> The Last Piece Of Equestria > by robocart9 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Last Piece of Equestria Prologue The Dream| "Hold on Twi!" I yelled over the wind. "Please don't let me fall!" she replied. As I struggled to get a hold i noticed something that scared me to no end. All the way down I could see the other five ponies dead below. Twilight screamed as her hoof slipped from my grasp. "NO!" I yelled, but it was too late. I closed my eyes so I didn't have to see her fate when I heard that sickening 'thud.' The Reality| I awoke with a start. I could feel my pillow was wet telling me that i sweated in my sleep."What the Fuck," was all I could say about that dream. I had five others like it, including these ponies in the following order, Apple Jack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and just now, Twilight Sparkle. All characters from MLP, though i dare say it, I know that because I'm a Brony. 'Well no use just sitting here' I thought as I got out of bed and prepared for work. I got up, showered, got dressed, and headed out to work. I worked at a local library five days a week. As I entered I noticed that there were fewer customers that usual. I checked my watch. Nine Thirty-Seven. 'I'm early' I thought as I walked behind the desk. The rest of the day was uneventful, just people checking in and out books. As I walked home i realized that the moon looked different tonight. It had the shape of a unicorns head in it. But when I blinked it was gone. 'Weird' I thought, 'That looked like the mare in the moon.' As I neared my home I heard someone say, "Time to go." "Hello?" I said as I looked around my surroundings.'Must have been my neighbor.'I thought. I went to bet for the night to find i had a dreamless sleep. But what i was about to find the next morning would change my life forever. > Chapter I > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Last Piece of Equestria Chapter I The Start| I awoke the next morning to see the sky. "I don't remember camping," I said to myself as I got up. I looked around and saw that I was at the edge of a forest. I then found a path and decided to follow it. I came up on a farm and wondered who lived there. That's when I saw them, Apple trees. Memories of childhood spent on an apple orchard like this one came up. I then decided to see if I could ask someone where I was. Then i saw her, the orange farm pony from the sow, Apple Jack. "What n' tarnation was in that steak," I said, strangely using my childhood accent. I walked over to the farm pony and tapped her back to get her attention. "Huh...What?... oh, sorry, what d'ya need par..." She stopped when she finally laid eyes on me. "whats 'a matter?" I said. She just stood there staring at me. "Well then, if ya just gonna stand ther' then ah'm gonna go ask someone else." I walked away. "What in tarnation!" I yelled as a lasso grabbed me from no-where. Using what strength I had I managed to break the rope as I yelled,"What n' the heck was that for!" Then I saw something in her eyes, Fear. *FLASHBACK START| Apple Jack was crying as I held her over the edge, trying my best to hold on. I looked into her fear filled eyes as she said, "Please don't let me fall sugar-cube." "I won't let you fall AJ," I said even though my grip was slipping. It was at that moment tat fate decided to let my hand part with her hoof as she fell to her death. *FLASHBACK END| As my flashback receded I found my self on the ground while Apple Jack was shaking me like a mad mare. "Hey! Are ya' alright!" She asked in alarm. "I'm fine," I said as I thought, 'No, nothings fine with murder' "I need to be alone Apple Jack." "O-ok , I'll be in the barn if... Wait... How'd ya know ma name?" I didn't notice her question however, because I was to busy weeping in my hands silently. I must have dosed off because the next thing I knew was that I was outside in the dark as Apple Jack was sleeping a few feet away. 'Sweet AJ' I thought, 'Must've waited 'till I awoke.' I quietly thanked her before I left. I finally stopped to sleep 'till dawn outside the forest. I had another dreamless night. > Chapter II > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter II Day Two| I Awoke to a yellow Pegasuses face. I must have startled he because she jumped back at least ten feet. I looked in her direction and our eyes met. Then I saw it once more. The Fear. That's when I collapsed. Flashback Start| I could tell in her eyes that she was in pain from the loss of her wings. She kept crying as I tried to keep her from falling. "I won't let you go!" I yelled to Fluttershy. But, like the last dream, She slipped from my grasp. "NO! Not again!" I sobbed. Flashback End| When my senses returned I was on the ground sobbing. (Rhyme Warning) "I let fall, the kindest of all.," I whispered, "I forced her last breath, as she fell to her death." I felt like the scum of the earth then. "As she had died, something inside. Burnt up in flames, as I am to blame." (Rhyme Warning Over) I stopped resisting then. All of the sadness and sorrow from those dreams flooded out as I cried like a little girl. I felt something wrap around me and I pushed away. "Please, Stay away from me." I felt something wrap around me again. This time I didn't resist, I just