Underneath the Kingdom of Crystals
~Crystal Empire: Months after Sombra's Banishment~
It was months after the defeat of the tyrannical king, King Sombra, did they first hear of it.
Rumors of the past, when the crystal ponies were under his slavery and iron hoof. At first it didn't seem so threatening and just rumors but, there was one rumor that caught their ears. One that does not seem to be a rumor at all after finding the right evidence.
The Crystalline Caverns
While there were caverns underneath the kingdom, it was what the rumors entailed that caught the attention of the Princesses and Prince.
"King Sombra kept going down to the caverns for whatever reasons, I hear that he hid a special secret weapon down there"
"I heard it was a monster of crystals and blood!"
"No, it was a demon of magic and rock!"
"It's a book of forbidden magic! One that even King Sombra hesitates to use!"
"A creature of power and destruction!"
....
There were many versions of that one rumor but it always involved King Sombra going deep within the Crystal Caverns and a weapon of sorts.
And that alone brought wary, suspicion and more to the Princesses and Prince.
The rumors entailed on how Sombra would go within the caverns alone, always alone and not even his closest guards were allowed so deep within the cavern, and spend from hours to days to weeks in the cavern before coming back out with rarely any change of face. But there were times where he came back frustrated, scaring the ponies as he would always lash out to them because of it, or he came back satisfied, sometimes they rejoiced when he did as he was less harsh on them because of it.
And so, Princes Celestia enlisted the help of the Mane 6 to find out what Sombra had been doing within the deep caverns. Though she did not send them out with no protection, no she sent Prince Shining Armor and a squad of highly specialized guardsmares and stallions with them.
Thus bringing us to the current moment.
"Twilight! I think we found something!"
Said purple unicorn turned to the sound of her dear friend, Rainbow Dash, who flew towards them with a few pegasi guards behind her.
"What did you find Rainbow?"
Rainbow urged them on "Come on! It's right over here!" she said as she flew back towards the direction she flew from, the others following her quickly. They followed her as she zigged and zagged through the maze that was the cavern and they came upon a huge crystal double door that had black, jagged crystal chains and locks covering it.
"Now 'f that's not screamin' evil and suspicious Ah don't know what is" Applejack deadpanned as they examined the double doors.
Shining Armor stepped up, horn ablazed with magic as he looked at the doors with narrowed eyes "Stay back, this thing should be rigged for any trespassers. Whatever we're looking for is clearly behind these doors" they stepped back but Twilight went to stand beside him, the former Captain sent her a frown but Twilight silenced him with a look.
Both siblings seemed to sigh before focusing on the door, horns glowing with magic as streams and tendrils left the unicorns and poked at the door.
"Woah, this things got a lot of spells on... *grunt* it..." Twilight panted as she and her brother worked side by side to take down the spells that enchanted the door. It was very hard to do so though, the magic was very dark in nature and was very old but luckily the magic worn down from the fact the kingdom was away for more than a thousand years and because Sombra wasn't there to reinforce the spells once more.
Many minutes later the chains shook and broke apart as two fatigued unicorns stopped their spells, reassuring the others that they were okay and were just tired from using magic to unlock old and powerful spells, even if the spells were worn down from their original glory.
"Careful everypony, whatever lies beyond those doors is something that Sombra wanted to keep under very very heavy protection... Anything could be in there" Twilight warned after resting for a bit "Those spells were meant to keep everything out here out and whatever's in there in" Shining continued as the pegasi and earth ponies had their hooves on the door and their weapons.
The Mane 6 were in defense and were ready, except for Fluttershy who whimpered and hid behind a guardstallion and her mane but Rainbow sent her a comforting glance slightly helping her, to attack if need be.
The guardsponies grunted and pushed the huge crystal double door, the door groaning and creaking as torches within lit automatically and hooves were heard entering and echoing around the room.
The ponies faltered however at the sight of the room and it's contents.
The giant room itself was a soothing dark violet with torches lighting up the place, pillars of clear crystal reached the high ceiling as a giant diamond chandelier hung from the slanted roof. There were bookcases on one side of the room with a comfortable sofa and pretty crystal table with it but not any of these caught their attention nor were they the cause of their falter.
They stared at the sight of a crystalline statue that stood at the very center of the room, wrapped in black chains that were connected to a row of black crystals that were embedded into the floor. The chains roused many things within the ponies minds but it was the statue itself that occupied their minds.
