The Magical Herd

Down, down, down, the pair of you went. The water first got darker, then it got colder, and then you began to feel the pressure of an entire sea pressing down around you. Miraculously, the pressure and the coldness didn't get any worse after a certain point. You suspected some sort of magic must have kicked in to protect you. But it didn't help with the darkness. Soon you could see nothing at all and you had no idea how Silver Algae might be navigating.

After a while, the exact length of time or the distance covered was difficult to judge in the absolute darkness, you noticed a faint glow. As you approached, you realized it was one of those creatures of the deep.

~Spirit of the Deep,~ Silver Algae intoned inside your mind. He waited patiently at a respectful distance from the glowing stallion. No angry bubbles here. It seemed those of the deep were somewhat revered by the shallow sea creatures.

In the end Spirit of the Deep decided he didn't want to have anything to do with either of you and swims away till his glow fades into the gloom.

Another bright form swam into view, though not bright in a luminescent sense, but rather in a bright orange colour sense.

~Follow me!" she said as she flashed by. Silver Algae followed her back up to where the sun was able to filter through the water once more.

The orange mare swam playfully about, Murky Waters was more reserved and was content to just float where she was, only moving enough to stop herself from being swept along by the currents. Reef Darter chattered about non-stop, and eventually you stopped listening to her. Silver Algae sensed this, and was probably as bored as you were. Some good-byes were exchanged and you were on your way again.

It wasn't long before you found someone to become your new guide. A pink female whorling.

She giggled as she swam up. ~Hi there, I'm Pink Pebbles. You must be new around here, I've never seen anything like you before.~ She makes a small circle around you, ~Where are your fins?~

It takes a moment before you can get a word in edgewise to explain your species and your presence, she beams. ~Wow, I wish I could explore the land, that sounds like fun. In the meantime, would you like me to show you to the fun places around here?~

You nod, and grabbing on to a fin, you let her lead the way.

Name: Spirit of the Deep
Gender: Male
Mate: None
Offspring: None
December 2004

Name: Reef Darter
Gender: Female
Mate: None
Offspring: None
June 2005

Name: Murky Waters
Gender: Female
Mate: None
Offspring: None
June 2005

Name: Pink Pebbles
Gender: Female
Mate: None
Offspring: None
February 2006