Chapters Once Dead: Back For Vengeance
Chapter 1: Brought back with a Price
I stare out into the night sky. The moon preparing to rise… but not naturally… it’s raised by my good and only friend Luna. She always does a good job. I then look at my phone.
‘Almost time for the Gala. Time to make my move.’
I looked over to the mirror. My black hair was scraggy everywhere from stress. My eyes were yellow from a magical reaction when Twilight summoned me by accident. This world was inhabited by colorful ponies, and other beings of myth. They were human in appearance, but they had hooves for feet, fur, and even tails, horns, or wings. Other races had similar builds but they were called by different names, but I won’t bore you with the details.
Bottles were lying around and blood stains on the walls. The servants never come in here, racist bastards, and they would have to burn everything when they find it. I came here lost and confused, and they never saw me beyond the appearance. The Mane Six saw me nothing more as a monster, a study piece, or an idiot. The ones Celestia said would help me be accustomed to this world. She lied… she never even checked on me after I tried to send a letter for help. Only Luna came after she finally entered my dream realm. She took me back to Canterlot and gave me a place to stay while she moved me into a room next to hers.
The ponies always preach how much they can do… but have they ever tried to be friends with another race? There all to cowardly and stubborn to see past appearances, and tonight they will see what it means to be hollow.
I then grab my Ruger GP100 revolver form the dresser and a small box of ammo. Aside from my phone, wallet, and pendant of a ring from my favorite game.
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The gun was with me because it was a gift from my family. That was over a year ago and nothing has improved… not even a way to go home.
A small alarm dinged as I looked up.
“Well… it’s about time….”
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Celestia’s POV
This year’s Gala was breathtaking. With Twilight and her friends here, things would lighten up in no time.
“Sister.”
“Luna, how are you?”
“Another grand night, but I cannot find Sir Desmond.”
“Oh dear, he probably got lost, I sent a guard to escort him here. He’s going to help us greet guests for a bit. Hopefully he will impress one of our ponies.”
“He has been a bit grim lately. Although he actually smiled when he was invited as a personal guest for the Gala.”
Meanwhile
I knock out the guard that ‘escorted’ me begrudgingly as he preferred standing and doing nothing than walking an ape. I only grinned as I hit him the back of my gun. The clang of metal as I kept hitting him till his bruise was bleeding.
“Thanks again, see you in hell.”
I walk up to the giant golden doors. I wipe the blood on my face as a sort of smile like the Joker, and wiped the rest on the clothes made by the racist Rarity. I could hear the orchestra and laughter. I sigh as I grip the revolver close.
“Time to make an example of the Failure Six.” I said as I aimed up and shot at the hinges.
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Another round of ponies bowed in front of the Princesses as they went to enjoy the festivities.
“Luna where is Desmond?”
“He should be here. The Guard should have brought him by no—
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The sickening crack as one of the doors fall from the hinges and onto the ground straight towards us.
“Luna!”
They casted a shield as the door just stopped at their feet. They looked up and saw a hunched over figure.
“Guards!”
They surrounded him only for the man to grab the spear and stab at them. One guard got too close and was slashed across the eye.
“Guards stand down!”
They ceased as they backed away and picked up their friend.
“Take him to the medical wing.”
“Yes Celestia.”
They stare back as it drew back his hair revealing Desmond.
“D-d-d-Desmond?!”
“Hello Princess, how do you like the entrance fitting for a barbaric brute right?” I grinned.
“Sir Desmond cease this we will go easy on you for the assault of…”
“ASSUALT?! You think I would do this for the attention? I have been assaulted and berated by your own subjects for a year and you never saw it?!”
“What?”
“Oh I guess your ponies are sneaks as well as liars.”
I take my hoodie to reveal the marks form other ponies. Bruises form rocks and punches, burns from spells, and even scratches from melee weapons.
There were gasps as the entire Gala looked pale from the site of the being having so many marks.
“Every… last… mark was made by your ponies. The same ones you taught friendship and harmony. And I’ve had enough.”
“Desmond please! Just tell me who did this! We can stop this without bloodshed.”
“Why don’t you ask your so-called student and her posse?”
She looked to see Twilight only look on in horror as her friends gagged. Pinkie’s mane deflated as Fluttershy and Rarity fainted. The rest, still as stone.
“You lied to me…”
“Desmond I…”
YOU LIED TO ME!!!”
She flinched back as guards readied themselves.
“I was told I would be accepted… no matter the difference, and if it wasn’t for Luna… I’d be dead a couple months ago.”
“Desmond!” The blue pony shouted as she tried to run to me.
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“That’s far enough.”
She bugs out at the sight, I’ve showed her this once before, the sound it made, and the power it could do scared her.
“I think this will be a Gala to really remember. The Monster is dead; the ponies will cheer!”
I point gun to my head as ponies tried to grab the weapon.
All that was heard was a bang across the Kingdom.
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I gasp as I awoke with a start. I was still in my clothes, but on the ground, instead of my bed.
“Was it all a…” I gasp as I see my hand, it seemed to have shrunken down to the bone and was almost like jerky. It was pitch black wherever here was and grabbed my phone, it shone brightly as I checked the camera as I saw my face. It was the same as my hands as my eyes sunk back giving me a skull appearance and a large hole where black mist seemed to be leaving.
