FizzleFloat, Filly of Chaosby FizzleFloatChaptersNew worldLearning the basicsBack to civilizationFirst interactionsTrick or treatTrick or treat (continued)Nightmare NightNew worldI woke up to a really sweet scent, it's not unpleasant, the opposite actually. I wanted to continue sleeping but the scent was very distracting. After a few minutes of trying to fall back to sleep I gave up. Sighing I give in, pushing myself up and stretching a bit before rising to a sitting position. While doing so I had noticed that my body felt a little off. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes I realized something. My hand was firmer than I remembered and I also couldn't feel my fingers. In fact I couldn't feel my toes either. More aware now, I opened my eyes and figured out why this was. My hands and feet had somehow turned into hooves. I was surprised at first obviously, I mean who wouldn't be. But then I got a little curious. Did the rest of my body change as well? Looking down at myself I got my answer. What i saw wasn't the human body that I would wake up to everyday. No, it was the body of a pony that now greeted me. After my initial shock wore off at finding out I was now a pony, I decided to see where I was. Was I still in my world or was I in Equestria? Because it really did matter after all. So I took a look around. What I saw a bunch of trees below me. Did I mention I'm on a cloud? And not just any kind of cloud, it was a pink cotton candy cloud. Now where have I seen that I wonder. So I guess Discord must be near, which can either be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what point in time this is. I'm also pretty sure that means I'm in equestria. Looking at my surrounding some more, I see what appears to be a town far off in the distance. A very chaotic looking town I might add what with all the floating houses and pink clouds in the sky above it. If I had to make a guess I'd say that's Ponyville. 'Now how do I get down from this cloud without killing myself in the process?' My train of thought was interrupted by the sound of an explosion and then rainbow lights which seemed to originate from the town I had seen. Rainbow lights that were headed in my direction at this very moment. Bracing myself i jumped out of panic right as the rainbow hit, dissipating the cloud I had been on. I wasn't affected in the slightest by it, only feeling a funny tingle as it passed through me. Looking around it seemed everything had changed back to normal which meant Discord was defeated already. It was then that I realized I was still in the sky. "Shouldn't I have fallen already?" I say aloud, startling myself when a soft, childlike comes out instead of the somewhat deep, low voice that I was used to. "Am I a girl?" Before I could get an answer to that I remember that I was still in the sky. Looking at myself and then the ground beneath me I realized that I was floating. "I can fly." Now distracted from my new voice. Getting a thoughtful look, I imagined going forward, and it happened. I imagined going backwards, and it happened. Then side to side, it happened. Rather thrilled with this new information I slowly made my way to the ground. "So I have magic," I say after landing. Looking around where I landed I appeared to be in a small clearing, which is good because I'm still curious about my voice and what that means for me. Luckily the were trees all around me, wouldn't want anyone to witness this after all. Making sure that I was truly alone I sat dow and started my new body over starting with the obvious spot first. Spreading my hind legs I take a good look at my crotch. "Well that confirms it, I'm a girl." Bringing my hoof to my chin, "I guess the correct term would be filly now that I think about it." Checking over the rest of my body and I will admit I spent a far longer amount of time checking my butt than i did any other part of my new body. My coat was a tan cream color while my mane and tail were a dark caramel. My mane was a little spiky and wasn't very long, only just reaching a little past my chin but not touching my shoulders; my tail being the same way though a little longer. I don't know what color my eyes are as I don't have anything to see my reflection in. Also I feel really small as even while sitting my head isn't very far from the ground. So I guess I really am a little filly. Which I'm not mad about by the way; I've always wanted a second chance at youth, and being a filly is just the icing on the cake. After I was done checking I floated in the air again, this time only two feet off the ground and slowly making my way through the trees, heading in the direction of the town I had spotted earlier. When I arrived I learned that it was in fact Ponyville if the six colorful ponies that I would recognize anywhere were any indication. The six of them were currently standing before what I could only assume was the recently petrified Discord. 'At least now I know when I am.' I watched them as they conversed with each other, 'probably already planning a celebration for their victory.' I spent some time watching them, trying to decide wether or not it was a good idea to approach them. Because if I'm what I think I am then I don't believe that they would take too kindly to me especially after they just defeated Discord. I mean an earth pony with magic, ( did I mention I was an earth pony)? They would probably think that I work for Discord or that I was a pony that hadn't been cured of his corruption and blast me with their elements without a second thought. So no, I'm not going to do that just yet. With my mind made up I started to leave, which turned out to be a good thing since the royal guards were starting to show up. Here to take Discord back to the palace. And with that I headed away from Ponyville to start my new life. This was the beginning of my adventure. Learning the basicsI traveled for a while, flying at a moderate speed. And when I was a comfortable enough a distance from Ponyville I decided to stop. "This should be far enough for now," I muttered to myself. Lowering myself back to the ground I took a good look at my surroundings. I had stopped near a stream; there were some mountains off in the distance as well. Earlier that day... When I left Ponyville I was faced with a difficult situation. The Everfree forest to be exact. I had come across it on my way out, and while I don't consider myself a coward I'm also not stupid. As cool as it would be to explore, the Everfree was just not something that I wanted to get involved with right now. Especially since I had just gotten here; I didn't know how to do anything with my magic other than floating. Going in there as I am now would be suicide. So I will not be exploring the Everfree forest. Not yet at least. I had decided that it would be better if I just went around the forest. With my mind made up I started my trek. There weren't very many obstacles in my path, at least none that I couldn't simply fly over, so my journey was pretty smooth. Had I not been able to fly I could only imagine how much harder traveling on hoof would be. Present... It had taken me around two or three hours to get this far at the speed I had been going. And now here I was setting up my camp. I chose this spot due to its close proximity to a stream; not to mention the nice view of mountains that were off in the distance. It was starting to get late if the position of the sun was any indication. It would be dark soon so I went out and gathered what I needed to build a campfire. Soon the sun began to set and the moon was rising in the sky, covering the land in a thick blanket of darkness. Aside from the moon and stars the only other light came from my campfire. Building it had been pretty easy but lighting the fire had taken me a while due to the fact that I had no experience with using hooves. It was nearly pitch black when I finally did it. I decided that I would start making plans the next day. So I curled up and drifted off to sleep, only waking up waking up when the fire would start dying and adding more sticks to keep it going. ... I woke up early the next morning which was very surprising as I was never much of an early riser before this. I was feeling refreshed and hungry. VERY hungry. It was only now that I realized, I hadn't eaten anything during the entire time I've been in this world. I guess I have been pretty distracted by all this, so much so that eating had not even crossed my mind. So I headed towards the Everfree, stopping at the very edge searching for some straight branches. I had kept my distance as I circled the forest the day before, glancing at it every few minutes looking for any signs of movement. Didn't want one of its inhabitants to sneak up and get the drop on me after all. When I gathered enough branches I quickly headed back towards my camp; once there I got to work on sharpening one end on each of the branches using the sharp edge of a stone I had found. Since I already had some practice using my hooves from the day before it didn't take too long to finish. Picking up half of the now sharpened branches I trotted over to the stream. I noted that there were a few rocks in the stream. After finding the largest one I put one of the branches in my mouth, leaving the rest on the ground an jumped towards the rock, nearly slipping when I landed. The water wasn't moving very fast so I was able to quickly find what I was looking for; groups of fish were passing by in the direction that the stream was going. I waited for a few minutes as not to disturb the fish, just watching them as they went by until a closely-clustered group swam by. Taking the branch I had into my hooves I thrust the sharp end into the water aiming at the group of fish. And missed. Huffing in annoyance, I waited a few minutes before trying again. This went on for a while, I even had to change out my branch a few times when they broke. But in the end I was successful in catching a handful of fish. They weren't very big but I had caught more than enough for lunch. Glancing up at the sky to where the sun was, it was already noon, so I headed back to my camp. It didn't take me nearly as long to light the campfire this time. Grabbing the branches I had left at my camp, I place the fish on one ent of each by inserting it into their mouths. When I was done I placed them over the fire to cook, turning them every few minutes. After the were done I started eating. And while I was eating I was coming up with ideas on how I was going to go about practicing my magic. By the time I finished eating I had already come up with a list of mental exercises that I could do to help me focus my magic. I was no stranger to magic theory; I had spent many hours a day for many weeks at a time studying magical theory. I had read other people's theories and even made a few of my own, and now that I have magic I can finally put them to use. Once my food went down I made my way back to the stream, finding a clear, dry spot on the ground and took a sitting position much like how a dog would. And when I was comfortable I closed my eyes, breathing in and out steadily until my mind was clear of all thoughts. I've always found that meditation allows me to focus much easier when I'm studying or doing something important. I meditated for about twenty minutes before I felt I was focused enough. Standing back up I proceeded to test my abilities starting with what I already new how to do. I visualized myself floating and soon after felt my hooves leave the ground. I practiced flying and even rotating in all the directions for a few minutes, then went on to other things. I spent the rest of the day figuring out some of my other abilities and growing used to them. Back to civilizationIt has now been a week that I have been in Equestria. And oh what a glorious week it has been. You see, I verified that I did indeed have chaos magic; the cotton candy cloud I spawned in the other day was a dead giveaway. It was really fun to ride, though it wasn't very practical for travel at the moment what with how slow it moves. I'll be correcting that soon. After that it didn't take long before I was spawning other things. I started off with food related stuff first. Best. Day. Ever. Though I noted that what I could magic up was limited to my own personal experiences and creativity. Well... that and the fact that the amount of magic I had itself seemed to be limited as well; though I could tell that my magic reserves were increasing slowly but surely. I would find myself drained within two or three hours of practicing my magic; less time if I did anything larger which was more magic consuming. Other things that I have learned to do over the past week; I can teleport short distances which leaves some kind of vapor in the spot that I teleport from (I found out it's soda); I can create different colored bubble shields, each of which taste like hard fruit candy. Im currently working on shapeshifting, though I can only do small segmental transformations like turning all my teeth into fangs, of which I noticed that when I turned them back I had sharp canines that stayed. They look really cool and add to my overall cuteness. I am also much faster at flying now as well as being able to use my hooves much easier. I've spent quite a bit of time practicing with them. I discovered pretty early on that I could still eat meat, which by the way I am very happy about. Also I was able to get a better look at myself after spawning a large mirror. I really am cute, I spent a pretty long while just looking at my reflection and gushing over how my ears would twitch and move with every sound. But what really got me were my eyes. They were golden with small, red-slitted pupils. Remind you of anyone? They just added to my cuteness. I had yet to get my cutie mark; my rump being completely bare of any image or symbol. But then again that's to be expected, after all I have only been in this world for a week. I'll get my butt tattoo eventually. And I finally came up with a name for myself. While eating a root beer float it occurred to me that I needed a new name as I couldn't exactly use my old one. Half an hour later I had decided on FizzleFloat. The name was inspired by the root beer float that I was eating. ... I woke up from my slumber, yawning while I stretched. After I had some practice with spawning everyday objects, one of the first things I did was make a small, comfy bed for myself; I couldn't really do anything bigger than that yet though. And let me tell you sleeping naked is really weird at first (And it still is)... and a little kinky too. It was quite an experience. I had taken to sleeping on my belly as it was much easier to do than sleeping on my back. Believe me i tried sleeping on my back; my tail dock kept getting pressed in uncomfotable angles whenever I moved. Now fully awake I prepared myself for the day; i planned to finally go into the Everfree. I feel that I have a good enough of a grasp on my magic that I won't die immediately upon entering. Once I finished my breakfast of eggs, bacon (real bacon) and milk I headed off into the forest, intending to gather first-hoof information on its inhabitants, plant life and any relics and artifacts. The first hour or two of my trip into the forest was pretty uneventful. I was looking at all the plant life I came across, taking samples from them with my magic, making sure not to touch them directly to avoid any effect, wether it be natural or magical, that they might have. I was taking them to study thoroughly at a later date. It was a while before I came across one of the Everfree inhabitants; a timberwolf. I watched it for a while, utterly fascinated by its appearance; the timberwolf hadn't noticed me yet, at least not until I started scanning it with my magic. When it felt my magic probing its body the wolf head snapped towards my direction, startling me which caused my magic to lose its connection to it. We stared at each other for a few moments; I was confident I could take on this creature. It snarled at me... And now I'm slightly less confident. But that wasn't enough to scare me off. I braced myself, ready to fight. Three more timberwolves emerged from the trees and stood next to the first; all three of them snarling at me as well. I bolted away, the pack of timberwolves howled and gave chase. I sped through the forest, flying around trees and over logs and other obstacles, attempting to get away. Occasionally I would blast magic at them, throwing random objects to slow them down. Most of which missed due to my panic, not to mention being distracted with dodging trees, trying not to crash. And whenever I did manage to hit one of them they just shrugged it off. "Come on... ," I whined. "Just give up already." But they continued chasing me, little by little they closed the gap between us. Eventually I reached a point where there was a small clearing and came up with an idea. Looking back to see where they were, i focused my magic, waiting for just the right moment. When the timberwolves stepped into the clearing I pulled up going higher in the air before spinning around and shouting, "take this you overgrown... uh, whatever you guys are!" I threw a ball of condensed chaos magic which turned into dozens of giant jaw breakers when it hit the ground in front of them. They bounced for a moment before rolling across the ground; the timberwolves were unable to react fast enough to avoid them and slipped as the jaw breakers rolled under their paws, sending them to the ground with a loud crash. Wether they broke apart or not I did not know; I didn't stay long enough to find out, simply putting all my effort into getting out of the forest. I had my fill of danger for today. When I reached