Prisoner of Technology...by Joseph_TannerChaptersChapter 1: Speaking of Portals...Chapter 2: The Desert Night-MareChapter 3-G:Imprisoned.(Good storyline.)Chapter 3-B: Last Call (Bad storyline)Chapter 4-G: Solutions (Good storyline)Chapter 4-B:PainsChapter 5-G: FixationsChapter 1: Speaking of Portals...Explanation The suit’s built in voice communication system [Example] Announcer The year was around 2030… Borsod Chem research facility, Kazincbarcika, B-A-Z county, Hungary, 5:30 AM… My phone’s alarm went off, it was time to get up and go to work once again… I turned it off, and climbed out of bed. Finally… This is the big day… I had much time left, enough to have breakfast before leaving… It wasn’t a nourishing meal, just bowl of cereal, followed by a cup of coffee and cigarette… “Ryan… Do you really have to go in today?” Asked my wife from behind. “Yep, today’s the big day…” I replied. “Have you forgotten what day it is?” “I know… I know… It’s her birthday… And saturday… I’ll do what I can, okay?” “Have you even bought her anything?” She replied. “I told you I have her gift pre-ordered, okay? I’ll get it on my way home…” “If you forget it, don’t even bother coming back… It’s her graduation…” *Sigh* “I know….Listen, I gotta go, see you soon…” I replied and kissed her on the cheek, got my access card, my lease, and ID, and booked it to the bus stop in my lab coat… At least I didn’t miss it, i got on, took a seat, and waited for my stop to come… The ride was short, tho still unpleasant...You know those students… Thick backpack, crowded bus, not taking the bags off their backs, in a sharp turn crashing your nose on impact with the window pane… Yeah, pleasant stuff… Do you really need a fucking PhD or MD to know not to wear a backpack on a damn bus?! “Sorry man, I can’t take it off, there’s no room for it…” The guy apologized. “it’s okay, it’s not that bad either..” I replied, and got off to walk the rest of the way. Good thing the weather was great, not a single cloud on the sky, no wind, sunshine… Some fresh air was nice too, considering I was going to rot in that hellhole for at least 8 hours… Once I got to the entrance, the same security guys greeted me as always. “Hey Ryan, looks like they called in everybody in for today…” “Yep, sure seem so...I hope it will be worth it tho, or else the administrator does better run…” *Chuckle* “I hear ya… I don’t even know who’s day will be worse… You, science guys thinking all day, or the security team like me, having to sit and stand still all day long…” “Neither do I… The only reason I’m still not working in the rest of the world is the reasonable paycheck…” “Yeah, at least you have the option...You got your education up the ass...MD, PhD, MIT, master’s degree in engineering… Your life is golden…” “The only thing gold I saw was the bus I came with…” I replied with a grin. “Well, you should get going, I heard they want you in the barrel too today…” “I hope you’re joking...The air conditioning went to shit last week, and the barrel is like a sauna…” “Quit whining will you? I’ll buy you a cold beer after work, okay?” “Charming… Well, let’s get over it…” “Good luck down there…” He replied, and gave my ID and Access Card back so I could go on… After a few meters I got into the elevator for a long dive of a few kilometers. “Wait up!” Said a familiar voice… It was Cinthya, another member of the security team… I’ve known her for years now, we even went to the same elementary and high school….So I took the time to let her in. “Thanks, damn scanners acting up… Hope the IT guys get it fixed soon.” “Is it now? It worked fine for me…” I wondered. “Yeah, might be the terminal acting all weird…” “So, where are you headed?” I asked. “Today’s big project, what else?” “You too?” “Yep, all I need to do is get my service gear…” “Well, we have plenty of time left, so I might as well come along…” “Sure, I heard you’ll be in the barrel today…” “Yeah, for some reason this reminds me of Half-Life 2…” “Now that you mention, it’s actually similar… Let’s hope the alien shit doesn’t happen tho…” Eventually the elevator came to a stop, we got out, and got her stuff. “Hey Ryan, Cinthya, here’s your gear for today…” The dispensing staff member greeted us, and handed over her firearms for today… A FEG-PA 63 pistol, an AMP-69 assault rifle, which could actually fire RPG grenades, and even Gepard Anti Materiel Rifle… To what end did they give her a sniper rifle for indoor use is still beyond me… At last she was carrying a B.P.V (Bullet Proof Vest), a knight stick, the pistol, a kevlar helmet, the assault and the sniper rifle… Having the assault rifle on her back, pistol and stick at her side, sniper in hand, and 5 clips for each, even a few grenades for the AMP “Thanks, but why the fuck am I meant to have the sniper?” “Orders from above, all I know… Sorry.” “Is the project really that important?” I wondered. “I don’t know, but I bet I’m the only one with this sniping thing today…” She replied, and we walked over to the main site, where I put on The Barrel.... The actual thing was called S.É.V.E.E.R.H (Sugár És Vegyszer Elleni Egyenruha Rendkívúli Helyzetekre / Radiation And Chemical Protective Suit For Exceptional Circumstances.) It was a full body suit, plated with metal on the outside said to be the reason it was fireproof, and had a black / neon-green paintjob… Why those colors? I don’t know… When I finally compressed myself enough to fit into it, I put the helmet on, which was kept in place by a pressurized air-lock, and had a built in oxigen tank should I find myself underwater… “Fuck me, I feel like I’m going to war… Your shit has nothing to the weight of this thing…” “Wanna see if it’s bulletproof too?” She asked with a grin, while holding the barrel of her rifle to my crotch. “No thanks, I doubt my insurance covers this…” “Hey, don’t sweat it!” She replied with another grin. “Ow ha ha Cinthya, you know how hot it is inside?” “This thing can talk now? God damn it, it’s worse than my mother in law…” I commented. “Well, see you on the flip side…” She replied. “Huh, at least this thing still allows free movement…” I walked into the test chamber with the test subject, while Cinthya stopped at the door. [Test Subject 19732, please approach the device for testing…] He slowly walked over to said object and held it. [Now, aim at the bright white wall to your left, and activate it!] *Woosh!* Cinthya asked through the comm system. I replied. [Well done! Now aim the the black wall to your left and activate again!] *Click* *Woosh* [Ryan, please approach Testing Object-1.] I walked up to the blue portal to left. [Now, proceed with caution…] I slowly walked through, and came out the other one, seeing myself entering the blue one. [Research Log-19374: The quantum space hole manipulator seems to work as intended…] [Now, Subject 19732, please hand over Test Object-0 to our coworker.] He did s asked to, and gave it to me. [Ryan, please proceed through Test Object-1 once again with the Quantum Space Hole Manipulator.] I walked up to aid portal, took a deep breath, and took step in… *Bang* *Boom* *Crash* *Creek* *Thump* It blew up in my hands, and the explosion threw me across the room. *Cough* “Fuck…” I muttered, and opened my eyes to see the two portals become unstable… With the Manipulator destroyed, which kept them at bay, they had the potential to become worm hole, or even a black hole… [Abandon testing! Abort!] *Boom* *Bang* *Crash* *Cough* *Cough* She replied. I yelled in vain, as she was already trying to free me… I looked to my left, the subject was crushed by the part of the wall which collapsed, and a vacuum was formed in the middle of the room, slowly pulling her in. “Hang on!” I yelled, and grabbed her hand… But even the suit’s built in exoskeleton wasn’t enough to keep us safe, and we were both consumed by it… I woke up to the airlock letting go and my helmet retracing into my suit and the announcer… The morphine must have been active, since I felt no pain. The only thing I felt was sand on the back of my head… Was lying in a desert on my back. *Groan* “Where the fuck am I?” I asked out loud, tho I was alone… Great… I sat up to look around, nothing in sight. *Clank* *Clink* I heard something hit my back, so I turned around, and saw a pew...Ponies… Pegasi and Unicorns with swords and spears, looking at me with no idea about my intentions… The fact that they wore clothes enough to keep the sand off their faces in sandstorms gave me a bad idea. “Do you understand what I’m saying?” One of them asked. “Yeah…” I replied in shock. “Are you friend or foe?” Asked their leader. “I have no idea, but I mean no harm, that’s for sure…” He seemed to believe me, since he lowered his sword. “Get up then…” He replied, and I did so… “Where are you from, newcomer?” He woondered. “Faaar away… That’s all I know.” “Huh, what’s your name?” “Ryan.” He motioned his hoof, and the others left. “Come on Ryan, a sandstorm is coming, we need to go.” I was not sure if I should… A talking Unicorn telling me to follow him in the middle of a desert...On the other hand, if he was right, I would rather skip the sandstorm, even with the suit... “Sure.” I followed him into a nearby town, and walked into a seemingly mud brick / sandstone house. “Come, sit… It will take a while for the storm to pass…”He exclaimed while lighting candle. “Thanks.” I replied. “Name is Aldir, by the way… Nice to meet you Ryan… Whatever you may be.” “Yeah, that’s beside the point… Aldir, is it? Could you tell me where I am?” “Yep, welcome to Stoneden…” “And… Where is this town?” “A small town in the Northern region of Saddle Arabia, near the Equestrian border.” “Equestrian?” “The neighbouring kingdom.” He replied. “I see… No offense, but you’re a Unicorn, right?” “As far as I know, yes… Why?” “Just asking...Your kind doesn’t exist in the world I come from, it’s a little uncomfortable for me ...” “And are you the only one of your kind who came here from your world?” “No, an experiment went wrong… One of my friends should be wandering these lands too, but I don’t know where…I hope she’s fine tho...” I replied. “Sad to hear, hope she’s not in the storm…” I looked at the suit’s control panel on my left hand. “Let me just do this quickly…” I exclaimed, asking for patience. “What was that?” “My armor, it’s smarter than it should be…” I assured him… And looked at the easy control options [Voice Command] [Manual Control] [Neuro-Command] I chose the last, and checked it’s description. Neuro-Command: This Function Links The Suit With User’s Neurological System, Resulting In Most Functions, Such As Health Monitoring Becoming More Efficient… Suit Becomes Part Of User’s Body… [Yes] [No] I choose yes. [Yes] [No] I chose yes still… *Splat* *Grunt* *Groan* *Wheeze* I dropped to the ground in pain, and passed out from it… When I woke up I saw Aldir string at me worried. “Are you all right? What happened?” “Nothing… This armor is now part of my body…” I replied and looked down on myself, all I saw was a paper thin looking copper red shirt on me… My hands? Gray, like the suit’s glove were, my skin the usual, yet felt heavy… That’s when I noticed my vision had changed, it looked like a computer screen...Great, now I’m a terminator… I stood up and waited for lasting effects, none… Losing my Humanity begins, doesn’t it? “Are you sure you’re ok? The storm is over too…” “I hope I am…Good, then I can leave, right?” “I doubt so… Since now you’re a guest of ours, I must show you to the town chief…” “Will that take long? I need to find a way home…” “I have a feeling only magic can help you home… And let’s face it, Saddle Arabia is not known for great spells…” “Figures… Perhaps I’ll find more help in Equestria?” “More likely, their rulers, the royal sisters are great Alicorns, controlling powerful magic. Anyways, put these on.” He replied, and put iron shackles onto my hands. “Are these necessary?” “Just to make them feel safer.” “You know I could tear these off like a sheet of paper, right?” “Of course I do, it’s just for the looks…” “Fine.” I replied and put them on. “Lead the way…” We left his home, and walked through the main street, until we came to a huge and more decorated building. “Here we are, the town hall… Let’s go.” We walked in, and saw mare and a stallion inside. “Ah, Aldir...Good to see you, who’s your friend?” Asked the stallion. “Tamir, Kalin, good seeing you again too… This is Ryan, we found him outside of town before the storm, and I gave him shelter…” “And brought him here as usual… Right, why the shackles?” I leaned in and whispered. “Told you they weren’t needed…” “Say… Ryan, is it?” I nodded in response. “What means threw you our way:” “A failed experiment in my world put me here.” “And what are your intentions?” Kalin asked. “Trying to go back home.” “Do you not enjoy our company?” Tamir inquired. “It’s not that… It’s just, this world is new to me, nothing like my home.” I replied. “Are you clear with where you are?” “Stoneden, Saddle Arabia.” “Seems so…” Suddenly, I heard faint buzzing from a distance. “Aldir, is it usual to hear buzzing around here?” I asked. “Buzzing?! No! Shit!” He replied. “The Antlions…” Tamir replied, and grabbed his spear, while Kalin took her sword nd went outside. “Come on Ryan, we must hurry!” “Hurry where? Get this thing off of me!” “Can’t you jus-” *Clank* *Clink* I tore the shackles off, and we followed Tamir and Kalin… They were talking to a handful of whom seemed to be the town guards… Ponies of all kind wearing metal plates, robes and weapons of their choice. “Are all of you present? Good… Listen up folks, the Antlions are on their way again! We must prepare!” Tamir informed them. “From the West!” Yelled the lookout. “Come on, show those bugs who rules!” Yelled Tamir and they charged away in said direction, I followed them of course. “Give me a blade, let me help…” I exclaimed. “You? A blade? Don’t be ridiculous, it’s our duty to keep our families, friends, and guests safe…” Tamir replied. “Bu-” I was cut short. “Ryan, you can’t fight with us… If you want to help, go and try to keep the mares and foals safe.” Aldir replied...I accepted their decision and returned to the town hall, where soon after Kalin returned too. “Kalin? What are you doing here?” I wondered. “I forgot that as a mare I am not allowed to fight with them, just like you.” “Oh, so, how can I help?” “We have few reserve guards, whose task is to gather the rest of the population and bring them to the House of Etarr.” “Etarr?” “One of our gods, he’s the God of Destiny… As you can see, it’s difficult to grow plants in these conditions, so his blessings are quite a requirement…” “And what will we do?” “Help them.” She replied, and we left to help them… Under 10 minutes we managed to get everybody to safety, and were the last to enter the sacred building before it’s doors were jammed shut. Once we made sure there was nothing passing through, we continued on to the inner sanctuary… It was a temple, well adorned… I had little time to look around, however, because a priestess greeted us. “Cives, amicis, genitoribus abero, et dimitte nobis ... visitator obsecraret Deum nostrum ... ad signandum Etarr milites honorare locum tela declinare velit …” Suddenly a window popped up in my vision. [Yes] [No] Shit, how do I even control which one I choose? I managed to figure it out, and turned it on. Result: Citizens, friends, family, and visitor...Allow us to pray to our God, Etarr for his blessing... Soldiers, please drop your weapons to honor this sacred place… From there on no matter what language I heard, my Subconscious or CPU translated it immediately, making it seem like it was spoken in English... While they prayed, I picked up a spear the guards dropped and stood guard at the doors… For a few minutes things were quiet, until… *Bang* *Crash* *Crack* *Bang* Something began banging on the doors… Oh shit… [End of Chapter 1] Chapter 2: The Desert Night-Mare“Incoming at the door!” I yelled, and soon the doors gave way for a few of them… The guards took them on, while the first one was still keeping me on the ground…*Crack* My spear broke, and the Antlion kept lashing at me with its spiky legs and mandibles… When it tried to bite my head off I dodged, and with the spear’s head stabbed it repeatedly, killing it. We managed to fight them back, tho I only killed one of those things… When they seemed to stop coming and heard no more buzzing, we returned to the town hall, most of us on to of our guard, and waited for Tamir and the rest to return, tho after 10 minutes Kalin wa visibly worried. “Give me your sword, I’ll go see where they are…” She did as I asked with slightly relieved tone. “Be careful, should they be gone, don’t join them…” I nodded and walked off to the West. All I saw was the guards dead, half buried in the sand, and Tamir still fending off 5 of them, with least success… One of them knocked him over and took him to the ground breaking his spear. I ran up, and with a running jump kicked it off of him with both feet, sending it flying a few meters. “Thanks.” He exclaimed, I helped him back up, and gave him the sword I had. “What about you?” I taped my chest, reminding him of my armor. “Duh… Duck!” One of them jumped at us, and the suit seemed to take control, as I grabbed it mid air and punched through its torso… And like in a Jackie Chan movie, I beat the shit out of them while Tamir cut the others down… “Were those the last?” I wondered. “I hope so.” He replied. “Let’s go back to the others…” I exclaimed, and we did just that… Kalin was relieved to see her husband once more, while the citizens returned to their homes, after giving their dead a proper burial… To which I was asked to attend, tho I don’t know why… Where their bodies were buried into coffins carved out of stone, after which we honored them with a minute of silence. When it was over, the priestess thanked our presence on their behalf, and prayed to Zilene, their God of Mercy to grant them peaceful rest from there on, then let us go. “Thanks again, if it wasn’t for you, I might be among them now…” Tamir exclaimed. “I wish I could’ve done more…” “You did your best… Uhm, where’s Aldir?” He replied. “I don’t know, I’ll go find him…” I replied and took a few steps, when the priestess stopped me. “Wait…” She exclaimed. “Yes?” She began chanting, when she stopped, she produced black sword from her robes, and gave it to me. “Blessing of Etarr, don’t lose it…” I took said blade and held it by my side. “Long live Etarr…” I replied, while my body grew a small bit of metal to my left, which could hold the sword by the crossbar. She nodded in response and walked off, so did I, inspecting the sword… Tungsten Carbide… Cuts through steel, titanium, and metal like a hot knife through butter, conducts electricity, but not the toughest material… Then again, it’s from Etarr… I thought to myself, and checked all over the town twice, but found no trace of him, so I returned to the town hall. “Hello Ryan, have you found anything?” Tamir wondered. “Nothing…” “Ah, and what will you do now?” “I’ll see if the Equestrian sisters can help me or not.” “When will you leave?” “When is the next sandstorm?” “I don’t know, but the Prince will visit tomorrow to see what to do next…” He replied. “Perhaps he can help you get there faster and safer…” Kalin added. “Well, I assume I can wait a day…” I replied. “We have room you can stay in, this way.” Kalin replied, and showed me the way. “Good night, Ryan.” “You too.” And so, I went to sleep… I’m still not sure if it was a simulation or a dream, since I was already 50% machine because of the modifications the suit made… I was in a blank void, alone, everything black… I spent hours in that enviroment, nearly going insane, when suddenly I heard someone call out. “So… You’re the one who dares desire enter my domain…” “Who was that?” I asked loud. “One you should not anger... “ “What do you want?” I asked, when suddenly an Alicorn appeared in front of me… Of course I didn’t know what they were called at the time… “You, to stay away from my kingdom!” She yelled back. “Look, all I want is to go home… I was told you co-” “Stay away if you value your life!” “Or else?” I asked… Now I regret doing so… “Or else?” *Chuckle* She looked at my feet, I looked at them too, when I looked back, I had my answer. “I’LL TEAR YOUR FACE OFF!” She yelled, and jumped at me… Just when her teeth were about to get me, I bolted out of bed, covered in sweat… “FUCK!” I yelled, fortunately I didn’t wake anybody. Probably just a nightmare… Let’s try again… I thought to myself, then went back to sleep, soon finding myself in the same void, but nobody in sight. Oh shit, I wonder if I can wake up any time I want… This doesn’t look good… “FOUND YOU!” She yelled, and I woke up again, not willing to sleep again...I was about to seek out the priestess for help, when another window popped up. I put my hand onto my heart, it was like a gatling gun being fired… Luckily I still had the box of cigarettes and lighter in my lab coat… Just to clear things up, my suit folds up into an article of clothing of my choice while not in use, when I’m in danger for example, it grows and covers my entire body, so yes, I had a lab coat still… While I was out for a smoke, the suit warned me of the low temperatures outside. No surprise, we’re in a desert… Later on I noticed something moving in the distance, and turned the night vision function on, and zoomed in. Ok, now I feel like the Terminator AND Gordon Freeman… Weird! It seemed to b crawling. Aldir? I got my sword ready and decided to investigate, it was who I thought it is. “Aldir? Fuck, you look terrible...” I greeted him. “You’re no better..” He replied. “What?” I asked, then got jumped again, and woke up… Once again. “Stop it already! Christ…” “Why would I? I’m just starting to enjoy it…” A well known voice replied, and I woke up once again, back at home. Yeah right, my wife is sleeping next to me, facing away… I wonder what would happen when I try to talk to her… Nope, I know what will happen. *Sigh* “Morning ho-” Just as I expected, this was the longest streak of nightmares I ever had… “Have you had enough?” Her voice asked. “I’m going to find you, tear your horn off, and shove it up your ass so hard you’ll cast spells with your mouth…” “I’m looking forward to it…” She replied. *Chuckle* “What so amusing?!” She wondered. “You know the difference between the two of us?” “What is it?” “In my dreams, all you can do is scare me… While I, in the real world, can turn your life into a living nightmare…” “I doubt you could hurt anypony with my guards spears running you through…” “I doubt they could run me through…” I replied. “Just watch…” “Ha, you would never…” “Back in my home, I wouldn’t.” “Told you you wouldn’t.” “But I’m not home now, am I?” I asked. “Let’s play a game… After I get into your precious kingdom, the first nightmare you give me, I’ll kill one of your citizens… The second nightmare? Add two more to the graveyard, do we understand each other?” “You’re a horrible creature…” “Am I? All I wanted to do is ask you to help me back home, yet you’re the one who refused to listen to begin with, and threatened me right away… Just the thought of you being an example for your citizen makes me wanna puke...” I replied, after which, she began to cry and disappeared. *Sigh* Man I went too far on her… I’ll regret it in the near future, won’t I? [Yes] ←- [No] [No] [Yes] ←- [Good: 5%] [Evil: 10%] [Order: 2,5%] [Chaos: ???] Figures, I went over the line with her… Well, don’t expect any apologies… “Ryan? Ryan! Wake up!” Kalin yelled, finally waking me from the nightmares. *Yawn* “Hello Kalin, good morning…” I greeted her. “Wake up, sleepy head… Breakfast is ready…” She replied with a smile, a smile I was not expecting… Even while living in a small town in the desert, and almost losing her husband the other day, she was still able to smile… Then again, I saved her husband… “Thanks, I’ll be there in a minute.” I replied. “We’re waiting on you…” She replied and left. How come Saddle Arabians are so kind, yet the Equestrians straight up assbags? I quickly collected my thought, and joined the two of them… “Okay, I’m here…”I exclaimed, and we got at it… When we were done, we left the building and the Prince arrived, in the company of a smaller army… Walked up to the three of us, greeted us with a bow, which we returned. “You must be Ryan, right?” He asked. “Yes, your highn-” “Please, call me Umar…” He replied. “Yes, Umar…” “I’ve heard of your actions, and the priestess told me a thing or two as well…” He exclaimed. “Oh?” “It might not mean as much to you, but I must thank you for defending my people, even tho you’re from a different species, and a different world all together… I have also received word, that you wish to go to Equestria… I wasn’t planning on going there, but after what happened last night, I’ll have a few words with Luna… How dare she torment anyone outside of her kingdom?!” “How do you know of all this? You just arrived.” I wondered. “The dunes have eyes, the storms have ears…” He replied, I didn’t quite understand, but went on. “Tamir, Kalin, I’ll leave half these troops here, the rest will go back to the capital, while Ryan and I go to Equestria.” They nodded with a grin in response. “Well then, shall we go now, Ryan?” “Right away?” I wondered. “Of course.” He replied. I walked up to Tamir and Kalin before leaving. “Thank you for your hospitality… Should the sisters not be able to help me, I’ll return from time to time…” “If so, I hope we never meet again.” Tamir replied… I understood what he meant… Kalin smiled again, and we left. Meanwhile in the Everfree Forest… Ugh… Wh-Where am I? What happened? I tried to open my eyes, and found myself in a small hut, a cooking pot in the center. Yeah… Where am I? “Ah, now you’re awake… I had feared I was too late…” Said a voice… “Who…” “Fear not, for I am the one who saved you… At least, I’m pleased to meet you.” She replied. “Where…” “You are in safety, so do not worry… There’s no reason for you to hurry.” “Who are you?” I wondered. Soon I met my savior, a zebra named Zecora… At first I was sure I just hit my head, but it wasn’t the case… She explained to me how she found me in the forest while gathering plants, and took me in so the timberwolves won’t get me… “Sorry uh, give me a minute…” She nodded in response. I asked through the communicator. The fuck was that about? “Damn, it doesn’t work… Oh well, I forgot to introduce myself… I’m Cinthya.” “Forgive my manners, but I’ve seen nothing like you… Could you tell me what happened to you?” “A failed experiment back home… It sent me here…” “Ah, it is sad to hear, but there’s nothing to fear, for you are safe in here…” “Thanks for your help.” I replied. She showed me where she put my things, I got me back, put em away, thanked her again, and left. Soon after she came out too, and told me she’s going to get a few things from a nearby town called Ponyville, I offered to go with her. [End of Chapter 2] Chapter 3-G:Imprisoned.