Okay... Here it is. The new, updated, version of 'A Princess' Regret'.
But it won't be named that. The name is now: 'Victim, Convicted of Love'
So, anyway, I give you the new version, and I hope you like it. The character Jossten, and all of his perks and looks, is still in here, BTW.
And you know what? William seems like Jossten's double, except English. And another thing, THIS IS IMPORTANT: Whoever read my story, 'The Sparkle Of My Eye', Twilight is portrayed a bit more mature, and the same size as Tia. The mane six are also more mature as well, a bit larger, but not as large as Twilight. About 3 inches shorter than Luna.
Twilight is also more mature in this story, as depicted in 'The Sparkle Of My Eye'. Kay. Wanted to get that out. And if you don't know what she looks like as a mature alicorn, look at the picture for that story. It will help you quite a large sum.
Begin...
Chapter 1: Discovery
"Yadda yadda yadda." I told my friend.
"Ya know what ah say ta that?" My southern talkin' friend said to me.
"What?"
"We need a dispenser right here!"
"Gaaah!" I groaned in ridiculousness.
"Screw it Bill! I can't do it anymore!"
"Can't do what?"
"I can't sap your stuff anymore! I just can't!"
"Whudya mean?"
"I was playing with you yesterday, against you, and for the longest time I sat on you're dispenser disguised as a pyro, and was so close to sappin' everything in that darn engi-nest!"
"I don't remember..."
"Aw, sure ya do, remember? That one pyro who kept on looking back and forth?"
"... YOU were that pyro?"
"Yep."
"What in tarnation? No one suspected you? I didn't even suspect you!"
"A Spy is like that. I even had the 'Your Eternal Reward'."
"Woah."
"Yeah. Woah. Sometimes you would all have your backs turned, and I was just waiting to stab them, but something inside me said no. I dunno what."
"Ya know what is was?"
"What?"
"What it was, was something inside as a spy telling you that you shouldn't do that."
"Yeah, it would have been pretty mean. I mean, after all of that hard work, gone by one spy."
"Yeah... On the other hand if I knew you were a spy, I woulda skinned ya."
"T'yeah right, I had the dead ringer!"
We were just about to my house, before splitting up and going to our own houses for the night.
"Everyone back to the base, pardner." I said in a french/cowboy western tone."
"Yellow bellied, gutless coward."
We just looked at each other, and laughed as hard a possible, before waving goodnight, and I walked inside my house. I looked inside my house, which was quite small, but a quaint and comfortable living space I have come to love.
Oh. Yeah. Introduction time. Sorry about that you guys and girls. The name's Jossten, as some may already know. I'm 21, short dark blond hair, green eyes, caucasiun skin, and a bit built from most of the workouts I do every day. Mostly just running, though. I could run forever. But I'm kind of a stick. I'm 6' 7". I wear a red t-shirt not tucked in, and navy blue jeans, with black shoes. As well as wearing a pair of dog tags, I wear a black fedora hat.
Anyway!
I looked up above my fireplace, and studied the shotgun for a moment.
It was the Soldier's shotgun. Steel, without a butt, with a wooden stock. It was a 12 gauge, and was taken out skeet shooting every once in a while.
I looked at the time, 5:22, and thought: Well, I have a little time. I grabbed the shotgun, and grabbed the box full of shells, and made my way out there. I lived about a couple of miles away from it, so I just walked there.
Seeing a guy with a shotgun and some shells, just walkin' along, does look kinda wierd, but with good reason. I walked through the dark dense forest, along the blacktop road.
I suddenly got the feeling I was being watched, like every movement, observed, and recorded.
I looked around carefully, and looked behind me, every minute or so. The feeling got stronger, the insecurities, worser, as I walked deeper and deeper.
I thought I heard something, when in reality, I didn't. But reality wasn't what was on my mind right now. I loaded the shotgun full of six shells, and pumped the stock, just to load a seventh in the chamber.
I put on the safety, of course, but always had a finger to turn it off quickly in case something would arise. What was very strange, was that I had never felt like this before, even when it was darker.
Suddenly, everything went silent. It was never silent on this road. Frogs were croaking, wolves howled in the far distance, owls hooted when nessesary. It seemed like someone, or something, silenced them in one instant. I prayed that nothing bad would happen...
Meanwhile... In another world...
"Do you really think this is going to work? I mean, not even Star Swirl knew how to do this." My assistant, Spike spoke to me.
"Yes. I will work, I have been studying this for weeks now, and I think I've got it."
"So what exactly does this new spell do?" He asked.
"Well," I said while taking a firm stance in my living room, "This spell allows you to take another species from another world."
"Wow. Do you know what species you are taking?"
