//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: Snow days are forever // by Onyxfire408 //------------------------------// Chapter 2 Who are you? Snow Day woke up in a white hospital bed and wearing a green hospital robe. He rose from his bed, he found several get well cards on the drawer next to him, as well as two apology cards. He continued to look around the room and found Rainbow Dash sleeping next to his legs. He gently brushed her mane with his hoof trying to not wake up the sleeping mare. Snow Day heard hoofsteps grow louder as he turned around to find a doctor with a box and a few x-ray pictures. "Ah your awake good. Now I know where probably wondering where you are, the answer to that is Ponyville hospital. Seems you had an allergic reaction to the hot sauce planted on the lemon drop you ate, wonder why you ate it but that's none of my business." The doctor said "Ok, thanks." Snow Day eyeballed at the rainbow mare. "Why is she still her?" "Oh, well you've been out for 3 days, the mare stayed by out side no matter what. She confessed to us that she and Pinkie Pie planted hot sauce on the lemon drops. She wanted to apologize but you never woke up in time, so here she is, sleeping. Oh and how could I forget, here are some x-rays of your bones." "My bones? I thought it was just an allergic reaction." "Yes but apparently we found that one of your arms felt sloppy as if there weren't any bones, what was fascinated to me is that, your bones look blue. Any reason for that?" "Ask Canterlot." Snow Day said in a flat tone. "What?" "Ask Canterlot." Snow Day repeated. "The science institute of Canterlot. They will explain what I am. Also do you have any ice?" "Yes, there's a pitcher right there with water and ice." The doctor said pointing at a pitcher full of ice water. "Why do you need ice." Snow Day reached into the ice pitcher taking one ice cube. He closed his eyes and swallowed the ice cube whole. Monitors next to Snow Day started to change and function rapidly as his health results began to change. The doctor's mouth hung open like a attic door, he was amazed as Snow Day's muscles and results changed rapidly. Snow Day let out a burp with icy breath and leaped off his bed. The Doctor's eyes shrunk like cotton as he was amazed that Snow Day recovered in a matter of seconds. "What are you?" The doctor asked in fear. "Ask Canterlot." Snow Day repeated. Snow Day looked over to Rainbow Dash who was still asleep, even after the conversation and ruckus that has happened. He tapped Rainbow Dash on the head, but no response, she was still asleep. Snow Day gave a small chuckle and picked up Rainbow and carried her on his back. "I'll take my leave Doc. Just send me the bill by mail and I'll pay later." And with that Snow Day left with Rainbow Dash still sleeping on his back. Snow Day was walking along the streets of Ponyville, he didn't know what to do with Rainbow Dash, he figured Twilight would know. Snow Day walked along the roads and found Twilight's house, he took his hoof and knocked on the door. The door opened and Snow Day found Twilight sipping some hot cocoa. "Hello Twilight, Can you help me with this?" "Snow Day!? I thought you were in the hospital!?" Twilight said dropping her cocoa causing a chocolate mess. "Read my file." He said in a flat tone. "So can you help me with this?" he said pointing to the sleeping mare. "Oh well.......I'm reeeeaaly sorry Snow Day, but I can't have her in my house." "Why not?" He said as he raised an eyebrow in confusion "Well, I'm expecting a visit from Princess Luna,you know her right?" Snow Day nodded at the name. "And if I have you or Rainbow in my house, I fear that a mess might corrupt the books of knowledge in my library. I'm really sory, maybe you can take her to your house." "It's okay Twilight, I understand. And yea, I'll take her to my house, thanks for the tip. Oh yea, and one more thing." Twilight raised in eyebrow. "Tell Luna that the crescent moon is the best moon ever." He said as he trotted off with Rainbow Dash on his back. Moments later Snow Day reached his home, he put Rainbow Dash on his bed and applied a blanket on her, leaving her to her slumber. Snow day went down stairs and went down his basement, he approached the empty basement with his a blue crystal snowflake necklace around his hoof. He dropped the necklace on the floor and crushed it with his hoof shattering it into crystal dust. The dust then circled