Equestria, what to say about this land really? It’s been said for many years that no one remembers it. The past most of it is not even able to be read. The books on such things are so out of date and overly burnt. Well it’s like a sad truth. The times have moved there is still history in this land, just most of it is gone with the times. All the creatures of this land, I am not sure of anymore. Can it be explained without a book? Maybe orbs of memories? I am not sure that there is something that we can do and learn any more. Maybe if we never do a war like this again. Creatures of this land there are many.

Now some of these creatures are known as Griffins. Griffins are hard to understand; nopony knows where they came from. It's something that most tried to learn from the start. At times most things never come up. But it's how something comes to pass. The idea of how it works. Some creatures formed in Equestria. Some formed outside that magic land. But most don't even remember the name of the world. Some call it Equis. Some call it Gyia. Some call it earth. Most just agree it's simply just a planet with an odd name. Maybe someday the world will be named again.

But right now most never understand what most of the lands are even as well. But at times we will never do that. The world needs to heal. The world needs to be ready for more threats that will show up. Too many threats have been seen. To many have shown up. It's the issue of how the world works. If the world worked like it did in the past. we would just end up having another war. Sometimes folks wonder what the world would have been like if the war never happens. Would it go back to being so peaceful? To the point that some endings that might bring forth chaos and endless pain?

Sometimes the pain that will always bring forth its ideas. But most never wish to know the ideas of the ending of the world. The world ended in a way that most never wished to see again. Most ponies never even saw this idea of peace, most were born during the war. The ending of stupidity from the war it's not what most would want to see. The peace of hope it's all some would have.

But peace, peace to some is a shrill of the tongue. The music that calls them to the ending darkness. Death is one step then it's a second step. A step of death should always be seen to the right way it's known. How it knows it's seen to be peaceful. But sadly most would never know what is going on. As for me the hero of the island. I'm starting to try to understand this path that is going to happen to most.

Why? Why did I become this legend? Why did fate choose me? It's not what I wanted to see or care to understand. My pain was never this bad. It's painful for me to think that this island is trying to make me into something I know I'm not. But the seer turned me into it. She did something to me that make folks think I am the legend. Maybe the Legend already showed up. Maybe he or she died before I even showed up to the island. So much on my head, as I think of this. It's going through my mind. As I know that pain is going to happen soon this little island.

This island has turned me into a better pony. I knew that someday I would be meant for greatness. But I'm not sure what to really think at this moment. The pain of seeing so many around me fall because of my choices will be what breaks me. Breaking me into this pain. Is all I can think of.

The idea of how it's done. I will never know what most would know. I am a hero now. I am a legend. I have somepony, well some creature; a Salamander who fell in love with me just through one moment of pleasure. But she fell for me because she cares for me. I am not strong. I am not powerful. I am a simple everyday unicorn mare. I wish I was powerful, I wish I were stronger but it's a pain that will always come back to haunt me. It's going to break my heart when the war starts. I will be leading so many to their deaths. Just because most want the Queen to suffer for what they did to the ponies and creatures here.

I wish to know the real name of this island. So much on my mind. I gotta say what comes to mind. if I can't say what comes to mind what can I say? Minotaurs? Griffins? What would this be in the grand ending story of things? Maybe I will see the end of what is going to happen. I hope I do when I finally heard voices through my thoughts.

" Little Hero."

0000

I finally found myself back in the middle of the meeting room. I looked at them. The one that spoke was Skull Crusher then I sighed. Looking over at them.

"Yes, I am alive. I was held Prisoner for six months in one of the queen's cells. They endlessly mutilated me.”

I removed my cloak. I heard so many gasps they saw the scars along my body and even along my chest.

"They did so much to me. They even broke my horn. Listen to the guards who did this to me didn't even wish to do it. They pretended that I was killed. Because the Queen would throw a fit and she did from what I was told. Then they made that machine your warriors attacked. I was in there. They wished to get me to the castle. So I could then get back to Cliffside. But I felt it was wise to come here."

I looked at them all then I finally said the words

" It's time to stop fighting each other. It's time to work together. I know you all have your differences. I am sure you have a great hate for each other."

Turning around to look at them all. " Is it wise to keep this hate? This hate is something that won't even know. Why hate maybe the hate is something that goes back or the Queen did something to start the war between all of you."

