Chapters PBB: SuperFolder Ghostbuster (Book the First)
A long time ago, in a multiverse of unlimited possibilities...
It is a time of great distraught. The Jedi Order has been vanquished, with very little survivors to be heard of. One such survivor, a padawan named SuperFolder Ghostbuster, has harnessed the powers of the multiverse and escaped in another universe 15 years into the future. In his newfound exile, he befriended a Time Lord crime fighter named Darkdragon, and together, they built an interdimensional device to help travel the mysteries and dangers of the multiverse. With this newfound power, Ghostbuster, along with Darkdragon, a wizard named XQ3D, a cow named Cow Lantern, a rogue swordsman named Count Zora, and a lovable Symbiote, have founded one of the most powerful organizations yet to be revealed to potential enemies: The Pretty Brainless Businessmen. Ghostbuster thought creating the PBB along with his new allies would prove to be the end of his worries. But he was wrong, as his problems were just the beginning.
As Ghostbuster was preparing a portal to another universe, one which he set to random, he sensed a disturbance in the Force. Could it be that he sensed the one who destroyed the Jedi Order, and the young Jedi was gonna go fight him? Or was it something much...much worse. There was only one way to find out. Ghostbuster walked through the portal and saw flashes of a memory, blocking him from what he walked into, until he realized where he ended up: Equestria. Ghostbuster flashed back over and over to a battle that the Galactic Republic had with Equestria back in the Clone Wars. He remembered that he almost died in that battle. He remembered how many clones died in that battle. He remembered that he was cursed. Cursed to never use the Force in Equestria as a pony.
As he examined himself, he saw that his human form was transformed into that of his old enemy. He changed into a colt with an orange coat, a black mane and short tail, and his iconic Origami Yoda symbol was strangely placed on his butt (he had yet to figure out why). Then he realized that if a pony were to spot Ghostbuster roaming around Equestria freely, he would have been arrested on the spot. The young Jedi ran into a nearby forest, anticipating another exile away from the ponies and into escape yet again. As he galloped into safety, he tripped over a tree root and fell unconscious afterwords. Later, a large looming shadow hung over the old padawan's inhumanized body as he was being dragged away by a mysterious figure.
When he woke up, he found himself in a bed with huge green blankets, soft plush pillows, and a screeching rabbit right next to him. As much as Ghostbuster wanted the strange rabbit to shut up so he couldn't get arrested, he couldn't. He might as well just sit there and wait for the authorities to show up and arrest him right then and there. As the door opened, SuperFolder expected loud booming voices of royal guards abusing the poor Jedi, but instead, he heard the soft gentle voice of a girl, no, a mare.
"I..uhh...thank you for your hospitality, but I have to get going." Ghostbuster said as he tried to walk away, but wasn't able to, due to not being used to four legs instead of two, as well as being passed out cold for who knows how long. Any attempt at walking away failed as he was stuck sitting on the bed. The mare then helped Ghostbuster up.
The mare let out a small giggle "Well, nice to meet you Ember Almond. I'm Fluttershy". Ghostbuster then made a daring attempt to get back up on his...hooves...and tried to get back into the woods where he believed he could finally escape, until Fluttershy stopped him in his tracks. "Why are you trying to get back into Everfree Forest? Don't you know how dangerous it is?" The young mare said as Ghostbuster was tempted to say something like "At least it's not as dangerous as you ponies", until he realized that saying that could get him in trouble. Ghostbuster then just looked at her until he could come up with a reason, but was stopped by an offer Fluttershy gave him: "If you want, you could hang out with my friends for the time being until you're ready to go...where ever it is your going".
SuperFolder Ghostbuster was tempted to say "no" to the pegasus' offer until he considered that he as SuperFolder would say no, and therefor wouldn't blend in very well. In order to blend in as the self made alias "Ember Almond", it seemed that Ghostbuster's only option was to accept the offer. Also, there was something about Fluttershy that ticked off SuperFolder, and it seemed worth the investigation. "I guess I could stay for a little while." The Jedi Knight "Ember Almond" said to Fluttershy. And so, the two took a trip downtown to give Ghostbuster a tour of pony world.
