Chapter 2
It had only been a few short years since Celestia and Luna had been crowned Princesses. As soon as Discord had been defeated and the lack of any ruler noted, their little ponies had basically shoved the crown onto their heads.
Of course, they also basically forced all of their responsibilities onto the sisters as well.
Celestia couldn't complain, though. It bothered her a bit that all of their worldly issues were her - and her sister's, of course - problem now, but the ponies need leaders. As the alicorn saviors of Equestria, what other choice was there?
Today in particular had been more concerning than usual. The local wildlife were noted as being more aggressive than they used to be, and a few farming ponies had even been injured. They were having a hard time growing food anyways, as something had been slowing growth of their apple trees for months now, and now seemed to have stopped growing at all. The investigation started as soon as it was reported, with no progress, and the ponies began talking of moving to a more fertile place. Princess Luna supported the idea, for establishing a new town would help the population issues. This castle wasn't really built for many more than the Princesses and their servants, after all.
The Royal Courtroom had nopony else to see after that, giving the sisters much time to worry about the future of their kingdom.
"Luna, hath thou heard news from Canterlot?"
"Nay, sister. We do hope 'twas from our architect, to tell us that it is fixed." Canterlot, home to the unicorns as soon as Equestria was founded, had been one of many places affected by Discord's reign. Repairs had been required, as was in every other major city, but the damage was more than significant. It hadn't been as easy to rebuild as Cloudsdale, either. However, some changes would be made to make it a more inviting place than ever before - including...
"Canterlot is not ready yet. We have heard that there shall be a dramatic new change, if we doth approve. Our architect would ask our opinion on having a castle built there."
Luna grinned, but the door to the throne room was opened before she could make a response.
A stallion in that so-familiar yellow armor entered the room. "Urgent report from the Royal Guard."
"We shall hear it," Celestia loudly declared. As the stallion turned to beckon in another guard, Luna nodded her head furiously in approval towards Celestia. They shared a smile.
The other guard began his report. "My partner and I were on patrol on the back of the garden when we heard screams and shouting. We reacted with all haste. The scene we happened upon was that of two ponies - one dead child and one dying father - and a fleeing unidentifiable creature." Needless to say, the Princesses were no longer smiling. "I decided to help take the stallion and corpse away whilst sending my partner to capture the assumed assailant. With some hesitance, he agreed. However, upon reaching the castle, I was nearly trampled as he ran past with a haste I have never seen from him before. He seemed to be heading towards Cloudsdale, his former place of residence, though it is my doubt that he intend to travel the full distance there."
The Princesses thought about the situation for a moment. They were doing well to hide their sorrow over the murdered child. "Continue," Luna said, her voice echoing through the room.
"The child was just now sent to the morgue to determine his cause of death. The stallion was taken to the hospital, and his injuries are not immediately apparent. His back legs no longer work, but there are no scratches or bruises or bites. The doctor claims that the attack may have been magical. Which brings me to describe the assailant." He paused for a moment to ensure he remembered everything correctly.
"The creature seemed to stand on two legs. It was over twice our height and wore purple clothing, notably a large purple cloak with a collar that blocked my view of the head. It could not have been a minotaur, for the legs were long and bent forward. I am afraid I do not have any more accurate information, for I only saw from the back. My view was much obscured by the aforementioned cloak."
"We cannot allow a possible murderer run loose," Luna announced. "We declare for a small platoon of guards to search for it. It shall be taken to the dungeon." Celestia added, "From there, we shall decide what is to be done. We also require more details from our living victim, so we might know what else we might expect. Thou art dismissed."
The door was already open, and a third guard bumped into the second as he entered. "If I might say, your Highness's, a search is unnecessary. The creature of description hath made entry to the castle, along with another of sinister appearance."
- Zero's POV -
The entire thing felt like a dream. I occasionally pinched myself, or pointed impossibilities out to myself (which basically encompassed everything), but I never did wake up or even lucidity. I decided to accept it when I unsuccessfully willed myself to fly.
