked down at the filly.

"Thank you." He says.

 

His new rejuvenation sprawled about. With the princess in one arm and the baggage in the other he continues onward.

 

The moments of happiness are just as valuable as the rarities of, the old world. Their wilderness trek led them onto a mountain road. Up and up until they reach a curb corner Bishop took a stop. The ash was still thickened into air and the dim sunlight orb gave minimal brightness to the wastes around them. The small town they had left in the distant.

 

"Its, just one bleak turn after another." He says, ahead at the far mountains away those terrible black thunderous ash clouds rumble about.

 

Bishop sat down Celestia onto the ground allowing her to walk.

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Celestia was happy to be back on the ground. The air was better here, and it gave her a chance to stretch her legs and wings. She trotted happily alongside Bishop, apparently ignorant to the ruin around her. She wondered where they were going, but really, it didn't matter to her. As long as she was with him, she was certain everything would be okay...although she couldn't seem to remember anything before meeting Bishop. She looked up at him with renewed curiosity.

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Hour upon hour. Minute by minute. They followed along down the winding cracked roads. As they follow asking these mountain passes the environment seemed to change around them. A thickness and blanket of ash and snow pelted the ground. The oddity the most was the trees. Unlike the upright of the others before, almost all seem to have been flattened.

"The roots, couldn't hold up in this ashy and soggy soil. They just uprighted.." Bishop said as if reliving himself about the sights. That or just logical guess.

 

Ahead awaits a runned down petrol station. Now into the parking lot Bishop approached one of the pumps pulling out a nozzle and sniffing at the hose. Not even a scent of gasoline.

 

"Nothing." He said dropping it.

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Celestia's eyes skimmed their new environment with a tinge of panic. This defintely wasn't right. All the trees...all the ash...what had happened here? She trotted hard to keep up with her guardian, but wasn't paying attention to where she was going and ran right into him. She looked up at the strange object he was holding. Did it smell good? He dropped it unceremoniously and she gave it a sniff.

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Celestia, unlike Bishop's human nose she could smell the thin, acid stench of unleaded gas in her nostrils.

 

Not exactly something she'd want to taste.

 

Bishop continued just a few feet away to the station.

"Come in Tia." He called out to her and stepped. The aisles were all turned over. Snow blanketing it as the roof had, caved in due to the snow and ash build up.

 

"Nothing seems to be here." He said but still held his revolver in hand. Looking over the counter laid an ash covered skeleton. Fossils of humans long before. Perhaps one of the unfortunate first victims. Next to it lay a portable cassette player. Still in tact it seemed. He took it putting it into his pockets before moving on.

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Celestia coughed a few times from the stench of gas, the followed Bishop shakily into the station. It wasn't particularly better in here than it was outside. She coughed once more. As Bishop busied himself looking around, Celestia decided to explore the collapsed aisles. It was surpringly empty, and everyhing was covered in a thick layer of ash. Tia returned to the counter where Bishop stood, still holding that dangerous-looking...thing. She frowned at it.

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Bishop sighed. He kneeled down and motioned her to him.

"You must be hungry." He says smiling holding the bag of oats. On a small plate of cardboard he makes a small little pile for her to eat.

 

"I'll see about making a tent. We'll stay for the night." He says confirming his thoughts aloud.

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Celestia's frown dissolved as the plate of oats was placed in front of her. She fluttered her wings happily and trotted over while Bishop considered a tent. Munching loudly, Celestia wondered where the two of them were headed. They had been moving nonstop since Bishop first stumbled upon the little foal, but the conditions didn't seem to change. Everywhere they went was surrounded in ruin and covered by a thick layer of ash and dust. Celestia folded and unfolded her wings absent-mindedly as she pondered it, face covered in oats.

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Unfolding the wrapped tarp carried onto the bag he sets up, first by uplifting and bringing forward one of the aisle shelves aligning it with the counter and the same with space as he drags another readying the top space as the ceiling of their makeshift structure.

 

"That hole... We could totally use the hole is the roof for the fire..." He says catching his breathe from the heavy lifting.

 

"Wait here Tia." He says and unloading her various toys and books and her drawing book.

"I'll be back." He says and departs from the station heading not to far to one of the closets trees. Breaking about twigs and small branches.

