Chapters The end is never really the end just the beginning of something greater, and all beginnings start with an end.
It was a nice and peaceful day in Equestria I was at the old library so I could pick out the rest of the books that weren't torn or had half the pages missing, I would find said books then bring them back to Twilght. The library was dark I could barely see my steel grey hooves if it wernt for my light spell emiting off the tip of my horn. Why Twilight wanted me of all ponies is beyond-
*BOINK* My train of thought was cut short by a rather heavy object hitting me in the head. I look down to see a big black book with no writing on it. "What the... no title... or author! well that really gives me lot of bucking info about this-" As I was talking to the air some pony was tugging on my saddle bag.
"Hey dad did you find anything" said a mare unicorn, it was my daughter Caroline "Oh what’s that! Hmm no title or author. Well what’s the book about" My daughter was easily visible in the dark library, light or no light, thanks to her white coat and her glowing horn which were making her steel eyes and a bright yellow mane and tail glow and glisten in our combined light.
"Well Caroline let’s find out" then i took the book in my magical grasp and walked with Caroline to find a suitable place to read. We came across some ruined chairs. I walked to the nearest chair sat down and opened the mysterious book to the first page to be greeted by a quote. I leaned back in the old chair, as Caroline was laying on the floor in front of me, and I read the strange quote.
(The Story)
They say a Soul of the dammed cannot love or feel compassion for another, they say the dammed soul may never feel joy, sadness, hate, jealous, or pain.
‘They’ were wrong...
(The Library)
Before I could continue Caroline aske me a question "Dad what’s a dammed soul?"
"A demon or a half-demon or even a Nelphlim."
"Oh. Dad"
"Yes"
"Whats a Nelphlim?"
"Well a Nelphlim is a mix of a demon and an angel and sometimes a demon, angel, and pony"
"Oh ok"
"Anyway back to the book." I then flipped the page. At the top of the page in thick bold letters read "Chapter 1: Fire"
(The Story)
Fire, Fire destroys everything and kills every pony immortal and mortal, fire burns through every soul leaving nothing left.
Every pony has a flame inside them; the flame has no regret, never thinks twice, takes full control over one’s body and has the need to kill. Every sweet and innocent soul has darkness inside them, aka a demon. This story is about a Pony who must confront said flame, and finds more trouble along the way. Now the story will truly Began.
(Library)
"Sweet!" my daughter said throwing her hooves in the air in joy.
"Well... first we need to find more books, twilight asked us to get some books not read them"
"Aww" said the white little unicorn filly remembering the task the alicorn princess has asked us to do.
"Come on its not like im going to stop reading. We will read some after we find some more books we already have four."
"Fine, but dad."
"Yes?"
"Can we share this story with the others?"
"Yes, this might be an interesting story to share with them"
"Awesome"
I smiled and let out a small chuckle before saying "Come on dork."
After that we set off, both of us taking off in different directions of the old library, I went to the west end, and she took the east, we both ended up getting a total of eight books, then came back
to the spot where we started our mysterious book.
"Okay now can we continue?" said the excited unicorn
"Yes, let’s continue this fine story." I reopened the book to the last page we left of and contiued reading... for about 12 seconds.
(Story)
This is the story of a Mare Pegasus whose life has been more brutal than others, this is the story of
Nero Moon
(Library: that was quick)
“Moon!”
“Who?”
“You know Nero the…um... special pegasus”
“huh?” my daughter said with a confused look on her face
“Urgh, The mare with the guitar-” before I could say anything her eyes widened and she quickly said
“OH! Her”
“Yes, her, anyway back to the story”
(Story)
Nero Moon’s life is a somewhat… complicated life, filled with (very few) ups and (very many) downs. The life of Nero Moon can be described in few words, hard, unfair, hellish, sad, brutal, but you’re not reading this to read a few word so I will not just describe small bits of her story, but tell you every little detail.
Nero Moon’s story starts at the Manehatten Orphanage Center (MOC), but how did she end up there. Remember how I was talking about fire well Nero’s home town was destroyed by a massive fire that killed her Parents and her sister, as I said fire destroys everything and everypony leaving, nothing but for Nero that particular fire left a mark, a deep engraving mark that will never go away. So after that terrible fire Nero made it into a city in Manehatten, the city name still unknown to Nero to this day, and almost immediately she was found.
“Come on little fillies and colts lets head-”
“um Mrs. Care whose that” were the soft words coming from a small brow colt tugging on Mrs. Cares back hoof while pointing to a crying black Pegasus who had burn marks all over her body. Mrs. Care was one of the nicest nurses at the M.O.C, and she was completely white with a red mane and tail
“Whose- oh my!” exclaimed Mrs. Care as she saw a young black Pegasus sitting on the side walk crying, She trotted over to the crying, wounded, and lost mare Pegasus, Nero.
