Scourging of Equestria

Waking up

Warmth…

I am….warm…

I opened my eyelids, to see where I was. As soon as I opened them, I saw something that I will never forget. That strange creature was hovering over me.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” I screamed, scared out of my mind.

“EEP!” the creature fell back onto the floor, with a loud bang.

I must have scared her pretty bad, because her fall made the whole house shake. I could hear and see critters scurrying about the place. She really needs to get an exterminator. What am I saying? This thing isn’t human! There’s no way it can live in a house in the first place. Then again… I have no idea where I am. And the color of everything around me definitely shows that this is not Earth.

I still have no idea where I am, so I ran out the door trying to get out of here, before this thing eats me.

“The staircase would take too long, and she might catch up to me.”

I decided to jump over the balcony and into the main room.

“Wait! Don’t go anywere! You’re injured!”

I was about halfway in the air when I heard it talk… IT CAN TALK?!? The surprise caught me off guard, and I landed in a bad angle. Causing me to twist, and throw myself in an off direction.

“Oww! Damnit!”

She caught up to me, and approached me slowly.

“Oh dear… are you alright?

“Stay away creature! I don’t plan on being tonights dessert!”

“Dessert…? Oh! Nononono… I don’t want to eat you!”

“You don’t?”

“Of course not, I only eat stuff like hay, wheat, and vegetables.”

“So… You’re a vegetarian?”

“What do you mean? That’s what everypony eats.”

What the hell..? Everypony? What does she mean by that? Is she saying she’s a pony? Is that what she is? A pony?

“Are you saying that you’re… a pony?”

“Well… yes, but more specificly I’m pegasi too..”

She showed me her wings, spreading them outwards.

“This is getting too weird.”

“What do you mean? Haven’t you seen a Pegasus before?”

…

“No…”

…?

“Ok, I think I’m going insane, and this is all a little dream. So I’m just gonna go and do something until I decide to wake up”

I got up, and walked towards the door. Bad Idea.

Before I knew it, I was collapsed on the floor, fast asleep.

“Oh… I told him not to move… he’s injured.”

More pitch black…

“Then perhaps a Light shall guide you”

I turned around to see a shining object, on a pedestal. It was glowing, with a holy aura. I approached it, and thousands of numbers , and images started flowing through my head. It hurt so much. I felt like my mind was going to explode.

Then I heard another voice.

“Everything comes at a price. Power...For their innocence.”

What does that even mean? Sure I know everything has a price, but whose innocence? What is he talking about?

Suddenly everything was white. I saw a mirror in front of me. However, I saw something in the mirror.

A figure clothed in dark robes stood there, staring at me. His face was drenched in darkness, a void covering it. His eyes...

I woke to the sound of birds chirping. I checked myself quickly, hoping I wasn't whatever was in that mirror.

“Thank God..” I wiped my brow from the sweat covering it.

“Are you alright?” said a voice from the corner of the room.

I knew who it was, and I decided to come to my senses. I don’t know what this “horse” is, or what intentions she has, but she saved my life and I can’t ignore that.

“Yeah… thanks. And… sorry.”

She gave me a confused gesture. “Sorry for what, silly?”

I blushed when she said that, trying to hide it.

“For… saving my life. I don’t know what could have happened, if you didn’t find me. And sorry for trying to run away like that. I was just startled is all.”

I chuckled. “It’s not every day you see a talking pony you know.”

The confused look on her face grew, but then died down, as she looked it from my perspective.

“Where are from that ponies don’t talk… if you don’t mind me asking that is?”

“Well.. I’m fr-…”

…

“I..I don’t know. I can’t remember.”

What’s happening. Why can’t I remember where I’m from. What is happening.

“Calm down… you’re stressing too much.”

…

“Oh my! How rude of me, I forgot to introduce myself.”

She fixed her mane, and looked off in a different direction.

It was barely audible but I could hear it. +1 for having enhanced senses.

“My name is Fluttershy.”

Fluttershy… how ironic.

“Well it’s nice to meet you Fluttershy, my na-…?”

....

Now my name too? What the hell is happening? It’s strange enough I land in some weird forest with talking ponies, that’s about enough to make someone go insane, but now my name is missing too?

She gave me a long face. Obviously confused; waiting for the answer.

Before I could say anything, I noticed a glowing object in my hand. How did it get there? More importantly, what is it?

I removed it from the bedsheets. I can’t believe my eyes. What was it doing here?

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The Apple.

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It’s magnificence glowed before me. I had no idea really what to do with it. For some reason I felt this…pull. To stare inside it. I could sense the power within it. But it felt… wrong. Temptations get the best of us sometimes I suppose?

I could feel it’s powerful seething through me. So I gave up to it. For what seemed like an eternity, I stared at the object. Knowledge of everything. Of all my life flowed through my veins. This time I swear, I felt my brain was being torn apart. I felt as if some, Intelligent being was in control. It must have noticed the damage it was doing on me since it decided to stop.

My mind was clear.

All I could hear was.

You are Isan.

Isan Staguin.

You are an Assassin, but also a King.