“That was too close,” Faust said, flopping down onto the couch. She was currently resting in her room after the events that occurred between the Mane Six and Philip.
“How bad was it?” The four legged Pokemon asked, currently at her desk. He had heard one side of the conversation his marefriend had with the you Yveltal.
“Nearly as bad as the second Yveltal,” She moaned. The Pokemon flinched, remembering the actions of that individual. That one was a complete disaster on his part.
At least they founded out how long the world could last from a death bird draining it and all of its inhabitants.
“We need to bring him in,” She huffed, getting more comfortable on the couch. “If we don’t, who knows when it will happen again.”
He stiffened at his lover’s suggestion. They had wanted to play it out before they dropped the information bomb on the wayward human. “Should we really move the timetable up?” He asked with uncertainty.
“Yes, Arceus,” She answered. “The others are clambering for Yveltal’s replacement. Not to mention Xerneas and her boss need all the help they can get.”
“I know, I know,” Arceus sighed. “But what if he isn’t ready to do the job?” The mere thought of them botching it up sent a shiver down his spine. The others in the pantheon, those higher than him, weren’t impressed at his last choice’s failure.
It was one of the reasons that the third, and most recent, Yveltal had been chosen by Faust.
“He’s ready as he’ll ever be,” She said. “He managed to snap out of it, even if he had my help.” She then scowled and let out a sigh. “Though, if we don’t act soon, he might hurt someone he cares about….”
Arceus walked over and sat down next to the tired alicorn. He embraced her as they stared into space, thinking silently. He finally filled the long stretch of silence.
“Okay,” He grumbled. “But we need to do this right. You get Dialga and Palkia, I’ve gotta talk to Xerneas. You know what she might do if he rubs her off in the wrong way….”
“Alrighty then,” She snickered as ideas of the raging deer rushing at a terrified bird. “But you’ve got to deal with her boss!” She stuck her tongue out a her boyfriend before getting up and prancing out of the room.
“Shit…..” He grumbled, getting off the couch. It would be an effort, but if they were going to give this new Yveltal a welcoming party then it was going to be a damn good one!
Spike and I had sat down and waited for his friends to wake up. It had gotten late so I started a fire to keep us warm. The dragon had stayed by Twilight’s side the entire time, constantly checking her and the others’ pulse for any sign of issues.
I had goaded him into conversing with me. We talked mainly about guy stuff: comics, video games (I have no idea how they had them yet still used spears.) , his crush on a mare he did not name, and cool stories that involved epic adventures and battles.
I had grown newfound respect for my six former foes, if not still annoyed at their actions. They had done much to protect that which they valued most, facing impossible tasks and foes. Yet they never asked for recognition for their actions. Hell, Princess Sparkles hated being treated as royalty.
What his stories also told me was that they were young and naive. They had made some questionable choices, and sometimes had petty quarrels that made no sense. When I had brought up their flaws, he got defensive.
That defensiveness was countered by my reminder of a certain kidnapping that took place.
I had some pity for the young drake. He was in a constant war with himself, trying to define what he should do as dragon while still being a pony.
“You’re a dragon living in a pony world,” I stated. “There will always be things about you that will clash with their beliefs.” He looked down towards the ground, growing said at my words.
“But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t try to accept those differences as well,” I finished.
“Twilight’s just worried that others might grow aggressive towards me if I act more like a dragon,” Spike sniffed, stroking Twilight’s hoof when he felt her shiver.
I nodded in understanding. “It’s good she’s looking out for you,” I said. “But not all dragons want to hoard or steal. It’s the ponies’ stereotyping that they are that lead you and your friends to believe this.”
“But what about those jerky te---”
“They were teenagers,” I huffed, interjecting that poor example. “Name me one species here that has teenagers that don’t make complete asses of themselves.” He was silent before giving a shrug.
“Ah, you got me there,” he laughed.
Our bromance lasted for a little while longer as I gave my dragon friend talks that his mare friends don’t have with him. He really need more male friends……
“Ugh……” My head snapped towards Twilight, who’s body began to stir. Her eyes fluttered open, seeing her young dragon friend standing over her.
“Twilight!” He shouted in relief, giving the now conscious mare a hug.
“Sp--ike?” She asked in confusion.
“And Philip,” I added, causing her eyes to go wide in shock. “Wakey wakey, Sparkles.” I said playfully, poking her head with my tail.
“Wh--what?” She said, leaping up in surprise. She wobbled for a bit, before trying to act as a shield for Spike. “Ru--n Spike! I’ll hold him off.”
