//------------------------------// // Smell The Residue // Story: My Roommate is a pony? // by Meh121 //------------------------------// "Man you fuckers are getting annoying!" I shouted grabbing the thing by the shoulder as he swung at me. His fast packed into the ground causing it to dent and crack the marble floors. "Katie run!" I shouted as the golem started to charge her. She quickly leaped over the golem as it charged into the wall. I looked back to see she was okay, I jumped off the golem sliding a few feet back on the floor. "Show off." I said looking back at her. "Cheerleading and gymnastics not my fault." She said sticking out her tongue. The golem recovered from smashing into the wall he turned around and charged again. "Well look I don't need you getting in the way." "I'm not going to." She sighed. I slid under the golem slicing his heels again only to see nothing happen this time. "What the...." "Oh well I suppose I should tell you this golem has no weak spots, I didn't want them to fall so easily like last time. There is no fun in it after all." A voice giggled. I looked over to see the same human from earlier. "You speak of nothing but lies everything has a weak spot." He just giggled even more at my response. He walked up to the golem and hit it once causing it to fall to the ground and shatter. "You're right, it's funny you have so much trouble taking these guys on. I mean for real you're a paladin you are created to be the exact opposite of darkness, but for some odd reason you can't take these things down. If this is the best you guys can muster you'll soon be kissing the ground. Well I'm going to leave for good." He said jumping in front of me. "If you think you can save these ponies I'll be waiting for you." He said calmly his dark deep hollow black eyes giving a piercing glare. Just like last time he vanished. I stood there motionless. I want to try and move but my fear was getting the best of me. "He's right if I'm a trump card we have nothing. He..he just took that thing down in one touch." Katie walked over placing her arm around my shoulder. "Are you even listening to yourself? You out of all people giving up, what are you afraid you can't beat him? Since when did you let fear hold you back, if you think he's going to beat you then show him up! Beat him you were never afraid of a challenge, this is just another obstacle in your way!" Katie shouted tears streaming down her face. "Dammit I'm scared too! I have no idea how this is going to pan out, but by all that is good you have to try your very best." She whispered the last part as a few tears fell to the ground. I looked down at her before picking her up. "I don't know if we're going to stand a chance or not,but thanks." I said to her still carrying her in my arms. She tilted her head tears still streaming down her face. "For what?" She asked wiping some of them off. "For giving me hope, I'm glad you decided to stay." I told her. She gave off a blush before jumping out of my arms. We both walked silent for a few moments before I remembered what I was going to say to the others. Katie noticed me starting to run she too followed in suit. Our footsteps sounded like a looping march the marble floors shined with our reflections. I looked down at my self I had a stern face trying to hold a will of iron but I was still shaking questioning what I was even doing. I shook my head dispelling my thoughts of doubt. Katie smiled seeing me shake my head and seeing my expression change. We both rounded the only corner that we hadn't checked. "Twilight!" I shouted seeing the group standing there. She looked over after her ears gave a soft twitch as she heard her name. She walked over to me beaming a smile. Her face lit up like a light in a fog of darkness and chaos. "You're okay I'm so glad." She whispered while hugging me. I returned the gesture half heartily she took notice by letting go. "Are you okay?" She asked looking up at me. "We need to move out of this room now." "Why?" "Those ponies chained to the walls are darkness bombs. They'll turn anyone caught within the blast radius into beings of shadows. They'll be empty shells of their former selves." I said loud enough for the others to hear. "Are you sure?" Twilight asked. "Why would I make this up!?" I shouted at her. She flinched a few inches back before readjusting herself. "Look I don't know it, it just seems so strange." "Just trust me on this." I sighed pulling her with me. The princesses looked back at me before seeing the grins on the ponies faces. "Well, well paladin I'm impressed but do you know who the intended target was?" I shook my head looking at him directly into his hollow black eyes. The captain just laughed as he broke the chains and pointed. "You!" He shouted jumping off the walls. "If these others get caught in the blast it will just be more fun. I'm sure the boss wouldn't mind either." He smirked as he started to crack his limbs walking toward me. I backed up slowly as he kept creeping toward us. "You don't have to do this." I tried to reason with these insane pony as he moved closer. I pulled out a blade of mine ready to throw it before he started to charge at our group. I threw the blade at the charging pony it pierced his leg slowing him down only for a few moments as the others followed suit and started running. The sounds of his bones crunching with the blade impacting didn't even phase him either. The combined noise from all of us running was followed by the sounds of chains breaking. "So is there anyway we can make sure they don't blow up?" Rainbow asked. "Well from what it seems if we give a fatal attack at the chest it will still trigger a reaction causing all of us nearby to well become shells almost. The key is to aim for their legs like I did, doing this slows their movement as well as the amount of well residue is needed to blow us up. Essentially we could drain them of all the residue and be fine. This means that we are going to need to run as fast as we can do anything to slow them." I said as we rounded through a corner. Our foot and hoof steps echoed through the halls soon followed by others not to far behind. "Come on guys wake up and smell the residue!" The captain shouted as he picked up his pace. We kept running until the hall split into two separate groups. "Split now!" I shouted. The others looked confused for a second before we split up into smaller groups. "Splitting up into groups well two can play at the game!" They shouted.