I lifted my hoof to look at them. Pointing my hoof at Skull Crusher and then at Black Feather.

"I save these two when they fought me. Black Feather, I saved from the creations of the Queen. Skull Crusher, I saved him from the Prison when I got almost killed by Cricket."

I heard whispers then looked to them then they looked back at me.

" We will talk about it."

I stared at them all.

"Just talk about it. You do realize right war is about to happen in a year. It's starting in Cliff Side. The Queen will be removed from the battle. If you don't join us then get out of the way. I am not just going to sit here and wait for you to choose. You need to choose soon or I will be heading back to Cliff Side and telling them you are on the menu."

I was about to walk out but one of the Griffins yelled at me.

"You can't do that!!" I turned to stare at the female Griffin who said it. They started to shake.

"I can't do that? Really, I”m from Equestria darling, I am from a part of the world that has been long dead until recently. I have the skill you don’t."

I stared at them all. Then slowly walked out again. I hear worried whispers. Skull Crusher walked out behind me while chuckling softly.

"I have never seen them so worried. I am sure that wasn't wise to say. But I am sure we could find a way to get them to change their minds. Come with me the inn is this way." I blinked following him to the inn.

0000

Slowly we walked into the inn it was pretty calm. On the stage, there was a small band playing the cello along with a horn. I sat at one of the tables and Skull Crusher talked to the inn owner. A waitress walked over to me and smiled softly.

"What can I get you?" I looked up and thought.

"If you have any daisy sandwiches along with some water?" The Minotaur waitress nodded. She went to go put in the order. Then the owner came over to me. I looked up to him blinking.

"Skull Crusher told me that you are the hero of legend. So if you don't mind I have a job for you." I gave a nod.

"There is a building not far from here in the slums, it houses slaves." My ears perked at that.

"The guards have been paid off by these slavers. They have no power over the higher ups though, but some do buy these slaves from them. It's easy for them to do so. Since they don't get into scandals. All I want you to do is to free the slaves. Take all the documents and you can then burn the place down."

I lifted up my leg to see if the pip-buck is working again. The screen for my bags came up. So the pip-buck is absorbing the magic of this island or something is allowing it to work. I clicked my bits setting the coins down on the table.

When my food came with my water. I thought for a moment.

"Will it help the leaders of the army to choose quickly?" The inn owner gave a nod. Slowly standing after taking a bite of the food. Placing the hood back on and vanished

I found myself in the slums of both towns. many of the creatures here seemed to be starving So many just homeless. I could do something for them. I could get them to Equestria. But this is not what I had to do now. I walked to the building. It had a sign I never thought I would see. Griffin streets brothel. I slowly walked in seeing that the whores they called them had strange collars on their necks. But most of them seem not even working. I slowly walked through. Noticing that parts of the brothel are already in use. I tried to ignore all the sexual intercourse that was happening around me.

I sighed then when I got into another room. I saw things. I never thought I would my face turned bright red. I looked away before the heat started to form between my legs. I had to find a way to turn off the collars that kept the whores here but. I have a feeling there is more to this than I thought. I got into the main room of the owners I could hear his voice.

"Miss you can remove that hood now."

I blinked removing my hood and the creature turned in their chair and it turned out to be a light Green mare with gentle blue eyes.

"Ah, it's the hero of legend. So what do I owe the honor of you sneaking around?"

I sighed softly closing my eyes a moment. Then opened them back up.

"I was asked by the Inn owner to come here to free what you call slaves." The mare put her hooves together a moment and sighed shaking her head.

"Yes to some they would be slaves. To most, they're meat for sex. But to others normal creatures that should be set free." I sighed softly this is something bad to tread in.

"Then Why do they have slave collars that could explode if they got away from the ones who placed them on?" I noticed her eyes going wide.

"What do you mean slave collars?" She asked calmly.

"Those collars that your whores have on are used to keep them from running. If they got away they could just pop the head off. Some of them could even go off during their little sexual intercourse." The mare just seemed to be scared now rushing downstairs. I calmly followed her then she looked at the collars seeing some of them glowing. Seeing some of the Minotaur males who were plowing into Griffin females by grabbing on to the collar.

