What happens if a human is dropped in Equestria and has the power to negate magic?
Magic, a staple of life throughout Equestria. All ponies relies on magic one way or another. Now, what would happen if a creature from another world where magic doesn't exist comes to Equestria, with the rules of his world embedded within his very being? Follow Mason Solstice as he fumbles his way through My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Some story elements will be vague and will be explained later in the story.
Some ideas used from various sources like 'A Certain Magical Index'
Warning: This is a human turned pony. Go read other stories if this triggers you. And if it does, no need to express it in the comments, just go on your merry way and have fun doing other stuff.
Note: This is my first time writing an actual story with dialogue and characters. The only time I ever write is when I do essays, so positive feedback and constructive criticism is appreciated. Maybe you guys wanna help out? I don't know. May the literature gods have mercy on my soul.
When you wake up, you're supposed to be in your bed trying to ignore your alarm clock that is beeping like there is no tomorrow, not in a creepy forest smack-dab in the middle of nowhere. I slowly open my eyes and greeted by the canopy of leaves, shading me free from the bright sunlight.
"Ugh, where am I?" I muttered as I slowly sat up.
Judging from my surroundings, I was sitting in the middle of a wide circle of trees, roughly ten feet away from the center give or take. There were puddles dotting the ground so it must have rained last night or something like that.
"Welp, time to find civilization," I stated as I got up on my hooves.
Wait a minute, hooves? As I look down, I saw I was indeed, standing on hooves. In fact, I'm fairly sure that my entire body has changed completely.
"What in the world?!?" I screamed as I look into the nearest puddle.
What I found was a mint green stallion with a dark brown mane staring right back at me. Then I proceeded to hyperventilate.
"Okokokcalmdownyou'reaponyit'snotabigdealbreathinbreathoutbreathinbreathout breath in breath out ok... everything is A... ok." I gasp out.
After I calmed down, I looked back into the puddle and studied myself a bit more. I was a stallion with a somewhat small but firm frame. My hair, (or mane I guess) was dark brown with the front dropping down in small strands to my eyes. Speaking of my eyes, they were pretty big, with chocolate brown pupils. Hmm, I'll give this look an 8/10 since I really don't like my mane dropping down to my face. But still, I'm pretty sure I am not a pony. I am a... uh... what was I before? Great, I'm stranded in God knows where and I have amnesia, what a fantastic day. Welp, it won't do me much sitting around, gotta get moving before something else happen. Ok, enie meenie mine... this way.
30 minutes later
"I'm a new soul, I came to this strange world, hoping I could learn a bit about how to give and take" I sang as I walked through the trees.
Normally it's not ideal to randomly sing while in a creepy forest but hey, singing helps me relax. Plus, it's rather very accurate to my situation. I have no idea where I am, I have amnesia, and the weirdest sense of déjà vu that I have somehow seen this before. There is the fact that my new pony body doesn't feel right. I mean I can walk normally and can somehow pick up stuff with my hooves (I found this out by picking random sticks and swinging them around for no reason whatsoever), I don't feel comfortable. Like I'm not meant to have this form.
"La la la la, la la la la— oh wow!" I exclaimed as I finally exited the forest.
A large town slowly came into view, bustling with ponies of all shapes and sizes. There were houses, bakeries, a building with a door and windows built into it (does that make it a tree house?), and off to the side, a giant apple orchard filled with miles upon miles of apple trees.
"This town is actually a lot bigger than I thought," I stated to myself.
As I walked into town, I bumped into a pink pony with an even pinker poofy mane.
"Oof, sorry about that," I apologized as I backed up.
She then proceeded to gasp loudly and sped away. Ok then... that was weird. First thing first, let's find where I am. Ponyville, right I'm am in Pony... wait, how did I know that? I never even been here before, but yet, this all looks so familiar to me. Yeesh, the déjà vu is really hitting me hard in my mental face. Right, if I'm gonna stay here, I'm gotta find a place to live. Is there such a thing as apartments around here? Oh wait, I probably need money too. Gosh darn it, how in the world am I gonna earn money? Oh wait, if this is a town, then there must be a town hall, right? And in every generic town, it's always in the middle. I can ask for a job there.
5 minutes later
"Hello? Anypony here?" I asked as I walked inside.
Wait, 'anypony'? Why did I say that? I meant to say anybody. As I pondered about this, a brown elderly pony greeted me.
"Hello there! My name is Mayor Mare. I am the mayor of Ponyville," She said.
"Nice to meet you. My name is... is..." I faltered.
Oh no. I can't remember my name. Did I even have a name in the first place? Oh shoot oh shoot oh shoot.
"I'm sorry, what was that? I didn't hear you," she inquired.
"Um... Mason... Solstice. My name is Mason Solstice," I finally replied.
"Alright then. So what can I do for you on this fine day Mr. Solstice?" she asked.
"Well, I just recently arrived in Ponyville and I want to find a place to live and work," I said.
"Ok, let's see here. Well, we do have one position open,"
"Really, what is it," I asked.
"You can work as a librarian in the Golden Oaks Library. It also counts as your living space too,"
"Really? Alright then, I accept"
"Great! Just sign here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, —" she said as she handed me a Mount Everest of paperwork.
5 hours later
It was evening when I finally arrived at my new home.
