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Chapter Ten: Jeff's Nightmare / Visiting Tempest.

Despite Jeff falling asleep that night due to mental exhaustion, his rest was not going as pleasant.

Jeff finds himself… Running? His head whips back and forth as he sprints through what looks to be a degraded and rusted version of Canterlot. The small cold trickling of what feels like rain is pelting his body, but getting mere glimpses of puddles in this dark and stormy night, he sees something scarlet in them, or rather the puddles themselves are all scarlet.

“...Blood?” Jeff thought as he continued searching for something, wherever his body was taking him. No… He knew, whether it was for instinct or not he knew to search for survivors in this bloodied now-wasted land.

Almost tripping on mud, Jeff finally stops to take a breather, being sure not to hold open his mouth for too long as the fear of the bloodied rain sinks in further. Heavy… That’s the feeling inside his chest right now. It’s as if thousands of pounds were on his entire body. Jeff tries his best to shake it off but he knows it will always be there.

Trying to search in his vicinity, the tired Hylian nearly vomits which subsequently gets him a few drops of blood in his mouth.

Blurriness, and a strong scent of iron. That’s all Jeff could see and smell. His brain is attempting its best to block out the image in front of him yet his mind made it very clear to imprint it into memory. Mangled corpses, mangled pony corpses, are strutted in a crude and gruesome manner in front of him, spelt something, something devastating.

“T-they weren’t there before, this can’t be real, this can’t be real, this can’t be real…” The mantra repeats itself in his mind over and over again. However the blurriness unfortunately becomes cleared and with it, Jeff sees the whole picture.

“You will fail..”

Despite receiving the message, Jeff could only feel, yet he didn’t understand why the message, where it was coming from, and by who. This whole mess was seriously triggering his anxiety and his fight-or-flight instincts. Which was only amplified when the next ‘event’ started.

A loud groan was heard from the pile of mutilated ponies, a small shift was the only non-verbal thing that was noticeable but then an entire foreleg moved from one of the deceased ponies.

“What in the name of Hylia?!” Jeff mentally screamed.

Several of the dead began rising, slowly lifting themselves up as torn ligaments, intensities, and even hanging hearts intertwined with other ponies who were long gone. Jaws were nearly torn from their muzzles, teeth were decayed but they all had one thing in common, they all looked like someone Jeff knew. But their faces… Their faces were like permanent screams that couldn’t be torn away. Bandaged masks appeared sewn into their faces, Silver Bullet, Smooth Edge, Elegant Crease, FireForge, Snow Leap were all there.

Blood poured from their eye sockets as their mouths began opening in unison for a glass-shattering shriek. They then charged at Jeff, but much to Jeff’s relief and horror they tripped over each other due to the entanglement of limbs, organs, and other bodily objects. So they crawled to him. Their bloodied hooves could only move at a snail's pace but they still did it.

“J-JeFf…. Is tHaT yOu?” The one who resembled Smooth Edge asked, still crawling toward him with that same permanently opened mouth and bloodshot eyes. Her body was tangled with Elegant Crease’s. Both bodies dragged themselves across the bloodied dirt, looking directly at their ‘hero.’

Jeff started to back away slowly as fear gripped at his heart, the hylian quickly looks down at his hand, only to find the Triforce of courage’s familiar symbol not glowing like before, and what made this even more so terrifying was when he reached back to pull out his sword, is that he felt empty air where his sheath should have been. Unable to handle it any longer, Jeff turns to run, only to find himself surrounded by many ponies he knew groaning and moving toward him slowly.

‘Snow Leap’ climbs the ground, making extremely miniscule progress towards Jeff. His entire body is tethered to his brother’s. They both slowly crawl as one, making double the pace of the others. Reaching Jeff’s foot ‘Snow Leap’ grapples onto Jeff’s leg while looking up at him.

“WhY cOuLdN’t YoU hEaR mY oRdErS?” The fake growls out in its cobbled voice.

