Defending Equestria (Cancelled)

by Jack2023

6: Celastia

I didn't sleep much that night, I was mostly reading for 7 of the 9 hours that I got to be alone. Twilight's home was exactly how I suspected when I was watching the show back on earth. A library converted to a home. I can understand why Twilight liked it so much. Almost all the information you need under one roof. But my world has internet. I'm going to have to get use to major lack of technology.

Any way, I read about 44 books, I now have a much better grip on nature, monsters, magic and culture, of this world. I want to go into the Ever-free forest and see what I can find in there, and get a lot of exercise too.

Someone knocked on the door to the room I've been staying in.
“Hey Jack? You awake yet?”
“I am now Spike.” I said after a moment.
“Twilight went out earlier to tell the rest of the gang about going to Canterlot this after noon. She asked me to wake you up so you would be ready when its time to leave.”
“Alright then. I'll be ready when its time.” I can here Spike walk away as I got out of the bed to get ready.

After getting my clothes back on, thankfully where fully dried off, I left the bedroom. I spotted Spike enjoying breakfast at the table.
“Hey Jack! I made you a plate too.” I walked over to the table to see a plate with, buttered toast, eggs and a apple.
“Thanks Spike.” I sat down next to him and enjoyed a home made meal, even if it was this simple.

“So Jack, what did you do as a job back on... Uh..?” spike said after a moment.
“My world is called Earth. And what I did for work was training soldiers.” He looked at me surprised, still chewing.
“Like ponies to fight and defend you're kingdom right?”
“Ya I would have members of special task forces from every country that where allies with mine.”
“Special Task force?” He said in confusion finishing off his bite of food.
“People who are heavily trained by the best to do missions around the world that only the best of the best could do.” He then took another bite, and suddenly stopped.
“If you trained the best of the best? You are one of the best then?!” He said excitedly with his mouth full. I chuckled a little.

“I'm the best there is,” I said smiling with cockiness. He Looked at me questioning my cockiness.
“How good are you?” Spike said still questioning me.
“I know that there is only one person from my world that could have the chance of killing me.”
“Are you and him... Um, enemy’s?” I laughed at his question as he began looking more confused
I looked at Spike and said, “Me and him are the closest friends you can ever find in any military!”

After we laughed at each others bad joke's and funny stories, we finished breakfast. And Spike told me he would clean up for us, I noticed as I looked up to see beams below the roof.
“Spike don't tell Twilight I did this.” He looked at me confused.
I then ran up the wall jumping away from it about half way to the roof and easily grabbed onto one of the beams to pull my self on top of it.

“That was amazing!” Spike said, obviously impressed by what he watched.
“Whats amazing Spike?” Twilight said walking into the main room from the front door.
“What Jack just did!” Spike said, pointing at me up on the beams of the home.

Twilight was confused in tel she spotted me casually sitting there.
“How did you get up there!?” She said shocked by the sight.
“Athletic skill.” I quickly replayed.
I looked at Twilight, easily able to see disbelief and annoyance in her face.I can tell I'm more then 180inchs of the ground. So I pushed myself of the beam, I can see some fear go through Twilight's eyes as I began falling to the ground.

I landed on the ground barley bending my knees to the force of the impact. And walked away to the couch like I just stepped off the curb of a side walk. I can hear Twilight sighing, as I sat on the couch and spotted Spike to return to cleaning.

“Well everypony else knows to meet at the train station at noon, so we have 2 hours. Hey Jack?”
“Yes Twilight?”
“Seance we have some time, how about I show you around Ponyville?”

I had to think for a moment.
“I'll take you up on you're offer.”
“Great. Spike?” Spike just finished cleaning the table at this point.
“Pack my things and meet me at the train station, at 12 o’clock.”
“Right away Twilight!” He ran up the stairs, and me and Twilight walked to the front door

“Hey, Twilight” Me and Twilight looked back to see him half way up the stairs.
“Can I come with you to Canterlot?” Spike said unsure of the answer Twilight will give him.
“Of course Spike!” Twilight said smiling. Spike instantly cheered up and continued back up the stairs quietly saying, “yes!” We started walking again as Twilight giggled a little.

