My Little Realities: C30 - Rock Bottom

My Little Realities: C30 - Rock Bottom

>you wake up from another pretty fucked up night
>however you remember dreaming something else
>you haven’t done that in a while
>you remember the sight and smell of the battle, pouring fire at the enemy Roots
>it felt good
>a sick kinda good, but good nonetheless
>you knew you had some “abnormal” tasted and stuff, but as long as it didn’t get in the way of your goals, you didn’t really mind
>you wonder if you’ll ever get to burn something alive again
>the dream hadn’t been all good
>it went back to the usual dark horror of the Elements
>whatever
>it’s morning already
>you’re planning on going back to old P0nyville for another month or so
>the memorial site will have closed off sections for the more…  Explicitly gory statues, but you will face them and offer your apologetic care all the same
>some statues are more painful than others
>you still couldn’t face a few of the p0nies there
>hopefully you would be strong enough to meet them soon
>you track down Fluttershy
>she was pretty easy to find, you just headed to where animals would be
>she has kept pretty busy, moving some of the less independent creatures from old P0nyville to the Canterlot gardens
>slowly, even the most timid of the garden critters grew to like her
>it may have taken a bit more than one ruined evening and one slightly chemical and magical night to win them over but the gentle pegasus has now more pets than the average zoo
>you send them skittering off, sadly
“Sorry Shy…” you whisper, trying to not scare off the remaining ones
“Oh don’t worry Anon, they scare easily but they’ll be back” she says, smiling warmly
“In greater numbers?”
“That would be nice…  In any case, did you want to talk to me about anything?
“Did I catch you at a bad time?”  You ask
“Oh no, I was just taking a break after feeding Angel…  I think he’s sleeping now” she replies
“Well I wanted to tell you that I was heading back to old P0nyville.  I thought I should let somep0ny know before you all go out and start looking for me or something…”
“Anon…  I’ve been meaning to ask…  You don’t have to answer if you don’t feel like it…” she mumbles
“Go ahead, what is it?” you reply
>you try to appear as friendly as possible, using your softest voice
“If it’s not going to bother you…  Would you like some company?  The girls and I could tag along…” she asks
“Well it’s not like I would mind a visit, but I can’t say it would be the best idea to drag one or more of you on my time over there…”
"How long are you going to be over there, if you don't mind my asking?"
>you think about it for a second
"Don't really know for sure, probably a month..."
"Oh...  Okay...  So you're sure it won't bother you if we come visit?"
"Not at all.  I'd be really glad to see you all again, no doubt about it." you reply
"One last thing, Fluttershy" you start
"Yeah?" she says, a little caught off guard
"Sorry about grabbing ahold of you for a whole night...  I should really warn everyone to keep away when I'm asleep, I just can't help it when I start dreaming..." you say, hanging your head
>Fluttershy scooches over
"Anon...  Don't be sorry...  It was kinda my fault, I saw you were having a bad dream and went over"
"Thanks...  That means a lot to me.  Just wake me if that ever happens again, okay?" you reply
>she nods
"I'll go pack up.  You guys can visit anytime.  Take care" you say
>you depart shortly after, this time bringing your 590A1 and Glock 20
>wouldn't want to have to deal with some of the guns getting jealous of each other
>you watch some Silent Library in your eye on the way to old P0nyville
>it keeps your spirits up
>you also have a hard time not laughing, the train isn't exactly a library but you didn't get a booth
>would be strange if some human started laughing for no reason while in a wagon full of p0nies
>you step off the train
>lezdodis
>you walk towards the job site, ready to face them once more
>day five in [spoiler]hell[/spoiler]Equestria
>bricklaying is giving your back a new definition for "world of suck"
>you've started playing music, trying to distract yourself
>you tried sleeping with music on, very low volume
>it just got drowned out by the screaming
>you were doing well with the statues
>you'd found out and learned most of their names
>they had started to mount plaques under each one
>the night was coming in, your burning hands thanked Luna
>Twilight had explained to you (way back when) how Equestria was at the center of the solar system and both Celestia and Luna needed to control the orbit of the sun and moon
>you wtf'd hard and still didn't buy it but it was pretty cool
>your evening wasn't done, however
>you had to start wiping down the north flank
>they were hit pretty hard, lots of Root amongst them, wreaking havoc
>this night was worse than usual
>the sky was free of clouds, and Luna had outdone herself
>under the moon and starlight, the battlefield was beautifully sickening
>day sixteenth in [spoiler]fucking statueworld[/spoiler]Equestria
>everything hurts
>you've lost some weight, on the bright side
>you still haven't found a good hat
>this is becoming a problem
>some of the workers have started avoiding you since some of your skin has started peeling off
>you're one your way back home after another fun-filled day
>you felt pretty defeated, you weren't able to gather up the strength to meet with one of the pegasi statues
>you're walking when you hear a strange scurrying sound
>shapes move in the distance
>alarm bells are ringing
>all of them
>Roots?
