Ghillie in the mist

   I stood behind the large double doors, my suit a jet black, with a white moon for the buttons. I composed myself, getting ready to go through the doors. "Come on, Michael. You can do this!" I said to myself. I took a deep breath, and threw the doors open. Music started playing as I walked toward my bride. I looked over at Allen, who gave me a reassuring wink. I smiled and took my place. Celestia's horn gave off a light hum.

     "Michael D. Johnson, the protector of Equestria, the prince of death, do you take Luna, to be your wife? To love and to hold, 'til death do you part?"

     "I do."

     She looked at Luna. "And you, Princess Luna, princess of the night, my younger sister, do you take Michael to be your husband? To love and to hold, 'til death do your part?"

     She looked into my eyes. "I do." I went to smile, before she continued. "Not."

     I looked at her with confusion in my face. "W-what?"

     She looked at Celestia. "I do not. I do not wish to marry him."

     I put my hand on her shoulder. "Lu, you wanted this?"

     She shook her head. "I never wanted this."

     "B-but... the bear... the dates?"

     She shook her head. "I'm sorry." She then turned, leaving me at the alter.

     I looked at Celestia. "This is a joke, right?"

     She gave me a sad look. "I don't think so."

     I felt a hoof on my shoulder. "I'm sorry, mate." Allen's voice said.

     I pushed his hoof off my shoulder. "What is this? Luna!" I yelled.

     I felt a tug on my leg. "Let her go, Daddy." I looked down to see Scootaloo, a tear in her eye.

     I felt a tear roll down my cheek. "Lu..."

     "So much better when I have control." A metallic voice rang over. The building collapsed on itself.

     I woke up with a tear in my eye. An arm wrapped around Luna, the sun just coming up. I looked down at the dark blue pony in my arms. I squeezed her close to me, waking her up. "Michael?"

     "Luna, I love you."

     She rolled over, our lips meeting. "I love you too Michael."

     I nodded, laying my head back onto the pillow. Never releasing my tight grip.

Twelve hours before wedding.

     Rarity was pacing back and forth in her makeshift studio. "Oh, I have to make it is absolutely perfect!"

     "Rarity, I just need the buttons replaced, I don't need a completely different suit."

     She welled her eyes up big. "Please! You can't possibly wear the same suit you lost your lunch on?"

     I laughed. "Rarity, I cleaned it. I just need the buttons replaced with something different."

     She put her hoof up to her chin. "Like what?"

     "Skulls maybe? I don't know. Just something a little flashy." I gave her a weal smile.

     She shook her head. "Just because the press sees you as a murderous beast, doesn't mean you have to act that way."

     I gave her a small hug. "Thanks, Rare." I stood up and made my way to the door, before I stopped. "Hey, Rarity?"

     "Uh huh?" She was already removing the buttons, and pulling out a white thread.

     "Do you feel.... nevermind." I started to leave again, but her magic stopped me.

     "Feel what?"

     "Do you feel like something's going to happen tonight?"

     "No, why?"

     I waved my hand at her. "Just curious."

     "Okay Dear, your suit will be done in about an hour."

     I waved with a smile as I made my way down the halls towards where Scootaloo was staying. She and Twilight were sharing a room again. I didn't mind, I hadn't really had much time with the wedding and Luna to really spend time with Scoots, and I felt bad. I had to make it up to her. I turned the corner to be met by a very familiar stallion.

     "What's up, fucker?" I said as I saw Allen.

     "Michael, you crazy fuck. You ready for tonight?"

     I let out a lot of air. "I don't know, man. A couple ponies, and my subconscious all seem to think something's going to happen."

     "Don't worry, mate. I'll make sure nothin'll happen!" He stood on his hind legs, bringing his hoofs up to his chest.

     "Careful, don't want your age to catch up to ya." I said with a laugh.

     He fell back on all fours. "Fuck you!"

     I laughed. "I'm just fuckin' with ya. Anyway, I have to go see Scoots."

     "Alright, I'll see ya about an hour before to make sure you're all set."

