Matthew's adventures in equestria

Chapters

Into equestria!
A dawn of a new life...
Powers.
Run to the hills!

Into equestria!

I started my day with the same routine.

Wake up. Force myself to get out of bed. Stumble down the stairs. Ignore my parents. Stuff my gullet. Go to school. Get home. Ignore my parents. Fall into bed. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

This has been my life for the last 12 years. Today is my 13th birthday… and no one cares. Well that’s not true. There is one person. Oscar.

Oscar is my rock. He kept me stable throughout these turbulent times. Without him i would be lost. Without him this hell would end me.

We met when I was 8. I was sitting all alone on a park bench and it was pouring down rain. I forgot to come home before 6:00 and got locked out for the night.

I didn’t really have anywhere to go. So I ended up walking around and found myself sitting on a bench. I sat there on that bench. I’m not sure how much time had passed. I didn’t even notice when it started to rain.

I was just to numb to care.

As I sat there, my thoughts my only company, I didn’t notice the kid a few years older then me walking up to sit on the bench next to me. Only when the rain stopped pouring down on me did I notice the person beside me. I looked up and seen an umbrella over my head. I looked to my right and gazed at him for a moment.

“What do you want?” a snarl rose in my throat.

“I want to understand why a kid as young as you is sitting out in the rain so late at night.” He replied.

“What’s it to you?” I Snapped.

“Nothing. You just looked like you needed someone to talk to.”

“Well I don’t need to talk” I wanted to snap at him. I wanted to tell him to go away, but something stopped me. He looked down at me and stated “Then perhaps a friend would help.”

“What friend? I don’t have any.”

“Maybe not yet, but maybe, If you let him, the person beside you could help fill that role.”

Ah that oscar was a wise one...and sometimes an asshole to boot.

We sat there in the rain for a good long while until he managed to convince me to come home with him and have a hot dinner with him. He sheltered me. Gave me a change of clothes. And treated me with nothing but warmth and kindness. His parents were hospitable as well.

Same old same old

Wake up. Force myself to get out of bed. Stumble down the stairs. Ignore my parents. Stuff my gullet. Go to school. As I walk out the door I see oscar leaning against his car with something behind his back.

“Whats up kiddo?” Questioned oscar

“The usual.” I replied.

“A little birdy told me that something awesome would be happening today that you might be interested in.” His smooth voice was laced with mirth.

“Oh really, and what would that be?” I raised my eyebrows.

As I stood there he showed off what he had been hiding.

“Feast your eyes my friend!”

When I gazed upon the items in question my eyes widened.

“But what do we wear?”

“Already covered.”

"Good lord this place is like a maze!!" Remarked Oscar as we were walking around.

"Yeah man this place is massive!" I replied while i dragged him through the crowd.

“I mean this is Comic Con, what did you expect?”

Sometime later we were browsing the shops at the con.

"Oh shit I forgot about the D&D panel! Do you still have my number?

Oh lord here we go. “Yes it’s saved in my phone.”

“You know what to do if someone grabs you?”

“Kick, scream, and go for the balls”

“And you remember how to identify the staff here at the event?”

“They wear badges.”

“That’s my dude. I’m gonna run now; call if you need anything.”

"Alright I'll see ya later dude!" I yelled after him as he ran in what was presumably the direction of the panel. I didn’t know what to do so I started walking around for awhile and didn't really find anything that grabbed my attention.

"Hey kid!" Said a voice.

"Who me?" I questioned as I looked around for the source of the voice.

"Yes you with the spiky hair heheheheh." Replied the voice.

I looked over to see a man in a dirty tattered robe was waving me over. His face was hidden by the shadows of his cowl.

"Come here I've got something good to go with your ensemble! Heheheheh" He motioned me over with a wave of his hand as I walked over to the stall.

"Ok... What do you have?" I wondered as I looked at all the items on the table.

"I have the perfect item to complete your set. heheheh." He gestured to a bag that I had not been aware was on the table with hands gnarled and scared...

“alright. what’s in it and how much is it?" I questioned as he started ringing his hands together in a conspiratorial fashion.

"Oh. nothing much... just a few pieces of appropriately themed paraphernalia for a young saiyan warrior such as yourself. that would be 30 dollars, but I'll throw in some extra little goodies in to sweeten the pot for small upcharge" he pointed out a couple of items that were not there before.

“Take your pick.. or if you would like I could offer a few suggestions?” his offer rang in my head. A small voice in the back of my head was egging me on in a quiet whisper and I felt a strong urge to look to the side. Seemingly without direction my eyes fell upon a certain red wooden staff.

"Could you add that to the items?"

"oh certainly... but that would cost you more."

"Uhh how much more?" The Merchant could see from my face that i wasn’t quite sold.

"Perhaps an extra 20 dollars more. Given the quality of my wares i'm sure you will find that an agreeable price, wouldn’t you agree?" His voice took on a more sinisterly sweet tone.

"Uhh sure...” My response came after a hesitant pause.

I couldn’t see it but I hear the smile in his voice.

“ I have just the items for you, I am sure you will love them.” He purred.

As I reached into my wallet to pull out my cash i turned to notice the bag was already there and he was standing exactly where he was before I looked away as if he never moved.

I handed the man the 50 dollars.

"Thank you for your purchase and... heheheheh, have a nice day" the man’s voice rasped like sandpaper.

"Surrree thanks a lot." I mumbled as I walked away.

Suddenly my vision started fading as the ground rushed up to greet me.

"Ugh... Did anyone get the license plate on that truck?" I sat up and rubbed my head.

I opened my eyes to find that my arm was leaner than I remembered it to be. You see, I don't really workout that much, so when I saw my arms were ripped I started to freaked out.

It was then I started to notice where I was at.

I was in a forest.

‘This is not the convention!’

"Ok Matthew calm down. now is not the time to freak out.."

"I must have been drugged by that man when I bought that stuff-"

I stopped when I felt something swipe across my back. I looked back to see a red monkey tail swinging back and forth oh so casually. I was frozen staring at the extra limb swaying from side to side.

What. The. Fuck.

I started to hyperventilate. What was going on? Why did I have a tail? Why was I in a forest? So many questions were bouncing around in my head.

