Chapter 9: My Name Is
I woke up. I didn't get a nightmare this time. Thankfully. What bothered me is that I could still remember the nightmare that gave me this alchemy circle on my arm. I thought that was a dream but it was there in my arm. I could remember it so clearly. Almost like that happened to me. It was creepy. I walked over to my stuff, put my shirt, jacket, and gloves on. I grabbed some chalk and my journal. I put the journal in the inside of my jacket.
I went out to test these new alchemy symbols. I had two new alchemy symbols. I drew the first one. I placed my hand as the alchemy circle glowed and vanished. I just stared at my hands. What do I have now? I tried to move something. I saw something big and black go to my arm. I thought it was like a big crow or some shit and panicked throwing my arm around trying to get it off.
I threw it at the ground. It made a splat noise when it hit the ground. It looked like splattered black paint. Disgusting. I just looked over to it. There was something weird. It didn't look like it was on the ground. It looked like it was the ground. I touched it and only felt grass and dirt.
"What..?"
I just looked at it. I shrugged and tried to take control of whatever I had. The black thing came to my arm again. I just stared at it. I moved my hand. It felt weird. Like thick air. Now this is creepy. What is this? I moved it around. I stopped controlling it and saw it move to the back of my body. I turned and only saw my shadow. My shadow... can I..? No... I focused it again as my shadow left me and came to my hand.
"That's fucking amazing."
I threw my shadow and made it look like my body on the ground. I made it walk. The shadow walked. This was incredible. I made it take the form of those ponies. It liquefied and changed shape. This was so fucking cool. I experimented with it. All it seemed to do was change shape and attach itself to other objects. I could also use the shadows of other things like trees and bushes.
I looked at the journal and drew the other symbol. I placed my hands on it as it glowed blue. I controlled whatever I had this time. Nothing seemed to happen. I looked at my hands and concentrated again. Bright light came from my hands and blinded me. I stumbled a little. I stopped controlling it as I tried to clear my eyes. I just looked at me hands.
"Shadow and light? Cool."
I focused the light and pointed at the ground. The light began to burn the grass. The grass burst into flames making me jump back. I smiled. This will be very useful. I walked over to the castle wall. I focused my light alchemy on the wall as the wall began to turn black. This was fun. I fooled around with my light and shadow alchemy. I got bored and went to the back of the castle.
I began to do sit ups and push ups. I knew I was going to face that thing with the scythe again and I wanted to at least have some muscle to help me out. I don't think I ever really did exercise because I tired quickly. I took a break and then went at it again. I was doing sit ups when I heard a flash behind me.
"You do know you have a severe injury right?"
"Yeah, how could I forget?"
I just kept going as I heard her get close.
"Exercising might not be the best thing to do right now."
"Well I feel fine."
I just kept doing sit ups. I did up to fifty and took a break. I turned to face her when I saw somethings that just stood out. I saw a piano, a flute, a saxaphone I think, and some other shits.
"What the fuck do you have?"
"Instruments. You said you remember playing them so I brought some over to see if it might jog your memory."
"Huh."
She placed he things down. I just walked over to them and looked at them.
"I have a piano, a flute, a saxophone, a harp,..."
She continued for a while. How many musical instruments does this bitch even have?
"..and a cello."
I just walked around them, looking at them. They seemed used. But what did I know. I didn't, that's the point.
"Do you mind meeting some of my friends?"
"A little, why?"
"They want to meet you and apologize for their behavior."
"Oh, are they the ones who made me go back to the woods where I was almost killed by wolfs?"
She twitched at that. I had a neutral face expression but underneath I just had a great big smile. She didn't deserve death but I am not about to drop the whole 'I almost died because of you guys' thing. Why the hell would I? I did almost die.
"Yes those."
"As long as they don't attack me again I am okay."
"Don't worry. I told them you saved me. They felt terrible for treating you like that knowing you saved my life."
"Yeah well they do deserve to feel like shit for doing what they did."
"So is it okay?"
"As long as they respect my personal space and don't question me to much I am good."
"Okay, i'll be back with my friends soon."
She just teleported away. I went back to my sit ups. I did twenty before I stopped and went to look at the instruments. I just looked at them. It's a waste of time, don't even try it. The voice didn't seem to like the idea of me trying to trigger my memory. You shouldn't trust her. What is she going to do with these instruments that could hurt me? It went silent.
