-TERRARIA, TERRARIUM-

A whirlwind of leaves suddenly appears before a vibrant emerald tree as the form of The Dryad soon follows. The large chamber was covered in emerald crystalline walls, floors, stalagmites, and stalactites. She looks around for a moment, but her eyes widen as she sees him.

“Hello, my dear. I hope all went well for you with Crabulon.”

“Silence!” Celebes exclaims as she runs towards the equine figure, “What are you doing here? It’s good to see you again. And, yes, The Observers helped us greatly with that overgrown crab and its cult,” She looks down to her right hand, “Although… I can still feel Derpy’s- You know what? Never mind.”

Terra could be heard chuckling in the background, her motherly voice echoing throughout Terrarium.

“Terra called to me and gave me an offer, my dear.” Silence comments.

This instantly garners The Dryad’s attention as she tilts her head, “What?”

Terra’s chuckling ceased before she responds:

“My dear Tree Hugger, I would like for Silence to be granted a residence in Home Town,” She ponders for a moment, “You two could share a residence, or you could help build him one. It’s completely up to you two.”

The Dryad’s mouth drops in response, imitating a goldfish, before she recovers her composure, “Wh-why?! I mean, I don’t mind at all, but, why?!”

“If it wasn’t obvious, my dear, the Void isn’t exactly a pleasant place to live.” Silence says with a chuckle.

In truth, Celebes wanted to slam her head against the emerald tree nearby as she responds with a stutter:

“R-right, um, o-of course,” Incidentally, she began to fidget her index fingers together before a vibrant shade of red dawns her cheeks, “I-I’d be h-hap-py to have you there. S-Si-l-l…”

“Tree Hugger, dear,” Terra comments with a small chuckle, “Speak clearly for us, my sweet.”

Tree Hugger slaps a hand across her right cheek before taking a deep breath. She truly manages to recover her composure before saying:

“Forgive me, Silence.”

“Is there something you wish to tell me?” He says with a knowing smirk.

Celebes clears her throat, albeit with her blush still present, and responds:

“I’d love for you to join us in Home Town, and I’ll personally, I mean, we’ll all help you to settle yourself in,” She fidgets in place, “If, of course, you need my- er, our help.”

“There is no shame in expressing your feelings,” He chuckles, “I am not as dense as you’d think.”

Celebes laughs nervously, “No, not at all, Silence. I never thought about you being dense,” She waves a hand dismissively, “Perish the-”

“I believe he means you, my dear,” Terra interjects. “You’re right, he’s not dense… but you yourself can be, sweet Tree Hugger.”

The Dryad coughs in response, “D-did you call me here to set this all up? I-Is that it?”

“Not entirely, my dear,” Terra chuckles, “But what’s the harm in clearing the air? Wouldn’t you agree, Silence?”

“I am not usually this forward, Terra. But yes, I agree.” Silence responds.

The Dryad was now in absolute defeat as no amount of acting, in a sense, could get her out of this. She then takes a deep breath and says:

“Look, Silence… I’m happy to have you stay in Home Town with us all,” She closes her eyes once more, “And, um, not just because we have a history together. But, at the same time, it’s because we have that history that I… I,” She hesitates as the words remain just on the edge of her throat.

“My dear… You know of Harmony, yes?” Says Silence, sitting back as usual when he is about to tell a story.

“Of course, Silence,” Celebes responds. “The Empress herself, yes?”

“Indeed, the one and only. But did you know, a long, long time ago, that she and Oblivion were a couple?”

“Yes, although I’m not entirely familiar with the details. I also know that they split up, but the reason for it is lost to me. However, I do know about their offspring: Pinkie Pie and Mena.”

“Please, my dear, sit down. I have another story to share with you.”

Heeding his request, but before The Dryad could act any further, Celebes was surprised to see that Terra herself conjured forth two emerald chairs for them. Once they are seated, their surroundings seem to spin and spin, blurring into a new setting. A castle sitting in what appears to be a half Hallow, Half Void biome.

“This takes place just before the Jungle Tyrant began his conquest of the Ancients.” says the voice of Silence, emanating all around them as their view zooms into a small sitting room, where Oblivion could be seen with his arm around a sleeping Harmony, watching two small, pink fillies chase each other around.

“On that day, Oblivion and Harmony were relaxing, trying to spend what little time they could together that Oblivion had foreseen was left before his banishment. What he couldn’t foresee was the Kitsune Tyrant invading their home.”

