A Few Good Mares: The legend continues.
Chapter 23: An epic hero, a poem, and a criminal. PERFECT!
Previous Chapter Next ChapterI am so fucking pissed! 3 times! I have rewritten this story of 3 motherfucking times! My labtop won't stop crashing and I keep forgetting to fucking save. Errrrr... GODDAMN SON OF A BITCH!
I... *sigh* I guess my story was so good that the computer crashed on itself. Whatever... I didn't get to save any progress at all. So... let's take this from the top!
...I forgot how I started this story.
HHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA SSSSSSAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAA
OH GOD THE CIRCLE OF LIFE GUY IS BACK! I'm just... going to type now.
So do you remember when I said I had to fight Beowulf? I did. Yeah. He was the first guy I got killed. Well actually it was his own damn fault... the point is... bah there is no point. I'll just go back into the flashback.
Wispy flashback waves...
I was just 13 years old, in my freshman year of Magic School. Yeah, there was this group of Seniors, 15 of them I think, and they decided to practice their conjuration skills. Sadly enough, they practiced on an English textbook. And I was there sadly enough, to be the victim in this story.
Now I would have kicked their asses long ago, but I promised my mother that I wouldn't fight any more (A promise I would break in minutes) and just act like a normal human being. When their spell worked, they wanted to summon something small like... the raven from Poe's poem. No, instead it was Beowulf. He rose and stood amongst them looking like a god. An incredibly powerful, and naked, god!
"Which one of you disturbs me in my peace?" he asked looking around. I saw all of the seniors point towards me (WHY?! Why would they do that?!) and the giant monster gaze upon me with cold eyes. His face horrified me. Not that he was hideous, but because he reminded me of something...
2nd Flashback
Am I having a flashback inside a flashback? INCEPTION! But no... I was around... 8 years old. Yeah. 8 I think... it was right after I got expelled from Catholic school (Which... by the way... destroyed my entire religion causing me to be...UN-religious.) for... misbehavior, and I was hanging out with Lucas. One of the only guys who helped me out in this time.
"Relax man! You'll get to go back and say hey to all of your old friends!"
"I guess you're right. I just hope they remember me."
"And she's there isn't she?"
"Who?"
"SHE."
"Oh...Oooohhhh... B-but she would never go out with me."
"Give it a chance Dustin." he said leaning back in his chair. We were actually at the graduation party for him and everyone else from the school. My mom was absolutely pissed when I threatened to beat the Headmaster with a bible until he shitted out turd that looked like Jesus and I got expelled. He kept on trying to force his stupid Christian morals on me and he wouldn't stop trying to molest me! What else was I to do? Either way... I'm at this party which is right where I want to be...
"Twilight Sparkle would never go out with me Lucas. She would want to date someone... normal. Someone not like me. A freak or monster as people put it."
"You never know bud. Just ask out someone here, and maybe you'll get a good sense about it."
"Huh... good point." I looked to my right to see a slim body with long pink hair. "Hello, sweetie. I was wonder-"
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?" he yelled turning around. It was Flutterguy, GUY, who I ended up pissing off. "Now listen to me you disgusting little freak, no one calls me that. No body. You got that?" I swear I saw the hairs in his stubble quivering in fear.
"Uh huh..."
"IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY?"
"Sure is..."
"YOUR DEAD!" s/he went to throw a punch, as to which I dodged beautifully. I remember the fist moving past me and hitting Lucas... and that was the last I ever saw of him. Whatever. The point is that Beowulf reminds me of Flutterguy.
End of 2nd Flashback...
"*pfft* HAHAHAHAHA!" I ended up laughing at his face, thinking back to Flutterguy, which enraged the man who resembled a mountain.
"You, young boy who smells like a cat, why do you laugh? Do I amuse you?" He asked turning around. The second I saw his butt-cheeks squint together... Oh man... I lost it.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
"Very well... let this be a reminder to you all! This boy is as brave as he is foolish!" he went to punch me, and I quickly moved left and moved his arm upwards with a well placed kick. I watched as the entire building was being evacuated and the seniors were gone. The only people who came to my aid was Twilight, Niko, and Rainbow Dash.
"Back off!" Rainbow yelled tackling him. He grabbed her and chucked her into Niko which knocked them both out.
"Hey you're not suppose to hit girls HERO." I said getting his attention.
"Hold still!"
"Twilight, get them out of here and meet me in the park!"
"I'm on it." she ran over to our friends and teleported taking them away.
"So it's just you and me. Honorable, but foolish."
"Wha-" I didn't finish as he socked me in the jaw as quick and hard as he could, which left me dizzy. "Ohhh..."
"Are you ready to die?"
"Listen here sunshine, I ain't scared of YOU!" I poked him in the chest. "Or those other assholes..."
"I guess that's a yes."
"I don thnk u r riht..." I feel drunk, probably because I got socked in the head. He picked me up and threw me outside into the park, right where I needed to be!
"Stand and fight!"
"Nah..." I put my hands in the ground and started to dig with my claws. I quickly made a tunnel system and popped my head out of the ground from one tunnel (A trick Pinkie taught me) "Can't hit me!"
"I AM BEOWULF!" he grabbed the biggest bench he could find and brought it down upon me. I ducked back down and popped out behind him.
"Nice ass! I'm glad you keep it shaved and smooth!" I threw a rock at him and dodged another attack.
"Where's your beard?" I asked popping out of a tree. "Don't Vikings and Vagabonds (F.Y.I. A vagabond is another name for a hobo.) have humungous beards?"
"I am a GEAT!"
"I am... me! YAY!" I jumped back down and appeared under him and pulled him into the ground, leaving only his head exposed. "You can't hit me man."
"Why is that?"
"Mm... Shadow magic. You probably can't understand it thought so I'm not going to bother."