"No... Sadly, I don't know how to perform something like that yet."
"So why don't you wait until you do?"
"I don't know, it seems like I need to do this now. Something inside me..."
"Alright Twilight, but if you go all wierd, don't come to me."
I took a firm stance a started flaring up my magic, when a small purple and black bubble, seemed to grow in my living room, until it was about 6-7 feet high, and swirling like a wormhole.
Back on Earth...
I saw the gun range, just about a mile out, when a rumbling sound alerted me that something bad was going to happen.
The rumbling grew louder and louder, until something formed in front of me, stopping y now fast walk. It grew and grew until it was louder than me, making me back up slowly. The purple and black vortex seemed to swirl, and pull me a bit, before I started to run, but then trip, dropping my shotgun, and scrambling to my feet.
I didn't work. I was being pulled towards the thing, along with my shotgun and shells, towards the thing.
"No, no no no no! NO! AHHHHHH!" I screamed in horror as I was sucked inside the large vortex.
Everything seemed to go dark for a few moments, before I heard a small voice speaking with another.
Dazed, I could faintly make out what they were speaking. It was english, thank God.
"Twilight? What is that thing?"
"I don't know. It's unlike anything I've ever seen... Wait..."
"What? What is it?"
"Grab me the book on humans. NOW!" She panicked.
I heard some rumbling, before my hand was picked up, which scared me out of my wits, when I seemed to grab the throat of the being, opening my eyes, and seeing a lavender pony, and a small purple dragon next to her.
"What the hell?!" I said while letting her go, making her inhale air hoarsly, as I stood up and observed what was set in front of my eyes.
"What are you?!"
"My... My name is... Twilight Sparkle, and I'm sorry if I scared you." She said to me, still trying to gather air.
I backed up to the wall, and looked down at them.
"What are you..."
"Please. Do not be alarmed, I won't harm you."
I felt a little more secure when she said that. I looked at them for a moment before studying this place I currently stood in.
She approached me, making me feel nervous, and looking at her for a moment.
"It's alright, I won't hurt you, just please calm down." She said as I sat down for a moment.
"What am I doing here?"
"I brought you here."
"Is that what was all of that wierd Portal 2 shit that was going on?"
"Yes, that was me."
"And what are you?"
"An alicorn, and you must be a human." She stated.
"Yyyyessss?" I said, unsure.
"My name is Twilight Sparkle, and you are?" She asked as she extended a hoof out.
"Jossten Hollandice."
"What an interesting name you have, Jossten."
"Yeah... Rarest name in the world. I think."
I saw Spike, this little dragon, fiddling with my shotgun, making me leap over there, and halt him from any further tinkering.
"DON'T!" I said while grabbing the gun from him.
"Woah! Geez! What was that for?"
"Don't touch this thing. You want you're brains blown out?"
"No."
"Then don't touch the gun."
I pumped the shells out, and stuck the back inside the container, and put the safety on and rested the shotgun on the couch.
"So what is that?"
"A shotgun."
"What's a shotgun?"
"Something that will kill you if you touch it in the wrong way. It's like a woman, touch her in the wrong way, and you'll regret it."
"Hm."
"Now what on Earth am I doing here? And how can a pony speak? Along with a dragon?"
"Well, we are born with the ability to speak, and I don't know what Earth this, but were in Equestria."
Dunno.
"Dunno what Equestria is, but I'll buy that for the time being."
"So... You live where?"
"In Ponyville."
"Where?"
"Ponyville." She repeated.
"Uh huh. So. Where can I take a nice peaceful walk to take a load off my mind?"
"You can walk through town, I guess."
"Great. I'll be back whenever... I guess." I said while turning on my MP3 player, and selecting the Halo 2 Theme Song.
I opened the door, and walked out, noticing the multitude of ponies walking around, minding their own business.
I walked out, and just thought about certain things, until I noticed that it was daylight, about the afternoon.
"Da fookin' hell is going on." I said while looking to the sky. I kept walking, not caring if the ponies were staring at me.
...
Okay, maybe it was a bit wierd.
...
OKAY! IT MADE ME NERVOUS! WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?!
I kept walking until a voice said behind me, not addressing me, said: "SLOWPOKE!"
*BOOMF*
A painful hit behind my head threw me forward, before looking behind me, seeing a cyan pony with a rainbow colored main stood there staring at me and her forehooves, which were covered in blood, in complete shock.
I looked at her, scared, I felt around my head, until I felt blood, which made me faint, and pass out.
After some time...
..."Wha?"...
"Hey? You okay?"
"Mm... My head..."
I looked around after opening my eyes, and saw six ponies looking at me with wonder and sympathy.
"Hey, I'm really sorry about that." A voice said to me. I looked around to the the same pony from before, who had the gall to hit me in the head.
