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The Foundation of Memory's Past

by Friskers

Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Sickly Units [Re-Written]

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Chapter 21: Sickly Units [Re-Written]

"I need to have a chat with him."

She still had that shocked look in her eyes. I was beginning to think I had broken her when she slowly began talking again.

"W-w-well, Your Highness, I'm not legally allowed to give the location of just anypony away to the public! It would be a crime to do so, even to the Royal Family!" She said, making it sound like it was worse that it probably was.

"Oh, no, no, no. I just need to make sure that our plans to go to a bar were still green. I need to make sure because I was going to plan a small party for us. I can invite you if you'd like?" I lied. I'll just make that small thing later if she accepts.

"As much fun that sounds, I still can't tell you the whereabouts of his apartme-" She stopped herself quickly. Aha!

"Apartment, got it. Thanks!" I said, flipping over my hood and activating my armor and invisibility. She just stood there as I walked out with a smile on my face.

Making it outside I saw that it was already close to 12:00, so had some time to kill before finding Twilight and spending the night at her place.

I began my way over to Ponyville Apartments. I didn't know where he lived exactly, but I hoped I could catch him before he either left or went inside his home.

Upon arriving, I could tell this was a better than most of the apartments from Earth. There was a park in the center of the four large buildings that surrounded the small playground. I could see several other mares and stallions around and about, either doing small tasks, or talking to one another in a friendly, jovial manner. This was quite strange, since I didn't see any of them with a frown.

I walked up to a random mare, making sure to keep my hood on as to not attract anyone over to me.

"Excuse me, but do you happen to know where Silver Shot lives?" I asked, using my ninja persona. I was still a bit giddy whenever using Kakashi's voice.

The mare turned to face me. She had a light aqua coat and mane and tail, with traces of white in them. Her Cutie Mark was that of a golden harp and her eyes were that of a golden hue.

"Oh, no. I'm visiting my friend Bon Bon. I don't know where that pony lives. Say, why are you wearing that cloak?" She asked.

Now realizing that he wasn't here I let out a sigh. This was gonna be harder than I thought.

"It's for fun. Most of the time, I wear it because it helps me blend in with the background." I said, no longer interested in the conversation. Although, I think I was going to have to ride it out.

"Oh, alright then. It was nice meeting you." She said, offering her hoof. I looked at it and bumped mine with hers. Guess she wasn't very fond of me either.

"It was nice meeting you as well. I'll see you later." I said, turning around and leaving. I would have to stalk here until he gets back or exits his house. I activated my ability in an empty alleyway and came back on the roof for a few hours. I could almost see the entire town from this angle.

I didn't see any one for another hour and decided that being a ninja wasn't for me. I hopped down from the roof and startled several ponies with my sudden appearance. It was almost four and I would have to crash at Twilight's for the time being.

Making my way over to her apartment, I saw Ditzy a bit away from The Library. Maybe I can crash at her place instead! Changing course I saw that she was being talked to by some dark purple Unicorn stallion with a grey tinted lavender mane and tail. Oof, maybe I shouldn't approach her yet.

I stayed my distance, and from what I could tell about their body language, it looked like the stallion was getting agitated and Ditzy was beginning to shake lightly.

I wanted to help, I really did, but I couldn't challenge him or stand up to him without making it look like I was trying to take her. I then saw Silver Shot run up from behind Ditzy and I narrowed my eyes. I activated my armor and camouflage, and got closer to hear them, and hit record.

"What the heck are you doing here! I thought that restraining order against you after what happened would keep you away." Growled Silver.

The other stallion only smirked and tried making a grab for Ditzy, who flinched away in time.

"Can't I just visit my mare and child? I'm sure that Amethyst would love to see her father again. Along with her new mother that I got from challenging some other guy from Canterlot." He said, the words he was saying making me connect dots faster than I could keep up with.

"I don't know why you don't just leave us alone! Aren't all of those other mares enough?!" Said Ditzy, her eyes completely focused on him with a fearful glare. It looked like she was close to crying, and I wanted to punch this guy's face in already.

"Well, I would at least like to take her this weekend and introduce her to her new step-mom. I just want to bond wi-" Ditzy cut him off.

"No! I know how you get when you're drunk, I can't even imagine what you'll do to her when you get there!" Ditzy shouted. I could see an intense fear in her eyes. Was this the guy her and Carrot Top were talking about?

"Don't interrupt me, feather bag. Or I'll give the Royal Guard a reason to keep me away." He said, giving her a snarl. She whimpered in fright, but barely managed to keep herself together. I'm assuming this was the guy that took Pen's mare.

