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Holed memories

by The Psychopath

Chapter 8: Violence and its benefits

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After that unfortunate incident, Pinkie Pie and Fyra cleaned up the place in the speed of light. Tonight , it was another full moon, allowing the place to stay nice and bright.Motel had been talking to this green unicorn for awhile. This unicorn had a bullseye for a cutie mark., the little red and white circles just asking to be hit in their middle. He had no mane except for the part on his head. It was yellow and shaved to have a flat top. It didn't exactly go very high. Same thing for his tail, it looked more like a brush now.And his eyes were of a piercing silver color, something rare. The mane six and Fyra all went towards him after Motel invited them. He didn't seem at all phased by Fyra's appearance , nor did he seem to care. Motel HAD told him about her.

"So , these're your friends now Motel?"

"Yes."

"Ya ain't still in yer "froofroo" stuff now are ya?"

"What? You are still on ça? I do believe some of us in this world can have good taste in fashion and sophistication." Motel lift his head smugly with his hoof over his chest. The green pony seemed to give "are you kidding me?" face.

"Yes. Somethings require a bit more 'pezazzle' in life. Fashion designing is very hard, especially when you look for the perfect one for anypony," Said Rarity.

"And you are?" The green stallion's attitude seemed to irritate Rarity, whose eyebrow twitched.

"My name is Rarity.I thought that it was the stallion's job to be polite towards a mare.."

"Yeah?" He spat on the floor. "T'ain't my thing."

"Ew! How horrid! That sir, is disgusting!"

"Awwww. Ya can't take the rustic life? Poor froofroo."

"Wha....what did you call me?"

"I called ya froofroo!That's yer name now!" He started pointing towards Fluttershy then Twilight Sparkle.

"You're the wuss , and you must be a nerd."

Fluttershy squeaked and sniffed. Twilight looked ready to rip this unicorn's head off.

"How dare you! Ya think y'all can come 'ere uninvited and start insultin' mah friends? Who're ya anyway."

"Ya can call me Bullseye."

Bullseye turned around , he seemed to "wow" at the pony talking to him. Her mane seemed to sparkle and she looked very robust. Her angry face didn't even phaze him. He seemed capable of controlling his emotions.

"And who're you?"

"Ah'm Applejack, and this giant red guy over here is mah brother, Big Macintosh."

Bullseye didn't seem that intimidated by Big Mac. In fact , he seemed to have a massive smirk appear.

"And what do ya two do?"

"We work at an applefarm."

"FINALLY!" he yelled , frightening everyone:" Somepony who actually works hard. This explains why you both seemed to look in such good shape. Ya dunno how FAR ah've travelled , nor how many cities 'n towns I passed by. Nopony was brave enough to follow me, nor were they even gettin' up ta work early. A good morning is an early mornin' followed a good run."

Applejack seemed surprised that another pony would have a simikar life style to hers and Big Mac's.

"An' how early do ya get up?"

" 'Round five in the mornin'."

"Aha!" He slapped both Big Mac and Applejack, causing them to fall forward by the unexpected strength.

"GOOD! I usually get up at four, but that's an excellent start." he went to motel , laughing.

He saw Rainbow Dash staring at him furiously, flapping her wings, and blocking his path. Bullseye simply stood back slightly and was eyeing her.

"And what're you supposed ta be? A drawing ornament?"

"WHAT?!THAT'S IT! I'M KICKING YOUR BUTT!"

But Bullseye just ignored Rainbow Dash and turned away and ignored her threats. She raged and charged at him , intending to smash into him with her full speed. He quickly turned around and punched her in the top of her head, planting her into the ground.

"The day a youngin' manages to beat me in combat is the day ah'll be dead. No , wait, you still wouldn't be able to beat me. Pahahaha!"

Fyra was waiting next to Motel, both looking angry.

"What?"

"You are such a violent ruffian. I still don't know why I'm friends with you."

"Perhaps because I taught you the weakpoints of those Final Failures? Maybe because I was also your only friend for five years straight?"

"Yeah...maybe..."

"Why did you say those things around my new friends like that? You hurt Fluttershy's feelings!"

Fyra pointed towards Fluttershy who still shrinking away.

"Oh , what are you? Five? Nyehnyehnyeh, my feelings, nyehnyehnyeh."

Fyra tried to tackle Bullseye, who stopped her with his horn. There seemed to be a gray cloud spinning around it. He slammed her back onto the ground.

"So , ah heard that ya can't use yer horn no more? I suppose ah can help ya with that. But it'll be tough work."

"Pff, Motel's training was also tough wor--" Bullseye threw himself directly on Fyra's face , meeting eye to eye.

