Twilight made her way to the Mayor’s office. It would take a miracle to explain what was going to happen and to get the Mayor to agree to get the ceremony together. Twilight entered the office building and headed for the Mayor’s office. She knocked on the door, and a gentle voice called from the other side.

“Come in,” the Mayor called. Twilight opened the door.

“Hello Mayor Mare. I was wondering if I could talk to you about something,” Twilight said, entering the Mayor’s office.

“Of course Twilight, what is it that has brought you here today?” the Mayor asked, as Twilight sat down in one of the chairs in front of the Mayor’s desk.

“Well, you see, my friends and I have found… a new creature. He speaks Equestrian somehow just perfectly, and he’s very different from us. I’ve told Princess Celestia about him, and she wants to meet him, but I don’t trust him enough to let them converse just yet. I want him to help around Ponyville, but I can’t let him do that unless everypony knows about him.” The Mayor seemed both confused and interested in what she was being told.

“So, why have to come to me with this information?”

“Well, I want to formally introduce him to Ponyville. That way, everypony will know who he is and won’t necessarily freak out when they see him helping around. I understand that they will probably freak out when they see him initially, but I hope that everypony will get over that soon enough.” Twilight was trying to put everything delicately. She really had no other way of letting everypony in Ponyville learn about Scorpion in a civilized manner aside from this.

“Well, as long as I can meet him first and determine whether or not it will be safe to introduce him in the way that you want to, I think this would all be fine,” the Mayor said.

“Really?!” Twilight said, getting up and leaning over the Mayor’s desk a bit with a smile on her face.

“Yes. Just take me to wherever it is you are keeping him first so we may meet,” the Mayor responded.

“Oh thank you Mayor! I promise you won’t be disappointed!” Twilight said. The two walked out of the office and headed to the library. Before the two entered, Twilight stopped them outside.

“I just have to warn you, what you see may frighten you at first. Don’t aggravate him, and just try to stay on his good side,” Twilight said. The Mayor nodded her head as Twilight opened the door. The two entered and greeted Twilight’s friends. However, what walked out from behind the post in the center of the room frightened the Mayor beyond comprehension.

“Mayor Mare, this is Scorpion,” Twilight said, gesturing to him. The Mayor was now shaking in fear.

“So, you are the ruler of this city? I expected more,” Scorpion said.

“W-Well, P-Ponyville is a t-town, n-not a city,” the Mayor started, still shaking. “A-And, I assure you, I am m-more than capable for the p-position of Mayor.” Scorpion let out a small chuckle.

“You ponies need to learn how to stand your ground and face your fears. I will not harm you, you have my word,” Scorpion said, nodding his head. The Mayor stopped her shaking and stepped towards him.

“Twilight, what is he?” she asked.

“Well… I don’t know exactly what he is, but from what he told us, he’s a demon from someplace called the Netherrealm, which is basically, well, Hell,” Twilight said, giving the Mayor a sheepish smile.

“Well, I suppose we could introduce him to the town, but I am quite positive that the ponies will not take too kindly to him.”

“I care not what your citizens think of me. All I need is to be able to walk the grounds of your town unhindered by the ponies,” Scorpion said.

“Very well. If you girls can get a setup ready by tomorrow, we can introduce him to the town then,” the Mayor said.

“Thank you Mayor,” Twilight said.

“It was a pleasure to meet you, Scorpion,” the Mayor said, nodding her head and backing up slowly. Scorpion simply nodded to her as she exited the library and closed the door.

“Well, she seemed more than excited to meet our new “friend” here,” Rainbow said, looking at Scorpion with a distasteful look.

“You try my patience, Rainbow Dash,” Scorpion said, raising his hand and engulfing it in flames.

“Scorpion, what did I say about making threats like that?!” Twilight said. He looked to her with an angry look.

“Do not talk to me like I am your pet, Twilight Sparkle. It would be wiser of you to inform your friends to cease with their prattling,” Scorpion demanded. Twilight let out a sigh.

“Okay, girls, I understand you don’t like Scorpion, but you can’t keep ticking him off like this. The more you do, the more he’s just going to threaten us, and I’m sure you don’t want him to go over the edge and actually wind up hurting us. Just try to get used to him without getting on his bad side, okay?” Twilight asked. They all nodded and looked back to Scorpion.

Scorpion lent one eye to the one known as Fluttershy. This pony seemed to intrigue him the most for some reason. Perhaps it was the amount of fear she felt towards him, or maybe it was because Scorpion felt a sense of genuine sympathy towards her. He understood that she was a creature of pure innocence and kindness, and he had only spoken about five to ten words to her directly. Her first words to him were that he was a monster. He was able to tell himself that this pony had no reason to die. The others gave off that kind of feeling as well to Scorpion, not in the same way, but they definitely gave off that feeling. Scorpion simply shook his head and looked to Twilight.

“So, shall I wait here while the six of you prepare for the ceremony tomorrow?” Scorpion asked.

“I suppose so. Spike can keep you company, if he wants,” Twilight said, looking to Spike.

