Dark, that’s all I see absolutely nothing, no color, no objects, no sound, no nothing just pitch black, I felt my mind race as I couldn’t move a muscle, it’s like I was having some sort of Anastasia awareness, all I could do is hear myself think, but other than that nothing but complete silence, so silent that I could hear it rain from the outside from where I was. Suddenly I heard something coming from a distance, something I never really heard before like footsteps but different, it sounded more like if someone was wearing rocks for shoes, at first I was glad someone was coming to either wake me up or take me home. Until I heard a second pair of steps, feeling like it wasn’t a good thing I then could hear small whispers as if there were two living objects talking to each other, slowly I began to gain my sense of hearing, well obviously but that’s not the point. What had happened next was unforgettable, I felt myself sweat now but I still couldn’t see or move as I was slowly gaining my senses back I then heard a doorknob opening, I was now in extreme panic mode trying to find a way to wake up but I was unable as I struggled to make myself move. Hearing the door open I once again heard the footsteps coming closer to me then I could hear a voice from one side and another voice on the other.
“Are you sure he’s not awake” I heard a very deep voice from the left as I then heard a higher pitched voice from the right.
“N-no sir, he’s been “asleep” for quite sometime now” it said as the deep voice chuckled, then out of nowhere I began to hear the sound of a case opening hearing some clicks and screws being placed as I then heard the sound of a drill being automated, knowing what was happening as I was sweating more and more. The drill felt like it was getting closer and closer to me as I started to feel it digging into my skin screaming in pain as it digs deeper and deeper into me, I tried telling him to stop as he couldn’t listen to my pleading, I then felt myself being shaken as I was screaming. I couldn't wake up as I screamed in my sleep I then heard a voice that sounded way too familiar, shielding myself from whatever was here with me.
“Jason, please wake up, please” it said sounding feminine, once hearing the sweet sounds of whoever it was I immediately stopped my screams of pain as I opened my eyes, no longer screaming I was completely full of sweat looking at two wide pink colored eyes, knowing who it was I immediately pulled myself into a deep hug feeling her soft fur on her chest, crying in her hooves as she calmed me down rubbing my back with her hoof as I would weep in her hooves.
“It was….”
“I know, I know, it’s okay sweetie, momma is here”
Celestia said in her motherly voice she was known for as she kept rubbing my back with her hoof, I sniffle calming myself down after about a few minutes of tears and finally calming down I sat next to the alicorn as I looked up at my mom, yes if you're wondering or if you couldn’t already tell she is my mother, granted she’s not my biological mother, but I call her that sinces she took me in as her own, and I’m happy to call her mother and she’s happy to call me her son. I’ve always wanted to know if I even had a father, an uncle or something, but for now I’m happy to say that I’m home, as I smiled up at her I sighed happily.
“What would I do without you?” I asked her as she smiled nuzzling her neck to my own keeping my hand on her back as she said in a motherly tone.
“Well, you’d be either criticized in time square of Canterlot, or you’d be in an orphanage not wanted by anypony,” she said as she nuzzled, then sighing “Then again I would feel guilty about it too”
“Why would you though, I mean it’s not like I was sent here by some miracle or anything.” I said to her as we were laying in my bed, this would be the usual for the both of us since I’ve been having these nighterrors as she calls them, looking up at me as she was underneath my arm as she laid over my her head on my chest as she explained.
“Oh but you were,” she said as she scooted herself to meet me face to face as she gave me a soft smile “When I first found you in that orphanage being bullied from the other orphan ponies, I knew that somewhere deep down you're a kind and generous soul,” she said with a smile as her horn would light up a to a bright yellow auora noticing this I then looked out my window, seeing the sun rising from the horizon signifying that it was now going to be six in the morning as we both yawned my mother sitting up next to me as I would stretch my arms and legs on my bed, I looked at my mom with a tired smile as I told her while standing up out of my bed looking at her.
