Chapter XVIII: Courage and Determination

Great… Here we are, trying to find these ponies that I'm going to pulverize into tiny little particles. And yet, I can't find them. Dang this map! I can't understand them.

Let have a recap of what happened so far:

I got teleported to Equestria because of Dark. I then knew I have superpowers, and that the source is my ring. So the portal didn't actually alter my DNA after all. So I went to seek help and found talking ponies; unbelievable, eh? But they're kind enough to help me and gave me a place to stay, this is the time we also met Ray. A superhuman used by the government for some dangerous biological weapon for mass destruction of… I dunno, planets? (Holy Fucking Shit, the G-Men are fucked up!). And then, we went to Canterlot with the Mane 6 to see the two legendary princesses, Celestia and Luna, which is also the place where I found the ring. During my stay there, I found out that Fluttershy has feelings for me. Of course, I accepted her as my "marefriend" and… Had sex with her (Nice going there, Ryan.). After that, Dark made her first appearance to me in my room at the Canterlot Castle. She said that she's horny and wants to have sex with me, to which, I refused. But unfortunately, she used force to get me to have sex with her but thanks to her sister, they went home. While that happened, seems that Ray, while I was getting almost raped by a Nightmare unicorn, found a love interest named Nurse Redheart. So I took a walk to find them when out of fucking nowhere, I got teleported to Dark's place, Night Forge, by her father, Greenfall.

They were nice enough to stop Dark from having sex with me for ten more rounds. Thank God for that. Greenfall, Black Star and Red Thunder worked together to help me get back to Inner-Equestria and AWAY FROM DARK ONCE AND FOR ALL. Successfully fulfilling their objectives, I was finally sent back home. It made Ray and the others worry so much about me. So in order to celebrate my return, Pinkie threw a party and partied hard. The morning after that, I went to the bathroom and saw another alicorn, and somehow she looked awfully familiar. And then I started having weird visions of ponies and others dying. Like Spike committing suicide and Fluttershy being raped by a strange Changeling-like-creature and it's starting to bug me.

So I went a walk, visited Fluttershy and trying to find the others when unexpectedly, that painfully familiar alicorn appeared before my eyes. Turns out she was Dark, she actually became Outer-Equestria's princess. Well, I didn't know how the hell did that happened but she teleported me AND RAY with her to her castle. While I was there, I found out that because of my excess use of the ring (Sort of.), its energy is getting weaker and weaker every minute. And so we met two different humans, Michael and Razor on the way to get the battery to recharge my ring. During that, I found out that Dark found out about me and 'Shy and now she wants me and the others killed by using the Negative 6 (The nightmare versions of the Mane 6) to do that. Our mission in getting the battery was a success when Dark teleported us into a party and as we tried to escape, she got us and then I get to defeat the Negative 6 to free my friends and defeat Dark once and for all.

And now here I am.

Actually, everything that had happened to me was pretty awesome though and I liked it, despite the part where Dark rapes me and stuff. And I guess there is a lesson to be learned around here…

Continuing on my way to the first opponent, I ran into Green.

"Green! Whew, thank God! Look, man. You gotta help me, Dark found out about everything and now—"

"Waitwaitwaitwait… Dark found out about your secret?"

"Yeah! And now she wants me to fight the Negative 6 and then fight her!"

"Oh no… this is really bad."

"Yeah, I know. That's why you have to help me!"

"I'm afraid I cannot help you. Now that Dark is a princess, she is ten times more powerful than all of us. We can't defeat her."

"Damn it! Okay, what about the Negative 6?"

"What about them?"

"I mean are they strong? Do they have any weaknesses?"

"The Negative 6 are the heroines of Outer-Equestria. They are really tough and hard to fight though. You need special training, something like that."

"I'm in so much trouble…"

"But Ryan, don't give up now. You have to fight for your friends or else their dead!"

"Oh, alright…"

I waved at Green as I walked away. Thinking about the whole thing, I guess with great power comes great responsibility. I'll have to deal with it or I'll end up the failure.

Looking up, seems that I have arrived at the house of my first opponent…

Lustyshy…

Ray's POV

Unknown time, Unknown place

"Damn it!" I cursed under my breath.

I hate this, I really do. I don't want to be here! I mean, why do we get to be tied up in chains when Ryan gets to be free? Well, I shouldn't be complaining. We'll just have to depend on Ryan and pray so that he gets to win and free us.

"What now?" Razor asked.

There was no way out, this chains felt like unbreakable ice that is clinging to me for years. I didn't know what to do, but I didn't give up but I sure do know that we have to brace ourselves for the unexpected. "I don't know. We'll just have to hope Ryan will beat the living daylights out of the Negative 6." I replied.

I looked at the door when I saw a guard enter the room, holding a hot branding iron, in the shape of X, in his mouth. I was filled with fear, terrifying thoughts ran through my mind as I looked at the guard. But there's got to be something that I can use to escape!

The guard dropped the rod and began, "Hehehe… This is going to be so much fun."

I'm not a fan of burns but this is going to leave a mark on my skin. Picking up the iron again, He went for me first.

"Ah screw this, show me what you got…" I cursed.

