They should be there by sunrise and the train is leaving in the hour. The Gifted Unicorn school is taking a trip to Baltimare on the fast train. Princess Celestia noted, nodding to herself and the captain as she put her seal on the scroll and levitated it over to Captain Blueberry Frost’s awaiting hooves. We are close enough to Ponyville to call upon Rodan, Anguirus, or Mothra Lea’s services if need be.” “That he is, but this should only last for a day if he leaves immediately. Ain’t he s‘pposed to be guardin’ you and Princess Luna?” “Ye’ sure Princess? Boat’s in one piece so I don’t think it was a kaiju attack. The more infamous new recruit.”īlueberry Frost’s head snapped up slightly and she straightened up, but was unable to stop from raising an eyebrow. “Captain Frost, I have a solo mission detail for one of your own. The alicorn clicked her hooves back together, using her magic to draw up a quill and waterproof parchment before writing away and addressing the captain. If one can’t go through a path, then there must be a method around it one only fails for lack of trying. Thankfully a moment of clarity wasn’t far behind, for she remembered the first fundamental rule of magic taught at the unicorn school that bore her patronage.
Princess Celestia paused, leaning back in her seat while tapping her hooves together in tandem with a clock’s second ticks to hone her mindscape and focus. “So, can’t go on a boat an’ they probably can’t tow the boat out any easier. Might as well be ringin’ any kaiju in the area’s dinner bell…”īlueberry Frost groaned with a wince, shrugging her shoulders, flummoxed. “Plus, that much magic in one spot puts out a lotta energy. Such effort would require a small army of experienced mages and probably myself and Luna working alongside the locals to try and open a hole in it after probably a week of work. “The Shroud is older than I am and is ingrained to the atoll itself by now. Can they drop the cloud wall?”Ĭaptain Frost muttered, weighing through her options and being forced to do so again when Princess Celestia shook her head. “An’ it makes sending a boat to tow the S.S. Now it’s for keeping out passing dragons and pirates.” “Yes, the first queen put The Shroud up some years before Equestria was founded to keep away windigos.
“My thoughts exactly Princess, only problem is Mako’s got weird currents and is surrounded by storms an’ fog.” “We’ll need the ship up close to assess for clues.” I may need to remind them of who I am… First things first however, the finding and safety of the missing.-Ĭelestia rolled the scroll back up and turned to Captain Frost, nodding to her as she put her crown back on. Whoever or whatever took my little ponies won’t be getting away with this. The alicorn’s nostrils flared and her expression darkened momentarily. They might be waiting for an announcement of payment offered. If Frost’s pirate suggestion is sound, it could be for a ransom attempt. At the very least she took solace in the lack of reports of blood onboard, which gave hope that the passengers were abducted. On the other hoof, several dozen ponies were missing out of the blue with agonizingly little detail or even a clue as to what happened. On one hoof the fact that the ship was found and in one piece indicated something climactic like a seastorm or monster attack hadn’t occurred. Princess Celestia shrugged, rubbing at her temple as she pursed her lips. Ship’s intact so a dragon or maybe kaiju attack isn’t likely. “Is there any indication of what caused the disappearances?” Not a soul in sight when the seaponies and mermares found it.” Mermare was s‘pposed to have at least four dozen passengers and a dozen crew on board. “From the Mako Mermares? It’s not common for them to chime in unless Leo got them involved… Stray ship found. Think this counts.”īlueberry Frost nodded before pulling out and passed the dried kelp parchment scroll to Princess Celestia, the latter furrowing her brow after reading through the note. “Sorry to wake ye’ up early yer’ majesty, but ye’ did say that ever since the kaiju showed up you wanted any suspicious activity reported immediately.
Standing in the solar wing before sunrise, Captain Frost bowed to Princess Celestia and removed her helmet.