(Good storyline.)We walked all the way to the said town, when I first saw it’s citizens, I wasn’t even surprised… Talking ponies… Pegasi, Unicorns… What? My daughter watches a show like this… Our ways went different ways tho, so we said our farewells, and we went on… As I walked down the street I heard two of the ponies talk, an orange pony with a light blue Pegasus. “Ya sure it’s a gud idea bringin Gilda ‘ere again?”The orange one wondered. “Come on, she’s different, chill…” The Pegasus replied. I looked ahead and saw a Griffon walking the same way I was, then she took an apple with her tale and ate it… Must be that Gilda they're talkin about... I caught up, wrapped her tail around my left lower arm, and pulled on it to get her attention. When she turned around I whacked her across the face with the night stick. “Ey! HEy! Hey! What was that for? Dweeb…” “Pay for that fuckin apple.” I replied. “Or what, tough guy?” I put the stick away and produced the pistol. “Or else? This…” I replied, and shot her twice in the hind leg. “What the?! OUW! Quit that shit!” “Pay.” “With what?” I grabbed her throat and headbutted her with the helmet on… “You best start coughing…” I replied. “Fine! Fine, you Ponyville vigilante son of a bi-” *Thomp* I beat her in the face with the pistol’s clip. “Were you saying?” She remained quiet. “Thought so…” I replied and let go of her. “You’ve got a problem, freak?” Asked the Pegasus from behind. “Your friend will if she won't pay the owner...” I replied. “What was that good for?” She asked. “Next time she won't steal." I replied. She facepalmed with her hoof… Facehoofed? “So she did it again…” “Come on G, you know what we agreed on back in Griffonstone…” “Yeah, this place is still as lame as it was last time anyway…” She replied and flew away. “Fucker…” I muttered and walked on… That’s when I realized Zecora couldn’t find my sniper rifle when she found me… Not a big loss, dead weight… I walked on and on on the street, when I saw 3 Alicorns, back then not knowing what they are talking in front of a tree castle like building. I had a bad feeling about them, so I tried to slip by unnoticed… I changed my mind and turned around, and saw one of them standing in front of me. “Going somewhere?” She asked. “What’s it to you? Now out of my way.” I replied and shoved her aside. “You miserable waste of flesh, is that the way you treat royalty?” I stopped and turned around. “What do you want?” I wondered. “Some more respect, first of all…” She replied. “Sorry, I’m a bit tired, confused and hungry, okay?” “Understandable, what are you doing here? If I may ask, that is…” “Trying to go home, why?” “I’ve seen another one of your species the other day, he was anything but a decent fellow.” ‘I may know him then, how did he look?” “He seemed… Natural, yet, dangerous… So I told him to avoid stepping on our soil, he threatened me in result, tho… He said if I give him another nightmare, he’ll kill a citizen every time…” “No, he couldn’t...He’s not like that, he would never…” I replied. “Do you know him?” “Yes, he’s my friend… Or… At least was before the accident… Where did you see him?” “Outside of the kingdom for sure, but he was close to the border, in that I’m sure.” “Hang on for a sec pal!” Said a voice from behind.I quickly turned around and took aim. “What?” I asked, causing them both to stop. “What was that all about?” The cyan mare wondered. “I don’t need to explain myself to you, brush off.” “My sister and I are the ones in charge here, so the one one to shut their mouths should be you…” The blue Alicorn replied. “Sure.” I explained. “Like I asked, what do you intend?” “What are you interested about?” I asked, knowing there’s a reason she wants to hear. “Well, we do know teleportation spells, but none of them work if the destination is a whole different world or universe.” She replied. “So you’re saying I’m stuck, and you want to know what I’ll do now… Huh?” I asked. “Your words are exact.” She replied. “Lamest joke ever…” Said the cyan mare from behind.to her friend. “Rainbow, if Applejack would’ve said it, it would fine, since she’s the element of honesty, but you’re a different story…” Said the lavender Alicorn. “Since I’m stuck here, I plan on earning citizenship, then finding a job fitting for my profession.” I replied. “That would be?” While Cinthya was getting used to her new home, the Prince and I walked on and on… “So, what would you do if even they can’t help?” He asked. “I don’t know, I’ll try to find my lost friend and settle down… Live an average life… Or… Whatever the likes of me would get around here…” I replied. “We’re getting close, soon enough we’ll arrive to Appleloosa, where we can continue by train…” He exclaimed. “I hope you got enough for the tickets…” “Do you not?” He asked. “Don’t tell me you came here with no money at all…” I muttered. “Well, I thought you were gonna have enough…” He replied. “Well then, we’ll go all the way on foot… Or… Hoof…” I exclaimed. An hour later, we came to a magical barrier, a small opening, guarded well. “Who comes?” Asked the guard. “Prince Umar of Saddle Arabia, and his guard…” He replied. “Passports?” “Beg your pardon?” He wondered. “No passport, no entry…” “You realize that your dirty hooves stand on MY domain, right? I’M the one in charge here, so if you won’t let us through, I’ll feed you to the Antlions…” Umar replied. “Well… We…” On of them exclaimed, when I slowly reached for me sword. “Perhaps I can help them think…” I muttered, and it worked, they let us through. “See? I’m a good diplomat…” I added jokingly and walked on, until we got to the train station, where the conductor recognized him, and allowed us free transit to Canterlot… When we got there, the guard was surprised by his lack of company. Surprised enough to call their Captain, to decide if we’re Changelings or not. “So this is why you called me?” He wondered, then walked up close to us. While doing so, I stepped in between him and Umar, hand on sword. “Nervous such? Why so? If you did nothing wrong, quit acting weird pal.” He added, and I stepped down. “See? Nothing wrong, now this way…” We followed him to the throne room, which turned out to be empty.”Uuuuhhhh…” I did. “Huh, they should be here… At least, they haven’t said anything about going anywhere today…” He replied.”I guess I’ll have to go, find them…” He added. “Your highness, please, remain here with my comrades, they should be adequate defense…” “Hold on, I’m coming too…” I replied. “Are you sure? Shouldn’t you stay?” “Trust me Captain, he’s better off helping you…” Umar replied. “Be so, only keep up the pace.” I nodded, and ran beside him sword in hand, soon leaving the castle. “What now?” I wondered. “Hurry to the train station, they must be in Ponyville then…” He replied, and we made our way to said building. “Now, they should be here so-” *Grunt* A random Unicorn mare stabbed him in the chest while he wasn’t paying attention and tried to run. “Hey! Get back here!” I yelled, and took chase… Only to hear the mare from my nightmare yell something… “Ryan! Wait!” Said another voice, much like Cinthya, too bad I had no time to talk… As I ran down the street chasing my target I had to shove a few, almost throw others out of my way, until we came to a dead end. “No way out, you’re done.” I exclaimed, when she grinned and teleported away. Shit, now what? “You there!” Yelled someone from behind, when I turned around I saw the night-mare behind a few guards. “You made a mistake coming here… Arrest him!” “Wait! You don’t understand!” “You’ll have time to lie in your cell…” Replied a guard. I was hesitant should I draw my sword or not, but I decided it’s best I comply to prove her wrong about me being guilty. “It wasn’t me who stabbed him! I’m innocent!” “Yeah right, that’s why you ran…” She replied while the guards put me into shackles. “Bring him to the dungeons…” She replied, and stepped aside to give room to the guards taking me away, but I stopped right in front of her. She only stared at me suspiciously, until one of the guards hit me in the back of the head with the shaft of his spear. “BOO!” I managed to scare her tho, and walked away with a grin on my face… The guards took the through the same route I chased the mare down on, but when we got back to the starting point, the Captain, Cinthya, all who were there before weren’t there anymore… When we arrived back to the castle, the guards all gave me a disappointed, disgusted, and hateful look, one of them even had the nerve to hit me in the stomach with the blunt end of his spear. *Crack* *Crash* *Gasp* “What’s up, toothpick?” I asked, pretending it didn’t hurt at all. Tho I was bound in chains at my ankles, waist, and my wrists behind me, I managed to headbutt him after he spat me in the face, causing him to lose consciousness. “Away with you already!” One of them yelled, I walked on, having had enough fun with them for the day… A while later we came to a staircase, leading down to what I assumed to be the basement… The steps were small, and slippery, the walls cracked, covered in moss. “This place is a mess…” I noted to those behind me. “Exactly what you deserve.” One of them replied. “When we get to my cell, you’ll have to take the shackles off… You know that, right?” I wondered. “Uuuhhhmmm…” “You should.” I replied. “So… When’s dinne-” *Bong* I wasn’t paying attention, and hit my head in the metal doorframe of my cell. “You won’t be having any, by the orders of Princes Luna…” “Well then, do me a favor will you?” I asked the key keeper, after stepping into my cell. “Be quick.”He replied. “Tell Luna to eat her own heart out…” “Are you sure about it?” “Nah, but it felt good to say it…” He chuckled in response, and with his magic, took off my shackles and chains. “Soo… What did I do to be here actually?” “Attempted assassination attempt against a government official and royalty, endangering citizens.” He replied. “Good to know.” *Sigh* “So, how much do they pay for you to spend you time with the likes of me?” [Back in Ponyville] “Security guard, you say?” She wondered. “Yes ma’am, where do you think I got these from?” I replied, pointing at my firearms. “Weapons of some sort?” Her elder sister asked. “Exactly.” I replied and turned around. “Rainbow, tell them what these are good for…” She nodded, and told them what I did to Gilda and why. “In short, she’s good at it if you ask me…” She added after her explanation. “Seems efficient, usage of non lethal weapons, I value those who value the worth of a life…” She replied. “I don’t mean to intrude my sister, but we need to return to Canterlot…” Her sister reminded her. “Right… Well, would you come with us? Perhaps you’ll friend will pass by.” She exclaimed. “It would be my honor.” I replied, trying to get them to like me… As much of a bitch move it was, I found it necessary… What? In a world full of Unicorns, Pegasuses… Or… Pegasi, and magic? Hell yeah I needed connections allright… “Well then, you shall be given a chance to take the role of royal bodyguard…” She replied, and we went to the train station. “3 tickets to first class I assume…” Said the mare at the registry. The shortest of the sisters nodded, then gave me my ticket, and we took our seats on the train. “Huh, never thought I’d ever see two…” I stopped. “Two?” The tallest wondered. “Uhm, what exactly are you?” I asked in a sheepish tone. “Alicorns?” The shorter replied. “Two of those in a train cart…” I added. “It’s safe to say from our end as well…” The white one replied. “So… When’s the introduction?” I asked with a grin. “Celestia.” Replied the taller. “Luna.” Replied the other. “Mares of few words? I’m Cinthya.” I replied. “Well met, we should arrive soon…” Luna added, so we waited patiently. When we arrived, we headed for the castle, but were stopped by someone yelling … “Hey! Get back here!” I swear it was just like Ryan, tho I didn’t see anybody, only ponies. “After him!” Luna yelled, and a dozen of soldiers began chasing somebody. When I looked back, I realized the supposed victim, a white coated Unicorn stallion, stab wound in the chest, unconscious, losing blood. “We have to do something…” I exclaimed. “We need to get him to a safer place.” Celestia replied while they used their magic trying to save him. “To the castle.” I replied, and fired a few rounds into the air. Tho it scared the citizens, they gave us way… Since there was no more use for me at the moment, they took him to the castle with their telekinesis, I simply followed behind rifle at ready… I accompanied them until they told me to stop, and head to the throne room, and wait there… “Sure.” I replied, and went just there, when I arrived, the guards in front of the room stopped me. “Name, rank, now…” One of them yelled. “Cinthya, royal bodyguard.” I replied, his face in crosshairs. “Or are you…” He replied, each spear at the ready. “Quit fucking around guys… Seriously…” The stallion said in the middle. “Are you sure?” The other asked. “Don’t make me repeat myself…” He exclaimed, and the guards surrounding him stepped down. “Now that’s better, my finger was starting to itch…” I exclaimed in response. “I’ve seen one of your kind, it is him who I came here with.” He replied. “Ryan?” “That’s the name he told me he has.” “Where is he?” “He went looking for the sisters with the Captain.” “Captain? We found the captain stabbed near the train station...Ryan was nowh…” I stopped, that’s when I realized it… It was Ryan who Luna sent the guards after. “Hey, where’s the prison?” “You mean the dungeon?” “Same thing.” “Basement.” “Thanks.” I replied and ran… Ran as fast as I bloody could, until I came to an old staircase, tiny steps, mossy walls… What is this? Dungeon Keeper? I started off with a slow descent, still weapon ready...But in the end, I ended up tumbling all the way down. “Who are you, and why are you here?” Asked the Pegasu stallion at the far end of the room,, leaning against a crate, boredom in his tone. “Cinthya, visiting…” I replied. “Make yourself at home…” He replied, and began to ignore me, while I scanned through the cells, hoping to find him… Someone must have been listening, guess who I found sitting casually leaned against the cold cobble walls… Yep, him, seemingly sleeping and unaware of my presence. [End of Chapter 3-G] Chapter 3-B: Last Call (Bad storyline)We got to the town, and went different ways… Sadly, soon after I came to meet Trixie, a washed up magician… She was displaying what so ever she could do… Fuck, I wish I had the sniper rifle... “Watch in awe! The Great and Powerful Trixie has returned, better than ever!” She yelled, trying to get audience… Unfortunately,she got my attention, so I made my way to her stage. “Yes! Yes! Come one, come all! Whoever can show Trixie something she can’t do wins a grand prize! Anypony?” I slowly raised my left hand in response. “Yes? Rare friend of ours? Do you have something?” She wondered. “Bet your horn I do…” I replied, and walked up to the stage next to her. “Well then, don’t hold back, show Trixie what you got…” I licked my both elbows, then looked at her. “Why, that’s it? Piece of cake… Watch…” She replied, and tried to replicate my trick… She couldn’t, since ponies have no elbows, then again, I’m a security clerk, what do I know, right? “Well done, here’s your reward…” She replied on a depressed tone, levitating a small bag into my hands. I just walked off without a damn word, that bag was filled with local currency, so I came away before she would change her mind… On my way to wherever I would end up next, I heard a few pairs of hooves hunning my way, probably for the bag… I slowed down, he caught up, bit the bag and tried to run on, while I casually took aim and shot off his hind legs… It wasn’t a pretty sight, nor did it sound good… I just patiently walked up to him and took my money back, then, tried to walk away. “Hey! Wh-What the heck?! At least finish what you’ve sta-” *Bang* Now to find Ryan… I thought to myself, then began whistling one of my favorite songs, until I got hungry anyway, and began looking for a place to eat.”Sugarcube Corner, open on weekdays from 6.am to 7.pm...Seems legit…” I muttered, and went in… I should’ve thought about it tho. As I stepped in, everyone stared at me like I did something wrong...Except for killing that dude… “Uhm… Hello?” “Hi! Welcome to Sugarcube Co-” Said a pink mare before she was silenced by a purple dragon. “Don’t… Move… It can smell your fear…” He whispered. I just rolled my eyes, and sent a bullet flying by his ear as a greeting. “I can’t smell it, but cause it… Now, where’s the reception?” I asked, soon the pink mare pointed at the counter, which I approached, and saw a blue coated, pink maned mare. “Hello, what can I get you?” “Hi, 2 cupcakes and a loaf of bread please.” I replied, and soon the bread was in a paper bag, cupcakes on the counter. “That’s 30 bits.” She exclaimed. “I bet she won’t have enough, or won’t know what it is…” A colt whispered to another one. I let the rifle hang by the belt, running around behind my back, and pulled the night stick. “Don’t make me come over there man.” I warned him, then put it away, and paid for said merchandise. “Is that enough?” “Exact amount, thank you and come again!” She replied with a grin, then turned to the stallion next to her. “Call the guards…” She whispered. “What did I do? Seriously?” I wondered. “Nothing, and we’ll make sure you won’t…” Someone replied from behind. “Who the heck are you? Hell, why do I care?” I asked, and made my way to the entrance, where the stallion stood. “Would you move?” I inquired. “Make me.” He replied. “Gladly…” I replied, and whacked him across the face with the stick, leaving a nasty bruise. “Move.” “Never.” “I don’t have time for this…” I muttered, and kicked him in the ribs, knocking him off balance, making way for me to the door. “Was that necessary?” I asked, hand on the doorknob, waiting for the answer, but none came. “Never mind.” I exclaimed and left, eating the cupcakes while doing so, until I came across a lavender Alicorn, having lunch at a nearby table. I was going to ask her if the seat next to her was occupied or not, when suddenly something pulled me back. “Hey now, who the hay are you?” Asked a cyan Pegasus. “What’s it to you?” “Oh, you wanna do this the hard way?” “If you insist…” I was already reaching for the stick to use against that flying fucker. “Clever...Come on, cough it up!” She replied. “Hey! Rainbow! What in the name of Celestia are you doing over there?” Asked the mare. “Hey, Twi! Come here for a second!” She replied, and said mare came over. “Yeah?” While Umar and I were crossing the desert, we were attacked… Antlions? No, bandits… Bandits with crossbows “Well, fuck…” I exclaimed. “Any ideas?” He asked. “Come on! Let’s see what you have of value!” “What do you think, assbag?” I wondered.”Do we look like we have anything?” “How about that sword of yours? Seems expensive…” I swapped glances with Umar, he nodded. “If that’s what you want…” I replied, and slowly took hold of it, and slowly approached him, and handed it over, and stood back next to Umar. “Should they shoot, play dead..” I whispered. “No whispering!” “I was coughing, dickwad!” “Close enough, kill them both…” He replied, and we each took an arrow to the back. A we heard the strings hit the backs of the bolts, he prepared for what was to come, and soon were shot… I will never forget the sound and feeling, when the cold metal bolt tore through my skin, flesh, fractured my spine, punctured my lung, and almost came out the other end, my ribs being the only thing to stop it halfway. We dropped to our knees, then fell to our sides, holding back our breaths… What was supposed to be my last breath, tasted a lot like blood, mints, and the taste you get from licking a metal rod… Hey, don’t ask how I know that, ok? Of course, then came another popup window… fNo] [Yes] ←- Tho I waited a while to actually Click it. [Yes] ←- [No] I stood up when they were gone. “Umar, come on, are you allright?” No response. “Bad joke, come on…” No response “Come on! It wasn’t even your lung, or anything vital!” No response. “Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck no no no no no…. Shit now I’m going to be framed with killing him…” I muttered, and left him behind, following our attackers, when some text poppe dup at the bottom of my field of view. Okay then… I looked at my hands, I saw them. Cool… I followed them close, Etarr must have watched over me, because just as I caught up, a sandstorm came by, covering their screams. “Buckle up!” Their boss yelled, three followed behind… I carefully approached the last one, and began whispering into his ears. “Soon…” He rocked his head backward. “Who was that?!” He asked, nobody in sight tho. “Probably just the wind…” He muttered, and walked on… So did I… “I bet you taste like bacon too…” “The fuck was that?” He yelled, startling the others “What is it?” The boss asked. “I heard something whispering…” “Yeah right, too much and in your face…” They brushed it off, and went on. “When’s the last time you showered?” I whispered, he rolled his eyes and began to ignore me. [Yes] ←- [No] [Yes] ←- [No] I felt a tingling sensation, then heard a female voice say. [Exoskeleton Activated.] I quickly pulled him away from the rest, and covered his mouth with my left hand. “Is that a dagger in your pants, or are you happy to see me?” I asked, just to go overboard with the bullshit, then. *Crack* *Grunt* *Crunch* Broke his neck, first to the left, then to the right… Look at that, he did have a dagger… Thank fuck… I took said weapon, and carefully followed the rest, since the dagger wasn’t invisible, if