The Pony Strangely Named The Captured Narrator...
Not many know even parts of my story. Only four know the whole story, me being one of them. Many don't even know who I actually am. When I came to this place, I went by the name the inhabitants of this town came up with after I arrived here, the Captured Narrator. Everyone knew I was once living in Ponyville, but not much else is known about me. I am mysterious, but friendly. Everyone knows who the Captured Narrator is, and everyone trusts me, as I am not "shady and ominous", but friendly and welcoming. But now it’s time to let my story out. I never wanted to, I am resting after all. But I have been resting for long enough, and its time everypony knew who I actually am.
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My real name is actually Andrew, and when I was born, I didn't even live in the same world as the ponies. I am a being of mystery, and I hold the universe together with my powers. There are others among me, others who wield these powers. At the beginning of every new Millennium, we travel to a different world, a different place in the universe, and use our powers for good. We defend people and places against monsters with our magical powers. But the thing is, after we transfer to the new world, it takes thirteen years for our magic to return to us, and for our memories to return as well. But, at the beginning of this Millennia, my magic was locked out of the world named earth, as the inhabitants of this world had forgotten magic, and caused it to wither and fade. My magic was not able to get to me, and for two years I suffered sadness and pain in that world. But one evening, I awoke to a bright light outside my window. It had been my birthday that day, and the endless stresses of a teenage human had gripped onto me like a leech, causing this day that was supposed to be special and happy to turn into a dark and depressing day. I considered just going back to sleep and ignoring it, but I felt compelled to go and see what it was. Hesitantly I exited my home and went to go see what it was. My guardians had noticed me sneak out and came to see what I was doing. They told me to come back inside, but what I saw made me ignore them. There, where the flash had happened, was a big, shimmering wall. It glowed with an unseen energy, and I felt drawn to it. But as I got closer, my guardians yelling at me now, furious that I was ignoring them, I started to be sucked in and eventually I could do nothing as I was unconsciously walking towards it. As I passed through it, everything went dark, and the last thing I heard was my guardians, shrieking in terror and fear, at how I had disappeared into thin air.
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When I awoke, I was in a room, lying on a bed. I felt… strange. I could feel my arms and legs in a straight position, and couldn’t move my fingers and toes, (Don’t ask it takes too long to explain) and I could feel…. Were those… wings? I jumped out of the bed and landed on my back hooves… and landed face-first on the ground. I looked back, and was horrified to see that my human body was no more, replaced by a maroon-colored pony body with wings and a long tail. But, I could feel something else… almost like a strange energy coursing through my body. I used my own common logic, and was able to stand up on my hooves correctly. Then, I looked around. This room was plain, with a mattress made of hay, and a window. Went I looked out, the world looked completely different. It looked much… happier. Much more pleasing to the eyes, and for that matter, this entire place had already reduced all of my stress. Then I heard hooves coming towards the door, and I prepared to be ambushed. While… Of course I had absolutely no reason to be hostile towards anyone who walks through the door, but I had no idea where I was or what I was going to do. As a purple-colored pony opened the door, I charged at her full-speed ahead and smashed my head into her, knocking her back. As she was getting back up, I yelled at her “Who are you? Where am I? What did you do to me?”
She looked up, slightly frustrated, and explained what had actually happened. “My friends and I were in the process of celebrating the defeat of Nightmare Moon, when we noticed a maroon-colored spot on the floor. When all of us looked at it, it exploded in light, and when we looked back we saw you lying there, unconscious. You had what Princess Celestia identified as an Element of Harmony, we took you here to rest.” I reeled back at the amount of information I had just received. I was incredibly confused, but I did know that I had just attacked a friend for no valid reason.
“Uhh... My apologies. I didn’t mean to hurt you but… I was nervous. I have no idea where I am and…” I looked down and scratched my hoof on the ground. The purple pony looked surprised, and then looked at me with a sad expression on her face.
“Oh, well its okay. I wasn’t hurt at all, just a bit dazed. You should come with me; I should introduce you to my friends.” I looked up, and nodded to her, gesturing her to lead the way.
“My name is Andrew, by the way.” I said. She turned her head, and gave me a warm smile.
“That’s a nice name. My name is Twilight Sparkle.”
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When we got to Ponyvilles’ center, I was even more confident this place was part of a dream, even though I clearly knew I was in a different realm. The trees were greener, and the entire atmosphere of the world was… pleasant. There were no ambient sounds of machines and technology. We then proceeded to walk towards a building with a sign outside that read, “Carousel Boutique”. We walked in, and a white pony with a curly blue mane and a horn, just like Twilight.
“Oh! Twilight dearest thank goodness you’re here. Would you tell me what you think of… oh? Hello...” She said as she caught sight of me.
“Rarity, this is Andrew. The pony we found after we defeated Nightmare Moon?” Said Twilight. Rarity’s face lit up, and she smiled.
“Oh! Hello darling! How are you feeling? Are you okay?” She walked up closer and examined me. I blushed.
“Oh, I am fine, thank you. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” She beamed in absolute delight and ran back to her closet.
“Where did she go?” I asked Twilight.
“Wait for it…” She told me, a smug grin on her face..
“What do you mean... Huh?” All of a sudden the door to the closet flew open, and Rarity came out with tons of clothes in her magical grasp, similar to the magic Twilight had shown me on our way here. I began to back up, but she full on tackled me and before I could protest she dressed me in a sort of suit.
“Ah. It looks just divine darling; you are now the most handsome pony in Ponyville!” She said, stepping back to look at her masterpiece that was my suit. I blushed again. She had been extremely gentle, while at the same time being extremely quick. Not only that, but her comments were extremely flattering.
“Thank you, Rarity. It’s very... Uh… comfortable.” Twilight then saved my behind and butted in.
“Thank you Rarity but we really must be going. I want everyone to meet him, and we still need to get ready for Pinkie’s party tonight.” Rarity gasped.
“Oh my! I completely forgot. It was nice to meet you darling, but I have to go back to work. Goodbye!” Then she rushed off.
“Okay, that wasn’t what I expected.” I said as I removed the suit. Twilight giggled and walked out.
“Come on Andrew, we have more ponies to meet before the day is over.”
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We next walked up to an open field. There was a nice breeze over the field, and the air was warm and pleasant. But, there wasn’t any house nearby.
“Why are we here now? Who are we seeing?” I asked.
“Just wait. RAINBOW!” She yelled. I felt the breeze pick up, and all of a sudden a streak of color came down from the sky.
“You called me Twi?” A blue-colored pony with Rainbow hair and wings said. Her wings looked quite different from my own… But she obviously knew how to use them, as she was literally a streak in the sky as she flew.
“Wait… Who are you?” She asked me, cocking her head to the side in curiosity.