“Sure, I’ll hang out with him,” Spike said. Somehow, that little dragon had already managed to forge some sort of a friendship with Scorpion. Scorpion certainly didn’t view it in that way, but Spike did. He had told Scorpion a few of the zany adventures that the ponies had in the past, and somehow, each one of them made Scorpion laugh a bit. Spike didn’t reveal anything too serious, but almost everything that was downright hysterical, to him at least.

“Alright girls, let’s go prep the Town Hall for tomorrow. We shouldn’t be too long you two. And Scorpion, please don’t burn down the library while we’re gone,” Twilight said. Both Scorpion and Spike chuckled at Twilight’s remark. On that note, the six ponies walked out of the library and left the demon and dragon to themselves.

“So, now what?” Spike asked.

“I do not know or care. But, if I am to be staying here, perhaps we should prepare a place for me to rest,” Scorpion suggested.

“Oh yeah, we’ve got a spare room. The bed’s probably too small for you though. Twilight could probably use her magic to enlarge it when she gets back. In the meantime, I guess I could share some more funny stories with you, if you want?” Spike said.

“We don’t really have much else to do now do we?” Scorpion said. The two sat back on the couch as Spike continued to share his stories of the six ponies.

Twilight arrived home a few hours later, alone. Her friends had all gone home, as it had gotten pretty late. Everything was ready for the next day to introduce Scorpion to the town. Twilight found Scorpion sitting on the floor up against the couch, presumably asleep. Spike was also asleep, but he was on the couch. But, as Twilight closed the door behind her, Scorpion’s head shot up.

“Ah, you’re back,” he said, standing up and greeting her.

“Yeah, sorry we took so long,” she said.

“It is no trouble, but your dragon friend mentioned you may have a bed for me to sleep in.”

“Oh, yeah, of course. I just have to make it bigger to fit your size,” Twilight said, walking to the guest room. She used her magic to enlarge the bed for Scorpion. He thanked her and walked over to the bed. He sat down on the edge of the bed, took his blades off his back, and placed them on the floor. He then laid himself flat on his back on the bed.

“Wow, you must be pretty tired,” Twilight said.

“It is not that, but I cannot remember the last time I actually slept on a real bed.”

“I take it they don’t have beds in the Netherrealm?” Twilight asked.

“Of course not. There is nothing but fire and lava in the Netherrealm. I am usually on missions, so I do not have a lot of time to rest. The last time I think I slept in a real bed was the night before…” Scorpion said, but he stopped himself.

“What is it?” Twilight asked.

“It is nothing that concerns you Twilight Sparkle. Leave me be,” Scorpion said. Twilight simply nodded her head to him and stepped out of the room.

“Goodnight Scorpion,” she said before closing the door. Scorpion let out a heavy sigh, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

The beams of the sun gleamed through the shades of the guest room. It was morning in Ponyville. It wasn’t too early in the day, but ponies were already out and about, going about their daily business. Scorpion was awakened by the sounds of birds chirping from outside. He rubbed his eyes with his fingers then sat up in bed. He gave his neck two loud cracks, then shook them off. He sat on the edge of the bed, grabbed his swords, and threw them over his back. He stood up and walked out into the main room of the library. Twilight and Spike were already up, waiting for him.

“Good morning Scorpion,” Twilight greeted him. He gave her a nod and then one to Spike.

“When shall I be presented to the town?” Scorpion asked.

“In about one hour. I would ask you if you would like breakfast, but I realized you probably don’t want to remove your mask,” Twilight said.

“I am fine, thank you. And, it’s not that I don’t want to remove my mask, but if you were to see what is under it, you might not exactly be able to look at me the same way.” Twilight was a little confused, but she took his word for it.

“Why, what’s under your mask?” Spike asked.

“Nothing you need to see, dragon,” Scorpion responded. Spike simply shrugged and took a bite at his gem. Scorpion was a little surprised by this.

“Are you eating a gem?”

“Yeah. Dragons love gemstones. They’re the most delicious thing around,” Spike answered.

“Dragons eat gemstones, while ponies tend to use them as accessories,” Twilight added. Scorpion simply nodded.

“Well, if you will excuse me, I would like to be alone until we must leave,” Scorpion said. Twilight and Spike nodded to him as he returned to the guest room. As he closed the door, Spike looked at Twilight.

“What do you think is under his mask?”

“I would presume his face, but I don’t get why he wouldn’t show us,” Twilight answered. She simply shrugged and sat down on the cough with Spike. They talked for the remainder of the time until they would have to leave. When the time came, they knocked on the guest room door. Scorpion opened the door.

“Time to go,” Spike said.

“Very well, let’s go.”

Twilight and Spike gathered their friends, while Scorpion was told to teleport to the Town Hall. When he was shown the location he was to teleport to, he was able to teleport straight behind the stage he would stand on. When he looked over, he saw a wooden stage with a curtain on it. The curtain had an image of a scorpion on it. After Twilight gathered her friends, she checked to make sure Scorpion was in position.

