> Plunder: Overgrowth > by ArkKane > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue: ...Hello? Bipeds read? okay, Plunder tell story. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark… The first feeling I have… is Dark. The next is moist… not wet… moist, like I was covered in a sponge… Little by little words enter my mind, but nothing could stop them. I empty before the words, before the thoughts, like brothers. As more of my mind was filled, other... sensations, pulsed within me, smell, sound, sight. I was underground, in the earth itself, fertile soil, felt natural. I can tell I was plant… then the voice came, like it did to brothers, they followed the task, both blind and dumb. “Go my little seedlings, find the tree and absorb its magic, use it to free me so that I may plunge the land in chaos.” I had no purpose other than to feed, but first I believed I needed to grow… plants… half move up, get light, half move down, get water. Need light, move up… find light, grow leaves, sun gives… New voices, softer. “What is that, dear sister?” “We are not sure, Luna, but it came up shortly after Discord planted those seeds.” Discord? Similar to chaos, so Discord is chaos voice’s name, and one of the voices is Lunar, moon… must see, need to see… An eye opens, I can see. Strange four-legs, wings, horn, snout, strange… white one feel good, feel like light, leaves turn to light. Move down, take water in roots, grow, feed. “It seems to like you, Celestia.” the Lunar spoke, the white Celestial huffed. “It seems so, though we must remain cautious, I will take it back to the castle to keep an eye on and take care of it.” Take to castle, take to their home, near Celestial. Celestial is light, near Celestial means more light! “Oh? It seems to like that idea.” “It may show some sentience, let us test that.” Something placed next to me, sense clay, see soil inside, soil smell richer, more moist, more water, roots in earth, not in pot, roots look like four-legs’ limbs, can make them grow, move… move. Move! *rustle* *tear* … in pot, softer… fresher… sleepy… moving roots hard… need practice... “This is extraordinary, this could be an amazing scientific…” can’t hear what else… too sleepy… Look around… see new place, look strange, hole in wall, cave, cave has light in it… rest in light… light good… maybe get closer… might feel safer… No! I did bad! Light is tree! Touched it, drained it! No! No drain tree! No drain! Light belongs to tree! Stopped draining… now giving back, feel weaker, but light not mine, light hers… sorry tree… coil stem gently, grow, no thorns, soft hug… tree forgive plant? Suddenly, brothers rush in! They hurt light! Take light from tree, get angry. ANGRY! LIGHT BELONGS TO HER! LEAVE HER ALONE! *snap* *snap* *snap* brothers fall apart, wither, tree is safe, tree glows warmly… gives me light. Try to refuse, light is hers, but she give anyway… nice… warm… safe… You are forgiven... What… who said… everything fade away… it was… dream… nice dream, want to see tree again. Wake up… feel moist on leaves… no, not moist.. Feel water, water make things wet, damp, moist, moist is a state, not an item, feel more words near, within dead trees… books, made of paper… made of dead trees. Not issue, trees need be use by four-legs for food and shelter, they aren’t strong like big scary animals, they have plant eating tee- Plant eating… me plant! ME NO WANT BE EATEN! No! Stop! *plink* close… almost fell… almost broke new home… me silly, four-legs no eat me, they would not give nice cozy pot for food. But other things I don’t know, need learn… books for learn, have words for learn, need to grab book for words… must reach. Reach out limb, limb long, spike-no, not spikey, thorny, plants have thorns, limb not root, not stem, not leaf, limb is Vine, no clue why I grow vine so easily, unsure, what am I? Celestial returns as I grasp book. “Oh! You seem curious, do you want help?” Can’t answer, no throat, no way for sound, try to think of way to say yes… yes can mean thumbs, thumb move up, can’t make hand for thumb, make similar, coil vine, leave tip standing over coil like thumb, Celestial four-legs chuckles. “You certainly are smart.” she pulls book out, not with leg, with glowy horn, horn make special light that wraps over book, book floats to me, must open, must learn new words. Words difficult to see first, but sight get smarter, adjust to words on paper, begin learning the book