As I arrive back in my Equestria. I realise what I had just agreed to do something unimaginable and that my hands were shaking and my palms were sweaty.
“Oh god!” I muttered. “A war between other displaced, what the hell have I just agreed to!”
As I walk down the street I heard ponies of different genders and colors greet me with warm smiles and open hearts. However. The cheery attitude I once had this morning was replaced with fear and worry, leaving me in silent as I walked down the path and past my friends by, leaving what was just confused faces on the ponies behind me. I walked closer to home when a loud familiar voice snapped me out of my train of thought.
“Hey, Craig! How you doing!” At first I just ignored her and continued my walk, It was when Rainbow Dash flew up next to my ear and shouted. “Equestria to Craig are you alive in their?!”
I motion my head left to right, trying to shake the ringing sound out of my ear. “Oh sorry, I just been told something a bit worrying,”
“What do you mean?!” She asked shifting her body.
I tilted my head close to the ground, guilt ridden across my face. “War,” I muttered.
She was muffling a laugh with both her hooves while she hovered in the air. “Ba ha, Oh~ Good one, Craig you really fooled me there, haha. Right!” I kept my head tilted towards the ground, trying to show Rainbow Dash that I was not joking what so ever. “...Craig… you’re joking, right?” Her tone quickly turned to worry.
At that point and time, I could feel the eyes of praying ponies directed towards me and Rainbow Dash as if they were trying to listen I on our whole conversation. Their stone glare digging straight into my heart. I leaned in close to dash's ear and whispered. “Let’s not speak about this here," I pleaded. "let's wait till I’m at my house. Ok, Dash," I leaned back and noticed that her eyes had dilated to a smaller size.
“OK," she quietly replied.
“Thanks” I continue to walk into the direction of my home while Rainbow Dash hovered close behind. When I looked back I could see that all of the nearby ponies were very confused, I was surprised they didn't hear me and Dash's short going conversation even though ponies had much better hearing than humans. When I looked up into the sky, I found the sun peacefully planted in the sky, it reminded me of ruler of equestria.
Celestia is not going to like this, I thought.
As we steadied down the path to my home Rainbow raised her hoof to ask a question, she hesitated but never spoke. She put her hoof down and ended the tension between us. When we got back to my home, I was greeted by a still small little door that was meant for ponies not humans. I opened the door, gestured Rainbow to come inside and closed the door. I flipped the lock on the handle, locking the door so that nopony would barge in on our conversation.
“OK!" Dash quickly shouts. She took in a deep breath and exhaled. "Can you please tell me what you mean by "War"?!" She asked in a shaky tone of voice.
I sighed, knowing Rainbow Dash she wouldn't stop asking until I either gave her the answer or told her the truth. So either way, she was going to know. "What I mean by that dash is.." I sighed again, slipping my lengthy fingers through my hair as stress flowed through my aching head and chest. "That... During my recent Displacement I hear of a war between two Displaced. One who I have already heard off and kinda met and another which I've never seen or heard of. When I found out more about this, our enemies I heard that there is a creature that refers to himself as "Killjoy" that started all of the war off and could potentially be very dangerous.”
She then looks at me and says “God you sound like Twilight, but i don’t see how this affects you.”
I then sigh and say “it effects me as I am now part of this war”
She then looks at me and shouts “what the buck! Why in Celestia’s name would you join a war!”
I then look at her and say “I joined it to protect those who are close to me, you, Scootaloo, Twilight, Everypony.”
She then just looks at me and asks “protect us from what?”
I then nod my head and say “I can’t tell you anymore, however I can tell you that some of these guys have had years of experience in honing their skills. I know at least one even defeated Celestia and Luna and another is a murderer.”
I then hear her say “you can’t do it you're facing monsters, murders and Celestia knows what else”
I then tell her “it’s not just this reality need to protect. I met some innocents during my last adventure, young foals, one was attacked and I saved him, I then met the Displaced of that world and let's just say I need to help friends and uphold a promise”
I then hear dash say “But… it’s a war, you could be killed.”
I then look at her and say “Ask Twilight about the multiverse theory, to sum the bit i’m worried about up, when realities collide they merge or destroy each other this would mean that the whole universe would not exist killing all the inhabitants of both realities.”
I then hear her whisper “everypony could die.”
I then nod my head and say “that is why I need to fight, if I can’t stop what's going to happen he could kill you, Twilight, Scootaloo, everyone”
She then looks me dead in the eyes and says “then you need to be ready”
I then look at her in confusion and ask “what do you mean?”
she then looks at me and say “We are getting Celestia’s help.”
“Wait what?”
She then smiles and says “you’ll see. we first need to see Twilight”
I then just rub my head and think “what is she planning” with that we then begin to walk out of my house and towards the library.
Far off in the Whitetail woods in Equestria, A small orange creature was cutting and chopping through leaves, roots, branches and bushes with a large silver machete with its tip cut clean at the end. “First thing ya know yu’r hav’n fond memories with y’er dear old nephew after not see’n him for ov'er 1,720 years. And as ya just about ta give’em an old gift ya walk straight in’ta ah bloody Gat-way!” He said aloud with a semi-high pitched scottish accent.
He walked through the Whitetail woods with no sign of stopping or resting. "Right lad, jus remember what th'e, Angel said ta ya and find ah well managed city or village and tell them ta direct ya to the nearest capital and ask for elp!" He prepped himself. "That!-" He brought the knife in his hand down upon a tree branch, cutting it out of his way leaving a small opening for him to fit through. "-Or jus survive off th'e land until ah Canis comes ta find ya!" He stopped and questioned his last option. "I'll chose th'e first!"
As he cut his way through the forest, water like sounds made its way to his large furry ears. He traveled further and was met with a revine, possibly a 75 foot drop down into a strong, rushing current. He raises his arms high above his head and drops them to his side in a dramatic motion. "Great!" He said slowly. Putting his knife in its respective holster. "Great," He repeated. He threw his fist in the air and shouted. "What else can ya throw at me, mother!"
As if on cue, large deep breaths and low growls pushed the orange bipedal creature forward from behind, tempting him to jump and take a chance with the fish. He slowly tilted his head back, finding that most of the space behind him to be occupied by a large lion like creature with bat like wings and a scorpion like tail. The orange creature nervously smiled at the fierce monster that blocked his only escape route. He spun around and put his hands close to his chest, pointing them outward to show the lion he meant no harm.
"Hey lad!" He said in his happy tone. "Would ya min’d directin me to th'e nearest-" Large sharp claws swooped past his head, by habit, he dogged the lethal blow by mere inches. Again, he spun around 190 degrees, and jumped off the cliff into the ravine. Wind past his ears, making a loud whistle sound as his fall accelerated. While in the air he motioned his legs straight, crossed his arms and crashed into the rapid stream with no injuries. He made a quick stop to admire the blue water and swam up. His head hit the surface of the water, he struggled for air. The current pulled him side to side, each time he hit the riverbed wall he cringed as it was felt with great force by the small animal. The strange creature was pulled under the water and dragged across the floor, driving him Into sharp rocks. Blood seeped out of the wound under his belly. Crimson dyed the water as the strong current started to calm. His eyes felt heavy and his body began to weaken from the cold and the thrashing.