‘Silver Bullet’ is the only pony to have not gone anywhere. Half his torso looks as if it were blown off with both of his forelegs gone as well. But he still uses his voice to initiate another screeching, almost twice as loud as before. And all the other ponies scream out as well. They crawl closer to Jeff until the four of them surround the hylian. Detaching themselves away from each other with sickening noises that nearly make Jeff vomit. Screaming louder and even louder until it all stops. One lone pony crawls behind Jeff, whimpering.

“Jeff… Couldn’t you have saved ME?!” He shakily turns around and sees a singular purple foal behind him. That same damn mask is stitched to her face as well.

“Tempest?!” Jeff shouted in concern and fear.

The small foal resumes the screeching, this time, pushing Jeff to the ground and allowing everyone else to crawl over him. Due to the overwhelming fear of it all, Jeff quickly shut his eyes as it felt as if it wouldn’t be the end, however the sound of silence that followed after making him open his eyes in confusion, noticing that all the zomponies. Suddenly, Jeff hears the sound of a large bell chiming, and the familiar dread sound of rumbling. Looking up, Jeff saw a gigantic moon slowly descending toward Canterlot at a rapid pace.

“This stops immediately.” A strong flash of golden energy washes over this entire world. Filling Jeff up to the brim with this warm and comforted sensation. The entire world goes white, leaving Jeff standing on nothingness.

Princess Celestia wraps her forelegs around Jeff comfortingly. “I apologize for taking so long with my arrival. I noticed you shaking outside in the real world so I decided to use dream magic to enter your mind. Somepony was blocking me, isn’t that right Nightmare Moon?”

Princess Celestia pulls her head away from Jeff’s shoulder to stare at the one behind it all. “Ah yes, my meddlesome sister-”

The solar monarch blasts at Nightmare Moon with a concentrated beam of light, leaving a sizzling hole in the possessive spirit’s shoulder.

“I won’t allow you to escape again.” Princess Celestia lets go of Jeff before charging up her horn again only to have Nightmare Moon turn into a gaseous state while baring her teeth at her sister and moving backwards.

“I’m not in the mood for some long lengthy fight right now. So I shall simply bid you farewell sister, rest easy while you can.” And then she zooms off into the void, creating a small tear through it and leaving.

Princess Celestia skids to stop and scowls before turning to her champion. “Jeff… I’m sorry this happened to you, but please do not allow this to discourage you. No matter what you saw in that dream, know that you have ponies ready to fight by your side. Now please, have restful dreams tonight and release your burdens.”

“J-just what in the name of the goddesses was that?! What just happened!? Who was that? I-I-I.” Jeff paused to wrap his arms around himself as his anxiety-filled shaking resumed, causing the solarist of the sun to wrap her forelegs around him, including her angelic soft wings, causing the hylian to bury his face into Celestia’s chest to seek out comfort. It took five minutes for Jeff to calm down until his vision slowly faded, allowing him proper sleep.

The next morning arrives as Jeff opens up his eyes, blinking the sleep out of them. The hylian rose up into a sitting position to look around as he tries to make sense of his nightmare. “..It felt so damn real, their gazing eyes, the rumbling of the moon falling toward me.. H-holy Din’s fire..” Jeff said with a shudder. The hylian gazes down at the back of his hand, specifically the one with the triforce of courage. “I couldn’t even feel the Triforce in my dreams, was that thing preventing my mind from feeling it?” Jeff asked himself.

A few knocks are sounded at Jeff’s quarters. They are rapid, almost desperate sounding in nature.

“Come in.” Jeff said, grateful for anybody to take his mind away from that horrid nightmare even if it’s for a second.

The door creaks open, careful steps are placed one after the other. Resembling a caution and careful approach. A large white furred pony enters the room. “Hello Jeff, I can only wish that you slept well last night but I doubt that is true.” Princess Celestia approaches Jeff’s bed, closing the door behind her with magic. “We need to talk, you probably knew that though.”

“I slept a little better after what you did.. At least I think it was you?” Jeff said in confusion as he wasn’t well experienced with dreams.