“My name is Andrew. It is a pleasure to meet you.” I said, and gave her a warm smile. She walked up to me and examined me closely, as I stood there examining her. Her wings were not fully feathered like mine, but more… spread out. It’s as if she had separate wing sections she seemed to be able to move separately, instead of it being one big wing. She also seemed to notice the difference.
“Woah, what is with your wings?” She said.
“Well, I… don’t know. Are they unnatural?” I said back confused. She gave me a strange look.
“Look at my wings bub. THESE are what normal wings look like. Are you a fast flier?” She asked me.
“Umm… I haven’t flown before…” I responded. Her jaw dropped.
“WHAT? What Do you Mean You Haven’t—“
“RAINBOW!” Twilight yelled. “He is from a different world. What is normal to you isn’t normal to him!” I smiled.
“Just because I haven’t done it before doesn’t mean I can’t.” They both looked at me.
“Well then Mr. Confident, do you wanna race?” Rainbow challenged. I gave a mischievous smile.
“Sure.” I said. Twilight looked at me as if I had lost it and ran in front of me.
“Before she so rudely greeted you, I wanted to tell you that she is the fastest flier in Equestria. You won’t win.” I smiled at her.
“Doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try.” She gave me a skeptical look, but then sighed.
“Okay then. It’s all you.” Rainbow and I both lined up at the line I made in the ground with my hoof, and raised my wings in preparation. I felt energy flowing through them, and the knowledge of flight came back to my memory. I was ready.
“Three, Two, One, GO!” As soon as I heard go, I pushed off the ground with both my legs and my wings, launching off the ground and leaving a crater behind. I was flying so much faster than I ever thought possible, as fast as I could. I had this in the bag. “BOOM!” Suddenly, a massive explosion sounded behind me, and a rainbow-colored streak went flying past me.
“WHAT?” I yelled. Then it passed me again, this time going the opposite way, and landing at the finish line. I grinned. I had just lost, but dear god that was awesome! I flew back and landed, grinning at Rainbow.
“That was amazing!” I yelled. She smiled at me, and then we both looked at Twilight, whose jaw had dropped open.
“You… You… You used Alicorn flight magic?” She gaped at me. I had absolutely no idea what she was talking about, but then Rainbow turned to me and smiled.
“You’re impressive. Of course not as impressive as me, but still pretty impressive. With those wings you may not have speed, but I guarantee you have strength. See ya later!” Then, she flew off. I turned back to Twilight, who was picking her jaw off the floor.
“Wait… Can you try to lift that rock with your mind for me?” She asked.
“What?” I said. “Why? Are you okay Twilight…” She looked at me with a pleading puppy-eyes look, and I caved in.
“Alright, alright. I’ll try.” I then focused on that rock, and imagined it being lifted. What happened next surprised even me. The rock, which was probably 8 tons, lifted without much effort on my part. I looked down, and I had my hoof raised toward the rock, and there was a magic enveloping it. I looked at Twilight, who was gaping wide-eyed at the boulder.
“HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT? You don’t even have a unicorn horn!” She screamed. I looked at her, blushing again.
“Well… I am not entirely sure.” I said. She then shook her head and looked at me.
“I... Either way, we should keep going.” I smiled and nodded, and she then led me away.
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We then came up to a nice little cottage near the outskirts of the town. It was very peaceful, and I was curious what this new friend would entail.
“Who are we meeting now Twilight? Is she going to tackle me too, or challenge me to a race?” I asked her, giving her a sly smile.
“Umm… nope. She is actually quite… calm. Come on! I bet she will be pleased to meet you!” She galloped away, with me running close behind her. When we came to the door, she knocked on the door and said very quietly, “Fluttershy? Are you in there?”
A faint “Yes, you can come in Twilight,” came from the inside of the cottage. Twilight opened the door and gestured me in first. I gave her a surprised look, but then proceeded to walk in. Within, there was a nicely simple cottage, with a yellow pony also with wings sitting on the couch with a pink mane. She looked at me with terror in her eyes, and I took a step back and gave her a warm smile. Then Twilight walked in.
“Fluttershy, this is Andrew. He was the one who showed up unconscious when we defeated Nightmare Moon.” The yellow pony then smiled shyly, and looked at me.
“Oh, umm… Well… Hi.” She said. I smiled and walked up to her.
“Hello Fluttershy. I am Andrew. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” I looked at her, and she seemed to gain some confidence.
“How are you feeling? Are you feeling better? You didn’t look so good when we found you at the old castle. You were bruised and your heart beat was really slow.” I looked at her, having a slight look of surprise on my face.
“Oh don’t worry. I’m feeling perfectly fine now.”I said. Twilight then spoke up.
“Glad you two have made friends quick. Sorry for such a short greeting Fluttershy, but we have to get going; we want to have everyone meet
him before Pinkie’s party tonight.” Fluttershy’s eyes lit up and she gasped.
“Oh! I forgot! I need to get ready! Nice to meet you Andrew! Take care!” And she ran off into her closet to get ready.
“Come on,” Said Twilight. “I’ll show you Pinkie last, we should go and meet Applejack, she was the one who hauled you back to Ponyville in the first place.” I blushed again. Twilight smiled and gestured me out the door.
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We walked out of town, towards a farm. The farm had a sign above the entrance that read “Sweet Apple Acres.” Twilight spoke up. “Applejack is an earth pony who lives here on Sweet Apple Acres. She is very kind, but living on this farm she has become rather strong. Its Apple-bucking season, so she is probably out in the field now, harvesting apples, but I bet we can find her out here somewhere.”
We walked on into the field of trees, looking out for an orange pony is what she told me. Suddenly, I was tackled from the side, knocking me away from Twilight. I gathered myself and turned around; standing in a hostile stance, ready to attack whatever it was that had attacked me. What I saw, instead of some monster, was a bright orange pony, also preparing to attack me, with a blonde-colored mane and a symbol of three apples on her flank. I cocked my head slightly, confused why she was attacking me, but before I could do anything else she lunged at me. I dodged her and flew upwards, bringing my front hooves down on her back, knocking her to the ground. I growled.
“STOP! EVERYBODY STOP!” I turned around to hear Twilight screaming at the both of us, obviously distraught. I stepped off the pony, still snarling at her. But then I saw her face change from hostility to embarrassment.
“Oh… uh, you wouldn’t happen to be the pony that we found after we defeated Nightmare Moon, would ya?” I lightened my expression and gave a light smile to her. She just made a mistake, probably mistaking me for some monster coming after Twilight.
“Yeah, that’s me,” I said. Her face drooped in embarrassment.
“Oh… well, sorry for attacking ya, I… I thought you were gonna attack my friend Twilight.” She gestured to a very red-faced Twilight. I grinned brightly.
“It’s okay. You haven’t really seen me before, I can’t blame you for trying to protect a friend. You’re Applejack, aren’t you?” She lifted her head, a proud smile spread across her face.
