The Grim Details

Grim trotted down the path with her acquaintances in tow. She was very excited, and was clopping her hooves all around, waiting for the new ponies to follow. She had a real smile on for the first time in her lifetime. She turned around and saw the six mares following, and one was very scared. Grim didn't fully understand this, but she tried to help.

"Are you okay, Miss Fluttershy?" Grim asked in a slightly less raspy voice than before.

"O-Oh, uhm, yes, sure," Fluttershy was shaking a little bit. Maybe more than a bit. Grim put her hoof around her and smiled.

"I won't let anything happen to you guys. I promise."

"Pinkie Pie Promise?" Pinkie pressed the new to-be-Ponyvillian.

"Um... sure. Pinkie Pie Promise." Grim did the special kind of promise and smiled, the smiles of Flutters' friends ensuring her that they'd be okay. "Oh! You like animals, correct?"

"Oh, yes, I love all animals!" Fluttershy jumped up from her cowering stance in anticipation.

Grim pulled a whistle out of a magic tear in the universe she had made to hold her things. She blew in the whistle and soon after the little 'song', a crow and raven flew up and sat on the Alicorn's back.

"This is Rave, a raven. And that is Iron Ore, a crow." Fluttershy walked up to the birds and gazed at them. She raised a hoof to pet them, but was batted away by the crow. "Oh, sorry, he's a little bit of a grumpy grump."  Fluttershy smiled and looked at the raven, who was a very beautiful shade of rather dark violet. Rave flew to Fluttershy and sat on her head. She laid down, comfortable being perched on the soft pink hair. Grim was rather surprised, she usually didn't take well to strangers. Iron Ore looked at Grim, seemingly saying, 'Can I go back to the graveyard?' Grim let the grumpy crow fly off to his native home: the boneyard. Rave, however, rather stay perched on Fluttershy's head. The seven ponies and a bird walked down the long, uneven pavement of the road. Sometimes one would trip and nearly fall, but would get back up and keep a vigilant eye on the concrete as if it was going to move itself. While they walked the ten miles, Grim told some stories of her past and some of the nicest souls she was forced to reap.

"So, the universe was created by Arragon. Now, Arragon was neither female nor male, but just an 'it'. It has always been and always will be. Arragon first created this planet, Equineca. It then made Equestria and the Wastelands and every other place on Equineca. It is call Equineca because only equine-like species exist here. At least as far as we know. Anyway, I like to call Arragon a he, it is just easier that way. So, he made our father, Lunar Stroke. Our father made the moon, and raised and set it in the skyline. Arragon also made earth ponies, Alicorns, unicorns, pegasi, changelings, and all other beings. Our mother, Solar Panel, rose the sun and set the sun. Soon, they were blessed with me. I am the oldest of us all. They populous was getting too large for Equineca. I reaped the souls at first as a unicorn filly. Then, after I wrote my own magic, I became an Alicorn. When I was about 1,000 years old, Celestia was born. She was also a unicorn filly. I played with her and helped her with her magic from time to time. Once Celestia became an Alicorn, Solar Panel became one with the universe once again. She is now joined with Arragon in the sky. But before Celestia became an Alicorn, Luna was born. Luna was around 50 when Celestia made the change. I was almost 3,000 years old when Luna became an Alicorn. When she became the ruler of the night, our father also became one with the skies. Now Cadence, she is the mystery. She is indeed our niece, but we know no sister or brother who had even existed, yet Cadence was a being! She was just a unicorn foal when she arrived on the doorstep of the first Canterlot castle. She grew to enjoy seeing ponies in love, and became the Princess of Love. We all ruled our separate things, but Celestia took to being the Queen Bee. She has rule over every little itsy bitsy thing I do. I don't mind that though. And my-" Grim was interrupted by Twilight Sparkle.

"Um, not to be rude or anything, but, we're here!" Twilight directed Grim's gaze over to the new land she had only seen so many times.

"Well, we could continue this story later?" Grim asked, hoping it would be a yes.

"Of course, Princess." Applejack smiled honestly. Grim stroked her soft, new hair and was nervous for once. 'I'm in a new world... completely out of my comfort zone!' Grim thought this with a mix of excitement and fear for what the new place and ponies would give to her.