My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Friends from Unexpected Places

Chapter 39

Divided we fall

Clockwerk left his work at Time Turner’s clock shop and headed for home. He used his magic to pull a teddy bear out of nowhere. “Dinky is sure to love this.” he said as he continued.

When he and Derpy’s friends found her bleeding and eTu`nes no where to be found, they all figured that he had turned back to his draconic roots and attacked her. Derpy, however, knew the truth but didn’t tell them. And when they took her to the hospital, only Clockwerk was present when she found out she was pregnant with Dinky. Clockwerk figured that that eTu`nes bastard had his way with her, then hit her, then left, making him angry. Derpy didn’t even bother to tell him the truth about the camping trip and…

Feeling guilty for letting Derpy chase after eTu`nes that lead to this whole mess, Clockwerk moved to Ponyville to help Derpy care for Dinky. He wasn’t there when she was born- he was busy finding a place to stay - but arrived to see a very happy Derpy hold her new daughter.

She always said that that was the happiest day of her life and she meant it. A couple of months later, Derpy and Clockwerk married… on the same day eTu`nes came back to town and saw the 3 of them together.

That wasn’t the only thing that happened in those 7 years.

Octavia and Vinyl are having a… well, one would call it a comical relationship, with Tavi being a stickler for rules and Vinyl being a free-spirit. Some of Vinyl’s… things, such as a breakfast in bed, are just one of the things that makes Tavi love the mare even more.

Lyra and Bonbon ended up marrying right out of high school and moved into a apartment above a abandoned shop. Bonbon always dreamed of opening up a candy store but Lyra thought it was a bad idea. This is what Lyra always did; shoot down Bonbon’s idea so that she can surprise her when she reveals it to her. That was the case here. When Lyra showed the candy store that she and a couple of her friends built in secret- Lyra kept it secret by having a tarp over the windows and saying it was for poker- Bonbon was ecstatic.

She hugged her wife just outside the store just as it started to rain. They went inside to get it ready for a clear day tomorrow.

Berry and Colgate moved to Canterlot for a few years, where they had a daughter via artificial insemination named Berry Pinch. After a while, they missed their own home and, seeing how foals act here, came to the conclusion that Canterlot isn’t a good place to raise Pinch. They moved back to Ponyville, where Berry got a job at her uncle Motif’s bar and Colgate opened a dentistry.

Seaswirl and Roseluck opened up a flower shop and went to work filling Ponyville with tons of flowers. Like all couples, they had their fair share of arguments but nothing that could break them up. Their biggest one was whether or not they should have kids; Seaswirl is for it but Roseluck is against it. It also doesn’t help that they found out they’re both infertile. If they want a kid, their only choice is adoption and that’s a option they both aren’t big fans of.

Time Turner and Raindrops had a off again/ on again relationship though the years. They wanted too many different things. They never fully broke up; they loved each other too much for that. But at one point, they both decided they wanted some time to think. So, Time Turner moved in with his sister Carrot Top and Raindrops moved in with Seaswirl and Roseluck. And as of the events of Discordian Troubles, they are back together.

A couple of years before the events of now, Derpy and Clockwerk moved out of her parents house and into Carrot Tops apartment. They also adopted the recently orphaned Sparkler, who lost her parents in a train accident, into their family. Her parents were friends with Derpy’s parents and she didn’t want her to be all alone. Dinky was happy to get a older sister but Carrot Top wasn’t keen on having her apartment fill up this fast.

Clockwerk jumped over the train tracks and continued for home, humming the show’s main theme when a shadow covered the moons light. Clockwerk stopped and looked up to see a massive claw come down and grab him.

The unicorn was thrown into a cave, where he landed and broke his neck. He was still alive but couldn’t move. “OW!” he yelled. “who…” a familiar face came into view. He only met the guy in one day but he recognized him. “eTu`nes? What are you… why am I… what are you doing?”

Oscurita growled then lunged at the guy, mouth wide open.

