//------------------------------// // An Obligatory Reference // Story: Some Redemption // by Cupzy //------------------------------// Storm opened his eyes. He lay staring at the ceiling, slowly remembering the events of yesterday. The battleground of emotions was rekindled in his mind. He had come here to assassinate the main enemy of the banished, but instead he finds himself kissing her student? He could imagine the reaction from his queen. He was pathetic. He would be leaving for Canterlot in a few days. But he started to question himself, was there a point? Ponyville had changed him. He shook his head. He had told Twilight all about his past, he was bred to kill, to be heartless, but Twilight... She changed that. Storm climbed out of the bed and started to walk downstairs. Meanwhile, Twilight was also in her bed, staring at the ceiling. She wondered how Celestia would react to this, she had displayed affection for someone who tried to kill her own mentor. She thought back to Storm, about how he told her about his upbringing, that he wasn't meant to show emotions like that. But he said that she changed that, she was the only pony who could make his smile. Twilight shook her head, No. She couldn't love this pony, not after what she tried to do to Celestia. She got out of her bed slowly as to not wake up Spike. She slowly opened the door and was met face to face with Storm. The two ponies quickly moved away from each other. "H-Hi Storm." Twilight said flatly. "Good morning Twilight Sparkle." Storm replied. The tension in the room could have been cut with a knife. "Listen, Uh... I-I hope that you didn't take yesterday badly..." Twilight said. "Not at all... I apologize for my rudeness." Storm replied. "You weren't rude, it's just that... You... Tried to kill my mentor..." Twilight said. "Like I said before, I was bred to kill. One way or another, the downfall of Celestia will always be my main focus." Storm replied. "But why? Why can't you just give up? You're clearly thought of as dead back in the Everfree Forest, so why can't you just give up? I don't want to see you get hurt anymore..." Twilight said. "Because I was born to do this! I can only hope that my next life is better than this." Storm said before walking off. He heard Twilight running towards him, and then a pair of forelegs wrapped around him. "You don't have to wait until the next life..." Twilight said, her voice was filled with sadness, she was on the verge of tears again. Twilight felt the familier hoof brush across her mane again. "I have to complete my mission, Twilight Sparkle. There is no reason why I should quit now." Storm said. "But you have me! Didn't last night mean anything to you?!" Twilight exclaimed, tears rolling down her face. "Don't you understand Twilight? You could find a better colt than me! Why have feelings for a colt who tried to murder your beloved Princess?" Storm exclaimed. "B-But... I thought you loved me..." Twilight said in between sniffles. "I... I do. But I'm not here for love, I came here to complete a mission. Nothing more." Storm replied. He hated saying these things to Twilight, but he wasn't here for a marefriend. He was brought up to believe that love was a false emotion. And that anypony who shows it is weak and pathetic. "I'll be heading to Canterlot in a few days." Storm said. "Why do you have to go? You know I'll just tell the princess about you. I won't just sit back and watch you murder my teacher..." Twilight said, she was now angry with Storm. She knew that he had been a social outcast for the majority of his life, but she still felt hurt at the things he was telling her. "Twilight... You know that if my emotions didn't take over, I probably would have killed you as well." Storm explained. Twilight put her hoof to her mouth, letting out a short whimper. She backed away from Storm, now afraid for her life. She pulled her hoof away. The colt of her dreams was about to leave her to murder one of her closest friends. Her sadness had been replaced by anger, she didn't want to speak to Storm anymore. "Fine. Go. I can't help it if you want to get yourself killed..." Twilight said. Storm walked to the door, for the first time in years, he let out a chuckle. It sounded dry, like he wasn't putting too much effort into it. "I won't die." Was all that Storm said before he walked outside and shut the door. Spike was walking downstairs, wondering what all the commotion was about. "Good morning Twilight." He said with a yawn. He was interrupted when Twilight barged past him, rushing into her room. "T-Twilight?" Spike said before walking towards her room. Storm was walking around Ponyville, kicking pebbles in a futile attempt to vent his anger. His last sentence resonated inside his head. I won't die. I won't die. I won't die Was all that he could hear. Would he die? Twilight would tell Celestia about him, about what his goals were. He kicked a stone directly at a house, causing a sigh to escape his throat. "You seem troubled." He heard a voice say. He turned around to reveal a chestnut colored pony with an hourglass cutie mark. "Who are you?" He asked with a snarl. "People just call me The Doctor. A pleasure to meet you." The pony said as he outstretched a hoof. Storm merely ignored the pleasantries. (Yeah, I fucking went there.) "My name is Shadow Storm." He replied. The Doctor was looking at him with interest. "Your... Oh, what was it called? A cutie something? Nevermind. It appears to be of... Dark origin..." The Doctor commentated. Storm could only assume that he was talking about his cutie mark. He looked at it, he was surprised that no other pony had a clue of what it really was. "Most ponies do not understand what my cutie mark means." Storm responded. "I understand it. Back on earth, it used to signify anarchy and death. Not a very pleasant Cutie-watchamacallit." The Doctor said. Storm was giving him an odd glare. "Earth? What is Earth?" Storm asked. The Doctor looked like he had just said something he hadn't meant to. "Oh my. It seems that I've simply said too much. I must get back to the TARDIS, Derpy is waiting for me." The Doctor said before running off. "TARDIS? What a strange pony..." Storm thought. He shrugged it off and continued to wander aimlessly through Ponyville. The sun was starting to set as he finished conversing with Ponyville. He didn't have to wear his hood, as most of the rumors had now died down. He wondered where to sleep for the night. He certainly couldn't go back to Twilight's house and he couldn't go back to the hotel either. When the stars came out, he found himself sitting near a tree, aimlessly staring at the night sky. He looked back at his cutie mark. Anarchy and death. Storm thought back to the incident this morning. Twilight must truly hate him now... He shrugged it off. After about another hour of looking at the stars, he was so engrossed in his own thoughts that he didn't realize himself slowly drifting off to sleep. Meanwhile, back at Twilight's house. Spike was trying desperately to calm Twilight down, she had spent the entire day talking about her and Storm. "It's alright Twilight, we can just send a letter to Celestia tomorrow explaining this." Spike said. "But if we do... Then Storm will be killed!" Twilight exclaimed. "Twilight, he's still a criminal. There are plenty of other colts in Ponyville. I'm sure you'll find one." Spike said. "No Spike. Storm's different, there's a good colt in there somewhere, behind all that gloominess and hatred..." Twilight said. "Twilight, I think you need to sleep on this, it's not good for your brain thinking this much so late at night." Spike said. Twilight nodded and lay down on her bed, her mind was still plagued about thoughts of Storm. Spike gave her a reassuring smile and went to go lie down in his basket. Twilight didn't get to sleep well that night. Where was Storm right now? He probably had nowhere to sleep... Twilight shrugged the thought off. He was probably sleeping in some sort of hotel. She needed some sleep, the grief that she had received was unnatural, after another hour of constantly thinking about Storm, she found the strength to force herself to sleep.