Author's note: I think you guys understand this story better than I do sometimes. Also, Twilight is currently in the lead at the polls.

Chapter 26: Things Go Wrong

It was late at night when I walked away from the town. Star was asleep, and Clover and Pansy were away at their honeymoon so I had plenty of time now.

I walked a few miles before I stopped and pulled out the red book.

"Now is the time Daniel, use the bone and let it be infused with the stone."

I sighed at this, I really am starting to annoy myself with all these instructions without explanation. I reach into my chest, and pull out the jaw bone, and set it on the ground. I raise my hoof, and let it return to the original red stone.

I focused on the hoof, and watched as the stone slowly began to ooze. Drops of the stone fell off of my hoof, and landed on the bone. At first nothing happened, and the drops just slid right off the bone onto the ground.

"What am I missing?" I ask myself as I looked closer at the bone and the droplets. "Am I doing it wrong?" Suddenly the stone droplets reacted, and latched onto the bone, climbing over it and spreading over its form.

I watched in fascination at what the stone was doing. The bone was completely covered, but it's shape began to change and collect together until it began a small red stone ball.

I reached out with my hoof to touch the ball, but it moved away from touch, surprising me. This thing can move on its own, did I somehow create a form of life?

"So interesting," I heard a voice coming from somewhere, and I looked around to see where it was from. I couldn't see anyone near me! Where did that voice come from? I looked back at the stone, and it was doing something again.

The stone was expanding and contracting, growing every time it did. "Oh this plentiful magic," I heard that voice again but still couldn't see anyone. "It feeds me! Oh how I grow!" It continued. Grow? Wait… it can't be.

I look back at the stone, and it was the size about of me. It was the stone I was hearing! It is using the magic in the air to grow!

I take a few steps back to see what this stone was doing. The stone had stopped growing, but it was still moving around. "Ah, this is such a gift that has been given to me." The stone spoke. "This… life that has been given to me," it continued, and rolled around then stopped. "Oh but this form just won't do, will it?" It asked, not sure if it was talking to me or itself.

The stone then began to mold itself, taking on some form. The stone's form became tall, and skinner. It began to form itself legs, and arms as it's from shifted. I could see what looked like clothing surround the body, some kind of dark looking cloak. I looked up to see how tall the stone was becoming, and I saw its head. It had a mane of white hair, and a pair of bright yellow eyes.

The stone… it turned into a human.

"Ah, that is so much better," The stone spoke as it stretched its new arm and legs. The stone then looked down at me. "Ah yes. You are still here." It said, and waved its hand away. "Yes, yes, thank you for new life and all, but I got it from here."

"Why have you become that form stone?" I asked, was it because the bone was mine?

"Hmm," The stone said thinking that over. "I have no idea, and honestly I don't really care what I am… what am I exactly?" The stone then asked.

"You turned into a human," I said with my eyes narrowed.

"Ah, a human," The stone repeated, and looked at its arm and wiggled its fingers. "Yes I quite like the sound of that. And what do humans do?" The stone asked.

"Humans, they…" I paused, thinking back to all I have seen what humans have done. "They are a race of chaotic creatures, driven by their own desires."

"Hm, my own desires," The stone said, and looked at his body. "I quite like the sound of that." The stone smiled and sunk into the ground without a second word, leaving me alone.

I look around, trying to see the stone again, but I couldn't. A thought then came to my head. Was that…. Was that thing the reason why ponies were afraid of humans? Oh no, what have I brought to this world?

I spent three days looking around the land trying to find any sight of the sto… the human. But I couldn't find any sight of the blasted thing, so I was forced to return back to the town, I still had my duties to keep.

When I arrived back at Star's a unicorn was just approaching the door, and turned to look at me. "Ah, Sir Chaser, I was sent to bring you to the council," The unicorn said, bowing his head.

"You are dismissed for now," I told the unicorn. "I know the way," I said, and left him to go the council.

It was only a few minute walk before I came to the marble Council building, they had built it in the very center of the town. I walked in, ignoring the guards, and headed to the meeting chambers. Once I entered, I could see many other ponies gathered around, mostly just to listen.

I walked and too my seat infront of the Unicorn's symbol of a horn, and sat down. I looked at the other members of the table, and saw Hurricane, and Puddinghead. Once I was seated, Hurricane stomped his hoof, and silenced the room.