“So am in Hell?”
“Something much worse.” Another voice boomed.
I turned around and saw a giant cage. Inside was a red and black centaur.
“Who’re you?”
He grinned as he stood up on his weakened legs.
“I am known as Lord Tirek.”
“Desmond. So, where am I?”
“Tartarus. The one place where those that are sent for crimes beyond comprehension.”
“So what does that make me?”
“Well… aside from your scrawny body… you don’t look like you were banished here.”
“No shit. Killed myself with this.”
I pull out my gun that is somehow still with me.
“Do tell what has caused this much trouble?”
“Ponies.” I said with a bitter tone.
He growled in response at the name.
“So they got you too huh?” He then looked over and had a plan.
“I could help you know.”
I looked up in disbelief.
“What do you mean?”
“Well since you’re not traditionally banished here, you can open gates or doors that the prisoners of this world cannot do.”
I looked over my gun and then my hand. I was already dead, so helping this thing wasn’t going to be my problem.
“What do I get out of this?”
“You can have your chance at vengeance.”
I only laughed.
“Sorry pal, if you haven’t noticed I don’t even have magic so I’d die before I even tried to fight.”
Tirek paused as he scratched his chin in thought.
“I could give you some power. Enough dark magic that will grow the more your hate and anger does.”
“What’s the catch?”
“Just open the cage and the deal can be set.”
I then look over the door. It was inscribed with all sorts of symbols that glowed, but seemed faded. I slowly took a grip as the bars glowed brightly but all I felt was a small pinch. I pulled it open as the locks turned to dust. Tirek walked out as he took a large breath. He then laughed, and laughed as he took hold of me as we bounded out of the abyss. Each level was like Hell, torture, wandering souls, prisoners, but they all fled as they saw Tirek. They all even tried to hide.
‘He must be the top demon down here.’
“HAHAHAHA! We are almost there!” There was a bright flash as we hit a bright light. It blinded me before I could see what it was… the sun. We were out!
“Hmmm strange. Cerberus is missing.”
The blood, if any, drained form my face. Cerberus, the mythical guardian of the underworld. A giant dog with three heads. It keeps the souls of those passed or demonical from escaping. Him gone means something was up.
“This is even better. Let’s hurry before we are spotted.”
He galloped out until we hit a forest. It grew denser and denser as the canopy covered the sky.
“Now we can begin…”
“Begin wha…”
A dark orange beam was shot at me. It was burning my flesh as it kept pounding into me before he stopped and panted. A small mark appeared on my hand.
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“There… the pack is made. You now have the same power as me.”
“I then look over to see my skin was fuller, but it was clay colored as if I was still dead.”
“What does it do?”
“You can absorb any creature’s natural magic.”
“Absorb? You mean take it away?”
“Yes, it leaves them helpless as the excuse for animals they are.”
I slowly grin as my eyes glowed for a second.
“Where to then milord?”
“First we find some ponies to strengthen ourselves, and then we go to the Princesses.”
I frown as to only one was my friend… but if this meant I could have my vengeance… so be it.
‘Sorry Luna, but I’m not going back down there.’
“Of course Lord Tirek.”
“Hmm I sense some ponies nearby, weak, but it’ll be a start.”
“Excellent.”
Once Dead: Back For Vengeance
Luna’s POV
‘Two years, two years ago, my alien friend had shocked the nation at the Grand Galloping Gala.’
After the screams and panic I could only watch in horror as his opened eyes, stared back. No sign of movement… and he blamed the Elements for this. As the guards and servants tried to clean as much blood they could, they would puke themselves from the sight, making a bigger mess. I went up to Twilight who still stared on.
“Twilight please tell us. How was he treated in Ponyville?”
“I…I… I don’t know.”
“Was he staying with you?!”
She then broke down as she explained she thought she was supposed to learn from him. She didn’t even see him as a friend, only a scientific breakthrough. The rest were the same Rarity thought he was a beast, Applejack and Rainbow Dash didn’t trust the stranger and tried to scare him out of town and got the town riled up for it. Fluttershy only hid when he practically went up and begged for some help only to be turned away. And Pinkie… she threw him a party… but no one came and decided they weren’t meant to be friends.
I was enraged at them as I forced them from the castle and the city. They caused him so much pain, he barely had anything left go on. I collapsed by him as I cried for him, everything he was told about ponies, he took to heart as any good thought about our race tore him apart. Celestia could only look away as tears stained her face.
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He was later buried in Ponyville Cemetery. The residents were shocked to see it. They hated him… but this was too far for them. They eventually joined as they tried everything to apologize for their actions. The Mane Six tried to enter but I told them to never come here again. They didn’t deserve to be the Elements, and Deities above should their souls be judged. After that I made a proclamation. The accounts of the event will be sent to every publisher known across the Kingdom. Names would be given and printed by the ones she visited in their dreams. Ponyville’s reputation would be tarnished as would anyone there… but this Kingdom was built on Friendship, and we let one who needed it most down.
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Even after that ponies came by every day to leave flowers and cards. And yet, it only made things worse for the ponies. Eventually after the first year, they dwindled down to nothing and the visits became rare, until it was just me. His tombstone covered with dead flowers and old cards that have long lost their writing. A lot of ponies only came to see the grave of “The Creature with No Friends.”
