“Any word from my sister about the strange writing and symbols found in the human’s quarters?”
“I'm afraid not Princess Luna. The writing appears to be in a cypher our cryptologists can’t translate, and the symbols still baffle our arcane researchers.”
Luna sighed as she surveyed the group under her command. After meeting up with Twilight and the other Elements of Harmony they had insisted they help her find the rouge human.
Where could he be? He always acted so foolish I never imagined he was this devious.
“Your majesty.”
Luna turned back to the courier from Canterlot.
“Yes?”
“Did you hear the last part of my message?”
“No. I'm sorry, I was deep in thought.”
“I said that we found wax figurines of ponies and humans hidden around his room. We believe that the symbols and the dolls are linked together. It is the Princess’s suspicion that the reason he escaped and has caused this much destruction is some twisted form of blood magic.”
“Blood magic?! Such vile and evil magics were destroyed long before Sombra himself first came to power.”
“That's not all. The squadron of guards we had in the Whitetail Woods vanished without a trace last week. So far not a single pony has been found.”
Luna grit her teeth in frustration.
“Anything else?”
“No your majesty.”
“Very well, tell my sister I shall continue the search.”
The pegasus nodded before taking flight, leaving the lunar princess to her thoughts.
“Luna? Is everything alright.”
Luna turned to the voice and saw that Twilight and her friends were making their way towards her.
“I'm afraid not Twilight Sparkle.”
“What’s tha matter sugar cube?”
“The human we are tracking appears to be far more devious and dangerous than we originally thought. Not only did he fool all of us into complacency with his brainless act, but we have reason to believe he is practicing powerful blood magic to destroy those who oppose him.”
“Blood magic? What's that? I've never heard of it and I've read every book on the various schools of magic!”
“It is dangerous magic that requires the blood of a living soul to power. Many ponies found a way around the blood price by using the blood of innocents rather than their own. It was such a barbaric and cruel magic my sister and I stamped it out long ago. The most dangerous part of blood magic is that anypony can use it, not just unicorns.”
Rainbow Dash cut in with a wave of her hoof.
“Wait a minute, you're saying that there's magic that non-unicorns can use!? Like, actually magic that I could use. ‘Cause I'm already the best flyer in Equestria, but if that's the case than I could be the best pegasus in Equestria because I'd know magic!”
“If only it were that simple. It's not so harmless as it sounds. Each ritual requires a sacrifice of blood, but not just a small amount. An entire body is required in order to fuel even the most basic of spells, and the magic itself twists the caster, making them cruel and vicious.”
“So...I'm assuming that I don't want to learn how to do that.”
Fluttershy spoke in a trembling voice.
“M-maybe if you described the human we'd have an easier time looking for him. I mean, if that's okay with you.”
“He has pale skin and a mane that is a cross between brown and yellow. Other than that, I don't know. I never really spent any time near him. If only Orchid and Doctor Carefull Observer had not been lost with the patrol in the Whitetail Woods we might have a chance. They were very friendly to him and learned much about him.”
“Wait, THE Doctor Carefull Observer!? The one who proposed the thesis about the internal cloud causing pegasi to be able to cloud walk!?”
Luna nodded sadly.
“B-but, if she was studying him, she should have left some notes. She was a master organizer!”
“I’m afraid not Twilight Sparkle. She brought all her notes with her to study the remains of the human camp. Jack truly was a genius to destroy the two ponies who knew him enough to possibly predict his movements.”
The mane six all exchanged worried looks only for Fluttershy to speak up.
“B-but if he killed the ponies who considered him a friend, why'd he save my life?”
“Wait, WHAT?” Rainbow Dash yelled.
“Yes Miss Fluttershy, I am most curious to hear this.”
“W-well, I was s-sitting at home and all of the sudden a human runs through the door. He slammed it shut and sat there for a bit before he turned and saw me. W-well, I was really scared but... um, he looked scared too. Then everything went black and... I only remember waking up to him doing CPR on me. He started freaking out saying ‘You're alive!’ and stuff like that. He told me I had died and... and then I fainted.”
Luna turned her back to the six mares and mumbled,
“What could this mean?”
Pinkie sidled up to Rainbow and whispered,
“It means he obviously has a crush on Fluttershy. I mean, why else would he be so quick to kiss her?”
Rainbow Dash toppled to the ground laughing as a guard approached Luna.
“Your majesty, we are beginning to run short of supplies. I suggest picking more up in the nearby town of Featherborrow before moving deeper into the forest.”
“Yes, that sounds feasible. Alright, at dawn tomorrow we shall make for Featherborrow. I just hope that today's scheduled storm doesn't make the road too muddy.”
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Okay, but that just makes me confuse as to why he has those thoughts and why he is talking with himself. I think I might be not sure how I have to think about it.
Kinda short, hoping to get a new one soon. Oh boy, just how many misunderstandings go we need to get resolved here?
“No those aren’t blood magic statues, I just made them because I was bored.”
“No I’m not hiding anything about my ruler’s master plans, I seriously don’t know anything because I’m not important enough.”
