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div style="max-height: 999999px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px;"Chapter XX p style="max-height: 999999px;"strongARE YOU READY, MY BROTHERS? ...Okay, sorry about the /strongstrongemJack the Giant Slayer/em/strongstrongreference, but I needed to come back with a bang! I've been working on other projects and this one just keep being pushed further back into my mind. But that aside, THE FIC IS THE THING!/strong/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack was just now recovering from the miracle Chaos had used on them. For someone who didn't seem that powerful, he did pack quite a punch. But that couldn't be on his mind right now. Sombra had found out where he was exactly and was coming for the Amulet./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"He looked around him and saw Fluttershy, Blaze, Fleet, and Areial on the ground, still unconscious from the miracle. However, there was another pony that stood there, staring right at Jack. "Alright, boy. It's time to pay up."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack recognized the voice as the one of his former "father," Marshal. "What do you mean?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""You are the reason my life is so screwed up. That I can't walk five steps without having to look over my shoulder in fear."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Serves you right! You killed innocent people for a piece of wood."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""That 'piece of wood' was my ticket to a life of peace from my master. He saved my life once, making me indebted to him."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack took a step back. "What?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""He found me as a young boy, cold, alone on the streets, and gave me a chance to be more. After his second downfall at the hands of those...those... emElements of Harmony/em...his only way to full power is by that Amulet and the Fruit that comes with them." He stepped forwards. "Give. It. Here!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack, however, backed up again, his hooves beginning to glow a shade of white. "No!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""No? I allow you and your mother into my house. I feed you, shelter you, clothe you, and this is how you repay me?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Every chance you got you tried to kill me. My friends became distant ever since I found that Amulet. The few I held onto fear that if they were seen with you, they'd be targeted next." He rose his hoof and aimed it at Chain. "You ruined my life! You deserve death!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"From his hoof issued a beam of energy that struck Chain in the chest, driving the stallion to the ground. "Y-You...ungrateful... BRAT!" The chains around his body began to glow brightly before they knocked both him and Jack apart./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack stumbled to his feet and lifted his hoof, pointing it at Chain. He focused on a jet of fire projecting itself from him into the Stallion. However, when the flames hit, they seemed to burn Jack as well./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"He cut the flames and instantly took to the air. He circled around, trying to get behind Chain, and then launched a few balls of energy at the older pony. Each one struck it's mark, but also caused Jack a great deal of pain as well. It wasn't long before Jack had driven himself to the ground. He crashed right into the middle of his own friends./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Chain simply walked over, chuckling painfully with every step. "Now...I believe it is time for you to give me that Amulet, Paul."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""N-No...You can't...bring him back..."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Chain simply stooped down and put his hoof to the Amulet. But the moment it so much as touched the piece of wood, he was flung a good ten feet away, getting caught in one of the trees of Everfree./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack looked over at him and then, slowly, closed his eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Do ya think he's okay, sis?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Ah couldn't tell, Applebloom. He looks like he's bin in a wrasle wit' somepony."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack, moaning slightly, opened his eyes and looked around himself. He appeared to be in a barn of some sort. He looked down at himself and took inventory. Legs, check. Mane, check. Wings, check, but were loosely covered in bandages. After this, he slowly began to sit up./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Now, hunny, don' hurt yerself." An orange mare with a stetson over he braided yellow mane tried to lay him back down, but he got up and looked around a little more./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Where am I?" Jack asked without sarcasm. He truly had no idea where he was./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Yer at Sweet Apple Arces, pardner." The orange mare walked around in front of him. "Mah name's Applejack. And this here is mah sis, Applebloom." She gestured to a small yellow filly with a bow on a red mane./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Hiya!" She smiled at him with a toothy grin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Hello. My name is...is...uh..."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Applejack looked at him in concern. "Are ya alright, sugar cube?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""I...I don't know..." He closed his eyes and concentrated very hard to bring up anything that would tell who he was, but there was nothing. "What...is my name?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Ya don't remember yer name?" Applejack placed a leg over Jack's shoulders. "Well, what's yer Cutie Mark mean?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""My Cutie Mark?" He looked at his flank and saw the Gemini Masks, one smiling, one frowning./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""That Cutie Mark is awesome!" An orange Pegasus filly walked in with a white unicorn filly, both gawking at the tattooed flank. "What does it mean?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Maybe..." Jack put a hoof to his chin. "...Maybe I'm multitalented."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Then why don' you have Cutie Pox?" Applebloom asked, almost accusingly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Because maybe my talent is that I have many talents."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"The unicorn filly jumped up in amazement. "Wow, multi-talented!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"The fillies jumped around in a circle, shouting out different things that meant the same./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Multi-talented!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Having a knack!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Skilled!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Smart!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Intelligent!