A New Destiny: Wrath of the Elders

by Pen Dragon

I. A Uninvited Guest

I. A Uninvited Guest

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It was another day in the Everfree Forest and the powerful pokemon couldn’t help but let out a loud yawn as he began to stretch his limbs. Cracking his neck to the left and then to the right before his hexagonal horn started glowing and he transformed into a pony once more and began to make his way outside, taking in the warmth of Celestia’s sun shining through the tree and the fresh morning breeze blowing against his coat.

“It has been quite some time since I’ve woken to a pleasant morning.” He said to himself out loud as he saw a pair of blue jays fly by him over head. He couldn’t help taking the peaceful scenery before him and relaxed.

It had been over four-thousand years since Lord Suicune had really had the time to relax and enjoy these peaceful little moments that all he wanted was to take his time. After all, if he was going to spend the rest of his long life in Equestria, he may as well take the time to enjoy it all while he can. Even if the ruler of Equestria was going to hunt him down, he may as well have some fun.

‘I’ll probably need to try and move someplace different and start placing runes around my next home. Last thing I want is for her to find my place again like she did last night. However, she wouldn’t neglect her work as a princess just to stalk me.’ He thought to himself as he let out a deep sigh. He knows he hasn’t done anything wrong, in fact he saved the Princess’ ponies from being harmed by the one known as Ronan the Accuser. Even then, the ponies considered him to be dangerous and they had the right to say so. However, he does not wish to take another’s life again.

He could still recall the times he had with his fellow Elder’s where they would execute those who desired to rule, conquer, murder, and bring total destruction. It was something at the time that didn’t affect him. He believed that it was all for the sake of justice. Oh how wrong he was to believe that, and because of that, he has more blood on his paws than he cares to admit. However this would not stop him from keeping the beings of this world safe, and he’d do it by not spilling blood.

“I’ll protect this world…no matter the cost.” He whispered to himself as he continued to breathe in and continue to enjoy the scenery.

Unfortunately, his peaceful moment would not last that long. “Well, for someone as peaceful as you seem to be, you always find a way to cause a commotion don’t you?”

Immediately, Suicune turned in the direction of the voice he heard to find a bipedal figure leaning against a tree and dressed in black regal like clothing with a touch of red. Their eyes looked almost like gold and their hair was black with a strand of silver in the front. Seeing this stranger appear before him, Suicune immediately dropped his disguise and revealed his true form to the bipedal creature.

“I take it one of the Elder’s sent you here?” Suicune asked, glaring at this uninvited guest, remaining calm despite having been found so soon by another displaced. “Who are you and who sent you here?”

“Are you hostile with every living being that you meet?” the figure said, only to see no change in behavior from the pokemon. Which had them let out a sigh, before doing a bow in front of him, “I’m Emet-Selch. A pleasure to make your acquaintance. As for the second half of your question, no Elder or any other person that sent me. If anything, I’ve been more of an observer.”

“It’s impossible to arrive here without some kind of means to travel here. If anything, you look to be quite deceptive. If you are truly just an observer, why approach me? Had you remained hidden, I wouldn’t have acknowledged your existence. So, you must have something to say to me, or want something? Last I checked there is a bounty on my head.” Suicune stated, making his conclusion, while maintaining the same expression.

“Are you done?” Emet asked as he gave a deadpan stare, “If you must know as to why I approached you, it’s because of curiosity. Once an Elder, yet one day you decided to turn your back on the rest. The other Elders wouldn’t dare even share the reasons as to why you made your choice, so I thought that by observing you, I can understand you… Yet, all that I have learned is that you take a fine liking to pissing off royalty.”

“Clearly you don’t know what kind of person I am… I don’t like to cause conflict, in fact, I’ve long since lost any interest in inflicting it. However, I plan to repair whatever damage or conflict I’ve made with her majesty Celestia.” He explained to the strange man, who only sighed.

“Conflict does not come specifically from battle or war,” he said, before the figure folded his arms, “Tell me, what do you know of the species of this world? Outside of the ponies you know of.”

“I know more than I care to share with the likes of you… Now, let me ask you this final question-”

“Ah ah ah, I wasn’t done just yet,” Emet interjected, before straightening himself up, “Now… what if I told you that several events that occurred throughout history have happened because I sowed the seeds for such things far in advance. Not in this country, mind you, but outside. The griffons and their whole history for example… the amount of in-fighting and their greed for materials was because of my influence a long time ago. Now… you might be wondering why I decide to show myself after all these years. Well, I have one reason.”

His answer though was not one that Suicune expected, “Cooperation.”

“Hmm… you are a strange being Emet… I’ll be sure to keep my eyes on you if you decide to stir the peace in these lands. However, I must ask you, if you aren’t from the realm I came from… how did you get here? That is my final question?”

“Really? You’re so focused on wanting to know how I got here that you rather not be asking more important questions,” Emet groaned, “You sound like you don’t want to know what your former brothers in arms are planning.”

