Cringeworthy, but delve into the depths of what happens when Markiplier is crossed with MLP.
Markiplier, the ever loved Youtube Gamer plays a pony game requested by is brony subscribers BUT with a twist. Unoriginally sucked into the portal, Mark tries to make a living with these odd anthropomorphic pony creatures. Or at least until he finds a way to escape this world and returns with his friends and family.
A long, almost too long, exhausting day in L.A. occurred, leaving a grown man to sulk and groan across his home. Dragging heavy feet, he slouched, standing at a fairly average 5'10" with tan skin, black hair and red dyed top, black framed glasses and a scruffy beard, his name was Mark Edward Fischbach. He had just gotten back from another challenge with his buddies from Team Edge; Matthais, his brother Joseph, and their brother-in-law Bryan, in a running challenge. Mark stumbled and bumbled in mere T-shirt and underwear, socks stretched at different lengths, he was walking to his room, taking his time to reach his bed before slamming down on the hard mattress. Arms splayed out, he gave out a loud yell before sitting back up, not giving in to the ever beckoning call of slumber.
Mark stared at his compute room, the door open and the sleeping monitor just in view. Giving a slight hesitation, he rubbed his eyes from exhaustion and stood up. The red and black-haired male sauntered over, swinging the door open and sat down on his swivel seat. Turning on the screen, it came to life, a bright screen and the sound of a small jingle before revealing his passcode. Typing it in, he looked across his desk, grinning slightly to himself as his attention was soon drawn back to the monitor.
Just before continuing, a previous memory hit the front of his head like Athena did to Zeus. Logging onto steam, he searched for the game some of his "odder" fans have requested. Looking for the name, he found the Icon of said game. Clicking it, the name popped up as something different; instead of "My Little Pony; Friendship is Magic Adventure Game" it was "MLP:FiM Portal to the Great Lands".
Mark thought little of it, the screencaps matched the ones he had previously searched for, leading him to download the game. While it was downloading, he made some herbal green tea to help calm him tired nerves. Mark relaxed for an hour, simply leaning back in his seat and staring at the loading bar. Once the game finally finished, he sat up, fixing the previously crooked glasses and running his hands through his hair several times. He reached over, pressing the on button to his webcam and ran his mouse through the system preferences, loading up the camera. Once the light turned on, he began to record the video, clicking the game and loading it. Once the full screen turned back, he looked up at the camera, waving and calling out, "Hello everybody, my name is Markiplier and welcome to a new game some of you have requested. Now... The title didn't seem to match the name request on Steam, but I'm more than sure this one. Is. It. It's called MLP:FiM Portal to the Great Lands- which I gotta say- sounds pretty cool... But Anyway, lets get started!"
He was greeted with a bright pink flash and colorful lettering as well as small still images of the main six on the bottom corner. His grin faded for a brief moment to look in utter awe at what he was playing. He realized what he was doing, and quickly began to flash small grins once more, chiming in. "Okay, so some of you should know, I am NOT a brony. I don't watch the show, I hardly know the names of these ponies, BUT! That doesn't mean I hate bronies either. I'm just not one of them." He raised his arms defensively, looking directly at the camera. "But the music is pretty good..." He laughed, goofily bobbing his head to the music. After a long while he called out once more, "Alright! Let's get going!" Clicking the play button, he waited for the game to load. The screen turned black and stayed like that for a long while. Mark began to fidget in his seat, looking awkwardly before speaking once more, to the camera and to himself. "Well... Hehe..he... This is taking a long while-"
He was cut off in the middle of his sentence before his entire vision went white. A sharp pain smacked the back of his head as he fell over on his keyboard. The camera shook from the sudden weight and shifting, falling off from it's perch and landing next to Mark, still recording.
He woke up, giving a distressed groan as he sat up. His eyes were almost glued shut. He raised his hand, prying them open only to have a rather blunt object jab at his face. Startled by what it was, he jumped back, tearing his eyes open from their lids. He looked around, seeing he was no where near his home. Or L.A. in general. He furrowed his brows, looking down at the ground, a small dirt path curved passed trees and bright butterflies flew around him. He was thoroughly confused, and his face showed completely. Mark stood up, looking at the ground to see where his hands should be, there were only brown hooves. Mark stared at them for a long while, blinking as he followed them up to his shoulders and to the rest of his body. He was on all fours, covered in light brown fur. He had a long tail which was black and a dark mark on his haunches. It was a pink mustache; a Warfstache. Realizing what he was, he began to crescendo from a low 'ahh' to a high pitch, voice cracking-induced yell. He began to gallop around the field, head up and shrieks ringing to the sky. he was further more startled from the sounds of his own hooves. Mark ran down the path, full gallop to find anybody he knew. No one seemed to be around him.