"Ugh, my hooves hurt soooo much" I groaned as I opened the door " Well, at least I can get some —"
"SURPRISE!!!!"
"GAH!!!!!" I screamed as I fell back from the wave of voices.
In front of me were a crowd of ponies, filling the room and surrounding a table filled with drinks and food.
"Wh-what's happening?" I stammered as I stand up.
"Hi! I'm Pinky Pie! And I threw this party just for you! Were you surprised?!? Huh?!? Were you?!? Were you?!?" she said excitedly as bounced up and down.
"Yes, so surprised that I almost had a heart attack" I panted as I tried to calm my heart.
"Wait a minute. You're that pony I accidentally bumped into today," I realized.
"Yep! That was me! You see, I know every pony in this town! And I never seen you before! Which means you're new! And if you're new, that mean you're haven't met anyone yet! And if you haven't met anyone yet, that means you're lonely! And that made me soooo sad, which is why I threw this party for you!" she replied back.
"Oh, ok then, thanks I guess?" I answered uncertainly.
"Well it's late, time for me to get some shuteye. Sorry, but thanks for the party Pinkie Pie," I said.
"Awwwww, come on, stay for a bit pleeeeeeeease?" Pinkie Pie pleaded while giving me puppy eyes.
" ... fine," I sighed.
And so, the party started and lasted until 3:00. And I gotta say, it was really fun.
It's been a week ever since I moved to Ponyville. Since then, I was holed up in the library, reading and gaining as much knowledge as I can (because of my amnesia in case you people forgot). Here is what I know so far.
A. I'm in a land called Equestria. B. I am an earth pony. C. Equestria is ruled by a princess named Celestia. D. She can apparently raise and lower the sun and moon. (I find this hard to believe) E. This hot chocolate I made is really good. F. I don't have a cutie mark. (Apparently, it's strange for ponies my age to not have a cutie mark yet) G. Déjà vu hitting me so hard I have constant headaches. H. I kept having dreams of me being a strange bipedal creature. Whats up with that?
Other than that, working as a librarian is actually pretty easy. Very few ponies ever come in to borrow books. Also, there is Summer Sun Celebration that is coming up. Everypony is out and about preparing for the festival. As for me, I'm just chilling in one of the chairs reading a book about wizards when suddenly.
"MAAAAAAASON!!!!!"
"WHOA!!!!!" I yelped as Pinkie barrelled through the door and straight into me.
"Oof! Pinkie Pie, why did you break my door and crashed into me?" I groaned as I lay on the floor.
"There a new pony here! There a new pony here! There a new pony here!" she excitedly yells as she bounces on top of me.
"*Ow!* Get—*augh!*—off—*gak!*—me—*argh!*—Pinkie Pie!" I groaned.
"Oops, sorry about that." Pinkie Pie tittered as she finally got off of me.
"Now then, what were you saying about a new pony?" I asked as she continued to bounce up and down.
"Oh yeah! Well, she coming from Canterlot and she is coming here to live with you!" she answered.
Huh, If I remember correctly, Canterlot is the capital of Equestria, where all nobles live, including Princess Celestia. It's practically meant for only the rich and famous ponies of Equestria.
"Ok, so I have a roommate, what does that have to do with me?" I asked.
"Can I please throw a party for her in your library? Please please please please please pleeeeeeeeeease?" Pinkie Pie begged as she clasped her hooves together and shook them back and forth.
"Oh alright," I relented.
"YAY!!!" Pinkie Pie screamed as she ran out the door to get supplies.
"BUT FIX MY DOOR WHEN YOU GET BACK!" I called out to her while she sped away.
5 hours later
Twilight Sparkle was not having a good day. Ever since she arrived in Ponyville, she was stuffed full of apple pie, used as a landing pad by a pegasus, hassled by a fashion designer, and is now being followed by a super shy pony who was currently asking questions about her baby dragon Spike. All she wants to do is get to the library and figure out how to stop Nightmare Moon before she comes back. When she finally arrived at the library, she quickly got inside and slam the door shut.
"Huh. Rude much?" Spike asked
" Sorry, Spike," Twilight apologized, "but I have to convince the Princess that Nightmare Moon is coming, and we're running out of time! I just need to be alone so I can study without a bunch of crazy ponies trying to make friends all the time."
"Now, where's the light?"
"Surprise!"
"Ugh," groaned Twilight.
"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie, and I threw this party just for you! Were you surprised? Were ya? Were ya? Huh huh huh?" Pinkie Pie said excitedly.
"Very surprised. Libraries are supposed to be quiet." Twilight sighed.
" I know! But Mason let me threw a party for you!" Pinkie Pie explained
"Mason? Who's that?" asked Twilight curiosly.
"Oh! He moved to Ponyville a week ago! Where is he? I want to come and enjoy the party too!"
Now that Pinkie Pie mentioned it, Princess Celestia did mention that another pony would be living here with her. Twilight is not sure what kind of pony this 'Mason' is but she hadn't expected him to allow Pinkie Pie to throw a party in his library.
"So where is this Mason character?" Twilight curiously asked.
"I don't know. Probably somewhere else or something. But that's fine. LET'S PARTY!!!!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
Hi, I'm not dead yet. If you were wondering where I was, I was in one of the rooms upstairs napping. Why was I napping? Because I wanted to, totally because I did not stay up for 2 days straight reading the Daring Do books and the sleep caught up with me. Yeah... well anyway, I just woke up, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. Looks like Pinkie Pie started the party already, I can practically hear the music reverberating through my room.
