Inhuman: Ruby Arcby SparkStoneChaptersPrologue - Sudden EntranceChapter 1 - Nice to Meet You!Chapter 2 - Who to TrustChapter 3 - The WorstChapter 4 - A Piece to the PuzzlePrologue - Sudden EntranceThe six mare stood against the gray beast as it laughed, echoing across the metallic lair. Dozens of machines were running loud, pulleys pulling and metal hammering. The artificial noises were endless as the six mares readied their elements. "Did you see that!?" Pinkie questioned. "The pony was all like, I'm gonna use my science stuff to make myself grow big and we were like, Nuh uh! We're gonna stop you! And then he drank the potion and grew all big!" "Yes Pinkie!" Twilight rolled her eyes. "We were there! We just saw it happen right now!" "Oh my…" Fluttershy muttered. "It's… so scary…!" "No problem! We can take him, right Twi?" Rainbow asked. "Right?" "Hmm? Oh! Yes! Okay, ready your elements girls!" Twilight told them. Doing as she commanded, they charged their harmonic energy as it was about to fire. Unfortunately, the beast had with him a massive magnet. Using it to steal away the elements, the girls eyes shrink. "You were hoping to use this?" It gloated before turning on a machine, opening a portal. It then tossed it in and the elements were gone. "Whoops~!" The girls drop their jaws as it laughed hysterically. "Now, without the elements here to oppose me, nothing will stop me from turning Equestria into my technologic paradise!" "What do we do now!?" Applejack wondered. "I don't know!" Twilight replied. "Without the elements, we'll just have to find another way!" "What other way is there?" Rarity questioned. "There is none." The beast answered. "Your last hope is gone. It's time to finish you all off!" Just as he was about to launch his attack, the elements jumped back out of the portal, being held by an unknown creature. It bashed the back of the head, causing the beast to misfire it's flaming breath, only to destroy the machines wired to the portal. Once the hardware was melted, the girls went to their elements with surprise. "They came back!" Rainbow pointed out. "With… whatever that is…" Rarity added. "Uh… Ignore it for now! Grab the elements and let's stop him once and for all!" Twilight commanded once more. Doing as requested, they equipped their elements and ready their energy once more. The beast's eyes widened and managed to slip in a swiping claw, hitting and throwing all of them away from each other. The creature was tackled as well, and fell with Rainbow and Pinkie. The beast turned and took the chance to attack the three at once. Rainbow quickly attempted to block the attack as it came in. "… That hurt…!" Suddenly, the creature awoke, glared at the monster, and unsheathed it's katana, cutting the top of its head. The girls were shocked as the x mark scar was right on its forehead. The creature then sheathed it's blade and dived down to slam it's foot directly to the weak spot, knocking it out. The girls watched closely as the creature landed on the ground and fell down a few steps later. Before even checking on the creature however, they saw the beast move a bit. Taking the chance, they use their elements and take away the ugly form and returned the insane beast into the insane stallion. This was how Vent entered Equestria. Author's Note Vent Psych is a character that is a bit more different then my usual human characters. But nonetheless, someone you'll be interested to get to know. (Hopefully) Chapter 1 - Nice to Meet You! -3rd POV- As the creature laid in the hospital bed to rest, the girls surrounded it, discussing about the being. "I heard it talk…" Rainbow told them. "And he spoke… Well, Equestrian." "I heard it too!" Pinkie agreed. "It sounded like a dude, because he was like, That hurt!" "I've never seen anything like it." Fluttershy stated. "Well, that's not surprising." Twilight told her. "This creature came from the portal Dr. Metallic used to throw away our elements. But instead of staying in the dimension, for some reason this creature came through and brought them back. We owe him or it a lot for saving us when he came." "Maybe we can get him some new clothes." Rarity suggested. "Just look at this attire. Black jacket, red t shirt, gray shorts, and these… red sneakers? Oh, and don't get me started on those headphones." "Wonder why's it wearing clothes?" Applejack wondered. "Was it at some party or something?" "I hope we didn't drag him out of a party!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Hey guys! I think it's waking up!" Rainbow warned them. The creature squirmed and slowly opened his eyes. There, he saw the mares staring at him, giving non threatening smiles. He stayed in his bed as he muttered, "What the heck…? Candy horses?" "Candy!?" Rainbow jumped. "I may have six colors on my hair, but I do NOT look like candy!" "They talk!?" He jumped. "Yes, the same as you… sir?" Twilight assumed. "Where am I?" He wondered. "You're in a new world." Twilight answered. "You jumped through a portal and brought us back our elements, which we used to beat the monstrous, Dr. Metallic." "Monstrous?" He repeated. "So that four legged thing… wasn't a dream…?" "No, it was very real. And thanks to you, we managed to defeat it! I along the rest of us can't thank you enough, mister…?" the creature stared at them before looking around in the room. He saw his sword, got out of bed, and picked it up. He walked out the door, leaving them be. "Well… That was rude." Rarity stated. -Vent's POV- After that portal opened, a magnet came and bounced off of me and went back into the portal. When it went back in the portal, it took my sword, so I chased after it. After going in and grabbing onto the big thing, the portal way messed with my head. The travel it took to get here drained my energy. That's why I was so weak, and couldn't even stay awake. Among other things. Now I'm stuck in this world. Wherever that portal was, I had to use it if I wanted to go back. The only problem was that I can't- "Hey!" The violet unicorn shouted. "Where are you going!?" "Home." I answered. "I don't belong here. I'll need to use the portal in order to go back." "Oh! Uh… Eh heh, funny thing! You're going to love this!" She said while looking to the corner in guilt. "The uh, machine that powered it and made it work was destroyed. Along with it, the entire place overheated, and uh… blew up." "What." "Basically what she's saying is that the place we were in and found you is also gone." the colorful one explained. "So, you're telling me that I'm stuck here?" I questioned with my arms crossing. "Sadly, yes." The violet one sighed. "We don't know how to make the machine, and no magic is advanced enough to make a stable portal to your world. We can't even pinpoint where you came from!" "Great." I groaned. "A fine mess this is." "I'm sorry about your situation." She said. "If it makes you feel any better, you can live with any of us. We owe you for saving all of Equestria!" "I beat one thing, and that counts for saving… whatever this place is? Wow, you all have a lazy protection it seems." I assumed. "Equestria isn't all about aggressive protection. It mostly uses that power for the royal Princesses." "So, they get all of the protection while the rest of you could have some troublemaker do what he wants?" I stated. "He has a point." the curly one agreed. The violet one huffed and turned to me. "Anyways, I still haven't gotten your name." She told me. Before I could remark, she quickly continued, "We'll start. I'm Twilight Sparkle. If you have any questions, ask me. I just might have the answer!" Okay nerd. "Rainbow Dash! Fastest pegasus in Equestria!" Braggart. "Name's Applejack. I run the farm." Horses run farms now… "I'm Pinkie Pie! And if you forget, you can just look at me! I'm pink! Get it?" Annoying. Just… annoying… "Um… I'm Fluttershy…" What? I… didn't hear that. Quiet horse. "And I'm Rarity. I run the boutique." Business must be hard seeing how no one here wears clothes. I'm with crazy horses. Crazy horses that talk and farm and make clothes for no reason. I could feel my brain decaying every second with them. "And you are?" Twilight asked. I crossed my arms and turned away from them. Looking at this new world with its bright and colorful environment, along with its fresh air had made me reconsider. It might not be so bad… This world isn't the worst place to start over… but still… Are these horses going to follow me around or something? Why does it feel like I'll spend every waking moment with one of them? Sighing, I decided to just get it off. Might as well tell her my name. "Vent. My name is Vent Psych." "Vent Psych huh?" Twilight smiled. "Nice name." Yeah, and yours was a charm. "Vent, you know what you should do?" Pinkie suggested. Get away from you? "You should come to the victory party I'm planning!" I shivered at the idea and looked the other way. "No thanks… crowds aren't my thing." "Why, you shy?" Rainbow smirked. "I don't like being around… others I don't know." I stated. "Well, that's weird." Pinkie quoted. "How do you make friends if you're always staying away?" "Friends?" I huffed. "Who needs friends." They all stared at me like I was crazy. But I stand by my point. Who needs friends? It's a waste of time is what it is. They do nothing but drag others down. "You… can't possibly mean that…" Twilight chuckled, but stopped as she saw how serious I was. "You… do…" "Hey, Vent, dude." Rainbow called me. "Seriously, there's nothing wrong with having friends. Trust me, Twilight thought the same thing, but even she has a great time with us!" "No good comes from friends…" I stated. "Nothing more needs to be said." They all gave me silent gazes before they exchanged looks at each other. Pinkie gave me a whimpering display as her big eyes gazed at me. "Even from us…?" "Especially from you. Whoever you are, you all look like nothing but trouble." "Well, maybe Rainbow." Rarity inquired. "Hey! I'm not some troublemaker!" Rainbow claimed. As the two bickered, I was about to leave them again. But then the violet one tugged my jacket and stopped me. "At least let me give you a place to stay. After all, you did help us, and it would only be right to repay you." "… If it'd make you feel better, fine then. I won't be staying forever." I responded. "That's better. I understand if you don't want us around, but we would like to do whatever we can to make you feel welcome. Being taken to a new world can be quite difficult to manage." "… I guess…" I agreed. -Twilight's POV- After finally convincing Vent to come live with me for the time being, the others left to attend their own responsibilities. Showing him my house, he viewed the tree from the outside and at the library from the inside. His hands were in his pockets as he lowered his head. "You really are a nerd, aren't you." "That's not very nice you know." I told him. "The least you can do is say thank you." "You made me come here." He noted. "Even so, wouldn't you like it better with a roof over your head?" "You really want me to say it, do you?" He rolled his eyes. "Thanks for the tree." "Your welcome." I responded before trotting off. I went upstairs and found my assistant napping. I woke him up to get his help. "Spike, wake up!" "Eh? Huh? What is it Twi?" He muttered. "We have a guest sleeping over. Can you get the bed ready?" I requested. "Guest? Who's sleeping over?" "A very special creature. He's new and is the first of his kind to set foot in Equestria. Try to make him feel welcome." "Whatever you say Twi." He said groggily before doing so. I went downstairs, finding Vent looking into one of my books. It was an encyclopedia of all kinds of creatures that roam Equestria. He was reading it with a blank stare before focusing them on me, noticing my descent from the staircase. "I see you found something interesting." He closed the book and puts it away, looking to the side with a sigh. It was starting to become a nuisance. "Vent, is it really hard for you to be nice to some pony?" "Yes." He claimed as he turned to me. "I don't like it when others crowd me. I don't like it when I have to listen to someone whine. I don't like it when I'm with people I don't know. It's annoying to not have things your way, especially when there's nothing you can do about it." "Vent, if you just opened up a little, I'm sure-" "That you can be my friend and that everything will be alright? Didn't you hear me? I like being alone." Groaning at his stubbornness, I showed him upstairs. "Anyways, follow me. Your bed is in my room." Doing as told, he came with me. As we entered the upper floor, he sat on the bed and looked out to the window. It was getting late, and he yet, he still stayed awake. I did some late night studying before even thinking about going to bed. Time passes, and soon, I find myself talking to him. "Vent, have you ever tried to make friends?" "Do I have to repeat myself over again?" He questioned. "No, I asked you, have you ever made friends?" I asked again. "Ever tried, like, once?" "Did I ever try to make friends…?" He spoke with a raised eyebrow. "Yes, have you?" He looked out to the window for a while, gazing at the stars and then to the moon. A moment of silence infected the air until he finally answered. "I don't know…" "Huh? What do you mean you don't know?" He then quickly went under the blanket and wrapped himself up for bed. "I'm tired, good night…" "But what do you mean by… Hello? Are you listening?" He didn't answer. Though I had a feeling he was awake, I knew well enough that he refused to answer me. Giving up on any more interrogation, I went back to reading. I didn't know much about Vent or his kind, but something tells me Vent is hiding something. I'm no longer sure if he is safe to trust anymore. Author's Note Hmm? No, he's not a replacement for Kasin. By now, you can see he is not at all like Kasin. I'm not replacing Kasin. No matter what you say. I'm not particularly aiming to make Vent a likable character. I wanted him to be challenging to others most of the time. Therefore, create conflict because of his stubbornness while at the same time, see why. Chapter 2 - Who to Trust -Vent's POV- Here I am in some world thanks to a portal. I'm currently inside a giant tree full of books with a nerdy unicorn and a lizard from across the table, as he just placed a plate of pancakes before us. As we ate, the lizard continued to stare at me. I ignored him