The Unexpected Adventure
Chapter 29: Funeral and Broken Will
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Well, a lot of events happened. When I mean a lot, I mean A LOT. I'm so broken right now that I can't even comprehend what to say. There are some people who can deal with these kind of events and there are a lot of people who can't handle it at all. Meaning that everybody has a breaking point and I've reached mine. It's kind of funny though actually, I was brought to this world for a happy life. I mean hell, I have a mare-friend and an adopted daughter! They make my life brighter when I'm with them. I suppose I'll begin where my madness started to take over.
Number one...
The news of Logan's death came to me by Princess Celestia herself. I lost consciousness while everyone else went berserk, but I remained a Unicorn and didn't transform. When the information was told to me, I didn't know what to think. I know it wasn't a lie, I know it wasn't a joke, but it just felt so surreal. Equestria is meant for peace, not for evil. Granted, there are a handful of villains out there about to do their evil plans, but not to an extent to kill somepony. This was just pure evil and to make matters much worse, Rainbow is baring his child making her depressed. Coco and her friends tried to comfort Rainbow and it worked. Though it would take a while for her to let go what she loved the most.
Later on, Rainbow decided to visit Coco and I to talk about how to raise a family. At first I didn't know what to say in the matter, but Coco was happy to take her inside because it was still cold outside due to the winter.
"So, you've already heard the news that I'm into my second month of pregnancy and I would like your advice on how to raise a child properly." She said sitting on Rarity's fainting couch to get comfortable.
Rarity was currently in the kitchen getting everybody refreshments and Nia was already asleep upstairs. Coco and I glance at each other, unsure of what to say. We stayed there silent for a while until Rarity came in with the tea.
I levitated the cup with my magic and sighed, "To tell you the truth Dash, we don't have much to talk about, but we'll do our best." She nodded and took a sip as I continued, "What my parents gave me was a simple one, they raised me with their love and passion. They disciplined me for anything I did wrong and it led me to the man/stallion I am today."
Rainbow sighed, "So, lot's of love, care and do discipline if they do anything wrong. Anything else?"
I looked to Coco and she sighed as well, "The one thing that troubles me is that my parents were on the weak side on supporting me. Sure they loved me and cared for me, but they didn't cheer me on when I was in school. Also, they let me have my own choices when I was at that age, so I can choose who I wanted to be and now, here I am." She nuzzled my neck lightly.
Rainbow nodded and Rarity cleared her throat, "Never, ever neglect your family members. It is something that can happen easily and so fast that it can break a families trust. Also, when it happens it is almost impossible to recover from that sort thing."
Rainbow smiled a bit and finished off her tea, "Thanks guys. I would've gone to Twilight's, but I didn't want to read any books about the whole pregnancy thing. Besides, I don't want to know what kind of pain I'm about to go through when the time comes."
We nodded in agreement and I spoke, "I heard you were heading to the Doctor's tomorrow for an appointment. Do you want us to accompany you?"
All of us smiled and she smiled back, "That would be great actually."
The next day we went with Rainbow to the Doctors appointment and when they hooked up Rainbow Dash to the machine. Some good news had appeared.
"Miss Dash, it would seem you are now carrying twins." The doctor said double checking his monitor.
"That's wonderful!" Rarity cheered.
"Though there is an issue though, your foals are growing in a phenomenal rate. So much that you might be in the hospital sooner than you think to make a miracle happen." He said jotting down notes on his clipboard.
"Their growing rate, I believe, has something to do with magic." I theorized.
"It would make sense, but I'm not to sure." The doctor said.
Rarity cleared her throat, "Whether it's magic or not, it's still the miracle of making life."
Coco changed the subject, "Are they Pegasus or an Earth Pony?" She asked the doctor.
"One is a Pegasus and the other is a Unicorn." He said looking at the monitor.
"What!?" Rainbow screamed. "How can that be possible?"
"Did you have any unicorns in your family tree?" Rarity asked.
Then Dash was silent and blushed a little, "Oh..." She chuckled, "My second great grandmother was a Unicorn on my mother's side. So it would make since why I have a Unicorn foal."
'Kill them all...' Something whispered in my head.
I looked around to see nopony was behind me and I knew for a fact that none of the girls said that. I ignored it and shrug it off to continue the rest of our day.
After Rainbow's mood swing, we took her out for lunch. Then after we departed from her, this was one of the events that got me started. Not the news about Rainbow's twins, this made me happier actually. It was still the fact that Logan was no longer with us and my depression slowly took over.
Number two...
The week before the funeral was... How shoulde I say... Eventful. Frank had to personally go to the human world to inform Logan's parents that their son has passed on. I happened to be there because I had wrote some letters to their parents and I asked Frank if he could send the letters to them. He agreed as I gave him the stack of letters and then he went through the mirror. Twilight was currently lying on the bed reading a book that I couldn't make out the title and I asked her a question.
"How long did you have to wait for Frank when he had to pick us up?" I asked Twilight.
Twilight book marked the page and tapped her chin, "I'd say around an hour or two."
The realization just hit me, "Wait? An hour or two?"