"I'm never staying up for two days straight again," I muttered to myself as I slowly rolled out from my bed.
I was about to exit my room when—
*BAM*
Next thing I know my face decides to get really close to the wall.
"Owwwww," I groaned.
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't see you!" somepony said.
"That's ok, but would you please help me remove my face from this wall?" I asked
Suddenly, I feel a weightless force tug me free from the wall and dropped me down on the floor. Face first.
"Thanks, now what unknown force decides to make you slam my face into the ground," I asked.
"I-It was an accident! I swear!" the pony babbled.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's not like the floor could kill me," I chuckled as I got and faced the pony.
She was a mare with a lavender coat. Her mane was navy blue with a purple streak running through it. She was nervously studying my face for any signs of anger.
"So, what brings you to my room?" I asked.
"Wait, this is your room?" she questioned.
"Well yeah, I'm the librarian of this place," I answered.
"Ohhh, so you're Mason," she exclaimed.
"Yeah, and you are?" I inquired.
"Oh! Sorry, I'm Twilight Sparkle," she replied.
"I'm gonna take a guess and say that you are the new pony around here," I deduced.
"Th- that's right, how did you know all that?"
"Eh, lucky guess, now what is the reason why you're up here?" I asked curiously
" *Sigh* I'm trying to get proof that Nightmare Moon is coming back and researching about the Elements of Harmony, but I keep getting sidetracked by a bunch of crazy ponies who want to be my friend." Twilight sighed.
"Well, what's wrong with having friends?"
"You don't understand! This could very well change the fate of all of Equestria!" Twilight cautioned.
"C'mon, relax a little. It's just a story. Even if it is true, you could find a way to fix it right? Come on let's go see the sunrise," I said nonchalantly as I exited the room.
"I hope you're right," Twilight muttered as she followed me.
5 minutes later
Town Hall
"Fillies and gentlecolts, as mayor of Ponyville, it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration!" Mayor Mare announced.
I gotta say, this whole festival is already looking pretty good. There were colorful steamers hanged up around the building, tables full of food set up at the sides, and ... is that a band? orchestra? I don't know, a group of birds singing to an actual song. Hmm, the bird on the left could go a little more crescendo. Eh, what do I know. I'm no musicain.
Mayor Mare then annouced, "In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise, and celebrate this, the longest day of the year! And now, it is my great honor to introduce to you the ruler of our land, the very pony who gives us the sun and the moon each and every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria..."
Alright alright I get it, get on with it already.
"...Princess Celestia!"
A white pony with an indigo mane then pulled a rope to lift the curtains to reveal... nothing. Is this part of the festival or something? Doesn't look like it, seeing the other ponies are chattering nervously.
"This can't be good," Twilight worriedly said.
"Remain calm, everypony," Mayor Mare urged, "there must be a reasonable explanation!"
"Ooh, ooh, I love guessing games! Is she hiding?" Pinkie Pie said excitedly.
"I don't think so Pinkie Pie, why would she need to hide?" I replied.
Suddenly a blue transparent mist suddenly appeared on the balcony, quickly parting to reveal...
"Oh, my beloved subjects. It's been so long since I've seen your precious little sun-loving faces." chuckled Nightmare Moon as she gazed at the ponies around her.
"What did you do with our Princess?!" a blue rainbow maned pony yelled as she flew towards Nightmare Moon.
An orange pony wearing a cowboy hat quickly bites into the rainbow pony's tail.
"Whoa there, Nelly," she grunted as she held her back.
"Why, am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?" sneered Nightmare Moon.
"Does my crown no longer count now that I have been imprisoned for a thousand years? Did you not recall the legend? Did you not see the signs?"
"I did," Twilight answered, "And I know who you are. You're the Mare in the Moon – Nightmare Moon!"
*GASP*
"Well well well, somepony who remembers me. Then you also know why I'm here," insinuated Nightmare Moon.
"You're here to... to... " Twilight gulped.
"Remember this day, little ponies, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!" cackled Nightmare Moon as thunder crackled around her.
"... that's it?" I asked.
Everypony including Nightmare Moon then proceeds to stare at me. I mean it sucks that I can't be in the sun, but it's not like eternal night is gonna kill me.
"I mean, is that the only thing you gonna do? Like no world domination, no giant massacre, just eternal night. It doesn't seem to be very evil to me," I said.
"... do you doubt my power you foal," hissed Nightmare Moon.
" No, just pointing out how dumb your evil plan is," I stated.
"Then be the first... TO FEEL MY WRATH!!" yelled Nightmare Moon as she shot out a lightning bolt straight towards my face.
Alright, now this the part where I miraculously dodged this by jumping out of the way... is what I want to say. Unfortunately, my mind was to busy thinking oh [bleep] as I stood still. Basically, I got lucky. Just simple luck. As the lightning bolt streak towards me, I closed my eyes and raised my right hoof in a futile attempt to block it.
*Shing!*
"Wh-what!?" gasped Nightmare Moon.
I opened my eyes again, and I was fine. No burns, smoke, nothing. I was unscathed.
"Huh?" I muttered absolutely confused about what just happen.
"Bah! No matter, I have much more important matters to attend to." Nightmare Moon declared as turned into mist and sped off into the forest.
