Shadows of Dawn
Chapter 6: New allies, and sad farewells
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Simon POV
As I walked through the door, I was greeted by a furious Roxy, who promptly slapped me in the face “Where were you?! You disappeared for half an hour!”
Orvok looked me over slowly before grunting “Seems you’ve been gone for longer than half an hour on your end, how long has it been for you?”
I laughed uneasily “Three months, after a half an hour, I discovered that I can pause time here while I am gone. I...have been gathering intel, and allies.”
“Hey, what’s up, havin a good day?” The man dressed in bug armor said as he walked past me. “Good, gonna find a bed and lay on it, see you later.”
Grimgor looked at the man in bug armor before he chuckled at me “Ye’ve been right busy, aven’t ya?”
“Yeah, y’know.” The man said in his tired daze, not actually paying attention to what Grimgor said. “Just got a pillar thrown at me, everyday stuff that gives you one hell of a adrenaline rush. Had my first month been one hell of a mess too, at least for me it was.”
A thunderous rumble could then be heard as two familiar Ologs came into view, one being Az-Barko, and the other being Al-Maru. “Master! Az-Barko missed you! Was worried sick!” The man turned to face Az-barko, before turning back to me.
“...Ok, I know you said I’d be seeing LoTR stuff here, but I do NOT recall him being a thing. Is he a new addition?”
I nodded “Yeah, he’s an Olog, sort of a lesser known race of middle earth.” I then smiled at the two of them “I bet Ugorn would get along well with Azzy, here, where is the guy?”
Ugorn then cleared his throat behind me “I am right here, I was waiting until the reunion finished. I did not wish to intrude.”
Azzy looked to Ugorn, then to me “Is he friend of master?” I nodded, to which Ugorn grinned “Then he is friend of mine!” He got out some ale from a drinking skin and handed it to Ugorn and the bug armored man “Drink! Be merry! New friends reason to celebrate!”
The man in bug armor perked up at the mention of a drink, turning to face Az-barko with intrigue. “Well while I promised myself to never drink again… fuck it, I need something to relax me.”
Orvok and Grimgor laughed “yeah, we could use some time to loosen up, too!” Grimgor then walked off and brought back a massive keg with the help of Al-Maru “Forget that drinking skein! Drink from the reserve! This stuff has been aging since Comraich was founded! I cannae think of a more fitting reason tae crack er open, than the rebirth of the Kin’s kingdom! To new beginnings, aye?!”
“New beginning’s indeed.” The bug man said. “This multiverse is crazy.”
Grimgor grinned as he draped his arm over the bug man “So wot’s yer name then? Can’t go round calling ye bug man, might offend the changelings when they visit.”
“The name is Jaxson, or just Jax for short.” Jaxson said before taking a sip out of his flagon. “Now let’s hope alcohol doesn’t kill me for like, the second time now.”
I smiled “Well, I haven’t been gone doing nothing, and I have quite a bit of SIVA stored up, I should drain it for the towns defences while I remember.” He then paused “And when the hell am I supposed to get-”
BOOOOM!
Right as I said that, a massive pit appeared outside the eating area, in what looked to once have been a kennel for giant dogs, there was now a massive creature covered in SIVA metallic plating, with chords of SIVA wrapped around it’s horns to give the appearance of a demon, with SIVa pyramids jutting out of the armor like spikes, and there was a dull red glow to the Creature, this, once a Fiery Graug, was now mutated beyond recognition by SIVA, it was now something new, a Stygian Graug!
The Graug made a snuffling sound as it looked to me, it actually looked… relaxed. Huh, must be tamed and loyal to us. Just then, I noticed that an Olog child had gone down to the Graug and was looking up at it curiously, Grimgor quickly noticing after. “Undzog! Run! That’s a Graug!”
As grimgor spoke, the olog child froze in fear as the massive Graug gently hoisted up the child, only to give him a nose butt, make a snuffling noise, and gently help the child get back out. Undzog looked to the Graug in wonder before jumping in place and running off before returning with some meat that looked to be made by him, judging from the odd cuts and burns on his hands. “Here you go mr. Snuffles! Thank you for helping!” The graug gently took the meat and ate it before giving the child a loving lick before it sat on its butt.
Jaxson looked on at the scene in awe. “Giant ogre thing being nice to something five times less its size… I really hope this doesn’t leave the memory after I get drunk. Eh, whatever, it’s a reason to keep drinking and not fight.”
