- >Twilight finally calms enough to TK the tiara off of her head and takes a look at it
- >The nine point head piece is pure diamond, absolutely seamless and engraved with small motifs of unicorns along with waving patterns throughout the whole thing, each point tipped with a small cut diamond
- >You feel strangely proud of how the jewelry astonished her
- >People liked art right?
- >It wasn’t your best work but it is still pretty
- >Twilight gathers her wits and asks “Anon, how did you do this?” she asked almost breathless
- >You just shrug
- >She sets the tiara on a nearby desk and thinks for a moment
- >”Anon, I’ll be back in a bit, I want to get my friends and ask their opinion on all of this”
- >She gets up and heads for the door
- >”I’ll be back soon, feel free to read whatever you want” she calls back as she leaves
- >Alone once more, you begin to ponder your situation
- >All at once, the shock wares off
- >You gasp and almost fall to your knees
- >These p0nies, they could talk and feel…
- >What would they think of you?
- >You feel your heart begin to race as fear slowly overtakes you
- >What if they didn’t like you?
- >You feel yourself begin to hyperventilate
- >What if they wanted you gone?
- >The sudden stab of loneliness forces you to stifle a pained cry
- >What if…you had to be alone again?
- >The last thought almost brings you to tears
- >You’re surprised you can even talk, after the countless years you had spent in silence
- >The feeling of communication is almost indescribable
- >Knowing that someone else has listened and understands what you think…
- >Let alone having the ability to talk back…
- >You would trade everything you had ever found in your mines for it
- >And now it’s right here, right in front of you
- >The thought that it could be taken away is almost enough to sent you into hysterics
- >No!
- >You need to calm down!
- >You would frighten them like this
- >Its been over 700 years since you have had something so many take for granted
- >Friends…
- >You let out a shuddering exhale and blink the unshed tears from your eyes
- >Taking a deep breath you close your eyes and think
- >How could you get them to like you?
- >From what you remember, being pleasant and polite works good
- >Appealing to the interests of others works too
- >…Not appearing like an unstable nut-case should be thrown in there as well
- >You open your eyes and nod
- >Be nice, find out what they like and indulge them with the subject, and don’t let them know that your age and previous situation may have made you ill in the head
- >You can’t help but feel bad about the last one
- >Lying isn’t right…
- >But from what you gather these p0nies don’t live as long as you do and as such they won’t understand
- >You are glad you got that out of the way as Twilight comes back in with 5 others in tow just as you did
- >”Girls, this is the creature who was seen around town for a few days, meet Anonymous”
- >Feeling rather shy and unsure under the stares of the 5, you just nod and say “It’s nice to meet you all”
- >The pink one’s face explodes into a grin and she bounds up to you
- >” Hi! I’m Pinkie Pie!”
- ~~~~~
- >After several introductions, most of which you had to force yourself not to stutter through brings you to your current situation
- >You had also been introduced to Spike, Twilight’s young reptilian assistant
- >All of them decided today would be a nice day to just hang out and talk, about you mostly, and had gathered and settled around you and Twilight to do so
- >Although you are a bit uncomfortable being the center of attention you still do your best to accommodate them
- >”So darling, I was won…der…ing…” Rarity stops mid sentence to drop her jaw as she spied the tiara you made sitting on the desk nearby
- >Uh oh, had it been a mistake to make it?
- >Surely it couldn’t right?
- >”T-t-twilight, what is that?” Rarity asks pointing to the tiara
- >Twilight looks back and sees it, then smiles
- >The others look and see it as well, gasping when they see it
- >No no no! what had you done?
- >”You all remember when I said Anon has some strange powers right?”
- >They all nod, sans Rarity who is still looking at the headpiece with her jaw touching the ground
- >”Well this is one of them! He can transform things from one form to another.”
- >They all snap their heads around to stare at you
- >Oh god the urge to fidget is killing you
- >The silence goes on for almost a full minute before Rainbow Dash breaks it
- >”Nuh uh, prove it!” Rainbow says with an accusatory expression
- >In an instant all your worry disperses in favor of annoyance
- >She had the gall to question your abilities?
