Chapter One: The prologue or something, I don't know
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The Escapades of Vezon The Crazed
Chapter One: The prologue or something, I don't know
“Ok, we’ve made it. Do we have everything?” Said a man in a Vezon costume, named Goge, to himself. I think so, let's rock this party! His mind responded. Sometimes having an alternate personality was good, like organization.
As Goge entered the costume party he passed his friend and rival who was in a Toa Ignika costume. “Hey! you made it! So Vezon this time? Ironic don't you think? I mean I’m The mask of life and your its former guardian. what a coincidence!” He laughed.
“Well, I was feeling a little crazy this Halloween, so I decided to go as one of the craziest guys in Bionicle! Plus, he's awesome.” Goge replied heartily, gripping the staff in his hand cheerfully. “So, what about you Arthur? What made you go all Life Guy?”
“Meh, something in the back of my mind kept telling me to dress up as my favorite toa, so I dressed up as one of the coolest of the toa to ever exist!” Arthur replied. “After all, what other toa is a sentient mask of power that can create a body for itself!?” He added.
“Yeah, but Vezon gets to be insane and fuse random stuff whenever he gets bored. Plus, he does what he wants, like standing on a giant spider demon for all eternity.” Goge shrugged, glancing around.
“Oh, by the way. some guy in a blue robe came by and left a package for you and me. I don't know what it is so I decided to wait for you before opening it.” Arthur said while leading Goge into the Livingroom where the halloween party was going on.
“Alright! So, should we first party, or open up the present?” Goge asked looking around. He grabbed some food from one of the tables, and began chewing on some chips, while drinking some soda. He somehow managed to expertly get both snacks through his mask, and enjoyed every tasty morsel as he examined the party.
“Let's finish the party first,” Arthur said before adding, “After all, I have a feeling we might want to have some fun before opening the package.”
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“Ok, now that everyone has left let me go grab the package.” Arthur said before walking into another room.
Goge shrugged, before following Arthur into the other room.
As they walked into what looked like an office area Arthur pulled out a box that was half the size of a shoe box. “Alright, here it is.” he said before setting the Package down on a coffee table.
“So, let's crack it open!” Goge said eagerly.
Arthur pulled out a pair of scissors before using them to cut the box open revealing two letters inside, one labeled for Arthur the other labeled for Goge.
“Well, it's not quite what I was expecting, but hey, you can't get everything you want. Let's take a look at these.” Goge said, picking up his letter.
Arthur picked up his letter and opened it revealing some kind of ticket. “Ok… this is just getting stranger and stranger…” He said while reading what the ticket said. Goge did the same.
Hello there,
If you are reading this you have been chosen to be sent to another land where your actions will either help or destroy those you find there.
Good luck!
Goge reread it. “What, is this some sort of promotional thing for a video game?” He asked, looking over at Arthur.
“I don't know, sounds interesting though. If it's real though I would gladly accept, I honestly don't care for my current life much except for having you as my friend. everything else is too strenuous.” Arthur said while pinching the bridge of his nose.
“Yeah, this world is worse than most of the video games about nuclear war. So, I guess I'd accept as well.” I replied, and my alternate personality silently agreed.
At hearing the two accept, the tickets began to glow.
“Um, what is happening?” Goge asked, staring at the ticket and gripping his staff tighter.
“I think the tickets reacted to us accepting somehow!” Arthur shouted before the glow engulfed the two costumed friends.
The last thing Goge said on planet Earth was as such:
“That doesn't make any sense!”
And then they vanished in a flash of light.
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“Argh….what train hit me?” Goge asked, rising to his feet. His two feet, which felt different for some reason, stepped on something metal. He looked down to see not only his two new clawed feet, but that he was standing atop a massive red and black metal plate, which was breathing. But his main concern was his feet.
He blinked, looking at the three appendages that had now replaced his toes, testing them, and watched them move. He looked at his hands, and saw that they seemed more like claws than hands. He checked his body and found that it was completely metallic, with organic material beneath it. He then promptly screamed his head off.
