Chapter Nine: Flight

The sun drifted slowly into the sky. It showed how beautiful this island is. From what I was told, the flight we had to take would a few hours to a day. From what I have been told flying tends to bring to much attention so we have to fly around the island a few times to get ponies to stop worrying that their going to get attacked by who ever is flying around like this. It was the first time I ever flew like this. My stomach kind of felt weird one could say. It gurgled and lurched each time. It’s like after eating some hot dogs. Jonon looked to be meditating to ignore the flight she seemed very used to this flight. Blaze was searching through her bag, which I noticed holds some strange armor that she created. Blaze then looked back to me with a smile.

I smiled back weakly, trying to keep my head down to ignore the feeling my stomach. But also I was scared of high places I forgot to tell them that. The contents of my stomach were dancing around inside my gut. Adding to the fact I am scared of high places and I feel sick. I rushed over
to side despite my fear I vomited over the side. Now along Down below a donkey mare was teaching a class and the vomit landed on the poor mares head. The kids didn’t try to laugh. Some even tried to help her clean while some did laugh. They all looked up seeing me I waved weakly yelled before I was fully out of sight.

" Sorry!!" I groaned holding my stomach laying down closing my eyes tightly feeling my stomach feeling a bit better from all of this well flying. It was causing me to have issues with my stomach again. But I held down my bile and sickness. Feeling that the flying just seemed to cause more issues than needed. But to help me Blaze gently wrapped around me and stroked my stomach with her claws. Whispering gently in my ear.

" Just think that this is us bouncing on our bed. The bed you and I sleep in and I am giving you so much pleasure.. To the point you scream again and again." My face turned bright red. But it helped me feel better. The muscles in my body slowly remove the knots that caused me to stress out. I got onto my hooves weakly the feeling of being this high up still bothered me. Blaze removed her legs from the embrace she had me in. She chuckled softly.

" Just talking about our wild sex and you seem to walk around like nothing is happening." The Griffin that is flying us turned his head back to look at me.

" You do know right... that this ain't a time and a place for the time of pleasures of the flesh?" I was about to reply with a sarcastic comeback when a loud buzzing sound formed all around us. I lifted up my head to see the magic eaters. They flew from the trees holes below us and they seemed to be after the Griffin. Blaze hissed and shot fireballs out of her mouth at most of the bugs. Some of them exploded into magic. Some ate the magic and grew a bit. Jonon lifted her staff and ones that got to close she smacked them with her staff. Causing them to fly to the ground and explode.

My horn glowed the magic of my aura engulfed the sword. Allowing it to float with my magic being used some of the magic eaters turned their gaze towards me. I'm now seeing why the Queen has a rule of not using magic. Lifting the sword and I got ready to attack them. We fly by another town I haven't heard of. Looking down, I saw the town is full of the magic ghouls like this one. He flys closer and yells.

" Heads up!!" He flies through the city and the magic eaters follow. But a magic shield causes the pursuers to turn to dust when they touch it. Then he landed panting hard and looking towards us.

" I need a breather before.. we fly off." I nodded and slowly got out of the cart running to hide and vomiting more. Blaze followed me but stopped after she heard me let out my stomach again. Then I wiped my mouth groaning and looked to Blaze who just smiled.

" You alright little hero?" I nodded weakly.

" I am hungry." My stomach growled and Blazed laughed. The two of us let Jonon take care of what she could. She looked through a bag she had with her, tossing some coins and taking the rest to do some trading. When the two of us walked into the inn I looked around. It looked so much like an Equestrian inn. All kinds of ponies not unicorns other races sitting at the table. Music playing at the bar, a Salamander cleaning some cups with a cloth. We sat at a table I didn’t know what to think looking over at the piano seeing a dragon playing it. Watching all the magic eaters that seemed to have turned into the ghoul like creatures themselves. One flew to us holding a tray.

" Ah. Greetings." The strange magic eater had rings all over it's wings and looked to be female. The creature noticed my fear and she sighed with a gentle smile.

" You must have ran into my brainless cousins. We aren't magic eaters, we are the exiles created to be the same. But a mutation caused us to well become smarter and noticing that we have genders. I'm Chip chip, a female worker. Are you here for some food?" I gave a nod

" Give us whatever is good for...well non magic ghoul food." The bug nods flying back to the kitchen. The innkeeper seems to be a salamander like Blaze. But he is more decayed and has cracks along his body and he smoked a cigar causing the magic inside him to glow brightly.

