//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: I am NOT a Pony // by Synthetic Soul //------------------------------// "Uh, hi?" Well...this is new. Standing before me was something I was not prepared to see. It stopped me dead in my tracks. I was staring face to face with a bipedal, fat, purple lizard with green frills. He was the same height as me, and was carrying a brown paper bag full of groceries. "Whoa, just what in the hell are YOU supposed to be?" I asked. "Excuse me?" replied the creature. "What are you?" I repeated. "Uh, I'm a dragon," replied the lizard. "Whoa, that's so cool! I've never seen a real dragon before!" The dragon took on a look of pride. "He, yeah, I guess I am pretty cool," he replied. "Hey, hey say; 'I will kill the dovakiin'!" "I will what the what?" "Oh, never mind. Well, I'll see you later," I said as I started to walk out the door. The dragon put a hand (or claw) to my chest, and held me back. "Whoa, whoa, not so fast! You broke into my home, and you ransacked the library! You know, I have to clean that up. And, and is that Discord? Why is he stone again?" "Uh...you know, we could sit here and listen to my boring explanations, but that would be a waste of time, so, I'm leaving." I tried to leave again, but he stopped me yet again. "Not gonna happen, you're in big trouble!" "Well, OK, I guess that's fair-OH MY GOD, THAT IS THAT!" I screamed while pointing my right hoof behind the dragon. "Huh, what?" he said as he turned around to look at my distraction. Carefully, and quickly, I used my two front hooves to grab a nearby vase. I reared back on my hind legs, and brought the vase strait down on the dragons head. The vase shattered, and the dragon went down with an 'oomf'. I looked around to make sure no one saw. Then, I quickly dragged the dragon inside and shut the door. I moved him towards the Discord statue, and then checked to see if he was breathing. Don't worry, he was. After that, I walked to the door and opened it. I shut it behind me, and then focused on my horn, and cast the clairvoyance spell. A blue misty trail appeared in front of me, and ran strait ahead. The book said only the caster would be able to see the trail, which means it won't attract any unwanted attention. I then proceeded to follow the trail. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ About an hour later, the elements of harmony had teleported home, and Celestia had returned to her royal duties. However, Princess Luna was busy pacing in circles, and running a groove into the floor of her room. "Oh, where are they? They should have been here by now," said Luna. AS she paced, her mind was trying to figure our what could be keeping Discord from bringing her son back. "What could be keeping them?" Just then, there was a knocking at her door. "Come in," she said. Her door opened, and in walked her sister Celestia. "Luna, I have news about Midnight," said Celestia. Luna gasped and rushed towards her sister. "Oh, that is wonderful!" cried Luna. "Well, just note that I didn't say it was good news," replied Celestia. Luna stepped back, a look of worry on her face. "Well, I received a letter from Twilight. Apparently, Midnight was last seen in Ponyville." "And the bad news?" "Well, apparently, he broke into Twilights home, ransacked her library, turned Discord into stone, and knocked Spike unconscious." Luna stood there in shock for about ten seconds before she responded. "He did what!" she exclaimed. "I'm not sure what caused him to do such things, but I assume it has somthing to do with finding a way home." "Come sister, we must find him before he gets into more trouble," said Luna as she rushed out the door, followed by her sister. ___________________________________________________________________ My search for the Alicorn Amulet brought me to the edge of a creepy looking forest. I was hesitant to enter, but the clairvoyance spell says the Amulet is in the forest. And I need that Amulet if I want to get home. So, without any other option, I went inside. If the forest was creepy from the outside, Imagine how terrifying it was on the inside! All the trees had scary faces on them. And boy was it dark in here. And the wolf howls in the distance scared the crap out of me! But despite these things, I pushed on. Eventually, I came to a tribalistic hut that was carved into a tree. It looked like a witchdoctors hut, it had tribal masks lying around, and decorations made with bone hung form the roof. "So, the Amulet is in there," I said to myself. What if someones in there? The owner of the hut must