“Yeah, sure you will,” I snarked, getting up from my sitting position.
She backed up, pushing Spike away from me in the process. “Don’t worry Twilight,” Spike said, trying to calm the alicorn down. “He’s cool. He won’t hurt us!”
Twilight looked down at her young companion in confusion. “Isn’t he mad?” She asked, shooting me a look of worry. “I mean, didn’t we just fight with him?”
“Oh no,” I said nonchalantly, brushing the sand out of my fur. I started to perform some stretches, hearing some pops from my tired joints. “I’m furious. But, I’ll take some of the blame for our little scuffle. I don’t usually snap like that…”
“Little scuffle?” Twilight cried at how I described our feud. “You nearly exterminated all life in our general vicinity!”
“Yeah,” I said, forming a fist with my wing and putting it under my chin. “That was something, wasn’t it?” She spluttered in frustration at my calmness.
We heard more groans as the other five began to slip back into consciousness. They were taking too long to rise from their undeserved slumber, so I chose to rouse them quicker.
“Greetings, My Little Ponies!” I shouted. This caused them to jump up in shock. Their eyes laid upon me and quickly took a fighting stance.
“Stand down girls,” Twilight sighed, waving her hoof towards her friends in an effort to calm them down. “He’s not going to cause us anymore harm...I think.”
“Are you kidding me, Twi,” Rainbow Dash shouted. “How can we trust him?”
“I think it’s the other way around, Element of Loyalty,” I retorted, drawing their attention back towards me. “I believe it is I who needs to trust you. Afterall, how do I trust someone who drugs me and then sneaks me out of my home?”
That got some guilty looks and the ponies looked down towards the ground. Twilight chose to try and defend herself and her friends.
“Look, we heard that you killed Coal Pat---” Twilight said, but was stopped by me.
“You mean that wonderful bloke?” I asked with sarcasm. “Yeah, he was pretty good at running his country into the ground. Of course, ponies like you wouldn’t understand that since Celestia has done her job for a thousand years and isn’t a corrupt piece of shit.”
That shut them up.
“Now than,” I said, giving them scowl. “What do I do with you seven, eh?”
“What do you mean, ‘what do you do with us,’?” Rainbow Dash asked in confusion. Her friends gave her annoyed looks at her naivety.
“Oh I don’t know,” I snarked, my voice dripping with sarcasm. “When someone barges into your kingdom and hauls Celestia off the throne, what do you do?”
“Oh, we usually throw them into the dungeons!” Pinkie Pie giggled, answering my question. “Though afterwards, we host a big party for them and let them out for learning their lesson, but----”
The Equestrians at that point shut her up, giving me big worried smiles. This only left me more confused on how their candyland ever survived from massive crime gangs. Pinkie Pie was still talking through Applejack’s hoof in attempt to continue her rant.
“Right…” I said, giving the pink one a skeptical look. “So, usually I would imprison you--”
“You’ll never take us alive!” Rainbow Dash looked ready to buck me at that point, but Twilight pulled her back from doing anything completely suicidal.
“--But,” I continued. I shot Rainbow Dash a death glare that informed her that I would indeed not take her in alive. “I almost killed you six. Plus, Spike’s cool so I’ll let it slide.”
I heard Twilight let out a sigh of relief. “Besides,” I said offhandedly. “It’s not like you would have killed me or anything, your kind is way to soft-hearted for that.”
“We, yes darling,” Rarity replied haughtily at that statement, giving a disdainful look at the dirt on her coat. “Killing is so..so barbaric!”
“Of course it is,” I snorted, rolling my eyes at them. “Because damning them to centuries of imprisonment is so much better.” Some of them flinched my analysis of their mercy.
“Though…” I pondered, now thinking clearly on how they handled their enemies, I realized that they were more brutal with a couple of them. “I guess that pink alicorn, Mia Mora something something, has a pretty high body count; considering that she had to have killed a few changeling during the wedding and that time she imploded Sombra.”
“You really have a dark mind, don’t ya,” Applejack said.
I gave a shrug, no fuck given. “I see myself as a realist,” I said before squinting at the setting sun. Damn, it had to have been hours since I was abducted. “Say,” I asked, looking back towards my guests. “You have a ship anchored here by chance, or did you fly?”
“Oh,” Twilight said, her memory dawning on her. “The crew of the ‘Merry Mare’ is probably worried sick, we should get going.”
