Two days, it's been two days since I have arrived. I have sat in this bed for two days doing almost nothing but had gone through some books that Twilight left. One about basic pony anatomy so I could understand the different pony races better, one book about the modern practices, one on science, and then the one on magic. I saved the magic one for later as I worked my way through the modern practices. For the most part there are some similarities to home. Well old home I guess... what threw me for a loop was the whole royalty thing, they didn’t have a king or queen. But just the princesses, how can they be rulers and not be queens? I'm going to have to ask Twilight or one of the princesses about this sometime. Then that’s when I found out about what the currency is here. Bits... this place calls their money bits. Now that I think about money, how am I going to pay for my hospital bills or for anything? I can't ask Twilight or her friends for some help after everything they've done for me. It wouldn't feel right. I guess I'm going to have to find a job. But, what can I do?

"Uh... H... Hi. Mr. F.M." A timed voice said from the door that broke my train of thought. I turned my gaze from the window to see Fluttershy who just opened the door with a basket on her back.

"Oh. Hello Miss Fluttershy. I'm glad to see you’re alright." I said in a warming tone. I never found out if she was alright after the run in with the Timber wolf.

"Thank you." She said before trotting up to the bed and sat down on the chair next to it. "How are you feeling?" She asked looking at me. To be honest I was completely tired, I had been up for the last two nights. The first night in the hospital I had a nightmare that kept me awake and since then I continued to see it or a different nightmare. So I have been up since that night.

"I'm fine Miss Fluttershy." I lied. She looked at me with a worried look on her face.

"Are... are you sure?" She asked with her pink flowing mane covering the side of her face.

"Yeah, I just have some stuff on my mind that is all." I said. It was true. I did have a lot on my mind at the time. Trying to figure out my bill, finding a job, and the whole new world thing. It was pretty much on my mind the whole time. Well… when I wasn’t thinking the unrelenting nightmares. Not to count that little voice in my head bring up my old life. It still saddens me to think about it. About the family I left behind and the friends too. What did they think happened to me? Did I just disappear out of nowhere or something else?

"Um. Mr. F.M?" Fluttershy said looking at me. "You can just call me Fluttershy, if you want." She said from behind her mane.

"Alright Fluttershy and please just call me F.M."

"Okay" She replied, then the silence began as we stared at each other, nothing really to be said. Thankfully Applejack decided to entered the room with a smile on her face to break the awkward silence that just radiated from the room.

"Oh, hello Fluttershy. I didn't know you were coming to visit him too." She said with a basket with her as well.

"I just wanted to thank him for saving me." she said turning towards Applejack.

"I reckon that would be a good idea. But I'm surprised you didn't come here yesterday."

"Oh. I couldn't do that, I had so much to do. Mr. Mouse had to get his cast off, I also had to clean out the chicken coop. Then Mrs. Robin wanted me to help replace her nest that dropped from the tree" Fluttershy said. Mr. Mouse, Mrs. Robin, Chicken coop? What does Fluttershy do here in Ponyville?

"I guess, so what’s in the basket?" Applejack said when she saw Fluttershy's basket that was sat down next to her.

"Oh, I brought F.M. a blanket. The ones in the hospitals are so thin." She said pulling out a quilted blanket. The pattern on the patches was so colorful and heartwarming. Each one of the colorful squares had either a little butterfly, a bird, or some cute animal on it. It looked very rustic, homely, and nice.

"Thank you. But you didn't need to do that Fluttershy." I said to her. She turned and smiled at me. Then lifted up and laid it over my lap. It felt warm, very warm.

"I... I know." she said then turned towards Applejack and noticed her basket.

"That was so kind of you." Applejack said as she walked closer and pulled the little tray out for me. That was when I smelt the aroma coming from the basket. She pulled off the little cloth on the basket and it was filled with pies, cakes, and other treats. "I figured F.M. here needs some good old fashions Apple family cooking. It always helped Big Mac get back on his hooves faster." She said laying out the buffet of treats and looked up at me. "Go ahead and dig in." Honestly I would have if I was alone to do so. But the two of them where here and it just wasn't right. I mean drinking something is different than eating in front of someone, no matter how my belly reminded me that I hadn't ate anything since the mash potatoes with gravy and a side of peas from dinner last night. Okay granted, it was hospital food and not even here had it been good, but definitely better than back home.

"But it wouldn't be right to eat in front of the two of you. So please have some with me." I requested trying to be nice and not rude.

"But... but she brought it for you." Fluttershy said looked directly at me.

"It's alright F.M. we don't mind. Here let me get you a glass of good old Apple family apple cider." she said as she pulled out a wooden mug and filled it with said apple cider. I slowly pulled up the mug up to me and took a drink. The sweet nectar slid down my throat. I felt warmth in the pit of my stomach. That warm that could say nothing wrong is going to happen. Of course that would be a complete bull face lie. Because, as soon as I finished my drink of the warm apple cider, a ball flew through the open window colliding with the right side of my head.

"Ow!" I said as the ball bounced on the floor then rolled away. Fluttershy shot up and flew over to me checking my head. It only stung when it nailed me but beyond that nothing really that bad. Applejack had ran to the window with a look that could kill if weaponized.

"Who threw that?" Applejack yelled out of the window.

"Sorry about that Applejack." a voice said from outside the window which sounded like a younger Rainbow Dash.

"Scootaloo you need to watch where you hit that ball. You beamed a pony up here."

"Really?" Said the pony before a small pause that then was followed by an "Aww!"

"You’re not going to get a Cutie Mark for hitting a pony. You should go up and say sorry." Said another voice.

"Yeah Scoots you need to go up and say sorry." Said yet another voice with a draw similar to Applejack's.

"It's not my fault some pony got in the way of my ball." Scootaloo tried to defend. Granted she was right but it was her fault that was thrown so it could hit someone.

"You should still apologize Scootaloo." Said the second voice.

"Yeah. Sweetie Belle is right." Said the last unknown voice.

"Aw come one Applebloom. If I do that then we have less time today to find our Cutie Marks." Scootaloo whined.

"I'll be right back F.M." Applejack said then left the room still looking angry. Not murderous, but still quite angry.

"Please don't be harsh on them." Fluttershy turning towards me.

"Of course Fluttershy, it was just an accident." I said. After a few moments Applejack returned with three smaller ponies. The first one was a yellow coated and had a red mane that was accompanied by a big red bow. The second one had a white coated pony that had light pink and purple mane that had little swirls in it, there was even a little horn on her head. She would be a unicorn, right? The last one reminded me of a young rainbow dash if she was orange coated and purple mane, she also had a set of small wings on her back. The three of them came up and looked up at me, I returned there gaze back.

"Well?" Applejack said behind the little ponies.

"Sorry for hitting you with our ball" said Scootaloo, which was the little orange pegasus as she gently scraped her hoof against the ground.

"We're sorry that you got hurt because of our playing." Sweetie Bell added.

"We'll try and be more careful next time mister." Applebloom said. I was a little happy now that I could put the faces to the voices.

"It's quite alright you three. It was an accident so. No harm, no foul." I said with a small smile on my face, Fluttershy smiled next to me.

"Alright now that’s out of the way, can we go?" Scootaloo said to Applejack.

"I don't see why not. Just be careful you three." Applejack said after moving out of the way. The three of them run out the door. Then Applejack yells down the hall "Make sure your home for dinner Applebloom" She said followed by her closing the door and looked back at me. Fluttershy landed back down in her seat after making sure I had no serious injuries. Admittedly if I did, I was in the perfect place to deal with them.

"Does that happen a lot?" I asked more for my own curiosity than anything.

"Well Applebloom and her friends are trying to get their cutie marks by doing all sorts of things, that leads them into hot water more times than not." Applejack said with a roll of her eyes. For some reason I had the feeling I was going to get roped in on that at some point.

"But they're good kids" Fluttershy chimed in. I nodded quietly.

"Now you should get some good food in your belly." Applejack said as she came over again.

"Don't worry about eating with us around." Fluttershy said looking at me with a stare. I gulped quietly. I swear that stare could pierce a solid quarter size hole through pure steel. It was like she was peering right into my soul just to make me eat.

"Alright." I said slowly and reached for a slice of apple pie as well as the fork. Okay, who’s idea was to give ponies with hooves forks? Because no matter what I do, I can't get a hold the damn thing. I sit there fighting to hold just the fork. All I could manage was to put my hoof on it and lift up with no fork. I could see the doctors lift up paper just fine with there hoof and here I am not able to lift up a damn fork. Something was seriously wrong with this picture and I wanted to know why.

"Having fun there?" Applejack said looking at me with a raised eyebrow and a small grin on her face.

"Not really." I said as I began to get more frustrated with what I thought would be easy. I got the fork to move about an inch further away from me still on the tray.

"How come?" she said looking at me, with just the raised eyebrow.

"Because I'm still not use to hooves. I'm kind of surprised I didn't have problems with the mug. But that could because of the handle." I said as I tried to will the damn fork onto my hoof.

"Why don't you use your magic?" Applejack said as she tilted her hat up. That got me to stop fighting with the fork, and gave a little defeated sigh. Thank you universe for reminding me of my lack of magical prowess, or in this case any prowess.

"I... I don't know how to use magic yet." I said a little dejected. Hell I still couldn't figure out how I used that fireball from the other night.

