Chapters Chapter 1: A favor from a few.
I walked into Ponyville sticking out like a sore thumb but didn't really care to much. All I cared about right now was getting food and water. Suddenly it hit me. "If i'm going to keep coming back here I might as well get my own cloak made before I return this one." I said to myself. I walked over to a certain boutique....Rarity's boutique. "Okay just act like a normal customer nothing to out of the ordinary."
"Hello." said Rarity greeting me.
"Hi do you mind making me a cloak kinda like this one?"
"Why of course I don't mind that cloak looks dreadful anyway. Here give me the one you have on."
"Um why?"
"So I can match the size silly."
"O boy okay but after you see who I am you can't tell anypony I was here."
"Um okay why woul-" I took off my hood interrupting her sentence.
"O boy here it comes, please just do this for me I don't need any drama right now."
"Ill just make you this cloak right quick then you can be on your way." She said hustling to make a new one for me. I'm surprised she didn't act to shocked toward me but hey shes making me a new cloak and hopefully she does it quick.
"Done." She said sweating she must of worked really really fast to be sweating like this.
"May I see it?" I ask.
"Of course follow me." I followed right behind her to see what work she did and I gotta say she did good. I stared at a black cloak with a white lining. Nice smooth silk touch and everything it was perfect.
"Its reversible." She said "Black if your cold to absorb heat and white if your hot to reflect it."
"Well thanks Rarity couldn't ask for much more. How much?"
"Eh don't worry about just take it."
"Wha...really?"
"Yeah your a friend so just go ahead take it."
"Well thanks." I put on my new cloak with black on the outside so I didn't catch to much attention. I took the old one and walked out the door. "Now to return this cloak then get some food and water." I said. I walked two steps forward and bumped into somepony.
"Ow." a voice said in front of me on the ground.
"O terribly sorry." I said reaching out a hoof.
"No no its fine."
"May I ask who you are?"
"The name is Bon Bon."
"Nice to me you my name is Cr-uh Quick new name new name Callen."
"Well nice to meet you in an awkward way ill see you around." She darted off as if in a hurry. I shrugged and made my way to Zecora's house in the everfree forest.
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I reached Zecora's house and knocked on the door. I heard her walking in my direction.
"May I ask who's there and they come from where?" Zecora asked.
"Zecora its me." I said "I'm here to return your cloak."
"Thanks for returning it, would you like to come in and sit?"
"If it involves some sort of drink then yes I wont mind at all."
"I see, well then how bout some tea?"
"Sounds lovely." I said walking into her house. It was an interesting place to say the least.
"You got some knickknacks in this place." I said.
"These are indeed some knickknacks, now how about some snacks?"
"O that would be lovely as well." I was so hungry I could eat a ho- whoa whoa what am I thinking I am a horse. After a few snacks and some tea, I left Zecora's house smiling with glee. Great now she got me rhyming in my thoughts.
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I went back to Ponyville satisfied of my hunger and thirst problems now just to get some supplies and get back home. I saw Applejack at her stand selling apples. "I guess I can buy some apples need some food." I walked over to the stand.
"How may I help you sir?" She asked.
"Um 200 apples." I said. She got shocked at what I said.
"Um alright then." She started putting apples by me. "Got anything to carry them with?"
"No need I can teleport them home easy." I used my magic and teleported the apple home straight into my homemade cooler. "So how much?"
"Well its three bits an apple so."
"Six hundred bits alright then." I put six hundred bits in front of her and walked away. I could tell she was shocked and confused. "Okay so new cloak check, food check, alright lets get some water or some other assortment of drinks.
Chapter 2: Catching Suspicion
I looked around for somewhere to buy drinks or something of that nature but couldn't find anything. "Damn should've kept the map Redheart gave me." I said kinda frustrated. I kept looking around town avoiding eye contact from any pony hoping to find what I need soon so I can head back to where I belong. I see a store off in the distance it had a large bottle of some sort of drink substance, an umbrella was sticking out at the top.”Maybe I can get something to drink from there.” I said to myself walking in the direction of the store. As I walked in I got a nice greeting from a new pony.
“Welcome to the Whining Berry.” said the pony behind the counter. I noticed that she had a huge smile plastered on her face, as I walked in.
