"Hmm so how does this even work?" Twilight asked herself looking at the software.
"So how do I save the day, this is gonna be harder than I thought...." I sighed mentally and physically.
"Maybe this is harder than I thought." We both said at the same time, despite being in different places.
"Well I need a book to read up about Tartarus last time I checked its an earthen myth." I told myself not giving up to defeat.
"Hey I can youtube how to make dubstep! I still wonder how Vinyl Scratch does it so easily?" Twilight pondered as she tapped her cold hoof against the table.
"But I don't exactly have a library card here.....maybe I can walk back to Twilight's knowing her she loves to read, there has to be something there on a book about Tartarus, granted I still think she might have played me off." I argued with myself as I looked at myself in the mirror. I noticed how much rougher my face had become from not shaving the last few days, I rubbed my hand against the sides of my cheeks and felt the little stubble tugging at my skin.
"Maybe he made this software harder to use, I mean I guess you can't make a bet easy." Twilight sighed as she looked at her reflection in her old mirror. She ran her hoof through her mane just for comfort but sat back down. She noticed her parents come back with a few things in their grasp.
"Mom, dad you where gone for a while." Twilight told them.
"Sorry we didn't tell you we went to visit your aunt, where's Tyler at I'm surprised you're not with him." Her mother said as she lowered the things in her grasp, they were mostly random nicknacks nothing to vitally important.
"Well we made a bet so who knows when he'll come back." Twilight told them both.
"Well what did you two bet?" She asked.
"I bet him he couldn't deal with what I do and he bet I can't deal with what he deals with." Twilight told him.
"So you bet him he couldn't save an entire nation....not to mention he is a human with no magic or anything else." Her dad mentioned stretching the no magic part out.
"Well yeah look we both got in an argument I'm sure he'll admit that what I do is harder, and he'll come crawling back to admit it." Twilight assured them.
"All your doing is making music?" He asked, she responded with a nod.
She played the whole fifteen seconds she had to her parents, they just cringed at what sounded like the most off balance and off key off rhythm thing ever heard.
"Perhaps you might want to admit to him before he does something foolish and well you keeping making....well what ever that's supposed to be." Twilight's father just paced back and forth, trying to get that horrid sound out of his head.
"Howdy party ponies hope I wasn't interrupting anything, I need a book on Tartarus
"Twilight we need you to wait out here." Her father said, Twilight gave a confused look but nodded. I closed the door behind her but gave her a confused look as well.
"So from what I've been able to read up on is that thanks to the princesses banishing a greater evil with the elements of harmony, but my question is what is this greater evil, I mean come on Equestria seems peaceful." I said.
"You're correct Equestria is peaceful, but take a look at this book." Her father said throwing a book on the table. The loud smack broke the little bit of silence that was going on in the room, I looked at the book and loosely translated it.
"Tartarus you mean like the greek mythological place for the damned?" I asked.
"In a sense yes but not damned as in damned souls, here in Equestria it was where the Titans banished the hellish creatures from created from the Old Ones beings of darkness who seek only destruction, or so the legend is told." They both told me.
"Wait so this is all a legend?" I asked.
"Well not the Tartarus part that is very much true, and the creatures well they're real as well, as for the Titans and the Old Ones and the banishment it's believed to be true, but it hasn't been confirmed by the princesses." Her father told me as he excused himself for a drink. I looked as he left and noticed Twilight was absorbed reading a book, and from time to time checking her phone.
"You see that legend is true, my husband still wishes to confirm it as a legend, even after the princesses told us that they were just ordinary ponies at birth, their parents how ever were not. They were two of the titans that were banished to the mortal world after breaking the code of falling in love, as that is believed to be a mortal trait. As the princesses grew up the powers their parents had were bestowed upon them. As for the Old Ones they have not been seen in thousands of years even by the titans even after the battles for the mortal worlds, you see Equestria was once a war zone as the Old Ones sent their minions to try and conquer the planet. The Old Ones were already fighting with the Titans in a place even unknown to the Princesses as their parents never told them." Her mother told me.
I was listening fully intent as this story was really interesting "Please keep going." I begged her my ears hungering for more
"The titans had all ready established the ponies, gryphons, and even the dragons on this planet all which lived in equal harmony. They rose up against the Old Ones abominations and creations, they stood definitely against them, while there were heavy casualties from our side. But I'll tell you what they never gave up fighting for their freedom, down to the last soldier they held their ground. It was then that the princesses stepped into the fray after their parents gave them their powers after seeing how much they matured. The princesses inspired their ponies by seeing them in shining armor that looked to be crafted of the sun and moon themselves. The battle lasted the span of years until one of the Titans had enough of the suffering and chaos that happened to the mortal races, it is said that stepped he down onto Equestria, he was a pony that one had ever seen, he began banishing the creatures into the land of Tartarus that we call it today, he created that land to keep the evil at bay." She paused for a moment for a drink and carried on.
The reason he fought was because he was inspired by mortal bravery. Look I know of this crazy bet you two have had I'm not going to talk you out of it, but just remember in your heart that mortals even without magic can still accomplish great things. But a mere human wouldn't stand a chance in there, please don't do this you could go down a hero for all we know if you kept living and not risking your life for something like this! She stopped for a moment and she lit up for a second to remind me of something. He also placed a three headed dog named Cerberus in charge of guarding the area." She continued.
"So what else happened?" I asked her also becoming inspired by her words, yet her words that were supposed to make me consider going I ignored.