I failed to realise how thirsty I was at this moment, So I started to look around for something to drink out of until I spotted a stream nearby. I didn't care if the stream was contaminated with junk and shit, all I know was I was thirsty, so I got up and stumbled a little ways to the stream, plunged my head into the water and started drinking.

A significant amount of time had passed before I surfaced for air. As the ripples calmed and the water stilled I got my first good look at myself for the first time since I woke up in this hellhole and what I saw shocked me beyond belief.

There in the reflection of the water I saw a pair of sky blue eyes staring back at me. I looked up to see spiky red hair. I looked down slightly to see the face of a saiyan staring back at me.

I looked at that reflection for a long while before I remembered the stories of people going missing at all types of cons.

"So this is where they go?" I mumbled in disbelief.

I looked down to see that I was wearing a black t-shirt with some purple pants with a blue belt, along with some purple and black fingerless gloves. and on my feet I wore a pair of blue and yellow boots.

I slowly got up from the ground and started pacing.

"Hehehehe.. I always wanted to be a dragon ball character anyways." A strained smile made its way onto my face.

I felt my eye twitch as I realised were I was at.

"...Great..." Sinking to the ground I cupped my head in my hands for a moment and then started rubbing my temples. I could feel a headache rapidly forming just behind my eyes.

"What have I gotten myself into?"

I started looking around until I saw the bag where I woke up at not to far away. I leaned over and grabbed it.

I opened it to find a random assortment of items. I reached my hand in and pulled out a vile of some sort of black and red liquid. I don't know what this is but I'm not gonna mess with it for now. As I put it back into the bag I threw the bag over my shoulder.

Welp.

"Better start walking I guess, not like I have a choice." I started walking slowly in a random direction.

"I've been walking for hours!"

I have been walking in this god damned forest for hours and still nothing! Not a damned thing in sight!

This forest looks all the same, I swear I passed that tree like more then at least 10 times already. I feel like it mocking me. I can't see a fucking thing, it’s pitch black in this damned forest! But while I've been walking I've had a lot of time to think about the situation I was in.

For one, this might not be so bad. It will take some getting used too, but I think with enough time and effort I can come to accept what has happened and move on.

I hope.

"Maybe there is nothing this way." I felt the beginnings of a twitch in my eye.

'But what if there aren't any people around here?, what if I get stuck in this forest forever?! No don't think like that! You WILL find them!’

But what do I do then?

‘It’s not like I know where I am.’

Can’t really ask the other people if I find them. Some of them have been missing for months. So it’s not like they know how to return. They never came back home after all.

I walked into a clearing as I was ranting in my head but I snapped out of it when.

-Snap-

I heard a twig break to my left. and immediately turned to the left to see what made the noise.

"Anyone there?" I looked at some bushes nearby.

No response as I swiveled my head around for any signs of life but then I heard a growling. out of the bushes emerged a wolf made out of wood.

‘What the?’

As it approached two more came from the underbrush the only thought that came to mind at that moment was.

"Shit"

I suddenly found myself on the ground with a pain in my right arm. I screamed as the wolf bit down and started cutting into my arm. Through the pain, I felt something building inside of me. As the wolf was chewing on my arm I felt a surge of strength.

my vision turned red as I threw a left hook at the wolf.

the wolf smashed apart..

After that I lost it.

the other two started to growl. I charged at them as they started to pounce. I rammed my fist through the chest of the first wolf breaking it in half.

The second wolf stopped in his tracks. the seconds ticked by as we stood there waiting for the other to make a move.

And then It burst into motion as I followed suit. Time seemed to slow down as we drew closer, I raised my fist to my side preparing for the final strike. the wolf opened its maw as we were inches from each other.

I thrust my fist forward. The wolf’s jaws snapped shut, clamping down on my hand, but I kept going and broke through the other side of the wolf’s head. It fell to the ground dead as I pulled my fist free.

With the fight finished I turned around to catch my breath, but before I could I heard a growl from behind me. I spin around in surprise as I see the wolves standing there as if nothing happened.

I froze with fear, but after the fear came rage and then rage became action. I screamed out at the top of my lungs. a mint green aura surrounded me as I rushed at the wolves as they charged me. we met in the middle. the resulting clash caused three things to happen simultaneously.

The wolves broke apart.

they started burning.

I slammed into the ground and caused an earthquake.

There was a purple unicorn walking through the town of ponyville with a little purple dragon walking beside her.

It was Twilight Sparkle. She is the proud student of Princess Celestia and owner of the golden oaks library.

The purple drake beside her was known as Spike. Her faithful assistant. She was on her way to the market stalls to get some groceries.

"Alright Spike we ne-”

But she was cut off as an earthquake shook the ground.

"What in the world was that?!?!" Shouted Spike as the ground stopped shaking.

"I don't know but it might be trouble." Twilight looked around to check to make sure everypony was alright.

"Hurry lets go send a letter to princess Celestia!" Twilight broke into a sprint; racing back to the library at record speeds.

"Hey wait up!" Bellowed Spike running to catch up as he choked on the trail of dust she left in her wake.

Princess Celestia was enjoying tea in the castle gardens. She started to take a sip but when she started to swallow. The ground started shaking as she breathed in the tea instead and choked on it.

Just as she finished choking a letter from Twilight appeared. She opened the letter and started reading.

After she read the letter her lips were stretched into a thin line and her ear gave a nervous twitch. Her expression slowly morphed into a frown.

Abruptly she got up to her hooves and started making her way to her sister's room while muttering under her breath.

Twilight was anxiously wearing a hole in the floor as she waited for a response.

“Twilight I think you just need to-” But before he could say anything else he burped out some green fire as a letter materialized in the flames.
Twilight quickly grabbed it and started reading.

As she read through the letter she did a double take on it making sure she read it right.

“She wants me to get the girls together and have the elements ready incase they are needed.” She looked away from the letter and out a nearby window at the everfree.

“Well then that’s just wh-” But he trailed off when he looked up too see that Twilight wasn't there and the door was hanging wide open.

“Sorry Spike, no time, I need to gather the girls!” She shouted while running off to gather her friends.

Everything was silent as the princesses and the guards made it to the impact zone.

As they inspected the site they didn't find a crater.

But what they did find was an farrow on the forest floor.

Princess Celestia and her sister gazed upon the destruction.

There mouths opened and shut in shock.