I Just stood there blushing deeply at all the sex around me. All the moaning the slaps seeing the heated pleasure around me. But I coughed.

"I can try to remove them for you. I am sure this is the reason why I was sent here. With these on they do look like slaves Now sometimes there is a power box. What happens to it." The mare pointed her hoof to a vibrating bed that was being used right now. My cheeks turned so red.

"Can you get them to stop." The mare smirked at me.

"What is the hero scared of a little sex?" My eyes went wide my cheeks burned so red.

"Oddly no...I just don't want to cheat on my lover...A salamander who....made me moan live on the warden's Radio."

The mare's eyes go wide and laughed loudly.

"That was you?!" I gave a weak nod my cheeks turning even redder. I went to bed the mare who was being plowed relentlessly by the male Griffin. I calmly trying to ignore the sound of sex. Starting to work the machine and all the collars fell off the necks but after they did they all just shorted out and caused nasty marks on the floor. Then I stood back up the male had their climax and the smell that came from that made my face turn bright red. Slowly I walked back to the mare.

"Now they can leave. I am sure they're the reason why the innkeeper asked me to come here. Was they had a family member here... That couldn't leave." The mare smiled sweetly at me giving me a kiss on my cheek.

"Come back sometime maybe we could have some fun." All I could do was blush my face was so red placing my hood over my head. Slowly rushing out of the building so fast. I am sure that wasn't what the Innkeeper wanted me to do. But I ran back to the inn so fast that I didn't wish to see any more of that.

0000

I ran into the inn. Then The innkeeper and Skull Crusher were laughing.

"I am sure she found a way in there and she found out that you were just testing her." I walked up to them taking my hood off and stared at them both.

"So...I was being tested for going into that den of sin?" The innkeeper nodded looking back to Skull Crusher.

"The real issue is need your help with. Is the power plant, that has been taken over by the Queen's army. But the leadership doesn't know what to do. They want to try to get it back. Before they use the power plane to cause us to be in deep shit. They don't know how to fight the queen's army and this army is not the magical creatures she normally has in her service. They're normal everyday ponies."

"Before I go though I am going to rest a bit. I am sure if what you say is true that these ponies are too stupid to understand how to work it yet."

I calmly sat down to listen to the music. I needed some time to think before I did anything else. I had sex on the mind. I needed to be with Blaze soon. I needed her so badly. Soooo badly. We have been apart for six months. I think of her so much.. First I want her to know I am alive. She needs to know I am alive.

I noticed a singer coming up to the stage. A nice looking mare. The music played. While she sang I just sat there listening.

"Look through the past today. You see that so much has changed." I heard the song. I looked through my journey. Ending up on this island.

" Coming to see us all sing today. for we must become one today." Looking back I found myself in Cliff Side. Being drafted as the hero of legend. Something I didn't really want or care for. But now I am being this way. " Oh, please, one of my heart. Remember who I am." My entire journey meeting joins learning of the legend. Being trained by her given this weird quest by a spirit to get stronger in my heart then she would give me a test. "Oh find our love in the past of our hearts. Sometimes most would never know." Meeting my love for the first time when she saved me from Cricket. The fact that she risked her life just to be there for me. I remember the first time she said to me. ‘If you keep acting like that. beating down on yourself. I will force you to have sex with me.’ I just remember the blush on my face.

"Oh bring your love to me, please. Hold me in your hooves. For all we need is our hearts to be one. if we remember the past we see the future." Remembering everything I have been through the prison fighting so many magic eaters saving lives. Just finding myself in so much pain at the end of the cell. " Please hero find us today." I blink she was looking at me now. " Listen to our song hero. All it to guide you on your journey." I smiled softly. Starting to close my eyes again to remember my journey.

"The heart of our ways become the new way today.."

00000

The time was 5:00 the sun was getting ready to set. I had my hood on looking up to the power plant. But It said magic power plant. Looking down seeing dead bodies of the workers. Most of them are ponies. But slowly I walked into the building. Looking around seeing some of the soldiers of the Queen. I could hear one of them speak.

"There are some workers still locked in the break room."

