Lost cause: Harmonious Brutality

"Then We can not allow you to stay in Equestria!" Luna shouted (in that ridiculously loud voice), wings flaring out behind her.

"What!" I shouted "Do you think, that because I killed people in my world, that i'd kill your subjects? If you think i'd ever harm a hair on any of those adorable ponies heads, then you're crazier than me!"

Luna looked shocked at the outburst, but seemed to calm a little at my words, if only by a little.

"I am sorry, but if you were that big of a threat to your own species, how can I trust you?" Luna questioned, voice going back to normal (it was still a loud shout, though) "For all I know, after I let you go, you could start killing again!"

"Princess, I know this seems bad, but before you make a decision, I need to ask you a question"

Luna looked puzzled. "Fine" She said. "I'll decide after your question. You only get one, though. Make it count" She warned.

"Ok" I started "When I came here, to Equestria, I was alone in a forest. I had thought something felt different, now that I look back on it. Anyway, I was, as I said, all alone. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, a purple unicorn appeared next to me. I, having never seen a unicorn before, as they are only mythological creatures back in my world, acted with skepticism. But this pony showed great kindness to me, and even let me stay the night at her house. It is probably the kindest thing anyone has ever done for me"

"That wasn't a question" Luna said, stating the obvious.

"I know" I said "My question is a fairly simple one."

"Well?" Luna said

"Princess Luna" I said, putting as much power in my voice as possible. "Does every single pony accept and love strangers, as Twilight did?"

Luna looked a bit surprised at the question, but a look of understanding dawned on her face. "Ah" She said "I should have known Twilight Sparkle had something to do with this. Anyway, about your question. Yes, save for a few, special cases. Most ponies in Equestria may treat you differently, seeing as though you look and act differently, but none should treat you with open hostility."

I nodded. "Good" I said "If thats the case, then you wont have to worry about me going to kill anybody"

Luna looked at me, head tilted to one side. "Why is that?" She asked

"I mentioned before, that I only murdered people who had done bad things, right?" Luna nodded. "Well, if what you said is true, than I wont kill anybody, because no one does anything wrong."

Luna looked at me, thinking.

Suddenly, her face lit up. "Ok." She said "You can stay, but on one condition."

"Sure!" I said, happy I got to stay (because if I had to go back home, I'd be dead. Literally). "What is it?"

"You have to come to Equestria's capital city, Canterlot, and explain your story to Princess Celestia, Twilight and her friends." She said. "If i'm going to allow you to live here, both rulers must agree on it, or the other at least has to know."

"Ok, fine" I said. "But why Twilight? Why would she have to hear this?"

Luna winked at me. "That is a question that you will have to ask her yourself" She said, as the world around us started disintegrating.

"What!" I shouted at her, as she grew more distant. "Why would she come?"

"Goodbye..." She paused, looking at me. I realised, stupidly, that I never told her my name.

"Anthony!" I shouted, to her distant figure. "My name's Anthony!"

"Goodbye, Anthony!" Called Luna's voice, as I was left in a dreamless state, awaiting my awakening.

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Luna ran down the halls of Canterlot Castle, her hooves clattering on the marble floors.

She reached her destination. Celestia's bedchambers.

She knocked on the door and waited. Her mind was racing, thinking of how this could have happened.

'It isn't supposed to be around anymore!' She thought. 'Tia and I destroyed it when we realised what it could do!'

Celestia's door opened, revealing the sun goddess herself, looking slightly tired, as it was the middle of the night.

"Luna" She said, rubbing one of her eyes with her hoof. "Why did you wake me, at such an hour?"

"Tia, It has returned" Luna said, her voice low.

Celestia gasped, now fully awake. "Surely, you don't mean It! But we destroyed It! How could it be here?"

"I don't know" Luna said. "All I know is that the lost Element is back. The Element of Brutality."

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"Is it ok?" I heard, from an unfamiliar voice, as I regained consciousness.

"I don't know Fluttershy" I heard Twilight say.

I groaned, weariness trying to flood out of my head. I tried to sit up, but I couldn't move.

I, now panicking slightly, started struggling against my bonds.

