Journey of a Terror Knight

Elizabeth was at first shocked after the events of the episode, Daring Don't, it had so started abruptly that she had almost missed her chance to correct the order of events. Luckily, she had the Polar Army by her side during that day the satchel she used was pretty handy for carrying them around in their shrunken state. It was convenient to even place them near her bed something did feel off, after she went to sleep that night. Elizabeth had not viewed a nightmare in quite some time it was just her in a room that showed the background of the dream realm.

It was not that this scene contained any type of frightening creature the dead silence just felt unnatural to the red alicorn who had fallen asleep with a slight headache. There was a mysterious tension in the air that kept growing stronger as time passed this was starting to unnerve the usually calm mare. Elizabeth heard a very distant set of hoof-steps that seemed to be coming from quite a ways away, she had been relieved to hear any type of noise right now. Only at this time she had absolutely no idea where the noise was specifically coming from despite looking in all directions.

After what felt like an hour the hoof-steps stopped when Elizabeth blinked there was mirror a few feet behind one of the chairs at the round white table. She decided to walk up to it peering into the reflective surface expecting her red alicorn form to be show that was not the case this time. Instead a creature near her height only a few inches taller was reflected, it was covered head to hoof in many dark grey bandages it hair even looked like them. When Elizabeth moved a step to the right it did not follower her actions there was clearly something actually inside of the mirror rather than it being a normal one.

She walked closer to the mysterious image it appeared that the creature had disappeared now showing her human form this just made her angry. Elizabeth felt like this thing was just taunting her asking 'Wouldn't your rather go back to the human world?' Her reflection did not even move normally so she decided to do something about the mirror by using magic she levitated a chair from the table.
Elizabeth walked backwards a few steps then shouted angrily "Do you not get it already I never want to go back there I never want to be human again!!"

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That image had unintentionally brought out her anger directed toward her family kept in mind she has bottled this up for years maintaining constant decorum. Elizabeth had inadvertently opened her wings although she was dreaming they still hurt meaning that Elizabeth must have opened them up in the real world. She closed her wings still the pain did not subside so this would remain until she woke up from this infuriating dream looking around the glass had scattered.

This would be normal in the real world only they formed a pattern that she had to get up on the table to see every shard made some words in a language she knew well only that they said two words.
They spelled out the words, Your Choice, meaning that question had been real so she answered it only why were they written in English rather than Equestrian. When Elizabeth peeked at Twilight Sparkle writing a letter to Princess Celestia that it was a different language than English so she would have to learn how to write in Equestrian which looked to be just letters. She noticed a figure in the distance only as it started to become visible her eyes woke up to the sunshine pearing through her window she closed her wings.

Elizabeth decided to keep that dream to herself it did not make any sense maybe it was just her mind's final way of accepting what had happened. The response was written in English so that made sense besides the idea of being transported to Equestria did not seem so surprising any more. She got ready for the day putting on a different jacket than the one she had worn last night maybe she could ask Rarity to make two that covered her flanks. Elizabeth remembered the next episode would take place in the Crystal Empire so they would come in handy for the future.

Today she had to watch Tank the Tortoise for Rainbow Dash who would be practicing moves all day while completing her chores on Sweet Apple Acres. The blue pegasus dropped by thirty minutes later as Elizabeth was eating breakfast with the Apple Family. Like last week she did these both so that it would save time each day that she did chores on the farm she started to shave a few minutes off. The fence only needed maintenance once a week so it would be four days until that so after apple bucking with Big MacIntosh for three hours she helped to move all the apples they had gathered.

The art of apple bucking was actually pretty dangerous because even a slight error in angle could fracture either leg luckily her earth pony strength had been pretty strong still control had to be practiced. Elizabeth had accidentally uprooted a withered tree when Big Mac wanted to see how much power she had in her hind legs. The stallion had a dumbstruck look for a full five minutes as the alicorn did her best to try smaller bucks on the wood to get a feel for it. About a week after her birthday she had gotten a stable control for apple bucking there were a few over powered ones occasionally only they did not break the apple tree trunk.

