The Phantom of the castle

by Phantomdude333

Rating: everyone
Tags: Tragedy, My Little Pony: The Movie, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, My Little Pony Comic, Sad, Original Character, Mystery, Octavia
Length: 1041

A stallion named Montez tells his tale of sorrow

Credits to the artist who created the art. A stallion named Montez tells his tale of sorrow.

Published 2021-12-11 15:50:00 UTC
Last updated 2021-12-11 15:50:00 UTC

Beginning

I who reached for them pleading with them to tell my tale it's too long ago now to remember how these things came to pass so much has changed since my father first set eyes upon my mother but that is later in my tale who am I you ask I been called by many names but you can call me Montez.

I walked towards home when a stallion kidnapped me and put me in a cage. I saw ponies everywhere they were throwing things at me. They thought I was a circus act I felt the whip of the rope that the stallion was using. the pain was unbearable for me. That's when I saw a filly there smiling at me. After the circus closed for the night I saw her again the small filly opened the cage and let me out." My name is Smith" the filly said " thank you smith" I said to her and hugged her.

She led me to the castle of the two sisters we walked inside to see Celestia and Luna sitting on their thrones. I approach them. Everything turns into darkness. It's when I know I fell through the floor I am in the basement of the castle.

Ten years later

journal log year Oct 4 of 1930

It has been ten years since I saw light now in pitched darkness it feels miserable, cold. I hear a melody played but it was muffled because of the walls being too dense. The melody that I hear cracks a little bit of the dense wall, to only see a few what's going on, I see grey mare with a bowtie beautiful I see with my eyes. I hear her play the cello a beautiful melody comes from it, but the melody is cut off when the wall is too dense. I was able to save the cello but it's useless now.

I've been here so long I've lost all reason. I've lost all touch with civilization. The cold, the darkness, the loneliness, and the bleakness are all I've ever known. I wish I knew why I'm here, why this place exists.
I'm gonna try to find a way out of here.
It's cold in here and I'm starving to death!
Any light, any glimmer of hope is just what I need right now.
I see a light, I see a stallion
it's one of the royal guards
he will lead me to freedom
I will make him tell me the way out
He came to save me
as I exit the place I get knocked out I wake up in a cell
another cell is empty
it is you my prince
you are the stallion
I see nothing
I feel nothing
but cold metal and wood
I am not free...
I see princess Celestia ´´ I've been wondering where you have been´´ she says to me.

I see her face for the first time in ten years she looks almost as she did back then. She has aged a lot but she's still as beautiful as ever.
"You've grown since I last saw you. Even more beautiful. You are always so kind to me and my kingdom, I just want you to know that. You and all the other guards."
I thank her for the compliment but I am more concerned about getting out of here.
"You must have passed out from the cold." princess Celestia gives me a place to stay and also gave me food so I can eat.
She tells me that there is a way out but it is far away and that it is dangerous.
She says that the most dangerous creatures in all the land are the humunculi.
She says that there is a way to kill them but that it is dark and that I don't have any weapons to fight them with.
She gives me a bow and arrows.
She tells me that the road is long and full of dangers.
She says that I must leave the castle and head towards a shining light.

adventure

I leave the castle and begin my journey towards the light.
It's a long and hard walk but for some reason, I cannot use the cello anymore.
It's an odd feeling.
I cannot use it but I cannot give it up either. I feel almost out of touch with the world.
I keep walking

walking
I don't know where I am going.
It's cold.
I see a dirt path
I decide to take it.
It's very dark but I can still see.
I see a glow of light
I see a cabin.
It looks like it could be a pony settlement.
I've heard that they are peaceful.
I don't know.
What should I do?
Should I go to the pony settlement?
I could use a warm meal and some rest...
Or I could continue through the woodlands...
I think I'll go to the settlement.
It's a nice thought but I can't go around flaunting my royal blood.
Anyway, I'll just go there quietly and hopefully without being noticed.
I'll ask for work. The pony farmer there might be willing to take me into his fold.
After I've eaten I'll get some sleep.
I can't go any further in the dark like this.

I stumble upon a cabin.
It's completely dark but there is a light on in the cabin.
Should I go in?
I think maybe I should but I'm not entirely sure.
I don't know these ponys.
I know they grow food and make things for the sake of others but other than that I don't know them.
I do know one thing though.
I am a phantom pony.
I don't think they are as civilized as they want me to think.
I'll be eaten if I go in there.
But maybe they will take me in if I ask?

They might.
I'm going in.
I put my hooves together in a clump and knock on the door.
There is a light but it's so far away.
Do I speak?
Should I say something?
It doesn't look like they are going to attack.
They might though.
What should I do?
Say something.
Hello.