Troy's Fate

Everything was quiet in the library. They were all asleep except for Owlowiscious. The owl kept an eye for them as they dozed off. Twilight was having a wonderful dream. She dreamt that she was in a library. It wasn’t just any library. This library had every single book in the world. She picked one off the shelf. It was the book she was looking for. A spellbook that contained the memory spell she was looking for. She opened the pages when she heard a loud piercing scream. Twilight and Spike awoke in a fright and they realized that the scream was real. They saw Troy, panting and shaking in a fit of panic.

“Troy?” cried Twilight. “What’s wrong?”

Troy didn’t answer. Instead, he continued to tremble and sweat. Twilight got off her bed and went to check on him. Spike watched on as Troy held Twilight close.

“I…I had a nightmare.” he answered at last. “It…it…”

He then proceeded to cry.

“What happened?” asked Twilight.

“I dreamt that I was surrounded by large bugs! They were all looking at me and one of them jumped at me…Oh Twilight, please help me. I’m…scared!”

“Shhh…It’s okay, Troy. It’s all over now. Please go back to sleep.”

Twilight then sang a soft sounding lullaby to help him calm down. Soon, everything was quiet again until the sun rose. For most of the day, Troy kept himself occupied with more books. Twilight was pleased to see him so happy.  She was surprised that Troy really liked reading. It felt strange for her to see somepony become a bookworm like her.  Then, Spike suddenly burped out a scroll. Troy jumped back.

“Did you just burp out a scroll?!” shouted Troy.

“Uh…yes?” grinned Spike.

Twilight realized that Troy was completely unaware of her royal duties or the Elements of Harmony. She sighed and prepared herself for an explanation.

“Where do I begin?” started Twilight. “Spike is…my assistant and he just received a message from…Princess Celestia.”

Troy’s mouth dropped.

“Pr-pri-princess?” he stammered.

“Yes and I’m her fateful student.”

“A student to a princess? Cool!”

“You see, me and the rest of my friends saved Equestria a couple of times.”

“Wait, what?!”

“You see, we represent the Elements of Harmony. They’re extremely powerful artifacts and each of us is connected to an element. I’m Magic, Applejack is Honesty, Pinkie Pie is Laughter, Rainbow Dash is Loyalty, Rarity is Generosity and Fluttershy is Kindness.”

She continued to explain a few things as well as their adventures. When she was done, Troy was filled with bewilderment yet he was excited. He could not even believe his ears.

Spike began to read the message, “According to this, she’ll be here for a short visit. She wants to meet Troy.”

Then, they heard a knock on the door. A large, white Alicorn Princess entered the library and Troy immediately kneeled before her.

“Are you Troy?” Celestia asked in an elegant tone.

“Ye-yes, Princess. I am,” Troy hesitated.

“I understand how awkward it is for a princess to visit you, but after the plane crash, many wish to know who you are. Even I got interested. I could cast a spell to restore your memories, but that spell is known to backfire and does more harm than good. I’m sure you’ll remember who you are if you just believe. With that, I welcome you to Ponyville. Enjoy your stay and never lose hope. If you need anything, do not hesitate to ask me or my sister Luna. Farewell for now, I have duties to attend.”

Celestia stretched her wings and took flight. Troy stared at the marvellous sight of the Alicorn as she flew towards Canterlot. He was filled with energy. He felt adventurous. He asked Twilight if he could explore Ponyville. Twilight agreed and let Spike go with him. Troy looked around and marveled at the scenery around him. They first entered Rarity’s shop where they were welcomed by Sweetie Belle.

“Hello there!” she said in her cutesy voice. “Are you Troy?”

“How did you guess?

“Rarity felt a feeling you would come by today. Oh! There she comes now!”

Rarity had appeared in a very fancy dress. Spike’s jaw nearly fell off at the sight.

“Oh, Spikey Wikey! So good to see you! And it seems that Troy came along as well!”

“Oh Rarity!” swooned Spike.

Troy chuckled, “Falling in love, are you?”

