//------------------------------// // Chapter 55 - A Pony And a Sound. // Story: The True Me // by lightningman //------------------------------// In the crash site laid a creature. Said creature was a pony, with a mint green coat, dark brown hair that fell over his eyes, big brown chocolate eyes, and his right arm completely covered in bandages. "Why is everything spinning?" the mysterious pony asked as he clutched his head. "Welcome to Ponyville, where the weird (beep) happens." Sage said. Alex snickered before offering the newcomer a hand. "Wait what? Hold on. Who even are you?" the pony asked the stranger in front of him. "Name's Alex. This is Masaru, but he prefers Sage." Alex said, pointing to Sage. "And this thunderhead is lightningman." "Sup." Sage said. "... oooook then. Nice to meet you all I guess?" the pony said uncertainly. "And your name is?" Alex asked. "Oops. Sorry about that. I'm Mason Solstice," said Mason as he rubbed his neck. "Sooo... Human turned Pony or shapeshifter?" Sage asked. "What's a human?" asked Mason. "Us, basically." Sage said. "I thought you were a Saiyan?" Alex said. "Technically, I'm actually a sentient shapeshifting virus." Sage replied. "Oh. That explains a lot." Alex said. "so your just a pony? huh. my world barrier is getting weaker than i thought if ordinary..." I take a second look at you. "earth ponies are dropping out of the sky. usually its beings with superpowers or something." I rub my face. "god, I may need to convert my house into a hotel at this rate. id make decent enough business." "Aw man, did I break something again? I swear my right arm was completely covered. Did I miss a spot?" said Mason as he inspects his right arm. "right arm?" I frown. "whats wrong with your arm?" "Well, it's easier for me to show you," Mason said as he uncovered his right arm, which was strangely normal. "Can anyone here used magic?" asked Mason. “What type? Alex and I can use chaos and harmony magic while I can also use light and dark magic.” Sage said. "Anything that is remotely magic. Now what I want you to do is to shoot me with magic" answered Mason. Sage and Alex immediately fire off a beam of harmony magic at Mason. “(Beep)! Why did that happen?” Alex asked. “Cuz (beep) you, that’s why.” Sage replied. Mason quickly put up his right arm and block the attack. More accurately, as soon as the beam touched his right arm, it broke into pieces, before fading away into nothingness. "....well that explains why you fell through the barrier. you do have powers." I bury my face in my hands. "and I guarantee you sooner or later I'm gonna fight you. I have with everyone else." "Mm... Well (beep), there goes my Fairy Tail magic. I wonder if my 'artificial anti-magic' would work on you though..." Sage said. "And with that goes practically everything I have if you go berserk or something," Alex said. "Wait, you have anti-magic too? And why do I have to fight you guys? " asked Mason. "We didn't say youhadto fight us. It's just that lightningman was going berserk a few hours ago due to Poison Joke and we ended up pulling some serious stops to try and beat his (beep) in before I realized that he was still running on the cartoon physics I gave him this morning, so I removed it. Alex and I are still a bit on edge about that." Sage said. "Also, yes. I have 'anti-magic', although it's actual name is demon energy." "Oh, so I guess I cancel out your demon energy too," guessed Mason. “Wait, you can cancel out artificial anti-magic?” Sage asked. "Well to be really technical and specific, anything that is supernatural, I can break. Actually 70% sure that my arm can defy god itself, " Mason explained. Lightningman and Sage stared at Alex, who bore a deadpan expression. “Can it be overpowered? Like, let’s say someone has enough speed on their side to cross a universe in seconds, or enough physical strength to literally punch a red supergiant out of existence. Perhaps the ability to warp the very fabric of reality through the use of a book full of nothing but facts, even if it never existed before?” Sage asked. "eh. he can't cancel my lightning. that's not magic." "And I have a normal body, so one good smack on the head can knock me out" added in Mason. "Right, then. No One Punch ability." Sage said. "One Punch ability?" Alex asked, looking at Sage. "I can literally one-shot anything at full output. That talk about punching a sun out of existence? Did that. The speed thing as well." Sage answered. "Soooooooo now what?" asked Mason. The duo shrugs before looking to lightningman. "huh? oh sorry. I blanked there. but we should probably show you around the place and give you an idea of the timeline you landed in." "Alright then, so where do we start?" asked Mason. "probably show you around my house where you'll stay until I figure out your dimensional coordinates." "Right. So where do you live anyway?" “There,” Sage said, pointing to lightningman’s house. "yeah, you crashed on my lawn." I smirk under my mask. "ill need a few bits of compensation." "Sure, how much do you want?" asked Mason pulling out his money bag. "Dude, I was joking." I shake my head. "It's fine. I can probably get one of the girls to help me fix this. Besides, I won't need money after season one." I open the door for them “Fix what?” Sage said, putting his favourite book away. Lightningman looked back, only to find any sign of the magic-nullifying pony’s entrance has disappeared except for the pony himself. I groan. "I still need to get used to that book. I know that I can technically do the same thing. But I still need to get used to that." “I don’t mind lending its Inverse form.” Sage offered. “I’ll need to set something up so you can summon it if you accept, though.” "Dude. I don't need it. I have the author right here. Where I go, he goes." “K, just checking,” Sage said. “So... tour