"Twilight?" Rarity asked with a shaken tone.
"Yes." She responded. Full of fear at the creature in front of her.
"Fluttershy and Applejack went to Detrot for the map. Right?" She asked.
"Yes." Twilight said, shaking in her Hooves. Taking in the shear hight of Sam. Him being two heads taller than her.
"So we can't use the elements?" The marshmallow mare asked with a maniacal smile born from fear.
"No." Twilight said plainly.
"Wonderful." Rarity responded.
"So. Are we going to get this party started? Or what?" Sam asked. Looking at the white unicorn having a panic attack.
"What are you and what are you doing here?" Ember asked. Her voice full of authority.
"Me? Oh, nothing. I'm just a drifter." He said.
"Where did you come from? I've never seen your kind before." She argued.
"From Brazil." He told her.
"Wheres that?" She asked. Thinking she has seen through his ruse.
"A second world country on the planet earth in the milky way galaxy." He said.
"Your bluffing?" She told him. "Thats the most idiotic name I've ever heard. And if thats true it means your not from this world."
"Actually, I'm from another dimension. But thats not important right now." He said as her jaw dropped. "What?"
"So what your telling me is that your a creature from another dimension?" She asked the cyborg samurai.
"Yea. Is there a problem with that?" He asked.
"Interesting. Most interesting." She said scratching her chin.
"You guys are no fun." He told them, placing his arm on his scabbard, turning, and walking away.
"HEY! You can't just leave!" Starlight shouted.
"Oh yea! Why not?" He turned around and asked.
"Because... Because... Because if you do I will stop you." She told him.
"Good luck with that." He continued back down the road as Starlights horn started to glow. But as she tried to grasp him she felt nothing but air inside of her magical grip.
"My magic!?" She said confusedly as Sam kept walking. And he kept walking. Into the town. Past all the locked doors. Hearing shivering and fear with hearing augments. And into a little park. Finding himself a nice comfy spot on a bench. He started to scan his surroundings. Noting the countless eyes peering out of the windows. It was quite for a good few hours, everypony being shut up inside for fear of their lives. Those five he met earlier most likely just gave up or are thinking of a way to capture him. But just then he heard hoofsteps. He turned to see the origin of these sounds and saw a zebra. A zebra.
"Hello. Excuse me sir could you tell me why all these ponies are locked inside, I really need to buy my supplies." She asked.
"Aren't you going to go hide like the rest of these babies?" He asked.
"Hide? I see no reason to comply." She stated.
"From me." He said.
"Ha. I see worse things than you every day. And just because I see those things I don't intend to stray." She laughed a little. With all her time in the Everfree she has seen for worse things.
"Well, I don't think these guys are going to come out for a while. Might as well get comfy." As he said that a head peaked out from what looked like a large gingerbread house and started to whisper something barely audible from that distance.
"Psst. Hey. Zecora. Hide in here." She motioned with a pink hoof.
"Pinkie pie don't be so silly. Your acting like a filly. Actually filly isn't the right term to use. Applebloom had more courage than you." She told the pink pony. Causing her to close the door.
"So your names Zecora?" He asked.
"Yes. And you are?" She asked. Leaving a blank for him to insert his name.
"Samuel Rodriguez or Sam for short." He said.
"You seem like a nice fellow. I don't know why these ponies live in fear and billow." She told him. "Anyway, what brings you here. Of your kind I not hear."
"I just walked about a mile." He said.
"No, I mean Equestria. You obviously aren't from here. Thats most likely the reason these ponies are in fear." She said. Her rhymes being on point.
"Why are you speaking in rhymes?" He asked.
"It comes easier that way. It is the way I was raised. Now back to my question. Don't change the subject, its detriment." She told him.
"I guess when I died I was brought here." He explained.
"You say you came here when you died. Its hard to believe. But you telling the truth. No lies I see." She was yet again coming up with amazing rhymes.
"Um." They heard coming from behind them. Turning to see the same filly sam rescued earlier. "I wanted to thank you for saving me. I didn't get the chance earlier."
"Oh, that's quite alright." He said.
"You save little Scootaloo. Can you tell me how you pulled off this feat? I would like to know more if you please." She asked.
"It was awesome!" She said full of energy. "He was like 'POW' 'BAM' 'CRASH' and sent those timberwolves running!"