"Oh darn it. I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you all sad and stuff." she said looking down with an annoyed look on her face, I could tell it wasn't at me she was annoyed with.

"Applejack it's alright, You didn’t know and I know I'm not the most magically inclined here. Frankly I'm bottom of the barrel when it comes to magic around here. Hell, come to think about it. I'm pretty much bottom of the barrel with everything." I said as I looked up may gaze not on anything particular. It was true, I have barely the basics down when it comes to moving around. Well all but picking things up with my hooves.

"Stop that right now, you’re not bottom of the barrel on anything." Applejack said as she stomped a hoof which caused my gaze to drop to her.

"You shouldn't beat yourself up like that F.M." Fluttershy said.

"Why? Why shouldn't I? Since I've gotten here I have been useless. I can't fly because of my fears. I can't use magic because I don't know how." I said as my eyelids drooped more followed by the frown that wanted to adorn my face.

"But what about saving Fluttershy?" Applejack questioned.

"That wasn't being useful, that was doing what’s right."

"That's hog wash F.M." Applejack said looking right at me with annoyed glare. Okay I knew that one was pointed at me this time.

"You really shouldn't doubt yourself like that" Fluttershy timidly added, and I could tell she didn't like where this conversation had begun to head.

"Look If I have to prove it to you then I will. When you get out of here, you're going to come down to the farm and I'll show you that you’re not useless." Applejack said, well more demanded to be honest.

"You don't have to do that Applejack. I..." I said before getting cut off.

"Oh I do have to, I can't let my friend beat themselves up for nothing." She said coming over. "Now let me help show you how to hold the silverware" She said as she held the fork and it was just stuck to her hoof. Okay, what the fuck? No seriously, what the fuck, how does that even work? She has no fingers or anything to hold it but she's holding it like it was magnetized to her hoof. I looked at her hoof holding the fork, then to mine. Then back to hers. I went back and forth a few times just from her hoof to mine. Maybe if I don't think about it. I moved my hoof to the spoon and placed on it. Okay, do not think about it, do not think about picking up the spoon with your hoof that has no fingers. Damn it! I'm thinking about it. Really it should be hard to do, right? If every other pony can do it then I can just pick this spoon up like this... well shit, it does work. I had noticed the spoon stuck to my hoof like it was just glued on.

"Good job F.M." Fluttershy said smiling.

“Now you're getting it” Applejack said putting the fork down. I picked up the fork again and started to slowly eat. I still felt guilty about eating in front of them like that. But they just smiled at me and told me it was fine. So after about the thirtieth time I told them it didn’t feel fine but they were unrelenting so I gave in. The food was scrumptious, the flavors hit me like a ton of bricks, in the good way. It started to bring a tear to my eye. It brought back memories of my old home. These memories were nice once, the first time biting into a pie that I made myself. Was the first to come back to me but it was shortly accompanied by that feeling of having a good time having snacks with friends. A small smile was on my face as the tears ran down my face. These were tears of joy, a happiness that I didn’t think I would feel again.

"Is something wrong?" Fluttershy said worriedly as she noticed the tears. I shook my head and smiled more.

"Nothing's wrong Fluttershy, just memories is all" I stated simply after I swallowed a bite.

"Good ones, I hope." She said. I simply nodded as I took another bite of the apple pie I had dug into.

"Want to talk about them?" Applejack said pulling a seat over, well she more pushed it over with her head. But this memory I didn’t have a problem sharing, it wasn’t something I would feel a burden about telling them, or anyone.

"They’re memories of happier times. The first time I bit into the first pie I ever made. I don't remember what flavor was it or anything of that nature. Not even if it was any good in the long run, since it was my first baked pie I did myself. Then there's the memory of sharing the same pie with friends and having a good time with them just sitting at a table talking. Nothing special about the conversation, just the group of us talking over it." I said as more tears started to flow down my cheeks. I did have friend back there and I missed them.

"You miss them don't ya?" Applejack asked, simply I nodded quietly as I took a hoof to wipe away the tears.

"I don't know how recent the memories are. So there’s no real way of telling if we are or were still friends. But as of right now, yes I do miss them." I said as more tears appeared in my eyes to replace the ones I had wiped away. Fluttershy moved her chair closer and rested a hoof on my shoulder.

"It will be alright. You'll get home to see them again." She said reassuringly.

"We'll do anything we can to get you home." Applejack said with a smile on her face.

"Thank you" I said quietly then finished the food Applejack brought and I thanked her for it afterwards.

"Oh it ain't no problem there F.M." She said as she tipped her hat up again. "I've got to get going, I can't let my choirs fall behind. I'll talk to you all later and remember F.M. when you get out of here, you come straight to the farm." She said looking right at me, I nodded slowly.

"I have to go too, I need to make sure all my animals are alright." Fluttershy said slowly getting down from the seat. "Will you be alright alone?" She asked.

"I'll be fine Fluttershy." I said warmly, I felt a lot better than I had been in the last few days.

"Alright, I hope you get well soon." She said as she walked to the door. I said my goodbye and they did the same as they left through the door. There I sat in the room alone again. But I didn't mind really. I felt happy that I have gained a new memory and it was a good one. I yawned quietly as my lack of sleep decided to come back for vengeance. I covered myself with the quilt that Fluttershy brought me. It was warm and had a smell of flowers, roses I think. I drifted off into sleep without a moment’s notice with the hope of a pleasant dream awaiting me.

***---***

The room was dark and gloomy, nothing really in it but the free swinging lamp light above me illuminating little of the room. But from what I could tell, the walls where rounded much like an asylums walls, with the dirty white padding. The floor on the other hand has hard, tombstone gray, bricked stone. I looked around only noticing the rusted iron door in front of me with the cracks around the door letting some of the light from room behind the door in. I tried to move but found myself tied to a chair, even my wings were restricted. After fighting with the cabled restraints that was holding me there. I sat quiet, listening for anything. But all I heard was the ticks of a clock. It sounded much like an old grandfather clock. After what I could get as an hour or two of nothing but the ticks of said clock. The door opened showing a man, but not one as I remembered. This mans body was entirely made out of black and vile flames. All but those bright red reptilian eyes, those eyes just stared like it was piercing me to the soul. The man stepped in slowly, with each step sounding like metal on stone.

"I see you have returned" The man said with a voice that sound to entirely similar to mine but with a distortion to it, a few feet in front of me where he stopped. He bent down and looked at me at eye level since he was over twice my height, I nervously gulped. "You don't remember me do you?" He asked, I tried to say something but my voice died in my throat but I answered with a simple nodded. "That's a shame." he said as he reached behind him. I watched his hand as it pulled out a sword. It looked like a knight’s sword from medieval times. He pointed it right at me. "Well I better get rid of you then. There’s no need for a useless pony like you, right girls?" The man said as six figures appeared from the door. My eyes shrank when I saw them. It was Twilight, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity. They all looked at me with disgust in their faces.

"Right." Said Pinkie. "Why would we need someone so useless? I bet his cooking would only make me sick."

"I reckon a splinter would be more useful than him. What a pathetic stallion." Applejack said as she turned her gaze away from me with more disgust.

"I would find it funny if it wasn't so sad." Fluttershy said with a glare at me.

"It's quite dreadful that we would have to even socialize with such a street rat." Rarity said turning her nose up.

"This wimp will amount to nothing." Rainbow Dash said. "I bet his friends and family were glad when he left. Probably threw a party and everything"

"I would have left his uninteresting ass out in the street if it wasn't for Princess Celestia's order to let him stay." Twilight said as she gave me a look of pure hatred.

"Then I better get rid of this trash and save you all the trouble of doing so." The man said as he pulled the sword back for a swing. The blade lit up in a purple glow as I was shaken to my core from each of their words.

"Oh please do." Said Twilight. There was nothing I could do but watch as the tears ran down my cheeks. The swing came with a sickening purple glow.

***---***

I suddenly shot up breathing hard. Looking around I saw Twilight against the wall looking at me scared. I blinked a few times looking at her.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. Oh look at the time I have to get back to the library." She said and ran out of the door, I was completely confused. What was her deal? I noticed the books she left there on the floor. I hopped out of the bed and picked them up as best I can and moved them to the bed. I hopped back into bed and started looking over the books. One was book on how to use magic for beginners and the other one was a story book called "Daring Do and the Griffin Goblet." The cover was showing a tan Pegasus with a black mane and tail. Flying through the air at a goblet through traps with a blue monster in the back, which was looking quite angry. I put that book aside and started on the magic one. It wasn't much time till Nurse Redheart who came in to check on me. She also brought in a set of bags on her back, which reminded me of bags that donkeys back home would have on before going down a cliff side to the grand canyon. She also carried a clipboard in her mouth. After she sat the bags down next to the bed and placed her rump on the chair followed by the clipboard on the table.

"How are you doing this evening?" She said looking at me.

"I'm doing better. No headaches or pains, ball to the head aside."

"Ball to the head?" she asked with a questioning look.

"Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom were playing outside and there ball came through the window." I answered.

"Ah I see."

"Yeah..."

"Well good news. You don't need to be here any longer." She said with a warming smile on her face.

"Oh?" I said a little surprised that it was so soon.

"Why yes."

