Prince of Games

Chapters

Introduction
Chapter 1: Welcome to the order
Chapter 2: Training
Chapter 3: Homecoming
Chapter 4: Return of the Queen

Introduction

My name is Prince Blitz Gamier Lu Luna Lu Lores, and this is the story of how I learned that it was. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start at the beginning, with me being left on the doorstep of one of the most powerful rulers to ever live.

Princess Celestia was alone in her castle, roaming the halls, unable to sleep. The light of the moon shone in through the large windows that lined the halls. Gazing upon her sister's prison, the Solar princess cast her thoughts back, as she had done so many times before, to that fateful day when her little sister fell into the depths of madness and re-emerged as a wicked mare of darkness, hell bent on creating eternal night. Hundreds of years after sealing Nightmare Moon away, Celestia was still wondering if she had done the right thing. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the castle's front door.

"I wonder who that could be? All of my little ponies should be asleep at this hour." Celestia thought to herself as she opened the door, only to be met with empty air. Confused, she stepped forward, trying to see who was there, when her hoof bumped into something. Startled, she looked down. what she saw was a small wicker basket, the contents covered by a small blue cloth, to which was pinned a small piece of paper. Raising the basket to eye level, Celestia saw that the only thing written on the paper were the words "Blitz Gamer." Just then, a small cry sounded from inside the basket. Surprised, Celestia removed the cloth covering it. Tucked inside was a small, pale blue unicorn foal, with a bright cyan mane. As it opened it's eyes, Celestia saw that they were a deep blue.

"You must be Blitz." she said, smiling.

"Well then my little unicorn, it looks like you are in need of a home. I think that the royal academy has some spare room. Why don't I go find it."

With that, Celestia turned and walked inside, taking me with her.

Twelve years later.

I walked into the library to find a filly I had never met before sitting in my usual spot, her nose in one of my favorite books. I smiled, as it seemed we had a lot in common. “Excuse me?” I asked. She looked up, startled. “you seem to be sitting in my spot.” She blushed. “I’m sorry, this is my first day here.”

“Obviously, since you’re talking to me”

“Huh?”

“I’m Blitz Gamer, orphan and resident outcast , abandoned on the princess’s doorstep and raised in the academy. And you are?”

“I...I’m Twilight Sparkle”

“Oh, Celestia’s new apprentice!”

Her blush deepened, “Y-yes”

“Have you always had that stutter?”

“N-n-no. I mean... no I usually don’t stutter, it’s just that you were so forward, and I’m not used to being recognized.”

I chuckled, “Well, you better get used to it. If Celestia herself takes you under her wing, people tend to recognize you. I speak from experience.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Like I said the princess took me in. I would be surprised if ponies all over Equestria didn’t know of you already.”

“But if Celestia took you in then how are you an outcast?”

“See for yourself.” I turned, showing her my bare flank. She gasped, just like everyone else, except for those who just laughed and trotted away.

“Nobody likes a blank flank.” I told her. “I’m sixteen years old and still don’t know my special talent.”

“That’s terrible! I could help you look, if you want.”

I turned, taken aback.

“I've spent my whole life looking, and you’re the first pony to ever offer to help.”

“But ponies should help each other out!”

“How right you are, and I gladly accept your offer”

And so, each day when she had time, Twilight and I would scour the library, searching for anything I might be good at. Week after week, scanning the shelves, finding interesting books, trying different things out, and getting to know each other quite a bit. Then, one day, we found something that fit me. Ironically, we finally found it where we had first met.

Twilight had just come in, and I could tell from her expression that she had been thinking hard. She asked me, “Blitz, is there any reason why this is your favorite spot in the library?”

“Not really”, I answered, “It just sort of felt right, now that I think about it”

“well, I think I know why”

“And why might it be?”

“There’s a scroll, right behind you, with your name on it. At first, I thought it was for you to mark this place as your spot, but after seeing your hoof-writing, I realize that it must be meant for you to read”

“What scroll? I never noticed a scroll.”

“This scroll” her horn glowed with its usual purple sparkle as she pulled out a scroll I had never noticed before with my name written on it with elegant script, as compared to my usual chicken scratch.

“How long has that been there?!”

