> The Legacy of Falconwolf > by Falconwolf1116 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A demon pays a visit > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hurry up Fal!" yelled Twilight. "I'm comin Twi! I'm not in the best shape! You know that!" Yelled Falcon. She giggled. "I bet you're just slow!" she yelled back mockingly. "Oh yeah?!" yelled Falcon. He suddenly sprouted wings and gained speed. He grabbed Twi and they both tumbled in the grassy meadows of Canterlot. They both laughed hysterically until they realized their position. Twi was on top of Fal. She blushed. "Eep! I'm so sorry! Oh that must've been so akward! You are my adopted brother anyway." Twi said. "Oh it's ok, it's just, you know that I might go home right?" he said, "I mean, I really wouldn't call myself your brother Twi. I'm just here because your parents are looking after me until I can go home." "Oh right." she said sadly as Fal dusted off his brown overalls. "Hey, if I go home, then I'll end this war between wolfkind and ponykind!" he said. "Heh, yeah. Come on it's starting to get dark. We should head home." She said. "I'll catch up with you later." Falcon replied. "Okay, see you at home. We're having Hayburgers tonight!" she said as she trotted off. But a couple of minutes after Twilight left, he heard rustling in the bushes. "H-hello? Who's there?" he asked. "What a simple question that can be answered." said a dark cold voice, "The real question is, do you want to be more than who you are now?" "What?" asked Falcon. "I said, do you want to be more?" said the voice once again. "Who are you?" asked Falcon. "I'm Sin. The ruler of the Ultraverse." said Sin "The what?" ask Falcon. "The Ultraverse is a group of multiverses. There are infinite scattered throughout reality. Now, "said Sin, "Would you like to be more?" Falcon thought a little bit about this. It would be awesome to be all-powerful, but with great power comes gre- aw to hell with it! "*sigh* What do you have in mind?" he asked. 8 YEARS LATER "HA! Did you see the way I took down Tirek girls?" Boasted Falcon "Um, you mean how WE took down Tirek?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Yeah yeah, whatevs RD." said Falcon, "What matters is how awesome I looked!" "Ugh!" Rainbow yelled. "How can you be like this?! You just take credit for everything we do TOGETHER!" "LALALALALA! Can't hear you!" yelled Falcon. "Falcon, enough!" yelled Twilight. "What happened to you?! This isn't the wolf I fell in love with!" "Just tell these Lame-os who did take down each villain Twi!" yelled Fal. "THAT DOES IT FAL!!!" Yelled Applejack, "Y'ALL ARE TAKING THIS SUPERPOWER STUFF TO FAR! AHM OUTTA HERE!" And with that, all of them walked out of Twilight's new castle. "Heh, serves them right." Fal exclaimed. "Now, I could do with a kis- OW!" Falcon was slapped across the face by Twilight. She was crying but Fal didn't care. He just stormed to his room. "HE IS SO ARROGANT SOMETIMES!" yelled Twilight. "I know!" said Spike. "Just this morning I found, yet ANOTHER dog brush in my breakfast!" "We need to do something about him Spike." Then, it hit her. "Spike? Do you remember that book I found about special machines?" "Yep." He replied. "Could you go get it from the new library?" she asked. "Sure." and with that he walked out of the new throne room. But he came right back. "Uh, quick question. Where's the library again?" Twilight smiled and rolled her eyes. ... In the library, they found the book on the top shelf of the second floor in the library. "Ok Spike. Try and find a machine that can change a pony's personality." "Got it!" He flipped through the pages. "TARDIS, no, Animatronic maker, no, animator, no, demoleculator, no, Ink machine, no, AHA!" He flipped to a page that stated, "Personality Swapper! This machine is used to switch anypony's personality. Simply combine a chair, some metal clamps, and an emotion spell! Seems simple enough Twi!" said Spike. "Perfect! Let's start building in the basement!" Twi said. And off they went. What they didn't notice was a notice tab, that stated, WARNING! Use of this machine can lead to untold consequences, slight after effects, and probably death. You've been warned. > HUMAN IN EQUESTRIA.... KINDA? *SLIGHTLY UPDATED* > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Bryan Davis. A boy who is known for being nice. His family is poor, he doesn't have many friends, but