Chapters Something to change everything
Prologue: A battle lost...
A man in a suit with a green tie, was kneeling down, his green hair, unkempt, his eye patch about to fall off. He looked up, he saw the blade made by a god held by just a dude with light blue hair. "Say your last words, Bad Guy, your days are numbered," the man in blue hair said, a kid with brown hair stepped forward and grabbed the sword while keeping it in the blue-haired one's grip. Then a kid in a green shirt with a single yellow stripe grabbed it as well. Then two animatronic foxes did the same... at the end...
Bad Guy's head got stabbed by the sword, his body turning to stone, Bad Guy's eye patch fell off, carrying his soul.
"Hey, Dan, should we leave his eye patch?" A kid with blond hair said, before Dan, the one with blue hair, nodded his head.
Bad Guy's eye patch arrived on a moon-like area, his soul given a temporary form that matched his living human self. "Now where the hell am I? It could be the moon but it isn't my moon due to the lack of ambient data," Bad Guy said as he walked around, looking up to see a planet that looks like his home, but he knows isn't due to the lack of a grassy "Lava land" type area. Shame he couldn't get closer to that planet.
He kept going until he found a tall pony, almost as tall as him, actually. It had a horn and a pair of wings, a pure black coat, a flowing mane that looked like a starry mist. It turned its head and showed Bad Guy its cat-like eyes. "You are a new face, what brings you to my banishment?" The thing asked, a voice that was cold and calculating.
"I am not sure, last thing I knew was me being turned to stone by a godly relic ," Bad Guy said, confused at how a pony can show sentience.
The pony sat in thought. She looked up for a moment, "Would that relic have happened to have been six rocks of sorts?" The pony asked but Bad Guy shook his head.
"A sword made by the one true god himself, Brendan. It was designed as a weapon to kill me so why I'm not dead is curious," Bad Guy explained before realizing something critical, "I never introduced myself, what kind of self-respecting villain am I? The name's Bad Guy, and you are?" Bad Guy asked the pony.
"I am Nightmare Moon, might I inquire about your weird name?" Nightmare Moon said, with a hint of maliciousness.
"Bad Guy's my name because that is what I am. The bad guy," Bad Guy smirked, "The villain behind the destruction. Now my turn to inquire about something. What in Brendan's name are you?" Bad Guy finished, causing Nightmare Moon to tilt her head.
"You dare not know what an alicorn is?! But... it makes sense, you must not be an Equestrian and thus know not what is on-coming," Nightmare Moon said, before coming up with something, "You wish to be a villain, and I have a goal to execute myself as a villain, we could work together. I use what little magic I can to take you to Equestria, give you a body to blend in, and you prevent me from losing when I attack this coming Summer Sun Celebration."
Bad Guy took a moment to think, "Alright me and my monsters-"
"You are not to bring any monsterousities to Equestria, you are to do it with what you are offered and can find," Nightmare Moon added.
Bad Guy huffed at being interrupted, "Alright alright, I'll see what I can do. I'm not entirely worthless, you know," he said as Nightmare Moon's horn started glowing and soon all went white...
When Bad Guy came to, he was laying in a forest, he looked at his hooves, a foresty green like his hair was. He found a lake nearby and looked in it. His hair was now a lighter forest green, his eye patch carried over and was covering his right eye. He had a horn on his head, making him a unicorn since he lacked the wings alicorns had. As he looked at his tail, he saw a mark on his flank, a snake coiling a slime and eating a hornet. His tail was nothing special, just very neat and tidy while keeping a pretty spiky appearence.
Everything just looked calculated... as it should. He heard noises and approached where he heard them, finding a village full of ponies. Unicorns, pegasi, and normal ones roamed the streets happily. Young foals running about, happy as can be.
It wasn't long before an "Ahem" caught his attention. A white mare, elegent purple mane, wonderful blue eyes. Bad Guy shook his head, "Did you need something?" Bad Guy asked the mare.
"Did I need something? You look fabulous despite coming from the Everfree forest, how did you do it, darling?" The mare asked causing Bad Guy to tilt his head.
"The Everfree forest? That's what this forest was? And... what's with calling me darling?" Bad Guy asked now causing the mare to tilt her head.
"You... didn't know what the Everfree was? But how did you not?! Everypony in Ponyville knows what the Everfree Forest is!" The mare said causing Bad Guy to come up with an on the spot lie.
"I'm not that big on geography and maps and what not as well as brand new to town," Bad Guy said, not fully thinking his plan through but... he'll do it. Anything to have that Nightmare Moon on his side.
The mare even seemed to buy the blantent lie! That... wasn't entirely a lie but the best lies are the ones with a hint of truth in them. "That's fine, say... you need a place to stay, I'm willing to offer darling, on a condition..." The mare asked, and seeing as Bad Guy had no other choice... he had to accept.
Five hours later...
Bad Guy was through... finally... it took so damn long to try out so many damn outfits. Rarity, the white mare, had tried to remove his eyepatch, despite what he said about it being ATTACHED to him and she failed. Said it made him look "too dark and evil" but like... he's always had it, it isn't something that can come off if he wanted it off. Unless he's dying but... she doesn't need to know that.
Bad Guy had a moment to himself, finding a book to entertain himself with. The first two days are recon. Finding who all has a sort of godly energy similiar to Rarity, the next two are planning how he'll prevent them from wanting to get in the way of Nightmare Moon, for Rarity, threatening to not be a model could work. The last two are execution, the Summer Sun Celebration, as Bad Guy learned, is a celebration of the longest day of the year and the start of summer. There is a similiar event for winter but it hasn't been celebrating because a moon princess has been missing or something.
Bad Guy looked at the small filly who came near him, a unicorn like Rarity, similiar physical attributes, that must be Sweetie Belle, Rarity's sister. "Can I help you?" Bad Guy asked as Sweetie Belle kept looking at him.
"What does your Cutie Mark represent?" Sweetie Belle asked as Bad Guy forgot all about the butt mark, a cutie mark as he guessed. Rarity commented on the strangeness of the mark but either she paid no mind or Bad Guy forgot she did.
"Hmm... I'd say... persistence. The snake is trying fruitlessly to strangle the slime, but it doesn't give up. The snake is also trying to eat a hornet knowing that the stinger will hurt it, but it doesn't give up. I'm a persistent stallion," Bad Guy resisted the urge to say "guy" instead of stallion, "so I hardly give up, that's what my cutie mark means," Bad Guy explained as Sweetie Belle listened as if she was all ears. Bad Guy knew this filly wasn't a problem and yet the last time he left a child(or children) unopposed, he lost one of his most powerful guardian enemies.
Bad Guy hadn't come up with a new name, so he's still Bad Guy. And yet no one, or well, nopony, questioned it. Rarity came into the room to collect him because someone is "throwing a party for him" who would be doing that is a dumbass.
When Bad Guy saw the party was happening at a building that literally looked like it was made out of candy, his hopes of this party being "normal" were dashed. The host of the party was an overly bubbly pink pony named, annoyingly, Pinkie Pie. She managed to capture the life of Ponyville well, he supposed if Rarity's word is anything to go by, while also memorizing locations he attacked. Lava,which was actually just colored chocolate that had been melted, poured from fountains, orange-red leaves covered parts of the ground, wires hung down, occusionally sparking that was really just visual effects. Oh, and crystals. Lots of floating crystals.
How this pink mare is not insane is beyond Bad Guy. Bad Guy hasn't even been in Ponyville one day and he already hates the place but... for now, he'll deal with it. At this party he felt 3 other godly energies, similiar to Rarity and Pinkie Pie, Pinkie having the most out of all of them. The ones she found were a yellow pegasus with a pink mane that seemed like a shut in, a cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane and had a massive ego, and a earth pony, as he learned the basic ones were called, with a orange coat, blond mane, and wears a stetson hat. That last one also had a thick country accent.
All of the mares had something that seemed to make them special. Rarity was generous, Pinkie was amazing at making people laugh, Rainbow Dash, the one with a rainbow mane, was loyal to a T, Fluttershy, the shut in one, was far, far, far too kind for her own good, and Applejack, the one with a stetson hat, was honest, brutally so, she was also basically a living lie detector.
Bad Guy knew these five had something special that would make them hard to turn against the light... here's to hoping a six doesn't come in.
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Something to change everything
Day 1: Recon phase 1 and a filly gets visited
Bad Guy awoke from his position on Rarity's couch, she was generous but she really didn't prepare for guests. Unless they were just the kind that came in and left, of course.
Today was recon day 1, and Bad Guy needed to know what could be used against the different ponies to have them accept the night Nightmare Moon wants. He figured he should start with Applejack, since she might be the hardest to change considering the fact that she's a traditionalist farmer. Now, while Bad Guy couldn't summon his troops to this world, he could summon items so he had done a little red pentagram and used it to summon some Moonfruit seeds.
Moonfruit were a plant that needed no sunlight to grow since they were created for the one part of the world that never gets sunlight. He bagged them and then realized... crap. Rarity needs Bad Guy for more of that accursed modeling since she has another closed day today.
Bad Guy put his pocket pack down and got ready to go and model for Rarity.
One hour later...
Bad Guy was through... finally, he can do things. He went to Sweet Apple Acres, after getting directions from Rarity, and... yep. This farm is going to be very screwed by eternal night without Moonfruit. Bad Guy was fairly into the farm when he found Applejack, and he knew this would be tough since she could probably sniff out a lie from a mile away. "Hello there Applejack," Bad Guy said, getting Applejack's attention.
"Well howdy partner, what brings ya ta Sweet Apple Acres?" Applejack asked, clueless.
Bad Guy cleared his throat as he got ready to speak. "I just wanted to know how you feel about the night and just... the moon in general," he said, awaiting a response.
Applejack took a moment to think about that. She needed to consider everything, her crops, her friends, literally everything. "Well, ah admit nighttime can be nice but ah'm a farmer, and nothing grows at night," she said, partly unsure why the question was asked.
"Well what if I said... something did. See, I didn't tell you yesterday but I brought some ideas from my homeland, one such item is several seeds of a plant that grows only at night because ultra-violet rays kill the plant, I can offer you a few seeds, free of charge," Bad Guy said, knowing full well that he'd offer a few for now and charge for extra ones since the Moonfruit doesn't actually have seeds in it itself.
Applejack seemed to be suspicious, "What's ta catch, ah have a feelin' ya ain't being wholehearted in the truth," she asked.
That was what Bad Guy was worried about. Her seeing through his well thought out lie. "Yeah, figured you'd ask that. The problem with problem Moonfruit is that A, they only grow at night as I mentioned, but the B is where it gets more... difficult. It doesn't have seeds in it you can regrow with. The seeds you start with is the same as the trees you end with. I'm willing to give you the first batch free, extra ones will be paid for. And before you give me a look of-"
"Deal," Applejack said as she interrupted Bad Guy. Bad Guy got the seeds out and gave them to Applejack.
"Pleasure doing business with you."
Bad Guy heard from one pony that Fluttershy is found in a hut near the Everfree Forest, and they weren't technically wrong. Fluttershy's cottage was a good fourth mile or two from the Everfree but Bad Guy, personally didn't consider "half a mile" close since his base and freaking Lava Land were closer that that and people considered them far .
Bad Guy was coming her to both do recon on how to turn her from the day but also to learn about the various creatures of this world. Applejack was just getting a small taste, Bad Guy still had no plans set for turning them to the night but she was giving a taste.
A taste of the night Nightmare Moon has in waiting.
Fluttershy was a bust. Turns out she doesn't go to sleep until she cares for all her animals, including the nocturnal ones. That sucked but whatever.
Next would be Rainbiw Dash but it's Dash's ego stopping him from considering it. And if Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie refuse to see the light in the night, Rainbow Dash will too because loyalty to one's friends or whatever the hell the saying is.
This left Rarity and Pinkie Pie to recon. Pinkie was basically a worthless recon since, you know, she's Pinkie Pie. Turns out, everyone just accepts her weirdness as if it's normal because "Pinkie is Pinkie." Rarity is a similiar boat because Bad Guy literally lives with her.
Bad Guy was sitting on the couch, Sweetie Belle sitting next to him. Sweetie Belle had gotten curious about where Bad Guy was from so... he was telling her about Brendan's world. "Wow, so there's a whole nation under Celestia's sun that lives in a sea of lava?" Sweetie Belle asked after hearing about Lava Land.
"Yes, there is, it was a decent area that, despite the heat, ponies loved. And that isn't even the end, because along side that there's my home, that I don't wish to talk about, towns and villages with some of the most beautiful land marks you could see," Bad Guy said, his voice betraying the emotion he was trying to avoid but luckily Sweetie Belle didn't notice.
The two continue talking together as Rarity watched. Rarity was glad Sweetie Belle was getting along with Bad Guy but... she can't get over what she feels... something's... off about Bad Guy. But what?
Later that night, inside Sweetie Belle's dream.
Sweetie Belle trots through the metalic location before reaching an area with glass panels... or... just floating glass? Sweetie Belle wasn't going ro make the call yet. When she reached the end of the platform, an alicorn with big white wings despite the caramel coat color looked at her. "Greetings, little Sweetie Belle. I am glad you could come to me. It has come to my attention that Bad Guy is in your world, am I correct?" He said in a voice so beautiful that it caused Sweetie Belle's brain to shut off for a moment.
"Uh... uh... y-yeah... why?" Sweetie Belle stammered out.
"It is because he needs to be eradicated for the crimes he has commited, seeing as you're a filly, and are trusting, I need your help to bring him to justice and stop whatever plot he has."
That... wasn't right, was it? Bad Guy can't be a criminal like this pony, no matter how beautiful a voice, could be saying... right? "But... Bad Guy isn't bad, I'm sure he's sorry for whatever he did!" Sweetie Belle said, feeling less friendly with this... thing, it may have a beautiful voice but maybe that was a ploy to get her to trust it.
"So... Bad Guy got to you first, oh well. I was hoping you'd listen but... I guess not. See you... my little pony." And with that Sweetie Belle awoke with a start in the middle of the night. She looked around her room and found that a small bat had taken residence with her. She smiled at the bat, maybe she should tell Bad Guy about her dream.
Sweetie Belle carefully trotted through the house as she heard that Bad Guy was still awake. Sweetie Belle poked her head around the corner and saw Bad Guy, "Hey... Mr. Bad Guy?" Sweetie Belle asked to get his attention.
"What are you doing up this late, Sweetie Belle?" Bad Guy asked, not really caring about the answer.
"Uh... well... I had a strange dream and wanted to tell you about it since... well... I heard some things about you," that got his attention entirely.
Bad Guy sat on the couch he slept on, "Come, sit down and tell me about it," he said, curious about what the heck she heard about him.
Sweetie Belle goes to the couch and has a seat as she describes everything... when she describes the pony she saw though... his eyes went as wide as saucers. "Sweetie Belle... you mean to tell me, you saw and spoke to the creator of the multiverse Brendan?!" Bad Guy asked, getting a nod from Sweetie Belle as a response.
"He... he said you had done some crimes and that you had to be eradicated..." Sweetie Belle said sadly.
"Sweetie Belle."
"Yeah, Mr. Bad Guy?"
"He isn't wrong. Tell noone alright but I am not from this world and I am named Bad Guy for a reason. I want nothing more than the destruction of all that is good. Currently, I am working with Nightmare Moon, that old 'ponytale' monster, to bring about an endless night for my own benefit. When Nightmare Moon stops being useful I'll kill her," Bad Guy explained and Sweetie Belle looked down sadly... before brightening up.
"Well... I'll keep your secret, I know you said your special talent is persistence so... I'll avoid trying to stop you no matter how sad it is that Brendan was right," Sweetie Belle said sadly as the bat she found in her room flew down to her.
"Hey, you have a little buddy next to you," Bad Guy said, looking genuinely happy to see the bat as he got to see someone else had a way with monsters, "And I'd say he doesn't exactly want to leave you, somehow you managed to tame a monster I still have difficulties taming."
Sweetie Belle looked up and nodded before going back to bed, the bat following her every step of the way.
Bad Guy looked at the small mirror. He knew the spell to use it how he wanted to.
Within moments, the familiar face was in the mirror. Brendan. "Yes, yes, hello Bad Guy. What is it since you're wasting my time with this?" Brendan said, the beauty in his voice lost on Bad Guy.
"You know damn well what it is I'm calling about!" Bad Guy said, failing to hide his anger.
"Oh yes, I'm guessing that my little pony told you what I told her and you lied to her face?"
"Why did you target Sweetie Belle?! She has to potental for something great if she somehow managed to tame a you-forsaken bat!"
"I had hoped to be listened to by her, but my cries fell on deft ears as she believed you weren't a criminal who deserved death."
"Well, you wanna know what I did because I wanted to?! I told her the truth. I told her that, yes, I am a criminal and yes, people believe I should be eradicated, will that stop me? No, it will not. I will succeed this time," Bad Guy said as he hung up and start laying down to go to sleep.
Something to change everything
Day 2&3: Speeding things up.
Bad Guy looked around his old room, his father was next to him, the green haired demon, Good Guy.
Bad Guy didn't feel an ounce of shame at what he knew his father wanted to talk about. His actions the day after he beat Dan at a maybe majorly unfair game of power since Bad Guy had all the power at his finger tips. "Nice Guy, I expected much better of you. Not only do you assult someone, but you're unfair about, not giving them a hope of victory. You shall leave my sights and never return!" Good Guy said. Bad Guy never liked his "legal" name, he hated it infact. Bad Guy had many steps to take, the first of which was making a base.
Finding a good location, Bad Guy got to work and when it was finished, Bad Guy got out the Magic Crystals he had... "legally acquired" and made them into his base's signiture teleport crystals, allowing him to go from world to world without fear.
Bad Guy slowly awoke from that dream, when he woke up he went to make his mane and tail up. He still knew very little he could do with magic but for now he was fine with using the bs that is his hooves to hold the brush.
He had planned for doing some more recon but... well. The moment he got through brushing, Rarity filled him in on the... unprecidented change of plans. "See, darling, I wanted to spend some time with you and Sweetie Belle after seeing how well the two of you get along so... I figured what better day to do it than today!" Rarity said.
"Literally any other day, but... whatever, fine. I'll humor you," Bad Guy said, more eager to get it over with more than anything. It didn't take long before Sweetie Belle and her little bat friend came down and Rarity entered a new state that Bad Guy thought to call "dramatic." In that Rarity was freaking out over a bat being in her house. "Rarity, calm the freak out, for one thing, Sweetie Belle has the bat tamed, and secondly, you're overreacting because it's a bat, what harm can it do to you?" Bad Guy asked, definitely knowing that unicorns were more mages than physical tanks.
Rarity started calming down as the trio went out and to... a park. Rarity and Sweetie Belle knew this place well, Bad Guy was just following really. His pocket pack on his back.
It wasn't long after he had a seat that Rarity and Sweetie Belle seemed to get interested in something. Raising his head, Bad Guy looked at what it was. A piercing gaze. It was Rainbow Dash and that orange flightless pegasus filly. Rarity and Sweetie Belle were speaking with the respective pony but Rainbow Dash just glared at Bad Guy. She knows something and he'll prevent her from ruining his goal.
The bat Sweetie Belle had tamed looked at Rainbow Dash glaring at Bad Guy... and then rushed at her, attacking her. "Screech!" The bat said as Bad Guy rushed up.
"I knew it, this bat's with you, isn't it?!" Rainbow Dash accused while the pegasus filly looked shocked that her idol got struck... and by a bat of all things.
"Rainbow Dash, I gave no orders for the bat to attack you and even then, I didn't tame the bat. Sweetie Belle did," Bad Guy explained by Rainbow Dash didn't seem to buy the truth.
