As I was walking to my base, I was thinking on what to make Vinyl and Octavia do. Then I bumped into somepony, I fell flat on my but. I got up and rubbed my but, then I said, as I was turning to the pony, “Hey, watch where you are go-” I stopped immediately, once I saw the pony I bumped into was Princess Twilight. I looked at my feet and saw a book lying there. It looked pretty worn, so that either mean it was read a lot or it was old, or maybe both. I picked it up and walked over to Twilight, who was on the ground, and held out a hoof. “Sorry about that, didn’t mean to run into ya.”
Twilight took my hoof and I help her up, then she said, “It was actually my fault, I had my nose in the book, I should’ve watching where I was going.”
I said, as I gave a little bow, “My first day being here and I already bump into the princess of friendship. Allow me to introduce my name is Eric Lumber. How can I help you princess.”
Twilight grabbed the book and placed it into her bag, then said, “You already did enough, but thanks for the offer. So it’s your first time being here, wonder why I haven’t heard about a party for you.”
I rubbed my hoof behind my head, and said, “I’m kinda avoiding Pinkie Pie, I don’t like the attention. Can you please not tell Pinkie Pie about me. Oh, that reminds me, where could I find the other elementals? I just want to say hello, I already met Rarity. I asked for a plain coat.”
Twilight look at me, then said, “Rarity probably didn’t like that, Fluttershy might be in her cottage, Applejack is on her farm, doing chores, and Rainbow Dash is somewhere.”
I said, as I walked away, “She pretty much agreed to do it. Bye, nice meeting ya.”
I walk to the base and once I opened the door, I was hit with a smell I was familiar with. I ran to the Vinyl’s room. There, in the middle of the room, stood Vinyl and Octavia, in their own waste. I said, as I tried to keep the stench out of my nose, “Go to Vinyl’s bathroom and take a bath.” They walked out the room, and went through a different door. I made toilet paper fly toward the pee, and wipe it up, then pick up the poop, and then made it disappear.
I walked into the bathroom to see if I had to give them instruction, but when I got there, they were hopping out. I made my parchment fly to me and written, while I watched them dry themselves off, “make them have an on and off switch. Knows how to do stuff by themselves, but can be blocked.” As I rolled up my parchment, I thought about derpy, how will she do stuff.
After they were done, I said, “Vinyl, could you make dinner, and Octavia, go invite Derpy to dinner.” Vinyl ran to the kitchen and Octavia ran out the door. I walked to Vinyl’s bedroom and got a good look at it. The walls were a orangish color, brown carpet, records on the floor, headphone on the desk, and her glasses tossed into on the floor.
I walked to where I left my button, then I walked to her study, it was as messy as her bedroom, parchment and quills everywhere. I moved it over to one side, took a deep breath and pressed the button. I looked around and saw nothing, I sighed. Then a knock at the door made me jump. I ran to the door and opened it, there, in the door, was a pony that looked like it was burned, it’s skin was made of ember and it had an awful smell, it smelled like burnt fur. Then it said, in a deep voice, “What do you want.”
I cleared my throat and said, “You know, you should be a little nicer, I’m the one doing to work for you.”
Then his hoof caught fire and his eyes glowing brighter. Then I felt a sharp pain, like someone had hot metal all over me. I looked at me hooves, and saw the chain, that was wrapped around me. He said, after he calmed down and watched writhe in pain, “Don’t push it Eric, or I will burn your body to a crisp, but not kill you, so you can feel the pain while you get better”
I said, after the pain stopped, “Does the spell change personality and does the magic work on Discord? I need something that stops the drinker’s magic when digested.”
He said, “Yes, if used correctly it can change memories, personality, and favorites, and yes, it’s works on him. Why do you want it.”
I said, as I stared at him, “In case the princesses start getting suspicious, my magic weak compared to theirs.”
He sighed then said, “Fine, I’ll give you a potion, but if you need others, go find someone else to do it.”
He set the potion on the table and and walked out the door. Vinyl came out and said, “Dinner is ready master.”