like a a hurricane and froze the entire basement with ice, ice furniture began to form as well as a chamber cell. Time for some nap and relaxation, hopefully Rainbow doesn't find me. Snow Day entered the ice chamber and closed his eyes as he lied down and relaxed his muscles in the icy chamber he slumbered. Ahhhhh..... finally an ice nap. *Meanwhile with Rainbow Dash* Rainbow Dash woke up with a foggy vision, she looked around to find herself not in her room, where the hay was she? She got out of the bed looked outside the window, gladly she knew she was still in Ponyville. She walked downstairs of the house and looked around for any clues as to who's house this is. She found a single photograph in a picture frame. "So this is Snow Day's house, seems legit." Rainbow Dash then felt a sudden chill on her back, she quickly turn around to find a door with icy mist coming out under the door. As curious as a monkey, she opened the door to find a staircase leading to a basement, she slowly walked down the stairs to find that she was looking at an entire room made of ice. She walked around the mysterious ice cavern thinking to herself. Why the hay does Snowy have all of this? What is he, an alien?. After what seemed like hours but seconds of walking around the ice cavern, she stumbled upon a giant glass ice chamber. Rainbow Dash squinted her eyes in curiosity to figure out what's inside it, all she could see was a white blur. Rainbow dash knocked on the glass not knowing what is in there. *Back with Snow Day* Snow Day was asleep in his ice chamber cell, being a hybrid means he needs proper sleep. He was dreaming of a vast landscape full of summer heat, oh how he wished he'd be normal like everypony else. He was walking around in the plain fields of grass, no snow, ice, or chills. Then all of a sudden he found Rainbow Dash in his dreams. "D-Dash? What are you doing here?" "Well I'll tell you when I wake up." Rainbow Dash started to kock on Snow Day's head, Snow Day wondered why. "So wake up...wake up...wake up...Wake Up...WAKE UP!!! Snow Day woke up to the sounds of pounds on his chamber and the screams of Rainbow Dash saying, "WAKE UP!!!" Snow Day opened his ice chamber, he quickly leaped out to find a sobbing Rainbow Dash. "Snow Day!" Rainbow Dash came to embrace Snow Day, she squeezed him tight, tighter than Applejack's lasso. "GAH... Rain...bow... your...killing...me" Snow Day said trying to wallow words from his mouth. Rainbow Dash quickly let go releasing his torture. Snow Day huffed heavily regaining air. "Thanks..." "Snow Day, are you alright?" "Yea.. I-" "WHAT ARE YOU!?" Commanded Rainbow Dash as she started to shed few tears. Snow Day remained silent, he gestured his hoof having Rainbow Dash follow him upstairs and into the living room. The two sat down and remained silent, Snow Day was the first to talk. "Alright, lets take this slowly, you got three questions, what do you want to know." "How did I get here?" "I carried you here." "How did you recover so fast?" "I ate ice, that's it." "Okay last question. What are you?" "Well that's a really long story, what I am is-" *10 years ago* Royal guards as well as the princesses were on their way into the Antarcolta, the snow was fierce and the the winds were hurricanes. The group of ponies were traveling by carriage through the harsh colds of windigos. "Princess, are you sure the lab is here?" asked Shinning Armor shouting through the hurricane snow. "Yes, I am most certain Sergeant Armor, be ready to arrest anypony who is associated with the project." "Yes Princess" All the guards said in unison. There were about ten to fifty guards, almost as if it was war. The carriages landed on the sugar powder snow, the group of ponies traveled slowly and quietly through the snow, there standing in front of her, was a massive building camouflaged in ice and snow. "This is it." Said Luna. "Right, Everpony be careful, we won't know what tricks snow ponies might do." The group of ponies barged through the doors into the building, royal guards began arresting ponies on sight no matter who they were. Scientists were arrested, guards were either killed or arrested, and even the research was destroyed. In a matter of moments almost everypony involved in this project, the two princesses were walking past all those who were arrested. "Guards, we must split into two teams, Sergeant Armor you take the guards and free the slaves, me and Luna will take