#56
I guess he didn't get the point that I could absorb his dark magic. The more he threw his energy my way, the more my light blended with this darkness. Normally this would cause panic, but I felt at one with both these two sources of magic, I knew so with how easily I could switch between darkness and light.
"How did you come back!?" He asked, gritting his teeth furiously. I grinned widely with the overwhelming feeling if sickness mixed with adrenaline.
"IT WAS THAT ONE ALICORN!" I yelled as if I hadn't been telling him that for the last few minutes.
He growled as he came at me with a hoof out, "SPECIFICALLY!"
My grin must have gone horrifyingly wide as I swiped at his hoof and gave him a brutal spine-paralyzing punch, but he quickly recovered and went for the uppercut which I let hit, just to see how it would feel. I chuckled at the extreme pain I felt, before spitting out some mystifyingly red blood and licking the trail it left behind on my lips.
"My jaw needed that." I grinned his way, before tightening a fist and laughing. "THAT'S AS MUCH AS YOU'LL KNOW ABOUT MY SAVIOR, I THOUGHT I ALREADY TOLD YOU TOO!"
He stared at me as if taken by surprise, to which I was probably taking him by surprise.
"The Queen will never appear before such a peon!" He stressed out, semi believing me and the rest denying it. I looked down, chuckling before laughing like a maniac. He looked up and frowned.
"Hey, I can't help it if this peon is one good-lookin' boy!"
"WHAT'S WITH YOU COCKY ATTIDUTE ALL OF A SUDDEN!?" He yelled blasting some more magic my way and I just stood in place with the psychopathic grin. His magic hit and it just surrounded my body, entering through all my skin giving me a reason to laugh my ass off. The feeling was like a drug, it was relaxing at first before spiking up into a jolt of electricity, in this case, all he did was fuel this drug addict I had become for his dark magic.
I laughed to the point it suddenly stopped, abruptly.
"How…WHY CAN'T I HIT YOU!?" Sting huffed across the field over at Ben, who had stopped suddenly after that last absorption. "HEY! ARE YOU DEAF NOW!?"
Sting picked his head up before backing away slightly at how the light that Ben emitted before had disappeared, now only leaving a mystifyingly dark aura that looked thick and light absorbing, almost like a black hole. Sting quickly backed another quick step and aimed his hoof over to fire some more darkness but stopped at the realization of Ben's body undergoing some change. It was happening slowly and at such a small degree; Ben's eyes were now being consumed by black patches of clouds that would soon cover them completely, his teeth had become rabid, his spiked hair standing on ends like he'd been electrified stiff, and his menacing grin, it gained a new meaning.
"W-what are you!? You're not K, are you!?" Sting asked, a worry developing inside.
Back, where Ben had told everyone to stay behind, everyone inquired over this odd occurrence and questioned K, Celestia, Luna, and Jade over what was happening. To which they all answered with the ultimate form of confusion; an "I don't know."
"He's consumed in complete darkness," Celestia observed, starting a small clue fest to see if anyone could build up on that point. Jade picked up quickly on it, flashing a look over to her. "Yes, he said he figured out how to use Pure Light magic, yet neither Sting or I know how it works, the queen kept it to herself."
"But that isn't light…that's darkness," Luna added looking over to Celestia and Jade to her left. Celestia and Jade looked over, before catching a glimpse of K and Chrysalis both holding their hand and hoof under their chin, thinking on it.
"I'd say it's hatred over darkness," Chrysalis added to the fire, turning over to the eyes on her. K kept his hand over his chin, thinking deeply on it as he watched the back of Ben's head, his eyes observing what was happening. The other three looked at each other before either gulping or recoiling at that thought.
"But from where!?" Luna asked, K dropped his hand from his chin and turned to them.
"Like Celestia once said, light consumes darkness, but Ben has been absorbing Sting's hate for the past few minutes, meaning he's probably using Sting's hate." Chrysalis inferred making everyone nod their head in agreement, but K just glanced one look at Ben and denied it on the spot.
"No, that hate he's absorbing from Sting, he's not using it, he's becoming one with it."
"What?" Celestia asked for every speechless one in the group, there was now a new feeling around this conversation.
"If you haven't noticed, Ben's been acting strange since he got that first surge of hatred from Sting, if that isn't alarming, then maybe the fact that he's changing before our very eyes, is."
"What!? Changing!?" Luna asked with Celestia, Jade, and Chrysalis right behind her. K nodded before clearing his throat.
"BEN!"
Everyone froze for a moment at K's sudden yell before turning to Ben, he jerked his head up slightly before turning around to face them. Luna and Celestia blinked a few times before freezing at the realization it wasn't an illusion they were seeing. Jade and Chrysalis widened their eyes slightly in response to Ben's serious glare and flinched back a step.
"O-Oh no! He's changed drastically!" Luna exclaimed making Ben turn his sight to her. She backed a step away too. "K-K! What's wrong with Ben!?"
"Hmm, he's changed more than I thought…" K acknowledged, glaring at Ben with increasing suspicion. Ben glanced over at him and changed that seriousness to a grin, showing off his teeth to everyone's surprise. K lifted his eyebrows, taking in the strange appearance before laughing and smirking.
"But I guess he's still in there,"
Everyone turned to K and observed his lack of worry.
"Do you realize how badly this could turn out!?" Luna shrieked at K, and K shriveled up as he leaned away. K massaged his ear before focusing on all the eyes he had attracted, it seemed to be a serious case.
"I guess I don't, what could happen?" He asked, annoyed with her shriek.
"Ben will turn into a…" Luna paused at the saying of such a word making K give her the persuasive eye.
"He'll turn into a Nightmare form of himself…" Luna finished going off the original term. K laughed silently before shaking his head and getting a face full of Luna lashing at him.
"That's not a joke! Hatred turned me into…you know what!"