“As I thought, you remembered. I am thankful that you could actually sleep, yet that is not the main thing I wanted to speak to you about.” Princess Celestia moves a hoof towards Jeff’s bed and climbs up to sit next to him. “That… mare that you saw, did you notice anything different from normal ponies about her?”

“Well, other than she’s as big as you and has a horn and wings like you.” Jeff said with a nod.

The lonely alicorn moves her unkept mane to the side. “There’s a reason for that Jeff, one that I have been trying so difficultly to fix before things go awry. That mare was, no is my sister, and nopony shall ever be able to tell me otherwise. She’s possessed currently by the nightmare force.”

Jeff’s face had a look of discomfort as he remembered a certain Nightmare from Link’s awakening, except it did nothing like the horrifying monstrosity of his last nightmare.

“This alone should have been my number one duty as an older sister and ruler to help my fellow princess. I couldn’t do it, nobles were out of control then and now, no matter what I did it always seemed as though there was little to no chance of ever being able to fully dedicate my time to trying to get her from the moon’s clutches and rid her of this everlasting nightmare.” Princess Celestia starts exposing her vulnerability and in the midst of it, slouches her posture down, trying to relax herself. “Jeff, I need to be able to surround myself with people who are capable of this task that I am to bestow upon you. I ask of you, grow stronger to help push those around you into allowing growth into their lives, to overcome and represent Equestria's harmony to its fullest.”

“...You sound like she’ll return, I mean in the waking world..” Jeff said with a frown.

The celestial’s eyes narrow by a bit. Staring at the door, she bit her lip and sighed. “She will Jeff, she will. In the years to come she shall return, attempting to reclaim what she thinks is hers. The nightmare inside her is in control, so when she returns to our lands once again, do not be afraid to use force.”

Jeff pushes his hair up, letting out a soft groan as his mind races through everything he knew of Zelda lore; his best bet having to be obtaining the Master Sword, but the main question was finding the blade of evil’s bane. “I’ll see what I can do, hopefully we’ve got plenty of time..” Jeff said in concern.

“I knew I could count on you Jeff.” The princess slumps to the side and leans on Jeff’s shoulder, a saddened expression on her muzzle tells it all. “You truly are Equestria’s champion if you are willing to go to such lengths for us all.”

“...How can I not though?” Jeff said with a mental sigh as he can’t just ignore it and stand, or rather sit idly.

The alicorn turns and stares directly into Jeff’s eyes before hugging him, as if seeing an old friend for the first time in a while. “And that’s why Jeff, that’s exactly why…” She trails off for a moment, letting go of the hug and shaking her head. “I apologize, I didn’t mean to become so emotional, do not let me hold you back from completing your daily routine Jeff.” Princess Celestia gets up and opens the door, turning back to look at Jeff one more time, then closes it behind her.

“..Whelp, best get to training.” Jeff said as he got up and out of bed, putting on his tunic and the rest of his gear. Jeff heads out into the hallway and toward the training grounds.

As Jeff and Elegant Crease clash blade and whip, working on their fighting prowess, Elegant Crease was also talking to Jeff about their adventures they had.

“So- grunt.. that ‘Michael’ Hylian that we met, how exactly did you manage to summon him? Such magic is extremely classified and censored to the public.” Elegant Crease weaves and ducks in between Jeff’s blows as if they were both dancing. She somehow manages to maneuver her whip to block at such close range.

“Oh uh.. Some kind of token and playing a song.” Jeff said as he backflipped away from Elegant’s swing.

Elegant Creased flicks her whip back towards her, using her wings to catch it by slowing the moment until the force is suitable enough to be held in her other hoof. “That ocarina, it’s the token? You played it once and it sent Michael on his merry way.” The pegasus begins to circle Jeff, using her wings to keep her body stable. “To think that such abilities would be granted to you as soon as you’re given the boon of the displaced, amazing.” The analytical pegasus furls and unfurls their whip. Finally deciding to leave it unfurled they lash out at Jeff with a single swing. The whip sings through the wind it pushes through and attempts to strike him. “A real shame that training no longer has the same ‘kick’ to it. After Princess Celestia walked in on us using weapons without protective enchants on them she banned live battle. Now there’s never so much as even a lethal blow.”

