Chapters Chapter 1- 'Concrete Angel'
I clawed at the leaves and twigs littering the forest floor, struggling to breathe.
'What- what happened?'
I forced my palms into the dirt, lifting the front half of my body off of the ground, I slowly brought up a knee to make an attempt at standing up- the long white robe that hung from my form making it difficult.
'Wait...robe?'
I put off trying to stand for the moment, and sat on my knees.
'This isn't what I wore when I went to bed...'
The robe seemed longer than it was supposed to be, almost as if it were a dress.
'Why am I wearing this?'
Why aren't I in my room? Why am I in the middle of a forest?'Well...might as well start walking...whoever did this took my phone, too'
I groaned to myself as I headed through the thick underbrush of the forest, the trees seeming to stare at me with twisted, evil faces.
Yeah, so not creepy, in the slightest.
"Stupid branches, keep snagging on...my...wings..."
Wait...
This has gotta be a prank, a horrible, cruel prank. I reached to one of them, and yanked.
"Ouch! What the-"
Oh my god...
They're real...they can't be real...they aren't real… I shook as I inspected the pure-white wings attached to my back. They were real alright, feathers and everything
'Just what the hell happened last night?'
"Na, it's not real, I'm probably dreaming...no way any of this is real"
As if on cue, my wings twitched.
'What am I thinking? I can't fly'
"This would be easier if I just knew where I was..." I moaned.
I continued into what I assumed to be deeper into the forest, swearing to myself as the rocks and twigs laying about assaulted my bare feet. The canopy of the dark forest was soon broken, the trees thinning out as I grew closer to an intimidating castle, the tower spires and ramparts glowing spookily from both the hanging lanterns and the light cast by the moon.
'Am I just supposed to knock?' I thought, walking closer to the castle.
Might as well...I've got nothing else to lose… I nervously got as close as possible, and slammed the circular, iron handle against the wooden door, I backed away from the door with my arms crossed. The door slowly creaked open, a small horse in a silver helmet and armor appeared in the doorway. I tried to laugh, but found my entire head locked in place- along with my entire body. I began to panic as I was dragged into the castle by the armored horse (not something I never thought I'd say).
'C'mon! Move! Move!'
My body didn't listen to my brain, unfortunately, as the horse continued to pull me down the halls of the castle
We soon stopped at another set of large doors, two more armored horses guarding it, one had a horn sticking out of its mane, the other with a pair of wings.
'Yeah, I'm definitely dreaming' I thought, still trying to gain mobility of my limbs.
"Where didst thou find this?" the horse on the left asked.
"Just beyond the castle walls, I thought it to be for thy highnesses" 'my' horse answered.
"'Tis ugly and unbecoming- thee should dismantle it" the horse on the right said.
"And if thy highnesses do not wish it? I shall surely be punished"
The two other horses seemed to silently consider it, and the horse's horn glowed The doors opened by themselves, and we continued on. My jaw would've dropped if I was able to move.
'What...was...that?'
He just- he- and then- and-
You know what? Forget it...I'll try to figure it out later...
The guard and I entered a small room, where two small horses with a pair of wings and a horn were playing, the first winged-unicorn was white, with a light-pink mane; the second winged-unicorn was a dark blue, its mane a darker shade, the room almost reminded me of a nursery.
The guard cleared his throat.
"Your highnesses"
"Yes?" the white pegasus/unicorn/horse asked.
"I presume this to be a gift of one of thy subjects"
"Pray tell, what is it?" the blue pegasus/unicorn/horse asked, noticing me.
"I am not sure, if I may hazard a guess, it may be a Diamond Dog"
'What's a Diamond Dog?'
"Mayhaps not, the snout is mishapen" Blue said, pointing
'Great...now my nose itches'
"A dragon, then?"
"There is no tail to speak of" White replied
As the two (pegacorns?) argued, the guard pushed me onto the balcony, and trotted back inside
'Jerk'
"There, I put it out on the balcony, I will move it later if you wish"
"Thank you, Steel"
As I stood on the balcony, I let my mind drift, wondering just what I was, or where I was, for that matter. I knew that I was at least partially human, except for, y'know, the wings and everything...as to why I couldn't move, I'm still drawing a blank on that one, maybe I
was bitten by a spider or something, but if that happened...na, it's not paralysis...I could think of about three reasons why I had to go through this today- all of them pretty pitiful.
I mean- it could be worse, right? Right?
The sounds of the two small horses continued as I was trapped in my current position, I was facing forward, towards the horizon, so whatever they did went unseen by me. Dusk was soon upon me, however, and I felt my arms shift ever so slightly, and I took the opporitunity to swing my head to the side, giving me a minimal view of the room. I saw another horse enter the room, with wings and a horn like the smaller ones.
"Goodnight mommy, we love you" Blue said, laying in the bed with White
"I love both of you, too" the taller horse said, giving them both a kiss
The taller horse doused the candle on the bedside table, and left the room. Soft snoring soon filled the air, presumably coming from the pair in the bed, minutes later-
I found myself able to move
'Geez, what was all that about?' I thought, walking to the railing of the balcony.
I had to admit, the view- combined with the night sky, looked incredible, no, that doesn't do it justice, I couldn't even begin to describe the sight. I swung my legs over the railing and sat down, the robe/dress flowing down.
'Well I'm here...now what?'
