Chapter 1: Black Ink

Twilight trotted into the hospital room; she heard that Cadence was going to have a baby soon and she wanted to see it

It had been several months since the dalek attack; no news came from Daniels so Everypony assumed he was actually dead; everything was going to be different; after the squad lost him they just… moved on. Equestria didn't need them; therefore they would wait until it did.

Shining Armor met his sister outside, "Twiley!"

"BBBFF!" Twilight gave her older brother a hug

"I have something important to tell you." Shining looked her in the eyes

"What is it?" Twilight asked

"The baby looks like the way Joseph did when he was a pony; so we named him." Shining led her into the hospital room

"Twilight" Cadence smiled, "Meet Black Ink."

The small pony was lying on its back; a horn prominent on its head

"It's a unicorn?" Twilight guessed

"Not exactly…" Shining rotated his son onto his stomach

There a small pair of stubby wings sat on his back

His coat was steel gray; his eyes were a deep blue; his mane was a light blue

"He does give off the same feeling that Joseph did" Twilight noted, "But he isn't him."

"He died for Equestria" Shining smiled, "Twice."

"I know; but did he have to?"

"He didn't have time for a plan" Cadence pointed out, "You and I both know that."

Twilight nodded; then she left

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That was nineteen years ago

I had done a few things in my life; lived with a name I would never live up to. Got into plenty of trouble with the royal Canterlot School. Even got into a fight with a guard.

But I didn't expect what happened next

"I'm being transferred?" I asked my father; who happened to be captain of the royal guard

"You need to learn about friendship; not what you've been doing I might add." He had said

"But-"

"The choice has been made; you'll continue with your aunt in Ponyville." Shining interrupted

I trotted off and decided to get as much sleep as I could; moving away from everything I knew wasn't something that I could sleep with well

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Location: the TARDIS

"You need to go!" the Doctor panicked

"And what do you expect me to do?" Daniels shouted

The Doctor looked at something that was hanging on the TARDIS ceiling

"This watch" he showed it to Daniels, "Is you."

"And that means?"

"I'm transferring you into this watch" the Doctor explained; a part of the TARDIS sparked, "Then you'll have to choose where to send it!"

"Send it to my time!" Daniels called over the shaking

"Put this on!" the Doctor put a metal cage over his head

"Will it hurt?" Daniels asked

"Oh yes" the Doctor looked at him, "It hurts."

He flipped the switch

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I sat up quickly; soaked in sweat, "What was that…?"

I got off the bed I was sleeping in; my clock read 3:34 AM

"Brilliant" I muttered

I then caught myself; I never said that before; I would have sworn on a normal day

"Hmm… a watch…" I then dismissed it; just another one of my dreams like that

I had these things often; I would wake up after dreaming of crazy battles and adventures; all of them concerning this one man; the Joseph Daniels

I decided to not worry about it; if it was important it would show itself sooner or later; the thing that bugged me was that every single time I woke up after one of these things I had a feeling of need; there was something I had to do but I couldn't put my hoof on it

I got back in my bed; there was nothing I could do about it but sleep

The Next Day

I sat up; my clock read 8:23; I was okay to get ready for my move down to the small town

"Come on Black Ink; you don't have to take all that much with you." Shining said from the doorway, "And what did you do to the wall?"

I turned around and saw a note; it said a few things I don't remember putting

The Watch; get the Watch

"What's the watch?" I asked

"You tell me" Shining looked at me

"Probably nothing" I said; not telling him it was from a dream of mine

"Alright; just get ready."

I got my saddlebags from the closet; I began to put things inside; my notebook; quills and inkwells

I didn't notice when I threw in an old fob watch

I trotted down the stairs and went out front; a guard was there to inform me

"You will be taking the train."