sobbed. "There there Don't cry." Someone said. I looked at who was hugging me. "I had a flashback about a dream." I stopped, remembering the dream. "Go ahead," She said. "It was about you Fluttershy. I was holding you above a cliff and you slipped out of my grasp." I cried after I said that. "There there." After I calmed down She asked me a question. "How did you know my name?" "I heard it in the dream." (Lies) "oh," She looked at me. "Why were you walking around in the Ever-Free Forest." "I was looking for a place to stay," I replied. "Well you can stay with me." "Really?" "Sure, Why wouldn't I?" (Because he's a stranger that only just arrived and he is at least twice as tall as you, but, you know, Common Sense) "Th-thank you Fluttershy." I hugged the Pegasus. She led me to her cottage and when we arrived it was nighttime. But I didn't have a dreamless night... The Dream| I was holding both Apple Jack and Fluttershy over the cliff. "Hold on girls, I won't let you fall!" I yelled over the wind. "Ah' know ya won't." "I-I know that a k-kind pony like y-you won't let us d-die." They replied. But my luck didn't last as I lost grip on both of them. "NO!" I yelled. Day Three| I awoke in the morning to Fluttershy shaking me. "Sir, are you OK?" She asked. "Yeah... I'm OK." "Oh..O-OK. I just saw you crying in your sleep saying something about 'not letting you fall'," She replied. "Just a bad dream." "Oh... OK." She walked away as I got up.I left her home after saying goodbye just to run into Applejack. "Ah'm awefully sorry 'bout yesterday," I said in my childhood accent. I don't know why but being around her brings it out. "Aw' no worries sugar-cube," She replied. Sugar-cube? What the heck? "yeah ah' saw ya asleep when ah' woke up. Sorry 'bout that," I said. "No worries," She replied. "Well, see ya around. I'm headin' to town." I waved to Applejack as I headed toward town. When I entered town I saw a familiar pink pony trotting up to me. But when I saw her eyes, it happened once again. FlasbBack Start| Pinkie Pie's mane was down an her color had faded a-bit as I held her over the cliff. "Don't let go Karl!" She said. "I won't!" I yelled, But once again, She slipped away. "NO!!!" Flashback End| What surprised me was that I was in a kneeling Position and wasn't crying. I felt something wrap around me again. "Don't cry, Be happy," She said. I got up and said, "I'm fine now." I walked over to car... charo... caros...whatever...to the bua...bueti...A hell! Rarity's place! As I walked there I saw a cyan Pegasus staring at me from a cloud. 'Wonder what her problem is?' I knocked for it to be opened by a white unicorn. When I saw her eyes though. I blacked out. Flashback Start| "Don't let me go, Darling," Rarity said over the wind. "I won't!" I yelled. But as always, she slipped from my grasp and fell to her death. Flashback End| As I came to reality I realized that I had collapsed onto the door. "Are you OK?" Rarity said. "Y-yeah I'm OK," I replied, "Though I forgot what I came here to do." "It's quite alright dear." Dear? First Sugar-cube and now Dear? I don't think I'll be able to handle much more flattery. "Alright, Well I'm going to the library." "OK, Well take care now." "Bye!" I waved goodbye as I left for the library. But before I arrived I was greeted by a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane. Flashback Start| I tried to get a better grip of the now wing-less Rainbow Dash. It didn't help that she was out-cold. "I'm not going to let you fall." I said to no-one in particular. But, it was inevitable, Her hoof slipped from my grasp. > Chapter III > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter III Flashback End| As I came back to reality I noticed that I was on the ground. "Whoa! You OK?" Someone said. "Y-yeah. I think I'm fine," I said as I got back up. "Well OK then. I better be heading off," Rainbow Dash said as I looked at her. "OK. I was heading to the library anyways," I replied. I saw her fly away as I headed back towards the library. 'Man, What next? Twilight Sparkle?' I thought as I neared the entrance. I knocked on the door for it to be opened by none other than the Twilight Sparkle. (The author did not add the flashback because it is the same as the dream in the Prologue) When I came to my senses I noticed that I was on the ground. "Hey mister. Hello? You alright?" She asked. "Yeah, I'm OK. Just had a flashback is all," I replied as I got up, "I came here to see if I could borrow a book or two?" "Oh, Sure you can." I checked out some books to read in my spare time, but there was one thing nagging me, "Hey Twilight." "Yes?" "Do you know some places I could get a job at?" "Well there's Apple Acres, Sugarcube Corner, and some others. You just have to look around." "OK, Thanks." "No problem." I waved as I headed out and HIT MY HEAD ON THE DOORWAY! 'OUCH!' I thought as I held my forehead. "You OK?" "Yeah, just hit my head." "You sure you're OK?" "Yes." I headed out this time without HITTING MY HEAD!! And headed toward Sweet Apple Acres. 