It was a bipedal creature. Dressed in a tailcoat that reached to the back of its knees, its lower half had formal pants and its weird shaping 'hooves' were covered by knee-length boots with intricate designs on the side but what took most of their attention was the 'crown' on it's head which had its 'mane' braided, eight deer-like antlers fanned out with four on each side.
Rarity was the first to break the silence with a small "Oh my..."
Twilight shook her head before determination sparked in her eyes "We need to inform Princess Celestia about this!" she said to them, shaking them from their silence before they went into action.
Meanwhile, back with the statue who was in fact not an actual statue, the figure encased within crystal snored and dreamed in their mind. Not waking at all from the commotion from the outside world and would only wake later on when the ponies set the figure down in the throne room with a thud.
Awakening, Past Beginning and Discord
~??? PoV~
Sleeping and Dreaming...
I've been doing that for a long time now. Though I can't actually blame myself, when one is trapped and the only thing you can do is sleep, wait or just talk to yourself, you tend to sleep as much as you can to save your sanity.
Well, sure I had him to talk to but... he is not the same pony that I knew once before and it was quite awkward to talk to him with his... obsession and corruption.
Ah yes, Sombra... actually I wonder where he is right now, he usually storms those doors so loud so I can hear him come and tries to get me to talk to him. At times it would work and it would either elate him or anger him.
Yeah, and... wait a minute... where am I? I can't sense those damned chains on me, and I know I'm not in my room anymore. Is this... the throne room? What the heck happened? It's... less dark and broodish than before, the crystals aren't corrupted looking anymore...
I feel like I'm missing something... or at least forgetting something important... huh... Ah well!
...
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...
...
Nothing's changed aside from that... still boring as ever! I'm tempted to go back to sleep, but something tells me I shouldn't.
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I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was!
Hit it Ash!... nevermind, I did lose some of my sanity... oh well~
To catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause!
{1,745 years ago}
"Where the fuck am I" I deadpanned as I suddenly appear in a forest of all things! "Elaine? Eliaaaaane!!! Not funny sis!" I shouted as I looked around.
This was not the convention!
...
Oh yeah... that happened.
{Flashback: Hours Earlier}
Elaine and I shared a grin as we moved through the crowded halls of the convention. There were so many other people in awesome costumes! And there were some... questionable people in questionable customes... *shudders*.
Anyway! Me and Elaine were cosplaying as the human forms of Xerneas and Yveltal! I as Xerneas and she was Yveltal.
She was wearing a white-tuffed and high collared black with grey diamond design jacket with red velvet inside. The jacket was hand made as the sleeves elongated to form Yveltal's claws/wings complete with design at where the palm was that led to the her armpit. There was a ribbon around her waist that acted as her belt and fanned out and widened to form the tail/claw with design, the belt held her crimson and white below knee-length skirt with black trimmings and black shorts underneath along with high crimson knee-socks with finally black and red trimming boots.
She looked awesome!
I, in the meanwhile had a blue with gold trimming long sleeved tailcoat that reached to the back of my knees and underneath that was a white shirt, I wore black gloves with golden cuffs and wore fancy black pants and had Xerneas styled high knee-length boots, you know Xerneas' hooves? I designed it after that!
Unfortunately me and Elaine couldn't finish our headpieces to complete our cosplay, we ran out of time and we missed the convention last year so we just went without our headpieces.
And yes, we both made our outfits! We were both talented with needle and cloth! Though my sister can't cook like I can but I can't exactly swim either... Meh, it's a thing.
Anyway! Back to me and my sister. We're twins for one thing, we're technically identical but we changed that after entering our teenage years. I dyed my hair blue for the cosplay and braided it while Elaine dyed hers red though she just kept it at a low ponytail, that and we both had one earring on each other's opposite ears. It was just a normal pokeball earring, she had it on her right ear while I had it on my left ear.
"Elliot!" I hear my sister whisper as I am pulled from reading my newly purchased Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Manga and is dragged to another booth, or is it stand? Eh. The guy selling the random pieces from random anime's and other categories greets us after a guy who purchased something moves away.
"Elaine, what are you-!" I cut myself as I saw what caused my sister to pull me from my precious manga.
Two headpieces that were obviously for Xerneas and Yveltal! And they were PERFECT !!!
Elaine grinned cockily at me "I know right?" she said as she fished out her wallet and mine "How much for those headpieces? Oh! And those weapons?" she asked the merchant who replied with "150 bucks total" with a polite tone. Weapons? What weapo-...
Oooooh, those weapons... Best. Sister. Ever... and booth I guess!