“Sure am! Best applebucker in all of Equestria! And what would your name be?” She asked me.
“I’m Andrew, pleasure to meet you Miss Applejack.” I wasn’t going to greet anyone like that normally, but I was curious to see how she reacted. At first she looked slightly confused, then looked at me with an embarrassed smile.
“Uh… ‘Scuse me sugarcube… Applejack is just fine,” She said, her face red. I laughed.
“Okay then. Applejack it is. So what exactly is it you’re doing out here?” I asked. She looked at me, her eyes shining.
“Well, I’m harvestin’ apples silly! Wanna help me out?” I looked at her, and then at Twilight, who smiled at me and nodded. I turned back to Applejack.
“Okay then. How do I do it?” She smiled at me.
“You have to have some strength in your back legs. Just jump up on your front legs like this, and…” She demonstrated jumping up on her front hooves and slamming her back legs into the tree, shaking the apples down. “See?” She told me. I smiled at her.
“Okay, I’ll take a crack at it.” I took a second to prepare, then thrusted my back legs off the ground and slammed them against the tree as hard as I can… promptly knocking said tree down. I looked at them, my face red. “Oops…. Sorry.” Both Twilight and Applejack were gaping at me, mouths wide open. Then Applejack spoke up.
“How in Equestria did you do that? That was amazing!” She said. I laughed.
“I’ll be honest with you I have absolutely no idea how I did it. Guess I am a bit stronger than I thought.” I then dialed in my strength, and tried again. This time, the tree survived, and I knocked every apple from the tree. Applejack then spoke up.
“Nicely done sugarcube! Remind me to talk to you about helping me next Applebucking season!” I smiled at her, flattered at her compliment.
“Hate to interrupt, but we should go see Pinkie now Andrew. Her party will start soon, and we don’t want to be late!” Said Twilight. I looked back at Applejack, and she smiled at me.
“Alrighty then! I guess I’ll be seeing you two later on then. See ya Andrew!” She said, beaming at me. I smiled, and said goodbye. Then Twilight and I walked away, back towards Ponyville.
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When we returned to Ponyville, we walked up to one of the houses along the road. I was expecting something like a normally set up house with clean floors and nicely painted walls like the other houses. When I walked in, that was clearly NOT the case. When we walked in, I was greeted by a Pink pony in the kitchen mixing a cake batter, and said pony was flinging cake batter around the entirely wrecked house. Furniture stained, tables overturned. Complete insanity. The pony noticed us as we walked in, and her eyes sparkled.
“Oh hi Twilight! Who’s that pony? Are you a new friend? I love making friends! Wait haven’t I seen you before? You look familiar. Do we know each other?” I stepped back, slightly afraid of the pony that had shoved her face directly into mine.
“Umm.. Hello… My name is Andrew. And yes, I am a new friend. And yes, you have also seen me before. And no, you don’t technically know me.” The pink pony leaped up into the air with excitement.
“Great! My name is Pinkie Pie! You’re that pony we found after we defeated Nightmare Moon! I am so excited to meet you! Are you coming to my party tonight? Huh? Huh? Are Ya? Are Ya?” I took another step back, speechless at how nervous I was at how this pony named Pinkie was overloading me with questions. Twilight then saved my behind and spoke up.
“Pinkie, calm down. Yes, we are all coming to your party.” I smiled at her.
“Yes. I am rather excited to see what you have in store for us.” I stated. Pinkie beamed at me.
“Great! I have to finish baking, so you should probably go get ready! See Ya!” She said and literally bounced back into the kitchen. I looked at Twilight.
“Oh my. She is rather hyperactive. But funny, and kind. I like her.” Twilight beamed.
“Alright, we should get you ready. It doesn't seem like she has much more to say. She has been planning this party for awhile. Come with me, I can take you back to my library. We can get ready there.”
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That night at the party, everyone introduced me to the town of Ponyville. The entire ordeal was incredibly fun, and we all got to spend more time together. As I got to see these ponies and their personalities, I really began to like having these friends. In my old life, friends I had were questionable, and confusing. I didn’t fit in. But now, I feel like I have found REAL friends. Now at this time I didn’t know how important our friendship would be. I saved the town from many a monster, and helped these ponies protect all of Equestria. Not to say my friends never helped me. Much of the time, I couldn’t do everything on my own. But I could always rely on my friends to be there to help me out, to save my hide.
Author's Note
This is only one crucial part in my long journey since I had arrived here from my old world. Gather around next time children, and I shall tell you the next important part in my story.
Who Exactly IS This Captured Narrator?
After the party that day, I went back to the house I had woken up in. Turns out it was an empty house before I had even gotten there. I walked inside and hopped into bed that night, feeling like I had finally found a place in which I... In which I was happy. During that entire day I had met Twilight's friends, and they were so kind to me. But, when I tried thinking of my friends in the other world, I couldn't. Turns out my memory of that world had begun to fade away. I didn't give it much thought though, and then I gave in to exhaustion.
The next few weeks only made everything better. We all made great friends, and I found out a lot about my new friends. Especially the one pony that scared them all the most. Or more correctly, the Zebra, who scared them the most. One morning I walked out of my home and into the town’s center, only to realize the town was empty. I walked around, cautiously looking around. Then I noticed there was a striped figure up the road, digging at the ground with her hoof. I trotted up to her, saying hello. But before I could walk any closer, a rainbow colored streak smashed into my side and, to my surprise, lifted me off the ground and into what I remembered was Pinkie Pie’s home. Whatever it was let go of me, and I skidded to a halt on Pinkie Pie’s floor, whipping my head up with ferocity glowing in my eyes. I was ready for a fight. What I didn’t expect, was for my friends to stare back at me with fear in their eyes. That rainbow colored streak was Rainbow Dash, looking at me as if she was ready to bolt. I lightened my expression.
“What the heck guys what are you doing in here, and why is it so dark?” I asked, as I realized that was little to no light within the home.
“SHHHH! Be quiet! She has already seen you; don’t let her find you now!” Rainbow Dash said, to my utter surprise.
“Who Rainbow? Who exactly are you talking about?” I asked. Everyone but Twilight went wide-eyed and said, “Zecora! The Zebra outside!”
The bravest ponies in Ponyville… were afraid of a Zebra?
“What are you talking about? What is so scary about her? Also why exactly is Twilight seemingly not sharing in your fears?” I asked.
“I don’t believe any of this, thank goodness there is SOMEONE who has some sense left.” Twilight said, huffing. “Curses aren’t real, and she isn’t evil!” Sensing an argument between them, I stepped up.
