//------------------------------// // The Way out of Equestria // Story: The Story of Friendship // by Liate_Noate //------------------------------// It was a little late out with some drizzle of rain, and without Twilight, he had nowhere to stay. He figured that he would just fall asleep in a pile of rocks somewhere, or in a creek. Some time later, as he was just sitting on a mountain right outside of Ponyville, watching unicorns use their magic to make things appear, or levitate, or form into new thing. As the sun set and the moon rose, he found an old cave that was abandoned, so that was where he rested. When he slept, he could hear an evil laugh around him. He looked up only to see Discord holding a sledgehammer right above his head. Zeus didn’t want this to happen, so he quickly rolled over as the hammer slammed into the ground, vibrating dust and rocks around the area. Zeus stood up and glared at the creature, who was covered in the darkness of the cavern. Zeus grabbed some stones and started tossing some at him. “You evil pathetic being!” he was angry, very angry, “Why choose me? you want Equestria not me!” “Oh but you, are like me. You’re different and confused. Come, join me and rule over Equestria.” Discord said trying to form an agreement. He said nothing and just left the cavern, and followed the train path. Twenty minutes go by, as he has followed the train tracks to find a higher, richer town. In this town, ponies were more sophisticated and more...fancy. He found himself in the castle. “Welcome to Canterlot Castle, how might I help you?” a guard said as he shined his flashlight on Zeus. “I’m here to meet whoever is in charge of this country” Zeus responded with a almost-tired-like tone. “Right this way” the guard simply pursued one direction as Zeus followed. When he entered the room the pony who greeted him was at his eye-level. She was different from other ponies, with her long wings and horn. She was both a pegasus and a unicorn. She also had a slim body and thinner legs. Her mane was flowing and it was almost multicolored except for the fact that it was much lighter than Rainbow Dash’s. Her body was also a white color with her armor plates for being a princess. “Hello, Zeus, I’m glad you could make it.” the pony said as she smiled at Zeus. “How do you know me?” he asked very surprised. “Ask not why I know you, what do you want to ask me dear Zeus, king of the gods.” she said offering him to come in. He walked in and asked her what he wanted to know, “How did I get here? How do I return home?” Zeus asked worried she might not have an answer. “Dear Zeus, you are worried about the conclusion more than what you have to do to achieve it. Six ponies, offering you friendship, you turned down. Earn it and you shall know what true friendship is.” she said as she looked over her balcony to see the sleeping ponies. “You want me to make friends with ponies!?” Zeus thought this was completely abnormal. “If you don’t want to, then maybe you should find someplace to live. Since you’ll be here for quite a while.” she said as she guided him out of the castle. The doors closed and he started to head off to a small town between Canterlot and Ponyville. He knocked on a door of one of the homes and a pony opened it still sleepy. “May I help you?” they asked. “I want a place to stay, and you’ll do as I say ok?” Zeus said with an almost booming voice. The pony he was talking to almost immediately slammed the door on him and he continued walking in the usual direction. House after house, door after door, not a single door would let him in. He almost gave up until one old elderly pony opened up the door and allowed him inside. When he walked passed, the elderly pony gave that sly grin, which was all too familiar to him. She locked the door and then transformed into Discord. Zeus was too sleepy to really fight off his attacks, so when Discord put him in a chair with ropes he didn’t do much but fall asleep after a bit. Discord found this very odd but left the rest of the doors locked and teleported out to destroy Equestria with him out of the way. When Zeus woke up, he used his godly strength to break free of the ropes and looked for a way out. The front door was locked, so he used his brute strength to bust a hole in the door, but something was strange. He was being pulled back, the ropes he broke came alive and pulled him back. He struggled to get out but finally broke free and escaped. He headed to a cliffside and laid there watching Ponyville. Zeus couldn’t see the ponies very well but he saw the troubles Ponyville was going through. He kept thinking about what the princess said, and about the Mane Six. Then, he thought about his home, thinking about what they were doing without him. He took a short nap before realizing what he needed to do. He got up and started heading towards Ponyville.