“Huh! No! I’m not. I swear!”

“What brings you here, Troy?” asked Rarity.

“I came for a quick visit. I’m exploring Ponyville!”

“Well, now! There are many places to go to in Ponyville! If you need a lovely dress, please come by!”

“I will, Rarity. See you later!”

As Troy turned around to leave, Spike continued to stare at Rarity. Troy had to pull him out of the shop by force. After the visit, they went for Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie Pie giggled excitedly when they came by, “Welcome to Sugarcube Corner, Troy! I baked a special cake just for my newest friend! See?!”

She had baked an airplane shaped cake and Troy licked his lips as he looked at the cake.

“Gee thanks!” accepted Troy.  He took the cake and carried it in a bag. He thanked Pinkie and they went for the park next. Rainbow Dash was reading Daring Do on a cloud when she saw Troy below.

“Hey Troy!” she yelled. “What’s up!”

“Not much!” Troy yelled back. “Just exploring Ponyville!”

“Is that so?! Well, I wish I could join you, but I need to finish this book. Reading’s great, you know?”

“I know! See you later!”

They then visited Fluttershy’s house. Animals of various kinds surrounded her house and when they opened the door, many birds chirped and sang as Fluttershy appeared.

“Oh!” whispered Fluttershy. “Hi Troy. Nice see you here.”

“Hey there, Fluttershy,” commented Troy. “You look nice today.”

“Oh! Thank you.”

Fluttershy had blushed. Troy was simply being nice to her. Twilight had told him earlier about Fluttershy’s shyness. Troy had been exhausted from exploring Ponyville and felt that he needed a rest.

“Can I have a glass of water?” he asked kindly.

“But of course! I’ll fetch you one!”

Troy and Spike sat on the couch as the birds sang while a certain white rabbit was eating his salad.

Fluttershy came back with a glass of water and he drank the cool liquid down. He was fascinated by all the animals around him: Turtles, rabbits, birds, dogs, cats, caterpillars, butterflies, beavers, foxes, chickens, bears, iguanas and so on. It intrigued him that so many animals were all in one place.

“You weren’t kidding when you said you loved animals.” he remarked.

“Of course, I do! Aren’t they all adorable?”

Troy nodded in agreement.

“Well, I need to get going,” he said as he got off the couch.  “I need to visit Applejack.”

As they went to the farm, the scent of fresh apples filled their noses. Applejack was bucking a tree in the distance when they arrived.

“Hi Troy!” yelled Applejack. “How is it going?”

“Not too bad, Applejack!” Troy shouted back.

Applejack picked up an apple and gave it to Troy.

“It’s for you.”

Troy took a bite. His eyes suddenly grew into the size of plates.

“My god! This apple is amazing!”

“Darn Tootin’! All my apples are darn good!”

“I’ll take a couple of them. These are so good!”

“Hope y’all enjoy them!”

When he arrived back home, he placed the cake on a table and placed the apples in a bowl. He told Twilight how his exploration went. Twilight was very pleased at this, but she was hiding concern inside of her. She still felt guilt over his memory loss and wanted to restore them. She didn’t know how.

At night, they all had a slice of cake and they all enjoyed it. They then went to bed. Spike was getting a dream involving Rarity. Rarity was in the same dress she wore earlier and she was calling for Spike. When Spike was about get close to her, a loud scream awoke him. Troy was screaming once more. Twilight came to calm him down once again. He explained that he was walking across a tightrope over a lava pit and he fell off. Troy continued to shiver as Twilight sang her lullaby. Soon, Troy was back asleep.

“That’s the second time in a row” thought Twilight. “I hope that was the last one. I hope.”

It wasn’t.

The next night, the same ordeal had occurred. This time, Troy dreamt that he was stabbed in the chest and died. Twilight had heard enough. The next day, she proceeded to read her spellbook and she realized that an insomnia spell was possible at her level.

“Are you sure about this?” questioned Troy with concern.

