//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 Heroic Quest // Story: Displaced: Crossing Roads // by Slendy //------------------------------// Displaced: Crossing Roads Chapter 2 Heroic Quest To say I tune out a lot would be the understatement of the century, but, due to my unfortunate predicament, might aswell try to improve on such a curse, and sometimes gift, given the certain situation arises for my obliviousness to shine above the commoners. This conversation however, didn't call for such actions. I sat in Sugarcube Corner, as a handful of Ponies gave me odd, and fearful looks, but nothing to pose a threat, as I sat with Selene, my new companion in this colorful world. I sipped another, sweet-savoring drop from my tea, as she did the same, but I saw her try and glance from the small reveal of my face, as I needed to lift it to bloody drink, need to put holes in this later. "You know, this day has been rather eventful, and surprising." I finally spoke up, setting my cup down, as Selene looked up at me, titling her head "What do you mean?" She asked, as if it wasn't obvious, my Bat-like friend "Well, I just fell into this world, not even caring for my well-being, as I tried to use complex spells, like it was second nature, then I saved a unique mare from becoming a happy meal, followed by an awesome display of power, and now, i'm sitting with said mare, having a delightful brew," I replied, as I didn't feel the need to hide the fact i'm from another world, Stardust Balance can do that for me. "Did I leave anything out?" "Well...you said I was 'Unique', what do you mean by that?" She asked, taking everything rather too calmly, not like I can read her thoughts, but her question was rather easy to answer, as I knew she would ask me that "What I mean is, I've always been fascinated by other, more interesting looking peo-ponies, from how different they look from the rest, to things they do completely differently to others, how they really stand out, and in a good way," I explained, but I was getting off topic, so I quickly replied back to her "But you, out of everyone else here, have given me a chance to gain some form of companionship, despite my background, and my rather...screwed-up sense of humor, and here you are now, having bloody tea with me!" I answered as I laughed, to be honest, I found the entire situation amusing I wake up as Nox, realizing that everything I've ever loved in my life was really real, from the Multiverse theory being reality, to meeting a mare, with a rather interesting personality. Then I pulled my mask down in thought, as it covered my mouth again, as my glowing eyelids fell, giving off a rather sad appearance, atleast that's what Selene's face seemed to be frowning about. Then I saw her mouth begin to move, but the sound of the door to the bakery, nearly smashing through the wall it was bashed against, caught everyone's attention, as 6 mares entered the room, looking around with mixed faces, but I had already gulped, feeling sweat course down my spine in both fear, and general glee. Honestly, meeting them was going to be on my bucket list here, as I've always found them to be rather funny, given the situation, and besides, who wouldn't want to atleast talk to them? Besides the fucks who call us 'Gay' for liking the show, but I didn't care, I was too focused on the pink mare in front of me. "Hey! Are 'YOU' the alien everyone has been talking about!?" Pinkie practically screamed in my face, to which I cocked a brow at Pinkie being....Pinkie....well that's nothing new, then she continued. "Cause I reeeealy need to know what's your favorite-Mhm!" Before she could even utter a word, I covered her muzzle, sighing in the process, due to my reluctantce to go through 20 questions with this mare, she's a funny character, but I can't handle those who go on a 5 second guess who rant. "Oh no-no, my name is Shit Sherlock, first name, No." I replied, pushing the mare away from my personal space, as I saw the others approach, to which the purple one spoke up, as my internal clock changed to season 3+, now seeing her wings "Sorry about Pinkie, she can be a little...odd," Twilight spoke, to which I rolled my eyes at the obvious statement, then the mare smiled at me. "My name is Twilight Sparkle, and to ask again, are you the creature that took care of the Timberwolf problem?" Finally, a real question, though the 'Creature' thing, needs to be debunked faster than a fan theory. Then I smiled, this Twilight is the nice version, this might be less stressful than I thought, to which I calmly replied. "Yeah, thought I'd be a kind 'Person', and do a little lumber-jacking, and to answer Pinkie's question, yes, I am technically an alien." I responded, feeling rather pleased with my work, even if it tired me out, gotta get used to that, then Twilight seemed to ease up a bit, smiling at me "Well, thank you, even if we don't know much about you, i'm grateful for your help," She thanked, gee thanks! Then she spoke up once more. "If you don't mind me asking, who are you? Or better yet, what are you?" Ah, that is the question Twi, that is the question. So I gave her the quick rundown, not letting her know who I 'really' was, but enough to stop her from asking me endlessly, even the others asked their own questions, to which I tried to answer to the best of my ability, Selene also helped with some things that I couldn't quite answer, so I don't know everything! Sue me! "-Does that about do it? Cause I really need to run some errands, not that I don't mind your company. I'll also be around, so anytime you wish to chat, just call me." I spoke up, as Twilight pouted, wanting to ask more questions. "Sorry Twilight, but Ive go other things to do." After I finished up my little chat, I decided to get my ass into high gear, as I went to tell Selene something, or I would, if not for the cyan object, obstructing my view of her as I was greeted by a pair of magenta eyes, oh no...oh god please no, No! "Hello, what can I do for ya!?" I asked cheerfully, not like I didn't know what was coming next, Phoenix Wright anyone? "Hold it! Just what are these 'Errands' of yours?" Ah yes, Dash, the suspicious one of the group, as much as I would love