//------------------------------// // Chapter two // Story: Dead Equestria: Isaac's final sacrifice // by repsol rave //------------------------------// CHAPTER TWO “I..Isaac Clarke?” The purple pony now looked terribly confused. What kind of strange name is that?” “That is least of my fucking worries right now! I'm in a diffrent fucking world! Or is this.. oh shit... “ Isaac paused, his eyes widened in shock, while his pupils seemed to shrink to the point of barely being visible. “I-is this how it feels to be one of... them? D-did those things finally get me?” “Hey mister!” A yell came from across the room. As Isaac looked up, he saw that it was coming from the cyan blue pegasus, wich was now hovering way to close to Isaac for comfort. “What the hay are 'them'?” The pegasus was now hovering less then half a yard away from Isaac. Isaac however, didn't seem to notice any of this. He slowly sat down and let his helmet back in his collar. Isaac's eyes where huge, his opupils where darting around the room following something seemingly only he could see. “Make us whole...” “Make us whole...” “Make us whole...” “Make us whole...” “Make us whole...” "Okaaay... this is not creepy at all." The pegasus backed away slowly. Her eyes never leaving isaac's. As if on que, this is when isaac started moving towards a nearby wall. "M-mister Isaac? What are you doing?" The purple unicorn tried. But no response came, only the everlasting; "Make us whole... " "Make us whole... " "Make us whole... " As Isaac came in reach of the wall, he pulled his plasma cutter out of it's holster, and removed one of his suit's gloves. "M-mister Isaac? W-what are yo-" BLAM!!! All the ponies just stood there in complete shock. They couldn't stand to watch, but they couldn't move either. Isaac put his bloody arm against the wall, and started writing. Nopony knew what he was writing. It where strange symbols nopony had ever seen before. And all the while, Isaac kept whispering. "Make us whole... " "Make us whole... " "make us whole... " "Make us who-eugh... " And with that, Isaac fainted. He had lost too much blood. It was only now that one of the ponies dared to talk. "Sompony, get a doctor!" ~~~ Light... Bright white light, coming from every single direction... A face. Concern... The face is beaming with concern... Concern about... Me? Pain. The ever so familliar sting of a stitched wound... What... happened? Memories... Forgotten... "Wha-where a-am i?" A faint voice. What is she saying? More faces. So tired... Need sleep... Sleep is good... The light dims... Just rest... Sleep... Silence... The voice... Gone... Then, nothing. Just black. ~~~ Light... Sleep... Over... Faces... Seem familliar... "Wha-who are you?" Shock... So cold... I need to... Wake up... Wake up... Wake up... Wake up... Wake-"Aahg!" Isaac was in a bright white room, laying on a bed. His suit was completely removed, and his hoof was packed in a thick cast. Around his bed where multiple ponies. Including the six he met earlier, but also a taller white one. Isaac was drenched in cold sweat. His heart was racing at a million miles an hour and he was almost hyperventilating. "Where a-am i?" He managed to say inbetween breaths. "Ponyville hospital." Came the response from the tall white mare. "Are you allright?" "I-i guess... " That's when Isaac came back to his senses. "W-wait, what the fuck did you do to me? Where is my suit!? Where is it! A-and my plasma cutter... Y-you took my plasma cutter too!?" Isaac scrambled out of his bed, landing on all fours, only to fall over once his injured hoof touched the floor. "Gah! Fuck!" Isaac stood back up again, now limping away from the ponies on just three legs. "Sir, we mean you no harm." Said the tall white mare calmly. "My name is Princess Celestia. I do believe yours is Isaac, am i correct?" Isaac's mind was racing a million miles a second. "H-how do you know me? You don't know me! Y-you don't know a fucking thing about me!" Isaac finally backed up against the far wall of the room. There was no way he could escape out of this one. "What do you want from me?" He yelled to the mare. "We simply wish to ask you some questions, nothing more." the princess responded. Isaac, seemingly a little calmed down by this, looked the mare straight in the eyes. "What kind of questions? Are you sceientologists? Is this some kind of fucked up harvesting program?" "I'm afraid i have no idea what you're talking about. My question would be; Where are you from?" "From The Amerikan Northeastern seaboard sector." "I see. Then it seems to be worse then i tought." "What do you mean? What's worse?" "Mister Isaac, you seem to have come from another world." It was silent for a moment. Isaac's eyes where darting everywhere. Another world? how the fuck did he get in another world? This couldn't be right. This just wasn't right! "Stop fucking with me!" How is he ever going to see Ellie again? "Sir, i'm very sorry to inform you that