Grimgor, however, had set down his flagon and was visibly crying “Tha’s bloody beautiful! Never thought I’d see something so heartwarming in me life!”
Orvok smiled “Normally, graugs are only this calm when around their young, this is truly a rare sight.”
I grinned “Welp, say hello to our newest defence! This graug will fight anyone who besieges Comraich, isn’t that right, snuffles?”
Snuffles nodded and pounded its chest before it looked to me and Undzog with clear affection.
I grinned “And now, it’s time to drain that SIVA! Damn this will hurt…” I walked to the SIVA siphon and put my arms into them as Grimgor activated the machine, The SIVA flowing to the walls and enveloping them in SIVA chord, the stone being absorbed and replaced with SIVA plating on the outside of the chord barrier, the wall having several turrets on each side, so as to deter invaders. Lastly, something akin to a SIVA pod appeared in the center of town, the pod seemed to be empty, but I had no clue what it was for, so I think I’ll leave it alone for now.
Jaxson, however, decided to get closer to the machine out of curiosity. “Looks like something akin to a incubator...”
Roxy smirked “Would take one hell of an egg.”
Jaxson turned to Roxy. “I said akin for a reason. This machine, while not exactly like it, looks like it could create things similar to Simon. Could be other humans, maybe even alter one’s form, but it’s just a theory mainly derived from speculation of weird shit I’ve seen in the multiverse, and from someone having a small amount of experience with making incubators. I’m leaning on creating living people here, as the weirdest thing not Pinkie Pie related that I’ve seen, is a dragon that’s about up to my knees burping out armor my size.” Jaxson then took a sip out of his ale. “Then again, I’ve only been here for a month, and only did training for the majority of the stay. For all I know, there’s a dimension where everybody is a spaghetti monster.”
I shuddered in equal parts discomfort and horror “Spaghetti Pinkie… Nope, all the nope.”
Roxy shuddered as well “Definitely not.”
Az-Barko, Grimgor and Orvok looked to me and Roxy in a curious manner before shrugging and going back to drinking ale. Ugorn smiled and walked to me “Would you be capable of sparring some time? I feel it would be quite interesting, if not a great opportunity for Jaxson to learn how to better combine our teachings.”
I grinned and nodded before pausing, sensing several thousand speedily approaching life forces “In a bit, something tells me that the party is going to get crashed soon.”
Jaxson looked up from his ale. “Battle time again? Holy shit, this multiverse is crazy.” He summoned his crossbow, dropping his ale on the ground, surprisingly not shattering and just spilling the ale’s contents. “Welp, time to spill blood. Hopefully I’m not THAT drunk yet...”
I shook my head “We always let them attack first. The walls can repair themselves, and we have a protocol for civilians to hide indoors.” As I said this, I nodded to Grimgor, who set about ordering the civvies inside. “Besides, these feel different from Magi, more insect like, and less aggressive towards the outpost, more wary. Last thing we need is to make more enemies right now.”
“Insect like?” Jaxson said, dematerializing his crossbow. “...I think those might be changelings then, if I recall correctly from the books back at my dimension. Maybe they’re not the dumb ones I have back home, if they don’t plan on doing an outright assault.”
I nodded “Grimgor mentioned that the changelings have good trade relations with us, in exchange for their spy network, we give them love and bloodroot, which sustains them and heals their wounds when made into a salve.”
Grimgor took out a telescope after the civilians got inside and looked to me “Where are they coming from?”
I pointed east “About twenty miles outside city limits.”
He nodded and leapt up to the eastern watchtower before anchoring himself to it and looking through the scope. “Guys! We got some right bloody bigwigs coming! The queen and her two closest siblings are in tha’ swarm!”
I nodded, and began to make accommodations for their stay. “If they were bringing their royalty, then the Magi have done something to their Hive. Let’s make sure they can find shelter here.”
[This is what she looks like, guys.]
As I began forming something akin to what I heard the Hive was like, mostly from Grimgor’s intricately detailed reports, I saw that Chrysalis was badly hurt, gashes and cuts all over her body as she was carried by her assumed sons, her clothes in tatters. I grunted and made a subterranean complex under Comraich that the changelings could stay in, staggering slightly as I finished. “Phew… that… that took a lot…” I turned to Chrysalis and smiled “Welcome to Comraich, your majesty, I have just finished making some... living arrangements for you and your people… Mayhaps you would like to rest before we speak? I am rather drained from making the secondary Hive, myself…”
Jaxson, who watched the whole thing unfold by spotting the occasional hole sprouting out of the ground, turned to face me. “I know that you understand your whole nanite thing, but make sure you don’t abuse it alright? Sounds like you pushed a bit too hard right there.”
