Connor had been walking for an unknown time like if the forest had no meaning of time be it seconds, nor centuries inside of this forest with equally strange animals, and plants. Connor had a feeling cold inside of him, and was being pulled down with exhaustion. The bear must have hit an organ, because he was still bleeding all down his robes. Most of the time Connor kept his robes on as a reminder of who he was, and what he stood for, but that was years ago.
The wind was howling between the trees, and bushes. Everything had its own sense of darkness, or evil to it even the flowers that bloomed all around, to the tall standing trees, and there leaves were a shade of dark blue not green, red, yellow, or any color of a natural leaf. Soon Connor felt himself leaning left to right without any balance.
Need…to get…out…of here Is mind was weak from the blood loss. He had no way to treat the wounds. If he tore his robes he would be unprotected, and he did not have any medicine.
Connor kept walking, but the farther he traveled he noticed that the wind started to pick up speed, and become louder, and louder. The wind started to become so powerful that it was ripping at his robes, and the trees groaned, but the wind just kept going.
Then the flowing gusts shifted into an area in front of him, and swirled into a sphere picking up leaf, and twigs, and it was so loud the only way he could describe it was it was like the world was screaming at him.
Connor’s only explanation was that the sprits were coming to collect his dying body, and take him to spirit world. It would turn to be something else, because everything stopped into a total stand still the twigs, pebbles, and leafs where help in place, frozen in time.
Connor had seen many, many strange things, but this is going way up there.
In the whole space around him the only thing that was moving was the glowing globe of air that was in front of him. It giving a light glow, and had a strange aura that felt like it was made from raw power that was around it. In the silence the only thing He could hear was his own breathing, and a low hum that was filling the air around him.
“You are different than any other animal I see in my wood” A voice ringed inside of his head, but it made him feel safe, and relaxed.
“I watched you roam the inside of this forest, and saw your memories” The voice was coming from the spirit orb, but it loomed in his self conciseness.
“You are confused; I see your questions buzzing side of your mind like flies over rotten meat”
Connor had his share of strange sights, but this is going way up there.
“I give you a chance to ask three of them, take your time” Connor was silent for a few moments not knowing if this is what happens when you die.
“One” Connor breathed slowly. “Who are you?” his words were calm, but soft.
“I have many names, the Immortal, a god, the guardian, the woodland spirit, but for now you could refrain to me as Realm. If it suits you” Realm’s voice was like one of impulsion.
“Two, Where am I” Connor waited for an answer.
“You are in the Everfree forest the biggest woodland and darkest in all of Equestria.”
Only one left Connor thought to himself.
“Yes, so chose wisely” So it is inside of his conciseness.
After a few options Connor picked one he needed to know.
“Three, how do I get out of here?”
“If you speak of this wood, you should take this trail” A ray of light from the orb pointed down an untouched trail to his right.
“If you speak of this world, there is none”
“Thank you Realm, spirit of the woods” Connor spoke with grace.
“One thing for you, out of good faith, I am not evil, nor good, I speak not the truth, nor a lie, only what one wishes for, and for you, I believe the best path rest in the one with the ponies, and there rulers Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna, Befriend them, and good fortune will become of you.”
“Thank you once more for your help” Connor looked at the spirit orb.
“Tell them” The wind started to swirl once more, and time started to move again. “The awaking has begun, and the sun will rest for the last time, tell one of them, when it your alone with one” With that said the orb started to spin, and a breeze started to return, then it started to become a massive gust pushing on him.
After a few seconds, Realm evaporated into the mist around Connor. Bits of rocks, and twigs started to rain from above him. Once all was calm again, Connor was still confused on the whole situation.
Pulling himself from his head, Connor turned to his right, and started to walk the pathway that Realm pointed to. After he walked for half-hour he started to feel much more cold, and light headed than before, but a dim light that was shinning ahead of him, and he kept his mind on that ray of hope.
