Anonymous of Equestria

You and Rainbow Dash sat on a cloud together, laughing and chatting about things you’ve done in life. What really made things take off in your friendship with her was sports. You played football and track in high school, and weight lifted regularly after you graduated. Rainbow talked to you about her stories of sports and how she wanted to be a part of the Wonderbolts. Just as you were finishing your third donut from Sugarcube Corner, you heard a voice from down below.

“Anon! Rainbow!” Said Twilight. You were still getting used to how cartoonish this world was, like you were seriously able to talk to somepony while they were on the ground and you were on a cloud.

“What’s up?” You call back.

“May I have a word with you, please?” Called back Twilight. You stand up and hop off the cloud, slowly letting yourself fall to the ground. Rainbow followed you down as well.

“What’s up?” You ask.

“Look, I know you’re getting used to your new abilities and all,” Said Twilight. “But you’ve really gotta get a feel for your power.”

You raised an eyebrow in confusion. “What do you mean?” You asked.

“You put a giant dent in the ground in front of the castle when you took off!” Said Twilight, sounding a bit angry. “When you took off, you made a sonic burst that literally broke the concrete!”

Well, that explains the booms you heard while flying. You gave a nervous chuckle and scratched the back of your head.

“Yeah, heh heh. Sorry about that...” you said, looking at the ground. “I’ll help repair the damages if that’s what Celestia wants.”

“Actually, she didn’t say you had to but I say yo-“ Twilight Said before being cut off.

“Twilight, take a chill pill why don’t ya?” Said Rainbow, stepping in between you and Twilight. “He just got to Equestria not that long ago, and you guys are already throwing a big responsibility at him! Just lay off and go do something else!”

Twilight looked at Rainbow like she had just killed somepony. You guess that she never got talked to like that by her friends, ever. She looked like she was about to shed a tear, but quickly turned around and ran off. Rainbow sighed and turned to you.

“Sorry about that dude.” She Said. “She shouldn’t have talked to you like that, I don’t know what the buck her deal was.”

“Rainbow,” you said, kneeling down to her. “Thanks for sticking up for me, but I don’t think you should’ve yelled at her like that. She’s still your friend ya know.”

Rainbow took a moment to think about her actions, then gave you a nod.

“Now that I think about it, that wasn’t very rad at all.” She Said, looking at the ground.

“Come on, let’s go find her and apologize.” You said, slowly taking off from the ground and beckoning Rainbow to follow. Once she began to fly with you, the two of you took off to look for Twilight.

You and Rainbow had been flying around for about an hour now. You had checked her library and several other locations that Twilight might’ve been at, only to no result. Nopony knew where she was at, not even the other elements. Welp, that sucks.

“Aw man,” Said Rainbow, crossing her arms while flying. “I feel bad.”

“Me too, dude.” You said, scanning the ground below you. “I hope she’s alright.”

“Me too, it would totally suck if she got into trouble because of me.” Said Rainbow.

“Let’s just hope for the best, come on.” You said, making a hard left towards the Everfree. A few moments of flying later, you and Rainbow flew into the Everfree and touched down in a clearing. “Split up?” You asked Rainbow.

“Uh,” She Said, not sounding too sure of herself.

“You’ll be okay,” you said, walking into the forest. “You can fly, and if something’s up just holler, I’ll follow the sound.”

“Okay, but if I die it’s your fault!” Rainbow shouts from behind you.

“Yeah yeah,” you say, stopping to look back at Rainbow. “Just get going, the faster we find Twilight, the faster we leave.”

Rainbow gave you a nod and a walked off into the forest. You did the same, leaving the feeling of security of the clearing and entering the danger zone of the Everfree. You cupped your hands around your mouth and began to shout Twilight’s name, hoping to get a response. Normally you wouldn’t shout in the middle of the Everfree in fear of being attacked by something like the Manticore, but the ability of flight and your shield should put you out of harms way from most things in here. You call out Twilight’s name a few more times, only to get no response. You sigh and sit down on a rock, taking a moment to think. Your thoughts weren’t anything specific, just whatever your mind came to. It’s been a while since you’ve had some real peace around you like you did now. Seeing all the trees as far as the eye can see, hearing the birds chirp and other various forest sounds, it was quite soothing. As your mind wandered, you thought about how you had only been in Equestria for a couple of weeks, and how much has happened. Was this an accident or was it meant to happen? Surely some prophecy can’t rip you away from your home to take care of someone else’s problem, right? Your thoughts were interrupted by a scream in the distance. This one didn’t sound like Rainbow’s voice, however.

“Twilight.” You said to yourself as you took off, flying quickly but silently in the direction of the sound. As you were flying, you soon realized that there was no audible commotion that you could hear. In fact, it seemed a little too quiet aside from the swish of the leaves as you flew passed them. “Twilight!” You called out into the forest, only to get no response. You called out a few more times, only to get the same results. You let out a sigh and set yourself on the ground. You sat down in the dirt to think for a moment, about more efficient ways to look for Twilight. Your thoughts were interrupted by a rustling in the bushes behind you. You stood up and turned around, braving yourself for another manticore. To your surprise, Twilight came out of the bushes. Her fur was dirty and her mane was going everywhere.

“Twilight!” You said, flying over to her. “Are you okay? What happened?” You kneeled in front of her to aid her. As you touched the ground, she basically collapsed into your arms from exhaustion.

“Manti...” Twilight said before passing out in your arms. Just as her eyes closed, you heard a roar. As soon as your eyes darted up, you saw it: the manticore. Jesus, another one? How about something new for a change? You picked Twilight up and turned around, preparing to fly the hell out of there. When you lifted off, you felt a sharp pain in your back, causing you to fall back to the ground, dropping Twilight as well. When you hit the ground, you felt an equally bad pain in your back again. Something was just pulled out of your back. You flipped onto your back and noticed that the manticore was holding it’s tail up, poison dripping from the tip.

