Windy Breeze, a Wonderbolt is given a gift by one of her friends. Turns out it isn't just an ordinary gift and one of the creatures who is created by this turns her into something.
Windy Breeze had just returned from the Wonderbolts Academy. As she open the door of her house, she heard someone calling her. Turning around, it was Shadow Trail, a retired Shadowbolt, and a friend of hers.
“Hey, Shadow Trail, what's up?” she said.
Shadow approached her, panting “Hey” she said in between breaths “I wanna give you something”
Windy smiled “Thank but I had enough gifts received from you and everypony this Hearth's warming” she turn to and opened her house but before she could enter, Shadow interrupted her.
“But this one is more precious than the Shadowbolt uniform i gave you!” Windy turned around. Shadow reached out her mane and pulled something out.
It was a necklace with a red glowing stone serving as a pendant. It look as if it was a double spiral stairs and if she squint, there are several small unknown symbols written. Windy's gaze went up to Shadow, who was smiling at her.
“Do you like it? Moonlight help me find this kind of pendant!” Shadow asked cheerily.
“I like it?” she quickly snatch the necklace from the former Shadowbolt and beamed “I LOVE IT!” she put the necklace on her neck “It even fits me!” Shadow didn't said a word, she was looking at the pendant with great concentration which caused her eyes to go so small. Then, she uttered three words that her friend doesn't understand.
“” Windy raised an eyebrow.
“What did you said?” Shadow blinked, looking confused.
“Huh? What-? Oh, the pendant's glowing” she pointed at the pendant.
“Huh, it is” Windy looked down at the pendant, then at her friend “Is this normal?”
“I-I don't know but as soon as it glowed, i feel a little uncomfortable” she noticed the black pegasus visibly shivering and took a step back windy reach out a hoof. A snowflake landed o.nher hoof.
“It's probably because of the snow” she said. Her friend nod in agreement, attempting to give her a smile.
“Yeah, it sure is” she said “have a nice day, Shadow”
“Yeah, have a nice say, Windy” Windy went inside her house. Shutting the door behind. She heard her stomach grumble.
“I'm hungry” she went to kitchen and open the fridge. She brought out a small plate, cabbage, tomato, cheese, a cooked eggplant, and two pairs of sandwich and place them on the table. She then went to get a spoon.
As she was about to get a fork from theini cabinet where she put all her small kitchen utensils, her gaze move to the drawer which contain knives, she thought of getting one and 'slice' something, she doubted and went back to making her own sandwich.
Windy began to hum the Winter Wrap Up song as she start making her sandwich. It took her a few seconds before she completed and immediately consumed the delicious food.
“Mmm, so delicious” She moaned. She went up to her bedroom and undressed herself, putting her Wonderbolt uniform in the cabinet. She gaze at her new necklace now on her hooves, staring at it. The strange stone pendant glowed.
Her concentration was mostly on the pendant when someone knocked on her door, surprising her completely and letting out a gasp.
“Hey, Windy, aren't you gonna answer the door?”
“Coming, coming!” Windy grumbled as she went down the stairs. She went and open the door, revealing Writer Rhyme. “What are doing here at this time?” she asked.
“Um.. I.. I just want to say... I...” Writer stuttered, fidgeting on his hooves.
Sighing, Windy pulled him closer to her, making him blush “Let me guess. You want to stay at my place, am I right?” Writer lowered his head and nodded “Fine, just don't go around scattering my collections this time, okay?”
“Yes” Windy let him enter the house. Windy noticed he brought his saddlebag with him.
“Why are you bringing a saddlebag? your house is just a few blocks away”
“Well, my house is under construction, found a large hole in the living room” he explained.
“Oh my Celestia, what happened, Writer” she asked with concern.
“Well, there was a... grotesque creature burst out of the floor” he said, avoiding eye contact with her “i don't know what to make out of it but it looks like a large... headless bat with a sharp wicked proboscis”
“I haven't heard of this... large headless bat before” she mused “Can you describe me more of the creature?”
At this time, Writer was reluctant but decided to say so since they're friends “Well, it looks like as if it was born from a flap of skin” he cringed however, Windy didn't seem to be affected by the gruesome description “and well... I don't want to remember the things under it, it looks like... ugh” he turn and and start coughing and wheezing.
“Are you okay?” Windy immediately went up to him “I'm very sorry. Just go to sleep now, okay and forget the creature” she escorted her friend to her bedroom and put him on her own bed.
“But where are you going to sleep?” Writer asked as he lay on his stomach, watching Windy remove his saddlebag.
“On the couch at the living room” she said as she put his saddlebag beside the door “Call me if you want something or if you need help, okay?”
“... Sure..” Writer moaned.
“Good night” Windy said as she exits the room. Writer moaned something unintelligible but she knew he was also saying good night to her. She closed the door behind her and went to the living room to get some sleep.
Unknown to the two occupants of the house, there is a chanting of alien voices within the house.
“Make. us. whole
In the midst of the night, one of the two ponies open their eyes, their eye glowed blood red.
Writer Rhyme woke up early in the morning, having fully energized because of his, he sat on his hunches as he stretch his forelegs and yawned.
“Good morning Equestria” he moaned. Once he open his eyes, he saw a pony standing by the door, and she didn't look happy.
Consciousness began to take over Windy Breeze, who was laying and drooling on her couch. She let out a moan and opened her eyes.
The first thing she seen in her eye vision is the ceiling. It was strange since she laid on her back, not on her stomach, she also felt the heat when she wear her Wonderbolt uniform.
Wait a minute.
She move her hooves infront of her eye vision. She was wearing her flight suit! She didn't remember wearing it at night. She went into sitting position.
“Ah!” she exclaimed when her Wonderbolt flight goggles suddenly fell on her eye. She lifted her goggles back to her forehead out of confusion “What in the hay is going on today? Why am I wearing my uniform?” she looked down at her body and surprised to see not only her uniform and goggles was back but also the pendant Shadow Trail gave her.
Wait, the previous day, waking up, eating blueberry pie, showering, wearing her uniform, getting yelled by Spitfire, crash with Soarin, talk to Misty Fly about Hearth's warming, given a gift by Misty, Surprise, Spitfire, Soarin' and Rainbow Dash, return home while lunchtime, given wave of gifts Shadow Trail, and Twilight Sparkle, Writer Rhyme, and Nightglider, go back to the Wonderbolts Academy, practice and so on, go back to Ponyville, receiving another gift from Shadow and Moonlight Spell, and Writer staying in her bed-
“That stallion must be responsible for this” she mumbled to herself. Going to her bedroom where she last seen him, she open the door and prepare to chastise him in a calm way.
To her surprise, he wasn't there.
Instead of the stallion, there are stains of blood coating the blanket, the pillow and the floor. Now, Windy's attempt to calm herself ultimately failed and she went into a panic. Her breathing began to become unstable as well as her heartbeat, her eyes turn into pinpricks as she glance around her.
“Writer!?” she called out for the stallion “Where are you!?” only silence reign the entire house, which soon was freed by the loud yells coming out of the pegasus's mouth “I'm not joking around, Writer Rhyme, come out now at once!”
Once again, only silence answered to her.
She bust through her bedroom door, opening it but not causing any damage and began glancing around her, calling out for her missing friend.
As she was about to into the bathroom, she heard something crashing from the first floor, she knew the one who made this wasn't Writer Rhyme, he wasn't that too clumsy to break a bunch of items in one wrong move, it's also impossible that it could be Stormlight, the mare despite in the clumsy category she wasn't here and the latter lived in the other side of the town.
Windy decided to cautiously go walk down the stairs. Lily would be impressed for her self-control to even utter a word, since she's a Wonderbolt, she had little EUP experience and also has stealth skills.
Once she enter the living room, instead of finding it clean and tidy, it was all a mess as if a tornado pass by. Picture frames and other furnitures were tossed in random places while the couch where she used to sleep for one day was overturned and had two long claw marks, there was also a few blood everywhere in the messed up living room.
She heard breaking, this time from the kitchen. She silently walk silently to the open entrance of the kitchen, trying to not make any noise.
As soon as she reached the door, she decided on checking who wa she the intruder and probably apprehend them and interrogate them and bring them to Princess Twilight Sparkle. Now, time to see who is this mysterious intruder she thought and she peeked.
What she she was wasn't a pony or any creature she had seen in her entirely life, she couldn't describe the appearance of this abomination, but as far as the naked eye can tell, it resembles a manta ray, she had seen those animals at the Sea Wonder book and is mentioned by Sea Swirl.
But more than a manta ray, something went into her mind.
“Headless bat”
And it came all crushing down at her. The reason why Writer Rhyme came to her house was because of this creature who had somehow created a hole in his house, this was the creature he was talking about and most important of all...
It's very disgusting and so grotesque in appearance.
She was glad it was facing away from her, looking at the fridge which was the only thing left untouched inside her kitchen. Despite what the instructions the EUPs, The Wonderbolts, and any other organizations to told them what to do when the intruder turns out to be one of the enemies of Equestria, she decided to do what they instructed the defenseless has to do: get out of the house.
However, she hadn't notice a fork nearby, and she accidentally stepped on it, forcing her to scream in pain when it peirced through her uniform and through her hard texture of her hoof of her left hindleg. She glance down at her back then at where the abomination is, realizing her mistake.
She quickly turn tail and ran for the front door, she heard her fridge making contact with the floor and the abomination making odd sounds as it hit something, maybe the table behind it? She gasped in terror when she saw the only exit was blocked by several furnitures.
“Luna, no!” she yelled. She immediately gallop for the stairs. She felt something stabbed her left hindleg. She turn around and saw the abomination has stabbed its blade through her hoof and jutting out of the other side. She screamed mostly in terror and bucked the the abomination with her hindlegs and proceed to ran into her bedroom. She immediately block the door using the cabinet. She jumped in surprise and terror as she heard screeching from the other side and the sound of claw against wood. She backs away from the barricaded door.
What's going on? Why is that creature inside my house? What does it want? Why does it want to KILL ME!?” her mind was full of questions Did that thing did something to my friend? Is my friend d- her thoughts are interrupted by the sound of wood being smashed and being crashed. She shrieked but stayed in place maybe the floor under the creature gave out. Now, I have to find my way out of this room she glanced around her and finally noticed the window in the right wall. She turn tail and began to trot towards it “How didn't i notice th- AHH!”
