//------------------------------// // Chapter 10: Wrapping up the Broken Illusion // Story: MLP: Chaos is Evolution // by Garebel //------------------------------// Twilight sighed as she shook her head. It had been a couple of days since the assault on the RMH HQ, and things had changed a bit. Celestia & Luna had both decided to let Garebel 'become' an Ailcorn, as a reward for planing the assault, making sure to let Mayor Mare, the current... well, Mayor of Ponyville, know that Garebel dislikes special treatment. While the Mayor did give Garebel a large empty house. She informed Garebel, that the house was meant to be temporary while giving him a set of blueprints that would allow him to design his own mansion and how to build it himself. Garebel didn't mind this, though he did turn the house into a sort of factory to help Ponyville be armed with Duel Disks for when The Seal reappeared. Twilight watched as Fluttershy decided to give trouble to Garebel in a different way regarding the 'workers' he decided to use. "So cute...!" Fluttershy muttered as she had, on instinct, glopped on a small mouse-like thing with a stick shaped like a lighting bolt and basically gave it love. "Ok... Didn't expect that..." Garebel muttered to himself, before speaking out loud. "Have you forgotten your Type, Spirit Gemini?" Spirit Gemini seemed to have shocked and angry at himself, though Twilight couldn't tell, since his expression didn't change, though it did looked drawn. Spirit Gemini then phased out of Fluttershy, much to her and Twilight's surprise, and moved to beside Garebel before turning to Fluttershy. A click was heard, before a new voice echoed out. "OK! While-i-don't-might-getting-love-on-like-that, i-would-like-to-be-aware-of-it-beforehand." The voice spoke out, coming of Spirit Gemini who then moved away. "Sorry, being a Mimikyu, He's always like that." Garebel sighed before focus on the duo. "So, why do ya'll need me for?" He asked. "Well, The Winter Wrap-Up is going to be starting soon to welcome the season of Spring. Everypony has to help out." Twilight explained, while Darth Keeper guided Fluttershy around the 12 Pokemon that Garebel choose to help out with the Duel Disk Factory. "So, y'all going to celebrate the ending of winter, huh? That seems to...!" Garebel muttered to himself, before stiffing. "I'm sorry, I can't..." Garebel spoke before turning away from Twilight, who was shocked. "Why? You are not harmed in anyway...?" She questioned Garebel, who let out a sad sigh. "It's not that... I lost someone close to me... when winter... ended..." Garebel spoke out, pained at looking at sad memories. "Oh... I-I'm sorry... I didn't know about that." Twilight spoke sadly, realizing that Garebel had a heavy load on him, all this time. "It's... fine..." Garebel choked out, tears steaming down his face. "C-Can you... Leave me alone, please?" He asked Twilight, who nodded, and went after Fluttershy. As soon as she left the room, Garebel broke down & let it all out. "Dang it! Why? Why did you decide that way was better... Sis... my... Other self..." He cried out, tears staining the wooden floor. -With Fluttershy & Darth Keeper...- "So, Sea-Bone & Leangle of Clubs take turns cooling the heated metal so, that Sea-Bone could still use his singing prowess to control water if an attack happens?" Fluttershy, who had silently mistaken Sea-Bone for a Merpony, instead of being an actual Primarina, a kind of Pokémon, asked Darth Keeper who nodded. 'WiThOuT VoIcE, AlL Of ThEiR FiGhTiNG CaPaBiLiTiEs LoSt. SpEcIaL CaRe NeEdEd.' Darth Keeper wrote out on a notebook, using it to explain things, since his voice can only come out in growls. At this point, Twilight walked up to them. "T-Twilight, what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked Twilight who seemed down. Twilight then explained what she learned. "Oh, poor thing!" Fluttershy exclaimed, having started crying partway though. Darth Keeper hummed a bit before realizing something. "What's wrong, Darth Keeper?" Twilight asked him, noticing his expression. Darth Keeper seemed to think a bit, before writing something in his notebook. 'NoThInG ImPoRtEnT.' it said. Fluttershy & Twilight then decide to tell Mayor Mare about this and leave Garebel alone. -a few hours later, Ponyville Square...- "I see..." Mayor Mare sighed, having started the Wrap-Up already and learning what Garebel is feeling. "We'll have finish it by ourselves, then." She said, mentally wishing she could help Garebel deal with his sadness. Twilight noticed that Fluttershy had already run off, without being given a task by the mayor. Frowning, she walked up to Mayor Mare. "Mayor, Do you usually give Ponies tasks to do?" She asked Mayor Mare, who shook her head much to Twilight's shock. "No, usually the other ponies decide what they want to do..." She explained, causing Twilight to realize that no pony had decide to organize and keep things on track! -Nighttime...- Needless to say, the Winter Wrap-Up went by quickly, thanks to Twilight's organizing. Right now, Garebel was sitting on one of the roof, glaring at the moon. A creepy sound echoed out, but only Garebel heard and understood it. "Yeah, I know I should not be angry at her, but It's still difficult to stop it..." Garebel answered, seemingly to no one. Another sound echoed . "I can't... Sis, being my Shadow, is the one who helps keep my emotions in check." He explained. Once again, the sound echoed. "I don't know if I can adapt to this... I'm sorry, Ryoji..." Garebel apologized to the unknown voice. The sound this time, was an indescribable oddness. "The Moon? I have no idea. Is something wrong?" The oddness repeated itself. "An intruder that has no physical body?" Oddness. "I have no idea. I tried to teleport to the Moon to attempt something to try and rescue Sis from the Great Seal she formed to seal her away, and deal with your 'Goddess'..." a sound like banging shutters. "But I couldn't get through an unknown barrier. The origin of which I have no idea on!" Oddness. "Yes, and I have no idea on how to pierce it!" Silence and A odd but faint Animal sound. "You touched the barrier and you have an idea?" Rapid Barking. "This place feels strongly like the barrier?" Another Bark. "Huh. I would ask Twilight about it, but I got two major problems to deal with first." Oddness. "First, The Seal of Orichalcos is present, only two pieces are active so far." Banging Shutters. "One was destroyed, the other got sacrificed to revive an former enemy of mine." Banging Shutters. "Thank you, Ryoji." A sound like a mix of a bark and a bang. then oddness. "The other problem is Ra..." a whoosh this time. "Yup, pretty much." An odd Whoosh. "I already know where Ra is, but just in case, you can search out for any trace of Ra as well." The Strange Sound echoed out. "See ya later, then Ryoji..." Garebel spoke out before sighing, deciding to turn in for the night. Sleep always helps to calm him down from time to time.