"Mr Bad Guy's right, I tamed the bat, I noticed you glaring and I think the bat understood I didn't like you glaring even without me saying anything," Sweetie Belle tried to help the situation but it seems Rainbow Dash is convinced anything involve Bad Guy is bad news. She isn't wrong but come on, can't she wait until the Summer Sun Celebration!
Rarity and Sweetie Belle tried to clear my name but Rainbow Dash wasn't taking any of it. She gave an "I'm onto you" expression before flying off.
"... I haven't even done anything, why is she accusing me of anything?" Bad Guy asked, mostly to himself. But then he realizaed it... she left residue godly energy... Brendan . He's out and spreading the truth as he did to Sweetie Belle. Bad Guy has to be careful now.
Bad Guy sighed, unsure of what was going to happen. Appearently the Summer Sun Celebration was going to happened early which, based on what he read on history in the town library, was meaning that the Summer Sun Celebration was now set to occur when Nightmare Moon's banishment ended . He had no time to execute a plan... it couldn't be hard to stop them... right? They are just ponies with godly energy... right?
The next day...
Bad Guy regretted the fact that even Nightmare Moon had no idea this had happened. Nightmare Moon was now at the verge of losing it. And to make things worse? A sixth pony completely covered in godly energy appeared! A purple unicorn, as well! Bad Guy and Nightmare Moon were now pacing because they were worried about how the plan would go. Bad Guy promised himself he would win...
Sweetie Belle poked her head through the doorway of the abandoned castle, she saw Bad Guy and Nightmare Moon pacing in worry... Sweetie Belle knew Nightmare Moon and Bad Guy were evil but... she couldn't help but want to help them. Shame that before they knew it, the Mane 6 arrived, Bad Guy quickly hid away as he did something, Nightmare Moon pretended that she had just gotten there and as Nightmare Moon distracted the Mane 6, Sweetie Belle quickly and quietly sneak by to the room where Bad Guy hid, her bat following every step.
When she entered the room, Bad Guy was hurrying to draw a symbol on the ground, Sweetie Belle knew that symbol. It was one given by an ancient being after all. However, it looked shoddy so Sweetie Belle quickly took the chalk and started drawing a better one for Bad Guy. "Uh... thanks," Bad Guy said as he poured energy into it and started summoning something... but it was a little too late... the door opened, a familiar sword in the magic of Twilight Sparkle, the last pony to arrive. "Ugh... damn. Guess I'm dying again... hahaha... oh by Brendan's name am I flipped... go ahead... just do it... I know you are," Bad Guy said, confusing everyone... except the alicorn in the shadows. Sweetie Belle noticed that energy on her own... the oddness of her dream feeling ever present.
"Brendan, come out from the shadows," Sweetie Belle said, her bat friend seeming to get agressive.
It wasn't long before the white winged, caramel coated alicorn showed his face. "Clever eye. Tell me, what does Bad Guy offer you, I'll double it if you step away from him," Brendan said in his beautious voice.
"Guess what, zero times zero is still zero. I did all of this of my own wish with no reward or offer given," Sweetie Belle replied.
Twilight looked hesitatent but approached anyways, "Listen... we're doing this for the greater-"
"Do not give me that! Greater good or not, Bad Guy deserves to live as much as the next pony! You want to know something, the entire time I've know Bad Guy, he's been nothing but open to me. I know of his crimes but I believe he has the right to live like any of you!" Sweetie Belle said in a way that shocked Bad Guy... she believes... he has the right to live?
Applejack and Rarity did look at each other for a moment. "Partners, sorry but... ah agree with Sweetie Belle. Her point's solid as a brick wall," Applejack said.
"Yes, while... I may not like his crimes... Sweetie Belle is right. Who would we be if we just took away this chance he had to live a life?" Rarity said. Twilight looked like she wanted to refute that but... the words wouldn't come.
"Then I guess I have no more to say. If Bad Guy becomes a monster who you cannot quell with words, do not hesitate to strike him down with that blade. As for you Bad Guy. Given what I noticed today, you shall be free to live and do your own thing, whatever that thing is. But if I hear of you being a monster and they don't strike you down, I will smite you myself," Brendan said as he vanished in a dark portal.
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Something to change everything
Chapter 3: A fresh start and some boast busting.
Bad Guy awoke from his spot on Rarity's couch... he needed money... as soon as Bad Guy tried to get up, he looked down to see Sweetie Belle had fallen asleep on him... again . It'd been a good couple of weeks after Nightmare Moon attacked and Bad Guy was getting used to life in Ponyville in his own... unique... way, let's say that.
He still knew next to nothing about the magic of this world but... he would eventually learn. Bad Guy sighed as he slowly and carefully got Sweetie Belle off of him before getting up himself to fix his mane and tail, making sure he got each and every spike in his tail perfect. If there was one thing he and Rarity had in common, it was that appearences can really say something about who a pony is. Sweetie Belle was slowly waking up and when she did, she hugged Bad Guy. "Hey Sweetie Belle, you had a good rest on me, I suppose," Bad Guy said, simply getting a nod from Sweetie Belle as a response. There were several ponies outside talking about something.
Bad Guy and Sweetie Belle decided to check it out.
Surrounding a stage is what many ponies in town were doing. Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash were all here watching some nutcase called "The Great and Powerful Trrrixie!"(Yes, she rolled the R) boast about how she was the best at magic and blah blah.
"By Brendan, she does not shut up, does she?" Bad Guy said, catching Trixie's attention.
"It would seem we have some NEIGH-SAYERS," okay, really? Neigh-sayers? Whatever," in the crowd today! Could you show us how good you are at magic and maybe the Great and Powerful Trrrixie can do it better," Trixie said, not realizing who she picked a fight with.
"Hehehe, that so? I'll let you know my magic is more... unique," Bad Guy put Sweetie Belle on the ground so she could watch as Bad Guy casually floated onto the stage. Then a song seemed to start.
"Oh Trixie...
You scared little Pixie...
You see a threat and anger it...
Well that's that last mistake you do.
I've got powers, beyond your comprehension.
So come at me with your best shot because I... am...
The Bad Guy. " Bad Guy snapped and a slime was surrounding Trixie, keeping her in place.
"You sit there,
You poor mare,
I doubt you're worth the spare,
As all you do is waste air.
All your boasting,
And roasting,
And you don't fare,
Up to expectations you placed in the air.
A god's reign,
Is insane,
You angered one...
Today.
A party,
A crasher,
A ready,
A passer,
And yet you chose to anger me...
Ooooh,
Trixie, poor little Pixie.
You know the moon,
Shines on my new nights,
And yet you don't find...
That I am
The
Bad
GUUUUUYYYYYYYYYY! "
As the song finished, the slime vanished as Trixie was staring wide eyed, as did most of the spectators. Bad Guy looked at Trixie. "10:00 PM. Everfree forest. Show up or I'll force you to," Bad Guy commented as he went back to the spectating ponies calling themselves his "friends."
Sweetie Belle helped herself onto Bad Guy's back as she got ready to ask the question on her mind, "I didn't know you could sing! Why did you hide it?!" She asked as Bad Guy shrugged.
"I personally don't think I was that good, was just going with the flow," Bad Guy replied as the group was left alone.
"Baddy, why the hay did ya just sign up ta duel a unicorn when ya don't know any magic yerself?" Applejack asked, using the nickname Pinkie made that he despises.
"Did I say I didn't know magic, last I checked I said my magic was unique. And even then, I didn't say it was a magic duel so, legally, I'd be allowed to bring weapons. Just not kill her," Bad Guy said but everyone looked at him like he was insane then he realized. "Crap. I forgot you ponies don't use weapons often so by default a duel is a magic duel. I am going to hate it, luckily... the duel isn't until 10:00 PM so I will be fine to learn unicorn magic while learning how to combo those with my normal magic."
Rarity and Twilight still weren't happy. Rainbow Dash was extremely concerned for some reason. Sweetie Belle was just excited.
The group was in some empty field as Bad Guy drew a summoning circle to summon some troops to act as... fodder. Yeah, fodder.
"Uh... are... are you sure about this-" A demon said as Silence hit.
"Good, we can kill it," Bad Guy said as Batty the Bat, Sweetie Belle's tamed bat, killed the demon. Now that Twilight had a good idea of where Bad Guy was , which was nowhere near equestrian, she knew where to start. At the beginning.
Five hours later...
It was now 3:14 PM and Bad Guy now knew several Equestrian spells and already had ideas on how to combo some of them into his own magic, while his magic was nowhere near Twilight's, he was still powerful as buck.
Next stop... taking a rest. Bad Guy had a seat, Sweetie Belle going out of her way to come over and rest next to him. "Okay, I never mentioned it before, but you two together is adorable," Twilight said, watching Bad Guy be cuddled by Sweetie Belle(Actually, she was using him as a pillow again) and could help but take a picture.
"You show that to anyon- anypony , I'm kicking your flank to the motherflipping moon," Bad Guy threatened. Twilight giggled at the fact that Bad Guy kept nearly going to his non-pony speech patterns.
"You know Bad Guy... when I heard of the Summer Sun Celebrstion happening sooner than normal those weeks ago, I didn't think I'd meet a villain, much less two, and somehow become friends with both in some way," Twilight said.
"Twilight. None of you are my friends, the only pony I call my friend is Sweetie Belle. I just tolerate the rest of you. I get you wanna be nice but I don't have the time to deal with you six when I know you can pull that damn Ultimate Trimmer out and stab me, thus killing me, Sweetie Belle at least takes it slow. I don't want to reform and she know it so she's trying to slowly but surely warm me up to it. Granted, it's working at all but that's besides the point. The point is that I'm not your friend, never have been. You six started calling me that because I started genuinely tolerating you," Bad Guy explained as he drew a smaller summoning circle and used it to acquire several small crystals. He placed one of them down and unleashed some magic to make a massive spinning black crystal. "This is a healing crystal, I plan to set one up as well as a teleport crystal in every town to make getting around much easier," Bad Guy stated as he touched the crystal and a bright light appeared from nowhere and healed are physical and magical injuries.
7 hours... just 7 more to prepare.
Four hours later...
Bad Guy was alone in the field, Sweetie Belle having been taken home(A teleport crystal added to the living room out of sight from ponies entering the boutique), Twilight heading back to Ponyville herself.
And Bad Guy was still trying to master magic. "Huff... puff... that's... not perfect. I want to deal as much damage, without killing, as possible. Trixie needs a shot to the ego," Bad Guy explained to himself. He had to stop himself before he overworked himself. Three hours... Bad Guy started trotting back to Ponyville.
9:45 PM
Bad Guy was sitting in a small clearing in the Everfree, a clearing as far from any caves as possible since he dared not anger an Ursa. Trixie took her sweet time arrive but she did arrive right on time. "The great and powerful Trrrixie must letnyou know, that she has never lost a duel before," Trixie said as two colts, who should be asleep by now, had a seat to watch. Sweetie Belle had asked to be awoken so she could watch the duel between Bad Guy and Trixie, as she scooted a little away from the colts. The colts and her started a small bet about whether Bad Guy'd win or Trixie would, and the colts praised Trixie to no end while Sweetie Belle was humble with how strong I was often just saying "We'll see if your praise can hold up" to them.
Bad Guy gave Trixie a smirk as he activated a shield spell around both him and Trixie to keep Sweetie Belle and the colts from being hurt by the duel. Trixie started the duel by launching the first attack, which was just a shot of raw magic that Bad Guy teleported to dodge before doing a combo attack by using both a fire and ice ball spell then Silence. He called this combo the Dance of Fire and Ice. Trixie barely realized what happened when the attack made contact and felt she couldn't use magic nor speak. Sweetie Belle watched in awe while the colts were scared Trixie would lose.
Bad Guy got ready to use the only nonletal attack he knew that dealt a massive amount of damage... False Flash. When he held a hoof up and unleashed a massive flash of light on Trixie, it dealt massive damage. "I'll say Trixie... you're absolutely horrible at dueling and you've never lost ? What, did you duel foals everytime or did your opponents pity you enough to just let you win?" Bad Guy stated as he looked at Trixie's shocked and slightly teary form. "You know, I feel bad. I genuinely expected your boasting to hold up and trained so hard to learn magic to make it easier for me to win, or at least last longer. Yet... you proved to be a disappointment who failed to uphold her own image, I'm not even that good at magic. I'd give you the win but I can't do that because that'd be encouraging rampant boasting. Boasting isn't bad, mind you, but it's the scale of the boasts, like come on, beating an Ursa Major? Something all books say is unbeatable? You were signing yourself up for failure," Bad Guy said causing Trixie to just start full on crying.
"Trixie just felt special and wanted to stay special!" Trixie said while crying, Bad Guy sat down and patted her back.
"Trixie, let me tell you a story. A story of a stallion who... well... was not the greatest. This stallion was power hungry, greedily so, and summoned a god he knew could grant infinite power. So that god became indebted to the stallion for having saved him from a purgatory and was willing to grant any wish. The stallion wished for infinite power and was warned that power came woth responsability but the stallion didn't listen. The stallion went to a place with Lava in the oceans instead of water, where he met his greated enemy. Another stallion, one who could play a harp like a master while having a godly energy in him. That stallion and his friends went through the land of lava and eventually ended up with the harp playing stallion against the stallion that wished for infinite power and... well... the harp playing stallion lost," Bad Guy told the whole story, being vague as to who each of the heroes mentioned were and even more vague as to him being a part of the story. Sweetie Belle listened and said nothing in regards to the details, since she was currently the only one Bad Guy shared all the details with.
At the end of it all, Trixie seemed much more... normal? Yeah, normal. Before she galloped off, the colts, appearently called Snips and Snails, went after her. Sweetie Belle got on Bad Guy's back as he set up a Teleport Crystal so he can make getting back to Rarity's home easier.
Author's Note
Things are starting, soon... things are changing.
Something to change everything
Chapter 4: Racism? Really now...
Bad Guy was trotting thoward a disturbingly empty Ponyville, simply reading a mythology book, unaware of what would soon happen. He put a bookmark in place as, suddenly, pink hooves grabbed him and pulled him into Sugarcube Corner. "WHAT THE HECK, PINKIE?!" Bad Guy yelled out, confused to all get-out.
Bad Guy looked around seeing all six mane 6 members, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle. "Hey Bad Guy, I'll explain what's happening... everypony is scared of a zebra," Twilight explained.
Bad Guy just looked unamused. "Are you all serious? Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle look just as unamused as I am. You all know zebras are herbivores, right? Literally no reason to be scared of them," Bad Guy stated.
Pinkie Pie then started singing a song about how she'll curse someone and put someone into a trance or something. "Pinkie. First off, while curses are real considering the natural properties of magic, she's a zebra. Zebra's, from what I've read, are basically just earth ponies in terms of magical application so she couldn't curse someone. And putting someone into a trance also requires magic that she could not apply. Fluttershy can through her 'stare', but she also makes use of her magic in flight and weather resistances. You all are just being racist," Bad Guy had to explain as Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Twilight went to his side. Twilight hesitatently because of his statement that curses are real when she assumes they're just supernatural.
"Now, while you all are busy being racist, I'll go and talk to the zebra and figure out what it is she wants," Bad Guy said before leaving through the door, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom following along.
Applejack and her friends chased the group until Bad Guy, floating above a sea of blue flowers with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle on his back, is found stopped. "Poison Joke, read about them," Bad Guy commented. The zebra turned around and looked at the ponies who were standing in the Poison Joke field.
"Beware you pony folk, the leaves of blue are no joke!" She said, her voice rhyming and exotic.
"Yeah! Get out of the flowers you doofuses!" Bad Guy said but the others didn't heed the floating(through his magic) pony and just... stood in the Poison Joke field. Instead, the ones that had compliants sent them towards the zebra, Zecora he heard one of them call her, as she vanished into the mist of the Everfree.
The next morning, Bad Guy awoke to Rarity screaming, he rushed to see what happened and realized she now looked absolutely horrible and Bad Guy had to hold back his laugh, Sweetie Belle wasn't even trying to hold it back when she saw Rarity.
Bad Guy, Sweetie Belle, and Rarity all went to Twilight's library where they saw Twilight's horn be floppy, Pinkie's tounge swollen, and Rainbow Dash crashing into everything. Talking about Zecora cursing them or what not. Applejack and Fluttershy came by as well, Applejack was tiny while Fluttershy had a man's voice. Apple Bloom was normal, as expected. "You idiots, this is not a Brendan-damned curse. This is just the effects of Poison Joke!" Bad Guy said.
"Yeah right! This is serious curse behaviour, those words she said yesterday had to have cursed us!" Rainbow said, having Bad Guy become unamused.
"Rainbow Dash. Me, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle were there as well. We heard those words. The ones who got 'cursed' are the same ones who I told to, and I quote, 'Get out of the flowers'. I read about Poison Joke, I know what in Brendan's name I'm talking about," Bad Guy said, but only Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle believed him. "Bloom, Sweetie Belle, let's go see if Zecora can help us if they think this is a curse so dang much," he said as all three left the room.
"Darling, we should go and give that cursing zebra a taste of our wrath!" Rarity said as everyone in the room agreed. Everyone left the Golden Oaks Library and started for the Everfree.
It took the group a while but they eventually reached a house that was within a hallowed out tree, inside there were masks everywhere and a pot filled with a bubbling green substance that was clearly somewhat viscous. Zecora trotted out of a door and started brewing with the botting in her muzzle.
Twilight wanted to see the best, "Maybe she's making soup?" She said.
Zecora had a taste of the brew, "Perfect temperature for ponies, I presume... now where is Bad Guy, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom?" Zecora said causing Twilight's eyes to bulge out in horror.
"Or what if it's pony soup?!" She said in horror. Rainbow Dash crashed through the door, surprising Zecora greatly, the other five coming through, "Now what have you done with our friends!?" Twilight asked.
Zecora was trying to calm the situation as she spoke in her native tounge to stop Rainbow Dash before turning to the others, "Ponies! What is this-" she began be it didn't last last long as Rainbow Dash crashed into Zecora's cauldron and spilled the substance, "No! You know not what you do! You've gone and spilled my precious brew!" Zecora cried as Bad Guy and the fillies entered the room.
"Twilight... care to explain why the pot is on the ground empty of the potion we were brewing to cure your Poison Joke?" Bad Guy asked, an incredibly angry expression on his face.
"This... wasn't for you three?" Twilight asked.
"Twilight, did these silly ponies actually make you believe Zecora would do that? Usually I don't describe you as Bad Guy does but... that's much more stupid than usual. Zecora was brewing a potion she knew that cured Poison Joke," Sweetie Belle said.
"And would ya believe we found out ya had the same book in yer library?" Apple Bloom asked, prompting Twilight to tilt her head.
"Super Naturals: All Natural Cure-Alls that are Simply Super," Bad Guy stated, causing Twilight to go wide eyed. "Another issue is, wouldn't you guess it, the racism in Ponyville to zebras causes Zecora to be unable to get the last ingredient she needs since all the shops 'mysteriously' close down, sound familiar?" he added.
All the ponies in the room now looked regretful, minus the three that actually knew better than to make assumptions.
The group took Zecora to town(after vigorously apologizing to her) and everyone screamed that Zecora had curse all 9 of them before Bad Guy spoke up, "You all know that I have more immunities to illments to my health than any of you will ever have right? None of us are cursed because I'd kill Zecora before she cursed Sweetie Belle." That got the town to stop screaming about them being cursed but it didn't stop them from being scared.
