The Pony and the shadows

by bitten balloon

Rating: teen
Tags: Random, Adventure, Comedy
Length: 13598

This is a story about a pony in the past, and still alive in the present. Wait what?

A story of a guy, and an adventure thousands of years ago…

[spoiler]Um… No.[/spoiler]

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-05-05 15:50:35 UTC

Mountains confusion and odd an friend... 2

         It had been three days since he was forced to leave but he had one goal at the moment and that was finding civilisation. But he forgot about one thing a thing that he loved (and still loves) for his hole life, he forgot his pancake mix. And constantly curse him self for it. "If only I was thinking straight then I wou-,"he started but cut him self off when he saw the world outside the mountain range. (His tribe lives in a mountain range just FYI important but not right now... Oops spoilers!) It was chaos.

"Oohoho! What do we have hear?" A voice that sounded like a female, "a pony from in the mountains? Joy oh joy! And what brings you out here little boy?"

"Where are you unicorn?!" Epic asked.

"You don't know anything, do you? First I'm not a pony. I'm a dragon, second this is a nice little place called Equestrea." The voice said.

"D-dragon?! Y-your kidding, you're kidding right...?" Epic asked in a terrified manner, just then a massive dragon came down in front of him.

"No I'm not," the dragon said. The dragon's thick armour (I can't spell the word I wanted so I went with this, basically it's hide) was a firey red and had deep blue eyes and a wingspan of about 50 meters, "my name is, Rinicknica and I'm the protector of the path, those who seek to destroy the peace have to go through me," Rinicknica in a friendly tone.

"*gulp* I-I'm Epic Pony, a-and I'm just a lonely pony... PLEASE DON'T EAT ME!" Epic stated nurvesly.

"Eat you? Why would I do that? I mean unless you were evil -which you aren't- I wouldn't even think of attacking you!" She laughed, "oh and by the way I can smell evil, and you aren't, actually you have a lot of harmonious magic in you, what are you?"

"I-I'm a pony," he said calming down slightly.

"I know that, but I-- oh, OH!" She said and then started jumping around like a mad pin-DRAGON, mad dragon, "that power... You are a direct descendant of the original tribe leader! He died long ago, but it feels like yesterday I last saw him! Oh? What's that?" Epic looked at what she was looking at and saw a rainbow appear out of nowhere a bright flash and the chaos looked like it was half of what it was, "new rulers huh? Welp, all hail... Luna and Celestia, huh, cool."

"Cool? Are you cold or something?" Epic asked.

"Oops, wrong cenery's slang, oh and by the way using my draconic magic I can see the future, but only unintrusting stuff, so pretty much useless," she stated looking at the extremely confused pegasus.

"Uh what? I just what? Um okay... {baking away slowly...}" he said.

"Why? I don't bite!" She exlamed.

"Bitten Balloon save me!" He broke the... (Hay don't do that I had a nice picture of you there! Now I have to fix the hole...) "sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry!"

(You will be...) "Who are you talking to?" Rinicknica asked.

"No one!" Epic blurted out.

"If you want to get to the town over there before nightfall you best leave now." She said, pushing him along the road.

"Ok bye!" And so the journey continues.

So... What next? 4

        After a long day and a bit of a fight, one Epic could handle easily, he was feeling very tired. So when he was given a room at a local hotel for free, he jumped right on it, no seriously he took the key after jumping on it, reson? 'Cos he could... Don't ask...

"Ah... A nice proper nights sleep... No... Not yet... Must look at stars...!" Epic said tiered-like (don't bug me on that I know it's lazy).

"Night owl huh?" Gilia said surprising Epic.

"GAH!!! Don't do that!" Epic complained.

"Aww... Cute little pony, scared of the dark?" Gilia teased.

"No. Just very easy scared by things coming out of nowhere!" Epic whined. (Is that how it's spelled?)

"Aww didumse!" Gilia said in a baby voice.

"... Shut up..." Epic stated.

"Should I get a nappy for you? Do you want a dummy?" (Baby sucky thing (I said that because I can.)) Gilia set Epic off, Epic growled at her befor striking her out of pure rage, Gilia didn't expect that reaction and thought it would be safer to hide than strike the agrovated pegasus, so she tried to do that but he was much faster than he looked, she was captured instantly.

"Don't ever talk to me like that again, got it?!" He yelled though gritted teeth, "GOT IT?!"

"Yes sir," Gilia replied quickly, "it won't happen again sir!"

"Calm down Epic just calm down..." Epic said, making Gilia look at him, he let her go and Gilia notest he looked like he was about to cry, making her feel bad about what she said and did.

"Gilia Galia, the town is finished with the repairs what should we do now?" A pony asked.

"You ponies are very dedicated to your construction, but it's the middle of the night! Get to bed!" Gilia said.

"Yes sir, ma'am, sir-ma'am!" He said and yawned after he spoke. Huh.

"Wow the stars are so much more pretty! I like this place," Epic said quietly, "the calm nights the cool air and the night sky, all something you should enjoy before bed. Night!"

"Oh, err, night!" Gilia said in an awkward way.

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Epic woke up and looked at the room he was sleeping in the bed was a queen size bed put next to the balcony. Across from the bed was a closet and to his right was the door to the hotel room.

"I'm really in a hotel, in a different, foreign country... Hmm... I'm still not used to the way things work. I'll just have to get used to it. But she said I'm from a land of corruption... I still don't know what to think, but I think it's got something to do with my banishment... I'm going to have to resurch this. So first order of business is find a library!" Epic though aloud.

"Epic, why are you talking to yourself?" Gilia asked through the door.

"Because I can!" Epic stated.

"Epic Pony, I have a message for you," a stallion's voice said.

"Come in! And bring Gilia with you," Epic replied.

"Here is the letter sir," the pink guy-pony said and made it so Epic razed an eyebrow, "you can laugh sir."

"Why would I laugh? I'm not mean, I like to mess with others minds I don't laugh at others coat colour," Epic said. (I'm English sue me, not really).

"Thank you sir," he said as he turned to leave.

"So why did you want to see me?" Gilia said.

"Because I want directions to the tr- town library, and I trust you the most," Epic said elongating town because he was new to the idea and word.

"Ok so the libra-"

"Show me the way please," Epic intorupted Gilia, "oops sorry for intorupting you!"

"It's ok, everyone makes mistakes no matter how small it might be." Gilia said.

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"This is the  library, it's called Hillborn Library. Named after the creator's fictional character Hillborn, it was very odd. I mean there are over a hundred myths and legends books in there," Gilia said.

"I love myths and legends! ... What are myths and legends? The only books I've ever read were fantasy and non-fiction," Epic stated.

"You have a lot to learn." She said, and then it began. Epic had disappeared, when Gilia went in she was amazed by the amount of books Epic was carrying. "Epic are you crazy that amount of books on your back will crush you!" But Epic ignored her the library was set up in a neat and tidy manner, adult books one end children's books at the other and all in alphabetical order A first and Z last just befor the children's section. And Epic had all the books on any information he could find. It looked like their was a mini library on his back.

"I've carried an entire pub bar with the alcohol and it was ten times lighter than this, and I'm not even trying!" Epic said. That left Gilia's gawking at him for an hour and a half before Epic snapped her back into reality.

"You, hu what?!" She exploded in confusion.

"Not so loud this is a library!" Epic said.

"How?!"

"Earth pony."

"Seriously how?"

"Earth pony."

"..."

"It's an ancient spell cast on the ponies of my tribe, it makes it impossible for anypony to be anything but a pegasus pony but ther is one exception every hundred years a earth pony is born to be the new leader, the are normally borne after the last died. I'm not sure of all the rules to the spell but if the heart of the pony is filled with light or darkness they get ether wings or a horn." Epic explained, "so expansion over, let's see what there is to know..."

Pancakes, ham, and strang pony is strange. 5

        "So you own a hotel of your own and gave me a room for free? I will make enough money to purchase my own house, but for now I'll just have to use your hotel. You are planning on charging me for my stay I presume," he said to the gryphon next to him.

"No hidden costs Epic, it's free. And yes I own the hotel," she replied.

"Huh... That is very useful... But one question, where do I put all these books?" Epic asked.

~play My Little Pony:Friendship Is Magic theme~

After the minni library was put away, Epic and Gilia were talking and Epic was making something on the stove.

"So Epic what are you making?" Gilia asked with curiosity trailing from her voice.

