A long time ago there was a being that travels the earth of Equestria. Watching over the ponies, and delivering justice upon evil that he see’s that are evil and can’t be changed. Someponies call him their savior, while others call him a monster. But he didn’t care, even though he was stuck in this new world he had no knowledge of. He continues to protect the weak from those who prey upon them. He wandered the world for so long, unclear of where he was going or what he was looking for. His name is Gremmy The Visionary. And this is his story.

   “Okay so I've been hearing this rumor about how cosplayers are going missing after buying said cosplay outfit from this Shady Merchant. So like an idiot and to prove to my friends that the rumors were nothing but false rumors, so like an idiot I decided to test it out by buying one from him. In hindsight maybe I should of taken those rumors seriously, cause after I passed out from reasons unknown I find myself in a world full of anthropomorphic ponies.

   “Normally a normal person would go insane or possibly kill themselves after being stuck in this world for the past 1,500 years or so. But then again I think they would of die of old age before they would try to kill themselves, and unlike them I pretty sure they don’t have super powers from wearing this cosplaying outfit from that damn shady merchant. If it wasn’t for the fact that my little breezie friend Lotus didn’t keep me company for the past millennium and a half, I might of gone insane and wrecked all of Equestria."

    Just as he was wondering the baron wasteland, Gremmy came across a town with a bunch of ponies with very disturbing and very creepy smiles on their faces. At first he was hesitant about going into the town, but then he remembered that they need a place to rest for a bit seeing how they been sleeping on nothing but dirt and rocks for the past few days. Plus it would be nice to sleep in a bed without having to use his Imagination to make one out of thin air.

    “Okay heads we go into town, tails we skip this town and continue on walking.” He thought as he pulled out a bit and flipped it into the air. As the bit came down Gremmy grabbed the bit and slammed it on to the back of his hand. He removed it hoping that it was tails, but unfortunately for him it was heads. “.....If this turns out to be a wickerman story, then I’m so getting the fuck out of dodge.”

With that The Visionary makes his way into town  During his walk into town, he heard a familiar voice coming from his pocket. “Hey are we in a new town or something?” The voice asked trying to make it’s way from out of Gremmy’s pocket.

“Why don’t have a look for yourself then Lotus?” He said calmly as he walked past a group of smiling ponies.”But I would be careful, this place has a lot of smiling ponies.”

“You say that about every town we past by.” Lotus said as she peaked from out of Gremmy’s pocket. “What the buck?”

“Welcome” One said smiling at Gremmy right in his face. Gremmy blankly stare at the pony before saying this.

“Um…..Hi.”

“Ok…Normal ponies don’t do that…..You think he’s part of a cult or something?” Lotus asked, whispering into Gremmy’s ear.

  “Maybe or he could be high as a kite just like that hippy we met a few years ago. Let’s be careful while going through town.”  Gremmy turned his attention towards the pony with the creepy smile on his face. “Question mister…." Gremmy pause for a second before slowly looking at the smiling pony who was even closer towards his face. “Ok this fucker better stop smiling or else I’m gonna punch him in the face.”

“Have you come here to know what true friendship is?” Said the pony giving him an even wider smile.

“Buck me sideway it is some kind of crazy cult Gremmy, you were right.” Lotus Whispered.

“Um…..no me and my breezie friend Lotus were just traveling through, and wanted to rest for a bit before we go on traveling again.”

“Hey! Don’t get me involved in this you jerk!”

“You wouldn’t know of a place where we could find something to eat would you?” The smiling pony point Gremmy over to a table outside of a house. “Thanks.” With that he made his way towards the table that the smiling pony had pointed out to him.

“Gremmy this place gives me the creeps, and not the jump scare kind of creepy. I’m talking about the creepy fillyfooler ponyfile pony that lives in an abandon house kind of creepy.”

“I know Lotus, I mean look at these ponies.” Gremmy pointed at a few ponies that were minding their own business. “So far I been wondering Equestria for the past 1,500 years, and no pony smile like that unless you smoked a bunch of weed or your under the effects of anesthesia.”

