//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Nightmares // Story: Person In PonyLand // by Z-A-C //------------------------------// Before I went into EverFree Forest I stopped by Fluttershy's and got my jacket back, she went into the kitchen to get us something to eat but I left before she returned. Now a little warmer thanks to the extra layer of clothing (I forgot to mention I had my shirt on when I went to Twilight's) I made my way towards the forest. I hoped I could find a cave or maybe a hole in the ground that wasn't infested with snakes so I could live in it, if there was a bear in a cave I'd shoot it and take the cave for myself. I looked back at my savior's house and saw her looking out of the window but i was to far away to see what her expression was, my guess was worry. It wasn't long before I was at the opening to the forest, I considered firing a shot to warn whatever was in there not to come near me, but I realized that would just make the creatures curious and that wouldn't be in my favor. After about an hour of following the path I came upon a hut with a bunch of tribal masks and other things in it, it was kind of creepy and I wasn't interested in living in someone else's house again. "Must be this 'Zecora's' place" I said as I continued walking. Another 10 minutes down the path I started to get a splitting headache, I've had headaches like this before and nothing good has happened in the aftermath. "I need my medication before it gets worse." I searched my pockets the vial of pills but I couldn't find it "Ugh of all th..things that di...didn't come with me i...it had to be my freaking meds!" I leaned up against a nearby tree, grasping my head with what ever was short of a death grip, sweating, and shouting. Then I passed out. "Well hello again." It was the cloaked figure again."You said you'd kill me, now's your chance." he said laughing. I tried to move but I was tied down to that damned table again. "Its not a fair fight if one of us can't move." "I suppose your right and it makes it a lot less fun but I just had a thought let's save that for another time." "Who or....what are you?"i asked practically growling. He laughed. "Me?? I'm just a figment of your imagination or I used to be but this place gives me power, not much mind you but you make up for it or well your mind does." "What do you mean." "Simple I live here." he said laughing "Well actually I'm trapped here thanks to you." "What?!?!" "When you were still on earth you were about do yourself in remember? And you were killing other people I couldn't resist so much death, even now your going on a small killing spree." he paused and stared at me with glowing eyes that looked like hell-fire "Those poor animals" he said laughing "Your the......Grim....Reaper?!" "No....well your half right, I'm a part of him. When he sensed he would be sucked into another world he sent me in his place to take your soul but when you came here I was trapped in you mind. Don't ask me why or how because I don't know I'm not Grim." he paused and thought. "To be honest I don't have any real power in this realm if I did, I would leave you." "So what should i call you then?" "Grim Jr. will be fine. Oh and before you go I'll tell you this. Every time you lose it you'll black out and come here and to be honest I don't care to talk to you so make it as little as possible." He said as he handed me something. "Take this it will help with your......condition." "Thanks...but...." I began but soon realized that I wasn't tied down anymore instead I was laying on the ground with a pounding headache, had my medication, and was covered in blood. "What the hell did I do?!" All around me were many empty bullet casings and little dead monsters at least......they looked like monsters. Up ahead was a castle ruin. "This will do fine for a new home" I said as I went inside and laid down. --------------- "Welcome home son" I heard as I walked in my house. "Hello dad how was your day?" I replied. "Oh you know, not bad not good" he said putting his book down. "I see" "We got your report card today" "Oh......hows it look?" "Not too bad son not too bad" "That's a relief" I said relieved and walked toward my room when suddenly I was thrown into a wall. "BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER!!" he said as he dropped my report card in front of me. "You worthless failure, I don't know what I'm going to do with you if beating sense into you's not working." He said as he walked away. I grabbed my report card and looked at it. it was straight B's save for the one C. and i was ten I woke up briefly closing my eyes at the blinding sunlight then dozed off. I was in the principle's office at the middle-school I used to go to. "I didn't mean to do it, I swear!" The principle looked