"So... how much do I owe?" I asked

"Oh you owe nothing."She said. Wait... What?

"What do you mean I owe nothing?"

"Somepony already paid"

"Who?"

"I don't know." she said as her gaze was on me. "But that doesn't matter." Well it doesn't matter to her, but it bothers me. Who would pay for my hospital bill? I'm going to have to find out. It’s not like I wasn’t grateful for it, but this is just too much. "Rarity left these saddlebags for you." she continued, so that’s what they call a backpack here.

"Uh... thank you." I said getting off the bed and started to fold up the blanket.

"Would you like me to help you put the bags on?" Nurse Redheart offered.

"Yes please." I said nodding quietly. She lifted up the bags in her teeth and placed it on my backside. I blushed quietly when she got under me and attached the strap on the underside. Okay note to self learn how to attach the backs real fast. Because that was incredibly awkward, once secured I looked the bags over. The bags were mainly orange and blue perfectly evenly done, in a very stylized way. The lid to the bag was fashionable with a simple clasp that had a fireball that attached to a little storm cloud just like my cutie mark. Rarity didn’t really need to do this for me and I would have to find a way to pay her back for this. That would have to wait for a later, in the mean time I started to fill the left bag with the books Twilight gave me and the right one housed the quilted blanket from Fluttershy.

"I suggest avoiding any more injuries for a long time." Nurse Redheart said to me.

"I will try my best Nurse Redheart." I said then she led me out of the hospital with a smile. At the doors I asked which way to Applejack's farm.

"It's just down that way." She said pointing to the right out of town. I thanked her and started on my way to Sweet Apple Acres. The only real reason I headed there was because I did tell Applejack I would go there as soon as I got out. That and after Twilight's little freak out, I figured she needed some space. I made my way at a slow trot, being midday as I walked through Ponyville. The peaceful scenery of Ponyville gave off a serenity to my chaotic mind. The site of each and every pony going about their day felt right to me. Like the time was just playing its rhythm. A orchestra of hooves, bird, wind, water, and just everyday sounds added to the tune that was a day in Ponyville.

I continued to trot down the road listening to the tune, passing stalls and stands selling their wares to the ponies that happened by. One that caught my attention was an apple stand with a large red pony behind it. His mane and tail was both orange and he had freckles that remained me of Applejack. He looked over at me with this large brown donut like thing around his neck. I nodded quietly in a hello and he returned the nod. I continued on my way as I looked at all the stalls and stands. Fruits to flowers, sweets to treats, and clothes to jewelry from all of them I didn't see on bit of clothing not counting hats or jewelry. Would I look good in a hat? But what if my hair catches fire again? Would I lose the hat from it burning up? I'm going to have to ask Rarity about that some time. I may want to look into a shirt or something. Going around without clothes feels odd.

Wait... If ponies don't normally wear cloths. Shit, I just had to realize that just now? I could feel the redness in my cheeks right then and there. Good thing I was heading out of town towards the farm, which I found out was quite large. All I could see was apple trees for miles besides the giant carrot house on the hill. It seems a bit out of place with all the apples but it’s not my place to say. I walked up to the front gate and looked around for the familiar orange mare. But no one… wait would that be no pony? Well it doesn’t matter no one was around. Maybe she was in the fields of trees. I walked around looking for her and then I heard it. A thumping sound followed by smaller thudding sounds. I continued to follow the sounds and then with in a blink of an eye I saw something orange fill my view. This was followed by my world going black... again.

"F.M. you aright there partner?" I heard from the well of darkness that I couldn't see in. It wasn't much longer when I realized that I was somewhere different just from the straw I could feel on my back. My eye shot open and I looked around blinking a few times. I saw Applejack looking at me worried. Her Stetson pushed back on her head. The red stallion from before above me with a slight worried look adored his face as well. I turned to see Applebloom next to me with a matching look that mirrored the other two ponies almost perfectly.

"You alright, mister?" Applebloom said. I tried to get up, but as soon as I did the red stallion put his hoof on me to keep me on my back.

"Don't move you took one nasty hit to the head there." Applejack said.

"What... what happened?" I said through the pressure on my chest as the splitting headache decided to set in.

"Well I missed bucking one of the apple trees and you just happened to be in the way."

"Okay so that explains the flash of orange I saw." I said putting everything together with my splitting headache. Dear god, she could hit like a train. I began to rub the side of my head where I felt the worst.

"Eeyup" said the red stallion that was pinning me down with his hoof. I turned towards him and he just looked back at me.

"Hello again Mister..."

"Oh that’s Big Macintosh or Big Mac for short." Applejack said.

"Alright, hello Mr. Macintosh. It's a pleasure to meet you again." I said being as nice as I can to the stallion that I could guess crush me with ease. Hell he was pinning me down with just one hoof. One freaking hoof and I could easily tell that he wasn’t using any effort at all. Okay granted I wasn't fighting to get up either, but still.

"How you feeling?" Applebloom asked.

"Besides the fact that I know how an egg feels about being split open. I'm fine." I said then paused for a moment. "Could you please let me up Mr. Macintosh?" Shortly after asking that, Big Mac removed his hoof and I sat up slowly not to make my head ache any more than it was.

"Is there anything I could get you?" Applejack asked.

"Something for my headache and some water would be nice." I said rubbing my left hoof against the side of my head. I've got to say Applejack hits like a train going at full speed. I’m surprised I didn't fly through a tree. Wait… did I fly through a tree? I picked out a few branches out of my hair as I watched Applejack walk into a house then shortly back with a bottle and a glass of water on her back. How the hell do they balance things like that? It was just like the forks. Was it magnetized to her back? She handed me the water which I carefully took. She then popped the lid off the bottle taking out two white pills.

"I'm mighty sorry about hitting you like that F.M. here take these." She said handing me the two white round oval like pills. I popped them into my mouth and took a drink. They went down quite easily and hey they even tasted like apples.

"It's alright Applejack. If was an accident so no harm, no foal." I said giving her a smile. I looked around a bit and saw I was laid out on a blanket with some hay behind my head in front of a barn.

"Well once your head stops hurting. I'll show you that you’re not useless F.M." Applejack said looking at me. I still wasn't sure about this.

"You don't have to do this Applejack."

"Oh but I do, you’re my friend and I don't let friends feel useless like that." She said giving me a stern look, I gulped quietly. Oh this was going to be one of those days wasn’t it?

***---***

It wasn't long till she took me to some of the apple trees that still bore fruit. She turned and kicked the tree with both hind legs. This was followed by apples falling, filling most of the buckets she had setting around the tree.

"You need to make sure you’re not too close or too far away. Otherwise you won’t get a good strong buck." Applejack continued to instruct me on how to apple buck, as she put it. Honestly I shouldn’t be surprised at this point. I walked over to another apple tree as Applejack watched giving me a nod to proceed. I gulped again and balanced on my front hooves and I kicked the tree as hard as I could. I got a few apples to fall. One landing right on my horn, puncturing it right through. From what I read a unicorns horn can be both tough but also sensitive, in my case my thick head seemed to make sure my horn was just a durable. Because now it seems that I'm making apple kabobs with my horn, lovely. I turned to see Applejack laughing as she wiped the tears from her eyes away. I shot her an annoyed glare then proceeded to shake the apple off my horn. It took a few tries but it finally flew off hitting a near by tree.

"You know it wasn't that funny?" I said annoyed.

"I'm sorry. But I couldn't help but laugh at that." She said as she stopped laughing wiping the last of the tears from her eyes. I was still irritated so I kicked the tree again with a harder kick out of anger. This was followed by a cyan ball of fur and feathers landing on top of me with a large thud.

"Ow! What's the big idea walking me up?" a very familiar Rainbow Dash voice said on me.

"Rainbow how many times have I told you? If you’re going to nap in my trees, lay in one without the apples." Applejack angrily said to Dash as she got back on her hooves standing on my back.

"Oh come on AJ, you know I prefer the ones with the apples. The scent helps me feel more relaxed. If I don't relax when I'm sleeping, I won't wake up 20 percent cooler." Rainbow Dash said as she continued to stand on my back, it started to get on your nerves. I let a sigh with a face full of dirt. What was with ponies pinning me down now? Big Mac I could understand but why now with Rainbow Dash?

"Uh, Dash you could get off him?" She said pointing down to me. Dash looked down and saw me and hopped off with a flap of her wings.

"Didn't see you down there." She said landing as I got up returning to my hooves quietly, I started to watch the two of them talk. It wasn't really something I was interested in. Applejack was yelling at Rainbow about watching out for other ponies and Rainbow Dash was saying it wasn't her fault. Which I would have to agree with her on that one. It was my fault she fell out of the tree, I even said so but neither one of them replied. So I let them be since I had the feeling they forgot I was here again. That's when I noticed the giant hole further down the row of apple trees we were bucking, I slowly made why way over to it. So sue me my curiosity got the better of me on this one. The closer I got the easier I could make out the hole, which could have been the early stage of digging out a community pool. But with a dragged mark, this must have been where I crashed into Applejack's farm.

"See the damage you do?" The voice in my head said. Yeah, this impact was massive just from me crashing into her farmland. What if somepony was standing there when I crashed? I could have seriously hurt them, I was dangerous. Useless and dangerous, the worse two I could be. I stood there in silence left to my own thoughts of what I did. I didn't even hear the ponies walking up next to me, I only knew someone came up was...

