A/N: Fifteen days later... the final part to the five Earth visit chapters is up and this late at night!
To update you on things going on with me, not much else from what you last heard. The only other thing to report is that I have found myself work and it will result in my writing getting slowed down. It won't stop me from writing this story though.
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AntiVillain1: Well, you never know. There could a future chapter or two where it involves portal travel between Earth and Equestria, though I probably would think of having Earth's portal set somewhere in Europe or the United Kingdom, and Equestria's in Canterlot.
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Evil dead fan: To answer your question, and I know this from experience as I didn't graduate immediately after Grade 12 passed, as I was taking another set of courses for three more years in high school before graduating in 2014. So I put that kind of idea that they were taking more time to improve on their grades to get the credits they need to graduate.
The master: Lmao, probably that or Soarin'.
Dragon slayer: I don't even have that on my mind as of the moment. If it was going to happen, it wouldn't really work well by human and alicorn, as magic would have to temporarily be cast to turn Brayden into a stallion. Only backside in my plans list is that he will have no memory and will not remember what happened. So to answer to your question: I will not write one in.
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Anon: Guess you'll have to read this chapter and find out.
My hand was quick enough to slam the suitcase full of extra clothing down shut on the bed, my other hand bringing down the hatches on the case to ensure that they will be kept safe from being dirty outside in the rain and all of the mud that formed by the sands of the beach.
The time is at nightfall and we have just got back to the cottage after a series of gunfire and fights between me and my enemy in order to get my friends and fiance back from him. It wasn't really easy to deal with though, since I had killed a human by my own hands with his blood on me. I was freaking out for a short time because of this, and I thought I would be damned for sure because of it. My friends were all keeping me calm and telling me that I wasn't a murderer.
Their point of me taking my paladin role to protect them really must have got into me after speaking calmly with me, but even as we are leaving, I was hurt from what had been inflicted upon me by Khaln and his hired gunmen and bikers. We were getting into the van, and I was getting into a bit of pain, groaning a bit while I can hear the distant sirens of the authorities approaching from the long distance. Alex takes the wheel and drives off back to the cottage to have Fluttershy help patch me up from my injuries, as well as give Twilight an ice pack for the bruise.
Fluttershy did help with first aid, removing the bullets from where they have struck me, and bandaging me to prevent further infection to my health and well-being. Thank goodness that she's my closest friend as I know I can depend on her for any thing if she wasn't that busy with her animals. She was downstairs with the rest of our friends, helping to pack up quickly.
Twilight is standing there, using her magic to assist me in any way she can. The aura of her magic is covering a bit of the other autumn and winter jackets, storing them into another suitcase I own and then closing them shut once they were secure inside.
"I know that we should leave immediately, but don't you think that we should slow down a bit so we can properly organize?" She asked me.
My eyes turn to look at her while she is trotting over towards my laptop that I have shut down and stored into the laptop bag that I would place it in just in case I was travelling anywhere on Earth. Her magic aura takes hold of it and puts it on top of the other light luggage bags of two full of clothing.
"We can do so, and take your time on it. I'm going to check up on our other friends downstairs and see how they are doing with the other things they feel should be necessary to bring back from here to Equestria."
She smiled at me for a few moments in the glance, but turns with another empty luggage bag for the other final clothing accessories in my room. Even before her violet eyes turned away, I could sense she still looks a little worried about me. For me, I can consider this normal of her as I often share the same sense of worry about her if she was hurt or put in danger's way.
I begin making my way out of my bedroom, knowing that it will probably be the last time I ever see this room at all. The Song of Order is on my back, gently humming a song that keeps me calm. The sounds of chatter among my friends was at a decent volume when I have gone down the hallway and the steps to the main floor.
Pinkie was there, grabbing as many of the music CDs as she can from the shelf that I have used to place my music there in case I really wanted to listen to something heavy. She takes it over to small empty sleeping bag holder that has been emptied out, as we have no use for the sleeping bags.
Not really any use for the leftover food as well, as they are stored in the fridge located in the kitchen. Fluttershy is also gathering as many supplies that were medical or anything necessary like the towels in the downstairs bathroom. She's already practically emptied the upstairs bathroom of towels, so I made sure to use it beforehand.
Starlight and the rest of my friends continue to help pack up everything in a hurry that was trusted by me and not dangerous at all. The only one that I don't see helping is Rarity, who was standing there by the window to the left of my vision amongst all of the panic. I wasn't sure about it, but something was telling me on the inside that something was wrong if she was looking out the window like that.
Making a friendly approach, I can now see the side of her face and where her blue eyes were guided off to. It was the beach that she was staring at with the small frown hanging on her mouth, and I only can guess that it was disappointment that me and her couldn't take the chance to go and relax on the beach, even with this weather in the way.
"Everything okay Rari?" I asked her, sounding a little concerned.
A sigh escapes from her lips and she turns her eyes and head to look at me. "I'm fine Brayden, you don't have to worry. I only just feel a bit sad that we couldn't get with our other friends to go on the beach."
"I know, and I promised you that I would do that," I felt only a little bit ashamed for breaking a promise to one of my close friends. "I didn't expect the weather would even be this bad as well."
"Oh pish-posh," She tells me, only putting on a faint smile. "You didn't break the promise, as it's not your fault. Being that the weather here is different, it's understandable."
I nod my head in agreement with her as I have been used to the Equestrian weather patterns that usually come about and around in their world. "So then perhaps when we're back in Equestria, you could always plan a day at the beaches of Fillydelphia."
"Absolutely. You haven't been there yet, but as of the moment right now you do seem to be occupied by upcoming events like the wedding of you and Twilight that is coming up soon."