     "Will do." I put up two fingers. "Peace out, bitch."

     He just laughed and shook his head. "You're crazy." Is all he said.

Ten hours before wedding.

     I made my way up to Luna's chambers, cursing myself the whole way. How the hell did I allow a filly and baby dragon talk me into shooting the AR I had been cleaning? Didn't matter, I made them a promise, and I intended on keeping it. I rounded the corner, looking at the older guard outside the doors.

     "Didn't you just leave?" He asked with a smirk.

     I shook my head. "Made a promise I didn't mean to make. Things I need are in there." I went to grab the handle.

     "Hey, kids are persuasive." He said.

     I shook my head again. "Damn straight." As I opened the door, I was met with an unpleasant sight.

     Luna looked straight at me. "Michael! Run!" She screamed. A large black cloud was looming just feet from Luna.

     "Oh, what do we have here?" It said. It sounded like a snake. It started to rapidly close the distance between us.

     "Fuck." Was all I could say, before the cloud enetered through my skin. "Luna! Get it out!" I hit the floor in pain. "It's crawling in my skin, Lu! Get it out! Whatever you have to do!"

     "Oh, a warrior. So this is who you were about to marry, Princess?"

     "Michael! Hold still!" Luna yelled, her horn glowing brightly.

     "Just get it out!" I screamed. My head felt like it was about to explod. I opened my eyes to see my arms turning a dark blue.

     "Okay!" Her horn touched my skin. It felt like a hot iron burning through my flesh.

     "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" I screamed. The blue was leaving my skin. The cloud forming in the air again.

     "Oh, Princess. You're no fun." The cloud said gently.

     "Don't harm Michael!" She yelled at the cloud.

     "Fine, I guess I will just continue to haunt your dreams." The cloud said, it enetered through Luna's horn. She grimaced in pain.

     "Lu!" I tried to stand, but felt like an elephant was sitting on me.

     "Michael, don't worry. I have it under control now." She said, picking me up with her magic, placing me on her bed.

     "What was that?" I asked, only able to roll my head back and forth.

     She sighed. "I am still haunted by the nightmare, the spirit that entered my body over a thousand years ago. The elements of harmony were only able to weaken it. It does not have a hold on me anymore, but almost every night, it haunts me."

     I laughed a little. "You mean every day?"

     She laughed at my joke. "Yes, every day."

     I felt my muscles begin to release, and I sat up. I motioned for Luna to sit next to me. "So what was that about? How did it get out?"

     She sat next to me. I wrapped my arm around her as she began to speak. "Well, I thought I would try a spell to bottle it. Send it off somewhere where it couldn't hurt anything. But bad timing put you right in its way. It needed a new host."

     "Why did it not go for the guard?" I asked.

     "Hey! I heard that!" He yelled from the hall.

     "Just an observation!" I yelled back.

     Luna giggled. "It's because it saw you as more dominant. A stronger being." She said, followed by a yawn.

     I started to scratch behind her ear. "Get some sleep, Lu. You need it. We have a big day ahead of us."

     "Okay, Michael." She laid over.

     I pulled the covers over her. "Hey Lu, you think that was it? That was what everypony was worrying about?"

     I saw her go into deep thought. "You know, I think so!"

     I smiled. "Sweet, so we've got nothing to worry about!" I leaned in, placing a kiss on Luna's cheek. "Sleep well."

     She smiled. "I will, thank you."

     I grabbed the AR as I went to leave the room. "No problem, Lu." I checked the clip, it was loaded. I kept it in my pocket as I made my way down the halls. I was smiling to myself the whole way. If a little incident with an old spirit was what everyone was worried about, then we're all set! I lied to myself though, one question kept replaying in the back of my mind. A question that as hard as I tried to keep it away, and not let it surface, it still found its way. "What does that have to do with broken love?"

Nine hours before wedding.

     "Hey, Rainbow Dash, I haven't exactly exactly had time to sit down and talk with you about what you were doing. So... what exactly are you doing?" I asked as I took a bite out of an egg sandwich.

