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Chapter 36: The Calling
Crimson's and Sonic's House: Late at night
While everyone else was a sleep Autumn was in her room writing in a notebook about everything she's experienced. It was something Crimson and Sonic did before they stopped, but she had decided to add whatever she wanted to remember the important moments.
Day 8
"It's been a week since my arrival at Canterlot High. So far the name Autumn and the people around me are what I treasure, but I still can't recall anything from my previous life or people from my "family".
Right now things are going okay. I've gained some friends and we've done some pretty interesting things, things that were either strange or were very unfamiliar to me.
I'm learning a lot of these things, but there's still things I don't know. I hope and pray that I can try to remember my past so that I can return to where I came from...but I have this weird feeling I belong here somehow and that this is my home.
Whatever happens next, I'll try to face it the best I can.
After Autumn was done writing she placed her note book in her book bag before stretching out her arms and releasing a yawn. She then changed into her pajamas before going off to bed. As she closed her eyes she smiled, "I have so much more to learn. I hope my friends can help me through them." She said quietly.
Canterlot High: Next Day
This morning at school Autumn was at her locker getting some stuff for class before the Crusaders showed up. "Hey Autumn!" Scootaloo yelled while riding her scooter through the hallway. Autumn turned around and noticed her friends before smiling, "Hey girls, good morning." She said.
"Mornin'. So, do you wanna go to study hall during fourth period? Me and the others are having a little trouble with our homework and I thought the four of us could help each other." Applebloom asked before Autumn. "Cool, we'll see you then." She added before her and the Crusaders went to go to class.
Autumn giggled a little before closing her locker and walked to class. "You're not suppose to be here..." A voice said, echoing through the hall. Autumn heard it before turning around, however she didn't anything before she continued walking. "The truth will come to you. When it does...you will never be the same as you are now." The voice said again. Autumn was staring to get nervous and she really didn't know what this voice was, so in a instant she ran to class to get away from the voice.
After fourth period Autumn met up with the Crusaders at the library to help them with their homework. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were paying close attention to what they needed to learn, but for Scootaloo she just moaned as it was completely boring to her.
"Ugh, why do we even need to learn about mathematics and history? This is sooo boring..." Scootaloo said while putting her head on the table. "It can't be that boring. It's a little interesting to me." Autumn said with a small smile before turning the page. "Yeah Autumn is right. Besides this stuff might come in handy someday, who knows when we'll need to use them." Sweetie Belle added with Applebloom agreeing.
Scootaloo didn't change her mind as she moaned again. Autumn then turned her attention to her assignments before writing on them, however as she was she heard the voice again, "You never had a home. There was never a "you" to begin with." It said.
Autumn went wide eyed from hearing it before she stopped writing and had a slightly worried look. The Crusaders took notice of this before responding, "Are you okay Autumn?" Applebloom asked. "Huh? Oh...yeah. I'm okay." Autumn replied. "What's wrong?" Sweetie Belle asked with concern. "It's nothing. Look I've gotta go. I'm sorry but I can't be here right now." Autumn replied while packing up her things and left the library.
The Crusaders didn't know what happened or why Autumn left so suddenly, but they thought it was something she needed to do and left it at that before they continued with their work. Meanwhile Autumn walked though the halls and was getting really scared from hearing the voice.
"You don't belong in this world or any other. Your existence was a mistake. You are nothing. Nothing... No one who matters to anyone..." The voice said, continuing to scare Autumn. She then started running, not caring where she was going before bumping into Luna.
"Autumn?" She asked. Autumn couldn't respond as she was breathing heavily. "Are you okay? What's wrong?" Luna asked. "I...don't know. I'm hearing this voice and it's saying these really horrible things to me." Autumn answered. Luna raised an eyebrow and didn't know what Autumn was talking about, however she did see that Autumn was scared and placed her hand on her shoulder.
"When did this voice started talking to you?" Luna asked. "This morning, then at the library." Autumn replied. "I'm not sure what this either Autumn, but you should try to talk to your friends about this as well. This might be a prank or something else, but whatever the reason I'm positive that it'll go away." Luna said with a assuring voice.
Autumn calmed down a little from hearing that before taking in a deep breath and exhaling. "Thank you Vice Principle Luna." Autumn said kindly. Luna smiled and nodded before telling her to go find her friends. Autumn nodded before she did what she was told, then after she left Luna continued to wonder about her and what these voices were that terrified her.