"Come back here!" yelled the rainbow maned pony.
"Huh? Hey Twilight! Where're you going?" I called out to her as she galloped out of the town hall.
Golden Oaks Library
I made my way back to the library to see Twilight rummaging through the shelves and tossing books haphazardly around the room.
"Elements, elements, elements... Ugh! How can I stop Nightmare Moon without the Elements of Harmony?" she muttered to herself as she skimmed through books.
"Um, Twilight?" I interrupted.
"Try looking under—*oof*" I grunted as a certain rainbow-maned pony knocked me down as she flew into the room.
"And just what are the Elements of Harmony? And how did you know about Nightmare Moon, huh? Are you a spy?" accused the pony as she glared at Twilight.
"Simmer down, Sally. She ain't no spy. But she sure knows what's going on. Don't you, Twilight?" the orange-colored pony inquired as she walked in with Pinkie Pie and three other ponies.
"Wait! Freeze! Timeout!" I yelled.
"I already know who Twilight and Pinkie Pie are, but who the heck are you guys?" I asked exasperatedly.
"The pony with the rainbow mane is Rainbow Dash, the orange one is Applejack, the white one is Rarity, and the yellow one is Fluttershy," Twilight hurriedly introduced.
"Great, now that introductions are out of the way," I stated, " the book you're looking for is under—"
"The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide." interrupted Pinkie Pie as she held the book.
"... never mind, Pinkie Pie already found it,"
"Alright," began Twilight as she opened the book, "There are six Elements of Harmony, but only five are known: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Loyalty. The sixth is a complete mystery. It is said, the last known location of the five elements was in the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters. It is located in what is now--"
"The Everfree Forest!" gasped everypony as they gazed at said forest.
"Whee! Let's go!" Pinkie said excitedly.
"Not so fast." Twilight interjected, "Look, I appreciate the offer, but I'd really rather do this on my own,"
"Yeah no," I said firmly, "Going in there alone is a death sentence, it's better you go with a group,"
"Besides, I'm pretty sure everypony here is still gonna follow you," I added.
"... fine" sighed Twilight.
Everfree Forest
Why does this forest look extra creepy now? Compare to before, it wasn't that bad, peaceful even. But now, it looks like something out of a horror story. And I HATE horror stories.
"So, none of you have been in here before?" Twilight asked while nervously looking around her as we walked through the forest.
"Ugh, heavens no! Just look at it - it's dreadful," Rarity said with disgust.
"And it ain't natural," added Applejack, "Folks say it don't work the same as Equestria."
"What do mean by that?" I asked with intrigue.
"Nopony knows. You know why?" Rainbow Dash asked with a mischevious face.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Twilight asked confusion clouding her face as we stopped near a ledge.
"Cause everypony who's ever come in has never come out!" Rainbow Dash finished in a spooky voice.
"Oh wait, this is the same forest I woke up in," I said realization dawning on my face.
"... I'm sorry, did you say you woke up IN the Everfree Forest?" Rainbow Dash asked with a shocked expression.
"Um... yeah,"
"Why you were in the forest anyway?" she asked again suspiciously.
"Well to be honest, I have no ide—AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed as the ledge suddenly collasped beneath us.
"Fluttershy! Quick!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she flew down to catch us.
"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!" gasped Fluttershy as she followed Rainbow Dash.
I was proud to say that I had some sense of calm as I quickly angled my hooves to the ground and slowly skidded to a stop. right behind Applejack as she hanged from a stray root sticking out of the ground. Twilight, on the other hoof, was hanging from the cliff's edge desperately trying to climb up.
"Hold on! I'm a-comin'!" Applejack called to Twilight as she let go of the root.
"Hey! Wait for me!" I said as I slid down to help Applejack.
"What do I do?" Twilight asked fearfully as we held on to her hooves.
"... let go," Applejack said after a quick glance at the sky.
"What?! You can't expect her to... ohhhh I see. Don't worry, you will be fine Twilight, " I said after I took a quick peek at the ground.
"Are you crazy?!" Twilight screamed.
"A little bit? The point is you can trust Applejack, even though I just met her approximately 5 minutes ago." I said as I shrugged my shoulders.
"Not helping Mason!"
"Now listen here. What I'm sayin' to you is the honest truth. Let go, and you'll be safe" Applejack reassured Twilight.
After giving us a pleading look, she closed her eyes and let go.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed as she plummeted to the ground.
Luckily, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy caught her midway down and gently brought her down to the ground. As for me, I followed Applejack down a series of small ledges jutting out from the cliff, hopping from each one until we reached the ground.
"And once Pinkie and Rarity were saved, whoosh... Me and Fluttershy loop-de-loop around and WHAM! Caught you right in the nick of time," rambled Rainbow Dash as she brags to Twilight about her rescue.
"Alright alright, we get it Rainbow Dash," I said while looking at her exasperatedly.
"Now we better—"
*SLAM!*
"A manticore!" gasped Twilight as it appeared out of the darkness.
"We've gotta get past him!" she then declared as the showdown began.
"Take that, you ruffian!" said Rarity as she bucked him the face.
In response, the manticore roared back, thoroughly messing up Rarity's mane.
"Wait," Fluttershy mumbled as she stood from the side.