camp I put the plants I collected into individual containers that I poofed into existence. Then I made a small cotton candy fort and hid inside of it, enclosing my camp in a bubble shield. "I'll just study the plants I found later." I stayed like that for the rest of the day and the entire next day after as well, hoping that the timberwolves would not find me. A few days later... I eventually got the courage to come out from my hiding place. The next few days I spent studying the plants I had collected from the Everfree; and by studying I mean that i stared at the plants for a few hours before realizing I had no idea how to go about doing that. I decided that the only thing I could do until I acquired a book on Equestrian plants was to experiment on them with chaos magic and see what the outcome was. I did this for a few days, writing down the results in a notebook. Each plant reacted differently to my magic; the smallest reaction being plants that could walk around on their own, I even made a few of them dance; the largest reaction, well... let's just say that getting chased around by a giant, mutant fly trap is really terrifying, I had put a little too much magic into it and it took me over an hour before I was able to put it down. I stayed for a few more days at my camp, then I packed up and continued traveling. I was still following the edge of the Everfree forest. I had grown fond of my camp during these first few weeks, I was reluctant to go. But I know that I had to leave; I couldn't stay in this area forever. I'll have to come back here sometime. I took my time while traveling, sometimes flying, other times going on hoof. Didn't want to become lazy from relying on my magic for everything after all. Within a few days I spotted a town off in the distance. And that is where I was headed. I'll try to find a library when I get there; it will do me well to study up on the world I was now living in and the potential dangers I might face. When I reached the town I didn't go in right away; I decided I would scope it out first to see what I was up against. Using my hooves like binoculars (one of the few things that I had discovered I could do) I peered at the town. It was a very simple looking town, nothing really stood out. There were mostly earth ponies, only a few Pegasi and unicorns scattered here and there though I doubt they live here. And after spending a day watching the ponies and how they interacted with eachother I felt like I had learned enough of their mannerisms so as not to bring any unwanted attention to myself. The next day I entered into town; I was wearing a saddlebag I had created; one that I felt was suited for a filly of my age. I decorated it with stickers, glitter and even a few of those hook on charms. I had a lot of fun putting it together, so much so in fact that I almost forgot what I was making it for. Another thing I almost forgot about... my eyes; I couldn't go into town with them looking the way they did. So a few minutes of adjusting them in front of a mirror and I now had some pretty gold eyes with normal pupils. Now I was ready to go into town. The town turned out to be Dodge Junction; it wasn't my first choice. On the way here I had to pass by the Ghastly Gourge which was an amazing sight; I had been following the train tracks (which I shall mention I only just realized that they were there while I was at my camp; don't know how that slipped by me), obviously keeping my distance from them due to it being very likely that a train would go by. I didn't want some good Samaritan pony to get it into their head that I'm a lost little filly in need of saving. No, I want to avoid any situations like that. After that I past by a town that seemed to still be in the construction process. Some of the buildings were finished but most were still being built by ponies. Most of the ponies were wearing stetson or some other kind of headwear; there were even some apple trees scattered about which I found a little weird due to the kind of land that the town was situated on. The ground was dry and dusty; not a very practical place to grow crops on. But, you know... cartoon logic. The town had a wild west kind of vibe to it. Now back to Dodge Junction. The first day I merely spent my time by familiarizing myself with the town, jotting down any building that caught my interest so I could come back to it later. I never lingered in single area for too long, there were already the occasional glance in my direction. No doubt due to the fact that this was a small town, the kind where most of the ponies knew each other. Add to it the fact that I'm alone with no adult, I must stand out like a sore hoof. I need to figure out how I'm going to deal with the no-parents situation. It was only a matter of time before somepony approached me. First interactionsI've been in Dodge Junction for a little while now; I was able to learn quite a bit about Equestria, specifically its big businesses and important locations. This helped me in learning where exact locations in the show were. I read some books on a few different subjects; food, farming, business and culture. But that's really all there was; Dodge didn't have much of a selection when it came to books. There were mostly adults in Dodge Junction it seemed, I had only spotted just a little over a dozen fillies and colts during my stay here. Most of them stuck close with their parents, at least the ones who were physically younger than me, the fillies and colts that were my 'age' were the ones who went around without parental supervision. The ones who were my 'age' hung around each other in small, separate groups. One of the colts in particular, I found to be kind of cute in the handsome, mature kind of way. After actually meeting him when he decided to introduce himself to me and talking with him for a few minutes my opinion of him took a one-eighty. He was a complete sleazebag. He was good looking I admit but he was overconfident and had a lecherous personality. The colt made no effort to hide how he viewed fillies, that being that they were good for nothing more than being a quick lay. Speaking of said colt, here he comes now with that annoying smug smirk on his face. "Hey there again cutie, looking good as usual." Keeping myself from growling, i respond, "hello Smooth Shot." 'Smooth Shot, seriously... that is one of the laziest and wishful attempts at a name that i have ever heard.' After a few moments of waiting for him to continue and hearing nothing I huffed, asking, "what do you want?" This just caused his smirk to grow. Man I wanted to smack my hoof upside his head already. "Oh, I just noticed you don't seem to be doing anything right now... " I just raised one of my eyebrows, momentarily thinking to myself, 'do ponies have eyebrows?' Something to look into later. I wondered where he was going with this but already had a pretty good idea of what it might be. "I was wondering if you wanted to go with me somewhere, you know somewhere private where we can be alone, just the two of us." I couldn't help but think that there was more to this than him just simply wanting to hang out with me; whatever it was I probably wouldn't like it. "I know a very nice secluded spot that's a little over a mile from town; how about we go there and have a roll in the hay." 'And there it is.' "Nopony ever goes there, so it's not likely that we will be caught," he continues, "come on, what do ya say?" I will admit that I was a little tempted , being curious of how doing that as a pony and as a female would be like. But as I said earlier, I don't like this colt's personality and because of that I won't be taking his offer. So I respond, "No, i have things to do... and in case you've forgotten we only just met like two days ago." "But you are interested, right?" I fought the urge to roll my eyes. "What exactly makes you think that?" I continue in exasperation, "Even if I was interested in THAT, it would have to be after we got to know each other better," then stating firmly, "but until then the answer is no." I leaned away from him a little as he trotted up to stand side by side with me, close enough that our sides were almost touching. "Then why don't we get to know each other better right now," he whispers to me, bumping his hip against mine and nuzzling my ear, causing me to shudder. I hopped away from him quickly when he tried to wrap his arm around my shoulders. "U-uh, maybe some other time..." i say quickly, and then in a lower voice I whisper, "or never." From the glint in his eyes I could tell that he found my reaction amusing. "Yes, of course, some other time, but let's not wait to long though." Turning and trotting away from me, the colt left. Probably to go find some other filly naive enough to fall for his charms. Watching him leave I shook my head. 'That colt is way too confident.' ... It hadn't taken me very long to find a place to stay. I had been practicing shapeshifting and could now take a few simple forms which included that of an adult mare; that adult form allowed me to avoid any unwanted questions about why a little filly was not only by herself but also trying to find a place to stay. They would probably assume that I was a runaway; which while not true, it also wasn't entirely false. You see in all the time I had been in Equestria I had not once tried to find a way back to my world; something I could do in theory, it all really depends on if my chaos magic could reach that far. I honestly don't see why I would want to go back, there's really nothing nothing for me back there; no attachments I mean. My life before coming to this world wasn't going anywhere and my family wasn't very helpful either; I didn't have a job or a car, and I lived with my parent still; I had no close friends, the friends that I did have I rarely saw or even spoke to. The only things I valued were my writing, drawing/art, and martial arts skills of which I had nearly a decade worth of experience in. I had decided on becoming a book writer and possibly doing comic books too once I perfected my art skills; this was something my family didn't really think was a good idea. While they thought writing books was impressive, they didn't believe I could make much money doing that, so they would tell me that I needed to get a real job so that I could make real money. Because working a job just for the money was apparently more important than doing something because it's your passion. But screw them, because not only have I traveled to a different world but I also have chaos magic now. Which is more than any of them could ever hope to achieve. Now enough of that, there's more important things to to go over. Like the new abilities that I've been working on. Like I said earlier, I had worked on my shapeshifting or transformation ability, whatever you prefer to call it by. Being able to change my form, I found, was incredibly beneficial. I could turn into a mare or even just change my form to look like a different filly. I had not found much use for the filly forms, but turning myself into an adult mare made it easier for me to acquire knowledge. Nopony questions an adult... most of the time. For example I found a place for myself to stay; I just spun a tale to an older mare that I was a single mother on the run from an abusive family, and that we were just trying to get by in the world. And she just ate it up. As for my other abilities, I have actually gotten the hang of my chaos magic. It was nowhere near Discord's level, but I could do what he can just on a smaller scale. I figured out why my magic was so weak instead of being strong and uncontrollable like most would expect; after focussing on my internal magic reserves I discovered what the reason was. I actually did have a large amount of chaos magic, most of it was just sealed off, though I could tell that there was a small amount of it trickling continuously at a slow pace into the portion that I could use and causing it to grow gradually. What I found interesting is that I had a second magic reserve, this one being much smaller than the other; I could only assume that it was my earth pony magic. I was causing small amounts of chaos so as not to attract attention to it, also small amounts was all that I could do at the moment unfortunately. Now as I mentioned, I am currently staying with an older mare in one of her spare rooms under the pretense of being on the run with my daughter, which luckily I was able to pull this off by making a temporary clone of my filly self. The downside to doing this was that my magic was not at Discord's level, so instead of being able to make a thinking and independent clone, I had to actually split my mind and control both bodies; this meant that I had to be careful so that I responded to ponies without getting mixed up on which form of mine they were speaking to. It is incredibly tiring and really weird to do. The older mare's name was Cream Spill. I almost snorted when she told me her name, it just sounded really naughty to me and I even wondered if that was her special talent. It turns out her special talent has to do with desserts, which was my second guess; she owned a dessert shop and was even in charge of dessert making in the different events that were held in this town. The name I had came up with for my mare form or mother form as I'm now calling it is FizzleStick. Don't judge me on my creative naming skills, I was introducing myself to Cream Spill and realized that I didnt have a name for that form and I had to think one up on the spot. She didn't question it as apparently parents giving their foals similar names to their own is actually very common. Cream Spill gave me a part time job in her shop after she noticed my cutie mark, which was a see-through cup of soda with some fizzle at the top and a little red spoon next to it; when she asked about it I told her that my special talent was making soda flavored ice-cream treats. This got me on her good side as she was excited about there being another pony with a similar talent to her own in town since until now she was the only one. The day after that she asked me for a demonstration of my special talent. I knew she was going to do that so I had prepared the previous night by poofing into existence a small set of equipment that I would use for the demonstration; when asked about where I got the equipment I merely told her that I picked it up at the train station, which she seemed to by that story. She was impressed with my demonstration, and I will admit that I was in fact using my chaos magic to help me. But she doesn't need to know that. So now I work at a dessert shop making soda flavored treats; the upside is that I'm making some bits. Trick or treatAn unspecified amount of time later... I am so exited. In a few days the pony equivalent of my favorite celebration, Halloween would be here... Nightmare Night. Yes, Nightmare Night, the day of monsters and creepiness, and especially a time for mischief. Oh, I had been preparing for this event; in fact I had quite the performance planned for during the days leading up to it. And what a plan it is. Now I admit that this is probably a very risky thing to be doing so early on, but I can't help it; this is going to be my first Nightmare Night in equestria and I want it to be special. And as to how it is risky, well, let's just say that what I'm going to do might put me on the current princesses radar. Yes, this plan is incredibly risky and possibly insane. But also incredibly and insanely fun. Today will be the first day of my performance; I had made a paper dummy in the form of Discord, of course there were a few flaws in its design but give me a break, I had to make it from memory so it's not exactly perfect. But it's perfect enough, especially since I'll be using my magic to make it look like the real deal, so any mistakes I made would be smoothed over and overlooked. Turning my body into mist, I entered into the paper Discord which would be my puppet. My misty form filled the inside of the dummy of which I had left hollow, allowing me to easily shape my form to his; then my magic seeped out, wrapping around my paper creation, slowly giving it a more solid and lifelike skin. My misty form on the inside became firmer as well allowing me to control the puppets body. Opening my eyes I overlooked my new form. "Well this is a splendid work of art," i said, stretching a little to test out its durability. "I must say I have really outdone myself." I felt as if there there was something wrong, something missing, and then I realized that it was my voice. I still sounded like myself, nothing like Discord. "Heh heh, I almost forgot to change my voice," I say, laughing to myself, "going around as Discord with a girly voice would have been amusing." After regaining my composure, I continue, "But of course such a small problem can easily be fixed." Waving my now glowing claw to my throat. "Just a little bit of magic," my voice changes to sound more like Discord's, "And, voilà! Problem solved." Floating into the air, I needed to keep up an appearance after all, I teleported away. ... I teleported to a few random locations, outside of any towns of course; I wanted to terrorize a few traveling ponies not have townsponies call the guard on me or worse the princesses themselves. You may wonder why I didn't include the mane six, well you see, I'm not exactly worried about them using the elements on me since I'm pretty sure I can teleport away from them faster than they could activate them. Discord only failed because he misjudged the strength of their friendship; I on the other hoof am not so quick to disregard such danger. I finally found a lone pony pulling a small cart, an earth pony stallion. I watched him, giggling as I decided what I was going to do to him; breathing in and then exhaling, regaining my composure, I took up my Discord role again. I knew exactly what I was going to do. The stallion's journey had been a dull one; he was traveling to a different town in order to advertise some of his small businesses products. You know, small businesspony trying to move up in the world. But that's not important; you see, while his journey had been dull, for the past few minutes he had felt as if something was following him. Occasionally he would see a figure move out the corner of his eyes, but he just assumed that his eyes were playing tricks on him. It was almost Nightmare Night after all. 