Just a day in Equestria

by dave89898989

26 - Clearing out the bugs

“Hey Anne, wake up...” Rose’s voice travelled to my ears, and I opened my eyes slowly.

“Ugh...Good morning, Rose,” I yawned and smacked my lips sleepily.

“How was your sleep honey?” She asked me.

“Uncomfortable. Yours?” Thin blankets on a metal floor doesn’t mix well with my back.

“It was the same,” she laughed.

Caerula provided us all with some breakfast from his large food stocks, saved up especially for this apocalypse. Good choice Cae, a nice, chocolatey cereal for us. It still surprised me how I got hungry, even after losing my life and becoming some sort of ghost. This almost makes me question if I had actually died in the first place, but I’m sure that ghosts have their needs too.

I studied the other people around the building, and I noticed some similarities with their ponies. Although there were a few other people who I didn’t see before. Of course, everyone gets their own world, but it was strange how some chose the same world as I did.

“Rose, if everyone got a world for themselves, then how did some people come into the same world as mine?” I challenged.

“Okay, well according to data we picked up from all of the people who were entered into the machines, most of them watched a cartoon called ‘my little pony’ when they were younger, so I decided to recreate that world for you and everyone else who loved the show.” She looked proud in her work.

“Heh, well I guess I owe you one,” I beamed at her.

“You don’t owe me anything, I was just designed to give you the perfect life, that’s all. And now you can carry it on without my help. It’s time for your session in the machine now.” She pointed the way to the system.

“Okay, so once I go into the different world, you take my book away, and I become self serving, right?” I questioned her.

“Absolutely. No more bugs or tampering; you’ll just have to clean up the place when you get back, understand?” Rose started up the machine for me.

“Yes, I understand. And after that, my human history will be erased, and I’ll only get memories from what happens in the future.” I climbed on top and positioned myself on the machine, in the usual style of laying on my back. Much more comfy than the floor here.

“Okay, good luck in there, see you later my friend!” my former Author called out before my eyes closed and I switched lives.

*Electric Blue’s POV*

I witnessed everything going backwards for a few minutes. Equestria found its way out of the dark purple sphere and rebuilt itself. I was sat in the seat of the World Cannon again, just before firing it’s first round. Time then slowed down and returned to normal again.

“Minions! I’ve changed my mind, dismantle this thing!” I commanded, trying to stay in character in front of those creatures. They did exactly that, and I retreated back to Canterlot castle.

I am probably going to get punished so much, even after I explain everything to Celestia. I had attacked her, stolen her throne, and locked her away. Maybe she’ll send me to the moon...I’ll be the second pony to go up there, probably. I had committed so many crimes in one time, which would make that kind of penalty deserving for me. Although, she is a pretty forgiving alicorn, but I wouldn’t doubt what might happen for a second.

I had returned to the throne room. “Celestia! Let me get you out of there now!” I cried to her, unlocking the large cage I had trapped her in.

“What is the meaning of my release, Opare?” She asked me, in an aggressive tone.

“I’m not Opare anymore, I’ll explain in a while,” I said, rushing to the prison cells, leaving the Princess at a loss for words.

“Okay, I’m here to let you all out now.” I told the prisoners.

“Opare! What the hay do ya think yer doin’?” Applejack shouted at me.

“I’m plain old Blue now, not Opare, I’ll tell you later. Right now, we have to get rid of these creatures!” I said to them all, unlocking the cell doors.

“How can we trust you exactly?” Twilight asked.

“Look, Opare kept the dusk, and now it’s night-time. I don’t have that power now, and besides, my tone of voice has changed, can’t you hear it?” Even I could feel the difference in my throat, as it was much softer on my vocal cords.

“And where are all th’ other ponies?” Braeburn showed me where the missing ones just were.

“Well, back on Earth, we had to relocate, so the machines that transfer us to this world couldn’t come with us. Only one is able to be used, and I’m using that one now, so the other ponies can’t be with us at the same time, just I can,” I explained a little.

“Machines?” He looked very confused.

