Chapter 8: Memories

The woods berthed before us; and we were standing in front of what looked to be Apploosa

"Dang; the whole town in empty." FireCracker noted

I sniffed the air; it didn't smell quite right; almost as if there was something that didn't belong…

We turned a corner and I stuck my hoof out; stopping FireCracker from walking into a bloodbath

"Rotting flesh and blood" I said in disgust, "Sad I recognized it in the first place."

"All of them are…?" FireCracker looked at me is shock

"Not likely they all died; just plenty of them." I answered; backing up from the pile

"Who are you?" a male voice asked

I looked around; I saw a pegasus pony in the doorway of a building

His coat was white; some blood was on it; his mane was brown and slightly drooping over his eyes; his right wing looked broken ;he had a green pixel creeper face for a cutie mark

"Who…?" FireCracker threw her hooves in the air, "I don't care at this point; are you okay?"

"I'm Chris" he looked at himself, "Or I used to be Chris."

I looked him up and down; we seemed to be sizing each other up

"I'm Skarfly" I said, "And I think you might want to come with us."

Chris shrugged, "Alright with me; it's not like there's much for me here."

My mind was racing; if someone had managed to get through then the fabric between Earth and Equestria was weaker than before

Or I was losing my marbles

At this point it didn't matter to me

"Now; we need to figure out where to go from here" I said; pulling out some paper and drawing a crude map, "We're here; Baltimare was there and Ponyville is off this way."

"Cloudsdale is there" FireCracker drew, "And Las Pegasus is over here."

We drew the map until we were happy with what we had; which wasn't much

"Is that the map?" Chris wasn't impressed

"It's all we got; we're short on supplies and I think we should make them stretch." I said; not liking his attitude

"Alright; where next?"

"We'll hole up here" FireCracker suggested, "Then we can find more help."

"Alright" Chris shrugged again, "Not like I have anything better to do."

Note: I am basing his personality on the Minecraft skin provided; I should have had more detail besides his looks

"He's very…" FireCracker tried to find the right word, "characteristic."

"If it ain't broke don't fix it." I shrugged, "Let's forage for food until sunset; I don't want to risk anything."

And we set about collecting food; the apple trees were our best bet and we stocked up; I didn't like it but I also didn't think that the ponies in town square would mind

About an hour or two later the sun began to set; we gathered our supplies and settled in for the night

"Sad how we have to survive like this" FireCracker sighed, "All these dead ponies."

"I used to do this all the time." Chris said

"Yeah" I nodded; leaning against the wall, "I never felt impacted like I do now."

"Where are you from?" Chris asked, "Your style of doing things is different than what I've seen here."

"I'm from far away" I said; thinking of ho-

Wait; I couldn't even remember what my home was like; what my friends were like; I couldn't think or remember my old life at all

So I decided to write what I did remember

I wrote quickly and furiously; as if every memory would fade last minute. The only thing that remained was pure cold and unforgiving fact

Then I couldn't remember; no matter what I tried my memories of home were gone

"Skarfly" Firecracker sounded unsure, "Are you crying?"

"Yes" I answered, "I- I think I… never mind."

"Alright; so when are your mare friends coming back?"

"Soon; they'll find us."

"I'm from a place called Minecraftia" Chris said, "At least I think I am."

"You don't know?" FireCracker asked

"I can't feel as if I have a home" Chris sounded sad, "I just don't know if I had one or not."

"Like the memories faded away…" I thought aloud

"Exactly" Chris looked at me, "You understand; why?"

"Well…" I was cut off by a shout of fright

I reacted quickly; grabbing my wooden tools and rushing out to the square of town

Location: Apploosa Square

I galloped in and saw Twilight standing near the pile of dead bodies

She looked at me in mute shock

"What happened?" Twilight asked; her voice barely above a whisper

"You know who happened." I answered, "There was nothing we could do."

"We have to stop this" FireCracker said, "We can't keep this from happening."

"So wherever you went is in better shape?" Chris asked Twilight

"The ponies there can't build; magic isn't working anymore either." Twilight answered

I tried to use my horn; it didn't react

"Then we face him on these terms" I stomped my hoof, "We use the powers of crafting and other such things."

Chris looked at me, "You craft?"

"I said I wasn't from Equestria."

We divided up; FireCracker would look for food; Twilight would search the town; Chris would go and survey the outer edges of the town and I would go mining

I took what little iron I had and made myself a pick and helmet; I could find some more resources down below

"Don't have an epic adventure without me." I said as I started to dig down

Location: Canterlot Castle

The king sat on his throne; trying to remember

"What could it possibly be?" the king asked himself

The doors opened; reality guard stepped in, "Here to report."

"Go on"

"The escapees have been rounded up" the guard said

"And of the infidel?"

"Still on the loose; he seems to be expert at evading our search parties." The guard scratched the back of his head

"Go" the king said distractedly, "I have something to attend to."

Note: Sorry for the wait; this is my most popular story I ever wrote.

And I have no idea why; I was told that it's really good but it's just something I like to do; maybe that's why; it's something I love and therefore it shows.

Or I'm losing my marbles

Anyway the OC spot was taken by Slendyfan1019