The creature under him stirred due to his screams, and opened it's eyes. A voice was heard inside Goge’s head, making him shut up.
“What happened last night?” the voice groaned, and the creature stood up. “Wait, since when was I fully able to control our body? And why does it feel so different?”
“Uh, what?” Goge asked out loud, and the creature looked up at him. It vaguely resembled the Spider that Vezon rode on, but it was blown up to size and had saliva dribbling down it's teeth.
“You have one minute to explain why there is a Vezon look alike standing on my back.” The voice, which Goge recognized as his alternate personality, asked.
“No need to alarm you, alternate personality, but you are currently Fenrakk.” Goge replied, the pieces clicking together inside his mind.
“Goge? First of all, that's you? Second, you're kidding me, right?” Alternate Personality, or Fenrakk Goge suppose he should call him now, asked.
“Sorry, but no. I'm not kidding. You are now currently Fenrakk the Giant Spider Demon.” Goge answered, eyes wide. “And what do you mean, Vezon look alike?”
“You are now Vezon, I suppose. That would also explain why I'm a giant Spider-Demon thing.” Fenrakk replied, before walking towards a puddle of water. Goge looked at the reflection, and saw a black armoured and outer spineless Piraka, with a grey face that included red glowing eyes, and a jaw the size of the face. He looked down at Fenrakk, then at the spear in his claw, and aimed it at two birds flying up in the sky. The spear sent out a beam of energy, striking the two birds. In a flash of light, the two birds were gone, leaving a deformed and mutated bird thing in their place. He looked down at Fenrakk again.
“Well, I guess we got what we asked for from those tickets. I just wish that the pain part was excluded.” Goge said, trying to keep his cool.
“Just let it out, dude. I can read your mind you know.” Fenrakk replied, looking up at him. He took a deep breath, and after a few seconds, let loose a scream of joy and horror. The first one because he was now his favorite Bionicle, and the other because he had both no idea where he was, and the fact that he was now in a new body. When he finished, he let out a sigh, before looking down at Fenrakk. He grinned.
“While I wasn't expecting to be sent to a random location as Vezon, I can safely say that I am feeling pretty good about it. Surprisingly.” Goge, or Vezon now, told Fenrakk.
“I wasn't exactly expecting to be a giant Spider-Demon, either. But, I do have to say.” Fenrakk replied, and they both grinned.
“This is going to be fun.” They said in unision. A scream was heard nearby, and they turned to find a blue man with pony ears and a horn sticking out of his head, as well as having a muzzle instead of a mouth, screaming his head off while staring at them.
“Calm down, asshole.” Vezon ordered, his new voice deep enough that he heard him through the screaming. He immediately shut up, his eyes wide in fear. “Good, that's better. Now, please tell me what continent or planet I'm on?” He asked, and The horse-man gulped before answering.
“You're in Equestria, and the planet is Equis. Just a question, but what are you?” He asked, still terrified. Vezon sighed.
“My name is Vezon, I am a Skakdi, or I guess I'm a Half-Skakdi, the Spider-Demon I'm currently riding is named Fenrakk, and I haven't the slightest clue what he is. So, ‘Equestria’, eh? What's it like? What creatures inhabit this land?” He answered, and the horse-man sighed.
“I’m sorry, but are you gonna kill me afterwards?” He asked, and I chuckled.
“Only if you piss me off.” Vezon told him. His eyes dilated. “I'm joking dude. So now that that’s out of the way, why don't you sit down on ol Fenrakk? You can guide me to a town, and you can tell me everything I want to know. Oh, and also to make sure that no one tries to kill me or Fenrakk over being a monster or something like that.” he offered the spot next to him, and the Horse-man gingerly climbed onto Fenrakk, who just snorted.
“Okay little buddy. Now then, what exactly are you?” Vezon asked.