"The Titan battled against those that were to strong to banish, with the aid of the mortal races and princesses the war ended after 15 long years. After that the titan took the two princesses up to the pantheon to rule in their parents places. Until one day they came back looking as the same forms they've taken today instead of their more titan look. As for this evil it is possible Cerberus might have gotten loose again or something worse, but the only pony who has technically made it back from Tartarus is our daughter, but she only went to the gates. The mad whispers of the Old Ones creatures could possibly escaping and targeting the Elements of Harmony. They are the ones who drove King Sombra into madness and created the creature he is today. Discord is also one of the children created from the Old Ones that was not banished or slain, he was more defiant of his makers but didn't exactly like the harmony of the other mortals." She said.
"I think I've heard enough, I'll be taking a map and I'll make my leave tomorrow." I stated.
"Are you insane going to the gates of Tartarus why you have no magic to defend yourself, you could be slaughtered within a few moments of setting foot in there, and if the escaped whispers are driving ponies insane, just picture what could happen to you! A mere human with no weapons at all either, but I mean on top of that a mere human! Were you not listening to anything boy!" Her mother shouted.
"Sometimes bull rushing works and sometimes it doesn't, just like sometimes the least likely person is the one who can make things right." Something has to be done and besides you said this Cerberus dog might have escaped or something, what if I go looking for him?" I asked.
"You are a fool, but you are a fool with a good heart. But I can't stop you from making your own choices, so if you wish to do something this insane don't say I didn't warn you." Her mother said pointing to another book. "Read up on this, find this weapon that is still in the old sisters castle in the Everfree, if you are truly bold enough and insane enough to go rushing into what you humans would call hell, try to be armed properly." She said handing me the book.
"Thank you, and I'll be taking the book of Tartarus if that isn't a problem with you." I told her she looked at me than she pushed over the book, I put them in my bag making sure they fit in properly.
"Are you sure you want to do this, you don't have to be a hero, in time the princesses will be able to fix this. Or Twilight and her friends with the elements." She told me.
"Sometimes time is a bad thing, as for being a hero that's to noble like you said I'm a fool with a good heart." I chuckled.
Before she could say another word I made my way out and looked at Twilight.
"I'll be at the hotel tonight I have some things to think about, I'm not mad at you either I was just frustrated." I told her before whispering I love you.
"I love you too, I'll see you tomorrow." She said.
'Who knows maybe you will, maybe you won't I just hope I'm doing the right thing.' I assured myself before hugging her and taking my leave.
"Wait! Please drop this bet you could be killed!" Twilight cried.
"You know bet or not I'm willing to put my life on the line for a country, and for the safety of the one I love." I told her.
"No you're not going, let my friends and I fix this we'll be fine, as for you just stay back here." Twilight pleaded.
"Fine but I'll be reading up on these books." I told her leaving.
'Yeah right like I'm not going to go if what Celestia told me earlier was true than I'll have a better chance than she thinks.' I thought.
"You're far to weak to venture into Tartarus and make it out alive." The voice whispered.
"And you think because I have no magic, or flying I can't hold my own?" I asked.
"I'll tell you what you're a tough one to combat against, I'm surprised you haven't succumb to my total control. Do you remember the police officer, he was under my control he did fight instantly killing you with one shot. You humans are strange your minds so different from the ponies. But once you enter our realm you will fall, so does that answer your question?" The voice stated.
"We'll see now if you excuse me I have some reading to do, and besides it seems like you'll be forced to leave soon." I said.
"I'll be back within a weeks time when I'm strong enough to communicate with you again." It stated.
I waited for a while before I knew for sure that the voice was gone of my presence, I popped open the book and sat down and started to read, I jotted down notes, until I finally got to the part where the sword was mentioned. I noted everything down until I was filling up the page. I eagerly turned the page feeling the rough context of the page, this was becoming a normal thing the feeling of the paper dragging across my fingers.
"Really how much more writing is this going to take!?" I shouted annoyed.
Until I got the answer like the legit answer was written right there.
"Oh that's not even funny." I chuckled. I felt my socks sliding off my feet due to the fact that I was laughing now, most of the time I'd be furious but I wasn't it was strange. The rough edged pages of the book slid across my fingers as I closed the book, but I looked down at my notes and wondered if this was a smart idea.
'A sword crafted of the light of the sun, and a shield crafted from the stars from the night sky. A glistening suit of white armor that was never able to fit a pony sat there, she never knew what creature it was for. All that she could remember is her parents told her that a titan crafted it, and said in do time it would be useful. All of which were scattered around the old castle in the Everfree Forest, all of which I have to find...' I thought.
I was interrupted in my train of thought as I heard a knock.
"I'll be just a minute." I called out to the door. I grabbed my glass and filled it with water and slowly drank it as I made my way to the door. I stopped for a second and wondered who it could be. I slowly opened the door to see Twilight standing there by the door.
"I call off the bet you win, I just want you and I don't want some stupid bet ruining things between us." Twilight said walking in.
"I knew I'd win." I told her giving a smart remark.
"Haha very funny you dork." She said hugging me.
I closed the door as she quickly made me walk to the couch with both of us in each others grasp.
"Oh I'm the dork coming from you." I told her.
"Yeah coming from me but you're my dork, and that's how I like it." Twilight said kissing me I returned it with a lot of passion.
"Touching I'll remember you two when I take over this petty land." The voice said.
I ignored it out of the heat of the moment.
"You know I think I'm ready to take the relationship to the next level." Twilight said. It took me a second before I realized what she was talking about.