he's happy. He lives in a small subtle neighborhood called Ballantyne Ridge. He's well known across the neighborhood. But he has one problem. Bullies. "YOU CAN RUN! BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE DAVIS!" yelled Ethan Pennyworth. "WHEN I GET ME HANDS ON YOU, YOUR FACE WILL LOOK LIKE MASHED POTATOES!" "All this for a loaf of bread?" Bryan asked himself. Suddenly, Ethan's head was pushed into his own body as a girl and boy ran to help him. "Ayden! Isabella! Perfect timing you two! Thanks for the help!" "No problem man!" yelled Ayden as he kicked one of Ethan's goons in the jaw. "Why am I getting serious flashbacks of Aladdin? "Mostly because the writer couldn't come up with his own ideas." said Isabella. "What?" asked Bryan. "Huh?" asked Isabella "Never mind! C'mon! Let's get outta here!" Yelled Bryan. And they climbed the wall into their quiet neighborhood. "Alright! Lunch is served!" They ate their bread in peace and played for the rest of the day. When Bryan went home, a man in a lab coat was talking to his parents. "We will pay you all $1,000,000 if he does this." "We should ask him first." said Bryan's Mom. "Mom?" asked Bryan. "Bryan my boy!" said his father. "Hey pa! What's going on?" " Mr. Davis? I'm Prof. Sentry." said the professor. "Your parents and I have been discussing an experiment that the US government has been working on for quite a time now!" "What is it?" asked Bryan. "We call it, the Swap Effect. What will happen is you will be put into a chair and have your soul removed from your body. It will be replaced by another soul from most likely another universe." "WOW!" yelled Bryan. "Heheheh wow indeed!" said Sentry "So, I'll be paid a million?" asked Bryan. "Nothing less." said the professor. "Okay, I'll do it!" said Bryan. "Excellent! Come! We haven't a moment to lose!" said the Prof. And with that, they hopped onto the government helicopter with Bryan waving goodbye to his parents, sister, and friends. Meanwhile in Equestria... "TWILIGHT! WHAT'RE YOU DOIN TO ME?!" asked Fal who was now clamped down to a chair. "This is for your own good Fal!" she yelled. "NO NO NO! Don't please!" He yelled. "Spike, set it up!" she yelled. "You got it Twi!" he replied. "Will this hurt professor?" asked Bryan. "Oh no! It it won't hurt a bit!" said Sentry. "Now Bryan, I've been meaning to tell you this, this project isn't entirely, ehhhhh, legal." "What?! You told me this was a governmental project!" said Bryan. "I'm sorry Bryan, but you're never coming back after this."Bryan glared at the professor as he said this. "What the hell is wrong with you guys?" "Ready Spike?" asked Twilight. "Ready!" said Spike. "PULL THE SWITCH!" yelled the professor. "Pull the switch!" said Twi with no second thoughts. Then, a bright yellow orb with Bryan's face on it flew through the outer boundaries of space. "Woah!" Bryan exclaimed. He was amazed until he saw a weird cartoonish wolf headed soul fly past him yelling, "NOOOOOOOO!" "What in the world?" Bryan asked. Then he saw a colorful planet rushing towards him. He then heard an explosion in his ear. "The machine must've self-destructed!" he yelled in his mind. He then felt a jolt. and he opened his eyes to see a purple and a green blob in front of him. Twilight regained consciousness after the machine exploded. Fal was still in the seat. She found Spike shuddering in a corner. She picked him up with her magic. They both walked over to Falcon. "Is he dead?" asked Spike. But Falcon slowly opened his eyes. And there it was. The one thing that showed a difference. Falcon's evil red eyes, were replaced with a friendlier blue color. This wasn't Fal. And they knew it. > I'm WHERE?! > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight stared at Falcon with curiosity. 