Aiming for my arm, he charged at me. I don't know what to do… up until now. Nearly hitting my arm, I moved it and he hit the chain; melting it and breaking me free of the chains.

I grinned smugly, "Big mistake…" I quickly knocked him out and grabbed the still hot iron and melted the other chains.

"Nice, dude! How did you do that?" Michael asked.

"I had to build up courage so that I could think fast of a plan." I said to him as I freed them.

Helping them up on their feet, I saw that a group of guards busted the door opened and saw us escaping. "Halt! Stop right there, humans!" He shouted.

The iron in my hand, I threw it right at them but ended up dodging it.

"TASTE THIS, ASSHOLES!"

Running through the guards, I hauled ass to the where I guess the escape route is but instead…

I ran into Dark…

She looked at us with sinister eyes, and spoke "Leaving so soon?"

She assembled her guards with her, thousands of them ready to pin us down like ants.

"Thousands against three? Heh, let's even out the odds, shall we?" Michael went to his fighting stance to get ready.

I tighten my grip… Let's kick some pony-butt!

Well, this is the place. I arrived here at Lustyshy's cottage after countless of hours walking into these damn creepy streets. And Jesus… Look at that décor; it's creepier than a haunted house. There are dead flowers hanging on the front porch of the cottage and spiders crawling out of it. My God, does she really live here?

I slowly walked into the front door with this creepy atmosphere, "What the fuck…"

As I was reaching for the doorknob, it turned. I quickly hid behind the bushes and watched the door open to reveal my first opponent. She has the same style as Fluttershy but her colors are warped into a negative tone, and her Cutie Mark was a girl's underwear. Well, that makes sense.

She looked at her surroundings and spoke in a similar tone of Fluttershy, "Hmmm… I swear I sensed a presence around here. A male scent but different from the other stallions…"

"That's Lustyshy?" I whispered quietly in the bushes.

"Hmmm… He must've ran away then." She then trotted inside.

"What a fucking slut…" I said to myself.

Seeing that the coast is clear. I went out the bushes and pondered for a bit about this. "Screw it." I cursed. I walked to the door when suddenly it opened.

"AH! SWEET JESUS!" I shouted in utter shock.

"Why, h-hello there, human. I've been expecting you." She said shyly. It felt like I am talking to FS.

"Yeah… I'm sure you are. Hello, my name is Ryan."

"Ryan… P-Please come in!"

I entered the cottage and inside… was not anything you see every day. Everything looked gothic and emo, like an emo's house. I sat on the couch and sat comfortably on it.

"Please, make yourself at home. Would you like something to drink?" She asked.

"Yes, please. Coffee."

As she was trotting into the kitchen, she shot me a seductive look and yet, SINISTER and full of evil. Something was not right about this.

Suddenly, my ring beeped with violet light. Thinking it was not important, I ignored it. I stood up from the couch and explored the place for a bit. These ponies do not have great taste in decoration. Somehow, Lustyshy is a bit similar to FS considering that Negative 6 are opposite versions of the Mane 6. It feels like I'm trying to fight Fluttershy, which is hard for me though.

LS came back with the coffee on a tray and placed it down on the coffee table.

"Thanks." I said.

"You're very welcome. So, you're going to fight me… R-Right?" she asked right away.

I grabbed my coffee and took a sip. "Supposed to be, how did you know?"

"Oh… I'm not supposed to tell you everything…"

"Classified information, eh? Well, I can deal with that. *sip*"

"I'll go easy on you…"

Unexpectedly, things went blurry and wavy. "Wha—… What's h-happening?"

Dizzy… I can't…. "What did you do… to me?"

"Oh, nothing… I put a little something in your drink."

Damn… I should've… I… I should have seen this sooner. Weak…

"You…*THUD!*"

Everything went black…

Damn… Where am I? Is this one of Dark's tricks again?

This nightmare was the same as before. Green snow and red blood background and other creepy themes but this time it was different…

Before my very eyes is a scene of great sorrow…

I saw myself lying in cold blood and a pony mourning beside me. It was hard to tell its face, but I could see tears dripping down on my body.

"I'm so sorry… I'm so sorry…" it said with a feminine voice, and somehow I recognize the voice.

"Fluttershy?" I thought… It couldn't possibly be, right?

"It's too late, Fluttershy! He's dead! You can't bring him back anymore." Dark's voice boomed around the room. It is Fluttershy!

"YOU MONSTER! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME! You… made me kill Ryan…"

No… this is a dream… I can't be dead! I CAN'T BE!

"I'm so sorry…"

It's not possible…

I saw Dark's silhouette beside her… Mumbling words…

"pRePaRe FFFFFOOrrr uNForESSSeeeen COONSeequences…"

I slowly open my eyes, with a headache…

"Agh…"

…only to find myself tied in chains on the wrist and the feet. Shit, I should have seen this sooner… God damn it, how could I be so stupid!

"Damn…" My vision is still blurry and wavy from the drugs, and every second, my head aches even more.

"Good morning, my little sex slave…" I heard Lustyshy's voice. It echoed through my ears…

"You… You drugged me…"

"Oh, how smart of you to notice!"