" Blaze.. What is this place?" Blaze looked to me giving me a gentle smile.

" It's called Exile City. Only the ones addicted to the magic of this island as well as the magic eaters have been welcomed here. These are creatures who have been absorbing too much magic all their lives. Interesting thing about these creatures though, it can be reversed but it’s pretty painful and most die from it. But these creatures are either former minions of the Queen or taken too much magic to make them powerful."

I blinked I couldn’t believe it, there is a way to remove ghoulication? I doubt it's the same thing like the ghouls back home. My thinking slowly died when Chip chip returned with a tray of sandwiches that had carrots and some with meat in them. She tried to give a respectful bow but it was hard for her bug body.

" Forgive me that it took so long our cook is having a bad day." When the door opens a lava monster that seems to be a ghoul as well.

"I can hear you Chip Chip! Get back to work." Chip turned to the lava monster.

" Of course boss." The Lava monster nods as Chip Chip flew off to get more orders. Sighing and my horn flashed and the ghouls turned looking at me like they could sense the magic. Looking around, seeing them look over to me while my magic came from my horn. I didn’t know what to think at first but I shut down my magic core for now. Lifting the sandwich to my mouth eating it. Blaze uses her tail to eat. Chip flew over.

" Miss thank you for not using your magic. As you can tell magic tends to bring out the worst of us." I gave Chip a nod setting some coins down for her. She quickly picked it up flying away. Looking around, I heard the piano in the corner of the inn over to it seeing one of the creatures. The creature looked to be another creation of the queen. But it looked to be a dragon, one that had much magic flowing into its body. Blaze noticed that I felt strange being here. I didn’t feel that I was respected in as many ways I could think, that so much has changed. Reaching over with her claws, she held my hoof. I looked up at her with a gentle smile upon my face.

" Star Shooter I understand how unsure you are about this place. But don't worry, there will only be two more stops. We will be stopping at my home next. The final stop is at the Clock Workers." I blinked “Clock work? I thought things like them were only stories."

“Oh yes. Clock Workers are ponies from 200 years ago, but they changed themselves into clockwork robots to make sure they could live forever. But they don't know that the war is over." I gave a nod, sighing because i could figure out how they would act when I tell them.

" How long are we going to be here then?" Blaze looked at the clock and then back at me.

" Six more hours. Jonon wished to do some trading here and she also wished to see if we can talk to the leaders of the exiles. So before we leave, we need to talk to them.” I ate the food looking over to the dragon playing the piano strange though I heard more than that. I heard the dragon playing the music. It was being played by a dragon. On another table are many creatures playing card games. Some were drinking and a bell rang allowing Chip Chip to know the food is ready. This town worked so much like ones in Equestira it made me smile. They seem to be gathers looking over to other creatures. Some ponies seem to be the workers they have dust all over their coats. Jonon walked into the inn and called to us.

" The leaders are ready to speak with us."I gave a nod while slowly standing up.. Blaze and I slowly walked out of the Inn. We meet up with Jonon, who then lead us to a large building. Around us is a mix of homes that looked like bug hives and pony homes. There were even volcanoes for lava like beings that looked like they could become ghouls to. We walked into the building that housed the leaders of each race. The first one a magic eater. She had her desk made of honeycomb and her chair was made of gold. From the look of her, she expected much. Her name plate was made of gold as well with it plate saying her name, Queen Amarantham. On other name plates that looked made of gems named Flame. He said on a gem hoard. The next was a pony a earth pony named Storybook just a normal plate. The Griffin one was made of old bits and he sat in a nest. His name was ClawThe final one the lava monster leader on a rock of obsidian. Obeian is on the nameplate.

The Queen speaks first.

" Hail creatures of Cliffside. We shall hear your words." She wore a crown that looked far too big for her buggy head. Her wings glittering like gold and silver. Her eyes in a strange kind of makeup that makes her stand out more then most of the folks here. Jonon walked in front of us and started to speak.

" This is the hero of the legend that would rescue us from the threat of the Queen. She has been here close to one month already and she has done so much for us. But you all know the legend. Sooner or later, we all have to rise up to fight the Queen and free ourselves from her rule and remove the spell of the island keeping us here."