"Correct, and I am already aware that it'll be one of the best days of my life. Celestia even went beyond words to congratulate me for doing that proud achievement, and will be doing everything she can to make sure that the wedding is one of the best. She's also got to keep an eye out too as the news could very well spread to... those... Changelings." I shudder for a moment, trying not to think about what Chrysalis did to me.
Rarity's right front hoof gently touched my left hand. "Don't be afraid, as they've only attempted twice to take over Equestria, but failed those two times. Doubt they'd try again." She tells me.
"I know," I said to her still remaining calm as ever. "But it's their queen that I get shaken up about, and even the thought of her gets me a little scared, even after all she did to make me her puppet."
"Just remember the words that I have told you before when we were in Canterlot with Sassy," She reminds me putting a smile on her face. "But other than that, I know you'll stand up to the nasty queen should she try to take over Equestria again, and if she gets into your dreams and makes you have doubt, Luna and Nightmare Moon are there to help you."
A smile crossed onto my lips. "Thanks Rarity." I said to her.
"It's no problem Brayden, but I'm also there to talk with if you're feeling stressed or worried. And if you are having a bit of trouble, there is always a spare room at the Carousel Boutique that is open for you," She says to me, a little cheered up from staring at the beach that the waves were getting a bit rough at. "Sweetie Belle would be very happy to see you visiting."
A roar of thunder sounded in the air, and I can hear Fluttershy yelp for a moment in shock before backing onto the floor with her hooves over her head in fright. I knew that I had to go and keep her calm, but I glance to Rarity with a look for a moment that she could understand that Fluttershy was scared and I had to let her know that everything would be okay.
Rarity understands what I mean and allows me to go over to Fluttershy, still shaking a bit from the aftermath of the thunder sounding off. She has the both of her hooves over her head and I can feel her shakes when I have gently place my left hand on her back, giving it a gentle rub to calm her down from that.
"Oh, um... thanks." She says, taking the hooves off of her head.
"I was a little concerned, that's all. Just making sure you're okay." I said to her, speaking gently with her.
"The thunder outside is much louder here than in Equestria, it is quite frightening. Thank goodness that Angel or the other animals weren't here, or it'd take hours just to calm-"
The ringing of the doorbell sounded out and it was quite loud enough for all of us to hear in the room. Alex stood there by the front door, unsure as to who it could have been standing there at the front patio. Hopefully not the authorities, or any of the scientists for that matter.
I stop giving rubs on Flutters' back and I move to the side from the coffee table so that I can advance to the door and see through its peekhole who it could be. If any thing should come up with the hostile offense to attack, I am lucky enough to have the Song of Order on my back and ready when able.
"I'll cover you." Alex tells me, his back now against the wall and taking out a sidearm in case these visitors really were that dangerous. The other girls on the main floor go into hiding, except for Rainbow Dash and Starlight Glimmer who are eager to know who exactly these visitors were. As I know them both, they've got enough power by themselves to attack should any harm come my way.
My hand grips on the doorknob, as I can see a bit of two long haired figures standing at the door's peekhole. But with the rain and mist it is kind of hard to decipher who it was trying to see us, but nevertheless I open the door to see them right before my eyes.
Two wet girls were standing there on the patio, looking quite drenched from the rain that had poured onto them while the light above the door outside is lighting everything up while the sun had set over the western horizon with only dark skies, only to be lit by lightning bolts themselves in rhythmic patterns.
I recognize these two girls as I have seen them earlier today, and I normally didn't expect to see them at this time of night as they'd be working on homework, doing their hobby routines of dancing or learning how to play acoustic guitar, let alone learning how to sing.
"Ann? Andrea?" I sound even surprised in the tone of my voice as well. "You both came here? How did you get here?"
"We took a taxi to get here, as we know about what happened with Khaln. Alex texted us a bit of time ago that you and him got back with friends from the factory where he was hiding with his men. He told us what happened and we came to make sure you are okay." Andrea explained to me, stepping forward into the house to dry off a bit.
Ann also came in as well, and a look of worry crossed onto her face when she saw the bandages on me. "Did he hurt you?" She asked me.
"For that matter of a fact, yes he did," I confessed to her to avoid lying to her. "I practically ended up killing the bastard though. Fuckin' asshole."
The sound of gasps filled the room that had caught both my friend and past girlfriend off-guard, turning to see both Rainbow Dash and Starlight Glimmer who look rather shocked by my choice of words that were spoken, including a disappointed looking Rarity who peeks out over from behind the couch where she originally hid.
"Brayden! Language!" She warned me, knowing that I made a bit of a mistake that she can easily forgive.
I turn to see her blue eyes glaring at me, letting out a bit of a sheepish grin and guilty look. "Sorry about that Miss Rarity!" I was quick to say, before even being aware that the others have been seen by the girls' eyes.
"Are... they're... they're real?!" Ann says out of complete shock even seeing her favorite pony Fluttershy coming out of hiding from underneath the coffee table.
"You're most certainly right that we are actually real, and if you don't really believe that we are; you can always shake our hooves and then you can see that we are not an illusion and here before your own eyes!" Rainbow Dash says to her with a proud smile, extending her hoof forward for Ann to shake.
"To be honest, I'd love to go with you to Equestria." I can hear Alex whisper in my right ear.
Like back home there, Celestia has told me that she would like to see other humans from Earth come here to see all of the wonders that her country would bring on Equus. With Ann, Andrea and Alex in the room I actually feel quite considering to allow them to come to Equestria with me, as they have seen the show and could be trusted well with the other citizens of the enchanted lands. "You'll be coming with me, and so will these two." I whisper back to him.
Fluttershy approached Ann from there, looking only a little bit shy about meeting her. "Um, hi..." She gets out.
"You must be Fluttershy, my favorite pony in the show." Ann says, kneeling to a good height so she can talk with her in the gentle voice that she always spoke in.