“I don’t need to know what they are planning, I already know, and I’ve listened to your ridiculous story. Answer my question and leave, the last thing we want is for the ponies to discover you and I in this place.” Suicune ordered, towering over Emet, as he gave off an intimidating glare with cold ice flakes coming out from his mouth.

At that, the ascian let out a small breath. “Very well, if you want for me to leave, then I shall,” Emet replied, “Though, do be aware that after trying the same tactic for over thousands of years, your former comrades now seek new ways to bring you to… well, you know what I mean.” With that, he turned around and carelessly waved goodbye without much effort. However, as he left, a rift in the void tore open as Emet walked through, only closing behind him once he had fully stepped inside.

Seeing how this Emet character was able to rip open a portal within the fabric of space and time itself before him, answered the Pokemon’s question and he couldn’t help but snarl in annoyance. He wasn’t entirely sure the Elder’s could use the same methods, but it’s a strong possibility.

‘Emet-Selch, a very strange man, and definitely not someone to underestimate… However, I’ll be sure to keep a close eye on him, rather than jump to conclusions.’ Suicune thought to himself as his hexagonal crest glowed once more, transforming into a pony again. He couldn’t but let out a deep sigh as he decided to make his way through the forest in the direction of ponyville.

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Ponyville

Suicune soon arrived in the little town of Ponyville and couldn't help but smile as the ponies continued their everyday lives. He couldn't but feel a little envious. All he desired was to be more like them; an average citizen, living a normal mortal life. However, Suicune knew that could never happen due to his eternal youth, the only ones that could truly kill him were those who possessed godlike powers or were the Elders themselves. He knows very well that Celestia or any of the other royals or deities in this world could kill him given the chance. Suicune had taken precautions to ensure his own survival.

Making sure he was in a public area during the day, knowing that they wouldn’t want to endanger their precious little ponies. It would also show that he wasn’t going to do anything as well and show them that he meant no harm if they were watching him.

The second thing he made sure was to place spells over himself to conceal his true form from anypony. Mainly to avoid drawing too much attention to himself, but also to help him understand them all together, wanting to be accepted into their culture. However, his spell wasn’t perfect as his colors practically gave himself away, but altering the memories of those who had seen him slightly wasn’t too difficult a task. Even if he despised using such methods to keep himself hidden, it was necessary.

At least that’s what he kept telling himself repeatedly.

“Well howdy there, Frost!” He heard somepony call out to him, turning to be greeted by an orange earth pony with a blonde mane and tail, wearing a brown stetson hat, and had a cutie mark that had apples. “I take it, y'all want your usual order?”

“Mrs. Applejack, I’ve told you many times to just refer to me as Mourne.” Suicune said nonchalantly with a blank expression as he handed her a small pouch of bits while earning a chuckle from the farmer.

“Hahaha, only if y’all stop calling me Miss! I ain’t that old yet!” Applejack said cheerfully. It was something the pokemon in disguise and the Element of Honesty often repeated when he came to town to pick up his order. Something he rather enjoyed, even if he didn’t want to admit it.

“Well, how have things been for you and your folks lately?” He asked, while Applejack started placing several apples into a basket for him.

“Mighty dandy Frost, we’re actually preparing for this year's Cider season, so y’all look forward to it. Kay partner!” She said, winking at him while he gave a smile in response, surprising the mare.

“I look forward to it Mrs. Applejack… do take care now.” He said, levitating the basket of fresh apples over to his side before giving her a quick bow. Leaving the mare alone with a shocked expression.

“Well I’ll be, so y’all can smile, heh… He should do it more often.” Applejack said to herself, returning to her work.

Meanwhile, Suicune couldn’t help himself as he levitated one of the apples from his basket and began to bite into it, taking his time chewing while he contemplated what lessons he’d be teaching to the Cutie Mark Crusaders. It was a difficult challenge to try and teach both Scootaloo and Applebloom since they both lacked an affinity with magic. However, he was still willing to teach them what he could.

“Hmm… I better make my way over to the Castle, I’m certain the Princess of Friendship has almost concluded her lesson for the day.” Suicune said to himself, finished with his apple, he quickly disposed of it by a nearby trash can and began to make his way over to Twilight Sparkle’s castle. He could still recall the events that took place after the defeat of Ronan the Accuser. On how he was rude he was towards the Elements of Harmony in their initial first meeting or how he ended up fighting against their ruler.

Suicune knew that he’d have to drop his false persona eventually and face the music at some point, but only after both the Elements and Celestia have calmed down to a degree and hear him out. He knows that they’ll try to force him to go back if he comes out of hiding now.

‘I’ll need to try and keep things brief with the Princess of Friendship if I want to keep my identity a secret. The others might not notice as much, but certainly the bookworm herself could see through me if I let anything slip.’ He thought to himself as he soon saw the Princess’ castle in the distance, seeing the lavender alicorn outside with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Suicune took notice of Twilight, struggling to calm the little fillies down, but they seemed lost in their own little world.

“Come on, Scootaloo, you haven’t even tried it. It’s really interesting!” Sweetie Belle said, trying to explain to the little orange pegasus about the three different potions in front of them.

