Chapters The relics of Obedientiam
The mesmerizing proposal.
The four cutie mark crusaders were hugging each other; Sweetie bell was hiding behind Apple Bloom and Babs behind Scootaloo.
"W-what d-do y-yah mean, with solving our problems?" asked Apple Bloom, trying to hide her shaking as she held tightly to Scootaloo.
"You still dont get it?" asked Azrael, thinking that he had been very clear, "I’m here to give you the ability to control your sisters." as he finished his sentence, the sly grin returned to his face.
"I dont think that we should trust you" Sweetie Belle protested. She had a bad feeling about that grin that Azrael was wearing. The other Crusaders nodded in agreement.
"Yeah we think that you may be dangerous" continued Scootaloo she stopped shaking and took a step forward to demonstrate that she was not afraid.
"I am not dangerous. I admire that bravery of yours…” Azrael grinned all the wider, “...but don't you dare to try be brave in front of me" Scootaloo suppressed a scream of terror, rooted to the spot as the strange pony began to walk foward.
"We don't need your help" yelled Babs to stand along with Scootaloo like a good friend. Emboldened by Scootaloo and Babs, Sweetie and Apple Bloom joined the two fillies.
"Yeah, just because our sisters are being mean and bossy doesn’t mean we want you to mess with their heads!" yelled Apple Bloom, daring to the stallion in the eyes.
“We don't really want you to hurt our sisters mister." said Sweetie Bell, almost begging and with a beautiful puppy style eyes. Sweetie thought that if being aggressive wasn't the answer, maybe being nice would do the trick.
"You think that those eyes would melt my heart and make me go away? Well sorry but that doesn't work either," replied Azrael trying to not laugh at another failed attempt to make him leave ""Besides who said that i was going to hurt them?"
"Then what are you going to do to them?" asked Apple Bloom, relieved that he wasn’t going to hurt Applejack. She might be bossy, but that didn’t mean Apple Bloom wanted to see her sister hurt.
"Me? You are the one's that will do everything" Azrael replied with a smirk.
"What do you mean?" asked Babs, intrigued. Now that the danger had passed, she wanted to walk closer to see if he was really a three horned unicorn.
"What I mean is that all I’m going to do is give you the power to control your sisters." replied Azrael, walking around the clubhouse, examining it with passive interest. The four fillies didn’t take an eye off him for a moment.
" But how?" asked Scootaloo, trying to distract him before he touched something.
"Oh, with the relics of Obidientiam" responded Azrael, taking a teacup from the table. Though it was empty a moment before, when he sipped from it, it was filled with warm tea.
"With the relics of who?" asked Babs, coming over to the other side of the table.
"Obidientiam," responded Azrael, taking another sip of tea. "Mm, this is a good tea. To answer your question, Obidientiam was a powerful mare, she was…” he laughed, shaking his head. “Well I don't think that you all are interested in history lesson. Basically, she had the mystical ability to create objects that could make ponies obey" explained Azrael. The other three crusaders walked to the table and sit around it to listen Azrael then lifted the teacup and served the tea to all four crusaders. Even though he filled each cup, his own didn’t empty. Feeling a bit more trusting, the four fillies sipped the tea.
"So, we’re going to use those relics to make our sisters obey us?" asked Swetie Bell.
"Exactly," responded Azrael, clapping his hooves as they finally understood the reason he was here. "You four are going to have the power to take control of other ponies" he went on.
The four fillies were very surprised to even think of having the power to take control of other ponies, to make them do everything they wanted unquestionably.
"But what if we refuse?" questioned Babs, seeming to have some trouble believing Azrael.
"Yeah I don't think that it would be nice to take advantage of my sister like that." said Apple Bloom, standing alongside her cousin.
"Well i'm not going force anypony to participate, of course, but do you think its fair enough to be considered lazy, even though you work very hard? Or being called a good for nothing just because you forgot to close the pigpen? I don’t think so" replied Azrael, not losing that big grin in his face.
"How did ya know?" asked Apple Bloom surprised.
"Oh please. I’ve seen the problems that you four have been having. First, Sweetie Belle. Your sister makes you feel like you’re useless. Wouldn’t it be nice to be more needed?” Azrael asked, turning to the other fillies. “Babs, your sister doesn't even talk to you unless she tells you to do her chores! Don’t you want her to treat you with the respect that you deserve? And you, Scootaloo. Aren’t you tired of just watching Rainbow Dash from afar? You could have a whole day with her, a good, quality, sister-like day!" Azrael sat back with a smile, watching the reactions on the crusaders face. They were surprised at how much he know about their problems, and they had to admit he had some good points.
"Can we think about this?" asked Sweetie Bell, with anxiety in her face.
The four crusaders walked to their thinking spot to plan their next move.
"Do yah think we can trust him?" asked Apple Bloom
"We could at least give it a try. Who knows? We might actually have a good day and be treated nicely and with respect for once in our lives" responded Sweetie, trying to convince the others.
"But what if he's lying? Who know's what could happens if we fall for his trick?" Babs chipped in, making a valid point.
"Well...he did know about our problems with our sisters. And I think he really wants to help us." Sweetie Bell replied thoughtfully.
"That doesn't prove that he's here to help, that only proves he’s a stalker" said Apple Bloom.
"We should make him prove that he is telling the truth about the power. If he can’t, we’ll know we can’t trust him." said Babs whispering to the other three fillies, looking back to make sure Azrael wasn't listening in or sneaking around.
"Well that's a good idea. We should make him prove he is telling the truth." proposed Scootaloo.
"But how?" questioned Apple Bloom,
"I got it," said Sweetie bell, a little too loudly. She covered her mouth, lowering her voice to a whisper, "What if we make him hypnotize somepony? I heard from Twilight that hypnosis spell's are the most impossible ones because a pony needs large amount of magic to take control of someponies mind. Even therapist ponies have a hard time with it." she added.
"Is that really true?" asked Babs.
"That's what the book in the library said." responded Sweetie.
"Wait, you tried to hypnotize before?!" Applebloom asked, surprised the Sweetie Belle would do such a thing. No wonder she was so willing to trust Azrael.
"Yeah, but that was just for curiosity! I never really wanted to hypnotize my sister." responded Sweetie scrunching her face trying to not reveal that she was lying about that last part.
With the discussion ended, the CMC broke their formation and faced Azrael.
"So what's the decision?" asked Azrael lowering his tea cup towards the table grinning towards the fillies.
"We accept, if you first prove that you are not lying" said Sweetie Bell.
"Very clever," said Azrael, "It seems that somepony knew that it isn’t easy to hypnotize a pony. Even for hypnotherapist it takes days, even weeks, to achieve." he added with a slight nod towards Sweetie.
"Well then prove yah' ain't lying then" said Apple Bloom trying to be assertive and not falling in fear again.
"Very well then, who is going to volunteer for this experiment?" asked Azrael looking between the four ponies.
"W-well you go Apple Bloom" said Sweetie Bell, not wanting to be a test subject if Azrael really could hypnotize ponies.
"Well you said you wanted to make him prove that he wasn't lying" replied Sweetie.
"But I didn't say I wanted to be the one to be hypnotized!" countered Apple Bloom, stomping her hoof in anger.
"Then who volunteer for the demonstration?" questioned Sweetie Bell looking to the other two crusaders.
"I'm not going" said Babs, looking away and raising her chin in defiance.
"Me neither" said Scootaloo shaking her head.
"How are we supposed to prove he isn't lying then?" said Sweetie Bell, worried and disappointed that nopony offer herself for the experiment.
"Relax, Sweetie, there is no need to feel that way," said Azrael, inviting her to drink more tea, "I know why all of you rejected the idea.” He gave a little chuckle. “It's because you all four think that you'll end up doing something embarrassing once you’re hypnotized, right?" he asked.
"No need to worry. We’ll just find somepony else to do the test on and thats all." said Azrael giving Scootaloo a tea cup making sure she drinks it all up.
"But there is nopony around!" said Babs while she blows her mane out of her front.
"Relax, everything will be fine," said Azrael lifting with his magic two cups of tea for the two earth ponies, "Besides, I just saw a mare pulling a wagon" he finished.
"Really!? Where!?" asked Sweetie Bell, happy that she didn't need to offer herself for the test.
"Right over there." Azrael pointed outside of the clubhouse. The four fillies ran outside and went down the ladder where they saw a blue unicorn with a lavender wizard hat and a cape with stars pulling down a wagon through the orchard directly to Ponyville.
"Thats Trixie!" pointed out Apple Bloom recognizing her at once.
"Sorry." said the little filly.
Azrael then teletransported himself and the four fillies near the great and powerful unicorn. Trixie seemed to be taking a break sitting beside the wagon while she finished eating a hot carrot.
"Well, after all this time, The Great and Powerful TRIXIE! will return to Ponyville! Trixie wishes to see Twilight Sparkle and how she became princess so that Trixie can be a princess too!" said the blue unicorn.
"Okay kids, watch closely and don't make a sound" said Azrael as he walked out of hiding, a magical aura covering all his body as he transformed.
*snap* A branch on the ground cracked. "Who's there?" asked Trixie, searching for the source of the sound. She really wanted to surprise Twilight with her appearance, which is why she went through the orchard.
"It's me, Bon Bon." said a mare that appeared from the right of the wagon. Trixie was confused when she saw the mare, since this mare was a unicorn with a green mint coat and a green mint mane with a white stroke. She walked approaching towards Trixie with a trustworthy smile.
"Trixie may not been in Ponyville for a long time but the Great and Powerful Trixie remembers that your name is Lyra." replied Trixie suspiciously. In the distance, there was a faint sound of four small hooves hitting four small faces.
"This one was Lyra? They’re together all the time, so it’s hard to tell them apart..." the mare mumbled to herself, "Oh well, I didn’t come here to show you my transformation abilities." with that, the mare proceeded to say some indecipherable words. Behind Trixie, four sets of eyes were watching closely.
"What are you saying to... the ...great.. a-and... p-p-power-" Trixie tried to finish the sentence but it was more and more difficult for her. Her eyes were blank and her jaw was clearly open dripping some saliva.
"You all can come out now" said Azrael transforming back to normal. The four crusaders walked towards Trixie and Azrael.
"Is she really hypnotized?" asked Scootaloo, waving her hoof in front of Trixie.
"Of course she is," responded Azrael, "Why don't you tell her to do something?" he added, putting his hoof on Trixies shoulder.
"Why don't we make her act like a chicken" said Apple Bloom.
"Thats pretty simple, don't ya think?" replied Babs, blowing some strands of her mane out of her face.
"Well then what can we make her do?" asked Sweetie Bell while she poked Trixie making sure she was hypnotized.
"How about making her eat that rotten apple?" suggested Scootaloo pointing towards the rotten apple near them.
"Well, if she did that, it would certainly prove she was hypnotized." laughed Babs.
"But what happens if she gets sick?" asked Apple Bloom. She was an expert on apples, and knew how dangerous rotten ones could be.
"Relax Apple Bloom. If that happens I will take her to the hospital," said Azrael smiling to the filly. Of course, the wicked pony had no such intentions. "Besides it´s not like she is going to die, right?" the three horned pony added.
"Well it's settled then. The rotten apple will be" said Azrael. He leaned in, whispering indecipherable words in Trixie’s ear.
"Thats right... Trixie is a bit... hungry... she would love to eat that... apple" said Trixie in a monotone voice without an expression in her face.
Azrael stepped aside from Trixie, stomping a hoof. Trixie regained consciousness, she scratched her head and looked over the rotten apple.
"The great and powerful Trixie is a bit hungry and that apple will be perfect to satisfy Trixie´s hunger," said Trixie she then turned towards the apple, "If you all will excuse Trixie she will eat it now" she finished, going over to the apple.
"How come she wasn’t surprised to see us?" asked Apple Bloom looking towards Azrael.
"Simple. I made her believe we were here the whole time instead of Harp. If I hadn’t, she would have been so surprised that the hypno-suggestion would been broken. Remember that some hypno tricks are mind based and if the pony gets startled that would break the hypnosis itself" said Azrael to the crusaders, already teaching them despite the fact they hadn’t agreed to his deal yet.
"Uh, don't you mean Lyra?" asked Sweetie Bell a bit confused.
"Does it really matter?" replied Azrael with a dark grin.
"Look," interrupted Scootaloo, pointing towards Trixie "She´s eating the apple".
Trixie was eating bite by bite the rotten apple as if was a fresh one. "What a delicious apple," said Trixie with a face of satisfaction, "Now what do these little fillies want with the great and powerful Trixie?" she asked, walking back to the crusaders.
"She doesn't see you?" asked Sweetie Bell, looking at Azrael.
"Nope, I told her that she couldn’t see or hear me. Look, she is looking at you like you’re a crazy filly, since all she can see is thin air." said Azrael pointing towards Trixie, as she was looking to Sweetie Bell a bit confused.
"Trixie wants to know to who you're talking to?" she asked, her head tilted in confusion.
"Well then now you four belive me?" asked Azrael, turning to grin to the crusaders.
"That was awesome, I totally believe you now!" said Scootaloo flapping her wings in excitement.
"Yeah, totally" added Babs with a smile
"Yup, I do, too" said Apple Bloom nodding with trust to the pony.
"But how did Trixie hear you? I thought you said you told her not to." asked Sweetie Belle.
"Well, what I really said to her that she could not see me or hear me normally, but she could hear my hypnotizing voice" said Azrael playing with the face of Trixie, "You see some rookie hypnotist always say to their patients to not hear them or see them but never have safe word in case they want to undo a suggestion. Since for the ponies eyes and ears they don't exist, they have to get another hypnotherapist to make the pony return to normal." explained Azrael.