“Hello.” I greeted back. “Do you sell any like water or som-.” I felt stupid asking this question there was drinks all around me.
“Do you see water in here?”
“Well no I see a bunch of wine and beer.”
“Glad you noticed. I could always get ya some water bottles however so no biggy.”
“That would be nice.” She walked into a different room grabbing what I think I requested. I heard somepony walk in the door behind me. I slowly turn around to look it was none other than....Redheart.
“Why is she here?” I asked myself. She looked at me I could tell by her face she wasn’t doing too well. I wanted to talk to her but then I heard somepony return to the counter.
“Here’s your water.” She said.
“Thanks mam.” I said politely
“Don’t call me mam god i’m not the proper one here. Just call me Berry.”
“Alright Berry i’ll see ya around.” I walked past Redheart she saw my eyes and realized who I was. I heard her following me but kept walking like I didn’t even know she was there. I turned into an alleyway and hid behind a dumpster. She walked past me and I wrapped my hoof around her neck softly.
“Why are you following me?” I asked.
“I came to ask why you're here.” She said.
“I’m here to get supplies to you know live.”
“Well can you oh you know let me go?”
“Oh right sorry.” I dropped her to the ground. As I dropped her to the ground, she grabbed me and hugged me. “Is the hug necessary?” I said.
“Well yeah its been awhile since I last seen you.”
“May I actually ask you something?” I ask her.
“What is it?”
“Why were you at Berry’s whinery?”
“Oh I was-um-I.” She stuttered a lot before actually answering my question. “Just getting some wine.” She said with a big smile obviously lying, but I brushed it off.
“Okay then you stay safe.” I started to walk away.
“Just a second.”
“What is it?”
“How are you?”
“If you're trying to keep me around longer I can’t stay.”
“Why not?”
“You know where i’ll be and thats where i’m going to stay.” I walked away kinda feeling like a dick for what I just did but I needed to get home. I realized something when I was walking. “Did I even pay for these waters? Well back to Berry maybe I can pick up some wine or something while i’m there.”
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Hours later I arrived back home. “Beverages check, cloak check, food check, hm am I missing anything?” I ask myself. I look around double checking myself making sure i’m not missing anything. I walked outside for a second having a breath of fresh air.
“Looks like i’m done for a while.” I said. I turned to walk inside but I get hit with a rock on the back of my head. There was a note tied to it.
I want to talk with you when you get the chance. If you don’t want to talk thats fine but I really do hope you get the chance. Stay safe don’t get hurt.
Sincerely,
Redheart
“Man for some reason i’m starting to think shes crazy.” I said to myself. I walked off in the direction to Ponyville to talk to Redheart. Honestly i’m not going to let her down easy.
I arrive at Ponyville walking toward Redheart’s house. I’m thinking of what to say I don’t want to hurt her feelings too bad. I knocked on the door slightly, hoping Redheart would answer. It stayed silent, I went to the window and I saw Redheart on the couch, drinking a flask of vodka. She seemed depressed for some reason I should know why. She doesn't look drunk as I can see from where I am. I knock on the door louder this time.
“I’m comin *hic* i’m comin.” She said. Well this seems like its going to be fun. She opened the door hanging onto the handle trying not to fall over.
“Um hey Redheart I just need to ta-.” She interrupted me with a hug. “Uh.....hi?”
“Crezo where have you been its been forever.”
“Its been two hours.”
“You mean two years silly.” I was slightly confused also annoyed how drunk she was.
“Uh maybe you should lay down.”
“I could lay down on top of you.” I looked at her blushing fiercely.
“Uh.........well that’s not what I had in mind.”
“Don’t say you didn’t think about it. You know you want me.”
“Yeah you need some sleep I think.”
“Nah I just need another dose of you.”
I was getting nowhere fast with Redheart. Gotta think fast. “Hey Redheart, how bout you um-.” I hit her neck with my hoof knocking her out. “Well that worked.” I said with glee.
“Ow what was that for?” She asked rubbing her neck. I looked down surprised she wasn’t knocked out.
“How the hell are you still like awake?”
“If you wanted me down here you could've just asked.”
“Umm... That’s not what I want.” I said in embarrassment.
“If you want it rough. I like it rough. I mean really rough.” She cooed, rubbing her head up and down on my fore hoof.