as he leaned over to the nerd and whispered something. "Twi… what the heck is he?" "I told you we were having a guest from another world, didn't I?" She reminded him. "I thought you meant from another country or something! Not… an alien!" I finished my meal and past the plate to the lizard. Doing so, I added a remark to him as well. "They were kinda plain." "Use the syrup then." He retorted. "I did. They were both plain." The lizard groaned while Twilight gave a nervous smile. "Anyways, why don't I introduce you to each other? Spike, this is Vent, he helped us defeat Dr. Metallic after crossing over to our world. Vent, this is Spike, my number one assistant." The little lizard smiled with pride. I was a bit mystified how this non pony creature was here, talking and being part of this pony society. "Why do you have a lizard?" I questioned. The smiling lizard became sour and slammed the table yelling, "I'm not a lizard! I'm a dragon!" "Okay, why do you have a fire breathing lizard?" I corrected myself. "I told you, he's my assistant." She said once more. "I couldn't do much without Spike's help. With him around, it makes things a whole lot easier." "Do you pay him?" "Hmm?" she muttered before holding her chin. "No, I don't." That's a slave then, isn't it? A knock then came to the door. Twilight got up and opened it, revealing Applejack right behind it. She gave a smile as she greeted to her. "Hi Twilight. How ya doing?" "Fine Applejack. What brings you here?" Twilight wondered. "I was wondering if you could do me a favor." She explained. "This year's harvest, I wanna try and get more apples before cider season starts. Have an extra surplus so every pony can have a drink. I know a couple would complain like always about how short the supply is." "So basically, horses want bubbly apple juice." I thought to myself. "I prefer soda." "I'd be happy to help Applejack." Twilight happily accepted. "Great then! Drop by the farm soon!" She told her before looking to me. "You too Vent! It'd be great if I could get your help too!" "What? Why do I have to go?" I questioned. "I'm just suggesting is all." She claimed. "Could use a strong fella like yourself. I bet you got a good kick to buck down some apples." What happened to you owing me one? Looking to the side, I answered. "It all depends if I have nothing better to do." "I'll be happy to pay you for your efforts." she added. "You could use the money after all." "Fine." I sighed. "I'll be there." "Great! See you around partner!" With that, she left. I looked up and thought about my life. It may be very well have been stuck to these horses for the rest of whatever's left. I'm definitely going to spend every waking moment with them now. Just perfect. -Applejack's POV- After a while, I managed to get all of my friends over to help, including Vent. Meeting up near the barn, I thanked them for coming. "Thanks every pony! I'm glad you can make it! With your help, this year's cider will last even longer!" "Anything to ensure me getting a sip of that stuff!" Rainbow stated. She then flew closer to me and said, "You also… owe me one for this you know." "I don't have enough bits to pay all of you ya know." I informed her. "I'm paying Vent because he needs to get used to working in a new world." "I'm aware on how jobs work." Vent remarked with a frown. "Fine, then. Just make sure you get me a spot on the cider line." "I'm not gonna promise that." I responded to that request. I got every pony to look to the orchard and showed them where to go. Bringing Vent with me, I showed him how things were done. After getting some wagons and splitting up, we started working. "Okay Vent, let me show you how to do your job." "You just pick the apples, right?" He stated. "How much simpler can it get?" "You gotta buck them first." "Buck?" He repeated. "Yeah, like this." Demonstrating him the how to, I kicked the tree hard enough to get all the apples to drop. I was able to catch all of them using a basket and poured it into the wagon. Vent's expression turned from annoyed and despised to a raised eyebrow of interest. He rubbed his chin and kicked the dirt nodding. "Hmm… That was a decent kick." "Thanks Vent." I replied gratefully before looking back to him. "Now you give it a try." A quick kick and two brought all of the apples down. I had to say, I was impressed as he picked up the apples from the ground. "Is that good enough?" He asked as he puts all the apples in the wagon. "Good, but next time you wanna get all the apples before they fall." I told him. "Catching them before they fall? Asking for a bit much don't you think?" Chuckling, we continued working. As we walked and bucked the trees, I found myself asking him questions. This was when I learned that he didn't like being bothered by something personal. "So, tell me about yourself Vent." I asked. "What'd you do back when you were in your world?" "No comment." He said in response. "Okay then… Where'd you come from? What was your hometown like?" "That's a bit personal." "Not much talking comes to mind?" I questioned. "I don't like it when people interrogate me." He stated. "I didn't mean to peer into your business Vent." I ensured him. "Just wanted to get to know you better." "There's no difference. You wanting to get to know me means you want to get into my business. Contradicting your intentions, don't you think?" "Trying to get smart with me now?" I chuckled with a smirk at him. "Why do you need to know anything about me anyways? What does it matter?" "I guess you're right. No matter what you say, I think you're a good guy… whatever you are." He looked as if he was surprised at what I said. Turning to me with his head lowered, he got us to stop as he then spoke in curiosity. "Why would you think that?" "Think what?" "That I'm a good person. You don't even know me. Just because I saved your hide once doesn't mean a thing. I could turn my back on you, and no one would be the wiser." "Maybe." I admitted. "Just say that I have a gut feeling that you're not evil or anything of the sort." "That's a sorry excuse." He muttered under his breath. "Are you really serious? Why would you tell me this at all?" "I've got nothing to say but the truth." I told him. "Not being able to tell a lie is a major weakness. I could use it against you if I ever betray you." "And I trust that you won't, so it's okay." Vent huffed to the side and gave up on the conversation. After a couple of apple trees were bucked, something happened. We heard it coming not so far away. We waited for it to show itself, but when it came, I was in awe. It was another alicorn, only it wasn't one of the princesses. It was a male, black alicorn with red eyes and a blue mane. It didn't have a cutie mark strangely. Vent stared at it with some confusion. "What, is this a mix breed of unicorns and pegasus now?" "Nice to see you again." He spoke in a low voice. I got baffled by what he just said. "I've been looking for you ever since. Did you miss me?" "Um… I'm sorry mister, I don't believe we've met before." I told him. "Not you missy." He stated before pointing to Vent, making his eyes shrink. "It's been a while… Vent…" Vent unsheathed his sword halfway, getting ready to attack. "How do you know my name!?" "How could I not know you after what you've done to me?" "What…?" I muttered. "I don't know you! Stop lying!" "I know everything about you Vent." He said before suddenly appearing behind Vent, throwing his sword down to the ground. "All of yours sins… All of your regrets… What shaped you to what you are now… A blood thirsty murderer, still hungry for war…" Vent froze as the alicorn's teeth became sharp and took a huge bite onto his shoulder. He screamed while I was shocked. And pushed the alicorn off, letting Vent drop to the ground, tired. "What are you doing!?" "He owes me a lot of blood after what he's done…" The alicorn stated. "The way he is now, he deserves nothing less than the destruction he's brought ever since he was born." "You… You're a liar…!" Vent breathed. "I don't even know you! I just came to this stupid world! You don't know anything!" "I know the mark of darkness when I see it." He declared before pointing towards him. "Under your sleeve is a marking that destines you to have the very power to destroy society and throw everything into chaos. Worst than Discord can ever do." I was stunned. I could tell he wasn't lying. Looking over to Vent, having eyes shrunk to pinpricks, looking at his shoulder. He slowly lifted it, showing the marking. It was a skull with its forehead cracked, reading, DARKNESS underneath it. Vent was lost as the alicorn walked up to him, charging his horn. "To rid you from this world is best, Darkling." He stated. Vent was still, not sure what to do. I stood before him, and blocked the way. The alicorn looked at me with a raised eyebrow and said, "Step aside. This must be done…" "N-No!" I told him. "I may not know much about Vent, but you're wrong about him being bad! He… Can be good!" "Darklings like him will destroy society, trust, and friendship. Did you not witness how he pushes everything away? That's how he was raised." "Well I don't believe it!" I told him. "He's different!" "What are you doing!?" Vent yelled. "Stop talking!" "But Vent! He's gonna kill you!" The alicorn sighed as he poked my head and said, "Having feelings for this creature… a pity. But I have no choice. If you don't step aside, then I'll have to erase you first." His horn glowed, and then the spark was shot. I closed my eyes, but Vent jumped on me and took it. The alicorn grinned while Vent lied on me, not moving at all. I panicked and checked him quickly. I turned to glare at the alicorn, but he left before he could say who he was. Vent was bleeding out. I dropped the barrel of apples out and brought Vent onto the wagon. I raced over to the house as quickly as possible. I just hope I'm not too late. -3rd POV- The six ponies surrounded Vent once more as he lied on the bed. The ponies had dropped their jobs after Applebloom and Big Macintosh went out to get them. As he woke up, they all sighed in relief. "Whew! This is the second time we had to save you!" Rainbow pointed out. "Ugh… What happened…?" Vent wondered. "Applejack told us you were attacked by an alicorn." Twilight explained. "She brought you to her house and got you treated. We came as soon as we heard about it." "Why do you all keep worrying about me?" Vent questioned. "I'm not your kid you know." "Stop bantering on like that and explain yourself!" Rarity scolded. "Why didn't you tell us who you were?" "Destroyer of society?" Applejack spoke. "What did he mean by that?" "You're not bad, are you?" Pinkie asked. Vent looked away saying, "I'm me… that's all there is to it." Twilight pulled his chin and got his head to look back at them. "Stop looking away. It's time to give us answers. We can't help you if you don't tell us anything! It's time to open up!" Lowering his head, he grits his teeth tightly. "What do I have to say…" The ponies exchanged looks of confusion before Rainbow asked, "What are you talking about? Just talk about yourself!" "I don't know!" He shouted. "I… Don't remember anything…!" In silence, they stared at Vent as he clenched his shoulder marking tightly. "I don't know anything… Just that I'm a human… My name is Vent Psych… and that I can fight… That's all I know… I lost all of my memories when I passed through that portal…" "Oh my…" Fluttershy whispered. "You poor thing…" Rarity cooed. "Why didn't you tell us?" Twilight asked. "Why should I trust you!?" Vent barked. "You expect me to trust the next thing I see after I lose my memories, get brought to some equine world, and go along fine and dandy!? I can't just trust someone who can lie to me! I… I…" "It's not like you can do much by yourself…" Rainbow stated without making eye contact. "If you don't know anything, how can you trust yourself?" "… That's why… I'm scared…" Vent admitted. Surprised by Vents words, he holds his hands and says, "I was fine with being alone before, because I knew who I am… but now, I can't even trust myself… I don't know what to do, or what I was going to do… But to rely on someone, it was just…" "Really scary." Fluttershy finished, getting everyone to look at her. "It's hard to get to know new ponies, especially when you're not sure about yourself." "Yeah…" Vent sighed. "It's like that I guess…" Withing sympathy, the girls remained quiet and saddened for his situation. It wasn't long before Applejack kicked the floor a bit before placing her hoof onto Vent. "Don't worry. I'll be there for you. You won't have to worry about me at least. I already told you about me, didn't I?" "… You can’t lie…" Vent muttered. "So… How about it? Can you trust me to let me help you out a bit?" It was then Vent now had a new feeling. For a long time, he has yet to feel so secure. So safe knowing she would not betray him with lies. Even if this was a small start, it was comforting. Vent closed his eyes and accepted. "… Just… don't hold me back…" Author's Note Vent, you're a jerk. Be nice you jerk. She's trying to help you jerk. >_< I don't make Alicorn OC's. I just don't see the point. Using them as an antagonist was more fun than a "good guy". Name? I don't know yet. *Derp* Chapter 3 - The Worst -3rd POV- Vent got out of bed, groggily. He got up and went to the bathroom. Combing his light brown hair, he looks at the mirror. Ruby red eyes gaze back at him before he leaves. Going back into the room, he wears his red headphones and his jacket, damaged from the fight a while ago. As he goes downstairs, he is greeted by stares of the apple family. He sits down as Applejack came out with pancakes. "Foods on!" she called out. Vent stared at the plate before him. He raised an eyebrow at Applejack as he retorts. "I've already eaten pancakes for breakfast yesterday you know. Is this the only thing ponies eat for breakfast?" "You missed yesterday's toast and eggs." Applejack replied. "Back in my day, younglings appreciated the food on their plate!" Granny Smith told Vent. "I wouldn't know. I can't remember anything." Vent shot back. "Even so Vent, you gotta learn to accept the way things are. Get used to it, you know?" Applejack stated. "Getting used to something is accepting that life can't be better. You gotta learn to live your way. Do what you want, when you want." Vent's expression then became more calm. His usual somewhat