- >Well then…
- >You frown and hold out your hand, a lump of iron appearing in it in a flash and crackle of energy
- >Just that makes them all but Twilight jump some
- >Your hands light up with energy as you visualize what you want the iron to become, your powerful mind conjuring up the image flawlessly
- >Crushing the lump between your hands, the iron melts into a glowing blob of liquid before writhing and twisting around itself
- >With a flash, a hand sized figurine of a posing iron Rainbow on a pedestal is left in its place, looking just as real as the p0ny in front of you
- >You relish in her shocked expression
- >You smile and hand her the figurine
- >Rainbow takes it in her hoof numbly and inspects it
- >Not one thing out of place
- >She looks at it, then to you, then back at it before she begins to shake
- >Your worry rushes back to you, you really don’t want to offend them, had you done so?
- >Rainbow finally stops shaking rushes up to you, her face hardly a few inches from your own
- >”Dude that’s… SO AWESOME!” she shouts “And you can do this with anything?”
- >Starled, all you do is nod
- >”Oh OH! Me next!” Pinkie exclaims as she crowds up to you as well
- >Soon all of them are up close, expressing their amazement, even the aptly named Fluttershy forgetting her most prevalent trait
- >Inwardly you feel relived, they appreciated art here, 700 years of doing nothing else had turned visual art creation into your favorite pastime
- >And now, you had an audience to look at it all
- >You smile a true, genuine smile for the first time in almost a hundred years
- >After the p0nies had calmed down some Rarity addressed you
- >”Anon darling, these powers of your work an anything right”
- “More or less”
- >Her eyes seem to shine “Would you mind coming to my boutique sometime? If I could get some help with certain projects of mine I would be very grateful”
- >You think it over, and see no reason not to
- >Plus it would give you some time to learn of Rarity one on one
- “It would be my pleasure”
- >Rarity ‘squee’s and rushes up to you, wrapping you in a hug
- >You freeze
- >Rarity is touching you?
- >Why?
- >What is she doing?
- >You know the name of it…but you still can’t seem to remember
- >Rarity takes notice of your tense body and releases you with a worried expression
- >”Something wrong darling?”
- >Her voice snaps you from your thoughts
- “Oh um, yes just fine, you surprised me is all…”
- >She looks at you skeptically “If you say so”
- >Twilight gasps and looks like she just forgot something awful
- >”Oh NO! I forgot to send the letter the princess!”
- >She hops up and runs about the library, looking for paper and a quill
- >You were about to get up and help her before you see the unimpressed looks of her friends
- “This happen a lot?”
- >Applejack nods “Sure does sugercube, Twi tends to git worked up over nuthin when it comes to the princesses”
- >Hmm, maybe Twilight had, what’s it called? OCD?
- >What did that mean again?
- >Occur Color Duffus?
- >No…
- >Over Concealed Dildos?
- >No…
- >Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
- >That sounds right
- >Twilight finally finds her paper and quickly jots down something before rolling it up and levitates it to Spike
- >The young dragon takes it and burns it to ash with a breath of fire, the ashes flying out of an open window towards a castle in the distance
- >Weird, but you had no room to voice such
- >Calm, Twilight returns to the group
- >”Well, the princess should be here in a little bit to meet Anon”
- >You can’t help but feel uneasy at that
- “Er, Twilight, I don’t mean to be rude or anything but it that the best idea”
- >”There’s no need to be worried Anon, Princess Celestia is the nicest p0ny around, if you’re worried about her doing something to you then there is no need. A few questions is the most likely thing you will get” Twilight says with conviction
- >It does ease you some, but you still can’t help but feel this will end badly
- >Conversation turns to small talk, nothing of importance said and the topic changing often
- >They treat you as one of their own, even without knowing you for any real period of time
- >Concealed behind your poker face is an emotion nothing short of elation
- >After some time Pinkie runs off into town and returns with a box of cupcakes after hearing several of her friends stomachs growl
- >”Here Anon! Try one!” She says in her bubbly voice, tossing you one of the bright colored pastries
- >You deftly catch it and give it a look
- >No time like the present
- >You take a bite
- >Almost instantly it feels like your mouth had an orgasm, the sweet flavor crashing over your taste buds like a wave over a beach
- >You swallow the bite and look to Pinkie
- “Pinkie, did you make these?”
- >She smiles and nods her head vigorously
- >You share her smile
- “Looks like I will be seeing more of you then”
- >She beams and the others share some laughter
- >Is this what having friends is like?
