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>It's a bit late in the morning, the sun shines in through the slightly ajar door
>The light hits your eyes as you grumble and turn around in your hammock
>You can hear the ocean waves along with some faint noise from the nearby village
>After a few minutes, you sigh and hang your legs off the edge, slowly getting off and onto your hooves
>You stretch your limbs and flap your wings a few times, trying to wake yourself up
>Heading to the ocean outside, you put up your wings to shield your eyes from the sun
>Using magic, you create a spectral cup, scoop up some water, purify it, then gargle it to wash out the stale taste from your mouth
>With your morning ritual done, you head to the village, thinking about what to do today
>It's been rather quiet the last few hundred years or so, lots of time to laze about and try new things
>And you wouldn't have it any other way
>You get a few hello's from the ponies here and there as you check out the shops, deciding on what to get for a late breakfast
>Deciding on some grilled fish, you sit in the grass and munch on your meal, watching the clouds
>After an hour or so just laying on the grass, you decide to check out that fire eating class
>It was kinda fun, despite burning yourself a bit, but you were fine, a perk of being an Alicorn
>It was late afternoon when the class ended and swimming sounded nice
>You could see a few fillies and colts splashing around with their parents, and you felt at peace
>You just floated around for a bit, occasionally going underwater to look around
>You come back onto shore as the sun is starting to set, with the sky in beautiful shades of color
>There's a bit of festivity going on, and with nothing better to do, you join in
>You sit relaxed, with a drink in your magical grasp watching a limbo competition,
>Once it was over, you walked back to your little hut
>You toss yourself onto the hammock, letting it swing back and forth and you let yourself drift off to sleep
>Life is good
>The sun shines on your eyes as you rock in your hammock
>New day, new whatever
>A few hours later, you decide to nap on a particularly soft patch of grass
>Be the princess of the sun, so Celestia
>You've been informed that a sizable tsunami hit an island off the coast of mainland Equestria, so being the responsible ruler that you are, you're going to help the locals
>Honestly, if it wasn't for the tsunami you would never gone there, you didn't even know it existed
>The fact that Luna was wanting to get more time in court was just a bonus, and with Twilight helping you're sure that things will be fine for a day or two
>Plus, it would be nice to see something new
>As you see the island in the distance, the chariot begins to descend
>When you got closer, you were confused. There was supposed to be at least SOME damage, but no, nothing
>There wasn't even a single fallen tree
>As you look around, you see a local swimming
>You step off your chariot and approach, and of course you get sand in your shoes
"Excuse me, but what happened here?"
>The mare in the water looks up, then suddenly starts to flounder in the water
>In hindsight, you should have asked someone on land
>You pick her up and place her on the shore
"I am terribly sorry, are you okay?"
>After coughing a bit, she bows
>"Y-Yes your highness, thank you so much for saving me"
>You repress the urge to sigh, some things never change
"Well, I would like to ask about the island, didn't a tsunami come through here recently?"
>The mare stand up, looking confused
>"As far as I know, nothing like that happened"
>You had checked that weather report, it was supposed to hit here
>"Does your town here have a mayor I could talk to?"
>"That would be Calm Tree"
>She guided you to what was basically the mayor here, and you had to admit that the scenery here was great
>As you are lead to a rather large hut, you see what looks to be a rather large green stallion
>Wait a second, does he ha-
>"HEY, I mean, we're here"
>You were ushered inside, where a pony sat behind a wooden desk
>"Greetings Princess, we are glad to have you here in our humble village."
"Thank you, I came because there was a report that a tsunami had come through here"
>She leans back in her chair, pretending to be deep in thought
>"Well, we did see some dark looking clouds in the distance a few days ago, but we only got a light drizzle, suppose we were lucky"
>When you had over 1,000 years of experience with ponies, you prided yourself on being able to detect a lie, even from a skilled liar like this pony
"I see, so you think that the massive storm missed your island by luck?"
>She rocks back and forth, still looking like she's thinking
>"I don't know what else to say, maybe whoever told you about that storm was wrong?"
>Something was up, and you intended to find out
>"Well, if you don't mind, I would like to look around the island"
>You could see a few beads of sweat on her forehead
>"Of course, I think that would be lovely. Miss Waves could show you around, it's been a while since she got to show somepony around"
>You walk back outside, to see where there once was a stallion is an imprint in the grass. It's a large one, it looks like whoever it was is a Pegasus
>Whatever, might as well try to enjoy the scenery while you're investigating whatever caused a massive storm to just suddenly move miles away from this island
>Holy shit that was close
>You're currently hiding under the sand, watching the princess look where you were
>You have a nice thing going here, you get to laze around and your only responsibility is to take care of problems that would effect you anyways
>If she finds you, then she'll tell people back in the mainland and then you'll get swarmed with attention, and you'll lose your way of life
>You just have to lay low until the princess gets bored and leaves
>You just hope that it won't take long, you wanted to continue that fire eating class
>You wait a few minutes after she leaves your sight before getting out of the sand
>It takes a minute to dig yourself out, and you are covered from horn to hoof in sand
>You take off the pale from your horn and the swimming goggles before shaking the sand off
>You put the pail and goggles next to a young couple
"Thanks for the help, let me know when you want to surf and I'll get ya some good waves"
>"It's no prob, ya help us out all the time"
>God you loved it here, but now you had to get back to your hut to hide evidence
>You carefully peaked around the sides of every building, and so far so good. With a slow building confidence you gradually got closer to your destination
>Be Celestia, you're being guided by the local around, she seems to be enjoying talking about her town.
>"Over there is where we hold our classes, this week we're doing fire eating, I heard that tomorrow they were thinking of having the students eat hot peppers to increase their heat threshold, but I think they're just doing to for laughs"
"That sounds nice, but I never did get your full name"
>She turns a bit to face you
>"Oh right, my name is Wild Waves, but most just call me waves"
>You checked earlier, and she does have what looks to be waves for a cutie mark.