However, she was once again interrupted when she felt a foreign thing went through the layer of her uniform and inside her private parts, then peircing some of her internal organs. The pain was so intense that she couldn't spread her wings and her mouth hung away, to which is why she was still able to let out a sultry moan. Soon, someone ride her back and stabbed her forehead, narrowly avoiding her flight goggles. Windy realized that the creature somehow broke the ceiling and used it as a passage to go to the bedroom.
The monster soon decided to leave her alone as she began to feel something changing inside her body. She began to hear voices as well.
“Look, the vile creature is now turning!
“It's a new follower, and we don't call followers a vile creature, you idiot”
“Stop fighting, brothers!”
“We'll welcome you, Windy Breeze, the new follower of the marker, your time has come to do what should be done: Purify your world for our new brother to rise”
“So much for the introduction. That Clarke human and Carver human is at Tau Volant is. Why are we even here?”
“How do we even know her?”
Windy began to grimace as her wings began to change first. Her feathers began to fell out quickly as the bones began to turn into blades, one her forelegs was lifted as it was as it's bones began to change as well as the flesh. Soon she developed a blade and her uniform concealing the forelegs are torn, revealing the no longer blue legs as the skin disappear and flesh began to morph into something, her jaw began to remove itself from her mouth, morphing into two mandibles, her stomach was torn as well as the uniform, exposing her internal organs and two new appandeges, her eyes for some reason was spared but only have its color change from white sclera and her blue pupils turn into crimson red, her newly formed blade was moved upwards. Once the mutilation was complete, she look like as she came out of a really horrible nightmare, and if she didn't have the mutilation, she would look like an emaciated pony, as her spine was visible despite the tattered remains of her uniform. The pendant which she wore the whole time glowed more bright.
Not only Windy Breeze was affected by the transformation but also the sky and weather. Dark clouds began to gather around and the sky turn red above Ponyville, The Everfree Forest, Cloudsdale, The Wonderbolts Academy, and Canterlot.
Princess Twilight Sparkle, who just witnessed the sky being corrupted called her number one assistant, Spike the baby dragon, who has developed his own dragon wings “Spike, get a paper and a quill, we need to tell the princesses about this”
Back at Windy's house, the floor which was used to where the fridge previously stood on was open, revealing a bruised terrified unicorn stallion.
“W-Windy?”
He had somehow found out Windy had a secret basement and hid inside when he saw the creature that had broke inside his house. His eyes grew wide when he saw the state of kitchen. He quickly went to the living room to see its state the same as the kitchen but there is no sign of the pegasus. He soon decided to go upstairs he saw the ceiling above the front door was broken, he though using his own magic at himself to go there but decided not to. He went for the door, he noticed it was damaged. He open the door to reveal.
A cabinet?
He used his magic to move the cabinet aside, only to reveal something that is pure nightmare fuel.
Infront of him is the limp body of Windy Breeze, or what used to be her. Her forelegs was gone and was replaced by an strange flesh appandeges with a blade, a new forelegs can be seen jutting out of her stomach, her wings was spread, revealing wicked sharp blades, her lower jaw was by the same thing, she even looks very malnourished and most of her flight suit was gone, the necklace she wore was miraculously untouched. Despite the changes, it didn't stop him to go and hug his friend he assumed is dead.
“No, no, no, no, this can't be happening!” he sobbed bitterly as he hug Windy's mutilated 'corpse' “Oh, Celestia, why would a pony like you had to deserve this!? Why, WHY!?”
As if an answer to his 'questions', the corpse roared at him.
“What is happening, sister, why is the sky look so... angry?” Luna asked as she and her sister, Celestia stood by a window, looking at the once clear sky turn into something more chaotic than when Sombra attempts to take over Equestria.
“I don't know, Luna” Celestia said “but I'm sure this strange phenomenon means trouble”
Luna became worried “Whatever is doing this, we had to stop them from destroying Equestria and our subjects”
Celestia was about to say something when green fire appeared from nowhere and a scroll emerged, landed on Celestia's horn which glowed yellow and the scroll.
Dear, Princess Celestia
I was just looking at the sky when storm clouds gathered and the sky turn red. The ponies in Ponyville haven't panic yet but i'm they'll soon will as they are now confused and began to ask questions. Rainbow Dash arrived in my castle just as Spike was writing this letter. She said that she couldn't move the clouds which was very confusing. I believe this is caused by a magic spell, if not, then it could be something else or worse the possible return of King Sombra. I will gather my frineds inside my castle.
Your most faithful student and Princess, Twilight Sparkle
“I believe all of was written by Twilight Sparkle is what you are about to say, Tia?” Luna said, looking at the letter.
Writer Rhyme hit the wall behind him when the monster formerly Windy Breeze tossed him. He was slumped on the wall behind him as the monster gave him a lifeless cold stair. It spread Windy's wings, revealing blades made of out bones covered with blood of the former Wonderbolt. The creature lunged at the stallion, who quickly shut his eyes, knowing the monster will give him a 'bad treatment'.
However, the 'treatment' never happened and what he never expect is to hear a familiar voice.
“Writer Rhyme, I finally found you!” he slowly open his house. He found himself wrapped in a hug by the monster. No, this is not a monster, this is still Windy Breeze.
“Windy... is that really you?” he said. Windy clocked her head.
“Are you asking me like if the sky is blue? Then yes, I am Windy Breeze” Windy said, there was a little change with her voice, her voice had a hoarse now compare at the previous days when her voice was clear of it. She didn't even seem to notice her mutations.
“Windy... look at yourself” he told her.
“What are you talking about? What's wrong with bo-” she stopped as she finally notice her body changes. Her eyes widened at the sight of her new fleshy mutilated forelegs. “Ah... Ah... Ah...NO!” she kneeled in horror and disbelief. She put one of her blade to her... Bloodstained uniform “Spitfire is gonna teach me a lesson to this!” she yelled, earning a facehoof from her friend.
“The uniform is a problem later but your new appandeges and new body parts are the problem right now. You can't just out with two new hooves hanging out of your stomach!” Windy gaze at him, then at her stomach. Indeed there are two new hooves hanging out of her opened stomach. Windy poke her new hooves with one of her blades.
“I didn't feel any pain from that. Strange”
Writer rolled his eyes “If Ponyville even had town guards, they would already call you 'abomination from Tartarus' and immediately start attacking you, then the news about you will spread throughout Equestria and beyond, surely the Wonderbolts will hear the news” Windy cringed and her ears fall flat at the thought of Spitfire and the other Wonderbolts, reading a newspaper about her.
“So, what do you think should I do?” she asked.
“Stay in your house. I'll do the cleaning while you stay in your bedroom. I might even get help from Twilight, we both know she's one of the most trusting ponies here in Ponyville and out of the Main Six, just behind Fluttershy” Writer explained, going out of the bedroom. He slumped on the bedroom door and moaned “Ugh, why me, why do I have to deserve this?”
After 2 hours of cleaning, Writer sat on the couch which he fixed by using tapes (he injured himself when he tried knitting) he then yelled for Windy.
“Hey Windy, you can come out now!”
As if a cue, a blade suddenly jut out of the door, it tried to remove itself from the door but was unable to do so. Suddenly, Windy bust through the door, shattering it to pieces, much to Writer's dismay, as evidenced by his grumble.
“Windy,” he said “Another one to fix?” the mare smiled sheepishly.
“Sorry, I just can't to get the door open with my new forelegs” she said, looking at her 'forelegs' “Maybe I should use my wings”
“Oh no, your wings are just the same. One hug can seperate a pony from their limbs” he told her, pointing at her wings. Windy looks at wings, then unfurled it, revealing 4 sharp blades covered in dried blood.
“You're right” she lowered her head in sadness. Writer stood up from the couch and went to his friend with a pitiful look.
“I'm very sorry to see you in this kind of state but if we aren't careful, then it could lead not our own downfall but somepony else. I don't want risking you murder somepony by accident” his horn glowed and one of the tips of one the blade that was once the wingtips are engulfed in his yellow magic as he examine it “Too sharp and this could cut a skin even if nudged by somepony” he move to her side and decided to test if his speculation is true. He lowered her wing using his magic and raised his left foreleg. He sofly ran down his limb, the skin making contact with the sharp bony wingtip. He jumped and let out a yelp, looking at his foreleg which now has a long cut and some blood sipping out. “Ugh, this is more painful than i thought it would be” he hissed.
“Are you okay, Writer Rhyme?” Windy asked with concern.
“No, I'm... fine” he gave her an assuring smile “This is just a normal flesh wound” he said “But I don't know what to do with you now especially you had those bony appandeges that could probably slice a pony limbless”
“Writer Rhyme, Eww!”
“Sorry, Windy, i couldn't remove the thought of how much trouble you could cause if the other ponies saw you” he then pondered.
“How about we tell either Princess Twilight Sparkle or Fluttershy, we could get some help from them especially they are the bearers of the elements of harmony” Windy suggested, receiving a bright smile from her friend.
“That's a great idea, Windy” he said, his smile suddenly turn into frown “No, no, just a good idea, Fluttershy might faint or even scream into town as if she thought your a monster and I lured her here to feed you” his smile then returned “But we knew Twilight could help us. Despite not as kind as Shy, she won't panic over seeing a mutated pony” he then went to the front door and quickly open it “Windy Breeze, whatever you do, if I'm not the one knocking on the door, don't open okay?”
“Yes, I won't open the door in all cost” Windy said.
“Pinkie Promise?”
She rolled her eyes “Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my- AHH!” Windy accidentally stabbed her right eye with her blade, earning a horrified look from Writer Rhyme, who immediately closed the door as she glared in his direction.
“Hey, you owe an apology!”
“Okay, did the weather control pegasi messed up the weather or Rainbow Dash slept too late?” Writer Rhyme looks at the sky with Windy's house just behind him. The sky look more menacing as if a storm is about to come but he doubt about that since there are too many ponies wandering outside, all staring at the dark sky above them. “Strange, what could have caused this?” Writer mused as he was walking, not paying attention to where he was going.
I bet he's going to bump to somepony-
“Ow!”
Oh, here we go.
He suddenly collided with someone headfirst, causing him and the other pony to took a step back from each other, both shaking their heads. Writer was the first one to recover and he look infront of him to see dazed Blossomforth.
“Ow, what's the big idea?” she was still unaware that the fact she's talking to the stallion who's heart is after her! Writer had been secretly fall in love with her but couldn't do anything since she was mostly at Cloudsdale and she live at the cloud city, she barely goes to Ponyville.
“Oh, are you okay, miss?” Writer decided to pretend that he doesn't know her, after all this is how protagonist turn into a couple in the books he read “I'm so sorry for bumping to you!”
“I'm fine sir” she look up at Writer and smiled “See? There's nothing to worry about”
“Are you sure, miss?”
