Fallout Equestria: Isle of the lost.

"When life gives you a test. Best to take it or fail."

My eyes opened up. I was wrapped around Blaze and she slept soundly with her head on my chest. I smiled softly and slide a hove along her scaled back. But slowly removing myself from her. Heading down stairs and at the table Jonon sat there with a smile.

" Well it looks like the hero is awake after a good amount of sexual intercourse." I sighed softly my cheeks burned brightly and then I smiled weakly.

" Well at least..I know what she likes..Even if she makes me extremely tired. A good kind of tired mind you." Jonon rolled her eyes and smirked. She offered me some food she made as I sat on the chair near her and looked up to Jonon.

" Jonon.. How come I am seeing visions of ponies past? They are something like memory orbs. But I am not even using them. Somehow they touch me or I am asleep or the last time I killed the former owner of this home. I saw the past of Bulk. So I am learning that the Queen has done a lot of harsh things. She has harmed the sea ponies, she has done so much. She is even the reason for the forbidden lands and this land being built on the back of slaves."

She nodded as I ate the fish. Since there are no chicken's here. We can't just simply have eggs or anything else. But what else is on the plate is a few carrot's from the garden. Taking the fork with my magic calmly eating and looked to Jonon.

" Jonon, are you ever going to find love yourself?" Jonon just gave me an odd look but smiled.

" Little hero, I am not able to have children. That ability for me was removed when I was young. It was removed from my parents. Because they didn't wish me to be deterred into freeing them from this island. But sadly they died not to long ago. I am the last of my family. When I die my family tree will die as well. So I am willing to do this with you to to see the end of this battle that is slowly starting. But sadly many don't know that the war is not going to end well."

Tears streamed down my face but all she had was a gentle smile. But I just sighed and ate the food. While I ate Blaze walked into the room and chuckled.

Then I lifted my head up my eyes blinking . I thought of Jonon’s daughter she said she had. We even saved her from the slaver's trying to sell her. Thought a moment looking around not sure what to say but I brought it up.

" Jonon what about that Zebra we saved. You said she was your daughter." Jonon turned to look at me with a weak smile. She sighed looking towards the window.

" She is a brainwashed Zebra I saved when I was in the well castle City. I went there to try to find Salty's wife. But I found her brain washed and being used to capture rebels. So I got her out and tried to fix her.. But it hasn't been working." She sighed. I blinked staying silent going back to eating my food and not even thinking of bringing it up anymore.

I heard Blaze’s voice behind me " Hmm so this is where my pillow went to." She smiled sweetly at me giving me a gentle kiss on my face. " I need to go back to the blacksmith love. I won't see you for the rest of the day. Enjoy your training." Blinking at her as she walked out of the house and then looked back to Jonon.

" What did she mean by training?" Jonon chuckled softly and I started to wonder what the hell was going to happen.

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Welp. Most would tell me I should know how to fight. But fighting so many at once? I was bleeding in many parts of my body. While I fought I started to lose control of my anger. Maybe it was a test maybe another way to control myself. But With how quick the strikes came I could see disappointment in the eyes of some zebras that attacked me. I looked over to Jonon she had a grin on her face. It angers me that she just stood there allowing this to happen.

But she lifted her hoof to tell the zebras to stop attacking me. She then spoke her words striking deep that day.

"Now little hero. Many here don't believe that you are the hero. So I have given you a task. Deep in the cave, there are old ruins from the creators of this island. In the center is a fluid that if you drink it, it will show you how the island came to be. At least that is the legend. But be warned. The cave is protected by the Spirits of the Zebra. Spirits that were forced there to protect it. But the guardian is a creature the Alicorns placed in there. We don't dare go down that way. Neither the ponies nor the Queen ever learned of this." I sighed, looking down at my hooves. I felt bad for Jonon and even the Queen. I lifted my head when she shouted words in Zebra. But I didn’t know what she yelled. All I could do was hear it and listen. But I had something I want to do.. Even if my heart was to soft.

"I want to adopt you as my sister. Jonon. So you will never be alone." Jonon smiled softly and shook her head.

" No my dear friend. That's not how my kind work. I'm your friend and maybe if we live through this war like the legend says. Now gather some food and water. If you don't come back in a few days time, we will come for you. Sorry little hero. But this is not like the land you’re from. It may not have the same issues you have. But it's how this land is. If you want to live you also have to learn how to live through the roads."