He struggled to lay the back of his body flat on the stream's surface. Floating like a boat he managed to get his body in the right position, letting his body rest and relax. His vision went dark and his heart slowed, taking the cheerful animal into a soft sleep. Flashing images of him and his family passed him by as they represented something close to his heart, his soul, and his mind. After watching time pass, he slipped from consciousness.
As we made our way towards Twilight’s library, I could tell that things were extremely tense between me and Rainbow Dash. I sighed as I attempt to create a conversation between us.
“Dash mind explaining what's going on” I ask.
She didn't reply, only stare in awe at the colorless floor.
I smile as I rethink the past, I close the distance between us and shout next to her ear. “Craig to Dash You alive in there!”
Amazingly I surprised her, she shakes her head back and forth, but as I am imagining she is trying to get rid if the loud ringing sound in her ear. “uhh yeah, just…” she tilts her head towards the ground and whispers. “Worried… You and...”
Again, I sigh as guilt spreads through me. “let's just stop at the bridge and just have a rest,” I offered the stressed mare.
She looks at me with her rose eyes and nods with her head. We made our way onto the bridge, I leaned over the rails of the pink colored bridge “You sure there’s no other way” She then looks at me and I just shake my head at her.
I then sigh and say “I don’t think there is. I wish their was another option but i don’t-" I then stop as i see something small floating in the water.
Rainbow Dash then says “You don’t what Craig?” I don’t reply as I was fixated on on the strange object in the water. It had an orange texture to it and seemed small. Like a child's toy.
“What's wrong?” Rainbow asks.
I then notice the water around it is coloured Crimson and my eyes open wide as I run off the side of the bridge and down the bank on the other side. Without thinking about my own safety I just run into the water and up to the creature in the water and carefully pick it up out of the water and walk back up the bank on the side and shout “Dash go get Fluttershy take her to the library this creature is in bad shape. I’ll get him to Twilight and see if she can help him.”
She just looked at me and few over to see what I was worried about but as soon as she saw the strange animal she instantly flew off as i began to run towards the Library and said “Hold on little guy, don’t die on me."
I reach for the front door of the library I quickly push the door open to find Twilight organising her books and neatly putting away scrolls. I shake my head remembering the reason i was here “This isn’t the time to think about that I need to help this creature” I then shout “Twilight!”
She then turns around and says “Oh hi Craig what's…” she then see my arms stained in blood and screams “what did you do!”
I then quickly say “me nothing but found this creature bleeding out, we were too far away from Fluttershy’s to get her, you where the closest person i could think off. Think you can help it?”
She then looks at me and says “put him down on the table i’ll see what I can do”
I quickly rush over to the nearby table and carefully place the animal down. Twilight rushes over with a medical kit in her mouth, places it on the table and opens it with her telekinetic magic and takes out a small rag, places it over the gash on his side and putting pressure on the wound. “We need to work quickly!" Twilight yelled, taking in a deep breath. "I’m not sure how long this thing can last!”
I then nod my head and say “Just do your best, you just need to keep him alive till Dash gets Fluttershy here. She’ll know what to do”
She then sighs and says “Lets hope your right”
As we continued trying to save the small creatures life we became more and more anxious as it became clear neither of us knew what we were doing and understood that we needed Fluttershy to get here as soon as possible.
I then decided that we needed more time and I place my hand on the creature's chest and cast grand healing which gave the creature some more of his energy back.
Seconds later Fluttershy came through the door and quickly started to examine the creature at this point i walked out the way and took a deep breath as Rainbow Dash walked up to me and said “Are you ok?”
I then smile and say “Yeah just worried about the little guy”
She then looks at me and says “the dude seems to be getting better you did a good thing Craig.”
I then look at her and say “Then why do I feel like something's wrong. Like he’s not from this reality, it’s like how I feel when I see another Displaced. I can’t explain it.”
She then looks at me and says “I’m sure he’ll be fine we’ll just have to wait and hope for the best.”
I then look at her and say “Let’s hope it wakes up soon.”
Fluttershy ran through the house, picked up the small animal off the table, tucked him under her wing and ran to Twilight's room, not bothering to ask the owner if she may occupy or use the bedroom. Though Twilight didn’t object, she knew that the animal was in pain and thought it would be fine to let the small creature use her bed for the time being.
Twilight turned to me with an angry glare. “What did you do, Craig!” She shouted.
I raised my hands in the air in a defensive manure. “I didn’t-”
“He didn’t do it, Twilight!” Rainbow cut in, she flared her wings open and put her body between me and Twilight. “We found him on our way to your house. He was near the old ponyville bridge soaking in the water. When, Craig found him he ran into the water and brought him here, to your house because you were the closest to us!” She said stomped her hoof on the old wood floor.
The tension in the room was agonising. Both friends having a stand off to the end. When Twilight regained her composure, she walked over the the nearest table, sat in one of the many chairs and smacked her head on the hard surface of the wood. “Sorry, Craig…” Twilight apologize, leaving the room in an empty silence.
The Small Creature slowly opened his squinted eyes. Light from the nearby window illuminated the room he was now in. Said room was made of wood, plants, and the windows were made of glass. As he began to sit up, a sharp pain ran from his side to his whole entire body. He looked down and found that his wound from earlier was healed slightly, and that they were covered in thick white bandages, soaked in blood. He also found that he was covered in a blanket and his body rested on a very soft bed, possibly made of cotton.
When the orange creature managed to sit up without falling back down on the soft bed, he took note of the large room and the cracked door to his left. Voices, male and female were heard. He also took note that his shirt and all the rest of his belongings were missing. Unlike his family, he never liked showing his fur or any other part of his body to sapient creatures, he saw it as uncouth and disturbing. He hopped off the bed and landed on the on the wood floor with his small feet. He tip-toed his way to the cracked door and pushed it open with the palms of his hand.
*CREEK*
He flinched at the loud sound. From outside, chairs scraped across the wood floor as footsteps made themselves clear of oncoming guest. The small animal quickly jumped over to his bed and covered himself with the blankets, laying in the same position he woke up in.
The door swung open with a loud gasp accompanying it. Silence, then a sigh of disappointment from what he assumed was a female voice. "Oh..." The voice said aloud.
"Just give him time, Fluttershy. He'll come around?" A young male voice spoke with sympathy.
The door closed and the clopping of hooves made their way outside, leaving the room in an empty silence. He took a peek over his shoulder and found the door behind him to be -as said before- closed. He hopped to his feet and looked out the window that was closest to him. He was saw that he was in a little town or village, inside a tree. He put both of his palm on the windows surface and pushed. Unlike the door, it made no sound and fresh air flooded the room. It was when he saw the locals, he questioned where he was.
Again, he jumped off the bed and landed on the solid surface of the wood floor. He ran over to the corner of the room and threw open the door to the closet. He pulled out a small green blanket and wrapped it around his torso. He walked over to the door where he believes the strange creatures came from and opened it, ready to meet the locals.
As I got back down the stairs I Just collapsed and murmured “It’s all too much, War, worrying about that creature, it’s just too much.” I then lower my head into my hands whilst looking towards the floor.
I then feel a small figure tug on my my shirt and I look up to see everyone looking at me in surprise. I then look over my shoulder to see the creature I saved looking at me.
"So are ya the bleedin bloke that saved m'he?!" It said with a semi-high pitched Scottish accent, as it's squinting eyes stared at me.