"YEE-HAW! Git along, little dogie," whooped Applejack as she leaped on the manticore's back.
"Wait" Fluttershy mumbled again more urgently.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Applejack as the manticore managed to throw her off
"All yours, partner," Applejack gestured to Rainbow Dash as she sailed past her through the air.
"I'm on it," Rainbow Dash replied back as she then flew around the manticore at high speed in an attempt to make it dizzy.
The manticore however merely stuck out his tail and knocked her out of the air.
"Rainbow!" Twilight cried out as she watches Rainbow Dash skidded to a stop in front of her.
"Wa—" Fluttershy started again before I held my hoof to her mouth.
"Let me try," I said as I watched the standoff between the manticore and the rest of the ponies.
"*deep breath*, HOLD IT!!!" I roared, freezing both manticore and ponies in mid-charge.
"Shhh... It's okay. Oh, you poor, poor little baby" said Fluttershy sweetly as she walked over the manticore.
"Oh, I see. This might hurt for just a second," Fluttershy said as she spotted a thorn sticking out of its paw.
*ROAR*
"Fluttershy!!" everpony screamed with fright on our faces.
We then heard purring as we see the manticore gently licking Fluttershy.
"Aw you're just a little ol' baby kitty, aren't you? Yes you are, yes you are," cooed Fluttershy as she petted the manticore.
As we quickly moved past the manticore, Twilight asked Fluttershy, "How did you know about the thorn?"
"I didn't," Fluttershy replied as we continued on, "Sometimes we all just need to be shown a little kindness,"
"That's a nice moral to have," I commented.
"Oh thank you," Fluttershy replied back while shyly looking at the ground.
Ok, now I may be an idiot, but I could tell something strange is going on here. Of course, there would be problems when trekking through the Everfree Forest. But already, we were faced with a couple of problems in a span of approximately 3 minutes. None of these events could have happened naturally. Something, or someone, was messing with us here. Of course, I had no concrete evidence to support this theory, so I dismissed it as me being delusional.
Along the way, we saw trees with *shudders*, really ugly faces, in which suddenly Pinkie Pie burst into a song and dance, somehow laughing away all of the faces. Really wished I could forget everything that just happened. Next was a dragon? serpent? a snake-like thing, crying over his ruined mustache. Rarity quickly solved this problem by borrowing one of his scales, cutting off her tail, and used it as a replacement mustache. Finally, we found the castle as it sits on a small hill. Only thing in the way was a bridge.
"There it is, the ruin that holds The Elements of Harmony. We made it!" Twilight said triumphantly as she charges forward.
"Wait! I think that bridge is—" I warned.
"Whoa!" Twilight yelped as she nearly ran off the cliff.
"Broken," I finished while Rainbow Dash pulled her back up.
"Eh no problem," reassured Rainbow Dash as she flew down, grabbed the other end of the bridge, and went to the other side to tie it down.
... ... ...
What's taking so long?
"Hey Rainbow Dash! Everything okay over there?" I called to the other side.
Then the bridge slowly began to make itself upright.
"See? I'd never leave my friends hangin'," said Rainbow as she returned to us looking proudly at her work.
"We're here," Twilight said as we stood in front of the castle.
"You got everything covered here Twilight?" I asked her as I look around the castle.
"Yeah, why you ask?" Twilight asked with a look of curiosity on her face.
"Because I want to explore this place. See you guys back at the bridge," I answered as I trotted off.
It isn't every day you get to explore a ruin, so I fully took advantage of this as I admired the layout of this place. I feel like an adventurer exploring an ancient city. The only bad thing about was the countless numbers of spiderwebs scattered in every nook and cranny. Eventually, I found myself in a building with a pedestal at the far end. Suddenly, Twilight dropped down out of nowhere and landed in front me.
"What the?! Where did you come from?" I asked startled by her abrupt appearance.
Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Oh yeah, I forgot about her.
I look up to see Nightmare Moon standing on the pedestal, with the 5 stones around which I assume were the Elements of Harmony. Alright then, try to divide and conquer.
"Alright, here's the plan," I whispered to Twilight while keeping an eye on Nightmare Moon.
"I go distract Nightmare Moon while you sneak around and activate the Elements of Harmony, got it?" I asked while I prepared to charge at Nightmare Moon.
After Twilight gave me a slight nod, the battle started. I charged in fast, hopefully catching her off guard. Unfortunately, she saw right through me and immediately took to the air, flinging laser bolts in my direction. Luckily I dodged this by sliding underneath them as I run towards her. Seeing my persistence, she switched to diversionary tactics as she swooped around in the air, launching bolt after bolt at a rapid-fire pace. Seeing no way to dodge this I covered my face with my arms and braced for impact.
*Shing!*
There's that sound again as one of the bolts touched my right hoof. The rest, however, hit my body and legs. I kneeled on the ground, breathing heavily as I try to withstand the pain.
"Hahahaha! You foal! You don't stand a chance against me!" she gloated as she landed in front of me.
"Twilight! Now!" I yelled behind her.
"What?!" Nightmare Moon gasped as she turned around to see The Elements of Harmony circling her.
"Oh yeah, you're done" I thoughted as I watched the Elements spinning quicker and quicker until they suddenly dropped lifelessly to the floor, which then Nightmare Moon broke them into tiny pieces.
"Or not"
"But... where's the sixth Element?!" gasped Twilight as she desperately scanned the room for it.
