Hey everypony, I have really bad news.

For those who know the author 'Biggmamma46', I'm sorry to say that she died recently from a heart-attack.

I cried when her fiancé, ShiningShadow1965, told me this news, she was such a kind and lovely woman. So I've decided to dedicate this chapter to her memory.

I really hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 44: Return to Ponyville

After spending 2 weeks away on our honeymoon, Twilight and I were finally going home to Ponyville. To be honest, we couldn't wait to be back at the library with all our friends, we were starting to feel a bit home-sick.

There was some good news, more good news, and bad news about the last days of our honeymoon.

First the good news, the crow that attacked me hasn't reared its ugly head since our double-date with Celestia and Discord.

The extra good news, Twilight managed to heal the scratches on my chest with her Healing Spell.

And finally the bad news, there were so many distractions that we didn't have our special night, this really disappointed me. But I didn't make a big fuss over it, the last thing I wanted to do was upset Twilight when our honeymoon was so close to ending.

Skies above Ponyville

Instead of riding in the carriage that took us up to Canterlot, Twilight and I were riding in a golden chariot pulled by two Pegasi guards.

Surprisingly, there was enough room in the chariot to place our luggage in. Our suitcases sat neatly behind us as we enjoyed the ride.

As we soured through the blue sky, Twilight and I looked down from the chariot to see Ponyville right below us. It wouldn't be long before we start to lower down, no doubt they'll land in front of the library.

After a few minutes, the guards started to fly lower and lower until we were just above the streets of Ponyville. They soon came to a soft landing in front of the library, just as I thought they would.

Once we came to a full stop, Twilight and I grabbed our luggage with our mouths before we hopped off the chariot; leaving it empty.

We then placed our suitcases down on the ground before Twilight trotted over to the guards, they both looked at her as she stopped beside them. "Thank you, sirs." She said politely.

The two guards nodded before they looked forward and galloped away from us; taking the chariot along with them. We both watched as the guards took off into the air and flew the chariot back up towards Canterlot.

Once they were out of sight, Twilight came back over to me before we turned our attention to the library. It felt so good to be home, no fancy ponies, no big buildings, just our normal library in our normal village.

Twilight and I then picked up our suitcases before we made our way towards the front door. Once we reached it, I pushed the door open with my hoof and walked inside with Twilight beside me.

Once inside, we looked around the living-room to see no-one was here. Ether they were out, or they were in some other part of the library. I placed my suitcase down on the floor before I spoke. "Hello? Anypony here?" I called.

After a few silent seconds, Shining Armor appeared at the top of the stairs. Once he saw us, he smiled with delight. "Twily, Matt, when'd you two get back?" he asked as he made his way down the stairs.

Twilight placed her suitcase down before she spoke. "We just got back this minute." She said with a smile.

After Shining Armor got down the stairs, he walked over to us and hugged Twilight lovingly, she hugged him back. "It's so good to see you again." he said.

Twilight and Shining Armor then separated before they looked at each other. "How was your honeymoon?" he asked.

"It was great. Not only did the Princess give us a nice suite, but she let us spend time at the Canterlot Pool-side. It was like we were on vacation." Twilight answered.

"And let's not forget Blaze Horn, he was a great help most of the time." I added.

The moment he heard that name, Shining Armor looked at me with a surprised look. "Blaze Horn? What's he got to do with this?" he asked.

"The Princess assigned him to aid and protect us while we were on our honeymoon. And let me tell you this, he doesn't fool around when it comes to his job. Sure, he has the same personality as you, but he's not the type that relaxes very much." I stated.

Shining Armor then smiled with amusement. "Let me guess, he was all like 'I'm have a job to do, so I can't afford any distractions or anything else that involves having fun'." He said while putting on his best Blaze Horn voice.

I chuckled at what he said. "Haha, yep, that Blaze alright. Haha, good impersonation by-the-way." I complimented.

"Thanks." Shining Armor said before he came a bit closer to me. "So, err…did you and Twily…you know, shake the Earth?" she asked with a big smirk on his face.

I was confused for a moment before I realized what he meant, I then blushed deeply from embarrassment. "Oh…well…no, we didn't. There were so many distractions and stuff like that." I said.

