Sam casually strolled up the small dirt path leading to Twilight's castle. Leaving footprints as he walked, looking up to see the beauty of this amazing land. Almost as if it was a living painting, the individual parts adapting to each other to form a delicate balance. Once he got close enough to the castle he saw 7 figures standing outside, two of them looked as if they were yelling at each other, but not arguing.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERES A MONSTER HEADED TOWARD PONYVILLE!?" A purple pony screamed as a cyan pegasus.
"IT DESTROYED A LUMBER WOLF WITH ITS BEAR (I mean like no weapons, not actual bear claws) CLAWS! If they were claws?" The pegasus yelled back. Sam noticed the orange filly he saved earlier trying to voice her opinion, but her voice was to low for him too here her from that distance. So he continued down the path and made out the other 4 figures.
One was a white unicorn, the second was a dragon a little under his hight, the third was a much smaller dragon, and the fourth was a pinkish unicorn. They looked shocked at the conversation going on in front of them.
"A LUMBERWOLF!" It hit the purple pony like a truck, the realization I mean. "THATS IMPOSSIBLE!"
"Twilight he wasn't bad, he was trying to help me." He got withing earshot of the orange filly. But the others were to caught up in thought to listen. Then the baby dragon noticed Sam as he inched closer.
"T-T...T...Twilight." He said weakly, pointing in Sam's direction. The others slowly turned and face the Cyborg Samurai. The first thing they noticed was his shit eating grin. His trademark smile. The crim de la crim of his look, right next to his ponytail.
"You there!" Ember shouted, her voice was brimming with confidence. "State your business!"
"You could ask a little nicer." Sam told her sarcastically, making her boil with rage.
"Watch your tongue! Do you know who your speaking to!?" She shouted.
"A dragon who won't shut up." He answered, making her even angrier than before. She took one step forward, Sam put his hand on his sheath. Ready to move. But Twilight saw the oncoming threat and placed a hoof on embers shoulder, causing her to stop. In turn, Sam removed his hand from his Murumasa.
"See Twilight. That's the creature I was telling you about." Rainbow budded in. Pointing at Sam.
"He's not bad, honest!" Scootaloo shouted over every pony. But this time every pony was too in shock to hear her.
"Twilight, what do we do?" Rarity asked, leaning over to Twilight. "We don't have the elements anymore and if he beat a lumberwolf we're no match for him."
"I don't know Rarity, my magic's not working on it." Twilight pointed out, causing Rarity to make an audible gasp.
"It's rude to talk about people behind their back!" Sam shouted over to the whispering duo.
"Twilight." Rarity said frantically. Twilight didn't know what to do, so she did the first thing that came to her mind.
"Uh, excuse me." She said weakly to Sam.
"Yes." He replied.
"Are you... Here to hurt us?" Twilight asked, a sad look on her face.
"Now 'why' would I do that!?" He asked them. Putting emphasis on why. Causing Twilight's expression to brighten.
"Your not here to kill us?" Rainbow asked confusedly. Causing Scootaloo shoot her a mean look.
"That what I've been trying to tell you." She said angrily, stomping her hoof on the ground.
"If you not here to kill us..." Starlight started.
"Then why are you here?" Ember finished her sentence.
"I was given a very vague description. So, anything I guess." He answered, stroking his beard. "What do you propose." He told them sarcastically.
Just as he finished his sentence he heard four hooves hit the ground simultaneously behind him. He turned to face a large white alicorn, around his hight.
"I would like a word with you." She told him, then looking over to Twilight. "Prepare a room for our 'guest'" She told the Princess of Friendship.
"Y-Yes Princess." Twilight stuttered. Grabbing Spike then running inside, ushering in an apology to Ember for the inconvenience.
"Your not even going to give me a choice?" Sam asked as Celestia shook her head. "Thats no way to treat your guest." He told her sarcastically. Celestia turned and motioned for Sam to follow, which he quickly caught up with the princess of the day.
"Ok, lets just cut to the chase. Equestria has never seen a creature like you. It's worth raising suspicion. Plus..." Celestia told him, walking through the streets of Ponyville with the Samurai Cyborg. "...My sister and I sensed a large magical anomaly a few hours ago. Usually that wouldn't be a problem, but this time it was as if the anomaly was coming out of thin air. There was no magical signature present to cast any sort of spell."
"Your point?" Sam asked, causing the princess to let out a sigh.
"Let me finish. Your magical signature is non existent, just like a few hours ago. I can't sense you with my magic nor touch you with it. That means one of two things. Either your a god, or you were assisted by a god." Celestia finished her speech. Looking to Sam for a reply.
"I have no idea what your talking about." He said with sarcasm, but not enough for Celestia to pick up on.