“I’ll talk about this all some other time, but for now, you have to help me with these creatures.” I ran out of the small prison room to see Princess Luna in the throne room, as it was finally her time to rule.

“I’m really sorry for delaying your shift, Luna, I had some...personal issues,” I told her.

“Uh, well, it’s quite alright really.” She gave me a forgiving smile, but Celestia didn’t have the same expression at all.

“I must return to my chambers for some slumber now, Electric Blue, I cannot aid you at the moment.” Celestia said, analysing me.

“Okay then. Ponies, let us reclaim Ponyville!” I yelled, as we charged towards the overtaken town.

The unsure group followed from behind me, but I was confident to bring back order to the town of disappearing ponies. I charged straight into one of the bear-looking mutants, which enough driving force to knock it over, making the thing dissolve into black dust. They seemed pretty weak now, so I began to fight the other creatures. The rest of my group joined in the brawl, knocking down the bears just like I did. The viruses spread out and surrounded us, in their huge waves of evil armies consisting of the most messed up animals you could ever witness. We bucked the heads off of the masses of rabbits, tore down the towering horses leg by each tall leg, roared at the wolves as we pushed them into walls with sheer power, the fish were dissolved by hammering blows knocked all over their bodies, and the birds were shot out of the night sky by rainbow dash’s superior flying skills.

There were still more to come though, as more bugs raised up from the ground, and approached from the nearby hills. They must have been alerted to gather here. They all retaliated furiously, battering and bruising our bodies, with about fifty creatures beating each pony. My skills in a combat situation had seemed to have been forgotten, so I wasn’t really effective against the hoards of glitchy animals.

AJ and Braeburn faced up against the bears in a struggle, managing to fight back at last. Rainbow Dash and Twilight protected us against the birds swooping down on us, as well as focusing on the gigantic warhorses trying to trample us all. Rarity had some talent with close quarters combat as she fought against the wolves, and Fluttershy mustered the courage to defend herself against the fish-type things. Pinkie Pie excelled in speed against the terrifying rabbits, knocking them all up into the air as she slipped past them in zigzag motions. They all had things under control, but I was still getting pummeled by the rest of the packs of bugs. I countered a few blows, but it wasn’t enough to keep me standing up for more than a second.

I was almost about to give in and get my life taken away from me if I suffered from any more blood loss and broken bones. My friends valiantly bashed the remaining few away from me, and took care of them all for me. I didn’t have the energy to move, so I just lay there, watching the brutal battle rage on. This brings me back to a time before...

The area was now filled high with piles of black dust, being added to all the time by the creatures getting annihilated by the wilfully powerful group of fighters, much better trained than I could ever be. They finished the rampage by taking down the last creature all in formation. The last virus was a huge horse, bigger than the rest of them, but the harmonious group knocked down the skyscraping creature like it was just foal’s play.

We all cheered as we victoriously dispatched the bugs from this world. Miraculously, for each creature we erased, a pony came back to life, and the town started to repair itself. We fixed the bugs, and everything turned back to normal again. This series of nightmares was finished for us all. I really did lose myself to the darkness though, and I caused this all, meaning my heart was weak, and I had forgotten who I was in that corrupted state.

“Well done everypony!” I congratulated them all as they helped me to stand. But then I changed my mood. “And...I’m sorry for putting you all up to this.”

“So ya should be!” Applejack returned. “But tha’s because we were all so worried about ya, and what ya had become.”

“I strayed from the path, and I discovered who I really was, so I turned into Princess Opare. Ugh...I shouldn’t be here right now...why did I have to go wrong?!” I lost all confidence in myself, turned away from the group, and trotted away in shame, limping slightly as I went.

“Wait up missy!” Braeburn called to me, and caught up. “Where are ya gonna go?”

“The very depths of Tartarus, so I can suffer and be destroyed.” I sternly said, still not turning from my chosen destination.

“Don’t ya care about wha’ yer friends think? Destiny wouldn’t want ya to go missin’ again, ya know?” He tried to console me.

I slowly moved my body to face the light gold coloured colt. “Destiny...look, I caused all this, and I shouldn’t ever be forgiven.”