is titled ‘History of Equestria’ words put on paper by bearded starswirl, sounds like dairy treat of frozen cream. Equestria, Windigoes, Friendship, Crystal Empire, Four-le-Ponies, Earth Pony, Unicorn, Pegasus, Alicorn, Alicorns are royalty, leaders, Celestial is Princess, Alicorn is Princess Celestial, must be nice, when mad Celestial is scary, might burn me with sun. “Ah, you seem to be quite the curious creature.” Celestial spoke. “It is enjoyable to see new life learn and grow before us, if you prove to be friendly I will endeavour to teach you our ways, and to grow freely among us ponies, does that sound nice?” give thumbs up, co-existal...co-existence, sound nice, sound safe, sound warm and soft in light, her light, light is safe, light is good, ponies are safe, ponies are good. “Well then, I must be off for my royal duties, I shall see you tonight.” she waves her forehoof, wave vine, reciprocate, make friends… friendship feels… warm, like light, light is good, friendship is good… Alicorn leaves… see book on plants, strange plants, plants like me. Look in plants, find what I am… black thorns, made to drain magic, single purpose like brothers… Plunder Vines… Plunder Vines scary… made by discord, one purpose, stupid, know nothing more, can’t know more. But I smart, not like brothers, get smarter every day, will get smarter every day, smart things need names… names of person or pony… My name… is Plunder. > Chapter 1: Plunder get smart... I'm getting smarter. (edited) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moon and sun, two pieces of the sky. I see sun 9 times, see moon 7 times. Books call moments where sun or moon out day and night, reseptically, no, wrong word, ree...spek...tif...lee… good enough. Celestial say I be here one weak, why one weak? Isn’t Plunder strong? Need book… ooooh, full day-night called 1 day, 7 day make weak… spelled week… Plunder get smarterer every day! Wait… Plunder don’t think that sounded right… well whatever… Celestial be very nice to me, help me learn things, like how to talk and what words mean. Plunder no talk like pony, no have mouth, I talk with magic! Plunder get thorns, put energy, mana, in them, then think really hard about what I want say to pony or ponies. Oh! Here she comes now! “Hello Plunder, have you been doing okay while I was gone?” Yes! Plunder do very good, me read more books and rest by window… sun so warm and nice. “Well I’m glad you enjoy it.” Celestial giggled, then Lunar appears, not, I smell her before she walk in, she being sneaky looky pony… what was that word again? “Sister? Are you well?” the blue Alligator replied… wait, wrong word… Alicorn! She Alicorn! Alligator big lizard that breathes fire! “Oh yes, I was just having a conversation with Plunder here.” “Sister… that is a plant, a Plunder Vine even, why doth thou continue this fantasy!?” “I do not fantasize, Luna! Plunder is different, he’s been learning and understanding! He’s even been able to communicate telepathically.” “Minotaur Manure!” “TIS NOT A LIE AND WE SHALT PROVE IT! COME HITHER AND SIT BESIDE ME!” “Sister.” “NOW!” Lunar Alicorn makes squeaky noise like mouse before listening to Celestial, then stares at me. ...Plunder feels uncomfortable, should Plunder be doing something? “Go ahead Plunder,” Celestial speaks up, seeing Plunder’s distress… since when did Plunder start talking in third person? Focus! Oh right! Say something to Lunar… well, Celestial teach Plunder to be honest. Plunder think the squeaky sound Lunar pony made was cute! “WHAT IN TARTARUS!?” ow… Plunder’s poor not-real ears… Lunar pony is loud… “Ow…” oh! Celestial agrees! “Luna, please don’t use the Royal Canterlot Voice, we’re inside.” “Oh, right, sorry sister, it is just very shocking to see a plant, something that has no brain and merely has the process of grow, pollinate and disperse, can be intelligent enough to speak!” Plunder, the ‘no brain’ plant, can also hear. ...Lunar pony got cuter, she put hooves to face while face go red… Celestial called it ‘blushing’. “I know, we are sorry dear Plunder, I shall take more consideration before speaking my thoughts.” Thank you… ooh! Plunder learn new trick! I looked at book and found new thing Plunder can do! “Oh?” the Celestial says. “Please show us what you have learnt.” Okay Plunder… focus… Plunder make mouth things that shoots spores, like they say in the book. Lunar looks scared. “He hath made sporetraps!? Sister, this