Terraria-A Ballad of Block and Sword

As Leo and Rainbow walked down the stone road to Ponyville, the pony looked over at him with a smile. Leo had just finished telling her about how he haid slain the Moon Lord and saved Terraria from annihilation. Rainbow was more than impressed, truth be told.

"So, this...Moon Lord." Rainbow said. "Was he tough?"

"Oh, god yes." Leo said. "The thing was blocking my sword swipes like they were pillows. Took me awhile to get rolling, since I prefer swords as my weapon of choice. Anyway, Moon Lord was gonna end me with a giant swat when I sliced his hand clean off. A few thrusts later, and he was dead. Got a sweet spell as loot."

"Spell? As in magic?" Rainbow asked.

"You can use magic?" Leo asked.

"Well, I can't, since I'm a pegasus, but Twilight, the princess I told you about, she could probably tell you more."

"Sounds good. Thing is, my magic isn't "Pull a rabbit out of a hat", but more like "Rain down blasts of lunar energy to decimate all those who oppose me."" Leo said.

"And that's your kind of magic?" Rainbow said.

"Yeah. This the town?" Leo asked, upon seeing Ponyville. Rainbow nodded and led the way. As soon as Leo stepped into the town square, a pink blur slammed into him at high speed.

"Shit!" Leo yelled as he was tackled. Rainbow wrestled an overly ecstatic Pinkie Pie from smothering him.

"YAYANEWFRIENDWELCOMETOPONYVILLETOTALLYIHAVETOGETAPARTYREADYSOBYE!" Pinkie yelled, speaking so fast that Leo couldn't understand a word she said. She then zoomed off, breaking the sound barrier in the process. Leo looked at Rainbow, giving her a look that screamed "What the hell was that?"

"That was Pinkie Pie." Rainbow replied. "She's...ehem...hyperactive when it comes to new people here."

"Did someone give her a Speed Potion or something?" Leo said. "That was too darn fast, even for me."

"Well, she's like that. She has done some pretty weird things. Like her party cannon."

"Party cannon?" Leo asked, his voice getting slightly panicked.

"Don't ask." Rainbow said. "Come on, let's go meet Twilight."

As they walked off, the various inhabitants of the town just shrugged and resumed their daily routines.

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Meanwhile, back in Terraria, a ship sailed the seas towards Leo's Island. A female Terrarian, clad in Vortex Armor, with a Phantasm bow, steered the ship towards the inlet where Leo had launched. Beaching her sailboat, she pulled out a map and glanced at it.

"If the rumors about this "Leo" warrior are true…" she said. "He'll be a heck of a challenge."

"Excuse me, miss."

The Terrarian turned to see Jack the Clothier walk up.

"Who might you be, and why are you looking for Leo?" he asked.

"Name's Artemis." she said. "And I'm looking to challenge him. Know where he is?"

"He left three days ago on a journey." Jack said. "I can give you directions, if you wish."

Artemis nodded, her light green hair blowing in the salty wind. As Jack pulled out the map to Equestria, Artemis studied it carefully.

"Just be careful, miss Artemis." Jack said. "Leo is far from a pushover."

Artemis nodded and smiled with determination.

"Funny thing you should mention that. I'm not one either."

She drew a copy of the map on a spare piece of paper and mounted the wheel of her boat. Setting off into the setting sun, Jack looked at her departing sailboat.

"Just be careful, miss." he said before resuming his pleasant walk.

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Leo had only been at Twilight's castle for a few hours but he had already learned three things.

One...she was kind.

Two...she was nice.

Three...SHE NEVER STOPPED ASKING QUESTIONS.

Leo groaned and gave his replies to Twilight's never-ending volley of questions about Terraria.

"So, these monsters only appear in subterrene environments or at night"?" she asked, grabbing a fresh notepad, as three had been filled up already.

"Yes. Monsters do head towards the surface at night. The rule of thumb is that each biome has different monsters. Day is safer, night is harder." he said.

"And you also said that your magic comes from an innate "Mana" source. Care to explain that?" she asked.

"I'm not a spellcaster, so I don't dive into how Mana works." Leo said. "I only use battle magic when my sword or gun can't kill it."

So, now about the…"

CLUNK!

Leo had passed out from exhaustion in his chair. Twilight looked over at Rainbow, who shrugged.

"You did ask him questions for three hours straight." she said.

"Well, I learned a lot. This is all going to Celestia." Twilight replied, putting the notepads in a package.

"Jeez." Rainbow said. "The last thing Leo needs right now is a…"

"PARTY!"

The door burst open, revealing Pinkie in a very excited mood. She, upon seeing Leo passed out, took a pair of defibrillator paddles, hooked the wires up into a bag of sugar, and smiled.

