Chapter 2:
Nero Angelo
Sugarcube Corner
“Where do you gals think Pinkie Pie went?” asked Rainbow Dash turning to her friends as they collect themselves and realized that pinkie was just being random. “This is a hunch but, I think we’re in for another party”
“Yer guess is as good as mine dash, fer all we know she might already be preparing already” answered Applejack as she trotted next to the tray of cupcakes that Pinkie left and picked it up.
“You girls might be right, in any case, I gotta leave early, I wanna finish this research of mine about Tartarus.” Said Twilight as she stood from her seat and began trotting to the door.
“Ummm, do you really have to go so soon?” Asked Fluttershy with her usual soft tone, barely heard by her friends.
“Now, Fluttershy darling, you know how Twilight gets Engrossed with her studies, we can always reschedule our little ‘soiree’, Rest assured that the next time will be most, Exquisite! I’ll even bake for us my famous Hay cake.” assured Rarity, as she put a hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder, as Fluttershy gave a small smile.
“I’m really sorry for this girls, it’s just that Princess Celestia---“
“Speak no further, sugarcube, we all know how ya need to finish this. We don’t want another Cerberus rampagin’ on Ponyville again.” Said Applejack as she raised her hoof and gave Twilight a reassuring smile, as did her friends.
“Thanks for Understanding girls, I’ll make it up to you gals, as soon as I finish this” said Twilight with a smile on her face.
Small Road
As he walked through the road that he followed from above the small hill, he contemplated on what he felt when he was atop the small hill. ‘This warmth in my heart is a bit nostalgic, never would I imagine to feel this way again, to think, I needed to die first’ He thought to himself, for sure he remembered dying by the hands of his brother, finally being free of his captors bind on his soul and body. But one thing bothered him, if this is not earth, hell or even heaven, then, where is he currently at?
As the Sun reached its peak, he was guessing its already the middle of the day, as opposed to earth, where the sun rarely brings light, this world’s Sun is as bright and as warm as the Sun when he was young, but those days were long gone. As he walked, he saw a wooden sign that is pointing to the North with words inscribed:
“To PonyVille”
“Ponyville?” he said with a quizzical tone, so there is a village near here, A weird name, he asked himself. So far he has not yet met a single intelligent creature on his small trek, perhaps this village can provide information as to where he is currently residing. And with a nod, he continued to walk to where the sign was pointing, to Ponyville.
As he walked North, directed by the sign, he once again looked at his surroundings, there are trees and vast fields on both his left and right, and all of the creatures are as colorful, ‘they should not be this colorful’ as he thought to himself, sure rabbits, little creatures and the little birds would be, this colorful? But to think, A bear? A bear would never be this, this colorful! It’s downright wrong!
As he continued to walk through the seemingly long road to ‘Ponyville’, he reached a small hill where the road has led him, and beyond that small hill, he saw it, a small village. As he walked towards the village, he saw a small red house, probably a small school, due to the fact that there are swings, small tables and a bell that was placed at the top of the small building. He also noted another road leading to what it seems to be “Sweet Apple Acres” due to the sign above to where the road will lead.
As he continued to trek to the village a shadow from above went past him, and when he looked up, he could not believe his eyes, “A Pegasus?” he said, so there are these kinds of beasts here, but something seems off, it was not as huge as he was accustomed to, it was like a smaller version of it, a pony perhaps? It spotted a grey color and blond mane, he thought to himself, that he could reach the middle of the village if he rode on its back. And so he whistled to get the attention of the flying horse.
But to his surprise, it spoke:
“Whaa---, is somepony calling me?” Said the grey Pegasus as it stopped in mid-air and looked around to find the source. His eyes widened and his face showed a mild shock, he knew these kinds of creatures are intelligent but if ever they spoke, they were through mind telepathy, but even so, the only ones capable of these kinds are the old ones, much like the leader or an ancient, but it seems this one is just your run of the mill Pegasus, to be able to speak let alone—its eyes? As he trailed in thought, it seems that its eyes are wall-eyed to an extreme, much like a chameleon.
As he snapped back to his senses, he called out to the flying Pegasus, “Over here!” to which he caught its attention. With a tilt on its head, it looked down below. Its expression was almost the same as what he displayed, only more comical, with eyes as big as saucers, mouth agape and eyes trying to focus on him.
“Come here” he demanded, thinking that it was intelligent enough to understand his words. The Pegasus, snapping back to its senses, slowly flew down, and as it landed almost near him, it was fashioned with a blue hat with what seems to be a logo of mail, “A Messenger” perhaps, as he thought to himself. And then it talked:
“W-w-w-what d-do you want, ummm—“it said nervously as it cautiously backs away from him.
He thought that its eyesight was very bad due to the fact that it landed next to him even though it was afraid of him; he also thought that it was the first time that this creature has encountered a humanoid.
“Is this a first time you have seen someone like me?” He asked with a neutral tone but with a slight authority.
“U-u-u-mmm, U-u-uhhh” was all the Pegasus could mutter, clearly too afraid and alien to answer, as it backs away slowly with eyes trying to focus on him. This kind of act showed him that this is in fact its first time to encounter his kind.
“Answer me” he commanded as he raised his voice a little. “I will not hurt you, it will be unbeneficial for me if I did” he added.
This did not help in anyway; it only gave the grey Pegasus more fear as it backed away a few more inches. He saw the fear on the eyes of the Pegasus, even though they were not aligned properly. As he gave a sigh, he spoke again back to his neutral tone. “I apologize; Again, I am not going to hurt you, I’m just going ask you another question, and I expect you to answer”
The Pegasus pony only gave a small nod in response.
“Good, now, is it safe to assume that, that building in the center of the village is the town hall?” he asked as he pointed to the tall middle building of the village.
Again it nodded.
“Good, now, are you capable of carrying me to reach that building?” he asked
It rubbed its chin, and swayed its head left to right and spoke. “Sorry, umm, mister, but I’ve got work to do, and I don’t think I’m Strong enough to carry you.”
“I see, then thank you for your cooperation” he said as he slowly walked past the grey pony.
The Grey Pegasus pony, rubbed its chin yet again, and an idea came to its mind. “But I can help you go there! I’m sure everypony will be afraid of you when you enter Ponyville!”
“Everypony?” he asked with a raised eyebrow as he stopped in his tracks and turned to the grey pony. “Are there more of you? Is that village a settlement of your kind of some sort?
“You can call it that, and my workplace is just in front the townhall anyways!” it said with a cheery tone as it hovered next to him. “OH! I haven’t introduced myself yet, I’m Derpy! Derpy Hooves! Nice to meet you, ummm”
He only continued to walk in a slow pace, seeing this, the pony Pegasus followed. “Hey wait!!” said Derpy as she followed.
He then spoke with his neutral voice and expression:
“Nero Angelo”