"Alright, the council in now in season," Hurricane spoke in his loud voice, and looked at Puddinghead. "What are today's issues?" He asked as Puddinghead removed a few folders from under the table.

"Hm… let's see, we got road construction projects, the building of the new housing facilities of the gardens…" Puddinghead droned on, putting one of many papers on the table.

Buck my life.

It has been three months since the human had escaped me, and still nothing has been heard of its activities. This has me very uneasy, I don't know what the human might do, but it will cause ponies to fear it.

The only bright side right now was that Clover was back, and she invited me to dinner with her and Pansy. Maybe I can get my mind off the human.

I walked over to Clover's new house. She had really managed to make it her own, with her magical plants in the flower boxes. Even from out here you could see stacks of books from the window, I couldn't help but chuckle at the sight. Clover will always be a little bookworm.

I stepped up to the door and knocked, after a few seconds Pansy opened the door. "Ah, hello Spirit," Pansy said to me. "Good to see you are here." He said, leading me inside.

I looked around the house, and saw signs of Clover everywhere: beakers, flowers, alchemy stations, etc.

"I see Clover is still going strong in her studies," I said, and got a chuckle from Pansy.

"You don't know the half of it," Pansy said as he led me into the dining room. I saw Clover coming into the room, carrying some dishes with her magic.

"Good to see you Spirit," Clover said noticing me, and motioned me to take a seat. Once I sat down, the other two took their place and ate.

After a few minutes of silence Clover spoke up. "Spirit, there is a reason we brought you here." She said and Pansy stopped eating and looked at me then at Clover. "Spirit, I am pregnant."

Why is the ground so close to my face?

"Spirit?" Pansy asked, looking at me on the ground.

I sit up, "Yeah sorry. Kinda loss my balance there. Congratulations." I said. Pansy looked at me odd, but Clover just accepted it as one of my unusual behaviors. "So is that why you wanted me here?" I asked.

"Um, that and more," Clover continued and looked at me. "We also want to ask you to be the child's godfather." Oh

"Oh." I said, thinking this over. "I will Clover, Pansy," I said looking at them, and they grinned from my reply. This turning out to be a nice day.

We then hear a knock on the door.

The world just loves proving me wrong, doesn't it?

Pansy left to open the door, and Clover followed. I stayed in my seat, letting them have privacy. After talking to whoever was at the door Clover returned with a bothered look.

"What's wrong Clover?" I asked. What happened?

"Pansy has been called away," Clover said, disturbed by the news. "It appears that something is causing some havoc out west. So they are calling troops to go investigate and stop whatever it is." She explained.

Could it be the human? "Don't worry Clover, Pansy should be fine," I said, trying to ease my friend's worry. "Pansy has a very good reason to come back."

"Yeah," Clover said, looking out the window not convinced. "I just can't help but worry." She continued.

"Don't worry Clover, what could possibly go wrong?"

It has been two months since Pansy had left, and still no word of what is going on, and Clover is getting worried.

I have been going over to her house daily to help her out, but it has done little to ease her mind. Clover just doesn't seem the same anymore since Pansy left. She barely reads or studies anymore, all she does is sit by a window for her Pansy to return.

Finally, I couldn't take this anymore.

"Clover," I called out, getting the mare's attention. I could see the pregnancy showing when she turned to me. "I will be back in 3 days. I am going to find what is going on," I told her, and just received a small nod. I want Clover back to her old self.

It took my flying westward for a day and a half to finally come across something odd.

I found a large gorge in the land that went for miles. I land down at the edge, and looked down the gorge. What I saw was what remained of the pony troops.

Their body…their bodies were burned.

I jumped down the gorge, and traveled down it further. I continued to look around me and saw a stream running through the gorge, washing away some of the shoot from the pony's armor. I could see the emblem on the pony's outfits, all from the different tribes. No pony was spared from this ghastly ordeal.

I continued forward, and through a tunnel that had strong winds pushing against me. I looked around and saw pegasus bodies that were beaten when they had attempted to fly through this area. Their wings were not strong enough.

After I exited the tunnel I continued till I came across my path being blocked by sharp vines, and cattail. I phased through the vines and saw that some of the ponies had died trapped in these vines, and died from… unpleasant reasons. As I continued, one of the vines began to move, and tried to crush me under its weight, but I phased through it.

So these vines were alive, that explains some of the remains.