This was no meteor, this was caused by something else.

Princess Celesta looked to the closest guard.

"Search the area we need as much information as we possibly can right NOW!"

"I need to find a river" Looking over my shoulder I stumbled slightly while holding my arm.

I don't know how long it’s been.

May have been anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, or two. Every answer I’d give you would be a guess at this point. All I know is I've been wondering this damned forest for hours and still nothing to be found!

In the midst of my frustration I failed to notice I was stomping, and cracking the ground in the process.

I slammed my fist into the side of a tree.

As I leaned my weight against the tree, I began my second tryst with the ground for that evening.

As the dirt and I finished with our affair, my eyes trailed to all the destruction. I stopped as my mind went blank. After a short amount of time I was struck with a thought.

'There not going to notice that at aaaaaaalllllll'

"Your highness we found something!" a guard skidded to a halt in front of the Princess

The princesses head snapped to the guard.

"Take us there at once!" the Princess ordered.

"At your command your majesty." the guard barked as he rushed into the forest with the princesses in tow.

I stumbled out of the forest to find rolling hills and what looked to be buildings far off into the distance, With blood trickling down my arm.

It was then I hear a deep and menacing growl. I look around to find the source only to hear it again.

It was my stomach.

"Food... I need food." I looked around to find something. Anything!

My eyes narrow in onto the buildings.

Maybe they can help?

I started to walk before I caught a scent.

It smells familiar.

It smells...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDD.

There is a taste in my mouth. It tastes like copper. I'm chewing on something. The world slowly comes into focus. I'm hunched over a creature. I taste it in my mouth.

It's still alive.

'Oh god.'

'OH GOD'

I scrambled away from the body. I feel my back pressed against something. My breath comes out as ragged gasps.

I'm a monster.

'Oh god i'm a MONSTER.'

I threw up.

As they followed the trail they soon entered a clearing.

What they saw was the stuff of nightmares.

"What monster could have done this?" said Celestia.

"One that needs to be put down." said Luna.

A guard inspected the remains.

"This creature was still alive when it happened." the guard remarked as he looked over the body.

Both princesses are now staring at the guard

"What do you mean still alive?" There was a rigidness in Celestia’s voice.

"It was eaten alive your highness."

"Sweep the area!" snapped Celestia

"Travel in pairs no one goes alone.” Luna’s order filled the surrounding area.

I'm furiously scrubbing my body.

"...Get it off get it off get it off get it off get it off..."

I rubbed myself raw.

I don't care I just need to be clean.

I stumbled out of the water and fell to the ground. Sobs racking my body as I lay there.The sun started to sink lower into the sky. forcing myself up I take one look at the sun.

"I need to keep moving..."

As the guards spread out there search net, Mystic Night and her partner found themselves scanning the riverbanks.

Starlight Sentinel was pulled into a bush.

He starts to scream but a hoof covers his mouth.

"SHHHHHHHHH" Mystic Night hisses into his ear.

She raises her hoof and points to a small protrusion from the riverbank.

Starlight Sentinel calms as he notices a giant hairless monkey apart from its head and tail.

"What is that th-" He started to say before she smacked him upside his head.

"I said be quiet dolt, before you alert it to are presence" She whispered.

They watch it for a moment before Starlight Sentinel noticed the blood.

"It’s the creature were looking for!" Sentinel exclaimed.

"We need to tell the princesses" After that he rushed off into the forest.

Mystic Night took a closer look.

She sees gashes on his arm.

'Its wounded'

She creeps quietly through the underbrush, inching her way to the creature. As she gets closer she start to hear something.

Sobbing.

The creature gets up and is surprised when she hears it speak

"I need to keep moving..." Said the creature as it starts to slowly stagger away.

She notices the voice is masculine but young.

As if it wasn't an adult.

But a child.

"Princess Celestia I have a report!."

A a lone guard came rushing up to Celestia and did a quick salute chest heaving as he frantically gulped for air.

“At ease soldier”

His stance slackens.

“Where is your partner, why are they not with you?” She queried concern evident in her voice

“Wait what?” He asked as he looked around for his partner.

“She was right behind me a second ago..”

“Well then where is she?” Questioned Celestia.

“The creature must have gotten her!” He was now worried for his partners safety.

“Report soldier, NOW!” Shouted Celestia.

I followed the creature through the trees, his path erratic as if he didn’t know where he was or was going.

As I watched the creature stumble blindly through the woods I began to notice odd behaviors,

He was unsteady on his feet and staring off into space, he had a sort of glazed look in his eyes. It seemed as if he wasn’t all there.

Occasionally he would make quiet murmurs, Periodically rubbing his arms.
So absorbed was I in my observations that when I came across a small drop off in the terrain I was on the ground before I even knew I was falling.

The creature was looking right where I was hidden in the brush.

‘shit! he heard me. I need to think quickly.’

“Umm, meow?”

The creature shook his head and said “Stupid cats...wait a minute, there aren’t any cats in the forest!”

‘I’m so increadably boned.’

“Who’s there?” He said with fear in his voice.

I freeze as the creature slowly approaches my hiding place.

“Show yourself!”

My mind is racing.

I am trapped. He will be upon me at any moment as I was lamenting my situation he had closed the distance. I burst out of the bushes hoping that I might be fast enough to get away.

When I jump out of the underbrush he falls backwards with a scream landing in front of a tree and covering his face, I stop as I hear him.

That was a scream of fear not rage.

“Please don’t hurt me!” he says.

He scrambles back against the tree.

He’s scared of me? I hovered a little ways off the ground about a meter or so away from him as I watched him cower in fear. As the seconds ticked by he began to lower his arms and stare at me with the look of fear on his face slowly morphing into one of befuddlement.

“Aren't you gonna attack me?” he asks.

I look at him puzzled.

“Now, why would I do something like that?”

“Because everything in this bloody forest wants to attack me!”

“Well I certainly don’t, so clearly not everything.”

He sputters at that not having a response

“What are you doing so far out in the middle of nowhere anyway?”

He shrinks in on himself and in a quiet voice he whispers “I’m lost”

Looking at this creature in such a state is triggering my maternal instincts. Everything about him screams how defenceless he truly is. I can feel him tugging at my heartstrings. I have to help him.