They all looked at each other. None of them speaking for the moment but the mare, Storybook, spoke first. She had no smile. But unlike a ghoul she still had her mane.

" I don't think every pony." The others coughed. " Excuse me, everybody understands this legend. But the Queen is on the hunt for you little one. What makes us want to help you?"

I wanted to speak but the Griffin spoke.

" Yes I agree with this... What makes us want to help you? The queen and her ahem warriors tend to leave us alone. I don't see how attacking her would be good for us. Tell me what can you offer more than the Queen." The lava monster huffed laughing.

" Just like a griffin only thinking of wealth. Now I feel I agree with the little hero. The Queen is not always going to be willing to give us a simple pass. There is going to be a time. That she sees us and that she wants to use us as her little toys or use us as targets."

The dragon gives a nod.

" I do agree with that. I have been around longer then most of you. The Queen is not a kind mare. She even created the magic eaters."

Queen Amarantham stared at the dragon she had an upset look on her face. It’s odd that bugs like her could show such emotions. She calmed down a bit and gave a sad sigh.

“I sadly have to agree with my friend here. I don’t wish to but my kind can be monsters if you let them be. But that's because their brains never really found enough time to change. But we would need to speak to the elders of our species to see what they think. We may be the leaders but it might be best. Give us an hour or so and we will tell you our choice." I nodded sighing walking back out of the building with my two friends. Going back to the inn I sat back down Blaze looked worried. Jonon being well her just sat near the fireplace by herself relaxing.

" Love you seem to be overworked again. Do you want to get a room and ease yourself?" I started hearing the creatures of the inn cheering at that. Looking to see some of them smirk one of them called out.

" Yes make her moan like on the radio" Blaze smirked widely starting to be her boasting self.

" Oh I can do more then that." The patrons cheered and she started to boast and that made her forget I was there. She was laughing and talking about everything we have done together. All I could do was hide my face blushing so deep red. I may love her but it's starting to get very bothersome how much she boast about how good she is at it. But I was told by Jonon that all Salamanders boast its how they are. If they didn't then it's best to let them do it. Then Blaze lifted me up with her tail and started to show me off.

" This is that beautiful mare that screams my name every night. A wonderful hero." All I did was hang there wrapped in her tail my face so bright bright red. "You can tell she is blushing when she blushes.. She knows she is mine and only mine." The patrons laugh and it seems the innkeeper knows not to stop a boasting Salamander.

" I um...Blaze can you let me down...please.. I um..." I tried using my magic to bring the cloak over my face. Blaze chuckled and pulled me over to her, kissing me deeply and the patrons cheered my face turned so bright red during the kiss. Of course I didn’t care anymore if she kissed me in front of others. She pulled back and then set me back on my seat and let me pull the hood over my head. Making sure no one can see my face anymore. But she just kept boasting like a Salamander talking about our sex how wild and wonderful I am, how many times she makes me lose it. Looking over to Jonon, I just saw a smile on her face. She looked over to me and mouthed. ' See how happy she is?' I nodded getting a smile on my face placing my mask on it to try to hide my blush. When I did this, Chip Chip came over and calmly spoke.

" Miss Hero? Can I speak to you?" I looked up, I removed my mask and nodded. She flew to the side, looking around and then when I walked to her, she looked around again.

" I have a request of you hero. There is a mine outside the city limits were many of my brain dead kind are. It's where I was found. I dropped something that was given to me by my former husband. A ring of pure amber. If you do this.. I will be happy and if you clear out the mine. The town will be happy with you even more. But it's your choice you have to want to." I looked to her. Then looking back to my love of her boasting and having a large smile on her face of all the boasting. Then back to Chip chip.

I stood up from the seat. “If you need help I will come and do what I can.” Chip chip nodded. I walked over to Blaze and tapped her shoulder. She turned with a large smile on her face. I whispered in her ear and she turned back to her crowd.

" I am so sorry but I have to go with my lover to make her scream more. Take care." She winked at them and Jonon walked over to me I explained to them what I was asked to do.

" Hmm...maybe this will help them" Jonon said and Blaze nodded. The three of us walked to the new mine on my map. Looking calmly. Looking at my pip buck again and we got stopped by two of the guards who stood near the mine. Two Griffins in heavy plate armor. That looked to be made from the iron.

