The Strangest Damned Thingby JayteeChaptersThe RiotsPlans and ResistanceHate and Defiance[Luna] Fear and Destruction[Celestia] Redemption and Preservation A Proposed QuestionRecollections and DiscoveryReconciliation or Betrayal? The RiotsYou look around, and see that everyone else is still in place. You're awaiting the signal to start the beginning of your governments' end. You grasp the gas mask in your right hand, and begin to bring it to your face. "NOW!" You put the mask over your face, and reach into your right pocket to pull out a smoke bomb. You throw it out towards the passing politician. Everyone around you has done the exact same thing, and you see the security around the vehicles go insane. Then the chaos starts. Riot police versus rioters. You run through the crowd with a bat in your left hand, and begin to violently swing it towards the riot police in front of you. It makes solid contact with a policeman's shoulder, and knocks him to the ground. You stomp on him once and run towards the nearest building. You quickly break through the glass and run towards the stairs leading to the roof. You arrive at the stairs and turn back around to see your fellow rioters looting the poor store. You shrug and begin a slow ascent to the roof. Roughly half way up you begin hearing gunshots. You really really hope they weren't gunshots. You run to the roof as fast as your legs can take you, and burst through the door at the top with renewed fear and vigor. "Oh shit. Oh shit shit shit." You watch as riot police begin using what appears to be bean bag guns on your riot. You wish you hadn't told everyone to bring a gasmask to counteract any kind of spray they could have used. You really regret that now. The sight only gets worse as the stand towards the edge, you watch as smoke and pepper spray causes a haze over the street. A stray bean bag round nearly hits you in the face, but it luckily passes right past you. This was a disaster. It was going all wrong. You sigh and put a foot up on the edge of the roof, and rest your elbow on your raised knee to support your weight. You set the bat on the edge and look over the riot. It's starting to get dead even now that the rioters have stolen riot shields and are blocking the beanbag rounds. You sigh and turn back towards the stairs, only to see the sight you wish you didn't. A riot policeman. More specifically, four riot policemen. They were only armed with police batons, and you had a bat. The odds were purely against you. Or at least so the policemen thought. Growing up on the streets without a father and a passive mother really gave you some time to practice things that were probably not exactly... meant for good intentions. You tap the bat against the ground in front of you. "Bring it, mc-chicken-fuckers." Twilight walked into the throne room alongside Celestia, with Twilight laughing incredibly hard and Celestia trying to explain the last of her story between laughs. "And...*haha* That's why you don't ever try to get a dragon to-" She was interrupted by a loud bang. Both Twilight and Celestia turned their attention to the source of the noise, only to see a large cloud of dust and dirt being kicked up from the direction of the garden. The two looked at each other and nodded. They immediately ran in the direction of the garden, fearing that somepony might have hurt themselves. You wake up in a haze. You reach out with your gloved hand and try to push yourself up, only to have a searing pain travel throughout your arm and body. That riot really took a lot out of you, and you barely remember passing out. In fact, you don't even remember passing out. All you remember is that you were fighting off riot policemen, you fell over the edge of the building, and bam, you wake up in a patch of.. Flowers? What? Your eyes shoot open to see something that caused your breath to stop. You were in a garden, and a very large one at that. You slowly sit up, the pain still wracking your body. Your hoodie is still intact, your mask is still on, and your black jeans are still ripped, just like they were before the riot, only one thing has changed.. You look like something out of a cartoon. Your body is outlined, and so are all the flowers in the garden you're sitting in. What in god's name is going on?! You feel around with your good hand, and you feel that you still have a few smoke bombs, and more than enough mini bombs still in the inner pockets of your jacket, and luckily your trusty bat is still at your side. You sigh and lay back down on the grass with a soft thud. You look up to the sky and notice another thing that boggles your mind. You're inside a castle. You're in a castle garden. ...Shit. You think to yourself. You try to get up to move, only to discover a new level of pain the runs through your whole body. You let out a small grunt of pain, and run your good hand over your body. Nothing seems to be broken, which is good. But you're in really really bad shape. If something hostile were to find you here, wherever here is, you'd be toast. You hear a small clink like noise directly to your left, and you see one of your mini bombs has decided to play rebel and jump out of your inner pocket. Normally, this would have been fine, except for the fact that the landing caused the arming switch to turn from [OFF] to [ON]. You watch in horror as it emits a small beeping noise. In a panic you pick it up and throw it as hard as you can away from you, then plaster yourself to the ground and cover your head with your arms. The explosion caused you to rock in place, but luckily you threw it far enough to were it wouldn't kill you. You sigh in relief for a moment, but then it dawns on you. You just detonated a bomb in a castle. You are so fucked. You reach out with your hand and try to pull yourself to somewhere, but to no avail. After your little panic fiasco, your muscles now pay no attention to your brain's orders. Your body begins to feel numb, and you can barely feel anything anymore. With consciousness no longer an option, you pass out cold. Luna stood in the watch tower, and she saw the human land in the garden. She turned to the black alicorn next to her and spoke in a voice so quiet that it rivaled Fluttershy's. "So he is the one?" "Correct. My job here is done. You have two favors left." "Thank you, Death." "Pleasure is mine, truly. That human is true of heart, just as you asked. It is the most worthy of what you asked for." With that statement, the black alicorn simply faded into nothingness, leaving Luna alone in the watchtower. "We shall see, Death. We shall see." Luna turned and flew out of the tower to go and investigate the human. Plans and Resistance"What do you want?" The dark blue equine looked at you and simply rolled up your sleeve to reveal something on the back of your hand. It was a six-pointed star, with two bats crossing each other beneath it, two bombs on the sides, a single smoke bomb on the top, and the anarchy symbol in the middle. "I don't remember ever getting that..." You said, you don't even recall seeing it on your hand when you first got here. "You got it after you knocked out roughly 20 guards and nearly killed about five." She paused, and looked you in the eye. "Here we call this a 'cutie mark.'" Your face began to contort, and your lips began to curl and the incredibly ridiculous name. "It symbolizes what one is good at." You let out a bellowing laugh. Good at bats? Good at bombs? You knew how to use the damned things, but they weren't some hidden talent. "Right. I can use a bat, make bombs, make smoke bombs, and cause anarchy. So what?" You say, turning your attention towards the exit. "This is what I need you for, you see-" She was immediately cut off. "Luna! Are you down there?" The blue equine smacked her face with her hoof and drug it down. She then put on the best smiling poker face you have ever seen. "Yes sister! Coming!" With that, she left. Flabbergasted and very confused, you slump down and sit on the floor. all of this is simply overwhelming to you. Odd, weird, talking ponies have taken you hostage. You really hope this is just some sick and twisted drug trip. You doubt that, but you really hope it is. You begin to think you simply went insane, so you're going to play along with these ponies for now. You wonder if they removed your weapons from you. You feel around, and there are no bombs left in your coat. You sigh and feel around your pants. Nothing. You decided to give up hope and flop on your stomach a sharp pain shoots through body. You roll on your back and rip open your jacket. How you missed it, you had no idea, but strapped in your hidden pocket were your bomb-making tools and a small bomb left. Inside also was a note, you pulled it out and read it in your head. Use this for your escape, the gate should be open. ~Your savior You look at the bomb. If you used it now you would blow the chain off along with half your body. Apparently that's what these tools were for. You were about to begin working on the bomb when loud steps began descending the stairs, panicking, you stuff everything back in the jacket. The tall white one walked down, giving the worst evil eye you've ever seen. "My sister tells me you are not a threat, simply scared. I must insist that nopony in the castle ever had the intention of hurting you, but you brought that upon yourself." She sighed. Clearly this was not how she wanted to start the conversation. "I'm releasing you by request of my sister. I trust her decision that you are true of heart, but mind you..." She walked into the cell, and looked at you face to face. "Do one thing to harm my little ponies, and you will regret it for the rest of your natural life." With that, she unlocked your leg, and smiled at you. You could tell it was a fake smile, but it was threatening and comforting at the same time. Kinda like that off presence... "I will show you to your sleeping quarters." She signaled you to follow, which you were reluctant to, especially after a performance like that. You stood up and cracked all possible bones that could be cracked. You began to follow her, much to the dislike of apparently every guard in the castle. They gave you the evil eye wherever you went. Luna sat in