Prince of Equestria
Chapter 20: Psychopath Prevails
Mario the Sonic Plush's POV
Me, Eliza and 'Shadow' Flynn stand there in shock and confusion. Twilight just shrugs.
"….." I have no idea what to say. I then ponder about what I am about to say. "What the hell?! You never told us this and we have known each other for how long? Basically, seven years! What is your deal?!" I said, as I get really pissed at Tails Boy-Shenlong for hiding this from us.
"Yeah?! What was the big idea with this?!" yelled Eliza.
"Shadow" Flynn doesn't respond. He's in the emo corner right now.
"Hold on. Let me explain. I was a martial artist (and in fact, I still am) from Hong Kong. China was so much worse compared to here. My father basically abandoned his family, said he was going to work, and we never saw him again. I was abused by my mother as a kid, I don't like to talk about that. We were so poor, not even middle class, so we couldn't afford shit. I had to join a gang as my job in order to pay off the bills and to provide for the household. I got some money, but it wasn't enough. The Chinese government never cared.
As I started martial arts training around my elementary school years, whenever I called out the government for being so incompetent, I would be sent to Juvie. There was not a single trace of Freedom of Speech. I also told them to give us food and supplies to survive but they never did and just jailed me again. I had enough. When I gained these Martial arts skills, in my middle school years I packed my bags and moved to the United States. However, I had to go undercover, because of the government knew I was in China and that I had intense martial arts powers, even superpowers like pyrokinesis, I would be sent back over there, and I would be killed. I decided to go by my middle name, ditched the gee, decided to wear a black t shirt with a red dragon medallion, and create a completely different high-pitched voice. Nobody would have known I was Shenlong. In 7th grade, I decided to transfer to Victory Middle School, where I met you, Eliza, Ka-Sung, Knux and Amy." said Tails Boy-Shenlong
We immediately feel guilty. Twilight doesn't know how to respond to this.
"Wow. I feel sorry for you, Ta- I mean Shen." I said, feeling sympathy for my friend. "I understand why you never told us this and you had to lie but at least you should have told the truth much sooner. I didn't even know you were actually a martial artist."
"Oh, it's alright. There was no way you could have known at the time." he said.
Tails Boy-Shenlong shows off his dragon tattoo, which appears both on his forehead and his right arm.
"Wow." said Twilight.
"Interesting..." said Shadow F.
"Woah. You got a dragon tattoo on both parts of you. Where did you even get them? I am wondering about this." said Eliza, asking how he got the dragon tattoo.
"Simple. From being in that gang I told you about." said Tails Boy-Shenlong.
"Oh." I said.
The five of us then hang out some more at the park, as long as nobody ever spots us.
We went on the swings, got some ice cream, and now we are all just chatting, and walking around the entire park.
"So. What's going on? How's Amy? And Knux?" I asked.
"Yeah, I wonder how they are doing." said Eliza.
"Aw man. I haven't seen Ames and Knux in years. Last I heard from them though, was years ago right after we, as a band, all split up. It was when our friend Mario the Plush went missing and I didn't know where he was. I contacted them both, told them to look for him but they didn't know where he was either. That was the last I ever heard from the old gang….I wonder if they truly know who I am, hehe." said Tails Boy-Shenlong.
Twilight then turns to me with a disapproving look.
Sigh. I knew this was coming.
"I'm sorry but what?! You were in a band?! Why didn't you tell me?!"
Twilight is freaking out.
"Bruh. Chill. I can explain. It was years ago back when we were all silly teenagers in high school. It just didn't even come up at all! I'm sorry…" I said.
Twilight sighed as she took a deep breath.
"It's alright. Just try to not keep things from me next time. Please. You can trust me." said Twilight.
—-
After we spent a whole 7 hours at the park, we were about to leave.
Unfortunately, we cannot even catch a break. A little green demon blob shows up right in front of us as we are leaving.
We only know what this meant. Gerlies is back!
"It's YOU!" Me and Shenlong yelled out.
"How did you even escape?! This is not fair!" yelled Eliza.