“Wow you're funny when you're wasted.” I picked her up with my magic and levitated her to her room.
“Do I have to sleep or are we just going somewhere more private?”
“Um no I just planning on you sleeping.”
“Awww but that’s no fun.”
“Just get some sleep I’ll talk to you in the morning.” I walked out of the room hoping she would stay there. I didn’t think she would get so depressed thinking I wouldn’t be here anymore. I layed down on her couch oh the good old days of me sleeping here.
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I woke up the next morning with Redheart sleeping on top of me. Wait a minute, Redheart’s on top of me! Oh great feels like the moment at the camp we made all over again.
“Redheart......Redheart......WAKE UP!” I shouted to get her up.
“Ah don’t scream.” She said holding her head.
“Can you do me a favor?”
“What?”
“Get off.”
“O dear sorry.” She got up on her hoofs rubbing her head.
“Somepony got a headache?”
“Yeah I guess you could say that.”
“Hey can we talk for a second.”
“Yeah once your voice stops sounding like firecrackers.”
“Well I can’t be here forever.” I said with disappointment.
“Well I have a really bad headache so can you just wait a little?”
“Okay okay I’ll wait for you then but it better not be too long.” She walked into a different room I sunk into the couch waiting patiently for her to get better. I thought I do a little mischief as you can say. I stood up and walked to the wall outside of the room she was in. I lifted my hoof upward and hit the wall as hard as I can making an echoing sound.
“AAAAAH.” She screamed. “Don’t do that.”
I snickered. “Not my fault somepony has a hangover.”
“Well don’t make loud noises please.”
“OKAY WHATEVER YOU SAY!” I yelled.
“AAAH STOP IT! FOR THE LOVE OF CELESTIA I WILL KILL YOU!”
I started laughing a little bit but walked away. “Careful what you say about my aunt.” I went back to the couch and sat down waiting for her once again. I had hundreds of thoughts going through my head at once thinking of what I should say.
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“So feel better yet?” I had to ask.
“Hnnn no not yet.” Redheart replied, still rubbing her forehead.
“Can you at least comprehend what I’m saying?”
“Yeah just please don’t talk so loud.”
My mind started to race wondering of what to say next. I saw what she was going through thinking I would be gone forever. How would I let her down? How would she feel if I just left? Why am I asking myself these things? I know what I must do and it has to be done.
“Redheart I need you to listen.” I said calmly. She sat down next to me. I took a deep breath and said, “Ok here it is....I can’t stay.”
“W-why?” she asked.
“My powers like you’ve seen are not under my control. I want to make sure you stay safe and I don’t want to be here if I ever lose control again.”
“You haven’t lost control for a while.” She said with a sad tone.
“I know Redheart but if I ever do as far as I know I might just flatten Ponyville like it never existed. I may come back one day or I might not. This is why I said that I wanted you to forget me. Do you understand?”
She looked at the ground “But Crezo I-” I cut her off.
“Love me its pretty obvious.” I stood up from the couch and began to walk away.
“Crezo wait.”
“Redheart your stalling something your not going to be able to change.”
“I just d-.”
“Don’t want me to leave I know.”
She sat silent knowing it was useless trying to stop me from leaving. “Well then.....go.” She turned and walked toward her room. I left the house and shut the door behind me. I looked down at the ground.
“I changed nothing.” I said quietly to myself. “I thought I could fix her with what I said but it did nothing.” I started to walk away back toward my home. I stood in front of Whitetail woods. I turned to look back behind me to make sure I wasn’t being followed.
“No...” I said. “I’m going to fix this even if I have to endanger everypony.”
Chapter 4: Trying to make things right
I ran my way back to Ponyville non stop. I couldn’t leave Redheart sad any longer. I ended up on her porch and knocked on the door. No answer I knocked again.....still no answer. “Redheart?” I said. “Redheart.....Redheart......REDHEART!” It stayed silent no answer this wasn’t like her. I put my hoof on the doorknob and tried to to twist it. It opened easily. I walked inside and went to her room. I heard her talking.
“Get out of my house.” She said. “I told you to leave me alone.” I was confused but kept listening.
“Calm yourself Redheart.” A voice said. It sounded familiar but I couldn’t put my hoof on it.
“I don’t want to hear it I told you I never wanted to see you again.”