"What brings you here?" One of them asked.

" I wish to help you by clearing out the mine and finding something for one of the citizens of your town. I wish to make your town safer. I am sure these creatures are down here looking for a back way into your town. It's pretty simple not all magic shields can go underground." The Griffins looked at each other.

" Well I don't see why not of course. We will let the leaders know what you are doing." I give a nod then walk into the mine. Blaze grabbing torch with her tail. The three of us walked down into the mine deeper. What is odd about this place. There seems to be ghost miners miners of the past. Magic imprints left by them. They stare at us and I looked into the eyes of one of them. The pain he felt. The sorrow he had. He wanted to be let free. Something here was keeping them from moving on. Jonon looked around and picked up any ores she found that were just lying on the floor. Pulling my sword out with my magic. But the magic dust didn't shine like it would down here. But when we got closer I could start seeing the magic mist and the bugs hanged to the wall eating whatever they could. Along with those strange beetles.

The bugs looked up to see us staring right at me. But something seems off about them when they stare at me. They seem blind weaker than the normal ones. Then one start to speak.

"Freeee me... Kill me..." Blinking staring at Blaze she looks to me and pointing a hoof to the bug Blaze nodded. Her spikes on the end of her back started to glow and the magic of the core in her body started to heat up. Magic fire poured out of her mouth. She burned the bugs in front of us. They start screaming screeching burning to nothing but magic husk. The fire even slowly burns the magic mist. Removing it for the time being. But I noticed something when she breathed in. She absorbed the ashes of the magic. Jonon looked around and nodded to me.

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We walked deeper into the caves. Most of the creatures we have seen down here are to focused on the magic. But we had to remove them sadly. Walking down the stairs even deeper into the mines. I heard the wails of the past down here. Battle has been fought down here. So much battle watching the endless ghost mine and patrol. But still frozen here in time. Calmly we walked down the stairs finding more of the bugs. They stare at me hissing growling but they seem to be so drunk on the magic down here. My blade slashed a few in two. Jonon using her zebra style attacks to smash them. Blaze burning them like always. The creatures falling into magic explosions. Watching Jonon I didn't see her breath in the magic. She seemed to will it away from her. Looking to Blaze she did the same. But only took some when she needed it. For me I just had it go deep into me. Making my magic to my core flare more and more. But was I becoming addicted to the magic?

I could beat it I could stop anytime I wanted to I could..Wait was I really having this conversation with myself? But looking to the ground. I found the amber ring found in a layer of deep deep dust. Placing it in my bag and a voice spoke in my mind.

" Ah lovely child. I can sense your magic." The creature sniffs is and moans deeply. " Oh it's divine come to me child. So we can eat together." The voice start to sing to me. While I seemed in a trance. Blaze and Jonon keeping up with me. But bugs stopped them started to attack them. ' Come to me... close those eyes see us together in loves tender embrace.' Blaze screamed to me but I couldn't hear her voice anymore. All I could hear was the song. ' Oh just a little love tender hero. Bring me your magic, let's dine together. Oh hero, come to me dance with me.' Getting in the very bottom of the mind. In front of me was a large magic eater a queen. She stood up from the throne of bones and she kept singing magic filling the air.

" Oh give me your heart child. Child of Equestria. Oh bring forth your magic to feed me. Feed my children." More bugs come down from all around." The bugs place magic near my horn. The horn taking the magic inside making it fill my core." Breath in the magic. Show the power you have." Blaze yelled out.

" NO!!!" Jonon and Blaze were not far behind trying to get me to stop.

" Show me the magic within you!! Release it! Release the magic. Release your power. SHOW ME!!" She yelled the song she sang ended. I took in the magic like she asked me to all of the magic. I started screaming in pain to make the ground shake under me. Is this what a creature addicted to the power of raw magic does to ponies? My horn started to glow so bright it felt like I was on fire. The bugs around me danced, they seemed so hungry and so did their Queen. Tears streamed down my face. The bug queen sang one last verse of music to keep me entranced.