time. Again. Did we even finish ours?” “Who cares, we’re having fun,” Alex answered. "Actually. I believe you did finish yours except for Rarity's place." I frown. "God, I need better organization if I'm gonna be a prince and an Ambassador." “Make Twilight your secretary. Problem solved.” Alex said. As Alex, Sage, Mason and I walked inside, there's was a loud wubbing coming from nearby. I look around and saw an unstable portal forming. Suddenly a large being came flying at us. Everyone except me manages to jump out of the way, but I was sent crashing with the being landing on me. "....Ow..." I groan. "Where the actual (bleep) am I?" Asked the being in a very monotone voice. "And did I just beep?" He asked. "GET OFF OF ME!!" I yelled as I tried to push him off "Oh (bleep) sorry," said the being as he stood up. I stand up and crack my back. "That hurt." I look at you. "You... seem oddly familiar." "Yes, of course, im SoundWave," said the being. "The Transformers Prime version of him" continued SoundWave. “Samurai SoundWave.” Sage said. "That sounds bad ass," said SoundWave. "Who are you?" He asked. “Name’s Masaru, but just call me Sage. It’s a wonder I can even remember my birth name with how often I’m called that.” Sage said. “And this is Alex.” “Sup?” Alex said, holding a hand up in greeting. "Nice to meet ya," said SoundWave. "And who are you two?" He asked as he turned to me and Mason. "I'm lightningman," I say and continue to search through my memory for what I remember him from. "I've met a transformer displaced before." "Really? What was his name?" Asked SoundWave. "Barricade." "No (bleep), I've met him as well," said SoundWave. "Wait, that's right he gave me and Thomas these cards and said they were from you, Lightningman" he continued. "Glad I finally get to meet you" he continued. "Now, you didn't answer me when I asked who you are," he said looking at Mason. "Huh? Oh! Sorry, lost in thought for a moment there. I'm Mason," introduced Mason as he returned from dreamland. “Don’t worry about it, Mason. I do it too.” Sage said. “Usually to sleep. Hehe.” "Nice to meet ya, Mason," said SoundWave. "So how many of you actually meet Barricade and Thomas?" He asked. "Mason got here a minute before you did. but everyone else of us met him. May I see that spare card that I made?" "Oh, oh yeah," said SoundWave as he handed me the card. I look at it for a few seconds. "ah. yeah, it malfunctioned. I used too much effort on barricades and Thomas's cards, so I only used half of what was required to make this. I can repair it, but it'll take a while." "Hey, random question, how did I get here in the first place?" asked Mason. “Plot convenience,” Sage answered. “The plot is love, the plot is life.” Alex said. "Shut up you two. The world barrier is extremely weak for people or ponies with powers. and with your power? it was a matter of time before you dropped by." I smile. "in more ways than one." "For some reason, it sounds to me like some godly being decided to make the barrier weak on purpose," said Mason looking up into the sky. "don't blame me dude." echoed a voice from the walls making Mason and soundwave jump "Ummm, was that God I just heard?" asked Mason looking at lightningman. Alex and Sage break into hysterical laughter for a few moments before calming down enough to speak. “OK. First, I’m the only legitimate god here.” Alex said. “Second, don’t ask me about the barrier cuz I dunno anything.” "Then who was that?" asked Mason. "Don't you think it's dangerous having a world barrier that weak?" Asked SoundWave "And that too," added Mason. "first. that was the author. Or the future me. and second? the barrier will break anyway even if we fix it. Equestria Girls remember? More specifically, Midnight Sparkle." "What the heck is even Equestria Girls?" asked Mason. "Actually, you know what, I'm just gonna find some apple juice and a good book. Screw all this nonsense," said Mason as he walked in lightningman's house. "no books are in there! Just my Xbox and a bunch of other crap," I call inside. "And I don't have any food!" "Oh cool! An Xbox! Do you have Black Ops 2?" called Mason who was currently sitting on the couch. "....you know what an Xbox is?" "OK just what the (bleep) is going on in this back (beep)wards dimension?" Asked SoundWave. "It's like if Deadpool was a universe," he said. "Well yeah! An Xbox is... is..." Mason suddenly cut off with a dead look on his face. "Mason, dude," said SoundWave. "I think you were a human sent to Equestria and turned into a pony, with no memories of when you were human" he continued. "And you're slowly getting them back" he continued. "Then again I might just be (beep)ing crazy" he finished. "WARNING WARNING BLACKOUT IMMINENT!!!" screeched the author. I frown. "wha?" I then pass out from my brain being fried from overuse. "What the (BEEP) just happened?!?" Asked SoundWave. "He most likely overheated mentally. Best we can do is put him to bed so he can rest and give him some water when he wakes." Sage said. "Sounds like you've dealt with this before." Alex said. "There have been times when I released sensitive information about me to unprepared minds, knowing that they wouldn't remember. And even if they did, I'd just erase the memories." Sage said. "Primus help me," said SoundWave. "Peter would love this dimension" he continued. A few minutes later, I groaned and got back up. "I'm ok. I just needed to relax my brain." I knock on it a few times. "SAM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE!!" I yell. Suddenly smoke came out of my wand and reformed into my daughter. "Dad. I don't have time to manage the inner workings of your brain. I still need to get an education to you know." ".... And how are you doing that?" I ask. "By going through your memories." "..... Great. I'm going to be teased by my own daughter now." I facepalm.