The End of All Things

To be honest, I expected worse. My new 'owners' and I left the hospital, and while we couldn't find a coat my size, the rain wasn't as bad as it could have been. Sure the rain hit like a rock, and I  could see it buffeting the two beings in front of me, but it was much calmer that I was used to. I can still remember back to when Wahlil and Korus first told me they were going to make rain and their excitement about it.. My amusement however, came swiftly to a close as in front of me, I saw a vast wasteland. Where building were, there was rubble. Where life would be, there was skeletons, and a large spectral Wyvern in the midst of it all. If I was a lesser being, such a sight would have caused my emotions to overwhelm my judgement; but I am not a lesser being, and I have seen this visual trick before. I glared at the specter and muttered venomously the name of my most hated brother, his name, "Utaba." The effect was immediate, its eyes flashed a bright red before the wasteland once more filtered back into the normal village.

Once everything was normal again, a voice, as faint as a whisper, fluttered into my ears, "Remember what you came here to do." I shook the condescending voice out of my ears and looked back to the purple pony, who was looking at me strangely.

"Amane, are you OK?" She mispronounced my name... its not the first time, but it was annoying every time.

"My name is 'Amiin'." I once more murmured, she narrowed her eyes slightly. "Yes, miss Twilight. I am fine." She was going to say something else, but I silenced her by walking forward. I wondered about many things, one of which, was my familiar. He was an black eagle, covered in glowing purple runes which marked him as mine. He was with my in the battle between Zakare and myself, I only wonder what they did to him. I then decided to try to summon him when we got to... wherever we were going.

What... am I looking at? It was a tree, a living tree with windows, and a door; and apparently it was a library. My brain was having a hard time processing this, while it was true that the Tree People had buildings like this, they were rare and rarely ever seen by outsiders. Besides all else, Twilight just walked in. My mind still fluttered with questions, I hesitantly walked in. While it was true that I hadn't seen any lightning nor heard any thunder, it was still a large tree, in the middle of a storm. once inside, I instinctively shook myself, effectively sending water physically everywhere, giving Twilight a mini-heart attack and sending her into the lab... and my fur pomfed out. I heard the pathetic attempt the dragon had at stifling his laughter, before I used my body's natural runes to fold my fur back into place. "So, Amiin, what do you like to do for fun?" The drake asked after calming himself. Remembering my conversation with him, I decided that any response I gave would be inappropriate for someone his age, so I stayed quiet. "Right, slave. Sorry I brought that up." Ah yes, the Diamond Dogs, my 'slavers'.

"All is forgiven" At that time, Twilight came out of the lab, her eyes still twitching, but looking better than before.

"Now, Amane..."

"Amiin."

"Yes, Amen..." I let it slide, "we are going to need to set some Ground rules." I pretended to not understand the implications.

"Fair enough" I responded innocently. The drake just donned some armor made up of a helmet and some pillows.

"Rule one, never splash my books again, m'kay?" The drake was now backing up. "Rule Two, You will treat my books with respect, like it was your own foal, kaaay?" I was starting to detect a pattern. "And Rule Three," her nose was practically touching mine, "If you damage my books, I. Will. Hurt. You. Got it?" Her face was now against mine, and I could see in detail, every twitch.

"Understood" I could hear the drake breath a sigh of relief at that.

"Great!" She backed off, "Now lets find you somewhere to sleep!" She exclaimed before rushing up the stairs, leaving me here. I turned to Spike.

"Is this what you have to deal with on a regular basis?"