Edited on 3/19/15.
Hello Ladies and GentleColts, CloudGazer45 here, and by God, this is one chapter I had difficulty writing... A lot of the actual story starts here, and a lot of chaos is to be insured, tons of it! You guys had a suspicion about Twi showing up? Well good, cause here we go!
ALLON-SY!
Chapter 4: I DIDN'T DO IT!
(POV switch: Cody...)
Oh... Sweet... God. Standing in front of me, in their glorious light were the 'Mane' 6...
In the doorway stood a group of six mares, the first was a lavender alicorn, with a dark purple mane and a pink stripe running down the middle, and dark violet eyes. A pink, six pointed star, layering another smaller white star, surrounded by five white specks, all around the sides made up her cutie mark. She also seemed to have a little crown on, not the Element of Magic, but it seemed to have five little spikes ending with a little amethyst gem on the end of each spike, and it seemed to made from gold. Twilight just stared at me she was examining me, which creeped me out a bit, making me look to the next in line.
The second mare was a butter yellow pegasus with a light pink mane and turquoise eyes, bearing three butterflies on each flank. Poor little Flutters was trying to make herself as small as possible... hiding behind Applejack, which made me chuckle quietly.
Third was a regular earth pony that couldn't stop jumping up and down. It was like she was on a never ending sugar high, which I'm guessing was right. She was pink with three balloons acting as her cutie mark, and that's all I'm going to say about Pinkie Pie; pink and hyperactive as ever.
Next was a... Unicorn. One thing I could say about the pristine white and royal purple unicorn in front of me was that she looked of high class. She also had a trio of diamonds as a cutie mark. And, Jesus Christ, have I never seen this much makeup and smelled so much perfume on someone in my life. Rarity, tone it down, why don't you? Please?
The second to last was someone-sorry-somepony, that I could relate to just from looking at, as she was wearing an old fashioned setson, that has seen some wear and tear through the years I'm guessing. Applejack's bright orange coat and blonde mane were a bit dusty, she may have just gotten done working on the farm. Looking at her reminds me of my family in California, mainly due to the vibe she is giving, but the fact she works on a farm is the thing I respect about her.
Last but not least, at least 4 feet off the ground was a cyan colored pegasus with a rainbow styled mane... It was odd though. Instead of having a competitive look in her eyes, she was extremely calm... And, by the looks of it, nervous. It was as if she didn't belong in this place. I'm not saying that she wasn't supposed to, but the look in those magenta eyes said that she was somewhat... I dunno, misplaced?
They came in, greeted Ditzy, and then stopped as soon as they saw me. Pinkie ran up, got straight up in my face, thus scaring the living shit out of me, and started talking as fast as she could!
"HiI'mPinkiePie!Whoareyou?Doyoulikeparties,causeIloveparties!Thenagainwhowouldn'tloveparties?Areyouanalienfromaworldordimensionunknowntous?Orareyoua-" Before she could continue her spiel, a light magenta aura wrapped around Pinkie Pie, and dragged her away from me, making me sigh in relief. That was way too close for me, too close for comfort. Twilight finally blinked her eyes and grinned slightly.
"Sorry about Pinkie, she usually gets like this when somepony new is around." I just smiled warmly at her comment.
"Eh, don't worry about it. I know someo-*cough!*-pony who acts relatively the same. Trust me, if you want to have a party you'll never forget, take notes from her!" I smiled as I remembered my friend Cassidy, and the last house party I went to ended with me waking up on her back porch, covered in confetti and surrounded by empty PBR cans. That was a Blast! Everyone then looked at me as if I had a second head, unblinking and confused as hell looks plastered on their face. It was starting to freak me out, to be honest. "What? Did I say something?"
"Dude, the only ones who go to parties like that, are griffons...", Rainbow's face just looked astonished at me, instead of the others who still held confused, with the exception of Pinkie, who was bouncing up and down again. I started to ask what everyone was so confused about, until I felt like I knew the answer... I did it, AGAIN!
"I said something about a house party, didn't I?" I asked, feeling a little embarrassed. They all nodded, but now, even RD had a confused look. Damn it all, I feel like I just cause problems everywhere I go!
"You mean, you didn't remember what you just said?", Twilight said, albeit concerned.