'Did it just change his eye color?' she wondered. But he eyed her curiously as if he had no idea who she was or what was going on. "C-can you hear me?" she asked. He nodded. "Are you feeling ok?" she asked. He shook his head. Twilight unclamped him from the chair. The next thing he did was incredible! He fell flat on his face. "Oh my goodness!" Twilight yelled. She picked him up with her magic setting him back in the chair. "Spike, get the anti-paralysis potion from the cabinet please." "Sure thing Twi." While Spike was out. Twilights gaze met Falcon's. There was something different. Why wasn't he struggling? Why can't he talk? So many questions that had to be answered. "Got it Twi." Spike said as he returned. She poured the potion into a needle. "Ok, this will only hurt for a second." She told him. Then, in one tiny second as the needle impaled his arm, he screamed in pain. She jumped in surprise. He looked at his arm and yanked the needle out of it. "OW!" he yelled. The voice sounded a lot more younger than Falcon's. Not a child's voice but a young man's. "What was that for?!" he yelled. "You were paralyzed!" Twilight yelled, "I had to do something Falcon!" "I," He then gave her a look of confusion, "I-I'm sorry, did I hear you wrong? My name isn't Falcon." "Uh, yes it is." she said. "Uh, no it's not!" he responded. "Well then, what is it?" she asked. "I-" He thought hard. He thought as hard as he could until finally, nothing. He couldn't remember who he was, where he came from, or how he got there. "I can't remember." "What do you mean you can't remember?" Spike asked. "I can't remember anything." he said. "I can't remember my name, my past, my home, anything! But the real question is, Where am I?" "Equestria." Twilight replied. "I'm Where?!" Fal said. "Equestria, land of Princesses Celestia and Luna." She said. "Ok, I know 2 names now. Who are you two?" he asked. Twilight teleported Spike to a far corner. "Spike, I think he's telling the truth." Twilight whispered. "Same here. Falcon's usually a terrible liar." he whispered back. "Should we give him a chance?" she asked. Spike thought about it and nodded. They agreed. "Can you walk Falcon?" "I-I think so- whoa!" His legs wobbled and he nearly fell over. Luckily twilight helped him. "Phew! Thanks uh, never got your name miss." "Oh, Twilight Sparkle." She replied. "And this is my assistant, Spike." "Hi." he said. "Wait, I just realized that your a dragon! Cool!" He exclaimed. "Heh, yeah I am pretty coo- OW! Hey!" Twilight hit him on the back of the head. "Sorry, he's pretty big about his ego." She said "Heh, I can tell." he replied. "So is your home a creepy basement?" "Nope! This is the basement to our crystal palace!" Spike said. "You live in a crystal palace. Riiiight." he said sarcastically. Then after walking up the stairs, the door opened to reveal long crystal hallways. "Wow! Classy!" "I know right?" Spike said. "And it is pretty easy to get lost here." With that Spike turned the corner and disappeared. Twilight and Fal looked around until Spike came from behind them making them jump. "Confusing ain't it? One time Twi found me when I went to the kitchen to get a snack 3 hours after I left." "Wow. I'll take note of that." he replied. "So, is it ok if I stay here for a little while until I can fully understand everything?" "I don't mind." Twilight said, "Spike?" "I'm cool with it." he said. "Come with me, I'll show you to your room." Twilight said. Twilight led the new Falcon to his room. It was messy and full of inappropriate posters along with magazines. "Uh, on second thought, I'll get the guest room ready." Twilight said embarrassed. 'Fal I swear if I ever see you again...' she thought. She prepared the guest room for Falcon. "Um, Twilight, whose room was that?" Fal asked. "Urm, an old friend's." She replied. "Was he your, you know." He said. "Not anymore." she said sadly. "Oh, sorry, I-I didn't mean to say it that way!" he said. "Uh, I just wanted to say thanks for letting me stay here." "Oh, it's no problem really." she replied. Falcon jumped into the bed and instantly felt more comfortable than he had ever been. "Wow! This bed is comfy!" he exclaimed. Twilight giggled at his enthusiasm. "Good night Falcon." she said quietly. "Good night Twilight." he replied. It was a beautiful morning in Ponyville. There were fillies and colts playing outside and ponies going about their business. Princess Twilight Sparkle woke up to a pleasant suprise in the main dining room. Falcon woke up early to create a first class breakfast. At least he remembered how to cook. There were waffles, pancakes, and many pastries. "Wow Fal!" Twilight said looking at the foodtopia in front of her, "When did you get the time to make this?" "Well I may have gone out." He said, "I got a few rude stares but the pink pony who runs the weird bakery in town was pretty nice." "YOU WHAT?!" Twilight yelled. "Sorry, but I ran out of ingredients before I could start on Spike's plate." he said. He then flinched as he felt a pain in his back. "Are you