I didn't say anything and just trotted towards the station; these guards really knew how to irritate me

I got on the train and sat down; ignoring the other passengers while I pushed past

I felt quite… livid that I was transferred to Ponyville; it wasn't that I had friends; it was that I had to teach the ponies there I wasn't one to be angered

In fact; when my teacher in Canterlot tried to 'discipline' me for throwing things in class I ended up breaking his hoof; with one thought

One thing that ponies found unnerving about me was that I never raised my voice; if I was mad you just knew that I wasn't in a good mood

Another was that I was an Alicorn; I could fly and perform magic; one of my favorite spells was when I could create a bright flash and stun anything around me

So I was on the train; waiting. Nothing was going on; I did what I could to liven it up for Everypony else; it was just that nopony was actually impressed

"Welcome to Ponyville Station" the conductor said over the intercom, "The train will be kept here until further notice."

'Big whoop' I thought to myself

A thought hit me in the head; it was when a small metal object fell out of my bag and hit my flank

'Finally out of that thing!' a voice said

'Who are you?' I asked

'Hmm? Oh; look. I wasn't freed only put inside you.' The voice sounded annoyed

'Tell me who you are before I…' I didn't have a threat; what do you do against a voice in your head?

I put the object away; the same fob watch from before

'You'll go see a therapist? Judging by what I see in your head we already know you need to.'

I huffed; not knowing what to do I decided to go and see my aunt; maybe she would know what to do

I began my trot through town; receiving plenty of weird looks

'Must not see alicorns often.' I thought to myself

'Or maybe there's something that will surprise you.' The voice suggested, 'Pinkie Pie would do that sort of thing.'

'Pinkie Who-?' I was knocked off my hooves by what seemed to be a big pink blur

"Hi! I'mPinkiePieWhat'syournamewhereareyoufromwhyd oyouhavewingsandahornIshould goaskTwilightwhoyouare!"

Then she zoomed off

'I guess that was Pinkie Pie?'

'None other'

I sighed; this wouldn't be a fun little trip while my dad came to his senses

The walk through town wasn't what I considered to be normal; I was stopped with questions and then they just left; as if walking up to a stranger was something that happened often

Just when I found the library did something actually go wrong; I was stopped by a pony with a cyan coat and a rainbow mane; her eyes were a wine like color and her cutie mark was a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt coming out

"Who are you?" she asked

"What is that supposed to mean?" I countered crabbily

Something about this pony just rubbed me the wrong way

"Well I haven't seen you around; and if a pony was new here they wouldn't go to the library." She gave me a distrusting look

"Well I'm here to meet somepony" I stuck out my hoof, "I'm Black Ink."

"Rainbowdash" she shook my hoof but not without giving me a suspicious look

I trotted up to the door and knocked; it opened and the inside was dark; I ignored the laugh Rainbowdash was trying to hold back

I should have known better

"SURPRISE!"

After I got my breath back I managed to get a good look around; several ponies were there in party hats and balloons were all over the place

"That was…" I searched for the right word, "Startling."

A mare trotted up; her mane was a dark purple and had a pink streak in it; her coat was a light purple and her cutie mark looked like several magical lights

"Hey there Aunt Twilight." I greeted

"Hello Black Ink" Twilight gave me a look, "Shining told me why you're here."

"I'm just here until he comes to his senses" I shrugged, "I'm not exactly easily swayed on ideas."

The mare I assumed was Pinkie Pie bounced towards me

"I'm Pinkie Pie and I threw this party just for you!" Pinkie Pie smiled brightly, "What do you think?"

"A bit… sudden." I said

What was wrong with me? Normally I would give out exactly what I thought; but now I was holding back all the swear words

"I throw welcome parties for all the new ponies in Ponyville!" Pinkie Pie beamed, "Do you like it?"

Nopony had ever thrown me a party before; not even a birthday party

It didn't feel too bad

"Yeah…" I looked around, "I'm just not experienced with parties."

"How many have you had?" Pinkie Pie asked

"Um…" I looked at Twilight; she didn't seem to know either, "Zero."

"Besides his baby shower of course." Twilight corrected

Pinkie Pie gasped, "Not a single party?"