“I'm a pony. And can you stop grinning please? It's creeping me out.” The pony said, and I chuckled.
“Sorry dude, my species are permanently stuck grinning. So, you're name?” Vezon replied.
“Dusty Swirl.” he replied, slowly getting used to being around Vezon.
“Well, Dusty, I believe this will be the spark of a beautiful friendship. As long as your town doesn't try to kill me.” Vezon chuckled as they rode towards the town.
To be continued…….
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‘Urgh… my head… what happened? and why can't I feel any…’ Arthur thought before his thoughts were interrupted as he ‘opened’ his ‘eyes’ to find himself in orbit around a planet. ‘WHAT THE FUCK!?’ he thought before he started to descend through the atmosphere.
When Arthur landed he made a crater the size of a small house, but surprisingly he felt no pain. He then noticed his position, for some reason he landed in a position where he would have been standing but when he looked down he saw no body underneath his mask. ‘Wait, my mask? first of all, how did I survive that fall? and second, how come I see the mask I was wearing before that flash of light and... not… my… body?’ He thought before freezing in shock. ‘Did that ticket do what I think it did?’ he wondered before movement in the corner of his vision broke him from his thoughts.
“What was that, a fallen star?” Said a voice that seemed to be approaching the edge of the crater, but do to the smoke Arthur couldn't see what was speaking and neither could the voice see him.
‘Is someone there? If so, I wonder if they can help me?’ Arthur thought trying to do something to get the individual's attention before somehow making the mask glow a bit. ‘How did I do that?’ he thought before noticing what he heard come through the smoke, only to stare in shock to see an anthro zebra.
“Now what do we have here? A mask dropped from the heavens? and to appear during the festival to the circle of life no less! It must be a sign from the great spirits!” The zebra said before picking up Arthur.
As Arthur looked into the zebra’s HUGE eyes he noticed his reflection only to find his fears confirmed. ‘Great, I’m now the mask of life…’ he thought as the zebra carried him off.
“I can even sense magic radiating from it, I must bring it to the tribe elders!” The zebra said before beginning to sprint in the direction of a small village.
‘I hope this goes better than I think it will.’ Arthur thought as he was carried into the village and brought to a large tent.
“I wish to speak to the elders, it is related to the falling star that was seen during the festival!” The zebra said, to what looked like to zebras holding spears and wearing draconic masks.
“You may pass.” Said one of the guards as they both held the tent entrance open for the zebra who was holding me.
As we entered the tent I noticed there was a fire with three elderly looking zebras sitting around it in the middle of the tent.
-300 years later-
“As a sign of our acceptance of this peace treaty we give you, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, our most sacred treasure. Ignika, the Mask of Life.” Said the zebra chieftain presenting the mask to the princesses of the sun and moon.
“This is an honor! you humble us chieftain.” Celestia said as she accepted the silver mask from the zebra.
“Think nothing of it, for the mask finds you worthy to wield its power.” the chieftain said as the mask began to glow.
Celestia and Luna looked at the mask in astonishment, they had never thought the legends around the artifact to be true but were now being shown solid evidence that they were real. “We thank you and shall not abuse it.” They replied in unison before both parties left.
As the Princesses returned to canterlot they told their guard to send Starswirl to meet them in the throne room alone before going there themselves.
“You called your majesty's?” Starswirl asked as he entered the throne room.
“Yes, we have received a gift from the zebras when we made the peace treaty. Have you ever heard of the Ignika?” Celestia said to the young unicorn.
Starswirl's eyes went wide, “The legendary mask that fell from the heavens and is believed to be the embodiment of life!? its real!?” he stammered looking at the princesses with an astonished expression.
The princesses giggled at his reaction before levitating the mask over to him, Its glow increasing the closer it got to Starswirl and he took it in his hands before the glow faded away. “Fascinating…” All three of them said before Starswirl looked expectantly at the princesses.