I turned to her and said, “Good, now let’s wait for Derpy and Octavia. Hey, Discord, I know you’re watching, what do you owe him.” Then a cage appeared around me and Discord was sitting on cage, in front of me.
Discord said, “He did a lot for me, some things I regret, He helped me with my statue imprisonment for one thing, he gave me the seeds that infected the harmony tree thousand of years ago.”
I watched Vinyl ran into the cage over and over, then a flower appeared out of a bar and sprayed Vinyl in face, she backed up, then started swaying on her hooves. Discord release the cage, Vinyl didn’t even try to attack him. I said, as I walk into the kitchen, “So what was in that flower, and could I have some or do I need to find it.”
Discord said, while laying on her back, “It’s just a type of powder I found on my trips. Even a little of the powder is able to relax any living being.” He grew to original size and tossed me the bag. Then he walked in front of Vinyl and scratched her under her chin, nothing happened. “There, you see. They’re so relaxed that they won’t do anything. I mean, you can pull their tail, dump water on their head, do anything to them, that will upset the ponies, they won’t care.”
I placed the bag on the table and said, as I poked Vinyl, “How long does it last and can it be digested?” Then I saw Octavia and Derpy walking. I opened the door and said, “Well it was nice seeing you. Now, can you leave, we are about to have dinner.”
Discord said, as quick but clear he could, “About hour and yes. Don’t forget, I’m not doing it for you, I’m doing it to repay him, for what he did for me, and if you hurt Fluttershy in anyway, I will kill you.”
I said, as I looked for the plates, “Like I said in the alley, I will not hurt her, since she is your friend.”
He smiled then vanished, right before Octavia and Derpy walked through the door. Octavia said, as she came through the door, “I brought you Derpy, master.”
I said, walked to them, “Thank you Octavia, could you please server dinner for four.” I held a hoof out to Derpy.” Derpy, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you. My name is Eric Lumber. So happy you could join us for dinner. “
She reached out a hoof and a shook, “Thanks for inviting me, what’s wrong with Vinyl?”
I said, as casually as I could, “She’s fine, it’s just something Discord placed on her. Didn’t tell me that it would last an hour. Come lets sit down and talk. Vinyl and Octavia are not going to be talkative tonight, just a lot on their mind.” We walked to the table, Derpy sat down on the other side of me, and Octavia on my right. Derpy asked me a lot of question and I answered them the best I can.
After dinner was done I said, “Octavia, wait down here for when I call for you and once Vinyl is back, tell her to eat dinner and wait for me to call for her. Derpy, lets go to Vinyl study, to talk more privately.
I lead Derpy to Vinyl’s study, once we were in, I shut the door and turned to Derpy, who was looking innocent. I said, as I walked towards her, “Before we can begin, I need you to look me in the eyes.” Derpy looked into my eyes, then she sat down, and her eyes became glazed and focused, then I called for Octavia and Vinyl, and when they came to the study, I gave them the same treatment.
Once they were all mindless, I said, “You will obey all my commands, without hesitation. When I say awake, you will go back to normal, but you will obey me and call me Master. When I say Sleep, you will return to this mindless state. Once you go outside this base, you will return to normal, but still obey me. You will live with me, until I say so. Do you understand?”
They all said, in one big monotone voice, “Yes Master.”
I smiled and said, Good, now awake.” All three shook their heads and blinked, then they all were about to ask questions, but I stopped them and said, “It’s time for bed, and me being your master in get the bed, Vinyl go get extra blanket, Octavia, make sure the doors are locked and the curtains are shut, Derpy, did you tell anypony where you were heading and do you live with someone?”
Vinyl and Octavia said, yes master, and ran off, Derpy said, no to both of my questions. Vinyl came back with three other blankets, then Octavia came back and reported all the curtains were shut and the door was locked. I climbed into bed. They grabbed a blanket, and curled up in them and went to sleep. I smiled as I watched them sleep, then I turned off the lights and went to sleep.