I chuckled, unaware of Chrysalis eying me, as well as her brothers Thorax and Pharynx “If they are allies of my people, I will make sure they can...guh… b-be safe here…” I swooned, as Jaxson looked at me with a bemused expression.
“I’m sure the queen could’ve waited a bit for proper shelter. It’s not like things have to be done immediately.” He then turned to face Chrysalis, who was looking at me with an odd expression, and a slight blush. “Sorry, just felt the need to show some concern for my combat instructor. You two can go back to talking.”
Chrysalis nodded after he stopped talking to her, looking to me “I… er… I appreciate the kindness you did to us, what is it you would like in return?”
I shrugged “I really didn’t want anything, I have just heard how you have been helping the Orcs and Olog, and I wanted to repay the kindness. I know you have faced great cruelty at the hands of the Magi as well, I am sorry your people have suffered.”
The green one, whom I later learned was named Thorax looked to me confusedly “You… don’t want anything?”
The red one, whom was Pharynx, raised a brow. “This feels fishy. What’s in it for you?”
I smiled “I get to feel that I helped those responsible for Comraich standing until I got here. You helped some of my best friends in this world, in my book, friends are the family you choose, and...and your people are friends, big time…” It was then that I promptly collapsed, Az-barko catching me and calling for help as his voice grew distant. “Huh...suddenly, I feel tired…”
Jaxson’s POV
I watched as Az-barko carried Simon off to the hospital, Roxy following him. “I swear, if he dies off from something as simple as that, I’ll find a way to resurrect him IN a spaghetti monster realm.” I then turned to face the bug queen once more. “Well, since he’s off recovering, my name’s Jaxson. I’m new around these parts, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing I can’t do to help out, or just answer a few questions about that nanite stuff I mentioned.
The bug queen nodded. “Chrysalis, and yes, I actually am a bit curious as to this nanite stuff. You and that girl are also different from the rest of these Orcs and Ologs too, so-”
I chuckled. “Glad you’re at least curious about it. Me and Roxy are called humans, we’re not too different from the Orcs. Roxy has most likely been here longer than me, while I just came from my dimension to here.”
The green one raised an eyebrow. “I’m sorry, dimension?”
“How else do you think I’m new? After all, it’s not as if there’s a race of humans walking about.” I said nonchalantly, as I looked at the wristband, deciding which weapon to show off. “Anyways, I’ll also be able to get anyone who thinks it’s actually a successful invasion to not be dumb in whatever way that may offend you. As my weapons are made quite literally from Simon himself,” I then selected the sword, having no idea what else to show as it materialized in my hand. “They’ll be able to recognize you’re not a threat in case word doesn’t spread fast enough.”
I then turned to the Orcs and Ologs who were still here. “You guys got that? Make sure the rest of the townsfolk know, I don’t want anything unnecessary to happen to these guys. Simon said they’re friends, we make sure everyone knows they’re friends.” The Ologs and Orcs nodded, moving about the place to let the townsfolk know. I looked back to Chrysalis. “Should probably get moving to the hospital then? Unless you’re fine with all those wounds on you.”
Chrysalis released a grunt of both pain and acknowledgement, as we followed Az-barko, Simon, and Roxy to the hospital.
As we drew closer, we could hear what sounded like Orvok, but decidedly less calm than I remembered… “-osing him! Come on, Si, don’t give up on us just yet!”
I widened my eyes, but then narrowed them. “Simon, I SWEAR if you die, I will resurrect you in a spaghetti monster realm.”
There was then what sounded like a loud feminine cry “Simon! Don’t go! Don’t leave me here!” as we entered the hospital room, we saw Roxy holding his hand, her face wet with tears as she gripped his hand, his body seeming to fade on an unseen breeze.
I watched on, trying my best to keep a neutral face, as I burned with both sorrow and anger inside.
Simon looked to me weakly and frowned “S-sorry, man, guess you ain’t getting to repay the favor, huh? At least I made Comraich stable… maybe they’ll do better without me? I… I don’t want to go yet… but I feel so tired…” He then collapsed, the light leaving his being as he died.