The weapons I'm talking about was the crystal-like bow that had different crystals protruding from its bow at the ends and the string and the red and white battle-axe hammer.
AWESOME!!
Elaine got out 75 dollars from her wallet and another 75 from mine, I didn't complain to her because I wanted those things just as much as she did!
After thanking the merchant we left with two new items. I observed my new bow and noticed the string attached itself to a crystal at the other side of the bow and grinned as I found out that the crystal could be disconnected and my eyes sparkled as the bow straightened and switched to a staff, I stretched the string and had it back to a bow before observing my new headpiece.
It was a crown that had 8 deer-like antlers with 4 antlers on each side, and the antlers even had Xerneas' crystals and gems too! Sweet!
I exchanged a grin with my twin as we both at the same time put on our headpieces "Lookin' good!" Elaine complemented and I shot back "Not bad yourself". We both laughed harder than we should have but who cares?!
I felt a tug at my tailcoat and suddenly I was being tugged back and I could see my sister like me, our eyes met as we both were pulled into wormholes. The last thing we said before we disappeared from our world were our names.
"ELLIOT"
"ELAINE"
{Flashback End}
I slumped against a tree as I cradled the not-plastic-but-now-actual-crystal bow.
For the first time ever I was alone and for the first time since I was 9, I cried my heart out.
"ELAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIINE"
{Present Day}
POKEMON!
GOTTA CATCH'EM AAAAALLLL!
POKEMON!
Third verse, same as ever! AGAIN!
'I wanna be the very best~ like no one ever waaas~!... So boring... Where's little Sommy? I'm so bored I'd talk to him. Politely!' I thought to myself as I, surprise surprise, stood still within my crystal prison.
Suddenly my face is full of fur.
"XERNY!"
'Wait, was that...? Dissy?!' I thought as my sight was blocked from the fur that was wrapped around my head "Discord!" a mature and feminine sounding voice shouted 'That sounds very vaguely familiar' I mused as Dissy unwraps from my head and my eyes meet with red and yellow eyes "Xerny! It is you!" cheered Discord
"You know it Discord?" another feminine voice asked and suddenly my sight was cleared from Discord and I see ponies, thankfully no Sombra in sight... oh yeah now I remember... Ooogh, poor Sommy...
My eyes suddenly focused to two alicorns who had mixed emotions on their equine faces 'Oh heeey, little Sunny and Moony's grown up, aaaaww~ ' I cooed mentally as I was nearly engulfed with my memories of the past before my heart sting at the thought of sisters 'How long have I been in here? I really miss sis' I sulked before noticing Discord's mischievous grin.
'Dissy? Dissy no. I know that grin!' I thought frantically as chaos magic gathered in Discord's lion paw 'Dissy please, put that AWAY!' I mentally pleaded, in the background I hear the questions Celestia, Luna and the others send the now Lord of Chaos who puts his newly summoned object on my foot and I mentally shiver in disgust 'DISSY I SWEAR KEEP THAT AWAY FROM ME' I didn't notice the cracks that littered my crystal prison nor did I notice the ponies backing away as Discord summons more of those horrible abominations and puts them ON ME!
'Dissy NO! KEEP THEM AWAY! DIIIIIIISSSSCOOOOOOOOORD!'
It was the last straw when he plopped it on my head right in the middle of my horns! DAMN YOU DISCORD, YOU KNOW I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE PUFFERFISH
*CRACK BOOM*
~Earlier~
"We believe that the statue you've found is much like Discord. A being that was, or in this case is imprisoned" Celestia told them as they slowly headed towards the statue "Oh, well do you know what it is?" Twilight asked alongside her as her friends, brother and sister-in-law follow closely behind.
Surprisingly Celestia shook her head "Unfortunately no, I do not know who that is but... it feels almost... familiar-like" Celestia said slowly as Luna agrees with her "Indeed sister, we feel the same" she told her and both alicorns shared a look. Fluttershy fidgeted before saying quietly "M-Maybe Discord knows it?" and thought it was quiet everyone heard it.
Pinkie grinned at her "That's a great idea Fluttershy! Discord's gotta know that creature!" she said, bouncing before blinking when she was suspended in air "You rang?" a familiar voice asked as said Lord of Chaos melted from the sealing as a his eagle claw kept Pinkie suspended in the air.
"Discord!"
