Humanity is gone from the world, but the objects they found still remains.....
Humanity is gone from the world, but the objects they found still remains..... Now it is up to Twilight and her friends to find all the dangerous object from a time before even Celestia herself existed before they break containment. They will not be alone as they will find object and people that will help in their fight against the danger.
They will learn of the Foundation and their fight against the unknown. They will learn of their sacrifice and their desire to protect their world against these things.
They will Secure. They will Contain. They will Protect.
A/N: I wanted to do something like this for a while, but I am currently working on another story at the moment. So here it is! I hope that everyone gives it a chance to grow while i work on this and my other story Dark Space. Please Review and rate. Writer: Redskin122004 Editor: Journeyman
The night sky looked utterly beautiful, so clear and majestic to the eye. The being slowly shook his head, gripping the object in his satchel as he trekked to the small sleepy town at the base of the hill. His dusty and worn traveling cloak fluttered in the slight wind. Large holes across his broad chest let in the chill, but he did not worry of such a trivial matter. Like the sands of time in an hourglass, he could feel the few precious moments he had left before his own life would be still and silent
“لمعرفة يتم تدميرها من قبل هذا الماضي هو خطيئة ضد كل ما هو جيد.”
He passed homes of the current residents of the land in silence. He was a relic, one of something's greatest achievement in manipulating the human body to a degree that would be beyond recognizable if anyone compared the result to the beginning. He never knew who did this to him or why his abilities did what they did, but that was in the past. He trained alone, away from anything that would be destroyed by him simply being in the room. After centuries of training and praying, he was finally able to control his abilities.
The ability to cause death of any organic matter he touched, short of human and animal life.
He needed to do this. The beings of the world were in dire danger from the beings of the past.
“فقط لفترة أطول قليلا الآن.”
He felt his body shutting down. Soon he would be nothing more than dust, and that was all he truly wanted. He patted his satchel, reassuring himself that his charge was still there and whole.
“يا صديقي، يجب تحذيرهم من خطر قريبا لتمرير.”
As he spoke quietly to the object, he walked up to the strange tree that was home to a small purple unicorn. She would be the key to stop the beings in containment from being unleashed into the world. Her connection to the powerful entity was step one in the plan. He walked up to the small slot with the word 'RETURN LIBRARY BOOKS HERE' printed over it. He removed the satchel, giving it a small smile as he pushed it into the slot.
“وداعا يا صديقي، قد مهمتكم بالنجاح. ”
He felt his body eroding quickly, his dark tan face slowly chipping away before he collapsed onto the ground. A gust of wind flew over the area, pushing the cloak away to show nothing more than a pile of dust that was rapidly disappearing. The door opened with one Twilight Sparkle stepping out with a candle floating next to her head.
“Hello? Anypony out here?” Twilight called out, but saw no pony around. “That is so strange. I know I heard somepony out here.” Twilight closed the door without a word, only to discover that the formerly empty return slot was no longer empty. Picking up the satchel with her magic, Twilight heard the jingling of something in a metallic tin and a large, rectangular object. Undoing the strap, Twilight pulled out the big object, discovering one of her greatest pleasures.
“A book?” Twilight did not recognize the hardcover tome with its blank, green cover. Hoping to discover the previous owner to thank the pony for the generous donation, she discovered the book was blank,save for the first page.
““A Hero is Born”,” Twilight said out loud. She turned the page, but only got a blank page as a result. “What the??? Well, that is a complete waste of a book. There is nothing written here!” Twilight said as she flipped through the pages, but only saw more blank pages.
“What a weird book,” Twilight muttered and gave a small yawn. “Well, I got to finish these equations for Pinkie's little project....*Yawn*...Oh boy, I must have been more tired than I thought. But I should.... I should...really......get....” Twilight head fell on the book, which was strangely softer than it should be, Twilight's drowsy mind thought out loud. Twilight tried to fight off whatever was affecting her, but soon succumbed to sleep. What was left in the satchel was behind her, and in front, the start of a new adventure that would change the face of Equestria forever.
Translation (in order): To know that all this will be destroyed by the past is a sin against all that is good. Just a little longer now My friend, you must warn them of the danger soon to pass. Farewell my friend, may your mission be a success.
Suddenly, the sky above her turn from utter blackness to sky blue with a brightly shining sun hanging above. Twilight looked down at her hoofs to see some sort of black concrete with a yellow lines running down the black top.
What?
Building sprung from the ground all around her. 1 story, 2 stories, 3, 4,5,6 and they just kept going higher and higher. Twilight's eyes widen as she saw the buildings continue to climb to the very clouds themselves. Made of concrete, glass, and metal, the massive buildings began to grow what looked like billboards, signs, and other objects on their sides. Some of them were the regular kind, showing some sort of product.
What in the hay is Coca Cola?
Others blinked on, with what looked like moving pictures. Road signs, lamp posts, and booths popped out of the ground.
Broadway?
Then the creatures began to spring from the ground. Bipedal creatures in which Twilight had never seen before. Hundreds of them walked on the what appeared to be some sort of walk way. She soon found out why they were walking there instead of the black top when a massive four wheel carriage rushed past her, causing her to scream in shock. Dozens of the carriage moved past her at such speeds high speeds that Twilight couldn't help but wonder what was going on. She looked around, stun at what she seeing.
“I'm...I'm dreaming...Yes thats it, I am dreaming.” Twilight said to herself, unaware of her audience.
“Very good, Miss Sparkle.” A voice pipped up from behind her, causing her to yelp and spin around. Behind her was an older looking creature wearing a green robe and sporting an impressive beard on its face. “You managed to figure it out quite quickly. Although given the fact that I am showing you something that you couldn't ever possibly think up should have been an easy clue.”
“Who...Who are you?! What are you?!” Twilight took a step away from the being. The being gave her a very sad looking smile.
“Someone from the distance past. Now watch Miss Sparkle. The end is coming, and then I will answer your question.” The figure pointed to the sky, Twilight blinked, looking up to see the sky suddenly darken. All the other beings stopped in confusion, as well as the fast moving carriages, looking up at the sudden night sky.
And almost a second later, the sky brighten to a fiery orange. Twilight watched in horror as the beings that stood around her screamed in agony before bursting into flames. The buildings around her began to crack from the intense heat, glass shattering and falling to the ground, impaling the few unlucky beings who were still alive. The carriages around her began to explode from the heat, sending a few of the remaining beings flying through the air. Twilight saw the world die around her, with only herself and the strange cloak being safe from the effects. Twilight began to cry, her eyes watering, she turn to the being and rushed up to him.
“Please! Please stop this!” Twilight cried.
“I cannot. You must know what happen to those that came before your people.” the being said sadly. A few moments later, the fiery sun return to normal, but the damage was done. All around Twilight, building remain on fire, several of the structures collapsing due to stress. Suddenly, a small figure arrive in the intersect, a small alicorn stood in complete horror at all the death around her. The figure collapsed on the ground, crying out in sadness.
“I'M SORRY! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!”The small white and pink alicorn cried out. A small saddle was strap to her side, and a small blue figure popped its head out. “Luna....Don't look.”
Twilight stood in shock, the figure stood up, her eyes watering in sadness before her wings spread out and took flight. The scene around her vanished in blackness, leaving only herself and the cloaked being under a lamp post. Twilight grew angry, turning back to the strange creature before her.
“YOU LIE! PRINCESS CELESTIA WOULD NEVER DO THAT!” Twilight screamed at the creature, her horn glowing in a dangerous light.
“Oh, that is not a wise choice.” The figure mumbled, before waving a arm to her. Twilight eyes widen when her horn vanished from her skull. Fear took over her mind as she backed away from the powerful creature. “You will do well to hold your temper, young filly. I only show you the truth on what has happen in the past.”
“No!” Twilight argued. “The princess would never kill anypony!”
“Not on purpose.” The figure answered, causing Twilight to take a step back in shock. “I show this to you so I would gain your attention. Celestia-”
“Princess Celestia.” Twilight corrected him, only to shrink as the being narrowed its eyes at her.
“I can call her what ever I damn please, I taught her everything she knows, after all!” The being snapped at Twilight.
“W-what?!” Twilight sat down in shock. The being only sighed, and held his head, thinking hard on what to do next.
“Write to your teacher. Tell her that you met the BookKeeper and he wishes to talk to you.” The being order her. “Tell her that the SCP containers are failing and the few of the those that remain are in dire need of help.”
“I...what?!”
“Tell her that The Sculpture has escape confinement and is slowly making its way out from the structure.” BookKeeper stated. Twilight looked in confusion as the one called BookKeeper slowly vanished from view.
“What!? But how-”
Twilight sat up, breathing heavily. She immediately grabbed a quill and a blank scroll, shaking somewhat from the 'dream'. She looked at the book, frowning at it before picking it up and placing it inside the table drawer.
Dear Princess Celestia,
I just received the most vivid dream. There was this being who called himself the BookKeeper, and he wishes to speak to you. Princess, I don't know half of what he was talking about. I believe he made up some vision of you and Princess Luna (I think it was you and Luna) surrounded by massive buildings that reached the very clouds. It was a disturbing vision. He also said something about a Sculpture making its way to freedom. I don't why I have to write this down and send it to you. I just hope you are not angry at me for sending this to you so early in the morning.
Your Faithful Student,
Twilight Sparkle
Twilight made her way up to her room where Spike laid in his bed.
“Spike.”
Spike grumbled and turned over, causing Twilight to give a small sigh.
“Spike!”
Spike growled and took a swipe at the air over him with his small claws. Twilight eyes narrowed at this.
“SPIKE!”
“ARGH! DON'T WORRY FAIR RARITY! I WILL SAVE......you?” Spike looked around to see he was bed, with a rather irritated Twilight Sparkle standing over him. “Wha? Twilight, whats wrong?” Spike looked up the clock to see the time. “Twilight, its 3 in the morning.”
“I need you to send this.” Twilight floated the scroll in front of Spike. Spike gave Twilight a small glare before sighing, grabbing the scroll and breathed his magical flame onto it.
“Oh well, your funeral.” Spike mumbled. Twilight trotted down stairs, looking worried and confused at the same time.
'Did I make the right choice?' Twilight thought to herself in the darkness.
-Canterlot Castle-
Celestia stood next to her sister, admiring the stars overhead. “You really outdid yourself, Little sister.”
Luna smiled and nodded her head. “We thank thee Big sister.” Celestia only rolled her eyes at Luna's wordings.
“When are you going to-” Celestia started before a burst of flames appeared before her, startling her a bit.
“A friendship report?” Luna asked in a questioning tone, “At this time?”
Celestia could only shrugged, “It must be important to be sent now instead of in the morning.” Celestia open the report and began reading. Luna looked back at the stars, happy at how they shone brilliantly on the dark canvas sky. She turn back to see a stiff Celestia, fear etched all over her face.
“Sister, what is-” One moment she was looking at Celestia, then next second, Celestia was gone, a rush of wind indicating that she was flying off in the distance towards Ponyville. “wrong?” Luna looked in surprise at the fleeing figure of her sister. “Wait! Sister!” Luna's own wings spread before taking flight after her sister.
Twilight paced around in a small circle, wondering if she did the right thing. She got her answer when her top balcony window explode inwards sending shards of glass flying. Princess Celestia ignored them as she landed in front of her prized student. Her eyes filled with worry and despair as she looked about the room for something.
Twilight sat down in shock, she never seen Princess Celestia look like this before. “P-Princess! What are you-”
“Where is it?!” Celestia asked, her voice laced in desperation.
“Where is wh-” Twilight started, but Celestia cut her off.
“The book! Where is the book, Twilight!” Celestia towered of Twilight, causing her to shrink back from her teacher. Twilight hesitantly pointed to her hoof towards her desk drawer.
“There.” She said quietly. Celestia rushed over, her horn glowing as she ripped the drawer open and brought up a small, green hardback book. Twilight stared as tears began to form in her Teacher's eyes.
“BookKeeper.” Celestia whispered, hugging the book tightly to her chest.
“Sister!” Luna land next to Twilight, surprising her greatly.
“Princess Lu-” Luna held up her hoof, indicating to Twilight to be silent. Celestia's horn glowed as the book floated away from her. Luna and Twilight watched as the pages began to flip rapidly before a bright shower of light blinded them.
“Hmph. I am not meant to be outside of my book, Celly.” A familiar voice echoed out, Twilight rubbed her eyes, looking at the same figure she saw in her dreams standing in her room. Celestia gave a small cry of joy before trotting over to hug him. BookKeeper on the other hand look displeased with her, holding out his hand to stop her. “I am not happy with you Celestia.” Celestia's ear flatten against her skull when she heard the tone that was being used. Luna scowled at the figure, trotting up to the large cloaked figure, her horn glowing dangerously.
“Who art thou to speak to my elder sister like some sort of commoner.” Luna growled at the being, using her Royal Canterlot voice. Celestia's eyes widen in horror at Luna, desperately trying to stop Luna from making more of a mess. “We are the rulers of this land, thou should bow to us, and apologize for this transgression.”
“I speak to her however I please, I am her elder and her teacher. You should learn a little more respect to those that are older than you.” BookKeeper spoke, his voice reverberating throughout the entire library, Twilight felt it shake her very soul. He snapped his finger and a muzzle appeared on Luna's face, shocking her and Twilight completely. Celestia stiffen when she felt BookKeeper's eyes trained onto her. “I am glad to see you are safe Celestia, and done a remarkable job at keeping the world turning. But I am not please with what you done to world.”
“I...I had no choice.” Celestia said weakly, only for BookKeeper to explode in anger.
“NO CHOICE! YOU USED SEVERAL DANGEROUS OBJECTS TO RECREATE THE WORLD!” BookKeeper roared at her, causing Celestia to shrink back from her teacher. “I SEEN WHAT YOU CREATED CELESTIA! IT WAS ALL IN YOUR STUDENT'S HEAD!”
“Please! I was alone, and the only other person around was Luna! I didn't want her to grow up in a dead world!” Celestia cried, tears falling down her face as she looked to BookKeeper.
“Your experiments were dangerous!” BookKeeper glared at her. “SCP-1013 was suppose to stay locked up, instead, you released it! Let not even talk about how these ponies came to be! The use of SCP-581and SCP-889 in tandem was crazy enough, but to use the remaining samples of SCP-230 as well! I am surprised that these ponies are not rutting each other to oblivion by now!” Celestia looked away in sadness.
“I didn't want to be alone.” She whispered, tears staining her face.. BookKeeper only sighed, walking towards Celestia and engulfed her in a hug. Celestia broke down and began to cry, blubbering like a small foal as she cried. Twilight thought she heard Discord's name being called several times before BookKeeper frown at her and spoke up.
“Bring him here.” BookKeeper order her. “Since my abilities are still intact here thanks to your spell, if only for a short time, I should be able to reign him in.” Celestia looked down and her horn glowed brightly once before the statue of Discord appeared. Twilight looked in confusion as the old man snapped his fingers and a large staff appear in hand. He hefted it once before he swung the stick at the statue.
“WAKE UP, YOU FOOL!” He roared as the statue shattered and Discord tumbled out, groaning in pain. BookKeeper stomped over and grabbed his head and leveled his eyes to his own. “Figures. Only your luck would rival that of Dr. Gerald when it comes to bad luck.”
“You...You know what is wrong with him?” Celestia said as BookKeeper snapped his finger several times, grumbling as several strange objects appeared in his hand, but wasn't what he was looking for.
“Yes, the idiot here lost control of his chaos magic, he was also standing on the remains of SCP-1799 when it happen. Chaos magic shifted the effects of 1799 and changed his mind to that of a chaos loving fool. I told this idiot several times to watch what he was doing. But does he ever listen, oh no, I'll be fine Doc, really! Ah! Finally! Here stupid!” Shoving a small red pill down Discord's throat.
“Was that...” Celestia began to ask, but BookKeeper held up his hand, staring at Discord. Meanwhile, Twilight and Luna stood in shock at what they were seeing. Discord groan, holding his head, shaking it before looking up at BookKeeper and Celestia.
“Teach? Celly? What....What happen?” Discord groaned, standing up. “Where...where am I? Wait, this isn't Site-OW!” Discord held his head when BookKeeper whacked him with the staff.
“Idiot! Do you know how much trouble you caused!” BookKeeper growled, he went to hit him again before the staff vanished from his hand. BookKeeper stared then sighed, nodding to Celestia. “You inform him, I want an update later from you Celestia. And don't think you can simply stay awake either, I will be extremely upset if you do!” BookKeeper vanished from sight, in his place was the small green book.
“Celly, what has....what?” Discord stared at Celestia, blinking several times in attempt to clear his eyes. “What happen to your hair?!” Discord laughed, “That looks so.....so weird!”
Twilight ran up to Discord, anger in her eyes. “You leave the Princess alone!” Twilight's eyes were twitching somewhat, she completely lost at this point and she wanted to know what was going on. “I don't know how the creature manage to free you, but you are going right back into your cage!”
Discord stared at the small unicorn with confusion. He looked to Celestia for answers. “So who's the midget?” Celestia looked away, biting her lower lip while thinking on what to tell Discord. Twilight, meanwhile, sat down, her eyes staring at Discord in shock.
“Discord.....You went the Foundation Site for anything that could help us survive....right?” Celestia asked, fearful of the answer.
“Uh, yeah? Of course. Why?” Discord scratched his chin, only to quickly pull away. “What the hell?” He snapped his claws and a mirror appeared before him. His jaw drop, as well as the mirror, when he saw his reflection. “What the hell!”
“Discord!” Celestia leaned up next to him, calming him somewhat.
“What happen?! What is wrong with me!? Why do I look older?!” Discord look around in fear. Twilight stared at the two, unable to believe what was going on right before her eyes. Luna finally managed to remove her muzzle and stomped towards the two.
“Discord! What evil scheme has thou cooked up? Your trickery will not fool me! Big Sister, stay away from him!” Luna eyes narrowed as she watch Discord with a careful eyes. Discord stared at the smaller alicorn, before looking to Celestia.
“Who is this?” Discord asked, his voice sounded like it was tired and weary of the answer.
“Discord....this is....This my younger sister Luna.” Celestia said quietly. Discord took a step away from Celestia, his eyes widen before turning to Luna.
“No....No that can't be.” He muttered. “Lulu was barely bigger than my foot....”
“Discord.....There is a lot I must speak to you about.” Celestia said, “To all of you.” she corrected herself as she saw her sister and Twilight staring at her.
A/N: Alright and here is the last chapter for this week. I will be working on my other story: Dark Space for the rest of the week. Thank you everyone for enjoying my take on the SCP/MLP crossover attempt, please leave a review and rating. Also read my other story if you can. Thanks a bunch!
Celestia turn to Twilight, giving Twilight a sad smile. “Twilight, before I continue, I must ask you to summon your friends here.”
“Uh...Princess, its 3 in the morning.” Twilight said quietly. Celestia gave small sheepish smile at this comment.
“So it is. But this matter is grave. If what BookKeeper said is true, then this is only the beginning of a very long and dark time.” Celestia said to her.
“How dark.” a small voice echoed out, everyone turn to see Spike at the top of the stairs, looking fearfully at Discord.
“Trust me squirt.” Discord said quietly, snapping his finger several times with various objects appearing and disappearing. “SCP-173 is pretty low on the totem pole, but it can still kill an entire town within several hours. It only gets darker the higher you go.”
“How do you know?” Twilight asked quietly.
“Tried to kill me.” Discord growled, his lion claws extending by his answered. “It failed, but it was close.” Twilight took a step away from Discord, her eyes widening at his statement.
“Twilight, please gathered your friends.” Celestia asked again. “I don't wish to tell this story more than once.”
“Of course Princess. Spike, lets go!” Twilight's horn flashed and Spike floated down onto Twilight's back. “Lets give them some privacy.” Twilight trotted out the front door and closed the door behind her.
The was a moment of awkward silence between Celestia, Luna, and Discord. Discord coughed and turn to Luna. “So....how have you been Lulu.”
Luna hissed at him, her wings flaring from her back. “My name is Luna.” Luna hissed at him, Celestia's ears flatten at this.
“Luna....please.” Celestia pleaded, but was ignored.
“No Big Sister!” Luna stomped up to Discord, “This trickery has gone on long enough! Does thou not remember the pain and suffering our people suffered under his rule.”
Discord growled at her. “I liked you when all you could do was babble and do snot bubbles. Like Teach said, I wasn't in control of myself.”
“So says your treacherous ally!” Luna's horn glowed, pointing at Discord. “You do nothing but lie, cheat, and hurt ponies everywhere you go!”
“Enough!” Celestia said, her voice echoing through out the room. “Or should I start blaming you for the events that happen a thousand years ago!”
“I...Big Sister I wasn't in control-” Luna started, but Celestia talked over her.
“Exactly. You were not in control. The same happen to Discord. So I suggest, little sister, that you calm yourself.” Celestia closed her eyes, taking a deep breath before opening them. Luna quietly moved away from them, sitting in the corner of the library, feeling ashamed of herself. “Discord, please. How are you feeling?”
“Like I lost several thousand years of my life.” Discord muttered. “How do you think I feel?”