Despite hearing this, Shining Armor's smirk didn't leave his face. "Ah, don't worry too much. You'll get around to it eventually. Trust me, Twily isn't the type who gives up so easily."

I then gave him an amused smile. "Believe me, I know." I said before my smile faded away. "I just feel as though we're delaying it for too long. I mean, what if-"

"What're you two talking about?" Twilight asked; interrupting me.

We both quickly looked at her. "Nothing." We answered at the same time.

Twilight gave us a slightly suspicious look, but before she could speak her suspicions. "Twilight! Matt! You're back." A voice cheered.

We all looked in the direction the voice came from to see Spike running towards us with a large smile on his face. The moment Spike reached us, he leaped up to Twilight and hugging her tightly. Twilight couldn't help but smile and hugged him back with one arm.

After a few minutes, they separated before Spike came over to me. "Man, I've missed you guys." He said as he hugged my chest.

I wrapped my arm around Spike and hugged him back. "We've missed you too, little bro." I said sweetly while still hugging him.

Once Spike and I separated, Shining Armor spoke. "Well, my job's done here, so I think I'll just let you guys settled." He stated before he made his way towards the front-door.

But as he approached the door, Twilight suddenly stopped him by standing in front of him. "Wait, you don't have to leave right now. You can stay for a while longer if you want to." She said.

Shining Armor gave her an understanding smile. "I appreciate the offer, but I should really get back to Canterlot and continue my duties. Besides, the Princess only allowed me to stay here until you got back. If I stay any longer, I might get in trouble." He explained.

Deep down, Twilight understood what he meant. "Ok, I understand. Do you want me to call the chariot back to pick you up?" she asked.

Shining Armor raised his hoof up. "No need, I'll take train. Thanks though." He said with a thankful smile.

Twilight smiled back before they hugged again. "Thanks for taking care of everything, Shining Armor. I love you." she said sweetly.

"I love you too, Twily." Shining Armor responded, Spike and I smiled as they held each other in a loving hug.

They both then separated before Shining Armor looked over to me. "Look after yourself, Matt." he said with a slight smirk.

I smirked back. "I'll try, thanks again for looking after thing." I said kindly.

"You're welcome." Shining Armor said before he walked around Twilight and then over to the door.

Once he reached the door, Shining Armor turned around to look at us. "Don't worry, we'll see each other again." he stated.

"We know, goodbye, Shining Armor." Twilight said with a small smile on her face.

"See ya, Twily." Shining Amor said before he opened the door with his magic, he then walked out of the library and the door closing behind him.

Once he was gone, Twilight came back over to us. However, she looked a bit upset. I knew this was because she wanted Shining Armor to stay a bit longer.

I didn't like to see Twilight upset, so I tried to help her feel better. I placed my hoof on her shoulder before she saw the kind smile I was giving her. "It's ok, Twi. We'll see him again. If you want, we'll go see him sometimes." I said.

Twilight's small frown was then replaced with a thankful smile. "Really?...Thanks, Matt. I'd like that." She said.

After that was done, Twilight looked down at Spike. "So anyway, Spike. How were things while we were away?" she asked curiously.

"Well you know, just as normal as usual. I did my daily chores, helped out around town, and just the same old stuff." Spike stated.

"Were things still crazy around here?" I said with an amused smile.

Spike looked at me with an honest smile. "Actually, things have been kinda calm since you guys left." He stated.

My amused smile then went away. "Even with Pinkie Pie?" I asked with a raised eye brow.

"Well…not completely calm." Spike said as he rubbed his chin. "Oh, that reminds me. She left a note for you a few days ago, I'll go get it." he said before he rushed up the stairs.

While we waited for Spike to return, we heard a door suddenly slam open. We both turned around to it to see Jeff storm out with Owlicious hovering behind him. "Would you stop followin' me! It's bad enough I have to listen to you!" Jeff said in an annoyed tone.

"Hoo." Owlicious hooted.

Jeff quickly spun around to him. "YOU! It's bad enough I have to listen to YOU!" He yelled.

"Hoo." Owlicious hooted again.

Jeff's left-eye twitched a bit before he groaned loudly. "GRR! Just get outta here, will ya!" he said loudly.

Owlicious obeyed by flying into kitchen, Jeff was grunting with steamed annoyance. "Jeez, if I hear him say that word one more time, I'm gonna grab him and-" he stopped in his sentence once he noticed us looking down at him.