I sat on the railing, pondering life's obligatory questions, when I heard the small sound-
like the coo of a dove
'Stupid Dr. Suess...'
"What manner of sorcery is this?!" Blue shouted
(I assumed it was Blue, based on the sound of her voice)
"Thee was not there an hour ago!"
My eyes shot open as the familiar sensation of immobility took over my body. Her hooves clacked against the floor as I assume she ran back into the room
"Tia! Tia! Wake up, Tia!" she said
I got off the railing and shot to the spot the guard had left me, trying to resume the original position.
"Hmm? What is it? Lulu, do you have any idea what time it is?" White said sleepily
"Tia! The statue! The one with the wings! It moved!"
"You had a bad dream...go back to sleep..."
"No! Thou dost not understand! The-"
She cut herself off with a bloodcurdling scream. Needless to say, it took an awful lot not cover my ears. I heard the door crash open, and panicked hoofsteps
"What is wrong?" the motherly voice of the tall
"Th-th-the st-statue, it- it- it moved!" Blue said
"Perhaps you had a nightmare"
"N-no! I saw it move!"
"Come, we'll put this to rest"
"No! It's EVIL!"
The three horses were soon in my line of vision, Blue sitting on the tall one.
"Go on, child- there's nothing to fear" she soothed.
Blue hesitantly reached towards me, her hoof connected with my stomach, resulting in a soft tapping sound.
'...tapping?'
There should have been no sound at all.
'Just what am I?'
Putting off the question for now, the last few minutes played out in my head, Blue's reaction sticking out specifically.
'What was she so frightened of?'
The trio walked back inside, leaving the balcony empty.
'Maybe I can fix this...but how?'
I lost track of time, waiting, to be sure that the two equines were asleep. The moon was just starting its decent as I snuck into the nursery.
'What can I do?'
What could I do? There was no way I could talk to any of them, as far as I knew... I paced the room, wondering...
I found a teeny desk, cute drawings done by the equines spread across it.
'Wait...pen and paper! That's it!'
Then immediately after-
'They don't have hands- how do they hold the pen?'
I shook my head and searched the desk and floor for a pen.
'What did they use? I can't even find a pencil'
Well guess what?
'-ink and quill, sure! Why not?'
I mentally slapped myself as I pulled the quill out of the inkpot. I set the quill upon the parchment, and began to write.
(End chapter 1)
Chapter 2 - The Mysterious Letters
Luna stretched as the morning sun shone through the glass of the balcony doors. She yawned, then fanned her wings.
"'Tis time to rise, sister"
Celestia groaned from beneath the covers.
Luna hopped off of the bed and arched her back, then went to the window- checking to make sure the statue was in its proper place. To her relief, it was.
Luna trotted to the table, noticing the quill out of place, she used her magic to set it back in the inkpot. As her eyes scanned the table, she noticed a piece of parchment, she picked it up to read it.
Dear little horse
Dear blue horse
Dear little blue pegacorn,
I am very sorry for scaring you- could you please forgive me?
-Signed, X
Luna read the note three more times, and found herself growing more confused each time.
'This is not Tia's hoofwriting, or mother's- then who's is it? Surely 'tis not...no! Ridiculous!'
She tore the message in half, and threw it into the waste-basket.
X X X X X X X
"Luna, please, pay attention"
"Hmmm? Oh, yes, sorry mother..."
"You seem a bit distracted, is something troubling you, dear?"
"Just...that strange statue..."
"Yes, what about it?"
"...do statues come to life, mother?"
"No, they don't Lulu, they are figures of stone"
Luna's ears slapped against her head
"Oh..."
A large wing draped over Luna
"If it will cheer thee up, I shall move the statue to the gardens"
Luna repositioned herself beneath the wing, and laid against her side
"That's okay...I'll be brave"
"If you are sure. Now, as I was saying-"
X X X X X X X
Luna tossed and turned in the bed, trying in vain to drift off to dreamland
'This is not working' she thought, tossing off the sheets
She quietly hopped off of the bed, careful not to disturb her sister- the statue's movements and the appearance of the mysterious letter had been troubling her
'Mayhaps the note was from a shy pony? Surely that makes more sense- the statue may be charmed...surely that is the explanation!' she thought, staring into the wastebasket containing the remains of the message.
But just to be sure...
She grasped the quill in her magic, dipped it into the ink, and quickly scribbled out a message- she then turned, and found the statue facing her from the confines of the balcony. She felt a wave of fear wash over her as she never broke eye contact with it
'It is- it is just a charm, nothing more, nothing less' she thought, steeling herself
She blinked- and the winged-statue disappeared
"I really must get more sleep...I'm seeing things..." she muttered to herself
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I blew some stray hair out of my face as I heard Blue crawl back into the bed
'At least she didn't flip out this time...' I thought, peering around the corner.
She was laying in the bed, facing the opposite wall.
I walked to the railing like I had the night before, and stared up at the moon; partially covered by a blanket of clouds
'Well...no other humans yet...just talking horses...'