"Something yummy, scrummy and delicious!" Epic said with excitement flowing from his voice.

"What?" Gilia asked.

"Not telling!" Epic said in a teasing manner.

"... Tell me. Now." The griffin said in a stern voice.

"You can't make me," Epic said, "hear this is for you, I finished cooking!"

Gilia looked at the pile of flat round things in front of her, "what are these?"

"Just eat!" Epic almost yelled.

"Ok *munch munch* oh my gosh, these are delicious!" Gilia exclaimed, and stuffed her face into the pile of yum.

"I thought you would like them, by the way those were pancakes." Epic said. After finishing the pancakes, Epic and Gilia went out, and a strange purple mare bumped right into Epic.

"I'm so sorry, I don't see you there, who are you... Um hi, uh gotta go!" She said, before telliporting away (I think I spelled that word wrong) leaving Epic and Gilia very confused.

"Who was that Gilia? I don't think I've met a purple mare hear before." Epic stated in a forthright manner.

"I never met her ether Epic. But she seemed to recognise you... What does that mean?" Gilia asked more herself than anyone else.

"What is ham? I want some ham. Gimme!" Epic said acting like a child (couldn't spell ponyfide version).

"It's meat. Ponies can't eat that." Gilia said. "Where is he this time..." She was annoyed that he just disappeared again, right after he asked about the ham.

"Thanks for shopping, goodbye!" The shop ceap said. That made Gilia's eyes shrink {he went in the shop! The little rascal} Gilia though.

"Don't say goodbye! That means forever!" Epic yelled.

"Epic what are you doing?" Gilia asked.

"*munch much* eating ham!" Epic said.

"But--" Gilia started but had a hoof in her mouth after a second.

"Only pegesi are born from my tribe, but, my mum and dad's dad was a griffin like you, the only reason I don't recognise you was you look extremely different to grandad and grandpa." Epic said in a dead pan tone.

"So you can eat meat?"

"Yes."

"Well I know of a sushi bar near hear, let's go!" And so they did, culminating in one of the most insanely epic climaxes in the history of anime... Wait what?!

"Don't get off topic!" (Oi I said don't do that!) "I am untameable!!!" (Fine I'll do this the hard way) a box falls on Epic, "ow ok, ok, jeese..."

"Uh Epic? Are you ok?" Gilia asked.

"Yeah, let's go get some sushi!" Epic said.

..:..:..:time warp:..:..:..

"You looak Fuhany!" Gilia said in a slurry voice.

"I told you not to drink alcohol, but did you listen? No. This is your fault, Gilia, and I'm not cleaning your sick up ether. You can do it yourself." Epic said to the drunk griffin.

"Can you sleep with me tonight?" Gilia asked.

"Wh-what?! No! Not a chance!" Epic said blushing furiously.

The two had went to a sushi bar and had some sushi, but Gilia wanted some sider and bear, Epic said no, but Gilia said it would be fun... Little did she know how much alcohol she was going to drink. After Gilia's 50th glass Epic said no more alcohol. Gilia ceapt going, after her hundruth glass, Epic cancelled her next order, and they left, Gilia payed because Epic didn't have any money. They were currently outside Gilia's Penthouse apartment of her hotel.

"You need someone to watch you for the night though, so I will stay with you. Could you open the door please?" Epic told Gilia, she opened the door and they went inside her house.

"Thanks for looking after me... *Hick* I reeallly appppreciate, iiiit." Gilia said before she passed out.

"Good night," Epic said when he put her in her bed. Afterward he left, got a blanket and sleeped on the couch.

Wellp that just happened... Um I don't wanna know... 6

        "Uhhgnnn... Go away sun!!! Gah..." Gilia said, suffering a nasty hangover.

"I warned you not to drink too much, but did you listen? No," Epic said, "you thought you could drink at least three gallons before you would get drunk."

"Didn't you drink last night?"

"No."

"Why?"

"It's extremely dangerous, first, you can die because of your liver deciding to go camecazy, second, drink flying, from where I'm from, is illegal, and I intended to never taste a drop of alcohol at all in my life." Epic went into rant mode. (What? People do rant about this kind of stuff!)

"At least one of us were thinking straight, but kill me? No alcohol can't kill, knives kills, fire kills, arrows kills, a little liquor? No, can't kill." Gilia ranted back.

"I think someone forgot who has the messed-up time mountain knowledge." Epic said proudly. (Punch, punch, punch, punch!!!)

"Oh yea... I still don't believe you." Gilia said, getting out of bed.

"Oh well, you win some you loose some." Epic said.

Both Epic and Gilia got up and went to the kitchen, Epic made bacon, mushroom, and cheddar omelettes. The day was just starting and it was already going to get chaotic... And that was just the start of the day. After breakfast the duo left for the shops, and Epic was already missing...

"Where is that pony this time?!" Gilia Galia said under her breath. Since day one Epic had been unpredictable, strange, and downright odd.

Epic had decided that he wanted to go to the toy shop, see what was there and have some fun. Gilia, after a long time, found him. He was standing next to a flier that read:

Help wanted,

King Sombra has declared that the Crystal Empier is no friend of Equestrea, and is threatening war.

All these who want to help defeat the tyrent go to the castle of the two sisters construction site to lend a hoof.

500 Bits per day payment.

"Seems like something bad is happening elsewhere, eh Epic." Gilia said a little bit of shock in her voice. "Now, what was it you wanted? I'm sure we can find it."

"Gilia, I would like a lot of things but I don't take what isn't mine, plus I don't have any money..." He replied.

"So... Lunch? You can choose, I don't want another hangover two days in a row..." Gilia said getting quite near the end.

"I found the best place! I saw it on the way hear," Epic said and started walking through the mass of ponies swarming the streets. After about five minutes, they arrived at a place called Frimonda's Café.

"I've never been here before... I'll see what they have to offer." Gilia said walking into the café. Just as she predicted the small establishment was quit quiet, and the menu was a nice little group of sandwiches, tea, coffee and scones.

"*Blech* I hate coffee, tastes disgusting! I prefer tea, I'll have a cucumber sandwich, with some orange juice." Epic said to Gilia and the shop assistant.

"I'll have a English Breakfast tea, and BLT, please." Gilia said.

"Coming right up!" The tan mare.

Epic and Gilia went over to a spare table and sat down. Five minutes later, the food and drinks were served (don't think that's written correctly).

"BLT, huh? I don't like the T but the rest I will gladly eat any time of day! So, Gilia, how has your day been?" Epic asked.

"Fine just, chasing you all over town, ripping my feathers out, and giving up, just to find you next to me... You know the usual." Gilia said, in a sarcastic manner.

"Ouch, right in the heart!" Epic said in a mocking fashion.

"Oh, shut it!" Gilia said.

As the two ate there food, customers entered and left, but...

"I SAID I WANT TO TALK TO YOUR MANAGER!!! STUPID B--!" An agrivated station, with a brown coat, silver mane, and a peace of poo stabbed by a knife for a cutiemark (Cutiemark, Cutie Mark?) and gray eyes, started, but Epic sucker punched (hoofed?) him in the face.

"No yelling at the shop assistant!!! Sorry about that, Ma'am," he said.

"Ya' think ya' tough?! Huh?! I'll tear you to shreds!!!" The mad pony yelled at Epic.

"Nice knowing you, bye!" Epic said before running like a scaredy cat... Man that pony is fast...

"Get back hear kid! I'm not done with you yet!" The crazed earth pony yelled. Just before Epic sneak attack, knocking the brown earth pony out instantly. But his friend came out to fight as well, nether Gilia or Epic saw what they looked like, so yea...

"One unicorn, and two pegesi, peace of cake, also, Gilia, get me some cake please!" Epic said. Then went straight up into the sky, the two pegesi followed, Epic hit one in the stomach, tried to hit the other, but the unicorn stopped him, for exactly five seconds before Gilia took him out. Epic then proceed to taunt his opponent, then his opponent chased him, but, the stupid peges forgot the ground excited and crashed while Epic glided away.

Epic and Gilia headed back inside, and the pony at the counter looked just shocked, and said; "that was incredible, how did you beat them so easily?!"

"Oh it was nothing, just helping out sompony that doesn't get the credit she deserves." Epic said.

"Those four were nothing but trouble, and no one was brave enough to challenge them. Or even foolish enough, but you just straight up showed him what for, and beat him! You are just incredible! And you two have good teamwork!" The mare said, "oh, but where are my manners? My name is, Sweet Delite."