“Judging from the parchment, I’d say about 66 years”

“so this scroll has been waiting here for me since 50 years before I was born? I guess I had better read it then”

I opened the scroll, and all that was written there was one line:

“Gamier lunatore no portala”

As I said the words, I felt something stir inside of me, something familiar, as though it had been there all along.
Twilight gasped in shock, making me look up from the scroll. Right in front of me, summoned by my words, was a spiraling blue portal, the center was marked by a grey plus mark. I felt drawn to it, as though I was meant to go through it.

“Twilight, thanks, for everything, but I have a feeling I won't be seeing you for a while”

I took a deep breath, and walked through the portal."

I exited the portal, looking around in awe. I was in what could only be described as a palace. The walls were solid marble, covered with rich tapestries and exotic murals. Instead of torches, the room was lit by glowing gemstones that hung from the ceiling, each one emitting radiant white light.

“Where am I?” I wondered aloud.

“A good question, and one you will find yourself asking very often in the future”

The voice was unspeakably old, sounding as though it had existed long before Equestria had been formed.
I turned around startled, trying to see what had spoken. In front of me was a creature I had never seen before, not that I got out much, being an orphan and all.
His body was long and serpentine, banded in black and white, with the same grey plus that had marked the portal appearing in the center of each band. He was nearly 30 feet long, with a white head, a long snout ending in a pair of whiskers, and a pair of antlers stretching out from the top of his head. He had small white scales making up his face, with large spikes flowing out of his spine. And his eyes, his eyes were piercing green, and it seemed as though they could see into my very soul. I knew, that who ever this being was, he had more power than Celestia could ever hope to wield.

“Who, who are you? What are you? and why am I here?”

“To answer your questions in order: I am Stratagem, I am what’s known as an Asiatic Dragon, and you are here, Blitz Gamer, because this, is where you belong. You are no ordinary being. You are a Gamelord, one who can travel throughout dimensions, fixing things when worlds collide, helping those who are unable to help themselves. Blitz Gamer, welcome, to the Gamelord Citadel.”

I was unable to speak. This seemed like a dream. How could something so fantastic possibly be real. Thing is, I knew it was true. Somehow, deep in my heart, I knew that everything this ancient being was saying was the truth, and that I had finally found my calling. Just then, I felt a tingle on my flank. I turned, and saw that the gray plus that marked the portal and Stratagem had marked me too, and it just felt right.

Author's Note

constructive criticism appreciated, hate is not.
This story will be continuously added to, so don't be waiting for an ending.

Chapter 1: Welcome to the order

Stratagem's words bought me back from my thoughts.

"I was wondering when that would show up"

I was confused. "What do you mean?"

"Your cutiemark. I was wondering when it would materialize."

"How do you know about cutiemarks?"

The dragon made a sound that could only be described as a chuckle.

"My dear unicorn, we left a scroll for you, 50 years before you were born, in a place we knew you would find it, and you are surprised that we know basic facts about your race?"

I could see his point.

"Come, it is time you began your training."
With a flick of his tail, he turned and exited the room, while I followed close behind.

"Before I tell you anything else, you must understand how the different dimensions work. There are two different kinds of dimensions. The first kind are the ones that come about from choice. You see, every time a choice is made, it creates a new dimension for each possible outcome. The second kind are the ones you will be dealing with. They are known as media dimensions. This is going to be complicated, so I will try to keep it simple. When an author writes a story, they are really bringing an entire universe into creation. This universe then continues on, following its own path. If the author that created the story adds to it, say by adding a sequel, what they write is not there own idea, but what has happened in the universe they brought about. However, stories in books are not the only forms of media that exist. There are also things like movies, comics, TV shows, and what you will be dealing with, video games. Video games are playable stories, where an outside influence is in control. While the story in a book will never change, no matter how many times you read it, the story of a video game does every time it is played. The changes may be small things, such as what clothing the characters wear, or they can be so great that they lead to a completely different series of events. The greater a video game's story is capable of changing, the more likely it is that that game's universe will leach into other universes. When this happens, the results can be catastrophic. That is where we come in. The gamelords are an order of beings dedicated to protecting worlds from the influence of video game incursions. When something from a gaming realm leeches into a realm that does not belong to a video game, it is the duty of that realm's gamelord to find and remove whatever it is that leeched in. Now then, let's get you settled in, shall we?"

While Stratagem had been telling me all of this, we had reached a large oak-wood door, covered with plus-shaped engravings.

"Excuse me, Master Stratagem?"

"There is no need to call me master little one, simply my name or Teacher will do. Now, what is it that you need?"