Many voice chorused in different emotions but Discord paid attention to Fluttershy who looked at him with a big smile "Heya Fluttershy, miss me?" he asked as he floated lazily in the air and grins when she replies with "Dearly"
Discord chuckles before turning to the others "So? You rang yes? What should I-" he cuts himself off and straightened his posture, eyes wide and frantic and stiff as a board, ears twitching in every direction "U-Um..." Fluttershy stuttered as she stared at Discord, getting more worried with every second "Discord?" she questioned as everyone looked at the draconequus strangely and with concern and even a slight panic when Discord disappeared in a flash of light.
"He's here?!" shouted Discord as he reappeared in front of Twilight, shaking her frantically "He was here the whole time and you found him?!" he continued to shout, face filled with glee and happiness and a rare strand of sadness "Um, Discord, who're you talking about?" Pinkie questioned as the draconequus teleports all over the place laughing.
The Lord of Chaos turned to them with a wide grin that fell off his face and unto the floor "Why XERNY of course! Oh! This is fantastic" cheered Discord as he bursts into cotton candy and other candy confetti.
In the throne room they could hear him shout out "XERNY!" and they galloped into the room, though Pinkie trailed behind to consume the sugary sweets Discord left "Mmm! Cotton Candy~, all I'm missing right now is chocolate milk!"
*CRACK BOOM*
"HAHA! I knew that would work!" came the smug and insanely happy voice of Discord
"Discord..." came the slightly echoing male voice of a stranger from within the smoke.
Celestia narrowed her eyes and with one great flap of her white wings caused a gust within the room and instantly the smoke subsided revealing a slightly stoic-faced bipedal figure surrounded by crystal shards and strangely, or not this was Discord after all, the pufferfishes were gone.
The two-legged being wore a white with blue trims tailcoat that matched his white pants and boots with light blue designs, along with white gloves. His 'mane' was the same shade of white as Celestia's coat and was braided ending at the middle of his back while icy blue orbs colored from carved stone grey.
Said orbs were glaring at Discord and there was a small frown on his face, the draconequus was unfazed by the frown and the glare instead he did the unthinkable to those who knew of him.
He hugged the creature with a sense of familiarity and affection and said with a resigned and relieved tone "I know you hated it Xerny but consider it payback for never coming back from your little 'errand'" and instantly the glare and frown was gone and the being hugged him back "I suppose... I'll forgive you for this one time and only this one time, alright?" and the group of ponies were shock to see Discord of all beings crying after they separated from their hug, nodding towards the smaller creature as the spirit of chaos towered over him.
"It's so beautiful!" sobbed Pinkie Pie as she leaned against Rainbow Dash, a pink handkerchief in hoof as a river of tears appear underneath the waterfall that came from Pinkie's eyes. This knocked everypony back into reality, with Dash acting up first hoof and leaving Pinkie to fall sideways without her leverage.
~Elliot's PoV~
I smiled up to my old friend who smiled back at me and suddenly a rainbow appears in front of my face.
In the form of a mane, that belonged to a blue pegasus.
"Okay! What in the hay is going on here?!" she shouted with clear confusion and irritation on her face before turning to Discord "Who're you and what have you done with Discord?!" she questioned before turning to me "And who and whatin the name of Celestia are you?!" she demanded from me, nose flaring and eyes narrowed.
I blinked before I remembered that it wasn't only me and Dissy within the throne room, I turned to the other ponies and cleared my throat and bowed to them "It is nice to meet you all. I am sorry for the disturbance that I've made" I told them politely before smiling warmly at the Celestial Sisters, which surprised them "My Dear Celestia and Luna, it is nice to see you again after all these years. You've both grown beautifully like I always knew you would" I complemented.
They were rather taken back from my sentence, the sisters shared a look before Luna spoke first "Thou knowest us strange creature?" she asked and I inwardly laughed at the old accent but outwardly I nodded, face still smiling warmly but politely "Yes, though I'd be surprised if you did remember me. Both of you were mere babes when I last met with you" I sighed happily as their eyes widened "But a Godfather never forgets" I said, mentally smirking at the brain burst I caused.
"WHAT!?"
Author's Note
Oookay! First Author's Note for this story!
Honestly there are two things right now:
I don't know what to say in this AND I have no idea what I'm doing or writing.
Don't get me wrong, this is a Displaced story and soon enough there'll be another one up that'll be related to this done by my sibling. But I don't know much on which direction I'm going sooo... You're all gonna watch me stumble and make mistakes! Hooray!