only the storm wouldn’t have stopped… I chucked the dagger into another bandit’s forehead, leaving only three. “What the?! Who’s there!?” Asked the boss. I remained quiet and took hold of the sword, a huge smirk on my face. Oh, this will be fun… Back in Ponyville… “So Cinthya, is it?” “Yep.” “Uuuhuh, what brings you around Ponyville?” “Oh let me tell you, it’s a long story…” I replied. “Well, I wish I had time to listen, but I’m on cloud duty this week so… Yeah.”R.D exclaimed. “See you two around tho.” “Later Dash.” “See ya.” We replied. “Well, I have time tho so…” Twi replied, “Sure… Let me start at the beginning…” I exclaimed while cracking my fingers and neck. “Wait, actually, all you want to know i how I got here so, yay, shorter story…” All of the sudden things lost color, and my head began to hurt like a stun gun hit it… “Ugh, hand on… I’m not feeling well…” “Do you want to go see a doctor?” Twilight offered, “Lead the way…” I replied, and ran after her, but I didn’t last long, not because of the weight I was carrying or my condition for sure, because I used to go running every day... What the heck? Did Zecora feed me something while I was out? What’s going on? I accidentally tripped in a rock, but scrambled back up with twisted ankle, and shuffled after. “Hang on!” I yelled, then fell flat on my face… I tried getting up, but I couldn’t move finger, or even my tongue… Okay, what the fuck? “Cinthya? Cinthya!” Twi yelled clueless what was going on… Not that I knew any more than her… Well, good, now what? I began to feel warmth come over my body, like a bad fever… Or… The time one of the engineers nearly made bacon out of my face with a blowtorch, I was even sweating. “Stay here! I’ll get help!” She exclaimed, and probably flew off. What else could I do? My vision became blurry, since I couldn’t move my eyelashes either, allowing water to build up. This can’t get any worse… Just as I thought of it, I was unable to see too, was it temporary or permanent I didn’t know… What I did know, was Twilight will get help, hopefully… It was like bad dream, a nightmare even, only awake. At least I think I was, I still don’t know… Well, they say you have full control over your dreams if you practice enough… Let’s see if mine was enough… “I’ve never heard of that statement before…” Replied a voice. “Oh fuck, don’t tell me I’m having a nightmare I can’t wake up from…” I muttered, now assured I was dreaming. “That depends on what you make out of it.” “Show yourself, come say hi, will you?” “Is it better?” She asked, I blinked a few times, brushed my eyes, turned around, and slowly began walking away. “Nope! Fuck that shit, I’m out…” I replied, waving a bar of Snickers in my left hand. She let me walk a few meters, then used her magic to lift me up from the ground and bring back to face her. “Now, listen closely.” She exclaimed. “Why would I? You’re just a screamer, a jumpscare, a part of my damn imagination…” I replied. “Or am I?” She replied, and slowly faded away. Soon I found myself lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to the E.C.G, slowly beeping away. Was it a dream, a nightmare, or was she real? “Hey, good to see you’re awake miss… Cinthya…” The nurse greeted me. “Ugh, where am I?” “Ponyville Hospital, you had a cardiac arrest and a stroke…” “How come I didn’t feel them? Was I already out by then?” “Ask a doctor, they should know.”She replied and left, I flipped her off. Time passed by on a snail’s pace, minutes felt like hours… Until a doctor came in to check on me. “Good afternoon ma’am, feeling anything?” “Hey doc, nothing I’m not meant to.” I replied. He walked over to the foot of my bed, and inspected a clipboard. “According to our information, you had a stroke and cardiac arrest… Correct?” “I can’t remember those…” “What happened?” “Suddenly things lost color, so I tried to get here, but tripped on the way and hit my arm… I stood up, but when I was going to take another step I fell flat on my face, and couldn’t move… Not even my tongue or eyelashes…” “This is interesting… Hold on.” He replied, and like a retina scanner, he scanned me with his horn… “Aham, let’s see.” He muttered, and projected a picture of me into the air. “What is it?” I wondered. “It seems your temporary paralysis was because of your magic circuit being repaired…” “What now?” “Allow me to explain…” He replied. Back in the sandbox… 2 down, only one remain… “You won’t get me!” He yelled, and fired again… In the wrong direction… I made a grunting sound, then crept up behind him. “Ha! Got ya fucker!” I grinned, then went around him. I was an inch away from his face, but he didn’t know still… I grabbed him by the throat and lifted him mid air. “Nope…” I muttered, and punched through his chest, grabbed whatever I could, and tore his guts out into the burning sand… “This one’s for Umar…” I exclaimed, and began stuffing his open wound with sand, as much as I could… Oh man the screams he made, just like in a horror movie… Wait… No! Shit! It can’t be! What I had just realized may have been a warning, or just my stupidity, you name it… I looked up at the sky, became visible again, closed my eyes, and took a deep breath… No! This isn’t who I am! I’m not a murderer! [Sedatives Administered…] Well, little better… I pulled myself together and walked on, soon arriving to a small town named Appleloosa. Oh boy, sure hope they have something to travel with… Damn right they did, but it was expensive as all hell, 50 bits, so I decided to hang on to the bottom of one of the carts, and hold out until the next stop, Ponyville. *Wrrrrrr* *Wrrrrrr* *Wrrrrrrrr* Oh yeah, my phone… I’ll get back to it later… I shit you not, when I finally let go of the train I couldn’t feel my fingers… <1 Missed Call> [View] ←- [Dismiss] [Caller: Cinthya] [3 pm.] Huh, there’s signal? I called back, soon she picked up. “Ryan? Shit, this is insane…” “Yeah, it’s me. What’s up?” I asked. “Need I say a damn word? Where are you?” “Just got off the train to Ponyville…” I replied. “What a coincidence, guess where I am.” “Uhm, close?” “Yeah, I guess that’s an adequate answer… Hey, meet me at Lucky Clover Café.” “Sure, see you there.” I replied and hung up. Where the fuck is that? [End of Chapter 3-B] Chapter 4-G: Solutions (Good storyline)“Rise and shine, Mr Ryan…” Muttered a familiar voice… “Fuck off, you got me, I get it…” I replied. “What?” “Listen, if you don-” That’s when I realized it was Cinthya. “Oh, I thought it’s that fucker…” I replied. “Which one?” She wondered, soon after said mare walked up to us. “This one…” I muttered, staring deep into the mare’s eyes. “So, we meet in person at last…” She exclaimed. “Not the way I imagined, but yes…” I replied, trying to be polite. “You two know each other?” Cinthya wondered. “Would you give us some privacy? Please?” I asked, she nodded with a grin. “Be out with it, why are you here?” “I would love to taunt you as of now, but all I can do is inform you…” “Of what?” I inquired. “The victim of your stabbing…” “You mean who I DIDN’T stab…” “Prince Captain Shining Armor is alive and recovering in hospital… Once we can retrieve his telling of what happened, your trial will begin…” “Huh, what about the Saddle Arabian Prince?” “We met him, and if he wouldn’t have requested you to be given amnesty, you would be long gone…” “How charming… I’m glad he’s okay tho.” I replied. “Should your behavior be inappropriate while in custody, your friend and you will regret it…” I went loose, and bent the bars of my cell, and stepped outside. She took a few steps against the wall. “Lay even a feather or hoof on her, and your whole damn nation will regret it…” I told her, then stepped back into the cell and fixed the bars… The look on her face was both surprised and threatened… “If you can prove to be as useful as tough, I’m looking forward to employ you as well…” She replied. “Pff, too bad I’ll be decapitated even if I’ll turn out to be innocent…” I threw back. “We both know how much we can’t stand each other, do we not?” I nodded in response. “Be honest, was it you?” “No, it was fucking not…” “I’ll see what will unfold…” She turned to leave, but I caught her with a question. “Hey.” “Yes?” “Now you be honest…” She raised an eyebrow, seemingly willing to answer. “You know you’re the one who started our little friendship, right?” She nodded. “Why did you do it?” At first she didn’t want to reply, but sooner later sighed and spoke up. “Because… I was afraid what your presence may bring…” “Well, it didn’t work… I’m still here…” I replied with a grin. “Perhaps it’s where you belong… Not the cell I mean.” “Hmm?” I couldn’t believe what I heard. “This means, that should your trial begin, our little rivalry will, by no means affect the judgement we bring…” “Thanks, name’s Ryan…” I replied, extending a hand to shake, in means of peace. “Well met, Ryan… I’m Luna…” She replied, extending a hoof. “Listen, I have to go do a few things, I’ll have Cinthya inform you on developments, or I’ll come tell you myself…” “Sure, see you later.” I replied, and let her leave, with us finally being in good terms with each other… I collected the hay littered around my cell’s floor, and made a pillow out of it… What else could I do? Right? Meanwhile… After leaving Luna with Ryan, I went to take a look on the supposed victim… Once getting to the hospital, I went to the reception. “Hello ma’am, you must be the new royal bodyguard… How can I help?” Asked the clerk. “Hello, yes… I’m looking for the latest stabbing victim…” “Ah yes, Captain Shining Armor… Information on him is ordered to be classified, but you’re allowed I guess… He’s in room 194.” “Thanks, bye.” “Later ma’am…” She replied, and I was on my way to the elevator… On my way there I noticed a few of the patients, tho mostly foals… Stare at me in awe, looking at me like a monster, covering in fear. Once I got there, I went to the 20th floor. When I was reaching for the button, I heard a mare yell. “Wait!” Galloping toward the elevator. I waited for her to get in, of course. “Thanks.” “You’re welcome, which floor?” “20th.” She replied. I pressed the button, and the doors slowly slid shut… “So, where will you get off?” “20th.” I replied. “Ah, visiting?” “Yeah, I was sent to check on the Captain…” I replied, her face turned rather grim, suspicious perhaps. “Okay…” She replied, and when the doors opened I took a few steps, then found myself on the floor on my back, her on top of me trying to kill me. “What do you want from my brother you freak?!” She yelled, when two of the guards in front of a room rushed over to us. “Princess Twilight!” They yelled, attracting her attention… Which gave me a change to position my left foot against her chest, and throw her off into the elevator, just after she landed, the elevator was called, and the doors slid shut. “What was that about?” One of them wondered. “I don’t know… The royal sisters sent me to check on the Captain, I told her the same, unaware of who she was, and you saw the rest…” “We’ll see what we can do, you should hurry, we’ll hold her for a while should she get back…” “Thanks guys.” I replied and walked in, seeing two nurses and a doctor, treating said Captain. “My bad, the sisters sent me to…” “To check on me? How nice of them…” The Captain replied. “Yes, what can I tell them?” “He’s fine, the sisters healed him almost entirely on the way here… He should be fine from now…” The doctor replied. “In fact, he could leave right now.” “Then I will…” He exclaimed, got out of his bed, and put his set of purple and gold armor back on. “Thanks for your help.” He said to the staff, and left the room. “Well, where now?” He wondered. “I’m going back to the sisters.” I replied. “You?” “I’ll go see Ryan…” He exclaimed. “You know him?” “Yeah, he came here with the Prince, then came with me to see the sisters back at the station…” “What happened actually? With the stabbing deal I mean…” “Oh, some mare stabbed me while I wasn’t looking, he took chase, then I blacked out on the ground.” “Yeah uhm… You may need to know a few things…” “Huh?” “First, your sister, Princess Twilight... “ “What’s with her?” He wondered. “When I told her why I’m here, she attacked me… I threw her back into the elevator in time to make her leave…” “She did what? Are you serious?” “Would I joke with things as serious?” “I’ll talk to her about that, and accept my apologies for now…” “No offense taken, also… Ryan is in custody, blamed with stabbing you.” “Don’t tell me, Luna sent him there?” “Yeah, she though he did it to you, and truth be told, I think they have a bone to pick with one another…” “Since he’s sitting there innocent, upset with one who will decide his fate, he’s in a bad situation…” He replied. “Huh, just wait until your sisters hears of what he’s suspected with…” He suddenly stopped walking, and with a panicked glance look at me. “We have to hurry, I’ll tell the sisters about his innocence, you go try to hold my sis back from getting to him before I do…” He exclaimed. “Yeah uhm, she may get hurt, but not killed…” I noted. “As long at it doesn’t leave lasting or permanent damage, do what you need to.” He replied, and we took the now empty elevator down to ground level, and sprinting outside as best as we could… Of course, we went the same way until the throne room, where he entered and I went down to the cells, before Twilight could… But I was late, she was already trotting toward his cell, ever so slowly… I gestured my hand for the keymaster to stay quiet, while I sneaked up behind her. “Mhmmm…” Said Umar from behind, before she could turn around I hid in the cell next to me tho. “Ah, Prince Umar, is it?” She wondered. “Yes, Princess Twilight… May I know what you intend to do with him?” “What should I? He almost killed my brother!” She replied. “No Twily, he didn’t…” Replied the Captain from behind Umar, accompanied by the sisters. “What?” “And the wound was in the middle of my chest… Don’t you think if he were to do it, he could’ve aimed for the heart, and from behind?” We all pondered about it for a while, then agreed. “Then… Who was it?” She asked. “We’ll find out soon, or not, I don’t care… The point is, that no innocent should suffer for another’s crime..” He exclaimed. “Guard, let him out… He’s free…” Celestia spoke up, and the guard did so without a question. “Indeed, and I intend to stay true to my word…” Luna added. “Thanks, but I’d rather pass… Cinthya would be a better guard… I’m by no means a fighter anyway, well… If I must I’ll do it, but… I’m not allowed…” Ryan replied. “Why aren’t you?” Twilight inquired. “The Hipocrates Oath, the one every doctor has to put down in our world… Do no harm… Which means I can’t kill someone, while healing another… That would put me in a…” I walked over to him and he began to whisper. “Do you think they have gods?” “How would I know, where’s your sword from anyway?” “Would put you in a…?” Celestia wondered. “In a God like position, since I would have the power to decide who lives and who doesn’t… However...” He replied “Don’t tell me…” I muttered. “I could begin inventing a few things, give you supply me with required materials…” The three of the royals, and Umar, give he was a foreign royalty, began to whisper for a while. “Well, sadly we have no way of getting you back home… So… I assume Ryan would be of great help with his knowledge…” Celestia exclaimed. “As for you Cinthya, would you take on the role of out personal guard then?” Luna continued. “Glady.” We replied in unison. “Great to hear, Ryan, you and Twilight will return to Ponyville… You will live and work in her castle with the Elements of Harmony…” Celestia replied. “Cinthya, you will stay here in Canterlot Castle with us, you will have your own private room next to ours... “ “Wait, you mean… We won’t be in the same place?” I wondered. “Uhm, yeah… Actually, our phones work here… The signal’s fine, and since there’s no actual phone company, we won’t need to refill our phone credits…” Ryan noted. “That’s better then… Right?” “Of course it is, unlimited calls for free, like Skype or Viber…” “Uhm…” Twilight sighed. “Right, these gadgets allow us to communicate from far… Like telepathy, but with machines instead.” I replied, pulling out my phone showing it to them. “Uhm, how?” One of them wondered. “When you get to the station, give me a call…” I said to him, he nodded in return. “Well then, I assume you’ve said your farewells… Ryan, Twilight, I hope you have nothing against each other anymore.” Celestia exclaimed, said individuals shook their heads. “Good, when will you two go back?” Luna inquired. “Whenever Twilight wants to.” Ryan replied. “Well, that’s nice of you, but I leave it up to you.” Said Princess replied. “Well, I may need a favor, actually…” Ryan muttered, “What would that be?” The Captain wondered. “Since you have magic, could you make a copy of Cinthya’s weapons for me?” He asked, and under the blink of an eye he had them all, the rifle, pistol, stick… “The ranged weapons were given infinite ammo, for both of you.” Celestia exclaimed. “Awesome, I’m ready to go then.” Ryan replied, and left with Twilight for the train station. When we arrived to the station, I stopped to check for signal while Twilight got our tickets… “Are you coming, Ryan?” She wondered. “Yeah, sure… I was just checking for signal…” I replied. “For your… What did you call it… Phone?” “Yep, we’ll give them a call from the train.” We took our seats in one of the cabins, the weapons were a bit uncontrollable, tho… The strap of the assault rifle was at least, the pistol was held in place on my right thigh by a magnet, the stick next to the barrel to allow quick access to the trigger… “So, this is how it works…” I exclaimed, leaning in so she can see the screen too. “You go to the menu Contracts… Look for the name you want to call… Each phone has its own designated number, so one phone can be called by dialing it’s number…” “Of which you can multiple of?” She asked. “Yeah, here she is… We tap on the name to open information about it, to make sure we call the right person, and tap on the green icon…” The phone began ringing, meaning I was calling somebody. “What now?” She wondered. We wait for her to answer… She can deny an incoming call, or pick it up.” I replied. It kept beeping for a while, before she picked up. “See? Try it…” I whispered. “Uhm… Hello?” Cinthya asked through the phone. “We’re fine, Ryan’s here too…” She replied. “Hey, I’m getting her used to these things…” I exclaimed. “Huh?” “Give me a hint, a weapon? A tool?” “Are you serious? Come on! We went through a Portal, and I’m stuck for the rest of my life in the Hungarian version of the H.E.V suit from Half Life… I don’t even know…” I replied. “Give me a break, okay? Actually, now that you mention… I could turn the exoskeleton into an endoskeleton…” I replied. “Yeah, but hey… This is the place we’re going to die in, I doubt it wouldn’t be worth the sacrifice to defend it…” “Well…” [End of Chapter 4-G] Chapter 4-B:PainsI put my phone away, took a deep breath, and took in the situation. All right… Ponyville it is… Lucky Clover Café… Great… I walked the streets for hours before finding the damn place… She was even waiting for me. Right after I saw her, I began to quicken my pace, even began running to an extent… “Hey Ryan, man, this place is nuts…” She exclaimed. “No need to tell me that…” I replied with a smile. “So, are you fine? Anything happened until you got here?” I wondered. “Nah, I woke up in a hut, a zebra named Zecora saved me… But as you can see, finally I don’t have that damn sniper rifle…” “Are you all right? That’s a tragedy!” I replied jokingly. “Yeah, I’ll be fine I guess… What about you?” “Ummpfh…” I went… “Let’s order something, because it’s a longer story all right…” I replied… “Oh, I already have…” She replied, and the waiter arrived, placing a plate of what would seem to be french fries onto our desk. We thanked him, and I told her everything… Stoneden, Aldir, Umar, Kalin… Everything, but what I did in the desert… “So yes, that’s how I got this sword too…” “Huh, what happened? Suddenly we switched roles?” She wondered with a grin. “Yeah… Uhh…” I replied, staring awkwardly at my left arm… “Huh?” “Do you know anything about the purpose of the Barrel ?” “Not much…” “I looked around in the instructions built in… Apparently it was designed by the military..” “WHAT?!” “Yeah, it even has a neuro connection control function… It allows me to gain full control of it, and use it like it was part of my body…” “Huh, Freeman can go fuck his crowbar in his tin can…” She replied. “Not quite… It turned out that we were meant to test it… That function literally merges the suit with the wearer’s body, never allowing removal anymore…” “This doesn’t sound good…” “And I activated it… To save Stoneden…” I replied with a slight sorrow in my tone. “Ow… That sucks…” “The pain, Cinthya… The pain I felt… Anyway, it also said this… This function may corrupt host body, mind, will in order to increase lethality, efficiency, and survival chances of host…” “You have got to be fucking kidding me…” She replied in shock. “On the bright side, this is the only prototype made, so in a sense, we saved Earth…” I replied, thinking about when will it start using me instead of the other way around… When our silence started to become awkward, thankfully a mare greeted us, who turned out to know Cinthya. “Hey Cinthya, glad to see you’re better…” She exclaimed. “Hey Twi, yeah, they told me a few things… Uh, I assume you two haven’t met, right?” She replied, looking at both of us. We simply shook our heads in response. “Twilight, this is Ryan, a friend of mine from our home world… Ryan, this is Twilight, another friend of mine… She helped me get to a hospital after a weird incident…” We greeted each other accordingly, then shook… Hands and hooves, I guess… “What incident?” I inquired afterwards. “Yeah, you don’t need to worry… But from what the doctors told me, I should be able to use magic now.” She replied. “I still need to get used to this place…” I muttered quietly. “That’s great… So now you’re able to use magic, and I’m basically half machine, and can regenerate my whole body just from a drop of blood, turn off any basic reactions, such as pain, fear, hunger, or drowning… I’m done…” I replied. “Basically, yes… Now that you mention… It seems like it’s not usual to your species....” Twilight noted. “No… Not at all.” I replied. “Oh, I thought you were joking..” Twi exclaimed. “Oh, I wish it was…” I replied. “Right… Now that you two reunited, what will you do?” Twilight asked. “I was told maybe the sisters can send us home…” I replied. “I see… Well, I can write them a letter, and ask them to come see what they can do…” She replied. “That would be nice, I guess…” Cinthya noted, not having a clue about who we’re talking about… Neither did I have any. “The problem is… You may have to wait a few days… Do you have anywhere to go until then?” We swapped glances, then shook our heads. “Nope…” I replied. “I guess you’ll have to come with me then…” She replied. “Uhm, where?” Cinthya inquired. “To my castle… You’ll spend the night there with me and my friends… There I’ll explain everything you should know for now.” She exclaimed, and lead the way. Once we got there, the giant crystal ish looking doors closed, and we walked down a few hallways, clean as a mirror… No joke, I could’ve seen myself in the floor’s reflection if I were to look down. “This is where you live? How do you not get lost?” I wondered. “What makes you think I don’t?” She replied with a grin. “Here we are, do you mind if you’re in the same room? Separate beds, of course.” She exclaimed. “Nah, we should be good... “ Cinthya replied, and we went in for the night, while Twilight probably wrote that letter. “Together again, in a permanent shift… Aren’t we?” I asked, sitting at the edge of my bed. “I miss the guys back home… I mean… At the facility I mean…” She replied. “So do I, I hope they can send us back…” I exclaimed. “But what if they can’t? I mean, there’s a chance…” “Let’s hope for the best…” “The last time you said that we came here.” She noted. “Let’s just sleep, okay?” I asked nervously. “What? You still need to do that?” She asked with a grin. “Nah, but I’d be bored shitless…” I replied, and we went to sleep… Hours later, once again, I found myself in the same void. “Not this place