" Release it..." The bugs around her started to say the same thing. " Release it.. Release it." The creature opened her mouth and my horn burst alive with pure magic. A beam of magic from my horn, went deep into her mouth. So much pain filling me I felt everything becoming so blinding in my eyes I felt every part of me burning. But Blaze wrapped around me her body burning from the heat of my magic kissing me deeply. My eyes focused on Blaze, staring deep into her eyes. Forgetting the queen around me. Doing this caused the magic from my horn to snap.It caused the magic around us to become poisoned to the bugs that surrounded us. The magic didn't change colour or look. This is what happens when a unicorn gets addicted to magic. It causes the well of magic to be deadly to others. The Queen starts to gasp and gag on the magic. So do the bugs.

Blaze and I were still kissing each other, with me wrapping my hooves around her and closing my eyes. Our tongues wrapped around each others. She was feeding me the pure magic of the realm. I started learning more and more about her kind. They are magic cleaners like the little bugs. She was breathing the pure magic into me. A blush formed on my face but I didn't care I just felt pure love flowing through me. The Queen broke from her shell flying off out of the mine screaming in pain. The other bugs that followed her slowly turned into husks and die. The magic around us then drifted back from sight when all was said and done. It was clear. But Blaze didn't stop kissing me. Jonon looked at the two of us. The kiss turned into more. It was pure passion. Tears streamed down my face. I have become part of this land more than I wish to be. I am now addicted to the magic.

It's been almost a few seconds. We broke the kiss and she smiled. Lifting a webbed claw to stroke my face.

"Don't do that again my love." I smiled sweetly but I felt the rush of pure raw magic. It made me feel wonderful. Looking around, I saw that the dead walked to me. All of them bowed and they all become one with the magic drifting away. I smiled weakly but I felt drained. I did one step and fell to my knees, looking down to the ground. The lava demon leader Obeian. Walked down the stairs he spoke in a deep voice.

" Magic addiction. You will live with it forever unicorn." He stared down at me. " But we have come to our choice. Come back up and we shall tell you. Oh and thank you." Blaze helped me back on my hooves and we walked back up the mine.

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We stood in front the leaders each of them stared at me and then my friends in turn. The eyes bore into me like their testing my soul. Queen Amarantham was the first to speak her feelers calmly moved back and forth like she is thinking the words to say.

"We shall help you hero. We will meet the force main force In Cliff side. We will be there within six months. Find more warriors to your cause. We will send you our greatest warriors." All the leader spoke at once.

" We are Exiles! We shall live as Exiles till the Queen is dead." Then their hammers hit the stands and the light dimmed. We had an army. But it wasn't enough. The sea ponies, the sea monsters, and now the exiles. Along with Hawk and the citizens of Cliff side. Walking out of the building, we saw the town starting up their blacksmiths. Smoke was pouring out of every home and work ship. Food was being mass grown through magic over and over. They may be ghouls but at times they still eat normal food. I have never seen such a sight. The Salamanders that lived here did their thing of tilling the lands with their claws to get more farms. They were ready for war. It was more easy to see now. Looking up I saw a bird. But it had red eyes and focused in on me. With my magic I lifted it up and spoke to it.

" Warden?"

The bird sparked when it tried to speak. Finally after a few more sparks a voice came from it.

" AH you finally found out how I am seeing the world child. Fear not the Queen doesn't know about the threat you just started she will never know from me. My broadcast will be about war starting up over who will win her favor. So don't worry child, the good warden is helping you." The bird gave me a very cocky smile. Letting it go and the bird bowed. We walked to the Griffin that helped us get here the first place. But I heard the bird yell out.

" Hey Blaze, make her moan more! It makes good music." Blaze turned to the bird and she smirked, winking and I just pulled the hood over my head to cover my blush. The warden was even wanting to hear me moan. As I stepped into the wagon, the Griffin looked back and nodded to the rest of us.

" Shall we ladies?" I gave a quick nod and he flew up into the air. We had to do two more swings around the island. Then stop at the salamander caves. I needed to see if they would help us too. But during the spin, I saw no creatures chasing after us. It was getting worrying that nothing was chasing us. Slowly we went around once and we landed in front of a cave a deep dark cave. Blaze got out first. In front of the cave is a bunch of wood. I was curious as to why someone would leave wood laying around when Blaze approached the pile. She breathed deeply and exhaled her fire onto the wood.We all watched how quickly it lit and was burning at a steady rate after Blaze finished igniting the pile of wood. She then backed off. I sat beside her and we waited together for whatever happens next.