The closer he got to the light, the harder it became to walk, but he needed to push harder, and to keep his mind from his wound he tried to think about this place he was in, and the places he will be in so many wonders in this strange land made Connor want to see what was beyond this cursed wood.
The light started to have its own warmth, but his body still was sinking into the coldness as more blood oozed from his wound.
The light turned out to be a opening, and that made he to speed to the warmth it was bringing, then he was right there…so close…Then everything became white, and blinding.
Then black.
I will watch you, and I will be in the beginning, and the final end.
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Twilight was walking in place, waiting eagerly for the other elements to arrive with pinkie pie who was happily bouncing about the library with a smile on her face…as all ways. After a agonizing two minutes A.J had galloped into the library with spike on her back.
“Oh thank Celestia you’re here” Twilight felt a weight being taken from her shoulders.
“I came runnin as soon as I read the letter” Her breath was labored by a small margin, but earth ponies are known for their stamina.
“So now we wait for Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy” Then right on cue, the yellow mare ‘fluttered’ through a opened window.
“Where is Rainbow Dash?” Twilight looked her over, she was pale, and seemed petrified. “What’s wrong you look like you saw a ghost”
“Twilight, Alien, Rainbow watching it, near forest” Her voice was shaken, and her pupils were dilated.
Twilight’s jaw fell open as she looked at Fluttershy, and was clueless on what she was going to do. Wait for her brother, or bring it here? Twilights mind was in a mess of thoughts.
“Fluttershy, come here” Twilight turned to AppleJack “Wait here for when my brother comes, and when he does, and I’m not back tell him were I went, got that?” A.J nodded.
“Good, Fluttershy come here” The mare walked next her, and summing her magic she teleported with a flash.
Twilight and Fluttershy were in front of the nature loving pegasus home.
“Take me to Rainbow and the alien” Fluttershy wobbled her head, and reluctantly started off down a worn trail.
After a few minutes past the pair found Rainbow who had an expression of relief over her face when she saw them.
“It’s over there” Rainbow pointed down an opening in the tree line, and sure enough, there it was face down in the dirt with even more blood around it than before. Twilight looked down at it, and with protest from her friends, she walked up to the alien, and with a hoof pushed it over.
Its face or his face was hairless, and was a copper color with a small protruding noise, his ears were small, and round, his eyes were closed shut. Her eyes moved to the three long gashes across his chest were large amounts of blood was oozing from.
“I think it’s dead Twi” Rainbow spoke from behind her.
“But I can see that he’s breathing” Twilight was watching his chest rise and fall. “Fluttershy, go and fetch some bandages, and wait at your home, me and Rainbow Dash are going to bring it over”
Fluttershy took to the sky, and flew to her home.
“Are you sure that’s a good plan Twi” Rainbow was looking at her friend, and was skeptical about the plan.
“Look I have questions, and I can’t ask them if he dies, Celestia wanted to see it also”
“Fine, but can we just teleport him to Fluttershys?” Rainbow was not fond about dragging a blood ridden creature all the way to the animal caretaker.
“I can’t, because if I teleport him, the stress I put onto his body could kill him” She stated matter-of-factually.
“Fine, this better be worth bring covered in blood” She shivered at the thought of fresh blood all over with her back.
Twilight, using her magic, lifted up part of his body, then Rainbow levered him onto her back so his head was limp on her neck. Twilight took the rear, and set his hind-legs over her back. Blood was dripping over Rainbow, and a little on Twilights neck.
The walk was uncomfortable; the small walk took longer with the weight of the Alien with repositioning him on their backs.
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Once the trio had arrived at Fluttershys Rainbow Dash’s back, and left wing were matted with fresh blood, and she was about to puke. Twilight on the other hoof was just fine, and dandy.Fluttershy was standing on her front porch with a medical kit on the floor next to her, waiting for them to get to her.
“Fluttershy, help us” Twilight grunted under the weight of the alien.
The cream yellow mare trotted up to them, and had the med-kit hanging from her mouth.