"So then where are the relics you promised us?" asked Babs
"We will have to go to where they are, to The Chamber of One Thousand Relics!." said Azrael, pointing to the sky dramatically.
"So where is this chamber?" asked Apple Bloom.
"It´s so very far away, it would take one full week to get there..." said Azrael. The crusaders dropped their jaws in shock, about to complain they couldn’t go that far, before Azrael went on "or we could be there in a moment using this!" A golden key with a spiral on it appeared in his hoof.
"What is that for?" asked Sweetie Bell
"It’s the key for the chamber of course! It allows me to go straight to it , no matter where I am." responded Azrael, "So are we ready?"
"Wait, what about Trixie?" asked Apple Bloom pointing to the mind blanked unicorn.
"Yeah shouldn't we do something about her?" asked Scootaloo.
"Oh, sorry. I almost forgot.” Azrael laughed. “I once left a blank pony by herself and she almost ended up in big trouble" he explained, walking towards Trixie. Once he reached her, he whispered some more commands in her ear.
"Yes... it´s... wonderful to go... to the foal mountains in this.... season" said Trixie in a monotone voice, she then woke from her trance and picked up her wagon, setting off.
"Where is she going?" asked Sweetie Bell.
"Well to Foal mountain of course," responded Azrael pointing to east towards the mountains. “I’m doing you four a favor.”
"What favor?" asked Babs looking to Azrael with inquiry.
"The favor of when somepony talks to Trixie she might end up saying something about seeing you four, and me as well" replied Azrael to Babs while he played with her mane.
"But you said that she couldn’t see you" said Apple Bloom.
"Lyra" replied the crusaders at once.
"Whatever, If she says that to somepony and finds out that Banjo wasn't there, they might get suspicious and go ask you four about it. Then they find out about the relics I gave you and then TERRIBLE THINGS WILL HAPPEN!" said Azrael lifting his hooves in the sky dramatically.
"If you put it that way well i guess we should be thankful" said Scootaloo smiling to the red unicorn.
"It´s ok, now shall we continue?" said Azrael as he put the key into thin air. A door formed around it and opened, revealing a corridor of dusty marble with torches illuminating the walls. The crusaders followed Azrael through the corridor until they reached a door with a giant spiral in the center. The crusaders nervously stood before the door, waiting for Azrael to open it. Azrael stood off to the side as the crusaders looked up at the door. The longer they looked at the door, the more they could feel their consciousness fading. Just as they started to go blank, the doors finally opened, and Azrael pushed them onward, waking them.
"What happened?" asked Apple Bloom shaking her head to worn off the dizziness, as the other crusaders did the same thing
"It´s only a protection from the door to keep the relics from being stolen," responded Azrael, walking inside the chamber, "It’s very effective; I had to get Daring Doo to forget this place as well as Relic Hunter and Ahuizotl" he continued as he was smiling he seemed to be bragging.
"You have seen Daring Doo!? Cool," said Scootaloo excitedly, "how she was?" the pegasi asked.
"Well she doesn´t make good conversations when she is submissive." responded Azrael laughing. The crusaders looked to Azrael, wondering what was so funny. Azrael then cleared his throat, proceeding to the chamber with the crusaders close behind.
The chamber was filled with all kinds of artifacts spread across the room, some were small, like a pocket watch laying on a table, and others big, like some sort of gem sculpture in the corner. There so many but the chamber wasn't entirely filled with 1000 relics.
"This place doesn't look like it has 1000 relics, right?" aske Babs walking around the chamber looking to all the relics with the other fillies
"So then why this chamber named “The Chamber of One Thousand Relics?”" asked Apple Bloom curiously.
"Because the Chamber of One Thousand Relics sounds cooler than The Chamber of Two Hundred and Fifty One Relics Including Some Broken Ones." responded Azrael with a little laugh while he walked to the center of the chamber. “Besides, I’m not sure the builder could count to ten, much less two hundred. Now which relic will you take?” he spread his hooves out, the smile back on his face. “Before you choose, I must warn you: not all these relics are as simple as ‘swing side to side’. Some of them are dangerous, and some may not even do the things you expect.” explained Azrael, his smile turning into a smirk.
The crusaders had be careful to make the right choice. While they still trusted Azrael, they were starting to get a little afraid of him again. They would have to be very careful with whatever relics they chose.
Author's Note
At last the knew chapter is here the next one will be about wich relic will the four crusaders will choose and their magic hypno-propeties so stay tuned.
The relics of Obedientiam
The four fillies stop their hooves from touching any relic and stared directly towards Azrael about the warning he made these fillies were no ignorant about the dangers that could bring something problematic after all three of them remebers playing with someponies feelings.
"What kind of dangers?" asked Babs walking towards Azrael starting to think that Azrael was up to something.
"So there was a trick in this after all" said Scootaloo, the four fillies were walking towards Azrael pressing foward to corner him and making it look that the fillies were in control of the situation, Azrael playing their game smile nervously and retreated
"What do you all mean? i havent said anything" lied poorly the red unicorn until he ended up in a corner sorruonded, the four fillies began to make intimidating faces because of the thought of being used by Azrael.
"Now tell us of those dangerous relics that you want us to use" said Scootaloo demanding to know their purpose in the chamber.
"Listen cearfully little ones, Obidientiam made theese relics to corrupt all the ponies," said Azrael while he walk towards the crusaders breaking through them, "since the moment i have mentioned about Daring Doo you four fillies did not made a single question about why is this place protected" continnued the red pony while he made appear five cushion´s, he sit on one wihle with his hoof he invited the four to sit in the other four cushion´s. The crusaders sat down in each one of them and begin to pay atention to what Azrael was about to say.
"Well first of all thing there is something that i have to say these relics are all gathered here beacuse..." Azrael made a dramatic pause before continuing.
"They are all forbidden, happy?" said in one shot Azrael with a serious look in his eyes. The four fillies then look to each other.
"Well that is one kind of a curse," said Babs blowing her mane, "but then again why are these relics forbiden? its not like they are evil, right?" the brown filly asked
"but how is that considered cruel or evil? and why didn´t she stop making those hypno-artifacts? and why-" Apple Bloom was interupted by Azrael as he raised a hoof in front of her "look little one im going to that part" said the red pony.
"As i was saying that relic over there was made for an earth pony who was supossed to have a cutie mark in hypnosis but he was terrible in the matter so she went towards Obidientiam to ask her to make a hypno-watch, and she made it," Azrael took a moment to breath and continued, "the hypno-watch was perfect and worked very wel lbut the thing is that the pony was very consumed in it´s power that she began to not only hypnotize for therapy and entertainment but to hypnotize to get everything she wanted, Obidientiam of curse never knew about this but she wanted to make more of them, she couldn´t deny them and that was her doom" said Azrael as he finished, the little fillies were quiet trying to understand so then the little Scootaloo asked.
"How come it was her doom? couldn´t she just stop making them?"the orange pegasus asked
"well that is something messed up" said Babs as she once again blow her mane with a blow.
"And what does that do?" asked Apple Bloom pointing towards a relic that looks like a giant pearl, Azrael found it and with his magic he bring it towads him.
"See there´s no need to worry that orb only needs at least one hour to implant suggestions like this" said Azrael as he began to walk towards the fillies, he lowered his head and said "you two will do evrthing i say, got that?".justice .
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Babs was the first to choose as she look at one that was a strange oil lamp she picked up and look all over the object to see if there was some kind of switch or button in the object.et docebit and the free will of your pony of election will enter in the lamp causing it to light up you can have as much ponies as you want and if you want to realease a pony just focus on the one you want to realease and say iustus ducere ," said Azreal with all she needed to know, "but be careful in the task you assign them the victims are to dumb to make it good, just make them do simple task and evrything will be fine" he ended.
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The next one was Sweetie Bell as she walked towards what was some musical instruments "You seem a pony with musical taste and for that i would recomend you this one," said Azrael to Sweetie as he levitaded a flute towards the little unicorn "this is the flute of the famous musician that made a whole town disapear" said Azael as he showed Sweetie Bell the red flute.
"No! i dont want any hypno relic that has to deal with music or any sound suggestions" responded the unicorn to Azrael
"whats this one?" asked Sweetie Bell while she pointed towards a statue of a horrible bat. the little statue was in a position of rest with the wings well closed.Dominans Timor " said azrael as he let the little filly see closer the statue
"STOP!!" yelled Azrael behind her while he aproched near the filly taking the candy away from her.
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Apple Bloom was trotting around the chamber looking from up to down for a relic of her liking watching from up and down for a relic that would be useful for her, walking all randomly until sge stumbled upon Azrael.
"Oh, ok then well i think this one none related with apples will do the trick" said Azrael as he made apear a pocket watch made of gold with a spiral inside it
"well im glad you made a choice little one" said Azrael as he began to trot to the other side of the room.
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Scootaloo was picking one and another relic trying to choose wich could be an awesome Hypno relic until she stumbled upon some animal cages.
"So have you chosen witch relic you want?" asked Azrael as he apeared behind the little pegasussaimin animals " he continued.
"That sounds awesome is there a bird or any animal for me?" asked Scootaloo all excited fluttering her wings.
"Wow, i would love to have hypno eyes" answered Scootaloo with a beam of joy in her eyes returning to her smile again.
"this place has the most rarest relics in the chamber, the morphic relics" said Azrael as he showed Scootaloo the sevreal mounts of amulets that were all over the place many were broken and oters had missing parts but most of them had simbols of animals and some strange creatures.
"Wow what are these?" asked Scootaloo while she hold in her hoof a medallion with the form of a bat.
"But you want this one in specific" said Azrael as he brings a medallion that had a snake in silver with his hoof towards the little pegasi.lamia medallion it transforms you into a snake pony with the power to mesmerize with the eyes" explained Azrael.
"but as i said you will be a transformed into a snake pony or more like saying a lamia" warned Azrael with his good wide grin
"I hope you´re happy for the relics that you have choosen beacuse every one has to be used nicely and carefully" warned Azrael.don´t mention my name to any pony" warned Azrael.
"And how are we going back?" asked Sweetie Bell .
"Oh, well this is what i mean" replied Azrael as he began to glow his horn as the whole chamber began to go pitch black for the little cutie mark crusaders.
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"Apple Bloom," a voice was heared "Apple Bloom wake up" the voice continnue, Apple Bloom then began to open her eyes just to see that she was back in the club house and right by her side was Twilight Sparkle worried.
"We have been in the ch-," was interrupted Sweetie Bell before she could finished she recived an elbow from Scootaloo remembring her that it was a secret, "uh, i mean we have been her the hole time" she corrected, Twilight seemed surprised.
"But that doesent make any sense because i have never seen you in the club house before" said Twilight, Babs in the other room noticed that her lamp was near her and stealthily grab it preparing to use it just in case.
Author's Note
well it took some time but its finally finish i havent found a pre-reader or an editor (sometimes its the same person)
The relics of Obedientiam
The Cutie mark crusaders were very suprised about the big absence they had was nearly imposible for them to disapear for three weeks. Twilight then began to walk towards the little fillies just to stop a meter near them.
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"Why are we going to that lame club house? it's like theres nothing interesting in there" a voice from a filly was heard as she was trotting in the apple ochard with her head held high.
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"They're here" said Babs looking over the window.
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The grey filly had no idea in what was going to be of her but from what happend to her friend and the other two her destiny wouldn't be difrent, all she can do was to observe, of course the thought of tackling babs and attacking the other three past through her mind but then the same voice in her head made her discard that option. A voice sound through her ear's it was from Babs as she heard the word's "et docebit" and then all her thoughts and options faded away the only thing that remain that make her fell herself was to obey her master in everything she say beacuse she had no will to act or think for herself beacuse her master ws the onlly one to decide her destiny.
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"Comand me master" were the first word's that pronunced the unwilled Silver Spoon with a emotionless face.special look at the little colt.
Author's Note
For starters i have beg an apolgy beacuse i was planing to make the whole hypno procedment of Apple Bloom and Scootaloo but i still need more practice and information of the relaxation methods, so please in compensation have the experince of a grey filly losing her free will.and stuff.
The relics of Obedientiam
Sunset was upon Sweet Apple Acres as the four Cutie Mark Crusaders trotted under the Apple trees to their homes. A long day has come to an end as they were all happy about what happened in the morning.'free will' fly above and directly towards it's owner.