it is the truth." The Princess said. "Another world... A-a world without necromorphs..." Isaac's mind was reeling with questions. "But how the hell did i get here?" "I'm afraid we havn't the slightest idea. We tought maybe you could tell us. But there's a time and a place for everything. And i think we should have this conversation elseware." The princess looked at the ponies, then back at Isaac. "Do you mind if i teleport us back to Canterlot?" "T-teleport? That stuff doesn't excist!" Isaac shut his eyes in disbelief, but when he opened them, he was in for a shock. He was now in a great hall, decorated with beautifull gold and marble. The walls had beautifull stained glass windows portraying Equestria's history. One of the windows showed 6 smaller ponies battling against a taller black one. Another showed a monster created out of seemingly a number of animals. Isaac however, didn't notice any of this, as he just let his brain do the thing everybody would have done at that moment. He slowly slumped a bit before falling down, his eyes embracing the darkness once more. "...Fucking... Horses..." ~~~ ..Twinkle, twinkle little star. How a wonder what you are. Up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone.... When there's nothing he shines upon. Then you show your little light... Light... Light... Light. Isaac... Wake up. "Ellie!" Isaac lashed around him, throwing the blankets off of him when he found himself once again in a bed. As realisation washed over him, he looked slowly around the room, then at his own body. "...Fuck!" He then noticed the ponies staring at him. All seemingly surpised by his outburst. "What the fuck did you do to me? How did i end up here?" Isaac asked, his voice filled with sadness rather then anger as he came to know that he had no knowledge of this world. The purple mare seemed crinche a little at Isaac's sudden change in tone. She was the first to speak up. "You are in Canterlot castle. We teleported here and when we arrived you fainted." Twilight looked a little uneasy around Isaac. he had this thing about him... Like he was always angry or even remorsefull about someting. She just couldn't really place her hoof on what. "Teleported? How did you do that?" She was snapped out of her thoughts when Isaac asked this question. "Well, i didn't do it. It was Princess Celestia who teleported us here." Isaac looked confused. He was a CEC Engineer for fucks sake! How was there a technology that allowed for teleporting and he didn't know about it? He looked around the room some more and slowly made his way out of his bed. It was a Rather nice room actually. very nicely decorated and the furniture looked expensive. Even if it was outdated a few hundred years. That made Isaac's mind reel up with another question. How did these beings have technology advanced enough to teleport, but still they seemed to live in near midievel villages and cities? He snapped back to attention when the tall alicorn came back into the room. "I see you are awake. Are you allright?"A hint of concern in her voice. "I-i'm fine." Isaac replied. He seemed to think something before he raised his voice again. "What did you teleport me with?" The Princess seemed to ponder this question for a little while, before sha answered with a reasuring smile. "I think it would be better if i showed you." The Princess's horn began to glow once more with a strange glow that looked like it was a mixture of liquid and gas. A streak of this slowly crept from the top of her horn to Isaac's forehead, deep into his mind. ~~~ Celestia was standing besides Isaac. They where in a field, with only grass as far as the eye could see. There was light and warmth, but no trace of a sun. "Where are we?" Came the voice of Isaac. "We are in your mind. In your subconcious as you will. Our bodies are still safe in canterlot, and when we return only a second will have passed." "Why did you bring me here?" Isaac looked around. He felt strangly familliar with the place. It seemed... His. "so i could show you what we are." With that, the Princess touched her horn against isaac's forehead. Isaac's expression went blank, and his pupils grew to an almost frightening size. meanwhile in Isaac's head, the whole history of Equestria was played before his eyes. He could see the three races coming together. The rise of the Princesses. The descend of Nightmare Moon. And finally how the mares he talked to defeated a monster that seemed to come straight out of a childs imagination. After a few minutes of this, Celestia's horn slowly backed off of Isaac's head. And Isaac came back to reality. "I-i don't know what to say..." Isaac was literally lost for words. This species lived so calm and peacefull. How was he ever going to fit in here? "Then say nothing. We will be returning to the real world soon. When you awake i want you to tell us everything about your world." With that, a thick grey fog enveloped her. and she dissapeared.