"Dustin! You did it!" Twilight said happily.
"No, not even close. Isn't that right Wolfy? Oh! Hey! Did you tell-"
"Yes. Celestia is in the process of expelling all 15 of those degenerates."
"Cool... hey Twilight..."
"Yeah?"
"The...adrenaline... is wearing off... catch me..."
"Whoa! Easy! Easy!"
"I...*pant* Ow... I really mean that! Oh ow!" I remember how it took 2 weeks for my teeth to naturally repair themselves.
"Grrrr...." Twilight had a expression of pure fear and pain on her face.
"...He's standing behind me isn't he?" she nodded her head. I didn't turn around as I felt Beowulf breathing out his nose down my neck. "Come on!" I grabbed Twilight and jumped into her shadow, making myself appear in Beowulf's and I pulled him down with us. I took us all to Disney World and grabbed onto Twilight's hand.
"Dustin, what do we do?"
"...Run." We took off making the giant chase us like the Hulk.
"Great plan!"
"I got another one!" I picked her up and threw her into the giant Disney logo pillow, leaving her unharmed. "Keep on coming you giant... thing!"
"I'll make a mantle out of you..."
"You should really go back to the 6th century." I jumped over a guard rail and he jumped down after me, right where I wanted him too as a roller coaster box hit him. I didn't expect him to grab me and keep on fighting. "Oh for the love of all that is holy!"
"You will die like a coward."
"Hey... I didn't catch your name." I said looking ahead of me at the dark tunnel.
"Beowulf."
"Huh?"
"BEOWULF!" he started to stand up.
"One more time please..." I felt some blood trickle from my ear.
"I AM-" he was cut off as the tunnel clipped his head off.
"Dead..." I felt myself relax as his body turned into pixel dust and the ride stopped. Well the ride didn't exactly stop... more like slammed on the emergency breaks and sent me flying into a large assortment of hazardous items. Eventually, I climbed out, weakly, and almost passed out as Twilight threw me over her shoulder and teleported us back to Canterlot. I continued to black in and out, but here's what I managed to see.
1. I saw Twilight, crying. A lot.
2. I saw Celestia yell at those seniors but I couldn't hear.
3. I saw I was puking in a toilet.
4. I was laying on a couch as Twilight bandaged me.
5. I think Fluttershy popped my back... back into place.
6. There was a... other thingy. I saw a thingy.
"Are you okay?" Twilight asked. She never left my side.
"I see thingies..."
"It's okay Dustin, your just in shock."
"...Right...Shock..." The thingies looked like two little versions of myself who jumped inside of my chest. I moved the blanket to see my bandaged body. "Huh?"
"You got hurt more than you thought. Just don't move."
"But... the thingy..."
"*sobs* You almost died Dustin!" she buried her head on my chest. I moved my left hand down and lightly tapped her on the nose. "Hmm? *sniff*"
"...Boop..." She smiled and I moved her in to hug. Well she did most of the hugging and she definitely hugged. For hours. It's not every day a girl passes out on top of you (no innuendo) without you're permission. Well she didn't need any... and I needed her more.
So this was one of the best weeks of my life. I proved my strength against a mythical Nordic Vagabond, I got to spend a month out of school, I developed a heavier relationship with Twilight, and I got all 15 of those assholes expelled. I don't even remember their names. I bet if I looked at the hate mail they sent me, I'd remember.
End of 1st flashback...
"Hey Twilight." I said laying down on my couch. "Do you remember when I got beaten up by Beowulf and Disney World?"
"Yeah."
"Do you remember how we laid together?"
"Yeah..." her voice was getting softer as she laid on me and slowly moved her body out to match mine. Her head nuzzled in my neck and we both felt sleep over taking us. With one quick move, I grabbed a soft blanket with my tail and wrapped it over her. "Dustin..."
"Twilight..."
"I love you..." she kissed me gently on the lips and closed her eyes, moving back down to sleep.
"Love you more..." I managed to say before passing out.
Meanwhile... 2032... in the future...
"*yawn*" I got up and stretched from the bed and looked at myself in the mirror. "Still looking as young as ever." I stretched my tail and wings while scratching my ears. I keep on falling into a trance when I see how my ears and tail turned all black. Just like my dad's when he got married. Yeah I know I got married a long time ago, but still. It always reminds me of how happy she makes me.
"What time is it?" Twilight asked on the other side of bed.
"7..." I said walking over to her and crouching. I moved her hair to the side and looked at her beautiful purple cat eyes. "Now what would the fair Queen like to do on her day off?"
"Maybe spend time with the King, wash the graffiti off the Discord statue, visit other friends... same as usual."
"Ah... Discord. Last of the draconequus!" I said mimicking his voice exactly. "The only man alive who managed to get under my skin..."
"I know everyone else wanted you to kill him, but you did the right thing Dustin."
"I just keep thinking back to that day... who he killed... how he did it... and our friends... the people we called family payed for it."
"It wasn't her fault..."
"He possessed her, I know. He also did... the other thing."
"I know, but *sigh* Look, Discord may have messed with us completely, but look, one day new bearers of the 'Elements of Harmony' shall rise."
"...Now that I think about it, I'm going to smash Discord." I pulled a sledgehammer from my cabinet and headed for the door.
"WAIT!"
"Hmm?" I stopped and looked at the woman wearing only a bathrobe and her tiara.
"Don't forget eye protection!" she held a pair of safety glasses for me to take.
"I love you so much right now!" I ran over, kissed her, grabbed the glasses, and started to whistle as I walked down the hall. All the guards knew what I was going to do. If I walk out of my bedroom with a hammer, gloves, and am whistling 'Ride of the Valkyries' then I'm going to take some rage out on the always regenerating statue. I stood out too. Black shirt, black and red sweatbands, grey jeans, red converse, etc etc.
