//------------------------------// // The End // Story: What Would Really Happen // by Z-A-C //------------------------------// The End Zeke growled. "They are taking too long! "Calm down." I said looking annoyed. "They're probably trying to track down Rainbow." Zeke just turned towards the window. "She's probably running away from them because she knows you're here. If you didn't bite her, they would be back by now." "Well she pissed me off. What else was there to do?" "Not biting her maybe? I mean really, I know you're the evil one but you could have stepped outside." Just then, the door opened. Five of the six ponies we were waiting for entered. 'Yep, Rainbow bailed.' I thought. I looked at the ponies. "So, will RD be joining us in Caterlot, or what?" "That's what she said, she also told us what Zeke did to her." Twilight said. "Right now she's in the hospital." I sighed. "Great. Alright, does anybody know what we might dealing with?" All but Twilight looked at each other and shrugged. "Okay. Twilight, would you know?" She looked around, everyone was staring at her. "Even though I've been in Zane's mind, it's still hard to tell. I have only met Freak once, and I wasn't able to learn that much about him. All I know about Freak, is that he is really unpredictable. I don't know what he's capable of, or how dangerous he is. He does, however, fear Zeke. So hopefully he can settle him down if he is on a rampage." "So what yer sayin' is, our best bet of success with this mission is to rely on an evil being?" Applejack said in disbelief. Twilight nodded. "It would seem so." "I will straighten him out. Don't worry your pretty little heads, he will be my only target." "Calm down. You'll scare everyone." "Save the rage for Freak, got it." I just rolled my eyes. "Just take it easy on him, okay?" He nodded, but I can't be sure he was being sincere. We decided to take the train, and man was it boring. I even fell asleep at some point. Twilight woke me up when we reached Canterlot. We left the train and headed for the castle. To be honest, I didn't think Celestia would know where he went. Because, unlike Twilight and most of the other ponies, I know that she isn't all knowing. She's not even a god! She's even told me that she doesn't know why her subjects think so. I told her that its because she's immortal, she chuckled and said that she isn't, and said that she will die one day. Just like all living things. But anyway. The guards in front of the castle let us in with no problems. They nodded to me and the others as we passed. They did seem confused when they saw Zeke and Zac. But they let it go. Surprisingly, Celestia met us in the courtyard. There was a concerned look on her on her face. "I'm glad you are all here." She said. "We need to act quickly." "They've been briefed. Maybe not properly, but...I think we know what we're dealing with." Celestia nodded, but then raised an eyebrow. "Wait, where's Rainbow Dash?" Zac and I sighed, while Zeke smiled. Twilight and the others looked at each other. "She will be joining us later." Twilight said with a nervous smile. Celestia didn't look convinced, but nodded anyway. Zac walked over to Celestia. "Do you know where Freak went?" She shook her head. "I was hoping you would." "What? You think we have some kind of telepathic link?" Zeke chuckled. "She wouldn't be completely wrong." Zeke stopped chuckling. "We are connected, but with Freak, it's going to be difficult." "Can we track him?" I ask. Zac nodded. "Well alright. Lets get started." We decided to split up, after Rainbow Dash showed up. Twilight took Zeke, Applejack and Fluttershy. Rainbow took Rarity, Zac, and Pinkie. Celestia and I were on our own. "So, can you track him?" Celestia asked. "I don't think I have the same telepathic link that the other two do." She nodded. "We do this the old fashion way then." "Yep," I nod my head. "Classic Sweep and Clear. At least I think that's the term." She said nothing and we began asking around. None of the ponies knew where Freak was, or had no idea what we were talking about. We've only been searching for ten minutes, but this wasn't looking good. I do have to admire Canterlot's architecture. The ponies here could suck a dick, but pristine...quarts? I don't know what stone they used, but it was beautiful. Celestia saw me running a hand along a building. "Admiring the stone work?" She asked with a smile. i nodded. "I am. How did you get it so smooth?" "Highly skilled masons." "No magic?" She shook her head. "Not during the founding of Canterlot. The unicorns..." She trailed off. "Thought that they better than everyone else?" She nodded her head. "Yes, unfortunately. The masonry on this house was done by Earth ponies and Pegasi." "Why am I not surprised? Well, at least Twilight turned out great." Celestia smiled and nodded. "I am very proud of my student. She has come a very long way." "From what I've heard, yes. It's strange to think she came from a place like this." "Her parents were never like the rest of the residents of my city. They are always being harnessed. Being called commoners, and being told they don't belong here and such." I frowned. "Sounds like they're too rich for their own good." She sighed. "Sometimes I think the same as well. But as long as they don't do anything, there's nothing I can do." I just hummed as we continued walking. "Something wrong?" "I have some ideas, but