I walked over to what looked like a cello. I just stared at it. Something about it was calling me. I brought over a chair and brought the cello. I just sat there. Wondering what to do. I grabbed the bow and just tested its noise. I just fooled around a little adjusting and testing the cello. Something came to my mind. It was just saying, 'Play it'. Not seeing the harm in trying I grabbed the bow and was about to start. Right before I started, I heard a soft beat. I just looked around and saw nothing. The beat came from thin air. Something just kept telling me to play. I just thought 'fuck it' and tried whatever came to mind.
I began to play something I had never heard in my life. At least I don't think so. I just played and went with the rhythm. I could hear a second part to this song that came from thin air. I questioned it but kept playing. I played as I found myself moving my head to the rhythm. My hair bounced around. It covered some of my forehead and the edge of my ear since it was loose. My hair kept bouncing around as I moved my head to the rhythm of what I was playing.
I think I was getting pretty loud but I didn't really care. I was entranced in my own music. I was letting my mind drift as I just. I saw images of people. They seemed like they where blurred. I just kept playing as very faint memories came to me.
I kept playing as my hands moved up and down adjusting to the cello so I could produce just the right sounds. At some points I had to move my hand faster so I had to concentrate on my hand coordination.
I played for another few minutes as I finished. I just put the bow and cellos aside as I finished(You might want to wait for the music to finish). I got up and stretched when I heard stomping. I turned around and saw Twilight along with the others who almost got me killed by making me retreat into the forest. Plus the big lizard. They all started to talk.
"That was amazing!"
"Didyouseethewayheplayedthathewasreallygoodiknowsomeponieswhowouldlovetohearyou-"(She keeps talking for a while).
"That was different."
They just came up to me clap and/or stomping. The rainbow pegasus came up to me and punched my arm.
"You are the first one to make the cello sound good!"
"-butithinkilikecupcakesbetterbutcanyoureallycomparethetwoimean-"
What the fuck is she even talking about? Or to? They kept talking about my music. I just sat there until they stopped talking. Then Twilight came up to me.
"Where you just there the whole time I played?"
"No...we heard it from ponyville."
"Wait-really?"
"Yeah. Everypony seemed to like your music."
"Well that's nice. I guess."
"How did the music go all the way to ponyville?"
"Well-"
"The sound probably echoed around through the forest making the music some what louder and eventually finding its way to ponyville."
"Well whatever the reason you played some good music. And I don't say that to just anypony."
"So lets get you introduced to my friends."
"Okay."
"This is pinkie pie."
"HI!"
"Rainbow Dash."
"Hey"
"Fluttershy."
"Hello..."
"And my number one assistant, Spike."
"Hey."
"I have two other friends, Apple Jack and Rarity, but they are busy with work."
I just looked at these ponies. How the fuck are they even friends? They don't even seem to share anything in common. Whatever I guess. We talked for a while. Nothing important, just a more in depth introduction. I couldn't really say anything for my self but they talked allot. Especial the ones called Rainbow and Pinkie. I understood what Pinkie said but I didn't understand why she would say what she said. Rainbow seemed to be the athlete type from how she talked and acted about herself. Fluttershy seemed true to her name. She didn't really want to talk but thanked me for saving her friends life.
When Fluttershy brought up that point everyone else began to thank me and have that guilt feeling from how they treated me. I just sat there and waited. We had small talk. Just past what I think was midday they had decided to leave. Twilight teleported them back to where they came from. She just came up to me.
"So what did you think of them?"
"Pinkie is a little to hyperactive, Rainbow has a way to high self esteem, and Fluttershy need some self esteem."
"Well that's how they are."
"Eh."
She just looked at me as I did my sit ups again. She was there for a while as she turned and began to head off. Whatever, I think I can trust her with that.
"Hey Twilight?"
"Yes?"
"Mimic."
"What?"
"My name. It's Mimic."
She just looked at me for a few second processing what I said. After a few seconds she walked back and extended a hoof.
"Its nice to meet you Mimic."
"Its nice to meet me to."
She just looked at me when I had said that. She realized what I had meant by it. I didn't now me so it was nice to meet me. She just smiled and walked. I just turned away and waved bye from behind me. I heard her teleport away. I walked back and continued my work out.