“Perhaps I can help you find your way out of the forest and get you somewhere safe. How does that sound?”

“Really?” he says.

“Truely.”

The next thing I knew I was struggling for breath as I was drawn into a bone crushing hug as I felt something cold and wet pressed against my fur. He is quivering, The poor thing, I wrap my forehooves around him.

“Shh. Everything's alright. Everything is gonna be fine.”

I hold him like this for a good while before he calms down once more.

“Let's get you out of this forrest now, shall we?”

He drys his tears and nods.

As we began to make our way through the forest I noticed him studying me.

“Is something the matter?”

“yeah.. what’s up with the armor?” he asks.

“Well I’m the captain of the night guard.”

“What is the captain of the night guard doing out here?”

There was a massive crater with a trail of destruction leading away from it with several carcasses nearby all brutally murdered.

“Wait there’s more?” he said

He stops as his eyes widen.

“What do you mean “wait there’s more?””

“I didn’t say that.” he says

“No i’m pretty sure you did.” I pressed

“Dont know what your talking about.” he says as he looks from me to the forest.

“You are not getting out of this, little mister.”

“Uhhh” he said.

It was at this moment that we were chanced upon by some guards. I push him into some bushes with a quiet “we’ll talk about this later.” as the guards trot up to me “ma’am are you alright?”

“Yes soldier. What is this about?”

“Your partner made it back to camp alone and said the monster had killed you. We thought you were dead, Ma’am.”

“Well clearly i’m not so get back to camp and tell everyone I'm fine.”

“But ma'am we need you to come back with us to make sure you are ok and so we can retrieve your partner”

“That dolt is useless and I’m still hot on the trail of the creature so I’m not going to risk letting it go cold for that idiot. Now go back and tell everyone I’m not dead. That's an ORDER soldier.”

“Ma'am yes Ma'am!” they salute as the run off back to the camp.

As soon as they are out of ear shot I say “You can come out now.”

“That was close..” He says as he returns from the bushes.

“Oh don’t think you are out of the woods yet buddy!”

“Kaio-crap...” He said.

“Ok talk. You have a lot to answer for.”

He takes a step back.

“Well I…you see it’s not what it looks like.” He says

“Oh really? Cause it looks, to me, like someone rampaged through the forest leaving a bloody trail of death and destruction in their wake!”

He winces as he opens and closes his mouth like a fish.

Then he starts talking way too fast for me to understand what he was saying.

“Ididntmeanititalliknowisthatismelledsomethingandthenextthingiknowisimontopofadeadanimalwithbloodymeatinmymouth!”

“STOP… just stop. Take a deep breath and start from the beginning. Tell me what happened.”

He stops and breaths in then out.

“So it started when I was attacked by timberwolves, in the following altercation I was injured and I wanted to get out of the forest to find somewhere less hostile.”

“And the crater?”

“There was a bit of a scuffle…”

“A bit of a scuffle indeed.”

“Look we are kinda pressed for time can I explain that part later?”

“Ok cliff notes then.”

“Anyways I was traipsing through the woods for what felt like hours when I came across a clearing, then I smelled something and the next thing I know I’m chewing on something writhing in pain.” He shivered as he finished

“Uh-huh. And the 22 others?”

“I thought there was only one..” He said

I stare at him searching for some kind of deception and finding only regret and sadness. I turn around.

“We had better get moving if we are going to get you out of this forest undetected.”

“Wait what?” He said

“Aren’t you gonna arrest me for what I did?”

“I was ordered to hunt a monster not a scared child.”

“But-But I AM a monster! I killed them!” he says.

“Monsters don’t call themselves monsters little one, ponies do.”

He looks down for a good minute or two before looking back up and saying

“Which way?”

Author's Note

So this is my first story on this site and I have rewriten it so it is better. if you have anything to say let me know in the comments below! untill next time! See ya!

power levels:
Princess Celestia: 3,000
Princess Luna: 2,000
Mystic Night: 300
Starlight Sentinel: 280
Matthew: 260

A dawn of a new life...

“WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!” I winced as my ears were assailed by a voice so loud a fog horn would blush with shame.

“Now princess I can e-”

“YOU DIRECTLY DISOBEYED OUR ORDERS WHAT COULD YOU HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN THINKING! ”

“We should have thou court martialed for this!”

“But princ-”

“DON’T BUT PRINCESS ME! WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS EXTREMELY OUT OF LINE!”

My tail was between my legs now “But I couldn’t let the trail go cold…”

“YOUR RASH ACTIONS COULD HAVE COST YOU YOUR LIFE!”

“If you just let me talk I can explain everyth-”

“AND EVEN WITH THAT YOU STILL LET THE CREATURE GET AWAY!!”

At this point I don’t think they will let me speak so i just let them continue on for a little while until they couldn’t think of anything else to say.

Celestia looks me right in the eyes and says “give me your badge.”

A look of pure horror washed over my face “Wait wha-”

“Your being suspended from duty. You will get this back in a month.”

“But princess I had-”

“Go home Mystic Night.”

“But-”

“Go. Home.”

“Yes ma’am.”

I wake up to the sound of a sizzling frying pan and the smell of bacon. I got up and rubbed at my eyes as I tried to remember what happened last night.

I felt the foreign sensation near my hindquarters and realised that is wasn't a dream.

I started to look around and noticed that I was in a nice looking living room with the exception of a TV.

I heard the sound of hooves to my left and turned to see the mare from last night step through a doorway.

“Good your awake. Come on, breakfast is ready.” she said walking back into what I was assuming was the kitchen.

So I threw the blanket off of me and got off the couch to follow after her.

“I didn’t know ponies ate meat.” I commented as I walked into the kitchen.

“They don’t. thestrals aren’t at all like ponies when it comes to our diet. Sure we can eat fruits and stuff but not really that offen. But that’s enough of that you have some explaining to do.”

‘Oh lord’

“Before we start I think you should sit down for this. But first names are in order.”

“Right I completely forgot to tell you. My name is Mystic Night.”

‘Why do these naming conventions sound so familiar?’

“Well It’s nice to meet you Mystic Night. My name is Matthew.”

So now she was sitting down and looked at me expectantly. I sighed and went on to the explanations.

“I think you already know this but I’m not from around here.”

“Gee I wonder what would have given that away…” the snark was rolling off her in waves.