Sighing, I lifted up my bags and went to one of the stores in the caverns noticing they mostly sell fish and mushrooms. I had enough water with me. I gave them some coins putting the food in my bags and then a young mare lead me to the back of the cavern. There is a door that says: Keep out. Certain death if you walk in. On the door were more locks than I could count. The mare used many keys that were in a keychain. She lifted each one to unlock each lock.

Afterwards, she removed the chains that were along the door and opened it. The first thing that I noticed was a stale air smell. Going inside, I looked back and saw the mare shut the door quickly. Moments later, the sound of rattling chains and snapping locks filled the air. The door was locked tightly and it would be awhile before it would be opened again. I sat near the door for a while, closing my eyes softly and I felt my heart beating slowly. Why must I do this? Maybe I am chosen for the reason? Maybe It’s fate? Maybe It’s some Goddess joke? But I couldn’t think of anymore questions to ask myself.Then I slowly stood on my hooves and calmly started to walk. My body didn’t wish to walk forward. Forcing myself to was hard. There is something here pushing me on.

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I walked along the the old ruined path.The walls had writing from many. Different races I noticed. Zebra words mixed in with pony words. And several languages that I couldn’t even recognize. But I didn't understand what was going on at the moment. I stared at the writing. It was keeping me on my path. I looked closer to the writing it started to move. It started to play out in my vision. I could see it.

The memory was of a war way before the war now. This war they had the same type of weapons but with no slug's and most of them magic.It showed whatever it was they were fighting something. I don’t know what but I couldn’t make it out. But before I could see the monster, the memory vanished and I stood face to face with some Zebras. These zebras are living and nothing to do with the writings they look to be wearing skulls on their heads and they attack me.

Pulling my sword out with my magic, I fought them off while the sword floated in my magic. With a few swings, as my sword cut into a zebra’s flesh, he quickly jumped back fresh blood seeping from the wound as he stared at me. The same zebra lifted its hoof to try to blind me with dust. While the dust blinded me, for a time. I could still hear their hooves come towards. Me. All I could was use a spell to push them away from me so I could regain my sight. But after I regained my sight. I no longer saw them. But I heard a dark laugh and then a voice in the darkness.

" Ah so a pony wishes to steal from me as well as my children." A loud sniff came along with this voice and she laughed.

" Hmm. An Equestrian. I am so sorry about your little land blasted apart." She laughed softly

" But I was there little one. Of course me and my guardian's left before the war could get so bad and we were forced down here by other Zebras and locked. Lucky for us there is water and all kinds of mushrooms. But come and find me child."

Blinking a moment and looking around seeing more that this was built during a war. A war so many years ago that we never learned about. I'm starting to wonder if something happen before Celestia and Luna were even Princess. I walked down the old stone walkways. Seeing some young Zebras guarding some of the paths.

These ones now have old guns. They didn’t even looked that well kept. I looked around for a rock and quickly found a loose stone on the wall. Lifted up with my magic I tossed the rock and it smashed right into the Zebra's head and one of them was knocked out. Then i charged at the other as she tried to use the gun. But it didn't work and started falling apart. As I sliced into them and they fell and started to bleed out. But I could wait. Lifting up the gun's placing them in my bags.

Looking around with fear in my heart as I looked through the gear. But all I could find is the fact they wore extremely old armor. They have been down here for to long. Calmly looking around and blinking seeing the wall of many creature's of the past. One of them being placed in a prison in this island. But the other's i'm not even sure.

But hopefully I will learn why this island was created. Looking around seeing nothing for the moment. But i did find some camp's but no Zebra or pony here. Slowly looking through them. I found some old badly kept ammo. But I placed them in the bag anyway. Sighing a moment sitting down and bring out some of the fish i had with me and ate just a piece. Drinking from my canteen. Closing my eyes gently and then felt a barrel of a gun in my mid back.

"I am not here to harm you." I said calmly and looking behind me to see a young little foal. Her eyes were full of fear and I smiled softly trying to assure her I won't harm her. " I mean it little one. I won't harm you so please drop your weapon."

