Axel Rehgen: Crystal Hero

Chapter 3

The Olden Days

A unicorn guard and his partner, an earth pony, were just doing as they normally do at high sun. Patrolling the castle grounds. That was, until they heard the sound of breaking branches and a loud thud.

“What was that sound?” asked the unicorn. He was of slight build, a little too scrawny, had a red coat and a blue mane. His name was Captain Shining Law. He covered himself and his partner with a small shield spell and went to check it out. As he went around a tree, he noticed another earth pony unconscious on the ground. He looked up and saw the broken tree branches.

“What do you make of him Captain?” the other guard asked.

Law looked at the stranger for a few seconds before dropping his shield spell. “Male. Around 17 summers. Axe Wielder. By the bags, I’d say he is a mercenary. Possibly was on his way to the castle to look for a task. What do you think private?” he asked his partner. He already knew what to do, but he wanted to make sure the rookie knew.

“One of us can carry his belongings and the other can carry him. Bring him to the medical wing and keep his belongings sealed after they are searched. Anything that bears a royal seal is to be brought to Princess Celestia immediately.” He answered in a matter-of-factly way.

Law just raised a brow. “Good work kid.”

Axel woke up to one of the worst headaches he ever had. ‘Oh, Princess Cadence is going to get an ear full after this.’ He thought. He sat up and opened his eyes. He looked around to see that he was in what looked like an old hospital room. “It looks like the hospital before it modernized.” He said to no one in particular.

“I assure you that this is the most up to date hospital in this time period.”

Axel froze at that. He knew that voice. He turned his head to see none other than Princess Celestia sitting next to his bed. She was reading the scroll that was in his bags. As he looked around the room some more, he noticed that his belongings were neatly set in a corner.

“Young Axel, you probably got a lot of questions on your mind. Let me tell you what I know. You have been sent back in time to help with the battle against King Sombra. You are currently in the Castle of the Two Sisters within the Everfree Woods.” Celestia said as she put the scroll away. She carefully held him in her wing, trying to keep him calm.

“My guards found you outside the castle almost a week ago. My sister and I have been worried that you would not wake. A lot of your body suffered critical damage and we did what we could to heal you. You should be fine within the week. For now though, I ask that you remain here. I will send a guard to fetch you once it is time for us to hold the war council. Be well, my little pony.”

After she spoke. She calmly got up and left the room. Axel just stared at the bed he was in.

“So Princess Cadence sent me into the past. Ok, not so weird. Princess Twilight was in a whole other dimension twice! With the fact that Princess Celestia mentioned the Crystal War, should mean that she sent me just over a thousand years back. I am supposed to help fight a war against Sombra. Why does this seem familiar?” he said to himself as he looked out the window.

“The story went that the Crystal hero was but a simple, axe wielding earth pony. He appeared out of nowhere and destroyed Sombra’s living form. Then he disappeared with the Empire but didn’t come back with it. It makes no sense. Does it mean that I was the Crystal Hero? Couldn’t be. I am his descendant. That would mean I’m my own great-great grandfather! That would be weird.”

He wasn’t up for much longer until a doctor came to give him some medicine for the pain. After that, he drifted off to sleep.