“Listen. Real or not, hiding will solve NOTHING. Let’s all just calm down, and-“
”WHERE’S APPLEBLOOM?” Shouted Applejack, interrupting me. I was about to scowl at her, but then I noticed I had seen the young filly when I arrived, but hadn’t seen her leave. Which didn't make ANY sense, I had been there all of two minutes. Applejack was hysterical.
“Oh dear, we got to go find her! It must’ve been that Zecora! She-“
“Did nothing, and Applebloom probably went out on her own accord. We just need to find her.” Twilight said, attempting to calm the terrified earth pony. I was about to walk out and start searching, when I looked out of Pinkie’s window and saw a yellow filly walk into the Everfree forest. My eyes widened. “Applebloom is following Zecora!” I thought to myself. I really wasn’t afraid that she was following Zecora, but I was more concerned about her surviving the forest. I told the gang what I had seen, and they gasped.
“Come on! I’m not letting’ my little sis gets eaten by a wolf or by that evil Zecora. We have to hurry!” She said, and dashed out the door, everyone else following. I sighed, and wished poor Applebloom luck. Hopefully, she would still be behind that Zebra when we found her.
“Applebloom! You come back here this instant!” Applejack yelled out. I ran up behind her, out of the blue plants we just trudged through and watched as Applebloom stared back at her bigger sister. Zecora whipped her head around, staring all of us down with yellow, glaring eyes. “Beware! Beware you pony-folk! For those leaves of blue are not a joke!” She said, as she slipped off through the misty forest. Applejack darted up to her younger sister and started shouting at Zecora, and soon everyone but Twilight and Fluttershy had joined her. Even Pinkie had begun to sing her stupid little Zecora-jingle. I stood where I was and stared at the fading figure of Zecora, wondering why Applejack was so concerned. Once she had gone, and Rainbow had delivered one last retort to the Zebra, Applejack turned to Applebloom with a furious expression.
“And YOU! Why couldn’t you just listen to your big sister?” She asked angrily. “We have no idea what kind of curse Zecora could have just put on us!”
“Hey! Curses aren’t real and you know it Applejack! And regardless of what you told Applebloom someone had to say SOMETHING to the poor Zebra sooner or later! That ‘curse’ could have been a warning for all we know!” I shouted back at Applejack angrily. That was uncalled for, Zecora isn’t an enchantress and she didn’t curse us. Curses aren’t real… right?
“Everypony just calm down! It’s over now. Applebloom is safe. Let’s all just go home, ok? There is no curse, there is no hex, and there is nothing to worry about.” Said Twilight. Applejack glared at the both of us.
“You just wait and see you two! Zecora just cursed us, I just know it!”
I woke up the next day feeling... weird. My legs and forelegs were strangely... well to be honest I couldn't quite put my hoof on it but I knew there was something wrong. I sat up in bed, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. Wait... How was I sitting up? Ponies weren't able to sit up like that. And why did my hooves feel...soft? I looked down, and recognized a very distinct set of legs and arms, and two hands balled into a fist. I yelled out, "WHAT?" probably loud enough for the entire town to hear me. I jumped up and looked at my maroon shirt, blue jeans, black sneakers and gray sweat jacket with rolled up sleeves in absolute awe. What had happened over the night? I ran to the door, deciding I would go to Twilight to see if she knew anything about it… and almost smashed my skull against the doorframe. I forgot that I was so tall… and the average height for ponies is much shorter than me. Once I ducked under the doorframe, I booked it to Twilight’s tree. Many ponies passing by stared in absolute bewilderment at me. I can’t say I blame them, they haven’t seen a human before. But it still made me want to run even faster. When I arrived at Twilight’s tree, I noticed that everyone was already in the library… and it seems like they were having issues of their own. Twilight’s unicorn horn was covered in blue spots and… was it drooping? Rarity, or the mob of hair that looked like Rarity, has her mane overgrown worse than the Everfree forest. Rainbow Dash had her wings upside-down; I didn’t even know that was possible. Applejack literally turned into an elf-pony, she was small enough to fit into the palm of my hand. Pinkie seemed to have the same sort of issue as Twilight, but only with her tongue, but I couldn’t really tell what was up with Fluttershy. I tried to dash into the door, but the doorframe had other ideas and I smashed my head against the top of the door. “Really? Ow!” I shouted. I looked up, and the ponies inside were looking directly at me, immense fear in their eyes. I sat up, looking at them with confusion. Then I realized why they were afraid.
“Oh… Uh… Hi guys. Its ok, it’s just me, Andrew. I see you’re having issues as well?” Their faces went from fear to confusion, and then Twilight walked up to me.
“Andrew? What… are you exactly?” I stood up, realizing I totally towered above all the ponies in the room.
“Whelp, I’m a human. One of the… how shall I put this… beings of my old world? I have no idea why I’m a human though. What happened to you guys?” The ponies looked at me in awe, but then Applejack spoke up.
“It was Zecora! She cursed us all! I told you so!” Now it was my turn to look at her in frustration.
“What in America are you talking about? Zecora cursing us? That’s absurd!” Applejack and the rest of the ponies looked at me with confusion, than Twilight spoke up.
“What’s an ‘America’?” She asked me. I face palmed. Of course they don’t know what America is! This isn’t Earth!
“Fine. Let’s say… What in Equestria?” Everypony then seemed to understand. Twilight spoke up again.
“I said the same thing. But… I have no other explanation for what is going on. Especially for you Andrew. And all of this happened seemingly after we met Zecora.” I sighed.
“Well then let’s go ask her. Maybe she knows what happened, and can help us whether she did do it or not.” Shouted Rainbow Dash, her head stuck under a ladder for some reason unknown to me.
Everyone else continued to fight and argue, but I had other things on my mind. I noticed I hadn’t heard Applejack or Applebloom in quite some time, and I didn’t see them around. I decided to walk out and try to find them. I could only assume they went to find Zecora. I snuck out the door, and spotted Applebloom walking into the Everfree. Sneakily, I caught up to her, and walked behind her, unbeknownst to the small Apple family member. I didn’t want to ruin whatever plan she seemed to have. Then I noticed that Applebloom had stopped. I watched, as she talked to a tiny figure within her mane. I could barely hold back my laughter as I realized it was Applejack. She set small Applejack on a tree branch, and kept onward. I followed, knowing the small filly was actually quite smart putting her bigger… well smaller but older sister on that branch, out of reach of the monsters.
I kept on with Applebloom until she reached a large tree, which seemed to also serve as a house. The home contained many jars and seemingly primal masks and decorations. I watched as Applebloom walked up to the door, and before she opened it I walked out asking her what she was doing. She jumped, and glared at me when she realized who I was.
“I’m trying to solve this problem once and for all! Zecora isn’t evil, and she wants to help!” I looked at her, and said “Ok. Well mind if I attend? I am rather interested in meeting our striped friend.” She looked up in surprise, then smiled and nodded. Then, we both knocked, and a deep but pleasing voice told us, “Come in!”
