Chapter 4: A New Story In Ponyville
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"Darkness engulfs everything. Nothing can survive."
"Don't say that, the boy can save us!"
"Afraid to tell you this, But the boy isn't a boy anymore."
"He can still pull it off, you know. Remember, there's no need to fear when-"
"Shut your mouth, Minotaur!"
"Well sorry for being optimistic."
"When did the 4 great rulers of Equestria go from getting along, to arguing at every little thing?"
"WHEN WE DIED!"
"Our souls are forever tortured in this purgatory until someone can save us. That Fiend who took us all down… I do not even think the Alicorn or the boy can save him, even with the elements of harmony."
"That's where we come in, remember? When he frees us, our souls are free, but we cannot leave until we help him rid the world of the main areas where his armies lie, and… Wait a second… I feel a disturbance…"
"…Hello? Who is this… Who's talking… Please help me…I'm lost…"
"Hmm… No signs of any Internal damage…" Twilight said. She looked over at the Alicorn's body, and looked at his face. "Head trauma? Coma?" She laid a hoof on his forehead. "No fever… That's good." She grabbed a flashlight with her mouth, turned it on, and opened the Alicorn's right eye. The pupil retracted, just like a normal one would. Okay, Pupils are Dilated. She opened his mouth. No sort of symptoms at all of any disease I've seen… She then put the flashlight down, and stood over his face again. "Sorry about this."
Twilight leaned down next to his ear, and yelled as loud as she could, "WAKE UP!"
"AAAAAH" He screamed, and rolled over and fell on twilight. "AAAH" She screamed in surprise. He quickly got off of her, and trotted to the other side of the table. His chest puffed, as he had no idea what was going on. "E-easy there. My names Twilight Sparkle. What's yours?"
He seemed reluctant to answer. He hesitated, then said "M-My name is Phoenix…"
"Okay, Phoenix, let's just take it real easy… I need to know a couple of things first. Where are you from?"
"Okay, strong silent type. Uh, how old are you?"
"Alright look, we both need answers. So let's play a game. You answer a question, and I'll answer a question that you have, okay?" Phoenix nodded. "Okay. Do you have any relatives? A mother, a father…anything?" The young black and white Alicorn shook his head. "My turn. Where am I?"
"You're in Ponyville. One of the many places in Equestria. Have you never been in Equestria? WAIT! MAYBE YOU'RE ANOTHER SPECIES LIKE...Hm...What's his name... I know someone from another world came here before..." Twilight mummbled.
"No, as far as I know, I've been here since I was born. I know Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadence. I just dont know about me or anyone I know." Phoenix said. "Well, if you dont mind, were gonna run some tests. Let's see what we can find out about you." Twilight pulled a sheet off of something, and it was revealed to be a chair with a huge metal hat, and metal cuffs to strap you in. There were also wires pratically all over each other.
Phoenix's heart nearly gave out. "Well, what are you waiting for silly? Hop in!" She said. "Uh, Wait a second. Do you have a bathroom I could use first? I-I really have to go. Please." He stuttered. Twilight looked at him, then stated "2nd door on your left. Hurry back though."
Phoenix trotted up the stairs and into the bathroom. "This mares trying to kill me!" He whispered. He looked for a way to escape, and found the window. "Thank you Celestia." He opened the window and found it had no screen. He quietly thanked celestia again, and climbed out. As soon as he touched the ground, he sprinted away, but not before hearing the door open.
"Phoenix! Phoenix!" Twilight panicked. She looked out the window, but he was gone. She sighed. Why do I always show ponies my lab?
Phoenix ran away from the crazy, mad scientist mare. He could hear the chatter of the townsfolk around him.
"Is that an Alicorn?"
"Woah, cool!"
"I thinks its a costume."
"AN ALICORN!"
"How many times have we seen ponies run out of THAT library?"
"He's kinda cute."
Eventually he couldn't take it anymore. He spread his wings and took to the skies, looking for a place to hide.
"Now, You promise not to break it, right girls?" Grey Note asked as the Cutie Mark Cruasders slung the instruments in their saddlebags. "Yes . We promise. And IF- I said IF- Something happens to it, We'll pay for it." Sweetie Belle said. "Okay, But I'm just letting you know, I rarely let anyone use my instruments at all. Bring it back." He said Sternly. "We will." They smiled. The cuteness got to him. "Okay, run along now." He smiled back. "Don't break it!"
The walked outside, careful to not get even a scratch on the borrowed instruments. "Hey, girls, wait!" They turned around and expected it to be Grey note calling them, but it wasn't. Someone came over and tapped Applebloom on the shoulder. "Oh, hey Fluttershy." She smiled. Shadow Breeze was standing next to her.