Silver Shot took charge and put himself in front of Ditzy in a protective manner.

"Is that any way to talk to somepony! What happened to the stallion that was kind and caring. Not this, this degenerate!" He said, clearly more braver than usual. It was strange seeing him so worked up, almost contradicting my previous encounter with him.

"Are you challenging me for her?" He said, a sinister tone in his voice. I think I'll break it up here. Why wasn't there anyone else around to help?

I got closer to him and tapped him on the shoulder, which caused him to turn his head quickly with anger. I slipped up in front of him and waited him to turn around.

"Who touched me! I know where you are!" He yelled, making Silver and Ditzy to look at him in confusion.

"Over here." I said, deactivating my armor. I saw him flip his head with a charged spell as he saw me. Ditzy gasped and so did Silver.

"Who the buck are you." He said lowly, his magic blast building more and more. I gave a frown and lowered my hood, and flared out my wings. Which made him drop his magic blast out of fright.

He immediately bowed and so did Silver. I wasn't expecting him to do so in the first place.

"Rise, Silver Shot." I said, not letting the other guy get up. He just did so anyway, and I had a feeling he was one of those guys.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here in Ponyville?" He asked, forgetting about the other two entirely.

"Well, I did need to have a talk with Silver Shot..." I trailed off to see his reaction. He got a smug look and glanced over to the others.

"...But it looks like I found you instead." I continued. I cut him off and started circling him.

"There was a stallion in Canterlot that was distraught about losing his mare a few days ago. I gave him some tips and help. And he lost to a stallion named Silver Shot, a pony, who in mind, didn't seem like the aggressive challenging type. So I thought I'd come over to Ponyville to see if he was at the tournament by asking him." I was now facing Silver, who in mind was looking nervous, almost shaking. I turned back towards him.

"Some things didn't add up, and that's when I saw you, here, harassing Ditzy, who is not only a good friend of mine, but is considered close family to me. I then saw Silver come along to her defense. Which, to me, is what I would expect to see from a good samaritan citizen of Ponyville." I leaned in to his scowl and raised an eyebrow.

"From the looks of it, the Royal Guard should have been here the whole time, but you were possibly stalking her until she was alone, and without help, am I correct?" I said, leaning back.

"You shouldn't have come for Ditzy, or her child. So I suggest you go, for the time being." I said, finishing with narrowed eyes. The guy just glared back at me, before turning and leaving without saying anything.

"Mark my words, Prince, because I will have Ditzy and Pen's mare." He called. I looked at him with an amused look.

"And I'm coming for Princess Luna too!" He shouted, running away and disappearing behind a building.

"Activate Seeker Energy Disk. Field Only." I said. We heard the yelp of the offending stallion and several ponies complaining about their stands being crashed into.

I was then pulled into a sudden hug by Ditzy, which took me by surprise. I wanted to break off, but she was pretty strong for a mare her size.

"Thank you." She whispered into my ear, much to my discomfort. I saw Silver standing there, an awkward smile on his face. Eventually, she let go and gave me some space.

"It was really brave of the two of you to help me out like that. We should head back to my home so I can treat you guys to some muffins!" She said happily. I smiled. I didn't want to see Twilight right now, since I didn't have her armor yet. That, and I wanted to eat something. I already told Ditzy about what I am, but I didn't know about Silver Shot.

"Thanks, but no thanks. I need to see if he is either put in jail or let go. Threatening a royal member is considered an offense, I think. I'll see you around, r-right?" He asked, looking over the two of us. He sounded a bit nervous. I'm guessing he's similar to Fluttershy, but more direct than her.

"Okay then. See you around Silver."

"Okie doki!" Said Ditzy.

"Let go before anyone else comes and bothers us." I said, following Ditzy as she happily walked over to her home. I noticed that she had a bit of a scar along the back of her head, but it was mostly covered by her mane falling over it. I made the disk give the guy an electric shock before it dispersed and the disk came flying at me and to my armor.

I saw that her home was a bit small. Possibly smaller than most homes in Ponyville. I could see Amethyst through the window making something. Possibly a snack.

"Welcome to my home, Franz. I know it's pretty small, but it's gonna get an extension later on in the year!" She said, sounding very cheery.

"Nice. I assume you didn't tell anypony about my secret, right?" I asked. She looked pale for a second, but smiled widely.

"O-of course I didn't. W-why would I tell anypony?" She said, clearly flustered, and caught. I let out a groan of annoyance.

