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Hooves of ice

by Fictional Fanatic

Chapter 5: 5) Another one. What about you? (part 3)

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Hooves of ice
Chapter 5
Another one. What about you? (part 3)



World: Equus. Land: Equestria. Location: Skies between Canterlot and Ponyville. Year: 1001


3rd person POV (Following Jack Frost)


Looking back at Anson, Jack felt the urge to start up a conversation as he had not had a proper one for quite a while. “So, Anson. How come your Discord is all nice and understanding while the one here was trying to take over the world and spread chaos like he was some kind of god?”

“Well... at one point, the element of kindness, Fluttershy, thought that Princess Celestia should give him a second chance and tried to reform him. In the end, it worked out well and Discord; along with Eris, helps out Celestia and the Elements of Harmony. He and Celestia even have a young three-year-old son named Chaotic.”

Jack looked as if he stumbled in mid-air. “Wait, Discord has a son, WITH CELESTIA?! Never saw that one coming… And who is Eris?”

“Eris is a Draconequus that’s Discord’s daughter,” Anson told Jack. “From what I can recall, she was a figment of Discord’s imagination like somepony named Screwball. However, this occurred at a point where he was very lonely and wished to have someone that he could care for.”

“Okay, I have to ask. Did that happen before his imprisonment or after?”

“Before, my dear Jackie.” Discord teased. “She was the only one who kept me company while I was in stone. It can get quite lonely and boring when you’re inside there for over a thousand years.”

“Yeah, I know the feeling,” Jack said, looking down a bit saddened by his loneliness. “But that is the reason why I visit Discord's statue from time to time. I kinda felt bad for him standing there all alone. He might have been quite a jerk but even he doesn't deserve such torture… I might just have answered my question why our world doesn't have an Eris.” Jack said, looking a bit proud of himself.

“Who knows? Maybe your version of me doesn't have that kind of heart like I do.” Discord said as he did something that reminded Anson of a scene from The Grinch, in which it showed the inside of his chest with his heart two sizes too big. The Infinity Sword couldn't help but chuckle at the amusement of the Draconequi’s joke. While Jack seemed to be lost to the joke.

“Maybe, But I’m not in doubt that if you could become as you are now Discord, then maybe mine could too? He was not what I would consider evil after all. He would never go as far as to hurt somepony as far as I can remember.” Jack said shrugging.

“Hehe… It’s a possibility.” Anson chuckled as Discord returned into the boy’s body as they continued to glide through the air.

Soon they had reached the outskirts of Ponyville. However, they did not stop there as they continued towards the forest next to the town. More specifically, the Everfree. Anson landed shortly after Jack as he looked into the forest. “Oh boy… This place again.”

“Again?”

“Well, when I first arrived in my Equestria, I ended up in Appleloosa and then walked from there, through the Everfree forest to Ponyville. I fell asleep at a makeshift platform that was being used for a duel, so when I woke up the next morning, I had a girl with a fiery attitude and anger management problem thinking that I was her opponent.”

“Ah, I see. Well… I think I might be able to grant you the ability to become intangible like me for a short amount of time, so the animals of the Everfree won’t harm you.” Jack said as he conjured up some snow in his hands and began crafting them into a flawless snowball which he then blew a cold breath upon and then smiled a wicked smile towards Anson. “Lookout.” He said as he threw the snowball at Anson before he could do anything about the situation. Getting hit however only resulted in a flash of sky blue light.

“That should do it,” Jack said and started marching inwards towards Everfree.

“Thanks. That was helpful.” Anson complimented as they began to walk.

“No problem, with that enchantment you should be able to turn invisible by clearing your mind, and you should be automatically intangible by anything and everything that you do not purposely touch. However, it does take its energy from you so after it has been drained the enchantment will dispel.”

“That’s alright. At least I have a new trick I can use to scare the crap out of Nicko.” The swordsman said mischievously.

“Yeah, what I wouldn't give to see his face at that moment. Wait, I got an idea. You said tokens work both ways right? Well, there's nothing of interest going on here right now, maybe we can go to your world? Then we won’t have to avoid the princesses over here.”

“As much fun as that sounds, I don’t think I can,” Anson said. “My brother never gave me his token. The only one I have is mine and yours and I don’t think I can summon us to my world if I’m currently here in yours.” The Infinity Sword pulled out the dark El Shard from his pocket and the snowflake so he could show the boy both of them.

“Mind if I take a look at mine?” Jack said pointing at the snowflake.

“Go ahead.” Anson handed him the small snowflake as it glowed in his hands.

“Thanks,” Jack said as he took the snowflake and inspected it. He was deep in thought until he finally remembered when he had created this snowflake. “Oh my god! This is the snowflake I lost when I was tampering with the void. It should still have some recording stored on it.” Jack exclaimed as he crushed the snowflake into dust that flew up a bit into the air and formed a small cloud projecting a picture of pure black.