"It's just that, I keep seeing those plus marks everywhere, and I want to know, what exactly ARE they?"

"Ah yes, the plus mark. It represents a D-Pad, something you will learn about later. It is the symbol of the gamelords, and video games in general. Now, let's introduce you to to your fellow gamelords, shall we?"

With that, he reared up on his hind legs, and opened the great door in front of us. What lay beyond it was a large auditorium, filled to the brim with creatures of all shapes and sizes, some I recognized, some I did not. The only thing they all had in common was the D-Pad symbol that appeared on their bodies. It was obvious that they were here to see me, because as I entered the room, they all fell silent. Stratagem's voice broke the silence.

"My fellow lords of game, please join me in welcoming our newest member, hailing from the land of Equestria, the unicorn Blitz Gamer!!"

The room broke into cheers. I had no idea what to think. Being an orphan, and a blank flank, I had never felt as though I belonged. Now there was an entire room cheering for me, welcoming me into their ranks. I finally felt accepted, and it was the greatest feeling I had ever experienced.

Once the fanfare died down, some of my new colleagues came up on stage to introduce themselves. The first was Tank (no relation to Rainbow's pet tortoise), a large bipedal armadillo wielding a long spear and a rectangular shield that was taller than he was. There was also Brute, a gorilla with a wickedly sharp double headed battle axe, Archie, a bow-wielding anthromorphic falcon, and Sly, a fox with twin daggers. Finally, when all the festivities where over, Stratagem led me to my room. It was pretty spartan, with nothing but a bed, bookcase, closet, and a desk.

"Once you've settled in a bit more, you can visit the quartermaster for things to furnish your room with. Rest up young one, tomorrow is going to be a busy day."

"Stratagem?"

"Yes little one?"

"I left a friend behind, and I was wondering, will I be able to see her again?"

"I'm afraid not. At least, not for a few years."

"Years?!"

"That is how long your training will take. Now, off to bed."

"But, I need to know how she's taking my disappearance!"

"I'm sorry little one, but there is no way for us to contact her. Now then, you must sleep."
I sighed, defeated. "Yes Teacher"
I into bed, hoping that Twilight would be okay, and wondering just what tomorrow had in store.

Author's Note

I had a LOT of trouble deciding on the wording of this chapter, so please be understanding

Chapter 2: Training

When I woke up, it took me a while to remember where I was. I'm not exactly a morning person, And after what had happened yesterday, I was hard-pressed to believe that any of it had been real. Once I finally woke up fully however, I saw that it hadn't been a dream. Waiting for me on the foot of my bed was an envelope with my name on it. I opened it up to find that Stratagem had left a note for me.

Blitz, if you are reading this, Then it means you have finally woken up. When you are ready, press the button on your desk to call me.

It seemed that the old dragon had a sense of humor. I looked over at the desk and saw the button the note spoke of. It was dark blue, about an inch in diameter. I pressed it, then decided to look in the closet to see if there was anything I liked. When I opened it I saw that all of my clothes from back home were there, including my formal wear. The only new thing was a simple black hoodie, with a zipper, two pockets, and twin drawstrings, with a large D-pad symbol on the back. I put it on, and was surprised by how well it fit. Then I realized that if they had known when I would be born, it stood to reason that they would know my size. Just as I finished zipping it up, Stratagem entered the room.

"I see you found the gift I left for you. Tell me, how does it fit?"

" It fits great. Stratagem, I've been wondering, how did you know when I was going to be born? Was my birth prophecized or something?"

"Yes, yes it was. 50 years before a gamelord is born, a scroll will appear naming them, and giving instructions on where to send the portal scroll and when the scroll will be found. The portal scroll contains a spell unique to each gamelord that, when spoken, opens a portal to the room where you first met me. When they arrive, I give them the same explanation of reality that I gave you, and then introduce them to the rest of the order."

"Now that explanations are out of the way, shall we get started with your training?"

"Yes teacher"

"Good. Follow me."

As Stratagem led me out of my room, he explained the layout of the Citadel to me.

"Right now we are in the residence wing. Every part of the Citadel leads out from the central hub chamber. When we reach the training room I will give you a map so you don't get lost, although you will learn the layout in time."

When we reached the hub chamber I was struck by just how HUGE it was. The ceiling was a good 20 feet off the ground, and the marble walls were about 150 feet in circumference. Doors of oak littered the perimeter of the room. However, the other thing I noticed was just how EMPTY the room was.