“Discord....” Celestia looked at him with pity.
“All these little ponies will look at me like some sort of deranged monster.” Discord frown, looking out the window to see the dark sky. “And frankly I wouldn't blame them.”
“Its not your fault Discord.” Celestia tried to argue, but knew it failed when Discord rounded back to her.
“Is it? I lost control of my chaos magic, which Teach always warned me will happen if I am not careful.” Discord leaned against the wall and slowly slide down the wall. “And I ended up hurting you.”
“I have already forgiven you.” Celestia said quietly.
“Its not enough.” Discord mumbled to himself.
“Stand.” Celestia asked him. “Please.” She added when he refused to move. Discord sighed before getting to his feet. She gave him a sad smile before leaning into him. “I missed you.”
“Wish I could say the same.” Discord said to her. “All I remember was walking around, then next moment, Teach is yelling at me.” Discord sighed, moving away from Celestia, stretching his arms over his head. “God....it feels so weird.”
“What does?” Celestia asked.
“Feeling old. I mean, when we first started out in the world, we were young pups. Practically teenagers going on to adulthood. Its like going to sleep as a 10 year old and waking up in your body after it aged 50 years in a single night.” Celestia felt even worse, Discord now had to get use to a stranger's body.
“I'm-”
“Stop Celly.” Discord chuckled, shaking his head at Celestia, “You keep apologizing for something you had no control over. I mean you have to-*Crash*” The window from the living area exploded, a blur of colors shooting straight at Discord's head.
“Have a hoofsandwhich-OOF!” Discord backhand the screaming object, his magic covering his lion's paw, a rather bored look on his face. The rainbow color object slammed into the wall, revealing a blue pegasus. Discord snapped his fingers, and a slightly too small cage encased pony.
“Hmm.... I have to give it to the crazy me though.” Discord said out loud, “He did take care of my body. A little on flimsy side though. I need to work out again.”
“Rainbow!” Twilight ran in, 4 other ponies ran in behind her. All of them gasped and took several aggressive stances....well, 3 of them did. One just sort jumped behind a potted planet and hid herself.
Discord winced and squinted his eyes at the colorful ponies. “Celly, why are all your subjects such eyes blinding bright ponies?”
Celestia simply looked away, a blush on her face. “I don't know, they just started being born that way. At first it was a simply a brighter coats, then it changed to a large variety of colors.”
“I see.” Discord said.
“Discord! Let Rainbow out!” Twilight's horn glowed, but was unable to free her friend.
“Really....her name is Rainbow?” Discord said, then turn to the others. “Let me guess....Pinkie.” Pointing straight at the Pinkie Pie.
“Uh...duh?” Pinkie Pie said, she frown at him. “Don't tell me you forgot!? You were a big meanie-weenie-feeny to us!”
Discord frown at her. “Sorry, never met you lot before in my life.” Pinkie's jaw drop to the floor in stun surprise, she wasn't alone as the rest of the ponies, sans Twilight, stared at Discord as well.
“My little ponies....please.” Celestia stood next to Discord. “Settle down.”
“Settle down!? Why in the sam hill do we need to settle down! Discord is standing right next to ya, Princess!” Applejack stated, glaring at the Discord.
“Girls, please.” Twilight's horn flashed and she appeared between the two groups. “The Princess will explain to us....believe me, I am just as confused as the rest of you.”
“Ah got my eye on you.” Applejack growled at Discord. Discord only rolled his eyes, unafraid of the small pony.
“Come back to me when you are at least Little Lulu size.” Discord muttered.
“My name is Luna!” Luna growled from her corner.
“Someone get me out of here!” Rainbow cried out, causing everyone to turn to her.
“Fine, fine!” Discord muttered, snapping his finger, releasing Rainbow from her cage. “The moment you start trouble, I am putting you back in!”
Rainbow took flight, sticking her tongue at Discord. His response was to raise his eagle claw and in a threatening matter, showing that he was about to snap his fingers. “Don't make me take that away.” he warned her. Rainbow's tongue disappeared back into her mouth in a flash.
“Please, everypony, sit.” Celestia asked them. Discord mouthed the words 'everypony' in confusion. “There is much to tell you, and this may take awhile.”
“Are you going to tell us what is going on, Princess?” Twilight asked. Celestia gave Twilight a sad smile.
“Yes, my faithful student. Keep in mind that the events that I am about to show you is what I have seen, or memories that were given freely to me.” Celestia's horn glowed and an image appeared before everyone. “Perhaps the best place to start is when my mother and Master Xing met for the first time.”
“Your mother?” Twilight asked eagerly, wanting to know more about her teacher's past. The image expanded and soon wrapped itself around everyone, making it appear as they were there. The was a thick cloud cover above them, but it did nothing to hide the massive mountains that surrounded the area.
“Wow! Some pony is really lazy.” Rainbow commented “They need to get rid of all of those clouds.”
“Oh my! How beautiful!” Rarity cried out. Buildings of various sizes were all around them, each and everyone of them crafted in ways that no pony has seen before. “Look at the arches! And the colors!”
“What they hay are they doing?” Applejack asked, pointing a hoof at two strange creatures standing on the poles. “They look like they are fighting!”
The two creatures jabbed out with fist and feet, constantly maneuvering from one pole to the next in quick fashion. They watched in awe as they performed moves that would of left other ponies scrambling just for a footing.
“They are training.” Celestia answered, they watched as the view changed to another section, watching more of the creatures hold various poses, attacking one another, or simply sitting down and meditating. “It is part of being a Shaolin Monk Warrior.”
“Um...Why do they do that?” Fluttershy asked weakly. “They look like they are training to hurt somepony.”
“What you must understand Fluttershy,” Celestia sighed. “When this practice was created, it was a dark time for them. They are training to be patron saints, to help guide and protect people from various curses or ailments. However, their mode of transport was only limited to walking, and there was many bandits and raiders that would attack and kill them for their possession.”
“Thats horrible!” Applejack cried out, watching as young beings that looked as old as Applebloom held a stance with complete focus, not moving a single inch.
“Indeed it was.” Celestia continued, “So they train themselves to fight back, just to survive. This evolved and changed the entire structure of being a Shaolin Monk. Do not think of them as violent beings, they treasure life and will only kill if left no other option. They believe that if they nourish life around them, in return, this will allow them to be stronger as a gift.”
“Does that actually work?” Rainbow doubt that could actually work out that way.
“Master Xing was the Elder Master of the Western Temple. He was about 104 years old when he met my mother.” Celestia said with a smile. “If he was still alive today, I doubt even an army of changlings would be able to take him down.” Twilight and the rest of group eyes widen in surprise, all 6 of them was barely able to fend them off before they were over run. To think that an old being like this Master Xing could do so was frightening thought.
The view changed to an elder human as he walked through the temple, his walk showed no signs of pain or trouble. Many of the younger humans stopped to bow him, which he only gave them a small nod, allowing them to move on.
“Oh, look at his robes!” Rarity gushed as she examined the elder human. The elder was bald, but had a long graying beard, a rather peaceful look on his face. His clothes were indeed simple, but looked very durable, the colors on the clothing were a shade of light orange and red, with small patterns knitted onto them.“They look so simple, but completely functional as well! And that necklace he wears. Princess, does the necklace mean anything?”
“The necklace is called Prayer beads.” Celestia answered, she was looking at the elder with a faraway look in her eyes. “They use them as they pray or to meditate.”
“Is this Master Xing?” Twilight asked, taking note of her teachers face. Celestia smiled and nodded to Twilight.
“Very good Twilight.” Celestia praised her student. “Indeed, this is Master Xing, Elder Master of the Western Shaolin Temple and my caretaker for the first few years of my life here at the temple.”
They watched as the Master Xing walk through the temple grounds, all the ponies watching the surrounding area with interest.
“Oh wowie! That looks like good places to party! Oh! I got an idea for my parties! Oh look! Rock farming!” “Oh, all those robes just gave me some fabulous ideas!” “Hmm....I could use some of those fellas there on the farm, if there kicks are up to snuff.” “Oh, look at all the little animals!” “Just these memories alone could last me a full year of studying into these people!” “Wow! Really? Those are really lazy ponies, I could of clear that overcast in 10 seconds flat.”
Celestia chuckled and shook her head. “No one controls the clouds, Rainbow.”
“Wha!? Really?” Rainbow looked at Celestia with surprise.
“Back then, the natural world was in control of the weather....sort of.” Celestia said.
“Like the Everfree Forest.” Twilight said out loud, then frown. “What did you mean by 'Sort of', Princess?”
“I will explain later on, for now, watch.” Celestia stated, pointing a hoof at the view before them. They watched as Master Xing walked into a large court yard, the sky above began to rumble menacingly. The clouds began to spin and twist, lighting spread across the sky like a angry god. Master Xing frown as he looked up at the churning sky.
“這是什麼奇怪的力量，我覺得我周圍?” (What is this strange power I feel all around me?) Master Xing said outloud.
“Whoa! What the hay was that?!” Applejack said out loud. “Ah couldn't understand a word he said but...”
“The words just popped into my head.” Rainbow finished, looking at Celestia with amazement.
“The benefits of the viewing spell.” Celestia said quietly, silently pointing back at the scene before everyone.
“主星!” (Master Xing!) Two young humans ran up to the elder, “這場風波感到不自然，碩士興!” (This storm feels unnatural, Master Xing!)
Almost to prove their point, lighting began to strike all around the court yard. Surprisingly, Master Xing looked calm throughout the entire ordeal.
“平靜自己，弟子.” (Calm yourselves, disciples.) Master Xing barked at the two. He then turn back to the storm, frowning at the event unfolding before him. The storm grew worse, winds blowing through the area at high speeds. Dozens of monks ran around quickly, securing and preventing many items from being lost to the high winds. The lighting overhead condensed into a single point before blasting straight at the ground, right at the center of the courtyard. There was an small explosion of light before forming into a large ball of energy.
Master Xing's eyes narrowed, before he started walking towards the ball of light with purpose. “主星!” (Master Xing!) The two humans began to rushed forward to him, but Master Xing stopped them with a raised hand.
“不，留回來.讓我來處理這件事.”(No, stay back. Allow me to handle this) Master Xing then turn back to the energy, his body was tense and ready, in case things turn for the worse. The ball of energy slowly grew smaller until it vanished completely, but in its place, a single being stood.
Nearly a full head taller than the 5'4 Master Xing, the being stood on 4 legs, golden armor adorning its body. The hair on her head was dark brown in color, looking almost maroon in certain light. Her coat was pure white color, with deep sky blue eyes looking around the area . Her wings spread out from her back, nearly doubling her size, intimidating anyone that would dare attack her. Her horn glowed with power, its golden aura spreading from the horn on her head.
“Queen Faust.” Whispered Discord, his eyes looking upon the Alicorn with fond, albeit vague, memory. Twilight turn to Discord and Celestia, her eyes widen when she saw the look upon her teacher's face as she looked at Discord.
Envy.
Celestia looked away from Discord, quietly cursing herself, even after all these years that has past between the two. Celestia turn back in time to see her mother collapse onto the ground, a small whine of pain escaping from her lips.
Master Xing quietly step forward until her was right in front of her. The Alicorn looked up at Master Xing, her eyes looked unfocused, confused even.
“是什麼啊!” (What are- Ah!) Master Xing lean to the side, avoiding the horn that nearly impaled his face. He then back flipped away from the Alicorn as she tried to use her forelegs to hit him. She stood up, her legs shaking badly, blood dripping from her body. She said nothing as she rushed at Master Xing, trying her best to end his life.
“What in tarnation is she doing?!” Applejack exclaimed as she watched Celestia's mother try and kill Master Xing. Celestia said nothing, watching as Master Xing weaved through the physical blows like water or air. The Alicorn grew frustrated with her inability to hit the elder master, jumping away from him, her horn glowing brightly before unleashing a large bolt of magic.
Twilight and Rarity felt their breath leaving their lungs at the display of power. The power, even through mere memory, was powerful and pure. The mere thought that this mere human, a mortal, could even stand against this was laughable at best.
What happen next truly boggling the mind, especially Twilight's.
Master Xing began to spin quickly, his arms spinning around his body in several forms before jutting his fists out. One in front of him, and one above his head, barking out loud with force behind his voice. “梅花泉!” (Plum Flower Fist!)
An energy flowed out like a flower from his fist, impacting against the magic bolt with the grace of a speeding train. The bolt wavered before dispersing itself harmlessly through the air, the energy from Master Xing also dispersed as well. A tired look form on his face, but he stood strong, waiting for more attacks from Alicorn before him.
The ponies stood in complete silence, their jaws hanging from their skulls. Twilight's left eye began to twitch madly.
“What!?” Twilight looked at the elder master. “How?! What!?”
“O-oh my....” Fluttershy looked from behind her hooves to see Master Xing still standing.
“That......was.....AWESOME! CAN WE SEE IT AGAIN!” Rainbow crowed, looking at Celestia with vigor. Celestia nodded her head, taking a close and concern look at Twilight. The image played again, although a bit slower at Twilight's behest. The group watched as the magic bolt was once again batted out of existence.
“HOW!” Twilight cried out in frustration. “How can he do that?! I can feel the magic coming from your mother, and this is just memory! How could he block something that powerful!?”
“Chi is a much more powerful force, Twilight.” Celestia answered her student.
“Chi?” Twilight turn to her teacher for the answer.
“Chi, sometimes called Qi or Life Force.” Twilight's ear perked up at this.
“Life Force....you mean...you mean he actually manipulated his very essence!?” Twilight looked at the Master Xing in new light.
“What do you mean, Twilight?” Pinkie asked, looking very lost, which was a new feeling for the pink party mare.
“He was able to manipulate his very soul, his very being, into a form of energy to be used.” Twilight clarified.
“You are partially correct, Twilight.” Celestia gently stated, giving her small smile. Twilight's ears flatten when she realize she was wrong. “He was able to manipulate the very surrounding around him into a force he could use.”
“Oh oh!” Pinkie jumped up and down quickly, waving her hoof in the air. “So that what you mean about nature helping back in return right? He ask all the plants, animals, and earth around him to help him fight!”
“Pinkie, that doesn't make any-” Twilight started, but stopped when Celestia laughed, nodding her head at Pinkie.
“A simple way of putting it Pinkie Pie, but yes, you are correct.” Twilight's jaw drop, stun that Pinkie managed to figure it out, her left eye began to twitch madly at this turn of events. She began to mutter quickly to herself, her hair beginning to fray. Discord took a step away from Twilight, a look of concern on his face.
“Is....is your student alright?” He whispered to Celestia, who was also looking Twilight with some apprehension.
“I....don't know?” Celestia answered, promising herself that she will talk to Twilight later.
“Ah.... I see. Well, when she loses it, let me know.” Discord muttered.
The memory played on, a look of disbelief appeared on the Alicorn's face, unable to believe what happen. Master Xing stood before her, his face tired, yet a calm aura surrounded him. The Alicorn grew angry and began to charge at him, but it was too much for her body to handle. She collapsed onto the ground, screaming out in pain as she tumbled on the stone courtyard.
Master Xing quietly walked up to the down Alicorn, a look of pity on his face. “誰給你這樣做嗎?” (Who done this to you?) he asked. The Alicorn looked up at him, her face filled with fear and regret. He sighed, holding up his hands, showing that he meant no harm. “我無意傷害你，傳說生物.我只希望能幫助.” (I have no desire to hurt you, fable creature. I only wish to help.)
The Alicorn stared at Master Xing, her eye boring into his own. The image began to waver and distort somewhat.
“Mother is currently reading his thoughts, trying to find out what he intends to do to her.” Celestia answered. After a moment, the image cleared up, and a look of relief spread on the Alicorn's face. Master Xing smiled at her, and turn to the two disciples standing ready and waiting.
“你們兩個！收集更多的人幫我帶她到診所.”(You two! Gather more men and help me carry her to the clinic.) He called out. Before the two men could leave, the Alicorn gave a small gasp of fear. The clouds above began to churn once more, this time it was far more violent than before. Master Xing spat at the ground as he gauged the energy forming around him. “這是什麼犯規能源!” (What is this foul energy?) Master Xing hissed.
Once more the courtyard was subjected to lighting strikes, cracks formed in the stones as the lighting stuck. Again a ball of energy formed in the center of the courtyard, before it disappeared leaving behind a figure in its wake.
It was big.
It was green.
It was heavily armored.
“Its hideous! What is it?!” Rarity cried out in disgust. They got their answer from Discord, who was hissing and growling at the image before them.
“Its an Orc.”
A/N: And End! Okay people, i got something you can be a part of. The Creation of SCP-1990-1 aka Celestia. I want you to create a SCP guide for her. Since i suck so hardcore at making one.
As of now, you only have to make the following:
Item: Object Class: (Which to i have to note, this will be a Euclid class only and will be update to Keter at a later date) Special Containment Procedures: Description: (Which i ask that you only describe Celestia a younger Celestia, which we all know is to have pink hair when she was younger, with no markings on her flank. This is a must!)
There will be more to add later on. The best one i read will get a dedicate chapter along with the SCP being posted on the story. The winner will be able to have free internet cookies.
Prize:
and be called upon to create the rest of the SCP when the section of Celestia's history is finished.
Also like to thank EndGamer for doing a small proof reader part of this story.
Proof Reader: EndGamer Idea: From the depths of my mind and a little prayer added to it Why I do this?: To make people happy.....sadly fame doesn't come with it, but hey, we can't all get what we want.
“An....Orc?” Twilight asked, looking at Discord for answers. Discord turned to Celestia and nodded his head to her. Celestia sighed and paused the memory, just as the 'Orc' was raising a war hammer and pointing towards Celestia's mother.
“Orcs are a race of blood-thirsty savages.” Discord growled. “They killed my entire clan with me being the only survivor, thanks in part to Queen Faust's timely rescue.”
“Your...entire clan? Wait, I don't understand-” Twilight began, but Discord raised his lion paw up to silence Twilight's questions.
“I will explain.” Discord started. “Myself, along with Luna and Celestia, are not originally from this realm...well, I suppose Celestia is from this realm because she was born in it, but her mother was not. We come from another dimension, an alternate one, where the Gadon Alliance is at war with the Farplane Orcs.”
“Gadon Alliance? Farplane Orcs?” Twilight asked in confusion.
“Gadon is a being who united all of the species on Terra for a common cause against the Orcs. When he was killed, we named the Alliance under his name, at least that is how I remember it. I was just a cub when it all went down. Farplane Orcs come from a section of land that is filled with hostile flora and fauna, with the Orcs thriving in that region, ruling it with an iron fist.” Discord explain patiently
“Why couldn't you just throw a big party for everyone so no one will get hurt?” Pinkie asked as she jumped in front of him, smiling happily at him. She then slowly backed away from Discord, her hair somewhat deflating at the vicious glare she was receiving from him for her question.
“Their version of a party consist of brutally beating, raping, and killing anyone that is not with them.” Discord said flatly, causing all the girls to look sick at his response.
“Discord....” Celestia gave him a pleading look.
“I'm sorry, Celly. But with everything going down hill, the world is about to turn really nasty. They have to be ready, with creatures like 682, 106, and 096 about to run loose, they have to understand how the world really works.” Discord apologized, then turned back to 6. “I will explain more at a later time, for now we need to keep this story going.”
Celestia nodded her head, and horn flashed once, allowing the memory to play. The Orc gave a vicious laugh, seeing Celestia's mother lying on the floor bleeding out.
“Ecce quomodo ceciderunt fortes.” The orc spoke out loud.
“Hey! How come I didn't understand what he said?!” Rainbow asked. Celestia shook her head at Rainbow's question.
“It is similar to a language called latin, but the wording and context are not the same. So I have no idea what he is saying.” Celestia answered, “Truthfully....I have no desire to know either.
“Non socios, non milites, et non amicis reliquit Faust. Praemia bene facies mihi rediit. Sunt vobis parati ad esse mea cunnus, regina.” The Orc laughed out loud. Celestia's mother had a look of disgust plastered onto her face, struggling to stand to her hooves. The two men held her down however, glaring at the large Orc with spite. Master Xing stood in front of Celestia, he looked calm and collected, but his eyes were filled with anger at the Orc.
“Quid est hoc? A humana?! Hah! Quid facturus es breve aliquid?” The Orc laughed, hefting the war hammer onto his shoulder.
“離開獸，或遭受的後果.”(Leave beast, or suffer the consequences) Master Xing barked out, point his hand to the exit of the temple. The Orc stared at first, then laughed out loud.
“Placet mihi ut relinquam. Parumne stultus ego stridebo super vos!” The orc rushed straight at the smaller human, swinging his war hammer at Master Xing's body to bat him away. Everything began to slow down, confusing the ponies in the room.
“Whats going on Princess?” Applejack asked. “Why are you slowing it down?”
“I am not slowing anything down, Applejack.” Celestia said, a small smile on her face. “We are seeing this memory from Master Xing's point of view. He was a martial arts master, his body is train beyond that of a mere human.” They watched as the fast moving war hammer slowed to a crawl, Master Xing duck below the swing, with only an inch to spare. The world sped up and everyone watched as the Orc looked down in surprise to see the human still standing instead of being paste on the wall and floor. Master Xing rolled away as the Orc tried to crush him, but only to miss. Master Xing turn back to the Alicorn and the two humans.