We didn’t have to wait for too long as i spotted a few salamanders coming out of the cave. One of them was a pure golden Salamander who stared at Blaze and I.

" Blaze. You come to hurt your mother more by showing up with this...unicorn." Blaze looked sternly at her mother, a look of anger briefly passed over her face before it vanished..

" Mother, this unicorn is the Chosen One. The hero and as well as my mate." The Golden Salamander stared at me and then back at her daughter. She looked at me with great fear in her eyes. Her guards backing up as well. I just stared at her with my gentle eyes.

" I lost grace in your father’s harem dear Blaze. I have no power anymore because I gave birth to the Queen’s doom. So if you wish to win his mind child, you must come in with your love." Giving her mother a calm nod, Blaze looked to Jonon and I. We looked at each other, an entire conversation happening between us yet without a word spoken. We looked back at Blaze and gave her a nod. With our heads almost moving perfectly together, one might think we had practice. The Salamander, Blaze’s mother, and her guards lead the three of us in.

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In the cavern along the walls are many homes. There seems to be no stores but from what I have seen, males had many wives and they treated them like prizes to be sold. In fact I noticed males trading wives, selling wives for food. The males even looked at us like we were trash. But when most of them saw Blaze they started tossing rocks at her.

" Go back worthless female trash." Many rocks hit her but none of them bothered her. She stared at them with her anger and it made them feel fear. The golden Salamander walked to a large stone castle that in the middle which actually had a throne of a Salamander king plowing one of his wives right in front of the entire kingdom. But when he saw his daughter he removed himself from the female and pushed her away he stood on his four legs walking down the stairs. His eyes focus on his daughter. So much hatred filled them. I looked to Blaze she had the same hatred the spikes on her back glowing catching on fire. I could tell that this feather of her’s really hurt her.

" Goldie. This filth of a child is back." The king stares darkly at his wife She bowed her head and nodded.

" Stone, she wished to speak. She brought the Hero of Legend and claims that she is her lover." The king's eyes turn to me. They are not warm, but cold and dark. He walked down the stairs to get a better look. All I saw though was hate and anger in his eyes.

" So the worthless hero that wishes to fight the Queen. You dare come to my home?! You dare!! Do you understand, I could end you right here and now!! D..." He gasped and my horn glowed bright and had magic around his neck.

" Oh I dare... " The kingdom gasped including Blaze and her mother. " I have been forced on your little island by a storm. I am far from home. I fell in love with your daughter. The Queen wants to kill me! I see how you treat females. You call my Blaze filth. But I call you filth. If I am said hero, then I was brought here to bring creeps like you to justice." The bones in his neck started to crack. " Come on! No witty saying? Oh I am female, I am just breeding fodder. I have had a very long and very bad day.. So learn your place!!" I broke my magic from his neck tossing him back into his throne. " Or I shall remove the rod that filled the egg of my lover in her mother? "

Stone gasped and coughed as Blaze stared at me.

" Now you will listen to me male. The Queen is going to make her move soon. Don't give me this load of bullshit that ‘oh that females are just fodder’. Females, where I am from, saved the world many times over. In fact, the Light Bringer is a female. Half of the hero's turn out to be females. Because most of the time males are to bent on sex and power. " My magic wrapped around something between his legs and he groaned as I twisted it. " Fucking their next female."

He gasped and the guards were to frozen in place and as I let him go, he panted weakly and looked at me with great fear. I just had a dark smile on my face. My eyes glowed brightly showing I have had enough of this ‘oh I am better than you’ bullshit.

" Now will you give me warriors to fight the Queen or do I have to dethrone you and force a change? Making the females the rightful rulers of this kingdom like it should be? I am not evil. I just saw you and found you to be a piece of living trash. So I do what I do best, I kill trash." I gave a smirk and walked back down the stairs.

" Come Blaze, Jonon. Let him think about it before I come back and kill him."

Stone spoke out before i had taken more than a few steps..

" Wait. Wait!!! Hero don't go." I heard from behind me.

I paused mid step, my left forehoof just raised as if to take a step. I had a smile on my face when I looked over my shoulder I decided to humor him for the moment. It’s not like i couldn’t kill him later." I am listening....for now." He started to speak, but i could easily tell he had so much fear in his voice. I could see fear in Blaze’s eyes too. It made me feel bad that I had to act like this.