"Stratagem, where is everyone?"

"Out protecting their worlds. They only came to the Citadel for your induction. The only permanent residents are myself, a few staff members, and any trainees."

"Don't you have a world to protect?"

From the way he stopped in his tracks, I knew I had said the wrong thing. When he finally spoke, there was a great sadness in his voice.

"My world was destroyed long ago because of my own foolishness, and I am now the last of my race in existence. You had no way of knowing, so do not worry. However, please do not bring it up again. Now, on a lighter note, let's start your training, shall we?"

It was obvious that he meant for me to keep silent. As he led me down one of the Citadel's numerous hallways, I couldn't help but think about how pained he must be inside. Finally, we reached our destination. Stratagem opened the door, and led me into a large dojo.

"The first thing you must know is that every gamelord has different abilities, depending on their race and personality. However, all gamelords have the ability to open portals, and access hammerspace, an infinitely large storage dimension. In the next few weeks, I will be teaching you how to use these abilities. Now then, lets begin."

And so over several weeks, I learned how to open portals to specific and random destinations. To access a specific dimension, I had to have gone there previously, either by random visit or by being taken there. I also learned about hammerspace. Basically, hammerspace is a dimension that exists solely for storage purposes. As a gamelord, I could reach into hammerspace at will to retrieve and deposit items. I also learned the Data Purge, a powerful spell that would turn back the clock to before the influence of a gaming realm entered a realm, at the cost of a massive amount of energy. It also required every bit of influence to be within the world. If just one molecule of what had been influencing the world left it, the purge would not work.
Stratagem also taught me about video games themselves, how they worked, the different genres, and how they first came into existence.
Once I had mastered those skills, Stratagem had one last thing to teach me.

"Blitz, there is nothing left for me teach you. Now that you have mastered the skills of portaling and accessing hammer space, you must discover your other abilities for yourself. Once a gamelord has reached this point in their training, they are sent out into the gaming realms to learn about themselves and develop their skills. Before you go however, there are a few things you must do. First, you must visit the armory. When you are there, you will feel a weapon call out to you. It will be the weapon that best fits with your future fighting style. Once you have found it, return here."

"Yes, Stratagem."

You might be wondering why I was acting so calm. After several weeks of training under him, I had come to greatly respect Stratagem as a teacher, and I knew that he would not be telling me this if he thought I wasn't ready. With this in mind, I headed of to the armory.

When I got to the armory, nothing really stood out. I walked past racks of axes, swords, and maces, but none of them spoke to me. Then, when I was looking through the back, I found it, or rather, I found them. Sitting on a low shelf, covered in dust, was a pair of metal metal hooflets. I put them on, and twin beams of cobalt energy emerged from each. They seemed to be powered by my magic. If I concentrated, I was able to alter the length of the beams. I decided to call them "Beam Claws". I put them in my hammerspace-enabled saddlebag and returned to Stratagem.

"Teacher, I've found my weapons."

"Good, good. Now then, I have one last thing I must tell you. While here in the Citadel, you stay in your original form. However, in realms other than the Citadel and your home realm, you will take on a different appearance."

"A different appearance!? What am I going to look like then?"

"Calm down little one, and I will show you. The appearance you take on is that of a human being."

Stratagem then caused an image to appear in the air. It was a pink skinned bipedal creature, wearing a pair of blue jeans, a black hoodie similar to my own, and a pair of sky blue sneakers. On top of its head was a mound of short curly cyan hair similar to my own, and its eyes were exact copies of mine.

"This is how you will appear while traveling through the gaming realms. Now rest up. Tomorrow, your journey of self discovery begins."

Author's Note

If anyone is willing to do a picture of blitz it would be much appreciated.
I'm going to be skipping over Blitz's journey through the gaming realms, as it would just be a large amount of chapters featuring Blitz acting as protagonist in several video games.
Beam claws are copyright of Nintendo

Chapter 3: Homecoming

(Note: the following takes place after the Crystal Empire, and 12 years after Blitz began his journey of self-discovery.)
Princess Celestia was relaxing in her study with a cup of tea, reading the latest letter from her apprentice when one of her guards entered the room.

"Your Majesty, there is a pony here who wishes to speak to you."

Celestia sighed, wondering if she would ever get a moment to herself.