"You told somepony, didn't you." I said, multiple scenarios running through my head. Maybe I can convince them not to spread the news, ponies liked bribes, right?

"Okay, yes, but they promised not to tell anypony else! Only I and Amethyst know about your secret!" She said, her voice getting louder as she seemingly began to panic. Unfortunately, there was a reporter who rounded the corner, and heard her say that. She immediately ran off. I sent a drone after her. I wouldn't have much Nano-Armor to spare if I made another one.

"Well, lets just get inside and talk about this." I said, knocking on the door three times. After a few moments of waiting, the door opened and I saw Amethyst, casually eating a sandwich. She saw me and her eyes widened, and she swallowed the food in her mouth.

"Uh, c-come in?" She said, moving out of the way for me.

"Thank you." I said stiffly. Ditzy came inside and closed the door. I saw the couch and went to sit on it. Maybe I can salvage this. The two of them sat across from me on a separate couch, and watched me awkwardly.

"..."

"So, Amethyst, how much did you mother tell you about me?" I asked suddenly, alerting her.

"W-well, Prince Franz-"

"Just Franz will do." I said, cutting her off and motioning her to continue.

"Well, uh, she was really exited to learn that Humans from My Little Human, do exist. And that you were one of the more 'special' ones." She explained.

"Are we in trouble?" She asked. I snorted.

"Depends on what I hear." I said, countering her question.

"Tell me, has she told anyone else? Have you? Did anyone pry, or even try?" I asked, internally smiling at my rhyming.

"I know for a fact that I told her. But there was nopony else I told! I swear!" Ditzy said, putting emphasis on her swearing.

"And you, Amethyst? Did you tell? Did anyone pry? If so, tell me why?" I said, eyeing her. Man, I feel like Zecora right now!

"I didn't tell anypony. I know that for sure." She said. I smiled.

"Then we have nothing to worry about. How about we eat something. My treat." I said, heading into the kitchen. It was a little dirty, with a bit of crumbs hidden in crevice's. I supposed that with hooves, it was difficult to reach small crooks and crannies.

"Well, we don't have much here. That and we have to pick up Dinky from school. She gets out at five." Said Amethyst.

"Does she know?" I asked. If I knew children, it's that they have no filter when it came to secrets.

"No. She doesn't know. We didn't tell her because of the risk." Said Amethyst.

I looked back to the couch and saw that Ditzy was looking a bit green. I had a feeling that she wasn't feeling too good.

"Ditzy, you good?" I asked. She then let out a gag and I made a large bucket in front of her. She saw it and threw up in it, letting out several good gags and hurls. I cringed and had to fight the urge to not throw up myself.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." I said, seeing her puke. I wanted to get her away from me as soon as possible.

"Mom, what did you eat?!" Asked her daughter. I remember seeing Ditzy at the bake sale with all of the other ponies. Was that the reason she was sick?

"I think we need to get her over to the hospital!" I said, quickly, and reluctantly, making my way over to her.

"I don't feel so good." She said, shutting her eyes.

"Don't you dare fade away into dust like Spider Man! I can't make an Infinity Gauntlet!" I said, getting underneath her and lifting her over to the door. Thar earned a confused look from her and Amethyst, and they shrugged it off as more pressing matters were at stake.

Amethyst opened the door and we quickly made our way over to Ponyville Hospital.

Unfortunately, that's where there more ponies that were sick and throwing up as well. I felt myself getting sick, and I just wanted to get away as soon as possible.

But I had to take care of Ditzy, and not let her have that really low chance of death from food poisoning. I won't have it!

"Nurse, where do I put her!" I called over the moaning of sick patients.

"Over here!" She said, opening a bed for her. I set Ditzy down and watched as the doctors get to work on the sick. I was told to wait in the waiting room, or leave if I wanted to. I decided to stay and make sure Ditzy was alright. Amethyst was with me for a bit, before remembering about her adopted younger sibling Dinky. I told her it was okay and she ran off while saying thanks. I nodded and was left alone for the most part.

'Who would poison so many ponies? Are they trying to send a message? I thought to myself. Maybe it was some outside cult that tried to mark the beginning or their independence from Equestria. Hell, maybe even a terrorist group.

I saw Twilight and waved her down. She saw me and walked over.

"Franz? What are you doing here? I thought you would be in Canterlot." She asked.

"Well, I was in the neighborhood when Ditzy got sick. So I decided to come on over and get her in here since everypony was down with something. Any idea on what happened?" I asked. Maybe she knew.