'hmm, So that was the apple orchard that I went through' I thought as I arrived. I whistled when I saw Applejack to get her attention. I waved as she trotted over to me. "Well Howdy there, I didn't quite catch yer' name." "Karl, and yer' the first one ta' ask." "Well it'l be a problem if ah' didn't know it." "Guess yer' right...wait... have I been speaking in my country accent this whole time?" "Eeyup," someone behind me said. "What in tarnation! Please don't scare me like that!" I said. "Sorry 'bout that. This is my brother Big Macintosh or Big Mac fer' short," Applejack Said. "Well, it's mighty fine ta' meet ya' Big Mac," I said, "Anyhow, I came here lokin' fer' a job." "Well are ya' sure 'bout that Karl?" Applejack asked. "Well what do I do?" "Well the job is to get the apples out of the trees into the bushels below them." "And how do yall do that?" "Well ya' hit the tree to make the apples fall." "Well OK then." When I was done with work my body hurt like hell. ‘I think I sprained my everything’ I thought as I collected my pay from Applejack. When I walked through the forest I came across a park and saw Fluttershy sitting by the lake. “Hey Fluttershy,” I said as I took a seat next to her. “Oh, hey. I forget to ask what’s your name.” “It’s Karl.” “Oh, what a nice name.” I just sat there not knowing what to do. No-one has ever complimented me like that, well with the exception of my mother, in my life. “Y-You ok? D-Did I s-say something w-wrong?” Fluttershy asked. “No you didn’t Fluttershy, It’s just that no-one has complimented me like that in many years.” Now it was her turn to be shocked. I slowly put my arms around Fluttershy in a hug. “Thank you. For the kindness you have shown me,” I said as she hugged me back. As I stood back up I wondered where I was going to stay. “I’m going to go check out the forest, be right back Fluttershy.” As I walked away I could have sworn that Fluttershy said something about “Everfree” and “Dangerous”. But as I was about to walk into the forest, it all clicked together in my mind. ‘Maybe the forest is called Everfree an she was saying that it was dangerous.’ I thought, ‘Better get some books about this place beforehand’ I decided. As I was heading toward the library I remembered the other books that I had gotten from there. I decided to read “Cultures of Equestria for Idiots” while I was going there. When I arrived at the library I was about to read about the relationship culture of “Herding” ‘hmm... maybe I’ll skip that chapter’ I thought as I entered the building. “Morning Twi,” I greeted. “Morning Karl,” she replied. “I was wondering if I could get some books about an ‘Everfree Forest’” “Sure, follow me.” I followed her to to a bookshelf. “So, how are you on those other books Karl?” “I only started on ‘Cultures of Equestria for Idiots’ and I’m on chapter 7 of 39. What is weird about the chapter I’m on is that the sub-title is named ‘Herding’” Twilight looked at me like I had sprouted another head. “Interesting. Well, here is the book about the ‘Everfree Forest.’” As I walked out I noticed that Twilight had a light blush. ‘Aw, she looks cute like that’ I thought as I HIT MY HEAD AGAIN! I quickly rushed out of the library and headed to the park. When I arrived I sat down on the bench and started reading the book Twilight gave me. ‘Hydra in Froggy Bog Bottom, Poison Joke-Blue but Dangerous, And worse of all, The clouds move by themselves! Oh my, I don’t want to run into the hydra’ I thought. ‘Now, I’m going to finish the other book’ I decided. ‘hm... Herding, the art of having multiple mares in a relationship with one colt. Oh! So basically the Equestian version of Polygamy. Hopefully this never happens to me’ As I read on it went into the laws of Equestria. “hmm... So it is outlawed to have a relationship with a pony, Interesting,” I said to no-one in particular. It was getting dark when I decided to set up camp on the outskirts of the Forest. I wondered what tomorrow will bring. > Chapter IV > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter IV Morning| I awoke to the sound of birds chirping. I slowly opened my eyes to see the sky and the trees to my left. ‘I wonder what’s gonna happen today’ I thought as I yawned. ‘Maybe I’ll roam around in the Everfree Forest’ I decided to go after I eat breakfast. I headed into the forest after I bought a muffin and ate it on the way. I came across ruins of what looked like an old castle. ‘This must be the old castle of the eclipse sisters’ I thought as I entered. “Anyone here?” I yelled. That’s when I saw a shadow in the corner of my eye. “Nightmare Moon?” I said as I turned around to see a shadow the shape of the mare. “Is that you?” I walked up to the shadow when two eyes appeared on it. “It’s and honor to meet the one who has made the gorgeous night. I thank you kindly for it.” I said with a little bow. I became confused when the shadow surrounded me and even more confused when I saw a tear form in her eye. “Thank you human. You are the first to verbally thank me for the night,” I heard a mare’s voice say. “So it is you, Nightmare Moon,” I felt sympathy for the mare, “I’ll try to reunite you with your subjects peacefully. But for now, if you want, you can hide in my bag.” I offered. I guess she accepted because she went into my bag. I decided to head out, but was stopped when I heard footsteps. The Hopper| “Hello Karl.” Someone said behind me. I turned around to see another human. “How do you-” “Know your name? Simple. I’m like a guardian angel