Mad Mind was fast asleep in his soft, warm bed. He snuggled into it as he let out a sigh of relief.
"Zzzzz... Mmmph...Zzzzz..."
"Mad...Nd Wa....e up."
"Hmmph...Zzzzz..."
"Mad Mind, w..ke ..p"
"Mmmph... Zzzzzz..."
MAD MIND! WAKE UP!"
Mad Mind jolted awake at his name being shouted in his ear only to be greeted by a less than pleased Twilight Sparkle. He grinned, remembering their argument last night.
"Well, well, well... If it isn't the neighbourhood rapist Twilight Sparkle." Mad Mind said with a grin.
Twilight was taken aback in surprise as she instantly began to get flustered again and began blushing. "I am NOT a rapist Mad Mind!" She bellowed. Mad Mind let out a chuckle. "Then please! Explain why you're so close to my head. Are you interested?" He asked. Twilights blush intensified. "Mad Mind!" She screamed. Mad Mind laughed hysterically as Twilight fumbled over her words. "Twi, I'm only teasing! No need to get worked up about it." He said between laughs. Twilight huffed.
Mad Mind slowly got up and began to stretch out his tired muscles, some letting out loud pop's which made him sigh in relief. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Twilight staring at him.
'The hell's up with her?'
'It's like she wants to get humiliated.'
He stopped stretching and casted a glance at Twilight. "Enjoying the view there Twi?" He asked with a chuckle.
Twilight was instantly brought back down to earth and blushed before glancing down at her hooves.
'Humiliation: +100 points.'
'FOR THE HIGHSCORE!'
After finishing his long stretch, he turned his gaze back to Twilight. "So Twi," he asked, capturing the lavender alicorn's attention. "What's the game plan for today?"
"Well, firstly we have to eat breakfast, then, the princess need's to ask you some more questions, and finally you need to learn your way around Canterlot." She responded.
"Cool. I'm gonna shower. Just give me a sec." Mad Mind said as he left the warmth of his bed and entered the bathroom.
As it turns out, ponies and humans have almost identical bathrooms: toilet, bath tub, sink, mirror, all of it. He didn't know why that caught his interest, it just did.
His first destination was the mirror. He walked up to the reflective glass and grinned at what he saw: his coat seemed to have a more glossy look to it which informed him he was in dire need of a shower. His chaotic mess of a mane still seemed to be in the same shape as it was when he first saw it with the exception that there seemed to be more dirt in it than there was before.
He stepped away from the mirror and entered the shower, closing the curtain with a hoof. (He needed to learn how to use his magic. And fast.) He turned on the hot water and allowed the hot stream of water pour on top of him making him sigh as his worries seamlessly melted away. He quickly washed up, dried off, making sure his mane was back into a state of chaos, (What? It suited him.) and exited the bathroom where an impatient Twilight Sparkle awaited his return.
"Mad Mind! Let's go! Breakfast!" She called out to him as he exited the bathroom.
"Yes, mother." Mad Mind returned in a mocking tone. Twilight shrugged it off and the two made their way to the dining room.
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A little thing you should make a note of if you ever wind up in Canterlot castle: It's freaking HUGE! It was an utter maze. He was surprised that Twilight was capable of making her way around here without getting lost.
'Do they have GPS in this world?'
Eventually, the two arrived in the long dining hall of (guess what colour it was? C'mon, guess.) purple where a massive dining table sat. And at the end of said table, in all her majestic glory, sat Princess Celestia. Mad Mind and Twilight made their way towards the sun goddess and sat on either side of her.
Princess Celstia smile. "Good morning my little ponies. How were your sleeps?" She asked in a polite manner.
Twilight smiled. "Very good, thank you princess." She responded with equal politeness.
Princess Celestia rested her gaze upon Mad Mind. "And you Mad Mind?" She asked.
Mad Mind laughed as he recalled his mental bored meeting with Madness. "My sleep was better than I expected, thank you princess." He said in between laughs.