Aaaanyway... Bye for now I guess! Oh and I hope you enjoyed! Let me know what you think... or whatever... you don't have to, just a suggestion... wow a Fluttershy moment there... yeah
BYE
~Writer (One of TheyWhoMakeWhatTheyWIsh
Moose (NOT A MOOSE!), A Past with Ice
Moose (NOT A MOOSE!), A Past with Ice
~Elliot's PoV~
Their faces! Oh god! If I hadn't had a grip on my body and reaction I would have been laughing on the floor by now! Though Discord just when straight ahead and was currently laughing to his hearts content.
"G-Godfather?!" Twilight stuttered "But that would mean!" I cut her off with a very small smirk "That I would be older than Celestia and Luna? Yes, it would mean so" I told them with a hearty chuckle even though I have the imminent urge to just roll on the ground in a fit of giggles.
Celestia shook her head and narrows her eyes at me "But that also means... you knew...?" she trailed off and I immediately knew what she was trying to say and I smiled softly at her "Your parents? Yes, I did... Dear old Midnight and Solar, I miss them dearly... I was there for your birth, Celestia as well as yours Luna. Though I delivered Celestia myself when her pre-mature magic turned the healer into a baby eagle" I mused at the end making the sun princess blush while her sister snickered.
Now they knew for sure that this being was their godfather, no one else had been there during Celestia's birth and they told no one else of that story but...
Luna's eyes sparked "Dost that mean thou are Xerneas? The same Xerneas our parents told us when we were little?" she asked
"Of course! Though that may depend on what your parents told of me" I responded dryly, I still bet Solar was sulking from me winning our last spar. Luna smirked at me "Our Father hath told us you were a moose" she replied innocently while I twitch from annoyance 'Damned Sun King, he knows I am not a moose! I'm the Deer of Life dammit!' I swear in whatever version of heaven of Equestria he's laughing up a storm from this! I could practically hear them "Don't deny it Xerneas! Your are the MOOSE of Life! *Roar of laughter*" "Hush now dear *giggle* t-that's just rude!*muffled laughter*"
"Not a moose" I mutter under my breath but it was loud enough to be heard by Luna as she was the closest one near me, not to mention Discord. The blue princess giggled while the spirit cackled on the floor, laughter renewed. I sent a glare at the two before sighing and bowed to them all "I am Xerneas, it is nice to meet all of you"
Introductions aside, after everyone introduced themselves it seemed that young Twilight was finally fed up and turned into a gattling gun of questions. Mostly on what I was, how old I was and things about my life as well as other things"
"Well the form I'm currently in is called a 'human', a bidepal being that closely resembles monkeys for their fingers. I am about 1,792 if I'm getting the dates right" I sent a look to Discord, not minding the looks I got from the ponies, who nodded "Amazing" muttered Twilight before perking and turned to her princess "Um, if you don't mind Princess Celestia but how old are you?" the sun controller paused to think before responding "1,123 and Luna is 1,121"
I chuckled out loud at the gaping faces of Celestia and Luna's subjects before saying "I am the oldest of us all currently, and Discord is the second oldest. He is, again if I'm getting the dates right, about 1,289 years old" this time they aimed their gapes at the smug draconequus, even Celestia and Luna were shocked! I guess they didn't know how old Discord was.
Twilight broke out of her stupor before asking me again "Alright, but can you tell us why you were turned into a crystal statue?" I inadvertently froze, she saw this and frantically puts it off "Y-You don't have to tell us! I mean-!" I cut her off with a loud sigh.
"No no, it's alright. You all deserve to know why I was gone for so long. Especially Discord, Celestia and Luna" Discord shuffled while the two sisters shared a look "But first let's go somewhere where we can all sit down. I wish to sit down after a millennia of standing up"
'I wonder if they know of the ' myth' of the Prismatic Deer' Discord thinks to himself as they went.
{1,725 Years Ago}
Okay.
It's been 20 years since I ended up in this place. 20 years since I've been separated from my twin sister with the threat of never seeing her again looming over my heads. 20 years since I've turned into Xerneas.
Those 20 years and I have not aged a single day, mostly because I'm a legendary immortal pokemon that stands for life and immortality.
I also found out a lot in those 20 years.
I'm in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic only I'm in the wrong time period where the show starts, how do I know this? The forest that I've claimed for my own. There's a path way nearby that splits into multiple other pathways and some lead into my forest.
A lot of ponies came by with caravans and carts, ranging from Pegasi, to Unicorns and Earth Ponies. Not to mention everytime they come by their clothes look like they're in the Victorian era from rich to common. Well technically they are but it's their own version of the Victorian Era.