'It's just early jitters is all. ' he tried to reason with himself. That was until he heard a low chuckle which seemed to resonate from all around him. "Wh-who's there!" He could not see who was stalking him, only hearing the the whoosh of air as the creature moved around him. The stallion soon tried to flee only to dig his hooves into the ground, forcing himself to stop as an enormous serpentine creature appeared suddenly in front of him. "Ah HAHAHA! Oh, you should have seen the look on your face... priceless!" The creature laughed some more, wiping a non-existent tear from his eye. "Who are you?" The stallion questioned the creature while trying not to panic. Chuckling again the creature responded, "well if you must know, I am Discord the spirit of chaos and disharmony." The now named Discord finished his introduction with an explosion of confetti and party sound makers, and bowing in a way one might do in a play. Standing upright again Discord started walking towards the stallion. "And just what might be your name, fine stallion?" The stallion couldn't understand why this creature wanted to know his name, but it obviously couldn't be good. "I'm not telling you anything monster!" The stallion yelled while backing away from him quickly, but was unable to get very far as he bumped into a brick wall that hadn't been there before. "Monster? How can you say something like that?" 'Discord' says with mock hurt. "And here I thought that we were going to be best friends!" He started cackling like an insane pony soon after saying that. Regaining his composure, Discord continued, "A pity that is, I would have loved to know the name of the pony who I'm going to terrorize." Hearing that caused the stallion to break out into a cold sweat. 'What could this creature possibly want to do to me?' As if the creature read his mind, it answers, "Well, as you know it is close to Nightmare Night, and I decided that I wantes to play a little game with you." "What k-kind of game?" Inspecting his talons, Discord replied, "Oh, nothing much, just a little game of cat and mouse, where I'm the cat and you're the mouse." The stallion did not like the sound of that. "It's a simple game really," Discord says while dressed like a professor, acting as if he was teaching a class, "your objective is to outrun me, if you succeed in making it out of my range you get to go on your merry way." Discord then makes eye-contact with the stallion with a feral look on his face, "But if I catch you, well... You know what the cat does to the mouse." The stallion could only stare in horror at him. "And as a show of good sport, I'll give you a head start; but just so you know, there's no guarantee that I'll count correctly, so..." As Discord started counting down, the stallion finally snapped out of it and fled; not long after roots started popping out of the ground, trying to hit or wrap around his limbs. This went on for a while, the stallion was breathing hard from having to dodge so many roots and had some scratches on his body from the few that had been able to successfully strike him. Obviously I was purposely missing as wasn't actually trying to hurt him; I did not care about winning, the only thing I wanted was to scare him. That and slowly start some rumors about a potentially escaped Discord. I kept this up for a while, just until I saw a town off in the distance. Once I did I pulled back, making the roots disappear, the ground now looking as if nothing had disturbed it. I watched as the stallion galloped towards town, where he would tell them of his experience. "Ah HAHAHA, that was really fun!" "And now it's time to find my next victim of the night." I say before teleporting to a new location. Trick or treat (continued)"Ah HAHHAHAHAH! That was hilarious!" I laughed as a unicorn mare galloped away. "Haha, she even pissed herself, ahahaha." This was the third day that I had been doing this; over two dozen ponies I have scared and possibly scarred for life, and this last one being the best reaction that I have gotten so far. But you know what's even better? Two more days until Nightmare Night, and I have something special planned. Something that will probably put me on Celestia's shit list. "Ahhh, another terrifief customer," I state, closing my eyes and raising my talon, ready to snap them, "And now it's time to find another pony to torture." Right as I was about to snap, my talon was blown off, completely ripped to sheds by a magic blast. "HALT!" I simply looked at where my talon used to be, not the slightest bit fazed by what just happened; there was now only a hole on my wrist with a little of my magic seeping out of it. I then turned my head to look in the direction where the blast had come from, where there was a small group of royal guards standing, looking at me with intense gazes. "Well, that's just rude," I state simply, "so Celestia finally noticed me and has sent her guard to stop me, has she?" "By order of Princess Celestia, you are hereby under arrest!" The leader of the group shouts, ignoring my question. "Resisting will result in the use of excessive force!" "And by 'resisting', you mean like this," I say, snapping my lion paw, causing the ground under the two earth pony stallions' hooves to turn into quicksand. Once they sunk down up to their bodies, I hardened the quicksand into cement. I laughed as they tried their hardest to free themselves. "HAHAHAH, too easy!" The two unicorn guards, both of them stallions as well started firing magic blasts at me. "Oh right, there's more of them," I say, while twisting my body in the air, easily dodging their attacks. 'Fast but predictable, I honestly don't see how their considered to be elite.' Snapping my lion paw, pumpkins rain down on them, smashing into their heads and knocking them unconscious. Landing on the ground and standing upright, I take notiçe of something. 'Odd, did Celestia really only send four of them after me? That can't be right." Looking at them closer, I realize something. 'Two earth ponies and two unicorns, that means there must be two Pegasi as well. But where could they be?' Suddenly two long chains were swung at me, wrapping around me and pinning my limbs to my body. I followed the direction where the other ends of the chains lead, to see two Pegasi, one being a stallion and the other a mare, both holding their respective chains. 'Oh there they are, honestly I should have guessed that they were in the sky, they are Pegasi after all.' Looking down at the chain, I could tell that it was enchanted in some way; possibly meant for restraining monsters if I had to guess. Unfortunately for them, not only does this not work on me on account of this not being my real body, they also have yet to realize that fact. "You have made a grave mistake monster!" ' What is it with ponies calling me monster?' I silently muse to myself. 'Do they consider every species not their own to be monsters or are there exceptions?' "We've got you, there's no escaping now." The mare shouts at me. "Oh really? What if I do this!" I shout, shredding my disguise and turning back to my misty form and rotating like a tornado, knocking the Pegasi away and wrapping them up in their own chains. "Ta-ta now." I say as I fly away, still rotating. ... It had been a few hours since my encounter with Celestia's royal guard; I had been able to change my form back to Discord, this time without the help of a paper dummy. I must say, a few days wearing that disguise really helped in teaching me how to take such a asymmetrical form. Now I was searching for ponies again, ready to continue my little game. But it was short lived. Dodging a magic blast which was aimed at my head, I turned towards my assailant. "This again?" I say to the group of royal guards that I had defeated earlier. "Surely you don't really think you can stop me, especially after that humiliating defeat." I smirked as that seemed to hit a nerve in them; they were incredibly pissed about that. Snorting the earth pony yells, "you're going to pay for everything that you have done!" The two earth pony charged at me with their spears, and the Pegasi flew up wielding their enchanted chains. The unicorns stayed in the the back, no doubt to fire magic blasts from a distance. "To defend against a simple strategy only requires a simple counterstrategy." Snapping my talon, a brick wall appeared in front of the earth ponies; the one in front smashed into It, knocking himself unconscious while the other who was a short distance behind was able to vault over it. Seeing this, I allowed the stallion to charge me. He thrust his spear, believing that he had impaled me, only to gasp in shock as it and himself passed right through me as if I wasn't even there. On the other side, he slipped as his hooves made contact with a wet, sticky substance and slid causing his entire body to be covered in the stuff. And then feathers rained down on him, becoming stuck to his body. The two Pegasi threw their chains at me. ' Do they really expect the same trick to work on me twice?' As I was about snap my talon once again, I was interrupted when two long, tree branch like hands grabbed the chains and pulled them hard, sending the two pegasi crashing into the ground. The stallion was laying on his side while the mare was face down with her rump in the air. Taking out a camera, I snapped some pictures of her, shouting, "Fredrick, is that You? What are you doing here?" A thin tree like creature steps out, his arms having shortened back to their original length. "Oh, I was in the area and saw that you were in trouble, so decided I should help out." "Well thank you for that, though I really didn't need any help." Fredrick was a tree that I had found a short while back that I had thought looked pretty humanoid, and I had wondered if I could bring a tree to life for real, not just manipulate the tree with my magic to give the looks of being alive. Well, a few hours of concentrating on combining my earth pony magic with my chaos magic, and Fredrick was born. "Just trying to show thanks to my creator." Fredrick simply states. "And again, I thank you, now where are those unicorns?" I question. "Already taken care of." Fredrick say, looking proud and pointing at two unicorns laying on the ground. Just then one of them jumps to his hooves firing a large magic blast at us; Fredrick blocks it shouting, "Big mistake buddy!" Extending one of his arms Fredrick punches the unicorn in the face with enough force to send him flying. "Yeah, that'll teach ya." "Bravo, Fredrick, bravo!" I applause, clapping my paw and talon. "Thank you, thank you." He says, taking a bow. Standing up straight, he asks, "So what have you been up to?" "I have been scaring ponies for the past few days,masquerading as Discord, but I have something better planned for Nightmare Night." "Nice, and you know what? I think I'll stick around, knowing you, whatever it is you are planning is definitely going to be interesting." After I revert back to my real form, Fredrick grabs one of my hooves, and we teleport away. Nightmare NightAuthor's Note WARNING: this chapter contains questionable acts of violence and sexuality(brought up in conversation); read at your own discretion. Nightmare Night Nightmare Night is finally here! Yay! I finally get to reveal my special act; on this night I'm going to masquerade as not just any horror, but the horror of which this night is based on... Nightmare Moon! Yes, Nightmare Moon! It's going to be such a show that if I'm not on Celestia's shit list already, I definitely will be now. And the best part is that I'll be changing my actual form to that of Nightmare Moon, rather than using a puppet. So my body will not only be far more durable, but I'll also have a much greater variety of abilities that I can use now since I don't have to worry about my puppet body exploding from magic overload. Changing into my Nightmare Moon form, I ponder which town I should hit first. 'Decisions, decisions.' I muse to myself. 'Ah, I've got it!' Seeing me look over to him, Fredrick questions, "Have you decided where we're going to go first?" "Indeed I have," I respond, raising a hoof in the air, "Dodge Junction and Appleloosa for starters as they're close enough to Ponyville and Canterlot to get the element bearers' and Celestia's attention." "A splendid plan, so which are you going to hit first?" Fredrick asks. After a few moments of consideration, I respond, "Appleloosa first, just to get warmed up, and then Dodge Junction." Laughing to myself, "Hahah, I can't wait to finally terrorize the ponies of that dreadful little town." I spread my wings, having decided that I should test out this new body to get used to it. That and I also felt like flying this time, I have been teleporting everywhere lately; I need the exercise. By the time I reached Appleloosa, I was more than ready to begin my spree of terror. Landing just outside the town, I go over what I have planned; I decided to start with my grand entrance first to introduce myself to the ponies of this town. Then terror would rain down on them. I took flight again, momentarily wondering how they could possibly grow any crops with the kind of terrain their town was situated on. 'It must have something to do with magic, it always does.' ... The ponies of Appleloosa went about finishing up the last of their work for the day; since Appleloosa was still pretty new, the townsponies were not planning to make a big celebration out of Nightmare Night. They did however set up a few decorations and even had a small party planned for that night, but that was really all that they were going to do; the town was still pretty new after all. There was still much work that needed to be done. The townsponies looked up, confused as the sky started to darken; up above them dark clouds were forming, blocking out the light from the afternoon sun. Some of the ponies murmured, "Why are there storm clouds all of a sudden?" "Did we have rain scheduled for tonight?" The ponies were so confused that they disregarded rushing indoors to escape the storm. Braeburn was among these townsponies. Staring at the clouds, he asks nopony in particular, "Where are the pegasi? Those clouds couldn't have appeared by themselves could they?" He and the other townsponies quickly ducked for cover as lightning was unleashed from the storm clouds. Once the lightning stopped, Braeburn poked his head out thinking to himself, "That's no ordinary lightning, they struck in such a way as to keep us from entering any buildings." Suddenly chilling laughter rang out, "Mwahahahah! It is good to be back." The townsponies watched as an imposing dark alicorn mare appeared and smiled at them, showing off her deadly looking fangs. As the townsponies wearily came out from their hiding spots, I spoke, "Greetings subjects! It is I Nightmare Moon, and I am here to liberate you all from Celestia's reign." Braeburn being the closest to the alicorn, trotted towards her, just close enough to garner her attention. "Nightmare Moon? I've heard about you from my cousin." Tilting my head at the stallion, I say, "Have you now... thats interesting." Ignoring the shiver that went down his spine from the look that I gave him, Braeburn continued, "Yes I have, and what do you mean by liberate us." Chuckling at him, I reply, "That's good to hear, and by liberate I mean that I'm going to overthrow your precious Princess and take her place as sole ruler of Equestria!" Braeburn's blood froze at that; he had heard about how Nightmare Moon's power rivaled Pricess Celestia's, and could only imagine how horrible it would be if the Princess were to lose. "W-well you wont get the chance!" Braeburn could see a few stallions and mares sneaking up behind the alicorn wielding lassos and other farm tools; all he had to do now was keep the threat distracted. "Oh, I assure you, my little pony," I say mockingly, "I've already taken measures to deal with any unwanted retaliation, even the elements of Harmony." With that Braeburn nodded and the attack group sprang into action; two of them, a mare and a stallion flanked me on either side and threw their lassos in an attempt to restrain me. But their attempt was futile as since I was already aware of them, I simply caught their lassos in my magic. I tugged hard on the stallions lasso, throwing him at one of the building with a resounding crash; the mare I pulled towards me with her lasso, and hog-tied her. "Anypony else want to test their luck against me?" I ask while I discreetly took pictures of the mare's rump and crotch with my invisible camera. After taking pictures of that royal guard mare it kind of became a hobby of mine; the camera i have is really high quality. Then about nine ponies, a mix of mares and stallions, charged me with an assortment of farming tools. I merely smirked, already anticipating the simple method of attack that they would be using; the first pony to close the distance struck at me with a sledgehammer. I casually sidestepped him, smacking him with my wing on the side that he was on and ripping the sledgehammer from him