As they were trotting along, Fluttershy stopped and told her undercover companion that she had to return books to a friend first. SuperFolder wasn't all that concerned to hear the small errand, but his distrust bloomed when Fluttershy walked him to a giant crystaline tree. "So, is your friend a miner, or an owl?" Ghostbuster said, poking fun at her friend's home, which was responded with "Oh no, she's not a miner. But with all the books she's read, I guess you could call her an owl. She's a princess too, by the way". Ghostbuster had a slight panic attack, but kept it under wraps to not blow his cover. It wasn't enough as Fluttershy asked "What's the matter? Haven't you at least heard of her before? How could you not remember all those times we saved your life?" and this had Ghostbuster worried like crazy. So many questions for him to answer. So little time. "I'm not really a big fan of the princesses" is all SuperFolder could tell his new pony friend for now.
"Oh hey Fluttershy! Have you come to return the book?" called out a purple alicorn from the window. Fluttershy pulled out a slightly heavy book with a blue cover and gold lining. "I got it right here Twilight." Fluttershy called out to her friend, as she raced down the stairs. Twilight opened the doors and retrieved the book from the introvert, only to have both ponies hug each other out of friendship. "If the two of you need me, I'm gonna vomit in that bush." Ghostbuster said as he did not want to be looking at lovey dovey moments like that throughout his career. Twilight, who saw Ghostbuster as just some random pony who followed Fluttershy, decided to introduce herself. "I'm afraid we haven't been introduced. I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle. Princess of Friendship in Equestria. Might I ask what your name is?" Twilight said to the Incognito Jedi as he was about to speak, but was stopped by Fluttershy, who introduced him herself. "This is Ember Almond, and I found him unconscious in the woods. He doesn't really want to make that many friends, but I think we can persuade him otherwise." Fluttershy said. Twilight agreed with her pegasus friend as Fluttershy and Ghostbuster set of on their trip once more. "What can we do for lunch?" Fluttershy mummered to herself, practicing her kindness on her guest, which was then answered by Ghostbuster being asked by Fluttershy if he likes soup or not.
A few hours later, Fluttershy and "Ember Almond" stopped at a place where the two could have something to eat while Fluttershy gives Ghostbuster his tour of the town."Ohmygosh!" shot into Ghostbuster's ears. Fluttershy however was unphased.
SuperFolder tried to introduce himself as "Ember Almond" to Pinkie Pie, but every attempt as saying anything was cut to a halt when Pinkie's excitement filled her so much that she wouldn't shut up. SuperFolder wasn't even sure she was seperating her words correctly, so it sounded like her entire sentences sounded like one huge word. Ghostbuster's personal space was being overwhelmed until Fluttershy asked "Pinkie, I appreciate you trying to make a new friend, but don't you have a party to set up?", in which Pinkie gave Ghostbuster some breathing room.
As they ventured forth on the tour, they ended up in a farm harvesting nothing but apples. And one of those farmers welcomed SuperFolder and Fluttershy with pride.
SuperFolder sat up against the barn wall, waiting to leave, when Applejack came up and asked him "What's with the long face, sugar?". Ghostbuster responded shrewdly, saying it's none of her business. Applejack was but curious to figure out what he had on his mind. Knowing her ability to tell truth from lies, she interrogated the human-turned-colt. Ghostbuster figured out what she was trying to do, so he answered very vaguely to outsmart Applejack. A few minutes of this interrogation elapsed as Fluttershy returned from helping the Apple Family and their bat dilemma with relative ease. Ghostbuster would stand in curiosity at the pegasus he was following.
Author's Note
SuperFolder Ghostbuster=me
PBB: SuperFolder Ghostbuster (Book the First)
After Fluttershy and "Ember Almond" left Sweet Apple Acres finishing their errand, the two trekked through town. However, through the skies, they were being watched, and SuperFolder could almost sense it, despite his curse. He peeked from the corner of his eye to see if anyone was following them. He thought at first maybe it was Princess Celestia, or worse, a Sith Lord.
"That's ridiculous, why would a Sith Lord be looking for me in another universe?" Ghostbuster thought to himself, but was still uneasy. Ghostbuster was left even more uneasy by the fact that Fluttershy didn't seem to notice. It was only until Ghostbuster saw a dark cloud charging up a storm that his instincts kicked in.
