Electus -The Chosen One
Chapter 1:
Enter, Electus!
A/N:
Most of the terms used are latin, and i shall put the translations here if you wish to read this with a better insight-
Electus Pacificus - The Chosen Peacemaker
Pacem - Peace
Vagantem - Wanderer
"That party sucked last night" a brick red pony with a yellow and blue striped mane and tail said as he rolled onto his back upon a bed.
Electus got up slowly from the bed, remembering he had to be gone by eleven or pay for another night at the front desk of the motel, he glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.
"Only nine, that's good. Thank Celestia I don't have a hangover. That would leave me incapacitated for a while" Electus said to himself as he checked his reflection in the large mirror hanging above the cheap dresser.
Nothing about his appearance needed any fixing. Same old yellow and blue streaks placed over his left eye, same deep blue iris in his right eye. His horn still in good condition since his last horn filing.
He grabbed his saddlebag with his magic and went through the door outside and took a deep breathe of the morning air before heading across the courtyard to the main office to pay for his stay.
"Come to pay for your stay sir?" The clerk politely asked him.
"Yeah, I've got some sightseeing to do. I don't know if I'll come back or not so I figured I'd pay now" Electus replied.
"That's quite alright, can I just get your name? That night clerk doesn't always sort the books properly" She asked him.
"Electus Pacificus" He replied to her.
"Thank you sir. That'll be eighty bits" She informed him.
"Here you go" He hooved her the appropriate amount of bits after pulling them out of his saddlebags.
"So, would you like to spend this afternoon with somepony?" She asked him after she put away the money.
Electus looked over her white fur and orange mane, and spent a few extra seconds gazing into her bright blue eyes before replying.
"I suppose I wouldn't mind, but don't have super high expectations. I'm very laid back most of the time" He informed her.
"That's quite alright with me, I just think it'd be nice to enjoy the afternoon with somepony else" The clerk replied happily.
"What's your name?" Electus asked her.
"My name is Snow Fire"
"Well Snow, how about say… five o'clock outside the town hall?" Electus suggested, mainly because it was the only place he really knew of in Ponyville.
"That works, I'll see you then Electus" Snow Fire said with a big smile.
"Good day to you Miss Snow Fire" Electus replied as he walked out of the motel's office and onto the streets of Ponyville.
Electus glanced around for a moment at all the strange buildings around him, trying to find one that would serve him some breakfast.
He finally decided on a convenient little outdoor cafe that used piles of hay as seats. He walked over and sat down at a table nearest the front door as to get his food and service faster.
"Hello sir, may I start you off with something to drink?" A waiter asked him as he also hooved a menu to Electus.
"I'll take a cup of coffee, black with three sugar cubes please" Electus asked politely.
"Busy day ahead of you?" The waiter comment as he wrote down the order for the drink.
"Not really, I just want to be fully awake while I'm sightseeing" Electus explained.
"That's very understandable" The waiter replied before trotting away to fetch his coffee.
"What a nice chap, don't find many like him around these days" Electus said thoughtfully, thinking of the somewhat rude waiters he had encountered in Fillydelphia and Las Pegas.
"Here you are sir" The waiter said as he set down the mug of coffee on the table.
"Ah, thank you" Electus said just before picking it back up with both hooves and gulping down about half of it.
"Have you decided on your main course yet sir?" The waiter asked, not minding the half empty coffee.
"I think I will go with the pancakes with a side of scrambled eggs please" Electus replied happily as he held out his menu to the waiter.
"Very good sir" The waiter said as he took the menu from him.
As the waiter walked away, Electus downed the rest of his coffee. Then he stared off into the distance at the distant outline of the city of Canterlot, which rested upon a mountain many miles from Ponyville.
"Some day" Electus said wistfully as he gazed longingly at the capital of Equestria.
Just then he felt a ringing in his ears. The ringing was a safety spell of his own creation that alerted him to when somepony was watching him for more than a minute without him looking in the direction of the onlooker.
Electus turned around slowly, as is scanning the sky for clouds and such, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw her.
A few tables over, there was an purple Alicorn with a purple mane and tail that had a pink stripe running through it. She was surrounded by five other mares, but her gaze was fixed solely on him.
In his mind, Electus pondered the few possibilities as to who this Alicorn could possibly be, but none of them made sense, so he simply came up with a simple plan to find out who she was.
"When the waiter returned with his food, he inquired as to the purple Alicorn's name and that of her company.
"That's Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Magic. She just recently became an Alicorn actually"
Thanking him, Electus hooved a five bit coin to the waiter, much to the waiter's surprise, but it was accepted without complaint.
Electus munched on his food quickly, feeling Twilight's gaze still upon him. He left a pile of bits large enough to cover the bill and a tip before standing up, and much to his surprise, he ended up walking directly towards the table surrounded by the five mares and Alicorn Princess.