The group got the ingredient from Daisy from the herbal store then immediately went to the spa but... Bad Guy had tests to run so he was out on his own, near a field of Poison Joke. He had made his own batch of the Poison Joke cure and had many Full Cures(Known for ridding any status aliment or aliments) as Sweetie Belle came by when he willingly stepped into the field of Poison Joke, instantly giving him the effect this time meaning he's weak to this aliment. "Ugh... why is the pretty flower so dang good at pulling pranks?" Bad Guy said before he covered his mouth at the disgusting kindness that came from it. First he drank a Full Cure to test if it worked and, surprizingly, it didn't.
"Haha, so Poison Jokes are so good at their job that it isn't an aliment cured by Full Cures, amazing to know!" He said as he drank a Poison Jokeless(as he called the cure) to undo the effects. "Ugh, that's better. Freaking hate kindness coming from my mourh, althought it was funny so... I guess it worked as intended," he added. Sweetie Belle ran up to him and gave him a hug, "Oh, hello there Sweetie Belle, what exactly is up? Why aren't you with the others, well... aside from me not being there, that is."
"Because I wanted to make sure you were okay... I... okay, I think we're bad influences on each other , do you think that?"
"Sweetie Belle... of course I do. I am literally the worse influence you can follow, yet you do anyways. I have no idea if I should be flattered, digusted, or amused," Bad Guy admitted. Had this been him back when he first arrived in Ponyville under the persona that wanted infinite power, this statement would have been odd, obviously he would have been amused. Now though... this conflicting state is like... weird but... not unwelcome.
Something to change everything
During the middle of the night, in a particurally empty part of land near Ponyville, one could see the angel-winged alicorn form Brendan standing over a massive summoning circle. "I received Celestia's messages, using the information she wrote, I was able to observe him from my plane of existance, he might not deserve his base back but... fluff it, I'll give it back because I want him to have some level of good things. He'll find things are... slightly different this time though." Brendan raised his hoof and chanted some ancient language before he stomped his forehooves in the summoning circle and brought Bad Guy's home base right to him. He disappeared later that night.
Bad Guy awoke with a groan, it was 6 AM, a time he never woke up at.
He got out of bed, brushed his mane and tail, making sure to include the spike parts of his tail, and went out for a trot... then he realized everyone was looking at something. Going over to the rest and floating above them... he saw what.
"That's... MY BASE?!" Bad Guy floated towards the entrance and gave it a little open. Suddenly, the familiar interior of his base let him see it was just as he had lost. The Mane 6 and the CMC, a trio of fillies made up of Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo, trotted up as a way to get a closer look. "I have no clue how you're here, my base, but you're here. No worries, your master's here," Bad Guy said in a cruel smirk.
All ten entered the building and the first thing they saw was how... dark it was. Color-wise, not lighting wise. Then a small group of animated puppets walked through, "Marionettes, what has occured at my base in my absence?" Bad Guy said commandingly to the puppets as they spoke in a tounge only Bad Guy understood, "So those pesky heroes tried to ransack my place did they? Were any stuck in here when the base teleported here?" He asked as one of the puppets nods.
"Uh, darling, we're here," Rarity said, alerting Bad Guy and the Marionettes which immediately looked ready to fight.
Sweetie Belle raised a hoof before saying something in the Marionettes' language which made them calm down. "Did I... really do that?" Sweetie Belle asked.
Bad Guy was dumb-founded. She had just told the Marionettes that the group of 9 native ponies were no threat as they knew him personally. "How... did you learn Puppetese? I didn't teach you that as far as I know," Bad Guy said as the Marionettes left the room. Sweetie Belle shrugged.
Every single pony in the room was just shocked. "What're the chances Sweetie Belle gets a Cutie Mark in monster talking?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Quite high," Twilight answered as Sweetie Belle smiled at the idea.
"Guess it'll all depend on if she's a natural at it or something. I don't know how Cutie Marks work internally, just an evil guy, not a know it all," Bad Guy said as he started trotting deeper into the place as the group realized something... they just teleported to a room with purple glass panels everywhere. "Ah, yes, this room. Ahem. " Bad Guy said as the strange Demon Chair... thing turned around to look at the group.
"Bad Guy... you have returned but... what are you and who are they behind you?" The thing said.
"These are my allies in this world. The purple unicorn mare is Twilight Sparkle, the white unicorn mare is who I was living with the last few months and is named Rarity, the white unicorn filly is Sweetie Belle and she's the only one I'd consider a friend, no offense to you, Demon God, the cyan pegasus mare is Rainbow Dash, the yellow pegasus mare currently hiding from you is Fluttershy, the orange pegasus filly is... hold up..." Bad Guy gets a piece of paper out, "'Rainbow Dash's number one fan' Scootaloo, the pink heavily bouncy mare is Pinkie Pie, she loves parties. And lastly is the orange mare with a stetson hat, Applejack, and her little sister, the yellow filly with a pink bow, Apple Bloom. These are the 9 I know the most in this land we call home since I live with two of them and the rest of them are friends with one or both of the others," Bad Guy finished explaning.
The Demon God just stared baffled. "Ah, should I... go back to my base form?" The Demon God asked as Bad Guy nodded. The Demon God went from something fused to a chair to a more... normal being. Regal, yet dark. "This better for those of you who know not what demons are like?" The Demon Lord asked.
The ponies who came in the castle were surprised by the shift but it wasn't that horrible since he at least looked normal. "I'd say so, now... I heard the base got ransacked, mind telling me who did the ransacking and who got caught?" Bad Guy asked as the Demon Lord nodded.
"It was one of the small animatronics, the kid in the blue shirt with the two purple stripes, and the blonde kid, unforunately, the blonde kid is the one we caught," the Demon Lord explained as Bad Guy gave him the order to guide the ponies around... well, except Sweetie Belle since she made it adamently clear she was going to be with him as long as she was awake.
Bad Guy and Sweetie Belle entered the dungeons, what seemed like a pegasus colt was trapped in some iron shackles. He had a blonde coat color, brown eyes that were facing the ground, and a brown mane. "Who's there? I don't remember any equines being a part of Bad Guy's army but... heck if I know anymore. I expected these things to have half a brain but... they had more," the colt said, dejected.
"Did you really think my army would use just half of their brain when my base is being ransacked by you and your idiotic friends?" Bad Guy said watching as the colt lifted his head and saw the sight. "Helllooo there... Jacob."
The colt, now revealed to be Jacob, suddenly had a defiant face visible before he saw Sweetie Belle and Batty, who had joined them somehow, getting ready to attack if Jacob makes one wrong move. "Why is that filly defending you, Bad Guy?! Have you corrupted her or lied to her?!" Jacob assumed.
"Quite the opposite, actually. I've been an open book to her, telling nothing but the truth and she willingly choses to defend me," Bad Guy said but Jacob didn't buy it. Then the iron shackles unlocked and Jacob tried to stand on his back hooves but he immediately falls onto his forehooves as well, "You'll get used to it, Jacob," Bad Guy said. Sweetie Belle was struggling to hold her laugh back.
Jacob looked upset realizing that they were struggling to not laugh. "It isn't funny! I will seriously take my Overpowered Controller and slam it into your faces so hard that you'll wish you didn't laugh!" Jacob threatened but his small size made it hard to take him seriously. "Wait... why am I so short? Before I wasn't much shorter than Bad Guy, why is he now several feet taller than me?" Jacob asked as Sweetie Belle got out a mirror. Jacob immediately thought it was a joke. He soon realized, no. It wasn't.
"Listen, it'll be okay, you'll just have to get used to it, Bad Guy got used to it fast, maybe you'll be the same!" Sweetie Belle said, attempting to calm Jacob down.
Then all of the other ponies reached the dungeons, "And thissss is the dunge- Masssster, why isssss he free?" A snake named Slitherin asked.
"I'll say it, because of Sweetie Belle I'm less like who I was before I lost. Still evil though," Bad Guy said with a hint of a smirk. That smirk faded when he saw the look on Pinkie Pie's face at seeing Jacob. "Pinkie, no. First off, I do not want your bright as Brendan's wings party decorations in my base and secondly, Jacob needs time to come to terms with his situation," Bad Guy stated causing Pinkie's smile to droop.
It took Jacob several hours but he eventually came to terms with it. Jacob started digging through a chest and found his equipment. A foreign controller, a shirt made from foreign, yet fine, materials, a hat with a feather on it, and a series of little bonus accessories. "Hey, where's my crafting grid?" Jacob asked.
"It'ssss getting repairsss. It got messssed up in your sssscuffle," Slitherin said.
"But... why are you repairing it?" Jacob asked.
"I spoke to my monsters about it before you and your friends rudely stormed this place. We want to create our own version to assist our troops in battle since we lack the items you did and instead, only I had them but that was through summoning. An infinite number of monsters spawn here some my minions have no qualms killing each other just for materials," Bad Guy explained causing everyone in the room to have a look of knowing.
"They're repairin' it ta learn how it works, right?" Applejack asked as Bad Guy nodded.
Jacob just looked slightly upset at the prospect of all the monsters in the base having a crafting grid. "Bad Guy. You got me into this, you'll get me out," Jacob commanded.
"Would if I could but I have no idea how. I didn't bring my base to Equestria, nor is it sentient," Bad Guy replied.
Jacob spent the next few hours storming out and realized just how far off he was. No chests randomly sitting out, no monsters roaming the streets, heck, there weren't even weapon shops like most places had back in his home world.
Jacob had found a nice field to sit in and rest, he looked at the wings on his sides and... was confused as to why he became a pegasus. Taking his pocket pack off, he looked at the controller sticking out and sighed. Grabbing the cord of the controller with his mouth he twirled it around before doing a striking motion and hitting something invisible... hitting something invisible?
Jacob looked through his bag for one of his buttons and found it, the dispel button. He pressed it and the invisible foe became visible. Well "foe" is the wrong word, but rather a filly. The orange pegasus he saw back in Bad Guy's base. "What? Did Bad Guy send you after me or something?" Jacob asked but the filly shook her head.
"No... I... uh... just noticed you didn't have a cutie mark like me and my friends and was kinda wondering if you wanted to join my friend group the Cutie Mark Crusaders... or CMC for short. I'm Scootaloo," the pegasus filly, Scootaloo asked.
Jacob was confused, cutie mark? He did notice that Bad Guy and the Mares had marks on their flanks but... why would he need that? "I'm sorry... the importance of what a "cutie mark" is, is lost on me. To me, it just sounds like some magically acquired tattoo that doesn't really matter," Jacob explained as Scootaloo's eyes widened.
"Cutie marks show a pony's special talent! They're only the most important thing around!" Scootaloo explained.
"So a cutie mark show what you're naturally good at? Okay. Thanks for the information but I'd rather not a butt tattoo tell me what I'm good at and instead experience tell me that because I'll tell you, I'm good at battling monsters but unlike others, I was no natural," Jacob said, not leaving room for debate.
In the Pocket Dimension...
A kid with brown hair and a rather casual attire stared at the empty locale with Dan. "Dan... things are getting worse, first the Ultimate Trimmer disappears, then my brother and Bad Guy's base disappear, we need to do something about it," the brown haired kid said.
"Yes, Brendan, I know... but what can we do, we haven't gotten any clues as to what's happening... do you think the god with your name has something to do with this?" Dan asked but Brendan, the normal kid one, just shrugged.
Author's Note
Oh shit. Jacob and Brendan(Not the god one) have been seperated!
Something to change everything
Chapter 6: Some things never change.
Jacob awoke on a couch... when did he fall asleep? Much less when did he enter a building? He slowly got up from the couch and looked at his clothes neatly piled up before putting them on. The orange pegasus from yesterday trotted into the room with a backpack of sorts on her back. Was... School currently active in this world?
Scootaloo explained most of what happened and said that, thanks to Bad Guy, Jacob had been signed up for school in Ponyville. Great.
Jacob's pocket pack was on his back as he and Scootaloo trotted to meet up with her friends and get to school. After getting the fillies, the group went to the school. Turns out that none of these fillies are older than he is. All mostly around 7-9 years old.
When school officially started for the day, Jacob joined the CMC in class. He looked at the teacher, an earth pony named Miss Cheerilee, as she looked at him. Jacob took a deep breath as she called him up to introduce himself. "Hello, I am Jacob. I'm new to town and... well... I'll be straight with you all. I'm not from this world. I'm a hero from a whole 'nother world where I fought monsters beyond your wildest dreams! And it all acclimated... that's the word my brother'd use, right? Yeah. When it all acclimated, me and many other heroes had to fight Bad Guy at his absolute max power! It was a long and difficult battle but we did it. We had saved the day from Bad Guy... then me and a few of the other heroes not blessed with the godly energy went and tried to ransack Bad Guy's base since, at that point, me and everyone else thought he was dead but nope. The base started shaking, all three of the ones I came with ran off while I got captured and thrown into his base's dungeons so... yeah. That's how I'm in this world, stuck in a place I really didn't want to be in... ever," Jacob explained as he went to go and sit down. Everyone looked at him like he was crazy. Minus Sweetie Belle who knew the story.
The school day went on and they eventually got recess. Jacob was on his own before two fillies, a pink one with a purple mane that had a white stripe in it and a grey one that wore glassed, came up to him. "Wow, who'd have thought a blank flank could tell such a story, I bet every word of it was made up!" The pink one said.
Jacob didn't bother giving her angry eyes. "Wow, so creative. You know something... who cares. No, wait... who asked? I don't care about cutie marks, my brother made it clear to me that it isn't want you're a natural at, but your experiences that tell you what you're good at. I lived through combat and so, I got good at combat. Even if I have no cutie mark, I still have skills. What about you? What skills do you possess? What trials and challenges have you faced?" Jacob asked the filly who just stared, slack-jawed.
"Well, maybe your brother was just trying to make you feel better about not having it," the grey filly said, trying to defend the pink one but Jacob knew better.
"And clearly you both have better figures of authority if you're doing this crap? Just seriously, I'm terrible at noticing bs but even I can see through the falsified confidence! One of you has bad parents and took it out on the other so you could make yourself feel better about your shitty parent life!" Jacob stated, watching as the pink one started releasing a tear. The CMC were watching at Jacob told the pink filly off. "I was right. You wnna know something? I don't hold it against you but you could have handled your own situation better. Taking it out in fillies and colts who don't have cutie marks is not how you make it better, instead you kill off any chance you have at making a friend. A real friend. I mean, look at the Cutie Mark Crusaders, they may not have cutie marks yet many different ponies love them. It isn't because of the cutie mark that people like you because all a cutie mark does is flaunt what you're naturally good at. It's because of who you are as a person. As you know, I'm Jacob. What's your name?" Jacob held a hoof out in a comforting gesture.
The pink filly had no idea how to repond she looked... confused. She eventually reached out and took Jacob's hoof in her own. "I'm... Diamond Tiara. I... thank you for the words but... I still don't believe you fought and beat Bad Guy considering we heard that he somehow managed to create magical crystals that allow you to teleport to others you've visited," Diamond Tiara said.
"Oh? He's the one who put the warp crystals up? I... didn't think he had that in him. They aren't hard to create, I'm surprised this town doesn't know what they are or have ways of acquiring them, back home there was one at every major location which made backtracking easy as hell," Jacob commented as he pulled out a few green crystals from his pocket pack, "These here are similiar to the warp crystals except the fact that they heal the one interacting with it and all those nearby, even works for magical exhaustion, me and my friends got used to having these around to create a healing crystal whenever necessary due to how spread out they were," he added as both Diamond Tiara and her friend, Silver Spoon he heard her be called, observed the crystals.
"How do they work?" Silver Spoon asked as Jacob got a good hold on a healing crystal, placed it on the ground and held a hoof out as a blue colored energy left it and surrounded the crystal which eventually grew in size and started spinning in place. He touched it and simply had a green glow attached to him for a moment before it faded.
The rest of the school day went as planned and when it ended, Jacob, Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon all greed to go visit Diamond's parents so Jacob can give them a taste of his mind.
When the group got close, Jacob felt an odd presence... the same sort of godly presence that the Ultimate Trimmer had. When the front door to Diamond Tiara's house opened, Jacob got his weaponized controller ready and his hat on.
Inside was exactly what he expected. Someone got desperate and used the Mark of Insanity. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were confused by Jacob's gearing up. "Listen, if my theory is correct... then what we're dealing with is nothing this world has faced before. My world has many powerful relics but one of the worst to collect is called 'The Mark of Insanity' which, whole it does make you super powerful, slowly but surely makes the user more and more crazed and vile," Jacob explained and Diamond Tiara instantly looked knowing.
Diamond Tiara carefully guided Jacob and Silver Spoon around until they reached the secret basement, "Mom's probably down there, she said she found something yesterday and... well... she hadn't been the same... I mean, she never did admit she was proud of me but... she got worse," Diamond Tiara said as she opened it. Jacob jumped in, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon following after him.
As Jacob landed, he noticed the chests around the area. "Sweet! Loot!" He said as he went to open a chest. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon may not have had as graceful a landing but they recovered quickly looking around.
"This isn't how the basement looked before, everything's different," Diamond Tiara announced.
"Such is the world of pocket dimensions and dungeons," Jacob said pulling out a small book, "Ugh, damn taunting me with a recipe book without my crafting grid," he said as he put the book in his pocket pack.
The room the group found themselves in wasn't that big, probably five tiles by five tiles if Brendan's logic was anything to go by. There were two possible paths, left or right. "Hmm, let's go left for now and just make sure we go somewhere since I'm not pleased with the idea that monsters could be here," Jacob said as he started going down the left path, controller at the ready, with Diamond and Silver following him.
The next room showed Jacob the first enemies of the dungeon, sentient money. Jacob slammed the controller on the sentient money and killed it in a single shot with a smirk on his face, then he grabbed the ice button and pressed it, unleashing several icicles onto the last one. "Coast is clear now. Sentient money bags, never thought I'd see that," Jacob said as Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon poked their heads through the door way. Jacob picks up some bits dropped from the enemies, "And hey, killing enemies is a good source of money and experience," he added.
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon stayed close together as they found a chest and opened it, "What the?! How long was this hayburger in this chest and why was it in there?!" Silver Spoon asked as Diamond Tiara shrugged.
"Kinda what I ask everytime I open a chest, how long and why? I stopped really questioning it after I found out my home was shoved into a pocket dimension and the chests became commonplace. To make things weirder, they restock with random items after certain points in times so... don't question it," Jacob said as he hung his controller over his neck like it was a boa. "Anyways, this is a dead end, need to go the other w- Diamond Tiara? What are you looking at?" Jacob asked as he noticed Diamond looking at a cracked part of the wall.
"Hey, do you have something that can get through cracked walls or destroy them?" Diamond asked as Jacob nodded before realizing what it was she saw. Jacob trotted up to the wall, found the cracks, got out a button, the explosive button, and then pressed it opening the wall open to farther exploration. Inside was a chest, the golden variety which are constant and never restock, which held a new accessory. "Can't believe this could have generated because of my mom, still..." Diamond sadly said.
"Crazy people do crazy things. Bad Guy got power hungry and summoned a long forgotten god to get his power so... your mother getting the Mark of Insanity and then creating this is... far from unexpected," Jacob said as they were going down the right path from the entrance which had more money bags, more chests filled with items and recipes, and at the end of it all...
"There she is. The Mark of Insanity and its victim," Jacob stated quietly.
"Is that Diamond's mom? Her face looks nearly unregconizable," Silver Spoon said in mild trepidation.
The duo watched as Diamond Tiara went forward. "Hey! Mother! I'm here to talk to you!" Diamond said as her mom slowly turned around. Silver Spoon rushed to Diamond Tiara's side with Jacob not far behind.
Diamond Tiara's mom slowly opened her mouth, "So... my own daughter fails expectations again? Hanging out with a... blank flank? " she said, her voice unnatural and distorted.