"Y-yes I am," The pegasi continues to speak with her while the other girls in the room gather around her and Andrea. She does have a smile on her face from her compliment. "I didn't know that I was a favorite to you."
"And I didn't know that you all actually were real. I've gone crazy now." Ann jokes, giggling a little bit.
Fluttershy giggled with her as well before speaking again. "You're not crazy at all, as you already shook Rainbow's hoof and the fur let alone proves that she is real."
Pinkie pops in between the both of them while they were speaking. "Two new friends here on Earth that are friends to my close friend Brayden? With Alex included, that's like three parties at once! Somepony's going to expect a surprise when they go to Equestria."
"How did you know what I was thinking Pinkie?" I asked her, a bit of a cheerful chuckle on my face.
Pinkie giggles for a moment, bouncing over to me. "I practically heard you whispering to Alex that you want to bring them to Equestria, and give them a place to stay. More friends equals... more fun!"
"If that is the case, then I am in." Ann tells me, getting up from looking at Fluttershy and approaching me. "Since you disappeared, the days at school were often lonely without you there with me. When I'm there with you, it'll feel happier."
A smile crossed onto my lips while I took Ann's hands and held onto them. "There's so much to talk about when you go to Equestria with me and the rest of my friends."
Pinkie butts in once again with a bright smile on her face. "There will be so much. In the next few days, there's going to be a huge wedding with both Twilight and Brayden getting happily married! Not to mention there will be a HUGE dinner party over at the Crystal Empire the next couple of days after! Did I mention parties hosted by me in Ponyville?" After speaking, she lets out another cute squee.
"You're getting married to Twilight?" Ann asked me, now aware about what was happening. She had a serious look on her face for a few moments that surely looked like she would be disappointed in me, but she chuckles and puts on a smile afterwards. "Oh you... I figured that your crush on her would lead somewhere."
"What do you know then?" I said to her.
The sound of hooves can be heard through my ears as they were coming from the stairs. And speaking of Twilight, she must already be finished packing everything away on the upper floor. Her magic can also be heard as the levitating bags are seen passing from past the wall covering the staircase.
There she is again, looking quite fast on her hooves and rather hurried to get out of there and go back to her home. "Alright, bags are packed upstairs. Anypony else got the packed bags?"
"We've got 'em all," Applejack responds first to her question. "Everythin' else that was less important, we've packed."
Moondancer nods in agreement. "I know we didn't get as much time as we thought we would to visit Earth, but all must be neccessarily done to keep all of us and Equestria protected from the bad side of humanity."
"If any of you are ready, let us step outside. Be wary of the rain though as it is quite heavy." I said, my ears hearing another roar of distant thunder outside. Ann lets go of my hands, a look of loving trust on her face.
All of them nod their heads to let me know that they were ready to go. In my pocket, I have the Travelling Gem ready and able for the way back to Equestria where we had started at Twilight's castle as the gem had pointed out. Alex opens the front door and allows the girls to step outside, and then leaving before me who would turn off the last of the lights in the house before being the last one out.
I close the front door, and I don't even bother to lock the door as there wouldn't really be any chance of returning in the future. The girls begin to move out onto the dirt road that was getting pretty muddy from the rain, as I am sure that Rarity is doing her best not to flip out about it.
The humming of the Song of Order is heard behind me, so it looks like I have everything while my right hand reached into the pocket of the shorts that I am wearing. The blue gem shines in the darkness, getting only a few drops of rain on it but is ready to transport us when ready. In the short few feet away, I can hear Twilight instructing everypony to gather in a circle so that the gem can do its magic.
Rain pours onto my head, wettening it while I join up with the rest of them, but not catching the redness in the clouds above the hillside that was glowing brighter. I get into the middle of the circle, taking the gem and holding it for a moment to see Equestria there in the gem's images with a smile crossing on my mouth.
"Brayden?" I can hear Pinkie's voice question.
My head was quick to turn and look at her, seeing her tail twitch there for a moment as I knew that this was her Pinkie Sense acting. But the way I saw it along with the look on her face, she looks a little bit scared which is something that normally doesn't happen with her as she'd usually laugh at the spooky and creepy.
I turn in the direction she was looking in to see the redness in the cloud gone much wider. A flaming fireball was coming down towards the area, but by the studies of its direction it wasn't going to hit anywhere close to hurting us in the process. It seems rather like it would fit a human inside.
Fire scatters from the object into the skies and fading into nothing but smoke until it had smashed a few feet away on the ground, the figure inside the dimming fire looking quite human but I cannot see who it is yet.
The figure begins to stand up and reveal its long hair and begin stepping out into the light, lit by both the Travelling Gem and the fires behind her. Those hazel green eyes... the fierce look upon them when she saw my friends... I finally knew why I didn't see her this entire time on the Earth visit. But to know of the scares to why my friends look fearful of her. On her neck is a golden pendant with a dragon blood ruby that glows brightly with dark intentions, and she hosts those familiar kind of wings I've seen before...
Blood dragons from Mortem... I knew exactly who this was now, and I was couldn't exactly believe that it was Rebecca herself.
Those eyes of her were aiming right at all of us with a hidden look of hatred in them, a lust for the death of my friends' there most likely as she always wanted when I first got into the show in the first place, and then slipping into a reality.
"Rebecca?" I can hear Andrea question as rain drips onto her head and hair. "You... you have these magic powers?"
She turns to look at my friend, growling briefly before speaking. "Yes, do you not recognize the hair color?" That anger in her voice was enough to give Fluttershy the creeps about her. "I'm here just for a quick reason, and it will all be over once I get what I exactly want!"
"What do you want then Rebecca?" I called out to her, aware that the Song of Order on my back was starting to sing in the warnings of danger.
