The Eight Phenomenons: A My Little Pony Fanfiction Part 2: Acts of Courage

Chapter 7

"Just how are we going to do this?" asks Octavia.

"Not a clue, but we must." Bon Bon answers.

The ponies continue to dash through the corridor then stop at a intersection.

"Which way?" Minuette asks uneasily.

Then out of nowhere a stallion, thin to the bone, launches out of the right hall.

In alarm, the stallion skids to a halt in front of the eight ponies.

"What are you doing here?! Quickly! We must--" he stammers, then suddenly before finishing the stallion eyes Lyra's crown and gasps slightly.

"Wait! Follow me!" the stallion urges.

With confused looks on their faces, the ponies rush behind him.

The stallion takes evasive turns through the caverns, making him difficult to follow, as if he is on rails to his destination.

He leads the ponies into a large area of space.

With uneasiness and desperation the stallion scurries and appears to be searching for something.

"Where are they?!" the searcher exclaims in panic, as he scatters through boxes and trinkets.

"What is it that you are looking for?" Octavia asks.

Before her question can be answered, the stallion finally ends his search at the sight of a worn out chest, and he lifts the top.

Inside it are crowns, holding crystal balls containing a glowing energy of different colors, and long curves on the backside, looking to lock on ears, just like Lyra's.

The ponies gasp at the sight.

"There's more than one!" Lyra exclaims in glee.

"Yes there is." the stallion adds, and he turns around to face the large group of shocked ponies behind him.

"The name is Kenson." he greets.

Kenson starts explaining. "I saw the crown on your friend's head and I knew it was one of these crowns...in fact a friend and I, Caster, many moons ago, traveled from the Pastel Empire to leave the elements here for safekeeping. After we arrived, we noticed one was missing, the one on your friend's head. Caster went off searching for it, while I stayed behind with the elements."

Rose nods "I found it in some woods..." she inputs.

"Do we need to return Lyra's crown?" Bon Bon asks.

Kenson lowers his head and thinks to himself.

"I think there is a chance these can be put to use. Canterlot has been taken over, but thankfully the elements haven't been found yet." he states.

"Have an idea in mind?" Lyra asks.

"Indeed I do." Kenson responds as he removes one of the crowns from the chest.

He turns the artifact, to face the curved back, with a word inscripted on the back. "Logic..." Kenson reads.

The crown emits a beam of light directed at Octavia.

Kenson places the crown on her head, and the locks secure around the mare's ears, and Octavia slightly gasps in surprise.

The crown bursts out glowing beams of purple light inside.

The other ponies gasp in awe as they watch Octavia shine in the bright violet light.

"Just like Lyra's..." Doc remarks.

Octavia smiles slightly, and looks in marvel at a mirror at her reflection.

"Wonderful..." she comments.

"How did it know it was my crown?" she asks Kenson, with delight in her voice.

Kenson continues to explain "The crown is able to identify a pony with a strong amount of its trait. The crown saw you having a strong sense of logic."

He trots back to the chest and retrieves another crown.

Once again, he reads the inscription on the back.

"Care." he announces.

The crown again points a light, this time at Rose.

Kenson gives her the crown and places it on her head.

Just like the others, lights flash, this time the color of the light being green.

Rose smiles in delight as she takes ownership of the crown.

"I'm still not quite sure what your plan is." Bon Bon states.

Kenson nods and replies "The plan I'm thinking of can't be executed unless each one of you owns a crown."

Another crown is revealed, then Kenson places on the top of the head of Minuette, with the response of ocean blue lights flashing all around the room.

"So far so good." assesses Doc, as he and the others who have not yet received a crown wait with unease.

Kenson is about to pick another out of the chest but hoofsteps approaching from outside scare everypony into freezing in their position.

Fortunately, the wanderer passes by the room without investigating.

Quickly Kenson closes the chest and packs the remaining crowns inside.

"We should continue this away from here." Octavia suggests.

The others nod in agreement, still shocked from being nearly caught.

Kenson creaks open an exit and slides the chest through.

The others without thought follow and escape into the depths of a cavern behind the waterfall flowing nearby the castle.