“Are you okay, what happened to you, where are your parents” after the nurse asked her question Nero looked up. Her crying died down, she took a small breath.
“T-the f-f-f-fire” was all Nero could say before she continued crying. Then the nurse said nothing and just wrapped her fore hooves around Nero in a tight hug
“It’s all right little one, ill bring you to the orphanage and you’ll have a wonderful new home I promise…” Nero didn’t say anything just slowly nodded while crying into the white nurses coat. After Nero let out her tears her and the nurse broke the hug.
"So whats your name?" Nero wiped her face from any tears still left then answered the nurses question
"Nero" she said "Nero Moon"
"Oh, well I can tell you Nero that you will be in good care with me" Nero was happy that somepony would just help her without question "By the way I'm Mrs. Care" the nurse added. After their little chat Nero, Mrs. Care, and the rest of the fillies and colts all made their way for Nero's new home. There it was, Nero could see the orphanage down the road. It was a fairly large building with fillies and colts all playing outside having fun with chalk, jump ropes, and a swing set that had at least six swings. Nero just took one look at the building and knew she was once again going to be happy, not as happy as she was when she was with her family but still she would be happy, and that was good enough.
(Library)
“Wow…” The once excited mare now had a sadden look on her face.
“Well, her life honestly wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows.”
“no, no it wasnt.”
“Well. Looks like the story gets a lot happier from here on out!” I knew I was somewhat wrong, Nero’s story (or the little bits she had told us) was not a very happy one
“well that’s good” Caroline knew that the story was only going to stay happy for one or two paragraphs maybe even a couple of sentences at the most
“Yep well lets hope that there are no surprises waiting for us like some pony randomly dies or something” That was inevitable. Nero told us how she saw ponies die her whole life whether it be ponies she cared about or ponies who royally pissed her off, still death is a thing now pony can escape not even in stories.
“Great. You went and jinxed us.”
“…Well, maybe I didnt, you never know the next sentence could be the happiest sentence in the story.” yet again I was wrong…
Blackness, nothing but blackness there was no pony in sight besides a black Pegasus she was nearly invisible in such blackness but her Neon green streaks in her mane and tail kept her visible. As she wandered in the empty space she could hear voices, no not voices screaming the same screaming she heard from her home town as she watched it burn, the screams just kept getting louder as she got close to its source, it was a bright orange orb, floating doing nothing but replaying those horrid screams. Once Nero was right in front of the orb the screaming stopped, silence, then the orb talked, but not in a soft sweet tone, No, it was a demonic screaming tone it yelled at Nero "We are Coming! Our Fire will erase all you love!"
"Ah!" Nero screamed she turned around and galloped as fast as she could in the opposite direction of the evil orb. After galloping as fast as she could she then realized she was not being followed, there were no screams of her home townsfolk burning, nothingness. Nero sighed in relief, then she heard something, it wasn’t demonic, it wasn’t screaming, it was some pony
"…you are the key…" the voice echoed through the black nothingness
"Hello?" Nero asked, no response “Is any pony there?” still no response from the blackness around her "….I’m all alone" she laid down and laid her head on her fore hooves, a tear came from her eye
"You are wrong" came a voice of a mare echoing and sweet and caring
"W-whose there?" said the Pegasus raising her head to see where the sweet and caring voice came from
"We are inside your head" another voice this time a stallions voice still echoing but gentle "Do you want to see us?"
"Um…" then just as she was about to say more a blinding flash of white overtook the black abyss then disappeared and the blackness returned, but the was indeed something there. Nero looked at the strange new item floating in front of her, a white orb with a white flame surrounding it, hot nor illuminating any light.
"Who and what are you?"
"We are-" the mare voice said before Nero interrupted her
"Wait, where is the other one?"
"Well..." came the stallion’s voice
"Well you see how my color is white" Nero nodded in response "due to his color being black, the blackness makes him invisible. "
"Wow that’s... inconvenient."
"Quite."
"Do you have names?"
"Ying..." said the mare,
Then the colt "...Yang"
"huh. so your the voices in my head..."
"Yes" Ying replied
"...And your also spirits..."
"We will explain that later, for now our time is short that Nurse, Mrs. Care, is calling for you, just remember you are never alone, just keep an eye on your necklace" after Ying said that Nero looked at the jewelry that hung from her neck it went from a Neon green to black and white
"It means we are present either in your head or in our physical forms"
"You have bodies?"
"Yes, now no more questions go we will be in touch"
"Nero? Hey wake up little one it’s your second week don’t need to be sleeping in yet."
"Huh? Oh hey Care."
"How was the nap?"
"Interesting."
