Nightmares In Paradise
Chapter 19: Let the Spying Commence!
Previous Chapter Next ChapterSince both Twilight and Pinkie Pie were both at the same place at the same time, there were 2 Pyro-Zi's nearby. The Original Pyro-Zi was to spy on Twilight, because she was the most important Element, just like Pyro-Zi was the most important Pyro-Zi out of all Pyro-Zi's. PZ-1 was to monitor Pinkie Pie, which was pretty easy, because her character traits just OOZED off of her.
"Identification: Pinkie Pie." PZ-1 thought, taking strict mental notes. "Her element, is Laughter, and her traits show. She seems to be happy all through the day, threats do not Phase her, she eats like....Well, like a Horse, likes to bake, and seems to be over-friendly with everyone around her. She should be the easiest to make crack, her qualities match that of, well....A serial killer....Though she probably isn't one, I will DRIVE her to kill." PZ-1 smirked.
"Identification: Twilight Sparkle." Pyro-Zi said, making his own mental notes. "Her element, is Magic, the most important Element of all. She thoroughly enjoys reading, and even LIVES in a Library, her accomplice's name is Spike, but he does not matter. Seems to be a peacemaker of sorts, and even chooses to raise her voice at times. It could be said that she has a short temper, but that can not be confirmed as of yet."
As they were finishing up their mental notes, Twilight, Austin, and Spike had given up on the Cornucopia of Dupe, it was just too much for only three People to handle. Pinkie frowned, as she wrote in the names of the three on the official Dupe Bulletin. The Dupe Bulletin was a roll call of sorts, Pinkie came up with the idea last night. It showed the names of everyone who ate the cake, including who held the record for fastest amount of eating the Cake, which The CMC's and CM Punk held the record for, and least number of people, which was still tied at four. But those who failed the Cornucopia Challenge, which it was being coined now, were still recognized, just not as Losers. Instead, they were regarded as those who....Bit off more than They could Chew.....BAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAA!!!!! HOLY SHIT, I'M CRYING, I'M CRYING! That is freaking AWESOME!
CM Punk had shown up at the best Time. He witnessed most of the Challenge, including the failure. He smirked as he still was one of the Champions for longest Time. "Valiant effort, guys....But I, am still on top!" Punk said victoriously.
Austin belched. "Shut up, Phil....."
"Just one quick question..." Punk said. ".....Does it Hurt?"
"It feels like a full grown Dragon is burning my intestines...." Spike said, coughing.
"Not THAT." Punk said, sighing. "Does it hurt to know, that you FAILED the Cornucopia Challenge?" He smirked.
"When I get back up....You are SO dead...." Austin warned, Punk didn't seem worried, though. He should have been, though, because instantly, Twilight's horn lit up. She was using her magic to ease the Pain all the way off. Punk gulped, as he knew what was in store for Him next.
"There." Twilight said, smiling. "The pain is now null and void!"
"Alright, Twilight!" Spike said, cheering on for his Magical friend.
"That's better...." Austin said, as he got up and started to walk towards Punk.
"Hey, come on, man..." Punk said, trying to reason with Austin. "I-I was just kidding about all of that crap, You ate that thing the best you Could! It just wasn't enough! Don't be a sore loser like Marcus over there would be...." Marcus was pissed because he had no fingers to flip Punk off with, so he just settled for growling.
Suddenly, Austin perked up, realizing he was acting far too childish for his own good. "You're right...." He said, patting Punk on the back. "No hard feelings....But KNOW this, I WILL be Champion of the Cornucopia one day....You'll see...."
"Oh yeah, your victory is as good as Golden....." Punk nodded. "If you have two Ryback's." The two then laughed.
"You know, you two seem awfully happy...." Twilight said, wondering about their true feelings. "I mean, you're both trapped in a Dimension with seemingly no way out. You have loved ones where you're from that Don't even know where you are....Don't you feel upset?"
"They'd better damn well be upset!" Pyro-Zi thought to himself. "I want these humans to PAY for what they've put me through...." He then smirked. "....And they WILL....."
"Of course we're upset." Austin answered. "But what will moping around here do for us?"
