I strolled into the majestic throne room of the 'Great' Princess Celestia. Can't say she didn't have some ponies who didn't know how to make some beautiful buildings.
Celestia looked shocked as I strolled across the room along the carpeted path. My cloak billowed out behind me. I slow to a stop at her throne. Spinning and giving a theatrical bow, and quickly fixing my sun glasses, cause she bright.
"Hello your radiant Majesty. How are ye on this beautiful day." I say, giving a tinge of sarcasm to my greeting. "After all; the birds are sing, sun is shining...."
I throw my hands out and spin, letting out a small chuckle.
Celestia looked down at me from her throne, quickly putting on a more composed face. Taking a deep breath, she replied.
"What are you doing here Mog?" She said with a false sweetness.
I give her a small, but shit eating grin.
"Oh...well I had a little buddy of mine, and that was sarcasm Celestia, let me out of your little garden." I said in the same false sweetness.
She sighs again, oh I could see the tick mark on her head.
"I mean Mog." She said steely, with a false smile. "What are you doing here talking with me? You could be out there free. But your here." She then lights her horn. It glows with otherworldly, golden energy. "So, did you come back to turn yourself in....or are you here for something else?"
"Oh....I just wanted to tell you...." I pause, tapping my chin comedically. "No, I came to FUCKING yell at you for turning me to stone! Wrongfully!" I yell. "You never asked once, it was all..." I threw up my hands."...Shoot first and ask question never." I said the last word with venom.
Celestia stood up. "You destroyed that town! You burned down over twenty houses. Dozens of ponies were injured and homeless. Another dozen more where dead!" She cried, glaring at me.
"Oh! Oh ho ho. And here's the Celestia I know." I said chuckling, "You never asked for my side of the story, even after I helped that family. You saw me and then fucking blasted me with...whatever those things were!" I yelled. "Now that I'm here! I might as well tell you what actually happened! And what really happened on that day. Maybe you will understand why I am not at fault, but your own xenophobic ways!"
Celestia threw up her hooves and turned around, slumping back down on here throne. I hadn't noticed in all of the emotion that we were nose to nose, glaring daggers at each other.
"Fine! Fine. Tell your story Mog. It doesn't change what happened that day." She said with a heavy sigh.
"Alright, but it might change things. And my name isn't Mog." I let out a sigh, "It's Mogeme. Mogeme Genome." I look up at Celestia. "And here's what happened on that day...."
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Over a thousand years ago....
A tall figure sat next to a stone fountain in the middle of a medieval square. Glowing holographic instruments were scattered around him and he seemed to be playing all of them. A haunting but melodious song echoed through out the town and ponies bobbed their heads as they listened and worked. The figure sung a song as he played...but it was lively as his male voice echoed throughout the town through what the town's folk thought as magical devise. Tall black boxes that echoed the minstrels music.
Young colts and fillies sand along with the minstrels song, some dancing but all laughing. The minstrel smiled as he sang and played.
As the song ended he set down his instrument and look at the foals. "More, one more!" Some called while others called "Another, another one please!" The minstrel only laughed and shook his head.
"Not today foals, its getting late and your parents want to get you home."
"Pleases Mr. Mog? One more?" Said one filly.
Mogeme looked down at the filly, he smiled and ruffled the fillies mane. "Alright...one more it is. Then off you go to home alright."
"Okay Mr. Mog!" All of the foals cried. Mogeme chuckled. He re-summoned his instruments and struck a tune. "This one's call Loreley. I hope you all enjoy." He raised his voice at the end so the towns folk could here. Several parents smiled, watching their foals. The old blacksmith smiled and shook his head, and went back to forging the sword.
The song slowly woved across the town...echoing throughout the small town. Then an explosion accord. Then another, and another. And they started to circle around the town. Mogeme stopped playing, standing up. He recognized where the explosions took place. Every place he set up a speaker. Someone or something blew them up. No, he shook his head. This was a terrorist attack.
"Fire! Fire!" Mogeme heard a pony yell. Looking towards the shout, he saw several of the house catch and erupt in to flames. Hearing a wimpier, he looked down and saw the foals gathered and held close to him. "Mr. Mog? What are we going to do?" One of the foals asked.
Mogeme smiled at him. "I'm am going to help put out the fire. I need all of you to stay near the fountain. If the flames get too close, get into the fountain and hold your breath under the water, the fire won't hurt you there. Understood?" He asked. The foal nodded his head.
"Are you leaving us?" Another asked. Mogeme looked at them and shook his head. "No, but I am going to help others. Alright?" They nod.
"Ok, I will be back soon." Mogeme waved and ran off towards the flames, hoping he could save anyone who was still inside their homes. He ran past homes he knew where empty. "HELP!" He heard a pony cried and saw one of the houses was on fire. Inside he saw a mother and their foal.
"Hold up!" Mogeme called, he ran up to the down and grabbed the handle. It was stuck. "Back away from the door!" he turned and ran his armored shoulder in to the door. Again and again till it broke open. Climbing in, he step over debre and into the roaring flames. Thanking himself for wearing his glasses and his hard carapace for skin. He braved the flames, heading towards the back room where the fire hadn't reached yet, but the smoke was approaching. Being glad that he was able to breath in these toxic environments, he burst through the burning door and into the last room.
Cowering in the corner was a white unicorn mare and her daughter. She was holding onto her filly and shivering with fear. "Hold on, I'm coming to get you out of here!" He called over the roar of the flames. The Unicorn nodded. Then a timbered creaked, and started to come down. Mogeme dove across the room and grabbed the unicorn mare and her daughter and crashed though and window. Shielding them both from the flames, debre and glass.
Mogeme turned to see the house burst into a fire ball. Turning back to the mare and her filly, he ushered them towards the fountain. A place her thought was safe. Then a blast of magical energy flung past him.
"STOP VILE BEAST! YOU SHALL BE PUNISHED!" A loud but royal? voice cried.
Mogeme turned and saw a large rainbow blast of magical energy rush towards him and the two others. He quickly pushed them and himself out of the way. Turning to yell at the being who attack them, he stood with his middle finger up and saw as another unstoppable blast of rainbow energy blast him dead center in the face. Stone slowly creeped along his 'skin' and till darkness covered his eyes. he heard the townsfolk nearby yell as everything disappeared.
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"...And that is what happened that day. I didn't attack the village, but was attack. Me and the entire village I lived in." I said, my eyes moist from telling the story. "That is what happened that day. So you see Celestia, I wasn't at fault."
Celestia looked down, her mane covered her eyes. Slow...silent minutes past before she spoke.
"Guards....please escort Mr. Genome out of the castle nicely." A pair of guards appeared and walked towards me. She look up with a haunting look in her eyes. "I hope you have a place to stay Mr. Genome." Then she teleported out the throne room in a flash.
The guardsponies motioned with their heads for me to follow them and I complied. As we walked through the castle and out the front doors to the main gates just beyond the courtyard, the only thing I can think about as I cross the gates threshold and into the streets of Canterlot is....what happens to me now? Where do I go from here?