"Timberwoles. They are a challenging adversary I'd say. You need a lot of magic to keep them at bay." She said spitting that straight fire.
"Oh, I didn't use any magic. Just a little slice and dice action." He told Zecora.
"Yea! He even beat a lumberwolf!" Scootaloo shouted.
"My my a lumberwolf. Thats quite impressive, and I'm not trying to be digressive." She told him as a ringing started to come from her saddlebags. "Oh, sorry for the haste. If I don't go I will be late."
She told the two as she trotted off toward the forest. "So uh. What are you?" Scootaloo asked.
"Well, depends on your perspective. I have been called many things. Good, bad, lone wolf, manueno, Jetstream Sam." He explained.
"No, I mean what are you?" She clarified.
"Oh, I am a cyborg. Well my arm is at least." He told her.
"Speaking of your arm, why is that one different from the other?" She asked. Pointing to the robotic appendage.
"Thats a long story. I don't have time to go into depth so lets just say I lost it and I was given a second chance." He said plainly.
"Why don't you have the time?" The filly asked curiously.
"I think one of your friends are
hiding in that bush over there." He told her pointing over to some nearby shrubbery. Then moments later there was a bright green flash. "Now she is over there behind that building."
He told her. Pointing backwards keeping his head down and eyes closed. Sam huffed in aggravation. "Theres no point in sneaking up on me."
As he said that a certain purple pony started to uncloak in front of him. Causing Scootaloo to jump back.
"What do you want?" He asked regretfully.
"Yea, the story was just getting good!" Scootaloo protested.
"Your magical signature is very... odd. Would you happen to know why?" She asked.
"I don't know if that's information I'm entitled to give you." He said.
"What about your weapon?" She asked him.
"It's an HF blade." He told her.
"A what?" She asked. Scratching her head with a pencil she conjured. Along with a notebook.
"A high frequency blade." He explained to the purple mare who took a seat next to the filly.
"Can I see it?" She asked. Curiosity radiating from her eyes.
"Sure." He started to pull the blade out slowly. Letting the crimson lightning run down the length. Once it was fully unsheathed he tossed it over to her. She quickly caught it in her magic and started examining it.
"Just don't let the blade touch you. It will cut through your fore hoof like butter." He explained.
"Really?" She asked.
"Yes, that blade is capable of splitting apart molecules." He said.
"Wow. Is that even possible?" She asked herself. Then she reached her hoof out to the grip and when she touched it a little red box popped up with 'ID Lock' Written in the center. "What's this?" She asked.
"Oh, it's an identity lock. If its not me holding the blade then it doesn't work." He explained.
"So uh. Whats your name?" She asked.
"Jetstream Sam. Or just Sam." He told her as she floated the sword back over to him.
"Why is Jetstream in your name?" She asked curiously.
"Well. It's actually a nickname. But it's because of my speed." He told the mare.
"Who's your friend Twilight?" He heard a whisper from behind him. Causing him to leap up in the blink of an eye to see a pink pony waving from down below. Scootaloo sat there looking amazed at his speed. And the hight that he just jumped. Twilight was as well. But soon gravity caught up to him and he landed not to far away from where he started.
"WHOA!" Scootaloo said in amazement. The bench slowly started to slide apart as the pink mare stepped away from the severed halves.
"Don't scare me like that. I could've killed you." He said as her eyes lit up.
"COOL!" She said in awe at the speed and hight this strange being could achieve. To amazed to hear his words.
"Bla bla, bla." Was all she heard coming out of his mouth.
"Hey! Are you listening?" He asked, aggravated at her.
"Oh, don't mind her. She's just Pinkie being Pinkie." Twilight told him, still jotting down notes in her, well, notebook.
"So she's always like this?" He asked. Meaning not having very good spacial awareness.
"Not always, but mostly." Twilight said. Still not looking up.
"Ay yi yi." He said, putting a hand to his forehead. Silently stated 'What have I gotten myself into.'
"Do you mind if I ask a few more questions?" Twilight asked.
"Actually Twilight, why don't you let me finish the questioning?" A large white alicorn flew next to the smaller purple one.
"Celestia!?" Twilight and Scootaloo said in unison.
"What are you doing here?" Twilight asked, surprised at her mentors presence.