"Did they give a name?", she asked the guard.

"No Ma'am, they just said that they had important information to share with you. We checked for weapons, he's clean."

"Alright, send him in."

As the guard left, Celestia wondered just who this mysterious visitor could be, and what information he had for her. Usually, there wasn't anything in her kingdom she didn't know about. Just then, the study door opened, and her guard walked in, escorting a pale blue stallion wearing a hooded black cloak that shrouded his face, and a pair of steel hooflets. She asked the cloaked figure,

"Who might you be under that cloak?"

The stallion chuckled.

"I'm hurt Celestia. Even after all this time, you surely must remember me."

He lowered his hood, and Celestia nearly spewed her tea across the study.

"After all," I said, a mischievous look in my eye, "It's not often you find a foal left on your doorstep."

"Now then, do I have a story for you..."

Twilight was reading the latest installment of The Adventures of Daring Do when she heard a knock on the library door.

"Now who could that be?" she mused to herself, " and why does everypony feel they have to knock, this IS a public library after all."

Nonetheless, she got up and went to the door. When she opened it however, her jaw hit the floor, literally.

"Hello there Twilight, long time no see", I said, trying to keep a straight face. I walked inside, looking around while Twilight tried to pry her jaw off of the floor. "I should have guessed you would make your home inside of a library." I turned around, only to get slapped across the face by a lavender hoof.

"OWWWW!" I said, rubbing my stinging right cheek. "What they hay was that for?"

"12 years! 12 years I spent waiting, wondering where you were, what had happened to you, if you were even alive. Do you know what your disappearance did to me, how hard it was for me to make friends with the trust issues that I had?"

"Twilight, you think I didn't worry about you? If I could have visited you, I would have. I'll tell you everything, but I don't want to repeat myself. I'll start once the other five are here."

"How do you know about the girls?"

"I'll explain everything when they get here, O.K.?"

"Alright," she said, sighing.

"Spike!" she yelled, hoping her draconian assistant was awake. The infant dragon, still half asleep, came downstairs.

"Yes Twilight?" he replied, stifling a yawn.

"Spike, I need you to write the girls, telling them to come over as soon as they can. There's an old friend of mine I want them to meet."

"Got it." he said, perking up. "I'll get to work on it right away." He raced upstairs to get started on the letters, but when he got to his desk, he stopped, confused. "I thought the girls and I were the first friends Twilight ever had, aside from her brother." he thought to himself. "Oh well, better get started on those letters." When he was finished, he woke up Twilight's pet owl.

"Owlowiscious, I need you to deliver these letters to the girls."

"Who"

"You know, AJ, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash."

"Who"

"I just told you. Oh wait, I forgot that's all you can say. Just Deliver the letters, alright?"

The owl nodded, thinking he had tormented Spike long enough. Once Spike finished tying the letters to his leg, he set off to deliver them.

While all of that was going on, downstairs Twilight was peppering me with questions about where I had been, all of which I answered with "I'll tell you once the others get here." Once she realized that I wasn't going to change my mind, she asked me if I wanted anything to drink.

"That depends," I replied, "Do you have any Mountain Dew?"

She looked at me, a confused expression on her face. "What's Mountain Dew?"

"Never mind, I'll just have a glass of apple juice."

"I think Applejack gave me a fresh jug yesterday. I'll be right back." While Twilight went to get refreshments, I looked around, getting a good look at her home. The thing that surprised me was all the pictures of Twilight with her 5 friends. I had thought that my disappearing act 12 years ago would have made it hard for her to trust other ponies enough to make friends. In a way I had been right, since she had spent most of her childhood friendless aside from her brother. Just then, Twilight came back, levitating two glasses of juice.

"Thank you."

I said as she one down in front of me. I picked up the glass and took a small sip, then chugged the entire thing.

"That, was the tastiest apple juice I have ever had the pleasure of drinking."

Twilight smiled.

"If you thought that was good, I can't wait to see what you think of their cider." Before I could reply, there was a knocking at the door.

"That must be the girls."

As Twilight got up and went to the door, I grabbed her glass of juice and chugged it. Can you blame me? The stuff was delicious. As Twilight's friends entered the room, They looked at me with suspicion. Rainbow Dash was the first to speak.

"Who the buck are you?" Before I could reply, Twilight spoke.

"Girls, I would like you to meet my oldest friend, Blitz Gamer."