"Thank you Miss Waves, if you don't mind, what is your job here?"
>"Well, part of it is to guide tourists, but we don't get a lot of those. My main job and passion is to teach surfing"
"I don't think I've ever done that before."
>Her eyes light up with excitement
>"Well if you want, I would be MORE than happy to teach you if you're interested"
>She is just so excited, you don't have the heart to turn her down
"Well, I suppose I could attend one class"
>"Great, normally I would do classes in a few weeks, but I'll make an exception in your case, let me know whenever you want to give it a try"
>Maybe investigating can wait for a bit
>"I remember one time I had a Mare with her little Colt on her surfboard, it was so adorable. He was trying to paddle with his widdle hooves."
>You've been walking for about an hour around the island with still no source of what could have caused the storm to shift, maybe the storm did just shift on it's own
>"Oh, while we're here, would you like to try some local food?"
>You make a sudden stop when Wild Waves points to what looks like some sort of grill shack
>"You should try the grilled swordfish, the fisherponies caught some good ones today"
>It's been a while since you had fish, and you're not sure if you ever ate swordfish
"Well, if you recommend it, then I will listen to the tour guide"
>She smiles and walks to the mare grilling with you following
>"Hiya Shipjack, can I get a couple swords of the sea"
>The mare still not looking up just looks at both of your shadows
>"Alright, one for Waves and a big one for Anon"
>What
"Who's Anon?"
>The mare suddenly freezes, and slowly looks up to you
>"Oh, heh, Uhhhh, what I meant to say was... uhh..."
>"What she meant to say was, Our Mon, like our mon of the hour"
>The mare behind the grill nods quickly
>"Yeah, just had a slip of the tongue was all, hehe, loooong shift today"
"What does our mon mean?"
>"It means... it's slang for a somepony, but we just call them Mon, that's all"
>They were both clearly nervous, their eyes darting and the slightly too wide smiles didn't help
>It seems like they are hiding something, or someone.
"Right... Miss Waves, would you be willing to show me that one beach we passed, with the storage shed?"
>You could sense that the other ponies nearby were listening, and you feel their nervousness
>"O-Of course, I mean it's just an old shed, I don't think anyone even uses it"
>Out of the corner of your eye, you saw a Pegasus dart off in the direction of the shed
>CRASH
>The doors fly off their hinges as you burst inside
>Celestia was being distracted, so you have some more time to work with
>You quickly grabbed the many framed pictures you took over the years, being careful not to break the glass or bend the frames
>You break off your hammock to carry the pictures in
>After making a pile from the pictures, you uncovered the carpet, aka your floor, and began digging through the sand
>It took a few minutes, but you heard a hard thunk, grabbing the hidden chest
>Pulling it back up, you opened it to make sure everything else was inside
>The hinges squeaked as it opened with a bit of dust coming out, almost making you sneeze
>Birth certificate inside a magical case, check
>Sealed painting of you and your parents, check
>Skull of the evil Sea King, check
>And your old crown
>The Dark blue Sapphire still shining bright in the center, with Rubies surrounding it
>Looking at it brings back old memories, none of them good ones
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>Your head is pounding and you haven't gotten a good nights sleep in days, you are King Aquarius, Ruler of the three tribes.
>"My Liege, the Pegasus Tribe has sent a reply. The leader said and I quote, We have never backed down from a fight, and we don't intend to just because some stallion in a fancy hat told us to"
>You rub your hooves against your face, again with this shit
"I JUST hoisted a tournament just for them to get fighting out of their systems, why are they so determined to start a war with the other tribes?"
>Your scribe, Quick Quiver, puts the letter next to your throne
>"The earth tribe's leader also insulted the Unicorn tribe, calling them a bunch of stick heads"
"Of course they did"
>"There was also a report of some Unicorns trying to burn down a few earth and Pegasus huts"
>Your headache just gets even worse
"Why don't they get through their thick skulls. If they don't work together, then the windigos will get stronger, they will overpower me, and none of this will matter!"
>You get off your throne, walking over to a window covered in ice
"It's only a matter of time, maybe a few years if we're lucky"
>Quick quiver walks over to you
>"My liege, I thought you said we still had time to fix the tribe relations"
".....I lied, I didn't want to cause a panic and make things worse, but it's clear we are running out of time"
>You walk over to the letter send by the Pegasus general
"Quiver, please arrange a meeting with the tribe leaders, it's time for an ultimatum"
>She bows
>"At once my liege"
>After she runs out the nearly empty throne room, you lock the door and take a moment and look around
>Why you, why did they make you the leader, you didn't know what you were doing
>Everyone is still fighting, everything you tried so far has failed, and now the total collapse and extinction of the tribes are nearing
>You take off the crown, your reflection staring back at you
>Is it because you were not good enough, did you overlook some possibility?
>The crown begins to shake in your grasp
>What else could you have done? You did everything and they just won't listen. Their lives are at stake and all they will do is argue and fight!
>You stair at the crown, expecting some kind of answer, but only received silence
>You throw the crown across the room, watching it bounce and slide across the floor, hitting the wall
>You just started sobbing to yourself, alone in a big room with a fancy chair and a shiny hat
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"Never again"
>You quickly put everything back in the chest and lock it
>Grabbing it and the hammock, you begin to run over to the ocean to hide everything, when you see Rapid in the distance
>"CELESTIA'S ON HER WAY HERE!"
>Oh fuck all kinds of duck
>You quickly jump into the water, creating a bubble for the chest and net while you swim deep underwater
>You bury yourself under the sand, now all you have to do is play the waiting game