with my magic; I then proceeded to beat down the rest of them, switching between striking with the sledgehammer and striking with my limbs. After a few minutes there were only two left, a mare and a older colt who was half the the size of the other stallions. He really shouldn't have joined in on the fight The mare looked at me wearily while the colt's legs were shaking in fear, before hardening his resolve and charging at me with the intent to end me; I struck him in the face with my tail, sending him flying a short distance away. Seeing this the mare charged as well, but instead of throwing herself at me like the others had, she stood up on her hind legs and taking up a boxing-like stance. I raised an eyebrow at this; it looked incredibly awkward and even a little cute, so much so that I couldn't help but coo at her. "That is so adorable." The mare obviously heard this if the look on her face was any indication and charged at me; I momentarily panicked from the speed that she was now exibiting. She struck at me with her front hooves, expertly throwing out combinations; I got hit a few times, they were really solid blows. I was no stranger to competitive fighting, having studied traditional karate in my world for nearly a decade and having first Dan or first degree black belt depending on your preference; of course this is old school Okinawan karate that I do, not that modern, watered down crap that they teach at mcdojos these days. It was too much of a hassle to dodge her hoof punches, they were far to quick, but they were also predictable. It seemed that this world's version of boxing was simpler than the one back in my world; it probably has to do with pony physiology, but while it was simple that didn't mean that it was any less dangerous. After a few minutes of defending against this mare, I could tell that she was struggling to keep it up; she wouldn't last much longer. You see, I was using a strategy where I'm on the defensive, but am throwing in counter strikes every few steps to give my opponent the belief that I was actually fighting back, while in reality I was merely wearing her down by letting her thinks she has me on the ropes and striking her guard or body to numb her limbs. She didn't realize that she had been played until she noticed that while she was exhausted, I on the other hoof was barely winded. I could have easily dealt with her using my magic, but this was far more entertaining. The mare was done now, she was panting, out of breath and was overall exhausted; I decided that while this was amusing, it was time to wrap this up. She threw another punch, it lacking the speed and power that she had shown earlier, I easily intercepted it with on of my wings. Lifting her arm up, forcing her to stand up straight on her hind legs, I got a little curious, especially with what part of her anatomy was on display; turning until my body was at an angle where my rear was nearly facing her, I took a moment to make sure I was lined up properly and... I shot my hind leg out at her. My back hoof made contact against her crotch with a loud thud, sinking in a little from the force of the impact. The mare screamed in pain. Releasing my hold on her and letting her drop, she curled up with her eyes shut and teeth gritted, her front hooves pressed against her crotch. 'Hey that was pretty fun!' I thought to myself. 'I kinda want to hit a stallion down there too now, just so that I'm not discriminating because of gender. Yeah that makes sense.' I eyed all the stallions, searching for one that I liked, my eyes settled on the young colt that had tried to fight me right before I fought that boxing mare; and he was in the perfect position too. There, only a few meters away lied the colt with his face down in the ground and his rump in the air. His tail was out of the way, and his hind legs were spread enough to give me a wondrous view of his family jewels. His position was just asking for it, and who was I to refuse such an invitation. 'He's so young... so perfect!' Trotting up to him, I measure my distance, coming to the conclusion that with the size difference, not only would this be a difficult execution, but also my enhanced strength would surely send him flying. I hit the mare at full strength, so I'm going to do the same to the colt; it's only fair. Thinking for a moment, I come up with a perfect solution to the problem; flaring my horn, I wrap my magic around his body like restraints. This would ensure that he wouldn't move from this spot no matter how hard I hit him. Satisfied with my work, I turn around, my rear now facing his, and I crouch low to get more on his level so I could line up the shot more accurately. Taking a moment to relish in the anticipation, evening out my breathing, I buck both of my hooves out with all the magically enhanced strength that I could muster, but only extending one of them all the way out. My hoof slams into the colt's sack flattening the little orbs inside, a sickening squelch emanating from his crotch. Upon hearing it I turn back around and started inspecting the colt's genitals. "Well... no foals for you then." I felt a little guilty for a few seconds, then it disappeared just as quickly as a smile formed on my face. "That was quite the experience, but i believe that I've done enough in this town." I decided to leave. I had wanted to scare these ponies, not get into a brawl with them; but I did get to find out where I stood both physically and magically with these ponies. Seeing that I was about to leave, Braeburn, who was terrified by what he had witnessed me do, decided to will himself to try and stop me. He knew that it was futile and possibly suicidal, but he had to do something, lest more ponies get hurt. Taking out a lasso of his own, Braeburn twirled it for a few seconds before tossing it at me; I was facing away from him, and since I wasn't expecting any further retaliation, I was pretty surprised when a lasso appeared over my head and wrapped around my throat tightly. "I've gotcha now!" Braeburn shouts. "You're not going anywhere!" I stare at the lasso that was now around my throat for a moment before turning my gaze to the stallion who thought it a good idea to attempt such a thing. When I saw who it was I internally groaned, 'ugh, it's Braeburn...' weighing my choices I come to a decision, 'I can't hurt him, or I just can't do any irreparable damage to his body that could potentially be detrimental to the timeline.' Smirking, I say to myself, "Doesn't mean that I can't rough him up a little." Braeburn tried to keep his lasso tight to keep me restrained; and I admit he was pretty strong, but not strong enough it seems. I moved around easily despite his efforts. Chuckling at him, I say, "While I admire your bravery, it is a pretty stupid idea to attack a much stronger opponent," looking at him with an icy stare, I say in a cold tone, "especially one who has already destroyed your entire defense." With that I grab the lasso with my front hooves and took flight; I started swinging him around, he yelled as he tried to hold on. Whenever his hooves touched the ground, Braeburn would try to pull me down with him; whenever i did stay on the ground for a few moments Braeburn would charge me; it didn't take me long to figure out that he was trying to tie me up. This went on for a little while. I had smashed the stallion through a few carts, and his resolve was already showing signs of giving out. With one last mighty thrust, Braeburn lost his grip on the lasso; he soared threw the air, crashing into the wreckage of a cart, where he stayed. He tried to get back up, but his body had reached its limit. "Your attempts were in vain, but I commend you for trying." Braeburn just stared at me in fear, unable to speak. Now was the moment. Would this alicorn destroy the rest of his town now? Looking at his expression, I speak with humor, "But I'm done here for now, there are other towns that I must hit." Braeburn watched I disbelief and some relief as I turned away from him. Trotting a few paces, I look over my shoulder at him. "Goodbye for now subject." And with those parting words, I spread my wing and took flight, leaving the townsponies to clean up the mess. Braeburn's relief turned into panic when it dawned on him what I had just said. Getting up quickly he rushed to the train station. He had to get to Ponyville to find his cousin and her friends; they could contact Princess Celestia and stop this before it escalates. ... My hooves touched the ground with a thump when I landed; I was now on the outskirts of Dodge Junction. I took a few minutes to rest, my adrenaline rush having calmed down already, and took the time to go over what had happened in Appleloosa. "Ok... that did not go as I had planned, I think I might have gone a little overboard." Pacing a little, I continue with my fake, serious rant, "They just had to attack me! All I wanted was to have a little fun, but it's they're own fault that they ended up getting hurt." Stopping, I giggled to myself, "I can't believe that I hurt a colt down there, I mean, it was pretty funny but I really did not mean to do that." Giggling to myself some more at the memory, I could not bring myself to feel guilty about it despite knowing that I probably should. "Oh, that poor colt! I hope he wasn't an only foal, because that would really suck." I then looked towards my new target. "Enough of that, there's a town right here that I've been itching to lay waste to." Then muttering in annoyance, "Of course, I'm not actually going to destroy Dodge Junction. I'm just gonna make it more lively." Sighing to myself, "Yeah, Dodge Junction is so boring. Causing a little mayhem will do this town some good... I think." I started making my way towards town. I was alone as I had sent Fredrick to Ponyville to keep the element bearers busy. It wouldn't do to have them show up and end my fun early. No, the fun has only just begun. I will be going to Ponyville when I'm done here though. 'I wonder how Fredrick is doing over there.' In Ponyville... Ponies ran around screaming as different kinds of trees and plant life attacked them. Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie were trying to stop the mutated plants and trees. All of them were in their Nightmare Night costumes. "How did this happen!?" Twilight cried out. "Ah don't know! " Applejack yells back. "Ah went to the farm to get somethin for Applebloom and 'er friends and the next thing ah know mah trees are coming tah life!" She ducked as one of her trees threw an apple at her, it missed, flying over her head. "Who'd ah thought mah apple trees would turn gainst me." Twilight spent most of the fight catching apples and other fruits and vegetables that were being thrown to preserve them. The others weren't fairing to well. Pinkie's party cannon, while strong, didn't do much damage to the trees; Rarity could only distract them; Fluttershy's stare just didn't work on them, and her animals could only help so much; Applejack was trying to tie them up with her lasso with only minimal success; and Rainbow Dash could only do so much without damaging Applejack's trees. Speaking of Rainbow Dash, she was currently charging at an apple tree; she slammed her hooves into its trunk, nearly ripping the tree in half. "Hey! Be careful with mah trees Rainbow!" Rainbow Dash had the nerve to look sheepish, yelling back, "Sorry Aj, I'll be careful from now on, but those trees are a lot stronger than they used to be." Applejack sighed, "Look, just try not tah damage them too much ok?" Rainbow Dash gave her a nod while saluting, then shot off at another tree. Back in Dodge junction... I had already made my introduction to the ponies of this town; and like how I wanted, they reacted with fear rather than violence. "Mwahahahahah! Yes, fear me my little ponies!" I yell in glee while chasing them. "Soon you will all be my loyal subjects wether you want to be or not." This time, since the ponies of this town were not attempting to retaliate, I was able to actually show my creativity; I turned their fruits and vegetables into spiders and other creepy-crawlies; i spawned smoke formed monsters to chase them. Eventually all the ponies had ran away and hid themselves from me... or so I thought. Just as I was about to leave this town, I feel a tug on my tail. Turning my head, looking over my shoulder to find out what foolish little pony wanted to play with me. When I saw who it was, my joy faded a little. "Um, ex-excuse me." The pony now revealed to be Smooth Shot tries to gain my attention. 'Ugh! It's him.' "Yes? What is it young colt?" I question, acting like I didn't already know who he was. "Um, well... I think um..." he stammered, trying to form his sentence. "Out with it colt! I have important things to do and places to be." That seemed to snap him out of it. "Well I just wanted to say that... I think you're beautiful and..." My face drops, already having an idea of what he was going to say. No! I was almost certain of it. "I was wondering if a fine mare like yourself would be willing to teach a young colt like myself what its like to breed a real mare." And there it is. I just stared at him, not even remotely surprised that he would request such a thing from a mare. And not just any mare, but from the Nightmare Moon herself! "I'm willing to do anything you demand of me, what do you say?" He asks, wiggling his eyebrows at me. I just stare at him for a full minute; he stared back with a cute little smile which would melt just about any mares heart; but unfortunately for him, I already knew his game. Finally moving, I wrap him in my magic, lifting him up and towards my face, close enough that our noses were touching. "You want to breed me?" I ask him in a low tone. I should have expected this. I really should have. His answer to my question was to immediately lock lips with me, catching me completely off guard. By the time I regained my bearings and pulled him away from me with my magic, he had already shoved his tongue in my mouth and had gotten a few seconds of swirling his tongue with mine. I gave him a death glare, and he had the nerve to smile at me. "Wow, that was incredible! Do you think so too?" His smile never faltering. I just glared at him for a little longer, then I turned him around so that his rear was now facing me, still at eye-level. "Um, what are you doing?" The colt asks. Ignoring him, I lift his tail. "Uh, not that I mind, but is this a fetish of yours?" That did it. I poofed a paddle into existence, holding it in my magic; Smooth Shot couldn't see this as I was using my magic to keep him from turning his head. I wanted to get a genuine reaction out of him. I raised the paddle, pausing for a moment, then I swung it firmly; the colt yelped when he felt the paddle connect with his rump. "Wh-what are you..." he didn't get to finish his sentence. I started swatting his rump, only pausing inbetween each swat to ensure that the stinging had time to actually set in. He yelped with each swat that I gave him, all of which were only at a fraction of how hard I could actually hit with my magic. I wanted the last hit to be the one that he would remember. I swatted him for a few minutes before finally stopping. The colt wasn't crying, he seemed to be more shocked from the ordeal than anything else. I waited a few moments, until I was sure that he was aware again; I lifted the colt's rump up a little, just enough that it was above his head, like he was presenting his rear to me... And I swung the paddle, this time not holding back any of my power; the paddle slammed into his sack, sinking into the orbs inside with a loud thwack. The colt wriggled and writhed for a minute before going limp, his mouth open in disbelief, an expression that I found amusing. I tossed him to the ground where he curled up, I just watched him for a short while with a satisfied smirk on my face. 'Oh, I've been wanting to put him in his place for so long now, that was really enjoyable!' I thought to myself with glee. "Now... time to head to Ponyville." At Ponyville... Braeburn stepped off the train and rushed into town to look for his cousin and her friends; he found them at the town square doing crowd control. They were trying to keep the other ponies calm and into a safe place. Spotting his cousin, Braeburn yells, "Applejack!" The mare turns in the direction that the voice had called her from, doing at double take at seeing who it was. "Braeburn? What in tarnation are ya doin here?" She asks in confusion. "Appleloosa got attacked by a alicorn mare calling herself Nightmare Moon." Looking at all the frightened ponies and destruction, he asks, "What happened here? Were you attacked by her too?" "Nightmare Moon? No, we're being attacked by plants and trees, though we've already dealt with the plants. It's the trees that are the real problem." Braeburn gave her an odd look. "You're joking right?" Applejack sighs, responding, "Ah wish that ah were, but this is really happening." "We need to contact Princess Celestia." Braeburn shouts. Before Applejack could respond in the affirmative, a voice interrupts them. "No need!" Princess Luna lands on the ground flanked by a few members of her personal guard. "We have already informed our sister." "Whew! Well that's a relief, I'm plumb tuckered out." "Do not relax just yet, it seems that another town, Dodge Junction was also attacked at around the same time as Ponyville." Twilight, having heard that last part, says, "But that would mean." Luna nods her head. "Aye. We believe that this is the work of not one, but two individuals, and possibly more." "So what are we going to do?" Luna responds, "The only thing we can do is hold out, and hope that Celestia is able to find and apprehend the culprits."