As we walked around town for a couple of hours, with Twilight pointing out what shops, are what, and where her friends lived. I was constantly stared at.
“Hey Twilight, you know everyone is staring at us?”
“I've known sens we left the library, humans are a myth in this world.”

I honestly knew this. But I'm starting feel bad keeping this secret from Twilight.
“Hey how much is you're world populated?”
“At this point... past 8billion.” I looked at her, she was stunned by the number.
“Yes Twilight. My world is getting crowded.”
“OK then, well... what year is it in you're world?”
“The date today, June, 25, 2042”
“What about you're birthday?” I looked at her raising an eye brow.
“Sorry, that was rude of me.”
“My birth date is June, 28, 2022” She slowed down a little, to think.
“Look! there’s Sugar Cube Corner!” She quickly said after a moment.

As Twilight open the door to the store, a bell ringed as a older male voice said. “Hello Twilight.”
He paused as his eyes landed on me.
“You must be the human Pinkie Pie was talking about last night!”
“I sure am sir” I said trying to be joy full.
“Its nice to meet you, I'm Mr. Cake.”
“I'm Jack.”

We shook hoofs and hands. As Pinkie Pie walked around the corner.
“Hello Twilight! Hello Jacky!” There’s the nick name shes always going to call me now.
“Hey Pinkie?”
“Yes Twilight?” Twilight then began to whisper in her ear.

Pinkie began bouncing in place giggling, I looked at Twilight, and she looked back at me smiling. She told Pinkie my birthday was in three days. After a moment Pinkie Pie offered us lunch and we happily accepted.
After a good meal mostly containing sweats, with chatter, me, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie, headed for the train station after waving goodbye to the Cakes.

As we walked to the train station, the stares of Ponyville residents continued. I can start seeing Twilight get a little nervous, and Pinkie Pie oblivious to the situation.

“OOO, look there’s the station!” Pinkie Pie blurted out dashing there to see her other friends.
“Hello everypony.” Twilight said as we got to the train platform.
“ALL ABOARD!” The conductor yelled as soon as I got up the steps. After looking for a empty cart in the train, we got comfy. After some time the train started to move. I began to hear the group chatting about me, but at this moment I want to sleep.

“Jack? Jack wake up.” I open my eyes to see twilight in front of me. “Where almost there!” She said excitedly. I look out the window to see the giant castle.
“Alright you're majesty, time to get some answers!”

As the train stopped, and we exited. We walked fast to the castle, as the stairs started again. I honestly didn't give a shit, as all I cared about was getting information out of Celastia. The walk was silent, as the 6 ponies and Spike felt the anger building up in me.

I looked back at Jack as we made it to the large doors to the throne room. All I could see in his eyes was pure anger. “Are you alright, Jack?”
“I'm fine Twilight.” He didn't even look at me saying this. The doors began to open.

“Twilight, and friends how are all of you?” Celastia said in joy. We stayed silent as Jack walked up in front of us.

“You must be Jack. I must apologize for what has occ-”
“ I don't want you're apologies Celastia! I want information!” I'm stunned to see Jack talking so rudely to the Princess.
“I sense a lot of anger in you.”
“Congratulations! Now explain you're self!” Jack and Celastia stared at each other for a moment.
“This world is being threatened.”

“What do you mean Celastia!” I said in worry.
Rainbow dashed into the air. “BY WHO!?!?”
After a moment of silence, “I don't know.” Celastia said.
“Get to the point!” Jack yelled in pure rage.
“All I know of this threat is how evil his presence is in this world. And I can only sense one in both of are worlds that could have a chance to defeat him.”

Even with Princess Celastia’s poker face I could see the fear of this evil in her eyes.
“Jack I know you are the only one who can defeat him."
“Why do you think this?” Jack said cooling down.
“Because I know what you've done you're entire life. I know what you've been through and what you're capable of! And what you are!”

“How?” Jack said in more confusion than anger.
“I'm capable of raising and setting the sun and the moon, and being more than a thousand years old, I have learn more than enough advance magic. That's how I know this evil is from you're world Jack. Because only earth could produce such an evil being.”

“If you want this evil, gone from the this world. Then why the fuck ask a person like me for help!?”
“Its because...” She stopped not looking at Jack or any of us.