"Whadya do that for? What did I ever do to you?" I said to her angrily. I stood up, and felt around my head, to feel a bandage around it.
"Who bandaged this for me?" I asked while looking in the mirror of a small tree-cottage.
"Um... I-I did..." A small voice said to me.
I looked at her, and tried really hard to keep whatever sense of laughter I could keep in. Ya know why? SHE'S SO TINY AND HELPLESS!
"Thank you. What is your name?"
"Fluttershy..." She whispered to me.
"Thank you Fluttershy. You did a wonderful job bandaging this."
"O-Oh... You're welcome."
"We found this on the road, and figured it was yours." Another pony said to me.
"Rarity is the name. This must be yours?"
"Mhm. Thanks Rarity."
"And my names Pinkie Pie! I was wondering if you liked parties, cuz I LOVE parties. Do you bake? I-" She began at speeds I couldn't fathom.
"Pinkie, ah think that's enough for right now." A southern accent said to her.
"Bill?"
"Ah don't know who Bill is at all, but mah name's Applejack."
"Oh. You know, I had a friend with an accent just like yours."
"Really?"
"Mhm."
"Ah own Sweet Apple Acres, the large apple farm to the north of town.
"Oh man. I love apples."
"I'd be happy to have you over."
"Really? I'd love to visit sometime."
I then looked at the last pony, the one who hit me in the back of the head.
"And then there's you."
"Yeah, sorry about that dude."
"Dude? Who are you?"
"Rainbow Dash, grea-"
"Rainbow Dash, next time you are flying, and I see you heading towards me, I will hit you so hard, Babe Ruth would be impressed, got that? Hitting someone in the back of the head, can cause permanant cross-eyes. I like my eyes. GOT IT?" I said while tapping her snout hard with my aluminum bat.
"Hey watch that!"
"Hey, watch yourself! Next time YOU get hit."
"Geez. I'm sorry, but you don't have to be such a joystealer."
"You think that was funny? I'll show you!" I said while taking my bat and smacking her in the back of the head, making her pass out. I only hit her as hard as he did me.
"Jossten! Why did you do that?" Twilight asked me.
"CUZ SHE DESERVED IT BRO!" I said to her.
"Deserved it?"
"Uh, yeah, she called me a joystealer, which meant that what she did to me was funny, and that by me being angry, was stealing the joy out of it."
"... But why?"
"UGH." I slapped my head.
"Yo Rainbow Dash... Y'all right?" Spike asked.
"Ugh. I need some fresh air."
"Um I wouldn't open t-"
I opened the door, and saw a tall white alicorn looking at me, as if she was expecting me to be there.
I slammed the door, and put my back to it, all in about a second, and looked a Twilight.
Like Markiplier would say, I said: "WHA DA FUCK WAS THAAAT!?"
Twilight slapped herself in the head and looked at me.
"That pony you just slammed the door to, was the ruler of Equestria, Princess Celestia herself. I asked her to meet us here."
"So. I just."
"Yep."
"And she."
"Mhm."
"And she's like the president, so."
"Yep. You just did that."
Twilight moved me out of the way, and opened the door up, and Princess Celestia stood there with a confused look.
"Princess." Twilight said to her while standing out of the way to make room for her.
"Please, Celestia is alright."
"WTF." I said aloud.
"Excuse me?" The princess said.
"I said WTF."
"Is this who you sent me here about?"
"Yes."
"Hm."
"The same kind."
"The same kind?" Twilight asked.
"Yes."
She walked up to me and studied me for a moment.
"Yo what's up." I said to her.
"Hello."
"Jossten! Over here now." Twilight demanded.
I walked over to her casually, and asked: "What?"
"Yo what's up? Really?"
"That's quite alright, Twilight, I'm fine."
"Apologies, Princess."
"Accepted."
We stared into each other's eyes, in familiarity, before I broke away quickly, and hid the blush which grew onto my face.
"Okay... Wow..." I panted a bit. I never knew how amazing t would be to look deep into a woman's eyes... Until now.
"Jossten? Are you well?" Celestia asked me while putting a hoof on my shoulder.
I felt a burning presence in my chest, get quite hot, making me feel uncomfortable.
"URN. Yes. I-URG, I-I'm fine." I lied.
"You don't look well." Twilight said to me.
"YYYYEEEESSS." I grunted, making them look towards me with uncertainty.
"Y-yes. I'm fine."
I walked away from Celestia, just so I wouldn't be so close, when the burning died down a bit, but still was there.
"Hoo... Haa... Da hell was that?" I said to myself.