"Epic, Epic Pony is the name! And this is Gilia Galia," Epic introduced.

"Hear, (wrong one right?) a victory cake!" Sweet Delite said. "And I might have a special prize for you Epic... *hehehe...*"

"OK, then thanks for the cake, I'll just be going-After the cake of course- thanks for everything and have a nice day!" Epic said very quickly and looking like he heard something he didn't want to.

This is deep... 7

It was a nice sunny day, and Epic had a bad feeling, a very bad feeling indeed, and when ever he had a bad feeling, you should be wary of what could have caused it...

The sun was shining brightly and the animals were frolicking in the forest, grasslands and the rest of the wilderness, but today Epic and Gilia were tasked with the job of cleaning out an abandoned house leftover after the era of Discord. Epic wasn't scared, on the outside, on the inside he was EVEN LESS SCARED. So he was just worried about the house falling down on them--oh wait, IT'S A FRECKING MANNER HOUSE?! Well... OK then ether way he was just wondering if the safety of both of them is certain.

"Um Gilia? This place doesn't look safe..." Epic said.

"What? Are you scared? Hmm by that expression I'd say no. But the building? I don't know... Maybe? Just follow me and fix what you can." Gilia said.

"I don't know what to do with fixing a broken broom, how can I fix a manner?" Epic replyed.

Gilia got out the key to the front door, and opened it, and a loud sqeek came from the door as it open. The hous had plants growing everywhere the walls were decades old and wall paper peeling off there where cracks everywhere and the windows looked like they ether needed a good cleaning, or be replaced entirely. This house was very obviously built for pegesi, because there was only one set of stairs off to the side to get to the second to third floor. The doors on all sided of the room were very obviously ancient, the wood looked like it would break if you touched it.

"I have a bad feeling about this, Gilia, can I go back please?" Epic said, wishing the creepy vibe he was getting would go away.

"We need to fix this place up, ghosts or ghouls, pony or demon, I hope you understand," Gilia said with resolve to go into the creepy manner.

"I do, I just have a bad feeling about this," he said as they walked into the manner, the door creaked shut with a loud bang, Epic jumped at the loud noise, but just continued.

Some time later, Gilia was cutting down ivy that was growing on the walls and Epic was eating any plant that looked edible, "Epic, tell me why you had a bad feeling earlier? There's nothing that went wrong yet an-" Gilia said but fell down a hole hidden underneath the plants.

"Why did you tempt fate? Gilia, fly back up if you aren't unconscious!" Epic told his friend.

"Agh! My wing broke! Ahh! Jump down here! Help me!" Gilia yelled.

"I'd just end up like you! I'll look for another way down, sit tight!" Epic called out to his injured friend.

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Three hours later...

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After three hours of searching, Epic was literally worrying himself ragged, just running from room to room, looking for a staircase or balcony down, but nothing, no stairs, no balcony and no holes down without plants, jagged edges, or were just too small for his wingspan... And he was just getting more and more worked up over it. "Oh, where have I not checked?! The living room, the kitchen, the dining room... WHERE IS A WAY DOWN?!" Epic was starting to sweat, and he needed to find his friend quickly to be able to start to calm down.

"Epic..." A voice said off in the distance, "where are you Epic? I just want to be your friend..."

"NOPE, no, no, no, no, NO!" Epic said before running in the other direction to the voice, that was a very distinctly masculine voice.

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Over to Gilia...

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{Where is that pony? it's been over three hours now! I just hope he hasn't abandoned me...} Gilia thought to herself, she didn't dare move from that spot, in hopes that Epic would eventually find her, {it won't be so bad when he gets here, this place IS starting to creep me out...}

"GiLiA... Where are you? I'm coming to protect you..." A disembodied voice called out from the darkness, "LeT Me HoLd YoU WhIlE YoU SlEeP..." {I'm out of here!}

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Back to Epic...

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Epic managed to lose his chaser, but no sign of a way down or Gilia. Epic was starting to get paranoid, thinking of impossible situations that could be happening right now... {Ok stop freaking the frick out! Just calm down and concentrate, every thing is ok, just cool off...}

But, obviously, it didn't work and he just ceapt freaking out, and he just wanted a calm time, but, NO he can't have that, not now not ever. As he walked around, Epic started wondering what was up with this house, for some odd reason he couldn't find a way down. No stars, balconies, or even safe ish hols to fall or fly down. Very suspicious, yet strangely straight forward.

"Ok, this is not working, maybe there is a secret passage or something..." Epic said to himself. And with an unprecedented amount of luck, he found the secret passage in five seconds. 5 seconds flat. Just five hole second... "I think they get it." (Stop that!) "Sorry."

"Huh, well then, that was convenient. I'm happy, my strangely extreme luck struck again!" Epic said and walked down the stairs, down into the deep dark depths of the spooky house of terror. "Seriously?" (Stop it.)

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Some time later...

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The room was pitch black, no light what so ever, and Epic Pony was looking for a light source. When a girls voice called out, "anyone there? I'm lost in this dark, dark world that I once lived in..." That line cause Epic to stop searching and look around in confusion, but enevetably seeing nothing, than she said, "I was used by my family, killed by my friends, and curced by my village... I'm so alone... Yet all I want is REVENGE. To kill those who betrayed me, to end my suffering, by ending them. But I need HeLp, and I sense a sole in my illusion hous, but another is twisting the house..."

"Who were you?" Epic asked out of curiosity... Which was a terrible idea.

"Oh? A mortal within my home so close to me? Ohohoh! Let's see how far I can push you before you are MINE."

Darkness... You know what I mean...

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With Gilia again...

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Gilia was running for hours and saw light coming from some up stairs, which took her to a living room. And freedom, she ran straight for the front door and burst out. Something was wrong. There was a black void all around the building. That manner was a trap. And they took the bate. "Oh no... I need to find Epic, I think he may be able to find a way out!" Gilia then ran back into the manner and started running around looking for Epic in order to find a way out with him...

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Back to Epic...

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Epic came to in a huge hall, pillars on each side and light poring in though glass pains on the walls, and because of the light everything looked a shade of orange. {This place is creepy. I should probably get moving.} Then he started moving down the seemingly endless hallway, searching for the way out. But the farther he went in the light slowly faded and he eventually saw a small filly on her stomach, crying.

"How... How are you so strong?! No matter how many things I did your mind resisted... What are you, no pony can stop my magic! I'm a alicorn's spirit... Yet a living pony can resist my power?!" the filly said.

"I don't know half of what I do before I do it. But I just roll with it... But there's one thing that I am certain about, I am incorruptible... Dark spells that try to corrupt me always fizzled when they hit me..." He awserd, "and I use my strength to protect those I love. I will protect my friends to my final breath. I may run, I may cry, but I will protect my friends, my family, everyone I keep close to my heart."

The hall fizzled and then faded away... Then Gilia and Epic were face to face were the house once stood and Epic heard one thing before he was jumped, "we'll see about that..."

What are you looking at?!...8

        Yummy cake land, one of Epic's random dream lands, was being attacked! And only Super Epic could save the delightfully yummy land of baked goods. (Got the message yet?) {oy! My Dream OUT!}(sorry)... Anyhow... The dastardly evil Tomato King wanted to destroy the land of sweet treats! Throwing chilli peppers and other nasty fruit/vegetables at the peaceful land, but Epic had a better idea! He grabbed a chilli and throw it at the King scorching the tyrant...-_-_-

"*Yawn* The sun always wakes me up at the best part!" Epic said as he woke up to the sun shining in his face, he had sleeped under the stars last night, and stayed up until midnight just watching the stars float across the sky. His back up against a ancient Apple tree, he refused to sleep under the new ones, and had a nice dream before waking up, he was in charge of collecting the apples from the trees today.

"Oy lazy Colt, get moving!" The land owner yelled, the pony in question was a gray coated brute of an earth pony, with red and black main and tail, which he hates because everyone thinks he is trying to be (words why you fail me?!) edgey (bad English... I don't care!) and his eyes were a pail blue, slightly cyan, "you ARE the pony the townsfolk sent right?"

"Yes sir! Ready to harvest apples!" Epic said with vigour.

"I like your spark young lad, t' be good when on the harvest," the Stalin said, "name's Ronoda Kandona." (Yes I just made that up.)

"So how do I start?" Epic said, "and Epic Pony is my name!"