“I'm okay, really” she said “Hey, I haven't seen you before”
“Nor I haven't seen you either” he said.
She rolled her eyes “Yes, perhaps an introduction would be great to know each other” she said “My name is Blossomforth. And you are?”
“Writer Rhyme, Miss Blossom” he said casually “So what takes you here in Ponyville?”
“I was going to meet Thunderlane and Cloud Kicker at the gym so we can test our flexibility” she the glance at the sky and frowned “but I think I had to stay here since the weather doesn't look too good”
He lifted an eyebrow “But you're a pegasus and you may be not a member from the weather control pegasi, you can just move the clouds”
“Oh no, don't give me that logic, Writer Rhyme” she said “We pegasi may control the weather but not the more wild ones like those from the Everfree Forest or those that came straight out of the tales of Nightmare Moon” she then look up at the sky again “And this? I'm very clueless about those ones”
“Never seen those clouds before? That's the same for all of us” he move beside her “Well, I better get going and see if Princess Twilight Sparkle had some explanation for this. Have a good morning, Blossomforth”
“Yeah, have a good stormy morning to you too, Writer Rhyme” she waved at him as he leave.
“Okay, I'm here” Writer Rhyme stood just infront of the large doors of Twilight's castle. He had speculated that the princess of friendship is very busy because of the sky above and being an egghead. He smirked at that thought of the princess swimming in a sea of books inside her new library. This thought eased his nervousness.
He knocked on the door several times and waited.
“Coming!” the door opened, revealing Spike “Oh, Mr. Rhyme, what do you need?”
“I want to speak with your sister” Writer said.
Spike looked at him “Wait a minute” the dragon sht the door again. He could hear voices from inside the castle but it was too unintelligible to understand. Finally, after a few seconds, Spike opens the door once again “You can come inside. Twilight is waiting for you at the throne room”
“The throne room? Finally, Twilight acknowledged that she's a princess” Spike rolled his eyes.
“Nah, she haven't yet. The throne room is where she talked to her friends and where they gather when the the map finds a friendship problem” he explained.
“Twilight also has a magical map, huh?” Writer snorted as they went up the stairs “I'm so jealous of her”
Spike leads him inside the throne room. Sitting on her throne is Princess Twilight Sparkle, who was tapping her hooves on a round table as she read a book. The mare brought her gaze away to look at him “So, what do you want to talk about, Writer Rhyme”
“Windy needs your help. She's in trouble and she has to stay inside her house” Writer told her.
Twilight jumped out of her throne, her eyes filled with worry. She levitated her book and gave it to Spike “Spike, can you take the book to my library?”
“Sure thing, Twilight!”
Writer watched as Spike leaves with the book. He then looks at Twilight “Twilight, i want you to pinkie promise”
Twilight raised an eyebrow “For what?”
“Well, I want you to pinkie promise that you won't freak out when he arrived at Windy's house”
“But why would I freak out?” Twilight asked.
Writer rolled his eyes “Oh, I don't know” he mocked, then got into Twilight's face and yelled “Maybe because my friend is morphing into a monsters UGLIER than the monsters from Tartarus!”
Writer Rhyme and Twilight Sparkle soon arrived at Windy's house. Both ponies are very worried that a friend is turning into a monster.
Twilight flared up her horn with her magic as the door infront of her is enveloped by her light brilliant raspberry magic aura. She then looks at the author beside her “So, can you describe me what monster she's transforming into?”
“Well, her forelegs had morphed into... Something I can't describe other than gruesome... gruesome as loosing her lower jaw” Twilight cringed at that part, which stops the stallion from describing the monster lurking inside the house “Her wings had also changed as well”
“Her wings?” Twilight parroted.
“Yeah. The feathers are gone... And in their place are sharp pointy bones that could cut anything it touches”
“This is so serious, we had to tell Celestia la-” before Twilight could finish, Writer puts a hoof to her mouth, his expression morphing into a glare.
“No, I don't the princesses of Equestria and of the Crystal Empire to get involved. this is just between you and me” Twilight tried to remove his offending with her magic but before she could say anything, he covered her mouth again “Do you understand, Princess Twilight of friendship?”
Twilight rolled her eyes. Writer removes his hoof so she could speak.
“Fine”
Writer gave her a thankful smile “Good, but first, I want you to cast a sound barrier spell in the house”
“Okay, I had the spell ready” Twilight told him. She gently open the door, allowing her and Writer inside. They found the living room empty whilst Writer sighed in relief that Windy didn't made any further damage to the room.
“I'm glad she didn't destroy the entire house while i'm gone” he said, closing the door behind them. Twilight looked him and lifted an eyebrow at him “Don't question it”
Twilight looks away from him. She walk towards the couch but stopped. There on the couch is blanket concealing a body of a pony, a blue tail hanging off the blanket. Twilight hesitated before wrapping the blanket with her magic.
“Twilight, wait”either she ignored the yell or it was too late, Twilight pulled the blanket out of the concealed pony, revealing a pegasus, biting it's bloodstained bladed wings. The lower jaw was gone, and the forelegs are heavily mutilated, the mare was still wearing her uniform albeit torn by the process of l the transformation, but what made Twilight sick is there was two new blue legs jutting out of her now open stomach.
As if sensed her presence, Windy opened her eyes, revealing pure red eyes with a pair of red dark orbs, staring into her soul.
“Oh, my Celestia, please be alright, please be alright”
(Screech)
“Can't you talk, Windy?”
(Choking)
“(Censored) this (Censorship)”
(Screech!)
“Why can't language barrier be kind... T-Twilight's waking up!”
(Screech)
Twilight slowly open her eyes back into the conscious world of Equestria and was terrified to see the same creature that made her faint looking down at her along with Writer Rhyme. She teleported out of instinct and appeared standing a few feet away from the duo.
“Woah, Twilight, calm do-” before Writer could finish, he was teleported behind Twilight, who was scowling at Windy as if she's a threat to them.
“Who are you and have you done to Windy Breeze?” Twilight's horn was glowing, showing an offensive was ready if Windy does anything funny. If Windy is able to make expressions, she would be showing fear now. A gentle screech answer the alicorn however, Twilight released a beam of magic her, sending the her crashing into a wall behind her. Windy quickly made friends with the floor with a roar of pain.
“Twilight, stop!” Writer couldn't believe the princess is attacking his friend despite their promise. He quickly got in between “Stop! Your hurting her!”
“Writer Rhyme, get away from it” Windy felt offended when she called 'it' by the princess of friendship herself “it's dangerous!”
“Twilight, you don't understand, you misunderstood her, she's still Windy!” Writer said, trying to convince Twilight “Look, if Windy attacks me after approaching me, you can banish her to the sun if you want to!” he then turn to look at Windy behind him, still mutilated as always after that manta ray-like creature invade her house “Windy, come here” Windy hesitated when she saw Twilight's horn glowing again, she looked glanced at Writer Rhyme one last time before standing up and slowly approach him. Twilight's horn glowed even more brighter when Windy stood beside the stallion
But when nothing happens, she stop channeling her magic and the glow disappeared, earning a sigh from Writer Rhyme and another choking from Windy.
“I believe you now” she told Writer before approaching Windy “I'm sorry for attacking you, Windy, your... new form fooled me” she only received a reply by the form of gurgling and choking sounds which sends chills down her bones “Wait, maybe i could fix that” Twilight's horn and Windy's body glowed as Twilight cast her language barrier breaking spell. Once she's done casting the spell she told Windy to speak “Can you try speaking to me?”
“Y-Yes?” Windy gasped “I can speak again! But this isn't my voice”
“Yeah, your voice sounds like Spitfire's” Writer added.
“But this suites me fine. I really want to have Spitfire's voice” she said before turning to Twilight “Oh, thank you for making me speak again!”
“No problem but we have to find out how will we turn you back to normal?” she said.
“I don't think we could revert her to her original self, Twilight” Writer said “Just take a look of her now! She got those... mandibles and those weird sharp boney things from her wings and her forelegs looks those of a mantis!”
“But we can still find a way to change her back” Twilight reasoned “Just like when Zecora was infected with the swamp fever, we can find a way to cure her!”
Writer sighed “You're so stubborn but fine. We'll find the cure but don't let anypony including Pinkie Pie find out about this or else she'll 'ring the bells'”
“I promise that i will not tell anypony about this” Writer and Windy stared at each other before looking back at Twilight.
“Good” Writer said “But we should do that later. Go back to your home, Twilight. Spike must be worried sick about you now”
Twilight's eyes widened “Spike!” her horn glowed and seconds later, she vanished.
“Come one, what is taking Twilight so long?” Spike muttered as he walk back and forth infront of the entrance door of Twilight's castle.
As if a cue, a bright light of light brilliant raspberry appeared infront of him, forcing him to cover his eyes with his arms. Twilight came leaping out of the ball of light before speaking to Spike.
“Sorry, Spike. I was just helping Writer Rhyme for something”
At the Wonderbolts Academy, an irratated Spitfire stood at the runway with Soarin and Misty.
“What took Windy so long!?” she said to herself.
“Maybe she's sick, Spitfire” Soarin mused “Remember when Thunderlane got the Feather Flu he had to go to the hospital?”
“I agree with Soarin” Misty sided “Maybe Windy got sick and was unable to go”
Spitfire sighed “Yeah, I guess you guys are right” she said “let's go back to practicing”
“Windy sat on her favorate pillow infront of the kitchen table, waiting for Writer Rhyme to finish cooking the salad he's cooking for her. It was surprising the fact the table was still largely intact and wasn't destroyed by necromorph yet.
After a few minutes later, Writer came out with the plate full of salad floating infront of him “Here's lunch” he said. She placed the food infront of the former Wonderbolt, who immediately casually ate her food.
However, to Writer's shock and horror, Windy began retching her lunch out of her mouth “It doesn't taste right” she said before coughing.
“Doesn't taste right?” the stallion's right eye twitched “But I made sure i didn't mix the dishwashing liquid this time and i cooked it more carefully!”
“I know that since the washing liquid is under the table all the time” she picked up the said bottle full of dishwashing liquid and showed it to Writer using her mutated appandeges, only to find that the the blade had impaled through the bottle.
“Maybe it's not only your appearance that changed” Writer mused “What if your taste are also...”
“Changing?” Windy's eyes widened in realization “No, i don't want to be carnivore!”
“Windy, calm down!” he told her “I'm just assuming that, I'm not entirely sure that your turning some kind of predator so i'm going to buy some food from the marketplace. I'll make sure you'll stay herbivore”
“Thanks, Writer” Windy gave him a smile of hope.