"Jossten. When I ask you a question, I want te truth. Are you well?" Celestia said while grabbing my shoulders and turning me around, feeling the burning sensation flare back up to a bonfire, and my shoulders burn like hell.
"GAH! WHAT THE HELL!?" I screamed while backing away from her.
"Jossten?" Twilight called to me.
I made a wide berth around Celestia, her giving me a puzzled look as I continued so, before reaching Twilight.
"Yeah?"
"You seem burdened around the princess. Like as in pained to be near her. Are you sure you're alright?"
"Y-Yeah... Maybe it's just a conincidence... Nothing really."
"Okay. Well, if you need anything, just ask me." She offered.
"Thanks. Do you mind if I get some fresh air?" I asked.
"Oh, sure, go right ahead!" She waved to me.
"Thank you."
I opened the door, and looked back at Princess Celestia again, giving her a death glare as to why I was caused pain, and then walked out.
He seems so familiar... Maybe... It is him... She thought.
"Hhhhg... W T Freakin' F. Why do I feel like I know her. The only woman I ever knew close like that was my mother. That's it. Now I feel as if that woman is my closest friend..." I said aloud.
I pulled out my aluminum bat, which I kept in my sheath, and a baseball, and looked towards a empty valley, and did a Scout patented taunt for hitting the baseball.
I swear that ball went REAL far. I loved hitting baseballs. Not to mention running endlessly while hitting things, it was a great stress reliever. For me, that is.
Now if there was only something to do...
Well, there is my shotgun... Hehe...
I walked over to the cottage, and opened the door. I saw the six and the Princess, all speaking to each other before they realized I was in the doorway walking inside, and looking towards Twilight.
"Excuse me, but where is my s- Never mind." I began, before seeing my shotgun, and shells next to it.
"Pardon me, but I jest needed to get this." I said to them.
"Oh, that's alright." Twilight said.
I was going to walk out, when the princess decided to join me for whatever reason which was beyond me.
"May I join you?"
"Ummm... Sure? I guess. You really don't need to ask, you're the princess after all."
"Well, I like to keep a certain amount of respect among equals."
I didn't quite hear that last part, other than equals, which made me wonder, that was it.
"Equal? I'm an equal? How? I'm just a normal guy?"
"Well..." She began, but couldn't make out words.
It has to be him... I must take him back to the castle with me. She thought.
"So. What's it like being a princess?" I asked her.
"Well... It's quite a chore being a princess... It is tiring, to say the least... And it can become quite..."
"Quite what?"
"Lonely." She said while looking at me.
"Hm. I would imagine." I said while loading six shells into the shotgun.
"I just wanna know, where can I get information on this new world?" I asked her. Unbeknowest to me, she had a plan brewing. And that was the opportune moment.
This is it. That's how I get him to the castle... Just... A simple kiss...
"Well," I began, "That would be the Canterlot Library. Everything you need to know about Equestria is in there." I stated proudly.
"Plug your ears, this might be a bit loud."
"Oh, that's alright, I've heard lou- *BOOM*"
"WHAT WAS THAT?!" She practically screamed.
"That, was a SHOTGUN!" I laughed. I loved that sound.
"That..."
"Was loud. Wasn't it?" I finished her sentence.
"Yes. It was."
"Now can you plug your ears?"
"Alright."
I tossed a clay pigeon, and shot it, and repeated that process 5 times, until that was it.
"That certainly is loud, what does it do?"
"Shoots pellets at speeds you couldn't fathom. And kills just about everything."
"Interesting."
"No. Awesome."
"So... The Canterlot Library, huh?" I asked to comfirm.
"Mhm."
"So how do I get there? Jet? Car? Train?"
"I don't know what a jet or a car is, but train is the best way."
"Okay. Then I shall depart for there... Whenever."
...
"Well, I shall be off now."
"Alright. A pleasure to meet you, Princess." I said to her, as she walked away.
"And a pleasure to meet you... Again." She said, but I couldn't hear the last part.
"Okay. Have a safe trip!" I said while waving to her, as she got into her carriage, and departed.
"Hm. Life seems boring without someone to talk to. Especially after talking to her... WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT AM I SAYING?!" I burst out.
Jesus... That mare has some wierd affects on me.
"Okay. Time to go back. I gotta get ready soon."
I looked back at the carriage, which was getting smaller, and said:
"I don't get it."
Get what? My mind asked me.
Everytime I LOOK at that mare, I feel somehow connected.
Well, maybe you are.
WTF no I'm not.
How do you know that? If you think you aren't, then how do you know or decide?
...
Case and point. BOOM. Headshot.
I... I don't know. I have this gut feeling like... Dunno...
What?
Like she wants to bring me to the castle for reasons other than research.
...
Mind?
Yeah... Still here.
Good.
