//------------------------------// // Coming To // Story: To Call the Moon My Own // by That_Random_Pony //------------------------------// 2 Minutes Ago… Wind rushed into Tony's face, rousing him slowly as he realized he was falling. His eyes shot open, the spinning of the area telling he was in a corroded free fall. Blood was still trickling out of the wound, some of it having dried on the metals while most blew into the wind. He righted himself midair and tried to look at what was below him. It… It looked like a… castle? There were many turrets and towers made of marble and some sort of gold. He'd never seen such a structure, nor the city or the mountain ledge they were both sitting on. Out of the corner of his eye he saw another body. He assumed whoever it was had been dazed like him, and then turns around. It was actually Netu'ung, and they went went straight for one another. They grabbed a hold of the other, punching and kicking as they fell. Netu'ung gave the majority of hits from the two, since Tony was struggling to stay awake. Netu'ung spun them around and pushed Tony away, momentarily confusing him. After adjusting himself again, he saw why. Netu'ung's axe had been falling behind them, and now he had a hold of it. He came back with the axe in hand, the blade cutting through the air with just as much ease as before. Tony did his best to avoid another slash, since it could have been more fatal than the first. After another swing, Tony punched Netu'ung twice before pulling away again, the man growling as he placed his axe on his back. He grabbed Tony's shoulders and drove his knee into his stomach. The adolescent couldn't gasp before Netu'ung punched him again and coiled his arm back. A crimson sphere of energy swirled into life in his open palm. The sphere glowed brighter and brighter, until it finally shot at Tony. It slammed straight into his chest, only serving to make his plummet all the more quick. The towers came closer and closer, and right before he hit the first tower the sphere exploded, doubling his speed. He grunted as he broke through the first tower, then crashed into the main building. Each floor and ceiling he broke through put more and more splinters and marble into his open gash. After what he counted to be five ceilings and four floors, there was a short drop. He crashed into a table and felt food spill all over him before resting on the fifth floor. He slipped into darkness, only to be brought back by the pain in his stomach. Present Everypony stood back from the huge creature that loomed over the smaller one. It stepped beside the smaller one and allowed it to clutch its stomach and writhe on the fooor. It grabbed it by the neck and lifted it into the air. The smaller one tried to pry itself free of the claws around its throat, but to no avail. The guards, led by Shining Armor, ran back into the room. They all froze when they saw the creature hoisted in the air by its throat. Shining snapped out of his fear filled stare and ran forward. The guards broke their stares as well and formed a circle around the strange beasts. "Drop it and get on the ground!" Shining ordered. The creature seemed to ignore him as it moved its free hand to a handle. "Hrook ils dot beru, Reku'un? (How does it feel, Reku'un?)" The large one growled. It grabbed the handle of its weapon and pulled it out. "Drop your weapon!" Another guard shouted. The formation of guards put their spears closer to the creature, but it still refused to comply. "Jro anagaraz jro uvulet eresh jra vako ut endoshet, prük dot vesket ak anagar jro yush zrati. Cevko, jro uze trez (You thought you could kill me like the others, but it looks as though you were wrong. Now, you will die)" it growled, squeezing tightly. It raised the axe above its head and held it there. "Take it down!" Shining ordered. The guards jabbed their spears at the creature. Their jaws dropped when the spear heads bent against the scales. Even then it ignored them. It roared as it dropped its arm, the axe aimed at the smaller creatures head. It never made contact, and as it looked at its arm it saw a golden glow. It finally looked at the other ponies and singled out the three princesses just behind the wall of armored ponies. They each had wings and a horn, though they were different sizes. One was brilliantly white and the largest. There was a dark indigo one that was slightly shorter than the first, and the third one was pink and no bigger than the other ponies. The white one's horn was glowing the same yellow as its arm. "Release