She stared in my eye's dropping the gun and running off and then I saw many eye's. As I saw many of the Zebra's seemed to be stuck down here. But I think there is a reason for that. Lifting the gun up and placing them in a bag. Then stood up and looking around to try to find my way to the one that speaking to me. But i was stopped by many Zebra's and They surrounded me. They looked weak and dying but I am sure that is because they have been in here too long and to many in breeding. Looking at them and I sat there looking at an elder that stood in front of me.

" Young one.. Are you here to rescue us from this evil?" Blinking i tried to choose my words carefully.

" The Zebra's outside never told me about you. I am guessing there is a reason for it." The elder sighed and he looked at the other's around him.

" That is because the commander that came with us. We were forced in here so long ago. But she lived through something that happen to her before water ended. But we need to be free so we can be with our own kind again. As you can tell we are dying down here."

I gave a nod and looked at them all even the young tear's fell from my eyes I felt that I was sent down here for a reason now. Not just to get the fluid and drink it. But maybe to heal these wounded one's. But I am no magic buff I have no healing magic. All I am is a simple unicorn that knows some spells. I am starting to think that most of the reason i am here is to see if this creature is still alive down here.

" I will help you. Then I need to find a chamber that hold a fluid that I need to drink. Are you all willing to wait by the door? They will open it when they know it's me." The others looked to each other speaking in Zebra. They didn't seem to know Equestrian that well. But it happens with them being here for so long. that only a few knew it. Even teaching it wasn't easy. The elder then looked back to me with a smile.

" We will wait and then we will lead you to the chamber I don't remember my name sadly or i would tell you. But if you free us. We will help you with whatever you need."

I sighed softly not sure what to think right now. But I felt the fact that something wasn't going to be extremely easy for me. Slowly walking past them. The guard's backed away looking towards me as i walked into the chamber's of their commander. The commander stared at me she looked so young but when she came out of the shadows. She was old but looked like she could fight but how could she be alive after so long?

But before i could say anything she lifted up on her back hooves and smashed into my chest gasping feeling ribs break under the pressure and I flew back into the wall groaning coughing. The commander laughed loudly. She had bloodshot eyes for being so old. She seemed able to move rings around me. Slowly I tried to stand and I groaned but she forced her hooves on my side and I screamed. Feel more ribs break and then she hit one of my legs and my pip buck was going crazy showing that many parts of me were crippled. She then backed up and laughed loudly.

"Oh what a fool.." Standing up with my back left leg hanging up staring at her with blood draining from my wounds.. Despite the pain i had great resolve and cough softly blood draining from my mouth and nose. " They sent a worthless pony to fight me. A.." Before she finished I interrupted her.

" A hero of legend that is meant to save this island from the Queen."

The Zebras eyes went wide staring at me and looking towards the strange carvings in the wall seeing one of them was me. But then at the other carvings, She then gave a evil smile.

"A hero you claim to be. Yet so have the other who have came before you. Many have come before you. Yet walk this island, they no longer are. You think you are the Hero of Legend. So did they. You know the Island is a prison. I see it in your eyes. Now I will tell you the same thing I told them. The Hero is a lie. You will not save this Island. You will be it’s destruction. You will release the Devil trapped within the Island’s Heart. This has been foretold by the Creators. The Hero isn’t our savior, you will be our doom."

My ears drooped down my head at these words. Is it true was I the doom of this very island? Maye I am maybe I am not. I feel I need to fight for this island. During my little depression after the words were spoken to me. I heard her trotting towards me in a quick manner. Despite the pain I felt through my back left leg, i quickly used my front legs to launch me into the air. It took but a fraction of a second to spin myself around and slam my injured rear left leg into the zebra’s face. The bones cracking more after I hit her face. I felt so much pain in my left leg even though I acted ready trying to speak with might in my voice rather than pain.

" I'm not going to stop. I am going to fight you despite my pain and broken bones."

I didn't even use my magic to hold my sword but she and I charged at each other and i got on my good leg and smashed my front hooves into her using the one leg to dodge her attack's as she did the same to me. It was going crazy. One broken unicorn mare and one old Zebra mare, with no harm done to her at all, dancing around each other. During the battle I could hear my heart pumping blood and adrenaline through my whole body. I felt the scream of my body as it like it was screaming for me to stop. The pain it was so awful. It felt of pure agony the tongue shilling and all the music that called to me. Stop. So much pain. But I must go on… I must! I can’t stop! I must fight!

