Chapter 9
"What do you - do with them?" I heard. Head spinning, vision blurry.
"I'm sure - has plans for - to her." I heard. My head is spinning too much, it's hard to concentrate on what they're saying.
"Why did -?" I heard, I saw two blurs now, one was green.
"He - from - think he can help." I heard, the sound of my heartbeat was blocking everything else.
"What - and Spike?" I heard. Did they say Spike?
"They're clos- -'s with -" I heard. I forced my head to turn, I saw them asleep, or passed out, next to me.
"So - Discord's -" I heard.
"Of course" I heard.
"And wha- - resistance?" I heard.
"- kill them." I heard. Visions is darkening, losing consciousness.
"Wake up sleepy head" I heard a voice say, I slowly opened my eyes and looked up.
"You" was all I could say, I still had an intense headache.
"Yup me, sorry about that spell but you wouldn't have come peacefully right?" The green mare asked me. I turned my head, nopony was there. I couldn't move my legs.
"What do you want? Where are they?" I asked, she chuckled.
"Don't worry about them, they're being taken care of" she said.
"If you hurt them…" I began.
"We won't, that's somepony else's job. Enough about them though, let's discuss YOU." She said as she petted my head as if I was a pet.
"What is there to discuss? Just kill me and get it over with." I harshly said. She shook her head disapprovingly.
"Nope, we can't kill you, you show a lot of potential" she said as her horn glowed.
"As if I'd ever work for HIM" I hissed, she chuckled a little.
"I don't like working for him either, but it has a lot of benefits" she agreed.
"Why are you talking to me? There is nothing you can say to change my mind." I said in defeat.
"Nothing at all?" She asked.
"No" I responded.
"What about safety? A high rank? Perhaps food in your belly?" She asked.
"The answer is still no" I said. She thought, but I could tell she was just faking it.
"Look, join us now and I promise that you'll have hundreds of soldiers working for you, you'll be a very high rank, ponies will quiver at your feet and you'll feel like Celestia herself" she tried.
"If it means joining HIM, then no thanks" I responded, my chin was hurting from the harsh soil.
"Then it's a deal!" She chanted as she walked behind me.
"What? I said no!" I yelled, I couldn't turn my head enough to see her.
"You said 'IF' if means joining HIM, so if it doesn't mean joining him you'll join right?" She asked. I still couldn't see her.
"Well… if it's a bunch of bandits…" I started.
"Nope, you can't take your word back! Nopie nope nope!" A voice chanted, it wasn't the green mare from before.
"Who's there?" I called.
"Hi, I'm glad you decided to join us!" the same voice chanted.
"I didn't-" I began.
"No take backs! You already agreed!" the voice chanted, if this wasn't a female voice then I don't know what is.
"He will be a very good addition, he's protecting a group of fillies and almost escaped my changeling" the green mare's voice said.
"Oh and don't worry about them, they're back at our camp. You can join them now as soon as we remove the spell off you." The other voice said as she walked into view.
"Who are you?" I asked. She smiled at me, a playful smile.
"I'm Pinkie Pie, nice to meet you!" she cheered.
"I'm sorry, but nopony is allowed in here" the stallion told us.
"Please let us in, our friend might be in there" Twilight pleaded. The stallion shook his head.
"The master has ordered us to not let anypony in there until he is done" the stallion responded.
"The master?" I asked, he nodded in response.
"Who is he?" Twilight asked.
"Sorry we're not allowed to tell you that information" the stallion replied.
"But-" I started.
"Please leave" the stallion ordered. Twilight and I eyed each other and began leaving.
"Now what?" I whispered. Twilight looked back and then at me.
"Don't worry, I know a spell" Twilight whispered back.
"I still don't trust either of you" I harshly said. Pinkie giggled.
"Can't exactly blame him huh? We did sort of tied him up and threatened him, twice." The green mare joked. I was walking in between them, as if they were afraid I'd run away, but I had no spell on me to prevent me from fighting back. Why were they so calm around me?