"Good day to you" Electus said flatly, startling the five mares who hadn't noticed him in the slightest.
"Who in tarnation are you?" An orange mare with a blonde mane and tail asked, her voice containing a slight southern drawl.
"The name is Electus, Electus Pacificus. The real question here however, why you were staring at me so intently, your majesty" Electus replied, turning his attention to Twilight.
"now hold on a minute, just cause you think…"
"Applejack, calm down please, he's right" Twilight cut her off briskly. "There really isn't any particular reason, you just caught my interest"
Another buzzing sound filled Electus's ears. "Liar" He said flatly.
Twilight looked at him first in surprise, then in respect, not bothering to challenge his insight.
"The truth, if you please" Electus asked quietly, but firmly.
"I have reason to believe that at some point you will achieve greatness" Twilight said without a hint of emotion. This time what she said was true, but she wasn't going to reveal anything to him without a struggle of some sort, so he simply walked away from the group. Walking down a street at random.
"Twilight, what in Equestria was that about?" A white mare with a purple mane and tail asked.
"I wish I could tell you Rarity, but even I don't fully know" Twilight replied, clearly puzzled at the encounter she had just had.
"I swear, ponies are so strange sometimes" Electus said to himself as he stopped after walking for a few minutes.
"That can be true, strange they are, but so are you" A voice said from beside him.
Electus turned to find himself facing a zebra who had her mane styled in a mohawk and was wearing numerous gold bracelets and bands.
"Ah, now here is one with whom I can talk, who will not simply squawk" Electus replied with a slight gesture with his right hoof.
"How is that you can greet me as customary in my tribe? Surely you did not take a bribe" The zebra replied as she returned the gesture.
"I have traveled far, and been among your kind. Is it not heartening to find somepony who pays you mind?" Electus asked.
"It is very much so, I'll have you know. One misses the portable huts when ponies begin to drive one nuts" The zebra replied with a small smile.
"May I ask you for your name?" Electus asked, also smiling.
"I am Zecora Zebra, what are you know as, friend of the zebra?" Zecora asked.
"My name is Electus Pacificus, but among your people I was known simply as Pacem" Electus told her gladly.
"Both are good names, but were they earned or are you playing games?" Zecora asked with genuine curiosity.
"I am most worthy of upholding them, you have been away from your tribe far too long Vagantem" Electus replied with a sad smile.
"I am well aware of my tribe's actions, but I do not…" Zecora stopped mid sentence.
"You do not what?" Electus asked, concerned about her.
"Surely you aren't… ah, but I see it now. You had another nickname I believe. Was it possibly Fulmine?" Zecora asked after a moment.
"Yes, but do not let anypony else know" Electus beseeched her.
"Why wouldn't you want ponies to know you're a hero?" A voice asked from behind them.
Electus and Zecora turned to find themselves facing Twilight, who looked very confused about the idea of not wanting to be famous.
"I'm no hero" Electus replied stiffly.
"I've seen all the eye witness reports and news articles. There's not one spec of information even suggesting you aren't a hero. You saved thousands" Twilight said, respect folded into her words carefully.
"With all due respect, that might be what everypony else sees, but I'm not taking any titles or glory. I did what was right, end of story" Electus said as if the discussion was over.
"Alright, so you don't want to famous, but you're still a great pony for doing what you did" Twilight argued in an attempt to continue the conversation.
"If you say so" Electus said as he turned away from her and began to walk away.
Twilight quickly teleported herself in front of him with her magic. "Everypony says so! Why is it that you won't accept that you did a good deed?!" She all but yelled, gathering attention from nearby ponies.
"This is why!" Electus screamed as he stood up on his hind legs and gestured around to the crowd with his forehooves. "Ponies like YOU make too big a deal out of nothing! For what reason do you even care whether or not I want to be acknowledged?! I'm fine just the way I am!"
"Now if you'll excuse me, I have better things to do than to argue with an arrogant princess who believes she understands how the world works" Electus said flatly as he walked past Twilight and continued on his way.
"What in Equestria was all that about?"
"Did you see his mane style?"
"I wonder if he's the same unicorn that saved all that zebra tribe awhile back"
"I bet Princess Twilight likes heroes like him"
The murmurs were all around as Twilight gave an apologetic glance at Zecora.
"Come my friend, down to my end. I will tell you why he does not seek fame for his name" Zecora said as she turned and walked in the general direction of the EverFree Forest where her hut resided. Twilight followed, feeling all eyes on her as she walked through the town.
After a short walk through the forest they came to Zecora's hut. They went inside and sat at an old wooden table that looked as if Zecora had crudely made it herself.
"Twilight, you are a princess now, but you need to remember that not all will see things the way you do" Zecora said as she gazed into the fire she had started in the chimney to warm up a pot of water.
"I know Zecora, but I just can't understand what other reason he would have for hiding his fame" Twilight said with uncertainty.