"You little foal! Thinking you could defeat me? Now you will never see your princess or your sun! The night will last forever!" Nightmare Moon cackled as she launched a giant laser beam straight towards Twilight.
"NOOO!!!!!" I screamed as I rushed past Nightmare Moon and jumped right in front of Twilight, sticking my right arm in desperation.
*Shing!*
Now this time, I was able to see what was happening. As soon as my right hoof touched the laser, it shattered into tiny glass-like shards, floating in the air before fading away.
"Twilight! Mason!" I heard the rest of the ponies quickly arrived on the scene.
"What took you guys so long?" I groaned but with a grin on my face.
"Bah! It doesn't matter how many ponies are here! I will still beat you all!" she bellowed as she sends yet another giant laser beam.
"Oh no you don't," I declared as I stuck out my right hoof again, negating the spell.
"Impossible! How is my magic not working?!" she asked bewilderedly.
"I don't know? My spirit maybe?"
"That's it!" Twilight suddenly yelled as she lept to her feet.
"Huh? What's it?" I asked.
"You think you can destroy The Elements of Harmony just like that?" Twilight began, "Well, you're wrong because the spirits of The Elements of Harmony are right here!"
"Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the spirit of... honesty! Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore with her compassion, represents the spirit of... kindness! Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represents the spirit of... laughter! Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift represents the spirit of... generosity! And Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire represents the spirit of... loyalty!" Twilight continued as each said element float towards their respective wielders.
"You still don't have the sixth Element! The spark didn't work!" Nightmare Moon rebuked.
"But it did! A different kind of spark. I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you, how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me when I realized that you all... are my friends! You see, Nightmare Moon, when those Elements are ignited by the... the spark, that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element: the element of... magic!" finished Twilight as the last element finally appeared.
Then the elements turned into pieces of jewelry, attaching themselves to their owners. A bright rainbow light burst out and circled around Nightmare Moon.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" she screamed in fear as a bright light spread around the room.
First, can I just say, never again. I swear I'm gonna need glasses after that light show. As I slowly come to, I saw the others slowly getting up as well.
"Ugh, my head," groaned Rainbow Dash as she slowly got up.
"Your head? Well, try being blasted by several lasers," I replied wincing at my injuries.
"Everypony okay?" Applejack asked as they check for injuries.
"Yep totally fine, just about thousands of burn marks from magical lasers. Nothing to worry about," I answered sarcastically.
"Oh no! We have to get you to a hospital!" cried Fluttershy.
"Later, I can manage for now," I quickly reassured them as I slowly got up
"Oh look! The Elements of Harmony look exactly like our cutie marks!" Pinkie Pie said excitedly as she bounced in place.
"Gee, Twilight! I thought you were just spoutin' a lot of hooey, but I reckon we really do represent the elements of friendship" said Applejack as she admired her own element.
"Indeed you do,"
"Princess Celestia!" gasped Twilight as said princess slowly floated down towards us followed by the rising sun.
"Pst!! Dude! Bow!" hissed Rainbow Dash while doing so.
"Huh? Oh!" I said as I quickly follow suit.
"Twilight Sparkle, my faithful student. I knew you could do it," said Princess Celestia as she smiled, her eyes filled with warmth.
"But... you told me it was all an old pony tale," Twilight replied confused.
"I told you that you needed to make some friends, nothing more. I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart," Princess Celestia clarified.
"Well, it looks like it went all according to your plan," I commented as I listened to the conversation.
"Indeed it did, Mason Solstice,"
"Yep, now let's—wait. How do you know my name?"
"Come now, do you think walking out of the Everfree Forest in the middle of the day without a cutie mark will not draw attention to yourself?" Princess Celestia asked with a small smile
"Well if you put it like that, you have a point," I answered sheepishly.
"And thank you,"
"Huh? What for?"
"For your help, if it hadn't been for your ability, we would have lost a life,"
Oh, she's talking about when I jumped in front of Twilight to block that giant laser beam.
"Eh. no problem. Just here to help in any way I can," I said modestly.
"WHAT?! YOU DON'T HAVE A CUTIE MARK?!" Pinkie Pie suddenly screamed in my ear.
"Gah! Quit giving me heart attacks Pinkie Pie!" I yelped.
"How did we not notice such an obvious thing?" Rarity questions.
"Well to be fair, we were distracted by Nightmare Moon's traps, Speaking of Nightmare Moon, where is she anyway?"
"Actually, she's right there," gestured Princess Celestia towards a very different looking pony.
"It has been a thousand years since I have seen you like this. Time to put our differences behind us. We were meant to rule together, little sister,"
"SISTER?!" everypony shouted.
"Will you accept my friendship?" Princess Celestia asked looking down kindly at the blue pony.
"I'm so sorry! I missed you so much, big sister!" she cried as she hugged Princess Celestia.
"Hey, you know what this calls for?" began Pinkie Pie.
" A PART—"
"Nope," I cut her off.
"In case you forgotten, I am covered in burn marks and wincing like crazy. I need to find the nearest hospital so I can treat my wounds," I reminded her.
"Allow me," said Princess Celestia as she sends a wave of green aura from her horn that circled around me and healed my injuries.
...
If only it would have been that easy. Instead, the spell broke after the aura touched my right hoof.