There's got to be at least a few humans around
I sighed and attempted moving my wings, the first few tries were failures- only because of the muscles in my back twitching every so often with the movement. I stretched both of them as far as I could, a rush of air caught my wings, and I felt my feet leave the ground, I
panicked as I tried to get down again. I felt my bare feet touch the cold, stone floor of the balcony and sighed in relief
'Maybe I can watch Blue and White when they fly...they've got wings'
Filing that away for later, I heard a crash of thunder overhead
'Why are they hopping on the clouds?' I thought, seeing the winged-horses bouncing on the
clouds
My question was soon answered as bolts of lightning blasted out from the undersides of the
clouds, cutting through the dark sky
'Note to self; don't tick them off'
I folded my wings as more rain began to fall
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Luna's eyes popped open as the rumble of thunder and lightning continued outside. She ducked under the covers as a bolt of lightning lit up the room, revealing a fearsome shadow on the wall- its large wings spread wide
She squeaked as the shadow disappeared, she looked over her shoulder to the window, and saw
nothing
'This is madness- I am losing sleep over a stupid statue!' she thought, getting out of the
bed
She trotted to the window, and pushed the doors open- the smell of wet concrete filled her nose as raindrops fell from the clouds overhead, the cool night air mixed with the rain bit through her coat.
She found the statue itself in a sitting position, its back to the wall.
"Why dost thou haunt me? Be you spirit or mortal? How dost thee move when thee is nothing but stone? What sinful act hath I performed to deserve thy torment?!"
Luna stood only inches from the statue- half expecting a response from it.
"What is thy qualm with me?! Ist thou a messenger from the heavens? Or mayhaps escaped from
the pits of Tatarus?"
X X X X X X X
I sat against the wall of the castle, the rain somewhat soothing as most of the thunder and lightning died down.
I tried to lift my arm to scratch my nose- and couldn't, I took that to mean someone was watching me.
'What's she doing out here?' I thought, finding myself staring into Blue's large eyes.
"Why dost thou haunt me? Be you spirit or mortal? How dost thee move, when thee is nothing but stone? What sinful act hath I performed to deserve thy torment?!"
'What in the world is she talking about? I'm not made of...what is....they think I'm...a statue...but...that- that doesn't make any sense! How did- how does that even work? I can move just fine... I know I scared her pretty bad- but this- this is something else entirely ...no wonder she's so terrified of me...'
She took a few hesitant steps towards me.
"What is thy qualm with me?! Ist thou a messenger from the heavens? Or mayhaps escaped from the pits of Tatarus?"
'Oh, the poor thing...I've only made things worse...'
I felt tears start to well up, but I couldn't feel them on my face- you know? Like- it was happening- but at the same time; it wasn't...I don't know...
Now, due to the darkness, I was only able to move after the lightning flashed- and if she was going to continue to be afraid of me...there was something I needed to do first...
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Luna sat in wide-eyed terror, the thunder and lightning only succeeding in adding to her fear. Every few minutes, the statue's arms would inch closer and closer to her- stopping whenever the lightning lit up the area.
The only thought bashing itself against the inside of her head was 'It'sgoingtoeatmeIt'sgoing toeatmeIt'sgoingtoeatme'.
She was frozen in terror as she felt the cold, wet, concrete arms of the statue wrap around her stomach- the entire process took several minutes, the arms starting and stopping at seemingly random intervals. Her fear wavered as she was picked up; seeing tears falling from somber eyes, and rolling down the smooth face of the statue. Luna shook as she found herself staring over the statue's shoulder, and into her own room.
"Thou- thou- is hugging me? Wh- wh- why?"
Her terror spiked again as she heard a soft, melodious voice answer
"To show- I'm sorry for scaring you"
"Why- why- didst thee not talk before?" she asked, still looking over the shoulder
"I can't talk or move if someone is watching me..."
"Dost thou know why?"
"No...I don't...now before I set you down- is there anything you'd like to ask?"
"...hast thee arrived to cause harm?"
"No- I haven't- I apologize again for scaring you..."
"Thee meant no harm..."
"Alright...I'm going to set you down now...and don't open your eyes until I say so" Luna nodded, and closed her eyes
She felt her hooves disconnect from the statue's shoulder, and felt each of her hooves touch down on the floor- she waited a few minutes before she finally heard the voice again
"Alright- you can open your eyes again"
She did, and found the statue in the exact same position she had on that first day.
"I am still not prepared to trust thee- but I thank thee for thy efforts"
The doors to the balcony opened, and her mother and Celestia trotted out.
"Luna?! What are you doing out here? You're going to catch a cold from this rain! Get insidethis instant!" her mother shouted, wrapping her in blankets with her magic Luna and Celestia were led into the room, out of the rain.
"We are going to have a long talk about this in the morning, young filly" her mother said sternly
"Yes mother..." Luna sighed, taking one last look at the statue.
Chapter 3
Blink Part 1
My stomach rumbled as I looked over the railing of the balcony, it was early morning- and the sun still had yet to rise; 'Luna' and I briefly considered sneaking down to the kitchen and grabbing something- but decided against it out of fear of getting caught.
Biting my lip, I hesitantly stood on the railing of the balcony, and spread my wings.
'Here goes nothing' I thought, leaping from the balcony.
My wings caught on a gust of wind- and kept them straight as I glided into the trees.
'Well...that wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be...'
Leaves and twigs crunched beneath my feet as I walked deeper into the trees, the canopy
thickening as I went.
'Who decides to put a castle in the middle of a forest?'
The sound of snapping branches filled the air, I scanned the area- and found no-one and nothing around, or if there was, I couldn't see them. Large, red eyes and glinting fangs stared at me through the trees, I backed away as a large lion walked into the clearing
'Just my luck...' I thought, keeping a good distance away from the lion.