YOU MOTHERFUCKING CUCK! NOW I’LL HAVE TO DO IT! …Somehow anyways! Actually, how long would it take? I mean, fuck, how many dimensions will I have to go through just to resurrect one dude? WHATEVER, I’LL DO IT ANYWAYS! Unbeknownst as I yelled internally, Chrysalis and the changelings at her side were wondering what the incredibly loud, incoherent, and angry mumbling noises I was making were for.
As I went on yelling like a madman inside, I didn’t notice Simon flashing a brilliant crimson as he was reduced to what looked like a SIVA covered diamond shaped drone, which quickly began to open up and speak with a voice that sounded like Simons but highly synthesized.
“Phoenix protocol.exe initiating…
Resurrection pending, searching for rebirth capsule…
1 capsule found, uploading SIVA AI protocol “Simon”...
Upload successful. Additional power found within AI protocol, designation “Wraith soul”, utilize? Y/N
Y
Commencing boot up…
Boot up complete, follow this unit to new swarm formation.”
The drone then sped off towards the capsule, with Roxy, Az-barko, Grimgor, and Orvok in tow. The green changeling tapped the back of my head, startling me. “You ok dude?”
“Yes, I’m fine. We should- wait where’d they go?” I sighed in frustration. “Not even an hour in, and I seriously need a break from all this randomness. Let’s get to the hospital.”
“You do that,” The red changeling said, motioning for me to hold her in his stead. “I’m going to go follow them.”
I stared at the changeling for a bit, before shrugging, taking his place as we moved to the hospital without Pharynx.
Simon POV
I gasped as I fell out of the capsule in the town square, my body feeling oddly different as I felt new limbs coming out of my back, I felt no weapon on me, unlike before. I looked behind myself to see that I definitely had new limbs, the limbs in question being highly demonic SIVA formed wings that pulsed with power and light. I also had claws, literal claws, covered in razor sharp SIVA plate, with the most notable part of my new body being the razor sharp, multi tipped demonic rams horns, as well as my sharp, vampire like teeth and metal plated boots and greaves. I then grunted as I felt Roxy behind me.
I looked back to her and saw that she was absolutely livid “NEVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!” It was shortly after she started wailing on me that she noticed my big change. “What in the name of all that is good and just, just happened to you?”
Az-Barko looked to me in awe as he approached “Master looks amazing! Will strike terror in hearts of enemies!”
“He’s looking pretty right on that too.” I heard the voice of Pharynx say, walking up behind the group. “Chrysalis is in the hospital. I parted off to see what was going on with that thing which came out of your old body, thanks to Jaxson and my brother Thorax carrying her there.” He eyed me curiously as he took in my new form. “What are you now anyways? Judging from this whole dimension thing I’ve heard about, this is a form from another dimension or something?”
Now that I was actually able to focus, I was able to get a better look at what Pharynx was. Pharnyx had a red mane, with purple chitin armor. He was roughly 6 feet in size, with a broad frame. He held a short sword in his right hand, and had carried Chrysalis on his left. His eyes and wings had a purple coloring to them.
I nodded slowly “Umm… yeah, I think I’m a demon of some sort? I am not sure though…”
Pharnyx shrugged. “Yeah, that is pretty much your new look, no offense. Wonder why the thing decided turn you into that though?”
I shrugged “Maybe the fact that I’ve been fighting a lot prompted a shift to a more combat ready form?”
“Or maybe it’s the fact you’re going up against Celestia, who has dominated all of Equestria.” Pharynx said as he turned back. “But who knows? Maybe it is the case.”
I shrugged “Well, I guess I should go and see Chrysalis, huh? I am the most familiar with doctors work here, that is, without magic.” I then looked to Orvok and smiled “You mind supplying the healing magic, brother?”
He grinned “As sure as Roxy is foxy.”
Roxy sniggered as she nudged Orvok, giving him a peck on the cheek before she walked off. “I’m going to go and patrol the area, see you soon, okay?”
Jaxson's POV
“-and that’s pretty much what Earth is, along with the people on it. I’d show you a well made video on it’s history, but I lack a way back as well as the electronics I’ve carried.”
Chrysalis merely shook her head. “Sounds like your country was the worst of the bunch. Going against nature itself? We changelings would sooner be eaten by the dragons before we consider that.”