"Hello Q." I said to the lifeless statue which was littered in graffiti. We all knew what today was... it was the anniversary of when I defeated him in one-on-one combat and decided his fate. The day I ended the cruelty of Discord... at least for now. "How's your day been going?"
"..." Nothing.
[You know Dustin, if you think hard enough than he might come back to life.]
<That id like to see.>
(Great... real great. Thanks Alpha, Beta, for the encouragement.)
"..."
"SAY SOMETHING!"
"...No."
"Dick..." I grabbed the hammer and raised it high in the air.
*Final Fantasy VII battle win music playing*
"GAH!" I dropped the hammer and hit myself in the head with it while grabbing my phone. "H-hello?"
"Dustin I need some assistance."
"Oww... what do you need?"
"*sniff* I just can't deal with it."
"Fluttershy, what DO you need?"
"I...well...I hope it's not too much to ask..." she usually like to hang out with Twilight and I on this night. It makes her feel safe.
"Shy, you know we're family. Tell me what's up? And don't say hammer..." my brain squinted by the mere thought of dropping the hammer again.
"You see, I know it's Nightmare Night tonight..."
"Yeah...?"
"...And some kids came here..."
"Go on...?"
"Dustin, they dressed as Pinkie Pie. *sniff* I don't know what to do!"
"..."
"Dustin?"
"I'm sorry Shy. Do...*sigh* Do you want to hang out here? I mean I know Nightmare Night hasn't happened yet here, the time difference, but would you like to hang with us tonight?"
"I'd appreciate it."
"Give Rarity and AJ and the others a call then. Maybe we can all get together."
"Okay...Dustin?"
"Yes?"
"Are you beating Discord again?"
"...Yeah..." I sat the hammer down and began poking the statue in the eyes. I kept having these sadistic thoughts that he'd feel this.
Inside the stone prison...
"OW! OW! OW!" Discord cried every time I jabbed the eye of the statue. "Quit it you immortal imbecile! The second I get out of here, you and your family will pay!"
Back in the real world
I really have to pee. Hmm... I wonder...
"Hey Shy?"
"Yes?"
"...Can I ask you something?" I pulled the zipper down on my jeans.
"Yes."
"It's..." I stopped to begin Operation: Pissing on Discord!
"Oh don't tell me that something's wrong with Twilight!"
"What? Oh no, she's completely fine."
"Okay."
"Something's wrong with Star." I said while finishing up. "Dammit... got some on my glove..."
"OH NO!"
"Yeah. She barricaded herself in her room again. You know how Nightmare Night terrifies her now."
"But you stopped Nightmare Moon!"
"I only said that to make her feel better. I can't beat Nightmare! She's literally a nightmare to deal with because she copied Pinkie Pie's personality. I can't stand her anymore!"
"And what of Comet?"
"She's fine. She kinda... made fun of Star about the whole Nightmare came here to possess her thing."
"That sounds like what happened to Luna."
"Well that's not all she said."
"What else?" I pulled out the note I found.
"*sigh* Hah hah hah, It will be funny when Nightmare Moon makes you evil like Luna and then Mom and Dad banish you too the moon for thousands of years and pray for you to die."
"That's horrible!"
"She's 8! You know how Midnight pays absolute attention to every single detail! I'm just glad I got the note before she did..."
"Can we talk about this more when I come over? There are more kids coming over here..."
"Be strong Fluttershy! They can't hurt you if you bribe them with candy!"
"Oh no... one of them is dressed like a ladybug..."
"Goodbye Shy." I hung up and picked the hammer back up. "Hello Sally." I said to the mallet.
<He's talking to inanimate objects again. It's weird.>
[No he's not!] Beta said with a sock puppet. [There is nothing wrong with being original. Right Dustin?]
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" I was smashing the hammer against the head of the statue.
[...]
<He's happy.>
[...3...2...1...]
"Ah! Damn!" I stepped back when I hit my knee with the hammer. It didn't hurt but I left a tiny boo-boo.
A few good 10 seconds later...
I sat on the kitchen counter as Twilight placed a band-aid across my knee. She kissed it and I happily ran back outside with a chainsaw.
A few more good 10 seconds later...
I sat on the table as Twilight put a band-aid on my elbow. She kissed it like before and I happily ran back out again but with a cannon.
1 minute later...
"I'm done." I said wiping the sod from my face. "So did you talk to Shy?"
"Yeah I did. Thanks for calling her and getting us all back together Dustin. It really means a lot to me." she gave me a large hug and kiss combo which I was hoping she wouldn't do since we both ended up coughing on the sod.
"Actually she called me." I watched as our 12 year old daughter walked by the kitchen door. "Ahem! Sunlight Comet! Get in here right this instant!"
"Did I do something wrong?"
"Yeah you did! You know your sister is still nervous about Nightmare! Please don't tease her anymore!"
"*sigh* Yeah, okay. Sorry dad."
"Tell your sister that." Twilight said.
"Yes mom."
"And can you do me a favor? Take this package to Niko and Dawn for us please?" Twilight asked.
"I thought you wanted me to say sorry to Star?" she said looking at me.
"I do." I started to sip on my tea cup.
"*sigh* Fine." She grabbed Twilight's package and headed upstairs.
"Well she's gotten stubborn."
"Maybe she's mad that we don't treat her like a princess."
"But we didn't get treated that way either."
"Exactly! So how are we suppose to know how to do this?"
"*sigh*...Well take them with us tonight."
"That would be great."
"Sir!" A guard yelled running in.
"Officer Brody?"
"We have a problem..."
*facepalm*
"What happened?" Twilight asked.
"Dirk O'Brien escaped."
"...Oh that's not good." I said getting worried. "Twilight, I'll go handle this." I handed her my crown and stood up.
"Be careful, and don't do something stupid we'll all regret!" she moved up and kissed me on the cheek.