Her finger points at my fiance and everypony else. "They all need to be exterminated, as it is important to leave Equestria in a very weak state for me and the dragons of Mortem... my dragons to attack and harvest!"
"You can't do that!" Pinkie says to her.
Quick to draw out two katanas for holding, she points the katana in her right hand at my close friend in the threatening position she stands in. "Yes I can, and you're part of that which protect Equestria as told by the pendant on my neck!"
"No! I won't let you!" I said to her, letting the Travelling Gem levitate on its own to confront her.
"Why should I listen to you Brayden?" She sneers at me, already making plans by the looks of fury written on her face. "You were obsessed with these ponies, and I will put an end to that foolish dream you and those other bronies have! Too long have they gone on with males on this world being obsessed with them; and now I saw the news article of your appearance... everything has gone upside-down, and with my actions I will put everything rightside-up the way it was supposed to be!"
"Try to hurt any of us!" Rainbow taunts her. She doesn't even sound scared of Rebecca and her threats. "We'd pummel you down into the ground!"
She chuckles a bit. "Oh don't make me laugh. You'll be the first life I take." She responds to her.
I can hear my pegasi friend growl a bit, and I think she was trying to open her wings and charge at her, but with the usual Applejack pulling her back by the tail. Didn't want to make the situation worse.
From here, I can hear the mystical voice of the Song of Order speaking with me while it is on my back. "This is the enemy that I was taught by the blood of the Alicorns of Whinnepagos long ago to defeat. She is known as the Dragon Queen, the most feared in all of Equus and the most destructive. Her first defeat was just many years in delay too long for her, as the title of Dragon Queen was passed down in the generations of her banishment here to Earth."
I take a stand forward, spreading open my wings a bit. "Well, as long as I am standing; you're not going to bring harm to them as long as I am here." I said, really eager to take the Song of Order out to battle her.
"Just look at yourself Brayden!" Rebecca says to me, her wings flapping once but not enough to lift her up off of the ground. "Even if you did get those wings, I am far more powerful than you think. Stand aside and let me do my business."
"Never." I responded to her.
Her face turns into fury when I rejected her order. "As the Dragon Queen, I order you to stand aside!" She barks at me.
"Ordering me to do something isn't going to get you anywhere. As long as I have the magic of friendship inside of me, you will not prevail in succeeding your mission while I stand," I told her while my right hand moves behind me to grab my claymore by its pommel. "If you succeed, you would literally cause a panic."
Her katanas stand ready while I have my right hand on the blade, ready to defend everypony I love if absolutely necessary. I can hear the sound of somepony's magic channelling which I think the smell of that magic was infuriating Rebecca into a hostile action if it didn't stop.
I turn my head around to see who was casting a spell, seeing that it was Twilight whose horn was lit with an aura barrier surrounding the circle around them to keep them protected. Even if that was the case, her magic won't last forever as she'll eventually get tired from casting the spell. "Keep the magic barrier up, I'll keep her off." I said to her in suggestion which she understands and nods her head.
Poor Fluttershy looks absolutely frightened by her appearance, as I think she is taking cover next to Starlight, whom holds a look of defense on that face of hers. If by chance I was harmed, she have second thoughts of being inside the barrier as she'll want to help me in battle when overwhelmed. Judging by the two katanas that she had, Starlight would have be worried.
"You honestly think that I'm doing the wrong thing?" Rebecca says to me while I turn my head back to look at her. "Trust me, I'm doing this for the right choice."
"By overtaking Equestria with dragons? Unacceptable." I said to her. My other hand is placed onto the pommel as my right hand was, giving me power from the blade. The ethereal armor of the past appears around my body along with my head provided with a helmet made of the same magical material that it was producing. "Celestia honored me as the Paladin of Equestria, and I will do all in my path to keep you from bringing your destructive thoughts to the enchanted lands."
Her katana blades shine for a moment to reveal the scorching flames reflecting in them as she used her dragon wings to lift herself off of the ground. "I wouldn't count on winning this only round then." She warns me, ready for battle even as my blade is singing.
My grip on the claymore is much more firm as I am staring at the person who was my best friend. This wasn't the Rebecca that I knew anymore, as she was only a monster that I remembered calling her now seen before my eyes. The energies and magic from the blade gives me power and strength to ready myself, sharing a rival glare at one another.
(Play Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God)
Rebecca pulls back a bit and I am pretty sure that I am predicting that she will flight-charge down towards me to strike. Nevertheless I am ready as her dragon wings behind her back flap once again, directing her right towards me as her target.
Her katanas were unveiled as another lightning strikes in the distance, ready to slice a good one on me. My injuries are secure so I will have to take caution if necessary. My mind is thinking there that once I get her a good distance away from my friends; it'll be the time to use the gem and get away from this Earth and out back to Equestria.
Another lightning strike in the short distance, and the Song of Order has already clashed with her two blades as well. She makes another move to flip over the blade, proceeding to try and throw another shot at me which I move to the side quickly and clash at her fire steel. Her hazel green eyes stare at me as I have her locked there in that position.
She swirls about, her legs kicking mine and knocking me down onto the wet mud. I lift up my head, rolling upwards back up, still not out from this.
The power in my left hand is ready to attack her, and I throw it forward to send out a burst of ice magic at her. She is hit by the storm of icicles that where thrown at her, but I believe I only ever caused little harm to her as she looks like I was very weak at this kind of magic against her.
Her throat begins to glow orange, and I knew from there that was a breath of flame that she would unveil at me. I had to act quickly, or else I would be scorched by her magic which looks twice as dangerous. She opens her mouth and lets the fire fly free even in the raindrops, but has a short distance to my surprise, as the weather was affecting it.
Gave me a moment to strike as I swing the claymore right at her that clashes with her katanas again. "The magic of fire breath might not work in this weather, but I have other magic that will!" She says to me with aggression in her voice.