Jeff was silent before he formed a fake smile. "Give him a big hug…I love that owl, so full of character." He finished.

Twilight and I weren't convinced, we just stared down at him with firm looks. Jeff continued to smile largely before he laughed nervously. "Haha…so…When'd you guys get back?" he asked.

"Just now, actually." Twilight answered with the firm look still on her face.

The large nervous smile didn't leave Jeff's face. "Oh really? Wow, it feels like you left only yesterday, how time flies." He said as he slowly made his way towards the kitchen. "Peewee and Owlicious are in the kitchen so, err…I'll just, err…let them know you're here…bye." He then shot into the kitchen; leaving me and Twilight alone in the room.

After a few minutes, Spike came back down with an envelope in his right-hand. "Here it is, I've been keeping it safe since Pinkie Pie gave it to me." he said as he held it up to us.

We both looked at the letter before Twilight picked it up with her magic, she open the envelope and pulled the letter out.

Once it was out, Twilight unfolded it and started to read it out-loud for us to hear.

"Dear Twilight and Mattie

For the last few days, I've been coming over to your house to see if you were back yet. But Spike told me that you wouldn't be back for a few days, so I decided to write this letter for you.

When you get this letter, come over to Sugar Cube Corner, I have a surprise for both of you.

P.S. Spike and the others can come too.

Love, Pinkie Pie."

After Twilight finished reading the letter, we both looked at each other. "I wonder what Pinkie Pie wants us there for?." I said.

"Pinkie Pie wasn't making it up, you know. You wouldn't believe how many times she came over to ask if you were back yet, it was like three times a day." Spike stated with his arms crossed.

"Well obviously she wants us to go there for some reason, so I think we should." Twilight said as she gave the letter back to Spike.

I nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I think so too. And who knows, maybe she's asked everyone else to go there, it'll be nice to see them all again." I said.

Twilight smiled. "Great, we'll head over there once we finish unpacking." She declared before she picked the suitcases up with her magic.

Twilight and I then walked up the stairs to go to our room and unpack, Spike came up with us to help.

Later: Sugar Cube Corner

After unpacking all our belongings, we all headed out to Sugar Cube Corner to see what Pinkie Pie had for us.

While Spike was walking beside us, Jeff and Peewee were riding on my back. Owlicious was riding quietly on Twilight's back, which pleased Jeff.

On the way, I decided to start a conversation. "So what do you think Pinkie Pie's got planned for us?" I asked while looking at Twilight.

Twilight turned her head to face me. "Well if I know Pinkie Pie, which I do, it'll probably be a party." She stated.

"That would make a lot of sense, seeing how throwing parties is Pinkie Pie's special talent, not to mention her faverate joy in life." I said.

Just then, Spike looked up at me with a confused look. "I thought Pinkie's faverate joy in life was swimming in a river of chocolate." He said.

I looked down at him. "Nah, that's probably her faverate fantasy." I stated.

As we kept discussing about Pinkie's random and bizarre activities, Jeff soon lost his patients and spoke. "Oh for the love of Celestia, can we just get there already?!" he said loudly.

I turned my head around to face him. "Ok, we'll be quiet." I said before I turned my head back around. "Wow, someone's been rattling your cage." I said.

"Yeah, I wonder who that could be." Jeff said sarcastically before he glared over to Owlicious.

From there, we all kept quiet as we continued to walk.

It wasn't long before we finally arrived at Sugar Cube Corner. As we approached the front-door, Twilight looked at me. "You ready?" she asked.

I turned my head to face her and nodded. "Yep." I responded before we turned our attention to the door.

I placed my hoof on it and pushed it open; revealing nothing but darkness inside.

We all walked slowly inside before the lights suddenly flicked on. "SURPRISE!" Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy cheered as they jumped out of their hiding spots.

Once the lights came on, we all looked around to see the whole room was covered in party decorations. Balloons were floating from the tables, confetti was all over the floor, and there was a banner on the ceiling that said 'Welcome Home', it was now clear that this was a welcome home party.

Before Twilight and I could react, Pinkie Pie shot up and hugged both of us tightly. "Twilight, Mattie, I'm so glad you're finally home, I missed you so much." She said with a large smile.