"Oh dear, I forgot about your Magic Breaker," Princess Celestia said as she looked at me apologetically.
"Is that what we're calling it now?" I asked while glaring at my right hoof.
"Well, it as good as a name as any," I sighed. ... ... ... "Can somepony please carry me to the hospital?"
"Thank you kindly for helping me out. I bet Big McIntosh I could get all these Golden Delicious in the barn by lunchtime. If I win, he's gonna walk down Stirrup Street in one of Granny's girdles," Applejack snickered as Twilight and I followed her through the orchard.
Today was a pretty chill day, all sunshine and rainbows, it's like the Nightmare Moon incident didn't even happen. Oh wait, I still have bandages on me so it did happen. Darn. Soooooo hey, welcome back, let me backtrack a little bit to clarify what's been going on.
After the fight with Nightmare Moon, I was carried by Applejack to the hospital. Of course, Twilight or Princess Celestia could have teleported me there, buuuuuut my Magic Breaker didn't let them so I got there the old fashion way. I gotta say, those doctors work fast, they already bandaged all of my injuries in a minute. So I was stuck in there for about 3 days. Luckily, Twilight and the others visited me to tell me what's going outside. Everything is back to normal and Nightmare Mo— I mean Princess Luna is now ruling alongside Princess Celestia and learning about our current society since she was stuck on the moon for thousands of years. I finally got discharged from the hospital just now and decided to do something. So here I am helping Applejack. Resuming story.......... now.
"No problem at all, Applejack. I'm glad the goal is lunchtime. All this hard work is making me hungry," Twilight said.
"I concur," I added.
"Are ya sure ya should be carrying those bags?" Applejack asked worriedly, "Ya just got out of the hospital."
"Eh, as long I don't do anything too serious, I'll be fine," I said while shrugging my shoulders.
*grumbles*
"...I guess we better get some food," Twilight said while she laughs nervously.
"Nope. Worm. A-ha!" declared Spike as he held up a shiny red apple.
"Oh Spike, that looks delicious," said Twilight while admiring the apple, which was then promptly eaten by Spike.
"Spike," Twilight said while looking disapprovingly at him.
"What?" asked Spike.
Then he burped out a green mist which then turned into a scroll. Is there any other way to send messages other than using a baby dragon? Sure it's faster but still.
"It's a letter from Princess Celestia," Twilight said as Spike picked up the letter.
"*ahem* Hear ye, hear ye. Her Grand Royal Highness, Princess Celestia of Equestria, is pleased to announce the Grand Galloping Gala to be held in the magnificent capital city of Canterlot, on the 21st day of, eh, yadda yadda yadda, cordially extends an invitation to Twilight Sparkle plus one guest," Spike read out loud, followed by another a burp and two golden tickets.
"The Grand Galloping Gala!" Twilight and Applejack gasped.
"The Grand Galloping what?" I asked.
"YOU DON"T KNOW WHAT THE GRAND GALLOPING GALA IS?!" the girls screamed at me.
"Augh! Calm down! I don't want to go back to the hospital to get hearing aids," I groaned.
"Either way, it sounds nice," I said trying to pacify the situation.
"Nice? It's a heap good more than just nice. I'd love to go. Land sakes, if I had an apple stand set up, ponies would be chowin' our tasty vittles 'til the cows came home. Do you have any idea how much business I could drum up for Sweet Apple Acres? Why, with all that money, we could do a heap of fixin' up 'round here. We could replace that saggy old roof, and Big McIntosh could replace that saggy old plow, and Granny Smith could replace that saggy old hip" Applejack ranted.
"Why, I'd give my left hind leg to go to that gala," Applejack added.
Jeez, how morbid.
"Oh, well in that case, would you like to—" Twilight started before something fell on her and Applejack.
Luckily, I was a few feet away from the crash site so I was safe.
"Whoops, sorry," Rainbow Dash apologized sheepishly while all of us were sending disapproving looks at her.
"Rainbow Dash. You told me you were too busy to help me harvest apples. What were you busy doing? Spyin'?" accused Applejack.
"No, I was busy napping," answered Rainbow Dash as she gestured up toward the branches where a blanket and pillow were positioned, "And I just happened to hear that you have an extra ticket?"
"Yeah, but—"
"YES! This is so awesome. The Wonderbolts perform at the Grand Galloping Gala every year. I can see it now. Everyone would be watching the sky. Their eyes riveted on the Wonderbolts, but then in would fly Rainbow Dash," Rainbow Dash said as she was lost in her fantasy.
"Aaaaaaand we lost her," I commented while I picked up all the apples on the ground.
"Hold on just one pony pickin' minute here. I asked for that ticket first," Interjected Applejack.
"So? That doesn't mean you own it," Rainbow Dash rebuked back.
"Oh, yeah? Well, I challenge you to a hoof-wrestle. Winner gets the ticket," declared Applejack.
Ok, this is getting kind of ridiculous, better resolve this fast before something happens.
"Alright you two, hold on," I said as I got between them.
"Now, this is Twilight's tickets, so only she can choose whoever she wants to give the ticket to. Now quit hassling her and let's go eat, I'm starving."
"Okay," Applejack and Rainbow Dash grumbled.
As I was about to leave, I turned back to see Applejack and Rainbow Dash hoof-wrestling furiously. Wow, they're really going at it, they're practically cracking the tree stump they're on. *sigh* This is going to be a long day isn't it.
