> Behind the Gypsy's Veil > by Gypsy > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Attempt Suicide, Obtain Pony > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ahem. MLP doesn't belong to me. I believe that's enough of that, here's the story. ____________________  "Bye, I'm done with you and you're bullshit! I'm leaving and never coming back!" "Fine then, leave bitch, as if I could handle anymore of you're shit either, now get the fuck out you waste!" --- "Sir, are you the son of...There's been an accident..." "N-no..." ---    I like to believe I had a normal childhood even if it was cut short around the age of fourteen, when my father gave my brother and I a choice of either to work with him and make money or stay in school. We chose work and to this day I don't regret making that decision. Somewhere along the way I realized life sugarcoats crap and even though it’s sugarcoated, it’s still crap.Loss of innocence, I blame the Internet.     Now after about 3 years working with my father and a couple solo jobs my father decided it was time to get me married and so my jaded mind thought it was actually a good idea mostly because the prospect of having sex, oh how naive I was. We all know how marriage actually is and let me tell you something when it comes to Gypsies and marriage, it isn't pretty.    My life was getting annoying and fast, constant fights between my family and relatives, work problems, and my wife trying to get me whipped. After 5 years of marriage she decided to leave me, because I'm an asshole and she's shit, so I decided to not care even with all the objections from her family and mine.     Now even before my marriage I was a Brony, ever since i saw an article about it on Knowyourmeme.com and I’ve been addicted ever since, my family and my ex-wife thought I was a confirmed weirdo, I say confirmed because, well, I am a weirdo, I know this and thoroughly enjoy it, the only one getting me would be my brother, who moved away somewhere I don't remember before my marriage went into the ground and combusted into glorious flames.     Through the years I gained depression from my parent's deaths and the knowledge that I'm going to lose the house. The internet kept me from killing myself by using my grandfather’s revolver he gave me. Anime, manga, fanfiction, the internet in general was just delaying the inevitable, which was the day before I officially lose the house which also happens to be tomorrow and for some reason I feel like tomorrow was going to be the happiest day of my life.  ---    I woke up early, at around six in the morning from my usual ten'o'clock but today was special so I didn't bother going back to sleep cause I’ll get enough rest when I'm dead. I looked out the window to see heavy fog and a downpour of rain, oh how I love foggy and rainy days. The fog that shrouds everything in a pale greyish-white and the cold rain that showers the earth and leaves behind the sound of relaxation. The best.    After I took a nice forty minute steaming hot shower, I looked in my closet. I thought to myself if I'm going to off myself, I might as well do it in style, plus I want my body to be warm instead of the occasional cold hard body the cops or neighbors usually find, cause I just love to be different, shoot me.    So I decided on a dark red wool blend dress shirt, wool blend cargo dress pants, my cherished Ferragamos two-bit loafers, and my burberry overcoat. To say I liked the way I looked might be an understatement cause I looked freaking sexy as hell.     After dressing I walked into my kitchen and looked in the fridge to see what I could eat, and to my expectations there was nothing. I checked the cabinets and again there was nothing, so out of habit I checked the fridge again and obviously nothing. Don't you just wish that every time you open the fridge something you want will pop into view? In the end I decided not to eat, since I'm used to eating in the middle of the day. I got on the Internet and scrolled for new My Little Pony fan fiction and updates to stories I've favorited.     All in all, the morning was going great, I read all the story updates, browsed a few websites, cooked myself chicken piccata and went straight back to the internet. I was going to write a suicide note but that’s a little bit of a cliché, so I trashed the idea after which I soon realized it was night.     I went about looking for the revolver and to my dismay it had no ammunition and I knew I didn’t keep any in the house making me sigh. I gave a shrug and went outside to get some thick rope to make a noose out of it.     I made the noose and properly nailed it against a wooden beam behind my high ceiling and tested it out by pulling as hard as I can downwards on it. "Hrrmm sturdy enough, let’s get this over with." I grabbed my ipod and inserted both earbuds into my ears.     I picked up a dinning room table and placed it under the noose.      After I was in place I stared at the clock deciding if now was the time.     AS i stared into nothing that just so happened to be a wall, the song Silentium - Hangman's Lullaby Fanu Remix played on my ipod. Was it emotional for me? Maybe. Did I cry? Hell no, it just so happened to be a lot of moisture in the air.    I closed my eyes and let the song play waiting for memories to start streaming through my mind but nothing happened. My mind was blank, it felt empty and in a way my emotions felt drained as well.    Once the nothing that is the wall in front of me lost its enticement I kicked the table out of the way and fell to my sweet release and just when I was gasping for air, the unthinkable happens, a portal, a fucking portal opens up in front of my eyes and out comes an all too familiar purple unicorn, my eyes widened and suddenly...I DIDN’T WANT TO DIE. --- > Out From the Abyss Came A Man and A Pony > --------------------------------------------------------------------------    "TWILIGHT!" said Spike as he quickly ran down the stairs of the Library treehouse, where Twilight Sparkle and he live.    "What is it Spike, I’m busy reading 'Chaos Theories and You' at the moment, what’s so important?" Twilight said in a gentle but annoyed tone.    As Spike reached her he said. "I got a letter from the Princess saying she wants to meet you right now!"  "Wait, right now!?" she said in a shocked and confused tone.    "Yes, right now right now!"     "Did she say anything else in the letter?"     "No, just that she wanted to see you."     "There must be trouble at the castle Spike, the princesses might be in danger!"     "If that’s true Twilight shouldn’t we go get the others?"     "We can’t Spike she needs me now!"  "Wait, what about me!?"     "Sorry Spike but you’re not going if there’s something going on at the castle, that and I need you to gather up the others to meet here in the library ‘til i get back."     "But Twilight!"     "No buts just go Spike I promise I won’t be gone for long"     "Well okay I guess I’ll go get the others, be safe Twilight"     "Don’t worry Spike" she said right before she teleported to the castle throne room.     As Twilight appeared in the throne room she expected one of three things, first she expected the castle to be set ablaze by a malevolent evil figure, second she expected Nightmare Moon to be attacking the princess, and thirdly she expected another false alarm caused by her mentor which she just loves to do to her, which happened four times already. Some of her guards even nicknamed her Trollestia because of her prankful attitude and guess which of three was correct?     It was number three, which to Twilight was the worst scenario for her nerves.     Twilight was trying hard not to combust into fire towards her mentor. She bit her lip as she saw a white Alicorn with a pink, blue, green, and sky blue coloured mane and tail flowing in the air as she sat upon her throne, in an almost sexy way with her flank raised slightly high in the air which was adorned with the cutie mark of a sun sipping tea out of a tea cup.     "Uhm what seems to be the problem Princess?" Twilight said as she bowed, showing respect to the person that keeps the sun turning.    "Oh Twilight you made it! I was getting worried you might take a little bit longer, I was getting sooooo lonely!"     "Lonely?"     "Yes, lonely, my dearest Twilight...I want you"     "Wha-!" Twilight was interrupted by the princess jumping on top of her pinning her to ground.     "Take me Twilight!"     "P-P-PRINCESS PLEASE!" Twilight stuttered and yelled  as she blushed furiously red and unable to think about what just happened.    "Aw you’re no fun Twilight. I’m sorry, I’m just so bored because of all these documents I’ve been reading concerning Manehattan's alligators in the sewers and all the new laws being formed." Celestia said with a serene smile plastered on her face.     Twilight trotted towards her and nuzzled her. "It’s alright princess I’m sorry I yelled at you it’s just that uh...I thought something bad happened, my mind was going a hundred miles per hour and I just couldn’t bear the thought of all the possibilities."      "Oh no, I’m sorry Twilight for putting you in that position I promise not to that again after all, I don’t want my pupil going bald from all the stress." Celestia said giving a small laugh.     "Hehehe I wouldn’t want that either, so anyways do you want to do anything before your next appointment?"     "Well..."     "OTHER THAN THAT." Twilight quickly said while blushing.    "Ah Phooey, actually Twilight I’m just about to go to sleep since I don’t have any more appointments I’ve had a busy day, and some rest will do me good right after I set the sun for Luna to set the moon in the sky, I’ll send you back to the treehouse after I’m done setting the sun."     "Thank you princess."     "Now Twilight I’ve said before you don’t have to keep the formalities with me just call me Celestia, I think I may be burnt out on the whole princess title after hearing it for so many years."     “Oh I’m sorry prin- I mean, Celestia."     Just as Celestia set the sun, the moon rose in the opposite side of the sky, Celestia floating down from the air after exerting so much magic but for an Alicorn that was but a fraction of her magic being used, but to a normal unicorn (Twilight being an example, being the third most powerful unicorn in Equestria) that would be their magic usage being quintupled even with the know-how on how to set the sun, just to tell you how powerful these princesses are.     The princess trotted over to Twilight. "Are you ready to head back home?"     "Yes, thank you, I promise to spend the day with you tomorrow so you won’t be as lonely and bored" She said with a reassuring smile.     "Alright then, here I go." Celestia closed her eyes in concentration as her horn was glowing, so was the whole body of Twilight, meaning she was about to be teleported.    Twilight braced for the nauseating experience. Suddenly the throne room door bursted, open out coming the princess of the night. "HEY CELLY GUESS WHAT!" Celestia opened her eyes wide open in shock, almost having a heart attack, and just as quickly did she open her eyes she closed them again, for then a bright white light flash coverered the whole room in blinding light.     As it faded away, both princesses opened their eyes they stood in awe as a portal had appeared where Twilight was standing before.  Princess Luna sat next to a still standing Celestia and asked. "What in Equestria is that?"     "THAT... Is where Twilight Sparkle used to be."     "That’s not what I meant, where do you think it leads?"     "I don’t know, I feel as if I put fifty times the amount of magic needed for a teleport spell, for all I know she could be on the moon, or worse....The sun."     "Should we go inside?"     When I saw Twilight I didn’t specifically say she walked out of it, no, she shot out of the portal like a raging bullet and right towards me screaming like a little filly and when I saw her coming straight at me, screaming, I screamed as well...like a filly too (a manly filly! Cause I’m a man and what not or so denies everyone I tell that I watch My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, unlike most Bronies I tell everyone, and I mean everyone, it’s hard being THE ONLY GYPSY BRONY).     She slammed against my chest and the rope couldn’t take the force and my attempted suicide failed thankfully or horribly cause I didn’t know whether I saw that because of my brain deprived of oxygen, but then again what hell ran into me that hard? A neighbor? A cop?     As I got up from the floor breathing heavily and throwing the rope off my neck, I looked around to find what hit me and when I saw it...I shat bricks, like no man has ever shat bricks before (I wonder what happened to that man from that 1 guy 1 jar video?). There on the floor was Twilight-Freaking-Sparkle (how badass would it be if that was her middle name? No? Okay). I walked over to her to check if she was conscious or worse...dead.     Thankfully she was alive and conscious, she saw me looming over her and shot back from the ground and into the table that was tipped over, and fell back down tripping over the leg of the table and looked around to check her surroundings she then became more terrified when she realized she wasn’t in her treehouse with her friends and Spike.     "WHO, WHAT ARE YOU?! WHERE AM I?!" I thought very fast and carefully and decided to play dumb about not knowing who she was, I would have told her but in this situation if I did she'd be even more scared and probably blast me with magic killing me or worse...setting me on fire (or worse or worse or worse)  slowly and very painfully killing me.     "Uh hi my name is Kriese, I’m human and you’re in my house (I looked quickly at the clock), actually scratch that, was my house which is on a planet called Earth, your turn!" But before she could say anything a huge gust of wind came from beside us looking to where it came from, all we saw was my wall only to realize that the portal was actually sucking everything in, and suddenly we were swept off our feet and properly dragged to the portal and went right through it.     "Should we go inside?"     "I think we sh-" Celestia suddenly interrupted by the portal blowing out a pony and a human straight into both Luna & Celestia, I landed on Luna and Twilight landed on Celestia.     I opened my eyes to quickly realize where I was and who I was on top of (I wish it was in the "other" way, can you blame a Brony for saying that? Yes? Okay…) and immediately got up and helped Princess Luna up. As soon as I did Twilight to Celestia, next thing I knew I, was being hugged by Luna.    "CAN I KEEP IT CELLY!? OH PLEASE CAN I?! I PROMISE TO FEED IT, POTTY TRAIN IT, AND TEACH IT QUANTUM PHYSICS!" Celestia and Twilight looked at me with a question glare as if she was studying me or deciding to banish me to the moon.     "Why hello there Mr...?" Celestia said in a soothing voice and a gentle smile on her face     "Kriece, call me Kriece."     "Ah I see you also speak equestrian, Ooo how intriguing."     "Back from my world we call it English."     "Your world? You mean you’re not from Equestria?" Luna asking as if I said I was an astronaut monkey competing for a one hundred meter dash with a cheetah.    "Yes, I’m from a place called earth, and judging by the looks of things I’m not there anymore." suddenly I looked back to the portal was and to my disappointment (I don’t know why I was actually) it wasn’t there anymore.     Celestia looked at me with a sad face and said in an equally sad tone. "The portal must have dissipated when you came through, I’m sorry Kriece but I think I just permanently took you away from your family and friends." she finished saying with a tear running down her cheek.    Luna trotted over to her nuzzling her neck. "It wasn’t your fault Celly it was mine if I wasn’t so childish and burst through the doors, this never would have happened to Kriesce!" I then began to laugh, this place was already getting too emotional for my taste. Twilight, Luna and Celestia looking at me confused.    "Hahaha, don’t worry none bout it girls I didn’t have any family left alive nor did I have any friends, if anything I should be thanking you for saving me cause I was-" I then threw my hand into mouth to stop the words 'committing suicide' to come out but oh did that attempt fail horribly.    "Was what?" Luna and Celestia asking at the same time.    Twilight intervened. "I… He was...Committing suicide... I saw him hanging himself as I came out the portal" she said looking at the floor. Luna used her magic to grab me, and pull me over to her.     "WHAT THE HAY WERE YOU THINKING?!? WHAT WOULD KILLING YOURSELF ACCOMPLISH?! ANSWER ME NOW, BEFORE I SEND YOU STRAIGHT TO THE MOON!" I looked at her with a straight face.     "I was thinking of ending my existence because I didn’t feel like going through physical and mental hell, I lost my parents in an accident, my wife left me, I was broke and lost my house. I didn’t feel like being on the streets, homeless slowly rotting from the inside out, waiting to die under a bridge only to be found and thrown into a cremator and have my ashes thrown into the trash."  They all looked at me with mouths agape Luna bringing me in for another hug.  "I’m sorry...I didn’t know" Tears running down her face, my shoulder and back getting wet from all the tears and then I did something I never thought I’d do in a million years, I cried. Not because of what I said, it was because she was crying and the emotions just overcame me.    As I stood there in the embrace, overtaken by Luna's emotional crying and by getting hugged by her (ahem thank goodness I didn’t die, otherwise I would not be hugging the best pony ever) Celestia and Twilight yawned out of nowhere causing the mood to die a horrible death.    "I think we should continue this tomorrow Kriese and Luna, Twilight and I are incredibly tired and I’m going to need all the energy for tomorrow, to which I expect you Kriece to be alive and well, I will call the guard captain to escort you to your room where you will sleep for tonight, and as for you Twilight I’ll be sending a carrige and pegasi to escort you back to Ponyville, I think I won’t be teleporting for a really long  time."     After an hour or so Luna went off to do stuff (I wonder what she does at night?), Twilight left to Ponyville, where she lives, telling me she'd like to introduce me to her friends, Celestia went to sleep and I was being escorted by the curious and freaking huge(he was about an inch or two shorter than Celestia and Celestia was like 6 feet tall, you could say she was more a horse than a pony) captain Knight Fall.     "Soooo, what’s up" I asked and was met with a "Don’t talk to me, thing." I tilted my head in utter confusement and decided not to say anything, I was then led to a door, he opened it and left.    bI walked inside to see it was my bed chambers, to which I will scare the living crap out of passing ponies and gain status as the thing from room 23.  I lay down on my bed and quickly fell asleep.     When I woke up it was morning, I got up and out of bed, to which I then fell off as I saw i couldn’t stand on my feet or should I say hooves, I’m a fucking pony now. "OH GAWD IM NAKED! WHERE ARE MY CLOTHES?!" __________________________ So far so good. > The Birds, Bees, And The Ponies > --------------------------------------------------------------------------    Waking up as a pony is very dissatisfying for a couple of reasons. One, I have no fingers which I really, really liked.     Two, my height is down to three feet from 5"6 so now I'm not tall.     Three, since I'm a pony and now have four legs I can't properly defend myself like I could if I had my hands (there goes four years of tae-kwon-doe).     Four, I was very comfortable being a human and now I have to learn how to be a pony.     And finally five. My clothes doesn’t fit me anymore and if I haven't mentioned before I really love clothes, I mean a lot (How much you ask? So much I'd prefer clothes over women) and knowing that my clothes that I've spent over a thousand dollars on doesn’t fit me anymore gets me so pissed that I want to know why I was turned into a pony and even more so because I realized that I had my ipod that's full of ponies and more specifically the show. I wouldn't even know truly how'd they react to them being in a show made for MANLY MEN and everyone else. That, and I want my iPod for my music that I deeply love.     So after about thirty minutes of trying to walk/trot I barely got the hang of it. I opened the door leading outside, trying as hard not to look embarrassed being naked, when I got outside I was met with none other than Mr. ”Don’t talk to me thing" Captain of the guard Knight Fall  still giving me a glare, I still don't know why.     He looked at me and said "I'm here to take you to Princess Celestia" in such a dry tone it almost sounded as if he was forcing himself to talk to me and judging by the looks of it, I think I just insulted his species by being a pony and I honestly feel like I did.     He led me through the double doors leading to throne room seeing Celestia talking with a bunch of ponies roughly five or six , I didn't bother counting,  sitting at a round table.     Celestia saw me coming through the doors gleaming with joy and told me to sit at one of the empty chairs and I sat and everyone looked at me with expecting eyes and I looked at Celestia. "I don't like being put on the spot you know." Murmurs were heard throughout making me even more nervous.    Celestia smiled. "Sorry, but this meeting is about you."     "About me? For what?"     "We're here to make you a permanent resident!"     "Uhm okay, thank you I guess. Why though?"     "Well we can't have somepony living without proper papers and an identity."    "Ah, I see. Where do we start?"    "Okay then let's begin, Brimstone you may ask the questions needed."     Brimstone looked at me as well as all the other ponies there. "How old are you?"  "25 in human years" They all looked at me with confused faces.     "Uh how long do these humans live up to?"     "Well average we go up to eighty but we have been known to pass ninety and a hundred."    "Ah okay so 25 it is, next thing is date of birth?"    "August twenty-seven, nineteen-ninety-four." Again confused faces.     "nineteen-ninety-four? Princess how do we..."     "Just subtract todays current year by twenty-five."     "Thank you Princess...Alright Shade Sky your turn."     After constant questions from the ponies they all left with papers filled with my new information some information having to be made up like where I was born I then remembered why I actually followed Knight Fall here as the door closed shut leaving only Celestia, Knight Fall and me.    