     Her eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. "After you and Princess Luna say your "I do's", I am going to do like I did at Shining Armor and Princess Cadence's wedding!"

     "And what exactly would that be?"

     "I'm going to do a sonic rainboom!"

     I eyed her with curiosity. "A sonicrainboom?"

     She nodded her head really fast. "Yeah!"

     "What exactly is a sonicrainboom?"

     "I am the only pegasus that can do it, but what happens, is I get going fast enough, that there's a big explosion! And a rainbow goes all around in the sky!"

     My jaw almost hit the floor. "So... you going fast enough, you are able to bend light waves?"

     She waved her hoof at me. "Don't be an egghead about it."

     I shook my head. "Just doesn't seem physically possible... but come to think of it, neither does a lot of stuff here."

     She laughed a little. "Don't worry about it. It's awesome! Just wait and see!"

     I finished the sandwich. "Alright, will do."  I looked over just as a certain purple unicorn walked past the doors. "Excuse me, I just remembered something. Later, Dash."

     She nodded. "Later, Michael!"

     I jogged to catch up with Twilight. "Hey, Twilight! Wait up!" I kinda yelled.

     She looked shocked as I ran up to her. "Oh... h-hey Michael."

     I caught up with her, starting to walk with her. "What's up?"

     She looked around cautiously. "Oh, ah... I was just getting back from the library." She replied.

     "You live in a library? What could be here and not there?" I asked.

     "Oh... just some spells that are really old. Princess Celestia wanted me to grab some to test."

     "Oh, sweet. What kind of spells?"

     She bit her lip. "Ahh... some different types of teleportation. Kinds that are more... suddle?" She said with a weak smile.

     "Twilight, you alright?" I looked at her weird.

     "What? Oh, yeah! I'm fine! Just... stressed." She looked around again.

     I got down on a knee. "Hey, remember how you said I could always talk with you? It works both ways."

     She shook her head. "Nothing like that, these spells are just kind of difficult... different than normal."

     I stood back up. "Whatever you say. Anyway, you ready for tonight? I've been sweating bullets for hours."

     She sighed. "As ready as I'll ever be."

     "What does that mean?" I asked.

     She realized what she said. "Oh! Nothing! I just... a lot of stuff going on."

     "Care to elaborate?"

     "I just... I'm sorry, Michael. I have to go see Princess Celestia!" She said as she ran off.

     "Well... that was odd." I said as I turned to go back to talking with Dash. However, she was no longer there, so I was left to roam the halls. I tried making a connection with Celestia, but no luck. I shrugged it off, she was probably busy with Twilight. I decided it would be a good idea to see if Rarity was done with the replacement buttons.

     I knocked on the door. "Just a second!" Came from inside.

     "Alright!" I replied, leaning on the wall.

     I heard multiple voices from inside. I put my ear against the door. "..ust don't know what to do, Rarity."

     "Dear, why would you do that anyway? What has he done?"

     "I don't know, it wasn't my idea. Celestia just... I don't know..."

     "He hasn't hurt anypony?"

     "That's what she's scared of, that he will. Rarity, wasn't someone at the door?"

     I quickly backed away from the door. It swung open as I landed against the wall. "Michael!"

     I gave Rarity a weak smile. "Hey, Rarity. Are the replacement buttons done?"

     "Come in! I've done so much more!" She said, opening the door more.

     "Thanks." I looked over to Twilight. "I thought you had to speak with Celestia?"

     "I already did." She replied.

     I looked straight into her eyes, only for her to look away. "Uh huh. So Rarity, you said more?"

     "Yes! Look!" She levitated the suit up, and sure enough, she did more. Not only had the buttons been replaced with shining silver moons, she also added silver trim. Along with on the inside, a spot for my pistol.

     "Wow, this is amazing!" I said as I slid it on. "How much?"

     She waved her hoof at me. "Nothing, it's for your most important day in Equestria!"