“Just listen for a second-.”
“No not after what you’ve done to me and...him.” Now I was really confused. Is she talking to somepony I know.
“You never give me a chance to talk.”
“I’m done with this conversation leave.”
“I’m not leaving until we talk Redheart.”
“Get out now.”
“Woah woah drop the vase.”
“Leave before a bunch of glass gets stuck in your head.”
“Damn Redheart where is this coming from.” I said to myself.
“Okay okay I’ll leave.” The mysterious voice said. “But not without you.” I heard something pop and then smoke coming from under the door.
“Where the hell are these ponies getting this technology?” I asked myself. “Eh whatever.” I charged in the room. “Redheart I’m here to h- suddenly sleepy.” I fell over on my side fast asleep.
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I woke up rubbing my head. “O why do I feel like I just got wasted four times in a row?” I stood to my hooves looking around. “Redheart’s....gone.” I looked toward the window and saw it was open. “Whoever took Redheart...better not sleep tonight.” I jumped out of the window and walked in a straight line.
I stopped walking for a second. “What am I doing?” I asked myself. “I have no idea where they went its going to be pointless if I just keep walking like nothing matters in the world. Hm maybe....I got it. HEY RAINBOW WAKE UP.”
“Huh, what, where..oh hey.....CREZO!” She said with shock.
“Yes its me I need your...why are you diving in my direction? O SHIT WAIT!” She tackled me to the ground and put her hoofs on my shoulders.
“How the hell are you alive?”
“Better question is why are you on top of me?”
“That’s not important. Now answer my question!”
“If you must know I never did die although I should of but I didn’t. I live somewhere else now far from here.”
“Your a fake aren’t you.”
“For Luna’s sake Rainbow. Oh my mother is gonna kill me for that one. "
“So you are a fake.”
“RAINBOW GET THE HELL OFF!” She stood up straight when I said that. “Would a fake say that, would I be losing my mind right now if I was a fake!? Would I have all the personalities of myself if I was a fake I mean jeez come on Rainbow! Well....answer!”
“Ummmm....yes.”
“Oh for the love of...no its not important. What’s important is that Redheart has been taken.....maybe.”
“Maybe thats all you got really.”
“Thanks Rainbow for being the most supportive friend ever.”
“Well what do you want from me jeez.”
“Ok I need your help I think the person that was with her took her that way.” I said pointing. “But I’m not sure so I was hoping you co-” She flew off in the direction I was pointing so fast I almost fell over. “Do that yeah great thanks.” I saw her come flying back but not in the direction she left in...oh no she was coming from behind me.
“They....didn’t....go...that...way.” She said huffing.
“Ok.” I said looking at her. “Did you really just fly around the whole planet just to find that out?”
“Yeah...pretty much.”
“How the hell did you do it?”
“Oh yeah Twilight gave me this potion she wanted me to test.”
“Oh really?”
“Yeah she said a bunch of egghead stuff and then said it would make me fly faster. Soooo I drank it.” She started to smile.
“Ok thats great thanks for the help. I’m not sure how I’m gonna find her now but hey I guess I better start walking.” I started to walk away, my head hanging low. As I looked down at the ground I saw hoof prints. “Well um guess I could've looked for those huh.”
“Great job Crezo you found hoof prints.”
“Go grab your friends I’m going to need backup for this one.”
“On it.” She said flying off to get her friends.
“Oh boy for some reason I feel I’m going to have to do A LOT of explaining.”
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“So you’re alive.” Twilight said, giving me a cold stare.
“Yep that’s right.” I said, hoping to end this conversation.
“How in tarnation did you live?” Applejack asked.
“Well that’s the thing. I don’t know.”
“Well you could always like think of what happened. Like I did when I threw Twilight a party and I was like *long gasp* and then she was happy and al-.” Twilight put a hoof her in Pinkie’s mouth.
“Pinkie I swear I thought we were over that.” Twilight said.
“Well...are you okay?” Asked Fluttershy.
“Yeah I’m fine now can we move on with this I need all of your help.” I said.
“Wait just a secon why isn’t Rarity saying anything?” Asked Applejack.
“That’s true normally she would freak out.” Said Rainbow
“O cause I already knew.” She said calmly, All of her friends looked at her. “What he came in my shop earlier and I made him that fabulous cloak.”
