Neophyte

by Blitzer Sparks

Mission One Ch. 9

"Hi Keith wanna play a game?" Pinkie Pie asked Keith while jumping up and down on his stomach. Keith is currently at Rarity's getting some much needed R&R before his first ever mission.

------Flashback------

Keith had just woken up from over excessive energy use in the Canterlot Hospital, and was unpleasant to see that he was naked, again. "Ah Keith, it's good to know that your awake, now I have a surprise for you" Celestia sang in a cheerful mood

"I swear to... Are you the technical god of Equestria?"

"Yes"

"I swear to the mother of you that if you say Pinkie Pie I'll kill you, if you say aspirin I'll kiss you because I have a mind splitting headache right now"

"I do have have some pain medicine for you, and I'll pass on the kiss"

"Thank Celes..." Keith stared at Celestia who stared right back "Thank Luna, If actually kissed you there would be no end to the pain and suffering that would come from that. Now give me the pain reliever shit you call medicine." Keith grabbed the presented pills, which was three, and downed all of them at once

"Would you like some water with those pills?" Celestia asked curiously

"Well considering I haven't had water or food for who knows how long... Give me" Keith downed the glass of water that had also been presented "oh shit Match, Frost, Dusk"

Keith's pets appeared I front of him "Yes Master/Sir" all three responded in sync

"Okay first off weird, second of all you all need a break and some food. Sorry I'm use to not eating for weeks at a time so food slipped the mind. You all go to the Everfree Forest and hunt you some food"

"No thank you but were all fine Master" Frost said

"Bullshit, Match I know for a fact you need meat everyday, Frost I Know that you need meat in your diet, and I'm pretty fucking sure you eat meat Dusk"

"True" they all said I'm sync

"Now get going before you all starve too" Keith watch his three pets fly through the open window towards the Everfree.

"Now that, that's out of the way time for your first mission"

"Mission?"

"Yes mission, you mission is to escort Twilight from Ponyville to the old castle in the Everfree and escort her back safely, you team will consist of Lieutenant Ace, Lieutenant Time, and Private Precise. I suggest you go get some rest in Ponyville before you set out and take the Lieutenants with you, they are starting to give me a headache."

"Understood, by the way do you have any clothes for me, mine seem to keep on being eradicated"

"You have you necklace, use it, what am I your mother?" Celestia strutted

"Well you are the daughter of the creator of this world so technically your my aunt"

"What"

"Nothing, blast me with some magic please"

"Alright but if you die don't blame me"

"Damn you saw through my scheme" Celestia then blasted Keith with raw magic which the necklace absorbed. The necklace formed a white tee shirt, white basketball shorts, white socks, and a white pair of running shoes on Keith. Keith picked up a mirror and checked himself out "yup still sexy, alright thank, bye Celestia, tell Luna I said good morning" and with that Keith jumped out the window.

Keith felt the wind rush by his face as he free fell, slowly Keith spread out his wings and started to fly to Ponyville.

---------Flashback end---------

"Pinkie Pie I'm sorry but no I'm tired and I still have a headache and the my first mission is in…" Keith looked at the clock on the wall, it is 10:00 pm "in an hour so please for the… fuck … I said no, so no, now let me sleep, wake me in an hour though, please"

"Okie Dokie Loki" Pinkie Pie said then exploded into confetti and was gone

"Fucking Pinkie Logic" Keith swore then fell back asleep

An hour passed and as Pinkie Pie is she kept to her word "WAKE UP SLEEPY HEAD!" Pinkie Pie yelled into Keith's ear

"Pinkie what the fuck!? If your trying to wake me up you gotta do better than whisper in my ear"

"Umm what… but it's time for your thingy, whatever it was"

"Thanks" Keith jumped out of the window and took off to the beginning of the trail that led to the old castle

-------the trail-------

"Hi Twilight how is your night going?" Ranger asked as Time, Ace, and herself arrived

"Pretty good except for the fact Keith is late" Twilight responded obviously annoyed

"Hey guys sorry I'm late but I had to pick someone up" Keith Keith crashed into the ground from the air and put two fingers in his mouth and whistled. All of a sudden a huge manticore came rushing at Keith from behind a building, tackle Keith, and lick him affectionately "Calm down Tom, Were on a schedule, Kneel" Tom obeyed "everypony on"

Ranger hopped on, then Ace, then Time, then Twilight "Umm Keith are you sure this is safe" Twilight asked holding onto the manticore for dear life even though it wasn't moving

"Twilight… have I… Keith… ever been know to be safe?"