New worldI woke up to a really sweet scent, it's not unpleasant, the opposite actually. I wanted to continue sleeping but the scent was very distracting. After a few minutes of trying to fall back to sleep I gave up. Sighing I give in, pushing myself up and stretching a bit before rising to a sitting position. While doing so I had noticed that my body felt a little off. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes I realized something. My hand was firmer than I remembered and I also couldn't feel my fingers. In fact I couldn't feel my toes either. More aware now, I opened my eyes and figured out why this was. My hands and feet had somehow turned into hooves. I was surprised at first obviously, I mean who wouldn't be. But then I got a little curious. Did the rest of my body change as well? Looking down at myself I got my answer. What i saw wasn't the human body that I would wake up to everyday. No, it was the body of a pony that now greeted me. After my initial shock wore off at finding out I was now a pony, I decided to see where I was. Was I still in my world or was I in Equestria? Because it really did matter after all. So I took a look around. What I saw a bunch of trees below me. Did I mention I'm on a cloud? And not just any kind of cloud, it was a pink cotton candy cloud. Now where have I seen that I wonder. So I guess Discord must be near, which can either be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what point in time this is. I'm also pretty sure that means I'm in equestria. Looking at my surrounding some more, I see what appears to be a town far off in the distance. A very chaotic looking town I might add what with all the floating houses and pink clouds in the sky above it. If I had to make a guess I'd say that's Ponyville. 'Now how do I get down from this cloud without killing myself in the process?' My train of thought was interrupted by the sound of an explosion and then rainbow lights which seemed to originate from the town I had seen. Rainbow lights that were headed in my direction at this very moment. Bracing myself i jumped out of panic right as the rainbow hit, dissipating the cloud I had been on. I wasn't affected in the slightest by it, only feeling a funny tingle as it passed through me. Looking around it seemed everything had changed back to normal which meant Discord was defeated already. It was then that I realized I was still in the sky. "Shouldn't I have fallen already?" I say aloud, startling myself when a soft, childlike comes out instead of the somewhat deep, low voice that I was used to. "Am I a girl?" Before I could get an answer to that I remember that I was still in the sky. Looking at myself and then the ground beneath me I realized that I was floating. "I can fly." Now distracted from my new voice. Getting a thoughtful look, I imagined going forward, and it happened. I imagined going backwards, and it happened. Then side to side, it happened. Rather thrilled with this new information I slowly made my way to the ground. "So I have magic," I say after landing. Looking around where I landed I appeared to be in a small clearing, which is good because I'm still curious about my voice and what that means for me. Luckily the were trees all around me, wouldn't want anyone to witness this after all. Making sure that I was truly alone I sat dow and started my new body over starting with the obvious spot first. Spreading my hind legs I take a good look at my crotch. "Well that confirms it, I'm a girl." Bringing my hoof to my chin, "I guess the correct term would be filly now that I think about it." Checking over the rest of my body and I will admit I spent a far longer amount of time checking my butt than i did any other part of my new body. My coat was a tan cream color while my mane and tail were a dark caramel. My mane was a little spiky and wasn't very long, only just reaching a little past my chin but not touching my shoulders; my tail being the same way though a little longer. I don't know what color my eyes are as I don't have anything to see my reflection in. Also I feel really small as even while sitting my head isn't very far from the ground. So I guess I really am a little filly. Which I'm not mad about by the way; I've always wanted a second chance at youth, and being a filly is just the icing on the cake. After I was done checking I floated in the air again, this time only two feet off the ground and slowly making my way through the trees, heading in the direction of the town I had spotted earlier. When I arrived I learned that it was in fact Ponyville if the six colorful ponies that I would recognize anywhere were any indication. The six of them were currently standing before what I could only assume was the recently petrified Discord. 'At least now I know when I am.' I watched them as they conversed with each other, 'probably already planning a celebration for their victory.' I spent some time watching them, trying to decide wether or not it was a good idea to approach them. Because if I'm what I think I am then I don't believe that they would take too kindly to me especially after they just defeated Discord. I mean an earth pony with magic, ( did I mention I was an earth pony)? They would probably think that I work for Discord or that I was a pony that hadn't been cured of his corruption and blast me with their elements without a second thought. So no, I'm not going to do that just yet. With my mind made up I started to leave, which turned out to be a good thing since the royal guards were starting to show up. Here to take Discord back to the palace. And with that I headed away from Ponyville to start my new life. This was the beginning of my adventure.
Learning the basicsI traveled for a while, flying at a moderate speed. And when I was a comfortable enough a distance from Ponyville I decided to stop. "This should be far enough for now," I muttered to myself. Lowering myself back to the ground I took a good look at my surroundings. I had stopped near a stream; there were some mountains off in the distance as well. Earlier that day... When I left Ponyville I was faced with a difficult situation. The Everfree forest to be exact. I had come across it on my way out, and while I don't consider myself a coward I'm also not stupid. As cool as it would be to explore, the Everfree was just not something that I wanted to get involved with right now. Especially since I had just gotten here; I didn't know how to do anything with my magic other than floating. Going in there as I am now would be suicide. So I will not be exploring the Everfree forest. Not yet at least. I had decided that it would be better if I just went around the forest. With my mind made up I started my trek. There weren't very many obstacles in my path, at least none that I couldn't simply fly over, so my journey was pretty smooth. Had I not been able to fly I could only imagine how much harder traveling on hoof would be. Present... It had taken me around two or three hours to get this far at the speed I had been going. And now here I was setting up my camp. I chose this spot due to its close proximity to a stream; not to mention the nice view of mountains that were off in the distance. It was starting to get late if the position of the sun was any indication. It would be dark soon so I went out and gathered what I needed to build a campfire. Soon the sun began to set and the moon was rising in the sky, covering the land in a thick blanket of darkness. Aside from the moon and stars the only other light came from my campfire. Building it had been pretty easy but lighting the fire had taken me a while due to the fact that I had no experience with using hooves. It was nearly pitch black when I finally did it. I decided that I would start making plans the next day. So I curled up and drifted off to sleep, only waking up waking up when the fire would start dying and adding more sticks to keep it going. ... I woke up early the next morning which was very surprising as I was never much of an early riser before this. I was feeling refreshed and hungry. VERY hungry. It was only now that I realized, I hadn't eaten anything during the entire time I've been in this world. I guess I have been pretty distracted by all this, so much so that eating had not even crossed my mind. So I headed towards the Everfree, stopping at the very edge searching for some straight branches. I had kept my distance as I circled the forest the day before, glancing at it every few minutes looking for any signs of movement. Didn't want one of its inhabitants to sneak up and get the drop on me after all. When I gathered enough branches I quickly headed back towards my camp; once there I got to work on sharpening one end on each of the branches using the sharp edge of a stone I had found. Since I already had some practice using my hooves from the day before it didn't take too long to finish. Picking up half of the now sharpened branches I trotted over to the stream. I noted that there were a few rocks in the stream. After finding the largest one I put one of the branches in my mouth, leaving the rest on the ground an jumped towards the rock, nearly slipping when I landed. The water wasn't moving very fast so I was able to quickly find what I was looking for; groups of fish were passing by in the direction that the stream was going. I waited for a few minutes as not to disturb the fish, just watching them as they went by until a closely-clustered group swam by. Taking the branch I had into my hooves I thrust the sharp end into the water aiming at the group of fish. And missed. Huffing in annoyance, I waited a few minutes before trying again. This went on for a while, I even had to change out my branch a few times when they broke. But in the end I was successful in catching a handful of fish. They weren't very big but I had caught more than enough for lunch. Glancing up at the sky to where the sun was, it was already noon, so I headed back to my camp. It didn't take me nearly as long to light the campfire this time. Grabbing the branches I had left at my camp, I place the fish on one ent of each by inserting it into their mouths. When I was done I placed them over the fire to cook, turning them every few minutes. After the were done I started eating. And while I was eating I was coming up with ideas on how I was going to go about practicing my magic. By the time I finished eating I had already come up with a list of mental exercises that I could do to help me focus my magic. I was no stranger to magic theory; I had spent many hours a day for many weeks at a time studying magical theory. I had read other people's theories and even made a few of my own, and now that I have magic I can finally put them to use. Once my food went down I made my way back to the stream, finding a clear, dry spot on the ground and took a sitting position much like how a dog would. And when I was comfortable I closed my eyes, breathing in and out steadily until my mind was clear of all thoughts. I've always found that meditation allows me to focus much easier when I'm studying or doing something important. I meditated for about twenty minutes before I felt I was focused enough. Standing back up I proceeded to test my abilities starting with what I already new how to do. I visualized myself floating and soon after felt my hooves leave the ground. I practiced flying and even rotating in all the directions for a few minutes, then went on to other things. I spent the rest of the day figuring out some of my other abilities and growing used to them.
Back to civilizationIt has now been a week that I have been in Equestria. And oh what a glorious week it has been. You see, I verified that I did indeed have chaos magic; the cotton candy cloud I spawned in the other day was a dead giveaway. It was really fun to ride, though it wasn't very practical for travel at the moment what with how slow it moves. I'll be correcting that soon. After that it didn't take long before I was spawning other things. I started off with food related stuff first. Best. Day. Ever. Though I noted that what I could magic up was limited to my own personal experiences and creativity. Well... that and the fact that the amount of magic I had itself seemed to be limited as well; though I could tell that my magic reserves were increasing slowly but surely. I would find myself drained within two or three hours of practicing my magic; less time if I did anything larger which was more magic consuming. Other things that I have learned to do over the past week; I can teleport short distances which leaves some kind of vapor in the spot that I teleport from (I found out it's soda); I can create different colored bubble shields, each of which taste like hard fruit candy. Im currently working on shapeshifting, though I can only do small segmental transformations like turning all my teeth into fangs, of which I noticed that when I turned them back I had sharp canines that stayed. They look really cool and add to my overall cuteness. I am also much faster at flying now as well as being able to use my hooves much easier. I've spent quite a bit of time practicing with them. I discovered pretty early on that I could still eat meat, which by the way I am very happy about. Also I was able to get a better look at myself after spawning a large mirror. I really am cute, I spent a pretty long while just looking at my reflection and gushing over how my ears would twitch and move with every sound. But what really got me were my eyes. They were golden with small, red-slitted pupils. Remind you of anyone? They just added to my cuteness. I had yet to get my cutie mark; my rump being completely bare of any image or symbol. But then again that's to be expected, after all I have only been in this world for a week. I'll get my butt tattoo eventually. And I finally came up with a name for myself. While eating a root beer float it occurred to me that I needed a new name as I couldn't exactly use my old one. Half an hour later I had decided on FizzleFloat. The name was inspired by the root beer float that I was eating. ... I woke up from my slumber, yawning while I stretched. After I had some practice with spawning everyday objects, one of the first things I did was make a small, comfy bed for myself; I couldn't really do anything bigger than that yet though. And let me tell you sleeping naked is really weird at first (And it still is)... and a little kinky too. It was quite an experience. I had taken to sleeping on my belly as it was much easier to do than sleeping on my back. Believe me i tried sleeping on my back; my tail dock kept getting pressed in uncomfotable angles whenever I moved. Now fully awake I prepared myself for the day; i planned to finally go into the Everfree. I feel that I have a good enough of a grasp on my magic that I won't die immediately upon entering. Once I finished my breakfast of eggs, bacon (real bacon) and milk I headed off into the forest, intending to gather first-hoof information on its inhabitants, plant life and any relics and artifacts. The first hour or two of my trip into the forest was pretty uneventful. I was looking at all the plant life I came across, taking samples from them with my magic, making sure not to touch them directly to avoid any effect, wether it be natural or magical, that they might have. I was taking them to study thoroughly at a later date. It was a while before I came across one of the Everfree inhabitants; a timberwolf. I watched it for a while, utterly fascinated by its appearance; the timberwolf hadn't noticed me yet, at least not until I started scanning it with my magic. When it felt my magic probing its body the wolf head snapped towards my direction, startling me which caused my magic to lose its connection to it. We stared at each other for a few moments; I was confident I could take on this creature. It snarled at me... And now I'm slightly less confident. But that wasn't enough to scare me off. I braced myself, ready to fight. Three more timberwolves emerged from the trees and stood next to the first; all three of them snarling at me as well. I bolted away, the pack of timberwolves howled and gave chase. I sped through the forest, flying around trees and over logs and other obstacles, attempting to get away. Occasionally I would blast magic at them, throwing random objects to slow them down. Most of which missed due to my panic, not to mention being distracted with dodging trees, trying not to crash. And whenever I did manage to hit one of them they just shrugged it off. "Come on... ," I whined. "Just give up already." But they continued chasing me, little by little they closed the gap between us. Eventually I reached a point where there was a small clearing and came up with an idea. Looking back to see where they were, i focused my magic, waiting for just the right moment. When the timberwolves stepped into the clearing I pulled up going higher in the air before spinning around and shouting, "take this you overgrown... uh, whatever you guys are!" I threw a ball of condensed chaos magic which turned into dozens of giant jaw breakers when it hit the ground in front of them. They bounced for a moment before rolling across the ground; the timberwolves were unable to react fast enough to avoid them and slipped as the jaw breakers rolled under their paws, sending them to the ground with a loud crash. Wether they broke apart or not I did not know; I didn't stay long enough to find out, simply putting all my effort into getting out of the forest. I had my fill of danger for today. When I reached camp I put the plants I collected into individual containers that I poofed into existence. Then I made a small cotton candy fort and hid inside of it, enclosing my camp in a bubble shield. "I'll just study the plants I found later." I stayed like that for the rest of the day and the entire next day after as well, hoping that the timberwolves would not find me. A few days later... I eventually got the courage to come out from my hiding place. The next few days I spent studying the plants I had collected from the Everfree; and by studying I mean that i stared at the plants for a few hours before realizing I had no idea how to go about doing that. I decided that the only thing I could do until I acquired a book on Equestrian plants was to experiment on them with chaos magic and see what the outcome was. I did this for a few days, writing down the results in a notebook. Each plant reacted differently to my magic; the smallest reaction being plants that could walk around on their own, I even made a few of them dance; the largest reaction, well... let's just say that getting chased around by a giant, mutant fly trap is really terrifying, I had put a little too much magic into it and it took me over an hour before I was able to put it down. I stayed for a few more days at my camp, then I packed up and continued traveling. I was still following the edge of the Everfree forest. I had grown fond of my camp during these first few weeks, I was reluctant to go. But I know that I had to leave; I couldn't stay in this area forever. I'll have to come back here sometime. I took my time while traveling, sometimes flying, other times going on hoof. Didn't want to become lazy from relying on my magic for everything after all. Within a few days I spotted a town off in the distance. And that is where I was headed. I'll try to find a library when I get there; it will do me well to study up on the world I was now living in and the potential dangers I might face. When I reached the town I didn't go in right away; I decided I would scope it out first to see what I was up against. Using my hooves like binoculars (one of the few things that I had discovered I could do) I peered at the town. It was a very simple looking town, nothing really stood out. There were mostly earth ponies, only a few Pegasi and unicorns scattered here and there though I doubt they live here. And after spending a day watching the ponies and how they interacted with eachother I felt like I had learned enough of their mannerisms so as not to bring any unwanted attention to myself. The next day I entered into town; I was wearing a saddlebag I had created; one that I felt was suited for a filly of my age. I decorated it with stickers, glitter and even a few of those hook on charms. I had a lot of fun putting it together, so much so in fact that I almost forgot what I was making it for. Another thing I almost forgot about... my eyes; I couldn't go into town with them looking the way they did. So a few minutes of adjusting them in front of a mirror and I now had some pretty gold eyes with normal pupils. Now I was ready to go into town. The town turned out to be Dodge Junction; it wasn't my first choice. On the way here I had to pass by the Ghastly Gourge which was an amazing sight; I had been following the train tracks (which I shall mention I only just realized that they were there while I was at my camp; don't know how that slipped by me), obviously keeping my distance from them due to it being very likely that a train would go by. I didn't want some good Samaritan pony to get it into their head that I'm a lost little filly in need of saving. No, I want to avoid any situations like that. After that I past by a town that seemed to still be in the construction process. Some of the buildings were finished but most were still being built by ponies. Most of the ponies were wearing stetson or some other kind of headwear; there were even some apple trees scattered about which I found a little weird due to the kind of land that the town was situated on. The ground was dry and dusty; not a very practical place to grow crops on. But, you know... cartoon logic. The town had a wild west kind of vibe to it. Now back to Dodge Junction. The first day I merely spent my time by familiarizing myself with the town, jotting down any building that caught my interest so I could come back to it later. I never lingered in single area for too long, there were already the occasional glance in my direction. No doubt due to the fact that this was a small town, the kind where most of the ponies knew each other. Add to it the fact that I'm alone with no adult, I must stand out like a sore hoof. I need to figure out how I'm going to deal with the no-parents situation. It was only a matter of time before somepony approached me.