     I thought I heard Twilight say something like "Most likely his last, too..." But I gave her the benefit of the doubt, that it was just my imagination.

Six hours before wedding.

     I leaned against the park bench. "Fluttershy, what do you think about all this?"

     "Well... umm.... I think Twilight is just as stressed as you are about it." She replied as she organized her song birds.

     I shook my head. "Why the f... why would she be stressed?"

     "Well.... she is Princess Celestia's student?"

     "What does that have to do with anything?"

     "Princess Luna is her sister..."

     I looked over at her. "And?"

     "I think that maybe Princess Celestia is stressed that her sister is getting married. And maybe it's rubbing off on Twilight?"

     I sighed. "Never thought of it like that." I leaned back in the chair. "Maybe I should look at the big picture."

     "Maybe..." she looked over at me. "But I can tell that you're stressed too. You aren't really thinking straight."

     I smiled a little. "Ain't that the truth."

     "I mean... I..." she started.

     "Fluttershy, it's fine. Thank you." I said, standing up from the bench. "Thank you for opening my eyes." I messed up her mane a little, making her giggle.

     I started walking around the gardens again. Letting my brain wander. What else was I missing? What else was the world around me putting right into the open, but ignorance kept me from seeing? What was I missing?

     "Ahhh, you're back! Ready for a deal?" The statue said as I walked by.

     I looked over at the fucked up piece of art. "Son bitch, didn't expect to see you here."

     "You're joking, right?"

     I shook my head. "I don't need this, I'm busy as is. I don't need to be making deals I know will bite me in the ass."

     "I know what you need, you need information!"

     I looked at the statue. "What do you mean?"

     "You are unsure about tonight, this wedding of yours."

     "Yeah."

     "I know what they are planning."

     I started to get angry. "Who is they?"

     "Ah ah ahhh! You have to do something for me first!"

     I shook my head. "No deal."

     "Awwww, too bad. It's a shame that you are too scared to see the light."

     "Not scared, smart." I said as I left.

     He started laughing like a mad man. "Ta ta! Have fun with the wedding!" He yelled at me as I left. I was eventually far enough away that he could no longer connect with my head. I started to think, what if I did do whatever he wanted? Maybe I could stop the thing tonight. I pushed it out of my mind. "He's a spirit or god of chaos, why would I listen to him?" I thought to myself. I regret the decision to this day...

Five hours before wedding.

     I grabbed Pinkie's shoulders. "Please Pinkie! I'll also need to be waken up in thirty minutes! I don't care how you do it!"

     "I don't know, are you sure about this?" She asked, loading her party canon.

     "Please, I need to talk to someone. I need you to do this for me."

     "I just... won't you get hurt?"

     I laughed. "I've been stabbed, I don't think a cupcake to the face is going to permanently hurt me."

     "Alright, whatever you say." She said. She aimed the canon directly at me.

     I pointed my finger at her. "Thirty minutes."

     She sighed. "Thirty minutes." A loud boom sent my world into a black abyss.

     "Damn, all that to see me? I'm honored." The metallic voice rang out.

     I stood up on the white ground. "You know why I'm here. We need to talk."

     "Oh yes, about your wedding. What is there to talk about? You know how I feel about it."

     "No, it's about all the different ponies talking about it. I need you to help me try and set up scenarios."

     "You're.... you're giving me control?"

     "Only minimal, but yes."

     "Fuck yeah! Okay, I already showed you one possibility, last night. But with the pink one saying the love between you two don't break, that's not going to happen."

     "Okay, next?"

     The scene changed, I stood on a tile levitated in the air. "Another theory I have, is that the queen bitch you killed, somehow lived. She takes Luna's place, puts you under a spell, invasion takes over the country. But, with Armor's shield, and no love broken, that's out too."

     I watched as Sub's idea played out. "Next."

     The scene was reset. "Okay, this is a bit radical, but could still happen. Twilight flips the fuck out on Armor, shooting a spell. Armor, being the captain of the royal guard, easily puts up a barrier. The shot bounces off. We die."