“Hello Desmond. It’s been awhile. A lot has happened this month. My niece is to be wed to the Captain of our guard. I guess I owe you those 10 bits.” She chuckled.
“Sigh. I’m sorry this land took so much form you. The ponies have regretted every action, even the young ones that had no idea what was going on. The Six Ponies are in therapy after half were traumatized by your death. Pinkie Pie keeps a smile up, but she loses it when she sleeps. Rarity keeps making clothes for you, and even undoes the fabric and starts over. Fluttershy barely even leaves her home anymore. And Twilight has been searching day and night for a spell to reverse the damage. Applejack and Rainbow have been overworking themselves to exhaustion.”
A lone tear falls to the ground.
“They need each other more than ever. Twilight has even destroyed all the reports on you. She wished she knew more about you than just a piece of parchment.”
She lays down a bouquet of purple roses.
“See you around crocodile.” She dryly laughs as said a line Desmond always said to her when she went to bed.
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??? POV
I held the pony’s neck as he tried to break free. Next to him was a body, a mare to be precise.
“So you like being powerful huh?”
He only spat in my face.
“Oooh tough stallion?”
I then glowed as I drained his magic. His color drained as I dropped him to the ground. Barely even able to lift himself up from the ground.
“W-w-w-what did you do?!” He tried to yell.
“I have taken your magic away. And to leave a message…” I said as I tested my abilities as he stood up involuntarily. His wings outstretched as I began to move my hands apart. He screamed to the high heavens as his wings were ripped off like paper. The guards would no doubt hear this, and I dropped him. I then walked up to him his tears freely falling as he held the back of his wing joints.
“Here’s a little something to tell the guards… tell them and ask if they think Celestia believes in ghosts. Unless you die.”
“Wha...” My foot came down on his head, knocking him out and leaving him to bleed.
“Time to retreat…”
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Three months later…
Twilight’s POV
Howling winds could be heard from outside the train. The train shaking slightly from it, but held strong as it kept going to our destination.
“So where are we going again?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“I told you before the Crystal Empire. It has returned and we need to get up there fast.”
The train whistled as they came to a stop. They all exited the car as we saw my brother wearing his armor.
“Shinning?!”
“No time to talk, we gotta move!”
No sooner had he said that a dark swirling mist was coming right behind us.
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“C’mon Spike! You have to put the Heart on the pedestal!”
“RAARRRGH! You shall not stop me!” Sombra shouts a he dives for the Heart only for another dark blur to ram into him and the castle. Hi magic holding us dissipated after he lost focus. The smoke cleared as we saw another being fighting against him. His was covered with a metal helmet that appeared to look melted before hardening. The only thig seen was… those yellow eyes…
It held Sombra by the neck as he bashed him to the ground countless times, as he fired off spells, the crystals grew on its body but still kept bashing him like a rock. He then started to spin him around as he crashed into pillars and other debris. Sombra was sprawled out in defeat as he tried to crawl away only for a shadow to overtake him. And then the screams as his magic seemed to leave him. His power fading as he became weaker and weaker as the crystals shrunk from the creature’s body, but it didn’t stop until he was withered out like a raisin.
He looked at me, and I could feel the hate radiating from his glare. He then picked up Sombra.
“Enough! He’s already taken enough! He can’t harm anypony again!”
He then stared back as Sombra weakly moved his head to the side.
“Two years too late…” It spoke as a whisper before cracking the former King’s neck and letting him drop to the ground. He then walked up to Spike and grabbed the heart before placing it on the pedestal. It glowed to life before a giant wave emanated from the Heart as ponies were glowing again, even ourselves.
“Twilight!” Shining shouts.
I look over to see them running towards me.
“You did it!” He says hugging her.
“Actually it was him.” Spike said pointing to me. They only stared as I did the same. Cadence walked up and extended her hand.
“Thank you. You have saved this Empire form a terrible fa…”
“I didn’t do it to save you ponies.”
The group was shocked at my remark as I then ignited a flame and hurled it at the corpse of Sombra.
“I only did it for his magic.”
“But Dark magic…”
“I know, but it keeps me alive.”
I then pull off my mask as it hisses. It falls to the ground with a thud. I then look over as umbral mist left the hole in head as my eyes changed different colors form the magic fluctuation. I gasp along with my friends we recognized him… it was Desmond.
“Desmond?!” I shout.
“So the bitch remembers.” He replied with a grin.
“It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? How have you been? I’ve been reeaally busy being dead… you know after you MURDERED ME.” He added after his eyes glowed brighter.
They could only shun away after hearing those words Shining didn’t like what he said though.
“How dare you? These are the Elements of Harmony!”
“I have no respect for those that don’t deserve it.”
He then glowed as he charged his horn.
“Shining wait!”
A light purple flash erupted from his horn and went to its destination, but Desmond only deflected it as it took off a section of the castle wall before bursting in the air. His arms glowed a dark purple.
“Hmmm his magic was better, but I’ve yet to reach my potential.”
“Desmond please we regret our actions. Ponyville has suffered, we have been wanting to make amends for so long!” Twilight shouts as she tries to grab my hands.
I only stare back before hurling her into a wall. I then place my mask back on my new magic intake changed it around.