“Well, it’s nice to know that one of my parents still care,” I told her with a bright smile, seeing her smile back at me she also got off the bed trotting over to me as she would stand on her hind legs wrapped both her wings and her hooves around my neck I supported her up by keeping my arms on her upper body hugging her once again as I was in deep thought, I always wondered why I was sent here in the first place I don’t really remember much of my childhood, as a kid I didn’t really have much opportunities like other foals did, mostly because I was different from the others, a lot different from the others. My mom always wanted the best life for me, but she knew that I couldn’t have that life she wanted me to have, due to what I am on the outside. Through out the past few years, now being older some ponies have treated me with a bit more respect now, mostly because I’m out of the castle to either take a morning, afternoon, or nightly walk or I would go to the local bakery to pick up one of my mom's cakes that she would have pre-ordered the day before, there would be times where I would have casual conversation with some of the locals. Hell, I’d even have a long conversation with some of the teenage ponies too, mostly mares but some stallions too. But I still would get some criticism from the more upper-class ponies, being called an abomination every now and then is something I’m getting used to knowing, I don’t know why though because their sense of fashion is sticking rocks on their clothing and they look like something out of a diamond dog cave gone wrong, but I never had the balls to say that to their face, given the fact that they can throw me in the dungeon in a snap, yup just one of the many things life has given me. As I felt my mom’s head on my shoulder feeling the feathers on her wings slightly tickle my back I smiled enjoying the adorable moment I'd have with her as I would help her down and off my shoulders from the embrace remembering that I had to shower early in the morning, I took one more stretch before looking at the equine, she smiled at me with her mix color of pale, light grayish magenta eyes I smiled back as I now said.
“Well, I guess I better go shower before all the guards get to the shower room first, I don’t want to reminisce about…...that time,” I said shivering at the thought about what had happened that day as she just giggled.
“Well, to be fair, they were in their heat cycle~,” she said in a sultry stare as she once again hit on on the bed laid herself down on her back biting her lip and her two lower hooves were in the air spread out, “In fact~ I think I might have one..”
“No, no, no, no, no, I’m not listening!!” I said quickly leaving the scene as I walked out of my room hearing her giggle after I let the room as I sigh walking down the hall, I then walked down the stairs seeing the two maid ponies once they see me coming down stair they both greeted me with a smile, I smiled back waving at them both of them as they both waved back at me, both mares spread apart from each other as I walked in between them, suddenly they both got a quick whack at my ass with their tale, I jumped in surprise turning at them as they looked at me giggling, I then squinted my eyes using two fingers to point at my eyes then I use them same two fingers to point at them, both mares giggled and reacted with a wink as they walked upstairs feasible me a bit by swaying their tails to reveal tenor white panties underneath their skirts. Chuckling I walked down the stairs yawning once again as I maid it to the first floor as I began to walk towards the shower rooms opening the door, once inside I see the janitor pony with his headphones mopping the shower floor while nodding his head to his music, with every third swipe of his mop he’d dip it into the bucket of water that was next to him, then he went right back to mopping, he’d whistle while cleaning as I walked around the moped area so not to get him pissed this early in the morning, walking to the locker rooms, walking passed the many lockers I made it to my own as I grabbed the lock, twisting the knob from left to right and left again as I then pulled the lock down unlocking it, opening the locker door wide open seeing all of my stuff in there. I wasn’t very comfortable with my stuff in my own room so I kept them in here for safe keeping as I took out a towel closing and locking the locker door again whistling
Walking down the many lockers once again as I made it to the shower heads going into one of the shower cubicles, I closed and locked the door. Once inside I closed my eyes, turning the left knob, turning it to the left as I felt the warm water hit my face grabbing my shampoo bottle, I flipped it upside down squirting a good amount in my palm as I scrubbed my head getting each and every part and crevasse of my head moving underneath the water as I scrubbed my head getting all the grime off my head and scalp. Going underneath the water as I felt the shampoo get off my hair, while my eyes were closed I grabbed my lufa from its rack, grabbing the soap as I scrubbed my entire body, scrubbing each and every crevice of my body, once again going underneath the water to clean myself as I stood there with my eyes closed I would start to have some sort of flashback to something strange universe as I would see blood and fire everywhere and once I felt something pop up I jumped back to reality as j felt the water on my face. For some reason almost every night or whenever I would close my eyes I for some reason would have some sort of bad dream or a strange episode, only I never really found out why I would get them. Finally done showering I turned the left knob to the right as the water stopped, it would start drip from the head smiling as I grabbed my towel wrapping it around my waist making sure it was tucked in tight I then opened the door as I walked out of the shower cubicle walking once again to my locker as I walked it again grabbing a pair of boxers and a muscle shirt, closing the locker door as I walked down the hall of lockers as I made it to the door walking in my black flip flops as I would get casual stares from some of the mares in the castle as I walked passed them, I always wondered why they would stare at me when I exit the shower? Sure I’ve been having weekly workout sessions on my own, and yes I’ve lost forty pounds ever since that whole “Hearts Warming Feast” my mom, and I had last year. Anyway, back to what I was saying, as I walked upstairs I would pass by the maid mares as they’d gasp looking at me as I made a quick walk upstairs blushing hard, you may asking, “why are you embarrassed, I mean you have a great body and you have every mare on their hooves, so why would you feel so embarrassed?”
