Ending Σ
As Jason fell off the branch, a tingling sensation took over his body. Did he die? He couldn’t feel his neck breaking nor was he having any problem with his breathing. He opened his eyes, only to see being levitated by a golden aura. No…
He wanted to fight, he really did… But he couldn’t, he just had enough, he was tired, he was just sick of this cycle.
“Jason?” Celestia’s motherly voice came. She was now in front of Jason, looking at him with such compassion, with the love he has never recieved from this place.
Jason teared up again, “P—Princess, I…”
Celestia nuzzled his cheek, “It’s alright now Jason, everything will be fine.”
Jason covered his face with his hands “I’m… tired Princess… I am so tired…”
Celestia brought him close to herself for a hug, “I know Jason, it was all my fault…” Her eyes also teared up, “I should have been much more cautious from the beginning, I should have intervened earlier. But don’t worry, I will set everything right. I will put you back together…”
Jason sobbed, “P—Pri-“
She slowly pressed on Jason's forehead with her horn, which made him fall asleep in a second. “Hush now my little human.”
Everypony was watching them in silence by holding their breaths. Silence remained until the lavender unicorn jumped out of the crowd with excitement, “Princess Celestia! Oh thank harmony you came! We were—“
She immediately got quiet as Celestia held her hoof up. “We will talk later, Twilight.” Jason remained in her grip as she spread her wings and flied to Canterlot. Twilight, Applejack and the rest of ponyville watched her leave without a word…
8 Months Later
Jason was sitting at the dining table, drinking tea to relax. He slowly took up the cup, his hands were shaking but got better since eight months ago, he slowly brought it to his lips and took a sip, then put it back on the table.
His scars were almost healed, they didn’t use any spells to heal him. Princess said it'd be best to let them heal naturally. His haircut was now more proper than it was before, his face was well shaved too. And he was now wearing black pants, shoes, jacket and a white shirt.
After finishing his cup, he got up and moved to the doors. They opened before he could even touch them, it was the butler who came inside.
She was surprised to see Jason leaving, “Oh Mr Wright! Would you uh, want me to freshen up your tea?”
“Not needed.” He raised his hand calmly. Then he made his way to the throne room. After arriving the doors, he cleared his throat and knocked on them, then he entered.
Princess Celestia seemed to be busy with some socialite people from Canterlot but when she saw Jason, she directed her attention to him. “Oh Jason, come in, please.”
He slowly came near her and saluted the elites, “I’d like to go out for some fresh air Princess.”
Celestia smiled at him, then nodded “I see. Go on then.”
Jason left the room as Celestia returned to her business. He made his way downstairs, passed the guards and got out of the palace to wander around in the city.
Ponies who saw him were saluting, waving hoofs at him with friendly gestures. He was trying his best to respond but sometimes failing to catch up. Finally after arriving at his favorite café, he took his place to have a drink.
The waiter pony came by in a short time with a smile, “Good day Mr Wright, same as always?”
“Yeah, just iced Latte.” He smiled.
“In a minute, sir.”
The big change of Jason was impressive but not unexpected at all. A long time passed since Celestia took him. His mental condition was in the worst state possible. Thanks to Princess Celestia’s therapy sessions, assistance from magic and help from Luna; he was now much better.
And the attitude of all other ponies? Celestia helped Jason with writing all he had been through during his time in Equestria. They wrote a whole book about his experiences. Of course Celestia didn’t let him give any names in the book but still, it was something.
The process was… Not so pleasant for both Jason and Celestia. The emotional breakdowns Jason had and the disappointment of the Princess were… Terrible to describe with one word.
About Ponyville… Well, he decided not to go there again and never did. The pony he told that he killed, his body was never found. Doctors assumed what he thought he did was a hallucination due to his broken mental state.
As he was rethinking over, the waiter put his drink on the table with a smile, “Enjoy!”
Jason took up the glass and returned the gesture as he brought the glass to his mouth to take a sip.
“Such a shame…” A rather familiar voice spoke behind him. Everything just froze as the voice continued, “That surely was not what I expected.”
Jason slowly turned back to face the unsatisfied Draconequus who was glaring at him. “Sorry to disappoint you, Discord. Seems like you can’t always get what you want.”
“Oh what do you know?” He rolled his eyes. “It was such great scenery! Everything was set up and just when I achieved the perfect ending…”
A moment of silence took over the atmosphere until Jason broke it. “It was you, wasn’t it?” Discord raised a brow as he threw a glance at the human, he was rather surprised. “The voices in my head that tried to drive me to a dark path, the blur in my head…”
Discord then pulled a chair and sat down, ”While I did participate with this chain of events that… gave you some hard times, I am in no affiliation with what you have witnessed in your own mind, Jason.”
Jason raised a brow, “So it wasn’t you at all?”
“Definitely not sir.” He shaked his head while raising a hand, almost in a comical way.
“But still, you were involved in all of this. Why?”
Discord was so taken aback that he jumped out, “Why? I am Discord! The God of Chaos! Creating disorder, unrest and problems is my thing.” He smiled as he got a hold of himself again, “Nothing personal.”
“I see but this still does not explain—“
“The voices?” Discord cut off. “Everyone does have those voices, Jason. It’s like a different personality in ourselves, an alter ego that only shows up in our darkest, saddest moments.”
Jason scratched the back of his head with confusion. “How would you deal with them?”
Discord smirked, “Oh I just don’t mind them anymore! I got used to hearing them like, all the time. Pay no attention Jason, some things just… never change, never really end.”
And with that being done, Discord snapped his fingers for the time to flow again. Everything was back to normal, ponies were having their day as usual. It was like time didn’t pass at all.
Jason sat back and gave a sigh, he reprocessed what they just talked about. What if he was lying? How do you even know all of this is not a set up? He then uncontrollably chuckled, “Yeah… Some things just... Never really end.”