"That's right...." Punk added to the answer. "And if we're unhappy, it just ricochets off of us, and onto all of you. We don't want to worry your moods...."
"That's the spirit!" Pinkie said gleefully. "Nothing makes you more happy when you're sad than PONYVILLE!" She then turned to Marcus, wanting to know how he felt about this. He wouldn't tell her ANYTHING about himself last Night, it's almost like he didn't trust Her...."How do you feel about all of this, Marky?"
"Pissed off....." Marcus said, the same scowl as always on his face. "I'm stuck here with colorful ponies....I keep telling myself I'm either in a coma, or just high on Free-On, but it just seems like....This is all real....."
"That's because it IS, silly!" Pinkie replied.
"Yeah, I've pretty much figured it out by now..." Marcus said, looking at the ground. "I wanna go home...." Just then, something unbelievable, something out of this World occurred.....A tear rolled down Marcus Sims face. It's not like it couldn't be seen, after all, it hit the floor. Everyone around that location was in shock, Marcus didn't seem like the type to cry a lot, and he wasn't, he was usually strong, but this World had struck something in him that hadn't been struck in a while. Even Pyro-Zi and PZ-1 were in shock.
"About time..." Pyro-Zi thought. "Finally, I see tears....." Marcus' tears were the first tears he had seen while he was here. The Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, that mutated Bird, nor even Officer Jameson or Lens Flare had cried. Pyro-Zi was a bit upset, though. HE wanted to be the one to make people cry! Not their longing to get back home!
Marcus then continued his heart-felt speech. "It's nothing against you Ponies, you all seem very nice and helpful. Except you ARE quite annoying Pinkie, no offense."
"None taken..." Pinkie said, but not with happiness in her voice, all she had was that hint of shock everyone else had.
"It's nothing against any of you, it's Just......I don't.....Like....Ponies....."
"We know." Twilight replied. "But....Why don't you like Ponies?"
"I......" Marcus started choking up. "I can't tell you......"
"Please, Marcus.....Tell us...." Pinkie said, actually calling Marcus by his real name, PZ-1 took IMMEDIATE notice of this, it seemed like something he might want to remember....
"Note to self...." PZ-1 said to himself. "It seems that Pinkie Pie calls Marcus by his actual name when she is sad......Hopefully Marcus keeps up the sap Story. If he does so, I can learn more about the depressed Side of her..."
"I can't....." Marcus replied. "It's....Too personal....."
"If you're gonna be here for awhile...." Twilight started. "You NEED to learn to rust those around you.....What? You think we're going to use your deep dark Secrets against you?!" Twilight started to raise her voice, which surprised Marcus, but in Twilight's opinion, it was necessary, ANYTHING to get Marcus to tell his story...
"It's not that..." Marcus replied. "I.....Just don't trust you.....Not after what your Species has done....."
"WHAT DID WE DO?" Twilight said commandingly.
"Come-on, Marcus..." Punk said, trying to comfort Marcus. "You can trust us...."
Marcus was tired of this SHIT. He wasn't going to tell ANYBODY about what happened, and that was FINAL.
"I SAID NO, DAMMIT!!!!!!" Marcus screamed at the top of his lungs, pushing through everyone in his Way, he ran out of Sugarcube Corner as fast as he could. He didn't know where he was headed, but he HAD to get away from everybody.
"Poor Marcus..." Pinkie said, tears starting to form in her own eyes.
"I wonder why he won't tell us...." Spike said curiously.
"Austin, CM, how does Marcus usually act on Earth?" Twilight asked, wanting to milk this situation dry. Ewww.....She would.
"Same as he does here." Punk answered nonchalantly. "Always pissed off at something. I think whatever he isn't telling us must be why...."
"It HAS to be!" Austin said, nodding. "He's not like Ryback, though. He interacts with everyone in the locker Room, but he does it in such a sarcastic and snarky way, that he's driven a lot of people away from him all-together."
"Has he driven anyone of you away?" Twilight asked.
"Ryback doesn't seem to like him very much...." Austin explained. "But that's most likely because he's been a bit.....Rude to you Ponies. I personally enjoy his company, I think he's just a lost soul trying to find his way in life. He's only 24 years old, so he has all the Time in the World to do that...."
