Twilights POV
Me and my friends were currently on our way with our new discovery of getting the Elements back. I was also going to see if Princess Celestia found anything about Ben. I had already told my friends all about Ben and they really wanted to know what had happened to him when he was taken from the fake human facility. As we entered the castle and was brought to the throne room by the castle guards and as we entered we found Luna talking to Celestia. "Good day princesses." I said and they looked at us and smiled.
"Twilight sparkle! What brings you to Canterlot?" Luna asked.
"We had figured out how to get the elements of harmony back!" they looked amazed.
"And how would that be?" Celestia asked.
"A simple permanent magic replication spell and it just popped out the elements!" Rainbow dash said as she pulled out her element along with the others and myself.
"Then this is a great achievement!" Celestia then said with a huge grin.
"Yes it is…" I then said. "But have you found anything about Ben?" they faces got grim.
"We regret to say that we could find no trace of what has happened to him. The search has been going for over a week and we have yet to find anything… when he first went missing I casted a spell to bring him back to us… but to no avail did it work…" I paled. That means… "So this means we will have to expect the worse that he is dead…"
"Isn't there anything else you could do?" I then asked but they shook their heads.
"We have already wasted a fortune of Bits in searches… and yet nothing has come up. Plus the spell would only not work if… the being you want is dead…" she said and I started to cry a little.
"We all miss him Twilight… this only means that we can finally make him a grave…" Luna said and I only nodded as I wiped my tears from my eyes when there was a loud rip and a flash of light. As we all shielded our eyes from the sudden brightness when it went away I looked and I gasped.
"BEN?!" I then yelled and ran over to him. "But how?!"
"It seems he would of most likely of been taken to another Dimension. That would be the best choice." Celestia said as she trotted over. As I checked Ben I was relieved to find he was still alive and when I noticed he was coming to when he saw me he spoke only one word.
"Midnight?" he then asked.
"You mean you don't remember Maria Sparkle?" I asked with a smile and his eyes widened as he shot up and gripped his head.
"Wait a minute? Maria was a human?" he then asked looking confused.
"My real name is Twilight Sparkle. Princess Luna is Lia Lunar and Princess Celestia is Larissa Solar." And with that his eyes shot up and turned black… he had told me about this… and it wasn't good.
"LARISSA!" he then said as he then kicked Celestia away as we all gasped and the guards got in-between him and her as Luna helped her up. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID!" he then yelled as he charged the guards only to then slide and then kicked them in opposite directions before he stood in front of Celestia. "WHY?!" he then yelled when we got in the way.
"Use the elements!" I yelled and then we all blasted him with them sending him flying into the wall with a crack and he then fell onto the ground with a loud slap when there was another Rip and 6 pony's stepped out and when they saw Ben they got wide eyed. "BEN!" they then yelled as they ran/flew over. And I then realized something about them… They looked like us.
"Anypony else notice they look like us?" I then asked and they all also got wide eyed.
"Yeah!" rainbow dash yelled getting angry when I noticed Ben starting to stand up.
"He should now be purified of all ill intentions…" I then said with a Sigh as his hair changed to red and his skin darkened a little and when he opened his eyes… they were Black and green…
"Krodh!" the other me yelled.
"So you have heard of me…" Ben said with a creepy voice.
"LET BEN GO!" rainbow dashes other yelled.
"I will not since he promised me a rampage on the one he wants to get revenge on!" he then yelled.
"Please… tell us why then…" Princess Luna said.
"It's simple really." He said as he started to walk. "All because of her or so he and I think she did something that he must now do because he is forced to by something in his mind that I don't know about yet. But for now…" he looked straight at Celestia. "It's time for my job to be completed."
"EVERYPONY GET BACK!" my imposter then yelled.
"Why?" Applejack then asked.
"CAUSE THAT IS BEN'S ALTERNATE PERSONNALITY! THE EVIL SIDE OF HIM!" we all gasped as he then cracked his neck and then continued to walk towards Celestia when I then attacked him using my magic.
"Looks like he does want to kill you… Krodh out!" he then yelled as he was blasted into the wall and as he fell onto his feet he returned to normal but his eyes were still black. "Krodh I knew wouldn't get the job done quickly." He then said as he started to walk towards Celestia once more.
"WE MUST COMBINE THE ELEMENTS!" my double yelled as she ran over along with the other doubles.
"What do ya mean?" Applejack asked eyeing her double and then she spoke once more.
