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// Prologue - The Nameless One 
// Story: Gale Break 
// by FDSuprema 
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	 In the gap between worlds, two beings were locked in combat. A being enveloped in darkness, wanting nothing short of destruction. The other standing against it, in hopes that mistakes can be corrected, and so that life may continue. Both beings struck one another blow for blow, matching each strike, each hoping that the other would tire first. Eventually, the two beings powers were depleted, and they fell... Down and down, through the vortex, into the abyss of time...



"...Hey, ...ake up...ou...kay? ...Are you okay? Oh no, this is bad, this is bad. Maybe if I..." A red unicorn stallion paced, panicked as a blue colored pegasus stallion lay on the forest floor his green mane was covered with dirt, "Oh! I know!" He reaches into his saddlebag and pulls out a small vial containing a red liquid, "I only have a little, but this should do the trick..." He pops the seal out and approaches the unconscious pegasus, leaning down and pouring the liquid into the pegasus' mouth. "This will help... I hope." The liquid trickled down the pegasus' throat, and he instinctively swallowed. 
"Ugh..." The pegasus began to stir. "Wh...Where am I...?"
"Oh, good, I was afraid you'd bit the big one, so to speak..." The unicorn sighed in relief. "I found you unconscious out here, right smack dab in the middle of the forest."
"Er... The forest?" The pegasus attempted to stand, but fell over almost immediately. "Wha...? Something's wrong... It's... difficult to walk..."
"You probably just need to recover your strength... Like I said, you were out cold when I found you. What were you doing out here anyway?" The unicorn spoke as he walked over and assisted the pegasus up.
"I'm not sure why I was out here... I don't even know where I am... You said it's a forest? And... I don't think it's my strength... I feel fine, I just... can't walk... It's an odd sensation..." The pegasus frowned, obviously confused and disturbed at his inability to walk.
"I see... Well, for starters, we're in the Everfree Forest." The unicorn frowned, "So, basically you just can't walk...? Hmm... Well, you don't seem physically harmed, I suppose I can take you back to the library, I don't think Twilight would mind, in this situation..." He blinked, then continued, "By the way, my name is Heavy Flame. I'm staying in Ponyville's library with an acquaintance of mine. What's your name?"
"I'm... Hm... I can't remember." The pegasus frowned as he stretched his legs, moving them around, "Well, I think I should be able to walk, at least." He took a few steps forward, "Yeah, I should be fine, now... I think."
"Hmm, Amnesia, I suppose. But... I have noticed a faint magical aura... Miss Twilight will definitely be interested in this, and maybe she can decipher it... For all we know it could be the cause of your amnesia." Heavy Flame brought his hoof to his chin contemplatively as he spoke. “Right then, no use standing around here. Let’s head to the library.”
“Well, thanks for the help, Heavy Flame was it? I just wish I could remember who I was...” The pegasus smiled awkwardly before tripping over his own feet and falling flat on his face. “...I also wish walking were easier...”
“Heh, just call me ‘Vee’, it’s what everypony else calls me.” Vee chuckled slightly as the pegasus fell over.
“Alright then, Vee it is.” The pegasus stood back up, “Hopefully I can get this whole walking thing under control on the way there...”
“Don’t worry about it, I’m sure you’ll be fine.” Vee smiled as he led the pegasus out of the forest, towards Ponyville.



“Miss Twilight! I’m back!” Vee called out as he opened the front door to the Library. “I need your help with something real quick, It’s kind of an emergency!”
A purple unicorn with a darker purple mane and tail that has a pink streak through them descended the stairs into the front reading room, “What’s wrong, Vee? Were you able to collect what you needed?”
“Yes, well, I ran into some trouble. Namely, I found this pony unconscious in the forest. He seems alright, but he can’t remember anything, even his name...” Vee frowned as he spoke.
“And you brought him here...? Why didn’t you just take him to the hospital? If he’s got amnesia shouldn’t we bring him to get medical attention?” Twilight frowned, obviously confused at Vee’s action.
“Well... I’m sure if you pay close attention, he’s got some sort of magical aura around him, and I can’t make heads or tails of it... I figured it might have something to do with his amnesia, and you’re the most apt with magic around, so...” Vee grinned sheepishly, realizing the folly of his reasoning.
Twilight sighs audibly. “Right then... But afterwards, we should take him straight to the hospital.” She approached the pegasus, and closed her eyes as her horn began to glow. A dim but dark aura began to appear around the pegasus.
“Uhh... What’s this? What are you doing...? Is that...Magic?” The pegasus frowned as the aura began to emanate around him. He was obviously feeling uncomfortable at the whole situation.
The magic around Twilight’s horn suddenly sputtered out and her eyes opened widely, she stepped back cautiously. “There’s no way... That aura... It feels so... Evil.” She looked over the pegasus curiously but cautiously. As she did so she noticed his Cutie Mark, it was a tornado, but the color from it was drained completely. “Your Cutie Mark... Just who are you...?”