As he blindly ran, Mark soon met a village. The homes were made of wood and hay, no sidewalks or vehicles were on the path. The now-found pony began to panic, shrieking out to the homes. "Hello? Is anybody here? Please? I need help! Uh... Uhh... FIRE! FIRE!" He shrieked. No one came out. All shutters were closed and the entire town seemed dormant. He began to gallop through the town, looking around for anyone, staring up at the sky for anyone. His gallops slowed to a trot, looking around. Mark looked forward, his hooves stopping in place immediately. His dark brown eyes widened as he stared in awe. Before him stood a large crystal castle. It looked vaguely like a tree, but that was besides the point. The colorful home lead Mark too it like a spoon attracts a Magpie. He stopped before the doors, looking for a doorbell before simply knocking. He shook the shivers down his spine when he re-encountered his hooves. The knock echoed through the inside, traveling to the only ponies in the castle.
After a few moment of looking in awe, he heard hoof-steps. A lot of them. Mark stepped back and watched as the doors soon opened. His eyes widened at the sight as he felt yet another scream rise, but it was soon lodged in the back of his through, staying there like a heavy lump.
Twilight, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Apple Jack sat in the main hall, they were conversing the topics of why the map had called them all to Twilights' castle. After a while of bickering on whether the map was broken or not, a muffled knock sounded. They all ceased their conversations, turning to the the hall way before they all, at once, stood and slowed to the door. The knocking grew louder and evermore impatient, causing the small group of mares, especially Fluttershy, to tremble in their hooves.
Out of the group, the braver one, Rainbow Dash spoke out in annoyance, "Augh! I'm tired of this suspense! If it's just a normal pony, open the door!" The rainbow maned mare was interrupted with a stern voice.
"Yes, we should, but I'm more baffled as to why a pony is here in the first place? I remember specifically that I told everypony to leave! No one should be here!" It was the Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle. She walked forward, wings extended and brows furrowed as she scowled at the Wonderbolt Mare.
From the far back of the small group, a timid voice sounded, quiet and cracking, hidden begins long pink locks, "M-M-Maybe it's... Him? I-I mean... what if he's here? He could... hurt us..." The more the yellow mare spoke, the more she cowered down to a small heap of fur and feathers.
"He can't be here! It's Impossible! The only way it can be him, is only if somepony told him our hiding place!" A loud shout came beside Fluttershy. A large mare walked back, into view, stomping her hoof and snorting her nose. Her southern drawl sounded out heavily. Apple Jack trotted forward, nearing the door as the pounding continued, not stopping at all. "I'm opening the door!"
Just as the farmer placed a hoof on the door, a loud scream came behind her to tell her to stop, a mix of voices. It was all to late as the door swung open, revealing the light of the outside world and a Stalltion on the other end. The stranger stood back before falling on his haunches in surprise. Large, brown eyes widened at the sight of the six mares and a small dragon beside them.
Soon enough, after a long evident silence, he began to scream once more.
Mark fell back, scrambling to get back from what was near him, kicking his front hooves forward, pushing him onto his haunches then on his back with a thud. Technicolor ponies crowded him, seeing if he was okay. The new found stallion's vision began to blur and swirl before the last image he saw was the pink pony lean to him. Then his vision went black.
Mark woke up on a bed, thoroughly confused and curiously frightened. He lifted his head, looking around at he crystal walls and the overall pink and purple decorative. His attention was soon shifted to the basket on the floor and the desks. He sat up, the blankets falling to his waist. He looked to the side and saw his glasses on a near by bed stand. Looking away to the desk once more, he reached to put his glasses on, what blurry items became clear to his vision. He cleared his throat before catching his mind, speaking to himself silently. "Wow... Heheh... What... Was that? Where... the hell am I?"
He moved the covers off, letting them fall off the sides of the bed and pool onto the floor. He looked down at himself when he felt a sudden breeze on his lower body, fearing the worst. He saw nothing but a furry belly and hooves and like this he fell off the mattress.
Mark scooted back and looked about before standing up on all four hooves, looking at himself before one of the crystal walls caught his attention. Trotting to the large purple mirror-like barrier, he examined himself. His main was short on the back and grew longer as it reached the top of his head, carrying the same red top like when he was a human. The stallion examined himself further, looking at his back, his legs, his rear, everything, staying completely silent.
He heard a door open with a squeak, not paying any mind to it, he continued to stare at his reflection, the pit of his stomach empty with a mix of emotions. One question tugged at his head: How did he get here?
A purple pony walked in, mane combed to one side and bangs just covering her eyebrows, upon her head was a horn which glowed a dark pink. "Uhm... Hey. You really panicked out there, didn't you?" She asked, her voice heavy with concern. She walked next to him, just smaller than the stallion, she looked at the wall and at him through the reflection. Mark didn't say anything. "So... Umm... Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Twilight Sparkle, and from the looks of it... You're new here-"
"Where am I?" He asked, slowly turning to glance at Twilight. "I don't belong here. I really don't belong here!" He spoke out, a nervous laugh coming from him. "I'm not a pony or a horse or- What ever the hell you are! I am a Human!" He called out, his voice raising high.