“But from what Mike taught me, each token is unique to whom they can summon, but I gotta be careful.” Jeff said as he raised his Fighter’s Shield to block a swift whiplash.

“Be careful? I suppose there are the possible threats of someone being less than ideal, however you are Jeff, the chosen Hero of Equestria. You are fated to protect Equestria from the evils ahead. And yes, Princess Celestia did tell us that, so you won’t have to carry such burdens by yourself.” The mare raises her whip back and uses the weight it has to carry her upwards while using her wings to actually fly. She zooms around the room, looking for an opportunity to strike.

“Kind of forced into it.” Jeff mumbled softly.

Heard, she heard him but she didn’t hear him. While she could only guess what was said she knew it was something negative although nothing exact. So she took it as her opportunity and dive bombed Jeff, going downwards before rising up in an attempt to knock him in the chin for an easy K.O. Jeff took this moment to grab onto her hoove, roll back, and with his boot on her chest, monkey flipping her over into the training cushions behind him.

A small thud comes from where she landed, a few hoof steps are sounded shortly afterwards. “To use my own kinetic energy against me.” She rotates a few of her joints, smiling proudly. “You really are learning from this. That’s match Jeff, good job.” She brushes her hooves against each other, cleaning off the dust on them.

“Thanks, your whip is pretty difficult to get around due to the range it has.” Jeff said as he wipes the sweat from his forehead, he reaches his sword and places his shield onto the hook equipped to his back.

The mare calms her breathing down, she reaches towards her own hip and buckles her whip onto it. “That is its purpose. Hopefully you going against me will train you to think outside the box when it comes to fighting opponents with different arsenals.”

“Considering what I’ve fought so far, I'm gonna need it.” Jeff said as he paused to think. “I wonder if I should write a book, then again there’s so many zelda bosses that could potentially appear, I might end up spending the whole day trying to write them all.” Jeff thought to himself.

“And for whatever you can’t cover, know that we’ll be there pushing forward. All of us will have strengths and weaknesses, but… Can’t believe I’m saying this, friendship is what gives ponies power, whether you believe it or not, one day that will apply to you as well.” The mare begins to rotate her joints, making small popping noises. “So then, what will you have planned for today? I can only imagine that you have important business to attend to.”

“Just a little someone I need to check up on- Sorry, I meant somepony I need to check on, Tempest Shadow, a foal I saved back in Gohma’s Nest. It's been two.. Three days?” Jeff said as he tries to remember how long its been.

“Ah as noble as a cause that I expected, more noble than what any of these current nobles have done anyways. That must be what’s worth fighting for. Then I bid you good luck on your plans Jeff. How soon shall you be carrying this out?” Elegant Crease started to stretch her wings out, slightly fluttering them so they could limber up.

“As soon as I learn where she lives, we kind of got separated when the guards took me away in the Everfree Forest.” Jeff said as he rubs the back of his head.

“If it was a matter of legality then I’m sure Princess Celestia could grant you access to her files wherever she may be located.” The intellectual mare replies.

“I mean if she’s not busy with her royal duties.” Jeff said with a nod.

The soft, yet hard clopping of hooves is heard in the midst of all the sparring that is taking place. “What exactly would I be too busy for?” Princess Celestia herself questions. Her presence elects for Elegant Crease to take a gentle bow to the ground before rising again.

“Princess Celestia, we were merely discussing the possibility of Jeff requesting your help for locating the files of a foal that Jeff saved three days ago.”

The princess takes a small glance towards Jeff before lifting a wing up and covering her muzzle. “Jeff! You know that with such things you need not my permission, right?”

“I mean how else can I find her? Knock on every house’s door?” Jeff said jokingly.

Princess Celestia gives Jeff a look, raising an eyebrow. “Yes? That is exactly what I expect you to do. If not you then who will?” The princess then starts laughing. Smiling as if she had no care in the world. “Truthfully Jeff I meant you didn’t need to worry about asking for my permission in searching for one’s files. You are a part of the royal guard now.”