at me with a disapproving look. "Is that so? Well if you didn't mean to do it.....why did you, hmm..... horsing around? A fight? If you tell me the punishment wont be as bad" "I....I....blacked out" I said trying to remember what happened. "And when i came back he was on the ground infront me blee...bleeding." "Blacked out huh? hmm....perhaps I should talk to your parents about this to see about getting some help." "No please don't tell them" "Will you?" "......no" "Ok then I wont tell them but if this happens agains I will, understand?" "Yes Sir." I awoke again and managed to move a bit before passing out again. There was a knife in my hand with blood on it and the school bully from high-school was in front of me bleeding badly from his for arm. It was his knife. "What happen?!?! How did I?! When did I?! This is....." "Madness, that's what this is!!" the vice principle said well yelled rather "What were you thinking young man!" "I don't...." "Oh likely story 'I don't know how it happened I didn't mean to do it' that's what it always is with you go wait in my office, oh...and I called your parents as soon as I heard that you were the one involved in this fi....." I blacked out for a short while and when I came back I had stabbed the vice principle twice. I woke up again but this time stayed awake for a little bit until a piece of rubble fell from the ceiling and knocked my out again(I know right, not my day). "So how are you feeling today" said the man in the white coat "I feel light as rain and wet like sunlight" said a very heavily medicated me, or so I made him think. "Hahaha the medicine is working I see? Any violent thoughts?" "No cashier keep the change I only want the fruit" He laughed again. "Good good, your making good progress I'll be back to check on you later." He then turned around and went to open the door." "Hey doctor whats 1+2?" "Haha you know it that's just the medication talking, but I'll humor you. is it 3?" he said chuckling knowing the obvious answer. "Hehehe nuh-uh that's not it." "Oh? Then what is it then" "The right answer is......KNEE!!" I said (yes I know bad joke) as I cruelly kneed and kicked the defenseless man over and over again "No i haven't been taking those stupid pills why the hell would I do what you told me to!" I yelled, by now security heard the racket and came inside pinning me to the wall. "because if you do, you get out sooner. Nighty night. --------------- I woke up in a panic not having that nightmarish memory in forever (the reason it was so bad was because of what that place did to some of us if when didn't behave. just thought I'd clarify). It was night "Great its night again and I still don't have my night-vision!" "So your finally awake I see" I looked over and saw a taller dark blue winged? unicorn with a mane that looked like it had stars in it. "What are you and why are you here?" "I'll ask you the same thing I've seen unicorns and pega...si? But nothing like you before." "i am Princess Luna, I am an Alicorn." "And I am Ezekiel, I am a human and what are you doing in my new home?" "Your new home? What are you doing in my old castle?" "Your old wha...." *ding* goes the light-bulb "Oh I suppose that makes sense, doesn't it seeing that your a princess and all. Are you related to Celestia?" "Yes I am her sister." "Oh I see, interesting.....well i guess I'll go find somewhere new to live then." "Wait something seems to be troubling you, may I ask what it is?" "Why would you care, wouldn't you rather throw me in prison somewhere and do tests to find out what i am or something" she sat there and looked at me for a little while. "I would not forcibly arrest you unless you were a threat to Equestria" "Is that where I am? hmm....interesting......oh well, doesn't matter." "Your not from the Everfree Forest?" She asked surprised "Nope I'm from another world or realm or what ever I don't know or care anymore to be honest." "Is that so?" She said seeing she was getting some where regardless. "Well dammit! I cant even think about making friends, which I might add for where I'm from is very very weird let alone talking to them on a regular basis, if they're all too scared of me to even try to talk to me! I had the same problem in my world. And whats ironic about this whole thing is that the shyest one was my first friend here!!" "Your friends with one of the Element Of Harmony?!" she gasped. "If you mean Fluttershy then yeah I guess." "How about Twilight." "Well if shes the element of knowledge then sure." "Magic actually." "magic huh?.....well i'll be seeing ya" I said as I stood up. "They're all probably worried about you, you should go back and stay in Ponyville." "Yeah maybe bye." "Good bye then I will be seeing you again." I ignored her and went out to find a cave I could call home.