"Shadow, let's move out." Brody said.
"Hold your horses..." I continued to kiss my wife until Brody grabbed my tail. "AH! Okay okay! I'm going!" I ran outside with him and grabbed a brown jacket. I was not in the mood for this. Nightmare Night is absolutely the worst time to fuck with me. Dirk knows that. He's Discord's right hand man. He also got Twilight's parents killed... the rat bastard.
"Shadow, sir, it appears he infiltrated us last night."
"What?"
"He gained entrance to the Magic Wing in the Library. Do you know why?"
"No...wait...he can't kill Twilight or I, since we're immortal... Shit! He's going to go back in time!"
"What?"
"The Starswirl the Bearded section! Ahhh shit!" I ran outside faster than the guard could ask another question. I ran to the Library and flew up to the top window where I saw the undead servant playing with scrolls. "Dirk O'Brien! I will kill you where you stand!"
"No you won't! We all know you hate killing..."
"I'm going to make an exception with you."
"Now I'm sure your wife wouldn't approve... oh wait... Maybe she would...Oh well." he grabbed a large blue scroll which made me stop walking. "You do know what this is don't you?"
"...Now Dirk..." I said putting my hands up. "Take it easy and I might spare you... but I swear on Celestia's grave... if you activate that time spell... I will kill you."
"Oops..." he opened it and grabbed me and tackled me out the window. I realized shortly that he was gaining momentum and activated the portal below us. He kicked me in the face before entering and caused me to lose a majority of my velocity. Still I went back in time with him. He had it lucky. Landed right down on the surface. I, with my bad luck, ended up in freefall.
"God dammit..."
[You alright?]
"Yeah... just a little dizzy."
<This reminds me of when we went to that Equestria world.>
"But that was more fun. We didn't have wings."
I opened up my arms and allowed myself to fall. I realized we were heading towards Canterlot, and we ended up falling 23 miles from the Earth's surface. We were on the very barrier of space. I almost died just now.
"God it's cold..."
[Well maybe if you dressed properly...]
"I'm not wearing a combat suit on my day off!"
<Do you smell that?>
"I do... Smells like 2012."
I activated my invisibility spell so no one below would see me. Well it's more of a light reflection spell but if the human eye thinks I'm naked, then it's good enough for me. I opened my wings and gently landed behind the bar, where I cut the spell of and began walking like any normal person. I had my tail and ears tucked away and my phone out.
'Rrrriiinnnggg...'
"Come on..."
"Hello?"
"Twilight!"
"Dustin what happened?! I heard the window break and saw you disappear!"
"I'm in 2012 right now."
"He's going to kill us in the past?"
"Well...it certainly looks like it." I was in a crowd of people, and each one of them looked at me awkwardly. I, believe it or not, actually grow in the future to a good 6'2". That, along with the cat eyes and fangs, make me stand out.
"Don't stare." A mother said to her child.
"Freak." Another person said before I tripped him.
"Is it the day of the play?" Twilight asked.
"Looks like it. I just found a flyer."
"Wow... I forgot how horrible it ended up."
"Yeah...hahahaha..."
"It's not funny!"
"It was a little funny."
"...A little. But it was super embarrassing."
"I remember..." I stopped when I saw Dirk climbing into the school. "...I got to go."
"Be careful." I pushed the crowd out of my way and ran towards the school. I opened up the window but heard a kid yell at me from behind which startled me.
"Uh...H-hello?" I asked turning around and looking at Rainbow Dash. I felt myself become very sad... knowing her future fate.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"...I'm...chasing somebody."
"Oh so you're a pervert?"
"No I'm not a goddamn pervert!"
"Stalker?"
"Yeah, in a way I guess. Now if you'll excuse me..."
"Not so fast."
"Can I help you?"
"Why do you remind me of somebody?"
"Why do YOU remind me of somebody?"
"Uh... I do?"
"...No you couldn't be. I was thinking of the fastest flyer to ever live... but nah..." I turned back around.
"I am too the fastest flyer!"
"Can you show me?"
"Watch this!" she said flying off into the sky. I took this opportunity to climb inside the school. I was in the scaffolding above the play stage where I saw Dirk. He looked at me and I looked at him but we both said the same thing. 'Shh!' The play had started.
[He's right there man! Go kill him!]
(Too many people...)
<Dustin's right. We need to fix this.>
(I remember near the beginning... the entire set collapsed and the show was ruined!)
<You're not saying...>
(I am! We destroyed our own play!)
[Oh ho ho! No way! That is so awesome!]
<And I know how we can do it.>
I stood up and ran towards Dirk. He threw a light at me, I slid below it, jumped up, and equipped a shadow sword. I went to cut him but ended up cutting some rope which controlled the entire set.
"Just like old times..."
"Are you crazy?" He shouted at me.
"A little." I looked around to see the crowd was panicking like last time. I grabbed the scroll and dragged Dirk outside where I found Rainbow.
"What did you do?" She shouted.
"I'm sorry!" I activated the spell and threw Dirk and myself in while closing it behind me. This was a crazy ordeal... just like when it happened to me 20 years ago. Yeah I'm 36 years old... even though Twilight and I stopped aging around 20. The same time I married her. Either way, the portal took us back to our time and we landed in the crypt. I looked around at the 6 coffins that decorated the area. King Faust, Queen Faust, Celestia, Luna, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash.
"Why can't you just die?" Dirk asked. I punched him in the temple and dragged him into the morgue and threw him on a stretcher. "W-what are you doing?!"
"I've had enough of you." I threw him into the incinerator and cremated him. "*sigh* I wonder how things are in the past? Oh well. Better get home for dinner."
Meanwhile... in the past...
"Hey...uh...Niko. Did you... see that?" I asked Niko.