I sighed in sadness. “I just wish people paid more attention to their health. If it just became common knowledge, then doctors wouldn’t have a need to work their already underpaid jobs. There’s already plenty of other jobs we could’ve taken to help others.” I then chuckled. “Hell, I admit, I wanted to be just a surgeon! But now there’s all these drugs I have to look out for that may or may not have bad side effects. So to quell my sorrow, I ended up going to a pub with free drinks and… well I died and got sent here to put it simply.” I then looked over to Thorax. “So what do you thi-”
My voice caught itself in my throat as Chrysalis and I stared at Thorax, who was unmoving. His eyes were closed with a smile on his face, his body slightly burning away from the green fire he had, not powerful enough to set the hospital bed on fire, but enough to make him decay before our eyes. For the second time in this universe, I saw someone die before my eyes, unable to save them when they were right next to me.
Just war I guess… I reasoned with myself as to keep me from breaking down.
The next thing I heard, was not the weeping of Chrysalis, who had lost her youngest sibling, but of a familiar voice, now hollow with anger. “Celestia’s gone too far.”
In a instant, I spun back to Chrysalis, putting my hand on her abdomen to prevent her from moving. Sure enough, I saw her beginning to stand up, but unable to continue further as my hand kept her down. I stared at her dead in the eyes, my voice shaky, but with authority. “Unless you plan on failing your brother already, you’d take my advice and recover.” I quickly snapped my eyes around, looking for any tranquilizers that I could use to calm her down.
I then heard a grunt as Chrysalis went limp, I looked to her and saw that someone was behind her, his hand having just chopped her in the shoulder and knocked her out. “She can’t go against Celestia. Chrysalis is a cursed daughter of Amorose… The goddess of love…” he turned to me and smiled “Hiya, names Zmatok, Simon knows me as Hank. I’m taking a sec to talk to you, because I need a favor.”
“I hope you didn’t just break her shoulder...” I said warningly.
He gestured to Chrysalis, the shoulder where she was hit looking no different. “I would never kill one of my Grandchildren...” He smiled “I paused time for the two of us, so that I have all the time we need to iron everything out. So first, what I need from you. I need you to help me get Simon and Chryssi together, I have seen the thread where they get together, and it ends the best… for everyone involved.” He then was enveloped by static for a second, not like it encapsulated him, but as if his very existence was an image on a screen, and getting horrible amounts of signal interference, only for him to turn to normal a second later, seemingly by force of will. “Urk! Guh… Now, any questions? I may have time paused, but… grk!” He flashed with static again. “Damn Solaris is trying to kick me outta this realm! I need you to *Pshhh!* tell Simon, to get Discord free! My son is the only- *pshhh!*-an stop Celestia, And- *Pshh!* -damn mad god of a daddy!” He grunted as he doubled over in pain as he started to faze in and out of focus, along with the static, Bright neon red liquid dripping from his nose. “Come on, kid! Snap out of it and tell me, do you understand?!”
I stood still in a state of utter shock, able to understand everything he’s saying, but unable to move out of sheer fear and confusion. I began breathing heavily, beginning my path to hyperventilation . W-what the hell?! Am I actually going crazy?!
Suddenly, I felt as if I was smacked lightly upside the head “Snap out of it kid! Do, you, understand, me?!”
I managed a small nod, but the breathing only increased as a result of the slap, as he began to faze in and out of focus faster. “Tell Simon I’m in his corner… eh?” He then disappeared completely, and time resumed. My breathing had not calmed in the slightest, and I stood there, as if expecting him to suddenly return, before getting my thoughts together. I prepared my mental exercise to calm myself.
Count to three… inhale… count to four… exhale… I went through this over and over again, slowly calming down. As I did this, I felt on edge, like anything could just walk in this room and cause me to react irrationally, attack or charge out of the room in a crazed daze. Even if it was something innocuous, like a cat or dog, I would scream, run past them, and out the door. Eventually, I managed to calm down, but the look in my eyes refused to go away.
My mind swarmed itself with various thoughts of what happened, every part of my brain trying to rationalize the static, the man fazing in and out, the neon red blood, everything from that exact moment to now… and I felt as if I was going to puke.
Shakily, I moved over to the window, not even sparing a glance at Chrysalis. I opened it, thinking that some fresh air would allow me to calm myself down even further. I breathed in the air, repeating the same exercise, and only then remembering the Changeling ashes after promptly breathing in a lungful of the stuff. It was after this that I turned to where Thorax was, and noticed a green crystal in the pile of ashes. I paid no attention to it, seeing no reason to disturb his remains. More than I just did anyways.
