He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it
Ponyville was quiet at night, i watched as the blanket of stars gently caressed the planet.
i sighed inwards as i lamented over times long gone. why do i keep doing this to myself, am i really just a universal punching bag? i was sitting on the roof of Ditzy's house. there was a sudden chill in the air, like a sharp icy stinging sensation. it worked its way down my spine. jumping down from the roof, i broke into a sprint.
i made my way to the fountain in the middle of town. the sword was resting, sleeping in the stone in front of the fountain.
it was almost as if it was calling me. i looked up at the night sky, the moonlight began to light the hilt of the sword.
as i placed a hand on it, i smiled. as i pulled on the blade, it became apparant that it was a mirror image of a scene which had been used many times before.
"well... this is ironic" i chuckled to myself as i effortlessly dragged the sword from its stoney bed.
the sword felt different. it felt as though it had missed its master for so long.
i looked down at the sword, now in its scabbard once again.
i walked back to the Doo residence with a new lease on life.
i heard a mighty roar emenating from the Everfree forest.
quickly running towards the root of the noise, i watched as a blue maned, white unicorn darted screaming from the offending beast. "you! bluey, Get behind me" i shouted, the mare complied and quickly darted behind a large boulder.
the beast stood before me and roared. i drew the sword, the moonlight bouncing off the blade.
"ello beastie" i lunged forwards, striking the beast in the left arm.
its huge slavouring mouth opened, it was attempting to bite me.
as i jumped backwards, i quickly found myself on the boulder.
i swung the blade in a diagonal arc, catching the beast across its nose.
"your quite large for a Manticore" i chuckled. it brought its stinger up to strike me.
as i effortlessly moved out of the way, it brought its stinger down.
the Manticore growled, attempting to pick up on my movements. i began to gaze into its eyes.
it brought its paw down, claws extended. it had caught me in the shoulder.
acting upon instinct, i jumped and twisted my body, creating a bladed whirlwind.
the whirlwind enveloped my body. shooting upwards, the blade connected with the tail of the manticore, severing it completely. the beast fleed. i simply opened up the stinger and took the poisin glands.
victory was mine.
"you can come out now, it's safe" i said, warmly.
as she stepped out from behind the safety of the boulder, she took a glance around.
blood dripped from the tip of the blade, running down from my arm.
"heh, it isnt a good fight unless i get injured" i chuckled, while putting pressure on the injury.
the white furred, blue-maned mare was at a loss for words.
"your welcome to follow me if you like" i said as i walked away.
she cantered up to my side, looking up at me for a moment.
i began to walk to Zecora's, leaving the glands and a note.
for a while, we walked in silence, the white mare obviously afriad that i was equally a monster.
until she saw the sword.
"thanks for.... whatever that was back there" she smiled, still looking slightly afriad.
"heh, no thanks neccessary, just doing my job" i said as i neared the home of a certain mail-mare.
i opened the door, "Come on in, just sit on the sofa, its where i'm sleeping for the time being"
i heard a second set of hooves hit the floor.
"where did yOH MY CELESTIA, WHAT HAPPENED!?" Ditzy shouted, clearly worried about my health.
i sighed, pointed to the blue-maned unicron, and promptly passed out on the sofa.
i awoke with a slight pain in my lower back. taking a blurry glance around the room, i came to the conclusion that i was still in the house. it had become apparant that i had been patched up by a professional. "ugh my head, groggy Dave is Groggy"
i sat up, only to be hindered by Bluey. "oh hey Bluey," she shot me a look "ok, not Bluey, then..."
"Vinyl Scratch"
"she speaks," i chuckled. "ms DJ" i winked, she was slightly confused.
"you know who i am?" she gasped.
"knight of the wind, duhhhh!" i chuckled. "not to worry, secrets safe with me considering i'm probably going to die in the next few months" i concluded.
"what do you mean by that?" Ditzy's voice sounded off from the kitchen.
i retold the tale of how i was resurrected by some unknown force during the fight against a god.
it was at that point that Ditzy made me promise not to die this time round.
"fine, i promise i won't die....that much" i cracked up.
Vinyl continuied to watch me act like a normal pony would.
"you saved my life dude, you're a knight and yet your acting like a normal pony? why?"
i placed a hand on her head for a moment. "ya know... nobility is somethin your born into,"
i smiled as i loweed my head to look her in the eyes, she still her sunglasses on. "just like your red eyes, i stand out enough already"
her jaw lowered. "but how did you know about my eyes?"
"eh, i didnt," i chuckled as i was handed a letter. "hmmm... as i thought"
"what is it Dave?"
i sighed, "its a request from the princesses, they want me to go to Canterlot Castle"
vinyl's eyes lit up, "can i come with? i was heading that way anyways"
"so you decided to cut through the everfree to save time?"
she nodded at my question. "fine then, let me just gather my things from the library"
"why exactly?"
"because it looks like we're on the road to canterlot"
i pulled a green hat out of nowhere...
and i then put it on my head. "i forgot i had this" i chuckled.
Vinyl face-hoofed.
and so the journey began.