and recruiter of my cause. And I need to know the name of those I would protect. But I need to apologize for losing my manners. My code name is ‘Robocart’ though you may call me ‘robo’ or ‘rob’. Now is has come to my attention that you would like to give the ‘Mar in the Moon’ a body and re-introduce her to society. Right?” I nodded. “Well, even now, that would be a bad idea considering that Celestia and Luna still don’t like her. But I could help with the home problem. But down to the point. I would like to make you one of us.” “And what are you?” “Well the ‘us’ are Dimension Jumpers. But I am a Dimension Hopper.” “So, I could go in between Dimensions?” “Yes, but only a few. And only those that you have already visited.” “So my home and here.” “And others that I have ‘Called’ you to.” “Cool, So when do I start?” “After your story here is finished.” “What?” “Your story, Basically when you settle down and establish a ‘home’ here. Then you can travel. But now you can unlock certain powers of the ‘Jumper’. But enough chat. I got to go. But Don’t forget this day Karl. For as of today. You are a Jumper!” After that, he vanished. Home| ‘Establish a home huh? Wonder what that means’ I thought as I let Nightmare Moon (I’m going to write Moon to save space.) see my place. “It’s safe here, So you can rest if you want. And don’t worry about the light. There’s a section over there that I always keep dark. Just in case it gets hot.” I said as I pointed to my “Cooling Room”. I sat down and finished the books “Cultures of Equestria for Idiots” and “Information for the Everfree” and now starting on “Pony Biology 101”. I was halfway done when I heard hoof-steps near. I signaled for Moon to hide when I saw the shadow of a pony on the tarp. I slowly walked towards the door to take a peak when the pony left. ‘Huh. Who might have that been?’ I thought as I finished my book. I told Moon I was gonna leave when I went toward the door. When I opened it I saw the night sky. “See this moon. Without this. Life would cease to be and no-one would be able to appreciate it’s beauty.” Is said as I left. When I arrived I was lucky to catch Twilight before she went inside. “Hey Twi!” I said. “Hey Karl. What are you doing this late at night?” “I was on my way to return my books... wait. How late is it?” She pointed at the towns clock tower. “11:57! Jeez. Time flies when your reading. Well here anyways.” I gave Twi the books. “Have a good night Twi!” “Same to you,” She waved good bye as I left. When I got home and was about to head to bed I noticed that my “Cool room’s” door was open. When I opened it I saw a member of the royal guard standing there. “What are you doing in my personal quarters?” I said with venom in my voice. “I have reason to suspect Nightmare Moon is in this ‘house’ of yours.” “Well she’s not. Otherwise I would know. Now off my property or I sue.” He left with frightened eyes when I said that. After that I went to bed. *** When I awoke I heard something from the main room. “Hello?” I said as I peaked in there. “Hey Karl,” Moon said. “Oh, hey mo... Wait... YOU HAVE A BODY NOW!!!” I said in a surprised tone. “Yes,” She said calmly. “Wait. Where did I find you?” “In the Old Castle.” “How did you get here.” She looked at me confused. That’s when I saw the real Moon’s shadow form peaking out the doorway of the “Cooling Room.” “Alright, Jokes over.” I said as Luna went back to her normal form. “How did you know it was me?” She asked. “Nightmare Moon doesn’t exist anymore.” “I guess my guards suspicions were incorrect then. You seem to not even believe in the Mare in the Moon. I shall leave now.” “So what’s with this negativity toward Moon?” I asked. “She’s an evil witch that only wants the sun gone.” “Oh really? I thought the legend went on that she became mad and felt left out when no-one explained that sleeping in the night isn’t disrespecting it but silently thanking it for it’s peacefulness and quietness. Even I would go mad if I thought that no-one appreciated something that I had worked hard on,” I said, "And maybe if she still existed and I somehow came across her then instead of hating her I would have done something to her that she and YOU deserved all along." A very baffled Luna said, "Do what?" "Thank you both for the night. And for all the hard work you guys put into it. And then maybe, maybe she would have a change of heart. Because she wouldn't think that no-one appreciated her hard work." "How could you know if this would work?" "Simple," I said as I walked toward Moon, "I know because I have done it,"I finished as Moon crawled up my arm. "Thank you again for appreciating mine and Luna's work," Moon said "So maybe next time, consider my next words, 'Don't stop trying to turn your enemy good unless your enemy has a shattered mind.' Quoted from a friend of mine," I said as Celestia walked in. "I heard everything. Nightmare Moon. We are sorry for giving up on you, sister," She said. "Now, you could come with us to live in the castle or stay here," Luna said "I'm going to stay here with Karl." I face-palmed "How do people know my name?" "I overheard it," Moon responded. "Of course you did," I responded "Well we got to go, Were still Equestria's Rulers, So we still got work to do. But we hope to meet you