The Guardian

by shadeofthenight

Lost in Translation

“No sign of any heroes, if we’re going to do it, we need to do it now.”

“Hmph. Very well, draw out the circle while I prepare the spell components.”

“Alright.”

“Hey what’s that noise?”

“-zinthos!!”

“We’ve been caught!”

“Quickly! Use the binding spell to merge us!”

“Krrlan-Gah!”

“You fool! You know not what you have done!”

“As long as it stops you, then I think I’ll be fine.”

“No! You don’t understand! You have just unleashed the-Urgh!”

“…We’re done….”

“….”

“….”

YOU ARE COMPATIBLE!

“Wha-?!”

……..

“Ugh, where am I? Is that- SHIT!”

“YOU CANNOT DEFY THE WILL OF-“

BUZZZZZZZ!

“The hell? Where’s my magic? Why can I suddenly control ice?”

“Azarketh! Thank the divines you are here! The Multiverse center is in danger!”

“Who is Azarketh?”

“What?!”

“My name…is Avalanche, not Azarketh.”

Avalanche awoke slowly, aware that there was a bright light in his eyes. Annoyed, he swatted at it with his hand. There was a grunt, followed by a loud CRASH! Avalanche sat right up, and found the purple hybrid sprawled on the floor, rubbing its head with a hoof. He shook his head and got up, once again banging his head against the low ceiling. That was when he got a good look at his surroundings.

He was in what looked like some sort of lab. Primitive machines and wirings dotted the walls. The walls were made of wood with bits of metal thrown in. The only lights were coming from the machines, and the door at the northern end of the room which was connected by a very small flight of stairs.

Avalanche turned his attention back to the purple hybrid, who was looking at him with its abnormally large eyes in a mixture of curiosity and irritation. A large bruise was forming on its face. Though he would never admit this out loud, the hybrid looked absolutely adorable. Briefly, Avalanche wondered where the other two were, but it was pushed out of his mind as, much to his shock, the hybrid held a book up to his face, using a transparent purple aura. The book was filled with strange symbols and weird drawings. So naturally, he pushed it aside. Once again, the unicorn/pegasi hybrid pushed it back to its face. Getting slightly annoyed, he pushed it again, this time coating it in a thin layer of frost. The hybrid huffed then gestured to the now frozen symbols, then to its mouth.

“You’re trying to see if I recognize any of them.” Avalanche mused, staring at the cover with more interest. Unfortunately, he only recognize one thing. He pointed with a finger at the frost covered letter Z. The hybrid looked at the letter, then appeared to have zoned out with an expression of reluctance and anger, like it was debating about something. Avalanched raised an eyebrow, then sat down, sighing. The purple hybrid seemed to fume for a few seconds, before it turned around and left. Avalanche sighed again, now having the time to replay his vivid dream in his head. What did those voices mean? Why did it hurt so much just to think about it? It’s like something else was inside, trying to pull itself out. Avalanche winced as another lance of pain seared through his head. Azarkath….Magic. He thought, it sounds so familiar….Does it mean somthing?

Celestia

“So you invaded its mind without its consent Luna?” Celestia sighed,.

Luna nodded.”Yes I did, and now I do not regret that decision anymore.”

Celestia gave her a hard look,” Really? Why not?”

“’I gazed into its world Celestia, and now I can safely say that your crazy plan should work….However, measures should be taken first.”

“Really?” Celestia inquired, curious,” What did you see?”

Luna hesitated,” Conflict sister. A world of conflict that this creature came from. “

“Hold on, it’s from a different world?” Celestia asked, a little surprised.

Luna nodded,”Yes, and it is involved in a never ending struggle between good and evil with innocents caught in between the two.”

“Which side is it on?” Celestia asked, growing alarmed.

Luna smiled,” Fret not sister, it is allied to the side of good. Unlike some of it’s “

“Then how does it fight?”

“By using its own innate affinity for magic to fight others, and it is not the only one that does the same where it comes from”

“How so?”

“The only thing that I have seen is strange sort of gold helmet, and a strange golden rope.”

“Intriguing. I must be honest with you, but I think that you took its dreams a little too literally.”

“What?”

“Well you say that it has different abilities, yet you and I both saw what it was capable of yesterday. I find it hard to believe that it has a different power. “ Celestia snorted.

Luna’s eyes narrowed, “Well then, if you had been paying attention sister, you would have known that I had said certain steps should be taken.”

Celestia glared at the younger allicorn, not liking her tone, but noting she did have a point.

“What steps?” She asked.

Luna paused,” I…I am not entirely sure, I was ejected from the biped’s dream before I could find out more. Tell me, how versed are you in separating entities?”

Celestia raised an eyebrow,”Why?”

