Waters: Part 2 - Dark May

May 2nd

Ponyville

The Mane 6 are walking around Ponyville, thinking about what W told them yesterday.

"Seriously, Flutters, you are the only one that strongly believes in him," says Rainbow Dash while looking at Fluttershy.

"Um... you know, Dash..." says Fluttershy. "He may have the same appearance and cutie mark... But I saw his face while he was talking about that... I knew he was saying the truth."

"We still have no idea who is this Plegovich, though," answers Rarity, while combing her mane. "Bedmaker is a really good liar, so he may have used this Plegovich thing to lie."

Pinkie Pie wants to say something, but then lots of Royal Guards come across next to them while running at something. The Mane 6 and other ponies now look at what's happening: the Royal Guards caught a yellow stallion with a brown mane and an earring in one of his ears. He also has a cutie mark: an unmade bed.

"No!" shouts the stallion. "You idiots! You would never catch me!"

The stallion tries to escape, but Royal Guards grab him and Princess Twilight comes out. She uses her horn to trap the stallion in a magic aura. The Princess approaches him and realizes something:

"BEDMAKER!" she shouts.

"We caught him near Canterlot," says a Royal Guard. "He was trying to steal Sapphire Shores' ruby dress."

"Princess Twilight!" shouts Bedmaker while being trapped in her magic aura. "I haven't seen your face for centuries! You need to get me free, now! I was saving Ponyville from the bird!"

Ponies from Ponyville get scared and start running away, but the Mane 6 don't fall on Bedmaker's lie.

"We won't fall on your game, Bedmaker," says Rainbow Dash.

"Holly molly..." says Bedmaker, while looking at the Mane 6. "I forgot the Special Equestrian Intelligence Service, a.k.a. S.E.I.S. was looking for me," he says and starts laughing.

"Hey..." says Spike. "I kinda like that name, Twilight."

"This is not funny, Spike!" she shouts. "Now, Bedmaker... you will go back to Tartarus, where you belong."

Bedmaker raises an eyebrow. "Go back to Tartarus? But I've never been there!"

"What? I looked for you yesterday and found you..."

"Are you kidding? I've never been in Tartarus... wait, did you have a cage reserved for me? Awww, how nice from you, girls! Love you!"

"Wait," says Applejack. "That. Look at his ear. The ol' Bed boy didn't have it."

"Oh, you mean... my earring?" shouts Bedmaker. "It is my favourite thing about this world, besides the Fluttercord ship, girls... now, will you let me go? I need somewhere to do my necessities..."

The Mane 6 know that this Bedmaker's attitude is not the same as the one they talked to yesterday. Yesterday's Bedmaker was desperate for going back to the human world and was more serious than this one. Besides, Royal Guards look at Bedmaker's earring on his ear, which the other Bedmaker didn't have. Then, Princess Twilight looks at the Royal Guards and says: "I want to go to the Tartarus. I need to check out something."

W is sleeping on the cage, after having his fifth nightmare on the night. He wanted to sleep so much that he spent the whole morning trying to find a decent position where he can relax and sleep, but he can't... his thoughts, his past... it's slowly eating his mind. The Train... is turning him crazy, he has now a thirst of revenge mixed with drops of sadness and melancholy, because he doesn't know when is he going to return to his world. However, he still feels hope, especially because he has Event, a god, on his side, but at the same time he thinks that God is not so reliable... he just does not trust him.

"Wake up."

W recognizes that voice and immediately stands up. "What? What? What I have to do?"

"Wait for you."

"...for me? What?"

A portal is opened next to his cage. Royal Guards, the Mane 6, Spike and a stallion that looks exactly like W appear in front of the cage. The magic aura who was around the pony Bedmaker disappears and both Bedmakers look at each other.

"W-What?" says the pony Bedmaker. "How is he...?"

"Are you...?" says W. "Man... I never thought a horse with an earring could be so cool."

"Yeah, man," says the pony Bedmaker. "Wait... are you me?"

"Yes! I am Bedmaker too." says the human Bedmaker. "Hey... and you also have that drawing on your rear! I have it too!"

"That thing there is your cutie mark, d-bag," answers pony Bedmaker. "It's just a stupid mark related to your abilities and these things from this world where everything is called friendship..."

"Yeah, you are right, man!" answers human Bedmaker. "Everything here is named friendship! School of Friendship, Castle of Friendship, Streets of Friendship, Strip Club of Friendship..."