"Don't worry, I'm sure Sweetie Belle will put in a good word about me" Pinkie said with a smile. That smile annoyed me, I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because it was the only genuine smile I've seen in a long time, is she being raised in a bubble and forgot what kind of hell we live in?
"Right, I'm sure she will" I sarcastically said.
"Hey I knew her for a very long time, in fact I knew just about every pony in Ponyville" Pinkie responded.
"She even remembered my birthday, even though I never told her, she planned a party and everything" the green mare added.
"That's… sort of creepy" I said as I eyed Pinkie.
"Maybe, but it sure did put a big smile on her face" Pinkie laughed, the green mare smiling at the memory.
"Right, so tell me, why should I trust either of you?" I asked.
"Go ahead and ask us any question, we will respond truthfully" the green mare suggested.
"Right, and how do I know you'll tell the truth?" I asked.
"Easy, we will Pinkie Promise to tell you the truth till the end of our game" Pinkie suggested. I remembered from the last time I used it, they couldn't break it no matter what.
"BUT! You also have to answer our questions after we answer yours, TRUTHFULLY" the green mare added. Should I take this offer? They could easily learn too much about me, but then again I'd learn too much about them also. Plus, if they really weren't so bad, then I wouldn't mind letting them know some of my secrets.
"And to make it fair, we will let you use three passes on any questions we ask" Pinkie added, making the green mare gasp.
"Hey that's not fair!" the green mare whined.
"When does the game end?" I asked.
"Whenever you decide it to end, but you can only end it AFTER you answer one of our questions" Pinkie replied. I thought about it, I guess there is no real risk. Right?
"Fine, I'll take your challenge" I agreed, making Pinkie jump with joy. How did she jump so high anyway?
"Good, now let's Pinkie Promise!" Pinkie cheered. Right, this part.
"Cross my heart hope to fly stick a cupcake in my eye" we all chanted while doing all the motions. I again felt dark magic hit me lightly.
"Great, now start us off!" Pinkie cheered. I thought about what I'd ask, I guess I'll start with something small.
"What are both of your full names?" I asked.
"My name is Pinkamena Diane Pie" Pinkie responded.
"And my name is Glimmer Zephyr" the green mare responded. Well at least I had a name for her now.
"What is YOUR full name?" Pinkie asked.
"Pass" I immediately said. Two passes left.
"You're going to use a pass for something like that?" Pinkie asked then was immediately silenced by Glimmer's hoof. I realized she asked a question.
"Yes" I simply responded, making Glimmer groan loudly.
"Sorry" Pinkie loudly whispered. I thought for a second, better not dive too deep.
"Are either of you in the army?" I asked.
"I'm not" Pinkie responded.
"Technically I am" Glimmer responded and shrugged. She was in the army of course, she had a changeling scout after all.
"Why won't you tell us your full name?" Pinkie asked. I was going to say pass, but I should save them for the really personal questions.
"My full name reminds me of what I did. Don't bother asking me what it was because I'll just pass. You can call me Frost though." I responded honestly. Pinkie and Glimmer eyed each other and the back at me.
"Why was Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Spike with you?" Pinkie asked. I noticed she was the one asking all the questions.
"I found them all, well more like they found me actually, and I couldn't bring myself to leave them alone after I found them" I responded. Pinkie smiled.
"Why are you in the army?" I asked Glimmer.
"I'm not in the army" Pinkie responded. I guess she needed to answer in some way.
"I don't like to be in their army, but like I told you before I'm a spy, I collect Intel and our group tries to sabotage them if needed" Glimmer responded. She really was a spy? Well the dark magic would've killed her if she lied.
"How come you've seen HIM?" Glimmer asked. I thought to myself, should I pass or just answer? I flipped a mental coin, or at least I tried too. Well no sense in hiding it from them anyway.
"I used to know him before…" I responded. Pinkie and Glimmer eyed each other again. They asked me a serious question, so now it's my turn.
"You're name is Pinkie, are you in some way related to Pinkie Promises?" I asked. Pinkie giggled.
"I made it up, nopony could break one of my patent Pinkie Promises. Although I'm not the one who added dark magic to it." Pinkie responded.
