The life of a Spriggan Fairy.

    "Do you think he's ok?" Asked an unfamiliar voice, female from the sound of it.

    "Yeah, the Lord Spriggan is fine. He just overexerted himself, nothing that surprises me though. You can't harm him at all. Trust me when I say this; you could throw a bomb at him and he wouldn't even feel the explosion, I've seen it happen to him." Came a voice all too familiar to me: my pixie, Kahlan. A very nice pixie, almost like a sister to me,(which would make sense if you compare us side by side: the game-codes made us seem like twins; similar height, when she actually is in her native state, same hair and eye color, heck we even share the same date of birth.) but she was a little headstrong and annoying at first, kept yelling "Hey Listen!"

    "That's impossible! No creature can survive and explosion, not even armored minotaurs." Came the voice of a third female.

    "I just want to know what he was doing in the Everfree in the first place." Came a fourth voice.

    "Honestly,I don't even know why were there in the first place. The Lord Spriggian was in the process of logging into Alfheim when we got redirected to this server. Then before we knew it, we were in the Everfree. He met Emerald Star and was in the process of bringing her home when he encountered the three changelings and Emerald's parents."

     I sit up in the bed, tired of being ignored, and maybe a little more than ticked off at Kahlan for bringing up that memory of the bomb. How was I supposed to know that the box contained a hazardous explosive? I mean come on, it was labeled wrong and got shipped to me instead. It may not have hurt my avatar, but it sure hurt my pride.

    All the eyes in the room focused on me as I sat there in the bed, well, all eyes except Kahlan's, she just jumped onto my chest in a hug. To add insult to injury, she wasn't in her pixie form; she was native form. But despite feeling as weak as I did, I hugged her back.

    While I hugged Kahlan, I examined the rest of the room. It was your typical hospital room, nothing notable about it, but it was nearly filled to maximum capacity. There were six ponies I didn't know, Emerald and her parents, a small green and purple lizard, and Kahlan. Simply put, it was crowded in here, that said, I honestly didn't care.

    "Kahlan, how long have I been out?" I ask, turning to my guide/helper/sister.

    "About five hours. The ponies here found Emerald Star and her parents, with you unconscious. They tested us with a spell to see if we were changelings, and then brought us here to the hospital."

    "Thank you Kahlan." I say through a yawn. "Alright then, may the pony that is in charge please step forward."

     A purple pony with wings and a horn steps forward.

    "Please give me your name, status, military rank if you have one, and if your knowledgeable on such things; level." I demanded, not really knowing where this would go.

    "My name is Twilight Sparkle, a princess of Equestria. I don't have anything to do with the Equestrian military." She replies, "But I don't understand what you mean by level."

    "Level, as in level of experience. You get experience from skill training, as quest reward, as monster drops." I say, getting a confused look from everyone but Kahlan. "Wait, you all seriously don't know about these things?"

    "What do you think this is, a video game? Last I checked, every single pony in this room was a living creature that wasn't made from digital code, but from organic tissue; flesh and blood." Replied the purple pony, anger lacing through her voice. Sheesh, whats got her in a mood?

    "Uh Twi, what's a video game?" Asked an orange pony with a hat that had a county accent.

    "I'll tell you later, Applejack, but right now we have more pressing matters. This Spriggan, or whatever he is, just appeared out of nowhere, killed three changelings and Celestia knows what else, and now has the mindset that this is all a game!"

     She then proceeded to rant. At that point I just tuned her out. You know, I'm really beginning to hate this purple unipegacorn, or whatever the hell she's called. Twilight's just an NPC, and yet she is talking like she is more than that, almost comparing herself to a person in the real world. I couldn't give two cents about whatever titles she may hold; Princess Twilight will just need to learn her place. What better way than a duel? Well that will have to wait because I had urgent business to tend to in the Hive. I had places to go, changelings to fight, a war to end.

     Moving to get the bed, I find myself caught in a glowing purple aura. Alright she wants to play that way? It may or may not be a challenge, but I'll take this as an insult to my honor. It may sound cheesy, but I share that dwarf mentality of don't pick me up. Looks like I really can have that duel.

    "As Lord of the Spriggans, I demand a duel for this insult to my honor!" I yell, knowing that this could go south pretty quickly.

  "What has she done to insult your honor? She just levitated you!" Protested a rainbow-maned pegasus.

  "SILENCE!" I bellow, narrowing my eyes at the mare, who looked at me defiantly.

