Flame, Soul, Rage, and Draconis

Chapter 2: Draconis: Three to one awakening.

‘Why is it wet? Holy shit did I piss in my sleep!?’ Bolting upright, I look down at myself and where I lay, only to raise a brow and let my jaw drop. “What the fuck?! Where am I? What’s going on?!.....AND WHY AM I WEARING CARGO PANTS!?” Pulling at the midnight black cargo pants, I sigh, facepalming. Then I look at my hand. In the little amount of light there is, I see dark black fur covering it. “What. The. Fuck?” Looking down at my body, the first thing I notice is that I’m wearing a black t-shirt and my signature vest/hoodie. Not my style but still, sweet. Sighing, I stand and fall face first into the grass. “OW!....And why am I in a forest anyways!?....Why can’t I feel my feet!?” Looking around at the forest clearing first, I notice a claymore in a leather sheathe leaning against a tree. ‘Me gusta. ME gusta mucho.’ Looking down at my feet, I blink. ‘Hooves…I have HOOVES for FEET….Waaaaait a minuuuuute!’ Feeling my face, I confirm my thoughts. ‘A muzzle.’ Feeling my head and neck confirms my next theory. ‘A mane.’ And then at the base of my back. “A tail…..Horse Anthromorph. BULLSHIT! Couldn’t have made me a Husky!” The ONE THING I wasn’t expecting was someone to reply. “I think you mean ‘Pony Anthromorph.’ Still, close enough.” Perking up, I look around the clearing till my eyes rest on some sort of Black, starry mist floating next to the claymore. The voice was feminine, had authority to it….and loneliness. Going to my knees, I look right at the mist. “Who are you? And where am I?” It seems to think for a moment before replying. “Call me Dawn. As for where you are, you are in Equestria, on the planet of Equis. Oh, and quit complaining about your body. At least you have one.” Blinking, my mind goes to overdrive. ‘Equestria? As in MLP:FIM Equestria?....I must be dreaming.’ Shaking my head and then slapping myself a few times, I happen to deny that theory. “Ow. Ok, so this isn’t some dream….Wonderful…”

Then Dawn started to chuckle, no doubt at the little show I gave. Grunting, I try to get up, managing to shakily get to my feet-er, hooves. Looking to Dawn again, I ask the next question. “Why am I here?” Dawn stopped chuckling, and sighed. “I knew you’d ask that. To answer your question, there are two parties on planet currently fighting. The first initiated the fighting, wanting to supposedly unite Equestria and lead it against another world. This party and its allies summoned four random people from that world to serve as soldiers, their ‘Ace in the hole.’ I happened to find this out, and made myself present at the summoning ritual, unknown to the Party, and disrupted the Mind Control spell being weaved into the summoning spell. After I made sure they didn’t notice, I made myself scarce. Now, the Second Party, those who want the world to remain how it is, would happily unite this world, but to beat the first party back. These two parties have been waging this war for a month. One of the four of you has already made contact with the second party and joined with them. Least to say it, I’m surprised about his obvious experience in fighting, though his archery and blade skills were a bit sloppy. Now, before I found you, I found two others and had them come together in a nearby clearing. Once all three of you are together, I will let you all decide where to go from there. Stick together and join the first or second party, or split up and go your own ways. Take a few minutes to learn to walk first though, alright?” When she finished, my brows were raised, and my mouth slightly ajar. ‘This so called first party tried to use some form of Mind Control on me!? Dream or not, FUCK THAT DUDE.’

Grunting, I start to get a feel for my new body. I was slightly pissed. ‘No wings….I HAVE to be normal!’ Once I had a feel for it, I moved over to Dawn and the claymore. Smiling slightly at her, I pick up the claymore and strap it to my left hip. Big sword or not, it’s hard to draw it from behind! Weirder….It felt light as a feather. Looking back to Dawn, I raise a brow. “So. Where to?” Dawn just started moving through the forest without saying a word. Shrugging, I followed. No choice really. After a few minutes, we come to another clearing. In the middle of it were two other Pony Anthromorphs. The first one I noticed was a unicorn, due to the horn, and had a Navy Blue coat and brown mane and tail, wearing a light blue t-shirt and jeans. Also had rectangular shaped glasses, from behind which you could see Dark brown eyes. The other had a horn AND wings. ‘WHAT THE FUCK MAN!?’ His coat was light grey, his mane and tail two different colors. Half red, half brown. He was wearing a brown tuxedo with a white undershirt and brown pants, obviously cleaned and pressed. His eyes were a golden brown.