I laid down onto the ground, expanding my wings. “Hop on kids,” I said. This earned me some confused stares.
“Um, what?” Spike asked, scratching his head in confusion.
“What,” I laughed. “You thought that you’re just getting off? Think again! All of you owe me some pizza since you drugged my last one.”
I heard a couple of groans and five Equestrians climbed on my back. Wait...five? I counted only 3 earthbound ponies and Spike. So who----
“Fluttershy?” I called her name calmly. Though, the more attentive would hear strain in my voice.
“Yes?” She asked innocently. She currently was snuggling up in my scarf-like fur. I blushed as her warm body nestled on my upper back.
“Why are you on my back and not, you know, flying with Rainbow and Sparkles?” I asked her with curiosity. After all, she was a pegasus so flying was enjoyable for them.
“Oh,” She replied softly. “I’ve never felt that comfortable flying a lot, that and I’m not very good on stamina.”
“Of course you don’t like flying,” I mumbled dryly. I have no idea why I was even surprised.
These were Equestria’s heroes? The shrimpy dragon, a white marshmallow who feared dirt, the poster girl for Skittles and Gay rights who could drive the Munchians into taking up arms, a Texan farmer who’s primary weapon is a rope, Princess ‘I'ma Kidnap you’ Sparkles, the pink train-wreck who carries random shit in her hair, and now the yellow pegasus who hates flying.
I’m quivering in my boots, Trollestia.
“So,” I said, taking off with the ponies on my back. “What brought you to my humble abode?”
“The Map,” Pinkie Pie answered gleefully.
“The---Map?” I asked hesitantly. I turned to see the other four nod to confirm I was on the right track.
“A magic map created by the Tree of Harmony when my castle was created,” Twilight said, she and Rainbow Dash flying besides me. “It let’s us know where friendship and help is needed.”
“That being here?” I asked, already knowing the answer.
“Correct,” she said. “A two days ago, the map informed that Ashen Claw needed our help, so here we are.”
“And you assumed that I was the problem?” I asked her. She nodded her head to confirm my suspicions.
“Yes….” She answered, wilting under my harsh gaze.
“So,” I said through gritted teeth. “A magic coffee table says, ‘Go here and stomp out a problem’ but refuses to tell you what the problem is….”
“Well---” She was about to agree with my statement, but I was to far gone in my anger to let her speak.
“And then you chose to up and spirit me away across the fucking island because you assumed that this picnic table was talking about me!?!” I shouted due to not only my anger but the high winds that roared as we flew.
“The map has never let us down before,” Rainbow Dash shot back.
“Oh yeah,” I threw my head up and laughed bitterly. “Cause it did such a good job this time, didn’t it?”
“Now calm down partner,” Applejack said, trying to diffuse the situation.
“I am calm!” I yelled over my shoulder. “Besides your complete and utter faith in this piece of furniture, I only got here a day ago!”
“What!?!” The shouted in unison surprise, obviously shocked that their table went off before I even got to this place.
“But that means you weren’t the problem that the table sent us for!” Twilight howled in frustration. It took a lot of time and energy to come here and pull off all of the shit they pulled off, regardless of it being right or wrong.
“No shit sherlock,” I laughed. “Next time, make sure you know which hen to take from the chicken coop!”
Bird puns, we need more of them.
“Um, Mr. Yveltal,” Fluttershy asked, stopping my banter,
“Yeah,” I said cheerfully. Out of all of these ponies, Fluttershy was my favorite. Probably because she doesn’t talk unless needed, that and she was smart enough to show proper manners towards a flying death machine.
Spike isn’t a pony, so I would nominate him best dragon.
“Could I ask you some questions on your species,” She asked. Ah, an animal enthusiast I see.
“Okay,” I said, smiling at the question. It was good to see that someone from this group besides Spike gave a damn about what I was. Though, I expected Sparkles to ask me first. “Ask away.”
The questions were simple in some aspects. Things like what I ate, what my species name was, and what I enjoyed doing. Some were harder to answer since I wasn’t originally a Yveltal. Questions like environments my species could inhabit, or what tweets we spoke (No idea why she would want to know about the tweets.).
“How do procreate?” She asked, this question catching me off guard.
“Wh--what?” I stuttered in embarrassment.
“She’s asking how you bang,” Rainbow Dash clarified for me in a brash manner.
Fucking smartass.
“Rainbow Dash,” Rarity scolded. “There’s no need to be so--so crude!”
