Chapters It's been half a year, since Jacob Dracons became a god, who protects the Milky Way. His life started to be a monothony of looking at the universe. Of course, he was spending time with his friends and family, but he knew that, it won't last long. As a god, Jacob was an immortal being, so he couldn't die in natural way. It's hard to him to get used to it, especialy after things, that happened half a year ago. The only thing, that made him happy, in this loop of responsibilities, were cartoons. He really liked the new one and the old one, but the only one kept his attencion mostly, "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic". It was an animated series about ponies, that lived in land, called Equestria. Series was focused around six ponies: Rainbow Dash, blue pegasis with rainbow mane, Fluttershy, yellow pegasis with rose mane, Rarity, white unicorn with purple mane, Pinkie Pie, pink earth pony, Applejack, orange earth pony with blonde mane and unseparable hat and Twilight Sparkle, lavender mare with navy blue mane. Jacob was intrested mostly by Twilight. She's an alicorn, link of all kinds of ponies. She wasn't like that at the beginning, she crossed the long way to get her wings. Her way reminded him about his own way here. Even villans, who she fought, reminded him about his own nenesis, Ven'galion. According to canon, alicorns were an immortal creatures. Twilight had family, friends and even more, and she was happy, even if she was immortal. Jacob keep asking himself one question:"If Twilight was real, would she be happy, as always, or sad?" He thought about this every night, just before falling asleep. But, the other day, he could get the answer for his question.
Meanwhile, in Equestria, alicorn princess, named Twilight Sparkle, woke up, hardly breathing.
"Twilight, are you OK?" Her assistent, Spike, asked worried.
" Spike, I need to write a letter." Twilight said seriously.
A few minutes later, two alicorn sisters, Celestia and Luna, came to Twilight's castle. Spike conducted them to the map room, where Twilight was. She was walking around the table, thinking about dream, what she had.
"Twilight, you wanted to see us?" Celestia asked confused.
"She had a dream. About alicorn." Luna said, confused, like her sister.
"Exactly" Twilight agreed. "He had orange coat and eyes, long, light brown mane and scar through the left eye"
"Have you seen his cutie mark?" Celestia asked.
"Yes. It looked like ten cutie marks as one, eight in circle, two in the middle. That were fireball, snowflake, mountain, three metal pieces, three water drops, three lightnings, wind blast, three drops of blood, sun and black hole. I think, that he can control elemental forces."
"That is correct, Twilight." Celestia said, with fear.
"Sister, do you think, it's 'him"?" Luna asked.
"What 'him'?" Twilight asked very confused.
"Legends say about a powerful alicorn, that will defeat all of Equestria's enemies for good." Celestia said, creating the illusion of the orange alicorn. "His name is Elemental Prince. He's able to tame elemental forces and use them to create or destroy. But no one knows about him or his place of residence. Legends also say about his companion, mare almost as powerful, as him. He will choose her in her dreams, amoung villans, by kissing her."
"Like in my dream. This stallion was surrounded by Nightmare Moon, King Sombra, Queen Chrysalis, Tirek and they were bowing to him. He walked to me, smiled and kissed me on the lips."
"That means, you will meet him soon, Twilight Sparkle." Luna said. "You must know, that he's not like us. He's chaotic, like Discord, but kind and inteligent. But we're not sure, because legends describes him, like this."
"What should I do?" Twilight asked scared and confused.
"Stay calm and act normally. And do not speak about it to anypony, except me and Luna. Even to your friends. Only Spike can know about this. We trust you, Twilight. If you will meet him, contact with us, immediately."
" I won't fail." Twilight said with confidence. Princesses left the castle and Twilight returned to her bed. She was still thinking about orange, alicorn stallion.
Author's Note
This is only start. The real action will start pretty soon.
Jacob woke up in dark forest. He was little bit scared, but mostly surprised. He thought, it's only a dream. He tried to woke up himself, but it didn't work. That meant, it's not a dream. He look around and realized, where he is.
Jacob was in Everfree Forest from MLP. At first, he couldn't believe, but, when he heard the manticore's roar, he believed and started to run. He could use his magic, but he was so confused by all that situation, that he completely forgot about it.
After few minutes of running, he found himself on the edge of the forest. In the distance, he saw familiar looking town. It was Ponyville, the village of ponies and place, where Mane 6 lived. When he wanted to go there, suddenly, he felt really tired and he fell asleep.
When he woke up, he was in some kind of cage. Around him, there was so many scientific equipment. He saw his bionic left arm, lying on the table. In front of him, there was familiar, lavender mare. She was analysing something. Jacob stood up and started to hit cage. Mare was little scared.
"Oh, you woke up." She said. Jacob stepped away and fell on the floor. "There's nothing to be fear of. I'm not gonna harm you. Do you understand?"- Jacob agreed, still confused about all of it. "Good. My name is Twilight. Twi-light."
"Twi-light." Jacob replied. Twilight was really suprised. She took a scroll of paper and started to note.
"Abillity of verbal communicatnion. Amazing. Do you have any name?"
"Jacob. And yes, I can talk." Jacob said, standing up again. " Would you like to give me back my arm, please? I feel uncomfortable without it."
"Of course." She said, then she gave back prosthesis to Jacob. "I've never seen something, like this."
"It's because you didn't reached proper technological level to craft and use bionic implants and prosthesises." Jacob said, wearing his arm back.
"Bionic?" Twilight asked confused.
"It's kind of technology compatible with organic organisms. Perfect example is my prosthesis."
"Incredible." She said, still noting.
"For you incredible, for me the usual."
"Closing the topic... What is the name of your species?"
" I'm a human. Well, kinda." Jacob said, scratching his head. "My biological and genetic parameters are more powerful, than a normal human's."
"I just studied it." She said with excitement. "Outstanding immunity, tissue regeneration, highly builded muscle tissue, high intelligence and memory and powerful magic abillites, equal to alicorns. This kind of being is imporsible to exist."
"I'm special. I can see, that you have powerful, magic aura, too, Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship."
Twilight was little afraid of his words that much, that she broke her quill.
"You know, who am I?" Twilight asked, curious and scared. "Maybe he's a telepath?" She thought.
Jacob smiled roguishly. He knew, what to say. He didn't want to tell her, that she's a character from cartoon for little girls. Not yet. Twilight saw something familiar in his smile, but she didn't know, what is it.
"It's hard to not hear about legendary Elements of Harmony." Twilight calmed down. "Even there, where I live. And I'm from far away. Coming back to my species, humans have, average, quarter of it, what I've got. But we made up for technology." He said, showing his bionic arm. "About me, yes, I'm powerful, like alicorns, but I'm more like Discord, than Princess Celestia. Maybe, because I'm little... crazy. But I've never wanted to wield such power." He said with little depressed voice.
Twilight was curious."What happened?" She asked with compassion.
"I'll tell you with pleasure, but outside the cage, with some tea and in better clothes." He said, teleporting out of cage and changing his pyjamas into shoes, jeans, black T-shirt and his faithful dragonscale coat. "Mush better." He said with satisfaction.
Twilight was wondered and suprised by Jacob, because cage has spell, that can stop every known kind of magic.
"I'll go make some tea." She said, still shocked, then she leaved the room.
After a while, Jacob and Twilight sat in the castle's library. There was so many books, that some of them were lying on the floor.
"Impressive book collection." Jacob commented library.
"Thank you. I really like reading. Especially about history, magic and history of magic."
Jacob giggled quietly.
"So, you want to hear my history?" Jacob said with the serious tone. Twilight nodded. "Then, sit comfortable, because this story isn't the happiest one."
Jacob told Twilight his story. It made Twilight feel confused, scared and caring about him.
"And, this is it. That's my story." Jacob said for ending.
"So, to make long story short... You're a guardian of the whole galaxy, who fought with dragon-like mage, and you defeated him after death and you became, after that, a god who is invisible to others and you were like this for a half a year."
Jacob nodded.
"Twilight.exe stopped working." She said and passed out.
Jacob took her to the closest bedroom and putted her in bed. After a few minutes, she woke up.
"You're OK?" Jacob asked.
"Yes, I'm fine, just my mind went nuts."
"Welcome to the club 'Fucked up brain'." He joked.
"Rude." She commented his bad word.
"Sorry, I have to say something bad, or I will go nuts, like your head." After a moment of silence, Jacob decided to break it.
"I feel much better, after spelling it out. It's good to be listened by someone, or somepony, after six months. And I wanted to thank you" He said, giving Twilight a plate full or pancakes. On the top of the tower were her cutie mark, made from chocolate. Twilight blushed.
"You didn't have to." She said surprised.
"Yes, I had."
Twilight smiled and ate pancakes in silence. In the meantime, to bedroom came little purple dragon with green spikes on head.
"Hi there." Jacob greeted. "The name's Jacob. What's your name?"
Dragon was little scared of the furless creature, what was high like Discord. And could talk.
"I-I'm Spike." Dragon said nervously.
"Good, that you're here." Twilight said, ending her pancakes. "I need to write a letter to Princess Celestia. And, Jacob, pancakes were great."
"Good to hear." He said.
Meanwhile in Canterlot, Princess Celestia was enjoying here morning tea and cake, looking at the sun. Next to her appeared a letter. It had two seals: first in the shape of Twilight's cutie mark and second in the shape of the dragon head in the fire ring. Princess opened the letter.
Dear Princess Celestia
I've met really interesting creature. His name is Jacob Dracons and he's a human from Milky Way. I found him in the edge of the Everfree Forest, but I, or him, don't know, how he appeared in Equestria. He's really powerful. He's able to use magic of the elemental forces.
Celestia stopped here, choking her tea. She called a guard to her.
"Prepare my chariot. I'm going to make Twilight a surprise visit."
Author's Note
I hope, that chapter introduced story enough. I tried to make something original as a beginning. I hope, I did it. Write in comments, if I did.
Twilight invited to her castle her friends. They really warm greated Jacob in Equestria. Fluttershy was little scared of him, but he showed her, that he's a really nice guy. They all seat in the map room and talked.
"I must say, darling, that your taste is really... interesting." Rarity said with curiousity.
"You mean my coat?" Jacob asked.
"Mostly, but I also meant your hairstyle and goatee." She made it straight. "It looks so roguely and brutal." She said with disgust.
"I think it's awesome." Rainbow Dash said. "It's really match to your scar. Actually, how did you get it?"
Before Jacob said anything, he heard knocking.
"I'll check." Spike said.
When he came back, he was with Princess Celestia.
"So, you're Jacob Dracons?" She asked Jacob. He nodded. "Twilight wrote me, that you can use elemental magic. Can I see it?"
