Result of Human Research
Chapter 3, Part 3: That was a nice trick, bookhorse.
Previous ChapterNext ChapterI woke up the next morning feeling more energized than I had been the previous night. That must be my energy multiplying from overusing it. I wonder if I make items from mana everyday, how easy could I end up making them? I'll make that a personal side goal for later. I felt rather excited for my fight with Twilight coming up within a few hours. Thinking about what spells she has to counteract my power has me on the tip of my toes. I looked over to my left to find my big wooden friend up and looking at me with a hint of curiosity.
"How are you doing this fine day?" I asked him. He wagged his tail and howled at me. "Glad you are in an energetic mood. In a few hours, I have to fight a pony who wants to capture me." His growl told me that he didn't like them either. "Do you wanna help me during battle?" It must've gotten him more excited than I was right now, because his tail was moving a lot faster than I could read. Only kidding. Nothing is above my sight-reading. Now that I look at him, he was actually a little bigger than a horse. I'm surprised that he even fit through the door, but that again, I was taller than he was so I guess it isn't that big of a surprise. "If we're going to get prepared for the fight, I'm going to have to put a few spells on you. Do you want to head to the field and practice with me?" He actually nodded. I didn't know animals in this world were this smart. We went outside, but then the wolf stopped. "Is there something wrong?" He stooped to a sitting position and howled at me, gesturing for me to get on his back.
'Knowing that his muscles are also wood, he must be way stronger than a horse.... but is he way faster?' Curiosity getting the better of me, I got onto his back. As he sat up, it was like he could lift me up with ease. The things I questioned made my fucking head hurt. How the hell can it pick me up with ease? Why is his wooden back more comfortable than a regular horses back? If you are wondering how I know the difference, lets just say that Red Dead Redemption II had my mind racing. My thoughts were interrupted when it started to run. It was actually a lot damn faster than a fucking horse. If I were to guess how fast, then I would say around 60 miles an hour, which is fucking fast for an animal. I closed my eyes from the wind as he ran towards the clearing. How he knew where it was, I will never know.
We got to the clearing in the span of 10 minutes, which surprised me more than I could express. The clearing was on the other side of the damn town. I know the town is small, but we fucking circled around that shit and still make it here in under half an hour.
"You've got to be the fastest fucking animal I've ever seen." It looked at me neutrally. Must be nothing new, huh? "Alright, lets start with the basic spells to put on you. Those spells consisted of [Iron Claws], [Shield Stealer], and [Magical Insight]. The first spell should be self explanatory. It just makes his swipes a lot sharper. The second spell was an interesting thing I came up with, because I think this will happen a lot. In simple terms, the more he pressures a shield, the more energy he recovers. It should work out perfectly if she thinks of shielding the wolf. [Magical Insight] is where as soon as a magic user uses a spell, he already knows how that spell works, and can use it to dodge or block shit.
'Now for the interesting part.' I summoned [VTabs] and labeled 5 of the swords and placed them around the wolf in different directions. On each of the swords were a different spell. All the spells had a completely different way of operating, and you can't use the same play-style with 2 spells. In order, the spells were [Rapid Claws], [Heavy Claws], [Steel Bite], [Juggernaut], and [Overkill Slash]. He looked at me in confusion of what I was doing.
"Time to see what type of wolf you are. Since you already have a spell to know what other spells do, I will leave you to decide which spell you want. You can choose any of the 5 spells below, but choose wisely as you can't have more than one." I just don't want to make him too dangerous, lest he turn on someone I actually give a shit about in the future. He seemed to get what I was saying, and looked at the swords below. He wasn't sure at first, walking around the different swords, but then made his choice. "So you're that type of wolf. Very expected of you actually now that I think about it." He chose [Overkill Slash], which was a move that could be used every time he has the energy for it. Instead of slashing multiple times to finish the opponent, it puts all of the user's strength and energy into one single slash, but leaving a little bit so hopefully [Shield Stealer] can do its job. I enchanted him with the spell, but then thought about something. I also gave him two more spell that I called [Owner's Determination] and [Primal Awareness]. The first spell will give him strength depending on how close he is to me, and we will be trapped inside of a box fighting. Sounds perfect to me. The second spell allowed him to alert me of any tricks or oddities during the battle. Twilight doesn't really look like the type of person to try those things in battle, but you never know.
