//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: The Castle of Chaos // Story: Zomquestria: Altenate world // by Cyberponychronics //------------------------------// Jay wakes up at the beach of a lake, and he raises back on his hooves. Looking around, he notices something familiar: ''This is the same way as when I got in Equestria. But where's Derps?'' Jay notices that Derpy is nowhere in sight. ''Strange.'' Jay then notices a huge Castle towering in the Everfree Forest. ''I'll check that out, before exploring anything else.'' Having reached the Castle grounds, he recognize his Turntable spot. ''This is where Vinyl and I used to come and spin the tables right up against each other. It was either Trap versus Dubstep, or Hardstyle versus Dance. Man, those were the times. Vinyl.'' Jay then gets a shock. Vinyl was the one that got to Gary first. His thoughts go wild. Having entered the castle, he notices the pattern of decorating. Discord, no one except him would decorate this way, even I don't. Then he hears laughing of two fillies coming from down the corridor. As techie as he is, Jay makes himself invisible and flies towards the sound. He then sees two fillies at the age of 17 laughing as they gossip about various things. One is a pink earth pony with fluffy purple and white hair, and a cutiemark of a screw and a baseball. The other is what Jay recalls as Derpy's younger cousin, but then even younger, with a cutie mark of a muffin. What in the name of the mighty veggie taco happened while the world was crumbling, if this even is this world? Then he hears a familiar but sweet voice: ''You girls want some chocolate milk?'' The two teens cheer. Jay then says: ''Fluttershy?'' The three mares look around, only to see a pale white pony with a horn and wings, lime green and metallic grey mane and tail and a cutie mark of three different colored gears with the letters 'JLP' in black loosely written, becoming visible. Jay asks again: ''Fluttershy? What happened?'' Fluttershy says: ''Do I know you?'' There shatters something in Jay, not only is there a castle filled with chaos on his favorite party spot, Fluttershy doesn't recognize him either. ''You...don't recognize me? Jay, you know, that white unisus stallion from a different world.'' Fluttershy raises an eyebrow. ''Never heard of you before. Are you family of Applejack? You sound awkwardly familiar.'' Jay laughs. ''Apples? No, I'm not a family member from the Apple family. But I used to be a farmer though. Until...'' Fluttershy pushes him. Jay says: ''Even though I'm 19, I've seen many wars at the age of 14. Was a child soldier, sort of. When I started traveling Universes, I travelled to the problems there as well. I started using guns at the age of 14 Back on earth, years later, I reached 16 and fought in many wars in my home. It wasn't until I reached 17 when I stopped a war from happening by changing timeline. And I came to Equestria around summer school break.'' Jay sighs. ''I had a job. Pizza delivery. The owner was really nice, and his daughter had some sort of crush on me, I dunno what a crush was at that time. However, despite my happy life there, I was sent to Equestria to...live there. My friends and brothers followed me and things went the way they went, until on fateful day My brothers and I experimented with cloning. We did that before, and it was science what drove us to cloning. Big mistake.'' The pink earth pony asks: ''Why was it that big? It couldn't be the end of Equestria, right?'' ''It was.'' The three mares make a sound of shocking. ''It resulted in two years of surviving and killing of ponies, including friends, who died and turned in cannibals, eating everything that was alive and had flesh. I remember the first who got bitten.'' He sighs again. ''Pinkie, she was the first one. Followed by Twily, Celestia and finally...'' He points his hoof at Fluttershy. ''...you as well. Of all the friends I couldn't save, you were the hardest to let go. But Derpy was the hardest to let go overall.'' The grey mare says: ''Mom? She is dead?'' Jay shakes his head. ''In this version of Equestria not. I know it's a different one, because I don't recall seeing either one of you two fillies...'' He stops at the sight of a changeling with messy mane. He pulls a shotgun out of his arm, points it at the changeling and shouts: ''GET DOWN! THAT THING WILL EAT YOUR SOUL! I'LL BLAST THAT THING BACK INTO HELL!'' The pink mare jumps in front of the charging shotgun, shouting: ''DON'T DO IT! HE'S MY BOYFRIEND!'' Jay stops charging his shotgun. ''Boyfriend?'' Jay burst out in laughter: ''Changelings cannot love! Or did I smoke too much Weed? If I ever did...'' While laughing he shakes his head: ''They cannot. It's impossible, unless...'' He looks around. ''No triangle. Nevermind, I'll be going then. See y'all round, uh, what's your name again?'' ''Screwball.'' Dinky Doo.'' ''Mothball.'' ''I didn't ask you, changeling.'' Mothball looks down. ''Just kidding. Nice to meet y'all.'' And he flies off. Now knowing that Derpy has a different daughter that in his world, Jay now know he can't live at Derpy's anymore. At this moment he reaches a familiar cottage. Looking at it makes Jay depressed. ''This is where Fluttershy used to live. The poor cottage is now in Hardcore MLG disrepair.'' Something flickered in his mind. ''Why don't make it my shed then?'' And he starts working.