Twilight and The Alicorn Origins
Chapter 10: Flora: Princess of Plants
Previous Chapter Next ChapterTwilight looked back from the sun, seeing Aeros, still enjoying the view. He turned to her and gently smiled.
"You were much different than you are now." Twilight commented
"Yeah," Aeros replied "I was."
"And you were all alone?"
"Was, until some of my other brothers and sisters came along. I'm still glad I had that cloud."
"... I wonder how Celestia might've went through with her time alone."
"I don't know. Oh! Twilight! Here!" He used his magic and levitated a scroll to the new princess. Twilight used her magic and took the scroll away from him.
"What is it?"
"Open it and see." Without any question, she opened the scroll. The scroll unfolded, revealing that it was a map of this entire castle. Finally! Some directions!!! she though, but, saw more things upon closer inspection: she could see what looked liked hoof prints appear & disappearing with different marks above said hooves. She closely looked at some of the marks: one was Aqua's with Everest's cutie mark, both walking towards Braveheart's in a hallway. In another room, Einstein, Socrates, and Bureaucrat were in a room, labeled 'Library'.
"Hold on, does this map... show where every pony's at?"
"Oh yes! We all carry one of those special maps, published by our sister, Editorial. You can usually find her in her room, since it has all of her own creations in there."
"...Alright. Thanks for this."
"No problem! See you later, Twilight Sparkle!" Aeros flashed his wings and flew away! Unfortunately, when he took off, a huge gust of wind came right behind him and blew Twilight off the roof! Twilight fell down, trying her best to fly, but being tossed around like a rag doll didn't help at all! She then felt something on her back, which felt like a large, smooth, leather covered slide. It stopped her from falling, luckily, and she slid down whatever saved her. She turned and saw that, what she was on, was green and had... leaves on it's sides? Looking down, she was gently stopped by a leaf, sliding Twilight off and landing on her rump. The plant quickly retreated and shrunk down in size, turning into a simple sunflower. Twilight looked around her new area: it felt very similar to Fluttershy's garden back in Ponyville, as plants grew without anything stopping them, and animals of all sizes were around her, looking & observing the new princess that entered their area.
"Oh my goodness!" a female voice spoke, sounding WAY TOO familiar to Fluttershy. "Are you alright!?!?!?" Twilight looked with a surprised look: a bunch of predators moved to the side, revealing a female alicorn: she didn't have a coat, but was actually covered in tree bark & all over her, small bits of plants grew out, all uniques in their own way. Her mane & tail were many shades of green and looked liked more like vines with multiple flowers & plants growing out of it. Her cutie mark was a tree with curved roots. Twi shook her head, trying to get rid of the image of Fluttershy to this alicorn mare. With each step she took, small plants instantly grew out, but when her hoof was lifted off the ground, the plants immediately withered & died away.
"I'm alright." Twilight replied, standing up and dusting herself off.
"Are you sure?" The plant looking alicorn asked, walking towards her "I'm not saying you are, but, it couldn't hurt just to see if there any injuries." Twilight backed up.
"I said I'm fine!" She felt her rump bump into something rough, a bit sharp, and moving. A huge gust of wind came in, followed by a warm blow in the back of her head. She turned around and quickly regretted it: right in front of her was a huge dragon! She then saw, past this dragon, were many other dragons, each doing their own things, but turning to see Twilight. The dragon she was in front of woke up, looking down at the Alicorn. She back up, trembling in fear; was is possible for ponies to die in Elysium? The plant looking Alicorn landed next to Twilight and gently touched the dragon's massive snout.
"I'm sorry Mr. Smith," she spoke to the dragon "Twilight is new around here and she stumbled upon here on accident. Go back to sleep, okay?" In return, the dragon purred a bit and fell right back to sleep. She turned around and walked to Twilight, who's mouth had now dropped.
"How... did you do that!?!?!?" Twilight exclaimed
"Well, it was two things really. Many of these dragons, back when they were alive, dedicated themselves to protect villages around Earth, even if it meant fighting their own kind. And, well, I'm the princess of plants, so I can basically control all animals listen to me as plants do around me."
"So... you're like one of my friends?"
"Are you... talking about Fluttershy?"
"... How did you-"
"I chose her as one of my successors. Name's Flora: princess of plants. I'm no expert, but I think she would be frightened by my image."
"I... can't really imagine it."
"There's some things I never thought I could do. Did you know that all pony life came from my birthplace, the tree of life?"
"WHAT!?!?!?"