“道，現在!” (Dao, now!) He barked at them, then leaned back to avoid another blow to his body. The ponies continue to watched as Master Xing avoid the deadly blows with grace and speed. Occasionally their view would slow down before speeding back up to normal.
“This is so cool.” Rainbow said quietly as she watched Master Xing jump over a low sweep before cartwheeling away from the enraged Orc as he tried to backhand him.
“主星!追!” (Master Xing! Catch!) One of the humans return, throwing a strange looking blade with a piece of cloth at Master Xing.
Master Xing caught the blade in mid spin, almost effortlessly at that, and took a swipe at the Orc's hand. The Orc howled in pain as several of his fingers fell to the floor, removed from his hand. The Orc roared in rage, using his one good hand to hold the war hammer and tried to bat him away.
“單佩劍技術.” (Single Saber Technique) Master Xing muttered, his sword's edge suddenly glowed before he unleashed a vertical slash at the war hammer as it swung at him. The heavy hammer head went flying away from the handle, slamming into a wall and lodging itself deep inside. The Orc lifted the now headless war hammer, staring at it in confusion.
“Quod....” The Orc stare at the clean cut with surprise, then looked at the human with rage in his eyes. He threw the worthless stick at Master Xing, who only caught it with a deft hand, before pulling out a odd looking pistol and began to fire at him.
The world slowed down once more, they watched as small bits of metal came flying out of the pistol towards Master Xing. Ducking, spinning, and avoiding the deadly projectiles with ease, Twilight couldn't help but wonder if this is what the Princess meant by Master Xing not having a hard time against the Changlings.
'He is so fast...I can't keep up with this....' Twilight thought to herself. Twilight felt inadequate against Master Xing, who was facing something nearly twice his size. With out any outside help. Twilight felt her ear flatten when she looked upon her teacher's face to see her look upon Master Xing with adoration. 'I am not even on his level....'
“Even after watching this several times, it is still amazing to see.” Discord muttered to Celestia, who only smiled at his comment.
Master Xing threw his sword at the Orc's right foot, right through the small gap between the armor, causing the blade to bury itself through the foot into the ground. The Orc howled as the last round left the pistol, and the world return to normal with Master Xing swiping his right hand across his body. The Orc groaned in pain, reaching down and pulling the blade out. He looked up to see the Master Xing hold up his hand, in between his middle finger and ringer finger, was the bullet.
The Orc swallowed, his rage he had for the human subside into fear, he clearly didn't think the human was much of a challenge when he first met him, now he was having second thoughts. Master Xing dropped the bullet, with everyone watching in awe and hefted the former war hammer with both hands.
“Awesome....” Rainbow whispered as she looked at Master Xing with awe.
Master Xing smirked at the Orc, holding the now impromptu staff and pointing at him with left hand. “夠了呢?這是你最後一次機會.離開.”(Had enough? This is your last chance. Leave.)
The Orc growled, his hand still holding the pistol, while his other was struggling to pick up a spare magazine. He was having a hard time due to the lack of fingers his other hand. He smiled as he managed to grasp the magazine and pulled it out, while at the same time ejecting the empty one from the pistol. Master Xing rushed forward, the staff trailing behind him. The orc struggled to place the mag inside the pistol, but it was far too late.
Master Xing slammed the staff into the Orc's groin, which was only cover by a pair of dangling fractured skulls, which crumpled under the blow. Spike and Discord winced at the hit while rest of the room simple stared at the blow. The Orc bent over, dropping his pistol, grasping at his broken goods. He didn't get very far as Master Xing landed a powerful blow to the Orc's face, send him reeling backwards. Master Xing jumped forward, landing on the Orc's knee, before rushing up his body and jumping off the Orc's face. He spun around in the air, bringing the staff over his head as he float over head.
The Orc stared with wide eyes at Master Xing, tried to scream out in anger, only to get cut off as Master Xing slammed the staff into his skull. The staff exploded from the blow, while the body slammed into the ground, causing cracks to form from the vicious blow. Master Xing landed gracefully on the ground, a frown on his face as he tossed the broken staff away.
Master Xing walked away from the fallen Orc, a deep sigh escaping from his lips as he walked to weakened Alicorn. The two disciples gave Master Xing a happy smile, before it morphed into surprise and horror.
Master Xing turned around to see the Orc standing behind him, his eyes filled with rage. Holding his fist over his head before bringing them down onto the human. Master Xing dove between the Orc's legs, barely avoiding the brutal attack which shattered the stone floor with ease. He jumped to his feet, bringing both of his hands in front of him, his hands looking limp and loose.
'What kind of stance is that?' Twilight thought in confusion.
The Orc turned around, raising his arms over his head to smash Master Xing into paste. The world slowed to a crawl. The air flickered and wavered, condensing into Master Xing's hands, with the air wavering around the hands with energy. This happen several times, with the hands glowing after several times. Master Xing eye's narrowed, he inhaled once before exhaling forcefully, shouting while doing so.
“六和諧拳!” (Six Harmony Fist!)
'What?!' Twilight head jerked back at the saying, looking at the human with confusion
Master Xing slammed his fist into the Orc's chest once, cracking the armor that was protecting it. He landed 4 more blows in quick succession, shattering the chest plate protecting the Orc's body. He pulled his fist back, giving the Orc an apologetic frown on his face.
“對不起.”(Forgive me.) He whispered, then slammed his fist into the Orc's chest, burying it deeply inside, shattering the rib cage and crushing the heart. There was a moment of silence before the armor on the back of the Orc exploded, sending shards of armor flying. The air behind the Orc wavered and rippled like water, pure natural energy flowing out quickly from the back. Master Xing pulled his fist back, taking several steps back from the Orc. Master Xing raised his arms to chest level, forming a fist in one hand and placed it together with his open palm on the other.
“休息一下，你的戰鬥已經結束”(Rest now, your battle is over.) He gave a small bow to the still standing Orc before raising himself once more. The Orc lean back and fell over, a simple sigh escaping from the dying Orc. He turn back to see dozen's of students standing ready to jump in at a moments notice, all of them holding swords, spears, chains, and sticks connected with chains.
He waved them away, a quiet chuckle escaping from his lips, approaching the down Alicorn with a passive smile on his face. He gave her a small nod, in which she gave one back in return.
“你現在是安全的，寓言一.” (You are safe now, fable one.) he said to her. She looked up to him quickly, her face grimacing once more. Master Xing growled in frustration, “現在怎麼辦?”(What now?)
The bolts of lighting slammed into the Orc, forming into a ball of light hiding the body from view before it vanished, taking the Orc with it. Celestia's mother gave a sigh of relief, her head lowering until it hit the ground with a small thud. Master Xing rushed to her side, feeling below her jaw for her pulse.
“快!獲取一些繃帶，草藥和針!在門診設立一個舒適的地方!”(Quick! Get some bandages, herbs, and stitches! Set up a comfortable place at the clinic!) Master Xing barked out loud. Dozens of humans rushed around the Alicorn, quickly picking her up and taking her away. Trailing behind them was Master Xing, a worried look on his face.
“我能感覺到線程命運撞在了一起，一個變化是在空中。什麼是存在的，我們的未來保持，我不知道嗎?”(I can feel the threads of fate coming together, a change is in the air. What does this being's future hold for all of us, I wonder?) Master Xing asked as the view began to darken as he followed behind the group.
WARNING! [REDACTED] IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED IN TANDEM WITH ONE ANOTHER DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF POWER THAT [REDACTED] HOLDS. ALL TESTING IS TO BE PUT ON HOLD FOR THE TIME BEING.
[Redacted] is in the process of being updated to Keter Level status
A/N: And this concludes the Faust Arc of the story. Will begin Celestia/Foundation Arc a couple of weeks from now.
Also, like in the last chapter, i wish for some of you to create a SCP for Celestia. I will be working on Dark Space for the next 2 weeks or so.
All around her, the fires rage in anger, licking at her coat and her friends' skin. They stood in front of her, protecting her from the men in black armor.
“Li....” Celestia whispered, her small form being cradle by Pielong.
“举行，Celestia。兴大师将让我们出去。直到这时，我会保护你！(Hold on, Celestia. Master Xing will get us out. Until then, I will protect you!)” Li whispered with a smile, which was cut off from a loud noise nearby, along with a scream of pain. Suddenly, a black armor figure walked around the corner, a weapon in its hand. Li rushed forward with a spear, slamming the weapon into the armor figure's throat. Li attempted to jump back, but was grabbed by the back of the head from another figure behind the wall. Li tried to scream, to tell the to run, but was cut off with a violent snap of the neck.
“LI!”
“TIA!” Celestia awoke with Discord slowly shaking, a concern look on his face.
“Princess?” Twilight murmured with a worry filled voice. “Are....are you okay?”
“Y-yes.” Celestia said quietly. Discord reached and wiped away at her face, drying her tears. The rest of the ponies had left to inform their families and coworkers that they will be gone for the day.
“Sister?” Luna was laying next to her sister, wondering what was happening in her mind.
“Just....Just thinking of the past.” Celestia whispered. The door open and the rest of the Elements piled inside, eager to move the story along. “Now my little ponies, where was I?” Celestia asked, eager to move forward with the story, but at the same time, dreading what she was going to show.
“Oh oh oh!” Pinkie hopped up and down. “Master Xing and the other humans were taking away your mom to be healed!”
“Ah yes, thank you Pinkie.” Celestia's horn glowed and the image expanded and surrounded them. The image show a small simple room with Celestia's mother laying down, covered in sweat. “Perhaps a small skip forward to move the story along.”
Master Xing walked into the small room, two nurses bowed to him as the walked out, carrying bloody bandages and water. He turn back to see Faust gently nuzzling a small figure inside a blanket. “Mother went into labor soon after the events with the Orc.” Celestia explained, causing all the ponies to gasp in surprise.
“Your mother went into battle while she was pregnant?!” Fluttershy asked in shock.
“There was little choice.” Discord answered her. “The Orcs are deadly beings and Celestia's mother was one of the few beings able to turn them away at every turn. She cared very much for her people and was willingly throw her life on the line for them.” They all turn back to watch the memories play on.
Master Xing walked forward and sat down next to her, watching her with a careful eye as Faust gently move the blanket to show a small tuff of pink hair and small face yawning.
“Awww.....” Luna and the rest of the grouped awed in unison, causing Celestia to flush in embarrassment.
“她是一个美丽的孩子(She is a beautiful Child.)” Master Xing said, so he was gently surprised when the Faust's horn glowed and baby Celestia floated into Master Xing's arms. “什么(What?!)”
“What is she doing?” Spike asked, seeing the look of sadness on Faust's face. Celestia said nothing as she watched her mother slowly get up and began to place her armor back on. Master Xing looked on in surprise as he watch the Alicorn move.
“你回去(You are going back.)”It was not a question but a statement, he looked down at the sleeping foal in his arms. “和你离开她在这里(And you are leaving her here.)”
Faust stop moving, her head lowered somewhat before turning back to Master Xing. Tears streaking down her face as she look at Master Xing, choking back a sob before she turn back to her armor. Baby Celestia began to cry and Master Xing began to sing to her, no words being used but a simple humming to settle her down.
Most of the ponies watched as Faust walked out, many nurses began to speak out, trying to push her back to the room, but she powered through. Master Xing marched behind her, speaking sternly to her.
“你不能做到这一点。在我们这里，你不能离开你的孩子，你非常的血肉(You cannot do this. You cannot leave your child, your very flesh and blood here with us.)” Faust ignored Master Xing as he trailed behind her. “你不在乎(Do you not care?)”
That statement stop Faust cold, she turn back and the image began to waver and distort before snapping back in place. Master Xing's face contort into anger before nodding stiffly. “我看到......这个世界......这个世界是不是一个非常好的地方。如果他们发现她的....我不认为我将能够保护她(I see.....This world....This world is not a very nice place either. If they find her....I don't think I will be able to protect her.)”
The memory paused and Celestia turn back to her ponies. “To this day I have no idea what my mother showed to Master Xing.....But it was enough for him to reconsidered my stay.” Celestia answered them before the could ask.
“She wanted to protect you from the Farplanes.” Discord turn to her. “You know this Tia.”
“I know Discord.....I still hurts, even now.” Celestia's horn glowed once more, and the memory played on.
Dozens of monks and disciples watched as the Alicorn made made her way back to the courtyard, Master Xing walking beside her, holding onto Baby Celestia tightly. Faust looked up to the sky, taking a deep breath before turning back to Master Xing.
“我祈祷为你的安全通道和这些怪物对你的战斗(I pray for your safe passage and your fight against these monsters.)” Master Xing told her. Faust gave him a small sad smile, reaching down and nuzzling her only child. Baby Celestia open her eyes, seeing her mother for the first time. She reached up with small hooves and grasped her mother's nose. Faust gave a soft laugh mixed with a sob, closing her eyes before pulling away. Baby Celestia gurgled as she watch her mother pull away. As she walked away, Master Xing called out to her. “在你走之前，我必须知道你的孩子的名字。我不同意命名为您的孩子的荣誉(Before you go, I must know your child's name. I do not hold the honor of naming your child for you.)”
Faust horn glowed as she prepared her spell, turning back to see them one last time. At that moment, the clouds parted, bathing Master Xing and Baby Celestia in warm sunlight. Baby Celestia gurgled and cooed happily in the light, causing Faust to gave a small smile before looking directly into Master Xing's eyes, the image distorted slightly before she finally spoke.
“Celestia.” Faust whispered once before unleashing her spell, her figure glowed with a deep gold before vanishing with a crack of thunder. Baby Celestia began to cry while Master Xing gently bounced her to calm her down.
“我看到......太阳的女儿(I see.....Daughter of the Sun.)” He said quietly as he calmed the crying foal. “我能感觉到你的伟大的事情，小太阳(I sense great things from you, Little Sun.)”
-Dig Site-
“Come on, Ruin.” The pegasus complained to her boss. “You been at it for all day. Take a break.”
Ruin Venture did not want to stop, he found this strange ruin and he going to explore every nook and cranny until he finds out who made it. The strange walls and items inside were enough to grant him anything he needed, but he wanted to find something special to take back to Canterlot.
“No no! Do you know what we stumbled upon! These ruins....” Ruin looked at his companion with glee. “These ruins are more advance than anything we have! Can you imagine! An advance civilization buried right underneath our hooves. Can you see the highlights, my dear Grace!”
Graceful Brush did not look amused however. “You been chipping away at that stone wall for the past three days.”
“Well I wish I could blow up the metal door, but that might cause a cave in. There is something special in there I know it! Treasure, Relics, Forgotten technology! We can change the world!” Ruin exclaimed.
“Fine, until you break through to the other side, then we stay.” Grace muttered.
“Wonderful!” Ruin exclaimed, his magic lifting the pickax and gave a good swing. Sadly, this was also the last swing as a large section fell and a hole was made. “Aw.....Eww!”
The stench hit them like a ton bricks. The smell of rotten flesh and decay. “Whelp, its not treasure.” Grace said as she backed away.
“No, but it is a burial chamber!” Ruin exclaimed, his horn shining brightly as he tried to look inside, but was only able to see a small section. “Hmm....maybe there is another section.”
“Ah ah! Enough is enough!” The pegasus growled as she grabbed his tail and began to drag him away.
“Wait! Wait!” Ruin exclaimed, but was ignored by his companion, his horn glowing brightly. As the light passed over the hole, a figure appeared in the middle of the hole, staring out at the two ponies walking away. A slight hiss escaping from the figure.
-Outside of the ruins-
“Come on Ruin lets head to camp.” Grace said.
“Fine fine.” Ruin grumbled. Grace turn to speak to him, but the words died in her throat. Her eyes widen in terror as something was standing behind Ruin.
“Ruin! Behind you!” Grace cried out, her wings snapped open as she took flight. She blinked once as Ruin turn to look behind him, when she reopened her eyes she saw Ruin dropping to the ground, his head twist completely around and the figure halfway towards her. She screamed as she gain height, her eyes wide in terror at the strange monster. She blinked once more and found the figure gone.
She looked around in fear, finally looking down once and screamed again when the figure was right below her, its head looking straight up at her and its short arms extending up to the air, almost reaching for her. She turn and took flight, flying as fast as possible to the camp to warn them. However, she realized just how fast the monster can travel when she got to the camp a few seconds later and found the monster standing in the middle of the camp, a dead pony in its clutches and bodies surrounding it. She screamed again and flew as fast as possible, flying straight to Canterlot. The monster hissed as it watched the strange flying creature, before quickly searching the camp for anything it could use.
It found a map with a town circled around it: Appleloosa.
Sorry it took so long, I was struggling to write for Dark Space, so hopefully this chapter makes up for the long wait. I will be working on the next chapter as of now.
(A/N: Wow thanks everyone! I never thought i make it to the feature box, let alone be this popular. Oh god, what i have created! Anyways, I hope that everyone likes this chapter and this will have a hint of Luna's Studies From Nimaru.
Discord watched as the ponies descended onto Celestia, giving her a group hug, surprising the Sun Princess. A sad smile caressed his face before his eyes snapped to the window, facing to the west. His eyes narrowed as he felt a pulse.
A pulse of uncontrolled chaos.
Something was happening and it was not a good thing. In the time he was awake, the amount of chaos he felt was quiet low compare to when humans were running around. But the pulse he felt was disgusting, it was the pulse of uncontrollable chaos of death.
Some poor ponies were dying, in most gruesome way possible.
He gave a small growl before the pulse quickly stop, indicating that the slaughter over. He looked over to see Celestia horn glow and the scene change and began to speak. He needed to warn her of the coming danger.
“Master Xing raised me under his wings.” The scene change to show Master Xing carrying Baby Celestia in his arms, showing her flowers, animals, and insects, quietly speaking to her as he watch her move. “He showed me the beauty of the world and how to care for it.”
Various scenes showed an growing Celestia, covered in dirt and sneezing, feeding the various monkeys, tigers, and pandas; and staring at a dragonfly that landed on her nose.
“He also introduce me to the Elements.” Twilight's eyes snapped back to her teacher.
“The Elements of Harmony!” Twilight exclaimed.
“In a way.” Celestia said, her horn glowing once more and the scene changed to the interior of a temple. “They were simply called the 6 Harmony Stones, the Heaven's Path, and the Bond of Men.”
They watched as Master Xing quietly pointed out each stone to the young Celestia. “小太阳，你很快就会走和我一样的路径。我希望你能学到同样的理想，我的师傅教我(Little Sun, soon you will walk the same path as me. I want you to learn the same ideals that my Master taught me.)”
“是的，爸爸(Yes, Papa.)” Celestia sat down, Master Xing smile as he took out ancient looking stones from the decorated cabinet, each one was carved with its name.
“接地(Grounding)” Master Xing laid the stone before Celestia. “这块石头代表的意志，以保持自己和他人接近地面，而在同一时间推动他们超越自己的极限。这也代表忠诚的朋友和家人(This Stone represents ones will to keep themselves and others close to the ground, while at the same time pushing them beyond their limits. It also represents loyalty to friends and family.)” Dash's eyes widen at this, staring at the stone in surprise.
“移情(Empathy.)” Master Xing pointed at the next stone. “这块石头代表是了解他人和他们的精神层面。为了使他们陷入萧条和黑暗下降。这也代表了其他和地支生物连接仁慈(This Stone represents to be aware of others and their spiritual level. To keep them falling into depression and darkness. It also represents kindness to others and connections to Earthly creatures.) “ Fluttershy blushed and kicked at the floor shyly.
“真理(Truth.)” Master Xing smiled at this one. “这块石头代表自己和您周围的人是真实的。秩序与和谐的催化剂。这也代表诚实和争取一个简单的生活，但有一个朋友和家人的强烈连接(This Stone represents to be truthful to yourself and to others around you. The Catalyst for Order and Harmony. It also represents honesty and to strive for a simple life, yet have a strong connection to friends and family.)” Applejack beamed at this, nodding to Master Xing.
“无私(Selflessness)” Master Xing quietly stated. “这块石头代表是对他人慷慨和体贴别人的问题。这也代表给予小小的奖励回报，或短的慷慨。(This Stone represents to be generous to others and to be considerate of others problems. It also represents to give with little reward in return, or Generosity for short.)” Rarity primped her hair, blushing somewhat.
“正能量(Positive Energy)” Master gave a beaming smile. “这块石头代表开朗，保持良好的生活前景，驱逐了负能量。这也代表，以欢快，或充满欢笑(This Stone represents to be cheerful, to keep a good outlook on life, to banish away the negative energy. It also represents to cheerful or full of laughter.)” Pinkie giggled and pulled a cupcake from her pack and ate it.
“最后，我们有爱(And finally we have Love)” Master Xing finally pointing at the last stone. “这块石头代表了所有的连接。爱的一切事物，从动物的朋友和家人。爱是一个非常强大的力量，能够进入光的战士最弱的男人。这是非常耗电，它拥有类似于魔术本身。(This stone represents a connection to all. Love for all things, from the animals to the friends and family. Love is a very powerful force, capable of making the weakest of men into warriors for the light. It is very power it holds is akin to magic itself.)” Twilight blushed brightly when she heard the that. At the same time, she was thinking of the implications, was the Elements simply renamed?