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""A Jack of all trades!" They all screamed at once./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"This last one caught Jack's attention. "A Jack...O' Trades?" He smiled widely as he got it. "A Jack O' Trades! That's it! My name is Jack O' Trades!" The three fillies cheered for the Stallion who stood triumphantly, as if he had just fought off a hydra single-hoofedly. "How could I have forgotten that?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Who knows, sugar cube?" Applejack smiled at the still prideful Jack. "But do ya remember anything else?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Of course I remember. I remember that I'm...that I'm..." But it was as if a brick wall had been built between him and his memories. "What?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""What's the matter?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""I...don't remember anything."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"He left the barn, much to the disapproval of all the mares still there. He had to find out who he was and what he was doing. The real last thing he did remember was a bright flash of light and then being tossed to the ground./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememPaul.../em" A whisper came to Jack's ear./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Who's there?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememPaul...have you forgotten me?"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""What are you talking about? My name is Jack O' Trades."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememYes, that is the name you took when you first came here. Foolish boy. So easily forgotten me."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Who's there? Show yourself!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Instantly, the area became enshrouded with darkness, save a small circle where Jack was standing. A shadowy form began to concentrate on the other side of the circle. em"Do you remember me now?"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"The initial feeling Jack had was to run, to find somepony to help him. But he fought this urge and faced the shadow with dignity. "Who are you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememWhy, I'm your own Grandfather, Sombra."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""My...grandfather?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememYes, I know I may look a bit different than last time you saw me, but it's me all the same."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""What happened to you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememThose...Elements of Harmony." /emHe spat out the final words. em"They reduced me to this shadow you see. But with you and your pendant, that can all change."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""My...pendant?" Jack looked down at his neck and saw a small circle of wood. "This thing?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememYes...The Moses Amulet. Do you wish to know everything?"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Everything?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememCome with me, and together, we shall unlock your past."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack just stood there, looking down at the pendant. Could it be the real secret to his past? Is it possible that, in helping this stallion who claimed to be his grandfather, he could avenge him as well? Looking up, he smirked at Sombra. "You...have got yourself a deal."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"strongChapter Complete. Now, that's coming back with a BANG! You've got nothing on this mind! ...Okay, sorry, but I realize I have updated in forever, so I needed some kind of plot twist...AND NOT THAT KINDA OF PLOT TWIST! My gosh. Anywho, RR AND ADIOS!/strong/p
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div style="max-height: 999999px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px;"Chapter XX p style="max-height: 999999px;"strongARE YOU READY, MY BROTHERS? ...Okay, sorry about the /strongstrongemJack the Giant Slayer/em/strongstrongreference, but I needed to come back with a bang! I've been working on other projects and this one just keep being pushed further back into my mind. But that aside, THE FIC IS THE THING!/strong/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack was just now recovering from the miracle Chaos had used on them. For someone who didn't seem that powerful, he did pack quite a punch. But that couldn't be on his mind right now. Sombra had found out where he was exactly and was coming for the Amulet./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"He looked around him and saw Fluttershy, Blaze, Fleet, and Areial on the ground, still unconscious from the miracle. However, there was another pony that stood there, staring right at Jack. "Alright, boy. It's time to pay up."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack recognized the voice as the one of his former "father," Marshal. "What do you mean?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""You are the reason my life is so screwed up. That I can't walk five steps without having to look over my shoulder in fear."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Serves you right! You killed innocent people for a piece of wood."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""That 'piece of wood' was my ticket to a life of peace from my master. He saved my life once, making me indebted to him."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack took a step back. "What?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""He found me as a young boy, cold, alone on the streets, and gave me a chance to be more. After his second downfall at the hands of those...those... emElements of Harmony/em...his only way to full power is by that Amulet and the Fruit that comes with them." He stepped forwards. "Give. It. Here!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack, however, backed up again, his hooves beginning to glow a shade of white. "No!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""No? I allow you and your mother into my house. I feed you, shelter you, clothe you, and this is how you repay me?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Every chance you got you tried to kill me. My friends became distant ever since I found that Amulet. The few I held onto fear that if they were seen with you, they'd be targeted next." He rose his hoof and aimed it at Chain. "You ruined my life! You deserve death!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"From his hoof issued a beam of energy that struck Chain in the chest, driving the stallion to the ground. "Y-You...ungrateful... BRAT!" The chains around his body began to glow brightly before they knocked both him and Jack apart./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack stumbled to his feet and lifted his hoof, pointing it at Chain. He focused on a jet of fire projecting itself from him into the Stallion. However, when the flames hit, they seemed to burn Jack as well./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"He cut the flames and instantly took to the air. He circled around, trying to get behind Chain, and then launched a few balls of energy at the older pony. Each one struck it's mark, but also caused Jack a great deal of pain as well. It wasn't long before Jack had driven himself to the ground. He crashed right into the middle of his own friends./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Chain simply walked over, chuckling painfully with every step. "Now...I believe it is time for you to give me that Amulet, Paul."