“So, how do you?” Pinkie Pie asked, shoving her muzzled into my face. “How do you...uh, what was it you said Fluttershy?” She asked the yellow pegasus.
Fluttershy’s face burned as red as my fur. “Um….” she mumbled, trying to diffuse what she had started.
“Oh, look,” I shouted, diverting their attention from the question. “There’s your ship!”
I quickly landed, lowering my tail to the ground. They slide down my tail and landed on the ground softly.
“Thank you for taking Yveltal Airlines,” I said, faking one of those airport announcer’s voice. “I hope you enjoyed your flight and stay safe!”
As we got a good look around the campsite we noticed that it was completely empty. The ship rocked in the water, yet its crew was nowhere to be seen. Something was wrong……
A large crack quickly got our attention and before anyone could react bolas launched out of the trees behind us. The bolas wrapped around me and brought me to the ground.
“You have got to be kidding me,” I screamed as I feverishly tried to escape my new imprisonment. “This is the second time I’ve been tied up!”
The Equestrians fared better. The bolas thrown at them were completely off and they managed to dodge them with ease. Out popped 4 Drakonians and two bat ponies after the surprise attack was over.
Two of the newcomers I recognized easily. “Bulkwater, Thorn Brush,” I shouted in anger. It was clear that this was their daring rescue plan, a trap in which they managed to only catch me in. “You got me, not the ponies. I’m a giant freaking bird and you all aimed at me!”
I could see looks of embarrassment as my two war leaders saw that their troops managed to botch up something so simple. Bulkwater went into a fit and repeatedly beat the Drakonians who threw the bolas with his spear.
Thorn Brush trotted up with his guard and went to untie me. He shot suspicious looks towards the Equestrians, slowly drawing his sword. One of my wings had been free and I wrapped it around his foreleg, gaining his attention.
“Leave them be, Thorn Brush,” I sighed, looking at the Equestrians. They held in their laughter at the spectacle. “We already worked it out, but thanks for the save anyways.” I said, peaking the interest of the chief and my captain.
“How did you work it out?” Thorn Brush asked.
“We fought,” I shrugged. “It didn’t last long
“You got to have all of the fun,” Bulkwater wined, throwing his spear down in frustration.
“Where’s the crew?” I asked Thorn Brush. The Equestrians looked around for their comrades, but couldn’t find them.
“We brought them back to the city,” He answered. “We hoped to catch those seven by cutting off their only escape from this island, turns out you’ve handled that.”
“Yeah,” I said, looking around to see the rest of the guards leave the forest. They collected any supplies they could and carried it to the ship. “Take the ship to port, we’ll discuss what to do next from there.”
“Yes, your majesty,” He saluted and walked off towards the ship.
“Oh, and Thorn Brush,” I called after him. He turned his head towards me to see what else I wanted.
“Yes sir?” Thorn Brush asked, awaiting more orders.
“Thanks,” I said. He looked confused for a minute. “You know, for going out and saving my fluffy ass.”
He smiled at my appreciation, clearly not use to being thanked for anything. “Only doing my duty, sir!” He said before trotting off towards the ship.
“Oh no,” Bulkwater huffed. I turned to see him stamping his foot on the ground. “No need to thank me as well.”
“Thank you, Bulkwater,” I chuckled at the chief’s antics. I turned towards the guards who would not be on the ship. “The rest of you come with me, we’re flying ahead of the ship!”
With that said, we took off towards Ashen Veil. It took a while, but we made it to the city within half an hour. Some of the citizens looked up to see the guards and I descended towards the palace. I looked back to see the ship sailing into the harbor.
Some the the ponies and Darkonians near the port gave looks of interest at the ship and even more interest at the Equestrians leaving them ship. Audible gasps were heard as they
I tapped my foot with impatience as we waited for the ship’s crew to wiggle it’s way through the growing crowd. “Thorn Brush,” I shouted as he, the guards, and the Equestrians walked up the steps to the palace.
“Yes?” He asked, reaching to front of the palace.
“I need you to take the ship’s crew and set them up in the barracks,” I ordered. He gave a nod and trotted to where the crew was currently being held. I them spoke to the Mane Six and Spike. “As for you seven,” I said. “We’re having dinner soon, so I’ll escort all of you to the table. Afterwards, I’ll see if I can get you a place to sleep.”
They thanked me and followed my lead as I entered the palace. I looked around at the hall before me before taking a sharp right into the dining room. As I entered the room I was immediately tackled to ground by Parcel Dove.