"Yeah. I did. Kinda wish I didn't." We both stood and watched the burning stage set. I had Twilight in my arms because she fainted.
"Did anybody get hurt?"
"Actually yes. Trixie was on stage."
"Ah! That doesn't sound so bad."
"It's not. Just a sprained ankle. But you know how she's exaggerating her pain."
"Yeah... well I'm going to take Twilight home now. See you and Frost later."
"Speaking of Frost... where is she?"
"What do you mean?"
"She's not here. Was she in the play?"
"I don't think so. Maybe she's in our room."
"Maybe." We walked together, and I'm kinda glad we did. Niko was nice enough to open the doors for me. "Don't hit her head."
"Ow."
"Don't hit your own head either." We walked into our room and I laid Twilight on the couch.
"She's not here!" Niko basically shouted. "All her stuff is gone and the entire room looks different."
"Relax, I'm sure she..." He gave me his sad puppy dog eyes. Tears and all. "...Just... needed some space?"
"You're a big fucking help!" he cried running out the room and slamming the door. "Stupid cat!" I heard on the other side.
"Aw..." I looked in the kitchen and saw a white note planted on the fridge.
'Dear Niko, I'm sorry but I must leave. My family has called for my name, and according to tradition, means they found my future. I shall be married and embark on my quest to become queen of my people. Please forgive me, I know we had lots of fun together. I love you, Niko. Goodbye forever, for we will never see each other again.'
"Oh no..."
"Dustin what is it?" Twilight asked waking up. I wiped my tears away and handed her the note which caused her to tear up. "She didn't even say goodbye?"
"She did... on that paper... to Niko." I sat down beside her. "How do I break this to him? I'm his best friend... but... I can't keep this a secret!"
"Keep what a secret?" He yelled walking in the room. He yanked the note from Twilight's hand and read it to himself. "YOU TRIED TO HIDE THIS FROM ME?!" he yelled, furious at me. In case you forgot, Niko earned the title 'Big Red' due to the fact that Big Red is his favorite gum and that he can change his size. So when he gets angry, he grows. "ASSHOLE!" He punched me in the chest and threw me down.
"*cough cough* Think about what your doing!" I choked out as he picked me up by my shirt.
"Put him down!" Twilight cried while touching his back. "Niko please! Listen to me!"
"SHE'S GONE!" Oh god he's getting sad and angry! The worst possible combination.
"N-Niko, I need you to-" I didn't finish as he threw me into the hallway. "*back popping* Drop...me...ow..." I started to get up as I saw him coming but was unable to dodge his speed. I didn't want to fight back either. I grabbed his hand and opened it up to allow me to breath... the only thing I could do at this moment.
"Does it hurt little kitty?"
"*cough* N...Niko...please..." I saw his fist come flying towards me and nail me between the eyes and my arms fall down. Yeah he was mad... but I figured if I played dead, then he would stop. Teach him a lesson or something. His grip loosened and he held me in his arms.
"Oh god! What did I do?! Wake up man! Wake up!"
"If I do... will you stop?" I mumbled.
"Yeah just don't die on me!"
"Then I'm awake."
"Oh man... I almost lost it this time...God..." he pulled his legs to his head and cried softly. I didn't move from my position on the hallway floor, I just let Twilight stroke my hair. "Why did she leave?"
"You read the note. Because her kingdom and family needs her."
"Why didn't she tell me?"
"She knew you would react like this. Clever girl..." I made eye contact with him. "Don't let it kill you. Cheer up, and be happy that she's going to have a prosperous life as a Queen of Snow Fairies." Mm... that doesn't sound too good actually. If Fairies are usually evil and enjoy causing trouble, then what's the queen like? Oh man... "I'm sorry Niko."
[Don't be sorry dude.] I heard in my head. [The dude just kicked your butt.]
<Ah don't listen to him. Just help out your friend Dustin.>
(Why am I hearing voices?)
[Oh because your in shock and your mind can't process it.]
(Uh...huh.)
"Twilight am I dreaming?"
"Yes. Wake up." she said too me. I opened my eyes to see I was on my bed getting a bandage treatment from Twilight. She was in the chair beside me, and she fell asleep laying on my chest. I pulled the rest of her body up without waking her up and wrapped us both up with the quilt. I felt around for bandages and noted the ones covering my neck and chest. Amazing how my day ends isn't it?
First I wake up, then I see a small fight between two dudes on the scaffolding, then I see that very same scaffolding fall down and ruin the play, Twilight faint in my arms, apparently Trixie was injured, Frost left us, Niko went into a hulking state out of sadness, and now I'm back in bed. Not bad... not bad at all. I noticed that Twilight's uniform was still on and that she would be furious if her uniform was wrinkled and unkempt. So I took her clothes off and slipped both of our pj's back on.
"Hmm?" she woke up as I laid down beside her. "Did I go to bed?"
"Uhh... yes."
"Mm..." she stretched her arms out. "Did you change my clothes?"
"I know you don't want your uniform messy."
"Aw... thanks, in the creepy weird way."
"Did I get hurt that bad?"
"He beat you up in the hallway and then ran away. I carried you in here and fixed you up! Good as new!"
"I'm sorry about your play."
"I'm sorry about your friend."
"Our friends." I pulled her in for a hug. "But...in the very end...I still have you Twilight Sparkle. My little marshmallow." She leaned up and nibbled on my ears in a way I did to her once. "Stop! You'll make me blush!"
"At least you don't have a nickname like marshmallow."
"I call you that because your soft and sweet."
"...Now I'm going to blush." And she did. Still, we continued to hold to each other like the entire world was crumbling down. Something eating away at it's surface, trying to get to it's core. And the only way to stop it was to stay together with your loved ones. So we held on like nothing else mattered because, in all honesty, Twilight Sparkle was the only thing in my life that I cared about right now. No family, no enemies, no religion, no friends, etc... "What do we do about Niko?"