"Well Epic I'll be teaching you how to apple buck, very simple if I do say so myself, come over to this tree hear." Ronoda said pointing to a tree to his right, "now look at the tree, search for the best point to kick it without destroying it or getting no apples down from the tree." Epic did as instructed... Epic harvest 10 good apples! Epic harvest 5 great apples! Epic harvest 1 bad apple! Epic received 50 EXP. Epic Pony Levelled up! Epic is now LVL. 30. Attack increase! Defence increase! Magic Attack increased! Magic Defence increased! Maximum HP increased! {Bitten Balloon knock it off!} (it was just a joke!){...}

Epic continued to harvest the apples until twelve o'clock at which point he has somehow harvested half of the entire farms total number of Apple trees. Ronoda came over and was impressed with the work the pegesis (?) had done "well I'll be... You cleared half the total tree population in one morning... How did you do that?"

"Well when you come from where I come from you learn to be efficient, thus why I could have joined almost every job and be done before lunch... Let's just say that they work you to the bone if you aren't careful..." Epic replied. He really liked to just use several different kinds of exercise before lunch, and got a job or two because of it.

"Well then I guess I'll let you go early, me and my family can take care 'o the rest" the gray pony said.

"... Heh, well I'll just be off then, bye!" Epic said before flying to the little coffeé shop Gilia told him to meet at.

....

"Hehehe... So Epic is still going... I'll just see what some mercenaries can do about that... Hehehe... AHhahaha!!!"

....

A shiver went down Epic's back, "why do I have a bad feeling... That someone is going to try and kill me?" Epic question to no one in particular.

"Epic Pony, why would someone want you dead?" Gilia asked.

"Even the nicest of ponies make enemies Gilia, even the nicest..." Epic replied in a mysterious manner.

"Epic, you aren't making any sense right now." Gilia retorted to the brown-coated male, who for some reason just ducked his he-- an arrow wiped by were Epic's head just was. "Ah, should probably listen to you when you say something like that... Who shot this arrow?!"

"Me," said a sinister voice they saw a pony, unicorn, completely covered in clothing, "and let me get my point across, Epic is wanted dead. I don't know why, all I know is that if you look for my employer you will need to find a certain unicorn that is cloaked in shadows..." then the attacker charged, but Epic dogged, like he saw it coming, "I thought you were holding back against those irresponsible idiots that you beat up... SHOW ME YOUR TRUE STRENGTH!!!" a knife went straight for Epic, but he dodged expertly... The next attack not so much, he got a cut on his nose. He hardly notice it. And proceeded to disarm his foe, quite expertly only receiving a blast to a foreleg. "*Hmph* So you choose to disarm me, well then, with that blade you can take my life." Time passed slowly, before the knife fell to the floor, "and so it is done, I know you know there are more, but know this, the others will not accept your mercy, and call you weak, but what you have shown here is more strength than any other. I have been disarmed before, and I said the same thing as I have said to you... They tried to kill me, but I was too fast." Epic nodded and the cloaked figure backed into an alleyway and disappeared.

"What are you lot looking at?" They then pointed at his nose an he noticed red, before he ran off...

Um... I think we need help... 9

"And that's what happened, sir." Gilia was telling a officer what happened during the scuffle between Epic and the cloaked pony.

{It fits the description perfectly} the officer thought, "I think your friend was attacked by a mercenary called Shrouded Death, but I can't be sure of it. Just ceap an eye out, nopony has ever battled him and survived... At least not that I know of." The officer was in a bronze coloured armour that hid everything except face ears and his mane and tail, his eyes were brown his coat the same bronze as his armour, and his mane and tail were three shades of blue.

"Thank you, but I noticed something, your armour, why is it bronze?" Gilia asked.

"The armour of an officer of the law is to have armour the colour of his/her coat to give the illusion of being un-protect." He said.

"What is your name?"

"Bronze Shield ma'am."

"Where did you come from?"

"The north, small town just south of the wild snow, a town called Winterstove."

"I'm from the capital of the griffin territory, that you call the Griffin Empire, we... Don't call it anything, not yet at least."

"So Griffinstone?"

"Yes."

"We'll make sure to ceap an eye on Epic from now on. Just know that there will be more coming, I can tell by who came first." Bronze said, "whoever sent him wants Epic dead."

"I'll keep that in mind. Whoever or whatever sent that unicorn must have payed lots of money..." Gilia walked off, and met Epic at the café they like to go to.

"Yo, Gilia, what's going on," Epic greeted, "apart fro-"

"Citizens of Cristle Creves we have an important message from the princesses, all battle ready pony, griffin, dragon or other pleas head to the plaza," a booming voice echoed across the town, Epic got out from under the table.

"So, a battle is coming, eh? Well, count me in." Epic said.

"Epic, you can't be serious. Oh, you are... Well I best find him at the plaza, he'll need the help in this fight." Gilia followed him...

...

"So, Celestia and Luna are going to attack, they ARE NOT going to win... I have the upper hoof... Hehehe..."

...

Name: Epic Destroyer Pony

Race: Pegesis

Occupation: Unknown

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Bio: A energetic and resourceful pony that gets things done. Annoying anyone he doesn't like, and a demon at fighting, refuses to kill unless necessary. Has Asbergers syndrome but packs a punch, even if trying not to. Hates to be ignored, but is normally very polite and has a fiery temper. DO NOT get angry, he will attack anything when angry.

Name: Gilia Himun Galia

Race: Griffin

Occupation: Hotel manager

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Bio: The most respected individual in Cristle Creves, and former Griffin army admiral. Military training since camp, and is still training. The most notable thing is she will fight with friends in order to win. Can form a formidable team with Epic and has the same fiery temper to go with it.

"These two, I want these two in the court tomorrow, they will be good for training course." A pure white alicorn said to the gard in front of her.

"Right away Princess," the gold clad pony said.

"'Tia, are you sure?" A deep black/blue alicorn asked.

"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Sombra has mobilised his forces and is is preparing to defend the empire!" A black-clad pony said.

"Yes, Luna, I am sure."

Battle For the Crystal Empire (part 1) 10

"It's time, Gilia, we are about to meet the Princesses." Epic was in brown armour, the same as his fur, and had a sword under each wing, sheathed and ready to strike.

"I'm as ready as I'll ever be... Let's do this Epic." Gilia was in crimson armour, a special request, and her beak was encased in a silver plating, to protect it.

They entered the throne room, Epic shivered, and they walked forward, then saluted. "At ease," Celestia spoke, "you are probably wondering why you were sent hear, yes?" They nodded, " then let me inform you, we have a training course that is currently un-tested, this is going to be your challenge, a two pony -or a griffin and pony- team is required to get through, I want you two to complete it. Once done, I want you two on the front lines by next week. Understood?"

"Yes ma'am"

"Yes ma'am" They said in sinc.

"Good."

"Permission to speak freely your majesty," a nod, "I think Luna is in a bit of stress, or something, because I feel a dark presence around her."

"Understood, I'll talk to her later."

... Three hours later...

"So this is the course, huh, well, I'll be the first to say, we need a plan." Epic said.

"So what's the plan?" Gilia asked.

"I don't have one yet." Epic said drily.

"Sorry~, bossy mc bossinton." Came Gilia's snarky reply.

"..."{Wait a minute... If I jump over there... And she pulls that lever... Ah-ha!} "Got it! So hear me out..." Several hours later and the two ar on the last leg.

"Got it! Now go, and let me out!" Gilia yelled. Epic ran through the last door, and found the lever to release Gilia from the area, and flipped it. "Yes, we did it Epic, we actually did it! Haha!"

"Was there ever any doubt?" Epic said cockiness in his tone. Now we need to report to Celestia, then go to the front lines!" And with that, they're off, they arrived at the throne room entrance, and the guards told the Princesses they were there, they were called in instantly.

"So you complete the task, together, and did it in a day? I'll say I'm impressed with your teamwork. Maybe because you are both friends, but Starsworld says that there's no magic in friendship... I do wonder though." A cough from Epic got her back on topic, "you've got the rest of the week to prepare for the battle that will inshue once we enter the Crystal Empire, our target is the Crystal tower that is the palace, if you can find the Crystal Heart then place it were it belongs, that is the only way to beat King Sombra and take back the empire. We, my sister and I, will fight Sombra, you two, I want you to locate the Heart if you do then good, if not take down as many of Sombra's men as possible."

"Understood!"

"Let's do this!"

