The Plight of Return
Chapter 11: Questions
Previous ChapterNext ChapterRarity knocked on Sparrow's door a second time, trying to get him to wake up faster. She realized that what she was doing wasn't fair to him, as he had forgotten most of his life, whatever it happened to be. Ever since Sparrow showed up, she had started thinking about what it would be like to lose all of one's memories, she shuddered at the thought.
Sparrow suddenly opened the door and walked out with a determined look on his face. Rarity spoke up "Um, Sparrow, before we go to the library, shouldn't we have breakfast first?"
Sparrow's eyes grew wide "What's breakfast?" Rarity stifled laughter.
"The first meal of the day, also the most important. Just head to the dining area, I need to fetch my sister"
As Sparrow walked over to the dining area, he realized he didn't know what a 'sister' was. He went to turn, but suddenly stopped in front of a mirror. He looked nothing like the other ponies he had seen, He was large, intimidating, and frightful looking. He had a flickering image in his mind when he thought of sister: A pony that looked somewhat like him, but it was different, it was alike, maybe even related, but it was female. . . .Sparrow had come to the conclusion that a 'sister' was somepony closely related to somepony else. . .
Sparrow sat down over at a table in near the kitchen, he then heard a sudden squeal. It had come from a filly near Rarity "Oh MY GOSH! He looks just like Prince Seraphim from the Lost World series! All he needs is some armor with a cape and a sword, then he would match!" Sparrow's eyes got fairly large when he heard 'Seraphim'
"I'll have to apologize for my younger sister, Sweetie Belle, she just started watching this cartoon on our new television, and it seems to be her favorite one."
"So you're Rarity's. . .sister. . .p-pleased to meet you. . .I'm Sparrow"
"Well it's nice to meet you Sparrow, I'm Sweetie Bell." she said as she sat down at the table. Rarity got down some Sweet Corn Puffs and three bowls.
Canterlot: Four Hours Earlier
There was a loud sound of metal against metal, Speartip met blade. Shining Armor and Lynchinus both watched in horror as their favorite weapons shattered from the force of their blows. Both unicorns jumped away from each other.
"So, YOU'RE supposed to be Canterlot's finest soldier, don't make me laugh"
Shining smirked "Well, I did shatter your favorite sword, which you said was unbreakable"
"You're one to talk, you have no weapons to defend yourself with, while I, Lynchinus, have these!" His arm blades burst forth from their sheathes.
Shining had to think of a plan, and fast. Those arm blades didn't glow, it was a set of miniature crystal blades that traveled the cutting edge of the blade. They would shred him. Thankfully, Lynchinus was terribly slow, or Shining would be dead. He looked around and only saw a few braziers that had re-lit themselves, maybe fire would work?
"Any last words Shining?" Lynchinus was suddenly lunging at him. He needed something RIGHT NOW.
Inspiration suddenly hit him. Shining put on a smirk, struck a pose and thought of the best way to piss Lynchinus off. "Next you're going to say: Wipe that smug look off your face!"
"Wipe that smug look off your fac-Wha!?"
"Gotcha!" Shining yelled as he made a small barrier around himself that Lynchinus bounced off of. Vines covered in thorns appeared along Shining's right forehoof. They shot out and wrapped around Lynchinus "Amazing! A boobie trap that actually catches boobies! Eat this!" Shining pulled Lynchinus towards him, then retracted the vines and spun, putting his electrical vine covered forehoof through the fire in one of the braziers "Sunrise Orange Overdrive!"
Lynchinus attempted to block the attack. He created an anti-magic barrier in-between his forehoves to try to stop the attack, but the fire was preventing the crystals from gaining a foothold. He panicked and screamed "WRRRYYYYY!!!"
"Pierce THROUGH!" Shining's hoof hit Lynchinus square in the pseudo-carapace, and they both saw the electricity hit, but it didn't go all the way in. Lynchinus hit the ground with a slight "oof" and a snap of a limb. He staggered to his hooves and turned towards Shining Armor "Surely you don't think you've won, this conflict is only the beginning!"
"Oh really? Then looks like I'm ending it early!" Shining yelled as he lunged at Lynchinus. Shining wound up and hit the abomination once, the twice, the continued without mercy "ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARIARIARIARIARIARIARIARIARIARI!" Each hit causing a crack to appear on Lynchinus until Shining hit him with a final blow: a buck to the face "Arrivederci!" the final blow sent Lynchinus flying off the side of the bridge screaming in agony.
"N-no. . .not l-like this! I s-still need t-to see if he's alive!" Lynchinus knew the fall wouldn't kill him, the royal guard would catch him and throw him in a cell. He strengthened his resolve, drew one of his arm blades, and stabbed himself in the eye, all the way through the brain.
Canterlot Castle
Discord ~~walked~~ floated around the halls, restless. He had heard a commotion a few hours earlier, it seemed like a massive fight. But he had other things on his mind at the moment. Two days ago, he felt a 'tremor' in reality, something only he knew he could cause. Except. . .Well no, he's deader than a door nail last time I checked. Celestia did drag him into the sun. But. . . Discord still couldn't shake the feeling of dread. He turned the corner and almost ran face first into Luna.
"Oh yes, hello princess Luna, and how are you doing?"
"Just fine Discord, thanks for the concern"
There was something wrong, Discord knew it, for a split second he and Luna made eye contact there was a nightmarish flicker of. . .Discord broke eye contact with Luna.
"Sleep well Luna"
"Okay Discord"
Discord shuddered. He saw something impossible, inconceivable, something that shouldn't be! And he was the lord of what should not be!
Had he really seen. . . .Made In Heaven?
Author's Note
Sorry for taking so long, my weekend was packed.
I'll see if I can try to get this out faster, but inspiration doesn't come out whenever I need it
[off topic] I saw a back to school ad the other day. . . .
Leave constructive criticism in the comments section, it would be appreciated
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