  Twilight released me and just stared at me for a moment.

    "Name the time and place," Twilight retorted nervously.

    "As soon as the sun peeps over the horizon. And as the one challenged,  you have the right to choose the weapons used."

    "Magic." Came her quick reply.

    Turning to the others, I looked to see the five other ponies who came with Twilight looking confidently at their friend. Emerald and her parents stood with Kahlan, all four grinning, knowing full well the outcome of this duel.

    "Just remember not to hurt her," whispered Kahlan.

    "Don't worry, I'm just going to humiliate her, and probably make her fear chickens for the rest of her life." I replied with a huge grin.

    "You wouldn't," Kahlan exclaimed. "Your joking right?"

    "No, I'm dead serious."

     Kahlan just sighed and shrunk back to the size of a pixie, and the flew to sit on my shoulder. I walked to the hospital door and left the room. Walking down a few hallways, I came to the front desk and signed myself out. I then left the hospital.

     I walked down the road from the hospital hoping to find an inn or someplace to lodge for the night. Finding none, flew over and began walking down a well traveled dirt path. As I walked, I thought about the castle back in Alfhiem. I really missed that place.

    "Well no use dwelling on what you had in one game that you don't have in another." I say to myself as I snap my fingers.

      Taking another step, I run into a fence and fall over it. Looking out I see an apple orchard that dwarfs any that could be found in Alfheim. The orchard covered the landscape before me. From one hill to the next apple trees could be seen. The dirt road that passed between the trees continued to a cluster of barns and a farmhouse.

     I continue down the dirt path and walk into the heart of the farm. Thinking it wise, I make my way to the front door of the main house. Knocking twice, I stand and wait.

    "Hang on, ah'm coming." Says a familiar voice from within the house.

     As the door swings open, the orange mare from the hospital steps out of the house. I can't seem to remember her name though. Well, maybe I'll remember it after a while.

      The mare looks at me with a questioning look before the sudden realisation hits her; I was standing at the door of her house. Her green eyes grew wider and she paled slightly. Now I understand that do to  her, I may look like the angel of death. But, I mean come on, just because I wear black armor, have a black cloak (when it's not invisible), Have black wings, and I have a slightly pale complexion does nit make me a reaper.  But in all seriousness, she shouldn't be as terrified as she was.

    "C-c-can ah h-help you?" She stuttered, barely able to get the words out.

    "I was wondering if I could stay here for the night. Not at the house but at the farm, with your permission of course." I said with a sigh, this was going to be a rough, awkward night.

    "Well, ah suppose it wouldn't hurt if you stayed in the barn. But if ya don't mind me askin, why do ya want to stay here?" The mare asked, color returning to her face.

     Honestly there were two reasons. One, there were no rooms at any inn in town, and two, this place would be perfect for the duel; the chicken house and fenced in enclosure was the ideal space for my plan during the duel. But she only needed to know the former.

    "I would have bought a room at the inn in Ponyville, but the rooms were all in use." I answered swiftly. "How much will you charge a night?"

    "Uh, just as long as ya are willing to help around the farm, ah suppose ya can stay for as long as ya want."

    "Oh and one more thing, I was wondering if the duel between Princess Twilight and myself could take place here." I ask, getting a strange look from the mare. "Look, I know it's a lot to ask of you, but I'd be willing to pay for and possible damages, or work to pay it off. I'm only asking this because I'll need to borrow your chickens, and that twenty-by-twenty foot fenced in enclosure."

     Again, my statement earns me a confused look from Applejack. (There we go, knew I'd remember her name. That cluster of three apples on her flank really helped though.)

    "What do ya need the chickens for? It's not like they can just up and swarm Twi during the duel." Applejack says, still not understanding where I'm going with this. Honestly, Applejack was close to guessing what would occur, but I suppose I could tell her a little more about my little plan.

    "Well, Applejack, I suppose I could tell you more about this little plan of mine, if you promise not to tell anyone." I whisper to her, getting her full attention.

    "Well, just hold on a sec, ah'm gonna get some cider, then ya can tell all about this little plan."

     Applejack turned and went inside the house. While I stood on the porch, I saw a few chairs and a barrel. Walking over, I sat down and waited for Applejack. The wait wasn't long, and when she sat down opposite to myself, I told her all about my plan for the duel tomorrow.

     By the time I finished speaking, Applejack was laughing so hard, she couldn't walk. I sat up, thanked the farmpony for letting me stay the night, and hit the hay.