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the next day
A hard and laborious morning began in Sweet Apple Acres as Applejack and Big Mac take several cart's to the ochard for their daily work, as for the little Apple Bloom she had to do some preparations before her sister returns.special talent " replied Apple Bloom scrunching her face with the lie.maybe they smell their favorite dessert ' thought Apple Bloom as she continue to relax Applejack.mantra .relaxing the wind is blowing and you can see the leaves dancing in the wind," Apple Bloom recitaded as hse keep an eye on Applejack's face for any reaction, "tell me, can you hear the leaves dancing from the wind?" the little filly asked.careful Apple Bloom you have to take her deep under and get rid of that conscince of her's ' Apple Bloom thought to herself as she thouhgt ir for a second on how to proceed.relax " whispered Apple Bloom as she pressed her hoof in Applejack's left foerleg as she feeled it loose, the little filly began to smile as she began to notice her plan was working. Inside the mind of Applejack she felt the water covering her body from the hooves to the head, relaxing on how the stream rushes across her body, still in some part of her mind thought that she was going to drown that she needed to leave the water.Relax , youre not drowning," whispered Apple Bloom calming her sister, "now go deeper and deeper in the water the deeper you go you'll feel more relaxed, go deeper and you'll feel your limbs more loose and relaxed" Apple Bloom continued, noticing that Applejack still strugles the mantra. Inside Applejack's mind she felt going deeper in the water, so deep that the light from the surface began to fade she began to like the relaxed state as she felt all her problems being taken by the stream, but there was somepony from above swiming towards her she couldn't see him well as he was getting closer.Relax , let the water take away your need to struggle and give in the good feeling to relax," said Apple Bloom making her next movement to take control of her sister, "now, tell me what you see?" she added hoping that there was something in her mind that makes her resist the incense. Applejack was calm and relaxed her happiness began to rise as she liked being in such state, but there was still that pony who was closer than before, Applejack focused her eyes to see who he was as she recognized it s herself. The other Applejack was very bright making it glow in the dark waters.relax " Apple Bloom whispered, making sure that this will defenetly make Applejack her slave. Applejack heard the words of her sister but inside her mind thought that this was all wrong, in the water the shiny Applejack swam as faster as she could, "Don't do it," said the bright mare, going closer to the real Applejack, "this is not right and you have to know it" she add, she was so close but then a stream began to flow taking away the glowing mare.
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in the morning
Sweetie bell was trotting towards Carousel Boutique carrying a saddle bag with her and a humming tone to make a good road to see her sister.
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(once agian) in the morning
Scootaloo was dashing through the street in her scooter with excitment pasing by the residents of ponivile some shouted at her for almost running over them, "i cant wait to use the relic on Rainbow Dash," said the little pegasi exited passing the market district at full speed, "she might even say how awesome i'll be in a lamia form".'she only needed to turn the cloud to another angle' Scootaloo thought to herself as she dashes away.instincts and the hypnosis will work perfectly" she added.awesome .slave arrow !," Rainbow shouted suprised of realizing of the object in her hooves, "it appears in the book Daring Doo and the boa princess, in chapter 5 the 'Hebihime' used it to petrify her enemies" Rainbow said excited knowing that she had in her hooves a object from the book of her fictional heroin. "but how do you make it work?" she then asked.i wonder if i can hypnotize with this thing?' thought Scootaloo without knowing that the arrow changed the color to a light pink, she then released the arrow as it flew straight to it's target until somepony crossed in it's way.'A little kiss wont cause a problem, right?' thought Scootaloo as she reached to Rainbows lips, but the little lamia didn't realize that she opened her mouth more than a pony could handle, Scootaloo moved Rainbow closer to devour her.
Author's Note
Finally this chapter is her hope you enjoyed reading it if ther is a flaw or some grammar error make me know.
The relics of Obedientiam
"I'm heading to sugarcube corner"
Sweetie Bell anounced to her sister as she was at the door of carusel boutique, Rarity showed her head from the stairs and trotted towards her little sister.
Sweetie Bell trotted to her destiny, happy that things were getting her way.
"Sweetie Bell!" a shout from Applebloom in the center of the bakery called her friend to their table, where Babs was sitting with her.
A sond of intangible words resounded through the bakery and all the ponies seemed to space out, the crusaders looked all around the place confused.
"i thought that you all be more careful," a voice from the corner sounded with a laugh, appearing with a golden burst Azrael trotted to the table next to Pinkie, "and avoid this situation" added taking the lamp from Pinkie's hooves.
The three fillies sighed in relief knowing that Azrael came and aovided them some serious trouble.
"It's my fault," Sweetie Bell admited from the table where she was, "i was suprised that Scootaloo had hypnotized anotherpony else" the white filly lowered her head ashamed.
Babs taking a closer look to the mesmerized Pinkie and went straght foward to Azrael, "Are you spying on us?" asking directly to the stallion.
Sweetie was now trotting around the ponies in the bakery that were still spacing out, "what will happen to these ponies?" she asked touching a mare that was in the next table, "are you going to make them forget?" the little Bell seemed quite calmed looking that nopony was going to remember her scandal.
Gigliling, the mesmerized pony then recited, "It's always fun to give free cake to my freind Anzer" as the Pink pony then remained silent.
Azrael then raised his hooves to clap them but stopped, "oh, i almost forgot," with light in his horn a golden flame consumed the body of Azrael reavealing a new form of the unicorn with a brown mane and a maroon coat aperaed in front of the crusaders, "girls you may refer to me as Anzer for now".
With a clap of Azrael hooves everypony waked from their slumber and proceeded as if nothing happened. Pinkie with her cheerfull smile trotted to the back of the counter oblivious of what happened recently.
"Ah'm glad that this was setteled nicely" Applebloom said with calm in her expression.
"So, you've been here before right?," Babs asked making a bit of a chat to the pony, "beacuse Pinkie Pie just said your name and even called yo freind" the little filly justified her question not wanting to make some sort of interrogation.
Applebloom and Sweetie Bell began to think of what Azrael said as they tried to remember where have the seen him before but there were no memories of him except that he indeed lived in poniville.Territory and it allows me to controll one place in the field of at least 20KM. radius but the effects can only be made with one suggestion and that one was my pressence here was normal, so even if ponies don't know me they won't matter at all" Azrael explained to the little fillies.
Pinkie appeared with a slice of cake and a hot chocolate in a platter to Anzer, " here you go friend, it's on the house" she said with her wide smile.
The crusader's were impressed but Babs really wanted to see the effects of what Azrael said, "hey, you there" Babs talked to Berry Punch who was next to their table.
"Convinced?" the maroon stallion asked happy to prove the power of the relic he possessed.territory works better with ponies that live here for minimun a week, you see the influence works better in a long time term but in the meantime they will notice the change of attitud on other ponies and eveentually they will know that something is wrong. Unless that they are ignorants and don't mind the others" he explained as he finally take a bite of his cake.
The three fillies understanded that Azrael was not the type of pony that could go 'control freak' and manipulate all Equestria but there was one last question that they wanted to make.
"Anzer, what do ya wish from us?," asked Applebloom curios to finally make the question they shuold have made from the begining, "beacuse Granny Smith say's that not every apple is for free" Applebloom was concerned about this question afterall this was too good to be for charity.
Fluttershy appeared rushing through the shop to the table where the crusader's were, with panic in her 'empty' eyes aproached to the fillies and Azrael.
"Girls, Scootaloo needs your help, please follow me!" the yellow peagasi was in panic slamming her hooves in the table. The three ponies without a second thought they all ran outside sugarcube cornner following Fluttershy.
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Earlier in Fluttershy's cottage
Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo were sitting in the living room. While Rainbow dash was telling to Scootaloo a story Fluttershy was giving her a massage to her serpent tail.
"And that is how i saved them from a certain doom" Rainbow finished telling her story to Scootaloo who was very enthrilled clapped her hooves in excitement.
Fluttershy finished her massage and moved to the front of Scotaloo, "did you like your massage, my beloved one?," asked the pegasi as she faced the little lamia nervous of her awnser, "if you didn't like it well-" "i like it, Fluttershy" interjected Scootaloo not letting the yellow pegasi feel sadness.
"Uhm, mitress Scoots," Rainbow Dash approached next to Scootaloo, "can you use that magic glare on me again?" asked the cyan pegasi with respect not being to demanding, for some reason she loved the colors and the bliss that came with them.
Scootaloo tried to remember how to activate the hypnosis as she closed her eyes and tried to focus, "use your instincts" an inner voice of her called out to aid, as she then let herself use the inner sense to take control to use she then open her eyes as the rainbow rings flowed in her eyes.
"So pretty" were the words that Rainbow Dash could say as she then feel the flow wash over her eyes and feeling a total relaxation and bliss filling her body. The cyan pegasi then gave up on her legs and began to fall, Scootaloo instictivily slithered her tail to avoid Rainbow from falling as she then began to roll her tail through her body.
"relax and keep breathing deeply" instructed the little lamia as she continued to envelope Rainbow Dash more and more with her coils. Rainbow Dash noded as she keep her eyes at the mesmerizing colors of her young friend more and more, feeling the need to blink she tried to resist it as much as she could only blinking fast enough to not ose any milisecond of the bliss.
"Now Rainbow Dash, you will feel your eyes getting heavy and you will begin to close them slowly," Scootaloo began to sleep Rainbow in her hypnotic eyes, "heavy and heavy now it's hard to keep them open, more and more" she began to lull Rainbow to sleep.
"Now Rainbow, sleep" the orange lamia ordered as Rainbow then closed her eyes in deep sleep, with a smile in her face she began to snore softly in relaxation.
Scootaloo giggled at the scene, to see her hero in such state was so thrilling, but instinctivly she wanted to cover all her body with her coils tha she began to spread them more and more rings on her, until the orange lamia stopped at her neck, Scootaloo then felt her need to tight the grip on Rainbows body more, but she then stopped as she thought that it could be dangerous. "Do it" the voice inside Scootaloo spoke making the lamia apply pressure to Rainbow.
The cyan pegasi was unaware of her situation, feeling uneasy from the constriction and let out a gasp from the pain. Scootaloo then stopped worried about what she was doing to her 'sister' se then let loose a bit, quickly closing her ear to rainbows mouth to hear her breathing. A sigh of relief was made from Scootaloo as she felt her breathing comming from her mouth, "what was i thinking?" Scootaloo panicked from her actions she never thought about hurting Rainbow Dash, but she just did, Scootaloo ytied to release Rainbow Dash from her grip but a grumble from her belly distracted her as she then instictivly lifted the cyan pegasi from the ground.
"Time to eat" the voice from her head said, Scootaloo grinned as she moved Rainbow near her mouth, opening her mouth as big as she can.
"Here it is, my beloved one" Fluttershy entered with a bowl of ice crean on her hoof happy to serve it to Scootaloo.
Scootaloo had a bulge descending through her throat and falling into her belly as she then realized that she ate Rainbow Dash.
"Fluttershy!" Scootaloo called desperatly to the pegasi."i hope they can help me" thought the orange lamia as she was bitting her hoof in fear.
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Fluttershy and the CMC reached to the cottage at full speed arriving to the door.
"Girls, i need your help" Scootaloo said
"You let your instincts take control more than you should, right?," said Azrael as he passed by the door of the entrance and with a simple glance concluded the situation, "and swallowed Rainbow Dash in one gulp" added Azrael with his wide grin, Scootaloo for a second thought that he was containing a laugh.
"You did, WHAT!?" shouted Applebloom, her jaw dropping from what she heard, her eyes lock on Scootaloos inflated tummy, taking a few steps in disbelief.
"I don't know!," shouted in her defense Scootaloo tears began to form in her eyes, "i just began with some hypnosis and then i had hte urge to eat and i didn't gave much of a thought and then when i realized she was just inside me!" telled the orange lamia as tears began to fall in her cheeks.
A gurgulling sound formed from Scootaloo's tummy, and the other ponies kept an akward silent.
"Don't worry Scootaloo," Applebloom speaked with confidence, "you have all the help you need" she smiled in trust to calm her scaly friend.
Scootaloo was in disbelief panicking to find help when the most important one was there to help her.
Azreal was with his hoof on his chin as he then stared at Sweetie Bell, "say Sweetie where is your relic?" he asked intrigue on why she didn't have it with her.
"Babs," Azrael then talked to the brown filly who turned at her name, "be a good filly and follow Sweetie Bell" he ordered.
Azrael retuned his grin and looking to Scootaloo, "do not worry Scootaloo, just do as i say and everything will be fine" he assured to the pegasi as his grin grew wider.
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"And Done," Rarity said adding the finishing touches of a dress that was going to be for her misstress Sweetie Bell, "i am very sure she will love it, and she will reward me" with a excited laughter she trotted to Sweetie's room to continue her cleaning.
Entering the room Rarity noticed a brown bag in the night stand. At first glance Rarity uncounciusly made a smile like she had foud a mine of diamonds. Taking a few steps foward Rarity was about to take the candy but she suddenly stoped.
reaching slowly she placed her hoof in the bag and take one candy and place it in her mouth. Savouring it's delicious and sweet flavorin her taste bud, as so she unwittingly placed another one in her mouth and another and other one, inmedeatly her mouth had five pieces of candy.
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The three fillies ran as fast as their little hooves let them to almost reaching the building
the shop was completly empty and quite as the three crusaders trotted carefully looking around.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
A maniacal laugher scared the fillies as they hugged each other to contain their trembeling.
with no avail, Sweetie Bell gave in and take the first step up to the stairs. Slowly walk up to the first floor, Applebloom and Babs Followed from behind carefully taking one step at a time. As they reached the end of the stairs they began to hear more laughs.
"CANDY! DELICIOUS CANDY!" Rarity shouted as she continued shoving more into her mouth, as she munched the bunch and swalloing all that she could, laughing hystraclly she continued to eat, as she chocked a bit but kept going in her non-stop feast.
"We gotta stop her!" shouted Applebloom in panic from the scene in front of her.
Sweetie Belle take a few steps foward to her sister expecting that she could stop her demise and regain her conciousness, "Ra-Rarity are you okay?" the wihte filly asked as she stopped in teh middle of her sister and her freinds.
Rarity's smile dissapeared as she then became angry, "NO!," she shouted scaring the three fillies, "these candies are now mine, you understand mistress " Rarity stomp her hoof and raised her head grasping the candy with her bare hooves with a tight grasp.
"Rarity, I order you to give me back my candy!" demanded the little unicorn with a frim tone and a stomp of her hoof in the ground, Sweetie Bell tried to regain control over her big sister.