annoyed expression then became more, enlightening. Applebloom was liking the idea Vent gave out. "Cool! Do what you want, when you want huh?" She repeated the words. "Hey Applejack! I'm going to play with Sweetiebelle and Scootaloo." "After you do your chores." "I'm going now, because I want to now!" She said before scampering off. "HEY!" Applejack yelled as she raised a hoof at her to come back. But she didn't listen. The orange mare sighed before eyeing Vent. "You're not a good influence on her." "She chose to listen." "Vent, you gotta be more careful on how you act." Applejack lectured. "If that alicorn proves you right about being a destroyer of society, every pony will look badly at you." "I don't care what everyone thinks." Vent claimed. "Just because people have something they want to say, doesn't mean anything to me." "Now Vent. If you keep saying that, you'll never make friends." Applejack pointed out. Before Vent could respond to that comment, she continues. "You have to meet others sometime. Like Twilight, if you keep everything to yourself, you'll stay cooped up in one place. It won't matter if you traveled alone all your life, there's no point of seeing and knowing great things without some pony to tell it to." Vent held his chin at that and thought about it. There's no point in anything great if there's no one to tell it to…? -Vent's POV- I walked down the road with the list of things Applejack asked me to buy. She not only gave me the money to buy it, but the payment for yesterdays job. I looked for the shops on the list that'll lead me to the desired items. As I passed through, they all stared at me. I did expect this, seeing how I'm the only human here. There was no time to think about them. I just wanted to do my job. To the first shop, I was going to a hardware store. They needed more wood and bolts to repair some open parts in the buildings. The second I went in, they all stared. The clerk cowered behind the table as I approached it. "I need to pick up an order for Applejack." I informed him. "Huh?" He said while peeking from his desk. "You're not… Applejack." "I'm aware that I'm not an orange mare addicted to apples." I retorted. "I'm just here to pick it up and deliver. I have the money right here." "Well, if Applejack trusts you, then I guess you must be… okay…" Going to the back to get the parts, I thought about what he said. How if Applejack trusted me, that I was okay. I began to wonder, Am I okay? I have yet to recall who I am. The alicorn Applejack called it, said I was a darkling. What did that mean though? That I was going to destroy the way of life? Stomp out culture? What do I have to care about? I don't even care about that stuff. They can keep their values. I got my own… What were they though…? "Here you are sir." The clerk told me as he placed the wood on the ground along with a box of nails and bolts. "If you want, I can help deliver this to Applejack's. It's a long walk." "I'm fine." I assured him before paying him and carrying it out. Carefully walking out the door, I head to the next place. Next, I had to go pick up some groceries. Lots of vegetables and spices were listed. Going to the market, everyone stared at me who was now carrying wood around. I then find myself thinking that I should have bought the parts later. Walking up to each stand, asking for the following, they either tried their best to remain calm and get me what I asked for. Others fainted our hid out of fear. As much as I wouldn't care, it was annoying to wait so long to get what I wanted. Finally, after some buying, some taking and leaving the money, and lots of stares, I'm now sitting on the planks of wood, taking a break. As I did, I find three fillies coming towards me. Surprisingly, they were braver than their adult variants. "Hi Vent!" Applebloom greeted. "Mm…" I responded. "So this is the human who stayed at your house Applebloom?" the white unicorn filly wondered. "He's really tall…" The orange one commented. "But he's really cool!" Applebloom stated. "Hey Vent! These are my friends!" "That's… nice I guess?" I shrugged. "I'm Sweetiebelle." She introduced herself. "And I'm Scootaloo." she said as well. "You have weird names." I told them with my arms crossing. They dropped their jaws while laughing was heard from afar. "Oh ho! That's a good one!" A somewhat pink unicorn filly with a mix of violet and white mane on her head laughed. She was walking along with what seems to be a grayish looking unicorn filly with a white mane and blue glasses. Entering the conversation, the three sneered at them. "Diamond Tiara!" "Hello blank flanks." She greeted them. "I see you met a new monkey and tried to get him to join your little crusade." Crusade? Religious persecutors? They have a religion here? I didn't see any churches though… "We were talking to our new friend Diamond Tiara!" Applebloom stated. "Yes, you're friend is very honest like your sister it seems." She chuckled. "You're names are weird after all." "It's not like Diamond Tiara is any better." I stated while holding the back of my head, looking to the sky. The two fillies who were enjoying what I said earlier were now insulted. That's when the sidekick of hers jumped in. "Hey! You can't talk to her like that!" "You tell him Silver Spoon!" Diamond Tiara cheered. "Silver Spoon!? That's even worst!" I grunted at this fact. The filly was shocked and retreated behind her friend. The two glared at me before spewing whatever rude thoughts could come to mind. "Yeah! Well, Vent isn't a good name for some… monkey!" The Tiara one retorted. "Mm hmm. Okay." I shrugged with my arms crossed. "Hey! You take that back!" Applebloom yelled. Why is she the one who's angry? "Make me!" The others challenged. Then they fought. As amusing as it was, it bothered me from taking my break. I wanted to sleep, but I now found myself listening to poor punches and yelping noises. Deciding to break it off for my own sanity, I pushed the two sides away. "Knock it off. You're causing a ruckus." I complained. "But she's the one who started it!" Scootaloo pointed out. "Nu uh! The monkey's the one who started it!" The Tiara filly stated. "I don't care. I want to sleep before I bring this stuff to Applejack. Just go away and let me rest." The three fillies eventually complied, but they didn't leave until the other two did. Diamond Tiara had an annoying idea as she circled me along with her friend and began making noises. "Well, if you REALLY want to sleep, you should just go home!" She pointed out loudly. "YEAH! Instead of sleeping OUTSIDE like some HOBO!" The sidekick added loudly as well. "Go away." Applebloom demanded quietly. "He just wants you to leave him alone." "I'm not taking orders from some MONKEY! He's not the boss of me! In fact, he's a pet if anything." Tiara stated. They were annoying. Not their comments, but how loud they were. Even with my headphones, the kids were ranting on and on. Finally, I snapped. I grabbed the Tiara girl and threw her at a tree. "SHUT UP!!" Landing on the tree next to some cat, the filly then looked down and saw how high up she was. Fearing heights apparently, she then screamed at us. "You jerk! Get me down this instant!" "Ugh, she's even louder." I groaned before picking up the stuff. "Screw this, I'm getting the stuff to the farm so I can get some sleep." As I started to leave, the Tiara filly panicked. "H-Hey! Wait! Get back here! You can't leave me up here! Silver Spoon! Stop him!" The sidekick hesitated and just stared. I gave a quick glance back at her and said, "I'm not responsible for you." -Applejack's POV- I was finishing up with chores, especially Applebloom's, who is going to be grounded for what she pulled. After doing so, I turned to see Vent returning with everything I asked for. He placed it carefully in front of the house and placed his headphones on his head. "Done. Is that it?" "Not yet partner." I told him before giving him a couple of bits. "There, now we're done." "You don't have to reward me for every little task I do." He stated. "Maybe so." I chuckled before nudging him lightly on his shoulder. "But you earned it. Helping out means a lot." Vent blushed a bit and said, "You can do this yourself. Me doing it made no difference besides giving you some extra free time." "Speaking of free time, you open tomorrow?" I asked. "I was hoping if you'd come to something with me. I sorta need some pony to bring along." "Just ask your friends." He crossed his arms, refusing my request. "They're going too. They're bringing other ponies. I need to bring as many ponies along as well. Especially you." "Why?" He questioned. "Because you're part of our town now." I smirked at him. "And if they ask for every pony, then I'll bring every pony. No pony left behind!" "Ugh, the way you talk…" He said in disgust. "Why do you keep saying every pony? If you're bringing every pony, then don't ask me." I raised an eyebrow and said, "You do know that every pony refers to not just ponies, but to griffons, minotaurs, and yes, humans like you, right?" "Then why don't you just say everybody?" "Everybody?" "That's how my world says it." He claimed. "So that's how you refer to every pony? How interesting." He groaned and said, "Never mind." Sitting on the planks of wood he brought, he took a break. It wasn't long though because up ahead were a crowd of ponies. Most of them seemed angry. After crossing the entrance, they all shouted at Vent. "There it is!" "The freak that came here!" "Hurting little fillies!" "Whoa! Whoa!" I said aloud. "What's going on?" "That freak of nature was bullying Diamond Tiara!" Filthy Rich claimed as he held his daughter close. "That's him! That's the one who threw me to a tree!" She squealed. "And you're still yapping on. Why can't you just leave me alone?" Vent huffed with calm composure. "Vent! Did you really throw a filly to a tree!?" I questioned. "She wouldn't stop bothering me. I gave her enough warning." "That doesn't mean you should throw me!" She pointed out. "Yeah! Don't you have any control over yourself!?" "You monster!" "You freak!" They kept shouting names at Vent. He only stared at them for a while, ranting on and on. It was when things took a turn for the worse. He pulled out his sword and cut the ground. A slash mark intimidates every pony to go into silence. Once he had the chance, he spoke. "Listen… I understand none of you know about humans." He spoke. "And that you see me as an animal. Well, if that's the case, you should see that I'm aggressive. Would you poke and annoy a bear and expect to get off scot free? I'm the kind of guy who will do what he wants when he wants. If you got a problem with that, then come up and speak now." Sheathing his sword, he threw it behind him, letting it stab deep into the ground to allow it to stand. He stood there, waiting for a challenger. I was shocked as the ponies were backing up in fear. It was all the alicorn was referring to. The destroyer. I became hesitant, and started to fear him too. Maybe he wasn't a good guy after all… Every pony started to back away further and further. It wasn't long before they completely gave up. Filthy Rich stood their however. He stayed and eyed at Vent the longest. The two stared off until Filthy Rich spoke to him. "Don't you have any pony you care about?" "No, I don't." He answered. "No wonder you don't understand what you did wrong." He sighed before looking pitifully at Vent. "You don't know what it means to have some pony you want by your side. How lonely you must be." "Lonely?" He scoffed. "Why would I need anyone? They just slow me down." "You wouldn't think that if you'd try." He stated. "Diamond Tiara is my daughter, and therefore, I will do anything to make sure she's safe." "How wasted your efforts are." Vent shot back. "What was that!?" "Your daughter was bold enough to throw away her life just to insult me. Going out of her way just to belittle others like a leech she is. If she was truly worth protecting, then she would have made sure she didn't cause trouble for anyone, especially her father who went out of his way to protect her!" The filly stared blankly at Vent, recording each word. Filthy Rich gritted his teeth, but couldn't speak. Vent stared at them and said, "I have to admire you old man. You have a lot of nerve to stay just to talk to the so called freak like me, but your daughter can't seem to do anything without some sidekick by her side. That's why I don't like others. I know that I'll meet someone like her. An annoying bug just to use you, and then throw them away. Am I not right? Where's your so called friend, Silver Spoon?" Diamond Tiara stepped back with tears in her eyes. She turned and ran away. Filthy Rich gasped and went after her. It was then I understood what Vent has been denying. It was those like her. Some pony you couldn't count on. Some pony who was just there, but never there to give a hoof. This was what he was struggling with. "Vent…" I muttered. "I'm tired." He said quickly. "I'm going to sleep." He went inside and did as he said. It was that night, every pony now feared Vent. Author's Note The next chapter will take Vent's ego down a peg, don't worry. Chapter 4 - A Piece to the Puzzle -3rd POV- Outside on nice grassy floors, calm winds blew across the field. Vent wielded his sword, swinging it down and then raising it back up. Practicing his swings, he took his time before he turned to a large piece of stone. Breathing in deeply, he closes his eyes. Turning off his vision, he focuses on the location of his target that was before him. Picturing the world around him, he listens carefully before dashing forward. Passing right through the stone, he sheathes his sword. The rock was then sliced in half. Pleased with the results, he sits down and was about to take a nap. That was until something poked his nose. As he opened his eyes, he sees Pinkie's muzzle meeting his face. "That was SO COOL!" She squealed. Vent jumped back and held his nose with a red face. "Hey! Back off!" The mare jumped around Vent, asking a barrage of questions. "Oh my gosh! How'd you do that! You just went like, ZOOM! And then the rock was all like, SHWING! That was so cool! How'd you do that!?" "I just did." Vent answered before getting up. He looked at Pinkie and scratched his head in confusion. "How'd you get so close to me anyways? I didn't even hear you." "I dunno, I just did." She shrugged. "Huh… Okay then." Vent