After a moment of silence, Celastia stepped off her throne walking towards Jack. When they where standing in front of each other, eye to eye.
“Because I'm desperate.” She then bowed to Jack.
“I'm begging you to help me defend this world from his evil! I need you Reaper.”

I looked at Jack, the shock in his eyes is more then what I had. He regain himself and walked away from Celastia to the throne room doors, and left.

“What the fuck?!” I said to myself under my breath as I left the throne room.

I walked around a little, tell I found the garden. And sat on the bench that was there.
I couldn't think... I took a couple of deep breaths to make my heart stop racing. I look up with my mind back in reality, I'm greeted by birds singing, beautiful flowers, and butterflies. I remember the finally of season 1. Fluttershy going insane, I laughed at the thought. And I start to remember why I liked the show so much back when I was on earth.

“We don't need him Celastia! We have the elements!” Rainbow Dash said loudly and surly.
“I know the Elements of Harmony, and you 6 will be the reason this evil is vanquished. But I know that will not be enough. We need a pony like Jack.”
“Why!?” I said unsure what she meant.
“Jack... Has a good heart, its just that...”
After a long moment of pause, “But Jack... Can do evil things and not feel sympathy after.”
“What do you mean by that Celastia!?!?” I said in pure fear.

After A long time of silence Jack walked back in. Some joy was brought to Celastia's eyes at the sight of Jack. “Celastia?” Jack said walking to the window and placing his hands on its sill.
“I look at this world... And feel joy in my heart. But I begin to think of this evil you spoke of. And anger replaces this joy I feel. I don't want the evils of my world here.” He turn around and smiled.
“Princess Celastia. I will not let this evil do anything wrong to this world!”

I look back at Celastia, tears of joy showed in her eyes, as I looked at the others, they where all smiling.
“But, there's things we must discus in private” Jack said still smiling.
At this moment Princess Luna and Shining Armor showed up.
“Hello big brother, hello Luna!”
“Hey there Twilly!” I was about to run up to my brother when Celastia said.
“Luna, Shinning Armor, We need to have a private talk with Jack.”
“Its alright Twilly, well have time to talk later.” I see Luna leading the four into another room. Celastia stopped and looked at us. “Please go to the dinning room and enjoy you're self’s.”

Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie yelled yes as they dashed for the dinning room. I looked at Celastia.
“Go enjoy you're self. We'll be fine.” Celastia said continuing into the room as the door closed behind her.
“Its alright Twilight. Lets go get something to eat.” AppleJack said patting me on the shoulder.
“OK.” I said sadly as I followed my friends.

As the door closed behind Celastia, we stood quietly for a moment.
“Celastia?” I finally said after a little.
“You do realize what you will be releasing into this world if you let me do what I want.”
She nodded saying. “Please don't hurt anypony that does not deserve it.”
“I'll make sure of that. But I can do a lot better at my mission. If I have my gear.”
“What do you mean by that?” Shinning Armor said.
“Simple, I need my packs holding all my valuables to do what I've accepted to do.”

Luna looked like she was thinking.
“Sister?” Luna said after a moment.
“Yes, Luna?”
“I can use my magic to see what he is talking about and you can transport it here.”
“I can link are four minds together to make this idea work.” Shinning Armor said.

Celastia nodded her head. I sat down with my legs crossed and deeply breathed to calm myself as Luna sat in front of me. Then Celastia sat to my left as Shinning Armor to the right. I see there horns begin to glow with aura as Luna puts hers on my forehead. I closed my eyes and imagine exactly how my two packs where the day I was transported to Equestria.

After a moment I hear a loud thud behind me. I feel Luna take her horn off my forehead. I open my eyes to see the three smiling. I look behind me to see my two packs there, exactly as they where that day. We got up to investigate the packs, I open one of them and started checking to see if every thing was there.
“Hey, whats this?” Shining Armor said, picking up a can with his magic.
I reached for it and opened it, I took a sip and said “I was in the mood for a beer.”
Celastia and Luna look a little annoyed, as Shinning Armor chuckled.