"Yes that is correct. What's wrong with that?" She asked.
"It took us four hours to get from the airport to the mirror in Frank's room." I said.
"So there's a time difference. Interesting..." She mumbled the rest of her words until Frank flew back into the room from the mirror.
He pulled the right peg up and the room with the mirror closed. I raised an eyebrow, "What's going on?"
My eye's widen when I saw Frank covering his face, covered in dust, and quivering all over. I noticed that he was bleeding on his shoulder, leg and head; they weren't that serious, but it needed some medical attention. I walked closer to Frank and I heard that he was sobbing. Twilight immediately went to his attention and he flinched. Something must have got him so scared that he became into this state.
Finally Twilight spoke, "Frank, what happened at the other side."
He coughed to get the dust out of his lungs, "... My house is gone..." He whispered.
"W-What?" I said in a surprised tone.
Twilight used her magic to patch Frank up, "Frank, what is going on?"
Frank took a deep breath and rose his head up, "When I got to the house, the mirror was under rubble, and debris. I used my magic to lift up the debris and wondered why my parents had put the mirror in a dump. Once I got to the surface, I recognized the surroundings that I was in my neighborhood, but it was flattened to the ground." He was breathing faster and was trying to calm down.
I lean against the wall with the side of my back and tried to hold back my surging emotions. Frank's neighborhood was gone? There had to be more... Right?
He continued, "Before I even realized what happened, I found a broken TV, a cable box and some power cords. I used my magic to fix and re-watched all the news to see what happened...." He chuckled, "It happened..."
Twilight put her hoof on Frank's shoulder and spoke, "I don't understand..."
He stood up and howled the words that echoed through my mind, "THE WORLD WAS PLUNGED INTO ANOTHER NUCLEAR WAR!!!" He collapsed to his knees and proceeds to cry. "They wiped out the US, Japan, England, but not before the US wiped them out as well. I checked the cities that were hit..." He gasped, "A-All of o-our..."
I nearly fall, but stood back up, "DON'T YOU DARE SAY IT!!" I WON'T BELIEVE IT!!!" I shouted as tears streamed down my cheek.
"THEY'RE DEAD, RYAN!!! OUR PARENT'S ARE DEAD!!" He howled.
I punched the right peg and the door opened so I could gallop to the mirror. "Ryan!" Twilight shouted as I went through.
All I have to say is that I wished I had never went through that mirror. Once I got out, I landed on the pile of debris that Frank described. I was human again and it took my a while to adjust to my bipedal legs and fingers again. As I lie there, I glance around to see the fixed TV that flickered due to the fact that Frank's magic was still radiating through it. I immediately got up to look around the surroundings, everything was gone... No more civilization, no familiar buildings, no technology, most of all... No family. I used my magic to check the TV to see if it was false. I got the news channel to work and it had been playing replays of what happened. The cable box had the recordings of what was going on. I slumped my back and screamed of what I saw... Japan being nuked three times... My family... Is gone. I used my magic on me to see if this was an illusion, just some sick illusion that someone put up. It was 100% real and it hurts to even say that. Now I crawl back to the mirror and slide on through.
Once I got to the other side, I was a Unicorn again, but my mind wasn't stable. I wailed as I mourned for my parents, siblings, and for our friends parents as well. Twilight rushed into the room to see me devastated. Her ears splayed back and she dropped her head.
"So, it's true." Twilight whimpered.
'Now you have a reason to kill them...' It was the same voice, but it was all muffled because of all the wailing I have been putting out.
I nodded as I wept on the crystal floor, but was wrapped by Twilight's aura. I was then teleported to the living room where my friends and their loved ones were gathered around. I glance around with my blurry eyes, I saw Coco and everyone else was depressed, but became sad when I came in. Coco walked towards me and nuzzled my neck to comfort me.
"So, it's true?" Connor asked sniffing.
"Twilight." I whimpered and she turned to me, "Replay the memory of what I saw and show it to everyone."
She nodded and cast a spell on my forehead. When everyone saw the images, I heard more sobs coming from them.
"There's no going back..." Jayden coughed.
"I guess." I whispered.
Frank sighed and covered his face with his hand, "It looks like the funeral is going to become a memorial..." He got up to leave and Twilight cancelled the spell to catch up with him in silence.
This was the one that broke me, but I had hope here in Equestria. I had my family, Coco and Nia. Without them I would of lost my will to go on. They comfort me when I was depressed. It took weeks, but eventually we slowly accepted what has happened. It was because this world was wonderful that we could forget about our past one. Or we already had a strong will to fight on and to put the past behind us. Eventually Frank got everyone back to their feet to help him with the monument.
Number three...
The ceremony went well for the monument. With Celestia's help, she made a statue of earth for the monument. Our friend tried to make something to engrave the statue with, but couldn't think of anything. Then Frank thought of a quote that everyone agreed on and it was permanently etched on the bottom of the statue for everypony to see. It said:
βIn three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.β
β Robert Frost
The monument was currently at the Ponyville park for all the citizens to see and for all the future generations to come. It has been three weeks since Logan's death and we were finally able to plan the funeral.