I then look look at him and say “Well yes and no, I found you floating in the river but you were saved by Twilight and Fluttershy” I then pointed to each of the respectively and then continued to tell him “I just brought you here”
he stared at me in disappointment. "Come now lad, yes or no, did ya save m'he?"! He asked, raising his eyebrow.
I then sigh and say “I guess I did in a way, but I don’t take credit alone I have to say it was a group effort”
The small orange creature quickly took my hand and shook it up and down. "Well thank ya for sav'in m'he!" He directed his eyes towards the girls. "And thank you as well girl's!" He motioned his head back at me "The names Paorach lad, nice ta meet'cha!"
I then smile and say “Craig and it's a pleasure to meet you.” I then look at him and ask “this may be a touchy subject but what happened to you to give you all your injuries?”
Paorach put his hand on his chin and hummed. "Well lad ah-..." He stepped back and turned his attention to the group in front of him. "Sorry if I'm act'in a bit normal about this, ya get used ta it after traveli’n far off into the depths of space and time!" He turned his attention back to me "But as fu'r yu'r question lad, all I was doin was really mindin ma own business when I jumped ita ah ravine full ov sharp rocks and the like!" He continued, waving his hand up and do as if he were describing rushing water. "I went ah wee bit close ta th'e floor of the stream and th'e rock cut onto m'he skin, pullin it off m'he wee skinny body!"
I then look at him and say “Wow you were unlucky.” I then think about what he said and say “Wait did you say space and time? that sounds a lot like the Displaced.”
Paorach scratched the top of his head in confusion. "Displaced?" He asked. "Ah don't know what ya mean by that lad?!"
“I suppose I may be wrong but I the Displaced are being who have been removed from their own realities into a different one in my case from Earth to Equestria.”
He took his hand from his head, down to his chin, scratching it. "Sorry lad, but never heard of such ah thing in th'e Canis's archives? Sorry lad, just too much ta take in right now. Remember, just got out ov bed!" He chuckled, walking over to the one of the chairs next to the table. "Thanks again for Savin m'he life lad, th'e Canisis will be in your debt when they find out ya saved their shaman!" He laughed.
I then turn to Fluttershy and say “Have you ever heard of Canis before?”
She then look at me and says “It's a dog I think?”
I then shrug my shoulders and say “well that explains that I guess” I then turn to Poarach and say “Do you even know where the rest of your kind are?”
"It's been a while lad, haven't seen m'he kind in 50 years! Time just flies fu'r m'he!" His smile grew. "But if yer talkin about the Canisis, then yes, seen them 2 days ago!"
I then smile and say “I guess I better help you find them, I need to make sure you get back to them safely.”
Paorach muffled a laugh, his cheery demeanor stayed the same. "Haha, hold on there!" He said, waving his arms at me. "They don't live here lad!"
I then look at him and say “Wait what? your from a different reality aren’t you, I guess you need a token to get you back home.”
He took the token out of my hand, and placed it gently and carefully in the other. "Whoa, wait lad, let m'he finish!" He looked up at the ceiling. "Ah never said ah wasn't from this reality!" He pointed his index finger up at said ceiling. "They live up there!" He smirked.
Rainbow Dash then shouts “You mean you live in the sky? How? You don’t have wings? how do you fly?”
I then shake my head and say “I think that it’s more likely that he means that he comes from another planet.”
Paorach folds his arms over his chest. "Well kinda," He said gesturing with his hand. "Th'e live in th'e "depths" of space, they don't have a planet. Only ah moon."
“I guess that means that your people have a lot of advanced tech?”
"Floating islands lad, not ships..."
I then laugh and say “Sounds like something from Sonic the Hedgehog”
He turns his head away and mumbles something I could hardly hear. He looks back at me and frowns. "...Try not ta insult them when ya meet them, they don't like ta be harassed and there very sensitive ta mean words,"
“any specific words i should avoid”
"Na, just try not ta be a jerk!" He chuckles and jumps off his chair, onto the floor. "They may be wonder’in where ah am by now. Am an alchemist so I need a few things to contact them... It's a magic slash science thing lad, hard ta understand."
I then smile and point to Twilight and say “If it’s science and magic you need to talk to Twilight, i’d say she’s our resident techie”
Paorach slowly walks over to Twilight with his hands behind his back. “So ya th’e one about magic? Well, ah suppose ya could help m’he with contacting them… all ah need is one large crystal!”
“Sure! It’s so fascinating to see another creature from another planet! This could help a lot for my research on space!” She said happily.
They were about to leave out the front door of the library when Paorach stopped and look at me. “Hey lad, will be back in ah bit. We jus going ta‘get a crystal, ah large one at that!” The door shut and opened back up, with Paorach jumping through and landing on the table. “Mind if ah have m’he clothing and stuff back?!” He said, embarrassed by not having his shirt and only a blanket wrapped around his torso.
I then smile and say “We may have, but we only found you with your trousers. Don’t worry I’ll talk to Rarity about getting you some new clothes.”
“Thank’s but no thanks, lad!” He said in a worried tone of voice, waving his hand side to side as if to say no. “It’s ah special shirt made from ah special sheep or wool. It’s ah gift from the Canisis!”
I then sigh and say “Well i’m afraid you didn't have it when I found you but i’ll fly upriver and see if I can find it for you.”
“Thanks lad… You said you can get another for m’he- fu’r th’e time being… Right?
“Yeah just ask Twilight to take you to Rarity’s and she’ll sort you something out.” I then stop as I remember something “Oh and be careful not to get wrapped up helping her. Lets just say it won’t be an enjoyable experience.”
“Well… OK, Oh head towards th’e woods where there are white trees!”
That said, he joined twilight to head to rarity and set off to find a large crystal.
I then turn to Rainbow Dash and say “Want to help me find it for him it will be easier with the two of us.”
She then just nods her head and says “Why not, i’ve got nothing better to do”
I then smile and say “OK then let's get started.” With that we walk out the door and we both begin to fly towards the river to try and find the shirt.
As me and Rainbow Dash made our way towards the Whitetail Woods, we found the place to be, honestly, very white. We later found a large ravine surrounded by paw prints and yellow fur. My mind instantly thought of a manticore and probably Paorach. We climbed down the steep cliff and reached the bottom. We searched for thirty minutes and not long after we found Porches shirt submerged in the shallow water, wet and not a single scratch. Rainbow Dash flew while climbed to the top. I propelled myself to the surface and landed on my feet. I looked towards Dash and gave her a thumbs up, signaling that we have the garment.
We voted to go back to ponyville, knowing that the walk would be long. We decide to strike conversation, to pass the time.
“So, Craig. What are humans like where you’re from?!” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Well most of them I met were dicks, The only one’s I truly trust would have been my family and to some extent my martial arts instructor, but apart from that I wouldn’t say a majority of them were pleasant.” I then smile and say “There were a few people though who were bearable however most of these I never physically met, a lot of them were people I met through online media.”
“Online Media?” She said tilting her head.
I then smile and say “You remember the laptop I had when I arrived, that was one of the ways I got in contact with them. One of my main friends was someone I met while writing stories” I then begin to frown and mutter “I wonder how he’s doing now?”
“That’s kinda cool! Meeting somepony you can talk to from across Equestria! Sounds like something Twilight would be into?!”
