Felix Caetus

New PlacesBy: LunarGuard12

"Aaaaaaahhhhh" I grunted as I stretched out from where I was laying opening my eyes to see the sky above me 'Wait where am I?' I thought to myself looking around to see nothing but rolling hills and grasslands around me 'Ok weird.' I then noticed my body felt different too and found myself looking down what looked like a snout to me "What the?" I went to go feel and saw that my hand looked different instead of skin I had bright white scales and my fingernails were replaced with ivory talons. I then thought to myself 'Is this what I originally looked like? I feel like it's not but I can't remember what I looked like before now so.....I guess so?" I looked myself over more and found I had a pair of wings on my back and I tried to move them and found it was just a few extra muscles in the shoulders and I opened and closed them a few times before I continued. I had a tail. Again something where only a few extra muscles were needed to be found to move it. I stood up and looked around and found a bag lying on the ground and a river nearby. I open the bag first to find only a coin inside. The coin had a face that looked familiar. It was a snake head with two rows of shark teeth in the mouth. and on the other side was the image of the sun on the right side and the moon on the left with what looked like a scorpion stinger splitting he two. I then moved to the river and I looked down and finally saw my face. I was definitely some kind of drake. My snout looked similar to a canines and my eyes were a ruby red. I also had a pair of horns that swooped back. After I was done looking at myself and with the pack on and no other options I started to go in a random direction since I had no better ideas. "For better or worse here we go."

*A few days later*

"Ugh hungry." I said feeling the growing pain in my gut as I continued to walk unable to figure out how to fly and heading towards the tree line of some forest, the only thing that seemed to break the endless plains. "Almost there." I said and right before I could enter the woods. I collapse.

A creamy yellow pegasus with a long pink flowing mane and three small pink butterflies adorning her flank was walking along the edge of the forest like she usually did with a few birds following her and softly singing to herself. "Thank you for the company." she said softly to the birds and they followed her a little longer before they scattered confusing her "Birds don't usually leave me until I ask them to." She looked ahead and saw why they scattered, a dragon was lying on the path ahead "Eep." she jumped into the nearest bush and slowly peaked out to see the dragon. He was just lying there not moving at all. She slowly moved closer trying to keep herself hidden as much as possible. When she got close enough she could hear it moaning fear taking a second seat to her caring nature she rushed to its side to check on it. "Are you ok?"

"mmmmggghhh"

"Hold on I'll get help" and she took off into the woods looking for her pet who should be nearby. "Marigold! Marigold where are you?" She said as loud as she could which wasn't very loud at all luckily her pet had very good hearing. Marigold came crashing through the forest all four hundred pounds of him revealing his orange fur red mane and his red scorpion tail. Marigold stopped in front of the pegasus wondering what was wrong "Someone needs our help." and the pegasus led him back to where the dragon was laying and the two of them picked it up and took it back to the pegasi's house.

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I woke up but did not open my eyes feeling better than when I passed out and I immediately known I was no longer outside. I heard humming and I slowly opened one eye to see what was nearby and I found myself in a small home that had animal houses everywhere. My eyes drifted from place to place before my eyes settled on where the humming was coming from. A yellow pegasus that was tending a fire I moved slowly so didn't scare her but when I moved my arm she heard the rustling of the blanket that was over me. Her head snapped to the side looking at me and saying "Oh your awake." she came over to me and checked me over saying "I managed to get you here before you suffered any problems from malnutrition." I managed to sit up and when I did she cowered slightly but I looked her in her teal eyes and said "Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you Fluttershy."

"How do you know my name?" I had to think about that one but came up with nothing "I have no idea I just do. I don't really know much right now. I woke up in the middle of a field a few days ago and I had no idea where I was."

"Oh." she said still sitting away from me.

"Um. Thanks for helping me but seeing as I make you uncomfortable I can go now." Fluttershy didn't give any objections so I started to get up but before I could do anything I heard someone else coming from outside and apparently so could Fluttershy since her ears perked to the doorway.

"Fluttershy I came as fast as I could when I heard about what happened." said a violet unicorn with a dark purple mane with a lighter purple and a pink stripe in it. "Is everything ok?"

"Yes he just woke up." Fluttershy said softly. The violet unicorn looked at me and I looked back and simply said "Hi." she continued to look at me, studying me. It went on for a few mintues and was starting to get a little weird so I had to say something "Uh Twilight it's starting to get weird with you staring at me like that." her face got very serious and asked "How do you know my name?"

The serious face didn't faze me and I replied "No idea."

"How could you not know how you know my name?"

"Same answer, no idea."

"Aaahh why don't you just answer truthfully?"

"I am." I said starting to get a little ticked I did not like being called a liar when I'm not lying

"Um Twilight he knew my name too." Fluttershy said from where she was sitting. "And he says he doesn't remember much except from a few days ago when he woke up in a field." That caught her attention "Where did you find him?" Twilight asked Fluttershy "Out near Whitetail Woods. Why?" Twilight gave a cold stare at me and I only looked back bored at her.

"There was a spike in chaos magic near Whitetail Woods a few days ago. I think he is the source of that spike."

"Ok if I am the cause what does that mean?" I ask curious now.

"It means you could be a huge problem."

"How?"