"It was a rather simply day for my tribe, from what I have heard" Zecora said as she added some vegetables to the now boiling water.
"They were going about their business as usual when a group of teenage dragons appeared. Ten of the worst possible dragons you could ever meet. They wanted to steal all the food and precious gems the tribe had" Zecora continued as she began adding some spices to her brew, creating a delicious aroma that wafted through the hut.
"The tribe didn't want to fight the dragons, nor could they afford to lose what little they had. They were more than ready to agree when the dragons threatened to burn everything they had" Zecora said, her voice growing sad at the thought as she stirred her brew.
"Then out of nowhere one of the few ponies who happened to be staying with the tribe stood up against the dragons. Threatened them in fact, wielding a crude stone sword he had taken from one of the tribal leaders"
"The dragons of course weren't afraid, they even laughed at the nerve of this young Unicorn who dared defy them. A few of the dragons began attacking the tribe, a few more flew off to pillage from the nearby settlement of ponies who had come to learn our ways. The other four dragons prepared to tear the Unicorn apart right then and there" Zecora said, dread obvious in her voice.
"What happened next was but a blur to some, but it was pieced together by many of the onlookers. The sword upon the Unicorn's right hoof became alight with green fire. The Unicorn rushed at the dragons, slaying one with a stab directly to the heart. In outrage, the other three dragons tried to retaliate, but with no effect. The Unicorn sliced through the three remaining dragons and went off in pursuit of those terrorizing the tribe. once he finished with them, he ran to the settlement and slayed those few remaining dragons" Zecora said as she finished the story and began to ladle the soup into three bowls.
"Green fire you say?" Twilight inquired thoughtfully, thinking of what sort of magic that could be.
"Yes, and with it he slayed those dragons as easily as we would step on a spider" Zecora replied as she set the three bowls on the table.
"That is most… disturbing. Green fire in particular could be either good or bad depending on the spell" Twilight speculated.
"That is true, but it matters not. He saved the tribe and many others, and for that all were thankful" Zecora said with finality.
"One more question, why three bowls?" Twilight asked as she gestured towards the third bowl placed upon the table.
Zecora merely smiled at this question, because not a moment later there came a knock upon the door.
Zecora stood and opened the door to reveal Electus with his muzzle tilted into the wind as if smelling something incredible.
"Zecora, I might have known it was you behind this delicious smell" Electus said as he saw who had opened the door for him.
"How did you know the smell would bring him here?" Twilight asked as Zecora stepped aside to let Electus in.
"Well Twilight, if you knew anything of zebra cuisine, which you obviously don't, you'd know that the aroma of that soup has a very distinct scent that anypony who has eaten before really can't resist because of how delicious it is" Electus replied as he sat down at the table.
"It works fantastic for getting the young ones and elders alike to come and eat" Zecora said stated happily.
Zecora picked up her spoon and began eating, Electus quickly followed suit, leaving Twilight far behind as Electus drained half the bowl in a minute.
"Wow, this is just as good as Electus said, if not better" Twilight stated while happily munching away at her soup.
"Of course it is, but you'll never be able to copy the recipe, even if Zecora was to teach it to you. It just requires a zebra's knowledge of spices and herbs to perfect this soup" Electus said as he finished his.
"Really? I'm sure it can't be that hard" Twilight said thoughtfully as she continued eating.
"Well I'll tell you something now Twilight, I lived among the zebra tribe for four years, and I couldn't get it quite right. The tribe leader did congratulate me on being the only pony to get so close to its perfection, but it definitely wasn't the finished product we've feasted on today" Electus said fondly.
"Electus, I'm sorry about earlier. I know I don't fully understand what you might think, but I accept that your reasons are your own and fully respect your choice of anonymity" Twilight said, somewhat put off.
"It's fine, I shouldn't have exploded at you though. I know some don't understand as well as others" Electus said as he waved his hood in dismissal.
"I know, but mmph" Twilight started to say but she was cut off by Electus sticking his hoof in her mouth.
"No more about the subject Twilight. We were both at fault to a degree, I should have kept a better control over myself. Therefore, our actions cancel each other out" Electus stately flatly before removing his hoof from her mouth.
Blushing slightly from the somewhat intimate actions of Electus, Twilight did nothing but nod her head in agreement.
"Thank you for the meal Zecora, it was a rare treat after such a long time" Electus said with a bow as he stood up.
"Yes, thank you Zecora, it was delicious" Twilight said in agreement as she too stood up.
"Think nothing of it my friends, it is good to have you down by my end" Zecora said, motioning to her house with a wave of her hoof.
Electus went to the door and proceeded to exit the hut. Twilight followed him, raising a curious glance from Zecora that neither of them saw.
"I do believe Twilight has become interested in young Electus. No surprise of course, but he might not be quite what she hopes" Zecora said with a small knowing smile.
