//------------------------------// // [FIXED] Episode 36: Set In Stone // Story: The Life of a Wanted Changeling (Comment Driven Story) // by Down with Chrysalis //------------------------------// Note to Bugze: When we get time(after learning the communication spell), Start training with the force field spell so you can use it reflexively. This will save you from getting so many head injuries. As you take off to help them, you decide to make a mental note to-self; For some strange reason you feel the need to practice your force-field spell so that you can do it reflexively. You have a feeling that that will save you from getting so many injuries and it will probably help make it stronger so that it won't break as soon as someling hits it, unlike how Applejack did that back at the apple farm. "Ahhhhhhhhhh somepony please save us!" You hear Applebloom scream, and now you feel like crushing whatever is causing her to scream. You start to get the feeling that you should hurry up and save them, so you then say to yourself... You don't care what it is, so far, Applebloom is the only living thing here that hasn't nearly murdered you CHARGE!!!! "I don't care what it is, so far Applebloom is the only living thing here that hasn't nearly murdered me, and she's the only living thing I've been able to have a actual conversation with (besides Zecora, Derpy, and Cadance)." You say to yourself in a serious tone. With that said, you muster up as much courage as you possibly and you charge though the bush while screaming, "CHARGE!" *crash* You closed your eyes while you charged, so you were surprised to smash into something and even more surprised when you heard a chicken scream upon crashing into... whatever it is that you crashed into. You open your eyes to see that you crashed into a... chickzard? You swear it looks like a half-chicken half-snake/lizard creature. Whatever it is, it must be whats been causing the CMC to be screaming. You think to yourself in a serious tone. Speaking of the CMC, you see that they are hugging each other with the look of pure terror in their eyes. Their eyes widen in shock and awe, and the white unicorn filly ask you a scared tone, "Who...who are you?" You smirk with confidence and you respond to her question with.... Bugzy: I am the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very- Oh wait, darn it! I second "Minds Eye"s hilariously excellent suggestion: You run to fillies, shouting "Never fear! Your friendly neighborhood... wait, that's been used before hasn't it? Ok, ok, I am vengeance! I am the night! I! AM! BEXZUG! Wait-" But modify it a bit to : You jump in front of the fillies, shouting "Never fear! Your friendly neighborhood- wait, that's been used before hasn't it? Ok, ok, I am vengeance! I am the night! I! AM! Wait, that's been done too. Oh oh, I know: I am the shadow that flaps in the nigh-" CMC: "JUST SAVE US ALREADY!!!" "Never fear! You friendly neighborhood- wait, that's been used before hasn't it?", you ask three fillies in a confused tone. The fillies give you a confused look and they just shrug. You then remember that that was Spider-mane's introduction, so you quickly think of another intro you could use, "Okay, okay, how about I am vengeance! I am the night! I! Am! Wait, that's Batmare's intro isn't it." You say to the filly's in a annoyed tone. Surprisingly, the white unicorn is the only one to shake her head 'yes'. You sigh in annoyance and you try a different intro, "I am the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very- Oh wait, darn it! That's Wolverines intro isn't it." You say more to yourself then to the fillies in an angry tone. By now the chickzerd has gotten up and it looks super mad. After a few seconds (ignoring the now approaching chickzerd) you finally think of the perfect intro. "Okay this time I totally got it. Ahem, I am the shadow that flaps in the nigh-" "JUST SAVE US ALREADY!" The CMC cry in the middle of your intro. You sigh in annoyance and say in a dejected tone, "All right all right, sheesh." You look over to the chickzerd and you look right into it's eyes. The chickzerd seems to give a triumphant grin (somehow even though its mouth is a beak) and then its eyes begin to glow red. You begin to wonder how it's doing that, but you suddenly hear the CMC scream again. You try to turn around and find out why they're screaming, only to realize that you can't move at all and that you can't stop looking into the chickzerd's eyes. But, you finally figured out what was going on when you heard Applebloom scream in a panicked tone, "LOOK! THE BOTTOM OF HIS COAT IS TURNING TO STONE!" Your eyes widen in shock, but you decide to crack a joke to keep yourself and the CMC from panicking. You can't look over to the CMC so you just smirk at the chickzerd and say... When faced with the Cockatrice, it must look you in the eyes, and when it begins to petrify you should turn to the fillies and snicker, "You see kids, this why you should never get...STONED! YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!" "You see kids, this is why you should never get (*pause for dramatic effect*) STONED!" As soon as you finished saying that you hear someling scream "YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!", another yell "BOOOOOOOOOOO, YOU SUCK!", and you also hear the fillies behind you groan at the terrible pun you just made. Not my best joke I admit, but it felt like it would fit pretty considering I'm about to turn to ston- WHAT! You just realized that you are about to be turned to stone and you will probably suffocate due to the fact that statues can't breath. So, you do what anyling would do if this was happening to them... and in panic you scream. "OH HOLY MOTHER OF CELESTIA, SWEET BUTT OF LUNA, DEAR ZEUS'S THUNDER, BY ODINS BEARD AND EVERYTHING ELSE HOLY HEEEEEEEELLLLPPP!" You scream like a little filly, "AHHHHHHHH OH HOLY MOTHER OF CELESTIA, SWEET BUTT OF LUNA, DEAR ZEUS'S THUNDER, BY ODINS BEARD AND EVERYTHING ELSE HOLY HEEEEEEEELLLLPPP!" You don't know why you said 'sweet butt of Luna' but you don't care right now, because you can't even scream because your mouth is now stone. The last thing you see before you turn to stone completely is the chickzerd smiling a curled smirk. You also see out of the corner of your vision the CMC crying and shaking in fear... then darkness. So....this is how I die...turned to stone by a chickzerd. Huh, I always thought that lady luck would do me in. You think to yourself in sadness as you slowly start to lose consciousness. Then suddenly an image of Nightshade flashes in front of you. No *crack* Then a image of Cadance and you smiling and dancing flashes in front of you. Not yet, not like this *crack* *crack* Images of Derpy, Zecora, and even Rarity flash before you. I can't, I won't leave them behind! *crack* *crack *CRACK* Finally, the images of the CMC crying and shaking in terror flash before you. I WON'T LET IT HURT THEM IF ITS THE LAST THING I BUCKING DO!!! *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* *SHATTER* "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" With a powerful war-cry, you break free from your stony prison. The CMC look at you surprised and the chickzard looks at you with surprised fear as well. It tries to look you in the eyes again, but you don't give him the chance. You leap at the chickzard and scream, "NO SHADOW KICK!!!" and rapidly kick the chickzard at least a dozen times before the final kick sends it flying into a tree. The chickzard looks like it's out cold, but it suddenly gets back up and tries to charge at you! You quickly respond by shooting it with the stun spell causing the chickzard to fall forward on its own momentum and crash headfirst into a rock knocking the creature out cold. You give out a sigh of relief that the pest is finally unconscious. You look over to the CMC to see... that their mouths are wide open and that they are frozen in awe. The orange pegasus asks you in a nervous tone, "Who... what are you?" You think you finally have a good intro so you try it out, "I'm the one who watches over the innocent! I'm the one who protects those who can't protect themselves. I'm the shadow that follows those who's path they follow is the path of evil. I am the usher who guides you to your chair! I! Am-" "Oh my!" You sigh in annoyance at the fact that your intro was interrupted. Again! You look over to see who interrupted you and see... Fluttershy? She's starting right at you and you have a feeling that it is about to get very awkward soon. So.... What do you do?