"Okay... time to find something to do other that shoot at nothing..."
You could start by seeing if Rainbow Dash is okay.
NO. HELL NO.
Why?
'Cuz.
...
...
OH FINE I WILL.
Good!
Stupid... Stupid..
"Okay. Let's go see how she's doin'."
I walked across the small valley, across a small patch of flowers as well, and switched the song to 'Livin' For the Other Side'
"Okay..."
I walked up to the cottage, and knocked on the door, only to have Fluttershy open it up, and wave me inside the place.
"Thank you."
"Mhm." She replied.
"So, how is our little rascal doing?" I asked the gang, only to have Dash look at me angrily.
"That's not funny!"
"It's even funnier now, seeing you're raging internally."
"No I'm not!"
"Oh yeah? You can punch me as hard as you want, but only once."
She looked at me with a wierd look, before throwing a hard punch, which I narrowly avoided.
"You missed. See? You are raging!"
"Ya know, everything was fine until YOU got here, and you gave me a HUGE headache cuz of your stupid bat, and now you say harsh words just to make me feel bad?!"
Jossten. You need to do it.
You got it brain.
"Cool story."
"UGH!" She sighed as she flew out the door.
"Geez. What a prissy little thing."
"Nah, she just needs to get over her ego. It has bothered us all."
"T'yeah, I can see why."
"Alrighty. Ah reckon were done here." Applejack said.
"Yes, I believe so." Rarity agreed.
"Okey-dokey!" Pinkie bounced out the door.
"Alright." Twilight responded.
We all exited, and I walked up to Twilight, and asked: "Twilight?"
"Mhm?"
God she is so amazing.
Shut up mind.
Why?
'Cuz that was my line.
I know right?
Yeah... That amazing free-flowing mane, the beautiful face... And those beautiful eyes...
Jossten.
What.
Ya know what I'm thinkin'?
Yep.
What am I thinking?
That you want to take her out on a date.
Yep.
Kay. Three things. 1: You are me, and I am you, and you're a brain. 2: You are fused to me, so I know what you're thinking at all times. And 3: No u.
Whatever. As long as y-
I will. Don't worry.
"Jossten?"
"Huh? What?"
"You were lost for a moment."
"Oh... Sorry."
"You needed me?"
"Yeah, I wanted to know, what are the princepals for an alicorn?"
"As in becoming one?"
"Yeah."
"Well... Three reasons a pony could be an alicorn."
"The most common, you are born into royalty."
"Uhuh?"
"Next is quite rare, every milenium, a pony is born as an alicorn."
"Interesting."
"And thirdly, which I have managed to accomplished, is perform a feat, so incredible, that you go into a transformation into an alicorn."
"Wow."
"Hhhh... Though, the third reason is the rarest of them all. Few have managed that."
"I always knew you were special."
"W-What?" She stuttered as she blushed.
God. Damn. You.
HAHAAhAHAhAHA!
You planted those words.
Ha ha ha. Don't wanna talk? Well I can deal with that. It can become quite lonely in there without someone to talk to.
...
Not until you give me an apology.
...
Kay. Peace and quiet.
"I... Um... Sorry. Slipped out."
"Oh... That's okay, we all do that once in a while." She smiled.
"Aw, darnit."
"What?"
"I'm so used to living in my house, that I forgot to realize that I... Don't have a house."
I looked down sadly, cuz I loved my old house. It was amazing. I had everything in that house.
"Well, I have an extra room, in case a new citizen visits and needs a room for a few nights."
"Oh, geez, I can't ask that from you. I wouldn't want to impose."
"Impose? Of course not! Come on, I'll show you your room." She said while leading me to her house.
In the Canterlot Castle...
I looked throught the magical 2-dimensional circle, and saw him following...
Twilight? My once was student? Has feelings for him? No. I cannot allow the old bond to be replaced. It is weak as it is, and if it dies, that will be the last hope for... Us...
"Sister?"
"Yes?"
"Pardon me, but, do you know?"
"Know what?"
"Is that?"
"I'm not sure. He looks similar, and acts nearly the same way, but I just can't seem to get something."
"What?"
"If the old bond we forged long ago was still there, that means that he would have felt something, and I know he did."
"So?"
"So, I have just recieved infomation that my once was student, Twilight has feelings for him already. She always was a fast worker."
"So?" She said again.
"Ugh... It means that if the old bond gets erased and replaced with a new one, that will be the end of it. The end of us, and Equestria. Equestria is already on the brim of defeat, with that new two-legged creature destroying our defenses, we have no choice but to surrender, unless we get him back. He was our savior. Our hero... He pushed back the Nightmare ponies back all the way to their defenses, and we were victorious once again, but now, THEY have a two-legged creature, experienced in the arts of swords, slashing through our defenses as if they wern't even there."