Dave, on the other hand, didn't even question it. We walked in to the castle as I gave out orders to all the guards - the same order every time, "You cannot see us." - and Dave just sort of kept going.
The entrance was an enormous hall lined with pillars. Several doors led out, and there was a large staircase at the end. There were around eight guards in there, and a couple of funny-looking maid ponies. Dave didn't even help me as I grabbed each guard one at a time, forced eye contact, and gave my command. He just stood still in the middle of the room for a few seconds before walking right up the stairs. By the time I had the last guard controlled (I ignored the maids), he was out of sight down a hallway upstairs and to the left. I ran over to reach him.
There were guards clutching his legs and arms, shouting for him to stop and come with them instead. He didn't care at all. He pretended not to notice them, and he wasn't slowed that much by them. I once again grabbed each guard and gave my command, and once more, he just walked forward. It was starting to piss me off.
Well, a minute later, we reached a door at one end of a branching hallway. The guards all around us were panicking because they knew we were here but they couldn't see us. They did their best to listen to our footsteps, but their own shouts and running about masked our sounds. In short, they were pretty terrible guards. Anyhow, Dave threw open the door, letting every guard looking for us know where we were headed, and I quickly ran in behind him and held it shut. An army of four-legged guards versus someone as physically unfit as I was had only one conclusion. My frustration reaching undiagnosable levels, I called out, "Would you PLEASE do SOMETHING!?"
Dave looked at me, at the door, and back at the enormous library we were in.
"You've got this," he stated. I was not amused.
The door burst open and I jumped to the right to avoid getting stomped to death. All of the guards looked around, searching for us. Dave scanned the shelves and searched the area. I saw him find a section that he liked. I let him do his thing, but I was about one step away from commanding him to jump out of the window. A new wave of guards came in from down the hallway. "In here, in here!" the present ones shouted, and some ten-to-fifteen guards stormed into the room. I couldn't get them one at a time anymore, and I was knocking my head back and forth for a solution... and I got one.
With a wide sweep of my cape, I closed my visor and ran into the middle of the room. I stood on a table, flourishing again to look down upon the newcomers. Appearance was everything, and I absolutely had to get their attention. I took a deep breath, and hoped I didn't screw up.
"You!" I shouted. "You are all puny, powerless beings. Individually, you are all insignificant. As a whole... still utterly worthless." I fished around in my head, wondering what I could say next to keep their attention. It was an empire, wasn't it? And I knew they had princesses. I got an idea of what to say next, so I quickly spat out, "You must understand what power is - the only true power, the power of the heart. The desire to change inspires strength through determination, and change is my only desire!" I pulled that right out of my ass. I threw my cape behind me dramatically, and was very glad to see that all of the guards who could see me were looking right at me. My visor opened on one side, revealing my Geass. "I am Zero, and I command you all to remove the princesses from the throne, now!"
The power of my mind control took every one of them, except for the ones who thought I was invisible. Not only because they couldn't see me, mind you, but because there is a rule that prevents giving more than one command to any single person. Being a fan of Code Geass, of course I knew that.
At any rate, it turned out better than I expected. Every guard that could had looked into my eye, and they all hastily left the room, leaving just the ones who couldn't see us behind. They lunged at the table I stood on, and I leaped off and backed up. I bumped into my brother, nearly making him drop the stack of books he decided on. Wordlessly, he took my shoulder and began walking out with me in tow. As we moved slowly and quietly, none of them noticed us leave as they tore the room apart.
- Celestia's POV -
I... didn't really know what to think about this.
The mass of guards I had sent to deal with the intruders came storming in my throne room. I was alarmed, and even more so when they went directly to my sister and I and lifted us into the air.
And then, quite gently, they sat us down on the floor.
I didn't really know what to think about this.
It would seem that they didn't either, as they awkwardly shuffled on their hooves and looked towards the ground.