"Alright, attack spell time." The wolf howled. I came up with some ideas and tested them on trees that I had moved inside of the clearing using a spell that isn't important at the moment. He also got to test his new method of killing. It was actually so powerful that the tree was actually shredded into dust finer than sand. A little after doing the move, he was panting a lot. After a little testing, the results were that he could go a full 15 minutes going full speed before completely burning out. I rejuvenated him before continuing on with the testing. Nothing we tested was worthy to note, except for one particular spell. [Dominate] is its name. Its a spell that multiplies or weakens my strength based on my opponent's killing intent. It could be useful because I don't think Twilight intends to kill me in any shape or form. We finished up the remainder of our tests before something came to my head.
"Have I given you a name yet?" He nodded his head no. "Well, from now on your name is Alpha." He seemed to like that name because he got more excited then he was earlier. If you are wondering how I came up with that name, its just because this wolf is strangely big, so he must be the alpha wolf of whatever pack he was in. That, or wolfs are just damn huge in general. Making sure the field was left just how we found it, I got on top of his back and Alpha rode away towards ponyville. I wonder what they will say about my new friend.
The walk to town was actually pretty eventful, to say the least. As soon as I went in the town, people started barricading themselves inside of their house, watching from the windows. There were some who tried to argue about me bringing a wolf inside of ponyville, and that included the mayor of the town.
"Excuse me sir, but why have you brought a timberwolf into our town!?" She asked with no hint of calmness inside of her voice. I smiled at her.
"Alpha is just my companion. Don't worry your pretty little mane. He only attacks those I want him to anyways." I reasoned with the mare. She didn't take too kindly to my reasoning.
"You've been a disturbance ever since you have appeared in this town! Don't you ever wonder if your actions are bad or not?" Angry now aren't we? I looked around and saw as the ponies watched on with curiosity.
"What's good and what's bad is subjective, and usually is determined when the majority agrees towards one side or the other. The minority that doesn't agree are usually called bad or evil people." I explained. She thought about it for a moment before acting like she completely disagreed.
"What's wrong is wrong! No matter how you look at it! Why can't you see that?" I wonder if she was trying to cause a scene on purpose, or if this was genuine emotional speaking. It seems that I'm going to have to give an example to this thickheaded pony.
"Lets say that two countries have an overpopulation problem." I started out with. Hopefully Equestria isn't the only country, or this would be awkward. "Those two countries decide to go to war with each other to obtain more land. We can both agree that war is bad right?" She nodded. "Alright. These two countries fight on and on until one side is truly the winner. Now, I want you to tell me who was in the wrong and how they should go about fixing their supposed mistake." I gestured to her.
"In this case, they were both in the wrong, as they shouldn't have gone to war in the first place. They could have come to a summit conference and discussed land negotiations." She said. What the fuck would there be to discuss?
"If one side obtains land from the other, the one giving the land would be in a pickle. If the countries decide to merge for more land, then they still have the overpopulation issue. I highly doubt, as stubborn as other countries are, that they would give up land willingly. What do you want them to do, kill some of their kind off?" I checkmated her. How do I know, you ask? There was a complete silence within the town as they let that sink in. I watched on with my good ol' smile before the mayor spoke in almost a whisper.
"You're right." Then she walked off with a thinking yet disturbed mindset. I guess people were right when they said that I was so smart that being the president of a country would be a cakewalk. Saving thoughts for another time, I continued towards my destination. I heard footsteps behind me and saw ponies actually walking behind me. Some looked curious, and others looked anxious. I already knew that they knew where I was going. As the designated battle spot came within view, I saw the six ponies I was expecting to see waiting for me. I smiled and waved.