Green Glow was disappointed to see her Hooffel Sprouts was the only that received no shoppers. She ate Hooffel Sprouts and it was delicious but her fellow ponies said it wasn't and it's disgusting.
She hate it when somepony said that her favorate food is the most disgusting vegetable in all of Equestria.
Her thoughts was disconnected from her heart when she heard someone approaching.
“Hey, how much is your celery and the pumpkin?” asked her customer, a unicorn stallion with colonial white coat, pale canary eyes, and portafino yellow mane and tail, on his flank is a ink and quill cutie mark, and he was handsome but to Green, he was just as same as the other ponies.
“The Celery would be 12 bits and 15 for the pumpkin” she said, trying not to act too cold.
“And how about the those?” the stallion asked, pointing at one of the vegetables. Green look to where the stallion is pointing and to her surprise, he was pointing at the Hooffel Sprouts.
“Y-You want to buy some Hooffel Sprouts?”
“Yes” the stallion said, smiling at her.
“H-Hooffel Sprouts costs only 10” Green said, offering her own smile. She was happy someone wants to buy her favorate food. She didn't feel like she's the only pony who like Hooffel Sprouts anymore and seriously, her Hooffel Sprouts originally cost 13 but since this stallion made her realize that their are still other ponies who like the sprouts, she secretly gave him discount for it.
The stallion turn and left but something caught Green's attention. Levitating beside him was 7 shopping bags all of them looking like they're full of items inside and are about to create a hole. Green shrugged and went back to work.
“Good thing nopony is suspicious of me for carrying too many shopping bags” Writer said to himself as he used his magic to open the front door of Windy's house. He went inside and immediately collapsed on the ground along with the shopping bags he was levitating.
“Writer!” suddenly, he found himself picked up none other than the mutilated owner of the house herself, Windy Breeze “Dear Celestia, what happened to you?”
“...Tired...probably for using my magic too much” he said, or atleast moaned. He saw Windy's eyes move and set on his shopping bags and as if he's just a life-size doll, she simply let go of him and went for the bags, leaving him laying on the ground in an awkward position, one which was used by the mares when they're about to sex with stallions. He heard Windy say “Y-You bought all of these for me? Just we could make sure I'll stay herbivore?”
“No... So you can kill me by suddenly dropping me on a wooden floor when you are previously holding my head and forcing me to stand like a biped” he replied sarcastically.
“Oh, sorry!” Windy dropped the shopping bag on the floor and went to help him stand back on his legs.
As Writer stood up, he felt a gust of wind hit him behind him and Windy “It's okay, as long as nopony-” he then realized something. All windows in Windy's house are closed and covered with curtains to ensure no one is going to find out about Windy's morph into something came straight out of necromancy, so if the windows are closed, then, it would be the front door, the same door he used which he used to enter the house.
Which he forgot to close and the doorway was open wide for ponies to see them.
“Oh, sh**!” he quickly concentrated on closing the door using his magic. In a matter of one second, it was closed. He sighed in relief. He look at Windy and said “Hey, help me carry one of the bags okay? I helped you first”
Outside the house, a cross eyed light sapphire bluish gray mare with golden yellow eyes, and pale, light grayish apple green mane and tail, and on her flank is a group of bubbles cutie mark. She was just doing her job as a mailmare when she saw Writer Rhyme went inside Windy Breeze's house. She saw him collapse, which alarmed and her was about to approach to help him when a creature appeared.
The creature came straight out of a nightmare. It look like Windy Breeze but a twisted version of the mare, her Wonderbolt uniform was tattered, her blue eyes and her white sclera both turn blood red, and what scared her the most is the creature's forelegs, which was only flesh and bone and even has a sharp blade, she could see the creature's wings but instead of feathers, sharp bones protrude from the appandeges, the creature's body was coated from head to tail except for the mane which left untouch by the gore, limping out of her open stomach are two smell legs, the lower jaw is only a set of mandible of some sort.
And it was on top of her friend.
Derpy shrieked and hid behind a nearby cart. She decided to hide behind a nearby cart until she heard the door close.
“W-What was that?” she stuttered.
“Twilight, what are you doing? It's time to eat breakfast” Spike told Twilight, the mare reading a book about medicine until she closed the book and throws the book into a pile of other books she was previously reading.
“I need something for one of my research” Twilight told him “and it's really important. Spike, can you place my food in the fridge until i'm done reading?”
“Um, you're not reading a book. You're tossing them so you can add more chores for me to do” Spike remarked with the deadpan look.
“Sorry” Twilight said “Something is bothering me lately”
“Is it about the weather phenomenon, Twilight? You should be laze for a bit. You are working your head too much lately” he told him.
“Y-Yeah, it's about the weather” Twilight nervously chuckled.
“Okay?” he picks up the book the alicorn previously throw, the title was not what he expect when it comes to weather.
That is because the title is 'Legendary Creatures of Equus' which does not count as strange weather phenomenon. Spike begin to think his 'big sis' is hiding something from him.
After seeing Writer attacked by some kind of monster, Derpy went for the latter's nearest friend, Ire Heaven of all ponies who was casually hovering on the air with Stormlight, talking mostly about the theater contest she had anticipated.
“B-But Ire, what I'm saying is true! I saw Writer got attacked by a monster!” Derpy said. And here she was, trying to convince Ire and Stormlight of the attack.
“Monster, monster, blah, blah, blah, blah! I don't believe any single word coming out of your mouth, Derpy!” Ire yelled at her with a scowl “Why don't you try and go convince somepony of your made-up story, I hope they believe to your lies, lier!” she glances at her friend, Stormlight “Come on, Stormlight, we don't have to do with this nonsense!”
As they are about to leave, Stormlight shouted a “Wait!” prompting Ire to halt “I believe her, Ire”
Ire's eyes widened “What? You believed to this reckless pegasus' story?” she was silenced by Stormlight's glare which made her change her mind “Fine...”
Spike looks at Twilight with concern as she reads a book about ancient creatures. He suspected it was not only the weather which is bothering her and if she was bothered only by the weather, why does she have to read a book about animals instead of books about the weather? But he was not going to press Twilight into making her talk, no he was going to secretly find out “Do you want me to buy some hayburger, Twilight?” he asked.
“Sure, but I want you to take Ruby with you,” Twilight said lazily. As if a cue, a unicorn mare wearing night guard armor came inside the library.
“Uh... Did somepony summoned me?” Ruby asked, confused why she went into the room for no reason.
“Ruby, can you please accompany Spike to the Café Hay?” Twilight asked without moving her gaze away from the page of the book.
Ruby saluted “Of course your high- I mean Twilight!” of course, Twilight doesn't want to be called something related to royalty so she ordered all of her guards to call her by her first name.
Spike and Ruby walk in the streets of Ponyville. Ruby had a solemn look on her face just like the other guards he seen in the previous years of his life “Ruby, can you please stop doing that, there's no reason to give ponies that look”
Ruby broke her solemn expression before looking at Spike “Oh, uh... Okay, Sir Spike”
“Do guards always have to do that? I mean nobody is going to mess with royalty right?” Spike asked.
“Yep, guards need to be stern to show that they aren't playing around or making displays. We guards aren't working only because for the armors and stuff, we are here to maintain control and protect both citizens and royalty” she explained with a smile “But we still do friendship things, I have a friend back in Canterlot, Silver Sable, she's a guardsmare wearing the same armor like mine!”
“Uh... Okay?” Spike said, unsure whether he should ditch her or not. She wasn't unlike any other guards he met except one of the stallions guarding the Canterlot Archives, though Ruby is more talkative than him and a little jovial.
He was too busy thinking he continued to walk until somepony hit him and caused him to fall on the ground. He heard Ruby yell in an aggressive tone. He shook the soil off his eyes to see Ire Heaven, standing up.
“Watch where you are looking at, little dragon!” Ire sneered at him, earning a scowl from Ruby.
“Who dares to hail a remark on the head of Princess Twilight Sparkle's assistant!?”
“Oh, yeah and who dares to challenge me!?” Ire yelled back at the Royal Guard. Both of them are now exchanging hostile gaze to each other. Spike swore electricity came out of their eyes.
“Oh, Spike we're so sorry for the trouble!” he turns around and saw Stormlight, shaking but was able to look at him with guilt “W-We didn't mean to hit you” Spike saw Derpy, looking at him with a look which 'There's no time for this!'
Spike stood up whilst Ire and Ruby continue their 'deadly' argument. He raised a claw at Stormlight and Derpy “It's okay, Stormlight. I'm okay. See?” he then turns around to face Ruby “Ire, Ruby, can you two please stop”
“But sir Spike. This mare has made an attempt to harm you, such crime shall not be tolerated!” she said dramatically. Spike reminds him of Rarity for her speech.
“Is arguing with a citizen is not considered a crime, jerk!?” Ire remarked, earning another scowl from Ruby.
“Enough fighting! Geez...” Spike said.
Ruby's eyes turn to look at Ire “You are only lucky that you haven't found yourself dragged to a dungeon, criminal scum”
Ire gave her a smug look “Try me, bitch”
“Ire, we don't have time for this. Writer is in trouble remember!” This caught Spike and Ruby's attention.
“Writer Rhyme is in trouble!?” “A gentlecolt is in trouble!?” Spike and Ruby gasped in unison. The duo glances at each other and exchanged weird looks before glancing back at Ire's group.
“Derpy said she saw him being dragged by a monster into Windy Breeze's house” Ire reluctantly explained. She still hadn't believe Derpy and the only reason why she's tagging along the group is because of Stormlight, that mare is not safe whether she's not there to protect her.
“So why are we still standing here? We have to go and save him before he gets eaten!” Ruby told them. The night guard was suddenly filled with determination. She reared, kicking her forelegs on the air before galloping past them.
“Hey dumbass, Windy's house is in the opposite direction!
Windy spat out the zap apple jam Writer gave her. It doesn't taste good anymore, more like it tasted like garbage.
“The last vegetable you yet to taste is... Hooffel Sprouts” Writer hesitated. Hooffel Sprouts was one of the most disgusting food for herbivores, even a zebra will refuse to eat the bitter, limp food.
“Can you at least give me ketchup?” Windy asked. Using his magic, Writer levitates a ketchup out of the refrigerator and set it beside the plate. Windy said thanks before pouring Ketchup on her food. She then dives into her food, eating the sprouts and smearing her mouth with red ketchup.
