treble melody: siren supreme
Chapter 3
Previous ChapterI explained everything up to when I ran into the tree during my flashback. I couldn't bring myself to say anymore. Thank the stars Celestia understood my pain. She explained everything after that.
A spear flew near my face, and I heard a pony curse in Zebrish. I sighed with relief, only to gasp at where it landed. Now it was my turn to swear, in my native tongue, as I looked into the fading pink eyes of Harmony.
The spear hit her in the chest.
Luna fainted and both Celestia and I knelt by our dying friend. The sprite coughed, specks of red landing on our hooves, and said weakly, "The tree. The tree wants me. It needs me." Celestia magically removed the spear from Harmony's bleeding chest.
"What are we going to do?" I asked. Celestia said nothing, but lifted the sprite near the tree, which had started to die already. The young alicorn gently rested Harmony on the tree's roots.
The tree glowed brightly, and I cursed again.
"Celestia, the ponies will find me here. I won't let Harmony die in vain. Here." I removed six bracelets from my arms and placed them on the tree. They all glowed with the same luminosity as the tree, but I had already run from the trench.
"STARSWIRL! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, YOU KNOW WHERE I AM! DO AS WE DISCUSSED AND PROTECT LUNA AND CELESTIA! I HOPE I CAN SEE THEM AGAIN." I had said.
And then... Nothing.
There was a very uncomfortable silence, which was broken by Fluttershy.
"That... That was terrible." she said, summing the whole thing up.
I was in tears. Celestia was nearly there herself.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a dark blue flash. I turned around and saw my old friend Luna standing near the tree.
"Treble Melody. I was wondering when you would show up." she said.
"Hello, Luna. I see you haven't lost your sarcastic attitude." I said, wiping my tears from my eyes.
"And you have not lost your, how should I put this, dramatic flair." she countered. Her navy blue eyes narrowed and she smiled slightly.
"Well, you don't look a day over twenty-two. Time has not been kind to you at all."
Pinkie Pie looked at the two of us and whispered very loudly, "Are they friends or not?" to Fluttershy, who was on her immediate right.
I laughed, forcing the pain out of my heart.
"We will always be friends, Pinkamena Dian Pie. This is just our way of saying hello."
"So, Harmony has lived in this tree for this entire time?" Celestia asked me.
"The Equestria is safe because of a TREE!?" Rainbow Dash's jaw actually hit the ground, despite her hovering six feet up.
"Not a tree, Bearer of Loyalty. Equestria stands now because of the deeds of Treble Melody and my sacrifice." There was a powerful blast of wind pushing us away from the tree, which was nearly blinding now.
When the light dimmed, a transparent girl sat at the tree's roots. Her skin was a light pink, and her hair was a beautiful rainbow, colors swirling together instead of straight colors like Dash's.
I gasped. "H-h-harmony?" she smiled at my reaction.
"Yes Treble Melody. I am sorry to ruin the reunion, but we have much to discuss if we are to prevent him from returning."
There was a dead silence, until Pinkie Pie said, "Wait, who is him?"