the weapon and surrender," she ordered. The dark one's horn began to glow, and his victim did as well. He felt him being tugged away but he kept his grip strong. Netu'ung broke free of Celestia's magic and tossed the axe up. With blinding speed, he fired another sphere at Celestia, throwing her back, and used Tony to smack the guards away. The pony wearing the bright purple armor ducked under his makeshift club and fired a beam at him from its horn. It barely stung on his tough scales. "HOW DARE YOU!" A loud voice bellowed, causing his ears to ring. He turned to the lunar princess, her eyes glowing white and her horn enveloped in a similar aura. She fired a large beam similar to the one the stallion fired, but this one burned him greatly. He roared at her and raised his hand, preparing to fire another sphere at her. Just before it launched, his arm jerked up and redirected the fatal blast to the ceiling. Tony socked him in the stomach, forcing him to release his grip. He dropped onto his feet and tackled Netu'ung. He slammed him into the far wall and pulled out his Daedalak. The bright blue blade came out of his sleeve and into his palm. He stabbed it into Netu'ung's back, which made him grunt in response. Even with the blade in his back, Netu'ung elbowed Tony and twirled around to punch him. He was sent across the room and into the wall. Tony grunted as he forced himself to his feet and locked blades with Netu'ung. As the creatures fought, Luna galloped to her fallen sister. The Elements had tried to wake her up, but she was hurt badly. The single blast rendered her unconscious and burned some of her coat. "Sister! Celestia, wake up!" Luna shook her sibling in an effort to wake her, but the alicorn only groaned weakly. "Luna! We have a problem!" Cadence called to her. As Luna turned to look, a silver blur shot past her and into the wall. It was the smaller creature, wielding a blade now. After bouncing off the wall, it stood up quickly but staggered around, showing signs of fatigue. "Jra iter fegalo et debash haver jrot Daedalak wek (I was beginning to wonder where your Daedalak was)" Netu'ung chuckled from across the room. The guards groaned as they got to their hooves and watched aghast as the scaled creature walked past them. Tony remained silent, his blade ready to slash out. However, he could feel his legs shaking and his hands were visibly trembling. The fight had gone on longer than he would have hoped, and it was taking its toll on him. Netu'ung could keep going, since he still had astonishing reserves of power at his disposal. Tony glanced behind himself and saw six small ponies, watching in fear as Netu'ung came closer. They were all around the white horse that suffered from Netu'ung's attack. The indigo one eyed him from where she stood, unsure whether to be with or against him. A pink one with the same features also watched on beside the white guard. He turned back to Netu'ung, who had stopped. With a twirl of his blade Tony sprang forward, slicing the sword through the air as he drew closer. The blade landed on the wood of the axe, which Netu'ung used to block. He pulled back and tried lower but the axe followed. Netu'ung swung this time, and since Tony only had a sword he couldn't possibly block the heavy weapon. He hopped back to avoid the swing and ducked under the next. He sheathed his sword back into its scabbard in his sleeve and side swiped Netu'ung with his leg. As he staggered backwards he lit up in a dark glow. Tony felt his movement being restrained and as he looked at himself, he saw his body covered in a faint blue aura. He turned back to the ponies and saw the guard's horn glowing, along with the dark mare's horn. They were both brought in front of them. "YOU WILL BOTH ROT IN THE LOWEST OF CRIMINAL FACILITIES FOR HURTING A PRINCESS!" she yelled in an amazing volume. Netu'ung broke out of the restraining glow first, knocking the dark one back. He redirected the blast from the pink one, blasting the ground in front of her, then charging at the indigo mare with his axe. Tony broke out just in time to jump in front of the mares and stallion, raising his blade and colliding with the axe head. Celestia slowly opened her eyes, watching as her student shook her awake. Farther away, she could see the two creatures locking weapons. Luna and Shining Armor were rising shakily onto their hooves behind the smaller creature, who began faltering against the larger one. "Twilight," she weakly said. "You need… to leave." "I can't! I won't! You need help! We're not