"I am here to follow my master's orders. Unfortunately for me, he wants you four alive. Oh and foxy boy, don't be afraid to come with us too." said Gerlies.
Gerlies looks at Shenlong with a creepy, horrifying grin on his face and Shenlong glares at him.
We are about to fight off Gerlies again but he grabs all five of us before we can even think about stopping him.
"HEY! What was that for?!" Twilight hollered.
"I'll take you to the castle. Count Darkling would certainly love to see all of you." said Gerlies, as he chuckles.
I scream.
Gerlies knocks me, Shadow F and Shenlong out. Three of us are passed out. Only Twilight and Eliza are spared from that.
I am suddenly in a void of darkness, sleeping it all off.
An hour later, I open my eyes. We are suddenly at CT Darkling Drac's new castle in Equestria. Shenlong and Shadow F have apparently already gotten up before me.
I see goo splattered all over the castle, and passed out bodies just laying on the ground like that.
I look at Twilight and Eliza, then at Darkling and Gerlies.
"Holy...this gives me the chills." I said, shivering.
Is this what CT Darkling truly is? This guy is a monster vampire but deep down is just a poor soul trapped in a dark spot in his mind that he cannot escape from.
"You don't understand!" Darkling snapped at the five of us. "I would literally kill all of you as a last resort."
"Dad. I am so sorry for what happened. Just please let us live." said Eliza, pleading for him and Gerlies to spare us.
"Oh relax. I was not going to literally kill you. I wanted you all alive for a reason. I needed to have a little talk, especially to my dear old arch-nemesis CT Darkling said angrily. He growled, and I can simply hear the pain in his voice.
"Don't worry! I can help you!" I yelled out, as I try to help the poor vampire out.
It didn't work.
Unfortunately, all I can do is watch. I can't do anything to snap him out of it or try to help.
That poor thing.
He proceeds to bite me. He manages to bite my hand but I push him off me.
"I will stop you just like I was going to do to you before, you filthy, disgusting, sick, twisted monster!" Shadow F yelled, as he gets out his sword.
"Please! Don't do this" I yelled, as I try to grab the sword from him.
It's too late. Shadow Flynn tried to stab CT Darkling Drac and end him once and for all.
He failed.
Darkling chokes Shadow Flynn by the neck.
"Wh-AARGGH". Shadow Flynn is struggling to breathe as he is being choked.
"Blackbiter, how can you be so STUPID?! You fool! You don't understand. You never did. You made me this way, because you believed I was judt one of the evil monsters that you had encountered and slayed before, that had tried to kill you, and nothing more than that. Yes, I have been trying to kill you but deep down I was never truly like that. You and Billy Shay made me even worse! Billy stole my wife Kelly. He literally manipulated her, and I suddenly went even more insane. You two created this psychopath that you have claimed I was all along.
What did I do for you to hate me? For many to resent me? Nothing. I did nothing to you. I never wanted to hurt my daughter Eliza, my son Draci, you or anybody for that matter. I may have been a little mean and cruel at times, but I would have never truly done that to anyone, unless I was acting on my vampire instincts which I WAS! That is in my nature to do so and I can not help it. Gerlies had returned to my side. I have always had a suspicious feeling about him, as he might be betraying me so he can take over my castle. He reminds me of my late mother as he used to be her right-hand man. Even though she is long gone, my late mother, CT Angelic's influence is still here, and I was the unlucky one who got possessed by it all these years later.
I was never a psychopath until you came in and Billy came back to my life! Everything was perfectly fine until you ruined everything. Funny how it all works that way.
I feel like I have been dead for years. I am trapped inside a possessed form I can not escape from. A warped, psycho form that has overtaken me. You were responsible for this. No matter how many times you try to deny it all, I would never hurt anybody like this, and I was never evil. And now, I feel like I should kill you and those who had hurt me. They will all feel my pain, so SHUT UP! Don't you dare mess with me ever again, boy!" CT Darkling said, as he gave out his speech.
CT Darkling then lets Shadow Flynn go, and puts him on the ground.
I can hear and see Darkling sobbing. Tears are streaming from his eyes. Eliza pats her father on his shoulder.