“Whoa, calm down, Windy!” Writer said. Windy closed her eyes as she gulps down her food to her stomach. However, she felt her body refusing to let the vegetable go deeper to her body, and suddenly, she spits out the sprouts in random directions, flying like a bullet. One of the sprouts manages to break a window while the other one hit Writer on the head hard enough to knock him unconscious. Windy, flipped the table furiously, breaking the bottle and spilling Ketchup on the poor unicorn.
“I'm now a carnivore, am I?” Windy asked calmly. She was given no reply “Writer?” she looks to where Writer was, only to see the stallion laying on the floor covered with ketchup.
A scream filled the house belonging to Windy Breeze. 4 ponies and a baby dragon cringed when they heard the scream. It sounds like a pony's scream, but it was followed by a shrill chilling one. Stormlight cowered and hug the ground like a cat while Ire tried to maintain her solemn expression. Ruby was slightly shaking like a leaf on a light breeze, Derpy took one step back, and Spike had a fearful look on his face, though he gulped it down to his stomach, trying to be brave to save a friend in a 'life and death' situation.
“I'm very surprised nopony told Twilight about this. Everypony within 2 blocks would jump out of their skin if they hear that” Ruby mused.
“I guess everypony is very stupid and very ignorant” Ire spat spitefully “Oh, I HATE IGNORANTS!”
“Shut up, criminal scum. The monster is going to hear you!” Ruby hissed back at her. Ire humphed and shot her a glare.
“Ire, it's not the time to pick up a fight. really...” Stormlight muttered the last word with annoyance.
“Um, we should really go or else, Writer will die while we argue here,” Derpy told them. Everypony sans Derpy widened in realization. They moved what they guess is a kitchen window in the blink of an eye and peeked to see what's inside.
It was straight out of a cheesy but terrifying horror movie. A gruesome eldritch creature crouched beside their friend, Writer Rhyme. The stallion had his eyes closed, his mouth gape open, and his body covered in red substance. He was 'dead'.
Stormlight starts to whimper while Ire goes to comfort her albeit her gaze still on the horrific 'death' scene, Derpy covered her mouth, her lunch threatening to come out of her stomach, Ruby just stared in shock, and Spike fainted.
Ruby was the first one to recover. She let out a battle cry, not caring that there's a wall right infront of her.
When Windy found Writer's stomach moving gently, she decided to taste she assumed 'blood'. To her relief it was just Ketchup.
However, her relief was short-lived, when the wall to her left exploded, and a night guard came and yelled a war cry.
“CHARGE!”
Windy collided with the guard and they both crashed to the floor beside Writer. She was forcefully rammed against the wall behind and met the furious gaze of the mare “What did you do, foul beast!?” Windy didn't answer. She knew she was in trouble just because of misunderstanding, she read stories about this kinds of situations “ANSWER ME OR I WILL SHOOT BOLTS OF MAGIC RIGHT AT YOUR FACE!!” before Windy could even say a word, a debris was thrown at the guard that hit her helmet. The guard turn around to see Ire, giving her an irritated look.
“Geez, you don't had to be like Princess Luna!” she said, rubbing her left ear using her wing “You even destroyed a wall of somepony's kitchen. Do you even respect the dead!?” a popped vein came out of the head of Windy, angry that her 'friend' was saying something like she 'died'.
“How dare you talk to me like that, criminal scum!” the guard quickly forgot Windy to quarrel with the 'devil' “Your actions will not be tolerated any longer. I will sent you to the dungeons of Canterlot and charge you of insulting an EUP!”
“Try me, defenceless bitch!”
With the floodgates open, the rage of the night came out like a flood in the form of a unicorn charging at the Pegasus with a shout. Ire simply soar out of the way and the unicorn made friends with the wall beside the huge hole she made on the wall. The unicorn shook her head to get rid of the dust and glanced up at Ire, who was giving her an expression of a bully “You will never get me! Oh, and it's always effective since I dreamed of a Cozycorn!” the guard let a snort and went into a fighting stance. After pawing one hoof at the floor, she charged one more time, this time jumping and shooting bolts at the flying yellow pegasus. Ire dodged every Bolt and would always hail insults at the poor guard, who looks as if she's trying not to cry.
Soon, Derpy, Stormlight, and Spike came. Derpy and Stormlight approached Writer and Rhyme while Spike went infront of Windy. He stretched his hand as if to block her from the trio.
“Y-You will have to go through me first, zombie pony!” Spike said, his voice shaky but is actually showing some bravery. Windy simply gave him a poker face as she stood infront of him, inadvertently intimidating him.
Windy let ou a sigh “This is going to be a long day” and as a prize for her calm speech, everyone around her, including Ire and Ruby gasped, who both halt their fight to glance at her.
“It spoke!” “Oh my Celestia, it spoke!” “The monster spoke!” “The foal beast spoke!” “Of course it spoke!” “AHH!”
In Spike's case, he screamed and fell on his butt before quickly backing away from the necromorph-turned pony. He stopped when he hit Writer's body “S-Stay away from me!”
Windy sighed. Again “Spike, do you know who i am before I turned into this... Thing!?” she gradually becoming irritated with Spike's fears and his reactions to her new look “Oh come on. I'm not that bad, besides, I'm still the same Wonderbolt everypony know!”
It was silent for the next few seconds. Derpy, Stormlight, Spike, and Ruby, who's horn still encased in pink magic stood likes statues while Ire stared at her, her wings flapping as usual. Writer is still unconscious. Windy stared at them, waiting for something to happen. It seems everyone around her is thinking whether or not they should believe her. Surprisingly, Stormlight was the first one to break the silence.
“I...Is that really you, W-Windy?”
Spitfire sighed as she watch a Cadet thrown out of the dizzitron like an angry red bird. Windy was absent, but this was the first time the mare was absent with no illness or an accident. Windy had no hobby to go slacking off like Thunderlane.
“Still wondering why she's not coming?” she look behind her to see Soarin, approaching her with a neutral expression.
“Yeah, but i'm also concerned of the weather. Nothing has happened and the sky is still red” Spitfire said, raising her head to look at blood red sky. It had been several minutes when this happened and there was a panic at Cloudsdale “I received a letter from the princesses. They are going to send guards just in case of an attack?”
“Attack? From who? The stallion in 'black'?” of course, Soarin wasn't serious about referring King Sombra. He had since made jokes about the enemy of Crystal Empire when he and the others are brainwashed by the latter.
“This is serious, Soarin”
Soarin's laughter ceased and he frowned “I know”
Ruby wasn't convinced by the talking creature. Yeah, she does have some resemblance of Windy Breeze, but that doesn't mean she will just simply let her guard down “I don't believe you, vile creature” she said.
“She's telling the truth, ma'am” she and everyone glance to see Writer, standing up on his legs. It seemed he regained consciousness just now “You misunderstood everything you see, all of the 'blood' is just ketchup” he explained. He took a ketchup from the floor with his hooves and licks it “Yep, it's definitely ketchup”
Ketchup? Ruby noticed a tomato covered in Ketchup laying nearby. She almost squealed to see her favorite vegetable. Without thinking, she levitate the 'tomato' to her mouth and swallowed.
Only for her body to refuse and made her throw up infront of everybody. After removing the 'tomato' from her outh, she finally saw what the 'tomato' actually was.
Everyone stared at the food which has just got out of Ruby's body. Ruby smiled sheepishly at everyone before throwing it away outside.
“So we finally know Writer hasn't harmed thanks to the said 'Writer' waking up and saying that the 'pool of blood' is actually ketchup,” she then looks at Windy and glared “But when did you turn into a mutant, Windy? Last I check, you never take steroids”
Everyone turns around to look at Windy, who become nervous when she got everyone's attention “I don't know, but I think some creature I never have ever seen in my entire life broke into my house and stabbed me and on the forehead” she points her hoof at her forehead. There was a hole where the proboscis had impaled her head. Everyone looks in horror at the sight of the hole.
“What kind of creature would do such horrific things to this pony?” Ruby said.
“I don't know, but I think that's how I transformed into this” Windy said, “The same creature also happens to be responsible for the damage at Writer's house, so he was forced to live here with me for the day” she explained.
“Wait a minute. You're telling us there is some creature with the abilities to change your body running around town?” Ire said. At this point, she was becoming paranoid not for herself, but for Stormlight. She turns to Writer and glared at him “Why didn't you tell us about this!?”
“D-Don't tell me that. You guys won't believe me. I can still imagine how you guys would react if I told you about it!” Writer defended himself. Years of reading stories about first contacts made him understand how ponies and other creatures would react to the news about an alien living behind the darkness, and those who brought the news are often are thought to be crazy. He doesn't want to do the same mistake as the fictional characters did, but it seems he still made a mistake of not telling his friends about a dangerous creature on loose.
Also, years of being punched at the face by Ire doesn't help.
“Writer is right. We won't actually believe him at first, just like when Derpy told us to help him” Stormlight agreed. Ire Heaven gave her a questioning look but didn't say anything.
“But sir Writer, it's still better to tell everypony about the mysterious creature rather than to keep quiet about it,” Ruby said.
Writer bowed his head in shame, realizing that he still made one mistake that he shouldn't do “Sorry”
“Apologies accepted,” Ruby said “But we have a monster hiding somewhere in Ponyville. We should tell the princesses about this!” everyone around her nodded in agreement.
“We should tell Twilight first before telling the other princesses since she's the nearest of them all” Ire solemnly suggested. Ruby couldn't help but agree with the 'criminal' since she was one of Princess Twilight's guards. She doesn't want the thought of getting yelled at by the Princess of Friendship before losing her job.
“Ugh, I can't help but agree to the scumbag. Come on, lets go everypony”
“Wait, but who's going to stay with Windy” Writer spoke up. The stallion had walked and stood in front of the necromorph, who did nothing but stand like a statue. Writer didn't want to leave the mare mostly because of the pony shaped hole on the wall made by Ruby's attempt to 'save' him.
“Guarding a citizen needed for protection is one of my top priorities. All of you can leave and tell Princess Twilight about this, that includes you, sir Spike since you are the one who send reports to Princess Celestia” she then glances at the said hole on the wall “I might not be a carpenter, but I'll try fixing this” she looks at Windy with a look with a smile filled with regret “I apologize for destroying the wall, Miss Windy. Your looks had deceived me into believing that you are a monster”
“Oh no. It's okay, Ruby. I would react the same if I were to see somepony in this kind of...state” Windy could admit she would act the same if she were in this situation due to instinct and from training at the Wonderbolts Academy. She watches as Writer and the others said their goodbyes to her as they leave.