carried his sword and walked away. Once Pinkie realized this, she followed after Vent. In town, she began rambling on with words sticking so close to each other, it would seem impossible to listen. However, Vent was able to listen to every word and take them into account. As annoying as it was, he had no trouble keeping up with her. "And that's how I got my cutie mark!" "Wait, what the heck is a cutie mark?" Vent questioned. "Oh! It's this, right here!" She pointed her flank to show off her three balloons. Vent stared at it before rubbing his eyes. "So because you looked at a rainbow and made a party, you got a tattoo of three balloons?" "No! It's a cutie mark! Huge difference! Especially when you get a cutie mark, it's painless! But the tattoo his pain FULL!" she remarked. "Uh huh… okay then…" "Hey Venny! What do you think your cutie mark would be?" "I don't think humans can even get one." He retorted. "Then again, I can't really remember anything about humans." Looking to the ground in disappointment, he kicks the floor and sighs. Pinkie gave him a sorry look. The human had a troubling time to cope with things the way they are now. With the pink mare being who she is, she decided to do something for him. "Venny! I have a great idea!" She declared. "Stop calling me that." Vent demanded. "You may not remember anything, but I know that if we make some good memories now, then it won't be so bad!" Vent raised an eyebrow at her and held his chin. "What are you planning-?" Pinkie then blindfolded Vent and grabbed his hand. She then lead the human across town. "It's a surprise! Just make sure you keep that blindfold on!" "Ah! Hey! Let go you crazy horse!" No matter what he said, Pinkie kept going. She brought Vent through the streets and around the markets. Even though Vent attempted to take off the blindfold, he felt a slap of a hoof on his hand. "No peeking~!" Pinkie sung. Was that a third hoof!? Vent jumped in surprise. How is she running on one leg!? It was a couple of minutes before they had arrived at their destination. When they arrived, Pinkie slowly lets go of his hand. Vent stood still and silent, awaiting for whatever to happen. As Pinkie began to go inside somewhere, she said to Vent, "Just wait until I come back! It won't take long! Promise!" As she ran inside to get whatever she needed, Vent groaned and crossed his arms. The town ponies pass by, giving occasional glances at Vent before continuing on. "Dang that pink mare. Why the heck am I here? With this stupid piece of fabric on me no less!?" "You sure are a grumpy human." Vent jumped as he realized, that wasn't Pinkie's voice. He was about to take off the blindfold before he felt something on his hand to stop him. It had felt like his own. The voice was although male, it had a soothing tone to it. "You need to chill out. Don't forget your promise to him." "My promise?" Vent repeated. "I don't remember…" "Now, now. Amnesia isn't a very good reason to not keep a promise. Especially the one you made." "… Who the heck are you?" The only reply Vent received was a light chuckle. As the hand released his own, Vent took off his blindfold and turned to see who it was. However, he disappeared before he even got the chance to take a glance. Perhaps he wasn't really the only human there. "AAH! You took your blindfold off!" Pinkie screamed in horror. Vent was about to turn to her, but she jumped onto Vent in time before he got the chance to see what was behind him as well. "No! No peeking yet! Just… Keep looking the other way!" "Geez, you're getting on my nerves." "Just do it! It'll be great!" Vent groaned, yet complied to her orders. As he waited for her to finish up, he heard the most ridiculous sounds. Some were metal banging together while others were honking noises and animal shouts. Finally finishing, Pinkie poked his back. "Okay! Now you can see!" Vent turned to see the contraption before him. It seemed to have musical instruments on the side like trumpets and horns. What seemed to be an oven or something of the sort, and other hidden things. As Pinkie turns it on, it plays loudly as flags shoot out and twirl. "Agh! Dang that's loud! Louder than her yammering!" Vent complained, putting on his headphones. Pinkie gave the whole welcome routine. Vent stared at her as she danced around with instruments being played. Instruments that she pulled out of nowhere. Vent held his headphones tightly to his ears. After the song finished, she slid to the ground in a pose of an impressing, "TA-DA!" "That was horrible." Vent retorted. "Wait for it…" That's when the confetti blew out to Vent's head. His headset hits the floor, making him panic. That wasn't all. A cake then shot itself from the wagon and landed onto Vent, smothering him in sugary sweetness. "Whoops! I got the two mixed up! Hee, hee, my bad!" Pinkie giggled. "Dang it! My headphones!" Vent ran to his gear and brushed it as he picks it up from the floor. He inspects it carefully to make sure it wasn't damaged. Pinkie tilted her head as Vent gave a sigh of relief. "Okay… It's still good." "Sorry Vent. Are those headphones really important to you?" Pinkie wondered. "Of course they-!" He was about to shout at her, but paused as he noticed something. He looked at them and raised an eyebrow. "Wait… Why ARE these important to me…?" Pinkie gasped and went right next to Vent. Too close in fact that it was discomforting. "Vent! You know what this means!?" "That I like what I have?" Vent guessed. "EXACTLY!" Pinkie exclaimed, yelling loud enough to push Vent to the floor. She pulled Vent by the collar of his shirt and explained. "If this is really, really important to you, that means you really, really care about some pony! And if you really, really care about somepony, then you're not really a bad human! Also! You remember that this is important! So maybe this will help you remember who you are!" Vent stared at her full of surprised and confused feelings. He was shocked that Pinkie raised a good point on both accounts, but was quite mystified on how she told him. Putting his headphones back on, he turns to Pinkie. "You sure used the word, really a lot." "No time for that emo stuff Vent!" Pinkie told him. "We're on the right trail to figuring out what your memories were!" "Did you just call me emo!?" "Onward Vent!" She bellowed, jumping onto Vent and receiving a piggy back ride. "Hey! Get off ya dang horse!" -Vent's POV- Although I couldn't believe it, this pink horse managed to make my time worthwhile. She pointed out something so obviously important, I was a fool not to see it sooner. However, she still wanted to find something more about it. I had no idea what to do. All I had were my headphones, my sword, and this weird flat thing in my pocket. With that and the clothes off my back, there was no way to reclaim my memories. There would be no way to connect my past with this world. But she was persistent, and she vowed to at least give me a jumpstart in remembering. With that said, she took me to some house. As I carried her there. "Why am I still holding you?" I questioned. "I don't know Vent. Why ARE you still holding me?" She chuckled. I dropped her, and she somehow manages to bounce right off by falling on her mane. Her tangled mess of a hair pile had literally made her bounce up off the ground. That aside, she walked up to the door and knocked it. She and I waited for a moment before a thought came to my mind. "Wait, who are we seeing here?" "Vinyl!" Pinkie told me. "She and Octavia play lots of music! But Vinyl's the one who plays songs that usually involve wearing headsets!" "So… A DJ player?" "That's right!" I became interested for some reason. My expression was calm rather than my usual annoyed mood. This pink mare has really managed to come through. Still, I can't help but wonder why she'd help me at all. I was sure I saw how horrified she was among the crowd when I told off that annoying filly and her old man. It wasn't long before the owner of the house arrived. Vinyl was a mare with a white fur coat and radical blue hair. Her violet glasses hid her eyes color. She gave a grin to Pinkie as well as a greeting. "Hey Pinks! What cha doing here?" She then looked at me, and maintained that smile. "And who's the tall guy?" "Hi Vinyl!" Pinkie greeted before introducing me. "This is Vent Psych, a human. We were wondering if you can play any songs to help jog his memory." "That was your plan!?" I retorted to her nonsense. "Yeah! Maybe if you listened to some songs, you might remember something!" "How would that-" "Sure!" Vinyl accepted before showing us in. "Follow me. Octavia won't be back for a while, so this'll be a good chance to play some beats before she shows up again." Not wanting to complain, I followed her with Pinkie. She showed us the couch, and presented us her Mix table. We sat down while she got everything ready. Her horn shined and the disc levitated. "Huh? Is she levitating that disc?" I questioned. "Oh! No pony told you?" Pinkie spoke. "Unicorns can use magic!" "… I… Can't really tell if you're serious right now." I told her. "Oh, she's serious." Vinyl told me, still smiling. "What, nobody told you? Yeah, if you got a horn, you can do spells and stuff." "Oh… I see…" I nodded. Did… she just say nobody? Once the disc was in place, she played the record. That's when it happened. The rhythm and the beat were giving off that tingling sensation of electric noise. The bit tunes and mix were going along swimmingly. I found myself rocking my head, bit by bit. I loved what I was hearing, and enjoyed every moment of it. Turning to Pinkie, she was rocking to the song as well. Vinyl was scratching the disc like she had been doing it forever. But it soon turned to a mystery when I found this song familiar. Closing my eyes, I saw a vision. A group of people smiling as we sat down near a round table. They gave me a drink and talked. Even though the voices were too muffled to understand, and the images were still too blurry to make out, I knew this was a piece of my memory. The music then stopped, and I awoke from my trance. Pinkie was staring at me with a worried look while Vinyl maintained a casual grin. "Vent, what's wrong?" Pinkie asked. "Uh…" I spoke before giving a small huff. "As much as I hate to admit it, your plan… worked…" "It did!?" "The song got me a to see a vision of people… smiling or something. It was too hard to make out though." I informed her. "But it was a start…" "That's so GREAT!" Pinkie squealed, hugging me tightly. "I'm so happy for you!" I couldn't help but back up from her. I wasn't used to all this positive energy. With a reddened blush across my face, I responded. "Yeah… Thanks for that…" "You know what this calls for?" She asked me. "A PARTY!" "For what?" I questioned, not understanding why. "For getting a memory of yours back! The first step should be something to remember! Vinyl! Can I meet you at Sugar Cube Corner?" "Sure Pinks, I'll be right over. Just gotta get some gear loaded up and ready." "Okay! See you there!" She said to the musician before grabbing my arm, whisking me away to the foretold destination. As much as I would have wanted to gripe, the fact that she was throwing a party just because of my happiness made me hold back the desire. She's not so bad… -Pinkie's POV- I just got the shop ready for a party! It had streamers and balloons all around the ceiling! With lots and lots of food on the tables! From cupcakes to cakes! There were also party favors! Like hats, and goodie bags, and confetti poppers! Vent was in the corner, poking at the balloon before looking up to me. "You seriously don't have to do this you know. I'm not even gonna dance or anything." He warned me. "It's alright Vent! Just having you around is enough for me!" I assured him. Vent looked down again and kicked the floor. He looked as if he wasn't enjoying things as they were already. I got worried and went to him. "What's wrong?" "Why do you even do this? Ever since what happened with the mob and all, you act as if it never happened. Didn't I already tell you? I don't want friends, and I don't need them. As nice as this is, I don't want to owe you anything. You helping me get my memories is burden for you as it already is." I felt sad that he still didn't understand. I placed my hoof onto his hand and explained. "I just want to be your friend Vent. That's all I want." "Why!? I'm a freak compared to everyone here!" He shouted. "Not to mention, all those times I was mean to you. You act as if it never happens! Why do you want to be my friend!?" "Because! You helped us when we lost our elements, you helped Applejack when she was about to get sparked by the alicorn, you can fight really good, but you still don't hurt other ponies, and you never ever ask any pony to do something for you! I really like you for being a good human! And I wanna be friends with you to prove you're not bad! Because you can be mean sometimes, you never choose to throw some pony's life away!" I explained in one long huff. Vent stared at me in disbelief. He was really taken back from what I just said. He was all quiet for some time. "So Vent…" I spoke. "Can we please be friends? I know you said you don't want any, but I promise, I won't bother you, I just want to be there if you need any help or anything!" Vent stared at me before grinning. Soon, he started laughing and said, "What could you help me with? Why, I don't think I'd bother you either since I probably don't need help. What's the point in this friendship stuff then?" He turned away, and crossed his arms. "But dang, you're so stubborn. You just won't give up, no matter what I do. I have to say… That's actually pretty cool…" I got all perked up from hearing that. "Really!?" "Yeah, so… Sure, I'll be friends with you Pinkie." I couldn't help but giggle at what Vent just said. He raised an eyebrow at me while I hugged him as tight as I could. "That's the first time you actually said my name." "Really? I didn't notice." Vent replied. It wasn't long before my friends came. Even though Vent was a little nicer to me, he still sat away from the dancing and apple bobbing. He only ate and soon called it a night. Even though it was a fun party, I wished he partied out more. But it's okay! Because I was able to have a slumber party with him tonight! He couldn't go with Applejack because he was a bad influence on Applebloom. It's gonna be so fun to hang out with Vent! Author's Note First friend: Pinkie Pie. Not so surprised? Or quite surprised?