“Ah, alright, I just need files on Tempest Shadow, no doubt she was upset when I got separated back then.” Jeff explained with a nod.

As high in authority as this current monarch is, she still manages to have a sense of humor. “Ah Tempest Shadow? I do remember the full report I got from there. Around a day after you left in fact. If I remember correctly their real name was Fizzlepop Berrytwist but they preferred to be called Tempest Shadow. For me to recall further information I need to go back and retrieve those documents.”

“Please take your time, Celestia.” Jeff said as he went to sit down.

Princess Celestia apologetically stares at Jeff and rubs the side of her face. “No no, I will get this to you Jeff. Follow me, I should have a personal copy archived in my work space.”

Jeff is a happy man today, for multiple reasons. Number one, Princess Celestia did give him access to those files and number two, she even gave him an earlier leave to go visit the once lost filly. Apparently she resided in Canterlot now under the care of parents Which made sense to Jeff yet it still saddened him to no end. Thinking about the loss of her horn. However there is always something bright to look forward to.

The Hylian finally arrived after some time, curiously walking the streets of Canterlot before reaching his finalized destination. Standing outside this large, almost mansion looking building made Jeff feel a little more hope for what’s to come. Jeff raised his hand, giving the door a knock.

“Coming! Give me a sec!” A voice calls from inside. Before long, the doors creak open to reveal a mare with a purple coat, butter yellow eyes, a sky blue mane and tail, who also adorns a silver ring atop her horn. “Hello there, who might you be?”

“I’m Jeff, did Tempest ever tell you what happened three days ago?” Jeff asked as he straightened up his Rok’s cape.

The mare immediately puts a hoof up to her muzzle in disbelief. “No… You’re Jeff?” She takes a step back, her hooves begin trembling. Jeff looks at her, trying to figure out why she’s behaving like this. Next thing Jeff knows, he’s being hugged by the pony without constraint for her strength. “You don’t know what this means to me. Thank you for saving my daughter.” Small sniffling could be heard in between. “Poplight, get out here! The stallion who saved our little girl is here.”

Some more hoofsteps are sounded from within the house. “Twist, what’s got you so worked up? You only yell whenever I do something stupid.” A pegasus stands comes to the door, his light opal eyes, dark gray coat, and unkempt rosy mane and tail are nearly complete opposites of the mare embracing Jeff.

“Yeah mom, what’s got you so worked- Jeff!” Yet another unicorn jumps up and hugs the Hylian, nearly making him tip over.

“Oh sweetie, this is the stallion you meant? He’s a lot different than I pictured.” The pegasus admits.

“Good to see you’re alright, Tempest.” Jeff said as he ruffled her hair.

The little filly chuckle from the affection huddle they’re in. “Me too Jeff, what made you come back?”

“To check up on you, I couldn’t come any earlier as Celestia wanted me to train and find some stuff.” Jeff explained to Tempest.

“Can’t believe it, Jeff, the man who saved our little filly. Basically a living superhero.” The stallion in front of the doors says. Watching his daughter and wife let go of Jeff. “I’m Poplight, but everypony likes to call me Pop. It’s a pleasure to see you for the first time.”

“Likewise.” Jeff said as he raised his hand half way but hesitated as he wasn’t sure if a handshake was a greeting in Equestria.

Poplight takes a step forward, reaching out his hoof and firmly grasps onto Jeff’s hand, shaking it up and down. “You’ve got a pretty good grip there.” His wife wipes tears away from her eyes and goes beside Jeff.

“Well don’t just stand there, aren’t you going to at least come in for tea?” She hums for a moment, before remembering something. “How silly of me, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Twisting Berries, but ponies call me Twist or Berries, whichever one sticks to you is fine.”

Jeff’s long pointed ears perked at the mention of Tea, the last time being was back in his world when his mom would make him some. “Sure, I'd love that.” Jeff said with a smile. The unicorn practically ushers Jeff inside while giggling, her offspring helping her as well. Poplight moves out of their way, allowing them to enter.