"I SAID HARD WORK! NOT JUMP AND DROP!"

Fyra tipped over.

"F...fine,"she said.

"Good. Now where can I fetch ya?"

"She's at mah place," said Applejack. " 'N if'n ya want ta come by , it's up that hill , where the first barn's at. But don't you yell at mah little sister or mah Granny Smith."

"Hmph. I may be a warrior, but I have mah standards. I will not attack yer granny nor will I attack a little one."

Rarity looked surprised that someone so barbaric had such a rule.

"Well , I suppose you do have some politeness in you after all."

Bullseye blushed.

"What? No! It's just...uh...that's how things are. Now lay off my back!"

Rarity gave a sarcastic expression to Bullseye.

"Well then , my "good" friend, where do you want to stay? I believe the room I have rented in that pleasant mare's house has space for two, provided you have the bits."

"I do , but I ain't going to live in some "comfort". I'm going back into that forest. It's a lively place."

"WHAT!" yelled the group.

"But, the Everfree forest is dangerous!" yelled Twilight."You could be killed in it, or worse..."

"Yeah , I could live in a library and read books all day." he mocked , laughing himself out of air.

Twilight turned red and became furious.

"Why you..."

"Let him go Twilight."said Motel, putting a hoof up to block her."Give him time , he has always been like this , since the day we met. He is always this cold and humorless. He may seem like an uncouth jerk now , but he doesn't hide his feelings very well when he warms up to you."

Bullseye had barely gone far that Fluttershy stood right in front of him , fury in her face.The green unicorn sighed. "What NOW?"

"You...are just a big meanie! I saw what you were doing to those poor timberwolves. You chased them out of their home without them doing anything to you!"

"Pff. THey attacked me. They asked for it."he mumbled unhearable words, but they were:"And I still didn't get to skin them."

"So? You charged after them and scared them terribly! I won't let YOU go into the foest, DO.YOU.UNDERSTAND?!"

Fluttershy was performing the dreaded "stare" of hers.While the others expected him to freeze up , Motel just chuckled.

"He isn't going to be fazed by that."

"What? Nothing has managed to resist Fluttershy's stare," said Twilight.

"Yes,but we've had to escape from far more trrifying things that could have driven you insane. Just look , he'll snap out of it right about....now."

And indeed , Motel was right. Although Bullseye was affected by "The Stare", his ability to lock away his feelings got him out of this lock.

"What are you staring at?"

"Wha-what?"

"Whatever. Have a nice night."

"Oh? It seems that Fluttershy's stare has managed to affect him more discreetly than I expected."

"He did seem more...polite."

"I suggest everypony goes to bed. It IS quite late."

The group agreed and went back to their respective homes. On the path , Fyra wondered how she would deal with this pony. She also wondered how she would manage to control her own "magic". Sinking into her own bed and hearing Applejack stomp her way to her own room, Fyra fell asleep...but it wouldn't last long. Barely five in the morning , just as Applejack and Big Mac were getting ready to wake up, the sounds of a gong were coming from outside with an even LOUDER yelling.

"GET UP FYRA! IT'S TIME TO TRAIN! A GOOD DAY STARTS OFF WITH A GOOD TRAINING AND WORKOUT!"
Ugh.Well , at least me and Big Mac 're up. Ah hope Apple Bloom didn't notice the sounds. thought Applejack.

Big Mac had to drag Fyra out of her bed despite her protests as even Applejack combined with Granny Smith and Applebloom couldn't get her out. Fyra was still half asleep as Big Mac pulled her outside of their house towards a waiting Bullseye. He was quite lively. This was what one calls a morning pony. Big Mac just tossed Fyra across the ground at the hooves of Bullseye.

"Thanks Big M," Bullseye closed onto the ear of a drowsy Fyra and started whispering in her ear. Oh Fyyyyra, it's time ta wake UUUUUuuup. Ya have ta train."

He kept a smile on his face and pulled some strange green rock from his wagon , that he pulled all the way to the farm. He placed it right next to her left ear.

"What's that?" asked Big Mac.

"This is a pelt stone."

"A what stone?"

"Cover yer ears and you'll understand."

Bullseye adorned an evil smile then stomped on the strange green rock with his hooves. The sound literally gave out such a massive *BANG* that Fyra was propulsed several feet away , now wide awake and with a silly expression on her face. Big Mac was also surprised. While Bullseye was unfazed and his mane stayed the same , both Big Mac and Fyra's manes were jetted back like thorns. Applejack came running as fast as she could.

"WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT?! What'd ya do Bullseye?!"

"Nothin'. I just used this here pelt stone."

"A what stone?"

