Equestrian Requiem; A Hero's Return

“My name’s Twilight Sparkle. What’s yours?” A purple Unicorn said smiling before the scene dissolved changing into something else. “These are my friends Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash.” The Unicorn said gesturing to a group of five ponies.

“You can’t be serious Princess. We know nothing about him. He could be dangerous!” A white Unicorn with a blue mane said before the scene changed to a hall way. “If you do anything to hurt the Princesses, you can be sure I will strike you down without mercy.” The white Unicorn said with a glair.

“Remember a sword holds no power unless the one who holds it has courage.” A dark blue Alicorn said as a sword floated in the air as everything dissolved being replaced by a scene of a pony laying on the ground, a sword a few feet from him. “A true hero knows when to show mercy, even to his enemies.” The Alicorn said moving closer.

“You’re brave I’ll give you that. Most would have ran the second they saw me.” A strange creature that looked like someone got carried away with a chainsaw in a barn and then tried to put one of the animals back together using different parts. “You’re too late.” The creature said as everything changed and the creature was now on the ground in front of a large hole with dark light coming out of it. “Even if you kill me now, there is no stopping it.”

“It was said this sword was crafted by the gods themselves. May it bring you victory in the upcoming battle.” A white Alicorn said as a large broad sword was levitated out from under her wing. “We will never forget what you have done for us this day.” The Alicorn said as the vision changed to an all white world. “Your deeds shall be forever engraved in our hearts and memories.” She said as her horn began to glow.

I woke up in a white room with a massive headache. I rubbed the back of my head to find a huge lump. Sitting up I took a moment to try to remember how I got there, noting that my armor was now missing.

“Ok,” I thought to myself shaking my head clear. “I was at the tournament. Then my opponent tried to kill me. There was these weird girls. Then-” I was cut off from my thought when I heard footsteps coming toward the room.

“You’re telling me that this kid is they guy that saved the whole world?” I heard a voice say from behind the door.

“Yep, Had I not seen it myself I wouldn't have believed it myself.” Another voice said as the footsteps reached the door.

Thinking quickly I hid behind the door and a moment later the handle was enveloped in a blue aurora.

“Alright kid time to get up- Where'd he go?” One of the voice asked as the door opened.

Acting on instinct I quickly grabbed hold of the handle and in one quick motion slammed the door hard against whoever was on the other side.

“Captain Armor!” The other voice exclaimed as the first person fell to the ground.

Seeing his shadow in the doorway I quickly repeated the process knocking him out as well. Once I was sure the coast was clear I came out from behind the door to find two small horses that were wearing what looked like armor laying on the ground.

“The hell?” I said confused, examining them.

One was an orange Pegasus with a blue mane and the other was white Unicorn also with a blue mane. Hearing more footsteps approaching, I quickly stuffed the horses into the room. As I dragged the white Unicorn however, my mind was assaulted with images of him in a fighting stance with a sword floating in front of him. Shaking my head clear I closed the door and started walking in the opposite direction the footsteps where coming from.

“Where are you going?” A female voice suddenly asked from behind me. I quickly turned around only to find nobody there. “Over here!” The voice said this time coming from a door that was ajar.

I cautiously approached the door and slowly opened it. Once again the source of the voice was nowhere to be found but sitting in the corner of the small room was a wooden sword similar to my old one and my armor. I put my armor back on and slung the sword over my shoulder. With my stuff back I quickly peered out the door to make sure no one was there and continued down the hallway.

“Where are you going?” The Voice asked again as I ducked behind a pillar. “This way!” It said as I made my way up a winding staircase.

“He's over there!” I heard a male voice say from the bottom of the stairs.

“Let’s go!” The female voice urged as I started to run down the hallway. “What's your hurry?” It said as I slowed down a bit. “Over here!” The voice said as I spotted another doorway.

“Good Morning.” A new voice greeted as I walked through the door. “I’m glad you could join us.”

Turning to see who it was I saw the two Alicorns from my dreams sitting at a long table as well as my Mom, my little sister, Zorro, Jacob, Sara, Kim, Hailey, Ron and six small horses that bared a striking resembles the strange girls that saved me from the Minotaur.

“Hey Onii-Chan!” My little sister said through a mouth full of pancakes.

“Princess! The boy you asked us to guard-” The orange Pegasus from early began, bursting into the room from another door. “Is standing right there.” He said spotting me. “Well then I guess you won't be needing me.” The Pegasus said exiting the room sheepishly.

“Come sit down. We have a variety of breakfast foods.” The dark Alicorn said gesturing to an empty seat.

“Mom, why are there talking horses?” I asked backing up a bit.

“So he really doesn’t remember us.” The pink pony with an out of control pink mane said sadly.

“I was hoping that if I overlaid some of our own memories into his dreams he would begin to remember.” The dark Alicorn sighed.

“Wait a minute…” I said thinking back to my dream. “Your voice… You were the one guiding me here and giving me advice during the Swordsman Tournament. But how?” I asked.

“My sister and I have… special powers.” She said as her horn lit up. “Where are you going? Over here! This way!” She said but each time it seemed to come from a different point in the room.

“Please sit down and enjoy some breakfast. All your question will be answered in good time.” The white Alicorn said as I took a seat next to my mom.