Crossing Anthology

As I traveled through the thick snow that covered Foal Mountain, I prepared myself for the final confrontation, this will be it, I’ll save my new friends. We’ll save Spike, and then everything can be at peace.

So far, I can’t seem to find any residential environments, I can hardly see anything with all the snow blowing down and blinding my vision. I tripped over and fell down a hill; I landed face first into the snow, getting up I wiped all the snow off my armor and face plate, behind the blinding snow laid before me; a small wooden cabin. This had to be Pan’s home; there were no other houses on this mountain. I said to myself,

“You’re mine now, bitch!”

I walked closer to the house; I stood on the porch in front of the door, stiff as could be. I couldn’t move closer, my head began to hurt again. I put my hands on my ears and kneeled down. I closed my eyes, and saw every single vague mental image, and voice, rush into my thoughts. This was possibly the strongest of all of them, and the most painful. What I saw would reveal everything to me. Who is Soar? How was I affiliated with princess Celestia? What was with the egg she held as she trotted away from me? Why did the mysterious silhouette call me “Méso”? What happened to me? What is my origin? Everything was coming, all my memories were finally returning, I remembered who I was before King Zoxus took me away.

I was still on the ground, distracted by my now revealed past. The door opened in front of me, behind it stood Pan, wielding a shovel in a telekinetic grip. I could only utter the words,

“… You… I know now… I know who you are… I know… everything!”

“I wish you hadn’t come here Lemmour, you seemed like such a good person earlier. But you're only another low life who basks under Celestia’s inferior, and corrupt rule!”

He hit me directly in the head with the shovel, and I passed out immediately.

I woke up sometime later, tied up inside of a dim, cold cellar. In front of me were my pony friends, all of them, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy. They all were glad to see me awake and yelled,

“LEMMOUR!”

Twilight hopped herself over to me in her tied up hooves and laid her head on my shoulder. She said,

“Oh we’re so happy to see you! We’re so glad you’re okay!”

“I’m glad to know you’re all doing okay too. Here, I’ll free us.”

I used a tiny laser from my finger to burn the ropes keeping me tied up; I began freeing the six ponies. Rainbow Dash then said,

“We were starting to get worried you’d never find us, or just give up.”

“No Rainbow, trust me, I have more loyalty than that.”

“Heh, just like me, I’d never leave my friends hangin either.”

Applejack then asked,

“How’d ya know where to find us? That pony up stairs said you came for us when he threw ya in 'ere.”

“The pony up there just so happens to be Pan, the stallion Alicorn I met early this morning at the donut shop. I remembered he told me the exact same story that the Hollow Shades store cashier was arguing about with Twilight.”

Twilight look surprised,

“How was he involved?”

“He wasn’t, his friend was, a young mare named Shards.”

“Okay, how was she involved with me and Trixie?”

“Shards is the mare who took Spike from you, and she’s also Trixie’s younger sister.”

All the ponies gasped, I could hear,

“Good heavens!”

“What the?!”

“Woah nelly…”

“Oh my…”

“Wowzy!”

Twilight, was speechless, finally she asked,

“But… Why would she take Spike? I didn’t do anything to her; I never even met her when Trixie came.”

“Just as the cashier said, ‘Trixie wasn’t in Ponyville just to boast, there was family involved.’ Trixie’s sole purpose of doing magic shows was to raise money and support herself and her little sister who were in deep poverty. After having been outshined by you, she left Ponyville with little earnings; she gave those earnings to Shards and told her to leave, and to lead a better life for herself. Shards wanted revenge, for being torn from Trixie; she wanted to tear you from someone dear to you.”

Twilight’s mind was blown. She laid down and sighed,

“So, all this is my fault?”

“No Twilight, you didn’t know what was on the line.”

“Yes, it is, I should have just done nothing that day. Now Spike is up there with those monsters, alone being beaten and being told to do who knows what…”

“Beaten?”