Several war cries erupt forth as Utopian Guards and Wandering Eye Observers begin charging at what appears to be an army of werebeasts, who are burning down homes and slaughtering innocents. Oblivion growls, before shaking Harmony awake.

“Babe, you need to take the kids and hide. We’ve got company.”

Catching onto the current commotion and seeing the battle take place, Harmony dearly wanted to aid her beloved, but trusted his judgment as she nods in response and calls out:

“Pinkie! Mena! Come to mommy!”

The foals seem to whimper as if reluctant, but they wander over to Harmony’s waiting forehooves.

Harmony scoops up the two foals in a gentle fashion, nuzzling them both before saying:

“Girls, how about we play a new game?”

“I wanna go stab something…” Mutters Mena, burying her snout in her sisters’ mane.

“Oooh, a new game?! What is it, momma?!” Pinkie exclaims excitingly.

Harmony could only chuckle at both of her daughters’ antics, “How does hide and seek,” The Empress glances towards Mena, “And stab monsters in a faraway place sound?”

Mena seems to lift her head, eyes widening. “Monsters…?”

Harmony gently boops Mena, "Big bad monsters, my sweet.”

Mena scrunches up at the boop before picking a small pocket knife out of Pinkie’s mane, holding it in her mouth. “I wanna stab monsters! They bleed good…”

……….

The setting seems to spin again as they are now sitting on a battlefield with Werebeasts, Utopians, and Observers all fighting. At the frontlines, both Oblivion and Cosmos seem to be facing off.

“You shouldn’t be here, Kitsune Tyrant. Get off my turf.”

Cosmos chuckles, “Funny, Dizzy-Wizzy told me the same thing,” She smiles devilishly, “Before I did to him… what I came here to do to you.”

“Oblivion had assumed the Kitsune Tyrant was only there to do her master’s bidding, but in fact, even Yharim did not know what her goal was. As it turned out… She was here to quite literally kidnap and rape Oblivion.”

Celebes, watching these events unfold before her, wanted to comment on this. However, Terra speaks to her mind and asks her to remain silent until after the tale, for all shall be revealed.

“The hell do you mean, Bitchsune?” Growls Oblivion, setting himself up in a combat position.

“Tell me, Oblivion, didn’t you find it weird that Disidian hasn’t visited you in a while?”

“YOU BETTER FUCKING EXPLAIN OR I AM GOING TO RIP YOU TO SHREDS.”

The Kitsune Tyrant chuckles, “Funny you should mention ‘Fucking’, I bet Dizzy-Wizzy feels absolute guilt in his exquisite form,” She licks her lips, “Yours ain’t all that bad either. Yes, not at all~”

“You’re fucking insane if you think I’m gonna let you get away with attacking my biome. I don’t give a shit if you’re Yharim’s bitch, I’m still gonna slap you around all the same!” Oblivion roars, disappearing into the shadows.

Cosmos laughs with her two paws holding her stomach, “Yharim is but a simple means to an end for my grand design, Oblivion,” She then disappears in strawberry milk mix and reappears in the skies above, “I want power!”

“Fuck off, bitchsune, and give me head!” He says, appearing in front of Cosmos and viciously slashing at her neck, leaving several gouges in her skin.

“You dare strike at me you wretched wolf?!” She roars out, eyes flashing red and grabbing onto her wound.

“You started it first, foxxo!”

“Meh, fair enough,” She snaps her claws and tries to mend the wound, but bares her teeth when it fails, “What?! What is this?!”

“Heads up, slut! This is gonna be a BLAST!” Says Oblivion, as what appears to be wolf skulls pop upwards and let loose a beam of pure void with a howl, aimed at the Kitsune.

The Kitsune tyrant’s eyes widen in horror as she barely manages to escape, but a small part of the blast manages to completely burn off the hairs at the edge of her tail as she roars out:

“Ugh! Do you have any idea how annoying it is to style my fur?!”

“What style?” He chuckles, before teleporting so fast it almost seems like there are multiple of him. Each one summons another wolf skull, firing almost instantly. “This ain’t even my special attack!”

Cosmos’s fears were instilled as she hurriedly tried to avoid the projectiles. Unfortunately, she underestimated the speed of each ‘Oblivion’s’ attack as they made an impact with her serpentine form. A large explosion echoes throughout the biome as Cosmo’s smoke-covered form falls to the earth below.

“Time to show you what the dinosaurs saw before they went extinct!” Says Oblivion, summoning another wolf skull and blasting it downwards before teleporting above her and slamming her into the ground with what seems to be a black, charred rock. The blast follows soon after and Oblivion lands a few meters away, watching as the kitsune smokes in a modestly-sized crater.