"HUH!?" the girls asked in unison. Applejack was the first to speak.

"But I thought your brother was the only friend you had before you meet us Twi. Were you lying to us this whole time?"

"I never said that my brother was my only friend. I said that I didn't go out of my way to try and make friends."

Just then I spoke up. "That's my fault I'm afraid. Now that all of you are here, I'm going to tell you everything."

And so I told Twilight and her friends my story, starting with being left in a basket, and ending with leaving the citadel to start my journey.

"Any questions?" I asked, hoping to stop their wide eyed staring.
Rainbow was the first to come to her senses "Do you honestly expect us to believe that? That is the most ridiculous story I've ever heard!"

I smiled, a wicked gleam in my eye.

"Really? The most ridiculous story I've ever heard is the one where a draconaquis wielding the powers of chaos and disharmony is turned to stone by six mares using the power of friendship."

Rainbow just stared at me, open-mouthed.

"Now wait just a gosh-darn minute. You said you would tell us everything. You left out a good 12 years. What about your so called journey of self discovery. Aren't ya gonna tell us about that?"

Applejack was obviously doubting me. I turned to her, frowning hard.

"I'd rather not. I did things during those twelve years that still haunt me to this day. I don't want to give any of you my nightmares. But if it's proof you want, it's proof you'll get. Stand back."

They took my advice to heart and moved back a good 3 feet.

"Remember those beam claws I mentioned? Well let me give you a demonstration."

I stood on my hind legs and held out my forelegs. I yelled out, "Beam Claws, activate!" Immediately the twin sets of beams shot out of my hooflets, as they had done countless times before.

"Convinced yet Applejack?" I asked, shutting down the beams.

She nodded, unable to speak.

"Now then, before I came here, I paid a visit to Celestia, telling her everything I just told you. After all, a ruler has a right to know about the possible threats to her kingdom. Her guard was really embarrassed when I showed her my claws, having thought they were just an ordinary pair of hooflets. Anyway, once I finished informing Celestia of my responsibilities, I asked about you Twilight. She told me everything about you and your friends, including all of the threats you've faced. When I told her that I was looking for a base of operations, she recommended here in Ponyville. I already found a place to stay."

"Where might that be, oh noble stallion that you are?" Rarity asked, trying to flirt.

"I'm moving in with Vinyl Scratch, the DJ."

"Ooh-ooh, Vinyl told me she was getting a new roommate. At first I thought she was talking about her marefriend Octavia, but I never thought it would be you. Then again I just met you. That reminds me, I have to go do something."

After this rapid fire burst of talking, Pinkie Pie bounced out of the building.

"Uh, what just happened?" I asked, confused.

Twilight snickered. "You'll see."

"Uh, O.K. Anyway, I'm moving in with Vinyl because she's the only pony in town tech-savvy enough to help me set up my equipment. Plus, I really like Dubstep, so that's a plus."

Twilight was curious. "What kind of equipment are you talking about?"

"I have sensors that can tell me if there is a leak between this dimension and another."

"That makes sense. Does Vinyl know about what you do?"

"Yeah, she was pretty laid back about it. Now, before I go unpack, I used what Celestia told me about you and your friends to pick out some gifts."

"That's quite generous of you dear, so what did you get me, I mean us?"

I opened up my hammerspace saddlebag (my hammer bag) and pulled out a pair of golden horse shoes.

"For Rainbow Dash, a pair of lucky horseshoes. While wearing these, you can't get hurt from falling."

"Now that's what I call awesome!" Dash cried out as I hoofed over her gift.

Next I pulled out a bolt of silky orange-red cloth.

"For Rarity, a bolt of ember-silk cloth, one of the softest fabrics ever to exist."

Upon feeling the fabric, Rarity fainted. Thankfully, Twilight was ready for this and moved a pile of cushions into position behind her friend.

"I'm guessing she does that a lot."

"You have no idea." She said, deadpanning.

"Okay, moving on. For AJ I have an apple of solid gold, retrieved from a land known as Minecraft."

"Well gollly, if that ain't beautiful." She moved to take a bite out of it. "Don't eat it!"

"Why not?"

"A golden apple is capable of healing nearly any wound. Save it for an emergency."

"Understood."

"Now for Fluttershy I have something special. You take care of animals, right Fluttershy?"

"Yes."

"Well, I have an egg I want you to care for." I pulled out a large egg, with pink, white, and purple bands.

