Chapter 8: Adventures
in the clouds Unexpected
Rainbow and Fluttershy are flying among the decayed buildings
of a long abandoned and dilapidated Pegasus cloud city that overlooks Dream
Valley. The stone structures on the
mountain and the cloud structures around the mountain remain intact, yet show
signs of long neglect.
Rainbow looks at the time neglected structures and then
tells Fluttershy, “I’m sure that somewhere in these ruins are the homes that
our ancestors once lived and worked in, laughed and loved in.”
Fluttershy replied, “Ponies hating other ponies turned
this once beautiful city into an abandoned ruin.”
Both Pegasus ponies gasp as they fly lower and slower,
and then landing before the front gates of a grand structure.
After Rainbow reads the inscription in the arch above
the gates, Rainbow in an excited voice told Fluttershy. “I can’t believe this is Commander Hurricane’s
palace. I wonder if we can recover
anything for the Dream Valley National Museum and the Ponyville Museum.”
A happy Rainbow and a timid Fluttershy walk into Commander
Hurricane’s palace. The palace appears
to have been deserted in a hurry, with belongings scattered on the ornate
floor. Paintings hang on crooked angles on
the walls, while furniture sits in piles, awaiting pony furniture movers that
never came to collect them.
With an even more excited voice, Rainbow said, “I can’t,
I can’t believe that I’m walking in … Commander Hurricane’s palace. I can’t believe that I’m walking on the same
floors that so many generations of great Pegasus ponies have walked on.”
In a meek voice, Fluttershy said, “Ponies, please
pardon our intrusion.”
Rainbow rolls her eyes, saying “Fluttershy, there is
nopony here to apologize to.”
Rainbow points to a grand dining hall with heroic
portraits of famous Pegasus military leaders.
Rainbow said, “From reading Commander Hurricane’s confidential journal,
this is where he and his staff ate their last meal in Dream Valley.”
Rainbow then makes a yucky face as he walks past the
discarded tables, covered by faded tablecloths and dirty dishes. Rainbow then said, “It looks like the Pegasus
ponies were in such a hurry to leave that they didn’t take the time to wash
their dishes before they flew away to find a new homeland.”
Rainbow and Fluttershy walk into an ornate
bedroom. The furniture and floor are covered
in discarded clothing. Fluttershy walks
over to inspect the commander’s writing desk.
With her hoof, Fluttershy picks up a snow globe that
contains a miniature of the Pegasus city.
Fluttershy shakes it with her hoof and the globe appears to be snowing
on the miniature Pegasus city. Fluttershy
puts the snow globe down with a sad expression on her face. Fluttershy told Rainbow, “How ironic that Commander
Hurricane would own a snow globe of this city.
I wonder what other secrets we’ll find here.”
“I don’t know,” Rainbow replied. “But, we will never know until we make the
effort to explore this stronghold and the city around it.”
These two Pegasus friends walk into a room that’s full
of pony armor and weapons still on rows of racks.
With a shocked face, Fluttershy says, “Oh my, look at all
the weapons.”
“Fluttershy, of course there would be weapons here. After all, Commander Hurricane took pride in governing
“a mighty tribe of warriors”. Rainbow Dash
shines as if illuminated by a theater spotlight. “And thus, you shouldn’t be surprised that warrior
ponies would make and keep so many weapons.”
Fluttershy responded by saying, “Look at all the metal
that could have been used to make miniatures of Rainbow Dash.”
“That is correct, wait, what do you say?”
Fluttershy blushes and then adds, “Well, I’m very
thankful that Pegasus ponies have grown out of our ancestors’ warlike behavior.”
“I’m also happy that we Pegasus no longer live for
battle nor do we look down upon our earthbound kindred.”
“When we’re flying high in the sky, it is kind of hard
not to look down on Earth and Unicorn ponies.”
“What, oh that was a joke? Nice one, Fluttershy.”
Rainbow looks around the armory and sees a full-body
suit of Pegasus armor that has enclosed wing and tail covers inside a locked steel
cage. “The inscription says that this
armor belonged to Commander Updraft, the first pony commander. Commander Updraft claimed that her unique armor
increased her agility, endurance, speed, and ability to summon combat thunderstorms. But, only a very few exceptional Pegasus
ponies have been able to fly while wear it without crashing.”
Rainbow adds, “I wonder why Commander Hurricane left
that valuable armor here and why it was locked up in a steel cage. Why haven’t I heard about Commander Updraft’s
magical armor before today? Anyway
Fluttershy, it looks like we got some work ahead of us. We need to find or have some craft ponies
build a Pegasus transport wagon, and then start getting the best of these
artifacts to our airship.”
“There may still be Pegasus Air Force cargo carts in
the cloud city armory. Um, Rainbow, what
are you thinking about?”
“I was thinking that if I repaired and restored Commander
Hurricane’s palace, I’d own a home that’s as big and grand as Canterlot castle. I’d have to convince some Pegasus ponies to
move to Dream Valley to maintain such a gigantic home. But, living in this palace would be so
awesome!”
My Little Pony: Friendship is
Magic, Copyright © 2010 Lauren Faust, Hasbro Studios, and DHX Media
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