"Good, are you hungry?"
"Very."
"Ok come with me."
Then both Mrs. Care and Nero got up from Nero’s bed. Mrs. Care then walked out into the hallway and let Nero get ready. Nero brushed her mane, grabbed her saddle bag, notebook, black headphones with a neon green outline, music player, and her box of pencils, pens, and colored pencils. With all her things gathered and her spiky mane brushed, Nero made her way toward her door and out into the hallway, Mrs. Care was waiting for her
“You ready?” Nero just responded with a quick nod, then the little filly and the mare nurse made their way down the hallway. They chatted on their way to their destination, then Nero asked the nurse something
“Where are we going” The red manned nurse turned her head towards Nero and said with a smile
“Oh forgot to tell you that Mr. Clark asked if you and another pony would have lunch in my office” Nero’s expression was confused and worried “Not that you’re in trouble Mr. Clark simple has taken a liking to”
“Oh good I thought I did something bad… wait me and ‘another’ pony, who?”
“You’ll see."
“Hmm…” Nero looked worried as if this certain pony Mrs. Care was talking didn't like her, as if this new pony would hurt her
“Um, Nero you okay” the nurse pried Nero away from her thoughts
“Hmm, what oh yes sorry just thinking” after both them shared a smile they continued trotting down the hallway and Nero began to think again 'This is Care, why would she introduce me to some pony that would end up hurting me Care loves me like a daughter she would do anything to see me smile, she has even done some silly stuff. She is the best and she would never mean any harm to me EVER…'
“Oh vinyl, you up?” as Mrs. Care called the pony’s name a voice came from the other side of the door
“Ya, I’m up I’ll be there in a sec” then a couple of seconds later the door knob was surrounded in a deep blue aurora. The knob twisted and the door opened to a white unicorn filly with an electric blue mane and tail, violet glasses, and her cutie mark was two quarter notes, Nero was a little excited to see a pony whose cutie mark was related to music.
“Nero this is Vinyl Scratch, she has been dying to see you!”
“Really?” Nero looked a little confused at the fact that some pony actually wanted to meet her, every pony at the orphanage didn't look like they wanted to even attempt to start a conversation with her let alone make eye contact.
“Ya you seem like a cool pony” Nero went wide eyed, no pony ever called her cool, exclude her parents and sister “Um did I say something wrong-” just as the white unicorn filly was talking Nero cut her off by throwing her front hooves around her neck
“Thanks” was all Nero said, and that’s all she had to say because both Vinyl and Mrs. Care knew that was probably the first time ever since the fire that took her home town that any pony had called her cool or anything nice. Nero broke the hug and said “so you like music?”
“Do I! I don’t just love it, I make it!”
“Wow, same, I can play just about every instrument, Guitar, piano, cello, violin, flute, saxophone, tuba, French horn-” before Nero could continue her rant about ALL the instruments she can play the electric blue manned unicorn stopped her
“Wow, wow what about a turn table?”
“Yep that too”
“Well aren't you just a mare of many talents.” Mrs. Care said as she had a smile on her face
“Um, Care what’s with the smile?” Nero asked as she stood there watching the nurse
“Oh I just know you two are going to have a great friendship” Nero knew the nurse wasn't wrong even she could see it “Shall we?” the nurse added as she pointed her hoof in the direction to her office.
“Let’s go” both the Pegasus and the unicorn said in unison. As the three ponies headed down the halls of the orphanage Nero and Vinyl talked. They talked about their interest, favorite foods, colors, things to do when their bored. As the nurse listen her smile continued to stay on her face, she was happy both of these ponies had a friend that shared so many of the same interest. Nero was happy, Vinyl was happy, and both these ponies being happy just, made this the best day every for Mrs. Care.
(Library)
“Wow that was somewhat uplifting.” Caroline said with a somewhat cheery tone
“Indeed it was.”
“So… is the next thing that happens going to be super-duper sad?”
“Doesn’t look like it.” Caroline cheered up a little bit and so did I , this dark, gloomy, and sad tale needs some… Pinkie flair
“Ya the story could use some… um… ‘Pinkie Flair’ that would defiantly lighten the mood” Caroline basically read my mind
“Ya that would make the story a little happier” I knew that this story couldn’t be happier no matter what, but still a little pinkie flair could’ve been nice. As we were about to continue we heard a noise outside the old ruined library
“Is some pony outside?” Caroline looked just as confused as I was
“I don’t know lets go check” Caroline nodded and we both made our way to the entrance and we heard the noise again this time more clearly, it was knocking some pony was knocking “Who is knocking? This library has been abandoned for… over 3 years! Wait… I swear it takes me a minute to actually think.”
“What is that supposed to mean?”