The two mares exchanged glances of confusion as to why Mad Mind was laughing. "Something funny Mad Mind?" Princess Celestia asked confused.
Mad Mind reduced his laugh to his signature grin. "Nothing worth mentioning princess." Mad Mind responded, wearing his grin with pride.
Twilight simply shrugged at her mentors confused glance. The giant doors opened and several chefs came in carrying their breakfast.
Plentiful amounts of food soon covered the table: egg's, countless amounts of fruit's and vegetables, and... Hay?
'Dafuq?' Mad Mind didn't ponder the thought of hay before he started grabbing bowls of food and plopping it onto his plate. He soon had a plate filled with eggs, several fruits, and, what he guessed was, hay bacon. (It's like bacon. But with HAY! HAH!) he was about to grab some vegetables until he noticed Twilight casting her gaze towards him, a devilish smirk upon her face.
'I hate that look. So very much.'
"Something up Twi?" Mad Mind asked curiously. Twilight's grin seemed to get bigger as Mad Mind spoke.
"You know... You can just use your magic. Right?" Twilight inquired. Mad Mind's iris's shrank.
'Shit.'
"Umm..." Mad Mind began, trying to come up with an excuse. "Well, the food that I wanted was so close to me so I see no point in using magic to grab it. Waste of energy." Mad Mind lied.
'Nice one.'
Twilight seemed to have prepared for this though. "Actually, it was more of a request. Out of all the days I've seen you, never once have you casted a single spell. It's not healthy for a creature with magical capabilities, such as yourself, to store to much energy. I was hoping I could see a little... Demonstration?" She asked innocently.
'Son. Of. A. BITCH!'
'YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!'
'Alright. Let's all just calm down a little. How about we tell her the truth?'
'The truth? How I don't know how to use magic? There are probably children who know how! That'll be...'
'Humiliating.'
'Is she trying to get revenge for making her apologize?'
'Whatever! Let's focus on the big picture!'
'Fine! We'll tell her the damnable truth!'
"Well Mad Mind? I'm waiting." Twilight said innocently. Mad Mind hung his head.
"I don't know how..." He muttered. Twilight leaned in closer.
"I'm sorry? I didn't quiet catch that." Mad Mind growled, rage overcoming him. He took this opportunity to lean in close to Twilight's ear and shout on the top of his lungs.
"I DON'T KNOW HOW DAMMIT!"
The reaction was instantaneous. Twilight was sent back into her chair, covering her ear in pain but smirking as if she just accomplished something.
Princess Celestia was utterly shocked by this revelation. Her eyes were wide open and her hoof covered her mouth in shock.
"Mad Mind, how do you not know how to levitate objects? That's the easiest spell in Equestria!" Twilight said in fake shock.
Mad Mind gridded his teeth as he glared at the lavender alicorn. " I didn't mean 'just levitation', I meant the whole concept of magic in general! I DON'T KNOW HOW!" He bellowed.
Now it was Twilight's turn to be shocked. She slumped even further into her chair as the realization dawned upon her.
Mad Mind quickly got up. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go find something to do that's far away from here!" Mad Mind growled as he left the room and slammed the door shut behind him.
Mad Mind, however, didn't leave. He waited right behind the door. Why? Thanks to his close friend Paranoia, he knew how he could give Twilight a piece of his mind.
'First, Twi is gonna awkwardly laugh...'
Through the door, Mad Mind heard an awkward chuckle, obviously provided by Twilight.
'Then, Princess Celestia is gonna explain what she did wrong...'
On cue, Mad Mind heard a slightly enraged sun goddess. What she was telling Twilight, he didn't care. He was too caught up in his thoughts.
'Then, she's gonna send Twi after me so she could apologize.'
Finally, he saw the doors open and an upset Twilight Sparkle walked through them. She closed them behind her and began to make her way to where ever she thought Mad Mind would be.
'And finally... I strike!' He leapt out of his hiding place and pinned Twilight to the ground in one swift motion. It took Twilight some time to figure out what was happening until she saw the enraged face of Mad Mind. Then, she entered full panic mode.