“I am sure,” answered Twilight. “Having nightmares every night isn’t normal. I need to keep you awake to prevent this from happening. I’m sorry, but it’s the only solution for now.”

She then casted the spell upon Troy and to his surprise, felt absolutely painless. She then read the next page and it discussed passwords. She learned that with a password, it could reverse some spells involving a pony’s mental state. It could also cause a pony to become tranquil. She choose a password that no pony else would think of using.

“Okay, Troy. I need you to listen to me carefully,” she said in a hypnotic tone. “I will say a password and each time you’ll hear it, you will be set free. I need you to listen to me. Say it with me: Telemachus Rhesus Odysseus Ypsilon”

“Telemachus Rhesus Odysseus Ypsilon” Troy repeated and in a flash, his whole body felt unusual. He felt more calm than usual. Twilight hoped that this worked.

It did, but not for long.

Troy’s mental state began to diminish quickly. The lack of sleep was causing his depression to break out more often. He grew crankier and suffered from paranoia. Twilight’s friends urged her to reverse the spell, but she kept insisting that it was for the best. Twilight was in denial and she refused to admit it. Her own mental state was dropping as well. Her depression and anxiety issues had taken their toll. Now, Troy stood quietly at a corner as Rainbow Dash was getting angry at her.

“Twilight!” she shouted. “This is ridiculous! You’re his caregiver! You should be helping him. Not make things worse for him!”

“But Rainbow Dash!” pleaded Twilight. “I didn’t want him to get any more nightmares! I don’t want to be awakened every single night because of his screaming. I’m sure you wouldn’t want that either.”

“I understand that, but this is worse. Troy barely spoke to me today. Do you even realize what you have done? Now, he’s a completely different pony! Face it, Twilight. You’ve grown overprotective over him since the crash! You’re always blaming yourself for it, but in my opinion, you really shouldn’t. I don’t care what Zecora said about fate. This is not your fault at all. Everything happens for a reason! Please, Twilight! Please uncast him…”

Twilight’s eyes dripped with tears. She realized that Rainbow Dash was right. She was indeed getting overprotective and she was blaming herself. She said the password loud and clearly and Troy dropped to sleep. She placed him on his bed and she and Spike went to bed as well. The tempers had subsided and now, they were at peace.

Without warning, Troy raised from his bed during the middle of the night, eyes still shut.

He muttered under his voice: “Why, Arch? Why?!”

He was slowly moving his hands towards Twilight’s neck.

He yelled, “I’m going to kill you!”

He proceeded to choke Twilight with great force. Twilight awoke in shock and she struggled to free herself from his grasp. Twilight was losing oxygen fast and his grasp got tighter and tighter. Spike was now awake and Owlowiscious flew towards Troy’s neck. He then took a deep bite on Troy’s neck. Troy screeched in pain and had let go of Twilight. Twilight, with her neck heavily bruised, said the password and Troy suddenly woke up.

“What…what happened?” exclaimed Troy.

“You were choking me!” explained Twilight.

“What?”

“You choked me in your sleep!”

“Oh my god. I…I…”

Troy stared at his hooves, afraid of himself. Twilight tried to approach him, but he backed off and refused to be touched.

“Leave me alone!” he demanded. “Please back off! I don’t want to hurt you!”

Troy continued to stare at his hooves. He couldn’t believe that he choked Twilight in his sleep. Now, he didn’t want to go to sleep. He could not trust himself.

“Spike!” Twilight expressed. “You need to write a letter to Princess Celestia immediately!”

“What?” replied Spike. “A letter this late at night?”

“Spike! It’s an emergency! We need Princess Luna for this! She’s our last chance at fixing this!”

“L-Luna?!”

“One of her duties has to do with dreams. I’m sure she can help Troy!”

Spike remained quiet for a brief moment. He went to write the letter and he blew it away with his magic fire breath.

“Please Luna,” Twilight prayed. “Please come soon. You’re our only hope.”

Now, they waited patiently for a response while Troy stood in a corner, far from harm’s way.