ok?" She asked. "Yeah I'm fine." he said smiling. "Ok then. Take off the armor."She said. "What?" he asked. "Take. Off. The. Armor." She said getting annoyed. "I'm not wearing any clothes under this." he said. "What? Ew!" she said while sticking her tongue out in disgust. "Go put clothes on." Falcon went to his room but to find the drawers empty. "Maybe there were some clothes in that other guy's room." he thought out loud. He walked to Falconwolf's old room. He avoided the nudist magazines and found a pair of dusty brown overalls. "Huh, no shirt." he said, "This should do though." He took off the heavy armor and put on the overalls. They were comfortable, a little dusty, but comfortablel He walked back to the dining room to see Twilight eating the food he had made. Twilight looked over and nearly spit out spit out all of the food in her mouth. She quickly swallowed and tears started to form in her eyes. "Are you ok?" Fal asked her. She quickly wiped the tears away. "I'm fine. What about you?" She asked. Fal sighed and turned around revealing a solid black burn on his back. "What happened?!" "Some Rainbow and Cyan pony flew up to me and zapped my back with lightning." he replied. "Urg! Rainbow Dash!" she yelled silently. "Oh um, Twi, There was also this door with some weird demon creature behind it so-" He was cut off by the creature jumping on his head and saying, "HELLO ONE AND ALL!" > 3 friends and a Devil > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "BENDY?!" Twilight yelled out of happiness. "If it ain't my good ol' friend Twilight, the greatest unicorn ever, Sparkle!" he replied, "Ooooooh an alicorn now eh? And house the number one assistant doin?" "Great to see you again Bendy!" Spike said, "Where were you?" "Locked up in some musty old closet. But the freak that locked me in there ain't here." He said looking at Fal. "Wait, you know I'm not Falcon?" he asked. "Of course kid!" Bendy said suddenly appearing on Fal's head, "You sound way younger and plus, heh, I know eye pigment injections when I see em. And those blue eyes are natural as hell! (Badum Crash!)" "Uh what was-" "Don't question it kid, just don't." "Wait but seriously who are you?" Falcon asked. "Well, allow this song to enlighten you!" (Song belongs to Kyle Allen Music) "Oh! I get it! You're a cartoon brought to life. That makes sense." Falcon said understanding, "Great moves by the way." "Heh thanks. But speaking of hell, where is the real Falcon? (Laughing soundtrack.)" Bendy asked. "Ok you know what I don't even understand anything anymore. Who was just laughing?!" Falcon asked. "NONE OF YOUR GODDAMN BUSINESS!" Bendy yelled. "Ok ok! Sorry!" Falcon apologized. "But seriously where did he go the human world cause heh trust me, he wouldn't last a day there! Humans are outlawed here in Equestria." Bendy said. Then Fal suddenly remembered something. He remembered what he was. With that he ran to his room. "Was it somethin' I said?" Fal locked the door and found the book he had found about Equestrian history. At the beginning of the book were five species, Wolves, Foxes, Avians, Ponies,and Humans. They lived in harmony until the human king died and left the throne to his son, Prince Rodham. The prince only believed in power, technology, and innovation. He didn't care about anything else. He had a conference with the rulers of the other species stating he wanted all of their land and would give them their land when the most possible modern technology was made. The other rulers held a secret meeting discussing how they would stop the human king. They knew that even if they did decline the offer, he would destroy every last bit of Terra to get what he wanted. They tried talking to the new king. To their surprise he understood. But after they left, the king summoned a powerful anti-god. His name was still unknown today. He caused many weird ordeals to happen throughout the land. The wolves, however, crafted a mighty box that could contain all of the weirdness. Doing this banished the anti-god to another realm. The humans still fought regardless to the loss of an ally. The 4 species decided to create a world of their own using their powers and banished the humans to another universe. The catch however, was a terrible cost. The world split up into 5 continents. One being uninhabited and the other 4, homes to each species. They would turn against each other and fight in a bloody