"Of course." He said, forming a fireball in his hands. Then, he threw a stone in the air and shooted it with a bolt. "Saw enough?" He said flippantly.
"Yes. It's really interesting."
"That. Was. AWESOME!" Rainbow screamed.
"So you finally came to Equestria." Celestia said hopefully.
"Say what?" Jacob asked confused. He was even more, when Celestia bowed to him. "This is kinda embarrassing."
"It's good to see you, Elemental Prince." Celestia said, still bowing.
"WHAT!?" All said in union.
"Ok, What the fuck is going on here?" Jacob asked confused. Celestia stood up.
"You came here to destroy evil in Equestria, didn't you?" Celestia asked.
"This is so much fucked up. I'm not Elemental Prince. I'm Jacob Dracons. Guy, who walked through the deep shit. Maybe I can use elemental magic, but it's not making me a prince already. If you're looking for a hero, it's wrong address. I'm fucking done with this 'heroism'. I just want to live, like I want. And none sunass bitch will tell me, what am I or what should I do."
Jacob telepored himself, in the fire sparkles, closer to Celestia and grabbed her neck.
"So listen, 'Princess Giant Ass', I have two words to say. FUCK! YOU!"
Jacob snapped his fingers and disappeared. Celestia and Main 6 dropped their jaws.
"Oh. My." Fluttershy said, scared. After that, Rarity fainted, Pinkie throwed up, Applejack started to bite her hat and Rainbow flew out. Twilight went to look for Jacob.
Jacob teleported himself to the heart of the Everfree Forest. He created a katana with Metal magic and started to cut nearby trees, cursing. When he made a glade full of cutted trees, he dropped his sword and sat on one of trunks, crying.
"Are you ok?" Twilight asked, landing on the ground.
"Fuck off." He said by tears.
"Why do you act like that?" Twilight asked worried.
"Not your fucking business. All of you, just leave me alone."
"First you cried to someone to talk with you, now you want to we alone?" She said worried.
Jacob stood up and walked to Twilight.
"Why do you act like this?" Twilight asked, still worried.
Jacob took a deep breath. "I lied to you." He confessed.
"What do you mean?" Twilight asked.
Jacob clapped his hands and everything was covered by the darkness, except him and Twilight.
"When I told you about prayers, that they were makimg me insane? They weren't prayers."
Darkness changed into a bar, where was sitting Jacob and human with white hair and purple eyes. They were eating burgers and they were covered by other people.
"Those prayers were fans asking for the autograph and photo. It was pain in the ass. The guy next to me is my older brother, Raymond. He was the only one, who was with me."
Scenery changed again. Past Jacob was on the stage, behind rostrum, with many people around him, asking questions.
"This is the place, where my mind clicked." Jacob said, with lowed head. "Four words changed my mind."
"Did you killed Kay'llana?" one of the reporters asked.
"No, I didn't." Past Jacob said, then he shoot reporter. "But I will kill you!" He screamed, then he started to murder everyone in his range. Twilight was terrified.
"But...why?" She asked.
"I would never hurt my wife." Present Jacob said. "But that question broke the tight line in my head between sanity and madness. I warned you, I'm little crazy."
"What happened next?" She asked, with hesitance.
Everything faded by darkness. In front of Present Jacob and Twilight was ony Past Jacob sitting on the bed, crying above the letter. Present Jacob pulled out of his coat the same letter.
"It's a goodbye letter from Kay'llana." Jacob said, giving it to Twilight.
My dear Jacob
If you read this, it means, that Zukutris finally ended my life. It's little ironic, because my mom died in the same way. I didn't told you about that, because you were already in huge mind breakdown. I only wanted to say, that time, what we spended together, was the best thing, that happened in my pretty short life. I'm sorry, that we couldn't spend more. All I wanted to say, is that I love you, sly smartass, and I will forever. At least, I will be with my parents, and mother-in-low/your mom. Please, don't go nuts, and don't feel bad about me. Just remember about our time together. Take care about universe and find someone, who will help you stay sane.
Your beloved wife Kay'llana Fullmoon
"I broke her last will, with that incident." Jacob said depressed.
Everything turned normal.
"After that, I sealed myself in my pocket dimention. I felt like a monster, that I didn't wanted to be. I was invisible, because I wanted it. I don't want to be a hero, because I'm to dangerous. If I would be a hero again, I would be a bigger problem, than a most dangerous supervillan, what you know. I put one world in chaos already, and I don't want to do this in this one. But, if I had normal life, normal work and normal friends, it would look completly different. Nothing of this couldn't happen."
Twilight lied on Jacob's side.
"I can give you normal life, if you want to." She said with closed eyes. "Everyone did something, that he or she regrets. But they can repair their bad things with good things. And, as Princess of Friendship and your friend, I will support you in that."
Jacob blushed and smiled.
"Thank you, Twilight. I think, I should first say sorry to Celestia. You think, that she's angry for that 'Princess Giant Ass'?"
A few moments later...
Celestia hit Jacob by her hoof, right to the face.
"I deserved it." Jacob said, covering his jaw. "Ok, I will be your 'Elemental Prince', but, if I will kill someone innocent by accident, I'm not gonna help, no more. Deal?"
"Deal" Princess Celestia said happilly.
Suddenly, Jacob heard something simillar to giant bee of fly. He looked throught the window. Changelings attacked Ponyville.
Author's Note
Hope, you liked this darkchapter. And cliffhanger for a start.
P.S. Zukutris is a disease.
Around Ponyville were flying Changelings. Instead traping ponies and eat on their love, they were killing them. Meanwhile, Jacob, Princess Celestia and Mane 6 were looking at it with fear. Jacob closed friendship castle under titanium copula, to protect all of them from insect-like creatures.
"I'm too young and beautiful to die." Rarity repeated all the time, until Applejack slaped her.
"Snap out of it! Nopony will die in this castle!" Applejack screamed.
"Why are we hiding, when our friends are dying?" Rainbow asked, ready to fight. "We protected Canterlot, we'll protect Ponyville."
"But this time, Changelings are more brutal, than earlier." Twilight said, worried. "Jacob, do you have anything to say?"
"It doesn't make any sence." Jacob said, looking at cutie map. "Changelings need love of living creatures. Without it, they just die, after a while. By killing ponies, they kill their preys. This is so fucked up."
"How do you know about Changelings?" Celestia noticed.
Jacob started to sweat.
"Is that, because in your world we are characters from show for little girls, that you watch, because it makes you happy?" Pinkie said with hoof on her jaw.
Jacob's jaw dropped to the ground.
"Bu... ho... I mean... WHAT!?" Jacob said, surprised and confused, pointing his arms at Pinkie. "Holy Celestia's cupcakes. How did you...?"
"Lucky guess." She said, like it was nothing.
Rarity fainted, and everyone else had dropped jaws.
"Mother of me." Celestia said scared.
"I've been waiting, when he will say it." Unknown voice said.
A moment later, in front of Jacob appeared strange looking creature, what was a hybride of many different beings.
"Let me guess, Discord, God of Chaos and Disharmony A.K.A. Fluttershy's boyfriend?" Jacob said, crossing his arms.
Fluttershy's face turned red.
"And you must be Jacob Dracons, Gaya's Champion and Dragon Hunter." Discord said. "Actually, I'm your big fan. When you defeated Ven'galion, it was priceless. I still remember his face. And things, what you were doing in bed with Kay'llana..."
Jacob took out of his coat revolver and pointed it on draconequus. "Okay, I'm sorry. My bad. But still, great fan."
"I'm your big fan, too." Jacob said, putting back his crimson gun.
"Nice to hear it, but we have a hive at our home." Discord said little more serious. "I know Chrysalis, It's not her style. I teleported all ponies in Ponyville to my dimention, to keep them safe. While doing that, I saw this."
Discord created a seal, in the shape of skull with two crossed scythes on back.
"Dark Seal. Sign of Gabriel, God of Darkness." Jacob said scared. "Just perfect."
"Is this bad?" Fluttershy asked.
"If you think about the darkest possible scenario, then yeah, this is bad."
Fluttershy eeped.
"Gabriel is the opposite of Gaya, the incarnation of evil and darkness. He's the creator of all dark magic in multiverse. Every dark mage is his Champion: King Sombra, Ven'galion and many others, even having no idea about it. He has only one goal: destroy Gaya and her Champions, including me. I'm sorry for putting you in danger." Jacob said with sadness.
"That's nothing." Twilight said. "Continue."
"Fine. If Discord saw this sign, it only means, that Gabriel has new Champion."
Meanwhile, in the opposite side of the copula, Changelings were trying to break into castle. All was watched by Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings' hive. She was communicating with Gabriel by an idol.
"Report" Gabriel said with grim and dark voice.
"My drones are trying to get inside the castle. That all "Dracons" made some kind of metal shield, so it's not an easy task."
"Dracons should come soon by himself. Be patient."
"Yes, My Lord."
"But, if you fail me, you'll pay with your own life. Understood?"
"Yes." She said, with a bit of fear, ending conversation.
Meanwhile, in the castle...
"And this is, how it looks like in my world." Jacob said, ending his statement about MLP.
"That was... interesting." Princess Celestia said. "Anyways, do you have any plan about our situation?" She said to the others.
"How about good old "Good vs Evil" battle?" Rainbow proposed.
Jacob created a katana.
"Best plan, what we've got. I think, that you want to make even with Chryssi, right, Tia?" Jacob said to the ruler.
Celestia had a flashback about her fight with Chrysalis, at the Canterlot wedding.
"Time to smash some bugs." Celestia said with determination and roguish smile.
"That's the spirit." Jacob said with identic smile.
"Are you sure, Princess?" Twilight asked, worried.
"Twilight, my duty is protection of my subjects and country." Celestia said with serious face.
"With psychopath warrior on your side, you have big chance to do this." Jacob said, still with smile.
All ponies stepped back from Jacob, except Celestia and Twilight.
"Perfect." Rainbow said, with facehoof. "Outside is the whole hive of blood thirsty Changelings, but inside is immortal psychopath with sword and magic."
"Fight with dragon-like dark mage, what plays with you, like with a toy, be prisoned by him for 20 years, including experiments, travel in time 20 years back, become immortal god to kill him and lose the most important person in your life, then we can talk." Jacob said, walking to Rainbow Dash and driving her to the wall.
"You know, forget, that I said anything." She said, little scared.
"Guys, listen. I did bad things in my life. Now I want to repair it and my mind, by the way. But, if you will treat me like a psycho, this won't happen. I want you to see me, as a friend, not enemy. It's the only thing, what I want."