It seems the whole... I think the episode was called 'Hearts Warming', the one where Twilight and her friends had to re-enact the banding of the three tribes, thing happened a few years ago. Things are still tense between the three races even with their 'peace' thing in act.
I'm not that much of a fan of My Little Pony, though my sister and I had a best friend named Kyle that went nuts whenever it came up. We watched with him a lot of episodes and while we found it enjoyable, relaxing and funny, we didn't fawn over it like Kyle would.
I think the show showed only the good parts and twisted them more because they didn't go all buddy buddy together in an instance, like I said the three races were still tense between each other and I heard some passing pegasi murmur and gossip about the two other races snidely with various insults. Either that or I'm in an alternate Equestria... But it's still Equestria no matter how you look at it.
'Kyle would be sooo jealous of me right now' I deadpanned to myself as I walk back to my cave.
I now lived in a cave, there were glowing plants inside the cave and it wasn't too hot or cold in there. I managed to live on by applying the skills that I already know and learn more to live comfortably as I could. Supplies were unfortunately mostly stolen, like my cloths, some food and more.
Shifting from my deer-like equine form back to my human form, starting a fire so I can make my meal or the night.
Yes, I learned I could also do that.
Turns out I can turn into Xerneas. The actual pokemon Xerneas. Both versions actually, Xerneas's Nuetral and Active forms, even in human form! Really bizarre and kind of weird but who am I to judged? Because then, at some point of angle I would be judging myself.
Another point to point out: I'm a Pokemon. Question: Can I do Pokemon moves? Answer:... Fuck yeah I can heck I used [Heal Pulse] today to heal Wiki's baby! Who is Wiki you may ask? Oh, she's just the local manticore that I saved from her birth and now she's like a pet/friend who's now a mother to a newly born boy manticore who's about 4 months starting today~
Hehehe. I feel so awesome right now! So far I mastered [Heal Pulse], [Aromatherapy], [Take Down], [Misty Terrain], [Giga Impact], [Light Screen] and finally [Night Slash] in 20 years. Now, before you go on and be disappointed, I mastered these moves as in knowing more than one way to use them rather than their original way and they have potential to shift to something more.
I lay to sleep as I finished my meal, a nice warm stew that did the job, in the form of Nuetral Xerneas. Sleeping like this feels... natural and comfortable, and sure while I can sleep in my human form it feels nice to curl up like this...
I wonder if my sister's alright...
{1,719 Years Ago}
I gritted my teeth and glared at the other equines that trotted in the air around me, the chill of winter biting into my hide. It's winter and it's much easier to be in my Neutral Pokemon form, it's warmer and easier to move in. But with winter, it had brought unwanted guests in my forests!
"LEAVE my forest! Foul Beasts of Ice and Hate, your herd is unwelcome here! You dare harm it's inhabitants?!" I boomed towards the windigoes who snorted and whinnied at me, behind me were small group fillies and colts. Instantly their voices rang in head just as my voice was heard in theirs, the children behind me shook even more at the feeling of the non-existent frost behind the back of their heads.
"They do not live here 'Guardian', they are free for all"
They taunted back in a voice laced with hate and frostbite, their forms curling around the protective barrier of [Light Screen] that served as a dome with various layers, and though they were eyeless they eyed the group of foals of mixed races. They whimpered and curled closer to me, that had me at a state of rage but I had to think clearly or else I'll these innocent lives at risk.
"This all be your last warning Beasts of Ice and Hate. Enact my rage and you shall feel it head on, so long as they are in MY forests they shall be protected " I warned, eyes glowing with restrained power and anger. I was very tempted to shift into my Active form for this and from the look of things I may just have to, because while I was powerful in both forms my Active form gives boosts to myself. This universes Windigoes were very different than the ones in the show, more powerful, more sentient, more hateful and so much more. My Neutral form may not be enough as there were four of them here.
In my Neutral form I could probably take on two, maybe barely three but not four.
The horse spirits of ice and negativity let out a chilling laugh "And what will you do 'Guardian'? We doubt you can stand against all of us. No being surpasses our power, lower your shield and let us devour our meal and you may be spared" they said with a great tone of arrogance. The foals scream as one even hits my [Light Screen] hard.
Okay, that was IT!
I turned to look at the little ponies that hid behind me, one even curled underneath me. I nudge at them "Do not be afraid little ones, it will be okay... Now stay here and don't move" I told them as I put [Protect] and [Light Screen] on them with various barriers. They squeak and tap at the barriers but slightly calmed down at my reassuring and protective gaze, I then glared at the windigoes who's voices were drowned in my slightly hazed rage.