“Yes...well. It started when I woke up in that damnable forest. I don’t know why I was even there in the first place. One minute I was somewhere else the next thing I knew I was waking up in a forest with no idea on how I got there. So what I decided what to do next was find the exit, the only problem was I had no idea where that was or where I was going. So after sometime of wandering around I ran into some wooden wolf things and they were getting ready to pounce. So I did the only thing I could think of and started fighting.”

“Right... but that doesn’t tell me how you made a crater in the ground”

“I was angry?”

She gave me a womanly look.

“What?”

The look intensified.

“Alright alright! Yeesh. It was made by Ki.”

Now she just looked confused.

“...Ki?”

“Yeah. It's Inside of every living being and anyone can use it. They just need to learn how.”

“So you use this...Ki to make a giant crater and cause an earthquake…”

“Pretty much yeah.”

“How strong are you with it?”

“I could crush mountains”

“And you are able to use it?”

I just shrugged. “I’m not able to use it because I don’t know how.”

“Then how did you make the crater!”

“I have it, But I don’t know how to use it. It responds to my emotions. Namely anger.”

“Ok so you blew a massive hole in the ground because you had a temper tantrum.”

“I was fighting for my life how could that possibly be a temper tantrum?”

“You said it responds to emotions not me.”

I just glared at her for a short while before I continued

“Anyways… as for the corpses I was hungry...very hungry.”

There was a long silence.

“What the fu-”

“I’m not a pony. my body works differently than yours when I say hungry I dont mean I want to have a small meal because it’s time to eat I mean my body needed fuel and it was going to get it one way or the other. I didn’t have control over myself when that happened, I just kinda lost it when I picked up a strange scent.”

“So what you're saying is...that you eat 10 ponies worth of food…”

“Everyday.”

“I can feel my coin purse hurting already…”

“Hey I never said I was staying… I thank you for your help and everything, but I should really go.”

“Go where? You have nowhere to go and even if you did your not going anywhere I can’t keep an eye on you.”

“No I can’t do that to you, you have helped me enough. You couldn’t even afford having me here anyways, financially or morally. I’m a danger to everyone around me!”

“All the better that I keep an eye on you then, and besides I can’t let you leave all on your own! Your just a child!”

“I’ve been all alone my whole life it’s nothing new...”

There was a long silence after that. She was just staring at me now in shock.

“Are you... an orphan?”

“I wish…”

“Why were yo-”

“Leave it…”

We just sat there in silence once more.

“Do you have anymore food?”

She groaned as her head slumped down to the table with a bang.

Twilight was wearing a hole in the ground waiting for Celestia’s response muttering to herself.

“Twilight calm down.”

“Calm down? CALM DOWN?! How can I calm down Applejack? There was an earthquake from the everfree, oh you know, the forest where weird things live, so how can I calm down when something that was a big enough deal for the princesses to come investigate personally is causing BUCKING EARTHQUAKES!!!”

“Twi you need to chill. If it’s something that dangerous then we can just kick its flank 6 ways to sunday!”

“No Rainbow Dash If it was strong enough to cause an earthquake then it's not something we can beat by ourselves!”

“Twilight. We have the elements of harmony we can just use them and blast that thing with them and be done with it.”

“I still don’t know…”

Just then spike burped out a scroll. And on this scroll there were only two words. It escaped

[ Earlier…]

“MATTHEW!!”

God fucking shit ass fuck! where did he go?

“God dammit... MATTHEW!!!”

“Peace, friend. If you might deem to calm yourself, I might be of assistance.”

Who the fuck?

A hooded figure was looking at me with a unusual intensity with eyes that didn't look quite right but that might have been the shadows of his cowl playing tricks on the eye.

“Have you seen a scrawny little kid with spiky red hair and a tail?”

His eyes flashed with recognition.

“Ahhh… you must be his guardian… I’ve seen him wondering around the con for quite awhile now… I’ve seen him pass several times at this point eyeing my wares...maybe if you stick around for a little while he might turn up.”

I didn’t like the feel this guy was giving me, but at this point what else could I do?

“Perhaps while your here you can look around and take your mind off of things for a little while…heheheheh...”

“...Alright” This guy was giving me some seriously bad vibes.

“What do you have?” I started looking around the table abit.

As I looked around the stall I noticed several well made props. On display in a glass case there was an ornate looking dagger. In the hilt there was a glass tube filled with sand surrounded by brass. On the wall of the stand there hung a blaster that would be at home in the hands of a soldier of the imperium of man. Then there was a display that seemed to call to me.

Sitting on a purple felt pillow were 7 orange orbs which upon closer inspection revealed themselves to be the dragonballs sitting in a circle around a replica of the dragon radar, next to this was a small cloth bag of similar material to the pillow.

“these dragonballs. How much are they?”

“Ahh, rather fitting for a majin such as yourself 20 dollars, 30 with the other pieces of the set.

“How often did you say he has been passing by again?”

“Quite often! If you stick around you are sure to be reunited with him soon, Stranger. Hehehe.”

“Alright, I shouldn't work myself into a panic lest I miss him. I'll take the dragonballs and the rest of their set. they will make a good preemptive apology gift for matt when I find him cause I don’t think I'll be able to let him out of my sight after this. The little dude is giving me a right good scare.”

“He is sure to appreciate the sentiment when you arrive.”

“Arrive? Arrive were?”

“At your destination. Safe travels.” and with that I fell.”

“So then what’s the next city’s name?”

“Las Pegasus”

“And the next one?”

“Vanhoover”

“Next one?”

“Canterlot.”

“Ughh...the next one?”

“Detrot.”

“Ugggghhhhh...” I could feel a headache coming on which I quickly remedied by applying my head firmly to the wall... repeatedly.

“Okay what’s wrong?” I heard my tormentor call from across the room.

“The puns that’s what!”

“What do you mean by puns?!”

“Las Vegas. Vancouver. Detroit. FUCKING CAMELOT! Leave it to ponies to rip off THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS!” Each word I spoke was punctuated by the slamming of my head.

“First of all Mr. Pottymouth. watch your language. Second of all. What is Camelot, and the Arthurian Legends for that matter?”

“You know what… Nevermind.” I said rubbing my temples.