"This candy is MINE! " Rarity shouted back lowering her head to Sweetie's level with a face filled with rage and madness.
The cusaders closed their eyes preparing themselves for the impact. After a short while nothing happened as the three fillies opened their eyes and see thet the vase was floating in the air.
"Rarity, what are you doing!?," asked Twilight Sparkle apearing from behind the little fillies worried and frightned on the actions of her friend, "you could've hurt them, even to your own sister!" the alicorn tortted to be in front of the fillies spreading her wings to protect them.
Twilight noticed the bag that Rarity held on her hoof s she tried to calm her freind, "Rarity, this isn't you," she said as she slowly aproached the mad mare, "i can help you. Just tell me what is going on"
"you can't do nothing," Rarity replied as she take a step back, "all i need is this candy" the white unicorn added as she raised the bag.
"That seems to fix the problem" Babs whisper to the other two fillies with a comforting smile.
*WHAM* *THUD*
The sound of a body hitting the floor startled the girls as they observed that Twilight Sparkle was lying in the ground, Rarity next to her with a furios expresion panting on the effort she placed to nock the mare with her bare hoof the three crusaders were now terrified in the actions that Rarity had made as she picked the bag of candy to continue her insane feast with a maniacal smile.
"Azrael help us!" shouted Applebloom in panic, expecting some 'heoric' entrance as the other two hugged each other and began to scream as loud as they could.
Bursting in a golden sphere Azrael appeared as he watched the scene in front of him, with a smirk in his face of the situation that occured.
"Well, what know?" asked Babs with a blow on her mane.
Waiting until the bell of the front door sounded anouncing that nopony was around, Sweetie Bell began to laugh slowly but gradually faster and louder she laughed at the reaction that Rarity had and what she had done to Twilight she laughed at how Rarity was nocked down, she kept laughing until she couldn't do anymore.who would be her next slave .
Author's Note
Finally this chapter took more than anticipated beacuse i got myself involved with other two storys but i'm not abandoning it so be patient.
Also the corrections and some editing will be made.
The relics of Obedientiam
Enthralled by new jewelry
The two fillies, Applebloom and Scootaloo, were inside the clubhouse, made for their crusading meetings and now for their even more secret meetings.
Scootaloo was nervous and scared, trotting back and forth, on what happened the last day.
“Calm down Scootaloo, ye’r anxiety makes me nervous as well” Apple Bloom tried to stop the movements of her friend.
After a while the door of the clubhouse was fully open letting the entrance of the two little fillies.
Sweetie Bell remained silent with a smirk in her face that was noticed by the three little fillies.
Before the white filly could answer a knock in the door of the clubhouse startled the four fillies to change their expressions, for who knows who could be at the other side.
At the opening of the door appeared Twilight with a smile, wearing what appeared to be a crown, of silver with a blue gem. She stared at the little fillies for a few seconds before speaking.
“Wait where are we going?” asked Scootaloo, from her place, following the princess. The other crusaders ran, behind of Scootaloo.
Applebloom ran to be in front of the lavender pony.
“We are heading to the chamber” replied Twilight, without any expression in her face as she then tried to continue her way, passing next to the yellow filly.
“He told me to bring you to the chamber of one thousand relics, and that’s what I’m doing” she replied as she then stopped, arriving, at the other end of the orchard.
Inside the chamber there were five ponies inside, the crusaders took a look at the ponies and see that they were Azrael, their respective sisters and Fluttershy.
“Is she okay?” asked Scootaloo, looking at Rainbow worried of her sister's condition.
Apple Bloom glanced at Applejack, the orange earth pony staring blankly, “say, why is Applejack here?” asked the little earth pony confused.
Sweetie Bell took a long look at her big sister while she formulated her own thoughts.
“yeah, I’m tired of carrying this thing through all the town” said Babs leaning closer leaving the lamp in the ground.
Azarael levitated the relics to relocate them to their to their respective places, “go then, and choose the relic that you wish” with a smile he encouraged the little fillies.
Running all over the place, the fillies were looking, again, for a good relic to use.
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Babs, excited went looking high and low for a better relic. A jar filled with what it seemed red, bubbling, liquid and inside of it was a tiny white worm wiggling all over.
Keeping an eye in other better relics, for the brown filly to use, she encountered a golden bracelet with a jade encrusted in it. Taking it, with her hooves, to have a better look, Babs noticed a small glow of blue in the center of the gem.
“I think I might like this one” said Babs rubbing the gem to make it shine.
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Apple Bloom kept an eye for one object as she was considering that this could be the one she needed.
“So you decided but you don’t know what it does?” asked Azrael approaching the filly from the front.
“They are called, in your language, the power of the king,” began Azrael placing them in the filly’s face, “all you need to do is, keep an eye contact and give them a command. You can be as specific as you want, the target won’t stop until he finish his order and he will not remember what he or she did but they can notice that time has passed” ended explaining Azrael.
“Wait,” shouted Apple Bloom with her hoof held high to stop the stallion. “I was wondering what kind of payment you wanted us to make, ‘cause me and mah friends don’t have much money to pay all this” she asked curious for what Azrael wanted that day.
Azrael returned a few steps to met the little filly’s eyes.
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Sweetie Bell was looking one after another the relics as she threw them away to find one more suitable for her.
“Do you want some help with the selection?” asked Azrael reappearing from behind the white filly.
Sweetie Bell took a look at the object, it seemed as an normal black leather collar.
“This thing would call attention of others, when my sister uses it” complained the little filly leaning her hoof with the collar to the stallion.
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Scootaloo remained in the same place she was when the other three fillies scattered to their own search of their new relics. Struggling in her mind to think of what could be the reactions of her friends of her decision.
They always made everything together specially their crusade for their marks. To think that she did not want to continue was as bad as saying that she didn’t want to be friends with them.
“So, you wish to change your relic as well?” the voice from behind the small pegasi made her yelp in surprise, turning around to see Azrael and her friends.
Scootaloo took a look to her idol, noticing her void eyes lack of expression and feeling. She began to debate to reconsider her options, Scootaloo didn’t enjoy that much having Rainbow as a slave, Of course she enjoyed the stories she told and the sky acrobacies she displayed for her. but she knew that all was somehow forced and weren’t made because she wanted but because she was ordered to do them.
“We can find some cool relic for you, this way” said Sweetie pulling Scootaloo’s hoof to said direction.
Scootaloo took a look to her friends a bit bothered to do this alone.
Scootaloo watched all her friend in disbelief. To think that those three who she, Scootaloo, always had some envy about their relationship with their siblings. She never knew that they had those thoughts inside their heads, it was something unnatural, but still something that a filly like her wouldn’t understand.
Scootaloo hung her head defeated and a bit betrayed for the decision of her friends and hers as well.
Trotting towards the stallion, Scootaloo, gave him the pendant. “I’m sorry girls but I don’t want to be part of this anymore,” she said, avoiding to spill her tears, “if it makes you feel better I won’t tell anypony” the little pegasi added, avoiding eye contact to her friends.
Azrael smile, once more, as he took hold of the lamia pendant, looking at the little Scootaloo.
Apple Bloom tried to convince her pegasi friend to reconsider but she was held by Babs, shaking her head that her decision was made and she wasn’t going to back down.
“Take care girls and see you at the clubhouse, to tell me how it goes” said Scootaloo, with a weak smile as she and Twilight teleported away.
Sweetie Bell was the first to move, walking towards her big sister. Without hesitation or doubt she placed the collar in Rarity’s neck and from instant reaction the neckpiece transformed into a light blue necklace with three diamonds resembling her cutie mark.
Rarity’s distant gaze shifted to one place to another as he then focused to her little sister.
Apple Bloom, with confidence, trotted towards Applejack. Adjusting her glasses she focused in making eye contact with the orange mare.
“I guess it’s my turn now” Babs took a few steps to meet the two pegasi that stood in their place together.
Babs turned around feeling two pairs of eye glaring at her, “what? is it wrong to have these two as slaves?” asked the brown filly feeling like she had crossed a line about picking the sister of their friend.
Apple Bloom was about to say something when Azrael made his way to be in the middle of the fillies.
Apple Bloom still had a question in her mind and she wished an answer.
Azrael stopped at the door frame turning around to meet the little fillies and the mares behind them. His smile still in place as he considered his next words.
The little fillies paled upon the thought and the possible catastrophe of the outcome.
After a long awkward silence Babs was the one who took a few steps to the door to be in front to the other two fillies.
Sweetie Bell smiled to her two friends and and placed a hoof in Apple Bloom’s shoulder.
Author's Note
Finally!
Sorry for the unannounced hiatus there my beloved readers but I lost sight of this story for a moment and I truly am ashamed for it but hopefully that I can make it up by giving some changes in someway and making it more entertaining I will truly be a it more consistent and not to make this more lasting that It should.
The relics of Obedientiam
A flash from the inside of the library illuminated the place making the alicorn mare and little pegasi appear in the lobby.
Twilight was about to say something when the gem of her crown in her head glowed for a moment and faded. The princess of friendship remained quiet.
“Uhm, Twilight? what's wrong?” Scootaloo was a bit worried about the pony in front of her didn’t move an inch from her place.
Scootaloo began to feel anxious upon Twilight's answer.
She reached at the door to leave the library but she then noticed that Twilight didn’t move an inch to stop her. The orange filly felt worried to let Twilight just like that, of course she could just let her stay in that place until somepony could arrive and find her there but that would imply that they might free the alicorn princess from her hypnosis, making her remember what happened to her and her friends back in the chamber bringing serious problems to her and the rest of the crusaders.
“Twilight, where is Spike?” Scootaloo was wondering if she could let her in his capable claws.
The lavender alicorn began to walk to the upper level of the tree house while Scootaloo was submerged in her thoughts thinking in a good way to tell the little dragon about Twilight’s condition without revealing everything that is implied.
Telling him half the truth would be good, Making him believe that Twilight has decided to give the little dragon some vacations allowing him to have her as a personal maid even.
the two ponies passed the door of Twilight’s room, where Spike sleeps as well, and began to climb the stairs directly to their bed.
There he was, standing in his crib looking to the window, with his mouth open and a dripping of drool forming a puddle in the blankets, in his claws he held firmly a gem that shines with it’s own light.
“I should have known,” Scootaloo groaned, placing her hoof in her forehead as she began to think in a way to free herself of this. “Azrael!” she then shouted hoping that he would appear to solve this.
“I guess that I should take that gem from Spike, but how am I supposed to do it?” looking from any angle, Scootaloo didn’t know how to take it without the possibility of being entranced herself or injuring spike in some way.
Scootaloo was a bit worried for Spike since he might be starving or with the need to use the bathroom and such.
With the magic from her horn, Twilight levitated the relic from Spike’s claws and placed it in the drawer next to her bed.
Now the thing was to make sure if he had his free will or would he be a slave with no other way out but to obey.
Spike began to think in his response and smiled to the little filly.
Spike was confused and decided to follow her, while Twilight just did it in case the little filly would need something from her.
Little Scootaloo didn’t hate to be in charge of two servants because of what happened with Rainbow last night but because of the lack of the real attention and care of it and the same would be in this situation.
After all these servants only look for their master’s happiness but never for the happiness and wealth of themselves.
Rushing to cross the door and to leave those two behind was her only solution. Not caring in the slightest if they followed her back home or the possible ponies that would watch the whole commotion.
“Why in such a hurry, Scootaloo?”
Scootaloo smiled with glee to see Azrael, “boy, I sure I'm glad to see you here, now you can take care of these two” she replied, and then glanced to the two that were behind her.
Azrael began to chuckle at Scootaloo’s question and continue to his search for said book, only stopping to notice a glare from Spike.
“Where is Rainbow Dash?” Scootaloo was desperate to hear any other answer that wasn’t in her mind. Anything, from sleeping in the cloud near her favorite lake from gone to her usual training sessions in the Wonderbolt Academy.
Sadly, it was the answer she thought it was.
“She is with Babs Seed, servicing her in whatever she needs and commands,” replied without hesitation the maroon stallion, levitating all the books one by one until he found the book he wanted. “Here it is. Now if you excuse me I need to re-read one of my favorite books” he added as he walked down the stairs once again to the main room of the library.
A thought crossed in Scootaloo’s mind like a sonic rainboom, what if they remain as servants forever? will they be able to continue with their lives like Rainbow joining the Wonderbolts? Or Rarity making dresses? as the same for the other mares that are serving her friends.
“Azrael?” Scootaloo just needed to ask and to know if this will end as the same way it began. “When will you take the relics and free everypony from their control?” she then braced for a possible burst of anger and some shouting, but nothing like that happened.
The three horned stallion grinned widely and looked at the little filly, something in his eyes made Scootaloo shiver through all her body.
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Walking through the streets of the town, Sweetie Bell and Rarity took a stroll to the famous bakery of Sugar Cube Corner.
Sweetie really wanted to invite Apple Bloom and Babs to come along, but Babs wanted to spend the time in the sky, since she now had the chance to do so with her new slaves While Apple Bloom decided to return to Sweet Apple Acres to continue with farm labors. Boring.
the two sisters arrived to the sweet shop, which for their luck was empty.
After enjoying their delicious treats, Sweetie Bell began to tap the table with her hoof, deciding to use the collar upon the pink mare and last of Rarity’s friends.
Pinkie Pie was busy organizing the the supplies to notice the little filly’s approach from the public area.