"I know. This isn't your fault…," said Eliza, "You were only acting on your vampire instincts."
Twilight suddenly begins to side with Darkling.
She looks at Shadow Flynn.
"You know what? Maybe Darkling isn't even all that bad. We misunderstood him. He is not that evil at all. Think about it. All of Equestria has faced against Nightmare Moon, the Lord of Chaos, an evil shadow pony, an evil queen whose species feeds off love, a creepy psycho whose way of spreading equality is by stripping ones of their marks, a red, rampaging centaur, a gray clone of the destined prince of all Equestria, and a creepy madman in a metallic, robotic suit. Compared to them, this vampire is an angel as he is only acting on what his nature." said Twilight, as she had defended CT Darkling.
Shadow Flynn looked at himself with shame. He may not like Darkling all that much, but the others had a point. The vampire was never eviler at all but just acted on his vampiric instincts. It's normal for vampires to do with Darkling does. He somewhat misjudged him.
He now realizes that what his friends had said was the truth. He had been wrong about vampires like him for all these years.
However, just because Shadow Flynn feels sympathy for Darkling, for what the vampire had gone through, does not mean that he will instantly trust him.
Shenlong pats my shoulder.
"The poor guy. Things took a toll on him, huh?" said Shenlong, as he sympathizes with Darkling.
"Darn." I said.
Suddenly, CT Darkling Drac begins to break out in song. The bright, yellow lights turn on magically in the castle. The vampire spreads out his cape as he is singing.
"I was once...a brave, caring, kind and loyal vampire.
Even though, sometimes, my child self-had to do what I was told by my mother...I always have refused to kill.
Those times I was mocked, bullied, and shamed- by people like Billy Shay! I was considered a freak. Their words and comments never made me give up on life!
Never fear. Never fear anything. Never fear, even when the world wrongs you.
When I turned 17, I had overthrown my late mother. I had given her a taste of her medicine. Me and Kelly fell in love and had made our castle a peaceful haven.
We got married, had two beautiful children. Everything was all great until Billy came back and wrecked it!
Never fear anybody who hits you. Don't be afraid to strike back at the ones who wronged you!
I am no longer caring. I no longer show mercy. Everything deserves to suffer. Let's not fear. Let's not fear! Let's not FEARRRRRRRRRRR!"
"Wow. This is deep…" muttered Shenlong.
"I don't care what happens to my master. I am going to make sure he suffers so I can rule this castle." Gerlies said, with a sinister looking grin on his face.
Twilight yelled.
"How dare you! Your boss here is suffering really bad from trauma in his life, and all you want to do is to make him suffer even more?! You are a sick, twisted piece of garbage! I bet you have always wanted to betray and overthrow him/ I bet you do because you seem like you want to kill him. You don't care how he feels, you are just going to do it anyways with no remorse. To me, this is just disgusting! I don't get down with that!"
Darkling puts his hand up in the air and puts a spell on MTSP.
Darkling straps me down on a broken old table, and I am being trapped in it. I can't escape.
"You know, Mario…you and I are much more alike than you think. We both have been bullied, mocked and shamed throughout all of our lives." Darkling said "Join with me. Together, you and I will be unstoppable. Nobody can mock us now." said Darkling
Darkling and Gerlies both laugh.
"Leave me alone. I am only trying to help you. Please just let me help you. I can make you sane again. You can be a normal vampire like you once were back then. I know I can." I said, as I beg Darkling to let him help me.
Unfortunately, he's still possessed, so this new demonic Darkling isn't going to let me do that.
"NO! I will not let you h- let me show you your most painful memories." said CT Darkling
I then get put to sleep by Darkling and Gerlies.
Flashbacks start running through.
(September 19, 2009)
"Ugh! You just had to screw everything up again!" yelled Tony, to his young son.
Tony, my father, keeps slapping me to the point where I keep getting bruised on my cheek.
"But I- I tried my best in school and I got a hard time from my teacher Mrs. Curley. Please, just don't beat me up, Dad. I didn't do anything to deserve this!" My kid self whimpered.