"So, it seems irony has fallen upon us. For they now have the war machine." My sister Luna, added.
"They have..."
"A human."
Back at the Ponyville Library...
"Wow. I wish I had a place like this."
"Well, it's home. And that's all it needs to be."
"Whoowee. THIS, is a home indeed. You have great taste in a home, Twilight."
"O-Oh, we-ell, thanks." She blushed and stuttered.
"Wow... So many books."
"Mhm."
"And I love to read a good book, so I hope you don't mind if I read some sometime."
"Really? Y-You mean it? You like to read?"
"Yep. It's become one of my main passtimes."
"Oh yay!" She said while hugging me."
"Oh! I-I'm sorry." She jumped.
"Um. That's okay? But why are you so happy all of a sudden?"
"Well, it's hard to find somepony to read with."
"Wow. That must be sad to live with."
"It is... But now you're here!"
"Mhm. I haven't read a good book in a week. And I think I'll read one."
"Okay. Go ahead."
After many hours of reading, the current time is 8:53 PM...
"I... Wow. Changlings are one bunch of spies, let me tell ya."
"Mhm. They specialize in that."
I looked down at me watch, and saw that it was 8:53 PM, and it was dark out.
"Woah. It's practially nine o'clock."
"What? Really?" She said while looking outside, and then looking at the clock in the living room above the kitchen door.
"Yep."
"Wow... We'd better get some sleep."
"Yeah..." I said and then yawned.
We made our way up into our own bedrooms, and gave each other a goodnight, before hopping into our beds.
"Hhhh... I like this bed."
I heard rain hitting my window, and a bit of lightning, which made me a bit sleepy, until a loud boom crashed through the night, and a flash of lightning shown through my window.
What kept me up for hours, was that there was a shadow of a man standing out my window, only for a moment, until he disappeared with the flash.
"What the hell?" I said while opening my window and looking out. There was absolutly no one there.
Oh dear God...
You saw that?
Yes... Of course I did.
"Jesus Christ..."
Shadow's point of view...
I snaked through the shadows of the quaint town, only to find myself at the window of a certain human that just recently arrived here.
I have... To kill him...
NO! DON'T YOU DARE DO IT! I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU!
What can you do?
I am more powerful that you think, and I will kill you internally. I am you, and you, me. When one dies, the other dies as well, so before you do that, I'll kill you.
But you will kill yourself as well.
TO SAVE EQUESTRIA, AND MY FRIEND, HELL YES.
Pity. I almost thought I needed you.
What? AHHHHHGGHH!
Sad. Pitiful humans.
Feeding a lonely human to the darkness that consumed him satisfied me... For the moment.
I put my left leg up, and the my right, and looked at the human that lay there.
"I will kill you. With every fiber of my being..." I whispered.
Lightning flashed, and alerted the him of my presence. I quickly left, and pursued to get back to the Kingdom. One thing I didn't realize is that I left something that would give him incentive to pursue me...
Back to my point of view...
I stayed awake for hours, or at least an hour and a half, and then fell asleep soon after...
In the morning...
"Ugh... What was that?" I said to myself.
Maybe it was your imagination.
Hell no. What I saw was REAL. And it's your imagination.
Oh. You know it was real?
Pffft. As real as my own body.
Hm... It didn't look like a pony, the head shape is all wrong...
It looked more like...
A human. We said in sync.
Yes. It had to be!
But Jossten, what humans exist in Equestria? I haven't seen any.
Hmm... Brain, your right. We haven't seen a trace of one.
Hm... Let me think, and you get up.
Kay.
I got up from my bed, and walked into the bathroom, brushed my teeth, washed my face, and and brushed my hair.
I walked downstairs and saw that Twilight had made breakfast for us. I saw a small... Small... Dragon? Dunno. I needed to get closer.
"Oh, Jossten, I was just about to call you down."
"Oh, wow. What a meal." I said while making all the way down, and examining the food.
"Gee whiz, for a pony, where did you learn to make food so good?"
"Well, hehe, it's nothing really."
...
"Ahem. Twilight? Is this who you were talking about?" Another voice said to her, making me look up, after I took a bite of my meal. Eggs, hashbrowns, and pancakes. Damn. Best breakfast ever.
Um. Brain?
Yeah.
So you feel me?
Yeah.
That there's a purple dragon speaking?
Yeah.
I thought a pony speaking was bad enough.
Yeah.
You gonna say anything other than yeah?
Yeah.
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
UUUGGGHHH!
...
"Um. Hello. Um, purple dragon."
"The name's Spike." He said.
"Oh... Cool name. Fits your spikes on your head and back."