"You can't… do… this to me…"

"Oh help me I will… You see, I am the Element of Lust. I have sex to whomever I want until they die."

"No… Let me go!"

"Do you have what it takes to defeat me from my lustful behavior?"

Finally, I regained everything and now I'm in control of my mind. But somehow my body feels hot and I feel lust in my body. "What the fuck did you do to me?"

"Every male who comes near me will feel great desires of lust in their minds, and there is no escape to this. Resistance is futile, my dear…"

"God damn it! There's gotta be a way out of this!"

"You'll be surprised if you see my marehood…" She turned around and lifted her tail to reveal her genital. In all of my life, this is the most disturbing and yet disgusting thing I have ever saw in my whole entire goddamn life…

"HOLY FUCKING SHIT! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!"

There were little appendages inside, slithering out of her… thing. And then tiny teeth!

"JESUS H. CHRIST! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME! GET THE LIVING HELL AWAY FROM ME!" I panicked.

"Love me…" She rubbed my crotch slowly.

I used my ring to construct something but I can't! Somehow, these chains are preventing me to use my ring!

"Fuck me…" She said it again.

"Gotta get out of this…"

Out of nowhere, my ring shone violet light. It covered my whole body, from head to toes. The sudden surge of power knocked back Lustyshy with great force.

I began reciting the oath of the Violet Lanterns.

For hearts long lost and full of fright,

For those alone in blackest night,

Accept our ring and join our fight,

Love conquers all- with violet light!

A loud blast broke me free of the chains. I have now unlocked the full power of the first lantern, The Violet Lanterns, LOVE…

"What is this?!" Lustyshy shouted.

I stood in front of her with violet aura surrounding me. I know this now… Lustyshy is one of the 9 opponents!

Since her element is Lust, its opposite is Love!

I spoke to her with great confidence, "Love is an emotion, Lustyshy. Sex is an act. Love is what we feel, not what we do. Love is the most important feeling of all. And so, I will give you two choices… Do want to love? Or live in lust forever…"

I never thought I would do this, a speech that changes the enemy's ways into good. She IS one of the 9 opponents…

She opened her mouth and said, "Love…"

"Very well…"

The aura surrounded her. Filling her with the emotion of love, her mind opening to the truth.

"It is finished…"

A loud shockwave knocked me back. I opened my eyes, not knowing what just happened "What happened?"

I looked around to see that the room is a big mess. LS trotted towards me,

"Oh no…"

Suddenly, she hugged me. No signs of lust in her, what the hell happened?

"Thank you, Ryan…" We broke apart and I asked what happened. And then she told me everything, about the ring and me being colored violet.

Wait, isn't all Violet Lantern Corps women?

After the end of the story, now I know that the Negative 6 are one of the 9 opponents, but who are the last three? I remembered Max's words "Just go with the flow, you'll know when it's time."

And so I have to.

"Well, that's awesome." I said. I looked at my ring to see that part of the ring is finished, one spiky triangle thingy appeared shining violet. I smiled.

"Hey Ryan…"

"Hm?"

"You said that love is an emotion and sex is an act. Can you explain it to me why?"

"Uhhhmmm… Okay. Love is a feeling; we feel love because we care about each other. We care for people even though we don't know them. For example, we show good deeds because we love them, as friends and family. Love for one another is another different story. You love someone because they care for you and YOU WANT TO BE WITH THEM FOREVER. Leading to marriage and stuff. Lust on the other hand, is the opposite of love. You don't love the one you are mating with, you only love the pleasure that you feel. Lust is love for pleasure, a strong desire that makes you want to really WANT the thing that you really want. You love sex but you don't really feel love."

"Really?"

"Yep. I'm not good at explaining things like this. But if I didn't take enough studies then maybe I wouldn't know any of this at all."

"*giggle* You're kinda funny!"

"You see? You're feeling love right now because you love me as a dear friend."

"Really?"

"Heck yeah!"

"Wow, Ryan. Thanks for the advice!"

"You're welcome! Hey, I gotta jet. I need to fight the other five ponies."

"Wait! I'm coming with you!"

"How? You might get hurt from the fights."

"I can hide inside your head."

"Well, that's fine."

Lustyshy's eyes began to glow as she concentrates her dark magic out of her. A black mist started to engulf her then suddenly, she disappeared.

"Hello!" I heard her voice in her head. Didn't know she could do that even though she's a Nightmare Pegasus.

"Hi! Just a little side note. Don't do anything stupid inside or else I'll kick you out of there. Understand?"

"Don't worry, I won't."

"Good. What will you do there if you're bored?"

"Well, I dunno."

"Okay then, stay put if you will. We're going to an adventure."

"Yay!"

"Hey, why do you want to go with me anyway?"

"Princess Dark has become a little… coco about you betraying her love. And now she intends to take over your world!"

"Wait I thought all of you were bad guys?"

"We did it because we don't have much choice. If we don't, she'll kill us all. And we're not that BAD, we're sometimes good."

"Well, that makes sense. Let's GO!"

We ran out of the cottage to go to our next destination to our next opponent, Dahilia… Eleanor Pie?

Or just simply Dahilia Pie…