again. And Karl." "Yes?" "Thank you for opening our eyes." Celestia said. "And thank you for appreciating the night," Luna said. "No problem. Oh and here's another quote, for the both of you, 'It's in the dark that Light shines the most," I pointed at Celestia. "But in that light, is where the Dark's beauty is mostly shown'." I pointed at Luna, "Remember that," I said. "We will," They all said. I waved goodbye as they left "Well that was unexpected," I said. I decided to go to Sweet Apple Acres to work. When I went home I saw Moon standing there. "Again with the joke, knock it off Luna," I yelled at her. "No this is actually me," She responded. I went inside to look for moon but didn't find her "Alright, Question number one, Where did I find you?" "The old castle." "Did you follow me or did i bring you home?" "You brought me home." "How?" "You let me into your bag." "Last question." "Yes?" "Where did you stay?" "In you 'Cooling' room." she said as she pointed. "OK. How did you get your body?" "My sisters helped me get my old body back." "I need proof." Just then the eclipse sisters stepped out of hiding. "Is this proof enough?"Luna said. "Is this an illusion?" I replied. "No," She said. "Prove it." Just then Moon kicked me."OK, I still need proof that the eclipse sisters are real. Wait, no no NO!" I said as they both kicked me to the ground. "OK, I believe you now." I grunted as I got back up. "Well me must be off," Celestia said. "OK, Bye eclipse sisters." I waved as they left. "So, I've been meaning to tell you this since you got home." Moon said. I had a bad feeling about this. "Yes?" I responded. "Come here." "O-OK." she leaned in and whispered. "I think I love you." I stepped back and said, "That's illegal." She looked at me like I just confessed a murder. 'What?" "I read it in a book and it had a list of laws and one of the laws were that a human and a pony can't have a relationship and breaking this law is punishable by death." "But I even told Celestia and Luna that I was going to confess my feelings." Now it was my turn to be confused. "Well I don't want to risk it. I'll meet up with Twilight to try to figure it out," I said as I was heading to bed. When I awoke the next morning I found that Moon was sleeping next to me. 'She looks so beautiful like that' I thought. I leaned down to kiss her cheek. "I have a crush on you too," I whispered in her ear. "Good to know," She whispered back. "Lamest way to get that out of me," I said as she smiled,"well, I'm heading out." "Bye," Moon said as I left. When I arrived the door opened ON ME!! OW!!! "That hurt," I said as I saw spike exit the library. "Sorry," Spike said. "No worries. Hey, is Twilight here?" "Yes, why?" "I got to talk to her about something." "Oh really?" Spike said with a devilish grin. "Not that Spike," I said as I face-palmed. "I know. Just messin' with ya," He said with a chuckle. When I walked in I saw Twilight reading a book on her couch. "Hey Twi. Can I talk to you about something?" "Wh...sure," She said. I could have SWORN that I saw a light blush. 'Is it me or is she always this cute?' I thought as I said, "It's about a law I found in a book a book I borrowed." "Oh really, which law?" She said, her blush quickly fading. "The law saying that humans and ponies can't have a relationship together." "That's a law?" "It said so in the book." "I'll check with princess Celestia." "Thanks Twi" "No problem Karl." I was just about the leave when Twilight said, "Oh hey Karl." "Yes?" "Come here." "O-OK." She leaned in next to my head. "I-I have a crush on you." I fell back in surprise as if she pushed me. "I-Is herding still a valid culture?" Twilight Blushed "I-I think so." "Then if that law's out of date," I leaned in and whispered, "Then how 'bout you join mine?" Twilight blushed deeply as she nodded. "Well I got to go." I waved as I left. When I arrived home Moon was waiting for me. "So?" She said. "Twilight is going to find out," I leaned in and whispered," And if it's not a law, then she's joining our herd." Moon blushed, "H-herd?" "I thought you knew about that." Moon shook her head. "Well it's a Culture where a Male has multiple relationships with different females." "Oh, that culture," Moon replied. "Well I'm going to bed." "But it's barely past noon." "Then I'm taking a nap." Moon rolled her eyes. "Fine. But I'm joining you," She said with a sly smile. "Fine by me," I said as I got into bed. I awoke to a tapping noise and looked around to see Moon sleeping next to me. I quietly up and walked to the front door. "Who's there?" "It's Twilight." "Prove it." Twilight teleported behind me. "Hows that?" "Proof enough, so any reply?" She jumped up and kissed me, "Get your answer?" "Just show me the paper," I said with a smile. As I read the paper my smile grew. "So it is out-dated." "That's good to know," Moon said as she appeared next to me and kissed me. "N-Nightmare Moon!" Twilight said in horror {Really shurlock?