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The mask became more horrifying as the jaw seemed to split and strange marks grew over his body.
‘Where did he get such power?’
“Ahhhhh, that’s better.” I said cracking my joints around. “Well… adieu”
He then walked off only to be held back. He looked over to find the Pink Menace trying to hug me.
“Please Desmond! I want to be your friend.”
She was only pushed off.
“You had your chance Party Pony.”
I then toss a piece of crumbled paper before glowing and disappearing.
The Guards came running in as they got Twilight and Shining up. Pinkie’s mane deflated as she started to wail.
“Sugarcube?” Applejak asked.
Pinkie threw the crumbled paper as she zipped off. The rest looked at it until Applejack picked it up and unrevieled it before her eyes misted.
It was… the invitation for his surprise party.
Once Dead: Back For Vengeance
Chapter 3: Uninvited Coronation Guest
I may make this a short story now that I think about the pacing and then split it off later to a new beginning for Desmond, also I do not own MLP or anything mentioned, besides OCs and names for background characters releative to the situation
So even after that there were posters of me put up for my retrieval. I knew they would try to purify me with the Elements, but in doing so would leave them with a corpse. My soul is nothing but the opposite of Harmony now, but even in this form, I still can’t face them yet.
So here I am, acting like Cell from DBZ, stalking the low-lives of every city I came across. The Princess preaches of peace, but even her own ponies are just wolves under their colorful fur. This didn’t go unnoticed as some ‘hit men’ ponies tried to take me on. Five came in, only one armed and hornless unicorn came out.
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“What do you want form us! You have taken everything! My gang is nothing now!” A bloody Earth pony shouts.
“Just making sure everyone knows that true peace in this world is a lie, even among the so-called beacons of it.”
A snap of his neck later as I turned into mist and turned his body to dust from overabsorption.
‘Desmond…’
I blink as I finally hear from Tirek after so much time.
‘Hello Lord Tirek.’
‘Your power has grown very well.’
‘I have you to thank. ‘
‘Don’t think this settles the fact that you have more than me, so you better give me more!’
I cringe as his anger grows.
‘Of course milord.’
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“Princess, this… thing has been plaguing city after city! Former crime bosses are being found hanged, or barely anything at all!” A Guard from Manehattan shouted.
“And do you think that anypony would care for those criminals?!” Some Noble retorts.
A few murmurs agreed with him. Among all the victims, they had all done grave injustices that were overlooked, even local guards were slaughtered after being found guilty for corruption and abuse of power.
“Even with the wanted posters, anypony that went after him, lost more than just a limb. King Pin is a prime example!”
The file ‘King Pin’ was a local cartel of drugs from Zebrica, that made some ponies hallucinate, sometimes nicely, or to the point of going insane. When the flow suddenly stopped and the crimes became less and less, they eventually found the warehouse and nothing prepared them for what was inside. It was like a true nightmare… all ponies were hung in the rafters by makeshift ropes or pinned to the walls with nails. The King Pin was found barely alive as the back of his legs were sliced, later permanently paralyzing him, and an arm that looked like it went through a blender. He confessed to everything, just to get way from the monster that took everything away. He explained how the creature drained all the magic in the area before killing them without remorse.
Celestia was deep in thought that Desmond became the one thing she sought to never happen to anypony.
‘He has already done so much in so little time. Where did he get this much power?’
After the incident in the Crystal Empire, Twilight and her friends came back to tell them of their ‘discovery’. She tried to find him, but she ended being knocked out for a day from the raw magic he kept leaking.
Then Luna came running in tears as she found Desmond’s grave completely obliterated. Not just vandalized, but just a complete crater, and a broken coffin, but the body was nowhere to be found.
If this was Desmond, then he has left his heart accept the darkness and became a monster.
“Celestia!”
She was brought out her train of thought by the Guard who was still talking.
“What should we do?”
“Double the patrols. Do not approach or engage at all costs. We need to get him before he does anything drastic.”
“What’s more drastic?”
“If he decides to go after the Crown.”
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6 months later
So, once again, Twilight had saved the day, as well as her friends as she finished the spell Starswirl couldn’t work out as it required the most important part… Friendship. And in doing so had ascended her into her Alicorn form and gained wings.
The ponies cheered for this accomplishment as well as Twilight was to be dubbed a Princess. One soul however, did not. He shrouded the building in mist as his eyes formed into a dark glare. A mouth-like opening could be seen before it let out a roar that sounded like a mixture of animals
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It then descended right onto the newly crowned Princess.
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She was brought to a wasteland that showed every horrible act Desmond has committed through his eyes and everything that he had taken by the ponies.
“I. WILL. HAVE. MY. REVENGE!”
A faint outline of Desmond slowly makes his approach as the dark dust surrounding him split off to make some bipedal copies. They screeched as they ran at her screaming as loud as a foal as she blasted magic at them to keep them back. A few scraped her with there claws, but they were minor cuts compared to what they could do. It did the trick as it seemed to weaken him.
“I better do his quickly…”
He then charged at her as he summoned more tendrils to hold her in place.
“Now for something I’m sure you would hate to lose.” His eyes glowed as his mouth opened and seemed to drain the energy from the room, slowly but surely she felt herself weaken.
“I’m going to enjoy prolonging this torture.”
