Silent Ponyville Homesins
Chapter 16: Good Ending - Reunited Again -
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Just to clarify my little ponies, the Endings and Hidden chapters that will be uploaded from here on have "Game Rewards", sorry couldn't contain myself
Conditions to Unlock:
- Beat the Game with all pages of the Book of Ancient Songs of Harmony
+Select Laughter Element (Important)
Rewards:
- Brand New Fear Mode
- Alternative Costume Stormy = Moonlight Strike Suit
- Alternative Costume Luna = Nightmare Moon
- Alternative Costume Mistshine = Hospital Robe
- Unlockable Weapon Stormy = Katana
- Unlockable Weapon Luna = Moon Scythe
Stormy´s eyes were getting adjusted to the dim light he was seeing, next to him, was Twilight Sparkle, and hugging him, Pinkie Pie. His head was hurt and felt like a rollercoaster, although he got used to being dizzy up to this point thanks to all his adventure, once he finally could actually say something, his words were simple and short, a simple “Where the hell have you two been?” for starters, question that Twilight Sparkle quickly answered.
“We never left this room, in fact you were under the influence of the Mind Delve spell, you lost temperature so many times I was beginning to think using it was a mistake,” Twilight said with tiredness on her voice.
The Mind Delve spell, so, all that time he was indeed seeing his own memories and Luna’s memories, buried deep inside his sub-consciousness, waiting to be discovered by the pony that forgot them, Pinkie Pie never left his side, in fact, she even had covered him with a blanket due to his body growing cold several times, probably all those times he came close to dying in his nightmare reflected on the temperature dropping on his body.
Pinkie Pie quickly explained that she once had a terrible nightmare and Twilight helped her get rid of it by the same spell, Stormy was shocked as he knew what she meant, she saw her own personal hell in probably same light or worse than the lunar knight.
“I know what happened there brother, that’s why I wanted to be at your side,“ Pinkie said, a little sad she couldn’t be with his brother.
“You were always with me Pinkie, you are my big sister, besides, I don’t think you could stomach the lack of proper cupcakes in there” Stormy said as he hugged the mare, joking.
“Yeah, you are right, that place rarely has sweets, even Discord chocolate milk would have been something funny to drink,” Pinkie Pie returned the joke.
“But Stormy, there is something I couldn’t understand when the spell started, ” Twilight asked with curiosity, watching the stallion reaction.
“Yes Twilight?, what is it?” he questioned.
“I noticed a second trace of energy in your mind, linking the spell with another pony, was somepony else in what you saw?“ Twilight said as he described with her horn 2 lines of energy.
Oh crisps!, Princess Luna was with him when they got out, what if the energy that Twilight felt was Luna’s Dream Ability and that was what connected her to Stormy mind? So she experienced everything while she was asleep, and viceversa, as he got himself up, he felt his body heavy and tired but his mind for the first time in a long time, was light and clear, he felt as if he had removed a weight from his mind, he felt his smile back on his face, as he asked both mares to come with him to Luna bedroom.
Stormy needed a little help to walk at first, but a quick glance at the room he was in let him know everything was exactly as he left it before Twilight used the spell, so she was with Stormy all the time, keeping him alive, just like when he was in the fog world, as the ponies exited the secret room, the door closed automatically, this time however, he was with Twilight and Pinkie, there was not a single trace of fog, it was a beautiful sunny day, with a relaxed expression he could clearly see through the window, the city was clear enough to be seen, he could even see Ponyville in the horizon, his eyes let out a few tears as reality kicked in that he was finally out of that hell.
Stormy noticed that all the guards were looking at him, specially Noirstar, his superior, he instantly noticed his state, worry free but happy, Stormy said to Twilight and Pinkie to went ahead to Luna bedroom, he needed to talk with Noirstar, this pony always had a pair of cold eyes and seriousness, but deep inside him he did care for others which is what earned him his cutie mark, even when he was not transformed into a normal pony. Stormy really knew what he was in reality, he got close to him and smiled, hugging him.
“I take it this means you are ok now, you were always a hug maniac,” Noirstar said joking with the guard.
“Yeah, it had to happen this for me to realize what I had and what I have lost, besides, is not like a changeling can notice when im down, right?” Stormy said, dropping the bomb on Noirstar.
“H-how did you figure it out?, Please don’t say it out loud, ” Noirstar got a little nervous.