“Yes, when we were dragged in here I saw Spike in the kitchen; he was strapped to a chair. They were both beating him and yelling at him to do something, I don’t know what though.”

Fluttershy then said,

“Poor Spike, no creature should be treated like that…”

Rarity then followed that comment with,

“I’ll tear that pony to pieces! No one hurts one little scale on that cute little head of his!”

Rainbow Dash then floated in the air and said,

“I’m with ya Rarity! So how are we gonna get Spike outta there and get those two knuckle head ponies?”

Twilight responded,

“I’m not sure Rainbow, we’re gonna have to be quick and quiet with our plan, they could take Spike as a hostage if they catch us.”

I then turned down that plan with,

“No. We don’t need physical violence or even stealth to get Spike back. I know what to do; I know how to persuade Pan. I know him and Spike far too well for him to possibly ignore what I have to say to him.”

“What makes you think that?”

After some silence for me to regain my thoughts after that shovel to the head earlier, I told the ponies,

“… Spike, Pan, and I are brothers.”

A wave of surprise and shock was shot across the room. Everypony’s eyes were wide open, pupils small and shaking. Twilight broke the silence,

“…WHAT, wha, how is that even possible?! It’s not scientifically possible, you and Spike being brothers is not scientifically possible!”

Pinkie Pie pounced over to me and yelled,

“I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! Hee hee hee!”

I continued my story,

“This cabin was our home years ago. Pan’s real name is Soar, my real name is Méso; we were both dragons, just like Spike is. When Soar and I were young, our mother had laid an egg, from which we would soon expect to have a new baby brother, who we would have named Roy. But sadly, our mother and father died in a train accident, leaving Soar and I with the egg. Rather than be able to take care of the egg ourselves, or even care for the baby after hatching, princess Celestia took the egg from us. She told us that it would go to a good home, clearly he has.”

I gave Twilight a smile, but her surprised face didn’t change. I continued the story,

“I understood why the egg had to be taken; Soar and I were too young to care for it alone. However Soar didn’t see it as optimistically as I did, Soar was devastated. He became addicted to several narcotics, stimulants, and hallucinogens. The drugs were in the forms of powder, liquids, inhalants and pills. Soar always told me to leave the room whenever he did any, but I always knew what was happening. He never forgave the princess for taking the egg, he completely resented the princess and disregarded any laws she set. Years passed since the egg was taken, and one night Soar over did it with the drugs he was passed out in the kitchen, face down in a pile of his own vomit. I went back to my room to try and sleep, but minutes after, King broke into my room and kidnapped me. I screamed for Soar, praying and begging for him to wake up and find me. King dragged me from here, down to Hollow Shades, and into the Ever Free Forest. He took me into a small house in the forest, he held the Zebra that resided in the house at gun point and forced her to use her knowledge of magical arts to change me into an Atevian, afterwards King took me aboard his space ship, and I was taken away from Equestria. I guess after I was taken, Soar assumed it was Celestia who took me. I’m not sure why he changed into an Alicorn and renamed himself, or what he plans to do with Spike and Shards. Though it does explain why he has no cutie mark since he's not a real pony. If anything, it can’t be good. He also mustn’t know that he’s related to me and Spike.”

Pinkie broke the silence and said,

“That’s one of the most unhappy stories I’ve ever heard…”

Twilight then said,

“I can’t believe Spike’s origin was so chaotic, it’s always been an enigma to both me and him.”

Rarity then stated,

“… Spike’s name was going to be ‘Roy’? That’s such a dreadful name.”

Everypony looked unsure of what to do; everypony was frightened at what could possibly happen to their young friend upstairs. I walked to the door that exited the cellar; I turned to the ponies and said,

“Here is what we’re going to do; I’m going to reveal everything to Pan and after that he’ll be conflicted to continue his plans. Though I’m not sure how Shards will follow.”

The ponies gathered behind me, and Twilight told me,

“Don’t worry, we can handle her.”

“Okay then. Let’s do this!”

I kicked down the cellar door, and all of us headed for the kitchen.