New Friends, new losses

Re Union(Perspective Metaldy)

It was dark as light started to shine, I looked around and saw that I was with some pigs, Fluttershy, and another pony, but this pony? Who is he, he looks familiar? He looks like..... my dad.

‘Wait a minute’... I thought to myself. I looked on my back to see myself carrying a guitar. An acoustic Guitar. I heard a roar then I looked ahead. A dragon was standing in front of us and attacked Fluttershy.

‘That’s right’... I thought. I was in my own memory. I watched as the events unfolded up to me rolling down the hill and getting knocked out cold.

‘I’m not Ampliandam..... I’m Metaldy.... And I fought a DRAGON!’ I shouted in my head.

I woke with a blinding white light coming to my eyes. I stood up and looked around to see Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and other ponies I don’t know, except one... Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy’s old friend. At first we all looked at each other in mild shock as my memories came flooding in. Then I got a really bad headache.

I placed one of my hooves to my head as the pain slowly but surely dissipated. “Who are you all?” I looked up at them.

“You must be Ampliandam, Fluttershy was here worried about you so we decided to stay with her. My name’s Twilight Sparkle.”

“My name’s Rarity, nice to meet you darling.” She said.

“My name’s Applejack, AJ for short.” She extender her hoof, which I met her halfway and shook it.

“Fluttershy, are you sure we haven’t met already, he looks really familiar?” Rainbow Dash told me.

“Well I’d hope so, turns out a knock to the head can do wonders if you had amnesia.” I told them. They all looked at me a bit worried, like I was going crazy very slowly. “What I mean by that is that I’ve learned something that I really wish I knew earlier. Turns out Fluttershy, my name IS Metaldy.” Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash’s eye’s widened at this.

Without warning Fluttershy ran and locked me into a tight hug, which I couldn’t help but hug back. After the hug broke I looked into her eyes, they were a little watery. It felt good to be back.

“Wait a minute? Fluttershy, you told me he got carried away by a dragon?” Rainbow Dash said.

“What?!” A simultaneous yell broke out into the room.

“He did, I watched, Metaldy... what happened?”

“Interesting story actually, but now that I look back at it,” I started as I got out of bed, just being a little dizzy, “I wonder what he was saying.”

“Who?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Alright, I’ll tell you what happened, but I still don’t get all of it myself.”

“It’s ok.” Fluttershy said, “As long as you’re okay.” Celestia, I realized just how much I missed that smile.

I began to retell what had happened starting from when we realized the pigs were let out. I then proceeded to tell them about what it spoke, about Cithara Dues. Twilight, said that she will look into the meaning. Thank Tartarus too, I don’t think I’d be able to  learn that myself. Afterwards I told them about my clumsy mistake and the stuff that happened in the orphanage. How I got bullied and saved a colt from getting bullied as well.

After I finished the story I got a hug from Fluttershy who didn’t seem to want to let go. “Hey, I’ll be fine Fluttershy, you don’t gotta worry.” I said as I put a hoof on her head. “But I would like to know Fluttershy, what happened to my parents?” I asked her.

“They went to look for you. They never came back.” Fluttershy told me. At the corner of my eye I saw Rainbow Dash roll her eyes. I would have to talk to her about what had happened, if I remember my parents, they just don’t leave and stay gone.

“This calls for a party!” Pinkie Pie yelled and jumped around speaking about the party she was going to throw for me and the cupcakes that will be their. Those were good cupcakes.

“How about we wait until I can leave the hospital.” I told her normally. She instantly stopped hopping around and looked at me with a big smile on her face.

“Pinkie Promise we can have a party thrown for you?” She asked.

“Sure?” I told her not too sure what a Pinkie Promise was.

She giggled at my response. “Repeat after me.” She said. “Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye.” She then put her hoof on her eye which seemed really uncomfortable.

“Cross my heart hope to fly stick a cupcake in my eye.” I said without actually poking my eye. “Yay!” She yelped. I looked back to Fluttershy who was still hugging me, and just cuddling up to me, I didn’t want to move either so I just pretended not to notice.

“So how long was I out?” I asked.

“Just for a few hours, thank goodness Rainbow Dash came by when she did.” Fluttershy said. I hope I wasn’t heavy.

“Yea, good thing.” I said with a smile.

Rarity was about to say something when a glow started coming from the window. What seemed like some kind of golden mist behind a window floated there, as if it were waiting for something. I used my magic then opened up the window, the mist the came in and floated straight for me. I became enveloped in a sparkly golden glow. I was lifted off the bed as everyone stared in awe and scared as to what might happen. Everyone was too shock to do anything.