Prologue - Sudden EntranceThe six mare stood against the gray beast as it laughed, echoing across the metallic lair. Dozens of machines were running loud, pulleys pulling and metal hammering. The artificial noises were endless as the six mares readied their elements. "Did you see that!?" Pinkie questioned. "The pony was all like, I'm gonna use my science stuff to make myself grow big and we were like, Nuh uh! We're gonna stop you! And then he drank the potion and grew all big!" "Yes Pinkie!" Twilight rolled her eyes. "We were there! We just saw it happen right now!" "Oh my…" Fluttershy muttered. "It's… so scary…!" "No problem! We can take him, right Twi?" Rainbow asked. "Right?" "Hmm? Oh! Yes! Okay, ready your elements girls!" Twilight told them. Doing as she commanded, they charged their harmonic energy as it was about to fire. Unfortunately, the beast had with him a massive magnet. Using it to steal away the elements, the girls eyes shrink. "You were hoping to use this?" It gloated before turning on a machine, opening a portal. It then tossed it in and the elements were gone. "Whoops~!" The girls drop their jaws as it laughed hysterically. "Now, without the elements here to oppose me, nothing will stop me from turning Equestria into my technologic paradise!" "What do we do now!?" Applejack wondered. "I don't know!" Twilight replied. "Without the elements, we'll just have to find another way!" "What other way is there?" Rarity questioned. "There is none." The beast answered. "Your last hope is gone. It's time to finish you all off!" Just as he was about to launch his attack, the elements jumped back out of the portal, being held by an unknown creature. It bashed the back of the head, causing the beast to misfire it's flaming breath, only to destroy the machines wired to the portal. Once the hardware was melted, the girls went to their elements with surprise. "They came back!" Rainbow pointed out. "With… whatever that is…" Rarity added. "Uh… Ignore it for now! Grab the elements and let's stop him once and for all!" Twilight commanded once more. Doing as requested, they equipped their elements and ready their energy once more. The beast's eyes widened and managed to slip in a swiping claw, hitting and throwing all of them away from each other. The creature was tackled as well, and fell with Rainbow and Pinkie. The beast turned and took the chance to attack the three at once. Rainbow quickly attempted to block the attack as it came in. "… That hurt…!" Suddenly, the creature awoke, glared at the monster, and unsheathed it's katana, cutting the top of its head. The girls were shocked as the x mark scar was right on its forehead. The creature then sheathed it's blade and dived down to slam it's foot directly to the weak spot, knocking it out. The girls watched closely as the creature landed on the ground and fell down a few steps later. Before even checking on the creature however, they saw the beast move a bit. Taking the chance, they use their elements and take away the ugly form and returned the insane beast into the insane stallion. This was how Vent entered Equestria. Author's Note Vent Psych is a character that is a bit more different then my usual human characters. But nonetheless, someone you'll be interested to get to know. (Hopefully)
Chapter 1 - Nice to Meet You! -3rd POV- As the creature laid in the hospital bed to rest, the girls surrounded it, discussing about the being. "I heard it talk…" Rainbow told them. "And he spoke… Well, Equestrian." "I heard it too!" Pinkie agreed. "It sounded like a dude, because he was like, That hurt!" "I've never seen anything like it." Fluttershy stated. "Well, that's not surprising." Twilight told her. "This creature came from the portal Dr. Metallic used to throw away our elements. But instead of staying in the dimension, for some reason this creature came through and brought them back. We owe him or it a lot for saving us when he came." "Maybe we can get him some new clothes." Rarity suggested. "Just look at this attire. Black jacket, red t shirt, gray shorts, and these… red sneakers? Oh, and don't get me started on those headphones." "Wonder why's it wearing clothes?" Applejack wondered. "Was it at some party or something?" "I hope we didn't drag him out of a party!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Hey guys! I think it's waking up!" Rainbow warned them. The creature squirmed and slowly opened his eyes. There, he saw the mares staring at him, giving non threatening smiles. He stayed in his bed as he muttered, "What the heck…? Candy horses?" "Candy!?" Rainbow jumped. "I may have six colors on my hair, but I do NOT look like candy!" "They talk!?" He jumped. "Yes, the same as you… sir?" Twilight assumed. "Where am I?" He wondered. "You're in a new world." Twilight answered. "You jumped through a portal and brought us back our elements, which we used to beat the monstrous, Dr. Metallic." "Monstrous?" He repeated. "So that four legged thing… wasn't a dream…?" "No, it was very real. And thanks to you, we managed to defeat it! I along the rest of us can't thank you enough, mister…?" the creature stared at them before looking around in the room. He saw his sword, got out of bed, and picked it up. He walked out the door, leaving them be. "Well… That was rude." Rarity stated. -Vent's POV- After that portal opened, a magnet came and bounced off of me and went back into the portal. When it went back in the portal, it took my sword, so I chased after it. After going in and grabbing onto the big thing, the portal way messed with my head. The travel it took to get here drained my energy. That's why I was so weak, and couldn't even stay awake. Among other things. Now I'm stuck in this world. Wherever that portal was, I had to use it if I wanted to go back. The only problem was that I can't- "Hey!" The violet unicorn shouted. "Where are you going!?" "Home." I answered. "I don't belong here. I'll need to use the portal in order to go back." "Oh! Uh… Eh heh, funny thing! You're going to love this!" She said while looking to the corner in guilt. "The uh, machine that powered it and made it work was destroyed. Along with it, the entire place overheated, and uh… blew up." "What." "Basically what she's saying is that the place we were in and found you is also gone." the colorful one explained. "So, you're telling me that I'm stuck here?" I questioned with my arms crossing. "Sadly, yes." The violet one sighed. "We don't know how to make the machine, and no magic is advanced enough to make a stable portal to your world. We can't even pinpoint where you came from!" "Great." I groaned. "A fine mess this is." "I'm sorry about your situation." She said. "If it makes you feel any better, you can live with any of us. We owe you for saving all of Equestria!" "I beat one thing, and that counts for saving… whatever this place is? Wow, you all have a lazy protection it seems." I assumed. "Equestria isn't all about aggressive protection. It mostly uses that power for the royal Princesses." "So, they get all of the protection while the rest of you could have some troublemaker do what he wants?" I stated. "He has a point." the curly one agreed. The violet one huffed and turned to me. "Anyways, I still haven't gotten your name." She told me. Before I could remark, she quickly continued, "We'll start. I'm Twilight Sparkle. If you have any questions, ask me. I just might have the answer!" Okay nerd. "Rainbow Dash! Fastest pegasus in Equestria!" Braggart. "Name's Applejack. I run the farm." Horses run farms now… "I'm Pinkie Pie! And if you forget, you can just look at me! I'm pink! Get it?" Annoying. Just… annoying… "Um… I'm Fluttershy…" What? I… didn't hear that. Quiet horse. "And I'm Rarity. I run the boutique." Business must be hard seeing how no one here wears clothes. I'm with crazy horses. Crazy horses that talk and farm and make clothes for no reason. I could feel my brain decaying every second with them. "And you are?" Twilight asked. I crossed my arms and turned away from them. Looking at this new world with its bright and colorful environment, along with its fresh air had made me reconsider. It might not be so bad… This world isn't the worst place to start over… but still… Are these horses going to follow me around or something? Why does it feel like I'll spend every waking moment with one of them? Sighing, I decided to just get it off. Might as well tell her my name. "Vent. My name is Vent Psych." "Vent Psych huh?" Twilight smiled. "Nice name." Yeah, and yours was a charm. "Vent, you know what you should do?" Pinkie suggested. Get away from you? "You should come to the victory party I'm planning!" I shivered at the idea and looked the other way. "No thanks… crowds aren't my thing." "Why, you shy?" Rainbow smirked. "I don't like being around… others I don't know." I stated. "Well, that's weird." Pinkie quoted. "How do you make friends if you're always staying away?" "Friends?" I huffed. "Who needs friends." They all stared at me like I was crazy. But I stand by my point. Who needs friends? It's a waste of time is what it is. They do nothing but drag others down. "You… can't possibly mean that…" Twilight chuckled, but stopped as she saw how serious I was. "You… do…" "Hey, Vent, dude." Rainbow called me. "Seriously, there's nothing wrong with having friends. Trust me, Twilight thought the same thing, but even she has a great time with us!" "No good comes from friends…" I stated. "Nothing more needs to be said." They all gave me silent gazes before they exchanged looks at each other. Pinkie gave me a whimpering display as her big eyes gazed at me. "Even from us…?" "Especially from you. Whoever you are, you all look like nothing but trouble." "Well, maybe Rainbow." Rarity inquired. "Hey! I'm not some troublemaker!" Rainbow claimed. As the two bickered, I was about to leave them again. But then the violet one tugged my jacket and stopped me. "At least let me give you a place to stay. After all, you did help us, and it would only be right to repay you." "… If it'd make you feel better, fine then. I won't be staying forever." I responded. "That's better. I understand if you don't want us around, but we would like to do whatever we can to make you feel welcome. Being taken to a new world can be quite difficult to manage." "… I guess…" I agreed. -Twilight's POV- After finally convincing Vent to come live with me for the time being, the others left to attend their own responsibilities. Showing him my house, he viewed the tree from the outside and at the library from the inside. His hands were in his pockets as he lowered his head. "You really are a nerd, aren't you." "That's not very nice you know." I told him. "The least you can do is say thank you." "You made me come here." He noted. "Even so, wouldn't you like it better with a roof over your head?" "You really want me to say it, do you?" He rolled his eyes. "Thanks for the tree." "Your welcome." I responded before trotting off. I went upstairs and found my assistant napping. I woke him up to get his help. "Spike, wake up!" "Eh? Huh? What is it Twi?" He muttered. "We have a guest sleeping over. Can you get the bed ready?" I requested. "Guest? Who's sleeping over?" "A very special creature. He's new and is the first of his kind to set foot in Equestria. Try to make him feel welcome." "Whatever you say Twi." He said groggily before doing so. I went downstairs, finding Vent looking into one of my books. It was an encyclopedia of all kinds of creatures that roam Equestria. He was reading it with a blank stare before focusing them on me, noticing my descent from the staircase. "I see you found something interesting." He closed the book and puts it away, looking to the side with a sigh. It was starting to become a nuisance. "Vent, is it really hard for you to be nice to some pony?" "Yes." He claimed as he turned to me. "I don't like it when others crowd me. I don't like it when I have to listen to someone whine. I don't like it when I'm with people I don't know. It's annoying to not have things your way, especially when there's nothing you can do about it." "Vent, if you just opened up a little, I'm sure-" "That you can be my friend and that everything will be alright? Didn't you hear me? I like being alone." Groaning at his stubbornness, I showed him upstairs. "Anyways, follow me. Your bed is in my room." Doing as told, he came with me. As we entered the upper floor, he sat on the bed and looked out to the window. It was getting late, and he yet, he still stayed awake. I did some late night studying before even thinking about going to bed. Time passes, and soon, I find myself talking to him. "Vent, have you ever tried to make friends?" "Do I have to repeat myself over again?" He questioned. "No, I asked you, have you ever made friends?" I asked again. "Ever tried, like, once?" "Did I ever try to make friends…?" He spoke with a raised eyebrow. "Yes, have you?" He looked out to the window for a while, gazing at the stars and then to the moon. A moment of silence infected the air until he finally answered. "I don't know…" "Huh? What do you mean you don't know?" He then quickly went under the blanket and wrapped himself up for bed. "I'm tired, good night…" "But what do you mean by… Hello? Are you listening?" He didn't answer. Though I had a feeling he was awake, I knew well enough that he refused to answer me. Giving up on any more interrogation, I went back to reading. I didn't know much about Vent or his kind, but something tells me Vent is hiding something. I'm no longer sure if he is safe to trust anymore. Author's Note Hmm? No, he's not a replacement for Kasin. By now, you can see he is not at all like Kasin. I'm not replacing Kasin. No matter what you say. I'm not particularly aiming to make Vent a likable character. I wanted him to be challenging to others most of the time. Therefore, create conflict because of his stubbornness while at the same time, see why.
