//------------------------------// // 10, The Return // Story: THE IMPOSTER AMONG US // by FIM Fiction //------------------------------// Lonely. I... I need help. I don't know if someone is listening or reading or what... but I need help. I'm drifting through the dark abyss... I have more than enough food and water to survive but... Should I? Is it worth it? Yes. I don't know why, but I have to live. I have to survive. I have to save everyone. *S. S. Ponyville* Cozy Glow hummed to herself as she hung upsidedown from the ceiling of the bedroom, chains digging in uncomfortably. "Golly, you know this isn't nessicary, right?" she asked. Rainbow Dash stood, a scowl on her face. "Six days ago you mounted an attack, tring to take down our strongest." "But I faaiiilllled!" Cozy Glow sang. "And there's also the business of 'Paradoxes', as you say." Cozy Glow sweated. "Uhhh... Oh look at that!" Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow. "Really?" "Usally I would do this as a trick but there's a green thing in a space suit behind you." Cozy Glow said. Rainbow Dash took a quick glance. "Oh dang there is." Standing in the doorway was a three foot lime green creature standing on two legs. It was in an outer white spacesuit with a helmet sitting on it's head. Floating beside it was a small UFO. It waved a hand that was connected to nothing. A smile formed beneath the visor. Rainbow Dash leapt to her hooves, grabbed a screwdriver. Seeing Hostility, the creature took off running as fast as it's legs could carry it. "GET BACK HERE!" Rainbow Dash shouted. She groaned. "Hey! Can someone help me in here?" "Sure!" Cozy Glow said, walking up. She stopped, seeing the chained up Impostor. "Actually I change my mind see ya." Cozy Glow ran off the opposite direction, as the Impostor slipped out of the chains and vented. Rainbow Dash shook her head, before running after the alien. * Twilight and Button Mash tried to access the rest of the stocks of food, before seeing a weird... thing run by, making turkey gobbles. The two looked at each other, before looking again. This time, they saw a whole crowd of ponies chasing after it. "Uhh..." "What's going on?" Twilight asked a random pony. "Impostor! Can't you see!?" the pony responded. Twilight blinked. "But... It's not even disguised. It's making turkey calls." "What does that have to do with anything?" Twilight raised a hoof, before lowering it. "I... Hm." Cozy Glow sat on a table, playing zylaphones on a ribcage with a rather bulky skull, choosing to due so because eveyone was too distracted by... whatever that is. Spike materilized beside her. "I... wha... Cozy Glow, what's even going on?" Cozy Glow turned to face him. "Hi hallucination!" she said cheerfully. "Ima call you Spike." Spike scratched his head, or rather he rubbed his helmet. "Huh? But my name alrea-" "Shush, now listen closly Spike, until I finish, okay? No interrupting." Cozy Glow said, putting a hoof to Spike's helmet. "Sure." "The whole crew lost their memories due to sabatours, we've jettisoned a few impostors off the ship, I went mad or insane and started murdering other, and now this turkey thing is here. And-" "Wait wait wait, WHAT!?" Spike cried out in shock. "This is bad, this is reall-" "YOU INTURRUPTED!" Cozy Glow screamed, tearing off a rib and stabbing Spike through the helmet and into the left eye. Simple to say, Spike flopped facefirst to the table and rolled to the floor. "Oh. Oh he was real. He was real and had answers." Cozy Glow looked around. "Ima just..." She gingerly touched Spike's eye addition. She sucked in a breath. "My bad..." She put the rest of the bone into her back, before backing away. "Yeeeaaah... Cozy Glow bolted towards the Emergency Medbay, as she discovered it was called. * "Hey big fella. You alright?" Applejack asked. "Kinda, not kinda, still healin." Big Mac said with a shrug. Applejack deadpanned, before slamming her hoof into Big Mac's right arm. "No!" he said in pain, rubbing his arm. "Yeah, don't ya ever joke around like that." Applejack scolded. "Mmmmmnope," Big Mac answered with a sharp nod. Applejack seemed to think about this. "Wait... If you said no, then is that a no to joking around like that, or a no to not joking aroun-" Apple Bloom bounded into the room happily. She set down a flower on Big Mac's bed. "Hi Daddy!" "Heh heh, eyup!" Big Mac said, scooping up Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom whispered in his ear. He stared at Apple Bloom, a playful yet quizicle expression on his face, before glancing at Applejack and back at Apple Bloom. "Yes." he said, nuzzling her. Apple Bloom let out a happy sound. She got off the bed and walked up to Applejack. "Miss Jackie? Will you be my mom?" "...Saywhatnow?" "You do your best to protect Dad, even though he tries to protect you! And you're pretty." Applejack let out a laugh. "Shucks, sure! I-" "I SPIKED SPIKE!" Cozy Glow shouted, running into the room and shocking everyone. "Also we got a space turkey." "...Huh?" the three Apples asked. The Alien flew by the door, riding on it's UFO while gobbleing in panic. A group of ponies was seen chasing after it. "That." Cozy Glow said, pointing. "Also I accidently killed someone." "Stay here." Applejack told Apple Bloom, before leaving with Cozy Glow. The two rushed to the Cafiteria as Rainbow Dash was gaining on the alien. "Come on, while they're distracted. We don't need them thinking we're Impostors!" Cozy Glow said. The two quickly brought Spike back to the Emergency Medbay. "What is that?" Apple Bloom asked as Spike was set onto the scanner. "No clue but he knows stuff. Activate!" Cozy Glow shouted. "I'm sorry, but you have run out of emergency healings. Please restock EH points at Mira HQ." the system said. "... well crap. No wait, this is beyond crap. Well shit." Cozy Glow muttered as Spike slowly bled to death. "Iiii... am gonna leave this as your problem." Cozy Glow ran out the room. * Rainbow Dash tackled the creature, who squirmed in panic. "Will you stop it!?" The creature gobbled in panic. "Listen, you don't stop that, I'm ejecting you into space." It stopped squirming. "And now I know you can understand me." A sweat formed on the face of the alien. It proceeded to shapeshift so it's round helmet fit on it's head, neck of suit and helmet sealing. A knocking caused them to look up. Rainbow Dash released the alien, before removing her helmet. Her jaw hung low as she stared at the window. Others turned to look as well. For at the window was a team of Pink, with Singed knocking on the glass. She pointed to the trash dump, before shoving her hoof down. Twilight quickly pushed the lever down, causing the outside hatch to open. Singed climbed into the chute. Twilight then raised the lever, allowing Singed access. Singed leaped inside. "No time to explain we gotta find Captain Chip and get into the Navigation Cockpit!" "I'm the Captain now!" Rainbow Dash said, before being grabbed and dragged by Singed. "Hey, what's going on!?" "Sorry but really no time to explain!" Singed said. They reached the control room. "I didn't want to have to waste this on you, but survival calls!" Singed yanked off Rainbow Dash's helmet, before slamming a needle into her neck.