As the lion came into full view, I realized I had no real escape plan- and it had just hit me; I was able to move! Even with this lion staring directly at me
''Maybe it doesn't work the same way for animals...maybe it depends on the amount of intelligence a creature has in order for me to"
‘Nevermind!' my mind screamed 'Figure it out later! Just RUN!'
I obliged as I took off towards the castle, the lion following close behind. I looked behind me as I ran-
'Oh come on! A stinger?! Are you kidding me?'
The lion positioned its stinger, and it shot forward- barely missing my head.
"Of course I'd have to run into you"
The lion bared its teeth and charged, I ran as its paws dug into my legs- I tripped, and wound up being pinned under it. It's foul breath was hot on my face as the lion licked its chops, it opened its jaws- and I was staring into the gaping maw.
'Is this how it ends? Turned into lunchmeat- no proper burial or anything'
As the sharp fangs came closer to my face, anger and rage bubbled inside of me.
'No- it won't end like this-'
I raised my arms, and gripped the lion's paw- doing the only thing I could, I bit into it- hard. The lion roared in pain as I refused to let go, I tasted something metallic as the lion attempted to retract its paw
Blood...it's blood...
I immediately let go of the paw, and the lion fell on its back. It's mane faded to white as its coat became wrinkled. I put my ear to its chest...no heartbeat...
'I- I- k-killed it...but- but how? It just- just- no, this can't be happening...I...what have I done?'
I knelt over the body of the lion, and closed its eyes
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."
I knew it wouldn't do anything to bring back the lion, but...I just felt I needed to...for whatever it was that just happened...
It had also just occurred to me that I was no longer hungry, either... Deciding that it'd take too long to bury the body, I regretfully left it where it was-
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"Ah- I was wondering where thee went" Luna said, seeing the statue smiling at her.
"Mother and Tia are going to be gone for a few hours. She tilted her head as she recieved no response
"Oh, yes, of course"
She closed her eyes, and heard the melodic voice.
"I had a, um, errand to run..."
"Oh- I've been meaning to ask, what are you?"
"I'm a human" the voice giggled.
"Are all humans made of stone?"
"No..."
"Thou sounds troubled...dost thou wish to talk about it?"
"No...at least...not yet..."
"Very well- now do you have any questions of your own?"
"Er- what are you?"
"I am a pony"
"Do all ponies have wings and a horn? I've only seen you three"
"Yes, we are alicorns"
"And that means?"
"We have the durability of an earth pony, able to fly like a pegasus, and utilize magic like
a unicorn,"
"Uh, right...now it's your turn, what did you want to ask?"
"Thou mentioned humans are not made of stone- but are you a human version of a pegasus?"
"No- humans don't have wings or horns, think of all humans as- as earth ponies"
"Thy ponies dost not use magic?"
"No- no magic exists in my world"
"Your...your world?!"
"Uh, yeah- I come from a planet called 'Earth'"
"Im-Impossible! Thou should not be here!"
"Oh tell me about it..."
"Then how did thee manage to get here?"
"...I have no idea..."
"Thou ist an alien- from a different planet, possibly from a different dimension-"
"Uh, I come in peace?"
"What?"
"Nevermind"
"What did thou mean 'Thee comes in peace?'"
"It's a human thing...I don't think you'd understand it"
"Oh-"
*Knock Knock Knock*
"Highness? Is everything alright? I hear voices"
"I am fine- no need to worry" Her statement went unheeded as the door opened.
"Terribly sorry for the intrusion, your majesty...I just thought I heard somepony else's
voice"
"No, I was merely...talking to myself!"
"What is that doing in here?" he asked, pointing to the statue.
"I thought it might look better in here..."
"Of course- my deepest apologies, once again"
"No trouble, Silver, thou art dismissed" He bowed, and left the room- closing the door behind him
"That...was much too close..."
"I'll say"
"Now where were we? Ah! What else is there to know about humans?"
"Hmm, how about- I'll tell you all about humans, if you tell me all about ponies?"
"That seems like a fair trade; very well, there are three types of ponies- excluding alicorns..."
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Silver Sword stood at his post outside the princess' bedroom, wondering what he'd just seen- while continuing to hear two distinct voices behind the door He was lost in thought as he felt somepony bump into him.
"Hey! Watch...it..."
The queen and the princesses themselves were standing just inches away
"I beg for your forgiveness, your highness! I had no idea-"
"It is quite alright Silver, has Luna behaved herself?"
"Of course, but, erm..."
"What is it?"
"I think she's been...talking to herself..."
"Oh? What makes you think that?"
"She, er, moved the statue into the room- and I've been hearing voices..."
"Odd...I believe I will talk with her, thank you Silver"
He nodded and resumed his post. She pushed the door open, and trotted in, her oldest daughter following her
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It felt wonderful to actually talk to someone, granted they had to keep their eyes closed- but I'll take what I can get; and hey, I'm not complaining- Luna was a great conversationalist despite what I assumed to be her age.
"So thou hast no magic in thy world, whatsoever?" Luna asked
"Nope- none" I said
"And yet thy race still accomplished the events thou spokest of?!"
"Uh-huh"
"How did-"
The door creaked open, and Celestia and the tall alicorn stepped through. Luna opened her eyes and turned away from me
"Oh! Mother, Tia! I wasn't expecting you to be back so early..."