With each beat of my heart, I smashed my hooves into her neck. I got a few hits in before she backed away. I stared at her as she backed away. I could hear my very heart beating so hard in my chest.To the point it hurt. I kept on my back right hoof, keeping my left hoof up. It hurt to even try to put weight on it. But she noticed this with one quick movement. She did a kick sweep and I fell on my face. I heard her jump off her hooves and I felt that she might beat me. But I turned quickly on my back to meet her next attack head on. Lifting my blade with the flat part, I blocked her hooves. I felt her very weight on me but I pushed her back with all I had and she flew off me, landing on her hooves to get ready to battle again.

Then she charged at me again and I got on my hooves using my magic to hold my blade. She had strange metal on her hooves. I felt it when my blade struck the hooves. I didn’t even feel that I was making much of a challenge, fighting her like this. But she was able to fight back even without a sword. The hooves hit me in the chest but not causing me to much pain. I was able to block some of it with the blade.

But it hurt so much and she laughed softly. I didn’t know what she was planing. But she lifted a strange dust from her hoof and blew it into my face. I felt pain in my eyes as I screamed. My vision went fuzzy and black. It hurt so much and I had to try to clean it off quickly. I lifted my left foreleg to wipe the dust out of my eyes. As I got my vision back i did it at the wrong time and a knife stabbed into my side by the Zebra Groaning a bit and I fell to my stomach my sword dropped as she smirked backing away laughing.

" Now time to kill you." She backed up to get ready to do a jump onto my spine. But I tried to use my magic to lift up the sword and she charged jumping from far away and flesh ripped and the sound of a sword going deep into flesh. The vision in my eye darkening more as I see her skewered on my sword. She spoke coughing up blood.

" You....will doom us all.." As she died , i pulled my sword out of her and tossed it softly to the ground nearby. Before i lost consciousness, I saw many Zebras rush to me while the elder had a worried look in his eye.

" Hurry. Get the healers." He turned back to me trying to keep my head propped up. " Stay awake hero. Stay awake." I knew that it was going to be impossible for me. As I slowly closed my weak eyes, all I felt was pain. I could feel my heart was slowly stopping. Each beat growing further and further apart, but it still kept beating. That slow beating somehow was keeping me alive.

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I started to dream. No memory, this time. But I was extremely young and looking at all the bodies near me and I tried sobbing through the dead bodies. I felt so lost and empty. Heard voices on the other side of the door that lead down here. I started to shake, not sure what is coming to find me. The door opened up and I saw the face of the wolf. Her eyes glowed brightly as she looked down at me. She leaned into the hole and lifted me up.

The wolf creature carried me away from the hole and gave me back to my parents. I looked back at the one who rescued me. Tiria was her name. She went through so much to save me and the rest of the city. But the city around me is in ruins. A Lot of it is being torn down to make a smaller little town. Tear's drained from my eyes as I was carried back to my home but. I wanted to go to the wolf and I was set down and I trotted off to the hero of our town.

When I got close to her she turned looking down to me. Her blue eyes no longer glowing as she just stared. Calmly she lifted me up looking to my parents giving a nod. She didn't even speak she knew what they wanted. They wanted her to look after me as the area is being rebuilt. She lay me down beside her as she sat in a chair. She looked very unhealthy but still no more words from her voice. I remember so much from her.

But I think this is around the time she was unsure what to do with this town. She really didn't care much about ponies. But right now all I could care about is that I am near the one that saved me. I am not a hero like her. I will never be a hero like the wolf. Many always rushed to her to give her food something to read while she rested while every pony worked around. Her eye's closed half the time because It was easy to tell that her body was falling apart. But again she stared down at me. I could finally see a smile on her face. A smile of happiness.

I remember her like this. It's hard to relive my past through a dream. But I wanted to warn her about Crow and Sand dying. Then I remember were I was. I was in her very bag. I unzipped hoping to get to her in time. I saw Sand, her mate dead from the creature's power. . Then I saw Crow the changeling who looked dead but. He turned into a mouse and limped under the stairs to hide. I saw her other friends. KipKipe and Shadow were both wounded and knocked out. But when I looked at Silver Gunner. He was staring at the shotgun that was given to him. He remembered who the ones in the photo that gave him Remembrance. I got out of the bag to slowly walk to Tiria and The Iron Wolf project the so called god it called itself..