I slowly walked through the plant finding a door that had break room above it. Two male ponies were trying to break through They had some strange machines trying to break through the door. But the door looked to be well made. I took a quick look at the machine. Pulling the sword from the scabbard. Quickly slicing a few parts of the machine. Then I backed up.

One of the mares clicked on the machine to get it going again. It started to short out. Then it charged backward. Sparking and pop. Both of them chased after them. I calmly clicked on the door. A voice from behind the door yelled out.

"No, we aren't letting you in so you can murder us."

"Listen I am the hero of legend. Please let me in so I can help you. Then you can lock it back up."

I heard voices behind the door then heard it unlock. Slowly walking in the door locking up behind me. I removed my hood looking at them. They had weapons ready to kill me if I wasn't saying the truth.

"Who is the boss of you folks?" A largely muscled mare walked up to me she was larger than most mares I have met. She was pink with red eyes. Also had a large horn. Her cutie marks a screwdriver in an eye.

"I'm The Boss my name is Screw. You wish to help us then?" I gave a nod, looking at the rest of the ponies. All of them seemed pretty tough. But I stopped looking at them. Mostly seeing earth ponies and unicorns. All of the mares.

"Yes, I wish to help you. Just point me to their leader then I will remove them quickly." Screw gave a nod. She leads me to a map of the plant. Looking through it she put her hoof on power room. I nodded then placed my hood back on.

"Wait, hero."

I turned looking back at Screw.

"When I am done here training the next boss. I am going to follow you."

I blinked turning to them and then nodded. Making sure the hood is set right. Slowly heading out of the room. Heard the lock latch again. Watching the two mares still chasing after the machine. Walking up the stairs to the main power room.

0000

Opening the door to the power room. The ponies clicked on the power plant to turn the power off. I heard a voice I hadn't heard for a while.

"Hurry to find out how this works. I would like to get back home..." I looked up to see Mix.

So I had a chance for revenge. Looking at the ponies trying to work the machine. Calmly walking to one of the ponies opening their bag without me knowing to pull a pin out from their makeshift bombs. Slowly backing up. Then there was a loud boom the body of the pony smashed into another group of ponies. They all seemed to be knocked out but the one that blew up was of course dead. Mix flew down looking at the group of ponies. He powered up the stopwatch to try to go back in time a bit. Grabbing my sword I sliced into one of his wings. Mix screamed in pain. He fell to the floor trying to get back up.

I removed my hood he looked up to me.

"You.... you're alive?!"
I smashed my hoof into his chest a few times breaking the stopwatch enough so he couldn't transport into the past. Of course, I didn't know it could repair. Placing my sword at the bug's neck.

"Yes, I am alive. I should take my revenge now and just kill you. But I’ve got ponies I need to save. Now tell the ones who live to all leave!" He coughed a bit. He spoke in a strange machine on one of his wings.

"Attention everypony our here job is finished, head back to the Queen." I could hear hooves trotting to the outside but looking to the ponies in this room. Most of them seem too wounded to move. I will take care of them later.

"Good now." I was about to speak when the Stopwatch went off. I flew off he grew a wing back and turned back to me. He flapped his dragonfly wings. Staring at me, he started to circle around me. His buggy eyes shined. I could see myself in them. While he turned around me.

"I should just stay behind and kill you now. In fact, I think I will." He started transporting into time trying to get to me quickly so he could kill me. But I blocked most of his attacks with my sword. He flew up smashing into me making me fly back down the stairs. I bounced down the stairs until we hit the bottom. I groaned standing back on my hooves looking up to Mix rushing down at me. Lifting my sword slicing him a bit.

He crashed into the ground. He couldn't move for the moment when the device made him heal. Then turned to look at me. We charged at each other he stung into my body but it didn't do anything to me really just gave me some pain. But the sting started to burn when I felt magic building inside it. Lifted my sword slicing his stinger off his body. He started screaming, magic built up into his body. The stopwatch turned back on he transported back up into the power room. I needed to get his stinger out before he came back down. My magic grabbed the stinger pulling it out. Groaning deeply feeling so much pain. It slowly came out the stinger was covered in blood.

Mix rushed back down he just looked at me.

"We will meet again the hero," I growled staring at him.