“Who else would know that any pony is inside a 3 year abandoned library?”
“Um… oh I just realized who it is.”
“Yep.” My magic surrounded the old door knob, it twisted, then I pulled the door open what we were expecting to see was an alicorn princess standing there waiting for us to give her some old ruined books instead who we saw standing there was the one, the only….
“Pinkie!” both me and my daughter were really (Really) surprised to see Pinkie Pie, out of all ponies, standing there
“Hey!”
“Pinkie, what in equestrian are you doing here?” my voice was both confused and annoyed
“Well twilight sent me silly filly! Duh.”
“Why did she…” I stopped myself before I gave Pinkie the chance to spin he yarn of pinkie tales “Never mind not asking. So what did she want”
“Oh ya she said she wanted you to come back and give her any books you found”
“O.K, well Caroline it looks like we have to stop for now” the white filly looked at me with sadness and Pinkie automatically reacted
“Come on Caroline don’t be sad be happy… wait why are you so sad all of the sudden anyway?” my daughter looked at the pink partyholic earth pony and said
“Oh me and my dad found a cool book and he was reading it to me”
“OH, oh, oh I love stories what’s it about?”
“Well…” I began “It’s about Moon.”
“Nero? But we know her story, rereading stories is boring.” The pink mare looked at me and Caroline with confusion.
“Well pinkie not all of her story it turns out she only told us little bits of her story.” Pinkies eyes widened and she gasped
“Oh, yay surprise stories I love surprises!” Pinkie began to hop in place showing how badly she wanted to hear this story. I sighed knowing that if I told the others about this new story they too would want to hear Nero’s REAL story
“Well you will have to wait until we get back I really don’t feel like explaining things six different times, ok”
“Okey doki loki” the pink mare had her normal (or at least it was normal for Pinkie) smile on. Then after standing at the front of the abandoned library for a couple more seconds I put the book about Nero Moon in my magic pool then all three of us headed out, and made our way to Ponyville. I wondered if Nero knew about this book and wanted me to read it or was it just by chance that this book hit me in the head. (Which if the damn book fell from a higher shelf I would’ve been knocked out.) We were roughly half-way to Ponyville and we could already see Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity waiting for us outside Twilights library… house… thing, anyway. We entered Ponyville and we walked up to the library and both me and Caroline laid down our saddle bags, which contained all of the books we got
“Oh so the old library did have ‘some’ books that could still be studied and read, good.” the princess gave both me and Caroline a smile notifying that our job was complete, then pinkie reminded me of a (not-so) little black book that she wanted to listen to me read, now I know how Cheerlie must feel.
“Um, X?” Pinkie muttered “The super surprise story”
“Huh?” I looked at the pink mare with a look of confusion before remembering of the book I was reading to Caroline “Oh, Ya, by the way we found this book” I pulled the big book out of my magic pool then showed it to Twilight to my surprise the book had a title, which was odd considering when (it landed on my head) I found it there wasn’t a title. The Title was: Nero Moon’s Life
“Nero… Moon’s… Life!? How in Equestria did you come across a book like this?” I sat there looking at Twilight trying to find a… somewhat more logical way of how I… ‘found’ the book
“Well… um” I started; I looked around as if there was an answer going to hit me in the head “The book… hit me in the head.”
“Well that’s one way to find a book… hmm… what an odd book” as Twilight stood there examining the book pink let out in a full blow burst.
“OhandXwasgonnareadusthebookbecausewhenhewaswithCarolineatthatcreepyoldlibraryhewasreadingittoherandiwaslikeheyyoushouldtotalyreadthatstorybecause-” as the (super) excited pink mare was talking Rainbow dash stopped her by shushing her with her hoof
“Wow there Pinkie, wow calm down, so X was gonna read this story to all us?” Dash asked the party marevwhile still covering mouth
“MmHmm” Pinkie said with a hoof still covering her mouth. Dash removed her hoof then everypony started to agree on the idea
“Why not none of us are doing anything today” Rarity said while see looked back and forth at the others to see if they agree
“Ya, mah job over at Lil apple arcs is done and Mac and applebloom can do with meh” the orange apple farmer agreed
“Oh a story sounds like a wonderful idea… if it’s alright with everypony else” Fluttershy added to the agreement sheepishly. Everypony just nodded and I agreed. We went into Twilights library and everypony sat in front of the couch that I was sitting on, Caroline sat next to me and the six elements sat in front of me
“Ok here is the-” just before I could continue some other pony said something.
“Hey! Spike! Twi back yet” the voice was deep and very familiar.