"It was an accident with some of the baked goods. Pinkie Pie and Applejack were the ones who made them, and I can bet you can guess who messed up." She said. Pinkie didn't seem like the kind to bake, and Applejack was a farm worker. Maybe it was Applejack that made this happen, but why? What are her motives?

"Why would Applejack poison part of Ponyville? It doesn't make sense." I said, rubbing my chin with my hoof. I felt a small stubble going on, and I needed to shave it.

"Well, she didn't mean to do it. I had just got back from Sweet Apple Acres and saw that she was pretty tired looking." She said. Oh, exhaustion. I've been there before.

"Should I go and visit her? Maybe tell her to take it easy.?" I offered. Twilight shook her head.

"She is being really stubborn. Almost like a mule." I heard a mule bray and looked over to see a mule in the hallway, looking a bit green himself.

"No offence, again." She said.

"None taken." He said before walking off. I was nervous about what this implied. Are all animals somewhat intelligent like that?

"Well, maybe I can talk some sense into her later, but I have to make sure Ditzy is okay." I said, looking back to Twilight.

"Who's Ditzy? Is she a friend?" Asked Twilight, a curious look in her eyes.

"Yeah. She was one of the first ponies I met. While I was pretty awkward when waking, I think I managed to get better with my situation." I said, my confidence rising.

"Well, you were pretty weird when I first met you..."

"Stop it, my confidence is as strong as a wet spaghetti straw."

"... but I think you are getting better with it. I even heard you're courting Princess Luna! Not many ponies can do that in only two weeks time."

I stayed silent, as to not potentially add fuel to her already burning fire. Which is where I would rather be in this situation.

"I think the two of you are a cute couple. Even the other girls think so too. Especially Rarity. She can't stop talking about how you saved Equestria with your love for Luna." Rambled Twilight. Wait, what?

"What does she mean by that?" I asked.

"Well, it kinda goes like this. When she woke up after being hurt by Nightmare Moon, she saw the way she was looking at your injured form. Almost like a lover would. It was, in her words, 'A very drama filled realization'. Personally, I'm just glad we were able to stop her at all." She explained.

I took a minute to process this. Did I really save the planet just with a few words? They weren't even special. Just a simple, I don't remember you, type of thing. To be honest, it was kinda flattering to hear that.

"Well, I'm glad we managed to survive that. Because I don't think I can handle any more adventures." I said with a laugh.

"Yeah. Me too." Twilight agreed.

We were quiet for a moment. Twilight suddenly spoke up.

"Well, it was nice meeting you again. Say, when do you think my armor will be done?" She asked. Oh. That.

"Listen, I'm gonna be real honest with you. I am very forgetful, and probably won't get it to you for about another couple weeks. So hold on tight. Kay?" I said, looking into her eyes. She smiled, and opened her arms for another hug.

I leaned in uncomfortably, and gave a small hug. We quickly broke it and she said her farewell.

"See you later Franz. I gotta go see if Spike is still awake." She said. I nodded and watched her go.

I let out a breath I wasn't aware I was holding. I hoped Ditzy would come out alright. I can't let another family go without a parent. Especially with a mare that I have gotten to know and befriend.

I took a moment to rest. Closing my eyes I smiled for only a second. I was going to get the rest I deserve. Today had been quite chaotic. I bet that Discord fellow was enjoying this.

I felt myself being taken away by the clutches of sleep as I sat on a chair that was slightly too small for me.

I wonder what memories await for me this time.


"Why."

I stared at her. Why?

"Why?!" I yelled back. I was in her room and had her pinned against the wall with my hand against her throat. An energy sword inches away from her face.

"You killed my family! All of them! Each child and newborn, each parent and possible family! You killed everyone in my family! Everyone! I'm the last one, and you ask why!?" I shouted, the glass cracking at the windows.

"How about I kill every one of your family in front of you just to see what you'll do!" I screamed. There were tears falling down my face. I never wanted to hurt her, and she betrayed me and killed my entire family.

"We can make a new family. I still love you enough to make this happen. I'll call off the search, I'll do whatever you want. You're the strongest being in the planet right now. Even more than that unkillable fucking lizard! Please..." She said, through my slowly closing fist.

I let her fall on the ground. She took in large amounts of air as she breathed heavily.

"If you'll do whatever I want, then bring them back. Bring everyone back, now." I said. She pulled out a knife from her boot and tried to stab me with it. I just kicked it away and broke her arm, a sickening crunch as it bent at the wrong spot.

She screamed in agony as I brought my armored boot back onto her arm. Blood was gushing out from her exposing bone and I glared at her.