"Hello girls!" I said cheerfully. They didn't return the gesture, as they were more focused on who I was riding on. Twilight looked at me with a questionable glare.
"Is the timberwolf going to help you out?!" She practically screamed. My smile was all the answer the needed.
"Isn't that cheating?" Applejack said. I looked to her.
"I'll tell you what," I rested my chin in my hand, "All six of you can participate if you want to. I wouldn't want to make it unfair considering that I have a wolf on my side." They each were doing the same thinking pose, then huddled up for a group talk. I actually found it quite funny, but didn't laugh so they could think on it. A few moments later, I got the results.
"We will accept your proposal, but only five of us are going in." Twilight confirmed. I expected this answer to be honest, because Fluttershy didn't look like much of a fighter. I looked around and people started cheering on the five ponies participating. Amused, I set up the usual arena and let the text-to-speech lady do its work.
"You will have five minutes to prepare your spells. Starting countdown." A lot more time than I need. My energy capacity has increased dramatically since I first even got this type of magic, and now I could upgrade my spells. I wouldn't be able to upgrade them all in five minutes, so I focused on a particular spell. [VTabs]. Instead of 16 blue swords, they were now red swords and I could summon up to 128 swords at a time. I bet I could surprise them with it, so I'm going to stick with the normal 16, but I'm keeping the red color because fuck blue.
"You ready, buddy?" I asked my friend. He howled with determination to defeat his opponent. "Glad you're hyped up" I smiled towards him.
"Spell modification will now be disabled at this time. The fight begins in 30 seconds." I looked over at the 5 ponies and saw something I was not expecting to see. The four ponies aside Twilight were glowing in one section of their bodies. Applejack on the legs, Rainbow on the wings, Pinkie Pie was glowing all over, and Rarity on her horn. Twilight herself is what caught my attention. She was twitching like she couldn't control the magic inside of her. My wolf friend noticed it too when it sent me an alert saying that the field is unusual. I looked around to see if anything was going on around the area. I then noticed that there were two abnormally large ponies, both with wings and a horn, trying to conceal themselves from my view. I looked at the mana yield and noticed that it was abnormally large within the arena. I then smiled when I came to a realization.
'Well played Twilight Sparkle.' I was genuinely impressed. She managed to convince the two princess' that it would be a good idea for them to lend Twilight their magic. I wonder if she will push me to get serious.
"5...4....3...2...1.... FIGHT!" Hearing the lady say fight will never get old. Immediately after the signal, Rainbow Dash seemed to fly at me faster than before. Surprising me a little bit, I ducked and she crashed into the barrier. I looked at her before sidestepping the all famous apple buck that would have been a devastating blow otherwise. I wondered where my friend was fighting at and got to see him in time to use his new kill method. As I predicted, Twilight used her shield on the wolf. My wooden companion then used [Overkill Slash], causing me to smile. That smile seemed brief before I gave a surprised look. The shield didn't even fucking budge. What kind of magic was that shield made of? Twilight smiled at me.
"Did you think I hadn't learned my lesson the first time?" Her smile turned into a smug look.
"Impressive. That shield must be made of something strong." I looked on with amusement. My friend was scratching the barrier, and his ragged pants turned into calm breaths in a short time, causing him to slash faster. Twilight gave a questioning look.
"How does your wolf have this much energy?" She asked.
"That's a secret." I answered. Pinkie Pie still had her hair down and she looked at me.
"This is for what you did to Twilight!" She said with a battle cry. She actually had a fucking cannon of sorts. Staring at it and getting ready to dodge it, I noticed something. The cannon glowed the same way she did. That can't be good. She pulled the imaginary trigger on the cannon and a cake flew out of it. I swung one of my tabs straight through the cake and watched it splat on the other two ponies behind me, who were actually about to stealthily ambush me. Feeling magic beneath the ground, I jumped and watched sharp-tipped gemstones appear from my previous location. I looked at where it came from.