Twilights' eyes widened when she heard him, thinking back hesitantly. She soon gave a loud gasp, her wings expanding. "Wait! I have some knowledge that can be helpful... Probably. But it's in the Library! Maybe this is why the map called us! It's you! It's you!" She galloped away in hopes of the strange stallion would follow. Sure enough after silence, a loud yell sounded and galloping followed her. He soon caught up, showing signs of wear and tired after his little nap. Through huffs, he spoke out to the pony.
"W-Wait! Huuhhh... Where are we going!"
"To the Library! It's where I keep all of my Journals from when I went through the portal! You said you were human, right? So that means you must have came through some other portal... Maybe one that Sunset Shimmer would know of! Now... What was your name-"
Mark stopped in his tracks, taking heavy breaths before looking up at the pony, eyes wide and nose flared. "Wait wait wait! A portal? Like... To Earth? And not this weird... Equine place?" He started once more, a mere walk. "Where am I!?" He shouted, his deep voice reaching a higher pitch.
"You're in Equestria! More specifically; Ponyville. Even more specifically; You're in my castle! I am the Princess of Friendship. I'm an Alicorn! An even mix or Earth Pony, Unicorn, and Pegasus!" At the statement, she opened her wings, the horn upon her head glowing once more. "You seem to be an Earth pony... I mean- You don't have a horn or wings..."
The stallion sat down, feeling an all too familiar sickness. His stomach went sour and his tongue felt numb. Mark looked at the ground for a moment, waiting for the feeling to pass, but it felt permanent. Mark forced himself to his feet, lifting his head up and taking a deep breath. His voice was low again, back to it's show-host-like charm. "Okay... Okay. I think... I'm good." He took in a deep breath once more before looking back at the Princess whom was waiting patiently. "Hello... I am Mark Fischbach. I was a Youtube Let's-Player and I was... Transported via game... I think." He kept a calm voice, trying to concentrate.
"Through a game? Like... a video game?" Twilight looked just as confused as Mark was, giving out an awkward laugh before speaking once more. "Maybe one of my books will have the answers. But just... Try not to tell other ponies what you are, please? I mean- They're all evacuated, but if you happen to wander into Canterlot, don't cause a ruckus." She continued trotting off, glad to have calmed down the mysterious stallion. Upon entering her vast library, she instantly began to pull books off shelves, circling around her in a bright light of magenta. She opened books, scanned them, closed them and moved on to the next before she stopped, the rest of the books dropping to the floor.
Mark walked up curiously, looking at the cover. It was blank, no markings. No words. The dark blue cover near mocked him, giving him a nervous feeling in the pit of his stomach. With a hoarse voice, he spoke up weakly, his voice cracking. "What did you find?"
Twilight looked at Mark, her eyes had stars in them. She found something relevant for Mark.
Thunder struck the ground with a mass amount of force, rain pelting the ground, heavy drops making deep indents. From the mud rose a large being, his upper body resembled that of a man, a human, whilst the lower half was that of a Stallion. The great centaur stomped to existence, the mud from which he emerged bubbled and boiled before turning to stone. The being looked above the tree tops, spotting light in the distance and through mere instinct, he began his trek.
The main six sat in Twilight's room, whispering and giggling amongst each other before they felt a heavy shake, rattling their brains. Pinkie Pie stood up and walked near the window, squinting her eyes in an attempt to make out something through the heavy rain, but to no avail.
The stomping grew near, the sounds of screaming ponies shook and then silence. Apple Jack looked confused, walking next to Pinkie Pie to look out side, but nothing could be seen. After a long silence, the window shattered, throwing the two ponies back with a scream. Twilight jumped to her feet and rushed outside, leaving the confused ponies inside where it was safe.
Walking out, Twilight's eyes burned from the rain, she looked up at the large being. The centaur stood taller than Princess Celestia, taller than Discord. His haunches reached the center of the castle while his body stood tall, almost reaching the top.
He was stomping about, reaching in other windows, grabbing items and pulling them out. The being turned to the smaller Princess, eyes shining like the moon as he tried to reach down to pick up the pony. His attempt was a fail as Twilight let out a blast of magenta, teleporting from his hand to her room, soaked from the rain.
"You need to get everypony to leave! Right now! Rainbow Dash, quick-" She called out, not waiting for them to respond.
"Wait, what's going on out there?" A familiar voice sounded. From the back of the group, a purple dragon asked. His scales trembled on his body, scared out of his skin. Twilight softened, looking out the window. She raised her voice so she can be heard.
"I... Don't know what it is... But it's causing a lot of danger. I need these ponies to leave before something bad happens. Rainbow Dash, call everyone out. Pinkie Pie, you go with her. Apple jack, I need you to help me bring down this thing, and Fluttershy?" The small pony looked up, trebling just as much, if not more, than Spike, "I will need help from your critter friends." Like that, the all dispersed from their small group, heading out into the rain.