First interactionsI've been in Dodge Junction for a little while now; I was able to learn quite a bit about Equestria, specifically its big businesses and important locations. This helped me in learning where exact locations in the show were. I read some books on a few different subjects; food, farming, business and culture. But that's really all there was; Dodge didn't have much of a selection when it came to books. There were mostly adults in Dodge Junction it seemed, I had only spotted just a little over a dozen fillies and colts during my stay here. Most of them stuck close with their parents, at least the ones who were physically younger than me, the fillies and colts that were my 'age' were the ones who went around without parental supervision. The ones who were my 'age' hung around each other in small, separate groups. One of the colts in particular, I found to be kind of cute in the handsome, mature kind of way. After actually meeting him when he decided to introduce himself to me and talking with him for a few minutes my opinion of him took a one-eighty. He was a complete sleazebag. He was good looking I admit but he was overconfident and had a lecherous personality. The colt made no effort to hide how he viewed fillies, that being that they were good for nothing more than being a quick lay. Speaking of said colt, here he comes now with that annoying smug smirk on his face. "Hey there again cutie, looking good as usual." Keeping myself from growling, i respond, "hello Smooth Shot." 'Smooth Shot, seriously... that is one of the laziest and wishful attempts at a name that i have ever heard.' After a few moments of waiting for him to continue and hearing nothing I huffed, asking, "what do you want?" This just caused his smirk to grow. Man I wanted to smack my hoof upside his head already. "Oh, I just noticed you don't seem to be doing anything right now... " I just raised one of my eyebrows, momentarily thinking to myself, 'do ponies have eyebrows?' Something to look into later. I wondered where he was going with this but already had a pretty good idea of what it might be. "I was wondering if you wanted to go with me somewhere, you know somewhere private where we can be alone, just the two of us." I couldn't help but think that there was more to this than him just simply wanting to hang out with me; whatever it was I probably wouldn't like it. "I know a very nice secluded spot that's a little over a mile from town; how about we go there and have a roll in the hay." 'And there it is.' "Nopony ever goes there, so it's not likely that we will be caught," he continues, "come on, what do ya say?" I will admit that I was a little tempted , being curious of how doing that as a pony and as a female would be like. But as I said earlier, I don't like this colt's personality and because of that I won't be taking his offer. So I respond, "No, i have things to do... and in case you've forgotten we only just met like two days ago." "But you are interested, right?" I fought the urge to roll my eyes. "What exactly makes you think that?" I continue in exasperation, "Even if I was interested in THAT, it would have to be after we got to know each other better," then stating firmly, "but until then the answer is no." I leaned away from him a little as he trotted up to stand side by side with me, close enough that our sides were almost touching. "Then why don't we get to know each other better right now," he whispers to me, bumping his hip against mine and nuzzling my ear, causing me to shudder. I hopped away from him quickly when he tried to wrap his arm around my shoulders. "U-uh, maybe some other time..." i say quickly, and then in a lower voice I whisper, "or never." From the glint in his eyes I could tell that he found my reaction amusing. "Yes, of course, some other time, but let's not wait to long though." Turning and trotting away from me, the colt left. Probably to go find some other filly naive enough to fall for his charms. Watching him leave I shook my head. 'That colt is way too confident.' ... It hadn't taken me very long to find a place to stay. I had been practicing shapeshifting and could now take a few simple forms which included that of an adult mare; that adult form allowed me to avoid any unwanted questions about why a little filly was not only by herself but also trying to find a place to stay. They would probably assume that I was a runaway; which while not true, it also wasn't entirely false. You see in all the time I had been in Equestria I had not once tried to find a way back to my world; something I could do in theory, it all really depends on if my chaos magic could reach that far. I honestly don't see why I would want to go back, there's really nothing nothing for me back there; no attachments I mean. My life before coming to this world wasn't going anywhere and my family wasn't very helpful either; I didn't have a job or a car, and I lived with my parent still; I had no close friends, the friends that I did have I rarely saw or even spoke to. The only things I valued were my writing, drawing/art, and martial arts skills of which I had nearly a decade worth of experience in. I had decided on becoming a book writer and possibly doing comic books too once I perfected my art skills; this was something my family didn't really think was a good idea. While they thought writing books was impressive, they didn't believe I could make much money doing that, so they would tell me that I needed to get a real job so that I could make real money. Because working a job just for the money was apparently more important than doing something because it's your passion. But screw them, because not only have I traveled to a different world but I also have chaos magic now. Which is more than any of them could ever hope to achieve. Now enough of that, there's more important things to to go over. Like the new abilities that I've been working on. Like I said earlier, I had worked on my shapeshifting or transformation ability, whatever you prefer to call it by. Being able to change my form, I found, was incredibly beneficial. I could turn into a mare or even just change my form to look like a different filly. I had not found much use for the filly forms, but turning myself into an adult mare made it easier for me to acquire knowledge. Nopony questions an adult... most of the time. For example I found a place for myself to stay; I just spun a tale to an older mare that I was a single mother on the run from an abusive family, and that we were just trying to get by in the world. And she just ate it up. As for my other abilities, I have actually gotten the hang of my chaos magic. It was nowhere near Discord's level, but I could do what he can just on a smaller scale. I figured out why my magic was so weak instead of being strong and uncontrollable like most would expect; after focussing on my internal magic reserves I discovered what the reason was. I actually did have a large amount of chaos magic, most of it was just sealed off, though I could tell that there was a small amount of it trickling continuously at a slow pace into the portion that I could use and causing it to grow gradually. What I found interesting is that I had a second magic reserve, this one being much smaller than the other; I could only assume that it was my earth pony magic. I was causing small amounts of chaos so as not to attract attention to it, also small amounts was all that I could do at the moment unfortunately. Now as I mentioned, I am currently staying with an older mare in one of her spare rooms under the pretense of being on the run with my daughter, which luckily I was able to pull this off by making a temporary clone of my filly self. The downside to doing this was that my magic was not at Discord's level, so instead of being able to make a thinking and independent clone, I had to actually split my mind and control both bodies; this meant that I had to be careful so that I responded to ponies without getting mixed up on which form of mine they were speaking to. It is incredibly tiring and really weird to do. The older mare's name was Cream Spill. I almost snorted when she told me her name, it just sounded really naughty to me and I even wondered if that was her special talent. It turns out her special talent has to do with desserts, which was my second guess; she owned a dessert shop and was even in charge of dessert making in the different events that were held in this town. The name I had came up with for my mare form or mother form as I'm now calling it is FizzleStick. Don't judge me on my creative naming skills, I was introducing myself to Cream Spill and realized that I didnt have a name for that form and I had to think one up on the spot. She didn't question it as apparently parents giving their foals similar names to their own is actually very common. Cream Spill gave me a part time job in her shop after she noticed my cutie mark, which was a see-through cup of soda with some fizzle at the top and a little red spoon next to it; when she asked about it I told her that my special talent was making soda flavored ice-cream treats. This got me on her good side as she was excited about there being another pony with a similar talent to her own in town since until now she was the only one. The day after that she asked me for a demonstration of my special talent. I knew she was going to do that so I had prepared the previous night by poofing into existence a small set of equipment that I would use for the demonstration; when asked about where I got the equipment I merely told her that I picked it up at the train station, which she seemed to by that story. She was impressed with my demonstration, and I will admit that I was in fact using my chaos magic to help me. But she doesn't need to know that. So now I work at a dessert shop making soda flavored treats; the upside is that I'm making some bits.
Trick or treatAn unspecified amount of time later... I am so exited. In a few days the pony equivalent of my favorite celebration, Halloween would be here... Nightmare Night. Yes, Nightmare Night, the day of monsters and creepiness, and especially a time for mischief. Oh, I had been preparing for this event; in fact I had quite the performance planned for during the days leading up to it. And what a plan it is. Now I admit that this is probably a very risky thing to be doing so early on, but I can't help it; this is going to be my first Nightmare Night in equestria and I want it to be special. And as to how it is risky, well, let's just say that what I'm going to do might put me on the current princesses radar. Yes, this plan is incredibly risky and possibly insane. But also incredibly and insanely fun. Today will be the first day of my performance; I had made a paper dummy in the form of Discord, of course there were a few flaws in its design but give me a break, I had to make it from memory so it's not exactly perfect. But it's perfect enough, especially since I'll be using my magic to make it look like the real deal, so any mistakes I made would be smoothed over and overlooked. Turning my body into mist, I entered into the paper Discord which would be my puppet. My misty form filled the inside of the dummy of which I had left hollow, allowing me to easily shape my form to his; then my magic seeped out, wrapping around my paper creation, slowly giving it a more solid and lifelike skin. My misty form on the inside became firmer as well allowing me to control the puppets body. Opening my eyes I overlooked my new form. "Well this is a splendid work of art," i said, stretching a little to test out its durability. "I must say I have really outdone myself." I felt as if there there was something wrong, something missing, and then I realized that it was my voice. I still sounded like myself, nothing like Discord. "Heh heh, I almost forgot to change my voice," I say, laughing to myself, "going around as Discord with a girly voice would have been amusing." After regaining my composure, I continue, "But of course such a small problem can easily be fixed." Waving my now glowing claw to my throat. "Just a little bit of magic," my voice changes to sound more like Discord's, "And, voilà! Problem solved." Floating into the air, I needed to keep up an appearance after all, I teleported away. ... I teleported to a few random locations, outside of any towns of course; I wanted to terrorize a few traveling ponies not have townsponies call the guard on me or worse the princesses themselves. You may wonder why I didn't include the mane six, well you see, I'm not exactly worried about them using the elements on me since I'm pretty sure I can teleport away from them faster than they could activate them. Discord only failed because he misjudged the strength of their friendship; I on the other hoof am not so quick to disregard such danger. I finally found a lone pony pulling a small cart, an earth pony stallion. I watched him, giggling as I decided what I was going to do to him; breathing in and then exhaling, regaining my composure, I took up my Discord role again. I knew exactly what I was going to do. The stallion's journey had been a dull one; he was traveling to a different town in order to advertise some of his small businesses products. You know, small businesspony trying to move up in the world. But that's not important; you see, while his journey had been dull, for the past few minutes he had felt as if something was following him. Occasionally he would see a figure move out the corner of his eyes, but he just assumed that his eyes were playing tricks on him. It was almost Nightmare Night after all. 'It's just early jitters is all. ' he tried to reason with himself. That was until he heard a low chuckle which seemed to resonate from all around him. "Wh-who's there!" He could not see who was stalking him, only hearing the the whoosh of air as the creature moved around him. The stallion soon tried to flee only to dig his hooves into the ground, forcing himself to stop as an enormous serpentine creature appeared suddenly in front of him. "Ah HAHAHA! Oh, you should have seen the look on your face... priceless!" The creature laughed some more, wiping a non-existent tear from his eye. "Who are you?" The stallion questioned the creature while trying not to panic. Chuckling again the creature responded, "well if you must know, I am Discord the spirit of chaos and disharmony." The now named Discord finished his introduction with an explosion of confetti and party sound makers, and bowing in a way one might do in a play. Standing upright again Discord started walking towards the stallion. "And just what might be your name, fine stallion?" The stallion couldn't understand why this creature wanted to know his name, but it obviously couldn't be good. "I'm not telling you anything monster!" The stallion yelled while backing away from him quickly, but was unable to get very far as he bumped into a brick wall that hadn't been there before. "Monster? How can you say something like that?" 'Discord' says with mock hurt. "And here I thought that we were going to be best friends!" He started cackling like an insane pony soon after saying that. Regaining his composure, Discord continued, "A pity that is, I would have loved to know the name of the pony who I'm going to terrorize." Hearing that caused the stallion to break out into a cold sweat. 'What could this creature possibly want to do to me?' As if the creature read his mind, it answers, "Well, as you know it is close to Nightmare Night, and I decided that I wantes to play a little game with you." "What k-kind of game?" Inspecting his talons, Discord replied, "Oh, nothing much, just a little game of cat and mouse, where I'm the cat and you're the mouse." The stallion did not like the sound of that. "It's a simple game really," Discord says while dressed like a professor, acting as if he was teaching a class, "your objective is to outrun me, if you succeed in making it out of my range you get to go on your merry way." Discord then makes eye-contact with the stallion with a feral look on his face, "But if I catch you, well... You know what the cat does to the mouse." The stallion could only stare in horror at him. "And as a show of good sport, I'll give you a head start; but just so you know, there's no guarantee that I'll count correctly, so..." As Discord started counting down, the stallion finally snapped out of it and fled; not long after roots started popping out of the ground, trying to hit or wrap around his limbs. This went on for a while, the stallion was breathing hard from having to dodge so many roots and had some scratches on his body from the few that had been able to successfully strike him. Obviously I was purposely missing as wasn't actually trying to hurt him; I did not care about winning, the only thing I wanted was to scare him. That and slowly start some rumors about a potentially escaped Discord. I kept this up for a while, just until I saw a town off in the distance. Once I did I pulled back, making the roots disappear, the ground now looking as if nothing had disturbed it. I watched as the stallion galloped towards town, where he would tell them of his experience. "Ah HAHAHA, that was really fun!" "And now it's time to find my next victim of the night." I say before teleporting to a new location.