We walked in, and Zecora walked out, surprised to see us. I opened my mouth to say hello, but then I felt my breath catch in my throat. Then my chest and brain exploded into pain, and I cried out, crumpling to my knees and shuddering.
“Andrew! Are you ok? Zecora we need to help him!” Applebloom cried. I let out a horrid, guttural and monstrous scream as my entire body seemed to shrink and reshape. Then I blacked out.
I awoke on my side, my arms and legs lying comfortably to my side in front of me. “Wait… that’s not humanly possible…” I thought to myself, and opened my eyes in confusion. I gaped in utter bewilderment, as I saw my maroon-colored hooves meet my face. I had turned back to a pony. But how? I staggered to my hooves and looked around. That’s when I noticed that Zecora was staring at me. I looked at them, and asked “What happened?”
Zecora told me everything that happened, how I had walked in, than let out a monstrous scream before passing out. While I was passed out she sent a very scared Applebloom out to gather materials. When she arrived back at my side, I had transformed into a pony again. She had then sat there for a minute or two looking me over before I began to stir. Whatever had transformed me back had seemingly gone. I still felt turmoil within my chest, where the brute of the pain was, but it was much less intense, and I felt better. Then Zecora spoke up, speaking in a strangely familiar rhythm, oddly enough.
“Your powers lye just infinite, inside of you they churn. For if you focus on that old form, you’ll find it may return. The poison joke inside of you, extracted your control, and ripped away your magical ability, causing you great turmoil. I have helped to remove it, such as I will for your friends, so now practice control on your form, to use it that depends.” I’m not going to lie, I didn’t really understand much of what she said, but I know that the poison joke, being the blue plants we walked through yesterday, was causing my magic to lose control, and change my form randomly, because I apparently had that ability. I was afraid to try, because of the pain from before, but I focused with all my brain on changing into my human form, and when I looked up… it had worked! Then I focused on my pony form, and then I changed into a pony once again. I was mesmerized, as was Applebloom. Zecora smiled, and walked into another room while I practiced my back and forth between the forms. It got easier and easier as I kept doing it. Suddenly, I heard a loud crash from the other room, and I rushed up in my human form to see what had happened, only to almost have my head taken off by Rainbow Dash. I caught her and stopped her from bouncing all around and destroying everything, as the others bounded in. I had never seen Twilight’s face so twisted with hostility. It almost scared me. ALMOST.
I yelled out, “Everypony STOP where you are!” more hostility in my voice than I originally wanted, and stared down the hostile-turned-confused Twilight Sparkle and friends. “What are you doing to her home?” At the same moment, miniature Applejack had climbed up onto my head and started biting my ear, surprising me enough to accidentally release the frightened and rather dazed Rainbow Dash, who promptly flew out of my hands and ran straight into the pot that was cooking the cure for the poison joke.
“No! Ponies! You know not what you have done!” Zecora gasped, staring at the pot of spilled medicine.
“We’re on to you Zecora! I never believed a word when they told me you cursed us, but the evidence is overwhelming! And now, you have kidnapped two of our friends, and turned one of them into your evil minions!” Twilight yelled out. Before anyone else could say anything, I promptly lost my patience and shouted as loud as possible “QUIET!” In both shock and fear, everyone within Zecora’s tiny home looked at me and stopped talking.
“For goodness sakes Twilight! Listen to yourself! First off I am not a “minion” to her, and second she didn’t kidnap either of us! Also, remember those blue plants we were walking in trying to get to Applebloom yesterday? That’s called poison joke, and it’s what has been causing all of this! Not Zecora! What’s more, that cauldron was the cure for poison joke, and now look at it!” Twilight looked at me as if I had gone insane, as did everyone else. Just then Applebloom galloped in, in the middle of saying, “I have all the ingredients we need Zecora!” before gasping at the sight in front of her eyes.
“What in the name of Celestia is going on here?” She gasped.
Applejack, seeing the sight of her sister safe, stopped gnawing at my ear and shouted, “Applebloom! You’re okay!”
Applebloom gave a strange face. “Why wouldn’t I be?” She asked, before Twilight defensively jumped in front of her.
“Because Zecora is an evil enchantress who cursed us, hypnotized Andrew into believing she is trying to help, and getting ready to boil you alive, turning you into her next meal!” Twilight shouted, snarling. I cocked my head to the side in confusion. Is that REALLY what they thought Zecora was going to do with her? I couldn’t stifle a laugh, and neither could both Zecora and Applebloom.
“Okay Twilight. I thought that thinking I was hypnotized was bad, but REALLY? Boiling her alive? What is this, a fillyscout campfire story?” I laughed, seriously wondering how she got the idea of “boiling” Applejack into a stew. Twilight wasn’t satisfied.
“You can’t just sit there and tell me that all of this that was inflicted on us wasn’t a curse!” She said, with a hint of doubt in her voice. Applebloom walked past them.
“It’s not a curse!” She laughed. Then, in Zecora’s very peculiar way of speech that made it impossible for me to remember exactly what she said, she explained to everyone exactly what it was she had told us that day, and what it was we had stood in.
“It was a warning, a warning about the poison joke.” Said Applebloom.
“Such a plant is just like poison oak, but the results are like a joke.” Said Zecora.
“Hence the name, “poison joke?” I said. In confusion, everyone seemed to realize just what it was Zecora said, and all their faces slowly turned a shade of red.
“But what about all the chanting and the cauldron?” Asked Twilight. I facepalmed.
“How many times must I say it? It was medicine for the poison joke!” I said. Applebloom spoke up.
“Twilight, that big cauldron wasn’t for me, it was for all these ingredients! The remedy for poison joke is as simple as it gets. You just need a bubble bath!” She said.
Twilight looked confused. “But I looked everywhere for a cure and I came up with nothing. What book has this remedy if it’s so simple?” She asked. Zecora walked over and closed the book, exposing the cover.
“Here is the book you seek; sad you lack it in your library.” She said. Twilights ears drooped.
“Actually, I’m fairly sure I own this book. But I never looked inside, as the title looked more like a fictional book then an informational one.” Twilight admitted. She then looked up to Zecora, sadness in her eyes.
“I’m sorry Zecora. I had the remedy all along, but I assumed the book was useless because of the title.” She looked down at her hooves.
Zecora gave a quiet laugh. “Maybe next time you will look more than once, and not judge the cover of the book.” She said. Twilight looked back up and smiled.
“Zecora, would you be so kind and mix us up a new batch of the brew?” She asked hopefully. Zecora smiled.
“Mix it up, yes I will! But I am still missing an herb from Ponyville.” She said.
“That’s the thing! Whenever she goes into Ponyville, all the shops are mysteriously closed.” Said Applebloom. Twilight and I smiled thinking the same thing.