"Luna, what exactly are you doing in here?" Gray asked, holding a hoof to her mouth.
"Um...I was...deciding where I should put this" she said, pointing to me.
"Wouldn't it look better in the gardens?" Gray asked.
"NO! Uh, no, I think either here- or in the hall?"
'What's her deal? She was terrified of me just yesterday. Not that I'm complaining'
"Was that statue always smiling?" Tia' asked.
'Oh crap! Busted!'
"Yes"
"I don't think it was..."
"I can't help it if you don't pay attention to details, Tia" Celestia's face screwed up in thought.
"Luna, have you been talking to this statue?" Gray asked.
"Er- no?"
"Luna-"
"Yes...I was..."
"Why?”
“Um, I had nopony else to talk to?”
‘Please buy it, please buy it, please buy it’
Gray only clicked her tongue and glanced from Luna, to me, and back to Luna.
“Luna, you really should try to make friends with the other foals- instead of talking to inanimate objects”
“But mother-”
“Luna, I don’t mind if you have an imaginary friend- but we can’t keep this statue in here; it’s much too crowded already, we’ll place it in the gardens, and you may visit it when you wish”
Luna sighed and glanced up at me.
“Now come along- dinner is ready”
She nodded, and the trio walked out the door. The door closed- and I collapsed on the floor.
X X X X X X X
Luna, her mother, and Celestia were seated at the dining room table- along with three other guests for the evening. Two stallions and a mare,
Chapter Four
Blink Part 2
“*Ahem* What did thee say thy names were?” Luna asked, seeing their dinner companions.
“These two are Roaring Thunder, and Amethyst Petal” the brown earth pony stallion said, pointing to the pegasus and unicorn. The earth pony’s chocolate brown coat and mane- combined with his blue eyes contrasted with the yellow and green pegasus and the pale orange unicorn
“And who art thou?”
“I’m the Doctor” he replied.
“Just...the doctor?”
“Yes”
“But-”
“Don’t worry about it- he won’t tell us his name either” The pegasus mare said.
“I believe you have yet to tell us the purpose of your visit” the queen said.
“Ah! Yes- we’re on a hunt, of sorts” the Doctor said.
“What are you hunting?”
“Weeping Pegasi”
“Weeping what?”
“Weeping Pegasi- nasty creatures; they feed on temporal disruption- they’ve been tailing the TARDIS for a while now…”
“What exactly are they?”
“Quantum locking ponyoids- they turn themselves to stone if they think they’re being watched; able to move quick as lightning, disrupting time to feed themselves”
Luna felt her blood freeze.
“Wh-wh-what?”
“Yes, statues of pegasi- although...they’re not exactly statues…they’ve been known to recruit every now and again...”
“What?”
“If they’re too few in numbers- they tend to turn other statues into Weeping Pegasi”
“You said ‘temporal disruption’ earlier, what does that mean?”
“Ah, let’s see- how can I explain this...er, well...ponies assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective point of view- it’s more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly time-y wimey...stuff”
“Oh…”
“So what does this have to do with anything?”
“The Pegasi feed on energy time disruptions 'cause-"
“But how does-”
Celestia was interrupted as the sound of breaking vases filled the air- originating from the upper floors of the castle
“Good heavens, what in the world was that?"
“That...would be our expected, unexpected guests” the Doctor grinned “Your highness, I recommend you and the princesses stay here”
“Agreed”
“You two, follow me” he said, running through the doors with the mare and the other stallion
“Captain- assemble a platoon of your best guards; provide help and protection, if need be”
“Yes, your highness” Captain Stronghold saluted
The group was soon formed, and they trotted after them.
X X X X X X X
‘It’s unusually quiet tonight’ I thought, standing at my ‘post’ on the balcony ‘I wonder what Luna’s doing now...’
*Crash*
“What in the world?"
I walked through the room and cautiously opened the door, no guards were stationed outside.
‘That’s odd...there’s usually at least one guard out here’ I thought.
I scanned the area, and carefully tip-toed out the door- at the end of the hall, I found three statues of pegasi, all covering their eyes with a hoof
{Close your eyes, you fool! We can’t turn to stone now!} A voice shouted in my head.
{Yeah! We’re too close to stop now!}
‘What?’
{There’s a big energy source right here in the castle! Glorious food...}
‘What are all of you talking about?’
{We don’t have time for this! He’ll be here soon, we need to go!}
I uncovered my eyes, and the three statues were gone.
“That was weird...they’re just like me- only in...pony form…”
I followed them down the hall, making sure to at least partially cover my eyes. What I found- was one of the pegasi locked into a kiss with another statue, the statue he was kissing was a mare in guard’s armor. The pegasus backed away from the statue, and went down the hall with the other two
I walked to the frozen guardpony.
{H-h-help me...I don’t know what happened...I- I- I can’t move!}
‘It’s going to be okay...’
{Who are you? What are you? What’s going on?}
‘I can’t tell you...are you going to be okay?’
{I- I think so- what were those things?}
‘I don’t know myself, but if they did this to you- they can’t be anything good; will you be okay here by yourself?’
{I- I-think so…}
I left the poor guard, and gave chase to the pegasi
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“Alright, a few things you need to know about Pegasi- no pun intended, of course- whatever you do, don’t turn your back on them, and don’t blink- you blink and you’re dead; they are fast, faster than you can believe, I can’t stress enough, DON’T BLINK”
“What exactly are these things?” a guard in the rear asked.
