//------------------------------// // Stage set,: prologue // Story: Fates hand // by PixelSprite //------------------------------// 'sigh' "another new day another chance to get displaced and get off of this miserable planet." I sighed to myself as I got dressed into my suit and packing away many of my props. "Hmm, the most disappearances occur in this area, and there is only one convention even remotely close to this area, might as well get going." I spoke to myself as I got everything I needed and got into my car going to the convention. It took a few hours of driving and a stop at the gas station but I finally got to the convention, when I got there I immediately set out to look for shady booths while also trying to look like I'm just walking around sight seeing. 'sigh' "where could that creature of void be?.." After a few hours of searching I found a dark and run down stall. "Just what I was looking for." I whispered to myself with a smirk. "Now, let me see the options." I spoke as I looked apon the table before me and saw several prop making kits, as well as a yin-yang mask with purple eyes and some already made props, I'll just get the kits and the mask, I don't really trust pre made props. "May I see what intrigues you?" A voice from Infront of me in which I can only presume came from the void dweller. "The prop kits and the mask if you would please." I answered looking up at him. "Interesting choice, that will be $135 total." The void dweller answered my request and smirked as I handed him the money and picked up the kits and put the mask on my face. "Have a safe trip..." The voidling sinisterly spoke, I just smiled under the masked and responded with. "I will...void dweller." I answered getting a shocked look from the merchant just before the world around me became dark. Equestria, everfree forrest "Hmm, I spear to be in the everfree, now which way to the town of ponies." I spoke to myself as I left the portal that sent me here. As I looked around I spotted a pink cloud, notifying me on where I am in the series, guess I should start on my first prop, I'll need somewhere safe to work on it, in the distance I can see the path to the castle of the two sisters, I'll make my way there as a temporary base. As I walk down the path I spot what appears to be a bag of bits, lucky me I guess, I soon make it to the castle and quickly set up my tool kits and start on my first props, as I was looking through my kits I found a small book labelled "a Stage Master's guide" so I took a look and was slightly shocked at what I found. A stage master's guide [Power set] Inanimate animation ( you can bring your props to life, personality and all if you wish) prop fusing (you can fuse with your props) Expression notification (you can easily read people's facial expression) Stealthy (you are very good at hiding and are almost invisible in the night) Magic absorption (you can absorb magic of all kinds) Dream walker (you can enter the dream scape to get a read on your enemies, just don't interfere with the dreams themselves else you will have to deal with the princess of the night) Hard worker (you don't get tired from making props) Diet immunity (you can eat anything without any bad effects, unless it is a potion) Puppeteer (you can control summoned heroes, anti-heroes and villains) Puppet (you are a puppet and can be taken apart and put back together, it still hurts, so don't get hit by an attack) These are all the powers you have for now, please return to the Stage Master's guide at a later date to see if you have gained any new abilities. a few hours later Just as I finished my first few props and made my way to Ponyville to get a scope on what I'll be up against I saw a rainbow flash in the distance, guess they already felt with discord. As I continued my trek to the town I ready my props. Spiderman gloves for long range apprehension and long distance movement. An Aku sculpture to summon a copy of Aku to handle many different means of attacks. A miniature GLaDOS core to control and summon different kinds of technology, as well as to control and see through the eyes of tiny airborne cameras. And finally, a teleporter from the animated series, Glitchtale, to teleport me out of any given situation. I finally made it to the town and saw six ponies talking to two larger ponies about discords statue. "I am very proud of you, all of you, we will need to host a celebration for the defeat of discord." Celestia praised her student. "Tch, of course they would use the elements before asking why he was doing this." I muttered to my self in anger as I had always paid more attention to the villains of stories as I saw they often had gone through many... Tragedies to become the villains they are today, I always saw them as more 'human' than the hero's as they often showed more emotion and motive, I'll follow the ponies for now, I need to get to the library anyhow. "Hm, it's been a few minutes and they haven't moved." 'sigh' "I'll just find my way to the library myself, I guess." I sighed to myself as I merged with the Aku sculpture, turning myself into a sentient shadow and made my way through out Ponyville, it took a few minutes but I finally found the golden oaks library. 'lets see what is in here, but first, is the little lizard here?' I thought to myself as I looked up stairs to find the lizard sleeping, I then took some books and left, making sure to make it difficult to notice the missing books, don't want to librarian to notice me too soon now do I?.. As I made it back to the castle I decided to make a one time use prop for a dramatic entrance. I also decided to make my token, it is a miniature tool kit within a spherical yin-yang, I haven't sent it to the void yet as I want to make my entrance and base first. a few hours later...again When I finished with my one time prop and my token, I had left the everfree and saw the main six enter a train, I quickly used Aku to get on top of their cart and listened in on their conversation. "I can't believe we are getting a public celebration in Canterlot!?" The fashionesta exclaimed with glee. "I know right! And the princess celestia is hosting it, it's just..so...awesome!?!" the rainbow bird pony exclaimed in excitement. "I-i don't k-know i-it s-s-seems scary to m-me..." The shy one stutters. "I just think it'll be fun!?" The pink one exclaimed with laughter. "I'm just glad we were able to defeat discord" the librarian spoke with a relieved tone. "Couldn't agree with you more sugar cube! That varmint darn tooten made us the opposite of ourselves just for his game!" The farmer agreed with a frustrated tone. "Hmm, reasonable anger but no understanding.. I guess that will be the first lesson, to understand your enemy on a more emotional level." I muttered to myself and hid as we neared Canterlot. When we got to Canterlot I hid in the lizards shadows they entered the backstage for this celebration. "Hello my faithful student and elements of harmony, you to spike." The princess of the sun welcomed the group as she and the princess of the moon walked up to them and began speaking on when they were starting the celebration, I then tuned out their conversation and when I regained my focus I headed the end of the sun princess's sentence and knew it was the time for my entrance. "-nd that is why we are here today to celebrate the defeat of discord, these six have returned him to stone and returned everything back to normal!" The princess shouted so the audience could hear her. I stealthily threw the one time use Ender pearl to teleport to the upper portions of the stage. "I wouldn't be so sure of that celestia~" I spoke in a mysterious manner as I dropped down onto the stage, as I landed almost all present rose their guard, good to see the guards are at least somewhat competent here. "Who are you and why are you here!" The rainbow one asked as she hovered just over my head. "Oh me? I'm just a simple puppeteer, but you can call me the Stage master, as for why I'm here oh rainbow dash~ why I'm here to tell stories and teach lessons~" I spoke with a slight echo thanks to Aku. "I- how do you know my name!?" The rainbow pegasus yelled at me as she got even closer. "That's for me to know and for you to find out, now tata~" I taunted as I activated the teleporter and left to collect my things by turning them into shadows with Aku and find a proper base of operation, preferably somewhere I have a good view of Canterlot and Ponyville where they wouldn't think to look. "but where?..... Aha! I got it! They wouldn't suspect my base to be in the peak of Canterlot mountain itself!" I exclaimed as I gave a short cackle as I headed not for Canterlot mountain but instead an old dragons horse to collect some loot, then head to the top of Canterlot mountain to start my base. "I'll have to be careful, they are without a doubt looking for me." I mutter to myself as I make my way around to the back side of Canterlot mountain, when I get there I have GLaDOS carve a whole into the side of the maintain making an elevator to the top whilst having Aku carry me to the top of the mountain.