Jacob put his fist in front of him. Everyone agreed, setting their hooves and claw to Jacob's fist.
"Then..." Jacob claped. "Let's do this."
Chrysalis was looking at the copula. Suddenly, it started do disappear. In front of her, from castle, walked out Jacob, with hands up to show, that he surrendered.
"So, you're Jacob Dracons?" Chrysalis asked, looking at human. "You don't look to dangerous."
"My apologies for disappointing you, Your Bugness."
"I'll unsay this act of disrespect."
Meanwhile in the castle... Again...
"Are you sure, this is Elemental Prince? He's not even an alicorn." Twilight said to her former teacher.
"Light brown hair, orange eyes, elemental magic, I think it's him." Celestia said.
Their talk was stopped by the magic beam, what killed Jacob.
"Phase 1 is done." Real Jacob said. The one on the outside was only a bait. "Time for the phase 2."
The bait exploded with a bug-killing substance. It killed the most of Changelings. Survivors started to panic. Jacob, Discord and Celestia killed them with magic, leaving only Chrysalis. Alicorn and human walked to her.
"Long live the queen, like we say on Earth." Jacob said, swinging his sword, like cane.
"I must say, that was clever." Chrysalis said, with anger on her face.
"It's over, Chrysalis." Celestria said. "Surrender peacefully or my new friend and I will end your existance."
Chrysalis shoot from her horn a beam of energy, but Celestia used her own to stop her. This time, Celestia won the beam duel, shredding Chrysalis' horn.
"Im-possible" Changeling said, standing up from attack.
"Without love, your weaker than mouse." Jacob said, applying his katana to Chrysalis' throat. "We'll say for the last time, surrender or die."
"You're not brave enough to..." Before she ended, Jacob cutted of her haid. Her body slowly failed on the ground.
"Wrong choice." Jacob said. "Quick and painless, as I promised." He said, taking Changeling's head.
"At least she was't suffering." Celestia said. "Burn the bodies. We don't need timberwolfs here. And, thank you." She said, smiling and returning to the castle.
While burning the bodies, Jacob found Gabriel's idol. He took it and smashed with his bionic arm.
"No this time, motherfucker."
Meanwhile, in Abyss...
"My new Champion failed." Gabriel said. "Looks like, I need to summon my older one. The local one..."
Author's Note
Here's another chapter. I didn't have many time, but i think it's good. By the words of Gabriel, you should guess, who's next.
Chapter IV: Celestial Tea
Jacob lives in Equestria since week. Ponies in Equestria treated him, like normal person. Jacob found himself a house, close to Twilight's castle. Rarity enployed him as an assistant. He also often visited Twilight to tell her about his world. They became really close friends. Jacob's live started to be normal. It was weird to him, but he liked it. He was happy, that his life was finally normal.
Jacob was in his house, sitting on the couch and playing with a fireball. He had a free day, because Rarity was spending time with her younger sister, Sweetie Belle. His boredness was broken by the royal chariot, landing on his lawn. Chariot was empty.
"Princess Celestia invites you for a tea, Mr.Dracons." One of the royal guards said. Jacob sat in. After that, chariot moved to Canterlot.
"Hair, messy. Goatee, half inch. Coat, dragonscaled. Phoenix, in holster. Yeap, everything's fine."
Royal guards escorted Jacob to Celestia's tower. Princess was in her chamber. She was sitting on the pillow, at the table. On it were two cups, teapot and some cakes and biscuits. Celestia nodded, giving her guards to leave her and Jacob alone.
"Good to see you again, Mr.Dracons." Celestia said with smile.
"The feeling's mutual. And call me Jacob, Princess." He said, sitting on the pillow, with crossed legs, right in front of the Princess.
"Then, call me just Celestia, or like you want. You don't have to be formal."
"Is 'Tia' good?"
"Yes, it is."
"Do I smell green tea with lemon and mint?"
"It's my favorite."
"I like green tea, either." Jacob said, pouring himself a cup of tea, then taking a sip. "No sugar. Just, how I like. Sorry, that I'm not having any suit or something like that, but it was unexpected."
"You have nothing to sorry about. I like your coat. It seems so special to you."
"Because it is. It was always with me. It's some kind of an amulet. It's also a gift from my master. He taught me everything about sword wielding."
"Was he a good teacher?"
"He was. Who can teach better, than the best swordmaster in the whole galaxy?"
"Speaking ot it, I want to know more about your world." She said, taking a sip of a tea. "What is your native planet?"
"Earth, in the Solar System. It's a planet with differential climate. Other races call it sometimes 'The Engine of the Universe'."
"How many races are in your galaxy?"
"There is four of them. The youngest one are Humans. Twilight probably told you about them."
"A little. What is the oldest one?"
"Draconians. They are far dragon's cousins. The most important thing in their life is honor. But, there is always a black sheep. Like Ven'galion. The complete opposite of the Draconians are Devils. They look like Humans, but they have grey or white skin and a pair of horns. They're mostly criminals, but they don't fly off their volcanic planet. Sometimes, we call them 'outsiders'."
"So, what is the last race?" She said with fascination.
"Werenimals. It's the race of the anthropomorphic animals, mostly mammals and birds. They're peaceful and kind race.
Celestia was little surprised.
"What exactly?" She asked.
"For the start, how did you become a princess? I don't thing it's because you're an alikorn."
"It's true, Mr...., I mean, Jacob. Me and my sister, Luna, were just a fillies, when Equestria was just found. We were the students of Star Swirl the Bearded."
"Twilight told me about him. Actually, it was a really long essay about his history and spells."
"Yeah, that's Twilight's style. Anyways, he tought us most spells, we know. After learning, we tried to help other ponies in Equestria. When I was helping unicorns rise the sun, I got my cutie mark."
"And Luna got her's, when she rised the moon."
"Exactly. When the leaders of the three species, Princess Platinum, Commander Hurricane and Chancellor Puddinghead heared about it, the decided to make us their heirs. But then, Discord attacked Equestria. We were completely helpless against his chaos."
"I know rest of the story." Jacob interupted her. "You found the Elements of Harmony, after that, you turned Discord into peace of limestone, became princesses, and then you fought with Sombra, Tirek and other bullshit."
"To say this as straight as possible, yes. Do you have any more questions?"
"Yes. How in the fuck your mane is flowing without a blow of wind? Is this some kind of spell?"
"No, it's natural for alicorns, I suppose." She said, putting her hoof on jaw.
Jacob and Celestia started to talk about nothing and started to really like themselfs and know more about each other.
They both didn't care about time or lack of tea. Their conversation was stopped by dark blue alicorn with mane like night sky.
"DEAR SISTER, IT'S ALMOST MIDNIGHT AND SUN IS STILL ON THE SKY. EXPLAIN YOURSELF." Alicorn said with royal Canterlot voice.
Celestia stood up scared and immediately fixed her mistake.
"I'm so, so sorry, Luna. I was talking with Jacob and I completely stucked in it." Celestia explained, scratching back of her head with her hoof.
Luna looked at her sister's guest.
"So, you're Jacob Dracons?" Luna asked.
"The one and only. Nice to meet you, Luna."
"Pleasure, but it's time to you, dear sir, to leave. My sister needs some rest." Luna said, with almost emotionless voice.
Celestia looked with dissapointment at her sister.
"I thing, that Jacob would stay with us for tonight." Celestia proposed. "What do you thing?" She asked her guest.
"Refuse to princess would be a sin." He awswered with smile.
Celestia smiled and called her guards. When they arrived, she ordered them to escort Jacob to guest's chambers.
"Can I ask you a favor, Luna?" Celestia asked, when Jacob left.
"Of course."
"Go to Jacob's dream. I want to know, what is the condition of his sanity. He seamed normal, but I must be sure."
Luna nodded and left, saying, "Goodnight, dear sister." When she was in her tower, Luna entered to Dream's World. After a while, she saw the doors to Jacob's dream. They were made of chestnut, but covered in blood and fire. Luna was little scared of what she would find inside. With unsure gasp, she opened the door and went thought them. She went into the middle of the great battle. Everywhere were corpses, blood, and fighting human-like creatures. Luna was frightened of it. Inside of the battle was Jacob. Next to him was something simillar to wolf, but it was standing on two legs, had long, dark blond hair, amethyst eyes and bow in hands and it was wearing leather armor. It was fighting on his side. Far away, she saw some crystal castle. Her eyes went white.
"Is This Crystal Empire?" Luna thought, still scared. "What is going on here?".
Suddenly, fight stopped, literally. Everything was stopped in time, except Luna and Jacob. Human walked to the princess.
"What... is this?" Luna asked scared and confused.
"This, dear princess, is Battle of Diamond Citadel. The last battle with Ven'galion." Jacob explained. "I dream of it every night. Pretty scary, isn't it?"
"How can you be so peaceful, when you dream about such awful thing, like this? She said to Jacob.
"Because, I got used to it. Besides, I can always see in this dream her." He said, pointing at human-like she-wolf.
"Who is this?"
"Kay'llana Ritile Fullmoon. My former wife."
"She's... unusual." Only that Luna could say.
"Yes, she was. I've never met kinder or more friendly woman. She was also very beautiful. Of course, for you this might be, at least, weird."
"Okay, I saw enough." Luna said, leaving Jacob's dream. Celestia was waiting for her.
"So, what did you see?" Celestia asked with curiousity.
Luna's face was a mix of fear and disgust.
"He's a fucking furry!" She yelled.
Author's Note
Next chapter here. Slice of life with some darkness. Hope you liked it.
Chapter V: Peace in Madness
When Luna left the dream, Jacob woke up. He felt so weird, after this dream. Maybe it was familiar, but also completely new. Jacob felt like in early stages of pregnancy, he felt dizzy, sick and like hit by a meteor. After some yawing, he check the hour on his bionic arm's watch. It was half past midnight.
Suddenly, he heard a scream, then another one. Someone was crying, screaming and suffering. Jacob knew, that isn't someone out. It was his conscience. They were screams of war's victims. They were the people, who died cause of Jacob and his own cry for help. Jacob's insanity was giving it's know of presence. He started to see the blood, flowing from the walls, slowly covering the floor under his bed. On it were drifting bodies of the innocent and all of them were staring at Jacob.
"Murderer!" One of bodies said.
"Psychopath!" Moaned another one.
"Bucher!" Next one shouted.
"Mutant!" Dead scientist groaned.
Jacob, instinctively, pulled out his revolver. But then, it melted. Bodies were still calling him with grim voice.