“We wish you to take this mask and study it. learn what you can, but make sure we can use it whenever it is needed.” Celestia said before sending Starswirl away.
After starswirl left Luna looked to her sister. “Are you sure this is a good idea? If the legends are to be believed, the Great Beings will not be happy with us tampering with the mask.” She said worry evident in her voice.
“Don't worry sister, we won't do anything that would be disapproved of by the Great Beings. We will only try and learn more about it, we won't try anything dangerous.” celestia replied with a gentle smile.
To be continued...
The Escapades of Vezon The Crazed
Vezon’s POV
As me and Dusty (and Fenrakk) continued our journey, we talked about what our respective homes were like. Because of this, I learned much about the area I was currently in. And in all honesty, it seemed like a decent enough place.
“And there's the town up ahead. Manehattan!” Dusty declared, pointing at a town up ahead. I looked at the town first, then back to him.
“Alright, so here's what we do. You go up first, gather everyone's attention, and explain me to them. Once you are done, me and Fenrakk will walk out, and hopefully there won't be an angry mob with torches and pitchforks.” I explained to him. He nodded, slipping off of Fenrakk, before walking towards the town. I followed until I got close enough where I could see the road, but no one could see me. Dusty walked up to a stand, before coughing loudly.
“Attention, people of Manehattan! I have some news!” He declared, and a good amount of ponies walked up to him, curious. But most just shrugged and continued whatever they were doing. “Today, in the forest, I met a strange fellow in the woods, looking nothing like a pony. He says he is not of this world, but don't worry! Even though he looks creepy, he is a nice guy!”
“And where exactly is this alien?” a pegasus called out. Dusty nodded in my direction. “He is right here!” He pointed to where I was hidden, and Fenrakk and I walked out of the foliage, causing many ponies to either gasp, faint, or run away screaming. A very small few, however, stared at me.
“Dusty, are you sure he is friendly? I don't like the look of him and his pet.” a unicorn asked hesitantly. Dusty sighed.
“Well, let's see. He hasn't started burning down our houses, or having his pet, whose name is Fenrakk, by the way, eat random ponies, now has he?” Dusty asked. The unicorn nodded, eyes locked on mine.
“Sup?” I waved, right before a group of odd looking guards surrounded me.
“Halt, beast! You are not to take another step into Manehattan!” one of them growled, pointing a steel spear at me, while the rest pointed theirs at Fenrakk, who growled at them.
“First of all, Mr. Guard, I am not a beast. I mean, sure, I'm a beast at video games, but in your terms, I'm not a beast. Secondly, I doubt any of you could fight me and win. Third, I have a name, and it's Vezon.” I replied snarkily. That only made them mad.
“Excuse me, beast? I don't believe I understood what you just said.” The guard said, poking me with his spear. I sighed.
“Here, let me spell it out for you.” I growled, grabbing his spear and breaking it in two. I stepped off Fenrakk, and walked right up to the guard. Spears surrounded me, but I didn't care. I got up real close into his face, the usual grin plastered onto my face. I stared into his eyes.
“I am Vezon, protector of the Kanohi Ignika, and I don't take shit from little shitheads like you. Now, you will let me pass, or this area will become a bloodzone. You got that?” I growled at him, eyes glowing with hidden rage. The guard gulped, before stepping back. He glared at me.
“Then, Vezon, even if I were to let you pass, I'd need the standard fee of fifty bits to enter the city. If you do not have the bits, then we will force you to leave.” He replied, and I raised a mechanical eyebrow at him.
“You charge people to enter your city? Wow, if that isn't a form of greed in your ranks, then I don't know what is. I bet all that money goes to your guards during poker night.” I chuckled, and he hit me with a invisible force of energy. I fell to the ground, and spears were once more pointed at my neck. However, the guard waved them off. I guess he was some sort of leader.
“I want to see if your bite is as good as your bark. I challenge you to a duel. You win, you get a free pass into the city. If I win, you and your pet are out of this city for good.” He said, and I chuckled.