     I watched as the purple bolt vaporized me. "Twilight wouldn't attack her brother like that. Next."

     "Okay, another idea." The scene changed. "Blueblood gets pissed at you, for being you. He attacks you. Luna defends you, Celestia gets butthurt, banishes Luna to the moon again. Love broken, horrible event."

     "Celestia thinks a little rational, next."

     "Pistol blows off your dick. Horrible event, and you lose a major part of your love."

     "Fuck you, that's not even funny." I didn't even look at the scene, but heard the pistol fire, and my screams fill the air.

     I heard a voice in the distance. "Michael!"

     "The fuck was that?" Me amd Sub asked at the same time.

     "Michael! It's been thirty minutes!"

     I shook my head. "Thanks for the help Sub, hopefully it's just the stress getting to us." I formed a .44 in my hand.

     "No, thank you. It felt so good to have control."

     I nodded. The pistol was heavy in my hands. I put the cold barrel to my brain, squeezing the trigger.

     "Michael! It's been thirty minutes!" A pink fluff said to me.

     "Thanks, Pinkie. I appreciate it." I said as I rolled onto my stomach.

     "I hope you don't mind, there was some frosting on your face..."

     I rubbed my face for a second. "And... it's gone?"

     "I had to lick it off, silly!"

     I pointed my finger at her. "Never speak of this. Understood?"

     She saluted me. "Yes Mr. Johnson, assassin, warrior, dude, sir!" She broke down in laughter at her own joke.

     I shook my head once again. "Pinkie, you're somethin else."

Three hours before wedding.

     Scootaloo let out a long sigh. "I guess you're going through with it?"

     I looked over at the orange filly. "Yeah."

     She looked down. "I just... I don't see what you see in her is all."

     I bent down on a knee. "Hey, Scoots. Remember the day we met? You were so scared of me."

     "Yeah, I guess so." She started to paw the ground.

     "I mean, I was this big scary monster with grass and mud all over my body, hanging from your ceiling of that little shed."

     "What are you saying?"

     I laughed a little. "When you and yoir friends decided to try and follow me, do you remember what you called me?" She shook her head. "An alien. You were going to get your cutie marks in alien hunting."

     She giggled. "Yeah, I remember it now."

     "Now, at any point in time, did you see yourself running up to me from a train station, yelling 'Daddy!'?"

     She shook her head. "Never crossed my mind."

     "It's kinda the same way with me and Luna. When we met, I had you in my arms, and she started to collapse my inner organs. Very nearly killing me. Do you think I ever thought about marrying her?"

     "No?"

     "That is exactly right! As long as we're being honest here, I wanted to cut her throat."

     She punched my shoulder. "Did not!"

     "Oh yeah, that was the only thought going through my head. Not once did I ever think I would be in the Canterlot castle, counting the seconds until we are together forever."

     "That doesn't really answer my question though." She said in a smartass tone.

     "We've both gone through very similar stages of life. We had our fall. Then, our exile, and to top it off, redemption."

     "So when you see her... you see..." She started.

     "I see myself." I poked her in the stomach, causing her to giggle. "Just like I saw myself, hiding in the ceiling."

     She sighed. "I just... what will I tell everypony at school?"

     I looked at her weird. "What do you mean?"

     "Well, everypony at school all has parents that share the same cutiemark as them. Like the Apple family! Applebloom doesn't have hers yet, but all the other ponies do, and it's all related to apples."

     "Your point?"

     "Well, my Daddy doesn't get cutie marks, and my step mom raises the moon!"

     "I still don't see the problem?"

     "It's just... different..."

     "And I'm not different? Come on Scoot! Be differnt! Live life! Don't care what other peo... ponies say about you!"

     "I don't know..."

     I looked at her in the eyes. "Listen here young lady, you will not disobey me. When I tell you to live, you live! Understand?" I buldged one eye real big.

     She started laughing. "Yes sir, I understand!"

     I stood back up. "Good. Glad that's over with. Why don't we get a snack before we have to head downstairs?"