"Because we wield the elements of Disharmony while you wield the elements of Harmony! They should help each other and intensify each other!" we all nodded as we all got into positions next to our doubles and as he walked towards us with his eyes still black soon he was sent flying into the wall due to the power of both kinds of Elements and he then landed back onto the ground and as he struggled to get up my double gasped. "we need to do it again with more power!" she then yelled and we nodded as we fired another beam… only for Ben to immediately jump to his feet and then held up a sword and I watched in shock as all of the beam was sucked into it.
"ELEMENT OF REGRET!" he then yelled as he spun around. "BLANCED BLAST!" as he then swung his sword the beam was then shot back at us as it knocked us all back and we all came to a stop near Celestia as the beam also hit Luna as well and he then appeared next to Celestia with a foot on her back. "I'm only going to ask you once more!" he then yelled as he started to cry. "Why?"
"What do you mean Ben?" Celestia then asked.
"You!" he cried out in tears. "Killed them! You! Killed my little brother and sister!"
"I never knew they were dead!" Celestia then yelled as she gasped.
"Bullshit!" he then took his foot off and then fell to his knees in tears still holding the sword.
"Celestia is this true?" Applejack asked.
"I never knew both his brother and sister were dead… if I had known I would of made them graves…"
"She's telling the truth." Applejack said. If it was true… then what's going to happen to Ben because he attacked all of us…
"Poor Ben…" I heard my doppelganger say.
"Who are you anyway?" I asked.
"We are from the Realm that Ben was brought to. It's like your Realm except everypony there is your counterpart but they don't all act like they are supposed to…" she then said as she helped me up. "My names Midnight Sparkle."
"Shadow Dash."
"Black Rage."
"Scarity."
"Rottenjack."
"Blood pie." As we all shook hooves we looked at the crying Ben as he continued to sob.
"How did he know and find out about his brother and sister?" Fluttershy asked.
"There is a mirror that I heard about from one of the princesses that tells the past and present of any being that asks it a question. He used it I heard to… see what had happened to them." Midnight sparkle said.
"Then we will have to be more careful in the future. Also what was up with the sword? He talk about the Element of regret?" rainbow dash asked.
"It appears that there is an amplifier element." Luna said walking over.
"Amplifier element?" midnight then asked.
"An amplifier element is used to amplify another elements strength and power. Due to him having an amplifier element we will have a lot of trouble if we have to fight him with the elements in the future." She then said as she helped up Celestia and then the doors burst open.
"for the queen!" the changelings yelled as they charged in but then Ben stopped crying and quickly held up two swords and blocked their attacks before he then kicked them back before he charged them and killed them quickly before walking out of the throne room and kicked several more changelings in before he killed them as well and as soon as that was all done he walked back into a corner and crouched down and gripped his legs and I could hear him start crying once more.
"What are we going to do with him now sister?" I heard Luna ask.
"We will have to lock him up… for attacking us all…" she then said and he jerked his head up and then appeared behind Celestia.
"Not fucking happening!" he then yelled as he ran up the wall and was now on the ceiling where he then sat down.
"How is he doing this?" Luna yelled.
"He can use magic." Black rage answered.
"He would have been banished from where we are from because of the Light magic he can use." Shadow said.
"What's that on his neck?" I heard pinkie pie ask.
"It's a necklace we had the blacksmith from our town make. It has a pendant for each of his friends and inside of each pendant is a picture of one of his friends. He is also friends with the princesses where we are from." Rottenjack said with a smile as Celestia continued to try and talk him down.
"DIDN'T I ALREADY SAY FUCK OFF?!" Ben then yelled down once more.
"Sister it would be unwise to put him away… due to the reason he has an amplifier element." Luna then said and she sighed.
"he most likely still thinks I know what happened and still thinks I killed them." Celestia said.
"YOU DAMN RIGHT!" he then yelled.
"Ben just come down from there!" Celestia then yelled as she got madder and madder.
"NOT UNTIL I GET A GOOD WAY TO GET REVENGE!" he then yelled.
"I didn't kill them!" Celestia yelled once more.
"FUCK YOU TOO!" he yelled before she blasted where Ben was only for it to be sent back with his sword and it hit the ground beside her.
"Ben…" Celestia then said. "If I had known what had happened… I would of tried to stop it."