Young Celestia cocked her head, staring at each stone. “所以，像他们是真正强大的遗迹！(So, like they are really powerful Relics!)”
Master Xing laughed and lifted Young Celestia and gave her a small hug. “在各种各样的方式(In a way of sorts.)”
“爸爸！我会用你教我结交更多的朋友！(Papa! I will use what you taught me to make more friends!)” Young Celestia smiled up at him.
“哦？只是朋友吗？(Oh? Just friends?)” Master Xing said as he held onto her, while placing the stones away with his free hand.
“不要担心，爸爸！当我想到爱石，我会想你！(Don't worry Papa! When I think of the Love stone I will think of you!)” Young Celestia wings flapped and horn gave a small spark of light. Master Xing smiled and carried her out of the temple.
“主星！主星！(Master Xing! Master Xing!)” a disciple rushed up to him, pointing behind him. “几个西方人来的路径，他们要求你看到天坛(Several Westerners are coming up the path, they requesting to see you about the Heaven Temple.)” Master Xing's eyes narrowed before gently handing Young Celestia to him.
“我会看到这一点。小太阳，去其他孩子一起玩(I will see to this. Little Sun, go play with the other children.)” Master Xing said to her.
“是爸爸(Yes Papa.)”
The view followed Master Xing as he swiftly made his way to the Westerners.
“Who are these 'Westerners' people?” Rarity asked, watching the as other Monks rally around Master Xing.
“Namely Europeans or Americans.” Celestia replied. “A group of humans from another section of the world.” The group watched as Master Xing walked to the entrance of the Temple and saw a small group of people making their way up.
“Hello!” An elder looking man wearing comfortable clothes and a large pack on his back, hearing him speak perfect Equestrian startled the ponies, but held their questions for now. “Oops...Uh....what was it? Um....gah! Agent Donovan, help me out here.” He turn to his younger companion next to him, wearing what appeared to be some sort of armor and holding a long black item in his hands.
“Seriously? Fine....你好，我的名字是代理安东尼多诺万，这是我的同事医生杰克光明。我们的基金会(Hello, my name is Agent Anthony Donovan, and this is my Co-Worker Doctor Jack Bright. We are with the Foundation.)”
-Buffalo tribe- Little Strong Heart was just about to make her journey to Appleloosa when heavy footsteps fell behind her. She turn and jump in surprise when she saw her father standing behind her.
“Father! I mean, Chief ThunderHooves! I am about to set out to Appleloosa in a few moments.” Little Strong Heart stated. She trailed off when she saw her father's face, who looking at her with sadness. “Father?”
“I love you Little Strong Heart. You make me proud to call you my daughter, and your grandfather would be proud to call you granddaughter, and your-” He jerked back in surprise when Little Strong Heart placed a hoof on his mouth. He gave a chuckle and hugged his daughter. “Make me proud.”
“Father....whats wrong.” Little Strong Heart was scared, she has never seen her father this way before. She looked around to see all the buffalos gearing up for battle. “Father....”
“Be swift Little Strong Heart.....Strong Heart.” He corrected. “A darkness is coming and we of the Buffalo Tribe will stall it as long as we can.” He looked to the distance before turning back to his only daughter. “Be fast as the wind and warn Appleloosa of the coming danger.”
“Danger?!” Heart took a step back in surprise. “Then we must go and flee.”
“No.....The stars tell me that the Tribe will buy time, if not, the world will begin its first steps in Darkness. Go. Warn the ponies, tell their leaders of the Darkness. We will remain here and fight.”
The newly name Strong Heart took a couple of steps before a bellow of a buffalo sounded off. “Go!” Chief ThunderHooves commanded her, turning around running back to the tribe. Tears streak down Strong Heart's face, but she turn and ran as quickly as she could.
Chief ThunderHooves ran up and saw all of his tribe members standing, staring hard at the object before them. The stone statue stare right back, at its feet laid two members of the tribe. Chief closed his eyes before opening them and began to rush at the dark creature. “We must buy Strong Heart time! To battle!”
As Chief ThunderHooves rushed at the creature, he could only hope the warning reached the Celestial Princess. He blinked and the creature was gone, he turn to see a buffalo collapsing onto the ground, his head twist completely around.. The others looked at the stone creature in shock before they roared out in anger.
-Several hours later-
He tried to keep his eyes open.
His eyes felt so tired, desperately trying stay awake. The creature stood before him, nothing they did kept it down for long.
Stomping on it, sitting on it, and even tying it up did nothing to slow it's slaughter down. Chief ThunderHooves finally figured out that it could move when no one was looking at it, but figured it out too late. Now he was the last, his tribe surrounding him, their dead bodies slowly beginning to rot.
But the job was done. His daughter had no doubt made it to Appleloosa to warn them of the danger. He blinked once and the creature was now standing before him, his head firmly in it's grasp.
He stared hard, but fatigue was getting to him. His eyes began to closed
“I am sorry, Strong Heart....But my time has-”
*CRACK*
I did some research on Doctor jack Bright, and i came to the conclusion that he is slightly......
eccentric
But that is a good thing. I generally have free range on what i want him to do. This event that I am showing is prior before his study of 963 so i will adjust accordingly after his....uh....death.
(A/N: This is the near final draft, i currently have two betas reading and making corrections as I write. Hopefully you will enjoy the chapter cause I put a crap load of effort into it.Still, once they finish up, i will go back and make the corrections. But i wanted you people to read this chapter so badly. Any hoo, Hopefully you will enjoy the ending.)
Beta Readers: EndGamer Thibi
The ponies had many questions, but Celestia held up a hoof to stall their questions. “Please, allow Doctor Bright and Agent Donovan to explain.” The image changed to show Agent Donovan and Doctor Bright sitting outside, drinking tea as they talked.
“So.....” Master Xing started, surprising everyone when he spoke Equestrian. “Why have you come?”
Doctor Bright looked at him with surprise. “You...you didn't receive a letter from your government?”
Master Xing took a sip of his tea before answering. “Yes, but it stated that I am to expect some group of people, nothing more.”
“I see....Well, like my esteem Agent stated, we are with the Foundation.” Doctor Bright brightly said.
“And what is this....Foundation?” Master Xing said.
“A secret society that protects the world from the supernatural, extra-terrestrial, extra-dimensional, and extra-universal threats.” Agent Donovan stated. “Before science became a mainstream idea, we found ourselves following the whims of devices, creatures, and entities calling themselves gods and lording over us.”
“Yes, it is our job is to insure these objects and subjects never harm Humanity or Earth herself. We perform experiments to understand it, and destroy it if it is threat to all of Earth. We walk the gray path, Master Xing.” Doctor Bright said, looking at him over his glasses. “Our experiments has killed hundreds of people, but these people die in the name of our protection. And we haven't walked away unscathed either, dozens of scientist, researchers, and Agents have died when the SCPs escape or perform something never seen before.”
“I....see.” Master Xing mused upon. “And what of these....beings that turn themselves in willingly?”
“We try to make them comfortable.” Doctor Bright explained. “Some of them willingly turn themselves in to protect people they care about. Others turn themselves in hope to find a cure for their problem. All of them understand that we have to perform experiments on them to figure out how to help them, some are more painful than others, but they knew what they are getting into.”
“Some objects are beneficial, even sentient to a degree, and we have them help us in any way they can. Others are too dangerous and under lock and key, and even then that is not enough. One object is so dangerous that if it was set loose during an end of world event......” Donovan started.
“It will only make it worse.” Doctor Bright shook his head. “Let's not even talk about the stupid cake issue.”
Master Xing crossed his arms and thought hard on issue before him. “You wish to go to the Heaven Temple.” Master Xing stated
“Yes, to see the fabled Rope to Heaven.” Doctor Bright said. “We have seen some sort of object hovering above the Earth.”
“Yes, it is a place of enlightenment and understanding.” Master Xing said. “You have nothing to fear from it.”
“That may be so, but it is better to be safe than sorry. We have no desire to keep the monks away from performing the ritual, only to study it. Nothing more.” Agent Donovan calmly told him.
Master Xing nodded his head. “Okay I will-” The sound of children laughing and shouting interrupted him. They watched as several children ran around the corner, playing a game of tag. The eldest, Li, turn around and shouted behind him.
“来吧，Celestia！你太慢了！(Come, Celestia! You are too slow!)” Li laughed, unaware of the action he was about to make.
“Celestia? That sounds like.....Latin.” Doctor Bright trailed off when he saw a bright white equine with wings quickly running behind them.
“慢！？我会放火烧了你的裤子！(SLOW!? I WILL SET YOUR PANTS ON FIRE!)” Young Celestia exclaimed.
“小太阳！(Little Sun!)” Master Xing barked, stopping her abruptly, but also ended up causing her into eating dirt as she tripped in the process.
“爸爸(Papa!)” Young Celestia cried out, flapping her wings and hugged him, before looking at the two strange looking men standing next her father. “您好！(Hello!)” she waved towards them.
Celestia shook her head in amusement, “I was such a ditz when I was younger.” Her horn glowed and the scene changed once again. All the ponies jump back in surprise when a large eye appeared before them before the eye pulled away to reveal Doctor Bright holding a magnifying glass. The scene expanded to show Celestia sitting on a table with Master Xing and Agent Donovan in the room as well.
“Fascinating.” he said, “Such an odd eye color. May I?” he pointed towards her wings. Celestia extended her wings and he closely began to examine them. Young Celestia began to giggle, turning to Master Xing.
“这发痒。爸爸，这是你的朋友吗？(This tickles. Papa, are these your friends?)” Young Celestia laughed.
“不(No.)” Master Xing stated, his eyes trained on Doctor Bright, who shivered under his stare.
“Simply fascinating! An Equus specimen, a sentient one at that, with abilities of flight, speech, and unique telekinetic and pyrokinetic powers!” Doctor Bright said happily. “Maybe she is the same species as SCP-042, in fact, we can use her help in understanding him!”
“Doc, it doesn't take a genius to understand that he wants freedom.” Donovan said, grumbling somewhat. “That horse is a danger, the fact remains that thing can affect the minds of others into helping it. I still say we should put it out of its misery. Safe level my ass.”
Doctor Bright turn to Master Xing, his face filled with child-like glee. “We must-”
“No.” Master Xing cut him off, his eyes narrowed dangerously. “You are not taking her away from here.”
“But...But you don't understand. You said that she can 'talk' to animals, yes? We can use her help! We can help her in controlling her own ability and in understanding them!” Doctor Bright protested.
“And she is fine where she is.” Master Xing retorted. “She has all that she needs right here.”
“We can protect her.” Donovan stated, causing both men to look to him. Doctor Bright eyes widened, almost if realizing what Donovan said.
“Oh dear.” Doctor Bright said quietly.
“What?” Master Xing growled, causing young Celestia's ears to flatten against her skull.
“Its just that we are not the only group out there looking for these items or people like little Celestia.” Doctor Bright muttered, rubbing Young Celestia's head affectionately.
“Who?” Master Xing asked.
“There are 4 you have to look out for: The Chaos Insurgency; The Serpent Hand; Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd.; and the Global Occult Coalition.” Doctor Bright stated. “They are the most dangerous of all the groups.”
“It's the last two that you really have to worry about.” Donovan stated. “The former would likely sell the pipsqueak for the highest bidder, while the latter would simply kill her.” Master Xing eyes narrowed in anger.
“And you brought them right to our doorstep!” he growled at them.
“We came because of Rope to Heaven.” Doctor Bright explained. “If we hadn't, they would of came here themselves, and believe me when I say that we are the nicest group out there. They would of captured or killed her on the spot.”
Master Xing cursed, began to pace around them room. Donovan coughed and took a step forward. “Listen, I understand that you want to protect her, that she maybe some sort of all divine creature, but-”
“That is not why.” Master Xing snapped. “I promised her mother I would protect her.”
“Her...Her mother?” Doctor Bright asked in confusion. Master Xing sighed and began to explain what happened several years ago. Doctor Bright looked ecstatic after hearing the tale.
“Amazing. A trans-Dimensional being.” Doctor Bright ruffled Young Celestia's hair, causing her to giggle. “Sadly. She didn't exactly place her daughter in a better environment.”
“Can we station some people here?” Donovan looked to Doctor Bright. “There are some SCPs out there that we can't take and contain, but we can keep people out.”
“Hmm.....Yes, yes. That could work.” Doctor Bright muttered before turning Master Xing. “Would you accept that?”
“What would this entitle to you and your people?” Master asked suspiciously.
“Well, for starters, a small team of scientists and researchers would be on hand at all times. We can also provide health care for Celestia. Hell, even the entire temple if you want. We would run some simple tests, nothing painful!” He waved his hands at Master Xing, seeing him narrow his eyes at the word 'tests' “Just to see what she can do. Maybe even help her learn some hidden ability that she has.”
“We would have a small security force on hand as well.” Donovan stated. “In case of emergency.”
Master Xing closed his eyes and thought hard. When he re-opened them, he saw Celestia and Donovan staring a staring contest, her tongue sticking out of the side of her mouth in concentration. She blinked and began to pout while Donovan gave a small chuckle.
“Okay.” Master Xing agreed after some time.
“Really?” Doctor Bright said happily. “Um....can I ask why?”
“Celestia's mother was very powerful being. If she is to grow up to be anything like her mother, she will hold a lot of power as well....” Master Xing trailed off, sighing before continuing on. “And you are right. I don't have the slightest idea on how to train her, your people have a better chance than me.”
Doctor Bright chuckled, shaking his head. “I'm afraid we are both in the dark on this one. We've never met a creature like little Celestia here.”
“True, but you have worked with the unknown much longer than I have.”
Doctor Bright conceded to this fact stated by Master Xing.
“Excellent!” Doctor Bright stood up and clapped his hands. “I will talk to the O5 Admins and have them send a group here. At the moment though, we still have a rope to discover.”
“I will go ahead and stay here Doc.” Donovan said. “You will need someone to keep an eye on the place until you finish up with Rope deal. Besides, I have the desire to know the little tyke here.”
Doctor Bright smiled before nodding his head towards him. Donovan leaned close to Master Xing as Doctor Bright walked away. “Between you and me, this is the first time I've seen Doctor Bright here act normally for a change.”
“What do you mean?” Master Xing questioned.
“Let's just say that he's a bit....eccentric.” Agent Donovan gave a small grin. “Trust me, you'll find out later on.”
The memory faded away and the library returned to view. Pinkie hopped up and began to speak.
“What happened next? Did you get to see any nifty things? Oh! How about more of those agents!” She began to perform marital arts. “Are they like super secret agents, or ninjas!”
Celestia smiled at Pinkie, shaking her head somewhat. “They were not like secret agents or ninjas, Pinkie.”
“Aww....” Pinkie sighed sadly. Celestia tapped her hoof against her chin somewhat.
“Though I suppose Agent Donovan could be considered a Super Agent.” Celestia said after a moment.
“Why is that, Princess?” Applejack asked, looking somewhat confused.
“He is the only person I know that was able to go hoof to hoof against Master Xing.” The memory played itself, showing Agent Donovan and Master Xing going at it. The ponies were astounded to see how fast they were moving. Kicking, punching, throwing, and all kinds of attacks were thrown at one another.
“That is not normal at all.” Spike said, staring at the two combatants.
“No, it is not. Not even by human standards.” Celestia agreed. “They were a cut above the rest.”
“So how come neither of them were considered by this Foundation as SCP whatever?” Applejack stared at the two as they panted, both smiling at one another.
“Master Xing had trained almost his entire life into the ways of the Shaolin style. There were few that were like him, just not his level. It was actually considered to be a lost skill that human used to have.” Celestia explained. “Agent Donovan, on the other hoof, showed signs of excellent hand eye coordination and excellent physical conditioning. He spent many years training himself, but it was his skills as a sharpshooter that put him above the rest.”
The image shifted to Donovan holding up a large hand gun, while taking aim at a target several thousand yards away, firing rapidly. A person came back holding onto a cut out that showed several holes in the chest and head area.
“His eyes see the world differently than us. Anything in his view, he can see and his body will react to it....at least that is how he explained it to me.” Celestia said quietly.
“So....he's was some kind of mutant?” Rainbow asked.
Twilight gasped and stared at Rainbow.
“What?”
“Rainbow!” Twilight nearly shouted. “You don't just call people mutants!” Celestia laughed and waved it off.
“It's fine, Twilight. Donovan considered himself one and was just waiting for his eyes to change color so the Foundation could give him room and board.” Celestia sighed, watching the scene slowly change. “He stayed with us, for about 3 years he stayed at the temple.”
The scene changed to show young Celestia walking next to the larger human, talking while his hands moved animatedly with excitement. Young Celestia stared in awe as she listened to his tale. “He told me tales of SCPs that helped the Foundation and tales of battles.”
The scene changed to show young Celestia covered in a multitudes of wires while various machines scattered about the room. Master Xing and Donovan were in the room as well, keeping a close eye on the Foundation members and young Celestia.
“He protected me from the more dubious experiments.” The scene changed to show young Celestia staring at the needle in the researcher’s hand with apprehension, before a hand reached out and grabbed the offending arm and twisted it, forcing him to drop the needle. Agent Donovan pulled back and punched the man out, while many scientists looked up from their notes in surprise.
“I saw him as family....” Young Celestia rode on his shoulders, while many children ran away in fear. Hovering above them was a large set of water balloons, and a cackle of laughter sent them flying towards the 'enemy'.
“He was also my first crush.” Celestia stated with a small blush on face. Young Celestia rest her head on to Donovan's own, nuzzling him lightly, while Donovan simply stared at the setting sun.
“It all came crashing down when the Coalition attack the temple.” Celestia said quietly. The scene became dark. Young Celestia crawled around in the darkness, whimpering in fear. A trap door open and a head stuck through.
“Celestia!” Li whispered out loud.
“Li....” Young Celestia whimpered. “谁是这些人......他们为什么要伤害我们？(Who are these people....why do they want to hurt us?)”
“我不知道。邢师傅告诉我找到你，保护你。(I don't know. Master Xing told me to find you and protect you.)” Li stated. “来。陈和梅是与我同在。(Come. Chan and Mei are with me.)”
“关于老大哥多诺万是什么呢？(What about Big Brother Donovan?)” Celestia crawled out of her hiding spot.
“袭击者战斗。(Fighting the attackers off.)” Mei said quietly. “他和邢师傅正在尽力保护寺庙，但他们告诉我们要离开这里，让你安全。(He and Master Xing are trying their best to protect the temple, but they told us to get out of here and to get you to safety.)” Li hefted a spear and began to lead them out.
The image began to waver and darken before halting all together.
“Princess? Is something wrong?” Rarity asked in confusion.
“This was a dark time, my little ponies.” Celestia answered softly. “The memories are old, but the wounds are still fresh in my mind. What you are about to see is the first of many deaths of innocent people. If you have no desire to see this, then please let me know.”
“Spike.” Twilight turned to the baby dragon. “Go to Applejack's farm and stay with Applebloom.” Spike looked torn between revolting against the order and heeding it.
“Go, Spike.” Celestia ordered. “I do not want you to see this, especially at your age.”
“Fine...” Spike grumbled, walking out front door. Celestia turned to the others, waiting for their answer. Applejack spoke for everyone when no one else moved.
“I think we're staying right here Princess.” Applejack stated. Celestia's eyes dimmed, frighten of what she was about to show her peaceful subjects, but at the same time admired them for their resolve.
“You have been warned.”
The memory played and there was a gasp of disgust when it showed the once beautiful courtyard filled with dead bodies. Monks of various ages were scattered across the courtyard, torn to shreds from the attacking enemy. It wasn't completely one-sided however, a few remains of black armor figures lay among the dead as well.
Pinkie's hair immediately deflated upon the scene, while the rest of the group gagged at the slaughter. They watched as Li, Mei, and Chan led young Celestia to safety. The air around the temple was hot, fires began to burn several buildings down, but still they pushed on.
“There they are!”
“Open Fire!”
The world around the small group exploded. Chan's head exploded into paste, his body collapsing onto the ground next to young Celestia, who only scream in fear.
“快跑! (Run!)” Li yelled at the others.
With a cry of pain, Mei collapsed onto the ground, clutching her leg. “Mei!” Young Celestia turned back to get her, but Mei waved her off as she crawled behind cover.
“去！我只会减慢你的速度！(Go! I will only slow you down!)” Mei pulled out a dagger and held it close to her chest. Li reached over and wrapped Celestia by her stomach and fled as quickly as he could. Young Celestia watched as three armored figures surrounded Mei, who quickly plunged the dagger into the leg of one of them. She died in a hail gunfire at close range, tearing her to pieces.
“无!(NO!)” Young Celestia cried out. Li ran as quickly as he could, turning a corner and barely stopping in time before the hall collapsed before him, fires burning hotly all around them.
Celestia took a deep breath, watching as her ponies witness the slaughter before them. They were disgusted and horrified by it, unable to comprehend why this was happening.
“Why....?” Twilight whispered.