Slowly but sure, Sweetie made her walk towards Pinkie. Of course there was no need to act like a smuggler, or somepony suspicious, when Pinkie would never thought about being turned in a slave by her.
Sweetie could barely contain her laughter as she enjoyed how clueless was Pinkie Pie of the situation that was about to happen.
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Apple Bloom enjoyed the day, relaxing in a chair from the porch of her house while Applejack and Big Mac where working in the orchard and taking care of the yellow filly’s chores that were always her thing to do in the farm.
The little filly knew how important was to maintain the farm and family business, even if she had all this power to use it upon her family to become her slaves to entertain and serve her with all kinds of things she requested. But priorities came first and she didn’t want to be the member of the family that ruined an Apple farm just because she was being selfish with her own needs.
After a good time of working Applejack arrived towards Apple Bloom and bowed before her, “We finished all the apple bucking, mistress, Big Mac is placing them at the barn ready to pack them up and deliver them” she informed to the little filly.
Little Apple Bloom didn’t know much about the business of the apples since she was still too young to know everything about it. but only using the correct words could make the job easier for her to feel relaxed with no problems of the farm, after all, Applejack and Big Mac knew very well what to do.
“would ya’ care fer more apple pie?” Granny Smith offered to the little filly with a bow of her head.
Apple Bloom enjoyed all of this now that she could relax from doing tedious chores and being treated as a mere child from her big sister, Now she can consider herself as a grown up mare that can take care of the farm, with the help of her family of course.
from the time she was eating her slice of pie she considered to have more ponies to help in the farm and to serve her as new slaves, a good idea indeed. Those new ponies would never mind to do it for free. With the power of the lens would made them happy to obey everything she tells them to do.
Winding her eyes and leaving her iris as small as little dots, Apple Bloom realized something.
Did she really thought that? was she really going to enslave more ponies for her own gain and need? those questions fall onto her like a cold water through her back, Apple Bloom pondered her head to know when she was this greedy with power.
Rushing without delay she reached the barn where the two Apples have just finished packing all the apples for sale and delivery.
The two elder siblings stared at each other in confusion and glanced back to Apple Bloom.
“What do ya’h mean? ya’h only have ta’ stop doing everything Ah say, that’s all!” explained Apple Bloom, wondering if they can really do what she said and return to themselves from before of the hypnosis.
Apple Bloom now understood the extent of her relic. Everypony that is commanded to do something they wouldn’t stop until they complete it, no matter how much it cost or how long it will take, and the words that the little filly used, to make them her slaves, were meant to last forever.
“Azrael!” shouted the yellow filly looking in the sky, expecting that the stallion would fall down from it, “mister Azrael?” she now asked but with worry in her tone of voice, the maroon stallion never appeared.
“Oh no" whispered the little filly, feeling that she has been fooled, rushing to her house at her own room to find the glasses. If one order could make them slaves maybe another one could free them from their control.
The two Apple siblings trotted behind, going to the house as well, awaiting for Apple Bloom to hear their, possible, next assignment.
From the first floor Applejack looked to the stairs, “Uhm, Apple Bloom? is everything alright?” Applejack was worried that they had displeased their mistress and decided to talk about it to find a way to carry her orders.
Reaching to where Big Mac and Applejack were, Apple Bloom placed her lens on and stared at her two elder siblings, “from now on you two will act as you always do before being my slaves” instructed the little filly, looking directly at the eyes of Big mac and noticing that nothing happened.
Apple Bloom took off the lens and checked them if they had been damaged but they seemed in perfect condition.
Her options were very limited and they didn’t seemed to solve the problem without serious consequences but for the sake of her family, and for the possible danger of her friends, she needed to do this.
“Big Mac, you and Granny Smith take a rest until I say so,” Apple Bloom knew that with this they both will only attend for themselves with no need to stay still for their next order. “Applejack I need you to take me to Canterlot” she then directed to her big sister.
Apple Bloom’s first option was to tell Sweetie Bell and Babs to drop the relics and to never use them again but they might not want to listen, since they were the most eager to have slaves for themselves, and the other possible ending was that things won’t end well, in friendly manners.
Author's Note
here is the next chapter my good readers, things are getting towards an interesting turn here.
Also, obvious foreshadowing is obvious.
The relics of Obedientiam
Azrael vanished in front of Scootaloo, leaving the little pegasi with her mouth hang open, with no other words than those he said about the lack of interest of the subject they had spoken recently.
“Mistress Scootaloo, are you alright?” Spike, who had the common sense to be concerned of her well being, was behind who he considered the one he should listen and obey with all his intention.
“Y- yeah” Scootaloo, simply replied, turning around to face the two servants she had to take care.
The orange pegasi didn’t know what to do but she knew that her friends were in possible trouble and that she needed to save them and, possibly, stop the stallion.
“Spike, make a letter to princess Celestia, tell her that Twilight says to come here quickly” Scootaloo said the the little dragon, using the name of Twilight as an excuse to make the letter more urgent and legit.
“As you wish, my mistress” he replied as he rushed to obtain a parchment and quill to make the letter.
“And don’t call me mistress” added Scootaloo annoyed at the title she didn’t like to hear.
Scootaloo then glance to Twilight, who stood in her place waiting patiently for her orders, wondering if she has some information about this situation, “Twilight do you know something or anything about Obidientiam?” regarding of how much Twilight knew, Scootaloo would try and take the lavender alicorn to the chamber. If the door was still in Sweet Apple Acres.
Twilight pondered in her head to find an answer of the question and reached with a conclusion.
After several minutes Spike returned from the bedroom and smiled at the orange filly, “all done, Scootaloo” he exclaimed with a smile.
Twilight returned with a defeated expression, after ruffling through all the possible books around her library.
The orange pegasi was truly confused and didn’t know what was she supposed to do at the moment. Her friends were in danger and she might be the only one to save them from whatever dark destiny that would befall upon them.
Scootaloo never felt this much pressure since the math test Cheerilee gave her last week.
“Twilight do you know, at least, a pony named Azrael?” Asked the orange pegasi, not knowing what will she do now with so little information on the problem and how to deal with it.
Twilight, for her part, was about to give an answer but another voice beaten her to it.
“Where do you heard that name, little one?” Asked Celestia appearing from behind the two ponies
***
“Are you truly sure of the name you just spoke, little filly?” asked Luna looking at the little filly, making sure of that there was no confusion of the name she heard from Apple Bloom.
After the incident in the vault the lunar princess ordered for the lookout of anypony who seemed suspicious and that could carry with him a piece of the treasure from the vault.
Princess Luna then guided Apple Bloom and Applejack to a private room where they talked about what had happened the last day from the moment when they encountered the stallion to the part where he showed his true intentions.
the yellow filly then gave the lens to Luna for her to look at them and decided how dangerous they were.
Luna took hold of the peculiar object and analyzed them, with simple eyesight, trying to spot something out of place or to see if the materials of what is made could be relevant but she concluded that they were simple lens and that they held nothing special at simple glance.
The lunar princess face contorted as she finished her analysis.
A time, in the past where the jealousy and anger against her sister clouded her mind, when she wanted to create her own kingdom, where she could have what she had longed for so long at the grasp of her hoof.
Loyal subjects.
Ponies that would serve her in the new castle, in her new kingdom under the reign of the night.
In her desperate need to surpass her sister, and to obtain ponies who could love her and obey her word, the dark alicorn sought to obtain one dangerous object, a simple flute that was offered to her from a unicorn stallion named Azrael.
A magical flute that could lure infant minds to follow the one who played it, guiding them where the music flow, Alluring them to where a bat pony, at the services of the the princess of the moon, awaited them to be guided to a new town that would become the first of many under the mantle of the night.
But an unfortunate event befallen on those who would be called loyal subjects as without any sense of perception or to distinguish the fact of inevitable danger they hd all encountered a tragic fate that the presumably one in charge to guide them only said.
"It wasn't my fault"
Apple Bloom looked at the alicorn, curiously, wondering what she could say and since the blue alicorn remained silent
Luna returned from what long lost memory she had , returning her eyes to the dangerous object in the table and with sheer rage she destroyed the lens without hesitation, over and over again, until the relic was shattered. The remaining pieces turned into a red dust and evaporated through the air.
Apple Bloom coiled in fear of the actions of the princess, feeling that she might be in more trouble than she had thought she had. She wanted to beg for forgiveness and to plead that she didn’t end up in some severe punishment for her actions but somepony interrupted her words before they could be used in her defense.
“Ugh, wha- where am Ah?” asked Applejack rubbing her head and looking around the ostentatious room then towards princess Luna and, finally, her little sister. “What’s going on?”
Apple Bloom looked incredulous at her sister being freed from her hypnotic spell but she also felt relieved that Applejack was free from obeying everything she said.
“Big sis, your back to normal!!” the yellow filly hugged her sister not caring how much in trouble she was, since she could feel more happy to know that she, and her family, would never act like slaves by the horrible spell hey were cursed.
“Uuhm, can somepony explain me what in all tarnation is going on in here? I feel more confused than a mother hydra trying to recognize each head of her respective child” asked Applejack, confused by the sudden affection her little sister gave her and the stern look from the princess.
Princess Luna stood up from her seat and approached the two sisters, with a more calmed expression.
Applejack and her sister made no hesitation to follow the blue alicorn, although the little filly looked at the ground feeling that she still needed to explain her involvement of everything and to receive whatever punishment she will held.
the dark blue alicorn kept her face stoic but her eyes wandered from side to side thinking if her past mistake will return to bite her.
No matter what would be their consequences both, Apple Bloom and Luna, know that Azrael needed to be stopped.
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Sweetie Bell rushed to where the crowd was reunited finding the ponies gathering in front of the elementary school of the town.
The crowd formed a circle around as they seemed silent and attentive of the pony they were watching. Sweetie, approaching to them she could now notice the brown filly with her hoof held high showing the shiny jewelry to those nearby.
“From now on you’ll be my slaves to take control of, okay?” commanded Babs Seed with a voice filled with authority and a hint of excitement to have more ponies at her command.
“Yes, mistress” echoed the ponies around the brown filly with a smile of obedience and adoration as they awaited for any kind of instruction they could receive at the moment.
“Alright servants, follow me!” ordered Babs as she began to take her march to the deeper part of the town, followed by a dozen of ponies behind her obediently.
Sweetie Bell gritted her teeth, watching the group walk past her made her anger arise. To think that Babs was taking control of the ponies of the town was something she didn’t like one bit.
The white filly had to rush to reach Babs to confront her directly and to impose her domain of the ponies, that she once had dreamed to have.
Babs, the other hoof, was happy to have slaves that followed her at every single place she go, that could obey every single command she gave, that adore her for everything she did and not being looked at some kind of hindrance that only caused problems. A change of scenery of sorts.
“What do you think you’re doing!?” shouted Sweetie Bell as she stood in front of Babs with her eyes glaring at her friend.
Babs stopped her advance and smiled friendly at the white unicorn. “well, I was going to the town hall and hypnotize the mayor, and others, to make them my slaves” explained the earth pony with ease as if was the most natural thing to do.
You can’t do that because they are going to be my slaves!” shouted Sweetie Bell angrily, stomping her hoof in the ground to make herself be clear.
Babs contorted her face in anger at Sweetie’s statement as she took her own step forward.
Babs was truly hunger to obtain as much slaves she wanted but she didn’t have the need to get those who her friends had in their possession, since they were all friends, she prefered to find others who could still be able to manipulate at her will.
“They all belong to me, Babs, so you better leave them to my control and command,” Sweetie Bell said in a low growl, lowering her head to point her head in a threatening position, as the group of Slaves from her side began to reunite with her.
Babs returned her glare with one of her own, while adopting the same posture the white filly took against her.
“Look 'ere, Sweetie, I am not going to back down on this and if a fight is what you are looking for,you certainly found it right here” she threatened back, ready to take on the menaces Sweetie had recently declared.
At the words that the two fillies exchanged the slaves from both sides noticed the tension that they had and decided to act in the aid of their respective mistress taking sides and ready to attack or defend with their own capabilities.
“It saddens me to see that this is happening all over again” a soft voice said those words causing the two little fillies to stop and turn to the source of origin.
Standing at the other side of the road was Princess Celestia, Princess Twilight, Spike and Scootaloo. All of them looking at the fillies with expressions between disappointment and horror but with the same thoughts that Celestia had spoken.
“What is this? Let me go!” ordered Sweetie Bell, trying to break the bubble with her own hooves as the same way Babs tried.
At the claims and struggles of the two foals the entranced ponies from both, Sweetie Bell and Babs Seed, decided to stand before Celestia in order to protect their respective mistresses, ready to take action against the solar princess even if they knew that they could not be able to win against her but they still had to, since they all took priority for the pony's sake far above anything else.
“This needs to stop now, my little ponies, please refrain these innocent ones and release them from this dreadful curse” pleaded Celestia, looking at them with calm rather than anger and showing a face that could say that no punishment would be held against them if they are willing to cooperate.
Sweetie Bell and Babs glared at Celestia with a serious frown as if the royal princess had made a serious offense against the two of them.
“I won’t let go of any of my slaves!” shouted the white unicorn, giving another hit at the barrier that she was being held.
“So do I. They are mine to control and I will have much more of them!” added the brown earth pony stomping her hoof in the ground to emphasize what she exclaimed.
“Girls you can’t be serious about this. Can’t you see that you are being manipulated by Azrael and that only you two will be in more trouble!” shouted Scootaloo trying to convince both of them with what little of friendship they still had.