"I'm not the best behaved pony" I gave her a hard look, "And so I wouldn't antagonize me."

Twilight shot me a look; I returned the favor

"Hey! Don't threaten my friends!" the rainbow mare was there again

"It was no threat" I said calmly, "It was a warning."

Rainbowdash got up in my face, "Well don't try and act on that!"

I put my hoof on her shoulder and pushed her backwards; a bit roughly

She shot to her hooves and flew at me; I got into a stance; these always came easily to me

Rainbowdash shot off like a rocket; coming at me with a speed that could crack the sound barrier

I unfolded my wings; ready to dodge the attack

It never connected

A magenta field was enveloping us both; keeping us from attacking each other

I looked at the unicorn responsible for the field; Twilight gave me a warning look; she shot the same one at Rainbowdash

"Real tough" I deadpanned, "Twilight; why not let me and Rainbowdash see who's stronger?"

"Cause I might cause damage?" Rainbowdash snarled

"No fighting" Twilight asserted, "Shining Armor sent you here to learn; not hurt others."

I rolled my eyes and Rainbowdash gave me a death glare

Twilight dropped the field; I decided it wasn't too important; if Rainbowdash tried to go against me like she just did; well I'd have to teach her just how strong I am

Being son of the captain of the royal guard never hurt as far as training went; I was pulled out after too many injuries

To my instructor

'I wonder if the restraining order is still valid…' I thought to myself

'Focus' the voice warned

Twilight was looking at me strangely; as if she wasn't judging me rather than observing me

It didn't feel right; I was almost always judged and being not judged was… odd for me.

"Well then" I changed the subject, "Are we here for a party or is that off?"

Chapter 2: Picking Up

After the party I was told I would be sleeping in the basement; I carried down my saddlebag and started to unpack; making sure I had everything

'Ink… quills… scrolls… books… watch…!' I rechecked it; an old watch

'Could this be the… no.' I dismissed it and put it away

I finished going through my stuff; it turned out that I wasn't exactly a pony that was complex; the only entertainment I brought was a book or two

'Now I'll have to talk to the other ponies…' this didn't annoy me as much as I expected it to

I trotted up the stairs and bumped into my aunt

"Hey aunt Twilight." I said

"What was that about?" she demanded, "I didn't need a warning; you gave one yourself!"

"I was giving a warning" I held up a hoof, "And she ignored it."

"Is that a reason to attack her?"

"Correction" I gave Twilight a look, "She was the one who flew at me at the speed of sound."

She sighed, "Rainbowdash's a bit…"

"Loyal?" I smirked at that comment

"Yes; she's loyal and not quick to trust." Twilight looked at me approvingly

I wasn't used to getting approved of either; I hope that clears up how my life went for a while

"I was told you had studies to keep up on?" Twilight inquired

"Yeah" I nodded, "StarSwirl the Bearded magic studies."

Twilight led me into the main library room; there she floated over several books

"How to think like StarSwirl" I read, "A reference guide."

"The first one I read" Twilight said, "I need to go and pick up a few things; can I trust you to study while I'm gone?"

I nodded and opened the book; I knew how important these were to get a job; I may have had royal blood but I was nowhere near prince

More like a bard

I learned quite a bit; like there was one spell that StarSwirl never learned how to perform; I didn't think it was going to help me to perform it; just learn the facts

After about an hour or two I heard the door open; I ignored it and kept reading

Once again: I should have known better

A buff Pegasus appeared behind me; his wings were stubs and his coat was burgundy; his eyes were yellow and his cutie mark was… a fob watch

"Are you Black Ink?" he asked; a baritone voice

"That's me" I turned to face him

"Give me the watch" he demanded

"The what-!" the next thing I felt was a hoof connecting with my face

Then I felt a window cracking behind me as I went through it at the speed of sound

I hit the ground hard; I felt a wing snap; I groggily got to my hooves

"I need that watch" he said again, "Hand it over."