"At times, I don't realize that I'm projecting what I'm thinking about, out into the open. It's just a problem I've had since I was little. At times, it's helped out, others it's gotten me in a lot of trouble." They all looked like they understood what I was talking about, but Twilight still looked at me weirdly, or more importantly, at my neck... Oh crap! My necklace! Rarity, surprisingly, then asked the question that I was dreading...
"Excuse me, Sir, but what is that on your necklace?" The jewelry in particular was a silver angel, her wings flung out to where the tips were touching, forming the loop to where the red cord was attached. The woman was facing to the left, holding a ruby that was in the form of a heart. I can't believe that Rarity, out of all of them, ratted me out! WTF?!
"Ah-Er- It's... It's an angel... My ex gave me it, when we were still going out..." Twi's ears twitched, making her look cute, but I knew what evil was coming soon enough.
I heard the man's voice again.
Run...
"Then please, tell me, why you have a piece of jewelry with a creature from human religion, around your neck."
RUN!
Twilight looked smug, and somewhat startled after finishing her sentence. Why do I say startled? Because after she finished, I ran (more like galloped) out the door. What I wasn't expecting, was the three Royal Guards waiting outside.
"You, stop!" One of the Three Stooges yelled.
"Shit!" I screamed, galloping the opposite way, almost running into an ivory colored, unicorn, wearing some nice, purple sunglasses. She didn't seem to notice as she had a pair of headphones on, and even from the distance I was at, I could hear the dubstep blasting from them...
"Stop! In the name of Celestia, you are to be brought into-"
"I don't care!" I yelled back at Stooge #2. I'm not talking to any of the princesses, unless I can find a way to go about business without being chased! I managed to dodge a few civilians here and there, even jumping over a few stands selling fruit and produce. These guys weren't giving up! Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, and Tweedle Dumber were following me, and since one of them was a unicorn, he decided to start shooting spells at me!
A few of the blue orbs of light hit the buildings to either side of me, while one of them hit a magenta earth pony, probably hard enough to knock her out for a week... I dunno, I think that she was drunk too... Must have been it! I kept running.
Child! Listen to me- Your eye!
Oh, jeez... I have to do that... Don't I? God damn it...
(PoV switch: 3rd person...)
The poor, frightened teen kept galloping on, as he dodged the cyan colored blasts of energy, that left scorch marks on the surfaces, and one or two of them hitting some slow moving bystanders, knocking them unconscious. Others who saw the chase either got out of the way, or joined the guards in trying to apprehend the runaway pegasus.
Cody looked back quickly and saw a small mob on his tail (literally), and started to run a little faster, but started to feel fatigued after a while longer. As the mob saw that he was losing speed, some of the group started breaking off, and began surrounding him, as well as covering the air due to some other pegasi that had joined.
"We're giving you one last chance to surrender, and come quietly!" One of the guards called to the teen. Cody then started slowing his pace, before stopping completely, surprising the crowd. As he stood there, he held his head down, not in shame, nor in depression, but trying to keep his amusement to himself, yet failing at the simple job. His silenced giggles that he was keeping to himself started to leak out, little by little, before becoming audible chuckles, then full blown laughter, scaring the mob as they started moving back.
He then looked up, but instead of his hair falling to the left of his face, it fell to the right, revealing the very thing he kept secret: his other eye… almost demonic. As it kept the round shape as its twin, it's iris was crimson red, with a reptilian-like pupil. The eye seemed to also be extremely bloodshot, with a similar, yet larger vein pattern that was hidden from view, leading from the outside of the eye, around the upper part of his face to the bottom of his ear. As he stopped laughing, the grin on his face wouldn't fade away.
"Really? That line?" Cody asked in a deeper voice, frightening the mob even more, and making a few flee the area, opening up a path for him to escape. "To be honest, I've heard that so many times, I've lost count. Now, are you going to move your asses? Or do I have to slap every single one of you?!" He noticed the gap, and readied himself. The scared crowd could only gaze as the peach colored equine laughed again, his hair falling back over his left eye, and a black mist started leaking from his body, raising the fear level to past 11. "As much as I'd like to stay and chat, I can't at the moment. Okay? Sannligr Vel!(1)"
In that instant, the "man" took residence within him.
Before the Celestial Guards could do anything to stop him, the pegasus ran at incredible speeds, leaving behind a stream of black and purple flames in his wake. Before they knew it, he was only a purple blur, heading straight towards the mountains, and they slowly picked themselves up, and followed the quickly fading fire trail(2).