"Um... H-hey Mad Mind... I uh-" Mad Mind glared at her which made her shiver in fright.
"Cut the crap Twilight. I know why you did what you did." Mad Mind spat in rage as Twilight sank back even further.
"You wanted revenge. For when I made you apologize. But you took it a step too far you frigid, little bitch." These words made Twilight's eyes go wide.
"Honestly? I just wanted to hear you apologize. Nothing more. That was it. No harm done. But you thought you were humiliated? For owning up to your actions? You should've been thanking me instead," He growled in rage at the frightened Twilight Sparkle. "But no. You went up there and told the bucking PRINCESS OF EQUESTRIA THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CAST SPELLS! THAT'S HUMILIATION ON THE NINTH DEGREE!" Twilight was now on the verge of tears as Mad Mind continued his rage-fueld rant.
"All that trust that I was slowly building up for you," Mad Mind began and he slowly made the 'poof' action with his hoof. "Gone. All of it. And now, you're lower then a friend. Lower than a colleague. No, from here on out, Twilight Sparkle," Mad Mind leaned in close to the frightened alicorn. "Were enemies." He spat in her ear. These words were complete mind-fuck to the lavender pony as she burst into tears and teleported away from Mad Mind's grasp only to appear right behind him and making a run away from the enraged Mad Mind. He smirked in satisfaction.
"DO YOU GET IT TWILIGHT??!! ENEMIES!!!" He bellowed to the retreating alicorn. Mad Mind retraced his hoof steps back to his room and fell onto his bed and slept.
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Mad Mind awoke half an hour later. He did a quick stretch and began wandering around the castle. On his little misadventure, he met a few of the guards, most of whom took a quick liking into Mad Mind.
After constant wandering around Canterlot castle, Mad Mind found his way into the throne room where Princess Celestia sat upon her throne. Mad Mind quickly entered and caught the attention of the princess almost immediately. As he entered, her smile instantly dropped from her face and anger began flaring in her eyes. Mad Mind instantly began regretting his decision of walking into this room. He was about to make a quick exit, but the doors were quickly enveloped in a golden glow and slammed shut, preventing his escape.
Mad Mind gulped as he turned around and faced the sun goddess. "Heh... Heya Celestia. What's up?" He asked nervously.
"What's up? I received a letter from my student, telling me that you two are now apparent 'enemies'. Is there something you need to tell me Mad Mind?" She asked, a bit of anger within her voice.
Mad Mind sighed. He needed to own up to his actions. It was that or lie and either way, he knew he was screwed.
"Okay. Twilight and I are now, officially, enemies."
"When did this happen?" The princess asked.
"After breakfast, when you sent Twi after me so she could apologize." Mad Mind explained.
"Twilight stated in her letter that you were waiting directly outside the door."
"And I was. It was... embarrassing to admit I have no magical capabilities in front of the leader of Equestria and I sorta... Lashed out at Twi."
Princess Celestia sighed. "I suppose that is something rather embarrassing to admit to anypony in first place. Do you know why she did what she did?"
"Yeah. Revenge."
"For what?"
"Making her apologize to me in front of you."
"She wanted revenge for an apology?"
"Apparently, according to her, I embarrassed her in front of you when she apologized to me. You know very well that I wanted to just hear the apology from her and not from you."
"... I see. I'll respond to this letter immediately."
Princess Celestia was about to leave until Mad Mind spoke up. "Wait!" He called out.
The princess stopped and glanced at him. "Is there something else you need to tell me Mad Mind?" She asked.
Mad Mind shook his head. "Naw. It's just this morning, I heard you had some questions for me..?" He asked.
This brought back the smile upon the princess' lip's. "Yes, as a matter of fact, I have some questions for you," she began to chuckle as she continued. "How ironic. One of these questions were how strong is your magic, although I guess we'll have to scratch that one off the list now won't we?" Mad Mind joined in on this laughter as he realized how funny this was.
