//------------------------------// // One Side Game of Chance // Story: A Night With Chaos // by Omega_code //------------------------------// Thanks to The Republican Brony for proofreading this. Twilight was completely baffled by what had happened. First she was near the bridge and then, the next thing she knew, she was in a dark and empty world speaking with someone that looked like Celestia. And now she was standing in front of the entrance to the most dangerous place in all of Equestria. "So, now do you believe everything that I said about my deck of cards?" Omega asked, walking up next to her. Twilight nodded her head, slightly dazed. "Yes." She said in a wavering tone. Uneasiness and fear still danced in the back of her mind, and the lavender mare still couldn't put a hoof on why. The fake Celestia hadn't looked any different from the real Celestia. Twilight couldn't even find anything wrong with the way she had spoken and acted. So why did it she feel like she needed to run away, dig a hole deep in the ground and hide for several days and nights? "She does that a lot." Omega stated. Twilight looked up at strange fox creature, who had an oddly compassionate look on his face. "After all she's a creature of pure chaos. Your body knows that, for you, being near her is wrong on many levels. That's why she chose to look like someone that was close to your heart. It was to make sure your body didn't completely shut down while you were talking to her." Omega reached down a plucked the card that was still in front of Twilight out of the air. "I got say though; you've done a lot better than others who have talked with her. Most of them usually run away screaming in terror. The rest are paralyze to the point were they can't even speak a single word." He began to place the card back into the deck. "You standing in place and still able to retain control of your body says a lot about you." Twilight's mind finally started to relax, letting her take in some big breaths to take back full control of herself. "You knew that was going to happen to me!" She said in very agitated tone. Omega held his arms up in defense, "Hey, it happens to everyone who talks with her, even to me. Besides, she wanted to talked to you and told me to give you the card. You didn't have to tap the card with your magic, yet you did. So what’s done is done." He put his hands down. "You made it out okay and did something not many could've done. You talked to true creature of chaos and are still able to put together full sentences. In a way, that’s basically passing a very important test of ours." Twilight head spark with curiosity. "Paasing a test for what exactly?" Omega was hesitant in answering. "Well... technically... it's one of the first steps to becoming a Chaos Knight." Twilight's eyes narrowed darkly at Omega, which caused Omega to roll his eyes as he murmured, "Yeah I knew you weren't going to like that answer." "Come on, your...friend told me we need to get to the ruins before the moon reach its highest point." Twilight said in a bitter tone. She began to walk towards the entrance of the forest and once she was next to Omega she added. "Just to be clear, I'm nothing like you." Omega raised a curious eyebrow at Twilight as she passed by, "I never implied that you were." He started to follow the cranky unicorn. “Besides, you would’ve made one lousy Chaos Knight; you don’t have any sense of humor.” With that witty remark, Omega and Twilight entered the Everfree Forest. ********************* The creaking of wood and the dancing of leaves to a beat of the swaying wind rattled throughout the air in the forest. Twilight and Omega were walking down a rough dirt road when they reached the edge of a cliff. There was a road that continued going down alongside the cliff, but along the way there was a big gap where the road had fallen apart nearly two years ago. Twilight simply teleported herself across to the other side while Omega scuffled his feet deftly on the side of a narrow road that was still holding on to the cliff. After that they hastily, but carefully, made their way down into a small valley wedged between two hills. Twilight took some time tp carefully look for any trouble in the area. The last time she was here, a Manticore had attacked her and her friends. No trouble came and Twilight lead Omega into an area where the trees were thick and blocked much of the moon’s light. Twilight used her horn as a light source and was softly singing a soothing melody out loud. “Giggle at the ghostly, guffaw at the grossly...” “What’s that you’re singing?” Omega asked. “A song one of my friends made, it helps me keep calm in places like this.” Twilight answered as she stepped over an exposed tree root. “A little too old to be afraid of the dark aren’t we?” He quipped. Twilight gave him a warning looking. “I’m not afraid of the dark, it just that the forest makes me uneasy.” “One day you’re going to learn what sarcasm really means,” Omega dolefully stated. “And what makes this forest so creepy? So far it looks pretty much like a normal old forest to me.” “Just about everything in the forest. The plants grow on their own, animals take care of themselves, and clouds move without pony intervention. It’s not natural. Plus, considering the variety of dangerous creatures that could tear us limb from limb, I have every right to be a bit nervous.” Omega stopped in his tracks, looking at Twilight in disbelief. “The second part I understand, the first however...” Omega waved his hands in the air, dismissing his thought. “No, I’m not even going to try to argue with what you just said.” Twilight stopped and gave Omega a perplexed look. She was about to question Omega’s last statement, but the last thing she wanted to hear in the forest then cried out into the air. “ARRRRRRRRROOOOOOO.” Twilight’s eyes shrank as she rapidly searched for the source of the Timberwolves’s howl. “ARRRRRRRRROOOOOOO.” This cry came from a different direction and fear was starting to sink into Twilight’s heart. “Timberwolves! We need to get out of here fast.” She exclaimed as she continued to walk briskly along. A white