(PoV switch: Cody...)
Meanwhile...
Well, that's new... I knew I was fast, but damn, not 'Rainbow Dash' fast! Pegasi must have really powerful wings… oh well.
As I kept galloping on to the nearby mountain range, I thought of that mob, how they were so... Scared. I really hate showing my other eye, but it's the only thing I could think of to make them stop following me... And I also hate how I act when that happens. It's nothing like me. I'm more surprised at what I said… Wait, When have I ever learned anything in Norse tongue? Or even read any of the mythology behind it?
I stopped over by a cliff edge, and took a breather. Whatever that energy that was surrounding me earlier and now fading off me, is changing me into something else... Or awakening something deep inside... What is going on? I stood up on two legs and reverted back into a human, and sat over the ledge.
I could feel the "man's" energy...
Whatever energy he gave to me, it felt old. Very old and forgotten. I then got a crazy idea, as I stood back up, careful enough to not fall down the cliff face I sat on. I began seeing if I could manipulate the energy into a shape… I don't know how but, it felt natural... And after concentrating for a minute or two, I got my result, as that blackish-purple mist started to form over my back. After a few more seconds, a pair of large, raven colored wings spread out, seeming slightly transparent and made of black flames. I gave a slight chuckle as I gave them an experimental flap, sending a large gust of hot air in front of me... I guess these babies are made out of fire. I heard 'that' voice again...
Child, give ear again; there's something here you must see...
I started looking around the area I was in, and I saw some stuff that I was skeptical about. For one thing, I had a really odd feeling about it, as if I was supposed to be here. That and there were some scars in the earth and stone in the mountain that didn't look natural, as if someone took a blade or a creature with sharp claws came by and left a diagonal cut. I think that I'll go with the blade, as the mark had a similar cut going the opposite way, making an 'X' of sorts. There was also a strange energy, similar to that of what was flowing through me, but even more so familiar, going through the cuts. It can't be... 'John'?
Yet again, I heard the voice… but this time, he screamed.
LOOK OUT, YOU IDIOT!
*KRA-BOOOOOM!*
"What the Hell?" I snapped out my trance and noticed the large rainbow colored ring off in the distance, with what looked like a... OH SHIT! RAINBOW DASH IS A GAININ'! I looked at the cliff and looked at the flames on my back.
'Should I? I mean... What if-' A slight whistle was growing louder, and I looked back again, seeing the little dot gaining, growing bigger. Well, that made up my mind!
"OH SHIT!" And with that, I jumped off the cliff and opened my wings...
(PoV Switch: 3rd person...)
As Cody soared through the sky, he found it quite enjoyable, and relatively easy, just as he felt when he was running as a pegasus, scaring him slightly. He shook off the uneasiness, and gave the flamelike wings a few powerful flaps, and shot ahead like a bullet. As he started gaining speed, a certain chromatic pegasus was slowly, but surely gaining on him. As she got closer and closer, she saw that she was no longer chasing an equine similar to her, but a bipedal creature with what seemed to be large blackish purple flames acting as wings, and he, judging by the same body structure from before, was gaining speed quickly.
"Hold it, buster!" Rainbow cried over the sound of wind rushing by her face. The effects of the Rain-Boom were fading fast, so soon she would have to rely on her wings again, but at the current speed he was going, the biped would soon lose her. He looked back and surprisingly, flipped around to face her, and continued to stay in mid air!
"Well, well, well! If it ain't the Element of Loyalty herself: Rainbow Dash!" He shouted, maintaining a straight face, with a slight grin. Rainbow decided to start her wings back up, and darted at him as he dodged her with relative ease.
"Stay still! You still have some explaining to do!" She kept trying to dive bomb him countless times, but all of her attempts failed, just as the first did.
"If you want me, ya gotta catch me!" Cody then took off, leaving behind a black & purple streak. Rainbow pushed herself to catch up with him, leaving a trail reminiscent to her namesake behind as well. She soon got up next to him, and tried shoving into him, to knock him off balance. However, she regretted it soon after, as she had burned her side on the long flamelike appendage, thinking that it was completely solid. She bit her lip hard, but didn't cry out in pain, and kept up the pace. The two arial combatants were so focused on each other that they didn't see the large crystal tree-like structure in front of them, and both crashed headfirst into it with a loud THUD!
He heard the "man's" voice again.