Upon seeing me and Dawn move into the clearing, they walked over to greet us, the one with a horn and wings holding out his hand. “Hey man, I’m Evan, this is David.” My jaw dropped. ‘It can’t be!....One way to find out. Use his Gmod name.’ “Ghost? That you?” The hand dropped, as did his jaw. Before he could respond, The blue one stepped forward. “Kyle!? Is that seriously you Scarecrow!?” ‘Oh yeah. SO them.’ Grinning like a maniac, I spread my arms wide. “Sup Bitches!?” They both grinned and grabbed me into a group Bro-hug. Hugging them back for a few moments, I break away, but no one stops grinning. “Good to see you two ass holes. Hey! You think Mic may be here!?” This got them to stop grinning and blink. Evan facepalmed. “If he is, I’m pretty sure he’d smack me for having him even—“ We stopped the conversation when Dawn cleared her non-existent throat. Looking at her misty form, we watch her move to the center of the clearing. “Time for your choices. Which party shall you help? The first one, or the second. The attackers, of the defenders?”

I looked at Evan David, then Dawn again. “The second party. That’s my decision.” Evan stepped forward, crossing his arms. “Same here. No way in hell am I helping someone attack innocents.” David stepped forward, grinning. “I’m sticking with these idiots. Besides, who’d crack the ‘your mother’ jokes!?” Evan facepalmed, HARD. I just laughed. Dawn chuckled, moving towards the edge of the clearing opposite of where we stood. “So be it. Follow me, and I will lead you to the path that leads through the Everfree forest. Once there, I shall take my leave, and you three shall wait. The fourth of your group is travelling with a party of ten ponies. Try not to piss him off. As I said, he obviously has experience.” And with that, she exited the clearing. We followed of course, having to catch up first. It felt like we were following for hours until we came upon the road. “Here is where I take my leave. Take care. Oh, and another thing. The fourth’s name is Ignition, but I’m sure that it isn’t his real name. In truth, I suspect I better if you all also used fake names, for now. Farewell.” And with that, she left us on that dirt path. Sighing, I looked to Evan and David. “She helped us this far, take her advice still or not? Cause, I’m for it. Call me Pendragon.” Pendragon, my OC that someone on DA made me one time. Evan nodded, while David looked to the sky. “I guess you’re right. Call me Spirit.” David chuckled before he answered. “Efyu. Definitely.” Nodding, I look down both ends of the path as far as we could see, then at the sun. “Seems to be at least mid-day. Might as well take a seat. Except for you Evan. YOU WEAR TUX, YOU LEAN AGAINST TREE!” I pointed a finger at him, giving him an evil expression. He sighed and hung his head. “It’s not like I chose this! I woke up with it!” Raising a brow at him, I look to David who shrugs.

“….Fine.” Rolling my eyes with a smirk, I move over to a tree and sit down, leaning against it. Evan stands and leans against it, while David paces. It seems to stay like this for hours, and for some reason, even under the sun, absolutely no sweating. Looking at David, I see him stop, about to say something, when we heard voices down the road, faint, but there, looking to my left, figuring the voices coming from that way, my guess is confirmed when a figure appears on the horizon, and then a bunch of others, walking our way. The first was taller than the others. Standing to get a better look, I found out why. The first was Bipedal, while the others were ponies. ‘Holy hell, Dawn was right!’ Looking at Evan, I see him getting off the tree, moving to the middle of the road. I move onto his left, David his right, and we wait. They were all laughing. After a while, we were able to hear them perfectly. The Anthromorph was speaking. “…And thats when he said, ‘That’s not just a house, that’s my wife!’” This caused a round of laughter from the ponies. Looking at the Anthromorph, the only thing I can really see due to his clothing covering his body, is, well, his clothing. What he wore was from what I could tell from the distance, a brown and dark green hoodie and dark green cargo pants. When one of the ponies, a white unicorn with some black box on her shoulder pointed us out, the laughter stopped, as did the group. The Anthromorph held out a hand, basically telling the ponies to stay silently before he continued walking towards us. We waited patiently, till he was ten feet away. From here, I could see the blade at his right hip and the bow on his back, also that he wasnt wearing a hoodie, but a long sleeved and hooded shirt with a vest. From what I could tell of his muzzle, his coat was a Blood red.