K glanced at her before shaking his head.
"No, you don't understand, you, Luna, you have a split personality because you were born part-
"Luna!" Celestia lashed at her as K's face remained staring at the ground. Luna went hard on him on that one, it even forced Ben to look curiously back at her before turning back to Sting. Luna had reaped K's face with the searing pain of a magical slap, that seem to have no end to the pain.
K lifted his hand to his face and rubbed it before recovering and looking at Luna, not really wanting to speak anymore. Luna remained tight faced as she stared into his eyes, not showing any emotion but how close K was to ruining her life, at least in her eyes.
"What's with you!?" Chrysalis asked before K lowered his hand down to quiet her and moved up to Luna. He glared down at her and she glared up at him.
"What I meant to say…is that Ben can become this "Nightmare" you say, but he'd need to have a reason to unleash his hatred…you had hatred towards your sister…known as Jealously, yes that's hatred, and that sparked you to transform. But Ben doesn't have anything to hate, but if he did have this hate during Yuson's time…then you would see a Nightmare Ben…Dark Ben. At the moment, he's in control of it."
K turned back to Ben and sighed. "I'm sorry, Luna."
Luna looked down before nodding, holding firm to her beliefs.
Celestia broke in between them and gave each one a glance of confusion before frowning.
"What is this!?" She asked before turning to her sister. "Why is he apologizing when you hurt him!?"
Chrysalis turned to K and watched as K only looked back at Luna before shaking his head, disappointed with something. Luna gulped as she shook her head as well.
"It's nothing sister,"
Celestia simply moved closer to her. "Luna, you're a bad liar."
Luna's faced twitched slightly and she recoiled a bit, giving Celestia a reason to push her around. "It's nothing…" She said again, but Celestia wasn't having it, for something to disturb her sister to such a degree was worrying. Celestia cleared her throat again. "I'm not a fool Luna, so don't act like I'm one-
"IT'S NOTHING!" Luna yelled turning towards her sister, which caused K to swiftly turn back to face them, making sure it wouldn't get out of hand. Celestia wasn't threated by Luna's harsh tone, in Celestia's eyes, her actions where an act of sibling protection, not so much could be said about the latter.
"Does "nothing" really require such a tone of voice?"
"Sister, back off!" Luna barked back and K was finally called to walk over and cut them off.
"Cut the shit out!" He cursed at each one, and Luna obeyed but her sister couldn't follow through with it.
"I won't K, not until I figure this out!"
"You won't!" Luna firmly shouted, making K and Celestia both return their glares at her.
"What!?" Celestia asked. "Why won't I!?"
"Because I won't let you!"
Everyone went silent, not wanting to speak after that sudden moment. Luna impeding Celestia from doing something was always a sign of foul play, but this was ridiculous. Celestia glared at her before frowning all the way. K just switching his eye sight between both of them.
"Is that a threat?"
Luna didn't hesitate in nodding. "From here and to the moon, it is."
"Hell no! Stop this right now! Before I put you both to sleep!" K threatened towards both, and they quickly responded by just glaring at him, and he glared equally towards them. "You're sisters for crying out loud, have some restraint!"
"I'm doing this out of worry, K!" Celestia responded and shook her head at how Luna's attitude has been up to now. "And how am I not suppose to worry when she just slaps you across the face to stop you from saying something…"
She took a small pause before turning to K and watching him closely, making him uncomfortable.
"…you…you know…" Celestia revealed making K firm his legs and upper body. "Why…WHY DO YOU TRUST A DEMON OVER YOUR SISTER FOR A SECRET!?"
Luna actually felt something with that, she flinched in response.
"WHAT IS HE THAT I AM NOT!?"
"A…Demon…" Jade whispered making Celestia lock up slightly before looking behind herself at her. She silently turned back to Luna, who shook her head like a broken mechanism. Luna told on herself with how she quickly denied that. Celestia stepped up with towering order over Luna.
"What can you tell a demon…that you can't me?"
Jade came up from behind Celestia and glared at Luna a strong one, and Luna looked down at her quickly. There was a sheer horror from Jade just being there, Jade had something K had, the title of Demon. Luna's eyes widened as she backed up and stared at Celestia, just grow worrisome as Jade analyzed her.
"N-no…just…leave me alone!"
K watched, wanting to do something, but he couldn't. On one side, he had Ben who wanted the princesses to live in peace, and to do that he needed to let Celestia persist, and on the other, he knew Luna would be distraught and broken if he didn't stop Celestia. K was trapped and gulped as he looked at each of the choices; Luna or Celestia and Jade.
"I'm sorry Luna…" K gripped his fists before finally making a choice and looking away, feeling sorry for Luna, but hopeful it would end up in a good situation. Although, at the moment, everything was twisted.
Jade finally got close enough and jumped away quickly, her eyes shot up wide and her mouth hanged. Celestia looked down and so did Luna in terror as she backed up some more, running into Chrysalis behind her.
"G-GET YOUR REAR OFF MY FACE!" Chrysalis blushed as she rolled away over to K's side.
"P-Princess!" Jade gasped as she took heavy breaths and looked at the ground around her, not finding way to phrase what she knew.
"J-Jade please!" Luna begged from her but Jade shook her head and gulped.
K quickly gulped to deal with it, but failed and got down with Luna, grabbing her face with both hands and forcing her to look at him. He made sure she could see into his eyes, and know it was alright to some extent.
"Listen Luna, it's alright, I told you before that there is nothing wrong with it, be proud of who you are. It's only a name, and that name won't change the things you've done, lift your head up and embrace it."
"B-but K…" Luna tried to counter, but with K's tight grip on her face, the security of his hands let her listen.