A bright flash occurred as Celestia burst in shining light as bright as the sun and Luna clearing away the nightmare-ish creatures. The magic backlash sent Desmond rolling away and returning the magic to Twilight.
“Twilight, we finally got you, we have to move now!”
“Princess Luna?”
“I can only hold the gateway open long enough! Run!”
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“This isn’t over! You have only prolonged the end!”
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Twilight woke with a start.
“Doctor she’s awake!”
A stallion with a dark brown mane and tan coat appears with a clipboard.
“Thank you First Aid. Are you alright Princess?”
“Where am I?”
“You are in the Canterlot Medical Wing. You were brought here after that mist left you and went to who knows where.”
Twilight deadpanned. It was all her in head, and then she saw the bandages around her arms.
“Doctor… what happened to my arms?”
“Well aside from the minor scrapes from falling it seems as though something was scratching you. Almost like a cat. It wasn’t deep enough to cause any damage, but could break the skin easily.”
She then pales that her time unconscious was not coincidental, and that Desmond was getting more and more stronger. 6��2�y|�x�G
Once Dead: Back For Vengeance
Chapter 4: Another encounter
“It’s not enough...”
“Tirek, there are much stronger ponies we can absorb from. You just need to wait.”
“You better be boy. I didn’t waste a millennium in that prison to be defeated before I can even take this realm.”
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Meanwhile an alabaster alicorn awoke from a nightmare between two beings she thought she would never hear again.
“He can’t be working with him…” She worried.
“Sister!”
Luna burst into the room in a purple nightgown.
“It wasn’t a dream, was it?”
“I’m afraid not…”
“Send for the Elements now!”
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Along the way, we came across Discord. Apparently, he was trying to catch us as he put us in chains and me in a cage. Tirek only smirked as he played with Discord’s emotions of using his full potential and ability to cause as much chaos as he wants without having to worry about imprisonment. The ponies would never accept something like him truly. Sure, he would be hailed for his duty of saving this land, but they would still fear him because of his powers. I had to admit, Tirek may be strong when reaches his full form, but he was no match for a literal God as of now.
Eventually Discord agreed, even if it meant betraying the one’s he called friends, even the yellow Pegasus scaredy-cat (No offence, but I couldn’t say anything harsher than that and upset eh Fluttershy community, I love her but it’s partially true she scares easily)
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“Come on! Are there any guards worth MY time?!” I shout as I shoot out bolts of lightning. There lay only a few squads of Guards as Tirek’s sudden appearance and destruction had caused the Guards to scramble either to fight or save the city. He had gone to the Throne Room to find the Princesses, and take their magic. The looks on their face, especially after I called each one out that made life terrible here in the castle. Solid Wall, broke my leg after a pillar ‘tipped’ over. His legs were moved far back than they should. Arrow Blitz, pierced a hole right in the photo of my family with her crossbow. An arrow pierced close to her heart, shattering her career if she ever gets out of this alive. Or any of them…
Desmond then heard a loud roar come from the throne room.
“Oh boy… Something has gone wrong.”
He punches one last guard before he walks off.
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“WHERE IS YOUR MAGIC!?” Tirke roars at the weakened Princesses.
Thye didn’t respond as they weakly smirked that he would never get their magic.
“Lord Tirek!”
The Princesses gasp as they the newcomer. Only wearing tattered remains of pants and a hoodie tied around his waist as symbols seemed to glow on his skin. They couldn’t tell if it was the magic he possed or if they were etched onto his skin.
“They have no magic. THEY GAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE!”
I then see that there are only three Princesses, but the fourth… oh that’s rich, they think they can hide her?
“Oh Tirek, you are missing an alicorn.”
“WHAT?!”
“Desmond NO!” Luna shouted before collapsing again.
“Desmond, if there’s any sign of the caring human left in there you will not do this!”
I then look over as I smirked under my mask.
“Ddin’t you know? He died a long time ago, I’m just the shell.”
I then tell him about the Princess and her friends. How they are much stronger than average ponies and would really be a great boost in his power. He smirked as he then opened another portal as he sent the Alicorns somewhere else. He promised he wouldn’t hurt her. She was the only one worth saving in this world.
“What did you do?!”
“What I only sent them to where I have been locked away. A fitting punishment.”
“They had nothing left, they were no threat in any way!”
“Are you questioning my plans?”
His magic glowed as I felt a surge of pain in my chest. It was like something was trying to be pulled out of me. I screamed in agony as it was like a Chestburster (I shouldn’t have to explain what those things are) was eating away at my ribcage. He stopped as I panted and rubbed away the feeling in chest.
“You are a servant, and I can easily take it all away, even your new life.”
“Yes… milord.” Desmond begrudgingly replies.
“Good, now we move first Ponyville and then all of Equestria!”
Okay so this story might be short Equestria-wise, but will move on to the human world and usurps Shimmer's throne and eventually has to deal with Twilight again so stay tuned
Once Dead: Back For Vengeance
I do not own any refernces (If more than one have been made) I do not own MLP just my OC or made up background ponies, if needed.
You know how we start a battle on Earth. We start with a bang.
Ponies ran for cover as a strange object just crashed into the fountain of town square. The dust fluttering about as a shade of purple eyes could be seen.
“The horror! The horror!” One shouts as they run for cover.
