Chapter 16: A Visitor in the Tree
I almost fell of my branch when I realized it was here.
“Who the hell are you?!” I exclaimed.
And when the hell did you get up in this tree?!
“I apologized if I frightened you with my sudden appearance. I assure you I mean no harm,” She (I think) said, “As for who I am,” She stretched out a hoof, pointing to the stars in front of us, “I am Princess Luna, ruler of the night sky.”
Riiiiiight… In reality, I though it was total bullshit, but I wasn’t looking for a fight right now. I kept my opinion to myself and let her continue.
“Do you not believe me?”
Dammit, she saw it on my face. “What, no, I’m just… tired is all.” I waited a second to see her reaction, she seemed to believe me. “What do you want anyway? Don’t you ponies have houses or some better place to sleep. ‘cause I doubt you’re here for this view.” I used a thumb to point at dark sky.
“You are correct,” She replied, “In truth; I came here hoping to ask you a few questions.”
That was odd to me. I’m no scientist or teacher or all that smart to begin with. Why would she come all the way here to ask me questions? Why not go to a library or something. My already thin trust in this stranger shrunk even more. I asked her, “What kind of questions?”
“Well,” She put a hoof to her chin, taking a moment to best phrase her sentence, “Questions about your world.”
It was surprising to say the least, “What do you know about the ‘my world’?”
“Well, you see, as princess of the night, one of my unique magical abilities, and one my duties, is entering the dreams of other ponies. I can watch them and interfere if necessary. And, believe it or not, during a night’s rest, a pony will have several dreams during the night. The first few dreams a pony will have are actually memories, and are the reason why those extra dreams are never remembered. But my powers are not limited to pony kind.”
The navy blue pony seemed to creep closer to me, “I have seen your dreams and you memories. I’ve seem much of the human world, but I know not of what I saw. What I have observed has left me with both disgust and awe, but curiosity has led me here still,” She pulled back to her original spot, “I was hoping you could elaborate these scenes.”
For a moment, I leaned back on my branch, pondering a bit at the offer. I quickly realized I hadn’t much else planned for the night and I wasn’t all that tired at all. So I concluded and said, “Meh, why not?” I sat up, now more intrigued at the idea and while playfully mimicking her speech patterns, said, “What alien scenes do you wish me to describe?”
“Well… I watched as an unmoving, metal dragon with a small tale made up of flame, screech across the sky at unbelievable scenes. It would make the oddest roar as dozens of flashes are sent to the ground below, bringing destruction to a city full of creatures… many of them just like you.”
“It sounds like a jet to me.”
“Is that what it’s called? Anyway, that city was made up of gigantic towers of metal and glass, as well as many smaller, stone buildings. Some of the towers held onto life despite huge scars that bled fire, but others had already fallen, adding to the destruction that flooded the streets below.”
I listened completely astounded; I would’ve never guessed she would’ve known such detail.
“The streets were filled with these many alien, metal beasts, diverse in so many ways, some crawled on the ground and others flew in the air, but all of them seemed to share a similar thirst for utter destruction. And among them were creatures just like you. They were all covered in nearly every in of their bodies with armor. Some even wore masks, making them only distinguishable from their foes. There seemed to be two factions fighting in that city; one wore gray armor and the other wore a light green. The way they fought was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Each warrior held with them some kind of devise that would expel a flash of light, the sound of thunder, and invisible death. The warriors from either side would fall and die quite a distant from the nearest foe. It was a form of warfare I have never seen in my long life.”
I took the pause she made as a cue to start explaining, “Well, sounds like a typical battle to me. I don’t know how you horses fight, but I haven’t seen anything that would suggest it be like humans. Hmm,” I took a moment to ponder and decide what to say next, “I guess one could say much of our history is written in blood. In retrospect, we are very violent. We’ve had wars for every reason, and with each war, every side looks for a new way to defeat their enemies, and with that, somewhat ironically, we grow as a species. War and destruction is the one thing we’re so terrifyingly good at. We can spend generations creating grand and breathtaking cities,” I briefly paused, remembering the infamous end of the last world war.
”And destroy them in the blink of an eye.” She said, finishing my sentence.
“Yeah…” My eyes squinted and my head tilted, now looking at her with nervous curiosity, “How did you know?”
She turned her head, looking downward, as if a bit embarrassed by her own answer, “It's just how my sister had described you humans.”