"Your mother gave birth to you, which means she accepted you for who you were, a little demon Luna…" He took a pause to laugh a bit at how strange that sounded, making Luna tear up. He quickly recovered with a smile. "It sounds bad to the misinformed, but look at you, you ain't bad, you're just scared to accept it."
His words made it to her.
"K…my sister…what will she say?"
"Luna…" Celestia called with a voice, familiar to those moments when she holds motherly composure. Luna froze as K backed away and revealed Celestia behind him to her.
"Y-yes?" Luna asked, hunched over like a fearful puppy. Celestia smiled at her sight and K realized that smile as he met it with his own.
"You know, I never knew I had a demon for a sister, mother never told me." Celestia responded, her smile not showing in her voice to a hunched over Luna. Luna was crying again, and K could only smile as he thought about how many tears it would take to cry a river: a pony load of them it seems.
"I-I'm sorry…" Luna sobbed getting some reaction from everyone there. Chrysalis smirked at her tears, it was still a small esteem boost for her; a little one. Jade watched curiously, still wondering about such a discovery, and Celestia giggled.
"For what?" She asked, and Luna picked her head up slightly before coming down again in a sob.
"For being one…" She said, despising the 'demon' name. Celestia moved up to her and met her to the point that Luna could see the golden gauntlets over her hooves.
"Luna, I'll always love you my dearest sister, I was blinded to think that demons where despicable creatures…but I've had you with me all my life." The smile Luna couldn't feel in her words, finally came out and it messed with Luna gravely. Her head bobbed slightly as it tried to gain the courage to look up.
"W-what?" Luna asked, turning up to face her, and froze at the smile and soft eyes of her sister.
"I'm saying that, my opinion would have changed on demons if you just told me, nothing is greater than my sister, not even my own opinions."
"B-but you said they were creatures who would damn us all!" Luna cried, making sure that her sister was being truthful by giving her the test of time, bringing up the past quotes of hers. K cocked his head to the side with a smile at finally hearing something relating to a curse from these ponies, it just made him shiver with adrenaline. "Damn, that word is damn exciting!"
Celestia sighed with a nod. "I did, and I'm sorry."
Luna shook her head. "No! Don't be! I nearly did damn us all to an age of darkness! I am what you said I am! A demon!"
"Luna…say what you want, prove my point as many times as you may, but you won't win the argument that I am your sister, and I won't ever let such a pitiful backstory be the reason we can't love each other."
"B-but I'm a demon…"
"My sister, my demon, either way I'd still sleep by your side, for I am your sister and you are my younger sister, and I'll always love you, even when we don't agree."
"Sis…sis!"
"Exactly."
K smirked as he tried to hold back the fluttery feeling inside of him. "I love this…"
Chrysalis gave her own giggle and closed her eyes in bliss. "A demon, from Luna…who'd a thought it."
"Yeah, the evil ones taint my name, but I don't really need to prove that to you, do I?" K chuckled back, and Chrysalis opened her eyes mincingly playful.
"I might need a reminder."
Jade gave them both the stink eye. "Geez you two, at a time like this!?"
"What's going on over there!?" Sting asked. I looked over my shoulder and back, getting that urge to laugh again, but I restrained it to a chuckle.
"What's with you!?"
"You're acting more civilized by the minute," I answered and he gritted his teeth as I flashed him with my own. "Bit by bit, I'm bringing you back…"
He frowned as I chuckled some more and whipped out my shining blade. He glared at it before jumping back slightly as I fiddled with the sharp edge between my fingers. "But, in return…"
I sharply lowered the sword and aimed it his way.
"You're hate…I want it."
He stared almost baffled as I stabbed the ground with the sharp titanium piece and smiled. He watched the engraved sword as it flashed the design at him and made him squint as he tried to understand my odd action. I removed my gloves next and freed my fingers, opening and closing them to get a better feel.
"You ready?" I asked and he quickly readied himself for anything, but I knew he wasn't ready for what I had in mind. I lowered an arm to my side and raised the other with my hand aimed to him ready to attack. He knew something, the way he slightly shifted in place, and he knew I noticed him move.
"I'm not afraid of you!" He yelled, but I remained in place, waiting to see what else he had. He had nothing, he was waiting out the attack, waiting for a motive, unlike before where he would charge in. In his despair, I closed my hand into a fist and lowered it, giving off a sigh.
"I don't want you to be."
"Huh…no…" He asked silently before shaking it off and snarling. "What are you playing!?"
"Do you hate me more than you fear me, or do you fear me more than you hate me?" I asked him next, and he lost guard for a split second before tightening up.
"Both!" He answered. I glared at him before going up the sword and pulling it out of the ground and picking up my gloves. He flinched slightly as I began walking up to him. he threated with his hoof to do something, but I walked and stopped a foot or two away from him.
"H-huh…"
I looked at him for a few before quickly stabbing the sword on the ground next to him, he flinched greatly away from it. I tossed the gloves to his other side. He looked at both and back at me as I aimed my fist at him.
"W-what!?" He asked, frozen in place, an urge to push back in his eyes.
"Yuson, he brought me here to serve as some sort of monster and kill everyone, because I was one before." I began, and his ears stiffened.
"And he's tried the same with you, so why are we fighting?" I asked him, hoping to see if he would react in some way that favors me. He looked to the ground and back up silently.
"Yuson…I killed him, but that doesn't mean I ever wanted to disrespect you and all those who tried. I never knew about the chain of deaths that he brought with him until you showed up."
He shrunk a bit, barely noticeable, but he did.
"Taking out your hate on me, it wasn't helping anyone Sting, it just pained everyone to see how you reacted. You betrayed everyone's trust in you, my own too."
He refused to look up at me, I knew there was disappointment written on his face, and he wouldn't let his pride suffer from it.
"But Sting, I'm not evil and I'm not hellbent on keeping grudges, so I hold out a fist to you, to see if you would accept it."