"Everypony is counting on us to bring him to justice, do not fail us." Luna said.

One week later...

This is it, the battle has begun, Epic and Gilia are spearheading the charge. Epic slammed  a pony's head against the ground, Gilia jumps over him and smashed a pony's face, both out cold, another, Epic destroyed a building with the pony body he kicked though it, a pony jabbed at Epic, he smashed the spear, and K.O.'d the pony, he took out his right hand sword, and slashed a pony's legs, disabling them in the process then continued onward, Gilia followed.

Dark crystals cut them off, "my, my, Celestia has been busy, hasn't she? A pony of light, and a griffin of Griffinstone, in my domain, ready to DIE for an ignorant princess. You should join me, fight with me, not against me... The griffin will die, if you refuse Epic." said a unicorn, and Epic looked quite surprised, "surprised? You should be, I am King Sombra, and I noticed you shortly after an incident, the house, I saw how you resisted the ghost that created that illusion you have a lot of power. You can learn to use it. I can teach you. Come, join me. Or perish."

"I already know how to use it, thank you very much, so I'll have to decline." Epic said before a beam of brown magic hit Sombra, then both his swords started to float, and Gilia notest that the hilts had an odd shape; one two crescents pointing out, the other two crescents pointing towards each other and the blade sticking out the top crescents on each sword. Epic charged, and his swords slashed at Sombra when he neared, Sombra charged an attack and tried to hit Epic. He disappeared and Sombra looked around to see where he disappeared to, only to get hit on the back of the head with two sword slashes, and he tried a crystal attack Epic wasn't there.

"I see, you're even more persistent than I thought, but no matter. I SHALL STRIKE YOU DOWN!" he yelled, and placed a round thing with a lightning bolt on it. {He has that?! What spells dose he know?} Epic jumped to the left "LIGHTNING STORM!!!" and with that, the Rune-like thing exploded in a series of lightning bolts, all coming down were Epic just was {dang, he is stronger than he looks... I'll need to use some Runic enchantments...} Epic knew this was only the beginning.

Battle for the Crystal Empire (part 2) 11

Epic dogged a direct hit narrowly, Sombra was unforgiving with his attacks, slashes of magic left and right, but Epic wasn't going to hold back. Sombra was going to do something, Epic could feel it, then some of Sombra's forces changed targets for Epic. Epic yelled, "Disruption Clap!" And the ponies all fell to the floor and groaned, no longer under Sombra's control.

"HOW did you so that's?!" Sombra yelled, but was replied with two sword slices in the side of his armour, "how did yo--!" SLAM! Sombra got hit by magic from the right, Celestia appeared alongside her sister Luna, Luna launched Sombra high.

"We'll handle this from here, you get going!" Celestia said and chased Luna and the injured Sombra. Epic complied, found Gilia and went for the most likely place for the Crystal Heart to be; the castle, they had no idea were it could be, but the hypnotised ponies were making getting there difficult, Epic knocked out hundreds, but they just ceapt coming and coming, and they had no idea were thy were coming from.

"Gilia, go to the left, I'll go right, and breakout 'Slice and Dice'!" Gilia smiled and nodded, Epic and Gilia trained with this move the most, a Team Attack, they called it. One goes the opposite direction to the other and they both charge towards each other, if they missed, go for a second pass, and keep going until they hit nose to nose, and hook forlims together and lock them. Then fly in circles and tilt toward foes spinning at ridiculous speeds to K.O. Foes or shred them, ether or. Just make sure Epic's eyes are closed otherwise vomit will join the fray. Seriously. He'll be sick. Everywhere. It's gross.

They went for a pass... Miss, again... HIT! They span, faster and faster. Anypony brave or foolish enough jumped at them only to get flung. They became mobile. A dizzying doom went right into the fray. Smashing all in ther way, allies avoided them, remembering times they got in there way befor. Unpleasant. And there foes tried to escape, and failed, getting flung into what little homes that Sombra left for them. The two friends inside the tornado of death called the Slice and Dice, were in perfect sync, flapping wings at the same time, tilting the same direction and looking at each other to stop from getting dizzy. The enemies running, terrified by the spinning duo, and unable to escape. Epic could be heard giggling at the silliness of the attack yet it's effectiveness in battle, Gilia was chucking too. "HEY GILIA! WHEN SHOULD WE STOP?!"

"I DON'T KNOW, JUST KEEP SPINNING!" Gilia replied having too much fun completely demolishing ther opposition. "I THINK I'M GOING TO HERL!" Epic stopped the spinning instantly and Gilia didn't notice until everything was still, Epic had a concerned look on his face. "Thanks, I'm fine, let's keep kicking there ass!"

"No, you go back to base, I'll keep it covered here until you come back." Epic commanded. Gilia complied after a second, Epic usually wasn't this serious, so she knew that it was a bad idea to talk, and went back to base to calm her stomach.

With the princess

Sombra took a beating from Epic Celestia could tell, slash marks and bruises all over him, but for some reason Epic didn't break Sombra's flesh past just grazing it. She nor her sister knew why. But used this to there advantage striking the places where Epic struck, she had to admit they don't call him Destroyer for nothing, Sombra looked half dead. And Celestia saw what his and Gilia's Special Team Attack was like; let's just say they didn't have five ponies that were meant to join them because they were still in the medical wing of the castle, in a full body cast. Groaning. While in a slight coma. And in a lot of pain. A LOT. Sombra seemed releaved that Epic was gone.

"Do you can actually think you can defeat ME?! HA! Pathetic, I'm King Sombra Lord of this Empire! You think you can take ME down? HA!"

"Epic seemed to fare well against you."

"He's different, strong. You? Weak, pathetic! And you haven't realised WHAT he is. Who he is a descendent of, unable to realise how powerful he really is. Yet he chose to PROTECT you and your sister. He can kill you in an instant. Do you not realise this?!"

"Heh, trickery. That's what he dose. He may be strong, but he openly stated that without tricking you into striking yourself he would stand little chance against a unicorn."

"Epic is powerful, 'Tia, but he loves trickery, able to outsmart even our most powerful unicorns and even confused Star--."

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR COLTFRIEND! I'M HERE TO DESTROY YOU! SO JUST DIE--!"

"Shut it, Sombra. You know nothing." A wild Epic appeared! "You too Bitten Balloon!" {Who?} -Celestia's mind.

"How?!" Epic smirked, and struck at a slash mark on Sombra. It broke. Epic looked the other direction. "ACK! You--LOOK AT ME! SPINELESS WORM!"

"Worms aren't born with spines," Epic said, "Stupidbra."

"THAT'S IT YOUR GOING TO DIE NOW! HELL'S FURY!" A pillar of dark fire appeared were Epic once stood. "AHAHA! YOU COULDN'T HAVE KILLED ME YOU, YOU IDIOT!"

"Seriously? Flowy wants his saying back." Epic said from behind Sombra and slammed Sombra into the ground. "A mercenary said that his boss was a pony, that may or may not have the ability to use shadows, or sombras yet you can't do didly squat. I thought he meant you, but I was mistaken. Heh... Funny ant' it, just me and one Pony of Shadows but, meh, what can ya do... Um... Well this is embarrassing, but uh, I can't remember what the white alicorn's name is... Hehe..." Celestia face-hooved.

"Celestia."

"Ah, right, sorry. Just bad with names, like how I can't remember my original leader's name... Hehe..."

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

"Wow..."

"Shut up..."

Epic got into his ready to fight pose, and charged, sending him and Sombra straight to the castle. Sombra had a spell ready, Epic couldn't see what it was. "Take this!" {NO! No, no, no, NO! He knows THAT?!}

"Everypony, go up NOW!"

The Crystal Empire falls... 12

Darkness, that was the only thing saw on the ground, a dark void that was consuming the entire city of crystal. "Up go higher! Stay off the ground!" Epic was flying over the dark void that was consuming everything in it's path. "Don't touch it or it will pull you in too! It's the only choice you have!"

"What about civilians?!"

"If there smart they'll follow, just head AWAY from the ground, it can't get you if you don't touch it!" Epic had seen this before, the spell was a powerful trap spell, thus ment that it was vital not to tread on it. Darkened Void, that was the spell. Uses dark magic, and only the caster can revert the effects without wanting for the spell's magic ran out. Sombra, he knew that spell. A King of Darkness. Not a true King, just a stolen title now.

"Sir, how do we expect to escape?!" A golden armoured soldier asked.

