--Twilight's Castle, Lower Cells--

It was dim, lights only coming from the torches that lit the corridor that held the prisoner cells. Zeref slowly opens his eyes as he comes back from his knock out, grabbing at the back of his head as the throbbing began. He looks around, his blurred vision finally leaving. He notices also, that he is bound by chains on his wrists and ankles. This cause a bit of an alarm.

"Okay...have I been taken prisoner then? Last thing I remember is hearing Twilight's voice then everything got all fuzzy...then for a brief moment I those...awful memories returned. And then I-"

He cut himself off by the revelation that had just happened.

"Did..I go into another hysteria mode...? After so many years? I mean, I was mad at them yes but, I didn't mean to..."

He pulls at the chains, shifting his eyes quickly about.

"I just need to get out of here. That's all there is to it.."

He closes his eyes and reopens them, seeing the chains fall from around his limbs as he goes in and out of ghost mode. He stands up and makes his way to the cell door, but before he makes his way out, he felt something...heavy within his inner coat pocket. he reaches in and pulls out one of the most devastating weapons from the game. A very rare find if you were lucky enough to take down one of the agents that chased after you if you were caught in a restricted area, the FM1500 Magnum. In the game, a gun like this used by an agent could take down a fully geared level fifty player by a quarter of his or her health, it was a gun that was not to be trifled with. But how did he get one? Did Agent Grey slip it into his in game inventory without telling him? Well, regardless or not if he could use it here,It was still an intimidating weapon to be sure.

"Alright, here I go..."

He said as he kicks at the door's lock. He expected to meet resistance, but surprisingly enough. The door swung open. Shattering the lock oin impact, the door swinging open. He quickly moves down the corridor. quick and light on his feet. It seemed true enough, his abilities did transfer over from the game as his two selves combined. guess that is what alicorn magic can do. And knowing software, a glitch like that. the system should repair itself knowing a piece of data is missing and will recreate his avatar. As he moves through the prison block, following the signs that were posted on the walls, he comes into contact with a passing guard, who draws his weapon quickly. Zeref reacts with quick speed, performing a sliding kick to knock the guard off his feet, quickly wrapping his arms around the guard's neck into a firm choke hold.

"Take a nap my friend...you saw nothing."

He said as he brings the soldier to an unconscious state, dragging him over to a near by chair and making it look like he fell asleep. Zeref chuckles a bit and moves on. Saving his next shift in forms when he needs it the most. Without alerting any guards this time, he makes it to the exit, only to fine that on the other side of the door, was the large castle and all of it's halls. Zeref graons to himself.

"Alright...remember the lay out of the castle from the show..."

As he was thinking, he heard two familiar voices heading his way.

"So..Twilight? Do you think he will try and hurt us again once he awakens?"

"Well, I hope not Fluttershy. If Princess Luna sees an ally in him. Then we will just have to be patient. The way he reacted to us though. It may have been a combination of his system shock and unusual surroundings. I can tell he is a good guy...we just..I don't know. The poor man was taken from his home. From the world he knew. I can understand he would be rather upset about that. Though a part of me is rather excited...to see a real human for the first time, and not just one that is from a game...think of what we could learn from him."

"And what precisely do you want to know about me?"

He said as he presses the barrel of the gun to the back of Twilight's head. He wasn't going to shoot of course, but they didn't know that.. Twilight froze as she felt the cold barrel against her skin. She couldn't see what he was holding, but she knew what it was by the feeling of it. He was holding a dangerous weapon...something even more deadlier than magic. The question is" Where did he obtain it? They didn't have guns in her world. She starts shaking a bit, knowing one wrong move could possibly end her life. Fluttershy turning to see what was going on, only to widen her eyes in fear.

"A-Azrael...how did you?"

"Did you two forget that phasing out of chains is rather easy for someone like me?"

"But the door...I-I put a spell on it so that you couldn't get through if you changed.."

"Come on Twilight...you are a smart girl. you should have foreseen I would use brute force to get the door open. I don't rely solely on my new ghost ability. That would be rather foolish."

"Please Azrael...lower the gun. Why-"

Fluttershy cut herself off as she saw what kind of gun he was holding. her ears lower as she cowers away more.

"Y-y-you have a..FM1500 Magnum..? How is such a dangerous weapon here..?"

Zeref chuckled lightly, looks like his bluff was working after all.

"A little welcome back gift from Agent Grey I assume. But you surprise me, Fluttershy. You know what kind of gun this is."

