Fate is an interesting thing, isn’t it? It may flow like a gentle river, carrying whatever is in its current. Or, it could become a raging ocean, the waves thrashing about and the undertow taking down anything in its way and placing one somewhere that is totally unknown. That is something that happens to a tenno who is taken from his realm through the raging river of space and time. And then, comes into contact with a new world, a new land, and many new beings.

--Canterlot Castle--

The day was just beginning as Celestia raised the sun on a cool, crisp fall morning. The morning sunlight revealing a beautiful autumn morning through what remained of the leaves in the trees and branches. This was her favorite of all seasons. And anyway that she could make it more beautiful than it already was, she’d find a way.The very tall and curvy alicorn mare smiled up towards the sun that she had risen and giggled lightly to herself.

“It is such a beautiful morning. I am sure that all my subjects will think so as well.”

She gazed at the sky for a few more moments before heading into her chambers to get ready for the day. A good shower, and a nice form-fitting dress that was a beautiful white with gold trimmings where the lower par split on the left side of the dress. And of course all her other regalia including her golden crown.

Yes, today was going to be a good day. She will tend to her usual important matters than have some time to herself in her favorite gardens in the castle courtyards. How she wished that her sister stayed awake in the daytime more often though. She wished she’d be able to spend more quality time with her own sister. But, she also did enjoy what little time they did get together. But now that she was dressed and ready for the day, it was time for her to get going.

--Ponyville--

The town was already up and about. Ponies getting to their jobs and the younger ones getting to school. Six of these ponies, in particular, will play an important role in this story alongside the one who will be disrupting the flow of history in this world upon his arrival. These ponies being Twilight Sparkle, a lavender unicorn who’s thirsty for knowledge and books certainly unmeasurable by any other ponies. Applejack, who is the most honest and trusted mare in all of ponyville, and a true friend to the very end. Rarity, with her beauty that is matched with her generosity. Pinkie Pie, with her laughter and smile that makes any sad pony smile and brighten up their day. Rainbow Dash, with her undying loyalty and awesomeness, makes her a force not to be underestimated. And finally Fluttershy. With her kindness and compassion towards others, makes for a wonderful friend to be around should things get too tough. These six’s destiny with the tenno unknowingly.

Twilight was laying on her bed, absorbed in a good book as she usually is when she has time to herself. She was a soft and squishy looking mare. Then again, she is a big bookworm, but that didn’t mean her figure wasn’t hard to look at. She was in the middle of turning to the next page in the latest spellbook she had acquired from a book fair she had attended. When all the sudden there was a loud ‘BOOM’ and the sky lit up with a circular ring of icy white light that expanded out, just like one of Rainbow’s sonic rainbooms. The sound makes the unicorn mare fall off her bed with a sudden.

“Ah!”

All six of the mares saw it from their windows except for Rainbow Dash who was lounging up in the clouds and Applejack who was harvesting her family’s apple trees. The large, unknown aircraft soared through the sky at a downward angle.clearly indicating it imminent crash to the ground at the rate of speed it was falling. The flying metal monster landed just on the outskirts of the small town, sliding across the ground and digging into the earth. Eventually coming to a stop just shy of the local lake/swimming hole where some ponies had gotten out of the way just in case it may have caused some injuries or deaths.

Soon, Twilight and her friends arrived on the scene along with Celestia and a few of her guards. They all walked around and explored the exterior of the ship. None of them really finding a way inside of the interior. Twilight’s gaze looked to her mentor with a look of worry.

“While it is a wonderful thing that nopony was hurt, I am still concerned as to what or who is in this thing. But clearly, however, it was flying, something went horribly wrong. What do you make of this, princess?”