"Hey, might I tell you that no stupid mark needs to tell me shit, asshat. Experience will tell me what I'm good at and right now, it's lookin' like I'll have to drop kick you in self-defense," Jacob said, a smirk on his muzzle, "Or are you too scared to fight me?" He said as he gripped his controller, ready for a fight.
"So... you think you mean anything? So be it," Diamond Tiara's mom says as she screams aloud.
Jacob starts the battle off by pressing the fire button and thus shooting a fire ball at her then he uses his controller as a frail to hit her head. Spoiled Rich was having that so she grabbed the controller and tried to fling it out of Jacob's muzzle but he countered with a press of the ice button.
Spoiled Rich looked to be nearly down so Jacob decided finishing her right was smacking her with his controlled and afterwards she was out cold. Jacob found the Mark of Insanity, a small vial of a pure black substance, now half empty, and put it in his pocket pack. "Did you... win?" Diamond Tiara asked in shock.
"Yeah, your mother should be knocked out for a very long while but... that isn't the best. My controller isn't made for killing, just knocking out. My friends had better weapons made for outright killing. She'll need to either be taken to a purifier or just killed... I'm... sorry, Diamond Tiara," Jacob said but... Diamond Tiara had an idea.
The three were staring at Bad Guy as he looked over the unconscious body of Spoiled Rich. "Soo... let me get this straight... she consumed the Mark of Insanity and now, instead of trying to purify her, you want me to kill her? Am I hearing that right, Diamond Tiara?" Bad Guy asked as Diamond Tiara nodded, "Fine by me then," Bad Guy added as he shot an explosive blast right into Spoiled Rich. Destroying her body entirely.
Something to change everything
Jacob and Bad Guy got words that someone named Shining Armor invited "Twilight and her friends" to Canterlot for a wedding. "I still have no idea why I'm included, I've made it plenty clear that Twilight's not my friend," Bad Guy says.
"Maybe you shouldn't complain, this might be fun, finally a day where none of us have to do shit," Jacob replies, "So... just pretend for Twilight... okay, maybe not her but... pretend for Sweetie Belle you are friends with Twilight just long enough for the wedding to be over. I'm sure Princess Mi Amore Cadenza will be thrilled to meet you... even if you're still a villain."
Bad Guy sighs in annoyence but says nothing else. As the train gets close to the city, Bad Guy and Jacob immediately notices a shield around Canterlot. "The hell's the shield for?" Bad Guy asks as the train pulls into the station.
"No idea but now... I'm worried," Jacob answers.
All 11 member of the group eventually reach where this "Mi Amore Cadenza" is and when they see her... Bad Guy feels something off. "Miss Cadenza, I couldn't help but notice your ambient magic is... suspicious. No offense but... I don't think you're the real Cadenza," Bad Guy says making everyone(except Jacob) look at him like he's crazy, "Well, let me explain. See, in the time I've been in Equestria, I've gotten to know the magical signiture of ponies very very well and, you wanna know this 'Mi Amore Cadenza,' you don't match it. Not by a mile. So, why don't you cut the shit and reveal who you really are before I just kill you?" Bad Guy added as "Cadenza" looked genuinely shocked that somepony could see through her guise.
Bad Guy smirked as "Cadenza" tried to defend herself but everything she said got counteracted by Bad Guy while Jacob looked straight at "Cadenza," running his special diagnostic spell in his eyes. "'Queen Chrysalis, the queen of changelings hiding are the princess of love Cadence'... what's a changeling?" Jacob asked as Chrysalis' jaw dropped.
Every part of her plan fell apart in one... single... sitting. "I genuinely cannot believe two ponies saw through my disguise..." Chrysalis said.
"It's helps that despite Twilight knowing Cadenza, or Cadence as she's also called by Jacob's special diagnostic spell, since foalhood, you seemed to only know her very little which is... yeah no. Even I know better than to send a shapeshifter to try and replace someone if they know barely anything about the person. My best guess is that the shield is might to keep you and whatever the hell changelings are out ," Bad Guy said with a smirk on his face.
Jacob got his controller ready for combat, "Now tell us where the real Cadence is!" Jacob demanded as everypony got into a combat position.
"... sigh ... caves under Canterlot. I figured keeping her there would minize my chances of the plan failing... clearly not," Chrysalis said, dejected.
"Thanks for telling us!" Twilight said as everyone except Sweetie Belle and Bad Guy left to find Cadence.
"Aren't you two going to search for her?" Chrysalis asked.
Bad Guy shook his head, "Nah, I could give less shits about being at a wedding so, I'll let the ones that do care find the bride. I'm a villain and yet your display of villainy wasn't what I'd call 'thought out'. Did you even have a plan or do research into your opponents?" Bad Guy asked.
"... I did have a plan incase anypony got suspicious. Trap them in the caves of Canterlot but you and that colt basically made my disguise and thus plan worthless since I didn't have a chance to leave with the ones that believed me so I could get rid of you two," Chrysalis explained.
"But...you prepared for one situation exclusively, I heard from Bad Guy that he had prepared for many multiples of situations, that he had back-up among back-up plans," Sweetie Belle said causing Chrysalis to sigh in true and utter defeat.
Chrysalis finally drops the disguise as Bad Guy seems interested. "A bug-pony... interesting... I'll tell you this, next time you want to be a villain, Chrysalis, think about every possible situation instead of just one. Sure there will be that one situation you didn't prepare for but that comes with being a villain," Bad Guy says as Chrysalis looks... more cheerful that before.
The group returns with princess Cadence who immediately says something about brainwashed bridesmaids or some shit and the wedding takes a whole ass day to get ready.
So that's why Bad Guy is sitting in a chair, watching a mushy wedding that he didn't even want to be at and he's pretty sure everyone noticed that because Jacob told him that he can go outside on Luna's, the moon princess btw, orders.
Bad Guy stood up and went outside and noone paid him any mind. As he sat down on a bench, many ponies gave him looks that said they knew what he was. However one foal came up to him and just laid next to him. "Why did this foal come to me?" Bad Guy asked as a mare came up to find the foal. "Is this foal your's?" Bad Guy asked as the mare shook her head.
"No... he kinda ran off from his... home. He... well... he needs to go back," the mare said getting ready to grab the colt.
Bad Guy grabbed her hooves, "Tell me the location at which he lives I'll deliver him there," he said as the mare got out a map of Canterlot and pointed a very specific part of it.
Bad Guy went there with the colt on his back and found it to be an... orphanage. Bad Guy didn't care one bit but he had to admit. No one on Brendan's green earth should have to live in an orphanage. Oh well. Not his problem.
Bad Guy walked into the oprhanage and return the colt to them and left, Twilight and must be getting ready to leave. As Bad Guy walked away, that small colt looked through the window as somepony he knew would care walked off. It is far from over.
Author's Note
If you all hate Bad Guy for that ending, good. I wanted that.
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Special Chapter: The Harp and the Mouse, the Victim and the Villain
Dan and Brendan, not the god one, just the human one, were exploring a new location they found for any clues. The location wasn't anything special, just a school called Canterlot High. "Dan... I hate to break it to you but we've found nothing this whole search... are we sure that Bad Guy's even here?" Brendan asked as Dan shook his head.
"No... I'm not sure, Bren. I'm just... not sure. Bad Guy and the Ultimate Trimmer have to be somewhere though! The god wouldn't have sent us on this quest otherwise!" Dan said as he held a glorious harp made from solid gold. Dan looked in the direction of a bush he heard shaking while Brendan grabbed the cord of a mouse, with its cursor poking out to make it an effective weapon, and got ready to fight. What came through the bush wasn't a monster but instead just a bunny. Dan and Brendan lowered their guards and put their respective weapons away. "By god, Bad Guy has really fricked us up that even the smallest sound makes us tense up..." Dan stated as Brendan nodded his head.
Dan has started going his own way as Brendan did his own thing. Dan kept his harp at the ready just in case. He eventually bumped into someone, "Oof, sorry 'bout that. Kinda on edge so I wasn't looking where I was going," Dan said as he looked at who he knocked down. There were many strange things he saw in Brendan(The god one)'s world, but never did he think he would see a girl with yellow skin and hair that reminds the blue haired man of bacon, "Uh... again, sorry but... I've... never seen a human like you before," Dan relayed to her.
She slowly got up, "Sunset Shimmer. Haven't seen you around before, must be new to town," Sunset said as noises come from nearby. Dan immediately got a good grip on his harp as the first enemy in a long while made itself clear. It was a strange one however but nonetheless had the energy all monsters did. The enemy rushed to damage Dan but he played his harp in such a harmonious way that the enemy stood... that's it. The enemy stood there. Seems this enemy is immune to sound based attacks. Oh well. Dan's body got covered in a light blue glow as he jumped up before landing the enemy five seperate times causing the enemy to fade into light. Dan looked to Sunset, "Yeah, you could say I'm new to town, came here on a mission to find someone. Not you, no worries," Dan said as Sunset nodded before running off towards Canterlot High.
Dan's now sure that Bad Guy's in the area because of the monsters.
Meanwhile... with human Brendan.
Brendan had been walking through the school house for a while, finding nothing of note. He kept his mouse cord held in case he needed it, and it seemed he would due to the presence of "Computer +" enemies.
Swinging his mouse around by the cord, he fought and defeated the enemies as well as recovered the drops. It was nothing he needed but still good to have. It was then that three kids came from the room. All three were little girls but they all have different skin colors. One had yellow skin, one had orange skin, and one had basically pure white skin. "We're... we're sorry 'bout that... we were just tryin' ta look somethin' up on the computers..." The one with the yellow skin said in a rather thick country accent.
"Hey hey, no worries, I'm used to combat so it isn't that bad to fight monsters, the name's Brendan, you three are?" Brendan asked as the three fillies had grins... but the white one had a more... sinister grin.
In fact, it was the white one who did all the introductions. The yellow one was named Apple Bloom, the orange one was named Scootaloo and the white one was Sweetie Belle. All three kids were very curious ones and so they were going to look up what it meant if inanimate things came to life. "I can tell you. They've become monsters through the use of dark energies, Computer +s are a threat I've faced before so I knew how to defeat them," Brendan explained as he watched as the faces of the fillies become either shock... or knowing. "You know, for a kid Sweetie Belle, you seem to not be very worried that your home could be under threat, is there something you want to say?" Brendan said with a hint of agression.
"Oh, nothing much just that you won't find who you're after... here. Your enemy isn't in this part of the world and I'd say you should leave but now that you know monsters are here, I know that you won't. Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, let's leave the kind person alone..." Sweetie Belle says, "We have our own things to do," she added in a sinister tone before she and her friends walked off.
Later that night...
Sweetie Belle sits in a dark room, several multiple bats sitting all around, as Sunset Shimmer enters the room. "Sunset. Have a seat," Sweetie Belle said commandingly as Sunset does as asked.
"What is it you called me for?" Sunset asked.
Sweetie Belle smirked while looking from the shadows, "Batty told me that you encountered a blue haired man who killed a Soundproofer, am I correct in assuming that you let it happen?" She said as Sunset gulped while nodding. "So you let that harp player defeat a Soundproofer... I'm disappointed. Heavily disappointed. You want that magic, you do as asked. I need you to find that Brendan-forsaken cloak and this time forgo the failing part, understand Sunset Shimmer?" Sweetie Belle said Sunset's name in a strained tone, as if she's holding back just yelling at the poor pony-turned-human.
"Y-yes SB... I... understand," Sunset said, fear in her voice unrivaled. Sweetie Belle smiled as she poked her face from the shadows.
"Good girl..."
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Chapter 8: Relic discussion.
Bad Guy was at the Golden Oaks Library as Twilight asked for him to be there for some reason. It'd been a good while since Chrysalis had been stopped and so Bad Guy hoped it wasn't about that. Then the others of the Mane 6 arrived, the CMC and Jacob were in school. "Bad Guy, we heard from both Jacob and Sweetie Belle that there are more relics of power in your world. We want to know about them," Twilight said as Bad Guy sighed.
"You better be prepared for a long discussion as my world has a shit ton more than you think. I can think of several that we'll want to avoid because one getting it has the whole world at their mercy," Bad Guy stated as all the Mane 6 members brought out various snacks.
"Let's start with those then, darling," Rarity said as Bad Guy nodded.
Bad Guy's horn lit and he started using a hologram spell to show five different objects. A black cloak, a sword that looked like a devil's horn, a red orb, a book with an ominous cupcake on it, and lastly was a helmet. "These five are the creme of the crop of powerful relics. Come into possession of one of these and... well... the world is your feast. Reality is a suggestion you can destroy on a whim. Starting from the left to the right we have: the Cloak of Infinite Power, The Blade of Light's Forever Bane, The Orb of Power, The Tome of Reality Bending, and the Godly Helmet. Each of the five has been hidden away in places none such reach but now... two have been found... the Orb of Power is in the possession of a small white dog and the Tome of Reality Bending is... somewhere. Not where the ancients put it, that much is certain.
Despite how similiar in function they all are, they are all unique. The Cloak of Infinite Power gives the wearer power but the wearer cannot give power. The Blade of Light's Forever Bane is the strongest weapon, able to warp reality, but the wielder cannot bring it out during the day or else they lose perception. The Orb of Power is absorbed to give the owner infinite power but they can be the only owner. The Tome of Reality Bending allows the wielder to, well... bend reality... but in exchange they... become a canniable. As in they eat their own kind. And lastly is the Godly Helmet... it's a special one with the tamest downside of them all. It gives the wearer infinite power at the cost of their humanity, turning them into an intelligent monster." Bad Guy then changed the hologram projected, "Those five then split into five sub-classes of powerful relics themself.
The only thing is that out of them all, only one sub-class per is unique and that's the subclass most tied to the relic. So the Cloak of Infinite Power created the Cloaking Devices sub-class, the Blade of Light's Forever Bane created the Weapon sub-class, the Orb of Power created the Consumables sub-class, the Tome of Reality Bending created the Dark Magic sub-class, and the Godly Helmet created the Armor sub-class. I'm sure you all heard about the Mark of Insanity, it was a relic in the Consumables sub-class... even if it isn't the best item to injest," Bad Guy finished, letting the information sink in.
In truth, the Mane 6 had no idea how to make use of the information but if the Mark of Insanity found its way into Equestria... what's stopping others? "Sugarcube... ah need ta ask but... what other relics could we have ta deal with if the Mark of Insanity is anythin' ta go by?" Applejack asked.
Bad Guy looked... hesitent to answer. For once, he genuinely wanted to avoid speaking. But he knew he couldn't. Bad Guy took a deep breath, "There's three I can immediately think of. Lost Ire, a blaster weapon known for firing away memories and then killing the one who used it when they run out. The Shadow Medallion, a medallion that blackens the wearers heart in exchange for control over shadows. And... well... the last one is in a language called latin and I'm not particularlly good at it but... here I good.. Gemma Corrosionis, a small red gem that corrodes the wearer's soul... irrepairably," Bad Guy shuddered as he said the last one... hang on a moment...
"That last one, Gemma Corrosionis, that sounds so similiar to our own Alicorn Amulet. The Alicorn Amulet is a powerful relic with a small red gem that corrupts the one who wears it," Twilight mentioned as Bad Guy's eyes widened.
"How is it that our worlds have similiar corruptive gemstone relics? That seems... odd. Same with the fact that I felt a godly energy from the five of you I knew before that accursed day my assistence to Nightmare Moon was wasted. Our worlds are different... yet similiar. Unlike my home I felt not the godly energy in the ground I stood on, but instead purely in you six and your elements," Bad Guy commented.
"Chillax dude, it's fine and is probably just an uncanny similiarity," Rainbow Dash said.
"But that's the issue, it's too uncanny to just be a similiarity. That's like saying Starswirl the Bearded is uncannily similiar to Twilight in concept. Because they are similiar. Both are super powerful unicorns with magic unmatched!" Bad Guy said seeming to make the group of ponies realize just how uncanny the similiarities are.
Somewhere in Equestria...
Red... a single red gem sits in a black alicorn like shape. It is the Alicorn Amulet, awaiting one to come and wear. It is Gemma Corrosionis, awaiting the one to corrupt and corrode. It has sensed the presence of the dark energy of which it was made.
Black. The shell is black and knows who should be the victim. The man with hair of blue shall be the victim.
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Chapter 9: From humanity, to the unforunate reality.
Jacob had grown rather fond of going to school, despite his distaste for school work, and often spent time with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Jacob had shown them his favorite tricks and frequently went back to Diamond Tiara's basement to collect more materials as he received his Crafting Grid back last week, good as new.
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon seemed to enjoy his company, considering he helped get rid of the tainted Spoiled Rich. Jacob spent multiple days detailing his adventures to them as they listened, genuinely interested, and Jacob was so involved that he didn't notice a device in his pocket pack making a ringing noise. Everyday. Until now when he was out of stories to tell. "Huh? Something's ringing?" Jacob asked himself as he started digging into his bag and found out his brother had been messaging him everyday! "Okay, what the actual hell?! My brother's been sending me text messages!? And I never noticed?!" He asked all three to himself as he read the messages.
From Brendan(Feb 3, 2020)
Heya dude, don't know if you'll get this but me and Dan are going to look for Bad Guy's location and defeat him even without the Ultimate Trimmer.
From Brendan(Feb 4, 2020)
Heya dude, given that you didn't response I'll assume you're either still in Bad Guy's dungeon or dead. Shame, always loved your Observationalist ability. Anyways, me and Dan have already arrived at our current search location.
From Brendan(Feb 5, 2020)
Yesterday's search provided nothing of note. Well, can't make an omlet without breaking a few eggs but me and Dan both discovered monsters in/near this school. I encountered the familiar Computer + while Dan encountered a new enemy I'm calling a Soundproofer since Dan's sound based attack did no damage.
From Brendan(Yesterday)
Sooo... more of the Soundproofers exist and even have a drop table like some of Bad Guy's own troops. I wouldn't be surprised if he's here, hiding amongst the oddly colored people of this school. But I can't help but be suspicious of the bright white girl with the two tone curly hair...
Brendan's out there. Jacob's brother is out there... and a new enemy? "Jacob? You okay?" Diamond Tiara asked as Jacob began typing a response to today's message.
From Brendan(A hour ago)
Heya... still no clues as to where Bad Guy is and all the students seem to not know him... maybe this is a dud.
To Brendan(Just now)
Brendan! It's me! I am alive! I've been good and glad to see you and Dan worried. However, you'll be searching for a long while because me and Bad Guy are both in another world filled with ponies! I'm a mfing pegasus and Bad Guy's a unicorn!
Jacob smiled as he resolved to check the messages app later to see Brendan's response. "Diamond... Silver... My brother's looking for me!" Jacob said with the biggest smile ever... before realizing what being found meant, "But... then I'd have to leave you two and... well... a part of me doesn't want to do that. At first I was fine with it but now... leaving you two feels like... something akin to losing a loved one. Like... I want to go home but... part of me feels like Equestria is home... I don't know if I could leave it," he admitted.
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon went and gave him a hug which became clear that he needed. Then Brendan sent another message and this time everyone saw it.
From Brendan(Just now)
YOOO! ARE YOU BEING FR RN?!?! ME AND DAN ARE BUSY SEARCHING A F***ING DUD?!?! YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME WHERE THE F***ING HELL YOU ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED OR SO HELP ME GOD I'M GOING TO MURDER YOU!
Jacob gulped. As he grabbed it. He took a deep breath.
To Brendan(Just now)
Currently in a world called Equus, in a room with my friends in this world, some fillies named Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon who I helped by defeating a tainted pony who was also the parent of Diamond Tiara. Dw, I'm safe as Bad Guy is making sure his monsters stay in his base just outside the village I'm in... but the existence of Soundproofers is... not pleasing.
