Everyone's favourite Uncle

It has been almost an hour since the incident occurred within the palace’s throne room. After informing her sister of her findings, Luna took flight into the night sky with intent to search for the one responsible. Her search, while long, had finally finished as she landed amidst a dark but lush forest unknown to all of Equis. The forest itself radiated a sense of familiarity to Luna, allowing her to remember a time before her banishment and long before she and her sister took the throne.

Luna frowned, knowing that these were simply memories. Shaking the thoughts away, Luna scanned her surroundings and noted the lack of sounds from the forest. The eery silence sending a shiver up her spine.

Despite the uncomfortable feeling, Luna looked ahead and from where she stood, she was able to spot the very place she set out to find. Just a short walk away was brightly lit building containing a single sign that read Hater’s Arcade in a bright neon red light that flickered every now and again. The building itself looked decapitated and overgrown. It's only large window was visible shattered, possible due to a rock or an attack on the building itself

“Typical.” She muttered under her breath before beginning to walk towards the building. Any feeling of nervousness vanishing with each step she took and before she knew it, the ringing of a small bell that resonated from the door had visible startled the woman as not only the unexpected bell rang but as her gaze landed at what she could only be an impossibility.

Despite it's rough looking and abandoned-like exterior, the inside looked as if it had recently gone into business. The arcade cabinets looked pristine and were in working conditions, seeing as they were currently all in use. Each arcade machine was occupied faceless young men and women, some distort and change places as if it were some form of illusion.

Luna walked up to one of them, a faceless teen male that was currently facing off against the game's final foe. Luna placed a hand on the faceless teens shoulder, only to be shocked by the result. She fully expected her hand to simply faze through the teen’s shoulder, instead her hand gripped the shoulder she thought belonged to an illusion.

“How?” Luna asked herself as she reeled her hand back in shock. Her mind couldn't comprehend what was going on. How long have they been here? How is this possible?

Questions ran through her mind, questions that sadly had no answers for the Princess of the Night. More and more questions began to run through her thoughts but before she could begin to question any of this outloud, she felt herself being pulled away from her thoughts once a gloved hand was on her shoulder.

Out of her thoughts, Luna was then spun around to meet the one responsible for interrupting her endless train of thought and was faced with a masked man. The man's attire consisted of a short opened up jacket with no undershirt to hide his chiseled upper body, a pair of baggy cargo pants and a pair of sneakers. While Luna had only returned from her banishment a few months prior, it was enough time for her to grow accustomed to the culture of the present day. She couldn't help but blush at the sight of the shirtless jacket wearing man.

“Ŵ̸̺̱̔̀ḧ̴̝̥́̍ä̶͔͐̊t̸̡̺͚͌͆'̶͓̠̦̈́͠s̵̗̱̞̀̎ ̶̟͔͎͊͘y̴͍̠͋̌͗o̴̬̻̪͌ȕ̴̞̥͔̄r̸̡̡̤̾ ̴̯̲̃b̸̳̓u̵̙̜̰̔̃͝s̵̩̫̊í̸̥̟n̴̛͉͊ę̵̰̘̅s̶̥̜͚̔͒̂s̸̢͉̻͆ ̵̻͓̭͂̾h̶͎̦̥̉e̵̢̧̊̚r̸̫̗̲͋̑é̶̱̪̹?” The masked spoke but his words were incoherent and drowned by the static sounds from his helmet, leaving Luna to understand his words.

“I'm sorry?” She asked, hoping for the man to repeat his words coherently. Judging by the man curling his hands into fists that this irritated him.

“D̶͍͐ö̷̙́n̸͉̽'̴̍ͅt̵̪̍ ̷͉̎m̸͖͝ạ̵̍k̷͈̇e̴̲͠ ̸͚̎m̸̜̊e̶͔̒ ̵͓͐â̶̱s̴̜̈́k̴͍͆ ̷̖́à̸̳g̷̮̚ă̶͍i̴̳̋n̶̺͑,̸̯͝ ̶̹̆l̴͍̈a̶̜̿ḓ̵̂y̵̱̕.̴̼̅” He spoke once more, his static riddled words sounding threatening.

“X, let the woman go and let me do the talking.” Another voice spoke out from behind the blonde masked man, catching the attention of both him and Luna. Looking over the blonde man’s shoulders, Luna was able to see the owner of the voice.

Dressed in an elegant white suit and red tie stood another masked man but unlike the other, his head was fully masked by a very different and advance helmet of sorts. Luna noticed that on the man's hip was an odd looking weapon, a pistol if what Luna could recall from what her sister told her.

The blonde man, answering to the name X, let out what could only described as a grunt before moving away towards an empty stool and taking a seat with his arms crossed.

“Apologies, X was never the talkative type. His short temper is also to blame but oh well.” The finely dressed man said, appearing to be looking at the other man before turning to face Luna. “Allow me to introduce myself, I am Y, the leader of our little group.”

“I am-” Luna began to speak but was interrupted by the man.

“Luna, Ruler of the Night and Princess of Dreams.” Y spoke out in a very informative tone. It came to no surprise for the princess herself, after all she is widely known across the land. “Now before we move on into a discussion, it is within our right to ask you this. What is your business in our little establishment?” He asked. Whether or not this was true, Luna dared not to question this as it could lead into something else entirely.

“I am currently searching for someone who I strongly believe is responsible for the vandalism that had occurred back at the Palace.” Luna answered, hoping that her vague answer would suffice.