“Creatures from another world- able to survive because they have the perfect defense system; they’re quantum-locked, meaning whenever any living creature looks at them- they literally turn to stone”
*Crash*
*Crash*
“Remember your training, gentlecolts”
Each of the guards raised their spears, ready for what lay beyond. The Doctor, Thunder, Amethyst, and the guards were approaching the upper floors of the castle when sounds of a struggle filled the air. Nothing could have prepared them for what they saw. In the courtyard- was a tall, bipedal statue; its pointed teeth barred and its claws wrapped around the neck of a frightened Weeping Pegasus, the other two laying on the ground- seemingly unconscious. The taller statue’s eyes were closed as all four remained in the current position
"I never thought I’d see the day…” The Doctor muttered.
“S-s-see wh-what?”
He remained silent as he trotted up to the taller of the two.
“You’re not supposed to be here!” he shouted.
He felt his eyes twitch, and blinked as fast as he could- he expected the worst when he did, instead, he was greeted by a look of genuine surprise from the statue.
Chapter 5 - Blink Part 3
'What exactly are you looking for?'
{The TARDIS}
'What's a TARDIS?'
{A device with enough time energy to feed all of us for eternity}
'You...what?'
{It will feed us forever! We can live without light}
'What do you mean?'
{In exchange for feeding on the Time Vortex in the TARDIS- the sun will extinguish itself}
'You- You're insane! Think of all the lives that will be lost! Think of all that never will be, all because of your stupidity!'
{A small price to pay for our sustenence}
'I'll- I'll stop you before you get there!'
{Ha!}
{You?}
I closed my eyes and dove for the pegasus closest to me, I missed- and rolled in the dirt.
{So close!}
I opened my eyes again, and saw them off to the left out the corner of my eye. I dove again, and caught one of the pegasi in the jaw- I cracked an eye open and saw him strewn out on the floor. I turned and searched for the other two, I hoped for the best as I grabbed one by the hoof and flipped it over my shoulder- leaving one pegasus remaining,
{Come and get me}
'With pleasure'
I whirled around and attempted to grab the pegasus like I had the second- and felt my hand barely graze it, indicating I'd missed my target.
{Ha- you can't catch what you can't see}
I took a shot and lunged towards the source of the... thought? voice? I don't know...
The pegasus and I landed in a heap, me on top- with my hands wrapped around its neck.
{You think you've stopped us? This is only the beginning!}
'You can't be serious...'
I sat there- holding this pegasus, when I heard a male voice shout.
"You're not supposed to be here!"
My head snapped up, and came face-to-face with a brown earth pony.
X X X X X X X
"Doctor, what's wrong? What is this thing?" Thunder asked.
"It's a- er- 'variation' of Weeping Pegasi..." the Doctor replied.
"But what is it?"
The Doctor's reply was cut off by the sound of rumbling thunder overhead, dark clouds gathering against the backdrop of the setting sun.
"Is there a storm scheduled for today?"
"Yes actually, there is"
"You need to get somepony up there and stop it! As soon as possible!"
"Why, Doctor?"
"It'll be dark soon- darkness plus lightning gives the Pegasi a means of escape"
"You heard the stallion! On the double!"
Two pegasi guards saluted and took off- zooming towards the cloud bank; the were too late, however, as droplets of rain had just begun to splash against the floor of the courtyard.
"Just my bloody day..." he muttered "Alright- the rest of you keep track of the Pegasi. Thunder, Amethyst, follow me; we've got to get back to the TARDIS before they do"
"Wait- if they're going to be watching the Pegasi, how are they going to-"
"No time!" he said, running out of the courtyard "Wait, strike that- there's always time!"
The three ponies ran off to who knows where...
X X X X X X X
'That was...different...'
{Indeed it was- now get off of me!}
'And let you and your little friends destroy the world? Not a chance'
{No matter, the storm is coming- and we'll soon make our escape}
'Not if I have anything to say about it'
A bolt of lightning struck a few feet away, and the Pegasus disappeared from my grasp, forcing me to tumble forward.
"Captain! The statues! They're moving!"
"Raise your spears- be prepared" he ordered.
They did, and formed a tight circle around us
{Fools...}
'Don't you dare-'
{We're not after them any way, we have other business to attend to}
The guards could do little to stop the Pegasi slipped right past their police line, after they did, they'd form another one a few feet in front of them- only for it to happen again, and again, and again
It was a little funny to watch actually...
I followed them from a safe distance, and the Pegasi and I were soon out of sight of the guards, and near the basement of the castle.
{It's close- I can feel it}
The three walked into the next room, and I heard shouts of excitement.
{Eureka!}
{At last!}
'This is bad- I need to find the Doctor' I thought, running down the hall.
Given his initial reaction, I think he might be the last one to listen to me, but he was also probably the only one able to help.
'Come on, where are you?'
I sped through the halls- being stopped (much to my annoyance) whenever one of those ponies spotted me.
'Aha! There they are!'
"Doctor..." the unicorn said, tapping the earth pony on the shoulder
"What is it, Thunder?" he asked, pointing a thin, silver stick at a lock on the door.
"The- the weeping pegasus- or whatever it is-" he said, never taking his eyes off of me.
The Doctor turned and met my gaze.