the guest sleeping quarters closest to her own. Two doors down was where she would sleep, and in this room the strange human would sleep. She had fooled her sister into trusting the human, which she prided herself much on. At this point in time she had no interest in overthrowing her sister. Simply forcing her to step down willfully. Well. Not quite willfully. She'd simply not give her a choice. She turned her attention to the sack of weapons in the corner of the room, and the sword sitting next to it. She was going to assign the human the position of her personal guard. The sword weighed about as much as the bat, and she needed you be able to use it. Being immune to most magic, you were damned near the most powerful being in Equestria, even if you had no magic of your own. She smiled a wicked smile, and began thinking about how she would explain her plan to you. You arrived at your sleeping quarters shortly, after nearly having to beat down about five guards who thought you were holding "Celestia" hostage. What a weird name, Celesita... Your thoughts were cut off when she loudly announced you were at your room. You thanked her and ran inside the room quickly. You slammed the door shut and let out a breath you didn't realize you were holding. You put your head back against the door and close your eyes. An awkward walk to your room the say the least. Half the time you were sure either a guard was going to try and kill you, or if the 'princess' herself was going to eradicate you. Thankfully, neither happened. "Good, you're here." Your whole head flinched, and your eyes locked onto the source of the voice. The damned blue equine. "You're 'Luna' I take it? Celestia seems to really trust you, but that trust seems misplaced. Why did you let me go?" "I suspect it's time I told you my plan." You sat down on the bed, and looked at her while she sat on the couch across from you. By the look on her face, you're going to have to topple another government. Sorry for the short chapters, guys. I've got a busy summer and finally found a day off to write this for you. Hope you enjoyed. Hate and DefianceYou stared blankly at her. While on your walk to your room Celestia had explained the basis of everything in this world. You were not meant to be here, but by some twist of fate, you were forced here. She seemed so caring, even thought you nearly killed a few of her guards. She seemed more of a motherly figure than a princess. You thought that up to the point where she started threatening you again. She then put on her stone cold poker face and resumed telling you about Equestria, up to the point where you reached your room. You blinked a few times and waiting for 'Luna' to tell you her plan. You always loved anarchy, but you hated betraying someone. While riots were not exactly legal for you, you always had the right intentions in mind, and never attacked anyone for the wrong reason. What she looked like she was preparing for seemed like it was going to set you off in the wrong direction. "Well?" You said, raising an eyebrow. "Right." She said, looking at you awkwardly. "You need not know most of my plan... but you need to know this, and what to do when..." She walked up and touched her horn to your forehead. A cold and sickle feeling took place in your subconscious, leaving behind images that you would rather not see in person. But hey, at least you knew her plan. "Know what to do?" She said, turning her head slightly. You nodded you head a bit, and walked over to the pack and began to stock up on smoke bombs and practice with your sword. It was going to be a long, long night. You held the sword to Twilight's neck, bleeding profusely from your arm, your eyes locked onto Luna's who had her sister in the position she had perfectly planned for. How you got here, you can barely recall, yet it went something a little along the lines of this... Night had fallen. You walked out of your room long after Luna had left. She left you very stern and straight forward instructions. You sheathed the sword, and began walking toward's Twilight's room. Your jacket was now full of smoke bombs. If all went according to plan, nobod-nopony would get hurt doing this. If. That was always a big word when toppling a government. There was a lot based on nothing for Luna's reasons, and it really seemed like she was backstabbing her sister for no apparent reason. You continued your walk toward's Twilight's tower room, sticking to the shadows you avoided another confrontation with the guards. As you approached the room, it was guarded. Heavily. You decided this was going to be a bit more brash than you hoped, but it would do. You took out a smoke bomb, and hauled it to the far end of the corridor. "What was that?" "I don't know." The guards all looked at each other and ran towards the source of the smoke. You quickly ran up towards Twilight's room, and slid your sword through the crack in the door, effectively taking off any lock. You slowly slid into the room and looked at the small purple unicorn staring back at you. "Do not worry about her screaming. I already placed a nearly undetectable sound dampening spell on the room." Luna's words rang in your mind. You slowly walked towards the unicorn. "W-what are you doing in here?!" You said nothing. "Guards!" She yelled. "GUARDS!!!!" She yelled again. You finally closed the distance between you two, and she shot off a few rounds of magic at you. To her surprise, the magic simply went into you and did nothing. You grabbed her by the horn, and immediately placed the muzzle Luna had given you over her snout, and slipped a ring over her horn. She began to thrash around, attempting to scream. You brought her face to face. "Shut up." She did so immediately. "I guess you want to know what's happening?" She nodded. "Too bad." You can barely remember what happened next, but what you can make out is you and Twilight being transported to the throne room by Luna. There a few guards saw you. "Let her go, buddy. We don't want anyone getting hurt here." One of the guards said, taking a step forward. "Yeah, it'd be a shame for Celestia to see her guards die." You said, smirking at your immediate witty comeback. With that, the guards charged you. you were ordered by Luna not to kill them, so you simply went for the knockout. You dropped the sword and took the first guard by the horn, and threw him over your shoulder. You didn't need to look to tell by the crack he made that he was out cold. The last three were two pegasi and a unicorn. The pegasi charged, which you quickly incapacitated by using their wings and weight to make them crash face first into the ground. You walked slowly up to the unicorn. "You gonna try something sneaky, buddy?" You said, laughing a bit. You never took your eyes off of the unicorn, but it had somehow managed to charge you at an incredible speed. You were able to dodge it, but his horn cut your arm open. With a scream, you grabbed his horn with your opposing arm, and broke it off. The following scream could easily be deemed "earthshattering" but that would have been an understatement. The unicorn then fell limp. You then heard Luna and Celestia walking towards the door. You picked up your sword, and took your place behind Twilight, pressing the sword against her neck. Celestia walked in, and gasped. "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" She yelled, causing you to rock a little, but you kept your balance. "The end of your reign, sister." Celestia turned to her sister, who had an evil grin smacked across her face. "No, Luna... No. This can't be happening." "How could you not have seen it coming? A magic immune creature, trusted by me, being lethal and all. You are a fool for not seeing it." "No, Lulu, I am a fool for trusting you." And there you are, bleeding from the arm, holding Celestia's 'prized student' hostage, having Luna ask her for the crown. Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? Well this escalated quickly. You're too damn trusting in Luna. [Luna] Fear and DestructionDue to a severe head injury, My writing is most likely going to be very shaky and different, don't judge me too hard, alright? It was hard to crank out these chapters. Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? Unfortunately for her, you did. As much as it pained you to watch two sisters fight through betrayal, you had to follow through with the one who saved you from the dungeons. You pressed the sword closer to Twilight's neck, and glared at her. "Unfortunately for you... I do." With a flash of light, you instantly relived every horrid memory you had ever experienced, everything that could possibly do you mental harm. The sensation of intense pain was overwhelming, and you passed out instantly, evidently taking the unicorn you were holding with you. Celestia turned her head to her sister after blasting you. "You will NEVER get away with this, Luna!" The following battle could be described only as incredibly even. Even if Luna was the younger sister, she had evenly matched up to Celestia, and unfortunately for Celestia, her prized student was not any longer conscious to assist her. The fight ensued for hours and hours on end, Celestia fighting to protect the unconscious body of her precious student... You stirred lightly into consciousness, you gazed over to the side with blurry vision to see Luna bearing some kind of armor, and Celestia bearing a similar set, but a pearly silver. You attempt not to groan, seeing as Celestia was a mere few feet from you, fighting over Twilight's body. You looked down at your hand and saw that you still held fast to your sword. As Celestia was fighting off Luna, a thought crossed your mind... You quickly gripped the sword and lunged for Celestia, a single swipe at her rear legs caused her to lose concentration. Your sword had cut straight through her 'cutie mark,' causing her to let out a blood curling scream. With the lapse in concentration, Luna saw her opening, and in a flash, it was all over for the princess of the sun. *A year later.