Chapter 3

I might try to work on Pinkamena this weekend if I can. Either way, enjoy!

Derek looked down at Twilight Sparkle, a huge smile on his face. He had climbed up a tree, and was preparing to jump. "Are you sure about this, Derek?" Twilight shouted up to him. "No, not at all!" he yelled back. "I got these things for something though, and since I'm apparently a super powerful being, I say why the hell not?" His laugh echoed loudly, and Twilight could detect a slightly insane feature in it. "Umm, okay, just stay there for a minute! I'm going to go get something from Fluttershy's!" Derek nodded in acknowledgement. Twilight turned and sprinted back to the cottage, her mind racing. Good job Twilight, you drove the human with all his dimensions magic at his fingertips insane. Maybe now we can turn Princess Celestia into Nightmare Sol! Oh won't that be a laugh! Twilight's thoughts ended immediately as she slammed into a large wooden door that seemingly just appeared from thin air. Twilight bounced off the door, her vision blurry. "What the fu~" she stopped, her eyes finally focusing on a bright yellow pegasus who was giving her a worried look. "Oh, Fluttershy, hi! Sorry, I wasn't paying attention.."

Twilight shuffled her hooves awkwardly, before deciding that the best thing to do was to just go inside. She walked past Fluttershy, and into the living room, where everypony was looking at her funny. "What? I have a lot on my mind!" Applejack smiled. "Like what, sugarcube?" Twilight shrugged nonchalantly. "Oh not much, I haven't bathed in a day or so, I need to do some research on a few spells, and I drove Derek insane and now he thinks he can fly." Applejack started to laugh, but then stopped. "Um, what was tha' last part you said?" Twilight laughed. "I told Derek about what happened to his dimension, and now he is trying to jump off a tree to prove that … he can..fly." her voice trailed off, finally remembering why she had run to Fluttershy's in the first place. "Oh boy."

Princess Celestia, who had up until that point been thoroughly amused by her student's absent mindedness, stood up, suddenly serious. "Rainbow Dash, go find Derek and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid. Fluttershy, get some of your medical supplies. The rest of us will walk down there and have a chat with Mr. Derek."

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When Princess Celestia and the others arrived back at where Derek was, they found Rainbow Dash staring at his bare chest. "Uh, Rainbow, what the hay are you doin up there gogglin and such at him?" Applejack asked rather suspiciously. Rainbow, realizing that she was no longer alone, shot up into the air, face red. "Applejack, shut it. I was just checking out his wings! Or, wing chest..cutie marks, or taboos, or whatever he called them!" "Tattoos" Derek corrected. "Yeah, tattoos!" Princess Celestia stepped forward. "Let me see these…tattoos, please." Derek stood up, revealing the large, eagle-like wings he had painted onto his body. Twilight, despite having seen them before, was still enamored by there detail and beauty. She was so busy staring at them that she almost didn't notice that Princess Celestia had flown up to Derek to inspect the wings.

Celestia put her hoof on his chest, her eyes closed in concentration. Derek felt a strange warmth fill his body, and he smiled in satisfaction. A glow surrounded him, illuminating his wings. However, as quick as it had appeared, it vanished, as did the warmth within Derek. Celestia lowered her hoof from his chest, and raised her head so that she was looking at him in the eyes. "So?" Derek asked. The princess bit her lip, an odd sight for somepony like her. "They have magical qualities about them, but I'm uncertain as to what purpose they serve, and how they got on you. Until we figure out the answers to those questions, I suggest you do not test the wings out." Derek sighed sadly. 'Are you sure?" The princess nodded. "Alright, whatever, let me climb down." Celestia smiled, then returned to the ground, where her student awaited. "See Twilight, he wasn't insane, just slightly curious and maybe a bit disturbed." Her student responded with a gasp, which was emulated by the rest of the ponies. Celestia turned, and saw Derek leap from the tree.