See here’s the thing, there’s times where I would be stared at by one or two mares at a time even when they have their own stallion to themselves, and I don’t mean to do that, but the point is I get really shy when it comes to meaning new mares, also with mares that I’ve known throughout my lifetime. But enough about me, let’s continue the story, I walked by towards my room as I turned the knob pulling it open as I entered, immediately I saw a book on my bed with a note over it as I closed the door walking in as I opened my closet changing into some casual clothing, a pair of shorts and some boxers with a tank top once I sat on my bed I looked at the book seeing what it was as I read the note
“Dear Jason,
This book as been through our family since I was born, know that one day you’ll need it I’ve told Celestia to keep it in a safe place until the time came when you needed this book, if you're reading this it’s time for you to reach the next step, turn the book to page 115, section 935, paragraph 5 and read the incantation, it might sting a bit, but trust me thank me later ❤️”
I looked at the note as I read it to myself, wondering who wrote it, the note had a very distinctive print, ending with a heart, I thought to myself who ends their notes with a heart? Putting the note down as I picked up the book the title read “Book of the Gifted” as I looked at it I was a bit suspicious about it, the note read that it was supposed to be given to me that this age and this exact time, and it also said that my mom was supposed to give it to me so what can go wrong. I shrugged it off as I opened the book turning to the page going to the section and paragraph as I read the section to myself.
“The immortals, long ago there was a war against every species known to pony, ponies, griffons, dragons, changings etc. this war went on for a thousand years, but one day one brave immortal standing on two hooves, divided this world into sections, thus creating the universe we call Equestria, legend has it that there were any immortals in each faction, Falcon was the immortal god for the griffons, Drogos the immortal god for the dragon's, Crystalis the immortal goddess for the changelings, but it was said that there was four goddesses that ruled the ponies, one that raised the sun, one that raised the moon,one that created love for all and one that created friendship to everypony, but it was said that the one who made world peace with all the factions was executed by each immortal god, which brought back the war and crime among Equestria, it is said that one day another creature that stood on two hooves would bring peace amount Equestria once again”
“Wow” I said shocked about what I just read, but I never really thought about it, I always imagined that this universe was created to be how it is today, but I never thought that there was actually world peace at all, looking at it again I saw what looked to be something reason I’m fine print, but there was also something what looked to be a symbol of some sort, wait I feel like I’ve seen that symbol before, I raise my hand to see my ring, this ring was given to me by my aunt gave me when I was about three years old before she went missing, it hand a symbol that looked like a cycle spiraling itself but inside of the said cycle was a diamond pattern. Looking back at the page I saw what looked to be some instructions, it said once I start to read it I can stop until I finish, at this moment I was debating whether or not to put the book down and run to mom, but I felt like this was meant to happen this was meant to be given to me, so what can go wrong. I crossed my legs as I put the book on my lap looking at the fine printed words, taking a deep breath and I exhale it out as I then read
“By the power of two wings, to change and to breath fire, the power of the sun, the forces of the moon…”
At this moment I saw the outside getting dark as dark clouds were rolling in feeling my bed rubble and light that was coming from my ring. I was getting extremely scared at this moment as I was wanting to close the book, but knew that I couldn’t until the incantation was finished as I continued.