“No. no you can’t just dro-”

“BY THE WAY, what’s with the tramp stamp on your ass.” She huffed a bit at that.

“But I’m not a donkey? anyway didn’t I just say to watch your mouth?”

“Yeah sure whatever. So the thing on your butt, what is it?”

“Why are you even looking at my butt. and what is a tramp stamp?”

“Because its nice. So what is that thing.”

“...Are you flirting with me?”

“Yes no Maybe”

I watched as she slowly facepalmed. (facehoofed?) and muttered something about children these days.

“Soooooo… The booty picture?”

With her face still in her hoof she said the one thing I never wanted to hear. “It’s called a cutie mark.”

“Hello ground my old friend.”

“Oh Celestia! Matthew are you okay?!?!”

In a weak raspy voice I gasped. “I...regret...EVERYTHING...”

“Matthew! Stay with me! Not like this! NOT LIKE THIS!!!” She was cradling me in her hooves at this point.

“bleh.”

“NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”

Ground, my friend, we have been reunited at last!

“But in all seriousness. What’s wrong with cutie marks?”

“I found out were I am.”

“...and that’s a problem?”

“Kinda, yeah.”

“So why is it?

“Because i‘m a looooooooooonnng way from home.”

“Were from? I could help you get back there.”

“I don’t think you can.”

“I can get you anywhere on this planet.”

“That’s the problem.”

“What do you mean that’s the problem?”

“Nevermind.”

“Are you saying what I think you’re saying?

“Take from that what you will.”

It went silent for a long while after.

“So what other cities are there?”

“Checkmate.”

“AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!” I raged while Mystic Night just sat there with that smug little grin she seemed so fond of wearing.

“You think you’re just so great don’t you with your fancy chess playing and you’re winning streaks?”

Her smirk just doubled in size.

“I swear to God I will beat you!”

“You keep telling yourself that.”

“How are you so good at this game anyway?!?!”

“I’m a military commander, why wouldn’t I be good at this game?”

“...Point taken, something tells me i’m just not gonna win today.”

“Well if you don’t take your time before making a move like that you won’t ever win. It’s not about rushing forward and hitting your opponent fast and hard, it’s about looking ahead and seeing where your going and more importantly your opponent is going. When you rush forward you miss things and details are lost. As you should well know, the devil is in the details.”

“I don’t get it.”

“To be young…” She sighs.

“By the way… how old are you anyways?”

I think I saw her eye twitch as she started smiling.

“I’m sorry I don’t think I caught that,”

At that point the warning bells should have been going off in my head. But I ignored them against my better judgement, I regret every second of it.

“I said can you tell me how old you are?”

I will leave what happened next to the imagination, but just know that I will never mention her age again. Side note shes 228 years old.

It was the beginning of a new day down here in the hive. My brothers and sisters stirring around me as the rest period drew to a close. Much needed to be done and there was little time in which to do it. We began heading out to do our assigned tasks.

I am a forager & a scout securing food for the prisoners and patrolling the caves for unwelcome visitors, cave-ins, and any passages that might have been missed or opened by tremors and the like. The caves out here in the badlands are vast and ever-changing mapping them is a constant effort that even after hundreds of years is still far from complete.

I stumbled upon a previously undiscovered cavern with a lake filling the majority of the chamber. The water was feeding into the lake from tunnels that were above the water level resulting in vast waterfalls filling the air with a light fog. In the middle of the lake with a small island. The island was thick with subterranean vegetation, giant luminescent mushrooms, thick beds of moss and other such things; there were ever a few surface plants here and there!

The cavern was lit by a breach in the roof where a ray of light descended upon the island crystals jutting out of the ground on said island were scattering the light and filling the entire chamber with a soft glow. The view was breathtaking.

My state of revery was broken when a figure fell screaming from the skylight. The being fell in the middle of the island with a wet slap.

I rushed towards the impact site dreading what I might find as I drew near the center and what I saw left me dumbstruck. Instead of the bloody meat paste that I was sure awaited me, I found a pink figure lying face down in a bed of moss. It seemed to still be breathing so I sent out a ping through the hivemind with my location and an urgent request for a med team. I hope they aren't too late.

Powers.

-Unknown Planet-

“AGGGHH!!” The soldier screamed as I smashed his face into the ground under my white boot.

I smirked as I rubbed my heel into his skull enjoying the sounds of his pain.

“Aww is the big stwong man afraid of the fwail defencewess woman?”

“AAGGGHHHH! Please! I’ll do anyth- AAAAAAAAAAHHHHGGGGHHH!!!”

I pressed my foot down harder on his disproportionately small head until I could hear it cracking.

“Huh? What’s that? I can’t hear you through that mouth full of dirt.”

“I’LL DO ANY-” But before he could finish I split his head open like a ripe melon.

“Well this frail defenceless woman just fucked you the hell up, bitch. Anyone else wanna turn?”

I was met with silence.

“Alright. Now FUCK OFF!” everyone flinched and scattered.

I brushed my white gloves of dust as I continued walking along my path. My spiky mint green ponytail bouncing in sync with my steps and my white chestplate reflecting the sunlight with my tail tightly wrapped around the waist of my black bodysuit.

“Now. on with-” but I was ruefully cut off by my blue scouter beeping.

“You have a new target.”

I tapped a button on the side of my scouter “Name?”

“Frieza planet 588764 or as the inhabitants call it… Equis”

“Equis huh? How long will it take me to get there?”

“About 1 year and 6 months.”

“Ughhh...I hate long trips…”

“Just get back for briefing.”

“Yeah Yeah I’m on my way.”

The mane 6 plus dragon dork were approaching the throne room with one nervous Twilight leading the way.

‘Alright twilight calm down...breathe. Everything is fine its all fine, except for the fact that the creature escaped…’

Applejack leaned over and whispered in Rainbow Dash’s ear “She’s doing it again..” Rainbow quietly agreed. “This has to be the 50th time already.”

They made it to the large set of doors but were stopped by guards. “Not yet. She is speaking with Princess luna at the moment.”

So there they waited for what felt like days but in reality was just 30 minutes the doors opened as a very irate Princess Luna stormed past muttering to herself, not even sparing them a glance.

“What was that about?” Said Rainbow.

“Ah don't know Rainbow, but something was eatin’ at her somthin’ awful.”

