//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Home Coming. // Story: Unfortunate events // by knetch //------------------------------// Unfortunate Events Twilight jolted awake at the smell of ozone pungent in the room. An irrefutable prof, betraying what has occurred during her sleep. The multiple magical energies inhabiting her body have been struggling to find balance once again. ever since she was crowned as the Princess of friendship, during the month of her coronation. Magical surges would erupt manifesting with the emotions on her dreams. For that reason, on that month. She would be asked to move in with the rest of the princesses. To think the idea of being a living time-bomb. the idea that while she slept, She could obliterate the entire city. . To wake up in the middle of a ruined city populated by a mountain of corpses. That whole idea was one of the many nightmares that plagued her dreams at night. If was fortunate for her, that both Luna and Celestia lived through the same transformations and fears as her. with their experience and training, this yearly problem would end. that idea and the support of her friends were the reason that she could sleep at all. And yet here we are, in a room filled up with ozone. the produce of massive magical energies released into the air. “When it will stop?" she thought as she got out of the bed. Spying the beautiful morning sun foretelling the nice day ahead. almost at if it was mocking her. or at least what was she felt "It’s been only the first week of this nightmare of a month and i haven’t had a decent night of sleep” Twilight got up as she threw the covers on her bed. The lack of sleep and peace of mind was getting the best of her. It was not the first time that she would wake up like this. Twilight exited her room and went to find her number one assistant. As she went to the next door. She could still smell the ozone in the air. This made her wary normally the ozone didn't continue after the door. “Spike, Are you awake? lets go and have some breakfast with the princesses" Twilight said after opening the door, only to be met with silence. Spike was nowhere to be seen. "He already went?" , she though, while exiting the room "That’s odd he normally waits for me" she went through the halls of the castle towards the dinning room "maybe he is waiting me at the table with the princesses" she said to herself. Opening the doors of the Royal dinning room. She spotted Princess Celestia and her sister Princess Luna, as well some members of the royal court that were dining with the rulers of Equestria while discussing Estate affairs. as she crossed the door. Celestia noticed her and interrupted the discussion to address Twilight. “Hello Twilight, I hope you had a good night sleep “ said Celestia with a motherly smile to her former student, but to Twilight there was and unspoken question "Did something happen today?". “Hello princess Celestia and princess Luna” she said while bowing to them,. “Oh, there is no need for formalities between us. We art equals now Twilight” said Luna chuckling this wasn’t the first time, that Twilight has forgotten that she is a princess too, that always amused the moon Princess. “I am sorry princesses” said Twilight blushing under the embarrassment. “By the way twilight where is spike? Is he Awake yet?” asked Celestia it was strange to see Twilight, without spike on breakfast. “I didn’t see him when I woke up. So I assumed he would be already here”said Twilight getting a little worried for not finding her adoptive little brother. “Guards! Find Spike please? and bring him to the dinner room” Celestia said to the guards, as she rubbed her chin in thought. “At once, your majesty ” one of the guards responded, as he and his partner exited the room looking for the drake. After fifteen minutes the guards returned concerned “your majesties, according to the personnel. Spike the dragon, is nowhere to be found. Also there is a strong magic field in the hallway where the chambers of Princess Twilight are located” said the guard. “worry not Twilight. I think I know what happened” said Celestia after a moment "It may have to do with Twilight's accession" “Sister, do you think Twilight use a teleportation spell by accident?” Luna said worried, and hoping that she was mistaken the teleportation spells were especially dangerous if being cast by an alicorn in this state. “It was my fault, what if i vaporized him in my outburst. What if i send him to the moon! “Twilight was beginning to have a panic attack as an immense feel of dread washed over her, "Could i have vanished Spike by accident?" this thought was going through her mind, with the gentleness of a battering ram. “Be calm Twilight, this has happened before, the real question would be. Where did the spell took him. for that we will scan for his signature magic within his Dragon flame and we will be able to teleport him back, or at least locate him” Celestia said reassuring Twilight as she hugged her, a panic attack would not help this situation. “My former student, i will begin to look for spike's now” Celestia as she closed her eyes and her mind slipped into the astral realm. there she could see the magic energies of every soul in Canterlot and surrounding towns, that didn't consciously suppress its presence. It was like a torrent of stars going about the astral flow, each speck an entity. there she looked for the familiar energy of her adoptive son. Catching a glimpse of energy quickly fading away. "its close but at the same time slipping through. Could it be like the mirror spell that twilight told me about?" as the final trace of magic vanished from her view. she returned to the real plane. "Twilight, i have a lead on where spike is. but also i bear bad news" she feeling sadness for Twilight, she new that the newly princess wouldn't take this new well. but it must be said "I suspect that spike was sent into another dimension" Twilight started to Hyperventilate, all the sound of her surroundings was getting numb, the last thing she saw was Celestia rushing to her side. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the capital Wasteland. A girl in a blue jumpsuit, with the number 101 on its back. had been wandering through it for several days. just abandoned all that she knew to brave the wastes and look for answers It’s been two day since I left the vault so far. With a struck of luck i scavenged some ammunition from the old town Springvale and also there is the pistol that i got when i was leaving. This makes me feel more confident. That i will survive to see the next day. Why did i left, you say? something very simple. i wanted to find my father and i knew he is on the Wasteland. So i left after some problems and now look at me trying to make sure, that i get some food to survive here. I have been trekking over the hills where the vault door is. Near the old highway but haven´t made my mind in order to go further. I know I will need to eventually, but i feel more safer here. I check my backpack and frown at what at see. I still got food for about two days, and on top of that my ammunition quantity its dropping. So I will have to find more soon or i wont be able to hunt or defend myself anymore. But on the other side, I hadn’t needed the stimpacks and meds that i brought from the vault so far, thanks for little miracles i guess. “Let’s see, Jury street station, well if my luck still works, I may find some ammo” I smile while thinking to myself to keep my mind entertained as i check the buildings looking for an entrance. There is nobody around so far, but there is a big scorpion on a hill nearby bathing in the sun. And i really doubt that my bullets will be able to pierce its chitin. So I quietly enter the first building before it sense me. “Rube’s Gold Ribbon" Its the name and there are lots of boxes arranged in a domino fashion. Reminding me of the time when Officer Gomez and i played that game on the dinner when i was still a child. i go for the counter but noticed a metal plate, it strike me as odd. as i spot a wire going to the ceiling. and see my price, a bunch of grenades on a bouquet. if i could disarm this bouquet, but the pins doesn't seem than firm on the explosive. better i go for the press plate. Behind the counter, in a box. I found another pistol with some ammunition for it and as well some bullets for my own ending some of my worries. I went to exit the building but notice the sun setting on the hills at west. having no other choice i blocked the door with some shelves and spent the night here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A loud crack from outside woke me up. It sounded like a thunder. with a whistling sound. As i stand up the building suddenly trembles and something blast through the roof toppling one of the shelves. as i drew near on what used to be shelve i found the weirdest creature that i have come across, even if that list is not so extensive. near my feet was some kind of lizard, purple from head to tail. with what appear to be miniature wings. I also can see some claws and fangs so that possible makes it a predator, but I haven’t heard of anything like it from neither Mr. Brotch, nor anyone else for that matter. Its amazing how you only notice things, only when they are gone as realize that the creature stopped snoring. So it did survive the crash and its awakening. I take my chance and in one quick motion i draw my pistol aiming for its head as my finger its on the VATS release. As i am about to activate VATS, the creature does something i never expected. “Twilight, what time is it?” Either i am dreaming, or i am going insane. Maybe both, "heh, just two days on the wasteland and I am already insane. Got a be a new record somewhere" i said out laud as my sanity calmly start walking to the emergency exit on my brain. “Twilight?” it speak again, and then it looks at me, as i accept the fact that this creature just spoke and is real. "Er....you are not Twilight!" but Should i kill it? is not like a mindless animal. i can see its expression that confusion and specs of fear that are appearing all over its face, an the fact that i talks. "Sorry to disappoint?" what the hell is going on here? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POV Spike "Sorry to disappoint?" Where in Tartarus am i? Okay, let me get this straight. Last night, before going to sleep. I talked with twilight about my recent growth spur and some theory of how it could be affected. But that's not the problem here. The problem is that now i found myself waking up somewhere else. That is notoriously not my bed with the smell of ozone all over me and a human is currently staring at me. and i may be around Twilight a little bit too much. but are those the sings of a panic attack? leaving the panicked human aside. am i on the other side of the portal? i raise my paw only to find a claw instead. so am i still a dragon that might explain it. I take several breaths to calm myself and think about what i am going to say. but the human interrupts me. “Okay, what’s going on here and who or what are you? “ she was distressed. 10 bits that she has never seen a dragon before. “That’s what I want to know. First I am sleeping on my bed on Canterlot. then I wake up here, to find you shouting at me. I think is a little bit early for that." She seemed taken a back after what i said. “Canterlot? is that and old world town?" she doesn't know. That is not a good sign. as i notice my surroundings i see the building on disrepair. this place haven´t been cleaned in a really long time. and... Is that an skeleton? “You are getting pale creature , are you alright?" thanks, i didn't know captain obvious. "don't you see the skeleton on the corner?!" I said as i pointed to the skeleton. did it just turned its head a little? "Don´t worry about it, it has been over two hundred years dead" she told me as i released a breath i didn't realize i was holding."That aside, i don't think you will like me to keep calling you creature. So, do you have a name?" she seemed more calm now. “My name is Spike, nice to meet you. But do you know where are we exactly?” better i try to work this out while she is calm. "Mine's is Camille and you are in the old Washington DC or The Capital Wasteland" i need to sit down!