"It only effects what it touches, so to escape, we JUMP over it!" Epic replyed. The ponies ceapt going, then jumped... OVER! They made it, the Empire was unobtainable now, but they escaped, that's what matters. Epic searched for Sombra, {he must have escaped that, if I can, I'll get him to bring it all back!}

Celestia and Luna

"Sombra, what have you done?!" Celestia was furious, Sombra used a spell that looked to destroy the Empire, "answer me!"

"Oh, where would be the fun in that? I have secured my victory, you CAN'T win!" Sombra was loving what he did. He won, but Celestia and her sister were still in his way, he couldn't have that.

"Sombra, give up. You can't win, even if you try that spell again." Luna stated. He attacked, Luna just avoided the attack, and sent a blast of magic at him. He blocked it, and returned fire, Celestia struck back, defending her sister, and Luna unleashed a flurry of magic strikes, some hitting others missing or getting blocked. Sombra was strong, yes, but he was weakened from his fight with Epic, and then it hit him {Epic planned this! Oh... That sneaky underhanded devil! I hate him! ... What's a 'hand'?} BANG! Luna struck her target with a volley of strong attacks, Sombra knew he was done for, {so close! Only to be beaten by some princesses and that pony, no. Not a pony, whatever he is, he is no pony. But I WILL NOT LOOSE! NOT NOW NOT EVER! I SHALL RETURN!}

"Hehehe... I can't loose, not while you stand in my way... Hehehe AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

"All move baddies want there lines back!" An annoyed voice said. Sombra didn't know what happened next, all he knew was he was pinned down by Epic.

"Epic Destroyer Pony, how nice of you to drop in."

"I know what you did, bring it back!" Sombra shook his head. "Dang. I thought you would learn. Princesses, NOW!" Epic jumped back, and the princesses blasted Sombra, turning him into shadows. He was cast away sealed in the ice for 1,000 years.

But that's not the end for our heroes, this is just the beginning, the beginning of the end.

The Castle of the Two Sisters

"Epic, how do you feel?" Luna ask the newly knighted pony.

"Bored all things considered."

"'Tis a time of celebration! Why sit in a corner? You can try sway some mares, and other things that you males do. Why waste time?"

"Because, even if I can do something doesn't mean I should, I saved everyone, yes. But that spell, it will likely hold for at least one thousand years. If I can't stop it, what can the next 'hero' do? Better? Worse? I was tasked with something and I failed. Yet this is the thanks I get for doing something anypony with a heart or sole would do? I feel I don't deserve it. Huh... I have very strong opinions. Heh, that's why I did what I did. Sombra was set in his ways, me in my ways as well. A being of light, and darkness clash, the one that'll bring balance will always win. Even if darkness is stronger, light always finds a way. The Pony of Light, has a ring to it, for me at least. Heh... Well, that's what I'll be and nothing can stop me. Oh I went on a tangent, I do that. Well I should be off." Epic was still in his face-hiding armour and just wanted out. He went to his room jumped on the bed, got his armour off and sleeped until dawn.

To the basics. 13

Dreams, the things that your mind creates for entertainment during nighttime. Nightmares are different, they're your mind tormenting you for your actions. Epic was having a nightmare. Luna was mortified by what she saw in the nightmare. Epic and Gilia were in a spooky manner, and had a murderer after them. On a stormy night with thunderbolts and lightning. And that was the setting. Everywhere was decayed and old, blood stains on the walls, and the words... BLOOD written words of danger and death. {What is wrong with you Epic?} everything pointed to a mass killing. Good thing it's just a dream, or you'd have nightmares... Oh wait...

"Gotta get out of here, gotta run!" Epic was in a state of panic, running everywhere not looking at the walls and positively terrified.

"EPIC! SNAP OUT OF IT!" Luna yelled, Epic saw her and let out a breath of relief.

"Ha, it's just a bad dream! Haha... He... Oh... Um that's not good."

"Why?"

"Me and Gilia were doing something before we fell asleep... And I move about in my sleep, so yeah..."

"You kicked her off the bead."

"Yeah."

"What's she gonna do with you?"

"Hit me, most probably."

"And you know this how?"

"I felt pain."

"Oh." Luna blushed at that, you can still feel your body even when asleep. Sometimes. Not often. "What was that about?"

"I don't know. My dreams are like me, unpredictable and, at times, unforgiving."

"That sounds painful."

"Heh, I've had worse. Let's change the scenery, shall we?" Epic then imagined a beach during dawn. The view was stellar, the moon gently peaking over the mountains behind them, and the colours of sunset ahead, positively the opposite of what it just was. Stars lightly coming to life behind and the end of the day ahead, Luna was amazed.

"Did you just make this?" She said in awe.

"Yes, most ponies think that they need to make everyday count and not miss anything, but sometimes you need to slow down and enjoy what life gives you. I can draw, and well. I can make a story for that picture in seconds, and then more, but the picture needs time, time is the only thing holding everyone, everything, back. If we had time we use it. But we can't reclaim it. That's the hard truth. Do what you want, because there may not be a tomorrow for you. Do what you desire, for ifs and buts can only get you so far. Do not dwell, take action, and remember the little things. Everything has a time and when it's gone, it's gone. Head for tomorrow, but don't forget yesterday. That's what I do."

"That was... Inspired."

"No. Just how I feel like life is about, truthfully, I don't care about myself, I just care about my friends, my family. That's what I value most." Epic looked over his creation, the dream before him.

"You have a loving heart, and a strong will. I see why you took 'The pony of Light' as a title. Heh, that's kinda funny, you love others and enjoy your creations. You are a curious pony, Epic."

"Huh, well I think it's time to wake up, you came to me last didn't you?" Luna nodded, "then sleep, you deserve it."

oOoOoOo

Epic woke to see a peeved griffin in his face, he knew what it was about to happen, and got ready for a slap... *SLAP* it stung, but otherwise he was unharmed. "Good morning to you too little miss. Moody, what would you like for breakfast?"

"Beacon and eggs! Don't forget the orange juice."

"Coming right up," Epic left the bead room and went into the kitchen, he was a wiz with food, thanks to his mom, and it showed well. After the beacon and eggs were cooked, the beacon was perfectly browned and the eggs looked Devine.

"Mmm, thanks to the chef! This is delicious!"

"Glad you like it."

"Like?! I love it!"

"Thanks," Epic blushed from the complement, looking away to hide it.

"Celestia sent a message yesterday, she wants to see you about that spell Sombra used, apparently you knew what it was."

"Oh... That... I've encountered it before, thus why I knew what it was. I already explained it to you, so I'll only tell Celestia." Epic got up, "I'll head out now. Bye!"

"Bye!" Gilia said with her mouth full.

*Castle of the two sisters, throne room.

"Your highness, what do you need from me?" Epic asked.

"An Sir. Epic, no need for formalities. I wish to find out about the spell Sombra used on the Crystal Empire, and you seem to know a bit about it." Celestia said, sitting on her throne.

"The spell in spastically or the spell type, I can teach you about bothe."

"The spell type? What do you mean?"

"That spell is a part of a powerful spell branch called Runeic Spells, the difference from a rune is that it can be used by anything, pony, griffin, dragon you name it, they can use it. Like normal magic, this magical line has Light magic, Dark magic, Love, ect. ect. The biggest difference though is you HAVE to complete the drawing to cast the spell, you don't have to cast it straight away, and you can create lingering ones, for instance the pegesis only birth spell on my tribe. That is Runeic, only the one that has it on them can nullify it's effect. You can't brake these spells without the requirements met. E.G. Minion, the immortality spell, to break it, you have to kill the caster, there's a loophole, cast it on yourself and you can't die because you are the caster. Darkened Void is a trap spell, seals the target in a black void until A. The magic in it runs out. Or B. The caster takes his or her magic out. That's what Sombra used, Darkened Void. There are counter spells, but, they will fail if not cast while Darkened Void is active, and by that I mean, eating matter to store in a timeless void for later."

"And other Runeic spells are...?"

"Judgement spells, bothe Light and Dark, levitation, I put that spell on myself, instant death, Light and Dark, and resurrection, Light and Dark. Necromancy is included, but banned because it makes the caster crazy."

"What are judgment spells?"

"They judge, the target and caster, if a dark soled caster uses a light judgment spell they will be injured. If the target is filled with darkness, they die. Simply die. They get hit by the beam and get turned to dust."