- >You could get used to this
- >Just as you finish that thought a knock sounds at the door
- >Twilight hops up and answers it
- >In through the door walks a tall, radiant, p0ny sporting both wings and a horn along with a white coat and multicolored mane and tail
- >”Princess!” exclaims Twilight, who falls into a bow
- >The others rise to their hooves and follow suit
- >Panicked, you rise as well and fall heavily to one knee
- >”Now now my little p0nies, there is no need for that” Celestia says, her voice motherly and regal
- >They all right themselves
- >Feeling foolish, you stand as well
- >Seeing you, Celestia gracefully strides over
- >Stopping several feet from you she gives you an appraising look
- >”You must be Anon, am I correct?”
- “Yes your highness…”
- >”There is no need for that, Celestia works fine behind closed doors”
- “Yes yo- Celestia”
- >She smiles warmly before her face falls back to its usual aloof expression
- >”Anon, I would like a more in-depth look at you, Twilight?”
- >”Yes princess?”
- >”May we use an unoccupied room?”
- >”There is one right upstairs”
- >”Thank you my faithful student”
- >Celestia turns to you “Please come with me”
- >Mutely, you follow the monarch, the bad feeling in your stomach growing with every step
- >Finally upstairs the two of you inter the guest room and turn to each other as the door closes with a push from Celestia’s magic
- >Just as the door closes Celestia motherly expression drops into one of complete impassiveness
- >The change is so abrupt that you can’t stop yourself from flinching
- >”Anonymous, I am sorry that I must do this, but I cannot allow a potential threat to wander my country without being sure of your intentions”
- >Her horn lights up
- >”This hurts me much more than it will you”
- >Faster than you can react it flashes and sends you into unconsciousness
- ~~~~~
- >Celestia walked around the vast mindscape of Anonymous, taking in the sights of the abstract and rolling landscape as she pondered where to start the memory scan
- >The space of his mind is so much larger than a p0nies, is he long lived or just intelligent?
- >Let’s find out
- >Deciding the beginning would be the best, her horn lights up and the scenery around her fades to black, Celestia herself submerging into the memories
- >…
- >…
- >…
- >Dark…
- >Dark and warm…
- >It’s nice here
- >No worries
- >No danger
- >But your favorite thing of all is the voice
- >You don’t know what it’s saying or where it is, but just the sound of it makes you happy
- >It’s melodic, reassuring, and so full of love
- >For the longest time you are here, resting in the warm darkness, listening to the voice
- >Then it happens
- >The whole world rumbles, voices other than your favorite babbling incoherently at a fast pace
- >Another rumble, fright overtakes you
- >The voice screams in pain
- >Even more fright
- >You knew this would happen eventually
- >But something is wrong
- >You knew you would have to leave the warm darkness at some point but not like this!
- >Thunk!
- >Light floods the area, hurting your eyes
- >The light gets bigger, but it’s coming from the wrong direction
- >Suddenly you are seized
- >No matter how much you fight the strength is irresistible, and you are taken from your home into the light
- >Cold!
- >So cold!
- >Too bright!
- >Make it stop!
- >Where is the voice?!?
- >The voice can make this better
- >You turn as best you can in the hands of your captor
- >There!
- >You see her
- >The owner of the voice
- >…
- >Whats wrong?
- >Why is she not moving?
- >Why won’t she save you?!
- >Help!
- >With no other option, you voice your distress
- >You cry
- ~~~~~
- >You’ve lived at the orphanage for as long as you can remember
- >Given the name Anonymous from one of the nuns who attended it
- >Always a bit of an outcast, you tend to get in trouble when the bullies pick on you only for you to fight back like a cornered lion
- >You stare at the ceiling from your bed, wondering what life was like outside
- >Finally you get up and get ready for the day
- >Going though your small trunk you find…it
- >The only picture of your mother…
- >8 months pregnant with you as looking just as happy as can be
- >Your heart throbs painfully as you gaze upon it
- >Running your thumb along her face, you put it back lest a bully finds out about it
- >After the classes the nuns teach are over you head back to your room
- >Only to see a pack of kids run out as you approach
- >…
- >No…
- >You run in and tear though your trunk
- >Its gone!
- >The bastards!