"You alright, F.M?" Rainbow Dash asked. I couldn't let them know that this was bothering me. I mean after everything I still don’t want to be a burden, more than I already was. Hell I already cost some pony a lot of money or bits as they call it just to pay for my hospital bill, So I simply nodded.

"If you need to talk, you know that we're here to listen." Applejack said placing a hoof on my shoulder.

"I'll be alright you two." I said in a very flat tone, not really showing emotion as I looked over the hole. I lowered my head and ask quietly "Was this?" I knew the answer to this but I had to know for sure.

"The place you crashed at? Yes." Rainbow Dash said in a surprisingly worried tone. "Sometimes crashes happen."

"Rainbow I don't think that's what's bothering him." Applejack said.

"Nothing's bothering me." I lied. Okay, there was a lot bothering me. But I didn't want to share them; I’d rather keep them to myself.

"You're lying." Applejack said turning my face towards her. I couldn't meet her gaze. "F.M. please tells us what's wrong?" She sounded worried but I couldn't. I just couldn't lay all this out on them like that, I turned and stepped away.

“I’m fine.” I lied again; both of them gave me a flat look.

“I still say you’re lying.” Applejack shot back, I had a feeling neither one of them would let me be if I didn't say something they couldn’t call a lie.

"Applejack, I'm... I'm not ready to talk, sorry." I said then turned to leave. I didn't even look back at either of them; a silence was the only thing to be heard from behind me as walked away. I didn't get too far past the gates to Sweet Apple Acres with my saddlebags back on after I had fought to get on, when Rainbow Dash flew up.

"Hey! Wait up." Dash said as she landed next to me. I didn't say a word. "Dude, what’s up?" I looked at her quietly. "You don't have to tell me but look I'm here for you." I sighed.

"Dash look, I just don't know how to handle this. There's too much to deal with and I'm not ready to talk." I said as I started my way back into town.

"I'm not as dense as a lot of ponies take me for F.M. I do worry about you since you’re a friend and everything."

"A friend? Dash you’ve only known me for a few days. How does that make me a friend?" I asked. I still didn't get it, when we first met she clocked me in the face after hearing about Twilight. Granted I told Twilight that we were friends. But I was worried for her safety at the time. So I decided to tell her that so she wouldn't fight so much. In hindsight I should have said something different. But at the time I didn’t want to be friends mainly after everything I had caused. I didn’t feel right to have her as a friend or anyone else. But in the end she ready did become my first friend in Equestria. That’s neither here nor there anymore, Rainbow Dash on the other hand only met the three times this being the fourth.

"Well you are friends with Twilight that makes you a friend in my book." She said smiling at me.

"That’s loyal of you." I said with a sarcastic tone to my voice with an equally flat gaze.

"Well I am the Element of Loyalty after all." She said puffing up a bit. I guess she missed the sarcasm there. Wait... What?

"Element of Loyalty?" I asked, this was completely new to me.

"Yup. One of the Elements of Harmony." She said grinning at me with pride. I gave her my most 'what the fuck are you talking about' looks I could give.

"What are the Elements of Harmony?" I asked.

"You don't know about the Elements of Harmony?"

"Not from here remember?" I said annoyed now.

"Oh. Right..." She said. As we made our way into town Rainbow Dash started going over the events of the Summer Sun Celebration. I listened quietly and was impressed, the group of them were super heroes here. They saved the world from Nightmare Moon, which was Princess Luna being controlled by shadow like creatures. Then she went on to talk about Discord. A being of chaos, who I would find quite interesting to talk to with everything I have caused. After that she told me about some of their adventures with the Crystal Empire. I was mesmerized by the stories. But it also made me feel a little upset inside. I was taking up the time of some of Equestrian’s greatest heroines and I was being a burden on them more then I knew. I can’t tell if the universe really likes to mess with me or not. Of course Rainbow Dash’s timing was great because we ended up at the library by the time she ended her set of stories. It was right then Twilight decided to open the door. She stared at me with a blank look for a moment then it clicked.

"You’re out already?" Twilight asked a little surprised.

"Yup" Dash said.

"Why didn't anyone get me?"

"Because no one was there when they released me Twilight. " I answered and she looked me.

"Then why didn't you come here when you got out?" she asked.

"Well because how you freaked out on me when I woke up. You ran out, so I figured you needed some space." As soon as I said that her ears drooped.

"She what?" Dashed asked confused as she looked back and forth between the two of us.

"It's not important now. Where did you go?" Twilight said changing the subject.

"He went to AJ's farm." Dash said cutting me off before I could say a word.

"She wanted me to go there as soon as I got out and I said I would."I got in before Dash could cut me off again. Twilight looked up like she was thinking and then nodded like I gave her an acceptable answer. Part of me questioned why she needed to know where the hell I was every minute of the day, but that was moot as she then enveloped me in her lavender magic. She lifted me inside, you know after the party you would think she would have asked. Especially after she was the one that pointed out to Rarity that I didn’t like being floated up like that, at least I was sort of right side up this time. She placed me on her sofa as Dash flew in landing in a chair off to the side.

My saddlebags flew off my back and landed on the table and emptied on the table with the books landing formally onto the table all covered in Twilight’s magic. She looked at the quilted blanket then back at me. "Fluttershy gave it to me." I answered to the questioning look that Twilight gave me. I’m more surprised she didn’t ask about the saddlebags I just so happened to have. The only reason she wouldn’t have been surprised if she already knew. Did Rarity tell her about them before she dropped them off? Twilight nodded to my answer as Rainbow Dash flew over to the stack of books and pulled one out. She went back to her chair and started to read it. I didn't know she liked to read, after trying to lean in closer to see what book it was. She caught my look and lifted it up so I could see the title.

"Daring Do and the Griffin’s Goblet" It read.

"Daring Do is awesome, you should read it." She said looking at me.

"I'll check it out." I said then saw Twilight looking at me. She looked fixated on me and it really made me nervous. I gulped quietly then she floated over a quill and paper. She started to scribble down something as she watches me. What is she writing and why is she staring at me like that? She continued to watch me as I sat there quietly. She didn't say anything so I got up and walked over to the books she placed on the table. I picked up the magic book and of course she scribbled something. I flip a page, she scribbled something. I finished the book, she scribbled something. I went to get some water, she scribbled something. This continued more and more as the night proceeded on, well after Dash left. This started to grind on my nerves about seven hours later. I got up from my chair and walked over to Twilight looking right at her. She smiled nervously as her ear twitches.

"Something wrong?" Twilight said nervously laughing.

"What are you doing?" I asked getting straight to the point.

"I'm doing research." She said.

"On me?" I asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"Well I did say I would do the research for Princess Celestia" she said and I sighed quietly.

"Then please tell me what you have gleaned from your research." I asked looking at her.

"Well it's only basic information."

"Like how I can't use magic. But for some reason I can shoot fireballs when needed with magic? Or is it possible that the fact is I don't know how to fly because I'm afraid of heights?" I asked with my still cocked eyebrow.

"I... Um..." Twilight began to stumble as her quill continued to write. I looked at the floating paper then grabbed it. I started to read over it. That is when I noticed the part about the red serpent eyes with the crimson whites of the eyes. I turned to Twilight, she gulped as I stared at her with a straight look.

"When?" I asked.

"When what?" She asked.

"When did my eyes do this?" I said pointing to the page.

"Oh." she said looking down. "Back in the hospital, when you woke up. It startled me, but what scared me was that look in your eyes. Those eyes felt… primal"

"Which is why you left so weirdly?" I asked she nodded quietly. After I sat down I started to rub my temples with my hooves. Of course she took the paper up and scribbled. "Twilight."

"Yes?" She said looking up at me.

"Please stop." I requested.

"But I told the princess I would do research."

"Research is fine but doing it on my every action seems, well… overkill."

"But I have to make sure everything is well documented."

"I think what the princess meant was for weird things to happen like my eyes doing that thing." I said as I pointed it out.

"I guess you right but I still want to be as thorough as possible. Maybe I should try that memory spell."

"No!" I said cutting Twilight off causing her to jump. "You will not use that spell with me again." I continued, Twilight started to step back from my gaze.

"But, why?"

"Because last time you used that spell, you got sent into a wall. You will not use that spell on me again. Got It?!" I said raising my voice, she shrank back and nodded. "Good." I got up and left out the door slamming it behind me. I needed to cool off, I couldn’t let the same thing happen to Twilight that happened to the Timber wolf when I got angry. I started to walk around Ponyville at night. The cold air felt nice against my coat as I wandered around. I didn't have anywhere particular, so I just walked. Lost in the melody of the Ponyville night, I always found that the time of day or night had its own song. It was about an hour later of walking which I had seemed to get use to doing without falling on my face. I got to the park and found a tree at the top of a hill. I figured it would be a nice place to sit and relax. I was still a little mad at Twilight for even thinking about using that spell again. After seeing that dragon twice and both of them not ending well, I didn't want to chance anyone else getting hurt. Hell If I could I would go in myself. That why if anyone got hurt it was me, which I preferred honestly. I sighed openly and fell asleep as I laid against the tree.