Tank would be set aside to make sure that he did not feel the motion of the buck he was smart enough to stay in his shell as the apples rained down from above. Elizabeth checked up on him making sure to give him water, and plenty of lettuce to eat with an occasional apple slice he seemed to always be relaxed. After all her chores were done she took Tank to the clearing so that she could do the wing exercises that Rainbow Dash was putting her through along with following Fluttershy's advice. These would help her wings to relax so that they became easier to open their stiffness was starting to become more flexible.

Elizabeth also practiced magic control she tended to have a magic surge that would go out of control if a certain limit was passed unintentionally. Something that came up was her being cutiemarkless it made some slight sense since back in the human world she had no idea what her future exactly held. So the talents that Elizabeth had learned could not be her special talent right, that left a hole in where to look at least for now. Her body had to be much older than her actual age because she had the body type of a full grown mare plus height as well.

Elizabeth headed back to the barn it was one in the afternoon meaning that Tank would be picked up by Rainbow Dash soon he seemed pretty happy. She was paid twenty bits for watching him for five hours like usual, now it was time to go over to Carousel Boutique to help Rarity. Elizabeth would organize the different colors of fabric specifically one that looked similar she apparently had the right eyes for it because of her being so observant. Elizabeth put in the order for the two jackets it would take at least four days to finish both because of Rarity just finishing up another order.

She spent the rest of the week helping her friends in town getting to know each of them it was a large adjustment to have so many new friends. Rarity even showed her how to detect gemstones so that was something new to practice along with magic lessons with Twilight Sparkle. Elizabeth was used to getting through each day of her life being worked to the absolute edge of her limits so enjoying the passing days had felt odd at first. After seven years of being put through a harsh way of living it is tough to adjust so quickly almost impossible in just two weeks.

Elizabeth would also pass the days doing odd jobs around town like fixing fences, pet sitting, and even foal sitting with Pinkie Pie when she became too overwhelmed with the Cake Twins. Most other ponies would try to hide their small comments about how she would over work herself on a daily basis. The alicorn mare ignored them of course to others she looked like she was always exhausted this was actually easier than doing repeated lessons back home. Elizabeth was so used to constantly working that she could tune out what her family called unnecessary distractions.

She tended to return to that field each night Princess Luna had stopped with the observing for a while so she just star gazed until it felt like time to turn in. Elizabeth had that odd dream again on the sixteenth night of her living in Equestria only there was no mirror this time it was her in that room with the table the other chair had been put back. There was Able Octave's violin on the table with a music composition sheet next to it with some violinist song that she did not know. She decided to give it a crack as she used her hooves to play the song, it took a moment to find the right rhythm until she felt that it sounded just right.

Without knowing it Elizabeth had closed her eyes to concentrate while playing the composition fully expecting to wake up once more she opened her multi blue eyes to see the dream was still going. Elizabeth saw a stallion who's colors were inverted from hers a light brown coat with dark red mane color along with bright blue eyes the same shade as the center of her blue spectrum. His cutiemark was hidden by formal attire so she had no clue who this was until she remembered Princess Celestia's letter to Twilight. It described Able Octave fitting this stallions appearance so this had to be her great great great ancestor.

She took a moment to think that this was no ordinary dream unless her mind had been trying to picture her ancestor as a reference. Elizabeth spoke "So you are Able Octave I can definitely see how accurate Princess Celestia's description was, or at least an image that my mind is trying to make up. Rest Cleft and you were very hard to picture despite me being able to picture the rest of my family that is pretty impressive to evade my memory." He did not respond as the dream cut to black along with her being shaken awake in the late afternoon by Apple Jack.

A letter had come addressed to the red alicorn that almost made her try to fall back asleep until Apple Jack said it had been sent by Princess Celestia. It was a royal summons to Canterlot so she quickly packed her things in the satchel that she had it was insane having to rush to Rarity's to get the two jackets. The Friendship Express would not arrive until eleven p.m at night so she had time to read over the letter which waiting made her quite anxious.

She was at the train station waiting for at least two hours taking a few chances to check over her things. It was a relief to hear the train slow down to pick up a lone passenger. Elizabeth could feel that Arctic had remained asleep rolling over he seemed to always be a deep sleeper. She boarded the train taking a far off both not many ponies were riding the train tonight of course most have normal lives.