* You woke quietly to the sun shining bright in your eyes, you slowly rose from your bed, and staggered outside, still dressed in sleeping pants and shirtless. At this point, if one of the guards even snickered or stared, they would be severely punished. You belonged the the queen, and that was that. You quickly regained your bearings, and walked straight into Luna's throne room. The second you appeared inside, she shot you a slight, yet smug, grin. She immediately dismissed the entire room, aside from you. With Luna approaching you slowly, you decide to start the conversation in your own manner. "One year ago you took away the powers of your own sister. The last thing I expected you to do was raise the sun." "Well, my dear friend. I am not as...evil, as some would say. I simply rid this land of her tyranny. I did not threaten the land, I merely revoked it of..." She shuddered. "...her." You let out a heartfelt, yet fake laugh. That day shall haunt you for the rest of your days. You recall it perfectly still, the moment Celestia cracked, her powers were isntantly given to Luna. Celestia, too this day, was still in the dungeon. A lone earth pony with a 'X' for a cutie mark. You had no idea what that meant, but you learned to ignore it. You and Luna chatted aimlessly over lunch, and you decided it was time to finish what you started. "Excuse me for a bit, I have rather personal matters to attend to." You say, slowly rising from the table. "Very well. Don't take too long." She gave you a wink. You shuddered. You could never really love a pony, it just wasn't in your mindset. You quietly went back to your room, and quickly moved the dresser to the side, revealing a small hidden space. You opened the latch to the space and found the two things you were looking for. A glowing orb containing all the magic you had ever absorbed, which was a great sum at that, and a golden necklace with a purple gem in the front. You had saved these for a year, and it was time. Celestia was sitting in her cell quietly, not even thinking about her food. She had failed. She failed Equestria, she failed her sister, she failed everypony. Her head sank a little lower, until she heard the door open. She instinctively ran to the corner of the cell, hiding from what possible way of torture that the guards could bring. But to her surprise, she saw you, carrying a small glowing bag. You walked up to her cell, and called her over. "Come on, I'm not here to hurt you. If I were, why would I bring this?" You produced the necklace from your bag, much to her surprise. "W-..why do you have that..? How do you have that? It was destroyed alongside all my royal regalia!" "Not entirely." Truthfully, that day when Luna destroyed all of her regalia, you managed to sneak this one out of the room. You sighed and looked down to the orb in your bag. And you look at Celestia. She was malnourished and beaten. Truly at her lowest point. You may have been a criminal, but damn it, you had a heart. You took out the orb and held it in your hand. "This should be enough to get your horn back, if not your wings." You sighed, and she nearly got it out of your hand when you stopped her. "On one condition." She nodded. "You take on an entirely new appearance, or you get the hell out of here, and never come back." She nodded again, and you produced the sword from your side. "Cross me and die, Celestia." She nodded, and you rolled the orb over. She instantly took it in her mouth and began to absorb the power. Much to your surprise, she began changing colors, she went from dirty white, to a light shade of blue. And her not-so-flowing mane shortened up and turned a lighter violet color. All she had was her horn. She looked at you with pleading eyes. "Even with all of this magic, I can still not defeat Luna." You looked deep into her now green eyes. "You don't have to, she's actually very kind to her subjects. " You sighed. "Just return to Ponyville. All of the ex-elements are still there, simply stripped of the Harmony magic..." It dawned on you. "You need a new name." Celestia looked at you, then looked at her flank. It was no longer a 'X', but now an explosion-like star. "Morning Star." "Very well, morning star. I'm going to return to my quarters and chat with Luna. wait roughly an hour, then break out." "What about the guards?" "Leave them to me." She nodded, and you left. You returned to your room. "Death..." you quietly whispered to yourself. "Yes?" "My last two favors." "What do you need?" "One, occupy the guards for the rest of the day, until Celestia escapes." "The second?" "Take me back to earth when I'm done talking to Luna." "Very well, it shall be done..." With that, death simply disappeared. "What a creepy bastard." I heard that. Luna was sitting upon her throne, nopony was visiting today, and she was imply relaxing. She was a little more than surprised when you walked into the room. "Ah! Just the one to make my day exciting..." She noticed the look on your face. "What is wrong?" "Luna, I'm going back to earth." "Wha- How?!" "Death owes me favors. One for you yanking me here, one from sparing Ce-" You saw the look on her face. "...Her." "So you decided to leave my kingdom?!" She was clearly angry with you. "Luna, you are now a fit ruler. I have done my part in this world, and it is time for me to return and finish the job in mine. You don't need me here, and you will rule respectfully for a long time." You smiled at her, something you hadn't done in a long time. "You no longer need me. You will do great without. Besides, I think your guards are starting to crave..." You flexed. "THIS SEXY HUNK OF BODY!" Luna gigged, and you laughed little. "But really, it...is time for me to go." She held a sad look on her face, she knew she couldn't break a favor from death, so she was out of options. "*sigh* As you wish, young human. At least hug us farewell." ...us? You walked up and gave her a hug, something you had never done before. As soon as your hands wrapped around her, you felt yourself fading from reality. "...goodbye.." You manage to whisper, You woke up on the street, and rolled over you still had your bat, your bombs, everything. Yet you remember everything so clearly... You stood up and saw that your riot was doing much better than you had left it, and they were close to succeeding. You picked up what you had dropped and walked towards the front lines. ...Time to finish what I started. Morning Star knocked on the door of the treehouse library, ready to collapse. A young, familiar purple mare opened the door. "hello? Who's there?" Star fell through the door with a soft thud, much to the surprise of Twilight, she had a note tucked in her hair. Twilight, By the time you read this, I will be passed out on your doorstep. I have much to explain when I wake up, but please, I am very tired and are in dire need of help... Morning Star FIN, punks. Keep in mind these are raw and totally unedited. [Celestia] Redemption and Preservation [Celestia] Redemption and Preservation Due to a severe head injury, My writing is most likely going to be very shaky and different, don't judge me too hard, alright? It was hard to crank out these chapters. Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? Fortunately for her, you didn't. You sighed, audibly. "I never have been one for betrayal..." You said quietly, hoping the only one that could hear you was Twilight. You quickly stood, facing Luna. "Sorry, but I'm better than this. I topple governments that take advantage of people, not care for them." You slipped the ring off of Twilight's horn. "I don't need to do this." You said, turning back to Luna. She stood quickly, her eye twitching from pure hate and anger. "THEN SUFFER!" A black blot quickly shot from her horn and impacted your head. Instantly you were assaulted with the most horrific and terrifying images you could have ever imagined, some worse than what you could imagine. Your eyes slowly roll back into your head, and you pass out. You opened your eyes ever so slowly. Your head really hurt from the nightmares you were forced to see, but you lived. You turned your head to the throne and saw Twilight and Celestia battling it out with... Two Lunas? One was clad in armor, the other was not. You rolled quietly on the ground to get a better view, and found that you had a secret bomb strapped to your inner thigh. You slowly and awkwardly slid it out of your pants, hoping not to draw attention to yourself. Lucky for you, Luna was too busy fighting off Celestia and Twilight, protecting her throne. You knew what you needed to do now. You flipped the switch and hurled it at the Lunas. The following explosion cause one Luna to burst into black smoke, and the other to break concentration from the fight. Then it was all over for the poor Alicorn. *A year later.* You shifted in your seat next to Celestia. For the last year, you had watched over her as her personal guard. Much to the distaste of every other guard, which you could easily outsmart and beat down. Everyone was slow to trust you, especially Twilight and all her friends. Fortunately you had Celestia at your back, supporting you for your 'Just and heroic' actions. You slowly rose from your seat at the end of the court and turned to Celestia. "It's been a year already, Celestia..." She turned to you and gave you a sympathetic look. "I know, but Luna still lives, even if it is not how you wished." "And that leaves me thinking..." She turned her head to you and gave you a concerned look. "About what?" "I think it's about time I returned to Earth. Returned to my home." "Wh-... How?" "Death owes me favors. He really should stop doing that." "He actually works within very strict rules..." You gave her a questioning look. "What? You think I haven't needed favors either?" You both laughed heartily. "But really. I have one thing left to do, then I'm going to leave." "It pains me to do so, but very well." She gave you a warm, mother-like hug, then backed off a bit, and smiled. "Now begone, before I decide to make you stay here." Your eyes instantly shot wide at the threat, but she simply doubled over laughing. You shrugged it off and walked out of the room with a 'Goodbye' that you shouted over her laughing and mad ranting about 'The look on your face.' You dismissed it and walked into your room, walking over to the dresser. You slide the hunk of wood to the side to reveal a small hidden