"I...I was so interested in the game that I looked up a few things..and when I saw the pistols, they looked so sleek and beautiful, but nothing compares to the one in your hand. Please Azrael...lower the gun. I know behind that evil look on your face right now...you are just scared of what is going on.."

Zeref began to feel his anger starting to boil, his mind denying the fact that she can see right through him right now, he grabs Twilight by her neck from behind, squeezing firmly but not enough to really hurt her, he pulls the gun aside and pulls the trigger, surely enough that familiar discharge that always made every player jump in the game when it was heard. Most of the guns sounded the same, but the FM1500 had a sound that was very distinct. And it made players run for their lives.

"You don;'t know ANYTHING!"

He shouted.

"To be taken from your world, and being brought into a new reality that you barely know anything about! You have no right to act like you know anything, Fluttershy!"

He places the barrel back onto Twilight's neck, still a bit warm from the discharge of the round. This made her shake even more. She finally get the courage to speak.

"Azrael...we didn't know what was going to happen. Not even Luna saw this coming. She told us why she did it. but it seems that she didn't predict the shock it would bring to your system. Please...lower the weapon. I promise I will not bring any harm to you. It was never even our intent..."

Zeref began to grit his teeth, his finger twitching on the trigger as he held the gun.

"Send me back....send me back damnit!"

He said as he presses the gun harder against Twilight's head.

"Azrael, I can't! I may be an alicorn, but I don't know how to open portals to send anyone back! Please stop this!"

Twilight said now starting the shed tears. She was scared for her life now. Who wouldn't be in this situation? Zeref pushed her away from him, he jumps back. His mental state was starting to go way south, a slow, insane grin starts to form across his face. His eyes widening as he has a delusional revelation.

"This..this is all part of the game...it has to be. And if that's the case..a simple suicide will send me back to one of the hardlines in the main part of the game. Sure I will get a death debuff, but within fifteen minutes it will vanish....yeah, that willwork."

He said as he slowly lifts the gun. Pointing it to the both of them for a second. Which made them take a few steps back. What was going to happen next however, was going to make their heart sink into their chest. he brings the gun right to the right side of his head, directly against the temple. Both Twilight and Fluttershy gasp sharply.

"Azrael...no don't..."

Fluttershy suddenly takes a step forward

"This...isn't real. This is not reality. Reality is cruel..and dark. Struggling to make ends meet. This is just a fantasy world...no such world will ever really exist."

"Azrael please, this is the real world! Believe it or not YOU are here! Please do not throw your life away over this! We know this is tough on you and we can't imagine the emotions you are feeling! But for the love of Celestia please don't end your own life!"

"It's been fun ladies...but I am jacking out. See you."

Zeref squeezed the trigger, that same grim discharge was heard once more. The look on Fluttershy's face was one of both sadness and horror. She lets out a loud shriek as she watches Zeref fall to the side motionless. She ran over to him, tripping and falling in front of him. She scrambles up and kneels at his side, looking over his seemingly dead corpse. Something was off though...there was no entry wound, A slight burn mark sure. But, no hole.

"But...how?"

She looks over at twilight, who had the round levitating in front of her with a smug grin.

"All of the rounds that are in the gun now are nothing but blanks. He will be fine Fluttershy."

"Twilight..thank you."

"Well...considering what he has been through in the last few hours, I feel very bad for what has happened to him."

Fluttershy gently rests Zeref's head in her lap, looking down at him with a frown as she lightly pets him.

"The poor man...he has been through so much..."

She said quietly. Zeref opens his eyes slowly and sighs.

"I...can't ever go back home can I? I am really here..."

Twilight kneels beside Fluttershy and nods to him, a sympathetic look in her eyes.

"No Azrael....not even Luna and her sister can create a portal to send beings back to. the portal we make go one way...only to us. I..Iam sorry for what has happened to you."

Zeref sighs again, not really minding the attention that Fluttershy was giving him.

"I owe you an apology as well Twilight...I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you. But your life was never in any real danger. I would never shoot another being unless my life depended on it...but just a few minutes ago...I was ready to take my own...ready to believe I would end up back home. But the fact that you saved me...meant I would have been wrong...and dead. Thank you, twilight. This is my reality now it seems...great."

He said before a loud slap to the forehead came, given by his own hand.

Author's Note

And with that, we can get the ball rolling, now that Zeref has accepted this new world. he has a lot of things he needs to take into account now. Now that he will be surrounded by ponies who will want to be all buddy buddy with him, its gonna be hard at first. Make no mistake about that.

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May the darkness grant you peace.