Writer is relieved that he and the group arrived at Twilight's castle without intervention. Many ponies had been staring at them since seeing Spike in a group of ponies and without his guard, Ruby is unusual, and this includes Ire since she wasn't a social type to walk beside Spike.
Spike reached out his hand to claw to knock on the door. He hesitated at first but gained the strength when he turns around and saw Ire, giving a dirty look. He knocked several times “Twilight, I'm back,” he said.
Ire snorted “While do we have to knock on the door? We could just simply force it open, besides I got good reasons to do so” Stormlight gave her a horrified look.
“Iree, that's horrible! You know this is owned by royalty!”
Ire snorted “So what? They'll just let some monster go on a rampage while they're doing nothing to stop it? No way I can't allow that!” she backs away a few meters from the door before pawing on the ground, much to everyone's concern including Spike.
“Uh, Ire. What are you doing?”
“Stand back everypony. I'm going to ram open the door!” Spike's eyes widened when he heard her say this.
“Ire, don't she-!” Spike's protest was completely ignored as Ire galloped towards the door, her head lowered to use it to force open the door. Unfortunately, the door parted, instead of wood, a lavender alicorn was what Ire rammed into. She and Twilight crashed in the hallway.
Twilight puts a hoof to her head because of the headache she received from her collision with Ire “R-Rainbow, why do you always have to...” she trailed off when she saw it wasn't Rainbow, who rammed to her, but was Ire “Ire, what brings you here?”
“There's a monster hiding somewhere in Ponyville, that's why I'm here” Ire grumbled as she stood up “and you are just here, inside your castle, doing nothing until it hurts somepony” Twilight lifted an eyebrow at her.
“A monster?” she was confused. First the weather, second Windy, third a monster?
“They are talking about the monster who is responsible for Windy's transformation” Twilight glance to see Writer, Spike, Derpy, and Stormlight came in from the open doorway.
“Writer, I thought we promised not to tell everypony about this”
“Yes, we did, Twilight, but somehow one of them found out and decided to spread it, then they made a hole in the wall in an attempt to save me, and now I found myself here” Writer explained.
“Derpy said she saw Writer was dragged by some 'monster' into Windy's house and we were alarmed to hear that, so we were going to save him, but we bump into Spike and his guard on the way” Stormlight added. Twilight stop the urge to facehoof. It was luck that has saved them since it appears no one in town seemed to notice or even find out. On the other hand, if someone finds out, then they'll spread the news throughout Ponyville, which could cause panic. Twilight knew this could cause the situation to become worse and she will do anything to stop it from happening.
“Let's talk about this in the throne room,” she lights up her horn with raspberry aura and closed the double wooden doors with her magic. She leads the group to the throne room on the second floor of the castle. It was the first time for Ire Heaven, Stormlight, and Derpy to be in Twilight's castle and they stare at everything that caught their attention. For Ire, it was just like the glorious castle back in Canterlot and wasn't impressed at all. Writer had been in the castle numerous times to get some books from Twilight for his own purposes.
After the last plank is nailed on the wall to conceal the kitchen, Ruby wiped out sweat from her head. She looks out from a window to see if someone is outside the house. When she finds the street empty, she sat, facing Windy across the table.
“So what do you want to say?” she said.
“Um, Ruby, can you keep good care of my necklace?” Windy asked. She doesn't want to wear the gift given by one of her friends while looking like a monster.
Ruby knew what Windy wants and agrees to take care of the item. She uses her magic to take the necklace off Windy's neck, able stop from cringing when she saw the pendant got stuck on one of the necromorph's mandible before successfully removing it. She put the necklace on her own neck.
“Thank you,” Windy said, “I think you should wear that all the time. It's too expensive and it would be prone to stealing, so I want you not to never ever take it off your neck, okay”
“If it pleases the citizen” Ruby smiled.
At the castle of friendship, everyone sat on the thrones as Twilight told the group she had searched for any clues of what monster is secretly hiding. Writer had described what it looks like, but she finds none of any creature of the descriptions he gave, much to everyone's dismay. Spike ultimately had enough.
“Let's just tell Princess Celestia about this, Twilight”
"I agree with the little dragon. We should tell the princesses about this” Ire agreed.
“No, this is my responsibility. The princess should not be involved” Twilight disagreed. Ire moved her face very close to the alicorn's, that their muzzle is touching each other.
“Your responsibility or not. The princesses must know of this” she yelled furiously at Twilight “We are not talking about some parsprite or a bugbear, Twilight. No, we are talking about an unknown creature. A dangerous creature that could silently bring down all of Ponyville in only a few days!”
“Iree, you're disrespecting her!” Stormlight doesn't like it when her friend is yelling at the face of someone in royalty. Ire looked at her with a stern look. She may be looking at her, but that glare is directed at Twilight “Please...”
Ire sighed in defeat and backs away from Twilight “Fine” she glances back at Twilight and said “You're very lucky I didn't punch your face” it was at this moment Spike was restraining himself from yelling at the mare. The only reason why he hasn't done it is that there are too many ponies to witness, including Stormlight.
Twilight turned around, looking at the door in front of her. She made her decision “Spike get a quill and a parchment” this didn't surprise Spike, except Writer Rhyme, Stormlight, Derpy, and Ire, the latter broke her stern expression to gave way for the shock for a few seconds before she furrowed her eyebrows and smirked.
“Oh, what a relief” Ire muttered sarcastically to herself. Spike arrives with and prepares to write down every word Twilight says.
“Dear Princess Celestia” Twilight started “Me and a lot of my friends found ourselves in a difficult situation we couldn't handle. One of the Wonderbolts, Windy Breeze, is attacked by an unknown creature and is infected with some kind of skin disease. I'm afraid I am unable to find a medicine for this disease, and worst of all, the creature is hiding somewhere in Ponyville. We need your help princess”
“and tell them to send hundreds of guards” Ire added. Twilight, however, ignored her.
From your faithful student and the princess of friendship, Twilight Sparkle” Spike rolled the parchment and sends it to Celestia via his magical fire breath.
“It's going to take long, isn't it?” Ire asked.
“Don't worry, Ire. It will reach the princess in seconds” Twilight assured her “All we have to do right now is wait”
Celestia sat lazily on her throne in the Canterlot Castle throne room. Sitting to her left on another throne is her younger sister, Luna, who is staring into space. They have assigned many of her guards to guard the sky while the rest went to the city to order the citizens of Canterlot to stay indoors just in case something happens. Celestia also ordered a group of guards to go to Ponyville since it was the epicenter of the weird phenomenon. The presence of maids and servants in the castle have decreased since many decided to go back to their families.
As Celestia was about to fell into a deep sleep. A green flame suddenly came out of nowhere and suddenly materialize on top of her head. It falls and hits her head enough to wake her up. She levitates and unrolls the parchment. Luna heard her reading and asks.
“What does it say, sister?” Celestia let out a sigh after she finished reading the message from her former student.
“Something has already happened, Luna, and it isn't good,” Celestia said as she rolls the parchment before giving it to one of her guards.
“W-What do you mean, sister?”
“Somepony has been attacked by some unknown creature,” Celestia told her. Luna's eyes widened.
“One of our little ponies attacked?” Luna gasped “We should visit them and pay their hospital bill, then find whatever attacked them and drag it into the deep sections of the Canterlot dungeons!”
“Relax, Luna. We don't know just how powerful the creature could be” Celestia told her “For now, we are just going to bring some guards to Ponyville and visit the injured” she turns to the guard holding Twilight's scroll using his magic “Go and tell Raven I need a scroll and parchment”
“Yes, your highness” the guard bowed before he went out of the throne room.
“Don't worry, Luna, I'm sure everything will be alright” Celestia assured her sister.
“Ugh, Why does it take long for the princesses to give us a reply?” Ire frowned as she and Writer play chess on the floor of the throne room of Twilight's castle. The two decided to play the board game while they wait for a reply from the princesses.
”They are probably busy because of the sky turning red”
“Hmph, you're right, Twilight. With all those wealthy ponies living in that big modest city on the mountain, many would come at the castle gates and complain about it” Ire snorted as she put a hight in front of Writer's bishop, to which the latter took it off the chessboard using his magic.
“Daw, you got me this time!”
Ire smirked, “Do you think I will let myself fall easy to a very dumb horror novelist?”
“Ouch, that is a very rude comment,” Writer said, grimacing in mock pain “But you left your king unguarded” he casually moves his queen and knocks Ire's king, much to the latter becoming displeased.
“Ugh, well that's okay, at least you did not give me any good reason to squish that head of yours” she groaned.
Meanwhile, Spike had been busy putting back books on the bookshelves with some help from Stormlight. The baby dragon was very lucky that his 'big sister' forgot all about buying hayburger with Ruby, he'll be investigated.
“I couldn't imagine how much Princesses Twilight used you to clean up all her mess she caused”
”I don't really mind. It only happens if she's in a 'study frenzy'” he told her as he put the purple book into the shelf. With her help, he doesn't need to go down the ladder and pick up books laying on the floor, Stormlight would just pick a random book, flew up, and give it to him. Sometimes, he would give it back to her if it doesn't belong to the shelf he is currently filling.
“I just noticed something”
Spike lifted an eyebrow “What is it, Stormlight?”
“Most of the books I pick up from the pile are mostly about animals, mythology, and weather. Most of the books are about animals than about weather, how long does Twilight know of Windy's... horrific turning?”
“I guess only several minutes only, Writer seems to have more knowledge, and he also heard that he was attacked before Windy” he grabs the book from her hooves and looks at it for a few seconds before putting it on the shelf.
“Whatever it was, it didn't sound friendly” she mused, to which Spike replied.
“Obviously,” he added.
“I wonder how it changed Windy into something monstrous”
“Magic probably,” he said as Stormlight went back to pick up a random book from the pile. The pegasus quickly flew back to him.
“I couldn't imagine how much pain Windy went through during that transformation” she sympathized “Her face is very horrible, especially her lower jaw, and her wing? ...I..I felt bad she couldn't use them to fly” Spike Clearly understand what she means: to be a pegasus without the ability to fly is a great shame to them, especially if they lost their wings in a very... terrible way, justing by her expression, she is disturbed by her own words.
“...Let's just hope, Twilight finds a cure” he said as he grab the book from her hooves “Weird, this book isn't about weather and mystical creatures” she gave him a skeptical look.
“Huh? Let me take a look?” he gave her the book, looking at the cover before saying “Spike, this book is titled 'Everfree Forest and its inhabitants' and this book also tells us about creatures that have rumored to have been living in the forest”
“Wait a minute” he suddenly snatched the book from her hooves and take a look. Indeed, the title is 'Everfree Forest and its inhabitants' “Wait what!?”