"Oh" Twilight exclaimed in shocked at my sudden awakening. I also heard a small 'eep' to the other side of me, that made me stop moving.

"Who is that?" I asked Twilight, opening my eyes, which couldn't focus for some reason.

"Anthony! You're awake!" She said, stating the obvious.

"No shit, Sherlock!" I said, blinking, trying to regain my sight. "Why can't I see?"

"Well, you've been asleep for the past 2 and a half days!" She said. "Your eyes have been underused for a bit. They should be fine after a few minutes. And the other pony here is Fluttershy. She is one of my best friends, and an expert on animals. I brought her here to look at you yesterday, but you wouldn't wake up. It looked like you were having a nightmare at one stage, then started muttering in your sleep, then began having another nightmare! We had no idea what to make of your behaviour. Is this how humans normally sleep?" She finished, pulling a notepad out of nowhere, her eyes gleaming.

"Whoa!" I said. "First, can you untie me? I can't really move at the moment."

Twilight blushed "Of course. You were thrashing about in your sleep, so I had to tie you down, otherwise you would have hurt yourself, and anypony that got near you" She said, untying me while she explained.

I nodded "Fair enough." I said. "Now where's this Fluttershy? You said she was here to examine me." I looked around (my eyes now fine), and, sure enough, spotted another pony, just starting to stand up. She (I think it's a she) had a yellow coat with a pink mane and tail and a pair of wings, tucked into her sides (at this point my brain had come to accept a lot of weird things, so it didn't really phase me to see that she was a pegasus) with beautiful, teal eyes. She was trying to hide behind her mane, which fell over her right eye.

She was the cutest thing I had ever seen.

"Daaaaawwww" I said, as my heart melted. "You are the cutest thing ever!"

She looked surprised when I spoke, but smiled, and blushed, at the compliment nonetheless.

"Thank you" She said in the sweetest, most innocent voice I've ever heard, that seemed to wash away all of my doubts and fears. "I'm Fluttershy. I, as Twilight said, look after the animals, sick or not, when their owners can't. I've looked after many strange creatures, but i've never seen anything like you. Twilight called me over to see if I could find out anything about you, but I couldn't do any examinations without your consent, and, because you were asleep, I couldn't get it"

I nodded as she explained, but Twilight stood stock-still, mouth hanging open, shock clear on her face.

"What?" I asked Twilight, jokingly. "Do I have something in my teeth?"

"H-how did you do that?" Twilight whispered, eyes flicking from me, to Fluttershy and back again.

"Do what?" I asked, confused by her behaviour.

"When I first met Fluttershy" She started. "I couldn't even get her to say her name! But you just wake up, not 10 minutes ago, and strike up a full conversation! How?"

"I don't know!" I said, exasperated. "She was just explaining to me what she was doing!"

"Um, Twilight" Fluttershy said, once more trying to hide behind her hair. "I was going to get him to tell me a bit about him, so I can see if he had anything wrong with him. I'm sorry if I was being a bit over eager." Her voice trailed to a whisper as she finished. My heart, now in a liquid state from the adorableness of her, ached to see her so sad. I felt the need to protect her.

'Something I haven't felt since Anna' I realised, eyes widening.

"It's ok, Fluttershy" I said, scooping her up in a hug. "You can ask me anything about my health. But nothing about my past or my own world. Luna told me to save it for when we go to Canterlot."

"Wait!" Twilight shouted. "How do you know who Princess Luna is, let alone have her tell you stuff! You've been asleep, in my guest room, for over 2 days! How could you have spoken to her?"

I put Fluttershy down, and prepared my explanation.

"Well, when I was sleeping, I had a nightmare. Luna came and banished it. She then talked to me about my past and my world. After i'd finished explaining, she thought I was dangerous, and tried to banish me." Twilight and Fluttershy gasped at this. I continued. "But I convinced her I wasn't a threat, and she allowed me to stay. But I have to go to Canterlot and tell you, your friends and the other Princess."

Twilight, recognition dawning on her face, said "That probably explains why you were out for so long, and how you knew Princess Luna. Can you tell me what you told her?"