“Shut it Scoot’s, I won’t let go of my slaves just ‘cause you let yours go!” shouted back Babs, glaring at the orange pegasi, making her feel betrayed, as she diverted her eyes to the ground.
Noticing that words wouldn’t be able to reach to their hearts, Celestia took three steps forward in front of the group of ponies as she observed them carefully each and one of them. From the blank of their eyes to the beautiful accessory they held in their necks.
“You better release us princess or-” Sweetie Bell tried to threat the solar princess but her words had been cut off by a golden blast of magic that covered the entire place, blinding the ponies and forcing them to cover their eyes.
Twilight, Spike and Scootaloo recovered their vision and looked at the scene, noticing that the only thing that seemed different was that the group of ponies that seemed more as a confused crowd, rather than mindless drones, looking from their own surroundings or scratching their heads to recall what happened.
Sweetie Bell look at the ponies in front of her but she was still decided to make her move.
“Babs! you got to order your slaves to-” Sweetie tried to tell to her friend to help her in this situation, that required all the help she needed, but she saw that Babs was as much confused as the ponies from outside their small bubble prison.
“Ugh, my head. I feel like I had lost an argument against the Friendship Express,” Babs groaned with her hoof on her head and eyes closed. “think I forgot something but I don’t remember what it was” she added still ignorant of the broken bracelet on the ground below her.
Sweetie Bell didn’t know what happened but she was sure who to blame for this ending.
Celestia was surprised at the question since she thought that any of the ponies among them would react that way and that caused her to frown sadly towards her.Enlighten the mind of those who fell from the curse of the infamous Obidentiam or rather be said Azrael” replied the solar princess taking a few steps at the two fillies.
those who still couldn't get a grasp of the situation can know when to stand aside to let their superior ruler walks past them to meet the two fillies encased in the bubble Babs took several steps back, while Sweetie Bell only took one, knowing that both were in big trouble, as she felt a pressure in those eyes Celestia that gazed upon them..
Sweetie Bell felt as if she had just lost everything she wanted, the obedient slaves, the attention of her words, the need of having things one could simply never obtain that easily. Her only option in hoof now was to call for sompony that would surely help her in this desperate time of need.
“Azrael!!!” the white little unicorn shouted, with the might of her longues, at the sky with despair.
Twilight rushed to be near her friends as soon Sweetie shout the name out loud to protect them and to explain the situation while Scootaloo and Spike joined them.
Nothing.
Nothing occurred from the next minute, even when Twilight shouted to everypony to leave this place at once. Only the nine ponies involved most remained to keep an eye of the one that was mentioned to appear but they soon relaxed since nothing happened.
Sweetie Bell was now worried having to call out the name and to not receive an answer or an appearance from anywhere caused her to feel panic creep through her back and crawl to her neck.
Twilight walked towards Celestia, along with the others behind, to ask what will it be for these two little fillies but she couldn’t ask since the white alicorn placed her eyes towards the distance, eyes locked to the far extreme of the road where the silhouette of a pony made his way at them.
“It’s a lovely day, isn’t it, Celestia?” greeted Azrael with a grin formed in his face stopping his pace to be at a good distance between them.
“It has been a long time since I last have seen you, Azrael,” Celestia returned the gesture with a certain hint of hatred in her voice. “You seem to preserve well your body very well” she added, taking a few steps towards him, with each step an intention to be at the defensive.
“I appreciate your compliment,” replied Azrael bowing his head as he then tilted his head to one side. “The same thing can be said for you too” he then added with a mocked intention. “But you know very well that this curse is the reason I can’t age properly” he added with his eyes daggering towards the white alicorn.
Both ponies stared at each other, waiting for any kind of movement from their opponent, not even looking away for a second. Until a child voice called them with urgency.
“Azrael, please help me!” shouted Sweetie Bell, causing all eyes fall on her, pleading with urgency of assistance from the stallion as she tried to push over the golden barrier.
Azrael averted his eyes from Celestia to look at the filly, who still banged at the bubble, and relaxed his posture and grinned again. “I almost forgot why I came here for” he said and smiled at the little filly.
“I want to let you know,” the maroon stallion said with an eased expression as he smiled at the little filly once more “I didn’t came to save you Sweaty Ball. I came here to give you, Celestia, this. Since I won’t be needing it anymore, now that I got the final piece from the castle vault” said Azrael throwing the golden key with the black and white spiral as a decoration.
Celestia averted her eyes to see the key near on the ground of her hooves knowing what the key was but immediately returned to see the three horned stallion.
“I have made a great improvement with the relics, princess, and I need to give a new use of my special talent before I get too bored in this world of peace and calm,” explained Azrael as he began to focus his magic in the top of his horn. “Besides, you were truly desperate to find the place with all its relics inside, now the opportunity is in your hooves, since I have the newest release. Do whatever you want with them” with that he instantly turned around to leave.
Celestia prepared her horn to attack as the stallion gave him his back at her.
“Princess, I may not be able to win a fight against you but you know that I won’t be easy to deal with.” he replied turning his head at her. “Besides in this small town the collateral damage would be immeasurable and that is something that you should, desperately, avoid.” With a grin he added the last part as he enlighten his his horn threateningly.
Celestia hated the fact that her little ponies are being threatened but what he said was true that she prefered to play it safe.
“Thought so” said Azrael as he used his teleportation spell to leave the place
Twilight rushed to be next to the princess, worried of her well being. “Princess are you alright?” she asked, a bit confused of the situation that had occurred.
“I’m fine, Twilight,” replied Celestia, taking a deep breath, as she retained the key in her magic and walked back towards the group of ponies that seemed confused of all the situation. “I will explain everything later first we need to- ” Celestia wanted to finish her words but the sight of her sister, Luna, along with Applejack and Applebloom appeared at her sight.
The three ponies reunited themselves with the group, Applebloom rushed to be with Scootaloo to know of the happenings of the morning until this moment.
“Celestia, what happened here? Does this has something to do with Azrael?” Luna inquired with curiosity watching every single detail from her elder sister’s face.
“Yes, this is from his doing, sister” Celestia explained briefly to Luna the events that she had known from her talk with Scootaloo. Luna listened closely to every word her sister has told.
“So he might do the same thing as in the past, right? give chaos and greed to many ponies in the kingdom and to provoke an inner battle in all Equestria over those dreadful relics?” asked Luna with shocked expression, as she saw the single nod from Celestia.
Both alicorns remained silent, remembering the events of the past that involved him the time when he corrupted the minds of ponies as he bestows them the power to take control over innocent ponies, until they gazed back to Sweetie Bell and Babs and walked towards them.
They both walked to be near them, once more, “both of you shall take a severe punishment for the manipulation of free will and the enslavery of the fair ponies of this town” reprimanded Luna with a piercing gaze towards the two fillies.
The two little fillies knew that they had no escape from their current predicament and that the gaze of the two princesses filled them in panic to tremble in fear. Sweetie Bell returned to act innocent as she tried her best to think in a way to avoid being punished.
“I was tricked, inframed. I never wanted to do anything like this!” she shouted, even when she had ranted for her slaves a few minutes before and that there was no use for her to act innocent now.
“Come sister, we need to reunite with the others and explain the unfortunate events with them to make ends with this” ordered Celestia, ignoring the ramblings of the little filly.
Luna gave one last glance at the two fillies and followed her sister towards the other elements, all still worried about the recent events.
Sweetie Bell gritted her teeth, fuming in rage, after being ignored by the two princess and leaving her with Babs at her side.
The brown filly , from her side, felt truly ashamed of being used as a marionette for a crazy stallion, for who knows what purpose, as she then felt that Sweetie Bell had some fault for insisting to continue on with something that went out of control so quickly that she couldn’t warn anypony from the danger. All thanks to her power crazed friend.
“Tell them that they will pay for this” Babs suggested casually, with a small smile in her lips since she planned something for the white unicorn.
The white unicorn was blinded in anger that she took advice of her friend and shouted with all her longues.
Author's Note
Thanks for your patience and as I say: What's promised is debt!
Thank you all for your patience this is the last chapter from this crazy story I made.
The relics of Obedientiam
Five days have passed since the incident and the ponies began to continue with their daily lives... Some more than others.
the light of the night had befallen upon the quiet town and inside the Golden Oak library the six friends were discussing about the recent news of the searching of Azrael.
“The royal guard have not a single clue of Azrael’s whereabouts” Twilight explained to her friends from the small reunion that had began from a while now and they already talked about the progress of the town and some other details. The five mares looked concerned and worried about the lack of progress of the search of the criminal stallion and remained silent for a moment.
Applejack decided to resume their talk as she decided to ask something that Twilight might know.
Twilight took a deep breath and faced her friends. “From what Celestia has told me, he plans to finish his masterpiece, she heard him mention that he would create a relic that would be called Obsidian Crown: A relic powerful enough to take over the entire kingdom causing a massive wave of hypnosis that will bring all of Equestria on its knees” she explained to all her friends.
“That really sounds scary... and dangerous” commented Fluttershy, looking worried of what kind of horrible future would await them if he succeeded in his plan.
“Wow, talk about a powered hungry pony” remarked Pinkie with eyes open wide in concern and surprise to think that such thing could exist.
“The more reason this vile villain needs to be stopped before he does such a dreadful thing”remarked Rarity with serious tone and conviction. Blaming Azrael for the erratic behaviour of her little sister.
Rainbow had remained silent from most of the part of the reunion, looking nervously everywhere except her friends.
“Dash, is everything alright? you seem a bit nervous there” stated the orange mare, watching how her blue friend recoiled when she was being addressed.
Rainbow wanted to make her quick reply but nothing came to her mind of what to say to ease the concern of her friends, so she hesitated, struggling to express her words without losing her cool but the more she stalled the more evident was for them to know that something was wrong.
Twilight could guess why she was feeling depressed but prefer not to touch the subject at the moment. Since she remembered everything that happened Rainbow wanted to keep distance from Scootaloo, even if it pains the both of them.
“Ughm, right then, I guess I shall be taking mah leave, since it’s getting a bit late and all and I got lots of stuff to do fer tomorrow” said Applejack to break the uncomfortable silence among them as she rose from her seat, followed by the others behind.
“I guess that will be all of for tonight, I will inform all of you about the search of Azrael when I hear any progress about it” finished Twilight guiding them all to the door of the library.
One by one they all said their goodbyes and left to their own homes to rest for another day, except for one mare who remained at the door next to Twilight.
“Twilight, dear, may I have a word with you before leaving. It’s about… “ she left the last part hanging hoping that Twilight could know what she was referring.
“Of course Rarity, follow me” understanding what her friend wanted to talk, Twilight closed the door and guided the white unicorn back to the common room to take a seat in a couch that rested in the middle.
“Tell how has been Sweetie Bell doing these past days…“ Twilight asked, giving her white friend a friendly look to make things less tense or depressing.
***
Applejack returned to her home as she closed the door from her living room, walking to the stairs that connected to the bedrooms, she decided to enter to her little sister’s room to see how she was doing before going to sleep.
Stopping at the door she first listened what little noise she could from the other side signaling that her little sister might be asleep.
With three soft knocks, Applejack announced her presence.
“Yeah, you can come in” replied softly the little filly from the oter side.
Applejack, slowly, opened the door and stepped inside the room, where her little sister lied in the bed with the blanket covering her.
After the last time they saw Azrael, both sisters, and the entire family, had talked about the recent events that the yellow filly had done to them and the reasons behind her actions that lead to her punishment. Which only lead for her to be isolated in her room for the next week. Something that the filly accepted as she saw it necessary for her.
The farm mare jump on the bed carefully and sat in the edge of it, with her hoof she began to stroke the back of her little sister to comfort her worries, which she guessed that the filly had.
“Look, Ah know that you are sorry and all.” Applejack began, stroking the back of her sister, who recoiled at the touch but didn’t so anything to stop it. “And Ah know, as well, that yah have learned yer lesson about all this.” she added giving one last stroke to the filly as she smiled at her.
“So I jest wanted tah invite yah to go at the southern lake withe me, Babs and her sister.” the orange mare then dropped the invitation for her little sister to listen at and wait for the reaction.
True to what Applejack was expecting, Apple Bloom jerked up from the bed and stared at her sister with eyes opened wide.
“Of course,” confirmed Applejack, smiling confidently at her sister. “Princess Luna already told me that yah decided, on yer own, to seek help with her in order to stop what that dreaded varmint was planning. And that is what truly counts here with me.” she assured with her warm smile and a strong hug to mean every single word she said.
Applebloom returned the hug, happy to be forgiven, and that her punishment ended sooner than later. “Thanks sis” she said before releasing the embrace between them.
Applejack then got off the bed and kissed Apple Bloom’s forehead before leaving the room.
Apple Bloom smiled and proceeded to take a good sleep, eager to have an excellent day with her cousin, as it should've been from the very beginning, instead of the madness she decided to participate.
*****
Rarity closed the door of her boutique and turned off the lights of the first floor. With a depressed mood she walked the stairs to her bedroom to give herself a good night sleep
walking through the corridor to her room, Rarity stop at the door where her little sister was currently sleeping.
The faint noise was barely audible but still present, making the white unicorn to sigh in relief but not entirely to let her be at ease as she then departed to her own room to sleep.
Rarity had already spoken to Twilight her concerns for Sweetie Bell and her obsession with hypnosis and having control over others as well her fears that no professional will help her with this troublesome subject.
To make matters worse would be to send Sweetie to another place away from friends and family and that would cause an ache upon Rarity’s heart to think that she was unable to help her.
with a small shake of her head, she dispelled what horrible thoughts lingered in her mind and walked to her room for another day to help her sister.