"Well how should I know"

"Exactly, No, YA Tom" Keith tapped his heels on Tom and they were off. About half way into their ride Keith noticed something of a blue glint off in the distance "Woah" Tom came to a complete stop "Match, anything on thermal"

"Negative Sir" Match spoke

"Frost anything on Night vision"

"Afraid so Master, a cloud of smoke seems to be coming this way at an increasingly fast pace, estimated arrival time 30 seconds" Frost warned

"Dusk can you determine what the fuck that thing is?"

"Yes I can, it's a shadowy mass like creature made of pure hatred, almost, almost like a nightmare" Dusk finished

Just then it clicked "Nightmare… Oh shit" Keith's eyes went wide as a familiar black black blob with two blue slitted eyes stopped before Keith and the others

"Well well what do we have here" Nightmare said to itself "Seems as though we have some trespassers. What do we do with trespassers? Simple we kill them and take there dreams and turn them into NIGHTMARES" Nightmare spoke with three separate voices into one voice "Ah it also seems as though we have the one who eluded us the first time because of those accursed elements"

"Enough talk, what do you want, you bucking blob" Ace demanded

"All of you" Nightmare then in all it gelatinous gunk splashed onto Twilight, Ranger, Ace, Time, and Keith yet it purposely avoided Tom for whatever reason and instead pinned him to the ground. Now all of them were floating inside the blob. Then the next thing each of them knew, Twilight was in Canterlot. Ace was in Foal school. Time was in a empty void that had lost time and was just space. Ranger was in a mansion inside her room as her younger self. And Keith was in a dark dull depressing room with a light shining in his face, as Keith tried to move the light his arms were pinned down and strapped to his sides, and his legs were strapped down as well

------Canterlot------

"How did I end up here?" Twilight asked

"Relax and allow me to help"

"Who was that!?" Twilight shouted to the empty streets

"Precisely "WHO" I am logic, the strongest form of you" Logic then formed into an almost exact copy of Twilight, the almost happened to be a darker coat than hers, and deep dark black eyes "allow me to help you, with me, we can escape" Logic whispered in Twilight's ear

"No my friends need me... I need to get to them"

"Ah but Twilight my dear use my power and let us escape this nightmare"

"There is no nightmare here Logic"

"Fine then I guess I'll let the nightmare go now" Logic faded out and before Twilight the town of Canterlot burst into a flames, but what caught Twilight's attention is two ponies that were slowly crawling towards her on fire

"MOM, DAD" Twilight tried to run to them but before she could her parents skin melted from their bodies and withered into ash. Twilight approached the ashes and started to cry "Make it stop, make it stop, MAKE IT STOP!!!" Twilight shouted

"As you wish, allow logic into your mind where you're emotions will cease to exist"

"Fine, JUST MAKE IT STOP!!!" The world faded around Twilight

------Everfree Forest------

Twilight awoke and shook her head to dislodge her confusion "My observation leads me to believe that I am in the Everfree" Twilight spoke in a monotone voice

------Foal School------

"Mrs. Blossom, Ace started it" a young bat pony foal told the school nurse who was currently cleaning a cut on the boy's head

"That is so not true. You started it you piece of shit!" A young Ace yelled at Ghoul (the bat pony)

"That is enough of both of you, Ace you watch your tongue young man, and as for you Ghoul I'm calling your parents for starting this whole thing"

"What do you mean, I didn't do anything he is the one who..." Ghoul was cut off

"Quiet." Ghoul's mouth instantly shut out of fear for disrespecting the nurse " now I saw the whole thing unfold. Ghoul you started it by mocking Ace because his lack of parents. Then, Ace you bucked Ghoul here quite hard right in the noggin. Then not only did you give him a concussion , but you also gave him a cracked skull"

"Umm Mrs. Blossom what will happen to..." Ghoul started but then fell with blood now gushing from where Ace had kicked

"Ghoul!" Ace shouted and ran over to the Foal while the nurse just sat there and watch "Ghoul, Ghoul, GHOUL!!!" Ace shouted. Then the nurse spoke

"Your first time killing another, I presume?"