} "Calm down Twilight. Remember me saying something about my herd?" She nodded. "Well also the reason I came to you was because Moon here." I pointed to Moon," Confessed her love." Twilight looked at her in disbelief. "R-really?" Moon nodded as she nuzzled her head against me. "She must have you under a spell." "Twi. If I was then I wouldn't be able to love you." Twilight blushed when I said 'Love you' "OK," She said, "Well, I'm going back home." "OK Twi. It's late anyway." I waved as she left. "I'm going to bed." "We JUST got up," Moon said. "I'm going to bed" "How 'bout we do something else." She said as she swayed her flank. "W-what did you have in mind?" I said as we got in bed. "You'll see." Oh no. I don't think we'll be sleeping tonight. Gulp... 'wow, What a night' I thought when I awoke the next morning. I look to see Moon still on top of me. I gently push Moon off of me and put my clothes back on. I left for another day of work. If only I knew what was going to happen when I got there, then I would have stayed in bed. > Chapter V > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apple Season| As I arrived at SAA [Sweet Apple Acres, If you were wondering.] I didn't see Apple Jack anywhere. "AJ. You there?" I yelled. I received no answer. I looked toward the house to see if she was there. Nope. Then I saw Apple Jack being shoved out of the barn. "Alright fine! I'll tell him!" She yelled back at whoever was in the barn. 'Can't be good, Dang it. Too early for this.' I thought as I pretended not to notice what happened. "Must be Sunday," I said as I started to walk away. "Hey Karl! Wait up!" She yelled at me. I sped up my pace a little. "Karl! Wait!" I walked faster. "I know you can hear me! Slow down or your gonna regret it!" I sped up to a jog. "That's it!" I looked behind me to see Apple Jack galloping at full speed toward me. "OH SHIT!" I yelled as I took of on a full-on sprint. "Shit, shit shit shit SHIT!" I yelled louder as I ran. I looked back to see that Apple Jack had leapt at me. "Holy Shit!" I yelled as I ducked just in time. Apple Jack landed in front of me, but I couldn't stop in time. I triped over Apple Jack and landed flat on my ass. "That. Was. Fun." I said in-between pants. "Ah' don't know what ya' definition of fun is," She responded. "Haha," I said sarcastically, "So, why did you want me to wait?" "I got to tell you something." I took off again. "Oh no ya' don't," She said as she lassoed me. "Hey! I was joking," I said with a chuckle. "I'm being serious." "Fine, so what's on your mind?" "W-well ah'.. um..." She said while blushing lightly "Come on AJ." She motioned for me to get closer. "Ah' have a crush on ya'," She whispered. "Join the club." "Wait what?" She said with a look of confusion "Twilight and Moon already confessed." "Oh, So that's what Twilight was talkin about. She also said somethin' about a herd. Is that true?" I nodded. "Well then...um..." "Do you wanna join?" She nodded and I hugged her. "I won't mind having you as a mare-friend." That's when I noticed Big Mac. I stepped back VERY fast. "I g-gotta go.. S-see ya AJ." I said as I took off running. Back Home| When I arrived home I saw Twilight and Moon deep in conversation. I decided to be sneaky and hid behind them. "Really? Last night?" Twilight said. "Yes," Moon leaned in and whispered something in Twilight's ear that caused her to blush. They were silent after that. I decided to act. I silently crept towards them. "BOO!" I yelled as I launched my hands to tickle the girls. Twilight just teleported away while Moon just fell over laughing. "Karl!" They both yelled at me. "What? You guys weren't paying attention. Can't you take a joke?" I said as the both playfully hit me."Oh and by the way, AJ might be joining the herd, If Big Mac doesn't kill me first." I half joked. "Don't take her to bed," Twilight said with a knowing smile. "Why not?" Twilight leaned in and whispered, "There's a reason she's the bucking bronco of the family." My eyes widened. "Please be joking." Twilight shook her head. 'shit' "Oh and before I forget," She leaned in again, "How 'bout we try something tonight?" She said seductively. I looked toward Moon and she winked. "Have fun." She said before she left. After she left Me and Twilight went to "Bed." Calm Before the Storm| I awoke to the sound of rain the next morning. 'Shit! I need to check for holes!' I thought as I got up and got dressed. When I opened the bedroom door I found a slight hole in the ceiling. "Shit!" I yelled. I hurried to get a pole to keep the tarp roof up. "Now I need to find a bucket," I said as I did just that. I heard the door open to reveal Twilight. "What's that noise?" She asked in a sleepy tone. "It's the rain." "Really? There wasn't supposed to be any rain." "Wait, Does the EverFree have Weather without Pegasi?" "Yes." "That's why. Half of my home is in the EverFree Forest." "Really?" "Yeah. You know what? The EverFree is just like the Forests in my world. Minus the Hydra and Poison Joke and stuff." "Yeah, I remember you telling me about that. Still thinks it's freaky that the sun and moon move by them selves." "I think it's freaky that you need the princesses to do that. What if they die?" "Hm. Never thought of that. No wonder they have so many guards." "Anyway, I'm gonna head out to Work." "hm'kay, Bye." I waved as I left. 'It's only raining on the forest side?' I thought as I headed toward SAA. 'Weird' Then a Thought came to me. 'I haven't worked out in a while, maybe I'll push myself today.' I thought as I arrived at SAA. 