He looked up and widened his eyes at the sight of my fist and stared at it, wondering its meaning.
"What?"
"I dropped my most trusted weapon and gloves on your side, I have no need for them since I don't plan on hurting you."
He watched me for a few, testing me before looking at my fist and staring at it.
"What does…that mean?" He asked about the fists.
"It means friend, it marks the end of this fight, and it will be your choice."
He stared at it a few more seconds before looking at his hoof and back at my fist. He was reasonable, it seemed that fighting around with him allowed me to take as much hate as I could from him to the point he was able to think clearly. He understood me well now that he could think, and he's realized how stupid it was, but his pride still held him back.
"Friend…"
I nodded. "Yeah."
For a brief moment there was silence before he sighed, sounding given up and followed up by opening his mouth to say something, but he couldn't get it out without a struggle.
"What…what do you care the most about in life?" He asked, definitely sounding defeated and deprived off all his pride and self-esteem.
I remained silent but seeing his eyes as he turned to look at me, full of disappointment, forced me to comply.
"My friends, what about you?" I returned and he picked his head and looked around before stopping at the audience. He stared for second before closing his eyes, pained by it.
"Jade…"
I was shocked for a few, as my head reminded me about what he had said sometime earlier and how he had her pinned to the floor when I found him, but I knew better than to object to this good news.
"I'm sure she feels the same about you,"
"After what I said and did?" He asked, wanting to believe my words, but his conscious wanted to make sure. I turned back to face Jade and everyone else, they were all eyes on us and wondering if this was actually coming to end, I hope it was. I saw Jade, her face showing all the signs of hidden faith and a joy just waiting to erupt behind her worried face.
"She doesn't believe what you said and did because she knows better," I turned back to face Sting my fist still out and starting to strain slightly.
"How do you know?" He asked further, and I understood his questions. His questions were questions that are asked for the sake of making sure someone else agrees with what you're thinking. I agreed, and I knew he believed me when I explained what he was to Jade. He stared aimlessly ahead at my legs, trying to think about it, and finally came to a point that he closed his eyes and his aura burned out into mist.
"Ben…just do what you need to." He said, waiting for anything. I choked a bit at him saying such a thing, it didn't sound like he wanted to be helped, it sounded like he wanted to just disappear. I hesitated for moment semi-lowering my fist before raising it up strong and calling him. He jerked up and stared at me as I held the fist closer to his face.
"I ain't gonna do nothin'! It's your move, you chose!" I retold him, spooking him into a jump.
"Oh right!" He straightened up awkwardly, not expected such a change in tone, and nodded firmly before running his hoof into my hand. There was a silence as he softly bumped my fist and remained attached to it. I smiled at his decision and undid my fist, gripping his hoof and giving it a firm shake on the agreement.
He stared curiously at my hand for a few seconds before turning up to me.
He almost laughed at how awkward it all seemed now, damn idiot killed me, but I don't mind now as long as he smiled. I smirked as I felt my aura increase in dark matter, I completely drain him. I let go of his hoof and stood in place studying my new-found aura.
"Ben…what will you do with all that hate?" He asked, and I laughed a sinister laugh, it wasn't that I wanted to, but this dark mass around me forced my voice to echo and become of an evil accent.
"I'll keep it for myself, unlike you, I don't feel like killing anyone." I mocked him and he laughed weakly to his side, not knowing whether to be serious or terrified. "No offense, Sting." I added with a malicious smile.
"Your voice is terrifying." He chuckled, making me look around at the dark field.
Someone came from behind me, the sound of gentle, cautious hooves approaching. Both Sting and I quickly reacted by picking our head up at the sound.
"Is…is it over?"
I turned at the sound of the new pony and smiled before feeling a rush of wing from behind.
"Jade!" Sting called out as he rushed past me and pinned down Jade, he smothered her in embraces and kisses. I mildly lost my balance and bounced on one foot before finding my balance and spinning around to face them. Jade was in shock as Sting just rocked her side to side with his tight embrace.
"S-Sting!?" Jade asked, obviously confused, frightened and excited.
"I'm sorry for everything I said about you and did to you, I didn't mean it!"
I watched as resolutions went down ahead of me before sighing and shaking my head. I still couldn't get over the fact I had died again, it seemed like everything I valued could just easily be ripped away from me by anyone who could had a killing intent. Yet, despite that, that isn't the worst feeling of all, the worst was the simple fact that I had died while leaving behind a potentially dangerous Sting behind for everyone to deal with, and even if they could handle, I can't imagine not helping out.
I watched some more before feeling my shoulder drop with some added weight. I looked back at the hand gripping my shoulder firmly and give me a small jerk.
"Woah…you did it!" K expressed, a hand on my shoulder. I looked at him and smiled.
"Yeah,"
He smirked as he shook me a bit from shoulder. "Damn, and look at you, all evil and shit."
I brought my hands up to my chest and watched as darkness swirled everywhere. I closed each hand into a fist and picked my head up. "A little, but I'm still here." I assured him before feeling another presence from my side.
"And that voice." Luna mentioned off my side making me smile. I turned over with the intent of expressing joy but choked up at her sight. I couldn't help it, I was constantly reminded of how close I could have lost it all by just the deepness in her eyes. I felt my aura die down instantly and I stood in place, just staring at her as I tried to muster up some speech.
"Ben? Are you alright?" I heard her ask. I quickly blinked and regained my breath as I looked off to my side to regain my thoughts. I took some breaths before closing my eyes and shaking my head: I nearly lost them.
"No, Luna. I just realized…I died…again." I gulped finding it hard to get words out. "It's hard to believe that I could just die, and never see you all again…it actually hurts."
Luna exchanged a look with K, searching for a way to respond. She took a step my way and stopped right in front of me, facing me with a look that showed a cluster of emotions.