"NO! You are grounded for 2 months! Speak up against me and that will be more!" yelled Tony.
My mom, Lara, witnessed all of this with a horrified look on her face, releasing what her husband had done to her baby boy.
(December 13, 2011)
Next thing I knew, I was surrounded by bullies. These bullies...they tortured me. They picked on me. Everything. I couldn't stand being around them and I always got in trouble for no reason when I haven't done anything wrong at all in school. It's always the principals and teachers that side with the bullies, they never want to hear the students who didn't even do anything wrong.
It's all because I was a nerd. It was because I was a Sonic fan. It was because I looked different from everyone else. I was a freak to them.
So much so that the bullies would call me "Mario The Sonic Plush" as an insulting nickname, due to me always carrying a Sonic plush doll around. It's a name that I had later taken.
I am so mad...that they are even doing this to me. The worst part is that nobody has done anything about it. They just let the bullies do this to ME!
The ringleader of it all, whose all muscular and tall, has huge biceps, has a muscle shirt, brick like hair, peach skin, and sweatpants (he is attractive looking) looks at me who he and his buddies were about to punch me, and beat me up, with an evil, sinister grin on his face.
The leader of the pack was using me like a boxing bag.
"Hehe. Well, Mario "the Sonic Plush"! We are going to beat you up. Freaks like you are NOT allowed in society at ALL!" he said, as he prepared to kick me, then brutally beat me up.
The other kids that sided with the ring leader in his gang laughed at my suffering. "Hahahahahhaahahhahahahahaha!"
"No. No! NOOOOOOO! Somebody HELP! HELP ME!" I yelled out as I was about to be completely knocked out, just because the bullies wanted to push me around.
Other flashbacks start rushing through as I am in the darkness void. The countless times throughout almost my whole life where I was bullied, beaten, tortured, everything. I was branded as a freak just like Darkling.
We both can actually relate on all that. I kind of see him as myself.
I get what he was saying when he and I are much more alike than I think. Now I get why he was saying it. We both have been bullied, mocked, and shamed for being who we are.
I see it now.
However, I still refuse to join him. Even if he forces me too, I won't do it. I am a better guy than Darkling.
Even though Darkling was demonized himself more for merely acting on his vampire instincts, it still does not justify the harm he has done to not only himself but my best friend "Shadow" Flynn and everyone else
"You shall be free of any curse. No friendship, no pain, no girlfriends, no family, no suffering. You will be free, prince!" said CT Darkling Drac.
Gerlies nods.
I then shout
"NO! We may have something huge in common, but never will I join you! I refuse to be evil. I will never ever be like you! I suggest you stop and go back to the vampire you once were!" I yelled out angrily
Darkling chuckles and snaps his fingers.
"Too bad. You will belong to me. You will do what I say without any question." Said Darkling
He brings upon a hypnotic wave as it's directed towards me.
I am in pain. I almost wanted to scream.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I screamed.
Twilight, Eliza, Shenlong, and Shadow Flynn witnessed all my pain. They are horrified at what's about to come.
I then get put back to sleep for a second. I awaken.
Looks like it's more Mister nice guy. No more amazing, heroic, and cool. Prince of all Equestria. I will not show any mercy much longer. Instead, a new being is born. Vampiric Mario the Sonic Plush.
I suddenly obtained new powers. I can also manipulate and put spells on people.
This is sort of what I could have been had I not had the support and help of new friends, a girlfriend and mother. Well, minus the vampire elements.
CT Darkling Drac laughs.
"Your friend here is no longer who he was. Mario the Sonic Plush is much better than he ever was, and it will be over for you all." said Darkling
I turn to face my girlfriend. Twilight Sparkle looks at me. She is shocked and bewildered at what happened to me.
"Mario...honey. What happened to you? You became...so evil!" she said, freaking out.
"Behold. The new Mario the Sonic Plush. I name myself, starting tonight, Vampiric Mario the Sonic Plush. CT Darkling Drac is my master. No longer am I the prince of your entire country and your world. I will not serve the world anymore. I will destroy it if I had to." I said, with a chuckle.
I really love this new, evil form. I hope I keep it.