“Or from a mental asylum.”

“That to Lotus. There’s something up with this town, and we’re gonna find out what it is.”

“Can’t we just rest here for tonight and leave?” Asked Lotus. “I mean I’m sure somepony else would figure out what’s going in this town.”

“If there’s one thing I know from watching movies about evil cultist, is that when somepony is looking into something they’re not suppose to be in. They end up either turning them into one of them, or kill them.”

“So what makes us any different?”

“I’m Gremmy The Visionary, master of imagination. Unless they know someone who was cosplaying as kenpachi, then I think I can handle whatever this place can dish out.”

“Here’s your muffins sir.” Said the female pony from inside the shop.

“But I didn’t even order anything yet.” Said Gremmy with a confused look on his face.

“Oh I know, it’s just that when I saw you just sitting there I just assumed you were another customer waiting. And I was right.”

“Well....Thanks I guess Ms?”

“Sugar Belle, My name is Sugar Belle.”

“Well then Sugar Belle, thanks for the muffins.” Gremmy took two of the muffins from off the plate, hand one of them over to his breezie friend. “Down the hatch.” They both took a bite out of the muffins and their faces slowly turned shade of green.

“Oh god this taste just like my dads cooking!” Gremmy yelled, trying not to spit out the horrible muffin.

“Oh that wonderful I’ll get you some more” Said Sugar Belle as she walks back in side.

“Quick we gotta get the hell out of here before she comes back with more.” Said Lotus trying to make a break for it. But it was too late, Sugar Belle returned with even more of the horrible muffins. “How the hell did she make those so quickly?”

“Oh I have a bunch of them in the back encased I don’t have a freshly baked batch ready.” Sugar Belle answered.

“We are going to die” Whimpers Lotus.

“Um, before we eat mind telling us why the ponies in this town have the same markings on their flanks?” Gremmy asked.

“I thought it was just a fad? You know like hats.”

“If it is a fad which I’m hoping it is, then they should be able to change it back to whatever cutie marks they have right?”

“Kinda like how you can change your appearance from pony to hooman right?”

“It’s pronouns human and yes that to.”

“So why not change back to a human then?”

“And risk the chance of getting hunted down by this worlds area 51, I think not. Plus I kinda gotten used to whole pony look so I’m gonna keep this up.”

Sugar Belle explains to Gremmy about how she got her mark removed and how much better her life is now. Even telling him that she could see it whenever she wants.

“So you gave up your cutie mark just because this pony name Starlight Glimmer said it would make you have a better life?”

“Why yes I’m sure you must of found it hard to make friends who have different opinions on something I’m sure.” She said giving him a some what more normal smile.

“Not really no, even if I did have a cutie mark I already have a friend.” Gremmy pointed at Lotus who was on top of his head.

Her eyes widen at him. “You mean you don’t have a cutie mark?”

“Um yeah.” Said Lotus “What rock have you been living under?”

“It just so… rare to meet a pony who hasn’t found their special talent. I mean you look so” She trails off. “I’m sorry I must be being rude to you”

“No, no it’s ok you’re just wondering that’s all. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

She looks around before whispering to him. “Meet me in the cellar once you finish your muffins, it not safe to talk out in the open” Sugar Belle smiles before going back in side.

“Great so how are we suppose to finish these…..” Gremmy looks at Lotus and give off an almost evil smile.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” It was at that moment when she realize what was about to happen. “......I hate you so much right now.”

(Moment later)

“Ugh….I feel like I just got punched in the stomach, twice.” Said Lotus rubbing her stomach in pain. “You owe me for this Gremmy.”

“I know, I know. But we need to make sure nopony didn’t find us suspicious.” He said as he walked inside Sugar Belle’s store. “Now she said there was a cellar inside somewhere.”

“Over there behind the counter.” Lotus said pointing at the entrance of the cellar. “You think this is a trap?”

“I doubt it but let keep on our toes when we go down there.” Gremmy walked over to the cellar, opened it, and walked down stairs. As they made their way downstairs, the light was flicked on revealing Sugar Belle and two other ponies next to her.