I tapped Celestia on the leg to ask a question and to see what Knight Fall would do (he glared daggers) Celestia looked down at me "Hm?"     "Hey Celestia-" Knight Fall interrupted me.    "That's Princess Celestia to you." I looked at him.     "Hey Knight speak when spoken too yeah?" he looked at me with such hate ready to beat me down at any moment luckily Celestia intervened.    "Excuse us captain we must speak in private."     "Yes Princess, I'll be outside the door just in case."     "No need I'll be fine, you can take the day off as well. You seem stressed and that's an order, no arguing."     "Yes...Yes Princess" and with that he left.    "So what is it you wish to talk about, although I do have a clue as to what that is." Celestia let out a small smirk.    "Yeah, why the hell am I pony?"    "Well easy Luna and I changed you while you were sleeping."    "Why?!" I said louder     "No need to shout, we changed you because I didn't want you to feel awkward and knowing that everypony would stay away from someone so foreign, as was the case my pupil Twilight and her friends had with one such zebra, plus how else are you going to mate."     "Ah, I see okay then mind also explaining why I didn't ha- excuse me? Mate?"     "WELL OF COURSE! Mating you know, birds and the bees, surely your species-" I cut her off, I'm not going into this whatsoever.    "Yes I know what it means, why would you think I'd be so willing to have...ahem...Intercourse with another pony?"     "Well because what if you fell in love with one of my little ponies, and you were still human? I don't think our species would be able to have foals."     "What would make you think that I would find a pony attractive? Let alone them be attracted to me?"     "Personality my dear, we ponies aren't so judgmental on looks, we see beyond that and see the person inside, how they walk and talk basically."    "Walk and talk? You mean walk as in how they handle themselves, hygiene, etiquette and what not and by talk you mean  the way they literally talk, please and thank you, respectful never vulgar?"     "Pretty much, from what I've seen and heard you’re not that bad and by the looks of you I might want to borrow you someday." she added with a giggle and a wink which got me nervous.     "I still won't fall in love I had enough love from my ex-wife so no thank you!"     "We'll see about that"    "I'm sure we will, now one last question. Where are my clothes I have very valuable things that mean a lot to me and don't want anyone-"     "Anypony" she corrected (even though spell checker says differently)    "-ANYONE-" I shot back (I won't give in damn it!)     "-touching my things it's imperative that no one does."    "Ah yes your clothes and possesions, I sent to Twilight Sparkle for her to hold until you move in with her."     "Moving in with Twilight, meh alright."     "Ooo, what no objection or anything? Sounds like you would love to move in with her, huh, Eager Mc Beaver?"     "HEY! Shut up that's not what I meant!"     "Mmhmm"     "Pfft whatever, you're too fixated on this. When am I leaving anyways?"     "Right now, since you have nothing better to do around the castle, I'll have the captain fly you over there."     "Huh how is Knight Fall going to fly me over to Ponyville?"     "Not Knight Fall, he's captain of the earth pony guards in my castle, the captain I'm sending you with is captain of the pegasi guards, her name is Vale."     "Alight then I'm ready to go, I'm getting really bored, real fast." I hate talking.    "Not to worry she's already here." As she said that a knock on the door was heard, the doors open revealing a misty blue Pegasus with a yellow mane and tail with zig-zag lines of blue.     "Sooo where's the hairless monkey Knight Fall been complaining about?!" _______________________________    > To Ponyville and Beyond > --------------------------------------------------------------------------       "Excuse me?" I said giving Vale an unamused look.     "You are excused." I just stood there looking stupid from her reply, she then flew over me and landed next to Celestia and bowed.     "How are you Princess?"     "I am fine Vale, is everything set for departure?"     "Yes, the carriage is in place, we have clear skies, and I'm ready to fly. Where's the passenger?"     "Why he's right there, he just went through a few cosmetic changes." Vale looked over to me.    "Oh hello there! I'm Vale nice to meet you."     "Hi Vale, my name is Kriece (I was feeling all formal and stuff and decided to give her a gypsy greeting), shao de Douglasko, lesko dat oh Pipo, shao cataoh Nono."    "Huh? All I understood was your name was Kriese."    "What language was that Kriese? It sounds familiar." Celestia added.     "Hehe sorry I was speaking my dialect, I told you my name and by custom I told you my father's name and my grandfather's name."     "And whose custom would that be?" Vale asked     "My people's, I'm a Gypsy."     "Ahhh yes the Gypsy's language, it's been so long since they traveled through Canterlot I nearly forgot about them." Celestia said smiling.     "Gypsy?! How's that? Gypsies don't even live in this region of Equestria! And your from another universe or something!" Vale was beyond confused and Celestia looked as if she was thinking.     "THE HELL do you mean!? There's Gypsies here? My gawd we ARE everywhere." (we are actually, I once met a chinese gypsy, that blew my mind, I myself am a Russian-Colombian Gypsy, weirdest combo ever)     "That is odd indeed, I know that they tend to travel everywhere but I never thought they'd reach other worlds, this is certainly something I must look into later on, as for right now you two need to be heading out. You Kriece have a long day ahead of you and I wish for you to make the most of your stay in Ponyville a pleasant one."     "Sure thing." I walked over to the doors and opened them.     "After you Vale." Vale walked through the doors.     "My, what a gentleman! Come follow me to the courtyard, that's where the carriage is."     "Don't mind if I do, I'll see you when I see you Princess, tell Luna I said hi."     "I will, take care Kriece."     A few minutes passed, me and Vale trotting through the corridors towards the courtyard. Vale was odd to me seeing as I never really hung out with non-gypsies or as we like to call them "Gaije" (pronounced Guy-jay, also for when describing men and women its Gaijo for men and for women Gaijee) mostly because hanging out with them is frowned upon so it was pretty awkward and me being who I am only makes this more awkward.     "So...." I said trying to break the ice with Vale.     "So, what?"     "Oh uh I was talking out loud sorry." Suddenly realizing I'm breaking the ice with a tooth pick.     "Oh...okay...So how are you liking our world so far?"     "It's...colorful. Where I'm from everything is bleak well depending on where you live I guess sure there's beautiful scenery but those are few and far apart. Where I live it's somewhat of a city reminiscent of your worlds Manehattan."     "How do you know about Manehattan?"     "I heard it from Celestia." I said quickly.    "Well I can't see myself living in such places, so busy and cramp, all the high buildings not letting me fly."     "Yeah I can see the problems there. I like to be somewhere not so crowded."     "Alright just around this corner and we're here." We rounded the corner and entered the courtyard. I was in awe for the courtyard was also a huge balcony where you can see all of Equestria before you in all it's splendor, but then I noticed the carriage and everything I saw was like looking at junk. This carriage had gold and silver/white gold/platinum(I would have freaking stole that in a heart beat, I'll probably ask Celestia for one, a man can dream!) trims, the body looked as if made of the  mother of pearls (which I bet it actually was) the seats, the softest suede I've ever felt. The carriage was the epitome of badass, the preverbial shit and I was being escorted in it. (SQUEEEEE~)     "HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP KRIESE?!" Vale's question barely registered in my head for two things. We were at an elevation of ten thousand feet and there was a raging wind blowing left and right, up and down (There was also third reason but pretty much irrelevant, I was too busy looking at her plot pondering whether or not I should try pony love.)    "HEY KRIESE HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?!" Vale asked again this time I heard her.     "GREAT OTHER THAN THE COLD-ASS TEMPERTURE, THE TORNADO SHOOTING UP MY TAIL, AND THE CHANCE THAT I MIGHT FALL OUT THE CARRIAGE AND DIE!"     "DON'T WORRY I GOT THIS!"     "YOU GOT THIS MY ASS! CAN'T YOU GET TO A LOWER ALTITUDE?!"     "THAT'S WHAT IM DOING THE WIND IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT. IF I DIVE DOWN AT AN ANGLE THERE'S A CERTAIN CHANCE THE WIND WILL ROTATE THE CARRIAGE ALONG WITH ME AND THROWING YOU OFF SO IM GRADUALLY LOWERING OURSELVES LITTLE BY LITTLE YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON FOR AWHILE LONGER!"     "ALRIGHT I TRUST YOU!" Little by little we descended, nine thousand, seven thousand, and finally we got to about five thousand escaping the winds.     "KRIECE YOU STILL BACK THERE?"     "Yes and no need to yell, thanks for saving us, I'm glad Celestia picked you to escort me."     "You’re welcome, I am the Captain of the SkyGuard for a reason."     "Yeah ahaha. How long til we get to ponyvile?"     "If you look in front you can see the town."     "Huh. How long are you going to stay in Ponyville Vale?"     "Once I drop you off I'm gone, I still got work to do, and it’s still in the morning you know."     "Oh, alright."     "Just sit back and relax." Vale looked back at me and smiled. Today is going to be a cluster of fuck, I can almost feel taking it all. ________________________________________ > Beginning Life > --------------------------------------------------------------------------    The rest of the trip thankfully enough was without problems even when Vale landed in front of Twilight's library.     As I was getting out I was freaking out seeing as I was going to be staying in a house with a broad I somewhat know and her assistant, I felt uncomfortable to point where I was deciding to try to kill myself again just to avoid the awkwardness that, of course, will ensue.    Before I could find something sharp enough to jab into my face the door to the library opened revealing Twilight but what caught my attention the most was pitch blackness behind and then it hit me all to quickly. "Pinkie Pie, fuck."     Last thing I wanted is a party, being the center of attention and surrounded by ponies that I have to talk to. I was always a quiet guy when it came to new people, only when I get to know the person would I open up more.     Twilight walked towards me raising her hoof. This was it, make it or break it. I will now have to use my hoof to shake hers (OH GAWD WHY?!). I raised my hoof trying not to fall down (luckily I didn't) and I just, put the bottom of my hoof to hers and tried to keep it locked in place as we shook. Oddly I felt as if something clenched my hoof near the center. In those seconds while I was shaking her hoof I figured out how they held things.    "Hey how are you Kriece? Welcome to Ponyville and to my home!"     "Heeeeey Twilight! I'm doing great, how about you?" My primal urges are telling me to run into the darkness screaming at the top of my lungs whilst flailing my limbs around hoping to defeat whatever unknown lies within.    "I'm just fine, I've been preparing where you'll be staying and I might  have a surprise for you, follow me."     "A surprise huh..." I wasn't ready, I might have been in a week or two but right now I wasn't.     I followed Twilight into the darkness. When I took the last step through the door it closed shut with a distinct clicking noise knowing I just got locked in sealing my doom (being the ass I kind of am, I forgot to say bye to Vale). I was stuck in the darkness and next thing I realize a bright flash and a word that I didn't want to hear.     "SURPRISE!!!" I looked around trying my best to act surprised even though I can't and mentally cursing the floor, the sky, the house, and the ponies there for doing this to me.    "HEY! You guys really surprised me aha-aha-aha..." I couldn't tell if I was smiling or grinning like a psycho. Twilight grabbed me and started to introduce me to people.     "And these are my friends, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and finally Fluttershy (I heard a barely audible eep and D'awwed shortly after), these are my best friends in Ponyville."     "Hey girls nice to meet you but I would rather get to better know all five of you and Twilight well after the party." they looked at me confused (not the first time I confused ponies).     Twilight huddled with her friends for a second and broke off, Twilight then nodded at me "Sure thing Kriese, we understand."     So after the party that lasted all day, which I won't describe what happen mostly because I dont remember cause I phased out, everyone left and we all cleaned the house. We sat at a table and properly started the introductions one by one as I requested.     "Hello girls, as Twilight might have already told you name is Kriese and I'll be staying with her for the time being." Twilight was the first to go.    "Well I guess I'll go first since you did ask me back at your place hehehe." She said awkwardly. "Well My name is Twilight Sparkle but you already knew that, this is where I live, part  library too and I love magic as represented by my cutie mark." next to go was Rarity.     "My name darling is Rarity, I run the local boutique where I make the most fabulous clothes in all of Equestria, maybe later on you can visit me at my shop and I can design you something free of charge!"     "Wow Rarity thank you I might take you up on that offer, I got an eye for fashion and I would love to see what Equestria has to offer."    "Ooooh Kriese Twilight didn't mention that, how does tomorrow morning sound?"     "Sounds great! I'll be there." next one up was Applejack.     "Why howdy there partner mah name’s Applejack, here in Ponyville me an mah family run the apple orchard."     "Hey there Applejack please to meet you. You run a farm huh, seeing as I'm going to be here awhile I'm wondering if I could go work for you?"     "Of course sugarcube we could never have enough help roun' the farm!"     "Thanks after I'm done with Rarity I'll go to your farm to start."    b"Sure thing, ah'll be waiting." Next pony up was the ever so cocky Rainbow Dash.     "Hey what's up Kriese I'm Rainbow Dash 'THE FASTEST FLYER IN EQUESTRIA'!" Here we go.    "Aha That's all Rainbow Dash?"     "Oh right I also control the weather here in Ponyville."     "Ooo that's cool, I could’ve used your help when I was getting here."     "Why's that?"     "Well while Vale was escorting me-"     "VALE?! You mean THE Vale, Captain of the Skyguard, Founder of the Wonderbolts?!?" She interrupted.     "Yes, that Vale, now if I can continue my story ahaha."     "Oh Right sorry." she said blushing     "Well as Vale was escorting me we ran into some pretty nasty winds for a while and we almost died if it weren't for her skills."     "That's so rad, if I was there I would have gotten out of there in ten seconds flat!" Next one up was Pinkie Pie.     "HEY THERE KRIECE MY NAMES PINKIE PIE! Hey your name sounds like grease and grease is all icky and slippery and stuff oh hey do you like cupcakes?"    "I love cu-"     "CAUSE I LOOOOVE CUPCAKES! I really do and candy as well, everytime someone is new in town I throw a party and I made you this party, you liked my party right? Of course you did it's was super-duper ‘cause all my parties are! I also work at Sugarcube Corner which is a bakery where I make all the delicious sweets!"     "Uh...I have no words for what just happened, I think I just contracted diabetes."     "Sorry for that Kriece, Pinkie Pie is sort of well...Pinkie Pie, you'll get used to her." Twilight tried to clarify. Now came Fluttershy who was busy cowering behind Applejack to say anything.     "Uh....Fluttershy was it?" She then eep'd again.     "Oh lawdy that's cute, c'mon I won't bite...-" she slowly started to get out from behind Applejack and when she was doing that I finished my sentence. "-much." she then eep'd a third time and got back behind Applejack. (I'm an ass and thoroughly enjoy it)     "Ahaha I'm only playing Fluttershy I'm not actually going to bite so why so shy? Did Twilight say something scary about me?"     "I DID NOT!" Twilight said.     "Well..no..she didn't I'm just uhmm.. sorry don't bite me please."     "I already said I wasn't going to bite." I looked at everyone else.     "Honestly I'm not good with shy ponies. When you’re ready Fluttershy you can introduce yourself okay?"     "Come out fra behin' me sugarcube he ain't gunna bite."     "Okay sorry..uhm nice to me you Kriese, I'm Fluttershy and I take care of animals." She tried saying more but I couldn't hear her so I just stood there and nodded.     "Soooo, now that introductions are out of the way what do we do now?" But before anyone could say anything "Oh I forgot! Twilight Princess Celestia said she gave you my things right?"     "Ah yes she did, let me get them for you." she trotted up stairs to her room and came back down with my things.     "Here you go Kriese, your coat, shirt, pants, and shoes." She levitated the clothes to me     "My, Kriece what an interesting set up you have here and those shoes oh wow what's the material?"     "I'd rather not say what my shoes are made of."     "And why's that darling surely you can tell me!"     "Sorry Rarity I prefer not to say."     "Well if you say so, but I won't stop asking until you do." (her whining would be an interesting thing to hear, hopefully I won't strangle her)     "Hey uh Kriece can you get your clothes?"     "Huh? Oh right...why so far away? I can't reach them?"     "Use your magic silly!" Pinkie Pie said as if I’d been using magic forever. (fact: magic doesn't exist for shit that. I'm gypsy I would know.)     "What do you-I’M A UNICORN?!? BUCK YEAH! POWeeeeeeeR TRIP! SOMEONE GET ME A MIRROR!"     "Somepony." corrected Twilight.     "Ahem, Mirror, I haven't seen myself since I got in Equestria." Rainbow Dash flew around the room looking for the mirror and brought it in front of me.     "Yeah Twilight told us you aren't from Equestria, that your some sort of alien thing."     "Well actually I don't even think I'm from this dimension, but in terms I guess I am an alien." I looked at myself, I had a dark teal coat with mane a bit lighter shade than my coat with a large sky blue streak down the middle of my short mane. Iwas skinny and roughly the same height as Applejack, my eyes were blue, my horn was slightly longer than Twilight's and dull (I’m going to sharpen that thing to the point where it can impale with the slightest of ease), my tail was also a lighter teal and with multiple streaks of sky blue, then I looked at my flank and saw that it was blank and so did everyone else.     "You don't have a cutie mark!" Rainbow Dash pointing out the obvious.     "Oh well."     "What do you you mean with ‘Oh well’?! You haven't found out what your special talent is!"     "I mean that I don't really care what my special talent is, it's not like I had one back home and honestly I would like to not have a picture on my flank."     "Now Rainbow Dash we don't have to ridicule Kriese on not having a cutie mark, surely he is going to find out what his special talent is, and we are going to help him by any means, isn't that right ladies?" Classy Rarity defending my honor.     "So, how do I use this awe-inspiring, devastating, all powerful stick pointing out of my head?"     "That stick pointing out your head isn't something to play with Kriese."     "But that's what I intend to do Twilight, in my world magic doesn't exist."     "Interesting, how about I teach you? But only the basics, I don't feel comfortable enough teaching you anything other than levitation."     "Hell yeah as long as it's anything I'm up for it, after I'm done helping Applejack I'll come to you and we can get things going." (I'm getting all giddy, I can see it now Mega Flares, Mega Flares everywhere, the power! The destruction! The POWER!!!!1 Wonder if I can split an atom with magic?)     "But first Kriece it's getting late, how about I show you to where you'll be sleeping."     "Fo-sho, I'll see you girls tomorrow!"     