I then laugh and say “Yeah, that reminds me, never let Twilight get hold of my laptop she’d probably try to disassemble it to see how it works.” I then smile and say “But yes it is quite cool the only problem was the difference in time zone’s a lot of them were based six hours behind me, always made it difficult to talk to them.”
“That’s a bit of a let down?”
I then smile and say “it was but I always say when life gives you lemons make lemonade”
I stopped in my tracks as the feeling of magic washes over my body, but dash somehow didn’t notice. I turn around, but found nothing behind us. Dash quickly saw that I fell behind and called my name. “Hey, you ok, Craig?” She asked, flying over and elbowing my shoulder.
I then rub the top of my forehead and say “I… Don’t… know, Something feels… Wrong?”
When Dash turned to walk in the direction of ponyville she was stricken with fear. “Craig,” She whispered. I hear the bushes on the sides of the trail fidget and move. “Craig!” Rainbow yelled, tugging on my shirt.
“Whats… Wrong?” I muttered out clearly in agony.
I turned around and found that the road was occupied by a large, Orange to Red, 5.9 foot wolf, his size surpassing mine. I then manage to stand up and say “What the hell, Dash behind me… now!” I then quickly drew my sword in one hand and formed a fireball in the other.
The wolf angrily barked and growled, the sound echoing off the peaceful wood forest as saliva dripped from the wolf’s mouth. The wolf walked forward, Each step he took, he made a black paw print that scorched to ground, sending smoke from the soil to the air.
I then gulped as wherever he stepped he left a scorched pawprint in his wake. I turned to Dash and shouted.“Get out of here I’ll hold it off!”
Dash takes flight to the sky, making her way into the direction of ponyville. The wolf barked more and I saw something I thought I would only see in a horror movie. The wolf’s muzzle and jaw opened and split in two, something I would normally see from a zombie in Resident Evil. Smoke left the muscle of the now open wound. razor sharp teeth decorated its mouth, threatening to crush any meat that enters it’s now morphed mouth.
I then slowly backed up and muttered “Not good” my hair then began to glow as it slowly raised from my head and turned almost golden. I then say “It’s now or never” I then bring my hands to my side and shout “KAME...HAME...HA!!!” Seconds later a large blue beam expanded from where my hands were and hit the wolf dead on. However when the beam faded I found that the creature was still standing and didn’t seem to even have a scratch on it. I then splutter out “Nothing! I’m screwed, I can’t go near it and I can’t hurt it from a distance”
The wolf smirked and laughed in a deep voice. His body coming ever closer to mine.
“Help! Help!” The all too familiar raspy voice yelled. Out from the bushes rose another wolf but with a much larger body, different color fur and holding Rainbow Dash from her wings with its mouth. The wolf had large angel like wings and bright white fur, with amber eyes. She was female and showed the face of confusion.
“Dash!!” I shout as I clench my fist against my sword. “Get the fuck off her!!” I then bolt forwards as a black gun appears in my other hand as I shot three times at the first wolf, he flinched with every hit. I then jumped and kicked it in the side of the head and pushed off and propelled myself towards the second one and threw my fist towards the jaw of the second one but stopped just before and instead struck her in the chest causing her to drop Rainbow Dash from it’s mouth as I grabbed her before unloading a whole clip into the wolf's face. The White wolf’s face was set with fear with it’s ears dropped to the side of it’s head
The wolf fell onto the floor, moaning in pain. I heard the first wolf shout something in a strange language. He took off towards me as if he were not affected by the bullets I shot into him. He motioned his head up, and threw it down, sending a sharp pain down my back. Although the wolf was in front of me and at a good distance, he somehow managed to send fire down my back onto my skin as smoke emerged from the back of my shirt.
I then stopped as I realised one important fact “Fire” I then close my eyes as my hands began to change from skin to flowing water. I then shout “Water VS Fire!” I then send as much water as I can find cascading towards the wolf which started to slowly push him back.
The red wolf quickly brought together his split muzzle, he grunted as he struggled to keep his pose. He was dripping with water, although I thought he could no longer use fire, he was still a threat with his teeth. He began to regain his footing and trudged through the flowing water. I noticed this and put more power into my water attack. He slipped and fell, sliding on the now wet soil.
A single silver male voice yelled from behind, I quickly spun around and was kicked in the chest by a blue airborne wolf with his hind legs stretched out, making contact with my upper body. He propelled himself off my body and successfully accomplishing a backflip while landing on all fours. My ribcage caved on my lungs, making me wheeze and heave as I struggled for air. I fell on the ground, scratching at my throat for oxygen. I moved my hand across my chest feeling my appendage dip into my body, feeling the pain and worry wash over my mind. I coughed blood which soured down my face.
“CRAIG!!!” Rainbow screamed while whaling her hooves back and forth, trying to break free from the white wolf’s grip.
When I looked over at Rainbow I saw that the white wolf was, again, carrying Rainbow by her wings, somehow unharmed by the bullets I placed in her head. She motioned her head towards the red wolf who only took the features of anger and disgust.
“What brought you to attack them!” The white wolf muffled a yelled, her voice easily matching that of Celestia’s.
“Did you not smell him!” The red wolf yelled back. “He is drenched in his scent!”
I then shout. “Wait you understands me?” I then turn back to the white Wolf and say “how about this, if I put my blade away you release my friend.”
“Simple words are not enough, human,” She said calmly. “We have no reason to bargain, you are in no position to speak at this very moment.”
I then angrily shout “And you had no right to attack us! All we were doing was trying to find our friends shirt that got lost when he was attacked and arrived in out town bleeding out to death!” I coughed, each time I spoke I was interrupted by a sharp pain in my upper body.
“We were not the ones to attack first! Our monster of demons over here was merely trying to scare you, and he was told to keep his distance and not interact!” The blue wolf stepped in. “So it was our disobedient canis who started all this, I will say only that!”
I then turn to the new wolf and say “And pray tell what we did to warrant that action!”
“Our friend, you are drenched in his scent and blood!” The white wolf yelled, letting her grip on the rainbow mare ease. “We fear you have killed him!”
I then clicked on to what was going on and said “Wait, you mean Paorach? I didn’t kill him I found him bleeding to death in the water he’s back in town after being patched up! In fact he’s trying to contact you. He said he wanted his shirt back that he lost and me and my friend here came to find it”
The white wolf took a step back, surprised by the speech I gave her. She shook her head with concern. “You… As you say, he is alive and unharmed?” She asked me.
I then say “Yes he’s unharmed, a little injured after what happened to him, but we did not harm him in any way whatsoever!” I then look at her and say “Would you kindly release my friend”
“He’s lying! He should be deemed food-”
“SILENCE, FLAIR!” The white wolf yelled, sending an echo around the forest. “Your muzzle is to remain shut and unmoving till the remainder of our journey!” Her eyes gazed across my body, examining the damage that was done to me. “Wolf, take this skittle,” The blue wolf wrapped his teeth around the wings of the mare and held onto her the same as the white wolf did. “I believe this was all a misunderstanding, we apologise for our actions and your first impression on our kind.” She said with a concern and soothing voice.
White particles wrapped themselves around my body, making the wounds I had dissolve and disappear. It was when it stopped, I was able to breath normally and able to move. It was when I saw the white wolf pacing back and forth her angered appearance replaced with concern.