again…” “What’s wrong with it?” Asked Cinthya from my left, nearly startling me. “Geez, what are you doing here?” “What are WE doing here?” She replied. “You’re here, because we received the letter from Twilight…” Replied a familiar voice… The same mare from my nightmare in Stoneden. “You again?” We asked in unison. “Ah, I see you two finally met… Now…” She replied, and slowly appeared in front of us… By the time she finished the sword was already at her throat, her face in Cinthya’s crosshairs. “Why so hateful?” She asked on a calm tone. “You screwed me over last night badly, the fuck do you think?” I asked. “Just reflexes…” Cinthya replied. “Ah, yes… Have you enjoyed your nightmares, Ryan?” She replied. “What do you want?” I threw back, slightly pressing it against her. “Oh please, we’re in the dream world… In here, not only can you not harm me, but I’m more powerful than a God here…” “What the fuck do you want?” I yelled. “WE, my sister and I… Found no spell to be used in order to send you back…” She replied. “Right… We’re fucked then…” I replied, then found myself lying on my back in my bed… I was unsure if I was awake or not, so I bit my tongue… I can assure you I was awake… Better than another nightmare… I thought to myself in relief, then turned to my left to see Cinthya sleeping… But instead, saw that mare standing in front of me, staring into what remained of my soul. “Come, we have little time.” She exclaimed. I stood up and approached her. “You’re shorter that you looked…” I replied. “The best compliment I heard ever…” She replied with sarcasm, then started of toward the balcony. “Let us talk in privacy.” She exclaimed. I followed her outside, then closed the doors behind., which seemed to be welded shut afterwards, tho they were wooden. “Yes?” I asked, arms crossed. “Surprising response, your body gesture tells me you don’t expect a confrontation…” She replied. “If you were to kill me, which would be harder than you would think, Cinthya would blow your brains out for it.” I assured her. “It would still leave you dead…” “Or would it?” I wondered with a confident tone, then took hold of my sword. “Is that supposed to mean what I think?” “Watch.” I replied, and hacked off my left arm, which hit the ground with a loud thud. She was slightly terrified by her looks. “N-No blood? No pain?” She wondered, taking a few steps back against the railing. “Not over yet.” I noted with a grin, and soon my arm began to grow back… First the bone around the endoskeleton, then the flesh, the veins and nerves, the blood, and lastly the skin. “Nice trick, huh?” I asked. “H-How?” “Now, what did you want to talk about?” I asked, having evened the odds. “Since you are stuck here, what will yo-” *Knock**Knock**Knock* “I think she woke up.” I noted, and the doors opened so she could join us. “What are you two up to?” “Just in time, would you do me a favor?” I replied. “Sure.” “I need you to trust me on this, okay?” “What are you up to?” She asked nervously. “Yeah, umm… Shoot me in the face and or chest…” “WHAT?!” “Do it!” I replied. “No! You’ve lost your mind!” “Do it already!” I yelled. *Bang* “Gah! Fuck! My ears are ringing now…” I replied with a gaping hole in my chest. “The fuck?” She replied. “Yeah, part of the functions… The suit you know...” I replied. “So now you’re immortal or what?” Cinthya wondered. “I hope not, who would want to live forever? That’s a fucking nightmare all right…” “How would it be? Everybody wants to live forever!” “He’s right… It IS a nightmare… The worst one to ever suffer…” The mare replied with a sorrowful, yet serious voice… It took me some time to realize she was actually agreeing with me… “What? You two actually agree? That’s new.” Cinthya exclaimed. “Right? But what do you know about it?” I asked the mare. “I know it all too well… Believe me, I learned enough in my… How much was it? 2000 years?” She replied, bringing the blood in our veins to a stop. “What?” I inquired. “If you didn’t know, us, Alicorns are relatively immortal… Unless ve get killed, we never die.” She replied. “Princess Celestia didn’t tell me anything about that when she made me into one!” Twilight yelled from behind, tears in her eyes, and ran off. The mare slightly panicked, and meant to make her way after her, but I stopped her. “Let her calm down…” She stepped back, agreeing again. “I assume this… Celestia is your sibling?” “Yes, and now that you know her name, mine’s Luna.” She replied. “Aaaham, Now we know you, Twi, your sister by name, and that we’re stuck here… What do you expect us to do?” Cinthya wondered. “Do as you please, only do so while minding our laws…” She replied. “Good to know, could you suggest us a job perhaps?” Cinthya asked. “Perhaps… Seeing as you were a security guard, and that he’s also immortal… Perhaps the Royal Guard will be a good start.” She replied, then vanished like in our dreams. “That escalated quickly…” I noted. “Yep… We need to ask Twilight what we need to know, now that we’re stuck…” She replied. “Yeah, the question is… What’s the time?” I wondered. Luna suddenly appeared once again. “5 AM.” She exclaimed, then vanished again. “Uhm… Thanks?” I replied, unsure of her presence anymore. “I’ll go set the beds, will you go find her?” Cinthya asked. *Sigh* “Sure.” I replied and left… Only to meet a cyan Pegasus, who immediately pinned me against the wall. “Hold it pal, what are you doing here?! Are you a spy?” She asked with so much venom in her tone, she might have even poisoned me. “No, dipshit. Ask Twilight…” I replied. “Just how do you know of her?” She asked, then tried to jab me in the face with one of her hooves… But I caught it in my palm, closed my fingers around it, and began squeezing it until i heard a loud crack, which made her reconsider. “Are you willing to listen now?” I asked on a calm tone. “You got something… What do you want?” “Where’s Twilight?” “Why do you care so much?” She wondered, I reached for my sword in response. “She’s in her room… You asshole.” She replied. “You should’ve been nicer, and things may have turned out better...” I replied and walked on, trying to find her. Eventually I found her, sobbing in her room. *Knock* *Knock* “Are you okay?!” I yelled through. “Who is it?” “Ryan.” “Come in.” She replied, so I walked in… Soon so did Cinthya, in the company of that one cyan mare, her hoof visibly injured. “This fucker again?” She wondered. “You want more?” I asked in response. “Hold on, what happened?” Twi wondered, we explained. “Rainbow, come on, you should know there’s a reason if they’re here… You both should apologize.” She exclaimed. “Fuck that.” I replied, and jumped out the window. Ryan took a running start, and made his way through the closed window… We watched in shock as he unexpectedly shattered the window. By the time I got there to see him, he crashed into the ground, and with a loud crack, his legs broke… Dumbass… Should’ve remembered the height...I“You okay?” I yelled. He simply looked back at me and gave me a thumbs up, then crawled away, only to stand up and begin limping on his left leg instead. Soon Twilight too came to the window. “What happened?” “He’s… Himself…” I replied, then looked back at the cyan mare. “I hope you’re glad, Rainbow.” “I never asked him to do it.” She replied. “You started it.” “He nearly broke my ankle!” “And his own legs!” I replied. I limped away into the forest, soon having my legs fixed. Why the fuck did I do that? Never mind, I’m not going back… I can’t, and won’t… I wandered through the forest for a while, when something caught my leg and caused me to fall. “The fu… Oh… Nice…” Guess what it was, her rifle… Let’s see if it still works… I can assure you, if you hold a sniper rifle incorrectly, it WILL break your shoulder… I decided to keep it, since it was almost my only means of combat… I continued walking and walking without an end, until I heard growling, and suddenly a few wooden looking huge wolves ambushed me. Suddenly bolts of lightning began arching between my hands, and as one of them bit me, having my lower torso until my knees in his mouth. “Suck on this, fucker.” I muttered, and hit it in the eye, as if I were to stab it… It let go of me immediately, and was set ablaze right away… The other two waited, by the time they would’ve had the chance, I just went another step, and a lightning struck me from above… Which I directed at the other two, killing them in a slow, burning and painful way. I should’ve brought some marshmallows… I dusted my hands off, and walked on even further, until I got to a city, Manehattan. “Now, this looks promising…” I muttered quietly, and started making my way toward it. [End of Chapter 4-B] Chapter 5-G: Fixations She inquired. “Yeah, yeah I’ll be fine…” I replied. “Hey Cinthya, I didn’t think this thing would actually work.” Twilight exclaimed. “Yeah, it’s great…” She replied. “Yeah, we’ll call you back… Good luck keeping those two safe.” I replied. She said, and hung up. “Well, how long until we get there?” I asked. “A few hours, why?” “I have many ideas on what to make next, but I need to think them out…” “That’s great! Can I see them when they’re done?” “Sure, but to think them out I may not respond when addressed…” “Oh, okay. I’ll poke you when we get there.” “Thanks.” I replied, and dozed off… It was like dreaming, but I still saw everything I saw before. Yet, it was like The Matrix, numbers, pictures falling down without an end in front of my eyes. Eventually, I felt one of her hooves firmly burrow itself into my ribs, waking me at last. “Wh- Wha? Are we there?” “Yes, but you were staring into the void, the inspector could’ve sworn you stared into his soul too… Are you okay?” She wondered. “Yes… Yes, I’m fine, thanks… Let’s go, before the train moves on.” I replied, and we left the station, soon arriving to her castle, where she introduced me to her friends. They were also known as the Elements of Harmony… Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, Loyalty, Honesty and Magic, all of them were mares, which I found slightly weird… By the time we got the introductions out of the way, it was late into the night once again, and we got together for dinner. “So...Ryan, right?” Asked the cyan mare. “Yes, Dash?” I replied. “What will you be doing again?” She wondered. “I’ll be working on creating numerous items, objects and such of which my kind have already discovered… That is, if I can make them with my own hands… “ I ate a few pancakes and continued. “I mean… If I need a few devices to make them, I’ll make those too…” “Uuuuhum, aaand… What for example?” Asked the same mare. “Medicine, tools, weapons even…” I replied, and excused myself from the table. “Now, I don’t mean to be rude or ungrateful, but will I get my own room, or will I have to live in the basement?” I wondered. “Which one would you prefer?” Twilight asked. “Up to you, I’ll eventually get a workshop in town somewhere else, so I won’t wake you all in the middle of the night…” I replied. She showed me to my room, and we all went to sleep. The next morning I woke up, having just talked to Luna in my dream before… I sat up, and found a small bag of money on my desk with a note. “Here’s some money to get a workshop, and funding for the materials you may need to purchase for your projects… Should they prove not enough, let us know.” It had also wore the signature of both sisters… How did th… Magic… I get it… I thought to myself, and pocketed the bag, sword at my side, energy levels on max. When I reached for the doorknob, a familiar buzzing nearly startled me from my bedside cabinet. “Hey, what’s up?” I asked after picking up the call. “Yeah, sorry… We were tired and forgot it too…” I replied. “The sisters left me some money for a workshop and materials… Question is… Should I buy or rent the workshop?” She answered. “Good point… What should I make first though?” “If you can send it to me through the mail, I’ll see what I can do.” “Good to know, what would you be interested in?” She replied. “I’ll keep that in mind, what do you have planned for today?” “So you’ll get a day out, and have time to walk around freely in the capital while I hopefully spend the day cleaning an old warehouse filled with cobwebs, dust, and perhaps even rodents… Charming…” She replied, trying to brighten the situation. “I hope not, you would risk your life for theirs… While I sit at a table and do nothing but combine things…” “Glad to hear that, how’s the local kitchen so far?” “Yeah, maybe I could get some of that stuff from hunting… This thing has a stealth mode, turning me invisible… Then again, it only cloaks me and my weapons, doesn’t mask sounds…” “Good point, listen, we’re preparing for breakfast so…” She inquired with a chuckle. “It helps maintain the energy levels… The consumed food in my stomach is turned into energy… Don’t ask how…” I replied with a grin. “I’ll remember, later Cinthya.” I replied, and hung up. “Cinthya… Or was it Chrysalis? Huh?” Asked Rainbow. “Uh, who?” I asked sheepishly. “Don’t play dumb with me all right! I know something’s off with you…” She replied. “Listen, I have no idea what you’re talking about, okay?” “Oh, I bet…” “Look, I have a few things to do for today, and I wouldn’t want to miss breakfast, okay?” “As if I were to miss it because of your ass…” She replied, and we went to the kitchen to join the others. “Uhm, Ryan?” Asked Fluttershy, quiet as always. “Oh, yes?” I replied. “Excuse me but, could you come help me get something in the kitchen?” She wondered. “Uuhh, sure.” We made our way there. “So, where is it?” “It’s… Yeast… Above the shelves up there,” She replied, pointing at one of the cupboards. “Sure, here you go but… Why don’t you use your wings?” I asked while reaching for said material. “They hurt for some reason… Thank you for the help.” She replied. “Have you seen a doctor?” I asked. “Not yet, but if it won’t stop I will…” “You know that I am one too, right? When it comes to education, I’m around the level of the sisters or Twilight…” “Then you must be very smart… It should be easy finding job then…” “Yeah, the current one will do just fine… I’m glad with it, really…” I replied, and she began cooking something, when Pinkie walked in. “Oh, hey you two! It’s a good morning isn’t it?” She asked. “Oh, hi Pinkie… It really is, would you like to help me bake something?” Fluttershy inquired. “Yep! Let’s get started!” She replied. “I’ll leave you two to it, do you need anything else from the shelf?” “No thank you, we’re good now.” “Sure, see you then.” I replied and left. After finishing the call with Ryan… I got my stuff together. First day at the new job, whoopty fuckin’ doo.. I put the vest and the helmet on, then checked the rest, all good except for the stick… And that colt’s neck… And spine… And everything… I was about to see the sisters, when someone knocked on the door. “Open!” I yelled, and the Captain walked in. “Oh, hello Captain…” I greeted him. “Hello, Cinthya… I came to see if you’re fine.” He replied. “What can I do now? I feel okay…” I replied. “Good to hear, the Saddle Arabian Prince will be returning today, would you walk with him to the station?” “Gladly.” I replied. “As for myself, I bet my wife misses me, so I’ll be returning to the Crystal Empire later on as well…” “Are you any better since… You know.” “Like it never happened… Actually, from what the sisters told me, you were the one who cleared way for them so… Thanks.” He replied. “You’rrree… Welcome. Are the sisters up by now?” “Then should be in the throne room… Good luck.” He replied and walked off, while I made my way to the throne room. What can I say? The hallways and corridors were filled with stained glass windows, each telling a different story… There were pillars at the sides, seemingly marble, flower pots hanging from their sides, a few guards here and there, it was beautiful to be honest… As for the guards, all of them greeted me with at least a nod, tho some of their faces expressed many things… Concern, suspicion, trust, confidence, even hatred and sympathy. Once getting to my destination, the guards stopped me, wings and spears crossing my path. “Name, rank, purpose of presence…” One of the exclaimed. “Cinthya, Private Guard, reporting for duty.” “Go on.” They replied and allowed me pass. As I stepped in, the sisters were sitting on their thrones. “Hello Cinthya.” Celestia exclaimed, while I closed the door behind. “Morning you two…” I replied with a yawn. “Have you got any tasks for me?” “Do you have plans for today?” Luna wondered. “I will walk the Arabian Prince to the station, then do the same with the Captain later on…” I replied. “Also… Remember that colt yesterday? Yeah, I need this thing fixed… Could you get this to Ryan in any way?” I asked, showing them the night stick in pieces. “Certainly.” Celestia replied, followed by a whistle. Soon a red bird flew in through one of the windows, and landed next to her, still radiating light and heat. “Is that…” I noted. “A Phoenix, yes… “ She replied, then levitated my broken piece of equipment close. The bird closed it’s claws around the pieces, then Celestia began to whisper, and the bird took off. “Why wasn’t I expecting that…” I muttered. “Anything else?” “Depends on your needs, my job is to keep you safe when necessary… But seeing the amount of guards on the hallways, I doubts I would be needed today, unless you go somewhere or expect visitors.” I replied. “You’re free to roam so long you don’t leave the city for now… Here’s some pocket money too… Buy yourself something nice, and have fun today.” Luna replied, throwing me a small bag, which I caught, followed by jingles. “Thanks.” I replied and left. When leaving the castle I met up with the Prince. Two birds at once… Why not… “Ah, hello ma’am, did Ryan arrive yesterday?” He asked. “Hello sir, yes, they’re fine… Listen, I was asked to keep you company to the station today…” I replied, switching the rifle to burst fire mode. “I don’t see any reason to decline so… Be that way.” He replied, and we set off to our destination, soon coming to a commotion… A barfight to be specific. “Stay here, I’ll do what I can.” I exclaimed to him, then readied my pistol. Once I approached the building a stool flew out the window, crashing it to dozens of shards, hitting me in the face. Someone’s going down for this… I stood up, blood flowing down my face from the cuts on my forehead. I aimed the pistol upwards and fired a few rounds to gather attention, which worked. “Now, which one of you shitheads gave me a trip to the hospital?!” I asked, they simply pointed at a rather buff looking stallion. “It was me allright… What are you gonna do about it huh? Beat me u-” *Bang* I shot him in the chest, under his heart paying attention not to kill him instantly. As the bullet punctured his skin and shattered his collarbone, he gave way and dropped to the ground, sobbing in pain while the others got as far as possible from him. “I should’ve.” I replied, then continued firing at his guts, causing immense pain and damage. “If you’re so tough, survive a week with after this and find me again… Then we’ll see who’s the tough guy…” I exclaimed, having fired 25 shots in total, including the warning. I took a deep breath. Inhale… Exhale… Okay, let’s go. I returned to the Prince, covered in the blood which splattered from the shot wounds. “Are you okay? All good?” He wondered. “You should see the other guy.” I replied, and we continued on our way. Once getting there we said farewells, he thanked me for the company, and I left to wander the town. It couldn’t have been 10 minutes, when it began to rain. At least it will wash the blood off... At last, I finally found a fitting place… “Aham, rats, spiders, cobwebs… No problem, I’ll take care of those… How much for the building?” I asked. “Are you in that much need of it?” The mare asked. “Let’s say the sisters wanted me to get a place like this fixed… I’ll be doing so many things here on their request…” I replied, briefly explaining my reason. “Like what?” She wondered. “What do I say to make you believe I’m not just some nut… Huh, tough question… Things like these.” I replied, pointing at the firearms. “What are those?” She asked. “Long range weapons.” I replied. “Believe it when I see it.” She replied. “Be so.” I replied with a grin, she used her magic and threw a rock mid air, which I shot with relatively good accuracy. “Not bad, I believe you… You know what? You can have it for free, I’ll come back and see how you do in a week, okay? Then we’ll settle a price.” “Sure by me, see you in a week.” I replied. “Here’s the keys.” She replied, and gave me a few keys. each labelled with small paper notes sticked onto them, indicating which lock they were for… The entrance, the back room, the toilet, the storage, and the basement. “Thanks.” I replied and she left. I turned to face the door, and inserted the key. When I turned it I heard a loud crack, indicating the key or lock is broken. Fuck… I let go of both the lock and key, thinking about a way to fix it. Why not… *Crunch* *Crash* *Crack* And so, the hinges finally gave way, and I busted through the door, and fell in as the shards of old, mossy wood scattered across the floor. Umph… Well, easy access for looters now… Not that anyone would want to steal the rodents or cobwebs… I stood up, and dusted myself off, when I began to feel an unusual amount of warmth. I looked up, and found myself staring into the golden eyes of a bird seemingly made of flames. *Bawk* “Hey little one, what do you got?” It began to flap its wings, and put three pieces of metal into my hand. Cinthya’s night stick? I put the broken pieces down into a nearby desk, the weight sufficient enough to cause the table to fall into pieces. Really? I extended my left hand, on which the bird landed, providing a source of light in the dark, boarded up building. I took a few step in, as both the bird and I looked around curiously. “This place is a mess…” I muttered, the bird simply looked at me and nodded. “I guess I’ll ask Twilight for a favor later on.” I continued, and left. “Here, give her this instead.” I exclaimed, and the bird grasped my night stick in its beak instead, and took off. I looked up, trying to tell what the time was… Noon. Let’s see… First of all, I’m gonna need a door… For that I’ll need some wood, and an axe or at least a hatchet… A new lock and keys… And maybe I can salvage the hinges… Thoughts finished, plans done, I went back to the castle to see how and or what the Elements were doing. “Anyone home?!” I yelled in through the main doors, soon the response arrived. “In the kitchen!” Pinkie replied. What else could I do? Right? I made myself to the kitchen, and opened the doors only to be greeted by pitch black darkness. Luna again? I reached for the light switch. Right when it turned on, I was shot in the face by a cannon… Pinkie Pie right behind it. “Welcome to Ponyville!” Yelled the six of them. “Smile!” I yelled back, and took a photo of them with my phone… You should’ve seen their reaction… And mine, when I realized I could’ve just turned the flash on back in the building. “Welcome to Ponyville Ryan!” Pinkie replied, and put the cake onto the counter, while Rarity began cutting it. “Thanks, this was a surprise…” I replied with a grin. “Soo… Does any of you know a carpenter?” I asked. “We’ll speak at the table… Talking is much better with cake!” Rainbow replied. “Sure.” I threw back, and soon we sat down, where I told them what I was planning and what happened so far. “So… Why a carpenter again?” Twi replied. “I need wood for the new door, to get wood, I need an axe or hatchet…” I replied. “Ey now, If I remember right, we may have an axe in the ol shed ya can borrow… Keep even.” Applejack replied. “When could we go for it?” I asked. “After we clear the plates.” She replied, and we devoured the cake Fluttershy and Pinkie had began making when I left. When we finished erasing the cake from existence, she leaned in to whisper. “We’d better get goin before they pick us to clean up…” I simply nodded, and we left while they argued whose turn it is to clean the dishes. “All right, let’s go before they notice our absence.” I replied, and she lead the way to the farm I came to know as Sweet Apple Acres… Where she trotted into the mentioned shed, and came out dragging the axe with her mouth. “Thanks.” I exclaimed. “Any time partner.” She replied, and we went back. She went to the castle, I, to the building. Now, which tree to take? [End of Chapter 5-G]