Twilight and I found it hard to breath in Pinkie's tight hug. "We…missed you too…Pinkie…" I managed to say while struggling for air.

Pinkie Pie then released us and we took deep breaths to get some air. After we caught our breath, we looked at the others. "What is all this?" Twilight asked.

"It's a welcome home party, dah." Rainbow Dash stated while hovering in mid-air.

"A little something we decided to throw for the happy couple." Rarity added with a kind smile.

"Were you surprised? Were you? huh, huh, huh?" Pinkie Pie asked as she hopped up and down on the spot.

Twilight and I smiled at her. "Yeah we were, but you didn't need to go through all this trouble for us." I said.

Pinkie waved her hoof. "Don't be silly, silly. It wasn't any trouble at all, I love throwing parties when the chance comes up. Besides, we had to do something to welcome you back." She explained.

Twilight gave her a thankful smile. "Well that was very nice of you, Pinkie. And everything looks great, you've out-done yourself once again." she stated.

"She sure has." Applejack said as she came over to us. "And we all can't wait to hear how your honeymoon went, did anything exciting happen?" she asked curiously.

"And by exciting, we mean really exciting." Rainbow Dash said with a smirk on her face.

Twilight and I were confused before we realised what she meant, we started muttering as we tried to think of something to say. We didn't know what to tell her, Twilight and I didn't do it while we were gone.

But luck was on our side when Rarity grabbed Rainbow's tail and pulled her down to the floor. "Now, now, Rainbow Dash. Whatever Twilight and Matthew did in their…*clears throat*…personal time, is none of our business." She said firmly.

Rainbow Dash sighed as she crossed her arms. "Okay." She said before she came closer to us. "We'll talk later." She whispered without Rarity noticing.

Twilight and I blushed slightly before we tried to change the subject. "Err…well there'll be plenty of time to talk during the party…which still needs to start." I said.

"Then what're we waitin' for?" Applejack said before she walked over to a gramophone on a table. "Lets get this here party started." She then gave the table a small kick; causing the gramophone to turn on.

As the music began to play, we all walked further into the room to start the party.

Half-an-hour later, we all had a warm reunion and everyone was now in different parts of the room partaking in different activities.

Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy were dancing to the music the gramophone was playing.

Pinkie Pie was in the kitchen cook refreshments.

Spike, Jeff, Peewee, and Owlicious were dunking for apples, which also had other things inside like a ball on a spring. Jeff fell for that trick twice already.

And I was talking to Rainbow Dash and Applejack. I had already told them that Twilight and I didn't do it on our honeymoon, which amused Rainbow Dash a bit.

"So let me get this straight. You had three weeks alone with Twilight, but you didn't do it with her?" Rainbow Dash asked while holding back laughter.

"Well…no, not really." I said with a sheepish smile.

At that moment, Rainbow Dash burst out laughing. She was laughing so much, I thought she was gonna fall to the floor. She then stopped when Applejack took a step forward. "It's not that funny, Rainbow. They probably just didn't have the time." She said.

"Or maybe one of them is trying to avoid it. Right, Matt?" Rainbow Dash said as she looked at me.

I quickly shook my head. "No, I do want to do it with her. I mean, I wouldn't mind to. I mean…oh dammit." I said while looking down at the floor.

Applejack then placed her hoof on my back. "Don't pay any attention to her, Matt. You and Twi will do it eventually, just give her time and she'll tell you when she's ready." She said trying to be helpful.

I looked at her and gave her a thankful smile. "Ok, thanks, Applejack." I said before I decided to change the subject. "So…how's Applebloom these days?" I asked.

Applejack removed her hoof from my back before she answered. "She's fine, she's still tryin' to earn her cutie mark with her friends. Honestly, when are those fillies gonna learn that ya can't force something like that?" she said with a slightly amused smile.

I just shrugged. "I have no idea. Has she ever mentioned me?" I asked curiously.

"She's mentions ya a few times, mostly askin' if you were back yet. If ya wanna see her, you can always come to Apple Cleanin' Day." Applejack suggested.

"What's Apple Cleaning Day?" I asked in confusion.

"It's the time of the year when we all clean things up around the farm, we clean the barn, the animal pens, even the animals themselves. We also tend to do a little extra apple-buckin' for the harvest, ya'all welcome to come if ya want." Applejack said.