Rarity made her way to the bed, walking through the darkness with ease as she remembers where everything was during the day and jump on the bed to lay down in it but something strange poked her back and made it uncomfortable to rest in there.
thinking that it was possibly one of her sketches that got scattered in her bed, Rarity lifted her horn and brought light to the room.
“What’s this?” she asked herself and look closely at the parchment that was in her hoof and read it carefully.
To Singularity.
The white unicorn was confused and considered that the letter was for somepony else and the messenger must have been mistaken but one word caught her attention more than anything and made her continue to read.
I sincerely apologise that you had receive a silent punishment from the ponies of the town for making you become a simple puppet of the actions of Sweetie Bell on her pursue for a dominance.
I wish to amend at least this matter, and to assure you that this decision is out of your reach and will be effected immediately.
I do this because she will become a hindrance for you and all those around her in the future and sadly no therapist will help her in time.
But do not worry, Murmur might be old but he can still do his job, eliminating those awful thoughts on Sweetie Bell, very quick and perfectly done.
Hope we never see again, soon, Azrael.
Rarity drop the letter processing all that it contain and to make sense of its words from it. Certainly the stallion that made all this hectic day happen was back and had done something to her little sister, and that caused Rarity to rush to where Sweetie Bell was sleeping.
Galloping quickly to the room, Rarity used her magic to open it and use her body to push it quickly to be inside and look around to see if there was something out of place or attacking the filly.
Under the Darkness, Rarity could hear the sound of a hoot inside the room, along with a hint of a whisper that was barely audible.
With no waste of time she enlightened the room and saw an owl resting in the bedpost on top of Sweetie Bell, whispering nothingness to the filly with an alluring sound of his coos.
“Get away, shoo!” shouted the alabaster unicorn trying to swat away the animal, with her hooves, from her sister to avoid any further damage to her.
The owl saw the mare and quickly took flight giving a few laps in the room and rushed out of the window quickly heading out of sight of the the unicron, now that his job was done and his services had ended.
Rarity closed the window and kept an eyes on the creature vanishing under the darkness of the night. Once it was gone she rushed to be with her little sister to check on her if she was not injured or under some kind of malifice.
“Sweetie Bell! Sweetie, wake up!” shouted quietly the unicorn as she shook the body of her little sister her tone was desperate as she felt that she was not going to wake up from the first two seconds until a small groan escaped from the little filly.
“What is it, Rarity?” Sweetie mumbled rubbing her eyes to see better at her sister.
The older unicorn breathed in relief that her sister was conscious and responded well.
The little filly didn’t know the reason of this but in her mind she felt compelled to act upon her transgressions.
Sweetie returned the gaze and from her iris a small glint of purple was noticed from her them.
Rarity could see clearly the faint glow from her sister’s eyes and that worried her immensely, as a cold shiver of fear of the fact that the cursed stallion would be able to do something like this at anytime he pleased and to anypony. It was something to take in consideration to add another reason to stop him and be arrested as soon as possible.
But if Rarity was honest to herself. She would consider that using hypnosis and mind control to cure her sister would outweigh the fact that her reputation, and of her entire family would go downwards into the abyss if Sweetie Bell didn’t improve her behaviour.
True to the letter, Rarity was in fact affected by the actions of her little sister the ponies would give her strange looks and dreadful murmurs around her every time she walked in the streets of the small town made her worry about her future.
Every time she wanted to show her generous heart to others they rejected her offer, most of the times kindly, and avoid any insistence of the matter, causing her trust with the public more harder to restore her reputation and friendship among the townsponies.
This not only affected both sisters but her entire family as well, from both of her parents always travelling and leaving the youngest one alone and Rarity, doing her best to spend time with her but never having time to know her inner turmoils and dark obsessions. Those things could bring a huge damage to her entire family if they weren’t finished quickly, even worse if they reach Canterlot with the high society of the white city, her reputation and friendship would be ruined forever and would be much worse from what would be in Ponyville.
It was a selfish reason to do this, Rarity knew all too well about it, but this land would probably fell apart if they can’t trust in the element bearer of Generosity or the sole act of being a generous soul disappears.
“Listen Sweetie, I forgive you for what you have done.” began Rarity, giving a small peck on the forehead of the filly before continuing. “But you still need to apologize to the other neighbors of the town and promise never do such thing ever again” she conditioned with a small smile.
Sweetie Bell nodded understanding what she needed to do and happy that she was forgiven, from her sister, for her misdeeds. “Will do, good night, Rarity” she said before laying her head down and closing her eyes to embrace sleep once more.
“Good Night, Sweetie Bell” Rarity kissed her sister once more before leaving the room and closing it softly behind her to return to her own room.
The white unicorn levitated the letter once more and read it again before letting out a deep sigh. “I better tell Twilight of this once the morning rises, she would choose to release Sweetie from the mind control that animal cast her and to find the long way” she murmured as she levitated her night mask on her eyes and tucked herself to sleep for another night.
***
“Okay Scootaloo, Just as you practiced before” the orange filly told to herself as she watched the world below her from the highest cloud.
She took one last breath and prepared her resolve. She was ready.
With one small jump she let her body be pulled down by the gravity and her quick descent to earth began, with more speed at each second she could feel the G force on her body and a increasing heat as well.
“Calculate the distance and prepare perfect timing to make it work” she thought to herself as the ground grow closer the more she fell down.
Scootaloo felt the magic in her wings as this was burning through them and knew that the moment has come. Almost reaching the ground she opened her wings to break the fall and stabilized her body to fly straight line in the sky producing a fiery effect on her wings and a trail of fire under her path in the sky.
The blazing phoenix.
Scootaloo cried in joy that she performed one of the most advanced acrobatic tricks that not any wonderbolt could achieve and she felt immense proud of it while making circles around the sky and some barrel rolls.
From the ground all her friends watched the pegasi filly realize the magnificent stunt and cheered in her achievement shouting her name and stomping the ground with enthusiasm.
Scootaloo showered herself at the praises and enjoyed them more than she ever expected and saw the many faces of the ponies she recognized as her friends and neighbors, but the one she was looking for was not among them.
by giving another lap on the sky to search for her, Scootaloo noticed the cyan pony who, unlike the others, was giving her back on her.
With a swift movement the orange filly descended to the ground and fall nearby where Rainbow Dash was sitting.
“Hey Dash, did you like that incredible stunt that I just made?” she asked with the curiosity of searching the approval of her superior, and big sister.
The cyan pegasus, for her part, didn’t move from her place, not even to gaze at Scootaloo from the corner of the eye.
Scootaloo was getting a bit worried about the cold shoulder that she received from Rainbow Dash and took two tentative steps towards her and right fore leg to touch her shoulder,
“Don’t touch me!” shouted the cyan pegasus turning her head and glaring intensely at Scootaloo.
The orange pegasus recoiled quickly and her eyes are of pure fright looked at the icy stare that Dash mercisley gave her.
“Look Dash, I’m sorry. Really I am, It was something that was out of hoof when it began and I just wanted to spend some time with you.” The filly apologized with the water from her eyes accumulating and ready to pour down but she held her tears in, deciding whether they were for joy or sadness.
Before Rainbow could make a response everything became black except for the little hill where they sat on and Scootaloo looked around, noticing this change, franatic to know what was happening but the answer seemed self explanatory for her.
“That is good feel relief in a dream since the waking world is too somber to live in” a male voice spoke from nearby.
Scootaloo noticed that the voice came from where Rainbow Dash was looking and from the the hill was walking the red stallion she had seen a few days ago.
“Your right, only an expert in oneiromancy can be here and move freely among the realm of the dreams,” he explained with a slight tone of mockery as he sat next to Rainbow but still watching Scootaloo. “Many ponies lost practice of this because they fear that it would enrage the Princess of Dreams.” he added waving his hoof in another attempt of mockery.
Scootaloo gave a curious look at him and to process what he was talking about but her lack in magic terms made it difficult to make heads or tails of it so she let him be a simple nightmare.
“The latter one, honestly,” he replied dismissively as he kept his eyes on Rainbow. “Like a ghost, I can manifest my body in almost any dream but I can’t do anything more than I can interact in the dreams.” he explained with a shrug.
“I thought only Luna could do that,” Scootaloo pointed out knowing that she was the princess of dreams and the only pony that she had seen in them.
“It’s something that many consider since she is the entitled princess of dreams and that nopony in this land knows about the magic spells of this art, as well, the fact that it is considered impolite to… “ the stallion stopped himself and shook his head and narrowed his eyes. “I didn’t came here to explain why I am here but to give you a message of goodbye.” He corrected himself and stomp the ground.
“What is that you want?” Demanded Scootaloo heading straight to the point to get rid of the stallion. “You know what? Forget it I don’t want anything from you!” she then corrected, shouting at the stallion to get rid of him as quickly as possible from her.
Azrael still smiled at the little filly and placed his hoof on Rainbow’s, dream image, shoulder. “And let you two remain in a fight that would maybe never mend?” asked the maroon unicorn turning around the cyan pegasus showing how angry she was at the orange filly.
Scootaloo recoiled a bit but she remained impassive on her request. “This is something that I will amend and none of your junk is going to help me!” she replied with conviction.
Scootaloo was determined to solve her rapture with Rainbow Dash and she was not going to let a creepy smiling stallion to get in her way to make amends with her big sister.
“Then this all I have to say.” Azrael walked to Scootaloo until he was close to her and lay his body to be at her eye level.
Scootaloo was overwhelmed by nervousness as the stallion was near her she was only in place because this was all a dream but her doubts remained.
“I am leaving, hopefully for your good, to never be seen,” he replied with a smirk as he stood up on his legs and turned around. “At least that will be as a good news for you and the others to enjoy.” He added with a grin and stood up to leave from where he came from.
Scootaloo could barely hide a small smile creeping from her mouth knowing that he would leave out of their lives for good for all the damage he provoked.
But she knew that he wasn’t all to blame because he barely hypnotized the ponies of the town, It was all four fillies who did that and almost ruined all their lives pf their closest friends and family.
“Hey, Azrael?” she called to stop the stallion from his way and turn his head to see the little filly. “When you choose us to held the relics, did you meant all those things?” she asked, remembering why he invited them, remembering the reason why he gave those hypnotic amulets to the four fillies, the reason why they accepted to do this.
“No,” Azrael replied from his place as he soon gave the back to the filly. “You girls were never left behind or treated as a bother to those mares. Ponies sometimes have priorities that outweigh other things, sometimes, but they will always have time for those they love. I’ve seen your big sisters and most of them planned a time for each of you, I just came and messed with all of you in order to have a little laugh.” he explained as he continued on his way down the hill.
“That’s insane!” shouted Scootaloo glaring at the stallion thinking of him of a crazy pony that ruined her, and her friends, life.
“Hope you aren’t the last one to say this,” he talk back as he continued to walk to the end of the hill. “Goodbye” he then vanished from the dream realm and all the darkness that surrounded Scootaloo vanished again to return to the bright and wonderful dream she was having.
The voice of the euphoric crowd returned to Scootaloo’s ears causing her to notice that her dream returned to what it was before the stallion arrived.
“That was an awesome trick you did there Scoots,” a voice, that the orange pegasus knew too well, complimented the filly as she then turned around to see Rainbow Dash, smile at her with an approving grin,
Scootaloo beamed in happiness of the words that meant the world for her and hugged Dash with affection, relishing in the emotion of her big sister loving her as things should been.
Scootaloo smiled in her bed enjoying the rest of her dream, inspired to make amends with Rainbow Dash and ready to regain her trust with her.
***
From a resting spot in the top of Foal Mountain, Trixie was preparing her cart to spend the night and prepare her travel to return to Ponyville.
For her the Travels would be the most interesting thing to do in Equestria as one would be able to see new things and encounter different landscapes to enjoy sightseeing.
She never knew why did she wanted to visit the mountains but deep inside she needed to do that exactly and now that she is here she could finally return back to meet with Twilight and her friend.
Leaving the camp fire lit up to avoid any creature to lure near her wagon she walked back to have a pleasant sleep for tomorrow's travel.
“So you stop here in this place, At least you were in a easy spot to find.” Azrael called for the Azure unicorn, causing the mare to turn her head at the sight of the maroon stallion.
“What is that you seek from the Great and Powerful Trixie? She is very tired and requires her sleep for tomorrow.” asked the azure unicorn curios at the sight of this strange stallion as she deduced that he knew that she would be in this exact place.
“I need you to do me a favor,” he replied floating a big bag filled with many things. ”Deliver these things to the ponies that I know they will use as they please.” He added as he began to mutter the intangible words causing the mare go in a deep trance, making her mind open to all commands.
“Yes... I will deliver them... As you say.” Dronned Trixie with her eyes all glassed and blank her voice low and monotone as her posture was now rigid.
Azrael gave a smirk and was excited how things would one day change from this point forward to the ponies of Ponyville and Canterlot.. “There is no need to hurry, for they must first forget the recent incident." he whispered and disappeared in a flash of golden light.
Author's Note
So finally the end.
I am truly planning a sequel but not in the near future. Except for some chapter to make something in case I have time
This is my first fanfic since I joined this site of writers and I am happy of what I made even if the like/dislike bar tells me otherwise.
I hope you all enjoyed reading this as the same way I enjoy planning it. Because I didn't plan it too well.
The relics of Obedientiam
Where the problem started
*CRASH* *BAM* *SLAM*, "Sweetie Bell!" Rarity shouted from her designing studio.