compartment underneath. Opening it slowly, you produced a black necklace with a Moon Crest in the middle, and an orb of magic you have absorbed over the years. Taking the two, you walked towards the cell where Luna was held. Luna was poking at the food on her plate. She failed to overthrow her sister. She sighed and stuffed her head in her hooves, and slid to the dark corner of the room. She heard the door open, and she looked up quickly at you. You had her necklace in hand. "Why do you have that?!" She yelled at you through the jail cell bars. You simply shrugged. You gave the orb of magic to Twilight, she deserved it more. Finally getting a good look at Luna after all these years, you see she was no longer an Alicorn, she was a simple earth pony. Her flowing mane was now just laying flat against her fur, and her cutie mark was no longer a moon, it was now an 'X,' "Well?!" She yelled. Sighing, you turned to her. "I'm going home, I thought you might as well have this." You saw her expression turn a little softer, "You're going home?" Nodding, you began to walk out, leaving the single piece of regalia on the floor in front of the jail cell. "Wait!" She yelled. Turning, you looked at her. "yes?" "..." She hesitated. "Please take me with you." Stunned. That was the only word you could use to describe your reaction. "Why would I take you?" You said, a tad harsher than you intended. She looked away, clearly not ready for that question. "You.. You shouldn't. But I truly ask you too. I no longer deserve to live here. Even if I get out, ponies will never accept me again." You pondered this for a moment. If you were in her position, you truly would have asked the very same thing. You hated it, but she was right. Even after she left this cell, nopony would want her there. Sighing, you knew this was probably a terrible idea, but you had a heart, and she was in very dire need. "Fine. On one condition." She nodded. "You cross me, and you die." She shrunk back a bit, and nodded again. "Death, my last favors..." The black alicorn appeared next to you. "Yes?" "Me and her return to Earth, she turns into a human." "..." He paused and looked at you. "yes I'm sure." He nodded, and you began to feel yourself fade from reality. "Say goodbye to Celestia for me." In a flash, you were gone. You woke up on the street, you still remember everything, even if it seems like it never happened. You slowly sat up and looked around. The riot was nearly over, it appeared. You looked at the ground next to you and gasped. Next to you was Luna, wearing very tight black jeans, a dark blue t-shirt, and an even darker blue hoodie. Still unconscious, unfortunately. You picked her up along with everything you had, and slowly walked back to your home, you were going to have a hard time explaining this reality to her. What I started will finish itself... FIN, punks. Keep in mind these are raw and totally unedited. A Proposed QuestionShould I pick this story up from where it is and move on or leave it where it's at? Time has opened up now that reality has taken a break from mentally testing me, so I have room to write more. Should I pick this story back up? Author's Note Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion. Recollections and DiscoveryYou slowly shift in your unconscious state. Your mind is telling you to wake up, yet your body is not quite obeying the order. You feel your mind slip into an unfit state of limbo as a new presence takes it's place in your mind. Twilight and Celestia were the first on the scene, save a few very confused guards. Celestia quickly approached the cause of the blast, a small, yet mostly deep explosive sight, as if somepony had planted a small bomb. Her attention then turned to the object a distance away. At this distance it was simply a blob on gray and black. Celestia turned her attention to her guards. "Over there. Follow me." The four guards and the two mares quickly approached the blob. Upon closer inspection, it was nothing Celestia had ever seen before. In the position it was in, it seemed to be very long, or tall, depending on how it walked. It groaned and slowly shifted in place. Almost instantly, the six of them nearly jumped back, and were instantly put on edge. As the body relaxed, Celestia was the first to approach, much to the protest of her guards. Her horn glowed brightly, and a similar aura then surrounded the body on the floor. After a few minutes of silence, Celesita let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding. "Immune to physical manipulatory magic." She said with a stern face. She then walked closer to it, and lowered her horn towards what she assumed to be the head. "Let's try some nonphysical magic." Her horn made contact with the fabric covering your head, and her eyes instantly went wide. You were instantly slammed onto a white marble floor. It didn't hurt, but it certainly caught you by surprise. You sat up and looked around. You muscles no longer hurt, but that's not what was bothering you. Along the walls of this long white hallway, were memories. Your memories. Immediately after noticing this, they were all labeled and shifted into their respective doors. You walked down the hallway and saw the typical things, but some with fancier names. You made a face and quickly ran past the one labeled 'Porn watched' You really really did not want to go into that one. 'Work' 'Fights' 'Happy days with Mom' 'Significant Other Possibilities' You let out a small chuckle. 'Education' 'Enigmas' You were about to walk past that one, but you were curious to know what was inside. You really didn't know what that word meant, so you ventured inside. The second you walked in, you could feel an odd presence there with you. The whole room in itself suddenly gets warmer, and you have a comforted feeling in the back of your mind. All of that is wiped away when you look around to see all the memories in this room. Your problems. All of them. Every. Single. Last. One. The first one you saw was clouded, almost like it could barely be remembered. It was of your dad leaving you and your mother, taking your older brother with him. You remember your mother crying, no. You watched your mother cry, again. The walked all the way down the hall, reliving every single thing that caused you physical or mental pain. The last was of the riot, you falling off the roof, and waking up here. "Huh." You say out loud. "Weird." Then before you know it, all of it disappears and you're sucked out of the void of unconsciousness and spit back out into the world of the living. You sit up quickly, your muscles much less sore then you remember, and you put a hand to your head. "Auuuuuuugh..." The blood rushes to your head and you get dizzy from sitting up so fast. You shake your head and turn to look around, in front of you there is nothing, and you turn your head around and... "..." "..." There are about five small ponies sitting a meter or two away from you, and there is a taller one sitting closer to you. The ones in the back seem to be wearing armor, and the one in your face seems to be wearing royal regalia. You blink once, and once more. All of them seem to be staring you down in awe. You slowly stand up, and pinch the back of your hand. It hurt, you aren't dreaming. "ah..." Processing... Processing.. 99% Complete... Processing failed. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" You yell, taking a few steps back. "WHAT IN GOD'S SWEET NAME ARE YOU?!" Now it was the small purple one in the back's turn to scream. "AHHHHHH!!!! IT CAN TALK!!!" "AHHHHH TALKING PONIES!!!" "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" The purple one was silence by the white one's hoof being stuck in it's mouth. "SILENCE!" The white one bellowed. You instantly shut up, really tense from the whole situation. You looked around for an escape, and saw that there was only one visible one. On that note, you dove for your bat, which was laying close to the big white one. You rolled over and stood up, only to see one of the armor-clad ones charging you. Instinctively, you swig the bat at it, and smack it clear across the face with a satisfying CRACK! You reached into your pocket and grabbed a small smoke bomb, and slammed it down to the ground, the area around you filling with smoke withing a few seconds. You instantly booked it for the exit. Home free! You thought to yourself. Unfortunately for you, there was a dark blue, nearly black unicorn...pegasus? Standing in front of you, exactly like the white one, but smaller. This one was approximately up to your stomach, while the white one was up to your chest. Your ran straight into it, and the two of you fell over in a jumbled heap on fur and clothing. Your mask nearly falls off, but you use your hand to keep it on as you rolled on the floor, bat in hand. " SEIZE HIM!" You hear a voice yell from outside. "Sorry." You say to the poor pony in front of you, and run for your life. Nearly instantly after you stood back up, you were tackled and hog-tied by a bunch of burly ponies. You fought, and fought and fought. You were sure you seriously injured more than a few before one got a clear shot to the side of your head, knocking you out completely. You hit the floor with a thud and were out instantly. Celestia walked into the hallway and saw the scene from an outside view. You knocked out and almost killed roughly twenty of them before you went down. Celestia walked over to your unconscious body. "Put him in the dungeon, he is far more dangerous than that." Twilight walked up to Celestia, and sat next to her. "What did you see, Princess?" "Pain, Twilight. Pain and lots of violence." You woke up locked up in a dungeon, it was warmer than a jail cell, and it was really really small. You looked around and saw nobody there. You let out a sigh of depression, and slumped down. The only thing chained up was your leg, but it was still keeping you from going far. You jingled the chain a few times, and out of nowhere, the small dark blue pony appeared in front of you. "I have some work for you." she said in a quiet, but stern voice. Reconciliation or Betrayal? Reconciliation or Betrayal? Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? You did. You didn't.