“Although you are my superior, no guards here have green magic aura, with few exceptions, beside, you ate way to much like a whole army and yet you still in shape, so you must have a alternative source of food,” Stormy said joking with the changeling guard
“And you drool each time you see Luna,“ Noirstar returned the joke with a smile.
“Touché, hey, I need your help for something,” Stormy requested as he smiled a little sickly.
Both ponies laughed as Stormy set his way to the dungeon, of all places in the palace he set way to the place were all sorts of criminals are, Noirstar was already guessing where this is going and without being seeing he transformed into someone Stormy knew very well to a personal extent.
As they descended into darkness, they found a cell that was specially locked and the pony inside was restraint in a way that would make him impossible to use magic or anything to defend himself, said pony in question was completely dark with the crimson coloring on his hooves, while his cutie mark was the mask with $ symbols around it, he looked miserable, but smiled when saw who he had in front of him.
“Oh, hi kid, nice to finally see you here, did you came for your taxidermy treatment?” Blackhorn said with a sick smile.
“In fact, I came to forgive you, in a few moments I’m going to undo anything you caused to my brother, and I want to tie up some loose ends, isn’t that right my love?” Stormy said as he stepped aside.
Stormy smiled as a red coat pony came in, she was dressing up with the same clothes she was killed with, with visible burned marks, but smiling kindly, her lipstick with $ symbols cutie mark indicated who she was, not only that but her purple mane with orange on the tips and the necklace that Stormy gave her were clear give aways.
“S-sis?!, b-but you are,” Blackhorn freaked out, he was sure he put an end to this.
"Dead? I don't know, do I look dead to you?" Redhoof responded, walking closer to the metal bars, wanting to see him freak out.
"I-i burned you myself!, you shouldn't be here!" Blackhorn yelled, he looked like he saw a ghost in the literal sense.
"Told you i was going to undo anything you caused, starting with home," Stormy said with a defiant voice, no longer afraid of the pony in front of him
"When i get out of here kid, not even your aura will be left alive, oooh how i will enjoy making you disappear" Blackhorn grunted with glee, trying to get under the guard skin
"Just like you tried with me, brother?" Redhoof let out a mocking giggle, looking at the imprisoned stallion. "Oh dear Blackhorn, my silly little brother"
"Even if you stick around with this waste of life next to you, you are still a Goldenscroll, bounded with the ancient arts of manipulations and torture, such as shame your lover here saved me from your own death penalty, i escaped Death more than once!, nothing you will two do will kill me!" Blackhorn smiled, as his hoof moved the chain up, giving him extra length, making his horn almost pierce the eyes of the mare that once was his sister.
"Not this time you motherf----“ Stormy didn't finished his sentence, instead he pulled Redhoof closer to him and gave her something he had, a needle gun
"You know? While I was dead, I had enough time to think how to repay you for what you did to me." Redhoof said as she aimed the gun right between his brother's eye
With Stormy's now restored mind, so did come the moondust magic and the ancient songs of harmony, however, most importantly, his memories of Redhoof. They were enough for him to recall Blackhorn own fear spells, a variation of King Sombra dark magic, why he knew it was that specific pony dark magic?, Well, when Redhoof first originally made the Climax Punishment potions, she had the needle gun he give to his lover was a beta version, so it only had 1 shot before breaking into pieces, but one shot was all she needed, Stormy horn glowed with moondust magic and the trigger was pulled and the needle pierced Blackhorn right eye without issues, making him feel now the full effect of the fear spell, the previously brave and menacing look he had quickly changed into a look of complete fear and regret.
"Aaahhh, y-you, but all of you are dead!" he yelled; as he saw the chains that bind him being the ponies he killed.
"I told you, im not like you, but that doesn't mean that I won't hesitate to fight back, not anymore," Stormy said, hugging Redhoof tightly.
"Aahhh, s-sis.... please forgive me," Blackhorn said, now in the full spectrum of the fear toxin.
"I think it's too late for that, Blackhorn..." suddenly, the mare was surrounded by green flames, revealing the bug-like skin beneath the flesh. "Hopefully you can tell that to her personally."
At this point, Blackhorn finally broke down, the dead ones cannot forgive past actions, not anymore at least, Stormy and Noirstar walked away, as the dark unicorn suffered a taste from his own medicine, Stormy smiled happy, because although he knew he stepped down to his level just a little bit, he did not killed him, that's up for Celestia's to decide, but he do needed to close out that loosen end, the stallion kept screaming lost in fear until Stormy and Noirstar left the dungeons, the fear needle felt down and allowed Blackhorn to regain his senses, once he could identify what is on the needle, all he could exclaim before falling asleep was a smile “he tricked me,” he said before falling silent, throwing the needle outside his cell.
