So it's been about a week since Sombra and I guess I can start with when I got to the Empire. Might as well reminisce about it before the swarm gets me and while it’s a convenient way to explain a time jump.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One Week Earlier (Wibbly wobbly timey songy)
The train rolled into the end of the line. Well not exactly the end because it seemed to have defied the laws of physics and became connected somewhere down the line for the train to turn around. I mean it really shouldn’t be much of a big deal but I’m just coming up here after getting a message from someone named N. I will only keep the line at that and only refer to anything I get from them as N.
Anyways I have to go and find at least someone. Even the elements would be great to make sure their fine. Besides something must have happened to N on my ride. Actually you know what I take back what is currently an inner monolog of exposition. It is getting tiring typing N so I’ll just say Noah. Anyways since then I finally bought a map so I don’t accidently go the wrong direction and not make it a recurrence for not being places in comments that add to lore….
Mind can you do a favor.
Yes I can do a favor.
Shut it, you are starting to become mental and breaking the fourth wall…. Again?
Well sawree that this a very mental thing right now that you am having me explain. I am technically suffering from what I believe is mental shock from being in a mystical world. One that has many things thought of to not exist. While being swallowed by a swarm of scary physics defying pinkness. So sorry for having a very real mental instability right now that is being treated by breaking the fourth wall. Oh yeah and I would go with again. Since I think we probably had one while you threw your guts out off screen/out of text.
”Sorry… it is just weird how I’m having this conversation with my brain as if we are two different people even though my mind probably hasn’t split. God knows I still need to get some therapy for the day Fluttershy lost a limb and meeting Gary. Anyways continue since We’re busy with to many pinkies at this moment and I need to stop this ship from being swallowed by the sea…. They already got Clyde like ants in Indiana Jones. Auhhohhh (Ultra realistic moan of creeped out disgust)… Though this won’t be touched till like two John chapters from now or something like that.
Hm… alright back to the train. I already know Gary atleast transferred everyone except Clyde. Which was obvious when I stepped out of the train and saw Clyde walking next to Shining Armor and the girls. When Clyde seen me he broke off to talk with me. Which we both walked to the side to talk so none of the girls would hear us.
“Alright what exactly happened sense I’m apparently directionally challenged and took the wrong train”
”Well lord I don’t give a care who my wife actually is threw his wife through the sky and then after retrieving the McGuffin, and spike, used it to basically kill Sombra. After Noah and Alex bashed his skull like and AT-ST on Ender.”
“But what happened to the others?”
“Well… they went through a shadow portal after a giant light show.”
“How is that even possible?”
“‘Land of talking magical, me existing, laser beam using ponies…”
“Alright, alright I got all that 'discord’, though now I just want to know how you got here. Since you also so happened to disappear.
“Oh that’s easy. I just used my shadow powers and traveled to Twilight when I felt something happened to Noah though after I finished a bottle. I also found out that no one remembers anyone that was taken.”
“Well that is highly sensical and not even questionable at all. Though we need something to do about that now and a way to get the others back. So what shall we do first?”
Thanks to murphy's law of conveniences a situation just showed up. In the form of the one who throws without a care. Maybe it was best not to have said anything but hey. What you gonna do when murphy can hear you. All the time like that creepy santa song where he knows what your doing.
“Oh thank Faust your back now John. I need to have a word with you.”
Well crap what did I do I just got here. Wait….”
Um… yes what is it?’
Just got to pray to god it Isn’t something like Gavin being caught in bed with the dudes new wife. Oh god that would mean he would want to murder me…. Though would he since he did kinda try to sleep with a bug and couldn’t tell the difference. Oh God It’s probably some form of male hare-
“I would just like to ask why you thought it was a good idea to park your ship against the castle, Also I would like to request the use of the army you brought.”
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….. Well….. That is much more easier to deal with than. Wait did he say ship and what did he mean by army? Well might as well just roll with it. “Ah yes my ship, well that was just a very easy spot to access the castle from.”
Shining looked down then brought a hoof to his chin. He looked back up with a look of questioning understanding.
“Hm… I’ll except that for now. Though will you be willing to let me use your elite SWAT team?”
Well it seems that they must have gotten the box and brought over some help. Before we could continue the girls came over with cadence and said they were ready to leave. Clyde told them we had to stay and get the ship. So the groups separated. The girls most likely went home to celebrate.
So we followed Shining and his wife into the newer, though more legally real, nation. Ok so yadda yadda, place looks nice and not destroyed. Skip to the castle because why would you need this place to be explained besides happy clear Crystal Ponies and a very shiny, the sun is gonna kill me, structures. I feel like somehow it would look better if it was same shade of being darker.
Anyways we arrive to the throne room and found the SWAT team. I also noticed how every vase, door, window, and even the toilet was untouched. It looked like Link went through here looking for anything of value.
Shining re asked his question about them and they all decided to stay. They all know what happened and are probably looking for a solution. So what would letting them stay hurt. Besides some tv show ratings for action coms on equestrian tv. Hmmm what would that even be called?
Anyways me and clyde decided to go board the ship to head back to ponyville. Before having a giant duck show up in front of us.
“Oi! What are ye be doing on my captains’ ship without the captain.”while somehow swinging around a sword.
So while being the closest person to him I made the most manliest scream.
”Oh god a sword!”
I then promptly jumped jumped behind Clyde.
Clyde just stepped forward and told him that we needed to move the ship. Though Earl listened he(are giant rubber ducks even gendered?) still wanted an answer so Clyde explained things. He reluctantly agreed and on a totally fair and democratic vote. Went back to where we, technically most of us, had a home.
Once Ponyville was in sight range Clyde had the best Idea of convincing me that it is relatively easy to land the boat. So going along with what he said which was entirely convincing with huge magical terms. I was successfully able to land…. Which is defined as anything you can still walk away from. Who know pressing a button could lead to a sudden plummet..
Anyways Earl lectured us for an hour and banned me from standing within 11 feet of the controls. Which I agree is for the best since having maxed out flying in GTA does not translate to can fly anything. We then walked from one side of the town back to the library while Earl stayed and looked for a shovel.
Once inside we walked over to the couch and fell into it. Once the sun was nearing the horizon life seemed to have decided to not give us luck.
Twilight barges into the library being followed by a confused Scootaloo and Spike. Who promptly ran to the kitchen. As soon as she spotted the two of us she teleported us both to stand in the infront of her. While being completely honest I now learned why a twitching eye was creepy and not a party trick.
”Hey Clyde~”
He only nods in fear of what she is going to say.
”I just have a question~ .
She started to get deeper as she was talking while somehow starting to catch fire.
”How could you Leave Your Own Daughter all by Herself in the City of Canterlot and not make sure she was ok? I mean that is highly irresponsible to just do that. Do you even have any ideas of how much trouble you could be in if someone found her there all by herself! Even though she was talking to the princess what if anybody else found her! What if-
At some point Clyde stepped behind me and was started to shrink into the ground. Which I didn’t notice until twilight was looking at me. Which made me realize what he was doing.
Turning around I started tugging clyde out of the ground which has already consumed two thirds of him. I am sadly not letting him get away with this. Scootaloo just sat there bamboozled.
”B-but he isn’t my Dad!”
(she...she remembers me?)