Both bedmakers laugh until Princess Twilight interrupts: "Ok, are you going to keep criticizing my world with your pony counterpart or you will come out of that cage?"

Human Bedmaker nods his head and the Royal Guards open the cage. "Wait!" says Pony Bedmaker. "I thought we were going to be best friends!"

"I need to save my world, Beddie," answers W. "But don't worry, you can make friends here. There are two guys under you."

Pony Bedmaker looks under his cage and finds Tirek and Cozy Glow sleeping. "Holy shit!" he shouts. "Lord Tirek! Cozy Glow! I'll ask Tirek for an autograph! He is my idol!"

"Bedmaker, time to go," says Twilight. "I just can't stand two bedmakers talking to each other."

"I have to go, Beddie," says W. "I'll miss you, man."

"I'll miss you too, man," answers the pony Bedmaker. Once W is about to enter the portal, he hears something: "Hey," says the pony Bedmaker. "If there is a family member of Public Property on the other side... kick his ass for me."

W laughs and nods his head. "Sure. I'll do it."

Outside the Castle of Friendship

W appears in front of the School of Friendship with the Royal Guards, the Mane 6, Spike and Starlight Glimmer with him.

"We are sorry," says one of the Royal Guards. "We thought you were the Bedmaker, despite the fact he always wears a silver earring on his left ear. Thanks to that small clue, we succeeded and identified the real Bedmaker. As an apology, we'll give you the proper compensation for you. How about two thousand gold coins from the Kingdom?"

Bedmaker shakes his head. "I want to go back to my world."

The Mane 6 feel ashamed now. "Actually," says Twilight Sparkle. "Something happened. We need to talk to you..."

Castle of Friendship

W enters the Castle of Friendship and looks at the broken Crystal Mirror. He then realizes that this is the broken mirror Discord told him about. "There is no way to fix this?" he asks.

"Yes," answers Spike. "But unfortunately you will have to wait for a long time."

"How much?"

Spike raises his shoulders. "I don't know. Fixing this and its magic will take... a month."

"No... fucking Event..." he thinks. "I can't wait for a month... my world needs me now. People may be dying now, right there... tell me there is another portal or something, please..."

The Mane 6 look at him and Rarity shakes her head. "I know there is one on the Everfree Forest..." says Twilight. "But it will take you to a stranded island in the middle of nowhere."

W sighs before hearing a voice: "Zecora."

"What?" he says. The Mane 6 and Spike raise an eyebrow. "You? Wait..."

"Tell them to go to Zecora's. You will find the key there."

"The key...?" he says, and then thinks: "I hope you are not joking me. You broke the Mirror that I could have used to go back."

"That mirror was going to be your ticket pass to death, Bedmaker."

"Why?"

"The mirror takes you to Canterlot High, which is now filled with Plegovich's workers. If they find you at that moment, they will kill you and leave you like trash."

"I could have killed all of them."

"Don't be so confident. Remember, you have to follow my words if you want Equestria to survive."

"Um... are you alright?" asks Spike, confused. W turns his head and looks at the Mane 6, again.

"Do you know... someone called Zecora?"

"Um... yes..." says Twilight. "May we know why?"

"Where is she?"

Everfree Forest

The Mane 6, Spike and W are getting nearer Zecora's House on the Everfree Forest. W finds another sign related to the mysterious bird. There is also a strange smell around the woods.

"Hmmm, girls," says Rainbow Dash. "Do you smell that?"

"It smells like strawberries," answers Rarity. "It may be interesting to use this odour on one of my new clothes..."

"Wait, girls!" shouts Twilight Sparkle. "This smell... hmmm, Spike... do you remember what that smell meant?"

"Um... strawberries?"

"No, Spike!" she shouts. "It is from a magic potion! A sleeping potion!"

The ponies and Spike get nearer Zecora's House and realize the smell is stronger. Twilight opens the door and finds everything inside Zecora's house destroyed. Everything is broken and Zecora is lying on the floor, bleeding and fainted.

"Oh no!" shouts Twilight. "Girls, Spike, Bedmaker, stay outside! Don't breath near Zecora's!"

"Go with Twilight."

"But..." says W.

"If you don't do it, Plegovich will win."

"Wait!" he shouts. "Twilight!"

W enters Zecora's house and looks there is a pink aura around the house. The smell is strong and he tries not to smell it. Twilight grabs a piece of cloth with her magic and covers W's nostrils and hers. "What are you doing?" she asks. "Don't you see this place is dangerous for you?"