"My name's not Pinkie" Glimmer responded. If they didn't answer, did that count as being untruthful?
"Are you in anyway the cause of, HIS dark magic?" Glimmer asked.
"Pass" I responded. One more pass left. Again Pinkie and Glimmer eyed each other. I wonder…
"Do either of you know Twilight Sparkle?" I asked. Pinkie flinched.
"Yes" Pinkie responded, her smile fading a little.
"I've heard of her, but I never actually met her" Glimmer responded.
"Do you?" Pinkie asked.
"Yeah, I did" I responded. I came to the conclusion that she died a while ago. But, I have to ask.
"Do you believe Twilight is still alive?" I asked. Pinkie's ear's dropped.
"No, I'm sure she's dead" Pinkie responded sadly, looking down.
"Pinkie thinks she died, so I'm sure she is" Glimmer responded. How cheesy…
"Do you know of the Elements of Harmony?" Pinkie asked.
"Erm, I've heard of them, but my main focus was hidden treasures so I don't really know what they are" I responded. Pinkie shrugged and Glimmer smiled at Pinkie. Was there something I was missing?
"Are you two… good?" I asked, not sure how to phrase it.
"Of course! I try to save as many ponies as I can!" Pinkie cheered with a smile. Glimmer's ears dropped.
"Not as good as I'd like to be, but I'm definitely good." Glimmer responded. I wonder what she's hiding, but I didn't want to ask.
"Are you good?" Pinkie asked. I expected them to ask that too, and it should've been easy to answer. I've made so many mistakes in life and it cost me and all my friends their lives. Was I good?
"Pass" I said, not knowing which one was the right answer. Pinkie tilted her head a little and Glimmer shook her head.
"What are you two planning on doing?" I asked.
"We're currently making plans to build up our strength and take out HIM" Glimmer responded.
"We need a few more friends to help us, but we'll need to find them" Pinkie added.
"I meant what you are planning on doing with ME" I corrected.
"Oh, well oops" Glimmer laughed. Pinkie eyed me a little.
"Let me rephrase one of our questions. If you could put Equestria the way it used to be, would you?" Pinkie asked.
"Of course!" I immediately yelled, not even giving it a second thought. Pinkie smiled and Glimmer sighed, as if she was hoping I'd answer like that.
"Why did you ask me about the Elements of Harmony?" I asked. Pinkie smiled brightly.
"I didn't ask you that" Glimmer responded.
"It's because I'm one of the elements, I was hoping you'd like me better if you knew" Pinkie chimed. Well maybe I'd think highly of her, if I knew what that meant.
"What's your full name?" Glimmer asked.
"Um, I already passed that" I responded. Pinkie eyed Glimmer confusingly.
"Yeah, but there's no rule with asking the same question, and you can't pass anymore so…" Glimmer said with a devious smile.
"What? That's not fair!" I yelled.
"Too bad, answer or the magic will kill you" Glimmer sang. Well, I guess I had to die somehow.
"I won't answer" I responded. Pinkie and Glimmer both eyed me.
"Don't joke around, or the magic will kill you. Just tell us." Glimmer responded. I sat down and I began feeling the magic fill up.
"Sorry, please take care of them for me" I said. Maybe I was using death as an escape, from all of this. And all my guilt. It'll be gone, soon.
"Wait, don't!" Pinkie gasped. I'll take this too my grave, no matter how much it kills me, and it will.
"Listen I didn't think it was that import-" Glimmer began, but my sound was cut off, was the magic blocking out my sound?
I only heard the sound of my breathing and I saw them mouthing something. Glimmer ran to me and began shaking me, making me fall down. I couldn't move anymore and Pinkie ran to me, lifted my head, and yelled something to Glimmer. Glimmer looked like she was panicking, and Pinkie quickly picked me up and began running somewhere. That was the last thing I saw, everything is black, but I'm still alive. At least for now…
Frost is stubborn huh? Can't exactly blame him though, you'll find out why he hates his real name so much later. I had to include Pinkie in my story, it's just a requirement for me. I had to pick which of the mane 6 survived, otherwise the elements would work and this whole story wouldn't make sense. xD