"Girls, its good to see you. Staying out of trouble, I hope?" She chuckled. They nodded. "What's in your bags, if you dont mind me asking." Shadow asked. "Oh nothing, there just intruments. Were trying to get our 2nd cutie marks. Were going to be the first. CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS MUSCIAL PONIES!" They all screamed together. This caused them both to chuckle. "Didn't you already try something like that?" He asked.
"Well, maybe well get it, now that our first cutie marks are here. Don't worry, were not trying to get our 2nd one as much as we did our first time. It's more of something to pass the time now." Scootaloo said. "Well now, dont break any-"
A earth pony Trotted up to the CMC. "Hey Sweetie Belle, can you give this to your sister for me? I'm running a little late." Eventus asked. "Hey Even."
"Hi." They both waved to Grey Note, who waved back. "We need to hang out again sometime. It's been too long. The last time was... was...I-I cant remember." Even said.
Sweetie belle took the note from Even. "Okay, I will. Bye everyone." She said. Everyone said goodbye, and went back to where they were going/ What they were doing.
*Ventus*
(Short thingy really quick. This song makes it alot more epic. Just look it up on youtube. Or dont.
Kingdom Hearts 3D OST: The Eye of Darkness (Final Boss theme))
"Ugh... my long hair. Too damn long...C'mon, scissors... Knife...Shiv...Anything...Aha!" I looked through a desk and found some scissors. I could barely hold them with my hooves. Little by little I cut my hair (and myself sometimes) until it was below my ears. No, were not getting into the habit of cutting again! I tossed the scissors across the room, hitting the candle by accident. I rushed over, and stomped it out, burning a little of my hoof. Stupid stone castle or whatever this place is. Can't burn our way out of here... I heard the door open in the other room.
I walked over to where Gilda and Wrex were. "So, we ready. I'm not going to sit around forever. It's now or never. I need to get back to ponyville."
"Were ready."
"But I don't like it..." Wrex stated. "Yeah okay, no need to cry about it. One of you stand behind the door." Wrex volunteered. "GUARDS HELP! SHE'S TRYING TO ESCAPE!" I screamed. "What are you doing? We had a deal!" Gilda yelled as she pounced on me. The door burst open, and 2 guards came inside. "Stop where you are!" The one on the left ordered. Gilda scratched me on the cheek, making blood pour out. Wrex came behind the guards, and smashed both there heads together.
"Hey, Gil, Jeez, no need to beat the poor guy up." Wrex chuckled. "Wha- You mean, you weren't trying to get us killed?" She climbed off me and leanded a claw out to me. "Ow..ow ow ow... Thanks for the new scars." I joked as I took her claw. Wrex lead the way out, and we followed him, silently walking. "Sorry, I had to keep you on your toes, and if I told you the plan, It wouldn't have been believable. Ouch though!" I whispered. Gilda nodded. We passed through more guard barracks, tiptoed our way around a confrence room (while there was a confrence going on), and stopped at more jail cells.
"C'mon, we cant help them all. It's us or them." Wrex said. I shook my head. "No, They need us. You go on ahead, try and find some weapons. I'm going to free them." We parted ways, and I tried opening the doors, but they were locked. I rammed open one of the doors with my shoulders. "Ow." Inside was a minotaur and a teen yellow female dragon. "C'mon, we need to go. No time to waste. My name Ventus Snow Lionheart, and I'll be you escapist today. You, Minotaur, ram the other doors. theres 7 more." He just stared at me. "Today!" I hissed. He jumped out of his daze, and did as he was told. "You, yellow dragon-"
"I have a name you know. It's-"
"Dont care right now. Tell the others to keep it down and were going to free them." She made a pouty face, but complied. I heard another CRACK as I walked outside the cell. The Minotuar had already broken down 2 doors. 5 more. I could see the dragon walking over to each cell. another crack, 4 more. All kinds of species were pouring out of the cells. Ponies, Griffons, A few minotaurs, and 2 dragons, all looking about different ages.
When all the doors were broken down, I couldn't count how many there were, but there was enough that some of them had do go back to the cells for them to fit in the small hallway. "Alright everypony, keep it down. A couple of griffons went to look for weapons, wait here. I walked around a corner and found a dim light and a slightly ajar door. I opened the door, and saw Gilda and Wrex. "Hey guys." Wrex didnt say anything, and tossed a quiver to me. It took me by suprise, but I grabbed it and slung it over my shoulder. I anticipated that where theres a quiver, theres a bow, and sure enough, he tossed me a bow. "Hmm...Feels like a Yew tree. Yeah...Yeah this'll come in handy. Grab as many weapons as you can, the other prisoners are free. let's go, they're going to help us fight." They nodded, and picked up a stack of weapons just like me. We got to the corner and tossed them on the ground. "It's Hearths warming eve. Take your 'Presents' And lets continue to the wall so we can escape.