“Alright, every thing is here!” I said after checking the second pack.
“What now?” Shinning Armor said.
“Well, I go back to Ponyville and start investigating the Ever-Free Forest.”
“Why?” Luna said.
“I read a couple books about that forest, and how many evil things can hide in there, but with this gear, I can easily find what I want.” I said in replay.
“Very well then Jack. And please, do all you can!” Celastia said with great care.
I picked up my two packs and said, “I'll do better!” I then walked out of the room with Shinning Armor close behind.

“Jack?” Shinning Armor called me as the door closed behind him.
“Don't do any thing to hurt my little sister.” I looked at the stallion for a moment.
“Right now, shes the one out of everybody here I least want to see in pain.”
He looked me in the eye and smiled, knowing I told the truth.

I open the door to the dinning room to get Pinkie Pies party cannon blasted at me.
“SURPRISE!” Pinkie yelled.
“Big Brother, Jack! How did it go?” Twilight said while I was shaking off Pinkie's confetti.
“It went well!” Shinning Armor said as I continued, as Spike and the gang walked up close to us.
“Well I have ideas on how to pursue the mission at hand.” I said finally getting the confetti off.
“Alright! Lets hear it!” AppleJack said with determination.
“Lets go to the train station. I'll tell every thing on the way there.”

Along the walk to the station, stares of the residence continued. I could care less as after we told everyone else what was going on. We laughed as we started socializing with each other, quick stories, jokes, and Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie.

We made it to the train, I got on and look back at Shining Armor, he looked at me, with distrusted in his eye. I nodded trying to reassure him, He nodded back. And I started a look for an empty train cart for us, as the others said goodbye to Shinning Armor.

I found an empty train cart, and I placed my bags in front of me as I sat down. I pulled out what I was looking for when everyone else walked into the cart.
“What are you doing Jack?” Twilight said taking a seat next to me.
“Getting This. It's called a SPCC.” Twilight looked confused as I strapped it onto my arm.
“Soldier's Personal Combat Computer.” She watched at as I strapped it on.

“A computer? Oh you were talking about that last night!”
“Ya but this one is made for soldiers like me to have every form of information in the world at there finger tips at the moment they need it.” She was completely fascinated.

“Twilight, come over here please.” Rarity said, making Twilight look away from what I was doing.
She looked at me, and I moved my head announcing to go over there. She smiled and walked to her friends, as I reached back into my bag. I pulled out my headphones. Plugged it into my SPCC and turned on my music, making it loud enough to block any noise around me, I closed my eyes, and relaxed.

“What is it Rarity?” I quickly looked back to see Jack going to sleep.
“Twilight, are you... by any chance, scared, of what Jack can do?
I stopped in front of the group and looked down thinking of what Rarity just said.
“I don't know... Or actually I don't know if I should or shouldn't be scared of him. Princess Celastia said hes is capable of doing evil, but when we talk, hes so nice and kind.”
“I don't want to believe what Celastia said ether Twilight, but we shouldn’t give him are complete trust.” AppleJack said making sure everypony understood her point.
“That doesn't seem very fair AppleJack.” Fluttershy said quietly.
“I agree with AppleJack! We don't know any thing about him!” Rainbow Dash said.
“I hate to agree with all of you but, you're right.” Rarity said not sure of her replay

I look back at Jack, who is peacefully sleeping. “I don't like it either” I said sadly.
“I'm going to go talk to him and see if I can learn some thing about his past.” I said as the others nodded their heads to agree with me.

I walked over to Jack, and started hearing music from the object on his head.
“Hey, Jack?” He didn't move, probably because he couldn't hear me.
I used my magic to remove it and he quickly looked at me, as I set it on his lap.

“Can I ask you something Jack?”
“Sure Twilight.” I was about to speak when his music interrupted me.
“You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round, Like a Record, Baby, Right Round, Round, Round!” Jack looked at me smiling, he quickly raised his eyebrows.
I felt my face heat up as I quickly looked away. “Never mind Jack! I'll ask some other time!”

Half way back to everypony I looked back to see Jack with the music back in his ears getting comfy to sleep. I felt my face heat up a little more. I looked back at my friends. They where all holding back a smile.
“WHAT!?” I yelled at them with my face getting hotter.