Chapter 1: Speaking of Portals...Explanation The suit’s built in voice communication system [Example] Announcer The year was around 2030… Borsod Chem research facility, Kazincbarcika, B-A-Z county, Hungary, 5:30 AM… My phone’s alarm went off, it was time to get up and go to work once again… I turned it off, and climbed out of bed. Finally… This is the big day… I had much time left, enough to have breakfast before leaving… It wasn’t a nourishing meal, just bowl of cereal, followed by a cup of coffee and cigarette… “Ryan… Do you really have to go in today?” Asked my wife from behind. “Yep, today’s the big day…” I replied. “Have you forgotten what day it is?” “I know… I know… It’s her birthday… And saturday… I’ll do what I can, okay?” “Have you even bought her anything?” She replied. “I told you I have her gift pre-ordered, okay? I’ll get it on my way home…” “If you forget it, don’t even bother coming back… It’s her graduation…” *Sigh* “I know….Listen, I gotta go, see you soon…” I replied and kissed her on the cheek, got my access card, my lease, and ID, and booked it to the bus stop in my lab coat… At least I didn’t miss it, i got on, took a seat, and waited for my stop to come… The ride was short, tho still unpleasant...You know those students… Thick backpack, crowded bus, not taking the bags off their backs, in a sharp turn crashing your nose on impact with the window pane… Yeah, pleasant stuff… Do you really need a fucking PhD or MD to know not to wear a backpack on a damn bus?! “Sorry man, I can’t take it off, there’s no room for it…” The guy apologized. “it’s okay, it’s not that bad either..” I replied, and got off to walk the rest of the way. Good thing the weather was great, not a single cloud on the sky, no wind, sunshine… Some fresh air was nice too, considering I was going to rot in that hellhole for at least 8 hours… Once I got to the entrance, the same security guys greeted me as always. “Hey Ryan, looks like they called in everybody in for today…” “Yep, sure seem so...I hope it will be worth it tho, or else the administrator does better run…” *Chuckle* “I hear ya… I don’t even know who’s day will be worse… You, science guys thinking all day, or the security team like me, having to sit and stand still all day long…” “Neither do I… The only reason I’m still not working in the rest of the world is the reasonable paycheck…” “Yeah, at least you have the option...You got your education up the ass...MD, PhD, MIT, master’s degree in engineering… Your life is golden…” “The only thing gold I saw was the bus I came with…” I replied with a grin. “Well, you should get going, I heard they want you in the barrel too today…” “I hope you’re joking...The air conditioning went to shit last week, and the barrel is like a sauna…” “Quit whining will you? I’ll buy you a cold beer after work, okay?” “Charming… Well, let’s get over it…” “Good luck down there…” He replied, and gave my ID and Access Card back so I could go on… After a few meters I got into the elevator for a long dive of a few kilometers. “Wait up!” Said a familiar voice… It was Cinthya, another member of the security team… I’ve known her for years now, we even went to the same elementary and high school….So I took the time to let her in. “Thanks, damn scanners acting up… Hope the IT guys get it fixed soon.” “Is it now? It worked fine for me…” I wondered. “Yeah, might be the terminal acting all weird…” “So, where are you headed?” I asked. “Today’s big project, what else?” “You too?” “Yep, all I need to do is get my service gear…” “Well, we have plenty of time left, so I might as well come along…” “Sure, I heard you’ll be in the barrel today…” “Yeah, for some reason this reminds me of Half-Life 2…” “Now that you mention, it’s actually similar… Let’s hope the alien shit doesn’t happen tho…” Eventually the elevator came to a stop, we got out, and got her stuff. “Hey Ryan, Cinthya, here’s your gear for today…” The dispensing staff member greeted us, and handed over her firearms for today… A FEG-PA 63 pistol, an AMP-69 assault rifle, which could actually fire RPG grenades, and even Gepard Anti Materiel Rifle… To what end did they give her a sniper rifle for indoor use is still beyond me… At last she was carrying a B.P.V (Bullet Proof Vest), a knight stick, the pistol, a kevlar helmet, the assault and the sniper rifle… Having the assault rifle on her back, pistol and stick at her side, sniper in hand, and 5 clips for each, even a few grenades for the AMP “Thanks, but why the fuck am I meant to have the sniper?” “Orders from above, all I know… Sorry.” “Is the project really that important?” I wondered. “I don’t know, but I bet I’m the only one with this sniping thing today…” She replied, and we walked over to the main site, where I put on The Barrel.... The actual thing was called S.É.V.E.E.R.H (Sugár És Vegyszer Elleni Egyenruha Rendkívúli Helyzetekre / Radiation And Chemical Protective Suit For Exceptional Circumstances.) It was a full body suit, plated with metal on the outside said to be the reason it was fireproof, and had a black / neon-green paintjob… Why those colors? I don’t know… When I finally compressed myself enough to fit into it, I put the helmet on, which was kept in place by a pressurized air-lock, and had a built in oxigen tank should I find myself underwater… “Fuck me, I feel like I’m going to war… Your shit has nothing to the weight of this thing…” “Wanna see if it’s bulletproof too?” She asked with a grin, while holding the barrel of her rifle to my crotch. “No thanks, I doubt my insurance covers this…” “Hey, don’t sweat it!” She replied with another grin. “Ow ha ha Cinthya, you know how hot it is inside?” “This thing can talk now? God damn it, it’s worse than my mother in law…” I commented. “Well, see you on the flip side…” She replied. “Huh, at least this thing still allows free movement…” I walked into the test chamber with the test subject, while Cinthya stopped at the door. [Test Subject 19732, please approach the device for testing…] He slowly walked over to said object and held it. [Now, aim at the bright white wall to your left, and activate it!] *Woosh!* Cinthya asked through the comm system. I replied. [Well done! Now aim the the black wall to your left and activate again!] *Click* *Woosh* [Ryan, please approach Testing Object-1.] I walked up to the blue portal to left. [Now, proceed with caution…] I slowly walked through, and came out the other one, seeing myself entering the blue one. [Research Log-19374: The quantum space hole manipulator seems to work as intended…] [Now, Subject 19732, please hand over Test Object-0 to our coworker.] He did s asked to, and gave it to me. [Ryan, please proceed through Test Object-1 once again with the Quantum Space Hole Manipulator.] I walked up to aid portal, took a deep breath, and took step in… *Bang* *Boom* *Crash* *Creek* *Thump* It blew up in my hands, and the explosion threw me across the room. *Cough* “Fuck…” I muttered, and opened my eyes to see the two portals become unstable… With the Manipulator destroyed, which kept them at bay, they had the potential to become worm hole, or even a black hole… [Abandon testing! Abort!] *Boom* *Bang* *Crash* *Cough* *Cough* She replied. I yelled in vain, as she was already trying to free me… I looked to my left, the subject was crushed by the part of the wall which collapsed, and a vacuum was formed in the middle of the room, slowly pulling her in. “Hang on!” I yelled, and grabbed her hand… But even the suit’s built in exoskeleton wasn’t enough to keep us safe, and we were both consumed by it… I woke up to the airlock letting go and my helmet retracing into my suit and the announcer… The morphine must have been active, since I felt no pain. The only thing I felt was sand on the back of my head… Was lying in a desert on my back. *Groan* “Where the fuck am I?” I asked out loud, tho I was alone… Great… I sat up to look around, nothing in sight. *Clank* *Clink* I heard something hit my back, so I turned around, and saw a pew...Ponies… Pegasi and Unicorns with swords and spears, looking at me with no idea about my intentions… The fact that they wore clothes enough to keep the sand off their faces in sandstorms gave me a bad idea. “Do you understand what I’m saying?” One of them asked. “Yeah…” I replied in shock. “Are you friend or foe?” Asked their leader. “I have no idea, but I mean no harm, that’s for sure…” He seemed to believe me, since he lowered his sword. “Get up then…” He replied, and I did so… “Where are you from, newcomer?” He woondered. “Faaar away… That’s all I know.” “Huh, what’s your name?” “Ryan.” He motioned his hoof, and the others left. “Come on Ryan, a sandstorm is coming, we need to go.” I was not sure if I should… A talking Unicorn telling me to follow him in the middle of a desert...On the other hand, if he was right, I would rather skip the sandstorm, even with the suit... “Sure.” I followed him into a nearby town, and walked into a seemingly mud brick / sandstone house. “Come, sit… It will take a while for the storm to pass…”He exclaimed while lighting candle. “Thanks.” I replied. “Name is Aldir, by the way… Nice to meet you Ryan… Whatever you may be.” “Yeah, that’s beside the point… Aldir, is it? Could you tell me where I am?” “Yep, welcome to Stoneden…” “And… Where is this town?” “A small town in the Northern region of Saddle Arabia, near the Equestrian border.” “Equestrian?” “The neighbouring kingdom.” He replied. “I see… No offense, but you’re a Unicorn, right?” “As far as I know, yes… Why?” “Just asking...Your kind doesn’t exist in the world I come from, it’s a little uncomfortable for me ...” “And are you the only one of your kind who came here from your world?” “No, an experiment went wrong… One of my friends should be wandering these lands too, but I don’t know where…I hope she’s fine tho...” I replied. “Sad to hear, hope she’s not in the storm…” I looked at the suit’s control panel on my left hand. “Let me just do this quickly…” I exclaimed, asking for patience. “What was that?” “My armor, it’s smarter than it should be…” I assured him… And looked at the easy control options [Voice Command] [Manual Control] [Neuro-Command] I chose the last, and checked it’s description. Neuro-Command: This Function Links The Suit With User’s Neurological System, Resulting In Most Functions, Such As Health Monitoring Becoming More Efficient… Suit Becomes Part Of User’s Body… [Yes] [No] I choose yes. [Yes] [No] I chose yes still… *Splat* *Grunt* *Groan* *Wheeze* I dropped to the ground in pain, and passed out from it… When I woke up I saw Aldir string at me worried. “Are you all right? What happened?” “Nothing… This armor is now part of my body…” I replied and looked down on myself, all I saw was a paper thin looking copper red shirt on me… My hands? Gray, like the suit’s glove were, my skin the usual, yet felt heavy… That’s when I noticed my vision had changed, it looked like a computer screen...Great, now I’m a terminator… I stood up and waited for lasting effects, none… Losing my Humanity begins, doesn’t it? “Are you sure you’re ok? The storm is over too…” “I hope I am…Good, then I can leave, right?” “I doubt so… Since now you’re a guest of ours, I must show you to the town chief…” “Will that take long? I need to find a way home…” “I have a feeling only magic can help you home… And let’s face it, Saddle Arabia is not known for great spells…” “Figures… Perhaps I’ll find more help in Equestria?” “More likely, their rulers, the royal sisters are great Alicorns, controlling powerful magic. Anyways, put these on.” He replied, and put iron shackles onto my hands. “Are these necessary?” “Just to make them feel safer.” “You know I could tear these off like a sheet of paper, right?” “Of course I do, it’s just for the looks…” “Fine.” I replied and put them on. “Lead the way…” We left his home, and walked through the main street, until we came to a huge and more decorated building. “Here we are, the town hall… Let’s go.” We walked in, and saw mare and a stallion inside. “Ah, Aldir...Good to see you, who’s your friend?” Asked the stallion. “Tamir, Kalin, good seeing you again too… This is Ryan, we found him outside of town before the storm, and I gave him shelter…” “And brought him here as usual… Right, why the shackles?” I leaned in and whispered. “Told you they weren’t needed…” “Say… Ryan, is it?” I nodded in response. “What means threw you our way:” “A failed experiment in my world put me here.” “And what are your intentions?” Kalin asked. “Trying to go back home.” “Do you not enjoy our company?” Tamir inquired. “It’s not that… It’s just, this world is new to me, nothing like my home.” I replied. “Are you clear with where you are?” “Stoneden, Saddle Arabia.” “Seems so…” Suddenly, I heard faint buzzing from a distance. “Aldir, is it usual to hear buzzing around here?” I asked. “Buzzing?! No! Shit!” He replied. “The Antlions…” Tamir replied, and grabbed his spear, while Kalin took her sword nd went outside. “Come on Ryan, we must hurry!” “Hurry where? Get this thing off of me!” “Can’t you jus-” *Clank* *Clink* I tore the shackles off, and we followed Tamir and Kalin… They were talking to a handful of whom seemed to be the town guards… Ponies of all kind wearing metal plates, robes and weapons of their choice. “Are all of you present? Good… Listen up folks, the Antlions are on their way again! We must prepare!” Tamir informed them. “From the West!” Yelled the lookout. “Come on, show those bugs who rules!” Yelled Tamir and they charged away in said direction, I followed them of course. “Give me a blade, let me help…” I exclaimed. “You? A blade? Don’t be ridiculous, it’s our duty to keep our families, friends, and guests safe…” Tamir replied. “Bu-” I was cut short. “Ryan, you can’t fight with us… If you want to help, go and try to keep the mares and foals safe.” Aldir replied...I accepted their decision and returned to the town hall, where soon after Kalin returned too. “Kalin? What are you doing here?” I wondered. “I forgot that as a mare I am not allowed to fight with them, just like you.” “Oh, so, how can I help?” “We have few reserve guards, whose task is to gather the rest of the population and bring them to the House of Etarr.” “Etarr?” “One of our gods, he’s the God of Destiny… As you can see, it’s difficult to grow plants in these conditions, so his blessings are quite a requirement…” “And what will we do?” “Help them.” She replied, and we left to help them… Under 10 minutes we managed to get everybody to safety, and were the last to enter the sacred building before it’s doors were jammed shut. Once we made sure there was nothing passing through, we continued on to the inner sanctuary… It was a temple, well adorned… I had little time to look around, however, because a priestess greeted us. “Cives, amicis, genitoribus abero, et dimitte nobis ... visitator obsecraret Deum nostrum ... ad signandum Etarr milites honorare locum tela declinare velit …” Suddenly a window popped up in my vision. [Yes] [No] Shit, how do I even control which one I choose? I managed to figure it out, and turned it on. Result: Citizens, friends, family, and visitor...Allow us to pray to our God, Etarr for his blessing... Soldiers, please drop your weapons to honor this sacred place… From there on no matter what language I heard, my Subconscious or CPU translated it immediately, making it seem like it was spoken in English... While they prayed, I picked up a spear the guards dropped and stood guard at the doors… For a few minutes things were quiet, until… *Bang* *Crash* *Crack* *Bang* Something began banging on the doors… Oh shit… [End of Chapter 1]
Chapter 2: The Desert Night-Mare“Incoming at the door!” I yelled, and soon the doors gave way for a few of them… The guards took them on, while the first one was still keeping me on the ground…*Crack* My spear broke, and the Antlion kept lashing at me with its spiky legs and mandibles… When it tried to bite my head off I dodged, and with the spear’s head stabbed it repeatedly, killing it. We managed to fight them back, tho I only killed one of those things… When they seemed to stop coming and heard no more buzzing, we returned to the town hall, most of us on to of our guard, and waited for Tamir and the rest to return, tho after 10 minutes Kalin wa visibly worried. “Give me your sword, I’ll go see where they are…” She did as I asked with slightly relieved tone. “Be careful, should they be gone, don’t join them…” I nodded and walked off to the West. All I saw was the guards dead, half buried in the sand, and Tamir still fending off 5 of them, with least success… One of them knocked him over and took him to the ground breaking his spear. I ran up, and with a running jump kicked it off of him with both feet, sending it flying a few meters. “Thanks.” He exclaimed, I helped him back up, and gave him the sword I had. “What about you?” I taped my chest, reminding him of my armor. “Duh… Duck!” One of them jumped at us, and the suit seemed to take control, as I grabbed it mid air and punched through its torso… And like in a Jackie Chan movie, I beat the shit out of them while Tamir cut the others down… “Were those the last?” I wondered. “I hope so.” He replied. “Let’s go back to the others…” I exclaimed, and we did just that… Kalin was relieved to see her husband once more, while the citizens returned to their homes, after giving their dead a proper burial… To which I was asked to attend, tho I don’t know why… Where their bodies were buried into coffins carved out of stone, after which we honored them with a minute of silence. When it was over, the priestess thanked our presence on their behalf, and prayed to Zilene, their God of Mercy to grant them peaceful rest from there on, then let us go. “Thanks again, if it wasn’t for you, I might be among them now…” Tamir exclaimed. “I wish I could’ve done more…” “You did your best… Uhm, where’s Aldir?” He replied. “I don’t know, I’ll go find him…” I replied and took a few steps, when the priestess stopped me. “Wait…” She exclaimed. “Yes?” She began chanting, when she stopped, she produced black sword from her robes, and gave it to me. “Blessing of Etarr, don’t lose it…” I took said blade and held it by my side. “Long live Etarr…” I replied, while my body grew a small bit of metal to my left, which could hold the sword by the crossbar. She nodded in response and walked off, so did I, inspecting the sword… Tungsten Carbide… Cuts through steel, titanium, and metal like a hot knife through butter, conducts electricity, but not the toughest material… Then again, it’s from Etarr… I thought to myself, and checked all over the town twice, but found no trace of him, so I returned to the town hall. “Hello Ryan, have you found anything?” Tamir wondered. “Nothing…” “Ah, and what will you do now?” “I’ll see if the Equestrian sisters can help me or not.” “When will you leave?” “When is the next sandstorm?” “I don’t know, but the Prince will visit tomorrow to see what to do next…” He replied. “Perhaps he can help you get there faster and safer…” Kalin added. “Well, I assume I can wait a day…” I replied. “We have room you can stay in, this way.” Kalin replied, and showed me the way. “Good night, Ryan.” “You too.” And so, I went to sleep… I’m still not sure if it was a simulation or a dream, since I was already 50% machine because of the modifications the suit made… I was in a blank void, alone, everything black… I spent hours in that enviroment, nearly going insane, when suddenly I heard someone call out. “So… You’re the one who dares desire enter my domain…” “Who was that?” I asked loud. “One you should not anger... “ “What do you want?” I asked, when suddenly an Alicorn appeared in front of me… Of course I didn’t know what they were called at the time… “You, to stay away from my kingdom!” She yelled back. “Look, all I want is to go home… I was told you co-” “Stay away if you value your life!” “Or else?” I asked… Now I regret doing so… “Or else?” *Chuckle* She looked at my feet, I looked at them too, when I looked back, I had my answer. “I’LL TEAR YOUR FACE OFF!” She yelled, and jumped at me… Just when her teeth were about to get me, I bolted out of bed, covered in sweat… “FUCK!” I yelled, fortunately I didn’t wake anybody. Probably just a nightmare… Let’s try again… I thought to myself, then went back to sleep, soon finding myself in the same void, but nobody in sight. Oh shit, I wonder if I can wake up any time I want… This doesn’t look good… “FOUND YOU!” She yelled, and I woke up again, not willing to sleep again...I was about to seek out the priestess for help, when another window popped up. I put my hand onto my heart, it was like a gatling gun being fired… Luckily I still had the box of cigarettes and lighter in my lab coat… Just to clear things up, my suit folds up into an article of clothing of my choice while not in use, when I’m in danger for example, it grows and covers my entire body, so yes, I had a lab coat still… While I was out for a smoke, the suit warned me of the low temperatures outside. No surprise, we’re in a desert… Later on I noticed something moving in the distance, and turned the night vision function on, and zoomed in. Ok, now I feel like the Terminator AND Gordon Freeman… Weird! It seemed to b crawling. Aldir? I got my sword ready and decided to investigate, it was who I thought it is. “Aldir? Fuck, you look terrible...” I greeted him. “You’re no better..” He replied. “What?” I asked, then got jumped again, and woke up… Once again. “Stop it already! Christ…” “Why would I? I’m just starting to enjoy it…” A well known voice replied, and I woke up once again, back at home. Yeah right, my wife is sleeping next to me, facing away… I wonder what would happen when I try to talk to her… Nope, I know what will happen. *Sigh* “Morning ho-” Just as I expected, this was the longest streak of nightmares I ever had… “Have you had enough?” Her voice asked. “I’m going to find you, tear your horn off, and shove it up your ass so hard you’ll cast spells with your mouth…” “I’m looking forward to it…” She replied. *Chuckle* “What so amusing?!” She wondered. “You know the difference between the two of us?” “What is it?” “In my dreams, all you can do is scare me… While I, in the real world, can turn your life into a living nightmare…” “I doubt you could hurt anypony with my guards spears running you through…” “I doubt they could run me through…” I replied. “Just watch…” “Ha, you would never…” “Back in my home, I wouldn’t.” “Told you you wouldn’t.” “But I’m not home now, am I?” I asked. “Let’s play a game… After I get into your precious kingdom, the first nightmare you give me, I’ll kill one of your citizens… The second nightmare? Add two more to the graveyard, do we understand each other?” “You’re a horrible creature…” “Am I? All I wanted to do is ask you to help me back home, yet you’re the one who refused to listen to begin with, and threatened me right away… Just the thought of you being an example for your citizen makes me wanna puke...” I replied, after which, she began to cry and disappeared. *Sigh* Man I went too far on her… I’ll regret it in the near future, won’t I? [Yes] ←- [No] [No] [Yes] ←- [Good: 5%] [Evil: 10%] [Order: 2,5%] [Chaos: ???] Figures, I went over the line with her… Well, don’t expect any apologies… “Ryan? Ryan! Wake up!” Kalin yelled, finally waking me from the nightmares. *Yawn* “Hello Kalin, good morning…” I greeted her. “Wake up, sleepy head… Breakfast is ready…” She replied with a smile, a smile I was not expecting… Even while living in a small town in the desert, and almost losing her husband the other day, she was still able to smile… Then again, I saved her husband… “Thanks, I’ll be there in a minute.” I replied. “We’re waiting on you…” She replied and left. How come Saddle Arabians are so kind, yet the Equestrians straight up assbags? I quickly collected my thought, and joined the two of them… “Okay, I’m here…”I exclaimed, and we got at it… When we were done, we left the building and the Prince arrived, in the company of a smaller army… Walked up to the three of us, greeted us with a bow, which we returned. “You must be Ryan, right?” He asked. “Yes, your highn-” “Please, call me Umar…” He replied. “Yes, Umar…” “I’ve heard of your actions, and the priestess told me a thing or two as well…” He exclaimed. “Oh?” “It might not mean as much to you, but I must thank you for defending my people, even tho you’re from a different species, and a different world all together… I have also received word, that you wish to go to Equestria… I wasn’t planning on going there, but after what happened last night, I’ll have a few words with Luna… How dare she torment anyone outside of her kingdom?!” “How do you know of all this? You just arrived.” I wondered. “The dunes have eyes, the storms have ears…” He replied, I didn’t quite understand, but went on. “Tamir, Kalin, I’ll leave half these troops here, the rest will go back to the capital, while Ryan and I go to Equestria.” They nodded with a grin in response. “Well then, shall we go now, Ryan?” “Right away?” I wondered. “Of course.” He replied. I walked up to Tamir and Kalin before leaving. “Thank you for your hospitality… Should the sisters not be able to help me, I’ll return from time to time…” “If so, I hope we never meet again.” Tamir replied… I understood what he meant… Kalin smiled again, and we left. Meanwhile in the Everfree Forest… Ugh… Wh-Where am I? What happened? I tried to open my eyes, and found myself in a small hut, a cooking pot in the center. Yeah… Where am I? “Ah, now you’re awake… I had feared I was too late…” Said a voice… “Who…” “Fear not, for I am the one who saved you… At least, I’m pleased to meet you.” She replied. “Where…” “You are in safety, so do not worry… There’s no reason for you to hurry.” “Who are you?” I wondered. Soon I met my savior, a zebra named Zecora… At first I was sure I just hit my head, but it wasn’t the case… She explained to me how she found me in the forest while gathering plants, and took me in so the timberwolves won’t get me… “Sorry uh, give me a minute…” She nodded in response. I asked through the communicator. The fuck was that about? “Damn, it doesn’t work… Oh well, I forgot to introduce myself… I’m Cinthya.” “Forgive my manners, but I’ve seen nothing like you… Could you tell me what happened to you?” “A failed experiment back home… It sent me here…” “Ah, it is sad to hear, but there’s nothing to fear, for you are safe in here…” “Thanks for your help.” I replied. She showed me where she put my things, I got me back, put em away, thanked her again, and left. Soon after she came out too, and told me she’s going to get a few things from a nearby town called Ponyville, I offered to go with her. [End of Chapter 2]