“Ah, so you speak of Uncle.” Was his sudden reply. Luna could see X, cracking his knuckles from the corner of her eyes. “He is… out and about but I have no doubt you'll be able to find him from atop the arcade.” Y said as he moved out of the way of the exit before reaching to open the door and holding it open for Luna. “A bit of warning however, never speak of this place to anyone but your sister.” Y added in a rather calm but threatening manner before Luna walked out the door.

Once outside, the door slammed shut and by the audible click it was now locked. Luna has heard this threat before, long before her banishment and by the very same person she is searching for. The thought of showing those two what for came to.mind before shaking the thought away, knowing violence won't get her anywhere out in the real world.

Heeding the finely dressed man’s advice, Luna flew up to the the roof the dilapidated looking building and upon landing, was greeted with an odd sight. There, just a few feet away was a multicolored beach chair and an umbrella both accompanied by a small cooler and a radio. Luna walked up to the relaxing spot before noticing that the radio was on before bending down to turn it off and once she did, the effect was not something she expected.

The eerie silence that Luna thought unnatural was immediately replaced with the sounds of the forest wildlife. Luna questioned the reason for the device’s existence before remembering that Uncle prefers the silence. Before she could think of turning the silence back on, Luna turned towards the east and narrowing her eyes.

From where she stood, she was able to see the pillars of smoke that no doubt was a forest fire. Straightening herself, Luna allowed her wings to materialize once before taking off with great speed towards the source of the smoke pillars.

Meanwhile at the very source of the smoke pillars sat the hooded man simply known as Uncle. One arm resting against the back of his hooded head while the other occasionally grabbed a handful of popcorn to which Uncle would munch on as he watched the area around him burn.

‘It was a chore.’ he thought, munching on another handful of the salty snack. ‘The village people didn't help either.’ Another thought as he glanced to his left, seeing the charred bodies of the village dwellers that attempted to stop him. ‘Hehehe.’ he mentally chuckled before grinning

“Hehehe.” He chuckled with a grin before. “Ack!” He choked before grabbing the large cup of soda he brought along for the occasion and taking a sip. “Fucking choking hazard.” He grumbled under his breath before taking another handful of the salty snack. “But it's so gooood.” Was all he said before stuffing his mouth with the handful of popcorn.

“Hmm.” He hummed, looking up at the rising smoke and narrowing his eyes under his spiriling glasses. “Can't see shit with these.” He finally said before taking off the spiralling glasses and quickly putting on a pair of yellow tinted rectangular framed sun glasses, giving him somewhat of a normal look. “Just so you know, these aren't normal shades. These babies magnify my sight and as a bonus they're pretty bitchin sunglasses.” He said with a grin.

Looking back up to the sky with his enhanced sight, he was able to spot the pair of familiar colored wings attached to a familair woman. He stood up from his relaxing chair, dropping both his soda and popcorn much to his dismay.

“I knew I made the shot, haha!” He exclaimed before begining to dance around happily. “Hole in one! Hole in one! Hole in one! Hole in one!” He yelled happily over and over again before stopping at the sound of the woman landing roughly on the ground. It was none other than Princess Luna herself and oh was he excited at her arrival. Uncle gave a exasperated gasp before speaking.

“Luna!” He exclaimed, much to the woman's annoyance. He ran up to the angered princess before wrapping his arms around her in a tight hug. “It's good to see you, girl! How have you been? Last I saw you, you were hurling towards the moon.” He said, somewhat calmer than his initial outburst before noticing Luna’s angered expression. “Too soon?”

“Uncle, what is the meaning of this!?” She suddenly yelled, comically throwing Uncle off of her and onto the ground a few feet away. The latter held his ears tight, trying to stop the ringing.

“Ow.” He said quietly as he hopped back up to his feet with ease. “I know what you're thinking but it isn't what it looks like. I was just… uhh… doing the lawn? Nah, trimming the bushes? No… Fuck it, I was torching the forest. Yeah, that sounds about right.” He said, placing both his hands behind his head and leaning his head back onto them in a relaxed manner.

“Why!?” Still utterly confused by his actions, Luna asked once again.

“I was bored and I had a box of matches with one left soo…” As if on queue, a tree snapped and fell while engulfed in flames. Seeing as her questioning will lead her nowhere, Luna decided to drop the subject before revealing to the man in front of her the ball she brought from Canterlot.

“Care to explain why one of the palace’s window was shattered by this?” Luna asked, handing the ball to him. The latter grinned at this before answering.

“I was gone for such a long time, I was beginning to think you'd forget of your dear old Uncle.” Uncle answered while crushing the ball in his hand. Doing this, Uncle then quickly willed his favorite club to appear in his grasp and surprised Luna by the sudden appearence of his signature Golden golf club. “Plus, shit is going to hit the fan soon and when it does, Imma be there to watch the show.” Uncle informed with a few twirls of his club. Luna wondered as to what he meant.

“What do you-” Luna stopped mid sentenced as Uncle disappeared in the blink of an eye and the fire that engulfed the trees around her were put out within an instant. Soon she turned around at the sound of a skateboard riding off behind her.

“Sorrygottagobye!” Yelled Uncle as he disappeared into the distance, leaving Luna by herself. The latter sighed, agitated by the sudden departure. Her agitation soon vanished as she glanced back towards the direction that Uncle took off from, her annoyed frown changing to that of a saddened look.

“What has happened to you, Uncle?” Luna asked under her breath before looking up at the night sky. Her question would be left unanswered as she had recalled the moon moving back by a few hours before she left Canterlot and realized that it was now meant to be sunrise. Spreading her wings once more, Luna gave a mighty flap before heading off towards Canterlot once again. As she flew farther away, the laugh of her crazed Uncle echoed throughout the land.

Hehehehahaha-*wheeeeze* Ack! Popcorn!