W doesn't answer and tries to touch Zecora, but Twilight puts him away. Nevertheless, Zecora opens her eyes and starts gasping. She goes out of her house and groans.

"Those rascals!" says Zecora. "Those stupid bastards!"

"Zecora!" shouts Twilight, while getting out along with W. "What happened?"

"Those... those stallions! They beat me up like a battalion!"

"Which stallions?" asks Rainbow Dash.

"I don't know... but my potions were destroyed! Oh no!"

"Do you remember them?" says Spike "Something? Their mane?"

"Mmmhmm..." says Zecora, while trying to lay on the floor. "One of them didn't have a hoof... his friends helped him to move!"

W looks at Spike, confused. "Um... why is she rhyming while talking?" he asks.

"She talks like that," says Spike. "I got used to it... and you will, too."

"The other one had an orange mane and lime skin..." keeps saying Zecora, while the ponies are listening to her. "It looked like almost as green. The last one... um... the last one was grey-skinned... he always had a bad mood and did grins." W knows who is she talking about. Didn't have a hoof, lime skin, grey skin... Doom Kid, Garry and Kobolov were here. "They carried those bags filled with magic! Anything they may do with that magic will absolutely be tragic!"

"Oh my," says W and everypony look at him. "I think I've just found the thing."

"What?" says Applejack, confused.

"Those stallions... were Plegovich's workers."

La Lima.

Jack, Abe and Spike are inside a small house with Rushy, the new leader of La Lima. Jack and Abe are sitting on two wooden chairs while Spike is lying on Abe's lap. Next to them, there is a table with a handgun and a map. Rushy opens a small fridge that is next to the table and gets out from it another bottle of vodka.

"Want vodka?" asks Rushy while looking at Jack and Abe. "Trust me, you will like it." Both men shake their heads, and now Rushy looks at Spike. "It is also healthy for talking dogs." However, Spike also denies drinking it. "Well, more for me..."

"Why haven't we escaped?" says Spike while looking through a window. "I saw you kill that man on my face. We could have grabbed his car, went to Manehattan and killed Plegovich... and save my friends."

Rushy stops drinking and looks at Spike. "I was thinking about that... I killed Watchon, yes... we had the opportunity to go for Plegovich... but you know, doggy... Plegovich is a pretty clever man... so clever that he always has a plan for everything... if we go for him now, we will die..."

"And what if that doesn't happen and we kill him there?" asks Spike, again.

"If we kill him..." says Rushy. "You see, Equestria is his country now, and that means he has his army, his allies... everything. If we kill Plegovich, a friend of him will replace him and do the same thing... over and over... um... Spike? That was your name?"

"Yeah," he answers.

"So... you want to do the old method," says Jack. "You want to go for his weaker allies first, and then climb up the ladder until Plegovich."

Rushy laughs and finishes his glass. "Very good! That's what I want to do! Kill every single one of them!"

"So..." says Abe. "You want to do that plan, but you killed Watchon and stayed here, in La Lima... are you trying to tell us... that there are other guys here? In La Lima?"

"Well... yes," answers Rushy. "One guy."

Suddenly, Spike starts barking. He looks at a black car stopping near Rushy's House and a man comes out from it: Leritzko, one of Plegovich's workers. Rushy looks at him and sighs. "Two guys," he says. "They may be looking for you, boys. We should come out."

"If we get out of here, I'll bite that man," says Spike. "I remember his face from somewhere... but I don't remember who is him."

Jack, Abe, Spike and Rushy get out of the house and Leritzko stops at the right moment they appear. Plegovich's worker, who has now a shirt, a tie and smart pants, takes off his sunglasses and chuckles. "Look at this," he says. "Already making friends, guys?"

"I'm not only a friend," says Rushy. "But also a wise guy. You know what I'm talking about, Leritzko."

"Fuck you, Rushy," says Leritzko. "You know that your self-titled leadership on La Lima won't last so much now. On a couple of days, you will be just one more bitch on Plegovich's list."

"Yeah, yeah," says Rushy, and points out to the right. "Please, keep going, I don't want to see you around my house and my new pals. Don't break my balls and go away."

"Ok, ok, grumpy drunky," he says and starts laughing. He opens the car door and shows his handgun to Rushy, just in case he was armed. While getting in the car, his smile disappears and lowers the window. "Hey... now that I remember... on my way to La Lima, I found Watchon's car on the right side of the highway... it was destroyed, man... and Watchon was lying dead metres away..."

