So... I know I haven't updated in a loooong time and I apologize for that. Trust me, the fanfiction has been on my mind (and it has been making me feel quite guilty) and I planned to update, but I just never got around to it. But thanks to a certain couple reviews that absolutely made my day, I decided to continue writing this thing :) This chapter probably would have been up two or three weeks earlier had I not gotten my laptop taken away... Thanks mom. If you want the full details on why I haven't updated in such a long time it's at the end of this *cough* very short *cough* chapter. And from here on out, now that I have a laptop (I used to type on the computer downstairs where it was FREEZING), I will try my best to abstain from Miiiiiiiiinecraft on the weekends so that I can update more for you guys, seeing that I now have several new followers! ^_^
By the way—this is going to be the first 'dark' chapter. There will be ones worse than this, but for the most part of the story I will stick to ponies and Love and Tolerating, etc., not 'dark.' Also, I thought I'd try a different writing style; I'm trying to write similar to a famous author that we learned about in school, although it's kinda difficult.
My mind swirls in bewilderment as my pessimism takes control: I see all my hopes and dreams and things that I was planning to do in Equestria with my newfound friends disintegrating before my very eyes. I would be punished for being an unintentional catalyst; what if I was banished? The one chance I get at a new beginning, a new start, a new life… How could this be my fault? I didn't intentionally release some possessed Discord! I would never hurt anypony…would I?
Twilight is the first to speak up for me. "P-Princess Celestia! Why would Dalton intentionally travel here—causing whatever is back in Ponyville to appear—and befriend all of us, only to get caught red-handed by you?"
The Princess looks over at me, but still directs her speech at Twilight. "M-Maybe he is an accomplice to um… somepony that wishes us harm!" She says this with much uncertainty while wearing a look of deep concern.
"Princess, are you saying that this handsome young boy might be an accomplice to Discord?" Rarity suggests. "That would never be right! Just earlier today he was so kind as to perform such a delightful card trick ostentation for me and Rainbow Dash."
"Umm… Yes! That is exactly what I was saying. I knew all along that Dalton was an accomplice to Discord; he is the reason Discord is in Ponyville!" the Princess said. "But I still can't quite put my hoof on how he made Discord look that way." I am not playing a game of fucking blame-whoever-the-hell-I-want!
"Alright, I may be very naïve at times, maybe even stupid, but I am not a dumbass!" I'm not really saying this to anypony in particular, but the for next part I turn to Celestia and say, "I've figured out by now that you're hiding something, Princess, and something big. You sure you don't have anything you want to get off your chest? What about why you're so tired, and what you did or what you pondered so hard about while you trudged through those sleepless nights? Or what you were mumbling so incessantly about when we entered the castle, eh? Just make sure you tell us the truth and don't include any 'accomplice' bullshit in there, thank you very much." I made sure that I emphasized 'bullshit' to prove my point. Not only to prove that I was angry, but to prove that I wanted the truth.
The whole group turns to Celestia as she sighs and begins telling her personal epic. "I am sorry for blaming you, Dalton… But I suppose I must tell you why I was so anxious to keep the story a secret so that nopony would panic…It's just been so long and I have not had the courage to even remotely think about it.
"What I am about to tell you is a tale that is known by only me and the courageous warriors that fought in it against that detestable, abhorrent, atrocious…creature!" She scowls as she says the word creature. "There are no known books remaining today about this event or character and any that were published were burned; no one wants to remember what happened on that day."
"It happened almost a thousand years ago, shortly after I took the throne after defeating Nightmare Moon. The castle received word that a village far away had been obliterated, burned, and the ponies had all been massacred. Of course since I was the Princess I had to investigate, so I went to that village and almost vomited in front of all of my guards, because what was in front me were ponies…" The Princess's voice began to shake and her body began to tremble. "Mutilated ponies. Unicorns with their horns torn off and tails torn off, earth ponies with their throats slit and random bit of shrapnel tearing through their entire bodies, but the worst of it all were the pegasi. Oh the poor, poor pegasi!" Princess Celestia then begins to shake and sob as horrid memories fill her mind. Fluttershy is shaking as well—but with fear.
Twilight says quickly but calmly, "Princess, if recalling these memories is too much to bear, then you don't need to tell us. They belong to you and you don't have to tell us if you don't want to."
The Princess wipes a tear from her face and says "No, you need to know this. The pegasi… Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, you might want to cover your ears." Fluttershy does not hesitate. "I can't imagine anypony so cold and vile enough to tear off both of a pegasus's wings and then rip its mane and tail out… and sometimes even its head…" The Princess says in a shaking, almost crying whisper. Rainbow Dash then stops trying to crack her neck. "The two ponies that were murdered most brutally were found in the only unburned hut. These ponies—one pegasus, one earth pony—were just bloody heaps of flesh and bones! I-I couldn't even tell what color the earth pony's coat was because there was so much blood!" Rarity taps Fluttershy to let her know she can uncover her ears.
