POV: 1st person: Present Day: Canterlot
The seven of us charged through Canterlot towards the train station, Twilight panicking the whole way.
"Hurry everypony! We're going to miss the train!"
I ignored the shocked (and some disgusted), looks given by the nobles and other citizens of the capital city. That wasn't anywhere near as important as our current mission, because I knew that if we missed our ride to Ponyville, we'd have to take Twilight to the hospital in order for her to recover from the massive panic seizure she was bound to have.
OCD can be a bitch.
Yeah, so we were making our way to the station, Twilight of course was in front, with Applejack and Rarity not far behind. The group of Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and yours truly, were situated about six feet behind them. Rainbow Dash was nowhere to be seen. (probably arrived at our destination about five minutes ago).
Remember that seizure that I mentioned before? It didn't happen, but I'm sure what i did next almost gave Twilight an aneurism.
Now being a human in the world of ponies, I was able to notice things that ponies probably didn't, and sometimes respected things that ponies took for granted. So it was no surprise that I recognized the value of the porta-potty on the sidewalk.
And I needed to go. Bad.
I veered towards it and charged inside, locking the door behind me. It was a little small, since it was for a pony, but I was able to fit inside, and thank god there was nopony in it or things could've gotten awkward really quick. Maybe I could finish before...
BAM!! BAM!!! BAM!!! "RAGE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!?!
'Oh God! She's found me!' "I had to go!"
"YOU COULD HAVE HELD IT UNTIL WE GOT TO THE STATION!!!!!!!!"
"Shut up! I need to go and I will stay in here as long as I want to!"
Wrong answer.
I could hear her breathing slow considerably, before disappearing from my hearing range. 'Maybe she left?' I wondered. Then I heard a faint whirring noise, like something was being charging up. 'What is...'
KAAAAABBBBBBOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"AAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed in horror as the porta-potty exploded around me. Next thing I knew, I felt considerably lighter and I was in the air. I looked down at the street below, and screamed again as I began my descent. Hmmm, my voice was higher pitched too. As I fell, I caught a glimpse of what once was an arm.
'There is no way she was able to change me that easily.'
And I went back to screaming. Suddenly there was a thump and I was moving in a different direction. I opened my eyes, which I didn't know had even been closed, and saw my savior. It was that yellow pegasus mare that I had found on my head after the rainbow incident. The really quiet one. She was holding my/Rupert's frame in her forelegs. I made eye contact with her, and she smiled sweetly, before spiraling down in a loose circle back towards the ground.
When we had landed, I, well, Rupert jumped out of her embrace and just sat there. Now, even though I couldn't control the body, I was still connected to all the senses, and I could feel the puddle spreading underneath 'our' flank. (Gods, I'm gonna turn into Gollum.)
A shadow fell over 'us' and Rupert looked up, making eye contact with a very murderous looking Twilight Sparkle. Out of the corners of 'our' eyes, 'we' could see the crowd and the rest of the elements shifting nervously.
"What... did Rage say?" Twilight asked sweetly, but with just a hint of 'I'm going to kill you if I heard what I thought I heard.'
"Ummmm........" My alter-ego started.
'Say no or she will fry us, and use our own piddle for both the oil and the sauce.' I told him mentally. Apparently we were in agreement as 'our' head shook quickly.
"No! He didn't say anything!" Rupert squeaked.
I was waiting for the worst, but Twilight just gave 'us' a final look before moving off towards the station again. 'We' tried to walk, but were instead picked up and placed on the back of the orange pony. Applejack gave 'us' a smile, before taking off to catch up with the others.
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We arrived at the station with five minutes remaining. Thankfully, Celestia had called ahead and allowed us immediate entry onto the train, where we found an empty car for ourselves. Also good news, Rupert had finally calmed down and given me the body back. So now Twilight's death glare could reach me directly, instead of through Rupert.
The ride had so far had been uneventful. I had been informed of events that had happened outside of my roadside restroom, namely Twilights initial reaction when Pinkie Pie informed her of my whereabouts, which got a laugh out of everypony. (I still denied my final quip to Twilight, although both of us knew perfectly well what I had said).
The mane 6 had just been informing me of what they did for a living. I was quite impressed with Applejacks claim of growing the best apples, and equally amazed that Rainbow was the one responsible for the 'sonic rainboom' several years ago. Fluttershy was just finishing up explaining to me the difference between cows and cattle (apparently in Equestria they are two seperate things), when lil miss Rarity asked the million dollar question.
"Say Rage, Why were you petrified anyway?"