The glow that lifted me up didn’t feel good, but not bad either, like I was putting on armour of some sort. It stood me up in an empty space on the floor as the glow wrapped around my body in what seemed to be some sort of silhouette. That silhouette then got heavy, and formed into my guitar, except it changed, from what was an ordinary guitar, seemed a bit more... stronger. It’s smooth, rounded edges, now formed into spiked, the neck seemed a bit more slim, and the head of the guitar turned into a V shape with one large spike at the end and a smaller one right below it. The body was a shiny red in the middle with a golden trim. Instead of the dots that marked the frets, it’s now fire that changes from red to yellow. The head itself glowed that golden shine that covered me, except the aura stayed where it was, and covered the guitar head as if it were on fire, a very odd one at that. It did not burn, but I could feel the power coming from it.

“What happened?” Fluttershy asked.

“I don’t know.” I said.

“Potentia vero, de medio vestri.” The voice rang out through the room, and everyone was quiet as they listened to the voice.

“That voice...” I said lowly, everyone looked me in anticipation. “I’ve heard it before, like it”s talking to me. But why?”

“This is definitely something to look into.” Twilight said as she took a step closer to me. Now I looked up and at all their faces, I saw fear, and a tad bit of curiosity. Damn.

“You know,” I said as I started to smile innocently at the group, “I could really go for that party now.” I said as I put a hoof on the back of my neck.

“Oh boy!” Pinkie screams as she zips out of the room.

“Did I say something wrong?” I asked to the others, who were going back to normal, especially since the outburst.

“No, that’s just Pinkie being Pinkie.” Twilight said.

We all left and I was able to be checked out of the hospital, after a brief explanation of why I am fine instantly. And Nurse Redheart was happy to hear about my memory returning, turns out she knew my parents before. Since it was late, we all decided to head home. As we walked in I tried to take the guitar off of me, but the strap was stuck.

I stood there trying to unsling the strap but it seemed to just get stuck. Fluttershy noticed my distress and tried to help, until we realized that it wouldn’t come off.

“That’s strange.” Fluttershy said as she tugged on the strap one last time.

“That is.”

“Documento unus: reformabit.” That voice again.

“Did you hear that?” I asked Fluttershy.

“Hear what?” She asked.

“Nevermind.” I said

“So should we just leave this on?” She asked me.

“Yea, I don't see that coming off anytime soon.”

Then, as if it was trying to tell us something, the guitar changed into a hammer, a big one. The weight of the weapon sent me crashing to the ground.

“Ah!” It was more surprising than hurting, getting this thing off me just became a necessity.

“Oh dear, are you alright?” Fluttershy asked.

“Hold on, I have an idea.” I said through grinding my teeth

I charged up a spell as i blasted it with a bolt of magic. The bolt of magic reflected and came straight back at me.

Time seemed to have stopped, there was no pain, no fear, just like a moment of bliss, then the voice came back.

“Now we may talk and understand each other.” Said the voice. I tried responding but I Found myself somehow paralyzed. “Just think of what you need to say, and when you’re ready, let your mind speak.”

“Who are you? I have been hearing your voice my entire life, I was beginning to think I was crazy.” I thought aloud.

“I am Aequivalere. The dragon you met from your childhood. When you came into my cave, I sensed power, the power that’s said to only come when dire needs arise. I must of checked to see who it was with this power. You. As a child you made a dragon, stumble back, with a whack of a puny guitar.” I hadn’t thought about it like that. With my memory gone I couldn’t, and only recently did I have the chance to.

“So what does this mean? I was seperated from my parents my entire childhood and have yet to meet them. Does me having this power have to do with it?”

“Your power does play a role with your missing parents. Let me show you the path.”

A bright flash of light appeared and it seems to have faded away into some some sort of scene.

“Over there are your parents.” Aequivalere noted about the ponies walking on the road. “They left the cottage to look for you, they were only suppose to be gone for 2 weeks.” I looked in the background and saw fire, rising from the woods.

“What’s that honey?” My father said. “Is that smoke?”

“Looks like it dear.” Mother said with a look of worry about her.

“Come on, someone may need help.” With that they headed out to the woods.

About 5 minutes after entering however a large crash was heard from behind them. They turned around only to see a large black and red dragon. They stared at the dragon’s purple glowing eyes and dark aura form around it, then ran. They ran towards the town as fast as they possibly could until they were blocked off by a wall of black fire.

The turned around and barely got to blink as the large dragon swooped down and snatched them both up. The dragon then proceeded to head to a cave that seemed to have been somewhat hidden in the mountains.

The bright light came back and then proceeded to bring back the same place I was at originally, in the cottage with Fluttershy, frozen in time. What seemed like rays of light wrapped around me and vanished into my head.

“If ever, you feel the need to speak to me, please, do not hesitate. I may only offer advice as I cannot help you in your travels. Also, I have given you the knowledge of transmuting. Just transmute your instrument into a sword, I tried to change the training up over the past thousands of years but as you can see I couldn’t do it.

Time continued back to normal.

“Are you alright?” Asked Fluttershy.

“Y-yea, I’m fine.” I said as i focused my energy to the guitar again.

“Eep, I don’t think that would be a very good id-” She was cut off as I used a transmutation spell on the guitar. The guitar and the strap were engulfed in a bright light and the form of it changed. The body separated and seemed to have formed a shield, the neck became sharp while the head seemed to have changed into the grasp of the sword.