"N-no, you don't exist." He said scared. "You're dead."
"Yes, cause of you." Said the skeleton, behind him, putting his hand on his shoulder.
Jacob knew that voice. That voice, like boiling lava. It was his ex-nemezis, Ven'galion. Slowly, bones were covered by muscles, then bloody brown scales, and, at the end, dark-orange robe with armor, without sleeves.
"Missed me, Dragon Hunter?" He said, with venom on tongue.
Jacob was frightened, hearing that voice again, after 6 months.
"Y-you? But, you're dead. I killed you."
"I'm not him. I'm personification of your madness. As long, as you're alive, I'm too."
"You can't do anything, phantom." Jacob said, more bravery.
"No, I can. I can play with your mind as long, as I want." Ven'galion-like thing said, with psychopath tone. "Just like your old friend, Ven'galion. And you, yes, you , can't do anything about it. I am part of you. And you can't get rid of me."
Phantom grabbed Jacob's neck and pulled him up.
"When I will end with you, inside you won't be anything, but pure insanity. And it won't happen fast. It will be long, painful time for you, what you have very much. I'll enjoy every crack, every snap and every click in your mind. That will mean, that my therapy of insane is going well. You will get even more pain, than any woman, child or man could get."
"Only in your dreams, freak." Dracons gasped, being suffocated.
After this words, he pulled out of his bionic arm a dagger and pressed it to phantoms throat. Just before that, everything was normal, and hallucination dissapeared. Instead, in place of the phantom was Celestia. Her eyes were white, like her coat. Jacob gasped and dropped the knife.
"Tia?" He said, surprised."How the fuck did you get here?"
"I heard, you were screaming. You were talking with me, like I was some kind of monster and you looked, like you saw a ghost." She told, worried.
"I saw, kinda. It's complicated. Even I don't know, what's going on in my head." Jacob puted his face with his hand. It was wet from sweat. "I need some fresh air."
Jacob and Celestia left the room and went to the royal gardens. The smell of flowers made Jacob even more confused. Normally, he liked that smell, but now, it was making him nuts. Human and alicorn sat in the arbor. Jacob made himself a head compress with ice magic to calm down. The only source of light was the Moon. Celestia decided to break the silence.
"Are you feeling any better?" She asked, still worried.
"Little bit." He answered, still pissed off. "Why my life has to be such pain in the ass?"
"You had any attacks, like this?"
"It's the first one. Earlier, I had only hallucinations of throwing up the blood or eating a dead corpses. But now, I saw everyone, who I killed. Every innocent life, what I took away. And that stupid lizard, Ven'galion. But, he acted... different. He sad, that he's the inpersonification of my madness, or something... I don't know, I'm exhausted of this bullshit!" He cried out, then started to cry. "I'm an insane mutant, who kills everything, what is able move. Twilight was right. Creature, like me, doesn't have any right to exist." He said, by tears.
"Every living creature has right to live." Celestia said, embracing Jacob with one of her wings. "No mather, what you did, you're not a monster or freak. You're Jacob Vincent Gregory Dracons, human from Earth, former guardian of the galaxy, citizen of Equestria and my friend." Jacob looked at smiling Celestia. "You don't have to bow to your insanity or past. Here, you can have a new start. You already found friends, home and normal job. Everything, what you wanted, you have here."
"Not everything." Jacob said, in better mood. "I still don't have family to love."
"You have time for it. Maybe, you'll fall in love again, marry somepony and live happily ever after." Princess said unsure with blush.
"Good idea." Jacob said, laying down on Celestia's shoulder, with smile. She blushed even more."Tia, can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Can I stay in Canterlot for a little longer?"
"As long, as you want to." She agreed.
"Thanks."
Before, they could notice, they fell asleep, with smile.
When Jacob woke up, Celestia was already gone, sun was on the sky, and he was in Celestia's chamber. But, luckly, he had all clothes on himself. When he woke up fully, he smelled fresh made pancakes with maple sirup, chocolate sauce and rasberries. They were next to him, and on them was note.
For the good start of the day. Tia. P.S. Meet me in the throne room.
Jacob smiled and looked at the pancakes. On the top of little tower was his shoulder tattoo, dragon head in the ring of fire, made of chocolate and with rasberry as an eye. He took a little bite.
"They're almost better, than mine." He thought.
Jacob didn't end his breakfast to quickly. He was enjoying every bite. When he finally finished, he made his way to the throne room. Celestia was sitting in the throne, looking at some kind of list. One of the guards informed her about Jacob's coming.
"Good morning, Jacob."
"Morning, Tia. Thanks for breakfast."
"Good to hear it. I made them myself."
"No shit." He said, surprised.
"Language, human!" One of the guards said angrily.
"It's good, sergeant." Celestia calmed him down.
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Anyways." Jacob said. "I sometimes make pancakes, too, and I say, you're one of the best pancake makers, what I met."
Celestia blushed.
"Flatterer." She said, hiding blush behind her wing.
"So. Fucking. Cute." Jacob thought. "So, do you have any plans for today?"
"I want to visit Crystal Empire. You wanna go with me?"
"Sure, why not." Jacob agreed. "I heard that place is pretty 'cool'." Jacob joked.
Celestia got it instant and started to giggle.
"That was 'ice' one." Celestia returned the joke. This time, Jacob giggled.
They started to tell some jokes, until they made their way to the train to Crystal Empire.
Chapter VI: Ice-cold Heart
Jacob was looking through the window of the train, during his travel to Crystal Empire. I wasn't looking at something interesting. He was just thinking about anything, but his insanity attack. At first, he thought about his first meeting with Ven'galion, face to face. It was on his wedding with Kay'llana. When everything was perfect, he attacked. While that, Kay'llana's father died, protecting his daugther. Jacob always wanted to forget about this day, but he couldn't, because it was also his birthday. His wedding with woman, who he loved, supposed to be the best birthday present, what he could get, but now, it's the worst day of his life. This day, the whole nightmare, called 'his life', begun.
In front of him was Celestia, Princess of Sun and ruler of Equestria. She knew, that Jacob had awful past, but she didn't care about that. She saw in him honorable and kind man, not murderer, mutant or psychopath. Princess thought, that he can forget about past and concentrate on present and future, by normal activities. Maybe she saw him as the legendary Elemental Prince, but she wasn't paying attention on that side of Jacob. Mostly, because he wasn't an alicorn.
"Are you feeling well?" She asked worried. Jacob stopped looking through the window and pointed his eyes on snow-white mare.
"Yes, I'm fine. Just some flashbacks. Don't worry about it." He said without any feelings in his voice.
"You look upset. Is there anything, you want to talk about?"
"It's not important. Remind me, why are you going to Crystal Empire?" He changed the topic.
"You know that Twilight visits there her brother and sister-in-law."
"That'll be Shining Armor and Princess Cadence."
"Well, Twilight wrote me, that something's wrong with Crystal Heart. She said, that it's corrupted by the black ice and causes strong blizzards in Empire. Twilight read every book in the Empire's library, but she didn't found anything."
"Maybe she wasn't looking for the good book." Jacob said, while summoning a book in black leather with Dark Seal on it.
"You think, this is cause dark magic?"
"I don't thing, I know it. And I even know, what sorcerer did it."
Jacob started to leaf through the book and stopped on unicorn stallion with grey coat and blind eyes. His cutie mark was a snowflake, in half black and white.
"This is Blizzard Breath. He was a dark mage, older than Equestria. He's specialty was causing powerful ice storms, using dark magic. He also created Windigos, to get more anger for his blizzards. You see, dark magic's fuel are negative emotions, like jealousy, fear or anger. That's why your sister turned into Nightmare Moon and Sombra was a tyrant. When he died, he left a part of himself on the far north of Equestria. That's why it's cold there. Crystal Heart, full of love and kindness, protects Empire from the Blizzard Breath's dark magic. Looks like Gabriel resurrected him to destroy me."
"Why him, not King Sombra?" Celestia asked confused.
"Sombra is the weakest dark mage in the whole multiverse. Fear is the worst fuel for dark magic."
"What is the best, if I can ask?"
"Anger." Jacob replied. "That's why Blizzard Breath. But I'm specialist of elemental magic, so I can cure Crystal Heart. I hope so."
"Then, I'm glad, you're with me, then." Celestia said with smile. "But, what about this dark mage?"
"I know, from experience, that you can't kill something, what's already dead. We'll have to absorb his dark magic and close it in some kind of a container able to keep magic in charge. The best will be something made of silver, like casket. Perhaps Cadence has something like this..."
Then, suddenly, train instantly stopped. Jacob and Celestia fell on the floor. Inside went the stallion from the grimoire, Blizzard Breath. With every step, he made, floor and walls were covered by hoarfrost and ice. He looked at Jacob.
"The age of ice has begun." The undead said, with voice like crackling snow.
Jacob threw in him a fireball, but, before it get to him, it turned into an icicle and dropped on the floor, crashing.
"Parthetic. And you're the Gaya's Champion?"
"I'm only warming-up." BA-DUM-TSSS
Jacob created a katana and enchanted it with fire. Celestia walked next to him, preparing a spell. Human attacked stallion, but he sliped on the ice and fell on the floor. Blizzard pinned him to it with icecles. Celestia shoot the magic beam, but sorcerer dodged and turned her into an ice statue. Jacob melted the ice and made himself free. After that, he shoot from his hands a hail of metal sharps. It was that dense, that sorcerer couldn't escape from it and they teared him into little pieces. When only shreds left from the dark mage, Jacob crushed the ice shell, what covered Celestia. Mare was breathing heavily and .
"Are you okay?" Jacob asked.
"Y-yes, I'm-m-m f-f-fine." She said, shaking from a cold. Jacob took of his coat and put it on Celestia's back. She already felt better.
"Thanks for buying me some time." Jacob said, with smile.
"Is he dead dead?" She asked, looking at the stain of dried blood and grey shreds.
"No, it was only a half-measure. He'll come back soon." Jacob said, with serious tone. "We have to get to the Empire, ASAP."
Jacob jumped out of the train. Celestia sat on the ground and covered herself with Jacob's coat even more. It gave her the feeling of the hot, spring morning. Scales seemed to generate that heat, protecting Celestia from outside cold.
"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!" Jacob screamed in rage. After that, he entered to train again. "Conductor's dead and train is freezed to the tracks. So, we're stuck here, in the middle of this snow desert."
"We can teleport there." Celestia said.
Jacob facepalmed, cause of his stupidity.
"Jacob, you fucking idiot." He said, angry on himself. "I don't think well, when it's cold."