"I like Marcus, he's a good kid." Punk was about to say more, but Twilight cut him off
"Then why are you always bashing him?" Twilight asked.
"I'm just playing along with him." Punk answered. "I do that to EVERYONE. When I get used to you Ponies, I'll do it to you, too. It's all in good fun, so don't be mad about it." Twilight and Pinkie nodded, meaning that they wouldn't. "Marcus reminds me of myself a LOT, we have the same character Traits, except I tell people that I can trust my own Secrets. Marcus has told me and others secrets before, but whatever this is he's keeping....I've never heard ANYTHING about it. As for the others, Nova and Ze get along with everyone and anyone. They're a bit immature, though, so Marcus sometimes gets into the strict Father role. He yells at them to act their age, but then seconds later, he'll be hugging them."
"Aaaawwww...." Pinkie said genuinely. "Friendship is such a great Thing....." Austin and Punk nodded agreeingly, while PZ-1 and Pyro-Zi gagged to themselves.
Punk continued. "Nathan and Zane? I can't tell who they Like.....They are always too busy watching that Show you guys are on." Everyone laughed. "Only Austin and Freddie like Zane and Nathan, because they grew up together."
"Guuiilllttyyy..." Austin said, sort of wishing that never happened. Pinkie giggled.
"Freddie and Marcus are so similar to eachother, it's scary.....But scary in a good Way. Freddie doesn't treat him as a Brother like he does me or Austin, but I've never heard Freddie complain about the kid. And finally, Freddie's kids? They're KIDS, they like everybody!" At school at that very Moment, Kit was facehoofing at the stereotype.
"Thank you for telling us so much about yourselves..." Twilight said genuinely. "It's only your second Day here, and we already know about half of your Life stories."
"Yeah!" Pinkie said, the happy in her voice back. "You guys ROCK the SOCKS off the DOCK!" Austin and Punk laughed.
"It's no problem....." Austin said.
"I just wished Marcus would tell me more about Himself..." Pinkie said, frowning once again.
"Give him time," Punk replied. "He'll come around."
Meanwhile, Pyro-Zi and PZ-1 were laughing evilly to themselves. "Not if I have anything to say about it...." They said simultaneously.
Ponyville Elementary.....
The fillies and Colts prepared themselves for another fun day of Gym. It was a favorite of almost Everyone, second only to Art. The kids missed Soldier as coach, he was strict, but fair, like Ms. Cheerilee said herself. Their new Coach, however? Well, let's just say, he isn't exactly met with a Warmful Response....
"Hello again, snot nosed BRATS!" Said the Coach, which was met by immediate groans and chills from the Class.
"Iron Will welcomes you, once again, to Iron Will's gym class!" Iron Will, the Coach said, flexing his muscles. He was hired after Soldier left. If people monitored these Children during Gym, this guy would've been fired Already.....
"What's this?" Iron Will said, eying Damian, Kit and Tate. "Looks like there is.....FRESH MEAT in Iron Will's gym class!" He smirked evilly.
Tate, being the idiot he is, licked himself. "Hey! I don't taste like Meat!" And THIS is the future of Earth? Good lord....
Iron Will was not amused. "Are you INSULTING Iron Will's judgements?!"
Tate scratched his head, wondering what a Judgement was. "Ummm.....Yes?" He said, not really sure nor caring about the effect his answer would Have.
Iron Will smirked. "Good....You're a brave one, kid." Tate grinned in a Me Gusta way. "Iron Will likes you, not sure about that face you just made, though..."
"Dude....You're a bull!" Damian said.
"No crap, kid!" Iron Will replied. "Iron Will is proud of his species!"
"I wouldn't be....." Kit said boldly. "You get rode on by numerous people everyday. All you are good for is sport."
Iron Will's eyes bulged at the accusation. "How do you know what Iron Will does in his spare time?!"
"I know MUCH more about your species, too..." Kit said, smirking.
"Ummm, uhhhh....There's...Ya know....No need to release Iron Will's skeletons from his closet...." Iron Will said, sweating nervously.
"I will if you don't take a Hike." Kit warned.
