Cinematic Adventures: Ice Age

Familiar Faces & Screwball Scrat

Bright were the ethereal rays of the sun, shining from the very heavens above. The sky was blanketed in a clear blue sky, only a few small clouds dotted along an otherwise 'perfect' atmosphere above the town of Ponyville. Despite the multitude of recent events many of whom witnessed, the ponies of this quaint little town continued their daily routines.

Meanwhile, in a large cabin between the outskirts of Ponyville and the Everfree forest, two stallions were hard at work. Following the 'Jurassic Park' scenario, Curtain Call and Quill Cast had been digging into whatever schemes the Dark Order have been manipulated. Granted, most of their resources were limited and in their pony forms it was slow progress. However, they refused to let anything stand in their way. In that moment, Quill searched through a series of books covering dark magic while Curtain studied every file concerning the members of the Order itself.

"You find anything in those books yet?" Curtain asked his partner.

"Not really," Quill sighed. "I've read almost every book and can find nothing that suggests what they're after. You?"

"No such luck," Curtain shook his head. "Everything in these files is exactly what we already know of these guys. Pretty straight forward facts: Their development and design, depictions, merchandising, appearances, personality, quotes, galleries, even their 'canon' fates. They're not even hiding the fact they want to control allworlds not just their own."

A groan escaped Quill's lips as he slammed one book shut and placed his head in his hooves.

"There must be something that'll give us the upper hand," Quill muttered impatiently. "We've been working this case for weeks; it'd be great if we could at least figure out who's running this operation."

"As far as we know, it has to be someone with a connection with Lord Voldemort," Curtain replied, skimming the files.

"That covers about half the Wizarding world. It could be anybody."

RING! RING!

A sudden sound of a ringing cell phone caused the two stallions to snap their heads toward the nearby coffee table, where Quill Cast's phone rested. The stallion in question leapt from his seat and raced over to answer. A bit tricky clutching the phone with only his hooves, but he made it work.

"Hello?" He greeted on the phone.

"Quill, it's Amethyst! You and Curtain need to get here right now!"

"Whoa, whoa, hold up there Am," Quill responded. "What's going on?"

"Just get here as soon as you can. I'll explain when you get here!"

But before Quill could question further, the call went dead.

"What's happening?" Curtain asked curiously.

"Amethyst needs to speak with us ASAP," Quill responded.

"About what?"

"No idea," Quill shrugged, grabbing his saddlebag. "She only said she'd tell us when we get there. It must be something important if she wants us there quickly."

"Alrighty then," Curtain nodded, grabbing his own bag. "Let's go!"

With their saddlebags slung over their backs, the two quickly gathered everything they assumed they'd need and raced out the front door of the cabin towards Ponyville. They had no idea what was going on or why Amethyst said it was of great importance. All they could hope for was that whatever was needed of them, it wasn't anything 'too' serious.

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Mares and stallions, fillies and colts, ponies of all ages crossed the streets of Ponyville performing their regular day-to-day activities. Two in particular, Twilight Sparkle and her faithful dragon assistant, Spike, hiked along the streets of town square. Along the way, they noticed every pony else bowing out of respect as they walked by. Obviously, it was because of Twilight's status as a princess. But due to recent news of their adventures, not to mention their victories in other worlds, they were becoming famous themselves. Even if today they were just running a few errands, indicated by the sack of coins around Spike's waist and some supplies in Twilight's saddlebag.