The pegasus frowned and looked toward the ground. “I wish I knew... I can’t remember anything, really...” Suddenly, he raised his head and his eyes widened, “What’s that...?” He turned his head towards the door.
Twilight and Vee looked at one another with a confused expression, before turning back to the pegasus. “What’s what?” Twilight asked, worriedly.
“I... Don’t know, but... I feel something coming. Something terrible.” He turned towards the door,  “I have to find out what this is.” Twilight frowned. “No, no, no! You’re going to the hospital. I don’t want anypony with a spell as dark as the one around you walking around unsupervised.”
“Plus, your memory still isn’t back. You couldn’t even walk when I found you, how do you expect to find anything out there?” Vee added. The pegasus payed no mind and immediately ran out of the Library and took off down the street! Vee blinked, then grunted, “Stubborn pony...!” He turned to Twilight, “Miss Twilight, you comin-” He cut himself off mid-sentence, realizing Twilight had taken off after the pegasus already! “Oh for the love of Celestia...” Vee sighed, running after the other two.
Vee caught up to Twilight as they continued their pursuit of the pegasus. “He’s faster than I anticipated... I thought you said he could barely walk when you found him?” Twilight questioned Vee as the two ponies galloped away.
“He couldn’t... He said he didn’t know how, I don’t know if it was an act or something else... Maybe that strange magic has something to do with it?” Vee answered, continuing his pace.
Twilight shook her head, “I don’t know, something’s off about that pony... Besides that, have you noticed where he’s headed?” She asked, worriedly. 
“I don’t... Oh no. He’s headed for the Everfree Forest... What could that pony be after?” Vee frowned, increasing his speed. Twilight narrowed her eyes, “Whatever he’s up to, we have to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself. That forest is dangerous, and he’s not well. We have to hurry!”
Twilight and Vee kept their pace, following the pegasus as fast as they could. It was all they could do to just keep up barely, though his head start kept him some distance in front of them. Eventually, the border of the Everfree Forest came into view, and the pegasus stopped running, looking out towards the forest.
“It’s in there... It’s coming this way.” The pegasus spoke with a worried, but determined tone. His expression was somber as he stood there, watching the forest, as though waiting for something to happen. 
Twilight and Vee stopped behind the pegasus, finally catching up to him. “Are you CRAZY? What are you thinking coming out here all alone? You don’t even remember who you are!” Twilight yelled at the pony, obviously concerned.
The pegasus turned toward Twilight. “Why do you care? You don’t even know me. For all you know I could be dangerous.” He glared at her, his eyes felt like they were piercing her very being.
“I’m worried about you because I don’t know you. For all I know you’re all on your own out here, and the thought of that loneliness... hurts.” Twilight frowned. The pegasus’ expression lightened and a smile crossed his face. “Heh, you’ve got a good heart. Don’t ever lose that...” He turned back towards the forest.
Twilight raised an eyebrow and opened her mouth to respond when suddenly, a powerful shockwave burst outward from the forest, and above the trees could be seen the formation of a funnel cloud. “No way... There hasn’t been a natural storm like this from the Everfree Forest in 300 years! We have to call the emergency weather ponies!”
“Unbelievable... We’re in danger here, we have to go!” Vee began to panic. “Come on, you guys!”
“No.” The pegasus took a step forward. “If everyone here is as considerate as you two, then I have to do what I can... I can feel it deep inside me. Like an instinct... I have to protect it all!” As he spoke the funnel cloud moved out of the boundaries of the Everfree Forest and towards the three ponies, and towards Ponyville. It touched the ground, becoming a full fledged tornado.
“You’re suicidal! It would take at LEAST ten ponies to reverse that thing! We have to go! Now!” Vee shouted at the pegasus.
Twilight frowned, looking towards the pegasus then back at Vee. “There’s no way... It would take at least an hour to organize a team coordinated enough to st-”
“No.” The pegasus spoke again, interrupting Twilight. “Miss Twilight, was it? Don’t worry. That’s what my gut is telling me.” He looked back at Vee and Twilight and smiled. It was then that the two unicorns noticed his eyes were glowing a soft green color. His Cutie Mark was also glowing in that same soft green color, as though it were returning to life. He then turned back toward the tornado, “It’s now or never!” He suddenly started running towards the tornado as fast as he could!
Twilight reached out her hoof towards the pegasus, “Don’t! You’ll just get yourself killed!” She tried to run after him, but Vee grabbed her, “Stop! Miss Twilight, he’s faster than us! You’ll never make it!”