The others, who had started their own conversation, fell silent and turned to me, waiting for an answer.
Was it just me, or was it getting hot in here?
"Yeah," Rainbow Dash agreed. "Celestia gave us background info every time somepony else broke out of their statue, but she didn't say a thing about you!" The rest nodded thoughtfully.
"I don't think..." I started, but Applejack cut me off.
"Come on pardner, it can't be that bad." She gave me an awkward look. "Can it?"
"Heh, heh. You'd be surprised." I said, sweating a little. But upon seeing the persistent looks on their faces, I realized that I probably wasn't going to go anywhere until they heard my story. Besides, if I was going to be their 'friend', I would probably have to tell them eventually. "Jesus." I said, putting my face into my hands. I waited for a moment before sitting back up. "Alright, I'll tell you, but you won't be too happy after hearing it."
They leaned in slightly as I began my story.
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POV: 7000 years ago: Manehatten
I couldn't help but feel awkward. Ponies were staring at me. A lot of ponies. Literally the whole street had stopped moving and was watching me. I continued to move forward, ponies moving out of my path, but otherwise no one moved an inch.
I'm getting ahead of myself, let's go back to how I even got into the city in the first place.
I had made my way across the plains from the forest to the city with no trouble. The problem was getting into the city itself without the inhabitants seeing me coming, losing their shit, and barring me entry.
There was a well-worn road that wound its way to the city, but that wasn't a problem. The problems were quite obvious to me. First, with the exception of the short hill I was currently lying on, and a few bushes to my right near the road, there was not a single hill nor a speck of foliage over the 4000 meter gap between me and the walls of the city. (I'm probably exaggerating, I wasn't able to measure the actual distance.) And speaking of walls, that was the second problem. There were large stone walls, which meant that the city was most likely guarded, which meant that I'd have to sneak my way in. I mean, I doubted the gate guards would just look at me and say, 'Oh gee, that looks like a nice guy, let's let him in without asking any questions.'
No, I had to find another way in.
It was then that I registered the sound. It was a creaking and rattling noise. I rolled down the hill and ducked into the bushes, just fast enough to keep from being seen by the cart that had come down the path behind me. I watched from my hiding spot, analyzing a potential opportunity. It was a decently sized cart, filled what appeared to be dirt. I wasn't sure why someone was carting dirt into the city, but that wasn't my business. What confused me the most was that there was no driver in sight, just the pony that was pulling it. I'd have to satisfy that curiosity later, but I had other problems to deal with first.
Speaking of which....
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I lay quiet, knowing that the tiniest movement would draw the attention of a guard and bring my little escapade to an end. I also felt stupid. Here I was, hiding in a wagon of fertilizer, afraid that one of the city guards would have the sense to slightly disturb the contents of the wagon. When I had gotten into the cart earlier, I had dove into the pile of fertilizer and covered any parts of me that still showed. Somehow, I figured this cartoonish stunt would get me through the gates, no questions asked. Yeah, for some reason I thought the guards would just let an unmanned cart enter the city unopposed. Did I mention that I feel stupid?
There had been a couple close calls, once being when some dust got up my nose and almost made me sneeze, and the other being almost dumped out when the guards lifted up the cart to make sure nothing was underneath.
I listened silently. There was some more talking, then the cart started rolling again. Whew, just made it! A few more minutes and I probably would've given myself away.
I waited until the cart stopped, then waited a bit longer, before peering out of the pile. With no one in sight, not even the pony, I jumped out of the cart and found myself in a backstreet behind several stone houses. Not wasting a moment, I made my way through several random alleyways and onto another deserted side street. After a good few minutes of wandering, I found what I had been looking for, a castle. The only problem was that to get there, I had to cross a street.
A very, busy street, filled with.....ponies?
I tried to wrap my head around this. I had expected humans, or a slightly less human race, something with two legs at least. But ponies? Well, at least that explained why there wasn't anyone driving the cart I hid in. However, this was going to make it slightly harder to blend in with the natives.
'Ah hell, might as well get it done and over with.' I thought, before stepping out onto the sunlit road.
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That is where I was now, still a little creeped out by the stares and silence I was getting. 'Just keep moving and everything will be fine. Just keep moving...' I kept telling myself. Sadly, the gods were not with me that day. I felt something latch onto my arm and turned, only to discover a pegasus in a guard's uniform floating in the air and tugging me back. (How the hell do they grab things with those hooves?)
"Easy there buddy. Where do you think you're going?" He asked gruffly. But before I could answer, we were approached by a unicorn guard.