“My my. You had a lot of pent up rage for that pony, didn’t you?” Glacies asked as Oscurita rose out of the cave and wiped blood away from his mouth. He growled at him and took off to the air. “Okay. Now that you had your revenge, I would like you to help me with something.”

Help? What kind of help? He wouldn’t know for at least a few months.

5 months later… just at the beginning of Friends from Unexpected Places…

A small flash of pink light sparked though a small part of the sky. It sparked again. It hit and expanded, forming a large pink tunnel large enough for a ship to pass though.

“we’re not going to make contact with the locals?” Bahamut asked as he looked down to the ground. “it would make getting supplies a whole lot easier.”

“Are you kidding?” Satoshi asked. “after the fiasco on the last few worlds we visited, keeping this a secret is a good thing.”

The dragon shrugged. “if you say so. Such a shame too. The countryside looks pretty.”

“well, you’ll see it when we find a place to set down far from populated centers.” Req said.

Oscurita and Orochi watched the ship exit the tunnel and fly out. Over those 5 months, Oscurita had grown more aggressive and more violent thanks to the darkness inside him. Only Derpy remained on his mind now and that was thanks to the bracelet he still had.

“see that ship?” Glacies asked. “that ship belongs to a goddess that has really gotten on our nerves these past few years.” he looked to the dragon. “You are to take a component of that ship and steal it. I don’t care if you have to destroy the thing; just make sure they’re stuck here.” if Oscurita could talk, he knows what his question would be. “the reason why is because I want to have some fun with them before I kill them.”

Oscurita snorted and spread his wings. “Wait wait wait.” Tenebrae said. He snapped his fingers, engulfing the monster in a cloak of shadow. “if they don’t see you, they won’t try to find and kill you.” makes sense, in some weird way. “and you can summon up monsters of various shapes and sizes out of it. It can be very useful.” he’s right. It could be.

Oscurtia flapped his wings and flew at the ship, unknowingly about to set into motion a chain of events that will change Equestria, and the Universe.

Present Day…

The dark knight appeared on top of the mountain that had served as Nightmare Moon’s fortress when she rose to power 1100 years ago, and where the group had to find a reversal spell to turn the ponies, who had turned human thanks to Trixie‘s obsession over a certain lavender mare, back into ponies, that had led to the short but violent return of a Luna-less Nightmare Moon.

He reached the center of what was once her fortress and summoned his sword and pole-ax. He powered it up, rose it up, then stabbed it into the ground.

Spires of rock and shadow shot out of the ground, clearing out the rubble in record time. Once all that was gone, he descended down a flight of stairs and cleared out a caved-on door the same way he did with the entire palace, though smaller. He walked into the room and found what he was looking for.

“you will work just fine. You need some repairs but you’ll work just fine.”

The twisted but still workable remains of the gryphon robot twitched as a pair of it’s gears tried to turn. The knight disappeared in a flash of dark fire, bringing the robot with him.

The princess’ saw the spell Jax cast go into effect and activate above the planet. Such destructive power… why didn’t the humans tell them about that? Celestia was furious by that destructive secret they were keeping and turned to a stunned Armor. “Summon the Royal Guard!” she ordered in a forceful tone that few rarely saw. “we have to go to Ponyville!”

Jax woke up to find herself back on in her bed on the Orion.

“(was that… all a dream?)” she asked in her mind. She tried to get up but felt a very, very sharp pain though her sides. That kind of pain only happens whenever she casts THAT spell. “(wait… now I remember…)”

She remembered seeing Derpy all burnt to a crisp and getting angry, angry enough to cast the most destructive spell in existence; even more destructive then Lina’s Giga Slave. Then she remembered blacking out and the spell harmlessly going off high above the planet. “(that’s 5 years I’m not going to get back.)” she sighed. Every single time she cast it, she lost 5 years of her life. With this failed attempt, that’s 20 years gone.

“I… have really have to stop casting that spell.” she sighed with a groan. “add that with the disease and I’m on the fast-track to death.” she remembered that Derpy was badly injured and headed out the door.