Chapter 3-G:Imprisoned.(Good storyline.)We walked all the way to the said town, when I first saw it’s citizens, I wasn’t even surprised… Talking ponies… Pegasi, Unicorns… What? My daughter watches a show like this… Our ways went different ways tho, so we said our farewells, and we went on… As I walked down the street I heard two of the ponies talk, an orange pony with a light blue Pegasus. “Ya sure it’s a gud idea bringin Gilda ‘ere again?”The orange one wondered. “Come on, she’s different, chill…” The Pegasus replied. I looked ahead and saw a Griffon walking the same way I was, then she took an apple with her tale and ate it… Must be that Gilda they're talkin about... I caught up, wrapped her tail around my left lower arm, and pulled on it to get her attention. When she turned around I whacked her across the face with the night stick. “Ey! HEy! Hey! What was that for? Dweeb…” “Pay for that fuckin apple.” I replied. “Or what, tough guy?” I put the stick away and produced the pistol. “Or else? This…” I replied, and shot her twice in the hind leg. “What the?! OUW! Quit that shit!” “Pay.” “With what?” I grabbed her throat and headbutted her with the helmet on… “You best start coughing…” I replied. “Fine! Fine, you Ponyville vigilante son of a bi-” *Thomp* I beat her in the face with the pistol’s clip. “Were you saying?” She remained quiet. “Thought so…” I replied and let go of her. “You’ve got a problem, freak?” Asked the Pegasus from behind. “Your friend will if she won't pay the owner...” I replied. “What was that good for?” She asked. “Next time she won't steal." I replied. She facepalmed with her hoof… Facehoofed? “So she did it again…” “Come on G, you know what we agreed on back in Griffonstone…” “Yeah, this place is still as lame as it was last time anyway…” She replied and flew away. “Fucker…” I muttered and walked on… That’s when I realized Zecora couldn’t find my sniper rifle when she found me… Not a big loss, dead weight… I walked on and on on the street, when I saw 3 Alicorns, back then not knowing what they are talking in front of a tree castle like building. I had a bad feeling about them, so I tried to slip by unnoticed… I changed my mind and turned around, and saw one of them standing in front of me. “Going somewhere?” She asked. “What’s it to you? Now out of my way.” I replied and shoved her aside. “You miserable waste of flesh, is that the way you treat royalty?” I stopped and turned around. “What do you want?” I wondered. “Some more respect, first of all…” She replied. “Sorry, I’m a bit tired, confused and hungry, okay?” “Understandable, what are you doing here? If I may ask, that is…” “Trying to go home, why?” “I’ve seen another one of your species the other day, he was anything but a decent fellow.” ‘I may know him then, how did he look?” “He seemed… Natural, yet, dangerous… So I told him to avoid stepping on our soil, he threatened me in result, tho… He said if I give him another nightmare, he’ll kill a citizen every time…” “No, he couldn’t...He’s not like that, he would never…” I replied. “Do you know him?” “Yes, he’s my friend… Or… At least was before the accident… Where did you see him?” “Outside of the kingdom for sure, but he was close to the border, in that I’m sure.” “Hang on for a sec pal!” Said a voice from behind.I quickly turned around and took aim. “What?” I asked, causing them both to stop. “What was that all about?” The cyan mare wondered. “I don’t need to explain myself to you, brush off.” “My sister and I are the ones in charge here, so the one one to shut their mouths should be you…” The blue Alicorn replied. “Sure.” I explained. “Like I asked, what do you intend?” “What are you interested about?” I asked, knowing there’s a reason she wants to hear. “Well, we do know teleportation spells, but none of them work if the destination is a whole different world or universe.” She replied. “So you’re saying I’m stuck, and you want to know what I’ll do now… Huh?” I asked. “Your words are exact.” She replied. “Lamest joke ever…” Said the cyan mare from behind.to her friend. “Rainbow, if Applejack would’ve said it, it would fine, since she’s the element of honesty, but you’re a different story…” Said the lavender Alicorn. “Since I’m stuck here, I plan on earning citizenship, then finding a job fitting for my profession.” I replied. “That would be?” While Cinthya was getting used to her new home, the Prince and I walked on and on… “So, what would you do if even they can’t help?” He asked. “I don’t know, I’ll try to find my lost friend and settle down… Live an average life… Or… Whatever the likes of me would get around here…” I replied. “We’re getting close, soon enough we’ll arrive to Appleloosa, where we can continue by train…” He exclaimed. “I hope you got enough for the tickets…” “Do you not?” He asked. “Don’t tell me you came here with no money at all…” I muttered. “Well, I thought you were gonna have enough…” He replied. “Well then, we’ll go all the way on foot… Or… Hoof…” I exclaimed. An hour later, we came to a magical barrier, a small opening, guarded well. “Who comes?” Asked the guard. “Prince Umar of Saddle Arabia, and his guard…” He replied. “Passports?” “Beg your pardon?” He wondered. “No passport, no entry…” “You realize that your dirty hooves stand on MY domain, right? I’M the one in charge here, so if you won’t let us through, I’ll feed you to the Antlions…” Umar replied. “Well… We…” On of them exclaimed, when I slowly reached for me sword. “Perhaps I can help them think…” I muttered, and it worked, they let us through. “See? I’m a good diplomat…” I added jokingly and walked on, until we got to the train station, where the conductor recognized him, and allowed us free transit to Canterlot… When we got there, the guard was surprised by his lack of company. Surprised enough to call their Captain, to decide if we’re Changelings or not. “So this is why you called me?” He wondered, then walked up close to us. While doing so, I stepped in between him and Umar, hand on sword. “Nervous such? Why so? If you did nothing wrong, quit acting weird pal.” He added, and I stepped down. “See? Nothing wrong, now this way…” We followed him to the throne room, which turned out to be empty.”Uuuuhhhh…” I did. “Huh, they should be here… At least, they haven’t said anything about going anywhere today…” He replied.”I guess I’ll have to go, find them…” He added. “Your highness, please, remain here with my comrades, they should be adequate defense…” “Hold on, I’m coming too…” I replied. “Are you sure? Shouldn’t you stay?” “Trust me Captain, he’s better off helping you…” Umar replied. “Be so, only keep up the pace.” I nodded, and ran beside him sword in hand, soon leaving the castle. “What now?” I wondered. “Hurry to the train station, they must be in Ponyville then…” He replied, and we made our way to said building. “Now, they should be here so-” *Grunt* A random Unicorn mare stabbed him in the chest while he wasn’t paying attention and tried to run. “Hey! Get back here!” I yelled, and took chase… Only to hear the mare from my nightmare yell something… “Ryan! Wait!” Said another voice, much like Cinthya, too bad I had no time to talk… As I ran down the street chasing my target I had to shove a few, almost throw others out of my way, until we came to a dead end. “No way out, you’re done.” I exclaimed, when she grinned and teleported away. Shit, now what? “You there!” Yelled someone from behind, when I turned around I saw the night-mare behind a few guards. “You made a mistake coming here… Arrest him!” “Wait! You don’t understand!” “You’ll have time to lie in your cell…” Replied a guard. I was hesitant should I draw my sword or not, but I decided it’s best I comply to prove her wrong about me being guilty. “It wasn’t me who stabbed him! I’m innocent!” “Yeah right, that’s why you ran…” She replied while the guards put me into shackles. “Bring him to the dungeons…” She replied, and stepped aside to give room to the guards taking me away, but I stopped right in front of her. She only stared at me suspiciously, until one of the guards hit me in the back of the head with the shaft of his spear. “BOO!” I managed to scare her tho, and walked away with a grin on my face… The guards took the through the same route I chased the mare down on, but when we got back to the starting point, the Captain, Cinthya, all who were there before weren’t there anymore… When we arrived back to the castle, the guards all gave me a disappointed, disgusted, and hateful look, one of them even had the nerve to hit me in the stomach with the blunt end of his spear. *Crack* *Crash* *Gasp* “What’s up, toothpick?” I asked, pretending it didn’t hurt at all. Tho I was bound in chains at my ankles, waist, and my wrists behind me, I managed to headbutt him after he spat me in the face, causing him to lose consciousness. “Away with you already!” One of them yelled, I walked on, having had enough fun with them for the day… A while later we came to a staircase, leading down to what I assumed to be the basement… The steps were small, and slippery, the walls cracked, covered in moss. “This place is a mess…” I noted to those behind me. “Exactly what you deserve.” One of them replied. “When we get to my cell, you’ll have to take the shackles off… You know that, right?” I wondered. “Uuuhhhmmm…” “You should.” I replied. “So… When’s dinne-” *Bong* I wasn’t paying attention, and hit my head in the metal doorframe of my cell. “You won’t be having any, by the orders of Princes Luna…” “Well then, do me a favor will you?” I asked the key keeper, after stepping into my cell. “Be quick.”He replied. “Tell Luna to eat her own heart out…” “Are you sure about it?” “Nah, but it felt good to say it…” He chuckled in response, and with his magic, took off my shackles and chains. “Soo… What did I do to be here actually?” “Attempted assassination attempt against a government official and royalty, endangering citizens.” He replied. “Good to know.” *Sigh* “So, how much do they pay for you to spend you time with the likes of me?” [Back in Ponyville] “Security guard, you say?” She wondered. “Yes ma’am, where do you think I got these from?” I replied, pointing at my firearms. “Weapons of some sort?” Her elder sister asked. “Exactly.” I replied and turned around. “Rainbow, tell them what these are good for…” She nodded, and told them what I did to Gilda and why. “In short, she’s good at it if you ask me…” She added after her explanation. “Seems efficient, usage of non lethal weapons, I value those who value the worth of a life…” She replied. “I don’t mean to intrude my sister, but we need to return to Canterlot…” Her sister reminded her. “Right… Well, would you come with us? Perhaps you’ll friend will pass by.” She exclaimed. “It would be my honor.” I replied, trying to get them to like me… As much of a bitch move it was, I found it necessary… What? In a world full of Unicorns, Pegasuses… Or… Pegasi, and magic? Hell yeah I needed connections allright… “Well then, you shall be given a chance to take the role of royal bodyguard…” She replied, and we went to the train station. “3 tickets to first class I assume…” Said the mare at the registry. The shortest of the sisters nodded, then gave me my ticket, and we took our seats on the train. “Huh, never thought I’d ever see two…” I stopped. “Two?” The tallest wondered. “Uhm, what exactly are you?” I asked in a sheepish tone. “Alicorns?” The shorter replied. “Two of those in a train cart…” I added. “It’s safe to say from our end as well…” The white one replied. “So… When’s the introduction?” I asked with a grin. “Celestia.” Replied the taller. “Luna.” Replied the other. “Mares of few words? I’m Cinthya.” I replied. “Well met, we should arrive soon…” Luna added, so we waited patiently. When we arrived, we headed for the castle, but were stopped by someone yelling … “Hey! Get back here!” I swear it was just like Ryan, tho I didn’t see anybody, only ponies. “After him!” Luna yelled, and a dozen of soldiers began chasing somebody. When I looked back, I realized the supposed victim, a white coated Unicorn stallion, stab wound in the chest, unconscious, losing blood. “We have to do something…” I exclaimed. “We need to get him to a safer place.” Celestia replied while they used their magic trying to save him. “To the castle.” I replied, and fired a few rounds into the air. Tho it scared the citizens, they gave us way… Since there was no more use for me at the moment, they took him to the castle with their telekinesis, I simply followed behind rifle at ready… I accompanied them until they told me to stop, and head to the throne room, and wait there… “Sure.” I replied, and went just there, when I arrived, the guards in front of the room stopped me. “Name, rank, now…” One of them yelled. “Cinthya, royal bodyguard.” I replied, his face in crosshairs. “Or are you…” He replied, each spear at the ready. “Quit fucking around guys… Seriously…” The stallion said in the middle. “Are you sure?” The other asked. “Don’t make me repeat myself…” He exclaimed, and the guards surrounding him stepped down. “Now that’s better, my finger was starting to itch…” I exclaimed in response. “I’ve seen one of your kind, it is him who I came here with.” He replied. “Ryan?” “That’s the name he told me he has.” “Where is he?” “He went looking for the sisters with the Captain.” “Captain? We found the captain stabbed near the train station...Ryan was nowh…” I stopped, that’s when I realized it… It was Ryan who Luna sent the guards after. “Hey, where’s the prison?” “You mean the dungeon?” “Same thing.” “Basement.” “Thanks.” I replied and ran… Ran as fast as I bloody could, until I came to an old staircase, tiny steps, mossy walls… What is this? Dungeon Keeper? I started off with a slow descent, still weapon ready...But in the end, I ended up tumbling all the way down. “Who are you, and why are you here?” Asked the Pegasu stallion at the far end of the room,, leaning against a crate, boredom in his tone. “Cinthya, visiting…” I replied. “Make yourself at home…” He replied, and began to ignore me, while I scanned through the cells, hoping to find him… Someone must have been listening, guess who I found sitting casually leaned against the cold cobble walls… Yep, him, seemingly sleeping and unaware of my presence. [End of Chapter 3-G]
Chapter 3-B: Last Call (Bad storyline)We got to the town, and went different ways… Sadly, soon after I came to meet Trixie, a washed up magician… She was displaying what so ever she could do… Fuck, I wish I had the sniper rifle... “Watch in awe! The Great and Powerful Trixie has returned, better than ever!” She yelled, trying to get audience… Unfortunately,she got my attention, so I made my way to her stage. “Yes! Yes! Come one, come all! Whoever can show Trixie something she can’t do wins a grand prize! Anypony?” I slowly raised my left hand in response. “Yes? Rare friend of ours? Do you have something?” She wondered. “Bet your horn I do…” I replied, and walked up to the stage next to her. “Well then, don’t hold back, show Trixie what you got…” I licked my both elbows, then looked at her. “Why, that’s it? Piece of cake… Watch…” She replied, and tried to replicate my trick… She couldn’t, since ponies have no elbows, then again, I’m a security clerk, what do I know, right? “Well done, here’s your reward…” She replied on a depressed tone, levitating a small bag into my hands. I just walked off without a damn word, that bag was filled with local currency, so I came away before she would change her mind… On my way to wherever I would end up next, I heard a few pairs of hooves hunning my way, probably for the bag… I slowed down, he caught up, bit the bag and tried to run on, while I casually took aim and shot off his hind legs… It wasn’t a pretty sight, nor did it sound good… I just patiently walked up to him and took my money back, then, tried to walk away. “Hey! Wh-What the heck?! At least finish what you’ve sta-” *Bang* Now to find Ryan… I thought to myself, then began whistling one of my favorite songs, until I got hungry anyway, and began looking for a place to eat.”Sugarcube Corner, open on weekdays from 6.am to 7.pm...Seems legit…” I muttered, and went in… I should’ve thought about it tho. As I stepped in, everyone stared at me like I did something wrong...Except for killing that dude… “Uhm… Hello?” “Hi! Welcome to Sugarcube Co-” Said a pink mare before she was silenced by a purple dragon. “Don’t… Move… It can smell your fear…” He whispered. I just rolled my eyes, and sent a bullet flying by his ear as a greeting. “I can’t smell it, but cause it… Now, where’s the reception?” I asked, soon the pink mare pointed at the counter, which I approached, and saw a blue coated, pink maned mare. “Hello, what can I get you?” “Hi, 2 cupcakes and a loaf of bread please.” I replied, and soon the bread was in a paper bag, cupcakes on the counter. “That’s 30 bits.” She exclaimed. “I bet she won’t have enough, or won’t know what it is…” A colt whispered to another one. I let the rifle hang by the belt, running around behind my back, and pulled the night stick. “Don’t make me come over there man.” I warned him, then put it away, and paid for said merchandise. “Is that enough?” “Exact amount, thank you and come again!” She replied with a grin, then turned to the stallion next to her. “Call the guards…” She whispered. “What did I do? Seriously?” I wondered. “Nothing, and we’ll make sure you won’t…” Someone replied from behind. “Who the heck are you? Hell, why do I care?” I asked, and made my way to the entrance, where the stallion stood. “Would you move?” I inquired. “Make me.” He replied. “Gladly…” I replied, and whacked him across the face with the stick, leaving a nasty bruise. “Move.” “Never.” “I don’t have time for this…” I muttered, and kicked him in the ribs, knocking him off balance, making way for me to the door. “Was that necessary?” I asked, hand on the doorknob, waiting for the answer, but none came. “Never mind.” I exclaimed and left, eating the cupcakes while doing so, until I came across a lavender Alicorn, having lunch at a nearby table. I was going to ask her if the seat next to her was occupied or not, when suddenly something pulled me back. “Hey now, who the hay are you?” Asked a cyan Pegasus. “What’s it to you?” “Oh, you wanna do this the hard way?” “If you insist…” I was already reaching for the stick to use against that flying fucker. “Clever...Come on, cough it up!” She replied. “Hey! Rainbow! What in the name of Celestia are you doing over there?” Asked the mare. “Hey, Twi! Come here for a second!” She replied, and said mare came over. “Yeah?” While Umar and I were crossing the desert, we were attacked… Antlions? No, bandits… Bandits with crossbows “Well, fuck…” I exclaimed. “Any ideas?” He asked. “Come on! Let’s see what you have of value!” “What do you think, assbag?” I wondered.”Do we look like we have anything?” “How about that sword of yours? Seems expensive…” I swapped glances with Umar, he nodded. “If that’s what you want…” I replied, and slowly took hold of it, and slowly approached him, and handed it over, and stood back next to Umar. “Should they shoot, play dead..” I whispered. “No whispering!” “I was coughing, dickwad!” “Close enough, kill them both…” He replied, and we each took an arrow to the back. A we heard the strings hit the backs of the bolts, he prepared for what was to come, and soon were shot… I will never forget the sound and feeling, when the cold metal bolt tore through my skin, flesh, fractured my spine, punctured my lung, and almost came out the other end, my ribs being the only thing to stop it halfway. We dropped to our knees, then fell to our sides, holding back our breaths… What was supposed to be my last breath, tasted a lot like blood, mints, and the taste you get from licking a metal rod… Hey, don’t ask how I know that, ok? Of course, then came another popup window… fNo] [Yes] ←- Tho I waited a while to actually Click it. [Yes] ←- [No] I stood up when they were gone. “Umar, come on, are you allright?” No response. “Bad joke, come on…” No response “Come on! It wasn’t even your lung, or anything vital!” No response. “Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck no no no no no…. Shit now I’m going to be framed with killing him…” I muttered, and left him behind, following our attackers, when some text poppe dup at the bottom of my field of view. Okay then… I looked at my hands, I saw them. Cool… I followed them close, Etarr must have watched over me, because just as I caught up, a sandstorm came by, covering their screams. “Buckle up!” Their boss yelled, three followed behind… I carefully approached the last one, and began whispering into his ears. “Soon…” He rocked his head backward. “Who was that?!” He asked, nobody in sight tho. “Probably just the wind…” He muttered, and walked on… So did I… “I bet you taste like bacon too…” “The fuck was that?” He yelled, startling the others “What is it?” The boss asked. “I heard something whispering…” “Yeah right, too much and in your face…” They brushed it off, and went on. “When’s the last time you showered?” I whispered, he rolled his eyes and began to ignore me. [Yes] ←- [No] [Yes] ←- [No] I felt a tingling sensation, then heard a female voice say. [Exoskeleton Activated.] I quickly pulled him away from the rest, and covered his mouth with my left hand. “Is that a dagger in your pants, or are you happy to see me?” I asked, just to go overboard with the bullshit, then. *Crack* *Grunt* *Crunch* Broke his neck, first to the left, then to the right… Look at that, he did have a dagger… Thank fuck… I took said weapon, and carefully followed the rest, since the dagger wasn’t invisible, if only the storm wouldn’t have stopped… I chucked the dagger into another bandit’s forehead, leaving only three. “What the?! Who’s