" I will send you my warriors to anywhere you want. Just don't remove our way of life please.." I have given them fear.

"You can send them to Cliffside. A warning though, if you betray me...I will be back." Walking down the stairs and away from the king. I could hear him sobbing in fear. As we walked out to the cave exit, I saw the females smiling at me. They loved how I acted to the males while said males backed off. I winked at thee females, nodding but I saw that a few of them were mouthing ' Please come back to free us.' I sighed and gave them a quick smile and a nod that I might. We finally walked out of the cave, but Blaze stepped in front of me as soon as we passed the exit. I could see that she had great deal of anger in her eyes

" Star Shooter that wasn't what you should have done." I have never seen her so angry. But I gave her a charming smile and she just stared at me. " It couldn’t have been done another way?" Jonon placed a hoof on her shoulder.

" No Blaze she did the right thing. Your father would have kept going on about how worthless females are and how amazing he is. I think this was needed to break his ego. I know it's not easy but at times you need to break something." Blaze sighed and looked at me with angry eyes and then she wrapped her tail around me pulling me close kissing me deeply again and pulling away.

" Don't do that again." I nodded and smiled at her lovingly. Then I heard the warden laugh.

" OH that was amazing good show good show. I didn't think you had it in you child. Now the king shall think twice before stealing from other towns before thinking of his own." I sighed and got in the back of the wagon. We had one more place to go. It was the place of Clock work. We flew off and when we got close to the city of Clockwork ponies. The griffin did another loop around the city. Just in case we get attacked by something. We slowly landed and one of the ponies came out to meet us. A mare with gears making her joints. She was the only one out to meet us but she had a gentle smile on her robotic face.

" I know why your here hero. We all do. Before we make a choice we have something we wish you to tell us all of us. Please come" I nodded and walked with her with my two other friends far behind. When I got into the town. Many of the ponies looked at me like they never seen an outside pony before. But I watched them they had magic controlling them. Their brains inside them keeping them to be who they are. I stood on a podium that had a mic and I looked at them blinking and a large stallion with a wind up key going and going on his back. Eyes in the shell along with in his brain. he had a top hat a blue suit. A cane he is using to walk and a old watch on his coat. He spoke calmly.

" Greetings my name is Doctor Maezono. I am the one that created these bodies so we could live on. I am told you are from Equestria. Please child, tell us how did the war end? Has it even ended at all?" I sighed looking at them. I spoke calmly into the mic.

" It ended in balefire. The world as you know it 200 years ago is dead and it is now nothing but a wasteland of death and destruction. All known died but not all stayed dead. Some turned into ghouls, some mutated. Old projects from the past surfaced. But heroes rose from the ashes. " I saw their faces of guilt and fear. " The lightBringer, Security, The Wolf, The Ghost of the big 52 and so many more. They did what most couldn't. True not all of them were big heros. The wolf was a small hero but most were the big ones. But they brought peace in their own way. I know this is not what you wanted to hear. But I told the whole truth and if this is all you needed to know then what is your choice. Are you with me?"

The clock work ponies looked at each other. They had no homes it was just machines keeping them going and then they looked back at me and they all stepped forward even the doctor.

" We shall." They all said at once. When they said that their plants turned right on and they started to work spewing out machines to help with the fight. Walking back out of the town I closed my eyes and it was the last flight. We got onto the cart and flew off. It was time to fly to the forbidden lands.

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We got near the forbidden lands. When we did some old defenses still turned on automatically by the ponies that used to run them. Started to fire on us. The griffin didn't have an easy time most of the stuff we had was so heavy that he had to fly around and he was searching for a place for us to land. But he was hit and we were heading right to the middle of the forbidden lands We pass through the shield and my pip buck started to tick. But the Griffin crashed and the cart sent us flying. Jonon of course landed on her hooves. Blaze was fine she just grabbed a tree branch with her tail that broke and made her land on her feet. As for me I flew and rolled and then blacked out. Oh how fun it was to fly. I never wish to again.

Footnote: level up

Perk added: Your various travels around the island. Have gained you many allies for the battle ahead. When the final battle calls you will be able to call for them to come. Even if you don’t call. They will come either way..