Applejack joined us. “Listen, how about ya come sleep at mine tonight, Blue? Ya ain’t got any place ta stay at th’ moment, so ah’d be more than welcome ta let ya sleep there a while, alright?”

“I’ve still got so much to learn about friendship. Okay, I guess it is quite late now, so I’ll come with you, Applejack.” Who was I kidding? I couldn’t just send myself to Tartarus. Yet.

The group said their goodbyes as they split up to get back their reclaimed homes for some well earned rest. I walked behind Applejack as she led me to her farm. My head was still hung in shame though, so I stared at the ground for most of the way there.

“Sweetie, ya are allowed next ta me, ya know?” Applejack looked back to me as she told me that.

“I’m sorry, I just don’t want to be seen at the moment,” I replied as I returned my gaze to the floor.

“Don’t be a silly filly now! Jus’ come over here, ah’m not gonna hurt ya.” She ushered me over to her side.

“I apologise for everything...I never should have moved into this town, because then all trouble could have been avoided,” I said, doubting my actions of coming to Ponyville.

“Yer still bein’ silly! Ya didn’t make any trouble, it just kinda...came to ya, which was pretty bad luck.” The filly with the somewhat lighter orange coat compared to mine sympathised with me.

“I appreciate all this, but you can’t just let it slide for my case. I should still be hated and outcast because I deserve it,” I stubbornly went on.

Applejack stopped in her tracks, turned to me, and put a hoof on my shoulder. “Nopony could ever hate ya, Blue! We all love ya, no matter what ya become. We knew the old Blue was still with us when Opare was around, because ya have the purest of heart, and ya fought back against th’ darkness in yer heart, then ya won! In mah mind, yer already forgiven, alright?”

I raised my hoof and clutched Applejack’s. “Thank you. I’m sorry. I’ve never been the most perfect pony, and I have so much to discover about myself as well as everypony else. Okay, I’m going to keep trying my hardest at being a good pony, because that’s who I should be; good.” I gave her a small, hopeful smile, and we carried on walking.

We crossed the path leading up to the large, red, barn looking house of Applejack’s, overseeing the large surrounding area of apple orchards and crop fields. My stetson wearing friend showed me to the sofa that I had slept on a few times before, and I collapsed onto it. She then exited the room, and came back shortly after with some blankets for me, throwing them over me. Then the fire in the fireplace was extinguished, and before Applejack left the room for the second time, she tipped her hat at me, and gave me a smile. I positioned myself to get comfortable enough to rest, and closed my eyes slowly.

The next morning, I woke up to the smell of those traditional apple pancakes that had been so long since I last had one. The agricultural mare brought me a plate of them, and I dug into them.

“Oh, these are so good, Applejack, thank you so much!” I praised her for her excellent cooking skills.

“Heh, yer welcome sugarcube. Also, here’s a letter for ya.” She passed me the sealed scroll with my name on it. The seal looked to be of a royal design, so it must have been important.

“Dear Electric Blue,

By default, you must come to Canterlot castle to speak with me, as I have to talk through a few things with you. Do not worry, you will not be punished for your actions, as I shall explain, because our conversation will be on the same type of grounds.

Yours faithfully,

Princess Celestia”

“I guess I gotta go see the Princess now, AJ. I’ll, uh, see you later then, I suppose?” I felt nerves in my words.

“Sure, ya know where I’ll be!” Applejack nodded at me, I got up from the sofa, and cleaned up the blankets before heading out.

Trying to avoid the public eye just in case I wasn’t completely forgiven, I made my way to Canterlot, and then to the Princesses’ castle, by quickly sneaking from behind the main parts of the towns and beyond. The castle was still in a damaged state, which was strange, but that wasn’t my focus for now. I would pay for the fortress to be repaired, but I had no bits left whatsoever. I didn’t in the first place anyway. I should think about employing myself later on, possibly. One of the royal guards at the gate stared at me with an angry look.

“She’s just inside, in her quarters,” The sentinel told me, pointing back towards the main halls beyond the gate.