Inside this large home, the decorations are rather sparse. It seems the wallpaper is white, the chandelier hanging above their dining area is as ordinary as could be. They do have a wondrous living room though. Practically built for sitting down near their fireplace and reading. The nice comfortable chairs really are the icing on the cake.

“You can stay here. Let me go and prepare your beverages.” Twisting Berries gleefully stepped away for the kitchen area and left Jeff, Tempest Shadow, and Poplight all inside the same room.

Tempest Shadow pulls on Jeff’s Roc cloak, looking up at him. “Hey have you done anything cool while you were away?”

“It's a long story though.” Jeff said as he went to take a seat on the floor as the furniture was too short to properly sit in.

“Awww, please Jeff. Tell me already.” The filly practically begs the protector.

“Now now sweetie, if he doesn’t want to tell you then he doesn’t have to.” Poplight reminded his daughter. “Besides, I’m sure he’s a very busy stallion with plenty of other tales to tell you.”

“There is no need, I was just saying that because I thought you might’ve gotten bored if I told you Tempest. It was nice of you to say that Poplight.” Jeff tried his best to get comfortable in the seating he was in but to no avail. “Why don’t we save that for when your mom gets back?”

Poplight seems to like this idea. “Sure thing, did you know that little Fizzle over here missed you in the days you were gone, she wouldn’t keep quiet about you in fact.”

Tempest Shadow rolls her eyes. “Daddddd, what did I say about calling me that in front of other ponies? I’m Tempest Shadow. And I so wasn’t talking about Jeff.” Tempest denied.

“Oh, so you weren’t making drawings of him in your room to hang up?” Poplight presses on. Tempest Shadow doesn’t try to confirm or deny this, the little filly could only pout in defeat. Jeff blinked in surprise that he had such that kind of influence.

Jeff couldn’t believe what he had heard. “I… Tempest, I didn’t know that it meant so much to you. If I had known then I’d have come back sooner.”

Tempest’s cheeks flushed in embarrassment, looking away. “My parents had heard me call you a hero so many times before, you are like another Princess Celestia to me.” The foal had small twinkles in her eyes from admiration.

Jeff let out a soft chuckle, finding it odd but funny how he’s made a small reputation. “I’m not that big of deal.. Am I?” Jeff asked curiously.

“Are you kidding?” Tempest nearly raised herself from her seat. “I’ve told all my friends about you, you’re gonna be the biggest thing here in Canterlot!”

Poplight pats his daughter on the withers. “We’re not sure if Jeff necessarily wants that kind of attention.”

“You forgive them?” Jeff asked Tempest in surprise as she once claimed they abandoned her back in the Everfree.

The foal fiddles with her front hooves for a second but nods. “Not entirely… Maybe it was because you saved me but not everypony can be brave like you can. So when I grow up, I’m gonna fight bad guys who pick on foals. I’ll be just like you Jeff.”

The father moves from his filly’s back and ruffles up her mane. “Aw, you’re so compassionate Fizzle, I know you’re destined for stardom, and fireworks.” Poplight Jokingly adds.

“Considering everypony’s name, I’m guessing fireworks are your..” Jeff pauses trying to remember Mike’s words. “Special talent?” Jeff finished his sentence.

“You could say that.” Poplight says, lifting his hind leg up to showcase his cutie mark. Yellow sparks are surrounding a light in the center. “Originally I was going to sell fireworks, but then I started using my talents for something else. Bringing light to the truth.” He starts laughing at his own little joke.

“Such as?” Jeff said as Tempest moved her head away from her father’s hoof and sat in Jeff’s lap.

“Y’know, criminal cases, I’m a lawyer for the local law firm. I mostly handle carriage crashes and pegasi mis-flights. You’d be surprised how often these happen.” He nonchalantly responded.

“Are you all getting along? I hope so, because I’m not dealing with another argument breaking out with guests.” Twisting Berries finally exited from the kitchen, a metal tray with four cups of tea is on her back, heating insulated material is below it to protect Twisting from the sheer warmth. Using her magic she levitated the various cups to each person in the room.