"I suppose the letter can wait for now. I really want to learn more about you." She said with an immense amount of interest.
Mad Mind grinned. "Then let's begin." He said as he prepared himself for a shit-load of questions.
"Now then, first question: what does your cutie mark represent?" She asked curiously.
"My cutie..." Mad Mind trailed off in confusion.
"You know: your cutie mark! The mark upon your flank that shows your special talent!"
Mad Mind glanced at his flank, only to become more confused. Celestia was right about the fact there was a mark on his flank; what it meant though was beyond him. What he saw was a quarter of a circle covered in (Oh COME ON!) white and with a red letter 'P' upon it.
''P'? What would that mean..?' Mad Mind racked his brain for a response and found nothing. He sighed as he was about to give up his search until he stumbled upon a possible answer:
'I have four henchmen. Mania, Dementia, Insanity and...'
"Paranoia." He said aloud. Princess Celestia heard him and leaned in closer towards him.
"Your special talent is being paranoid? That seem's rather believable for now..." She muttered
"No, no... I mean yes, but no. You see," Mad Mind stopped himself
'Oh, how to explain this...'
"Okay, my cutie mark is, in a way, special. If I'm not mistaken, there are four different parts to it. So far, only the letter 'P', but soon, more letters will appear. Like the letter 'M','D' and 'I'. So my mark is in, a sense... Still developing."
This intrigued the princess greatly. "A cutie mark that develops over time? I've never heard of that before... But you said that the letter 'P' represented paranoia. Do you know what these other letter's represent?" She asked curiously.
"The other letter's represent, 'M' for 'Mania', 'D' for 'Dementia' and 'I' for 'Insanity'." Mad Mind accounted. Princess Celestia's eyes went wide.
"Run that last one by me again." She asked.
Mad Mind raised an eyebrow. "... 'I' for 'Insanity'." He repeated. The princess looked far past surprised at this revelation.
"Mad Mind... It makes sense now." She muttered. "Do you know what you were destined to be Mad Mind?" She asked in an urgent tone.
"What I was destined to be..?" Mad Mind asked in confusion. He recalled his meeting last night and grinned. "God of Insanity." He said with a chuckle. "Or madness. Whichever one works for you." He said with his grin plastered upon his face.
Princess Celestia was stunned by this. She shook it off and regained her composure. "Yes, Mad Mind... I believe that's enough questions for now. I need to think for right now." She said quickly.
Mad Mind's confusion changed into concern. "Are you sure princess? That was only one question, and you looked as if you had a lot more." He asked curiously.
She shook her head." I'll ask the rest tomorrow. For right now, if you need anything, just ask. But you need to go now Mad Mind." She said as she tried to shoo Mad Mind to the door.
Mad Mind didn't budge. Instead, he asked another question. "Can you at least teach me how to levitate things? So I can have a little bit of magic at my disposal?"
This caused Princess Celestia to laugh. "Okay. But as soon as I teach you how to, you need to leave. Okay?" She asked.
"Deal. Now, how do I do this?"
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"Now remember: you need to focus in order to do this properly." Princess Celestia said in an informative tone.
'Damn she knows just how to sound when she's doing these things, doesn't she?'
"Yeah I got it." Mad Mind responded. Mad Mind was learning a lot on how magic worked. It needed a lot of focus, and you needed to think about how you wanted the spell to work. He focused hard on the pile of books directly in front of him and heard the familiar sound of magic emitting from his horn. The first time this happened, he was impressed by this and enjoyed it greatly. Princess Celestia also said that she never saw an aura like Mad Mind's come from a unicorn (his switching between the colours of red and purple) which pleased Mad Mind even more.
"Now remember: you need to-"
"Lock on to the object you want to cast the spell on." Mad Mind cut her off as his magical aura engulfed the books.
"Very good. Now you have to-"
"Picture the spell you want to perform in your mind." Mad Mind cut her off again as he shut his eyes and tried to imagine the books floating up in the air just a little.