"I'm sorry Ben, for all this, and I promise I won't ever put you in a situation like this ever again."
That sounded good, and it was reassuring, but that wasn't my concern. Of course, hearing her console was something I needed, but I needed to make sure everyone was okay too. I cleared my throat as I spun my sight around, getting glimpses of everyone scattered everywhere, some eyes on me, others eyes on Sting and Jade, and others on Chrysalis. I switched around a few times, getting my eyes on everyone, all smiles and tears of over-the-top joy.
I looked at Celestia and Twilight for a few seconds before switching to Chrysalis with the gang of ponies with erected eyebrows, burning with questions, and finally seeing Sting and Jade. Everyone seemed fine, but I couldn't address it straight up, the feeling of choking up was still in effect. I looked back at Luna.
"Thank you, but I'll be fine in time Luna." I assured before spinning to the scattered crowd. "How about everyone else, I know I spoke to them but still…"
Luna gave me a small look before turning to the crowd and studying everyone for a few seconds.
"They're zealous about you,"
I smirked a bit after hearing that and nodded a small one before turning back to face her.
"I'm glad, I don't want others to feel traumatized by this, although I wouldn't blame them if they are."
"Traumatized but thankful you're here Ben, you scared us all and left us in a state of hopelessness, and you coming back…it brought it all back." Luna commented and I listened well. I could hear the pain and relief in her voice, and an urge to go into a crying frenzy. I smiled a bit wider as I took in a deep breath.
"Those words hurt Luna…but there's no way I won't take them, thank you." I thanked her with the best smile for this situation, not to great, but good enough to convey my heavy thanks. She gulped before smiling with decreasing pain. "You always know what to say, don't you?"
I could see her trying to make the situation lighter, and I didn't mind following.
"This mouth of mine has gotten me in plenty of situations, but at least it knows how to put a smile upon your bright face…pardon the irony."
She giggled with blush, and I knew I was back at it again. I closed my eyes to take in the relief of seeing her giggle and chuckled a bit myself. "And your smile puts one on my face as well."
She flustered and nodded. "I'm glad!"
"Well, good to see you're alright," K stated before wiping that smile off his face and crossing his hands across his chest. I watched closely as he huffed in a huge intake of air gulped.
"But now, if you don't mind, I'd like to hear that explanation as to how you came back!" He demanded, I jumped a bit as his voice spiked. I stared at him curiously before looking around at all the ponies and Changeling. Celestia, Sting, and Jade, who all eyed me with encouragement, knew about it since I gave them directly the answer. I'm guess their looks mean I can explain?
I turned to K and sighed as I straightened up.
"I really wanted to keep it a secret from everyone except You, Luna and Celestia, and Jade and Sting too." I said, growing a smile across my face. "But fine."
Everyone eyed me as I looked to my side and drew the sword from the ground and lifted my gloves. I shook the dirt off before sheathing it and placing the gloves in my back pocket. In that time, Chrysalis and Twilight took it upon them to get up in front of me, followed by Celestia, Jade, and Sting.
"Well," I smirked. "It was her mother."
My hand drifted over to Luna's head and landed gently on it. There was split-second silence before I heard only Luna and Chrysalis question it.
"What!?" They asked, and I aimed my other hand at Celestia.
"And of course, that means Celestia's too, you two are sisters…" I stopped at the pointless explaining and firmed up. "Yeah, it was your mother, the Queen if I'm not mistaken."
"Mother!? She brought you back!? Are you sure!?" Luna asked, not really believing it at first hearing. I nodded a firm one and lifted my head.
"Yup, no mistaking it!"
"Prove it!" Chrysalis demanded, and I lifted an eyebrow before taking a step back from and aimed my hand at my body.
"I'm alive and walking,"
They looked at me before looking at each other, still finding it hard to believe. I shook my head in the fact they refused to buy it before getting some memories to flow back in. I knew my mouth could get smiles out of them, but I'm not sure it this would. I held my stance before clearing my throat.
"Well, listen to this quote that I'm about to tell you, it's from her, and its word by word, not altered in a bit." I persuaded and they all turned to me, excited and questioning.
"You spoke to her?" Celestia asked, and I nodded as I tempted her to listen with a wink.
"Yeah, a nice alicorn she was, so nice in fact she said this to me."
Everyone closed in on me and I closed my eyes to shut them out, a smirk forming on my face, warning everyone to hold on tight, because this was a weird thing to say. Good thing I got a hold of her voice, because being able to sound like her now would probably be even more convincing.
"She said," I cleared my throat, getting my vocals ready. "For ending Yuson and bringing Equestria closer to peace-
I took a moment to put in some context with my normal voice. "At this point she giggled to herself a bit." I explained before going back the voice I was impersonating.
"You have all my blessings to bed my daughters, Celestia and Luna, my two gems, and for the future you three have."
I finished impersonating and turned to Luna, who struggled mentally as she processed that.
"Well, that's how I remember her voice, you be the judge." I said aiming a finger at her before lowering it at how she stared straight at the ground. "Luna?" I asked, and she slowly lifted her head which made me back a step.
"That's her…her voice…it's exactly like that…" Luna slowly mentioned before Celestia got next to Luna and nodded. "You really do know her voice if you can mimic it that well, impressive."
"Yeah, the moment I heard her mention you two as her daughters I wanted to flip out, but all that came out was my confusion and shock when she…" I paused before I could go any further and chuckled nervously.
"I'll hold the rest confidential."
They looked at me, unnerved by my sudden restriction of knowledge and info.
"Please don't hide it! We haven't seen her in so long!" Luna begged, and it was easy to see she really wanted to know, it was in her eyes and body motion. Celestia came up with a warm smile from Luna's side, eager to hear about her mother.