The ponies, including all of Derpy’s friends, waited out in the lobby, waiting to hear whatever news they could. The humans were elsewhere in town, checking to see if the monster had left any Shadow Beings behind.

“mommy…” Dinky said with watery eyes.

Her sister hugged and comforted her. “it’s going to be okay, Dinky. Mom will be fine, you’ll see.” Sparkler said in a comforting tone.

“but mommy…”

“Will be fine.” Colgate said. “she’s been though worse then this.” she winked with a smile, filling Dinky with some confidence.

Nurse Redheart walked out of the operating room. All the ponies got up to hear the news. “How is she?” Rarity asked.

“You’re lucky you get her hear when you did.” Redheart said. “we were able to heal her burns and she’s currently in intensive care.” the ponies breathed a sigh of relief. “but…” that was something they were hoping not to hear. Redheart sighed sadly; she hated this part. “she was horribly burned and will likely lost a good chunk of her skin. She also broke her wings, which were broken in multiple locations, including the base. Her eyes took the worst of it; they’re burned out beyond repair.”

Nopony could believe what they were hearing. That wasn’t living. “I’m sorry.” Redheart said before going back to her duties.

Dinky broke down and cried into Sparkler. She comforted her and just let her cry.

“poor Derpy…” Pinkie said, her mane going flat as it did every time she got depressed. “what did she do to deserve this?” nobody could answer because nobody knew.

Dinky stopped crying and wiped her eyes. She remembered that her mother was trying to tell her something back at the cave before Oscurita came after them. Something about her true father. “Uncle Turner…”

“oh, I know Derpy.” he sympathetically said. “this is heartbreaking.”

“Actually… I want to know…” Know? Know what? Dinky sighed before asking, “who’s my real father?”

“What?” Time Turner playfully laughed. “isn’t it my cousin Clockwerk?”

Dinky shook her head ‘no’. “we found his body in a cave.”

“His body?” Time Turner gasped. He didn’t know his cousin died. “oh… he died?”

“and mom began to tell me that someone else was my true father and that he was a dragon before we got interrupted by Oscurita.”

“A dragon?” Spike and Rarity said in unison. She looked like a normal filly, minus the bulging in her back where her draconic wings were growing. Well, that’s some glimpse as to what their foal will look like.

“a dragon?” all of Derpy’s childhood friends said. “That’s impossible.” Berry laughed. “Derpy never knew any dragon.”

“Yes she did.” Dash said, not knowing of what happened the last time the two were with each other. “that eTu`nes guy. They were childhood friends, weren’t they?”

“eTu`nes?” Sparkler asked.

All of Derpy‘s childhood friends ran their hooves across their throats, telling her to shut up but she didn‘t listen. “Derpy’s first friend ever. They were inseparable; true BFF’s. although, he disappeared 8 years ago so I have no clue what happened to him.”

8 years ago? A dragon? It didn’t take much to connect the dots; even Starlight was able to figure it out. “eTu`nes… is my father?” Dinky concluded. Even Derpy’s friends were a bit confused, and a bit non-surprised, to have heard that. But… why keep that a secret.

“he is?” Dash replied, not really sure if that’s true or not. “guess all the evidence points to it, but I’m not sure if eTu`nes is your real dad or not.”

It does. Dinky was sure of it. But… why would her mom keep this a secret? Was she ashamed that eTu`nes left before she was born, or that she couldn’t accept it? Derpy knew the truth but she was unconscious and badly wounded.

The humans headed to the hospital to check up on Dinky. Not one Shadow Creature had been spotted so they were in the clear.

“*sigh* what a day.” Req groaned.

“no argument here.” everyone replied.

As they approached it, they saw Jax run into the hospital. Req and Sora had something to say to her, something that included some corporal punishment.

Jax ran in though the doors and panted. All the ponies yelped at first, fearing it was a monster.

“Jax!” Dinky ran over and hugged her. “It’s horrible. It’s just horrible.” she cried.

“what’s horrible?”