"I don't know how you got here...or why you're here, but you won't get to the TARDIS- none of you wil!l"
'I don't care about a stupid 'TARDIS'...why can't he understand that?'
I don't even know what a 'TARDIS' is!
...I really should have thought this out more- I just realized I can't speak, and all three of them are staring right at me, I basically just screwed myself.
"Roaring Thunder, Amethyst, I think I know where the TARDIS is, we're going to sneak out of here- and don't take your eyes off of it"
‘Roaring Thunder? Amethyst? Weird names...I’ll just call them ‘Amy’ and ‘Rory’’
The Doctor, Rory, and Amy all tip-hooved around me, their eyes still drilling into my back as they ran down the hall.
I regained mobility for a few brief seconds before being locked into place again.
“Who art thou?” a small voice squeaked.
‘Luna?’
“Did you ever intend to cause me harm? Were you ever truly like you seemed?”
‘No...at least...I think...no, definitely not’
“As I said before- I still am not able to trust you, this information being brought to light only succeeds in making things more difficult”
‘Oh perfect-’
“LUNA! Get away from that thing immediately!” Gray shouted, running at Luna full speed.
“But mother-”
“I won’t hear a word of it! Your sister and I have been worried sick! We’re taking shelter, the Doctor is handling the situation”
X X X X X X X
“Ah, finally found you” the Doctor said, as he, Thunder, and Amethyst saw the Pegasi gathered around the blue box.
“How are they going to get inside?” asked Amy.
“What are we supposed to do now-” Thunder sighed.
“I see our final guest has arrived” the Doctor said, turning to the guard-turned-pegasus standing in the doorway.
“How is that going to help us solve this?” Thunder asked.
“He’s pointing at the lantern- why’s he pointing at the lantern?” Amethyst asked.
“Quickly- into the TARDIS!” the Doctor said.
The lantern flickered, the flame inside threatening to go out.
The two other ponies obeyed and the three launched themselves into the police box.
“You two- help me with this! We need to get this thing running” he said, running around the hexagonal control panel.
“But Doctor! We can’t just leave! What about the Pegasi?” Amethyst asked.
Amethyst hung onto a large switch as the TARDIS was rocked back and forth, Thunder doing the same on the other side of the control panel.
“Almost...got it….and- there!” the Doctor exclaimed, pushing a lever forwards.
They hung on for dear life as the shaking progressively worsened, Thunder’s eyes widened as they started to catch glimpses of the room outside the TARDIS.
“What have you done?! They’re going to get us!”
“Eh, we’ll see” the Doctor shrugged.
The TARDIS was slowly starting to disappear all together, Amethyst and Thunder were kneeling on the ground, waiting for the eventual attack-
-it never came.
“Huh?”
They slowly stood up, and looked around them-
“You tricked them!” Thunder realized “They’re all staring at each other- they’ll never move again”
“Was there ever any doubt?” he replied cockily “Now, we’ve got one more...Pegasus to deal with”
“Wait- where did you send the TARDIS?”
“It’s safe, don’t worry” he said, trotting out of the room, the two others following him.
X X X X X X X
I watched as Luna and Celestia were shielded protectively by Gray, although Luna looked as if she were trying to get away.
“I know little of your kind- but am angered by their actions” Gray shouted from the entrance to the courtyard.
‘Please look away, please let me go...I never wanted any of this- I just want to go home’
As if on cue- the Doctor came trotting up
“Ah, Doctor, have you taken care of the other Pegasi?”
“I have- now all that’s left is to take care of this one…”
“No!” Luna shouted “She didn’t do anything wrong! She’s nice!”
‘Oh god...my heart’s going to pop’
The Doctor sighed and rubbed his eyes with a hoof
“I’m sorry...but I can’t take that chance…”
He looked up to Gray,
“Your highness, you wouldn’t happen to have a mirror- would you?”
“Er, yes, of course-” she said, confused.
She motioned to a guard, and he nodded, trotting further down the hall- he returned a few minutes later with a large, ornate mirror in his mouth.
“Thank you” the Doctor said, taking it.
He walked to the opposite wall, and hung it, forcing me to stare at my own reflection.
‘You’re an evil, evil man...er, pony, Doctor’
“If I may, your highness- I suggest you and everypony else here relocate, the pegasi are immobile, and I fear somepony may release them- either intentionally or accidentally”
“Point taken, Doctor” Gray said, lifting her wings ever so slightly, “I’ll take that advice to heart”
The earth pony stallion nodded, and walked down the hall with the pegasus and unicorn- he opened the door to a blue, 1960’s police box, and they all walked inside.
‘THAT’S what all this was about?! A freaking PHONE BOX?!?!...how did all of them even fit in there anyway?’
At this point- I wouldn’t be surprised if Sheldon ran out and yelled ‘Bazinga!’
The next few days passed by in a blur, all of the guards and servants were bustling around, packing things up for the move- Luna occasionally gave me a sad look, and was prodded forward by her mother.
And now, I was alone in the courtyard, alone in the castle, and all alone.
‘Goodbye Blue, you were my first friend on this world…’
Chapter 6 - A Short Interlude
It had felt like weeks since Luna, Celestia, and just about every other living creature living in the castle had left...my only company being the occasional bird call and my own reflection.
'What did I ever do to deserve this?' I thought, shooting glares at the large crow resting on my head.
Kill someone in a past life?
Family curse?
Maybe the universe (this universe) was out to get me?
Naaaaa- that's not it...