"This egg will hatch into a Happiny, a type of creature known as a Pokemon. Pokemon come from their own gaming world, and not much is known about them. I'll tell you all about them later, but for now, just know that I have a feeling you'll do really well with Happiny."

She didn't speak, just blushed and put the egg in her saddle bag.

"I was going to give Pinkie a magical disco ball, but I guess I'll have to wait til I see her again. But for you Twilight, I have a master level spell-book The Illustrious Tome of the Magical Arts"

I pulled a large leather bound book out of my hammer bag and hoofed it over. Her eyes twinkled with joy.

"Be careful with that."

"Blitz, I don't know what to say."

"Just say you forgive me for not saying goodbye."

"Of course I forgive you. I always forgave you."

"You really mean that? I mean, you did just slap me."

"Cross my hooves, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

She made the familiar gesture of a Pinkie Promise. I laughed.

"Now I have something for you. Girls, go put away your gifts, and meet me at Sugar Cube Corner."

They all nodded in agreement, then went to put away what I had given them.

"What's at Sugar Cube Corner" I asked, confused.

Twilight, with the same gleam in her eye that I had worn earlier, told me: "You'll see."

When we got to SCC, it was about 6:00 P.M. the place was dark, with nopony in sight.

"Are you sure this place is open?" I asked, feeling wary.

"As sure as can be. Come on, let's go in." As I opened the front door, the lights flashed on.

"SURPRISE!"

I jumped a good 3 feet. Celestia had "forgotten" to mention that Pinkie Pie always threw a surprise welcome party for new arrivals.

"I surprised you pretty good, huh Blitz?" she said, bouncing up and down.

After I told her that yes, she had indeed surprised me, I gave her a Disco Ball from MySims Kingdom.

"Wow Blitz, this is great, I can't wait to set it up."

Rarity, however, wasn't as excited.

"Now Pinkie, why don't you.."
Was as far as she got when a puff of pink smoke appeared over a table, out of which emerged a large, green present, the tag reading "To: Blitz"
I went over to it, wondering who sent it. I could tell it hadn't come from the game realms, so I decided to open it. When I lifted the lid, out popped thousands of spring snakes.

"Whoever sent this, they have one big sense of humor."

I then noticed writing at the bottom of the box. It read:

Hello Blitz Gamer, I hope you liked my joke-in-a-box. Looking forward to meeting you in person. Yours truly, an anonymous friend.

Before I could think about this message, Pinkie started yelling. "My tail is twitching, my tail is twitching!" Having been briefed on Pinkie sense by the princess, I ducked under a table, as did everyone else. Just then, a large explosion shook the cafe. When the ground settled, everypony got up and headed for the door. A crater had been made in the center of town square, and as the dust cleared, you could start to make out a figure in the center of it. A figure with insect wings, and was full of holes.

"Oh no," Twilight cried. "Why is she here? HOW is she here?"

"Twilight, do you know who that is?" I asked, wondering what she was talking about.

"Unfortunately, I do. Blitz, did Celestia tell you about what happened at my brother's wedding?"

"Yeah, she said that, wait, you don't mean?"

"I'm afraid so." The dust had finally settled. Standing in the middle of the crater was the queen of the changelings herself, Chrysalis. She spoke, her insectoid voice echoing across town.

"Citizens of Ponyville, you have the honor of being the first town wiped of the map in retribution for my suffering. Surrender now, or forfeit your lives."

Author's Note

It was REALLY hard to decide on the gifts.

Chapter 4: Return of the Queen

The silence was broken, not by screams of panic, but by Rainbow's laughter. The changeling queen was confused.

"May I ask what so funny about your own destruction?" she asked, rage filling her voice.

Dash's laughter ended in an instant. "Oh please, if you couldn't win at full power with your entire army behind you, what makes you think you can win this time?"

Chrysalis smiled, her eyes filled with malice.

"Because this time, there are no meddling PRINCESSES to stand in my way!"

"No," I said, moving to the front of the crowd, "but I am."

The queen laughed maniacally. "And just WHO are you?"
I smirked, mischief in my eyes.

"My name's Blitz Gamer. I'm the guy whose party you just ruined."

With that I leaped forward, my Beam Claws activating mid-flight. I landed directly in front of Chrysalis, smashing the pavement with my right hoof, the shock wave sending her skidding back.

"you're not so tough without any love to feed on." I said, taunting her.