Everyone picked up there respective weapons that they wanted. Most picking axes or Swords. Wrex took to longswords as his choice, and Gilda a small collection of throwing knives. "Let's go." We went through a door that luckily lead to the giant wall. Unluckly, there were guards. I took out 2 of them, and Gilda took out one before we realized that there was no way we could take on a Griffon army. The rest of the guards flew down and into the castle to wake up the others. It was Night out, so It was hard to see any of the guards wearing their black armor. A horn sounded inside the castle, and I realized we were out of time. I slung my bow, and picked up the sassy yellow dragon and an earth pony.
"ANYPONY WITH WINGS, CARRY THE ONES WHO DO NOT HAVE THEM. UNICORNS, WHEN PICKED UP, CARRY OTHERS WITH YOUR MAGIC! GO!" I took off towards the air. I took a quick glance back, and saw that gaurds were pouring out of courtyard, and getting ready to take off. The others who were not flying were shooting arrows into the air. I flew as fast as I could. Seeing other griffons and Pegasi behind me was comforting to say the least. 2 unicorns were carrying about 5 different species with there magic. I turned back to see that the Griffons were far away, but closing in.
We finally got out of the mountains and into a forest. I dove to the ground and tried to land, but ended up hugging the ground. "Nice Job, Idiot." The dragon said as she got up. Everyone else landed near us. "I-I think I'm okay." The earth pony said. "Hey Ven, are you okay?" Gilda asked. I got up, and dusted myself. "I *cough* am fine. But you-all of you- need to hide under the trees. Don't go out until you see them pass."
"What about you."
"The Legendary Element of Fortitude can't let anything happen to you guys. If any of you are going to Canterlot or Ponyville, tell them-"
"I think they went this way!" I could barely hear them, but they were closer now.
"Tell them Ventus Snow Lionheart lives." "Wait, What are you-" I took off into the air. "VEN,NO!"
"There's one of them. Get him!" The element of fortitude always gets hurt...
I turned around, Bow and arrow set. I shot a few arrows into different directions, hoping to get the five chasing me, but only ended up hearing 2 screams and thuds. They finally closed in on me. "Come with us, and we might let you live with a penalty of fighting each and everyday until you crack."
I quickly pulled out an arrow, and jammed it into the griffon on the right's throat. He dropped like a rock, but not before I grabbed his sword and stabbed the other griffon in the chest.
Then a sharp pain hit my right wing. Needing support, I grabbed onto the guard, and pulled out an arrow my quiver. Still on adreniline, I stabbed the bladed tip right into his head. His eyes rolled back, and he dropped, leaving the sword that stabbed me in my wing. I stumbled through the air and tried to fly farther away into the forest. I didnt get very far before I dropped into warm water. I pulled myself to the surface, and crawled out. Ugh.. It smells like swamp...I'm gonna be sick. I got close to a log before passing out.
Gilda watched as the 6 figures in the dark fell. "We have to help him." She was about to go out before Wrex grabbed her arm. "No. Not yet. They are still looking for us, and the area we are at provides perfect camo. We will help him, I promise." A yellow dragon came up to Gilda. "He's the 7th Element of Harmony? I thought that was a myth..."
"Tell me about him."
"Me too."
"To the Pony who saved us!" A unicorn whispered as she raiser her hoof above her head. the others followed, and without even realizing it, Gilda and Wrex were as well.
Good things come to those who wait. This was probably my longest chapter so far, and I was listening to music, so I decided "YEAH! IM PUMPED! LETS DO THIS!" My beta reader is away this week but I couldnt affor to wait that long for this epic chapter. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing.
Steam summer sales. I'm going to go broke. Anyway heres a list of themes for my characters and characters in the show that are good use in the stories.
Themes (Look on youtube)
(Arena Battle Theme) Kingdom Hearts 3D OST: The Dread of Night (Extended 30 minutes)
(The Journey) Kingdom Hearts 3D OST: The Eye of Darkness (Final Boss theme) (Extended 30 minutes)
(Ventus Snow Lionheart's Theme) Drammatica - Other Promise
(Phoenix's Theme) Kingdom Hearts Music- Night of Fate
(Rainbow Dash's theme (Depressed) I Miss You Blink-182 Lyrics
(Gilda's Theme) Silent Hill OST - Blood Tears
(Octavia's theme (Yeah, she's gonna be important.) Tomb Raider II OST - Venice Violins ~ Venice Theme
(Vinyl Scratch's Theme) Dearly Beloved Techno Remix
(Wrex's Theme) Kingdom Hearts II - Tension Rising Remix
(I do not own any of these. Sorry for all the video game music. I will maybe add more depending on what the other OC's authors want. IF they want it. I'm not sure If I can do this, but If I cant, I will take them off.
(P.S. Guys go ahead and message me stuff. Just keep me occupied please. Im bored. Ill talk about anything. Well almost everything. Im taking Requests so yeah. IdK how that relates.)
Anyway's, Brony on my fans! Also, I just got a tumblr. check me out or now. It's "Ventus Snow Lionheart"
~Ventus, out