“Um… I’m in the front room?” Twilight said in confusion wandering who could honestly be in her library. Then a dark blue earth pony stallion with a black mane and tail with red streaks came in followed by icy white unicorn mare with a blue spikey mane and tail with blue streaks
“Oh hey guys what’s up.” said the white unicorn
“Damion, Frostbite what are you doing in Twilights library?” Honestly I wasn’t surprised they were either in Twilights library, at the park, their house, or Sugar Cube corner.
“Frostbite was returning a book she finished and she wanted to get another, so… what are you doing” after Damion, the dark blue stallion, asked that I quickly responded
“Found this book on Moon’s life and these seven wanted me to read it so I am, you two want to listen?”
“Sure we’ve got nothing better to do” Fraostbite, the icy white unicorn, looked at her husband, Damion, and he agreed the both found a spot and laid down.
“Ok…” I started looking around seeing if somepony was going to pop out nowhere and interrupt me, again “…the story so far is…”
“Well shit” Damien said bluntly
“Damien!”
“What!? Oh sorry Rare.”
“You are forgiven” as Rarity finished yelling a Damien for cursing then added “but yes that is a great way to put what X just read to us”
“Yep” I said “Not a real happy story now we can pick up where me and Caroline where”
“Whoop, Whoop” Caroline said
“And may I add that my child is a dork”
"Wow! Really!?" The Electric blue manned unicorn was rather surprised at the news her new best friend had just told her
"Yep."
"You like all types of music?"
"Ya, but my favorite types of music are Rock, Metal, Death Metal, Scream-o, Dub-step, techno, and electronica"
"Cool, not much of a rock fan and never heard of scream-o before, it any good?"
"Well if you don’t like rock then you 'might' not like scream-o"
"Eh, it's worth a shot I mean I like metal so-"
"Well scream-o is basically metal just... you know what here" Nero took her headphones off around her neck and gave them to Vinyl. Vinyl put them on and waited
"Ok chose one of these three bands" Nero started flipping through her music player that was specially made for hooves "For All Those Sleeping, Falling in Reverse, or Pierce The Veil."
"Um... how about Falling in Reverse"
"Oh good choice..." Nero was looking for the band Vinyl had said "Ah here... Sink or swim" after Nero said the name of the song the intro began and Vinyl listened
(Lyrics, Better if you listen to the song while reading)
What if the devil was a lie?
What if God did not exist?
So, with all due respect
Tell me, what is death
If life is just a bitch?
I see the evil in their eyes
I hear the lies behind their grin
They wander in the dark
Do not have a heart
Don't let them take it away
Brace for impact!
You will pay the price
For betraying me
You will pay the price
You will pay the price
For betraying me
You will pay the price
So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?
So take some action
Don't let the undertow grab hold
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
Man overboard
Man overboard
Do you believe in ghosts?
Conducting from the grave
We're nothing but pawns
So move to where they want
'Cause life is just a game
I lay my hands around your throat
And a smile upon my face
Squeeze until you choke
I will not let go 'til I feel okay
Scream:You will pay the price
For betraying me
You will pay the price
For betraying...
So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?
So take some action
Don't let the undertow grab hold
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
Man overboard
Man overboard
I bid farewell
To you, fair-weather friend
I know someday you'll get what you deserve (You deserve)
And after all (And after all)
The bridges you have burned
I've forgiven you for things that you have done
I bid farewell,
To you, fair-weather friend
I know someday you'll get what you deserve (You deserve)
And after all (And after all)
The bridges you have burned
I forgive you for the things that you have done (that you have done)
So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?
So take some action
Don't let the undertow grab hold
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
Man overboard
Man overboard (Man overboard)
Man overboard (Man overboard)
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?
Man overboard (Man overboard)
Man overboard (Man overboard)
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?
Man overboard!
(Song End)
"So what did you think?" Vinyl was nodding her head every now and then during the song so Nero could tell she didn't hate it
"It was ok, it's not something I'm going to listen to all the time but I might start adding songs like that to my favorites list"
"I knew you wouldn’t hate it..." Nero stopped and looked behind her at Mrs. Cares desk, something was off, she wasn’t there "Hey, where's Care?" Nero looked at Vinyl and she just shrugged. Then Mrs. Care's Office door opened and the sound of two ponies laughing could be heard, a Stallion and a Mare
"Oh where ever do you find such humorous things f-" Care stopped as she saw both Nero and Vinyl staring at her and the Stallion she was talking to "Oh hello girls is something wrong?"