Canterlot High: Afterschool
When Autumn returned to the library the Crusaders had already left and the bell rang for fifth period. A little frustrated that her friends weren't around, Autumn had decided to wait until school was over. At the end of sixth period all the students started to walk out of the building while Autumn searched for the Crusaders.
Luckily for her they were at the Wondercolt Statue waiting for her. "Girls." Autumn called out. The Crusaders turned to where they hear Autumn's voice and grinned. "Hey Autumn, we were waiting for you." Scootaloo said. "You were?" Autumn asked with slight confusion. "Of course, we're your friends silly. Why wouldn't we?" Sweetie Belle replied.
"N-no reason. Listen there's something I need to tell you guys." Autumn said with a serious voice. "What is it?" Applebloom questioned. "I...I've been hearing this voice all day and I don't know what to do about. Can you help me?" Autumn replied while rubbing her left arm.
The Crusaders didn't really know what Autumn was talking about, but they did agree to help and believed that it was a ghost haunting the school. "Alright Crusaders, let's go ghost hunting! But first we're gonna need some gear." Applebloom said with determination while the others nodded, except Autumn as she thought they didn't take her seriously.
Canterlot High: Late at Night
It was now dark and the school was closed until tomorrow morning, however the Crusaders and Autumn were able to quietly take the keys from the sleeping janitor in his office before opening the school with flashlights in hand and prepared to find a ghost.
Slowly walking through the creepy hallways, Autumn and her friends began their search. "Girls I really don't believe this is a ghost." Autumn said, thinking this hunt is completely ridiculous. "Of course it's a ghost. Only spirits of the undead can speak to the living and how else can you make up for the voice talking to you." Scootaloo replied.
Autumn began to wonder on that and slightly believed that it was a ghost, however deep down inside of her she thought it was something else. As the four girls walked they suddenly heard a sound before taking cover behind a corner.
"What was that?" Sweetie Belle asked with terror in her eyes. "I dunno. Let's check it out." Applebloom suggested before coming out of the corner. "What!" Sweetie Belle shouted before Scootaloo covered her mouth. "Shh! Calm down, it'll be fine. Plus I'm not scared at all, what about you Autumn?" She said before turning her attention to Autumn.
Autumn placed her hand on her chest before responding, "I...I don't know. I'm not feeling anything right now, but I'll go with you guys if you want me to." The Crusaders didn't understand what she was talking about, but they nodded as the four of them began to walk where the sound came from.
As they roamed through the halls they found the library and thought to check there to find the ghost. Autumn and Applebloom checked upstairs while Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo checked downstairs. While walking upstairs Autumn was very quiet while Applebloom searched through the isles.
"Hey Autumn, are you alright?" Applebloom asked. "Huh?..." Autumn replied. "You haven't said anything for a while and I wanted to make sure you were close." Applebloom replied. "Oh yeah..." Autumn replied with a frown. "What's wrong?" Applebloom asked. "I feel like you girls aren't following what I said about this. It isn't a ghost, it's...something else. I don't know what but I really don't think a undead spirit is here in this school." Autumn replied.
Applebloom saw how Autumn was feeling upset and now starting to use her head more than what came naturally. "Well...if it isn't a ghost, then we'll just have to see. In the meantime don't frown, smile." Applebloom said with a kind smile. Autumn smiled a little from hearing that, but then it went away went the voice returned.
"You can't ignore this forever. I'm sorry for telling you this, but it is the truth. You must learn the truth because I know what you really are." The voice said. Autumn stopped walking before she felt scared again, and from there she couldn't take it anymore and began running out of the library.
"Autumn!" Applebloom called out. Autumn didn't listen as she continued to run. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo noticed this too and the Crusaders began to chase after her to see what's bothering her. In the halls Autumn ran and ran until the voice came back, "I'm not a spirit if you think I am. Come to the roof and we can continue this discussion."
Not knowing why, Autumn agreed to go there. Around the same time the Crusaders were running with determined faces to find Autumn, however in a blink of an eye they stopped when Vice Principle Luna appeared.
"Crusaders?" She said with shock. "Vice Principle Luna. Nice to see you." Scootaloo said with sheepish and nervous smile. "What are you three doing here at this time of night?" Luna asked with a firm look and voice. The Crusaders were a little nervous to answer, but they took in a deep breath before answering.
"We came here because of Autumn." Applebloom answered. "Autumn?" Luna asked. "She said she was hearing a voice today and it scared her, so we thought it could've been a ghost and we came here with her to find it. But...Autumn said it wasn't a ghost and we didn't listen to her because we the three of us believed she could've been wrong. Now she ran away and we don't know where she went." Applebloom added with a frown.