Five of the Mane 6 appear at the scene while Fluttershy hides in a nearby bush. They look to see me again. They prepare for a battel. I reach my hands in the air as they tense but grab my mask instead as it hisses once more. Dropping with a thud as a mist protruded from my skull and my skin even more rotten (Picture Jason Voorhees). It was at that time Tirek burst into town blasting everything.
“Why you!” Rainbow shouts before charged at me.
Her punch collided with my arm causing a small shockwave from the collision. She only gritted her teeth as I grinned. A rope then wrapped around my arm as it pulled back snapping it off like a stick.
“Sweet Celestia!” Rarity yells and faints.
“Huh, guess I was more dead than I thought.”
This causes some ponies to turn green, and a few empty their stomachs as I looked back at the twitching appendage. Applejack froze as she stared at it. It then lunged as it grabbed her face, wriggling around like a snake.
Rainbow then took this opportunity as she punched my head cracking it as it rebuilt itself with the mist.
I then hold out my stump as a purple tendril leaked out and struck at the end of my arm.
“Here’s a buck for you!” I then pull Applejack forward as I kick her and send her into a stand.
“You jerk!” Rainbow then tries to land as many punches as she could.
They were a few cracks but my power prevented me from dying, didn’t help it was still painful. Desmond fell back, only to pull right back up. I crick my neck and punched my knuckles as a purple aura surrounded me and healed the cracks.
“Who’s up next?”
~~~
He has done it. Tirek has taken all of magic of the Elements and the towns ponies. The Elements trapped in prison bubbles and discord included. Turns out, Tirek was a step ahead and drained his power too. A Traitor betrayed, such irony made crack a smile as a familiar song went through my mind. The ponies looking on as they try to run, or crawl in this case, from my power. I then shot a flare into the air as they focused their attention on them. It became a skull as a snake moved from the mouth (Get the reference?).
Fillies and Gentle-colts, boys and girls
Gather 'round, gather 'round!
Sit back, relax, and please, stay in your seats
Kick your feet up and grab some popcorn!
Oh, and of course
Lest we not forget
Enjoy the show!
The Mares try to stand only to fall as they look in anger or sadness.
Come one, come all
And behold we have a sight!
Immeasurable, a spectacle
Of innocence and fright!
Desmond pokes at each bubble with a wicked grin for each of them.
Now you're crawling, ever stalling with no end in sight
Up all night to see if you can make it
All new foes to see if you can take it
Be still, be quiet
They still know you haven't left yet…
And we'll pretend, we'll just pretend
Pretend that day would never end!
I'll make believe that you can see
Everything they did to me
Nowhere to hide, and now we're through
But if I was just like you
I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
You can trust me 'till the end
I fell silent at the last lines if anypony looked closely, a small tear would be noticeable.
There's something bad inside me
I'm broken beyond fixing, save me
I know that we've all been here
It only hurts a second, there's nothing to fear
I then look over my mask as the eyes glowed.
I have you hidden way too well
It's time to let you out
Put on a mask to hide yourself
That made you one of us now
My power then began to make different faces of the ponies I’ve met, with looks of anger and hate. Each one… a pain in the ass for my year before my death. The ponies could only stare as they saw their reflections mixed with the horrors of my magic… and my hate.
http://twinkiepie19.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-ponies-442146685 (Like these and give credit to the author please!)
And we'll pretend, we'll just pretend
Pretend that day would never end
I'll make believe that you can see
Everything they did to me
Nowhere to hide, and now we're through
But if we were just like you
I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
You can trust me 'till the end
I then throw some blasts towards their homes. It wasn’t’ major, but enough to get my point across. Fires ran amok as they scorch the roofs. I may have been heartless, but they should know that monsters get worst appearances. Their homes inside would be fine, but their outward appearance would be like me.
We need you… so we can escape
If they find you, it'll be too late
We need you so we can escape
If they find you, it'll be too late
And we'll pretend, we'll just pretend
Pretend that day would never end
I'll make believe that you can see
Everything they did to me
I then project wisps of memories that contributed to my end. Rainbow being a bully. Fear from Rarity and Fluttershy. Applejack and her stubbornness after I said hello to her sister. And Pinkie’s failure of bringing me a smile. They have all failed their titles as one being suffered for nothing.
Nowhere to hide, and now we're through
But if we were just like you
I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
You can trust me 'till the end
I then fell silent once more as my eyes glowed purple yellow and spoke in a darker voice as my shadow placed a hand behind me. With its crooked teeth and hollow eyes staring back as if whispering something.
Now we're afraid, we're all afraid
Afraid that it might be too late
They never learn to wait their turn
Now we get to watch them burn
Nowhere to hide, and now we're through
But if we were just like you
I'll be your friend, I'll be your friend
You can trust me 'till the end
Trust me 'till the end...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WofqmWpXJZ8
They reel back in fear is it seems to echo across the sky.
“None of you are going anywhere.”
“Tirek!” I look to see a very pissed Twilight as she charges another spell and blasts at him. His body mere inches away from crushing us. He roars in rage as they have another spell collide that made the very ground shake.
‘Is this what four Alicorns can do?!’
“It appears we are at an impasse. How about a trade, Princess Twilight?”
He then summons all her friends and Discord.
