A/N Sorry this took so long, been busy with Minecraft and catching up on SOI and got grounded. Also Baseball. R.I.P Knight_Peculier
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I opened my eyes. I looked down and saw that, instead of Twilight's couch or the black surface of the Void, I was sitting in front of a table on a simple chair. In the corner of my eye I saw a plate of.....Pancakes? I looked up and saw that I was correct. I saw my dad, Robby, my sister, Emily, and my grandpa all sitting around the same table, eating breakfast. 'Wait a minute....I'm in Perkos? Wierd dream...Eh, I'll just enjoy my pancakes.' I shrugged and went to devouring everything on my plate, bacon first. I heard my dad and grandpa chatting about stories from work. My dad paused and reached into his pocket and opened his phone.
I had a sudden feeling of dread. I knew this.....My dad checked the ID and told us all "It's great-Aunt Lois." My heart sank. I did know this. This was the day.....This was the day the walls came up. I tried to jump, to stand, to scream, to do anything. But I had no control of my body. He talked with her for a minute while we all continued eating. I felt like I was going to taste my bacon for a second time.
He hung up with a confused expression. "Grammy was supposed to pick Lois up this morning to go shopping. She didn't show up." No....No...Not again...
"Well lets finish breakfast and then if she hasn't showed up in an hour, we will go see her." I already knew he was going to say that. This wasn't a dream or a nightmare, it was just a memory. One that I had locked behind the walls for so long.
We all finished eating, with me still trying to regain control of my body. We got up, payed the bill, and drove to my grandpa's house. He and my grandma had gotten a divorce before I was born. We sat around in a nervous silence, waiting for a call. It finally came near the end of the hour. My dad answered the phone and talked for a few more minutes. His expression grew a bit scared as he said "Lois is at Grammy's house. Her car is still there, and they can see her purse in the window."
We all stood up and walked to the car without a word. We were to worried to speak. We got in my dad's truck and drove. It was a long drive, and it was spent in a tense silence. I was trembling internally, and had given up on trying to take back my body. I thought about how this could have come out when it was locked behind the Walls so long. The Walls must still be in repair after Twi's spell...
My body stared out the window with a worried expression. After an hour of driving, we arrived. I saw police cars in the front and saw my Uncle. We stepped out of the car and he stood up and walked over to us. My dad saw him and said "Where is she?"
Uncle Terry shook his head and said "Rob...She's gone." My dad stared at him. My sister already had tears in her eyes, as did I.
"No man..."
"Rob....She killed herself." At this me and my sister burst into tears. My dad started shouting in disbelief, crying the whole time. I shouted in anguish and saw darkness creeping at the edges of my vision...
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I shot up with tears in my eyes. I saw the blurry form of Rudra leaning over me with a worried expression. I clung to her and sobbed. In the corner of my eye I saw her blink, surprised, before returning putting her arms around me. "Shh....It's ok." I simply laid there, sobbing into her shoulder.
I cried for what seemed like hours, and it very well might have been. I had never gotten over Grammy's death, simply locked the memory behind the Walls. Eventually my sobs lessened, and I calmed down. I let go of Rudra and whispered "I'm okay." She nodded and stood up. The rest of the Four were looking at me worriedly. I forced a small smile on my face and said "I'm fine. Just had to deal with that." They nodded.
I turned to Rudra and saw something strange. All of my tears had gather into one spot before her, and she was frowning at the puddle that had formed. She turned to me with a sad look on her face and asked me, "Are you sure? That was a lot of grief flowing in one go." I nodded. The Walls had repaired by that time, and I had my usual emotionless face.
I looked at the puddle and saw my dream playing in it. I frowned and tilted my head quizzically. Gaia answered my unspoken question. "It is Rudra's secondary blessing. That is your grief over her loss. You will still feel it," Not if the Walls have anything to say about that, "But it will be bearable." I nodded. Borry turned to me and gave me a comforting grin. Agni just had a look of understanding.
"Ok if we are done with the sadfest-" Borry started to say.
I pointed at him and shouted out "YOU ARE BIG MAC NOW! WE CARRIED THE VOTE! YOU MUST SPEAK LIKE HIM!" He recoiled and looked at me in shock. I simply grinned at him. He huffed and turned away from me.
Agni looked at me with his eyebrows raised. "Well you got over that rather fast."
"Walls have a quick response team."
He simply lowered his brows in response. I decided it was time for some questioning. "Ok you said I have control over the Earth and everything connected to it." They nodded. "So....Earthbending and plant control?"
They nodded again. "And you'll be able to speak the languages of the creatures of the Earth. And of course, speak with Spirits, like Mahogany."
"Coolness. Alright, Agni." He turned to me, his face more or less as expressionless as mine. "When I first came to the Void, you were a hard ass that called me a whelp and said that kindness didn't win wars. How did you change so drastically? And don't just blame the Equestrian Essence." Not a truly relevant question, but hey, I was curious.
He frowned, and thought for a moment. "I changed partly by the Essence, but partly because I saw that you were more capable than I thought. You established yourself a semi-believable persona, attempted to gain the trust of the Hosts of the Spirits of Harmony in Equestria, all the while gaining information on the world. I was impressed." Holy. Shit. Another thing off the Bucket List...
"Ok, you said that the previous guardian had turned to Chaos. Who was it?" Rudra visibly flinched. Agni looked at her worriedly before glaring at me. The temperature in the Void, which was usually like a California winter day, shot up. I shuddered. "O-or you can keep it to yourself and I won't ask anymore questions..." I said in a quiet voice.
Rudra shook her head and said "No, no, it's ok. It's just a....sore topic." Ok...."The previous guardian, was my son." Oh....Shit. "He turned a month ago. We had to.....We had to submit him for Judgement." Sounds ominous. "We gave him up to the Spirits of Harmony in Equestria, and they condemned him to Death."
At this point I had basically stopped thinking and just looked at her solemnly. I think I finally understood that tear when she gave me her Blessing. Gaia put her arm around her comfortingly before turning to me. "I think thats enough questions for now." I nodded. I didn't want to bring up any more pain. I saw the tendrils of light snaking towards me and closed my eyes.
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I opened my eyes to see the roof of the Ponyville Library. I blinked away the remnants of sleep and stood up. I saw that the sun was still down. I thought about what to do. Not enough light to read, Mahogany probably needs to rest...Ok I'm bored.' I sighed before placeing my hoof up near my neck. My eyes widened. 'My god I can't believe I forgot about it!'
I started frantically searching in the darkness, careful to tread lightly. I paused and thought for a minute. 'Could it be?....Couldn't hurt to try...' I reached behind me and felt where my pocket would be. I felt a solid form and pulled it out. In the darkness I could make out the form of my necklace. It was nothing fancy, just a small string of twine, with a small glass container hanging off it. I sighed in relief before chuckling lightly. Looks like ponies come with their own patented Pocket Dimension...'
I slowly put on the necklace and fondled the container. It was a small corked glass bottle, and it held a small fraction of Grammy's ashes. After I got it, I never left without it. I went back to the couch, content that I had the last piece of my grandma with me.