"You learn fast. And finally, you need to-"
"Add power from your magical reserves to perform the spell you want to do." Mad Mind cut her off again. He felt a small portion of his energy leave his body. Not a lot, but it was noticeable.
"Look at that Mad Mind! You did it!" Princess Celestia cheered. Mad Mind opened his eyes and saw, directly before him, a floating pile of books, enveloped in a changing colour of red and purple. He laughed and maintained the spell, sending the books higher and lower, left and right. He placed the books back on the table again and felt a small tingle in the back of his head.
"Good job Mad Mind. On the first try as well!" Celestia congratulated the young alicorn.
Mad Mind wasn't listening. The tingling in the back of his mind increased to a more powerful headache as he held his head in his hoof.
"Mad Mind? Is there something wrong?" Princess Celestia was beginning to sound more and more worried.
Mad Mind's head felt like somepony had shouted in it for twenty days. The intense pounding in his head increased in size. The amount of pain increased and increased, showing no signs of slowing down. Mad Mind's head kept increasing in pain until he couldn't handle it any more and blacked out.
'Shit, what's happening?'
'Lost contact to all limbs and eyes! All organs still functioning normally! Appears to be unconscious!'
'Dammit! Does anyone know what's happening?'
'I do.'
'Madness? The fuck's going on?'
'Well, you see Mad Mind, in order to get more of my henchmen onto your brain, It was either do it while you're asleep, or do it while you're awake which is the most excruciating.'
'Why the fuck did you have to do it while I was awake? The princess will be scared shitless!'
'This guy is rather... Impatient when it comes to these things.'
'... Okay fine. Who's the guy?'
'Mania. The brighter, cheery side of you. But just as deadly.'
'How deadly are we talking here?'
'I could tell you... But where would the fun in that be? You find out for yourself.'
'Damn you Madness.'
'Alright. Mania's ready when you are chief.'
'Okay. Let's get back up.'
Mad Mind's eyes quickly fluttered open. He was still in the same spot as before, with the exception he was on his back and Princess Celestia staring at him with worry upon her face. "Heya Celestia. Something up?" Mad Mind asked in a weak voice. All the worry upon Princess Celestia's face disappeared as Mad Mind said this. "Oh Mad Mind! Thank goodness! I thought something happened to you, or maybe a side effect from the spell that happened to you or-"
Mad Mind cut off the princess again. "No. It wasn't any of those things." Princess Celestia was confused. "What do you mean Mad Mind?" She asked curiously.
Mad Minds eye's drifted down towards his flank where his cutie mark rested. Upon it, next to the letter 'P', was a small, black dot. The dot grew in size and made another quarter on Mad Minds flank. This one was bright red, similar to the one on his coat, and finally, the letter 'M' appeared upon this small portion of his flank. "That's what I meant." Mad Mind responded casually.
The princess followed Mad Mind's gaze towards his flank and noticed the new addition to his cutie mark. She stared at it in interest. "Fascinating..." She muttered. "Never before has that happened to a pony before. This is something I'll have to look into."
Mad Mind got up and stretched out again only to stumble and clutch his head again. "Mad Mind!" Celestia called out in worry. She quickly went beside him and supported him.
What was happening inside Mad Minds mind was, perhaps, the most interesting thing that has ever happened in his brain: voices. Not just the normal voices he grew used to over time, but actual voices. The ones he wasn't familiar with.
'HEELLOOOOOO WORLD!'
'TIME TO MAKE THIS PLACE AWESOME!'
'THIS PLACE NEEDS A FOX!'
'MAYBE EVEN A MANTICORE!'
'Who gave you access to this facility?'
'Madness did! Oh the joys of being recognized again! Let's get creative!'
'Shit! No, no, no, no, no! Mania! Don't do that!'
'But-'
'NO! If you want to stay here, you are not to sing that! Okay!?!'
'Harumph! You guys are no fun at all. A good day to you sirs. I SAID GOOD DAY!'
Mad Mind let go of his head and let out a laugh. "Okay. I'm better Celestia." He said casually as he got up from his support.