“Is this the pony you were talking about?” Party Favor. “You sure he can help us?”

“I’m sure of it. He told me that he doesn’t have a cutie mark, and he still became friends with that breezie on his head.” Sugar Belle said pointing at Lotus. The two ponies quickly ran up to them then started asking over a hundred questions.

“Hey! One question at a time guys.” Gremmy said pushing them back slightly.

“Sorry we don’t get that many new ponies come into our town” Said the stallion.  

“It fine, mind telling me who you three are?”

“I’m Party Favor and this is Double Diamond, and Night Glider” He said as the mare go up and picks up Lotus. “She just so cute!” Said Night Glider with a big smile.

“Um thanks.” Lotus blushed after hearing that. “So mind telling us what’s going on in this town? Because this town is too happy, and it’s creeping me out.”

“Yeah care to explain?” Asked Gremmy.

“Okay sure, it all thanks to Starlight Glimmer.” Gremmy sat and listened to their story. To him it sounded fishy like something wasn’t right. How can this Starlight Glimmer take away a ponies cutie mark if what Party Favor said about unicorns not being able to use their magic. Something tells him that this might be some kind of evil pony that want to be the center of attention, and want to take over the world or something stupid like that.

“So again, she says that you’ll meet more friends if you give up your cutie marks?”

“Yes that right” Said Party Favor. “It not like we can’t see our cutie marks anymore.”

“And where pray tell are your cutie marks?” Asked Lotus.

“We’ll show you” Said Sugar Belle.

“Wait you know where they are?” Said Gremmy with a questionable look on his face.

“Everypony in town knows where they are.” Said Night Glider.

“Well then take us to them, if you don’t mind that is?” Night Glider nodded as the trio lead him and Lotus to the cave where their cutie marks are being held. On their way there Lotus notice a few ponies following them. One in particular was a pony who was as white as a diamond walking up towards them.

“Is it just me or does this feel like a trap” Said Lotus looking around.

“Yeah it is, two of them are hiding that rock next to us. And three more hiding near the entrance of the cave Night Glider and friends are leading us to.”

“I’ll just hide inside and watch while you take care of them when said trap is launched.”

Gremmy just shake his head at this. Once inside he see what looks like a wall of cutie marks. Not only that but their was a strange stick in the middle of the cave.  

“Huh reminds me of the trophy bookcase back at home that my brother keeps showing off about.”

“Just take out the trophy’s and replace them with other ponies cutie marks.” Said Lotus looking at the wall encased cutie marks. She then turn her attention towards a pink color unicorn with a purple mane & sky blue high lights in it. “I think that the mare that Night Glider was talking about.”

“Seems like it, what was her name again?” The mare walked right up to Gremmy and smiled. “Why hello there my name is Starlight Glimmer and I don’t think I’ve seen you before”

“Nice to meet you Starlight Glimmer. My name is Gremmy Thoumeaux, just a traveling pony wondering the land of Equestria. And I just so happen to come across this nice town of yours.”

Starlight Glimmer looked all too proud about that. “Oh stop it you're going to make me blush” She said as she walks up to the staff.

“So I been hearing from the towns folk that you’re able to take a ponies cutie mark, care to explain why you’re doing that?”

“Why, I’m doing it to show ponies the true meaning of friendship. Here we are all the same so their is no different of opinions and we’re all equals here. Say would you like to join our little town to and who told you about this place.”

“Normally I would join, but I’m just a wandering visionary. And to your second question I heard a group of ponies talk about this place while I was walking by.”

“And you can’t give me their names?.” She asked as she moved the staff around with her magic.

“Lady I just got here. You can’t expect me to know the names of the ponies I heard it from if I never heard of this place for long now can I?” Gremmy explained with a shrug.  

“Well then I guess I’ll have to show them the error of their ways when I find them but. I think we need to have a good look at your cutie mark” She said with a evil grin.

“Kinky”

“Not now Lotus.”

“Get him!”