Outside the dungeons both ponies were laughing as they cannot believed they pranked Blackhorn, Noirstar new the rules but couldn’t avoid bending them this time for his friend.
"Hey Noirstar, thank you for the help hehe, hope you didn't mind being a mare for a while, although i think changelings are already used to that," Stormy said, joking with his friend.
"Yeah, it was quite... interesting, good thing I'm not into stallions," Noirstar blushed really hard remembering the experience.
"Yeah, just don't transform into her too much please?, the fact the asshole of her brother was the one that killed her didn't helped, sorry i never mentioned this, but if i did early would you have believed me?" Stormy said to his friend now both being on the lobby.
"Of course I would, Stormy. You're my friend, and maybe I don't know what it was like to lose what you did... but I left my hive for a reason," Noirstar replied with sincerity on his voice.
"And I’m glad you did Noirstar, you won't need your disguise anymore," A royal princess voice rang behind them.
Noirstar lost all color on his black bug-like coat while Stormy slowly turned around just to find Princess Celestia followed by Princess Luna, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie. Stormy was a little surprised until Princess Luna scolded him for pranking Blackhorn before his sentence; apparently Celestia already had made a decision regarding the dark colt future, however, her eyes showed concern for Noirstar, since he just got caught in his real appearance.
“Noirstar, so I take it your cutie mark is also a fake?” Celestia said with a little serious voice but not with malicious intent.
“No princess, by some reason I earned it mine and it remains there even if I’m not disguised, please don’t banish me, I don’t have anywhere else to go,” Noirstar begged, bowing to Celestia.
“My dear knight why would I do that?, Changeling or not you never once caused an issue to me or Equestria for that matter, just, don’t disguise anymore, we will not hurt you,” Celestia said with a kind smile and hugged the little changeling.
“T-thank you princess,” Noirstar blushed green as he accepted the hug.
“Well, I believe we are being third wheel here Pinkie, we need to give Luna and Stormy some space,” Pinkie said as she pulled Twilight and Celestia outside of the lobby
“But why me?” Celestia said with surprise, since she still had Noirstar hugged.
“Because the writer of this story needs to make a closure for the ending silly filly, besides we will be back in 4 or less paragraphs,” Pinkie laughed hard as she pushed all ponies out of the room.
Taking advantage of both Pinkie Pie idea and the fact they are finally alone and not in mortal danger, Stormy and Luna started to talk to each other nonstop, about their favorite things, games, desserts, and a large ETC, while on the other side of the wooden doors, Celestia, Twilight, Noirstar and Pinkie were spying on them, to see if something else happened besides just friendly chit chat.
All the experience that Luna and Stormy had shared just made their bond of friendship stronger, a bond that started when Luna was still exiled, forged from a wish, forgotten for a moment as fast as a shooting star, but reignited again, with the strength of the sun itself, as if they were fillyhood friends all along, after a while, Luna asked Stormy about the ancient book, Stormy replied that he still had it, he didn’t returned it when he left the Everfree Forest, Luna could see why, after all the ancient songs of harmony were songs that only somepony close to the Royal Family could use, if somepony else that doesn’t have that connection finds it, the results could be fatal for that pony, it is better that the book remains in the hooves of the one that, by destiny, found it.
Speaking of destiny, Luna asked Stormy about his brother, if he was still on the Canterlot Hospital, Stormy only replied to a yes, and wished he could wake up since he already tried with the doctors but to no success, that is when he remembered, he has the book completed in his apartment!, there was a song powerful enough to wake him up from his coma, Luna said that by their own law, neither her or Celestia could intervene in Mistshine fate, because other ponies would ask for the Princess interference, giving them preferred treatment over other ponies that are worse that him, however, she can be on Stormy side to see his brother waking up but warned Stormy that if his control over the ancient song weakens at any given point, it will not only fail, it could prevent Mistshine from ever waking up, when they got to the door, and opened it up, they found the 4 ponies spying on them.
“What in the name of Equestria are you doing?” Both Stormy and Luna said at the same time with a heavy blush.
“Nothing nothing “ Celestia and Twilight lied, they were not good at it.