"Oh… no you wouldn't of because you were the one… WHO FUCKING DID IT!" he yelled when he disappeared from the ceiling and then reappeared near the door and killed another changeling that was sneaking in before walking out the door with both of his swords.
"Is he ever going to believe what I say?" Luna said as they started to walk out of the throne room after Luke
Luna's POV
"Sister... Should we consult the elders and the guards if this is true?" I asked her.
"I have already tried to talk about the days I couldn't remember but they wouldn't answer..." She then said.
"Well I do also have a feeling that you may of ordered them to not talk about it to anypony... Even you." I suggested.
"That would be the most likely reason. But for now we got to find Ben." I nodded as we reached the balcony. "I will search the east side and you will search the west side." I nodded as we both speed our wings and we flew off. You had better be okay Ben... As I flew over the land, looking for any tracks of where he would of gone, but yet I found nothing as I reached the first town and found multiple changelings lying on the ground as I flew over. He must of been here. As I flew past the first town and headed for the next. Ever since I got to know Ben I must say I grew attached to him. Like the brother I never had. But... A little more... I just hope I could find him in time. As I reached the next town I found the same thing except this time I spotted a figure darting into the forest so I quickly laid a tracer spell and I gave chase. Soon the figure had stopped in a clearing and as I landed quite a distance away I started to walk towards where the figure was. I hope to the maker that this is Ben. As I breached the bushes I found Ben just watching several animals by a ponds edge and when I stepped on a twig accidentally immediately he was next to me with one of his swords to my throat. "Just you." He then said with a little rage as he then walked over and sat back down.
"Ben..." I then muttered.
"I can't even fit you into the puzzle you know that?" He then said without looking at me as I was then confused.
"Puzzle?" I then asked.
"I can't figure out who's side you're on. Celestia's would mean that you agree with her but rather not hearing, knowing, or seeing me hurt and mine would mean that you defy her but most likely risk being gotten rid of by your own sister." He then said.
"I think I would consider myself a neutral party." I then said as I walked over and sat down.
"I doubt that... Celestia's your big sister and you look up to her for guidance... Sooner or later it's going to be you hating me as I hate her." He then said.
"She is just confused that's all... All that really matters is you at the moment with me." I said with a smile as he looked at me confused.
"Now what do you mean by that?" He then asked me as I only giggled a little.
"I love you like the brother I never had when I got to know you. Same with twilight sparkle... Except... I think I like you for then just like a brother."
"Great... Another one to add to the club..." He then said.
"What do you mean?" I asked him.
"I mean that there are currently two ponies that are in love with me from the other place I was. So I'm taking a guess that this means most likely 4 of you are in love with me now..." He then said.
"Well then... Okay..." I said sadly.
"But I did promise myself I would give all the chance and if needed, I will create a herd if I have to." He then said and I smiled.
"Really?!" I then asked and he only nodded and I smiled a little bit bigger.
"But for now I need to continue planning my revenge..." He then said.
"That is another question... Why not just forgive her for something she didn't do?" I then asked.
"In my family when a family member is murdered or hurt another family member needs to hunt down the one responsible and inflict the same amount of injury done to the victim... But if it was another family member that murdered another... Then said family member is banished from the family... And... I should of been banished long ago... When I killed my parents by mistake..." He then said.
"But that would mean..."
"Yes... I am the last of my family... until I get married and have some kids." He then said and I was confused for a moment when I realized that's what humans called their young. "But since I am the last I must start a family. My family has almost died out 23 times since we were made and I am not going to be the one who fails and ends the bloodline."
"Then hope for what you currently have and hope that you won't. Those that love you will be with you to the end." He smiled at that.
"Thanks Luna." He said as he gave me a hug.
"But why my sister when she isn't the culprit?" I then asked as he let go.
"Until the real murderer is found she is the best culprit... Meaning she will be the target until the real one could be found... If I have to I will kill for those answers." Then I better not get in his way.
"Then I shall help you." He smiled once more and then playfully nudged me with his left side and I then nudged him back.
"Note to self. When we leave reactivate the spell placed on me by midnight." I was confused at what he just said.
"What do you mean?" I then asked him.
"Before that stupid portal opened and brought me here midnight had placed a spell on me and the others meaning they will always be by my side except when I am in a fight. I basically clenched the spell with my own magic to stop it." I was impressed. So he didn't have powers like a lot of unique humans have. He can use actual magic which had intrigued me when I was told in the throne room.
"But for now should we head back?" I then asked and he nodded after a sigh.