“Alpha?” The blue wolf asked, his words were muffled due to the feathers in his mouth. But no answer was given. “Alpha?” No reply, but the decorated wolf could tell something was wrong with his own leader. “We can resolve this Alpha?” He said with a soft gentle silver voice.
“That all depends, Wolf. We kidnapped a species of this land, we harmed another who was only thinking in self defence, and we managed to threaten them due to our actions and appearance,” She let her head dip with sadness. “It’s obvious we will not be forgiven for our actions,”
I then smile and say “Well you're wrong on not being forgiven, after all if I can forgive a god for making me live through eighteen years of hell and can forgive your kind for a few minutes of suffering.” I then sigh and say “besides I knew that your kind weren’t like you were acting, I met Paorach after all.”
“Your government is different human, they will not be as forgiving as you, we know your kind well and most of your kind is blinded by the evil your leaders holds. But the african american man changed that when he was elected king,” She said, smiling at her thoughts. “He was very kind… though I may be wrong, for there are different species of humans, so I have seen.”
I then smile and say “Species… no, we refer to them as different races, and yes I will admit that some of my kind are blinded by darkness, but all it takes is one man to create chaos or create a light to burn that darkness away.”
The white wolf pondered Craig’s words, uncertain of his speech. “Tis different human,” She turned to Rainbow, examining her. “But I am more worried about this rainbow like creature. I fear more for this one, I’ve never seen her kind before?”
“I’m a pony and don’t forget it!” Rainbow yelled, still trying to escape Wolf’s grip.
I then sigh and say “Dash calm down” I then turn towards Alpha and say “Would you mind putting her back down, that might be one way to repair your relation with their race.”
Alpha, concerned about the thought, decided to compile. “Wolf,” She signaled.
Wolf slowly loosened his grip on the mare and placed her on the ground. Rainbow rubbed her wings and ran over to me, checking to make sure I was OK. “Craig! Are you ok?” Dash asked, putting her hoof on my arm and shaking it profusely.
Even with our strange situation, I still managed a smile. “Yeah i’m fine. I guess we found Paorach’s rescue party, the better question is are you OK”
“Pff, I’m fine,” She boasted.
I then laugh and say “Glad to know” I then begin to look more serious and tell her “can you forgive them for what happened?”
Rainbow put her hoof to her chin. “I… guess?”
I then smile and look back to the wolves and say “See like me most of the ponies in this world are similar to me in moral.” I then smile and say “But let's be fair to Dash if she hadn’t forgiven you you’d probably would have been in a bit of trouble.”
“I would agree,” The Alpha replied. “If you would not mind, will you take us to our shaman?” She asked.
I then smile and say “No problem” I then scratch my head and say “So there's five of us should be doable” I then look at them and say “Grab hold i’ll get us back in an instant”
The three wolves looked at one another, confusion written on their faces. “We do not understand?” The Alpha replied.
“Ok, well…” Rainbow Dash started to explain. “Craig has these awesome powers that are just awesome! So he can do anything that is like, Fly, copy stuff from other games and it’s just so AWESOME!” She put her hooves to her cheeks.
I then laugh and say “Way to make me feel even more powerful than I am.” I then turn back to the wolves and say “Though it wasn’t much good against you, I can’t believe you survived bullets to the face?”
“Yes… For that question, you did not shoot me with your weapon?” She weakly smiled with concern. “You shot yourself, near your foot… It was a mere illusion and alteration spell,”
I then look at them and mutter “For god's sake that’s ridiculous I thought i’d nailed you from where I was”
“...Do you remember when you felt pain in your mind, just before we encounter you?”
“Yeah I thought something was wrong that's when Dash alerted me to your presence. That's another thing how did you catch her? she’s faster than near enough everyone I know the only exceptions being me, Pinkie and maybe one of the displaced I met if he didn’t hold back”
Alpha spread her angel like wings out, making the other two wolves look smaller in comparison. “My wings?” She said flatly. “Though to catch her, it took me some time.”
I then smile and say “I guess she underestimated how fast you could go,”
She continued back to her story about her magic. “So as we were discussing, My magic was brief as it’s effects do not last long, It takes your mind and makes you think you've done harm to others, but in reality, you put harm to yourself.”
I then sigh and say “Well I guess it could be worse, I could have ended up killing myself?”
She drew her head back, alarmed by what I said. “It’s not possible to have one kill themselves with hypnotic or illusionary spells”
I then smile and say “I wouldn’t let some ponies catch wind of your spells.” I then look at them and say “Anyway let's make our way to Ponyville.” I then gesture to them “You only need to be in contact with me or this to work”
“I would rather walk!” The red wolf yelled angrily, walking away from the group. “I do not want your filth, oil like skin to touch my fur!” With that said, he walked down the dirt road in the direction of ponyville.
Alpha turned her attention back towards me with an apologetic look. “I apologise for his words and actions,” She motioned her head back to the red wolf. “He hates the human race and is holding a strong and elongated grouge for what they have done to him”
The words she spoke caught my interest. “What did my kind do to him?” I asked with a raised eyebrow. “I wish I could change his opinion on us. I for one don’t wish for him to hate me for as long as I live”
“He was venturing the planet ‘Earth’ when he was struck with one the the humans shocking machines. He was sent to the human scientist, and was being dismembered by them,” Her face saddened. “They managed to make him no longer feel physically and he has taken a new path, far from our tradition,” She looked back at me. “I wish we could change that as well, Mr…?”
I then angrily stab my sword into the ground and say “I can’t believe my kind would be that evil! If I ever get a chance to find those monsters I will show them how it feels to be dismembered” I then shake my head and say “where did that come from?” I then scratch my head and say “Anyway since I came here I have refrained from using my surname. Not even my daughter knows it”
“But you must have a name I can call you by?”
I then smile and say “Yeah, just call me by my first name, I don’t mind us speaking like friends” I then smile, put my hand out and say “Craig” I then pick my sword back up from the ground and quickly sheath it.
Alpha put her right paw out in front of her, shaking my hand, “It is nice to meet you, Craig. I am Alpha.” She directed her attention to the blue wolf. “And this is, Wolf,” Wolf smiled, not saying or speaking a single word.
I then smile and say “Ah, Alpha, the leader of the pack I presume?”
“Yes, I am the leader of our kind,” She smiled.
I then smile and say “You may want to meet Celestia and Luna, they are the Princesses here and the highest authority in Equestria.”
“I will Craig, thank you,” She smiled. “Shall we make our way to the village or town that our shaman currently occupies?”
I then smile and say “Of course as I said before you just need to be in contact for me to move us.”
The two wolves nodded their heads and moved closer to me.
I then smile and say. “You too, Dash don’t want to leave you behind.”
“Alright!” She replied, placing her hoof on my shoulder.
I then slowly raise my hand towards my forehead, touch it with two fingers, close my eyes as we all then disappear from sight.
We were greeted by the site of white and purple, the area was littered with garments and cosmetics furnished on the ground and walls. As we let go of each other, Rainbow flew out the door with her hoof covering her mouth and Wolf seemed to hunched over almost as if he were ready to spew on the spot while Alpha stayed on the scene unfazed.
I scratch the back of my head, concerned for the wolfs well being. “Wolf, you OK?”