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"APPLE BLOOM!" shouted Apple Jack from inside the barn.
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"Ok Scootaloo play it cool" said the little pegasus while she was trotting to the golden oak library. She passed through the door and there she was Rainbow Dash reading, next to her was princess Twilight Sparkle, saving some books in the shelf, Scootaloo walk directly to Rainbow Dash, "Hey Rainbow, i was thinking if you and i can go to sugar cube corner and have a delicious brownie?"
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Outside
Meanwhile in the orchard near the clubhouse a mysterious pony walked directly to the CMC club house but suddenly, a voice was heard from behind the pony, "excuse me fellow, but have you seen Apple Bloom?" asked Apple Jack trotting directly to the ominous pony. The pony negated by shaking his head.
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Back in the club house
"Hey, we can't be depressed all day," said Scootaloo overcoming from her sadness, "we should go and have a good time now that Babs is here!" continued the pegasus with newfound excitement
Author's Note
Well this technecly my third fanfic but the first i have to public online so please have mercy on you´r opinions im not from U.S. so their might be some grammar errors in the story thanks to the pre-reader ZerOAimi.
The relics of Obedientiam
“From now, you will obey all my orders as your new mistress!”
Her voice was firm and filled with authority, something she learned from the comic books and stories about how the villain would speak towards an underling.
“Yes, mistress Babs” replied the chorus of Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Jewel Seed, Babs sister.
Those words truly sent a shiver to of delight in the little brown filly. Happy to have this kind of attention upon somepony and feeling no regret for it.
All gathered inside the barn of Sweet Apple Acres, Babs wanted to spend some time with her cousin along with her slaves so they could be treated as royalty.
the brown filly felt a bit downsided because Apple Bloom wasn’t there, for some reason she hadn't asked to Big Mac and Granny Smith but since they hadn't batted an eye of her doings with Rainbow, Fluttershy and her sister she just let them be, But that won’t stop her to enjoy the day with her new slaves.
watching how the Rainbow and Jewel made the throne out of cushions and soft blankets from, all around, the house Babs jumped to the top feeling the good pleasure of the comfort while Fluttershy arrived with a plate filled with fruits and salad.
“Enjoying yourself?” a male voice asked from the front door.
Babs jerked her head to see who it was and smiled, noticing Azrael walking towards her.
Babs felt uneasy, not sure how to respond and glanced anywhere but his eyes.
Babs winded her eyes in horror when she noticed the sphere in her hooves “what’s that supposed to mean?” asked the brown filly, dropping the sphere to the ground, demanding an answer.
“What do you mean?”asked the brown filly trying to move slightly from her place to make a mad dash to the door.
Babs first was confused. She knew well that she, and the other Crusaders, were inmune of the relics but, she then recalled that, he was the one who told them about the detail.
It was a Lie.
The effect of the pearl was immediate and stunned the brown earth filly in her place.
Glancing at the other mares, Azrael smiled, as they seemed not to move from their place awaiting for their next command, like little puppets prepared to make a move when they are made to do so.
“Well then, on to business.” Azraeltook a few steps forward at a good distance to avoid being in the mind crushing waves of the pearl. “Listen carefully Babs, you will have the need and desire to hypnotize as many ponies you can, make them act as obedient slaves for your command” the stallion was smirking and his smile only grew wider when he noticed the slow nod from the filly.
The maroon stallion then took his leave, taking with him the relic that entranced the little filly along, onto the apple fields and disappearing to his next location.
After a few seconds Babs shaked her head to scramble the dizziness from it, Taking a look from one side to another. She thought, for a second, that she was talking to somepony a few moments ago but she couldn't remember who it was or if she did such thing.
Babs had in her head a growing desire to have more ponies to become slaves and have them under her power.
“alright slaves, I need you all to gather more ponies to become my slaves” she commanded, changing her position to something more comfortable from her makeshift throne and sending her three slaves to bring her more ponies in her control.
The mindless mares nodded to their mistress words and spread around the town to gather more slaves to acquire.
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Sweetie Belle was relaxing happily in a bed, feeling smoothing touches in her back, letting small squeals of delight at each moment.
“I really love this” Sweetie said, enjoying the good touches from the mare that was giving her a massage.
It wasn’t difficult for Sweetie to enslave the spa twins and the other members of the staff. Just using her big sister, Rarity, as an excuse to give collars as symbol of her generosity for their hard work was all the excuse she needed to have all of them in her power to control.
trotting happily, towards the little filly in her relaxation, a blue mare arrived. “Mistress Sweetie, Your bath iz ready” announced Lotus bowing in front of her.
How beneficial is to have slaves that own bussiness. To go at one building that her slaves pwmed and ask for something free with no buts or objections.at all.
Looking at Pinkie, who was receiving a hooficure next to Rarity, Sweetie Bell could receive all the pastries she wanted, whenever she wanted.
A nagging presence in Sweetie’s mind was bothering her when that thought, of having everything she wanted, crossed in her head.
Her conscious was making her have second thoughts about all of this, making her feel that this wasn’t right and it was unethical of her to abuse such power with everypony in the town, that she was going directly to a path of, possible, madness and tyranny.
But she let that little voice drown inside her mind as she submerged her head inside the tub feeling the warm water and sweet scents wash over her body.
None of the ponies she enslaved so far was a mindless zombie, they all made decisions for their own and even used their own judgement to pleasure Sweetie Bell with her commands.
If they could really complain about their situation.
Of course nopony would do such thing, as long as Sweetie Bell says that they would be happy to obey no word of objection could be said among them even if her request was as much irrational than insane.
Sweetie Bell has been enjoying the time in the tub thinking about the next pony to enslave.
Sweetie leaved the bath tub, feeling that she had enough, in a single jump while Lotus awaited her placing a towel to dry her fur and mane and to brush it carefully.
“Rarity and Pinkie, I want you to follow me,” Sweetie walked to be in front of the two mares who had just ended their facial treatment. “The rest of you continue with your work here and then go to Rarity’s house” she added to the other members of the spa.
Sweetie walked in a calm pace towards an specific point. She couldn’t avoid smiling to have more slaves, specially when they are florist.
The three ponies walked through the streets, Sweetie Bell in the front and middle while Pinkie and Rarity flanking her behind like she was some sort of boss of the mafia.
Arriving to the house, Sweetie Bell nodded to Rarity to knock the door and waited for somepony to answer.
“Hello Rarity,” greeted Rose when she opened the door looking at the white unicorn and her company, “What brings you here?” she asked with a smile.
Sweetie Bell smiled as she felt that it was too easy to enslave all the ponies in the town just using her sister to give the collars to them.
The gem in Rose’s collar and her eyes glowed in red. Smiling she looked at the little filly, “Of course Sweetie Bell I will do my best to fulfill your desires” Rose promised with a nod.
Sweetie’s smile winded in her success of obtaining another slave to her herd, “Now, give these two to the others as well, Rose and tell them that they are a gift from Rarity” she ordered, giving her two more collars for the other florist.
Sweetie Bell entered the house of the florist and noticed the other two mares showing off the neckwear they received from Rose.
Once she finished with the three mares, Sweetie decided to go around to have more ponies as acolytes. Oh, the thoughts of expanding her will to the others around town sent shivers to her spine, thinking in the limitless things she could do and have wih a word of hers.
Suddenly her thoughts came to a halt when she noticed that Rainbow Dash was flying towards Sweet Apple Acres along with five more pegasus behind her.
Sweetie felt anger build inside her as she ran to the barn with Rarity and Pinkie Pie behind, a bit confused but not hesitant to follow.
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“This is better than expected!” said Azrael, hidden in corner of a house, as he watched Sweetie Bell rushing through the buildings and towards the apple farm. “I saved much trouble to use the Sphere on her since she seems a bit more power hungry than the others, and with that little apple on her way to Canterlot things are going in my favor” he whispered to himself, he then disappear in a flash of gold.
teleporting himself in Ponyville’s train station he noticed Apple Bloom and Applejack boarding the train ready to leave. “Oh, how easy is to use little foals in this plan, since it’s more easy to convince them to play with dangerous artifacts and mystical powers beyond comprehension when you point out how fun it is to use them” he said as he place himself his disguise, a fuscia coated mare with a pink mane with light pink strokes, and boarded the train.
Pretty sure he could just teleport to the castle in Canterlot but everything needed to be right and in place for things have a swift execution in his plans.
Azrael smiled with his usual smirk as he knew things were as he expected them to be.
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Apple Bloom looked from the window of the train all the scenery passing by on her window but she only remained in the thoughts inside her mind.
For the later question, having power that not many could possess at her hooves was something alluring and fun to play with but ignoring the morality that she once believed to tell her what’s right and wrong was something she couldn’t let to happen.
Apple Bloom felt the weight of her actions fell upon her shoulders when she recalled all the things she had done to her family, Even when she never ordered to do something horrible she knew that this was all wrong.
Sadly this didn’t meant that the little filly had to stop using her lens.
Since she rushed to the train station with no money for the tickets little Apple Bloom was forced to manipulate the ticket booth cashier to give her free tickets for the train ride.
Going to Canterlot and warn the princesses about a threat falling upon Ponyville was red stallion with three horns in his head and had a weird name.
Of course there are details that weren’t added into the plan, one of them is passing by the royal guards to speak to the princesses and the other is to prove her unlikely story to said princess. Whoever she gets to speak with.
“Is something wrong Apple Bloom?” asked Applejack when she noticed the odd face that the little filly made.
Her eyes grew as saucers when she realized something she should have done before boarding the train.
The train continued through the tunnels of the mountain and reaching the to the station of the white city.
“What’s the matter little one? you seem to be a bit gloom there” a voice from behind the little filly said.
Apple Bloom turned to see her teacher Cheerilee, smiling fondly to her.
Cheerilee frowned a little at the respond but she better let the subject aside.
Apple Bloom descended from the train station along with Applejack, for both of them trotted directly to the castle.
Passing through the main entrance was no problem at all for the two farm ponies since it was well known to be a public area were several ponies could receive a free tour through specific places and some points of stay in the garden.
But Apple Bloom couldn’t waste time for that, she needed to find princess Celestia or princess Luna to help her save her friends from a possible disaster.
Apple Bloom and Applejack stopped as they noticed a group of guards right in front of them blocking the path.
“I can help you go see the princess” Cheerilee’s voice surprised the two mares.
Passing by a little further of the hall, Cheerilee pressed a small plaque that opened a hidden door.
the three mares walked for a minute and Apple Bloom decided to ask her teacher about all of the situation.
Apple Bloom stopped in her place as she echoed inside her mind the words of her well known teacher and friend.
The panic began to surface to the filly as she took a few steps behind in fear.
“I guess that I messed up the names right?” asked Cheerilee as she noticed the slow movements of the filly.
Apple Bloom snapped from her fears and decided to make a quick move before things go poorly.
“Why are you helping us Azrael?” asked Apple Bloom glaring at the three horned stallion, “And Ah better hear the truth instead of making circles of the question” she added.
“What kind of things?” asked the yellow filly, not because of curiosity but more of stalling for a perfect time to do something, anything.
Apple Bloom tried to think of the possible outcomes of the decision of following him or not.
Azrael smiled at the decision of the filly as both mares reached him to his side.
“Where are we” asked Apple Bloom, looking at her surroundings.
The three walked with caution to be unnoticed, even Apple Bloom prefered it that way instead of causing any trouble that it couldn’t guarantee their safety.
“Here it is” said Azrael as the two earth ponies watched the direction where the unicorn pointed.
“Go on now, little girl,” Azrael tells To Apple Bloom to go forward to the door, “open it” he then ordered.
Azrael laughed softly as he then pointed to the spectacles.
“You ask that as if you truly chose those for your own needs,” replied Azrael with a small laugh. “I made you choose them as the same way your other friends did the same, except for Skeeterloo she must had it really hard when she ate her big sister” he added remembering why she didn’t want to participate any longer.
“You tricked us, using us for your evil plans!” shouted the little filly with indignation.
Apple Bloom lowered her head in defeat, she knew that very well and that she should declined his offer from the very beginning. But she didn’t.
“Now be a good girl and open the door” he ordered with a stern voice.
Apple Bloom didn’t want to help him and considered to use the spectacles against the stallion. Only to remember that he would be immune to the effects of the relics so she still didn’t had any way out of this situation.
Apple Bloom took a deep breath and watched directly to the door, “open!” she commanded.
“Excellent!” shouted Azrael as he rushed inside the room to find what he wanted.
The little filly was a bit surprised of the many things that the treasure room contained.
Azrael continued in his search of the object until he found two necklaces, “here they are” he smirked deviously.
Looking around to see what would be used against Azrael she noticed the mountain of gold next to him would do the thing.
“What?” azrael turned around and noticed the big pile of gold falling over him.
Apple Bloom took the chance and ran, followed by her big sister to accompany her and staying behind in case of he spontaneously appeared following them behind.
“Are you alright little one?” asked the Lunar princess with concern at the small one and then noticed Applejack from behind her. “Fir Applejack this is no place to be playing she then scolded with a stern voice of her friend.
Apple Bloom recovered from her daze and noticed the princess.
Applejack and Apple Bloom followed the princess of the moon from behind, keeping close to the princess as they turned to see the place where the vault was.
“No” whispered the little filly as she felt that her problems had only got worse.
Author's Note
Well things are going for the turn I wanted to place from the very beginning since I made this story.
Also please forgive the obvious errors this story may have and hope you enjoy