Chapter 2 - Who to Trust -Vent's POV- Here I am in some world thanks to a portal. I'm currently inside a giant tree full of books with a nerdy unicorn and a lizard from across the table, as he just placed a plate of pancakes before us. As we ate, the lizard continued to stare at me. I ignored him as he leaned over to the nerd and whispered something. "Twi… what the heck is he?" "I told you we were having a guest from another world, didn't I?" She reminded him. "I thought you meant from another country or something! Not… an alien!" I finished my meal and past the plate to the lizard. Doing so, I added a remark to him as well. "They were kinda plain." "Use the syrup then." He retorted. "I did. They were both plain." The lizard groaned while Twilight gave a nervous smile. "Anyways, why don't I introduce you to each other? Spike, this is Vent, he helped us defeat Dr. Metallic after crossing over to our world. Vent, this is Spike, my number one assistant." The little lizard smiled with pride. I was a bit mystified how this non pony creature was here, talking and being part of this pony society. "Why do you have a lizard?" I questioned. The smiling lizard became sour and slammed the table yelling, "I'm not a lizard! I'm a dragon!" "Okay, why do you have a fire breathing lizard?" I corrected myself. "I told you, he's my assistant." She said once more. "I couldn't do much without Spike's help. With him around, it makes things a whole lot easier." "Do you pay him?" "Hmm?" she muttered before holding her chin. "No, I don't." That's a slave then, isn't it? A knock then came to the door. Twilight got up and opened it, revealing Applejack right behind it. She gave a smile as she greeted to her. "Hi Twilight. How ya doing?" "Fine Applejack. What brings you here?" Twilight wondered. "I was wondering if you could do me a favor." She explained. "This year's harvest, I wanna try and get more apples before cider season starts. Have an extra surplus so every pony can have a drink. I know a couple would complain like always about how short the supply is." "So basically, horses want bubbly apple juice." I thought to myself. "I prefer soda." "I'd be happy to help Applejack." Twilight happily accepted. "Great then! Drop by the farm soon!" She told her before looking to me. "You too Vent! It'd be great if I could get your help too!" "What? Why do I have to go?" I questioned. "I'm just suggesting is all." She claimed. "Could use a strong fella like yourself. I bet you got a good kick to buck down some apples." What happened to you owing me one? Looking to the side, I answered. "It all depends if I have nothing better to do." "I'll be happy to pay you for your efforts." she added. "You could use the money after all." "Fine." I sighed. "I'll be there." "Great! See you around partner!" With that, she left. I looked up and thought about my life. It may be very well have been stuck to these horses for the rest of whatever's left. I'm definitely going to spend every waking moment with them now. Just perfect. -Applejack's POV- After a while, I managed to get all of my friends over to help, including Vent. Meeting up near the barn, I thanked them for coming. "Thanks every pony! I'm glad you can make it! With your help, this year's cider will last even longer!" "Anything to ensure me getting a sip of that stuff!" Rainbow stated. She then flew closer to me and said, "You also… owe me one for this you know." "I don't have enough bits to pay all of you ya know." I informed her. "I'm paying Vent because he needs to get used to working in a new world." "I'm aware on how jobs work." Vent remarked with a frown. "Fine, then. Just make sure you get me a spot on the cider line." "I'm not gonna promise that." I responded to that request. I got every pony to look to the orchard and showed them where to go. Bringing Vent with me, I showed him how things were done. After getting some wagons and splitting up, we started working. "Okay Vent, let me show you how to do your job." "You just pick the apples, right?" He stated. "How much simpler can it get?" "You gotta buck them first." "Buck?" He repeated. "Yeah, like this." Demonstrating him the how to, I kicked the tree hard enough to get all the apples to drop. I was able to catch all of them using a basket and poured it into the wagon. Vent's expression turned from annoyed and despised to a raised eyebrow of interest. He rubbed his chin and kicked the dirt nodding. "Hmm… That was a decent kick." "Thanks Vent." I replied gratefully before looking back to him. "Now you give it a try." A quick kick and two brought all of the apples down. I had to say, I was impressed as he picked up the apples from the ground. "Is that good enough?" He asked as he puts all the apples in the wagon. "Good, but next time you wanna get all the apples before they fall." I told him. "Catching them before they fall? Asking for a bit much don't you think?" Chuckling, we continued working. As we walked and bucked the trees, I found myself asking him questions. This was when I learned that he didn't like being bothered by something personal. "So, tell me about yourself Vent." I asked. "What'd you do back when you were in your world?" "No comment." He said in response. "Okay then… Where'd you come from? What was your hometown like?" "That's a bit personal." "Not much talking comes to mind?" I questioned. "I don't like it when people interrogate me." He stated. "I didn't mean to peer into your business Vent." I ensured him. "Just wanted to get to know you better." "There's no difference. You wanting to get to know me means you want to get into my business. Contradicting your intentions, don't you think?" "Trying to get smart with me now?" I chuckled with a smirk at him. "Why do you need to know anything about me anyways? What does it matter?" "I guess you're right. No matter what you say, I think you're a good guy… whatever you are." He looked as if he was surprised at what I said. Turning to me with his head lowered, he got us to stop as he then spoke in curiosity. "Why would you think that?" "Think what?" "That I'm a good person. You don't even know me. Just because I saved your hide once doesn't mean a thing. I could turn my back on you, and no one would be the wiser." "Maybe." I admitted. "Just say that I have a gut feeling that you're not evil or anything of the sort." "That's a sorry excuse." He muttered under his breath. "Are you really serious? Why would you tell me this at all?" "I've got nothing to say but the truth." I told him. "Not being able to tell a lie is a major weakness. I could use it against you if I ever betray you." "And I trust that you won't, so it's okay." Vent huffed to the side and gave up on the conversation. After a couple of apple trees were bucked, something happened. We heard it coming not so far away. We waited for it to show itself, but when it came, I was in awe. It was another alicorn, only it wasn't one of the princesses. It was a male, black alicorn with red eyes and a blue mane. It didn't have a cutie mark strangely. Vent stared at it with some confusion. "What, is this a mix breed of unicorns and pegasus now?" "Nice to see you again." He spoke in a low voice. I got baffled by what he just said. "I've been looking for you ever since. Did you miss me?" "Um… I'm sorry mister, I don't believe we've met before." I told him. "Not you missy." He stated before pointing to Vent, making his eyes shrink. "It's been a while… Vent…" Vent unsheathed his sword halfway, getting ready to attack. "How do you know my name!?" "How could I not know you after what you've done to me?" "What…?" I muttered. "I don't know you! Stop lying!" "I know everything about you Vent." He said before suddenly appearing behind Vent, throwing his sword down to the ground. "All of yours sins… All of your regrets… What shaped you to what you are now… A blood thirsty murderer, still hungry for war…" Vent froze as the alicorn's teeth became sharp and took a huge bite onto his shoulder. He screamed while I was shocked. And pushed the alicorn off, letting Vent drop to the ground, tired. "What are you doing!?" "He owes me a lot of blood after what he's done…" The alicorn stated. "The way he is now, he deserves nothing less than the destruction he's brought ever since he was born." "You… You're a liar…!" Vent breathed. "I don't even know you! I just came to this stupid world! You don't know anything!" "I know the mark of darkness when I see it." He declared before pointing towards him. "Under your sleeve is a marking that destines you to have the very power to destroy society and throw everything into chaos. Worst than Discord can ever do." I was stunned. I could tell he wasn't lying. Looking over to Vent, having eyes shrunk to pinpricks, looking at his shoulder. He slowly lifted it, showing the marking. It was a skull with its forehead cracked, reading, DARKNESS underneath it. Vent was lost as the alicorn walked up to him, charging his horn. "To rid you from this world is best, Darkling." He stated. Vent was still, not sure what to do. I stood before him, and blocked the way. The alicorn looked at me with a raised eyebrow and said, "Step aside. This must be done…" "N-No!" I told him. "I may not know much about Vent, but you're wrong about him being bad! He… Can be good!" "Darklings like him will destroy society, trust, and friendship. Did you not witness how he pushes everything away? That's how he was raised." "Well I don't believe it!" I told him. "He's different!" "What are you doing!?" Vent yelled. "Stop talking!" "But Vent! He's gonna kill you!" The alicorn sighed as he poked my head and said, "Having feelings for this creature… a pity. But I have no choice. If you don't step aside, then I'll have to erase you first." His horn glowed, and then the spark was shot. I closed my eyes, but Vent jumped on me and took it. The alicorn grinned while Vent lied on me, not moving at all. I panicked and checked him quickly. I turned to glare at the alicorn, but he left before he could say who he was. Vent was bleeding out. I dropped the barrel of apples out and brought Vent onto the wagon. I raced over to the house as quickly as possible. I just hope I'm not too late. -3rd POV- The six ponies surrounded Vent once more as he lied on the bed. The ponies had dropped their jobs after Applebloom and Big Macintosh went out to get them. As he woke up, they all sighed in relief. "Whew! This is the second time we had to save you!" Rainbow pointed out. "Ugh… What happened…?" Vent wondered. "Applejack told us you were attacked by an alicorn." Twilight explained. "She brought you to her house and got you treated. We came as soon as we heard about it." "Why do you all keep worrying about me?" Vent questioned. "I'm not your kid you know." "Stop bantering on like that and explain yourself!" Rarity scolded. "Why didn't you tell us who you were?" "Destroyer of society?" Applejack spoke. "What did he mean by that?" "You're not bad, are you?" Pinkie asked. Vent looked away saying, "I'm me… that's all there is to it." Twilight pulled his chin and got his head to look back at them. "Stop looking away. It's time to give us answers. We can't help you if you don't tell us anything! It's time to open up!" Lowering his head, he grits his teeth tightly. "What do I have to say…" The ponies exchanged looks of confusion before Rainbow asked, "What are you talking about? Just talk about yourself!" "I don't know!" He shouted. "I… Don't remember anything…!" In silence, they stared at Vent as he clenched his shoulder marking tightly. "I don't know anything… Just that I'm a human… My name is Vent Psych… and that I can fight… That's all I know… I lost all of my memories when I passed through that portal…" "Oh my…" Fluttershy whispered. "You poor thing…" Rarity cooed. "Why didn't you tell us?" Twilight asked. "Why should I trust you!?" Vent barked. "You expect me to trust the next thing I see after I lose my memories, get brought to some equine world, and go along fine and dandy!? I can't just trust someone who can lie to me! I… I…" "It's not like you can do much by yourself…" Rainbow stated without making eye contact. "If you don't know anything, how can you trust yourself?" "… That's why… I'm scared…" Vent admitted. Surprised by Vents words, he holds his hands and says, "I was fine with being alone before, because I knew who I am… but now, I can't even trust myself… I don't know what to do, or what I was going to do… But to rely on someone, it was just…" "Really scary." Fluttershy finished, getting everyone to look at her. "It's hard to get to know new ponies, especially when you're not sure about yourself." "Yeah…" Vent sighed. "It's like that I guess…" Withing sympathy, the girls remained quiet and saddened for his situation. It wasn't long before Applejack kicked the floor a bit before placing her hoof onto Vent. "Don't worry. I'll be there for you. You won't have to worry about me at least. I already told you about me, didn't I?" "… You can’t lie…" Vent muttered. "So… How about it? Can you trust me to let me help you out a bit?" It was then Vent now had a new feeling. For a long time, he has yet to feel so secure. So safe knowing she would not betray him with lies. Even if this was a small start, it was comforting. Vent closed his eyes and accepted. "… Just… don't hold me back…" Author's Note Vent, you're a jerk. Be nice you jerk. She's trying to help you jerk. >_< I don't make Alicorn OC's. I just don't see the point. Using them as an antagonist was more fun than a "good guy". Name? I don't know yet. *Derp*