war. There could be a way to prevent this however. An ambassador, a hero, a- The page was torn and the piece could not be found anywhere. Fal looked around the room scrounging around to see who the hero was when something clicked. He finally remembered what he was, or used to be. "I-I'm a human." Falcon went back downstairs to see Spike and Bendy asleep but found that Twilight was wide awake and writing what appeared to be a script. "Twilight?" Fal asked, "What are you doing?" "Oh you're still awake!" She replied, "I just got an idea on how we can get the others to believe that you're not who they think you are! The original Falcon would never put Bendy back on stage. So I thought-" "That you could put me and Bendy on stage and do one more performance." Falcon finished. "Exactly!" Twilight exclaimed, "I even made some song lyrics that you two could practice!" "It's a good idea Twilight, but I don't like singing in front of others." He replied, "I get stage fright very easily." "Then maybe you could just perform the music on stage!" She countered. "Well, I am good with jazz instruments and piano, maybe we could use those for the song." "Perfect! We'll get started tomorrow morning. We should get some- Falcon?" Falcon was resting his head on her shoulder fast asleep. Twilight giggled then said, "Goodnight Falcon." And they slept right next to each other. Two months had passed since the new Falcon appeared in Equestria and everyday was full of fun and chatting. Every morning he and Bendy would practice the song and every day, their live performance drew near. Until, the day finally came. There was a massive crowd. All of the ponies of Ponyville must've came. Nopony noticed the wolf head peaking out of the curtains. "Twi, I can't do this! What if i play the wrong notes, or- or, what if they don't like it?" "Look, you practiced for two months straight, I'm pretty sure you're prepared." She said trying to come him down. "You'll do great. We believe in you Fal." With that Falcon walked onto the stage and everypony went silent and stared at him. he started to sweat but then decided to talk. "Hello everypony. You're probably wondering why I called you all here today. Well, you all totally know how terribly I've treated you but I'm here to say, "He looked at Twilight for reassurance. She nodded. "I'm sorry. But I'm also here to say, that I'm not Falcon. I will explain everything later to those who want an explanation but for now I want to show you how I've changed. This song will explain. I would like to welcome to the stage, Bendy, Boris, and Alice!" With that everypony gasped when they saw the missed cartoons. With that Falcon started playing. (Rights to the song and lyrics go to Will Ryan of DAgames.) Black= Bendy Brown=Boris Yellow=Alice Red=Ponies Blue=Falcon "Let's hope this time we can get this band back together again!" You join the underground cabaret today (well, hey there, tell me your name) You try to run and tell the word But you're stranded in a darkened cave (oh, Henry, we hate you the same) So listen up my friend There's more than meets the eye You power up the studio And bring them to life Now play the beat that trickles Through the halls Or else your life is nevermore Don't worry chum It's not the music that dies Now listen up! Our life support machine Was brought to life by remarkable hands Forget about the hell we've seen The time has come to revive our band So bang the drums to a rhythm Captivating the beat And press the keys on the piano For the ritual please The song's alive with the night With your help we'll revive The devil's advocate Is staring right through your lies You're just retuning our old strings tonight I hope you turn on the light now! Can I get an amen in here? (amen!) You see the magic of art It would tear you apart if you knew! Can I get an amen in here? (amen!) This magic was fueled by your heart But the dreams in his eyes were untrue He had bigger plans for the band By demand we came back to this darkened cell You're gonna break us out of this hell! We've been stars since the rhythm days But our instruments have all grown tired And in the end our only dream was to dance They took the dance away and we got retired But that was long ago We have a new change of face We turned it up a couple notches With a brand new pace You think they all just erased us Betrayed us, enslaved us But the deed is done And now we want to