“And like that we see her true colors.” Gremmy said as he jump out of the way of the two ponies coming after him. Well walking after him… Worst trap ever, of all time. “.....Wow….this is kinda sad in my book.”

“You can’t escape and with the staff of equal-” That when the stick got set on fire.  

“Oh sorry about that,” Gremmy said with a cocky smile on his face. “was that stick important to you or something?”

“What did you do? How did you do that, you're not even a unicorn!” She glared at him.

“I’m Gremmy Thoumeaux; The Visionary. I have control over the powers of Imagination.” He said as he demonstrated his powers on a boulder next to her. “Like for example.” With a snap of his fingers the boulder that was next to Starlight Glimmer was turned into a bean bag chair. “Anything I imagine will come true.”

Starlight Glimmer blast him with her magic once he was finished talking. “Ha! I can still remove your cutie mark and all that power that go with it”

“Uh huh, what part of imagination did you not understand?” Gremmy didn’t feel the effects of Starlights magic spell hit him.

“Why isn’t it working!?” She screamed in annoyance.

“Imagination allow me to think of a lot of things. For example I just made myself immune to your little magic spells.” Starlight Glimmer stare at him in a mix of horror and anger.

“That impossible, I put years of work in to my magic their no way you can just be immune to it just by saying you are!”

“I just did lady, so whats you gonna do now?” Starlight Glimmer let out a scream of anger before running away.

“Hey! Get back here, you jerk!” Lotus said, making Gremmy follow after her. “Don’t think you can get away from us!”

“Us? I’m the one who’s doing all the heavy work around here!!”

“Just go after her!” She yelled pulling on his head. “We need to get some answers out of her.”

(One running chase scene later)

Starlight was beginning to catch her breath as she looked behind her. “I… think they’re gone… Are they?”

“Well that really depends, but then again I bet you never had to run for this long huh?” The Visionary answered as he was floating on a cloud eating ice cream. “Sup.”

“W-what the? How did you-!?!” The Unicorn was going to speak until Gremmy snapped his fingers and put duct tape on her muzzle.

“Imagination stupid, plus it’s not that hard to track you down with no problems.”

“Well that and the dust of cloud you left us to follow as you ran away.” Said Lotus pointing at the dusty trail.

“Heh… Well, try following me NOW!!” Starlight shouted as a huge surge of magic whisked her a few miles away into the mountains with a quick Teleportation spell.

“Hello again.” Said The Visionary who was right behind her. This time he was drinking a smoothie while relaxing in a chair. “So….wanna surrender, or do you still wanna keep on running?”

“A-are you some Chaos spawn!? Your abilities… it’s like Discord’s magic!!”

“I don’t know who this Discord fella is, but he sounds like a Raditiz. And no I’m not a Chaos spawn.” Gremmy snapped his fingers showing Starlight Glimmer his business card. “Gremmy Thoumeaux, Quincy and member of the Vandenreich’s Sternritter’s. ”

“Did somepony call my name?” A familiar voice echoed, as Discord made his entrance, encasing Starlight in a snowy mound of… well snow. “Because I can assure you, I’m no Raditz.”

“Yet you got ass handed to you by six technicolor ponies, and two princesses.”

“I call that two… Inconveniences. Besides, I’m reformed.”

“Yeah until you backstabbed everypony and join Tirek’s side.”

“He had cookies, I couldn’t resist.”

“That’s what they all say…  Anyway why the hell you’re here? I thought I told you not to follow me around unless it was something important.”

The Draconequus sighed. “I heard somepony call my name so I wanted to know what’s up?”

“Well if you must know that pony that you encased in snow stolen all the pony in that town over there, their cutie marks.”

“And right now we’re about to get some answers out of her.” Said Lotus.

“Well, let me help you before I go on my merry way.” Discord stated and with a finger snap, it showed Starlight Glimmer now tied up in ropes with a horn ring on her head to suppress her magic. “I’m already late for tea. Ciao.”

“You think he can be trusted again Gremmy?”