Celestia wasn’t quite sure what to make of it herself. The type of design and sleekness of it was something she had never seen in all her years of life.Though it was certainly something to behold. Suddenly, a sound of metal being hit against catches her attention along with every other pony. The guards draw their weapons as a hatch from an entrance to the aircraft flies open. From the smoke that was bellowing out, a large figure started to step out. The guards assumed a more defensive stance as the figure appeared out from the smoke, but then a look of horror fell upon all their faces when they saw what looked to be a child being carried in the metallic being’s arms. The child kept a firm hand on the creature’s shoulder, a light pulsating glow coming from where he was touching it.The metallic figure walked closer towards the group. The guards watched it carefully as it carried the child in it’s arms. The boy uttering out a few words.

“Please….help…”

The figure continued to walk closer to the group. It appeared that the creature was being controlled by the child, for the glow stopped and the metallic being dropped to it’s knees just as the child seemed to have passed out from his injuries. Twilight and her friends were quick on their feet to rush over to both of them and lift the child into Applejack’s arms since she is the strongest out of the group.

“We need tuh get him to the hospital! He is gonna bleed out if we don’t get him help!”

Shouted the orange farm pony. They all agreed to do so and rushed him there as a group. When they left, Celestia’s gaze felt to the metallic creature who now kneeled there, completely motionless as if it was a puppet without its master. Which in a sense it was.

“Your Highness, what shall we do about this...thing?”

Asked one of the guards as he was tempted to poke it with the end of his spear. She looked at the creature again and thought on it. He seemed to have need of it before. Perhaps it would be best if they brought it along with them. She gave a nod to her own thoughts.

“Bring it with us. Something tells me that child is going to need it and would be a might bit upset if he had lost it. But for now, his medical needs take priority. Once they stabilize him at Ponyville General, we will have him moved to the castle medical wing along with this puppet of his. That way we can question him without many other ponies trying to get after him.”

“Of course your highness, right away.”

The guards pick up the extremely heavy warframe and take it to the castle. Little did Celestia and all the other ponies know, that the presence of this child, this tenno, was going to change their lives and thus change the future of Equestria with the butterfly effect.

--Canterlot Castle Medical Wing--

The child sits up, letting out a groan of pain. His vision is blurry at first, but it slowly starts to clear up. He felt like he was sitting on something soft and wrapped in something warm. He looked down to see it was a very nice bed and blanket. He definitely wasn’t on his ship. Wherever he was, the inhabitants seemed to have taken him to a place that thankfully wasn’t a prison cell. Once he got a good look at the room and caught ascent of antiseptic, it was apparent that he was in a hospital room. A very nice one in fact. He finally looked over to see his warframe lying on a large metal slab that was on the other side from his bed. He slowly gets up so as to not irritate his injuries which were well bandaged. And makes his way over to the motionless creature.

“Hey there Hydroid...thanks for carrying me out. Thankfully we do need that somatic link chair anymore to connect anymore, otherwise, I might be in a bit of trouble.”

He looked over his frame’s form to make sure that there were no signs of tampering while he was out. Everything seems to have checked out after a glance over. The weapons were still there as well. He finally got around to noticing that he was completely naked. Then again, whoever had to tend to his wounds had to get his armor off him to fix him up. It was just a matter of finding his clothing so he could get dressed. He eventually finds it neatly folded on the countertop that was on the other side of his bed. Once he slips into it. He gets ready to go do a bit of exploring. From what he could tell, the people here didn’t really see him as much of a threat. Not that he’d become one for them of course. They saved him and took care of him. Just as he was about to head out, the door opens, a nurse coming inside with a tray of medicines and a cup of water. But to her surprise, she sees that the patient is up and moving around which causes her to drop her tray and take a few steps back.

“A-ah...you are awake…”

“I am, thank you for taking care of m-.”

He said as he turned around before getting cut off by what he saw. He certainly wasn’t expecting a...humanoid equine creature. She was definitely taller than he was. She had a white fur coat and a light blue mane and tail which were both long and straight wore a standard nurse outfit that hugged her body in all the right spots. All the human could do is scratch his head in thought.

“Where the hell did I end up…?’