- >You run full speed out of your room and towards the collection of kids near the end of the hall
- >Seeing you, they all run screaming away, scattering
- >You get to their spot and notice bits of paper on the ground
- >The photo…
- >With no other option, you voice your distress
- >You roar
- ~~~~~
- >The last day of your sophomore year in college
- >It’s been tough over the years, but you made something of yourself
- >The last you saw of the old orphanage bully leader, he was pumping gas at some ghetto gas station
- >Sweet sweet karma
- >Parties had sprung up all over campus and you were on your way to one
- >An education, a job, a life ahead of you.
- >Nothing could stop you now!
- >Or that’s what you thought before a drunk driver ran a red light and T-boned you
- >You died on impact
- ~~~Day 1~~~
- >Wha?
- >Where?
- >You jerk awake
- >Looking around you see that you are in the middle a field
- >But?
- >You rise and begin to walk
- >It would be a week before you realized you were lost
- ~~~Day 40~~~
- >Ohhhh
- >Food…
- >There is almost none
- >Your stomach ties itself into a knot in pain
- >For over a month you have been here…
- >For a week you’ve had no food
- >The monsters at night only made it worse
- >You need to get out of here
- >You need help
- ~~~Day 264~~~
- >For the longest time you’ve avoided the ones you had dubbed “Creepers”
- >Tall green things that serve no purpose other than to kill other things via suicide bombing by an unknown means
- >You had avoided them well
- >Not well enough however…
- >You foolishly left your shelter open
- >You will pay for it
- >ssssssSSSSSS!
- >?
- BOOM!
- >A scream rips out your throat as a blast and heat overtake you
- >You can only lay numbly on the now ruined ground as you look at your charred arm
- >Why?
- >Why are you here?
- ~~~Year 59~~~
- >Lonely,
- >No one…
- >For three days you had been staring at the wall
- >Waiting
- >Waiting for anyone
- >But no one would show…
- ~~~Year 246~~~
- >You wiped your brow as you dug
- >Mining for new materials had become as easy as breathing and a great way to kill time
- >You dig a bit further, your pickaxe reducing boulders to dust in only a few strikes
- >Wha?
- >Is the wall glowing?
- >Curiosity overtakes you, the prospect of finding something new killing your reason
- >With one swing the wall collapses
- >And reveals red hot lava
- >With a gasp you turn and run down the mineshaft
- >Not fast enough though
- >The lava runs down and engulfs your leg
- >Unspeakable pain shoots up your being
- >Despite this you run
- >It hurts…
- >It hurts so much that you want to die
- >But you go
- >Every step feels like lightening lancing up your leg
- >When the lava finally stops you fall to the ground and look at your leg
- >The skin is melted to your actual leg and blood oozes out of the whole thing
- >Shakily unstoring a health potion, you open it up and pour it onto the leg
- >A primal scream leaves you as the cooked flesh writhes and heals
- >Almost 10 agonizing minutes pass before its done
- >Dazed, you idly wonder it would have been better if you just let the lava run you down
- ~~~Year 577~~~
- >You had made something quite wondrous today
- >Paint!
- >The powers you learned all those years ago had helped immensely
- >In your modest stone house you set up some canvas and simply let your mind wander as your hands dance across the canvas
- >Several minutes in you stop and take notice of what you had made
- >It’s a portrait of a woman
- >Hmm, who is she?
- >How funny, you could have sworn you know her from-!
- >A voice comes to you, melodic and warm
- >It’s her…
- >Mother…
- >What could have been…
- >You drop your brush and paint, going to your hands and knees as tears spring to your eyes
- >Why?
- >Why are you here!?!?
- >You curl up, wishing for your own death
- “M-mommy, please…Anyone…Please, I don’t want to be alone…I’m scared! M-make it stop! MAKE IT STOOOOOOOP!”
- >SNAP!
- >With no other options, you voice your distress
- >You scream
- ~~~~~
- >Celestia watched, horror struck as every moment played before her, forcing her to experience every pain Anonymous has suffered
- >How? How had he survived?
- >As the last one played, the spell ended
- >Feeling her cheeks wet and her knees shaking, the alicorn lets herself fall harshly to her stomach as she looks to Anon
- >Anonymous stood there, passed out yet still on his feet
- >Slowly but surely, his eyes brightened as he returned from his forceful slumber
- ~~~~~
- >Whoa,
- >What just happened?
- >You shake yourself awake and look at Celestia, who was on her knees
- >Oh no…
- >Had you hurt her?
- “Princess, all you alrigh-!
- >Without warning she lunges at you, bowling you over as she buries her head into your chest and weeps hysterically