Jacob put his device down and went into another room to rest himself instead of suffering through more messages.
In the human world...
Brendan just stared at the device... there's no way... right? Bad Guy isn't behind the monsters here and is even keeping his monsters in his base?! Brendan was just baffled.
If Bad Guy wasn't behind the monsters... who was...?
Brendan looked at the statue he was sitting next to... vines were grown on all of it. Vines... Brendan grabbed a vine and tore it off the statue before it was added to his Crafting Grid's inventory. "I need to find out more... U.I.?" Brendan said as a small drone appeared, "Conduct a thorough scan of this statue please," he commanded and watched as his U.I. model scanned the statue and returned with positive results on magic.
Brendan wrote a small note telling Dan that he'd be gone for a long while... and then he entered the statue.
Brendan landed on the ground of an unfamiliar castle. Looking at his hooves, he had a purple coat, his mane was the same brown he had originally, and he had a flank mark showing the symbol of a Space Invader from... well... Space Invaders.
Brendan heard a noise and got his mouse ready to strike, his wings shaking... wait, wings? Brendan didn't focus on that as he got ready to strike as a green unicorn and a white unicorn/pegasus hybrid. "So is the mirror behind the pegasus? The magical portal mirror?" The green unicorn asked as the white unicorn/hybrid nodded, "Got it, hey, pegasus, move the fuck over so I can deal with the mirror and move it someplace... safer... hold up... Celestia, didn't you say that I was the first pony since that Starswirl asshat that was allowed in this room?"
Celestia seemed suddenly looked surprised. "Uhh... look I'll just-" Brendan said, moving ever so slightly towards the exit, before getting grabbed by a magic aura... a red magic aura.
"You aren't going anywhere, dipshit! This is a forbidden room!" The green unicorn said allowing Brendan to see his flank mark... a snake, eating a hornet, and strangling a slime.
"You're Bad Guy, aren't you? If so, how did you manage to fool my brother into believing you changed for the better because I fail to believe it one single bit," Brendan said as the pony who was obviously Bad Guy just sighed.
"Based on the fact that you have a cutie mark, you're Brendan the 12 year old pain in my ass. I didn't 'change for the better,' I just got more restrained. You wanna know why? Because back in my new home, there are six ponies who could wield the damn Ultimate Trimmer and turn me to stone again if I tried anything and I'd rather not die again," Bad Guy said as he set Brendan in a chair and tied him up, "Now if you'll excuse me, Celestia will deal with your shit while I deal with the Crystal Mirror," Bad Guy trotted back to the room with the mirror.
Brendan just looked pissed as Celestia undid the ropes, Brendan got ready to make careful use of his skills to destroy this monster/corrupted pony. "I wouldn't try attacking me if I were you, Brendan. Bad Guy tried it once and after that he told me that I hit as hard as a full squad of ponies like you so I would advise against attacking the one trying to let you free," Celestia said as Brendan's ropes were removed.
Then a white filly with a two tone... curly mane... and emerald eyes... hey wait a damn moment, if it wasn't for the fact that these are ponies, they look super similiar to some of the people he met at Canterlot high. Anyways, a white unicorn filly burst into the room with a small blonde pegasus colt. "Where is Bad Guy?!" The unicorn filly asked when Celestia pointed in the direction of the mirror room.
As the filly ran off, the pegasus colt sighed, "Why did Sweetie Belle..." Wasn't that the girls name that he was suspicious of? "... drag me from Diamond's house all the way to Canterlot Castle?" The colt asked. It was then that he noticed Brendan and did what Jacob did with his Observationalist ability. "'Brendan, a gamer gifted with godly energy now on a search for Bad Guy'... well hey there bro, wasn't expecting to see you today, nice coat," Jacob said as Brendan started towards him before stopping.
"Did... did you say Sweetie Belle?" Brendan asked as Jacob nodded. Brendan rushed towards the Mirror room and immediately pushed Bad Guy and Sweetie Belle out of the way, Celestia and Jacob followed him. "Oooooh shit. Could it be..." Brendan got out the vine he stole, a small part now looking red, "It is... shit, shit, shit, shit, shit! That girl... that stupid white skinned, pink and purple haired girl is behind the monsters on the other side!" Brendan tried to enter but the portal was closed, "DAMN IT! Now Dan's alone in there and completely unaware of the threat!" Brendan said while slamming his hoof into the floor.
Bad Guy stood up but Sweetie Belle stopped him from taking action. "First, I fail to assist Nightmare Moon in a meaningful way, then I get my base back only to find out Jacob ended up as a stowaway, and now I learn that Brendan came to here in search but realized that I'm not doing shit," Bad Guy said.
"It's okay, Bad Guy, we'll just need to be careful," Sweetie Belle said to comfort Bad Guy.
Brendan sat, thinking all about the situation he finds himself in. His brother and him are both pegasi, Bad Guy isn't attacking him, and a filly who looks like someone on the other side that he realizes he should have kept a better eye on.
Everything is...
Falling into place.
Human Sweetie Belle is sitting in her room with a devious smirk on her face, "The mouse wielder is gone and with Sunset's message that she's getting close to finding the Cloak, well... it couldn't have been any better. Now all that's left is to deal with the harp wielder but... I can do that," she said as she used a summoning circle to teleport Gemma Corrosionis just to deal with Dan, "Oh yeah... this'll do just fine. It may not be as powerful as it was during ancient times... but it's good enough."
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Chapter 10: ... So, another human turned pegasus and this one befriends a pegasus.
Brendan was awake long before the sun rose, he had been given a very very basic tour of Ponyville. And that was after he met all of the friends his brother and his enemy had made. Brendan looked towards the Crafting Grid he owned and the number of recipes he now had, "A plus version of the Overpowered Mouse... the issue is that I have no idea what drops the materials to craft it," he said as he just... jumped out the window.
Landing on the ground was something Brendan got good at, he needed to after all since most dungeons cause you to fall down if you fail a puzzle, so he did it and took little damage from it. Safe to say that the small orange pegasus filly who was running around nearby the base, the Mimic that Bad Guy seemingly let slip looking rather relived. That was before Brendan used his mouse as a mace and crushed the fake chest. "Good to see that Bad Guy's monsters are still idiotically weak to crushing," Brendan said, putting his OP Mouse away.
The young filly, that Brendan had learned was called Scootaloo yesterday, ran up to Brendan with exictement in her eyes, "You're so awesome!" She said as Brendan rubbed the back of his head.
"It's nothin', really. I just got good at dungeoneering and combat, nothing that big of a deal back home since dungeons and monsters are fluffing everywhere," Brendan said as Scootaloo still seemed excited as hell, "If you want , and who ever takes care of you approves, I could take you on some adventures since I love the thrill of going to new places to find dungeons," Brendan suggested and, in a matter of moments, was being dragged by Scootaloo.
Now Brendan and Scootaloo were staring down an ancient temple called "The Temple of Memories."
Brendan sighed, "U.I... Can you do a diagnostic scan on the Temple of Memories?" He asked as the small drone flew towards the temple scanned it, and returned. "Huh? It's a real actual dungeon? Well, guess that makes things easier for me," Brendan grabbed Scootaloo before he glided down to the temple.
Setting Scootaloo on the ground, Brendan looked through his pocket pack for something to give Scootaloo as a weapon but found nothing. It seemed Scootaloo was fine with a stick, however. Brendan nodded as they entered.
Scootaloo looked around the space in awe, "This looks nothing like I thought it would! It's so purple," she said.
But Brendan knew better, "5 by 5 starting room, three possible pathways without including the exit, no signs of enemies yet," he said before looking at Scootaloo, "Listen, I didn't expect a real dungeon during this search but I guess we now have a dungeon to actually get used to, let's hope the boss monster at the end isn't that tough."
Brendan and Scootaloo went down the forward path and found their enemies. Jackalopes and Computers. Scootaloo charged into combat with the Jackalopes while Brendan fought everything at once by swinging his mouse around the room in a flashy sort of movement. The Computers dropped some curcuit boards while the Jackalopes were actually still standing. Scootaloo, surprisingly, finished them off and watched as they melted, leaving just an antler. "Was that supposed to happen?" Scootaloo asked, seemingly confused by how she just killed something.
"Yeah, I assume so, dunno. Never had to fight Jackalopes before," Brendan admitted, "Good to know this adventure is going to be more fun now."
Brendan opened the chest in this room and found a recipe book. "A book... lame loot," Scootaloo said.
"Not exactly, see, it made not look like much but the Crafting Grid and take the recipes stored in this book and thus allow us to craft more things should we have the materials," Brendan explained as the Crafting Grid started glowing and putting the curcuit boards and Jackalope antler into its storage, creating a new weapon that looks like a Light Saber. "A laser blade... interesting, well, considering you use that stick like a sword, you're getting the laser blade," Brendan said as he gave Scootaloo the laser blade.
Scootaloo slowly swung her new weapon as if to get a feel of it. She got used to it faster than Brendan thought she would.
Leaving the dead end, Scootaloo eagerly ran down the left path and Brendan followed her to make sure she was safe. And they found the first puzzle in the dungeon, "A puzzle, let's see... 'For each battle partaken, what was the relic of Bad Guy's pocket dimension' oh, I know this. It was the pocket packs," Brendan said aloud as a chest appeared in the room, containing some pizza slices, "Nice, some healing items can come in handy."
Scootaloo was just confused about why there were pizza slices in a chest. "Are you sure eating pizza slices found in a chest is safe?" Scootaloo asked.
"Well... yes. See, doing some research seems to imply that dungeon chests don't follow the same rules of reality we do, so it could take eons for someone to open a chest and whatever was in there would be just as fresh as if it was brand new," Brendan explained, "Though I have no idea what magic does that so don't ask me."
As Scootaloo and Brendan go to the only open path, Scootaloo notices the now present monsters in the entrance room. Brendan just smirked, "Hey kid, just wait here while I do my thing," Brendan said as he stepped forward. The enemies noticed him but it was too late as his body was covered in a light blue energy, "Hey there, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit that little bell that's still shining in the cold," he said as a giant bell came down and hit all of the enemies for three, decent hits, killing all but one giving Scootaloo the chance to kill the last Computer though that pink screen compared to the blue ones the others had did worry her.
One hit and the Computer enemy died, "Nice! Seems like whatever's here doesn't want us heading deeper if it sent a Computer + after us," Brendan said before noticing Scootaloo's confusion, "Right, so, I assume you know Bad Guy's troope?" Scootaloo nodded, "Well, every monster, with some exceptions, has a harder '+' version with better item drop pools and higher stats and these harder ones are usually just a palette swap of the original but it still makes it easy to tell them apart, now I'm stuck waiting to see if a fear of mine is true..."
Brendan and Scootaloo continued through, the monster's getting more plentiful the deeper they get and they found a room with a floating crystal... a blue one. "What's that? I know there's healing crystals which are either black or green and the warp crystals which are a purple-ish color," Scootaloo asked.
"A battle gate," Brendan approached it with no way to progress beyond it but a pathway being directly behind it. When Brendan touched the crystal, it broke into many shards and started to reform into a giant Space Invader, "Shit shit shit!" Brendan said swinging his mouse around but it dealt no damage to the Space Invader, "What in god's name!? This is just as bad as the Soundproofer Dan encountered where my normal attack does jack shit!" He added as Scootaloo did a bit of thinking, her body subconsciously surrounding itself in mana before releasing it as a burst of speed that dealt decent damage to the Space Invader. The Space Invader summoned many of its smaller bretheren to attack and it did some damage bur Brendan counterattacked by using the cord of his mouse like a whip.
The Space Invader shook before shattering into crystal fragments. Brendan picked up the fragments before immediately dropping them, "What the hell?! Why did those hurt like hell?!" He asked as Scootaloo easily picked them up, the crystal fragments reformed into an accessory... "That's... what? A crystal charm... but... why couldn't I..."
Crystal Charm
A forgotten type of accessory unequippable to those blessed with a godly light.
"Because I'm blessed with godly energy..." Brendan stated as Scootaloo equipped the crystal charm he was calling the Equus Charm due to the horse imagery it has.
Scootaloo had new levels of excitment at this accessory giving her speed unlike she had before. Granted it wasn't much but it was still a boost. "Woo! I feel like I can take anything on! Get ready you boss monster, I'm coming after you!" Scootaloo said rushing forward.
Brendan followed after her, opening chests along the way and it resulted in finding a stallion staring at the wall, a certain blaster at his side. Scootaloo looked at the stallion in curiousity. "That's-" Brendan started.
"So the mouse wielder has arrived, you seemed shocked at my owning of the fabled Lost Ire," the stallion spoke in Bad Guy's voice. Before he shifted to a she. A pure white earth pony mare. She held a hoof out and suddenly the powered up human form of Bad Guy appeared in all his blue skinned glory, "Might this keep you distracted while I keep searching for my target, that crown of gold will not be left untouched," she said in many voices before vanishing, leaving Brendan and Scootaloo to face this monster.
"What the hay is that!?!" Scootaloo asked as she somehow dodged Antagonistic Dash.
"That's what Bad Guy looks like at his full power, me and my friends got well acquinted with that and half the time, I'm expecting Bad Guy to go into this form again," Brendan said as his body got covered in mana and he found his mouse glowing with him, actually Scootaloo and her weapon were glowing too...
Brendan had an idea. He reached his mana out and it commected with Scootaloo's, she looked at him for a moment... before she nodded. Scootaloo threw her laser blade to Brendan and his attached it to the end of his mouse and used the full force of both to deal massive damage to the boss monster in three fluid strikes, when it was over, Brendan felt his mana reserves completely emptied from the action as the laser blade returned to Scootaloo.
The boss screeched as it slowly faded and fractured. "Okay, what the hell? What did she mean by 'the crown of gold'?" Brendan asked as the group was forcefully teleported back to the outskirts of town.
"Well... it could be anything really, maybe Celestia's crown?" Scootaloo tried to suggest but it didn't matter.
Rainbow Dash and all of the Mane 6 were worried when they realized Scootaloo was missing. Then Brendan showed up, deep in thought, with Scootaloo who now had the laser blade and the Equus Charm. "Squirt! What the hay was that for, making all of us worried!" Rainbow Dash said. Scootaloo went into detail about the entire adventure.
"+ monsters? So the different colors in Bad Guy's base actually mean different things? I thought Sweetie Belle was being crazy," Rarity admitted.
"No... but that isn't what worries me.... it's that Lost Ire is in this world at all and is being wielded by a pony that could create physical manifestions of memories," Brendan said.
Twilight looked at the others before clearing her throat, "Bad Guy told us about Lost Ire, it's on brand that the one wielding it was in the Temple of Memories but the pony you described sounds like one only in myths... Memory Mare," she said causing Brendan to be suspicious.
"Tell me, is it conceivable that Memory Mare is real?" Brendan asked.
Twilight seemed confused by the question, "Uh... Maybe? Why are you asking?" She asked back.
"Back home, the second home I had after my first one was trapped in a damn pocket dimension, there was a legend of four heroes who would defeat Bad Guy and over the course of the adventure, I learned that all four were real at one point or another. One was Dan the diamond musician, or DanTDM, one was the original version of the god me, and the other two are left vague but I envision that they are an animatronic fox I created called L0L-B17 or codename Lolbit and a small green shirted child called Chara and from there, basically things went to shit. They beat him but... well... that world ended up erased out of mercy and reformed as the one I grew to know," Brendan explained, causing everyone to basically just do the "oh" face.
"Well shit," Applejack said.
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Chapter 11: The finding of the Shadow Medallion. Part 1
Bad Guy, Jacob, and Brendan were gathered with the others which included all of the Mane 6, Sweetie Belle and Batty, Scootaloo, and Diamond Tiara and Sliver Spoon.
Bad Guy spent time getting Brendan up to speed with what they should expect. Jacob was busy explaining to Diamond and Silver that this was going to be nothing like Diamond Tiara's basement. The group arrived at the castle of Canterlot, Twilight and Bad Guy opting to enter alone... not that it stopped Spike, Sweetie Belle, or Brendan.
"Greetings, I'm sure you're wondering why I've called you here, Twilight," Celestia said as she fidgetted with a small crystal.
And a very familiar angel-winged alicorn came through as well. "Worry not, I have come to warn you. The king of shadows has returned," Godly Brendan said before he vanished.
"King of shadows..." Bad Guy said deep in thought.
"The king of shadows? Hmm... wait... THAT MEANS HE HAS THE SHADOW MEDALLION!" Brendan said worried.
Celestia sighed, "Yes, as the Crystal Empire had returned as well," she said.
"Crystal Empire?" Twilight, Sweetie Belle, and Bad Guy asked all at once.
That was when Celestia used her magic on the crystal, showing a whole cilization of ponies seemingly made out of crystals! She went into detail about the crystal ponies and how they grow off of love and hope...
"But if hatred and fear take hold, the magic of the empire taints..." Bad Guy said as his body was covered in a purple mist... tainted mana. "I... may have dabbled in Dark Magic at one point but it wasn't much because I knew that even as a villain, I was better than resorting to Dark Magic," Bad Guy explained as the tainted mana vanished.
Sweetie Belle nodded, "But that isn't the important situation, the king of shadows has returned and given that he returned the same day as the Crystal Empire, they probably have some link," she stated.
"Correct, Sweetie Belle. The king of shadows, his real name is King Sombra, was a tyrant who ruled the Crystal Empire with an iron hoof and so I fear the empire falling into his hooves again," Celestia said.
"You can count on us, princess!" Twilight said.
"Bad Guy and I have the ability to fight of the going gets rough," Sweetie Belle said with a slightly devious smirk on her face.
Bad Guy returned Sweetie Belle's smirk, "Yep, and it'll only be easier if Twilight's friends come along with us since they add some more much needed power."
"And that's not forgetting my brother and Scootaloo, both of whom are definitely getting to be skilled fighters if what I've seen of Jacob is anything to go by and the fact that Scootaloo and I have been dungeoneering for the last week," Brendan said.
"A full squad adventure!" Spike announced.
The whole group got onto the train, but Apple Bloom was hiding on the train, thinking it unfair that her friends get to explore while she didn't. So she waiting, she had asked for a duplicate Crafting Grid from Bad Guy's monsters and they didn't bat an eye, if they had eyes to bat at least. She also had the bare minimum recipes... literally none. It wasn't long though when she realized her shadow was larger than it should have been, she moved away from it as a monster rose its head, Apple Bloom bucked the thing and it broke into dust which was sucked into her Crafting Grid.
Apple Bloom kept quiet as the train came to a stop and everypony left, she waited before following. She wanted to stay out of sight of the others. Apple Bloom found out the issue soon when the king of shadows, King Sombra himself, appeared in front of her. Everypony else had gone into the empire. "So you are seperated from the rest, why might that be?" Sombra said.
"Ah have no reason ta answer ya," Apple Bloom said, "If ya don't mind, outta mah way."
Sombra laughed at Apple Bloom's attempt to be intimidating. "You think you can boss me , filly?" Sombra said as his eyes gained their familiar purple mist... but nothing happened.
Apple Bloom raised an eye brow. "That it?" Apple Bloom said, unamused. Sombra salvaged the situation by using his magic to imprison Apple Bloom in a dungeon made of the surrounding area.
Apple Bloom opened the first chest she found and got a whip, just a leather one but it'd be good enough for now. She also found her first recipe book, one for healing items. "Alri, got a weapon, got some recipes, now need ta find the exit," Apple Bloom said as she started trotting through the fake snowy field, eventually reaching the Fake Crystal Empire.
In the fake empire, shadow ponies and normal Shadows attacked Apple Bloom at every turn and Apple Bloom just fought back with her whip. For every shadow she killed, she got more shadow dust.