“The power of Love and six friends alike, I give this the power within me and to myself with in?”
Once I was done the book immediately close as I looked up and before I could react I was struck by a lighting bolt to the chest, knocking me out the be,d falling to the ground.
“Jason…..Jason wake up!.....Jason please wake up!” I faithfully heard a voice as it was hard for me what it sounded like as I groaned in pain putting my hands on my face as I couldn’t move my body, I felt like there was like thirty pound of something on me as it was hearing too much for me to handle as I could hear that same voice again.
“Jason, Jason please tell me you're okay” I heard that same voice I heard every time as I slowly open my eyes it was blurry at first but as I blinked I saw it was my mother seeing that she had tears in her eyes as I looked at her moving my hand to her cheek as I caress her softly as she then nuzzled her cheek to my hand as she sighed “D-don’t scare me like that again” she said as she sniffed as I tried this up my mom helping me up as I leaned on my pillow my face hurting from my lips to my ears as I groaned.
“W-what happened?” I said as I looked at her she looked at me as she sighed looking over at her advisor as he picked up the same book I had as he looked at me as if he had something important to say.
“What part of this book did you read?” He asked as he looked at me worried, I looked at him as I was panicking a bit.
“Why what’s wrong!?!?” I said as I was panicking my mom calming me down with her motherly voice.
“It’s okay sweetie just tell Burt what you read” she said as she caressed my back with her wing as I looked at her calming down a bit as I took a breath looking back at him as I said.
“All I read was the section “The Immortals,” I said as his eyes widen looking at me.
“D-did you say The Immortals?”
“Yeah The Immortals, why, what’s going on, is everything okay?”
I said as I looked at him as he smiled putting the book down coming up to me.
“Oh, it’s more than okay my dear boy, more than okay,” he said as he looked at Celestia smiling as she smiled back.
“Okay, I’m getting a bit scared here what’s going on?” I asked again as I got up off the bed as I looked around my room seeing it was…..all nice, like nothing, even happened as I looked over at my mom, I then asked again “Mom was going o-“ I said as I raise my right my arm her seeing my whole arm as I saw there were some sort of marking on my fingers that would run along my whole arm not knowing what they mean. As I stared at it arm Burt would close the book placing it next to my lamp as he would come up to me.
”Give me your arm.”
He asked as he would extend a hoof out in front of me, I then gave him my arm as he grabbed a hold of it tugging me close to him as he would use his monocle to look at my arm as my mom would hold my other arm watching him do his work as he would explain. ”Have you been having strange episodic nightmares or strange flashbacks lately?”
Burt asked as I would then look up at my mom as she looked back at me nodding looking back at him as I responded with.
”Yes.”
”I see, well altering going through the book I have discovered the only way you can get rid of these nightmares of yours.” He explains as I got off the bed and was in front of him.
”Well, what is it? What do I need to do?” I asked desperately wanting to know as he sat on his rump explaining.
”See, the immortals are told to be the most powerful beings in Equestria er- alongside the alicorns over course. In order for you to rid of these episodic nightmares, you need to come to terms with whatever you see in these nightmares. But you must work quickly.”
”Why? What's going to happen?”
I asked him as he would remove his monocle looking at me.
”Something very sinister will happen, after the longest day of the thousandth year the darkness is met to come.” He explained as I would look back at my mom remembering those same words from somewhere before as I asked.
”Isn't that the same day that the summer sun celebration is supposed to happen?” I exclaimed as she looked at me in horror nodding, I took a gulp as I knew what must be down, but as far as I know, there's nothing that I regret doing....is there?
Author's Note
Prologue completed, keep in mind that I might make this take place at the start of the first season, but I'm not sure at this point. But thank you for reading this and I’ll be releasing the next chapter soon.
