"Go little ant go! You’re almost there... Just a little further.." To answer your question, yes I am cheering for an ant. Even with their impressive strength comparative to their size, this particular one is actually pushing half a cookie toward his hill. Now that's impressive! Watching an ant may not be all that exciting, but being trapped in stone leaves little to do aside from watching life go by. Here’s a fun fact: You can't sleep when petrified. So let me tell you that the ant hill was a godsend to stave off boredom. Even then, I needed something to keep myself from going insane and to do that, I needed to keep my mind busy with whatever was available, like some mental and magic exercises. Building up my magic reserves by focusing on them and making them flow through me or assisting in my perception by focusing on small things in the distance and listening to far off sounds and conversations to name a few. Considering how many times I have practiced mind shielding, I must have become a master of that spell by now, among other mental magics.

Though it wasn’t all that bad. Once a week, Celestia would come to visit and talk to me about her day to day, and even Lulu stopped by when she got back from her time out. So let me guess what you’re thinking: If the princesses like you, then why are you in stone?

I'll have you know they love me and I love them in return as I was their babysitter since they were, well babies, and I adopted them when their parents... well I'd rather not go there. See, it was all Discord's fault, as I was there with them when they went after him for the last time after a few confrontations. Everything went according to plan except for one little snag. After the Elements got Discord, much to our shock, the rainbow did a U-turn and got me too! I guess the Elements sensed the dark magic in me and thought I was a threat and decided to go for a two for one deal. Celestia and Luna never were able to figure out how to get me out from my stone prison. As I watched several other ants coming to help Super Ant with the last of his trip I began to think back to the events that brought me here.

"You must be joking," I said to my friend Tony as he stood at my front door dressed as InuYasha. He was going to an anime convention and wanted to borrow one of my swords as a prop. My swords were, in fact, real. But none of them looked anything like the Tessaiga. However, that isn’t what surprised me. What threw me for the loop was that he wanted me to come with him to the con out of the blue. Under most circumstances, I would have said no outright, but he is my best friend. Well, that and he also brought up the time he bailed me out of jail after what would be later dubbed, “The Pizza Incident.” The mere thought of how ordering a pizza got me in jail just makes my brain hurt. It was all a misunderstanding due to the delivery guy not being able to speak English or something to that extent. So we went to my living room to get one of the swords hanging over my TV. And as an afterthought, I grabbed the Kitsune mask off the wall. They are my favorite mythological creatures and I had a gut feeling I was going to want to hide my face, especially if I had to be around Tony.

The trip was uneventful and thankfully, a boring one, that was until we arrived at the convention center and much to my dread, we were unable to find a parking spot which meant that place will be packed like a can of sardines. Finding a parking spot at a nearby mall and hoofing it over, much to my dread, I was unable to walk three feet without bumping into someone. Oh hey was that Dr. Wolf? No that was someone that just looks like him. I turn to ask Tony what he wanted to do only to realize something I hadn't noticed before. "Tony?"
I hate crowds. Five minutes and I've been separated from Tony, got lost looking for Tony, and I am a little annoyed at what some of the people around me are wearing. A name tag with God written on it. Some people were taking those rumors too seriously. Looking around I see a stand selling video game props and trinkets. Including a necklace for one of my favorite games. Deciding that I should get it now then continue to look for Tony as I doubt I can find my way back if I leave now. I walk over to a beautiful work of craftsmanship. It was a small steel chain with a mini Dungeon Heart from Dungeon keeper 2.

"Do you like it? Though most would say the first game was the best I always preferred the design of the heart in the second one." Looking up at the merchant at the stall who was dressed as the merchant from Resident Evil 4.

"I know me too. I always loved the thumpity thump of the organic heart. How much for this one?" I asked holding up the work of art.

"For you my boy ten dollars. It looks almost like it was made just for you. It even comes with the full package of spells traps and room designs. Oh and don't worry about your soul. This design has been modified not to take it. Of course, this means if you're killed you won't reform at your heart like normal keepers but it also means you won't be dragged into the underworld or permanently banished if your heart is destroyed. Though I wouldn't suggest trying it if you can avoid it. Not the most pleasant experience." He said as he took my money. I gave a courtesy smile at what I think was a joke as I place my new trinket on. But when I lift it up in my palm to admire it a little more I cut myself on it.