'Maybe I'll try to push how many bushels of apples I can carry.' I thought. Then I noticed something. 'Where is every one?' "Hello? AJ?" I yelled 'It better not be Sunday. I thought when no-one answered. After no-one responded for about five minutes I left. "Hey Moon! Is it Sunday?" I said when I got home. "No. It's Friday." She responded. "Weird. No-one was at Sweet Apple Acres today." "Hm. I guess there's no work today. " "Maybe so. Well. I'm taking a nap." "Want me to join?" Moon said with a wink. "Sure. But this time I want to sleep with normal dreams." "Aw come on!" I glared at her. "Fine," She said as we went to bed. When I awoke I heard a Knock on the door. "Who is it?" I said. No answer. I opened the door to find a letter taped to it. "H,. A party? For who?" I said as I read the letter. 'hm. The library? Sure I'll go.' "Hey Moon." I said. "Yeah?" "Want to go to a party?" "No thank you. I;m not he party type." "OK. I'll be back when it ends then." "OK, Bye." I waved as I left. But when I arrived. It was anything but a party. Making Enemies| [WARNING! THIS IS WHEN SHIT GETS VIOLENT!] When I arrived I saw that the lights were off and that it was quiet. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the silence, but it was TOO quiet. I slowly crept towards the door and slowly opened it to peak inside. What I saw would be my horror's worth of fright for the night. I saw Twilight being held up right with a knife to her throat and the other man six was bound and gagged. I slowly grabbed my revolver and aimed carefully. "Surprise," I whispered as I shot a tranquilizer dart into his neck. "FREEZE!" I yelled as I busted in and hit the two that was hiding in the doorway. "ANYBODY ELSE!!" I yelled. "Well done." Someone behind me said while clapping. "Who are you?" I said as I turned and pointed my revolver at him. "Now now. None of that." He said as he drop kicked my arm and making me drop the revolver. "Lets make this a fair fight." "Run Karl!" I heard Twilight yell. "Yes. Run Karl, and abandon your friends." He said as I flipped him off. "Oh boy! Now he's remembering! Go ahead, Let them down! Just like you did in those dreams!" "You fuck!" I yelled angrily as he smiled. "I'll go to hell before that!" "Alright. Guess your staying. Now here's a more appropriate question," He got into a fighting stance. "Who'll make the first move? You?" I crouched. "Or ME!!" He yelled while he leapt at me. I ducked right before he reached me and kicked upward, hitting his stomach. "Oof! Feisty little one, aren't we?" He said as he got back up and kicked me in the stomach. I grabbed his leg and gave it a good twist before throwing him toward the door. He came out of no-where and hit be three times in the stomach before double-kicking me in the face while back flipping away. "To easy. Here's another question. Who do you love? Pinkie? Rarity? Fluttershy? Applejack? Oh boy, we got one! RD? Twilight? alright, there's the other one!." He said as I reacted to each name. "See, the eyes tell away so much information, as well as body language." He said as he tried to drop kick but I stepped to the side and kicked him in the balls. "So what if I love them? What's important is that I can't decide if I'm gonna break your limbs or punch your pretty face to a bloody pulp!" I said as I kneed him in the face. "Oh it does matter." He said as he grabbed my arm and twisted it behind me. "Because when I'm done with you." He twisted my arm again. "Ahh!" I yelled in pain. "I'll need to know which ones," He kneed me in the balls, "I'll kill." He punched me in the face. "Or make my personal toys!" He threw me into a bookshelf. "Oh no you didn't." I said. "Oh yes," He pointed at me. "The ones you love are gonna become my personal slaves! And I'll kill the others just for fun!" "You sadistic fuck!" I yelled as I made swords appear in my hands and charged at him. "Why thank you." He said as he bowed to dodge my attack. "I am sadistic." He elbowed me in the stomach and threw me toward me friends. "He he, Your gonna regret even thinking about that." I said as I got up and spat out a little bit of blood. "Such determination. It's gonna be your downfall." "Hey, I forgot to ask. What's your name?" "John Buckerton, why do you ask?" "Just wanted to know the name of the person I'll," I teleported behind him. "Be skewering!" I yelled as I drove both blades into his back and out his stomach. I placed a foot on his back and pushed him of the blades. "You might have killed me," He said as he kneeled. "But not without Consequences!" "Karl look out!" Twilight yelled as John tried to stab me. I parried and turned 360-degrees and beheaded him. "What consequences?" I joked "Alright, lets get you guys untied." All of the girls hugged me after I got them free. "Thank you," they all all said. "No need to thank me girls. No one should be forced into any kind of slavery or die before there time." They hugged me tighter. "Truth is, I love all of ya. You never judged me right off the bat unlike many people at home." I said with a tear in my eye. After a minute I said, "By the way, what about that party?" Pinkie's eyes sprang open, "You're right! We need to celebrate!" She yells as the whole room transformed into a party. "How do you do that?" [insert a 1 hour later spongebob thingy here] She finally finished