***---***

The night was like any other night, the stars were out twinkling like little diamonds in the black night sky. The two of us where walking down the street carefully. I stood close to the street and with me was the most beautiful tan coated and brown mane mare I could ever see. We had been dating for the last six months and it was wonderful. We decided for this date we would just do something simple, this was fun for us. On the way to the park we decided to go to. We had to cross one of the busier roads. The cross walk let us know we could walk. I headed first down the crosswalk and stopped when I heard the horn blow to my left. Coming up on me fast as a car, the silver car flew through the stop lights. I froze there like a deer in headlights. It was then when I heard it.

"F.M!" Came from beside me as I got shoved way as the car hit her. My eyes watched her flip over the top of the car and land behind it. There was a screech from the vehicle stopping. I ran over to her and held her close. The tears in my eyes blurred my vision as they ran down my face. She looked up at me giving me a smile, she knew she wasn't going to make it.

"Why?" I asked in a shaken voice. She simply smiled raising a hoof up to my face and placed it on my cheek.

"Because I love you." She said as I watched the last of her life fade in her eyes. Her hoof dropped and I was left there holding what was left of her. I heard the sounds of hoof steps against the road as the pony driving the car walked up.

"Is she okay?" I heard from the gruff pony. I couldn't take it anymore. I gently set down my Aria, my sweet Aria. After I laid her down and closed her eyes. I turned and I punched the charcoal gray stallion with his black mane. He went flying and landed on the ground. I jumped on him and started to beat him over and over and over. The tears continued as they ran down my cheeks at each one of my hooves struck his face. The pony stopped moving but I couldn't stop myself. He took the one pony that I cared about. It was then when two blue coated stallions came up and pulled me off them followed by them nailing me in the face with a black baton.

***---***

I shot up again looking around to find no pony around, just complete night. I looked down quietly and sighed. A breeze decided to blow as I felt something cold against my cheeks, I had been crying in my sleep. It was sometime before I did anything. All I did was just stare out into the sky. Was... was that a memory? Was she really that close to me? Can that really be someone that close to me? It didn't take long for me to connect the dots at that point. My mind was set putting everything in a ponified version of things. What really bugs me is, was that a dream or a memory? But there was more to that dream, If it was a memory then I really am dangerous. If there was any indecision of that, it would be in that dream or memory. My mental problem took a back seat as soon as I noticed a flapping sound coming from behind the tree. I guess I wasn't the only one out at night in a park. There was a small thud like someone had landed and started to walk towards me.

"You alright Mr. F.M?" A voice said. I had turned and look to see a midnight blue alicorn with wearing a chest piece with a crescent moon in it. She also had a crown on her head. Her hair on the other hand reminded me alone of the starry night sky. I had a sneaking idea I knew who this was, I got up and bowed to her.

"Hello Princess Luna." I said, she raised her eyebrow.

"How did you know who am I?" She said with a raised eyebrow.

"Well no offense Princess Luna." I began.

"Just Luna will be fine." she said cutting me off.

"Alright Luna, I could tell who you are from your coat color, the moon on your chest piece, and the stars in your mane." I said pointing out. She smiled quietly and nodded. "What brings you here tonight?"

"That would you Mr. F.M." She said in a very dignified tone.

"Please just F.M. and... why?" I asked.

"Because you’re having nightmares aren’t you?" She said.

"What? What would give you that idea?" I said completely confused. How did she know about my nightmares? What else did she know?

"From your dreams." she said looking at me.

"My dreams?" She said now that she had completely lost me.

"As the princess of the night, I rule over all things that are given within. That includes the dreams."

"So you can go into dreams?"

"To a certain extent, Yes."

"Okay, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around that." I said as I ran a hoof through my hair.

"What is so hard to believe about that?"

"Well... Honestly, all of it. Nothing against you or anything, but I need a little proof."

"You mean knowing that your last dream was about you losing someone close to you." she said and my heart sunk as my eyes widen. My mouth opened and closed a few times trying to say something. I couldn't say much so I sighed.

"What do you want to know?" I asked raising my hooves in defeat.

"About that sliver cart."

"It's called a car. Think of it a cart that can pull itself."

"That is quite intriguing" she said putting a hoof to her chin. I think Twilight would say the same thing. "One more thing that bothers me is that figure made of flames."

"What about it?" I asked, since I figured she jumped ship to the nightmare from before.

"First let me start with saying that you know they wouldn't say any of that." She said looking right at me. I sighed.

"I'm aware of it." I said.

"But they should say it." The little voice in my head said.

"As for that figure in your dream wielding the sword." Luna said.

"Yes?"

"Have you seen that sword before?" she said shifting to a serious look and tone.

"Well not that one especially but it does remind me of a style of sword I saw in a book from home, it’s from a medieval era."

"I see."

"Is there something wrong?" I asked. I did not like where this was going.

"Well I haven't seen that sword in over a thousand years." she said as she rubbed her chin. Hold on.... A thousand years? Was she being serious about living that long?

"A thousand years?"

"Yes I and my sister have been around longer than Equestria has." She said looking at me. I must have had what the fuck plastered on my face, because she followed that with. "Is it that surprising that me and my sister have lived that long?"

"Ah... Yes."

"Well alicorns are blessed with longevity"

"Wait does that mean?"

"It's hard to say but I could only assume yes."

"Lovely... more for my plate." I said under my breath in a sarcastic tone.

"What was that?" She said giving me a glare herself. What was with me pissing off royalty? Well I shouldn't lie to royalty because knowing my luck I get tossed into prison for it.

"I said lovely, more for my plate." I said looking back as her glare shifted to a confused look.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"I've had a lot on my mind lately."

"Want to talk about it?"

"I don't know honestly. Part of me would like to just let it all out. But part of me wants to just hold it all in" I said sitting back down against the tree. Luna sat down next to me, as I shifted my wings a bit to get comfortable.

"I know how it is. After coming back from the moon, there was a lot I did that I'm not proud of."

"It's alright Luna." I said looking at her, she nodded back.

"I understand not being sure about talking about it. But my sister helped me through it and let me talk about it. So I will be the one to listen for you." She said looking at me. I paused for the moment. Should I really open up to her? She did live for over a thousand years. You know what? Screw it, I may as well.

"Let me start with a question. How much do you know about me?" I asked not really looking at her.

"Well as I can take it you’re not quite a normal alicorn compared to either me, my sister, or my niece." she said. Wait, Niece? There's a third Alicorn? "I'm also aware of what happened in the forest and your time in the hospital with Twilight Sparkle." She continued. My ears flatten back as she said that. "What's wrong?"

"I got cross with her before coming here."

"What happened?"

"She started to take notes about everything I did. I understand she was trying to do research but it felt too much. Then she brought up that spell and I couldn’t hold it anymore. I raised my voice to her as my anger started to spark. So I left before I started to get too angery with her. Because I really don’t want to be that angry with her" I said as I let my eye droop a bit.

"How come?"

"Because I don't want to end up blasting her with a fireball. If that dream was any hint of that. I'm a danger to every single pony here." I started to say as I placed my hooves on my head. "I can't get close to anyone. Because what if I did and I got angry like that again?. There's no telling what could happen. Hell the first time Twilight tried to help me, I sent her into a wall."

"I heard about that."

"This is why I have been trying not to be friends with her or friends with anyone of them. What if I did shoot a fireball at her or any one of them? That’s why I don't like telling anyone…" I said as all my problems started to flood out.

"Anypony" Luna said correcting me.

"Anypony about my problems. Because if I got close to them and then hurt or worse kill, I just couldn't take it."

"F.M. it will be alright. You just don't know how to control your powers yet." She said putting a hoof on my back.

"That's what I'm afraid of." I said as I looked at her. "I have no control on my magic. I can't do anything with it and talking about things I can't do anything with, my wings. I won't use them for flying because I'm afraid of heights. What kind of flying pony is afraid of heights?" I said then noticed the rain on the clear night’s sky. I looked around as Luna noticed my look.

"That does happen one way or another. Sometimes out of my anger I cause thunderclouds to appear and it storms a bit. It seems that your sadness causes rain to appear when you’re overwhelmed with it. But you don’t have to worry this doesn’t happen too often" she said, I didn't notice someone else walking up behind us till.

"F.M? Luna?" A familiar Twilight sounding voice said. The cold chill went up my spine as soon as I heard that.

"Hello Twilight Sparkle." Luna said turning towards her.

"Hello Luna" Twilight said walking up next to her completely drenched from the rain to see me.

"Hi, Twilight." I said quietly that could almost match Fluttershy in tone.

"Hello F.M." she said sitting down next to Luna. We all sat there in quiet. I wasn't sure if I should say something. I started to stare at the stars and found a bit of peace to my sporadic mind at the moment.

"It's a wonderful night tonight." I said breaking the silence.

"Thank you. I do take pride in my nights." Luna said with a smile.

"It does remind me of what you said before F.M." Twilight said looking over at me.

"What did he say?" Luna asked as she turned towards me. I continued to look up at the stars.

"I had heard once that every star in the night’s sky is a story waiting to be told." I resisted

"That’s a wonderful statement and I thank you." Luna said with a smile.

"Your welcome." I said as my gaze never left the stars in Luna’s night sky.

"Twilight Sparkle, may I have a word with you?" Luna said as she turned towards Twilight.