I looked at them carefully before biting my tongue and shaking my head, I didn't like leaving them on low information, but this time it was necessary. "Listen, she just knocked me out, and put me back into my body, then Ba-da-Bing Ba-da-Boom, I'm back into the world of the living!"
"She knocked you out?" Celestia asked, suspicious of what I just said.
"Oh, but in a nice way!" I added, not making myself look less guilty of something and they became overly suspicious.
"Ben, I want to know exactly what my mother did! Please, I can't think of her the way you're explaining her!" Luna demanded. I knew she really wanted to know about her mother, only she knew how long it's been since she's seen her, and judging by their ages, I could deduce it's been quite a while.
I looked at her before running my hand to my chin and rubbing it. "I'll tell you in private, not around everyone, alright?"
"Yes, that's fine." Luna agreed. Celestia bowed her head in agreement as well. "When you have the time."
I smiled at their acceptance. "After I get some rest, then we'll talk."
"She gave you her blessings to "Bed" Luna and Celestia?" Chrysalis asked, raising an eyebrow too perfectly. I remained a bit paralyzed in place before I took in her suspicious look, and the way she looked at me, trying to get something out. I wouldn't let her get me that easily.
"I'm guessing killing Yuson really did her great joy or something." I returned with a smug smile before noticing the reddened two by my side.
"Did she really say that!?" Celestia and Luna asked, curious and embarrassed by such a quote.
"I quoted everything perfectly." I said before seeing Chrysalis step up, challenging me.
"What did you talk to her about?" She asked, and I brought forth a quick-fire response.
"We talked."
Chrysalis, obviously unimpressed, mimicked my words before smirking. "Alright, you talked, but I know you Ben, you're a smooth talker and like to get reactions, I think you know what I'm getting at?"
I stared at her and smiled slightly, she knew me well when it came to talking. The moon and sun turned to me and I dodged their questioning looks, pretending I didn't acknowledge them by focusing on Chrysalis.
"What are you getting at detective?" I asked, a smirk across my face, trying to not reveal too much while remaining in touch with my wise senses. Chrysalis smirked back, but she mastered something behind that smirk, almost as if she expected such a response from me. I drop the smirk.
"As far as I know, not that I know much, but a mother shouldn't just right off the back give you permission to bed her daughters, not unless you impressed her or proved yourself."
I was taken back a bit but didn't show it as I watched her giggle. "And your mouth can get you many places, and that mixed in with such a sudden permission from their mother…it shouldn't come off as a surprise that you probably did or said something."
"I called her a "Young" alicorn." I admitted straight up, hoping she would take that as her answer and drop the act. I quickly got a reaction from Celestia and Luna, who looked at each other.
"You did?" Celestia asked, smiling at how she saw the scene play out in her head, probably finding it hilarious. Luna on the other hand looked like the was slowly coming to a small discovery, her eyes laid on me, gently watching me as I spoke.
"I did, and…well…she reacted like you two would when flattered." I said and Chrysalis made my back shiver as I jumped around to watch her carefully, she found a way to get behind me when I wasn't looking.
"So, you complimented her…" Luna pointed out. I smiled with a slight of jerk of my head in agreement with her.
"And she liked it too." Chrysalis chuckled making Luna scowl her, taking her for a tease. I smiled slightly wider, which lowered the look Luna had, taking what Chrysalis said with some seriousness after all.
"Yeah, then she went on and spoke about how her young days are all behind her." I said with the intent of getting a reaction to end the drama, which I quickly regretted remembering how Chrysalis was still on my case.
"Let me guess, your mouth came in handy, didn't it?" Chrysalis asked, making the eyes on me even more tense. I couldn't incriminate myself more, I blushed and scratched the back of my head nervously. Celestia, for the first time, actually raised her head and watched me carefully, while Luna continued with her suspicion.
"I couldn't help it, she looked," I took a moment to find a frank word. "nice…"
"That's too simple of a word for you, what did she really look like?" Chrysalis asked, and I was a fool for falling into her luscious voice. I looked to the grass and chuckled.
"Fine, she was beautiful, but that's expected of the Queen, no?"
There was a silence from everyone apart from Chrysalis who giggled out loud.
"Hmm, I have a feeling all that flattery got you somewhere, will you tell me where?"
In my head all those memories of being with her rushed in and all played out all at once, making my head feel like it was on the verge of laughing from how much I did that I wish I could've prolonged. But, I came back to senses and realized that Chrysalis was getting me to reveal a lot. I shook my head and waged a finger towards her.
"No, I won't, you've reached the end of you detective career."
With that sudden line, off my side I realized Luna had sprung up and jumped slightly. I slowly turned my head over and watched her face light up with shock as Celestia questioned the look. I stared at her, wondering for second what was up with her before I placed a hand over my chest in equal shock. I got my heart racing in seconds as I widened my own eyes. "Oh no…"
"Ben…" Luna called me and I felt my face brighten up in a red flare as I shook my head.
"Luna, I swear what you just saw was just a figment of my imagination." I falsely explained, trying to remain calm, but Luna had something ready for me.
"My mother is no figment of imagination…neither is what I saw."
I gulped as I looked down and remained calm, not trying to expose myself.
"Uh, I'm sorry…maybe?" I apologized insecurely, not looking up for the sake of not being tempted to answer anything by their eyes, Celestia and Luna's, especially Chrysalis's.
"What is? What's did you see Luna?" Celestia asked calmly towards her. I felt my lungs begin to hurt from holding my nervous breath back, when Celestia demands an answer, she won't give up until she gets it, I know from experience. I knew I had to act, or at least prolong Luna from answering.
"Oh, come on, it wasn't that serious, it was just a tiny one! And she passed me out afterwards." I tried with Luna, but I should've known my place in this argument. She turned to me, not angry, nor shocked, nor joyful, she looked like she was trying to get me to understand the seriousness of this, which I obviously failed to get through my head.