Twilight stood next to Apple Jack, peering up at the being with wide eyes...
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"It has a picture of Humans and Human-like beings! In this world, you might be linked with the Centaur!" Twilight called out giddily. "I knew it was here! See! Didn't I tell you?"
Mark watched her bounce, lowering her head before interrupting her. "Wait, If I have a link to a Centaur, wouldn't you have a closer relation?"
"Genetically? Yes! But it's from where you came that links you closer to it. Mythologically, any way. You said you came through a portal, well so did I! And so did Tirek and Discord! though from the same dimension, I don't think. Ah- Here! Anthropology." She lowered the book on a table, looking at the different pages that had crude doodles of what Humans looked like. Mark simply scoffed, looking over the books pictures.
"Do you really think I look like that??" With a blunt hoof, he pointed to a picture of a naked man. The features were greatly exaggerated, and all in all looked more like belonged in a political cartoon.
"Of course I don't! But humans are multicolored, yes? You see, I went through a portal a long time ago to regain my crown from a former enemy. Over there, I found out the weird customs of human culture! How even over there, they stick to wheats and vegetables!" Twilight looked up at Mark, completely beaming.
"No... Not me anyways. Humans eat meat. Well... Some do. Like bacon or beef. You know... Cow and Pigs? We do come in different colored, I am more on the tan side. Oh-Oh wait... Do you have Appaloosa horses? And Mustangs? Clydes Dales? Well that basically like a Humans ethnicity; Black, White, Asian..." He attempted to explain to her, looking off in thought
"Well... What are you, then? Your human ethnicity?" She asked, proud to learn anything and everything.
"Uhh... Korean... and German..."
Twilight immediately shoved her muzzle into the book, looking over on what information the book gave on humans. "Huh. Strange. This doesn't say anything about breeds. At least we can learn more and correct these books! Now, Mark, in your human world, do you have equine?"
"What kind of question is that? Yes we have horses. We have every animal you have in here." He stomped his hoof irritably. "What does this have to do with anything?" He was growing impatient, a feeling of anger and confusion bubbling deep with in him.
"Because, we need to know exactly where you came from, Mark!" She spoke out, flipping through more pages before the page came to a complete blank. "What?" She examined it, turning it over and upside down. "I don't understand! It's blank!"
Mark blinked, his brows furrowed as he trotted over to the princess, looking over his shoulders to the, indeed, blank page. He felt outraged, down right offended. Mark turned, calmly walking out as his head boiled with utter distress. The stallion walked passed the main hall, down the corridor and out the set of door. He didn't know what exactly made his feel outraged, but he didn't feel like calming down just yet. Mark looked back at the castle, brows furrowed from anger soon shifted to confusion. The castle looked much smaller on the outside than how large it was on the inside. He trot around the perimeter, spotting broken glass and chipped corners. The more he examined, the more he noticed the small imperfections. Some thing has been here. Something big.
Rainbow Dash rested on a cloud, she was supposed to keep duty, making sure no one was in the village. She heard stomping and woke up immediately, looking over the border of the fluffy cloud to look down. She saw it was the Stallion that freaked out earlier and simply gave a grin. Someone that paranoid would be fun to scare.
She readied her wings, letting them stretch before she flew down quietly, heading to a bush and hiding in it. She began to wiggle and squirm in the bush, making noise.
Mark's attention was stolen from the castle to a near by brush. His ears pressed against his head as he decided to go with his gaming instinct and slow his way to the source of the noise. He leaned in, using a blunt hoof to part the leaves before he was toon tackled. The mare knocked the air out of Mark, causing him to roll on his side and give out deep huffs while the rainbow maned mare stood triumphantly over his body.
"Ha! One for Rainbow Dash, none for... Uh, what ever your name is." She continued to boast before she realized he wasn't laughing, or doing anything really except for wriggling. "Um... You okay? I didn't hurt you that bad right? You can't be serious." Rainbow Dash moved to pick him up, setting him on his feet. "Say... What even is you name? Unless your name is 'AHHHHH', then nice to meet you. I'm Rainbow Dash! The one and only, then again, I'm pretty sure you've seen me around with my fan club and all that. Maybe when you go to the Wonder Bolt games? I know, speechless huh? Yeah, I am pretty cool."
While Mark was in near agony and probably suffered from a broken rib, he felt his head throb at her speaking. In a strained voice he spoke up, looking up at her before noticing his vision was blurry. "S-Shut up." He soon dipped down to feel for his glasses, the colors blending them in perfectly. He was feeling around gently before he heard a crunch and glass break. Mark looked up at Rainbow Dash, who very visibly has a look of shock and guilt on her face as she lifted her front hooves.
"Uh-hehehe... Who needs glasses anyways? They're for egg heads!"