"Do you want me to give you back your coat?"
"No, keep it." He said, protectively. "We should go."
Meanwhile, in Crystal Empire, Princess Cadence was protecting the city with her magic, from dark ice storm. Her husband, Shining Armor, was preparing guards for possible attack. Twilight was in the library, with her friends, who were helping her find some informations about Crystal Heart or dark ice.
"No. Nothing. Grr." Twilight moaned, looking for the correct book. "Why ancient libraries don't have informations about ancient magic?!" She cried out, throwing away one of the books. That book hit Spike. "Oh, sorry, Spike." She said, with nervous smile.
"Do not worry, Twilight, we'll keep lookin' for somethin' useful." Applejack said, putting one of her hooves on Twilight's shoulder.
"Thanks, Applejack. Maybe Jacob would know something about this? He fought with dark magic longer, than us." Twilight infered, scratching back of her head, making nerd face. "But for now, keep looking."
Rainbow yawned. "This is the most boring thing, I've ever done." Pegasus lied down next to the fireplace. Then, one of ornaments on it moved, opening one of the bookshelfs. Inside the secret room was pedestal with black book on it. "Guys, I
Rarity screamed, when she saw the room.
"I'll never gonna go to this...oblivion." She played a drama queen.
Twilight took the book by her magic and clean it from dust with her wing.
"Isn't that... Dark Seal, what Jacob told us about, during Changelings' attack?" Fluttershy said scared.
"Spooky." Pinkie said, lighting her face with a flashlight.
Twilight only smiled at the old book. She tried to open it, but it was no use. She tried to use dark magic to open it. It worked and book opened. Before she could even look inside, someone closed it. It was Jacob.
"No matter what, do not read that book!" Jacob said, with scared face, then he burned it.
It was a huge mistake. From inside escaped shadow with green eyes, emanating with purple mist. It was King Sombra, who started to laugh blackly. Jacob's brain clicked and his left eye started to madly blink.
"FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU..."
A few moments later...
"...UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!"
Rarity fainted, from hearing curses. Well, it was one, but pretty long. When Jacob was screaming, Sombra turned into his flesh form.
"First Blizzard Breath, now Sombra. Who next? Tirek? Nightmare Moon? Hell. Maybe fucking Chrysalis will, by the fucking mirracle, rise from death! I don't FUCKING CARE!" It wasn't Jacob. It was Celestia.
"Marry me." Jacob wispered to himself.
Main 6 dropped their jaws.
"You've done?" Sombra asked, borred of this situation.
Before anyone could do something, Jacob grabbed Sombra's neck and absorbed his magic.
"Now, we've done." Jacob said, droping unicorn on the ground. "One villain is already enough." He said, looking at his right hand, covered in black mist. Jacob blew it off.
Sombra was unconscious, but alive. Celestia looked at Jacob.
"Why did you do that?" She asked.
"I need it to cure Crystal Heart. Only dark magic can destroy this ice. And Sombra had enough for this." Jacob said, creating dark purple fireball.
"What about him?" Twilight asked, pointing at fainted, black unicorn.
"It's only a theory, but I think, he won't be evil anymore. But, if he'll still be evil, I'll handle it. But now, we should go."
Jacob, Celestia and Main 6 made their way to the Crystal Heart, where already was Princess Cadence.
"So, you're Jacob Dracons?" Cadence asked. "It's nice to meet you."
"It's nice to meet you, too, Your Highness." Jacob replied politly.
"Call me Cadence. So, are you really able to cure Crystal Heart?"
Jacob examinated the artifact. It was all covered by black ice. It was literally beating with cold and frost. Jacob cracked his neck and fingers.
"There's only one way to see." Jacob said.
Human touched Crystal Heart and covered it with dark fire. From the buttom of crystal was droping liquid dark magic. But
"HELP!" Jacob screamed. "I can't stop!"
His body was shortly turning into crystal. Twilight took the closest thing, what was the chair, and smashed Jacob's arm.
Spell was stopped and Crystal Heart was clean, but Jacob was laying on the ground, half crystal. Everypony saw, that he's suffering from it. He couldn't even speak. He was only crying and breathing shortly. Princess Cadence took him into castle and called for every medic in Equestria. Everyone was worried about him, mostly other princesses. No one known, what happened to him, even Discord. Princess Luna put him into a coma, to stop his suffering. The half of his body was turned into a black crystal, even half of his face. His arm didn't grow back. He was just like this for three weeks. Then, one night, when Twilight was watching for him, she heard a single word from him. Ray...
Author's Note
Another cliffhanger, but little longer chapter. Something for something.
Chapter VII: Brother's Calling
Twilight woke up Princess Celestia and told her about Jacob's word. They both were sitting next to him.
"Wasn't Jacob's brother named Ray?" Celestia asked.
"Raymond David Logan Dracons, to be more exact." Twilight acted like smartass. "Jacob told me, that his brother is a specialist in dark magic. Maybe he knows, what happened to Jacob. I've looked at his copy of grimoire, but there was nothing about spell slowly turning into a black crystal or sorcerer able to do such thing."
Celestia looked at Jacob. He had on head a wreath made by Fluttershy with his favourite flowers, lavender and red tulips. When pegasus put it on his head, he smiled lightly. Twilight thought at this moment, that Jacob's senses are working properly. But one day, crystals started to grow up. Twilight calculated, that he has only one week left, until his heart turn into a crystal, what will kill him. Everytime, when Celestia thought about it, her eyes were full of tears, just like Twilight's.
"I don't know, he will help, but his support should help Jacob to recover." Twilight said hopefully. "Also, there is one problem. He is in the other dimention."
"With that, Discord should help." Celestia said with serious face. "And I think you should go there. Jacob told you about his world more, than me."
"Yeah, he told me some things, but I don't know, I can handle it."
"I know, you can, Twilight." Celestia said, putting her hoof on Twilight's shoulder.
At the morning, Twilight was preparing for her journey to another dimention. Discord started to preparing the portal. When Twilight was ready, she went to the throne room, where were her friends, brother and Princesses. Pinkie hanged on the walls streamers and banner "Good-luck-in-the-other-dimention Party." Twilight walked to her friends and hugged all of them. After a while, she broke a hug.
"Girls, take care about Jacob, when I'm gone." Twilight said.
"Do not worry, sugarcube. We'll take care of 'im, like with one of the Apples." Applejack said.
"Yes, there's nothing to worry about, Twilight." Fluttershy said with her quiet voice.
"And, look for any signs of Blizzard Breath." Twilight kept them patient. "If he'll appear again, slow him down as much as you can."
"This guy won't know, what hit him." Rainbow said, giving Twilight fake hit.
"That will be my party cannon." Pinkie said, showing her legendary cannon.
"By the way, don't even think about shaving his goatee, Rarity." Twilight looked at white unicorn with one eyebrow up.
"Trust me, I don't want to." Rarity said terrified. When she tried to shave it, when he was asleep, he shaved her mane with katana, without waking up.
"Are you sure, you don't want me to go with you, Twily?" Shining Armor asked.
"You're needed here, big brother. Plus, you have no idea about that place."
"Just, be careful." Shining said, petting his sister's head.
"I will." Twilight hugged her brother.
Discord cleaned his trought.
"Portal's ready." He said.
Twilight went to the draconequus. Discord snapped his fingers, creating some kind of lens.
"If you'll be ready to come back, just crush it on the ground. This will make come back portal." Twilight took it to her bag, then looked at the portal. "By crossing it, you'll change into a human, for camouflage."
"Where exacly does it lead?" Twilight asked.
"Earth, North America, New York City, Central Park in Manhattan. You know, what to look for?"
"I think, I'll start from Jacob's old flat on 13th Street. There should be some clues."
Twilight took a deep breath, preparing for the weirdest thing in her life.
"Okay, here goes nothing." She said, then walked through the portal.
"Good luck, Twilight." Princess Celestia said.
On the other side...
"Ow, my head." Twilight said, after a hard landing. "Thanks, Discord, for a little surprise." She said sarcastically, picking up her bag.
Twilight looked at her new body. Yeah, she was a human. She had also purple shirt and skirt, with blue socks and black shoes. After checking herself, she looked around. It looked little like Manehattan, but much more technologically advanced, in way, what nopony wouldn't think about. She decided to check also, if she's still capable to cast magic. She used levitation on nearby can and it worked.
Twilight walked on the street. Everywhere were moving flying vehicles, called cars. She saw one, what looked like a taxi carriage.
"Taxi!" She called it.
Taxi stopped and Twilight sat in. Driver had black skin with short black hair. He was wearing white shirt with inscription "I love NY." and jeans.
"Where do you want to go, miss" He asked like thought the nose.
"48 East 13th Street, please."
"Got it."
Vehicle left the layover and moved.
"So, what brings you to New York?" Driver asked.
"I want to visit my friend. I'm not from here."
"I knew that. Locals don't use taxi's cause of traffics. They always use subway. By the way, nice hair."
"Thank you."
"Can you tell me something about your friend?"
"He's about 30, he has white hair and purple eyes."
"I know only guy, who matches to that description, Ray Dracons, Dragon Hunter's brother. That means, you also know Jacob."
"It's true." Twilight replied with smile. Driver laughed loudly.
"What's so funny?" Twilight asked, disturbed.
"Funny is that, I, black taximan from New York, lift right now friend of legendary Dracons Brothers. That was the best joke, I've ever heard." Driver sighed, trying not to laugh."Maybe, you're also a unicorn princess from other dimention, who teaches about friendship and magic?"
"Why, yes?" She replied, because she knew, that also will be taken as a joke. As she thought, driver laughed again.
Twilight was bored of this, and used her magic to disrupt the taxi's magnetic suspention. Car started to spin around and parked parallel on the nearest free place. Driver opened the window to throw up.
"WHAT THE FUCK!?" He screamed scared and surprised. "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?"
"Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship." She said in the official way. "Jacob Dracons appeared in my land, Equestria, and now he lives there. But now, he's not in the good condition. His brother can be his only hope. Believe now?"
"I swear to my mom's grave, I believe you." Driver said scared. "Just don't do that again. I have a week stomach."
"I saw." Twilight said little disgusted. "Now, ride to the 48 East 13th Steet, please."
"Yes, Your Highness." Driver moaned, and they rode again.
After a few minutes, taxi arrived under a huge apartment. Twilight came out of a car and tossed to driver two bits.
"Keep the change and don't tell about it to anyone." She said, little grim voice.
"Yes, ma'am." Driver said, still scared, and drived away.