The RiotsYou look around, and see that everyone else is still in place. You're awaiting the signal to start the beginning of your governments' end. You grasp the gas mask in your right hand, and begin to bring it to your face. "NOW!" You put the mask over your face, and reach into your right pocket to pull out a smoke bomb. You throw it out towards the passing politician. Everyone around you has done the exact same thing, and you see the security around the vehicles go insane. Then the chaos starts. Riot police versus rioters. You run through the crowd with a bat in your left hand, and begin to violently swing it towards the riot police in front of you. It makes solid contact with a policeman's shoulder, and knocks him to the ground. You stomp on him once and run towards the nearest building. You quickly break through the glass and run towards the stairs leading to the roof. You arrive at the stairs and turn back around to see your fellow rioters looting the poor store. You shrug and begin a slow ascent to the roof. Roughly half way up you begin hearing gunshots. You really really hope they weren't gunshots. You run to the roof as fast as your legs can take you, and burst through the door at the top with renewed fear and vigor. "Oh shit. Oh shit shit shit." You watch as riot police begin using what appears to be bean bag guns on your riot. You wish you hadn't told everyone to bring a gasmask to counteract any kind of spray they could have used. You really regret that now. The sight only gets worse as the stand towards the edge, you watch as smoke and pepper spray causes a haze over the street. A stray bean bag round nearly hits you in the face, but it luckily passes right past you. This was a disaster. It was going all wrong. You sigh and put a foot up on the edge of the roof, and rest your elbow on your raised knee to support your weight. You set the bat on the edge and look over the riot. It's starting to get dead even now that the rioters have stolen riot shields and are blocking the beanbag rounds. You sigh and turn back towards the stairs, only to see the sight you wish you didn't. A riot policeman. More specifically, four riot policemen. They were only armed with police batons, and you had a bat. The odds were purely against you. Or at least so the policemen thought. Growing up on the streets without a father and a passive mother really gave you some time to practice things that were probably not exactly... meant for good intentions. You tap the bat against the ground in front of you. "Bring it, mc-chicken-fuckers." Twilight walked into the throne room alongside Celestia, with Twilight laughing incredibly hard and Celestia trying to explain the last of her story between laughs. "And...*haha* That's why you don't ever try to get a dragon to-" She was interrupted by a loud bang. Both Twilight and Celestia turned their attention to the source of the noise, only to see a large cloud of dust and dirt being kicked up from the direction of the garden. The two looked at each other and nodded. They immediately ran in the direction of the garden, fearing that somepony might have hurt themselves. You wake up in a haze. You reach out with your gloved hand and try to push yourself up, only to have a searing pain travel throughout your arm and body. That riot really took a lot out of you, and you barely remember passing out. In fact, you don't even remember passing out. All you remember is that you were fighting off riot policemen, you fell over the edge of the building, and bam, you wake up in a patch of.. Flowers? What? Your eyes shoot open to see something that caused your breath to stop. You were in a garden, and a very large one at that. You slowly sit up, the pain still wracking your body. Your hoodie is still intact, your mask is still on, and your black jeans are still ripped, just like they were before the riot, only one thing has changed.. You look like something out of a cartoon. Your body is outlined, and so are all the flowers in the garden you're sitting in. What in god's name is going on?! You feel around with your good hand, and you feel that you still have a few smoke bombs, and more than enough mini bombs still in the inner pockets of your jacket, and luckily your trusty bat is still at your side. You sigh and lay back down on the grass with a soft thud. You look up to the sky and notice another thing that boggles your mind. You're inside a castle. You're in a castle garden. ...Shit. You think to yourself. You try to get up to move, only to discover a new level of pain the runs through your whole body. You let out a small grunt of pain, and run your good hand over your body. Nothing seems to be broken, which is good. But you're in really really bad shape. If something hostile were to find you here, wherever here is, you'd be toast. You hear a small clink like noise directly to your left, and you see one of your mini bombs has decided to play rebel and jump out of your inner pocket. Normally, this would have been fine, except for the fact that the landing caused the arming switch to turn from [OFF] to [ON]. You watch in horror as it emits a small beeping noise. In a panic you pick it up and throw it as hard as you can away from you, then plaster yourself to the ground and cover your head with your arms. The explosion caused you to rock in place, but luckily you threw it far enough to were it wouldn't kill you. You sigh in relief for a moment, but then it dawns on you. You just detonated a bomb in a castle. You are so fucked. You reach out with your hand and try to pull yourself to somewhere, but to no avail. After your little panic fiasco, your muscles now pay no attention to your brain's orders. Your body begins to feel numb, and you can barely feel anything anymore. With consciousness no longer an option, you pass out cold. Luna stood in the watch tower, and she saw the human land in the garden. She turned to the black alicorn next to her and spoke in a voice so quiet that it rivaled Fluttershy's. "So he is the one?" "Correct. My job here is done. You have two favors left." "Thank you, Death." "Pleasure is mine, truly. That human is true of heart, just as you asked. It is the most worthy of what you asked for." With that statement, the black alicorn simply faded into nothingness, leaving Luna alone in the watchtower. "We shall see, Death. We shall see." Luna turned and flew out of the tower to go and investigate the human.
Plans and Resistance"What do you want?" The dark blue equine looked at you and simply rolled up your sleeve to reveal something on the back of your hand. It was a six-pointed star, with two bats crossing each other beneath it, two bombs on the sides, a single smoke bomb on the top, and the anarchy symbol in the middle. "I don't remember ever getting that..." You said, you don't even recall seeing it on your hand when you first got here. "You got it after you knocked out roughly 20 guards and nearly killed about five." She paused, and looked you in the eye. "Here we call this a 'cutie mark.'" Your face began to contort, and your lips began to curl and the incredibly ridiculous name. "It symbolizes what one is good at." You let out a bellowing laugh. Good at bats? Good at bombs? You knew how to use the damned things, but they weren't some hidden talent. "Right. I can use a bat, make bombs, make smoke bombs, and cause anarchy. So what?" You say, turning your attention towards the exit. "This is what I need you for, you see-" She was immediately cut off. "Luna! Are you down there?" The blue equine smacked her face with her hoof and drug it down. She then put on the best smiling poker face you have ever seen. "Yes sister! Coming!" With that, she left. Flabbergasted and very confused, you slump down and sit on the floor. all of this is simply overwhelming to you. Odd, weird, talking ponies have taken you hostage. You really hope this is just some sick and twisted drug trip. You doubt that, but you really hope it is. You begin to think you simply went insane, so you're going to play along with these ponies for now. You wonder if they removed your weapons from you. You feel around, and there are no bombs left in your coat. You sigh and feel around your pants. Nothing. You decided to give up hope and flop on your stomach a sharp pain shoots through body. You roll on your back and rip open your jacket. How you missed it, you had no idea, but strapped in your hidden pocket were your bomb-making tools and a small bomb left. Inside also was a note, you pulled it out and read it in your head. Use this for your escape, the gate should be open. ~Your savior You look at the bomb. If you used it now you would blow the chain off along with half your body. Apparently that's what these tools were for. You were about to begin working on the bomb when loud steps began descending the stairs, panicking, you stuff everything back in the jacket. The tall white one walked down, giving the worst evil eye you've ever seen. "My sister tells me you are not a threat, simply scared. I must insist that nopony in the castle ever had the intention of hurting you, but you brought that upon yourself." She sighed. Clearly this was not how she wanted to start the conversation. "I'm releasing you by request of my sister. I trust her decision that you are true of heart, but mind you..." She walked into the cell, and looked at you face to face. "Do one thing to harm my little ponies, and you will regret it for the rest of your natural life." With that, she unlocked your leg, and smiled at you. You could tell it was a fake smile, but it was threatening and comforting at the same time. Kinda like that off presence... "I will show you to your sleeping quarters." She signaled you to follow, which you were reluctant to, especially after a performance like that. You stood up and cracked all possible bones that could be cracked. You began to follow her, much to the dislike of apparently every guard in the castle. They gave you the evil eye wherever you went. Luna sat in the guest sleeping quarters closest to her own. Two doors down was where she would sleep, and in this room the strange human would sleep. She had fooled her sister into trusting the human, which she prided herself much on. At this point in time she had no interest in overthrowing her sister. Simply forcing her to step down willfully. Well. Not quite willfully. She'd simply not give her a choice. She turned her attention to the sack of weapons in the corner of the room, and the sword sitting next to it. She was going to assign the human the position of her personal guard. The sword weighed about as much as the bat, and she needed you be able to use it. Being immune to most magic, you were damned near the most powerful being in Equestria, even if you had no magic of your own. She smiled a wicked smile, and began thinking about how she would explain her plan to you. You arrived at your sleeping quarters shortly, after nearly having to beat down about five guards who thought you were holding "Celestia" hostage. What a weird name, Celesita... Your thoughts were cut off when she loudly announced you were at your room. You thanked her and ran inside the room quickly. You slammed the door shut and let out a breath you didn't realize you were holding. You put your head back against the door and close your eyes. An awkward walk to your room the say the least. Half the time you were sure either a guard was going to try and kill you, or if the 'princess' herself was going to eradicate you. Thankfully, neither happened. "Good, you're here." Your whole head flinched, and your eyes locked onto the source of the voice. The damned blue equine. "You're 'Luna' I take it? Celestia seems to really trust you, but that trust seems misplaced. Why did you let me go?" "I suspect it's time I told you my plan." You sat down on the bed, and looked at her while she sat on the couch across from you. By the look on her face, you're going to have to topple another government. Sorry for the short chapters, guys. I've got a busy summer and finally found a day off to write this for you. Hope you enjoyed.
