Equestria Ends With You

The 1st day...

I walk around Ponyville, unnoticed. Silent. Not giving a care about my surroundings.  No pony seems to give a care. I'm fine with just that. I have grown accustom to passing by everypony here in this small town.

It has been about a week since I died, last Saturday to be exact. I'm still stuck in this purgatory state wishing I would just leave this hell. Even when I was alive, no pony ever gave a damn about me. I was just an outcast, just trying to get by life the way I wanted. 'Screw everypony' I would think to myself. 'Who needs 'em?' I would also think.

"All the world needs is me...I got my values...so you can keep yours, alright?"

I continue to roam these streets, keeping to my self, passing through others in my way. The only thing I could do is listen to everyponies' problems and gossips. There are others like me, but I pay no mind to them.

All was hell...until...

"Attention, players!" A pony cloth in a dark cloak appeared in the middle of Town Square. Everypony that was deceased looked in the direction of the announcer. I followed along as there was nothing better to do. "We will be holding a little game to see which one of you is worthy of deserving a second chance at life. Some of you may have regrets that you hold dear and wish you can take those back. Now is your chance. Form a pact with somepony else, than the real challenge begins."

At that last statement, the figure smirked and turned away from everypony. The stranger started to walk off, then stopped. "Oh, and one more thing..." The horn of the cloaked figure glowed. Everypony looked at what was appearing in front of them. When it came to me, the object was...

'What is this? A pin?' I picked it up and examined it closely. It showed a picture of a sun on one side and a crescent moon on the other. They were both white which made them stand out of the black background. 'What's so special about this?'

"These are player pins. Every one of you are given this meaning you are participants of this game."

'Forget get it, hoodie. You can count me out,' I thought. I turn tail and started to walk away.

"And to those that do not participate, you can kiss you sorry flanks good-bye. Chao." Those were the final words of the cloaked pony before he disappeared.

'Not my problem.' I continued walking along, not paying any mind to that crazed loon.

Suddenly, I see red markings flying toward me. Those markings transformed into frogs and started charging at me.

"What the hay!" I gasped. "What are these creatures?" One of the frogs jumped on me and kicked at my side. "Ow! That actually hurts." The frogs kept coming, one by one. If felt worse than hell taking the kicks of these creatures.

"Not good," I said, beginning to pant hard. "I better bail out." I turned away from the frogs and ran. I don't know where I was running to, I just wanted to get the buck out of there.

As I ran, I noticed there were others that were getting attacked. Some of the ponies were disappearing left and right, getting taken out by those strange creatures. I did not stop. I just kept running, not giving any of this a second thought.

"Hey, Sweater!"

"What?!" I turned to see who was calling me, considering I have a vest on, which some ponies were stupid enough to mistake it for a sweater, still keeping a steady running pace.

There was a mare that flew up beside me. This mare was a red pegasus with hot pink mane and tail. Her mane was straight with bangs just above her blue eyes. There was a darker pink highlight hiding in her bangs. Her tail was medium sized with the same color highlight exposed down the middle of it. She wore a black wristband around one of her legs, which complimented her grey top.

"Form a pact with me!" she shouted toward me with a look that makes you feel sorry for that pony.

"If you think it will get rid of these things, then fine," I gasped back with what breath I had left.

For a moment, there was a flash of light that blind me. I couldn't see anything for a while. My vision came back after a few seconds. I also felt revitalized for some odd reason. I stopped my hooves from advancing any further, confused at what had just happened.

"What was that?" I questioned the red mare, who stopped right next to me.

"No time," she bluntly said. "Here." She held out a pin, but this one was different than the pin we had received. It had a lighting bolt on it. "I hope you know how to use it?"

"Use it? It's just a pin!" I pointed out, thinking that this pony is crazier than that cloaked unicorn.

"Hold out your hoof and focus your energy toward these things," the mare instructed.

"...Fine." Seeing as how I couldn't argue with this pegasus, I did what was asked. One of the frogs were closing in on us. I concentrated my energy and released it at the frog. It was just inches from my hand. The next thing I knew, the frog sparked from the energy I had just released and it disintegrated. I was amazed at what had just happened. "Did I...just...do that?" I looked back at my hoof, not believing what I had just done.

"Sure did," replied the red pegasus. "Though it's too soon to celebrate." She pointed to the oncoming frogs.

I saw what she meant, as they leapt toward us with haste. 'I guess the only way I'm going to hurt them is if I used this pin.' I hooked the pin the pegasus gave me to my vest and prepared to attack back. "I hope you have a method of fending off these things?"

CRACK!

I heard a piercing sound and saw that one of the oncoming frogs was gone. I looked back and saw the red mare holding a whip in her mouth. 'Hmm...kinky,' I thought to myself. "Okay, then. Let's get rid of these frogs."