She moves her katanas off from the Song of Order, throwing her right hand forward in a fist that sents a punch of wind sweeping me off of the ground. I was surprised by this, and was being tossed mid-air for moments until slamming into the wooden garage's wall.
My head makes an impact onto the ground, but I begin getting up as I didn't want to look weak in front of the one who used to be my best friend on Earth, but became my enemy by now. My hands grip onto the wet grass on the side and I begin to get up off of the ground, turning to engage further in combat.
She has slammed into me in flight unexpectedly crashing the both of us through into the garage. Her left hand has gripped onto the top of my shirt as she bashed me through the walls of the garage and then sends me on a hard release through the wall onto the beaches behind. Goddamn though... the sands taste more disgusting than I thought when they're that wet.
I spit out the sands and get up onto my feet once again. The garage omits into a fiery explosion, with her rising out of the flame above and into the skies to further challenge me. My wings spread open, and I take flight into the skies with a burst of magic to fire at her.
She twists around and lets the magic burst pass by her. "Is that seriously all that you've got?!" My ears can hear her taunting. "Where were you raised? On a barn?"
"Oh, I was raised on more than a barn. I used to feel that way, but with new friends at my side, I consider just as much as family to me!" I shouted at her, moving within close range to thrust at her with the Song of Order.
Her katanas clash with the blade again, pushing me back again and taking another throw at me to attack me. The Song of Order sings to me again to warn me of the oncoming attack and clash once again, trying to push her back in return. Her head is close to mine, so I tilt my forehead back and then forward to headbutt her on her own which no doubt would give both of us a headache. This does give a great opportunity to use some of my magic to send a burst of water right at her.
She looks absolutely drenched, but the flames that power her dampen straight away until she look like she warmed up. She puts the both of her hands into the air, letting a lightning bolt strike down towards her but getting caught in the presence of her dark magic. By the looks of the electricity in the both of her hand, I knew what was going to be planned next and I begin flying backwards in a dipping position, not looking away from the oncoming move.
Lightning is sent out towards me, and I nearly made it out of its course as it has striked me, sending bolts running through my skin and bones inside. I felt paralyzed there during the electricution, unable to fly or move anything for two seconds after as I begin descending down towards the sands below again. The shock was quite painful for me, and I cannot even tell if it would be bad for the other injuries I've recieved from an hour before.
The shocks do go away and I begin making flight to avoid myself getting slammed into the ground, but I didn't see Rebecca flying forward where she'd unexpectedly grip me by my shirt collar and lift upward towards the clouds above. Feels almost like she is choking me of my life, and I throw my left hand at her in the form of a fist to punch her.
Oh fuck me... I've pissed her off even worse.
She releases me for a moment and I thought this would be a great time to fly back for another planned attack, but I wish it would be sooner. She used her magic to fire a burst of strong powerful magic beyond my will or the Song of Order's. The force of it is enough to send me flying out across the field as I was being fired away from her, turning to the side as I am flung out over the grassy plains and farms that leads to town buildings.
My back and wings can feel pain as I was finally slammed through a brick wall that collapsed as I pass through it, landing into a room that looks completely like a bar where the usual man or woman would come out for a drink or two. Often, these places would sell meals as well but I've only ever set foot into these places when I was with friends, but never drank any alcohol.
Eyes of many were staring right at me as I was right on top of a pool table with many of those just confused about why I'd just go crashing in through the wall and interrupting a good game during a thunderstorm. Possibly something about the remnants of a hurricane fading and would be here for a while.
"Look at him... he has wings..." I can hear the men around the pool table whispering to one another in question while I have my eyes still aimed towards the hole in the wall and waiting as Rebecca makes flight down to impact onto the concrete outside.
Her katanas are out and about again, ready to strike at me again after having cast a powerful spell at me. She approaches forward once again, swinging the katana right at me in hopes of decapitating me.
The Song of Order attached to my right hand warns me again and I rose my claymore to block the katana being swung at me, knocking it down onto the floor. The men by the pool table back up and away from the pool table as they could see that this was going to be a dangerous fight in the building, and get close to the wall to take cover.
I get up off of the pool table and avoid another possible stabbing from the other katana being thrusted forward at me. I open up my wings and do a flight-twist when I have jumped up and forward, kicking her across the face with one foot with the help of my boots to further the pain. I land on my feet again, clashing blades with her.
As we are clashing against one another, I am moving backwards with a couple of innocent people watching the fight in awe and are unsure as how to react to this violence between me and the enemy. I send out another blast of magic at her from my free left hand, and she is knocked back by the power of it.
Wait... those people witnessed the power of my magic. But I do solely hope this will not make changes in the battle.
"I need many officers down here at once! There is violence!" I can hear the bartender behind the counter on the phone and I pretty much knew that this was a huge red siren that authorities could mean trouble for both me and Rebecca in this fight.
Rebecca's throat began to turn orange and I knew from there she was about to breathe fire right out from there, though it is not directed towards me but to that who was shouting over the phone to the authorities as he is screaming to send pretty much every single unit in the district immediately. Without rain to shorten the flames, she exhales out towards the counter and bartender.
The flames began to rise and everyone else in the room who was witnessing this, begins to panick by the dangers of fire placed within the building. They all began to go out the way they came by the entrance to the right from where I was looking. Seeing how Rebecca was distracted, I thrust my blade at her to inflict a cut upon her.
She grunts loudly when the blade slices at a part of her leg, stopping her fire breath and knocking her onto her knees and the floor to catch her breath even from the interruption that I felt was necessary to do as she could set the entire building on fire. But the glare upon the both of her eyes isn't enough while it is staring at me. She uppercuts towards me with a fist and knocks me backwards, but thankfully not onto the floor again as I used my agility to stay on my feet.