"W-Who are you?" Ace asked

"Why little ole me, Why I am your Sorrow, and Regret, I am Depression, and by only through depression can you escape"

"Escape? Escape what, I have nothing to run from"

"Ah but you do, in fact you have, you have been running" Depression leaned down to Ace's ear and whispered "You have been running from me your whole life" Depression shed the nurse skin and revealed a black haze that morphed into the full grown Ace, just more black

"N-No I... I..."

"Face it, take your depression, Take it all, You won't be able to hold it all unless you let it out, come on

"N-No"

"Come on, do it. There is nothing to be afraid of, it'll be all o.k."

"I... I..."

"Come on you almost got it"

"I... I... Okay"

Depression laughed maniacally and engulfed young Ace with a black smoke "Fool"

------Everfree Forest------

"Man that was a bad nap, oh great, is that you Logic" Depression asked in a rather well... Depressed tone

"Quite observitive, more so than usual" Logic spoke in a monotone voice

------empty void------

"Umm where am I?" Time asked in a confused tone

"Why Bro, don't ya know? We're in the void, where it deprived of all sense of time" a Stallion appeared before Time. The stallion looked exactly like Time just darker but spoke with a hyper tone

"Oh Celestia, what do you want Trickster?" Time asked with a annoyed tone

"T'aint simple yet bra, I want your body, easy as that"

"Sorry I told you once and I'll tell you again, NO"

"Sorry bra but you no longer have time on your side, now it's time for the Trickster to come out and play" Trickster jumped on Time and engulfed him in a large pink ribbon

------Everfree Forest------

"Hey my Bro Depression, and my Bra Logic how's it been going?

"Fine" Logic said

"Shitty" Depression said

------Mansion Bedroom------

"You are going the perfect angel I always wanted you to be, despite you're lack of wings, I have raised you to be perfect, now suck it up you garbage and get down stairs" with that Precise's pegasus mother walked out of the room and slammed the door

"I-I'm sorry I couldn't live up to you mom, but I don't belong here, and you don't love me, so why do you keep me?" Precise Shot sat on her bed in tears with a beautiful white dress right next to her

"I can change that for you if you want"

"Who said that?" Precise asked

"Why you did of course" a fully grown mare fluttered down from the sky that looked exactly like Ranger except with wings

"Who are you?"

"Why I'm you of course just the you, you always wanted to be"

"I am glad I have my magic and I would never change" Ranger said determined

"Not even for you're mother's love, think about it. If you were this" the pegasus gestured to itself "she and everyone else would love, and you would be able to fly with one you love"

"SHUT UP, I asked who are you not any of that"

"Fine, you can call me, Screech"

"What do you want?"

"Relax I'm only here to help you, after all I am you" Screech said

"I don't need you're help I only need to be my mother's angel tonight, and then she'll love me" Ranger defended

"Ah but why only tonight when I can make it everyday" Screech came closer to Ranger

"Y-You can?"

"Yes, I Can" Screech whispered

"... Okay, make me my mother's angel please"

"As you wish" Screech let out a mind shattering wail that knocked out Ranger "Fool" Screech then engulfed Ranger in a demonic shadow

-----Everfree Forest-----

"Dang this girl has some serious issues" Ranger spoke in a rather odd tone almost as if two voices at once

"Hey bra whats up? Dang girl those wings complement that coat you got on" Trickster yelled

Ranger looked at her body pleased to find a new set of wings and a lack of a horn "Perfect"

"Hello Screech" Logic spoke

"Hey logic how have you been?" Screech asked

"Fine"

"... Still anti-social I see, how are you doing Depression?" Screech asked

"Terrible" Depression spoke

"Well that's nothing new, so what do we do about him?" Screech asked pointing to Keith

"We wait" Logic said

"Who died and made you leader?" Screech asked

"Logic is always the best choice"

"Fine, whatever"

------Dark Dungeon-----

"Let me go" Keith spoke to the assailants

"Why would we do that when we can do this" the shady figure walked over to a lever on the wall, and pulled it. The lever sent electricity bursting through Keith

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Keith yelled

"Hmm I do believe you're getting weaker"

"Go to hell, where are my friends?"