"Of course Luna" She said. The both of them got up and walked down the hill towards a lamp post. I watched out of the corner of my eye at the two of them talking. I saw Twilight's ears droop as discussion continued on. I think Luna told her about my feelings and my worries. Honestly there was more to it and I really didn’t want to share them, I looked down quietly. Like what happens if I did get a chance to leave? Would I want to? I mean Twilight is already my friend. Could I leave and would I want to? Do I have anything to go back to? My mind started to question all these things as I heard the rain come down again. It wasn't long till I heard Twilight come back up to me soaking wet. She looked at me through her mane. I lowered my head more in shame.

"Sorry." I said.

"You don't need to be sorry F.M." She said and sat next to me. "I should be the one sorry."

"For what?" I asked.

"For not realizing that there’s something wrong with my friend." I stayed quiet at that. "Please tell me what’s wrong?" she said as she poked me quietly. Well it was more a nug really. I couldn't meet her eyes as I started to speak.

"There’s a lot honestly but it’s not your fault for not realizing it. I honestly didn't want any pony to know."

"But why?"

"Because Twilight, I... I don't like to let any pony know my problems. I have been worried about a lot. About what I have lost if I had indeed lost something, besides my memories. I don't know if I have or had family back home. I'm afraid of making friends here even though I act like the nicest pony here."

"Why are you afraid of making friends?"

"If I get a chance to go home. Could I even do it? I may or may not have friends there anymore and what about the friends I make here. Could I even leave them like that? Let’s not forget about the ‘power’ I have here. What happens if I get angry at some pony here? Will I end up firing a fireball at them not meaning to? I'm dangerous Twilight and I know it. I'm useless and dangerous." I said as I felt this crushing pain in my heart. It was true wasn't it? I could hurt some pony and not mean to. Princess Celestia should either take me out or lock me up.

"F.M. you’re not useless or dangerous. You're just scared like anypony would be in your position." she said looking at me, I still couldn't meet her eyes. She was right though, I was scared. Scared of everything this new world, what I could do to destroy it, to leave it and all the stuff I didn't remember. I felt like I was breaking inside.

"I am scared. I'm just a storm about to break and not in the good way." I said as I laid myself down quietly.

"F.M. It's alright to be scared, everypony gets scared." She said as she puts a hoof on my back. "But it doesn't mean you have to face it alone. I'm here and I'm sure that everypony is willing to help you as best they can." She said as she rubbed my back slowly. "Why don't we go back home so you can rest."

"Yeah... rest." I said sarcastically.

"Yes rest, I’m fully aware that you’re not sleeping well.” Twilight said as she used her magic to get me back to my hooves. Of course her comment was an understatement.

"I've had..."

"Nightmares, I know. Luna told me before she headed back to Canterlot." She said as we slowly made our way back to Twilight's house. I did slightly wonder where the princess of the night had gone off to since she didn’t return with Twilight. "Why didn't you tell anypony?" she said as she turned her head towards me.

"Again, like I said I didn't want anypony to know." I said started quietly "I don't like sharing problems unless I'm either forced or just too weak to hold back." Twilight stopped and looked at me with wide worried eyes. She turned around completely to face me. I stopped and winced, I knew what was about to be said.

"You’re not weak" She said and I called it. My head sunk as she continued in a very long wordy speech about how strong I was, from telling her to run in my memory to facing down the Timber wolf with my little speech of my own. She then stopped and asked. "Something did bother me about that speech. Did you come up with that?"

"No." I said flatly.

"What was it from?"

"From a show back from where I was."

"Oh tell me about it." She said as we continued on our way. This I could deal with, something that could keep me from my darker thoughts and I knew that little voice in my head would keep dragging more of them out. So I started talking about shows that I saw from my old home and to Twilight’s credit she did listened to it all. She did pop a question in from time to time. As time went on I felt my eyelids feel heavier and that burning feeling from lack of sleep was ever present as well. "You really should get some sleep." Twilight said as she noticed my fatigue hit me like a metric ton of bricks.

"If only I could, with the nightmares it's hard to get any restful sleep."

"I know. But listen, if it helps. None of us will ever say those things. We are your friends even though you’re afraid of what may happen. Each of us will be there if you need us." Those words did help. I knew what she had said was true as well. Applejack tried to help me realize I wasn't useless. Rainbow tried to cheer me up with stories about their adventure. Fluttershy was so kind it felt... nice. Rarity though hard to put down was generous with the bath and the hair style. Let’s not forget the saddlebags. Pinkie is still quite bouncy and Twilight was... hard to say now that I thought about it. She was kind of naive about things but had a good thirst of knowledge even if it was about a fantasy world of a TV show. We finally entered her house.

"Well I guess I could try and get some sleep." I said followed by a yawn that I covered with a hoof. I started to make my way to the sofa.

"I do think that would be for the best." Twilight said as she mirrored my earlier yawn and hoof covering action. "I have setup a bed upstairs for you."

"Upstairs?" I asked confused. I figured I was going to just sleep on a sofa or chair tonight. Hell I would be fine with the floor if I had a pillow and blanket.

"Yes in my loft." she said as she pointed to the stairs then started to walk up it. I followed quietly then realized a little too late where my gazed had begun to drift to. With the sudden turn of my head away caused me to trip on the stairs landing face first on a stair and dropped down a few stairs. I had smacked my head on a few of the stairs as I slid down them. I stopped myself and got back up. Twilight turned around and looked worried. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah I just tripped" I said not completely lying about it. She lifted me up with her magic as we continued up the stairs. My gaze this time was on something other than Twilight’s um… tail, yeah let's go with that. She placed me on the floor once we got up there. I saw more of Twilight's bookcases the filled the room besides the desk against the wall by the stairs. In the corner and looked kind of wedged in was a coat, a simple white sheeted coat. I walked over to it.

"Ah I see you found it." She said then lifted me up in her magic. She then pulled out the quilted blanket Fluttershy made for me and laid me down. She then placed the blanket over me. This felt weirdly nice, not for the fact of being tucked in. That feels weird, no its more for the fact someone or in this case some pony cared enough to do it. In the non-weird way. "Sorry for not asking you but you do need your sleep and I’ll make sure you get it." I gulped at that.

"What do you mean?" I stupidly asked.

"If I have to make sure you get sleep, I'll use a sleeping spell. They have always worked for me. Now with that said. If you need me, I'll be up here." She said disappearing and reappearing on a ledge that had another bed on it. That was when I realized this was her room. I turned red at the thought and covered my face.

"Noted." I said, she nodded and got into her bed. With one last flick of her horn the lights went out. I laid there for a few moments staring at the darkness in the room. There was a feeling of unease that crawled under my skin and I couldn't tell why. I finally drifted off into sleep after a shiver ran down my spine. This night wasn't over, not by a long shot.

***---***

This dream was different from before. I was in the same room as before when I saw the figure made of flame. But this time the door was open showing a white void and no one was in the room with me.

"Don't forget our deal." A voice said that sounded like the black flamed being from before.

"I haven't." another more female sounding voice said, her tone gave an authoritative feel to her voice.

"Good, once I'm finished I won't have to worry about it anymore."

"And once Twilight Sparkle and her friends are out of the way then I can take over." Oh this wasn't good, not good at all. I saw both figures in the doorway one being the flamed figure from before and the other one. It reminded me a lot of Luna but transparent to a point I could see an outline of it.

"Ah I see we have company." The flame figure said looking at me, I gulped. I did not like where this was going.

"What should we do with him?" The other one said.

"Nothing."

"What do you mean nothing?"

"There’s no telling how long he's been here. So he may have heard something. We have to keep him here to prevent things from falling apart."

"And what pray tell is..." A very Luna like sounding voice said before it sounded like it died on her breath. "You!" Oh crap what am I missing here? It wasn't long till I saw the familiar midnight blue alicorn rush past them and came up to me. "No time to explain." She said as her horn lit up and touched itself to me.

***---***

I shot up out of bed again, this time feeling like I was ejected out of my sleep like someone being shot out of a cannon. This was suddenly followed by a crash, let me rephrase that. Suddenly followed with Luna crashing into me. Luckily we were on my bed when she did. The sound of the impact woke up Twilight who peaked over to edge.

"Princess Luna! F.M! What is going on here?!" She said yelling down at us, in a tone that sounded like it was between worried and angry. Most definitely a strange duality to it to say the least.

"Twilight Sparkle there is a problem and I need your help." Luna said getting up. I got up myself trying to shaking my head from the throbbing pain that just assaulted it.

"What’s wrong?" Twilight said looking at her.

"Nightmare Moon is back again" Luna said, that got me to look at her in surprise. I wasn't alone in this, just like me Twilight had gave her the oh hell look.

"How is that possible? We used the Elements of Harmony to get rid of her the first time and we worked together to get rid of her the second time. She can’t possibly think that she can stand a chance." She said and I could see the panic had began to form.

"Well it seems my old self didn't go so swiftly. She resided in the realm of dreams."

"Wait. So you’re telling me that my nightmares where because of this Nightmare Moon?" I asked trying to piece all this together. Now granted after hearing all that I think a normal person would add two plus two and get fish. Some how and don't ask how I did this but I followed along with this insanity.

"Yes." Luna stated then turned to Twilight. "She had also found the Nightmare Blade." Ladies and gentlemen the what the fuck 'o' meter is now in the red and is about to go nuclear.