Princess Celestia had a concerned expression strewn across her face. "Are you sure? I don't want you to black out again."
"I'll be fine. Besides," He began as he made his way to the door. "I still need to explore Canterlot, don't I?"
Celestia nodded in agreement. "True, but Twilight was supposed to guide you and now that's not a viable option..." She trailed off.
Mad Mind shrugged. "Then why don't you go with me?"
"Mad Mind, I have a lot of things to do today. I'm sorry, but I just can't fit it in my schedule."
"Soo... Nopony can show me around today?" Mad Mind asked, disappointment in his voice.
"Actually... There is one pony..." Celestia began only to be attacked by Mad Mind.
"PLEASE! GET THEM HERE!" He begged. Celestia giggled, her horn turned a bright gold again and soon enough, another pony dashed into the room.
This pony was another alicorn, a she by the looks of it, she was slightly smaller than Celestia and had a deep blue colour with a mane that rippled in a non-existent wind like Celestia. Her mane seemed to hold stars and, upon further examination, looked like the night itself. She sat before Princess Celestia.
'Is this... Who I think it is?'
'Princess Celestia's sister?'
'How much do you guys bet?'
'Twenty brain cells.'
"Hello dear sister. What can we do for thee?" The blue alicorn spoke.
'CALLED IT! GIMME THOSE CELLS!'
'Dammit.'
Celestia giggled again. "My sister, I would like you to meet Mad Mind," Celestia signalled for him to come stand next to her. Mad Mind obeyed and stood directly beside the large, white alicorn. "Mad Mind, I would like you to meet my sister, Princess Luna." The dark alicorn turned her attention towards Mad Mind and dipped her head in respect. "Hello young Mad Mind. It is an honour to meet you." She said respectfully.
Mad Mind smiled. "I could say the same." Mad Mind responded. The navy blue alicorn smiled at Mad Mind, until Celestia spoke up.
"Now then... Luna, if it's alright with you, I would like you to show Mad Mind around Canterlot. He has yet to learn his way around." She said to her sister.
Luna turned back to Mad Mind. "Very well. Come along now." She said. Mad Mind instantly made a dash for the door, eager to get on with his tour.
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Remember how Mad Mind thought that exploring on his lonesome was better than exploring with other ponies? It depended on the pony actually. If it was six, annoying mares who wanted nothing more to become your friend, then it sucks. But if it's one of the most powerful rulers of all Equestria who speaks in 'ye olde', then it's more enjoyable.
The two explored around all of Canterlot. From the many homes of the town, to the market, they saw it all.
A couple things caught Mad Minds eye: an art museum (Mania's idea.), a music store (Mania and his own), and the park (which Mania complained about.). But, all in all, he enjoyed the tour. Luna was particularly talkative most of the time and seemed to enjoy Mad Mind. But Mad Mind was bound by his rules. And his rules dictate that she can't be trusted until she earns it fully. When he explained this to her, she didn't seem to mind. Actually, she thought it made more sense than most ponies (she knows what she's doing.).
After completing their tour, Luna said that they could head where ever Mad Mind wanted to go. After a heated argument against Mania, the two made their way to the art museum.
So there they were. In an art museum. Together, just staring at old paintings. Luna seemed to enjoy it, however, and Mania seemed to have constant pointers about the art. (I'm getting fond of Mania)
The two soon found themselves in front of a new piece. Luna turned her head to Mad Mind. "So, what does thou think of this?"
What they were staring at was not something Mad Mind particularly enjoyed. It was constant splatters of paint on an open canvas which looked like a total train wreck.
'The fuck is this thing?'
'Want me to talk for you?'
'... What?'
'Heh... Just watch.'
"I hate it." Mad Mind said simply. Mad Mind, however, knew he wasn't talking. Mania was somehow speaking through him.
Luna raised an eyebrow. "And why, may I ask, might that be?" She asked.