Chapter 3 - The Worst -3rd POV- Vent got out of bed, groggily. He got up and went to the bathroom. Combing his light brown hair, he looks at the mirror. Ruby red eyes gaze back at him before he leaves. Going back into the room, he wears his red headphones and his jacket, damaged from the fight a while ago. As he goes downstairs, he is greeted by stares of the apple family. He sits down as Applejack came out with pancakes. "Foods on!" she called out. Vent stared at the plate before him. He raised an eyebrow at Applejack as he retorts. "I've already eaten pancakes for breakfast yesterday you know. Is this the only thing ponies eat for breakfast?" "You missed yesterday's toast and eggs." Applejack replied. "Back in my day, younglings appreciated the food on their plate!" Granny Smith told Vent. "I wouldn't know. I can't remember anything." Vent shot back. "Even so Vent, you gotta learn to accept the way things are. Get used to it, you know?" Applejack stated. "Getting used to something is accepting that life can't be better. You gotta learn to live your way. Do what you want, when you want." Vent's expression then became more calm. His usual somewhat annoyed expression then became more, enlightening. Applebloom was liking the idea Vent gave out. "Cool! Do what you want, when you want huh?" She repeated the words. "Hey Applejack! I'm going to play with Sweetiebelle and Scootaloo." "After you do your chores." "I'm going now, because I want to now!" She said before scampering off. "HEY!" Applejack yelled as she raised a hoof at her to come back. But she didn't listen. The orange mare sighed before eyeing Vent. "You're not a good influence on her." "She chose to listen." "Vent, you gotta be more careful on how you act." Applejack lectured. "If that alicorn proves you right about being a destroyer of society, every pony will look badly at you." "I don't care what everyone thinks." Vent claimed. "Just because people have something they want to say, doesn't mean anything to me." "Now Vent. If you keep saying that, you'll never make friends." Applejack pointed out. Before Vent could respond to that comment, she continues. "You have to meet others sometime. Like Twilight, if you keep everything to yourself, you'll stay cooped up in one place. It won't matter if you traveled alone all your life, there's no point of seeing and knowing great things without some pony to tell it to." Vent held his chin at that and thought about it. There's no point in anything great if there's no one to tell it to…? -Vent's POV- I walked down the road with the list of things Applejack asked me to buy. She not only gave me the money to buy it, but the payment for yesterdays job. I looked for the shops on the list that'll lead me to the desired items. As I passed through, they all stared at me. I did expect this, seeing how I'm the only human here. There was no time to think about them. I just wanted to do my job. To the first shop, I was going to a hardware store. They needed more wood and bolts to repair some open parts in the buildings. The second I went in, they all stared. The clerk cowered behind the table as I approached it. "I need to pick up an order for Applejack." I informed him. "Huh?" He said while peeking from his desk. "You're not… Applejack." "I'm aware that I'm not an orange mare addicted to apples." I retorted. "I'm just here to pick it up and deliver. I have the money right here." "Well, if Applejack trusts you, then I guess you must be… okay…" Going to the back to get the parts, I thought about what he said. How if Applejack trusted me, that I was okay. I began to wonder, Am I okay? I have yet to recall who I am. The alicorn Applejack called it, said I was a darkling. What did that mean though? That I was going to destroy the way of life? Stomp out culture? What do I have to care about? I don't even care about that stuff. They can keep their values. I got my own… What were they though…? "Here you are sir." The clerk told me as he placed the wood on the ground along with a box of nails and bolts. "If you want, I can help deliver this to Applejack's. It's a long walk." "I'm fine." I assured him before paying him and carrying it out. Carefully walking out the door, I head to the next place. Next, I had to go pick up some groceries. Lots of vegetables and spices were listed. Going to the market, everyone stared at me who was now carrying wood around. I then find myself thinking that I should have bought the parts later. Walking up to each stand, asking for the following, they either tried their best to remain calm and get me what I asked for. Others fainted our hid out of fear. As much as I wouldn't care, it was annoying to wait so long to get what I wanted. Finally, after some buying, some taking and leaving the money, and lots of stares, I'm now sitting on the planks of wood, taking a break. As I did, I find three fillies coming towards me. Surprisingly, they were braver than their adult variants. "Hi Vent!" Applebloom greeted. "Mm…" I responded. "So this is the human who stayed at your house Applebloom?" the white unicorn filly wondered. "He's really tall…" The orange one commented. "But he's really cool!" Applebloom stated. "Hey Vent! These are my friends!" "That's… nice I guess?" I shrugged. "I'm Sweetiebelle." She introduced herself. "And I'm Scootaloo." she said as well. "You have weird names." I told them with my arms crossing. They dropped their jaws while laughing was heard from afar. "Oh ho! That's a good one!" A somewhat pink unicorn filly with a mix of violet and white mane on her head laughed. She was walking along with what seems to be a grayish looking unicorn filly with a white mane and blue glasses. Entering the conversation, the three sneered at them. "Diamond Tiara!" "Hello blank flanks." She greeted them. "I see you met a new monkey and tried to get him to join your little crusade." Crusade? Religious persecutors? They have a religion here? I didn't see any churches though… "We were talking to our new friend Diamond Tiara!" Applebloom stated. "Yes, you're friend is very honest like your sister it seems." She chuckled. "You're names are weird after all." "It's not like Diamond Tiara is any better." I stated while holding the back of my head, looking to the sky. The two fillies who were enjoying what I said earlier were now insulted. That's when the sidekick of hers jumped in. "Hey! You can't talk to her like that!" "You tell him Silver Spoon!" Diamond Tiara cheered. "Silver Spoon!? That's even worst!" I grunted at this fact. The filly was shocked and retreated behind her friend. The two glared at me before spewing whatever rude thoughts could come to mind. "Yeah! Well, Vent isn't a good name for some… monkey!" The Tiara one retorted. "Mm hmm. Okay." I shrugged with my arms crossed. "Hey! You take that back!" Applebloom yelled. Why is she the one who's angry? "Make me!" The others challenged. Then they fought. As amusing as it was, it bothered me from taking my break. I wanted to sleep, but I now found myself listening to poor punches and yelping noises. Deciding to break it off for my own sanity, I pushed the two sides away. "Knock it off. You're causing a ruckus." I complained. "But she's the one who started it!" Scootaloo pointed out. "Nu uh! The monkey's the one who started it!" The Tiara filly stated. "I don't care. I want to sleep before I bring this stuff to Applejack. Just go away and let me rest." The three fillies eventually complied, but they didn't leave until the other two did. Diamond Tiara had an annoying idea as she circled me along with her friend and began making noises. "Well, if you REALLY want to sleep, you should just go home!" She pointed out loudly. "YEAH! Instead of sleeping OUTSIDE like some HOBO!" The sidekick added loudly as well. "Go away." Applebloom demanded quietly. "He just wants you to leave him alone." "I'm not taking orders from some MONKEY! He's not the boss of me! In fact, he's a pet if anything." Tiara stated. They were annoying. Not their comments, but how loud they were. Even with my headphones, the kids were ranting on and on. Finally, I snapped. I grabbed the Tiara girl and threw her at a tree. "SHUT UP!!" Landing on the tree next to some cat, the filly then looked down and saw how high up she was. Fearing heights apparently, she then screamed at us. "You jerk! Get me down this instant!" "Ugh, she's even louder." I groaned before picking up the stuff. "Screw this, I'm getting the stuff to the farm so I can get some sleep." As I started to leave, the Tiara filly panicked. "H-Hey! Wait! Get back here! You can't leave me up here! Silver Spoon! Stop him!" The sidekick hesitated and just stared. I gave a quick glance back at her and said, "I'm not responsible for you." -Applejack's POV- I was finishing up with chores, especially Applebloom's, who is going to be grounded for what she pulled. After doing so, I turned to see Vent returning with everything I asked for. He placed it carefully in front of the house and placed his headphones on his head. "Done. Is that it?" "Not yet partner." I told him before giving him a couple of bits. "There, now we're done." "You don't have to reward me for every little task I do." He stated. "Maybe so." I chuckled before nudging him lightly on his shoulder. "But you earned it. Helping out means a lot." Vent blushed a bit and said, "You can do this yourself. Me doing it made no difference besides giving you some extra free time." "Speaking of free time, you open tomorrow?" I asked. "I was hoping if you'd come to something with me. I sorta need some pony to bring along." "Just ask your friends." He crossed his arms, refusing my request. "They're going too. They're bringing other ponies. I need to bring as many ponies along as well. Especially you." "Why?" He questioned. "Because you're part of our town now." I smirked at him. "And if they ask for every pony, then I'll bring every pony. No pony left behind!" "Ugh, the way you talk…" He said in disgust. "Why do you keep saying every pony? If you're bringing every pony, then don't ask me." I raised an eyebrow and said, "You do know that every pony refers to not just ponies, but to griffons, minotaurs, and yes, humans like you, right?" "Then why don't you just say everybody?" "Everybody?" "That's how my world says it." He claimed. "So that's how you refer to every pony? How interesting." He groaned and said, "Never mind." Sitting on the planks of wood he brought, he took a break. It wasn't long though because up ahead were a crowd of ponies. Most of them seemed angry. After crossing the entrance, they all shouted at Vent. "There it is!" "The freak that came here!" "Hurting little fillies!" "Whoa! Whoa!" I said aloud. "What's going on?" "That freak of nature was bullying Diamond Tiara!" Filthy Rich claimed as he held his daughter close. "That's him! That's the one who threw me to a tree!" She squealed. "And you're still yapping on. Why can't you just leave me alone?" Vent huffed with calm composure. "Vent! Did you really throw a filly to a tree!?" I questioned. "She wouldn't stop bothering me. I gave her enough warning." "That doesn't mean you should throw me!" She pointed out. "Yeah! Don't you have any control over yourself!?" "You monster!" "You freak!" They kept shouting names at Vent. He only stared at them for a while, ranting on and on. It was when things took a turn for the worse. He pulled out his sword and cut the ground. A slash mark intimidates every pony to go into silence. Once he had the chance, he spoke. "Listen… I understand none of you know about humans." He spoke. "And that you see me as an animal. Well, if that's the case, you should see that I'm aggressive. Would you poke and annoy a bear and expect to get off scot free? I'm the kind of guy who will do what he wants when he wants. If you got a problem with that, then come up and speak now." Sheathing his sword, he threw it behind him, letting it stab deep into the ground to allow it to stand. He stood there, waiting for a challenger. I was shocked as the ponies were backing up in fear. It was all the alicorn was referring to. The destroyer. I became hesitant, and started to fear him too. Maybe he wasn't a good guy after all… Every pony started to back away further and further. It wasn't long before they completely gave up. Filthy Rich stood their however. He stayed and eyed at Vent the longest. The two stared off until Filthy Rich spoke to him. "Don't you have any pony you care about?" "No, I don't." He answered. "No wonder you don't understand what you did wrong." He sighed before looking pitifully at Vent. "You don't know what it means to have some pony you want by your side. How lonely you must be." "Lonely?" He scoffed. "Why would I need anyone? They just slow me down." "You wouldn't think that if you'd try." He stated. "Diamond Tiara is my daughter, and therefore, I will do anything to make sure she's safe." "How wasted your efforts are." Vent shot back. "What was that!?" "Your daughter was bold enough to throw away her life just to insult me. Going out of her way just to belittle others like a leech she is. If she was truly worth protecting, then she would have made sure she didn't cause trouble for anyone, especially her father who went out of his way to protect her!" The filly stared blankly at Vent, recording each word. Filthy Rich gritted his teeth, but couldn't speak. Vent stared at them and said, "I have to admire you old man. You have a lot of nerve to stay just to talk to the so called freak like me, but your daughter can't seem to do anything without some sidekick by her side. That's why I don't like others. I know that I'll meet someone like her. An annoying bug just to use you, and then throw them away. Am I not right? Where's your so called friend, Silver Spoon?" Diamond Tiara stepped back with tears in her eyes. She turned and ran away. Filthy Rich gasped and went after her. It was then I understood what Vent has been denying. It was those like her. Some pony you couldn't count on. Some pony who was just there, but never there to give a hoof. This was what he was struggling with. "Vent…" I muttered. "I'm tired." He said quickly. "I'm going to sleep." He went inside and did as he said. It was that night, every pony now feared Vent. Author's Note The next chapter will take Vent's ego down a peg, don't worry.