"So, who you gonna give the ticket to, Twilight?" asked Spike as we strolled through town.
"I don't know Spike, but I really can't think straight when I'm hungry," answered Twilight.
"So where should we eat?" I asked before quickly ducking as Pinkie Pie burst through a door and crashed into Twilight and Spike.
"Oh jeez, that was close," I said as I watched the tickets slowly float down to Pinkie Pie's nose.
"Gah! Bats! Bats on my face! Help!" screamed Pinkie Pie as she ran in circles around us, "Wait, these aren't... tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala?! It's the most amazing incredible tremendous super-fun wonderful terrifically humongous party in all of Equestria! I've always always always wanted to go!"
Oh boy, Cueing song in 3......2.......1......, actually you know what, I'm just gonna cover my ears so I don't have to write this song down.
... ... ... ...
Aaaaaand done.
" Oh thank you, Twilight, it's the most wonderful-est gift ever," said Pinkie Pie as she bounces in front of Twilight.
"Um, actually—" began Twilight before we heard another voice.
"Are these what I think they are?" gasped Rarity as she arrived on the scene.
"*sigh*, Hey Twilight, I'm gonna go back to the library now," I said to Twilight as I made my way towards home.
"No! Wait! Don't leave me!" cried Twilight while she was being blocked by Pinkie Pie and Rarity.
Now there was a reason I left Twilight to them. If things are going the way I am expecting, then it's best I prepare for it. As soon as I got home, I quickly went to my room, closed the curtains on my window (just in case), turned on the lamp, grabbed a scroll, quill, and inkwell, and began to write.
Dear Princess Celestia,
Hi there, I hope you're doing well. The reason I am writing to you because we have a situation. Ever since you sent the two tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala, Twilight has been struggling with her decision of who she should bring to the gala. If my prediction is correct, she will eventually have a mental breakdown and will do something reckless. So as her friend, I am writing to you to see if you can spare 5 more tickets so that all her friends can go. No need to send one to me since I will not be going. I hope you will agree to my request.
Sincerely, Mason Solstice
Great, now that's done, time to go to the kitchen and make some food. I'm starving.
30 minutes later
Oh my, I was looking outside to see where Twilight was and it... was... madness. I see ponies upon ponies just relentlessly chasing Twilight because of some dumb tickets. Wow, just... wow. What's even worse was that the Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and all the rest of her friends are the most relentless. I honestly would find this comedic but after looking at the magnitude of the chaos, I feel really bad for her.
*poof!*
Suddenly, Twilight and Spike teleported in front of me, Spike a little burnt by the spell.
"Ugh... Warn me next time you're gonna do that," complained Spike as he shook off the ashes.
"I didn't even know it was gonna happen. Quick! Lock the doors and windows!" ordered Twilight as she quickly ran around the library locking every single door and window, even going to far to turn off all lights.
"Hey Spike, can you send this to the princess?" I asked as Spike immediately set it on fire.
"Thanks little guy,"
"Whew," breathes Twilight with relief as she finished.
*flick*
"Gah!" Twilight and I yelped as Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy appeared out of nowhere as the lights went on.
"Yaaaargh! I can't decide! I just can't decide! It's important to all of you and I just can't stand to disappoint any of you! And giving me gifts and doing me favors won't make any difference, because you're all my friends and I wanna make you all happy and I can't! I just can't!" screamed Twilight as she finally cracked and curled up into a ball on the floor.
"I hope you're proud of yourselves for causing your friend to have a mental breakdown," I said while glaring at the others.
"Twilight, sugar, I didn't mean to put so much pressure on you, and if it helps, I don't want the ticket anymore. You can give it to somepony else. I won't feel bad, I promise," Applejack apologized as she comforted Twilight.
"Me too. I feel just awful that I made you feel so awful," added in Fluttershy.
"And me too. It's no fun upsetting your friends," agreed Pinkie Pie.
"Twilight, it was unfair of me to try to force you as I did," reassured Rarity.
"Yes! That means the ticket is mine. Haha... ha... ha," she stammered as I slowly turned my death gaze towards her.
"You know, I haven't perfected my signature moves for the Wonderbolts anyway. I don't need that ticket either," said Rainbow Dash nervously while trying not to look at me.
"We're sorry, Twilight," everypony finished as they hugged her.
*burp*
"Huh? What's this?" asked Twilight as she picked up the letter Spike burped out.
Dear Mason,
Thank you for looking out for my student. I am pleasantly surprised to see how much you care for your friends on such a level. As you requested, I have attached 5 tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala to this letter. However, I must apologize to you as I attached another ticket so that you may go too. I know you didn't ask for it but I simply cannot let this act of kindness go unrewarded. I hope to see you at the gala.
Sincerely, Princess Celestia
"...wow," Twilight finally said as she and the others finished reading the letter.
"Did you really do all that?" asked Rainbow Dash while staring at me in shock.
"Yep. Really sorry for leaving you hanging like that Twilight," I said.
"But why would you do all this for us?" asked Twilight.
"You're my friends. I don't really need another reason other than that," I replied.
"Welp, my job here is done. I'm going to bed," I declared as I walked upstairs to my room while the others stared at me.
And so, disaster averted, friends all happy, my checklist for today is all done. Now let me sleep, an emitional drama is exhausting to watch.