"I'll find him when I feel better. He probably decided to go back to his old room."
"Didn't Dawn get his old room?"
"..." Say what now?
"Oh..."
"That's not good." I groaned as I got out of bed and I pulled on a light jacket and made my way to Niko's room through the hallway. I was still bandaged and had a serious headache. "NIKO!" I knocked on the door as hard as I could. I opened it to find him crying on Dawn's shoulder and she was holding him. Barely, I might add. She didn't know what to do but be a good friend and get the pain out of him.
"Shh... let it all out. You'll be fine!" She moved her head over and mouthed 'He's been here for hours!'
'What should I do?' I mouthed back.
'Be a good friend.'
'He just beat me up!' as soon as I mouthed that, he turned around. "Ohh... h-hey Niko oh buddy oh pal of mine! Don't hit me." I said quietly as I hid my head away from him.
"I'm so sorry man!" he picked me up like a child and cried into my shoulder. "*sob* It's just...I don't know what to do! Ahahaha..." It was the cry of a broken champion. I felt my eyes water up and I returned the hug.
"Hey... get a hold of yourself you big softie. Frost was dumb to just leave you. You're a great guy and everything!"
"Everything?"
"Everything."
"Thanks man."
"Don't mention it... like...ever."
"*chuckle* I'll consider it." There we go! Back to good old happy Niko! I looked over at Dawn who had a napkin in her hand.
"*sniff* That was so sad..."
"So what do I do?" Niko asked putting me down.
"Well..." I wiped the tears off my jacket. "...I don't know, actually."
"You've been through break-ups before right?"
"Yeah but they weren't that bad and I broke up with them. I don't think I'm ever going to leave Twilight though."
"I know what to do." Dawn said.
"You do?" we both asked.
"I...I got two tickets to Wreck-it Ralph, and I had a friend in town say she was going to hang with me... but she lied and now I'm here. How about we go see a movie?" Niko looked at me and I nodded my head up and down ferociously.
'You go to that movie right bucking now!' I said with hand language.
'Bucking?' he responded back.
'I mean fucking. Applejack's honesty must be rubbing off on me.'
'LOL'
'Did you just text me with hand language?'
"Yes." He pushed me out the room and closed the door.
"H-how...how did you do that?" I asked myself. I got up and walked back to my room. When I walked in, I gave Pal food and went in to bed with Twilight.
"How was Niko?" I made hand gestures (immature ones) that he was 'doing' Dawn now. "...That fast?"
"I guess. I mean Dawn's a cute girl and everything but... he just got dumped by Frost right?"
"So what, did he take his anger out on you two?"
"Mostly me."
"I see."
"But they are both alive and happy so... I'm going to lay down. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
I remember as I laid down, I felt... ashamed, I guess. No I was happy! Very happy that those two were getting along so great in such a sort amount of time! But... Niko doesn't understand that Frost will raise an army to take over the other kingdoms. Still I bet she would never attack us...
In the future...
"To our fallen family!" I shouted raising my glass into the air. "CHEERS!"
"CHEERS!" Everyone else shouted. I was on my 5th bottle of scotch.
"Hey waitress! More drinks on me please!"
"Of course your majesty! You're a hero after all! You don't have to be so polite to us." she said grabbing more drinks.
"It wouldn't be the same." Do you want to know what happened to me besides the wings and immortality stuff? My metabolism boosted. I can't get drunk anymore. Neither can Twilight or any of our offspring... but... the others? Not so lucky...
"*hic* It was real fun of you to invite us..." Fluttershy said taking down another glass.
"Shy I think you've had enough cider."
"What tells you that?"
"You're on your 3rd glass. And it's kid cider too."
"Yeah... Can I get some water please?" she asked the waitress. The worker nodded and left to get a glass. "Um... thank you..." she said quietly after getting the beverage.
"Can ya handle that sugarcube?" AJ asked.
"Hehehe..." I, along with everyone else, laughed. Even Fluttershy laughed at it. Now Applejack... boy she could really handle her liquor. I mean I'm sipping on scotch and she's taking down barrels of Apple Farm Cider and some Appletini cocktails. I don't think you understand just how hardcore she get's to be.
"Twilight, Dustin, we should do this more often." Rarity said outright. "I miss you two so much!"
"Aw... thanks." Twilight said with a smile. I looked outside real quick to see all of the children playing on the playground and kids going around and asking for candy.
"Why don't we all go camping? For old time's sake!" Niko said planting his glass on the table.
"Haha! That sounds entertaining!" I said agreeing to his idea. The others soon cheered up along with me, except Twilight. "Hey...Twilight what's wrong?"
"I'm just thinking about THEM."
"Oh... I'm sure they are happy... where ever the deceased go."
"But-"
"Pinkie wasn't herself. It was Nightmare and Discord. (I'll go over the tragedy in the next chapter.) Still I think we should all be thankful to get out alive."
"Yes. You're right of course." She moved over and hugged me. "I know you had it the worst, so you don't want to talk about it."
"It's okay. We're all together now, as a family! Let us never forget that! Because this tragedy-" I said while standing up. "Has made us stronger! It may have broken down our hearts, and our minds, but as men and women with minds, we stand back up and rebuild them from the top! Bigger! Stronger! We will never lose to our enemies due to our friendship and love for one another! And though it took that tragedy for us to realize it, we are now prepared!" I raised my glass to the air.
"For friendship!" Twilight yelled throwing her glass up.
"FRIENDSHIP!" the rest joined us.
"HARMONY! LOVE! AND FAMILY!" We continued to rant for the next several minutes until a brick sailed through the window and I caught it (It actually knocked the glass out of my hand and took it's place.)
"Uhhh... why is this brick made of ice?" I asked as I put it on the table. The brick then shattered into a note.