Hate and DefianceYou stared blankly at her. While on your walk to your room Celestia had explained the basis of everything in this world. You were not meant to be here, but by some twist of fate, you were forced here. She seemed so caring, even thought you nearly killed a few of her guards. She seemed more of a motherly figure than a princess. You thought that up to the point where she started threatening you again. She then put on her stone cold poker face and resumed telling you about Equestria, up to the point where you reached your room. You blinked a few times and waiting for 'Luna' to tell you her plan. You always loved anarchy, but you hated betraying someone. While riots were not exactly legal for you, you always had the right intentions in mind, and never attacked anyone for the wrong reason. What she looked like she was preparing for seemed like it was going to set you off in the wrong direction. "Well?" You said, raising an eyebrow. "Right." She said, looking at you awkwardly. "You need not know most of my plan... but you need to know this, and what to do when..." She walked up and touched her horn to your forehead. A cold and sickle feeling took place in your subconscious, leaving behind images that you would rather not see in person. But hey, at least you knew her plan. "Know what to do?" She said, turning her head slightly. You nodded you head a bit, and walked over to the pack and began to stock up on smoke bombs and practice with your sword. It was going to be a long, long night. You held the sword to Twilight's neck, bleeding profusely from your arm, your eyes locked onto Luna's who had her sister in the position she had perfectly planned for. How you got here, you can barely recall, yet it went something a little along the lines of this... Night had fallen. You walked out of your room long after Luna had left. She left you very stern and straight forward instructions. You sheathed the sword, and began walking toward's Twilight's room. Your jacket was now full of smoke bombs. If all went according to plan, nobod-nopony would get hurt doing this. If. That was always a big word when toppling a government. There was a lot based on nothing for Luna's reasons, and it really seemed like she was backstabbing her sister for no apparent reason. You continued your walk toward's Twilight's tower room, sticking to the shadows you avoided another confrontation with the guards. As you approached the room, it was guarded. Heavily. You decided this was going to be a bit more brash than you hoped, but it would do. You took out a smoke bomb, and hauled it to the far end of the corridor. "What was that?" "I don't know." The guards all looked at each other and ran towards the source of the smoke. You quickly ran up towards Twilight's room, and slid your sword through the crack in the door, effectively taking off any lock. You slowly slid into the room and looked at the small purple unicorn staring back at you. "Do not worry about her screaming. I already placed a nearly undetectable sound dampening spell on the room." Luna's words rang in your mind. You slowly walked towards the unicorn. "W-what are you doing in here?!" You said nothing. "Guards!" She yelled. "GUARDS!!!!" She yelled again. You finally closed the distance between you two, and she shot off a few rounds of magic at you. To her surprise, the magic simply went into you and did nothing. You grabbed her by the horn, and immediately placed the muzzle Luna had given you over her snout, and slipped a ring over her horn. She began to thrash around, attempting to scream. You brought her face to face. "Shut up." She did so immediately. "I guess you want to know what's happening?" She nodded. "Too bad." You can barely remember what happened next, but what you can make out is you and Twilight being transported to the throne room by Luna. There a few guards saw you. "Let her go, buddy. We don't want anyone getting hurt here." One of the guards said, taking a step forward. "Yeah, it'd be a shame for Celestia to see her guards die." You said, smirking at your immediate witty comeback. With that, the guards charged you. you were ordered by Luna not to kill them, so you simply went for the knockout. You dropped the sword and took the first guard by the horn, and threw him over your shoulder. You didn't need to look to tell by the crack he made that he was out cold. The last three were two pegasi and a unicorn. The pegasi charged, which you quickly incapacitated by using their wings and weight to make them crash face first into the ground. You walked slowly up to the unicorn. "You gonna try something sneaky, buddy?" You said, laughing a bit. You never took your eyes off of the unicorn, but it had somehow managed to charge you at an incredible speed. You were able to dodge it, but his horn cut your arm open. With a scream, you grabbed his horn with your opposing arm, and broke it off. The following scream could easily be deemed "earthshattering" but that would have been an understatement. The unicorn then fell limp. You then heard Luna and Celestia walking towards the door. You picked up your sword, and took your place behind Twilight, pressing the sword against her neck. Celestia walked in, and gasped. "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" She yelled, causing you to rock a little, but you kept your balance. "The end of your reign, sister." Celestia turned to her sister, who had an evil grin smacked across her face. "No, Luna... No. This can't be happening." "How could you not have seen it coming? A magic immune creature, trusted by me, being lethal and all. You are a fool for not seeing it." "No, Lulu, I am a fool for trusting you." And there you are, bleeding from the arm, holding Celestia's 'prized student' hostage, having Luna ask her for the crown. Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? Well this escalated quickly. You're too damn trusting in Luna.