know what they have in there. I need a plan. _________________________________________________________________ Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew high above the streets of Ponyville, in their search for Lunas missing son. Pinkie, Rarity and Applejack searched on the ground below. Little did they know that the colt they were searching for was no longer in Ponyville. Meanwhile, Twilight and Spike were waiting in the front of the library with the statue of Discord sitting next to them. Twilight looked to the sky to see the royal chariot arriving, with Luna and Celestia in tow. The chariot touched down near the library, and Luna and Celestia walked off, and went over to Twilight. "Princess's, I'm glad you're here!" Twilight ran over, and hugged Celestia. When there embrace finished, Twilight hugged Luna as well. "Twilight, Spike, I must apologize for what my son did to you and your library. I take full responsibility for what happened," said Luna. "Oh, it's OK Princess. Isn't that right Spike?" asked Twilight. "Are you kidding? That little bastard hit me on the head! And who do you think has to clean up all those books!" yelled Spike. "SPIKE!" yelled Twilight, as she hit Spike upside the head. "Go clean the library!" Spike walked towards the library, while muttering something about being a slave. When he was gone, Twilight turned to face Luna. "I'm sorry about that Princess," said Twilight. "Um, i-it's alright Twilight. I understand Spikes frustration, and I promise to pay for your broken window," said Luna. "Well thank you princess," replied Twilight. "Well now that that is out of the way, I suggest that we begin our search for Midnight," said Celestia. "Right," said Twilight. And with that, they set out on their search for the missing colt. _______________________________________________________________________________ Luckily for me, no one was in the hut. It's as if some lazy guy controlling events was simplifying my situation in an attempt to avoid thinking about complex situations! Well, I found what I was looking for. It was a little black box on a shelf above what appeared to be a bed. I hopped up onto the bed, and grabbed the box. I set it down on the floor, and opened it. Inside was the Amulet. It had a red gem in the center. There where two feathered wings and a pony head surrounding the gem. "Yes! Mom, Dad, I'm coming!" I reached into the box and grabbed the necklace. As soon as I put it on, I could feel it's power. I decided to test it. I focused on levitating this black cauldron. It glowed grey, and levitated a few feet into the air. I let it drop back down. Now that I knew the amulet worked, it was time for me to leave. _______________________________________________________________________________ Celestia and Luna found themselves on the outskirts of town, by the edge of the Everfree forest. "We've searched the whole town, and still we cannot find Midnight! Where is he!" said Luna. Suddenly, Celestia saw something coming out of the forest. "Sister, Look!" said Celestia as she pointed towards the forest. The two turned to see none other than Midnight trotting out of the forest. "Midnight!" exclaimed Luna as she ran towards her son, but stopped when she saw what was around his neck. "Oh, hello Luna," said Midnight coldly. "Midnight! What is that around your neck?" asked Luna. Celestia trotted next to her, and gasped when she saw the Amulet around Midnights neck. "My name is Tristan! And this is the Alicorn Amulet, or as I like to call it, my way home," said Midnight. "You don't understand! The Alicorn Amulet will corrupt your mind!" said Luna. "Yeah right. You just want to stop me from going home! But with this Amulet, I will have the power to send myself back to the human world, and restore my parents memory!" "She speaks the truth," said Celestia. "The Alicorn Amulet grants an increase in power, but it corrupts the users mind!" "I don't care!" shouted Midnight. "I'm going home, and if you won't send me back, then I'll get there myself!" "Please, take off that Amulet, and come back to the castle! We can work this out!" cried Luna. "Not a chance!" yelled Midnight. "Now tell me the spells to get home, and fix my parents memory!" "I'm sorry, but I cannot do that," said Luna. "Then you leave me no choice," said Midnight. "If you won't tell me how to get home, then I'll have to force you to tell me!" "W-what?" said Luna. Midnights eyes glowed red, as he lowered his head, and shot a blast of magic towards the two princesses. And with that, the battle between the royal family began.