The Time God of Equestria

by Gypsybard


Chapter 3 The Face Behind The Mask

(????? POV/Time ????)
The only thought that crosses my mind is RUN as wooden wolves hunt me down tirelessly. I'm not entirely sure how long I can keep up this wild goose-chase, but my body is somewhat...changed. I'm not sure how it would've happened but this change has made it so I have essentially limitless stamina at the moment, and if I can't lose these wolves I just might find my limit. The only reason I'm not dead is because these woods are so dense and limit vision which allows me to outmaneuver them for a bit before they find me again. Their annoying keen sense of smell is annoying me to no end.

I need to figure out where I'm going and fast before I get stuck here with those creatures. There must be some border that's out of their territory, unless they're not like normal wolves and don't claim their own territory. But like most lands there must be some area or predator these things won't approach. Possibly not, but I may as well hope so, I can't keep running forever, as more of them are joining in on the hunt.

"Come here beast of masks, if you want the wolves to go past." I heard a voice to my left call out so I of course followed it, and to my surprise a zebra stood there...though judging by what's happening at the moment I really shouldn't be and just be grateful.

"Thank you." I say will hiding behind yet another tree, yet surprisingly the wolves couldn't smell me and just ran past us...well then I found that thing that the wolves won't approach thankfully. I just hope this zebra will actually help me.

"It is of no trouble, but please don't grubble." replied the elusive zebra...is grubble even a word, well in this word it may be?

"So why'd you help me?"

"You are new and can speak, now can I invite you in for a treat." she says back to me.

"That doesn't answer the question." I say blatantly.

"Shut it." responds the zebra with a smile. With the final word said I just followed her into the tree hut that I didn't exactly notice till now.

"Who are you...if you don't mind me asking?" I say while looking around her home. Quite frankly it reminds of Baba Yaga with a these masks and potions...one of the only differences is that the house is stationary.

"My name is Zecora, and please don't touch the flora." replied the elusive zebra with a...Mohawk...I can't believe I didn't notice that earlier. I reach out to grab one of her tribal masks for closer inspection, but just before I could grasp the mask it changed shape and flew to my belt attaching itself to my belt.

"Your decorations are quite interesting to put it simply." I state causing her to swing around and stare at the aforementioned mask which now represents...a small wooden doll. All she does is give me a curious look to how her mask disappeared then starts pulling out assorted items such as a table.

"Thank you for this gesture, but please remove thy vesture." she finally says after pulling out a small chair for me, while looking at the many masks that adorn my body.

"I cannot at this time, but tell me why do you rhyme?" I respond back in similar fashion, this question and response seems to give me the results I'm looking for as I take a seat.

"It is but tradition, do you have strong conviction." she retorts completely oblivious to what I've done with her mask...albeit it was on accident I just don't want her finding out if I can fix it as to not cause any problems.

"My conviction lies with whom I trust, so are you going to be unjust."

"You are speaking so fluently, but can you keep up suently?" she says giving me a cocky grin...what does suently mean? I've never heard of the word. Damn she's good at this...or she's making up words one or the other.

"I may fall from grace, but no matter what I may face I shall fight for thine place." she ponders what I say for a good couple of minutes before she responds seemingly pleased with the conclusion.

"Alright I get the message, you may stay here without pesage." okay at this point I think she's making up words so the rhymes flow better, but at least I have a place to stay until I can find a way back home.

"Thanks for letting me stay, Zecora." I say breaking out of my rhyming pattern...I gotta say it was difficult to make up rhymes on the spot I mean seriously how do people make it look so easy?! Also why'd she let me stay so quickly normally people would try and avoid alien species that could cause them harm. Why is Zecora so trusting of me? I'm not entirely sure though I should probably repay her somehow as thanks.

"It's no problem, would you like some sorghum?" she says handing me a bowl filled with some...grass?

"I thank you for this meal." I say cautiously as I grab a spoon from the table she has set up. With a spoonful of the substance in hand I begin to eat after hours of running...if only I knew what happened.


(Nox POV/Time: 7:30 am)
I finally finish the basic structure of my makeshift home only to see the moon lowering at an alarming rate.

"What the...how is the moon moving that fast?!" I exclaim to myself...I tend to talk to myself a lot for some reason. Anyways onto more important matters I need to find out what universe I'm in, since I'm quite certain the moon doesn't move that fast without some sort of gravitational anomaly happening. At least the moon never moves that fast on the planet earth.

"I shouldn't delve into this matter just yet...but it does bring up some concerns." I then begin to start cutting down another tree so I can build up the walls for the frame, but as I'm cutting I then notice in the distance a castle in they sky...well more specifically on the side of the mountain.

"Oh my god...I'm most certainly not on Earth anymore...what a minute that explains everything! That one person at the convention sells items to people with locaters on them to track them, then he isolates them to drug them so he can somehow send them off to other worlds hence why people have gone missing and have never been found. But with that now discovered the fact still remains how'd he send them here, or possibly is this place actually still in the milkyway galaxy." I kept pondering this as to try and figure out the implications to what this could mean. Until I noticed that loud noises were coming from the other side of the forest.

"This could be a problem..." I say silently to myself, as I begin to stalk through the twisted forest. Then out of no-where a portal appears to my left that drags me to it, as I try and grasp something. Somehow instead of actually grabbing something a sword materialized out of thin air.

"WHAT THE FUUUUUU-" I begin to yell out before I am completely devoured by the mysterious portal. This ought to be interesting.