"Oh... sorry. I... think you need to see for yourself."
"This I have to see!" Flora's horn glowed green and Twilight looked at the two titan alicorns: Elysium watching a swallowing Tartarus.
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Tartarus swallowed Aeros and let out a satisfied sigh.
"Finally!" he spoke, patting his belly "A child within me! Hold on... is he... crying?"
"Don't worry too much," Elysium replied "they'll be happy when their brothers and sisters join."
"I suppose you're right there. Hold on, what's going on with Earth?" The two looked at earth, seeing something weird. The water splashed wildly, landing in the middle of a continent, and the wind circled around it. In a few moments, a crack came from the ground itself, and something green rose from the ground. It released a bunch of colored dust, and, with the wind blowing everywhere, the dust went around Earth.
"Think we should investigate?"
"Aren't we doing that?"
"I mean as in close?"
"You mean... making us as small as our kids?"
"...Almost."
"Let's watch first, then we'll see what happens." The two looked down at earth and noticed that, when the green dust landed on the floor, more smaller plants grew, giving Earth a more distinct look. Various colored dust landed and animals popped out, respectfully, in their environments. One dust in particular, stood out among the others: gold dust. The gold dust landed in three areas and made different creatures that looked so similar to their kids: When the dust landed on a cloud, ponies came out with wings! (The creation of the pegasus!); when said dust landed in the water, ponies swam to the land, and on their heads, they had a single horn on their head! (The birth of unicorns); Finally, when the dust landed on the ground, it ponies crawled their ways out of the ground, taking deep breaths on the surface. They didn't have a wing or horn at all (The birth of Earth Ponies.). All of these ponies were curious on what was happening, babbling like kids. They looked up and saw Elysium and Tartarus, all of them shrieking with fear, cowering on the floor.
"Alright, now I think these are the things you said we were meant to rule over."
"You... think we should make ourselves known?"
"We should." Elysium's horn glowed and it surrounded the two. In a light blue flash, they appeared, though still a bit like giants, were now walking on the Earth's surface. The ponies cowered in fear, not even knowing what they were, but figuring they were super powerful beyond imagining!
"Look at them! So weak & frightened by our presence!"
"They act very similar to our kids. Don't worry, new subjects, I am Elysium!!!"
"And I am Tartarus!"
"You'll be under our watchful eye!"
"And you'll learn from us... or else!!!"
"Tartarus! They're new here: let them be!"
"...For now, I'll listen. Let's go to that... weird thing that made all of this."
"I'll agree on that." They both flapped their wings and flew to the giant tree!
They landed near the tree, admiring it's hight in their size now! The tree was now stripped of life, and it slowly withered away. A bark fell off, revealing a green light.
"What... is that?" Elysium asked
"I'll get to it!" Tartarus answered. Using his sharp teeth, he ripped through the bark, revealing what made the green light: it was another one of their kids; a female, sleeping inside the tree. She was green all over her body, and her mane & tail was a darker shade It wasn't as big as the others, about the same size as, well, a seed. Tartarus lifted the small alicorn out and smacked his lips: another child will enter his belly soon! The child yawned and looked up to him, but she wasn't fazed at all. She just smiled a bit with her eyes halfway closed. Tartarus tilted his head to the side curiously.
"Why... aren't you afraid?" Tartasus asked
"Why should I be afraid?" the child responded with a question.
"Well... most of those before you have been afraid my our sight."
"Well then, I'm not like others, am I?"
"You... do realize you're going into my belly, right?"
"And so be it." He stared at the little alicorn. He levitated her right to Elysium.
"Here! you can have her."
"Why thank you!" Elysium replied. She levitated her to her own face. "What's your name, little brave one?"
"My name is Flora." The alicorn replied
"Do... you want to meet your siblings?"
"I... don't see why not." Elysium smiled. She opened her maw and levitated Flora into it. She closed her mouth and swallowed the little Alicorn, finding it really good she wasn't afraid at all.
Flora fell to the field below. No pony noticed her, but she fell right into Celestia's mane! Celestia looked around.
"Did one of you threw something at me?" Celestia asked. Everest, Aqua, and Luna shook their heads.
"Up here!" Flora spoke
"Who's there?"
"Me! In your mane!" Flora flew and landed on Celestia's snout. Celestia and the others stared at how small this little Alicorn was, and how it spoke in a high pitch voice.
"Look at how tiny she is!" Luna exclaimed
"Oh please," Flora replied "I know I'm going to grow in a few years!"
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