to 'not' chat, I had things to do "Well...its under the 'I'm not telling you' contract, read the fine-print, you skittle product." I joked, seeing the pegasus narrow her gaze at me, like she was trying to set me on fucking fire, so I simply dashed around her, walking past the group, and over to Selene, how looked...sad? What for? But before I could ask, Skittles spun me around, poking me with a hoof, as she glare seemed to intensify. Sorry, but any pony rocking a spectrum mane is not getting me to cower in fear. *Sigh*, to think, she was my favorite in the past...how the mighty have fallen. "What are you really here for? You a spy or something?" She barked, as I tried not to burst into a fit of laughter. A spy!? Is your fucking mouth running to Narnia!? Or just your writer's creativity "Now, hold on there Rainbow, no one here wants to make any enemies, am a right?" Applejack asked the two of us, to which I just shrugged, not really caring, as Dash just snorted, flying back to the ground, then I turned back to Selene, getting close to her ear "Seven, meet me on the outskirts at North-North east," I quickly whispered, as I noticed an open window, smiling at the ingenues plan of mine. "Alas, my fine, young companions, let this day be the day, that you will always remember, as the day that you almost caught, Lumos. Vitae!" With that, I ran for the window, and in a swift motion, I dolphin-dived out the open window, smashing into a set of silver bins, the painful sound rattled in my skull, as I stumbled to my feet, recklessly making my way to my next destination, and probably a hospital. Now, as I went about my errands, I couldn't help but feel concerned, as I did give up my life, for 'this', honestly, I was worried for how my family might be, when they will eventually find out about my sudden disappearance from the world, that whole ordeal had my mind focused on the guilt I felt, just how stupid could I be? I've never really done anything crazy before, maybe the odd bad thing, as any human being is capable of, but for the most, I was really just a trickster, with the usual gaming and tiny acts of socialization, but other than that, I was normal. "Normal..." I echoed, as I stood in the twilight, looking up at the stars, as they quickly dotted the void, filling the black space with their shine, I knew that if was to try and find a solution to my problem, I was going to need Twilight's help, her knowledge on basically everything would be valuable But...What about Erebus? That idiot ended up here with me, so he must be somewhere, only problem is where? So as any normal person would, I grunted and kicked the dirt up with my foot, as I felt my mind halt in its evaluating, at the sound of someone's footsteps behind me. "You are 1 minute, and 30 something seconds late." I spoke up, turning to face Selene, to which she pouted "Oh sorry mister 'perfectionist', I didn't know my little knowledge of this town would cause such distress!" She sarcastically replied, as I laughed at her use of such beautiful humor, to which she giggled. "So, why did you want to see me here?" This is it, no turning back now. "Look...Selene...I-I'm stuck here, after my arrival, I wasn't able to find any way back," Not like I tried. "But...someone else came with me, and...if I can't find him, then this world might very well be in trouble, as he's not really as compassionate as me," "You? Compassionate?" She quipped, to which I held back a laugh, I'm liking this chick already Even so, I glanced to my side, feeling rather nervous about asking her this, I mean, I only met her a few hours ago, and even then, I can't help but trust her, even if only a little, but its a chance i'm willing to gamble at. "What I'm trying to say is...will you help me?" I finally spat out, as I kept my gaze to my left, why am I so bloody nervous around people!? "Help me find my...friend, and...maybe even help me understand this world...my new home, in way I guess...Because, despite my powers, I have nothing, quite pitiful, am I right?" To say the world was soundless, would not even begin to describe the feeling, as I waited for what felt like minutes, and for what? To hopelessly drag a random girl into 'my' problems? But, after a few short moments, I heard footsteps, as I felt my tense muscles drop in defeat, knowing that this was really a pathetic chance at help. "Ok...I'll help you," Was the soft words that graced my ears, the resulting answer sent my systems into overdrive, as I quickly turned my head, looking right at the golden eyes of the bat-pony, as her small smile made my face also crack one, as she continued. "I know I only met you, but still, you saved me, so...let me return the favor, as a friend!" "And besides...You're not pitiful, just because you have no one, it just makes you more incline to make friends, like me!" Selene added with a soft smile, honestly, these ponies give trust out like candy Even so...a friend...Me? Of all the countless fuckers I've met....the empty feeling of loneliness, suddenly felt like it was nothing but air, as this one girl, above all the others, called me a friend, not 'dude', or 'mate', but the real word, like its meaning was something again. Honestly, call me the biggest cliché in the world, but this was something ive never had beyond Erebus, as he was really the only person I could trust, so I grabbed her out of the air, pulling her towards my chest, as I laughed, only a small chuckle, but it was all that was needed, as I responded. "Thank you, Selene, I mean it." I spoke, as I felt her body relax from the sudden action, as I let her go, noticing the red hue on her cheeks, can't say I blame her, I was also felt the blood in my face, as it boiled, but then I cleared my throat, as I pointed to my left. "By the way, I think this will to for a base of operations, don't you think?" Now 'that' was reaction, as she body shook from pure shock, as she mouth let out a jumble of words, and incoherent sounds, as she tried to ask me how, and why. But honestly, I was too busy watching the sky above, as I felt my chest swell with an unusual amount of pride, as only one real, meaningful thought appeared in my Noxified head. "Lets get this party started." To Be Continued...