"I don't know but chaos magic is-"

"Chaotic." I had to interrupt her.

She gave me another cold stare before she continued "Yes and we have no idea what that can cause."

"Well when a problem occurs let me know if I was the cause and I'll help fix it if I can." and I got up to my full height and I stood over twilight she coming up to just below my rib cage.

"Nuh uh you are not going anywhere until I know for sure if you're a problem." Twilight said

"You gunna stop me?"

"Yes."

"Go ahead and try." I said as I pushed my way past her. After I left the small cottage I was in I could see there was a forest nearby and before I could take in anything else a purple bolt of energy sizzled past me. "You should stop before I'm forced to make you." I knew she was trying to intimidate me and I knew somehow she missed on purpose but I wasn't afraid of fighting her I was afraid of hurting her but I wasn't going to let her boss me around with no reason "Um no." She shot another ball of magic at me but much weaker I noticed and I just reacted. Deflecting it with my hand.

"How did you deflect that spell it was supposed to numb your entire body if it made contact!"

"Don't know. Don't care but please stop."

"No I can't have you endanger other ponies." she said throwing several more balls of energy at me to many to deflect alone and again I only reacted putting my forearms together producing a silver magic shield in front of me. All of the magical projectiles disappearing on contact and when that happened Twilight got a scared look on her face "H-h-how did y-y-you do that?" she asked shaking.

"I have no idea, I just did. Now are you going to leave me alone?" I asked hiding the exhaustion I felt from pulling off that trick. She only nodded and I decided the forest would be a good place to set up a camp and I walked into the forest.

Twilight sat there scared and confused. Fluttershy came up next to Twilight "Twilight what's wrong?"

"That dragon. He made a magic negation field."

"Is that bad?"

"My brother can't make that shield and he's the best shield mage there is. What worries me is that he doesn't know how he did it." Fluttershy looked the where I had left and thought to herself 'He didn't seem to want to hurt us he just wanted to leave.'

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"Better set some shelter up. Now where to start." I look around at the clearing I found and started constructing a rough home. Half way through I found I couldn't reach a point that needed to be secured "Great I'm going to have to start over now." I said still holding on to the unstable shelter. I took one hand off and reached for the loose point but it was out of reach "Damn it why can't I just reach it?" I suddenly had an idea. Focusing on the branch that would secure the shelter a silver sheen enveloped it and it moved into place. I slowly moved away from the shelter and it stayed. "Good to know that I have some control over my magic." I heard a snap and looked behind me to see a manticore staring me down "Oh fuck. AAAAHHHHH!!!" I tried to run but it moved so fast it pinned me before I even had a chance. I struggled against the beast but it didn't budge an inch. After a few seconds of struggling I gave up "Well I didn't last long."

"Marigold down." a familiar soft voice said. The manticore removed the paw that was holing me down and moved to Fluttershy's side. "Uh is that a normal pet?"

"No but ever since I helped him when he was hurt he decided to stay by me."

"Ok just don't let him pounce on me again. It kinda hurt. Now what are you doing here?"

"Oh. Um. Y-you left your pack at my cottage." she said motioning to the pack that was across her back.

"Oh I completely forgot about that. Thank you." I said as I took the pack back and opened it to find that same strange coin inside. I took it out and looked at it again nothing was different with it. I put it on my hand and flicked it and as is spun through the air it gave a satisfying chime as it rose and fell and I caught it with the sun and moon side showing. I put the coin away and looked to Fluttershy "Again thank you."

"Will you be ok out here?"

"Don't know. Got a shelter now so that will help. I could use some help identifying what is eatable." She smiled and helped me find some eatable food in the immediate area. With the manticore following us and keeping an eye on me.

"Um I don't mean to be rude but could you tell me your name? That is if you want to." Fluttershy said her mane covering part of her face as she said the last part.

""Yeah it's......." I stopped. she looked at me waiting for an answer. "I don't remember." I said starting to panic "How could I forget my own name? I mean it's my name how can you forget it." I went on like that for several minutes before I finally rested my back against a tree and slumped "How do you forget your own name?"

"Well maybe you can just have a new one?" Fluttershy said innocently.

"Maybe that would be best. I mean I have to have a name." I thought about it for awhile before I looked at Fluttershy and asked "How 'bout Canus? I don't know where it comes from but I know it means white."

"I think it suits you and sorry about Twilight. She can be a little..."

"Aggressive, accusative , paranoid?"

"Yes, but she means well."

"I kinda got that but if she really wants to say sorry you can bring her here. But promise me only to bring her if she is sorry."

"Ok. Um are you sure you'll be ok?

"Maybe I don't know." Fluttershy looked down for a second before she looked to Marigold and said "What if Marigold stayed with you."

"Um will he maim and or kill me? I said unsure.

"No he's really just a big fluffy kitty." she said hugging the giant cat monster.

"Um if you're sure he won't hurt me I guess it couldn't hurt then."

"Ok Marigold keep him safe for awhile so he can get set in." The manticore purred and licked Fluttershy and after a few minutes she left and it was just me and the giant cat that could easily kill me.

"Sooooo what's up?" Marigold then turned and moved over to a shaded area and sat down. "Ok I get the feeling it's going to be tense for a little while." and Marigold growled in response. "Yep definitely going to be tense."