get out! Now listen up! Ain't it nice to be underground With a good ol' friend like me (a friend like me, yeah) So you notice that sign, we ain't lying But sit down and take a seat (take a seat) There's an exit for sure But that's for shmucks But a little bit of ink And a couple of bucks We can reopen the curtains And show off the strut But for goodness sake You gotta just believe! You're just retuning our old strings tonight I hope you turn on the light now! Can I get an amen in here? (amen!) You see the magic of art It would tear you apart if you knew! Can I get an amen in here? (amen!) This magic was fueled by your heart But the dreams in his eyes were untrue He had bigger plans for the band By demand we came back to this darkened cell You're gonna break us out! (Suddenly the light shined on Falcon. He got a nervous look on his face but started singing.) Go to sleep my little sheep It's time to rest your head Whether alive or dead I am the keeper of the key That will set us all free I bring the demon back to life (bring the demon back to life) There's a song that I sing that shows us the light Even in the lighter side of hell We sing with delight Play the notes that I require This will please my desires You have given me the tools To restart this fire! There's a twisted fate That controls us and betrays us My friends have a death wish And all of this is him to blame! Now we've brought him to his knees Your only hope to escape this Is to embrace this We need your help To keep this demon at bay! Let's end this today! "You're the conductor of this performance now, Henry!" "Will you take their word, or ours?" "Golly I hope this works!" "You turned on this machine. Now you have to believe!" Can I get an amen in here? (can I get an amen?) You see the magic of art (of art!) It would tear you apart if you knew! Can I get an amen in here? (can I get an amen in here?) This magic was fueled by your heart (your heart!) But the dreams in his eyes were untrue (they're untrue!) He had bigger plans for the band By demand we came back to this world of grey Welcome to the gospel of dismay! Welcome to the gospel of dismay! Everypony applauded and cheered after the great performance. Everyone on stage took a bow and walked off to back stage. "That was great!" Falcon said. "It sure was!" Boris said, "Thanks again for letting us out Fal!" "Yeah thanks." Alice said in a polite manner. "Well gang, we best be off." Bendy said. "What? Where are you guys going?" Fal asked. "We're gonna travel and become stars!" Bendy replied. "Thanks. We couldn't've done this without you." "No problem Bendy. Good luck." Fal said. And so Bendy and the crew walked away to another town. Meanwhile, there were 5 other ponies waiting outside to speak with him. > Time to Bond > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fal and the others are going on vacation to bond. What they don't realize is that a man with a mustache is watching through the blinds of a window... TIME TO BOND Chapter 5 of the Falconwolf Series! > A New Adventure Begins. Not so well. Yeeeah. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mane 6 ,with Falcon included, all walked back into the throne room. "It's been quite some time since we were all here, wasn't it?" Twilight asked. "It sure has Twi. But this time, we don't have a rotten jerk here with us. Instead, we have a mighty fine hero if I do say so myself!" Applejack replied. Falcon had a look of guilt on his face. "What's wrong sugarcube?" "I don't get it. How could you all be so nice to me, when I got you all put into danger?" He asked, "I screw up and you just forgive me like that. It's like all I do is get into trouble." "Fal, you need to accept the fact that you're a good guy and we like you. Alright? You're being way to hard on yourself." Twilight asked. "Sure thing." but Fal didn't mean it. He still didn't understand. "Good, so everypony, let's explain to Falcon what he missed just one more time." "[sighs] We've been over it like a million times, Twilight! We found all six keys, defeated Tirek, and got this sweet castle! End of story!" Rainbow yelled. "Not to mention, Twilight went to Canterlot High and we confronted a devil neighbor from the old Falcon's past." "Yes, but why?" Twilight asked. "I dunno, sugarcube. Maybe it's just your new house and there ain't nothin' more to it than that." said Applejack. "I must say, speaking strictly on