care of the test subjects." Celestia announced. The guards saluted and left the two princesses alone. "Sister, are you sure we must...kill them?" asked Luna "I don't want to do it either, but they share no feelings towards anything that's not a snow pony. Even their own creator or ancestors. Even my magic can't change their minds." "But, what if they try to reason, what if-" "I'm sorry Luna, there's nothing we can do." The two princesses walked throughout the building looking for a certain room, the two found a massive metal door, above it labeled Ice Caverns. The two entered the cave, inside laid a massive room made with ice, a snow floor, and icicles frozen o the ceiling. Luna and Celestia walked through the think powdery snow looking for the suffering creatures. "Are you sure they are here sister?" asked Luna "Yes, be aware that they won't show any mercy." Suddenly, ponies with coats white as light popped out of the sand like snow, they had weapons of ice frozen to their hoofs, from swords, to spears, they all were growling and hissing at the two princesses like savages. "Snow ponies, we wish to-" Princess Celestia was then interrupted by a piece of ice thrown at her. All of the snow ponies charged at the two princesses having menacing looks in their eyes. The two princesses shun their horns and let out a tsunami of heat and sorrow, the wave reached for miles throughout the ice caverns as most of the ice, snow, and frost began to melt into water leaving only small parts of the ice. The snow ponies fell to the floor and screamed violently in pain as they slowly melted away and died. "I am so sorry." Celestia started to shed tears as she had no choice but to destroy creatures meant for war. Soon the princesses were joined by Shinning Armor and his guards were had a jet black pony in a lab coat and glasses in restraints. "Princess, we have found the man behind this. Men bring Dr. Insanity forward." The guards nodded and brought the stallion forward facing the princesses head on, he looked around to find that his work had been completely obliterated. He shook around violently to break free but was restrained by stahlirium, a strong metal that can block magic. "Doctor Insanity, you have committed crimes against Equestria, you have kept slaves, tortured ponies and widigos, and led an illegal research beyond Equestrian law, what do you have to say for yourself." "I give up, do what you need to do." "I understand that you now know you have done the wrong, but also have done the right. To give in, but there will be punishment for your crimes. I'm sorry but since you have committed crimes almost worse than Discord, you will have to be turned into stone." "Then at least leave me here." he said whimpering through his voice. "Is this your final request?" asked Luna "Yes." "Very well. Guards hold Insanity until further notice from us." (Just a quick note, these snow ponies are based upon the Snow elves and the Falmer from Skyrim.) The guards saluted and took the jet black stallion away. One of the guards screamed towards the princess. "Princess, I have found something." The two princesses walked towards the guard, the guard found a lone snow pony colt against an end of a small cave curled into a ball of fear. The closer the princesses got the farther the small colt tried to move away from the ponies. "I will take care of this princess." The guard said as he drew the spear close to the snow pony making him scream in horror. "Get ready to die savage." The guard thrust his spear towards the snow pony, but was stopped by a magic grip from a white unicorn. "S-Sergeant Armor? What are you doing?" "Don't you see, this snow pony is different. He show's no savagery, nor fight. He is only a colt and is acting the way we would if we were about to die. Don't you see, this one actually has feelings." Everypony took a good look at the colt, he acted just like a normal pony. Shinning Armor approached the feared snow pony colt, he took off his helmet and put out his hoof towards the colt. "Shhh, it's okay, we are here to help you. Are you okay?" The colt's mouth slowly opened and began to speak in a weak voice. "Y-Y-Y-Y-Yes." he said. Everypony was shocked as they heard the first snow pony to speak. "You can speak, but can you move?" "Y-Yes." answered the colt. Shinning Armor sat down next to the coat and gently brushed his snow like mane with his hoof. "My name is Shinning Armor, what is yours?" asked