"Do you know how long it took for me to get them?" He normally would have been very forgiving, and feeling trapped in a world he was very unfamiliar with seemed to pull on his physique more and more. He took a deep breath and calmed down. "It's okay. It's Perfectly fine. I can always get new ones." Issuing it more to himself than to Rainbow Dash, she still managed to give her two sense, flapping her wings idly.
"I mean sure, you can... If you want to travel to Canterlot. From the looks of it, not many ponies are in Ponyville." Mark looked about the desolate town, brows furred as he began to notice the same patterns the castle had. He soon looked back at Rainbow Dash who had hovered over the Earth pony, before lowering to the ground. "I highly doubt your name is Ahhhhh, what is it, really?"
He had calmed down completely, speaking in his normal, low voice, "Mark Fischbach." It was a simple response, but for him, it was like he was quizzed on the things he had no clue about.
"Mark? Weird name. You don't... have any type of marks... at all really. And what's with your cutie mark? Why is it a pink mustache? Wait... Do you like... Other Stallions?" Rainbow gasped at the sudden revelation before interrupted by Mark once more.
"No. No. No. I'm not gay, I like women very much... Not that there's anything wrong with liking the same gender... But that's just not me." He shut his mouth, not wanting to sound too defensive, but thinking it over, there was no way to succeed. Rainbow Dash only laughed, on her back and clutching her stomach.
"Wow, very nice Mark. It was just a joke, no need to cry about it!" She stood back up dusting her wings off by flapping them. "Hey... Why are you here? Are you new here or did you not get the memo?"
Mark was confused for a moment, but soon remembered where he was. He looked down and furrowed his brows before looking back up at his acquaintance.
Mark squinted up at the sky once more, walking away from the the rainbow Pegasus, mainly wanting to clear his head. He got teleported to a pony world, screamed so hard he passed out, found out that the 'Human World' the purple pony said was most likely not the same Earth he came from, was tackled into oblivion by a mare who's ego is too big for her head, and that same egotistical mare broke his glasses. The only pair he has in this desolate world and the only other way to restore his vision is to go to some place name Canterlot, or whatever where all the other ponies are hiding in refuge from some centaur creature that no one knows about.
The more he thought, the more he grew upset, breathing heavily through his nose and shaking his head side to side as if to calm him down, to shake off the urge to punch something.
Lost in thought, he wandered into the woods, not far from the crystal castle. Taking a deep breath he flattened his rear on the ground and gave out a heavy sigh.
"Very... Wood-y. Very Forest-y. More oak trees than where I'm from. More tree-trees than where I'm from." He spoke to himself, paying no mind to anything in particular, letting his blurry gaze overtake the what-could-be beautiful scenery.
"Oh.. Am I interrupting something?" A soft voice sounded behind him.
Mark let his head drop in defeat as he swung it lazily around to see who else was talking to him.
The small yellow one with pink hair. She began to tremble just by looking at Mark alone, turning around to find an escape.
Normally, he would find this behavior adorable. How sweet an innocent she is to hide from confrontation, but all that has happened, Mark only viewed this mare as another nuisance to a pile of inconveniences to wanting some alone time. But he simply didn't have the heart to get after her. After all, she hasn't done anything bad to him, so he might as well freshen up his pallet. By the look of fear on her face, he must have given her a death stare.
Mark shook his head, turning back around to the trees. "Nope. Nothing at all. Just sitting here, admiring the beauty of life. He said in an almost dead-pan tone, waving to the forest in front of him.
"Oh, that's pretty good." The yellow mare spoke once more, giving an awkward silence between them.
"You got anything else to add?" He questioned, finding this silence to be more frustrating than Rainbow Dash's rambling.
'Uh-" The yellow mare squeaked, hearing the irritation in his voice. "I don't... think so?"
He gave out a grunt before standing, looking at her with squinted eyes. "What's you're name, then?"
"My... uh... name?" She asked, raising a hoof to her chest.
'Yes, your name. You got one, right? I already heard Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Twinkle, or some shit. You got a name like Fairy Princess Glitter Bell? Some weird name I can't remember for the life of me?" He walked up to her, the yellow and pink blur shifting wildly. It wasn't until he was just close enough to make out her face that she was cowered up and crying. Mark immediately felt a stab of guilt in his stomach. He backed up, looking away for a moment before speaking again.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. I'm just... Not having the best time right now. I don't know where I'm at, I don't know who any of you are, and I don't even think I can find a way out of here. I'm lost. I'm scared. I'm confused. More importantly, though, I'm blind. Your friend, Rainbow Clash or whatever broke my only pair of glasses." He said, his voice softer as he continued to look out at the blurry trees. "I guess I just got overwhelmed is all. But I didn't mean any of that anger. I swear."
He turned to the yellow pony again who wiped her tears. Sitting up. "It's okay. I understand... You're like a lost critter, you just need a bit of time and guidance." She said with more enthusiasm in her voice.
