Split Fates

Everfree Forest, Equestria

Chapter 6: A Purpose

The wind blew hard and carried any weak soul along with it, the storm had been getting stronger, learning its surroundings almost as if it was a living being. The wildlife hadn't grown accustomed to the storm and had learned of a new force that ruled Everfree...a force they couldn't hide or fight against. All but one soul wondered beneath the storm...confused, lost but more so curious. The lightning in the sky revealed a grey pony with yellow eyes and a face of determination. Dromeda wondered the forest trying to recollect his thoughts from his...vision. He knew the storm represented something but what it did was a mystery to him...all he knew was that this storm was going to bring hell to equestria and he didn't know to stop it...and that's what hurt him the most. Seeing the body of peppermint and himself was gut wrenching but seeing candy in the state that she was in...is what completely killed him the most. In his eyes she was an innocent soul who all she desired was to be loved and cared for which he did to the fullest extent. Sweat, loving caring but with a tough interior...that is how he saw her and only god knows what he wouldn't do for her just to smile. He respected her as a pony but he felt something between them, love? Friendship? Bond? He didn't know but something was there and he thought she saw it too. But he knew she was leaning more towards peppermint but he honestly couldn't be more happier for her knowing how peppermint would treat her if they ever got together. A lightning flash pulled him out of his thoughts and reminded him why he came here. He visited the area where he saw candy die in his vison and sat down ignoring the storm tearing apart the forest, his goggles became fogged up from the warm wind hitting it, Dromeda closed his eyes and listened to the wind and studied it. where he came from his clan believed the wind a storm creates told a story about the storm and their meaning. His pastor taught him how to study a storm, feel the storm but most importantly listen to it. He listened to it and emptied his mind as to not have any thoughts that might confuse him, Dromeda inhaled and exhaled as he began to feel the storm. He started to read into it, the storm didn't have a voice and was almost...dead. Dromeda slowly opened his eyes and for a spilt second he saw a dead forest filled with dead ponies and amongst them...was himself standing tall. He looked different almost like a raider, but its what his eyes looked like that caught his attention. They were brown and not the usual bright yellow he was used to seeing. But the image went away and was seeing the trees sway back and fourth in harmony. He stood up and began heading out of the forest with more questions than answers like what is the storms meaning, how come it didn't say anything but to him the most important question was...what happened to him. The storms often show visons of the past, present, and future, and what he saw wasn't him. Something happened to him, big enough to cause whatever happened to him as a person. He didn't look alive, as if his corpse was being used as a puppet. He reached the edge of the forest and inhaled somewhat relieved that he finally done with what he came to do but he also knew this storm was here to stay until whatever it needed to do was done. Dromeda walked home in deep thought passing by ponies who greeted him and waved but only got a blank stare as a response. When he arrived he was greeted by his house which was empty and the door wide open. He thought of candy and how worried she must've been but at that didn't matter to him right now, he noticed it was about morning and candy might be returning to figure out a plan with Peppermint to locate him and all of that complicated stuff. Dromeda laid down and took a nap until he heard footsteps outside with a few mumbles. The door opened and candy saw Dromeda laying down and instantly rushed at him.

"Dromeda where were you!" Dromeda wasn't having no arguments no crying or hugging he just wanted to let her know that he was fine and well...physically at least. He rose up his hove to silence her.

"Don't ask where I've been or why i left all you need to know is that I'm fine...I'm ok" Candy looked on, peppermint walked up behind her and saw him.

"Dude you cant keep leaving like that you had no idea how worried she was!" Dromeda didn't look at him.

"Well...I'm here aren't I?" Candy and Peppermint glanced at each other.

"Look I'm fine guys, i just needed a walk...had to make sure the medicine actually worked"

"Well did it?" Candy asked

"I was gone wasn't i?"

"Oh yeah right" Candy said

"Well now that you're back...we have good news and i hope you're as excited as we are" Peppermint said smiling. Dromeda was confused and a billion questions came to mind.

"Uh ok?"

"We thought long and hard about this and i really think i made the best decision possible" Dromeda was even more confused by what she said.

"Ok can you guys just tell me?" Candy and Peppermint looked at each other...and kissed, then turned toward Dromeda

"Me and Candy are dating" Candy and Peppermint both smiled looking for any sign of positive reinforcement from him, Dromeda was excited and glad Candy and peppermint where dating, but he felt a little hurt that she had fallen for Peppermint and not him. He quickly pushed those negative thoughts aside and rose up and embraced the couple.

"I'm happy for you guys...congrats!" Candy and Peppermint hugged back happy he was accepting but they knew he would be...after all they saw Dromeda as a pretty nice and forgiving individual. Candy and Peppermint told the story of how they came together after he left but Dromeda while listening was only paying a attention to candy...he noticed how...perfect she was, her hair, eyes, cheeks, and especially her smile...then for a moment he thought

'Did she always have that glistening in her eyes?'

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