"Um... just wondering where you went" Nero said
"Just down to Mr. Clark's Office" She paused as she pointed to the Light brown Earth pony stallion next to her "He wanted to see you girls so... Tada" 'Care said that as if she had just preformed a magic trick' Nero thought
"Hello girls my Name Is James S. Clark, but you can just call me Clark" He extended his hoof towards both the fillies and they both shook it happily "Say, you two want to hear a little story?" Both Nero and Vinyl looked at each other then looked back at Clark and nodded "Good, follow me." Nero and Vinyl followed Clark out into the halls and followed him to his office. Once in Clark went behind his desk and sat in his chair, he gestured his hoof for both fillies to take a seat and they complied "Ok this is the story of how my colthood was... somewhat like both of yours-"
"Oh my gosh, YEY! Another story" the pink party mare jumped in the air with excitement
"Pinkie"
"Yes X?"
"Try, and I mean TRY, to control your outburst, please"
"Okie doki loki"
"My parents were both loving parents" Clark started "They partially would do anything for me, and one day that was taken away from me. About 15 years ago, our house was broken into. We were in the living room, my father was reading the newspaper and my mother was watching me draw..."
(15 years ago)
As Clark was telling his tale the room around Nero disappeared and was replaced by a living room with a young colt Clark a earth pony father reading a newspaper and a unicorn mother watching her son
"Wait a minute where am i-" Nero said
"Oh James, your drawings are so beautiful"
"Thanks" colt Clark said
"Yes indeed you do have talent son, keep up the great work sport"
"Well like you guys always say I’m destined for-" he was cut off by a Stallion wearing all black bursting through the window, holding a knife in his mouth. all three ponies screamed then the black pony ran at the father without warning and, slit his throat. The murderer managed only to cut the mothers right hoof before police ponies were outside and he ran out the back. Clark just sat there in shock looking at his father’s dead body while blood flowed from his throat all his mother did was run to him and hold him as they both cried.
(6 months later)
The world around Nero vanished again and was replaced by another scene, there was a colt outside a room knocking on what appeared to be his mother’s room, inside the room the mother was on the bead crying and there was an object next to her which see was about to pick up with her magic, it was sharp and shiny… it was a knife.
“M-mom are you ok” tears were forming in the little colts eyes as he asked his question
“C-Clark you know he will always love you… you know I will always love you right”
“Mom?”
“My dear colt, never stop chasing your dreams, you are destined for greatness…” then as the mother finished talking she lifted the knife to her neck and… slit her own throat
“Oh sweet celestria…” Nero said horrified as she watched the mother slowly… slowly drag the sharp blade across her neck. Then…
*Thump*
Her body fell to the ground as she finished slitting her throat the little colt only began to cry harder he didn’t need to be in the room to tell what his mother had just done. After the colt cried for a couple of minutes her went downstairs and out the door, his next destination was…
Manehatten Orphanage Center
…he was an orphan now, no parents… no pony to love him… he was alone, the area Nero was in disappeared and was replaced by Clark’s office, he finished his story.
(Clark’s office)
“…then the years went by and the orphanage was closing so I bought it and well here I am.” Clark’s story wanted to make Nero search for the bastard who did this to him but it also made her want to just hold Clark in a big hug and tell him everything is alright “so you see that’s why I wanted you to have lunch in Care’s office, I feel your pain girls, you see you are never truly alone, both of you are destined for greatness never give up… Never” after that neither Nero nor Vinyl said anything they just nodded and went back to Care’s office to get their things and head back to their separate rooms. When Nero was in her room she wandered how she managed to take what Clark was saying and make a scene around her she didn’t know how it happened.
‘Will that happen next time somepony tells me a story? Was that Ying and Yang doing that? I don’t know I just need to rest.’ Nero went over to her bed and laid down.
Everypony just looked at me like I had murdered somepony, all of them wide eyed staring at me I was so confused and kinda crept out I mean the just stared at me “What!?” I asked in a somewhat screaming tone, I didnt get a response, nothing the only pony there that seemed to be able to talk was Caroline
“First, that was dark. Second, I thought you told me the next-”
Before she could finish I cut her off I knew what she was about to say “Yes I said the NEXT thing I only glanced at the first three sentences when you asked me that jeez and what were you all expecting some happy story with rainbows and butterflies?” Next thing I noticed all eyes seemed to move away from me and towards the door then...
“Hey everypony!” after I heard that I turned my head to she the mare that this story was about, a mare Pegasus with a black coat, black mane and tail with neon green streaks and a necklace with a neon green gem it was Nero Moon “What? I thought you guys would be happy to see me.” surprisingly Rarity was the first to speak up, even though everypony seemed to be trapped in some paralyses spell.
“Oh, sorry darling we are happy but…” then fluttershy broke from her trance and continued the sentence
“um…X was just.. um” then Dash
“Reading this story about-” I was getting tired of the elements ‘trying’ to finish each other’s sentences so I did it for them
“I was at the old library and I came across this book about you.” Then came in another pony an mare earth pony with an flame orange coat, red and orange mane and tail and a cutie mark of a rose wrapped around a wrench, it was Rose “Oh hey sis.” aka my sister
“Hey, um what’s going on everypony seems I don’t know… um, tense.”