I fired out bolts toward the creatures, some landing a direct hit on them, others going completely astray. The pegasus was going about whipping those that came close to her. After a while of firing lightning, it stopped working. Now I was left to dodge the frogs' jump. "Hey, what gives? You gave me a dud."

"It needs to reboot after a certain amount of uses," the red pegasus explained. Now growing weary with each time she used her whip. She was now having to dodge the incoming strikes "Give it some time and you should be able to use it again."

Sure enough, I was able to shot out bolts once again, taking out the rest of the creatures that remain. 'Well, that's that.'

"Wow, your pretty good with at using that pin," the pegasus complemented as she walked up to me.

'Big deal, it's just one pin,' I thought.

"Anyway, hey, hi, hello. My name is Tenba," she said with enthusiasm.

'Who the hell does she think she's kidding?'

"Do you mind telling me your name?"

'I don't have time for this.' I turned and began to walk the opposite direction, not giving Tenba a second thought.

"Hey, I'm talking to you!" The red mare shouted back. I didn't care whether she was talking to or not, I just wanted to be left alone. She took to the air and started to follow me.

This was now starting to bother me because, to me, she was like some sort of stalker. I turned to her tried to set her straight. "Look, the creatures are gone and I have no need for you. I also do not want to be a part of this 'game' the loon was talking about. Just leave me alone."

"And what if those things start attacking again, huh?" Tenba questioned. "What are you going to do then?"

"Just get rid of them the way I did before." 'As if I needed to explain myself, any more clearer than I need to be.'

"And just how did you come to that conclusion, Sweater?"

Both Tenba and I gasped as we heard a new voice enter in our conversation. I turned around and saw another pony, an alicorn to be specific, standing behind me. I quickly recognized who it was.

"P-p-princess Luna," Tenba stuttered as she bowed in respect.

'Great, just what I needed,' I thought to my self. 'Crap, I hope she doesn't read minds.'

"No need to be formal, Tenba," Luna said in a serious tone. Tenba got back up on her hooves and looked at Luna. "I just so happen to pass by and overhear your little conversation. All I am going to say is that you cannot face this alone, young one," she specified to me.

"And what makes you say that?" I demanded an answer. 'Royalty or not, she is just another pony getting in my way.'

"The only way you are able to activate your powers is through you partner. Before she came along, you were powerless against the noise."

"Noise? What is that?" Tenba asked, curiously.

"They are the creatures that attacked you early. They are summon through the red markings that are floating around this small town. If those creature ever have the chance to defeat you, you will vanish, forever." Tenba whimpered a little at the sound of vanishing. "These are but a minor threat, though, if you are willing to work together. There are, however, stronger foes you will encounter. They call themselves reapers."

"What are these reapers?" Tenba asked, once again, tensing up at the thought of disappearing forever.

"They are a force to be reckoned with. They are capable of sicking out noise upon players. My advice; if you ever encounter a reaper, I'd advise you to not engage in combat. Understood."

"Yes, princess,"

'I don't know why I'm even listening to this," I thought. 'But if it is the only way not to experience anything worse then hell...' "I still don't understand why I have to be stuck with her."

"Were you not listening, fool?" Luna was now feeling hostile toward me. "You are powerless without a partner. If your partner dies, you, too, will surely die."

'Ok, sheesh.'

"I wish the both of you luck, especially you, Sweater." She sneered at me, but I remained firm and unfazed at her glare. "Trust your partner." And with that she left, leaving me alone with Tenba.

"Well, that was a surprise." Tenba said after a moment of silence.

I just stood there, contemplating whether to go along with this whole game. 'Trust your partner? What a load of horses-'

"Anyway, can we start over?" the red pegasus suggested.

'If I'm going to get anywhere, I'm going to have to go with it.' "...Fine," I decided.

"Ok. Hey, hi, hello. My name is Tenba. What's yours?"

"...Kouma."

"Kouma, huh?" Just hearing her say my name made me kinda uneasy. "I would have expect such from a cute colt."

'Ugh, kill me now.'

"Anyway, nice to meet you."

BEEP, BEEP!

This made us both jump. 'Relax, it's just our phones,' I told myself. I took it out of my vest pocket and saw that it was text message. It read:

"Reach Carousel Boutique within 20 minutes.

Failure to do so will result in erasure.

-from Game Master"

"What the hell is this?" I asked.

"I don't know, but it looks like it is part of the game," Tenba pondered.

"Ow!" I felt a sharp sting on my hoof. I looked my hoof and saw a timer counting down from 20'00"00.

"I think you may be right about that," I said. 'Why am I even doing this?'

"We better make haste to CB," Tenba said.

'No sh-, Sherlock.'

We darted to the direction of Carousel Boutique. Luckily, we didn't have to face any noise, nor have we encountered any reapers along the path. With 5 minutes to spare, we made it.

"Whew, that was close," Tenba sighed with relief.

'Yeah, really easy for the first day,' I thought. "We still need to be prepared, just in case."

End of day 1