“Cause I am not human, nor was I part of the natural world.” Celestia answered quietly. The memory played on, showing the two friends trapped in the burning hallway. A wall broke down, revealing Pielong, who stared in wide eye amazement at the two.
“Li, Celestia. 你们俩都还活着。(You two are still alive.)” Pielong exhaled.
“很快，里面(Quickly, inside.)” Li ordered, but Pielong stopped them.
“不！这是约到(No! It is about to-)” Pielong was cut off when the room inside collapsed, screams were heard inside before they were crushed. “崩溃(Collapse.)”
“我们被困了！(We're trapped!)” Celestia cried.
All around young Celestia, the fires rage in anger, licking at her coat and her friends' skin. He stood in front of her, protecting her from the men in black armor.
“Li....” Celestia whispered, her small form cradled by Pielong.
“举行，Celestia。兴大师将让我们出去。直到这时，我会保护你！(Hold on, Celestia. Master Xing will get us out. Until then, I will protect you!)” Li whispered with a smile, which was cut off from a loud noise nearby, along with a scream of pain. Suddenly, a black armored figure walked around the corner, a weapon in its hand. Li rushed forward with a spear, slamming the weapon into the armored figure's throat. Li attempted to jump back, but was grabbed by the back of the head from another figure that had been hidden behind the wall. Li tried to scream, to tell them to run, but was cut off with a violent snap of the neck.
“LI!”
Pielong threw young Celestia to the side before the armor being turn the corner and open fired, killing Pielong instantly. The armor figure turn his weapon to young Celestia before he gave a shout of surprise and back handed a figure behind him.
Doctor Bright smiled grimly as he picked himself up, clutching his left arm, watching as the armored figured pulled out a needle before raising his weapon to kill him, only to give a small cry of surprise when his arm fell limp, dropping his weapon to the ground. He quickly walked around the armored man, who fell to his knees and collapsed onto his back, picking up Young Celestia.
“What you have running through your veins is a fast acting neurotoxin known as Tetrodotoxin, slightly modify of course.” Doctor Bright calmly stated, leaning down and glaring at the masked man. “You are having trouble breathing, right? Good. That is exactly how it's supposed to work. We were going to test an extremely small dose on Celestia here, to see if she is immune to this. But, unlike you, we were going to keep her alive in the case that she wasn't. You see, we of the Foundation actually like Celestia here. And Master Xing would have our heads if we were to let her die on our watch.”
The armored man fell still, but his eyes were filled with panic, desperately trying to breathe, but was unable to. “I hope you and your group burn in the depths of hell for this transgression. I will see you there, since my own hands are far from clean. Goodbye.”
All the ponies shivered in fear, even Discord, who was fond of Doctor Bright, shivered at the cold voice.
“What....what is Tetrodotoxin?” Twilight asked, but Celestia only gave a simple answer.
“A poison.” Celestia said. “A very deadly poison.”
“Come child.” Doctor Bright gritted his teeth as he picked up Young Celestia with his good arm. Young Celestia looked down at his bloody left arm.
“Hurt.” She murmured quietly.
“Oh, this. Its fine, I will be alright.” Doctor Bright said with force cheer. “Tis but a flesh wound. Come, lets find Agent Donovan and Master Xing.”
He got his answer when a body came flying through a wall, missing an arm. “Oh, there they are.”
The ponies watch in shock as the saw Master Xing forcibly kick a man in the face, sending him flying into the air. Another armor man cam up from behind him, cocking a weapon, only to get knocked back with a fierce kick to the chest. Master Xing had unraveled a long chain, sending it back to the flying body, wrapping it around the leg before yanking downwards, slamming the body into another armor figure. Another man rushed him with a baton, only to get punched in the throat for his trouble. While he gagged, Master Xing grabbed him by the vest and threw him towards the down men. He lifted his hand in confusion when he saw some sort of ring looped around his finger, before an explosion rip the men apart.
Agent Donovan was firing his handgun quickly as he could. His gun ran out of ammo and he threw it in the air, reaching into his vest and pulling out several throwing knives and quickly began to launch them. All the knives slipped past the armor, mostly the neck and groin area before he pulled out a spare magazine for his hand gun. Almost as if he planned the entire move, he reached out, grabbing his falling gun in midair, loaded it and fired all in the span of a few seconds.
“爸爸!(Papa!)” Young Celestia called out, Master Xing immediately rushed over to her side.
“你受伤了吗？(Are you hurt?)” Master Xing questioned her, looking her over. Young Celestia shook her head, but began to cry.
“号......但李....和陈.......华！(No....But Li....and Chan...and....Wah!)” Young Celestia began to sob out loud.
“I saw several bodies of kids before I found her.” Mutter Doctor Bright. “Fresh deaths. I believe they may have protected her from them. I found one GOC soldier who bled out from a wound to the leg, nicked an artery, and another who had a spear shoved into his throat.”
“Bless their souls.” Master Xing sighed. “Come. There is a hidden passage nearby.”
“Good, cause there is no doubt that these guy relayed what was happening here.” Donovan stated, hefting a Type 81 rifle. “We got to move.”
“This way.” Master Xing led them to a temple, still standing and with very little damage.
“Wait....this is the same temple that house the Elements isn't it?” Twilight asked. Celestia only nodded to this and point back to the memory.
Master Xing seemingly walked up to a random wall and began to focus, before slamming an open palm to the wall, revealing a hidden door.
“Impressive.” Doctor Bright said. Donovan looked back, only to curse when the wall he was leaning against exploded, throwing him to the ground.
“Crap! Enemy incoming.” Donovan crawled back and began to fire back.
“爸爸！元素！(Papa! The Elements!)” Young Celestia cried out when Doctor Bright passed Master Xing. Master Xing looked back and cursed, completely forgetting about the Stones. He reached for the cabinet, only curse again when the bullets began to impact all around him.
“What the hell are you still doing here?!” Donovan growled out.
“I need to grab something from the cabinet. It holds several priceless relics that has been passed down for centuries.”
“God damnit! Fine, I will cover you.” He lean out and began to fire rapidly outside, screams of agony indicating that he was hitting his target. Master Xing quickly open the cabinet, ducking when he felt the bullets whiz close by. He quickly grabbed a bag and began to place the stones in it. He just place the last stone in the bag and quickly tied it to his side, before the world simply tipped to the side. The ponies gasped as Master Xing went flying and slammed into the wall from an explosion. Master Xing groan, shaking his head, looking back to check on Donovan.
Donovan's legs were bleeding, mangled from a grenade He crawled over to the assault rifle and managed to turn onto his back, just in time to place several rounds into an advancing enemy. He looked back to see Master Xing limping over to him.
“Leave me! Get out of here.” Donovan shouted.
“We can still make it.” Master Xing reach for him, only for his hand to be batted away.
“I won't make it, not with this wound. Go! Celestia needs you more than she needs me.” Donovan gritted his teeth as the pain from the wounds began to over rid the adrenaline high. “She needs her father, not some Agent.”
“She looks up to you to like a brother.” Master Xing dragged him behind a pillar, “Maybe even as a small crush.”
“I'm flattered, trust me.” Donovan coughed, chuckling as he leaned out and fired. “But if I don't hold these guys back, they will get her, and it would all be for naught.”
Master Xing stared at the fallen man in shock. “You would sacrifice yourself for a being that is not even human?”
“What can I say, she grew on me over the years.” Donovan shrugged. “Tell her that I did this for her, that I died so she could live. Now get out of here!” Master Xing limped over to the entrance, Doctor Bright waiting for him.
“Where is Agent Donovan?” He asked as Master Xing slammed his fist into several sections of hidden wall, closing the wall up.
“爸爸......是哥哥多诺万在哪里？(Papa...Where is Brother Donovan?)” Young Celestia whimpered, Master Xing only gave a grave look before moving on. “号......不，不，不，不！我们要回去！大哥！(No...no,no,no,no! We have to go back! Big Brother!)” Celestia tried to free herself, but Doctor Bright held onto her tightly. Master Xing reached up grabbed a Dao hanging off the wall, to arm himself in case of more enemies.
Master Xing led Doctor Bright to the hidden exit, which was over looking the temple. Doctor Bright grimaced as he saw the state of the temple from their view, half of the temple was on fire while the other half was being ransacked by GOC soldiers. Something caught his view, causing him to curse.
Tied to the training poles was several Monks and disciples, looking closer to death than alive. An familiar figure was dragged into view, which caused Doctor Bright to curse in the first place. “Crap, they got Agent Donovan.”
The ponies watched as the GOC soldiers tied Agent Donovan to a pole and stood to the side. After a few minutes, a lightly armor man came forward and began to speak to him. The ponies were unable to hear what was being said, but whatever the response that came from Agent Donovan was not one the GOC man wanted to hear. He pulled out a gun, Donovan's own gun and walked down to the end of the line, an pointed the gun at a glaring boy, no older than Spike. He turn to Donovan, speaking again, but was cut off when the boy interrupted him, shouting at the top of his lungs.
“不要告诉他任何事！我们将很乐意去死亡，纯粹的，以保护的东西(DO NOT TELL HIM ANYTHING! WE WILL GLADLY GO TO DEATH TO PROTECT SOMETHING AS PURE AS-)” The gun shout out and Donovan roared in anger, cursing at the GOC man. He walked to the next person, asked another question, only to receive the same response. On and on this went, and all Young Celestia could do was weep.
“无...不许......(No...Not Xui...)” Young Celestia cried out, then began to sob when the gun fired again, killing the woman next to Agent Donovan. Master Xing was burning in anger, fighting the instinct to go down and avenge this pointless slaughter. The GOC man then lifted the gun to Agent Donovan and all Young Celestia was watch.
“第......号......没有求求你...(No.....No....no please...)” Agent Donovan spit at the man's face, who scowled and walked away, before quickly bringing the weapon up and began to fire the rest of the rounds, a feral smile on his face. Agent Donovan jerked with every hit, glaring one last time at the GOC man before his head fell.
Doctor Bright cried out in shock when Young Celestia began to glow a brightly, burning him slightly. Young Celestia was floating, crying and holding onto her head with hooves. “无无无无无无无无无 这是不会发生 无无无无无无无无无!(Nonononononono This isn't happening nonononono!)”
The GOC man notice them and barked at the soldiers, every single one of them raised their weapons and began to fire at Young Celestia.
“Celestia!” Both Master Xing and Boctor Bright called out, but were shocked when a barrier sprang up and deflected the shots. Young Celestia continue to float upward, shaking her head in denial. Master Xing tried to get close, but was unable to due to the heat.
“Help me!” He hissed at Doctor Bright, who was staring at something in the sky. He followed the Doctor's line of sight, which he stopped and stared as well. The entire valley began to glow with light. The ponies gasped in shock at what appeared to be a small sun appearing above the temple. The GOC man looked around in confusion, before looking up in surprise.
“无无无无无无无无无无无！(nononononnoNONONONONONO!)” Young Celestia forelegs fell to her side, her eyes glowing brightly, allowing herself to fall into the magic. The moment she did, the sun nearly tripled in size, shocking everyone in the valley. Hovering helicopters were engulfed in the sun, the crew did not even have time to scream before they were burn to atoms. All GOC soldiers began to run from the temple, but was too late to escape.
The sun barreled down onto the temple, nearly engulfing the entire valley before the sun exploded into a pillar of light. Master Xing covered his face and centered himself from the explosion, nearly thrown off his feet. Doctor Bright on the other hand, went tumbling end over end. The light faded away and Young Celestia tumbled to the ground, smoking slightly. Master Xing lowered his arm, expecting to see nothing more than melted stones, so he was surprised to see the temple still standing, although still damaged from the attack.
“My God....” Doctor Bright sat up in awe, “What power she holds within her.”
Master Xing quickly walked over to young Celestia to check on her, only to pull his hand back, hissing in pain from the heat she was emitting. “Still can't get a hold of her?” Doctor Bright asked, only to receive a shake of the head from Master Xing.
Doctor Bright looked over young Celestia as best he could. “Well, as far as I can tell, she is unconscious and probably depleted of her natural energy. She is going to have a headache the size of a mountain when she wakes up. We had several SCP exhaust themselves the same way and always complained of headaches afterward. Okay, she still pretty hot to hold on to, but not scorching.” Master Xing walked over, taking off his top robe and wrapping young Celestia in it. “Come on. We need to find a radio and find out why the hell our security did not show up.”
Celestia's horn glowed and the scene jumped ahead in time.
Dozen's of Foundation Agents, scientists, and clean up crew were roaming the Western Temple. Doctor Bright was examining a stone like statue of a GOC Soldier, his hands covering his face. Doctor Bright gently touched the statue's shoulder, causing it to crumble into fine dust.
“Doctor Bright, please, you need to see the medic.” A researcher pleaded to him.
“Bah, the idiot that shot me was a very poor shot. Showed him though. A good dose of cyanide to the base of the skull solved that problem pretty quick.” Doctor Bright muttered.
“Please Doctor.”
“Ah, fine!”
Master Xing and young Celestia watched as the Foundation members quietly laid the dead into body bags. Young Celestia watched with a blank look on her face, numbly watching as people she knew and loved get carried away.
“Amazing girl you have there.” A researcher said to Master Xing. “She managed to destroy the enemy with out destroying the entire temple, nor the dead citizens.” Master Xing said nothing to this statement.
“Master Xing.” Doctor Bright walked over to them. “Please follow me.” Master Xing silently followed, not saying a word. They walked to the burn out courtyard, its once filled with flowers and life, now holding nothing but death. In the center sat a Blackhawk, its engine beginning to sputter to life.
“I know that I am asking too much, especially after all that has happen. But I have my orders. I must bring Celestia to a Foundation site.” Doctor Bright told him. Master Xing only stared at him, the wind beginning to pick up due to the Blackhawk blades. “You saw what she is capable of Master Xing. She needs to control her powers or things might get worse. What would of happen if it was you down here instead of Agent Donovan. She looks up to you like a father, hell, she sees you as her father.”
Master Xing looked down in his arms, which held the young pony, lifeless eyes staring at nothing. Clutching tightly between her forelegs was a M1911 handgun, unloaded and safe to handle, Agent Donovan's personal weapon. Young Celestia found the weapon and held onto the weapon ever since. No one but Master Xing was able to pry from her and even then it was only for a moment, before her horn glowed and the weapon was back in her clutches. A grim look pass over his face before nodding his head and climbing onto the aircraft. “Take us.” He simply stated. The craft's blade spinning rapidly before it finally began to lift off, the view change to the interior of the Blackhawk. Master Xing watched as the temple, his home for as long as he could remember, disappear underneath the heavy cloud cover as the Blackhawk rose into the sky. He sighed once more, holding onto Celestia tightly before leaning his head back and closing his eyes.
-Somewhere underground-
The dark figure watched as the beings inside the modified containers morphed and shifted. A smile forming on her face.
“Soon my pets.” The figure came into the dim light, revealing Queen Chrysalis. “Soon my revenge will start.”
“Oh don't start the party just yet, we have to wait for these little humans to finish growing first.” A voice called out from the darkness.
“Oh?” Chrysalis's voice turn seductive “My dear man, what do you get out of all of this? Do you desire to get revenge on the Sun Princess as well?”
The figure walked into the dim light, revealing a human figure wearing a white suit. His dark skin, salt and pepper hair, and mischievous brown eyes. He smirked and held up his hands, shrugging while doing so.
“Lets just say that me and the Sun Princess have a....small matter to settle.”
(A/N: Don't worry, i haven't forgotten about SCP-173. A preview to the Enemy Boss if you will.
Baeburn patted Strong Heart's back gently. "Drink up little lady, you look like you just ran all across Equestria non stop!" Baeburn watched as Strong Heart drank the water deeply, before turning back to Baeburn.
"I need to get to Canterlot!" Strong Heart cried out, giving Baeburn a pleading look. "My Father....My father and the rest of Tribe are holding back a great evil that is heading here!"
"What?!" Baeburn stared at her, startled at what she just said. "Great Evil?! Heading here?"
"I....Father told me to head here and warn Appleloosa of the coming danger, then head to Canterlot to warn the Celestial sisters!" Strong Heart was looked deep into Baeburn's eyes, practically begging him to believe her. Baeburn got to know Strong Heart over the past few months and has never know her to lie.
"I'm sorry Strong Heart, but the last train left to Canterlot left almost 2 hours ago and won't be back until nightfall." Baeburn gave a sigh, shaking his head at the situation.
"Then we must warn the town of the coming-*AAAAHHHHH*!" Strong Heart and Baeburn jerked their heads in surprise when a scream echoed out. Strong Heart gave Baeburn a fearful look, Baeburn only snorted and took off, trying to find the source.
They found several ponies fleeing the area, screaming in fear as they past Baeburn and Strong Heart. They skidded to a stop before a dead body. Standing before them in the middle of the road, was strange looking statue. Strong Heart took a step away, she smelled blood and death all over the statue.
"What in tarnation is that thing?" Baeburn took a step closer, but was stopped by Strong Heart. "What?"
"Death surrounds us..." Baeburn gave Strong Heart a confused look, before taking in his surrounding. He paled when he saw at least 6 other dead ponies in the area. He turn back to look at the statue, jumping a bit when the statue's head was now looking at them.
"What do we do?" Baeburn asked, but Strong Heart only shrugged, keeping her eyes on the still statue.
"I don't know, but it hasn't moved."
"That is were you are wrong. That dang thing looking at us..." Baeburn turn his head to see if any other ponies were in the area, before a gasp came from his side. "Wha-HOLY CELESTIA!"
The statue was now standing right in front of them, both pony and buffalo scampered backwards, their backs hitting a door. "W-w-when did it move! I thought you were keeping an eyes on it!?"
"I only blinked!" Strong Heart was trying desperately to keep her heart in her chest. "I...I think this thing here can only move if no pony is looking at it."
"Well, isn't that just swell..." Baeburn's eyes were beginning to burn from the strain. "We need to get inside the store, at least until we figure a way to stop that thing."
"If it is here...Then my father is..." Strong Heart wanted to cry, but with held the tears. "We need the Princesses."
Baeburn only nodded his head in agreement. "Sure do. But right now we need to keep that thing away from us." He began to knock on the door with his hind leg. "Hey! Open the door!"
"NO!" A shrill cry came from behind the door, causing both Baeburn and Strong Heart to wince from the pitch. They gasped in fear as the statue was now standing before them.
"Please sugercube. I don't want my friend here to die. Please open the door."
"That-that monster is out there."
"Believe me sugercube, I know that. I am looking at it." Baeburn blinked, giving a mental sigh of relief when it didn't move. "We figured out how to stop it... temporarily. But we can't keep this up before long. We need to tell the town folks, please!"
Dread settled into their gut when they heard only silence. Strong Heart began to pray, praying for her father, her tribe, herself and Baeburn. Baeburn only gritted his teeth before muttering to Strong Heart. "Okay, the first thing we are-WHOA!" The door jerked open, causing both of them to tumble in backwards. Both look up to see the statue standing just before the doorway before the door slammed shut. Both of them jerked back when the door began to bang loudly, shaking nearly the entire wall from the blows before it finally fell silent.
Both turn to see the a unicorn mare, fear etched on her face. "I'm sorry!" She cried, hugging both of them. "I was so scared!"
"Its okay, you saved us. Now tell me sugercube, do you have an attic?" Baeburn asked, getting to his hooves. The mare nodded her head and led them to the stairs. The sounds of screams began to echo out from outside, causing all three to shiver in fear, especially when that scream was cut off in mid scream.
"What is that monster." the mare whimpered.
"Lady, I wish I knew." Baeburn muttered. "Okay, we need to yell out to the townsfolk. But we need to keep our eyes open in case this thing can climb to the roof."
The mare led them to attic, Baeburn gave a sigh of relief when he saw the attic had a window. He gently forced the window open, right in time to hear a scream from across the town. "Okay, we got a minute at least before it comes back here."
"Are you sure?" Strong Heart gave him a long look. "It moves faster than a pony on a sugar high." Baeburn only grimaced, but leaned out.
"LISTEN UP!" Baeburn could see some windows curtains opening up a bit as he bellowed out. "WE FIGURE A WAY OUT TO STOP IT! BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES AT BEST! IF YOU SEE THAT THING, DO NOT BLINK, DO NOT TURN AWAY FROM IT, AND ESPECIALLY DON'T SHUT YOUR EYES! IT CAN'T MOVE IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT! TRY TO GET TOGETHER AND MAKE YOUR WAY TOWARDS TOWN HALL! DO NOT LEAVE ANYPONY BEHIND! PASS THE MESSAGE, BUT BE CAREFUL!"
Baeburn closed the window and turn to see Strong Heart and the mare looking at him.
"We...We're not going out there, are we?" The mare shivered at the thought.
"I am afraid so. We need as many eyes keeping a look out for that thing." Baeburn look outside to see 4 ponies making their way way to the town hall, looking in all directions as they walked, flank to flank.
"And besides..." Baeburn turn to the slowly setting sun. "We only got about 4 hours left before the sun is out and we are in darkness. I got the feeling that we be in mighty trouble when that happens."