“it’s Derpy.” Applejack started as the rest of the humans walked in. Req had something she had to tell Jax, and that involved violence. “she’s--” before A.J. could finish, Req punched Jax right in the face, making her crash right into a table. Any ponies nearby jumped up from their seats and to the other side of the room.

“What was that for!?!” Jax yelled.

“For putting your life, and everyone else’s life, in danger! Again!” Req yelled. Jax wiped blood from her mouth. “Didn’t you learn your lesson the last time you used that spell on Berk!?!”

Jax didn’t reply. She kept silent, giving Req her answer. “*sigh* I guess you didn’t. you always are going to be stubborn and selfish, aren’t you?”

“Guys. Guys. Stop fighting!” Twilight used her magic to pull Req to another part of the room. “This is a hospital and Derpy is critically injured! If you two want to fight, do it outside!” Jax and Req looked away from each other. “now, who cares if she used that spell or not!?!”

“we do.” Sora exclaimed with concern for her sister. “every time Jax uses that spell, she dies a little.”

“Dies?” Fluttershy gasped.

Jax sighed. “I… lose 5 years of my life every time I use that spell. I used it 4 times, including this failed attempt.”

“so…” Spike did the math in his head. “you lost 20 years?”

“Yep. Gonna die in my sixties.”

“oh.” Twi sadly said. She shook her head. “b-but other then that, who cares if you cast that spell or not? It didn’t do any harm, except for the recently mentioned, so who cares?”

“I do!” Celestia angrily said. The guards came in and pointed their weapons at the humans; all of them. She and the rest of the royalty walked in. Erys headed over to the CMC, being as confused as them.

“Whoa! What’s this for!?!” Aura exclaimed.

“For lying to us.” Celestia angrily said. “you know, I didn’t believe my sister when she thought there was something off about you, but now I figured out why she had those suspicions.”

“Suspicions?” Ash said. “but we told you everything; we told you the truth. What could we have done to deserve this kind of treatment?”

“I did a little research when you all first arrived on Equestria.” Luna started. She used her magic to summon a book. “do you know why Humans haven’t been seen on Equestria for over 10000 years?”

“because they disappeared?” Lyra said all ecstatically. The princess’ angrily looked at her. Lyra gulped and sank into her seat.

“Actually, she’s partially true.” Celestia said. “Jeria banished the humans, Zax included, because they were too destructive and power-hungry!”

“what?” Sora exclaimed in disbelief.

“the humans that once belonged to this world became corrupt and tried to destroy the world using forbidden, destructive spells and were there-fore banished from Equestria! And that spell we just saw fit the bill of world-destroying.”

“but I r--”

“Shut it!” Celestia snapped at Jax, surprising the ponies. “you put my subjects, and your friends, into danger because of that spell! What do you have to say for yourself!?”

What could Jax say? She could barely remember anything that happens when she casts that spell. Celestia took that to mean something else. “fine. The silence explains it all.” she looked to the guards and nodded. “by my royal degree as Princess of Equestria, I hereby banish the humans from the world!”

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Once We Part Ways - Xenoblade Chronicles OST

The whole world seemed to stop when she said that. Even her relatives were shocked to hear her say that. “Auntie Celestia, you can’t be serious.” Cadence said.

“surely you jest.” Cosmos said.

“I’m afraid not.” Celestia harshly said.

Satoshi scoffed. “un… in case you forgot, we can’t leave thanks to that dragon thing that just attacked the place took the component needed to leave this world.”

Celestia scoffed back at him. “not anymore.” she used her magic and very aggressively teleported herself and all the humans away from the hospital, leaving only the ponies behind.

“She’s flipped her gourd.” Halo exclaimed.

“even I’m surprised by her behavior.” both Luna and Cosmos said.

Celestia and The humans all reappeared in front of the Orion, the bipeds completely confused by what is going on. Celestia used her magic again to make a metallic spear 30 feet in length appear. “isn’t this what you were looking for all these months?”