“I think we can help you with that.” We both said at the same time.
Afterward, we all went through Ponyville, and gathered them at the center. Then, we put to rest all the scary but false statements and rumors about Zecora. She was able to get the ingredients she needed, and my friends were all cured of their aliments. I did have to show them my special morphing ability, and I just about made Twilight faint from excitement. That night, as I lay down in bed, I sank into sleep like a rock dropped in water, my last thoughts being, “What’s tomorrow going to entail?”
Author's Note
This is by FAR the most important part in the future of my story. The ability to morph into my human self saved me and Equestria many times. Come back next time to hear the final chapter.....
Where The Name Arose From...
Years went by, and as they did we all learned who we were. We were the Seven that saved Equestria time and time again, but that didn’t mean we didn’t need to save each other every so often. There are many cases of my friends getting captured by villains or in magical comic books and we would all need a helping hand. Even stories of me, becoming captured and, with massive magical resistance, would keep me more than subdued and unable to help. Even a story of one unicorn infamously named King Sombra gathering a massive unicorn army, to capture me and take over my mind. Each one of these stories led to the inevitable defeat of the evil forces. We were like the sun, forever glowing brightly and defeating the retreating shadows of the night as we rose. But things didn’t stay that way. Eventually crime died down within Ponyville. We all began to settle down and do our own thing. Twilight had duties to attend to, her becoming a princess and all, Rainbow Dash finally gained her wish and became a part of the Wonderbolts, Rarity’s boutique exploded into fame, Fluttershy became the nurse of the Everfree forest, Applejack had to take on full responsibility of the farm with Big Mac, and Pinkie Pie had Sugarcube Corner to tend to. They all had something to do, something to come back to everyday, but I didn’t. I couldn’t, more accurately. I was the warrior who kept the Everfree out of Ponyville, but eventually the Everfree was no longer an issue. So instead I had no job to work towards and no dream to follow. I tried to not feel bitter, but my mind began to wander back to when I arrived. Few memories remained in my head of my old world, and whenever I thought of them fear filled my heart. I longed to know why I was so afraid of figuring it out. But it just so happened that one night, I remembered why I feared my past. And that fear was so strong, with nothing to take my mind off of these fears; I was forced to leave Ponyville.
It happened like this. I awoke one night in a cold sweat from a horrid dream I had, but couldn’t quite recall what had happened in it. I sat up, about to hop out of bed and trot to the sink, when another memory flash smashed its way into my brain. I fell to the ground, somehow transforming from pony into human without trying, and sat there helpless, as the memory unfolded in front of me.
There was a crash, and I felt myself getting thrown to the ground, smashing into a brown wall on my way down. A tall man, older, walked up to me and grabbed the front of my shirt.
“When I tell you no, I MEAN IT!” He shouted in my face, throwing me back down.
“How was I supposed to know, I thought you weren’t being serious, like usual!” A high-pitched voice shouted back. It took me a moment, but I realized that voice, it was ME. The man glared at me.
“Get back inside NOW!” He shouted, kicking me on his way back.
I threw my head up again and removed my hands from around my head. I had fallen to the floor, somehow as a human, on my knees, cradling my head in my hands. I stood up shakily, trying to regain my composure. I walked over to the sink and grabbed a glass, filled it with water, and downed the glass with a gulp. I walked to my desk, and tried to start writing a letter to Celestia about my experience, when yet another memory threw me on my knees and left me hopelessly watching the dream unravel.
Now I was in a big wide-open area, filled with lights and people. I was short, and looking around fearfully, about to burst into tears.
“Mommy!” The young me shouted, but no one seemed to notice. I ran around frantically shouting my mother’s name, but to no avail. Then someone taller than me pushed me to the ground, and laughed at me.
“Look boys, we got one crying for his Mommy!” The tall one shouted to the others, as he kicked me hard in my stomach. I started crying again, lying there helplessly as they endlessly kicked and laughed and spat at me.
I stood up, regaining my balance. Were these things what had happened to me as a child? Questions zoomed through my head, and those questions quickly turned into unbearable anger. I cried out an absolutely monstrous scream, and smashed my fists against the desk in front of me, crushing it to pieces. I quickly realized what I had done, and backed up, trying to regain my calm. Just then my front door slammed open, and Twilight rushed in, yelling “Andrew! Are you alright?” I turned around and flew out as fast as I could, unwilling to face Twilight. I knew she would ask what had happened, and I could not talk about it now. Not here. I flew as fast as I could away from my home. Then I heard a boom behind me, and cried out as I felt a speeding Rainbow Dash slam into my back. She tried to catch me, but was unable to due to me being in human form, and I fell to the ground, unable to steady myself again. She and Twilight landed and ran towards me, both having worried looks on their faces. I still couldn’t do it. I stood up and unfurled my wings again, thrusting myself off the ground with enough force to leave a crater behind. Rainbow Dash tried to grab my legs, but missed and fell. I sped along as fast as I could, knowing I couldn’t out fly Rainbow. But she didn’t chase me. Twilight may have realized I didn’t want to be captured, and stopped her. I flew and flew until I reached the ocean, at the edge of the Everfree forest. There, I saw a small grove of oak trees, seemingly untouched by the Everfree, leading to a cliff that had a pleasant view of the sea and the moon. I flew down there, and when I tried to land I couldn’t hold it back anymore. I collapsed on the ground, sobbing unlike I ever had. The fear I had felt from those flashbacks was unbearable, and I knew why. I had overworked myself before, protecting my friends, Ponyville, and Equestria. But going from overworking to not working at all, was too much for my mind to handle, and these memories that would normally not scare me at all, just register as unpleasant memories, now were driving me out of my right mind. I needed a break, and I knew what I had to do. I had to leave Ponyville. I was unable to stand for the longest time, but when I could I was about to fly back to give my final goodbyes, when Twilight landed timidly behind me. I froze, still facing the moon with my head down, as she walked up and sat down gently beside me. A long period of silence followed, but after what seemed like forever she spoke.
“What happened to you?” I Sighed. I knew it was coming. I looked over to her, and she looked at me, concern and worry in her eyes. That alone almost brought me back to tears. My friends… I would have to leave them. Not forever, but who knows how long it would be? I braced myself, and then spoke. “Twilight… I had a few… flashbacks. I remembered the horror of my past. And the problem is… it’s because I have no place in Ponyville anymore. You all have a job… and mine is no longer necessary. And these memories have come back because of what I’ve been sitting with. I won’t go into details… but I want to find a new place. I’m sorry Twilight but I’m going to be leaving.” I stopped, tears once again streaming down my face. Twilight was looking at me with a sorrowful expression, tears also beginning to form on her face.
“Andrew... What do you mean your job isn’t necessary? What memories? What do you mean?” I looked at her.