I tried to stall for time; if I could get somepony here to talk some sense into this guy…

'JUMP!'

I reacted; throwing myself to the side and a mountain of pony barreled past me at great speeds

'Thanks…' I thought

'Just keep it together; you die then I die.'

I had caught my breath; I tried to unfold my wings but the stabbing pain in one of them kept me from doing so

My vision blurred; it was blood loss that kept me from keeping my head on straight

I felt another hoof connect; it hit my jaw and I felt part of the bone break

Why couldn't I fight right now?

'A broken wing and a broken jaw keep you from concentrating on magic' the voice answered

That gave me an idea; I tipped my head forward; right as the massive pony slammed into me; my sharp horn sank into his flesh

"Black Ink!" I heard Twilight call; then I heard a gasp

I was then launched into the wall of a nearby building; the foundation was no match for my royally kicked butt

I tried to get up; a bit dazed

A rainbow blur slammed into the side of the gargantuan pony that tried to kill me; knocking him over

"You better thank me for that" Rainbowdash then saw my broken jaw, "Oh…"

Twilight and her friends got in the way of the massive pony and formed a line; a defensive barrier

'They're risking themselves for me…?' I thought slowly

'That's what they do' the voice said, 'I can taste the love in the air here.'

'Taste love?' I asked

The voice stayed silent; I turned my attention back to the ponies; the massive one had fled; deciding it wasn't worth it

Twilight came to my side, "Black Ink; are you okay?"

I gave her a bit of a look; trying to get up but I felt something else

A broken hoof

Rainbowdash smiled; when she had slammed into the pony her hoof broke

"We need to get him to the hospital" Twilight said, "He's dying of blood loss."

At that point the shock of what happened settled in; I blacked out

Location: Ponyville Hospital

"He was very lucky" the doctor said, "If that pony had continued to assault him or if he was any later getting here he would have died."

"I can't believe that happened" Twilight shook her head slowly, "I just went out to get some more quills and ink."

"It was a good thing I was there" Rainbowdash smiled, "Otherwise the big guy would still be around."

A nurse rushed into the waiting room, "He's awake."

The doctor looked surprised, "So soon?"

"He wishes to see these two mares." The nurse continued

Rainbowdash and Twilight trotted into my hospital room

"How are you feeling?" Twilight asked

"Like I was just thrown around and beaten on for a while." I answered, "But I'm okay thanks to you guys."

"Ponyville isn't like this most of the time" Twilight noted, "Not unless something's going on."

"Well when something goes wrong I usually get to the bottom of it" I sighed, "Right now I'm in no shape to."

"Well is there anything we can do?"

"Can you get my saddlebags?" I asked, "There are a few things inside; I'll tell you later."

After I got my saddlebags I took a few things out; like a picture of my wall and a small notepad

"Twilight; do you believe in reincarnation?" I asked

The nurse came in, "I'm sorry; but visiting hours are over."

"Can't we stay a little longer?" Rainbowdash asked

"No; he needs his rest." The nurse insisted

"That was the shortest visit I've seen yet."

Twilight and Rainbowdash left the hospital; I waved goodbye then went to sleep

THE NEXT DAY

I opened my eyes; my head throbbed and my mouth was dry; it felt as if my own brain was torn to shreds

'Finally awake I see; so you know why you have your name?' the voice asked

'No; I guess not."I answered, 'it has nothing to do with me now.'

'And what do you plan to do now?' the voice deadpanned

'Heal; then I'm getting to the bottom of this.' I answered

'Sounds like something you would do.'

'What else would I do?' I asked, 'I'm not exactly in the best of shapes.'

The voice remained silent

I rolled over and took a look around; the sun had risen and everything seemed to be in high spirits

Me? I just felt… lost

It was as if I was going for something; then lost my way towards it; seeing all these ponies so happy made me feel as if they weren't missing something

But I was missing something

The door to the room opened; the doctor trotted in

"Hello Black Ink; you seem to be awake." He observed

"I'm feeling a bit off but otherwise nothing worth noting."