After I passed the vines, I found these odd holes on one side of the gorge. I walked past them at first, but jumped back when some large purple red eel like creature lunged out his head, and tried to bite me. Not fazed by this, I just phased walked through the gorge, and letting myself walking through the jaws of those eels.

After a few more minutes of walking, I came across an odd cave. This is where more ponies laid, burned.

I continued into the cave and found a large room at the end of it. The room was lit by torches on the wall. In the room, I found more ponies a throne made of gems, and the human.

It is my fault these ponies had to die. Equestria had loss so many good stallions fighting my creation.

I approach the human, but it was acting odd.

The human looked the same as when I first saw it, but its eyes appeared dead. It looked up to me, and spoke in a hollow voice. "I was wondering when you would so up." It said, getting up, and walked towards me. "I have been waiting for you to show up for a while."

The human stood before me, and neither of us moved for a few moments. Slowly the human began to move, and prostrated before me.

"Kill me," It begged me. "I can't live like this. I can't live like a human if this is all I cause!" It continued to beg.

"Why did you kill them?" I asked. I was tempted to take up its offer.

"I wanted to have my own realm to live in," It began. "But these ponies began to show up in my grotto. They wouldn't leave so… I made it my desire to have them gone. I wanted them gone, and my magic followed. But I didn't want this! I didn't want them dead!" It shouted, Its voice choking.

"No, I won't kill you," I said, and the human looked up at me with pleading eyes. "What you did is no better than what human have done most of their life. Kill. And once they finish killing, the either kill some more or just give up." I snarled looked down at the human.

"But you are more than human," I spoke to it softer. "You are not human at all, so don't become one."

"But how?" It asked, it wanted anyway to change what is was, and what it did. "How can I not be one?"

"My child," I said, kneeling down next to my creation. "You have a great power, this I can see. But don't use it to be a destroyer like the humans. Create instead, create an ideal world. One where this can never happen." This as much my fault as it's.

"An ideal world. The human said to itself. "Thank you," It got up and bowed it's head. "Thank you father. I will create a world where these things will never happen. A world where no harm will fall on the ponies, a world where the world is fun, and I will led these ponies to a better life!" The human shouted, starting to laugh with joy.

The human then looked at itself. "But I won't be human, I will not follow that race's nature." The human's form began to ripple, and twist. "I won't be of any race." It's warped voice came from it's changing form. "I will be mine own!"

When the human's form changed, I didn't know what it turned into. It was a mismatch of body parts from numerous animals.

"Then what will you be?" I ask it.

"I care not what anypony will call me anymore," It stated. "I will let them call me what the wish." It turned and sat on its gem throne. "I will create an ideal world, you can count on it." The throne began to glow brightly till I could no longer see it. "I will return, father," It said before it, and the throne disappeared.

Now that the stone was gone, I looked around, but stopped when I saw something I wish didn't exist. I walked over to the fallen body of two pegasus wearing familiar armor.

"Hello Hurricane, hello Pansy," I said to the bodies, and removed the helmets, and placed them on my back and left the cave.

I arrived back at the town at mid-day, and the area was busy.

I walked over to one of the vendors, and took one of his empty soap boxed, and placed it down.

"Ponies of Baltimare!" I shouted, gaining some ponies' attention. "I have grim news of the troops to the west!" At this, many ponies stopped to listen, not much has been heard of the troops, and many were worried.

"I regret to inform you, but there are no survivors." I said, and a gasp rippled through the crowd, and many mares began to weep. "The troops were met with a force that was far greater than they could imagine. They fought a being that had overpowered their combined forces, and it singlehandedly led to their defeat." The crowd was silent, except a few weeping for their loved ones. "The enemy they faced was a human. I creature that could, in great numbers, of killed all of Equestria. But it was due to the brave actions of all who had gone to meet this creature, that it is no more!"

At the knowledge that the creature wasn't around any longer seemed to ease some of the crowd.

"So I call for a moment of silence, to mourn the losses of all those brave stallions at that Ghastly Gorge and loss their lives to protect their loved one." I told them, and the crowd fell silent, paying respect.

After the moment of silence, the day no longer seemed as bright, and the ponies moved out.

I stepped off my soap box and walked towards Clover's.

I knocked on the door. Clover opened it, and saw one of the helmets on my back, and fell on her knees weeping.

Today is a sad day.