He seemed suspended in air for a few moments, and for a second Celestia truly believed that it was working, but then the moment ended, and he came crashing down to the ground, which he met with a large thump! Fluttershy immediately ran over to him, but before she could do anything, he jumped to his feet, slightly dazed. "Damn." he muttered. "Really thought that would work." He spat out some blood, gave his head a good shake, then began walking back towards the cottage. As he passed the group of ponies who were all staring at him, mouths wide open, he paused. "What?" he asked, slightly bemused. "How did you~" Rarity's question was cut off by another resounding thump!

They all turned, confused, and saw a pink earth pony picking herself up off the ground, giggling as if she had just had the time of her life. "Wha…how…Pinkie, why did you just jump off the tree? And how did you even get up there without any of us noticing?" Twilight stared at Pinkie, who just giggled again. "I dunno, it just looked so fun!" Derek shook his head and laughed, before continuing on his walk back to Fluttershy's.

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Derek sat on the couch, tapping his foot to a song that only he could hear, when Princess Celestia and Twilight Sparkle walked into the cottage. "Hey." he greeted. "Where are the others?" Twilight approached him. "They went out for something to eat. The princess and I need to talk to you about something." Derek sat up straight, something telling him that things were about to get serious. "Sure, what is it?" The princess sat down on the couch opposite of Derek, never taking her eyes off of him. "Do you remember anything from before you came to Equestria? Don't tell me about your family, I mean anything that has to do with the day you left your world and entered ours."

Derek frowned, slightly unprepared. "Why does it matter? My worlds gone now anyway." Twilight sat down beside him, putting a hoof on his shoulder. "It does matter Derek! It matters a lot! If you can give us some details on the events leading up to the moment you arrived here, we may be able to figure out what happened." The human sighed, his face in a grimace. "Alright, I'll try." He put his face in his hands, and leaned back into the couch, allowing his mind to wander. He closed his eyes, and began to speak. "I remember some stuff. It was a Saturday, I think, pretty normal to begin with…"

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Derek walked down the street, Coke in one hand, phone in the other. He was texting one of his brony friends, trying to set up a party. Cars flew by at break neck speed, not one of the drivers paying any attention to the skinny white teen with long brown hair and a Metallica shirt. "God dammit, Sean." he muttered, his fingers jabbing the letter buttons on his slide phone. What type of party doesn't have weed? He rolled his eyes as the reply came back, saying that there would be no weed in any shape or form at the party. "Uughh" Derek groaned, tossing his phone into his pocket. "Sean, when the hell did you get clean?"

He took a quick swig of his Coke, and continued his walk towards the movie theatre. He was planning on seeing Real Steel, and considering how frustrated he felt right now, it would probably do him some good seeing a bunch of big robots bash each others heads in. As he walked, a cloud covered the sun, casting a darkening shadow over the town. Derek absentmindedly looked up, not really thinking about his actions any more; he was more or less running on autopilot. What he saw immediately snapped him out of it.

The thing that blocked the sky wasn't a cloud, or at least it didn't look like any cloud Derek had seen before. It was black and shifting, almost like a gas, but at the same time, it seemed to be a liquid. Derek stopped in his tracks, his mind furiously thinking one thing over and over: Dafuq? Without warning, the blob in the sky shot multiple tendrils from it's center, which bolted through the air and slammed into the ground, sending large chunks of dirt into the air. That is when Derek truly appreciated the size of this thing.

The tendrils it shot out stretched for miles in all directions, and as every second went by, another tendril would fly out. From the looks of it, one tendril had landed in the center of town. Eventually, the tendrils stopped their attack, and chaos broke loose. Everywhere Derek looked, people were running for their lives, trying to get back to their loved ones. Cars smashed into light poles, into pedestrians, into each other, basically, anything that could be smashed, was smashed. As Derek began to turn and run home, the blob seemed to open up in the middle, as if it were opening its mouth in preparation for the first bite.