"Just know I will not stop when trying to kill Celestia... But know that if I killed the wrong murderer I will be forced to kill myself." I nodded as he stood up and grabbed me and then found ourselves back in the throne room where Celestia and the other ponies were. Including the guards that he had attacked earlier who only attacked him again on sight only to be kicked upwards and then impaled into the ceiling. "I need to have a look around." He then said glaring at Celestia as he then left the throne room and closed the door behind him before I sighed.
"I thought you might of found him." Celestia said with a small smile.
"He will not stop until the murderer is killed." I then said and she sighed.
"Is there a reason why?" Midnight asked me.
"Yes. He is the last of his family's bloodline… meaning he has to go through with killing the murderer… and if he kills the wrong murderer… he kills the right one… and then kills himself…" I said and they all put on worried faces.
"So no matter what happens…" rainbow dash started.
"Even if he kills Celestia…" Applejack said.
"He will eventually find out she didn't kill him…" Rarity said.
"And will hunt the other down…" pinkie pie said as her hair deflated.
"And will kill that pony…" Fluttershy said.
"And then kill himself…"
"And end his bloodline forever." Celestia said.
"That is correct." I told them.
"Then we must work quickly to make it so then he doesn't kill Celestia and instead kills the right pony." Midnight said and I nodded.
"So now what do we do?" rottenjack asked.
"We search for as much information as possible… while at the same time we try and talk Ben out of what he needs to do…" I said and they all nodded once more.
"But for now where did he go?" Fluttershy asked.
"Whenever he got mad which was all the time where we are from he always went into the Everfree forest to vent out anger." Midnight said.
"The Everfree forest?!" we all then yelled.
"You do not want to know what he can do to a manticore." She then said when there was yelling from outside and I ran over to the window just in time to see a dragon fly by the window and then crash into the mountain.
"ILL TAKE ALL OF YOU BITCHS ON!" I heard Ben yell as he then appeared on top of the dragons head and then cut off its head as another dragon flew over and spewed fire where Ben was on the falling body but as the dragon spewed fire Ben appeared on the other dragons head and then impaled his sword into its head and as the body fell Ben teleported away.
"He is filled with rage…" black rage said.
"You don't think?!" rainbow dash yelled.
"Hey! Don't yell at my friend!" shadow dash yelled.
"Oh yeah?! Bring it on!" and with that they both charged each other in the air only to be broken up by midnight and Twilight.
"You both are acting like foals fighting over a toy!" they both yelled at the same time and I couldn't help but smile.
"But what is going on with the dragons and changelings?" Applejack asked.
"Recently we had received a scroll saying that the dragons are waging war against me and the royal family. They said they would not harm any other pony unless they have to to get to me. Another thing we found out was that we had multiple changelings in our ranks but we didn't know who or when they would strike." Celestia said.
"and now with Ben here filled with rage and killing those dragons and then just killing multiple changelings that attacked… he's going to be in for a lot of fighting." Scarity said.
"He most certainly is." Rarity said agreeing with her.
"But for now can we know about this alternate personality he has?" Twilight asked.
"His name is Krodh. He is Ben's evil side. He only comes out when Ben either wants him to… needs him to… or he just breaks out randomly." Midnight said.
"When he comes out he can use fire magic like a dragon breathes fire." Shadow said.
"And anyone whoever's sees Krodh when he is doing the act he is doing dies." Black rage said.
"But why didn't he kill all of us?" Applejack asked.
"That's what I am currently trying to figure out as well." Midnight said.
"Then we need to make sure that it doesn't happen at all." Celestia said with a lot of worry in her voice.
"Should I inform the guards to watch him?" I asked and she shook her head.
"And risk having all of the guards killed? We cannot risk it sister." She said and I understood what she meant. All of the guards had families except for 2 of them. If Ben was going to kill Celestia for revenge and the guards got in the way. A lot of family's would be heartbroken and would also go for revenge.
"Then what are we going to do princess?" Twilight then asked.
"We are going to make sure that Ben is not in Canterlot for a time. We will keep him in Ponyville for now." She then said.
"That is actually where we are from in our world as well. Except the names a little different." Midnight said.
"So then what are we going to do about finding Ben?" Fluttershy asked worriedly.
"Until he lifts his hold over the spell placed on him we won't know where he is." Midnight answered and then Ben walked in looking quite calm as he walked over to the window and just looked out of it. "Or he just comes back into the room. How are you feeling Ben?" she asked him.