[Luna] Fear and DestructionDue to a severe head injury, My writing is most likely going to be very shaky and different, don't judge me too hard, alright? It was hard to crank out these chapters. Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? Unfortunately for her, you did. As much as it pained you to watch two sisters fight through betrayal, you had to follow through with the one who saved you from the dungeons. You pressed the sword closer to Twilight's neck, and glared at her. "Unfortunately for you... I do." With a flash of light, you instantly relived every horrid memory you had ever experienced, everything that could possibly do you mental harm. The sensation of intense pain was overwhelming, and you passed out instantly, evidently taking the unicorn you were holding with you. Celestia turned her head to her sister after blasting you. "You will NEVER get away with this, Luna!" The following battle could be described only as incredibly even. Even if Luna was the younger sister, she had evenly matched up to Celestia, and unfortunately for Celestia, her prized student was not any longer conscious to assist her. The fight ensued for hours and hours on end, Celestia fighting to protect the unconscious body of her precious student... You stirred lightly into consciousness, you gazed over to the side with blurry vision to see Luna bearing some kind of armor, and Celestia bearing a similar set, but a pearly silver. You attempt not to groan, seeing as Celestia was a mere few feet from you, fighting over Twilight's body. You looked down at your hand and saw that you still held fast to your sword. As Celestia was fighting off Luna, a thought crossed your mind... You quickly gripped the sword and lunged for Celestia, a single swipe at her rear legs caused her to lose concentration. Your sword had cut straight through her 'cutie mark,' causing her to let out a blood curling scream. With the lapse in concentration, Luna saw her opening, and in a flash, it was all over for the princess of the sun. *A year later.* You woke quietly to the sun shining bright in your eyes, you slowly rose from your bed, and staggered outside, still dressed in sleeping pants and shirtless. At this point, if one of the guards even snickered or stared, they would be severely punished. You belonged the the queen, and that was that. You quickly regained your bearings, and walked straight into Luna's throne room. The second you appeared inside, she shot you a slight, yet smug, grin. She immediately dismissed the entire room, aside from you. With Luna approaching you slowly, you decide to start the conversation in your own manner. "One year ago you took away the powers of your own sister. The last thing I expected you to do was raise the sun." "Well, my dear friend. I am not as...evil, as some would say. I simply rid this land of her tyranny. I did not threaten the land, I merely revoked it of..." She shuddered. "...her." You let out a heartfelt, yet fake laugh. That day shall haunt you for the rest of your days. You recall it perfectly still, the moment Celestia cracked, her powers were isntantly given to Luna. Celestia, too this day, was still in the dungeon. A lone earth pony with a 'X' for a cutie mark. You had no idea what that meant, but you learned to ignore it. You and Luna chatted aimlessly over lunch, and you decided it was time to finish what you started. "Excuse me for a bit, I have rather personal matters to attend to." You say, slowly rising from the table. "Very well. Don't take too long." She gave you a wink. You shuddered. You could never really love a pony, it just wasn't in your mindset. You quietly went back to your room, and quickly moved the dresser to the side, revealing a small hidden space. You opened the latch to the space and found the two things you were looking for. A glowing orb containing all the magic you had ever absorbed, which was a great sum at that, and a golden necklace with a purple gem in the front. You had saved these for a year, and it was time. Celestia was sitting in her cell quietly, not even thinking about her food. She had failed. She failed Equestria, she failed her sister, she failed everypony. Her head sank a little lower, until she heard the door open. She instinctively ran to the corner of the cell, hiding from what possible way of torture that the guards could bring. But to her surprise, she saw you, carrying a small glowing bag. You walked up to her cell, and called her over. "Come on, I'm not here to hurt you. If I were, why would I bring this?" You produced the necklace from your bag, much to her surprise. "W-..why do you have that..? How do you have that? It was destroyed alongside all my royal regalia!" "Not entirely." Truthfully, that day when Luna destroyed all of her regalia, you managed to sneak this one out of the room. You sighed and looked down to the orb in your bag. And you look at Celestia. She was malnourished and beaten. Truly at her lowest point. You may have been a criminal, but damn it, you had a heart. You took out the orb and held it in your hand. "This should be enough to get your horn back, if not your wings." You sighed, and she nearly got it out of your hand when you stopped her. "On one condition." She nodded. "You take on an entirely new appearance, or you get the hell out of here, and never come back." She nodded again, and you produced the sword from your side. "Cross me and die, Celestia." She nodded, and you rolled the orb over. She instantly took it in her mouth and began to absorb the power. Much to your surprise, she began changing colors, she went from dirty white, to a light shade of blue. And her not-so-flowing mane shortened up and turned a lighter violet color. All she had was her horn. She looked at you with pleading eyes. "Even with all of this magic, I can still not defeat Luna." You looked deep into her now green eyes. "You don't have to, she's actually very kind to her subjects. " You sighed. "Just return to Ponyville. All of the ex-elements are still there, simply stripped of the Harmony magic..." It dawned on you. "You need a new name." Celestia looked at you, then looked at her flank. It was no longer a 'X', but now an explosion-like star. "Morning Star." "Very well, morning star. I'm going to return to my quarters and chat with Luna. wait roughly an hour, then break out." "What about the guards?" "Leave them to me." She nodded, and you left. You returned to your room. "Death..." you quietly whispered to yourself. "Yes?" "My last two favors." "What do you need?" "One, occupy the guards for the rest of the day, until Celestia escapes." "The second?" "Take me back to earth when I'm done talking to Luna." "Very well, it shall be done..." With that, death simply disappeared. "What a creepy bastard." I heard that. Luna was sitting upon her throne, nopony was visiting today, and she was imply relaxing. She was a little more than surprised when you walked into the room. "Ah! Just the one to make my day exciting..." She noticed the look on your face. "What is wrong?" "Luna, I'm going back to earth." "Wha- How?!" "Death owes me favors. One for you yanking me here, one from sparing Ce-" You saw the look on her face. "...Her." "So you decided to leave my kingdom?!" She was clearly angry with you. "Luna, you are now a fit ruler. I have done my part in this world, and it is time for me to return and finish the job in mine. You don't need me here, and you will rule respectfully for a long time." You smiled at her, something you hadn't done in a long time. "You no longer need me. You will do great without. Besides, I think your guards are starting to crave..." You flexed. "THIS SEXY HUNK OF BODY!" Luna gigged, and you laughed little. "But really, it...is time for me to go." She held a sad look on her face, she knew she couldn't break a favor from death, so she was out of options. "*sigh* As you wish, young human. At least hug us farewell." ...us? You walked up and gave her a hug, something you had never done before. As soon as your hands wrapped around her, you felt yourself fading from reality. "...goodbye.." You manage to whisper, You woke up on the street, and rolled over you still had your bat, your bombs, everything. Yet you remember everything so clearly... You stood up and saw that your riot was doing much better than you had left it, and they were close to succeeding. You picked up what you had dropped and walked towards the front lines. ...Time to finish what I started. Morning Star knocked on the door of the treehouse library, ready to collapse. A young, familiar purple mare opened the door. "hello? Who's there?" Star fell through the door with a soft thud, much to the surprise of Twilight, she had a note tucked in her hair. Twilight, By the time you read this, I will be passed out on your doorstep. I have much to explain when I wake up, but please, I am very tired and are in dire need of help... Morning Star FIN, punks. Keep in mind these are raw and totally unedited.
[Celestia] Redemption and Preservation [Celestia] Redemption and Preservation Due to a severe head injury, My writing is most likely going to be very shaky and different, don't judge me too hard, alright? It was hard to crank out these chapters. Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? Fortunately for her, you didn't. You sighed, audibly. "I never have been one for betrayal..." You said quietly, hoping the only one that could hear you was Twilight. You quickly stood, facing Luna. "Sorry, but I'm better than this. I topple governments that take advantage of people, not care for them." You slipped the ring off of Twilight's horn. "I don't need to do this." You said, turning back to Luna. She stood quickly, her eye twitching from pure hate and anger. "THEN SUFFER!" A black blot quickly shot from her horn and impacted your head. Instantly you were assaulted with the most horrific and terrifying images you could have ever imagined, some worse than what you could imagine. Your eyes slowly roll back into your head, and you pass out. You opened your eyes ever so slowly. Your head really hurt from the nightmares you were forced to see, but you lived. You turned your head to the throne and saw Twilight and Celestia battling it out with... Two Lunas? One was clad in armor, the other was not. You rolled quietly on the ground to get a better view, and found that you had a secret bomb strapped to your inner thigh. You slowly and awkwardly slid it out of your pants, hoping not to draw attention to yourself. Lucky for you, Luna was too busy fighting off Celestia and Twilight, protecting her throne. You knew what you needed to do now. You flipped the switch and hurled it at the Lunas. The following explosion cause one Luna to burst into black smoke, and the other to break concentration from the fight. Then it was all over for the poor Alicorn. *A year later.* You shifted in your seat next to Celestia. For the last year, you had watched over her as her personal guard. Much to the distaste of every other guard, which you could easily outsmart and beat down. Everyone was slow to trust you, especially Twilight and all her friends. Fortunately you had Celestia at your back, supporting you for your 'Just and heroic' actions. You slowly rose from your seat at the end of the court and turned to Celestia. "It's been a year already, Celestia..." She turned to you and gave you a sympathetic look. "I know, but Luna still lives, even if it is not how you wished." "And that leaves me thinking..." She turned her head to you and gave you a concerned look. "About what?" "I think it's about time I returned to Earth. Returned to my home." "Wh-... How?" "Death owes me favors. He really should stop doing that." "He actually works within very strict rules..." You gave her a questioning look. "What? You think I haven't needed favors either?" You both laughed heartily. "But really. I have one thing left to do, then I'm going to leave." "It pains me to do so, but very well." She gave you a warm, mother-like hug, then backed off a bit, and smiled. "Now begone, before I decide to make you stay here." Your eyes instantly shot wide at the threat, but she simply doubled over laughing. You shrugged it off and walked out of the room with a 'Goodbye' that you shouted over her laughing and mad ranting about 'The look on your face.' You dismissed it and walked into your room, walking over to the dresser. You slide the hunk of wood to the side to reveal a small hidden compartment underneath. Opening it slowly, you produced a black necklace with a Moon Crest in the middle, and an orb of magic you have absorbed over the years. Taking the two, you walked towards the cell where Luna was held. Luna was poking at the food on her plate. She failed to overthrow her sister. She sighed and stuffed her head in her hooves, and slid to the dark corner of the room. She heard the door open, and she looked up quickly at you. You had her necklace in hand. "Why do you have that?!" She yelled at you through the jail cell bars. You simply shrugged. You gave the orb of magic to Twilight, she deserved it more. Finally getting a good look at Luna after all these years, you see she was no longer an Alicorn, she was a simple earth pony. Her flowing mane was now just laying flat against her fur, and her cutie mark was no longer a moon, it was now an 'X,' "Well?!" She yelled. Sighing, you turned to her. "I'm going home, I thought you might as well have this." You saw her expression turn a little softer, "You're going home?" Nodding, you began to walk out, leaving the single piece of regalia on the floor in front of the jail cell. "Wait!" She yelled. Turning, you looked at her. "yes?" "..." She hesitated. "Please take me with you." Stunned. That was the only word you could use to describe your reaction. "Why would I take you?" You said, a tad harsher than you intended. She looked away, clearly not ready for that question. "You.. You shouldn't. But I truly ask you too. I no longer deserve to live here. Even if I get out, ponies will never accept me again." You pondered this for a moment. If you were in her position, you truly would have asked the very same thing. You hated it, but she was right. Even after she left this cell, nopony would want her there. Sighing, you knew this was probably a terrible idea, but you had a heart, and she was in very dire need. "Fine. On one condition." She nodded. "You cross me, and you die." She shrunk back a bit, and nodded again. "Death, my last favors..." The black alicorn appeared next to you. "Yes?" "Me and her return to Earth, she turns into a human." "..." He paused and looked at you. "yes I'm sure." He nodded, and you began to feel yourself fade from reality. "Say goodbye to Celestia for me." In a flash, you were gone. You woke up on the street, you still remember everything, even if it seems like it never happened. You slowly sat up and looked around. The riot was nearly over, it appeared. You looked at the ground next to you and gasped. Next to you was Luna, wearing very tight black jeans, a dark blue t-shirt, and an even darker blue hoodie. Still unconscious, unfortunately. You picked her up along with everything you had, and slowly walked back to your home, you were going to have a hard time explaining this reality to her. What I started will finish itself... FIN, punks. Keep in mind these are raw and totally unedited.