I shook my head. "I should save the explanation for when everyone is together." I said. "Oh, and while we're on this topic, why would you come? And who are your friends that are coming as well?"

Twilight's eyes widened. "Luna didn't tell you?" She asked. I shook my head, causing Twilight to face-palm (face-hoof, whatever). "Well, me and my five friends, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Fluttershy (indicating with her hoof at the mentioned pegasus), are the Elements of Harmony. They are six, incredibly powerful, magical artefacts, that can channel the pure magic of friendship and harmony. Each of my friends, including myself, represent one of the six Elements. Rarity is the Element of Generosity, Pinkie is the Element of Laughter, Applejack is the Element of Honesty, Rainbow Dash is the Element of Loyalty, Fluttershy is the Element of Kindness and i'm the Element of Magic. We have saved Equestria twice, from Nightmare Moon, and from Discord. We are Equestria's last line of defence."

If my jaw went any lower, I would be able to taste the wooden floor. I thought that Twilight was just a regular pony (well as regular as a talking unicorn), same with Fluttershy, but it turns out they posses a sixth of the most powerful magical artefacts ever!

Twilight and Fluttershy giggled at my expression. "I can take you to meet all of my friends, if you want?" Twilight asked, still giggling.

"Sure!" I said, wanting to meet the ponies that would accompany me on my trip to Canterlot. "But I think Fluttershy wanted to ask me some questions about my health, first." Nodding to the mentioned mare.

"Ok, but I want to take notes. So I can write to Princess Celestia about you." Twilight said, once again taking a quill and notebook out.

I shrugged, and turned to Fluttershy. "So, what do you want to know?" I asked.

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After a relatively quick check-up (Fluttershy just checked my vitals and asked if I have any allergies, Twilight taking notes throughout the entire thing) and a quick letter to the Princesses, Twilight decided to take us out for lunch (as it was about 1:30).

As we made our way to the restaurant that Fluttershy had suggested, I realised that I hadn't eaten in over 3 days! As I thought about this, my stomach suddenly decided to be a huge troll, and drop all of that suppressed hunger on me, all at once.

"Fuck me" I groaned, doubling over in pain.

"Oh no!" Fluttershy said, jumping to my aid. "What's wrong, Anthony?" She asked.

"S'nothing" I groaned. "I just haven't eaten in nearly 4 days."

"Oh my!" She gasped. "We better hurry up then. Twilight lets go!"

We quickened our pace, me still bent over and groaning. We got some curious, some fearful, glances our way, understandably, seeing as I look like an alien. I ignored them all, my thoughts occupied by a large platter, filled with all kinds of food. Meats, vegetables, fruits and dairies, you name it, it was on that imaginary platter.

I, suddenly full of purpose with that vision of food, started sprinting. Now, I used to play football (AFL) when I was younger, and I was one of the fastest in the team. I sprinted hard towards the restaurant, which was maybe 500 metres away. I made the distance in under a minute, and ran through the door, panting hard.

Every thing stopped when I entered the store. Utensils dropped into bowls and plates, and the patrons ceased talking. Some gasped in shock, fear and surprise, others just sat there, mouths hanging open. I, like usual, ignored everyone as I went up to the waiter.

"Uh, hello... Sir?" He said uncertainly.

"...Sup..." I said, in between huge lungfuls of air. "I need a table for three... Anywhere will do..."

"But, sir, there is only yo-"

Twilight and Fluttershy both burst into the restaurant at that moment.

I raised my eyebrow at the waiter. "You were saying?" I said.

He sighed. "Very well sir, please follow me" He said and turned, leading me to a free table.

As I sat down, the girls spotted me, walked over, and sat down at the table with me, trying to ask me questions. I ignored them as the waiter spoke.

"What would you like to order sir? I have a menu if you like" The waiter said, pulling out three menus.

"Ta' bud" I said, looking through the menu. I noticed something strange.

"Hey!" I called to the waiter, ignoring Fluttershy and Twilight, who were still trying to talk to me. "Where's all the meat dishes?" I asked, loud enough for everyone to hear.