Finding a replica of the library, Apple Bloom entered it and opened the first chest she found, getting a misplaced book. "A puzzle, Scoots told meh 'bout the puzzle she and Brendan solved. Gussin' ah have ta find where this book belongs as well as findin' other misplaced books," Apple Bloom reasoned as she found an empty slot inbetween two books of the same title but different printings. She put the misplaced book in it and a new book appeared in her grip, "Ah understand it, ah only get the new book if the one ah place is in the correct spot, that means trial and error should be allowed," she said, unaware of the truth.
Apple Bloom kept going and eventually got a book that she was unsure of the placement of and placed it in the wrong spot which caused the floor under her to give way for her to fall. At the bottom of the fall was a a strange creature that most certainly did not look friendly. The creature got surrounded by a purple mist as it did a ground slam that Apple Bloom very nearly was too slow to dodge. "What the hay!" Apple Bloom said as she used her whip to attack the thing which oddly took more damage from her whip than the shadows outside.
"Sometimes, on mine and Brendan's adventures, we encounter enemies one of us has a move or weapons that's better against them because the other deals no damage, less damage, or more damage than normal. Brendan called it an 'attribute weakness' or something. I have no idea, I was more focused on slicing an enemy with my laser blade," Scootaloo said.
As Apple Bloom recalled that, she know what it was... this enemy was weak to her leather whip's damage attribute. She smirked as she got a devious plan, "HEY BOLTS FER BRAINS! OVER HERE!" Apple Bloom said aloud, provoking the monster which immediately gave the results she wanted as the monster attempted to attack her but she dodged and counterattacked it. A bit of repeating the same process and the monster fell over, spawning a chest, "Bingo! Did what ah expected the entire time," Apple Bloom said while opening the chest, getting a recipe book and a chain whip.
Changing her whip for the better one, she looked at the possible recipes now, realizing that she is missing ingredients for upgrades. "How they hay am ah goin' ta get string or metal bars!?" Apple Bloom asked to nopony. Regrettably, she chose to focus on completing the puzzle she failed so she went back up and removed the book she misplaced and put it in the only other open slot and thus completed the puzzle. It spawned a chest with a key. "A key? So far no doors or chests have been locked," Apple Bloom said to herself.
"Even if it seems unlikely, if you are weak enough or bad enough, every item you find in a dungeon will be required," Jacob once said.
Apple Bloom put the key in her saddlebags that she's glad she brought along now. She left the fake empire's library and saw the enemies had returned!
"Dungeons have a special magic in place that even my base doesn't. A magic that spawns enemies without the presence of a summoning circle, I wouldn't recommend using this knowledge though since you have no reason to be making a dungeon," Bad Guy told her upon being asked how dungeon enemies work.
Apple Bloom attacked and killed those enemies as she found out some of them were new shadow monsters that reminded her of monsters found in Bad Guy's base such as Spiders and Slimes. Then it hit her, "Different enemies have different drop pools, even among the shadows. Got it!" Apple Bloom said to herself.
She could waste her time exploring every place despite how pointless that'd be, or she could go straight to the twisted castle and that was her goal. Breaking into a gallop, Apple Bloom went at full speed to the castle, the shadows on the way not bothering her.
Entering, she realized immediately that she needed a key... but wait, she had a key from earlier.
"I know this seems strange, but keys found in dungeons can be used to open most doors in them, some doors do require special keys but those are so few that I'm not even sure those rooms exist," Brendan told her when he recounted some explorations he once did.
Apple Bloom got the key out and opened the door before hurrying deeper where she found the stilled forms of everypony. This was clearly what position they were in when she became stuck in this dungeon. "It seems a filly has gone where she isn't wanted," the voice of Sombra spoke out. The king of shadows appeared, the Shadow Medallion around his neck, "Look at you, thinking you stand a chance against me, you don't even have armor, how do you hope to defeat me, KING SOMBRA! The RIGHTFUL king of the Crystal Empire!" He said but... Apple Bloom smirked.
"Ah don't. That's the difference between meh and the other heroes out there. Ah know ah stand no chance but that won't stop meh from tryin'," Apple Bloom announced.
"Sometimes, as Bad Guy says, taking a battle you know you can't win is a bad idea," Sweetie Belle once said.
"When it comes to combat, avoid taking a fight you're well aware you can't win," Brendan had said.
"I've told Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon this but DON'T pick a fight against something stronger than yourself if you know it can beat you," Jacob said.
"You cannot win, and still wish to attempt, hmph, guess that means I have to show you what a mistake you've made," King Sombra said but these memories and Sombra's words did nothing to Apple Bloom's will.
She knew she would lose.
She knew she couldn't win.
And yet, she was going to fight Sombra.
Apple Bloom's body was covered in mana as she smirked in a weird mix of sinister and heroic. Apple Bloom used her whip and it wrapped around Sombra, who she promptly threw into the air, followed by her using a techique that summoned monsters without the use of a summoning circle.
" It seems my little pony has grown more powerful than even I thought she would... maybe the king of shadows isn't all bad. Ah, who am I kidding? He's bad, Bad Guy caused so many to mature in unaccounted for ways and now another caused this filly to grow. Good job, my little pony," The voice of Godly Brendan rang out reminding Apple Bloom that she's a little pony on his great creation.
And she'd make the most of it. Sombra saw how badly he messed up and quickly left the dungeon, and Apple Bloom was given an exit herself. Cutie mark and all.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author's Note
A two parter all about Apple Bloom.
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Chapter 12: Finding of the Shadow Medallion. Part 2
Apple Bloom looked at the empire and noticed that Shadows had gotten into it, and her friends were stuck in combat with them. Apple Bloom galloped in and used her whip to destroy a huge chunk of them, collecting the shadow dust into her Crafting Grid. "Go! Ah can hold the shadows back, been doin' that fer a while now," Apple Bloom said as she used her materials to make her Chain Whip into a Gold Chain Whip which is much stronger, noticing her friends not moving, "Are ya deaf or somethin'!? Don't just stand there, git goin'! Sombra ain't goin' ta stop himself!" She angrily said as her friends started running.
Apple Bloom was now alone with the shadows, but she wouldn't be with them for long as she smirked in the same sinister heroic smirk she showed Sombra, slightly intimidating the shadows. Apple Bloom swung her whip all around her, killing the shadows in one fell swoop, "Yeah! Come at meh ya collection of dumbasses!" She said as more shadows failed to appear, "Heh, must be scared ta fight meh. Good. Ah woulda made mince meat of 'em."
Apple Bloom broke into a gallop after her friends but came into a stop at the library. Smirking, she trotted in. Looking at the mess made by the shadow ponies, Apple Bloom scowled as she attacked them. Twilight and everyone entered the library soon after. "Okay, I'm not going to ask about the mess," Jacob stated as they got to work looking for a book.
"Hey, found a corpse that must have been made by one of those creepy Shadow Ponies," Bad Guy said as Apple Bloom picked up the one misplaced book she didn't have to put up.
"Found a history book, might be helpful fer ya'll," Apple Bloom said as Twilight took the book from her.
"Is now a good time to ask why in Brendan's name you're here, Bloom?" Scootaloo asked, Sweetie Belle and Jacob at her side.
"Ah don't hafta answer ya, understand?" Apple Bloom said as she started leaning on a bookshelf with her hooves crossed. Then the bookshelf moved. "Figures, that damn king of shadows hid things in places where ponies' easily find them by accident," Apple Bloom said as she went downwards.
In the dark room, Apple Bloom found a large mimic as all of the fillies(and Jacob) came downstairs. Apple Bloom smirked at the mimic, "Perfect. Sombra and those shadows really are dumbasses," she said as she attacked the mimic with her whip then dodging the on-coming attack.
Apple Bloom's cutie mark started glowing as she snapped her hoof and summoned shadow bats to attack and finish off the mimic, "Piece a cake," she said before her cutie mark stopped glowing. Apple Bloom noticed the others staring at her, including Bad Guy who had felt monsters being summoned.
They stared at her for a moment, "Uh... okay, I'll make this question quick... how the hell can you just summon monsters like that?" Jacob asked as Apple Bloom shrugged.
"Jacob, I get that the importance of cutie marks is lost on you, but do I need to point out the elephant in the room of APPLE BLOOM HAVING A BUCKING CUTIE MARK OF A SUMMONING CIRCLE!" Sweetie Belle said, causing Apple Bloom to look at her flank, making her realize just why some were staring at her.
Bad Guy had to get over his shock, and when he did, he cleared his throat, "It seems that even in a party of one, Apple Bloom can hold her own thanks to the fact that she can summon monsters without a summoning circle. I think it has to do with her cutie mark, maybe there's something more to those weird butt marks then anypony knew..." he said causing everyone to get into thought.
Apple Bloom quickly ran out though, she knew somepony had to keep Sombra at bay. Unforunately, it seemed Sombra had broken Cadence's shield and now all of the crystal ponies were outside looking at the frightening sight in front of them.
But Apple Bloom wasn't scared... she was excited.
Shining Armor came down from the castle with Cadence passed out. Apple Bloom jumped at the chance to attack Sombra who was entering the empire, "Greetin's... ya big dumbass," Apple Bloom said as she cracked her whip in front of her. Sombra saw Apple Bloom's face and felt some form of fear... for the first time in a long time... Sombra feels fear... AND IT'S JUST A FILLY SCARING HIM!
Sombra gathered the shadows of all the ponies nearby and created a giant bipedal fox but it wasn't long before a familiar controller struck its head, Jacob slid to Apple Bloom's side, "Figured you might need some help," he said.
"Ah didn't need help but sure, ya can help," Apple Bloom said, disinterested.
Shining Armor looked at the duo as they start fighting the monsters as if they were professionals and yet, they were foals... Brendan came to his side, "Ah, they mature so fast, my brother offering assistance to little Apple Bloom. I bet the god version of me is watching this fight with genuine tears in his eyes," Brendan said as Shining's brain shut off and he froze up.
Then Jacob and Apple Bloom were covered in mana which reached out and tied up, they looked at each other and nodded. Jacob got out all 5 types of buttons... wait, 5? There should only be... nevermind... Jacob tossed them out and Apple Bloom summoned four shadow pony versions of her so they can press all five at once which did something interesting to the Shadow L0L-B17... it faded into dust that was split between Jacob and Apple Bloom's Crafting Grids. "Wooo! That was amazing even if my mana feels emptied!" Jacob said.
Brendan wasn't shocked but impressed. "What the hay did I just watch!?" Shining Armor yelled out, confused and worried.
"You just watched my brother and a friend of his beat the shit out of a monster using a Harmony Attack, as I've dubbed those attacks where two fighters link their mana. Makes me wonder how different fighter pairs would make different Harmony Attacks," Brendan replied, getting into a thinking pose. Twilight ran out of the library with Bad Guy and they saw the aftermath of the fight. "But that doesn't matter, now I wonder how Sombra knew about L0L-B17..." Brendan thought.
Bad Guy looked in thought, "Maybe... just maybe... a different villain reached out to him first with information in regards to you and those other annoying as hell heroes of godly energy," he said, "Regardless, I have a Crystal Heart to find before Sombra does any more stupid shit and so we can return this place to goodness." Bad Guy teleported away leaving everyone, Sweetie Belle teleported after him.
"Ah'm not lettin' him go along, that's just fuckin' stupid of 'im," Apple Bloom said, getting the eyes of Applejack on her, "Don't look at meh like that, ah'm a hero just as much as the next pony, just got different motives," she added as she started galloping away.
Now Brendan and Jacob were looking at the Mane 6, Scootaloo, Spike, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. "Something isn't sitting right with me, Jacob... first is the Harmony Attacks and now villains becoming aware of who we are and what we know? Something's interfering with this world that caused Bad Guy to arrive and start this chain reaction," Brendan said.
Apple Bloom rushed, following the trail left by Bad Guy and Sweetie Belle and entering the throne room. The darkness revealing a hole in the floor, Apple Bloom started going down the stairs and reached the bottom where there was an opened door with a shattered gem in its frame, "Bad Guy's been 'ere, ah need ta get much much farther," she said as she started galloping forward finding Bad Guy and Sweetie Belle locked in combat with Sombra.
Apple Bloom smirked deviously as she jumped over the combat, grabbed the Crystal Heart, and jumped out the window. Sombra tried to follow her but a giant Shadow Bat stopped him from doing more than crashing into the ground. Apple Bloom smirked as she looked at the pitiful Sombra, "Ya see, ah don't care whether ya live or die, Sombra... but ya have somethin' ya shouldn't. The Shadow Medallion's not yer's ta command and ah want ta rip it from ya neck even if it means killin' ya. So make a choice, ah put the Crystal Heart where it belongs and ya die, or ya give meh the Shadow Medallion, either way ah get it," Apple Bloom said in a half-sinister, half-heroic tone.
Sombra looked at the filly's eyes and still held an air of defience as everypony arrived. He slowly rose up, "I... I refuse to let you come into possession of MY relic!" He said but Apple Bloom placed the Crystal Heart into place as a light spread out and once it reached Sombra, he started very literally dying. Once he faded away, the Shadow Medallion clinked onto the ground and Apple Bloom picked it up.
"Finally. Now... ta do what ah need ta..." Apple Bloom held the medallion into the air, "Brendan above, purify this dark and disturbin' relic!" She said as a purple light surrounded the medallion and disappeared as the purple mist of tainted mana vanished. "Welcome back... Crystal Medallion. Yer in yer rightful position. No more Sombra, no more darkness," Apple Bloom said as she wore the Crystal Medallion.
Everypony who had come with Apple Bloom was looking at her in either confusion... or knowing. "Am I the only one to know the similiarities between the adventures had? I was brought to a foreign land and had to learn how it worked all for it to amount to shit-all, Diamond Tiara's mom turned evil so an area she once felt familiar in became a nightmare-ish hellscape until Jacob saved the day, Brendan came by in an effort to save the world from who he thought was the villain only to realize 'Oh shit, the real villain isn't here but literally where I just was', Scootaloo got to have an adventure in a dungeon because of a friend and in said dungeon she found a weapon she became well acquinted with, and Apple Bloom clearly had an adventure in a whole 'nother dimension that was a dungeon made of the surrounding area," Bad Guy said and Brendan and Jacob suddenly notice the similiarities.
"You don't think... could everything have been fated... could it?" Brendan asked aloud.
"I don't think there's any other answers to the situation... not to mention the fact that, with the exception of Gemma Corrosionis, pretty much all the worst relics of our world have made themself known," Jacob commented, "Well, not counting the infinite power ones."
meanwhile...
Human Sweetie Belle was sitting alone, Sunset Shimmer working to get Dan into her room, her new Cloak of Infinite Power on. When Dan entered the room, he was surprised by the number of bats, "Hello? Sunset told me someone was in here and wanted to see me," Dan said.
"Sit. We have much to discuss. Sunset, close the door, we can't have anyone walking in on us," Human Sweetie Belle said as Dan had a seat and Sunset Shimmer closed the door behind herself. "So, Dan, I've heard many things about you but I wonder if you've heard anything about this place," Sweetie Belle said as Dan shook his head, "Well, regardless, I'll tell you something no one else can. There's a portal in this school opening in about one month, on the other side of that portal is who you're after... but he'll be no issue. Not currently," She remarked, causing Dan to look at her wide-eyed.
"What do you mean!? He's behind the monsters in this school, I'm sure of it!" Dan said, disbelieving that he isn't an issue.
"Calm your pants, harp boy. He'll be no issue because he cannot cross back over as he currently is, but I do trust you want to defeat the monsters completely , correct?" Human Sweetie Belle asked as Dan nodded, "Then have I the accessory for you..." she grabbed and revealed the Alicorn amulet, "... I call it the Alicorn Amulet, it can give you the strength to completely destroy your enemies."
Dan looked at the Alicorn Amulet, unaware that it was Gemma Corrosionis... he grabbed it, felt it calling his name... he held it for a moment before he put it on and his eyes turned red, "Thank you so much, I will never forget this," he said, unaware of what's happening to him.
"Wonderful! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Author's Note
Oooh shit.
Something to change everything
Chapter 13: Magic Symbols.
Twilight was in her library with Spike, looking over some magic spells that she had... uh... "politely borrowed" from Bad Guy's base and despite the actual effects of these spells, they aren't Dark Magic, which makes her wonder what kind of magic really is dark magic.
These spells were all listed with an element attribute, even if it had none like Silence. That's something else she noticed, the spell names are simple. Very simple. Silence is a good example but others not so clear. Burst is a small explosion spell, Seal is a "skill" disabling ability, and a water spell just called Bubble. Yet Twilight has managed to cast none of them! Why can't she cast them?! They aren't hard spells! She heard that Brendan and Jacob could use magic and yet she can't even do these simple spells!
"Twilight... you took spells that you didn't know if it was even possible for you to use them?" Sweetie Belle said from the entrance to Twilight's lab, Batty flying nes to her head.
"Uhhh, maybe I did, but... hypothetically, if I did, how would I be able to use such spells?" Twilight asked as Sweetie Belle shook her head.
"Twilight, I wouldn't know. Bad Guy says that the ability to use that magic is giving by the god Brendan so... ask him, I guess," Sweetie Belle said before leaving.
Twilight sighed as she looked to a mirror that clearly wasn't there before, a mirror with the same insignia that is engraved into the Ultimate Trimmer. The godly Brendan's insignia.
Twilight approached the mirror as it asked for an ID to call, a post-it containing the number 05202022. She reached out and carefully drew each digit and when she was finished.... "Yello, the creator of the universe here, how may I help you?" Godly Brendan said, if it wasn't for his wings, it would be completely impossible to tell that Twilight was currently looking at a literally god.
"Uh... h-hey. I was wondering you could..." Twilight paused for a moment as she showed the spell pages she currently had, "... tell me how to use these?" She said as the god looked thoughtful.
The god Brendan looked at Twilight's status menu(which used an RPG maker user interface) and it showed something he expected, the "Skills" menu with her native magic being within it, and no "Magic" menu. "Sorry to burst your bubble but... you don't have the right. I could shedule a battle with a super tough enemy to see if you're worthy but it could take weeks to be ready... judging from your face, you're right where you want to be and are desprite for new magicks. Alright, name your price and I'll see if it's enough to appease me and thus give you the right to that magic," Godly Brendan said with a smirk.
Twilight looked at him, that smirk not bodding well in her heart. She was looking around until she found the vial of the Mark of Insanity, Jacob had given it to her to keep safe... she picked it up with her magic, and showed it to Godly Brendan, "I'll give the Mark of Insanity," Twilight stated causing Godly Brendan to start thinking.
"Hmm, do I or don't I? That is the question... hmm..." Godly Brendan said in thought, "One part says to do it because of what's being offered, the other says not to because a big enough offering... so many elements to make use of..." he saw the eager look on Twilight's face and instinctively chuckled. He knew that Twilight really wanted the magic he gifted others with so rarely. He chuckled as he snapped and all six Mane 6 members were right in front of his physical form.
I stared at the six ponies my magic had brought to be in front of me... oh how I love being a god, back to the topic... Twilight wanted to use my magicks, she'll have to earn it. Her friends sat confused before beholding my form, unlike before where they only saw me in a form befitting their world, they were seeing the truth. "Greetings, my little ponies, I'm sure you all are confused as to where you are but I'll answer your questions in a moment first..." I said as I swiped downwards in the air and suddenly rearranged the room to make it a mismash of areas they knew, similiar to the final rift of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Oh, and don't worry, you'll return to the third person view soon, just read on since you've read this far anyways. I've got some plot twists ready.
"What the actual hay?!" Rainbow Dash yelled as I chuckled and snapped and the skybox changed to a wonderful view of the two worlds I created.