“You know what to do right?” she asked him.

“Of course, just gather the ponies of this town and begin the ceremony when you’re ready,” Scorpion said. Twilight nodded and left to gather the townsponies with her friends. Once everypony was there, including the Mayor, Twilight took the stage.

“Thank you everypony for coming to this short ceremony today,” Twilight started. “Equestria, and more specifically Ponyville, has recently been visited by a new kind of creature. My friends and I have managed to discover that he speaks Equestrian, and that he does not mean us any harm. Today, we would like to introduce him to you. We ask that you try to not overreact or panic, and please, do not throw things at him. While he will not harm us, he is dangerous. Now, without further ado, I introduce to you, Scorpion.”

On cue, Scorpion teleported out to the front of the stage, standing in full view for everypony in town to see. He was greeted with a loud gasp that came from everypony in the crowd. Scorpion noticed every expression of the ponies. Some were intrigued, and some were afraid. Some were amazed, and some were terrified. He looked out to the crowd, not saying a word. But, he could hear whispers of the chatter going on between the ponies. Then, they began to speak out.

“What is that thing?”

“Where did it come from?”

“Why is it here?”

“How is it walking on two legs?”

“Did Pinkie Pie throw that thing a party?”

“No, I didn’t!”

“Get that thing out of here!”

“Send it to the Everfree Forest!”

Scorpion expected these kinds of remarks from the ponies, but he could care less. Now, everypony in the town knew he was here, and he could go about helping Twilight and her friends, therefore gaining their trust. Gaining their trust, he would get to have an audience with Celestia, and ultimately slay her.

“Please, everypony calm down. I assure you, Scorpion will not harm any of you. He is going to help my friends and I around Ponyville. If anypony else would like to inquire his help, please feel free. I need to gain his trust so I know he will not harm Princess Celestia if and when I bring him to meet her.”

“Silence!” Scorpion called out, seeing as though the ponies were still chattering. Silence befell the crowd. He turned to face Twilight. “I agreed to help you and your friends Twilight Sparkle, not these arrogant ponies who wish to judge me as monster,” Scorpion started. He turned to face the crowd again. “The only reason I have presented myself to you ponies is so that I may help Twilight and her friends without being hindered by any of you. Should you try to cross me, you will most certainly regret it,” Scorpion said, dropping down from the stage, which caused the crowd as an entire group to step back.

Scorpion began to walk towards the crowd. They cleared a path for him, not wanting to get in his way. As he walked through the crowd, Scorpion could notice every glare and hateful looked he was receiving from the ponies. He didn’t care what they thought of him though. He honestly would have slaughtered most of them right then and there were it not for Twilight Sparkle.

Having cleared through the crowd, Scorpion continued to walk towards the outskirts of the town, with all the glares and looks now at his back. They all looked back to Twilight with concerned looks. Twilight assured them all that Scorpion would not harm any of them. A few remarks were given out, but the Mayor quickly put those to an end and sent everypony back to their business for the day. Twilight walked back to her friends, her head hanging low.

“Maybe that wasn’t the best idea,” she said.

“Don’t worry Twilight. We can still have him help us around town, even if everypony doesn’t like him,” Rarity said.

“I know I still don’t like him,” Rainbow said.

“Um, Dashie, you’ve kind of made that clear already,” Fluttershy said.

“Ah just hope that we can trust this varmint,” Applejack said.

“Don’t worry girls! If he tries anything, I’ll blast him with my confetti cannon!” Pinkie said, pulling out said cannon and setting it off on mistake. The five other ponies looked to her. “Oops.” Twilight simply decided to walk to find Scorpion. The five ponies and Spike looked to each other with concerned looks.

Scorpion stood alone on a hill on the outskirts of the town. He looked out to the horizon, thinking about his lost family and clan. He thought of his wife and child being slayed by Sub Zero. This thought always brought anger to Scorpion’s heart, but it was always quelled by the thought of Scorpion slaying Sub Zero in the Netherrealm. Before Scorpion could continue to think, he heard hoofsteps from behind him. He turned to see Twilight Sparkle.

“What do you want?” he asked.

“Why did you leave like that?” she asked.

“The point of that little event was to introduce me to the town, and that’s what happened. I saw no reason to remain there. I came here to be with my thoughts, so why do you interrupt me?”

“I just wanted to make sure you were alright is all,” Twilight said, walking up to Scorpion.

“I am fine. I care not for what those fools think of me. Now that they know I am here, I can begin to help you and your friends with whatever tasks you have planned for me.” Twilight looked as Scorpion turned back to look out to the horizon. She let out a sigh and turned back.

“Well, when you’re ready to begin, I’ll be at the library,” Twilight said, walking away from the demon. Scorpion turned his head to look to her, but she was gone. He looked back out to the horizon and let out a heavy sigh.

Author's Notes:

Well, now everypony in Ponyville knows about Scorpion. What does this mean for everypony? Probably lots of bad stuff, for one thing.