Sunlight opened his eyes and looked around him. Once again, he was alone in the middle of nowhere.
“Sunset? Applejack? Are you there?” he shouted.
But no answer. He got up and took a short breath.
“That was too good to be true, he said. But where am i?”
He heard a noise and instinctively dodged at the last second a blade coming right at him. A second one was thrown at him, one that he dodged and grabbed. He looked at the blade with surprise.
”Those are not blades, he thought. These are blade shaped darts. I heard about some monsters and insects throwing venomous darts at their preys and victims.”
Sunlight blocked a third, then a fourth dart.
“Stop doing that!! He said. Can’t you see that doesn’t work?”
A terrifying creature, half dragon, half Scorpion and half demon came out of the darkness. She had the lower body of a scorpion with dragon scales and a dragon tails and the upper body of a female humanoid demon.
“I didn’t received guest in my domain for quite a long time, said the creature. I didn’t ate from ages and i am hungry.”
“Sorry, gal, said Sunlight. But i am not going to let myself get eaten by some walking abomination.”
“The last one i ate also said the same thing, said the creature. Do you know who i am?”
“Uh...An magic experiment gone wrong?” Answered Sunlight.
“How dare you?!! I am the one and only, the great, the mighty Queen Stinger!!” she said.
“Never heard of you before, said Sunlight. And you don’t fool me with this appearance.”
“I’m sorry, what?” asked the creature.
“I know the form you have is not your true one, said Sunlight. So you can drop the act. I can see through your illusion”
“Really? Asked the creature, then what do i look like?”
“Hard to tell, he answered. You are human in appearence with green hairs and a dark black skin. You kinda remind me of a Changeling...”
The creature turned back to a young woman with a black skin, long green hairs and cute little fangs. She had large and translucid green wings, similar to dragonflies.
“How did you guess that was not my true form? Are you a psychic or something?”
“Me? No, answered Sunlight. I just have those awesome goggles that allow me to see past magic illusions, including shapeshifting. But i don’t need those glasses to see that you are not a bad person. Can you tell me what’s your name and where i am?”
She explained him that her name was Chrysalis and that she from the human world, the same one than him and Sunset. She told him that she was made fun of because of her weird appearance all her childhood. She also told him that a few years ago, she discovered that she could shapeshift into anything she wanted and that obviously, she used it to make her life better.
“But how did you get there?” asked Sunlight
“No, said Chrysalis. All i remember is that one second i was walking in the streets and the next one, in this place. I know that might sound crazy but it’s true, i was not banished because i did something wrong. It happened like that. I didn’t ask for that.”
“I believe, you, Said Sunlight. I know exactly who to blame for what happened to you. This is just that where i come from, You have a really bad reputation.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised, she said. But i am not like your Chrysalis. Despite being rejected and made fun of all my life, i never grew up bitter and hateful. I know that i was different but i saw this difference as something bad, but rather as something good. In fact, When i discovered my powers, i didn’t used them to get revenge on those who bullied me but rather make my own life better. With this shapeshifting power, i could finally look like anyone, look normal, be normal. But soon, i felt the need to feed, not on food, but on love. Because i had no experience with love, i used my shapeshifting powers to do things i am not proud of.”
“You worked as a prostitute?” he asked.
“Escort, to be exact, she said. I am not a cheap slut, i have some class, you know.”
“My name is Blaze, Sunlight Blaze, by the way, he said. But why did you try to kill me?”
“Sorry, she said. I was hungry. Those darts where supposed to infatuate you so i could drain your love and have a meal.”
“I can understand, he said. And i know a way to solve that hunger issue, but first, we need to get outta here. Did you find something since the time you are here?”
“No, she said. Nothing.”
Sunlight looked at the surroundings and saw a door a few hundreds of meters away.
“I see a door over here” he said.
She took is goggles and put them of her head.
“You are right!! She said. What are we waiting for? Time to get out of this place!!”
They both head to the door but are stopped by a magic barrier.
“Of course, said Sunlight. But i won’t let a little magic forcefield stop me. Chrysalis, stay behind me.”
Sunlight blasted the forcefield with everything he got. After a few seconds, it started to crackle.
“I need more power! Said Sunlight. Chrysalis, try to enrage me, or if you can’t, try to lit me on.”
Chrysalis transformed into a giant dragon and blasted Sunlight with a fire breath.
“That’s good, but not enough, i need something hotter than the sun!” he said.
Chrysalis swapped into a Magmagon, an humanoid creature that could create flames 100 times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
“Perfect, said Sunlight. Blast me with everything you got!!”
She put her hands on his shoulders and blasted him again with a radiating heat. Sunlight’s power multiplied by a lot and he was able to break the barrier.
“We did it! Said Sunlight. Thank you for your help.”
“You’re welcome, now, let’s get out of this place!!”