"Still quite mad and still trying to figure out why I have to kill Celestia when my body doesn't want to but something in my mind does… while at the same time my heart is fighting my mind." He then said.
"So you don't actually want to kill her?" I then asked.
"Yes… no… I don't fucking know! My body is giving me a bunch of mixed signals! And this wouldn't of happened if that motherfucking portal didn't open my body wouldn't be in disarray!" he then yelled pounding the wall next to the window.
"There is no need for such vulgar language!" Rarity then said and he turned to her.
"My entire fucking life! Has been full of mistreatment and when I was in their Realm was the only time I was treated good… and only by them and their princesses! So you motherfucking tell me to not be like I am now!" he then yelled as she cowered a little with every word until eventually he was in her face and she was on the ground. When Ben finally pulled away he walked back over to the window and just looked out, as if he was still trying to figure out what was wrong with him.
"Why did he say what he said?" Rainbow dash asked.
"because he has been in a few fights where we are from… so he has gotten used to it all… even though he was only in a few fights but even then they were very brutal." Midnight answered. "But I suppose a quiet time will do him a lot of good."
"Then it is agreed. I will come and check up on him whenever I can." I then said.
"That will be most of the time most likely Luna." Celestia said with a smile and wink as I blushed a little. I completely forgot she knew of my little love for Ben. "But it will be allowed. All you really have to do for now is raise and lower the moon." Okay I remember telling her that. "But that should be fairly easy since your around him." …shut up… "But for now… I think it's time we ask you six some questions of your Realm or world." They all paled at that.
"Well…" shadow dash started.
"Our princesses from our Realm said not to talk about it in this Realm." Rottenjack said.
"And why would that be?" rainbow dash asked.
"Because their princesses fucking said!" Ben then yelled not even turning his head or even making a single movement.
"then they must be some stupid princesses to tell you to do that…" and then Rainbow dash was sent flying by a punch to the face as she then hit her back against the wall.
"DON'T YOU EVER FUCKING CALL THEM ANYTHING AGAIN!" Ben then yelled as he walked back over to where he was as Twilight walked over and helped up Rainbow dash with the help of Fluttershy.
"That may not of been a smart idea…" black rage said as she walked over to them.
"And why would it not be?!" rainbow dash then yelled as she grasped her broken muzzle and yelped.
"Because it was the princesses that had saved him from that fake human facility." Midnight then said walking over.
"And they were also some of his first friends. He has their pendants on his necklace with ours." Rottenjack then said when there was a white light on rainbow dashes muzzle and when it cleared it was no longer broken and we turned to see that Ben had his hand up with white light coming from it before he then walked out of the throne room.
"I'm taking a wild guess and saying that when he punched you it was Krodh's doing." Blood pie said.
"That would also seem to be the reason since he was on his good side when he healed you." Fluttershy said as midnight nodded.
"The princesses from our Realm have been watching his life ever since he was born since he was born with real magic." Midnight then said. "But they didn't see how his parents died… but he told me and them what had happened and then eventually the others…"
"How did they die?" I then asked.
"It would be better if I could show you from his memories but he must agree to tell you all." Midnight then said.
"Do it." Ben then said walking over and surprising us.
"Are you sure Ben?" she then asked and he nodded as her horn lit up and then an image appeared in front of him. After a few minutes nothing happened… until eventually we all gasped as his magic was unlocked and he killed all the other humans… accidentally adding his parents to the mix. As the image faded we all looked at him. "since I am the last of my bloodline no one else in my family can kill me yet… until I eventually marry and my wife will be forced to kill me… so then the family code still holds…" and with that he walked out of the throne room once more.
"so no matter what happens… because of his family's code… he will be forced to kill the murderer of his brother and sister… and if he's wrong he kills the right one and then kills self… but even if he kills the right one first he is forced to marry first of all… and when he marries his wife will be forced to kill him… just to keep the family line going and the family code strong." I said and we all put on grim, worried, and scared faces on us all.
"This is bad… this is very bad…" midnight said as she started to pace.
"I'm taking a wild guess that you are one of the ones that loves him." I then whispered into her ear and she stopped with her front right hoof in the air, paled, and turned to look at me so I then gave her a 'we will talk later' look and she only nodded.
"Well I guess we should head over to Ponyville with Ben now." I then said and they all nodded as we walked after Ben.