"Ouch!" I yelp as I pull my hand away. Strange it doesn't look sharp. I look down in confusion as some of my blood that got on the heart seemed to get sucked in. Bubump. My confusion grew as the small heart began to beat. I got a small headache as my thoughts turned to the create imp spell. Their bodies are constructs that use basic knowledge from their creator so they can understand their orders like advanced magic robots. "Wait, what?" Bubump I grunt in pain as now I'm thinking of the Lair. The floor has some strange magically created carpet like fungus that helps heal and rejuvenate those that sleep in them. Then I hear a tearing sound from beneath my feet as the floor suddenly disappears. With a startled shout I grab on to the floor as I'm dangling on the edge of a hole leading down into a swirling vortex. Bubump Ok I'm getting a migraine now from all this forced knowledge dangling over a swirling vortex of doom and everyone is just standing there WATCHING!? Boom boom boom boom! Looking over to the source of the noise I see a giant of a nerd. 6 feet tall and almost as wide. Makes me think of Fishlips from How to Train Your Dragon. He seems to be dressed as an alicorn princess from the mlp show. His blubber slushing around like a large trash bag full of water. He was sweating profusely from running as he had one arm stretched out, his eyes bulging as they fixated on me. Well, at least one person in this place was willing to help a fellow human being in need. "Take me with youuuuu!" Or not... As he runs forward he jumps up and starts diving toward me! I look up in horror as I see the massive man about to land on me. I scream and in that moment of panic, I let go of the floor and plummet into the portal as it closes just after the giant of a man fell through with me. Now I'm falling through a portal with a lot of stomach falling just over me in what can only be a cruel joke as he is in the belly flop position.

(Meanwhile at the convention.) Everyone was now staring at the merchant with a wide variety of expressions he didn't like. Especially the ones with the God name tags. With a wave of his right hand, he said. "This is not the merchant that you’re looking for." Everyone's eyes shimmered for a moment then they all went back to their own business as if nothing happened.

(Back to me.) I groan as I come to. With each beat of the heart the pain in my head grew until I lost consciousness in the vortex. My headache seems to have passed and I seem to know all the rooms, spells, and traps from the first and second DK games as well as how to make new Dungeon hearts. I try to stand up but fall flat on my thankfully still masked face. I then feel a pair of large meaty hands grasp my shoulders and help me sit up. Or at least mostly as I'm still leaning forward on my...paws? Looking myself over my shirt is torn around were my dungeon heart used to be. but my pants seam fine. What's on the chain now is what appears to be the Horn Reaper talisman. My body is covered in snow white fur and I seem to be in a more dog like body shape. Looking behind me I see 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 tails coming out of a hole that I now see has been torn out of the back of my pants. I look around and see that I am in a square room with a large beating heart in the middle. Around the room were 4 small ugly bug eyed creatures I knew all too well running aimlessly. Facing forward now I look up to see the giant in a pink dress looking down at me with excited eyes. He is still human and still wearing those stuffed wings and horn.

"I'm so glad your finally awake chosen one!" He said with joy. Only to get a confused look from me.

"Mmmfmm..." I balance myself as I use my paws to remove my mask only to see that I had a fox muzzle now. I look back up to the giant that was paying an uncomfortably close amount of attention to me. "What are you talking about? What's going on?" His creepy grin only grew at that question.

"You are one of the chosen ones. Chosen by Faust to come to Equestria to live in a perfect world in a new body!" As he said this he took off his horn headband and looked down at it with a sad smile. "I had hoped that if I went to every con as they popped up I too would have been chosen or if not gotten to go with one that has and become my alicorn OC but it seems it's not to be. Well... that's not creepy. After a short acquired silence, he suddenly got a determined look on his face as he placed the headband back on his head. "No matter though. I may not live my dream as my OC but I will live it! I will pledge my loyalty to you chosen one, I may have never played the game of Dungeon Keeper but I've seen a let's play! Let us go forth in friendship and protect the world as great heroes!" With that he turned and marched over to my heart and placed a hand on it and I instantly feel a link of some kind connecting to him. Reaching up with one paw I jab myself with my claws and wince at the pain destroying my hope that I was dreaming. Thinking about everything that just happened My mind focusses on my voice that I was too confused to hear the difference when I spoke before. It almost sounds like... Sticking a paw down the front of my pants and pull them open so I can look down to see ...I'm a girl now. Well the Kitsunes were mostly depicted as female but not all of them. Why did I change genders? As I pulled my paw back up it brushed against the reapers talisman and I heard a voice in my head. I Know what you are displaced. I have seen your kind and how your kind find war, whether you seek it or not. The Keepers have all but gone extinct and it has been to long since I've gotten to K-k-k-KILL! I take advantage of the power you got as a keeper and give you my own token. Call me in battle so that I may once again bathe in a sea of blood! Well that sounded violent. My face scrunches up in confusion. Why was I so calm? Yes I tend to be the calm calculating type in bad situations but even by my standards I should be freaking out by now. Hmm I must be in shock. I wonder when I'll snap out of it.