Immediately I shift, breaking my barrier as I grow slightly. My white coat turns black, light blue to a shade of darker blue and my pointed hooves' white and light blue turned black and gold. My horns turned gold as well and rather than the blue crystals that was part of my horns before I now had a rainbow of gems glowing with power.
I faintly hear the amazed gasps of the foals but was too focused on the windigoes to care. The windigoes backed away slightly at my sudden transformation but they stay, they started snarling saying on how it didn't matter I shifted forms I would fall at their might.
If I had to guess on their types they would be Ice and Ghost. I dodged at their lunges, my form elegant as I fired back a [Night Slash] horns a lit with black flames and charged at them, I managed to hit two making them howl in pain but one had taken the full brunt of my attack. I gasped as I felt a cold presence slam my side knocking me back but I still stood.
I ignored the pain, I had to fight! I fired [Moonblast] which directly missed my intended target but exploded into a moon shape and looking explosion that caught all four of them at the side. I quickly used [Take Down] on one slightly stunned and injured but after that I was sent back as I was struck by a beam of ice that struck my neck, ice formed from the spot it struck.
The feeling of ice on fur was very uncomfortable and it had hurt! I glared at them before jumping back and fired a yellow sphere into the air from my horns, yellow gems glowing brighter than the others at that. Instantly the sphere acted as a bright mini-sun, I had used [Sunny Day]. The windigoes were stunned but they hissed as they felt the hot sun on their spectral snow hides, heck the snow around them was melting from the sun!
Back with the foals they watched in awe as a majestic pony-like being with multiple horns that had magical gems on them protected them from the scary windigoes. They had created a moon for a moment and now a sun! But they gasped with fright and concern as two windigoes dash at their protector and bite down hard.
I jolted, letting out a pained scream before focusing on getting those two windigoes off me, their bites were spreading frostbite and would infect my wounds! I ignored my blood and used [Psychic], eyes glowing an ominous blue as I forced them to separate from my body and winced as the air made contact with my bleeding bite wounds, they had bitten down deep.
I was then tackled down by all four, they had bitten me again! I screamed in pain, the fillies and colts were gasping and screaming in concern. I bit down another scream as they reinforced their bite, trying to cover me in ice and frost. I had to-! This was going to hurt, for both them and me.
The windigoes had thought this was their win but suddenly their bodies were flooded with pain and hurtful energy as I used [Thunder] on myself and to very close extension to them as they were biting on my body. I stifled a pained scream and groaned at the feeling of electricity dancing across my fur.
I stood and used [Heal Pulse] and [Aromatherapy] and immensely felt better as my pain subsided, not all of it but enough for me to continue fighting. I and the windigoes glared at each other but unlike them I was better as I healed, they didn't have this ability and were still hurt, one was even crackling with electricity and was paralyzed in mid-air.
The battle began again. I used both [Moonblast] and [Night Slash] again on them, both moves knocking out the paralyzed windigo who took the full hit of my attack and damaging the others a lot as I had put a lot of power into them.
I was really close to them so I once again used an Electric Type move [Thunder Wave] and like its name it let out a waved of electricity, the three windigoes could not move much. I glared at them as I was engulfed in a red aura, eyes that were normally calm blue turned into a fearsome red as I fueled my rage into this Dragon type move, the three windigoes felt it and for once they felt fear as I used [Outrage].
They all took the full front of my attack fueled by my rage, knocked out and very injured. Windigoes bleed water, a thing to know. Pokemon bleed blood however, even Legendaries seeing as my wounds were dripped with bright red liquid.
I wasn't done though, using [Psychic] I picked them all up and with one huge mental throw, I threw them from my forest and high to somewhere.
Hopefully they would never return or I would never see them again less they face my wrath.
Sighing in relief I used [Heal Pulse] again, feeling the pain ebb away. I didn't completely heal myself just yet, I head towards the protective barrier and had it disappear and I looked at the awed and relieved faces of the little ponies "Wow" I hear one whisper and I chuckled, they jumped slightly but then slowly they walked towards me.
I looked towards the sky, my [Sunny Day] had gone away and it revealed that the night was on us and I looked back to the foals "Come little ones, you must rest. The moon is upon us and I know you are all tired. Follow me"I said gently, motioning them to follow him.
Slowly they followed me, I didn't tell them to go faster but I made sure they were all alright and were on the right path to my cave. My eyes saw through the darkness as I led them through it and into my cave, they were all tired. I stayed in my Active form and healed myself fully as the little fillies and colts slept.