leaving!" Twilight protested. "Yer darn right!" Applejack said from behind her. A roar prompted them to turn back, just in time to see the smaller one standing with the axe in its possession and the other across the room. It turned back to them, then to Luna and Shining Armor. It gestured with its… claws, to back away. They stumbled back to the group just before it dashed to the larger one again. "We must… gah, leave," Luna groaned as she put a hoof to her horn. "How did they break out of your spells?" Cadence asked. "I thought you needed magic." "With enough fo-ah-force, one can overwhelm a unicorn's magic abilities," Luna explained. Shining was swaying back and forth as his eyes rolled around. "Are you okay, Shining?" Cadence said as she put her head under him to help support him. "Yeah, just a little dizzy," he said. Another roar, this one less deep, and when they turned back they saw the smaller one staggering back. Netu'ung whistled loudly and slumped against the door. On cue, eight bipedal wolves dropped in from the same hole. They held spears in their claws, growling as they pointed their weapons at the smaller biped, who snarled back. "Diamond Dogs?!" Rainbow exclaimed. The wolves circled the smaller creature, who growled back at them. "No, they're too big," Twilight pointed out. "Then what are they?!" Applejack questioned, watching the beasts growl at one another. Tony waited for one of them to make a move. It was obviously just a ploy for Netu'ung to recover from his little burst, but he really had no other choice but to go along. They bared their teeth and snarled at him, and he returned the favor with low, menacing growls. One of them finally charged forward, its spear pointed at his chest. He stepped around it and kicked it in the nuque, killing it on impact. The rest came all at once. He pounded the first two, but the remainder piled onto him. They attempted to bite him, but his metals made them forsake that idea. He pulled one off of his back and swung it into three others. He jumped up and swung his leg around, kicking the remaining three onto the floor and crushing the third's head. Netu'ung caught him off guard, punching him in the stomach before spinning around and kicking him. He sailed across the room, back towards the ponies. He bounced off the wall and fell to the floor. His tired muscles shook as he tried getting his arms under him, darkness consuming his vision. Netu'ung was getting closer, but he didn't have any strength left to stop him. Twilight froze in fear as the larger creature came specifically for them. The wolves rose to their feet and began to run for them. "Nra! Ish dit jraki (No! This is mine)" Netu'ung ordered. The wolves snarled at the ponies, but backed away reluctantly. Twilight snapped out of her terror filled state and went to the smaller creature. "Wake up!" she shouted as she shook it. "Wake up! It's coming!" "Shining Armor. Your… barrier," Celestia strained. He nodded and created the bubble around the group. "Sister, what are we to do?" Luna asked, worry rising as the enormous biped walked closer. Celestia got on her knees and lifted herself up uneasily, with the help of Cadence. "We must… get the Elements away from here." "We're not leaving!" Rainbow shouted, stomping her hoof in determination. "Guys!" Pinkie shouted. They looked back and saw the large creature standing right in front of the barrier. It knocked on the dome a few times and chuckled menacingly. It pulled the axe out and swung at the magic shield, sending hundreds of cracks over it and forcing a strained cry from Shining. "I need… some help!" Shining groaned. Cadence rushed over and put her horn against his to funnel her magic into him. The cracks receded to their point of origin, only to be brought back by another strike against it. "Twily!" Shining called. Twilight left the creature and added her magic to her brother's. Again, the cracks vanished to where the axe had fallen. "Luna… help them", Celestia directed. Luna nodded and did as the others had. The barrier began to change color from the various magic sources being added to it. This time when the axe fell, the cracks were smaller. It still swung on it constantly, again, and again, and again, until the barrier was nearing its limit. "What do we do?!" Fluttershy cried. Twilight looked at her friends who were completely terrified. She would be lying if she said she wasn't scared too. Right now however, she had to be brave. Like her brother, like Cadence, and like Luna. Another strike made Twilight glance back to the larger creature. The cracks had reached to where the spell touched the floor. "This is only going to withstand one more hit," Shining groaned. The creature came closer and stared at them. A small grin appeared on its face as it drew its axe back. The barrier shattered under the power of the blow. Shining Armor was thrown back, and the mares fueling him collapsed from magic exhaustion. Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity all stood in the way of their friends. "You want them, you come through us first!" Rainbow shouted as she took a readied stance. "We ain't gonna let you hurt our friends!" Applejack said. Pinkie had produced a miniature party cannon. " Yeah! What they said!" She said in her best scowl. "You'll have to get past us, you brute," Rarity sneered. "That's what I just said," Rainbow said. Rarity rolled her eyes. "Let's handle this first, Rainbow," she said in an annoyed tone. Netu'ung just laughed at their "formation". The pink one had some sense bringing an artillery piece, primitive as it was, with her. With the butt of his axe he struck them on the head in one swift motion. Each were smacked onto their backs, where they laid unconscious. Luna tried to get on her hooves but collapsed back onto her knees. Unfortunately, she was the closest to the creature, and it came to her. She tried to teleport, but her horn only sparked and fizzled out. It was foolish of her to give the Captain all of her magic and not save any. Now, she would pay for her mistake. The creature stopped inches from her. Luna glared back at it with defiant eyes, betrayed by her trembling hooves. The creature seemed to have noticed, because another twisted smirk made itself known. "You thought you could restrain us," it growled, its hand lingering near the shaft of its axe. "I apologize for this happening, but I'll need something to feed on. And as for them," it gestured to the pack of monsters, "they will hunger as well." "You arrogant beast. You won't leave here so easily," Luna retorted. "We have a hundred Lunar Guards patrolling. I promise you'll never make it past the first regime." Netu'ung answered by drawing his weapon. Luna froze as it raised it above its head. "I very much doubt that. Now… die!" it roared as it brought down its axe. "Luna!" Celestia screamed. The sound of flesh ripping apart made her cringe. She shut her eyes, tears welling up in them. When she opened them, she gasped. Luna was fine; the axe had never hit her. It was where the axe did land that made her gasp. In front of her shocked sister… the smaller creature stood, the blade buried in the right side of its body. Luna stepped back from the smaller one as it fell to its knees, gripping the handle weakly. She couldn't understand why it had done what it had done. It groaned as the larger creature pulled the blade out, and lazily looked up to its opponent. The larger one smacked it with the side of its axe and rendered it unconscious. Before Netu'ung could move on to her, there was a low whistling noise. The Diamond Dog look-alikes turned towards the door with their ears perked. The large creature also turned towards the door. It let out a disappointed sigh and turned back to her. "It appears we must take this elsewhere," it grinned. In its palm, another sphere came into existence, this one smaller than before. It shot at Luna and exploded in her face, knocking her back and leaving her out cold. Netu'ung slung her over his shoulder and made his way to the doors. "You… monster," he heard behind him. "Put her down. I'll have you in chains in the darkest cavern. Release her!" It was the white horse. She was barely able to keep herself up. He didn't need to waste another mass of energy on her again. Netu'ung chuckled and vanished with the surviving soldiers. Just as it did, Lunar and Solar guards filed in. "Princess!" a Solar guard yelled. "The buck is that?" one pointed to the dead Arthanian. "What's that?!" a Lunar guard pointed to the remaning creature. It was bleeding from its side and a gaping wound bled profusely in its abdomen. "Princess, what happened?" A Solar guard asked. "You're bleeding." She wiped her nose and saw silver on her hoof. "I'm fine," she said. "Get the medical staff and bring my student and her friends to the infirmary." "Yes, ma'am," he saluted, then galloped out of the room. "Where is Princess Luna?" A Lunar guard asked. Celestia paused as she thought of an answer. "Tell the entire Lunar Guard to begin searching Equestria. My sister has been ponynapped," she informed them. They gasped and bared