“That’s… how did you find that?” Satoshi asked, not believing that that was it.

“One of my guards found it after the Winter War ended.” she used her magic to attach it to the metal spear to the front of the ship. “Now leave.”

“Leave!?” Req scoffed. “are you out of your mind?! You still have that giant rampaging dragon running around. Did you see what it did to Ponyville?”

“Did YOU See what you almost did to Ponyville?!” the princess exclaimed. “You nearly turned it into a crater.”

“That was my stupid decision. I wasn’t thinking clearly.” Jax said, hoping to take the blame off her friends. Speaking of which, the pony folk ran up.

“I don’t care! You put my subjects- your friends - in complete danger! I’m not sure if I should let you stay on my world any longer!” she sensed them coming. “You have 5 minutes to leave or else…”

“Princess!” Twilight exclaimed. “What are you doing? These are our friends! You can’t just send them away because of some accident.”

“That accident nearly got you all killed and scared my country. I won’t stand for it!”

“p-princess…” this was a side of her Twilight and never seen before… and she was afraid because of it.

“You can’t be serious. What about that dragon? You saw what that thing is capable of! If you banish us now, he’ll kill you all!” Sora said.

Celestia didn’t want to hear any of it. She used her magic to raise the humans into the air, then slammed them down onto the deck. “I won’t repeat myself again.”

The humans had nothing more to say. The ponies tried to take a crack at this. “Sister, think about what you are doing. If you banish them, you’re inviting that monster to destroy us all. Surely you don’t want that.”

Celestia ignored her sister. “2 minutes left.”

Knowing that they weren’t going to change her mind, the humans and ponies all gave up. This is not how they wanted to say goodbye- if anything, this was the worst goodbye any of them ever did. “can we at least say good-bye?” Bahamut depressingly asked.

“no. one minute left.”

Both groups depressingly sighed. This was the worst.

Satoshi walked up to the ships’ wheel and saw that a light that had been off ever since they came was back on. Not wanting to do it but having no choice, he pressed it.

The spear sparked with pink energy. It focused on the tip, where it gathered. A few seconds later, a beam shot out of the spear and into the sky. It struck thin air and expanded, causing a tunnel to appear.

The Orion lifted off the ground and up into the air. “Celestia, please reconsider.” Jax pleaded. “You won’t stand a chance against that thing.”

The ponies were hoping she would but Celestia didn’t want to hear any of it; her mind was made up. “Get! Off! My! Planet!”

Well, it’s official. They can’t change her mind. Satoshi sighed as he put the ship into gear.

Orochi watched the ship fly up to the portal from far away with Oscurita.

“heheheheHAHAHA! This is perfect!” Aqua cheered. “with those humans gone, taking this world will be a piece of cake!”

Oscurita lightly growled, making Tenebrae take over. “and remember, Oscurita-- eTu`nes.” he looked at Orochi when he heard his old name. “You better not mess up. Or else Derpy will become lunch. And trust me, we tasted horse and we love it.”

Oscurita angrily looked at him with a snarl. The darkness inside him turned his anger into rage. “Good. Now use that and we won’t fail.” Glacies said.

The Orion flew up into the air and headed straight for the portal. Jax looked back at the hospital as they left and sighed. “Sorry, Derpy…”

The ship flew into the portal and disappeared. A few seconds later, the portal broke apart and dispersed.

That was it. They were all gone. After a year together, they were gone. And the ponies couldn’t believe that. They all went their separate ways to try and find a way to hide from that monster for when it comes back.

“I hope you’re happy, Celestia.” Twilight angrily said. “Because of you, we’re all gonna die.” she headed for home, leaving Celestia all alone.

The princess looked back at her student and, while with a sad expression, smiled. “Don’t worry, Twilight. We won’t die.” she looked to the sky. “I’m sure of it.”

End Song.

Author's Notes:

well. that's it. show's over. the end. fin.

naw, i'm just messing with ya. there's still the final battle and... hoe-doggie. that's gonna last 4 chapters. my hands will hate me for this.