"I'm Mark. Mark Fischbach." He reached out a hoof to shake.
"I'm Fluttershy." She looked at his hoof with mild confusion, reaching up her own hoof to quizzically pat it against his, looking up at him for approval. Mark shrugged it off before taking more distance between them. "You said Rainbow Dash broke your glasses?" Mark nodded, feeling irritation rise again but not as strong. "I'm sure Rarity could fix them for you! She's amazing at repairing items!" Fluttershy stood up, out stretched and not as small as before. "Let me take you to her!"
Mark felt weary of meeting too many people at once, but already, he grew a fascination for Fluttershy.
"Rarity, could you help us out a bit?" Fluttershy trotted in the middle of the meeting room where Rarity, a pink pony and an orange pony sat along with Twilight. "Mark said Rainbow Dash crushed his glasses and he really needs them to see."
"Mark? Who's that?" Rarity called, looking at Twilight who perked up.
"Oh that's-"
"That's me. Mark Fischbach." The brown stallion trotted in behind Fluttershy.
"Oh my, how sad. I'm so sorry for Rainbow Dash's brutish ways. She can get over herself at times, you know how they are." Rarity waved a white hoof.
"Sorry to interrupt, but can you hurry? I don't really like not being able to see what I'm talking to." Mark spoke up gesturing to the main exit doors. "I can't really find them, but they're back rimmed." He chimed in, seeing the white blob move past him.
"Sure thing, anything to help someone in need." She brushed her tail against him on her way out, leaving Mark to blindly scratch at his arm like a fly that landed on him.
"So your name is Mark, right?" A thick southern accent sounded. "Mark Fish Back? Are ya some kinda fisherman? Your cutie mark doesn't really reflect anything I can think of."
"Oh, maybe that pink mustache means that he likes other-"
"I don't like other guys!" Mark called out, stomping a hoof. "Not... That there's anything wrong with that! I just don't- I'm not gay."
"The high pitched voice spoke up again at just above a whisper. "Heh- Sounds like someone who's in denial if you ask me."
The southern pony let out a small chortle.
Mark simply gave out a sigh, placing a hoof on his face. Feeling the heavy, blunt object make contact with his recently elongated muzzle, caused for a rather painful expression. His eyes watered as he felt the frustration rise once more in his ribs. That soon ended when he heard a familiar voice sound behind him.
Black rimmed glasses levitated over his face, being placed gently over his eyes with a blue aura before disappearing. He saw clearly, seeing Rarity to the side of Fluttershy. Behind her was Twilight with a smile on her face. The two other ponies sat across from each other on a large round crystal desk, a holographic map displayed, six signs pulsating at the little model of the crystal castle.
"Man... You all sure are... colorful."
"Well of course we are, if you haven't known, we are the elements of harmony. Our personalities reflect out elements. A colorful bunch indeed if you ask us." Rarity said, flowing her hair side to side, her perfect curls bouncing with every word.
"Powers? What kind of powers?" Mark asked, looking at each one, spotting Rainbow Dash fly in above him.
"I'm the element of Kindness." Fluttershy spoke up softly, playing with the ends of her long main. "I can talk to animals and I'm working on being more confident in myself."
"I'm the element of Generosity." Rarity spoke after her, also playing with her mane but in a more boastful manner. "I love to give and I never manage to never have an ally when times get rough."
"You already know me! I'm the element of Loyalty!" Rainbow Dash called out, not playing with her mane, but sticking her chest out proudly. "I'm the fastest pony to ever live!" She said, flying laps around the ceiling, leaving a rainbow after-image.
"I'm Pinkie Pie! The element of Laughter!" Pinkie Pie jumped up on her hind hoof, dancing around the map. "I can always manage to make people smile! Even when they're sad and gloomy like you!"
"I'm Applejack. I'm the element of Honesty." The southern pony spoke up, propping her head on her hoof. "I'm as truthful as they get. I'm also one of the strongest hard workers here in Ponyville. A close one bein' my brother Big Macintosh, we're practically tied!"
"And there's me. The element of Magic." Twilight spoke up, walking forward as all of her friends settled next to her. "I'm sure my element is self explanatory."
Mark stood there dumbfounded, his mouth gaped open. "Those aren't powers. Those are just traits to be a decent human being!" He sat, looking at Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Twilight. "So let me get this straight, your elements are Egotistical, Class Clown, Honest Abe, Kindness, Being Convenient, and Being Over Powered?"
"Well, when you put it like that-" Murmurs sounded in the small group.
"What's a human?" Rainbow Dash's voice was the only one loud enough to be heard.
"Alright, sorry to sound rude, but I don't think knowing your Elements of Friendship of whatever you said, is going to help me much on getting back home." Mark chimed in after a while of seeing the group sink in their sorrow.
"Wait-" Twilight spoke up. "We might not know, but I know someone who might have an idea."
