What It's Like To Call This Place Home

As Xatarrus dove towards the ground, he noticed a cone of light forming around him 'Hm, it seems i am at the point of breaking the sound barrier.' he shifted mid air, aiming his feet down, as he landed, he decimated a boulder. Standing he noticed he was near the familiar field his brother, Spectus, was buried in, now adorned with a Ruby headstone. 'No doubt Echo made this.' He stared at the ruby tombstone.

After several minutes, a bipedal figure in a tattered brown robe appeared next to Xatarrus "It is a shame..."

Xatarrus looked down "What is a shame?" He looked at the stranger "What do you know of his importance?!"

The stranger extended a slightly wilted arm, draconic with white scales, pointed at Xatarrus "He was brother to you... That much is correct, Right?"

Xatarrus looked down "Yes, he was of great importance to me... my younger brother..." Xatarrus tightly shut his eyes, slightly shaking.

The stranger put his arm back under the robe "Dimitri could not save him, because he didn't have the technology necessary, I could repair him for you. but for now, I must go..."

Xatarrus looked to the empty space the stranger once occupied. he looked back to the tombstone 'Was that, a hallucination?' He turned, then began walking into town.

after several minutes, he stopped. 'What was the point of coming to this world?!' Xatarrus clenched his fists.

"To start anew, brother." Atlus put his hand on Xatarrus' shoulder "At least, that is what I, and the Spectors have done."

Xatarrus looked to his brother "How did you know what I was just thinking?"

Atlus just smiled as he responded "I have no idea!"

Xatarrus looked down 'What in Android Hell, has this world done to him?!' He looked back to his brother 'But, he is right, Sumarus and I have been given another chance here.'

"Maybe you should converse with the others about your concerns?" Atlus asked.

"Maybe I will do just that..." Xatarrus began walking further into town. after a few minutes he noticed Echo walk into a large tree 'Does Echo live in a tree?! Now this I have to see!' a smile crossed his face for a brief moment. When he arrived at the door, he knocked three times.

The voice of Echo came from inside "Who is it?" The door opened, Echo standing there smiling "Ah, Xatarrus, come in." Echo stepped out of the way to let Xatarrus inside.

"Thank you, Echo." Xatarrus stepped inside "I was wondering what you decided to do as a carrier in this new world?"

"Oh, Dimitri said one of you two would ask." Echo put a hand behind his head "Well, All the Spectors work as Equestria's Defending 'Army'. but a few of us got jobs outside of that. PK got a job at Sweet Apple Acres, Red also works there, but he mainly just does patrol around the perimeter for animals, and harvest thieves, and Atlus has two jobs, he teaches at the school, and does the sorting for the post office." Echo smiled "What do you plan to do?"

Xatarrus frowned "I do not know..." Echo lost the smile.

"Maybe you should talk to the other Spectors, try to get an idea." Echo put his other hand on Xatarrus' shoulder "I get the feeling you're having problems grasping the concept of this new world, try talking to some of the ponies that live in this town."

Some time after leaving the tree home, Xatarrus found himself slowly walking down a street towards what he assumed was a marketplace. As he walked he heard what sounded like a struggle, and not a 'trying to move merchandise into a store' kind of struggle. He moved into a full sprint towards the alleyway. Upon reaching the only way out of said alleyway, h noticed too large stallions, wearing black suits that covered everything but their eye's. they were tying a burlap sack shut. Xatarrus stepped toward them "Hello." The sound of his voice made the stallions jump "Why have you put a defenseless mare into a burlap sack?"

The stallion on the right squinted "How did you know it was a mare?"

"i did not, however you just kindly gave me that information." Xatarrus smiled evily as the stallion on the left hit the first one "But if you do not let whom ever is inside the sack free... I will make you feel a plethora of pain filled tortures before i slowly kill the both of you... So what do you say?"

The stallion on the left looked Xatarrus in the eye "I'm not afraid of you, the royal guard would never allow it to happen!"

"Alright, if that is your wish... by the way, before I start I must inform you... I was designed for making death look as brutal as possible, to intimidate entire countries."

The stallions laughed as Xatarrus dashed at them. As he reached them they jumped to the sides, time slowed as hidden blades was launched from both of Xatarrus wrists, digging deep into the hip of both stallions. "Did you think simply moving out of th way can save you now!?" Xatarrus turned as the stallions began hurriedly limping towards the exit of the alleyway. As they got just outside, Xatarrus pulled the chains connected to the blades, dragging the two stallions into the alleyway screaming for help.

Outside the alleyway

Two large stallions limped out of the dark alleyway. several ponies looked as the two stallions were yanked to the ground as they were slowly dragged into the darkness screaming for help. after several minutes of screaming, one of the voices ended with a sickening crunch, the other ended the same way a few seconds later.

In the alleyway

Xararrus wiped the fresh blood off his blades as he walked to the burlap sack, which was now squirming. "Calm down, I am not going to cause you any harm." this seemed to calm whoever was inside "In fact, I am only here to free you." Xatarrus stated as he ripped the sack in half, reveling none other than Rainbow Dash, who just stared at him in surprize "It seems that this is a surprise to both of us..."

Rainbow simply jumped on him in a tight hug repeatedly saying 'Thank you'