"Watch out!" SuperFolder said as he nudged Fluttershy out of the way, leaped to the side of a building, and make a bigger leap right into the cloud! As soon as he passed through the clouds, he felt the bruises of tripping in the forest again and then some. At least he wasn't unconscious this time around at least.
"Rainbow Dash, was this another prank of yours?" Fluttershy commented to a pegasus with a blue coat and a multicolored mane and tail that landed next to Ghostbuster. Rainbow Dash glared at SuperFolder for a moment in anger for spoiling her fun, but smirked for a moment to admire his skill.
"You may be an earth pony, but you pulled an amazing stunt back there." Rainbow Dash said to Ghostbuster, who was in the middle of recovering from his rough landing.
"Who said anything about an earth pony? I'm just a normal pony, aren't I? No wings, no horn, nothing." Ghostbuster said, which resulted in Rainbow Dash snickering at the remark.
"This dude cannot be serious, can he?" Rainbow Dash said, while laughing. Fluttershy, however, wasn't laughing and whispered it into Ghostbuster's ear.
"If you don't have a horn or wings, that means you're an earth pony. I thought you already know this. It's common knowledge." Fluttershy said. A concerned look was given to Ghostbuster. The Jedi Knight might yet have blown his cover.
Rainbow Dash realized that SuperFolder was actually very serious, and decided to make him feel a little better about asking such a silly question.
"Don't worry. We'll let this be our little secret, kay?" Dash said the undercover jedi, as he finally got up.
"Trust me, I have plenty of little secrets already, but I'll accept it." Ghostbuster said in response to the offer "I'm afraid we haven't introduced each other. My name's Ember Almond". Rainbow Dash introduced herself back, and they headed off on their own separate ways.
"It's nice to see you making friends, but I'm late for my spa date at the moment. I still have to keep an eye on you, so would you care join me?" Fluttershy asked to the undercover Jedi. Ghostbuster was uneasy at the idea of going to the spa, but he encouraged himself that it would be the closest thing to being in Jedi Meditation. At least it would be worth while. Ghostbuster agreed to Fluttershy's suggestion, and the two headed over to the location.
Waiting at the spa was a unicorn with a white coat and a purple mane and tail that both look to be taken care of beyond belief. Ghostbuster thought he saw Naboo's next queen or something.
"Oh, Fluttershy darling. So glad you could make it. And you brought a new friend too. I never thought you were the kind of pony to be socializing dear." The unicorn said, gesturing to Fluttershy and Ghostbuster. Fluttershy blushed, and Ghostbuster merely gave a cheeky wave to the unicorn.
"Good to see you again Rarity. This is my friend Ember Almond. He's a bit of a traveler." Fluttershy said, as the two mares and the disguised human entered the spa. As the three settled down with mineral baths and cucumbers over their eyes, Ghostbuster's rest got the best of him and fell asleep for a few seconds. Fluttershy and Rarity giggled to themselves to the sounds of Ghostbuster's quiet sleeping, but little did they know, a vision was going on inside Ghostbuster's head.
In the vision, Ghostbuster was in his human form, leading a batallion of clone troopers with his green lightsaber against an armored enemy, but unlike any republic trooper, mandalorian warrior, or jedi knight Ghostbuster has ever seen. Instead, Ghostbuster was leading his troops to fight the royal guards of Princess Celestia. As a matter of fact, the Princess was there leading her royal guards against the Jedi. Shouts of clone troopers and shots of blaster fire rang out across the battlefield, painting the dusty grey warzone with blue. Princess Celestia then swooped in, dodging shot after shot, and eliminated some of Ghostbuster's soldiers. Ghostbuster could not watch any longer as he ran towards the princess, the green of his lightsaber following close-by, and swung the blade towards the gold and white glowing horn of the Sun Princess.
As the horn and the lightsaber clashed, Ghostbuster woke up from his nightmare. All that was left of Fluttershy and Rarity's small laughter was a smile seen on Rarity and Fluttershy's face going from yellow to red like a tomato.
"How long was I out?" Ghostbuster asked, rubbing his eye while yawning. Fluttershy explained that he was asleep for a good 15 minutes, and while he was asleep, Fluttershy and Rarity discussed the possibility of SuperFolder and Fluttershy becoming "Special Someponies". Ghostbuster blushed for a moment because he never really considered the possibility of settling down and raising a family with a loved one. He even tried to imagine the loved one being Fluttershy. She really did reach out to him in just under a day in a way no one else could. Maybe the Force brought them together.