I made her heal rapidly and her bones and skin popped back into place instantaneously.

"Please, no more. You want kids? I can bear your child, I'll let you fuck me, just please, stop!"

Lowering my armored helmet down to her level, I glared at her with shining white eyes.

"You should have thought of that when my family was still alive. Now you'll die like the rest at The Foundation."

"No, please, I'll do anything, I swear, please!" She begged. I folded back my helmet and looked down at her. She began fumbling with her shirt and managed to take it off, showing herself in her bra. I gained a disgusted look.

"Then perish..." I said, bringing down the sword hilt against the back of her head and knocked her out. I wasn't going to kill her. I'll just let that happen naturally.

"It's The Foundation I'm after. Not you, Dear Ca-"


I woke up to someone tapping me on the side. Opening my eyes I saw that Amethyst was back, and had a younger pony with her, who was the one that was poking my side.

"Oh, hey there young one. You must be Dinky." I said, rising from my leaning position from the wall. I was beginning to wonder why Amethyst took so long. I pulled up my visor, I saw that it was close to 7:00. How long had I been asleep for?

"They discharged Mom and she's taking us home. I thought it would be better if we had an escort." She said, motioning to the sick Pegasus that was leaning against a wall and in a chair. I hopped off my seat and made my way over to her, a smile on my face.

"Hey, Ditzy. How you feeling?" I asked, looking over her. She was slightly green still, but she was already looking a lot better than before.

"I'm doing better. Who knew that those muffins were made wrong." She said, smiling at me.

"Should I escort you home? You don't look like you'll be able to make it on your own. Maybe I should carry you." I said. It wasn't a big deal anymore, so long as they didn't throw up on me. That and they weren't even very heavy.

Ditzy immediately shook her head.

"N-no. I can walk fine on my own." She said, trying and failing to walk a few steps without beginning to get lightheaded. I caught her before she hit the ground and hefted her over my back, balancing her between my wings. She barely managed a weak protest as I began going towards the exit. Thankfully, there weren't any reporters around that recognized me.

We made it back and I set Ditzy down on the couch, making sure not to jostle her too much. I had began creating dinner for the four of us when I remembered that Dinky didn't know about my origins.

'Fuck it.'

I continued making food until their table was filled with tasty treats and fresh food. I made sure to sneak in some proteins minerals into the food, but not too much so it didn't ruin the flavor.

Amethyst was watching me create food out of thin air while having a impressed look n her face. I smiled and decided to take off my cloak and mask, since it was beginning to bother me.

"I didn't know you knew so many recipes. Let alone things to eat." She said, staring at the food on the table.

"Well don't just stand there, dig in!" I said, moving out of the way for her and Dinky. They both had large smiles and immediately started picking out their choices.

I picked up some salmon, made it into a sandwich, and went to sit next to Ditzy, who was resting on the couch. I think she smelled the sandwich because she woke back up and saw me next to her. I have her a wink before I began tinkering on my Data Pad. Going into settings, I looked into the weapons folder that I had copied over to the new set of armor and looked into it.

Notice: Some Files Have Been Deleted Due To Being Corrupted Or Non-Functioning. Enter? Yes-No

I hit yes and the first weapon I saw was that of a Gaster Blaster from Undertale. I looked over it's sleek form and noticed that there as a small difference between the ones from the game and the one I'm looking at. Instead of the eyes being white, they were a grey color.

I also saw I had a portal gun, from the game Portal. It didn't look much different from the game, so I left it be.

I also found some swords that belonged to Lucina and Cloud, and some small sidearms which looked like they belonged to Fox and Falco from Super Smash Brothers. I knew they weren't from there, but I didn't know where they came from originally. And something called a microwave gun.

I also had other Abilities that I wasn't aware of, like Promethean sight, Promethean shield, and various other weapons.

The last thing was labeled as "Elemental Discharge" and I wasn't sure what it was. I tried to access it, but was stopped by a password. I thought I could get I the first few times, but it was a specific word that I couldn't quite place. I decided this was enough and I closed the tab by exiting and swiping up to discard the page for now.

I looked at the clock and saw that it was close to 9:30, and decided to catch some sleep. I also noticed that Ditzy and the other two had left me alone for the most part, which I was glad for. I felt comfortable here on the couch, and decided to call it a day.

Materializing a pillow and blanket, I took residence in the home of Ditzy. I slept without any memories attacking, and finally got good night's sleep.


Author's Note

I accidentally released this one a bit too early, but who cares.

Enjoy!

Edit: By now it's clear. Grammar corrections and whatnot yadda yadda lol

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