     "Sure!" She yelled, jumping up for me to put her on my shoulders. I happily complied.

     We started to walk towards the kitchen, where we could steal a few of AJ's goods. Maybe a pie, or some fritters. Didn't matter, we were hungry, and food was just a couple feet away. I heard AJ talking to someone in the back room, I took that as my chance. I ran out, grabbing a silver tray, scooping different foods onto it, not even looking at what I was grabbing. I laughed to myself as I jumped through the door to share the spoils with my daughter, my new partner in crime. But something caught my attention. The voice AJ was talking to. I told Scootaloo to stay put, I sneaked back into the kitchen, getting closer to the voices.

     "...ld I tell him?"

     "'Ah don't think it'd do any good. Just make a mess."

     "But... I just... Applejack, what would you do?"

     "Woah there! Don't put me in this situation, Twilight."

     "I know, I'm sorry. But... it's going to hit him like a train!"

     "Well... why does Princess Celestia want to do it anyways? I mean, it'll only break poor Princess Luna's heart."

     "She says that he's dangerous, and that it is necessary."

     "Can't say 'ah agree with that." I heard a faint ding, and immediately turned to run. "Well, that sounds like the pie. Gotta go get it out the oven."

     I made it out of the kitchen just as the doors to wherever AJ was opened. I took in a deep breath. "Come on, Scoot. Let's get these back up to the room before anypony notices!"

     She smiled. "Let's do it!"

Two hours before wedding.

     "Dammit...." I cursed under my breath as I, once again, failed to correctly tie the tie around my neck. I threw the stupid thing on the bed in frustration. It was picked up by a black magic, and placed on my shoulders.

     "Now, now. No need to get mad." Luna said, she used mer magic to loop the tie in in and out itself, leaving a perfect knot around my neck.

     I laughed. "Bullshit."

     Luna giggled a bit as she found her small crown and shoes. "Are you ready?" She asked, looking over to me, who was still fucking around with the fabric around my neck.

     "Yeah, I'm ready. Why? Something wrong?" I asked, picking up the pistol from the dresser.

     "No, nothing's wrong. Just a little anxious."

     I nodded. "I hear ya, I've been stressing out all day."

     She wrapped a wing around me. "No need to be stressed. Nothing's going to happen."

     I returned the embrace, wrapping an arm around her. "I know, but like you, I'm kinda anxious." I paused for a moment. "Aren't you supposed to be getting your dress from Rarity?"

     Her eyes widened. "I completely forgot!"

     I gave her a quick kiss. "I'll see you at the wedding."

     She ran out of the room. Leaving me all alone in the dark chambers. I looked down at the large pistol in my hands. "I sure hope I don't have to use you." I thought to myself as I popped in the clip, and slid it into the built-in holster.

One hour before wedding.

     I found my way to Allen's room, not even bothering to stop and knock. I just kicked in the door. "Knock, knock, mother fucker!"

     He jumped over the bed, hitting the floor. "Dammit, Michael! Scared me half to death!"

     I put my hands up. "My bad! Anyway, you told me to come here about am hour before the wedding." I struck a pose. "And here I am! In the flesh!"

     He walked over to me. "Alright, let's see what we got here. Tie's straight. Pants pressed, buttons lined up correct." He hoof landed on my side, where the pistol rested. "Ahh.... what's that?"

     "Protection, teens always have condoms in their wallets, I always have a pitol on my side."

     "I don't even want to know." Is all he said as he circled around me. "From all I can tell, you're ready to go!"

     "Awesome." I said as we started to head for the door. "So, in your culture, I'm the last one through the doors?"

     "Yeah. Why, is it not like that on Earth?"

     "No, bride is the last one."

     "Strange."

Thirty seconds before wedding.

     I tried to slow my heart, it was pounding at around three thousand beets per minute. I took in deep breaths, with no success on bringing it down. Sweat was forming on the top of my bald head. I made it a point to shave just thirty minutes before, to get a good shine. I looked around for any form of wiping the liquid off my head. I shrugged when I found a curtain on a window. I ran over, wiping all the sweat off. I ran back to the door. Celestia would ring in my head when it was time. I started pacing, the longest thirty seconds of my life kept getting longer. And longer. And longer.