"Oh my," says Rushy, surprised. "He may have had an accident while going back to Manehattan."

"You know what... I looked at his body... someone shot him on his head."

Rushy raises his eyebrow, while Jack and Abe raise their shoulders. "No idea," says Rushy. "I'll be honest, Leritzko. Watchon arrived here, left them and went away."

Leritzko stares at them one more time, but then he sighs. "I'll ask everyone what happened here. If they answer something different, I'll go for you," he says and then he raises his middle finger and goes away.

"Stupid asshole," whispers Spike, angrily.

"Calm down, doggy," says Rushy. "Once we get rid of Leritzko and the other guy, Blaley, we'll get out of this piece of crap."

Zecora was sent to Ponyville Hospital after being found. The first thing Twilight did after this was immediately sending a letter to Princess Celestia and Luna about Verminium's bags. Now, the Mane 6, W, Starlight Glimmer and Spike are walking through the Ponyville Streets. Ponies are still afraid of W's appearance because he is just a copy of the pony Bedmaker, but now they look at him as a stranger instead of a burglar.

"So... there's no other way of going to the human world?" asks W.

"I don't know," answers Twilight. "Celestia and Luna may know another portal... I've just sent them a card to tell them about the bags which have been stolen. If they find a portal, don't worry, Bedmaker... we'll send Royal Guards to be with you."

W nods his head, but instantly someone talks to him.

"You must go through the portal alone. No Royal Guards."

The voice... Event's voice. He told him he had to go through the portal alone, and that means that in the future somebody will find another portal or maybe fix the mirror. "Another portal?" he whispers.

"Umm... yeah, buddy," answers Applejack. "They may find another one soon."

"Um... you know, Twilight," says W. "I want you to do me a favour, and please... I want you to do it."

"Um... sure, what?" she says.

"Please... I want you not to call the Royal Guards to go with me. It's not because I don't like them or whatever... it's something very important..."

"Well... why?" says Rainbow Dash. "Royal Guards may be useful for you, dude. They can help you against that Plegovich."

"No, seriously," answers W. "This man... Plegovich is very clever, and I don't want him to know that I am there. If I carry Royal Guards with me... they will easily find out, you know..."

"But darling, you can't do it alone!" says Rarity. "Twilight told us the streets were empty... there was such a sinister atmosphere around human Canterlot, who knows what kind of catastrophe may be happening right now?"

"Yes, you are right, Rarity..." he answers. "But it is better for me to go alone."

"Wait... how do you know her name?" says Spike, worried. W looks at him and chuckles because he knows he is jealous.

"Oh, I know all of your human counterparts, including you, Spike..."

"Mm-hmm," says Spike, while letting a sigh of relief go through his nostrils. W chuckles. "And was I a cool human?"

"No..." says W confused. "It's a long story..."

"Look to the left."

W looks to the left and finds out there is a grey-skinned stallion with black mane and tail and glasses talking to another pony. He hears a name in the distance:

"Oh, Calculated Risk, that's interesting," says the pony.

Calculated Risk. That name sounds very familiar. Where did he hear that from? Oh god, oh wait... Wait...

Months Ago. La Lima.

"Who's this? Are you a newbie?" asks W to Larry.

"No, I'm Mr. Calculated Risk and I'm Mr. Delight's assistant for a project."

"Calculated... Can I call you Larry? Larry's an easier name." answers W.

Days before the Fall Formal/Canterlot High War. Sandy Suburbs

"Where's Larry?" I ask, confused.

"The grey guy?" says my grandpa. "He escaped through the magical toilet. A coward... but that doesn't matter now. May a gang fight happen on Friday?"

"Maybe," I answer. "Who knows?"

"Hey... are you OK?" asks Starlight. "You've stopped walking for five minutes."

Larry escaped through the magical toilet... but wait, where is the other side of that toilet? Where did Larry appear when he escaped through that magical toilet Wilbur told him? His grandpa may be lying... but if there is something he knows now is that Larry never appeared again in the human world, and now he is in front of his eyes... No, his grandpa wasn't lying. He did escape and appeared in the pony world...

"Larry."

"What?" says Pinkie Pie. "Did you say party? I can organize a party for you this night!"

"Larry!" says W and then he runs to Calculated Risk.

"Wait, what are you doing?" shouts Twilight. "Come here!"