//------------------------------// // His Explanation // Story: Snowhead's Adventures in Ponyville: The New World // by Snowhead_Blitz //------------------------------// Snow walks into the throne room, wide-eyed. "I never knew a castle could be so confusing..." "Oh you have no idea," A dull-pink pony said. Starlight glimmer and the Main 6 were sitting by the Cutie-Map waiting for Snow to enter and explain what happened. "Really, darling, I don't think it's that hard, but you'll get the hang of it," Rarity said with a slightly cheerful tone. "Sure. Anyhow, you wanted me to explain what happened, right?" Snow asked, bluntly. "Yes," Twilight said, "So please, go ahead." "Alright, we'll start off with what I am," Snow said, and his covered eye glowed very slightly crimson, as he threw an image of himself in his anthro form above the table, "This, is me. I am an anthropomorphic wolf from a universe known as Arvaelie," he said, as both the glow of his eye and the image disappeared, "As for how I got here, I was in a fight with a dark copy of myself, and fell victim to one of its many traps. As I went to strike it with my now missing weapon, it opened a portal in front of me, and me, being carried by my momentum, fell into it, causing myself to transform into what I am now," he stated, turning around completely. "So what you're saying is that Y'all don't belong here, in the literal sense?" Applejack questioned him. "Precisely." "And how do you intend on getting back to where you belong?" Twilight asked. Snow looked down. "Wait, are you implying you don't know how to get back home?!" she stated, shocked. "Eheh... sadly..." Snow said, hanging his head, "But!" he picks his head up, "That might actually be a good thing." "How so, darling?" Rarity asked, looking quizzically at him. "Just think about it; if they have the ability to get to and from here via a portal, then they could surely come to attack!" Snow gave his logic, but then quickly dismissed it with, "But, knowing what's happened here, it might not be the worst thing that's happened. But still," Snow tried to sound confident, but his voice was still slightly shaky. "Have you tried-" Twilight gets cut off. "Sadly, friendship doesn't work with your opposite," he stated, "Crying shame, I'll be honest." "So there's no way to beat them?" Rainbow inquires. "There is, but it's not a nice way to-" Snow's ear flickers. "Something isn't right," he says, backing toward the door. "Hm? What's the matter?" Pinkie Pie finally speaks. Snow runs out the door, and Rainbow picks something up from the table and follows after him. "Hey! Wait! What's going on?" "I heard footsteps above at the upper levels." Snow said, running just in front of Rainbow. "What? That can't be possible!" Rainbow exclaimed "But it is. That thing you grabbed?" Snow said, "A communicator. I edited it's actual design so it's multi-universal. Basically, I can use it to talk to people who aren't in this universe, and vice versa." Snow explained quickly, as Rainbow strapped it onto her hoof. "Now, grab something, use your wing so you can run if necessary." "Right!" Rainbow dashed into a closet and grabbed a broom with her wing, dashed out and quickly caught up to Snow. "That's what you got? Alright. Now," Snow went quiet as they reached the top floor, "stay quiet. You don't want to die, do you?" "Fair enough," Rainbow whispered. "Follow my lead," Snow said, looking around. He quickly runs behind a small wall, and Rainbow follows suit. "What's going on?" Rainbow asks. "That," Snow points to a shadowy creature looking around, "Is a Polar Opposite. One of the three types of Deyin, and- wait, don't!" Snow whispers harshly as Rainbow charges the shadow figure, and it turns toward her and dodges her throw, pouncing onto her. "Agh!!" Rainbow cries as the hoof she used to block the creatures bite gets bitten. "I tried to tell you to stop!!" Snow yells as he picks up the broom and hits the shadow across the face with the pole end of it. Rainbow's hoof bleeding slightly, Snow takes charge and stands in front of her, his left wing outstretched in a blocking position. "I don't care how little hurt you may be now, but if you keep being so brash with your actions you're going to get hurt even worse," Snow said in a commanding tone, "alright? I don't want to see my friends hurt." "I-... I understand." Rainbow says with a slight amount of tears, and as one hits the ground, Snow's ears flicker. "I didn't mean to hurt you," Snow turns to Rainbow, "Just showing I care, however dumb it sounds. Now," Snow turns back toward the shadow and, "where'd it go?" "It probably left out that window while you were monologuing." Rainbow points to an open window with her injured hoof. "Ah..." She sighs. "Fair enough. It didn't see an opportunity, so it fled. Now, we should see the others and tend to your tiny injury, hm?" He smiles toward Rainbow, and she nods. The two of them fly quickly to the throne room and tell the others of what happened. "And you're telling me that some sort of shadow pony got in through an upstairs window? Excuse me if I find that hard to believe." Twilight said with a subtle hint of both annoyance and confusion. "It's the truth!" Snow said, "Cross my heart, hope to fly, curse my soul if I'm to lie." "That's cutting it kinda close, Snow," Pinkie says sarcastically. "I know, but I've been using that a while," Snow replies. "So now I've got a question." "Yeah...?" "How do you know what these things are?" "Deyin are able to be split into three groups where I'm from. Light, Dark, and Polar Opposites. Polar Opposites are the complete exact opposite of you, Dark Deyin are in charge of helping with personal, mental, and emotional matters, and Light Deyin are in charge of magical, elemental matters. Everyone has one of each." "So, it's religious?" "Not by a long shot." "So, that thing that was up there," Rainbow inquires, "Was that a Polar Opposite of someone here?" "Could've been. Or it could've been one from my universe," Snow answers, looking at Rainbow's bandaged hoof. "That feeling any better?" "A little. Still stings a bit, haha," Rainbow laughs a little and smiles. "Good. Not that it stings, but that it's healing," Snow looks to Twilight, "So, would you mind if I slept in that upper area? So nopony can get through there?" "If you feel it necessary, then go ahead," Twilight says, concerned, "Just don't get hurt." "Don't worry, I- hm? Yes, Ms. Shy?" "Um... well... how did these things get here, if you don't mind me asking?" Fluttershy asked shyly. "My best assumption is this universe collided with mine, thus allowing travel through portals. That's the best I've got for ya." Snow said, smiling, and quickly turned to Rarity hearing her sketching, "What'cha drawin'?" he asks, cautiously. "Well, if you must know, I'm deciding whether to take my artistic vision and do this that way or make it true to form," Rarity says, her mind locked on what she's trying to do. "Well, what's it for?" He asks, fearing the worst. "Have a look, the one on the left is the artistic variation," Rarity says, floating the paper to him, Snow's eye glowing it to catch it within his own magical aura. The right one looks like his normal clothing, the only thing being that the jeans aren't pants, they're more like a skirt. He ignores it and looks to the artistic variation. The shirt has a collar, up to the halfway point for his neck, and the sleeves run down near the bottom of his hooves, and his boots are somewhat fancier, and while Snow appreciates the metallic detailing, he doesn't find it very useful. "I like the variation better. It's a lot nicer looking, unlike what my opposites attract thing was," Snow smiles as he returns the paper. Pinkie gets a drum set from somewhere and drums out that familiar sound. "Really? That's more than even I'm willing to show off, Pinkie," Snow says, turning around. "What do you mean?" Pinkie said sarcastically. "We'll talk later, alright?" Snow replies. He looks to the rest of them. "I'm gonna walk off a while. Get a little more used to this place," Snow says, and Twilight stops him. "One question, before you start walking around." "Yeah?" "How do you intend on protecting this place?"