I then thought about it for a moment. It would be nice to see Applebloom and the rest of the Apple Family again, and I haven't really spent much time on the farm for a while. I didn't see any harm in it so I nodded. "Sure, that sounds good. But don't tell Applebloom I'm back yet, I want to surprise her." I said.

"Sure thing, Matt. And don't worry about your delivery job. Once Cleanin' Day's over, I'll tell Big Mac to give it back to ya." Applejack stated.

"Thanks." I said with another thankful smile.

"Well you might still work hard, but I bet you can't fly as hard as you once did." Rainbow Dash said with a large smirk on her face.

I then turned my head to face her with a raised eye brow. "Meaning?"

"Well when was the last time you flew in a race? You've probably lost your touch by now, even though you didn't have one to begin with." Rainbow Dash said with a grin growing on her face.

I knew she was just saying these things to provoke me, she was trying to get me to challenge her to a race. Well, who am I to disappoint? "So you think I'm not fast anymore, huh? Well maybe we see about that?" I said while grinning as well.

Once I said that, Rainbow Dash gave me her full attention. "What'd you have in mind?" she asked.

"I challenge you to a race around both Ponyville and Canterlot, first one to reach your place wins." I said as I held my hoof out to her.

Rainbow Dash wasted no time in grabbing my hoof with hers and shaking it up and down. "You're on, so when does this race start?" she asked.

"Tomorrow, on the clouds above Fluttershy's house, I'll fill in the details then." I explained.

"Deal." Rainbow Dash said before she released my hoof. "Enjoy the party as much as you can, because you're going down tomorrow." She said with devious grin.

"We'll see about that." I said while grinning back.

"…Why do I see no good comin' from this?..." Applejack asked herself while watching us grin deviously at each other.

After that, we all went back to enjoying the party. But all though the evening, I was trying to think of ways to beat Rainbow Dash in the race tomorrow.

The next day: Clouds above Fluttershy's cottage

Just as we said, Rainbow Dash and I were standing on one of the clouds above Fluttershy's cottage. We told Fluttershy what we were doing and now she was watching us from her garden. "Yay." She said in her quiet voice.

Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash and I were stretching our wings to help them move better. "So, what's the track?" Rainbow asked.

I turned my head to face her. "We take off from here, fly through the town, up into the clouds, through Canterlot, back down to Ponyville, and up to your cloud house. No short cuts and no cheating, got it?" I said.

"Yeah, yeah, I got it. All you need to worry about is keeping up, because I'm giving this race all I got." Rainbow Dash said as she crouched down in a starting position.

"Huh, that won't be much." I joked as I got in the same position as her.

Rainbow Dash then shot her head to me. "HAY!" she said in a loud offended tone, I only snickered before we waited for the starting signal.

As we continued to wait, I suddenly heard the sound of a propeller growing louder by the second. But Equestria didn't have helicopters, so I wondered where the sound was coming from. Eventually, I got my answer.

Rainbow Dash's pet tortoise, Tank, rose up in front of us with his helicopter-rotor strapped to his back. He was holding a checkered-flag in his mouth.

Rainbow and I watched as Tank slowly lifted his head up and waved the flag; telling us to go.

The moment that happened, Rainbow and I shot passed Tank; causing him to spin around fast before stopping in a dizzy daze, he soon shook it off and lowered back down to the ground.

Meanwhile, Rainbow and I were flying as fast as we could go. We were both flying side-by-side while trying to take over the other, it wasn't long before we could see Ponyville up ahead.

As we entered the streets, we made sure to fly high above the ground so we wouldn't crash into anything or anyone.

Rainbow Dash slowly overtook me and was now in the lead. As we flew further through the streets, Rainbow Dash saw fruit-stand with tomatoes on it, she then gained a devious plan.

When she shot past it, Rainbow grabbed a few tomatoes and left some bits in their places. I watched in surprise as Rainbow began to fly backwards and throw the tomatoes straight at me.

I was quick to dodge the incoming tomatoes before I continued to fly after Rainbow Dash. "Hey! I said no cheating!" I yelled loud enough for Rainbow to hear.

"I wasn't aiming for you." She yelled back as she continued to fly backwards.