"So, you got transferred here through a portal, huh?" The small voice spoke out, cocky and sly. "I could tell you how to get out with my extensive knowledge... on one condition." Green eyes glowing in the dark nest. "Gems."
"You look like you're sleeping in a dog bed." Mark said bluntly, half lidded eyes peering back at the talking shadow with little interest.
"Hey! It's not a dog bed! It's a dragon bed! Made especially for fierce dragons like me!" He popped his head out from the shadow, the purple and green dragon looking up at the stallion with hurt eyes.
"Spike. We don't really have time for this, and he's not really in the mood to be playing around like that." Twilight spoke up, stepping closer to her friend. "If you could please just tell us first if you know anything that can help him, then I'm sure we can find a way to get you some gems in a while."
Spike pouted, still obviously hurt from Mark's remark. Eventually he got up and walked to a night stand, pulling out a box of comic books and sifting through them. "Well... I have some knowledge of this." He said at last, pulling out comic of a pony surrounded by snake ponies and monsters. "There's this one; Battloid. It's about a Stallion who gets sucked into the world of his favorite video game after almost getting crushed by a rock. He has to travel through many miles of many challenges to defeat the evil villain; Otisum."
"Does that sound plausible, Mark Fischbach?" Twilight turned to him once more.
Mark stared at the cover. It seemed like any other manga in the human world. Backwards cover and everything. Does that mean that there's a Pony Japan? Mark thought to himself, getting side-tracked.
"Mark?" Rainbow Dash called out, nudging him with her front hoof.
"Oh- uh. Kinda? I was playing a game called MLP;FiM: Portal to the Great Lands, or something. I just saw white before waking up just out of this town." He turned to the others, seeing their wide, colorful eyes staring back at him. "If this is anything like any Other World anime, then... I suppose I have to grind until I defeat what ever is keeping you from progressing." He furrowed his brows, feeling like he wasn't in his body anymore. He felt like he was looking through someone else's eyes. Like everything he was looking at was a dream, or like VR goggles. He was dissociating, feeling overwhelmed, he calmly walked past the 6, staring down at his hooves the entire time before exiting the main hall. He looked up at the sky through a large crystal window, the sky was a dull blue. Thick clouds drifting high up, and tall, impossible hills stabbing into the atmosphere. He continued to walk, stepping outside on the dirt ground.
Mark sat, trying to gain consciousness again, trying to feel the dirt on his legs, the dirt between his hooves on, the wind on his ears and slight movement on his main. He tried scraping a hoof on the ground, trying to sync up his physical being with his mental state, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.
After a while, he opened them again, looking around, seeing more details on the broken town. The old cottages were bent and twisted, thick oak wood planks splintering at the corners, their sharp, square edges dented and scraped. Windows were shattered, cracked and thick wooden beams protruded from them. Doors fallen off, left askew and slanted, hanging from their frames by a screw. The town was a ruin. Hay bale top houses sticking out like tangled hair.
Mark got up, slowly walking through the town, looking at the floor for any signs of what could have done this. The only thing he saw were deep muddy indents of hundreds of hooves, all going one direction. The were all heading out of town.
The brown stallion continued to inspect the dirt, walking off the path of the main hall and onto the grass, spotting large holes of upturned and rooted trees. Next to them were large hoof marks. As large as a tree hole itself.
"That was the big centaur that came to Ponyville." A soft voice spoke up behind him.
Mark turned to her, seeing her eyes lower to the tree next to it.
"So many poor critters lost their homes to him." She looked back up at Mark. "So many ponies lost their homes to him."
"Where is he now?" Mark said feeling the grim realization of what had happened.
"Well-" ****
Heavy winds and dark rain showered the open window as Twilight few out. The dark sky providing it hard to see, especially with the lights town down and the windows broken, even emergency candlelight were blown out. She glowed the tip of her horn, the magenta light brightening to see the torso of a man. She followed it up, seeing a gruff face, gin sprinkled with coarse facial hair and thick, dark brows furrowed. He had looked down at the Princess, reaching with a slow hand grab her. The purple Alicorn dodged in time, her eyes wide. "What are you!" She called out, seeing the creatures arm rear back to a fist.
Twilight had little time to react, barely seeing his heavy arm rush forward to her. A flash of rainbow blocked her vision to see Rainbow Dash guide her out of the way. Her colorful main stuck to her pelt, her wings flapping heavily to combat the rain and cold weather
"I got everyone, Twilight! I'll help you with this brute!" She shot a helpful glance at her friend before flying up to distract the centaur. "Over here you big, fat, bully!" She called out.
Twilight flew down to Fluttershy who waited at the door. "Do you know if you can still get those fruit bats at Sweet Apple Acres?" She called out to her. Fluttershy looked up to see the large monster before nodding.
"Yes. Why?" She called out, trying her best to overtake the loud thunder around her.
"I have an idea."