aesthetics, there really doesn't need to be more to it. It's all simply divine!" Rarity exclaimed. "I agree with Twilight. And Rarity. And Applejack. And Rainbow Dash. And Pinkie Pie. Oh, and probably Spike." Fluttershy said as Spike snored away. Suddenly, the cutiemarks on their thrones started to glow. As Falcon looked at his paws, he saw them glow as well. Before they could question what was happening, a crystal table grew out of the ground. It then flickered to life showing what appeared to be all of Equestria. Spike only then woke up. "[groans] Is that new? I like it." He said as he got up. "This is incredible! It's got all of Equestria!" "Hi mom and dad!" Pinkie said as she spotted the rock farm she was raised on. Spike then stepped on it. "But if this is Ponyville, why are our cutie marks over there?" Fluttershy asked. " I don't know. But it seems like the map wants us to find out. The Tree, the chest, this castle, and now the map. How can we not follow it?" Twilight asked. "Y'know what? There's a ton of room for dangerous adventure along that route. Count me in!" RD exclaimed. "Aw, shoot, I reckon you're right." said Applejack. "Well, I was planning on organizing my baking sheets, but okay!" Pinkie agreed. " [sighs] Very well." said Rarity. They all turned toward Fluttershy. "Um, maybe I'll just stay here with Spike." Fluttershy said quietly. "Awesome! Me and Big Mac have a huge weekend ahead of us talkin' hoofball, and... and trading hoofball cards, and arguing about hoofball stats..." "O-o-on second thought, m-m-maybe I'd better go with them. In case they need me." "I'm coming too." Falcon said. "Really? I thought that after your first adventure, you'd want a break." Twilight said. "Twi, how often does a map show up in the middle of a room that leads to the other side of Equestria?" Falcon asked, "Besides, this is my chance to see more of this place." "Well, okay!" Twilight said happily, "Looks like it's time for a road trip." The seven heroes hopped of the train and started towards their location. "How did that train go backwards?" Falcon asked. "We've been asking that same question for a long time dear." Rarity explained. "Hey look!" Fal said running to the peak of a hill. "A.... Village? This is where the map sent us?!" "Seriously, this looks like the most boring town ever!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. After Pinkie did some Mission Impossible moves and got crushed under a rock, they got a better glimpse and saw that something was off. "I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. I know smiles. And those smiles? They're just not right." Pinkie said in a serious tone. "Forget the smiles, look at the Cutiemarks!" Twilight said. As they looked at the ponies, they realized that on all of their flanks was an Equal symbol. Fal was just confused and thought, 'Why are they staring at those ponies' flanks?' "Hey Twi, I just realized I never asked what a "Cutiemark" is." Falcon said. "It's basically what represents a pony's special talent." She explained "Not that hard to remember." "Fair enough. So, those ponies have the same talent? Creepy." "Exactly. Something's off. We need to find out what." "What're we gonna do, waltz right up to the village?" Yeah that's exactly what they did. "I can't believe we're just walking into an unknown village!" Falcon yelled. "Shhh! Act natural!" Rainbow nudged at him. "Welcome!" One pony said. "Welcome" "Welcome!" "Welcome" "Welcome!" said a blue stallion. "pardon my forwardness, but are you an alicorn?" After some quick introductions, the 2 ponies named Double Diamond and Party Favor turned toward Falcon. He smiled and waved awkwardly. "Uh, hey." He said. But in the back in his mind, 'AAAAAAAAAAAGH. YOU IDIOT JUST SAY SOMETHING!!! FAST!' "Nice town ya got here, heheheh." 