“Well. there’s only one way to find out…” Twilight replied as she turned to the doors, but stopped as the doors opened up and out stepped Celestia.

“Ah. Twilight, right on time. Come we have much to discuss.”

They stepped passed the guards and into the throne room.

“So Princess whe-”

“You are not to go after the creature. Me and luna will handle it.”

“But Prin-”

“And you are to keep the elements on you at all times until told otherwise. Are we clear?”

“Yes Princess…”

“Alright. Now we have other things to talk about.”

-5 Hours earlier-

I hear a voice. It's so far away I can barely hear it. It sounds worried but i can't make out what is being said. Im being moved. My eyes are so heavy…

Water is splashing in my face. There is that voice again. Don't worry little voice everything is gonna be ok…

I am moving quickly now. Sliding. Going down. So far down. I stop…

Blue. Such a pretty blue. Two big blue orbs right in front of me. something else too. A face? A face...

My head was pounding with a thunderous beat; my mouth, dry like cotton. I tried to force my eyes open but they stubbornly refused. I heard a muffled noise coming from my left. At first I thought it was coming from a different room on account of how far away and obscured it seemed, but then I felt something touching me as a barely audible voice said, “It is regaining consciousness!”

I finally managed to pry my eyes open and instead of a harsh light and stark white room that I would associate with a hospital I was met with grey stone walls lit with a dim & sickly green light. I turned my head and watched as a blurry shape come into focus. next to me stood a creature unlike anything I had ever seen. It was an equine with a black chitinous shell covering its body. Its eyes glowed a soft blue, it had a horn coming out of its forehead and it had insect like wings. My first thought was that I maybe in the middle of an acid trip, but I was too lucid for that to be the case. I opened my mouth and tried to say something but all that came out was a strangled croak. The creature looked at me as I tried again, “Wha wha-ter”

A bowl was pressed to my lips and from it flowed that cool life-giving liquid and with it I felt strength return to my body. I reached up and took the bowl in my hands and downed its contents with gusto. I choked once or twice but I didn't care with every pull I took I felt stronger and less muddled. When the bowl was empty I had regained enough strength to sit up and turn to the creature beside me “Did you help me?”

A distinctly feminine voice responded to my query, “I tended to you but I was not the one who found you. He is waiting just outside.”

I try to move but the pain stops me. A hoof gently pushes me back down onto the surprisingly comfortable bed.

“Easy. Easy. We don't want to make things worse now do we?”

A thoughtful expression flashed across her face. “Its odd there wasn't even a scratch on you when you got here when by all accounts we should have you in a full body cast, if the scout that brought you in is to be believed.”

“The person who brought me here can I see him?”

She gave me a gentle smile

“I will call him in”

As she exited the room I was give a chance to take in my surroundings like I had said before the room was spacious and dimly lit in a soft green glow, but now I began to notice more details. There were a few more beds around me though they were rather odd in the fact that they were neon green translucent waterbeds I looked down at mine and it was the same though it didn't feel quite like water filling it. It sloshed and jiggled far to little for that to be the case.

The door opened and a changeling walked in. It was almost indistinguishable from the first one with the exception of its slightly larger build. It walked up to me and began speaking in a deep baritone.

“It is good to see you awake. I was beginning to think you were lost to us.”

“Well I'm still kickin’ and that ain't gonna change any time soon. Though I suppose I have you to thank for that.” I shot back.

A chuckle bubbled up in the back of his throat “Indeed.”

“Might I have the name of my mighty savior?”

“my designation is 84J3R2…”

An idea struck me as I smiled wide.

“that's a bit of a mouth full. I’ll just call you R2.”

-3 Days later-

I sat in the middle of Mystic Night's backyard as I sat in a meditative position with my hands cupped in front of my chest, concentrating on the tingling sensation in my stomach.

“...”

But I was ruefully interrupted by a certain bat horse…

“what are you even doing?”

A growl rumbled in the back of my throat

“trying to focus…”

“focus on what exactly?”

“Remember when I told you about ki?”

“Yeah what about it?”

“I'm trying to figure out how to use it safely…”

I cracked my eye open to see her looking at me weirdly.

“Why..?”

“because if I want to keep my power in check I have to learn how to control it.”

‘And use it to punch stuff REALLY hard in the FACE with my FIST.'

She looked at me as if she wanted nothing more then to stop me and pull me back inside.

‘For the love of god please tell me I didn't get stuck with this world's version of Chi Chi…’

She opened her mouth to say something but I cut her off.

“Well unless you want me to accidentally blow something up by sneezing…”

She shut her mouth before shaking her head and walking back inside but not before muttering under her breath.

“Just please don't hurt yourself…”

‘...Why would it matter if I did? It's not like shes my mother or anything…’

“...”

I shook my head clear of those thoughts and went back to what I was doing before I was interrupted, I started to feel the tingling in my chest again before i felt a heat in the palm of my hands.

I focused harder and from behind my closed eyes I seen a bright yellow light and I smirked.

This is gonna be fun.

I opened my eyes to see the the tiny ball of energy between my hands I brought my hand up as the energy became unstable for a couple of seconds before returning to normal as I looked at it in wonder.

And in a random stroke of genius I tossed it into the air where it promptly exploded.

“Oh shit!” was my only reaction to this.

As I watched the light die down I heard a door slam open.

“WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE LUNAR PRINCESS WAS THAT!?!?!?”

I responded with the best thing I could think of.

“Ummmm nothing?”

“Um nothing?! EXPLOSIONS AREN'T NOTHING!!!! WHAT IN EQUESTRIA DID YOU DO?!?”

At this point ponies were coming out of there houses to investigate.

“Inside. now.”

“Yes ma'am.”

I walked past her and into the house with my head down as she followed me in and shut the door.

I sat down on the couch as she sat across from me and gave me a hard look.

“...”

“Explain.”

“I shot a ki blast and it exploded…”

“And WHY pray tell did you do that?”

“Because I didn't know it would explode…”

Her nostrils began to flare and she had this crazed look in her eyes.

“I cannot BELIEVE YOU!”

I flinched and blocked my face expecting to be slapped as she seemed to have notice this and began to visibly calm down.

“Have you forgotten that you are in hiding? What if someone had seen you? What if you had been hurt? I might have first aid training but I'm not a doctor and taking you to a hospital would be tantamount to tying you up and putting you on the palace’s doorsteps.”