“I want to give your brother the best…party…EVER, when he wakes up that is, can I come?” Pinkie said, exploding confetti out of nowhere
“Of Course Pinkie, I wouldn’t have asked for anything else” Stormy smiled with the same happiness he had as a colt, as he gave permission to Pinkie Pie to come with them
Stormy quickly went to his apartment to recover the book, Luna was a little nervous to be on the colt house for real this time, taking into account that Stormy decided to take the scenic route rather than teleporting stepped inside, while Pinkie just bounced over the stairs reaching Stormy bedroom. Stormy moved his furniture and from below the bed, he ripped a few tables, revealing a safe, most Canterlot citizens keeps all their bits in one of those, but Stormy had something far more valuable inside, using a special unlocking spell he created for the special safe, and inserting his horn on the slot, he unlocked the safe, revealing its contents, there were several items important for Stormy, Sunnybreeze Tiara, very old, a bloodstained Redhoof Pink Ribbon and one of her hoof guns and finally, the most important of them all, the Book of Ancient Song of Harmony, taking the book, and opened it up, he found the 2 songs he needed, Pinkie Pie had an idea before going towards the hospital, while Luna was stuck, on Stormy´s Ponycube Console
“You did have a Ponycube, tell me you have Resident Discorded Saga from 1 to Code: Lauren” Luna couldn’t avoid going all Gamer Luna with the games, browsing through Stormy’s collection.
“I do, I can lend it to you later,“ Stormy said joking with the princess.
“Play for a bit!, I must finish the cake and cupcakes!“ Said Pinkie Pie from the kitchen, baking a cake for Mistshine.
“Allow me to help sister, I haven’t baked in a while“ Stormy asked Pinkie to join, those times he baked in the Other World doesn’t count.
“Come on, let me do it this time, for old time’s sake, besides, you still remember how to do them?” Pinkie asked smiling, hoping Stormy would catch what she meant.
“Are you kidding me?, of course, after all “ Stormy said with glee, putting from out of nowhere Pinkie Pie portable radio.
“Oh Sweet Celestia, here we go” Luna said doing a facehoof, but with a smile in her face.
As the song played, both ponies started to sing Pinkie Pie Cupcakes song, Stormy mind took a trip down memory lane, without the nasty consequences of the Other World, finally enjoying himself this time, to Luna he looked like a kid in the body of a stallion, but taking into account what really lies hidden in his subconscious, how the barrier of smiles and happiness kept that dark thorn hidden away, she couldn’t avoid but to smile and see how her guard has finally let the past go.
“ All you have to do is take a cup of flour,
Add it to the mix!
Now just take a little something sweet, not sour,
A bit of salt--just a pinch!
Baking these treats is such a cinch,
Add a teaspoon of vanilla.
Add a little more, and you count to four
And you never get your fill-a~
Cupcakes, so sweet and tasty~
Cupcakes--don't be too hasty,
Cupcakes~ cupcakes, cupcakes,
cupcakes! “
The 3 of them laughed after this, letting the happiness shine in their hearts, once the cake was done; they set their way to the hospital. All around Canterlot, the curious eyes of the ponies were set on the trio, it was already unusual to see one of the Princess walking on the streets, specially Luna that sleeps on the morning, and most ponies bowed to her, while Pinkie, as usual, being random, with a helmet that had a red light, guided Stormy who was the one carrying the cake and cupcakes with his magic, to the building.
Once inside, they searched for Mistshine room, the room 402, the doctors asked what they were doing, but Princess Luna talked for the ponies, saying she is just for visit, while, those 2 will perform a miracle, she also, asked for the doctor that attended her to forgive her, however, Luna surprise was huge when she saw the pony that attended her was actually the same doctor that took care of her.
Luna was quick to apologize to the doctor, but he just put a hoof in her shoulder and bid her a simple thank you, he stated he was never mad at her for what she caused, but is happy she has managed to get rid of that corruption that kept eating her from within, something Luna acknowledged with a relieved expression.
“I heard you and your guard were in a special treatment for these kind of things, and by the looks of it, it was far more successful than normal treatments, can you tell me what it was?” Doctor Butterscotch asked the princess in order to strike a friendly conversation.
“I don’t think anypony would actually like that treatment, in fact I can tell you is similar to Tartarus,” Luna said with a faint air of fear in her voice.
“How come princess?” The doctor continued to ask.
“Is kinda hard to put it in words, the place we were in was worse than any nightmare I have fought so far, I wouldn’t wish for anypony to suffer that kind of torture, so forgive me if I withhold any details,” Princess Luna said with a smile to the doctor, keeping the details of their adventure a secret.