"You were actually the closest to hitting me. Congrats to you." I wonder if she heard me, because she didn't speak and kept her glare pin pointed at me. I looked over to Twilight and saw my wolf friend doing a very good job keeping Twilight at bay. Every time that Twilight tries to use a spell to combat me, her shield starts forming cracks, and she has to stop what she is doing to make sure that the shield doesn't go down. "Remind me to give you a reward when we get home." He kept scratching the barrier, but I knew he heard me because his tail was wagging faster. I turned around to face Rainbow and Applejack, who were still stuck within the frosting of the cake. "Is it really that sticky?" I asked.
"Wait until we get out of this! You will regret ever fighting us!" Rainbow said. Is she actually this bullheaded?
"You would think that after watching me sidestep somepony who almost went the speed of light would suppress those words." I looked with disappointment.
"That was just ah fluke an you know it!" Applejack determined. I shook my head and walked away, just in time to dodge a hoof thrown in my direction. I turned around and saw Rainbow Dash completely free of the frosting.
"See? Was it that difficult?" Did she just now find out about using her wings to free herself rather than her legs? Dumbass.
"The only thing that will be difficult is removing these hooves from your throat!" She said, throwing a fist in my direction. I thought she implied grabbing me, not trying to punch me across the arena. She kept on throwing punches and I either blocked or dodged them with ease. At least I knew that she knew how to fight. "Why aren't you trying?!" She asked through breaths, still punching air.
"I could win this fight in about 60 seconds if I wanted to." I answered with the same calm expression. Both she and the crowd grew quiet and stared at me with disbelief. My wolf friend also looked at me as if I were god, and was immediately shoved off by Twilight. "Hey Alpha, come over here!" I called her over. He did as I asked and came to my side.
"I bet I could take you on alone!" Twilight smiled at me. Now the crowd and her friends stared at her with disbelief.
"We already did this once, and I could do it again." I smiled back at her.
"Is that a challenge?" She was very good at taunting and provoking for a bookhorse who isn't supposed to know how to fight. It didn't work on me, but still.
Alright. If you win against me, I will be your servant if my captors allow it. Deal?" She nodded and signaled her friends to move to the side. They looked at her with awe before complying with her wishes. I went over to Applejack and picked her out of the frosting with ease. She struggled against me as I looked at her with a 'weak ass' look. After a moment, I put her down and she walked towards the side of the arena. I wonder why they let her do this that easily? No time to think now I guess. I gestured for Alpha to go on the other side of the arena so the ponies don't bother him. He did as I asked and sat down for a rest.
'You earned it buddy. Great work.' I turned towards Twilight.
"Are you ready to get your shit rocked?" I asked.
"Friendship will always succeed." I looked at her with confusion before just going with it. I threw one of my tabs, which I must find a new name for because they look like swords, at Twilight. She countered with a magical blast. At first I was hopeful that the tab would go straight through the magic, but imagine my surprise when they collide and stop each other. I looked at her with a smug yet surprised smile.
"Impressive." I commented. She didn't even seem fazed from the amount of magic used. "It seems you've gotten a bit of a power-up."
"You could say that." Twilight said. Her optimism was bottomless, something that I would like to crush.
"Fighting the power of two alicorns is going to be annoying." I said before attacking with 7 more swords. She looked at me with a nervous smile before defending herself with a barrier. To my surprise again, it stopped all 7, the last sword leaving a crack but not penetrating.
"Why don't you actually try? I bet I could take it." Twilight was starting to get cocky now.
"Trust me, my power is above your rulers easily. If I used the true extent of my powers, you'd probably die from mental exhaustion."
"Try me." I looked to her friends and instead of them protesting against it, they were cheering Twilight on. I looked in the crowd and saw that the two princesses were gone.
'I wonder where they went.' I turned around in time to deflect a magical blast with my bare hand. It was Twilight's turn to be surprised.
"H-How did you do that?" It seemed she got less confident in herself now.