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""N-No...You can't...bring him back..."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Chain simply stooped down and put his hoof to the Amulet. But the moment it so much as touched the piece of wood, he was flung a good ten feet away, getting caught in one of the trees of Everfree./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack looked over at him and then, slowly, closed his eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Do ya think he's okay, sis?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Ah couldn't tell, Applebloom. He looks like he's bin in a wrasle wit' somepony."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack, moaning slightly, opened his eyes and looked around himself. He appeared to be in a barn of some sort. He looked down at himself and took inventory. Legs, check. Mane, check. Wings, check, but were loosely covered in bandages. After this, he slowly began to sit up./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Now, hunny, don' hurt yerself." An orange mare with a stetson over he braided yellow mane tried to lay him back down, but he got up and looked around a little more./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Where am I?" Jack asked without sarcasm. He truly had no idea where he was./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Yer at Sweet Apple Arces, pardner." The orange mare walked around in front of him. "Mah name's Applejack. And this here is mah sis, Applebloom." She gestured to a small yellow filly with a bow on a red mane./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Hiya!" She smiled at him with a toothy grin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Hello. My name is...is...uh..."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Applejack looked at him in concern. "Are ya alright, sugar cube?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""I...I don't know..." He closed his eyes and concentrated very hard to bring up anything that would tell who he was, but there was nothing. "What...is my name?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Ya don't remember yer name?" Applejack placed a leg over Jack's shoulders. "Well, what's yer Cutie Mark mean?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""My Cutie Mark?" He looked at his flank and saw the Gemini Masks, one smiling, one frowning./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""That Cutie Mark is awesome!" An orange Pegasus filly walked in with a white unicorn filly, both gawking at the tattooed flank. "What does it mean?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Maybe..." Jack put a hoof to his chin. "...Maybe I'm multitalented."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Then why don' you have Cutie Pox?" Applebloom asked, almost accusingly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Because maybe my talent is that I have many talents."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"The unicorn filly jumped up in amazement. "Wow, multi-talented!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"The fillies jumped around in a circle, shouting out different things that meant the same./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Multi-talented!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Having a knack!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Skilled!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Smart!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Intelligent!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""A Jack of all trades!" They all screamed at once./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"This last one caught Jack's attention. "A Jack...O' Trades?" He smiled widely as he got it. "A Jack O' Trades! That's it! My name is Jack O' Trades!" The three fillies cheered for the Stallion who stood triumphantly, as if he had just fought off a hydra single-hoofedly. "How could I have forgotten that?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Who knows, sugar cube?" Applejack smiled at the still prideful Jack. "But do ya remember anything else?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Of course I remember. I remember that I'm...that I'm..." But it was as if a brick wall had been built between him and his memories. "What?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""What's the matter?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""I...don't remember anything."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"He left the barn, much to the disapproval of all the mares still there. He had to find out who he was and what he was doing. The real last thing he did remember was a bright flash of light and then being tossed to the ground./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememPaul.../em" A whisper came to Jack's ear./p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Who's there?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememPaul...have you forgotten me?"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""What are you talking about? My name is Jack O' Trades."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememYes, that is the name you took when you first came here. Foolish boy. So easily forgotten me."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Who's there? Show yourself!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Instantly, the area became enshrouded with darkness, save a small circle where Jack was standing. A shadowy form began to concentrate on the other side of the circle. em"Do you remember me now?"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"The initial feeling Jack had was to run, to find somepony to help him. But he fought this urge and faced the shadow with dignity. "Who are you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememWhy, I'm your own Grandfather, Sombra."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""My...grandfather?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememYes, I know I may look a bit different than last time you saw me, but it's me all the same."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""What happened to you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememThose...Elements of Harmony." /emHe spat out the final words. em"They reduced me to this shadow you see. But with you and your pendant, that can all change."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""My...pendant?" Jack looked down at his neck and saw a small circle of wood. "This thing?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememYes...The Moses Amulet. Do you wish to know everything?"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;""Everything?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"em"/ememCome with me, and together, we shall unlock your past."/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"Jack just stood there, looking down at the pendant. Could it be the real secret to his past? Is it possible that, in helping this stallion who claimed to be his grandfather, he could avenge him as well? Looking up, he smirked at Sombra. "You...have got yourself a deal."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px;"strongChapter Complete. Now, that's coming back with a BANG! You've got nothing on this mind! ...Okay, sorry, but I realize I have updated in forever, so I needed some kind of plot twist...AND NOT THAT KINDA OF PLOT TWIST! My gosh. Anywho, RR AND ADIOS!/strong/p
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