"You don't know when to give up, do you?" She remarks at me, gripping onto her katanas and lashing out towards me, clashing with the silver blade again.
"No. I don't," I said to her with a clever smile on my face. "Perhaps you should, since your objective to hurt my friends won't work!" I push against her force and let her stumble backwards when I have sent my foot to her chest.
Her left hand channels magic at the pool table nearby, using it to toss it towards me. I have noticed this and I duck and roll to the side close to the bar's front door, letting the table crash against the wall with only a few balls with the numbers on them scatter to the floor.
Not enough for Rebecca's offensive moves though, as she opens her wings again and with a burst forward towards me, pushed both me and herself through the door and onto the streets.
Both of us were on the concrete sidewalk outside, struggling with one another. There is quite a couple of bystanders watching us fight one another, with one person taking a photo with their cell phone to expose myself into the public eye of Earth, where all of them could realize who I was based on face scans.
I put my arms around her and bash my head at hers in a headbutt for her to release me again, which I had to do twice which would be a really big headache from there forward for both of us. She releases me and falls onto the pavement, still wanting to place her blades into my gut to kill me and put me out of the way once and for all.
I roll to the side, getting back up onto my feet again, watching as she is slowly getting up. By the power seen growing in the both of her hands, she sheathes the two katanas behind her back and begins to use her magic from there.
My eyes turn to the source that her magic aura was accessing, seeing that it was a car that was parked on the street, aiming it towards me and a couple of townsfolk in the same place. If it was to hit me, then these people will get hurt to. No other thoughts cross while a woman is screaming for the others to duck and cover while the car is hurled towards me and the magic from her released.
My left hand reached forward towards the vehicle close to collision which has stopped the vehicle from causing harm as an aura of mine intwined with the Song of Order's magic is surrounding the vehicle. Without taking a look back to see what Rebecca was up to, I used my magic for good cause and place it back onto the street right-side up and the way it originally was.
A shout is heard on my left as Rebecca is charging at me once again with the katanas. I was ready to know when it was going to strike there. Her aim seems different than I thought it would be though as her katanas lashed out not to slice at my chest, but more to my left leg.
Sirens are also heard in the distance and growing closer, I collapse from the scorching pain that I can feel from the katana. I am on my knees and try not to feel the burning flame scorch the cut, and it was pain that I was feeling. The katana on the left is pointed right at my neck, and my eyes turn to look up at her.
"Looks like you're out of ideas." She says to me with a clever smirk on her face.
The sirens were much louder this time as her eyes look up and watch what was going on behind her. By the sounds behind of the wailing sirens, tires screeching and doors opening up, I can only turn my head to look at the scene behind to see that it was the authorities witnessing us in the flesh before their own eyes just like the public eye watching the fight we were in.
"FREEZE! BOTH OF YOU PUT YOUR HANDS UP IN THE AIR WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM!" I can hear the sound of the police force shouting out, their pistols pointed at us.
My eyes turn back towards Rebecca, launching upwards and with a twist to kick her backwards and onto the pavement once again. That won't be enough to surprise attack her, as I use my powers to send a powerful blast of magic to send her flying towards the streetlight. She is knocked back, hitting her head against the iron like her head went clang against it.
"BOTH OF YOU, GET YOUR ARMS AND HANDS IN THE AIR NOW!" The same policeman that announced before shouts at us with a megaphone from before.
I rose the Song of Order and fly forward off from the ground while Rebecca is gripping onto the streetlight and attempting to take it out with all of her might. Electricity sparks at the bottom of the streetlight's post as she is disconnecting it from the wired system that is to power the street, so she'll be planning to use that as a weapon towards either me or the authorities behind my back.
Only thing is... the authorities are neither on mine nor her side and their weapons of defense are aimed at us.
My assumption seems correct at first until she tosses the streetlight towards the direction that I am in, the post narrowly passing over my head even when I have ducked to ensure that I wouldn't get hurt by that. It slams into one of the police vehicles' hoods and I'm pretty sure that will spell out trouble for the both of us. Even then, I have a plan of using the blade's magic to teleport back to my friends and leaving quickly before she can kill me.
The police are ordered by the chief there to fire at will, bullets scattering right at us in hopes of downing us for a proper arrest. Rebecca uses her magic to catch the flying bullets, flinging them right at the police officers. A majority of them duck and cover as the bullets strike at their own vehicles and crack their vehicle's windows.
I push Rebecca down once again with my left hand sending out a blast of wind towards her, and then place the both of my hands onto the pommel of the Song of Order. I can feel the magic activate for that moment with a shield of a diamond blue aura surrounding me to keep me protected from mystical magic attacks, but it can't protect me from physical hand-to-hand or weapon moves.
My wet boots on the cement for a moment as I am staring at Rebecca from within the small bubble shield to protect me, before the spell is cast with a flash of light to send me off to the location of my choice in the short distance by where the cottage was; where my fiance and friends are waiting for me to return. In the end of that transition, there is the slippery movement below my feet as I can tell that it's the wet mud.
Twilight and her friends are right there, eager to get back to Equestria as quick as we could, before Rebecca most likely in pursue gets to us and has all of us killed with her dangerous katanas, and I can tell how they were based by the cut she gave to me on my leg.
"Come on, we need to get going!" I called out to them as the burning pain from my leg was dying out.
Twilight looks incredibly worried about me when she saw my leg. "Brayden dear, you've been cut!" I can hear Rarity call out to me inside the shield that Twilight was holding onto, but she drops her magic to allow myself to join into the circle with my friends.
"Jesus Christ... you really need to get that bandaged," I can hear Alex who was standing between both Andrea and Ann. "I'm sure they'll have some of that in Ponyville."