Trick or treat (continued)"Ah HAHHAHAHAH! That was hilarious!" I laughed as a unicorn mare galloped away. "Haha, she even pissed herself, ahahaha." This was the third day that I had been doing this; over two dozen ponies I have scared and possibly scarred for life, and this last one being the best reaction that I have gotten so far. But you know what's even better? Two more days until Nightmare Night, and I have something special planned. Something that will probably put me on Celestia's shit list. "Ahhh, another terrifief customer," I state, closing my eyes and raising my talon, ready to snap them, "And now it's time to find another pony to torture." Right as I was about to snap, my talon was blown off, completely ripped to sheds by a magic blast. "HALT!" I simply looked at where my talon used to be, not the slightest bit fazed by what just happened; there was now only a hole on my wrist with a little of my magic seeping out of it. I then turned my head to look in the direction where the blast had come from, where there was a small group of royal guards standing, looking at me with intense gazes. "Well, that's just rude," I state simply, "so Celestia finally noticed me and has sent her guard to stop me, has she?" "By order of Princess Celestia, you are hereby under arrest!" The leader of the group shouts, ignoring my question. "Resisting will result in the use of excessive force!" "And by 'resisting', you mean like this," I say, snapping my lion paw, causing the ground under the two earth pony stallions' hooves to turn into quicksand. Once they sunk down up to their bodies, I hardened the quicksand into cement. I laughed as they tried their hardest to free themselves. "HAHAHAH, too easy!" The two unicorn guards, both of them stallions as well started firing magic blasts at me. "Oh right, there's more of them," I say, while twisting my body in the air, easily dodging their attacks. 'Fast but predictable, I honestly don't see how their considered to be elite.' Snapping my lion paw, pumpkins rain down on them, smashing into their heads and knocking them unconscious. Landing on the ground and standing upright, I take notiçe of something. 'Odd, did Celestia really only send four of them after me? That can't be right." Looking at them closer, I realize something. 'Two earth ponies and two unicorns, that means there must be two Pegasi as well. But where could they be?' Suddenly two long chains were swung at me, wrapping around me and pinning my limbs to my body. I followed the direction where the other ends of the chains lead, to see two Pegasi, one being a stallion and the other a mare, both holding their respective chains. 'Oh there they are, honestly I should have guessed that they were in the sky, they are Pegasi after all.' Looking down at the chain, I could tell that it was enchanted in some way; possibly meant for restraining monsters if I had to guess. Unfortunately for them, not only does this not work on me on account of this not being my real body, they also have yet to realize that fact. "You have made a grave mistake monster!" ' What is it with ponies calling me monster?' I silently muse to myself. 'Do they consider every species not their own to be monsters or are there exceptions?' "We've got you, there's no escaping now." The mare shouts at me. "Oh really? What if I do this!" I shout, shredding my disguise and turning back to my misty form and rotating like a tornado, knocking the Pegasi away and wrapping them up in their own chains. "Ta-ta now." I say as I fly away, still rotating. ... It had been a few hours since my encounter with Celestia's royal guard; I had been able to change my form back to Discord, this time without the help of a paper dummy. I must say, a few days wearing that disguise really helped in teaching me how to take such a asymmetrical form. Now I was searching for ponies again, ready to continue my little game. But it was short lived. Dodging a magic blast which was aimed at my head, I turned towards my assailant. "This again?" I say to the group of royal guards that I had defeated earlier. "Surely you don't really think you can stop me, especially after that humiliating defeat." I smirked as that seemed to hit a nerve in them; they were incredibly pissed about that. Snorting the earth pony yells, "you're going to pay for everything that you have done!" The two earth pony charged at me with their spears, and the Pegasi flew up wielding their enchanted chains. The unicorns stayed in the the back, no doubt to fire magic blasts from a distance. "To defend against a simple strategy only requires a simple counterstrategy." Snapping my talon, a brick wall appeared in front of the earth ponies; the one in front smashed into It, knocking himself unconscious while the other who was a short distance behind was able to vault over it. Seeing this, I allowed the stallion to charge me. He thrust his spear, believing that he had impaled me, only to gasp in shock as it and himself passed right through me as if I wasn't even there. On the other side, he slipped as his hooves made contact with a wet, sticky substance and slid causing his entire body to be covered in the stuff. And then feathers rained down on him, becoming stuck to his body. The two Pegasi threw their chains at me. ' Do they really expect the same trick to work on me twice?' As I was about snap my talon once again, I was interrupted when two long, tree branch like hands grabbed the chains and pulled them hard, sending the two pegasi crashing into the ground. The stallion was laying on his side while the mare was face down with her rump in the air. Taking out a camera, I snapped some pictures of her, shouting, "Fredrick, is that You? What are you doing here?" A thin tree like creature steps out, his arms having shortened back to their original length. "Oh, I was in the area and saw that you were in trouble, so decided I should help out." "Well thank you for that, though I really didn't need any help." Fredrick was a tree that I had found a short while back that I had thought looked pretty humanoid, and I had wondered if I could bring a tree to life for real, not just manipulate the tree with my magic to give the looks of being alive. Well, a few hours of concentrating on combining my earth pony magic with my chaos magic, and Fredrick was born. "Just trying to show thanks to my creator." Fredrick simply states. "And again, I thank you, now where are those unicorns?" I question. "Already taken care of." Fredrick say, looking proud and pointing at two unicorns laying on the ground. Just then one of them jumps to his hooves firing a large magic blast at us; Fredrick blocks it shouting, "Big mistake buddy!" Extending one of his arms Fredrick punches the unicorn in the face with enough force to send him flying. "Yeah, that'll teach ya." "Bravo, Fredrick, bravo!" I applause, clapping my paw and talon. "Thank you, thank you." He says, taking a bow. Standing up straight, he asks, "So what have you been up to?" "I have been scaring ponies for the past few days,masquerading as Discord, but I have something better planned for Nightmare Night." "Nice, and you know what? I think I'll stick around, knowing you, whatever it is you are planning is definitely going to be interesting." After I revert back to my real form, Fredrick grabs one of my hooves, and we teleport away.
Nightmare NightAuthor's Note WARNING: this chapter contains questionable acts of violence and sexuality(brought up in conversation); read at your own discretion. Nightmare Night Nightmare Night is finally here! Yay! I finally get to reveal my special act; on this night I'm going to masquerade as not just any horror, but the horror of which this night is based on... Nightmare Moon! Yes, Nightmare Moon! It's going to be such a show that if I'm not on Celestia's shit list already, I definitely will be now. And the best part is that I'll be changing my actual form to that of Nightmare Moon, rather than using a puppet. So my body will not only be far more durable, but I'll also have a much greater variety of abilities that I can use now since I don't have to worry about my puppet body exploding from magic overload. Changing into my Nightmare Moon form, I ponder which town I should hit first. 'Decisions, decisions.' I muse to myself. 'Ah, I've got it!' Seeing me look over to him, Fredrick questions, "Have you decided where we're going to go first?" "Indeed I have," I respond, raising a hoof in the air, "Dodge Junction and Appleloosa for starters as they're close enough to Ponyville and Canterlot to get the element bearers' and Celestia's attention." "A splendid plan, so which are you going to hit first?" Fredrick asks. After a few moments of consideration, I respond, "Appleloosa first, just to get warmed up, and then Dodge Junction." Laughing to myself, "Hahah, I can't wait to finally terrorize the ponies of that dreadful little town." I spread my wings, having decided that I should test out this new body to get used to it. That and I also felt like flying this time, I have been teleporting everywhere lately; I need the exercise. By the time I reached Appleloosa, I was more than ready to begin my spree of terror. Landing just outside the town, I go over what I have planned; I decided to start with my grand entrance first to introduce myself to the ponies of this town. Then terror would rain down on them. I took flight again, momentarily wondering how they could possibly grow any crops with the kind of terrain their town was situated on. 'It must have something to do with magic, it always does.' ... The ponies of Appleloosa went about finishing up the last of their work for the day; since Appleloosa was still pretty new, the townsponies were not planning to make a big celebration out of Nightmare Night. They did however set up a few decorations and even had a small party planned for that night, but that was really all that they were going to do; the town was still pretty new after all. There was still much work that needed to be done. The townsponies looked up, confused as the sky started to darken; up above them dark clouds were forming, blocking out the light from the afternoon sun. Some of the ponies murmured, "Why are there storm clouds all of a sudden?" "Did we have rain scheduled for tonight?" The ponies were so confused that they disregarded rushing indoors to escape the storm. Braeburn was among these townsponies. Staring at the clouds, he asks nopony in particular, "Where are the pegasi? Those clouds couldn't have appeared by themselves could they?" He and the other townsponies quickly ducked for cover as lightning was unleashed from the storm clouds. Once the lightning stopped, Braeburn poked his head out thinking to himself, "That's no ordinary lightning, they struck in such a way as to keep us from entering any buildings." Suddenly chilling laughter rang out, "Mwahahahah! It is good to be back." The townsponies watched as an imposing dark alicorn mare appeared and smiled at them, showing off her deadly looking fangs. As the townsponies wearily came out from their hiding spots, I spoke, "Greetings subjects! It is I Nightmare Moon, and I am here to liberate you all from Celestia's reign." Braeburn being the closest to the alicorn, trotted towards her, just close enough to garner her attention. "Nightmare Moon? I've heard about you from my cousin." Tilting my head at the stallion, I say, "Have you now... thats interesting." Ignoring the shiver that went down his spine from the look that I gave him, Braeburn continued, "Yes I have, and what do you mean by liberate us." Chuckling at him, I reply, "That's good to hear, and by liberate I mean that I'm going to overthrow your precious Princess and take her place as sole ruler of Equestria!" Braeburn's blood froze at that; he had heard about how Nightmare Moon's power rivaled Pricess Celestia's, and could only imagine how horrible it would be if the Princess were to lose. "W-well you wont get the chance!" Braeburn could see a few stallions and mares sneaking up behind the alicorn wielding lassos and other farm tools; all he had to do now was keep the threat distracted. "Oh, I assure you, my little pony," I say mockingly, "I've already taken measures to deal with any unwanted retaliation, even the elements of Harmony." With that Braeburn nodded and the attack group sprang into action; two of them, a mare and a stallion flanked me on either side and threw their lassos in an attempt to restrain me. But their attempt was futile as since I was already aware of them, I simply caught their lassos in my magic. I tugged hard on the stallions lasso, throwing him at one of the building with a resounding crash; the mare I pulled towards me with her lasso, and hog-tied her. "Anypony else want to test their luck against me?" I ask while I discreetly took pictures of the mare's rump and crotch with my invisible camera. After taking pictures of that royal guard mare it kind of became a hobby of mine; the camera i have is really high quality. Then about nine ponies, a mix of mares and stallions, charged me with an assortment of farming tools. I merely smirked, already anticipating the simple method of attack that they would be using; the first pony to close the distance struck at me with a sledgehammer. I casually sidestepped him, smacking him with my wing on the side that he was on and ripping the sledgehammer from him with my magic; I then proceeded to beat down the rest of them, switching between striking with the sledgehammer and striking with my limbs. After a few minutes there were only two left, a mare and a older colt who was half the the size of the other stallions. He really shouldn't have joined in on the fight The mare looked at me wearily while the colt's legs were shaking in fear, before hardening his resolve and charging at me with the intent to end me; I struck him in the face with my tail, sending him flying a short distance away. Seeing this the mare charged as well, but instead of throwing herself at me like the others had, she stood up on her hind legs and taking up a boxing-like stance. I raised an eyebrow at this; it looked incredibly awkward and even a little cute, so much so that I couldn't help but coo at her. "That is so adorable." The mare obviously heard this if the look on her face was any indication and charged at me; I momentarily panicked from the speed that she was now exibiting. She struck at me with her front hooves, expertly throwing out combinations; I got hit a few times, they were really solid blows. I was no stranger to competitive fighting, having studied traditional karate in my world for nearly a decade and having first Dan or first degree black belt depending on your preference; of course this is old school Okinawan karate that I do, not that modern, watered down crap that they teach at mcdojos these days. It was too much of a hassle to dodge her hoof punches, they were far to quick, but they were also predictable. It seemed that this world's version of boxing was simpler than the one back in my world; it probably has to do with pony physiology, but while it was simple that didn't mean that it was any less dangerous. After a few minutes of defending against this mare, I could tell that she was struggling to keep it up; she wouldn't last much longer. You see, I was using a strategy where I'm on the defensive, but am throwing in counter strikes every few steps to give my opponent the belief that I was actually fighting back, while in reality I was merely wearing her down by letting her thinks she has me on the ropes and striking her guard or body to numb her limbs. She didn't realize that she had been played until she noticed that while she was exhausted, I on the other hoof was barely winded. I could have easily dealt with her using my magic, but this was far more entertaining. The mare was done now, she was panting, out of breath and was overall exhausted; I decided that while this was amusing, it was time to wrap this up. She threw another punch, it lacking the speed and power that she had shown earlier, I easily intercepted it with on of my wings. Lifting her arm up, forcing her to stand up straight on her hind legs, I got a little curious, especially with what part of her anatomy was on display; turning until my body was at an angle where my rear was nearly facing her, I took a moment to make sure I was lined up properly and... I shot my hind leg out at her. My back hoof made contact against her crotch with a loud thud, sinking in a little from the force of the impact. The mare screamed in pain. Releasing my hold on her and letting her drop, she curled up with her eyes shut and teeth gritted, her front hooves pressed against her crotch. 