Twilight entered the buiding. Inside were some machines, what were cleaning the floor, but Twilight didn't cared about them. Instead, she looked at the housing inventory.
"Jacob Dracons - 8K. Bingo" . She thought, looking at the list.
Twilight walked on the 8th floor, then to the door with the matching number. She tried to open it. Locked, of course. She looked under the wiper. Nothing but dust. She tried knocking.
"Coming." Someone responded. Twilight was really surprised, that someone answered. Door was opened by the young, white-haired man. It was Jacob's brother, Raymond. "How can I help you?" He asked with stone face.
"Em, is your name Raymond Dracons?"
"Yes."
"I'm here cause of your brother."
Raymond opened eyes widely.
Meanwhile, in Equestria...
Rainbow Dash was bored and she desided to play with Jacob's regeneration powers. She "borrowed" one of the guard's spears and she stabbed with it Jacob's not-crystal part of his body. Every made wound was dissapearing inmediately after causing it, what gave Rainbow little entertainment.
"Oh, I would kill for something 'that' awesome." She thought.
When Fluttershy saw Rainbow's 'fun', she interupted her.
"Rainbow, stop!" Fluttershy screamed, but it was like a normal talk. "Don't do this."
"Come on, Fluttershy. He does't even feel anything." Rainbow said, little angry.
"Maybe not, but it's rude and mean." Fluttershy said, little angry, either. "Instant hurting him, you should made his suffer little more... possible to handle. That's why I made him this wreath."
"It's little... dried." Rainbow sighed.
"I made him another one." Fluttershy tried to take off the old wreath, but it was interupted by sudden wide opening of Jacob's left eye. Rainbow made a little shout and Fluttershy eeped. Jacob hit his crystal half with bionic arm. It started to crack. And, after a few more hits, it shattered into small pieces. Right half of Jacob started to regenerate and, after a while,
Jacob was in his old condition. Both mares had dropped jaws.
"HOLY FUCK, THAT HURT!" Jacob screamed, after a deep breath.
"We could just break this stupid crystal?" Rainbow asked angry.
"The most obvious ways are often the less ones." Jacob said, with his rougish smile. After that, he hit Rainbow in the belly.
"That's for stabbing me."
"I warned you, Rainbow. Bad carma always returns." Fluttershy said instructively.
"Yeah, whatever." She said, still feeling the inpact.
Then, into the room ran Princess Celestia.
"Jacob?" Celestia said, then ran to Jacob and hugged him. "I was so worried about you."
"Well, I'm fine, as you can see. I can handle by myself." Jacob sighed, breaking a hug.
"So, you did it by yourself?" Celestia asked confused.
"Yeah. He woke up and crushed this crystal, then missing half regenerated. And that was AWESOME!!!" Rainbow Dash said excited.
"Wait a minute." Celestia reminded about something. "If you could handle it by yourself, then why you were calling your brother by sleeptalking?"
"Well, there's something, that I didn't told you about my brother." Jacob said with guiltiness. "You see, my brother is a dark mage, but, he's different. He's not evil, kinda. Dark magic cleaned him of emotions and conscience. Now, he's a heartless killing machine. He's not a human anymore. Now, it's only a hollow shell, what looks like human. When I was in coma, I had a nightmare. I was chased by Ray. He tried to kill me, cause of my insanity and mutacion. I begged him to stop, but he was still after me, with emotionless face." Jacob started to cry. "I was scared... No, I AM scared, that he can kill me, without a blink of the eye."
Celestia smiled and cleaned his tears.
"Jacob, your brother wouldn't do something like that, even without emotions." Princess said to cheer Jacob up. "Older brothers are protecting the younger. I'm telling it from experience. I forgave my sister, after what she did. Your brother will do the same, when he will see you again."
Jacob smiled and his hope revitalised. But not for a long time. His eyes were white, when he saw Ray, who was holding Twilight and pulling a laser rifle to her head. She had tears in her eyes.
"Good to see you again, lil' brother." Ray said with forced smiled.
Celestia turned around. She was scared like Jacob.
"Ray, let her go, it's between you and me!" Jacob cried out.
Raymond let Twilight go. She ran behind Princess Celestia.
"Raymond Dracons!" Celestia said formally. "As the ruler of Equestria, I forgave Jacob his past and gave him immunity. By attacking him, you will break rights of Equestria."
Raymond, after a while, put his rifle to the holster on his back.
"This round belongs to you, Jacob." Ray said, without any emotions, and turned around. "But, next time, you will pay consequences." Ray walked through the portal, what was still active, then it closed.
Jacob fell on his knees and started to cry.
"See, Jacob?" Familiar voice in his head said. "You lost everything. Family, friends and sanity."
"I lost family. I lost sanity. But I still have friends, you demon." Jacob confessed, cleaning the tears.
"You parthetic fool. Friends will live you. You know about it."
"You're not real being."
"Ow, am I?" Then, Jacob felt something in his head. "How about THIS!"
Jacob started to scream, holding his head.
"I am real, like you or them!" Voice cried out. "I'm your insanity. I'm your demons. I AM YOU!"
"SHUT UP!!!" Jacob screamed, then he formed a knife with Metal magic and stabbed through his forehead. Everyone in room gasped. Jacob started to cry again. "Shut. Up." He wispered throught tears.
Voice was gone. Jacob pulled out the knife, before his regenerating powers will fail. Rift in his head regenerated. Jacob fell on the ground and started to laugh demonically with psychopath smile. Everypony was terrified. When Jacob stood up and looked at them, their fear grown even bigger, when they saw his eyes. They were glowing with crimson, bloody crimson.
That widely opened crimson eyes were looking at ponies with a company of smile, that would terrify Satan himself.
Jacob wasn't himself anymore...
Author's Note
Nightmare Moon mode activated. More chapters soon.
Chapter VIII: Divine Irons
Princess Celestia, Twilight, Rainbow and Fluttershy were in front of their friend, who wasn't him anymore. His madness finally got him.
"Jacob, what happened?" Scared Celestia asked. "Are you okay?"
"Jacob, Jacob, Jacob. Jacob, my ass. I am not that idiot. I am INSANITY!!!" Demon said. "And I want some fun, that's all. Now, who want to die first?" He asked, spinning dagger in hand. "Maybe Princess Giant Ass? Nah, that's to easy. Purple one? Too powerful. Rainbow Mane? I'll kill her last. I know." Demon teleported Fluttershy to him and grabbed her. "Miss Coward will be perfect."
Suddenly, Discord teleported into the room and he hit Insanity in face.
"STEP AWAY FROM FLUTTERSHY, DEMON!" He screamed with fire in his eyes.
Into the room ran rest of Main 6, Shining Armor and other Princesses.
"Perfect, more toys to play!" Demon sighed joyfully. "Let's play long and painfully."
Shining Armor took his sword and attacked the demon, but Insanity dodged and he grabbed unicorn prince. After that demon created magic barrier around them.
"Looks like YOU will be my first toy."
"Come on. Give me, what you've got." He challenged.
Insanity hit Shining in belly hard enough, that fist pierced to guts, making Shining Armor to scream. Demon was slowly immersing his arm into unicorn stallion, until he reached his heart. Insanity grabbed it and wrenched it out of prince's body. His corpse limply fell on the floor, with river of blood.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Cadence screamed, seeing her husband dead. Insanity was only laughing. Everyone else was only looking at him with fright in eyes.
"If you loved him so much, how about joining him?" Insanity said, teleporting Cadence inside magic barrier.
"HELP ME!" She screamed, hitting barrier.
When demon tried to grab her, barrier was broken by red magic beam. From the corner of the room walked grey unicorn stallion with black hair and red eyes. His cutie mark was red crystal. It was Sombra.
"YOU!" Demon yelled.
"Yes, it's me." Sombra replied, then he stunned Insanity with another beam. Unicorn walked to Princess Celestia and bowed to her.
"You don't have to bow." Celestia said. "Thank you for saving Princess Cadence."
"Thanks to your friend, I'm free from dark magic, Your Highness." Sombra sighed. "But now something took control on him."
"You know, what is it?" Luna asked.
"It's old and powerful parasite, Xernos. It feeds on its host's insanity and makes it even bigger. When it's powerful enough, it takes control on host's body. To destroy it, someone needs to enter into his mind and get into his id, where parasite has it's lair."
Twilight walked forward.
"I brought here Jacob's brother, what made him like this. I made this cider and I'm going to drink it." Twilight said with guiltiness. "Besides, Jacob is my friend. Friends help each other. I promised Jacob I'll help him with his insanity and I'll fulfill this promise."
"I'll start the preperations." Sombra said. "Princess Luna, your oneiromancy will be helpful. Come with me. Princess Twilight, prepare yourself."
Sombra and Princess Luna left the room. Twilight looked at her brother's body. After a while, she looked at Cadence. Princess of Love was full of tears.
"Cadence, I promise you, that demon will pay for Shining's dead."
"I don't believe Sombra." Cadence said angrily. "I think it was only a permition to take over Crystal Empire. He could change Jacob into this 'monster' to divert our attention."
"I think Sombra isn't lying." Twilight said, looking at Jacob. "If Sombra did it, Jacob's eyes should have purple mist, not crimson glow. I suppose..."
"Whatever is this, take care of it Twilight. And, be careful."
After a half an hour, Sombra and Princess Luna finished preperations. Jacob was strapped to the bed. On the second one was Twilight.
"I must warn you, Twilight." Sombra said. "We don't know, what you will find there. You'll have only an hour, so be quick."
Before Sombra and Luna casted a spell, Pinkie throw up with green fluid.
"Pinkie, what did you eat?" Rarity moaned disgusted.
"It's my Pinkie Sense." Pink mare said. "It means, (dramatic break) ZOMBIES ARE COMING!!!" She screamed terrified.
"Zombies don't exist. This is only Nightmare Night story." Twilight said.
"But, Pinkie Sense is always right." Applejack said scared.
Rainbow looked through the window. On the horizon, she saw ice golems, zombie-ponies and...
"QUEEN CHRYSALIS!" She screamed. "SHE"S...SHE'S... ZOMBIE!"
Gabriel decided to give Chrysalis second chanse and gave her necromantic powers. Ice golems were creations of Blizzard Breath.
"Maybe they aren't my drones, but I get used to it." Chrysalis sighed.
"Chrysalis, don't whine. Be happy, that Lord Gabriel decided to resurrect you." Blizzard said. "And don't forget about our goal. First Jacob, later revenge."
"Don't worry, my dear partner. I can handle both things in one time."
Blizzard rolled his eyes and summoned megaphone.