"Well it doesn't matter who you were aiming at, the important thing is to keep your eyes on the road." I called as I saw a building coming up behind Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash was confused by what I said. "Huh? What the hay does that me-UNF!" she was cut off when she flew back-first into the building; allowing me to pass her.

"Yeah, that." I said as I flew by.

Rainbow Dash quickly pushed herself off the wall before she shot after me.

We soon came up to the Town Hall, where we would pull-up into the sky and fly up towards Canterlot. Luckily, I was still in the lead while Rainbow was flying behind me.

Rainbow Dash grunted as she pushed herself to the limit and flew slightly faster, eventually she caught up with me.

As we came close to the Town Hall, Rainbow and I quickly pulled-up to avoid crashing into the building. We flew straight up from the town and into the clouds above.

Rainbow and I began to dodge think clouds as we shot past them, we both knew it would slow us down if we crashed into any of them.

I looked over to Rainbow Dash to see she was dodging clouds like crazy. "So Rainbow, how are you…WHOW!...doing? I said as I quickly dodged a cloud.

Rainbow Dash didn't keep her eyes off where she was going. "Just fine, Matt…are you starting to…tire out?" she asked as she dodged a few clouds.

"Not a chance." I said strongly before I flapped my wings faster; forcing me to shoot off into the lead. Rainbow Dash let out a small grunt before she did the same to catch up.

We eventually reached Canterlot, I was still in the lead with Rainbow Dash coming up behind me. However, she was coming up slowly, so I felt confident about this race.

I kept flying as I turned my head around to look back at Rainbow. "So Rainbow, are you slowing down yet?" I asked with a smirk on my face.

Rainbow Dash gave me a small glare before she grinned. "Nope, but it looks like you'll be in a minute." She called.

I was confused before I turned around and gasped at what I saw, I was flying right towards a thick cloud. I didn't have time to turn before I shot straight into it.

While stuck inside the cloud's fluff, I heard Rainbow Dash laugh as she flew past me.

But I wasn't done yet, I quickly dug through the cloud before I popped out of the other end. I looked up to see Rainbow Dash flying in the distance and I shot up after her.

Canterlot streets

By the time we reached Canterlot, I was flying beside Rainbow Dash as we fought to take the lead. Sometimes Rainbow would ram into me, sometimes I'd ram into her. But we didn't take it personally, it was just for fun.

We did the same as we did in Ponyville, we flew high above the streets so we wouldn't hurt ourselves. Most of the Canterlot ponies watched us fly over their heads, their surprised looks soon turn into disapproving ones.

But we took no notice of them, all we cared about was the race, one that we were both determined to win.

A few minutes later, Rainbow Dash and I flew out of the city and into what looked like the Canterlot Sculpture Gardens. However, we both decided to make this one a little more dangerous.

Instead of flying over the statues, we lowered ourselves down until we were flying through them. Just like we did with the clouds, we dodged every one that was in our path.

But the more statues I dodged, the more I began to regret this idea. The moment my path was clear of statues, I looked over to Rainbow Dash. "Rainbow, I think we've taken this a bit too far now. Maybe we should pull-up to the sky where it's safer." I said loud enough for her to hear.

Rainbow Dash then turned her head to face me. Surprisingly, she looked as though she shared my concerns. "Yeah, maybe we bit off a little more than we can…*GASP*, Matt! Look out!" she yelled while pointing to something up a head.

I quickly looked forward and gasped in horror, I was flying straight towards one of the bush-walls of the garden's labyrinth. Before I could crash into it, I quickly pulled up and flew over it.

However, I wasn't quick enough and my body brushed against the top of the bush; causing my flight-pattern to go off-course.

I struggled to regain control of my flying, I bobbed up & down and shifted left & right as my head started to spin. I could feel it deep inside, I wasn't gonna regain control in time, I was gonna crash.

As I kept flying in a wobbly style, I passed over the Sculpture Gardens and was now heading towards what looked like a gloomy old tower with a water-wheel attached to the left-side of it.

While flying above the tower, I eventually lost whatever bit of control I had left and plummeted down to its tailed roof.

I yelled loudly before I smashed through the roof and landed on a hard wooden floor within the tower, I coughed as a thick cloud of dust filled the air.