I think you aren't ready for wings yet, child.
In a flash of dark purple light, the wings in Cody's back flickered out of existence, and he fell from 30 feet into a lake below. His visible eye flickered open under the water's surface, as he thought, "How many times am I going to fall into something this week? Let's mark that as number 9..." After regaining his senses, he swam his way up to the surface, taking in a deep breath, and looking around to make sure he was in the clear. Seeing as the coast was clear, he made his way to shore, and started shaking the excess water off his body, and succeeded very little in the way of drying off.
"You know, I kinda wish that I could have an easy time. Just have a nice, long relaxed life. But no, I have to be tossed into Equestria, like all those poor jackasses in those HiE Fics..." As he started walking away from the lake, he heard the sounds of what sounded like metal moving against itself very quickly, only multiplied by three. The young adult just shook his head, and massaged his temples to give way for the headache that was soon coming.
'Couldn't these guys just leave me alone?', Cody thought. He then heard a sound of someone, or in this case somepony, clearing their throat. Rolling his eyes, he turned around to see his aerial 'co-pilot' soaking wet with a very pissed off look on her face. He laughed a little at her condition, and started to back up slightly.
"Well, nice weather we're having... you know, I heard that it was raining cats and dogs in Idaho last week. Place was always a bit crazy, don't you think?" He joked, just to lighten the mood. Sadly, it did nothing, but aggravated the already peeved mare even more. The human just payed no attention to her growling at him, and fiddled with a newly formed rip on the sleeve of his jacket. "You know, this coat was something special to me, as I made it from scratch all the way up. I hope that I can get home soon to repair it, or at least replace it." He was so focused on the light blue pegasus in front of him, he didn't notice the other five Elements, as well as Ditzy, sneak up behind him.
"And what makes ya think that we're gonna let ya go so easily, sugar cube?" Applejack said, making the human freeze up. Cody turned his body so that he could keep an eye on the single equine on his right, while the others were on his left.
"Well, for starters, I simply just wanna go back home. Secondly, how are you six so...alright with being near me? And how exactly did you know about humans?" At first, it didn't seem like the group, minus Ditzy, were going to buy his excuse for causing trouble. The pair of questions he asked however, seemed to push a button, making the situation a little awkward. Pinkie Pie was the one who really didn't seem affected by the questions, and answered as if someone asked her what time it was.
"Silly willy, we've already met a few!" And before she could say anymore, an orange hoof met her mouth, as if trying to shut her up. Cody just stared at them, a vacant expression was washed over his face, masking his real emotions. He then shook his head a little, and looked back at the group, now seven as Rainbow had flown back over to them.
"I'm sorry... Could you repeat that? I must've be mistaken, but I thought that you said that there were HUMANS here before." The look on his face was starting to show the mild disbelief that also was clear in his voice. Twilight looked surprised as to what he was saying, and decided to throw her two cents in on the topic.
"You heard Pinkie correctly. About two months ago, we had a few humans here taking a 'trip' here. They left, the first one who came here had a serious injury that needed to be treated. He isn't allowed to use magic for another couple months still.", Twilight explained in a worried tone. The human before them just looked at them, not moving an inch, or making a sound. The only thing that was happening, was a dark aura surrounding his form, before exploding in a violet shade of energy, with him screaming at the top of his lungs.
"I'M SORRY, WHAT?!"
(PoV Swap: Cody...)
"I'M SORRY, WHAT?!", I screamed, trying to deny what I was hearing. I mean, come on! Two months! Two, freak-frackin' months ago, HUMANS showed up in EQUESTRIA!? The media would have exploded about this happening! Unless... No, not that little pipsqueak... He actually did it?! I mean, he talked about it for months before he seeming fell of the face of the Earth, but Come On! I thought that he was going Loco! Okay, this isn't helping. I started calming down, making the violet and black aura around me dissipate significantly, but it still remained slightly visible.
"Hold on, just... Just give me a sec..." I told them, trying to make them seem at ease. I really gotta keep this new thing under wraps whenever I get angry or aggravated. After fully calming down, I was just about to ask them about who came here, but before it could happen, the Royal Guards from earlier finally showed up, and surrounded me.
Even though their composure was straight and strong, one look into their eyes showed what they felt deep within: fear. Was I really that terrifying back there? I mean, I know, I was a pony back then, but now they can see who I really am... Hope those other guys who made it here didn't have to deal with any of this bullcrap... As they started to circle me, I smiled and laughed a little bit.