I shook my head. No, mind off that. I need to get out of here. I need to tell Simon what I saw, and I swear to whatever god watching me right now, if I don’t find a goddamn bed soon, I’m going to snap!
There was then the sound of a door opening as a goddamn demon came into the hospital room. “Oh, hey Jax, sup?” He then looked around as Chrysalis sat in her chair, just starting to stir from unconsciousness, and the pile of ashes “What the actual fuck?”
That’s when the dam bursted.
I didn’t even notice that I had the sword in my hand, until I was already charging at the demon, a manic shout coming from me as my body went on autopilot.
The Demon grabbed the sword and disarmed me in a single fell swoop, before butting me in the gut with the pommel. “What the fuck man?! Can’t you recognize my voice?! It’s Simon, fucker!”
I wasn’t able to stop. My fight or flight response had all but gone into overdrive, as my free hand curled into a fist, and hit one of his eyes, causing him to stumble back. Once more I charged forth, unable to stop myself in my mania.
Ugorn then came into the room and helped the demon! As did Roxy, and Grimgor, all of them grabbing onto me, and restraining me as the demon started to try to talk me down. “Come on man, just tell me what happened, I’m not mad, just let me in! I know you wouldn’t just go and knock out a pretty lady and kill her baby brother!”
Roxy managed to get a glimpse of my eyes, seeing the crazed look inside of them. “He must’ve saw something that scared him into doing this! Look at the eyes!”
The demon looked into my eyes, and sighed. “Okay, let’s see if Orvok’s lessons work on people.” He held out his hand towards me and let blue fire fill it, it eventually turning green as he focused, the fires light soothing me on an instinctive level, the adrenaline fading from my system enmass as I was able to control myself. “Okay, Druidic calming spell done… aaaand the weird pins and needles are there, okay, that’s not fun… numb arm…but spell worked!” he looked to me and smiled “Okay, Jax, you alright upstairs now?”
I took a breath in, before nodding, everyone letting me go. “Sorry for the eye but… we need to talk about that Solaris thing you’ve mentioned.”
Simons mood darkened “Did Solaris do this? Damnit, i knew we should of strengthened the wards!” He sighed “Okay, tell me what happened?”
“Solaris didn’t do anything to me. As for what happened… I was talking in the room with Chrysalis for a while, and I eventually turned to look at Thorax only to find him dead. Chrysalis was about to freak out, so I restrained her in order to prevent her from pushing herself, and look for a tranquilizer. Then that… man came out of nowhere. He said Chrysalis was his granddaughter, and that he stopped time so the two of us could talk. Then it was as if I wired up to some kind of machine, static appearing all over my vision with the man going in and out of focus.”
Simon listened calmly for all of this before turning to Grimgor “Go and prepare a changeling memorial for Thorax. I need to talk to Chrysalis.” he grabbed the green crystal and handed it to Grimgor “Remember, the crystal can’t get damaged, else the memories get warped.”
Chrysalis then woke up and looked around, mumbling softly “I swear I just talked to Grandfather while I slept…”
Grimgor paled “If he was talking to both of you at once, than we can know for damn sure that this is important. Zmatok rarely goes against Solaris directly nowadays… Not since Discord got corrupted by Solaris.”
“He mentioned him actually.” I quickly cut in, grabbing everyone’s attention. “Something about him being the only thing to stop something. I think I heard him say Celestia if it helps. He also said that Chrysalis and Simon needed to work together. Probably to bring down this Solaris guy, probably to deal with the rest of ponykind, who the fuck knows?”I then walked past the newly formed Simon, intent on only one thing. “All I can say is, fuck this, I’m going to bed.”
Simon nodded grimly “I think that’s for the best, maybe you should head home with Ugorn, actually, I think things are going to get really busy now.”
I used the key the Huntsman gave me on a nearby door, the familiar arena opening before my eyes. “I’m pretty sure there’s no reason for Solaris to give a damn, about some guy who just wanted a bed in the first place. Hell, if there’s anything my dad taught me, it’s to not stick my dick in crazy shit. And you know what?” I said before getting on the other side of the door and grabbing the handle. “This is crazy shit.” I then closed the door, proceeding to talk with the Huntsman about getting back. He then sent me back to my Equestria, where I immediately made way to Rainbow’s ground home, went to the bedroom, and passed out on the bed.
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