“You’re back,” She cheered. Her faced filled with relief. “I’ve been worried sick. I managed to keep your disappearance a secret, but I have no idea if Equestr--”
I clamped her muzzle with my wing, silencing her ranting. “Breath Parcel Dove, breath,” I chuckled, letting go of the worried unicorns mouth. She seemed to calm down a bit before looking up from me to see our guests.
“It’s alright, Dove,” I sighed getting up and placing my friend next to me. “Thanks for managing the for while I was gone.”
“Um, aren’t those the same ponies that kidnapped you?” Parcel Dove asked hesitantly.
“Yeah,” I answered. “They’ll be our guests for awhile. We were about to have dinner actually.”
“Oh, okay,” She said, still slightly confused as to what was going on. “Well, dinner is almost done.”
“Alright!” I said with glee. I hadn’t eaten anything besides that slice of pizza, so I was starving.
“I also have some papers I need you to read afterwards,” She added, damping my mood a little.
We sat down at the table and waited silently for our meals to come. Tensions were still high, as would be expected, and no one said a word. I studied the different behaviors of my new guests, seeing how each one was reacting towards the situation. While it might not seem like it, they knew that as of this moment they were my prisoners. Snatching a king is a capital offence afterall.
Twilight looked anxious, probably knowing more about their predicament more than anyone else here. Rarity kept a mask of calmness, but she showed signs of discomfort. Unlike Twilight, Rarity didn’t know what they were in for. This led to her fearing the unknown.
Pinkie Pie, Spike, and Fluttershy looked around with innocence as the eerie silence provided no other means to keep occupied. Applejack and Rainbow Dash on the other hand searched the room, clearly looking for a possible exit plan if things went south.
Parcel Dove shifted uncomfortably next to me, her eyes darting between me and the Equestrians. If things got violent she would be quick to keep her head down.
Our silence was cut short when the waiters brought our food in. Everyone gave happy looks at a chance to eat. I doubt rations aboard a ship was fivestar and Parcel Dove was too busy doing my job during my absence. The ponies seemed content with their food, slowly starting a conversation with each other.
I heard the door to the hall open and saw Bulkwater and Thorn Brush enter the room. They took their place near me and Parcel Dove, eating the food that was already prepared for them.
An hour later and with content bellies, I chose to question Princess Twilight. “Tell me, Princess,” I asked, gaining her attention. “Equestria has had friendly relationship with many of the nations in the world. Would I be correct to assume you would have a library detailing their leaders?”
He eyes brightened at my question. “Yes,” She answered happily, clapping her hooves together in excitement. “Canterlot’s archives have around 500 books written by royal ambassadors who have served as Equestria’s voice in the nation they were stationed in.”
“Really,” I asked. Interesting, very interesting.
“That’s not all,” She continued. “We have countless books on geography, spells, magical artifacts, and some much more.” She was practically flying now. I gave her an amused smile. Her friends rolled their eyes at her attitude.
“Well, I’ve got a time to kill,” I chuckled. “We can go into my study and talk more about it if you want. I even have a couple of books you might like.” She let out a squee at the mention of books unread by her.
Twilight and I separated from the rest of the group. It was adorable on how excited she was to exchange knowledge. I guess she didn’t get to talk much about what she learned, considering her friends reaction at her nerdgasm.
We walked into my room, her carrying a saddle bag full of books that she brought on the voyage and we read. What can I say, the more I know about the world the better. I think I got a lot out of our time together. Hell, I found that Twilight was one of the most bearable ponies to be with besides Parcel Dove and Thorn Brush. I definitely liked her more now that I got to spend some time around her.
It started getting late and Twilight let out a tired yawn. “Well, thanks for chatting with me,” Twilight said, letting out a tired laugh. “Most ponies fall asleep by the time I get to Celestia’s reconstruction of our tax system 100 years ago.”
“What can I say?” I smirked. “I appreciate knowledge and I know what it’s worth.”
She gave me a smile before getting up and collecting her books. Now that I saw her face, I could see a bags under her eyes. I guess I felt tuckered myself.
“You know,” She said getting up from the couch. “You might be an unbearable asshole at times, but you really do care about others.”
“I try my best,” I shrugged my wings, amused by her statement. “One comes naturally while the other takes practice.”
“Which one’s naturally, being a asshole or caring about others?” She snarked.
“That’s for you to decided,” I answered, getting up and opening the door for her. “You need me to show you your room?” I asked.