Outside, Rainbow Dash witnessed the whole thing before she dashed to the rescue. However, the dust cloud was too much for her to fly through and she remained outside. "Matt?...Matt? Are you ok?" she called.

I heard her calls and slowly opened my eyes to see nothing but the light-beam shining down through the hole I made, I groaned as I leaned up off the floor.

"Yeah, I'm fi-" My sentence was cut short by a piece of wood falling on top my head. "Never mind." I said in a daze.

I then shook it off before I looked around the room I was in, it looked like an old study room. There were book shelves with dusty books, a wooden table near a stained-class window, and a large pair of wooden double-doors that led out to a stone balcony outside.

"Matt? What's going on down there? Why won't you come out?" Rainbow Dash's voice called from outside.

I then looked up at the large hole to answer her. "I'll be up in a minute, I'm just checking things out." I answered before I went back to examining the room.

As my sight got use to the darkness, I began to see the room more clearly. There were many broken and scattered things on the wooden floor, it was a sign of some sort of struggle. But seeing how dusty and old the room looked, this fight must've happened many years ago.

When I looked over to the table near the window, I saw a few strange looking things on it. It all caught my interest and I slowly made my way over to it.

As I got closer, I suddenly heard what sounded like glass breaking beneath my hoof. I looked down to see I had stood on a pair of broken reading-glasses, I wondered who owned them before I shook the thought off and kept walking.

Once I reached the table, I looked around at it too see a lot of things. There was a pile of books on the right-side, a half-melted candle on the left-side, and a strange black book lying right in front of me.

I soon forgot about everything else and gave the book my full attention. It didn't have a title or anything that symbolised a story book, so it must be something else.

Curiosity soon got the better of me and I sat down in front of the table, I then opened the book with my hoof and began to read the inked writing inside it.

"Words of an Alicorn – page 1

This is my first day of writing in this book, and I assure you, there will be more.

The winds are growing colder and the plants are slowly dying, I feel winter is on the way. And yet, everyday feels cold in this cursed tower.

But I must remain here for my own safety. If I leave this tower, if I even step outside, everypony will look at me as nothing more than a monster, and I would disappoint the one pony who truly cares for me."

After reading that, I soon figured out what type of book this was. It was a journal, a journal of someone's history. And from what I just read, an interesting history. "Whow, this is a keeper." I said.

"Matt? Where are you? I'm starting to get really bored." Rainbow Dash's voice called again.

I decided that I had kept her waiting long enough and flew up out of the tower, but not without taking the book along with me. Once outside, I flew up to Rainbow Dash before she noticed the book in my hooves. "Err, what's that?" she asked while pointing at it.

I looked down at the book before I looked back up at her. "This? It's just an old book I found in there." I answered.

Rainbow Dash gave me a confused look. "So how come you took it?" she asked.

"No reason, I just thought it would be a good book to read tonight." I answered.

"But you live in a library, you have a whole load of books." Rainbow Dash stated with a raised eye brow.

I didn't know what else to say, so I tried to change the subject. "Urr…hey, I almost forgot, we're still in a race." I said.

Rainbow Dash instantly forgot about the book and smiled. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that." He said before her smile turned devious. "So you thought you could distract me with that book thing, huh? Well think again." she said before she shot past me.

I turned around to see her fly off into the distance, I then let out a calm exhale before I shot off after her. I didn't want to tell Rainbow Dash about the journal because I thought it would be best to keep it a secret, for now anyway.

That night: Ponyville library

After once again losing a race against Rainbow Dash, I returned to library and spent the rest of the day with Twilight. While she wasn't looking, I hid the journal in one of the guest room bookshelves.

When night-time fell, everyone went asleep in their beds, everyone except me.

I was lying in the bed while looking up at the ceiling. I couldn't sleep due to the thoughts rushing through my mind, even the sound of Twilight's gentle snoozing couldn't relax me.

All my thoughts were about the journal, what was that pony talking about? If he even was a pony, he could've very well been a dragon for all I know. I knew so little about it and I wanted to know more.

Eventually, I couldn't take it anymore and decided to get some answers. "I have to know." I said before I rolled out of the bed, carefully trying not to wake Twilight up.

I then tip-hooved around the bed and made my way into the guest room, I slowly closed the door behind me before I walked over to the bookshelf where I hid the journal.