'Loser'. "Why thank you. We have everything here that everypony in Equestria needs!" said Double Diamond, "From clothes to shelter!" Fal looked over at a colt selling overcoats. He swore he saw Rarity puke in her mouth. "Yeah, uh... stylish." He said sheepishly. "Anyway, come with us. We must introduce you to our leader, Starlight Glimmer." Double Diamond said as he trotted the seven friends over to a house at the end of the town. As they walked inside they saw a lone door with a light coming from underneath. A shadow could be seen in it. "Stay on guard." Rainbow said to Applejack, "We have no idea what could lie behind that door." Just then did a purple unicorn with a blue and dark purple mane come walking out saying the most expected word in the entire town. "Welcome!" Starlight said. Rainbow groaned. "This is Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, and-" "THE Falconwolf?!" She said enthusiastically. "Uh, Yeah?" He said confused. "You're a legend! You took down a chaos god in one blow!" "Um, what?" He asked. "You said so in Equestria Daily!" "Um excuse me for one second." He said as he dragged Twilight into a broom closet. "Spill it." He said quietly. "You've been hiding something from me. You haven't told me about the original Falcon at all. Why did Bendy call him a monster, and why did he say he did everything you did?!" "Can this please wait until later?" She asked. "Fine. But after this is over, "He continued, "You owe me an explanation. Pinkie promise? "-Sigh- Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." She said. "Good. Now don't forget what happened the last time a pinkie promise was broken. I heard about what happened after the whole Appleoosa ordeal." He said. They walked out of the closet. "Sorry about that. So where were we?" "I was asking your friends on how you found out about our quaint village." "Let's just say we found it on a map." Twilight replied. Pinkie stuck her head in front of her, "Technically, it's a tree-chest-castle-map!" She then put on a serious expression and slowly moved back. " Well, however you found us, we're happy to have you! We're happy to have anypony who wants to experience true friendship for the first time." She said. "Say what?" Applejack asked. "We've been doing that for 5 seasons!" Pinkie butted in. "What?" Fal asked. "Huh?" Pinkie asked. Fal felt like he knew someone like her but he couldn't put a paw on it. " Oh, indeed. That's what's so unique about our village, you see. Around here, we don't flaunt our special talents because we don't have any special talents to flaunt." "Is that why you all have those cutie marks?" Twilight asked. "Perhaps a tour of the town will help you understand." She said as she walked out of the house. " Heads high, ponies! Marching proud! [whistle blows] All together now! Every one of you! No pony left behind! Life is so grand in Our Town We're always filled with cheer We never have to look around To know that we're all here In Our Town, in Our Town We don't have to wait To find out that our destiny Is just to emulate Let's see those big, happy smiles! Life is a smile in Our Town Our cutie mark's the same Because we do not separate Ourselves by more than name In Our Town, in Our Town We dare not compete Winning only breeds the worst Ego-filled conceit You see? Now everypony wins! Life is a joy in Our Town We're all equal here No one is superior And no one shakes in fear In Our Town, in Our Town We work as a team You can't have a nightmare If you never dream Other ponies argue Do you ever wonder why? When you think your talent's special You don't see eye-to-eye There's just too many differences That lead to disarray But when you learn to act as one It's like a holiday In Our Town, in Our Town We don't complicate When you learn to simplify Life is oh, so great Join in our utopia Come out of the dark Banded by equality By our cutie mark! "Wait, give up what makes us special? That's insane! And impossible!" Falcon yelled. Everypony gasped and stared at him. It was then he knew he messed up. "Really? You find our methods of life insane?" Starlight said. "While you may not agree with us, it is possible. Follow me." "This is our cutiemark vault." They all stared wide-eyed at what was before them. A giant glass wall with shelves upon shelves of cutie marks. "But-But how?!" Falcon asked "With this! The Staff of Sameness. It was one of the great Mage Meadowbrook's nine enchanted items. We are incredibly fortunate to have it here. This is the tool that allows us to free ourselves from our marks! Would you like to see how it works?" She asked him staring evilly at him. "Uh, no thanks I'm good." Suddenly ponies came out of the darkness, "Well, thank you! We'll just go now and never bother you agai-AAAAAGH!" The ponies pinned him down as she pointed the staff at them. "GO! RUN! SAVE YOURSELVES!" They tried fighting but it was useless. They were all captured. "Goodnight Falcon." She said as she used her magic to knock him out. 'W-where am I?' A red-eyed human thought.