Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2014 5:28:39 GMT -6
It was silent, with a heavy, sleepy, almost oppressive silence, as it had been for hundreds upon hundreds of years, except for the occasional, almost musical drip of water from some stalactite into a pool below, magnified by pure contrast to the utter reigning quiet. Those precious drips, few and far between, were the only aural sense to tell that one had not gone deaf. Those drips were the only sign of movement and animation in a world seemingly deserted. That, and the faint clop of a pony's hooves. Which was not normal. Lazuli Rose shuffled along fairly cheerfully, a lantern in her mouth. The lack of sound didn't bother her much. So these were the crystal caves beneath Canterlot! As she swung her lantern to left and right, trying to take it all in, the light reflected and refracted off the shimmering stones all about her. Yet another connection between crystals and unicorns, and surely, somewhere at the bottom of it all, Crystal ponies. Right? The crystalline filly paused and set down her lantern, looking around again. Which way should she take? They were all equally likely. Lazuli had half-heard of a magical, wish granting crystal which had been said to reside 'at the heart of Canterlot' Which must surely be down here, if anywhere. But the story, naturally, hadn't given her specific instructions. Well, she had a couple candles (Don't ask where she got them) and a battered but perfectly functional lantern to put them in, and all the time in the world to explore. What could possibly go wrong? |