The nurse stared at him for a little bit. She was expecting a rather on edge response from him, but simply got that question. She slowly approaches him, taking action. He may look like a child, but a being who can control a metallic puppet as scary as Hydroid certainly isn’t JUST a child.

“You are in Equestria young one. I was told that your aircraft crash landed over on the outskirts of Ponyville. You were taken to the hospital there to get stabilized and patched up, but your recovery was moved here to the castle.”

He blinks a few times and walks over to the window to look outside. Sure enough, the area did look like it was a castle. It had roaming guards and tall walls. He turned back to the mare and nodded.

“Ah...so it is. Um...I want to thank you for bringing Hydroid along with me. Even more, so that you didn’t remove the weapons from him. It is pretty rare that a ruler would put trust in a complete stranger like myself. Or just giving me the benefit of the doubt I suppose.”

The nurse was a little bit on edge now at his words. The child spoke so...maturely for his age as well as acted like it. She stepped back a bit as he approached her and looked her over. His eyes tracing along her figure. She could feel it too, which made her blush heavily.

“S-Something wrong…?”

“Hm? Oh no. I am just curious about you is all. I have never seen someone like you before. I take it there are quite a bit like you out there as well?”

“Y-yes. We are ponies here. Though we have no idea what you are. You resemble something of what my friend Lyra talks about and obsesses over all the time. But you seem...very different. Oh, pardon me, my name is Healing Vision. What might yours be?”

“Ah yes, forgive me. My name is...is…”

He blinks a few times as he tries to remember his name. Nowhere to be found in his mind. In fact, the whole incident before he got here was completely blank. He grabs at his head as a small headache comes around. This getting the nurse’s attention right away.

“I...can’t remember anything before the crash and my name.”

“Don’t force yourself…”

She said as she gently took his hand into hers, removing it from the side of his head. That last thing she needed was one of her patients hurting themselves over a name. She sets him down on the bed and smiles gently to him.

“We don’t need to know right now. But you are awake. And I have been instructed to tell the princesses that you have awakened. Just rest here for the time being while I go and tell them.”

With that, the nurse makes her way out of the room. He sat there for a good thirty minutes, trying to remember anything he could regarding how and why he ended up in this new world. Eventually, he heard the sound of hoofsteps coming down the hallway, and by the sound of clanking metal. It must have been armored guards as well. Two of them enter and stand at attention. Then Celestia herself makes her way inside. Her eyes solely focused on the tenno in front of her. She had a firm gaze, but not one of hostility.

“I have been made aware that you cannot remember your name or why you are here. But tell me young one. What exactly are you? And what is this creature that you seem to have power over?”

He stands up from the bed and looks up at the mare in question. Judging by her appearance and clothing, she was the ruler here. And she was almost three times the size of him! He blinks as he gazes upon the amazonian mare and gulps lightly.

“Well, I am a tenno. And that is Hydroid. He is my warframe.”

“Warframe…?”

Asked Celestia with an arch of her brow. What would a child be doing something like this? He nodded again to her question.

“Yes, I have complete control over him. When I am in combat, he takes down my enemies so that I can get things done to help out my kind. They can also command their own warframes as well."

“How...old are you, child?”

“Oh, I am over a thousand years old. I just only awakened from my slumber five years ago.”

What surprised her is that he said so….casually. As if this wasn’t a big deal to him. Clearly, she had many questions for him. But she needed to give him a name to call him by. And she had the perfect name for him.

“Very well then. If you’d please come with me. I would like to discuss your arrangements with my sister. And you will need a name. I give you the name Void Walker.”

It was certainly a fitting name for him.And one that will be known throughout Equestria for years to come.

Author's Note

And no, you don't need the transference chair in the ship anymore after the war within quest to take over a warframe. I made sure of it. https://forums.warframe.com/topic/858094-direct-transference/?tab=comments#comment-9074941

May the darkness grant you peace.