their teeth in anger. "You heard her! Every pegasi, unicorn and pony from the Lunar Guard needs to start their search now!" the highest ranking Lunar Guard shouted. "Yes, Captain!" they saluted. A Solar guard helped Shining Armor limp over to his wife and help her up. She was fine, except for the headache from the barrier shattering. After assigning half a dozen of his best stallions to take her back to their room, he went to Celestia. "What should we do with it?" He questioned, pointing to the smaller creature. It didn't look like it was even breathing, and a pool of blood was growing underneath it. "It's extremely dangerous. We can't have it in the castle walls." "I am aware of the danger, Captain," she said softly. "But it may be the only way we find Luna, and it might die if it doesn't get help. I want the best doctors helping it." "Yes, Princess." He bowed before going to the stallions. "I want the best doctors working on that thing and the best stallions stationed outside its room. If it wakes and I'm not here, then inform Celestia or find me." "Yes, sir," they saluted. Ponies in white doctor's coats rushed in with nurses and gurneys. They gagged when they saw the crushed skull of the wolf. They put the unconsicous mares onto them and rolled them out. When they got to the metallic creature, they had to use two to carry it. Its limbs still dangled over the sides of the double gurney, but it didn't fall. They wheeled it out and rushed it to the OR. The guards worked on removing the bodies of the wolves from the dining room. The Solar guards carrying the one with an imploded head dry heaved when it bumped into them. Celestia watched as the metal creature was rolled out, remembering when it fought the deceased bipedal wolves. Luna, my sister. I will find you. I promise. If it takes the entire nation of Equestria, I'll find you. And make sure they pay for this. The Next Morning… Nnggh. What… what happened? Where am I? He cracked his eyes open to see a white ceiling. Painfully, he looked down. His vision was too blurry to make out any features, but he could see masses of color. A blob of red, another one yellow, and the third was brown. Slowly, his vision cleared up, and he could make out a white jacket around the brown one. From the smell of disinfectants and strong sterile scent that burned his nostrils, he guessed he was in some sort of operating room. The white jacket must have belonged to a doctor. His vision finally went back to normal, and he saw ponies. Three colorful ponies. A fourth one in some purple armor was watching by a door. He turned back to the "doctor" who was poking his metal parts with a scalpel. Now, some would think the metals were some sort of shield over his skin. They weren't. It replaced his skin, but he still had the same nerves. It just took a bit of force for pain to register. He was still banged up, however, and the scalpel poking him hurt. He could hear the voice of the doctor. "Remarkable… I… break through… armor… come… Shining Armor," he made out. The white pony with purple and gold armor by the door came over and watched the doctor poke him. "We need to… before… wakes up." "I can't… its armor… won't break," the doctor said, jabbing a bit harder. As he raised his arm he felt an immediate crack of pain. He ignored it and pushed the doctor away slowly. The other two jumped back in surprise as he brought his leg over the side of the bed. "Its awake!" the doctor shouted. " Please… sir, sit down! You can't be up!" Tony wondered how he knew he was male, but then he noticed something. He didn't feel the cotton of his shirt, or the wool of his socks. More importantly, he couldn't feel anything on his nethers. He glanced down and saw his naked body, revealing everything and hiding nothing. Where… are my clothes? He ignored his nudeness and stumbled to the door. Just as he reached it, he fell onto his knees. He let out a choked shout as the skin hanging from his side realigned itself and mended to his body. The doctor must have seen because he looked an uneasy green, but amazed at the same time. "Incredible," he gasped. Tony got back on his feet and pushed the guard aside. He shouldered the door open, and was confronted by two more armored ponies. They all exchanged confused glances before Tony continued his half run. The guards shouted for him to stop, but he kept on. He turned a corner and saw a dozen guards lining the walls, who all turned to see him. They had the same expressions as the ones before: utter confusion. They quickly assembled a 2x6 formation