A sucking sound emitted from the blob, and the wind began to pick up at tremendous speeds. Derek managed to grab onto a lamp post, before his feet were swept out from underneath him. He held onto the pole for dear life, watching as cars were picked up by the wind, and lifted into the air. He jerked suddenly, and realized that his anchor to earth was breaking. Oh son of a bitch was his only thought as the pole snapped from the ground, and he was sucked into the air. As he let loose with a scream of terror, the world bent. A horrible screeching filled him, and his body twisted in ways he never knew it could. He prepared himself for the end, when, all of a sudden, a flash of light seemed to appear within him. He felt a rush of power and strength, followed by a strange feeling of being pulled from within himself. He managed to let out a yelp, before his features bulged outward, and then sucked themselves in with a flash. A moment later, the world spun, then disappeared.

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Derek snapped his eyes open as his senses returned. He hadn't meant to get so in depth with the story, but the moment he started, the memories came flooding back. At that moment, he became fully aware of what he was doing. In his right hand he held Twilight Sparkle by the neck, all four of her legs off the ground. His left hand lay by his side, with multiple black, whip-like tendrils extending from his wrist, sparking viciously every time they made contact with an object. Princess Celestia was busy pulling herself from a wall, which now had an allicorn sized hole in it. Derek immediately dropped Twilight, who fell to the ground and began gasping for breath. He took a few steps back from her, his eyes wide with shock, before he noticed how odd everything looked.

He turned his gaze to the princess, and realized he could see her magical aura, as well as what looked to be weak spots. Her jugular, tendons, and horn all glowed red, and Derek immediately figured out that those were the most critical areas to strike should he attack her. "Wha…what the hell?" he stammered, his eyes glancing quickly around the room, his heart pounding. "Oh god. Oh god oh god oh god!" He turned and fled, running through the back door and out into the field, unwilling to face what had just occurred. Princess Celestia walked quickly over to her student, who was just picking herself up. "Twilight, are you alright?" the princess asked, genuine worry etched in her face.

Twilight nodded, but still panted for breath. "Princess, what was that?"

Celestia just stared, her eyes following Derek as he fled. "I'm not sure Twilight Sparkle. I do think that we should keep a closer eye on our human friend from now on however." Twilight nodded in agreement, and she moved a bit closer to the princess, suddenly very tired. Their embrace was broken when the others entered the house.

"So then I said, oatmeal, are you cra-" Pinkie halted in the telling of her story the moment she caught sight of the cottage. Blood dripped from the ceiling, a massive hole was put into the wall, and both Princess Celestia and Twilight Sparkle looking like they had just been through a war.

"Oh my." was all Rarity could muster. Fluttershy immediately went to her friends side, while the others just stared in awe at the carnage. "Twilight, are you okay? What happened? Oh dear, you're hurt, let me help you…that is, if you don't mind." Twilight waved her friend's concern away. "Relax Fluttershy, we're both alright. And as for what happened….well…"

Rainbow Dash was surprisingly the first one to pick up on the situation. "It was him, wasn't it? It was Derek, right?" Twilight nodded, which only seemed to fuel the pegasus into action. "That kid is DEAD!" she shouted, turning in mid air and launching at the door. Applejack, fortunately, had experience in dealing with these types of situations, and grabbed on to her friends tail with her mouth.

"Woah doggy!" she shouted through gritted teeth. Twilight grabbed a hold of Rainbow with her magic, and lowered her to the ground, allowing Applejack to let go. The country pony stayed by Rainbow Dash however, in case the pegasus got any more ideas.

"That boy is much too big fer' ya Rainbow, n besides, we don't know the whole story! Ah' know you're the element of loyalty d'all, but ya gotta keep yer' cool, ya hear?" Rainbow muttered something that sounded like an agreement. "Good. Now Twilight, why dontcha fill us in?"

Twilight sat down on her haunches, and gave a little cough to clear her throat. The princess sat down as well, but her horn began to glow, and her eyes shut in concentration. Twilight ignored her, and began to speak.

"We asked Derek to tell us anything he remembered about before he came to Equestria, specifically about the day he left his world. It was right after the flying thing, so we thought he might have been a bit… unstable, but with the Princess here we didn't think it would matter. It started out well enough, he began telling us about the day. I could tell that some of the stuff he told us he was remembering for the first time, cause it was clearly bothering him, but again, I didn't think much of it."