“Sure thing, I am absolutely excited at the possibility of kicking your ass around town.” I taunted, and he growled, before pulling out a steel sword. I looked at it, before removing the chain connecting me to Fenrakk, before pulling up my spear. The guards formed a circle around me and him, and I circled around the small area, eyes locked on the guard leader.
“By the way, guard, what is your name?” I asked, and he snorted.
“Steel Shield, now die!” He lunged forward, and my instincts kicked in. I dodged to the side, my spear blocking his blade with its blunt side. I swept my leg under him, tripping him and making him fall to the ground.
“Come on, Steely, is that really the best you've got? I expected better from the guard.” I leered, pointing my spear at his neck. I chuckled darkly.
“What's so funny, you bastard?” Steel growled, glaring at me.
“Oh, it's just that this spear has a second function.” I replied, cocking it to the side.
“And what would that be? He asked, confused.
“Oh, I can split things in two, or fuse them together. I'm actually curious what will happen if I used it on you.” I chuckled darkly. Where was I going with this?
“What do you mean?”He replied, hand edging towards his sword, and glancing at one of the guards behind me.
“Simple. This.” I whirled around and blocked a sword thrust from a guard, before aiming my spear at him. The energy shot out, stabbing into him, before snaking around his body. The he screamed, and was engulfed in a bright flash of light. When the smoke cleared, two ponies sat where one had been, both unconscious. I chuckled again.
“So, what do you think?” I asked Steel, who was in fact trembling.
“What the hell?!” He all but shrieked, staring at the two nearly identical earth ponies behind me. Suddenly, I was lifted off my feet. I looked behind me and saw Fenrakk glaring at me.
“Dude, what the actual fuck are you doing?!” He screeched into my mind. I cleared my head, before looking around at what I had just done. My eyes widened.
“What the..why would I do such such a thing?!” I asked myself in my head. I pointed my spear at the two unconscious bodies, and fired again, returning them to normal. I turned to the other guards. They were all staring at me, some with fear, others with anger.
“Sorry about that. Kinda lost myself for a moment. I'm going to leave now.” I told them, climbing aboard Fenrakk, before we turned and went back the way we came.
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Dusty Swirl’s POV
As I watched Vezon go, I felt a pang of sadness and fear creep into my heart. Firstly, I had led him here, and this was the result. I was sad, because he seemed like a actually nice guy. Then that scene happened. Another feeling, this one curiosity, sprung up, and questions filled my head.
“Who the fuck brought that thing here?!”Steel Shield growled, looking at the assembled crowd. Most of them pointed at me, and my ears folded back as he stepped towards me.
“Of course it would be the Mad Wizard. Listen up, asshole.” He got up in my face, steely blue eyes glaring at mine. “By bringing that bastard here, not only did you put our guards in danger, you put civilians in danger. Again. So, I have no choice but to banish you. You are no longer welcome in the city of Manehattan. Gather your things, and get out. You have an hour.” He growled, making sure everypony else heard him. I sighed, before turning and walking towards my house. There was no fighting the guard.
“Alright citizens, return to your duties!” He barked at the crowd, who quickly diminished and returned to what they were doing.
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1 hour later….
I took one last look at the town. I had grown up here, studying magic and even creating my own magic. Those mostly ended in failure. I looked to the forest in front of me, before walking forward, a large cart behind me, filled with tomes and unfinished experiments. I followed the path Fenrakk had left, since I had nowhere else to go.
After a while, I finally found the two in a large cave, Vezon sitting on the cold stone floor. He looked up as I approached.
“The hell do you want?” He asked, and I raised an eyebrow.
“First of all, I got kicked out because of you, so show me some damn kindness. Secondly, don't try to act like what you did isn't bothering you. It's easy to see.” I told him. He looked at me again.
“You got kicked out? Why?” He asked. I sighed.