Twilight looks at Alex. "He'll need a bit more than that. Aloe Vera can help with those kinds of wounds, and I am lucky to have some back at the castle for him just like his attacks with the Timberwolves." She tells him.
An explosive launch in the distant rang out through the distant thundering sky, and I can tell that Rebecca was flying as fast as she can to catch us as it is her by the shining figure of flames flying from the scene in the distance, her dragon wings flapping on her back with a lust of fury and a thirst for the blood of Equestrians to be spilt whether on Equestria or not.
I place the Song of Order onto my back and deactivate the magic that it supported me with. The Travelling Gem still floats there, waiting for me to take a grip onto it so that the quick travelling can begin. My eyes are on Rebecca in her fury while she is racing to stop me and everypony else from leaving Earth.
My left hand grips onto the Travelling Gem while I glared at her with a taunting smile to warn her that next time, things might not be too easy for the both of us. My human friends Alex, Andrea and Ann are the first to disintegrate quickly into the gem, afterwards with my fiance and my other friends following after them. I am the last one to feel myself entering into the gem which seems ready to travel quickly out judging by our desperation.
The Dragon Queen begins to get closer and closer, the magic of the gem moving up to my neck and I close my eyes as it swallows me up and stores me frozen inside to watch the sequence of travelling beyond the Solar System and back to Equus system.
As I did suspect like last time, I open my eyes but cannot make any expressions or move at all inside of the gem but can only watch as Rebecca enters into the area and try to snatch at the gem, but is lifting high up into the air in starting-up in travel and beginning to pick up in speed as it accelerates into the stormclouds above.
She continues her pursuit after us as we lift higher into the clouds hoping that she doesn't get her chance of taking us hostage and trapped into the crystal, but our speed is picking up so I'm hoping that it will be enough for her to end the pursuit as soon as we were close to exiting Earth's atmosphere.
She is flying closer, reaching out to grab at us with her right hand but missing. Both us and her rise out from the clouds towards the night sky with the lightning visible from underneath the higher and higher we have gone. She is beginning to slow down and we are picking up incredible speed that is enough to boost us out from the planet. All I can last see of Rebecca is that glare that was telling me to watch myself because I had that feeling that she'll be back again... maybe in Equestria. She remains in that spot in flight to watch us depart away until she was only as small as a dot and then vanishing.
The sounds of the winds begin to go quiet and then there is silence within the crystal that told us we were now outside of the Earth on its darkest side. But with that, the speed that the Travelling Gem was going begins to thrust forward with a large burst of its magic to get us as far away from that world, even if one day I will go back there again; in a different place.
I can see the other planets that we've passed before that would move along from within, making the approach towards the red planet of Mars, the fourth planet in the Sol system. A satellite is seen orbiting the planet to study its atmosphere and the asteroid-like moons Phobos and Deimos as we are twisting around the planet, most likely to assist the gem in a fly-by, and then begin speeding off out of the system.
We aren't even passing the planets in the outer region of the system this time as we are on course from the flyby straight towards the Eagle Nebula where the Equus system would be hidden behind it millions of light-years away from Earth. Even expectedly when the crystal begins to travel at the speed of close to many light-years too many for me to count.
Nebula clouds are scattered the closer we've gotten to the famous Pillars of Creation that have collapsed themselves, the crystal unaffected by the space radiation that they give off, but with no attempt should it give any of us sickness like the first flight on the way to Earth, but the difference was that this was the way back.
A large comet from the history books on Earth begins to make a close approach from the crystal which I did realize by the pattern and shape of it and moving at a slow rate. Last time this comet was seen was back in the 1980s and I wasn't even born at that time yet. It'll probably have to be the year of 2061, but who knows by humanity's standards if the Earth or mankind would survive to see if it returns.
A million more light-years speed past the stars presumingly and I can somehow sense that the gem is starting to slow down judging by how close we are to the nearest star that I recognized as the sun that my mother was controlling. The Earth-sized planet begins to show, and there I can truely be relieved that this was home that I was coming back to.
The gem enters the atmosphere and begins to descend down from the clouds with the sight of Cloudsdale coming up in that evening orange colored sky. My eyes in the slow descendance catch a couple of the pegasi residing up on the cloud city or in flight to get to where they had to go at the end of the long day in Equestria.
We descend downward back towards Twilight's castle as I could see getting closer and then we are close enough to pass through the castle top like ghosts within as the crystal goes back to where we have originally stood, stopping right them after done.
I begin to appear from the gem right back in the same spot that me and the girls were travelling in by the crystal's magic, as it starts with my head and body, working right down to the legs after it has brought back my friends and Earth friends, plus the luggage that was packed. Twilight was there behind me as I could sense by the time my legs appear again from the interstellar travel.
There is that outcome again from being released of the gem's magic where I begin making a bit of a tumble backwards at first. I was nearly falling backwards towards the ground, but there are two pairs of hooves behind me to break that and prevent me from getting into further harm as the fight and my head being bashed against things during my fight could have resulted in me having a concussion.
"Don't worry Brayden, me and Twilight have got you." I can hear Moondancer speaking to me as I am regaining my balance, still feeling a bit of pain from my left leg. "Twilight, can you find the Aloe Vera that you said you use?"
She nods her head on my right side, galloping off out of the open throne room, with the sounds of her hooves growing distant only for a moment. Moondancer is right there along with Ann to make sure that it didn't hurt too much.
"Great Celestia, I've been waiting to say this but that was a really intense fight between you and that... dragon girl!" Rainbow Dash commented to me.
"I thought she was my best friend, because we went to school together and got to hang out a lot with one another," I responded to her as she trotted close to check my injury along with the others. "She isn't my friend anymore, but now my enemy as she seeks to destroy each and every one of you or anypony that crosses her path. Only seeking to destroy your race and use all dragons..."
