Luna's POV

Paralyzation spells are tricky. Once cast on a pony, they will essentially turn into an inanimate object. All magical capabilities are cut off mostly, and all movement is completely restricted. Getting out of said spell is tricky for unicorns and alicorns, and impossible for earth and pegasus ponies.

Luckily, I know the way.

"The fuck are we supposed to do with her?" One of the strange creatures asked as the four of them sat on the floor inside the house. I was put into the corner, forced to watch them do whatever it is they wanted. They were quite boring.

"Dunno. Tar took me aside for a bit though."

"Really? You didn't bother telling us this a couple of hours ago? What'd he say?"

The creature shrugged. "It was odd. The big ass white horse? He said he has a 'plan' with her, but in order for it to work, this blue one needs to stay alive. That's why we're here, and not over there. We're essentially body guards."

"Body guards, for a horse."

"Dude, don't question Tar." Another chimed in. "You know how he gets. It's better to follow orders. That's how you survive under his rule, and frankly, it's better that way. He know's what he's doing. If he didn't, we would all be dead, wouldn't we?"

"I don't know. That weird fuck, JO-11? The right hand man? He's questionable lately. According to the doctors, after those three escaped, he was still conscious, and could walk just fine. His armor took the brunt of the force, which meant he could've chased after them. He didn't though. If Tar was smart, he'd put a bullet between that dudes eyes."

A creature stood up before walking over to me, eyeing me suspiciously. "I guess. Hey- you know what the craziest part about all of this is?"

"Hm?"

"Why am I not questioning the existence of giant magical horses? Like, isn't that the weirdest thing you've ever heard?"

One shrugged. "You've heard stories about the Anima tree, right? They say magic already exists. I mean, Tar himself basically wields magic."

"Psychic amplifiers are different. They're... tech, not magic."

"Tech is magic to the unknown eye."

The creature in front of me shrugged. "Suppose so."

I already hated them. They were laughably stupid, talking about such information right in front of me. I stared straight ahead at the creature in front of me, still not being able to move. However, I was channeling my magic internally, a skill that most mages learn early on. Creating a pool that you can expend from instantly. It's used to break against magical bindings. Or, in this case..

Paralyzation spells.

"I don't really like how things are turning out here. First, we get three prisoners, and Tar wants to recruit them. Well, two of them. Then, all of a sudden, they escape, and we're out here and meet even more horses, and two gigantic ones. And, one betrays the other?"

"She said she only paralyzed her for a bit, and it's not permanent."

"That seems like betrayal to me. I don't like where this is going. Getting into a conflict we know nothing about always leads to people getting killed. People, like us, that are forced onto the frontlines."

The creature talking was hit on the shoulder by another. "Quit your fucking whining. We signed up for this, remember? We knew the possibility of death was real."

"I know that. I just don't think that because I signed a fucking paper means that I should be forced to march to my death."

The creature in front of me brought his hand in front of my face, lightly tapping my nose and moving parts of my hair, clearly intrigued. I felt myself being degraded by the second, having a filthy creature touch me. His hands were covered in dirt, each poke leaving a little round circle of it on me.

"That's some pretty cool armor."

"Armor? It literally only covers her fucking legs and a little bit of her body. What kind of fuckin' armor is that?"

Imbecile. It uses magi-

"Dunno." He poked my armor, leaving a little dirt stain. "Pretty nice though, isn't it? Yo, do you think Tar would get mad if we took it off her? Imagine if we split this shit and sell it in the square. Nice metal like this would sell quick. He only said to protect her and keep her alive, right?"

Two others nodded.

"Alright, let's take the leg pieces off first." He said, reaching his hand down to my legs.

That's it.

I forced all of the magical energy that was contained inside of me through my horn at once, which caused a light that blinded even myself. In an instant, I was able to move once again. I huffed loudly in excitement. Finally, I could do something about these filthy creatures!

Once my eye's recovered, I targeted the four poor filthy souls in the room.

"HOLY SHI-" I forced a sleeping spell onto the four creatures, watching them as they all fall to the floor. They were only powerful when they were targeting a soul that had no chance to fight back. How funny it is, watching them fail when they're faced up against somepony that is above their level. So easily, they break.

"Disgusting." I muttered, eyeing the four creatures laying on the floor. I was thinking on what to do. Now would be the time to escape, but what about them? Leaving them here would simply cause them to follow my prints, following me until they are close enough to attack. I had to do something with them.

If I tied them up, they would either get out eventually, or starve to death. So, the only option was one that my Sister would most likely cringe at the mere mention of it. Though, unlike her, I've spent a lot of my younger years doing what a 'princess shouldn't be doing.' Combat training was forced onto me, and I am to not use it?

And she is a hypocrite. Willing to kill when it comes to it, or when she is blinded by emotion. Yet she pretends she is better than anypony else. Lately, its only gotten worse. She ignores me, she tells others that I am not social enough, that I am sad, and pathetic. What a sister she is. I'd be better off if I was in an orphanage when I was born. Perhaps I wouldn't have been sent to the bucking moon.

I charged my horn with a lethal spell, aiming down at one of the creatures.

"Sleep deep."