Rarity and Pinkiepie galloped back to Twilight.
"We got the ponies to the station. They should be on their way to Canterlot right now." Rarity spoke out, panting heavily, her main matted from the wind.
"Great job, you two." Twilight called out, hearing hoof-steps behind her. She turned to see Fluttershy and Applejack running down the path with a horde of colorful bats behind them. "Amazing! Fluttershy, Applejack, I need you to help us lead the centaur away from Ponyville. Fluttershy," she turned to look at the bats, a colorful array of flying rodents, "I need you to tell your friends to linger behind, just out of sight. We're going to lead him away and confuse him so he can never find his way back here.
"Right." The two ponies called in unison.
Twilight flew up with Rainbow Dash, avoiding the large beast to communicate the plan to her. Rainbow Dash nodded and began to fly off, slow enough for him to follow. The rest of the ponies galloped in front, calling out names to the giant centaur to keep his focus. "Be careful, girls. I'm afraid if any of you slip, you'll get crushed by his hooves!" She looked at Fluttershy who was falling behind. The yellow pegasus acknowledged her worry and began to flap her wings to make her run a little faster. Bones aching as they ran as far as they could, Twilight flew forward to survey the area. The dark night and rushing wind hurting her eyes, making it hard to see past her nose.
An open field surrounded by large rocky mountains came into view, a deep, hollow cave split between the crevices of the mountain side. Perfect. The princess flew back and waved to Rainbow Dash and the others to follow her, lowering down to Fluttershy to tell her bat friends to start taking position.
Rainbow Dash flew up while Twilight took her spot, reaching for any safe cloud to grab and mold without getting hit by the lightning. She then flew back down, aiming the cloud with the est of her ability to the moving target and kicked as hard as she could.
A loud crack sounded in the air as a bright light shot out of the dark gray mass, sending a strong shock to the Centaur. The beast recoiled and let out a loud roar of pain, his back arched and his front hooves kicking up, standing on his hind legs.
"Now Rainbow Dash!" Twilight called, flying up the Centaurs face, circling around him as fast as she could. Rainbow Dash shot down and whirled around him, her rainbow after-image leaving him dizzy before swatting the two away. Fluttershy called out to her fruit bat friends as they took the ponies place, huddled together as similar colored blobs, flying away towards the large cave. Rainbow Dash and Twilight swooped down to pick up their friends, flying to the cloud to hide as the Centaur, too dizzy to see straight, followed the blur of bats.
The 6 ponies looked onward as they saw the beast disappear into the darkness, shifting and struggling to get in. Finally squeezing through, the edged of the cave crumbled behind him, encasing the entry of the cave with heavy boulders. A loud, enraging roar, trembling the cloud they sat on. Sparse fruit bats fluttered out of the cave holes, not as many as before.
Fluttershy let out a whine as she could hear her little friends beat their wings in terror, only assuming that not many of them were luck enough to make it out of the cave in time.
"That should keep him away for now. But I doubt he'll stay in there long." Twilight let out a sigh, turning up at the sky. The heavy rain didn't stop, but it lessened up significantly. "We should head back and make a plan to try and stop this thing once and for all."
A collective murmur of agreement sounded from the princess's friends. Together, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash lowered their non-pegasi friends to the floor.
"Alright, I should be able to teleport us back... but after this, I'll need a nap." Twilight let out a loud yawn. She lowered her head as her horn glowed magenta, a bright light filling up the area and teleporting the ponies back to the castle doors. ****
"As far as we know, he could be out right now, but I feel we led him far enough away to have trouble getting back to Ponyville." Twilight spoke out to Mark, who was playing with a rock between his hoof and the ground.
"You know, I don't really mind the sound of my hooves on the dirt, it's pretty satisfying." He said rather enthusiatiscally, looked up at the princess to see her disapproving look. "Oh," he lowered his head, "Sorry. I was listening though. Do you think that's the guy I gotta fight before I head back to my home?" He asked, kicking the rock away from him.
"I can't say for sure, but it's worth a try." Twilight said confidentially.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... But I'm a normal horse guy. You have wings, you have horns, hell, you have BOTH! How am I gonna be able to fight this guy with just my small little man hooves?" Mark asked, shaking his head.
Pinkie Pie and Applejack gave disappointing shakes of their head. "It ain't that bad being an earth pony, ya know." The southern mare spoke up.
"I'm sure, but like... Don't you have super strength?" He asked the mare, who turned and blushed.
"W-Well. I am pretty strong." She tilted her hat down to hide her face, rubbed her foreleg with her other hoof.
"See. And I doubt I'm gonna have enough time to train to become all jacked and shit!" Mark exclaimed, looking at the 6 mares before him.
"No. But we will try to test your limits. There's a reason you came here, Mark Fischbach, so you have to have some great connection to this world. And we're going to find it." Twilight said triumphantly, her wings flaring out to show their great lengths. "No matter what."