“What's wrong, Spike?”
“Nothing, Stormlight!” he let a chuckle, much to her confusion. He looks away at her and whispered to himself.
“Funny, I thought the book is all about gemstones” he mentally shrugged himself when his stomach growled “Maybe its just mind” he turns back at Stormlight “Let's take a bit pause for now, I'm hungry”
Stormlight smiled “Sure, ”
Ruby had a popping vein staying at her head for several minutes after taking Windy's brand new necklace. Ponies had been going to the house, having heard the small incident when she, Spike, and the others first arrived. They are asking her what was going on and demanded to see Windy. All what she said is one word: “No,” luckily for her, the locals aren't that forceful and demanding. But still...
“They are getting on my nerves” she huffed, she loom down at the necklace she is now wearing. Her horn glowed as she use her magic to left the spiral stone up to her eyes “this thing looks actually well-crafted. I wonder where I can buy this thing?” she mused.
As she was saying this, something on the roof the house moved, casting a shadow over the unicorn guardsmare. She glanced up behind her and quickly had her offensive spell ready. There was nothing there.
“I will not fell for your tricks, intruder” she growled “Come out and face me like a true stallion!” she waited for the 'intruder' to reveal themself.
As Stormlight was eating, she heard a tray hitting the ground. She glanced to see Spike, who looks as if he's about to throw up.
“Spike, are you on- Eep!” she out a shriek as she ducked to avoid being engulfed in green flames which materializes into a scroll. Said scroll landed on her head.
Spike coughed two times before regaining himself and picking up the scroll and rushing out of the kitchen.
“Hey, wait for me!”
...
Spike had been running on the halls of Twilight's for only several second before reaching the throne room. There, he found Twilight, talking to Derpy while Writer naps on Fluttershy's throne, sleeping rather loudly, his mouth hung agape and a drool slowly falling off his mouth. Ire, well she was just aitting on Rainbow Dash's throne with a very grumpy look, hinting she's becoming impatient waiting for Celestia's message to come. So when Spike entered the room, she was the first to notice him and spoke up.
“Oh, good, the princesses finally gave her message” she said in mock relief as she frowned at Spike, who assumed she was just glaring at him because he had the the princesses' scroll “Hey, Twilight, your former fatass teacher finally send you a letter!” Twilight gasped at this insult
“Ire, don't insult Princess Celestia!” she scold the arrogant pegasus before getting the scroll from Spike using her magic. She silently read what it says there. At this point, Writer had woke up, looking at Twilight with curiosity.
“So, what does the princess say?” Derpy approached the lavender alicorn.
Twilight suddenly unrolled the scroll “The princesses are coming to the castle!” she gasped. Ire rolled her eyes.
“Why does my own kind needs to be so dramatic sometimes” she muttered to herself just in time for Stormlight the enter the room.
“D-Did I miss something important?”
“THE PRINCESS ARE GOING TO PONYVILLE!” Twilight shouted as she panic, glancing around at everyone in the room “We need to get ready, everypony! The princessses are going to visit the town!”
Ire snorted in amusement... or annoyance. It was hard to identify whether she's annoyed or just mocking her “What, are we going to up make up on for another celebration?” she smirked.
“Iree!” Stormlight hissed, hearing her friend insulting a stranger was not good, but insulting a royalty? Now, that's a terrible idea.
“I don't really need to get ready. All what the princesses did when they visited the town at the past was just greet us, order us to stop bowing at their presence, and began a very long speech at the town hall” he quickly found looking himself looking at Twilight's face. The alicorn had apparently heard him, then dragged him to her, of course by using magic.
“That is not the same thing as now, Writer. They are going to visit Windy as well, then talk to me about her and what happened to you before her transformation” she unknowingly pushed him to the floor, earning a grunt from the poor stallion “I will be also questioned for letting somepony be attacked, and if I said something wrong, they'll-”
Twilight was interrupted by a slap to her face, the force applied it was enough to move her head.
“Twilight, you are overreacting, and that's a sign of being an overreacting idiot” Ire told her very bitterly with a glare “Did you remember back then you are still a unicorn and you casted a spell on a doll which makes everypony go mad and do great lengths to get it? I didn't know what exactly happened after Celestia came but everything seems normal the next day, and you are still in town!” Twilight was about to speak once again, but she was again cut off by her “No, it is not different from our current problem, Twilight you are overreacting!” to everyone's surprise, Stormlight didn't do anything to stop her friend, but her expression tells that she was restraining herself.
Twilight stared at Ire for several seconds with a dull look before she finally spoke up “Y-You're right, ” Ire smiled, happy to hear that the princess actually listened to her “But my friends are punished instead” the pegasus' expression darkened, even her right eye twitched. She couldn't just handle Twilight being too much 'Twilight'. She approached her and suddenly pushed her back with a glare which could marvel any villains they have ever encountered. This act caught everyone off guard, she was glad that none of the other Main six are here to watch or she'll never hear the end of it.
“Iree!” Stormlight gasped. No one unsurprisingly stop her from approaching her friend since what her friend done was an act of violence and a sign of insolence, the last they would expect to stop her is Spike, since it was Twilight whom got hurt.
“Iree, what have you done, didn't you know you just did something very impolite to a princess!?”
“I don't like showing respects to anypomy is just only known in my marehood” Ire's voice was solemn when she was talking to Stormlight, her expression even softened but this was only contemporary since her irritated expression quickly came back “I can't even call her a princess since she really doesn't act like one, she acts like an actress starring in a theatre for foals!”
“You should say some kind words and make her realize her mistakes, not pushing them... or worse!”
Ire gasped through her gritted teeth. She was hesitant but complied and looked at Twilight with one of her eyes twitching.
“V-Very sorry, Princess Sparkle, but this really for Stormlight, I really have no regrets” Ire stood up and went to the others while Stormlight approached Twilight. Twilight, in the other hoof, half expected this to happen since she have knew this mare for years, the mare could get angry so easily even if facing a small problem. But this is not just some average issue they are now facing: right now, Windy has turned to a form by some unknown creature, said creature is hiding in town, probably to find more ponies to transform to some grotesque creature or worse.
“Are you okay, Princess?” Stormlight helped her up. There wasn't any injuries since Ire just simply pushed her, but all what is inside Stormlight's mind is that her friend disrespected someone in royalty. It would came to Twilight the thought of Stormlight as a royal guard, guarding her former teacher in the throne room at Canterlot Castle.
“I'm alright, Stormlight” hearing this, Ire hmph'ed in response.
“I'm sorry for Ire's attitude, she was just so worried about me”
“Its okay, it's my fault for thinking too much” Twilight said. Spike came to her with a worried expression.
“We should take Ire outside” he insisted “She could probably do something worse than pushing you”
“Yeah, hear out Barney” Ire spat out, Spike stuck his tongue out at her in response.
“Ire, Spiku, enough!” Stormlight snapped at the two, causing them to stop before an argument could sparkle, she turn to Twilight “Stay calm, princesses”
They heard a knock from somewhere the castle, most conceivably from the front door of the castle.
Spike left the throne room and sprint into the first floor before stopping in front of the large entrance.
“Who is it?” Twilight told him not to open the door since it could be other than the princesses; it could be one of the weather pegasi or a random pony complaining about the color of the sky and demanding answers. Almost always, these ponies will end up stirring more problems. Spike cringed at the thought of being questioned by a reporter, he wasn't ready to answer them.
“It's me, Spike” he immediately recognized the voice.
“Princess!” he quickly opened the door and bowed. Before him stood Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, and two royal guards who stood beside him. Celestia smiled at his politeness.
“You may rise up, Spike, there is no need to bow” Spike nodded.
“We received a message from Twilight Sparkle about an attack,” Luna said, “Where is she?”
“She's at the throne room, princesses”
After the mysterious disappearance of the unknown intruder, Ruby decided to enter the house, thinking she is being spied by someone, seeing things, or worse; the creature who attacked Windy.
“Who was at the roof?” this was what greeted her ear when she went inside the kitchen. Windy just 'sat' on the floor, playing with a bright red apple, rolling it with her hooves like a kitty playing with yarn.
Ruby smiled “Just some stray cat,” she said. She didn't want to alarm the mare “How are you adapting to the change of your body?”
“Badly” Windy 'frowned' with sadness as she looks at what used to be her forehooves “Aside from turning from herbivore into a carnivore, how will the whole town react to my appearance? How will I manage my own life? Can I still use my wings to fly?” she let out a 'sigh' and gaze back at her wings “I guess not”
Ruby frowned, she felt bad for the mare, maybe she could do something to cheer her up, maybe feed her? No, she just brought about becoming a carnivore so that will no work, how about giving her a gift? No, she doesn't want to leave her to the unknown danger, how about giving her a hug? No, Windy's form has changed that she even has some kind of claw on her forelegs, she'll injure herself while giving her a sweet snuggle of solace. The guardsmare wasn't good at comforting since she is only tasked to guard someone she was assigned to protect (even if her said client is a monster)
My mom is an expert when it comes to this she thought.
She was once a foal when she remembers. She was walking in the halls of a Canterlot school for gifted unicorns. She has no friends to spend with, no one wants to spend time with a mare magnet for bullies. During a free time like this, she would get herself into trouble with her tormentors while strolling on the campus.
So when she found out her mom arrived during this time, she wasn't surprised. She found her mother looking around the hallways, looking for her daughter.
“Mom, is that you?” she called out in a emotionless dull voice. Her mom heard her. The adult unicorn mare turned to her direction.
“Ruby!” her mom canter up to her “I heard that you got yourself in trouble with some brats, are you okay?” she was very concerned for her well-being like most mothers do when they found out their foal is having a bad day.
“I'm okay,” she replied “Why do you have come here for me? Go home before you embarrass me”
Her mom let out a sigh “Look, I have to give something 'important' to you” her horn glowed and the saddlebag behind her opened. Something levitated out and move to her.
“A lunch box” Ruby's eyes widened, somehow giving 'saturation' to her expression and to her voice.
“Yes, my sweetheart. A teacher came to my house and told me somepony took your lunch, I'm not going to let you starve while going to class” she pulled her into a hug “Don't worry, those brats will someday look up at you” her mother's tenderness, her kind words, and her efforts to comfort her was enough to make her shed a tear, but the adult wiped it before it could even reach her cheeks “Shh, don't cry”
That memory was one of the ones she couldn't ever forget, ever since that day, she learned how to stand up against the bullies, turning the tables on them and earning her cutie mark: A iron sword and an iron shield.