“No I don’t have a crush on the scaredy pony, I just tried to save her life.”
“No I’m not really looking to hook up with all the mares in town, stop hitting on me!”
“You guys realize that the Union basically left you here to rot, right? Apparently even some of their most elite soldiers mean nothing to them.”
Good lord, I think that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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Trust me, this is just a short phase where I adress the problems of shapeshifting. Most stories with shapeshifting have it be a seamless transition. I wanted to stress just how alien and strange having a new body with new instincts would be. I knew some people would be worried that it would be he’s attracted to everyone he sees, but he adjusts quickly. I hope you give the later chapters a chance.
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I'm occasionally going to make short chapters like this to show what other chapters are doing while he's doing whatever. Think filler episodes that are actually relevant to the plot. And about the misunderstandings, let's face it, we as people tend to assume a whole bunch about what we don't understand.
I think they need to address the fact they cut off a lot of contact with him while holding him. Next hopefully they will find the soldiers that got left behind and they claim the kills. I like the fact that they are acting on a set of reasonable assumptions but they are almost at the point of no return when dealing with him. They need conflicting information so they can start to see the real Jack.
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Ergo why Luna was so confused when Fluttershy talked about Jack saving her life.
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I can't wait for the mexican standoff between Luna, the commandos, and Jack"just trying to live life"Knife. It will be the good, the bad, and the cuddly.
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I can see it now...
THE GOOD...
Luna: FOUL HUMANS! YOU SHALL FACE JUSTICE!
THE BAD...
Harriers: We're gonna kick your ass.
THE CUDDLY...
Jack: Can't we hug it out?
I just realized, jack is like deadpool, two voices in his head,sometimes random, and usually gets thrown into life threatening situations but comes out fine. Also does he have tons of old spice or something? cause he is getting all the girls.
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I just figured given how few guys there appear to be in Equestria (especially in small towns like Ponyville) and said guys all seem to already be in relationships or something that if a single, at least semi-attractive guy comes waltzing into town he would probably get quite a bit of attention. I mean, let's face it, the gender ratio seems super out of balance so beggars can't be choosers.
8221571. Jack is gonna need a stetson if he's gonna pull it off right
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He'll have to ask Applejack for one
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Yes of course I give it a chance, but it's good to know that it is just him getting used to it. I might would have believed that he somehow confused himself while overreacting to what he was supposed to think or do from now on, maybe his sudden "freedom", makes him get some crazy ideas since it looked like he was never allowed to decide what he wants.
What I mean is, maybe that caused it's own problems.
Well that is strange, it seems I only found those storys that always seems to do exactly that (if I understood you right) and somehow you manage to find the ones that don't do it like you are saying.
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I've just always written what I'd like to read. And I appreciate stories that break the mold.
JohnTron: WHAT?!... WHAT THE [Beeep]!
Me: Why didn't Fluttershy Tell them that BEFORE Luna started making those ridiculous assumptions?
Ahhhhh Shet
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Look at her name, FlutterSHY. I figured she'd wait until it was more relevant to try to be considerate of Luna being really busy.
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Jontron: I don't like where this is going.
Doesn't Luna have dream magic? Couldn't she have found him through that?
For this chapter, 8/10. I need some fluffy cuteness now though cauz my heart hurts with how badly this will end up for Jack.
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I thought I had written this comment before already, but I just make it short.
8222150
Do you mean me with the first part of this sentence, or is that part of a talk you had with the friend?
If this was about me saying why he is looking at her but so much, then I was actually more confused about the fact that he suddenly was all fixed on ogling the Mares butt, just because he transformed. I wasn't complaining that it was "just" the butt, I just didn't really prefered him starting to get all sexual just because of a transformation.
However we talked about it, you said it is probably changing in some future chapters and I think we talked to much about it already.
I just think his instincts shouldn't be so strong already if you want to go into that direction, that he maybe would have to develop them or train them a bit, that or he jus tneeds to adjust to his body, but I felt like it was a bit to much for one part of his brain to be after Zecoras butt already.
Like I said I only comment on the new chapters now even if it should be the same, I think at this point I probably would just repeat what I think about it.
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Maybe, not sure if it has to work exactly like that, I mean that she can feel where the dream takes place in the "real world", but I actuall would prefer it if it isn't that easy for them, sometimes I hate those easy solutions.
8222150
NO SHIPPING! SHIPPING DESTROYS LIVES!
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My point was for commedic effect with Jack basically shrugging it all off rather than taking it seriously.
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8223398
Yeah... I'm probably not going to do that. It's a little too cop-outy for me.
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I'm leaving it open ended for a reason. If everyone says "Yes! Do this!" I'm a do it.
🌙 "Now, we are not sure about the strange spined cylinders, but with their vicious mouths of teeth, we believe they must be demons of blood and magic, summoned to aid in his twisted rituals. Such a devious master of the forbidden arts must be treated with utmost caution..."
🦇 *snuggles closer to fwuffles*
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Yay!
Well, I think I would find it a lot stranger for anyone to not to have a crush on Fluttershy.