Temporary Situation

The night had been my guardian for such a time back before I'd felt at one, even when damaged beyond effective repair. This night however carried an element of serenity mirrored only through artistic and poetic depiction by the most thought provoking works entailing paradise. Admiring a new sky, alien sky to be certain, is not only a pleasure but a hint at how what seems venom to one may give an unknown positive effect. My appreciation for the sky is from being open after losing my first life, the venom from the loss of my second, but some admire painful beauty. Whether Luna could help or not I had no care for, all I had to know was the night before the morning if I chose to die I'd not be alone: what probably kept me going before coming here.

Once I was able to break from the night sky I removed the letter from the box and read it for the first time, "Will, I hoped to have been able to give you the house one day but it would be hard to ever use it again. I write this knowing by the time you read it you'll have lay me to rest and have long left. For a dying man with no family before to be able to call you my son makes me feel at peace. If you can move on do, I don't want you ending up like the rest of us. If you ever feel lost deep down you know where to go from here, that's one thing everyone knew well. If you ever find anyone else, do what you know is right don't let this change you for the worse. If the afterlife is true we'll be watching from beside you. All I can say is thanks for being the best son. ~Chris."

To finally see the final words known to anyone was more than I could take. One of the few decent humans alive had only wrote the words but it caused untold sadness, happiness and other vast confusing emotions to me. I knew it'd affect me before ever opening but the extent was untold and no method could have prepared. The letter was quickly put back as I returned to trying to stay calm. This only occurred when I noticed the time and a voice.

I observed my pocket watch and saw it said 3.35am, a time I now chose to be disturbed at. I wielded the Remington ready to see where it's source was. What also was connected was a glow what lit up behind some trees not too far away, either Luna said or it were robbers. In any case I took cover behind a tree and could make out the words, "I hope she was right about this. Though I don't know why it could only be now unless it really is bad."

I sort of recognised the voice but in keeping with instinct of survival called out, "State your name and purpose here," I noted my slight fear but not much given the situation but chose to wait for a response before leaving my cover.

Despite the response carrying natural fear it shown a sense of formality one would expect when meeting, "I'm Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship. Are you the one Princess Luna woke me up after telling me about a guest?"

I thought carefully and then looked around to see the purple alicorn now near the barn and before she had the chance to react stated, "Are there any aggressive forces near, like guards, because if a threat is here I'll not regret actions if started."

This didn't work well as I saw her get more tense but withheld from threat and stated as if doubting the actions of Princess Luna, "Even though I'd have liked to have taken somepony with I haven't and with how you act hope I chose right."

I lowered the Remington and apologised the same one I'd used when meeting other groups by accident or after mistrust, "I apologise for that, it's kinda hard not to see others as threats after civilisation collapses. Anyway, let's start this again, Princess Twilight Sparkle I'm William Lyons; I'm the only human I know alive and the self appointed leader of the former Chapel Street Survivors Union. If you want any more ask Princess Luna: I'd rather not remember anything. And, unless I somehow take over just Will."

We shook hand and hoof before she more calmly informed me, "Well then Will, I was asked if you could stay at my castle until we could get you a place of your own. So..do you want to stay here or come home with me tonight?"

I nonchalantly stated turning my back to pack anything took out, "It's not like anything can get worse for me. So, if it doesn't bother you too much then okay. But as a note, if whoever touches my stuff loses it or destroys it I'll be the single most harsh being at that time, especially the pocket watch."

The Purple Alicorn took a slight step back at censored threat and with award fear issued the single word, "Okaay," before delivering a sentence in a lesser version of that tone the was, "I'll make sure your stuff doesn't get touched."

...

We had been walking through the sleeping town of Ponyville when a singular thought passed through my mind cancelling my interest in the rustic fantasy paradise I'd been passing through. Even the captivating moonlight had little effect on bringing my mind back to the town. I asked Twilight, "Do you trust Princess Luna on what she said?"

Twilight took a breath and said, "She knew a lot about your past and your character, but then again, even you know you're hazardous now. Unless you're definitely different then what people have lost lots are like then I trust her a lot. Otherwise I wouldn't have took up the request."

I responded in a tone building up to disgust, "Nothing wrong with what you said if it were someone else but people have openly said if I were evil I'd be one they not want to cross. Let's also say I didn't show Princess Luna a memory involving rebels in my survivors clan. Let's just state, when rebels killed my brother with a contaminated machete that side came out. I regret my exact actions but the outcome was what they deserved for threatening my home and group. Twilight, I wouldn't accept myself into my home, and I accepted former raiding parties, one what killed three of my guards."

Twilight then looked back before asking through minor shock, "Are you saying this because you don't want to stay over or is it because you want me to see you as a threat?"

"I'm human, my race could kill a planet by just vanishing because our technology alone needs us to stay stable. Also, no race beats us we've only got ourselves as threats. If you're letting me stay you need to know any threats, from what I know a country only takes immigrants if they know a significant amount about the per...er pony and some don't take some more darker moral ones," I said knowing I'd given more than I should have and now reading an expression of shock knew something was coming.

Twilight then composed herself and noted, "Then you better take this chance, are you coming in or not."

After looking up I saw what was her castle. How it was made contrasted with the town but held a unique look I wasn't one to like but placed close to like then neutral. What was more astounding was how I hadn't noticed the structure and how my thoughts and discussion had actually controlled my mind. Upon looking back at Twilight I gave in, "Just don't wake me up in a few hours. I'll stay, Luna would probably be annoyed I wasted some time with her."

...

Twilight had taken me to the room I was staying in and before leaving said, "Three things one I'm the furthest door of this hallway should you need anything. Two, my assistant Spike, who's a dragon, is opposite this room. Finally my daughter Nyx is the room by mine, in case you get the wrong door. If there's nothing else, Goodnight."

I grabbed the handle and before shutting said, "Goodnight Twilight. And sorry for the interruption."

Once I was alone I lay my weapons as according, my stepdads pistol under the pillow, the sword at the top right of the bed and the rest inside a wardrobe. My few sets of clothes went inside a dresser minus a suit I wore on occasions what I put at the other side of the wardrobe. The pocket watch sat on my bedside cabinet, the cabinet being with what held my small personal belongings now. The rest lay under the bed and I was left with a thought, "Damn it, I'll now have to explain mea...argh," what was interrupted by my arm. I checked and saw the wound needed cleaning and some of my antibiotics I'd kept for true trouble. This final act was enough to ensure I finally slept.

Just before I lay down I thought about myself, in almost 16 years I'd been alive I'd not had the best life, bad Primary School, moving 4 times and leading people after the world ended. I then noted how some adults would have gone insane from this and have had to be killed in my paradise, if they arrived if they could. Who cares, humanity failed to bring me down with them so I'd just have to let Equestria deal with them themselves, I'll just enjoy my months in this paradise. And with that I dropped off into either my best sleep or worst, either one would be better than facing any fellow humans again.

Authors Note

Oblivion here, I'll try to update twice a month minimum or 3500 words a month for 1 chapter.

Review and if you want to name and make a survivor Will may meet again, post in review. Thinking of trying that storyline later on, or a spinoff with them if I don't.