“Hm, it only seems to have caught the endlessness of the void. What if I fast forward?” Jack said as the picture flickered. And then suddenly went out. “Well, that was a waste,” Jack said as the cloud reformed into the shape of a snowflake. Anson then picked it up. It was still cool to the touch and still glowed in his hands.

“Hey, why did you have these snowflakes in the void anyway?” Anson asked out of curiosity.

“It was purely by accident. I was training with my magic when I suddenly froze a part of the world itself and when I tried moving it, it kinda tore a hole into the void. I sent in a snowflake to investigate and then went on my merry way to come back later to see what my snowflake found, but it never returned and I finally gave up and closed the hole...”

“You froze a part of the world?” Discord asked. “Which part?”

“Not entirely sure, I don’t mess around with the world's fundamentals that often, I don’t want the world collapsing on me, you know?” Jack answered.

“Good point.” Discord replied. “You’re quite talented with your powers, Jack. What other things can you make?”

“Well, I found out that if I push it far enough I can reach absolute zero. Meaning I freeze anything caught in my magic. It was creepy the first time around. Imagine a bird stopping 3 feet from your face and not falling to the ground like it is supposed to because the air around it is as solid as the ground down below.”

“Wow… I was thinking about creating Ice Figurines, but that is a whole other degree.”

“I guess, but it is taxing, you know that humans never did find out how to reach absolute zero, even back home it was just a concept. It’s easier to introduce the whole solar system to an ice age and still have more magic left than keeping absolute zero up for more than three minutes.”

“Interesting. Have you tried to create anything… you know… living?” Discord asked as the three of them approached a clearing in the forest. He was curious to see what else was Jack capable of.

“Aha! I knew I had forgotten something.” Jack exclaimed as he stopped and suddenly held up a crooked staff that seemed to appear out of nowhere. “Give me just a minute.” He said as he raised his arms with the staff in hand and released a powerful surge of magic that was felt by both Anson and Discord. Making a powerful surge of winds to start moving in the sky. “That should do it.” He said and looked back at his friends.

“What did you do?” Asked Anson as he saw nothing new or out of the ordinary.

“Simple, I ordered the winds to return a long-gone race of ponies to Equestria. My little Frost Ponies have been gone for so long.” Jack said as he smiled towards the Draconequus.

“F-frost ponies?” Anson stuttered a little at what Jack said.

“Yes. It took a lot of time and magic to create them, but once they were made they required no further assistance. Well, that is until the incident with Nightmare Moon...”

“Nightmare Moon?” Discord asked. “What does she have to do with it? Isn't she just the spirit of nightmares?”

“What? No. Nightmare Moon was known as Mare in the moon. Banished into the moon for a thousand years. And after a thousand years on the longest day of the year, the stars aided her in her escape and she came back to rule over Equestria. However, she was stopped by a unicorn mare called Twilight and her friends. As wielders of the Elements of Harmony, they defeated Nightmare Moon and purified her of her dark magic, reverting her into Luna, Princess Celestia’s sister.” Jack explained.

“Well, at least the part of Twilight and her friends remains the same. There are just some differences with some of the other details. Like right now, Twilight is an Alicorn.” Discord remarked.

“Huh, never thought there would be another ascending so soon, well, good for her. As for how Nightmare Moon came into the picture of me having to whisk away my Frost Ponies and not let them return for a thousand years, it is because the corruption of Luna heavily affected my ponies making them vulnerable towards corruption. And I simply could not allow that. I mean, look at what happened to Sombra.”

Anson just nodded his head and went along with it. He soon heard a new sound as he tilted his head to the left. The sound was of hooves trotting along the roads of the Everfree.

“Are those your Frost Ponies?” He asked Jack.

Jack looked towards the sound of hooves and furrowed his brows, “No. Or at least I don’t think so. I don’t control my Frost Ponies, they are their own. Besides I didn't summon any here in the Everfree, this is not the best place for a pony. It might be that Zebra I have seen around here.”

“Yeah. But that’s one pony.” The Infinity Sword said. “I’m hearing multiple sets of hooves. Like four to five of them.”

“You are right, we should probably hide,” Jack said as he became invisible to both Anson and Discord one again. “Don’t worry, I’m just making sure so that nopony sees me by mistake, there might be ponies able to see me. Never hurts to be careful.” He said as to not making Discord and Anson think he simply left.

A few moments after saying that, Anson activated the new enchantment that Jack had given him as he hid behind a nearby tree. The two of them waited to see who was coming over until they heard a few voices. A few… young voices.

Author's Notes:

Still a crossover. Big thanks to FrostTheWolf.

Hope you enjoy this. Once again sorry for all the wait.
Thanks to Greycait.

Next Chapter: 6) Another one. What about you? (part 4) Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 9 Minutes
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