there!?” Asked the boss. I remained quiet and took hold of the sword, a huge smirk on my face. Oh, this will be fun… Back in Ponyville… “So Cinthya, is it?” “Yep.” “Uuuhuh, what brings you around Ponyville?” “Oh let me tell you, it’s a long story…” I replied. “Well, I wish I had time to listen, but I’m on cloud duty this week so… Yeah.”R.D exclaimed. “See you two around tho.” “Later Dash.” “See ya.” We replied. “Well, I have time tho so…” Twi replied, “Sure… Let me start at the beginning…” I exclaimed while cracking my fingers and neck. “Wait, actually, all you want to know i how I got here so, yay, shorter story…” All of the sudden things lost color, and my head began to hurt like a stun gun hit it… “Ugh, hand on… I’m not feeling well…” “Do you want to go see a doctor?” Twilight offered, “Lead the way…” I replied, and ran after her, but I didn’t last long, not because of the weight I was carrying or my condition for sure, because I used to go running every day... What the heck? Did Zecora feed me something while I was out? What’s going on? I accidentally tripped in a rock, but scrambled back up with twisted ankle, and shuffled after. “Hang on!” I yelled, then fell flat on my face… I tried getting up, but I couldn’t move finger, or even my tongue… Okay, what the fuck? “Cinthya? Cinthya!” Twi yelled clueless what was going on… Not that I knew any more than her… Well, good, now what? I began to feel warmth come over my body, like a bad fever… Or… The time one of the engineers nearly made bacon out of my face with a blowtorch, I was even sweating. “Stay here! I’ll get help!” She exclaimed, and probably flew off. What else could I do? My vision became blurry, since I couldn’t move my eyelashes either, allowing water to build up. This can’t get any worse… Just as I thought of it, I was unable to see too, was it temporary or permanent I didn’t know… What I did know, was Twilight will get help, hopefully… It was like bad dream, a nightmare even, only awake. At least I think I was, I still don’t know… Well, they say you have full control over your dreams if you practice enough… Let’s see if mine was enough… “I’ve never heard of that statement before…” Replied a voice. “Oh fuck, don’t tell me I’m having a nightmare I can’t wake up from…” I muttered, now assured I was dreaming. “That depends on what you make out of it.” “Show yourself, come say hi, will you?” “Is it better?” She asked, I blinked a few times, brushed my eyes, turned around, and slowly began walking away. “Nope! Fuck that shit, I’m out…” I replied, waving a bar of Snickers in my left hand. She let me walk a few meters, then used her magic to lift me up from the ground and bring back to face her. “Now, listen closely.” She exclaimed. “Why would I? You’re just a screamer, a jumpscare, a part of my damn imagination…” I replied. “Or am I?” She replied, and slowly faded away. Soon I found myself lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to the E.C.G, slowly beeping away. Was it a dream, a nightmare, or was she real? “Hey, good to see you’re awake miss… Cinthya…” The nurse greeted me. “Ugh, where am I?” “Ponyville Hospital, you had a cardiac arrest and a stroke…” “How come I didn’t feel them? Was I already out by then?” “Ask a doctor, they should know.”She replied and left, I flipped her off. Time passed by on a snail’s pace, minutes felt like hours… Until a doctor came in to check on me. “Good afternoon ma’am, feeling anything?” “Hey doc, nothing I’m not meant to.” I replied. He walked over to the foot of my bed, and inspected a clipboard. “According to our information, you had a stroke and cardiac arrest… Correct?” “I can’t remember those…” “What happened?” “Suddenly things lost color, so I tried to get here, but tripped on the way and hit my arm… I stood up, but when I was going to take another step I fell flat on my face, and couldn’t move… Not even my tongue or eyelashes…” “This is interesting… Hold on.” He replied, and like a retina scanner, he scanned me with his horn… “Aham, let’s see.” He muttered, and projected a picture of me into the air. “What is it?” I wondered. “It seems your temporary paralysis was because of your magic circuit being repaired…” “What now?” “Allow me to explain…” He replied. Back in the sandbox… 2 down, only one remain… “You won’t get me!” He yelled, and fired again… In the wrong direction… I made a grunting sound, then crept up behind him. “Ha! Got ya fucker!” I grinned, then went around him. I was an inch away from his face, but he didn’t know still… I grabbed him by the throat and lifted him mid air. “Nope…” I muttered, and punched through his chest, grabbed whatever I could, and tore his guts out into the burning sand… “This one’s for Umar…” I exclaimed, and began stuffing his open wound with sand, as much as I could… Oh man the screams he made, just like in a horror movie… Wait… No! Shit! It can’t be! What I had just realized may have been a warning, or just my stupidity, you name it… I looked up at the sky, became visible again, closed my eyes, and took a deep breath… No! This isn’t who I am! I’m not a murderer! [Sedatives Administered…] Well, little better… I pulled myself together and walked on, soon arriving to a small town named Appleloosa. Oh boy, sure hope they have something to travel with… Damn right they did, but it was expensive as all hell, 50 bits, so I decided to hang on to the bottom of one of the carts, and hold out until the next stop, Ponyville. *Wrrrrrr* *Wrrrrrr* *Wrrrrrrrr* Oh yeah, my phone… I’ll get back to it later… I shit you not, when I finally let go of the train I couldn’t feel my fingers… <1 Missed Call> [View] ←- [Dismiss] [Caller: Cinthya] [3 pm.] Huh, there’s signal? I called back, soon she picked up. “Ryan? Shit, this is insane…” “Yeah, it’s me. What’s up?” I asked. “Need I say a damn word? Where are you?” “Just got off the train to Ponyville…” I replied. “What a coincidence, guess where I am.” “Uhm, close?” “Yeah, I guess that’s an adequate answer… Hey, meet me at Lucky Clover Café.” “Sure, see you there.” I replied and hung up. Where the fuck is that? [End of Chapter 3-B]
Chapter 4-G: Solutions (Good storyline)“Rise and shine, Mr Ryan…” Muttered a familiar voice… “Fuck off, you got me, I get it…” I replied. “What?” “Listen, if you don-” That’s when I realized it was Cinthya. “Oh, I thought it’s that fucker…” I replied. “Which one?” She wondered, soon after said mare walked up to us. “This one…” I muttered, staring deep into the mare’s eyes. “So, we meet in person at last…” She exclaimed. “Not the way I imagined, but yes…” I replied, trying to be polite. “You two know each other?” Cinthya wondered. “Would you give us some privacy? Please?” I asked, she nodded with a grin. “Be out with it, why are you here?” “I would love to taunt you as of now, but all I can do is inform you…” “Of what?” I inquired. “The victim of your stabbing…” “You mean who I DIDN’T stab…” “Prince Captain Shining Armor is alive and recovering in hospital… Once we can retrieve his telling of what happened, your trial will begin…” “Huh, what about the Saddle Arabian Prince?” “We met him, and if he wouldn’t have requested you to be given amnesty, you would be long gone…” “How charming… I’m glad he’s okay tho.” I replied. “Should your behavior be inappropriate while in custody, your friend and you will regret it…” I went loose, and bent the bars of my cell, and stepped outside. She took a few steps against the wall. “Lay even a feather or hoof on her, and your whole damn nation will regret it…” I told her, then stepped back into the cell and fixed the bars… The look on her face was both surprised and threatened… “If you can prove to be as useful as tough, I’m looking forward to employ you as well…” She replied. “Pff, too bad I’ll be decapitated even if I’ll turn out to be innocent…” I threw back. “We both know how much we can’t stand each other, do we not?” I nodded in response. “Be honest, was it you?” “No, it was fucking not…” “I’ll see what will unfold…” She turned to leave, but I caught her with a question. “Hey.” “Yes?” “Now you be honest…” She raised an eyebrow, seemingly willing to answer. “You know you’re the one who started our little friendship, right?” She nodded. “Why did you do it?” At first she didn’t want to reply, but sooner later sighed and spoke up. “Because… I was afraid what your presence may bring…” “Well, it didn’t work… I’m still here…” I replied with a grin. “Perhaps it’s where you belong… Not the cell I mean.” “Hmm?” I couldn’t believe what I heard. “This means, that should your trial begin, our little rivalry will, by no means affect the judgement we bring…” “Thanks, name’s Ryan…” I replied, extending a hand to shake, in means of peace. “Well met, Ryan… I’m Luna…” She replied, extending a hoof. “Listen, I have to go do a few things, I’ll have Cinthya inform you on developments, or I’ll come tell you myself…” “Sure, see you later.” I replied, and let her leave, with us finally being in good terms with each other… I collected the hay littered around my cell’s floor, and made a pillow out of it… What else could I do? Right? Meanwhile… After leaving Luna with Ryan, I went to take a look on the supposed victim… Once getting to the hospital, I went to the reception. “Hello ma’am, you must be the new royal bodyguard… How can I help?” Asked the clerk. “Hello, yes… I’m looking for the latest stabbing victim…” “Ah yes, Captain Shining Armor… Information on him is ordered to be classified, but you’re allowed I guess… He’s in room 194.” “Thanks, bye.” “Later ma’am…” She replied, and I was on my way to the elevator… On my way there I noticed a few of the patients, tho mostly foals… Stare at me in awe, looking at me like a monster, covering in fear. Once I got there, I went to the 20th floor. When I was reaching for the button, I heard a mare yell. “Wait!” Galloping toward the elevator. I waited for her to get in, of course. “Thanks.” “You’re welcome, which floor?” “20th.” She replied. I pressed the button, and the doors slowly slid shut… “So, where will you get off?” “20th.” I replied. “Ah, visiting?” “Yeah, I was sent to check on the Captain…” I replied, her face turned rather grim, suspicious perhaps. “Okay…” She replied, and when the doors opened I took a few steps, then found myself on the floor on my back, her on top of me trying to kill me. “What do you want from my brother you freak?!” She yelled, when two of the guards in front of a room rushed over to us. “Princess Twilight!” They yelled, attracting her attention… Which gave me a change to position my left foot against her chest, and throw her off into the elevator, just after she landed, the elevator was called, and the doors slid shut. “What was that about?” One of them wondered. “I don’t know… The royal sisters sent me to check on the Captain, I told her the same, unaware of who she was, and you saw the rest…” “We’ll see what we can do, you should hurry, we’ll hold her for a while should she get back…” “Thanks guys.” I replied and walked in, seeing two nurses and a doctor, treating said Captain. “My bad, the sisters sent me to…” “To check on me? How nice of them…” The Captain replied. “Yes, what can I tell them?” “He’s fine, the sisters healed him almost entirely on the way here… He should be fine from now…” The doctor replied. “In fact, he could leave right now.” “Then I will…” He exclaimed, got out of his bed, and put his set of purple and gold armor back on. “Thanks for your help.” He said to the staff, and left the room. “Well, where now?” He wondered. “I’m going back to the sisters.” I replied. “You?” “I’ll go see Ryan…” He exclaimed. “You know him?” “Yeah, he came here with the Prince, then came with me to see the sisters back at the station…” “What happened actually? With the stabbing deal I mean…” “Oh, some mare stabbed me while I wasn’t looking, he took chase, then I blacked out on the ground.” “Yeah uhm… You may need to know a few things…” “Huh?” “First, your sister, Princess Twilight... “ “What’s with her?” He wondered. “When I told her why I’m here, she attacked me… I threw her back into the elevator in time to make her leave…” “She did what? Are you serious?” “Would I joke with things as serious?” “I’ll talk to her about that, and accept my apologies for now…” “No offense taken, also… Ryan is in custody, blamed with stabbing you.” “Don’t tell me, Luna sent him there?” “Yeah, she though he did it to you, and truth be told, I think they have a bone to pick with one another…” “Since he’s sitting there innocent, upset with one who will decide his fate, he’s in a bad situation…” He replied. “Huh, just wait until your sisters hears of what he’s suspected with…” He suddenly stopped walking, and with a panicked glance look at me. “We have to hurry, I’ll tell the sisters about his innocence, you go try to hold my sis back from getting to him before I do…” He exclaimed. “Yeah uhm, she may get hurt, but not killed…” I noted. “As long at it doesn’t leave lasting or permanent damage, do what you need to.” He replied, and we took the now empty elevator down to ground level, and sprinting outside as best as we could… Of course, we went the same way until the throne room, where he entered and I went down to the cells, before Twilight could… But I was late, she was already trotting toward his cell, ever so slowly… I gestured my hand for the keymaster to stay quiet, while I sneaked up behind her. “Mhmmm…” Said Umar from behind, before she could turn around I hid in the cell next to me tho. “Ah, Prince Umar, is it?” She wondered. “Yes, Princess Twilight… May I know what you intend to do with him?” “What should I? He almost killed my brother!” She replied. “No Twily, he didn’t…” Replied the Captain from behind Umar, accompanied by the sisters. “What?” “And the wound was in the middle of my chest… Don’t you think if he were to do it, he could’ve aimed for the heart, and from behind?” We all pondered about it for a while, then agreed. “Then… Who was it?” She asked. “We’ll find out soon, or not, I don’t care… The point is, that no innocent should suffer for another’s crime..” He exclaimed. “Guard, let him out… He’s free…” Celestia spoke up, and the guard did so without a question. “Indeed, and I intend to stay true to my word…” Luna added. “Thanks, but I’d rather pass… Cinthya would be a better guard… I’m by no means a fighter anyway, well… If I must I’ll do it, but… I’m not allowed…” Ryan replied. “Why aren’t you?” Twilight inquired. “The Hipocrates Oath, the one every doctor has to put down in our world… Do no harm… Which means I can’t kill someone, while healing another… That would put me in a…” I walked over to him and he began to whisper. “Do you think they have gods?” “How would I know, where’s your sword from anyway?” “Would put you in a…?” Celestia wondered. “In a God like position, since I would have the power to decide who lives and who doesn’t… However...” He replied “Don’t tell me…” I muttered. “I could begin inventing a few things, give you supply me with required materials…” The three of the royals, and Umar, give he was a foreign royalty, began to whisper for a while. “Well, sadly we have no way of getting you back home… So… I assume Ryan would be of great help with his knowledge…” Celestia exclaimed. “As for you Cinthya, would you take on the role of out personal guard then?” Luna continued. “Glady.” We replied in unison. “Great to hear, Ryan, you and Twilight will return to Ponyville… You will live and work in her castle with the Elements of Harmony…” Celestia replied. “Cinthya, you will stay here in Canterlot Castle with us, you will have your own private room next to ours... “ “Wait, you mean… We won’t be in the same place?” I wondered. “Uhm, yeah… Actually, our phones work here… The signal’s fine, and since there’s no actual phone company, we won’t need to refill our phone credits…” Ryan noted. “That’s better then… Right?” “Of course it is, unlimited calls for free, like Skype or Viber…” “Uhm…” Twilight sighed. “Right, these gadgets allow us to communicate from far… Like telepathy, but with machines instead.” I replied, pulling out my phone showing it to them. “Uhm, how?” One of them wondered. “When you get to the station, give me a call…” I said to him, he nodded in return. “Well then, I assume you’ve said your farewells… Ryan, Twilight, I hope you have nothing against each other anymore.” Celestia exclaimed, said individuals shook their heads. “Good, when will you two go back?” Luna inquired. “Whenever Twilight wants to.” Ryan replied. “Well, that’s nice of you, but I leave it up to you.” Said Princess replied. “Well, I may need a favor, actually…” Ryan muttered, “What would that be?” The Captain wondered. “Since you have magic, could you make a copy of Cinthya’s weapons for me?” He asked, and under the blink of an eye he had them all, the rifle, pistol, stick… “The ranged weapons were given infinite ammo, for both of you.” Celestia exclaimed. “Awesome, I’m ready to go then.” Ryan replied, and left with Twilight for the train station. When we arrived to the station, I stopped to check for signal while Twilight got our tickets… “Are you coming, Ryan?” She wondered. “Yeah, sure… I was just checking for signal…” I replied. “For your… What did you call it… Phone?” “Yep, we’ll give them a call from the train.” We took our seats in one of the cabins, the weapons were a bit uncontrollable, tho… The strap of the assault rifle was at least, the pistol was held in place on my right thigh by a magnet, the stick next to the barrel to allow quick access to the trigger… “So, this is how it works…” I exclaimed, leaning in so she can see the screen too. “You go to the menu Contracts… Look for the name you want to call… Each phone has its own designated number, so one phone can be called by dialing it’s number…” “Of which you can multiple of?” She asked. “Yeah, here she is… We tap on the name to open information about it, to make sure we call the right person, and tap on the green icon…” The phone began ringing, meaning I was calling somebody. “What now?” She wondered. We wait for her to answer… She can deny an incoming call, or pick it up.” I replied. It kept beeping for a while, before she picked up. “See? Try it…” I whispered. “Uhm… Hello?” Cinthya asked through the phone. “We’re fine, Ryan’s here too…” She replied. “Hey, I’m getting her used to these things…” I exclaimed. “Huh?” “Give me a hint, a weapon? A tool?” “Are you serious? Come on! We went through a Portal, and I’m stuck for the rest of my life in the Hungarian version of the H.E.V suit from Half Life… I don’t even know…” I replied. “Give me a break, okay? Actually, now that you mention… I could turn the exoskeleton into an endoskeleton…” I replied. “Yeah, but hey… This is the place we’re going to die in, I doubt it wouldn’t be worth the sacrifice to defend it…” “Well…” [End of Chapter 4-G]
Chapter 4-B:PainsI put my phone away, took a deep breath, and took in the situation. All right… Ponyville it is… Lucky Clover Café… Great… I walked the streets for hours before finding the damn place… She was even waiting for me. Right after I saw her, I began to quicken my pace, even began running to an extent… “Hey Ryan, man, this place is nuts…” She exclaimed. “No need to tell me that…” I replied with a smile. “So, are you fine? Anything happened until you got here?” I wondered. “Nah, I woke up in a hut, a zebra named Zecora saved me… But as you can see, finally I don’t have that damn sniper rifle…” “Are you all right? That’s a tragedy!” I replied jokingly. “Yeah, I’ll be fine I guess… What about you?” “Ummpfh…” I went… “Let’s order something, because it’s a longer story all right…” I replied… “Oh, I already have…” She replied, and the waiter arrived, placing a plate of what would seem to be french fries onto our desk. We thanked him, and I told her everything… Stoneden, Aldir, Umar, Kalin… Everything, but what I did in the desert… “So yes, that’s how I got this sword too…” “Huh, what happened? Suddenly we switched roles?” She wondered with a grin. “Yeah… Uhh…” I replied, staring awkwardly at my left arm… “Huh?” “Do you know anything about the purpose of the Barrel ?” “Not much…” “I looked around in the instructions built in… Apparently it was designed by the military..” “WHAT?!” “Yeah, it even has a neuro connection control function… It allows me to gain full control of it, and use it like it was part of my body…” “Huh, Freeman can go fuck his crowbar in his tin can…” She replied. “Not quite… It turned out that we were meant to test it… That function literally merges the suit with the wearer’s body, never allowing removal anymore…” “This doesn’t sound good…” “And I activated it… To save Stoneden…” I replied with a slight sorrow in my tone. “Ow… That sucks…” “The pain, Cinthya… The pain I felt… Anyway, it also said this… This function may corrupt host body, mind, will in order to increase lethality, efficiency, and survival chances of host…” “You have got to be fucking kidding me…” She replied in shock. “On the bright side, this is the only prototype made, so in a sense, we saved Earth…” I replied, thinking about when will it start using me instead of the other way around… When our silence started to become awkward, thankfully a mare greeted us, who turned out to know Cinthya. “Hey Cinthya, glad to see you’re better…” She exclaimed. “Hey Twi, yeah, they told me a few things… Uh, I assume you two haven’t met, right?” She replied, looking at both of us. We simply shook our heads in response. “Twilight, this is Ryan, a friend of mine from our home world… Ryan, this is Twilight, another friend of mine… She helped me get to a hospital after a weird incident…” We greeted each other accordingly, then shook… Hands and hooves, I guess… “What incident?” I inquired afterwards. “Yeah, you don’t need to worry… But from what the doctors told me, I should be able to use magic now.” She replied. “I still need to get used to this place…” I muttered quietly. “That’s great… So now you’re able to use magic, and I’m basically half machine, and can regenerate my whole body just from a drop of blood, turn off any basic reactions, such as pain, fear, hunger, or drowning… I’m done…” I replied. “Basically, yes… Now that you mention… It seems like it’s not usual to your species....” Twilight noted. “No… Not at all.” I replied. “Oh, I thought you were joking..” Twi exclaimed. “Oh, I wish it was…” I replied. “Right… Now that you two reunited, what will you do?” Twilight asked. “I was told maybe the sisters can send us home…” I replied. “I see… Well, I can write them a letter, and ask them to come see what they can do…” She replied. “That would be nice, I guess…” Cinthya noted, not having a clue about who we’re talking about… Neither did I have any. “The problem is… You may have to wait a few days… Do you have anywhere to go until then?” We swapped glances, then shook our heads. “Nope…” I replied. “I guess you’ll have to come with me then…” She replied. “Uhm, where?” Cinthya inquired. “To my castle… You’ll spend the night there with me and my friends… There I’ll explain everything you should know for now.” She exclaimed, and lead the way. Once we got there, the giant crystal ish looking doors closed, and we walked down a few hallways, clean as a mirror… No joke, I could’ve seen myself in the floor’s reflection if I were to look down. “This is where you live? How do you not get lost?” I wondered. “What makes you think I don’t?” She replied with a grin. “Here we are, do you mind if you’re in the same room? Separate beds, of course.” She exclaimed. “Nah, we should be good... “ Cinthya replied, and we went in for the night, while Twilight probably wrote that letter. “Together again, in a permanent shift… Aren’t we?” I asked, sitting at the edge of my bed. “I miss the guys back home… I mean… At the facility I mean…” She replied. “So do I, I hope they can send us back…” I exclaimed. “But what if they can’t? I mean, there’s a chance…” “Let’s hope for the best…” “The last time you said that we came here.” She noted. “Let’s just sleep, okay?” I asked nervously. “What? You still need to do that?” She asked with a grin. “Nah, but I’d be bored shitless…” I replied, and we went to sleep… Hours later, once again, I found myself in the same void. “Not this place again…” “What’s wrong with it?” Asked Cinthya from my left, nearly startling me. “Geez, what are you doing here?” “What are WE doing