“Oh come on Twilight! You know that there hasn’t been a single attack at Ponyville for a whole year! And while that's not entirely bad, it has left me with nothing to do but twiddle my thumbs and think. Those memories weren’t going to stay locked away forever! And... Well all I will say is that those memories are what caused me to break that table at my house. I just can’t tell you what happened now, its too hard. Please forgive me Twilight, but Ponyville brings memories too strong for me to handle. I can’t stay.”
She looked down, and for a moment I thought she might try and find another way to convince me. But to my surprise, she looked at me, and nodded.
“Its okay Andrew. While I don’t entirely understand, I do know that you look upset enough, and I don’t know where you came from, so I can’t determine what this may look like for you. But I do know that memories are powerful things, especially for someone who doesn’t remember half of his past. I still don’t want you to leave, but I can’t stop you.” She said. She looked up and smiled at me, understanding on her lavender face. I smiled back, and gave her a hug. Twilight understood what I felt. I then pulled out a small, prism- shaped, crystal-like object and handed it to Twilight. Within this small prism was a message I had recorded before, with only some minor changes to match the situation now. Twilight looked at me in confusion.
“What is that?” She asked.
“It is a Voice Spell, press against one side, and you will hear a message I left you, all of you. And it has a location tracker on it, so you will know where I am at any time. The Location Spell only lasts a few days, I don’t know the algorithm to lengthen it. Hopefully I find a place to settle by then. You can visit me when I find that place, anytime. But please be careful. Wouldn’t want any of you getting hurt on the way.” She smiled to me. Then she took a step back, signaling I was free to leave.
“Goodbye Twilight, stay safe.” Were the final words I said, as I flew away into the darkness of the night.
I flew for miles upon miles, watching for any signs of land. After many hours of endless flying, I saw leaves lying in the water, suggesting a forest island. Becoming excited, I pumped my wings faster, and faster, putting all of my strength and focus into flying faster... straight into a tree. I fell to the ground, rubbing my skull in pain as I tried to pull myself to my hooves, and looked around. I was in a large forest, as I would have suspected. I flew up unsteadily, as I was still relatively dizzy from smashing my face against the tree, and looked for any sign of village or settlement. All I saw, was a massive sea of trees for miles. Slowly hovering back to the ground, I thought of which way I wanted to go. Which way would most likely lead to settlements? I thought of where I would put a settlement. The most REASONABLE place to put a settlement would be nearer to food.... but who knows where that would be? And there was an ocean full of freshwater... I shook my head and settled on simply moving forward from the tree I ran into. I was still slightly dizzy, so I decided to walk instead of flying, just to be safe.
I must have walked for hours before I found ANYTHING. But, eventually I found a clearly made path of gravel, leading off to who knows where. Getting my hopes up, I dashed off, galloping off at full speed. But then a dark idea popped into my head, and I paused. What if these ponies were hostile? I was outside of Equestria by now... I had to be. Continuing on, much more calm and cautious this time, I walked along the path, following its windy pathway, and ended up at the bottom of a fairly large hill, that looked like it led off into a large, green valley. I walked up the hill, suspecting that there would at least be SOMETHING here. I know there were civilizations out beyond Equestria... But they were proving hard to find. But there had to be something here, I could just feel it. I finally trudged up to the top of the hill... and gasped at the sight. In front of me, was a large green valley, as I suspected. But, there was a massive village at the bottom, with a skyscraper of a castle in the center. There was another simple gravel pathway leading to the front gates. Trying to contain my excitement, I began to walk towards the gate. Looking around revealed no signs of hostility, so I could only assume that this place was friendly. Upon arriving at the gate, I looked around for a guard or something of the sort. I then whipped around, as I heard the sounds of galloping hooves directly behind me. It was too late to react. A changeling, with an unnaturally strong magical ability, cast a spell to try and disable me. It hit directly in the face, and I went flying back against the bars of the gates. I tried to stand up, but a changeling bashed his shield into my forehead, and I passed out.
I awoke in a stone walled room, a jail cell. When I stood up, I saw two guards standing outside the bars. I looked around, confused. I felt weak, but there were no unicorns or changelings outside the cell, and there was no aura around the cell to suggest it was enchanted... Plus even if it WAS enchanted, it wouldn’t be strong enough to contain me. I tried teleporting outside the cell, only to find that I couldn’t muster any magical strength at all. There was a small window that was barred off on the back wall. Looking outside it, I noticed there was a crowd of at least fifty changelings, all with their heads down, and all with their horns glowing bright green. They were pointed at me. So that was why I couldn’t use magic. These magicians were casting counter-spells, and I couldn’t combat them. The only thing I could do was use low-magic spells, which never provided any usefulness in these situations. But even with the magicians down below, I should still have my strength... Then I looked at the guards glowing horns. They were casting against my strength. Then, Chrysalis walked up to my cell. I snarled at her.
“Why such a mean face?” She said, a devious look on her face. “You were found here, in MY home, so it was only fair that I make sure you don’t screw it up!” She said. She then walked off, as she saw that I refused to talk. I had to escape. Looking around the cell, I saw a brick loose in the left wall. Quietly walking over, I pulled against the brick and it gave way. I heard hooves on the other side, and then a blue pony with deep blue eyes looked through the hole. She whispered through the crack.
“Who are you?” She said. I was surprised to hear her voice was very smooth, almost like a song.
“I’m Andrew. I was from Ponyville, but I left and went to find a new place to live. Until I came upon here, and-”
“SHUT UP!” Said the guards, clearly trying to intimidate me. I looked at her, and whispered very quietly “Wait.” I then held out my hoof, and focused as much magic as I could muster into teleporting my pen and paper into my hoof. I was pleasantly surprised when I succeeded. It was a trick Twilight taught me, how to teleport items to wherever I needed them. It was a highly efficient spell, that used very little magical focus. But it took everything I had to cast it against the guards below. I wrote on the notepad,
“Chrysalis captured me, and now I’m stuck here. But, I have a plan to try and get us out of here. But I need time to do it.”
I then closed the book and shoved it through the hole. It just barely fit. I then put the pen through, but I sat it in the hole so she wouldn’t have to pick it up in the corner of the cell. I heard writing on the other side, and then the book came through the hole once again, followed by the pen.
“How do you plan on escaping when you have no magic? I saw them prepare the magical changelings before you arrived. By the way, my name is Constantine.”
I read the note, and thought over my plan. If this didn’t work, it could be risky. But it’s the only shot we have. I picked up the pen and wrote,
“You’ll See. If it doesn’t work, at the very least they won’t do anything to you. It’s better as nothing. Also, to make it easier for me to remember, may I call you Sera?”
I looked over the note. I can’t quite tell why I thought it was so important to me to protect her, but I felt her life was now in my hands as much as her own. I passed the book over, and winked to her through the hole. Then, I stood up, and trotted over to the cell door.