“O-oh my...” Fluttershy said as the sword came into view

After a long explanation on how the same dragon spoke to me and I learned what happened to my parents She became shocked

“Does this mean you’re going to get them?” She asked. I looked into her eyes and saw fear and sadness... The same sadness from when I got carried away from before...

“Don’t worry,” I said, “I’ll come back in one piece and safe.” I told her as I stared back into her eyes. Only now had I realized how beautiful they really were.

We were close to each other now, and I could feel her breath on me as we slowly closed in.

“Just... be careful.” She whispered as our lips locked.

For what seemed like eternity we were in a moment of bliss. As if all our troubles have been washed away in a sea of peace. But, as everything else, all good things come to an end.

“Shall we take this up to the room?” She whispered ever so shyly into my ear. Or not... I thought as we walked up to the room.

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The next morning I awoke next to Fluttershy, still snuggled up to me. I stroked her mane with my hoof and she held onto me tighter.

She finally woken up and kissed me. “That was amazing.” She said as her head laid on my neck.

“It sure was.” I replied remembering the events of last night.

We eventually got up to get breakfast.

“Oh, I almost forgot, Twilight wanted you to go to the library, she also wanted you to bring your guitar.” Fluttershy told me.

“Oh, alright. Will you be coming as well?” I asked.

“Mhmm.” She hummed as we ate our breakfast.

After I morphed back the guitar Me and Fluttershy headed to the library

Once we reached the library we walked in and was met with a bunch of ponies and a bright light.

“Surprise!” Ponies yelled simultaneously. A surprise party? For me?

A pink flash then blurred my vision. “Did we surprise ya? hu?hu?” She said quickly.

“Yes Pinkie, You sure did. I didn’t expect so many ponies to show up.” I said as i looked around.

“Ampliandam!” I heard from my right. I turned to see Tagalong, with a little filly that looked a lot like him.

“T-Tagalong?!” I nearly yelled. He ran up to me and jumped as I caught him in a hug. “Tagalong what are you doing here?!” I said smiling being as happy as can be.

“I was adopted by my original family soon after you left!” He said. Most of everypony was now watching the scene unfold between us, but we didn’t care. “So how have you been?” He asked me.

“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you, come on, I’ll tell you the story along with everyone else that wants to know.” I said to him.

“Ooh! I like stories!” said a mint green unicorn that came walking towards me with a white earth pony that had blue striped hair. “By the way, I’m Lyra and this is my friend Bon Bon.” She said.

“Nice to meet you, now, I’m sure you are all wanting to hear the story.” All the ponies quieted down and focused their attention on me. Damn I hate hogging attention like this. “Alright then, I’ll start from the beginning, on how I met Fluttershy.

One story later

“That’s my story.” I said aloud.

“Woooow” I looked over and saw some little fillies staring at me with amazement.

“Well that at least explains where you went to all those years ago.” Fluttershy said as she walked up to me.

“I Can’t believe it,” Twilight said. “So, what you’re telling me is that you’ve actually talked to a dragon?” Twilight asked. I nodded my head as a response. My face grew grim as i had just remembered I can’t stay here.

“Yea, and I gotta say, I’m not looking forward to leaving again.” I said as I looked down at the punch I was holding, wishing that there was alcohol in here. I know there isn’t, there are kids at this party. ‘One could dream’ I thought, as i drank the last of my punch.

“Do you have to leave so early though?” I looked to my right and saw Fluttershy, tears forming in her eyes. She knew I had to, but I did only just come back. Figuratively speaking of course.

“It would be nice if you stayed here for some time more.” Twilight said.

“Yeah! And this way I have time to throw you a goodbye party as well!” Pinkie Pie piped in.

As I looked at the faces that now encouraged me to stay, I felt something I haven’t felt in a long time. I felt calm, secure, safe, and most importantly, someplace I can call home.

A smile grew on my face as I looked at all the ponies waiting for an answer.

“Alright.” I said. All the ponies in the room cheered, it all stopped when I raised my hoof to calm them down. The once happy face i had was now gone and replaced with one a bit more serious.

“I’ll stay, but only for a week longer.” The  crowd grew silent once more, as I saw Fluttershy’s ears drop. “But,” I started again, “I swear by Celestia I will come back alive, in one piece.” I said aloud.

It started off with one pair of hooves clapping, then grew until the entire party was cheering me on.

“WOOH!” Somepony yelled in the room.”Show that dragon who’s boss!” Another yelled.

I looked into the crowd of cheering ponies and smiled. ‘This is my home, this is what I love.’ i thought as Fluttershy hugged me from the side. We looked into each other’s eyes, the crowd still cheering in the background, and locked lips. ‘This is why I’m coming back, not only to see my friends and the love of my life, but to ensure their protection. No matter what the cost.’ I thought to myself as the crowd grew louder with the passionate kiss.