“Their release for all the Alicorn magic in Equestria. What's it going to be, Princess?”
The ponies, dragon, and draconequus shout in protest trying to talk her out of it.
‘They’re willing to die for this?!’ My anger seethed as it caused my scars to glow.
Twilight eventually agrees as Tirek releases all of her friends, even Discord.
“Your turn.”
Twilight Sparkle screamed as she felt her very strength be sapped away from her as she became weak as a child.
“AGGHHHHHAHAHA! Yes!”
He then turned as he grinned at me. I slowly back up.
“And now to really seal the deal…” he then starts taking my power. I scream in agony as bits of my flesh scraped away and drained the color from my body. I then fell like a rock as my body became bony and rotten. I could barely breath as I only had one eye left, as my muscle tissue showed parts of my jaw and a few organs. My heart slowly beating as it glowed.
“N-n-n-o.” I said as of piece of flesh fell from fingers.
“W-w-w-h-h-hyy?” I asked.
“You were perfect host for my power, but I would like it back now, with full interest.”
The Mares gasp as my heart glowed once more as it started to react Tirek’s power. Then there was a scream it sounded as though there more voices within him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kMbuvETy2E (Be warned it’s creepy as hell, even by my standards)
There was a large crack mixed with blood drowning it out as a dark purple core emerged from him. He gave one look of disbelief and then a look of anger at the ponies.
The ponies then ran as they talked about something towards him as his mind became hazy… then shapes… then nothing…
Once Dead: Back For Vengeance
Chapter 6: Better Left Alone
Chapter 6: Better left Alone
I was in a void. My body and spirit separated as one was a mindless animal and the other deep in thought. The thing about a body and soul is funny really, a spirit cannot do much physically but try to make itself known, unable to leave the plane of existence with burning regrets. A body is just an empty shell with no purpose, almost like a wild animal that gets confused or angry. Without each other they were only half their full potential, but both could express their sorrow and anger, even if they couldn’t remember who they even were.
Then a third being appeared. She glowed a bright purple as both beings stopped and looked over. She was frowning as they both growled. They charged as she forced them in a magic hold.
“Desmond. Does thou think so lowly of us?”
The body snapped and growled.
She then used her power to force the soul back into the body as they wailed. Despite the pleas, the body became whole as a small explosion was seen. There sitting the middle was a smaller version of Desmond. His eyes a piercing blue as he silently wept and hid from view. Luna tried to get close as it only scared him more and hide away as a dark overcast formed.
“Desmond please, don’t let this define you. Your body and spirit have been revived. We beseech thee, return to the light so that we can make amends.”
“I don’t want to leave, this is the only place for me. No longer safe outside. I’d rather stay inside (repeating nonsense)”
“Desmond, the ponies want to speak to you, they need to. You don’t have to talk, but listen!”
Desmond awoke with a start as Luna fainted from the sudden disconnection. He tried to move as his body was restricted by restraints. He then felt a sliver of pain as he looked over. His right leg was badly burnt as well as some of his right side. He couldn’t see it, but he could feel the scratching feeling on his neck.
The door suddenly opens revealing a doctor that gasps as he rushes out of the room. Desmond looked over to see a few flowers and cards. All with get well soon or other positive messages.
My hands shake and my breath heaves.
…heh…
…
This…
…This is…
Oh, you just had to take the high fuckin’ road, didn’t you?
“You fucking cunts!” I scream. “You horses! You fucking pieces of shits! You think you can take the high road here?! You think you can…”
“Nurse sedate him!”
I was then held down as a Nurse tried to inject me.
‘Never again…’
There was a bright flash as my bindings ripped off and grabbed the shot and threw it across the room. I then knocked out the Doctor and Nurse as I slowly got out of the bed. Luna slowly awoke as she gasped and stood up as a few guards came rushing in. There were bat-like, thesrals to be exact, but they didn’t do much as I just stood there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpK6eVtFTZE (2:30-2:34, COULD NOT FIND A CLIP FOR THE VOICE!)
The voice was hoarse as he glowed and jumped out the window turning into smoke again seeing Ponyville being rebuilt. I then see THOSE 6 as I land and take one final look at them.
“Desmond?!” Twilight shouts.
“It’s Freak don’t you know?”
“Listen here you. You got resurrected by this weird Rainbow thing, next thing we knew, you were breathing.” Applejack states.
“That explains a few burns.”
“They… couldn’t fix a few things and had to *shudder* burn it around.” Fluttershy whimpered.
“So… you let me live… WHY?!”
“To show you ponies are not all bad.” Another voice says showing Celestia, and then that pink alicorn from before.
“Heh it seems I still have something left inside… my immense loathing of ponies, mixed with Sombra’s magic. I knew his magic was strong… but to be able to latch onto me is a whole new level.”
“Desmond! You must not let this magic take yo…”
“Oh, spare me the speech, I’ve just got my life back and it’s all thanks to whatever dark hole Sombra crawled out of that improved me. I’m not going to back down while you try to make me feel like I’m the villain, when your ponies never listened!”
I take another breath as I sigh.