"Ahem..." Twilight cleared her throat. "Enjoy your family and friends now your highness-es, for we shall attack by the noon of the first day. Our kingdom shall rule them all! Starting with your pathetic town! Go ahead and send your best soldier, we're not scared of a little shadows! The Snow Fairies shall live for all eternity!"
"..." We all remained silent until I spoke up. "I don't...like the fact that they addressed me in that threat."
"What do we do?" Fluttershy asked.
"Well...*sigh* I guess... I'll handle this. Let's just enjoy our party now-"
"This sounds serious!" said Applejack.
"You don't say..." I said to myself as I started eating again. "Dawn, you and Niko have been awfully quiet."
"Dustin... that sounds like Frost!" Niko said up.
"*gulp* Who?"
"From 11th grade!"
"Oh yeah... the cute ice girl... how is she doing?" Twilight shrugged and continued to munch on bread.
[She just threatened to kill you!]
<I think he knows that.>
(I knew that.)
<He knew that.>
[Kiss-ass.]
<What'd you say?!>
[...Kiss...ass...?]
"You know what...I'm going to go talk to her right now. She'd never expect that." I stood up and kissed Twilight on her lips. "I'll be back within the hour hopefully! I'll be back guys!"
"Be careful!" they all shouted. I traveled to the armory and equipped my black combat suit and my cloak and, of course, my goggles. I jumped into the shadows and appeared in the ice kingdom. I wrapped myself with the cape (which made me appear invisible.) and pulled the hood up and watched from a distance to see an army gathering.
(They're going to invade us!)
<They said that in the note.>
(Yeah... but I didn't think Frost would turn evil. Well so much goes for that plan.)
[You do know that someone's coming behind you right?]
(Yeah...)
I didn't move a single muscle as the ice giant came walking past me, dumping snow everywhere.
(He's...bigger than I thought.)
[I wonder how much it takes to fee him.]
<Focus!>
(...What do they eat anyways?)
[Snow I guess.]
(You can't eat snow.)
[Yeah you can! You put it in your mouth, you eat it, and your stomach feels full. You ate it.]
(Okay... then-)
<GUYS GODDAMMIT! FOCUS FOR FUCKS SAKE!>
(Alright alright...)
I was happy that Twilight put an entire mask in the suits design. Like a ski mask but... more combat-y. So I made my way to the throne room where I saw Frost wearing a crown. Man she... matured. I don't remember her having a d-cup and being over 6' tall.
"What do we do if Shadow attacks like in your letter?" The ambassador asked.
"Nonsense. From what I've seen Shadow isn't as hardheaded as one would think. He'll probably attack tomorrow." another ambassador said. I moved to the shadow right behind her throne. If I wanted to... I could kill her right now. I felt my left eyebrow twitch and my senses pick up. There was something else in this room other than her and her companions. I looked around and didn't see any other threats.
[What is that feeling I'm sensing?]
<Nostalgia?>
(No...)
The Queen didn't say anything. I wasn't sure it was even Frost to begin with. I can't just assassinate her either, it goes against my code. I can only kill in self-defense. Or mercy-kill if that opportunity comes. So I did the next best thing. I stuck my hand into the shadow with a tranquilizer and stabbed everyone with the needle, giving each one of them a small does. Enough to knock out an elephant.
"You think that can stop me?" Frost spoke. Her voice was cold and heartless. I realized she froze the needle and shattered it before I touched her. She flipped over the throne and made eye contact with me.
"She's a ninja?!"
[Dodge man!]
<Hurry!>
"Too late!" she said kicking me in my chest and sending me through the throne. I threw a fork at her and saw her freeze that too.
(Hmm... so I'm going to have to use hand-to-hand to beat her. Hahaha... my favorite.) I began popping my knuckles. She looked at me with a deranged murderous smile and snapped her neck.
"Uhh... I don't really want to fight now."
"What's wrong?! Am I too much for you?!"
"God your creepy. Now I see why Niko would dump your ass."
"I dumped him!"
"Details details..."
"Shut up and fight me!" she ran towards me and threw a good punch, but I jumped over it and kicked her in the face sending her back.
(She can't fight if she's aggravated. WEAKNESS DISCOVERED!)
<She's coming around for another attack!>
"Ice Shower!" she threw an entire wave of ice spikes towards me.
"Beta Zone!" I drew the guitar from my chest and turned it into the shield and expanded it deflecting all of the ice attacks. "Alpha Wave!" I changed into Alpha's form and the guitar turned into a scythe (If you don't remember how this fighting system works then go back and read some of the A Few More Good Stallions chapters.) and I tried hacking at her.
"Fight me like you mean it!"
"I don't kill!" I rammed the bottom of the weapon into her chest and knocked her back. "*pant* Unless I have to."
(She's making me sweat.)
<Did Nightmare give us this hard of a fight?>
[Not even close.]
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
(She's laughing.)
<Yeah I can hear that genius.>
[Watch out!]
Frost was right in my face, now wearing battle armor made from ice. Her eyes matched mine, but hers were lifeless and had no pupils inside them. I was shocked, to say the least, and put distance between us.
"Discord helped show me the true path..."
"Discord? Frost, I think I found your problem. He's a horrible person that-"
"Don't speak ill of my father!" she swung a sword at my neck which I barely dodged.
(DID SHE SAY FATHER?!)
[Yeah she did!]
<What do we do?>
"I thought Screwball was his kid."
"She's here too." She pointed to the crazed female levitating behind me.
"Wazzup." she said while playing with her lip. I waved at her and went back to fighting.
"Now I just don't understand this. Did Discord fuck the witch from Narnia?"
"GRRRRAAAHHH!" she really does have a short temper.
"I don't like this. I want the nice ditzy Frost back."