     Eventually her voice rang through my head. "Now, Michael."

     I let out a large breath of air as I pushed open the doors. What I saw, and the noises around me, almost made my knees collapse........

     "Grandma.... what's wrong?" The young colt asked.

     Scootaloo wiped the tears from her eyes. "This was a very bad day. I'm sorry, I just need a minute to get myself together."

    "So... something did happen?"

     She nodded, holding down a sob. "Oh yes, something nopony saw coming."

     "Really?"

     Scootaloo took in a deep breath. "I guess we should just finish this part."

     Celestia's voice rang through the room. But it was not the peaceful voice I knew, but instead, a powerful voice. "Guards! Grab him!"

     I looked around the room. Twenty guards started to activate their horns. Instead of my bride standing in her proper place, in a beautiful dress, a smile on her face. She, Scootaloo, Allen, and all the elements, save Twilight, were under a purple buble. Tears rolling down their faces. Their screams muffled by the shield. I reached into my suit, grabbing the large pistol, chambering a round, but only getting off one shot, straight through a guard's head. His head exploded into a red mess. Bits of his brain sent onto other guard's armor. The pistol was ripped from my hand, and I was picked up by the guard's magic. Levitated to the middle of the room.

     "Celestia! What is this!" I screamed, trying to break free from the magic, but with nineteen guards holding firm, it's rather hard.

     She lowered her head. "Michael, I am afraid to tell you this. But, as leader of Equestria, I am forced to make this decision. You are too much of a threat for my little ponies. You have proven your violence multiple occasions, including just now." She looked at the dead guard. "So, Twilight and I have been working on a spell. A spell similar to the one that brought you here. Only the opposite."

     I looked into Twilight's eyes. "I thought I told you to stop the research?" She looked away from my gaze. "Twilight, I thought you had more respect for my wishes."

     "Do not accuse my student of my actions." Celestia rang out.

     "Listen here, bitch. I have not harmed any of your little ponies. My job is to protect them dammit!" I heard muffled booms, I turned my head to see Luna continuously blasting the bubble with her magic.

     "I'm sorry, Michael." She lowered her head.

     I was lifted into the air, my suit ripped off my body. I felt my gear materialize onto my body. I then felt a cold sensation starting to crawl up my legs. I looked down to see the ice from the desert. I looked over at the bubble. "Luna, Scootaloo. I'm so sorry. But I can't keep my promise!" I screamed. Luna looked up, by the looks of it, she could still hear me. "Just because I can't keep mine, doesn't mean you can't keep yours! Don't let me down!" The ice had made its way to my waist. "Luna, Scootaloo. I love you both. With all my heart!" I looked over to Twilight. "I forgive you for Celestia's actions, Twilight. Please accept it."

     She nodded. "I will."

     As the ice reached my chest, I looked into Celestia's eyes. "And you. You selfish fucking bitch! I will find a way to get you back. NO! I have a better idea! I will find a way to put a bullet in your miserable body!"

     She looked down. "Goodbye, Michael."

     As the ice covered my head, I heard the bubble pop. My eyes darted over to see a small opening in the bubble. "Tia! I hate you! I hate you, Tia!"

     I closed my eyes as I waited. Then, a loud pop. I opened my eyes, shaking my body. A blast of sand hit my face. I looked around. My ATV was still in the sand. I looked down the white gem was turning quickly to sand. "No! No!" I yelled, trying to pick it up. "Send me back! Please!"

     I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Johnson! Let's go!" A voice yelled.

     I turned to see a Marine, and two humvees, other Marines on the ground, firing their rifles into the distance. I nodded my head. "Alright, let's go." I said as I got to my feet, running for the vehicles. My Barrett in my arms. I jumped into the humvee. I looked back into the sand.

The gem was no longer there.