“More like boring! Half of this stuff is like our science homework! We’re on vacation, we should be trying to get our cutie marks in something awesome!” Scootaloo argued, earning a groan from her two friends.

“Scoots, ya dragged us to do that demolition thing the other day! It’s Sweetie’s turn to pick something! And this is what we’re doing. Even if it’s a little boring.” Applebloom explained.

“HA! Even you admitted this was boring, Bloom!”

“Please Scootaloo! We’ll do something fun after this, I really want to know how to mix these potions right now!” Sweetie Belle begged, only for the three to continue arguing.

“Girls!” Twilight tried to get their attention, but they only continued to argue.

“Having issues with your students, your majesty?” Suicune asked, catching the lavender alicorn by surprise as he gave a bow to her.

“Oh, FrostMourne it’s you! Sorry I didn’t notice you. I’ve been trying to get these three to pay attention to my lesson on Alchemy. Though, as you can see, they aren’t exactly thrilled about it.” She explained to him, noticing how the three were talking amongst themselves.

“Let me try something…” Suicune said, approaching the table the three fillies sat at, raising both his hooves over their heads and began to clap his hooves together hard, catching the filly’s attention. “Girls, you are in the middle of a lesson with Princess Twilight. Save your bickering after she is done!”

“We’re sorry sir.” The three fillies said together.

“Now that's more like it.” He said, nodding for Twilight to continue on with their lesson. ‘I’ll let her majesty finish this lesson, I’m actually curious how attentive these three will be in this lesson. It could solve my teaching problems for Applebloom and Scootaloo.’

“Thank you Mr. Mourne, I really appreciate it. Now as I was saying girls, Alchemy is similar to magic, but is actually very different…”

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The Void

Zsoltan had struggled to breathe while being beaten within an inch of his life by his captors. The displaced that was once seen as an elder was stripped of his title after he allowed his former Master to leave without question. A decision that was seen as an act of betrayal by the acting elders, and in doing so, dishonored his name and previous deeds. He was not seen as a comrade anymore, but a traitor to the elders cause… and treason was an act that does not go unpunished.

He was hung by both his arms in an empty cell, his feet not being able to touch the ground and the mask that contained his powers laid across the room, smashed to pieces. He has no power or any means of escape, while his captors delighted in beating the former elder.

“Yang, if you keep beating the poor fool, he won’t have any strength to answer Lord Ozai’s questions.” A woman with cat ears, wearing black kimono and a face mask stated to the larger woman across the room who wore black leather continued to beat Zsoltan with her massive mutated arm.

“Yeah, yeah, I know Blake… It’s not everyday I get to do this you know!” Yang replied, grinning at her faunas friend before throwing a left hook with her metallic arm, knocking out some teeth from the former Elder.

“That’ll be all you two… I’d like to speak with my old friend.” A man wearing red and black robes entered the room as the two mutants bowed before him.

“Lord Ozai, we are very humbled to be in your presence.” Blake said, looking up at her master with delight while her partner yang rolled her eyes in annoyance. “We’ve done as you’ve instructed, and await further orders, oh great one.”

“I’d like to speak with the traitor alone, see to it that no one disturbs us.” He ordered as the two nodded their heads and made their way outside. Leaving Ozai alone with Zsoltan. “It has been awhile since the two of us talked… how many weeks has it been since you’ve been branded a traitor now?”

“Y-You should know… you’re the one that… put me here to begin with…” Zsoltan muttered aloud, earning a snark from Ozai.

“Well, I guess it doesn’t matter, what really matters is whether you’re going to finally give me the answers to my questions.”

“And I keep telling you… I’ll… Never… talk!” He yelled, coughing up some blood while the fire lord sighed in disappointment, his hand moving quickly grabbed the former Elder’s chin.

Ozai’s hand started to heat up, slowly burning Zsoltan’s face until he soon started to growl in pain which would soon start to turn into screams of agony. Something Ozai, couldn’t help but feel pity for the former Elder. “Tell me what I need to know!”

“AHHHHHH!!!!”

“Where is Exuberant Witness!?! She has the instructions to rebuild the portal!! Where is she!!!???” He demanded, but Zsoltan’s screams only continued until he finally released his grip on him. “Tell me!”

“Hehehe… y-your… y-you're already… too late.” Zsoltan said, smirking. “She’s already received a… token from… me… and… a new form… Exuberant is gone, beyond your… reach!”

Zsoltan expected the fire lord to throw a tantrum like a child, but nothing like that ever came. In fact, the Elder’s expression remained blank, but before he could say anything else, Ozai’s hands grabbed hold of the former Elder’s hands and set them ablaze. Scorching his entire body as his screams filled the prison cell.

Until the screams suddenly stopped.

Author's Note:

Took longer to write than expected, but thanks to my friend FrostTheWolf, and the ideas he's shared with me. I think I know which direction I want to take this story in. :)

Emet Selch is a character from the Final Fantasy games that FrostTheWolf has added to the story. :)

Do let me know what you guys think! And do point out any errors you find in the story!:) It helps!