"I told you, my power is far greater than your rulers." She seemed to rethink her decision to do this, but shook her head and gave me a look of determination. She sent a bigger magical blast my way, causing me to smile. Time to pull some Mario bullshit. I pulled a cape from my pocket and hit the magical blast with it, causing it to go in the opposite direction. Twilight was momentarily surprised before barely managing to put up a shield. That must have take a lot to do because she was now sweating and panting hard.
"What they hay is going on?!" She was starting to get frustrated. One look at the crowd told me that they started to lose confidence in Twilight. I smiled at her.
"A mechanic that I found very very stupid happened." She was now glaring with a fire in her eyes. I decided to boast for a moment and sit down criss-cross. "I could beat you without standing."
"We'll see about that!" I got scared of what she was going to do next. Only kidding.
To my amusement, however, she actually managed to pull off a massive magical blast. It was so big, in fact, that she could probably obliterate an average looking house. I used my swords to cover my ears, needing my hands for a moment. I snapped and suddenly the magic blast disappeared. I rested my shin in my hand as if I was bored and watched Twilight fall on the ground, her ears bleeding. If you are wondering what I did, I will explain it now. You know how zombies in movies eat humans and turn them into zombies? This is basically the same principle. The sound waves from the snap ate away the light and turned it into sound itself, and sense pony ears can hear a lot better than human ears, it probably hurt Twilight's hearing badly. Don't worry about permanent damage, however, it should be fine after a few weeks. The other 4 were walking toward Twilight with concerned expressings, but stopped when I stood up and walked to Twilight, sword in hand. I swung the sword, stopping just short of cutting her neck.
"Do you yield?" I asked, pretending to be hostile for a moment. She looked at my toy with a completely scared look. As I did this, the other 4 were conflicted on what to do. Except Rainbow Dash I guess, because she tried to punch me. Before she could even get a few meters off the ground, Applejack had her tail clasped around her mouth. You could say she got Applejack'd.
"I-I-I-" She twitched once more, which she did a lot during this battle, and tears fell down her eyes, "I-I-I yield." She finished with a shaky voice.
"Good." I said in a cheery voice, smiled etched on my face.
"The winner of the match and the bet is Axel Dixon via concede." The lady said. The crowd booed me as the other 4 ponies in the arena went to comfort Twilight. I felt her magic become normal again, so it must've went back to their original owners. I turned to walk away before 20 guards and the 2 princesses from earlier stopped me.
"YOU WILL COME TO CANTERLOT RIGHT NOW!" The white pony screamed, her freakishly long horn glowing. That must have been the famous royal canterlot voice. Not like I was going to see the palace sooner or later anyway.
"Alright." I said.
"IF YOU DONT THEN WE WILL-" She paused for a moment. "Wait... what?"
"I said I will go, but it's of my own volition. I'm not letting no one put me in a cell." I said.
"Then please," How the hell do you go from blazing mad to super calm? "Allow us to have a chat with you at least." I nodded.
"You will get your time, but first I will see what the city has to offer." I woke up Alpha and got on her back. I already knew where Canterlot was due to Fluttershy's memory, so I created a spell which allowed my companion to jump really high and really far, but calmed the landing process. No use for a spell if it hurts us in the process. "I'll meet you there." I motioned for Alpha to go ahead and he leaped into the sky.
During the trip in the air, I used my swords to block all the wind that was coming in my face. I looked down and saw that Alpha actually managed to jump the same height as the mountain that Canterlot was built on. Right about now, gravity started to take effect and we were falling on the platform of the train station. The closer we got, the slower we fell until Alpha finally managed to land on the platform. Those who were on the platform were now running away from the big bad wolf. I looked to Alpha and he kept on going, the streets being nice and empty for us.
Author's Note
If you wonder why I chose Mario's cape, it's because I main Bowser in SSBU and I always die to getting my recovery caped.
Other character's reflects that I considered (Most annoying to least annoying):
1. Palutena
2. Ness
3. Falco
4. Joker
5. Wolf
Have a nice day!
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