here?” She replied. “You’re here, because we received the letter from Twilight…” Replied a familiar voice… The same mare from my nightmare in Stoneden. “You again?” We asked in unison. “Ah, I see you two finally met… Now…” She replied, and slowly appeared in front of us… By the time she finished the sword was already at her throat, her face in Cinthya’s crosshairs. “Why so hateful?” She asked on a calm tone. “You screwed me over last night badly, the fuck do you think?” I asked. “Just reflexes…” Cinthya replied. “Ah, yes… Have you enjoyed your nightmares, Ryan?” She replied. “What do you want?” I threw back, slightly pressing it against her. “Oh please, we’re in the dream world… In here, not only can you not harm me, but I’m more powerful than a God here…” “What the fuck do you want?” I yelled. “WE, my sister and I… Found no spell to be used in order to send you back…” She replied. “Right… We’re fucked then…” I replied, then found myself lying on my back in my bed… I was unsure if I was awake or not, so I bit my tongue… I can assure you I was awake… Better than another nightmare… I thought to myself in relief, then turned to my left to see Cinthya sleeping… But instead, saw that mare standing in front of me, staring into what remained of my soul. “Come, we have little time.” She exclaimed. I stood up and approached her. “You’re shorter that you looked…” I replied. “The best compliment I heard ever…” She replied with sarcasm, then started of toward the balcony. “Let us talk in privacy.” She exclaimed. I followed her outside, then closed the doors behind., which seemed to be welded shut afterwards, tho they were wooden. “Yes?” I asked, arms crossed. “Surprising response, your body gesture tells me you don’t expect a confrontation…” She replied. “If you were to kill me, which would be harder than you would think, Cinthya would blow your brains out for it.” I assured her. “It would still leave you dead…” “Or would it?” I wondered with a confident tone, then took hold of my sword. “Is that supposed to mean what I think?” “Watch.” I replied, and hacked off my left arm, which hit the ground with a loud thud. She was slightly terrified by her looks. “N-No blood? No pain?” She wondered, taking a few steps back against the railing. “Not over yet.” I noted with a grin, and soon my arm began to grow back… First the bone around the endoskeleton, then the flesh, the veins and nerves, the blood, and lastly the skin. “Nice trick, huh?” I asked. “H-How?” “Now, what did you want to talk about?” I asked, having evened the odds. “Since you are stuck here, what will yo-” *Knock**Knock**Knock* “I think she woke up.” I noted, and the doors opened so she could join us. “What are you two up to?” “Just in time, would you do me a favor?” I replied. “Sure.” “I need you to trust me on this, okay?” “What are you up to?” She asked nervously. “Yeah, umm… Shoot me in the face and or chest…” “WHAT?!” “Do it!” I replied. “No! You’ve lost your mind!” “Do it already!” I yelled. *Bang* “Gah! Fuck! My ears are ringing now…” I replied with a gaping hole in my chest. “The fuck?” She replied. “Yeah, part of the functions… The suit you know...” I replied. “So now you’re immortal or what?” Cinthya wondered. “I hope not, who would want to live forever? That’s a fucking nightmare all right…” “How would it be? Everybody wants to live forever!” “He’s right… It IS a nightmare… The worst one to ever suffer…” The mare replied with a sorrowful, yet serious voice… It took me some time to realize she was actually agreeing with me… “What? You two actually agree? That’s new.” Cinthya exclaimed. “Right? But what do you know about it?” I asked the mare. “I know it all too well… Believe me, I learned enough in my… How much was it? 2000 years?” She replied, bringing the blood in our veins to a stop. “What?” I inquired. “If you didn’t know, us, Alicorns are relatively immortal… Unless ve get killed, we never die.” She replied. “Princess Celestia didn’t tell me anything about that when she made me into one!” Twilight yelled from behind, tears in her eyes, and ran off. The mare slightly panicked, and meant to make her way after her, but I stopped her. “Let her calm down…” She stepped back, agreeing again. “I assume this… Celestia is your sibling?” “Yes, and now that you know her name, mine’s Luna.” She replied. “Aaaham, Now we know you, Twi, your sister by name, and that we’re stuck here… What do you expect us to do?” Cinthya wondered. “Do as you please, only do so while minding our laws…” She replied. “Good to know, could you suggest us a job perhaps?” Cinthya asked. “Perhaps… Seeing as you were a security guard, and that he’s also immortal… Perhaps the Royal Guard will be a good start.” She replied, then vanished like in our dreams. “That escalated quickly…” I noted. “Yep… We need to ask Twilight what we need to know, now that we’re stuck…” She replied. “Yeah, the question is… What’s the time?” I wondered. Luna suddenly appeared once again. “5 AM.” She exclaimed, then vanished again. “Uhm… Thanks?” I replied, unsure of her presence anymore. “I’ll go set the beds, will you go find her?” Cinthya asked. *Sigh* “Sure.” I replied and left… Only to meet a cyan Pegasus, who immediately pinned me against the wall. “Hold it pal, what are you doing here?! Are you a spy?” She asked with so much venom in her tone, she might have even poisoned me. “No, dipshit. Ask Twilight…” I replied. “Just how do you know of her?” She asked, then tried to jab me in the face with one of her hooves… But I caught it in my palm, closed my fingers around it, and began squeezing it until i heard a loud crack, which made her reconsider. “Are you willing to listen now?” I asked on a calm tone. “You got something… What do you want?” “Where’s Twilight?” “Why do you care so much?” She wondered, I reached for my sword in response. “She’s in her room… You asshole.” She replied. “You should’ve been nicer, and things may have turned out better...” I replied and walked on, trying to find her. Eventually I found her, sobbing in her room. *Knock* *Knock* “Are you okay?!” I yelled through. “Who is it?” “Ryan.” “Come in.” She replied, so I walked in… Soon so did Cinthya, in the company of that one cyan mare, her hoof visibly injured. “This fucker again?” She wondered. “You want more?” I asked in response. “Hold on, what happened?” Twi wondered, we explained. “Rainbow, come on, you should know there’s a reason if they’re here… You both should apologize.” She exclaimed. “Fuck that.” I replied, and jumped out the window. Ryan took a running start, and made his way through the closed window… We watched in shock as he unexpectedly shattered the window. By the time I got there to see him, he crashed into the ground, and with a loud crack, his legs broke… Dumbass… Should’ve remembered the height...I“You okay?” I yelled. He simply looked back at me and gave me a thumbs up, then crawled away, only to stand up and begin limping on his left leg instead. Soon Twilight too came to the window. “What happened?” “He’s… Himself…” I replied, then looked back at the cyan mare. “I hope you’re glad, Rainbow.” “I never asked him to do it.” She replied. “You started it.” “He nearly broke my ankle!” “And his own legs!” I replied. I limped away into the forest, soon having my legs fixed. Why the fuck did I do that? Never mind, I’m not going back… I can’t, and won’t… I wandered through the forest for a while, when something caught my leg and caused me to fall. “The fu… Oh… Nice…” Guess what it was, her rifle… Let’s see if it still works… I can assure you, if you hold a sniper rifle incorrectly, it WILL break your shoulder… I decided to keep it, since it was almost my only means of combat… I continued walking and walking without an end, until I heard growling, and suddenly a few wooden looking huge wolves ambushed me. Suddenly bolts of lightning began arching between my hands, and as one of them bit me, having my lower torso until my knees in his mouth. “Suck on this, fucker.” I muttered, and hit it in the eye, as if I were to stab it… It let go of me immediately, and was set ablaze right away… The other two waited, by the time they would’ve had the chance, I just went another step, and a lightning struck me from above… Which I directed at the other two, killing them in a slow, burning and painful way. I should’ve brought some marshmallows… I dusted my hands off, and walked on even further, until I got to a city, Manehattan. “Now, this looks promising…” I muttered quietly, and started making my way toward it. [End of Chapter 4-B]
Chapter 5-G: Fixations She inquired. “Yeah, yeah I’ll be fine…” I replied. “Hey Cinthya, I didn’t think this thing would actually work.” Twilight exclaimed. “Yeah, it’s great…” She replied. “Yeah, we’ll call you back… Good luck keeping those two safe.” I replied. She said, and hung up. “Well, how long until we get there?” I asked. “A few hours, why?” “I have many ideas on what to make next, but I need to think them out…” “That’s great! Can I see them when they’re done?” “Sure, but to think them out I may not respond when addressed…” “Oh, okay. I’ll poke you when we get there.” “Thanks.” I replied, and dozed off… It was like dreaming, but I still saw everything I saw before. Yet, it was like The Matrix, numbers, pictures falling down without an end in front of my eyes. Eventually, I felt one of her hooves firmly burrow itself into my ribs, waking me at last. “Wh- Wha? Are we there?” “Yes, but you were staring into the void, the inspector could’ve sworn you stared into his soul too… Are you okay?” She wondered. “Yes… Yes, I’m fine, thanks… Let’s go, before the train moves on.” I replied, and we left the station, soon arriving to her castle, where she introduced me to her friends. They were also known as the Elements of Harmony… Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, Loyalty, Honesty and Magic, all of them were mares, which I found slightly weird… By the time we got the introductions out of the way, it was late into the night once again, and we got together for dinner. “So...Ryan, right?” Asked the cyan mare. “Yes, Dash?” I replied. “What will you be doing again?” She wondered. “I’ll be working on creating numerous items, objects and such of which my kind have already discovered… That is, if I can make them with my own hands… “ I ate a few pancakes and continued. “I mean… If I need a few devices to make them, I’ll make those too…” “Uuuuhum, aaand… What for example?” Asked the same mare. “Medicine, tools, weapons even…” I replied, and excused myself from the table. “Now, I don’t mean to be rude or ungrateful, but will I get my own room, or will I have to live in the basement?” I wondered. “Which one would you prefer?” Twilight asked. “Up to you, I’ll eventually get a workshop in town somewhere else, so I won’t wake you all in the middle of the night…” I replied. She showed me to my room, and we all went to sleep. The next morning I woke up, having just talked to Luna in my dream before… I sat up, and found a small bag of money on my desk with a note. “Here’s some money to get a workshop, and funding for the materials you may need to purchase for your projects… Should they prove not enough, let us know.” It had also wore the signature of both sisters… How did th… Magic… I get it… I thought to myself, and pocketed the bag, sword at my side, energy levels on max. When I reached for the doorknob, a familiar buzzing nearly startled me from my bedside cabinet. “Hey, what’s up?” I asked after picking up the call. “Yeah, sorry… We were tired and forgot it too…” I replied. “The sisters left me some money for a workshop and materials… Question is… Should I buy or rent the workshop?” She answered. “Good point… What should I make first though?” “If you can send it to me through the mail, I’ll see what I can do.” “Good to know, what would you be interested in?” She replied. “I’ll keep that in mind, what do you have planned for today?” “So you’ll get a day out, and have time to walk around freely in the capital while I hopefully spend the day cleaning an old warehouse filled with cobwebs, dust, and perhaps even rodents… Charming…” She replied, trying to brighten the situation. “I hope not, you would risk your life for theirs… While I sit at a table and do nothing but combine things…” “Glad to hear that, how’s the local kitchen so far?” “Yeah, maybe I could get some of that stuff from hunting… This thing has a stealth mode, turning me invisible… Then again, it only cloaks me and my weapons, doesn’t mask sounds…” “Good point, listen, we’re preparing for breakfast so…” She inquired with a chuckle. “It helps maintain the energy levels… The consumed food in my stomach is turned into energy… Don’t ask how…” I replied with a grin. “I’ll remember, later Cinthya.” I replied, and hung up. “Cinthya… Or was it Chrysalis? Huh?” Asked Rainbow. “Uh, who?” I asked sheepishly. “Don’t play dumb with me all right! I know something’s off with you…” She replied. “Listen, I have no idea what you’re talking about, okay?” “Oh, I bet…” “Look, I have a few things to do for today, and I wouldn’t want to miss breakfast, okay?” “As if I were to miss it because of your ass…” She replied, and we went to the kitchen to join the others. “Uhm, Ryan?” Asked Fluttershy, quiet as always. “Oh, yes?” I replied. “Excuse me but, could you come help me get something in the kitchen?” She wondered. “Uuhh, sure.” We made our way there. “So, where is it?” “It’s… Yeast… Above the shelves up there,” She replied, pointing at one of the cupboards. “Sure, here you go but… Why don’t you use your wings?” I asked while reaching for said material. “They hurt for some reason… Thank you for the help.” She replied. “Have you seen a doctor?” I asked. “Not yet, but if it won’t stop I will…” “You know that I am one too, right? When it comes to education, I’m around the level of the sisters or Twilight…” “Then you must be very smart… It should be easy finding job then…” “Yeah, the current one will do just fine… I’m glad with it, really…” I replied, and she began cooking something, when Pinkie walked in. “Oh, hey you two! It’s a good morning isn’t it?” She asked. “Oh, hi Pinkie… It really is, would you like to help me bake something?” Fluttershy inquired. “Yep! Let’s get started!” She replied. “I’ll leave you two to it, do you need anything else from the shelf?” “No thank you, we’re good now.” “Sure, see you then.” I replied and left. After finishing the call with Ryan… I got my stuff together. First day at the new job, whoopty fuckin’ doo.. I put the vest and the helmet on, then checked the rest, all good except for the stick… And that colt’s neck… And spine… And everything… I was about to see the sisters, when someone knocked on the door. “Open!” I yelled, and the Captain walked in. “Oh, hello Captain…” I greeted him. “Hello, Cinthya… I came to see if you’re fine.” He replied. “What can I do now? I feel okay…” I replied. “Good to hear, the Saddle Arabian Prince will be returning today, would you walk with him to the station?” “Gladly.” I replied. “As for myself, I bet my wife misses me, so I’ll be returning to the Crystal Empire later on as well…” “Are you any better since… You know.” “Like it never happened… Actually, from what the sisters told me, you were the one who cleared way for them so… Thanks.” He replied. “You’rrree… Welcome. Are the sisters up by now?” “Then should be in the throne room… Good luck.” He replied and walked off, while I made my way to the throne room. What can I say? The hallways and corridors were filled with stained glass windows, each telling a different story… There were pillars at the sides, seemingly marble, flower pots hanging from their sides, a few guards here and there, it was beautiful to be honest… As for the guards, all of them greeted me with at least a nod, tho some of their faces expressed many things… Concern, suspicion, trust, confidence, even hatred and sympathy. Once getting to my destination, the guards stopped me, wings and spears crossing my path. “Name, rank, purpose of presence…” One of the exclaimed. “Cinthya, Private Guard, reporting for duty.” “Go on.” They replied and allowed me pass. As I stepped in, the sisters were sitting on their thrones. “Hello Cinthya.” Celestia exclaimed, while I closed the door behind. “Morning you two…” I replied with a yawn. “Have you got any tasks for me?” “Do you have plans for today?” Luna wondered. “I will walk the Arabian Prince to the station, then do the same with the Captain later on…” I replied. “Also… Remember that colt yesterday? Yeah, I need this thing fixed… Could you get this to Ryan in any way?” I asked, showing them the night stick in pieces. “Certainly.” Celestia replied, followed by a whistle. Soon a red bird flew in through one of the windows, and landed next to her, still radiating light and heat. “Is that…” I noted. “A Phoenix, yes… “ She replied, then levitated my broken piece of equipment close. The bird closed it’s claws around the pieces, then Celestia began to whisper, and the bird took off. “Why wasn’t I expecting that…” I muttered. “Anything else?” “Depends on your needs, my job is to keep you safe when necessary… But seeing the amount of guards on the hallways, I doubts I would be needed today, unless you go somewhere or expect visitors.” I replied. “You’re free to roam so long you don’t leave the city for now… Here’s some pocket money too… Buy yourself something nice, and have fun today.” Luna replied, throwing me a small bag, which I caught, followed by jingles. “Thanks.” I replied and left. When leaving the castle I met up with the Prince. Two birds at once… Why not… “Ah, hello ma’am, did Ryan arrive yesterday?” He asked. “Hello sir, yes, they’re fine… Listen, I was asked to keep you company to the station today…” I replied, switching the rifle to burst fire mode. “I don’t see any reason to decline so… Be that way.” He replied, and we set off to our destination, soon coming to a commotion… A barfight to be specific. “Stay here, I’ll do what I can.” I exclaimed to him, then readied my pistol. Once I approached the building a stool flew out the window, crashing it to dozens of shards, hitting me in the face. Someone’s going down for this… I stood up, blood flowing down my face from the cuts on my forehead. I aimed the pistol upwards and fired a few rounds to gather attention, which worked. “Now, which one of you shitheads gave me a trip to the hospital?!” I asked, they simply pointed at a rather buff looking stallion. “It was me allright… What are you gonna do about it huh? Beat me u-” *Bang* I shot him in the chest, under his heart paying attention not to kill him instantly. As the bullet punctured his skin and shattered his collarbone, he gave way and dropped to the ground, sobbing in pain while the others got as far as possible from him. “I should’ve.” I replied, then continued firing at his guts, causing immense pain and damage. “If you’re so tough, survive a week with after this and find me again… Then we’ll see who’s the tough guy…” I exclaimed, having fired 25 shots in total, including the warning. I took a deep breath. Inhale… Exhale… Okay, let’s go. I returned to the Prince, covered in the blood which splattered from the shot wounds. “Are you okay? All good?” He wondered. “You should see the other guy.” I replied, and we continued on our way. Once getting there we said farewells, he thanked me for the company, and I left to wander the town. It couldn’t have been 10 minutes, when it began to rain. At least it will wash the blood off... At last, I finally found a fitting place… “Aham, rats, spiders, cobwebs… No problem, I’ll take care of those… How much for the building?” I asked. “Are you in that much need of it?” The mare asked. “Let’s say the sisters wanted me to get a place like this fixed… I’ll be doing so many things here on their request…” I replied, briefly explaining my reason. “Like what?” She wondered. “What do I say to make you believe I’m not just some nut… Huh, tough question… Things like these.” I replied, pointing at the firearms. “What are those?” She asked. “Long range weapons.” I replied. “Believe it when I see it.” She replied. “Be so.” I replied with a grin, she used her magic and threw a rock mid air, which I shot with relatively good accuracy. “Not bad, I believe you… You know what? You can have it for free, I’ll come back and see how you do in a week, okay? Then we’ll settle a price.” “Sure by me, see you in a week.” I replied. “Here’s the keys.” She replied, and gave me a few keys. each labelled with small paper notes sticked onto them, indicating which lock they were for… The entrance, the back room, the toilet, the storage, and the basement. “Thanks.” I replied and she left. I turned to face the door, and inserted the key. When I turned it I heard a loud crack, indicating the key or lock is broken. Fuck… I let go of both the lock and key, thinking about a way to fix it. Why not… *Crunch* *Crash* *Crack* And so, the hinges finally gave way, and I busted through the door, and fell in as the shards of old, mossy wood scattered across the floor. Umph… Well, easy access for looters now… Not that anyone would want to steal the rodents or cobwebs… I stood up, and dusted myself off, when I began to feel an unusual amount of warmth. I looked up, and found myself staring into the golden eyes of a bird seemingly made of flames. *Bawk* “Hey little one, what do you got?” It began to flap its wings, and put three pieces of metal into my hand. Cinthya’s night stick? I put the broken pieces down into a nearby desk, the weight sufficient enough to cause the table to fall into pieces. Really? I extended my left hand, on which the bird landed, providing a source of light in the dark, boarded up building. I took a few step in, as both the bird and I looked around curiously. “This place is a mess…” I muttered, the bird simply looked at me and nodded. “I guess I’ll ask Twilight for a favor later on.” I continued, and left. “Here, give her this instead.” I exclaimed, and the bird grasped my night stick in its beak instead, and took off. I looked up, trying to tell what the time was… Noon. Let’s see… First of all, I’m gonna need a door… For that I’ll need some wood, and an axe or at least a hatchet… A new lock and keys… And maybe I can salvage the hinges… Thoughts finished, plans done, I went back to the castle to see how and or what the Elements were doing. “Anyone home?!” I yelled in through the main doors, soon the response arrived. “In the kitchen!” Pinkie replied. What else could I do? Right? I made myself to the kitchen, and opened the doors only to be greeted by pitch black darkness. Luna again? I reached for the light switch. Right when it turned on, I was shot in the face by a cannon… Pinkie Pie right behind it. “Welcome to Ponyville!” Yelled the six of them. “Smile!” I yelled back, and took a photo of them with my phone… You should’ve seen their reaction… And mine, when I realized I could’ve just turned the flash on back in the building. “Welcome to Ponyville Ryan!” Pinkie replied, and put the cake onto the counter, while Rarity began cutting it. “Thanks, this was a surprise…” I replied with a grin. “Soo… Does any of you know a carpenter?” I asked. “We’ll speak at the table… Talking is much better with cake!” Rainbow replied. “Sure.” I threw back, and soon we sat down, where I told them what I was planning and what happened so far. “So… Why a carpenter again?” Twi replied. “I need wood for the new door, to get wood, I need an axe or hatchet…” I replied. “Ey now, If I remember right, we may have an axe in the ol shed ya can borrow… Keep even.” Applejack replied. “When could we go for it?” I asked. “After we clear the plates.” She replied, and we devoured the cake Fluttershy and Pinkie had began making when I left. When we finished erasing the cake from existence, she leaned in to whisper. “We’d better get goin before they pick us to clean up…” I simply nodded, and we left while they argued whose turn it is to clean the dishes. “All right, let’s go before they notice our absence.” I replied, and she lead the way to the farm I came to know as Sweet Apple Acres… Where she trotted into the mentioned shed, and came out dragging the axe with her mouth. “Thanks.” I exclaimed. “Any time partner.” She replied, and we went back. She went to the castle, I, to the building. Now, which tree to take? [End of Chapter 5-G]