A Proposed QuestionShould I pick this story up from where it is and move on or leave it where it's at? Time has opened up now that reality has taken a break from mentally testing me, so I have room to write more. Should I pick this story back up? Author's Note Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
Recollections and DiscoveryYou slowly shift in your unconscious state. Your mind is telling you to wake up, yet your body is not quite obeying the order. You feel your mind slip into an unfit state of limbo as a new presence takes it's place in your mind. Twilight and Celestia were the first on the scene, save a few very confused guards. Celestia quickly approached the cause of the blast, a small, yet mostly deep explosive sight, as if somepony had planted a small bomb. Her attention then turned to the object a distance away. At this distance it was simply a blob on gray and black. Celestia turned her attention to her guards. "Over there. Follow me." The four guards and the two mares quickly approached the blob. Upon closer inspection, it was nothing Celestia had ever seen before. In the position it was in, it seemed to be very long, or tall, depending on how it walked. It groaned and slowly shifted in place. Almost instantly, the six of them nearly jumped back, and were instantly put on edge. As the body relaxed, Celestia was the first to approach, much to the protest of her guards. Her horn glowed brightly, and a similar aura then surrounded the body on the floor. After a few minutes of silence, Celesita let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding. "Immune to physical manipulatory magic." She said with a stern face. She then walked closer to it, and lowered her horn towards what she assumed to be the head. "Let's try some nonphysical magic." Her horn made contact with the fabric covering your head, and her eyes instantly went wide. You were instantly slammed onto a white marble floor. It didn't hurt, but it certainly caught you by surprise. You sat up and looked around. You muscles no longer hurt, but that's not what was bothering you. Along the walls of this long white hallway, were memories. Your memories. Immediately after noticing this, they were all labeled and shifted into their respective doors. You walked down the hallway and saw the typical things, but some with fancier names. You made a face and quickly ran past the one labeled 'Porn watched' You really really did not want to go into that one. 'Work' 'Fights' 'Happy days with Mom' 'Significant Other Possibilities' You let out a small chuckle. 'Education' 'Enigmas' You were about to walk past that one, but you were curious to know what was inside. You really didn't know what that word meant, so you ventured inside. The second you walked in, you could feel an odd presence there with you. The whole room in itself suddenly gets warmer, and you have a comforted feeling in the back of your mind. All of that is wiped away when you look around to see all the memories in this room. Your problems. All of them. Every. Single. Last. One. The first one you saw was clouded, almost like it could barely be remembered. It was of your dad leaving you and your mother, taking your older brother with him. You remember your mother crying, no. You watched your mother cry, again. The walked all the way down the hall, reliving every single thing that caused you physical or mental pain. The last was of the riot, you falling off the roof, and waking up here. "Huh." You say out loud. "Weird." Then before you know it, all of it disappears and you're sucked out of the void of unconsciousness and spit back out into the world of the living. You sit up quickly, your muscles much less sore then you remember, and you put a hand to your head. "Auuuuuuugh..." The blood rushes to your head and you get dizzy from sitting up so fast. You shake your head and turn to look around, in front of you there is nothing, and you turn your head around and... "..." "..." There are about five small ponies sitting a meter or two away from you, and there is a taller one sitting closer to you. The ones in the back seem to be wearing armor, and the one in your face seems to be wearing royal regalia. You blink once, and once more. All of them seem to be staring you down in awe. You slowly stand up, and pinch the back of your hand. It hurt, you aren't dreaming. "ah..." Processing... Processing.. 99% Complete... Processing failed. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" You yell, taking a few steps back. "WHAT IN GOD'S SWEET NAME ARE YOU?!" Now it was the small purple one in the back's turn to scream. "AHHHHHH!!!! IT CAN TALK!!!" "AHHHHH TALKING PONIES!!!" "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" The purple one was silence by the white one's hoof being stuck in it's mouth. "SILENCE!" The white one bellowed. You instantly shut up, really tense from the whole situation. You looked around for an escape, and saw that there was only one visible one. On that note, you dove for your bat, which was laying close to the big white one. You rolled over and stood up, only to see one of the armor-clad ones charging you. Instinctively, you swig the bat at it, and smack it clear across the face with a satisfying CRACK! You reached into your pocket and grabbed a small smoke bomb, and slammed it down to the ground, the area around you filling with smoke withing a few seconds. You instantly booked it for the exit. Home free! You thought to yourself. Unfortunately for you, there was a dark blue, nearly black unicorn...pegasus? Standing in front of you, exactly like the white one, but smaller. This one was approximately up to your stomach, while the white one was up to your chest. Your ran straight into it, and the two of you fell over in a jumbled heap on fur and clothing. Your mask nearly falls off, but you use your hand to keep it on as you rolled on the floor, bat in hand. " SEIZE HIM!" You hear a voice yell from outside. "Sorry." You say to the poor pony in front of you, and run for your life. Nearly instantly after you stood back up, you were tackled and hog-tied by a bunch of burly ponies. You fought, and fought and fought. You were sure you seriously injured more than a few before one got a clear shot to the side of your head, knocking you out completely. You hit the floor with a thud and were out instantly. Celestia walked into the hallway and saw the scene from an outside view. You knocked out and almost killed roughly twenty of them before you went down. Celestia walked over to your unconscious body. "Put him in the dungeon, he is far more dangerous than that." Twilight walked up to Celestia, and sat next to her. "What did you see, Princess?" "Pain, Twilight. Pain and lots of violence." You woke up locked up in a dungeon, it was warmer than a jail cell, and it was really really small. You looked around and saw nobody there. You let out a sigh of depression, and slumped down. The only thing chained up was your leg, but it was still keeping you from going far. You jingled the chain a few times, and out of nowhere, the small dark blue pony appeared in front of you. "I have some work for you." she said in a quiet, but stern voice.
Reconciliation or Betrayal? Reconciliation or Betrayal? Luna walked up to the throne and sat on it. "Forfeit your powers to me, sister, and I will let your prized 'student' go." "You know that's impossible, Luna." "DEATH!" With that, a large black alicorn appeared next to her, it's eyes seemingly empty. "For my last two favors, I want you to siphon Celestia's powers to me." "Only if she agrees." The voice of the black alicorn was next to a whisper that echoed through the room, his mouth not even moving to talk. Celestia looked at her, then looked at you. Words began to dance across your vision, forming sentences in the air. "You don't have to do this... please." You didn't have to do this, but why betray the one who freed you? You didn't need to do this... did you? You did. You didn't.