"It's a stone only found in the deepest seas. It's infused with magic and fire. When a put enough pressure on it , the buildup inside the thing get's out , causing that explosion ya heard."

"Huh, but DON'T use that thing again. Ya could give Granny Smith a heartattack."

Bullseye gave her a scary smile and went towards Fyra who was still trying to assess the situation.

"What happened?"

"Ya didn't wake up. In case you want that wake up call every mornin', I suggest ya wake up from now on."

"Al...alright...."

Fyra's head was still spinning. The sun was barely rising from the hills. Bullseye just began with physical training. Fyra didn't understand why this was necessary for her horn to work. She was answered by a strong yelling and a forced running. It was the afternoon and they had both been filled up on some apple based 'rations', as Bullseye called it. Twilight , Pinkie Pie , and a protective Rainbow Dash came to their training grounds. It would seem that the apple farm was the perfect place to train, far from the eyes of the other ponies , and quite empty. Fyra was busy catching her breath while Bullseye was stretching in every way possible.

"Twilight , Rainbow , Pinkie. What're you all doing here?"

"We just came to check on you and see how your training has been going." reassured Twilight.

"Yeah! I was hoping to see all the stuff you could do now , being an alicorn and all. So? What can you do? HUHUHUHUHUHUH?!"

"I...uh...he hasn't....uh...."

"I haven't taught her that yet."

"What? Why not?" asked Twilight , confused? She was still angry at Bullseye , but that something changed within him.

"Because she needs ta work on her physique first. Oh great , now Ah'm speakin' fancy. Curse you Motel. We'll start now."

"Great!" Fyra bounced back to life.

"Now I'll show ya how ta control your horn."

Twilight rubbed her head in confusion.

"Wait, that's it? Heh. I could teach her how to do that."

Bullseye gave a cold stare.

"Unless you haven't noticed yet , and I'm sure you haven't, Fyra, Motel, and I aren't exatly normal ponies like you all."

"What're you talking about?" yelled Rainbow."Fyra has been flying fine since I've been showing her some of my moves."

"Pfff.So? That's not what I meant. We have...a uniqueness to ourselves....as did many others....."

Fyra saw him look at the ground , sadness in his eyes. She then remembered all those little colts and fillies stuck in the cages in that horrible room.

"Now then, as much as I hate this , dig deep into yerself Fyra, and look for your power. It's in there somewhere , just concentrate."

Fyra nodded and closed her eyes. She seemed to force her concentration.

Bullseye backed up. Twilight wondered why.

"I suggest ya protect yer friends with some magic shield Twilight Sparkle. If I recall what happened last time , me and Motel had a two second window to becoming well roasted marshmellows."

"OOOO! I LOVE marshmellows! Especially whe they're 'smores, or in hot chocolate.Mmmm!"

Twilight saw Fyra opening her eyes, her iris were glowing brightly. Twilight did as told and erected a barrier around her and her two friends, while Bullseye looked like he was distorting space around him, it looked all hazy.

Suddenly, Fyra's horn erupted like a volcano. The shockwave spread as a circular, widening, torrent of flames skidding along the floor.

"Here it comes! I didn't expect it to be so fast!"

The fires smacked with full force into the Twilight's shield. She had some trouble controlling the brute force impact , but seemed unhindered. Bullseye's field distorted the flames and reflected them however he wanted them to reflect. The flames soon died out, not having gone too far. Fyra's eyes stopped glowing and she nearly fell down , but caught herself with a hoof. Pinkie rushed to her friend, and helped her back up.

"Oh my gosh! Are you alright Fyra?"

"Y....yeah. Thanks Pinkie."

While Fyra was being helped back up by Pinkie Pie, Twilight and Rainbow Dash wanted answers.

"What was that Bullseye? What did you do?" worried Twilight.

"Nothing. She's able ta control her horn now."

"Yeah, what did you mean by you three having "special" powers?"

Bullseye sighed but knew that the moment was getting closer and had to at least tell some part to them. Motel had tracked him down in the forest and explained about the princesses and how they were preparing for the future event between Fyra and her.

"Okay...but don't tell this ta anypony else. I'll only tell ya 'bout a small portion."

The two ponies leaned closer.

"We weren't exactly born with our powers, rather, they were....forced upon us."

"What do you mean "forced". You didn't fight back or anything?"

"I shall only say that at the time , we couldn't do anything. I don't want ta go further innit."

"I understand. But , what exactly are your powers?"

"Well , as you could see , Fyra has control over flames. She can create and manipulate them, but she can't exactly do fireballs or the like.Or cover herself in fire and fly at super speeds."

"That reminds me of some of Pinkie's comics."

"Pff, she reads those? Anyways, my specialty is telekinesis."

