Wisdom Is Magic: Season 1
Chapter 4: 4. Flying Lessons and Heat Waves
Previous Chapter Next ChapterZelda and Link entered the Friendship Castle, and they were greeted by a lavender alicorn and the other ponies."Come on in," The alicorn said.
"Who is this alicorn? I'm very sure it's not Celestia," The tan Earth pony said.
"I'm Zelda," Zelda said. "Tell us your names."
"I'm Twilight Sparkle," The lavender alicorn said. "Haven't I said my name earlier?"
"I'm Apple Jack," The tan Earth pony said.
"I'm Rainbow Dash, the coolest Wonderbolt in all of Equestria," The cyan pegasus boasted.
"I'm Fluttershy," The shy pegasus whispered.
"I'm Pinkie Pie!" The pink Earth pony exclaimed. "It's nice to meet you!"
"I'm Rarity," The white unicorn said.
"Okay, okay. All of you have said your names. By the way, this is Link," Zelda said.
"Nice to meet you," Twilight and her friends spoke in unison.
Zelda took a deep breath as she started to speak. She inhaled once again, and exhaled loudly as she came up with the first few words of her explanation. "Link and I were from another world called Hyrule. There were humans over there, and there were also the elven that were slightly taller than the humans. Link and I had pointy ears because we were of the elven. When we got here, Link was possibly somewhere else, and I was in the castle, not knowing which way to go. Then, I met with Luna, and she told me a bit about herself. She also told me to leave the castle, and I left the castle. After that, I searched for Link, and found him somewhere in between the city around the castle and this small town," She explained.
"I've heard rumors about you possibly being a threat to Equestria. I hope you aren't a threat," Twilight replied.
Zelda scowled for a few minutes, causing Fluttershy to back up a bit. "I'm not a threat," Zelda said. "I'm tired of hearing that. It's getting old."
"Whoops. Sorry about that..." Twilight smiled nervously as she chuckled. This was the second time in her life when an alicorn's angry expression intimidated her a bit. She was almost reminded of Luna, because Luna was in a similar situation one time, except that Luna wasn't from another world.
"That's fine. There's no reason to be so afraid of me." Zelda lifted her brow for a moment as she tried to stop scowling. Her leftover anger was still there, and she felt as if she was going to explode any second.
"Have you ever tried to fly around?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I think your flying's as awkward as Twilight's."
"Rainbow Dash, stop," Zelda replied. "Of course I tried to fly, but it was unsuccessful because I don't know how."
"Here, I'll teach you how. We must be outside though, you can't be crashing around the castle," Twilight offered.
"You can't fly fast because you used to be-" Rainbow Dash started.
"Bite your tongue for once, Rainbow," Rarity interrupted. "It's been two years since she became an alicorn. I'm sure she already knew how to fly."
"Okay, then."
They all walked out of the castle, and Rainbow Dash flew high into the air. "See if you can catch me," She remarked.
"Rarity told you not to say bad things," Apple Jack reminded her.
"No comment about this alicorn..." Fluttershy said. "I'm still not sure about her."
"She's not another Nightmare Moon," Pinkie Pie said.
Zelda and Link attempted to fly into the air, and they were flapping their wings very hard because they didn't want to fall down. "Take it easy, okay? Falling to the ground wasn't that bad," Rainbow Dash commented.
"Didn't you get injured from crashing into the ground one time?" Twilight asked Rainbow.
"Oh, I almost forgot about that. It wasn't bad, actually. The Daring Do book that I read in the hospital was so cool."
"Don't forget the time when the cops chased you around because you took the book from the hospital."
Link flew higher into the air, and smiled broadly. He suddenly felt his confidence soar as he started flying to the right. His speed increased to the point of where he couldn't slow down. "If he's not gonna slow down, something's gonna happen," Apple Jack commented.
"Right," Twilight agreed.
"Link is being Link. That's why he's testing his skills with a bit of overconfidence," Zelda said.
"So, he can be arrogant like Rainbow sometimes? I'm not surprised," Rarity said. "There's always gonna be an arrogant pony, no matter where you go."
"Only sometimes, I guess," Pinkie said.
Link suddenly crashed into a tall and thick tree, and fell to the ground. His head felt so much pain because of that. Zelda approached him, and tried her best to seem concerned, even though she found his clumsiness to be a bit funny. The laughter bubbled up inside her throat, causing her to smirk. Link sighed as he struggled to get up. "Are you always going to tease me?" Link asked.
"Possibly," Zelda replied.
"Oh..."
Zelda started chortling as she landed onto the ground. "Try again," Zelda said.
"I don't think I will fly very high," Link expressed.
"Maybe you will... Or, maybe you won't."