"I detected a slight fluctuation in The planets magic field. Something that only happens when a teleportation takes a tremendous amount of energy. I simply wanted to know what being held that much power. And you must be the creature in question." She said turning to Sam.
"Samuel Rodriguez. At your service." He bowed out of respect.
"Do you mind if we walk and talk?" Cease asked the samurai.
"Not at all." He told her as they started to stroll out of the town center. Leaving Twilight and Scootaloo behind. Celestia waiting to get out of earshot.
"So, what is it you wanted to know?" He asked.
"About yourself. I mean, you are the complete absence of magic. Every creature has a little bit inside them no matter what race. But you are the void of magic while also having enough magic to create that void, its almost godly. So are you good, or bad." She asked. Staring directly into his eyes. Into his soul.
"He he. Well. If you want to know the truth. I'll tell you my opinion on the matter. No one is good or bad." He told her.
"What are you saying?" He asked.
"I'm saying no one can be entirely both. And Since you are a princess you should know that more than anyone." He told her as they continued to stroll through the streets. Ponies gathering more courage when they saw that Sam and Celestia having a chat and decided to carry on with the routine. Celestia giving off an occasional wave.
"Are you so sure about that?" She asked with a little chuckle.
"How would you know if I was wrong?" He asked the pony princess as they turned a corner.
"Age brings wisdom. And I am over a thousand yours old." She told him.
"Yes, but experience brings more. And I am very experienced." He retorted.
"How can you be more experienced than me?" She argued as he pulled Murumasa out of its sheath.
"You see this blade." He asked as she nodded. "This blade has tasted the blood of hundreds of thousands of men and women. Ever since I was little I was trained by my father to kill. My father,who killed my mother and was also involved in the local drug cartel, was in turn and ironically killed by me. Trying to to my part in being a quote unquote 'Hero' and squandered my taste for revenge. It was then I realized in order to do good I had to commit evil. And left brazil. So, unless you had a past like that you can't eve begin to compare my wisdom to yours. And I very highly doubt you do. I've only met a handful of people like that. And all are dead except for one. And he was the one to kill all of them. Including me. And thats how I'm wiser than you." He told her.
"O-oh. I'm sorry. I had no idea." She quickly apologized.
"No, don't be sorry. I live my life without regrets because I know if I hadn't done any of that I wouldn't be where I'm at today." He assured her.
"You know what. I think your right. You may be wiser than me. If only by a little." She laughed a little. "Anyway, I heard you talking to Twilight. Can that sword really cut through anything?" She asked.
"Anything but another HF blade. They would just cancel out each other." He told her.
"Can I see a demonstration?" She asked.
"Sure." He told her, scanning around for something one of these ponies wouldn't mind losing.
"There is a forest on the outskirts of Ponyville. You can show me on a few of the trees there." She suggested to him.
"Thats sounds like a wonderful idea." He said as what looked like purple dust flew in front of her and formed into a letter.
"Excuse me." She said as she opened the newly formed piece of paper and began to read. "Dear Celestia: You have been invited to Flurry Hearts 1st Birthday party. We look forward to seeing you. Sincerely yours, Princess Cadance." She finished.
"Something happen?" He asked.
"Uh. Go find Twilight! I have a party to get ready for!" She shouted as she flew up and away back to Caterlot. The ponies that passed up Sam giving him a scared smile. He only waved in return as he started to walk back toward the crystal castle he saw earlier.
-------30 Minutes Later--------
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I wasn't ready for this at all! I should've been keeping up with everything! I don't even have a gift laid out like I do for every pony else's parties!" Twilight said panicking.
"Twilight, Twilight. Calm down, you have plenty of time before the party." Sam assured her.
"And I thought I was the only one who thought she still overreacts." Spike told him walking by.
"He's right Twilight. We still have an entire week before we even need to leave Ponyville." Starlight told him.
"Maybe your right." She said calming down a little.
"We need to tell Pinkie so she can start planing the party though." She said. "It does say we need to send her as soon as possible."
"I guess I'm just a little excited for my nieces first birthday." Twilight said, exhaling for a long needed breath of relief.
"Theres no need to get worked up over something that you have plenty of time to prepare for." Sam told the unicorn.
"Yea, yea I guess your right." She told sam.