transparent wall materialized right in front of her, blocking her path. “Not so faster there Speedy. The first wolf was telling our location, and the second wolf was saying it was going to bring its pack to surround us. Running would be a very bad idea.” Twilight looked back at Omega. His arm was stretched out covered in a white aura and he was scoping out the area. “You understood that?” Omega reached his other hand down to his deck, opening it and pulling out five cards. “Being a part of the canine family has its perks. Now stay closed to me. They’re going to be here at any moment.” He took a quick glanced at the cards in his hand then back out, keeping an eye out for any trouble. Twilight looked at Omega like if he was crazy. “Are you insane!? We can’t fight them. If you knock them apart they just rebuild themselves. We need to get out of here.” Omega gave a puzzling looked at Twilight. “What do you mean, aren’t they just like normal wolves?” “Not unless the wolves from your world are made out of wood and can instantly repair themselves whenever you break them apart.” Omega blinked in amusement. “Wow, your world takes the word Timberwolves literally.” “ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG” The roar of the Timberwolves was close; causing both Twilight and Omega's heads to look into the dark woods. “Don’t worry, I've fought with creatures like those before and I have three cards that will help me in the fight.” Omega gave an appraising smile at Twilight. “And thanks for that little bit of info. I was a bit confused as to why I was given this particular set of cards.” There was a sound of paws pounding the ground. “Now get over here before they do.” Twilight stopped a moment to consider her options before sprinting towards Omega. “I hope you know what you’re doing!” “Don’t worry I’m always quick on my...,” Omega’s face froze. In a quick fluid motion he pulled one of his cards out of his hands and flung it to his right side, creating a tall energy barrier. A second later a single Timeberwolf crashed onto the barrier, causing Twilight to let out a small yelp of surprised. Right at the moment the Timberwolf was sliding down the barrier, Omega gave a small magical push with his hand, causing the card to disintegrate which made the barrier exploded with great force. The Timberwolf’s body instantly fell apart as it flew back into the darkness, with some of its body's small pieces of wood shattering into dozens of splinters. Two more Tmberwolves leapt out from the shadows and quickly circled the pony and the fox. They rumbled out low growls as a green foul smelling mist exited from their mouths. Twilight recoiled from the horrendous odor while Omega just grabbed hold of another card. He twirled the card making it faced down to the ground and activated it. Fire sprouted up from the ground and surround Omega and Twilight, forming a ring of fire. Twilight’s whole body flinched when the flame almost touched her and the two Timberwolves became a lot more hesitant to approach the flaming circle. However, Omega acted quickly, flinging another card at one of the wolves, embedding it in its chest, and running through the wall of fire towards the other wolf. The Timberwolf was caught off guard, but it bared its teeth and charged forth at Omega. As the two collided, the wolf lunged its teeth at Omega, which he easy evaded by stepping to the side. Omega held out a card that brushed against the wolf’s body as it flew by. Dozens of small flashes of light danced through the wolf’s body, as if a dozen firecrackers were going off all at once. The wolf’s eyes grew large in surprised and, the moment it touched down on the ground, its body fell apart into a neat pile of cut wood. Omega smiled at his handy work, but Twilight cried out, “Behind you!” Omega spun around and held out his free hand. It glowed in a white aura as well as the card on the Timberwolf who was soaring through the air at Omega. The Timberwolf whole body halted midair as if gravity was no longer working. The Timberwolf desperately waved its forelegs, trying to grab the ground beneath it, to no avail. “Thought I’d forgot about you eh?” Omega mischievously stated out as he walk towards the floating wolf. The wolf’s head tilted up at Omega, and Twilight saw something see'd never seen in a Timberwolf's eyes before. Fear. “Sadly for you, you have been affected by one of my favorite cards.” Omega pointed two fingers down and the wolf’s body plummeted towards the ground. The wolf’s body slammed hard into the ground and was being kept down by some invisible force. “You see, its so tempting for me to do very nasty things to you. For instance I can increase the pressure on you a thousand fold, crushing you into a flat piece of plywood, or I can send you sky-bloody-high and let gravity have its way with you.” The wolf whimpered as it tried to beg Omega not to do any of those things. “But, I have another idea to try out.” Omega pointed his two fingers at the wall of fire and the Timberwolf’s body slowly began to move towards it. In a dark voice he asked, “How do you feel on becoming a campfire tonight?” The wolf’s whimpers grew louder as it now desperately dug its claws into the earth, trying to stop itself from sliding closer to the fire. But its speed never changed. The wolf got closer and closer until its front claws were mere inches away from the wall when it stopped moving. “If you don’t like that idea then I have good suggestion for you.” Omega walked up to the wolf and leaned down to one of its ears and softly whispered, “Run.” The glow around the wolf’s body vanished and the wolf instantly bolted away from the fire and ran back into the woods with any hesitation. Twilight watched in awe as the Timbewolf ran away in fear, a rare sight to see. The wall of fire that was surrounding her died down as Omega materialized right in front of her. “Well that was fun,” he said cheerfully. MLP: Friendship is Magic is copyright to Hasbro. All characters that belong to their company are rightfully theirs. Omega and anything related to him comes out of my head.This writing is for fun and nothing else.