“What do you want?” The guards asked me. I gave a devious smile, and then spoke in a quiet, focused voice.
“I would like, to tell a story to you. Would you like to listen?” I said. The guards whipped around, and stared at me. Then they smiled, and in unison said “Yes!” I smiled. It worked! It looks like these guards aren’t skilled enough to realize that I was enchanting my words, secretly influencing them to release the spell. I told them a story about a changeling who was captured within a pony dungeon, and was trying to escape. After the story was done, they actually clapped their hooves together, These guards have NO mental ability. I smiled at them.
“I am glad you enjoyed the story, ask me tomorrow if you would like to hear another.” They both eagerly nodded, and turned back to their stations. It worked flawlessly. The spell had been weakened! I walked to the hole, and took the notepad. I wrote,
“See? We should be out of here within a week.”
I sent the notepad and pen over, and waited for a response. Within moments the notepad and pen came through the hole again.
“ I don’t know how you did that, but if it gets us out of here, then please continue. By the way, Sera is a very pretty name.”
I smiled through the hole, and she smiled back. Then I walked to the small cot, and lye down, Thinking of a story to tell tomorrow.
One story a day, I whittled down the guards spell against my strength, and every day I marked the position of where the changeling guards below me in my mind. I would need to remember that if I was to escape. Upon the conclusion of the final story, I felt the spell broke. The guards were ecstatic, sitting in front of the barred door.
“That was amazing! Where did you get these stories?” They asked. Smiling, I responded “When you want to escape, you find a way to trick people.” The guards looked at me confused, but it was too late for them. I smashed my back hooves against the gate, sending it and the guards flying back against the wall. Running out of the cell, I felt my magic return as the magicians below lost focus as their target moved out of range. Before they could recast, I sent a wave of pure energy in their direction and waited. When the spell wasn’t recasted, I ran to Sera’s cell and told her to stay back. I then transformed into human form, and pulled against her cell door, tearing it from the wall. I then took a good look at the pony I was saving. She was a pegasus, with immaculate blue eyes and a beautiful blue coat. I found myself unable to pull my gaze from her eyes for a moment. She smiled at me, and laughed. I guessed she realized I was staring at her. I blushed. Then I heard guards behind us, and said “We need to go, now.” She nodded, and we both ran from the cell room.
We both bolted down the corridors, eventually getting lost in them all. The castle was absolutely massive, and since we were both unconscious when we were brought to our cells, we knew nothing of the location of our exit. The guards have long since alerted the entire castle of our escape, and we could hear bells being rung outside. I had tried to smash through the wall, but whoever created this castle, they made it brute-proof. No matter how hard I smashed and kicked at the wall, it refused to give. With my feet sore from smashing, we had decided to try and just escape from the exit. We only ran into three guards, and as soon as they saw us they ran down the corridor. We tried to follow, but they used teleportation magic, and the corridors were using special enchantments that prevented any use of magic that didn’t have a changeling tagged to it. I tried to fake a changeling tag, but I wasn’t able to produce a realistic fake apparently. So we continued to run along the corridors, hoping to find a way out. I was expecting a mob at the exit of the maze, otherwise why would the guards be retreating? Cautiously I slowed Sera, and we crept up to the next turn, as we saw some natural light coming from the other side. I told her to stay put behind the wall, thrown back as a combat spell, I wasn’t able to figure out which one, hit me directly in the face with unnatural force. If I had been a normal human, my head might not be on my body at the moment. I tried to get to my feet, expecting another attack. As I raised my head, I saw a changeling lunging at me, spells ready. I was surprised to find that it was the same spell they used to knock me out before. Before I was able to react, the spell hit me straight in the chest. But, I felt fine. Surprised, I looked at the guard, who was staring at me in fear. I grinned, and lunged at him. After a few punches to the face, he was down. I looked up, and saw a massive wall of changeling guards, glaring at me. Then, Chrysalis landed exactly in front of me, making me stumble backwards. I stared at her, my face only slightly taller than her own in my human form. She grinned deviously. Suddenly I heard Sera shriek, and I whipped my head back. The guards had enveloped her in a levitation spell. I glared at them.
“What are you gonna do, Puny Pony?” Chrysalis and her guards hissed. Hearing them all taunt me at once, something... snapped. With a murderous cry of anger, I sent two shockwave spells at the guards holding Sera, and they both were knocked unconscious as they were smashed against the wall. These spells also propelled me to Chrysalis, and I slammed my fist into her ugly face. She cried out, and backed away in pain. That was my opportunity! I ran back to Sera, and picked her up. I unfurled my wings, and took off with enough force to leave a sizable crater behind.
Sera then proceeded to lead me to her home town. During the flight there, she seemed... uneasy. I don’t quite know why, but I felt it too. It was a feeling of affection towards her. We both got back to the town without much trouble. Upon landing there, the doors of the townsfolk burst open and heads popped out in surprise. I set Sera down, and tried to be cool as the crowd stared me down. Then, the silence of the crowd was replaced by cheering, as the townsfolk ran towards Sera and hugged her. I smiled, couldn’t help it. I then began to turn around, only to hear Sera yell out “Wait!” I turned back, and saw Sera galloping towards me. She stared up at me, her eyes sincere.
“Thank you for saving me, but do you have to leave? You said you were looking for a new place. Couldn’t you live here?” I thought a moment. Then, I jumped up, transforming into pony form before I landed. Then I looked into her shining, blue, beautiful eyes, and said, “I was looking for a new place to live. It would be to my great pleasure, to live here.” She smiled at me, and gave me a hug. The townsfolk all cheer and run towards us in a massive group hug. I felt so welcome... While I still miss Twilight and the others, this town was going to be my new home, and I was pleasantly excited to see what this town had to offer.
Within weeks, I had my own home, and was known by all. Sera had told the librarian of the town about my storytelling, and offered me to tell stories to the children every day. I gladly accepted, and soon enough the children made a habit of walking to the library each day and listen to my wondrous stories. It was everything I could have wished for in a new home. New friends, new people, new ways. Sera and I spent progressively more time together, and each time we got together her pristine eyes sparkled with glee, and each time we left each other I swore I saw sadness in her eyes. But there was one thing no one could figure out for the longest time. The townsfolk didn’t know what to call me, because I didn’t want them to know who I really was. Sera, then came up with the name I still use today.
“Do you have any ideas Sera?” I had asked. She smiled, and said this; “I know exactly what to call you. It fits you so well! You should go by the name, Captured Narrator!”
I smiled. I liked that name. I looked to the librarians, and they nodded.
“I like that name Sera. So its settled. My name, is the Captured Narrator.”
Author's Note
And so the trilogy ends. But believe me, the excitement doesn't end there.