Everypony in the circle was left in cold, almost dead silence. The only sound that could be heard was the shaky breathing of Princess Celestia after telling her horrific tragedy. Who did it? I asked myself. How is this possible? I…I thought Equestria was a magical land that was full of kind, caring, and gentle pony folk. A world where everypony knew each other and almost everypony cared. It was supposed to be nothing like earth…
The Princess is still not saying a word. Her eyes are no longer red giant star—bright, powerful, and determined—but a white dwarf—small, faint, and afraid of what she might see. Her mane is a swirl of colors that haven't been brushed in several days. But her breathing is slowing down to a steady tempo.
"P-Princess? We don't need to hear anymore of that there s-story…" Applejack breaks the deafening silence. "Twilight's right; we all know how much it hurts ya to recall it and we don't mind it a wee bit if you don't tell us. So how's about you go on back in the castle and get yourself some sleep while we work out a plan for Discord, hmm?"
"THERE IS NO PLAN!" Celestia lashes out and blows her top. Her face, usually so calm and serene, is now contorted with rage as it turns a tint of hot crimson. She stands on all fours and her eyes are fixed on everybody as if to say 'Shut up and listen.' "Odhalení Cienie is a foe like NONE OTHER. You do not grasp his brutality and pure hatred because you were not there one thousand years ago! On that fateful day when my army of pegasi guards and unicorn fighters met with him, we lost 269 out of 300 ponies to one demon! Monstrosity! And before you ask, yes, I did fight alongside my troops, yes, I tried my very best to defeat him, but no we did not defeat him. And do you ponies want to know why we did not? Because he is the devil. Y-Y-You have n-no idea what it's like to see him, to hear him, or to—oh my—to fight him. Odhalení Cienie gives no mercy; mercy is not even in his vocabulary! When he fights, he uses all of his rage and nothing else. He claws, he thrashes, he bites, he uses magic blasts, endothermic blasts, exothermic blasts… His magic to intelligence ratio is so high that we couldn't even get a reading! But before the MIR detector crashed from reading his MIR, the number was well over 1000; the average unicorn's MIR is 67..."
Then a beacon of white light flashes skyward. It is so blinding it's almost as if the sun is upon us and is exploding at the same time. We all knew the direction of where it came from by heart and had no idea what devastation it might have unleashed on our fair town. As if we all act on an instinct that was given to us at birth, we all start running simultaneously toward the great beacon, fearing what the fake Discord might have done to the town.
While we are running toward Ponyville, I feel my stomach stir and hear something hiss in my mind. I don't know what kind of hiss… a snake maybe? Or static from an old television set? No matter the hiss' intentions, I know they can't be good. My head feels lighter and lighter and I struggle to not stumble and fall over while I am running with the group. Why aren't we being teleported? I wonder to myself, only to be answered by the same hiss inside my skull that only I could understand. I don't know how I knew how I understood it or how I was the only one who understood it, but it said "Becausssse of meeeee, boy!" After it spoke it went back to being static.I looked to my left and saw Twilight trying desperately to use her magic and get us to Ponyville quicker, but every time she tried the spark of her magic would fade and a black mist would fall off of her horn; Princess Celestia tried as well, but failed all the same.
As we neared the beacon I felt weaker and weaker, and more nauseated than ever before. The static hiss inside my skull was lashing on my skull, scratching and loathing like it was born to do. I couldn't walk another step; I fell to the ground face first and could not move a single muscle. The hiss would never allow it.
"Dalton!" somepony cried out. I couldn't tell who, since my ears were ringing so bad. I opened my eyes and I saw dirt and grass. When I lifted my head up all I saw were seven blobs of color; my vision was obscured so much it was like being underwater after being hit by a dump truck. "He's done hurt bad ya—" and that was the last thing I hear before I blacked out.
*hiss* You shall do my bidding, boy! And when you do, misfortune will show those who are not really friends!" *hiss*
HIISSSSSS. Anyway, the battle Princess Celestia was referencing to where she lost 269 out 300 ponies is NOT the battle where here and Queen Chrysalis fought together in a truce. Those are two separate battles. Just wanted to clarify in case anyone was wondering if I forgot something.
Anyway, the reason I didn't update in a long ass time is because I just got lazy; I didn't really care, to be sort of honest. I did care, but not enough to actually move my mouse from Miiiiiiinecraft over to Microsoft Word 2010. After that I hit a really, really low spot in my life. I got depressed, hated life, ya know, that shit. You can probably guess what I blame for that, right? Since you read Chapter 5 you should already know. Anyway, I'm all better now (no thanks to anyone on this wretched planet...) and will continue to update. See you in Chapter Nine!