“As long as he doesn’t do the whole take over the world thing, then I’ll trust him….for now that is.” Gremmy turned his attention towards the tied up unicorn. “As for you, you’re gonna tell me everything I need to know about what you did to this town.

“Yeah and don’t think about lying to us or else.”

Starlight was going to say another smart remark, but he remembered that with this kid, anything she might say would be used against her. “Fine… All I did was a spell that would remove the cutie mark of a pony. I wanted this town to be equal. Not have anypony judge your status based on your cutie mark! That is how I believe we would obtain harmony. Not your stupid imagination or friendship-!”

Again, Duct tape to her trap. “Man this pony must have been really lonely when she was just a filly huh?”

“Aren’t we all from time to time Gremmy?”

“Yeah but not to the point where you try to force your beliefs on to somepony else.” Gremmy removed the tape from Starlight mouth. “And as for you, you’re going to hand over everyponies cutie marks, and then you’ll leave this town and never return until you learn the values of friendship….Ugh that sounded real corny.”

“You would need to break the vault then. Once a mark is stolen, it’s encase in there like money in a bank”

“Okay then…..anything else because I can tell you’re hiding something.” He asked giving her a displeased look on his face. “And please don’t lie or else I’ll push you off the mountain.”

“Yeah like any ponies that disagree with your belief.” Said Lotus, cracking her fingers in an attempt to act tough.

“...... You don’t know what happens to those that disagree with me… you’ll see what I mean when you come across a door behind the vault.”

“Then why don’t we all go there then?”

“You sure? It might be a bit… graphic for somepony your age.”

“Lady I been around for 1,500 years, and if it’s anything like what King Sombra did to his subjects that refuse to call him their king. Then something tells me you and him are both the same.”

“Oh really? Then I guess you know what I mean when I say that I use the room for… Pleasure?”

“That or brainwash them into become your puppets to do your bidding?”

That’s when Lotus had a creeped out look on her face as she looked at Gremmy. “Uhh… You’re not saying what I think you are…… are you?”

Starlight’s only response was a nod.

“Oh dear Celestia, that room is a sex dungeon!?”

“Great it’s King Sombra all over again, but in reverse.” Gremmy and Lotus’s face turn bright red after thinking about what happen during King Sombras era a couple of years ago. “Let’s get this over with before I get scared… again.”

“Don’t worry, the only ones that have rejected my ways have been those four friend you met earlier. I bet their spending some quality time together-.”

More Duct Tape. Thank god I can’t run out of this. “Let’s hand over everypony’s cutie marks and free Night Glider and her friends.”

“Agreed, but what will we do with Starlight?”

“Hmm… Isn’t it Timberwolf season?”

“Gremmy!!!”

“What I’m joking, I wouldn't kill her unless she killed the ponies that disagreed with her.” Gremmy retorted. “Plus, I was thinking of a different reason behind me asking… More along the lines of what she told us.”

All Lotus did was smack her face with her hoof. “Goddess, you have one sick mind.”

“And you need a sense of humor, now come on let’s free the others.” With a snap of his fingers, Gremmy teleported them to the hall of cutie marks. Inside the hall he notice the door near the showcase. “That must be the door that Starlight told me about.” He thought as he was about to open the door, only to be stopped by moaning sounds coming from behind the door.

“........I really want to open this, but lord know I think we should break the showcase before we go in here.”

“And just when I thought you wanted to do both at the same time.” Lotus sighed.

“Ok… One, I’m not that kind of guy, and two I prefer to not get into this kind of thing with anypony that are into group sex?” He asked as he lifted a huge boulder from the ground, and smashed it into the showcase. Just as it did the cutie marks rocketed out of the cave and into the unknown town and the room. The small moans erupted, echoing louder.

“And look what that did.”

“Shut up, you little parasite.”

Just when Gremmy finished that statement, the moans now became shrieks. They died down a few minutes later though, when Lotus thought it was safe to open the door. “You first?”

“Sure let the guy with the imagination powers go first, nothing bad’s gonna happen to him.” He said sarcastically as he entered the room. “You guys ok?”

“Oh dear Luna!?! W-what happened?!”

