The sound of hoofs clicking and clacking against the crystal floor was heard from a few rooms away, from where Twilight guided Emerald, showing him around. Twilight had decided to have Emerald stay as a roommate, at least until they figured something out about his past.
"And this will be your room for now, since it's the one you're probably familiar with. If you need anything, just let me know." She walked down the hall, as Green glanced around in his room. Of course, it was the same one he woke up at, but still, he felt a little homey here. Spike said that dinner will be ready soon.
In the meantime, Green decided to rest in bed, staring up at the ceiling as he found the bed sheets comfy. He was unsure why he liked the feeling so much, but it seemed to make him feel better about the situation he was in. Green sat there for a while, trying to take in all that has happened. What was he? Where was he? Why was he here?
He found it too much for him, and tried to go to sleep. However, He then began to remember when he fought that dude with the fiery arm. When he saw that weird thing in the dream, it looked similar to his dragon form.
"What was the connection?" He thought. Getting nowhere, he slowly got out of bed, disappointed he wasn't able to sleep. The earth pony trotted out of the room, and went to go find Twilight.
Wandering about, Emerald glanced around each corner, feeling a little lost, but also a little intimidated by the castle's vast interior. As he was nearing what he thought was the princess' quarters, he instead encountered the unicorn, Starlight Glimmer.
"Hello Green." She said,
Green was looking around, and not looking at her.
"I am lost." is all Green said in reply.
"Ha ha, yeah, it's pretty vast, especially since I keep getting lost trying to find the bathroom." Starlight chuckled. Emerald looked off to the side, a little bummed since he already felt alien to this place. Starlight noticed his rather silent aura. When she asked what was wrong, he merely replied that he was getting hungry.
In the area where most of the houses were in town, most ponies were enjoying their day as word of mouth spread about a strange meteor landing outside Twilight's castle. For most it felt normal since they're used to threats or weird happenings across Equestria, but the fact that the rumor itself was new was something that was worrying some.
One of the houses looked ordinary for everyone, but little did they know something was amiss. The sun was casting a shadow behind the house, and under the shade, a strange shape began to slither out from the darkness under the house. It was long and oval shaped, and matched the darkness of every shadow around it, making it impossible to see it if it got under a pony. Nopony noticed it move away from the house's comforting shade, the way it moved was like a fish within the water, except the 'water' was solid ground, and it made no noise as it wandered toward a table, entering the shadow underneath it.
Under the table, it contemplated on whether or not to surface, in fear of being spotted. Changing his mind, he moved away from the table and toward the comfort of another house, casting darkness behind it, for that the house faced the sun rather than away like the other one. Once it was sure no one was watching, it decided to rise out carefully. Huge black antlers sprout from the puddle of darkness, oozing dark matter onto the cobblestone. The antlers were connected to a dragon-like head, concealed within shadow. Soon it rose its head above the black water, revealing bright crimson eyes, a small dorsal horn in the center of its head, and black, velvety scales.
It was hesitant to fully rise out, so he instead thought to himself.
"Dark failed..." The entity whispered to himself, his voice was smooth, yet inaudible. His voice was the opposite of Dark’s, being more shy. "I guess.. things go wrong.. inevitably."
Admittedly that sentence depressed him a bit, a reminder of his past. As he was lost in thought, he thought to himself if maybe he should check on Green. The entity, Dark, and Slaughter knew each other, and though logically he should go and check on Dark, he felt it was better to see how Green was able to handle himself.
Twilight, Starlight, and Green were in the library. Twilight was showcasing what cutie marks were all about, showing him various books on the subject.
"You see, cutie marks represent the talents of the pony. When a pony is born, they have none, but they eventually get their cutie mark in some way." She explained. Green tilted his head, imagining what she was talking about. "So, that was a brief explanation of cutie marks. If you like to know more, I have hundreds of books here."
Green rubbed the back of his head, unsure what to think.