"I...don't know what to say" Ghostbuster said in shock. He knew that he could finally settle down and get the serenity he always wanted, even if he was undercover as a pony. But he also knew the Jedi Code; "There is no emotion, there is peace", He shouldn't be romantically involved with Fluttershy, but this is the first time he was even considering breaking the Jedi Code. As they finished the spa date, Fluttershy and SuperFolder Ghostbuster exited, quieter due to the awkward proposal, but all Ghostbuster could repeat in his head was; "What was the Force telling me?"
PBB: SuperFolder Ghostbuster (Book the First)
"Ember Almond, could you be a dear and wait here for a second? I gotta do something in here real quick." Fluttershy asked SuperFolder once they reached a building that looked like a witch was hunting Hansel and Gretel. Ghostbuster nodded and waited outside a few feet away from the door. Now that he was finally alone, he decided to call upon his team for backup. He just needed enough time, and by the looks of it, time he indeed had.
Fluttershy had SuperFolder close his eyes for a few second, and in those few second, Ghostbuster could hear someone whispering. He wasn't sure if it was Fluttershy or not. Whoever it was, however, was counting down.
Twilight Sparkle got to Fluttershy's cottage from a long walk. She could have just used her wings, but she decided to take the change and exercise a bit by hiking there. Once she got to the small home, Twilight searched the house for Ghostbuster's stuff. Fluttershy told her that she placed them near the bedroom, so that's where she looked. As she found it, she saw some strange items in there. Twilight examined Ghostbuster's equipment and saw a strange device glowing green in some areas, a smooth metal helmet slightly damaged in the left eye region, and a gunmetal gray cylinder with odd detailing on it. Twilight thought she read something about this some time ago and went to her library to find out what it was that caused her mind to wander off from her task.
Meanwhile, back at the party, Ghostbuster was pleased with his gifts and thanked each pony who gave them to him. As he assumed Twilight had returned with his items, Ghostbuster turned around and packed his gifts.
Fluttershy walked up to Ghostbuster, chained up and ready to be taken aboard a prison cart. Her heart heavy with lies. He had no reason to lie to her at all, did he? Fluttershy gathered her thoughts and feelings and confronted the orange pony.
PBB: SuperFolder Ghostbuster (Book the First)
The prison cart landed outside of the Canterlot Palace of Princess Celestia. The guards escorted the Jedi Prisoner up the steps of the castle. Ghostbuster stared at the huge building and felt uncomfortable knowing that he was taken prisoner by the princess he defeated all those years ago. In retrospect, he wasn't even expecting all of this in general. The doors opened, slowly, followed by the guards continuing the escort of Ghostbuster to Celestia. The Princess stared at her prize and glared with smug pride.worshipfulness ." Ghostbuster protested and mocked. His rage swelled to much for him to control, and attempted to take a charge at the purple alicorn, still in chains, but was easily stopped by the guards with a hit to the gut. He could barely breath after such a move, and just laid there.
Meanwhile, in Ponyville, Fluttershy was alone in her cabin on her bed, in despair over the lost of a potential friend. Just then, she heard a knock on her door. It was Derpy Hooves with Fluttershy's mail. Angel Bunny opened and got the mail for her, and looked at the mail she got. Angel couldn't believe his eyes. Fluttershy got a personal invitation to see Ghostbuster's untimely demise. Angel warned Fluttershy as if she had to do something about it, but he was wrong.
The Carbon Freezing Chamber was finished being built as thousands of ponies were invited to watch Ghostbuster's fate. Princess Celestia got up from her seat to prepare her speech for everypony to hear. As she passed all the technicians fixing up the chamber, Ghostbuster was escorted to the top of the machine where he would be frozen.
The crowd heard Ghostbuster's words carefully, but some were slightly pushed out of the way by Fluttershy, who believed she could save Ghostbuster. She just didn't know how. Fluttershy could barley see Ghostbuster from all the way in the crowd, but she felt as if she knew where she was going. Was this the Force that fox was talking about? Whatever it was, she let it guide her to SuperFolder.
PBB: SuperFolder Ghostbuster (Book the First)
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