Chapter 4 - A Piece to the Puzzle -3rd POV- Outside on nice grassy floors, calm winds blew across the field. Vent wielded his sword, swinging it down and then raising it back up. Practicing his swings, he took his time before he turned to a large piece of stone. Breathing in deeply, he closes his eyes. Turning off his vision, he focuses on the location of his target that was before him. Picturing the world around him, he listens carefully before dashing forward. Passing right through the stone, he sheathes his sword. The rock was then sliced in half. Pleased with the results, he sits down and was about to take a nap. That was until something poked his nose. As he opened his eyes, he sees Pinkie's muzzle meeting his face. "That was SO COOL!" She squealed. Vent jumped back and held his nose with a red face. "Hey! Back off!" The mare jumped around Vent, asking a barrage of questions. "Oh my gosh! How'd you do that! You just went like, ZOOM! And then the rock was all like, SHWING! That was so cool! How'd you do that!?" "I just did." Vent answered before getting up. He looked at Pinkie and scratched his head in confusion. "How'd you get so close to me anyways? I didn't even hear you." "I dunno, I just did." She shrugged. "Huh… Okay then." Vent carried his sword and walked away. Once Pinkie realized this, she followed after Vent. In town, she began rambling on with words sticking so close to each other, it would seem impossible to listen. However, Vent was able to listen to every word and take them into account. As annoying as it was, he had no trouble keeping up with her. "And that's how I got my cutie mark!" "Wait, what the heck is a cutie mark?" Vent questioned. "Oh! It's this, right here!" She pointed her flank to show off her three balloons. Vent stared at it before rubbing his eyes. "So because you looked at a rainbow and made a party, you got a tattoo of three balloons?" "No! It's a cutie mark! Huge difference! Especially when you get a cutie mark, it's painless! But the tattoo his pain FULL!" she remarked. "Uh huh… okay then…" "Hey Venny! What do you think your cutie mark would be?" "I don't think humans can even get one." He retorted. "Then again, I can't really remember anything about humans." Looking to the ground in disappointment, he kicks the floor and sighs. Pinkie gave him a sorry look. The human had a troubling time to cope with things the way they are now. With the pink mare being who she is, she decided to do something for him. "Venny! I have a great idea!" She declared. "Stop calling me that." Vent demanded. "You may not remember anything, but I know that if we make some good memories now, then it won't be so bad!" Vent raised an eyebrow at her and held his chin. "What are you planning-?" Pinkie then blindfolded Vent and grabbed his hand. She then lead the human across town. "It's a surprise! Just make sure you keep that blindfold on!" "Ah! Hey! Let go you crazy horse!" No matter what he said, Pinkie kept going. She brought Vent through the streets and around the markets. Even though Vent attempted to take off the blindfold, he felt a slap of a hoof on his hand. "No peeking~!" Pinkie sung. Was that a third hoof!? Vent jumped in surprise. How is she running on one leg!? It was a couple of minutes before they had arrived at their destination. When they arrived, Pinkie slowly lets go of his hand. Vent stood still and silent, awaiting for whatever to happen. As Pinkie began to go inside somewhere, she said to Vent, "Just wait until I come back! It won't take long! Promise!" As she ran inside to get whatever she needed, Vent groaned and crossed his arms. The town ponies pass by, giving occasional glances at Vent before continuing on. "Dang that pink mare. Why the heck am I here? With this stupid piece of fabric on me no less!?" "You sure are a grumpy human." Vent jumped as he realized, that wasn't Pinkie's voice. He was about to take off the blindfold before he felt something on his hand to stop him. It had felt like his own. The voice was although male, it had a soothing tone to it. "You need to chill out. Don't forget your promise to him." "My promise?" Vent repeated. "I don't remember…" "Now, now. Amnesia isn't a very good reason to not keep a promise. Especially the one you made." "… Who the heck are you?" The only reply Vent received was a light chuckle. As the hand released his own, Vent took off his blindfold and turned to see who it was. However, he disappeared before he even got the chance to take a glance. Perhaps he wasn't really the only human there. "AAH! You took your blindfold off!" Pinkie screamed in horror. Vent was about to turn to her, but she jumped onto Vent in time before he got the chance to see what was behind him as well. "No! No peeking yet! Just… Keep looking the other way!" "Geez, you're getting on my nerves." "Just do it! It'll be great!" Vent groaned, yet complied to her orders. As he waited for her to finish up, he heard the most ridiculous sounds. Some were metal banging together while others were honking noises and animal shouts. Finally finishing, Pinkie poked his back. "Okay! Now you can see!" Vent turned to see the contraption before him. It seemed to have musical instruments on the side like trumpets and horns. What seemed to be an oven or something of the sort, and other hidden things. As Pinkie turns it on, it plays loudly as flags shoot out and twirl. "Agh! Dang that's loud! Louder than her yammering!" Vent complained, putting on his headphones. Pinkie gave the whole welcome routine. Vent stared at her as she danced around with instruments being played. Instruments that she pulled out of nowhere. Vent held his headphones tightly to his ears. After the song finished, she slid to the ground in a pose of an impressing, "TA-DA!" "That was horrible." Vent retorted. "Wait for it…" That's when the confetti blew out to Vent's head. His headset hits the floor, making him panic. That wasn't all. A cake then shot itself from the wagon and landed onto Vent, smothering him in sugary sweetness. "Whoops! I got the two mixed up! Hee, hee, my bad!" Pinkie giggled. "Dang it! My headphones!" Vent ran to his gear and brushed it as he picks it up from the floor. He inspects it carefully to make sure it wasn't damaged. Pinkie tilted her head as Vent gave a sigh of relief. "Okay… It's still good." "Sorry Vent. Are those headphones really important to you?" Pinkie wondered. "Of course they-!" He was about to shout at her, but paused as he noticed something. He looked at them and raised an eyebrow. "Wait… Why ARE these important to me…?" Pinkie gasped and went right next to Vent. Too close in fact that it was discomforting. "Vent! You know what this means!?" "That I like what I have?" Vent guessed. "EXACTLY!" Pinkie exclaimed, yelling loud enough to push Vent to the floor. She pulled Vent by the collar of his shirt and explained. "If this is really, really important to you, that means you really, really care about some pony! And if you really, really care about somepony, then you're not really a bad human! Also! You remember that this is important! So maybe this will help you remember who you are!" Vent stared at her full of surprised and confused feelings. He was shocked that Pinkie raised a good point on both accounts, but was quite mystified on how she told him. Putting his headphones back on, he turns to Pinkie. "You sure used the word, really a lot." "No time for that emo stuff Vent!" Pinkie told him. "We're on the right trail to figuring out what your memories were!" "Did you just call me emo!?" "Onward Vent!" She bellowed, jumping onto Vent and receiving a piggy back ride. "Hey! Get off ya dang horse!" -Vent's POV- Although I couldn't believe it, this pink horse managed to make my time worthwhile. She pointed out something so obviously important, I was a fool not to see it sooner. However, she still wanted to find something more about it. I had no idea what to do. All I had were my headphones, my sword, and this weird flat thing in my pocket. With that and the clothes off my back, there was no way to reclaim my memories. There would be no way to connect my past with this world. But she was persistent, and she vowed to at least give me a jumpstart in remembering. With that said, she took me to some house. As I carried her there. "Why am I still holding you?" I questioned. "I don't know Vent. Why ARE you still holding me?" She chuckled. I dropped her, and she somehow manages to bounce right off by falling on her mane. Her tangled mess of a hair pile had literally made her bounce up off the ground. That aside, she walked up to the door and knocked it. She and I waited for a moment before a thought came to my mind. "Wait, who are we seeing here?" "Vinyl!" Pinkie told me. "She and Octavia play lots of music! But Vinyl's the one who plays songs that usually involve wearing headsets!" "So… A DJ player?" "That's right!" I became interested for some reason. My expression was calm rather than my usual annoyed mood. This pink mare has really managed to come through. Still, I can't help but wonder why she'd help me at all. I was sure I saw how horrified she was among the crowd when I told off that annoying filly and her old man. It wasn't long before the owner of the house arrived. Vinyl was a mare with a white fur coat and radical blue hair. Her violet glasses hid her eyes color. She gave a grin to Pinkie as well as a greeting. "Hey Pinks! What cha doing here?" She then looked at me, and maintained that smile. "And who's the tall guy?" "Hi Vinyl!" Pinkie greeted before introducing me. "This is Vent Psych, a human. We were wondering if you can play any songs to help jog his memory." "That was your plan!?" I retorted to her nonsense. "Yeah! Maybe if you listened to some songs, you might remember something!" "How would that-" "Sure!" Vinyl accepted before showing us in. "Follow me. Octavia won't be back for a while, so this'll be a good chance to play some beats before she shows up again." Not wanting to complain, I followed her with Pinkie. She showed us the couch, and presented us her Mix table. We sat down while she got everything ready. Her horn shined and the disc levitated. "Huh? Is she levitating that disc?" I questioned. "Oh! No pony told you?" Pinkie spoke. "Unicorns can use magic!" "… I… Can't really tell if you're serious right now." I told her. "Oh, she's serious." Vinyl told me, still smiling. "What, nobody told you? Yeah, if you got a horn, you can do spells and stuff." "Oh… I see…" I nodded. Did… she just say nobody? Once the disc was in place, she played the record. That's when it happened. The rhythm and the beat were giving off that tingling sensation of electric noise. The bit tunes and mix were going along swimmingly. I found myself rocking my head, bit by bit. I loved what I was hearing, and enjoyed every moment of it. Turning to Pinkie, she was rocking to the song as well. Vinyl was scratching the disc like she had been doing it forever. But it soon turned to a mystery when I found this song familiar. Closing my eyes, I saw a vision. A group of people smiling as we sat down near a round table. They gave me a drink and talked. Even though the voices were too muffled to understand, and the images were still too blurry to make out, I knew this was a piece of my memory. The music then stopped, and I awoke from my trance. Pinkie was staring at me with a worried look while Vinyl maintained a casual grin. "Vent, what's wrong?" Pinkie asked. "Uh…" I spoke before giving a small huff. "As much as I hate to admit it, your plan… worked…" "It did!?" "The song got me a to see a vision of people… smiling or something. It was too hard to make out though." I informed her. "But it was a start…" "That's so GREAT!" Pinkie squealed, hugging me tightly. "I'm so happy for you!" I couldn't help but back up from her. I wasn't used to all this positive energy. With a reddened blush across my face, I responded. "Yeah… Thanks for that…" "You know what this calls for?" She asked me. "A PARTY!" "For what?" I questioned, not understanding why. "For getting a memory of yours back! The first step should be something to remember! Vinyl! Can I meet you at Sugar Cube Corner?" "Sure Pinks, I'll be right over. Just gotta get some gear loaded up and ready." "Okay! See you there!" She said to the musician before grabbing my arm, whisking me away to the foretold destination. As much as I would have wanted to gripe, the fact that she was throwing a party just because of my happiness made me hold back the desire. She's not so bad… -Pinkie's POV- I just got the shop ready for a party! It had streamers and balloons all around the ceiling! With lots and lots of food on the tables! From cupcakes to cakes! There were also party favors! Like hats, and goodie bags, and confetti poppers! Vent was in the corner, poking at the balloon before looking up to me. "You seriously don't have to do this you know. I'm not even gonna dance or anything." He warned me. "It's alright Vent! Just having you around is enough for me!" I assured him. Vent looked down again and kicked the floor. He looked as if he wasn't enjoying things as they were already. I got worried and went to him. "What's wrong?" "Why do you even do this? Ever since what happened with the mob and all, you act as if it never happened. Didn't I already tell you? I don't want friends, and I don't need them. As nice as this is, I don't want to owe you anything. You helping me get my memories is burden for you as it already is." I felt sad that he still didn't understand. I placed my hoof onto his hand and explained. "I just want to be your friend Vent. That's all I want." "Why!? I'm a freak compared to everyone here!" He shouted. "Not to mention, all those times I was mean to you. You act as if it never happens! Why do you want to be my friend!?" "Because! You helped us when we lost our elements, you helped Applejack when she was about to get sparked by the alicorn, you can fight really good, but you still don't hurt other ponies, and you never ever ask any pony to do something for you! I really like you for being a good human! And I wanna be friends with you to prove you're not bad! Because you can be mean sometimes, you never choose to throw some pony's life away!" I explained in one long huff. Vent stared at me in disbelief. He was really taken back from what I just said. He was all quiet for some time. "So Vent…" I spoke. "Can we please be friends? I know you said you don't want any, but I promise, I won't bother you, I just want to be there if you need any help or anything!" Vent stared at me before grinning. Soon, he started laughing and said, "What could you help me with? Why, I don't think I'd bother you either since I probably don't need help. What's the point in this friendship stuff then?" He turned away, and crossed his arms. "But dang, you're so stubborn. You just won't give up, no matter what I do. I have to say… That's actually pretty cool…" I got all perked up from hearing that. "Really!?" "Yeah, so… Sure, I'll be friends with you Pinkie." I couldn't help but giggle at what Vent just said. He raised an eyebrow at me while I hugged him as tight as I could. "That's the first time you actually said my name." "Really? I didn't notice." Vent replied. It wasn't long before my friends came. Even though Vent was a little nicer to me, he still sat away from the dancing and apple bobbing. He only ate and soon called it a night. Even though it was a fun party, I wished he partied out more. But it's okay! Because I was able to have a slumber party with him tonight! He couldn't go with Applejack because he was a bad influence on Applebloom. It's gonna be so fun to hang out with Vent! Author's Note First friend: Pinkie Pie. Not so surprised? Or quite surprised?