Twilight

Twilight was not in a good mood.
First she had only gotten four hours of sleep after arriving in Ponyville. Second, she was still reeling the being hit by the biped. Third, now she would have to talk to Ponyville’s resident crazy. Twilight briskly rubbed her head. It still stung like crazy, but at least the swelling had went down. Twilight sighed, trotting out of her house, bracing herself for what she was about to do.

“Your majesty?” A voice from her left jerked her out of her thoughts. The unicorn guard Swift Bolt stood just outside her door. A slightly stained bandage was present over her neck.

“How are you doing?” Twilight asked, concerned as the unicorn trotted over to stand next to her.
Swift Bolt rubbed the bandage, “Better than yesterday. The rest of the team should be here tomorrow. That way we can contain that beast in your basement better.”

Twilight huffed,”It’s not a mindless drone you know.”

Swift Bolt rolled her eyes a bit,” If you say so your majesty. However, if it makes an attempt on you, I’ll kill it without a second thought.”

Now it was time for Twilight to roll her eyes,” I don’t think that you would be even to touch it. Even Princess Celestia had trouble with it.”

Swift Bolt’s eyes widened as the two continued towards the more isolated part of Ponyville.

“So where are we going?” Swift Bolt asked, getting over her momentary silence.

“To the last pony I ever thought I would go to for information.”

A tan Earth Pony with a mixed purple mane stood outside of the small house, setting out a small potted plant. Next to her, was a mint green unicorn with big yellow eyes.

“Lyra.”

“Good morning Princess Twilight, how may I help you.” Lyra asked bowing slightly before her, Bon Bon following suit.

“I…I need your help with something Lyra.” Twilight stammered, forcing the words out.

“What may I help you with?” Lyra asked, curious. A thin smile played out on her face.

“I hear you are fluent in ancient human dialects.”

Celestia

Celestia frowned as she prepared her spell. While she trusted her sister, she wanted to see it for herself. Currently the biped was sitting down, its head clutched in its weird appendages. Judging from its tightened expression, it was in pain. Concern for the creature rose, making Celestia question whether or not she would invade his mind. Reluctantly, she decided it was best, as it might unlock a clue to this creature’s home and language. Taking a deep breath, she lowered her horn. Currently, she was standing invisible behind the creature. She gently tapped it on the head, the spell activating. Immediately, her mind was sucked into the biped’s mind.

At first, Celestia could only see darkness, but her vision adjusted, and she saw that she was standing in some form of an enormous structure, with no lights present. Cautiously, she took a step forward, tuning into her magical senses. There were a couple of things here. One felt like it was being forcibly suppressed. The other felt…malevolent, powerful. Honing in her magic towards the suppressed force, guiding her forward. Eventually, as she went forward, a small light was seen. Hurrying towards it, Celestia cast a defensive spell just in case whatever was there was hostile. As she trotted over towards it, her magical senses informed her of a dangerous presence behind her, gaining. Breaking into a full gallop, Celestia passed through the light-

And into a much brighter environment. Celestia looked around, noting the same style of structure as the one she had just fled from, except this was brightly lit, and strange symbols decorated the room. In the middle, was a biped. It was dressed in heavy armor, tis face obscured by a bluish black mask, with two small slits for the eyes. Its eyes glowed a shade of yellow as it turned towards her. It had wings, made of metal and some sort of energy, which matched its armor in color. Celestia shuddered as she could feel magical energy emanating off of it. It stared at her with its sad yellow eyes as the passage she had just come through shuddered and flickered a bit. Celestia gasped as she felt the magical energy emanating from the biped vanish, only to reappear a few seconds later, but weaker. The biped said something, but the pleading in its tone was clear.

It needs help. Celestia thought, looking at the creature with sympathy. She nodded her head once, hoping to get the message across. It did. The biped nodded and waved its hand, magic glowing across the strange appendage. Then Celestia’s vision went black.

Celestia came to in her room in the Canterlot Palace. Quickly, she rose, teleporting into the Royal Library, getting ready to prepare her spell. At the same time, she also wanted to know how in the Nine Hells that the biped managed to teleport her back to her room. Using her magic, Celestia grabbed all the spellbooks that pertained to fusing objects together.

This is gonna’ take a while. However, if I succeed, then my plan to keep Twilight safe should work. Celestia mused, opening up the first spellbook to read.

Author's Note:

Sorry this is late, and short. I've been getting emails complaining about my superhero. Notice the cover change. But is my superhero Marvel or DC

Comments

[MuzaWaza]

Human tag?

[Blue Spark]

What's this a crossover of???

[John Tannius]

The Doctor Fate/Wonder Woman reference was subtle but obvious to a true DC fan. Also I think I caught a reference to Raven from the Titans.