"Aheh.. Uh, hi, Twilight."

"Who were you talking to?"

"Nobod-"

"Don't lie to me."

I looked down, obviously embarrassed by the situation. In her eyes, I was talking to the fucking wind. And, how do I explain that I see things that they don't? Anyone would chalk it up to me simply having my brain under technical shock from the electricity. Either that, or they'd declare lunacy.

I sighed. "You won't laugh at me, would you?"

A smile creeped along her face, until she realized I was quite nervous. She put on a serious face, before shaking her head slowly. "No, Rex, of course I won't."

I looked over to the left of me, letting my eye scan endlessly over the empty area, trying to think of how I should word it. Once I figured out I had no idea, I simply decided to go without a plan. I looked back at her, straight in the eyes, and sighed again. "I see things."

She tilted her head in question. "What?"

"There's been a person that I've been seeing ever since the whole.. head trauma thing. I chalked it up to my brain having trouble, but I don't think that's it anymore. He looks like me, he has the same voice, and you both can't see him. But he know's things that I don't. D-Do you remember yesterday, when you popped your head in?"

"Yeah?"

"He told me to 'watch.' Within seconds of snapping his fingers-" I imitated. "-you showed up."

She eye'd me to see if I was telling the truth. "Rex, are you su-"

"Yes I'm fucking sure! I'm not crazy, I am not crazy. Just now, he told me you were behind me! T-That's why I turned around-"

"Are you sure it's not because you heard me? I wasn't really being quiet coming up on you."

"No it's not because you weren't quiet! I had no idea you were there! I-It's.. fuck, I.. I don't know how to say it!"

Twilight's POV

"Rex, you went under a lot of technical stress when he sent that electricity through you. It could've be-"

"I already fucking told you, it's not! It.. It's not.." I could see his face become more and more saddened with each word. "I-I'm not going insane. I know what I saw, and what I am seeing. J-Just because I went through that, doesn't mean I'm hallucinating or whatever!"

I wanted to believe him, I really did.

But this happens to ponies all the time when they go through brain injuries.

There is a phenomenon in Equestria among soldiers. We don't have a name for it, but it's when a Soldier's consciousness merges into a hallucination. Their hallucination would tell them that somebody is coming, and they'd claim that their hallucination told them. However, the footsteps were clearly audible, but instead of the individual hearing it, the consciousness tells them. It's tricky, and doesn't have a treatment. They usually are told to see a therapist who essentially plays along.

It's sad, and now it's happening to Rex.

This isn't something I could play along with though. We were in a dire situation, and doing so would only cement our doom. I needed him to understand that he needs to try to ignore that hallucination, that he needs to think by himself. We're counting on it. "That's your consciousness, Rex. You need to-"

"Stop fucking telling me that! It's not, It's fucking not! I would know!"

"Rex, calm down-"

"Don't fucking tell me to calm down! You don't understand, you don't have a thing running around that nobody else can see! You fu-"

"Re-"

"STOP!"

Multiple colors flashed through his eyes, and his voice was unnatural. I took a step back instinctively, staring at him. My previous theory was now.. well, incorrect. Whatever it was that just happened proved that. The color in his eyes, the unnatural voice.

Was he being possessed?

I opened my mouth to say something before he walked past me. "Don't fucking say anything. I'm just insane, aren't I? Argue with me in the fucking morning."

Tarbo's POV

Tricking her was easy.

When you don't have the ability to fact-check anything, you lose the ability to tell what is true and what is not. The only thing that matters then, is intention, that can be easily faked. Getting her to paralyze her sister though? That wasn't my intention in the slightest.

The blue one was more argumentative, able to see past things. She will prove useful, as she can stand her ground.

However, the white one, Celestia, is less useful. Once she is done helping, putting her down will be easy. She will believe I've saved her 'prized student' as she tells me, and that she can trust me. I can not have someone on my side that is so easily swayed by either emotion or something else that lingers inside. She is only useful at the moment.

The blue one, Luna, will be the one I will use.

We have been following a trail for awhile now. She said she can sense magical essence, essentially a radar. According to her, it's been used in her world to track down unicorn thieves. I don't really much care how it's done, all I care is that it is done. She also said she could fly, but that would lead her to be alone from my company, and so far, she likes it.

Isn't it funny how the person you trust can be the one willing to murder you? No, not murder.. Mercy.

As long as I can get my hands on dear Twilight and Starlight, and strangle Rex myself, I'll be happy. And, if I can't strangle him myself, perhaps seeing a hole in his chest from a magical blast, and watching him bleed out, will have to do. Not optimal, but still finishes the job.

Though, I have a feeling that Rex will be more of a pain than before. Why do I think this?

I just have a feeling.

Author's Note

As all of you probably know by now in the comments, people weren't necessarily happy with the last chapter. It caused me to lose a lot of support for the story, and for that, I'm sorry to those who I have lost the support of.

However, I hope those that have sticked around, and continue to do so, will find an interesting story. I have reasons for every single action and piece of writing in this story, and I hope you all can understand that.

If something is out of place,

it's likely done on purpose.

Anyways, thank you all, so much. I'll see you on the next chapter.