"Clear!" she yelled, triggering the paddles. Leo's eyes surged open and he soared into the air, buzzing with a sudden surge of energy.

"wHaT iS wRoNg WiTh mE?" he said, stammering and barely pronouncing the words as a result of the sugar surge.

"Party Defib!" Pinkie said.

"What IDIOT gave you a defibrillator?" Twilight said, shocked.

"Silly, Nurse Redheart! I gave him a standard shock!" Pinkie said.

"Dare I ask how much that is?" Rainbow said.

"Three pounds!" Pinkie said.

"THREE POUNDS!?" Leo said, before he sunk to his knees and passed out a second time. Pinkie attempted to give him another shock, but Twilight intervened.

"Let's just get him to bed." Twilight said, picking Leo up and depositing him in the ground floor guest bedroom. As Twilight turned the light out, Leo groaned.

"Ohymygod, my head…." he said, groaning falling backwards. "What the hell did that Pinkie pony do to me? Eh, I've got plenty of potions. I'll sleep it off."

As he uncorked a Grand Health Potion and drank deeply, he sighed, recorked the bottle, and fell asleep.

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The next morning, Leo woke up to a delicious smell. He sighed, took off his armor, placed his gear in his inventory, and walked into the kitchen. He sighed and took a seat at Twilight's table.

"Morning, Leo!" Twilight said, handing him a plate of eggs.

"Morning." Leo replied. "What the hell happened last night?"

"Pinkie hit you with three pounds of sugar direct-injected into your system. You passed out when you crashed."

"Jeez. How the hell did she do that?" Leo asked.

"A Party Defibrillator." Twilight said.

"A Defibrillator? Like the one my nurse, Annie, uses back home?" Leo asked.

"Nurse?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah, I sort of built a village and I have twenty villagers of various professions. Annie's a nurse, so she heals me up to peak strength, for some coin." Leo said. "Some of my others are Gorbak, my Goblin Engineer, Sven, my Demolitionist, LaDale, my Gunsmith, and confidant, Jack, a clothier whose curse I lifted."

"Wow. Quite a town you have." Twilight said, sitting down.

"Thanks." he replied. As they ate, Leo sighed.

"I kinda want to explore. Any recommendations?"

"Well, I can show you around. Just be careful. Most of our residents here are...quite...skittish." Twilight said, remembering Zecora.

"We'll be fine. What's the worst that can happen?" Leo said. "Pitchforks and torches?"

"Yes." Twilight said. "We've had pitchforks and torches. Eleven times last time I checked."

"Geez, and you live here?" Leo said.

"Yeah. It's an interesting town, I will say." Twilight said as they walked outside. As they strolled, Leo then saw a pony in a cloak walk towards a second pony with a bag.

"One sec." Leo said, his hand on his Venus Magnum. Then, the pickpocket grabbed the bag and ran. Twilight attempted to grab him, but Leo was faster. Stretching out his leg, the pickpocket tripped and rolled before coming to a rest. Leo picked the pony up and shook his head.

"Uh, nice try." Leo said as the pickpocket stammered. Twilight returned the bag while Leo took him to the Guard Station. Upon arrival, he was told that the cells were falling apart, and unsafe.

"I can fix that." Leo said. As he promptly shoved the pickpocket into the Guard's arms, he walked into the prison area. He then proceeded to rebuild and refurbish the entire cell block in the space of a half hour. As he dusted his hands, Twilight arrived.

"Sorry, the guards needed a…" Twilight froze at the sight of the revamped jail.

"Who did this?" she asked the guard as Leo threw the pickpocket into a cell.

"He did. I still don't believe it." The guard replied. Twilight raised her eyebrows and walked over to Leo, who was placing torches along the length of the cell block.

"How did you do that?" Twilight asked. Leo smiled.

"We Terrarians have a knack for building things. I mean, I built my village, twenty houses, defensive walls, a tavern, a grain silo, and more, all from what I could find around me. I mean, fixing up a defunct jail? That was pretty darn easy." Leo said. Twilight sighed.

"Okay, so, let's get back to walking, shall we?"

"Lets." Leo said. As they walked out, the guard waved goodbye. Back outside, Leo was escorted to Sugarcube Corner for a Twilight-insisted "reward." As they sat down, Twilight saw Leo muttering to himself.

"What's up, Leo?" she asked.

"You ever think that this place is a bit...extravagant in all the sugar-related stuff?" Leo said.

"Maybe. Let's eat." Twilight said.

Leo sighed and picked up the menu.

"As long as Pinkie doesn't defibrillate me with sugar again, I'll be fine." he said.