"Well, looks like I'm caught... Let me guess, you want to take me back to Canterlot, to talk with Celestia in person, am I right?" I asked the three butter sticks, who seemed to freeze all together. The unicorn who kept firing those spells from earlier spoke up, taking the 'cake' that was laid out.
"How did he know? Those were strict orders from her, herself. No one else could've found out, right Falling Skies?" He asked the winged sentry next to him. The one mentioned shook his head in disbelief, as did the last in agreement with his colleague. I just looked at them, my patience starting to run out. I began tapping my foot on the earthen ground, kinda making a sloshing sound, as my sneaker was still filled with water. They just kept standing there, and it was driving me freaking crazy!
"Come on!" I shouted, scaring them out of their stupor. "Are you guys going to take me there, or are you going to just stand there like a bunch of freaking idiots?" I then heard this sound, as if someone were grinding their teeth... right... next to me... I turn to my left, and what do I find? The pale white pegasus from before staring at me, with the intent to kill. Wait... IDEA!
"Hey, Skies, right?" He merely gave a short nod, barely noticeable. I smirked. "What's the matter? Can't take an insult? Maybe you should blow off some steam..." His face just kept contorting into a look of rage, which was working perfectly. "You know: go to the gym, meditate for a bit, take an herbal bath... Smoke some freaking weed, whatever it takes!" The little vein on his head was probably pulsating right now, matching his growing rage towards me... Now for the cherry on top!
"Sir, get down on your knees!" Falling Skies said, very calmly, surprisingly. The grin on my face was just at maximum capacity right now!
"COME AT ME, BRO!" After that, Skies came running towards me... But everything seemed to be going in slow motion. It was if time was being slowed down! I then heard the "man's" voice again.
Oh, dear… snap your fingers, and I shall assist.
I complied, and did as the "man" told me, and in a flash of dark purple, I was right behind the stallion. After that, time reverted back to it's regular flow.
"What the-" Before Skies finished, I quickly went up to him and brought the sharp part of my hand down on his exposed neck... Poor dude went down like a bag of bricks.
"Commander!" The two remaining Stooges yelled. Everyone the area just looked at me fearfully.
"What?! He was coming right at me!" I tried defending myself, throwing my arms down at the unconscious pegasus. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum started walking towards me as I started backing up, not knowing that I was right in front of the mares. "I was just trying to protect myself!"
"And does that involve knocking out a high ranking officer when you have given yourself up willingly?" Twilight asked, making me freeze up. Crapsticks, she was right... Maybe I shouldn't have pissed that guy off.
"Ugh… cut me a break, I… never mind..." I responded, my shoulders slumped down. I looked up at the sky and saw a cloud pass by... I need to see if I can stand on one of those things... At least once. I gave a glance to the Guards and said, "Before I go with you, can I just do one thing?"
The two looked at each other and then back to me with skeptical looks on their faces. "Go on." One of them said.
"Can I... Can I go up and stand on one of those clouds up there? Please?" I asked. They looked at me as if I had grown a second head, and then making me depressed, shook their own, saying no. Out of frustration, I snapped my fingers, not noticing the dark purple flash as I had closed my eyes.
"Dammit...wait... What the hell-!?" When I opened my eyes, I was back in my room! I mean, yeah, it's great, but filled with some cardboard boxes here and there. The plain white walls were showing, as I had taken all my posters and pieces of art off of them... Yeah, I was getting ready to move... I was about to leave the room, but a noise stopped me dead in my tracks.
THU-THUD-THUMP!.
Well, looks like I'm not alone in here.
"Oweeeee… what was that for? You trying to knock out US too?" A squeaky voice said.
To be continued...
And that is a wrap... Not Winter Wrap-Up, but close enough. I really went overboard on this freaking chapter, and I intend on trying to do so in the future. I really was going to leave a 'TFS Hellsing Ultimate Abridged' reference with Skies getting pissed, but I was talked out of it. Anyways, stay tuned for the next chapter, and you guys just keep looking at those Clouds and just PARTY ON! also be sure to leave a comment down below.
ADIOS!
(1):Sannligr Vel is essentially 'Farewell' in old Norse.
(2): I got the idea from Despair in Darksiders 2, how he leaves a Trail of Green Flames behind him.
ADIOS!