“Your sister?”
“You’ve met her before. Her name is Celestia. She’s the Princess of the sun,” She seemed to use her muzzle to point at my right arm, “and the pony who gave you that scar.”
Her sister? I thought to myself; The sister of that white horse bitch? I looked at my scar and back at the pony. My fist clenched as my nervousness was evaporated and replaced by passive hate and anger. I asked her again, “What the hell do you really want?”
She seemed to make a small, devilish smirk, “If you’re so inclined to know, I’ll show you.”
Suddenly, her horn glowed. I raised my arm just in time to block a sudden burst of energy, but it didn’t make a difference. The energy, or spell, or whatever you want to call it quickly swam around my head before imbedding itself within my skull and brain. A sudden and powerful wave of fatigue washed over me. I felt my arms, legs, and the rest of my body seemingly disconnect from myself. I couldn’t move anything let alone keep myself balance in a tree.
I fell between the branches as gravity so helpfully brought me to the ground and likely a skull shattering root. For a moment, I was falling head-first and truly thought it would be the end of me. Without any real thought at all, ancient functions within my mind suddenly brought my arms back to life and pulled them over my head. I shut my eyes and braced every muscle I could for the impact.
But there was no impact. I slowly opened my eyes to find myself suspended in the air and covered in a grayish-blue aura. The blue pony flapped its wings as it slowly descended and landed. The recent fall cured me of my fatigue, but try as I might, I could not stop the pony from filling me with it again.
My body fell limp again and this time my senses seemed to disconnect from the world around me. I could barely see myself softly placed on the ground. The last thing I hear was a lulling sweet voice that said, “Sleep now, my little human, you’ll need it for tomorrow.”
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read up to third chapter.............. that earth pony would have gotten himself up on seconds. ultimately it is fact that earth ponies are not without powers. inhuman strength an endurance. he would have at least needed to hit him with a mace.
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Ok, I will admit that, like most media articles in the world, this story has its physics breaking moments....
but I do want point out that I think you are exaggerating the amount of said physics breaking. While earth ponies would undoubtedly have more muscular strength than a human, I don't think one of their abilities include an immunity to concusion.
Secondly, the head of a most equines, is actually a weaker point in its anatomy. The size of the neck is quite deceptive, and despite what you may have seen on TV, I've seen from experience that the simple weight of a child could prevent a horse from rearing up, assuming he/she could maintain a good grip.
Third, a horse's, and presumably Celestia's knee are just as easily broken in as a human's. While yes, the join is in fact stronger than our own, said strength is nullified by the fact that a horse's leg must constantly support much more weight.
While I do respect the fact that you have a different opinion, I for one think that you have made a mistake in judgment by assuming that raw strength contributes to damage resistance. In reality, strength will contribute to size and force output. While strength is an important factor in any combat, you skin won't get much tougher.
I think this demonstrates why in reality, a person with Luna's powers would not be someone I like. The violation of self and privacy that comes from entering someone's dreams bothers me a lot. Then she just knocks him out with the suggestion that she's going to kidnap him and bring him somewhere against his will. I wonder who has done worse, the man who has at most made threats and defended himself and others when attacked, or the ponies who seem out for blood without a legitimate trial (no way was that jury even close to unbiased).
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I wouldn't pay any mind to lordofmyth, that dude is notorious for arguing for pony superiority in every HiE where, God forbid, the ponies are not OP
4490921 problems with that theory is that an earth pony's body is capable of witshtanding its own immense strength. maud pie can shatter stones without damaging her hooves or joints. pinkie pie seems also capable of shattering stone albeit when we see her try she is at a bad angle. and applejack can uproot treets. a joint may be more vulnerable but i doubt it would be a breakable under human strength.
i am not talking abou phsyics breaking more than the fact a human could not generate the strength needed. now if it were the pones from G1 it would go without saying, cause most of them HAD no powers.
PLEASE make luna bring him to canterlot! She's still a princess and has royal duties so she HAS to.
Anyway, I LOVED this chapter. Finally a chapter with no fighting in it.
Congratulations, you've piqued my interest and I'll give this story a read
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Lol, glad you noticed. I tried looking for HIE fics the other day, and I realized a tag like that was a bit nessessary
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Ahhhhaahahha Hahahahahhahahhhahha
No.......