//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Chain of Memories // Story: Chronicles of Roxas: Birth By... Amnesia? // by Roxas //------------------------------// I'm alone... It's so dark... so cold. Where am I? What am I in? I pop my little filly head out of a cardboard box, only peeping my head out a bit to where I can see. I see... humans. But this place is so new... so foreign. I don't belong here. Flashing lights, moving things on wheels, and buildings towering the streets. It's really cold, and night time out. I hope somebody saves me, or at least gives me a clue. I look down the alley to find a man walking down the sidewalk and find a similar box like mine. But inside... there she is. She looks just as cold and confused as I am. Her blue body and rainbow mane. How did us ponies ens up with humans? Uh-oh, he's picking her up and putting her in his coat. He's leaving now. I hope she'll be okay... I see a tall, white man. He is walking down the alley in a black coat and black jeans. He has a hat that reads "Baltimore Orioles" on it with a picture off an oriole. He looks in total awe and amazement. I'm so scared... I quickly lower myself back in and close my eyes, shivering from the cold wind. He opens the lid, and our eyes lock. "You... you can't be real. And if you are... No this is crazy..." the man says as he's wiping his eyes. He bends down and picks me up, I kick a bit, but am too weak from the cold. "You... are real. Well you certainly don't belong here. This part of the city... Cherry Hill... it's too dangerous for a filly like you." I fall asleep in his arms. I'm not sure whether to be scared, or accepting the fact he might help me. I awake, in the mornings glow. The TV is on, a guy with a bat his swinging at white balls, and he runs to these corners. "You're awake. I hope you're okay. I just found out, you're not the only filly lost. I want you to meet... Rainbow Dash." I ponder on the name for a while as we head through a few city blocks in one of his things that has wheels. We pull up to an apartment building near some water. He takes me to the roof, where I see her. It's the same filly I saw before... Rainbow Dash. "So this one... Roxas. He's lost too." the other man says "Yup. And I see you have Rainbow Dash. We need to find out how to help them." Suddenly, the man that brought me here answers his phone: "This is Alex from Swisher Hygiene, how can I help you. Uh-huh. Wait, you found a filly too? This is all to weird. Dude Ryan, come to Derrik's apartment pronto. Yeah, we have Roxas and Rainbow Dash, who do you have? Twilight Sparkle? Be here in 10 minutes, okay." He puts away the thing in his pocket, and says "Why don't you and Dashie play for a bit, you have a friend on the way." They leave back downstairs, and me and Dashie gaze at each other. "H--- Hi...." I say "Hi" she says back "I'm Roxas, who are you?" "I'm Rainbow Dash." After that, we talked about how to go home, and how to deal with it for now. Then we decided to play, and we got along great, shared a few smiles, and a few laughs. Suddenly, a purple filly comes up. "Who are you" asks Dash "I--- My.... My name is Twilight Sparkle." "Hi Twilight, want to play tag with us?" I ask "S--- Sure.... I mean, okay... I guess." Twilight says Months go by, as Twilight, Dash, and I live with our owners Ryan, Derrik, and Alex. We become the bestest of friends, and me and Dashie especially connect. Years go by, 15 years to be exact. That was the day... the saddest day... ever. "You 3 know well that these ponies belong in my kingom!" Princess Celestia says ""But we raised them" says Alex "Daddy! I don't want to leave you!" cries Dash "Enough, these ponies are coming back to Equestria, and that's final!" "Fine. I love you Dashie! I'll never forget you! Here's a picture, cherish it forever, promise? I love you!" Derrik cries out to Dash "Bye Daddy! I love you!" Dash says back as she grabs the picture. "DAD! I never want to leave you!" I say to Alex "Here son. I love you, hold onto this forever. Maybe, just maybe one day, you'll come back with a filly of your own. Now go son, live the life you deserve." Alex says "Oh... Okay dad, I'll be strong, for you! I'll be back, you just wait!" "Take this with you, goodbye son." Alex says as he hands me a Oriole's Basesball frommy very first Baseball game, I caught a foul ball. "Bye daddy..." I say as I grab the ball, in tears "Bye dad. I'll grow up to be the BEST unicorn in Equestria. I'll be super smart, and I'll come back one day, I promise!" Twilight says with confidence "Goodbye Twilight. I hope I see you again." Ryan says to her. Then Celestia uses magic and pops us up in Ponyville. Flash forward a couple months. Us 3 were a close set of friends through this time. "Today class, we'll be learning about cutie marks. A pony gets their cutie mark when they find their true purpose." "I wonder what mine will be" says Dash Same here" me and Twilight reply. Twilight got hers when she passes her HUGE exam. Dashie got hers at Everfree Summer Camp when she did a sonic rainboom, I did a rainboom also, but didn't get a cutie mark. Then one day, Nightmare Moon promised me grand rewards if I helped her. But as soon as I found out she wanted to harm Dashie and Twilight, I attacked Dagon, and betrayed Moon. I immidiately got my cutie mark, and chased after the dragon Next thing I know I battle Dagon in Everfree Forest, and get knocked out, forgetting everything. I wake up, gasping for air. Was that all a dream, or a flashback of my whole life I just experienced? Now I remember everything. I now know my whole past and my purpose. I need to save Dash and Zecora. I need to stop Dagon and Nightmare Moon. Equestria needs me to protect, not only the average ponies, but specifically these 6 ponies of harmony. I open my eyes, "Roxas. Are you okay? Where's Dash?" says Twilight "They took Dash! I need to save her! Come on! Let's go!" I yell "Roxas, slow your roll. What happened last night." "Me and Dash decided to go for a night fly, but Dagon took her away. Dagon knocked me out again, but now I remember. The city, our childhood, our return to Equestria...evreything!" "That's great Roxas. We'll head there right now!" Twilight says "But first... WHO WANTS CUPCAKES?" yells Pinkie Pie "Ahhh I hope today's not going to be as difficult." says Rarity "Well in tarnations, Dagon is one clever fella." says Applejack With Fluttershy done talking to animals, and all of us done eating, we set out up the summit.