“I-I…”

“...What would you have me do Matt? Would you make me sit there and watch you bleed out on the floor unable to do anything because getting help will get you executed?”

I remained silent as I stared at her unable to defend myself.

I have no idea how to respond to her as this was all new to me.

“Why would it matter if I did...?”

She froze and all of the fury drained from her face.

“What?”

The utterance was barely even a whisper.

“Why would it matter if I did get hurt? You have no reason to be upset about that. I am nobody to you.”

“Why would you ever think that?”

“I'm just not something worth stressing out over… there are more important things to worry about.”

Tears start welling up in her eyes. Im suddenly wrapped in her embrace.

“How could you think so little of yourself? Why would you say such things?”

“Because that's just how things work.”

The dam broke and the waterworks flowed forth I stood there limply as a stranger held me in her arms and bawled like a child.

‘Why is she crying?’

I just stood there waiting for what felt like hours for her to calm down.

As she did this I began to wonder why she was getting so upset over this.

Finally her sobs turned to sniffles as she settled down.

I tried to wiggle my way out of her grasp.

She fought to keep hold of me but I eventually pulled away from her.

I beat a hasty retreat and told her to come find me when she stopped being weird.

Run to the hills!

The two guards made there way back to base camp to tell the princesses the news.

As they arrived at the camp they found themselves faced with two pretty pissed pony princesses.

They started sweating profusely as they got closer.

“If we get fired for this I’m blaming you.” Said guard #1.

“And if we do get fired I'm blaming you.” Said guard #2

As they were in front of the princesses all was silent, until...

“He did it!” Exclaimed both guards together.

The princesses looked at them both confusedly.

“Did what?” Questioned Celestia.

“Yes, pray tell, what didst thou do?” Her face morphing into a slight frown.

The guards were beyond scared at this point and both spoke in unison

“Its his fault that captain Mystic Night isn’t here!” They were panicking now

Both princesses raised an eyebrow.

“dost thou care to elaborate on thine statement?”

This was not their day.

As we were walking in the forest I thought about some things I wanted to ask her.

“So what type of pony are you, I know about the unicorns pegasi and the earth ponies. but what are you?”

A look of contemplation came over her face.

“Well I'm not really a pegasus, though we do look a lot like them, sometimes we are called bat ponies while this is somewhat accurate it is offensive.” She replied.

“Then what do you call them?”

“The official name would be thestral, though we are usually found in caves, we don’t really have much contact with the outside world, Does that sate your curiosity, little one?”

“Well kinda, there was another thing I wanted to ask.”

“And that would be?” Quizzed the guardmare.

“How mad is your ruler? I mean they did send the captain of the night guard after me.” I scratched my head as I looked at her.

“Way to go for the throat, little one.”

“Well I kinda did leave a trail of bodies in the middle of the forest, so I figured they would be more than a little mad at this point, more like livid..” My brows scrunched up as I frowned.

She gained a sheepish look on her face.

“Well livid would be more of an understatement at this point, they aren’t exactly pleased with the things that have happened tonight.” She said.

“I didn’t mean to eat the animals. I just smelled somthing andthenIwaschewwingonthemanditwasstillaliveanditwasscreamingandflailingandIkilleditandIdontwannabeamonster” I was bawling at this point.

After I started she got this weird look on her face, confused? Upset? unsure?

She started reaching towards me but pulled back.

Whatever internal battle she was fighting was eventually won as I was pressed against something warm and fuzzy, Then wings enveloped me in a tender embrace.

“Calm now little one, you are safe here with me, I swear to you.”

I wasn’t quite sure what I felt at this moment as I sat there under her ministrations. It was… nice.

“And that’s what happened.” My partner finished our tale.

At the moment I felt the heat radiating off of Celestia and the sheer cold off her sister I knew..

We had fucked up.

The frost began creeping up my legs, and I swear I saw a fire ignite at my hooves.

“Are we there yet?” He asked for the 1,000,000th time.

“For the last time no! We are not there yet!” My temper was way past the boiling point.

“Where are we even going anyways?” He questioned from astride me.

“Somewhere safe.”

“That doesn't tell me anything.” He replied.

“Well I'll stop being vague when you return the favor.” turning my head back I gave him a slight glare.

“Touche.”

“Well does this place we're going have a name? Is it a city? A town? Anything? Anything at all?”

Sighing I begin to ponder why I even bothered to help him in the first place.

“Baltimare”

“Baltimare huh? Now where have I heard that name before?” He looked down frowning.

I heard a deafening smack as my head snapped to him to see his head cradled his palm.

“Oh my god that’s horrible.”

“What, is there something wrong with baltimare?” I gave him a questioning look.

“Its a bad pun is what it is.” I heard him grumble.

I don’t even know what he meant by that and it didn't look like he was going to elaborate, so I just left it at that.

“And how long until we get there?”

“You know i could just drop you.” I slowly turned to look at him as I laid my eyes on him he froze.

“Shutting up now...” He whimpered.

With that I turned back around and continued flying.

The princesses were leading the search for the captain and creature. Their fury was still burning hot as they charged through the woods after their quarry.

“It went this way!” The cry of one of the trackers resounding in their ears.

“Forward ponies, we hath no time to lose.”

“When we approach the creature do not engage. Set up a perimeter around the area nothing gets in.” barked Celestia

As we used the cover of darkness to conceal our path. We were snaking our way through the cityscape drawing closer to our goal. We were making good time and eventually came upon a rather large waterfront property.

We went up to the door and I pulled out a key and unlocked the door. As it swung open I stepped into the house and turned to tell my passenger to get off only to hear a light snoring.

When my eye fell upon him a warmth filled my chest, and as I stared at him I couldn't help but to let a small coo escape my lips. I carried him over to the couch and took the blanket I had draped over the back and laid it upon him he let out a contented murmur and rolled over and that warmth began to grow as I stood there.

I shook myself out of my stupor and reminded myself that there were things to be done. Then I crept as quietly as I could out of the door and locked it behind me with a soft click. Time to cover our collective asses.

Author's Note

I would like to say that the first chapter has been edited so you wont get a headache while reading like the first time. also i'm sorry but i cant fix a problem with the giberish