" Tiria...." She just stared at me with empty eyes and I was lifted by the creature and he stared at me as I looked into his eyes. Remembering the pain he caused me. I wanted to save her. I wanted her to be there for me. But it's the past and I can't do that. I felt the pain in my leg that he ruined. I remember the pain and Tiria broke free, grabbing me from the creature as he spoke.

" How dare you! I am your god!" She just carried me to the door and using the wire's to open the door. On the other side was Iron Claw the hellhound. She passed me off to him.

" Go and keep the Stable closed." Tiria yelled.

The door closed back up as Iron claw carried me out. I was crying but the Hellhound did nothing to calm me down. All he said was this.

" Let it out little one. Pain is what most ever remember. Remember to use this pain to fight and never end." The dream ended but I was still in the darkness. But in the darkness, a wolf formed and smiled at me. My eyes went wide as I rushed to the wolf hugging her.

" I am sorry little Star Shooter but I am not who you think i am. I am but the back of your mind. It seems your subconcenes is feeling Guilty so it brought me here. I don’t know why you feel so guilty Star Shooter. Is it because of what you watched? What you watched her do? You are alive. But you need to stop blaming yourself for Tiria's death. It wasn't your fault. It was that howling dance, that damned crystal, that ruined her body when she used it to kill that creature."

Blinking staring at the wolf, my heart shattered. I thought it was really her. But I noticed I would never know. I wish I could say goodbye to her but.. I never got the chance to. I just layed beside her as she died from giving birth to crystal. Closing my eyes and I felt a paw under my chin and opened my eyes to stare into the eyes of Tiria.

" She would be proud of you Star Shooter. You are not only following in her paws. You found someone that will never leave you alone. She may not be a pony of course or a stallion since...you never were into same sex. But being with her, I think that changed you a lot." A smile formed on my face and I had something to say to her. I couldn’t hold it back any longer. She must know how I feel.

"I'm sorry Tiria.. I see your grave everyday I close my eyes. I see you laying there after you died during the birthing of Crystal. The pain you felt during that I couldn’t do a thing to help you.” Tears fell from my eyes while I felt such sorrow talking to the hero of my home. But I had more to say. “How is it fair to you that you saved us. But that damned stone took you from us . It's not fair!!.” I stomped my hoof in anger. The dream of my friend sighed patting my head with her paw her smile that smile that made me feel happy when she was there. She spoke so gently.

" I am sure she knows little Shooter. Please don't let guilt get to you little one. Now wake up."

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Opening my eyes I was on a bed still in the cavern. My leg was wrapped in a bandage same with my chest and a healer spoke softly.

" Shhh. Don't move little pony." Looking over to the healer and she smiled. " I'm known as Zranth. Odd name yes but Zebras always have odd names." She chuckled softly. " Don't move for awhile though little pony. Your body needs to heal. Then I will lead you to the fluid of the past." I nodded weakly my head hurt so much and throbbed. Laying back closing my eyes groaning and felt a strange substance on my chest.

" What happen?" I asked weakly the zebra just stayed silent. I felt so weak looking around and noticing that only this healer is here. She stayed silent and just kept rubbing the strange substance on my chest and then gave me some water. For some reason my pip buck was going nuts saying there is something inside it making the ticker go crazy. Never understood why it did this. But maybe there is something here that is toxic. But the water felt good going down. The subsistence seemed to make my ribs heal. But it made the bones shift and crack it felt painful while the bones did this. I gasped in pain as all I could hear was the bone's cracking and slowly going back in place.

"I'm sorry young one. This is sadly going to be painful to the point you will have to rest. I do hope you are here to get us out of here. We have been down in this cave for so long." Weakly I smiled and chuckled groaning in pain as my bone slowly healed. The bone's cracking as I felt the bone in my leg twist and crack. A deep groan came from my mouth. The hoof slowly healed but all i could feel was the bones cracking and my insides burning from the water. Looking to the healer and her weary face smiled at me stroking my face with her hoof.

