The One Behind The Mask And Lightning

by Mystogan Vokunkiin

Act 3: Questions, More Ponies and...Experiments?!

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Taylor and Twilight walked out of the hospital and into the town, as they walked through, it was early morning, the sun was just being raised and the ponies around the own were making their way to whatever and wherever. As he and Twilight walked about, they were met with the stares of many many ponies, mostly out of fear. But some were stares of....curiosity, especially the young ponies who wanted to approach the man but their parents pulled them close to them for fear of being hurt or eaten. Taylor knew that they would react like this. A tall bipedal creature cloaked in black with a scary mask over his face, and those eyes, oh god those unnerving eyes that caught their stare that would send shivers down their spines and make their blood run cold

Taylor wouldn't be offended by it though, from what he knows from how this place work from the show, he will have to just warm up to them...unknowing of how to do that though. After all, that was a show, this is a reality now. Things could be much much different. He looks down at twilight and smiles lightly

"So Twilight Sparkle. Have you already sent a letter to your princess as you usually would in these situations?"

He asked with another smirk before she looked at him wide eyed again. Stopping in her tracks

"How...how do you know all of this?! I haven't even told you my name and yet you know so much about me and my...habits.."

She said with a bit of embarrassment, a slight blush coming across her cheek. Taylor would chuckle and crouch down in front of her, she would back a bit, but would lower her ears as he would reach up and begins to pet her gently, she would blink a few times, but that all to familiar sound would come from her mouth as she leaned into his touch. His suspicions were correct, they may be sentient and sapient beings, but they are still ponies.

"As i told you Twilight, I know things about you..and your friends as well. But all your questions will be answered once we get to your castle. I promise. Just don't ask how I got here....at least not yet anyways. By the way, my name is Taylor."

He said as he would then stand up and wait for her to come out her petting high, another blush on her face forming and with a sheepish grin, then she would nod and leads the way. Taylor couldn't shake the feeling that a pair of big blue eyes was waiting for the right moment to pounce, the shivers up and down his back screaming. They were standing in front of the fountain as Taylor stopped with his head down and would close his eyes. Twilight stopped and turned to look at him, a bit of worry on her face.

"Taylor...are you alright?"

She asked as she would begin to approach him, he would hold a hand up and slowly inhales and takes a defensive aikido stance suddenly, his hearing caught sound of something rushing to his left, he would wait till the last second and turn to the pink flash that attempted to rush him, he would grab said creature by the front left leg and uses its momentum to twirl and slam her into the ground his long black coat flowing behind him as if it was something out of 'The Matrix', but not enough to cause a great injury, just to stop her in her track. His suspicions were correct. A pink mare with an even pinker fluffy mane looked at him with wide eyes, but a big smile on her face. Taylor formed a half smile on his

"Its about time you came along Pinkie Pie. I was expecting you much sooner. Even when i was in the hospital."

He said as he would pick her back up onto her hooves and dusts her off, standing back up and waited for her to come out of her shock.

Wait for it....waaaiiit for iiiiit......

Hello there mister, you must be new to Ponyville and if you are new then that means I don't know you and if I don't know you then that means you aren't my friend yet, and I am friends with everyone in Ponyville! Do you like parties?! I like parties! We need to throw you one, a 'Welcome To Ponyville' party! Ohohohoh and-"

Her constant and fast paced talking was quickly stopped by his hand pressing against her mouth and placing one of his fingers of his other hand to his lips, then chuckles lightly

"Pinkie, yes, I do like parties. but at the same time, I am not big on going to them. I am usually a wall flower at those kind of events. But if you are going to throw me one. Then I will go to it, only because its you who is throwing it." he said in his usual cool and soft spoken voice. And with that, Pinkie was off with a pink cloud outline as she ran off. Taylor soon felt more then a few pairs of eyes on him, stare of amazement shock, and a few of horror. Twilight with ehr eyes as big as saucers and mouth agape

"What? I knew what she was going to do. I am surprised she hadn't found me sooner."

he said as he would make his way back to Twilight, all but her quickly back away from him. Twilight finally spoke

'I am just suprised that you...you knew that she was going to do that! No one has ever ever caught her like that when she finds someone new in the town!"

She said in a bit of amazement but also fear for her friend, hoping that she was alright, this caught Taylor's attention and nods

"Oh don't worry Twilight. I made sure not to leave any real damage on her. Beside, I know that Pinkie is more sturdy then she looks. I mean, she is Pinkie Pie after all."

Twilight couldn't help but giggles at him, he did have a point after all. As they made their way to her castle, the crowd of ponies would part as if it was the red sea as he made his way closer to them, he would bring his arms to his front and slowly spreads them open as the crowd splits, grinning and seeing Twilight giggle again as she was assuring everypony was everything was alright and to go back to their own things. Twilight looked up to him as they walked to her castle and couldn't help but smile

"You know, at first I thought you looked very scary and I was afraid that you may have caused trouble in the hospital. But, it turns out the even Night Surgeon even warmed up to you. That's not something that is easily accomplished."

She said as she would walk up to the door and would put a hoof on it, but Taylor quickly moved in and opened it for her"Lad-..er Mares first." he said with a light chuckle and she would smile up to him as well.

"I think one of my other friends are going to like you very very much."

"I bet i can guess which one."