“I’m… Fine, Just… Not used to such a form of… Quick transportation,” He replied, closing his eyes in pain as his stomach growled.
I then say “I did warn you about the ‘instant’ part of what I was doing, but still Dash isn’t doing well either” I then turn to Alpha and say “You seem to be fine though”
She closed her eyes and smiled at me. “I am a leader, we must learn to cope with our situations,”
I then sigh and say “I wish I could find it as easy as you especially after what i’ve got to do soon.”
"And what would that be?" She asked.
A scream came from the other side of the room. As this was rarity's home and workshop, it was obviously her. "Oh my!" Rarity squealed as she stepped in front of Alpha. "Your fur! It's so beautiful and white!" She said, rubbing her hoof against Alpha's body, feeling the soft surface of said fur. "Tell me, who does your fur, to make it so beautiful of course?!"
I then laugh and say “Am I invisible again Rarity”
Rarity only stares at Alpha, not paying any sort of attention towards me, the gleam in her eyes showed she was more interesting in the figure in front of her.
Alpha looks at me with a somewhat uncomfortable look. "Is this a friend, Mr. Craig?"
“Prepends how you’d class a friend, wouldn’t say we're close but it’s hard to make tight bonds in a few days.”
"Is that a no Mr.Craig?" She asked as Rarity kept rubbing the surface of her body.
I then sigh and say “yes we are friends but not close, let me help” I then walk up to Rarity and click my fingers just in front of her face then say “Personal space Rarity!"
"Huh, yes dear?" She let go of Alpha and directed her attention towards me.
“Rarity, have Twilight and Paorach came by here today”
Rarity's eyes widens with happiness as she recalled the not too recent encounter. "Why yes darling, they came by ten minutes ago. Though that small little orange thing does not have a taste for fashion!" She pouted. "If I could have convinced Twilight to keep him here, I could have made some improvements to his clothing and show him how to dress."
I then laugh and say “I don’t think he’d want that, he was rather set on his previous shirt which me and Dash went to find and met Alpha, Wolf and another one who didn’t want the quick way back"
"Well..." She stood next to Alpha and brought out her hoof. "It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance Alpha, I am Rarity,"
Alpha shook her hoof with her paw and gave her a friendly smile. "As is the same Ms.Rarity," She nodded her head towards Wolf. "And this is, Wolf Ste'fur Spirit," Wolf also shook Rarity's hoof up and down gently, his size towering over both me and Rarity.
Rarity hesitantly laughed as reality showed her that she was very small compared to these wolves. She closed the distance between us and whispered in my ear. "They are quite tall?"
“And I wasn’t when I got here? I can only just get in and out my door each morning” I arguably whispered.
"Their features are more slim and could easily fit through the door if they crouched down, same as you Craig?" She whispered back.
I then laugh and whisper “point taken, but you realise they probably heard all that right”
She looked back at the two, Wolf waved at us while Alpha examined Rarity's creations. "What if they did," She turned back to me. "I would take it as a complement." She puffed her chest out, trying to stay true to her words.
I then nod my head and say “You may, but what about other races, you don’t know anything about their traditions, and I don’t either”
"Well... That would be a difficult situation to be in," She admitted.
“Just be carefull, don’t want to make a whole race hate you.” I then mutter “Mine already has”
"We are a kind of peace and protection. I apologize, I overheard your conversation," Alpha said, still keeping her directed attention on the clothing.
I then smile and say “It’s not a problem”
Rarity was taken aback by the sudden voice. "Oh, I- I am deeply sorry if I offended you in any way Alpha!" She bowed her head.
"I took no offence to it Ms.Rarity, do not fret" She said with a soft voice.
I then smile and say “anyway Rarity do you have any idea where Twilight and Paorach went after leaving?”
Rarity put a hoof to her chin, pondering the thought. "I believe they said they were heading to a gem store or they were going to go out to the edge of ponyville to find a crystal?" She put her hoof down on the floor. "Why do you ask darling?"
“They wanted to find a large crystal so Paorach could get in contact with his kind. but that's not an issue now so I was going to find them to save them some time.”
"That is so sweet of you darling" She pat my shoulder. "I suggest going to either the ponyville market area or next to Fluttershy's, that would be the best decision." She calmly walked over to one of her many drawings that were plastered on the wall that helped design her dresses.
I then turn to Alpha and Wolf and say “Let’s try to catch them up. maybe be better to do this on foot this time”
They nodded and began to exit out the front door of the home. Alpha ducked to avoid the impact of the doorway while Wolf managed to hit his head, later on he learned his lesson and crouched out the door.
I then smile and say “See you later Rarity” and then just teleport myself out the door. Instantly I reappear outside the door and ask “where do you want to try?”
Wolf started to walk in the direction of ponyville market area without saying a word to both me and Alpha. “Do not worry, we shall go search at this ‘Fluttershy’s’ while Wolf looks in the local areas,”
I then just nod my head and shout “See you later Wolf!”
Wolf looks back and nodded his head at us without a word, for not talking at all, he sure was quiet. I then turn to Alpha and ask “Why doesn’t he talk?”
“He is very socal and will talk occasionally, though I am uncertain of why he is not now?” She turned to me. “Aside from the many questions one has, shall we leave to this ‘Fluttershy’?”
I then smile and say “Yeah, oh one thing the last bit of her name does say a lot about her she is very shy around new people”
She nodded and understood. The walk was not long but It was not short either. We were greeted by a hill with a small cottage on top of it, it's green and brown textures told that it was old and fragile. I walked up to the door and knocked on it three times with my fist. Hoof steps made themselves clear as they approached the wood door. Said door creaked open as a small cream colored pegasus reviled herself.
“Y-Yes?” She asked in a soft and timid voice.
“Hi Fluttershy how you doing”
She heard my voice and opened the door a lot wider to reveal the interior of the home. “Oh, hello Craig,”
“Hi just quick question did Twilight and Poarach come near here earlier.”
“Who?” She asked, confused by the situation.
I then sigh and say “that creature you helped to save?”
“Oh!” She quickly remembered, but shook her head. “Well they did come by, but they said they were going back to the library to get… something?” She said, closing the door halfway but still keeping eye contact with me.
“Is something wrong Fluttershy?”
“No! No!” She quickly replied. “Just uhmm… busy?”
“Busy with what?”
“...Things?”
I then smile and say “I won’t press on if you don’t want to tell me, if you ever need my help just ask?”
“uhmm… thanks?” She said as she slowly began to close the door. “Well, I'll see you later?
“OK, Fluttershy I’ll see you later? Although I wish you could have met some of Poarach’s kind?”
Fluttershy poked her head out of the door and saw Alpha who sat next to me. She seemed unfazed by the Canis. “Cool,” She said with little enthusiasm.
“What’s wrong? you're acting different you're normally more enthusiastic when it comes to meeting animals.”
“Wait,” Alpha cut in. “Do you hear that?” She lifted her head up, her left ear twitched.
“No I don’t but I can sense something strange” I then shut my eyes and sense something wrong with Fluttershy. I then open my eyes and reach from my sword and shout “Who are you and what have you done with Fluttershy!”
Alpha runs behind the home, searching for the sound she heard, while me and Fluttershy stare at eachother.
“What gave it away?!” She said angrily.