"ATTENTION CRYSTAL EMPIRE!!! GIVE US HUMAN NAMED 'JACOB DRACONS' AND WE WON'T HURT ANYPONY!!!"
"BUCK YOU, FREAKS!" Rainbow screamed. "WE WILL NOT GIVE YOU OUR FRIEND!"
"Looks like, they want to do this the hard way." Chrysalis said with smile and she hissed loudly, giving her undead army order to attack.
"I think, they want to attack us." Rainbow said with hoof on chin.
"Cadence, get the guards and prepare for battle. Elements, help soldiers. Me, Luna and Sombra will protect Jacob and Twilight" Celestia ordered. "Good luck, my little ponies."
Everyone knew, what to do. Luna casted a group dream spell and Sombra used some kind of teleportation spell. Twilight's mind was transfered into Jacob's. She woke up in some kind of library, but bookshelfs were flying, twisted or made of books. It was some kind of organized chaos. Twilight liked liraries, but even she has standards. In front of her walked anthropomorfic, black cat with short, blond hair and golden eyes, wearing grey, leather coat.
"Can I help you, Milady?" He asked with soft voice.
"Who are you?" Twilight asked confused.
"In real world, Ax'l Jinx, Jacob's best pal, gangster and poet. Here, Guardian of Jacob's Memory. So sorry for mess. We don't have usually guests."
"We?"
"Yes. I'm not alone. In Jacob's mind are other Guardians. But, Guardian of Jacob's Sanity is pretty...busy."
"He fights with Xernos?"
"Yes, miss. If you are here to help, you have to walk through other parts of Jacob's mind. No short cuts, sorry."
"How many?"
"Except this one, four: Senses, Imagination, Magic and Dreams." Memory Guardian said, counting on his fingers. "Good luck, miss." He said, opening one of bookshelfs. Behind it was another part of Jacob's brain, Sences. Twilight walked there.
"Excuse me, sir..." Twilight said, but he interrupted her with finger.
"You finally came, Twilight Sparkle." Dragon said. His voice was like sharp blade. "Yes, I expected you. The name's Rezurio, from House Beldoro, Guardian of Senses and diviner. Yes, I can see future and you want to save Jacob. Door to Imagination are behind console. Better cover your ears."
That dragon said everything, what Twilight wanted to ask for.
"Thank you." She replied little shocked. Dragon nodded.
When Twilight opened the door, she was surprised by the wave of loud music. She went inside of the dancefloor, everywhere were lights, speakers and smell of alcohol. Behind annoucer was human girl with red hair, related into ponytail and pigtails, and crimson eyes. She also had wolf ears and tail, black T-shirt and trousers. When human-like creature saw Twilight, she stopped the music and ran to her.
"Hello, winged unicorn." She said. "I'm Silwan, DJ and, in this place, Guardian of Jacob's Imagination. And also a lycan. How did you get here?"
"Long story, but I don't have much time." Twilight explained.
"Ok'y. Follow me." Silwan said with smile.
Twilight walked with lycan girl. She escorted Twilight to the wall with lights.
"Now, what was the combination...?" Lycan clicked the lights. When she ended, lights turned red. "Yikes, wrong one." She tried again. And again she failed. "Third time lucky." She tried once again. It was success, because lights were green this time and it opened the passage. "Told ya'."
"Thank you so much." Twilight said.
"Come back soon." Silwan said, waving. The door closed.
This time, Twilight was in the round room. On the floor was magic circle of elemental magic. Every symbol was identical to those, what Twilight saw on Elemental Prince's cutie mark. Above was giant, glowing crystal ball. In the middle of the circle was meditating female dragon with brown and green scales. She was wearing blue robe. When she opened one of her eyes, she gasped and squeaked, then she grabbed Twilight and started to pet her.
"You're the cutest thing, what I ever saw." Dragon said. "I could hug you and pet you for eternity."
"Yeah, but I have only 50 minutes. Show me door to Dreams and stop petting me."
"Oh, right. Let me introduce myself. I'm Direna, House Ere'mido. Draconian Fire Mage, here Guardian of Jacob's Magic.
That crystal ball above is source of all magic, what Jacob has."
"You're still petting me." Twilight said through the teeth. Direna stopped petting Twilight.
"Sorry."
"Just show me the door to Dreams."
Direna pointed the door behind her.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, cutie!"
"MY NAME IS TWILIGHT AND I'M NOT CUTIE!" Twilight shouted angry.
Twilight walked through the door. She found herself inside a house. It was nothing special. Just normal home. On the wall she saw Jacob's photo with his wife, Kay'llana, and two children, werenimal-wolf boy and human girl. Next to Twilight appeared familiar, white-haired human.
"Ray!" She screamed scared.
"Don't worry, I'm only his imitation. I am Guardian of Jacob's Dreames." His voice wasn't cold, like original's. It was rather caring. "This is Jacob's dream. Normal life, with normal family and normal job."
Guardian and Twilight walked to the kitchen, where Jacob was eating breakfast with his dreamed family.
"Was his life 'that' bad?" Twilight asked.
Ray touched Twilight's forehead. Her head was filled with images of Jacob's past. With every new one, she heard screams and cry, saw death and pain, smelled blood and fire, until it stopped. After that, she breathed and cried deeply. Twilight was in shock. She felt everything, what Jacob felt in many years, in a few seconds.
"This is Jacob's past?" Twilight asked herself. "It was nightmare."
"Nightmare isn't the right word." Guardian said. "It was hell. Hell, what Jacob went through to make his dream come true. But, he's wife miscarried, then died on Zukutris, he became a god, cause of that bitch, Gaya, and, in the end, he tried to escape from his own insanity. Where did he end up? At the dead end."
"But, why did all this happened? Why him? Why he became god, if he didn't want to?"
"Truly, gods don't care about mortals. They just take random one to make them their champions and heirs. Jacob was the one of them. I know, you promised him to have normal life and pure sanity, but it's not that easy."
Twilight had an idea. She reminded about the words of Guardian of Magic.
"I'm Jacob's friend. Friends are keeping the promises. And I'm gonna do this."
Twilight ran into the Magic room. Ray ran after her.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Helping my friend." Twilight said determined.
Twilight prepared the spell and she shoot a magic beam right to the crystal ball above. It started to crack. After a while, it turned into pieces, what dropped on the floor.
"What have you done!?" Both guardians asked furiously.
"I freed Jacob from divine irons." Twilight said proud of herself, wiping her hoof on her chest. "No need to thank me."
"Wha..., c, qu... NANI!?" Direna said angry. "Thank you? THANK YOU!? You just destroyed Jacob's magic."
"Besides, you just helped Gabriel." Ray said, as angry as Direna. "Destroying that ball, you didn't just destroyed magic. You also destroyed inborn Jacob's abillities, like regeneration, outstanding senses or immunity. This is what he wanted. Destroy the last of Gaya's Champion."
Twilight's pride turned into guiltiness and fear.
"Why you didn't tell me?" She asked.
"I wanted, but you left, before I could." Ray explained.
In real world...
Jacob just woke up. He wasn't under demon's control anymore, but it's not, what woke him up.
"Motherfucker!" He screamed.
Luna and Sombra stopped casting a spell.
"Jacob, are you alright?" Celestia asked.
"I'm not a psycho anymore, so, yeah, it's good. But, my head hurts as fuck." He said, rubbing his head on the pillow
Twilight woke up just after Jacob.
"Twilight, did you killed that demon?" Luna asked.
"I did something much worse, than this demon." Twilight said scared. "I just helped Gabriel win."
"What did you do with my brain?" Jacob asked, looking at Twilight.
"I destroyed your powers. I wanted to help."
"Unfasten me." Jacob said.
Celestia took of Jacob belts. He stood up and walked to Twilight. She had on face sadness. Jacob smiled and hugged her.
"You have no idea, how long I wanted this to happen." Jacob said with happiness. Twilight was really surprised. She expected totally opposite reaction from Jacob. Human broke the hug and started to laugh.
"I'M FREE FROM YOU, BITCH!" He screamed in the heavens. "I AM NORMAL HUMAN!"
'WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIEND AND WE'LL KEEP ON FIGHTING, 'TIL THE END WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS NO TIME FOR LOSERS, 'COS WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS... OF THE WORLD'
Jacob's singing was interrupted by hitting to the door. Throught the break in doors everyone in room saw Chrysalis's rotten face.
"Here's Chrysi!" After she said that cliché line, she threw Main 5 and Cadence through the door, with her magic. They were injured, but alive. Next one was Blizzard Breath, with cynic smile.
The last thing, what came inside, was human in black, armored robe and with hood on pale head. From it able to see were only down part of face, glowing, dark purple eyes and some black, long hair. It was Gabriel himself. Everyone felt, how every happy feeling left their bodies, when he was slowly claping with metalic sound of armor. His Champions bowed do him, when he came in. Jacob was standing with determination and anger on his face.
"Well, well, well." Gabriel said slowly with his grim voice. "Isn't that Jacob Vincent Dracons, Gaya's Last Champion? I must say, you were tough enemy, but now, you're standing against me, without powers of your dear Gaya."
"I hate Gaya as much, as you do. Twilight made me a favor, destroying my powers." Jacob said, not afraid of Gabriel's voice.
"Tell me, my dear, are you afraid of darkness?"
"I'm not a little filly, if that's, what you want to know." She said, with full asurance. "I'm not afraid of darkness. I'm afraid of that, what it brings. Evil. Sadness. Fear. And monsters, like you."
"You're really intelligent, Twilight Sparkle. I respect that." Gabriel returned to Jacob. "To be honest, I hate you as an enemy, but I like you as a human. You know, who to make friends with. Now, when you're not any danger, I will leave you, and your friends, alone. Well, unless you'll make me some trouble. Good luck in normal life, Jacob Dracons."
Gabriel and his Champions dissapeared. After that, everyone took a deep breath of relief.
"Holy fuck." Jacob said. "So, who wants a party?"
"TIME TO PARTY!" Pinkie screamed, shooting from her party cannon.
End of the prologue.
Author's Note
And this is why was writing 'The fallen god' in description.
Bonus Chapter IX: Prince Burial
Day after Gabriel's attack and Jacob's possession, in Crystal Empire was burial of Shining Armor and soldiers, who protected the Empire. Jacob felt little guilty about Shining's dead, just like Twilight. On burial appeared Twilight's parents and Shining's old companions from Canterlot.
Shining Armor himself was in the coffin, wearing the same uniform, what he was wearing, when he married Cadence. He was also carrying a bouquet of lilies. Jacob walked with Twilight and her family to see him.