>Changelings?
>they should all be dead
>you take cover in what used to be some flowerp0ny's old house
>all is quiet
>you don't bring any of your guns to work
>you are cursing yourself for it with all your might
>tool belt
>big roofing hammer
>it won't do you much good but you hope you can get that hammer claw past whatever kind of skull that it will find
>you think you can survive against a changeling or two, but you'd be lucky to wound a Root before you're turned into jelly
>you start moving, circling around where your saw the movement
>you want to see if you can turn this ambush around
>trusty rock time
>maybe you can get a few in the confusion
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>there
>movement
>you cut your breathing
>sprinting forward, wide steps to cover more ground with less footfalls
>you're probably fucked, but you've stopped caring the second you saw those shapes moving around
>the world is already red
>hammer in your death grip, you grab a crouching Root by the antenna
>it was waiting
>fucking Root bastard
>you would burn every last one of them
>you hear the screaming of the battlefield
>they must be coming in, you have to get to your rifle, if you manage to kill this one
>you roar and bring the hammer down
>this is wrong
>your hammer stops is an inch away
>the Root is shaking like a leaf
>you have a fistful of the Root's pink, curly mane and her eyes are shut
>you're on top of Pinkie Pie
"What was that?"
>the voice is distant
>your heart stops, you open your left hand
>pink locks of hair fall from your fingers
>you hammer drops from your other hand just the same
"Whut in tarnation is goin' on over there?  Did anyp0ny find Anon?"
>your hearing comes back, as if you were underwater
>the girls rush over
>you get off Pinkie
>she opens her eyes
"ha...  Anon...  You sure got me...  I love a surprise...  We wanted to surprise you but you sure got us instead…" she says
>her words are playful but she sounds more like she wants to cry
>what the fuck just happened
>Rainbow Dash was right, you needed help
>this bullshit here wasn't cutting it
>you could writhe in self-pity here all you wanted but you wouldn't really get better
"Pinkie?" you say
>you reach out and she recoils a little
"Pinkie...  I'm sorry...  I didn't...  I thought you were..." you stutter
>she turns, looking at you
"I'm sorry..." you gently pet where you grabbed her mane
>the others form a small circle around you both
"What happened?  Anon, what was that yell?" asks Twilight
>none of them saw much in the dark
>you step back from Pinkie
"I...  I saw a Root...  I was going to hit it but it was Pinkie... " you answer
"What do you mean?  What Root? Pinkie?" Twilight is confused
>you almost fucking killed Pinkie
"Anon?  I'm okay...  That was scary but I'm okay..." says Pinkie
>you don't exactly buy it
"Guys...  I need help.  I'm sorry...  I've been trying to face my troubles but I almost hurt Pinkie..."
"Sugarstick, Ah'll be honest...  Ah'm not sure what we can do ta help..." says Applejack
"I think I need a shrink..." you say, sitting down
"You are pretty tall Anon, but I don't know if it would help you feel better..." says Pinkie
>looks like you haven't completely destroyed your friendship with attempted murder
>goddamn it Pinkie
"I believe he means a psychiatric doctor, dear" says Rarity
"We'll find you the best one, Anon. You can count on us" says Twilight
>you suddenly find it funny how colorful equines that do magic are going to help you with your mental health
>you all decide to head back to P0nyville in the morning
>Pinkie seems to have recovered well, you just gave her a solid fright
>she seems to understand that you weren't exactly yourself
"Hey buddy... “ says Rainbow, tentatively
“Dash, good to see you…  I’m sorry about all this…  I don’t know what went wrong…” you reply, rubbing your face with your hands
>she playfully hoofs your shoulder
“Come on, big guy.  We know you didn’t want to hurt Pinkie…  You got a little confused, that’s all”
>yeah, sure, you just confused a little plush toy with a 7 limbed death rhododendron
“Come on, we didn’t know where to hang out around here so we set up a little camp in a clearing near old Sweet Apple Acres” she says
>camping?