while everyone except us were having seizures. "So that's how you do it," I said. "How are you not like them?" She pointed to the five ponies on the ground. "I don't know." I said. "Maybe it's to much information for them." I shrugged. We started the party when they all woke up. "Hey, you gonna dance?" Pinkie asked. "Naw, I haven't danced in a long time." "Come on, you can't be that bad." She said. "I just don't want to discredit you for best dancer." "OK, you can't be horrible but you can't be THAT good." "Is that a challenge?" "Maybe," She looked at me. We both pulled out mega phones and yelled, "DANCE COMPETITION!" Everypony left the dance floor "who's challenging Pinkie this time?" Twilight asked. "PONY ON THE HOME SIDE, PINKIE!" Pinkie entered on the left side. "AND The Challenger," everypony looked to the right, "KARL!" the unknown voice yelled as I entered on a headspin and flipped onto my feet.. "Your out of your mind Karl!" Rainbow Dash said. "Nice encouragement Rainbow," I said as I clapped slowly. "Round One, GO!" The UV said as "Centuries" by 'Fall Out Boy' played. After round three I was in the lead by 3 points. "Round Four!" The UV said as "Angel With a Shotgun" by 'The Cab' played. "Your toast," I said with a laugh, "This is my song!" Pinkie looked at me worried. Two ponies started chanting "Karl! Karl! Karl!" [guess which ones, *wink*] And two ponies started chanting "Pinkie! Pinkie! Pinkie!" Fluttershy just sat and watched. Pinkie Pie took it to another level to try to throw me off. It didn't work, and Pinkie started to look worried as I raised the pressure. After Round Five we were tied and went into freestyle. That's when we let loose. "No holding back!" I yelled as I danced. Eventually we both got tired. Pinkie started to slow as I sped up. We both ended at the same time, Pinkie ending it with a flip over her party cannon, and I ended it with a head spin followed by a flip into a split. Everypony, Including Pinkie, gasped when I did the split. "What?" I asked, out of breath. "Are you ok Karl? That looks painful," Twilight said. "What, this?" I asked as I gestured to myself, still in a split. "Is that a new dance move?" Pinkie asked. "Wait, you don't know what a split is?" I asked, looking at everypony. They all said no in some way. "Guess I'm more flexible than ponies," I said with a shrug. "All in all! The final point goes too!" The UV yelled from, well, somewhere. Everyponys ears perked up. "KARL!" Pinkie's mane deflated in disappointment. "Aw, come on Pinkie! It's still a party, and what's a party without the party pony?" I said, trying to cheer her up. It worked, as she automatically perked up. "Hey! Your right! We still have a couple of hours till it's done!" She said as we enjoyed the rest of the party until midnight. "Well, I got to head home, Thanks for the fun party guys!" I said as I left. I arrived shortly after. "Moon, I'm home." I said as I walked in. "Moon?" No response. 'somethings weird here, she almost always greets me.' That's when i saw the note. Come into the bedroom, Love Moon. 'something is off alright, she's usually more straight forward about this stuff.' I thought as I walked toward the bedroom, by guard raised. When I opened the door, well, lets just say that I wasn't a happy camper. WARNING! IF YOU DON'T LIKE PLOT, DON'T READ THE NEXT 3 SENTENCES! Not Dead| I stood there confused. Moon was on the bed, bound and gagged, front hooves together in front of her chest. And hind legs spread apart, giving an open view of her marehood. She also ha red, puffy eyes like she had been crying. "Whats wrong Karl?" A familiar voice said to my right. "Don't like the view?" I turned to see a familiar face. "Didn't I kill you John?" I said. "I don't die easily." "Well how 'bout I send you to hell permanently." A familiar voice said behind me. "Hey rob, come to join in on the fun?" John said. "No, I'm here to send you to hell." Rob [robocart] said. "You should know the rules Rob, you and your buddies made them yourselves." John said. "What rules?" I asked "Well, it's quite simple. A hopper cant intervene until the hopper or jumper of that dimension is beaten." John said. "Since when do you follow the rules Devilizer?" Rob asked. "Who?" I asked. "Nick name." Rob said. "It's fitting." I said. "Alright, fun's over! How 'bout a deal?" John said. "If you beat me, Then I will leave and I won't try to piss you off by 'using' your loved ones." I glared at the word 'using' "But, if I beat you," He gestured to Moon "I get to play with this one as you watch." "You wouldn't dare," I said. "Oh I dare," John said with dark glee. I flipped him off, "Fuck you" "no, I'll fuck 'Moon" As you call her." "OK, NOW YOU GOT ME MAD! I'M GONNA MAKE SURE YOU REGRET EVEN COMING NEAR MOON!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. "So be it, but one thing first." He said as he snapped his fingers, "lets change to a more formidable area to fight." As he said that, Me, John, And Moon [still bound and gagged] teleported to a desert area. "And you wont have help form that Hopper here." "Who said I needed help?" I said as i glared at him. "Bold, aren't we?" He said. "would you shut it so we can get started?" I said. as i got into a fighting stance. He crouched in response, "Who first?"