After a long, awkward silence, Luna nearly shouted, "What is the meaning of this?!"
The guards shuffled around, none of them having an answer. Soon, one guard was shoved to the front by his companions. Attention on him, he had no choice but to answer.
"I'm not sure, your Highness. My memory is quite hazy. One minute, we were with the intruders, but now, I know not what to make of this scene."
"'Tis the same for me as well," spoke another guard. All of them murmured agreement.
"'Twas quite rude! We demand a detailed explanation," Luna calmly shouted as she got back onto her throne. She was always louder than I. "What exactly transpired?"
"We encountered them in the library, where the one in armor gathered books." That action confused me.
"Books?" I wondered. "What books was it interested in?"
"History, I believe, and geography. 'Twould suggest that they are strangers."
"Indeed," mused Luna. "And the other one?"
"It stood upon a table, and... hmm..." The guard scratched his head, but another had his back.
"It made a speech, I believe. It said it's name was Zero. And it spoke of... Hmm. Significance, I think."
None of the guards had any memory of what happened afterwards.
"We have yet to see them," I said, "and we are quite curious. Since thou hath trouble detaining them, we wish for you to escort us to them instead."
Another guard came in. It was beginning to get quite crowded. "The one called Zero made it so that most of us cannot see him. However, the staff reports that they have left the castle."
"Then we shall follow. Guards, let us find them." They all saluted their solar diarch, and lead her off to search for the intruders.
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Orange is nice to have around isn't it?
It makes trips to the library so much easier
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Maybe, but then again...MAYBE NOT!
4024153 Personally, I think that would be awesome.
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Perhaps we can get it then if we work together?
Translation: What's wrong?
4024819 I just feel a little confused reading this; like I get a feeling of incompletion and uncertainty. Sure, the fic has just started, they've been in Equestria for only a fraction of an hour (do correct me if I'm wrong on that
) and it's highly unlikely they will go on a spree of evil just like that, no?
But what sets them off, is what I wonder-- what awakes the feeling of conquest and hunger for enslaving ponykind? We got a guy inherenting the powers of the Lich King, one of the evilest characters in fiction; it's just that you would think he'd get a few ideas into his head with the corrupting/ensnaring powers of Frostmourne and the Helmet of Domination (in complete contradictory to my previous statement, by the bye, but hey..). And... some guy from an anime I've never really heard of, but I'm sure he's evil.
Believe me, I want to track this but the feeling of uncertainty is still present. Do they become evil over time or will events force them to resolve to wickedness?
Anyway, that aside, judging by the fact it's still in Equestria's days of yore but still has the mane six character tag I suspect the time of Dave and Frank's misadventures of malevolence will lead them to being imprisoned, i.e. encased in solid stone for the next millenium?
I don't really know what's stopping me from tracking this fic considering I really like the idea of the Lich King in Equestria (save for that shitty WoW fic that gets featured once in a while) and the undead; but I don't really feel it just yet, if that makes sense.
(I'm tired, so naturally I'm rambling.
Sorry. 
)
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To be fair, Froustmourne doesn't corrupt, that was mainly the soul of the previous Lich King, all it really does it make you go from good, to neutral, to evil, to undead. At least from what I found out. Zero wasn't really evil, he was fighting for a good cause, but his methods were evil most of the time. They will eventually become evil, through a certain act or over time I'm not telling~
4026071 nice hey are you going to throw in some stuff to pay homage to the better geass abridged series or are we staying cannon also is zero gonna give the suzaku command or the euphimia jest(my term for the accidental geassing of euphy.)
4026071 also xemnas.
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Staying mostly cannon, and as for the other questions....not telling!
4026366 to quote dgs "damn it shirley!"(this is pretty much his running thing until*spoiler spoiler spoiler with a spoon*
"Remove from the throne." *places them on floor* Thank goodness for literal interpritations.
Well, that was interesting.