"Thanks."
We sat quietly and ate, until we were all done with our meal.
"Twilight."
"Mhm?"
"Thank you so much for the meal." I said while hugging her and grabbing the plates and washing them in the sink.
"You're welcome. What are friends for?"
"Many many things."
I got done washing the dishes, when Twilight asked me a favor. "Jossten?"
"Yeah?"
"Could you get something for me?"
"Sure."
"I want you to take these bits, and go buy a bunch of apples."
"Okay."
"Thanks!"
I walked over to the door, and opened it up, and walked out, closing it behind me. I looked around and saw the middle of town, bustling with ponies with small bags on their hips.
Saddlebags, wasn't it? Anyway, I looked around, and saw Applejack, selling apples at her own little stand.
I walked up to her, and took my hat off to her, as a greeting, and put it back on.
"Good morning Applejack."
"Good mornin' Jossten."
"I have come to buy some apples."
"Alright. 4 bits for 6 apples."
Let's see... 12 bits.
Derrr. I feel like I'm in 2nd grade all over again.
3 x 6 = 18! Oh boy! Recess!
YAY!
I gave her the bits, and recieved 18 apples, and thanked her for her business. I walked back to Twilight's house, and walked inside with a huge basket of the apples.
"Twilight? I got the apples you wanted."
She peeked her head out of a book, which read; 'Magic For Beginners'.
"Magic For Beginners?"
"Mhm. Thanks for getting the apples."
"It was my pleasure, but why are you reading that? You seem really talented in magic already."
"Oh thank you, but this isn't for me, it's for you. I'm going to teahc you how to use magic."
DUAIBADNAIDAIDBADADKFIWEBD.
Brain. You just went into overload, correct?
SUDBSUBSIYRWBW.
Uhuh. I know how you feel.
GISGFSIBFINEIFASINGWSSUF.
DERP! I know how ya feel. Magic. Human. Not possible.
SIFBNEIFNSINSDWDAKD.
Now shut up. No more wierd messages until you fix yourself. Got it?
SFBSEUFNSISIOSIFNSWEFIUEIUBOFE.
"Magic? For me? That's not possible. I bet you..."
She looked at me with a 'You'll lose' look.
"These apples."
"Why those? I bought them."
"If I lose, I'll work or do anything to pay off the debt, but I'll pay double."
"And if you win?"
"I get these apples."
"Deal. It's a bet."
"Okay. I want you to relax."
"Okay."
"Now. I what would you use to channel magic through?"
"My hands of course."
This won't work.
Ah! Brain! You fixed yourself.
Yeah... Had to do a reboot.
Oh. Well, you'll feel better when we get some food. Like those apples.
Oh boy!
"I want you to close you're eyes."
"Okay." I said while closing my eyes.
"I want you to think about picking out those apples in your mind. Flush out everything but that."
No no no no no!
Sorry brain.
NO!
I thought about the apples, and seemed to strain to do it.
"Now, I want you to channel all of you're power into picking those up without using you hands."
After a few minutes of straining...
"Oh my gosh! It's working!" She giggled.
I opened my eyes, to see the basket of apple in mid-air, with a rainbow-colored aura around it.
"Sweet Celestia..." She said aloud to herself.
"What?" I said while putting them down.
"I-It can't be!"
"What?"
"That aura... Pick the apples back up."
"Um. Okay."
I picked the apples back up, with Twilight inspecting the aura closely, checking out every corner, before looking back at me.
"How can that be?"
"How can what be?"
"The aura of magic you're using is only for the most experienced magic wielders. Not even kings and queens have that until their magic output has reached something over 500,000."
"So... How much is yours?"
"Well... My magic output is about 265,000, Princess Celestia's and Princess Luna's is about 370,000, and King Sombra's last magic output was something like 380,000..."
"But with the elements of harmony, our magic outputs triple."
"Huh."
"So what's mine?"
She looked at me, and said: "That's an interesting question."
"Okay. Pick the apples back up one more time."
"Kay." I said while picking it up, but with something inside feeling... I don't know... Not right.
Twilight stood there and closed her eyes, and tried to get a reading on what my magic output was, but realized something was wrong.
I suddenly felt what feels like somebody taking a sledgehammer, and slamming it on my chest as hard as possible. I seemed to float in mid-air, as my chest began to glow a rainbow color inside, changing every moment.
"AAAAAHHHHGGGG!" I screamed as a loud rainbow explosion rocked throughout the walls of the house, and outside.
At Canterlot Castle...
"Sister, I need you t- *BOOOM*
"What was that?" Luna said while we saw a huge rainbow colored explosion, identical to Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom, but a thousand times larger.
"I... I don't... Wait a minute... That burst... Luna. Do you feel it?"