"You have no magical foot print. Even non magical creatures have this sort of magical timestamp they leave where ever they go. Not really magic but life force. You don't have one. Or not one I can sense." She explained as they entered the park, finding a seat Celestia sat down. Offering Sam a spot next to her, which he willingly accepted. "And this 'footprint' so to speak, allows creatures who use magic to interact with other ones who don't or do. It's basically a foot hold for magic. Without it you can't sense nor interact with sed creature with magic."
"Look, I am not a god nor was I assisted by one." He lied.
"Then tell me how you got here." Celestia demanded an answer.
"I don't know." He lied yet again.
"What do you mean you don't know?" She asked Sam with a raised eyebrow.
"One minute I was dead and then next I was here." He told Celestia, causing her to burst out into laughter.
"I've been on this planet for over 1000 years, and that is the best lie I've heard so far." She continued laughing.
"What so funny." Sam said as serious as can be. Celestia stopped laughing and was silent for a moment.
"So... So your telling me the truth?" She asked.
"I see no reason to lie about my death." He told her. "It's not like it's sensitive information." Ponies started to notice the Samurai with their beloved princess and began to continue their daily lives. Thinking he couldn't be that bad if he was with her having a causal conversation with her.
"How are you here then? If your dead... It's... Thats... How?" She saw the truth in his eyes.
"I just told you. I have no idea. I guess fate just wanted me here." He said plainly. Lying for the second time. But showing no sign of it at all.
"Well... I don't know what to say. This has never happened before." She contemplated. Looking into the sky in deep thought. "But that is something for later. The question still remains about your magical signature."
"Look, where I come from we don't have magic. And speaking of which, if you've never seen my kind before how do you not know that where I'm from we don't have 'magical signatures'?" He asked her, trying to distract her from the question with the question, and ironically it worked.
"I suppose you could be right." She told herself. "Anyway while we're here, can you tell me a littler bit about yourself and or species? It would be a great addition to the bestiary." She asked as a green unicorn waved to her as she passed.
"I don't see why not, what would you like to know?" He asked, leaning forward.
"Well, lets start with your species. Their scientific term and, anything your willing to share about them." She told him, pulling a notebook out of our of her saddlebags.
"Their scientific term is, homo-sapiens. Of I remember correctly." He stopped to give her time to write it down, which it took her no time. "Like I said we don't have magic, but what we lack in magic we make up for in technology. My sword and right arm are examples of such technology."
"Whats so special about the sword?" She interrupted him.
"This sword is called Murumasa. My own HF blade or high frequency blade." He paused to figure out how to sum up the abilities of the HF blade. "What it does is splits molecules. It vibrates so fast that the molecular bonds are ripped apart, so it can basically cut anything."
"Are you being serious?" She asked quizzically. Equestria has never known such technology.
"I would give you a demonstration but, we're in the middle of a public park." He explained to the equine princess as she wrote it down on her notepad.
"So, what did you do back where your from?" She asked, quill at the ready.
"Mostly mercenary work. War, one man army, that sort of stuff." He looked over, her being already done caused him to go back to telling. "I've killed countless souls. Watch them gag for agony as they chocked out their last living breath. And every time I've done it I've found no solace in doing so. But after a while a death becomes just another number in the infinite void that is just that, death." He looked over to her, seeing the horrified and disgusted look on her face.
"You did what!?" She shouted. "Why would you do that!?"
"Survival. If one of those creatures I fought earlier, Timberwolves, was it. If one of those killed a pony what would you do?" He looked at her for a second, while she contemplated her reply. "You wouldn't arrest it, you would kill it. Now explain to me how that's any different than what I did?"
"That's different because that is a wild animal." She told him.
"Now tell me. When you have war, do you not kill your enemy?" Sam asked, leaning toward her.
"Yes, but th..."
"They are other living creatures, but they aren't wild animals. And if you didn't you wouldn't survive." He argued. "It's the only rule of nature, kill or
be killed." He leaned back, beginning his explanation. "There is no good, there is no evil, there is only survival. That is something I learned a long time ago. When I killed for the first time. And if I didn't kill I would have died back then. So explain to me how we are any different from wild animals."
"We have laws, legal systems, the gift of knowledge. So many things that they don't have."
"Yet those laws mean nothing if they interfere with natures law. Because if your anything like my culture you have laws against murder. But it still happens. You have knowledge, but barely use it. And your legal system does nothing if no one is willing to listen to it." He stated with a smirk on his face. Celestia sighed at her loss in the argument and carried on.
"Okay, I'll give you that. But let's not argue about politics all day. Speaking of day I need to get back in an hour or two to lower the sun." She said, poofing her notebook and quip back into her bags.
"You can lower the sun?" Sam asked.
"Lower and raise it. My sister does the same with the moon." She explained to Sam as she stood up, spread her wings, and flew away as she waved bye. Sam looked up in awe at what he had just heard.
*A being that can control the sun and moon, ludicrous!*He thought as he walked off, back towards the princesses castle.