"Light and Dark version of the instant death?"

"The caster not filled with the same type of magic as they're using, they die instead of the target."

"Oh..."

"Yeah, brutal but those are just a few of them, like normal magic it's supply is limitless."

"Get rid of them."

"Hm?"

"Get all the spell books and take them off Equestrian borders."

"I'll find them and keep them on me, nopony will get them."

"Good, you may continue to use these spells, but for everything else, they are permanently banned."

"Understud, ma'am." Epic excited the room, and Luna entered.

"Celestia, did I hear correctly? Those spells aren't that powerful, are they?"

"I believe so Luna, I believe so..."

Gilia, Epic, ponies and shadows... Of multiple kinds... Oh dear... 14

The sun was shining, the children were playing, and the end was approaching. Unbeknownst to the ponies, a dark unicorn stood atop one of the mountains siding the Discordien mountains. The mountain to the right... "It's time to be rid of Epic once and for all! Nothing is going to stop me!" The figure started drowning something, "once you're dead, Epic, I will take over the world! Celestia and Luna can't stop me! Not without Runeic spells! AHAHAHAHAHA!"

You know that feeling when you feel like something bad is going to happen? Yeah, Epic's got that now. He looked to the mountains, something was up. "Gilia, there's a bad vibe coming from the mountains."

"Don't be paranoid, nothing is going to happen!"

"You know that something is going to happen now that you have said that."

"Like what?"

"Avalanche..."

"No problem, as long as it doesn't come from the peak."

"From the peak."

"Well, that's not good..."

"EVERYPONY, OUT OF THE VILLAGE, NOW!" Epic took charge, what once was a peaceful afternoon turned into chaos as everyone, griffin and ponies alike, tried to escape, Epic Gilia and others helped evacuate the village, "I'LL LOOK FOR MORE STILL IN THE VILLAGE!"

"EPIC, NO-- STUPID PONY!" Epic disappeared, and the boulders were just about to reach Crystal Crevice! Epic found stragglers, and got them to safety, in and out of the dust, dodging boulders and bits of flung debris, soon the dust settled, leaving behind an uninhabitable waste, "Did anyone see Epic? Anyone at all?" Gilia was considered about her friend, but all she got was 'he went back in...' She was searching for survivors, but no one showed up, {good, no one was hurt, but Epic is still missing...} she flew up high, and saw a brown glint in the distance, it was him. She shot after him.

"Glad you could make it." Epic greeted, he was calm. Too calm.

"Where are you going?"

"To finish this, I'm going home."

"They'll kill you!"

"No, he will, the one who DESTROYED your home, your business, you life's work. The leader of the tribe."

"How do you know that?"

"Only he could have done that. He wants me dead. He is the Pony of Shadows."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Ask yourself, what have I done? To get people to want me dead? What evil could I have caused to get me BANISHED from my home?"

"..."

"Nothing, that's right, why would a pony of darkness aline with one of light? What reason would they have to keep there weakness close? None. And he just angered the wrong pony... Ohhoho... I'm going to teach him a lesson, NEVER, mess with my family, MY FRIENDS. Or I will hurt you... Better yet, KILL YOU!"

"Epic, there must be another way."

"I know, and that way is what I'm going to take, to save everything..." Soon they reached the valley. Rinicknica was waiting, and she looked sad.

"So Crystal Crevice is no more, and you seek revenge on the peace breaker. Go forth Epic, Gilia, your time has come... You must face your final problem together. I know you know what will happen, Epic."

"And I intend to end this. He manipulated fate, and has called his own demise..."

"What does she mean?" Gilia asked, but no reply came...

Hours later

It was approaching dawn, when the two came to the front gates to the village. "Stable Dolt, left his post unguarded, heh, I was wondering how we were going to get in."

They walked in, and instantly knew why. "Epic, you survived. I hoped that the boulders I sent at you would be enough, oh well, I'll be at the plaza, if you are brave, or stupid enough to come." It was him Drakonia Hexonganla, The Pony of Shadows.

"Stop Epic..." Epic looked into the eyes of the ponies surrounding them. They had a far off look in there eyes. They were hypnotised. Gilia suddenly hit one, they tried to kill him.

"Gilia, super team attack." Gilia took flight, and circled the ponies from above, and Epic found himself in the centre. Gilia dived. Epic spread his wings, and shot forwards, Epic and Gilia met, and kicked away, sending a blast of air, knocking back the enemies nearby, then drove those still in the air into one another, knocking them out, twice more, and the battle was won.

They charged to the plaza, and knocking down any that got in there way. "Epic, you know that you can't possibly win, with a resolve like yours. Just let me win. I'll take over the world, and you can live. How's that?"

"I do not care about your plans for world domination. I don't care what you do within your own time. All I care about is protecting my friends, my family. You attack a village of innocent civilians, and thought you could get away with it, thought you were above consequences. You sicken me. I'll show you justice. Pony of Shadows."

"Hehehe... So you figured out who I am, that's not going to change anything. I have all I need, you? You have nothing! Weak, insignificant, and useless. You think you can beat me?! Ha! What a joke, you have no way to win."

"Gilia, this may be the last battle we ever face, please leave, save yourself."

"Epic? What are you planning? I'm not leaving you. I won't be separated from you! I'll help you to the end!"

"GILIA, GO! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, JUST LEAVE, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!"

"NO!"

"Ehehehahahaha! You two are fools! You can't kill me! I'll just keep fighting until I win!" He brought up a hoof, "DIE!" A ball shot straight at Epic...

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"Gilia? Gilia?! GILIA!!!" Gilia jumped in front of the incoming ball. Gilia's body lay dead in Epic's hooves. He cried.

"Hehehe... AHAHAHAHAHA! She thought she could save you, but her deat won--" he was cut off, by a furious Epic. Epic let out a growl and went for another strike. A shield protected him for less than a second, before Epic broke through. "Wh-what?!" He asked through a broken jaw. Epic struck his chest, a cracking sound was heard from his chest. "Get him!" Epic clapped his wings that were somehow covered in light. All the ponies broke free of the mind control, "it can't be!" Epic struck again, destroying his foes forelegs.

"Grrrr..." A primal growl escaped his lips, he flew up and his foe followed, Epic made slashes in the wind, his target dodged, his enemy made a slash he dodged, two mountains fell because of Epic, and one fell because of Drakonia. They ceap clashing, then the sky shattered from morning blue to the night sky. Epic was winning, but Drakonia was not going let it end like this they ceapt flying up until Drakonia, suddenly hit Epic. Epic's eyes became pinpricks, he then slammed Drakonia, in to a house at the same time a head appeared on the moon.

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Epic emerged, victorious but with a price. He walked over to Gilia's lifeless corps, and picked her up, ponies moved out of his way as he walked to the church. There was a coffin prepared, he knew they were always fast with this. He placed her in took out a enchanted feather -he enchanted it- and put it with a string around his neck.

She was hit with a dark instent death spell. No way to resurrect her. They put her name bate of burth and deat on a tome stone, and buried her. "Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid... I could have saved her... I could have... I could have... No..." He wept.

Epilogue.

(And that's the story). "Say, BB, how did you talk to me in the past?" It has been a thousand years, the two were chatting after watching Nightmare Moon escape. (I don't know, but I do know, that you are the character and I'm the narrator). "Said a subconscious." (Hay!) "but it's true!"

(... Yeah, you're right... Anyway, that was the story I had to share. Bothe me and Epic here were hit with the spell Minion. Epic already told you how it works, you are probably asking "who cast the spell?" That was what Drakonia, hut Epic with before hitting the house from essentially orbit.) "Still feel the pain." (Heh, well there you go. That is the story.) "What now?" (I don't know. All I know is the story you are involved with hasn't ended.)

"Well, this is just the beginning huh?" (There's also the stories of how you got your swords.) "Heh... That's for another time though."

"So from us, Epic Destroyer Pony."

(And me Bitten Balloon)

Goodbye and, The End.

The beginning. 1

        The sun was shining through the curtains and onto the bed with a lump under the cover, the lump shifted and then groaned in protest. "Why? Why must the sun shine so brightly?!" The lump said, then it moved and sat up to show a brown pony with a messy green and light brown mane.

"Epic, get down hear! Now!" Said a female voice, that sounded like it came from below the bed.

"In a second Mum!" Epic replayed.

"Epic Pony, get down here right now or no food for a week!" Epic's Mum called.