" I am sorry young one. I know it's painful but rest. Relax. After you are healed, we will take you where you are going." Weakly smiling, I finally spoke after groaning. Coughing softly I turned and looked up to her.

" To be fair.. I didn't even know you were all down here.. The Zebras that sent me down here didn't even tell me you existed. Maybe they thought you all died out.."

The healer frowned a bit and looked down, sighing softly. But then looked back towards me.

" It would take awhile to explain why we were forced down here. But you would have to listen to get the others outside to understand why we did what we did. Are you willing to listen to an old Zebra about a story of the past?" Giving a nod weakly and I couldn't even move as my bones calmly cracked and coughed deeply. But she started to speak.

"My ancestor were part of the tribe that refused to fight in the war. Most of my tribe and my family were put on a zebra prison ship and were heading back to our lands. But we got lost in a storm and ended up near this island.” Zranth took a drink from some water sighing before going on with the rest

“But the issue of the matter is the magic. The magic was attracting the commander to this island. You killed her of course, I never understood how she lived for so long. But the spell beached the entire ship. We were able to live on the island peacefully, the Queen didn't even bother us. But when the other Zebra landed. They found out what tribe we were in and the Commander was forced to relocate us into this area. This cavern of writing of the past and ruined. I was born here.” I could tell it pained her to talk about this. But she went on anyway.

“It was made way before we got here. But yes, we were outcast and outsiders. We have been down here for so long. There has been to much inbreeding. With me I got lucky but yes there is too much of it." Nodding. " But we hope you can save us from this death little hero."

Closing my eyes calmly to think as the pain finally subsides still feeling pretty weak coughing a bit. Slowly sitting up with the help of Zranth. Siting there calmly on my haunches as I had so much pain in my body. My mane covard my eye's a moment and with my gentle eye's I stared at her. Then gave a very weak smile. Slowly speaking through my pounding head.

" If you show me were the fluid of the past is. Then I will do so. Just I can't promise anything right away. I just need to ask the elder. From what I have learned most of the Zebra's out there are from every tribe. But most of the Zebra's seem to only care for themselves. But after being on this island for so long" Zranth frowned looking away and she sighed.

" Little hero, there is a guardian defending that chamber. Do you feel ready to take it on? It's a creature that allows us to live here. Its old and will know every way to beat you hero. But I will take you to it. I may not like the very idea of it. But I will." Sighing softly closing my eyes I was going to be in pain more. But I slowly got out of the bed. My legs feeling so stiff and weak.

" Lead me. Please." I softly voiced. Zranth frowned sighing nodding and walked away. Following her she lead me down a strange hall that showed the history of this island. It seemed is was built to keep prisoner's of evil but only one was able to be jailed here. Some giant squid monster and another one a cloud monster. That seems to be a minion of the Queen who runs this island now. But then I see him. The warden. The warden from what I have noticed is located in the castle itself. Written above it in equestrian. ' Speaker for those who wish freedom.' Finally seeing what he is. He is a dragon that is connected to the power of the castle itself. Reading down it said's if he is removed then he is killed.

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I was finally lead to a large chamber and Zranth stayed outside and looked towards me with great sadness in her eyes. I could tell that she has lost many a friend to this creature in there. I smiled weakly looking into the chamber and then back to her.

" I will return. Please be ready to leave." Slowly walking into the chamber, I finally saw what I was after a vial of a strange glowing fluid. But the room was pretty empty and I just stood there a moment, unsure of what to do next. The door slide close behind me as I looked up, seeing the beam of moonlight shine in. But while I walk closer. I hear hissing finally I see very large snakes slithering around. But they seem to leave me alone. But I heard a deep voice.

" Mortal. Your sins, your thoughts, your memories. They betray you little one. I can't allow you to drink from the vial of the past. I..." He goes silence for awhile then after a few pregnant seconds he spoke. " Equestria... Dead? Slowly brought back by a spell? Oh child..Why do you wish to return to a dead land?" The creature asked in the booming voice.

Closing my eye, I sat on my haunches.How can I hero do this on their own? The choices the pain of the choice they make. All choices add up to a hero. But is it wise for me to keep pretending? I wish to go home. But I am in love.. With Blaze. I love her so much.. So for her...I shall.. But I finally spoke after a few moments.