After the girls left and Twilight showing me to where I'm sleeping, I lay in bed wondering what the rest of my life is going to be like and then I went to sleep. Tomorrow isn't going to be that exciting right? Nope. > Mooning > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6: Mooning ​ ​ ​ I cant sleep, trying to figure out if everything is real or not but so far pinching myself hasn't worked (or trying to pinch myself) and I don't know if I should try to kill myself to see if anything would happen, what if I was saved and I'm in a coma waiting to wake up but then again do I really want to go back there even if this isn't real? Staying in bed isn't going to help so I might as well take a late night stroll. ​ I get out from bed slowly making my way out the door without sound from years of practice when I was a kid (I was like a freaking ninja). I grabbed my ipod from my jackets pocket in my mouth, throwing the headphones over my neck to anchor the ipod so it won't fall off. As I was making my way to door I heard flapping wings and vegan to look around in a panicked frenzy. "The fuuuu~" I whispered then I heard a voice saying who. I face palmed how could I have forgotten about that stupid owl. I saw it perched atop books and slowly made my way towards him. "Sup." "Hoo." I've seen and read what this owl does so I tried to see if I could irritate it. "Who." I said in a sarcastic tone. "Hoo?" (It sounded like a question oh Kay) "Who." "Hoo." "Who." "Hoo." "Who." "HOO!" Mission accomplished? I tilted my head and gave one final who and then I was suddenly being attack. I was trying my best not to get killed by the bird as quietly as possible and at the same time trying not to die of laughing. I ran to the door and closed it while pushing the retarded owl away, hopefully Twilight didn't wake up from the commontion. ​ It was incredible seeing all the stars and the moon. I've never seen them this clear before because of the earths pollution and city lights. I forcibly straightened my head and began to wander round town thinking. It was cold and a little windy but that didn't stop me from reaching the edge of Ponyville leading to the Everfree Forest. I always heard this place was dangerous and full of animals waiting for prey but tonight I wasn't in the mood for treading in there so I found a nice open meadow along the borderline of the Everfree Forest and sat there in the one foot tall grass, I felt at peace and to top it all off I shook off my ipod and tried to use it. Took me awhile to get the hang of it but eventually I got my hooves to work the touch screen and I put my song list and put 'Rist - Light' to play and I gradually started to lay down and stare into the night sky. ​ A minute or so pasted and since I was all alone I decided to make up some poetic junk for old times sake (I used to write poetry stories and the like when I was young but eventually grew out of it). "Ah yes I got just the title! Ramblings of the intrepid man and the open world. Yeah that's good." I said to myself outloud cause hell no one was around to hear me. I put on my traditional Canterlot royal voice and thought of a few lines. ​ "IGNORED BY ALL BUT KNOWN THROUGHOUT, LIFE HAS MEANING TO THOSE WHO MAKE IT SO. Oh I can do better than that." Took me 5 whole seconds and I already had something else. "Ask God why there is so much pain in the world, he will not speak for the question is not to be directed to him but those who ask. We sow the seeds of our own sorrow, free will is the name of the game, many choose to be purposely ignorant and not to blame and blame he who they believe not to exist. Such hypocrisy is to be repayed in full no matter the cost. Now that's something." I already had a few more but I got that feeling where someone is watching you, I quickly spun around and saw Princess Luna standing there surprised by my sudden movement. "What is wrong with you sneaking up on me?" "Sorry I came to check up on you is all and found you walking around town. You seemed to be thinking so I decided to follow you untill you stopped here and started playing music on that curious thing and reciting odd poems." "Why would you check up on me?" "Well I noticed you weren't asleep." "How could you have noticed that?" "Not only is the night my dominion but dreams as well, when I couldn't find you at this hour I flew over here to check on you." "Oh." Was all I could say to that. "Your world isn't very uhm...Fine is it?" "No, it's not." "Why?" "To me there is no why, it just is. Humans are overly complicated and I'm not very good at reading them nor explaining them. We could be angry and happy at the same time, we could find meaning in nothing, we are slaves and leaders, we create anarchy to prove a point. There's so much good and so much bad that we have...I don't know, I'm not a misanthrope though I'm not happy with who we are and how our life is. Luna tell me about this world." ​ Hours pass as I listen intently to Luna explain history and how these ponies are her and her sister's entire life, I could see how she would explain them with such adoration and respect, these ponies were her reason for living I can understand why she became Nightmare Moon. She asked me if I knew how to use my magic and told her no. "Kriece would you like to learn magic? I can make you my own personal protégé! Like how Twilight is to Celestia." "Well sure why not, if I'm going to learn might as well learn from a princess who controls the moon and dreams. Why don't we start now?" "Now? Oh no it's almost morning! I have to go back to Canterlot Kriece, tell you what I'll come back here tomorrow night." "Sure I'll be here now shoo go do princess stuff!" she laughed, said her goodbye and flew off. My attitude seems to be changing maybe these ponies can change me for the better then again when it comes to me I can be stubborn especially when I know what's happening. ​ I walked back to Ponyville in hopes I can get some sleep before the busy day I have starts but when I got to the front door of the library the sun was already rising. I looked at the door for awhile and decided not to sleep. I opened the door and grabbed my clothes and went back outside thinking I might have Rarity completely redesign them to fit me in my pony form. I'll only regret throwing them away. ​ I stood outside Rarity's boutique for a couple hours waiting for her to open, watching all the early ponies starting to come out of their houses when I noticed Twilight walking towards me. "I never took you for a morning person, what time did you get up?" "I'm not a morning person, I couldn't sleep so I took off in the night to get some thinking done." "You were out all night?! Are you crazy?!" "I've been called that a few times." "What were you thinking about?" "Personal matters." Twilight just gave me an irked stare. "Fine and Rarity shouldn't open until around ten." "What time is it now?" "Seven." "Damn. I guess I can get a few hours of sleep until then. Hey Twilight you think you can wake me up at nine?" "Sure let's go back to my house." The thing is she said it in this certain voice, I coughed/laughed and saw her blush. "Twilight we barely even know each other!" "I did..I didn't mean it THAT way I swear!" "Why I never!" I busted out laughing. "Oh shut up and let's go I got books to read." "I bet you do just don't stare at me while I'm sleeping." ​ I laid down on my bed and instantly fell asleep. "Sonofabitch!" I sat up straight to see Twilight's assistant running away. "Uh SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU!" I yelled. Spike crept around the corner where he was hiding. "Pssh I wasn't scared you just just surprised me is all." "Yeah alright I believe you no worries." "So...did you have a nightmare?" "Yeah, I rarely get them though but I tell ya when I do it's the most exhilarating thing ever." "Why's that?" "My nightmares are a no holds bar, over the top, through the roof, adrenaline inducing thrill ride through my fear and mind!" "Woah doesn't that scare you?" "Of course it does, if it didn't where would the fun be in that?" "Whatcha dream about if you don't mind me asking?" "Honestly I can't remember, only parts of it. It involved staked fetuses everywhere." "What's a staked fetus?" "Uh....I'll tell you when your older kay? Kay!" "Yeah whatever anyways I came here to wake you up it's nine." "Oh cool, hey you guys have a shower I could use?" "Yeah up stairs through the door on the left, I'll tell Twilight your bathing." "Shweet thanks bro I'll be down in a few." After a quick shower and a long freaking time trying to get dry I went downstairs and saw a note written by Spike. ​ Went to go get supplies ​ Well alright then, I didn't need to stay here, I grabbed my clothes and ran out the door to Rarity's place. ​ I opened the door and walked in. "WOE IS ME FOR THY CLOTHES DO NOT FIT-ETH ME! WHY OH WHY IS FATE SO CRUEL AS TO DEPRIVE ME OF SUCH FASHION!? FABRIC SO SOFT, STYLE SO SWIFT, THE WILL OF GOD IS IN THESE CLOTHES BEFORE ME YET THEY DO NOT FIT! SURELY THERE MUST BE THE TAILOR OF BEAUTY HERSELF HERE IN THIS SHOP THAT HOLDS CLOTHES REMINISCENT OF THE HEAVENS ABOVE?" "Why yes she is here to cater to your needs, what is it that this mastercrafts mare can help you with?" "Sup sup Rarity, came here to ask if you can get these clothes to fit a more...Equine figure, mine specifically." "Well of course darling, just hand them over and stand over there while I take your measurements." I stood there as she measured making small chat til she went over to my clothes. "Are still not going to tell me what these shoes are made of?" "Eeyu-nope!" "Why not?" "Cause I don't know how you ponies would react if I told you." "Why it's not as if it's made of ponies....Is it?" "No." "Then what's with the secrecy Kriece? You can trust me." "Fine, I'm not in the mood to argue anyways just don't say anything to the girls." "You have my word." "How much would you say a nice elegant shoe for a stallion would cost here, brand name?" "Well roughly two hundred to five hundred." "My shoes cost, let's say my world currency is the same as yours, seven hundred fifty." "Oh my." "Yeah aha, these shoes are made from extremely high quality calfskin." "Calf....Skin...." "Uhm *cough* yes...Calfskin." "Do you mean calf as in baby calfs?" "Yes." "I'll just leave these here and now if you'll excuse me." "Take your time Rarity." Right, now I don't know what she'll think of me, probably some accessory to murder (pun intended) enthusiast. After bout 4 minutes she walked back. "Sorry Kriece that was a little too much for me you were right. Oh dear I can't imagine what would happen if poor little Fluttershy were to hear this she'd probably...I don't even want to think of it." "She won't Rarity, this stays between you and me." "Yes of course, now where were we? Ah yes you can move about if you like I already have everything I needed." "Great, I'm not very good at standing up for so long." "There's a chair right over there if you want to sit." "Don't mind if I do." I pulled off a Lyra and sat down like a human. So uncomfortable but I was never limber so kneeling was out of the question cause all I would get out of it would be four simultaneous cramps in all four of my legs. (that sounds so horrible, like placing a toothpick under your big toenail and then kicking a wall) "What are you doing Kriece?" "I'm trying to sit down but my body won't let!" "Well that's because that's how we aren't suppose to sit." "E-X-Cuse me if I wasn't a pony my whole life." "There's no excuse Kriece just, you know lay down or something your clothes won't be ready for awhile, your coat is very heavy and full of so many different material I don't recognize." "That just goes to show you how much fashion is important back in my world. We've created so many different types of material I'd go as far as to say the number of types exceed five hundred and when it comes to styling the stuff, dayum, there's no limit to our imagination." "Oh your world sounds so wonderful!" "It isn't. Don't ask cause I won't talk about it but I will like to show you some styles for stallion clothing if you like, hopefully the guys here have the same taste as me ahaha." "I would love for you to show me right after I finish my work which should be done around the same time I close." "Cool-cool-cool-cool I'll make sure to stop by when it's closing time." "Good now you can go off to Sweet Apple Acres I'm sure Applejack is waiting for you by now." "Oh damn I almost forgot, thanks Rarity I'll seeya later." I waved and ran off to the farm. ​ It was taking me awhile to find the farm I'd ask ponies but they looked so busy and since I'm such an awkward penguin I couldn't ask. As I walked around I didn't see where I was going as bumped into someone. "Hey watch it look where your going!" "Oh leave him alone Lyra." I stood there as I recognized the infamous couple before me. "Huh sorry I wasn't watching where I was going." "You better apologize." "Lyra! Stop being so rude!" "I'm not being rude I'm just speaking honestly." "What?" "You wouldn't understand Bon-Bon." "How Do you know that?" "Cause I've known you for 3 years since we started dating." They were seriously arguing in front of me, I didn't even know why it happened I just stood there and suddenly remembered where I have to be and decided to break up the fighting in my own special way. "DICK SNORTING!" (yeah that's right, I was going to say pot stickers but these two werent really high on my favorite pony list) They both stopped arguing and stared at me. "It's rude to stare." "Do you even realize what you just said?" "You mean dick snorting? Yes I do but that's not important right now I need to know where sweet apple acres is?" Lyra looked was opening her mouth to object or something but Bon-Bon stuck her hoof in her mouth. "It's just over there, head straight and you'll get to a dirt road, follow it and it'll lead you to the entrance and sorry for her behavior, she's a real loud mouth." "No worries and thanks!" ​ "Hey AppleJack am I late?" I got to farm to see her and her brother Big Mac already working in the fields. "Howdy there Kriece! No you ain't late if anything your just in time!" "Awesome what do I do?" "Well first off you can go help mah brother ovah there pulling the applecarts." "Alright I'll go introduce myself seeya roun'!" I walked over to Big Mac. "Hey how you doing there my names Kriece Please to meet you." "Hello Kriece mah names Big Macintosh but everypony just calls me Big Mac for short." "Alright Big Mac. I'm sure your sister told you I was going to be working with you today?" "She right plum did and seeing as your already here why don't you help me out with these apples." "Yeah sure here let me get that." About two hours of work later I heard a ringing chime (it was a cowbell though it sounded like...IT NEEDED MOAR!) apparently it was meal time. Me and Big Mac walked over to Applejack. "What's up Applejack?" "Foods ready Kriece come hunker down over here and take a seat while I'll go get the food." Food wow I haven't had food since the party but pastries aren't really considered food plus I don't really have a sweet tooth so I wasn't really eating many. While me and Big Mac were waiting off in the distance I spotted a yellow-ish pony coming up. "Hey Big Mac who's that coming over here?" "That'll be Caramel, one of our hired workers, he a good guy." Now I remember Caramel, fanfics always depicted him as a screw up and socially awkward. "Hey Big Mac I'm here to take my shift, oh uh h-hey there I uh didn't see you..." Two awkward people talking would work wonders on his and my nerves. "Yo How you doing? Name is Kriece what's yours?" "I'm C-Caramel nice to meet you Kriece." im just gunna blunt and say it. "Why acting so awkward bro?" "ME AWKWARD NOOOO!" "Stop being awkward." "W-what do you mean?" I could see him already sweating bullets believing he just blew up meeting a new pony. "Aha I'm playing with you man sit down we were just about to eat and speaking of eating here comes the food!" "Hey there Fellas hope you didn't wait to long?" "Not at all Applejack, me and Caramel over here were just talking bout how much he likes you." (I thought about the joke I just said for half a mila-second and thought oh crap and then oh well) Suddenly silence. Applejack and Big Mac Looked at me thankfully Caramel was there to break their concentration on me. "WHAT NO WE WERENT I SWEAR I DON'T EVEN THINK OF YOU THAT WAY! OH NO NOT BECAUSE I THINK YOUR UGLY OR ANYTHING!" I hung my head down in his shame tsk tsk Caramel. "NO WAIT THAT CAME OUT WRONG I THINK YOUR PRETTY APPLEJACK!" Now everyone was staring at him, I guess Applejack just found herself a coltfriend! Caramel got up and ran to Ponyville. I was going to congratulate Applejack on her new lover but I got interrupted. "What's all this here commotion?" it was Applejack's Grandmother. (old people are pretty much the perfect mood murderers) "Oh nothing Granny, Hey Granny I'd like you to meet the new pony in town his name is Kriece, This here is my granny, Granny Smith Apple." "Hello ma'am." "Oh my he sure is handsome, a bit skinny but I'm sure we can get some meat on those bones ay Applejack?" Apple was blushing and Bic Mac was bust eating. "Uh Thank you Granny." ​ My time at the farm went by fast, seeing as how I had to work Caramel's shift, she told me that I would be getting his pay but I objected and told her that she should just give it to him and pay me for the work I did earlier (she eventually agreed seeing as I told her he would be needing the money to take her out if he decides to ever ask her out). After all was said and done I left the farm and on to my way to Twilight to tell her that Princess Luna has taken it upon herself to teach me magic instead of her and after that to pick up my refitted clothes and finally to meet up with Luna back at the meadow. ​ _____________________________________ ​ Uhg this took me longer than expected, i got stuck bout half way in the chapter and took me a day to get something going in my mind fingers crossed that it doesn't happen again when I start chapter 7. ​ One more thing...I put adventure and alternate universe for my story and I don't know whether or not I should go with it? I believe I should for adventures sake because I don't see myself writing nonsense chapters all the time...well I decided I should introduce the plot but my mind is telling me that won't happen to atleast the 8th or 9th chapter and then I hope this story will get started. ​ as always comment and rate, I REALLY LIKE COMMENTS....ALOT, I'll answer any question you got A Hint for the future plot if you are wondering : Luna didn't become Nightmare Moon....YET > Nothing To Fear But Pink Itself > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 7: Nothing To Fear But Pink Itself ​ ​Walking down a dirt road through the forest shouldn't be terrifying at all to me considering I'm in a land full of pastel colored ponies but for some reason i felt fear and with all the fixings it comes with. It didnt help night was beginning. I’m nervous and needed to get to Rarity as fast i can. I actually never been so nervous in my life if anything can be compared to this it’d be when you are walking upstairs from the basement and the light suddenly shuts off and that fear, your eyes open as wide as you can, a cringe surging throughout your body, and then you get the hell out of there thinking something is going to get you if you don't dash towards the top. I know someone is watching, waiting for the perfect moment but i will NOT LET THEM HAVE THAT CHANCE! So ran like i never ran before and the absolutely most nuisance thing happened, i heard running behind me. I never felt so angry, so mad, and so scared in my life. i wanted to turn and fu-freaking murder this thing with the most vile, the most hateful rage my body can muster. I seriously wanted to gruesomely obliterate it but i didn’t have anything to maim it with so I shot the idea down and kept on running for my life biting my lip so i wont turn around and punch it in the face full force. ​ I was almost there just a few more seconds to Rarity’s boutique and I’ll be fine, then i felt something trying to bite down on my tail and when i realized that i started to cry, hoping, wanting, NEEDING to get to Rarity before i die and then when i was so close to that god forsaken door it bit down on my tail and i abruptly stopped, being slammed onto the floor from the sudden pulling force. I turned twisted around on the ground, still crying whatever attacking me rivers, to see what was going to eventually rip my ribcage out of my esophagus. When i did, LO AND BEHOLD an all pink pony grinning to the brim. I stopped crying to take in what I’m seeing before me staring in what probably looked like utter relief. I stood up and stared at Pinkie Pie crying and laughing at the same time. “Pinkie Pie I'm going to...( i had to keep my cool i didn’t want to say i wanted to gut her like a fish and devour her entrails) Give you a hug.” Pinkie started giggling. “Awww Whats wrong Kriece, why you you laughing and crying? I thought we were playing tag! Tag doesn’t involve crying well unless one pony accidentally hurts the other pony and then they both start crying because they both got hurt OH MY GOSH DID I HURT YOU?! No cause your laughing too and laughing means fun! A HUG?!?!” She then rushed over and gave me an anaconda squeeze, i tried doing the same but she’s a pro at hugging. “Pinkie if you ever chase me like that again at night, when i don't know your there I’m not going to be responsible for what happens to you. Do you know I was going to (can I say kill to the supposedly bi-polar, murderous, cupcake pony? I don't want to take the chance) hurt you really bad when we were running in the woods, luckily I didn’t have anything on me but i was close to turning around and punching you in the face even if you might deserve one right about now.” (If it came to it I’d hit a girl, i mean if i didn’t wouldn’t I be sexist? I mean there’s so many women that complain and complain that they don't have the same rights as men and what not, so i thought if they want to be treated like men so badly I say we do. So if your a girl and your chasing me without me knowing why i will punch your ass out so fast there's no telling what hit you. I certainly don't want to be labled as a sexist now do i >:3) “I’m so, so, so, so, sosososososo sorry Kriece I never meant you scare you the way I did. Now you must hate me and wont to my parties ever again.” I saw her mane and tail fall flat. Shit shes in depression mode and right after the depression comes the crazy so i had to think fast, too easy. “Noooo Pinkie i don't hate you or your parties at all, in fact I’m actually glad you were chasing me and not some monster trying to eat me!” She seemed to have perked up a bit. “R-r-r-really?” “Of course now stop being a silly filly and lets head over to Rarity i have to pick up my clothes i left her.” Then almost instantly her hair sprang to life and settled to its usually messy self. “It’s alright Kriece i have to get to Sugarcube Corner to bake some goods for tomorrow, ooo how about i treat you to some muffins tomorrow to make up for what i did?” “Better be blueberry!” “Okie-dokie-lokie!” and with that she was off. ​ I opened the door to the boutique and heard Rarity. “Sorry but we’re already cl-OH! Why hello Kriece how was your day at the farm and oh my whatever happened to you? You look like a mess.” "It was interesting to say the least and why I look like I do now? Well it all started with Pinkie Pie and ended with me crying." "What happened?" "I don't want to talk about it, the more I think of it the more I want strangle her." "Kriece watch what youre saying." "Sorry it's just that she really got on my nerves." "I know what you mean but let's drop the subject, I'm not one to talk about someone behind their back especially my friends." "Yeah you are right, we should talk about her in her face!" "Kriece!" "I'm playing haha." "Well anyways I fixed your clothes to the exact measurements and I must say I never did this kind of work but it turned out fabulous! Although I didn't want to touch your uh shoes so I left them they way they were." "Awesome don't worry bout the shoes I'll just place them somewhere in the treehouse. Bring them over and I'll try them on!" "The way you are right now I think not!" "Then what do you want me to do?" "Go take a shower then you can try them on, here I'll let you use mine just try not to make a mess in there." "Thanks Rarity appreciate it." After that she led me to the bathroom and shut the door as she left. ​ I finished taking a shower this time I