//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: The Plans of Henry the Yak King // Story: Canterlot's Savior // by Subsistence //------------------------------// “So they want something in our world?” Sunset asks me as we lie down in my bed, cuddling up under the bed sheet. “What do they want?” “I don’t know yet.” I answered. “But Sauron is also back and someone must have brought him back. I don’t think it’s the yaks, but I could be wrong, but I don’t think so. They won’t have the know how to do it. Someone else must be doing evil too.” “Shouldn’t we save Equestria too?” Sunset asked and put a hand on my chest. “If the yaks have made it here, they must have beaten Equestria.” “Yes. We must go there and save them.” I answered. “Celestia and Luna need me to save them.” “I will cover for you in school tomorrow.” Sunset leaned closer and kissed me. “I don’t even know why you go anyway. You already know everything.” “I was just wondering the same in school today.” I kiss her back, then wrap my arms around her. “I will go to Equestria first thing tomorrow. For now, how about another round?” “Oh you.” Sunset grinned. “You need your rest.” I kissed her again and she changed her mind. I made sure I have everything I needed as I stood before the portal. I had to double back home once because I forgot my lightsaber but now that I had it, I was ready to go through. Again, Sunset would look after Cream for me while I’m gone, but I hope not to be gone for long. All I have to do is save Equestria anyway. Nodding to myself, I walk through the portal, appearing down a colorful tunnel and then appearing on the other side suddenly. I look at my hands to make sure I’m still human, then I run off through Twilight’s castle, using my lightning magic to speed away to Canterlot. I have princesses to save. I arrived in Canterlot in, I’d say about seven minutes, which isn’t bad, and that’s when I noticed the place had seen better days. There were buildings knocked over and there was almost not one building standing that wasn’t broken. Everything was thrashed, and I could only guess who had done it. “Those yaks…” I deduced with my super detective skills. I stop my lightning and continue the rest of the way like a normal human. When I arrived at the castle, I had been right to do so. Instead of the usual pony guards standing around the castle, there were yaks instead. Yaks in grey armor and long red plumes sticking out the back of their helmets, some of them holding spears and bows. The green yak flag was hung down over the front of the castle.  Using my X-ray vision, I looked into the castle. There were even more yaks inside, but I wasn’t afraid. It only made me more determined to find out who was behind all this and put a stop to their evil plans. Crouching low, I sneak past all the guards on the outside, keeping just below their eyes so that they couldn’t see me.  “Did you see the new guys?” One of the yaks said to another as I crouched past. I stop to hear what they have to say. “Yes, I heard they are mean fellows.” The other yak replied. “Better than what we can do.” “Nothing is better than yaks.” The first one answered. Nothing except me. I think, plotting how to get into the castle and rescue the princesses. But I do wonder what it is that can be better than yaks. Waltzing past more of them towards the throne room, I then realize that I shouldn’t be sneaking past them, because here they are in Canterlot where they shouldn’t be. I should be getting rid of them instead. From where I was, I brought out two lightning spears in both hands, then I threw them at two yaks who were standing by the side. They became dust in an instant. A few more yaks ran in from the doorway I had come from, but I vaporized one more in a flash. “It’s John Wayne Cou-” I didn’t let him finish and vaporized him too. It seemed that more yaks had heard him, because they suddenly came in from around both sides of the hallway, with one wizard on each side. “Kill him!” One Wizard said and fired a fireball at me. I skillfully dodge it with a slide, then I use the Force to pull one side of the hallway’s yaks to me. The wizard flew the furthest and I destroyed him with one of my lightning spears. It was nice to be able to throw them freely. That was another thing I was thankful for having, that unlimited magic points. Solaire had also been shocked to know that I could fire off so many lightning spears. He told me the average amount a human could use was twenty, but I could do it as many times as I wanted. I also didn’t know why, but Solaire had said I have a great destiny ahead, whatever it was, and so I had been blessed with more magic, or something. The wizard behind filled the hallway with fireballs, but I leap over the other yaks on the other side and use them as cover, watching as the herd of ugly brown is set on fire. The danced around and tried to put out the fire, but then I take out my lightsaber and finish them all in one swipe. “Bring in the others!” One yak yelled behind them. The wizard stepped forward and fired more magic fire at me, but with my lightsaber, I waited till they were close and then cut them into two. I made my way towards them, cutting through all the fireballs, emerging unscathed each time as I got closer and closer. I grip my lightning behind me and after the next fireball I cut, I let it go and speed towards the wizard yak in that instant, catching it off guard and cutting it in half with my lightsaber. The remaining yaks were easy, but there were so many of them. It felt as though I had killed at least three thousand of them by now, and they hadn’t even managed to scratch me. “You should just surrender. You can’t win.” I said. “Release them!” One of the yaks said, then I cut its head off. But suddenly from below, there was a faint rumbling. The yaks around me suddenly scurry away, as though they were running from something other than me. A gray meaty arm burst out from the ground under me and tried to grab me, but I leapt away before it could touch me. Then the rest of its body followed and I realized what it was. It was a troll from Sauron’s army. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one, but their size gets me every time. The troll roared and then tried to smash me with its arm, but I dash through it, cutting off three of its meaty fingers. It roared again and spat at me, but I didn’t let it bother me and I threw a lightning spear at its belly. It fell back as a hole appeared through it. “Easy peasy.” I say to myself. Nothing was too tough for me. With all the yaks gone for the moment, I can go to the throne room, so I do. I throw the doors open hard and I walk up the carpet. There is a single yak sitting on the throne and he has a ball in his hoof. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are in a cage beside him and their eyes are swirling. “Release them and leave Canterlot!” I say and point my lightsaber at him. “You are the one, John Wayne Cousins?” He asked. “You don’t look very heroic.” “Trust me, I am very heroic.” I continue to point my lightsaber at him. “You won’t be very heroic once I’m done with you.” He says. He lifts his ball. “Behold the Orb of Subjugation!” It began to swirl a black and white and before I know it my eyes are also doing the same and I drop my lightsaber hand back to my side, though I still kept a hold on the lightsaber and it didn’t drop or turn off. I suddenly find myself in a dark world where the only platform I’m standing on is a gray land of crags and there is a big tv screen to my left in the sky, where I am able to see myself being hypnotized by Henry’s ball. “What happened?” I ask. There is no one else in here but me, which probably meant everyone who got hypnotized would have their own world to inhabit while they watch themselves. “Now how do I get out of here?” I ask myself. There isn’t any doors or anything. This was within my mind.  I try to get out, throwing lightning spears all over the place to see if I could destroy anything, but nothing happens. I’m still here. Trapped. “It is no use, you cannot escape!” Henry’s voice boomed from around me. “The Orb of Subjugation traps you to my bidding for all eternity. Unless I want to free you. It is how I have taken over Canterlot from the princesses and how I have also taken over the griffon and dragon lands. And it will also be how I will take over your human world too and everything beyond.” “Oh.” I said. “But I will stop you.” “You may be strong, John Wayne Cousins, but you are not stronger than the Orb of Subjugation.” He said. “I am going to prove you wrong.” I gather up all my lightning magic I can behind myself, tapping deep into my mana, holding it all back. When I felt it was enough, I release it all and it propels me into the tv screen with overwhelming force, shattering it in that instant. I suddenly find myself back in the throne room, with broken glass around my feet and a shocked yak king watching me with the ball in his hoof. “How?” He asks. “You couldn’t. You shouldn’t. There’s no way you could have broken from my enchantment. Just who are you?” “I am John Wayne Cousins.” I said, then I suddenly created a sunlight spear in my hand. It was bursting with power. “And I am Canterlot’s savior!” Henry raised his orb up to try to subjugate me again, but I threw my sunlight spear and it pierced right through the orb as it started to activate and it blew into a million shards and threw him back against the throne with a smash. Then he slides to the ground and groans. I watched him try to get up, then I walked over and used my magic to create a desert eagle pistol in my hand, pointing it at Henry’s ugly brown head. “Your reign is over.” I said. “Now tell me why you teamed up with Sauron and how he’s even still alive.” “It’s because…” Henry smiles. “This is all a diversion and you know nothing, John Wayne Cousins.” “What are you talking about.” I point my desert eagle at his head. “It’s already done. Ask your princesses.” Before I check on the princesses I know Henry will try to run when I turn my back on him, so I put a bullet between his horns first and he falls to the ground with the bang of my gun. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna no longer have the swirly eyes but they’re rubbing their heads and groaning. “Are you two okay?” I ask them. “Oh good, John, you’re here to save us.” Princess Luna said. “We knew you would. You were trained to save us all.” Princess Celestia rubbed her nose. “But we might be too late. Henry was only but a pawn.” “Yes, he was working with Sauron.” I throw my gun and it disappears back into my magic inventory. “He says you know why.” Princess Celestia nodded. “Sauron needed us out of the way. It seems after you had destroyed him at Mount Doom, Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight from Lordran came and brought him back to life with the power of the sun that they have taken from me and Luna. Sauron intends to rebuild his army and with Gwyn’s help and without a weak point such as the one ring, it will be difficult.” “I can handle it.” I squeeze my fists. “I have been prepared by you and all my mentors to one day save the world. This must be it. I will do Solaire proud and defeat Gwyn too. I will travel to Lordran tomorrow.” “Don’t forget your relative.” Celestia reminded me. “Of course not.” I smile. Twilight was an important family member and she was there to support me. I wouldn’t go anywhere without her. “Don’t worry. I’ll get your powers back and I’ll beat all the bad guys.”