“Yeah,” She said walking out the door.
I took Twilight to her room and she got settled in. Once I knew all of my guests were resting, I ordered my guards to keep a close eye on them. I could use these seven to my advantage, convince Celestia to pay me a visit.
I walked into my room and laid down on my bed. I looked over and saw two shadows near my balcony. “Sucker Punch, Swift Swipe,” I called out to the shadows. Two ponies emerged, pulling down their hoods. Sucker Punch and Swift Swipe gave a small bow as they entered my room.
“How was your mission?” I asked them. Swift Swipe responded to my question, pulling out a document.
“We set up to sources you asked for,” She said, handing me the piece of paper.
I chose Sucker Punch and Swift Swipe to head my secret intelligence, setting up spy networks for me to gather information from. I read over our new contacts, many being low status workers near royal families from the Griffons to the Equestrians.
As I said before, it’s good to know what was around me. I had plans, big plans, for Ashen Claw. Plans that would make me enemies and would send some individuals to try and manipulate me. Celestia herself would most likely offer to take me under her wing, try and buddy buddy with me so that I would feel loyal to her.
“And what of Scarub?” I asked the two. One of the most pressing matters was Scarub, an alias I use for Chrysalis. She was a threat. A creature driven by ambition and is able to sneak within my ranks to deceive me. One was for sure, her arrogance would led her to pulling something on me.
“We might be onto something,” Sucker Punch said. “But she’s underground, probably nesting somewhere in Wyrm’s Tooth…”
“Good work, both of you,” I smiled. They had done better than I expected. “Get some rest, but remember to keep this secret. Choose who you have join this wisely.”
Sucker Punch and Swift Swipe gave another bow before disappearing Batman style.
I would have to make a note to give them a raise for that.
I turned off the lights and snuggled up into my bed. Ready for sleep, I closed my eyes.
Which immediately stopped once a giant hole appeared under me.
“Fuck,” I groaned as I fell through the pit, blacking out.
(House of Legends)
“Ugh,” I groaned, coming to my senses. I looked around to see what seemed to be a comfortable house. My eyes drifted towards giggling.
Please don’t be creepy demon child, please don’t be creepy demon child.
I turned to see a floating pink cat, or whatever animal it was related to. What I did know was that it was a Mew. One of the great legendaries.
“Hello,” The Mew said, the voice giving me the feeling that Mew was female. “How are you feeling?” She asked.
“Um, fine.” I answered hesitantly. I looked around to see if there was any sign of hostility. “Could you mind telling me where I am, and who you are?”
“I’m Mew, silly,” she giggled, floating above my head. “And you’re in the House of Legends!” She declared dramatically. Doing a cute little barrel roll and floating back in front of me.
“Why am I here?” I asked. This seemed strange, but my whole situation has been strange so fuck it.
“That’s a surprise,” She answered, booping my nose. I scrunched my muzzle as she touched my sensitive nose, she let out a giggle. “Follow me!”
She then floated off down the hallway. I hesitantly followed her, making sure there wasn’t any traps along the way. I looked at the rooms as we went through the hallway. All of them had the owner’s name stapled into the door. Each one was owned by a Legendary Pokemon. Rayquaza, Mewtwo, Darkrai, ect.
“Seems like a full house…” I said offhandedly. Mew nodded, giving a small laugh.
“Yeah...it can get a little hectic,” She giggled. “Especially when Groudon loses SSB4!”
I paled at the thought of one of the forces of nature throwing a fit in the house. We continued our trek until Mew stopped in front of one of the doors. I peered over her small body and saw a sign saying “Legendary Living Room (P.S. Don’t spill shit all over the floor - Arceus and Faust :3)”
“What the fuck…” I muttered under my breath. She turned and gave me a smile before throwing open the door with her Psychic. I saw a dark room and my first thought was to not going in there.
“Oh, you’re going in there,” Mew laughed. I turned to her in shock. How could she have known what I was thinking? It was like---
“You’re reading my mind!” I shouted in anger. I felt like someone had just broken into my room, pilfering my stuff. Before I could say anymore, she lifted me with Psychic and tossed me into the room.
What horror awaited me was unknown. But I was ready for a----
“SURPRISE!” Multiple voices shouted, the lights switching on. I stared completely dumbfounded as I was surrounded by Legendary Pokemon, and one alicorn with a red mane, all wearing party hats. My eyes scanned the room. It was set up for a party and their was a banner that was written, ‘Happy Birthday Yveltal’
“What,” I said in surprise, looking around at the cheery faces.