Another thing I wasn't used to saying; yet it rolled off my tongue as if I said it often

"You should be able to leave the hospital now" the doctor said, "Take care of yourself."

"Thanks doc" I got up and left

The sun felt good on my face; the lighting shift was okay for my eyes as I took a look around; I took note that nopony gave me a second glance; as if I was now a common sight

'A common sight that nearly got killed mind you; be careful.' I scolded myself

I continued towards the library; my saddlebags bumping against my side

I didn't notice when I ran into a mare that was floating lazily in the air

I tripped and hit my wing; luckily it wasn't the broken wing

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" she said; helping me up

"No problem; I should have seen you."

"Well I should have checked to see where I was flying." She saw my wing and horn, "Are you part of the royal family?"

"I'm not a prince" I said, "I'm just Black Ink."

She shook my hoof, "I'm StarFlight."

I looked around; trying to figure out something to say

"Well…" she paused, "What happened to your wing?"

"I got whaled on by a giant pony yesterday" I answered, "I just got out of the hospital."

Starlight had a light pink mane with a light pink coat; her eyes were a deep yellow and her cutie mark was a star with wings

"I just got here" StarFlight apologized, "How long have you been here?"

"One day or so" I shrugged, "I still don't know all the hot-spots yet."

"Well…" StarFlight looked at me, "Want to find out?"

I smiled, "Why not?"

'Because you're a danger magnet?' the voice deadpanned

'That only happened once' I defended

'And we don't know when it'll happen again.'

'Why waste your time worrying when you can use it for something?' I countered

I then told StarFlight I needed to put my saddlebags away in the library before I could go out and that my aunt should know I was going out

Well when I opened the door Twilight was worried about me, "How are you feeling?"

"Still like I got my flank royally kicked" I shrugged, "But we've gone over that."

I trotted inside and put my saddlebags down; then I grabbed my bits and headed out the door

"Where are you going?" Twilight asked

"I'm off the explore Ponyville" I answered, "Don't worry; I promise not to kill anypony."

"Only maim?" Twilight gave me an amused look

"Only maim." I rolled my eyes and laughed

'When will you open the watch?' the voice asked

'When the time is right' I said; not recognizing my own thought

(Can your thoughts have voices?)

I went out front and decided to go meet up with StarFlight; she would be at the bridge

I trotted off towards the bridge; I didn't remember what day it was until I got there

StarFlight smiled, "Happy Hearts and Hooves day."

"It's Hearts and Hooves day?" I asked

'Get a calendar.'

"You didn't know?" she asked; raising an eyebrow

"I think I have a concussion." I deadpanned

"Well it's Hearts and Hooves day." She rolled her eyes

"Where to first?" I asked"

"You're in charge"

I turned and trotted into town; I hadn't eaten yet so I decided to go out and eat

I trotted into the market and saw an apple cart; my stomach rumbled at the sight of the apple pies

I trotted up and greeted the mare there, "Hello"

Her coat was orange and her mane was blonde; with a red tie at the end; her cutie mark was three apples and she wore a Stetson hat

"What can I do ya for?" she asked

"I'd like to purchase two apple pies please." I said

Another thing I didn't say often: Please

"That'll be eight bits" she said; her southern accent thick as well… molasses

I put the bits on the table; she took them and pushed the pies towards me

I picked them up with my magic; trotting towards the park where I would meet up again with StarFlight

We trotted over to the nearest park table and sat down; across from each other

"So where are you from?" StarFlight asked

"Canterlot" I answered

"I'm from Cloudsdale; I recently got a-" she stopped

"What?" I asked

"Nothing; just a memory." StarFlight shook her head

"Well I hope everything's okay."

"So do you travel often?"

"Not really" I answered, "I was transferred here by my father; he thought I could use an attitude adjustment."