"Ben…that's my mother…you understand that, right?" Luna asked. I didn't answer as I thought up of something to support myself.
"But she came onto me!"
It wasn't the best response I could come up with.
"Why didn't you…back away or something!?" Luna shot back. I flinched slightly and felt myself shrink with desperation, trying to get rid of the topic.
"Why in damn's name would I do that!? Do you understand how horrible of a move that would've been!? She's a lovely alicorn, who gave the option to resuscitate me! I couldn't just hurt her feelings with such a level of disrespect!" I argued back.
She cleared her throat and gave me a look which meant she understood that part, even so she was shocked by such a thing. "But Ben, I've never seen her lay her lips on, Any! Other! Pony! Last one I remember was on my right cheek!"
My head lost its thinking process as she revealed exactly what I didn't want to get out. I laughed a bit to myself before groaning in stress. Celestia came up after that and remained silent as she gave me the You did what!? look. I looked at her for a moment before blushing and turning away.
"Geez, you two, it's not a big deal." I whispered out hoping this wouldn't go on to haunt me anymore.
"Damn Ben, you need to calm down playboy! You went after the princesses, and now their mother!? That's some escalation!" K exclaimed, a cheerful tone about his voice, which I understood fully, but in front of Celestia and Luna at the moment, it only embarrassed me more.
"It was just a small event that happened…come on! She brought me back from being dead!"
"Tell them that, I've got no problems with her, in fact, I owe her a lot for bringing you back!" K said, redirecting my words to Luna and Celestia with his finger. I picked my head up, finally having something to say when I see their looks even if they just heard me say it to K.
"I'm sorry Ben, we don't mean to stress you," Celestia said, coming up from Luna's side. She looked kind and sweet, like back when I first got to know her.
"Yet, mother kissing…anypony or human in your case, is highly special, especially a male…she was always very…how should I say it? restrictive when it came to engaging in body to body contact."
"More like romantic body to body contact, because if it were a fight, then she wouldn't mind dancing and happily singing "Victory" on your sore aching body." Sting said with a smile, that reminded me he now back to his normal self, still though, I couldn't really smile when Celestia has just revealed some news, that I didn't know how to react to.
"What are you saying?" I asked standing straight. Celestia thought about it for a bit before sighing.
"Now…I don't know what to think of it at the moment, but I think mother has got a liking towards you."
"From just a little kiss?" I asked.
"To you it might seem small, but to us, it's an enormous event, think of it, as if she hasn't loved or been loved for centuries, then you come along and bestow your charm on her. That is how that kiss looks like to us."
"That's seems very accurate…though…she was never in love."
"Excuse me now?" Luna asked turning over to Sting.
"Yes, it's true, as far as we remember, the Queen is a pure being, of which no stallion was ever tainted her." Jade spoke and K shot into the air in shock.
"HOLY FUCK, SHE'S A VIRGIN!"
I raised as well and I looked at K.
"HOLY SHIT! HOW'S THIS POSSIBLE!?"
"Well…so are we…" Celestia spoke up for herself and Luna, to which I quickly picked my head up and shook my head.
"Yeah, but you two have your reasons, your mother on the other hand or hoof…doesn't it take a stallion to impregnate a female and then have babies, or does she not follow that rule!?"
Luna and Celestia looked at me then at each other before gulping. "Y-you are right about that…then how did…"
"Don't think about it too much, your mother will in form you on her next reunion…which should be soon as Jade here is telling me."
"Soon!?" Celestia asked before Luna sprung up excitedly.
"Oh yes! She did tell Ben she make their next reunion special! And Ben did tell her to visit soon!"
"Aren't you forgetting the "Alone" part? She even made it sound luscious for Ben." K asked, and I choked up on the air I was trying to regulate. He was right about that, she did mention meeting me alone, to which I knew everyone would use their imagination to determine what that means. I completely forget how demons, and Luna can see into my head; Jade told Sting about my encounter, Luna exposed me to everyone, and now K did the same.
"Alone!? Lusciously!? Ha! No debating it! She's got something for you!" Sting mocked from behind me, and I lost to my blush again, just when I thought it was gone for good. Celestia and Luna turned over to me and I remained silent.
"Well then, once your private meeting has taken place-
"Which won't involve anything of sexual nature, right?" Luna asked cutting Celestia off. I looked at her carefully before skaing my head.
"I can't grantee anything Luna."
She sighed and nodded before lowering her head in disappointment.
"You could at least have said something more optimistic."
"Then I'd be lying."
She looked at me with a pout. I smirked in response.
"Well, as I was saying, just tell her we want to see her." Celestia picked back up.
"Celestia, she's your mother, I'm sure she would go to you first before me, your thinking too hard on it." I said, going easy on her to make her feel better. I smiled her way to prove it and she smiled back.
"Y-you're right, sorry, it's just exciting…and slightly embarrassing." She explained. I agreed too. "No kidding."
"Um, Ben?"
I turn back to Luna.
"Yes?"
"How did mother know about you to begin with?"
I rised to the question, some weird worry building up inside my chest. "She said…she's been watching me for a while now." I explained, going back to what she, the Queen, had said.
"Watching you…for a while…?" Celestia asked.
Luna retracted a bit at the answer and thought about before slowly but surely widening her eyes and turning red, just like me.
"Wait a minute, you mean…she's been watching you…even when-
"Oh boy! Now that is weird!" K smirked with Chrysalis by his side giggling to it as well. "Who would have thought you princesses had such hilarious problems."
Luna looked at them before drowning in embarrassment, which I liked since now we could relate on one thing. Celestia didn't have to worry about embarrassment which seemed to work in her favor. She remained calm as she spoke on that embarrassing subject.