Epic knew that if his mother said his full name it was serious and got out of bed. Epic was a layback kind of guy and what he looked like reflected that, not bothered by the fact that his mane was a mess, he headed downstairs. His cutiemark was a script under a drawing of a dragon's head that was incomplete and had a quill still drawing it.

Epic knew never to keep his mom waiting because she was really strict. "The leader of the tribe just visited and wants to see you" his mother said wile flipping pancakes. Epic loved pancakes especially when made by his mom.

"Thanks for the pancakes mum," he said. His mum was a pegasus pony with pink fur and red eye, and a dark brown and green mane. Epic's eyes were brown and he was a pegasus pony too. (Sorry for the slow discreption!)

        "I hope you like them son, but I want to talk to you about the leader... He can be a little bit of a monster at first but out for all of us here in the tribe," she said, putting the pancakes on the table. (Oops I forgot to tell you about the kitchen!) The kitchen was a large one and most of the sides were, at the time, overflowing with kitchen utensils and the sink wasn't doing much better ether.

        "I know I had to learn about it for a hole week, called 'worship you're leader week' I don't have ANY idea why!" Epic stated in a loud voice.

        "Epic no shouting at the dinner table." She scolded him.

        "Mom... I'm not at school, don't tell me what volume I'm aloud to speak in!" He protested.

        "You will do as I say or else!" She replied.

        "No and you can't stop me! Hahaha!" He yelled.

        "Now you listen hear your father left me in control so I suggest listening to what I say" she retorted, she had him, hook, bait and eye, he respected her but if his dad got wind of any of this he knew he would prefer the scolding he got from his mum. And she knew it.

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        "You need to head off now, bye!" She said after they eat the pancakes.

        "BYE!" He said as he walked off.

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        Epic arrived at the tribe hall and went inside, and met with the tribe leader Drakonia Hexonganla a black unicorn with blood red eyes and a fire red mane. (All mane and tail colours are the same) and a scythe dripping blood for a cutiemark.

       "Do you know why I called you hear Epic?" Asked the demonic-voiced pony.

       "To talk?" Question Epic Pony.

       "No, not to talk Epic. I called you hear," he said gesturing at the room around them promting Epic to look around the room and he notest the bed in one corner with a cabinet next to it and a mirror behind Drakonia. There was a fireplace near to a couch to the left side of Epic, and that was it, "to tell you something, something you won't like... Hehehe..."

       "*gulp* And that would be...?" Epic nervously asked.

       "I don't want to see you in this village EVER again."

       "... WHAT?! A-are you doing w-what I th-think you are doing?!" Epic asked in a panicked voice.

       "Yes, now go get your belongings and BEGONE! I banish thee from the tribe on suspicion of traterus thoughts and any that stand with you shall suffer the same punishment!"

       "Bu-but sir, I would NEVER betray your trust! A-and I would protect you with my life!"

       "Don't think that you can sway my judgment! Now begone! I WILL PROTECT THIS ENTIRE TRIBE FROM YOUR CORRUPTION!" Drakonia bellowed, starting Epic as he turned and ran home to get his stuff... Today was not a good day so far.

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       Epic got back to his mother's house and ran up to his bedroom and started grabing anything important to him for his survival. His mom spoted him panicking and said, "Epic what's wrong? Did something happen? Just calm down and tell me what is wrong!"

      But Epic don't listen and keep packing stuff, a teddy, a sleeping bag, and a comb alongside many other items. "Epic Pony stop stuffing your bags and tell me what's wrong!"

      "Mom... I-I've been banished... On suspicion of betraying the tribe..." He said panicking trying to think of what else to bring.

      "That can't be wright... Are yo-" she said befor getting cut off by a loose article of clothing hitting her face.

      "Yes I'm sure! I-I think I'm adiquitley packed!" He mumbled as he moved to the grunt door, "DON'T try to reason with him he will just ignore you!" At that Epic left, unaware of the true meaning of why he was leaving and unknowingly starting a chain reaction that would make everything he knew all make sense. The sun's brightness, the stary skies and the rest of the world.

Stuff happens towns visited and odd coincidence, this is getting odd... 3

         Some time after that odd talk Epic headed to the town's central plaza, he doesn't understand anything, ponies were using strange rectangular cubes, then proceed to cover them with white mud... Then he thought {what do they think that is going to do?}

"Oi! Get back to work!" A strang-looking pony with a beak and claws shouted, looking right at him, "I said get to it!"

"Me?" Epic asked.

"Who else? Yes you!" The bird-pony thing stated bluntly.

"I'm not from around here, ma'm," Epic nurvesly replied.

"Oh really? Then what am I?" She said sarcastically.

"Um... I don't know..." He said backing away from the somehow terrifying, though slightly smaller, mare. Mare? Mare.

"Really? Rear half lion, front half falcon? Don't know what that is?" She said in a monotone manner.

"N-nope, why...?" Epic was really scared at this point.

"I'm a griffin. You know a predator? Something that you should listen to. But that does explain why you don't know why I've never seen you before," she started some kind of rant that Epic tuned most of out, "my name is Gilia, Gilia Galia, Gi-l-ia Ga-l-ia, just so you don't get my name wrong."

"I'm Epic Pony," Epic introduced himself.

"Hmmm... Odd name, where are you from?" Gilia asked only to be pointed there, "uh, are you sure you came from that place?"

"All I know is that I came from the mountains," he said not knowing what danger lay ahead, "and those are the only mountains I can see!'

"Those are the Disscordeion Mountains, or as many call it, The Cursed Valley of Darkness," She said, "and anyone who comes out are deemed threats to the population."

"I'm no threat! I'm just a pony passing though!" He hoped that she would go easy on him.

"I'm not going to risk innocent civilians, so come with us." Gilia demanded.

Somehow he was shrouded by armoured pony on all sides, "I AM UNTAMEABLE!!!" He yelled and started to scape though the sky, but the griffin followed.

"Surrender now!"

"NO!" Epic struck her face with a strong buck of his back hooves, she tried to scratch him but he doged the attack and struck again this time a straight up strike with his wing, in a panic he failed to realise is mistake then unicorns started opening fire on the guy, using the adrenaline pumping through his body, he doged the attack expertly Gilia appeared in front of him and he rammed her to the side, she was getting really angry, and tried rawing, he yeped and sped up, she groaned and went on the pusite. Gilia though it was about to end when Epic dived straight at the ground but he did a strange yet amazing stunt, he twisted his body right and did a 180 spin AT THE SAME TIME. Gilia was distracted enough for her to crash right into the ground.

"I yeled, I yeled." She said when Epic landed next to her. Epic tooc some time to examine her. Brown all over with red eyes, "to the victor the spoiles..."

"What do you mean?" Epic asked confused.

"You came to take over, yes?" She stated in a defeated tone.

"No I didn't know what this tribe's rules are but I don't come to take what's yours, why would I do that?" He said making her eye go wide when he said 'tribe'.

"What did you say?" She asked with curiosity vertically dripping from her words.

"What part?" Epic aunserd with a question.

"A 'tribe'? This is no tribe. What generation are you from?!" She was really confused about what he was saying.

"This era I don't remember being frozen in ice." Epic said, confusing the pore griffin even more. Epic offered his hoof to help her up. They headed to the town again the time was about 7:35pm summer time.

"Frozen in ice?"

"Do you have pancakes?"

"Pan-what?"

"What? No pancakes?! I knew I should have bought the mix but nooo! I forget them! And now you act like you don't know what they are!"

"I think the chaos in those mountains is only focus on time... So that must be created in the future!"

"Pancakes are from the future? I don't know... Maybe?" He asked.

"We're at the plaza again, stand down men he comes in peace!" She said, the armoured ponies breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness!" They all said.

"Sorry about that less than kind welcome, but this little town is called Cristle Creves. In the land of Equestrea." She said.

"Um not one to Jude but wouldn't this place be in constent danger of getting destroyed by rock slides from the Discordeion Mountains?" Epic asked.

"No," Gilia replied, "so why'd you come hear?" She asked Epic.

"I was exiled for apparently coming up with evil thoughts and thoughts of tretery... I miss my home..." Epic was on the verge of tears.

"I'm sorry to hear that..."

"I-it's fine *sniff* I j-just need to st-stay strong."

"Shh... There, there, let it out, I'll help you, promise," Gilia said. "I'm going to let you stay in my second bedroom, how about that huh?"

"I'd like that..." He said smiling weakly.