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He didn't put any points into intelligence, that's why he has low mana. :P
4026071 Well sure, else you'd be killing the suspense. But yeah, that's pretty much how Frostmourne works.
4029799 NOOB! Death Knights don't use mana!
On another note: Step one to catch a invisible foe, put down a banana... There's no step two.
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4034094 The Grass power is as simple as 'look them in the eyes and give them an order' The reason that they just went with it is because they KNOW they are not crazy, because they can use their powers, and Dave doesn't really believe the voice in his head, so he thinks 'why not' when he is asked to use the spell at the convention, then when they wake up in Equestria, they figure 'why not?' Also the voice is corrupting Dave slowly.....
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Well, considering how ponies are bad with weapons, and how heavy the armor is, against physical attacks he's pretty safe, against magical he stands a chance if he's smart and fast enough to cast a spell or dodge he should be good, but if they catch him off guard, or if they do so something to slow him he's not gonna last very long.
4034223 Hehehe, you said grass!
But okey, in the series Zero did learn it immediately, only he wasn't sure exactly what the limits were, this guy however has no such weaknesses.
But okey, you make a good argument I suppose. I always did like realistic'. Now the the question stands: When the LK becomes fully corrupted, will Zero still be his friend, better yet will he still be his brother? Or will he leave him? That is the question... Not. My question is this: Is the LK as big as he was in the game? Seriously, he was f@&/ing HUGE! Because if he is that big then he don't even need any sword or spell: all he has to do is to take a wrong step and- whoops! I have a dead pony under my boot!
I look forward to the next chapter, good luck and have a nice day/night!
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He's the size of a normal human, if anything he's slightly bigger due to the increases muscules and how big the armor is. And the LK will still know Zero is his brother.Â
4037939 Okay, just checking. And I was being a little, let's say poetic. I didn't mean LK, I meant Zero: Will his brothers actions affect Zero's judgment and/or opinion of LK to the point where he stop thinking of him as a brother?
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That I'm not telling.
4038091 What if I say please?
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Hmmmm...Maybe just a small hi- NO!
4038354 What if I said, pretty please?
JK.
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Oh yeah, i forgot the Geass can take effect more then once...I'll fix that right away!
My God this if freaking brilliant
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Yes I know that is not Arthas
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That's right, cry ponies. Crie
More plz
4034194 they do in the warcraft series.
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Top left corner is Arthas.
4034260 rather redundant though, considering that that's what he has ghouls for. I'm hoping we get an appearance from an abomination or two. Those always were my favorite in WC3. =3
so, he has both eyes Geassed, but he's still under the rules of the single Geass? makes less sense when i think about it... please explain.
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He only has the single eye Geass...I must of messed up my writing somewhere...Oh well, it's a good thing i guess, i've been planning a rewrite.
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you didn't mess anything up. when he's flipping his slot open and closed, calling it "like blinking", you say that he has two slots, one over each eye, which made me think he had both. i just kinda assumed.
LELOUCH VI BRITANNIA COMMANNDS YOU
My sides became mobile after that...
This is good, plz moar.
Thank you for showing me a new anime I haven't finished it yet but I started last night and have been watching it nonstop on ep 20 now only have to take a break for fear of my mom finding me awake at 7am I plan to be done by 10 30 am
This is awesome, cant wait for more
I truly can not wait to see the next chapter. Keep the good work up.
'LeCrotch'
What the fuck kind of name is that?
4704003 When is the next chapter coming out?
*poke*
7686539 I think it's dead try poking it with a cattle prod maybe that will make it react.
*sets stick on fire and pokes again*
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GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASP
8082934 it lives!
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Yes, I am infact alive and Shall forever be until the day I do die, however.
Know that I may, or may not, possibly maybe, be thinking of continuing both this with a re-write of a few parts.
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IT'S ALIVE!!! ITS ALIVE!!!! HAAHAHAHHAHAHA