"Friends? You don't have any friends here, thing"

"The name is Keith not Thing... Wait why does place feel familiar?"

"It should, you blew it up the first time"

"N-No it can't be"

"Hello Keith I am Doctor James and your new care taker, I'm sure we'll get along just fine" Dr. James went over to a different lever and pull it. A large needle descended from the ceiling and was pointed at Keith

"No" Keith whispered

"Your all alone now" the came closer

"No" Keith spoke louder

"And no one will ever find you here" the needle was a inch away from his eye"

"I SAID NO!!! FROST" the needle was now a hair width away "LET THOSE WHO DESTROY LIFE BE PUNISHED BY THE HOWLING WINDS OF DEATH, WINDAGO. FLASH-FREEZE" Ten needles burst from the now frozen ground. The needles launched themselves at the restraints and burst Keith free "Combine" the needles smashed themselves together. As Keith grabbed the clump of ice with both hands. He shattered it and in his hand were two daggers that would flow and strike like the wind "Die You Piece Of Shit" A blue aura burst from Keith and formed into a pillar of blue light.

"Wh-What are you doing you shouldn't be able to access you're magic in here!"

"Well you Piece of Shit, little Did you Know I Have the Strongest magic In existence"

"P-Please spare me" Dr. James fell on his ass pleading, and backing into a corner

"No, NOW DIE!" Keith raised his right knife over his head then threw it forward launching the knife at Dr. James. The knife stuck in Dr. James's shoulder. His shoulder had frozen over then shattered into a million pieces. The knife Keith had threw launched back at Keith. Keith then caught it, rushed Dr. James, and stabbed both knifes into his chest. "I'm not done with you yet!" Keith yelled "ONSLAUGHT" Eight more Daggers launched from Keith's back "BLIZZARD" Keith's eyes started to leak ice magic, his eyes were now completely frost blue and a current of steam flowed from them. Then Keith started to spin on one foot, the daggers flowed suit and spun with Keith only to have ice spin around him. The more Keith spun the larger it became eventually the blizzard of ice had reached Dr. James and begun to shred his skin from his body, then his muscles, then his organs, and finally shattering his skeleton. Dr. James blood stained the blizzard red. "I destroyed this place one and damn it I'll do it again, ANTARCTIC" the blizzard stopped, and Keith kneeled and sent his ten daggers to ten diffrent spots in to room. A rune had formed in the room.

The room begun to shake, and from the rune ice shot out of it and covered the walls, floors, ceilings, hallways, the entire place had frozen over, if you were outside you could have seen a giant ice fortress in the middle of a desert. "Now all that's left is to get out of here. Frost, Match, Dusk." Keith's three friends formed in front of him not saying anything. Keith then tackled all three of them "Thank Celestia, I'm not alone" that time Keith had shed only a single tear. "What do you say we get out of here"

"Master, who do you propose we do that?" Dusk spoke

"Trinity"

"Sir, you can't be serious, that can kill you" Match argued

"Well then I guess we only got one shot huh?" Keith said with a smile

"You're a fool, but your our fool Master" Frost spoke happily

"Match, Dusk, Frost, take your positions, were gonna burst from this god forsaken' place." His three friends had taken a their places in three evenly divided spots around the room "Divided We Stand Strong, Through the darkness of night,-" a Glowing black chiral formed around Dusk "-Through The Flames Of Hell,-" a red glowing circle formed around Match "-And Through Ice Thick And Thin-" a blue circle formed around Frost "-We Stand Together To Triumph Over All." a yellow ring formed around Keith "TRINITY!!!" Match, Dusk, and Frost turned into glowing orbs inside their circles. The orbs launched themselves at Keith, yet when they made contact they sunk into Keith. Keith's eyes had a rainbow aura surrounding them "TOGETHER, TOGETHER WE ALL BREAK FREE FROM THIS PRISON, EXPLOSION!!!"