"I will take the lead." Strong Heart step forward, nodding her head to Baeburn, earning a bright smile from him. "Um..." She turn to look at the frighten unicorn mare.
"Maple Gem." The mare whispered.
"Maple Gem, you will be in the middle, and Baeburn will come up from behind. We need to stick close to the wall, it will be easier for us that way." Strong Heart finished.
"Why?"
"We can't look in all directions, Gem." Baeburn lead them downstairs.
"We need to limit the amount of directions it can attack us from." Strong Heart explained to Gem. Gem slowly nodded her head in understanding.
"O-Okay." Gem stuttered out. Strong Heart gave her a small smile before leaning against the wall next to the door.
"Alright, Gem. Open her up nice and slow. Heart, if you see the fella, just give a shake of the head, if not, a nod would do." Baeburn whispered to her. Gem's horn glowed and the door slowly opened. Gaining a nod of the head from Strong Heart, Gem slowly open the door the rest of the way. Baeburn, who leaned against the open door to get a view of the opposite side of the door, gave the all clear sign. "Alright ladies, lets be safe about this okay?"
Slowly they made their way out, practically gluing themselves to the wall as they made their way to Town Hall, they only went a few houses down before they joined up with a larger group. They all cringed as screams went up into the air, before violently being cut off just as fast. By the time the group had made it, the small group of three had swelled to 15.
Baeburn slowly made his way inside, stopping only to look up at the sun. He gave a sigh before muttering under his breath. "Well...The easy part was done...Now the hard part. Surviving the coming night."
Discord Notes: I hate this thing. Some how, it managed to get out along with SCP-106. Its amazing that a single D-Class manged to get out at all. Still, he did have help with SCP-914 and such. Props for that guy. I heard they made him into an Agent, probation period and all that jazz.
Still, I hate this damn statue. Me and Tia went in and more or less level an entire section of the building and it still kept coming! It tried to snap my neck more than 3 times before it finally gave up on that and tried to rip my head off instead. Good thing Tia managed to finally subdue that Old Man with some sort of mind spell that gave the idiot what he thinks is a injured human.
I give it a week before he wakes up pissed and..."hungry?"
Anyways, I was getting tired of my head trying to get ripped off before Tia finally showed up from her fight and managed to encased the damn thing in a metal box. My magic was really wonky that day and my neck is sore, so I am more or less in a foul mood.
Tia told me that I need to calm down.
Ha, she didn't have her head twisted around in knots.
I need chocolate milk. I wonder if can use SCP-294 and get the perfect chocolate milk shake?
(A/N: Alright, here is part 2. I should be uploading something special in the near future for all of you to read after this chapter. I was going to make it longer, but I decided to cut it here to save me some trouble with all of you. Sadly, its just a filler, but I hope you are impress with it anyways.
Discord gritted his teeth, the pulses coming from the west was coming in steadily in waves. At first it was like before, a large pulse of death and chaos, but now it was down to a simmer to a instead of waves.
'That stupid statue is free.'
He turn to find Celestia and speak to her, but the rapid knocking of the door caught him off guard. Twilight stared at first, unsure if she should answer, then a magical glow of the door took that option away from her.
“Twily!” Twilight blinked when she found herself looking at her older brother, who had a look of panic on his face.
“Shining?” Twilight found herself being colt handle as her brother hugged her. “Um....Whats wrong?”
“Now...I want you to stay calm.” Shining muttered into her ear. “Okay? Are you calm?”
“Not anymore.” Twilight muttered. “Did something happen? Oh no. Its Mom! No, no, its probably Dad isn't! I told him to be careful or he will throw out his hip again!”
“Its not Mom or Dad, Twily.” Shining stepped away. “Its the Princesses! They gone missing! We been searching for them all day, and there has been no sign of them?!”
“Where have we gone?” Celestia poked her head from the kitchen, a simple hay sandwich in her magical grasp, standing next to her was Luna, drinking apple juice.
“I DON'T KNOW!” Shining moaned loudly, not even bothering to look at the voice speaking. “What am I going to do?! The ponies of Equestria are going to blame me! Cadence is going to tear her mane out when she realized she is actually going to lead Equestria now. She doesn't know anything about what the Princesses do during the day! AH! WHAT ABOUT THE SUN AND MOON!?”
“I wouldn't worry about the sun and moon, Shining.” Celestia answered, a small giggle escaping her lips, while Luna simply rolled her eyes. “They can take care of themselves.”
“What do you know?!” Shining snapped, still unaware who he was talking to. “Cadence has to figure out how to lower the sun and raise the moon!” Holding his head between his hooves.
“Shining Armor.” Celestia called out to him in her most most regal sounding voice.
“Yes Princess?” Shining automatically answered. Luna open her mouth, but Celestia held up a hoof to keep her silent. A moment passed before Shining slowly lowered his hooves and stared in the direction of the Princesses. “Princess?”
“Hello Shining. I take it the castle is in an uproar?” Celestia smiled at him, so she was rather amused when Shining turn red, whether it was from anger or embarrassment she wasn't sure.
“WHERE IN TARTARUS HAVE YOU BEEN!?” Ah....Anger then.
-Few minutes later-
“I am sorry for leaving without telling anypony.” Celestia told Shining, which she only received muttering as a response.
“Nice.” Discord said, chuckling at the simmering unicorn Captain. “He said-” Discord jerked his head when a shield appeared upon his muzzle, silencing him. Discord stared at Shining in shock, narrowing his eyes and raising his hand to snap his fingers.
“Enough.” Celestia said quietly, shaking her head at Discord, who only rolled his eyes. “Shining, you came all the way from Canterlot for a reason. Why?”
Shining frown before standing before Celestia. “As of 1051 this morning, a pegasus named Graceful Brush flew into the castle, completely distressed and terrified for her life. She managed to say that her entire dig and research team was killed by a...” Shining trailed off, unsure on how to continue.
“By a what?” Luna pushed, watching her sister's face carefully. “What were they kill by?”
“A statue.” Celestia and Discord froze, before Discord jumped in front of Shining Armor, causing him to fall back in surprise.
“What did it look like?” Disocrd growled. “Did she describe it?!”
Shining gave a side long look to the Princesses, unsure on why the 'God of Chaos' was free and demanding answers. But he only received a nod to go on and answered his questions. “Stood on its two hind legs, like a Minatour, tall as one too. She described the head nearly double the size of main body, its forelegs were extremely short, but use them to kill the ponies of her group.”
“How?” Celestia asked.
“Uh...Snapping of the neck.” Shining saw Celestia eyes narrow at the information, she turn to Discord, nodding her head at him.
“It is free.” Celestia said quietly.
“I knew it!” Discord growled. “Its been free for hours and we've been sitting on our asses the entire time!”
“You knew it was free!?” Luna accused, her eyes filled with anger. Then began to back up in fright as Discord stomped his way in front of her.
“I can feel Chaos.” Discord growled, towering over Luna. “I can feel Chaos in its most basic of forms. No matter what it is. Chaos is always present throughout the world. Although the Chaos in this world is at an all time low.”
“Thanks to Princess Celestia and Luna.” Twilight said, her eyes drew upon her teacher in happiness.
“I'm sorry, Twilight, but it is Discord and myself that made the world how it is. Discord and I spent years trying to repair the planet and the solar system after my....Event.” Celestia look down in sadness before shaking her head. “Luna was just a filly when the world finally began to grow again, maybe a year or so older than Applejack's younger sister.”
“But-” Twilight started, eyes widening at this information. Her entire world, her history on ponykind itself, has been flipped, skewed, and torn to ribbons in the matter of hours. Nothing made sense anymore, why did her teacher never said about any of it.
“We don't have time, Tia.” Discord cut in, before she could go on to talk to Twilight. “Do you remember how that thing works, or are you to old in your years.”
Celestia rolled her eyes, but nodded her head. “It will try to find a town or small city to hide in while it continues in it's hunt. Where was this dig sit located at, Shining?”
Shining pulled out a map, before levitating it before Celestia and Discord. “Here, the ruins that were found several weeks ago.”
“Crap...” Discord cursed. “That is a Foundation test site. Damn, you didn't know?” Discord asked Celestia, who only shook her head.
“I been busy. When I heard of the dig, I simply thought they were looking for something with ponies that went west for new lands. I never thought they would find a Foundation site.” Celestia answered, her wings unfurling as she made her way to the door. “Luna, I need you to go back to the castle, calm the citizens, tell them something has came up that requires my full attention.”
“What about us Princess?” Rainbow asked, looking extremely eager to help. “We can beat this stupid statue, no problem.”
“No.” Celestia said, her voice filled with ice. “You and the others will stay here. Discord and myself will handle this.”
“But Princess!” Applejack jump next to Rainbow, looking worried. “That map there shows that there is a chance that thing might head to Appleloosa. I got family there!”
“I'm sorry, Applejack.” Celestia shook her head. “But I can not bring you with me. Its too dangerous, nor are any of you ready to face something as deadly as 173. Come Discord, we have to go.” Celestia and Discord flew out the door, speeding straight for the ruins.
Luna gave a sigh before turning to Shining Armor. “Come, Captain. The citizens of Canterlot can not tarry any longer. Goodbye Twilight Sparkle, fear not, for my sister will not fail the ponies of Equestria! Even if she has that ruffian of a draconequus as a helper.” And with that being said, the Alicorn and Captain of the Royal Guard walked out, heading back to Canterlot.
“Twi, what are we going to do?” Applejack turn the unicorn. “I got family, my cousin Baeburn lives Appleloosa! That's not even 10 miles away from the ruins!” Twilight was quickly filtering books out.
“I know Applejack. But the Princess said-” Twilight started, but was cut off by Rainbow Dash.
“Oh come on, Twilight!” Rainbow looked upset. “Are we not the Elements of Harmony? We can handle some stupid statue.”
“I know that Rainbow, but we just can't-”
“Please, Twi, I am begging you here. If you won't help, I will just jump onto the nearest train and go there myself.” Twilight sighed at Applejack, shaking her head.
“Fine. Let me look around, I know I read a spell about mass teleportation...Give me a few minutes.”
-Over the skies of Equestria-
Celestia thought back on all the things she knew about SCP-173, shuddering in fear at the dangerous object. Even with all her power and strength, she could still be killed if she wasn't careful.
“What are you going to do with it?” Discord asked her, flying next to her.
“Destroy it, obviously.” Celestia answered. “It's too dangerous to simply ignore.”
“Is it the right thing to do?” Celestia stared at her friend, utterly confused by his question. She quickly landed on a passing cloud and turn to him.
“What do you mean, Discord? Of course we have to destroy it!” Celestia shook her head. “Are you still affected by your Chaos magic, I mean, that was such a silly question to ask.”
Discord crossed his arms, giving Celestia a grim look. “Will it stay destroyed though?”
Celestia open her mouth, but quietly shut it. She wasn't sure, no one at the Foundation had ever made plans in destroy the statue. “We should though.”
“And how do we know that it won't make things worse?” Discord asked, pushing the subject. “I mean, what if the small pieces of stone move on their own, jumping into people's mouth when they least expect it. I mean, its a rock! Who would expect that coming! What if it simple jumps from the statue we destroy into another inanimate object, like a some couch or another statue. What then, Celestia? What do we do if can't destroy it?” Discord stood before her, looking directly into her eyes.
“I don't know....” Celestia whispered, before looking back up at him. “Maybe seal it away.”
“Celestia, that thing was sealed away for 3000 years or so.” Discord shook his head. “We can't just throw it in cement, place it in a wall, and forget about it. Sooner or later, its going to get free. What if we are not around anymore?”
“I DON”T KNOW!” Celestia shouted at him, frustration pouring from her eyes. “I don't know what to do. I can't do everything, okay! What do you want to do, Discord?! Bring back the Foundation!”
“Yes.”
Celestia stared at him, unable to believe what he said. “How? We only knew so much about how the Foundation worked in first place! Even with the amount of clearance we had back then, we still knew so little about how they worked!”
“Its better than simply burying the problem. How many SCPs are running around in the world Celestia.” Discord stressed, staring deeply into her eyes. Celestia open her mouth to say none of them were free, but that was a lie. She released a few SCPs she found into the wild after she set the world right. How did BookKeeper make it to Ponyville, into Twilight's home at that. Someone delivered it, knowing Twilight's connection to herself. The last time she or Discord saw BookKeeper, they were being moved to a different compound, with BookKeeper and the rest of the group being moved to a later time. Then the Event happen, and they lost contact with him, the other friendly SCPs, and Foundation members.
“I....I don't know...Wait.” Celestia thought back, a memory flinging itself forward to her mind. Her eyes widen in fear when she thought on the details. “No...”
“What? What is it?” Discord ask, taking note of her face.
Discord ears flatten, the one being that even they feared the most. Seemingly impossible to beat, Celestia was the only one that could make any head way on the creature, her powerful magical abilities managed to keep him away, while his own barely made any sort of dent on the creature. “Where?”
“The Badlands.” Celestia said quietly. “I never made the connection to missing ponies surrounding the area, but one or two things stood out. A mummified pony was found on the outskirts of the Badlands, it was still alive by the witness accounts, but shortly died before they could be treated. Another account came out that said a shadowy creature walking the Badlands, scaring off many of the feral beasts that roam the land. I never...I never thought....” She felt Discord place a hand on her shoulder.
“Its okay...” Discord whispered. “I need you to focus on the here and now. We got a killer statue on the run and we are the only ones that know how to stop it.”
“Yes...Yes you are right.” With that said, they flew on, more determine than ever to find SCP-173 before it was too late.
-Ponyville-
“Can I just say that this is a really bad idea.” Fluttershy whispered. “If you don't mind that is...”
“Urgh...Fluttershy, come on now!” Rainbow wrapped a foreleg around the shy mare's shoulder. “We have a duty to Equestria! We have to keep her safe from all forms of danger.”
“Isn't that the Royal Guards duty?” Rarity asked, looking nervously out the window. “I mean, we have never faced anything like this.”
“Oh hush you.” Applejack paced around the library. “I mean, we faced Nightmare Moon, Discord...well...The crazy Discord, dragons, Ursa Minors, Changlings, cockatrice, and a slew of other creatures! What is the worst thing that this statue can do.”
“It can break our necks for one!” Rarity pointed out.
“Its a statue Rarity.” Rainbow retorted. “How fast can it be? Its made of stone and crude, can't move that fast.”
“Done!” Twilight finished placing that last marking on the floor. “The Rune is ready for use!”
“Rune do what now?” Applejack stared at the weird lines written on the floor.
“Its a teleportation rune, Applejack. I don't have enough power to take us all in one go, nor go that far on power alone, I need help. So this rune is going to help me.”
“How?” Pinkie lean close to the ground, her eyes widening as she did so. “It doesn't look very special.”
“Well, for one thing, it helps by putting the coordinates of Appleloosa, that way, I don't need to visualize where I am going. The second thing is that it draws in ambient magical energy surrounding the area. Rarity, I will need your help in this into powering it, or we might be here for an hour if we wait for it to fill.” Twilight explained.
“Of course Darling.” Rarity answered.
“This is only good for one jump girls.” Twilight warned. “Are we going, or are we staying?”
“Going!” Rainbow and Applejack answered in unison.
“Um...Can I stay...Please?” Fluttershy whimpered.
“Come on Fluttershy.” Pinkie leaned up next to her. “It will be fun! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!”
“O...Okay.” Fluttershy caved and stood next to the others, with Pinkie and jumping next to her.
“Well...” Rarity tilted her head, thinking. “I can always take another look at Baeburn's vest, it was looking kind of scruffy the last time we saw him. No doubt its torn to shreds by now.” Applejack rolled her eyes at this, but said nothing.
“Okay. We are all going then. I got the Elements in my saddle bag and now I just have to start up the spell. Rarity, if you will.” Twilight smiled at Rarity, nodding her head to her.
“Very well then.” Both Twilight and Rarity stood in the center of the rune, their friends surrounding around them.
“Alright Rarity, just feed the rune slowly, don't give it too much at one time or we will over shoot our mark.” Twilight told her.
“Question! What will happen if we over load the rune?” Pinkie asked, raising her hoof in the air.
“Well, one of three thing might happen.” Twilight said, her eyes completely focused on the ball of magic between her and Rarity. “1. Nothing might happen.”
“Well thats not too bad.” Fluttershy remarked.
“2. It will explode.”
“That's pretty bad.” Applejack suddenly wanted off the rune after Twilight said that piece.
“Or 3. It will send us somewhere that is not Appleloosa.”
“Much better than 2.” Rainbow snorted “Why is that one last? Shouldn't it be number 2 instead of 3?”
“Reports state there is a 67 percent chance of the spell dropping you off in the middle of Tartarus.” Twilight smiled as the ball of magic reached its zenith.
“Um...How...How do they know that?” Fluttershy asked, terrified on how Twilight seemingly knew the answer.
“They tested it. Don't worry. I got this, no problem.” Twilight. “Alright girls, get ready.” The rune below their hooves glowed and soon filled the entire room in a bright light. By the time the room was clear of the light, it was completely empty of any pony.
-Appleloosa, Main Road-
Applejack open her eyes, coughing from the dust that kicked up. “You did it Twilight!” Applejack looked around, seeing no ponies around. “Um...Where is everypony?”
The group looked around to see a deserted town, not a single pony in sight. “Hey! Anypony home!” Applejack called out. “Baeburn! Cousin Baeburn are you here?! Sheriff Silverstar!? ANYPONY?!”
The only answer they received was the wind blowing through the town. Hidden in the shadows, a tall figure hissed as a response, before vanishing before it could be seen.
Standing on top of the watertower, overlooking the entire area, a tall white suit human stood smiling at seemingly empty town.
“Well now, Celestia.” The figure chuckled. “Let's see how your vaunted Elements of Harmony tackle this little problem...After all....You know this is something far, far worse than anything they had face so far.”
He gave off a quiet laugh as he watched the Elements run around, shouting at the top of their lungs. “Fools. I guess I would get my revenge sooner than I thought. Oh well, take away my play things will she. Its only fair that she lose one or two herself.”
Alright everyone. Epic Question time!
I am going to make a small series of one shot paragraphs for minor SCPs for the Mane 6 to go around and find. I want you to give me a list. Which I will take and make a small contest blog for later on!
I also want to know which of the following three should be first!
1. Teenage Succubus: Celestia finds an old friend, but is weak from being trapped and not being fed for so long. So she asks one of the guards to help. 2. Living Lego: Pinkie and Discord find an entire society of building block toys living the high life. 3. Eye Pods: Fluttershy and Luna find an adorable pair of eyes that been alone for so long and in desperate need of affection.
(A/N: Alright it screw it, I am still waiting for my draft from my beta, and for his section for all of you to read later on, but I am not waiting anymore
Here is the final arc for 173. I will explain more in the intermission, which will hold a slew of new info, so stay tuned for that
There may be some misspelling or other things, but I went over it a bit and hope I got most of it.)
Rainbow floated over the small western town, a bile of vomit rising to her mouth as she saw bodies of ponies laying all across the town. She landed next to a small foal, appearing to be hugging her mother that laid under her, but the small body remain still and unmoving.
Rainbow seethed in anger at the senseless loss of life. She raised her head, her eyes widening in surprise when she saw a strange looking statue standing in the middle of the road.
“You!” She shouted in anger, alerting her friends where she was. “I am about to make you into rubble, freak!”
Her powerful wings spread open and she bolted forward, a rainbow after image trailing behind her.
“Eat hoof!” As she closed in on her stone enemy, her eyes involuntary blinked before the impact. Rainbow expected to at least feel something, but felt nothing but air.
She open her eyes and yelped when a building came rushing up to her. She flipped over and landed on the side of the building, cracks forming on the wooden wall, groaning in protest for the forceful landing.
Rainbow looked 'up' from the wall, time slowing down for her as she raised her eyes in attempt to find her prey. Eyes, once filled in anger, was now filled in fear as she saw the same statue she attempted to shatter now standing 'above' her, its arms raised in attempt to grab her.
Her wings flared open, her legs pushing off the wall as she flew away from the statue. She turn back to look for it, only to see nothing. She flew up, above the houses, searching for the statue.
“Rainbow!” Twilight called up.
“Its here, Twilight!” Rainbow yelled, her eyes searching for the statue. “But I lost it.”
“How the heck did you lose it?!” Applejack shouted.
“It can teleport!” Rainbow landed before them, her head on a swivel, still attempting to find it.
“What?!” Twilight looked at Rainbow in shock. “That shouldn't be possible. Celestia never told us that it can use magic.”
“Well, maybe she left that part out.” Rainbow growled. “I was this close into destroying it, then whoosh! It vanished and then appeared behind me.”
“Girls!” Pinkie shouted, gaining their attention. “Follow me! My Pinkie sense is telling me it is this way!”
Pinkie led the charge, with the rest of the ponies following after her as she ran down the road, seemingly changing directions on the fly.
-Several minutes later-
173 hissed in frustration as it blurred from its spot to another. The pink one has been able to track it, how, it did not know, but it was going to be the first one it was going to kill when it got the chance. It hissed again when it realized that it managed to trap itself at a dead end. It turn only to freeze when 6 of the colorful animals appear at the end of the ally, trapping it.