(10 minutes later at the palace of the heavens.) Queen Faust jerked her head up in surprise. "Salaris!" She bellowed scaring everypony in the area with her royal canterlot voice. "What?" came a voice that sounded like he thinks he's in trouble but not sure why. Turning she saw her husband was on the other side of the room going over some plans for a new town with some ponies looking to branch out. She looked at him in confusion before blushing. "Our apologies husband. For some reason we thought that somepony was shouting many profanities in the royal canterlot voice but we know not why."

(Back with me) I was on my back breathing heavily, a shaken giant getting back up if a bit drunkenly. "Why did you do that?" He asked me in a voice that said kicked puppy. In my state of mind I could only give one response.

"I'm Having a panic attack you idiot!" I shouted at what can't be a natural volume. Fortunately for him He was ready this time and had his ears covered but it was obvious it didn't help that much.

"Oh, I forgive you then." He said with a smile before it dropped in realization. "Oh, um, hold on a second!" He said as he grabbed a passing imp and rushed over taking the imp's bag and shoving it over my muzzle. "Ok deep breaths deep calm breaths." This went on for almost half an hour as I sorted my erratic thoughts before calming down. Once I wasn't panicking anymore I calmly took the bag off my muzzle and gave it back to the imp that just kept staring at its bag the whole time. This caused the imp to give a happy squeak before going back to its aimless running.

"Thanks for that, um sorry I didn't get your name." I looked up to see he had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Hmmm You can call me Strong Heart!" He proudly proclaimed only prompting a look from me. "Well new world new name. What do you want to be called?" This made me think for a moment. My name won't do be any good anymore in this body. This all started because Tony made me go to the con with him. He was dressed as Inuyasha. Shippo won't work. And I'll want a name that's easy to remember.

"Just call me Rin." He gives a nod as I stand on all fours. I figure if we could have asphyxiated in here we already would have but still, I don't want to stay cramped up in this place more then I need to. So using some of my new knowledge I close my eyes concentrating on my territory which allows me to see down on the room we're in threw my minds eye as well as the earth around us to an extent. After planning out a path I can see my Imps get to work and can hear the telltale sound of picks on stone. That's right my minions! Diggy diggy hole!

I was brought out of my thoughts by the sound of talking. Focusing on the voice I listen to find out what's going on. "In fact you three have demonstrated discord so well you're each going to write me an essay on it." If I could move my eyes and they weren't already bulging from the surprise the Elements gave me all those years ago they would be popping out of my head. It can't be them. Not yet! But my fears were realized as I saw a school group with the CMC themselves. No no no! Not now! I've been exercising my magic within me growing stronger to break free before him but he's getting out now! Crack What? Looking down I see a crack on my muzzle and watch it grow. Wait why? Oh of course in the show Discord was set free because the CMC were giving off chaos which is his source of power. But his chaos magic is a type of dark magic which is mine! That is awesome!... And a little bit ironic. As I broke free of my stone prison I bolted straight for the palace as fast as I can. There is so much that I want to do now that I'm free but before I can do anything there is one thing I need to do right now that can't wait for anything. I've been holding it in for a thousand years!

"Oh sweet relief." I had a content look on my face as I walked the halls looking for my family. Yes I knew I had a piece of toilet paper stuck to my right ba,ck paw I just didn't care after that horrible experience. I don't know if he knew about me or not but Discord gave all of the toilets legs and they started running away from anyone that tried to get near them. Not that I can blame them, but I finally cornered one in, if all of the paintings and busts were anything to go on, Blueblood’s room. Victory had never been sweeter. After finding and following the windows depicting Equestria's history for a while I finally came to who I was looking for. "Little Celly?" I called out causing her to tense up and slowly turn her head towards me. She looked on me as if seeing a ghost before tears started pouring from her eyes as she charged at me and we embraced.

"Aunty Rin! I've missed you so much!" We simply sat there embracing each other as she cried her eyes out on my shoulder. When she stopped crying she suddenly gripped me tighter in her fore hooves and her horn sparked to life for a moment before fizzling out. "Quick aunty this way!" Celestia called as I suddenly find myself in her telekinetic grip and flying backwards. When she set me down I was seated on a bed in what I think is her room. "Sorry about that aunty but I wanted you away from the maze outside just in case. I don't want to lose you again." That's right. The maze trap Discord set for the main 6.

"The maze?" I ask with my head cocked to the side.