"Yes."
"The magic output... Is higher than I've ever seen before. I don't even know if the elements could duplicate that."
"What is the magic output?"
"I don't know... It feels like..."
"Like what?"
"The magic output... Is... It's not clear..."
Back at Twilights house...
"What... Was... That..." I panted as I layed on the ground.
"That... Was... I don't know. It seemed like you must have triggered something."
I looked towards the apples, and went to pick them up, when they seemed to disappear in a flash, only to re-appear a few feet away.
"A Transportation spell? You don't even know that?"
Soon a bubble formed arund me, and soon I couldn't hear Twilight. I turned it off, and she gave me a confused look: "A Sound-proof Spell? How do you know this?"
"I-I-I don't know." I stuttered.
Brain.
Yeah buddy?
Magic is amazing, and scary shit.
Mhm.
"Can you see what my magic output is now?"
"Sure." She said while focusing for a moment, before coming back with an answer I couln't fathom.
"621,000." She stated in shock.
"Nah."
"No. I'm not kidding. That's accurate." She stated in shock again.
"... Nah. Can't be. If 500,000 is the magic output, for that type of aura, and if I have that aura, it must be a coincidence. There is no way I have 721,000 magic output."
"Yes there is. If you want proof-"
"Yes I would like that."
"Then I want you to accompany me to Canterlot."
"Why?"
"Why? 'Cuz you wanted proof, so I am going to go to the Princess to see."
"Huh. And at the mean time, I guess I can get some research done while I'm at it."
"Yes, you can do that while I examine you're magic essence."
"Magic essence?"
"Yes."
"What's that?"
"It is the... Soul or backbone of you're magic ability. Take that away, and you can't do anything that has to do with magic. Would you like to see?"
"Sure."
"Now, imagine you letting yourself go. Just relax."
I did what I was supposed to, and I suddenly felt empty. I opened my eyes, and saw a small white orb floating in mid-air, in front of me.
"Woah."
"This, is you're magic essence. It is made of a pure, non-tangible material only found in unicorns, and alicorns, or in this case, you. The material is named 'Magikalus'. The more magic output you have, the larger it is." She said to me, while examining my magic essence. It was about the size of a basketball.
"Can I see yours?"
"Sure." She said while showing me her magic essence. It was about the size of a tennis ball.
"Wow. Mine is huge. But why?"
"I don't know... Usually it starts off tiny, and then grows. But not in your case."
"Hm... So when should we get going?"
"Oh! Well, we should get going now, so we don't catch the rush hours."
"Okay. Well, I'm ready."
"Okay. Let me just get my stuff ready."
"Kay. I'll wait outside."
"Alright!" She said while heading upstairs.
I opened the door, and walked outside, closing it behind me. I walked around the tree-house, and looked up at my window. I saw a small black object on my windowsill, and I wanted to take a look.
If only I had wings...
Well. Yeah. You could use magic, but I don't know if that would work.
MAGIC! TO AQUIRE WINGS! Brain! You are amazing!
Okay. Thanks?
Kay.
I looked at my hands, and imagined wings, and suddenly a weight seemed to befall on my back. I looked back, and saw a pair of skin-color wings, spread fully, with small holes on my back, and flapped them a few times.
Brain?
SUSSOFISFBEUBFPFIWN.
OH NOT AGAIN!
SUIFBOWNISDNWRFUNGJGM.
Thanks for the awesome idea, bro.
YOYNHORFGIUFBSU...
"Wow... Time to try these babies out." I said while flapping them a few times and gaining lift. I ended up getting enough lift to see what was on the windowsill. It was something that I never would be thought possible.
A fedora hat.
How the hell did my hat get there... Wait, my hat is still on me. Then who's was it?
Fedora hats of this size... Usually only humans wear... I grabbed the hat, and put it to my side, when Twilight opened the door, and saw me flying in the air.
"What?!"
"Wha... I dunno either... Just wanted to see if it was possible..."
"Wow. You never fail to surprise me, Jossten."
"Well... Hehe. Thanks."
"Now. Let me buys some tickets, and we will be on our merry way!"
"Shall we?" I said while offering her into an armlock.
"We shall." She said to me while smiling, and accepting the armlock.
We walked like that all the way until we bought our tickets, and boarded the train. I snapped my fingers, and my shotgun, and about 3 boxes of shells appeared in my pocket, and my shotgun, in a holster strapped to my back.
We found our small room, and made ourselves at home.
"You know, the ride to Canterlot is about 6 hours."
"Oh... Well in that case I think I'll nap."
"Okay."
"See you there."
"You too..."
And I quickly fell asleep...
CHAPTER END.
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-LunarChrome