Twilight stopped and would blink and turned her head as if waiting for an answer.

"I believe she is a very posh pony and is the element of generosity. Rarity was her name."

Twilight nearly fell face first and lets out a groan, but laughs.

"Alright mister...you are coming with me right now And I want answers now!"

Suddenly he was tugged in by his coat by a her magical aura, and the door closes behind him as he lets out a sudden

"Gah-"

SLAM!

Taylor is being dragged as he tries to regain his footing as she gallops down the large hallway and into a room, another door slam behind him as he trips in and falls onto a large sitting pillow and would get to his knee and sits on the heels of his boots, looking to Twilight who was now infront of him with her quill and notepad, he makes himself comfy on his heels and laughs lightly

"Geez Twilight, I may not know all about you after all. Are you this forceful in other ways as well?"

He said with an arch of his brow under his mask and grins at his own little dirty joke, she was able to protest and blushed fiercely

"I- I am not! I am just...excited and curious is all! T-to learn more about your kind!"


-Canterlot Castle, Throne room-

As the throne room comes into view, passing the guards and through the doors. Two alicorns spoke to one another. One was a tall, slender one with curves in all the right places, a flowing mane and tail that was a spectrum of pastel colors and the mark of the sun on her flanks. And a smaller one, just a bit shorter than the other, had a flowing mane and tail as well, but one that held the night sky within it, and her coat was a deep dark blue and she was also curvy in the right places as well., they spoke while the other held a scroll in her golden aura

"Lulu, this could be a potential danger to our civilians, both down in Ponyville and in Canterlot, should the creature make his way here. But from what I can guess, things haven't gone wrong yet. Otherwise Twilight would have sent word."

"I understand Tia, but just because he wears alot of black and is all little scary, doesn't mean that he is a bad being. I was running through the dream realm last night, just to check to see if he was sleeping. I went into his dream, unseen of course. He was talking with some kind of wolf creature. And from what I heard. He was sent here not by chance."

Celestia put her hoof to her chin in thought, a smile to her face as she looked to her sister lovingly.

"And this is why I am happy you are with me again Lulu, you give the most scariest creatures the benefit of the doubt, and you hunches are usually correct. Very well. Send the guards for him. I want to meet this creature personally, and see what he exactly intents to do in our land."


-Back in Twilight's Castle, Experiment Room-

Taylor walked into the room as her guard opened the door, falling Twilight through and caught the glare of the guard as he walked in behind her

"Oh don't look at me like that. I will not hurt her...not intentionally anyways. Its all depends if she wishes to cut me open and look at my innards."

He said jokingly as the guards only winced and nodded in understanding, closing the doors behind him, walking into the room that had...nothing but torches and rune markings along the walls. Twilight would instructed him to come to the middle of the room

"Now, I am going to try something Taylor. You said something about how the mask couldn't be removed. So I will see if magic will help out."

"Very well twilight just....don't tug too hard. My face may come with it if it does come off."

She would nod and gets her notes ready again, her magical aura lightly surrounding his mask and would suddenly dispel and force him to stumble back a few feet, he grunted in pain as it felt like something had punched him in the jaw, but not damage was left behind. Twilight would run over to him with a worried look as he would fall to his knees, but puts his hand up to stop her

"Gah...its okay Twilight...just..I don't think magic is going to be the answer to get this off me..."

"Are...are you sure you are going to be okay, Taylor?"

"Heheh, dont you worry twilight...given my life i lived with my step-father, my pain tolerance is quite high."

He would rise to his feet as his heavy boots echoed through the nearly empty room. he would get ready to take on more of her experimenting pokes now. She nodded and went back to her spot, suddenly a small bubble would appear around her and would nod.

"Alright, I remember seeing lightning for around your body when I saw you last night before i took you to the hospital. Do you...have any control over it?"

Taylor would look at his hand and would open it, closing his eyes and he would concentrate and would suddenly form a small ball of it in his hand. moving it able to room and would suddenly form and arc between his hand, a smile on his face as he was explore the 'gift' that had been given to him, the lightning sparking and snapping as he worked with it in his hands

"It would appear so, Twilight...this is actually pretty cool! I have always wanted to control lightning when i was young. its was kind of like...the superpower i wanted when I dreamed of being one."

He said as he would suddenly do what he would thing someone with this kind of power would do. He clapped his hands together and would suddenly form the sound of thunder as the lightning would spread in all direction. Twilight was starring in awe as he was experimenting. She was writing down her notes of what she was watching and would suddenly watch as he would give one more final test run, he would form another arc between his hands and would point towards the wall, sending the stream of lightning against the wall, until the stream end, he would suddenly feel a bit light-headed and very..thirsty. Apparently his abilities had a limit, but he expected that, he fell to his knees and breathed a bit heavily. Twilight rushed over once she was sure he was done, then places her hooves on his back gently

"Taylor, are you alright?! You shouldn't push your new abilities like that!"

Taylor smiles lightly and would nod to her in response.

"I am alright Twilight, just got a little carried away was all."

He said as he would stand up, suddenly there was a knock at the doors. A visitor?

"Princess Twilight, Princess Celestia and Luna have sent us to retrieve the creature!"

The next thing that ran through his head....

"Oh boy...I am in for it now.."


Author's Note

And the final chapter for now. Please like and share.

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My the darkness grant you peace.

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