//------------------------------// // CH.22: Return of the Goat // Story: Mystery of the Forest: Daughter of Gaia // by Vinetion //------------------------------// ~200 C.R.~ (celestial reign) It has been 200 years since the Nightmare Moon incident. Most ponies who were there are long dead, and the new generation know the events differently than what truly happened to "reduce fear". I lost connection to Celestia soon after and had begun to go about my work as before the Nightmare was released. Every night I would look up to the sky and send a small prayer to Luna wishing for her well-being. I couldn't remember when, but I picked up drinking again and could actually hold my drinks now. It, like most other jobs apparently, helped with the stress greatly and I had found myself in one of my favorite bars, the "chapaillíní fual" when an odd looking pony sat next to me. He had a short goattee and a black suit on. I could see on his side a metal object resembling and old object I had in my pack and I recognized him instantly. I looked at him and said, "Its a nice night for drinking eh? Tell me, how is it that you are here "goat-pony"?" I chuckled a little feeling a slight buzz. Omnius looked at me with a smile and said, "How did I get here? Well I walked in using my hooves. How am I here even thought it's been what 10,000 years since we last talked? Like you I walk a path that makes living long useful." The two of us chuckled at this. "Now my turn. Why are you so down in the dumps? Last time we met you were the life of the party! Even when you shared your past you were still joyful. What happened to take that away?" Omnius asked me "Fate happened. I've been forced to go through grief that would make most creatures commit suicide. And it's not just me. Celestia has gone through the same grief and in some ways worse grief than me. I mean how would you feal when told to do the unthinkable to your sister?" I answered feeling sad. "Hmmmm.... Well from my own experience moping about alone does nothing to help anypony. Ol' Omnius here is going to help you out this funk. I mean it is my eternal duty to help any and all creatures who need it." Omnius said rather proudly. "Oh? And how do you plan on doing that?" I ask skeptically "Well I was thinking along the lines of reenactment of our previous adventures down the lines of alcohol only include celestia this time." Omnius was grinning like madman now. I had the same grin on my face as I said "Being in a funk isn't very fun and your offer is too tempting to pass up. But how may i ask are we going to get her drunk?" Omnius only smiled wider and led me outside as we talked over the plan. ~10 days later. Grand Galloping Gala~ plan layout: Punch bowls everywhere, celestia only drinks tea. While Omnius acts as a jester Vinetion spikes her tea with a bottle of "skittles". Side mission: Vinetion and Omnius use Knife-wrenches to open portals to add to chaos. "Okay the mission does seem overly simple. By the way you never explained with this small orange creature was?" I said looking at the orange thing. "Well like I explained I've been to every dimension known to fate. This thing is one of my many assistants. He is called a waddle dee, small and surprisingly durable. He was rather expensive however, I mean really?! 50 gold bars for a single servant?! King DeDeDe is greedy penguin!" Omnius said chuckling. "Right I'm just going to roll with whatever you say from now on. By the way what do you mean "open portals with knife-wrenches"? I ask him. "Normally I'm pulled into dimensions that need me but I can forcefully open one by ripping a hole open with the knife side of the knife wrench and close the hole with the wrench side." Omnius answered. "Seeing as how I have no way to visualize other dimensions how will I not open up anything dangerous?" I ask. "Don't worry anyplace dangerous can only be opened by me. You could rip open a mile wide dimension rift and only get rabbits." Omnius smiled. "Well lets get this started yes?!" We nodded to each other. ~POV switch to third person~ Vinetion quickly snuck over to the teapot wearing her favorite black cloak while Omnius pretended to be a jester basically acting like he normally does. With the the servers distracted she pulled out the small bottle of "skittles" and spiked the tea than ran to watch the effects. Omnius soon joined her as the hid behind a table. As celestia drank from her cup she dropped her cup as her eyes widened and changed colors to that of a rainbow. All of the patrons looked her way as she smashed her face into the table losing control over the muscles in her neck. As she slowly lifted her head she had a dazed look about her. She jumped up on top of the table and yelled "FOR THE FORK!" Omnius jumped out wielding a spoon and yelled "FOR THE SPOON!" before he could run in Vinetion held up a ladle and screamed "LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYY POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" All of the party goers ran out of the way as the three ponies charged into each other in a big pile. Celestia kicked the two of them away as she used her magic to pick up the entire pallete of deserts. All 345 cakes of it. The two ponies looked at each other dived for the nearest cover as the Pastry pounding began. Omnius pulled out his knife-wrench and nooded towards Vinetion as she pulled out hers. With a quick slash of his Omnius summoned up a round pink creature with stubby arms and red feet no larger than a foal. As he pointed towards the incoming pastries the small creature opened its mouth and began to inhale everything with a gale stronger than a tornado. If she wasn't holding on for dear life Vinetion would have been sucked in as well. Seeing all of her ammo being eaten by the small creature she sent a fireball towards it where it too was also eaten but stopped it from eating anything else. After a minute the pink creature had turned a bright red and was wearing a crown with flames coming out of it. With a quick jump the ball began to spew fire everywhere. Celestia quickly flew in and bucked it in the stomach somehow making it lose its fire as it fell to the ground with a random star bouncing around. Omnius quickly shoved the creature back where he found it and waved to Vinetion to use hers. This may not have been the wisest choice. With a quick X shaped slash out came a human bi-pedal wearing an odd red and blue trouser clothing set. Out also came a second bi-pedal looking similar to the first only taller and wearing green instead of red. When they looked at her they began to speak random Italonin to which Vinetion just pointed at Celestia the two of them getting the point and headed towards them. Out of nowhere the two of them pulled out a pair of hammers and threw them at Celestia. Shooting fireballs at the incoming hammers Celestia looked triumphant, that was until she saw more and more hammers throw at her. Having too many come at her she was eventually comepletely covered int hammers, so much so, that you couldn't see her. with their business seemingly done the red and green paint went back into the rift. Omnius and Vinetion approached the pile of Hammers slowly. As they neared it shifted and out popped Celestia a little worse for wear. Before the two of them could react she hit their knife-wrenches away and forced two bottles of "skittles" into the mouths knocking them out. with one final drunken fourth wall shattering phrase Celestia slumped to the ground with a huge grin on her face. "Trollestia is born!" A/N Unfortunately either the next chapter or the chapter after the next will be the final chapter. If you want one more before the final give me and idea or an enemy to go against. On another note do you all want me to put up a chapter explaining the rules of the universe how each ancestor connect and other such stuff?