"Okay, context now." I said wanting to know everything. This was bad... very, very bad.

"The Nightmare Blade was the tool used by me when I was Nightmare moon. It was made of star metal."

"Star metal?" Twilight and I asked.

"Yes remember the legend about my return?"

"The stars will aid her in her escape." Twilight most likely quoted.

"Correct that’s what it meant. It took me quite some time to gather enough star metal to create it. But I had to leave the blade back on the moon. What I think happened is when you removed Nightmare Moon from me and Rarity. She went back to the moon and located the sword. She then escaped into the one place she could easily hide from me and the inhabitants of the moon. In the realm of dream itself. With that sword I believe she has gathered enough power to get revenge." Luna stated.

"That was the sword from my dream wasn't it." I asked.

"Yes. That sword must still have bits of my power in it when I forged it."

"Then what’s that flamed figure I keep seeing."

"I don't know and that worries me as well."

"Then what do we do?" Twilight asked before I could get it out of my mouth.

"I need you to go get the other bearers and meet me in the center of town. I have to go get the elements as well as my sister. Since last time she went for Ponyville, we will stay to protect it" Luna said then flew out of the broken window. Twilight and I exchanged glances and nodded. Wrapping the two of us in her magic, Twilight lifted us both out of the same broken window.

"I'll go get Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. You get Rarity and Pinkie Pie." I said. Twilight nodded as she made off. I ran off towards Fluttershy's house. I was glad Twilight showed me a map of Ponyville and pointed out all the important places for me when I was in the hospital. Otherwise running around from house to house trying to find the right one would have been stupid and a waste of time.

It didn't take me long to get there and I knocked on the door. Fluttershy took a few moments to come out. She looked surprised to see me. It only took me a few moments to get her up to speed. Of course she decided to dive back in and try to shut the door on me. But a well placed hoof in the doorway made sure she couldn’t close it. Granted it hurt but we needed her and after I got her out from behind the sofa when the door closing didn’t work. She nodded in acceptance that this needs to be done, that didn’t change the fact she was scared about all this. I asked her to get Rainbow Dash since I couldn't fly at the moment. She nodded and told Angel to stay there as she took off into the sky. The little white rabbit saluted and pull an army helmet out of nowhere and donned it. I didn’t question this as I took off at a full gallop. It didn’t take long for me to make my way to Sweet Apple Acres. The farm did give off an eerie look to it at night. Reminded me of one of those movies that the stupid teenager goes into the haunted farm because of a dare or something. Damn it F.M. you need to focus. I ran up to the farm house and started to knock, well it was more of me pounding really.

I started to hear a dog bark followed by. "I'm coming hold on to your hat." Applejack said, she then opened the door rubbing the sleep from her eye. She then noticed who it was. "F.M? What are you doing here at this hour?" I started to fill her in and the look on her face was one of surprise and horror. She ran up and grabbed her hat then followed me after shutting the door. We made it right in time to see everyone there including Princess Celestia and Luna. There was a chest sitting between them.

"Is everypony here?" Twilight said as me and Applejack arrived.

"Yeah were here, now let’s go kick some nightmare butt." Rainbow Dash said. I nodded in agreement on this one. Granted it could be that lack of sleep talking, but I frankly I didn't give a damn.

"We... we need to be to be careful everypony." Fluttershy said.

"Luna please explain the plan." I said wanting to get to the point. Luna looked at me and nodded.

"I'm going to send you all into the realm of dreams where you’re going to have to face Nightmare Moon. It's going to be dangerous. No matter how surreal it is. Things can and most likely will hurt you. So don't take anything for face value." Luna said.

"Be careful my little ponies, I'll stay here with my sister to make sure everything is protected and safe." Celestia said floating over a tiara to Twilight's head. She then floated over necklaces to Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie, Fluttershy, and Applejack. I looked at them quietly not sure what to say or expect from them. Here I would have questioned what was with them but I frankly figured it was best not to ask. Hell they were most likely some magical McGuffins or like the nuclear football of awesomeness. It was then when Luna's horn started to glow followed by a blinding glow. When the glow subsided, we found ourselves in the room. The one from my nightmares, I looked around in silence.

"Where are we?" Rainbow Dash said.

"This is my dream." I stated and walked over to the door, It was locked. "Damn it, it’s locked."

"Here let me try" Applejack said. I moved out of the way as she turned and bucked the door right of the frame sending it into the blinding white void, damn that pony was strong.

"Let's get moving" Dash said flying into the light. The rest of us followed, it wasn't long till we found ourselves in a long corridor. It wasn't the library but it felt like a hospital. The corridor itself was a bit of a half and half where the top have was a sterile white, while the bottom was a really ugly sea foam green with a white marble tiled floor. Twilight started to look shaken, I turned to her and asked.

"What's wrong?" Her ears went flat against her head. Why did I have a feeling this was something Twilight was quite familiar with? Chancing a guess I gulped and asked “This is one of your nightmares isn’t it?” She simply nodded, shit I had to be right.

"Oh Twilight how many times do I have to tell you about leaving your room." said a voice down the hall. It was a gray unicorn mare with a nurse’s outfit on. Her mane and tail was a off white like she let the color go to old age.

"I don't belong here." Twilight said as the fear take hold of her.

"Oh but you do Twilight and look you got your horn uncovered again. Well we can fix that." The nurse said pulling out this small cone like object as she started to get closer hovering the object in front of her. That was when I noticed that it was just Twilight, the nurse, and I. Well shit, I turned to Twilight.

"Remember Twilight you’re not alone here." I said then walked up in front of her. Time to do something ballsy and stupid. “I’m sorry nurse but this patient is being released.”

"Oh and who are you?"

"Dr. F.M." I said simply. She looked me up and down.

“Well Dr. F.M. I do believe you don’t work here or are a doctor at all. As for your patient she hasn’t been cleared for release yet.” She said, calling me on my bluff. So instead of saying something smart, clever, and logical. I turned and bucked the nurse squarely in the face.

"F.M!" Twilight said in surprise snapping out of her fear.

"What? She’s not a real pony and is from your nightmares." I turned to see the nurse pony getting… bigger, well... fuck. "Twilight run!" I yelled and turned tail to run. Twilight stood there frozen in fear, damn it she's scared stiff. I ran over, slide myself under her and picked her up placing her on my back then ran full force down the corridor. "Twilight" She didn't reply so I tried again. "Twilight" again nothing. "Twilight!" I yelled.

"Huh? What?" Twilight said snapping out of it.

"Finally" I said as I continued running at full force.

"What do we do about her?"

"Don’t worry about her. We need to find a way out of here."

"Wouldn't the front door be the best opinion?"

"Where would that be?"

"Next possible turn to the left" Twilight said. I nodded and continued being followed by the giant nurse. She continued to direct me from turn to turn and finally got to the front door. Of course it was locked. I turned and try to buck the door. It didn't work, still locked. Damn it, I turned to see the giant nurse right behind use. Twilight floated herself off me.

"Twilight do you think you could unlock the door?" I asked.

"I think so."

"Good get to work. Because it’s time to start a fire." I said looking at the nurse.

"Oh we have a little pyromaniac here?" The giant nurse said in an amused tone, I tried to focus this time. I knew this was stupid but I had to try something. I needed to focus on something that made me... angry. A few images flashed through my head. About the last time I got angry. Twilight being hurt, The timber wolf that did it. I felt that familiar anger come back but this time it was more… subdued. But that familiar orange glow did come back and that warmth. This time I focused, I was calm but rather heated in my anger. I bore my teeth a bit as the flames started to lick the outside of it. Was I in control of it? I breathed in and then released a large bellowing wall of flames out.

"I had fire breath? Cool." I thought as I grinned. The fire covered the nurse as it started to trash around screaming. The scream itself sent chills down my spine, that was going to haunt my dreams for the next decade or two. Then the figure of nurse faded away into but fine dust. The door opened with a creek behind me. I turned to see the light from before.

"It's opened, let’s go." Twilight said then jumped in. I did so but I found myself the only one there and someone different. This place looked like a bakery. I turned around then noticed the gagging smell that assaulted my nose. There was a giggling coming from a door in front of me. This felt bad, like old horror movie bad. I walked up to the door, that was when I heard the crying. Both voices sounded like Pinkie Pie. I opened the door and almost lost my stomach contents. There I saw body parts of all sorts of ponies and animals. Then there a saw the two Pinkie Pies. One dressed in a patch work dress with six wings on their back and a necklace what could be horns. The other one was Pinkie Pie with straight hair. The straight one looked at me. Her eyes red and puffy. She then widened her eyes.

"F.M! Get out of here!" The straight hair pinkie said.

"What is going on?" I asked as fear struck me again.

"Oh Sadie Pie here so upset about the game I was playing, with all my guests." the Pinkie in the dress said. I walked up closer quietly as that one picked up a butchers knife. It was then I noticed the marking on her dress. There were marking on each one. As well as a red underlining to the fabric that made the inside of the dress. The crimson red color and I knew who the bad one here was. I took stance between the two Pinkies facing the one in the dress.

"Pinkie." I said.

"Yes?" The both replied, I wanted to facepalm at my own stupidity on this one then turned to the straight haired on.