"Yes Discord hid the Elements in it. My faithful student Twilight, one of the new Element bearers, was able to solve his riddle. Twist and turns are my master plan then find the Elements back where you began." Celestia knew I liked puzzles and riddles and smiled proudly as she told me of her faithful student. Though my frown quickly wiped that smile away. "Aunty?"

"Celestia, Your student won't find the Elements in the maze. Twists and turns are my master plan is a misdirection and has nothing to do with where he hid them, only what he plans to do in the future. Then there is 'find the Elements back where you began'. You don't finish a maze in the same place you started that would be pointless. Tell me Celestia, Where were the current bearers when this whole thing started?"

"Ponyville!" She exclaims as she hopped out of bed. "Excuse me aunty I need to get to the maze and warn her at once!"

"Wait!" I call out causing her to stop her teleport and look down at me. Seeing my eyes glow green and give off a wisp of darkness.

"Are you using your special scrying spell?" I give a soft snort. She never did like using the name of the Evil eye spell. But I see what I was looking for.

"They're already in Ponyville. Discord has cursed them into being the opposite of their true selves to break their friendship. And it looks like it's working." A look of Horror passed over Celestia's face for a moment before becoming what I call Celestia's poker face.
"Excuse me aunty I need to send some letters. I'll be right back." And with that she teleported out of her room.

With nothing else to do as I wait for this to play out I begin working on something I decided to do while I was trapped in stone years back. I start by casting the create gold spell several times then began the spell to create a Dungeon Heart. The gold liquefies without melting and forms into a large construct of stone and artificial flesh. I then took a small gem from a pouch I now wore around my neck with the Reapers token. I really need to set up a new dungeon so I can keep my stuff there and teleport it to me using my hand of evil. The gem contained life force stolen from some plant life using necromancy. Cutting myself on the paw and bleeding a little onto it as I poured the life force into it I watched as it began to beat. This is going to hurt. I think to myself as I then shut it down. Shutting down a dungeon heart makes the keeper feel like the one in their chest stopped beating. Of cores having it destroyed is far worse and sends you flying on a little trip through the void to pop out a good distance away. Using a shrink/growth spell I found on my first heart I shrank it down to pocket size before casting my portal spell creating a hole in Celestia's floor as 4 obelisks raised around it. "I am Rin the Dungeon Keeper. If you are a hero fear not my darkness for I am immune to its taint. If you need my aid in battle or my expertise in dark magic call me and I'll come if I can." I drop the small heart into the void and watch as it breaks up into many hearts as it scatters and one by one swallowed by the darkness. My task complete I close the portal and watch as the obelisks sink into the ground and the hole seals up leaving not even a scratch.

"Well I'm bored." I said aloud as I hop out of Celly's bed and start looking around. it would be rude to rummage through her private things. Hmm what would be ok to stick my nose in? I smile as I look at a bookshelf and decide to bone up on my history. As I was pulling a book down I sensed shadow magic rapidly approaching. Turning and preparing a spell just in case I relaxed as I see a swirling wisp of shadow forming into the body of Luna. That changed as I realized that she was in motion midair as she Glomped me. "Ouch."

It was now after the fact at the celebration of Discord's defeat and aside from getting some odd looks from everypony I was standing proud with Lulu on the side. Celestia had just finished her speech and everypony was about to go outside. But not yet. My playful side just could not pass up the Opportunity to do what all parent like figures must do every now and again. I march forward as I use my size spell on myself to grow larger quickly grabbing the attention of the entire room as I tower over them. Pulling a book which I also grew to a large size to fit my stature. It looked like the entire room was about to make a run for it till the sound of one of they're princesses voices caught there attention.

"No! Aunty Rin please we beg of thee spare us!" This caused the crowed to stop and stare. Wondering if they really heard her call me her aunty and if I were then why would she beg me to spare her?

"Now little ponies behold! You will now bear witness to Celestia's and Luna's..." Giving a dramatic pause to drink in the sight. The crowd looked afraid, Luna was still begging, Celestia just had a resigned look, Pinkie was taking full advantage of my dramatic pause to shoot off as many guesses as she can. Twilight looked confused by Celestia's reaction, RD and AJ looked ready to fight. Rarity looked afraid and slightly annoyed that Fluttershy was using her as a hiding spot. "Baby pictures!" I open my book to the first page to show it to the crowd. Throughout all of Canterlot everypony heard Princess Luna's Royal Canterlot "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Author's Notes:

For those who are wondering. My character turned into a girl do to an inside joke with a friend. We were playing the power lottery and he got Snow woman Physiology. In fact whenever he would take a quiz online he would always wind up as a girl character if it was an option. I used my results to decide on what kind of character and powers I would have. Can you guess some so far? At least 1 should be obvious.