I hid it on one of the high shelves so it would be harder for anyone to find it.

Once I reached it, I climbed up the bookshelf-ladder and found the journal pushed between two thick books. I then grabbed it with my mouth before I pulled it out and climbed back down to the floor.

After I got down, I walked over to the desk before I placed the journal down and turned the table-lamp on; allowing me to see it better.

Once I sat down in front of the desk, I open the journal with my hoof and began to read the next page.

"Words of an Alicorn – page 2

It has been over a week since my last log and I was correct, winter is here and the lands are now covered in a thick blanket of snow.

I can hear them, the young ponies of Canterlot playing outside. Oh, how I long to join them, to feel the coldness of the snow beneath my hooves…but…my Father forbids it, he says the world is not yet ready to know of my existence.

However, he has said that for as long as I can remember. At this point, it seems as though the world will never be ready. What makes me different from everypony else? Is it because I have wings and a horn? Am I nothing more than a mere freak?

One day…one day I will prove my Father wrong, one day I will walk amongst other ponies with pride. And if Canterlot will not accept me, maybe somewhere else will. I believe my Father tried to convince me that there are no other cities out there, but I am no fool.

As long as I am out of this tower for good, I do not care where I go.

~Grimerd~."

The moment I read that name, I gasped louder than I intended to. I quickly covered my mouth with my hoof, afraid that my gasp may have woken Twilight.

I listened carefully to hear Twilight's snoozing; telling me she was still asleep.

I exhaled in relief before I looked down at the journal. "Grimerd?...This journal belonged to Grimerd?" I said to myself.

From what I read, Grimerd must've written this before he turned evil, before he even met Celestia. But that didn't matter, these were still words written by a dark soul.

I wasted no time on closing the journal and flying it back up to its hiding spot. After I put the book back, I quickly left the guest room and gently got back into bed with Twilight.

I rested my head on the pillow and tried to clear my mind, but I must've bounced the bed a bit because Twilight slowly woke up. "Matt?...Are you still awake?" she asked in a tired tone with her head still on the pillow.

Even though I was facing the other way, I still answered. "Yeah, sorry. I…errr…couldn't sleep so I tried to read a book, but I'm tired now so I'll go sleep." I whispered.

Twilight let out a small yawn. "Ok, sweetie." She said before she closed her eyes. "What kind of book did you read?" she asked while slowly drifting back to sleep.

"…A scary one." I answered with a scared look in my eyes.

"*Yawn*…That's nice." Twilight said, she must've been too tired to hear what I said clear enough.

When I heard her gentle snoozing gain, I rolled over in the bed to see Twilight sleeping, I smiled warmly at her. "Goodnight, Twi." I whispered.

After receiving a small hum from Twilight, I closed my eyes to let myself fall to sleep. However, I was still shook up by my discovery, and knowing it was in the next room just freaked me out even more.

At this point, I was afraid that I would have another nightmare tonight. All I could do was hope I wouldn't.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Dana Mullins (Biggmamma46) Age 49, 1963 – 2013.

Dana, we'll miss you very much. T~T

Ok, the votes for the poll are in. 16 people want them to visit the Human World, 7 people want them to stay in Equestria. Guess we have a winner.

But to those who are worried about this, don't be. Matt and the others won't stay in the Human World, they're just staying for a few days then they'll go back to Equestria. It's all under control, trust me.

Pony News: Meghan McCarthy has revealed some news about Season 4, not big news, but still news.

1: Cool things planned for the CMC.

2: Season 4 will keep fans happy after the Alicorn Twilight thing.

3: Rarity will be a central character again.

4: Spike will get some awesome/love moments.

5: Fluttershy will be the main focus in more episodes.

6: Big musical numbers planned.

7: New characters will be introduced.

8: Slice-of-Life episodes. (Whatever that means)

9: We'll see more of Rarity's generosity.

10: More Equestria History revealed.

11: More members of the Main 6's families will be shown.

12: Twilight will still have flaws as a Princess.

13: More Alicorns will be revealed. (Possible joke, but who knows)

Poll: Just a random question, what do you see the show as? Go to my profile to vote, these are the options.

1: Little kid cartoon.

2: Pre-teen kid cartoon.

3: Pre-teen kid and teen cartoon.

4: Any age cartoon.

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