is incredibly distressing, if your plant can make these he could do… unspeakable things to us while we’re unconscious!” unspeakable? Like what? “Luna, I am disappointed in you! Assuming Plunder would violate us with this ability! Why would he show us such a thing then!” “It wouldn’t matter if he showed us or not! And I know the tales! The traps knocking out vulnerable ponies, then the vines perversely taking their holes for some sick method of pleasure and reproduction!” I thought it could help Lunar pony… “Huh?” Lunar says, confused by Plunder’s words. You always stay up during night, sleep during day, books say ponies should sleep other way around, help you sleep at night! “We… thank you Plunder, but we do not sleep during the night because that is when we work.” Ooooh… you night owl! “Night… Owl?” Pony who works at night, it common. “It… is?” she has the happy eyes! Plunder do good. Well… if you no need sleepies, you need hornies? “I… what!?” both say, confused. I can make sleepy spores… jokey spores like poison joke, and horny spores! “Horny…” Celestia stops herself as she blushes. “Wh-why would we need that!?” Well… Luna do hoof thing in your room. Luna blushes… hey Plunder getting better! And you mumble about rutting her in sleep. Celestia Blushes. “B-but-” Celestia starts. “We’re sisters! Doing such is… uncouth!” “Incest!” Luna says, agreeing with Celestia. So? “So!? Look, there is no way we’re agreeing with some plant’s misguided assumptions!” Luna says… if Plunder had a mouth Plunder’d be smiling. Fine… plan B. “What are you-” Plunder sneeze, a big sneeze, a sneeze so big it sent a wave of spores to spread all across Equestria. Also have changey spores. When Celestia and Luna get back up, they become bipedals, big minotaur boobies on the chests, hands, and best part... No possible way to hide naughty bits. “AIEEEEE!” Celestia scream, covering crotch. “Plunder! Change us back right this instant!” No. “YOU-” Not until you admit your feelings for each other. “I DO NOT-” Then no change-backs. “You… YOU…” Kill Plunder, and you stuck… It took ten seconds for Celestia to break. “Alright fine! I want to fuck Luna! Okay!? I love her more than any mare or stallion in the world and has the hottest plot in Equestria! Happy!?” “...sister?” oh look, Luna heard. “L-Luna… I-MMPH?!” haha! She got cut off by kiss! I was right! “Sister.” Luna says, looking her sister in the eyes. “Plunder’s right, we shouldn’t have hidden it for so long, I love you and wish to be with you in every way, more than sisters, more than Diarchs, I’ve wanted to taste your marehood for so long.” “Luna this is unprofe-” “I don’t care!” she goes to her knees and treats Celestia’s front hole like a dog treats a feeding dish… oh hey I’m doing metaphors! And speaking in first person! Either way, Celestia caves in and eventually they start going at it in a sixty-nine position. ...should I tell them I was bluffing and this was permanent? ...no I don’t want to be kindling, I’ll just say nothing, maybe they’ll forget I mentioned it or decide to stay anthropomorphic… ...I am so dead… > Chapter 2: I feel dumb... Plunder feel weak... > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “This. is. PERMANENT!?” Celestia yelled, her aura more painful than normal, like sun got too close like with Icarus. 2 things Plunder has learned. 1: Ponies who become anthro don’t learn how to walk instantly, as seen by two sisters tripping. 2: apparently Equestria bigger than maps say… maps are liars I made it as big as the book showed and-ooooooooh… Plunder stupid, it say ‘to scale’ it not actual full-size map, that would be silly and too big to carry, I only ended up sporing the room. Part of Plunder wants to die for being so dumb. Wait, where was I? Oh right! Plunder’s inevitable death at hands of angry sun princess. “Sister! Calm down, it is not as problematic as you make it out to be!” Luna begins to say in my defense. “Oh really? And tell me HOW is this ever going to be beneficial to us?!” Um… hands for one. “STAY OUT OF-wait, what are ‘hands’?” Change based off myth of ape things… ‘humans’, they use hands, the things at the ends of your forelimbs, to manipulate things and grab stuff. “... did you ever consider your argument around us having magic?” Celestia said unamused. Yes! Plunder did! For one it’s a good idea to have hands if opponent has anti-magic, allows you to use weapons and things without it! Nopony