“You want the long version or the short version?” Asked Lotus.

“Whichever version that can explain where we are… and what happened while we were… enjoying each other’s company.” Diamond Dust asked. Still limp on the floor on top of Sugar Belle.

“Long story short took care of Starlight glimmer and return the towns cutie marks.” Gremmy said trying not to look at them. “But before I go into details and stuff why don’t we put some clothes on you four.”

“Good idea.”

(one quick change and explaining  later.)

“God that was embarrassing.” Gremmy sighed. He was still red in the face after seeing that display that happen in the cave.

“Hey look at the bright side, at least you saw a naked mare for the first time instead of a colt.”

“You’re not helping.” He said flicking Lotus on the head. “Anyway are you four ok?”

“Never better.” Double Diamond smiled. “Thank you for helping us!”

“Don’t mention it. So what are we gonna do with Starlight Glimmer?” Lotus asked.

Gremmy grinned a little. “Trust me, I already took care of it.”

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(Ponyville Nighttime)

In the town of Ponyville that night, Twilight Sparkle could not sleep because of the ongoing shrieks that ruffled throughout the everfree forest. Loud… feminine shrieks. And that’s how the rumors of the “Ghost of Everfree” first began.

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“You teleported her to the Everfree forest?”

“Well it was either that or inside that mountain with the maze inside it.”

“But why The Everfree?”

“Because, that might give her both the Pleasure and Pain that would teach her the error of her ways. Hopefully…… if it doesn’t kill her.”

“Well anyway thanks for saving us from Starlight Glimmer, and freeing us from her belief.” Said Night Glider as she kissed Gremmy on the cheek. “You're kinda cute and brave for a pony with no cutie mark.”

“Hehehe…Um t-thanks.”

“Aw looks like you have a fan.” Lotus said in a teasing tone.

“Shut it Lotus.”

“Where will you go now?” Asked Sugar Belle. “If you don’t have a home or anything you could always stay here with us.”

“Much as I would love to stay, but I have to deal with a few things I need to take care of first before i settle down for a bit.”

“Aw that’s to bad.” Said Party Favor. “Can you at least stay for the party we’re gonna be having today in honor of you saving Our Town?”

“Hm…Lotus what do you think, should we stay for the party?” Gremmy asked.

“Why not it’s been awhile since we had somepony throwing a party for us, plus I am a little bit hungry seeing how we be traveling for a while.”

“Then we will stay for the party & for the night.”

“Wonderful!” Said Double Diamond pushing Gremmy towards the former home of Starlight Glimmer. “For the time being you can use Starlight's home as a place for resting. Sorry we don’t have any other available homes in town.”

“Is it ok if I change her home to how I want it?”

“Sure you can Gremmy, our home is your home.” Said Party Favor. “Plus it the least we could do after saving us.”

   With that the six ponies made their way through town preparing to the party the townsfolks were going to have in honor of Gremmy saving them from Starlight Glimmers brainwashing. But unknown to the ponies there was a shady pony wearing a trench coat and hat that you would see in spy movie watching the event that transpired a few hours ago. The pony pulled out what appeared to be a phone but was disguise as a shoe. “This is Walking Shadow’s  reporting in, do you copy?”

“Copy that Walking Shadow’s what’s your status?”

“During my investigation of this unknown town, I have come across an earth pony who can use magic without the use of a horn.”

“You must be joking? No earth pony can’t use magic without the use of a horn.”

“Take a look for yourself.” He said as he sent the pony on the other end of the phone video images of Gremmy in action.

“Mother of Celestia, he really can use magic without a horn.”

“What should I do about him?”

“Teleport back to Canterlot, I’ll show the images to Celestia and see how things go from there. We must find out how he was able to do this, and something tells me that Celestia & Luna would like to have a word with this young colt.”

“Understood Shining Armor, over and out.” With that the pony put away the phone and teleported off back to Canterlot.

“Huh?”

“What’s wrong Gremmy?” Asked Night Glider.

“Nothing…Thought I felt somepony watching me, but I guess I was wrong.”

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