"That's enough for today," Twilight said.
"We didn't learn anything," Link confided.
"At least you two flew a bit," Rainbow Dash remarked.
"Rainbow Dash..." Fluttershy started.
"Don't you have anything else to do, other than tease the newcomers about their flying ability?" Apple Jack asked Rainbow.
"Aren't you going to compete against other teams as a Wonderbolt?" Rarity asked.
"Okay, who's coming to the slumber party tonight?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"I'm coming," Rarity said.
"I don't have time," Twilight lied.
"I have things to do at home," Apple Jack admitted.
"Slumber parties are girly. I'd rather be hanging out with the Wonderbolts," Rainbow Dash said.
"I have to tend to the animals," Fluttershy admitted.
"Okay. You can make time for the party if you want," Pinkie said. "And Rainbow, it doesn't have to always be so girly. There's some horror films to watch, like Silent Ville. I've even invited Princess Luna!"
"You're going to invite the princess? I'm not sure if she would come. She might have to attend to her duties as a royal," Twilight said.
"Who says that the royal sisters are too busy for us? They'd be glad to hang out with us," Pinkie replied.
"They can't always hang out with us," Rarity reminded her.
"Anyways, Pinkie, you have just mentioned a horror film. I'm coming tonight, if I have time," Rainbow said.
"I don't like gore anyways," Apple Jack said.
"I don't think the royal sisters would enjoy the film," Twilight assumed.
"Aw, come on-" Pinkie started.
"Horror films are only for villains," Fluttershy said.
"They're not. Heroes watch them, too."
"Pinkie, are you also inviting Princess Celestia?" Rainbow asked Pinkie.
"Yes, but she hasn't wrote back," Pinkie admitted sadly.
"I hope she does."
"There's many things to do at the party tonight, anyways. There would be games, and we would even play with the Ouija board. We can have treats and watch a horror film of our choice."
"Pinkie..." Fluttershy started.
Zelda and Link were listening to the conversation the whole time. "Is this party only for females?" Zelda asked.
"Yep. Other mares are coming. I'm sure it would be fun," Pinkie replied.
"It's not going to be too crowded for the Royal Sisters, right?"
"It may be crowded, for sure. I'm sure they can handle it. Are you coming?"
"Of course. We're not inviting Link anyways." Zelda turned her attention to Link. "And you're not always going to follow me around. You can't just depend on me, you know. You can do something else, like explore-"
"I want to see Luna tonight," Link interrupted.
"But, Pinkie said that this party is reserved for females."
"I can't dress up as a female, though."
"I hope you're changing your mind already."
"Okay, I will."
Pinkie gasped as a scroll appeared in front of her. "It's from Princess Celestia. Let's see what she says about the invitation," She started.
"What did the letter say?" Rainbow asked.
Pinkie paused as she glanced at her friends. "She's not coming. She said that she doesn't want to come because she believed that we were 'worshipping' the night. She's kidding, right? Slumber parties are not about night worship. They're about having fun and giggling all night. I think I'll visit her and beg her to come, no matter what the circumstances," She said.
"That wouldn't work anyways. Celestia's probably not having a good day," Twilight objected.
"Maybe she's just making excuses or playing a joke on us, as she did before."
"Or, maybe she's unsatisfied with the night," Rainbow said. "This could be why the sun wouldn't move a single inch this week, except for when it's time for her to lower the sun, she just takes a long time."
"It's not good, is it?" Rarity asked.
"Possibly not," Apple Jack said. "The crops would die out."
"At least we have rain to make the world cool off. There's also wind and snow," Fluttershy said.
"It's not about the weather, like duh! It's about Celestia's intentions," Rainbow retorted.
"But, the pegasi can keep the weather in balance by using wind and rain to keep things from heating up so badly. We still need the sun."
"I believe that global warming is getting worse," Twilight said. "The world would heat up from eternal sunlight, just as it would freeze over from eternal darkness."
"Celestia is not to blame. So, it's good that the days are lasting longer," Fluttershy replied.
"This summer is going to be unusually hot," Rarity admitted.
The group saw a few ponies passing out from the extreme heat. "What do you think about this warmth right now, Fluttershy?" Zelda asked Fluttershy.
"No comment..." Fluttershy squeaked.
A very concerned mare ran up to them. "Get indoors or get into the water. The heat wave is very dangerous today. Some ponies are getting heatstroke, and a few winded up in the hospital," She said.
"Wait, what?" Twilight asked. "Is the world ending due to the heat?" She seemed nervous right now. She started hyperventilating, and decided to tell everypony to get indoors.
Rainbow Dash prompted the pegasi to create heavy rain, and the team of weather pegasi listened as the sky started to rain.