'Stupid Doctor...why'd he have to come and mess up everything? Okay, things weren't exactly,perfect- hell, I haven't even begun to think of a way to get home...'
And Luna knew about me, right? I mean, not that I didn't like her, I was thankful for that-but where would things have gone from there? Granted I could have tried a little harder to communicate with those other ponies...I knew this was all fine short-term, but in the long run, there was no way that could continue.
'So...in some weird way, the Doctor solved part of my problem...in a twisted sort of way'
Looks like somepony found the silver lining...
I would've face-palmed, had the situation allowed.
'Damn it, now I'm starting to think like them...'
And it all boiled down to one question-
-why did he have to do this to me? I didn't do anything to deserve it...did I? This was all the Doctor's fault...mostly his fault... As I stared at my stony reflection, I couldn't help but wonder when or if I'd ever be set free, the Doctor was seemingly set on keeping me trapped...so unless I see another one of those ponies around here, it's going to be a long while. As my mind wandered, I began to realize just how dire the situation was...being stuck as I was, there was no way to feed- I could starve before the week was over- and to add insult to injury, I'm stranded, as far as I know, in a world of ponies- I'll never finish school, never fall in love, never see my family again...they don't even know where I am...scratch that- I don't even know where I am...stupid Doctor, stupid world, stupid UNIVERSE!
X X X X X X X
'This is getting ridiculous' I thought, glaring at the woodpecker on its perch.
The annoying little bird was currently attempting drilling a hole into my shoulder.
'It's a woodpecker- why the hell is it taking a bite out of me?'
'Shoo! SHOO! Go away!'
The bird didn't heed my mental commands and continued to dig its beak into my shoulder.
'Well, at least one of us is happy...'
The daylight slowly faded into orange and reds streaking across the sky, the view from my spot could've easily been the most breath-taking thing I'd ever seen- if I could've seen more than what was reflected in the mirror.
'I will most certainly lose it before...if...the Doctor comes back'
I knew I was hoping against hope, the chances of him actually releasing me were very slim... very, very slim...
'If I ever get out of here- I'm going to come after you, Doctor, wherever you are...'
In reality, odds were I was doomed to never leave the walls of the castle, and even if I did- there was absolutely no chance of finding him, and even then, I don't know if I'd be able to follow through with it...
...If this is heaven- I've been screwed.
X X X X X X X
It was dark now, a little before midnight based on the position of the moon. The twinkling stars were beautiful, to say the least, even moreso without the light pollution of Earth...thousands upon thousands of tiny, sparkling dots lighting up the sky- cricket chirps and bullfrog croaks filling the empty castle and the cool, night air.
'All in all, not a bad way to go...' I mused.
The woodpecker had long since flown away. A few minutes after it had left, I hoped he/she would come back, the stupid little bird may not have been able to talk- but hey, some company was better than none at all, right?
"Aw...is the lonely statue missing her little bird friend?" A feminine voice asked.
'Wh-who said that?'
"I did, who else?"
'I- I- don't even know who you are!'
"Right, how silly of me"
Wait a minute- she can understand me! Whoever she is...
A young woman (a young human woman, I might add), in a brown pinstripe vest and pants stepped into the courtyard- her mismatched shoes making almost no sound on the cobblestone, she walked across the courtyard; and circled me several times, her red-and-yellow eyes-combined with her black and white crop of hair were oddly hypnotizing as she looked me upand down.
"You're a little taller than they said you'd be" she said, stopping in front of me, and placing her hands on her hips.
'What are you talking about? Who are you? How can you understand me?'
"The higher-ups got business with you, I'm Eris- goddess of chaos, and I think that explains your third question" she said, counting her fingers.
'Who are the 'higher-ups'? Why are you helping me?'
"Ugh, I can't believe I have to explain this to you...alright, I'm the goddess of chaos, 'goddess' as in singular- they" she pointed upward "want to see you- the others, gods and goddesses, 'gods and goddesses' as in plural; capiche?"
'Yeah...'
"They" she pointed upwards again "sent me down here to get you- get it?"
'Y-yes...'
"Good, now let's go- lest her highness get ticked"
Before I could respond, she snapped her fingers- and my vision went dark, as it felt like I was being yanked every which way; spiralling into who-knows-where.
X X X X X X X
"..ke...p..."
'Just five more minutes, mom...'
"Wa...up!"
'uggggh'
"WAKE UP!"
I screamed as I shot up- and fell flat on my face.
"Nice" Eris deadpanned.
"And you...I can talk!"
"Yeah, and so can I- what's your point?"
"
No- I mean I can move! I can talk! I can do anything I want!" I cheered.
"Uh...huh, welp- we'd better get moving, they've been expecting us" Eris said, adjusting her tie.
I nodded, and got to my knees- Eris held out her hand and I took it, and I shakily stood up.
"Feelin' alright?" she asked.
"Y-yeah, let's go"
She nodded and led me into a large castle- it appeared be larger than the one in the forest.
"You seem awfully quiet" she finally said.
"It's just...a lot to take in...this place it's- so beautiful..."
"If you think this place is nice, you should see Tartarus"
"Wha?"
'Just drop it'
We continued walking, and Eris stopped short, forcing me to bump into her. "Here we are" she said, placing a hand on the door handle "you sure you're ready?"
"I think so...yes"
Eris muttered something to herself and pushed the doors opened.
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