"Y-Yes, sir! Iron Will is leaving!" Iron Will ran out of the school as fast as he could, on his way out, Ms. Peachtree stopped him?"
"Mr. Will, where are you going?" The principal asked.
"Iron Will quits!" Was all the big bull said as he ran out, leaving a stunned Ms. Peachtree without a gym teacher.
"Oh, Damian!" Sweetie Belle said over the toply. "You were SOOOO BRRAAAVVEEE!"
"What about me?" Tate asked, mad for being left out of this.
"Be quiet." Sweetie Belle replied. "You did NOTHING. Damian got that big jerk FIRED!"
"What the...." Tate tried to think of something to say, but was interrupted by Fred.
"Sweetie Belle crazy, yes." Fred said.
"You got that right!" Tate said, nodding.
"Oh, Kit..." Diamond Tiara said, laughing. "How'd you do that?"
"I just knew what made him Tick, I guess." Kit said, shrugging.
"It was AMAZING!" Diamond said. "You're my HERO!" She then lunged herself at Kit in an embrasive hug.
"Uhhh....Thanks..." Kit replied, chuckling nervously.
Meanwhile....
Marcus sat at the Ponyville bridge, wondering where everything went wrong. He was 24 years old, but still worrying about an Event that took place when he was 6 years old.....It was pathetic, he knew, but he would never forget what happened that Day....Not as long as he lived. And he would not tell anybody about what Happened.
Just then, a voice called out to him, "Marcus!" The voice said. Marcus started looking around, but could find nothing.
"Whose there?" Marcus asked, a bit creeped out. A few seconds later, he got his answer. He saw a white figure appear in front of him, a figure he had not seen, for 18 years....
"Marcus!" The voice said once again.
"......Mom?" Marcus called in a whisper. "Is it-Is it really you?"
The figure that was apparently Marcus' mother smiled. "Yes, honey...It's me....But I don't have much time...."
"What is it, Mom?" Marcus smiled from ear to ear, excited that he was talking to his Mother for the first Time.
"I...Need you to do something for me...."
"Anything mom, ANYTHING!"
"I need you....To avenge me......"
"Avenge you? But-But how?"
"Kill the Ponies, Marcus....KILL ALL THE PONIES...."
"Mom? You can't be serious....." Marcus sighed. What she was asking was ludicrous, he wasn't very fond of Ponies either after what happened, but he wasn't going to KILL them!
"They took me away from you....Don't you want revenge?"
"Well, yes, but, I-"
"Then kill them! Avenge your mother, Marcus...I would do the same for YOU."
Marcus couldn't believe it. His mother would NEVER tell him to harm any living thing in any physical way. She was a good woman.....Could death have changed Her? "Why the fuck am I thinking about her intentions?!" Marcus thought. "I wanna know how the FUCK I'm speaking to someone that's dead! This land may be full of magic, but this isn't Magic, it's sorcery!"
Then, it all hit Marcus, in one fell swoop. This WASN'T his mother....You cannot TALK to the dead. Once someone is dead, they are dead....He knew who this was....
"Fuck off, Pyro-Zi...." Marcus said, nothing but anger in his voice.
"You are smarter than I expected...." The figure said. "So, my hypothesis was Correct! Your deep dark Secret has something to do with your, mother, correct?"
"You're the genius..." Sims replied angrily. "Figure it out yourself....And while you're at it....Show yourself, so I can kick your ass!!!!!!" Marcus was pissed now, somehow, someway, Pyro-Zi had created an exact Copy of his mother. It looked just like her, it even SOUNDED just like her!
The figure just laughed. "Oh, Marcus....So eager to be defeated, aren't you? Do not worry, sooner rather than later, I will appear....I just....Need some time to work out my plan, is all."
"DAMMIT, PYRO-ZI!" Marcus screamed. "I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW....SHOW YOUR FUCKING SELF!!!!!"
"Be patient, Marcus.....After all, it's what Mommy would've wanted...." The figure laughed evilly, and soon disappeared.
"SON OF A...BITCH!!!!!" Marcus screamed, he then sat back down on the bridge, and cried his Eyes out.
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