Shinning Armor. "S-S-Snow D-Day, me be oh- kay?" the colt asked in fear. "Yes." The stallion looked to his fellow guards. "Men, take this colt to the carriages, nurse him with anything he needs." The guards took the colt and brought him towards the outskirts of the building. Shinning Armor was alone with the two princesses, he looked at the two princesses as if he was staring death head on. "Shinning Armor," started Celestia "You are the best guard we've ever had. But I have one question, why would you care for this colt?" "Oh, that's easy for me." The guard said chuckling. "He reminds me of my sister." *5 years later* Shinning Armor walked inside a massive building known as the Canterlot Science University, he came to check upon his friend. He approached a few scientists. "Ah Shinning Armor, good to see your here. Here to check up on Snow Day?" "Yes how is he Eureka?" "Well we are still currently working on the pills to stabilize his coat when out in the sunlight, we wanted to make the pills work 24 hours, so long as he doesn't stay in blazing heat, or eat anything hot or spicy." "Understandable, how is his studies?" "He is getting the fundamentals of math, science, and health. The only problem is his english, he speaks as if his brain was made with syntax juice." "I can see that, he had nopony to teach him proper english when he was young." "It's amazing how he is the last of his kind, and that he shows mercy." "Yes, yes it is. May I see him?" asked Shinning Armor "Of course, he would be very much delighted to see you." Snow Day was sitting inside a room like a freezer, he was playing with a few toys he had made himself from ice, he heard knocking from his door. "Come...in." The door opened to reveal Shinning Armor with a winter jacket on, Snow Day ran towards Armor and hugged him. "Shinning Armor, you hear, he is happy." "Yes, how are you Snow Day?" "Me okay, only not okay is english. Hard to learn, but I like it." "I'm glad, now I have a present for you?" "Present is what?" asked Snow Day Shinning Armor slowly reached into his jacket pocket, but instead he reached for the snow floor and threw a snow ball at Snow Day. Snow Day simply laughed and counter attacked with another. *5 years later* Snow Day had finished his education, he later began to mature and become more intelligent as if he was Albert Neighstien. Snow Day was in his room, the same room he has been in for years. A knocking came from his door. "Come in" announced Snow Day. The door opened to find Eureka with a beaming smile on his face. "Eureka, is something the matter? Why are you smiling?" "Well I have some good and bad news for you." "What's the bad news?" "The bad news is that you cannot stay here any longer, or at Canterlot. You'll have to move out by the end of the day." He said still smiling...weird. "And the good news?" "Princess Celestia recommended a small town popular for peace and harmony known as Ponyville. We will give you the proper bits for a cottage that is on sale their now. Also, we have finished the special pills for you, you must make sure not to eat anything that's hot nor spicy, and try to stay out of blazing heat. Or else you'll end up like your kind." "Don'y worry, when I was young, I remember that snow ponies could heal themselves anywhere by just eating ice. Even after they ate something hot." Snow Day mentioned as Eureka immediately pulled out a clip board and rapidly wrote down notes. "Okay thanks for the new notes. Now another thing is that you'll need proper sleep in an ice chamber, so we've created a special reusable amulet." Eureka pulled out a small necklace with a crystal snowflake pendant. "With this you can turn an entire room, into this room, everything will be exact." "I understand, anything else?" "Well, it's been good doing research under your name, I give you my best wishes." Eureka put out his hoof and Snow Day followed by shaking his own. "It's sad I have to leave you so soon. I'll be sure to write to you. And y'know something, you're like the father I've never had." "And I'll take that title, I wish you the best of luck." *Present* "-and then I took the train to Ponyville and then you probably know the rest." Snow Day concluded as he looked at Rainbow Dash who had a speechless expression on her face. "Now you're wondering, what can I do as a snow pony, I can pretty much make anything out of ice, to furniture, to weapons, to even small houses." "I-I'm-I'm just