"About ten minutes in, he just stopped. His eyes shut, his breathing became erratic, and then it just stopped. He didn't move, didn't breath, he just sat there. Then we felt something, both the Princess and I. It felt magical, but very brutish, and was very similar to what we felt when Derek arrived in Ponyville."

"I got up to check on him when he shot up and grabbed me by the throat. The Princess tried to help, but there was a weird flash and was blasted into the wall. He kept attacking her with these weird tentacle looking things, and he was winning." Twilight grimaced a bit, the notion that someone had beaten Celestia still bothering her.

"The thing is, I don't think he was in control. I mean, I saw his eyes, and they were different. They looked like black glass orbs, and his veins were all black too. And it wasn't just that, it was the way he acted to. He acted very similar to a frightened animal. I think he accidentally triggered his magic by remembering what ever happened on that day."

Rainbow Dash stared quizzically at Twilight. "How the hay did you figure all that out? I mean, I know your like a boss at magic and you're a super egghead, but even I know that you can't get all of that out of one attack."

Twilight smiled. "It's just a guess Rainbow, I don't have any solid proof. However, a few minutes into the attack, he seemed to snap out of it. He looked around, realized what he had done, and ran off. I don't think he would do that if he had any real intention of hurting us."

"Maybe he fled because he heard us approaching?" Rarity suggested. Twilight skook her head. "He beat me and Princess Celestia in battle. Granted, he took us by surprise, but still, I doubt he'd scare off that easily." Princess Celestia rejoined the group, looking slightly worn.

"I hate to depart at a time such as this, but I'm afraid I must be going. There are some…matters I must attend to." Twilight was a little taken back at the news. "Can't you just have Princess Luna take care of them for you?"

Celestia shook her head. "I'm afraid not. My sister has matters of her own to deal with. I truly am sorry, everypony." She gave the group a sad smile, before leaning in and giving Twilight a quick nuzzle. "Stay safe" she whispered, before standing to her full height, flashing one more smile, and walking out the door. A bright flash from outside signaled her departure.

"Huh. Wonder what was so important that she had to go." Spike thought aloud. Pinkie almost flew into the air. "Oooh, let's make a game out of it, I love guessing games, I win all the time, though it's still fun if another pony wins, but still, can we PLEAAASE play?" Spike groaned, wishing he had never spoken in the first place.

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Night descended on Equestria, the purple starry hue replacing the blue sky, and the moon giving the sun a much needed rest. Almost everypony lay in their beds, their minds far off in dreams. Derek, however, wasn't a pony. What the hell am I? He thought, his legs dangling off the cliff edge. He had run the rest of the day, afraid of what he might do to anypony who crossed his path. Eventually, he had found a nice secluded cliff facing a river, and had decided to rest there for the night.

He sat there, lost in his own thoughts, when the sound of a stick snapping startled him. He turned, and saw a dark blue pony with a long, flowing transparent mane that seemed to twinkle with the stars. His eyes glanced at her wings, than noted with a bit of surprise her horn.

"Oops. I was meaning to sneak upon you." She said, a slightly mischievous grin on her face. "Why art thou so sad and alone on one of my fine nights?" Derek cocked his head slightly, unsure whether her speech was purposeful or not. She grimaced. "Sorry, I'm still getting used to this new manner of speaking. It's quite odd, and rather grammatically incorrect. At least, based off of how I was taught to speak it is."

She walked over, and sat by Derek, her eyes never leaving the human. "Soooo.." he started. "You're Princess Luna." She nodded. "Please, just Luna will suffice. I'm attempting to be less…royal, is how my sister would put it." He scoffed at that. "A royal acting Luna, that is not what I expected."

She frowned, slightly bemused. . "What did you expect? Some socially awkward shy pony who was quiet and cute?" Derek nodded, which only seemed to amuse her more. "I was trapped on the moon for a thousand years, not grounded for a week. Of course I'm going to have some trouble adjusting to modern society."