"Look at this, everyone. The two worlds I had created are getting closer than ever before, it's only a matter of time before they merge entirely but even still, that matters not. I gifted you six with special traits that made you different from others of your kind, and these traits have nothing to do with your elements," I said as I started sitting on a non-existent chair while twirling a blank element that I had yet to decide what to do with, "You six are the only native Equestrians gifted with the power to wield the full power of the Ultimate Trimmer but you six also have deeper, individual powers. Ones you'd have to unlock. Pinkie already unlocked her's," I added, well aware I was refering to her "Pinkie-ness".
However, all this ponies just got interested in what I meant. So I snapped and showed the familiar faces of Bad Guy, Jacob, and my mortal self as these six knew them. "All heroes and villains I make are given special attributes even if they don't even realize it. Bad Guy's ability to command monsters? I gave him that. My mortal self's sheer tactical prowess? I gave him that. Jacob's Observationalist ability? You get the gist. All of you have an ability to unlock as well, Pinkie has her Pinkie-ness as the ability I gifted her. Don't think that you all have powers to defy reality though, I give those out sparingly," I explained to them as I snapped and made five doors appear, each one with the element of one who had yet to find their special power on it. And so I let them go into their rooms and live out the moment that they have to go through to unlock those hidden powers.
Back to the third person stuff now, yippee!
Twilight entered her room, noticing how similiar it had in asthetic to the Golden Oaks Library. She stared forward at the sword she promised to take care of and grabbed it in her magic, something she hadn't done since the fateful day she and her friends became heroes. It reacted in an unexpected way, its appearence shifted to better match Twilight.
When it was finished, the sword was now a deep purple with the magic within it made even stronger. "Interesting," Twilight said as she swung it once. A paper on the table showed several symbols, and Twilight recognized a few of them.
The symbol in the center was, as Bad Guy called a similiar version somewhere, "The Symbol of Darkness" though no one knew what it implied. It was just kinda whereever evil stuff happened that wasn't tied to Bad Guy. The outer circle's top had four side-by-side symbols, called "Villainy, Tamer, Warrior, and Crafter" respectively. All of them were called in a specific color, green, pink, orange, and red respectively. The right side had six symbols called, "Harp, Mouse, Knife, Data, Hook, and Blade," all also glowing in a color respective to the symbol: red, purple, lime, bright orange, dark orange, and white.
The left side had the cutie marks of Twilight and her friends yet only Pinkie's was glowing in her bright bright pink... then the two at the bottom. "Sour" and "Thief"... they were glowing. Thief was glowing yellow but... interestingly... Sour was glowing the same pink as Sweetie Belle... that doesn't bode well.
Twilight stopped looking at the paper after Rainbow Dash's cutie mark on it started glowing light blue. As Twilight observed the room, she noticed that none.of the books were the familiar ones, they were new. Entirely . She opened a green book with a blank cover and found out that it replied memories from Bad Guy's point of view.
Dad came home again, I know he won't be pleased with what I did but I don't give a fuck. I'm not the "nice guy" he wants me to be. He came into the house, his wings close to him. "... Nice Guy," he said, calling me by the idiotic name he gave me, "I'm disappointed in you, I expected much better of you. Not only do you assult someone, but you do it in a way that no one could call fair, but then you completely disregarded my wish to never see you again and came back anyways!" Dad said as he stomped his foot.
Dad never understood that nice guys finish last, and this is a dog eat dog world. I was never planning on being fair, if I made an ally, I'd stab them in the back the moment they lost usefulness, regardless of who they are. Everything and everyone is just a stepping stool towards world domination. "Heh, you know dad, you're pathetic. You had everything in your grip and gave it all away in the hopes that I'd turn out better... but you know what they say... Bad dad, bad kid," I said as I walked out, having no reason to argue with his dad anymore.
I was sitting in the couch, finally glad Rarity was through removing my eyepatch... my eye still hurt from her pulling futilely. Like, Rarity, I fucking know it makes me look dark and evil, THAT'S WHAT I AM! Ugh, whatever, grabbing a book to read, I knew I needed a plan. I was good at plans, I may not be allowed to summon monsters but I can do my damnest. Summer Sun Celebration's in five days so I could make use of two recon days and two execution days that should be good enough.
Shit shit shit! A sixth pony, a purple unicorn who just reeks of godly energy, just arrived in town! Sweetie Belle has been gone all day and Nightmare Moon and I are FUCKING PANICKING! I hurried to the Castle of the Two Sisters in the Everfree Forest while creating shitty hurried traps to stop them but it wasn't working! Now, me and Nightmare Moon are pacing wondering what the actual fuck to do! I PROMISED MYSELF I WOULD WIN AND I'M FUCKING LOSING!
Deep breaths, deep breaths Bad Guy it'll be fi-... they just arrived, I rushed into a room before they could see and started drawing up a summoning circle but then Sweetie Belle came to... help me... why? Her own sister was among those that despised me... why is she helping me? "Uh... thanks," I said after she finished, I started pouring mana into it but then... the door opened. The Ultimate Trimmer held in the purple unicorn's grip... and I knew that my fate was sealed. "Damn, guess I'm dying again... ahaha... oh by Brendan's name, am I flipped... go ahead, just do it... I know you're going to," I said as I noticed their confused faces... the purple unicorn stepped forward but before she could do anything-
Twilight closed the book, knowing Bad Guy on a more personal level felt... wrong. Maybe that's why Bad Guy never opened up to anypony but Sweetie Belle...
She put that book up and found a purple book with a mouse cursor on the cover, not that Twilight knew the imagery.
I looked at my two brothers as we jumped over another gap... the familiar land we knew is gone and we will not see it again. I held my mouse with a heavy promise to bring death to any enemy that stands in my way. Jacob was the same with his controller and Matthew was the same with his magic blade.
We were actually having fun with this adventure, I promised my brothers that we'd return home but... part of me kinda doesn't want to since we're having so much fun! I may be 12 but is it a damn good 12th year since my birth!
Looking behind me again, I noticed my brothers had taken a rest, and I joined them. "Brendan... is it... possible we never return home?" Matthew asked me with tears starting to well up.
I quickly gave my practically baby brother a hug, "Don't worry, Matt, we will. I promise you, and even if we don't, at least we have each other," I told him... it hurt me to have to be half-hearted in what I said but... he needs the hope that he can go home... back to our family. Matt looked convinced as his tears dried and some Tablet +s appeared-
Twilight closed the book. She just saw Brendan's memories and she never wanted to again. She figured opening the other books would just lead her to learn more about people who don't want her to see their memories.
She looked at the paper, she saw all the symbols but hers and the Symbol of Darkness glowing. She lifted the paper and found a... trivia panel? What's the enemy type Brendan and his brothers encountered after he gave Matthew a false hope? She knew that answer! "Tablet +! A stronger more complex version of normal Tablets capable of buffing nearby enemies!" She said, unsure of where the boosted knowledge came from.
What's Bad Guy's original name before he became Bad Guy? Twilight immediately said "Nice Guy" and it was correct.
How many symbols surround the Symbol of Darkness? Twilight thought about it. 12 are at the sides, 2 at the bottom... add the four from the top... "18 symbols, and they are Villainy, Tamer, Warrior, Crafter, Harp, Mouse, Knife, Data, Hook, Sword, Magic, Laughter, Loyalty, Generousity, Honesty, Kindness, Thief, and Sour!" Twilight said getting a checkmark.
Do you know what you are?
Twilight thought about that for a moment... before noticing what she was looking at. Books showing memories, answers being more complex than needed... "A mind reader. A unicorn mind reader," she said but she got an X.
Look at your sides, Twilight.
Twilight looked and realized... she ascended. Accidently casting Burst when she realized it. And now... all 18 were glowing.
It's time to reach the end.
Author's Note
... the final battle approaches.
Something to change everything
Chapter 14: Equestria Girls? Part 1
Sunset was galloping as fast as humanly possible she stoled Magic's crown but it was not good enough, Tamer, Warrior, and Crafter were on her tail, as was the Villain and the Mouse. Sunset couldn't fail SB... she couldn't. She reached the Crystal Mirror, it's time. She jumped through leaving those on her tail baffled, "Damn it, she got away," Bad Guy(The Villain) said as Apple Bloom(Crafter) slammed her hoof down.
"Ugh, We need to go now! " Brendan(the Mouse) said while everyone caught up.
"Hold it, we can't just rush in like you're thinking, Brendan," Twilight(Magic) said.
"Yeah, we need to make a plan," Sweetie Belle(Tamer) said.
Jacob came into the room as he nodded in agreence. "Plus, who the hay knows what traps that pony may make," Scootaloo(Warrior) said.
"But it isn't Sunset we need to worry about! She's small fry! At least with her, she tried to hide how evil she was!" Brendan retorted as he jumped into the mirror. Bad Guy and Jacob nodded in understanding following him.
"Twiliah, git goin' me and the other elements'll wait 'ere," Applejack(Honesty) said as Twilight nodded, jumping into the portal at the same time as the CMC.
On the other end, everyone looked around, "Woah, it feels weird being in a world I'm completely unfamiliar with," Sweetie Belle said following Bad Guy's example. Sweetie Belle was now a human, with her pony coloring, and was wearing an outfit that looked like a kind imition of Bad Guy's looking less dark and more comforting.
"Tell meh about it," Apple Bloom said, her Crystal Medallion hanging from her neck with the rest of her outfit looking like a mix of dangerous and safe.
"You think this is weird? Imagine how me, Bad Guy, and Jacob felt going from this to ponies," Brendan said causing everyone except the mentioned to shudder.
"Well well well, look her decided to show their vile little face, after all," said a familiar voice from behind everyone.
Scootaloo stood up in a hurry and readied her laser blade for combat as the blue haired man wearing a certain amulet took a step forward, "DAN!" Brendan and Jacob yelled out at once but Dan's face just held a devious smirk.
"So Bad Guy was brought by you 6? Excellent! Now give him here so I can finish what I should have long ago," Dan(?) said as he got out his harp.
Sweetie Belle moved in front of Bad Guy and held her arms out defensively, Batty lookong defensive of Bad Guy as well, "You'll never hurt Bad Guy as long as I'm here!" Sweetir Belle announced as Dan played a sinister tune with his harp.
Twilight immediately started reading his thoughts. Kill the ones who stand in my way, for the one who promised me I would get the strength to kill Bad Guy.
Twilight jumped forward and immediately used Bubble on Dan since she can't use Equestrian magic in this world. "Ow, what the hell was that about?!" Dan said as he got ready to bash Twilight in.
"Do you think you're doing this world a favor? What reason do you have for killing Bad Guy off if he's done nothing to you now?! And why are you wearing the Alicorn Amulet?" Twilight asked as everyone who came with her noticed it too. Oh shit.
"Well well, clever, aren't you, Magic?" The amulet said before jumping into the air and doing a bunny hopping manuver to attack Apple Bloom but Brendan retailated for her, "So... it seems my friends have been corrupted by Bad Guy... guess that means I'll have to kill them!" Dan said as he started chuckled like a mad man!
Jacob actived his Observationalist ability, "Dan, also called DanTDM, his music and personality have been corrupted by the misplace Gemma Corrosionis, he can bunny hop for five weak hits on a foe, however, there's no telling what tricks he has that he shouldn't," Jacob said, "Well shit, our theory was right, Gemma Corrosionis and the Alicorn Amulet are the same."
"Then ah guess we'll hafta weaken 'im ta get it off and correct 'im," Apple Bloom said as she used her whip to disable his movement abilities.
"Sounds good, been meaning to get revenge on Dan for beating the shit outta me anyways," Bad Guy said as he immediately used Antagonistic Dash, in which he basically does movement so quick that the human eyes can only keep track of six positions of him per use, when the attack ended, he slide back to the side where his allies are.
Twilight looked at the Ultimate Trimmer MKII on her back, drew it, and used it to shoot a magic blast at Dan. Dan staggered a bit from that as Jacob swung his OP Controller + at Dan who got hit and fell over. Sweetie Belle looked towards Batty who immediately dashed towards the knocked down Dan. "Ahahaha... do you 7 think you can actually win? No no... SB has nearly won already. Even removing this amulet, I have done my part and distracted you imbecils hahahahaha..." he said as the amulet got removed and then destroyed by Bad Guy.
"Well, that shit's over," Bad Guy said as everyone nods in agreement.
Dan slowly sat up, what happened he did not know, one look at his eyes and everyone would know he was fine. Dan saw his Harp LV. 9 and picked it up.
Then he saw a white girl, with a bat, and an outfit that heavily reminded Dan of his enemy, "You're awake, good. Everybody's been waiting inside trying to calm the people because of Sunset Shimmer's plan to steal a relic of power from my home world, and, you know, finding out you have been corrupted by the Alicorn Amulet wasn't good for anybody involved," she said as she quickly gestured Dan to follow her.
Going around the school, Dan sees a horrible sight, "Oh... COME ON!" The girl said as she commanded the bat, funnily called Batty, to help out everyone fighting. "Clearly Sunset and whoever SB is wants us dead, woah! Apple Bloom, look out!" She cried out as a girl with a whip and a half dangerous and half not outfit on narrowly dodged an attack from one of those "Soundproofers".
"Ah got it! Ah didn't need ya help but thank ya anyways, Sweetie," Apple Bloom said killing the offending Soundproofer getting a material for crafting later, "Ah think Brendan and Bad Guy might need more help though, these things are provin' ta be a pain in the ass," she added.
Wait a moment... Dan immediately grabbed his harp with extreme agression but when he saw Bad Guy... something made him stop. Jacob was out cold, an orange girl holding a laser blade while wearing an adventure outfit, Brendan, and Bad Guy all surrounding him to protect him, "Ugh, Brendan, might you hurry up and make a damn plan!? Jacob's still at zero health and needs a revive!" Bad Guy says as Dan jumps into the center and pulls out an Open Box of Heals to heal Jacob's unconscious state.
"Finally joining the roaster, ain't ya, Dan? Perfect! We need your harp right now," Brendan said as he covered himself in mana, "Hey there everybody, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit that little bell that's still shining in the cold," Brendan said as the giant visage of the notication bell from YouTube itself crashed onto the Soundproofers and killed them.
Scootaloo looked to Brendan as she got covered in mana, but her mana linked to Bad Guy and the two nodded at each other, "A new harmony attack time... how will this work?" Brendan asked as Bad Guy picked Scootaloo up, tossed her into the air, then teleported behind her and kicked her right into a crowd of enemies, bringing the field of living foes down greatly. Bad Guy landed on the ground as he teleported Scootaloo back
"Woo! Did we do awesome or what?!" Scootaloo said.
"Yes, yes... we did... alright. Hello, Dan. Color me impressed that you put aside our differences so soon, took Brendan and Jacob more time than you did and yet I did the most to you. Anyways, we have a threat to stop, Twilight's been busy dealing with Sunset Shitter and we still need information on whoever the hell SB is," Bad Guy commented as Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom reached the others.
"But... w-why are you here of all people!? Why now?! You're behind this, aren't you!?" Dan accused but Brendan and Jacob put their hands on him.
"It isn't him, he's been in Equestria the whole time and thus... couldn't have done this, I would know, I had to help him with evil shadow manipulating pony," Brendan said.
"And I helped him expose an evil shapeshifting shape bug pony," Jacob said.
The three girls looked at Dan in anger, "Okay... clearly all of you have gone crazy if that's the story," Dan said as he walked away.
Then Sunset Shimmer falls to the ground, Twilight looking down at her, "Look, Sunset, just tell me how SB is!" She said but Sunset looked hesitent to answer. Everyone came around the hole and Dan looked shocked.
The Brendan grabs his mouse, "She's here, somewhere," he said.
"HAHAHA! Oooh Sunset~! Did my good girl fail?! Shame. Shame shame shame. But in the end... I got what I wanted. The Tamer, the Warrior, the Crafter, the Villain, the Mouse, the Harp, the Controller... and the Magic. Soon, everything will be mine. I'll succeed, where my father failed. Everything will be mine, from Lava land, to the fucking North Pole and beyond! And all it took? Simple manipulations. Convincing my "friends" that what I was doing was good... was right... Then, and this next bit was easier than expected, I just had to convince some poor sap to do my dirty work... and guess who that was... you. You were nativé enough to do everything I asked. And now... you'll die for failing me. Goodbye Sunset Shimmer." A voice that everyone recognized. The human Sweetie Belle appeared in her cloak, her hair being similiar to Sweetie Belle's but with that edge of danger that everyone was used to seeing in Bad Guy.
The human Sweetie Belle made a weapon appear from thin air, a Etheral Gun, and straight up shot Sunset Shimmer, "Before I leave..." The human Sweetie Belle snapped and a dark portal engulfed Bad Guy before vanishing without him in sight, "I'll take the Villain, you want him back, Tamer? Come after me! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" she added as she vanished herself.
"Well... shit," Jacob said, knowing that the Human Sweetie Belle just incurred Tamer Sweetie Belle's wrath.
"I'M GOING TO FIND HER AND TEAR HER BODY LIMB FROM LIMB!" Sweetie Belle said in anger as she rushed towards the school.
"Dan, word of advice, don't piss Sweetie off by messin' with Bad Guy, that's basically askin' fer death," Apple Bloom said as Dan gulped.
"Well, you all got what you came for, don't you all need to go now?" Dan asked.
"Sorry dude, but we are not leaving Bad Guy, he's kinda become an irreplacable part of our hearts and world. Especially to Sweetie Belle," Scootaloo replied.
Dan looked towards Brendan and Jacob, "Sorry Dan but... Bad Guy has, I genuinely saw it with my own eyes... ponies care about him and... well... Sweetie Belle's the reason he's even alive... so I've heard, that last bit I wasn't there for," Jacob said.
Twilight then stepped in, "Yes, Sweetie Belle came to Bad Guy's rescue without prompting, she said, among other things, 'I know of his crimes but I believe he has the right to live like any of you,' which... frankly... makes sense. He does. Sure, he's a villain who cares more about doing something for a reward that's worth basically double the value he puts in but... he and Sweetie Belle have become such close friends that I find it hard remembering a time where they were in the same room yet not together," she said, earning a sigh from Dan.
"And none of you are lying... are you?" Dan said getting a nod from everyone.
Author's Note
Okay, something I'll get off my chest in the penultimate chapter is that Rarity(EQG) and Sweetie Belle(EQG) do not have the same father.
Rarity(EQG) is still related to Hondo Flanks(EQG)...
Sweetie Belle(EQG) however... well... guess you'll have to wait and see. =)
Something to change everything
Chapter 15: Equestria Girls? Part 2
Bad Guy was startled when he was suddenly teleported but given a look around makes him realize what just happened, "Why am I... in a final boss arena?" Bad Guy asks as human Sweetie Belle appears and laughs.
She looks at Bad Guy and drops the sinister face as she gives him a hug, "We're alone... oh... how wonderful, isn't it? I'll take care of those pesky heroes for you," she said as she looked at his face.
Bad Guy sighed and moves human Sweetie Belle's hair and sees his eyes in her, "Heh, you got my eyes," Bad Guy said as he properly returned the hug, "Man, you know what they say, kids grow up fast. How's your mother? Still a naivé idiot?" He asked.
Sweetie Belle let the hug go, "Is there anyone in this city that isn't an idiot? Well... aside from you," she said as Bad Guy chuckled.
"True true, I forgot how stupid the people of this place are. But... you didn't have to kidnap me, kid," Bad Guy said.
It was Sweetie Belle's turn to chuckle, "I knew that, but it was more fun seeing Tamer get all pissy because I stole you," she replied. The two just looked at each other, before Sweetie Belle sighed, "You've been out of my life nine years, I saw you once during those nine years. Everyone always said that it was no good trying to find you since you were, and I quote, 'a huge piece of shit.' But I wanted to find you regardless of how much of a piece of shit you were," she said as Bad Guy smiled.
