Bringing the fear.

by Iceclaw_Gaming


Chapter 1: To whom the bell tolls.

"Hmm.. I feel as if I'm running out of ideas now that these thousand years are near an end."

"Have we thought about more chaos? Remember that I did get out once too."

"Yes, and you were immediately captured within the hour."

"Touché."

Hello there, I may as well greet myself as I am stuck in stone. My name is the Headless Horseman, and I was a previous human, until that encounter with 'the merchant' as I decided to call him. Oh yes, the other voice with me is my dear friend Discord, who has kept me company for my thousand years in rock, say hello Discord.

"Sup?"

Anyways, we have been planning a revenge tactic on the solar and lunar monarchs that have imprisoned us here, and we finally came up with a plan, we just need an escape option, and soon.

"Oh look Seth! Some guards are coming to get us, about time too."

"What are you ranting on about now Discord?" I groan through our telepathy.

"Celestia wanted us reformed, it's our chance to play with them." Discord explained to me.

"Finally, I can stretch again!" I cheer to myself as the royal guards drag myself and Discord to the chariot, where the solar monarch, Celestia, is waiting.

"Thank you for bringing the statues guards, we will be on our way now." Celestia tells the guards, who just nod and hook onto the chariot, then start the flight to Ponyville.

"So, wanna play a game?" Discord asks as I mentally groan before accepting to his game.

Discord's idea of fun was bland, let's just say we played at least 200 rounds of "What am I thinking of?" Though I wasn't paying attention to the game, I was more so admiring the scenery of the flight. I nearly fell asleep before we landed in front of six other ponies, who used those magic rocks called the Elements of Harmory to release us.

"Ah, so nice to be free from that rocky prison again!" Discord booms as he stretches, secretly snapping and making a rabbit grow long legs.

I just stared around the area, admiring the scenery before the lavender unicorn interrupted my train of thoughts.p

"Excuse me sir, but what would your name be?" She asks, I defined her as Twilight Sparkle from Discord's description of her, which was perfect.

I thought of my first line, as you all know, first impressions, right? "I am the one for whom the bell tolls at the darkest of nights, I am the Headless Horseman!" I yell to the sky as lightning dramatically strikes, "But you can just call me Seth." I finished.

Twilight was slightly shaking at the greeting, "W-well, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and these are my friends, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Pinke Pie, and Fluttershy." Twilight said their names, who gave a greeting of some sort.

"Lovely!" I bellowed, "How does some coffee sound, I need a cup of it so badly right now.." I groan as a wave of tiredness hits me.


"So basically, you used to be a 'human' until you meant somepony called the merchant, which sold you your helmet and sent you here?" Twilight refreshes my long talk.

"Yes, every word of that is correct." I state to Twilight before draining my cup of coffee in one swig. "Though, I don't feel as if I'm alone, it's just a hunch though."

"Interesting. Well your welcome to stay with me if you would like Seth, it's always nice to have a new po- er, person to talk to." Twilight said quietly.

I thought on the offer for a moment, "Very well, I accept your offer Twilight." I state.

"Really? I thought you would have denied me and said you had somewhere else." Twilight said, which I waved off.

"No point in lying now is there?" I say causally, "Now perhaps you could show me around your town, it seems nice."

"Of course!" Twilight excitedly says as she literally pushes me out the door.

"Easy there!" I yelp, cracking my back quickly before starting down the trail with her.

"Sorry," Twilight apologizes, "I got a bit excited."

"No worrys, it happens to the best of us." I causally say.


"So let me get this straight, the apples that grow here yearly are really rare, and the cider is drop dead amazing?" I ask.

"Um, yes?" Applejack says, "We grow the best apples in these parts, we usually get a large line of ponies yearly coming for our homemade apple cider!"

"Sounds like good business. I can see why you like working on the farms." I state.


"I'd rather not..." I uncomfortably say.

"Well, why ever not?" Rarity asks, "You would look dashing in a proper outfit!"

I scratched the back of my helmet for emphasis, "I'm kind of a spirit, so it wouldn't work..."


"Pegisi move clouds, brilliant!" I yell out, clapping my hands together.

"You haven't seen anything yet! Just watch!" Rainbow yells to me as she takes flight.

"I shall watch and see." I mutter to myself, sitting down.


"I see you like animals Fluttershy." I say, "I used to have a little pug of my own."

Fluttershy gasps, "Was it cute? What happened to it? Did it get hurt?" She asked all at once.

"Woah woah woah, one at a time. Anyways, I was 'displaced here so say, so that's about what happened." I say.


"To much sugar, why so much in it?" I ask Pinkie.

"Well duh, to make it sweet and taste waaaaaay better! She excitedly says.

I stare for a second before rubbing my temples, "Bah... I have a headache.."


By e time I got to Twilight's home it was nearly 10 pm, so I went right to bed, saying only a good night to Twilight, who returned it before I closed my room door. I then crash on my bed and fall asleep for the night.