“Many things but you didn’t sound like you normally would, plus she’d never push a friend away!”
“So what!” She shouted. “It’s not like you’ll find out who I am If I just told you. Besides, you don't even know if this body is the real Fluttershy, so you can't do a thing about it!” She smirked.
I laugh and say. “I don’t need to know as I can just do this” I then charge forward and grab her by the neck as my other hand touches her forehead and I look into her mind. I open my eyes and say “Changeling. So you're attacking the elements before the wedding.” I then smirk at it and say “I wonder what hurting you could do to little Chrysalis?”
“It would do nothing Mr.Craig, only alert the insect like creatures.” Alpha came from behind the house, holding a gagged and tied up Fluttershy on her back.
At that point my blood boiled as I grabbed hold of her even harder than before and say “Being your queen can sense what I’m doing I’m going to give her a message; you fuck with me or any of my friends you will see me at my worst, no holding back, no mercy. This is your first and last warning, the next time I see any changeling a full mind wipe will be the least of your worries. but Chrysalis because I know your hive is connected so I am leaving you with a gift” I then link in completely with the changeling mind and sent a high pulses electrical charge through the hive mind’s network that second later causes the whole system to break into screams of agony I then grab hold of the mind of the changeling I am grasping and wipe everything and let her drop to the floor as her disguise disappears and it crawls to the walls of Fluttershy's house.
“Craig!” Alpha called, she looked back at the pale pegasus on her back.
I then turn back and run towards them and say “Fluttershy you OK”
“Would you mind untying her, Craig,”
“No problem, I’ll have you free in a second Fluttershy” I then attempt to loosen the rope to find that for some reason they they wouldn’t break I then sigh and say “Fluttershy you’ll need to stay calm I’m going to try something” I then click my fingers and a small flame appears in my hand and I carefully start to burn through the rope as it slowly begins to weaken and fray where the flame made contact with the rope. After a few moments the remains of the rope that were trapping her snapped off releasing her from her bonds. I then look at her and say “Are you OK?”
Fluttershy runs up to me and puts her hooves around my body, hugging me. She weeps and cries as her whole entire body begins to shake uncontrollably.
I then kneel down and grab hold her and say “It’s OK now Fluttershy it can’t hurt you anymore, it’s no more than a broken shell I have erased its memories and could remake them in any way we want.”
She said no words but only nod. She looked over at Alpha and weakly smiled. “Thank you…”
Alpha smiled as well. “You're very welcome, Ms.Shy,”
I then look to Alpha and say “Thank you for finding her, If anything happened to her I wouldn’t forgive myself”
She put her paw up in front of her. ‘Is fine, Craig. You were the one to untie her,”
“I suppose i did.” I then look at Fluttershy and ask her “What to do with that creature, I say being that it hurt you, I’ll let you decide”
Alpha put a paw to her chin and hummed in a questioning tone. “I am uncertain? But… We could benefit from this body as it holds much of their magic and their DNA,” She looked back at me, “But I must ask, who are they?”
I then look at the ground and say “they are being who shouldn’t have appeared yet they weren’t supposed to arrive till the wedding, but now their queen has pushed me to the point of no return”
“What do you mean?”
“In the reality I came from, this was all fiction I know what will come… Well I thought I did but this event didn’t happen and if this has changed who knows what else could be different.” I then sigh and say “And by pushing me past the point of no return I mean that they pushed me to threaten them with everything I have, nobody hurts my friends be that old or new, that's why i swear to you if anything ever hurts any of your kind just ask and I will protect your kind!”
“...That is very thoughtful you Craig,” Alpha smiles.
“I just wish I could find those who destroyed… I never did ask our red friends name did I?”
She looks back at the supposed trail the red Canis was going to come from. “His name is Flair Fin’ra Lovingheart,” She leans in close to me ear. “But don't tell him I told you his last name,” She giggled.
“Don’t take this the wrong way, but his name is a little ironic isn’t it? and don’t tell him what?” I then wink and laugh?
“It might sound “Ironic”, yes. But he is kind when not being viewed.” She laughed. “Mostly to inanimate objects and shy creatures,” She looked down at Fluttershy who sat inches away from her. “Such like you Ms.Shy,”
Fluttershy blushed.
I smiled at the two. “Fluttershy do you want to come with us and-” I turned around to face the shapeshifter. “We will bring along this changeling for good measure” I walked towards the terrified creature and carefully pick it up and place it across my shoulders. I look back at Alpha and show her the changeling. “Probably best to take this thing with us.”
Alpha wrapped her right wing around Fluttershy, bringing her close to her side and hiding her upper body. “Do you Miss, Shy?” Fluttershy hesitated, but nodded her head and followed, intimately close to Alpha’s side like a small cub next to a mother bear.
We made our way down the hill of Fluttershy’s home, walking down the dirt road. From a distance, we noticed that the town’s ponies seemed to scatter in the market area. I then sigh and say “looks like Ponyville met Wolf!”
“It would seem so,” Alpha agreed. “Wolf is adequate, if rocks are thrown he shall not attack. He’s very tolerant,”
I then look at him with worry and say “that's not what i’m worried about when I first arrived I got shot in the back by Twilight. I don’t want a repeat performance of my arrival.”
Alpha pondered the thought. “What sort of magic does this “Twilight” use?”
I then look at him and say “I’m afraid I don’t know. However her talent is magic and she was trained by one of the princesses.”
“And this princess, she is the ruler?” She asked me with a raised eyebrow.
I then nod my head and say “Yep!”
We walked further to the town and saw ponies flee into their homes and shops with horrified looks and bewildered stares. We turned the corner of one of the many houses, and to our amazement, Applejack stood up to the large dog in the middle of market area.
“Give me a few Minutes” I told that white canis next to me as I jogged over to the two. I shake my head in disappointment. I put my body between the two, stopping their argument. “Break it up you two!” I shouted at both Wolf and Applejack.
“Craig!?” Applejack said with surprise. “Well ain’t it about time ya got here. Tell this here dog to get out of the market area! He’s scar’in off all meh customers and he broke the wheel ta meh wagon!” She shouted, demanding results.
“T’was a mere accident,” Wolf pleaded, his ears were flattened to the side of his head. “I was merely trying to find a friend” He said apologetically.
“Yea! Well the only friend yer gonna find here is ah broken leg!” She replied.
“Firstly he’s looking for Twilight and a “little Critter” that we helped earlier today. Second you have to consider that it was most likely an accident and you of all peop-… ponies must understand that. Thirdly you remember the threat I made when we first met and you when laughing at Rainbow Dash, do you want me to follow through with that?” I cut in.
Applejack was astonished by my threat. “Well-, He-,” She pointed her hoof at the Canis behind me. “Oh! Fine!” She sighed. “But why are ya take’n his side! He’s the one who just waltz right int’a town and starts looking around!” She argued.
“Yeah and who’s the guy who felt like he was going to be burnt to a crisp and then got shot in the back when he first arrived. you could have said I was just looking around as well. also i’m taking his side because he is my friend and as you all remind me you don’t leave a friend behind”
Applejack, again sighed. “Fine! Twilight and the little critter are back at the library, she told meh ta tell ya’ll to go their if ya ever come back from… Wherever ya’ll went off ta?”