Arceus, God of all Pokemon, and the alicorn walked up towards me. “Why don’t the rest of you start the party,” Arceus said to the other Pokemon, getting a couple of cheers as the party went underway. He then turned back towards me.
“Why don’t you come with Faust and I to my office,” Arceus said kindly. “We have a lot of things to tell you. Afterwards, you can join the party.”
“O--okay,” I stammered. I felt overwhelmed. These two….they made me feel weak, small. Like in a second I could become nothing by them willing me away.
And for the first time since I came to this strange world, I was terrified. No, not terrified; I was in awe at the two beings.
He and Faust led me out of the room towards one of the other doors. This door had Arceus and Faust’s name on it. “Um, who are you?” I asked the alicorn.
“My name is Faust,” She said. For some reason she had a familiar voice. “But many call me the Tree of Harmony nowadays.”
My eyes shot towards her’s. “You’re the voice!” I muttered in realization.
“Yes, young Yveltal,” She replied. “But all will be answered shortly.”
Just as she said that, Arceus opened his door and we walked in. Instead of a regular office, their lay 3 beanbag chairs. The two slouched down on their respective chairs, leaving one more facing both of them.
“Take a seat,” Arceus said warmly. I took his advice and slouched down into the beanbag. They waited for me to get comfortable before Faust spoke.
“We know you must be...confused,” She said. I would have made a sarcastic retort on how obvious that was if it were someone else. “But we want to help you understand. So ask away!”
My eyes darted to her and Arceus, unsure of what to ask first. Finally, I found myself taking up on their offer and began with the most sensible question first.
“Who are you, what are you?” I asked both of the deities. Arceus chose to answer that question.
“As we said before,” He replied. “I am Arceus, and she is Faust.” He jerked his head towards the alicorn, she gave a small wave with her hoof. “Faust and I are what you might call ‘Gods’ of this universe. Faust was the architect for the primary existence with Equestria.”
“But there are many Equestrias,” She said, taking over for the Pokemon. “It is something know as the---”
“The Multiverse Theory,” I said, interrupting Faust. “The idea that there is a set of infinite or finite possible universes, parallel to our own.”
“Correct,” She nodded, giving me a small smile. “Good to know I don’t need to explain what the Multiverse is.” She then gave a small snort of annoyance. “But some beings have the idea that these universes should not have boundaries, you meet one of them.”
“That creepy salesman,” I snarled in anger. I knew he had something to do with this!
“Many call him ‘The Merchant’,” Arceus drawls, clearly having the same opinion as Faust and I about the two bit con-artist. “He takes enjoyment in sending beings from other realities and dropping them off on an unknown Equus.”
“Like me,” I said. The a lightbulb appeared above my head. “Wait, you mean I’m not the only one? Like other humans just like me?” I asked eagerly, hope filling in my heart that I wasn’t alone.
“Yes,” Faust answered, seemingly happier to talk about the other humans. “Other human beings, good and bad, sent to their own Equus to live in.”
“They label themselves as the ‘Displaced’,” Arceus continued on my fellow Displaced. “Beings given powers they never had.”
My eyes shined with joy. Other humans who I could relate to, humans I could befriend. “Where can I find them?” I asked excitedly.
Faust chuckled at my enthusiasm. “Yes, through tokens you can call upon them and with your token they can call upon you.”
“Interesting,” I mused. The ability to communicate and travel in between universes was fascinating.
Arceus brought me back to the topic at hand. “With that said,” He coughed, pulling out a folder and handing it to me. I read over it, raising an eyebrow. “As you can see, you weren’t simple chosen out of sheer randomness, and the job you are being offered is important.”
“Gatekeeper?” I said aloud, reading the title of the job. I gave them a confused look.
“Yes,” Faust replied. “Many Legendaries have important roles in the multiverse. They serve as administrators for higher beings.”
“But when we fought, you mentioned something about more than one Yveltal,” I pondered. “Surely if there are more, what would make me more special?”
“Yes,” Arceus jumped in to cure my confusion. “But like the multiverse suggests, there must have been a Primary Yveltal. The one before you chose you to replace him.”
“What does this ‘job’ imply I do?” I asked hesitantly. I didn’t want more work to interfere with my managing Ashen Claw. They were my people after all.
“With many universes come many different deities,” Faust explained. “And with many universes comes a lot of traffic in the realm beyond the mortal plain. These souls must be managed and must be watched over.”