" The idea of being a hero is new to me. I wish to get back to my land but then I wish to free this island from the Queen. The Queen that seems to be the reason why so many souls on this island are full of sadness and sorrow. I.. don't care about my own life. I may be in love with one of the citizens of this island. But I'd rather she be free then my own happiness."

The voice stayed silent for a moment and I felt I failed and then I finally saw what he is. He is a manticore. The creature stared at me a moment using it's lion eye's and he sat on his haunches a moment watching me closely.

Looking at the creature I was always told to avoid this type of being. These creatures are known to be very nasty and deadly. But this one has been trained to think like a pony and to speak like one. Maybe this one won’t hurt me. The Manticore sat in front of me with waiting for me speak its very eyes glowed.

" The world ended in fire.. I see we were lucky. If you call this island lucky. An island created by my former masters. To hold Prisoners of their long forgotten war. They even placed some of the species of the world on this island.” Memories resurfaced of that day of that battle. All because of the past. Then he went on.

“They knew about a war coming. But they didn't know how it would start. Yet they were all killed. All but the parents of the princesses Celestia and Luna. But what ended them was a creature even worse than what you faced with the Enclave. Even worse than the raiders or whatever threat you will face. Just because of you heroes and your choices and the seals.The heroes of your land have been breaking them left and right."

I looked up to him calmly and then looked back down, softly asking.

" What is this great evil? I have heard many things about it since I got here. But I haven't seen anything about it at all."

The manticore stared at me a moment and then looked towards the fluid. He seemed to be unsure if telling me would be a great idea. He walked around, calmly looking towards his snakes as they hissed to him and he nodded. He spoke softly to them.

" You sure I should tell her?" The snakes hissing and seemed to all hiss, almost as if their were speaking to him. Watching him. he came back over to me and smiled softly down at me.

" I will tell you but you can't tell anyone else. In fact, if you do he might discover those that you care about.. If you say his name, he will know who you said it to. So please remember don't tell anyone till the time you know he is coming. You will know when he is."

He calmly leaned down to me and whispered. He just whispered a name that seemed to go into my brain then drown out with the rest of the world. This name had magic in it. It went deep into the back door of my mind and not only did it close the door, it locked it with a seal of magic. The name just escaped my mind I remember hearing it. But I don’t remember the word of the name. Just the fact I was told a name. I gave the Manticore a weak smile.

" I promise." The Manticore gave a smile and then nodded looking back to the fluid.

" Listen child. I have been waiting for you for a long time. The legend is true and you were destined to come here. But not to kill me. But to tell me it's my time to be released. So please if you know everything you do please say those words." Blinking, my eyes go wide but I sigh and close my eyes. Thinking a moment of what to say. Looking up to him.

" Why was this island created? I know most of the reason's but why was the Queen placed in power?" The manticore stared at me for a moment and sighed.

"She was banished from Equestria for trying to take the throne from Celestia while Luna was in the moon. Then she got the power she wished for when she got here. Celestia never knew exactly how powerful she was. But she finally learned the mistake she made. From what I have been able to figure out, the war started before she could fix that mistake." He sighed looking back to the fluid and then back at me. " Please say the words child. If you say the words now, I can get Equestria and prepare for the coming of the creature I gave you the name of."

Thinking a moment, was it wise to speak those words to him? Maybe he will attack me maybe he won’t. Maybe he will show up to help with this battle. But I sighed, closing my eyes taking a deep breath with a smile forming on my face. Slowly I spoke the words.

" You're free to go. You have done your mission." The manticore smiled and then flew up quickly into the hole that brought the moonlight down into the chamber. Shortly afterwards, he was gone. Watching him go and then looking back to the fluid. Lifting up the vial in my magic I stared at the strange pink fluid. Opening up the cork, I drank it down. I started gasping in pain and screaming loudly almost immediately afterwards I’m sure that it echoed all the way back to the cavern. Even to the town, maybe even to the castle itself. I am sure many heard that scream and my world went black.

Footnote: Level up

Perk added: Zebra training: You learned to fight like a zebra does. Remember this is not an easy stance for a pony. But it will help you be +20 times faster in attack. But It will be a little slower on the dodge.