I guess I left a good impression with the royals, as about noon a guard informed me that Umbra and I were invited to lunch with the Princess. I told the three, Devious, Titan, and Goliath to stay behind in the library. I will have to release them soon I thought to myself. And I would, when I knew if my incarceration was over. I hate being a prisoner, its not like they can keep me, but I must stay in their good graces as it were for Umbra’s sake.

After being escorted to the dining hall, and seated at the grand table a heavenly aroma filled my nose: Bacon. I don’t care if it’s fake vegetarian bacon, its bacon and after a thousand year fast it sounds delicious. The royal lunch included: daisy sandwiches, hay bacon, fries (sweet glorious deep fried potatoes!) and apples. While normally this wouldn’t sound appetizing, being without food for a thousand years however makes any and all food the best in the world.

After eating Cadence asked “Do you want to continue living here in the Crystal Empire?”

“No. I wish to leave this place and the horrid memories within its halls.” Guess I’m not a prisoner anymore, or more like not a prisoner officially. She seemed to consider my response, be for saying something I didn’t quite hear. The tell tale click of a crossbow bolt being loaded distracted me. I could have warned her, in hindsight I probably should have, but I didn’t. Instead when I saw the pony take aim I jumped into the way.

Pain, sharp pain and the thud of the bolt impacting my ribcage echoed through my head. The pain subsided quickly, of course that's only because I died. Not to big of a deal, an hour or so and I’ll be up and moving again. But for now I get to be a wandering soul watching the panic in the room as the would be assassin was jumped by the guards. The panic surrounding my corpse, now laying across the table with a bolt sticking out of me.

“MOMMY HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT!” Umbra shouted, the castle shaking from her voice. The others in the room were shocked more by the fact she started eating food off the table and ignoring me, than her shout.

Two minutes, that's how long it took the three skeletons to exit in the library, rush past guards and arrive in the dining room.

“GET AWAY FROM HER!” shouted Devious. Good stallion, get them away before I start draining them. I should be more worried about that, but the frequency of my ‘accidents’ is higher that I care to admit. The three ushered the living away from me, and piled a variety of plants from the table around my body.

The Prince was pissed, I don’t know at who, Me or the assassin probably, or Devious. Then his face gave it away: He was shocked at me for saving the Princess (Guess he still thought of me as a monster), furious at the assassin (Who is totally losing his soul later), and confused and panicked about the three walking skeletons. Guess I’ll have to explain them, later.

“You ok ObNoxious?” asked a voice behind me.

Great Paper found me “Just peachy!” I turn and look at her. She starts laughing.

“The great and powerful Nox, couldn’t dodge a widdle bitty bolt!” she laughs harder.

“Yep, couldn’t dodge. Hopefully now the royals will think of my as a saviour, rather than a monster.” Yep this was all a plan, totally a plan, in no way pure luck. Nope not luck at all, all plan!

Paper stopped for laughing for a moment and, with the most serious look I have ever seen on her face, said “The Princess didn't think you were a monster. MIsunderstood yes, monster no. The Prince on the other hoof believes the stories the other Princesses told of you: Undead monster serving Sombra to gain power and corpses. Seriously? One fight and they spread rumors? Can’t believe I use to server Sunbutt and Moonface.”

“Sunbutt and Moonface?” I ask, trying, and failing, not to laugh.

“Celestia and Luna, Diarchs of Equestria. You know the country to the south?” Paper replied.

“Wait, the ones I fought?” I ask trying to remember the details of them.

“Yep, the two you fought and lost to!” Paper starts giggling again.

I try not to laugh, remembering the fight. “Loooossssst? You mean the ones I had on the ropes? The ones who only won because I purposefully took a haliber to the chest?”

Paper stops laughing and stares at me “Purposefully? Yea, I could see you doing that. Why though?” Good Paper,not questioning my power.

“Sombra’s orders: Go fight those two, so I may prepare. He thought I would lose, he just didn’t think I’d let them win early.” I pause “Seriously, things would have been much worse if he had only said go defeat them. Stupid geas.”

“Ah, so you gave the Princesses a chance to defeat him before he finished preparing?” Paper asks. “I don’t buy it. You lost and are just a sore loser!”

“Believe what you want Paper, you weren’t around yet. I was their.” I replied. I felt a tingling sensation run down my spine. “Seems our time is up! We will finish this talk later, Paper. For now: BACK TO THE LIVING WORLD!”

I look to my body, the plants around it have rotted away, their sweet, sweet life force stolen by my body. At least this was a short jaunt of death. Last ‘accident’ had resulted in a near hundred years of me being dead. Turns out falling of the top on the Crystal Castle hurts, a lot, and it's not instant death, oh no its a seemingly slow and painful death. One I would like never to repeat.

Forces I cannot explain in words, pulled me into my body and with a final tingling sensation, I opened my eyes. I yawned and stretched my arms after sitting up. My back made a very loud audible pop. “Ow.”

Author's Note

What this? Chapter five? ALREADY?! .... I... I need to stop writing this fast.

Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! If you spotted an error please point it out!