“Well, I'm a bit of a wizard. I tend to make a few dangerous spells, and nearly blow up the town on multiple occasions, but this was the last straw for that bastard Steel. You were right when you said they were greedy, by the way. They only force anyone who isn't a pony to pay for a visit to Manehattan.” I told him, sitting besides the black and silver Skakdi.
“Racist Pig.” Vezon replied, and I nodded.
“So yeah, I take it you're going to be travelling?” I asked. He nodded.
“Not like I can stay here. I'm certain that bastard is going to send hunting parties tonight to kill me. Or try to. I suppose I'll travel around. Why?” He replied, looking down at me.
“Well, you need a guide, and I want to travel the continent. It's still mostly undiscovered. And plus, you look like you need a travel buddy. So, I'm in.” I answered.
“And I bet you also want to take a look at my spear.” Vezon guessed. I shrugged.
“That's just a bonus.” I said, holding out my hand. “So, where should we head to first?” He grabbed my hand, before shaking it.
“Well, anywhere but here.” Vezon said, climbing aboard Fenrakk. I followed him up. When we were seated comfortably, Fenrakk stepped out of the cave, snatching up my wagon in his teeth and balancing it on top of him.
“Well, I guess we are off!” I said, and Fenrakk marched West.
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Three hours later
“So…” I started. “You got any food?” We had been traveling for quite a while now, and Vezon had let me take a look at his staff. However, my body still needed it's food.
“No. My species were omnivores, but I doubt I need food anymore. I take it you are hungry?” Vezon answered, keeping his eyes forward.
“Yeah. In my hurry to pack everything, I ended up without any space for food.” I sighed. “It was a dumb move, now that I think about it. So, want to stop for a few minutes? Scavenge some nearby food?”
He shrugged. “Sure, why not. Fenrakk, stop.” The spider stopped, and lowered itself to the ground. I climbed off, and glanced around. There were a few berry bushes, but I didn't trust them. So, I wandered, checking every little spot. A massive mountain loomed above me, and I stared at it.
Wonder what could live up there…” I muttered. I activated a small spell and examined the ground below me. “Huh, this place is really fertile. A town could easily spring up around this area.” I then felt something hard come into contact with my foot. Looking down and raising the item up with magic, the item was revealed to be some sort of container. I opened the container to find a note, as well as an abundance of food. The note read:
Hi! If you found this, then you are a lucky stallion! Within this box is a bunch of supplies for long distance travel! Also, tell Vezon that I said hi, and that I'll see him in about….1,300 years from now? Yeah, that sounds about right.
Happy Travels!
-Pinkie
I shook my head. “I guess I'm not the only crazy pony in Equestria. But how did they know about Vezon?” My mind was crammed with new questions, but some part of my mind told me that I shouldn't question it. Sighing, I picked up the large container with magic and carried it back to where Vezon was. He had already set up a campfire and tent. Though I don't remember packing that….
“Sup.” He said, poking the fire with a stick. I raised an eyebrow.
“Where did the tent come from?” I asked.
He shrugged dismissively. “Some container with my name on it half buried in the ground. I don't understand it either.”
I tossed him the letter, which he read while I began eating one of the things in the container, labeled ‘cupcakes’. The cupcake was pretty much the best thing I had ever tasted. Before I could grab another, Vezon tossed me back the paper.
“I don't know anyone by the name of Pinkie. Though, if they plan to meet me, I'll just have to wait. Though, one thousand years is a long time….” He told me. I blinked.
“I'm surprised you aren't questioning the fact that she expects you to live for that long.” I told him. He just shrugged. He does tend to do that a lot.
“Well, I can actually live that long. So long as no rahi end up mauling me to death.” He explained. I just stared at him. That lasted for five minutes, before I ended up dismissing it as him being him.