“Anon…  We got marshmallows” she finishes, taunting you with the fluffy cylinders
>rainbro = best bro
>this reminds you of the first time you spent the evening with these fillies
>around a campfire inside Twilight’s library, still somehow not a fire hazard
>eating marshmallows, telling stories
“So that’s when Princess Luna flew down from this wicked black carriage with her night guards.  I swear she spooked everyp0ny with that entrance, especially when her cape turned into bats” continues Rainbow, retelling their adventures on Nightmare Night
>sounds a bit like Halloween
>Dash continues her story, with Twilight interjecting at times when the cyan pegasus was off scaring some others with her thundercloud
>Royal Canterlot Voice?  That’s what her crazy voice is…
“I was so scared when Luna arrived at my door with Twilight, I mean I’m usually scared when it’s Nightmare Night but that was so frightening, I couldn’t even move!” recalls Fluttershy
>you’re glad it ended with Luna being the life of the… party?
>well luckily she didn’t cancel Nightmare Night so you’d get to probably experience it someday soon
“Hey, I got one about Halloween…” you start
“What’s that?” asks Applejack
“Simply put, it’s like Nightmare Night but back in my world.  We pretty much did the same, dressed up in costumes and went around getting candy from the neighbors and such.” You reply
>you all continue swapping stories and you really try to keep yours family friendly
>you had enough fucking emotional trauma flying around for one evening
>the evening died down and you found yourself falling asleep
>you moved pretty far from everyp0ny, saying you found the fire to be pretty hot
>they should be safe from your grasp
>you’ll just deal with it for tonight
>you’re glad they were going to help you find help here
>you fall asleep
>you wake up and do not remember much of the night
>that’s a first
>why are you bear hugging Rarity?
>SHE WASN’T EVEN ON YOUR SIDE OF THE FIRE
>after you all got up
>you caught wind that poor Miss Marshmallow was dared to go sleep next to you
>she had no idea
>Rainbow Dash is still laughing
“Then she just looks up at us, squeaking “hhellllp…  Girllls, I can’t move” and stuff, it was priceless!” says the flying fucking pride parade, chuckling away
>Rarity was still all huffy about it
>you’re like the town fucking bicycle or something
>in a weird, non-sexual teddy bear way
>the next week is frustrating and fruitless
>they don’t really have any medicine for humans
>you had enough fun with their mild painkillers to know that
>fucking P0nycetimol
>their psychiatrists really weren’t used to dealing with this kind of thing
>you were beginning to feel like it was hopeless
>wondering if Dr. Graphs would know anyone, you go to him
>Tan is still in the lab, not moving much
>you still need to rig him up with that camera and set of speakers so he doesn’t need to keep dragging paper and a quill around
>you keep your emotions under check around him
>in this brightly lit room, your imagination can’t play around much
>probably a good thing, Tan is friendly (in all likelihood) and the last member of his species in this universe
>you find yourself asking him for any doctors he’d know that was used to dealing with psychological trauma
>he, of course, asks who needs treatment
>it’s not like you can use the “my friend” excuse here
>you end up telling him you may have been suffering from a condition humans used to call battle fatigue or shellshock
“Anon, wouldn’t it be better if you had a human doctor for this?” he says
“That would be nice, but I can’t just waltz through the variable possibility universes and pop back into my old country, demanding healthcare…”
>Tan shifts
“Why not?” he asks
>wait
>this fucking plant
>this cute little cactus
>this alfalfa sprout here had a working Phase drive or something
“Tan…  Your Phase drive…  Could we use it to get me back to my reality?” you ask
“Yes”
“What if I wanted to come back?”
“I would need to come with you to interface with the Phase Drive.  We would also need a source of Mana” he says
“A source of Mana?  Like a unicorn or something?” you ask
“Yes, that would suffice”
>looks like your temples will need rubbing
>so you need to somehow get Tan, a unicorn and yourself on Earth.  Then you need to acquire a relatively large amount of one or more specific drugs and escape before you’re buttraped by the legal system for having eloped with an advanced, dangerous and expensive piece of VPT equipment
>also for punching Trombley in the face
“Fellas…  I’m going to need coffee and a box of donuts” you finally declare