He regarded us carefully before smirking, reaching up with his left hand and pulling back his hood, revealing his face, and my assumption of his coat being once again, con-fucking-firmed. His mane was a fiery orange, and his eyes were a golden yellow. “Hey there…You guys friendly?” His voice made my jaw drop. Then I remembered that I had seen that outfit and blade somewhere before. ‘Holy shit, Bryan’s Halloween costume! It has to be him!’ Stepping forward, stare him straight in the eyes. “Mic? Is that you?” This time, his jaw dropped. “Only one person ever calls me Mic….. SCARECROW!?” Grinning like an idiot, I nod. What I didn’t expect was to get assaulted by a bear hug. “YOU MOTHER FUCKER! I THOUGHT I’D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN!” Coughing, I pat his back before trying to push away. “Can’t…Breathe….” He chuckles, letting me go with a grin. Then David interrupts. “What’re me and Evan, chopped liver!?” Bryan looks to Evan and David before laughing. “I don’t fucking believe it! You guys too!?” When they nod, he pulls them into a group hug. “Sweet!” Once he releases them, I notice the wings on his back. “Ok, what the fuck!? He’s got wings, Evan has wings and a horn, and David has just a horn? I get nuthin’?” Bryan blinks before putting a hand over my mouth. Looking to the ponies who were walking over, he whispers. “Make up fake names right now, and call me Ignition.” Evan chuckled and told him for me. “We already did. Call me Spirit, David Efyu, and Kyle Pendragon.” Bryan smirks and nods, taking his hand from my mouth before waving the girls over. “Hey you bunch! Come meet my team!” Upon him saying Team, the ponies break into a gallop, covering the distance faster and surrounding us, sending out so many questions that I couldn’t keep track of them. Bryan held up his hand for silence and received it. “Calm down everypony. Time you met the team. This is Pendragon, but I call him Scarecrow to piss him off.” He chuckled patting my shoulder before moving to David. “This is Efyu. He’s the comedian of the group. Leave an opening for a joke of any kind, this fucker will use it.” David gave them all an evil grin, but even I could tell he was nervous. Then Bryan moved to Evan. “And this is Spirit, the team leader. Speaking of which, mind if I speak to my team for a second? We’ll be right back.” Not even waiting for a response, Bryan dragged Evan into the forest. David shrugged and followed, as did I. Once out of ear shot, Bryan smirked, looking at Evan. “Go ahead, have your fangasm.” Evan wasted no time. “HOLY SHIIIIT! THE MANE SIX, VINYL, OCTAVIA, LYRA, AND BON BON! And you fucking befriended them! How did you do it!? YOU’RE NOT EVEN A BRONY!” David walked up and smacked him, which shut him up. “Yeah yeah yeah. I befriended them after saving Twilight, no big deal, but what IS a big deal, is who I saved them from. Hold on to your socks boys, this will shock ya….Badly….” We all waited for him to tell us. When he did, Evan was shocked. “Khawl. He’s here, and he ain’t a happy camper.” Upon seeing Evan’s face, Bryan nodded. “Figured. But he isn’t unbeatable. Listen, Evan. Don’t blame yourself. You had no idea this would happen. No one would. But besides that, I know when we are. Apparently, from my knowledge of the MLP universe thank to Evan and the fanfics, we are in the season where soon, that Changeling wedding thing will happen.” ‘Leave it to Bryan to find out what’s going on, know how to fight due to his hours of practice, and befriend the locals.’ Evan visibly calmed down some and nodded. Bryan smirked and motioned us to follow, making our way back to the road and the ponies. After getting introduced to the ponies, we were on our way to Ponyville. We walked in silence for a while, till Rainbow Dash asked Bryan a question that made the whole situation akward. “So, how old are you guys anyways?” Bryan blinked, and then sighed. “Well….I’m the oldest, sixteen years old, Pendragon is a year younger than me, and Efyu and Spirit are both Fourteen.” All the Ponies’ jaws dropped. Next was AJ. “Y’all are that young and fightin’!? What, were ya forced to?” Bryan shrugged. “Nope.” Rarity fainted, but Twilight caught her in her magic and carried her along while AJ continued. “Now, I know yer not lying and all, but why fight when y’all are so young?” I couldn’t believe how Bryan kept a straight face when he replied. “Because we feel like it.” Rarity recovered soon after, and we continued the walk in silence till we neared a clearing in the endless trees. Vinyl whooped and pointed at it. “There’s the exit! Next stop, Ponyville!”