 

Fire wood would be needed, paper would do it be they'll need a greater burn. But from the feel of said wood, the deep ash frost coating its outer layer. He'll have to let it

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Celestia watched as Bishop ran out to collect some firewood. She stared over at the makeshift tent he had out together, then down towards her toys. She trotted over happily, dragging her toys into a pile under the tent. She tried opening up her sketchbook with her hooves, but she only managed to bend the pages out of shape. Frowning, she stared hard at the book. Lets try this again, she thought. Concentrating hard, her horn began to glow like the sun. The book began sparkling, on and off, and finally, she lifted it up into he air. Celestia giggled uncontrollably, and made the book zoom through the tent with relative ease. Then, she picked up a few crayons with it, and soon they were all speeding through the air, following one another. Celestia beamed. She couldn't wait to show Bishop!

However, while not paying attention, she accidentally sent her train of crayons shooting into the tarp, dislodging it and sending it floating down onto her. The crayons clattered on the floor as Celestia let out a surprised yelp. She struggled under the fabric, confused.

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Bishop returned with the small logs and twigs seeing the little princess tangled about under the blue tarp as she squirms and squeaks. He smirks and places down the wood pulling up the tarp.

 

"Watcha doing under here?" He smirks at her playfully.

"Are you making something for me?" He says in his light childish tone to her.

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Celestia puffed up her face angrily. She struggled out from under the tarp and trotted over to where her crayons had landed. After gathering them all back up again, along with her sketchbook, she tugged a Bishop's pant leg.

 

After a moment of concentration, her horn lit up once more with a wisp of magic. Slowly, her sketchbook and crayons began floating into the air. She smiled brightly at Bishop, and let her magic carry the objects towards him.

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Bishop smiles widely at her taking the sketch book that floats near him.

"Tia!" He says and kneels down and petting her head.

"You're getting so much better at this." He says.

 

It was incredible, not even teaching her and yet.she surely learning magic on her own.

 

Fixing back up the tarp back to its upright he then begins fixating the fire wood into its circlet piston just close to the opening of the hole.

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Celestia smiled as Bishop patted her head. She was rather proud of herself, and seeing Bishop so happy made her want to try even harder to master her new ability. She fluffed up her wings and was about to try and lift one of the logs of firewood, but Bishop picked it up instead. Celestia decided not to interrupt, and sat herself down. She pulled her sketchbook over to her, along with a handfull of crayons, and found herself wondering what was going to happen next.

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Out from his pack he pulls out a plastic container taking out a,wad of steel wool. Following too a large 9 volt battery. With pages from a worn book.from the pack he wads it up centering in the pile of sticks and now rubbing the wool upon the conductor of the battery.

 

Immediately embers begin to form and soon a small flame emmits, from the wad. Bishop as calm as he can places it onto the pile, engulfing the thin paper.

 

Bishop rubs his hands to ease the pain of heat before helping adjust to kindle the fire wood before them.

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Celestia jumped when the paper burst into flame, then looked up at Bishop, slack-jawed. What had he just done? It must have been magic, she decided. Then she noted his hand, and cringed slightly.

The little foal trotted up to Bishop and nudged him. Once she got his attention, she pointed her horn at his burned hand, ant it began to glow like sunlight. After she was done, she curled up and sat down next to him. She didn't notice how cold she had been until she was next to the fire, appreciating its warm glow.

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Bishop smiled happily. A blast of wind grasped his new attention. The doors however have been since destroyed from their hinges. To prevent the fire from dying quickly but calmly he drags about one of the aisle shelves blocking the entrance way from the blowing wind.

 

"Phew." He returns next to his, little princess.

"Thanks sweetie." He said, in a rather unexpected fatherly demeanor. While yes he was to commit to protecting her, he had once never the thought to see himself fatherly, he supposed it was just rather human instinct of social behavior.

 

Psychology classes helped.

 

Pulling out one of the blankets he wrapped himself and Tia together, his hand gently on her back in a, protective demeanor.

Edited June 13, 2015 by IllusivePony

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Celestia smiled sweetly, cuddling up to her protector. It had been a long, frightful day, but she was happy.

Things were surprisingly calm at the moment, she thought, despite the ruin and decay that surrounded them--the two had created their own little world. Their own little bubble. Celestia yawned, and her eyelids began to feel rather heavy.

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He continued a gentle smile to the little equine. Carefully picking her up and sitting her in his lap he scooted back into the shelter and adjusting the blanket about them.

"Go to sleep little princess." He gently coos brushing her mane gently with his roughed hands.

"Tomorrows a new day." He says, blocking out the typical 'same as always' expectation.

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Celestia smiled as bishop he pet her gently. What an exhausting, exhilarating day, the princess thought. Her mind was full of thoughts and her heart was full of happiness as she slowly drifted off to sleep, aided by the warmth of the fire and coolness of the night.

 

 

 

 

timeskip time?

 

Edited June 20, 2015 by AmberDust