Chapter 27
By the time it was late at night, everyone was now in their sleeping bags and beds and were fast asleep. All except for Oliver. He was struggling to get some sleep. Ever since Tempest kissed him while setting the tent up, he couldn’t help but question why she did it. Did she really love him or something? The more he questions it, the less sleep he was having.
Oliver let out a sigh before quietly saying, “I’ll never sleep while thinking about that kiss. Maybe a glass of water might help.”
Oliver got out of his sleeping bag and quietly made his way to the kitchen of the tent. He used his magic to take out a clean glass from the cupboard and poured some water from the sink tap. He slowly drunk the water before washing the empty glass and placing it back in the cupboard without waking anyone up.
“There,” he said, “Hopefully that’ll work. And I’ll ask Tempest about that kiss when we’re both ready.”
Oliver started to make his way back to the bedroom of the tent so he can try to get some rest. However, when he was out of the kitchen, he was stopped by a mysterious voice that was coming from outside the tent.
“Oliver…”
“Huh?”
“Oliver…”
Oliver didn’t know who was calling him, but he decided to go out and see who it was, without thinking that it could be a trap.
“Oliver…” continued the voice, “Oliver…”
Oliver walked out of the tent and looked around to find where the mysterious voice was coming from, but couldn’t see who it was or where it was at.
“Oliver,” said the voice but more closer to where Oliver was at.
Suddenly, Oliver heard footsteps coming from behind the trees. He turned as the sound of the footsteps got closer and closer. And who came out from behind the trees was Darkness with his hand behind his back. He walked towards the alicorn while he glared at the hooded figure.
“Lord Darkness, I take it?”
“Darkness will do nicely,” said Darkness, accepting the politeness, before standing in front of Oliver, “But it is nice you figured who I am, Oliver Sparkle.”
“You know me,” said Oliver not being so surprised to hear that Darkness knows who he was.
Darkness chuckled before saying, “Of course I do. You’re the only alicorn in Equestria that has magic that no other pony has. Why else would I go through all this trouble just to meet you?”
“Don’t tell me you used Lightning as a way to drag me here!” Oliver said angrily, thinking that Darkness used Lightning as a lure.
“Of course not,” he answered, “I am still after the darkness still remains in him. And besides, Lightning’s one of the ponies you care about. I know you wouldn’t refuse to come along and help him.”
“If it’s me you wanted to see, you could have just encountered me when I’m alone without giving Lightning nightmares.”
“And would all of this happen? I know you’re going to the Tree of Life to help your nephew. I even know much about it since I’ve already been there before trapping Lightning Twister in a dream of nightmares.”
Oliver was about to ask what he was doing at the Tree of Life, but decided not to ask since there was one question he really wanted to know. “What’s this all about? What do you want with me and Lightning? And why are you doing all of this?”
“I’ll explain everything,” answered Darkness as he crossed his arms behind his back before turning round, “You see, like I told you and Sora, I’m after the darkness that still remains in Lightning’s heart. I need it to gain more power so I can my vengeance.”
“So you trapped Lightning in a dream of nightmares to make the darkness stronger and easy for you take,” guessed Oliver.
“Exactly,” answered Darkness, “With his darkness strong enough, I can use it to get my vengeance.”
“And what kind of vengeance are you after?”
“That I cannot say till the time is right for me to say what vengeance I’m after and who I really am.”
“Okay, and why are you also after me?”
“Because you have magic that I’ve never seen before, Oliver,” answered Darkness, “And I wish you were on my side right now.” Darkness turned and walked back towards the alicorn, “With your magic, I can make things more easy between us all. I can make Lightning’s darkness more stronger and more easy to take without them lot getting in the way. Think of all we can achieve together.”
Oliver knew where this was going. Darkness wanted him to become what Chrysalis wanted him to become when she told him she was his real mother and to be on his side. But Oliver wasn’t going to have it or go against his friends and family.
“I know where this is going now. And somepony did something like this to me before, so I think you know what answer I’m going to give you. And get this, we are going to the Tree of Life, save Lightning from your nightmares as well as help the rulers of the Tree of Life, and then you never hurt or torture Lightning Twister or anyone else ever again. Do you understand me?”
“Oh I understand completely, if you need time to think about it,” answered Darkness, “Besides, it’s really your choice. Don’t continue to believe that everyone will still accept your magic. Some might go against and start treating you as a threat, before everyone does. Including your own friends and family.”
Oliver started to get more angry at Darkness.
“I swear to Celestia, if you dare do any harm to my family or any of my friends…”
“Oh don’t worry, I don’t plan to harm anyone you know and love. Like I said, I’m only after you and Lightning.” A dark corridor appeared behind Darkness, “Bye for now, my boy. Remember my offer.” Darkness walked into the dark corridor as it disappeared, leaving just Oliver outside.
“And don’t think I will ever think about accepting your offer, Darkness. I’m happy where I am. And no one ever think of me as a threat because of my magic. Especially my friends and family.”
Oliver made his way back inside the tent as he walked back to the bedroom of the tent. However, deep down, he couldn’t help but started to worry about what Darkness had just said to him. What if someone does treat him as a threat because of his magic and everyone start leaving him? He didn’t know what to do or what to believe in.
“Oliver?” Said another voice. Only this time, it was a female voice.
Oliver stopped and turned to find who was calling him this time. He had a feeling it was someone who was working with Darkness and has entered the tent. “Who’s that?!” He said crossly but quietly, “Are you with Darkness?”
“No.” The voice came from Tempest Shadow as she came out from the other side of the tent, “It’s me.”
“Fizzlepop?” Oliver said in surprise as he started to remain calm, “What are you doing up?”
