Six Locks

Prologue: The Assignment

I sighed, alone in this dark world. I have been alone for God knows how long. Death had told me he was going to speed time up, but I was going to be left behind. I had agreed. I don't know if I'll ever see anyone ever again. I have started hearing voices though. He told me his name was William. He said that he could help me with my fear. My greatest fear. Isolation. I started talking with him after a couple of days hearing him. I think I've gone insane. I do have to admit though. He was nice. I remember our conversation like it's yesterday...

"Sam, do you fear this? This, isolation? Being alone?" He asked. I finally nodded.

"Yes," I said. I hated this, I did not like being alone. He was always saying that my friends, family, and everyone else, betrayed me. He scared me. Soon, he became irrational, and wanted me to try to commit suicide. I would have to remind him that I am already dead. Soon, he stopped talking. Sometimes, I don't even know if I make sense any more. I don't know if up is down or if left is right. I don't even know if I am telling this right, or if I'm making any sense. I started crying a few days later, when a light showed up. I looked up to see Death. I felt enraged. I got up and started walking to him.

"Sam, I'm sorry for leaving you alone for some time, but it is time to give you your quest," he said. He saw my rage. "Are you okay?" He asks with concern. He left you alone Sam, for fun, to see if you've gone insane, said the voice. I put it into the back of my mind for now. I didn't want to start a fight and be left alone again.

"Yes, yes I'm fine," I said. He nods.

"Okay, let me get everyone, I bet they miss you after all this time," he said. I nod. He waved his hand around, and five humans appeared. One man had black glasses, hair, and pale skin, Tom. One person was tan, with blonde hair, and blue eyes, Jacob. Another man was tan as well, but had red hair and freckles, Joe. One man, who had lime green eyes and orange, shaggy hair, which was actually straighter than mine, Max. Finally, one man had dark skin, and eyes, he had hair that made him look like a football superstar or something, Henry. I didn't smile seeing them. I wanted to, but I just couldn't. They gasped seeing me.

"Holy crap it's Sam!" Henry said. I smirked.

"No shit," I said, a little angrily. They looked at me concerned.

"Sam are you okay?" Jacob asked. I asked everyone to take a few steps closer. As soon as they were in arms reach, I hugged them as tight as I could. "Sam! I can't breathe!" Jacob said as I crushed him with my bear hug. I cried. I didn't cry because I was scared from being alone, I didn't cry because of the voice, which stopped when Death appeared again. I cried out of joy to see my friends again. I was rude when they said holy crap was because at first I was angry because it took them a long time to get here. I then figured I couldn't blame them and I wanted a hug. I guess I'm just very weird that way. Soon I let go of them from my death-hug.

"I missed you guys so much!" I yelled. Everyone but Tom patted me on the back, kind of awkwardly. "I didn't miss Tom, but I missed you guys!" I added. They all laughed, even Tom surprisingly. After we all caught up, we payed attention to Death. It turns out, Twilight had apologized to Rainbow long after I died. Tom and Twilight actually fell in love as well! My son Fretus has grown up a little, by seven years. It took seven years for all of them to die. I honestly felt sorry for them as that they all just had something perfect. A perfect life. As I turned my attention to Death, I noticed I was smiling for the first time. Celestia walked up and I nodded in politeness.

"Hello, I am Celestia as you may know, well I want to offer you all something," she said. We tilted our head. "I want you all to go into a world where everything is corrupted. I want you all to change six ponies, who were the greatest ponies, then turned into horrible monsters, to change them back to who they were, and in return," she looked at all six of us to see if we're all paying attention. "You will be back from where you died," she finished. We all had wide eyes. "I would not normally be asking this, but my faithful student Twilight has asked me to try to return all you humans back to being alive again, no matter what," she said. "The reason I can't just do it is because Death said that if we could make a world back to what it originally was, we could be granted a wish," she added. We all cheered. We then hushed, catching up on what she actually said.

"How do we change these ponies back?" I asked. Celestia smiled.

"Just be you," she said. "Now, I shall teleport all of you to a chariot in this dimension. Go to Ponyville and please change the six ponies," she said. Before I could ask another question, we are standing on a chariot. It looked like no one was driving.