“Oh, Oh put him it down here, I will do my best” Even when she was terrified, she could not stand to see it die.
Twilight and Rainbow set the alien down on the ground so he was on its back.
“I’m going to clean the blood” Rainbow trotted off in a sickly matter.
“We think it’s a male” Twilight bent over, and allowed the alien to slide from her back.
“I think so to, but I am not completely sure though” Fluttershy flicked of the locks on the med-kit, and pulled out a few cotton pads, a bandage roll, and a bottle of disinfecting alcohol. Fluttershy then with the help of Twilight, slowly poured the disinfectant over the cuts, then pressed on the pads, and rapped the pads around the alien’s chest cavity.
In just a few minutes the mares were finished.
“Well that’s better, but I think I’m mentally scared” Rainbow had just returned from a wash in the pond a few yards away.
“Good your back, let’s get to the library, and hope my brother is there. “Twilight looked back at the creature were blood was already staining the bandages.
“Are you sure it’s a good idea to bring this thing to Canterlot, think about it who knows what this thing could do, or what it wants to do” Rainbow was spectacle about this whole situation. To her this thing was a ticking spell bomb just waiting to go off.
“I know I have my doubts to, but Celestia wanted to see him and I am curios on what he has to say” Twilight spoke sternly to the rainbow mare.
“I hope your right” She shot a hidden look at her.
“Well come on let’s get moving” All the while Fluttershy was putting back the Medical kit.
After a Series of strange movements the alien was once more on the backs of Twilight, and Rainbow Dash, but this time they were side-by-side with him rested over their backs, and with Fluttershy tailing behind them.
It was going to be another long walk.
“Where in tar-nation are they?” Applejack was waiting in front of the library with Pinkie Pie bouncing around her with a smile on her face.
“You just need to take a deep breath” Pinkie proceeded to take a massive inhale that could have never been possible even for a dragon “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh” and exhaled like a normal pony would.A.J looked at the Party mare, but decided not to ask about it, and gave a sigh.
“I jus hope they get here soon”
One minute past, then two minutes, four, eight, even when twenty minutes past there was still no sign of her friends.
“Hey look a bird” Pinkies voice piped up from behind Applejack.
Applejack followed the pink mares hoof to where a bird was flying over past the sun.
“That ain’t no bird pinkie” What Pinkie though was a bird was really a chariot, more likelythe chariot that was suppose to pick up the group.
They watched as it flew over head, and landed just a few hoofs away, and with the caption of the guard stepping out of it.
“Hey you two” He walked up to the pair with a warm smile on his face. “Where are Twilight, and the others?”
“Fluttershy had found the alien, and…” She was cut off by Armor.
“Were did they go?” His face became dead serious.
“Somewhere near Fluttershys” Pinkie said happily.
“Applejack show me where they are, and Pinkie stay here”
“Okie, Dokie, Lokie” Pinkie bounced over to the chariot.
Applejack started in a gallop down the road to the forest home of Fluttershy.
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Twilight, Rainbow, and Fluttershy were slowly walking down the dirt trail with the sun high in the sky, and with the alien unconscious on their backs with Fluttershy still behind them.
“How much farther?” Rainbow nagged.
“Another five minutes at the least” Twilight looked up the trail.
“This thing better be thankful for what we are doing for it” Rainbow was aggravated. Very aggravated.
“Wait, is that…is that my brother?” Twilight saw a familiar shape running up to the group with Applejack next to him.
“What are you doing?” He just stopped in front of them.
“I…I was, uh” Twilight was at a loss of words with her brother looking down upon her.
“Yea” He looked down at her.
“Fluttershy had found him bleeding to death, and I came to help with Rainbow, and we helped him as much as we could, and decided that we should bring him to Celestia because she wanted to talk to us about it” That was all she could say under the glare from her brother.
He gave a hardy sigh, and looked at her.
“We will talk later” He then helped with the alien by standing between his sister, and her friend. “Let’s get it back to the Chariot.