I observed them. There were 5 little ponies sleeping in my cave, three colts and two fillies. Two Pegasi and Earth Ponies and one Unicorn. The two pegasi were colts along with one earth pony as the other along with the unicorn were fillies. I sighed before curling to sleep myself, still in Active form should anything else come to harm any of them or me.
At some point of the night the foals seemed to have woken up and went back to sleep. On me and around me.
When I awoke I found myself nestled in a small cuddle session, heck there was a pegasus sleeping on my horns. I don't know why he seems so comfortable there, the other pegasus was currently nestled between my forelegs while the two earth ponies were at my sides and finally the unicorn was on my back. I blinked and inwardly repressed the urge to coo at them, god they were so freaking adorable!
I see the morning light from the entrance of my cave, their parents were surely looking for them so I reluctantly used [Psychic] to lift them up, careful not to wake them and left the cave with 5 floating ponies behind me.
"Wake up! Brother wake up!" the little pegasus colt woke up to the sound of his little brother shaking him awake "Breeze?" the colt mumbled in question before he blinked as he remembered what happened and jolted up. They were all confused as they took in their surroundings they were at the edge of the path again and the forest at the other side of the path they were near.
While there was snow on the ground and on the leaves, their spot was free of snow and there was even some grass underneath them "Solar! We're not in the forest or the cave anymore!" Breeze said as they looked around. The other foals were confused before the unicorn filly gasped and pointed "Look!" she was pointing at the forest and there they could see the pony-like being that stood in the shade of a tree, gems glowing causing them to see it.
It nodded before shifting back into it's previous look and walked back into the forest where it disappeared from sight.
"So it wasn't a dream" gasped a filly earth pony before they all jumped at the sound of voices coming up from the paths. They looked to see their parents coming from different direction towards them, shouting frantically and soon they were with their parents again.
"Solar Field! Quick Breeze! Where in Winds names were you?! Are you alright?!" fretted the pegasi brothers' mother while their father was going to a quick lecture for them "Mother! Father! We're alright, please calm down" begged Quick Breeze.
"Where'in tarnation were you young missy?! You scared the hay out'v me Cripps Seed! You 're so grounded missy!!" scolded the father of filly earth pony while the same thing was being done to the colt earth pony who was being scolded by his father as well "Rock Slide what were you thinking?! Let's go home this instant, wait till your mother hears about this!"
"You are grounded young lady! Midnight Star do you know how worried I was!?" fretted the sophisticated unicorn as she looked over her child.
Then it seemed everything quieted as the adults looked over each other, they dragged their children away from the other races and seemed to be very tensed. The children were confused till they remembered that things were tense with other races but they felt a bond after what happened to them and meeting that powerful and mysterious being. The Pegasi's wings were stretched and ready for flight and they prompted for their children to do the same "Boys, we're going home" The Earth Ponies were glaring and urged their children to trot with them "C'mon son/ Let's go honey" the Unicorn's horn was a lit with magic as she eyed both races warily and tugged at her daughter "Come sweetheart, we need to go. Now."
With that the three races separated but the children looked back and an understanding came between all 5 as they met each other's eyes before going.
They were going to come back.
I watched form the safety of my forest as the three pony races stiffly went their ways back home. The adults didn't see me thankfully but unfortunately 5 children knew of my appearance but hopefully if they knew what's best for them they would never come back. At least, I hope so.
...
Several years from now I would look back to this and think, had they not seen me nor meet me this all wouldn't have happened... I'm glad they did though and I truly don't regret it.
{Present Day}
I snapped out of remembering as everyone settled down. I shake my head as I cross my legs, taking the offered tea and carefully sipping it without burning my tongue. Oh memories, something that many people love and hate.
I put down my cup and asked "So, what do you wish to know?" I asked politely but inside I was getting ready
Author's Note
AAAAANNNNDDD That's a wrap! Hope you enjoyed and yes I'm going somewhere with this, I think. If you don't like then you are welcome to just forget this fic and find another one to suit your tastes.
This is a Displaced fic as I stated or hinted at. Anyway, yeah that's it I suppose. I don't know what else to say. Oh! Actually the next chapter is actually going to focus more on Elliot's past.
Oh, and I know that in old pony times they were supposed to talk like Princess Luna I decided to only apply this to her and when we're in the past I'll just type normally alright? It's more comfortable like this for me.
Version Y is going through process, my sibling is going to work on that while I work on this but I may update this more than my sib is going to update theirs. They're kinda busy. Sooo
BYE
~Writer