“Whitetail Woods, and thank you. I’m sorry for any trouble Wolf caused” Wolf nodded in response.
Me and Wolf walked over to Alpha and Fluttershy where they were watching from a distance. After discussing what happened in the market are to both Fluttershy and Alpha, we walked towards Twilight’s house. After a short walk up the streets of ponyville, we managed to make it to the library.
We arrived, I walk up to the front door, I sighed. “Who wants to guess we need look somewhere else” I then knock on the door as say “Twilight you here?”
...That was fast? Twilight’s voice sounded behind the wood door.
WHAT!!!
Footsteps slammed across the wood floor of the library. The door quickly swung open, revealing a small orange animal, standing on two legs.
Paorach stared at me for a while. “Well, it’s about bloody time ya got here! It’s been ah full two hours!” He yelled argerly. “And you!” He pointed at the Canisius. “How did ya get here so fast, ah just sent the bloody thing?”
I then smirk and say “In my case just say your friends gave me a hard time, to be more specific your blood on me. I’ll let you connect the dots.”
His features were neutral, and his emotions blank. I assumed he was taking his time figuring out what happened. “...We'll just be glad ye’r still alive lad!” He weakly smiled. “To be honest, ah thought they would take some time ta get’er!”
I then smile and say “I thought the same, but it was a surprise when they found me.” I then scratch my head and say “I wasn’t great at not insulting them though guess I should have been more carefull instead of jumping to conclusions when we met.” I then smile, I threw him his shirt. “We found this for you”
Paorach quickly snached the small fabric out from the air and threw his temporary shirt behind him, landing perfectly on Spike's head. He folded the shirt over his head and wore the green garment. “Thanks lad!” He bowed. “So, where is that burning corps?” He asked me. “Ah know he came with ya, so don’t try ta fool m’he!”
I then look at him and say “He didn’t come back with us, he chose to walk back as he didn’t trust me… not that I blame him after what my kind did to him”
“Alright, Angel!” He called the white Canis. “Our friend gets ah freebie!”
I looked over to Alpha who was just as confused as me. “What do you mean?”
“You know what i’m talkin about lad!” He replied. “I mean that we… Ah think its called “IOU”, ah think?”
I then sigh and say “As nice as it is, I would prefer that you don’t owe me anything. I don’t like having to force people to do things for me.”
“Is anything I’m say’n sound like I don't want to owe you!?” He raised his left brow. “I’m say’n ah want ta at least repay ya for savin m’he life!” He lift his shirt up, showing his new scar. “Ah mean- look at this here! It was right on m’he stomach!”
I then sigh and say “I know… however there is a reason why I saved you. you see I don’t like to watch creatures suffer, I don’t like to see things die, it’s one of the reasons I didn’t destroy Discord after he had me suffering for years on end” I then reach down and touch him on the shoulder and say “And it’s for that reason that you don’t need to owe me as it’s just who I am.” I then sigh and say “besides I don’t even know if I could risk letting any creature worry about if I would ask them to do something for me.”
Paorach stood on the spot with eyes of concern. He straightened the goggles which were slightly crooked, he reached his hand behind his head and scratched his scalp. “Well…” He pondered. “If y’ur that bent on havin no hand or al’least a gift, ah can't stop ya from that.”
I then smile and say. “Thank you” I then stop as I think. “Actually there's one thing you could do. Is it possible for you get send a message to my family… Just tell them that I am still alive, and that I miss them.”
Paorach jumped in the air with joy. “Ah knew ya would come through!” He shouted. “Sure can lad! So! How do ya want m’he ta tell them!” He fistpumped the air. “Ah letter?... ah visit?.. or ah sign of hope!”
I then look at him in surprise and say “wait are you saying I could physically get back home!”
“Whoa lad!” He put his hands on his hip. “Yes…” His face saddened. “Technically... Yes, but, its hard ta pinpoint th’e exact location ov y’ur home. Ya could wind up anywhere if you're not careful… Our way of travel, is not meant for human kind!?”
My smile the disappeared as I say “Well I guess there's always hope and that's the main thing.” I then look to everyone then say “Although even if that was the case I wouldn’t go home, I have a daughter to look after, a better life than before I left and peo… ponies who I can actually trust.” I then smile and click my fingers as a old style camera appears in front of us I then look to everyone and say “Please stand in front of the camera, there's only one surefire way that they’ll think i’m alive.” I then look at the sky and say “although scoots should have finished school by now.”
We then hear a voice behind me shout “hey who forgot about me!” I then see Rainbow Dash standing behind us with Scootaloo next to him shortly followed by Sweetie Belle and Applebloom.
I then laugh and say “How could I forget about you.” I then smile and say “Want to get in the picture?”
“I’m gettin in” Paorach yelled.
Wolf shrugged his shoulders. “It would be fine?” He said, walking in front of the camera.
Alpha smiled, and walked over to the huddled group.
I then smile, walk over to the camera the say “Everyone ready?”
The group nodded, waiting for the photo to be taken. I then set the timer to a few seconds then ran and knelt down in between the group and then almost instantly the camera went off as i looked towards it.
I then walk up to the camera and look at the photo as Twilight begins to envelop the picture in her magic. she then smile and says “what we don’t want this disappearing because of sunlight.”
I then laugh and say “OK thanks, Twilight”
I then look at the picture and smile as I place it in my hand and put a small amount of magic through it that makes a copy of the image. I then look to Twilight and say. “Is it possible for you to write the message as much as I hate to say my writing is dreadful”
She then smile and says “Spike mind writing on the back of this for us?”
He then asks “Sure what do you want writing?”
I then scratch my head and say “I guess something like.”
‘If you are reading this, you should be able to guess who this is from, If not look at the picture. I just want to tell you this is not a hoax or a lie this is me and the image is authentic and also that I am alive and I miss you. Please don’t forget about me as I love you.
Thank you for looking after me through the worst days of my life.
Your lost boy, Craig.’
I then begin to almost cry as Spike writes the letter and Scootaloo trots towards me. “Dad, you OK?” She asked, holding onto my leg with both hooves.
I look at the small filly who is cradling my leg. “Yeah Scoot’s i’m OK, just can’t believe that I finally get to tell my family that i’m alive. I don’t think any other Displaced get this opportunity” I said, rubbing my eyes of the tears I shed.
Wolf’s left eye turned transparent red as a tear began to form. He covered his eye with his paw and slowly walked out the library. Alpha followed Wolf outside, worried for the young pup. “We will be back,” She informed the group who later left the room.
Paorach took the note from Spike’s hand and places it firmly in his satchel. “Will see ya in ah bit!” He said running out the door.
I then quickly follow them out the door and shout “Thank you! Thank you for everything!” I then brought one hand up to my head and saluted to the wolf like creatures.
“You're very welcomed Mr.Craig!” She replied.
As they faded out of view the sun began to set. They left.
I then look back to everyone and say “I guess we all better head home I need to make sure Scoot’s gets to bed.”
“Ohh~ But i’m not tired” She wined.
I then shake my head and say. “Yeah but you went to bed late last night and I don’t want you falling asleep in school. I got into enough trouble for that when I was at school as a kid, and besides. You said that yesterday and I had to carry you to bed?”
She then began to mutter something I couldn’t hear. “We’ll see you all tomorrow” I laughed. With that they all wave to us as we begin to walk back home.