The pegasus’ wings suddenly stretched out as he was running, and he took to the air! Strangely, his wings weren’t flapping at all yet he was gaining altitude and even speed as he continued! As he approached the tornado its winds began to affect him, and he was nearly taken out of his trajectory, but he persevered, pulling his right front hoof back as though he were readying a punch! “I must protect such a pure heart...!” He swung his hoof forward and punched the tornado! A visible green aura appeared around the pony, as though it were combating the tornado!
The energy of the aura and the power of the winds ground against one another, struggling for supremacy! “Geh... I have to... I can’t die now!” The pegasus shouted, and as he did so the aura surrounding his body increased in size, completely overwhelming the power of the tornado! He pushed forward, when suddenly a large black aura erupted from the core of the tornado! He kept pushing as hard as he could, until suddenly the black aura shattered, fading from existance, and the tornado began to subside!
Twilight and Vee watched in awe of the spectacle. Vee spoke, “Incredible... What kind of pony IS he...? Was that... Magic?” The amazement in his voice apparent.
“I’m not sure... But... I can’t believe he actually did it.” Twilight responded, watching with her mouth agape.
As the wind subsided, so too, did the aura surrounding the pegasus, and he fell from the sky, heading straight for the ground! “Oh no!” Twilight took off running towards the pegasus, her horn starting to glow, “I hope this works...!” The pegasus was falling at an alarming rate, and Twilight was running as fast as she could. “And... Now!” Her magic expanded around her body and in a large sparkly bang, she vanished, and reappeared mid-air, next to the pegasus. She grabbed him as she appeared next to him and teleported once again.
They reappeared a few feet from the ground, and fell, slamming into the ground with the remaining momentum that had been built up. “Agh!” the pegasus shouted as he hit the ground. Twilight, on the other hand, had fainted from the sudden and overuse of her magic, as teleporting such a distance and in succession in such a short amount of time had drained her physical stamina.
Vee rushed to their sides, “Oh no. I'm all out of the elixir. I’ve got to get somepony...!” Vee rushed off back towards Ponyville shouting.



The next day, the pegasus awoke, laying in a hospital bed. “Ugh... My aching head.” He raised his hoof to his head and rubbed it, then looked around his room only to find Twilight speaking with a group of ponies he hadn’t seen before. “Er... Miss Twilight...? Wait... I remember... The tornado! What happ-” He tried to get up, but as he did so a sharp pain shot through his side, “ARGH!” he fell back to a laying position, “What in the world...?!”
Twilight walked over to the pegasus with the 5 other ponies in tow, “Try not to move, the doctor says you’ve got a broken rib from that nasty fall you took.” She smiled, “I’m just glad you’re still alive after what happened yesterday.”
“Oh boy I can’t believe you saved the whole town and I wasn’t there to see it and now I’ve gotta throw you a party for both your welcome and your heroism and I even get to make a new friend how lucky is that I’m so excited and happy and-”
“Pinkie! A party can wait ‘til he’s out of the hospital at least. Geez.” A blue rainbow haired pony reprimanded the pink overly bouncy and energetic pony. 
“How ya’ feelin’ sugarcube? From what Twi’s told us you took on a class A tornado all on yer own. Pretty amazin’ ya survived ya crazy pony.” the orange blonde haired pony spoke to the pegasus.
“Indeed, the tale was quite riveting, though it DOES seem a bit sketchy, to me.” the white purple haired pony spoke though the pegasus wasn’t sure whether that was praise or not.
“Wh- What we mean to say w-was, um, thank you, for, um, saving Ponyville.” the yellow, pink haired pony spoke lightly, it was obvious she was incredibly shy.
The pegasus shook his head, “Um... Who are all of you...? The last thing I remember was that tornado... I spoke to Miss Twilight after it appeared and then... a blank.” he frowned, looking down at his bed cover in thought. 
Twilight smiled, “These are my friends, they were actually the first to arrive after we fell unconscious after you stopped that tornado.” She motioned to each Pony as she introduced them, “This is Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy.” She turned back to the pegasus, “And, since I haven’t formally introduced myself to you... My name is Twilight Sparkle.”
The pegasus blinked, “Um, I see. Nice to meet you all. I’m... Oh shoot, I still can’t even remember my own name...” he sighed, “I’m hopeless...”
“Well, about that, we do need to be able to call you something, even if you can’t remember your real name... So how about Gale Break?” Twilight smiled then pointed to a board on the side of the room, “I needed to be able to give the hospital a name for you, so that’s what they’ll refer to you as, at least. If you don’t like it you can decide on something else after you’re discharged, but...”
The pegasus put his hoof to his chin, “Gale Break, huh? Hmm... Then, you can call me Gale. I like it.” He smiled, “Thank you, Miss Twilight. In that case, let me finish my own introduction...” He sat up, wincing at the pain, but made sure to keep movement as minimal as possible. “It’s nice to meet you all, I’m Gale Break.”