"No, I deserve my revenge now." Mix kept staring at me, he sighed. He vanished stomping my hoof in anger. I tossed my sword at the wall in anger. But I groaned from the pain of the stinger. Blood drained from the wound. Knocking on the break room door. It opened revealing the workers inside.

"They're gone..." I said then fell to my knees in pain groaning. They rushed out forcing me on my side to look at my wound.

"Get the first aid kit!!" Screw yells. One of the mares rushes back into the break room. I hear a box fall beside me. I feel water go into my wound. I scream in pain. They then dump alcohol into the wound. I groan deeper in pain. Then I feel a need a thread going through the wound. Slowly it felt like it was sealing. They stared at the wound while it healed so fast.

"Thank...you..." I said softly they all nodded. "Going to head back to the inn." Looking at my pip buck again but again something was blocking it. I can't even look at my map or anything else. Groaning slowly walking back out of the plant.

Before I left I could hear them say “She has absorbed the magic of the island...”

0000

Calmly walked back into the Inn sitting down looking to the Innkeeper who walked to me.

"I did what you asked. It was the Queen's army and one of her warriors known as Mix.” The innkeeper nods. The innkeeper set down a set of keys.

"Since you helped me I am going to go talk to the leaders. You stay here and rest."

I gave a nod. Skull Crusher left with the keeper as well. I calmly walked up the stairs to my room. I sat on the bed, sighing softly. Looking around the room it was a calm room. Closing my eyes when I lay my head on the pillow. I fell asleep.

It was a calm dreamless sleep. I didn't dream of anything. But I was in that strange dark part of my mind again. I saw those red eye's staring at me. A voice came from the darkness

"Ah, you have become the strong hero of legend." Looking around trying to find the voice. But all I could see was the red eyes.

"Who are you?" The creature just laughs softly then the eye's vanished.

<HR>

Opening my eyes I heard voices downstairs. I couldn't make out the words. Slowly walking down the stairs. The patrons looked at me. I froze right at the stairs as most of them looked at me.

"You're alive..." A voice said. I looked seeing Doc.

" Doc." Slowly I walked to him. Giving him a tight hug. "Say nothing when you go back please."

"I am not going back without you Star Shooter. Blaze is so broken she doesn't even boast anymore. So please head back soon. They all miss you."

I look at all the ponies who are with him.

"Why are you here with all these ponies?"

"There was a rumor of a mare that looked like the hero. I was asked to come so Blaze sent these guards with me. Because one she still doesn't trust me. But the Queen is starting to send her army out to try to take over the towns. But it's not going so well since her army is not that strong. Since most of her powerful warriors stay in the castle." I gave a nod.

I sit beside him and give a great sigh.

"How is Blaze?" Doc looked at me calmly and sighed.

"She is so broken Star Shooter, she won't smile. She heard stories of a mare pretending to be you. So she demanded that I be sent out to find this hero. But after you were confirmed dead she locked herself into the house for awhile sobbing her eyes out."

I nod weakly.

"I have been in many situations that I could have cheated on her Doc. But I refuse to, I love her too much, that want to be with her is big. But I can't leave yet. Till I know the Minotaurs and Griffins are willing to listen."

"That's why I am here, Star shooter. They want me to say you're a fake hero, but I can't do that. Blaze sent me here to try to prove you are fake and not the real hero. But I see those eyes and I can't do that."

Skull Crusher walks back into the inn and sees the two of us.

"They wish to see you two now."

000

I am back in the middle of the meeting room. Doc stood there along with the others of Cliffside.

"Now Doc.." One of the Griffins said. "Is this the hero?"

Doc looks at me and lowers his head.

"Yes, she is the hero I brought into the world. She is not fake she has the heart of Freedom town or Tirias heart what the town is called now back in Equestria. I can't lie to save you from your fate, she is the hero of legend. The hero that deserves to be treated with respect."

Screw finally broke her way in.

"I demand to speak for the hero. But some of the leader's friends have been trying to keep me out of here. This hero risked her life to save us from the Queen's army that wanted to destroy the power plant."

The Griffins and Minotaurs stared at each other. The rich in the back seemed very scared, some of them even started to try to walk out then I spoke.

"STOP!!!" The rich stopped looking back at me. "You sold out your own town?!" The leaders of the army looked up to see the rich and the politicians. "From how the plant looked the protection just left. You sold your own people for no reason. Give me one reason not to end your lives." The generals stared at the rich they pulled out weapons from their seats.