“Here it is!” Pinkie cheered, the rest of the ponies watched the statue carefully, waiting for it move.
“I got this. Its new name is going to be Rubble.” Rainbow crowed, but before she take off, the sound of hooves came up from behind them. They started to turn, but a shout made them keep their focus on the statue.
“NO! KEEP LOOKING AT IT!” a deep voice echoed out.
“Braeburn?” Applejack turn to look at him. She found herself looking at him along with several other ponies, most of them with heavy chains and rope.
“Cousin Applejack?” Braeburn stared at her in confusion. “What are you-Gah! Never mind! Did you trap it?!”
“Uh...Yes?” Applejack blinked as Braeburn pushed past her.
“Alright boys, wrap it up!” Braeburn yelled. The ponies pushed past the six mares, quickly wrapping the chains and ropes around the statue. “We just got to wait for the cart to come back with the steel box, and this nightmare will be over.”
“Sure will be!” Rainbow cried out. “Watch as I turn this stupid statue into dust with my Rainbomb!”
“Wait...What?!” Baeburn watched as the rainbow mane pegasus took off. “NO! Get back down here. We need to catch this thing.”
“Don't worry Braeburn, Rainbow's little bomb move was able to take out the old barn back at home.” Applejack tried to calm her cousin, but he was looking around in panic.
“That is not the point! We need to corral this thing. We dropped a house on its head and it did nothing!” Baeburn cried out. “Tell your friend to-”
“WATCH OUT BELOW!” Rainbow came down faster than before, going supersonic as she zeroed in on the statue.
“WAIT, RAINBOW!” The explosion of colorful clouds and dust filled the air, causing all the ponies to cough.
Laughter echoed out as Rainbow flapped out of the dust cloud and landed before her friends and Braeburn, raising her forelegs over her head in victory. “Oh yeah, no one messes with Rainbow Dash!”
An angry hiss echoed out, cutting her off before she continue, along with a gasp and loud snap was heard. Rainbow slowly turn back around, looking at the heavy dust in surprise. Shouts began to echo out from the stallions in the dust cloud, the sounds of panic voices and hooves coming out.
“Duster? Duster where-Argh!”
“Roper? Oh Celestia no! NO! NO! N-SNAP!”
“HELP ME!”
“I CAN'T SEE!”
“EVERYPONY RUN!”
“ARGH!”
The Elements began to back away with fear at the shouts of pain and fear, terror spreading through them. Through the dust cloud, a dark figure was quickly making its way towards them. A panic looking stallion came running out, a look of relief spreading on his face, before he jerked to a stop.
His eyes widen, looking down to his body and saw the rope was still attached to his belt. He quickly tried to free himself, before the rope jerked again, dragging him backwards. His hooves scrambling for purchase, terror filled eyes looked up the Elements and Braeburn.
“Help me...” He whispered, before he was drag back into the heavy dust cloud, screaming the entire way before it was violently cut off. The Elements stood in fear, before Twilight step forward, her horn glowing as her pack open and the Elements of Harmony floated out and landed on her friends head.
“Now, while it is still trapped in the alley.”
The girls shook themselves before jumping to Twilight's side. The Elements reacting to their will, the 6 mares floated into the air, power bursting through as they launched a beam of light and colors.
For a few moment, there was nothing but silence as Twilight and the others floated back down to the earth.
“Its over....” Twilight sighed with relief as she looked down the alley, only seeing the bodies of the poor stallions in the alley way.
“No...its not.” Braeburn whispered.
“What do....” Applejack turn and fell silent, eyes open wide as she saw Braeburn staring down the statue that stood before him.
Twilight and the others could help but be shocked as they saw statue was now behind them. It looked worse for wear, slightly charred and a large crack across it's face and was hissing angrily at them.
“But...But...But how?!” Twilight stuttered out, fear filled her voice.
“Keep....Your....Eyes....On....It...” Braeburn gritted his teeth. “Do not blink, do not turn away, it is the only thing keeping us alive right now.”
So of course Twilight and the other did the exact opposite of what he just said. They took their eyes off of it to ready the Elements once more, while Braeburn blinked from the strain. Luck was on their side when the statue simply decided to leave, not wanting to go through the colorful burning again, it didn't know what will happen to itself, but decided to avoid the 6 and their strange abilities for now.
Braeburn collapsed, while Twilight and the others attempted to find the stone menace. Braeburn growled at the mares as they tried to find it.
“Pinkie? Do you feel it?” Twilight asked the party mare, but only a received a shake of the head.
“Nope. Sorry Twilight, Pinkie sense is quiet.” Pinkie said.
“Horsefeathers, we almost had it.” Rainbow cursed, on to hear Braeburn bark out in anger.
“Almost had it? ALMOST HAD IT!?” Braeburn roared at them, causing the 6 mares to shrink away from him in surprise. “YOU ALMOST HAD US KILLED! WE HAD IT, WE HAD IT IN OUR HOOVES AND YOUR STUPID FEATHERBRAIN FRIEND DECIDED THAT WASN'T ENOUGH!”
“Hey!” Rainbow leaned close to Braeburn, her eyes burning in anger. “At least I was-WHACK” Rainbow slumped to the ground, moaning in pain as Braeburn headbutted her harshly.
“Braeburn!” Applejack jumped between Rainbow and Braeburn, pushing her cousin back. “What the heck are you doing?”
“This stupid mare caused the death of several good stallions, because she wanted to destroy the damn thing.”
“Braeburn!” Everyone looked up to see Strong Heart leading a group of 20 ponies, all of them looking in several directions. Several of them were pulling a large cart with a steel box in the back. “Did you trap it?”
“No.” Braeburn growled, pointing at the mares beside him. “You can thank Team Wonder Fumbles here.”
“I say, we are only trying to help.” Rarity tried to defend themselves, but flinched at the dark look Braeburn gave her.
“Fat lot that did. 6 are dead because of you!” Braeburn spat at her.
“So...its not here.” Strong Heart whispered, she turn and nodded to the others. “Then we must go back to Town Hall, wait for another opportunity.”
“Braeburn, please, we have the Elements of Harmony, we can use them to fight this thing.” Applejack pleaded to her cousin.
A small cough gain everyone's attention, forcing them to look up to see Princess Celestia and Discord hovering above them. A rather severe look on her face as she looked to Twilight and the others. Twilight's ears flick back, shame filling her as the Princess's eye bore into her.
“Oh...Hello Princess.”
-Town Hall, Main Room-
All 6 mares stood before Celestia as she stared at them, she was clearly upset with them for not following her orders to stay in Ponyville. She walked down the line before she settled on Rainbow Dash, giving her one long look before she finally said something.
“I am extremely disappointed in you most of all, Rainbow Dash.” She simply said, before she walked down the hall, leaving it at that. Shame filled her, but as well as anger. She couldn't believe Princess Celestia was upset at them for trying to save the town.
“Disappointed!” Rainbow growled, Twilight looked at Rainbow in shock as she back talk to the Princess. “At least we are trying to do something, instead of sitting on our flanks!”
Celestia stop, anger began to bubble from deep within her. Her ponies didn't understand, they couldn't understand the danger that was being unleashed on the world. They were not trained into handling it, and even then, there was a good chance they could be killed anyways.
“So maybe you should be thanking us for at least trying to do something.” Rainbow growled, Discord, who was leaning against the wall, only shook his head at the multicolor mane pony. “Things could have been worse with Braeburn's stupid plan. I mean, capture it and seal it in a box, how stupid-!”
Celestia rounded on the pegasus, rushing towards the pony, in complete anger at Rainbow and the rest of the Element's foolishness and felt that the kiddy gloves that she used on her ponies was now at an end.
“STUPID?!” Celestia roared at her, causing Rainbow to back up to her friends, but Celestia stomped her way towards them. “YOU HAVE NO IDEA THE DANGER YOU OR THE REST OF YOU WERE IN! IF BAEBURN HAD NOT APPEARED, YOU WOULD OF BEEN KILLED BEFORE YOU EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO BLINK!”
“We had it trapped like a rat, Princess.” Applejack stuttered out. “We were going to use the Elements of Harmony on it. Then we could have been done and over with.”
“No it would not.” Celestia told them. “When you use the Elements, you close your eyes for a second, and that is all it takes for 173 to kill you all. It does not move when you look at it, but the moment you take your eyes off it, then your are opening yourselves up for an attack. And you. Will be. DEAD!”
Celestia stalked off for a moment, but rounded back and continue on her tirade at them. “Because of your...your...your idiocy and need to prove your superiority, several good stallion are now dead and the fault lays on not just on you, Rainbow Dash, but the rest of you as well.”
“I'm sorry...” Fluttershy whispered, but flinched when Celestia eyes bore into her.
“Sorry does not bring the dead back to life.” Celestia spat before stalking off, the doors slammed open before shutting just as violently. Discord only sighed before walking before the shamed mares.
“You, all of you, are idiots.” Discord sighed as he saw them lower their heads further. “Celestia has coddle all of you too much, but at the same time placed you on such a high pedestal that you believe you can do anything. The 'Magic Of Friendship' to see you through is a nice dream, but it is just that. A dream
Twilight scowled at Discord. “The Magic of Friendship allowed us to beat you.”
But Discord only snorted at this. “You beat an insane version of me, but a version that was child like and a moron. If you faced me here and now, you wouldn't even make it past floating off the ground before I beat you into submission.” His eyes gain a very cold look as he turn to look at them. “Believe me when I say that any agent of the Foundation would of killed all of you and not even think twice on it. That is the life that Celestia and myself live before the world ended. If we were to lose control of our abilities and it threaten the world, then we will understand why we needed to be killed.”
This statement caused all of the mares to shiver at the cold and uncaring tone. “Remember Twilight Sparkle and friends, the world was a much darker place before you even existed, and now the past is dragging itself out from the grave and into the open once more.” Discord walked towards the door, before pausing to look back at them. “Do not leave this building. Celestia and I will take care of 173 ourselves, we don't need some newbies getting killed cause of their eagerness.”
Discord slipped through doors silently, leaving the ever fable Elements of Harmony to their misery. Discord heard the voices of Celestia as she talked to Braeburn, Strong Heart, and Sheriff Silverstar.
“I see, a very good plan you have created Braeburn and Sheriff Silverstar, one that would of succeed if it was not for the Elements interference. If you allow me to enchant the steel to improve its durability, it will give me a chance to take the creature back to Canterlot to be study.” Celestia said, her horn shining brightly.
“Uh...No offense your highness, but shouldn't we destroy it?” Sheriff Silverstar asked, a question that cause Celestia to wince.
“I know that we must, but we do not know if destroying the statue will actually destroy whatever it is inhabiting it. For all we know, it will simply move to another object and continue on. Once we are sure that is the case, then we will destroy it, not before.” Celestia said quietly.
“We understand Princess.” Braeburn bowed before nodding to the others. “Come on, everypony. Lets give the Princess some room to work her magic.”
As the ponies left the room, Discord slide up next to Celestia, her horn glowing brightly as she performed her spells. “What to talk about it?”
Celestia sighed, lowering her head for a moment before she continue on her task. “I would of thought that showing my memories to them, they would understand that something associated with the Foundation that they had to be careful or be killed. Instead, they ignore it and rushed head long into something they had no idea on.”
“No offense Celestia, but I think you are to blame for that line of thinking.” Discord stated, causing Celestia to stare at him. “Now hear me out before you blow your top for me speaking the truth. I talk to several of the ponies around here. They more or less told me that the Elements of Harmony are heroines to Equestria. They faced off against Nightmare Moon, Insane Me, something called changlings, dragons, and a slew of other things. But only a few times were they ever in actual danger of being killed, I don't even think they realize that fact either. You put them on a level so high, they believe they could do anything if they stick together.”
Discord sighed, shaking his head ruefully before he continue on. “Granted, that is very good train of thought, but they have such a innocence view of the world that it is almost sad. While sticking together and 'Magic of Friendship' takes care of the things 'now', we know better, we know how the world works.” Discord pointed at themselves to prove a point. “They wouldn't make it past 3 days before they were capture, studied, and torn apart to find out how they work. Maybe the Foundation would find them, but then again, so could the GOC, or the Marshall, Carter, and Dark.”
Celestia stay silent, before she finally spoke up. “You're right. I placed so much faith in them, that when something like this comes up, and I forbid them to go forth and face it, they have the need to prove themselves to me. Because of this, and my foolishness into thinking that the past will stay buried, that I almost got them killed.”
“Its not your fault, Tia.” Discord started, but Celestia glared fiercely at him.
“Then who do I blame!” Celestia stared at him, tears threatening to spill from her eyes. “I can not blame my subjects, I cannot blame Twilight nor her friends. I can't even blame the Foundation for this. All of this, this country I rule, the subjects I lead, and the monsters that I fail to warn them about. It is all my fault. All of this, because I was too weak to face off against Nightmare!”
“Nightmare?” Discord looked at her in confusion, before a look of understanding. “The black sludge creature you told me about.”
“Yes...That creature.” Celestia muttered. “The same creature that infected Luna and made her into Nightmare moon. It was the same one that attacked me and attempted to control me.”
“Then blame that thing.” Discord said quietly, laying a paw on her shoulders.
“I can't....Its gone, dead.” Celestia whispered. “I only partially avenged humanity for their deaths, but I still remain. Until I am sure that the world and the solar system had no need for me, then I will continue on, the sun is nearly healed and in no threat to collapse. Then....I will end it.”
“End it?” Discord looked at her in confusion. “What do you mean by end it?”
Celestia lowered her head, before looking at Discord in the eyes. “I will finish what I started, I will pay for my sins, for my weakness that allow their deaths.”
“Celestia....What are you talking about?” Discord looked at her with worry.
“I will end my life.” Celestia whispered.
“What!?” Discord stared at her. “Are you insane!? Why would....”Discord trailed off, Celestia was weeping, crying and blubbering like a child.
“I don't sleep often...But when I do, I see their faces.” She cried. “I see them every time I close my eyes, smiling and laughing, living their lives before they screamed as one, their face burning and their bodies bursting into flames. Every man, women, and child dying at the same time....”
Discord stared at his friend, unable to believe she was able to hide this from him. Celestia was allowing her walls to break down as she weep before him, unable to hid the misery and anger at herself. “You...You never told me.”
“I didn't want to lose you.” She whispered. “I didn't want you to think I was a monster.”
“I don't.” Discord wrapped his arms around Celestia, hugging her tightly. “You're my friend.”
“I'm a mass murderer, a genocide killer, and a someone that is nearing the end of her life.” Celestia coughed out. She saw Discord's confused look. “When I said that the sun is in no danger of collapsing, I mean that it is nearly healed. In about a years time, I will release the control I have over it.”
Discord felt his world get smaller. In one year, Celestia will kill herself, to finally stop the nightmares and avenge Humanity. Celestia walked out of his grasp, her horn shining brightly as she continue her work on the steel box.
“Don't try to stop me, Discord.” She said quietly as she worked, her eyes focused on the spell. “I made my peace a long time ago.”
-Appleloosa, Evening-
Discord walk the dusty road of Appleloosa, the sun slowly setting in the west. The past events pushed at the back of his mind, he need to focus on the now.
From what he gathered from Celestia, the Lunatic Discord was able to perform veritable feats of Chaos magic: transformation, popping his limbs off with ease, temporary mind control and alteration, and a slew of other things.
Sadly for Discord, he didn't even have half of the stuff the Lunatic one had. Still, it was more than enough to capture 173.
Discord stop at a intersection, looking around. “Alright you stone freak! Here I am!”
For a moment, nothing but silence met his ears, but then he grin when heard the sound of something moving swiftly.
“Thats right, come and get me.” Discord grin as he closed his eyes. He felt his being grasped and his head turn quickly. “HA!”
Discord's eyes snapped open, watching the burnt statue holding his head in its arms. “We meet again freak. Oh....that looks painful, run into magical jewelry lately?”
The stone menace hissed angrily at Discord, almost as if it was trying to answer the question.
“Hmm...Shame about that.” Discord responded, shrugging his shoulder's awkwardly due to his position. “Oh well, nothing you can do about that. By the way, I hope you like the cage we are about to introduce you to. Real sturdy stuff.”
The Statue hissed again, wanting to shut the stupid creature up.
“Oh yeah, real nice too and-” Discord blinked, and the statue rip his head off, just to shut him up. As Discord's body slump to the ground, the Statue gave a pleasing hiss, before Discord's voice brought it back to reality. “So that is how he did it. Go figure, good thing I figure that out or this would have been really messy.”
The Statue was shocked, as far as Discord can tell. The body jumped back to its feet and walked over to his head, placing it on his neck and spun the head several times to screw it back in. The Statue made no attempt into flee, still trying to figure out what just happen.
“Well, now that you had your fun, let me have mine!” Discord growled, a smirk on his face as his claws glowed with power. He slammed them into the ground, splitting the ground around 173 and forcing the house away from it. That wasn't all Discord did, a red glow came from the cracks, before magma came bubbling up, surrounding 173 in the intense heat. Discord blinked several times, watching as 173 appear from one spot to another, attempting to flee. A red glow on its legs indicating that it tried to cross, but failed miserably. “Neat trick right? I wish I could throw you in the hot stuff, but I got to keep you intact. Hey, Tia, come and get it!”
Celestia landed behind 173, a large steel box floating behind her. “Hello 173.” She said quietly. 173 hissed loudly, attempting to scare her away. “I am no longer such silly foal, 173. You hardly scare me, you may be able to kill me if I was inattentive, but scary you are not.”
Almost to prove this point, Celestia took her regal horse shoes off, and calmly walked across the hot magma as if it was nothing, before standing before 173. No worse for wear. “It is time to get back in the box. You time on the outside is over.” Her horn glowed, lifting 173 and placing him in the enchanted steel box and sealing it shut. Immediately the steel box began to rang out with slams, 173 trying to bash its way out of the box.
“Oh, shut up!” Discord kicked the box, giving a smile to Celestia. “Good job, Tia.” She gave a small cough, pointing at the boiling magma with her hoof. “Oh...Oops.” He snapped his fingers and the magma receded, and the ground slowly closed itself back up.
The sounds of hooves came up from behind them, both turning to see the Elements rushing up to them. Discord only sighed, shaking his head. “They never listen.”
“Princess!” Twilight looked around, trying to find 173.
“Twilight....Why are you here?” Celestia refuse to look at them, unable to keep her anger at their seemingly lemming like thoughts.
“We want to help, not just help too, but kick this things butt!” Rainbow punched the air with her hooves.
Discord only knocked on the steel box next to him. “Too late. We already got him.”
“You...you do?” Twilight look at him with surprise. Discord smirked before leaning next to the box.
“Hey, 173. Who drew your face? A specially challenged child who happen to be color blind as well.” Twilight and the others shrink back as the box began to shake violently, angry hissing echoing out from the box. “Yeah, I am pretty sure we have it.”
Twilight and the others lower their heads at the news. “Oh...We wanted to help.”
“No Twilight, you didn't.” Celestia said quietly. “You and your friends wanted to prove yourselves to me, to show me that you are able to handle it.”
“But-” Applejack started, but Celestia held up her hoof to silence her.
“You may have came here to save your family, Applejack. But tell me truthfully, would you come here anyways, despite my wishes.” Applejack squirmed for a moment, before giving in and nodding her head. “Twilight, while you and your friends a very capable ponies, even on par with my guards, but you are not ready to face the things that humanity had to live with.”
“Remember what I said. 173 is at the bottom of the totem pole, it only gets darker the higher you go.” Discord said.
Celestia was about to say more, before the sound of clapping could be heard behind her, she turn around to see what was making the noise. Her eyes narrow in anger as she saw a familiar form walking towards her.
“343.” She hissed, her wings flaring and horn glowing brightly.
“Aww......Is that how you great an old friend, Celestia.” the white suit man walked towards them, a smile on his face. Rarity swoon at his suit, seeing such beautiful white suit.”
“Oh, such a handsome suit you are wearing....And that voice!” Rarity cooed, which the 343 only smiled and bowed his head towards her.
“Oh, it is so good to see Mr. Morgan Freeman's form and voice can still woe the females, no matter the form.” the one called 343 smiled at this, causing Rarity to blush at the statement.
“Leave my subjects alone, 343.” Celestia stomped towards him, angered directed at him as he tried to worm his way into the fold. “I don't know where you have been, but you will not guide my ponies into self-destruction like you did the humans.”
“Oh...” The deep voice looked at her with surprise. “Your ponies? They belong to you? I mean, such a way of-”
“ENOUGH!” The Royal voice screamed out. “Say your peace and leave, before I force you to.”
343 only chuckled, shaking his head at Celestia. “Why? I mean, I wanted to visit my favorite genocidal murderer and her bumbling sidekick.” Discord growled at this, his claw extending from his lion's paw.
“Alright you formless bastard, you want a piece of me!” Discord growled, his magic glowing brightly. So you can imagine his discomfort when he saw 343 smile grow bigger.
“Oh, Dissy Dissy, you should really calm down.” 343 raised his hand, forming it into a pistol, pointing it at Discord's head. “Or give yourself a headache.”
The moment the glow began to overlap his shoulders, a sharp pain flashed through his mind, causing the magic to expel itself.