"What? You mean like our levitation magic?"

"Not quite. While your magics are diverse and shapable , I can only control things with my mind. Not somethin' too impressive."

"And what about Motel?" asked Rainbow Dash. She had her eyes squinted and was rubbing her chin." Does he have, like, super agility or something?"

"Lemme guess , he was performing his acrobacy in front of everypony?"

"Yes," they both answered in unison.

"Well , have you noticed how he seems to 'slide' across solid ground?"

"Yeah. I did notice that. It seems physically impossible. How does he do it? Does he manipulate the air?" said Twilight , laughing.

"No, he manipulates gravity around him."

Twilight and Rainbow Dash's pupils shrunk.

"What? But that isn't even possible! Gravity isn't something you can control! It's an everchanging force and--"

"Will ya stop it nerd?" Bullseye twisted his head and crosses his eyes after saying "nerd" "That's how it is. Deal with it."

"So that's how he can move like that without his wings!" concluded Rainbow Dash.

"Actually, he needs his wings ta manipulate his own gravity field. We were all trained ta have great acrobatic abilities. Although Motel and I had more time ta do so. Fyra came after we--" Bullseye stopped suddenly.

"Perhaps I've said too much. Why don'tcha go somewhere else fer taday? We've got much training ta do."

Rainbow Dash agreed and called Pinkie Pie , who had been telling jokes to Fyra after she got over her headache. They both left soon after giving Fyra a 'Goodbye, see you later!'. Twilight didn't feel at all comfortable with what Bullseye told her.He turned around after Twilight called him.

"What's wrong?"

"I...I don't know what happened to you three, but...I wish I could have done something."

"It's ain't yer fault. Those...things....are responsible fer it. Perhaps , one day , we'll tell you more , and I feel that that day is coming closer than hoped."

"Well..whatever it is, we'll be here to help you."

"I 'ppreciate it. BUT, if ya six want ta help, y'all 'll have ta come with mannequins so I can teach ya how ta destroy the Final Failures. I believe you've alreaedy seen one?"

"Y...yes....but how did you-"

"Motel told me."

"Oh. Well , I'll try and convince Rarity to lend us some."

"Good.Have a nice day then."

Twilight Sparkle turned back around and went to reach her friends before she jumped up to a familiar yelling.

"WHAT'RE YA DOING! YOU'LL BURN EVERYTHING DOWN! STOP THAT!"

Twilght just gave a silent laugh and went to rejoin Pinkie and Rainbow Dash.

"What took you so long Twilight?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Bullseye said that he's teach us how to perform some fighting moves. He said that he knew some weak points on everypony's body."

"Weak points? So THAT'S how he beat me so easily!"

"And filled your mouth with dirt! Hahaha!"

"Shut up Pinkie." said Rainbow , pouting.

Twilight just laughed at her friends and thought about Bullseye. Motel was right, he did seem to open his feelings more easily when he knew somepony. Apparently Fluttershy's stare helped accelerate that ten-fold. As Twilight and her friends walked down the hill to Ponyville, they noticed a shadow shaped like a pony on the floor. The htree turned around to see the source. It was a giant shadowed pony on higher ground but extremely far away. Twilight didn't feel good vibes coming from it.

"Hey Twilight , look on the floor." said Rainbow Dash.

Twilight looked and , indeed , there was something scary. It was an eye on the shadow. It was looking at them. The eye was squinted to surround a black, horizontal, rectangular pupil. Although there was barely any of the "white" of the eye to see, it was still there. It was extremely furious, the three mares could see it. It was especially focusing on Pinkie Pie. Even though the pony was so far away, it's eye was on the shadow.

What kind of magic is that? though Twilight Sparkle.

Rainbow Dash was the first to talk to it:

"Who are you?"

The eye swung directly to Rainbow like a thrown knife. The shadow spoke.

"Your demise."

It then dissolved. Rainbow Dash turned towards the lat land that the shadowed pony was on , about to yell at it, but was stunned to see that it was already gone. Rainbow bolted over there with her trademark speed , only to see that the pony was nowhere in sight. She returned to Twilight with nothing. Twilight then looked up the hill to see Bullseye showing Fyra how to control her powers , and burn at simple cloth. Things weren't going well.

"Who was that?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Something that Fyra is going to have to deal with, but not alone. We'll be with her and those other two."

"Although I hate Bullseye, I definitely want to help Fyra and Motel."

"Me too! She's so much fun to play with, and she great ideas for pranks too."

"Heh, well , let's hope that whatever is praying upon them doesn't have it's eyes set for Equestria next."

The three mares continued towards ponyville , intent on keeping this event secret from the three ponies they knew and spread the knews about the training with Bullseye.

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