'Hey that was pretty fun!' I thought to myself. 'I kinda want to hit a stallion down there too now, just so that I'm not discriminating because of gender. Yeah that makes sense.' I eyed all the stallions, searching for one that I liked, my eyes settled on the young colt that had tried to fight me right before I fought that boxing mare; and he was in the perfect position too. There, only a few meters away lied the colt with his face down in the ground and his rump in the air. His tail was out of the way, and his hind legs were spread enough to give me a wondrous view of his family jewels. His position was just asking for it, and who was I to refuse such an invitation. 'He's so young... so perfect!' Trotting up to him, I measure my distance, coming to the conclusion that with the size difference, not only would this be a difficult execution, but also my enhanced strength would surely send him flying. I hit the mare at full strength, so I'm going to do the same to the colt; it's only fair. Thinking for a moment, I come up with a perfect solution to the problem; flaring my horn, I wrap my magic around his body like restraints. This would ensure that he wouldn't move from this spot no matter how hard I hit him. Satisfied with my work, I turn around, my rear now facing his, and I crouch low to get more on his level so I could line up the shot more accurately. Taking a moment to relish in the anticipation, evening out my breathing, I buck both of my hooves out with all the magically enhanced strength that I could muster, but only extending one of them all the way out. My hoof slams into the colt's sack flattening the little orbs inside, a sickening squelch emanating from his crotch. Upon hearing it I turn back around and started inspecting the colt's genitals. "Well... no foals for you then." I felt a little guilty for a few seconds, then it disappeared just as quickly as a smile formed on my face. "That was quite the experience, but i believe that I've done enough in this town." I decided to leave. I had wanted to scare these ponies, not get into a brawl with them; but I did get to find out where I stood both physically and magically with these ponies. Seeing that I was about to leave, Braeburn, who was terrified by what he had witnessed me do, decided to will himself to try and stop me. He knew that it was futile and possibly suicidal, but he had to do something, lest more ponies get hurt. Taking out a lasso of his own, Braeburn twirled it for a few seconds before tossing it at me; I was facing away from him, and since I wasn't expecting any further retaliation, I was pretty surprised when a lasso appeared over my head and wrapped around my throat tightly. "I've gotcha now!" Braeburn shouts. "You're not going anywhere!" I stare at the lasso that was now around my throat for a moment before turning my gaze to the stallion who thought it a good idea to attempt such a thing. When I saw who it was I internally groaned, 'ugh, it's Braeburn...' weighing my choices I come to a decision, 'I can't hurt him, or I just can't do any irreparable damage to his body that could potentially be detrimental to the timeline.' Smirking, I say to myself, "Doesn't mean that I can't rough him up a little." Braeburn tried to keep his lasso tight to keep me restrained; and I admit he was pretty strong, but not strong enough it seems. I moved around easily despite his efforts. Chuckling at him, I say, "While I admire your bravery, it is a pretty stupid idea to attack a much stronger opponent," looking at him with an icy stare, I say in a cold tone, "especially one who has already destroyed your entire defense." With that I grab the lasso with my front hooves and took flight; I started swinging him around, he yelled as he tried to hold on. Whenever his hooves touched the ground, Braeburn would try to pull me down with him; whenever i did stay on the ground for a few moments Braeburn would charge me; it didn't take me long to figure out that he was trying to tie me up. This went on for a little while. I had smashed the stallion through a few carts, and his resolve was already showing signs of giving out. With one last mighty thrust, Braeburn lost his grip on the lasso; he soared threw the air, crashing into the wreckage of a cart, where he stayed. He tried to get back up, but his body had reached its limit. "Your attempts were in vain, but I commend you for trying." Braeburn just stared at me in fear, unable to speak. Now was the moment. Would this alicorn destroy the rest of his town now? Looking at his expression, I speak with humor, "But I'm done here for now, there are other towns that I must hit." Braeburn watched I disbelief and some relief as I turned away from him. Trotting a few paces, I look over my shoulder at him. "Goodbye for now subject." And with those parting words, I spread my wing and took flight, leaving the townsponies to clean up the mess. Braeburn's relief turned into panic when it dawned on him what I had just said. Getting up quickly he rushed to the train station. He had to get to Ponyville to find his cousin and her friends; they could contact Princess Celestia and stop this before it escalates. ... My hooves touched the ground with a thump when I landed; I was now on the outskirts of Dodge Junction. I took a few minutes to rest, my adrenaline rush having calmed down already, and took the time to go over what had happened in Appleloosa. "Ok... that did not go as I had planned, I think I might have gone a little overboard." Pacing a little, I continue with my fake, serious rant, "They just had to attack me! All I wanted was to have a little fun, but it's they're own fault that they ended up getting hurt." Stopping, I giggled to myself, "I can't believe that I hurt a colt down there, I mean, it was pretty funny but I really did not mean to do that." Giggling to myself some more at the memory, I could not bring myself to feel guilty about it despite knowing that I probably should. "Oh, that poor colt! I hope he wasn't an only foal, because that would really suck." I then looked towards my new target. "Enough of that, there's a town right here that I've been itching to lay waste to." Then muttering in annoyance, "Of course, I'm not actually going to destroy Dodge Junction. I'm just gonna make it more lively." Sighing to myself, "Yeah, Dodge Junction is so boring. Causing a little mayhem will do this town some good... I think." I started making my way towards town. I was alone as I had sent Fredrick to Ponyville to keep the element bearers busy. It wouldn't do to have them show up and end my fun early. No, the fun has only just begun. I will be going to Ponyville when I'm done here though. 'I wonder how Fredrick is doing over there.' In Ponyville... Ponies ran around screaming as different kinds of trees and plant life attacked them. Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie were trying to stop the mutated plants and trees. All of them were in their Nightmare Night costumes. "How did this happen!?" Twilight cried out. "Ah don't know! " Applejack yells back. "Ah went to the farm to get somethin for Applebloom and 'er friends and the next thing ah know mah trees are coming tah life!" She ducked as one of her trees threw an apple at her, it missed, flying over her head. "Who'd ah thought mah apple trees would turn gainst me." Twilight spent most of the fight catching apples and other fruits and vegetables that were being thrown to preserve them. The others weren't fairing to well. Pinkie's party cannon, while strong, didn't do much damage to the trees; Rarity could only distract them; Fluttershy's stare just didn't work on them, and her animals could only help so much; Applejack was trying to tie them up with her lasso with only minimal success; and Rainbow Dash could only do so much without damaging Applejack's trees. Speaking of Rainbow Dash, she was currently charging at an apple tree; she slammed her hooves into its trunk, nearly ripping the tree in half. "Hey! Be careful with mah trees Rainbow!" Rainbow Dash had the nerve to look sheepish, yelling back, "Sorry Aj, I'll be careful from now on, but those trees are a lot stronger than they used to be." Applejack sighed, "Look, just try not tah damage them too much ok?" Rainbow Dash gave her a nod while saluting, then shot off at another tree. Back in Dodge junction... I had already made my introduction to the ponies of this town; and like how I wanted, they reacted with fear rather than violence. "Mwahahahahah! Yes, fear me my little ponies!" I yell in glee while chasing them. "Soon you will all be my loyal subjects wether you want to be or not." This time, since the ponies of this town were not attempting to retaliate, I was able to actually show my creativity; I turned their fruits and vegetables into spiders and other creepy-crawlies; i spawned smoke formed monsters to chase them. Eventually all the ponies had ran away and hid themselves from me... or so I thought. Just as I was about to leave this town, I feel a tug on my tail. Turning my head, looking over my shoulder to find out what foolish little pony wanted to play with me. When I saw who it was, my joy faded a little. "Um, ex-excuse me." The pony now revealed to be Smooth Shot tries to gain my attention. 'Ugh! It's him.' "Yes? What is it young colt?" I question, acting like I didn't already know who he was. "Um, well... I think um..." he stammered, trying to form his sentence. "Out with it colt! I have important things to do and places to be." That seemed to snap him out of it. "Well I just wanted to say that... I think you're beautiful and..." My face drops, already having an idea of what he was going to say. No! I was almost certain of it. "I was wondering if a fine mare like yourself would be willing to teach a young colt like myself what its like to breed a real mare." And there it is. I just stared at him, not even remotely surprised that he would request such a thing from a mare. And not just any mare, but from the Nightmare Moon herself! "I'm willing to do anything you demand of me, what do you say?" He asks, wiggling his eyebrows at me. I just stare at him for a full minute; he stared back with a cute little smile which would melt just about any mares heart; but unfortunately for him, I already knew his game. Finally moving, I wrap him in my magic, lifting him up and towards my face, close enough that our noses were touching. "You want to breed me?" I ask him in a low tone. I should have expected this. I really should have. His answer to my question was to immediately lock lips with me, catching me completely off guard. By the time I regained my bearings and pulled him away from me with my magic, he had already shoved his tongue in my mouth and had gotten a few seconds of swirling his tongue with mine. I gave him a death glare, and he had the nerve to smile at me. "Wow, that was incredible! Do you think so too?" His smile never faltering. I just glared at him for a little longer, then I turned him around so that his rear was now facing me, still at eye-level. "Um, what are you doing?" The colt asks. Ignoring him, I lift his tail. "Uh, not that I mind, but is this a fetish of yours?" That did it. I poofed a paddle into existence, holding it in my magic; Smooth Shot couldn't see this as I was using my magic to keep him from turning his head. I wanted to get a genuine reaction out of him. I raised the paddle, pausing for a moment, then I swung it firmly; the colt yelped when he felt the paddle connect with his rump. "Wh-what are you..." he didn't get to finish his sentence. I started swatting his rump, only pausing inbetween each swat to ensure that the stinging had time to actually set in. He yelped with each swat that I gave him, all of which were only at a fraction of how hard I could actually hit with my magic. I wanted the last hit to be the one that he would remember. I swatted him for a few minutes before finally stopping. The colt wasn't crying, he seemed to be more shocked from the ordeal than anything else. I waited a few moments, until I was sure that he was aware again; I lifted the colt's rump up a little, just enough that it was above his head, like he was presenting his rear to me... And I swung the paddle, this time not holding back any of my power; the paddle slammed into his sack, sinking into the orbs inside with a loud thwack. The colt wriggled and writhed for a minute before going limp, his mouth open in disbelief, an expression that I found amusing. I tossed him to the ground where he curled up, I just watched him for a short while with a satisfied smirk on my face. 'Oh, I've been wanting to put him in his place for so long now, that was really enjoyable!' I thought to myself with glee. "Now... time to head to Ponyville." At Ponyville... Braeburn stepped off the train and rushed into town to look for his cousin and her friends; he found them at the town square doing crowd control. They were trying to keep the other ponies calm and into a safe place. Spotting his cousin, Braeburn yells, "Applejack!" The mare turns in the direction that the voice had called her from, doing at double take at seeing who it was. "Braeburn? What in tarnation are ya doin here?" She asks in confusion. "Appleloosa got attacked by a alicorn mare calling herself Nightmare Moon." Looking at all the frightened ponies and destruction, he asks, "What happened here? Were you attacked by her too?" "Nightmare Moon? No, we're being attacked by plants and trees, though we've already dealt with the plants. It's the trees that are the real problem." Braeburn gave her an odd look. "You're joking right?" Applejack sighs, responding, "Ah wish that ah were, but this is really happening." "We need to contact Princess Celestia." Braeburn shouts. Before Applejack could respond in the affirmative, a voice interrupts them. "No need!" Princess Luna lands on the ground flanked by a few members of her personal guard. "We have already informed our sister." "Whew! Well that's a relief, I'm plumb tuckered out." "Do not relax just yet, it seems that another town, Dodge Junction was also attacked at around the same time as Ponyville." Twilight, having heard that last part, says, "But that would mean." Luna nods her head. "Aye. We believe that this is the work of not one, but two individuals, and possibly more." "So what are we going to do?" Luna responds, "The only thing we can do is hold out, and hope that Celestia is able to find and apprehend the culprits."
