Prince Hozho
Chapter 2: Chapter 2: The Forbidden Dance? Where Is the Strongest Spell?
Previous Chapter"Wake up, it is morning, the sun is shining."
Zecora awakes me and has a cup of something in her hoof. She hands it to me.
"Ummm, what is this?" I ask
"It is tea, silly."
"What is, tea?" I ask, even more confused
I take a sip, and it's like water, but has a flavor to it. I guess being locked away for years on end really takes a toll on how much you know. I wipe my eyes, and go out to the living room. I see that pegasus pony again, sleeping. Roxas... He looks beat, I don't think he should be waked up yet. I sit down and finish the tea. Zecora hands me a map, showing me to fly over a place called Ponyville, and then to go to Canterlot from there.
"Thank you, for everything, Miss Zecora."
"It was nothing, come back and visit again, ya hear?"
I wave goodbye and go out the door. I can now see paths leading out the forest with the sunlight. Blue sky, white clouds, everything I remember. But wait, what happened to those serpents? I have to see my sisters first. I start flying out and arrive in an open field. Flowers, animals, and butterflies frolic in what appears to be spring weather. I land and look up. Whoosing across the sky, I see a light blue pegasus pony storm through the air, leaving a rainbow streak behind her. I didn't think it was possible to fly that fast. I fly up and try to catch up.
"Hello? Yes, could you point me out to where, uh, Ponyville, is?" I ask
"Uh sure, and um, who are you? I never seen you before" she replies
"Let's just say I have connections with the princesses. Now my matter is urgent, and I need to see them at once."
"Wait a sec, you're an allicorn too? Well fine, I'll show you Ponyville, catch up with me if ya can! Haha."
She flies off fast and with no hesitation. Confused, I look around and I guess she wants me to follow. I speed up also. We go in loops and spirals and other unnecessary tricks. She's laughing the whole time, going faster and faster. I can barely keep up, but still trail behind. She looks ahead and turns back and says;
"WATCH OUT!"
I look in front of me as she loops around a tree. I go speeding into it head first. I fall on the ground, and I don't remember much after that. I awake in a quaint, small house filled with little critters and a delicate yellow pegasus pony.
"Ar--- Are you, okay, mister?" She says as soft as anything
"Yeah, I believe I'll be fine, some blue pony flew me through to here right into a tree."
"Yeah, sorry 'bout that." The blue pony says
"Who are you two?" I ask
"I--- I'm, Fluttershy. And thi--- this is Rainbow Dash."
"Who are you though?" Rainbow Dash says
"I'm Hozho, the brother of Princesses Clestia and Luna."
"WHAT!!!" They both explain loudly.
"We were separated when I was growing up, Luna was a little filly then. I got ponynapped and sent to Tartarus by Discord." I reply
"DISCORD!?" They both say in confusion
"We defeated him only a few days ago!"
"That explains it, he ruled Tartarus ever since father and mother accidentally created chaos. I was born to promote harmony between peace and chaos, to keep a balance. Celestia and Luna were born to take control of the cycles, as I were to create peace between the two. But, Discord has been overthrown last night. Now, enough small chat, I need to see Clestia and Luna!"
"Shucks Twilight, I never seen another allicorn except for the princesses." A country like accent proclaims
"Yea that's craaazy talk, and I know crazy." An energetic voice says
"I hope he's a prim and proper one." A sophisticated voice says
"Now come on guys, let's see if Dash is telling the truth." A little dragon says
"A DRAGON!!! AH!!! HE ESCAPED TARTARUS!!!" I yell
The group enter the house, they are teenaged and one is purple with a twilight star similar to a nebula formation of a mark, and she has a baby dragon on her back. The other is a orange pony with blond hair and an apple mark. The other, a pink pony with balloons as her mark. And finally a classy white pony with proper purple hair with a diamond mark.
"You're afraid, of a baby dragon?" The purple one says
"He must have came from Tartarus! All the dragons did ages ago!" I exclaim
"Calm down Hozho, these are our friends, meet Twilight, Spike, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity." Rainbow Dash says
"Pleasure to meet you, and you are?" Rarity says
"I am Prince Hozho, brother of the princesses. I need to go to Canterlot." I say
"WHAT!!!" They all exclaim
Over the course of minutes I decide again my backstory to them, and they decide to take me through Ponyville to Canterlot. All the other ponies assimilate into Ponyville and they call for the local, uh, train, to come get me. I ride on the train, and by the time I get off, I arrive at the palace I grew up in. The same statues, building structure, everything was still here.I enter inside and the guards approach me.
"Who are you, and what is your business here?" One says
"I am Prince Hozho, I am here to speak with Celestia."
"How DARE you say the princess' name directly! Such nerve!"
"I am her brother."
"Nonsense! You are a mad man."
"Please I beg you, just run word and---"
I'm interrupted by another guard informing the guard talking to me of my arrival. He has a letter in his hand and it has a mark of the royal family on the bottom. They lead me through the great enterance hall, up to the stairs. They then take me to the hall for the throne room. I see Celestia and Luna, all grown up, awaiting for me.
"Br--- Brother! I thought we'd NEVER see you again!" Luna cries out as she sprints towards me and hugs me
"Brother! You have returned! This is grand!" Celestia exclaims as she hugs me.
We are all three in tears of joy, once again reunited. I never thought I'd see them again, but I swore to myself if I ever did, I would take good care of them.
"I heard somebody say mother and father...were...sacrificed to save Equestria...is this... true?" I weepingly ask
"Yes Hozho. King Nebula and Queen Galaxia, or mother and father, sacrificed themselves to seal the Gate of Tartarus to keep the forces of chaos contained while the harmonizer, or you, were captured. We missed you so much brother, and I'm out of words to say, there's no word to describe the joy of reuniting." Celestia says
"Something crazy happened before I escaped. Abaddon, a demon, took the throne in place of Discord, and Discored was throne into the Hole of No Return. But he also said he was sorry to me... I found that very odd, seeing as though he imprisoned me for so long."
"I feared this day would come, I kept this book a secret even out of my most faithful students' reach. The day when Abbadon would rule Tartarus and attack Equestria. He must be stopped, but for no, we unite together again after hundreds of years have passed."
"Celestia, WHY did you send Luna to the moon. I thought that you could keep the peace! I'm disappointed!"
"It's my fault brother. I became greedy and corrupted. I'm so sorry for what I did, but we resolved it." Luna says
"Okay, well first is first, Celestia, give Luna the power of the moon cycle back. It will kepp the harmony."
"Fine." Celestia says, as she glows her horn and a large amount of energy flow from her to Luna
After that, we went to the living quarters, and our family picture still hangs over the fireplace, all 5 of us.
"So our parents were King Nebula and Queen Galaxia. Explain that.
"Queen Galaxia created Equestria and filled it with life and ponies and friendship and magic. King Nebula Created the stars, the aspects of night, and one day, chaos, to keep a balance of power." Celestia says
"So we are the last 3 descendants. I promised to myself, every single forsaken day, that I would do my job completely, but more importantly, I would take care of my sisters."
"Tonight, there is the forbidden dance of mysticism. A dark and evil gathering of chaos ponies, we need you to infiltrate, and learn apparently, the strongest spell. I do not know what it is, but it is worth it, considering you barely have any experience. It is one of the most delicate pages of the Mare Bible, so retrieve it, and consume it. Come back when your done." Luna says
She gows her horn and I am instantly transported to the enterance of a cave. What a rude way to welcome back your brother, but this is the only chance we'll get to get it. I go inside, and see strange symbols, similar to the code of Tartarus. Who knows what awaits me in my first act of duty...