The pain was unbearable. You began to feel irritated. Very, very, irritated. This thing just stabbed you in the back, and you were just gonna take it? No. No you weren’t. You grit your teeth, and began to let out a low growl of fury. You slowly lifted yourself off the ground, continuing to rise until you were well above the ground. You balled your hands into fists, still growling with rage. The manticore sat there, staring at you. It must’ve felt cocky, because it sat down and began to lick its paws. That did it. No more games.

“RrrrrrAAAAAAAA!” You scream, igniting a green aura around you. You paid no attention to that, however. This manticore’s head was all you wanted. “I’ll fucking kill you!” You scream, charging the manticore from your spot in the air. It’s eyes went wide, and it immediately tried to make an escape. You were too fast for the beast in your rage, and caught up to it like it was nothing. You flew above it and grabbed it by the scruff of its neck. You lifted it up into the air, going as high as your pleased. The manticore was thrashing around wildly, trying to escape your grip. It’s attempts were ineffective. Out of the corner of your eye, you noticed that it’s tail was cocked back, ready to strike. With one quick movement, you whipped the manticore into the ground from the immense height in the sky that you were sitting at. When you saw it hit the ground, you knew it had been killed. But that wasn’t enough for you, this beast had to pay.

“RRRRRRAHHHHHHH!” You scream, shooting green blasts of energy down onto the manticore from your hands. It felt good. It’s felt amazing. For what seemed like ages of overkill, you began to feel lightheaded. Your movements slowed and your vision blurred. Your hands fell to your sides, and your vision became blurry. Just as the green aura faded around you along with your vision, you began to fall from the sky onto the ground below...

***

You woke up in a hospital bed, a rather small one. There was an IV hooked into the crease of your arm, pumping an unknown fluid into you. You tried to sit up, but was immediately stopped by an immense pain in your torso. You let out a cry in your pain, which was instantly noticed by a nurse outside of your room.

“He’s awake!” You heard from the other side of the door. Moments later, a nurse and five of the elements came into the room.

“Anon, are you okay?”

“What happened back there, dude?”

“That was very brave of you!”

You were being barraged by questions and such from the elements, and you didn’t like it one bit. You weren’t exactly in a good mood from all the pain you were in, and you don’t even know how you got here. You interrupted the five with a “Hey!”. The sudden outburst got them to be quiet.

“How did I get here, and what happened to me?” You ask. The elements look at each other nervously. “Well?” You ask, getting impatient.

“Do you not remember?” Asked Rainbow.

“Last thing I remember was looking for Twilight in the Everfr-“ you suddenly stopped at the memory of Twilight, everything came flooding back to you. Holy Shit. “I remember now.” You said flatly. “Where’s Twilight?” You said, sitting up and wincing in pain.

“She’ll be fine, She is currently in good hooves.” Said the nurse. “As of right now, you must rest Anonymous.”

“Okay, and who are you?” You ask, raising an eyebrow.

“I am nurse Redheart, and I’ll be your caretaker during your stay here in the Canterlot Hospital.” Said Redheart.

“Canterlot?” You ask. “How did I get all the way here?”

“I saw you collapse after the fight with the manticore, so I went to help you and saw Twilight laying on the ground not far from you.” Said Rainbow. “I called the Royal Guard to come and scoop you two up, as a matter of royal emergency.”

“It was quite a noble thing you did, Anonymous.” Said Rarity, walking over to the side of your bed. “It isn’t everyday that somepony would risk their life to save another. We need more gentlecolts like you.”

“Thanks, I guess?” You said.

“She’s right, ya know.” Said Applejack. “You ain’t even been here that long, yet you protected Twilight like she was one of yer closest friends. We appreciate ya, parter.” She Said with the tip of her hat.

“Should we tell them we killed that thing only Because we were mad?” Asked your mind.

“Nah. Leave it be.”

“Fine.”

“Girls, it’s fine. No need to thank me.” You said. “Why did I collapse anyway?”

“We are still trying to figure that out, Anonymous.” Said Redheart. “However, visiting hours are over. You girls will have to exit the room now.”

Even with the element’s disappointment, they agreed to leave after a small dispute. They said their goodbyes and left the room, Redheart closing the door behind them.

“You sound like quite the stallion, Anonymous.” Said Redheart, walking up next to you. “Taking on a manticore? That’s quite impressive.”

“Yeah, don’t mention it.” You said. “And you can call me a man or a guy, I’m not a stallion.”

Redheart giggled. “I noticed. You are very similar to an ape, are you somehow related?”

“Yeah, my species evolved from them.” You said, looking at your IV and the bandages around your torso. “How did you know where to insert the IV?”

“Oh, well the veins in your limbs stick out, so it was kind of a no brainer.” Said Redheart. “I will admit, it was fun operating on something new for once.”

“Operating?” You asked.

“Well not exactly, just some stitching on your back. Nothing major.”

“Ah, alright.” You said. You began to feel tired again out of the blue. “Hey, do you mind if I rest for a while? I’m in a lot of pain and I think I should sleep it off.”

“Of course.” Said Redheart. “Just ring the button on the wall if you need me!” She Said as she exited the room.

You lied down and reflected back on your manticore fight. What was that? You were completely unbothered by what happened because you were so angry. Was that to key to controlling your powers? Emotion? It certainly wasn’t Twilight being injured that made you infuriated, but the Manticore stabbing your back. Why’d you lash out like that? How did you know how to shoot the green bursts of magic out of your hands? Whatever, you can ponder this later. As of right now, you were too tired to even care.