in front of him, their spears pointed at him. Rather than fight them, Tony went back the way he came and turned a different corner. More guards, but he hurried down and felt several spears hit him. They bent against his own metals as he went. He turned another random corner and saw that two hallways down was a set of large doors. He broke into a half run, half limp down the hallway. The guards formed another wall in front of him, but this time there were more of them. Suddenly, he felt weak. He was weak already, but it was a considerable change. He dropped onto one knee and felt something shatter. Behind his leg he felt a vaccine, and when he pulled it out he saw what it was. A sedative, but it wasn't just one. There were several. Instead of contemplating when he was hit, he continued his limp to the doors. His metabolism would keep him awake, so long as they didn't use more. "Stop!" he heard a familiar voice shout. Behind him was the guard from his room. Shining Armor, if he remembered correctly. The formation behind him sandwiched him between the one in front. He could get past them without force, but he did have another option. Slowly, he backed away from the door and stood still. "Now, come back to the operating room," Shining ordered. He remained still, disobeying the pony's order. "If you don't come, we will force you back." Tony still said nothing. "I'm going to count to three," Shining announced. "One… two… Three! Tony sprinted with all the strength he had down the hall. The ponies ahead charged at him with their spears in front. At the last second, Tony pushed off and hurled himself over the group. The door burst open as his back pushed it open and he rolled into the room. He was too drowsy to land correctly, and instead he ended up on his face. "Its awake!" he heard a voice shriek. He got to his feet as quickly as he could and saw six female ponies in front of a tall white horse. Said white horse was walking towards him with the blankest of expressions. There was a crown atop her horned head, and a collar with a diamond shaped amethyst in the center. He looked to his right and saw another set of doors. On either side were windows showing sunlight. He jumped across the room and landed in front of the doors. Landed was a poor choice of words. More like fell on his face and tumbled in front of it. Just as he reached to push it open, his body stiffened up. He was lifted into the air and brought in front of the white horse. Her horn had a bright gold hue around it, just like his outstretched arm. Sleep finally beat him, and he drooped his head and began snoring loudly. "It… just fell asleep?" Twilight asked. She walked around it and saw why: There were dozens of sedatives in its back. "What did they do?! There has to be at least sixty in it!" Rainbow flew behind it and saw the numerous vaccines. "Shouldn't doctors only use one?" She asked. The doctor came in panting. "Yes… but… he wasn't… excuse me," he held up his hoof as he caught his breath. "He wasn't showing any signs of fatigue from the first… first twenty. We think… he might need higher dosages." "Still, you could have killed it!" Twilight shouted. "And how come it's still hurt?!" "That's what we've been working on," he chuckled. "I'm no scientist, but this creature's armor is stronger than anything we've ever seen! Nothing gets through it! Magic, enchanted, and regular tools just can't get through it!" "And why do ya sound so delighted?" Applejack asked. "Because, this thing showed us something incredibly amazing!" he shouted in excitement. "Doctor," Celestia called for his attention. "What has it shown you?" The creature in her grasp began to fidget and grunt. "Look! The gash in its mid section!" They looked at the bleeding wound and nearly hurled. The pieces of metal beside it began to close over it, like a zipper. Blood was forced out of it as it closed and disappeared, like it was never there. "See! This thing is amazing!" The doctor laughed. Applejack would have thrown up in her stetson if Celestia wasn't there. Rarity had fainted at the sight of it and Fluttershy turned away. Though Twilight was disgusted, she couldn't help but become interested as well. "Just keep him in the recovery beds and tell me when he wakes," Celestia said in an unusually forceful voice. "Y-Yes, princess." "And, Twilight," Celestia said to her student. "I need you to stay with it and keep it contained." If anypony else had told her to stay with a creature like that, she would have turned around and ran. But this was the princess, her teacher. She couldn't disappoint her. "Yes, Princess," she said. "Celestia, can we come with her?" Applejack asked. "We can't leave her with that… thing, alone," Rarity said. "She could get hurt." Celestia nodded. "Of course. You girls are stronger when together. But send somepony to find me in the throne room when it wakes." "Yes, Princess!" they all smiled. 