Nero stared at me with a 'I-Really-want-to-kill-you-but-your-sister-would-hate-me-for-life' stare and told Rose “Apparently your brother found a book about me.”
“Really? Huh... well go on read it.” Then everypony just looked at Rose with shock but I wasn’t going to wait for somepony to speak up.
(Nero's Story)
“Oh great another dream of blackness” said the black Pegasus she was once again back in the abyss of nothing waiting for somepony to talk “Helloooooo, Ying, Yang you two-”
(Ponyville)
“Wait how in the hell did you get this book- oh wait I know…” just as Nero said that two orbs came to her side, one white hot, the other pitch black, it was Ying and Yang “So do you two wanna tell me how X got this book? Hmm?” Nero looked at both the orbs before the black orb, Yang, spoke up
“Well we might have had the book fall on his head”
“Urgh, you two frustrate me sometimes, ok look you can keep reading if you wanna find out everything about my life up to this point so far.”
“Wait up to this point?” Twilight finally spoke up
“Yes that book is magically enchanter to write about my life you’ll figure out how once you get to the end now read” I didn’t wait for anypony to say anything and continued the story.
(Nero's Story)
-here." Nero said but still nothing. she looked at her necklace but it was still the same neon green color it always was "You know you two could not be douches that would be nice." after she said that her gem turned to the two colors she was hoping for, black and white
"Sorry Nero we don’t honestly know why it took so long to make a link." After Ying said that Nero was confused beyond belief
"A-a link!?"
"Yes, a link how do you think we talk to you I mean we are spirits after all."
"Oh ya totally forgot about that." Nero scratched the back of her head before continuing "so... are these my 'dreams' because its kind of um... nothing."
Both Ying and Yang looked at each other (or as best two floating orbs with no artificial body parts can) then Yang spoke up "Well actually we are technically in another dimension."
"Okie doki." Nero chuckled a little bit then added "Hey that rhymed, just like... like..." as Nero was trying her best not to cry a new figure appeared another pony, but this pony wasn’t there it was just a ghost of a pony, and this pony Nero knew... "Z!?" Just as Nero said the ghostly ponies name the figure disappeared "Oh sweet celestria I miss her so much I was supposed to protect her what kind of sister can’t even protect her own little sister? Huh!? Tell me!" Nero started to cry both Ying and Yang didn't know what to do they just let her cry.
...Nero...Nero...wake...up
"Nero! Care is trying to wake you up, you must go! Now!" Just as Ying said now Nero's 'dream' ended and she shot up from her bed and made Mrs. Care jump
"Oh my Nero are you all right?" Nero looked around the room as Mrs. Care gave her a worried look
“I’m fine just a weird dream is all.” Nero reassured Mrs. Care, Nero looked at what time it was it was only 4:38 which was weird since Care only woke her up at 5:30 “So what’s with the early wake up”.
Care just looked more worried than before “Well…” she started “A doctor came in today he heard there is a new filly and wanted to do some test to make sure all your vitals are in check.”
“This place has a doctor? But we have you.”
“Yes I take care of the fillies and colts he just makes sure they are healthy.” Nero shot Mrs. Care a weird confused stare. “I mean I make sure everypony is healthy but, I can’t really help a filly or colt that has a disease beyond anything other than the common cold, long story short I cure small things he handles the big things, simple” Nero nodded in response and Mrs. Care gave Nero sometime to get ready “Oh ya and all you need to do is bruh your mane today we will come back after the doctor checks you.”
“Oh ok.” With that Nero brushed her mane and went with Mrs. Care to Mr. Clarks office “So this… doctor is gonna…examine me?”
“Yes, he is going to make sure everything is okay.” Nero looked a little worried she felt something, like a bad aura in the air, she didn’t like it. Nero and Mrs. Care were outside Mr. Clark’s office and Mrs. Care gestured Nero to go in
“Wait, you’re not coming with me?”
“No”
“Oh, well I guess I’ll see you in a little bit, right?” Mrs. Care nodded and Nero went in, but something was wrong nopony was in there it was just an empty office
*Thwack!*
Just as Nero was think something hit her in the back of the head soon enough the whole room faded to black and the last words she heard were
“And now it can finally begin”
‘Whoever did that is gonna get their flan- no you know what I’m pissed they are gonna get their ass kick’ Nero thought angrily, as she pondered at the fact of why somepony would hit her in the back of the head 'Hey, I can feel my hooves... I'm starting to wake up' Nero slowly opened her eyes to see a red lit room that instantly freaked her out. It was filled to the brim with medical equipment such as, a heartbeat monitor and... other medical... stuff, but that wasn’t what freaked Nero, it was the fact she was tied down to... nothing she was suspended in midair but her hooves and wings were tied, her hooves and wings were spread apart. Nero tried to escape but stopped once she saw a figure siting on a chair she gasped once she found out who it was... it was Clark, hunched over on a chair bloody and bruised
"CLARK!" Nero yelled but he didn’t move, but somepony did, this said pony chuckled and slowly walked out of the shadows and into the light, he was a light grey earth pony stallion with a doctors coat, it was the doctor that wanted to quote on quote examine Nero.