“I could ask you the same thing since you were up before me.”
Oliver sighed before answering, “Couldn’t sleep very well, so I went to get a glass of water before encountering Darkness.”
“The one that’s giving the kid nightmares? What did he want from you?”
“Oh he wanted me to be on his side and how everyone’s gonna think I’m some kind of monster when they see the strange magic that I have.”
“He wanted you to join him and said how not everyone’s gonna accept you?” Tempest asked in surprised, “What did you say in return?”
“I told him that I will never be on his side,” answered Oliver while looking away, “And after he left, I said that I will never think about his offer or believe that everyone will think of me as threat one day.”
Tempest can tell Oliver was feeling worried about how everyone will start thinking of him as threat in the future, even though she was a threat once when she was with The Storm King and everyone treated her with kindness instead of still thinking of her as a threat. She walked over to the alicorn and gently placed a hoof under his chin.
“Well, to be honest…I don’t think of you as a threat, even with your magic not being like everyone else’s.”
Oliver looked at Tempest. “You don’t?”
“Of course,” Tempest replied while smiling, “Besides, I was a threat once and I was worriedly everyone would still think of me as a threat after joining Twilight. But look at me now. I’m happy, everyone accepted me as a changed unicorn, and I’m now one of Twilight’s royal guards.”
“That’s true.”
“Plus you’ve got a loving family that still loves you, even with your ink demon form. Heck, even your aunt and friends still love you too. There’s no way they’ll start thinking of you as threat, even if you accidentally do something that often happens when villains do it.”
Oliver smiled a bit while looking away and shrugging his shoulders, “Can’t argue with that.” He looked back at Tempest and said, “By the way, Fizzlepop, I’ve been meaning to ask you something?”
“What’s that?”
“That kiss from earlier. What was that all about?”
Tempest started to blush after Oliver mentioned the kiss she did on him earlier. She looked away while trying to hide her nervous look away from him.
“I…” Tempest gulped nervously, “I didn’t mean to do that. It just slipped.”
“Fizzlepop, I know something’s up with you. Please just tell me so I can help.”
Fizzlepop started to sweat nervously. She didn’t know whether to tell him or continue to lie until Oliver decides that there isn’t anything he could do to help. But if she told him the truth, how would he really react? More than that, how will Flurry Heart react when she finds out about her secret?
“Fizzlepop, please. I want to help you.”
While still sweating nervously, Fizzlepop let out a calm sigh and decided to just tell him and see how things go. “The reason, why I kissed you, was because…because…”
“Because what?”
Fizzlepop slowly looked at Oliver before answering, “I kissed you, because I wanted to show that I’m in love with you.”
Oliver was now surprised by what Tempest had just told him. The reason why she kissed him was because she was in love with him. But why? And how long was she keeping this secret?
“You love me? For how long?”
“Since the day we defeated the Legion of Doom,” answered Fizzlepop.
“For that long?” Oliver was more surprised by this, “But why? Why are you in love with me?”
Tempest slowly moved her hoof to his shoulder before answering, “Because of the way you are. You were born by an evil queen, but you didn’t turn to her side when she told you she was your mother. You use your magic for good, and not for evil. Not only that, but you’re also became Twilight’s first guard at her castle. And of course, you are handsome.”
Oliver started to blush at that last comment.
“Okay, I will take that. But why didn’t you tell me in the first place instead of keeping it a secret for so long?”
“Because I didn’t know what to say, and I didn’t know how you’ll take my feelings or if you would allow me to love me after what I did to your aunt and mother long ago.” Tempest looked away again in sadness and guilt.
“But Fizzlepop,” said Oliver, “That was moons ago, and I wasn’t around during that invasion. How can I judge you about your actions when I wasn’t there? Plus I understand why you hid your feelings about me for so long.”
Fizzlepop looked at Oliver before asking, “You…you do?”
Oliver nodded his head.
“Yes. And besides, we were busy helping Aunt Twilight out with not just the school, but also being her royal guards, that we couldn’t find the time or the effect to share feelings. But you did say you didn’t know how I would react to you loving me, so that’s honest enough.” Oliver gently wrapped a hoof around Fizzlepop’s neck, “But you know, if you really want to say something to me, you can just say it. We’ve all bottled our feelings to a point where we don’t know how our friends or family members are going to react, but you can just talk to me. Okay?”
Fizzlepop smiled at Oliver before saying, “Thank you, Oliver.”
Oliver smiled back at Fizzlepop. “You’re welcome.”
“So,” said Fizzlepop, “Since you now know my feelings about you, and we’re alone right now, mind if I…you know…”
“Go for it.”
With nothing else to go with that, Fizzlepop moved her head forward and placed her lips against Oliver’s lips and gave him a long kiss. There was a few rubs from Fizzlepop on Oliver’s mane while he had his hoof around Fizzlepop’s neck. The two broke the kiss as they smiled at each other.
“Will your sister be okay with this though?” Fizzlepop asked.
“I’m sure she’ll be okay with this,” answered Oliver, “I’ll have a word with her when I can.”
Fizzlepop nodded her head in understood.
“Come on, let’s get back to sleep.” Oliver and Fizzlepop went back to the bedroom of the tent so they can get some more sleep.
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Nice. Oliver will never join Darkness like that.
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Not after being with his better family and using his strange magic for good all those moons, he will never be on his side.
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I agreed. But I'm glad the kiss between Oliver and Tempest is sweet.
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It sure was.
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I totally agree
Nice chapter, but I still fear that Discord will have something up his sleeve against Lightning when they get to the tree of life and may even try to turn everyone including Tempest/Fizzlepop against Oliver.