10 Hours Later Tony woke up in a different room. The smell of a hospital was gone, replaced by various flowers. He sat up and felt a cool breeze against his back. Still naked. Great. His clothes weren't on the stand next to him. He looked in the trash but they weren't there either. He expected them to just throw them away, since they did look like garbage. Now that he was awake, he could get a good look at his surroundings. On a pile of cushions by the door were six sleeping ponies. They were all mares by the look of it. At least I know I wasn't hallucinating. Tony stood up slowly, clutching his stomach from the pain of his healed wounds. He tiptoed to the door and tried pushing it open. Sadly, it didn't budge, and when he pulled he got the same result. He scanned the room for a different escape route, and by luck there was an open window. Just as he broke into a silent sprint he halted himself. The opening in the window was… glowing? He reached out with his hand, and to his surprise it was stopped by a kinetic wall. They have force fields? Even better. He tapped on it a few times, causing the barrier to pulse. Behind him, one of the mares was waking. "Huh? Wha?" she moaned. He panicked silently and jumped to the ceiling. He dug his fingers into the stone to keep himself from falling. The purple mare yawned before smacking her lips sleepily. She tripped over a cyan pony with rainbow hair. "Huh wha?! No ma'am, I wasn't-oh. Twiiiii," she whined. "What's the big idea?" "Nothing, I trippped," she replied. After yawning, she looked to where he was supposed to be laying and gasped. "Where'd it go?!" The mares jumped from her screaming. They looked to his bed and had similar reactions. "Oh no oh no oh no!" Twilight mumbled as she paced back and forth. "This is awful! Celestia's gonna be so mad at me! Rainbow, go find her!" "Right!" She nodded, just before hurrying out the room. "It couldn't have escaped," the white one with a curled violet mane said. "Didn't you put a spell around the room?" Spell? Like magic? Seriously, where the hell am I?! Tony felt something streaming down his leg. A drop of blood was wiggling its way to the base of his knee, where it dangled slightly. His limbs locked and his heart rapidly pulsed, anxiety forcing him to hold his breath. "I have to find Shining-" she stopped short after smacking face first into the door. The room shook, it must have, because the drop of blood began to sway. He watched it in slow-motion. Millimeter by millimeter the blood seperated into two. One remained on his knee, while the other fell to the floor below. Crap. "Ya okay there, Twi?" Applejack asked as she helped the unicorn back up. She shook her head and looked around. "But Celestia, I already learned how to hatch a dragon egg," she delusionally whined. "She's okay," Pinkie giggled. "No she isnt't! Twilight's bleeding!" Twilight touched her snout and felt blood. At about the same time she could have sworn something fell in the exact same spot. "I'm fine," she pushed Applejack away. "I think something fell on me." She craned her neck up and froze. Clinging to the ceiling was the creature she had been watching. It stared right back at her, obviously examining her. "What's up?" Pinkie asked Twilight. The unicorn didn't move, instead she guided Pinkie's gaze with a hoof to where she was looking. They all followed suit and saw him. His eyes darted between all of theirs. What the hell is going on?! To Tony's surprise, the pink one waved happily at him. "He's huge! Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! What's your name?!" She was so… cheerful. His size and form did nothing to intimidate her. Not like he wanted her to be, but he had expected her to react like the others. "Pinkie! Don't scare it!" Applejack whispered. "Or startle it," Fluttershy added. "Don't be silly!" she giggled. "Its probably hungry. How do you eat without a mouth?!" If he could answer her, he would explain he would need to change back. The door opened, and the cyan mare came back in with the white horse from before. They too turned to him, but something was different about the tall white one. Aside from the fact she was taller… …she looked pissed.