Once all the prayers were said, the earth ponies buried Logan in a coffin right next to his grave stone. As the ground was level to our feet, Rainbow had been tearing up the whole time, but Applejack and her friends were supporting her in anyway possible. The gravestone I had read, still lingers in my mind when I thought about Logan.
Rest In Peace
Logan
A great friend, lover, father and a cheerful guy.
"Ah, what a great funeral. Such a disappointing sight." Someone said in the background.
My back shivered all over due to the man's voice. I turned around to see two people, one man and one women. I immediately recognized the women, but the man was a different story. This man was wearing a black T-shirt, and grey shorts; he had jet black hair and his eyes were white. I thought that he was blind, but he blinked and tapped his sword that was exposed. The women however was my ex, she became a bitch when I hooked up with her, she cheated on me, and fooled me with her love.
"-----?" I muted. I shook my head and licked my lips. I did say her name, but there was nothing audible that came out.
She giggled, "Ah, ah, ah... Your not saying my name are you?" She winked.
"What's going on here?" Aston demanded as he stood up.
"Oh?! Feisty aren't we?" The man said.
Connor opened his mouth, but it was mute as well, "-----? What?" He grabs his throat, "That felt weird."
"Ah! It feels nice for no one to say my true name. Just call me Derick." He said stretching.
I was about to say something, but when I blinked, the girl (I'll name Barb for now) slapped me in the face. Though it felt like a punch because I flew into the air and smashed into a tree. The air in my lungs escaped and I restarted my breathing to stay conscious.
"RYAN!" Coco cried.
"How does it feel?!" Barb shouted, "I give you my love as I did for the rest of the boys and you break up with me?!"
This is not the Barb I know, before I moved to Equestria, she turned a good leaf and actually focused on her life for the better good. Granted she's dead now and this Barb is stuck in the past. I recovered, but didn't respond to her antics.
The guys tried to go after her, but Derick stopped them in their tracks, "Nope. This is their fight, I believe you have to deal with me. You can continue darling."
"Thank you Derick, now for you!" She slaps Coco.
I heard her yelp in pain as she flew into the air and lands into a lake. She got up to the surface and swam to the shore. I saw Barb walking towards her and Coco was intimidated by her presence. My entire body was now in shock, Coco was hurt, she was crying, shivering and was scared.
That was the last straw. Logan dies, our families and our world is gone, and now Coco is hurt. Something raged inside me, it was the voice who had been saying to kill everyone and it's name came into my mind. 'Qualm.' I thought. Qualm is this emotion that was built up and it couldn't be contained anymore. This emotion became my other personality, being home schooled prevented me to be non-emotional and that was alright, I didn't have to deal with another personality that was formed by magic. Though with all of the events that happened, it broke me.
'NOW YOU MAY KILL HER!' Qualm shouted internally.
"YOU BITCH!" I howled.
She turns to face me and smiles, "Did you say something?" She turns to Coco, "Did you want to protect this hoe?" She grabs her cheeks with her finger nails, "Go ahead, get me and save her. I dare you!"
When she said 'you' the world slowed down and I felt my body slowly crunch into a transformation sequence. I didn't lose consciousness because I wanted to control Qualm. I sprint towards her and when I was in front of her she smirked. I wondered what she was smiling about, but she grabbed my by the throat and lifted me into the air.
"This is what your friend tried to do when he was getting power. I held him up like this and I used my other hand to finish the job." Barb said lifting up her hand.
Coco shouted something and bit Barb's hand in order to stop her. She screams in pain as green blood leaked through Coco's mouth onto the grass. 'Thank you Coco.' I thought. I got my right hoof and punched her right in the face. My hoof felt her cheek bones break and she flew towards the tree that I landed in. I was about to fall to my hooves and to comfort Coco, but felt something going through my barrel.
"Sleep now, furious Unicorn." Derick said pushing his sword through me.
"RYAN!" Everybody yelled.
I grunted and tried to say something, but Derick pulled the sword out of me and I plopped to the ground like a rag doll. I felt my own blood staining my back and the grass around myself. I blinked and saw Coco crying her eyes out, repeating my name and to not die. I look to my right and saw Frank, Jayden, Connor and Aston getting furious at Derick and Barb.
'Is this is? Am I going to join Logan?' I thought.
Out of nowhere, I hear a voice that was familiar, 'No, you're not my friend. I've heard your cries, please be happy with our friends.'
My eyes open wide to see Frank healing my wounds. I didn't say anything, but when I looked to my right, Connor and Jayden were fighting Derick and Barb.
"You're not going to die, Ryan." Frank said as Twilight trotted towards him.
"The wound just missed your heart, but damaged the stomach at the top." She said casting healing spell on Coco and I.
"Frank, I heard him..." I gasped.
"Heard who?" Coco asked.
"I heard Logan, he told me I wasn't joining him." I felt tears welling up, "Most of all... He heard our cries and to be happy!" I cried.
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I hope this chapter means a lot to you guys. After the arc/fight, there will be a calm arc, but for now next chapter will be Logan's before he died.