"Aww, got my personality too, but we both know that flattery doesn't save someone from a villain," Bad Guy said as he ruffled Sweetie Belle's hair, who just giggled in response.
Meanwhile, with the heroes and Tamer Sweetie Belle...
Sweetie Belle and Batty had just killed another enemy in pure rage, the enemy was somewhere in here and they were going to save Bad Guy if it killed them! "Sweetie Belle!" Twilight said, causing Sweetie Belle to snap her head in Twilight's direction in pure anger. "There's a puzzle this way but none of us can figure the answer so we thought you might know it," Twilight said as she went down a hallway and Sweetie Belle followed.
The room had everyone in the party staring at the puzzle and Sweetie Belle knew the answer since she'd seen the exact puzzle in Bad Guy's base, "Ahem, 'For every ounce of kindness, there is a gallon of darkness, and for every gallon of darkness, there are ten gallons of evil,'" Sweetie Belle said and the door opened, "Before you ask, Bad Guy had the exact same puzzle in his base, out of reach of you since the solution required knowledge none of you'd have," she added before she and Batty ran forward.
"Okay... yep, I remember the last time she got mad at me and that was still tamer than her anger now," Jacob said earning a look from Dan, "Seriously a good idea to leave Bad Guy alone unless you want to incur Sweetie Belle's wrath."
Jacob, Brendan, Twilight, and the remaining CMC members hurry forward leaving Dan alone. "I can't believe a child could actually grow to like Bad Guy, he's the biggest piece of shit ever," Dan said as he got moving as well. Next were three doorways, each one having a symbol on it. "Bad Guy did this same thing where we had to go complete a mini dungeon based on our own experiences, but why three doors? Why not four or five?" Dan contemplated as he entered his door.
Brendan and Jacob entered their door with Scootaloo and Apple Bloom. Leaving Twilight and Sweetie Belle to enter their own door.
Me and Sweetie Belle looked around the area and saw Ponyville, well... if it was heavily compressed but that didn't matter as Sweetie Belle took off yet again.
Remind me to never piss her off because doing so is literally playing what Bad Guy'd call 'Russian Roulette.' Regardless, I could tell Sweetie Belle was still pissed off beyond compare and said nothing to avoid pissing her off enough fpr her to just murder me. Outright. She actually is thinking about murdering me but is restraining herself.
Following Sweetie Belle, we saw puzzles related to our adventures, trivia related to Nightmare Moon, a sliding tile puzzle picturing Chrysalis' form, moving a Crystal Heart shaped light source to make a Sombra shaped shadow. Frankly, the puzzles were fun and I wish Pinkie Pie could see them... maybe I can ask Bad Guy if he could make a sort of magical door which changes the contents based on who opens it that anypony could use since it could allow for a nearly infinite possible number of puzzles... and since I know he likes getting something from it... maybe he could charge to allow them to enter the door?
Just an idea. Albeit, a mildly scary one. Me and Sweetie Belle found the exit door with minimal opposition so we left this room.
Meanwhile... with Brendan and co...
Brendan slammed his mouse on the new version of the Computer enemy called Computer ++... real creative. "Okay, that should be the last of them, crazy to know that enemies can go beyond + in teiring," Brendan said as everyone murmured in agreement.
"Ah hafta admit, this house is kinda nice," Apple Bloom said as Jacob opened a window and found the mini-dungeon was just as bad as the real thing.
"Yep, still trapped in the middle of fucking nowhere but hey, at least we don't have much shit to fuck up," Jacob said as he closed the window. Brendan chuckled.
"Aw yeah! Adventure time is really gettin' good!" Scootaloo said as she found a puzzle and immediately noticed a pattern in it.
Brendan approached the puzzle himself and looked deep in thought, "'For one who is real, what was the name of the brother associated with teal?' Hmm... wait... Matthew!" Brendan announced as the wall broke door reveong the sleeping 6 six old, well shit, guess I gotta carry him so he doesn't cry upon waking up," Brendan said as he picked Matthew up and put him on his back.
"Ya'll had another brother?" Apple Bloom asked as Brendan and Jacob nodded.
"Yeah, I didn't want to mention Matthew since he just wanted to get back home and so... we let him. Me and Jacob had so much fun on our adventure that... we... didn't go home. We were fine not being there... but now the Sour has really fucked up," Brendan said as the group went forward. Jacob seemed to share Brendan's anger.
A few more puzzles and now the group was exploring an amalgmed version of Diamond Tiara's basement, the Temple of Memories, and Bad Guy's base, "Definitely seems like the Sour loves the memories you've formed," Scootaloo said before killing a + version of a jackalope. Jacob got excited as he killed a Money Bag +.
"Be careful, remember we'll have to fight enhanced versions of all of Bad Guy's troops, most likely of the ++ variety since when we first explored Bad Guy's base, it was full of + enemies. At least the new + versions are cool looking," Brendan said.
Brendan and Jacob solved the familiar puzzles and puzzles related to stuff they didn't see or live through were done by the ponies. Eventually finding the end where they see the memory Bad Guy sitting in his throne, "So you have made it, seems even my strongest couldn't defeat you... whatever. I shall do it myself if nothing else can!" He said as his skin turned blue and his hair turned purple. He started the battle with a laugh following with Antagonistic Dash but it wasn't long before the saw the real threat. Bad Guy's skin has turned bright red and his hair is now a vibrent pink, his outfit has also undergone a change to include a masssive cape.
"Bad Guy's revenge, even the Ultimate Trimmer would fail to defeat Bad Guy as he is now, it might be benefitual to give up," Jacob said from his Observationalist ability.
Apple Bloom rolled her eyes though, "Give up? What are we? Pussies? Not last ah checked," Apple Bloom said as she struck Bad Guy with her whip, "And Brendan, stay outta the fight considerin' yer situation," she said causing Brendan to sigh and go have a seat out of the combat.
Brendan couldn't believe it, a new fight and he has to sit out to protect the still sleeping Matthew. Matt stirred slightly from the noise and Brendan comforted him, "Shh shh shh shh shh, it's alright Matthew, just stay asleep and everything will be over soon," Brendan said but it did nothing as Matthew awoke and looked not scared... but shocked.
"Great, not home anymore but now I can help out!" Matthew said as he pulled out his sword, lovingly called The End, and stabbed it into the ground, summoning many pillars of fire, "Hey big bro, got room for one more party member?" Matthew asked as the fire finished Bad Guy's revenge.
Brendan looked at everyone else who looked conflicted but Brendan looked back at Matthew, "Of course we do! The whole trio's back together!" Brendan said aloud!
Exiting their room, the party of five reunites with Dan, Twilight, and Sweetie Belle, "Oh, we're finally ready to move on! One battle... one battle's all that stand's in the way of victory. Speaking of, welcome to the team Matthew, I am Twilight Sparkle and the little pissed off girl here is Sweetie Belle," Twilight said as Sweetie Belle nodded and then ran into the final room.
"She still hasn't calmed down? And I thought Jacob was bad with his anger sometimes," Brendan said.
"It isn't because it was anybody... it's because it was specifically Bad Guy who was stolen, anyone else and she probably would have been less angry for less time," Scootaloo said as she and Apple Bloom followed Sweetie Belle's example.
"Hold it, Bad Guy's on our side now?" Matthew asked.
Twilight shook her head, "It's... complicated. Like, he is but he isn't. He's only on our side if Sweetie Belle is involved and disinterested otherwise, without compensation," she said.
And everyone was now entering the final room... "Now or never," Dan said.
Bad Guy was just lying on his side, watching human Sweetie Belle tell animated stories about her manipulations and thievery.
Then they heard the door open. "Eh, seems like the heroes caught up to ya. Hey, mind doin' me a favor, kid? Avoid killing them if you can, one of them is actually my friend," Bad Guy told his daughter as she nodded and flew up.
"I'll do you proud, dad," human Sweetie Belle told Bad Guy.
"Let Bad Guy go you fucking... bitch...?" Tamer Sweetie Belle said as she entered the room and realized that Bad Guy wasn't tied up or locked up... he was just lying there. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo entered the room next and were equally as confused as Tamer Sweetie Belle. Then Twilight and the others entered the room and were just as confused.
"Hey everybody, guessing you all have questions about my situation, well... let's just say I connected with someone I had purposefully abandoned because I'm just built different. Nah, basically found out that this world's counterpart to Sweetie Belle is my child that came about because of a one night stand and then proceeded to never see like the piece of shit I am," Bad Guy explained, dropping the jaws of everyone except human Sweetie Belle, "That's the expected reaction, guess you could say evil runs in the family isn't that right... dad."
The wings and green hair of Good Guy appeared, "So you sensed me, figured. It does seem I have a grandchild even if it seems the linage I started will never die," he said.
"Now, if you don't mind, let my daughter have fun, she's been waiting to have her father watch her do something like this," Bad Guy said as he watched the two sides clashing. He was happy, someone was willing to try and finish what he started. Someone to carry his bloodline farther.
Everytime it seemed like his daughter was going to win, something always turned the tables. Then she lost. "I... I lost... I... I'm sorry..." human Sweetie Belle said, tears starting to well up.
Bad Guy came up to his daughter and gave her a much needed hug. "Hey, kid, wanna know something? You did so damn well, I'm proud that you even attempted that even if it didn't exactly... work out," Bad Guy told his daughter as Bad Guy started unknowingly sprouting wings. Everyone present watched in awe at the sight. "You know, you're a real sour kid. Hardly an ounce of sweetness if you, so why don't I call you Sour Ball? Far better than Sweetie Belle and actually allows me to tell the two of you apart by name," Bad Guy told human Sweetie Belle... who smiled widely and hugged him tighter, "I'll take that as you liking the name."
The day continued with Sour Ball fixing the mess she had made and sending everyone off on their ways... "Kid, keep up the good work, remember, I'm never far off," Bad Guy said as he stood in front of the portal.
"Dad... I just got you and now you have to leave me... you know... Mom sent a message asking to see you before you left and while I don't care much whether you do or don't due to jow much of an idiot she and my sister are," Sour Ball replied. Bad Guy sighed... it was time to face a face he had intentionally avoided.
"Got it, I'll... I'll pay her a visit right now... Equestria can wait," Bad Guy said as he used his dark teleportation.
Bad Guy looked at the other end of the room. Cookie Crumbles was looking at him like she expected him, "You're really bad... you know I've been waiting for you to return," Cookie Crumbles said.
"Crumbles. I'm sure you know what our daughter did," Bad Guy replied.
Cookie Crumbles gave a slightly sad chuckle, "I know... she always was more like you and... I'm proud of her as much as you are... because she chose her path instead of letting others choose it for her," Crumbles said.
"Heh, yeah. Look Crumbles I'm... not planning on staying... Sour Ball has you and... well... she's grown up wonderfully without me," Bad Guy said.
Cookie Crumbles was sad Bad Guy was planning on leaving again but... she couldn't stop him. "What if I let you take care of her on the weekends? She doesn't need me and Hondo Flanks holding her dream down. Her dream of being just like her father," Crumbles said getting a thoughtful expression from Bad Guy. Any normal person would assume he was going to ask for what he would get out of the deal... but Crumbles knew... Bad Guy didn't want anything more than offered and was just thinking of if he was going to take it.
"Know what? That sounds fine by me, weekends are usually the most annoying for me anyways due to how irritating ponies are sometimes," Bad Guy says, "But you're telling Sour Ball, I'm not telling the kid as it's a surprise considering the weekend's... tomorrow."
Cookie Crumbles nodded, "Sounds good, I do hope you'll visit me occusionally, Bad Guy, Hondo has been eager to meet you," she said.
"I'll... think about it," Bad Guy said as he teleported off.
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Something to change everything
Epilogue: A New Type of Alicorn and a New Dawn with a Sour Ball.
As Bad Guy came back through the portal, everypony immediately noticed that his wings carried over and he noticed the light blue Earth Pony with a harp as his cutie mark looking right at him, "I'm back bitches! And I even keep my wings, wait... does that make me an alicorn by technicality?" Bad Guy asked aloud.
Sweetie Belle ran up to hug him and he returned the hug, "I'm glad you're okay," Sweetie Belle said.
"Did you think I'd really leave my only friend behind forever? Oh, right, Twilight, could you think up a way to keep the mirror portal open... forever?" Bad Guy asked as he broke the hug.
Twilight looked at him in confusion but knew that she had to say something, "It... could be possible but it could take time, like two days worth," Twilight answered as Bad Guy nodded.
"Well, do it, I told Sour Ball's mother that I'd care for Sour Ball on the weekends and I need that portal to be open for those days instead of shut for a month at a time," Bad Guy said as Twilight nodded.
Dan, Brendan, Jacob, and Matthew(who was a teal pegasus foal) all approached Bad Guy while Twilight got to work planning her thing, "Sooo... what now, Bad Guy? I mean... our job is done, right?" Jacob asked.
Bad Guy looked unsure of how to answer this... "Just... live a life, I guess. If we're needed, life'll let us know," Bad Guy said, not even sure if he brought the half-hearted answer.
"At least, all's well that ends well," Matthew said in an incredibly happy tone.
"Yes, I'll be spending time here to get used to this world but maybe don't expect me around a whole lot," Dan said as he trotted off.
Brendan took his brothers and left Bad Guy's base. This left the CMC and the Mane 6.
"Darling, might you add some color to this place, seriously, it's still so bland," Rarity said and, frankly, she was right. It was starting to make him wish the color was brighter.
"I'm going to ask the marionettes to paint the place in a brighter color so I can start handling it better myself," Bad Guy admitted, feeling where his eye patch is... still there , he thought. He had really forgotten about his eyepatch the whole time, he had grown really attached to it over the last few weeks that he'd forgot all about it.
"Ah see what Rarity means by the eyepatch makin' ya look dark an' evil. Suits ya," Applejack said.
"Yeah, why do you have it anyways? Get into a fight and lost your eye or something?" Rainbow Dash asked.
Bad Guy, truthfully, didn't know the full story about it himself, he'd always been told he just... had it. "I... I don't know. I've had this eyepatch on me as long as I remember and my own father refused to tell me shit about it, often just telling me that it's a part of me, so that's what I assumed," Bad Guy said, not exactly contenting them but realizing it's no use asking him anymore.
The next day...
Bad Guy was sitting in his throne, talking with Celestia, Luna, and Cadence. "So, we agree that, because I do have a horn and wings, I am an alicorn just like you three and Twilight?" Bad Guy asks as all three mares in the room nod their heads, "Cool, my daughter is probably getting ready to see me and spend the weekend with her father so if the royalty could leave, that'd be welcome," Bad Guy said as the princesses left the room.
Bad Guy trotted into the portal room and found, the still unfinished, construction of the device to open the portal endlessly. He jumped through the portal and ended up outside the statue of Canterlot High. He saw his daughter, Cookie Crumbles, and a man clearly meant to be Hondo Flanks all approaching. Oh, and the counterpart to Rarity. "Hey kid, you ready for a weekend in Equestria?" Bad Guy said as they got close. Sour Ball immediately ran up to hug him then give him a devious smile.
"So you must be Bad Guy, my wife has told me lots about you, and I must say, your name suits you," Hondo Flanks said.
"Heh, only bad things then, wonderful! That's the impression I'm going for, must say, you look just as idiotic as I expected," Bad Guy said with a chuckle, "Anyways, meet and greet's over, I got a weekend to spend with my daughter, see you!" Bad Guy said, swooping Sour Ball up and jumping into the statue portal.
In Equestria again, Bad Guy set Sour Ball down and noticed that her tail is in a similiar spiky shape that his is, albeit more elegent. "Woooah, walking on four legs is strange..." Sour Ball said as she got her barings on how to walk. Once she was done being unable to trot, Bad Guy lead her into his throne room, now a bit of a brighter room with several brighter colors, "Woah, a whole throne room, just for you," Sour Ball said, looking around, "Could I see the town, I want to see how idiotic the cilivians are."
"I'd be happy to take you into town, had to head there anyways since I delightfully scammed so many ponies with the memory puzzle room Twilight suggested that I'm surprised I didn't come up with it sooner, they pay 15 or so bits, they leave confused about how I did it," Bad Guy explained, causing Sour Ball to chuckle.
In Ponyville...
Sour Ball was having the time of her life in town, taking things by just feigning innocence, pretending to be cute and defenseless, then keeping it up until they cave and give her what she wants, "Hehe, if I didn't know better, I'd say you had a cutie mark representing manipulation," Bad Guy said, causing Sour Ball to tilt her head, "Right, a cutie mark shows a pony's special talent, basically, 'Hi there, I'm what you're naturally good at and you can't say otherwise,' but we have had... exceptions to that," he explained.
Sour Ball thought long and hard, "... That's a stupid system. A very stupid system," she said.
"Brendan and Jacob'd agree with you. I think it's stupid as well but there are still mysteries to uncover about them and, just so I have more of an idea of what the hell these idiotic creatures can do, I want to do research," Bad Guy said as a very familiar pink face appeared. "Pinkie Pie, I swear on Brendan's name if you throw a party right now, I will find the nearest lava pool and throw you into it!" Bad Guy said but Pinkie was not deterred. In the matter of a few seconds Pinkie summoned her party cannon and summoned a party from literally thin air.
"What the hell just happened?" Sour Ball asked as everything finished.
"Pinkie being Pinkie," everybody who was just spontaniously brought to the party said aloud in unison.
"It's better to not question Pinkie Pie else your brain will shatter," Bad Guy said. Sour Ball stayed close to him because she was genuinely scared of a pony mare who could just summon stuff at will.
Then Pinkie started singing that cursed "Smile" song to try and cheer Sour Ball up and it worked... for the wrong reason. Pinkie thought the upbeat nature of the song was what cheered her up but... Pinkie soon realized that wasn't it.
It was something more disturbing.
After the party started, I closed viewing of the world and looked towards my guest, Lauren Faust. "They'll have to face Discord eventually, you know that, Brendan, you know that as well as I do," Lauren said, pointing out the one flaw my universe has... it hasn't faced Discord and really should have.
"I know Lauren, I do. I just... want them to get more used to it, if I let Discord do his thing before, it'd have been genuine hell!"
"Brendan! I've know you since how long!?"
"... 2019... so about five years as of this date."
"Just promise me you'll do this, not for me but for them! It doesn't have to be this season, it can be next season. All that matters is that they deal with Discord before matters get worse! The world's nearly merging is bad enough!"
"... I know. I'll... I'll figure something out."
TO BE CONTINUED.
Author's Note
So, yes. In the words Bad Guy'd use, "The canon has been thoroughly fucked!"
So... what's next? A season two.
Will Matthew and Dan make reappearences? Maybe.
What about Sour Ball? She'll be reappearing under the same name this way I don't have to make it harder on myself to differeniate the two.
Myself? Lauren Faust? Hmmm... maybe we will, maybe we won't, I'll never tell!
Any plot points of base MLP you wanted to include but couldn't due to major changes? I mean... not really. Only one I could think of is, well obviously, Discord but originally I had a plot point where Bad Guy and Sour Ball fight and that's how he'd get his wings but scrapped it for the father side point. Speaking of that...
Why did I make EQG Sweetie Belle(Or Sour Ball as she's been renamed) related to Bad Guy? ... uhh... it was a heat of the moment decision but it isn't one I regret. See, part of me wanted to give Sour Ball a reason to be evil while also using similiar tricks and plans to Bad Guy and what better way to do that than make them related. Something to point out is that, in canon, Brendan(the god one) made Sour Ball's colors look more like her sister's so they wouldn't get suspicious of her.
When's season 2? WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT!