you wouldn't agree with them." "But I will hear them." I sighed. "Knock them down a peg. Make it so they aren't so rich. Make so that everyone is equal. I mean, that's leaving out a lot of details but, that's for the better." Celestia hummed in thought. "Am I right to assume that you hate the rich ponies?" I paused. How to reply without making her upset? "Well..." She chuckled. "It's okay to be honest." "Okay then, yes. But not just the ponies, I hate the rich in my world as well. And maybe hate is the wrong word. I'd say dislike would be better." "It would. Hate is a strong word." There was a pause in conversation. A few minutes passed before she spoke again. "May ask you something?" I shrugged. "Sure." "Do you agree with Freak's actions?" "No, not entirely. I mean, it's one thing to be angry at the rich. But to outright explode and go after them." I shook my head. "That's not cool with me. Maybe if he was provoked, I would be on his side." "I see." "Yep. The quicker we find him, the better." Celestia nodded her agreement, and we continued our search. It's been another hour and we still don't have any leads. We've asked what seemed to be the whole populous of Canterlot. And, to be honest, I was starting to lose hope. That pony was probably dead, and Freak was probably somewhere else by now. Celestia looked concerned. I don't know if its because she's losing hope as well or what. Rainbow Dash came flying over head, suddenly. She was looking around for something. Then she looked down at us and soared down. "There you guys are!" She landed and bowed to the princess. "Hello Rainbow. Any luck on the search?" "That's why I was looking for you two! We found him! Come on follow me!" And she raced off. "Kinda hard to follow you when you go that fast..." I sighed and turned to Celestia. "Did you see where she went?" "Yes, follow me." And so I did. It was a twenty minute walk to what I assumed to be the pony's house. There was no sound coming from the house. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not. The group was in front of the front door. I walked over to Twilight. "Do we know what's going on in there?" "No, we don't know if the pony is still alive, or if Freak is still in there." "Well, I guess there's only one way to find out." Twilight nodded and turned toward the door. Her horn started glowing and the door opened. Zeke, Zac, and I went into the house first. The house was dark and silent. The rest of the group entered and we began to sweep the house. I chose to search the living room while everyone else searched the other rooms. The trouble was finding the damn room. I know I've called it a house, but dis be a damned mansion! I heard several calls of "clear" signifying that the others have already checked the other rooms. 'Where is the damn living room!' I thought. Then I heard a noise come from my left. I turned my head and saw a door. I walked over to the door and slowly opened it. And what I saw shocked me. I could only stand there as the scene played out in front me. There was a stallion, dressed in a Prench maid's outfit. And Freak was in a suit. They were re-enacting the elevator scene in the Gangnam Style music video. You can probably guess who's who. To top it off, there was even music. "What the fuck is going on here." I ask in utter confusion. The music stopped and they looked at me. The stallion's face turn bright red, while Freak smiled and waved. "HI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN BROADWAY?!?!" I shook my head and tried to make sense of this, but couldn't. "Freak, why is he in a maid's outfit?" "IT MADE THE SHOW COMPLETE! AND HE ENJOYED IT!!!" "W-what ever." I turned toward the hallway. "Guys! I've found them!" I turned towards the stallion. "You might want to change. The princess is here." He went wide eyed and rushed to a nearby closet. The was some rustling around and he came out in a nice business suit. Just in time too, because the group came running in. "Is he okay?" Twilight asked. "Yes, I am fine." The stallion said. Celestia strolled up to him. "He didn't hurt you did he?" The stallion bowed. "No your highness. He only startled me." Freak snapped his fingers and his suit disappeared. Now he was in his normal attire "WHY WOULD I HURT MY NEW FRIEND?!?!" "Never mind. We're going back to castle." Celestia said before turning to the stallion. "I'm sorry for the intrusion." He bowed again. "I-it's no trouble, your highness. Have a good day." "You as well." She said as she led us all back to the castle. We were all standing in the throne room. Celestia canceled day court so she could deal with Freak. She sent for a unicorn that was, supposedly, very skilled in magic. So now we are all standing, and waiting for this specially skilled mage. I asked Twilight if she knew who it was. She had no idea. Silence seemed to be the only thing in the room. I don't know if it was because of my declining sanity or what, but the faces of the ponies in the room melted away as I spaced out. It could have been an hour, or maybe just a few minutes of being lost in my own thoughts. It was hard to tell, but when I came back to reality, they were all looking at me with concerned expressions. Well, except for Zeke, he just stood with his arms crossed. "Sorry, something felt...off..." "Are you okay, dearie?" Rarity asked. "Yeah, I think so." I shook my head. "Sorry if I worried you guys." I closed my