Luna never expected this problem to be a serious situation, however now wasn't the time to think about what the issue really was. "Alright girls, let's go find Autumn. And afterwards we're going to have a talk about sneaking into school at night." Luna said. The Crusaders were a little nervous about the last part, but it didn't matter to them now because what really did was their friend.
Upon making it to the roof of the school Autumn saw a mysterious figure staring at the night sky. "Are...are you the voice who spoke to me?" She asked the figure. The figure then turned around and it was revealed to be Diz.
"Yes, I am." Diz replied. "Why are you haunting me? And why did you say all those horrible things to me?" Autumn asked, wanting answers. "Because it was the truth. You really weren't suppose to exist, however it appears that fate brought you for any number of reasons." Diz replied. "What do you mean?" Autumn asked. "You really don't know? I won't say it because the time isn't right, however all I will say is that you, Crimson Nova, and Sonic Blitz are connected to each other. You forced yourself to come here with them and you are learning so much about life, but pretty soon it will all end." Diz said. Autumn didn't know how to respond to that and she really didn't know what this man was talking about at all. "Who are you?" She asked. "I am a servant of the world. If I am, that makes you a tool at best." Diz replied.
"That's not funny at all!" Autumn yelled before she unknowingly summoned out Crimson's and Sonic's Keyblades before rushing over to the man to attack him. Unfortunately Diz protected himself from her attack as the Keyblades couldn't phase through his barrier and Autumn was sent flying back. Diz was amazed by what she just did, however when Autumn got up she noticed what she was holding and got confused.
"W-what are these things?" She said. "Ah. Another one chosen by the Keyblade." Diz answered. "Keyblade?" Autumn said. "Yes. Those swords you are wielding right now are known as Keyblades. Only special people have the ability to wield them and it appears you are special as well Autumn." Diz replied. "Y-you know my name?" Autumn asked with wide eyes. "I do. I've known after you came here. Now it is time for me to leave, and the questions you are looking for reside with Crimson and Sonic." Diz replied before disappearing.
After he vanished the Keyblades dismissed themselves from Autumn before she looked at her hands, "Key...blade?" She said. Around the same time Luna and the Crusaders appeared from behind her, "Autumn, are you alright?" Luna asked. Autumn turned around and faced the people in front of her before replying, "I'm okay. And the Crusaders were right, it might've been a ghost." She said, lying about what happened to her. "Really? Did you see it?" Scootaloo asked. "Yeah, but then it got away." Autumn replied.
Scootaloo groaned from hearing that and the rest of the Crusaders just shrugged it off. "Well at least you're okay Autumn. And...we're sorry for not listening to you." Applebloom said with a frown. "Hey it's okay. Don't be sad, smile." Autumn replied, saying what Applebloom told her from earlier. Applebloom smiled from that as did the others. "Alright girls it's time to get you all home before anyone notices your disappearance." Luna suggested before everyone nodded.
Crimson's and Sonic's house
After dropping off the Crusaders at their homes Luna took Autumn back to her home. "Well this has been a very interesting night." Luna said out loud. "Yeah. Sorry we snuck into the school Vice Principle Luna." Autumn apologized. "It's okay. Just don't do it again okay." Luna replied.
Arriving at the house Autumn looked at Luna before speaking, "There's something I need to tell you." Autumn said. "What is it?" Luna wondered. "There wasn't really a ghost up on the roof. It was this strange man who was the one responsible for talking to me in my head." Autumn replied. "What did he look like?" Luna asked. "He was wearing red bandages on his face, had one eye out, wore a cloak, and he said that I am connected to Crimson and Sonic." Autumn answered. Luna went wide eyed from hearing this because she knew exactly what Autumn was talking about. "Did he say anything else?" She asked. "He said that I could wield these things called Keyblades. For some reason I was able to summon two and I attacked him because I thought everything he said was a lie." Autumn answered.
Luna was even more surprised to hear that and she really didn't know what to think of it. "Well how about we discuss this tomorrow. For now go inside and get some rest." Luna said. Autumn nodded before get out of Luna's car and walked up to the door. Lucky appeared after Autumn rang the doorbell and she was very surprised to see her while wondering why she was out late.
After Autumn went inside Luna drove off to go home as well. "Diz... What's your part in this? What do you know that we don't?" She said to herself.
End of chapter 36.
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