"She died long ago!" she gave me a hard roundhouse kick and jumped back. I just now realized who she was. The cold eyes, the frosty hair, and the amazing physical and magical strength... she's a Crystal Bearer!
"I'm sorry." I said as I punched her as hard as I could in the middle of her chest. I felt the hard crystal embodied into her.
(I don't think she's really Discord's kid.)
[Is it a mind trick?]
<Maybe... but...why?>
(I dunno.)
"You think you can stop my army? Look out the window..." I walked over to the glassless window space and saw literally thousands of people aiming weapons at me... and that's just one side of the castle.
"Well...everyone stand down!" I shouted at them. "Or I will kill you!"
"He's lying!"
"Get him!" One of them fired at me, destroying the wall. I grabbed the sharp rock that flew from the wall and shot it towards him, penetrating his eye socket and killing the random soldier.
"Ahahahaha! You can't win!" Frost shouted behind me. "I will-" I stopped her speech when I shot her with a stun gun and knocked her out.
"If Lightning was here, than this entire thing might have gone faster." I said to myself searching the room for weapons. I found a hidden armory behind the throne, full of explosives. "This will do!" I grabbed the rocket launcher and ran to the window. "Now... how do I use this thing?"
[Aim and shoot?]
(Nah... I need to pull the scope up first.)
<Now just pump the barrel and->
We were all cut off as the weapon unfolded into a larger rocket launcher that looked like it was a doomsday weapon.
<...Good job.>
(Yep. All me.)
[Fire!]
I pulled the trigger and fired one small missile towards the crowd and it didn't go off.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" they all began laughing at me.
"That was thoroughly disappointing. Guess I have to do it the old fa- *KABLOOM!* HOLY SHIT!" It went off like a nuke! How did they get this much fire power?! No matter! I got to take out the other side!
'Warning! Warning! Intruder alert!'
"Delayed intruder alarm?"
'Self destruct imminent. In 5...4...3...' I didn't waste any time. I grabbed Frost and jumped into a shadow, and took us both to Canterlot. I watched from a distance the entire ice berg blow up in a giant explosion. I'm glad that they were all made of snow and ice... the soldiers I mean. I was worried that I killed a large amount of people for a second there...
(What do we do with her?)
[You're the king! Don't you have a magic-proof jail cell or something?]
(Well...yeah I do.)
<Then get moving. You have dinner plans don't ya?>
15 or so minutes later...
"Happy Nightmare Night mister!" one of the teens said to me with the brown birth mark around his eye.
"Oh...uh...happy...Nightmare Night to you?" I was still making my way to the restaurant. Well I was still thinking to myself about rather how easy that was. Well probably because I found an rocket launcher but other than that... yeah... pretty easy.
[I think you're deceiving yourself.]
<Dude, you almost died. Again.>
(Blah blah blah, I won didn't I?)
I opened the door to the restaurant to see all of my friends cheering and applauding for me.
"I saw the explosion from here dude!" Niko said happily.
"Pinkie and Rainbow would've been proud of ya!" Applejack said. And if she said it, then she must have been honest about it.
"Thanks AJ. That means a lot actually..." I took my seat. "That was an ordeal however. They had giants and thousands of ice soldiers! Who knows how many more they can make! And Discord was apparently Frost's biological father. She's a Crystal Bearer."
"Are you being serious right now?" Twilight asked. I handed her the pure white crystal I pulled from her chest.
"This is a magic amplifier. She has thousands of these! So do the other fairies! They are not amateurs, they obviously know what they are doing. And I went after the immediate threat... who knows where the others are at." (I'm also going to continue to Snow Wars in the next chapter.)
"Let's just be prepared." Twilight said. "Tonight, I'll set up security measures..."
Meanwhile in the past... around this time...
"Is he going to be a problem?" Dancing Blade asked in secretly.
"You know he is." Singing said in response. "He killed us when he was still young..."
"So you're saying we murder a kid?! Don't we have enough blood on our hands?!" Iron asked.
"ENOUGH!" Discord shouted, gaining everyone's attention. "This isn't the time to second think things. We need to removed Dustin, Twilight, and everyone in our path towards the Kingdom."
"How do we do that?"
"I'll handle the situation. You all wait for my signal. I'll call with details when I know more. Everyone's dismissed!" All stood up and left the room except for Discord, who mildly chuckled to himself. "Hmhmhmhm... I know just how to get rid of the Shadow." He snapped his fingers and began to conjure a portal of sorts. "Equestria shall be this child's prison."
Dustin's POV
[You need to wake up!]
"Mm..."
<Dustin, wake the hell up right now!>
"That feels nice Twilight..."
<This is serious!>
"How... did ya learn to... use wind? WIND?!" I sudden woke up and looked around to see I was somewhere up in the sky falling. "WHOOOOAAAA! What is going on?"
[Discord!]
"Who?"
<He's the guy who wants you dead!>
"Why? What did I do to him?"
<He just wants to get to the throne. We have to get back and stop him!>
"Where the hell are we?"
I flipped myself around and saw that I was heading towards a small town. Oh shit! I'm going to die! I am seriously going to die!
"Dear mom...dad...Twilight...Lily...and whoever else cares about me, I'm sorry about what's coming for me." I felt myself hit a cloud and the soft pillow like surface catch me and hold me. "Oh hey! I'm alive!"
"Get 'em!" I heard from below. I continued to kick my legs as I was losing my grip, like I was hanging on for dear life. Then I felt an object punch me in the gut with the force of a rocket, throwing me from the cloud and into the trees. I felt my body hit a majority of branches and continue to flip until I hit the floor with a loud *BANG!*
[Shit! Dustin!]
<Get up man! Come on!>
(...Twilight...help...)
Will Dustin survive? (Probably...) Why is Discord evil? What is going on with two different timelines at the same time happening? More to find out in the next chapter!
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