eyes and rubbed them. "I guess I'm just tired." "Did you not sleep well last night?" Celestia asked. "Not really. I did sleep, but only for two hours. I was watching Luna raise the moon and paint the sky with stars." I smile formed on both Celestia's and Twilight's faces. "He's been watching her do that ever sense she started staying in Ponyville." Twilight said before giggling. "It's fascinating to me, that a living creature can do that. And I've always loved the moon, full moons especially. They are beautiful to me." I said matter of factly. Celestia smiled slightly wider. "I'm sure she appreciates the company while she works." "She's said as much." I nodded. "Hell, the first night I told her how beautiful her nights were, I saw tears in her eyes. And she hugged me, saying how she wishes that more ponies are like me." I paused for a few minutes. "She also told me how lonely she's been... I can't help but feel for her." Before any more sappy moments could happen, the pony we've been waiting on showed up. Twilight's eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Starswirl The Bearded?!? H-how?!" The pony chuckled. "I get that a lot. No, I am not Starswirl. Though I am related to him, and share his likeness. My name is Wind Catcher The Wise. It is a pleasure to meet you all." I looked around at all the reactions of my pony friends. They ranged from 'didn't really care' to 'interested'. Twilight was the only exception to that, though. She looked like she could explode. "When the princess told me about a human, I immediately volunteered. I simply could not pass up the opportunity to see such a legendary creature!" He said excitedly. "Just don't treat me like a lab rat please, okay?" He looked at me. "Oh my dear boy, I wouldn't dream of it!" He cleared his throat. "I have been commissioned to perform a spell on you." I raised an eyebrow. "Her highness informed me about your escaped personalities, so I went looking threw my great-great grandfather's spell books. And I believe I may have found a spell. For the passed week, I have been modernizing it to the current standards of Spellworking. And it should be ready." "Intriguing!" Twilight said, clapping her front hooves together. "Isn't it though!" Wind Catcher agreed. "But, I am unsure of the outcome." "Is it safe?" Celestia asked. He nodded his head. "It is very safe, after the adjustments I made. However, it may not work on a non-equine." I thought about that for awhile, then shrugged. "One way to find out, I guess." "Indeed. If you will, move to the center of the room. I will began casting the spell." I nodded and moved to the center of the throne room. His horn started glowing, and so did the floor. I looked down, and saw a circle. It was like something you would see in an anime, or something! I was a little scared, I admit. But at the same time, the slight warm feeling that was running through me was comforting. I close my eyes for a while, and looked up when I heard him saying an incantation. I looked over at where Zeke and Zac were standing, and they were slowly fading away! I was surprised it was working, quite frankly. I suddenly I began feeling drowsy. The glowing of his horn stopped, but the circle was still glowing. Brighter and brighter it became, until I had to close my eyes. I felt myself fall to the floor, but didn't feel any pain. Then I couldn't feel anything. I pleasant numbness washed over me. I slowly opened my eyes. "He waking up." I hear from somewhere. I stare at the ceiling for awhile, before the face of a doctor filled my blurred vision. "Mr. Coakley?" I blink to get rid of the blurriness. "Mr. Coakley? How are you feeling?" The beeping of the heart monitor finally registered, and I try to talk. After a couple attempts, I was finally able to speak. "W-what happened?" "You were in a car accident. We had to put you into a medically induced coma." "I was in a coma? How bad was the accident?" "At first glance it didn't seem bad, but when we got you here, we found that most of the damage was internal." "And you put me in a coma to give you time to work on me?" "That would be correct. When you climbed out of your car, you landed on some broken glass. The glass imbedded itself in various areas of your body. I haven't seen anything like it." "Just my shitty luck, I guess." I said in a scratchy voice. He chuckled. "Enough about that. I have a few questions for you." I just stare at the ceiling and nod. "What year is it?" "Two thousand fourteen? I'm twenty two, right?" I asked with a furrowed brow. He looked surprised, but nodded. "That's right. Very impressive." He cleared his throat, and asked his second question. "Do you remember anything before the accident?" "I had just gotten off of work and was on my way home." "Good, good. It doesn't looked you've suffered any lasting brain damage. Would you like to see you family? They're out in the lobby." "Please. I'm sure they're all worried." "They are. I'll be right back." While he was gone, I thought about what happened what felt like seconds ago. Was it all just a dream? Or did it really happen? It all seemed so real... He came back with my family. There was my mom, dad, sister, and brother. His wife, my supervisor that I closed with that night, and my best friend. Hugs were given out, and tears were shed. They were all so glad I was alive and relatively well. So, why did I feel an emptiness in my heart?