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Two Years Later
I took a deep breath, before walking into Manehattan. It had been two years since I had been here, and travel and exploration had sharpened my mind. I got odd stares from most of the townsfolk, but other than that they just ignored me. I thought about my son, back in Fillydelphia. He had lots of potential, and I expected great things from him. Vezon had stayed with me the entire time, and I learned much from him. In fact, he was currently lurking in the woods, out of sight of the town.
My thinking was interrupted when I accidentally bumped into a guard. He looked at me, and his face contorted into a glare.
“What the buck are you doing back, Dusty Swirl?” He pointed his spear at me. Pedestrians stopped and watched the events.
“Just sightseeing, officer.” I replied, keeping my voice calm.
“If I remember correctly, you were banished from Manehattan. I don't remember that ever being lifted. I'm going to need you to come with me to see the captain.” He growled, and I sighed.
“Very well.” I replied, and he put me in front of him and poked me forward. I walked to where the guard post was located, which was in fact near the forest, where Vezon could come get me if things get bad. The guard opened the door, and pushed me inside. Steel Shield walked up.
“Sir, I found this guy wandering through town.” The guard behind me reported. Steel Shield glared.
“So, thought we'd just forget about you being banished, Dusty? Unfortunately for you, we didn't.” He asked, and I just shrugged.
“I came to sightsee, Steel. Nothing more.” I replied, and he chuckled.
“Well, it's a shame for you that our laws became more strict since you left. Let's see here…” He pulled out a paper. “According to the law, if one who is banished is to return, they are to be captured, and executed.” He read, and I glared.
“Excuse me? Since when was this law placed?” I asked.
“About two days ago, when we heard about your return.” He chuckled, and before I could react, a ring was slapped around my horn. I tried to activate my magic, but to no avail. “Magic restriction ring. Very handy. Now then, take him away. We execute him later today.” My hands were suddenly bound, and I was hit in the head. I collapsed to the ground, and passed out.
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When I opened my eyes, I was in front of a crowd. My hands were still bound, and I tried to get up. A boot forced me back down.
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Vezon’s POV
I watched the crowd gather from the woods. I didn't know what was going on, but I needed to get closer. Dismounting Fenrakk, I snuck from building to building, and before long, I was only a street away from the crowd. My eyes widened.
Dusty, bound and gagged, was being beaten to the ground by a familiar guard.
“Ponies of Manehattan!” Steel cried out. “Today, we found this bastard, who was banished two years ago, walking around town. Due to our new laws, our only option is this. Execution.” He then stabbed down with his sword, the blade cutting through Dusty’s back. Then I snapped.
Before I knew what had happened, my foot was pushing into Steel’s face, and ponies screamed. Steel fell down, sword gripped in his hand. Guards streamed from around the area, and before I knew it I was surrounded. Steel got up,chuckling.
”Well well well, if it isn't the monster from two years ago.” He growled, and the guards spears came closer. “Glad you came. That way, we don't have to hunt you down later.”
I glanced around, eyes filled with rage. In a second, my eyes flashed, red beams burning into a random guard. He cried out, before turning to dust. I growled.
“FENRAKK!” I yelled, and the massive spider stormed into town, massive jaws snapping up guards that got in his way. I pointed to the guards surrounding me.
“Deal with them.” I ordered. Fenrakk nodded, before attacking the guards. I turned back to Steel Shield.
“What the hell are you?” He whimpered, raising his sword in defence. I focused on the blade, and red beams melted the sword into a puddle. I grabbed him by the neck, claws digging into his skin. I raised him off the ground.
“My name is Vezon.” I growled darkly. “And you are dead.” I then snapped his neck. The life left his eyes, and I dropped the body onto the ground. I turned to Fenrakk, who had eaten or stabbed most of the guards. The only survivors were currently running away, heading into the forest.
“What now?” Fenrakk asked as I climbed on.
“We go into solitude. I know of a cave where no one will find us.” I replied, staring at the lifeless body of Dusty Swirl. I shook my head, and directed Fenrakk to the large mountain in the distance.
