There I was, laying on the ground waiting from the shot, the shot that would kill me. I knew the red matter screws up in this dimension so I wasn't hoping on my mind transporter. Then, an apple came soaring down and hit the robot in the head. Normally this would be very ineffective, but it has taken so much damage is actually did something!
I heard a victory yell in a familiar voice. It was Applejack, Dash must have gotten her. I looked up and behind me, which shot pain through my neck as I struggled to stay awake. "I got you Hidden!" She yelled as she bucked another apple, I also saw Dash there, bucking apples, too. The apples were flying at Kramton. At a rapid rate.
The robot was staggering but managed to aim the gun and prepare to shoot them. "Over my dead body!" I yelled at him which made him pause his actions giving me enough time to move the hidden blade deeper through his machinery before it fell at my hooves. That made him glitch out more as the apples seeped through his electrical system.
Finally he fell to the ground defeated and malfunctioned. Dash quickly flew to my side. "W-way...to go...Rainbow, and app-" I said weakly before I couldn't speak but only gurgle blood that now filled my mouth. I spit it up and fell into Dash's lap. I could barely hear her yelling for help as I struggled to breath.
"Look at me." I heard her say. I made my head turn to her. Unable to really respond. "You brave unicorn, stay alive, we got you." She said as Applejack came beside me and some white ponies. The noise became a distant drone as I seeped into darkness.
You didn't die? 'You again? Oh, and no, I didn't, did I?' No. How? 'I have evolved, you see. All my adventuring and strain on my body has made me build up a resistance.' Good. Now, you must get your hooves on the element 115. Then, you must get a victim to consume it. '115? That's the code for red matter! Why would you want someone to consume it. It would destroy their mind...' Yes, but if you catch them early you will be able to keep them alive, but with a weaker mind, allowing access into it!
'Neh, seems like a waste.' You've consumed it before. That's how I have communication with you. 'What, no. My mind is actually partly made of it. Anyways that's not the point. The point is when I get red matter, I'll use it to make a transporter to my dimension, so I get stuff from my lab bring it back and use it to protect Equestria!' Why come back? You have grown attached to the residence haven't you! 'It's only temporary... shut up, get out of here!' Heha! In good time...
The blackness began to fade and my eyes started opening. It was like I was asleep, except I'm very sore. I saw blurs at first then I reconised them as Twilight, Dash, Spike, and seemingly a nurse. When I turned my head I saw Applejack, too. I tried to speak but only coughed. "Shhh, don't talk. Just breath." Twilight said to me.
I focused on breathing and realized I had a breathing tube on my face. I also had intense stitching on my chest where the holes were and bandages all over me. It also felt like my horn was in a cast. "You're lucky to be alive." Twilight said. I knew it wasn't luck, it was my own doings. "Will he be alright?" Spike asked the nurse. "Well, he's in critical condition, his lung has been pierced and his horn cut off." She answered.
"He'll be here for a little while." She added. She was right, too. I was there for weeks. Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie visited me as well. Applejack came when she could. Twilight checked up and Spike as well. Dash was here quite often which made me happy as I loved her still. It wasn't to good, I couldn't talk to them until near the end.
I had a lot of time to think though, you know, when I'm by myself. I thought of my future here and how far I would go with Dash. How Twilight and Spike were with the transporter. The voice contacted me constantly in my sleep. He always told me about '115' and his plan. I never listened. I also thought of the lead Kram was getting on me, that ruckus must have made it easy to find me.
Finally after a week or two I was free, with only the cast on my horn and the stitches. But I could breath again and talk. So right away I needed to tell the rest about it, fill them in. It was getting dangerous, I needed a new plan.
I got them all together at Rarity's boutique. She had invited me over, I'm guessing she wasn't expecting this, but there was no hiding it now, from anypony. Spike and some others were fixing up Twilight's house from the damages. Kramton's body was thrown in the well to be safe. But now I had their attention, and they were waiting an explanation.
"Alright. Hello everypony. I'll start fast and tell you it straight out." I started as they all waited. Except Dash and Twilight, they knew what was the deal. "I'm from a different dimension." I said straight out. They weren't as surprised as I thought, but still quite surprised. I knew I had to continue. "It seems I've been followed by my old enemy named Kram. He is an evil changeling who wants all to suffer. I have been fighting him for many years, and now it seems I must make a stand here."
I was referring to Ponyville, I now know of that name. They were all quiet for a couple of seconds. "There's more." Twilight spoke up. I looked over at her, I didn't know what she was talking about. She looked at me but could see the look in my confused eyes so she continued. "I have, had, a book on a prophecy. That prophecy involved Hidden Blade."
She said gesturing to me. I was actually annoyed by the book still and I could tell Dash remembered that night where I confessed my feelings. "It is of two odd looking creatures, they both wield forgotten elements: Determination and Deception." She said looking at me with a hard stare. "We think the other is Kram. And we don't know who is who, obviously Deception being bad." Dash went off from Twilight's statement.
"Then what was that weird monster that attacked you so viciously?" Rarity asked. "It was a monster made by Kram, it was made to kill me." I replied. "Well that meanie!" Pinkie exclaimed. I shook my head, I was rather disappointed in myself, I wanted to have relationships with these ponies and forgot my true mission.
"Listen, this isn't your battle guys." I said. "How is this not our battle? The thing attacked our town!" Applejack added. I shook my head. "Its way to out there, let me just get out of here, back to my dimension and deal with it, I'll be out off your mane." I said. "Blade?" Dash began but I raised a hoof to shush her.
"If Twilight will help..." I was looked hopeful at her. "Sorry, I got my own problems Blade, I'm still not sure about you." She replied. "Okay then. I-I'll figure it out." I actually wasn't sure what to do. "You could stay with me, you know so I could help you fight Kram." Dash offered with a hint of blush.
"You live in a cloud though, Hidden couldn't." Rarity reminded Dash who looked sad. "Trust me I'l be fine. I'll figure something out." I knew I had no idea where to go. "You could come back to the barn?" Applejack asked. " "I need more resources available." I replied. "I'll just go to that forest Spike showed me a while back, there must be tons of materials there." I added.
"No!" They said at once. "Oh, you can't we couldn't let you, why don't you stay with me, I live on the edge of it, you know, if you don't mind..." Fluttershy said very timid like. I couldn't say no. "Alright, fine." They all looked relieved. "Now there's been something that's been bugging me for a while." They looked at me. "Do ponies eat building materials?''