Equestrian apocalypse of the dead

Chapter 4 the past

Six years earlier, my room was covered with poster of war and action hero, ARMY OF ONE some said, UNSTOPPABLE others said. on my shelves was a organised chaos of comic books and graphic novels. on my hard wood floor was a toy dragon that shot lasers from its eyes at, well least in my mind it did, and toy air soft guns what I had taken apart and swapped parts to make a more power airsoft gun. On my bed I lied with old stuffed toys that i now no longer played with and sketchpad the a drawing.

That day was Sweat Apples Acres festival , were they had food games, event, a band playing, a shooting rang contest, and even the original cutie mark crusaders them selves were going to appear and play game with all the blank flanks. but I wasn't going as I grow older I passed up more and more social events afraid of being made fun of my blank flank. NO talent they would laugh. I always tried to hide my self and my blank flank. I was to ashamed to have event go to school as a result i had no friends. In equestria no talent means no place in life.

There was knock at my door.

"Richard why don't you want to go to the festival its only for one day" my mother said In a soft warm voice.

"ponies will make fun of me" I said almost crying and hiding under the covers.

my sweat mother opened the door, her bright pink eyes brought comfort to the soul.

she nestled me "oh no you don't have to be ashamed your still young" she said trying to bright me out of my shell of fear and self hate.

"am a freak there just laugh at me" I said trying to hide my face in my pillow.

"oh son you not a freak," she said siting me up in my bed

"your the most special little pony in my life, and when you grow up your going to someone very important in ponies lives" said said wiping the tears from my wet eyes.

"I know how you feel I was much like you at your age then the generosity of one pony helped me over come my fear. That's why I made this for you" she said while pulled out a poncho that was fresh like the morning sun and soft like the setting sun".

she put the poncho on me it was large but I would grow in to it.

"when ever you ware this remember that you never have to be afraid because I would be with you" that was the day I learned not to be afraid.

Sweat Apples Acors was full of pretty ponies with cowboy hats, candy apples, and happy faces, It felt good to see the ponies happy enjoying them selves and not staring at me. but some ware in the crowd, ponies were staring at someone, whispering and gasping to them selves. Braking apart from my mother I began to search of what was drawing ponies attention in the crowd. At the corner of the crowd there was a large feathered creature, its was a mother griffin that had brought her young griffin daughter to the festival, which was strange to see A griffin family in equestria let alone in ponyvile. I saw the look in that griffins eyes, that look of shyness and loneliness, you got from being trapped in a strange land. I trotted up to the small shy griffin that almost tried to hide behind her mother. I went up to smiled and pulled out a muffin i had bought at the festival and handed it to her. she smiled back at me as she took it.

The shouting range was open for there youth marksmanship contest I had entered to try my skills but I mostly entered because my new griffin friend had entered. I trotted up to my place on the shooting rang. next to me was an older pony with brown main and coat was that had a trophy for a cutie mark.

"am going to win this for sheer" he said boastfully,

"what makes you so sheer" I asked "because am a winner, and your all just losers" he boasted again.

"I know so because its my destiny to win" he said pointing at his trophy cutie mark.

"whats your cutie mark" he asked being cocky.

first a became inbarest looking away out of shame but then something in me gave me courage something deep inside. I could of gave into fear and walked away saved myself more pain and embarrassment but I didn't. Inside me there was a growing voice that said NO.

"my cutie mark is beating your butt" I said, shooting him a daring look.

"yah sheer will see". he responded

After big mackintosh expanded how to use the rifles he told use the rules, "hit 10 meter target 1 point, 15 meter target 5 points, 20 meter 10 points, 25 meters 15 points, 30 meter 20 points, and the 50 meter target 50 points. yup its just as simple as that". this was it I had to win I felt it me unlike my hole life that day I was fearless. the rang was to be opened at the wave of colorful a green flag. little did I know that little flag would choose my fate and when my life truly started.

ready set fire! the green flag waved and every pony, plus one griffin aimed there rifles I looked over to see my mother standing in the crowd cheering me own with a smile that could put courage into the most fearful soul. I turned to the first target and fired off the rife. the rife had so much more kick then my airsoft gun. The kick sent a shock wave through my body and something magical in my horn clicked into place. a magic burst was sent through my spine that shocked my seances to the core. I could smell the gun power in the bullet shells, I could feel the sound wave of guns fire more than four meters away pulse through my body. I could see the whole world in super slow motion and I could see in exray vision of every gun within a mile I could see the bullet spinning in the bore of as it left the gun into its target. every gun seemed to have a lazier coming out of the end of barrel, plotting just would the bullet go. every thing was so intense. I aimed my rife at the farthest target squeezing the trigger, I felt the explosive force pulse through the air. The bullet left the action and entered into bore, then the rifling began to spin the bullet, I could feel ware the bullet would land.

BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, each rife bullet landed right in the 50 meter target one right after another in the same place. each round sent a wave of force through the air that I could see like ripples in the air. that one minute to me lasted an full hour, every thing was in slow motion. I looked at my reflection on one of the empty bullet shells as it flu over my shoulder. I saw my eyes were glowing red with magic and my unicorn horn had three red telekinetic glowing fields, each one inside other. what i didn't completely know at the time is that this meant I was casting a very very high level spell, possible one that mite would never be cast again.

I looked at my rife with exray vision, the mechanism was empty. my eight rounds had been fired and I had got a bulls eye with 7 of them at 50 meters. I opened the action of the gun and set it down on the table. but still telekinetic power pulsed through my body like sound waves. my heart was super slow even in slow motion and my breathing was put on a seemingly endless exhale. with no way to vent my power I almost started to panic. but then I had felt a powerful presents from behind me that soothed the soul much like my mother. turning around I saw the tall majestic violet colored alicorn standing over me.

The world returned to normal and time returned to normal then my breathing and my heart beat. The princess of night and day twilight sparkle, once a student of princess celestial, now ruler of all equestria had showed up to the festival for a surprise visit, now had just personal came to me for what? she leaned in forward closer to my face and said.

"my little pony, never seen such magical talent scene my self when I got my cutie mark, you are a very talented and special pony"

The red glow in my eyes dimmed and my pupils grow wide from surprise. the princess had just personally noticed me for my talent, and what about a cutie mark?

There were congratulations on my new found talent, from every one there, and big blue first place ribbon. every one smiled at me. Victoria looked as if I was a super hero, and twilight saw here self in in my eyes. despite wining the contest I think only twilight sparkle, and my mother saw my true power. I ran up and hugged my mother.

"See your are a special pony" she said.

IT was because of my mothers teachings that gave me bravery got me a my cutie mark, a hole day with princess Twilight, a new friend, Victoria, and a great deal of self respect. That day my mother told me that I was the most special and talented pony in her life. that day she was right and the hole world new it just for one day. That respect from ponies wouldn't last forever but my self respect and fearlessness would last for a long time.