“Are you okay?”
She regain her composure when she heard Windy talking to her with the same concern her mother gave her from the old memory.
“Huh? W-What were you saying?”
“I was asking if you are alright, you got tears sliding down from your eyes” she gasped, realizing she was crying, she quickly wipes the tears.
“Oh, this was...this was..... I'm suffering from a condition in which I randomly cry tears, was it Pseudobulbar affect, eheh, eheheheh...” Ruby panicked, trying to find any words so she could lie for almost showing her 'soft'. Windy lifted an eyebrow.
“Uh-huh” the former Wonderbolt was confused as to why the royal guard seems to be struggling with her own words, she didn't believe any of her words but decided to let it slide.
Ruby felt embarrassed of herself for acting like a foal, but she quickly recovered. She looked at her client, who was no longer sad, she now had a small smile. She couldn't believe she manages to cheer her up by simply embarrassing herself. She almost regretted it.
They then heard a grumble from somehow. Knowing they are the only ones in the house, Ruby stared at Windy, who smiled sheepishly (or tried to).
“...That was my stomach” she confessed. This was a problem for both of them since she has become a carnivore and if ate vegan foods, she would only throw up just like when Writer tried to feed her. She wanted to be sad and cry for losing not only her original form but also for the change of appetite. Her expression changed, which was not left unnoticed by Ruby.
Ruby began to think for any way to search for meat for her client without going out of the house. She knew the fridge doesn't have any meat, she would doubt the pegasus' true race if she indeed finds any meat in there.
“Feed her...”
She jumped and glance around the room. She heard a mysterious voice just out of nowhere, could it be the mysterious intruder she 'saw' on the roof of the house? She glances at Windy and to her surprise, it seemed the latter didn't seem to hear the voice, acting as if no one is talking at all.
“...you are...”
There it was again! Ruby listened intently to the voice, she could feel something odd in it. She could feel an aura of authority in it. It sounded very near as if it was just right in front of her, it was masculine, not feminine, and it wouldn't make sense if Windy is the one actually talki-
“brother's assistant”
Suddenly, she felt numb as if she was disconnected from her body, she felt a pang of guilt and sadness, and the needing pay a 'debt'. Even though she currently doesn't owe anything.
Windy felt confused when the unicorn put her forelegs on the table as if offering it to her. What the royal guard said was very unexpected and horrifying.
“Go on, take a bite,” Ruby said while staring blankly at her.
“What!?” Windy gasped, glancing down at the foreleg offered to her “No, no, no, I refuse, w-why would you think I'll eat you!?”
Ruby lifted an eyebrow in confusion “Why would you not assist the creation of brother? Has this world tainted you already?”
“What are you talking about?” Windy was confused. Who was the brother, Ruby is talking about? Before she could react, Ruby's horn light up in blood red aura, the same aura now surrounding Windy's head, the latter found herself forced to bury her mandibles against a part of the unicorn's foreleg which is not covered by the armor. Blood began to slowly slip out of the newly formed wound. Windy moved her pupils to look up at Ruby.
To her surprise, Ruby didn't give any indication that she was in pain, she just stared blankly at her with a frown that a mother would give if their foal is disobeying them or done something wrong.
“You need to eat” Ruby coldly told Windy “You are hungry. Terribly hungry, I couldn't leave you alone, eat a part of 'this' instead” she put a hoof on her head and began pushing her down, further sinking the mandibles into the flesh of her foreleg. She didn't scream, she just stared with annoyance for Windy being too stubborn.
“Phleashe shtop thish thish, inshtant!” Windy begged, her voice muffled. Was this just a horrible nightmare? If it was truly a nightmare, she just has to wake up, there's no way Ruby would just suddenly casually offer herself as food. The taste of blood, skin, veins, and flesh was that also surprised her. It was delicious, delicious than a blueberry pie, but she wanted more- No, her body wanted more and she couldn't stop it. Soon, her mouth is painted with crimson red blood.
Twilight Sparkle and Writer Rhyme explained everything they knew to the Princesses, starting from an attempted attack on the stallion's life and the attack and force transformation of Windy. Luna cringed when they describe the Wonderbolt's grotesque 'mutilation' while Celestia listened sadly.
Of course, they decided not to talk about what Ire did.
“-end of story” Writer finally ended their explanation, he was just as nervous as Twilight since he was the first to be attacked and it happened in his own house and also because he was present at Windy's house. He and Twilight waited for a response from the princesses.
“It seems the situation is more complicated than I expected” Celestia spoke up.
“...I think so too, sister” Luna agreed “We really need to put more guards, establish a curfew, and-”
“Hold your horses, Luna, we are not sending hundreds of guards yet” Celestia interrupted her.
“Haven't you remember how it can do to other ponies? It can transform us into some kind of monstrosity if it wants to!” Luna argued.
“The presence of too many guards can spark panic,” Celestia said “We are going to tell the public before we left so they could have any idea what is going on and they could understand that there is a threat”
“But what if they riot?”
“Don't worry, Luna. I'm sure they'll understand” She assured Luna, who become silent, finally breaking their short argument. Celestia turned to her former student, Twilight “Stay here, Twilight, you don't need to lift a hoof, just stay here and don't go outside” she then addresses Writer “You and Luna may gather the elements and explain about the attacks since you have more knowledge to the incidents”
Writer frowned but reluctantly agreed “Yes, Princess”
“I'll head to Windy's house,” Celestia said.
“How about us, Princess?” Stormlight stepped into the conversation but not before she bowed along with Derpy and Ire.
“You three may stay here, but if you really want to go home, then it is your choice” Celestia looks back to Twilight “After me and Luna announce the incident to the public, we will return here to your castle”
As Celestia, Luna, and writer are about to leave, Twilight called out to her former teacher “Princess Celestia, be safe!” Celestia smiled “Be safe too, Twilight”
Meanwhile, three young ponies are walking in town. They aren't locals but are foreigners from far away land. They are having a conversation about visiting one of the princesses of Equestria. Each of them had saddlebags on their back.
“Man, to think teacher would really give us a hard project, this one seems to be the most difficult,” the only male of the three said.
“I agree” one of the mares replied “We've been forced to go farther away from our homes just to accomplish this and get good grades, but it will be worth it”
“Mr. Historical may be a little gone too far, but at least our punishment isn't that bad at all!” chirped the other mare. This mare has her mane tied to a long ponytail long enough to reach down to her back. She looked more excited than her two classmates, having to talk to a princess face to face would already become the best moment of her life “Cause we are about to meet Princess Twilight Sparkling Star!” her friends chuckled.
“Its Princess Twilight Sparkle, Sporty” her mare friend corrected her “You should pay close attention” she was then followed by a hysterical laugh.
“Bwahahaha! Princess Twilight Sparkling Star, who are we meeting, an astronomer!?” guffawed, much to the Sporty and the other mare's amusement. Sadly, they are badly interrupted by a growl.
“Did you guys hear that?” the other mare asked.
“Yeah,” Sporty said
“Actually, it was my stomach, I'm hungry, to be honest” the stallion admitted.
“Don't worry,” Sporty said with a smile “I'm going to find a cafe, hopefully their foods are cheap”
“Sprint, my savior!” the stallion's eyes sparkled with joy, the other chuckled.
“Don't go too far okay, we haven't known much of this town yet” she said.
“Aye, aye, Sole Tenacity!” Sporty gave Sole a mock salute. She turned and leave her friends to find a decent cafe.
“Mm... I wonder how many cafes does this town have” she mused to herself as she looks around. She could only a few ponies going out and about, maybe it's because the sky turning red? That would be ridiculous, why would they even panic about it?
“I haven't heard much about this town back at home,” she said to herself. Then, something caught her attention.
...
Its a cafe! Happy to have already found a place to eat, she trotted to the building. To her dismay, it was closed. A sign hang on the entrance, it says:
'Cafe Hay closed Reason: possible attack'
Sporty pouted “Just how cautious and paranoid are the locals?” right after she said this, she heard a thundering of hooves behind. She glanced around and gasp, only to find out she was staring at nothing but at the empty street and the houses “I thought somepony is running towards me” she shook her head and chuckled “Maybe I'm just hearing things, my silly brain”
“You are not hearing things,” a voice told her. Sporty glanced around, trying to find the source of the voice.
“Who are you, mysterious voice?” Sporty frowned.
“I am me” if she was dealing with a mysterious stalker or some pony out of their mind, she would have already left. But she doesn't let it follow her, she doesn't want her friends to find out she has a creepy stalker.
“What do you want from me?” Sporty asked.
“I want your help” the voice replied “my brother's assistant had left him inside his house, he is sick. I want you to take care of him” sympathy quickly struck Sporty's heart. Why would someone leave a sick pony alone? That is so cruel. She didn't think of it, somepony needs her help. Her friends can be very patient so she doesn't have any problems with them.
“Can you come out, wherever you are?” she inquired.
“I'm behind the cafe” so the source of the mysterious voice is just hiding behind the cafe, how ridiculous. Why would he hide if he was asking for help? She casually trotted behind the building.
“I'm he-” Sporty froze when she finally spotted the source. Like any other pony, she would expect the stranger as another pony. But to her horror, it was an unknown creature with what seems to be a proboscis entered her vision “H-Huh, ...what?” her eyes widened when the creature began to walk up to her “...S-Stay back” the creature did not is she began to back away as it continues to approach her “I said stay back!”
The creature lunged at her, she let out a yelp and fell on her back, just barely avoiding the proboscis from impaling her forehead “Get off me!” she yelled. She began to kick her hindlegs, feeling the soft texture of its skin. It was cold as there was no body heat, is this creature a zombie? It was swinging its proboscis in an attempt to stab her head, but as she tried to kick it off her, it became out of reach. Sadly, her neck is now at risk as well as her chest.
“Get off me, get off me!” she then began to call her help, desperate to escape the creature which is now sitting on top of her, trying to kill her “Somepony, help me!!”
The creature finally was able to bury its proboscis deep into her neck. Sporty screamed in horror and agony, she thrashed as the creature removed its appendage, causing blood to slowly flow out of the wound. Sporty began to choke, no doubt the proboscis tear through the muscle and have pierced the jugular vein and possibly the carotid artery. She clutched the wound with one hoof, but the bony appendage only impaled through the hard coffin bone and to her neck once again, she has and screamed loudly.
“It hurts!” that was her last words when the infector pulled out its proboscis and punctured her chest, hitting her heart, even when she stopped screaming and bedome limp, it continued to stab her in frustration.
” Windy raised an eyebrow.