“Ok ok lets stop gushing over me now.” I said. “Yes I’m alive, No I don’t know how, I live somewhere else, LETS GET OFF IT AND MOVE ON. Redheart is in trouble and I need your help.”
“Don’t worry we’ll help ya fake Crezo.” Said Rainbow.
“I swear Rainbow I’m going to tape your wings shut and throw you into a pit of fire.”
“Okay please explain everything we need to know.” Twilight said.
“Finally something reasonable to respond to. Okay so I went over to Redheart’s house earlier going to set things right.”
“Set things right?” Twilight said in question.
“Its complicated I’ll get to that later. Anyways when I showed up at her house she was talking with somepony that sounded familiar. Not entirely sure who it is but I have a feeling its somepony I’ve seen before.”
“Any leads?”
“None all I know is that this pony had a sleep gas thing not entirely sure what that was. I saw the window was open so I ran out here and now theres hoof prints.”
“And you need us because?” Asked Applejack.
“I need you cause...well I need a team.”
“Why would you need a team?” Asked Rainbow. “You must be a fake.”
“Rainbow I swear...no not gonna get into this again. Now just give me more than five seconds to explain.”
“I’ll start counting.”
“Rainbow I swear. Now Redheart was taken.....I think.”
“Ya think....that’s all we have to go on?” Applejack asked.
“Sadly yes, she was in her house then suddenly poof. Thats all I can remember so I was hoping we can all search together. You know in case we need to take different paths to different areas stuff like that.”
“Well sounds like a plan.” Said Twilight. “We can all follow the hoof prints and split when we need to.”
“Thanks for the recap Twilight. Lets go who knows what’s happening to her right now.”
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We all reach the end of the hoof prints.
“They just stop?” I said in question.
“How is that even possible?” Rainbow asked.
“He might be a unicorn.” Said Twilight.
“Look hoofprints!” Said Pinkie.
“Umm Pinkie...those are yours.” I said
“Ooooooh I knew that.”
“I swear we're going to get nowhere.”
“Stop swearing its not right darling.” Rarity said.
“That’s not what I-...no no forget it. Well I guess we have to split up now.”
“Its the only thing we can do.” Twilight said. “Alright split up everypony.” They all split off into different directions. I stood still thinking of where they might of taken her.
“Perhaps they took her somewhere we are not thinking of.” I said to myself. “But where would that be? What if these hoof prints are a distraction.” I kept thinking to myself looking down at the ground. “Hey what’s this?” I saw the dirt cut off in a weird way.
I place my hoof down on the line I saw but I didn’t feel dirt I felt metal. “Huh interesting.” I said. “Hey Tw- oh yeah they're gone. This is obviously a latch and now I’m on my own doing this.” I opened the latch and saw a ladder going down. I started to climb down the ladder. When I reached the bottom it instantly got cold.
“Jeez ever hear of a heater?” I said. I walked deeper into what seemed to be a tunnel. I couldn’t see anypony down here but I definitely heard voices. I kept walking forward hoping not to be spotted. I arrived in some sort of lab.
“Holy crap this place is huge.” I said. “Hm those ponies are talking. I gotta get closer.” I hid behind a crate next to the two ponies that were talking.
“Sir preparations are complete.” One pony said.
“Excellent then I will be able to finish my experiment?” The other pony said.
“Yes you will and we brought the girl just as you asked.”
“Excellent I know he’ll come out for that. Back to your duty.”
“Yes lord Gonko.”
My eyes went wide. “Gonko.....alive.”
Three years after I decided to stay in my destroyed town and fix it myself. I grew actually happy no pony bugging me, regaining thoughts in peace, it was perfect until. *GROWL* my stomach growled.
"Well better get some more food." I said "Just get into the food supply I found and.........o no." I was displeased by the sight of no food. "There was only three years of food supply......i'm talking to myself again." I looked around for more food nothing to find.
"Well I guess I can head into Ponyville. I mean I still do have the cloak Zecora gave me and I have to return that anyway. Ill have to avoid ponies I know such as Redheart, Applejack, Twilight, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Rarity, and last but not least Pinkie."
I started making my way toward Ponyville with my cloak on. A lot of things are going to go down I feel it within myself.