All he saw was deranged white painted man laughing manically at the man dressed as a bat who held him.
“Well Batsy, should I tell you my secret? How I was able to gather all my things for all of this, the secret behind the Joker Venom, and why I am all kookie!”
The man glared and leaned forward. “I don't care, Joker. You are going away, back to Arkham.”
Joker only smiled and laughed, his head leaning back as he attempted to breath from laughing to hard. “Oh but Batsy, I really want to tell you! He is the reason I am like this, why I cause all this....this...CHAOS! He loves it!”
“You? You work alone Joker, other villains can barely tolerate you. Who can be working for you.” Batman growled, his grip tightening.
“Oh, he doesn't work for me. I work for him. He open my mind to the possibilities!” Joker crowed.
“Who is it.”
“Not who, but what!” Joker laughed. “He is my father, maybe he is my mother as well, but he appeared before me, with snap of cannon! He saw the potential in me and gave me a way to unleash it!”
“WHO. IS. HE.”
“Why, he is all around us, especially between you and me! The Discord of our greatness!”
Discord blinked, shaking his head, a blaring white noise filling his ears. He turn to see Celestia calling out to him, but the white noise canceled out her voice.
“What did you do to him?” Celestia rounded back to 343, growling dangerously at him.
“Me? I didn't do a thing. I did warn him that his magic will give him a headache.” 343 only smiled. “Really though, I want to talk about right now. I am surprise this town is not a ghost town. I am also surprise that your precious Elements of Harmony are still alive. After all, 173 is not exactly an easy foe to take down.”
“Leave us. Take your words and go.” Celestia said, “I will not ask again.”
343 eyes narrowed at this, crossing his arms as he look at Celestia. “I wouldn't make threats Celestia, especially to a God.”
“You are not a God, just a vicious and conniving creature that uses its ability to warp the minds of everyone around itself.” Celestia growled. “You may fool other beings, but you don't fool my eyes nor Discord's. Leave this world and never come back.”
“I wish I could.” 343 sneered. “But thanks to your little episode, I can't. I can't change my form and I can't use a good portion of my power. Your filthy magic covers the entire system, and for whatever reason, it screwed with my ability to leave it. So I am stuck here, but I am here for another reason.”
“And....and what is that?” Discord coughed, shaking his head.
“Oh, glad you can join us.” 343 snark at him. “I am here to give you a warning.”
“What warning?” Celestia stared hard him.
“Warning that I am going to kill you.” 343 smiled. “I was waiting for this world to end by its own hand, and I was going to sit back and watch, but then you had to ruin it all.”
“That is why?!” Discord could help but stare at 343 in amazement. “That is why you are going to kill Celestia, cause she ruined your fun?”
“Eh, I put a lot of effort into humanity to put it where it is at. Religion, politics, and slew of other things before it finally break apart into total war. Thousands of years down drain due to you.” 343 only shrug, giving a small grin at his response. “What can I say, I am spoiled brat that didn't get to watch the end of his cartoon show.”
“You are crazy.” Discord muttered out loud.
“So says the pot.” 343 chuckled. When Discord only gave him a confused look. “You don't remember do you? Oh well, its not my place to kiss and tell. Goodbye Celestia, Discord. I will have fun killing you later. Maybe it will make up for all the things you ruin. But, I got things to do, people see, monsters to free.” 343 slowly turn to the nearest wall and walked through it, his laughter echoing around everyone.
“Princess....” Fluttershy voice pierced the silence that fell over them. “Who...Who was that human?”
Celestia continue to stare hard down the road, refusing to look away in case 343 return. “That, Fluttershy, was the self proclaim God, otherwise known as SCP-343. A being of immense power that he can change the very reality around him.”
“Don't forget the ego.” Discord muttered. “He so full of himself that it makes anyone that was egotistical themselves look impotent in comparison. And he despises us with a passion.”
“Why?” Pinkie looked around, trying to find the creature.
“Because we outed him as a fake.” Discord answered. “For whatever reason, all me and Celestia see is this white formless humanoid creature. Doc Bright told us that maybe because we come from another realm of reality, his abilities fail to blind our eyes. Doc Bright is only person in the world that can hide his thoughts from him, so when he introduced us to him, he believed that we are simply another product of the world.”
Celestia smiled at the memory, when Doctor Bright got the biggest smile on his face, and simply said 'Got you.' and left. “Yes, 343 insistently told the Foundation that he could not see beings from another reality nor interact with them.”
“Because he did not 'create' them.” Discord emphasize with his claws, rolling his eyes.
“Doctor Bright did not believe him, so when the chance to prove him wrong came up, he took it. No one from our site ever met 343, nor did anyone from his site meet us. So the moment he introduced us and 343 greeted us, it proved to Doctor Bright that 343 was lying to them all along about being the all knowing 'God'.” Celestia sighed, looking at the sun setting in the distance. Twilight look at the sun, before looking at her teacher, her eyes widening.
“Uh....Princess? Are you lowering the sun?” Twilight asked, Celestia only gave Twilight a long look before she walked past her.
“I wonder...” Celestia whispered to Discord as he walked next to her.
“Wonder what Celestia?” Discord gave a smirk as he asked
“I wonder if Twilight's mind will still be in one piece when I reveal that I don't lower the sun.” Celestia sighed.
“Don't you control?” Discord gave a laugh.
“I control how hot it gets, not move it willy nilly like a toy.” Celestia grumbled. “The amount of destruction that would cause....”
“Oh? And spinning a planet is easier?”
“Much easier than you think.”
The unicorn stared hard at the corpse before him, unable to make head or tails of it.
“What are you? Some sort of monkey or something?” He gently prod the skull with his hoof. He could tell the being wore some clothes, but there were nothing but rags after being buried for so long.
4 months ago, a group of miners found a buried ruins while they were looking for ores. Wanting to keep it it quiet, the wealthy unicorn paid the miners to not say a word, paying them double to keep working.
Since then, he had gather dozens of items, books, and strange objects that perform a variety of functions.
The insulting silver box gave him a good chuckle from time to time. Fortunately for him, his mental capabilities protect his mind from intrusions from said box, thus giving the box less to work with.
The unicorn was called down to the mine because the workers found a body. Or what was left of one.
“Hey what is that on his chest?” one of the miners pointed out. The unicorn gently moved the remaining clothes and saw a beautifully crafted necklace.
“Whoa, that will fetch a good price on the market.” One of the miners chuckled.
“Indeed it will.” The unicorn chuckled. “Sorry ole chap, but I think I will take this.”
He tug on the necklace, causing the skeleton's neck to snap in half. Most of the miner groan in disgust, but otherwise remain silent.
“What do you think boys? Will it look good on me?” The unicorn laughed as he place the chain around his neck. The laugh stop and the unicorn's eyes glazed over before he shook his head, rearing up on his hindlegs and holding his head with his hoof.
“Uh...Boss?”
“Boss?” the unicorn blinked, looking at the miners. “Oh ha ha. Doctor Bright dies and everyone decides to dress up the animals and let them run around before sending in someone to pick me up.”
“Animals?” The miners looked at each other in confusion. This cause the unicorn to blink once before shrugging.
“Okay, that is new. Did we find a new SCP when I was out?”
“Uh....Golden? Are you okay?” the lead miner walked up to him.
“Who the hell is Golden....What the hell is this? This isn't a human body?!” the unicorn growled, his horn glowing, which stop as his eyes trailed up to his forehead. “What the fuck is that.”
“Golden... I think you need to lay down.”
“My name is not Golden! My name is Doctor Jack Bright and demand you take me to idiots that sent you here!”
“You sent us here.”
“GAH!”
Fuck it, I am done until my beta gets back to me. I will work on the next chapter as soon as I am done with Dark Space, which I am working on once more.
Oh and 2 more things.
Who is ready for Season 3!? And who can tell me about the hateful star or sun or something? It is on the SCP site, but I couldn't find it again. I was going to use it. To anyone who finds it "FIRST" I will send them a rough draft of the chapter itself!
The Castle staff and Royal guards was in a state of panic.
Their leader, Princess Celestia, had vanished, with no sign of where she had gone or who could of taken her.
For the first 12 hours, they searched all of Equestria for their missing leader, but found no sign of her. However, near the end of the day, they saw the sun setting as it normally would, calming them somewhat to know that their Princess was safe and still controlling the sun and moon.
Many figured that she simply wanted to get away from her Royal duties, to take a vacation for her tired body.
It would be two weeks until they saw their Princess once more, however, she looked even more exhausted coming back. When asked where she had gone, she simply stated one sentence....
"Insuring that the stars are properly settled...."
They had no idea how close to destruction they came...
-67000 Light Years from Earth-
Celestia floated in the quiet void of space. She had learned early on that the void that the stars reside in made no impact on her, she breathed as if she was breathing air itself.
It was quite unsettling when she first did it....Still does even now.
"Just another thing to make me different from everyone..." She whispered to herself. It had taken her nearly 5 days just to get this far without exhausting her self or her magic, given what she is about to confront, she may need it
She looked up to see a brightly shining star, getting brighter every passing minute. She narrowed her eyes and horn glows as she sent out a pulse of Morse code in the Russian language.
Стоп (Stop)
She blinked once, feeling the heat brushing against her body before laying eyes on the massive pulsar star before her, it glowed brightly, sending a massive pulse back to her.
Ты смеешь меня остановить ... (You dare to stop I...)
Celestia only narrowed her eyes at the statement.
Я смею .... Почему вы пришли на Землю? (I dare...Why do you come to Earth?)
Чтобы уничтожить его ... (To Destroy it...)
Celestia wings spread, her horn glowing brightly as she sent a massive amount of magic at the star, pushing it back some.
Я не допущу этого. Оставьте его. Или вы будете раздирают от моего гнева. (I will not allow this. Leave it. Or you will be torn apart from my wrath.)
Я не могу .... поддельные один ... планетой убийца ... звезду разрушителем ... Resides там. Он должен быть уничтожен. (I can not .... fake one ... planet killer ... star destroyer ... Resides there. He must be destroyed.)
Celestia's eyes narrowed in confusion, unable to gleam from what the star was saying.
Людей? Разрушители? Вы ошибаетесь. (Humans? Destroyers? You are mistaken.)
Не ошибка ... Куклы ... рабов ... Он контролирует их ... они должны быть уничтожены. (Do not mistake ... Dolls ... slaves ... He controls them ... they must be destroyed.)
Люди умерли, исчезли, уничтожено, больше не представляет угрозы для всех. Конечно, вы знаете, это ... (Humans have died, disappeared, destroyed, no longer a threat to all. Surely you know this...) Celestia was confused, from what she remembered about the star being, it knew that it was being watched by humanity and its psychic ability, how did it not know that they were gone?
Он по-прежнему живет ... (He still lives...)
Он? Кто еще живет? (He? Who still lives?)
Тот, который называет себя богом ... (The one who calls himself a god ...)
The breathe left Celestia chest, her eyes widening from the star's answer. '343...but....I haven't seen him in over 3000 years? I thought he was gone, or maybe dead...'
Поддельные бог ... Тот, который путешествует по звездам и оказывается их огней ...Тот, кто ведет существ в разрушении ... Я создание всех этих огней он потушить, шепот триллионы которые он вел в огонь забвения .... (The fake god... The one that travels the stars and turns out their lights... The one who leads beings into destruction... I am the creation of all those lights he had snuff out, the whispers of the trillions who he had led into the fires of oblivion....) The star continued, Celestia felt horror fill her soul as the star lead bare to her, the trillion of voices whispering as one. Я памятник все его грехи. Deliverance и чистоты через пламя мое тело его смерти ... Отойдите в сторону. (I am the monument of all of his sins. Deliverance and purity through the flames of my body is his death...Stand aside.)
Celestia eyes snapped back into focus, her magic flaring brightly, brighter than any star in the void of space, including the pulsar star before her. She growled as she shoved the star, her voice roaring as she did. И я не позволю тысячи невинных душ, чтобы сжечь без причины. Остановитесь на вашем месте звезда, я не буду говорить снова. (And I will not allow thousands of innocent souls to burn without reason. Stay your place star, I will not say again.)
Потом мы зашли в тупик .... (Then we have reached an impasse.)
Celestia thought hard, trying to find a way to reason with the star, but how does one reason with a being whose sole purpose was to destroy a single tiny being? An idea formed, but was unsure if she actually do the deed. Если вы позволите мне представить поддельный бог с вами, это будет достаточно? (If you allow me to present the fake god to you, will that be sufficient?)
The star rumbled, its rings of flames soaring above itself, giving off a beautiful, if deadly show to any being that could see it. Есть ли у вас средств, чтобы сделать это? (Do you have the means to do this?)
У меня есть возможность остановить ненавистной звезды и засунуть его вокруг ... Вы так не думаете? (I have the ability to stop a hateful star and shove it around...Do you not think so?)
The star rumble at the shot at itself, but said nothing. Я останусь моя месть ... Я буду смотреть ... Если вы не ... Я приведу мой гнев на маленький мир, независимо от того, потери жизней ... (I will stay my vengeance...I will watch...If you fail...I will bring my wrath to the small world, no matter the loss of lives...)
Celestia grimaced, but nodded. If she found 343 and lost....well....Her ponies and every other being on Earth would be on the path of destruction. А. .. разумные просьбы. (A....reasonable request.)
Тогда я буду ждать ... Принеси поддельные бог передо мной ... И все будет решен ... (Then I'll be waiting ... Bring a fake god before me ... And everything will be resolved ...) Celestia nodded, turning and leaving, but not before the star said a final parting of words.
Будьте осторожны, Маленькие звезда.Май светит свет ваш в ближайшие Тьмы. (Take care, Little Star. May your Light shine in the coming Darkness.)
I like to start off by saying that I thank all of those who love what I do on this story by voting positively and adding it to their favorites.
But...
I can't keep this up.
Not because of Spectrum, or even my other stories.
I just no idea about this world...
When I first started this story, I was just getting back into writing after 5 years of nothing. I barely had time for myself during those years, let alone fanfiction writing. And as many of you can tell, I was...rather rusty.
When I came across SCP, I thought it was the coolest thing in the entire world. An entire world filled with dangerous objects and creatures that either prey on mankind or help it. More of the former than the latter. I got an idea and simply wrote it down and worked at it until I simply posted it and called it a day.
I was never expecting the story to take off like it did...Nor the luck I would have in creating more than desirable stories.
And the next 4 stories afterward I created were simply gold in many peoples' eyes.
I tried my best these past few months in creating a world where a disaster happened and the Foundation was unable to recover from it, and the only a few beings left in the world tried to make it by.
It just so happens to be the start of the My Little Pony, just with an entirely dark beginning.
But then...I hit something. Not a wall, nor a simple bump. But the complete lack of knowledge of an entire world where I am only privileged in viewing, but not understanding.
All those SCP info and bios? Go straight over my head most of the time. Half of the time I barely understand what I am looking at.
All those nifty characters like Doctor Bright and Doctor Clef? No idea how they truly are nor do I have an idea how to make them in my story.
I spent months studying the SCP site and I feel more lost than before.
So...with a heavy heart, I put this story up for adoption in hopes that someone can do better than me.
I want to try, but I just can't do it. Everything feels wrong or I just can't quite get it right in my eyes. And the help I was receiving earlier more or less disappears on me more times than I can count, leaving me floundering on what to do.
That said, if you want to adopt, then you have to prove to not only me, but to other readers that you are the writer for the job. I am not just going to hand out a story for someone to destroy later.
The Challenge: You have one of three SCP items to choose from. Any character you wish to add to the short chapter is open. Must be within the world of Relics. That means: No Human survivors (Although Foundation from another reality going to Relic-verse is acceptable, just a small group, not an entire group), no Elements of Harmony blasting everything in sight, (Doesn't matter, since 2 of the 3 SCP listed are safe), and no god mode Celestia, Luna, and Discord.(Powerful yes, gods no) SCP-131 SCP-166 SCP-408 In short, determine the best possible reactions for ponies to understand these SCP items and contain/help them.
The ones with largest amount of positive thumbs will be allowed to adopt the story. The one that is chosen can either take the story in any direction he wishes, or he can ask me what I wanted to do when I first started writing this. I can even help out time to time if he/she desires it.
Deep within the bowels of the Earth, a rusting cabinet within a forgotten bunker groaned before collapsing within itself. Ancient paper that withstood the test of time itself crumpled into dust and steel shrapnel, the vital information they contained lost forever.
However, several sealed packets of plastic did, the paper within sealed away from the very air itself, preserving it in hopes that one day someone will find it.
One such packet laid on top of the dust and rust, its covering scattering around the small room, leaving the covered paper for all to see.
Subject presented with impact force gauge rated for up to eight thousand newtons (8000), and instructed to strike it with the rear right hoof.
Note: 8000 N roughly equates to 1800 lbs. of force, the upper range of human strike impacts. Attempt 1: Device shatters, yielding no useful data. Attempt 2: Device replaced with sixteen thousand newton (16000) N industrial impact gauge. Device shatters, yielding no useful data. Attempt 3: Target painted on one (1) meter thick concrete and re-bar pillar. Pillar shatters, destroying two test cameras and injuring one assistant.
Note: Subject refused to participate in further testing after causing an injury. Addendum: Dr. Bright is no longer allowed to make bets about which super-hero benchmarks this subject can break. I want my $50 back. -Agent L████
SCP - ████ "Celestia" Experiment Log 07, "Horn Illumination Capacity" Overseen by Dr. Bright
Subject placed in darkened room after assurance that it contained nothing harmful. Attached observation room shielded by light reactive glass capable of achieving shade change from three (3) to fifteen (15) in 0.0004 seconds (industry standard for welding helmets and safety glass). Subject instructed to illuminate room at various levels.
Test 1: Instructed to shed a dim light, subject ignited horn and generated enough light to read a set of test statements. Light reactive glass remained at shade three (3). Test 2: Instructed to emit a very bright light, subject complied and glowed more intensely. Reactive glass darkened to shade thirteen (13) over the course of the six (6) seconds the change took. Internal monitors indicated that light levels roughly matched a sunny day. Test 3: Subject urged by Dr. Bright to "Really push it." In response, subject immediately spiked to approximately eight times the intensity of the sun before internal monitors malfunctioned. Emergency response from reactive glass pane shifted to shade fifteen (15) immediately before beginning to fail, resulting in blast shielding being extended. Test concluded.
Note: While room temperature did not climb as expected, test staff did receive first degree sunburns despite clothing. Addendum: Dr. Bright is not to use the subject to "work on his tan".
SCP - ████ "Celestia" Experiment Log 22, "Fine Power Emission Control" Overseen by Dr. Bright
Subject presented with a metal tray bearing two (2) slices of white bread. Subject is instructed to toast the bread until it is 'golden brown'.
Attempt 1: Both slices combusted after three (3) seconds of exposure. Attempt 2: Both slices are blackened and crumble into dust, metal tray partly melted. Attempt 3: Metal tray replaced. One slice toasted very dark, other slice burned on one side and untouched on the other. Attempt 4: Surrounding concrete explodes. Note: Concrete patched, test relocated. Attempt 5: Subject attempts several breathing control techniques and toasts both slices to a 'golden brown' state.
Note: Dr. Bright then made a sandwich out of the slices. Addendum: Dr. Bright is not to use sentient SCP Objects as a toaster.
SCP - ████ "Celestia" Experiment Log 23, "Focused Power Emission" Overseen by Dr. S████████
Subject presented with an opaque cistern of water connected by a pipe to a generator turbine. Subject instructed to heat the water. 0:45, Surface of water begins to steam. 1:20, Cistern achieves rolling boil. 1:30, Generator experiences peak capacity, safety valves begin to vent. 1:41, Cistern begins to display signs of impending structural failure, test staff withdraw from area. 1:59, Complete structural failure, destruction of generator.
Note: Subject reports mild desire to snack, does not appear fatigued. Interior of cistern entirely dry. Addendum: Subject is not a viable 'alternative energy source' for Site #██. Testing for this purpose discontinued.
SCP - ████ "Celestia" Experiment Log 31, "Animal Companionship Viability" Overseen by Dr. R█████
Subject introduced to various animals, instructed to try engaging in play.
Dog: Yellow Labrador introduced to outdoor containment area. Subject ran alongside dog for twenty eight (28) minutes, then began to return to indoor containment. Subject attempted to pet the dog, which reacted in fear and would not approach subject while her hooves were raised. Cat: Agent G█████'s house cat introduced to indoor containment area. House cat immediately attempted to flee. Subject was unable to engage in companionable activity. Iguana: No response. Sample of SCP-████-█: neither participant apparently recognized the other. Tarantula: Subject expressed mild anxiety, which passed after several minutes. No response from the tarantula. Note: A spider? What were you expecting to happen exactly? -Bright Conclusion: Alright, so maybe horses aren't the kind to keep pets. Perhaps we overlooked a category of animal. -Dr. R█████.
The sound of the collapsing cabinet echoed out within the halls, before silence finally reigned once more in the ancient bunker.
And time marches forward once more. The hope of an ancient culture lay with the next generation, as they held their hope to salvage a world they so desperately fought to save.
