//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Waking up // Story: The Black Crucible // by little_Minionz //------------------------------// Glow woke up to a sight of doctors, ‘What are they doing?’ he wondered. “Ah you’re awake, we’re sorry about Red Heart and not answering your questions, she’s new. But the matter at hoof is that you don’t seem to have a cutie mark. Why is this” Asked Dr. Sexy Hoof. “What is a cutie mark?” inquired Glow. “Oh, we didn’t catch this, you seem to have amnesia. Well, a cutie mark is a mark that you get on your flank when you learn your, um, special Talent, mine is a scalpel with a red plus in the background, if you can see it.” “Well that seems like a waste of time, but whom shall care about my thoughts. But you need to answer my questions!” Glow stated in an asshole-ish tone. “Where am I, and how get here?” Glow asked. “You’re in the Caring Hoof Hospital, as for how you got here, an ambulance.” Sexy Hoof stated blandly. “Why am I here?” “You’re injured.” Dr. Hoof said blandly, once again. “How did I get injured?” Glow asked curiously. “There was an explosion in the suburbs; you were in the middle of it. We don’t know what caused it, but authorities are investigating now.” Stated Doctor Sexy Hoof. “Was there a sword, or any Silver platings near when you found me? Those cannot get into the wrong hands.” Glow asked/stated worryingly. “We gave all the things in the blast radius to the cops for evidence. Why is it important?” asked Sexy Hoof. “Damn, I need it for, something, I just know I do. What’s your name?” “My name is Dr.Sexy Hoof, uhg go ahead and make fun of me.” The doctor said glumly “Why, you have been nothing more than nice to me?” A confused Glow asked. “Um, well, everypony makes fun of my name, it was what my father gave me, what an arse.” “Well you are beautiful, he had a good eye, if that means anything from me, but still, what are you all doing now?” asked Glow. “Th- thank you, nopony has ever complimented me like that, um, we are running scans to see if you have any bloodline steams to anypony.” Stated Dr.Hoof. “Well?” “Well what?” “Is there anypony related to me?” Asked Glow, “Oh, yes, yes there is, her name is Lyra Heartstrings, she is actually booked into the hospital right now, she was in the blast radius though, so she has a few new scars on her face.” “Oh, so I guess I’m leaving with her, and can I see her?” Asked Glow, “With your current position, you can’t leave this bed unless you want to die; though I can tell her to come see you, if you want me to, and it’s her decision for you to go with her or not.” Said Sexy Hoof “Well, when can I go again?” Asked Glow going crimson, “Well, we say in a week, but with your amnesia, mmhh, ‘bout a week and a half.” -RAINBOW DASH’S HOUSE- “So scoots, wha’d ya have there?” Rainbow asked Scootaloo, “It’s a sword, I got it when I was in Fillydelphia with my parents, and, well it just landed right in front of me when I was walking to the hotel. And as the “Good” person I am, I took the hassle away from the cops.”Scoots said, “You should return it, though it is pretty cool. But still, we shouldn't have it,”Rainbow stated, hesitantly “Here I’ll take it back.” “No! I mean, I’ll take it tomorrow, Rainbow, sorry for yelling.” An irritated orange and violet mare said. “Alright, but if you don’t I will personally make you.” Threatened Dashie, “Ok, fine, I’ll take it, but at least tomorrow let me take it to school, is that alright with you, RD?” Asked the rust coloured mare. “Well, Ok, but if I get a call from Ms.Cheerilee, you’ll be answering to me, though still that thing is pretty cool, please let me see it, and,” Said the cyan mare, “Crap,” she muttered to herself, “I’ll let you read my entire collection of Daring Doo, um, whenever you want.” She begged, pleadingly. “No, I don’t even like Daring Doo, Books are for Eggheads like you,” Started the Pantone coloured mare, finishing with, “You stupid whore, why do you even try, go die in the hole!” Well that is what she was going to say, but she really said, “No, I don’t even like Daring Doo, that crap is for Eggheads like Twilight, and, even you.” She finished “Do not yell at me, and DO not call me an Egghead, and don’t say crap, you’re grounded, and I’m bringing the sword to junkyard!” The angered cyan mare finished the conversation, started to cry, and flew off to twilights for the night within seconds. -CARING HOOF HOSPITAL, ONE WEEK LATER- Lyra is visiting Glow, “I’ll let you stay with me for two months, after that, I’m kicking you out, whether you have a job or not. Do you understand Glow?” The turquoise mare asked, while the pale tan one started to look at her questioningly, “Don’t I have a say in this Lyra? I don’t care if he’s a long lost relative.” Bonbon started “I should at least have a say in this, I mean, we’re not just roommates anymore, and I don't want anypony ruining our fun, mainly because he’s your relative, besides, we already have two other roommates, and what will they think, and we have uni to go to.” “You would have a call in this if it were anyone else, he looks like my brother, Lightest Spark, and I want to be nice for once, have we ever been nice to anypony while we were here?” A rhetorical question at it’s best. “Fine, but only for two months; after that we’re kicking him out, whether any of us like him or not. The regal mare stated firmly. “Am I causing problems?” Asked Glow ‘ The hell are they talking about, and what’s uni?’ He silently thought. “No!” They yelled in unison, “I mean, stop copying me! UHHH, let’s just go.” They once again yelled at the same time. “Alrighty then, where to?” asked Glow. “Well we have a flat near, The University of Fillydelphia, but we’re gonna have to take a taxi, Bonbon sorry to ask, but do you have any bits?” Asked Ms.Heartstrings “Yes,” she started angrily, “But you need to start carrying your own currency.” Bonbon finished. They all started to check out of the Health Center, when Colgate asked Ditzy, “Do you think we’ll get paid vacation, Ditzy?” “Dunno, but if they don’t, they’ll be answering to the Doctor, and he sticks up for me!”Derpy said proudly. “Who is this Doctor guy?” Glow asked “Yeah, I want to know as well.” said Lyra, “Only the most awesomest, coolest, and most funniest person ever, I think.” Said Derpy, exuberantly.“I’m guessing he’s Dinky’s father?” Asked Bonbon, “Yeppers, um, I think he’s coming to visit next week, but Dinky is in Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns, I miss her sooo much.” She stated solemnly. -TWENTY MINUTES LATER- They were finally getting out of the hospital, and when they walked out the building, Glow fainted, “What the hell is this place,” He asked himself, before falling away. He woke in a new environment, it was dark like a shadow, and he immediately knew he had to find where he was, he got off the bed, which was much more comfortable than the hospital one he had to say, and after falling flat on his ass three times, observed the room. It was dark, so he went to go open the windows, once they were opened, he saw a nice tidy room, a dresser on one side, with a tall and wide, black and shiny, thin box, he read the label, ‘LUNA COMPUTER SCREEN’, and under it was a small black box that had three numbers on it, (8:33 am), “Well at least it’s morning,” He muttered to himself. He looked across the room, it was another, screen, thingy, but it read, ‘GATEWAY, LAPTOP’, on the desk next to the bed. Out the window was a great view of what was left of the suburbs, it was also a great view of the gigantic city he was in, and about a kilometer away, was The University of Fillydelphia, it was a magnificent sight, and Glow thought he would never go there, but he thought there was business there. He started out the door and into the hallway, and he felt a weird sensation, someone was watching him, he turned and saw a griffon, he asked who Glow was, in a cruel stance. “My name is Darkest Glow, I’m lyra's cousin, I’m staying for a month or two. Who are you?” Glow asked. “My name is Gryphon, and yes I’m a griffon. Well anyway, let’s get some grub, follow me.” Gryphon said. They trotted down the throughout the house walking by rooms that were occupied by several different ponies, including Ditzy in her room, and Bonbon in Lyra’s. They got to the kitchen, and Lyra and Colgate were cooking eggs, hashbrowns, and hey sandwiches. “Hey Gryphon,” Said Colgate from behind the stove, “How are you?” She asked, “Good, and I must say this every day, but you girl’s cooking is amazing, it’s been waking me up every day for a year now, and it helps that i’ve tasted it as well.” “I haven’t smelled anything like this in, I don’t know how long.” Glow commented, cheerilee. “Thank you Glow, it should be finished in a minute or two, for now, urm the T.V. is over there, unless you want to stay and talk.” Lyra stated, Gryphon left to the living room, after pecking a kiss on Colgate’s muzzle. “A pony and a griffon? Interesting, how long?” Asked Glow. Colgate went crimson, and said “Be quiet, people don’t know in this dorm.” she said in a hushed tone, “Only you, and Lyra know, I hope.” She said, both relatives started laughing at her, “Why hide it?” they said in unison. Lyra looked at Glow, a bit confused, “Why do you say that Glow?” asked Lyra, “Well why hide your love for Bonbon, wait, was I supposed to say that?“ asked Glow, “No, and now Colgate knows, and don’t answer me in questions, Glow.” stated Lyra, mad at the silver colt. “This is starting to get awkward, and I’m happy for you Lyra, but how did he find out?”The blue mare asked. “That’s interesting, how did you find out?” “Who cares, the food is finished!” Said an agitated Mare with a blue and pink mane. “Why is everypony yelling?” Asked Derpy in a sad tone, after remembering she didn’t have anymore muffins in the fridge. “Um, Ditzy, I think we should just leave the to what they were doing, come on, you too Glow.” Colgate said. Gryphon walked in, and motioned them to the living room, and they discussed, The Great Equestrian War, Glow had the most details, and he learned that after he and Lord Xephos disappeared, his wife, Forrest Fury, became the leader of Equestria, and started cleaning out the land of darkness and evil, and she had a baby, which just so happened to be, Princess Celestia of Equestria. -AT SCOOTALOO’S HOUSE- “Shut the fuck up you goddamn Whore!” Yelled Scootaloo’s drunk dad, “What fuck colt have you been fucking this past week!?” He yelled again, “If you don’t shut up dad, I’ll kill you if you shan’t leave me! “ Yelled Scootaloo, “I’m still a virgin, you bitch, but now that I think about it, I think I’ll become a stripper, or a hooker, but only after I kill you, you drunk mother FUCKER!” She bucked him in the middle of his muzzle, knocking him uncontentious, after that; she flew to Sweetie Belle's house and stayed the night......