"It's alright Luna…I had to endure that one night-
"Wait a minute, you sayin' she's been watchin' Ben every day, all day long?" AJ asked coming up from behind Twilight, her ears standing straight and her face curious with worry that wasn't showing. I looked over to her and realized the reasoning behind her question. I smiled to deal with the embarrassment.
"She seemed to know me really well…so I'm guessing yeah, 24/7."
AJ seemed to stroke out before flaring up in red.
"Wait a minute, that involves us too!" Dash revealed looking to Flutters who quickly hid behind her, as eyes laid down upon them. "Shh…Dashie…this is embarrassing."
"That means you too DJ." Dash then turned to Vinyl and her mouth dropped and she lost the pure white color of her fur.
"WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT!?"
"You did what!?" Octavia asked swinging over her way making Vinyl nervously smile and shrink in place. "N-nothing!"
"Wait are you all saying all four of you had…" Twilight choked up before her body shivered. "With Ben!? I understand Luna, but ALL FOUR OF YOU TOO!?"
"Oof, Twilight's figured out some potentially dangerous intel, this calls for a massive retreat!" K joked out as I look at all the stared I was getting. Oh those stares wanted me, they wanted to chew me up and spit me out.
"This is good news! That means we're next!" Pinkie spoke on behalf of positivity and I found refuge in her words as everyone lost their attention on me and turned to her.
"That's good news!?" Bonbon asked, and Pinkie made the face. It's not a face she'd usually make, it the face when someone tells you something so stupid you want to say "Get the fuck out."
"I fail to see the reason for your negativity." Pinkie responded before turning to me and smiling, raising a hoof to me. "You see, look at that face, it just screams positivity."
"I think it screams "help"." Starlight said stepping up. Pinkie made that I ain't taking that from you face again.
"That's quite an assumption,"
"Why would you let yourself be controlled by him!?" Bonbon asked strictly to Vinyl, which followed by Lyra asking the same. Octavia just watched curiously and with a small blush.
"It's ain't like he's forcin' us." AJ spoke up for all who related to the sudden discovery. Everyone turned to her and watched as she smiled slightly. I smiled as well, she was right, I just provided some motivation, which worked most of the time. AJ eyed her audience before picking her head up high and adjusting her hat firmly.
"Don't look at me like that, y'all probably just ain't gettin' it." AJ expressed before laughing a bit. "But, I ain't gonna blame you for not gettin' it."
"Aww sis! You got some love for him, don't-cha?" Bloom asked making Belle and Scoots close in on her from either sides. "Yeah!"
AJ blushed and laughed to deal with their words of encouargement.
"Oh, be quiet!"
"Fine, I'll stay zipped." Bloom smirked.
"And come on, he's been through enough, give him some time to regain himself." Dash defended as well putting a hoof on my shoulder. I turned to see her smile and smiled back. "Thanks."
"I guess you're right, we shouldn't give him problems after what he went through." Lyra agreed. Before everyone offered their own agreement.
"Speaking about regaining yourself, Ben, I'm sure you must be heavily exhausted." Celestia pointed out. I smiled widely.
"Yeah, you got something to drink?"
"Uh, yes! If you want we can go get something to drink, but I would advise you go and lay down afterwards, take an afternoon sleep."
I liked the offer, and nodded. Perfect.
"Great…but what about Sting and Jade?" K asked coming up behind me with a hand out to Sting.
"Don't worry about me, I've gotten a hang of myself, um…and I need to make it up to Jade as well as you all, uh, I don't know how but I'll see if I could do something." Sting offered with Jade giving him a warm smile.
"No Sting," I responded quick. He raised an eyebrow as he quesioned it. I smiled back. "You focus on Jade, we can talk things out when we can, and plus you're our guests if you think about it."
Sting looked at Jade and Jade blushed as he whispered something to her before turning back to me.
"I like your ways Ben, but I'll do something for you all, just give me some time."
Stubborn as damn mule.
"Alright stubborn one, do as you want, but don't go and start randomly hating me again, because I ain't gonna much appreciate it." I threatened playfully.
"Ha ha! Don't worry, I was over whelmed by centuries of hatred, I'm over it! But how about you? Will you be able to handle it?" He asked back with a smirk.
I raised a hand and brought back my aura around it, this time full of light.
"I think I understand this hatred thing, it only activates when I start feeling hatred towards something, is that right?"
K landed his hand on mine, and the aura of light turned dark with hatred. I'm guessing K did that.
"Yeah, but not a petty hatred like someone comes up and jocks you on the side of the head, it's more like someone wants to hurt your family and you rage type of ordeal." K explained. He unhanded me and the light returned. I acceoted it and closed my hand, ridding the aura.
"Well, I'm good then!"
"Hmm, you sure you want to keep that hatred in you?" Luna asked and I nodded with high assurance.
"Well, no where else it can go, and I'm fine."
She looked at me for a moment and smiled before rubbing against my side temptingly. I laughed slightly at how it tickled when she rubbed her head next to my side.
"Alright, I trust you, how about we go back to ponyville and get you that refreshment?"
"Fine by me, but where are we exactly?" I asked spinning one full 360 before wiping some sweat from my forehead.
"We are far enough to not get any innocent ponies hurt," Celestia answered with a funny smile. I shrugged and accepted.
"Ah, good, subtle but good."
"Me? A virgin? Ah…Ben, thou slowly begins to figure it out." She giggled before stopping and blushing using her wings to hide her reddened face. "Oh my, that's actually quite embarrssing, what would he think?"
She thought about it before smiling excitedly.
"Oh but just the things we can do! Sing, sleep, eat, talk, spar! Happy times ahead!"
The Queen's a pretty playful being when alone, but she still has her respect for others. She lowered her wings from her face and giggled.
"Soon, soon, soon, soon!" She happily sang as her voice faded away, hoping to reappear when the time is right.
