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Terra Tumultus
By: Rayzor Ray

Part 1: Hornhead

Three loud bangs rapped in the darkness.

Nothing moved inside.

A series of louder bangs repeatedly punished the aging, wooden door.

A groan came from a bed from up the stairs of the Ponyville library. The pony in the bed stirred. "Spike, there's somepony at the door…go see who it is." She didn't open her eyes, but she heard the extremely frustrated grunt of her baby dragon assistant as he grudgingly stepped out of his own, small bed. She heard his pattering steps as he made his way down the stairs, the opening of the front door, then finally Spike's distant voice. Just before sleep reclaimed its grip on Twilight Sparkle, she heard a loud yell come from down stairs; followed by a clattering of tables, books, and various other pieces of furniture. A crashing of a vase or bust. Twilight sat straight up in her bed as she heard steps coming up the stairs.

"Spike, is…is that you? What happened? I heard a noise." She hopped out of her bed and made her way for the entrance way of the stairwell, "Is everything all right?" It was then she realized that the steps were not the same as Spike's small pitter-patter steps. These were heavy, slow steps. Steps made by hooves. She rushed to close the door to the staircase, but before she could reach it, a large stallion stepped into the room, glaring at Twilight. In the moonlight shining through the window, his coat appeared as if it was an almost off-white color. His chest was burly, and he sported a mustache that connected to his sideburns. He wore yellow shorts, a red headband, and blue armband on one leg, and a black armband on the other. The latter bared some sort of tree-like symbol.

Twilight took a few steps back, "Who-Who are you?" she stammered.

The stallion took a menacing step forward and lowered his head, "The name's Ace. And you're coming with me, hornhead." He charged at her and brandished what appeared to be a tennis racquet. He raised it over his head, with the intent to strike!

Twilight jumped out of the way as the stallion named Ace swung down, causing him to crash into her nightstand. He made a frustrated grunt as he stood back up.

The purple Unicorn took this opportunity to make a break for the door. However, before she could make to the stairs, her escape was blocked by two more stallions; both wearing the same black armband. They slowly began to push Twilight against the wall. One of the stallions she recognized. He owned the local music store. Blues was his name, instantly recognizable by the two musical notes as his cutie mark. The other, she couldn't remember the name, but she did remember Applejack yelling about his losing of seeds at Winter Wrap-Up. Nougat or something.

"What's that matter, Ace?" Blues glanced over at the frustrated tennis pony, "Couldn't handle this one little filly on your own?"

"I almost had her. Now shut up and tie her down."

The three stallions encroached on Twilight's helpless position. Before they could make a grab for her, she concentrated and, in a bright flash, disappeared.

"Ah horse apples…." Ace spat, "quickly, outside!" Blues and Caramel nodded and followed after Ace down the stairs.

Twilight re-appeared in front of the library. Princess Luna's brilliant full moon shown down on her brightly and lit up everything for her to see. The front door of Twilight's home was wide open. Inside, she could see a small wriggling figure just past the door frame. "Spike!" she shouted as she rushed to her assistant's aide. The dragon was tied up in a strong looking rope, and gagged with a piece of cloth. Her horn lit up as she magically unwrapped his gag.

"Twilight!" he gasped, "You have to get out of here! I think they're coming back down!"

"I can't leave you here, Spike!" Twilight was about to untie the rope, but the loud, fast clamoring of hooves in the stairwell caused her to rethink that plan. Instead she quickly picked Spike up with her magic and galloped out of the library. She kept going until she was sure they were well out of sight, hidden between two small buildings. She gently set Spike on the ground and tried to untie the rope with her magic. For some strange reason, it wouldn't untie. Her magic wasn't affecting the rope at all! She tried again, a little harder this time.

"What was those guys' deal anyway?" Spike asked, his brow raised, "What reason would they have to attack us?"

"I don't know." Twilight replied, a bit strained, "But they were definitely after me specifically." She stopped her magic and lifted her head. "And they called a 'hornhead'."

Spike tried hard to stifle his chuckle.

She tried one last time to untie the rope with her magic, but to no avail.

"This rope appears to be resistant to my magic…" Twilight held a bit of loose rope in her hoof," and I don't think I could get a knot like this untied with my hooves…"

"'Magic-proof'…"Spike began, "but is it fire-proof?" He took a deep breath and blew a stream of green fire at the rope that bound him. It's a good thing I'm fire-proof, he thought. He stopped his fire, but much to his surprise, the rope still held firm. "I don't believe it…" he guffawed.

"Well, well, well. Look what we got here." A voice came from behind Twilight. She quickly spun around to face the three menacing stallions from before, with Ace in the center.

"Good luck trying to untie that rope." Caramel snorted, "Hornhead magic can't touch it." He looked at Spike, still on the ground, "Neither can dragon fire, for that matter…"

"It's the finest rope made by Terras. Made specifically for hornheads." Ace took a step forward. "Andtheir flashy magic."

As if that were his cue, Blues charged at Twilight, which caught her by surprise. He tackled her to the ground and, like Apple family members at a rodeo, the three worked together to tie the Unicorn mare in the magic-proof rope. When they finally subdued her, they took a few steps back to admire their handiwork.

"Ain't that a pretty sight?" Blues smirked as he watched Twilight squirm in her binds.

She tried to use her strength to break the rope, but it was an impossible task. She knew that magic wasn't going to work, but if she teleported to somewhere safe; maybe to Applejack's. She'd know how to untie this knot. She concentrated hard, but all her horn did was fizzle and burn out like an old candlelight.

Ace took notice of her sparking horn, "Oh, did I forget to mention that this rope can also negate your power?" He made a snide face as he lowered his head to Twilight's level.

"Why are you doing this?" Twilight's eyes began to water, "what have I ever done to you?"

Blues, with the help of Caramel, hoisted the bound Twilight onto his back, "Nothing. That's all you ever did to us." He threw his head back, smashing it into Twilight's, knocking her into a state of unconsciousness. That word was the last thing that echoed in her mind.

"Nothing."

This will be the only author's comment until I find it necessary to put another in a later chapter.
Well, that was Part 1, yes I know it was kinda short, but none of the Parts I have done so far (1 to 4) are terribly long. Lemme know what you thought. Then, head on over to Part 2 :D
Enjoy the Earth Pony Uprising i nTerra Tumultus. Who knows where it could head off too!