CRASH!!! Okay, nobody punts me inside a... Barnes and Neighble. I should give Twilight a present from here, aside from that: a section of the place is on fire. I look up from the ground to see three plant figures looming over the glass ceiling, Sam, Undergrowth, and a possessed Swamp Fire.
Long story turned short, King Creeper was instantly KO'd in a quick fight with Undergrowth as soon as he appeared. Due to the magic in Equestria, Undergrowth's ghost body gained a pair of legs that broke Box's neck and punted me into this fine bookstore. With books. Made from dead trees. Trees are plant- these guys are angry. That's where I'm going with this! :(
Swamp Fire did an impressive flaming swan dive from the ceiling with an excellent Iron Man type landing. His eyes shined a dark purple, in Ben 10 that is the universal color of either magic or possession. Before a word could be spoken, my gut met a strong fist.
"Weak. Get up! GET UP!!" he said in a harsh tone.
I lifted my legs to donkey kick him- which failed due to the fact: he caught my limbs and set them on fire... and back to normal. As he tried to torch block flesh I sipped on a healing potion, throwing away a glass bottle. Fun fact: I had a fire protection potion with me.
"Sir, I'd rather not look like a liar in front of the element of honesty... So can you please stop?"
"What're you doing, you fool?!" Sam called down, getting a loud grunt from Swamp.
"Yeah, what're you doing with my jeans?"
Undergrowth was the first to attempt to strike me. In case you're wondering: I have spare pants on me for some reason. I stashed away my hood and slapped on my gear. Their attention is focused on me as I drop a flashlight through the glass.
I allowed him to snap my neck. If Equestria has one ghost, displaced or not, more are yet to arrive from this. Besides, I needed to see if Twilight took care of my clone body or not. I reawoke, not feeling like my usual, magical self and decided to walk it off. After staring at my reflection in a scalpel and spoon, she didn't do well in the care department.
"Spike!" I called out, climbing up the stairs in my cyborg-lizard pony body. Having cold blood feels like a combination of a spa and the ice bucket challenge having a baby with itchy scales all over it. The young drake reacted to my appearance by swatting the metal side of my dead with the head of a broom, not really much... Without warning, I fired an eye laser and set the child safe weapon on fire. Twilight entered the room, catching the tool in her magic and teleporting it.
"Twilight, you're here. I though you had some pony picnic or something."
"Please don't be angry! My lab blew up a few times and after trying to repair your body I decided to experiment with it..."
"To be honest, the body is cool and scary at the same time. The reason I'm here is urgent, gather the elements and alert the princess of a Code G. Bust, Lego might be in trouble or he could be doing fine- I'm not sure. I will prep a body then retrieve my All Giver, in the meantime grab the elements."
"WHO DA F*** DROPS A FLASHLIGHT?!" Swamp calls from below. Undergrowth orders Sam to do something in some weird silent plant language ending in him actually doing something besides an awkward stare, keeping the Nickelodeon theme, he falls on his back and does the "Spongebob photosynthesis" motion before falling head first into Swamp Fire's body.
"I couldn't drop a cake, the wheat slaughter might be offensive to some pansies! And I mean the flows FYI!" I exclaimed, slicing through some vines with my 'butter knives' and placing a glass block in midair to keep my footing.
"Stay still!"
"I'll do that once I'm dead! Or asleep. Or... Actually I've been still for far too long. Are you two new here? I mean, Swamp has a good grip on his powers and you haven't even laid a finger on me- unless vines count."
"Shut up!" came the roar of Swamp Growth? How do I fuse two names anyway? He looked normal besides the increase in size an the thorns on his shoulders and limbs. Across his chest is Undergrowth's X vine and as he lands, the fire sending him through my glass block slowed his decent. After a pause to see his next move, he grips his head and continues to scream, "Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!!!"
I shrug it off as Sam sucker punches my gut and proceeds to slit my neck with a sharp thorn. "Ouch! Isn't punching my gut enough for you to not go that low?!"
"WHAT?!"
"Nice skill too, two inches below my chin. I think I lost three hearts from that, do you know if there's bandages that won't choke me or-"
"How are you not dead?!"
"One, I can't die. I always bounce back with a baby smooth body. Two, is there any blood in Mine Craft? I mean, right now my neck is Niagara Falls but I'm not paling! I'm a medical paradox at the moment. Oh and I can't feel my legs, good job." I said, feeling some pain. You get used to it, but my current pride overshadows my wound. She held me with some silence. Hanging in the air. I think ponies are taking pictures in the distance.
Then I felt glass break on my head.
As soon as we arrived on scene, a crowd of Pegasi and cloud walking unicorns and a few griffons observed the scene. Lego dropped something in the building then proceeded to do some weird sword twirls and a kick to some vines followed by slashing through vines like butter on top of a glass block placed in midair. I was about to dive to help him, especially when Swamp Fire emerged to join the fight only to fall to the ground.
I believe there's an internal struggle going on between plant men. I signaled my team of the Elements, Luna (for some reason), and Spike being held by an owl. Luna tosses me a tube that resembles a thermos. It is made of gold with some silver sun decals and red, blue, and navy blue runes. It was originally made by Starswirl when everyone called him crazy and has been upgraded by me and the princesses, the runes allow the container to absorb ghosts and some demons. It has sat in sunlight for so long it might as well have infinite power or bored spirits. Actually, that's where my runes come in. We can either use the powers of whatever is imprisoned until it's weak, sending it to the world of the dead, dreams, or Tartarus with the help of Luna's runes.
I drop an instant heal on Lego and motion my team to attack as soon as Sam slit Lego's neck. It all happened so fast, we exorcized Swamp and Sam and Twilight's group made sure Undergrowth was weakened as he transferred from Swamp's body to the thermos. They almost turned Swamp into stone until we straightened things out.
Years ago.
"Sonata? It's what, three in the morning?" I said in my bed with Box in his own bed asleep in our tent with Sonata's hooves on my shoulder.
"I needed to see you. I'm afraid of Adagio and Aria... Please, I need you to talk to them!"
"I'll see what I can do. Only for you though, to be honest: I just think her developed attitude sucks. I mean what happened to our Adagi from a year or so ago?"
"SONATA! What're you doing?" the one mare that used to be one of best my friends entered my makeshift home, kicking whatever was in front of her out of the way, "I told you never to talk to it again."
"She isn't talking to it. She is talking to me, she can do whatever she wants to do. I mean, you're basically adults!"
"If you don't leave, we will call the guards. A monster, foal napping, or rape. Me and Adagio chose all of the above, we're basically adults, right?"
"You know, that was uncalled for. I have Sonata as my witness, even Box!"
"Actually, we can do whatever... Our music allows us to get whatever we want... Two against me- I can't fight them. I guess this is goodbye... For- forev- for-"
"Obviously, forever. Strangely you two are not affected by our songs so in case we ever meet again, prepare to go deaf or great defeat." she said. Their voices synchronized as they left the tent, Sonata last with a frown.