On the other hoof, Stormy and Pinkie entered Mistshine room, he was laying there on the bed, his body did not matched his mind, because when he was hospitalized, he was little, he had spend all his fillyhood attached to that bed, and kept alive by Celestia herself, anonymously that is, the body was almost as big as Pinkie, but his mind was still of a foal, a very worn out and hoof stitched Posey doll was in his hoof, Stormy looked at the doll and remembered he had to fix that doll several times over the course of the years, it was going to be a little hard his recovery, but Stormy was willing to get his brother back, just like he did on the other world.
Stormy pulled out his ocarina, and played the songs he needed, The Sonata of Griffons and the most important one, The Song of Refresh, the notes could be heard from outside Mistshine room, the Sonata of Griffons manage to slowly recover his consciousness, while the Song of Refresh, was working on the most important damage, his brain trauma, his heart beat started to get quicker, registered by the monitors in the room, indication of the coma, determined to keep him asleep forever, the doctors alarmed, tried to stop Stormy, but Pinkie interfered, saying “don’t give the surprise yet, he is not ready”
Mistshine body was restored, but not his mind, he was still in coma, Stormy let out a few tears as he played using a dangerous amount of magic, he could not let his bro go, not this time!, he concentrated as hard as he could, although he already remembered the songs from what he endured during the mind delve spell, although he allowed his moondust magic to awaken, his actual experience withstanding the song effects have dimmed over the years, but Stormy’s determination along with the previous factors intervened in Mistshine fate, the stallion eyes became pure white, as his moondust magic stared to speed up the Song of Healing effects, and the trauma finally give in to the song of old.
The damage on his brain started to reverse, his flesh was recovering and the electrical flow within it started to return as the coma slowly fade away from Mistshine brain. Exhausted, Stormy lost his magic focus and his ocarina felt on Mistshine bed, next to the doll, Stormy looked as his brother, but he was not moving, before he gave up he felt a hoof touching his.
Stormy cried silently, but happy, lifting his head to see his brother was opening his eyes finally, adjusting his eyesight to the light in the room, a light he has not seen in years but managing to recognize everypony on the room, Pinkie yelled a happy birthday, and put the cake near the bed, ironically, Pinkie was never wrong in birthdays parties, it was indeed Mistshine birthday, Stormy´s visits were his birthday present, just that this time, it was the best present of all, still weakened, Mistshine looked at his brother able to let out a few words.
“Brother…i…I had a strange dream,“ Mistshine let out his first words in years.
“Oh yeah little one?” Princess Luna said to the colt, seeing everything from the doorframe.
“Care to tell us what it was? “ Stormy and Pinkie asked his the colt at the same time.
Mistshine tried to sit, but years of being in bed had weakened his body, although the song restored it to a healthy stallion body, it would take time for him to recover mobility again, he looked at his brother and his raincoat and for a brief moment, he could see Stormy flashlight on his neck, he put his hoof on his head, trying to recall what he saw in years of dreaming.
“I dreamed I was alone, alone in a world with no pony around, only shadows and a very strong fog, anypony I found turned into ash and I felt myself chained to something wet and squishy, but even in that darkness, I felt your songs, I felt your hooves trying to grab hold of me,” Mistshine recalled one of his nightmares.
“I see, but that’s nothing more than a bad dream brother,” Stormy said, trying to comfort his brother.
“T-there is more, I believe I heard the voices of somepony, but must importantly, something you and the princess said, but I couldn’t understand anything as that squishy place muffled all sounds, what did you two say brother?“ Mistshine said, speaking a little slow due to years of treatment.
“Emmm…” Luna did not know what to say, but she saw how his brother came closed to him
“I said…” Stormy said to his brother, as he hugged him and Mistshine hugged him back, finally the tears stop flowing from the moon guard eyes. “Hey, you creatures on the other side, you better give me back my brother cause for him, I will get across hell and back and if I ever get my hooves on you, .you will regret even touching one hair of his mane.”
“And I will also follow, to help him, and I’m assure you, we wont be kind to you,“ Luna said, completing her colt phrase.
Stormy, Pinkie Pie, and Luna hugged the now stallion tightly, Mistshine hugged them all with his hooves, happy, as he rested his doll, next to his brother ocarina, finally, the ghost of the past has been put to rest and the Brave Family, has finally reunited.
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