"You seem like a nice pony to me…" she gave me a look

"I've been acting differently lately; after my…" I trailed off; not sure if I should bring up my dreams

"Well let's hope you stay that way." StarFlight smiled

I smiled; maybe I was a little different

Chapter 3: It begins

I absently fiddled with the fob watch I had in my pocket

What? Ponies have pockets

Anyway I fiddled with it; a bit distracted and busy trying to figure out where to go next; StarFlight insisted that I choose our next place to be

"I have no idea in all of Equestria what to do now." I said finally

"What's that you got there?" StarFlight took the fob watch

"It's an old watch of mine" I dismissed

"Where did you get it?"

"I got it from-" I stopped; I didn't remember where I got the watch; just that I've had it for as long as I can remember

StarFlight stared off into space; as if she was hearing a voice in her head

"StarFlight" I waved my hoof in front of her face, "Are you still there?"

She shook her head, "You don't hear him?"

"Hear who?" I asked; slightly worried for some reason

"You should be able to hear him when you hold the watch…" she handed it to me

'She doesn't mean me before you ask; I was here for a while. Even when you didn't have the watch.' The voice said

"Sorry; I don't hear anything" I said, "Now what?"

I caught myself; that was something I never thought would leave my mouth

"Are you okay?" StarFlight asked

"I think so" I answered, "So why not go find something to do?"

StarFlight stopped me; she pointed to my flank

"What? I didn't get my cutie mark yet." I said

It was true; I had tried as hard as I could to get my mark but it never appeared; and I had my own theory

"Only when you acknowledge that something is your talent will your mark appear" I sighed, "I haven't yet."

"I can fly really high" StarFlight showed off her wings, "Up to the stars."

"Well I have yet to find what I can do." I looked at the sky, "And until my wing heals I'll be grounded."

"So; want to go talk to your aunt?" StarFlight asked

"Sure; aunt Twilight might like to meet you." I shrugged and went towards the library

But before we could get there…

I ran into a caravan; it was a big stage and a unicorn was there; a wizard hat and a light blue coat with an even lighter blue mane made up her outfit; she also had a cape; her cutie mark was a magic wand with energy behind it

Nopony seemed to be interested; no matter what she tried

"Welcome to the show of the Great And Powerful Trixie!" she shouted; fireworks going off

"Hmm?" StarFlight turned and I decided to see what the fuss was about

Trixie looked at us, "I promise anything that you can do; the Great And Powerful Trixie can do it better."

"Oh really?" I asked, "I seem to remember you fled town the last time you were here."

It was true; over nineteen years ago Trixie got run out of town because of her alicorn amulet scheme

"The Great and Powerful Trixie still is capable of defeating you in a magical contest!" Trixie boasted

"Really Trixie?" Twilight seemed to fade in out of nowhere, "I thought you stopped doing this."

"I need to keep myself fed you know" Trixie defended, "That and Trixie's learned plenty more magic since last time!"

"Aunt Twilight?" I asked

"What?"

"Can I show her up?" I turned to face her, "She's kind of getting on my nerves."

Twilight sighed, "Do you really think that's the answer?"

"Well she doesn't seem to be seeing reason" I shrugged, "I was willing to help her do so."

Twilight gave me a look

"I'm going to do it." I stepped onto the stage

"Are you ready to face defeat at the hooves of Trixie?" Trixie smirked

"I don't face defeat" I deadpanned, "Not at the hooves of you."

Trixie brought out a chessboard

'Chess?' I thought, 'The one thing I'm terrible at!'

Then she transformed it into a bouquet of flowers

"A magic transformation?" I asked, "Too easy to top."

I focused; staring at the ground; my magic enveloped the ground itself; becoming one major point

I hadn't been able to do this before; I was attempting to force the magical particles into a shape; creating matter

I focused harder; my horn felt like it was on fire; then it felt as if it was being enveloped in magma

Then it was over; I had done it

I looked up and saw a statue; it was of Joseph Daniels; but what wasn't what bothered me; what he was holding in his hand was:

An old fob watch; the same one I owned

"That hurt more than it should have." I noted

"Impossible!" Trixie accused

"Do you see this horn?" I asked, "Do you see my friends down in the crowd?" I questioned, "I vowed I wouldn't fail; and I didn't."