Both crossed the door and landed in the human world. Discord spew out his drink when he saw him with Chrysalis.
“Oh, already back? He said. Have you found that power you were seeking?”
“That was just lies, am i right?” asked Sunlight.
“In your case, yes...and no” answered Discord.
“Let me guess, the power i was seeking is already in me?” he asked
“Nothing beat the power of friendship and teamwork, said Discord. As long as you and your friends are there for each other, none shall defeat you.”
“So, what you say is that i don’t need some ex-machina hidden secret power to become stronger, said Sunlight. Just need to believe in those who are important to me. You could have just said that at the beggining, you know.”
“Yes, but you wouldn’t have met your new friend, said Discord. Yes, i am the one you sent you into this dimension, Chrysalis...I apologize for that.”
“You son of a b...!” she tried to say.
“Watch your language, said Discord. I gave you a golden opportunity, the one of having friends that will not judge you on your physique.”
“Do you know how horrible and painful it was to stay trapped in this nightmarish place? She said. Alone and with no one to talk to?”
“Girl, you passed only 1 months in this place, said Discord. I had been imprisonned in stone for a thousand years...So shut the hell up.”
“Seeing how much of a dick you are, she said. I would say you deserved it”
“You know i could banish you into another dimension easily, right? Asked Discord. So tone the attitude!”
“Stop, you two, said Sunlight. Discord, if you do to this girl what you did again, you can forget our Ogres and Oubliettes evening next Saturday”
“You wouldn’t do that...” said Discord.
“I know how important it is for you, said Sunlight. So pole the attitude”
“Fine, good luck with the rest, he said. I have important business to take care of”
He disappeared.
“I just hope my sister and her friends will soon come back, said Sunlight. I am thinking about that, did you had a home before being sent in another dimension?”
“Yes and no, she said. The advantage of being an escort is that you get paid to sleep in the room of a man, i only became an escort because i needed a place to sleep and to feed on love”
“You won’t have to do this anymore, said Sunlight. Sunset told me she wanted a roommate, you would be perfect for her.
“You think she will accept? Asked Chrysalis. I could just rent a chamber of my own and find a job to pay it, you know. I am sure this town have a Strip-Club or a Sex Bar.”
“Yes, it does, said Sunlight. But i don’t want you to continue prostitute yourself, this is not a life that a woman should live. Me and my friends can offer you what you never had: A decent life and a family.”
Chrysalis felt the tears coming out of her eyes.
“You really think it? She said. That would make me so happy.”
“If they could come back soon, he said. Do you like video games? Or movies?”
“I love RPG games, said Chrysalis. I was a beast at Ultimate Fantasy 7 and Monster Quest 8. And i do love a good romantic/comedy movie. And yes, i do love playing Ogres and Oubliettes, even if i was alone to play it.”
Discord appeared out of nowhere.
“Wait, did my ears heard what they heard?! Asked Discord. You also love playing Ogres and Oubliettes?!”
“I do, she said. But i won’t certainly play with you after what you did to me.”
“What do you want? Said Discord. A mansion? Unlimited money?”
“Your most sincere apologies” she answered.
“Ugh, said Discord. Fine...Ah-Hum. I am...Sorry for what i did to you, really sorry”
“If you could put more drama in it, it would be perfect” she said
“You...Ugh...I am sorry, sorry, sorry!! He said, with a deep voice. I feel so bad doing what i did to you, i will never forgive myself, never...Never...Please forgive me! Forgive me...”
She applauded.
“Thank you, he said. Thank you. So, was it enough dramatic for you?”
“That’s fine for me, she said. I except your apologies”
“So, will you join me, Spike and Sunlight at our next Ogre and Oubliettes night? He asked. Spike and me agreed that having a female player would be great!”
“Sure!” she said.
“Excellent!! He said. Oops, i almost forgot!!”
He teleported all the girls near Sunlight,
“Thank god i am back to this dimension, said Rainbow Dash. Those giant teddy bears and dolls were about to hug me to death”
“I will never get out of my mind what i just saw in this dimension, said Applejack. So much fanciness, so much luxury, so much over the top dresses”
“Oh! Said Rarity, insulted. You are lucky. I was trapped inside a farm with tons of cows, dirty pigs and stinky goats. The nightmare, the smell was everywhere!!”
“This is over, now, said Sunlight. You are a sadist Discord, you know that?”
“I know, I almost sent you in a place full of giant mutant spiders. He said. But then, you would just have burned them to a crisp.”
Sunset hugged Sunlight.
“Please tell me you are never going to abandon me!! She said. I couldn’t live without you and my friends!!”
Sunlight looked at Discord with a cold stare.
“Gotta go!!” he said.
“I will never leave you, Sunset, said Sunlight. You know that. You are too important to me for it to happen.”
She saw Chrysalis.
“Who is that girl?” she asked.