Ann's hand gently is giving my right arm gentle rubs to calm me and ease the pain in my left leg by distracting me. "Don't worry though, it's over. We're all okay now and everything will be alright."
"For now, but I have a feeling she'll be back." I said to her, hearing the sound of hooves along with another pair as it was Twilight returning with the Aloe Vera and I can assume that my friend and her assistant Spike is also there to help in any way he can.
Twilight trots forward with the medic gel that she had been going on about to Moondancer and that I have known for a while now thanks to her and the knowledge she has from reading all of the books in her library, even when she still had the Golden Oaks Library, but it's roots are still there for the memories. She examines the cut on my leg, doing her best to not poke and prod at it.
"Starlight, could you keep Brayden calm while I spread the gel on the cut for it to administer for the infections and the healing process?" She asked her student, who I am pretty sure is behind me.
Never mind, she is trotting forward in front of me with a look of concern on her face. If I was correct, I can assume that she has nodded in understanding to my fiance's request as she is also her student as well as my mind remembers. She stops in front of me, placing her gentle left front hoof onto my arm to keep me calm.
"Don't worry about how much it could hurt Brayden," She tells me as my eyes are looking right at her. "Looking at the cut will only make it hurt more, just look at me. Everything will be okay, as long as you have me as your friend there for you when you're in need."
I can feel a bit of a moist feeling to my leg touching where the cut was made, but the pain itself doesn't even hurt as much as I believed it would while I was staring at my friend and paying attention to her moderate persian blue eyes as her hoof is gently rubbing my arm, giving that warm yet friendly feeling for both myself and Starlight.
The hooves of my fiance are gently rubbing the gel onto my relaxed leg as I stood, letting the gel take its time to seep in and disappear for the slow process of closing the wound later on in the night as I am sleeping.
Fluttershy's hoof touches the top of my right hand and I turn away to look at her. "It's already done now, your leg should feel better in no time." She spoke to me with a bright and adorable smile on her face.
"What matters most to me is that all of you are safe, and that Rebecca didn't bring any harm to you. Guess that shows my loyalty to all of you, just like Dashie shows her loyalty."
Rainbow Dash flies from behind me, nearly getting into my face with a chuckle on that delightful face of hers. "Whoa whoa," She started off like I was almost about to start bragging. "I know that I show loyalty as you did there to protect us, but I don't think that boasting about what happened will get everypony's attention unless they saw it happen here."
All I can do is smile when I realized by what she meant. "Point taken."
"But what can I say," We can hear Spike talking with us as all of us turn to listen to him. "You guys are back home safe and sound with three new humans joining with you. That's quite a bonus if you ask me."
"It is, Spike. Allow me to introduce them to you," I offered to him, guiding my free hand to show my past girlfriend and two other friends for him to see. "This is Alex, Andrea and Ann. They are the new human population of four including me in Equestria."
The baby dragon chuckles for a moment, heading towards the map room doors. "Well come on all of you, the Sugarcube Corner actually stays open until midnight, and I'm sure all of you want a bit of a treat before getting some rest for your first night in Ponyville."
"I'm sure about that Spike, but the question is where we'll be able to sleep for the night since we don't really have any place to stay." Ann responds to him.
"Oh!" And Pinkie is the first to raise her hoof and speak out. "You could all stay at the Sugarcube Corner with me. Sonata is also there, and she will be happy to make friends with you. For the Cakes, I'll introduce them to you in the morning! It'll be so much fun-" She gasps loudly for a moment. "I almost forgot! I still have to throw all three of you a 'Welcome to Ponyville' party!"
"Maybe tomorrow afternoon Pinkie," Rarity commented. "After a snack at the Sugarcube Corner, we all need to have a good night's rest. I do have a spare room on the third floor of the Carousel Boutique, and I will be happy to allow Ann to stay with me for the time being."
Ann turns with a kind smile to the white unicorn, feeling happy that she was this generous to her as it was part of her spirit within and personality. "Why... thank you Rarity."
"You're quite welcome dear, and don't think of saying no to the offer," She responded with a chuckle and a convincing look on her face. "I don't take no for an answer, even if it is somepony that Brayden knows. Any friend to Brayden is a friend to me."
Andrea speaks out there. "I'll stay with Pinkie at the Sugarcube Corner."
Once again, I can hear Pinkie squee with delight at Andrea's statement, bouncing up and down with joy as she usually displayed herself every day. "Alllllllright! The Cakes are going to be happy to see you! Sonata would really like to have a baking partner, but I'll take with Mrs. Cake about hiring you to work in the kitchen!" She exclaims in a merry tone.
"Don't worry 'bout Alex here," Applejack spoke to us in her southern accent. "Ah have a spare room next ta Apple Bloom's bedroom, an' Ah know that the rest of the family will be happy ta meet ya."
"Living at Sweet Apple Acres? Oh boy." Alex says with a bit of sarcasm in his voice.
My close friend chuckles though, seeing through his sarcasm. "Love yer sarcasm there Alex. Now come on sugarcube, ya'll of us don't want to miss any good treats." She gives him a friendly slap on the right arm and begin trotting ahead to join us.
Alex joins us, with Spike to lead the group out from the map room. Even my stomach is kind of growling only a little bit, and I know that I should get a chance to ask for a glazed cinnamon bun while there still is some left before the shop's closing time. Alex follows behind, quite amazed to see that Equestria was real before his own eyes. But it's the smell that I recognize myself from living here every day with clean air.
This air is the smell of my home, Equestria.
A/N: Well, that's the chapter. Next chapter should involve something special for Fluttershy and Brayden. I would like to hear some ideas on how the chapter should go out, as I have a song planned for that chapter too. What is it? You'll find out soon enough.
Thank you for reading this, and I will see you in the next chapter.