was more adept on how to dry myself. I went looking for Rarity to discover that Twilight and Fluttershy were here. "What's up girls!" "Hello Kriece I see you freshened up before you start modeling for us." "Model for you? Please Twilight I'm better than that, I'm going to make you sweat in your seat from my amazing strutting!" A few giggles from the girls and a chuckle from me and I got into my new clothes. "So what do you think?" I strutted my ass off in the clothes. I got Ooo's and ahh's from the girls...Always. (so smooth like Keith Stone) "Wow Rarity you really did an amazing job with his clothes and I certainly haven't seen this kind of style in Canterlot, if you make more of these I'm sure everypony will go crazy for them." "I know Twilight that's why I already made 10 copies of his shirt but regrettably I don't know the fabric the shirt is made of so I had to improvise with another kind of material." "Oh that's badass, my clothes are one of a kind here! If I could I sell these clothes for a pretty bit if I wanted to. By the way Twilight I've been meaning to talk to you." "About what?" "Well Princess Luna asked if I could become her protégé so she could teach me magic and I said yes." "Oh that's wonderful! But when did you two talk about this?" "Last night." "She came to Ponyville?" "Yeah apperently she was checking up on me." "Well I guess she would be more qualified as a teacher than me, she is Princess of the Moon after all." "Yeah that's certainly interesting. Speaking of Luna I was going to meet her again later tonight for some magic lessons, I'd love to show her the clothes Rarity made for me and probably put in a few words for you back in Canterlot Rarity." "Why I'd love that Kriece thank you." "Why so late at night?" "Well she is the, and I quote, Princess of the Night." "Oh yes of course hehe." We chatted, we laughed, Flutteshy became more open with me, I talked to Rarity about fashion ideas (apperently they don't have v-necks who knew?!), Twilight gave me a few pointers in magic, so all in all the day didn't go that bad. From laughter to sleepiness, everyone was getting tired other than me after all how can I sleep when I'm going to learn magic(and become the first full blown serial killer! no? oh kay). Said my goodbyes and the mom attitude that Twilight has told me not to pull off another all nighter with Luna which prompted Rarity & Fluttershy to giggle. (Fluttershy & Rarity laughing are the pefrect stock photo of girls laughing, if they're laughing at you, you sir have a big problem) ​ I was back at the meadow, same place, same time. I played some 'Bob Acri - Sleep Away' (Man is a beast on the piano) and just waited this time not freezing my ass off from the cold weather. "Why hello there Kriece." I looked to my left to find Luna there. "Hey Princess how was your day?" "Restful and yours?" "Exciting doesn't even describe it." "Ooo now I gotta hear about your day, magic can come after." "No worries Princess." "Oh c'mon Kriece what's with the 'Princess'? You never called my sister by her title?" "Uh...errr...I don't know." "Just call me Luna my little student." "Yes wise Luna." "Wise?" "Yes wise." "Thank you Kriece, now start explaining your day I want all the details!" I explain how my day went after she left, what happened at the farm, and what happened after I left the farm funny cause after I told her she asked me if I wanted Pinkie Pie banished and I told it was unnecessary. I found it odd she asked, Pinkie Pie is the element of laughter after all but I took it off as a joke, she couldn't really banish Pinkie Pie after she and her friends saved her from herself when she became Nightmare Moon right? This also brought up other questions, everyone here is a bit different than what they were in the show yeah They have the basic personalities but I've seen that have alot more personality than what the show, well, showed. I might ask Luna about Nightmare Moon or actually bad idea I should ask Twilight, it'd be less touchy. ​ "So that was your day huh." She was impressed by how it went and so was I. "Yeah it was pretty weird and great but hey I'm not done till you finish my lessons! I want to learn how to shoot fire and raise the dead and manipulate them into becoming my slaves!" "Raise the dead?! Kriece learn to respect the deceased. Even if there were any books on that-" "It's called necromancy." "-Books on necromancy I certainly believe my sister would either lock it in her personal study or burn it." "Damn I was really hoping to have a army of my own." "You don't even have milatary experience!" "No I don't thanks for ruining my dreams Luna I hope your happy." "You are welcome." "Pssh so let's get down to business, it's the magic hour!" (since I pretty much don't know how to explain magic and all of it's "physics" I'm just going to half-ass it like a pro or in this case unprofessionally. You'll only teal dear to the end anyways) ​ So far I got the hang of levitation, it's like second nature once you know how to use it. I'd ask her about runes and enchantments because I really wanted to know if I can have a sword engraved with runes that give it elemental attributes (I'm such a nerd) but she said that its possible but the runes would only would only work for so long before the magic is used up and needed to be refilled (reminds me of Elder Scrolls Oblivion). I tried pestering her to teach me some destructive magic but she said only when I show promise and more control over my magic. Magic as she explained is a vast power that can be tapped into by anyone but even with all it's power magic is still chaotic and unpredictable thus needing years of practice to even mastering spells like levitation, saying something about how much much magic is needed to pick up different objects with different weights and sizes, the heavier the more magic needed. (cause gravity is still an ass even to magic) ​ "So what time should we meet up again Luna?" I was getting sleepy as hell. "How bout a little earlier next time? How's ten?" "Better than three!" "Alright then take care Kriece!" "I will Luna catch you on the flip side, stay gold!" So I left the meadow and back to Twilight's house and into my bed. Another day down and so far things are looking up. Equestria is definitely better than earth sure there might not be computers or games but there is so much to do in this world being who I am I honestly wouldnt even think of staying inside. I wanted to explore and explore I shall. I'm going to see if I can visit the place that started it all, the place where the elements of harmony used to lay dormant. Deep inside the Everfree Forest Lies that's very same castle and nostalgia isn't going leave me alone until I get there with some help of course. ​ _____________________________________ ​ And chapter 7 GATALO! (gypsy for "it is finished") ​ Thankfully I didn't get stuck with the story but I did skip a day of writing to read some other stories. ​ As you can tell I just barely started to get into the plot but I needed intro's and to let people get a feel for the place and my character, hopefully you did. ​ Anywho, Rate and Comment > Same Sky, Different World > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 8: Same Sky, Different World ​    Thankfully I was able to sleep without anything bothering my mind but with the good comes the bad since I woke up with a pulsating headache for no absolute reason. I rubbed my head and got out of bed. I have no toothbrush, hairbrush or anything so I somewhere later I will have to buy stuff I need. I walk into the kitchen to see Twilight and Spike enjoying breakfast. "Good morning guys." I said coursing my hoof through my hair trying to fix it. “Good morning Kriece, how was your sleep?” She didn’t even bother looking at me cause she was too busy reading some book. “It was dreamless but other than that it was alright.” I usually don't get dreams when go to sleep. “What did you guys cook anyways?” I’m not hungry nor did I want to eat. “Spike cooked lemon grass soup and made daffodil sandwiches.” “Uh flowers and grass soup?” “Yeah is their a problem?” “Well no, it’s just that I don’t eat flowers.” “Are you telling me you are a carnivore?” “Actually I’m an omnivore but i don't eat flowers.” “Get used to eating flowers Kriece cause I’m not letting you eat meat.” “And why is that?” “For one it would disgust everypony in town and ponies don't eat meat. I’ve read what happens when they do. Just try it, you’ll like it I promise.” “Fine.” I took a bite out of the sandwich and it tasted like a flower, obviously. It wasn’t bad but I wasn’t used to them so i ate the whole thing seeing if i could get used to it. I then tried the soup, now back on earth I used to eat lemon grass not in a juice or anything, I’d cut the blades, wash them, and then chew for long periods of time. The soup to me just tasted like broth with a hint of lemon. “Spike you put lemon in the soup am I rght?” I asked Spike who already finished eating and was now cleaning the dishes. “Yeah i did, not too much and not too little, the perfect amount.” I could tell he knew how to cook just from looking at the food in front of me, looked professional. ​ I finished the soup and got up from the table. As i got up i noticed something, my mane was a complete mess and my breathe was just as horrible. “Twilight you think i can borrow Spike to help go shopping for some things i need?” I needed a comb, shampoo and conditioner (now i don't have to feel weird when i buy horse shampoo & conditioner, its good for hair ya hear!), amongst other things. “Sure, do you have any bits?” She said. “Yeah i got some money from yesterday when i was working on the farm. Huh Applejack never mentioned if it was a one time thing or something.” I felt kind of bad thinking i probably blew off work today. “When you see her just ask if you want to be full or part time, I’m sure shes at the market place today selling apples.” Did i really want a job at a farm? I could do better right? Stupid ass tattoo now i have to find out what I’m good for. “Alright. Yo Spike lets go!” ​​ The market place reminded me of a farmers market, stalls selling different items and edibles, it was a pleasant sight to see (I love walking in scenic places, calms me down and I do a bit of people watching as well but not like how a creepy guy does). “So Spike do hang out with any other guys?” I wanted to become his little brony. “I wish, I’m always stuck hanging out with Twilight and her friends with all their fru-fru nonsense.” He sounded sad, little guy looks sick of all that fru-fru.. “Well that’s not gunna be happening anymore bro. You got me now and we guys gotta stick together. Bro’s before hoes.” i said readying up a bro-fist but i was met with a question. “What does a gardening tool have to do with anything?” i facehoofed. “Ahhhhh....Nothing really its just a saying we have back from my world just ignore it.” ​ I got all my things pretty fast and had time to kill. “Hey Spike this town got a music store?” I was interested in what these ponies taste in music were. I’ve heard they listen to old school techno and classical. “Yeah we do it’s just over here, follow me.” I ended up in front of a brick and mortar store with windows displaying instruments and records of various artist. “Who owns this store?” I said as we walked into the store. “A DJ named Vinyl Scratch owns it and the pony who runs it is Blue Note.” Of course the famous DJ would have a store here. I went up to the counter and met the cashier Blue Notes. “Need help looking for something?” He said in a happy tone, his smile almost making my day, almost. “Yes thank you, I was wondering what kind of music you carry here in the store?” “What genres are you looking for?” “Ever heard of Liquid Drums and Bass?” “Liquid drums and bass? No not really. We carry all forms of jazz and classical. We also have House, Trance, Lounge, Ambient, and Dance.” “What recommendations do you have on House and Jazz?” “House and Jazz hmmm. For House you cant go wrong with Watt and with Jazz it depends on what kind.” “Bebop will do.” “Ah for Bebop I would suggest Dizzy Pie, one of the Equestria’s best and also partner in founding Bebop.” “Hey you, with the dragon, whats Liquid Drums and Bass I never heard of it?” I turned to see a pony carrying a bunch of records out a door. “Who are you?” I asked getting absolutely confused by the sudden question. “I’m Vinyl Scratch, owner of the store.” She then walked over to next to Blue Note behind the counter. “Its not something i can explain, better yet let me show you.” I pulled out my ipod from my coat and went to my music player and selected the song ‘Netsky Feat. Jenna G - Moving With You’ (there’s just so many songs to choose from so I chose the first song that got me into the beautiful music) and just let the song have the desired effect. As the song was playing i could see she was thinking even behind those goggles she had on, tapping in unison with the beats, analyzing the sounds she probably never heard. When the song ended she took off her goggles and stared straight at me. “This is something. I’ve never heard music like this and i certainly would like to hear more if you got.” I love showing people my music and when they find it cool i squee my brains out. “Oh I got more.” ​ The next four or so hours ended up being a incredibly fun chat (when I talk about something I like, I really talk alot about it to the point where it gets too personal). Vinyl, Blue, and I talked about the varying styles of "DnB" from the more dirty unfiltered bass heavy to the more ambient and relaxing and other genres like Hardstyle. She asked where I got this music from and I told her my story on coming here into this world, she didn't believe me at first but Spike was a reliable source and told her it was true. "That is weird, another world with so many different forms of music." She wanted to keep my iPod to herself so she can hear the music more. "Yeah back in my world music has a huge influence in our daily lives, I can't imagine what we'd do without it." ​ Me and Spike said our goodbyes and went back to the library hoping Twilight is there so I can ask her a few questions that could possibly tell me if I'm in an alternate universe compared to the actual show though I had my suspicions that I am. "Twilight we're back!" Spike yelled as we walked through the treehouse door. "Oh hello boys find everything you were looking for Kriece?" She said. "Yeah." I walked over to my bed and dropped off my things. "What are you doing?" I asked Twilight as I looked over her shoulder. "A map of the Everfree Forest. There seems to be a castle a two to three miles deep inside." I thought to myself "The castle? She couldn't possibly mean- damn it!" I felt cheated in a way. I snapped back into reality. "A castle you say, should we go explore it?" "No it's too dangerous to go." "Then why the interest in the castle if you aren't going to travel there?" "Because it might hold the most powerful magic known to Equestria, The Elements of Harmony, or so this book says. This castle might be the old Canterlot the princesses used to live in hundreds of years ago." This blows and here I was waiting to be thrust into some generic adventure written by a worse than amateur writer. My curiosity was killing me so I decided to ask Twilight how she ended up in Ponyville and managed to befriend the very same friends. "Hey Twilight you mentoned that you're Celestia's student but I don't understand why you live here and not in Canterlot with her?" "Oh that well you see I wasn't much of a social pony, I'd stay in the royal library reading and researching and one day Princess Celestia tells me to go make friends cause she couldn't bear to see me held up with all the books and no friends, not counting Spike of course whom I hatched when I took an entrance exam to Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns. And she goes on to tell me that I'm moving here of all places and let me tell you when I first got here I thought everypony was crazy but I eventually warmed up to them." "That's cool." Well I got my answer. I was hoping for some adventure to bust through the windows and sweep me and the girls off our feet but nope Chuck-freaking-Testa. "Let me get a look at that book about the elements." I needed to read this book and what story it told. "Here you go try not to rip any of the pages." I flipped through and amazingly it told the story of how the elements were made by Celestia and her sister Luna for defeating Discord. I was surprised he was in this reality. "Hey Twilight what can you tell me about this Discord guy?" "Other than he was once the malevolent ruler of Equestria before the princesses defeated him, nothing else seeing as only a rare few books only mention his name." So I'm in a world where Luna never became Nightmare Moon and Twilight and her friends aren't the elements of harmony. I don't know how to deal with this so I will just ignore it for the time being or until I meet up with Luna and ask her about the elements. Speaking of Luna I was wondering if she hasn't become Nightmare Moon what's stopping her from becoming it right now or a week from now? What if she doesn't feel hatred towards her sister and her day? I have too many questions and I can only get them solved by talking to Luna and that isn't until night. ​ _____________________________________ ​ Sorry for the long wait it's just that I had so much on my plate these past few days and I wasn't even hungry. My dads aunt died and I stayed at the funeral home for 3 days straight without sleep and Internet and when I got back I felt sick from being outside in the cold and rain for so long that I couldn't write. ​ I won't probably write chapter nine for a while seeing as I'm giving away my actual iPod on which I write my story on so I could get the iPhone 4S. I'll try to see if I could get chapter nine done in three or four days. ​ Anyways Comment and Rate. ​ > Absence in Night > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ​          Chapter 9:  Absence in Night ​ ​    "Hey Twilight ive been meaning to ask." I was so bored. Helping Spike clean the entire library and nothing to listen to. My iPod's battery was at sixty percent and I realized I never brought a charger. Twilight looked over to me while I was stacking a few books. "Yes Kriece?"  "I've been curious, according to what I've heard there are in fact gypsies in Equestria no?" I was more than curious. Did they speak my language, did they have the same ways, I was dying to know how they were. "Why yes there are in Equestria but they don't live in this region. Why so curious?" "Because I myself am a gypsy and I'd like to know more bout them." "Youre a gypsy? But how?" "Your guess is as good as mine." "I have a book on them but it doesn't have any real or valuable information seeing as they like to keep to themselves." "Typical." "I got an idea Kriece how about you give me information on your culture? I'm sure they would be quite similar seeing as they exist both in our world and your's." "I'm up for it." "Good now let me go grab an empty book to write in." ​    Talking about my people is a hard thing to do since who we actually are is hidden amongst that retarded bull TV depicts us as (that show 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding', now I don't know if you've seen it or not but that shit is not how we are whatsoever). She'd ask a question and I would try my best to answer. I'd tell her that most gypsies are divided into clans represented by names that come from an old relative, countries from where the family came from. How you aren't fully a man until you get married (you could be 32 and not married but a 17 year old who is married would get more priority and respect). How we think which to me was tough to talk about because of the attitude that comes with thinking that since we're gypsies we don't have to follow the law. It's crazy I admit but we learn. ​    This was getting annoying and fast. "Twilight you think we can stop for today?" I'm not much of a conversationalist so talking for this long was leaving my throat dry. "But we only have fifty out of the five hundred and thirty pages in this book!"  "I don't care, my throat hurts from talking so much." "Alright then. We will finish this another day." "I don't know why I didn't think of this before we started but how much of that is even accurate considering neither you or me know anything about them here." "Oh. I could always contact the Princess for any books regarding them. And even if it isn't accurate I'd still like to document your side of the culture what differences there are between our worlds." "Kay I'll just raid your fridge for food since I'm bored." And I swiftly left. ​    During our chat i tried asking Twilight if anything exciting ever happens in Ponyville but she really didn't say much cause there were basically none. This place was very uneventful even with my arrival. Twilight told me of a few events regarding a dragon, parasprites, and a manticore but the royal guard stepped in before anything happened. She also mentioned a zebra that used to live in the Everfree Forest but moved to another location far from Ponyville. Maybe I wasn't here for some big adventure. To become a hero and save everyone, even to me that sounded farfetched even though I'm actually in a world dominated by mythical creatures. Maybe I was just handed a second chance at life. A quiet, somewhat normal life. But I still feel empty, I'm still sad, I still put up this facade. What am I missing?. ​    I was in the kitchen fixing myself some chamomile tea minding my own business cause really who else am I suppose to be concerning or thinking about? When I hear a door open and a rush of multiple hooves. I got out of the kitchen to see three fillies talking to Twilight about something. I put myself the chamomile and walked over to see what was going on. "BUT TWILIGHT! We want to know where foals come from?!" I almost did a spit take when I heard that. "Sorry Sweetie Belle but I'm not the one who's suppose to be telling you these things and even if I was you're too young. When you're older."  "That's what all the grown ups say!" "Scootaloo is right Twilight. Nopony wants to tell us and we don't know why." "Now Applebloom, girls. There are some things that aren't suppose to be learned until your ready. I mean what if I were to teach you algebra and you three haven't even learned multiplication?" I walked up beside Twilight facing the three fillies. "Who's he Twilight? Is he your stallionfriend?" "No! he's just a guest staying with me." "Hey there girls." Sweetie trotted alittle bit towards me to shake my hoof. "Hello mister my name is Sweetie Belle." She pointed to her other friends. "That's Scootaloo and Applebloom. What's your name?" They were like god tier adorable. I seriously considered just picking up all three of them and just hug their little beating hearts out of their throats. "My name is Kriece." "That's a weird name." Scootaloo was never the one to hold anything back. "Scootaloo don't make fun of his name!" Twilight said to Scootaloo. "But it is!" Unarguably the best comeback. "Don't worry about it Twilight my name is pretty weird. Now you girls wanted to know where foals come from?" "Kriece what are you doing?" "Don't worry, I got this." The three fillies started jumping up in excitement realizing they were going to get the answers they've been looking for. "You see when a stallion loves a mare so much-" "ALRIGHT GIRLS IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO SLEEP IT'S GETTING LATE!" I could see Twilight was blushing already even though I didn't even get to the good stuff. "BUT TWILIGHT HE WAS GOING TO TELL US!" "No buts, go try asking Rarity or something." After shooing the girls out the door she closed it and looked at me with a unamused face. "What the hay was that?" "What I was only going to tell them that when a-" "Shush it. I don't want to hear it. Honestly Kriece and to little fillies too!" "The truth is an ugly thing, would have it been better to lie?" "Yes," "Yes? So what you condone lying?" "What?! No that isn't what meant." "And here I thought you were a good person! It's always the logical ones." ​    As the moon was beginning it's creep into the sky I was getting ready to meet up with Luna. I was mentally doing a check list to see if I had everything I needed. "I have the blankets, the food Spike helped me make, drinks. I have my clothes on? Check." Twilight was just looking at me. "Yeah Twilight?" I said to her as I was packing everything up. "What's with all this stuff? Isn't Princess Luna just going to you magic?" "Yes but she also likes to talk so I figured why not atleast be comfortable while we do." I honestly didn't care what she thought but I seriously got all these things for that purpose. "Oh really now?" "Yeah really." "Well oh kay then." "Pfft whatever. Anyways I'm out! We'll be at a meadow near the Everfree Forest." "Be careful Kriece." "I'll try." I headed out the door went to the meadow where we would be. ​    It's been an hour already and she wasn't here. She's probably busy I thought. I waited for three hours and still she didn't come. I waited through the whole night, til I couldn't wait any longer. I guess she had something more important. I shrugged off the feeling of sadness and went back to the library. I sat on my bed and instantly went to sleep. ​    I woke up and got ready. I looked out the window to see it was night. I slept for a full 12 hours. I headed towards the main lobby to find Twilight and all her friends there. "Hey girls Uh good morning and good night!." I then saw the worried looks on all their faces. "What's wrong? Why you girls look so out of it?" Twilight was the first to say something. "It's about Princess Luna. She disappeared a few hours ago and nopony knows where she's gone to. And one more thing. The sun hasn't risen up yet." After hearing this I said "Oh no." but in my mind I was screaming "Oh yes." _____________________________________ Chapter 9 for ya soul now Now it seems that my story is quite uninteresting and doesn't engage the reader. So I got to thinking but then Skyrim. I wouldn't know how to make the story more ... better but I try. Anywho Rate & Comment > Not So Much A Revalation > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 10:  Not So Much A Revalation    I felt like a total ass. I knew if I kept on wanting something bad to happen it would eventually come. I watched as the girls would shoot thoughts on why she hasn't shown up yet at each other. Twilight asked me if she came by for our meeting but I told her that she didn't and that I waiting for hours. I asked if they tried contacting Celestia and they told me they did but she responded with a letter saying she didn't have time. "Let's see. It's night when it's suppose to be day, one of the princesses are missing, and eventual chaos and death that will sweep across Equestria. We can totally do this." I sounded positive for no reason, as if this was a challenge. Funny enough i never really handled anything even remotely heroic in any of my years. They all looked at me as if I cursed their mothers. "What in the tarnation are you talkin' bout Kriece?" Applejack certainly didn't sound like she liked my tone and judging from everyone else's expressions, neither did they. "If you look at it, if we don't fix this problem right away everything is eventually going to die from the lack of sunlight. No sun means no food and no food means no sustenance and that means we all will die of hunger. Well eventually seeing as some might start going cannibalistic and/or become carnivores. Either way eventually even the food supply will die off and then we'll be stuck with nothing and just die of hunger only this time with heavy guilt on our minds and hearts from eating friends, family, neighbors, mostly other ponies and animals." They all looked at me now with mouths agape and eyes wide open. "And boom goes the dynamite." Fluttershy started to cry (pssh weak-ass) and Twilight took me around the corner to talk while the others try to calm Fluttershy down. "I dont agree on your hypothesis completely but honestly you didn't have to be so disgusting." I couldn't help but be evil when it comes to these things. I gave myself to a depraved mind a few years back. "I can't help it Twilight. You just gotta love and tolerate." I cracked a small smile. "Look Kriece this isn't a time to be joking around, we have a serious problem here that could result in the end of all Equestria as we know it. It's best if we keep a serious attitude." I hate lectures so much. I  wasn't really in the mood on getting it (not IT) from a horse half my age. "Yeah, yeah I know we should. I don't like being serious Twilight, I never was in my life. Being serious leads to being depressed and being depressed is depressing obviously." Depression leads to boredom and boredom leads to doing stupid things and in a brand new world I can think of hundreds of stupid things to do.    They managed to get Fluttershy to stop crying and Twilight to get me to shut up. "I'm going to be outside if any of you need me, which I highly doubt." I said, being bored (it already got to that point). I needed something to do. "I could try my hand, uh er hoof at hunting? No it's night. I could get some pakour done all up in here! No wait I'm a pony. " This wasn't getting me anywhere but angry and when I'm angry I tend to devour the innocence of ponies.     I went back to the meadow for some relaxation and to alleviate my stress that has been building up these past few days. "Different problems, different world, same Kriece caught in the middle. Same shit, different day." I said to the odd but comforting warm night air. "You are not even involved in this." I heard a familiar voice say and I quickly spun around to find Luna, or better yet Nightmare Moon (not really better at all) standing there with a serious face. "Haven't I told not to sneak up on me. I like the new look, where'd you get it? Made a pact with Molech? Offered a blood sacrifice to Abaddon? Or did you make a burnt offering to Apollyon?"(A-pony-lyon <~~that's the pony devil's name 100%) I said to her but pretty much didn't bother to look at her. I'm not really phased by Nightmare Moon being right in front of me even though she could pretty much easily kill me. "Why are you not looking at me? I thought you would be happy to see me again." She honestly sounded confused so I decided to look at her. "I know the form you're in Luna or should I call you Nightmare Moon? This whole eternal night fiasco thing you got going is stupid in every sense of the word. And here I was thinking you were better than to offer yourself up to your emotions and become this idiotic cliché villain." I wasn't really berating her to my full extent mostly because, as I said before, she can easily kill me. "Ah so you already know who I am and what my intents are. That is certainly interesting, where did you learn this?" She said but all I heard was the last part. I was pretty much daydreaming about her, right in front of her. Being a pony pretty much gave me an insight on how to see mares as attractive and Nightmare Moon was sexy as hell (from a measly hobby to a full blown obsession, am I right?) . "I got this information from nowhere for i already knew. I know more than I tend to lead on, take heed to that. Although I have some ideas on why this is happening, I'm still wondering on why you're doing all this." Let's see how far I can go without dying! "It is none of your concern to know why, I simply came to ask you a question lest not-so-nice words to be said." That sounded like a threat that I should heed to. "Ask it then." I said. "Would you join me Kriece, my protégé? " The bomb has just been dropped. "Tell me one thing then, truthfully and do not give me a stupid legion answer. Are you Luna or are you Nightmare Moon?" She looked at me long and hard. "Luna is no longer for she was weak." She answered honestly but to no avail. "Then no. I am not your protégé." Sure I might have shot down an opportunity to get with her (I'm so messed up) but morally I knew I couldn't join her. "Then we have nothing more to talk about." I noticed her horn was glowing and realized she was going to teleport (or kill me), right before she vanished in a black flash (it was like a flash...of black) I said "I loved you."(I can drop my own bombs thank you very much) I saw her eyes open up and just as quickly she was gone.    After the encounter and a confirmation on the situation, I went back to the library to let the girls know what's up (other than the sky, the atmosphere, space, et cetera).  I reached for the handle and opened the door. "Hey girls I'm back." As I looked inside I saw Celestia sitting down drinking tea with the girls. "Welcome back Kriece." Celestia said in that soothing voice of her's but I quickly shook it off (I will not have none of the soothing) "Celestia I have some news (did you know news is an acronym for North, East, West, and South) for you." Damn it I was thinking out loud. "What is it Kriece?" Now I have to talk some more, great. "Your sister (or what's left of her) visited me not to long ago." Everyone but Celestia gasped. "What did she want from you?" Twilight demanded. "She wanted me to join her fruitless tree of a conquest. I said no to her. She told me that Luna is no more and she goes by the name Nightmare Moon." I looked at Celestia and saw a tear riding across her cheek, eyes closed and looking down (she look so sad I wanted to cry). "If that is the case Kriece I know what I must do or what you seven must do." Oh look she included me. "What do you mean us Princess?" Twilight asked. "Twilight I have never put such a heavy burden on you before but as of right now it is needed for the sake of Equestria depends on it." Moral speeches? I will have none of that! "You want us to get Elements of Harmony!" I said sounding like it all hit me when it didn't. "Yes, you all must venture to my old castle deep in the Everfree Forest and recover the Elements." Since I already knew what had to be done I wasn't really paying attention. My eyes wandered to the high ceiling and what I saw scared me like hell. "CELESTIA, NIGHTMARE MOON!" I yelled pointing at the ceiling window. As we looked up all they saw was her tail going across the window. "She going towards the Elements, you all have to leave at once." Celestia looked pissed. "But what about you Princess? Can't you join us?" Honestly I was going to ask the same question. "I cannot I must head back to the castle and organize the chaos that is rising. Now I must take leave, Be careful  my little ponies. Do not fret for the power of friendship can overcome all." And she teleported back to her castle, left here to go against a god and whatever she has in store for us. "Did she seriously just ditched us?" I pointed out the obvious. "Alright girls-" I cut her off. "Excuse me? I'm not a girl." Twilight shook her head. "Alright everypony let's head out, we have Equestria to save!" ___________________________________ Finally Chapter 10!  Sorry it took so long for me to get this out but most of you know the perils of work and what happens when idiot people to drive and write all over it. I might get chapter 11 done in 3-8 days considering thanksgiving and me probably going to Miami Florida for a wedding so I'll see what I can get done. Anywho Comment and Rate or I'll talk real bad about you. > Into The Forest And Through The Bad > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 11: Into The Forest And Through The Bad    Twilight grabbed the map of the Everfree Forest showing the location of the old castle. I went inside the kitchen and grabbed a few knives. "Kriece why are you bringing my knives?" Twilight stared at me. "To protect ourselves." Not my best answer. "We aren't going to hurt anypony Kriece, put them back." I hung my head down and put the knives back. "I worry about you sometimes Kriece." There's a lot to worry about when it comes to me. "What should I do Twilight?" Spike asked. "I need you to watch over the library Spike." He looked sad that she said that, poor guy. "Sure thing Twilight."    We neared the Everfree Forest and as we reached the border, all the girls stopped. "The Everfree Forest ain't natural." Applejack said. "I heard that the animals fend for themselves! How horrible." Fluttershy said. I was losing my patience. "I heard that-"  That's it. "Shush it and let's go in already!" Rainbow Dash closed her mouth and we all went in.  The forest was more of a jungle, humid air, exotic plants, and weird creatures. "Alright Twilight do we know where we're headed?" I asked because so far we were walking on a dirt road. "Yes, all we have to do is follow this road and when we reach where it splits we head right." Knowing Nightmare Moon this wont be as easy as saying where the elements are.     Five minutes down the road and we reached the fork. We all immediately were going left but as we were doing so suddenly I felt a wind coming up. "Hold on girls." I looked around and noticed the wind was picking up. "We need to go and now." But as we were beginning to move a miniature tornado came up out of nowhere in between all of us and swallowed everyone inside. All I was noticing was blur of colors. I fell to the ground with a loud thud and then laid on the floor, all the others landing on top of me. "Get off! Get off!" I yelled trying to breathe. We got up on shaky legs and dizzy heads. "I feel like vomiting, oh gawd I hate being dizzy." Ever since I went to one of those family owned carnivals and got on the tea cups. I asked the operator to spin me fast, he asked me if I was sure and I told him yes. I regret that I did. I felt like I was being spun at five hundred rotations per minute. During the ride my head violently swung backwards outside the tea cup due to the G's and was held there for thirty seconds. As the ride stopped, I walked out the teacup only to fall down face first then tried to throw up only for me to swallow it all back down. Severe neck whiplash, burning throat, and the worst most head splitting headache of my life.     "She's trying to stop us. Let's hurry up." But as we regained our composure we noticed something,  the road split into three at perfect angles. "You have to be bullshitting me." Although I admit she did get us good but it was childish. Maybe I should underestimate her. She doesn't really know what would happen if there was eternal night, right? She is probably to clouded by that Nightmare thing to know. "What are we going to do now?!" Rainbow Dash said as she was flying above me. "Herp a derp! Dash fly directly straight up above us as high as you can till you're able to see Ponyville." Logic is awesome. "That's brilliant Kriece!" Oh Twilight you don't humble me at all. Rainbow Dash flew up and we waited. Within ten seconds she was back. "Ponyville is that way." She pointed to the east. "Then that means we still go right!" All that thinking was worthless. "Let's get going then!"    As we went deeper into the forest/jungle, I was noticed the trees were looking more and more decayed as we walked. "Wowie! These trees don't look so healthy!" This looked familiar. "If mah apple trees looked like this-" Applejack never got to finish her because another wind began to pick up. "Brace yourselves girls." They all gathered behind me. Of course, let me die first! A red mist appeared from the trees and was closing in on us. I instantly recognized the red mist trope, it kills. "Girls get closer to me, don't let the mist touch you!" We huddled even closer. The mist stopped moving. "I think we're stuck here."I said protecting the girls. Then the trees looked as if they were sucking it up. "Look the trees are moving! Treants and six of them!" Treants? In the way of my quest? Awwww hell nah! "Twilight got any fire spells?!" We needed these things on fire and now. "What?! We can't hurt them!" She yelled back. "What the hell do you mean we can't!?" Better not be some stupid reason. "They're on the brink of extinction! For all we know these might be the last ones in all of Equestria!" Uhg it had to be something like that. "Twilight if you don't do something we are going to die!" Twilight realized if she didn't do anything we would die and Nightmare Moon would win, all for the sake of a bunch of trees. It tore her apart. She didn't want to be responsible for killing off a race but if she didn't she would be responsible for what would happen to all the ponies in Equestrian and more importantly, her friends. She went into a battle stance (why don't I have a battle stance?!) knowing it had to be done. "EVERYPONY GET DOWN!" Twilight yelled and almost immediately as we heard, we hit the dirt. I was staring in amazement at what was happening. Coming from the tip of Twilight's horn was a circle of fire with an incredible radius seeing as it hit the Treants that were ten feet away in all directions. The Treants were set ablaze and retreated, running back inside the forest. "That. Was. Awesome! If I was a unicorn I would have done that only twenty percent bigger!" Rainbow Dash said as she was flying around Twilight making pew pee noises. I saw Twilight looked slumped. I went up to her. "You did the right thing Twilight, thanks for saving us." She smiled. "Thank you Kriece and now if we might be forgetting, we have Nightmare Moon to stop."    We came upon a bridge that expanded nearly three hundred feet and below a even farther drop to a river. On the other side the castle wasn't there. "The castle must be farther than I thought." Twilight said. "Everypony let's cross it, it looks stable." In actuality it looked perfectly fine. One by one they crossed the bridger safely, myself being the last one left to cross it. I felt a breeze. "Oh crap." Then the bridge collapsed. "Son of a. What do we do now?!" I yelled to the girls on the other side. "I think Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy can carry you over!" It sounded like a good idea but I wasn't sure the weight those two can carry seeing as I was taller and heavier than them and remembered that Fluttershy wasn't used to carrying a bunny or two so I didn't want to take the chance. "No I don't think they can carry me that far and for that long. I can see a way around the bridge! I'll go along the ridge and see if I could get back on the road to meet up with you girls at or near the castle." Thankfully I snuck a knife in my coat when Twilight wasn't looking so I felt confident of myself. "Don't worry  I have a knife!" I levitated it in the air. Twilight was not amused. "I told you to put them back, All OF THEM!" Me with a knife didn't quite look calming. "I know, I know. Don't worry I won't hurt a fly unless it's a last resort!" She sounded calmer. "Well oh kay then. Be safe Kriece!" This was going to be fun. I didn't tell Twilight but anything that got in my way was going to pay dearly for it.  I watched as they trotted away from sight. "Deep within all of our minds lies complete and utter madness. " I sang as I merrily went my way. __________________________________________________ Chapter 11 all up in this place! Plans to Miami have been canceled due to work! yay~ (Never take California for granted) so I managed to get this done early.(I had this done yesterday but I had to wait for my very first (and best ;3) pre reader NeverKnown to fix anything wrong) Now I already have this planned out ahead by I think 2 or 3 chapters and it will get dark. Don't worry though no ones gunna die , sort of ;D you'll see. > Repercussions Of Evil > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 12: Repercussions Of Evil    So far I was making progress. Nothing was attacking me, no traps, and no breezes. "I wonder what they're doing? Whatever I'm sure they can handle themselves just fine." I did have my doubts about their ability to handle the situation we're in. Fluttershy was weak but when it came to her friends she'd use that stare of her's to subdue whatever but how long would that last? Then there was Rainbow Dash. She seemed capable but her cocky attitude would lead to her downfall. Pinkie Pie? Hell if I knew. Applejack was tough but persistent. She would try and try and eventually fail. Rarity was a unicorn therefore had magic though she isn't much of a fighter. And lastly Twilight Sparkle. Smart and powerful. I wonder if she can handle being the leader? Will she buck under the pressure?    I was tired from all this walking and needed somewhere to sit luckily I found the perfect boulder to sit on. As I sat thinking about how everything is going to end. I took out the knife and stared intently at it. I practiced swinging it around and shooting it at a nearby tree. "Ounce for ounce, blood for blood, inch by inch, slice by slice, I get the thirst and it never runs dry." I laughed at the remark I made. I said it just to scare anyone that might be watching me as I rested.    I managed to get back on the road on the other side. "Finally!" I started running down the road.  