It was about 6:30 in the morning, but the lack of clocks made Wanderer unsure if that was the actual time. Our hero woke up to get the pink pony's answers, but she seemed to be speaking to the mirror, "Why don't you let us out? I'll throw a big party when we get out!" She was doing this during the night too, but I don't understand why she would do this little ritual to get out. The pink pony turns around as if she heard Wanderer talking out loud and said, "You're awake! Good... so what did you want to ask me?" she said with no emotion.
"I think you might already know most of my questions, but..." Wanderer searched for his first question to ask, "Um... Why did they put me and you in here?"
She looked disappointed in his question, "Because they don't want savages running amuck! You might be able to guess my question, but... where did you come from?" She devilishly smiled when she said it.
Wanderer tried to avoid this question as best he could, "I was asking the questions here! That question doesn't even matter! Now, why do ponies find a pony dangerous?"
"I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie. The supposedly most dangerous pony hiding behind parties! That doesn't seem fair even if you aren't a pony yourself." She smiled when Wanderer backed up a little, "Yes... run away little coward! I'll still be able to kill you from here though!"
Wanderer was shaking all over and tried reaching his weapons, "Oh, right... they took my precious bow and dagger for safety... If you're so dangerous, then why haven't you broken any doors or walls yet?"
"Because I can destroy fourth walls, but not real walls. Those bronies reading probably don't even care what happens to you!" She continued by replying to her own show of ability, "See? That's how I break the fourth wall!"
Wanderer had no idea what she meant, but tried to get one more answer out of her, "So... I'm guessing you know what happened in that game right?" She nodded, "Where was Twilight?"
She laughed at him, "You really think they would let you find her? That's probably the funniest thing I've heard since humans were a thing!" She stared and exclaimed, "Of course, they wouldn't try to cheat and keep her out of the game, because that purple pony that ran toward you was Twilight."
"How did you know that?"
"I looked back a page!"
Wanderer started to understand what she meant by breaking the fourth wall, "Do you do that often?"
She strayed off topic instead of answering, "Maybe we should get out of here instead of asking why and do you. Try to find your way out and I'll follow."
Pinkie has joined your party!
"So... this is kinda awkward," said the confused Wanderer, "I don't see any way we could open that door." He points toward the door and it opens, "It understands that I want out!"
Pinkie looks at the expectedly and says, "They opened the door? Why would they do that?"
Wanderer shrugs, "Who knows, but hey, we can get out now!" He looks down at her leg, "Do you think you can walk?"
She replies with a frown, "I don't think so..." she perked up right away though, "I guess you'll have to carry me!"
Wanderer picks her up and runs out into the hall, "So... since we don't have anything else to talk about, could you tell me in more detail why they made... THIS PLACE!??"
Pinkie immediately answers, "To make sure any bad people or ponies stay away from the battlefield. So if you were in the cage with me, that means you are a threat basically."
Wanderer retorts foolishly, "But I was peaceful near the gate!"
"Do you honestly think that will affect anything? A human could act peaceful just to sneak in and kill everypony!"
Wanderer looked up ahead and saw a blockade, "Whoa! That's a big one!" (That's what she said) The ponies manning the blockade started aiming at Wanderer and fired upon them, "AHH! NO-NO-NO-NO!" Wanderer ran for cover and managed to get hit by one bolt.
He put Pinkie down and looked over the cover, "If only we had a ghost that could help us out here!" Pinkie said to no one in particular. Suddenly the blockade blew up, "D-Do we really have one?"
Wanderer picked her back up, ran, and replied, "No... I believe dumb luck had a hand in this... or maybe not."
The ponies in front of them were the timid mare from last chapter and a beautiful white siren next to her, "Oh... you're the human from earlier, right?" Wanderer smiled, but didn't answer.
The white pony walked up to Pinkie after he put her down, "Are you alright Pinkie? Your leg looks bad... Fluttershy, go with the human to where they stored all the supplies taken from us."
Fluttershy perked up and said, "On it! I'll see you later Rarity!"
Pinkie looked up at Fluttershy and said, "Be careful, Flutters!"
Wanderer tapped Fluttershy's shoulder and said, "Do you know the way, because I don't..."
Fluttershy looked at a map, then started moving towards a hallway, "T-This way..." She looked more nervous without Rarity around. "Please try to be careful when we go through the café."
A café? Seriously?
Wanderer thought to himself. "Let's go then!"
They get near the café, and ambush a human and pony exiting the area. Wanderer immediately grabs the crossbow off of the pony since the human didn't have a bow and shot one of the humans eating, "Can't you guys just pay attention like normal people?" he knocks over a nearby table and takes cover behind it.
Fluttershy hands him a jar that shook and had a pink aura around it, "T-This was made by Twilight Sparkle... it makes explosions when the glass of the jar shatters."
Wanderer throws it at another knocked over table and makes any thing in that area disappear, "What the-? I don't think that exploded!"
Fluttershy quickly replied, "I think I just gave you a disappearing concoction. Whoops..."
Whoops!? That didn't just kill them! It sent them to oblivion!
Is what Wanderer wanted to say, but instead asked, "Um... where did they go?"
Fluttershy muttered something and shot a pony, "I don't think you want to hear about it..."
Oh brother... Wanderer jumped over the table and jumped off another to land on a human. He dropped onto the human and shot their head with the crossbow, "Thanks for eating with us! Now dine in hell with the rest of Sparta!" he looked around and noticed no one else was in action, "Yay! We don't have to fight anymore!" He suddenly looks around, then calms down, "Good... No one to prove me wrong!"
Fluttershy looks across the room and says, "Your equipment is in the room over there... I hope you enjoy being free."
Wanderer looks at her suddenly and replies, "But... I don't want to stop helping..."
Fluttershy looks at him with sudden confusion, "Huh? Nopony will trust you when you go into town though."
Wanderer clenches his fist and replies, "I-I don't care! As long as I can help out, I will do my best for the ponies! Unicorns, Pegasi, or Earth pony; I will protect them all!"
Fluttershy looks angry instead of happy, "WH-What!? That's the dumbest thing I've heard today! You will die! Die someday to the opposing forces-"
"Protecting the ponies! I won't die alone for no cause!" Wanderer yelled back. He looked serious about the move he was making, "Though I guess you're right... If I even leave the camp which I will... then I won't be trusted." He held his hand against his chin, then slammed his fist into it, "I guess I'll have to do something really nice, that way everypony will trust me when I do leave."
Fluttershy looked a little disappointed, "That's all you're going to do? That doesn't make sense, just admit it... What's your plan?" She pressed.
Wanderer just shrugged and said simply: "I'm going to wing it! Even if you don't believe in my ability to succeed, I will. No matter what, I will find the best way to gain trust!"
Fluttershy allowed him to go into Ponyville, but still didn't trust him. Most ponies didn't welcome him with forehooves. Others wished him luck, but little did Wanderer know that the next chapter held a rookie mistake on his part.
The end of Chapter 2!
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