"Why don't I have a cutie mark?" He asked. Twilight took a second to think, while Starlight put her hoof to her chin, thinking of an answer.
"I'm not quite sure. There's no documentation on a fully grown stallion with no cutie mark. Although, considering that you had turned into a dragon, I think I have a small theory." She explained. "It's believed that Rainbow Dash's cutie mark has something to do with her Sonic Rainboom, maybe his mark has something to do with his ability to turn into a dragon."
Starlight asked her mentor. "If that were the case, why didn't it appear as soon as he transformed back?"
"Good question." Twilight replied, a little puzzled. "Considering Green is possibly from outer space, anything is possible."
While they were locked in speculation, Green quietly left the room, wanting to explore more. Something was giving him the sense to go outside...
...
Upon finally finding the front door, he took in the fresh air from being inside. It was odd that his mind wanted out, but he wasn't against it either. As he wandered around, he saw Ponyville up ahead, and chose to turn away, not wanting to feel exposed to ponies he's unfamiliar with.
He glanced around as he entered the area where the crater was. He felt a sense that maybe he made a mistake going there.
Green approached the huge crater, and glanced down into the hole. All he saw was dirt and some bits of grass that went flying. As he was looking through, he noticed something odd. There was something reflecting in the sunlight, as if it was either metal or a diamond. He cautiously approached it, wondering what it was.
When he got close, he slowly pushed the dirt away, digging it out. It was a small pearl-shaped stone that was shiny. Green stared at it curiously. The orb shined with a cyan glow.
He lowered his hoof onto the top, finding it to be fascinating... but then suddenly...
"... hi..."
He turned his head, thinking he heard a faint voice.
"You're our last hope..." a feminine voice spoke. Green blinked, before everything with dark in his vision. He felt something wet on his hooves, making him look down to see water below him, but it had a mirror-like surface. What he saw in the water surprised him. It was a humanoid silhouette with what appeared to be a glowing, cyan orb in the center. He is left breathless, before everything goes back to normal in his sight. First thing he did was gasp quietly, out of breath from what he just witnessed.
His hoof suddenly hit the dirt, which brought him back to reality. Green glanced down, and saw the stone was gone. He just stared, as a tornado of emotions flew through his system. After what felt like minutes, he decided he won't tell anyone what he saw, fearing they'd think he's crazy, and besides, even he didn't know what it was. As Green headed back inside, a familiar shadow with antlers emerged from underneath a nearby tree's shade. The entity had seen Green, but he didn't see the crazy dream Green had.
Night came, and Green was still feeling off about that incident earlier. Aside from his name, he had no knowledge of who or what he was. For some reason, he felt like that voice was speaking about him, but how is he 'our last hope'? This left him with so many questions.
Why is he here?
How is he able to turn into a dragon?
...and ultimately, Who was he?
Not having the strength or patience to try and answer anything, he went over to the bed. He quickly tried to sleep, however he couldn’t find the will to, still anxious over who he is. He even grabbed his pillow, and tried to find the right position. He hugged it softly, and thought of Rainbow for a brief moment...
The dark entity from before hid in the darkness of Green's room, watching the pony sleep. Despite this, Green felt like there were eyes watching him, but whenever he looked, he couldn't see it, even with the moonlight from the window illuminating the room slightly.
As he laid back down, the entity could read Green's thoughts telepathically, and suddenly paused when he saw Rainbow Dash. Somehow, a wave of panic, sadness, and fear washed over him. The entity slowly slithered toward the window, before flying out the window in a hurry when Green quickly sat up. Green was laying there, when he saw a dark tentacle-like appendage moving across the window. When he turned to face the window though, it was gone.
The shadow entity began to weep to himself, feeling upset over seeing Dash. To him it was a reminder of his past, to the point where he had an intrusive memory of Rainbow saying his name.
“I’m sorry…” he wheezed to himself, the pain burdening his senses. The night continued, with Green asleep, unaware he had a visit from a dark entity…