“Oh come on now do you really think I would let him stay awake during this… um… experiment.” the doctor said in a happy tone. Nero’s eyes were (literally) changing colors from their normal green color to a bright red color
“What did you do to him you bastard?” Nero’s eyes were not the only thing changing her voice was gradually changing as well it was going from her normal tom-boyish tone to a deep demonic tone
“Him?” the doctor said in a sarcastically confused tone “He was being rough so I knocked him out, he’ll be fine he isn’t dead… yet.”
“If you lay another hoof on him you’ll regret it!” Nero’s voice was now deep and and demonic voice no trace of her old tom-boyish voice any more
The doctor chuckled “Oh silly filly, didn’t anypony ever tell you fire never regrets anything.” Nero’s eyes widened she had heard a similar thing from her parents stating how everypony has a flame inside them, but they were not talking about a flame they were talking about…
“You’re a demon.” Nero’s eyes seemed to get redder and redder by the minute she knew once she got out of her bounding’s she would make this demon regret everything
“Oh, so she is smart well done I knew if I pull the whole ‘fire’ thing you would know what I am though I’m sad you don’t remember me, well I guess your parents didn’t remind you about everything” started to move over to a machine and as he approached the machine he turned to Nero “Now before we start my name in Doctor Grey”
“Well Grey why do you want me so bad you would have to knock out Clark and me” Nero waited for a response and Grey gave one
“For that.” He pointed to Nero’s necklace, which just like her eyes and voice was changing, it was no longer it’s normal green color but a bright red color
“Why?” Nero was confused she didn’t understand why anyone would want her jewelry, what was so important other than the fact that it allowed her to talk to those two spirits/voices in her head “It’s just jewelry”
Grey chuckled “Oh so naïve, you don’t get it, do you?” Nero just kept staring at Grey and gave no response “That isn’t just a fine piece of jewelry, it’s a key”
“To what?”
“Like I’d tell you, Ha you’d would most likely go and use it ‘IF’ you managed to escape”
‘If, IF, ha he doesn’t get it I could break out of these bindings with ease’ as Nero thought she started to try and break free from her bindings
“Oh look she is ‘trying’ to escape how-” just as Grey was about to finish Nero broke free and charged strait at Grey, she pinned him to the wall “B-but how!?”
“Listen, I don’t know what this necklace does but if a demonic scum like you wants it you’ll have to kill me first” before the pinned doctor could talk Nero punched him, again and again repeatedly without stopping. Then after twelve or so punches she back up living the beaten up and bruised doctor standing there then she charged at him again and punched him and
*Crack*
Nero had punched him so hard she snapped his neck, the doctor’s body slumped down to the floor. She did it she had just killed somepony, she didn’t waste any time she went over to Clark untied him and carried him up a set of stairs that led to a big steel door she opened it, she was still in Clark’s office just in the back, she headed over to Clark’s desk and sat him down. Nero was about to leave when she heard a noise the sound of metal clanging together then, the sound of something… teleporting ‘What the… it can’t be’ Nero rushed down stairs and… nothing absolutely nothing no medical equipment but most importantly no doctor Grey ‘Well he is a demon I guess just snapping his neck won’t kill him, well that means that’s not the last I’m gonna see of him’ then somepony called her name
“N-Nero w-where are y-you?”
‘Oh shit Clark!’ she ran back upstairs to find Clark awake and alive “Oh thank Celestia you’re alive” Clark turned around and saw Nero she her eyes were still red but her necklace and voice were slowly changing back
“Nero y-your… different, what happened?” Nero gulped how could she tell Clark that he was just attacked by a demon she couldn’t he would think she was crazy, but Clark trusted her so with every fiber of her being she decided to tell him
“Well, you know that doctor right” Clark nodded in response “Well he may or may not have been a demon” Clark’s expression didn’t change he just looked at the floor and said quietly
“Then I’ve already failed them”
“What? Failed who?”
“Look Nero that doesn’t matter just find Care and tell her to come to my office then go to your room, or Vinyl’s whatever it doesn’t matter just get somewhere safe” Nero nodded and ran out of Clark’s office in search for Mrs. Care “I only hope that you can stop them before the open the gate…”