"While it is a rather creative design, which I can compliment, it lacks all creative colours! I mean, look at it! there is a lot of blank, boring canvas still upon it and the constant use of green is driving me mad!" 'Mania' said.
Luna looked back at the painting. "Green is not a creative colour?" She asked curiously.
"Of course it isn't! Green is everywhere! Trees, grass, and all plants have green upon them! It's constant, unoriginal and, therefore, not creative." 'Mania' finished with a huff. "That's why I hate it so much. It's creative, but not creative enough."
"Well, excuse me!" came a snobbish voice from the crowd.
'I hate this guy.'
'...You haven't even seen him yet.'
'His voice is annoying. I hate him.'
'I agree.'
Mad Mind turned his head to a (someone please kill him now) white unicorn with a blonde mane making his way towards the pair. "Is there something I can help you with?" Mad Mind (the actual one) asked to the unicorn. He trotted up to him, his head held up high.
"Yes there is. Could you please keep your horrible opinion about my art to yourself?"
Mad Mind began feeling rage build up inside him, but he kept a cool head as he responded. "Horrible opinion? Everypony deserves to give their opinion so you know what you can improve on." Mad Mind retorted to the unicorn.
The unicorn ignored his remark and turned his head to Luna. "Auntie Luna, I don't like this stallion."
'Auntie? This prick has royal ties?'
'Well, that's the only reason he's gonna be alive still after I'm done with him'
'Calm down Mania. Trust me: you'll get a chance.'
Luna was about to respond but Mad Mind cut her off. "Oh good! Now I have a reason to hate you even more!" Mad Mind said with a fake smile. Ponies were now crowding around the two.
Luna decided to step in. "Mad Mind, this was just supposed to be casual! Thou does not know what thyself is getting into!"
Mad Mind faced the navy alicorn. "It was casual. I gave my honest opinion and now this guy is on my case about it." Mad Mind said casually to Luna.
"Mad Mind, this is Prince BlueBlood! If thou fight him, thou could get sent to the dungeon!"
Mad Mind cracked his neck. "All the more reason to enjoy it." He said with a wicked grin across his face.
Prince Blueblood looked like he was preparing to fight. "I'll give you one last chance: leave now, or I'll beat you to a pulp!" He spat in rage.
Mad Mind didn't even flinch. "How about I give you a better offer: You leave with your life, or leave without it. I'd love to watch you suffer." Mad Mind seethed.
Blueblood recoiled at this. "You wouldn't kill a member of the royal family, would you?" He asked.
"Tell me: what role do you play in society as a prince? Despite being a douche to whomever you meet?" Mad Mind asked, a grin spread across his face. Most of the ponies gasped as Mad Mind said that.
Blueblood grinned. "Well, I play the most important role of all!" He exclaimed. Mad Mind turned his head to Luna.
"So, all-mighty, powerful, goddess of the night who raises the moon! What do you have to say to this? Does he play a more major role then your duty?" Mad Mind asked Luna. Luna was trying to hold back her rage.
She leaned in close to Mad Mind's ear. "Beat him. Don't kill him." She whispered into his ear, venom clear in her voice.
"With the utmost pleasure." He whispered back. He turned his attention back to Blueblood.
"Okay! I now have the right to beat your sorry flank! Not kill tragically. But good enough!" Mad Mind announced to the crowd and Prince Blueblood.
The so-called 'prince' was now shaking in fear. "Auntie! You wouldn't let this brute harm me would you?"
Luna now wore a smug grin that was comparable to Mad Minds. "I think thou will be fine. After all, thou are the most powerful being in all Equestria." Mad Mind laughed at this.
He kept laughing and had a mental conversation at the same time.
'Mania? Take the wheel. No killing.'
'Oh, I'm gonna enjoy this.'
'If you're done, could you pass the controls to me?'
'Yeah. So what were the rules?'
'No killing. And, judging by the fact that this guy looks like a pussy, he'll probably use a meat shield. Don't hit the meat shield. Understood?'
'Got it. Heheheh... Let's do this.'