“A-ah, no argument here..” Jeff said as he raised his hands, getting his cup of tea. “Oh, I just remembered, how’s your horn doing, Tempest?” Jeff asked in concern.

Tempest Shadow moved one of her hoofs to carefully prod at her horn, feeling the material of the cloak covering it, leaving her mother to rest the mug in front of her. “My horn is okay, it doesn’t hurt as much anymore. I still can feel magic through my horn. By the way, speaking of magic, why is your cloak like this? There’s some type of energy inside it. And I keep feeling it going around my horn.”

“It's due to the cape having feathers of a Roc, a type of bird with enchanted feathers.” Jeff said with a nod as he went by his own theories of making sense.

Twisting Berries tilted her neck in confusion. “So Rocs naturally have enchanted feathers then? Not that I’d be able to confirm or deny, I never paid much attention in magical studies class.”

“I mean ‘Roc’ is the type of bird, their actual species name is Kargaroc.” Jeff explained as he scratched his head, now curious of where exactly they’d live.

Poplight takes a sip of his tea, he thinks of where he could’ve possibly have heard of that name before but his mind comes back blank. “Sorry, never heard of ‘em, but that cloak of yours does sound pretty cool. Here why don’t you finally tell us how your travels have been going. My wife probably wants to hear about it anyways.”

“Yeah yeah, quiet before I go back to reading what I originally was.” Twisting Berries threatens. “However, yes I would be interested in hearing your tales.”

“Ah, right, let’s see uh..” Jeff began as he gathers his thoughts of what’s gone down since that day he appeared in the Temple Of Time, the hylian begins to explain the events, however leaving out what he was before his Displacedment as he really didn’t want to explain his whole planet earth.

“And now I’m here.” Jeff finally finished.

The entire family slowly begins to clap their hooves together until they start stomping on the ground with amazement.

“Bravo Jeff, you really do have hero in your blood. All of this and it’s barely been a week since you arrived in Equestria.” Poplight congratulated.

“See I told you both that Jeff was amazing. Jeff saved an entire princess, just like in the foaltales” Tempest turned back around and hugged Jeff’s abdomen.

“Well this is definitely something I have to tell my coworkers. Jeff, I cannot stress this enough when I say that we definitely appreciate you.” Twisting Berries happily told him.

“I mean not alone mind you, I had five of my solar guard friends and a pony named Emerald Sword with me.” Jeff pointed out as he pats Tempest’s head.

“But still, you were selling yourself short during those stories.” Twisting argued.

“I still need time to gain my confidence.” Jeff said with a nod. Despite the many things he’s done, there are still some lingering doubts in his head that Nightmare Moon’s nightmare planted.

Poplight stares at Jeff for a moment before downing the rest of his, now only lukewarm, tea. “If I had your talents then I’d be trotting everywhere in Canterlot without a care in the world, buying expensive gifts for my Twist.”

Twisting Berries playfully jabs at Poplight’s side. “Please don’t say things like that in front of company. Do you have a death wish or something?”

“Nope, just a love wish.” Twisting Berries almost looks as if she’s about to cut off Poplight’s oxygen supply but instead smiles.

“Besides, you wouldn’t want this kind of burden where you have to fight all sorts of monsters.” Jeff said with a shake of his head.

The filly that’s currently being patted groans. “Ugh they always get so lovey dovey like this. Whenever they do this, they basically tune everything out. I doubt they’re gonna hear you. They might as well have a telepathic link.”

“Ah, then I'd best head on out then.” Jeff said, causing Tempest to hop down from his lap. “Wouldn’t want to get in the way of anything they’d want to do.” Jeff said as he stretched his arms above his head.

Tempest Shadow carefully steps out of Jeff’s lap and snickers. “Well lets hope it doesn’t come to that. See you Jeff, it was really nice catching up with you.” The purple filly said.

“Be safe, Tempest, and please don’t go exploring abandoned place, no matter how adventurous it looks.” Jeff said with a warning.

“I’ll try, I make zero promises though.” She jokingly responded, watching Jeff quaintly finish his cup of tea and made way for the door, exiting the house with a small filly waving goodbye to him.