I LIVE!!!!!!! bear in mind... I'm going my what I remember so chances are this will probably go off on a tangent.
"So, this is the crystal kingdom then, huh? kinda.... dull, if you ask me" I said to no-pony in-particular.
Rarity was too engrossed in all the different crystal formations she could see to voice her opinions.
"Hey, RD what are the odds that if Spike was hungry and in greed mode, there wouldn't be much of a kingdom left"
Rainbow laughed at the bad joke, but then she paled.
"I don't want to think about it actually... those 5 years you were gone must have done something to you"
Twilight then turned and looked at me for a moment as I stopped dead still, taking notice of the emotional trauma threatening to resurface. I simply swallowed it and moved on. I finally saw a pink blob resting and struggling to keep up a shield over the kingdom. this must be cadence "Shining, I need you" Shining armor quickly rushed to his wife's aid.
I simply sighed and blocked the depressive thoughts from my mind, letting them feast of the other negative thoughts I've been having recently. "Shining, isn't that the Human I've heard much about? Sir... Dave?"
I quickly shook my head, gathering my wits. "Yes that's me" I scratched the back of my neck nervously.
"You look like you've been through a lot, is there something troubling you?" she asked.
other than why I'm still here, when I could be hunting the other two horsemen? "not really, I was just thinking about the history of this place" I smiled. I looked around as the crystals refracted light into many different areas. It made my head spin thinking that there weren't any corners. "round room... least nothing can hide in the corners" I huffed.
only cadence seemed to pick up on my agitation. As I walked around the room looking out of windows, I couldn't help but notice that the crystal ponies weren't.... Crystally. I was about to voice my thought when Twilight asked before I could.
"the crystal heart had been hidden away a thousand years ago... we need some-pony to find it"
"let me guess, the crystal heart is linked to the hearts of the crystal ponies, without it there is no happiness... only doom and gloom" they all turned to look at me.
"exactly" Cadence nodded.
"Thats fine by me, tell you what, create a fake Crystal heart, I'll stay and patrol the shield, and you six can set up the crystal fare, sound good?" so I've been paying attention to this colourful world and all it holds.,.. sue me
they all nodded. "good" I was about to walk out after the others when the door slowly shut before me.
"So How is my nephew, Mjolner?" the pink alicorn asked, not noticing my fist had fully clenched.
"the kid is fine," I sighed as I unclenched my fist again. "Twilight and Aquilinus are doing the best they can... Mjolner is happy... and thats good enough for me... are we done here?" I pinched the bridge of my nose, in an attempt to stop the tears flowing. she looked at me for a moment before closing her eyes and finally asking "And how does that make you feel?"
there was a loud slam, and then a thud as the door fell off its hinges after being slammed so violently.
I made my way toward the shield and took up a stance. I ran through a basic sword kata, all the while simply throwing out cuss words like no tomorrow. Spike had noticed my sour mood, and decided to finally try and talk to me.
all the others had kept on telling him i was okay, but he stood and watched as I stabbed my sword into the ground, getting my breath back. once again, I pinched the bridge of my nose. trying... and failing to stop the tears.
I felt a clawed hand simply pat my back. "Its okay dude... I'm here" He was trying to re-assure me.
he didn't know what was wrong... "come on man, tell me whats wrong!"
"everything, spike..... everything..." I took a deep breath as I grasped the sword hilt and placed the blade back into the scabbard. "I need to get out of here... this place feels like its emotionally charged"
Spike couldn't say much to that.
"Spike, next time you see Rarity... Just tell her you love her, you hold on and you never let go, Okay? Dont. let. go"
I looked the dragon in the eyes as my tears started to run down my cheeks. He walked away soon after.
I sat down on the nearest rock and simply watched the shield as it slowly started to flicker.