“I have seen you ponies all over. Everyone a criminal or worse than the ones you see. The only reason they haven’t been killed or sealed away is because of YOUR dammed chances! Take Iron Hoof, a disgraced guard turned drug dealer, arrested a year later after 12 confirmed deaths. Let out only seven years later and back to doing bad and went on revenge spree of the jury and old witnesses. I destroyed his chance of walking before things got worse for you. What would ponies think of how you run things when a pony convicted of a crime isn’t properly punished if you treat them like children?!”
“Desmond…”
“Stop calling me that!!! You’re not mom and you’re definitely not my friend!”
She steps back.
“I’m leaving your land and you can kiss any chance of me returning goodbye. I know what a real monster is and how to become one. So now I leave by…”
I then take a large slash against Twilight as she screamed as a gush of blood came from her chest as blood seeped from her shirt.
“And now you will always have a reminder why I hated you. Oh, and if you decide to try and catch me… then ask Celestia for those files of those ponies I maimed… Ta-ta.”
And with a spark I was gone as Twilight was rushed into the Hospital, tears falling not only from the pain, but the guilt…
Once Dead: Back For Vengeance
6 months later
So much time has passed, and yet I have not aged… ever since that rainbow beam aftershock. In doing so revived my body, but drained all but Sombra’s power from me. The hole in my head was gone, so it was proof I was alive again.
I decided to head back to the Frozen Wasteland for the time being. Not only was it isolated, but no sane pony could navigate the constant blizzards. And then I heard the whistle. I looked to see a train. I wouldn’t have paid attention if not for the guards around it and the royal seal. What it was I do not know, but I sensed a lot from power from it.
‘It has to be something pretty important if Sun Butt actually thinks sending it here is better.’
I then went into my Umbral form as I seeped into the ground.
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Random Guard POV
“So, what are we doing again?”
“Ugggghhhhh. For the last time, it’s something from the Princess’s vault. She wanted it here for safe keeping.”
“Yeah but what is it?”
“That is only known between her and Princess Cadence.”
“Oh.”
They then resume their positions while the one guard thought… ‘That is a good question, what are we even shipping?’
~~~~~
“Last stop The Crystal Empire!!!” The Conductor shouts.
The Guards load up the box and take to the vault in the crystal castle. They drop it off as a small speck of shadow was still lingering around the box. It leaks around the box before tearing it open.
“Uh oh federal offence! Hehehe…blegh.”
I then look to see… a mirror.
“That’s it? I rode in that train for hours for this piece of crap?!” I then tried to kick the mirror in only to have my foot go through. I then pause as I slowly pulled it out. Then place it back in.
“Hmm. A doorway… how original Princess.” I gritted my teeth.
“Well… better see where this goes.” I then walk in before there was a flash and I was gone.
~~~~~
~~~~~
I blinked as I felt the sun’s light on me. I look up to see the sun shining, and I’m on the ground.
“What the…”
BRIINNNNGGGG
Desmond dove into a bush until he saw… students, but they weren’t even ponies. They were normal beings. He didn’t see anyone flying or levitating. Was he home? He could finally leave those memories behind and resume his life… wait… those weren’t humans, their colors were something like a rainbow threw up on a human pallet before they were born. The colors were too vibrant and… pony-like… He grinded his teeth. He was still here, but in an alternate dimension! None of them had horns or wings, so it was normal to him, unfortunately his train of thought was interrupted by a small whisper next to him.
‘They knew what I was!’
“Um excuse me sir?”
I turn around and see…
‘No… they’re still here!? Can’t I get away from them!’ I then start running into the school. Leaving behind a very confused human Fluttershy.
“Oh my, was it something I said?”
~~~
I kept running turning different corners as students gave me weird looks for running in here.
‘Why?’ I mentally shout.
‘I’ve had enough why would I want this!?’
Desmond wasn’t paying attention until he ran into something, or someone tall. He crashed onto the ground. The figure turned around revealing a woman with colorful hair, almost like Celestia.
“Oh, hello there.”
“Sorry I wasn’t paying attention.”
‘By Hell’s name… what’s next!?’
“I can see that. I’m guessing you are the new student? My name is Celestia, come with me to my office and Luna will help set up your classes.”
‘It cannot be so simple in this world…’
“Sure.” I said as sincere as possible.
~~~~~
“Well… that’s 20 minutes I’m not gonna get back.” I looked over my classes and then my ID with a somewhat forced smile.
“And now I’m supposed to wait for a tour by some student. I swear if it’s one of those…
“HI!!!”
“GAH!”
I look up and see that last being’s double I never wanted to speak to.
“HiI’mPinie!Youmustbenewhere!Doyouli-“
“Pinkie, enough. Didn’t you say you were going to be late for something?”
“GASP!!! Can’t be late to Mr. Cranky’s class again!”
I blinked as I rubbed my temples from the massive headache I got from her.
“Sorry Pinkie tends to love meeting new people.”
“It’s alright I guess. I’m still getting used to here.”
“Well then I guess I better take you for your tour. Follow me and I’ll show you most of the school. Over here we have…”
~~~~~~
‘Over an hour… it took that long to see everything. I mean she even added some history of the place. I don’t really care. As long as these pony humans don’t find out what I’ve done or can do, I can probably find some way to go back to my dimension.’
“Oh yeah! I forgot to introduce myself, I’m sorry. My name’s Sunset Shimmer.”
I then quickly came up with a name that could be a possible alias for the time being.
“I’m Rusty… Rusty Nail.”