I nodded, and looked at him apologetically for a brief second, then I carried on. I crossed the little bridge over the river, walked over the drawbridge, and continued through the corridors towards Celestia’s room. It was a decent way through morning, as the sun was two thirds of the way to the top of the sky. I stood outside the Princess’ door for a while, because I suddenly felt nervous for some reason.

I regained my strength, and rapped on the large, wooden double doors quietly.

“Come in, the door’s open!” A voice came from inside the room.

I pushed one of the doors open, and moved inside. The magnificent white alicorn, with her flowing light blue, green, cobalt and pink mane and tail swaying as if there was an eternal breeze around her.

“Uh, you summoned me, your highness?” My throat became dry with the returning nervousness.

“Yes, my subject. I have brought you here to discuss your future.” Celestia paused.

“Oh...okay, go on...” I said, and listened patiently.

“Well, seeing as we cannot exile you again, as that would cause problems, we were forced to choose a slightly less harsh decision. You shall go into isolation until you have rehabilitated properly, and then we shall provide you with work. You must go to a house on a hill, just by the outskirts of Ponyville, built there so we are able to keep an eye on you.” She turned to face the window behind her, and I followed her actions.

I put my forelegs on the base of the open window, and viewed the panorama of the land. A house on a hill was standing on its own, surrounded by a circle of lush, short trees. The house appeared to be made mostly out of glass, but the rest of the building had wooden supports and such.

“So you’re providing me with shelter?” I turned my focus to Celestia’s.

“Of course, we don’t want anypony to be homeless. Anyway, I shall need a direct explanation to what happened to you exactly. Come, we’ll walk and talk.” She again turned and I followed her. the sounds of our hooves hitting the ground made a graceful noise as we strolled through the halls, to the large private garden area.

“Okay, I’ll tell you everything, but first, I must apologise to you personally. If I had my way, I wouldn’t have dethroned you and locked you away.” I looked up at the Princess, and she looked back at me, studying my lament.

“I shall forgive you, Electric Blue. I am not one to scold a pony for his or her actions heavily, especially if they weren’t in control of what they were doing, usually. I had experienced something like this before, which I shall save for you to read about. I shall send Twilight Sparkle to visit you at one point to provide you with reading material. Now, your explanation...” Celestia waited for me to begin, as we lay down on the grassy floor.

“From what I know, I had been taken over by something unknown, possibly relating to the human world. When that happened, the darkness in my heart swallowed my purity, and I took the form of ‘Princess Opare’. Those terrible creatures had become my servants somehow, so they started to ruin everywhere they went, in an attempt to please their master. When I battled you, I won, taking the throne shortly afterwards. I then brought about an infinite dusk, and made a plan to blow up two worlds, where my arch rival was residing, and Earth. Of course, that plan failed, but at least my enemy’s planet is gone, so I can rest easy finally. I suppose Opare did a good thing, but in that state, I kind of messed up what was so peaceful and innocent at the time. I had now dragged too many ponies into my problems, and there was no way to get them out. My problems should be going away now that they’re all gone, but who knows how long it’ll take before they come back?” I felt angry at myself for everything that I had done, up until this day. So many mistakes that I had made...

“Thank you for telling me this, Electric Blue. I hope that you will become stronger over time, because I shall need you to stay on our side.” The Princess gave me an assuring look.

“Of course, your highness. I will stay loyal to you, Equestria and I will try to keep to the path.” My allegiance to the good side had to stay true now. I wanted to be as good as I possibly could be; it was my destiny.

“I am glad to hear that, Electric Blue. Now, it’s time for me to have some lunch, so I will be retiring for a while,” the royal alicorn said, smiling.

“Alright, I’ll leave you too it. Goodbye, Princess.” I got up, and vacated the premises to visit my new living space.

Once I got through the trees blocking the view of the house, I stood and stared at the sight of such a modern structure. It was quite a large house, if only one floor to it, but it showed off a lot of space through the glass. I opened the front door, and explored the interior. It was all so new and well decorated, with a stylish kind of feel to it. I bet Rarity had helped design this wonderful place. I found the bedroom, and flung myself on the large, cushioned bed to rest.

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