As he felt the controls of his mind slip into Manias control, Princes Blueblood was already backing away from Mad Mind, only to have his exit blocked by the large group of ponies that had surrounded the duo.
Mania took this opportunity to strike. He made an impressive leap into the air and planned to slam a hoof directly into Bluebloods face. Well, not exactly. Turns out, Mad Mind was right about Blueblood being a total wuss and using a meat shield. Who he used though, is what pissed Mad Mind off.
He used a young filly as his personal defence.
'A KID? That's low!'
'Don't hit her Mania!'
'SHIT!'
Mania, thankfully, managed to fall a bit short of where he was supposed to strike and slammed the ground in front of Blueblood. Mania was pissed.
"YOU PATHETIC COWARD! A KID TO DEFEND YOURSELF!? THATS LOW!" He bellowed at the frightened prince.
The young filly then did the best thing Mad Mind had ever seen a young kid do: she managed to turn herself around to face Blueblood, and gave him a decently hard punch in the face, giving her some time to escape. Mania took this opportunity to attack again.
He charged and slammed his hoof straight into Blueblood's face, causing it to give off a small trickle of blood and send him stumbling backwards. Mania was becoming harder and harder to control.
'THE BLOOD! THE GLORIOUS BLOOD!'
'Mania! Calm down! Remember: no killing.'
'I WANT TO SEE THIS STALLION COVERED IN HIS OWN BLOOD!'
Mania drove another powerful blow into the side of Bluebloods head, causing him to fall to his side and try to crawl backwards. Mania grinned at this. He stepped forward and used the only spell he knew: levitation.
Blueblood was now simply dangling in the air, unable to defend himself. Mania took this opportunity to slam his hoof straight into his stomach, hearing a satisfying crack emitting from it. He slammed another hoof straight into his stomach again hearing more cracks.
Each blow that landed, Blueblood would howl out in pain. Mania kept delivering a massive beat down for this sorry stallion until he saw more than enough blood upon the stallion.
Mania, however, was far from done. Using magic again, he lifted up the painting that belonged to the prince and slammed his head into it, getting splatters of blood across the white of the canvas. He kept doing this until he made sure there were no more white spots showing.
He turned to a shocked Luna and laughed manically and showed her the painting. "See? It looks better now!" Mania said as he placed the canvas back on the wall.
He then saw Blueblood, pathetically trying his hardest to get up again. Mania sighed. "Oh please! Do us all a favour and," He slammed Blueblood's face straight into the floor. "STAY DOWN!" He finished. He turned around and began making his way out of the gallery until he thought of something for humiliation. He turned back around, levitated Blueblood off the ground and hung him on the wall via coat hanger. He grinned. "Fillies and gentlecolts, please look at this piece I made which I have titled: the Bloodied Prince. Please do enjoy it. Now then, I'll be off!"
He made his way out of the gallery with Luna close behind.
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The two were roughly half-way to Canterlot castle (Luna insisted they walked) until Mad Mind was greeted by a familiar face.
It was the filly that Blueblood used as a meat shield. Mad Mind now actually saw her: she was bright blue, her mane with a similar colour of blue, which was well kept. She made her way up to Mad Mind and smiled.
"Hi! I'm Bright Light! Do you remember me?" She asked. Mad Mind smiled back.
"Nice to meet you Bright Light. Yes I remember you, you were used as Blueblood's meat shield am I right?"
Bright Light nodded with vigour. "Yup! I just wanted to thank you!" She said loudly.
Mad Mind looked confused. "Thank me? For what?"
"You showed the worst stallion in all of Canterlot who's boss! And I needed to thank you for not hitting me on accident!" She sounded really hyped up about meeting Mad Mind. "So, thanks again! Bye!" Bright light exclaimed as she rushed away to, who Mad Mind assumed, were her parents.
Mad Mind glanced up to Luna. "She's a nice girl." Mad Mind said casually. Luna nodded in agreement. The kept moving until they arrived back at Canterlot castle, where Mad Mind found his way back up to his room and fell asleep.