I eventually neared the edge of a cliff. I somewhat casually made my way down the cliff to the bottom. As I walked out of the small gorge I notice a huge brown ball of something resting on top of a ledge sticking out of the cliff. I slowly made my way towards the exit out the gorge but as fate were to have it I tripped over a large piece of wood. "Oh well just fuck me sideways and call me Stacy." I saw the large brown ball move. Oh yeah just perfect...A Manticore. "Oh  I am going to kick your ass if you so much make a move on me." It stood up and watched me as I got up. I never took my eye off it. I decided to walk to the exit, keeping my eye on the manticore. And something happened, I reached the exit and saw the manticore go back to sleep. I seemed pretty sure that it was going to attack me. "Whatever as long as I'm still alive."    I was in that type of place again, dead trees everywhere. I slowly kept walking along the dirt road, keeping my eye and ears out for anything. Another smooth pass. "If I haven't met up with the six corpses of ponies yet that means they're still going." I noticed my thoughts have been getting darker ever since I got into the forest...No wait scratch that, when I met Nightmare Moon. I'm not a closet psycho for nothing but I do think of disgusting things. Me grabbing those kitchen knives? The hell was I thinking? Maybe I should have brought a sword? I know something like this shouldn't be ignored but right now I needed to get to the castle.     For a second I thought I heard a breeze but as I made my way over a fallen tree before me was a wide river. I got the edge and looked inside the calm waters. "Damn this looks cleaner than bottled water!" I was getting ready to drink some but as I lowered my head something huge rose above the water in front of me. "Oh why hello there Sir!" The voice at first sounded a bit dandy but when I saw who it was. "Uh...Hey there...." I forgot his name. "Where are my manners! My name is Baseal Esk, what is your's my good sir?" What? I'm sure his name was Steven or something like that. " My name is Kriece, Mr.Esk." For some reason, I don't even know if God knew, I was this close to calling him Mr.Burnital (because Professor Burnital made such a huge impact in my life apparently, sarcasm). "What on Celestia's name are you doing way out here?!" His voice was border-line annoying. "I'm here looking for a couple of mares, I think they may have passed through here. Have you seen them?" He looked weird, I then saw his mustache, it was half purple and half orange. "Oh why yes they have! And I must tell you they really saved my beautiful moustache! Such angels!" Hmmm Rarity, so generous. "You think you can help me get across this river so I can catch up with them?" I figured if he helped them out he can help me as well. "Why sure! Here just jump in my hands and I'll whisk you over to the other side. I simply just can't let you ruin your fabulous clothes." Hehe my clothes are pretty fabul-awesome. "Thank you Baseal, I appreciate it." I really did! "No worries now shoo,  go find your lovely friends."    A few minutes of running I happened upon another bridge but this time on the other side was the castle. "Finally!" Since I've had a streak of good luck ever since I was separated from the girls I thought nothing of it crossed. "This is getting boring. No action or anything." I don't care, I'll complain all I want.  I reached the entrance to a large cathedral which possibly was housing six ponies, one god, and six of the most powerful artifacts in Equestria.     I ran inside and before me was six ponies floating in the air shooting a rainbow at Nightmare Moon. "NOOOOOOO!" was all I heard until a bright light flooded the room and I knocked out. When I opened my eyes I saw the girls wearing the elements and Princess Celestia hugging her sister. "I can't believe I got knocked out by a freaking rainbow." My masculinity took a punch straight in the face. "KRIECE YOU MADE IT!" I was lifted off the floor by an energetic pink hugging machine. "Yeah, oh kay Pinkie can you let me go now?" She's got the squeeze of a anaconda. "Okie-dokie-lokie!" I walked over to Celestia and Luna. "How are you doing Luna?" Was that a stupid question? "I'm...I'm doing fine Kriece. I'm sorry for what my actions have caused, can you ever forgive me?" Nope! "I already have Luna." She broke off the hug from her sister and hugged me. "YOU FOALS! YOU THINK IT THAT EASY TO HAVE DEFEATED ME!" I stopped hugging Luna and looked behind me. There rising off the floor was a transparent alicorn shaped shadow. "HA HA HA HA!" dat evil laugh.  "THE ELEMENTS SHOULD HAVE VAPORIZED YOU!!!" Twilight yelled getting into her battle stance (I really need one of those). "I don't have to explain anything to you!" No monolog or something? "Not even like a hint?" She put her attention towards me. "You...I'm going to posses you." THAT. Was creepy as hell. "My cutie markless ass you will!" Everyone stepped in front of me. "YOU WILL DO NO SUCH THING NIGHTMARE!" Celestia's eyes were glowing white. "Watch me!" She then disappeared. "EVERYPONY SURROUND KRIECE!" Luna commanded. They formed a circle around me. "You smell of such pure wretchedness Kriece and I absolutely want you!" A black mist began to enter  through my ears, mouth, nose, and eyes. "AAAAHHHH GET. OUT. OF. MY. MIND!" I was flailing about from the burning and dizzying sensation. "PRINCESS WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!" Luna and the girls rushed over to me seeing what they can do to help. Celestia could do nothing but watch as I squirmed on the floor. "KRIECE YOU HAVE TO OVERPOWER HER WITH SHEER WILLPOWER! IT'S THE ONLY WAY!" All I could do was scream and curse from the pain, I couldn't think let alone hear. Then last thing I remember was blackness drizzling over my sight. __________________________________________________ Chapter 12 has come.... you're not welcome Apperently I seem to not have a life this week so I got busy writing....typing? Anywho what's with the hard capped 60 comments? c'mon guys/girls! Say at least something...please :3? > United As One > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 13: United As One       I awoke to find myself in complete darkness, even though I could clearly see my hands in front of me. MY HANDS?! I quickly looked at my body. I had my human form back! I was happy! Then I was sad? No, angry? Wait, I was mortified then love struck! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?! WHERE AM I?! <• (I will now start spacing each separate dialogue for the time being seeing as you all might get confused)•>  "Where? You're in your own mind of course! Well our mind actually and you seem to be going into a temporary emotional flux." I spun around desperately trying to see who was talking.  "You can't see me idiot."  I don't know what to think of this. Is this guy for real? I want to kill him. "Yes I'm for real and I can hear what you're thinking so mind you. Sorry for the pun."  Crap. I have to apologize to him. "Eggs-actly!"  did he just say eggs-actly?  "Yes I did! Oh I'm about to suck it!"  Im about to suck it? OH MY GAWD IM IN MY OWN MIND TALKING TO MYSELF WITH TELEPATHY!  "Now you're getting it! Thought you...we...I...us...take less time to figure that out." So let me get this straight. I am me and you are me but you are you as well? "Yes. We may be the same person but we are both separate, we have different ideas and possibly opinions if I know myself well enough (hypocrisy is an art form). I don't even know how this even happened." Right. How the hell did I even end up here?  "Well last thing I, we, remember was...Nightmare taking over our body." So I mean to tell yourself that we got our asses handed out to me by a shade who just finished practically getting raped by a rainbow? I suck ass. "Can you stop thinking like that? For right now I am my own person so when you refer to me I am not you. Got that?" maybe. "And yes. When she took over she must have thrown you in your mind and trapped you there." How am I talking to mysel-you then? "I maybe your subconscious or something. Look let's not dwell on this cause we'll only end up with a headache trying to figure that out, for right now we need to get control of our body back before Nightmare turns your body into a girl and kills everyone." Why the is there a pomegranate  on a stool in front me? "Huh? What the hell?" Damn this is good! Wish I had a chair! Oh look a chair! "The fu? QUICK WANT SOMETHING ELSE!"  Ah the fuck! There's blood everywhere! "Why would you want that?!" I didn't! Oh hey it's gone. "This is certainly interesting!" Hello there ladies! how you doing?! "Is that...Is that anthro Luna and Celestial?" Yes sir now Shut up you're ruining the mood.  "Oh man that's badass! Try the mane six as well!" I think I'm going to have a heart attack! "This would be even better with some Liquid DnB!" Don't worry I'll play some Ultima C. Now where was I. "I love myself." *WHAT IN THE WIDE WORLD OF EQUESTRIA ARE YOU THINKING OF YOU SICK FOAL?! (Nightmare dialogue will be represented by a *) Ho shit was that Nightmare I heard? Aw they disappeared. "I think so and damn it!" *WHY IS THERE TWO VOICES OF THE SAME PONY IN HERE?! Hell if I knew. "Same here." *NO MATTER! IT IS I KNIGHTMARE! Knightmare? You added the K? "But that doesn't even make sense because Knightmare has mare in it and last time I checked we weren't mares. YOU FAIL!" *I CARE NOT FOR WHAT YOU SAY, JUST KNOW THAT I HAVE THE ELEMENTS AND BOTH PRINCESSES KNEELING IN DEFEAT! COWERING LIKE THE DOGS THEY ARE! IN YOUR QUEST TO STOP ME YOU ALL HAVE SEALED IN YOUR FATE, YOU TRAPPED WITHIN YOUR MIND FOR ALL ETERNITY! OH! OH! HOW DO I LOOK?! DO I LOOK BADASS? WITH A JET BLACK COAT AND NEON SKY BLUE STREAKS ON MY MANE AND TAIL THAT EMANATE ELECTRICAL MIST? "AND SKELETAL WINGS LIKE A DRACOLICH THAT BURST OUT OF MY BACK IN A GYSER OF BLOOD?!" SOLID NEON SKY BLUE EYES THAT ARE ABLE TO SEND THINGS TO THE VOID?! "RAZOR SHARP TEETH?!" *SHUT UP! NO! NO! NO! AND NO! How are you talking to us anyways? "Yes, how is that?" *I WILL TELL NO SUCH THING! C'mon you already won, I think you deserve a monolog about how you overpowered my fragile, weak, little mind. "MONOLOG!" MONOLOG! "MONOLOG!" MONOLOG! *ENOUGH! FINE I WILL EXPLAIN BUT NOT ALL! Hi-Five! "I can't." *IN THE SHORTEST WORDS, MY MIND OVERPOWERED YOURS WHEN WE MELDED. So what you're saying is that whatever we say and think of you too will hear it? And what about images? *I'VE SAID TOO MUCH ALREADY! So that's a yes. Hey, you thinking what I'm thinking? "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS MENTAL RAPIST GO!" *WHAT?! I am going to devour your sanity until you are left but a fragment of a shadow of your former self. __________________________________________________ Chapter 13 to completely send everything to the void  *EX Death burst through my door* "DID SOMEONE SAY THE VOID?!" I'm writing like a madman. Next chapter, I'm going to warn you now and later, is going to contain heavy gore and  rape (rape of the mental nature of course) so just letting you know. Comment. Rate. Enjoy. Rinse. Repeat. > Hell Is A State Of Mind > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Warning this chapter contains things not suitable for the weak and very imaginative. )           Chapter 14: Hell Is A State Of Mind ••    A couple were enjoying a nice picnic by the lake. "This is beautiful. This can't be any more perfect. I love you Peridot." Said the stallion looking deep in her eyes. "And I will always love you too Usurp."  *WHY ARE YOU PICTURING THIS?    I slowly started to walk to the couple, a metal rebar in my hand. *WHAT IS THAT FORM?    As the couple were in each others embrace passionately kissing, I stood in front of them. I raised my hand carrying the metal rebar. *WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! I brought down my hand with all force into the back of the stallion's head with a sickening crunch. The force of the blow knocking the stallion onto his marefriend. "HUH-WHAT?!" said the mare as she felt her coltfriend push her to the ground. "USURP WHAT THE HAY?" And she pushed him off only to see blood on her hooves, then she saw me and looked backed to her coltfriend now laying on the floor, seeing the gash in the backside of his head. "USURP!!! USURP!!! WHO- WHAT DID YOU DO?!?!"  I raised my hand again, a look of fear fell upon her. Then I brought it down again only this time into her shoulder, breaking it. I could hear her muffled sobs of pain. I look towards the now dead stallion. I grabbed the lifeless body and threw it in front of the mare. "U-U-U-sur...p." She was now crying. I knelt down to the lifeless body and took out my knife and began to skin him in front of her. She was wide-eyed in terror as I was removing his skin. I threw all the skin on top of her, watching as she'd try to shake the pieces off with a broken shoulder. I stood up, walked over to the mare, her gaze filled with unbridled terror, and jammed the rebar through those large eyes. The rebar jutting out the other eye. I slid the rebar more in so that the sides were equal in length. I stood atop the mare, my foot on her throat, grabbing both ends of the rebar and began to pull upwards, my foot keeping her body forced down while her head was being stretched upwards. I could feel her temples cracking and before I knew it, a loud crack and a tearing noise. Now there was nothing separating the mares eyes. I took my foot off the throat only to see her neck had snapped. Her face appeared to have a gaping hole where blood was gushing out. With the rebar in hand I started to jab it into the face of the now lifeless body. *STOP THIS MADNESS! NOW! "You can do better than that!" Really? I didn't feel really into it all that much. "Maybe the more we try, the more we would get better at it!" *WHAT?!    There in a dark room where the only source of light was a light bulb hanging from what seemed to be the abyss above, a pony strapped to a table. "Hello! Hello! Is anypony there?" A man stepped into the view of the pony bringing along a long tray filled with objects the pony didn't recognize. "Can you help me out here? I woke up strapped to this table and I seem to be getting cramp in my legs." The man simply stared. "Did you hear me? Hello?" The man reach his hand to the pony's leg. His other hand grabbing a cleaver. "You're freaking me out! Let me out of here please!" The man then brought down the cleaver onto the pony's knees, shattering the caps and tearing through the flesh, a mixture of blood and shards of bone seeping out. The pony's- Wait, wait, wait. Cant we just spam her with gore? The whole story thing is kind of dragging on too long. "You're right. Hows a pony version of Three Guys, One Hammer, sound good?" Can I do the honors? "Be my guest."    "You seem to be losing your edge Knightmare!" Celestia said as she casually dodged a shadow bolt. She could tell Knightmare was having trouble as she narrowly dodged Luna's attack. "DO NOT MOCK ME!" Both Princesses flew to the ground where Knightmare was standing, landing just a few feet away. "Is the great Knightmare faltering?" Luna began to mock but as she began to make another attempt Knightmare buckled and began to convulse. "Sister what's happening?!" Luna looked to her sister. "I don't know. Is Kriece fighting back and winning?" Knightmare began to vomit. "This is not normal." Woah that was gruesome, nice touch with the slow face melt and the point blank shotgun blast. The details were amazing! "Thanks, and shall I say that the industrial nail gun scene was beautifully choreographed! As if John Woo had done it." Oh man when I held down the foal and began choking it with the chainsaw belt , I'm not going to hell naaaaah! "Ahahaha." *YOU VILE, HORRIBLE, MISBEGOTTEN, UNNATURAL, EXCUSE FOR A LIVING CREATURE! What's that? You want more staked fetuses?!  "MORE?! NOBODY ASKS FOR MORE!" She did. "Then we shall give unto her the true meaning of what it means to be a nightmare." I'll get the self-mutilating ponies. Your mind...So fresh, so new to this bile...Oh how sweet the joy to open the abysmal door where my most repulsive, sickening, twisted, perverted thoughts wait. Be wary for when you tread behind closed doors.  "I wonder if she's ever been mounted?"    "GO MOUNT YOURSELF!" Knightmare screamed. "Such language!" Celestia said taken aback from what she said. "I AM NOT TALKING TO YOU!" So far all Knightmare was doing was getting herself tired. Kriece's body wasn't as versatile as Luna's was. Celestia and Luna playing keep-away, trying to be careful not to harm the body. "Who are you talking to then?" Celestia started to prod Knightmare with questions. Knightmare did not respond but instead closed her eyes shut and shook her head, she opened them up and began to run, shooting more shadow bolts in random sections of the sky where Celestia and Luna were. "She's exerting the body to its limits and all that magic is going to throw the brain into shock. Sister if we don't do something now she's going to destroy his body." Celestia put a hoof to her chin as she moves about, dodging any shadow bolts that come right at her. "I have a plan." I feel warm? "For some reason it's getting hot in here, everything seems a bit hazy." *WHAT ARE YOU!!! She sounds freakin' pissed. "What do you mean? What we are?" *IVE NEVER COME ACROSS SUCH A DISGUSTING PIECE OF FILTH LIKE YOU IN ALL MY MILLENIA'S, AND THAT FORM YOURE IN....WHAT ARE YOU?! What is a man? "What is he indeed. A man can only be truly definable those around him."  If the actions of a man define his outward and the words he oh so carefully manipulates define his inward then that is who he is. What of his secrets then? Man is  the perfect deceiver. Their...Our own judgement is never absolute. *WHAT IS THIS MAN YOU SPEAK OF? Instead of telling you how bout I show you instead. __________________________________________________ *sigh* Chapter 14 is here to bathe in the blood of thousands! I'm sorry for this, I really am but at least this is going to be the ONLY CHAPTER that's like this. Next chapter is going back into normal mode (if the story was normal from the beginning). Comment, Rate, Go cleanse yourself with brain bleach. > Memoirs Of A Preexistence > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 15: Memoirs Of A Preexistence     "Where did Knightmare go?!" Luna said as she finished rubbing her eyes. "I don't know, she must has gotten away in that flash." Celestia said rubbing her eyes as well. "This is definitely NOT good. She could be anywhere by now!" Luna began to nervously trot around the battle scarred field. "We can't do anything right now, come we must gather the elements and head back to Canterlot." As they began to fly back to Ponyville where the girls had been ordered to go, Celestia was looking at Luna with sadness. "What have you done Luna?" She thought. "Luna." Luna looked to the left. "Yes sister?" Celestia knew this would cause some hurt feelings but it had to be talked about. "When we arrive in Canterlot I must speak with you...In private." Luna heard her serious tone, knowing what she wanted to talk about. "Ye..Yes sister." *MUCH BETTER. What's better?! "DON'T TELL ME YOU CUT OFF MY-" *CALM YOURSELF, I SIMPLY LEFT THE MEANINGLESS SKIRMISH.  So you ran away, figures. *HMPH, YOUR BODY IS TOO WEAK FOR ME. YOU ARE LUCKY I DID NOT USE ANY OF MY MORE POWERFUL SPELLS OR I WOULD HAVE SURELY DESTROYED THE BODY AND MIND. She burned your ass bad! "Shut the hell up, she's talking to you too idiot." Why are you calling yourself an idiot? "Blow me." I can't reach. *QUIET, NOW THAT WE ARE ALONE I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MAN. I have nothing better to do so might as well give you the grand tour.  "Sit back, relax, and enjoy the movie."    "PRINCESS YOU'RE BACK!" Twilight ran to her mentor and nuzzling her leg. "What happen to Kriece and that meany-mcmeanerson shadow-y thingy! Did ya win?!Huh did ya?!" Pinkie Pie said as she was jumping around both princesses. "I'm afraid not." Every had a look of worry on their faces. "Princess you didn't...." Celestia realizing how she sounded quickly finished he sentence. "No, no dear Twilight. Knightmare simply escaped from us." A loud sigh of relief was heard from all the ponies. "That no good rotten apple!" Applejack yelled as she stomped her hoof to the ground. "Calm yourself Applejack I'm sure Kriece will come out on top." Rarity said. "How can ya say that when some all powerful ghost went up and took over him right under our noses!" Rarity was not expecting something so negative, though she is the element of honesty. "Applejack honestly have you no faith in Kriece?" Applejack brought her head down realizing that she didn't entirely have faith. "Shucks I don't know Rarity. Nopony even hardly knows him." Luna stepped forward from behind her sister. "I do." Everyone looked at Luna. "And how is that sister?" Celestia was even surprised.  "When we transformed him into one of our kind I may of have dug into his memories." Celestia was shocked. "Luna how could you? You know better than to pry into others minds." Luna rolled her eyes. "Oh please sister I know you saw them to." Celestia was blushing. "This is not about me." Luna rolled her eyes again. "I thought so. Now listen girls we might have a problem." Everyone gathered in front of the princess. "Kriece is a broken pony." Twilight gave a curious stare. "But Princess Luna how can he be broken if all he ever does is joke around and laugh all the time?" Luna knew this all to well, wishing she hadn't. "He only acts like that Twilight Sparkle, a facade if you will, but in reality his mind is shattered and vulnerable. He stows away his hatred in his heart because of his now divorced wife and to his kin who abandoned him during his time of need. This cracked his psyche. Then when his parents had died he was left alone, no one to comfort him. His mind shattered when he got the news, he did not even mourn their deaths. He was alone for years, becoming bashful and cynical." Luna finished shedding a tear at remembrance of the memories she witnessed.  *SO MUCH WAR,  WHY IS YOUR SPECIES SO OBSESSED WITH IT? Well I would guess it has to do something about self-preservation of countries.  "No one really knows. It's been with us since we began. Hell we're even great at it! If anything I believe we do it just to get better at it." *YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS FAR BEYOND ANYTHING I CAN COMPREHEND. Technology is one hell of a thing. "Well when your world is devoid of magic you pretty much have to think of ways on how to do things." *I SEE.  You know...I almost had forgotten how fun talking was. "It's certainly uplifting but the topic sure isn't." *WHY DO YOU SAY THAT. Want to know huh? Know what, fuck it, I'm going to tell you exactly why. *THEN SPEAK. "I should've known better when she said we would last forever." She meant everything to me, I would have never left her. To her all this was a game.  "When problems occurred I gave her an infinite amount of chances to explain herself.  They were never the truth." Suppose she never loved me the way I always, thought she did and even though it was over I still loved her. "Until." How do you think I felt when I was alone in the dark with no one there? "How do you think I felt when I saw her with somebody else?" The dust from the divorce had settled and everything became so clear.  "Or so I thought it did." How do you think I felt when I needed somebody to hold me near? "Even though I moved on to the greener grass, the air, the smell, the sights...They were never the same." I still remembered when I told her if she stayed the same we would never last. "Then." I lost them...I lost them...I lost them...I lost them... "I lost them." *WHO DID YOU LOSE? I lost everyone.  "I lost all of my family." I don't feel like talking anymore. "Leave me." *AS YOU WISH    Knightmare stood up from the floor of the cavern she had escaped to and walked towards the entrance of the cave.  "WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?" She said aloud trying not to think so Kriece would not hear. "I SHOULD HAVE JUST QUIETLY SLIPPED AWAY BUT NO. I HAD TO MELD WITH SOME TRAUMATIZED CREATURE." She sighed loudly seeing as the moon gave way to the sun. "I'M TOO OLD FOR THIS." __________________________________________________ Chapter 15 here to do stuff to you while you're asleep. Did someone ask for a somewhat more complex story? No? Well oh kay then.  Shout out to NeverKnown for being "that one pre reader", Rinahrific for doubley pre reading & Nighters07 for being a cool brony and putting my character in his story like a boss. Also to Commix and Steve Spacek for giving me inspiration and for just plain being badass. Anywho Comment, Rate... Seriously rate, and make it 5 stars ;3 > Imagination Station > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 16: Imagination Station    I was surrounded. Fifty demons armored in onyx , their orange eyes erupting with flames straight from the lake of fire. Cinder and brimstone spewing from their mouths constantly creating an ash storm as the twenty mile-an-hour winds were blowing in all directions. That was the only features I can see for they were like solid shadows. "One versus all you guys? I don't believe that's fair! There's needs to be at least fifty more of your ugly faces." I placed my finder on the trigger of my custom enchanted platinum sawed-off shotgun named Jackpot in my right hand and clenched my family's ceremonial kris sword in my left; etched on the blade "TIME IS THE ULTIMATE REVENGE". fight music    The first demon made it's move, I quickly dash towards it shoving my shotgun in it's face and squeezing the trigger. It's head exploding in gore. "That's one." Then all at once the demons charged at me. I leaped forward into the air with five demons. "No touchy!" I swung my blade in a circular motion, their heads now cut in half. "Six." I landed on the shoulder of one of the demons thrusting the kris in it's head and shooting three demons foolish enough to have had stood still. "Ten." I back flipped off the demon pulling out my sword from its head doing so and shooting more demons.     I landed in empty space being surrounded once again. "Think you can handle this?" I said as I banged my sword and gun to my chest. Again they rushed. "THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!" I ran forward cutting and shooting through and through the blood thirsty crowd. "Nineteen." I slid on my knee's beneath one of the demons, shooting it whilst doing so, I finished my short slide to quickly pop back up to insert my blade in the face of a demon who was ready to bring down it's claw. "21, I believe I win."    As I pulled out my sword and kicking the lifeless corpse to the ground I went into a stance, spreading my legs a little bit apart and straightening my back. I could sense, hear everything. "Come to daddy!" The rest of the demons quickly approached. I sliced the heads of those who got in my kill zone. Shooting those would try to gang up on me at once, the scattering bullets hitting multiples.     The winds dying down, the whole battlefield could be seen. "Hmmm forty-eight, where's the other two?" as I finished the last two demons sprung from beneath the ground from both my sides. "Ah there you two are. YIPPIE-KIE-YAY!" I brought both my weapons up. The sword penetrating one demons throat while I shot the other demon down. I looked at the demon with disgust and quickly slashed upward, splitting it's head in two. "Fifty." I looked around. The bodies of the demons disintegrating to dust as they lied there on the ground.  *YOU ARE LIKE A LITTLE FOAL IN THE BODY OF A FULL GROWN STALLION. SCREW YOUR FACE! I will take advantage of the badassery that is my mind.  "I swear this is freaking awesome." *FOAL. Great now I can't think of anything because of you. "This is boring." *BEING IMPRISONED IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE FUN. Why not? *BECAUSE! JUST STOP WITH THE COMPLAINING. BUT I THOUGHT YOU WANTED COMPLAINING?! *I NEVER SAID THAT. Fine.  *GOOD. BUT! "On one condition." *AND WHAT MIGHT THAT BE? I want to see what you see. *YOU WANT TO BE SHOWN MY SIGHT? FAIR ENOUGH. YAY! "Woah look at the size of that screen!" *YOU ARE LUCKY I KNOW OF THE MIND'S EYE SPELL. I am lucky indeed. "To have such a smart, sophisticated, hot, sexy mare possessing me!" *I AM NOT MARE NOR AM I A STALLION.  Really cause that shadowy form you had had this curvy body to it, and that rump, may I say DAYUM! "Shake it to the left! Shake it to the right! I wouldn't mind stickin' it to her every single night!" *QUIET YOURSELF. I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO THINK OF ME. OH ah-aha-aha-aha. Does that make you cringe? Cause I can totally picture me riding you. *AS IF I WOULD EVER...FORNICATE...WITH YOU. Don't lie to yourself...OH GAWD... *WHAT IS IT? You haven't...like...touched.. *WHAT? Have you ever...ya know. "Been a stallion?" *WHAT DO YOU MEA-UHG ARE YOU ALWAYS THIS DISGUSTING? Not always but having the opposite sex possess me brings up these questions. *I HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU I AM NEITHER SEXES. Then why the feminine voice and body? *IT IS HOW I CAME INTO EXISTENCE. How did you "come into existence" anyways? *SOMEPONY IS COMING, BE QUIET. Fine but don't do anything stupid. *OH DON'T WORRY, IT WON'T BE "STUPID" AS YOU PUT IT. What are you going to do?! DON'T FREAKING KILL HIM or HER! *I AM NOT GOING TO KILL THE PONY. Then what are you going to do? *YOU WILL SEE. ________________________________________________________  Chapter 16 here to become a cliché badass Next chapter is going to introduce 2 new characters, things are gunna get weird. And more Mane6 and Princesses :3 Comment and Rate or else > A Wild Character Appears > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 17: A Wild Character Appears Don't kill, don't kill, don't kill, don't kill, don't kill, kill, kill, kill... "Woah! You just made a one-eighty degree turn, way off track there!" Huh wha-yeah. I can't seem to process anything right. Feels like my mind is all cloudy. "Same here. Let's see what Knightmare does."   Knightmare was calm, cool, and focused. The pony in the distance was closing in. In a matter of two minutes Knightmare could see it was a pegasus mare approaching from the distance. She had a lavender coat, hey mane was indigo with orange stripes and wore a peach colored bow. Her tail had the same colors as her mane.  Ohmygawdohmygawdohmygawdohmygawd! "Keep it together man!"    Knightmare was now right in front of the mare. "Oh why hello there." The mare smiled, not knowing what was to come. "Why hello there, I'm...Kriece."  Bullshit more like it.    The mare reached out her hoof to shake. "Name's Rave but most of my friends call me Ravy."  If you aren't to like make out or something just leave damn it! "Well then Ravy would you like to make out?" Rave simply arched her eyebrow. "Hmmm sure why not." Knightmare and Rave began to kiss. Knightmare broke the kiss and looked at Rave as she slumped to the ground. "Ah much better. Lucky I did not need all of your life force."  What the hell did you do? Is she still alive? "Why do I feel much better than I did?" *I SIMPLY JUST TOOK THIRTY-THREE PERCENT OF HER LIFE FORCE TO REJUVENATE THE BODY. SHE KNOCKED OUT. PITY, SHE WAS VERY SKILLED AT KISSING. Uh I don't know how to feel about a mare in a stallion's body making out with another mare. "My body was not ready."    Knightmare raised Rave's body and laid it on the grass next to the road, taking her bitpurse as well. Wow and you stole her money. "That's pretty hardcore." *YES, WELL WE ARE NEARING A TOWN AND NEED AN INN TO REST AT. And what about her? Like she isn't going to look for us at the town. *WE WILL BE GONE BEFORE SHE EVEN WAKES UP. You can't just leave her like that! * WHY NOT? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HER. Just take off my jacket and lay it over her. *FINE. THERE ARE YOU PLEASED? Yes... "NO!" *WHY IS THAT? Can't you just like bring her with us to the inn? I still don't want her out here.  *I WILL NOT BRING HER WITH US. Do it or I'll freaking do things again. *GAH! FINE I WILL TAKE THE MARE TO THE INN WITH US. Much better, now HI-HO-SILVER!    "That'll be seventy-six bits." Knightmare taken aback by the price. "I remember it being only twenty!" The stallion at the desk simply stared. "That's more absurd than you walking in with a passed out mare and getting a room for the night." Knightmare took out the bits and gave them to the cashier. "Here is your key to the room, the number is twenty-three." OH. MY. GAWD. *WHAT IS IT NOW?  Twenty-three! *WHAT ABOUT IT? Do you know that you can pretty much get twenty-three from almost anything, you just got to be creative.  *I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT. I can prove it to you. Think of anything, something and I'll get twenty-three out of it. *TWENTY-THREE. I see what you did there. *IM GOING TO REGRET THIS. What are you going to regret? *I MUST TAKE A SHOWER. Oh kay then, good luck with that. I'll be over here minding my own business. *I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO BE IMMATURE ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.   Pfft as if watching a guy take a shower would appeal to me.  *YOU HAVE A POINT. I'LL MAKE IT QUICK.    Knightmare entered the room and laid the mare on the single bed that was there and went to to the bathroom to freshen up. Where are we even going? *WE ARE GOING TO MEET AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE. You have friends?  *MORE ACQUAINTANCE THAN FRIEND. Knew it. "And why are you going to see this acquaintance of yours?" *YOU WILL SEE WHEN WE GET THERE. Uhg fine. You and your secrets I swear. *AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR SECRETS? IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY YOU KNEW WHAT I WAS BEFORE ANYPONY HAD. Now that is one thing that will stay with me until I die no matter what. *WHY? For the sanity of us all. Even I try to ignore it. *YOU HAVE NO SANITY LEFT. Oh I do, though not much. I'm borderline schizophrenic. Let me out of my body and I'll show you how crazy I really am. *I WILL SLEEP ON THAT.    Knightmare had finished drying after taking a shower. "How do these mortals get tired so easily? How infuriating. Now I have to sleep on a bed next to this mare because I'm too afraid of some...horrifying images that will never leave me." Knightmare scooted the mare more to the side of the bed to get into a more comfortable position and slept. "Hey." "Hey." "HEY." "HEY!"    Knightmare bolted upright to be confronted by the pegasus mare. "What is it mare." Knightmare was dizzy from the sudden movement. "That's Rave to you Kriece." Knightmare rolled her eyes, Knightmare had no time to deal with this. "Rave, there you happy?" Rave smiled and suddenly took on an angry look. "Why the hay am I in a inn with you?"  Be nice to her or I'll do stuff.    Knightmare rolled her eyes again. "You passed out and I brought you here. Do not worry I did nothing." Satisfied with the answer Rave took on a more happy look. "Hey where's my bitpurse?!" Knightmare grabbed the bitpurse from the cabinet and tossed it to her. "Where's all my bits?! I had seventy-six bits!" Knightmare had no idea why she was still lingering around. "I used them to pay for the room." Rave walked over to Knightmare and slapped Knightmare in the face. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" Rave rubbed her hoof. "Ow! that hurt more than I thought it was going to. You owe me seventy-six bits." Knightmare paid no attention and walked out the room, Rave running after. "Hey! Didn't you hear me? You owe me seventy-six bits." Knightmare exited the inn and took a road leading straight into the nearby forest. "Hey wait up!" Knightmare looked back at Rave. "Why are you following me? I do not have your money." Knightmare then continued to walk. "Well if you don't have my seventy-six bits I guess I just have to follow you until you do." Rave ran up to the side of Knightmare to keep pace. "I cannot have you follow me it's dangerous, don't you have somewhere to be?" Rave stopped and looked at the ground with a sad expression and immediately ran back to the side of Knightmare. "No...I don't have anywhere to be. Im still going to follow you."  *WHAT AN INSUFFERABLE MARE. You brought this upon yourself. Deal with it.    "Why are we heading towards Snowcap Mountain?" Knightmare wasn't prepared to be stuck with two idiots, one was bad enough but two was over doing it. "Hey I asked a question! Answer me! Stop ignoring me. You there? hello, anypony home?" Oh she's a talker, nice. *WHY ME?! ________________________________________________________ Chapter 17 to annoy the hell out of you. Yeah sorry for the wait people blame it on the holidays and stuff. I was intending to write about the princesses and stuff but I decided for that to be its own chapter and that won't be until next year *GASP*  And introducing Rave the potential love interest I think! And the mention of Knightmare's mystery "friend"! Ooo aaahhh so mysterious. Anyways Comment, Rate, Eat, Sleep, Drink Diet Coke > A Matter Of Ponies > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 18: A Matter Of Ponies    "It's pretty cold up here, mind if I borrow your coat?" Rave said as she was shivering in the freezing temperature. Knightmare looked at the mare with annoyance. "Here, I won't be needing it anyways." Knightmare took off the coat and handed it over to Rave who took it with eagerness.  You won't be needing it? I need it! That coat was handmade out of my original coat! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A TAILORED COAT COST?! And I got it for free!    Knightmare didn't respond but simply kept on trotting if not faster than was once previously. "So what are we doing way up here?" Knightmare kept the pace. "I, my dear, am here to see a very old draconian friend of mine who shares the same interest as I do." Rave gave Knightmare a quizzical look. She found it exciting, she never met a dragon before let alone visited a dragon's cave.    They neared the end of the five hour mountain trail and found a large door presumably made of some kind of metal. Knightmare went up the door and knocked. The door didn't open but instead a rather big opening slid out of the way revealing a yellow eye. "Who is it?" The voice was draconic. Knightmare coughed. "I am here to speak with Astatoroth The Skyfortress." The large eye moved around. "And who are you to make such a demand?" Knightmare was getting impatient. "He and I have a history together, tell him that a nightmare has come." The slide shut leaving two ponies outside in the cold.     The slide opened again. "I have spoken to my master and he will see you." Knightmare grinned. "Open the door then." Rave said still shivering. The large eye looked at Rave. "Who is she?" Knightmare looked at Rave and then back at the eye. "She is a...Friend." The eye was examining Rave as if trying to see something. "Before I open the door first you must answer. Do your roots show?" Knightmare sighed. "No for they stretch deep into the ground." A loud clang and the door had opened.    As they proceeded through they were met with a grand view. The door lead to a single platform that overlooked the quite large town. The cave was huge, almost as if the whole mountain had been hollowed out. Rave was speechless as she looked over the rail separating her from a long drop. "This is beautiful Kriece." The town was built upon a large somewhat tilted flat rock directed in the middle of the cave surrounded by water. "Wow it looks like one of those old pirate-era seaport towns! And look how it practically glows with all the streetlights and lit buildings! And that castle at the top is simply amazing!" Rave couldn't control herself from the sight of it all for it was truly beautiful.     Knightmare looked at Rave who stood there in awe. What a beautiful site indeed, I'm jealous you didn't bring me in person, well kind of. Does the Princess know about this place? *NO SHE DOES NOT How is that? Something like this would seem as if she had done it. *WE ARE VERY FAR AWAY FROM CANTERLOT AND SO OUT OF HER SIGHT. MY AQUAINTANCE, ASTATOROTH BUILT THIS TOWN A LONG TIME AGO.  OH-HO-HO! So you have some very powerful friends I see! What would drive such a powerful dragon to build a town in a mountain hidden away from the world?  *ISSUES WITH THE PRINCESSES. And that's where "we have the same interest" makes sense. So he also wants to rule slash practically destroy Equestria? *NO, HE JUST WANTS TO KILL THEM BOTH. I see, continue on then, I have been intrigued.    Knightmare and Rave were escorted to a monorail that lead to the town below. "I can't wait to see what the town looks like up close!"  Knightmare had only been here once when Astatoroth was barely one-third of the way done and was also anxious to see how it all turned out. I never would have thought to be in this situation nor thought it possible. My religion assured me so though I'm not denying it now even if I was a backslider I still would believe for the sake of my soul. The road to Heaven is small and narrow but the road to damnation is broad and wide. All this, this world. I don't know whether or not this is real. I've heard what some people speculate what happens when you die, that you enter a world you wanted to be in but seeing as I was in a position I didn't like I highly doubt that. I could go on and on about myself and my religion but that is not entirely unimportant right now. Tell me Knightmare do you enjoy what you do? *I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. Do you enjoy causing misery amongst the vast ponies? Say you take over Equestria then what? *I WILL RULE IT WITH AN IRON HOOF So a tyrant is what you're aiming for, okay then and after that? *WHAT DO YOU MEAN AFTER? You plan on ruling it forever? A life of infinite problems? You might think the power overpowers the fact that leading a nation is a very very hard task to do but I assure to rule is not a take and never give, it is a give and give and give and give. If you mess up you will destroy the very kingdom and it's people. What makes you think you can do whatever the fuck you want? You've no right to take. Power is only half of the solution, the other is a sound mind. If you take up the  crown you will surely become what your name suggest. *... Know that I do not take sides of the good or the bad of people's intentions, it isn't based on whether  it's black, white, or grey but it's based on the opacity. *YOU WOULD HAVE MADE A VERY GOOD ADVISOR BUT TOO BAD I HAVE TO DISPOSE OF YOU. Yes well...I don't care what happens anymore. I'm tired. I'm tired of it all, tired of you, tired of this world, and tired of myself. I want to be alone, if anything has taught me, it's that I will rather die alone and uncared for than to be around those who....Fuck this rant. *DO NOT WORRY. YOU WON'T BE HERE ANY LONGER THAN THREE DAYS. Go fuck yourself.    The monorail slowed to stop stopping at its station. Knightmare and Rave stepped outside and into the station. As they walked down the path they were greeted by two dragons clad in emerald armor. "You are Nightmare and company?" Knightmare took a step forward. "Yes." The two dragons nodded. "Follow us." Rave looked at Knightmare. "Nightmare? I thought it was Kriece." ___________________________________________________ Chapter 18 finally here after coming back from the dead. Well I don't know what to say really. My writing is mediocre and I still don't understand how people like it  *shoulder shrug*. I'll be writing chapters in my regular 3-10 days.  Anyways Comment, I really love talking to you guys, Rate, PLEASE RATE, and above all...THE GAME > Story Entendre > --------------------------------------------------------------------------            Chapter 19: Story Entendre     "Now before I leave you girls have to promise me that you six will now get anymore involved into this situation." Celestia has said to Twilight and her friends before departing back to Canterlot.    "But Princess you can't be serious! Our friend needs help, we can't just sit here and do nothing while Kriece is in danger." Twilight needed to do something, she had to. If not for Kriece then for Equestria.    "Yeah Princess, we can't just sit around while Kriece AND Equestria is in danger!" Rainbow Dash had shouted.     "I must insist that we help Princess, I agree with Twilight and Rainbow on how we can't just sit idly by."     "Now Rarity, girls. You all have already done enough as it is. You all freed my sister from Nightmare's clutches and saved Equestria from an eternal night. I believe you all deserve some rest While my guards handle the situation."    "But we did all that with the help of Kriece! If it weren't for him we wouldn't have succeeded." Twilight never thought of disobeying her mentor but this was something she had to do, with the help of her friends.    Celestia sighed knowing her pupil she wouldn't give up not after only half the battle had been won. "I guess if I cannot persuade all of you in not helping." She lowered her head and let out a sigh. "I will have My captains help you on your mission."    "Thank you Princess."    "I think you all should get ready for tomorrow. Now I must take my leave, rest well we have a long day ahead of us." And with that Celestia left the treehouse.    "WOOO! DID YOU HEAR THAT?! The captains are going to be with us! I get to meet Vale!" Rainbow Dash was screaming with joy as she flew around the room.    "Now, now Dash stop flying around Twilight had just finished restocking her book and you're make my hair look like its been in a tornado!"     "Hehe sorry bout that Rarity. So what's the plan exactly? I say  we go find Kriece, kick that ghost pony's flank and save Equestria!"    "I fo' one agree with Dash here but the thing is how we gon' find Kriece? That Nightmare coulda taken him halfway across Equestria by now."    "I think I may have a solution to that problem Applejack. Lucky me that for about a week now I've been working on a specialized tracking spell comprised of quite a few spells carefully weaved together that can attune, locate, and lead us to anything we want. So long as we have something apart of it, basically DNA or anything apart of what we want to find. " Twilight walked over to her desk to bring out several sheets of notes and pictures of runes.      "Alrighty then, I got it all mesmerized." Twilight levitated a stick of chalk and cleared up a section of the floor and begun to draw the necessary runes for the intricate spell. "While I check this out can you girls try to find something that belonged to Kriece? Maybe some hair or clothing."    "Ooo! His music box thingy! Would that work Twilight?" Pinkie Pie hopped over with ipod in mouth when suddenly a song began to play at full volume.    "Pinkie! WHAT IS THAT NOISE?!" Rarity covered her ears.    "Pinkie shut it off!"    Pinkie had been to busy head banging to the music to hear them. "THIS IS SO GOOD! I should definitely play this at my next party!"    Applejack moved over to Pinkie Pie and swiped the ipod away and it instantly turned off. "Here you go Twi'."    Twilight took the ipod and placed it next to her eyeing it intensely. "I don't know whether this device would work or not hmmm..."    "Um I found his manebrush, would that be helpful?"    "Huh oh yes! Thank you Fluttershy." Twilight levitated the manebrush and took out a few strands of hair. "Good, now all I need to do is draw the runes, place the hair and add a bit of magic."    "Let's save it for tomorrow sugarcube, we're gonna need a the rest we can get."    "I guess so. Alright girls here's the plan, we pack up all the things we need and then after that we all gather here. By then I should have finished with the drawing."    "So let me get this straight, you're a ghost that possessed a stallion? I'm not buying it." Knightmare looked at Rave, arching an eyebrow.    "I need not your approval."    "If you really are why'd you possess him and not some powerful dragon or something?"    "This body is needed, he is quite valuable to some ponies I despise. Though I wish he would be quiet."    "What do you mean be quiet?"    "I needed to move him into his mind when I "moved in" but the con is that I can see and hear everything he thinks and speaks of. It has been a very traumatic experience for me."    "Oh that's pretty interesting."  And here I thought after you telling her that she would rebel and become the hero of the story, stopping you and Astataroth, saving all of Equestria.  *AND IF SHE DID THAT I WOULD HAVE JUST VAPORIZED HER ON THE SPOT. Exactly why it didn't happen, plot twist are always leave a bad taste though I do t think her dying is considered a plot twist in the story.  *WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS TIME? STORY? ? PLOT TWIST? Well the way I figure, I'm in a fanfic made by an idiot writer with nothing better to do.  *ENLIGHTEN ME ON HOW YOU CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION? Well it's got all the generic things a fanfic has! Tragic backstory, obvious antagonist and protagonist, and a few plot twist here and there. I mean c'mon! It's got H.i.E written all over us. I'm surprised I haven't been shipped with countless mares or you for that matter. HEY WRITER I GOT A SERIOUS CASE OF BLUE BALLS OVER HERE! *I DEEM YOU CLINICLY INSANE. One by one by one as the ponies march by, they steal my sanity. So screw you and your soda machine!    Rave looked at her surroundings as they made their way down an empty street. The buildings were all empty though lights were still on.  The stores were large, the door built for a dragon to enter; some had some didn't. The stores all sold regular things you would find in any other town.     "Why is the place so empty? Where is everypony?"    One guard looked back. "They are at the cathedral listening to scholars and philosophers argue. Pointless if you ask me."        "Where are we even going? My legs hurt."    "The castle." Answered one of the guards.    "But that's so far away!"    "Quit your whining and deal with it, I would like some peace and quiet, listening to two different ponies is hard enough when one happens to be crazy and the other a complainer."    "Sheesh fine..."    "Good."    "I'm hungry." ___________________________________________ Well DAYUM! This took freakin forever! Screw your face Florida! Making me waste $1000 on a bunch of stuff, but hey I bought myself a Burberry trench coat for a freaking unbelievable price. Anyways I got to finish Pony Never Cry before I write Chapter 20 and when I finish Gypsy Pony & Tramps I'm going to be writing a new story squee~ Rate it like you mean it, yes, yes Comment til your breath-less, ah, ah Cause I got soul in my writing, yeah, yeah I ain't going nowhere, so, so I won't stop til the story is over or break every bone in my body, ah, ah > Meeting With A Fortress > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 20: Meeting With A Fortress    "We're almost there just a few more minutes." One of the draconic guards had reassured.    "UHG! Why'd the castle had to be on top of a hill?! My legs are hurting and I'm hungry, I haven't eaten since yesterday." Rave complained. She turned to Nightmare for a response but the only response she got was silence as Nightmare looked at Rave and shook her head.    "Girls, are any of you awake?"    "Sure am Twi'."    "I am as well dear seeing as I can't seem to get my beauty sleep."    Twilighted waited for the others to say something but only heard Applejack ask her a question.    "What's the matter sugarcube?" Twilight paused at the question. What can she say? There's so many problems and she doesn't even know how to handle any of them.    "Can we really save Kriece? What if we can't and we lose him forever? Celestia only knows what Knightmare could be doing to him." Twilight shifted in her sleeping bag; there were so many things she is uncomfortable with. "What if the elements don't work?"    Applejack thought long and hard. "Ah don't really know the answers to your questions Twi' but I know one thing. If we stick together we can do it, friendship is magic and if ah remember correctly magic can do pretty much anything."    "And not to mention Kriece wouldn't just sit back and let that ruffian control him that easy! If I do say I believe Kriece has already freed himself and is coming back as we speak." Rarity chipped in."    "Thanks girls I needed that. I'm sure Kriece has the situation under control." Well shit, I'm screwed.    Nightmare and Rave had already entered the gates to the castle.  *CAN YOU FEEL YOUR IMPENDING DOOM? No, but I'll tell you what, all I'm feeling right now is excitement. *EAGER TO DIE I SEE. To die? Not just that. To see what's after. *AFTER? After death. Dead men tell no tales. *WHATS AFTER DEATH IS OF NO IMPORTANCE TO ME FOR I AM IMMORTAL AND CANNOT AND WILL NOT DIE. Sure you can't die but if I've learned things from my old life is that there are things worse than death. *Example? You'll see. First hand experiences  are always the best way to know about something. *I DOUBT THAT. Enough talking, keep walking.    The guards had led the two to large ornate doors that easily looked more than two stories high.     "Here we are, now before we open the doors know that we are watching. Be respectful, no coarse language, and absolutely no attitudes, do you understand?" Nightmare and Rave nodded. I got a date-rape with death!    The doors opened to reveal an extremely ornate and huge room with a ceiling so high and in the center was an equally large dragon curled up with its head held up high and wings splayed across the floor showing their massive length. Astataroth. Teal colored scales, his spikes on his head that lead to his tail were blue mostly but about half way the color fades into orange and from orange fades to red at the tip giving it look like a tidal wave set on fire. The stomach where the soft hide should be only held more scales. The claws on his feet and hands were abnormally large even for one dragon such as himself; each one of his sixteen claws one-fifth his length. Just by looking you can tell  he isnt called The Skyfortress for nothing. He looks like he can tear apart a freaking mountain...WHICH HE DID!    "Welcome Nightmare and Miss..." His voice was gentle though the echo from the room made it loud and booming.    "Oh, It's Rave, just Rave." She bowed down in respect and in fear.    "No need for such formalities Rave, we are all just friends here and nothing more."    "Oh we'll I'll remember that next time I visit."     "Enough with the talking, Astataroth I need something done."    Astataroth glanced over to Nightmare and went wide-eyed. "Nightmare? Oh HAHAHAHA!" His laughing was shaking up the whole room.    "And what is so funny?" Nightmare demanded and Astataroth's laughing had subsided.    "I never took you one to favor male bodies. I do say it doesn't suit you in the least bit, I can even hear your voice within the stallions."    "Why is it that I'm considered a female?! I am neither male nor female!" Nightmare stomped a hoof in frustration.    "I say it's because of the voice, and if anyone has ever told you that your original body was very...Appealing." Dragon-on-pony action is what I came here to see.    Rave started to laugh and a blush was shown on Nightmares face.     "SO I'VE HEARD." Yes, yes you have.    Astataroth raised an eyebrow. "Oh Really? From who?"    "The stallion, though thing is more appropriate, I trapped in his mind who I might remind you is why I'm here." Atleast I'm not just some piece of meat!    "Thing?"    "The stallion was no pony, he is another species transformed into a pony and might I add not even from our world."    "You mean to tell me you've possessed an alien? I always thought you were crazy, but let's just say I believe you, what do you want done?" Ahaha alien possessed ghost, that's a A-quality movie right there.    "I want you to destroy it so I can fully merge with this body." You called me IT...EVERYTHING FLOWS DOWN THE SEWER! *SHUT UP! Ok.    Astataroth raised a massive claw to his chin. "That is a very arduous task you need done..." A smile crept onto his face. "That is if it wasn't me performing it. When do you want it done?"    "Right now."    "Not possible deary."    "And why is that?"    "Still impatient as ever I see, immortality should have given you patience like me. I can not preform the task because I do not have the items which is needed."    "Then when can we have it done?"    "Tommorow night."    "Pfft fine. I can't deal with him anymore."    "This 'alien' giving you trouble?"    "More than you can-" Rave stomach grumbled loudly interrupting Nightmare.    "Oh it seems Miss Rave is hungry, tell you what lets cut this meeting short and I'll have my guards lead you two to the dinning hall and after to your rooms. I have a few task that need done including getting the items needed."    "I can't wait to eat!"  Some ponies just want to eat! And all I want is to eat you out Nightmare. *I CRINGE BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT. You know I'm going to make the most of the time me and you have left, I might even throw in a surprise for you! *SURPRISE? Oh yeah, you're going to enjoy it so much, oh so much indeed. ___________________________________________________ Chapter 20 is nothing but a piece of cheese with the corners cut off, in other words it never gon' be a slice! POP POP!  Anways I haven't had time to write in awhile seeing as work had to be done but it feels good to be writing again. Anywaaays Comment, Rate, Skeet, Skeet, Skeet.     > Preparations > --------------------------------------------------------------------------           Chapter 21: Preparations      As the hours past in Ponyville it quickly started to become a fort and home-base for the three different guards that have arrived from Canterlot under direct orders from both the rulers. Barricades ran along near the edges of the Everfree forest with guard towers built into them to keep watch.     The residents were told not to leave under any circumstances and those who lived within the forest were to evacuate and reside within the town.    "But all my animals! Oh what are they going to do without me?! They might starve or predators might attack them!" Fluttershy was in complete disarray ever since some guards had told her to move out of her home.     "Fluttershy don't worry,  I'm sure they can handle themselves, it's in their nature." Twilight tried to convince.    "I know but still, I already miss them." Fluttershy sat on her haunches defeated by the fact that she couldn't do anything.    "Now girls, Princess Celestia and the captains should arrive momentarily and as we wait I'd like to take note of everything we packed just in case we forgot anything." A large, very noticeable, groan was heard in the room. Twilight sighed. "Or not."    "I still can't wait to meet Vale! Oooo! This is going to be so rad! I can see it now, after she sees me in action kicking all sorts of flank she'll have no choice but to let me join the Wonderbolts!" Dash couldn't contain herself as she rapidly flew around the room knocking books off the shelves with the gusts of wind she created.    "Rainbow! How many times do I have to tell you to stop flying indoors? You're ruining my hair." Rarity fussed.    "Fine, whatever Rarity." Rainbow rolled her eyes as she slowly descended to the floor.    "Thank you, I must look most presentable in front of the princesses and captains." Rarity raised one of her hooves to fix her hair back to its immaculate state.    Suddenly a loud pop was heard followed by a knocking at the door.     "I wonder who that might be?" Wondered Twilight as she walked towards her front door.    When she opened there stood a middle aged stallion in dark blue robes. His coat was icy blue, his mane was slicked back and it's color dark lavender.     "Ah. Ms.Sparkle, how are you?"  Everypony excluding Twilight watched his mouth as white smoke flowed out.     Twilight bowed towards the icy stallion creating a snicker from the stallion. "You know we are on equal terms. No need to now to me, only to the princesses." He said plainly as Twilight stood back up.    "Uh hehe, sorry Glacier, but respect needs to be given'." Twilight said to Glacier as she smiled.    "True Ms.Sparkle so I too bow to you. A job well done freeing the Princess of the Night." Twilight blushed at the compliment given to her by her most recent accomplishment.    "Oh thank you Glacier but it just wasn't me that freed our princess but my friends helped more than you can imagine." Twilight led Glacier to her five friends.    "So you all are the new Elements of Harmony. Pleased to meet you all, I am Glacier, captain of the unicorn guard." He bowed to each mare.    Applejack was the first to introduce herself. "Why hiya there Glacier, names Applejack, element of honesty." She bowed to Glacier with her hat to her chest and allowed the next to introduce them self.     Up next was Rarity. "Why such a handsome stallion and of such high status, I am honored. My name is Rarity, element of generosity." She bowed to him and let the next introduce herself. *I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T DO OR SAY ANYTHING LAST NIGHT AFTER WE FINISHED EATING AND BEFORE & AFTER I SLEPT. I FOUND IT ALMOST AS DISTURBING, ALMOST. Yeah, I was thinking...A lot of time to think, I believe too much time to think.  *WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT? Everything and nothing. Like where's the other voice and how I feel like my memories are being picked at. *I WOULDN'T KNOW. Well whatever, shut up. I really don't want to talk right now.    Knightmare stood from her bed in the room at a hotel down the street they had traveled on to get to the castle given by Astataroth to sleep infor the night. "Hm I should tell him now since he is going to die...No. Until the end."    As the rest of the mares finally finished their introductions to the captain he looked astounding wondering about something.    "Wha-what is it Glacier is something wrong?" Twilight asked.    "I overheard the Princess of the Night talk about seven but I've only met you six, where is the last?" The mares all looked down onto the floor, sadness taking their facial expression.    "What is the matter? Did the seventh parish?"     "No it's not that, at least I hope he hasn't. You see Glacier after we rescued Princess Luna the entity who possessed her had taken over Kriece, the seventh pony who helped us, and they both disappeared after the entity used our friends body to fight the princesses." Glacier lowered his head upon hearing the sad news.    "I'm dreadfully sorry, I did not know." Twilight walked over to Glacier and put a hoof on his shoulder.    "Don't worry Glacier, with the power of friendship and all three captains and their entire guard theres no way we can lose." Twilight and her friends were still ever-hopeful knowing with their newly acquired strength they can do it.    "Hey if all the captains including all your guys's armies, who's going to be protecting Canterlot?" Dash asked in worry over the capital.     "Do not worry about Canterlot, the Princess of the Night and her private guard are securing it stay safe from any surprise attack." Luna's guard sort of worried the three captains. They were incredibly mysterious and odd in terms of looks and personality. They were pitched black with glowing yellow eyes and they all had bat/draconic-like wings. Their personality or lack-of is quite disturbing and a nuisance when you need something from them. And the captain, looks like he or she can take on all three captains at once. Decked out in full ebon armor etched on with markings and sayings of the moon. The captain even sported even more sinister looking wings than the standard guards and if his memory serves right he also saw a horn as well.    "Hm though I do find it odd Princess Celestia called all here to give us captains a report. Ah, it seems the princess and the other captains have arrived, shall we?" They all walked outside the treehouse to be confronted with Princess Celestia and two other ponies with, one which was on a blue bubble slowly descending with the other two.    Glacier walked towards the trio and bowed to his ruler. "My princess."    "Rise captain, we have much to discuss, follow me inside Twilight's house." Celestia walked inside followed by the elements of harmony, the three captains lagging behind for a quick chat.    "Vale, Knight Fall. What news?" Glacier acknowledged the two captains.    "Well it seems we're in for a ponyhunt or humanhunt I should say." Knight Fall said with a hint of malice.    Vale only rolled her eyes at Knight Fall. "I still don't understand your anger towards him."    "First off, I don't trust him and secondly, he's rude and obnoxious beyond measure." Vale still didn't get it.    "I trust him and he certainly wasn't obnoxious with me. Well anyways let's get inside I'm sure this is going to be important." Vale, Knight Fall, and Glacier all steeped into the treehouse.     Knightmare finished taking a shower and dressing up in the washed red MK2 Express shirt and Guess trench coat. *I HAVE GROWN ON THESE CLOTHES, THEY ARE QUITE COMFORTABLE AND WARM. They're also stylish and make you look awesome, comfortability and warmth are just rare bonuses. Freaking seriously, Louis Vuitton gets me pissed. Yeah sure I can kinda see loafers having the comfort of walking on concrete bare footed but whenever they make sneakers do they have to put that shit concrete-padding in there as well?! Uhg some companies just take the "suffer for fashion" saying a bit serious if you ask me. *WHY ARE YOU EVEN TALKING TO ME ABOUT THAT? I wasn't talking to you. *THEN WHO? Who do you think.    Knightmare stopped  as she was walking down the narrow hotel corridor. "Who do I think? He's talking to himself. Just great."    Knightmare trying to ignore Kriece's rambling about things she doesn't know about she stand in front of a another room. "Rave, are you ready to go?"    "One minute, come in the doors open, I'm in the bathroom." Knightmare walked in the room and headed towards the bathroom.     "Rave?" Knightmare slowly moved into the bathroom.    "GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!!! IM NAKED YOU PERVERT!" Rave then began throwing  mane brushes and other things at Knightmare.    "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM YOU WERE ALWAYS NAKED TO BEGIN WITH!" As soon as Knightmare finished the sentence objects suddenly stopped being thrown.    "Oh...Yeah...Forgot."  Mare logic at its finest.    "Hurry up, we must leave to the castle." Knightmare was anticipating news from Astataroth on the preparations for the ritual.     "Uhg, but I wanna see the town!"     "No we can't right now, tell you what, if you hurry up, we'll get something to eat and after we hear about the news for the preparation we can see the town." Knightmare didn't really care for her wants and needs but Knightmare has also been wanting to see the town and how's its grown ever since.    "Yay! Now get out of the room, if you already forgot I'm naked! Pervert."    Rave began pushing Knightmare out of the room. "Wait-buh-what?!"     Once Knightmare was out the room Rave closed and locked the door. "Just wait outside." Lolwut. Yeah so, I just said lolwut, whatcha gonna do about huh? *OH SHUT UP! _______________________________________________ And here we are at 21.  What a long freaking wait you guys have been going through just for little ol me, I'm sorry. And for the new readers, PFFT NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU....except me. Also I'd like to give much love to all the Brony's for the 20,000+ views on this story. How I got this many views compared to other fics I'll never know. Well wedding is this month, my family and I are almost done with our own preparations for the wedding. Shit, the thing I'm nervous about the wedding is having to dance. I don't know how!!1  Cheers, next update will be...mmm...Pony Never Cry. Anyways Comment & Rate.