“So,” I clarified, flooding with excitement. “What you’re saying is that I am in charge of the realm of the dead?”
“No exactly,” Arceus laughed. “You would be an administrator of sorts, serving under one of the Gods of Death.”
“Ah,” I said. It was not as big as I originally thought, but was still freaking cool. “So, what are the hours like?” I asked.
“When you go to sleep,” Faust answered. “The realm beyond doesn’t really have a time expectancy, all you have to do is work when you can. There are many like you with these jobs, but they are usually in different levels in the Underworld.”
“What cool powers do I get,” I asked, leaning forward in my seat.
“Besides your normal powers?” Arceus asked. I gave a nod of confirmation. “Well…” He said, listing off what I could do in his head before telling me. “You can warp reality around the concepts of Life and Death, you being able to warp others out of existence, and Dimensional travel between the living world and the netherworld. You can drain life in a wide area and convert it to replenish yourself and heal your wounds. Back to the reality warping; like Discord, you can bend the laws of the universe to a certain extent.”
By the end of him listing off what I could do, I was practically bouncing in excitement. Faust became serious though, giving me a small scowl. “While you have these powers and having an important job, you can be replaced.”
I paled at her words. Saying that I can be replaced wasn’t really comforting. Arceus gave a small sigh of annoyance at Faust’s comment.
“What she means it that if you abuse your powers, and their will be a list of rules given to you on what you can and can’t do, we will not have a second thought of stopping you.” Arceus reassured. I let out a small sigh of relief but I still had a look of worry.
“Okay, so this won’t interfere with my job as king?” I asked, they both nodded their heads to let me know that I wouldn’t have to worry about it. “Okay, I’m game!”
“Good,” Arceus said, looking slightly relieved that I was taking the deal. “As for anymore information on Displaced, I’ll give you a file of an individual who probably know more than any other of your kind.”
He handed me another file. I read over it, and read over it again, and again. This guy was unreal! While I didn’t approve of some of his methods, I still had respect for him and what he accomplished.
“But for now,” Faust said, bringing me back into reality. “We would like you to meet your co-worker.”
The door opened behind me and I saw the most beautiful creature in existence. Xerneas, apparently a female, walked into the door. She saw me and gave a huff of annoyance, but sat down next to me.
I feel in love at that very moment. Her fur was gorgeous, her antlers sparkled with life, and her presence made me feel warm inside. She also looked slightly annoyed, and was also glaring at me.
“I’m not working with him,” She stated harshly. I felt hurt by those words, but it didn’t quell my love for her.
“Xerneas, please--” Arceus tried to convince the deer to be more cooperative but to no avail.
“No,” She declared. “I am a being of life, he is one of death. I could barely stand the other one!”
“Xerneas,” Arceus boomed, his voice filling with anger. “Stop acting like a child. If you would listen for a single moment, then maybe you wouldn’t be so reserved to hate him.”
She shut up at his outburst.
“Unlike most before Philip,” Arceus said. “Philip use to be a human. So, whatever petty feud you had with the past Yveltal is worthless.”
“If it makes any difference,” I butted in. “I look forward to working with you. Not everyday you get to work with a beautiful Pokemon such as yourself?”
She blushed at that comment and pouted in frustration. “Fine,” she huffed. “But don’t try to be buddy buddy with me, I’m keeping my eye on you!” With that said, she walked out of the room.
“What was that about?” I asked in curiosity. The two gave me a sad look.
“I won’t go into detail,” Arceus said. “But, when she was younger she had a bad experience with one of the Yveltal who was before you. He was taken care of, permanently…..”
The answer didn’t satisfy me, but it was clear they didn’t want to go into detail. Well shit...socializing with Xerneas would be difficult. I hope we could get past it, I really did.
“I think we have a party to go to!” Faust said enthusiastically. She put her wing on my and Arceus’s back, leading us out of the room.
As we walked back into the party room, I was greeted by a couple of Legendary Pokemon. I struck so conversations and I had to admit, they weren’t a bad bunch. So, this was my new family. I guess I could get use to this.
My eyes drifted to Xerneas, she was currently in the corner. Talking with Palkia about something. I felt strong feelings for her, and I wanted to make something work between us….I wish Helen was here to give my some advice on this stuff.
The party continued on and for the first time since I got here, I felt relief. Other humans existed, and they could relate to me. I just had to make sure none of them interfered with my plans.
Plans that just got more real, more possible. With my newfound powers, I could do many things. Great things.