Rainbow Dash busted out laughing, as the rest soon followed.
“WHATS SO FUNNY!?” I yelled my face getting even hotter.
“They noticed the flirt Jack did to me and where laughing because of that!” I said to myself turning away to go to the other side of the cart.

I sat down looking away from my friends, my face burning now. “Oh, Come on Twilight!” I heard Rainbow Dash saying, while laughing.

After some time alone, My face cooled off from the embarrassment. And I started thinking about Jack.
I look over my shoulder to see his eyes slightly open.

After a moment his yes got wide throwing his music device off.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?!?!”
I look too see a pitch black creature with pure red eyes looking directly at Jack threw the window. It dashes to the back of the train as soon it prescience was notice.
“Come back here you son of a bitch!” I see Jack dash past me as fast as the creature.
I got up and followed as fast as I could.

I get to the caboose of the train to see a pitch black pony with Jack blocking its way out. It turned looking straight at me with pure evil red eyes. I stepped back as my heart began to race and I felt fear run through me. Jack dashes for it only to be kicked straight into the roof, quickly falling down. It attempted to jump over Jack as he reached to grab it pulling it back to the ground as it then kicked Jack in the head, I could easily see blood come out of his mouth as he landed in front of me.
Jack shot back up with incredible speed as he ran to the open door and stood there outside for a moment.

He took a couple steps back and closed the door. He walked to the sink and spit out blood. I walked over to see if he was okay, this is when my friends and the conductor walked in.
“What just happened!?” the conductor said with annoyance in his tone.
“Some form of shadow being attacked me!” He spit out more blood after saying this.
“Where is it then!?” the conductor said with fear in his voice now.
“It got away from the back door, after it bashed me in the face. I think it broke a tooth also.”
“I'll worn everypony about what happened and to keep an eye out.” The conductor said returning to his post.

I look back at Jack to see him reaching into his own mouth.
“Are you two alright?” AppleJack said with great concern.
I see Jack rip a tooth out of his own mouth with blood following, he threw it into the sink spitting blood again. I look at AppleJack.
“I'm fine, Jacks the one who got hurt.” I look back at him to see a black mark under his chin.
“What was that Jack?” I said trying to keep myself under control.
“I don't know. But it sure did know who I was or it would not have run away so desperately.”
He looked at me, I can see blood dripping from his lips. “But it sure as hell knows that I'm in this world!”
“Lets get you cleaned up Jack.” I pointed to the bed next to him.
After he sat down, and I began cleaning the blood and his bruise.

The last hour of the train ride was completely quite. But I quickly writ a letter to send to the Princess telling what just happened. After Spike sent the letter I can tell he was afraid, all of us where. But Jack wasn't, he was pacing around seeing if it would dare show itself again.

After the train stopped and we got out.
“None of you need to worry about the shadow being, It was only paying attention to me.” Jack said after we got off the train.
“How can you be so sure?” I said trying to control my fear.
“Because it talked to me.”
“What?” I said as I lost some control of my fear.
“Go home and sleep the night, I know Luna will be watching us.” I can tell everypony else felt a little safer after his words.

We all walked home together as it was almost dark.
“Umm, Pinkie Pie?” Fluttershy said. “Can I stay with you tonight?” she asked as we got to Sugar Cube Corner.
“Of course Fluttershy!” Pinkie said happily, but I can tell shes trying to hid her fear too.

After taking AppleJack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash home. We went to mine.
After walking in my home I tried to levitate a book to me I know would help at this moment, but Jack cached it before It got to me.
“You need to sleep Twilight. I'll deal with this alright?” He turned around to look at me, I could see great concern for me in his eyes.
“Okay Jack. Come on Spike, lets get some sleep.” Spike nodded and we went upstairs. Half way up I could see Jack with his head facing down and clenching the book, I then walked the rest of the way to my room.

I stood there for a moment not knowing what to do. I looked at the book to see what it was. “Dark Beings.” I walked to my room, half way I looked at the door that leads to Twilight’s room and paused.

I sat on my bed after putting the book next to the lamb after I threw my two packs to the ground. Staying motion less for a moment, I finally laid down, without my intention, I fell asleep.

“I'm going to kill you Reaper!” those words went threw my head all night in my dreams. What that shadow being said.

I lost more of my sanity that night.