"Stone Hoof, that's not how you act around something like this." She said, before turning her attention to me. "Come with me." She cooed. "I know where we can find you a nice clean home and possibly a loving family. You would like that wouldn't you?"
The guard named Stone Hoof looked at her like she was insane. I however, started getting upset, and for a very good reason too. The way she talked to me, the tone of her voice and the wording she chose, she was treating me like I was a pet! An animal!
I grimaced at her. "I believe the home I have now is sufficient." I said, hoping that this would convince them that I was something the princesses might be interested in seeing.
My answer clearly confused Stone Hoof, and I heard a gasp from the crowd, but oh my god that mare. Either she was stupid or I don't know, because she just looked at me, her expression not changing one bit, before saying, "Oh, so your owner taught you how to speak? You must belong to one to one of the more exotic nobles. Say something else!" The worst part was, she had cooed at me the entire time.
Stone Hoof face hoofed, words obviously failing him. I attempted to stay calm, closing my eyes, taking controlled breaths, and telling myself that it was just her being stupid, and it was not to be taken as some twisted insult. However, she didn't make things any better. I suddenly felt something wrap around me. I opened my eyes and found the very unprofessional guard gently hugging my side and stroking a hoof through my hair.
Hell, I lost it.
I grabbed the mare and threw her away from me, making her crash into a fruit stand, before turning back to the rational guard in an attempt to explain myself. But I didn't get the chance. There must've been more guards hiding in the crowd, because the next thing I knew, I was on the ground with about twenty guards piled on top of me. I was totally willing to go peacefully with them and explain myself at the station, but guess who?
Sergeant Stupid, appearing to have (unfortunately) survived her impact with the watermelons and made her way over to my head, the only part of my body not covered by the law. I waited for her to slap me or join in the pony pile, but she did something, which in my opinion, was even worse.
She patted my head and said, "Shhh. It's okay baby. We'll find your owner and make sure you get back to your nice loving home. How's that sound?"
I couldn't f***ing believe it. Clearly this lady hadn't gotten the message. Insulting my intelligence by comparing me to some mindless pet, was a bad idea. One that result in horrible consequences.
I could feel my anger building. My anger at her for being so stupid, for just......rrrrggghhh!!!!
I began to grow in size as Ares's "gift" took effect, easily shaking off the other guards as I stood up. I only had eyes for this one mare. She clearly recognized her mistake now, judging from the look of fear on her face. But she couldn't help that one, last comment.
"Calm down and I'll give you a treat." She squeaked, sending me over the edge of my sanity.
I reached for her, but withdrew when a blast of...magic, I guess, smashed into my hand, burning the surface. I cried out in pain before turning to face the new offender. But before I could reach for them, another blast hit me from behind. It became almost like a game for the unicorn guards. Every time I turned to face one, three more would blast me from different angles. It hurt like hell, and my rage kept building, so I kept growing.
I had just passed a record of 11 ft, when I heard a cracking noise, followed by a ripping. Suddenly my back exploded in pain and I screamed, falling to the ground in agony. My shirt ripped, and to my surprise, my samurai armor began to melt into my skin, leaving designs on my skin that resembled the detailed outlines of each piece of armor.
Finally the pain stopped and I was able to stand up. My back felt a bit heavier than usual, and when I touched it, I discovered why. There were now two rows of spikes sticking out if my back. Right now they measured about 4-5 inches from base to tip. Not very intimidating, but interesting enough. 'Woah, didn't see that coming.'
The guards were phased for a total of three seconds before launching another wave of attacks. They didn't hurt as bad now, but they still stung. I was going to be fine until an earth pony guard charged in and kicked me in the balls while I was distracted. Now, even with increased invulnerability, that hurt a lot. So what do you do? You fight the pain away, and furiously try to rip the head off who had done it.
Needless to say, I was really raging. I kept growing, pausing every once in a while to grow something new; a spike here or a claw there. I even grew a spiked tail! Over time, I became larger and more beast-like, all while maintaining my humanoid figure.
But the fight was far from over, the longer I fought, the more guards kept arriving. Ones that were stronger, more experienced, and better equipped for a battle with...whatever I was turning into.
We had succeeded in destroying about a fourth of the city during our small war. (Thank god the city had been evacuated. I would've felt horrible hurting an innocent), but I had the feeling that there was going to be a lot more property damage before the day was done.
Then, like every good story, the fight reached it's climax. I have labeled it as such because that, is when I was graced with the presence of the all-powerful alicorn princesses, Celestia and Luna.
'Hell yeah, boss battle!'