Derek smirked, his mood considerably lighter. "Well, if this is your true personality, then that would explain the massive cries of pain from fanfic writers when they saw the newest episode, which, by the way, I haven't seen." Luna shook her head. "You humans have always intrigued me. You fight so much, and yet embrace the oddest things. You have no idea how much my sister and I studied your species after we learned of it's existence. Humans were the most interesting subjects we had come across in a long time."

Derek sighed, and decided to ask a question which might be perceived as a little rude. "Luna, you know a little something about being evil and all that. I know you felt what Twilight and Celestia felt when I entered this world, and I'm sure you know about the incident today. I know you hardly know me, but…do you think I'm evil?" Luna immediately burst into laughter.

"Evil? Child, you are far from evil. Delusional, maybe, and understandably so, but in no way are you evil. I've felt evil magic, I've known evil beings, and in fact, once was among their ranks. You are not evil. I don't need to know you to know that. And believe me, Twilight Sparkle and my sister know it as well. If you were evil, my sister wouldn't have decided to begin training you to harness and use your magic, now would she?"

Derek stared at Luna. "For real? I nearly took her head off, and now she's going to teach me how to use magic?" Luna giggled, and nodded. "Though, she wont be teaching you. Twilight Sparkle and I will be you instructors. My sister's schedule is a bit to full to make time for a student."

Derek bit his lip, slightly bothered. "Alright, but what if I lose control again? I don't want to hurt anypony." Luna put a hoof on his shoulder to comfort him. "We'll be better prepared if that happens again. Besides, the last time my sister used a spell of battle on anypony, it was me. I spent a thousand years trapped with a violent and insane being, thinking of every spell I could use to harm ponies. I'm a bit better rehearsed in the art of battle. However, let's make sure it doesn't come to that."

Derek smiled again, satisfied. A cold wind blew through, chilling the shirtless human. "Say Luna, do you think Rarity could design me a shirt? I lost mine when I came here. It have to be a design shirt though, the one I lost was my favorite." Luna frowned. "What type of shirt was it?"

Derek gave an evil grin. "A Metallica shirt!"

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Celestia stared into her sisters night, searching with her magic for it. She had felt it's presence appear only mere minutes after Derek had fled, and she immediately knew what it was, and why it was here. The being was powerful, and dark, but it had never dealt with magic before, and Celestia knew that, and planned to exploit that advantage. She found her target, and unleashed the spell that had been stored within her upon. The powerful magic, weaved by the two goddess princess's, slammed against the beast, unraveling it. Before the magic could complete it's task, the creature disappeared.

Celestia swore under her breath, even though she knew that the chances of killing the creature in one swift blow were minimum at best. Still, at least she had managed to wound it, and wound it badly. It won't be able to kill us all in one swift blow anymore. Thank Luna for magic. She was surprised that the beast hadn't acted sooner, though she had a faint guess as to why. It wanted to finish what it started. It wanted him. She found it odd that a beast that ended worlds in mere seconds would want to tie up loose ends, but if it had bought her world more time, she was fine with it.

A gust of wind announced her sisters return. Celestia nuzzled Luna, who was smiling. "Did it work?" Celestia nodded. "It did what we expected. The creature is wounded, and drained of power. Thankfully, it only realized what was happening much to late, though it still managed to save itself."

Luna nodded. "Will it be able to regain power?" Celestia nodded. "Yes, but it's going to have to get an army to do so. It feeds off of the death's of worlds, and right now, the only way it can win this one is through a war, which we are prepared for…surprisingly. It will probably raise armies from another world, since it has no real power here. Magic has again seen to that."

Luna sat in the bed, her eyes soft. "And what about Derek. He doesn't know that the thing that destroyed his world is here. I bet that that thing caused his episode today, but he has no idea."

The sun princess stared back into the sky. "He is the best weapon we have right now. Humans are a species of war, and he is the most powerful human to have existed. He will want revenge, and he will have it. However, he shouldn't know until he has to. It will interfere with his training."

She turned back to Luna, a bright fire, almost like the sun itself, burning in her eyes. "Prepare yourself Luna. Soon, Equestria will go to war once more."

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