Then I fell over

Location: Canterlot

Dear B.B.B.F.F

Black Ink was a bit… roughed up by a giant pony yesterday; the pony demanded that he hand over 'the watch'; I was wondering if you knew what that was

Also he seems to be in better behavior lately; he's even made friends with a mare called StarFlight. He recently made a statue out of nothing with his magic; his wing is broken and his spirits seem a bit down. At the very least he hasn't said 'when I get home' for a while now

I think he's warming up

-Twilight Sparkle

Location: Ponyville

I was helped off the ground by StarFlight and Rainbowdash

"Making matter hurts…" I commented

"It isn't something normal ponies can do." Trixie didn't say anything boastful

"Neither of us are 'normal' are we?" I asked her

"Well; you're an alicorn and my talent is magic; I'm pretty normal compared to you."

"Can't debate that really…" I thought to myself

By now I had gotten over the things I didn't usually say and just smiled

"Maybe this is just something you need to do" I shrugged, "But maybe you should avoid trying to show others up."

I got off the stage and trotted towards the library; my horn felt rather sore but with it came the rush of completing a spell I hadn't before

"So" Twilight gave me a sidelong look, "Where did you learn to do that?"

I shrugged, "I'm more perceptive than most ponies expect."

"Now what do you plan to do?" Twilight asked

"Oh!" I stopped and gestured to StarFlight, "Twilight; meet StarFlight."

Twilight smiled, "I'm Twilight; Black Ink's aunt."

StarFlight smiled back, "I'm new to Ponyville and-"

Those were the magic words

Pinkie Pie seemed to drop out of the sky and she got up in StarFlight's face

"OhmygoshIhaven'tseenyoubeforewhereareyoufro mhowareyoudoyouknowBlackInka ndishenicetoyouIshouldthrowy ouaparty!"

Then she whizzed off

"And now you're getting a party; and a possible heart attack." I commented

"Who was that?" StarFlight asked; a bit dazed

"Pinkie Pie" Twilight answered, "She's thrown parties for the ponies of Ponyville for over twenty years; each as eccentric as the last."

"Well" I shrugged, "That doesn't make them bad parties."

It was then I realized; I was acting like a completely different pony; I was kinder and a bit more thoughtful and outspoken

I can't say I didn't like the change

"Let's get to the library" StarFlight suggested, "We can talk there."

So we went inside and Twilight put on tea; her assistant Spike had gotten too big for the place and had to go live in the Everfree

Twilight put the teapot down, "So; why did you make the statue that way?"

I shrugged, "I didn't think of what to make; just to make it."

"So what's bothering you?" StarFlight asked

"It was what the statue was of" I thought back to it, "He was holding something."

"What was he holding?" Twilight persisted

"It was…" I looked at her, "A fob watch."

StarFlight and Twilight both gasped; then I realized out of the three of us; I was the only one who had any idea what was going on

"The same watch the pony was after?" Twilight asked

"Is it because he might have heard him?" StarFlight asked

Then they looked at each other and put together that neither of them had the full story. Then they looked at me

After I filled each of them in on what I had learned about the watch; the whole hearing thing and the fact that some ponies were after it; willing to kill for it

It all made me worried

"So what's with the watch?" Twilight asked finally, "Has there been any signs pointing to it?"

"Well…" I trailed off; not wanting to reveal all

*BOOM*

The ground heaved underneath my hooves; I fell forwards and hit the ground; surprisingly it didn't hurt my wing and the bandage fell off; showing it was fine

I looked at StarFlight and she looked at me; we took off through the recently unhinged door and went out into Ponyville

"What-what-what!?" was what I was able to say