"Oh, but love isn't the only emotion I can feed on. Any emotion will do, like excitement, laughter, and joy. The kind of emotions there are AT A PARTY!"

With that she lowered her horn, and fired a blast of green energy that sent me flying into a nearby building. I laid there, unable to move, done in by my own recklessness.

"Well then," Chrysalis said, turning back to the mane six, "What should I do about you?"

Suddenly, each mare was enveloped within an acid green bubble of magic. She then rose 20 feet into air, taking the bubbles with her.

"After all, I can't have you interfering with my plans. Oh, that reminds me."

All of a sudden, she let out a shrill whistle that pierced the night. From deep within the Everfree Forest, a black mass rose into the sky. It was a swarm of changelings, 10,000 strong.

"Go now my subjects, go now and feed! And once you are done feeding, reduce the town to ash!"

The swarm descended on Ponyville. The changelings trapped ponies with green mucus, saving them for the feast to come, and destroyed any buildings that got in their way. Chrysalis gazed down upon the now smoking Ponyville and smiled, relishing in her revenge. She turned back to her captives, taking immense pleasure in their terrified faces.

"Now then, back to you six. What am I going to do about you. I could keep you locked up in a dungeon, or maybe send you off to the corners of the world. I could brainwash you, like I did to that idiotic unicorn..."

"Don't talk about my brother like that you hag!"

"SILENCE!! How dare you speak that way to your new queen. It's obvious that I must teach you a lesson."

With that, Chrysalis launched a blast of green electricity into the sphere that surrounded Twilight's body. As it connected with the orb, waves of pain shot through her nerves, causing her to writhe in agony. Her muffled screams escaped through her magical prison, striking fear into those in the streets below who heard them.

My eyes snapped open. Twilight was in pain, and whoever was doing it was going to pay, and pay dearly. Twilight's screams echoing in my ears, I groggily got to my hooves. Shaking pieces of wall out of my mane. I exited the building through the large hole my body had created. What I saw made my anger rise even higher. The once beautiful town had been reduced to smoking ruins. The streets were torn up, loose cobblestones littering already torn up and burning gardens. The buildings, once bright and colorful, were now covered in burn marks and dried slime. I cast my gaze towards the center of town. What I saw made my blood boil. Chrysalis was hovering over town square, her back facing me, magically torturing Twilight, whose screams echoed across the night. Without thinking I took off down the street, galloping as fast as my body would allow.
Using a nearby pile of debris as a ramp, I leapt up onto the rooftops and kept on moving, jumping from roof to roof, intent on bringing Chrysalis down. Reaching the edge of the rooftops, I launched myself into the air, hoofs raised over my head. I came down directly on top of Chrysalis, slamming down with all my might, sending her crashing into the pavement. The force of my blow broke her magical concentration, causing her barriers to vanish, allowing Twilight to teleport her and her friends safely to the ground.

I turned myself around 180 degrees as I fell, and landed, cracking the pavement as I did, to face Chrysalis. The shapeshifting queen was in a small crater, shakily getting to her hooves.

"Huh-How are you still alive?" she asked, still breathing heavily.

"Next time you send somepony flying through a wall, make sure you've finished them off."

"Wha-What are you?"

I looked down at her, my face emotionless. "I'm a gamelord"

With that I charged forward. Chrysalis’s eyes enlarged and filled with terror. I began charging my body with energy. I moved swiftly and closed the distance between us within seconds. When I got within striking distance of Chrysalis I willed the energy into my right hoof and stomped down with my left to plant a fixed point to direct my right hoof's momentum. My right hoof shot forward and upward and connected with Chrysalis’s lower jaw. The energy of my hoof shot forward into her head and increased her vertical velocity. Her body followed suit and she was thrown high above Ponyville and I lost sight of her amongst the other changelings that still remained in the distance to stop any stragglers.
Upon seeing their queen flying off into the distance, the changelings turned tail and flew after her, fleeing in worry for their matriarch's safety. Only when I was entirely certain that every last changeling had fled did I allow myself to relax, collapsing onto the pavement from exhaustion. Twilight was safe, and that was the only thing that mattered. The last thing I saw was Twilight rushing towards me in panic, and then, I blacked out.

Author's Note

This part was HARD AS HELL to come up with. delays, writer's block, distractions, the usual.
Thanks to biochemicalwolfgear for all the help