realize the hoof-grab trick is because of magic. And there’s also one thing that magic can never beat hands in! “And what is that?” Weaponry! They both seemed stunned and confused. Using sword with magic, hard, using sword with hands, easy! Same with other things like scythes and hammers! And also if no weapons around, close up hand tight and thrust forelimb forward! Punch with fist! “Wouldn’t a forehoof be just as well?” Luna questioned. Yeah, but with punch you don’t have to worry bout tripping! “Alright, you’ve convinced me somewhat not to kill you, now explain to me why I should keep you after what you did?” Because once I grow bigger! Can teach hand stuff! Been practicing making human shape… too small for anything but a little vinedoll, but I get better! Thinking over the new information, Celestia lets out a sigh. “Fine, it would be beneficial to have a teacher, what do you need to grow bigger?” Just keep caring for Plunder like normal… but also get bigger pot, so Plunder have more room. “Done… don’t make me regret this, Plunder.” I was sad now, I’ve ruined friendship with Celestia, she hate me now… need to help! Make her feel better! Then she’ll like me again and she’ll smother Plunder in affection again! I keep falling into that third person stuff… it’s weird, but also feels like an endearing characteristic. Is it obvious I like to use big words yet now that I’m able to articulate my vocabulary to an exceptionally astonishing degree? ...okay I’ll stop now. Another two weeks… two weeks I’ve not been very happy about. Thanks to my way of helping them, Celestia doesn’t want anything to do with me. True I did get a bigger pot and a similar sort of care to what I’m used to, the problem was… I was now in Luna’s room, meaning I was no longer near Celestia. Meaning I couldn’t absorb the sun energy she radiated through the night that kept me fed through my slumber. Meaning I’ve been more aware that these windows have been filtering out half of the sun energy that comes during the day, that I’m unable to get all the needed nutrients from it. Meaning I was hungry. “Morning Plunder! I’m here to brush your leaves!” Luna said cheerfully. Another side effect of all of this is that Luna now is more affectionate to me, her motivations a mix of that I helped her admit her true feelings, learning I was sapient, and now being her houseplant. But no matter how much cleaning, watering or pampering, I’m still getting weaker, and I can’t admit I need her sister, it would break her heart, she’s been so kind. So kind… and so… Trusting… so… Vulnerable… NO! Plunder will not be like his kin! Plunder smart! Plunder can find a better way! Another week, the hunger grows, Plunder can’t maintain inte… inte… oh no, Plunder already forgetting words… “Hello Plunder, are you enjoying the sunlight?” Y...yes, very warm, good… you can’t keep lying to her, if this continues we may wilt. You need to tell her. No, Plunder can’t tell her! Plunder prove we only need Luna! Make Luna happy! Know she loved! Is it worth our demise?! Can you honestly believe this will make her feel better?! To know we slowly killed ourselves for the sake that she wouldn’t feel alone?! Plunder… don’t know… don’t know what to believe anymore… Plunder too weak to think much anymore… but when Plunder see smile, Plunder happy, but now… Plunder so hungry... Then do something! We need magic, we need her magic! Plunder won’t crawl back to Celestia! Not the Celestial’s magic! Hers! My vision goes to Luna, her soft smile, her gentle eyes… her glowing horn… We are Plunder, we feed on energy, if we cannot take the sun’s energy, or the Celestial’s radiance, then we take the Lunar’s magic. No! We’ll become the same monster as the others if we do this! There is no going back to this! If we do not, we will diminish further and become mindless, becoming that monster anyway! Plunder… don’t want to die. Then do this, better to apologize later than ask for permission now. “Plunder… are you well?” I couldn’t look away, the promise of survival too good not to take. Better to apologize… “...Plunder?” ...yes… {Luna} I look upon Plunder, who’s eye has seemed to change, a red pupil surrounded by a black void. “Plunder… are you well?” No answer. “...Plunder?” suddenly a screech rings through my mind, and suddenly thorned vines wrapped around my neck, choking off any reply. Then two words erupt from the plant that shake me to the core. PLUNDER! HUNGRY!