speechless, I'm so sorry that you had to suffer all those years ago." "No, I should be sorry for my people, who died under their own will, that their minds were plagued by a virus of violence. I am sorry for my people." Snow Day said as he started to shed a few icicle tears. Rainbow Dash wrapped her hoofs around the stallion embraced him with sorrow. "Thank you Rainbow, for everything, for having me get this off my chest." "I have one question though. Who was this Insanity?" "Well I guess you can say that he invented me. He took prisoners of ponies of any kind and windigos. He took DNA from both creatures and created the perfect creature for war and bloodshed, he wanted power and control. He was mad, from what I heard, he held both pony and windigo slaves and forcefully injected DNA into females causing them to give birth to snow ponies. He was known as to being a monster, a mad pony. He would hold us snow ponies in a special chamber made of ice, my kind would only trust my own, anything else we saw that wasn't a snow pony, they would be killed, even eaten. For me, I didn't want that, I was different, though everyday I would get beaten and battered like trash, I found myself lucky to have found a infinite supply of ice to eat, but it was torture. Insanity didn't like me either, he would sometimes send guards out into the ice cavers to execute me, but I hid and disguised myself as the snow, waiting for my kind to kill them instead. Long story short, I pretty much hid the day I was born." "Did you have any parents?" "Well, when Insanity created enough snow ponies, he had no need and wanted to let nature and reproduction occur on my kind. He kept the imprisoned ponies and windigos and sold them one by one for money. As for me, well my father was a windigo and my mother was a pegasus, obviously I could never see them, nor talk to them. I barely got a glimpse of what they looked like, all I know is that my mother looked like a red pegasus." "I'm-I'm so sorry for you." "Don't be, it's the past now." "No I mean your the last of your kind. Doesn't that bother you in the slightest?" "I try not to think about it." Snow Day walked to his kitchen and pulled out an ice cube. "Y'know wanna know something cool? I can turn this single ice cube, into-" Snow Day turned the teeny tiny ice cube into a snow board completely made of ice. "-anything I want." He continued to change the ice into different objects, to a sword, an action figure, and even a sculpture. "So, yea. that's what I am basically." "I'm just speechless." "You said that like 4 times already." "I know but it's amazing that you survived, how did you survive the princesses' heat wave?" "That still plagues my mind, guess I was lucky." Snow Day turned to his living room and sat down on the couch, Rainbow Dash sat next to him, closer than before. "Y'know Rainbow, I have to thank you for letting me get this off my chest, it feels good to share my past, helps me feel better y'know?" "Yea, I know that feeling. But y'know what else I'm feeling?" "Wha- Ummp!?" Rainbow Dash leaped forward and pressed her lips against Snow Day's, his eyes widened as he felt back laying down on the couch while continuing to kiss Rainbow Dash. He didn't fight back, he returned the kiss making it more blissful than chocolate cake. Rainbow Dash was the first to break the kiss, quite fast actually. "What's wrong Rainbow?" "I just realized that I need to clear the cloud for tonight, Princess Luna is coming for a visit and Twilight wants it to look nice for Luna." "I understand go, I'll wait for the next kiss." He joked to himself as Rainbow Dash let herself out and zoomed into the sea of clouds. "Well that went well." Snow Day thought to himself as he went back inside his cold home. Before he walked inside he noticed a bush next to his front door. "Was that there before?" he asked himself. He shrugged it off and ignored the bush and walked inside. The bush ruffled and three little fillies came out with a tape recorder, a video camera, and a notepad. "Did'ja get all of that girls?" asked one of the fillies "Yea, I can't believe he's a snow pony, not only that but he's Rainbow Dash's coltfriend, he's with THE Rainbow Dash." exclaimed another "Wah I can't wait to tell mah sis about this. Lets go tell the full press, they won't believe what we found, we otta get our real cutie marks for this." The third said one said as the three fillies zoomed off to Town Hall. uh oh...