"He looks so calm." Cadence sighed. "Like he was only sleeping."
Jacob carried a Shining's sword. He took the bouquet and placed the sword on it's place.
"In my world, there's a tradition, what says, that great warriors should be buried with their weapon." Jacob said with serious tone. "May it serve you well on the other side, dear friend."
"It's sad, that we had do meet in such bad occasion." Night Light, father of Twilight, said.
"It's sad, that I have your son's blood on hands." Jacob said with guiltiness. "I'm very sorry, sir."
"You did nothing wrong." Twilight's mom said. "Twily said, that you were attacked by the demon. It's not your fault."
"I still feel guilty. And borred of that line." Jacob said, then left the castle.
Jacob was on the border of the city. He was just sitting and looking at the snow desert. It was pretty late, about 11 pm. He still had in mind that line. 'It's not your fault.' When Jacob was fighting with Ven'galion, he heard that line almost everyday. He had on his conscience many lives. He regrets taking everyone of them. Even, if it was evil life.
That's the reason, why Gaya chosed Jacob as her Champion. Jacob loved life, no mather what it was, he loved it. Normally, he wouldn't hurt a fly, but universe had different plans about him. He's known in his world as fearless warrior, able to kill everyone without a blink of the eye. But truth was different. Jacob was scared, when he was fighting with anyone. But war has only one rule: kill or die. That rule burned out on Jacob's mind, making him crazy. Three words were making him that, what he was now.
But yesterday, Jacob was freed from that. His powers dissapeared. He wasn't mage anymore, or even god. He was just normal human being. Life gave him second chanse to live on his own rules. But there was still one catch, Gabriel, God of Death and Darkness. Jacob didn't believe, that he left him alone. Gods always had, have and will have plans about their and their rivals champions. But Jacob didn't care about that, his past or madness. He was just sitting, with mind without
Then, next to Jacob, sat smoke unicorn with black mane.
"You want to be alone, too?" Jacob asked.
"Kinda." Sombra replied. His voice wasn't dark anymore. It was rather intelligent. "I wanted to thank you about saving me from dark magic."
"And I thank you from that magic beam. It snapped me out of this madness."
Unicorn and the human were sitting for a while in silence.
"Do you have any plans about yourself?" Jacob asked.
"I'm going to travel around Equestria. I want to repear, what I did 1000 years ago. What about you?"
"I'll return to Ponyville, I'll be helping Rarity in her boutique and I'll sometimes be visiting Twilight and Princess Celestia. In short, I want normal life. It's the only thing, that I always wanted. Now, without any powers, I have chance for that."
"Good luck, then."
"Same to you, Sombra."
Next day, at morning...
Jacob was woken up in his chamber by the sunlight. At night, he came here to his room in crystal castle. He was too tired to be at the wake. When he turned on the other side, he saw the devil.
"Missed me?" 'Devil' said.
"G-G-GAYA?" Jacob asked terrified.
Next to Jacob was tall woman with white hair in white robe with golden gauntlets and necklace. It was Gaya, Godness of Life and LIght.
"If you're here to give me back my powers, then fuck you." Jacob said angry.
"Don't worry, my child, I'm not here to do this." She said with melodic and soft voice. "I know, that my powers gave you more pain, than earlier." She stood up, while saying that. Jacob did the same thing. "I gave you my powers, because I thought, that will bring the opposite result."
"Well, then, why are you here?"
"I want to give you three last tasks, My Champion. First, protect this world from Gabriel, if this is necessity. Second, have a normal life. Third, give that rose that girl, who you'll fall in love with." Gaya created beautiful, white rose and gave it to Jacob.
"You want to be my matchmaker?" Jacob asked indignant. "Sorry, captain, this ship won't leave the coach."
"I'm not your matchmaker. I'll just give you some advices. Besides..." Gaya turned into really familiar alicorn. "Maybe you'll choose someone by yourself." Celestia made a jester smile. "Gotcha."
"Tia, you fucking troll." Jacob said, trying to not laugh. "You really got me."
Celestia laughed like little baby. "I can't *gasp* believe *snorts* you bought this. *loud laughter*"
Jacob decided to make a little revenge.
"Did you were suguesting something by that third task?" He said roguishly.
Celestia had a wingboner and blush on face.
"You know, it's pretty early, so..."
"THIS FANFIC DOESN'T HAVE 'SEX' TAG!" Celestia broke the 4th wall. THAT'S MY JOB
"I wanted just cudling, but, I can ask pretty nice Mr. author to use a 'sex' tag..." AGAIN? Pinkie, fuck of from the keyboard. Celestia's blush grown even bigger.
"STOP TALKING!" Celestia screamed.
Jacob smiled rougishly. "Ow, you're not the patient pony, aren't you?" He said, getting closer to Celestia, touching her cheek.
"What is going on here?" Twilight asked, looking at Celestia and Jacob, standing in the door.
Now Jacob and Celestia were blushed.
"Eh, nevermind." She said, looking an the text higher. Twilight, I have quesadilla with your name on it. What did I told about my keyboard, Pinkie? Uh, fuck it, end of the chapter.
Author's Note
Little comedy and explainations. How you liked that?
Dear Diary
About one and a half month ago, I've met a human, named Jacob Dracons. He said, that he's not like the others of his kind. He called himself 'mutant' or 'Gaya's Champion.' Earlier, I thought, that he's the legendary Elemental Prince, but, by the accident, he lost his powers and now he's like an earth pony. He's actually very happy about that, because he always dreamed about normal life. Now, he lives in Ponyville in house, nearby Twilight's castle. I really like him. He seems dangerous, because of his look, but, if somepony meets him closer, he's kind and really friendly. But, there's always a bad side. Jacob had very hard life. He was born with supernatural powers and elemental magic, got involved into giant war and lost his wife and brother. He was forced to kill many people, what was slowly breaking his mind and turning him into a madman. All because of two gods from his world, Gaya and Gabriel. Jacob tries to forget about past, but he still has nightmares and attacks of hallucinations. Even my sister, Luna, can't help with it. She doesn't even want to help him. She things, he's some kind of monster. That he should be eliminated. But, I know, there is a way to help him. I'm giving him as much support and guidance, as I can. I also gave him my friendship. To remind him about it, I want to give him a gift. Jacob is swordmaster, but without a sword. When he defeated Queen Chrysalis, I ordered for him a katana, at the best blacksmith in Equestria. He arrived this morning to deliver a sword. I hope Jacob will like it.
Celestia's journal entry was interrupted by knocking to her chamber's door.
"Come in, please." She said, hiding her diary under the bed. It was one of the royal guards.
"Your Highness, Mr. Dracons has arrived." Royal Guard said, bowing.
"Send him to my chambers."
"Yes, Princess."
Guard left. After a while, to Celestia came her sister, Luna.
"Sister, are you sure, being alone with Jacob is a good idea? Maybe I will stay here?" She said worried. Celestia looked at her sister with smile.
"Luna, I know, you're worried, but I'll be fine. Jacob's my friend."
"You had to choose as a friend a psychopath from other dimention." Luna said, little mad. "Sister, this relationship isn't the best idea. He can harm you. I don't want to lose my sister, again."
"Luna, you're overreacting." Celestia said with little more serious tone. "Jacob isn't a psychopath. He's just after hard experience."
"Don't you remember Crystal Empire, two weeks ago? He killed Shining Armor. And almost Cadence."
"But he regrets that and he honored Shining's death. He even made it with a tradition from his world." Celestia said more angry.
"Then he left. Who do this in the middle of burial?"
"Someone, who wants to calm down!" Celestia shouted. Luna was terrified. "Luna, Jacob is normal person. He just needs some support and help. He just needs someone, who will talk to him, when he's sad, scared or someone, who understands him. I really understand him. He's not the only one god, who wants to be normal." Luna was curious about her sister's words. "I don't want to be a princess. I want to be like other ponies. I'm exhausted of this fancy language, meetings, diplomation and shit like that."
"Sister, language" Luna said.
"What, I can't curse once for a while, because I'm a princess ?" Celestia said with anger and sadness. "I want to say and do, whatever I want to. When I'm with Jacob, I feel, like I can do everything. He doesn't see me as a princess. I'm just a normal pony for him." Celestia smiled and cried. "I feel happy close to him."
Luna understood everything. That terrified her. "Sister, you're talking, like you were... in love with him."
Celestia looked at Luna with blazing eyes.
"LEAVE!!!" Celestia screamed her sister of the room by Royal Canterlot Voice.
Princess of the Night landed just under the feet of the view, what she didn't wanted to watch. 6 feets high, two legs, mechanic left arm, dragonscale coat, goatee, light orange eyes, long, messy, chestnut hair and that roguish smile. She was just under the feet of Jacob Dracons.
"I'm not a god anymore, so you don't have to be obiedient." Jacob joked. Luna stood up, snorted angrily and walked away. "Is everything alright, Tia?"
"It's fine." Celestia said calmly. "I'm happy to see you again."
"Just like me. So, you want to talk about something specific or just talk about bullshit?"
Celestia took with her magic a long box from the table and gave it to Jacob. Human opened it. Inside was katana in black wooden scabbard. Handle was made of ebony and braided in orange wrapper. Guard was made of gold and looked like alicorns on Equestria's flag.
"It's a gift from me." Celestia said with smile. "Do you like it?"
Jacob pulled the sword out. Blade was glimming in sunlight.
"I can recognize good work of hammer and fire. And this is masterpiece of blacksmithing. High carbon steel, tempered in good oil, sharpened for high gloss. I saw many swords, but this one is real beauty." Jacob pulled the sword back. "Marvelous gift. Thanks, Tia."
Celestia had a little blush on her face. "Glad to hear it. Maybe you want to test it? In the barracks are training dummies."
Jacob strapped the sword to his back. "Let's go, then."
Jacob and Celestia were in the barracks. Inside were some Royal Guards on break. Jacob went to the training field and took one of the dummies in the middle. It looked like the earth pony. Jacob pulled the sword out and slowly started to swing it like cane, to test it's balance. Then, he made a quick cut, then second and third. Dummy turned into pieces. Jacob spinned the sword and pulled it back to scabbard.
"Light and sharp. Perfect." He said to himself, then went to Celestia. Guards had jaws on the ground. "Who needs magic, when you have skills?" Jacob sighed with smile. "Listen, I didn't had breakfast, yet. How about making pancakes?" Jacob proposed.
"Sure." Celestia said, with smile.
"Then..." Jacob took the sword, again, and pointed it forward. "To the kitchen. For pancakes and glory."
They both laughed and made their way to the kitchen.