“Learn your lesson yet? I hate hitting women.” He says, walking towards her.

Cosmos coughs uncontrollably, momentarily, before responding:

“I-I see why Yharim is careful when dealing with you Ancients...”

“Look, you’ve lost. All your werebeasts got driven outta here. I’m too nice of a guy to let you suffer, so I’m gonna heal you. But you’re gonna have to leave afterward, before I change my mind, got it?”

Her eyes widen, “Y-yes, b-but, I lack the power to return my forces, and myself, to my realm.”

“Like I said, they got driven out of here. Don’t bullshit me, I saw the portal.”

Cosmos growls, “Fine, but at least aid me in my return. I’ll even let you take Discord with you when we get back.”

Oblivion rolls his eyes, leaning down with his claws full of vibrant green energy. He touches the Kitsune Tyrant on the head, beginning the healing process, only to have his arm grabbed by her paw.

Cosmos grins devilishly, “Such a gentleman…” A sudden flash of pink light practically alights the entire biome as the Kitsune Tyrant wisps away Oblivion to her realm.

..........

“The sole thing he did not foresee… Sometimes the smallest things can end up causing the worst mistakes, don’t you agree?”

The scene seems to cut off, shifting into an image of Harmony crying. Something strange seems to happen, however, as the scene freezes and dissipates. The old pony collapses onto his belly and coughs as he appears to be going through an accelerated aging process.

“Silence!” The Dryad cries out as she hurriedly runs to his aid, lowering herself onto a knee and placing a helpful hand onto the equine, “Are you alright?!”

Silence goes through another coughing fit, before wheezing a few times.

“M-My dear Dryad… I don’t believe I ever told you how old I was…” Silence groans as he recovers briefly.

“You never did, actually, but please try to recover,” She responds, caressing his mane with her right hand.

“Terra, you know what I will ask of you, yes?” The pony says, turning his head towards the glowing tree. “It seems that I am nearing the end of my… fifth or sixth, I believe… lifespan.”

Terra seemingly takes on a saddened tone as a powerful green aura escapes from the tree and spreads throughout all of Terrarium. During this display, her words echo out:

“I understand, my dear friend. I shall ensure that you feel no pain.”

“My lesson, my dear Dryad…” He is interrupted by another coughing fit as he seems to have aged enough to have lost all the coloring in his mane. “Is that one should never worry about their feelings hurting others…”

Celebes looked down upon Silence’s form with a saddened expression, her hand still brushing his mane. The green aura that originated from Terra starts to cover his form, slowly.

“Even if you go through something as traumatic as losing a lover to Cthulhu…” The pony says, smiling weakly. “You simply cannot dwell on that fact. I shall be going now, my dear...”

“I… I understand this lesson, Silence…” The Dryad sniffs, tears threatening to leave her eyes, “I love you…” The stallion’s form slowly starts to dissipate from the aura, but not in a painful or brutal fashion. A slow but seemingly unharmful process. He simply ‘burned’ away as a result while Terra sorrowfully comments:

“It’s all up to you now, Anubis.”

Character inventory/equipment:

Fluttershy: Statigel Armor(pony, equipped), Overloaded Blaster, Eviscerator, Crimslime Staff, Corroslime Staff, Slime Staff, Finch Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Hornet Staff, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Honey Comb(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Staff Of Necrosteocytes, Purified Jam.

Rainbow Dash: Necro Armor(pony, equipped), Star Cannon, Minishark, Eviscerator, Aquatic Discharge, Bloody Rupture, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Victory Shard, Slime Mount.

Zecora: Crimson Armor(zebra, equipped), Dune Hopper, Sausage Maker, Beenade, Tooth Ball, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Various Potions, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Sand Cloak(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Bloodstained Gloves(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Skeletron Hand.

Starlight Glimmer: Meteor Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Starfury, Vein Burster, Purple Phaseblade, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Healing Potion, Victory Shard, Rocket Boots(equipped), Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Slime Mount, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand.

Rarity: Meteor Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Hornet Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Ice Mirror, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Rocket Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Slime Mount, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Applejack: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Vein Burster, Orange Phaseblade, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Rope, Metal Detector, Healing Potion, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Skeletron Hand.

Twilight Sparkle: Meteorite Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Book Of Skulls, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Ichor, Victory Shards, Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Slime Mount.

Pinkie Pie: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Vein Burster, Blue Phaseblade, Bloody Rupture x2, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Metal Detector, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, The Blood Butcherer, Skeletron Hand.