The rich and leaders of the towns sit back down.

" Now I am going to explain something if your leaders are willing to sell you all out to the Queen. Then I see no point in having you help the battle. You will be the next town we clean out as we did with Cliffside."

Screw looks up speaking.

" I will help her as well. So will the workers of the plant." Black Feather added something else.

" I will even remove my own platoon to attack this town before I allow it to fall to the Queen."

The rich looked to be outnumbered. So the one that normally leads them stood up walking down to the middle of the meeting room. What stood before me was a well dressed Griffin.

" Since you haven't lied to us about being the hero. I think it's time to do what you ask. Even if it doesn't help our pockets." The Griffin lowered themselves to me and bowed. " Hero of legend please allow us to help you. We will write up the alliance tomorrow."

I give a nod.

" Oh yes, my name is Golden plume." He then leaned in and whispered. " I warn you here some of the rich and leaders might try to cause a coup since this info came to light. But If they do I will send my bodyguards to fetch you.”

I gave a nod as he walks back up the stairs. I look at some of the leaders of the town. They seem upset and angry, along with the rich. They wanted to sell out their own people. It's pretty silly I sigh, Doc reaches out and calmly pats my back.

00000

The meeting is over. I calmly walk back to the inn Doc already headed back. Calmly walking back to the inn feeling unsure about what was going on. Doc is sitting at a table alone. The guards went to get something to eat. I sat beside him looking at him with a gentle smile.

"I think my life is now forfeit. Some of the rich demanded that I call you a fake. So they could keep the good thing they have. I am sure now, that something bad is going to happen." I sighed facing hoofing so hard.

Doc, what room is yours?" He gave me his key, then I gave him mine and looked up the stairs.

"Come with me Doc." He slowly walked up the stairs. " I was given this in the key by one of the leaders of the town." I gave a nod and opened my door up let him in.

"Lock yourself in here don't let anyone in here." Doc nodded slowly closing and locking the door. I went into Docs room leaving it unlocked placing on my hood to hide in the shadows.

I closed my eyes and waited. After an hour of waiting, I opened my eyes at the sound of a door being opened. A Griffin walked in he had a knife in his claws. Watching him closely I made the bed look like Doc was asleep. He sliced into the bed. Then when he removed the bedding his eyes went wide.

I sliced into the Griffin he didn't even see what was coming. Blood gushed from the wound, I had struck him in the neck. Slowly walked downstairs. I saw the bodies of all the Cliffside guards that came with the doc. Most of them had their necks cut. The inn was dark, the only thing giving off light was the fire burning in the fireplace.

There had to be more than one. But then I heard fighting outside looking out the window, seeing that some of the towns are on fire. So the warning was true. But I was grabbed from behind feeling a knife at my neck.

" Hello, hero. Could leave well enough alone it seems." Griffin said. He cut into my neck making it bleed. I didn't scream I just allowed him to.

" So your leaders are trying so hard to keep their old ways. I see willing to sell yourselves out to the Queen." The Griffin behind me grew very upset. He was about to slice my head off but the bodyguard's of Golden Plume rushed in shooting him in the head like it was nothing. I coughed my neck hurt so much. To heal me they placed a magic box on my horn the wound healed but I kept the scar.

Sighing, sitting at the table.

"I am sure you can tell that the rich and some of the leaders of the towns have tried to start a coup. But they're having a problem. They’re holed up in a Manson in the middle of the slums. So please do what Golden Plume wishes you to do. Remove them before they cause more death." I gave a nod placing my hood vanishing from sight turning to look at the Griffins.

"Please make sure Doc is protected." The two Bodyguards nod.

I get all my stuff ready sighing I doubt this is the wise. But If I want an alliance. I need to fight the threat to it. Slowly heading out into the burning city, to go rescue it from itself.

Footnote: Level up

Perk added

Friends with Minotaurs and Griffins: You have shown yourself to the Griffins and Minotaurs of the island to be the hero the legend said you would be. Everything is slowly falling into place for the final battle and the war to come. When you fight with both races your damage will rise to 20% they will join you for the final battle that is if you stop their little civil war.