"Are you alright?" she nodded but I could tell she was shaken. As soon as I took my eyes off the other one there was a cut on my side. My eyes widened as I turned to see the blood coming from my side and the blade imbedded into it. The dressed Pinkie devilishly smiled at me.

"Oh an alicorn, I get new wings and horn for my party outfit." she said. The cut was deep and I felt it hurt more as I pulled out the knife with my mouth. I turned it in my mouth and got ready to use it. But before I could do anything the straight haired Pinkie shot up and tackled the other pony. This was scary, I saw both Pinkies go at it. I never thought she could go so wild like that. I had to put an end to this. I stepped in and pinned the dressed one down with a hoof and held the other one off. The good Pinkie Pie looked visibly different. Her coat was a dark red and her mane even darker. But what scared me more was her cutie mark. The normally yellow and blue balloons were red and black.

"Pinkie, please calm down." I simply said in a calm tone, well as best I could with the fact that I had a very large knife wound in my side.

"Why? Why should I?" she screamed with distress very well present in her voice.

"Because this isn't you." I said I put a back hoof onto the dressed pinkie as I wrapped my forelegs around the real one, she stopped then looked at me. I felt a wetness run down the back of my neck, Pinkie had started to cry.

"I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry." Pinkie said in her sobs.

"It's not your fault." I said simply said.

"But you’re hurt because of me."

"No I was hurt for my own carelessness."

"But she's me."

"No, she isn't you. She is a nightmare. Nothing more, nothing less. You are you, don’t you forget that. Now if you don’t mind could you please go find something so I can cover my wound?" The real Pinkie nodded quietly into my neck as I let her go. She started to look in the clobbered. I turned towards the pinkie I had pinned to see her gone. All that was left was her dress, that bloody abomination of a dress. Pinkie shortly came back with some bandages and a cloth. She placed the cloth against the cut and wrapped me up with the bandages. I place my wing against it to help hold it. It was then a glow appeared from the door I had entered from.

"What's that?" Pinkie asked.

"Our way out." I stated as we made our way through the door. As the glow enveloped us, it wasn't long when I again found myself in another room and alone. Well a barn by the looks of it. The hay in here kind of gave it away. I opened the door to the barn door to see Sweet Apple Acres. I looked around to see all the trees were dead. No leaves, no apples, nothing but dead blackened wood. It was then when I noticed the mass of ponies at the gates. I ran up and saw the Apple family yelling at Applejack.

"It's your fault that we lost the farm." yelled an old looking green mare with a white mane and tail.

"Eeyup" Said Big Mac.

"It's your fault." Applebloom said.

"But… but, what could I have done?" Applejack said shaken up. Okay this was getting repetitive fast, I ran up to her. She was surprised to see me. "F.M?"

"The one and only." I said with a grin.

"Are you here to tell me it's my fault?" she asked the red puffy eyes gave the signs of tears.

"Nope, I'm here to tell you that it's alright." I said walking besides her and placing a wing around her. "This is not real Applejack."

"How can this not be real?"

"Because this is your nightmare Applejack and you know that your family loves and cares for you."

"No we don't" Applebloom said.

"You’re useless." Big Mac chimed in. I turned and bucked him in the face, Applejack looked surprised at my action. Big Mac took it and looked at me as his eyes filled with a red glow as he returned the buck. This sent me flying into one of the dead tree. Applejack stood there watching, I rose to my legs and noticed the copper taste in my mouth. I used my foreleg to wipe against my mouth and noticed the blood on it. Then Big Mac charged into me and sent me through the tree. I thought I heard the sound of snapping from inside as I got back up again. I had a good feeling I broke something inside again. Standing there shaking I saw Big Mac going in for another charge and was sent flying sideways after Applejack bucked him in the face. She then ran over to me.

"F.M. are you alright?" She said looking me over. I was not good, I was in pain but there was no time. Big Mac was starting to get up.

"I'll be fine but we need to get out of here." she looked at me and followed my gaze to Big Mac.

"No, you rest. I'll deal with these fake apples. No pony fakes a real Apple family." She said then went over to the top of the tree I got sent through. She turned and bucked it and sent it flying at Big Mac. It struck him sending him back into Applebloom. Then the glow from the barn told me it’s time to get out.

"Applejack we need to go now." I said moving towards the barn. She saw the light and followed me. Well more she helped me going. After we entered the barn I was again left alone on... was this a cloud? I'm going to guess this is Rainbow Dash’s dream.

"Out of my way." a familiar voice said as a prismatic blur flew by me followed by a large gust of wind.

"What the?" I got out before three blue blurs that had storm cloud streaks following it. From what I could tell Rainbow Dash was being chased by three other pegasi. I couldn't do anything but watch the action. Fear of heights sucked, and that was when I realized the truth. I was on a cloud... in the sky. I started to back away from the closest edge and failed to realize the edge behind me till I went off it. I fell through the air and started to scream, if saying I was scared would be a massive understatement. Rainbow Dash heard me as she turned and saw me falling. Then flew right at me, I watched the three figures following her but not before an explosion of color and her speed rapidly increased to a point she almost disappeared. She impacted into me, causing me to shed some tears in pain. We flew through a white glow and I found myself back in Ponyville. I still had my momentum from Rainbow Dash and slide all the way in front of Rarity who was crying. She then saw me and eye widen. She lifted me up with her magic.

"F.M!"

"Hi Rarity" I said in complete pain now, I tried my best not to show it but well bleeding from my wounds would kind of tell anyone the jig was up.

"Are you alright?" she asked setting me on my hooves. Of course I wasn't I just got slashed on my side again, Bucked, sent through a tree, then hit with the force of a cannon, and crash landed into the ground sliding a few feet. Oh I was just peachy keen.

"I'm fine."

"Don't lie to me F.M, you’re in pain."

"Rarity I will be fine. We have to get back to the others before Nightmare Moon unleashes her plan."

"The girls don’t care about me.” She said as a tone of sadness could easily be heard.

“I doubt that Rarity.” I said.

“Then why don’t they say anything to me?” Rarity said as I shot her a confused look. “Here let me show you.” She went on as she stepped over to a pony that took me a moment to realize was Twilight. I think it was the pain that made it hard to think clearly. “Oh Twilight quite a lovely bit of weather we are having. Don’t you agree?” Rarity said standing in front of Twilight, who just stepped around Rarity and walked off.

“Oh hey Rainbow” Twilight said as she waved over to her as she landed. Not buying this I walked over to Twilight myself stepping on front of her.

“Hey Twilight did I ever tell you I think all books should be burned?” I said knowing that would cause the purple unicorn some distress. Of course she didn’t say anything just walked around me and over to Rainbow Dash. The two of them walked down the road talking to each other.

“See what I mean? They even did it to you too.” Rarity said still sounding upset.

“No Rarity. This only proves that I was right, your friends would never ignore one of their friends when they need them the most.” I said walking up to Rarity.

“But why did they ignore me then?”

“Because these ponies are not your friends. They’re your nightmare.” I stated. “And if you need further proof then I’m talking to you.” Rarity didn’t say anything just looked at two of her friends walking away from her laughing. I walked up and placed a hoof on Rarity’s shoulder.

“But…” Rarity tried to get out.

“But nothing, your friend care and you know it. Now where is that fabulous unicorn that is generous to everypony?” I said in a bit of a upbeat tone. “The one that is willing to make dresses for her friends free of charge?”

“Right here.” Rarity squeaked out in a volume that could match Fluttershy easily.

“What was that? I’m sorry I couldn’t hear what you said. Where’s the pony that is the embodiment of the Element of Generosity? The one that won’t take no of an answer.”

“Right here.” Rarity said a bit louder.

“Where’s the pony that dragged me into the bath to clean me up because she was being generous to a complete stranger? Where is that pony that even gave that pony a pair of amazingly done saddlebags?” I said looking at Rarity as she smiled.

“Right here.” Rarity said in her normal prideful tone of voice.

"See? That wasn't hard." I said with a warm smile on my face as the door to this large purple tent like building started to glow. "Let's go meet up with everyone." I said.

"We shouldn't show up to late for the party. Otherwise that would be very unladylike." Rarity said and I smiled as we entered the door. I found myself somewhere different. The floor felt like clouds but I was in a building. I heard crying and ran as fast as I could. I entered a room with two ponies. One was Fluttershy in the corner curled up in a ball. The other being a sunshine yellow pegasus with a violet mane and tail stared at her with a knife in her mouth.

“Oh come on Fluttershy. I thought you wanted to help me.” The knife wielding mare said.
“But I can’t, if I did that it would hurt you.” Fluttershy said between sobs.
“But Fluttershy you said you would do anything to help me get rid of the pain.”

“ Anything but that.” Fluttershy said crying even more. This….this was fucked up. No, this was fucked up beyond fucked up. I stepped in between the two mares. The knife wielding one looked at me.

“Are you going to take away my pain?” She said as she dropped the knife to the floor before her.

“No.” I said as I pinned the knife down with my hoof.

“Then get out of my way. I found a pony kind enough to help me.” She said as she stepped forward, I blocked her.

“No, you didn’t. You’re trying to force a pony into doing an unspeakable act, why? Because you can’t handle pain, but you don’t know real pain now do you?” I said stepping closer to the mare before me, she stepped back at my approach. “You don’t know how it feels to really hurt. You should be happy you hurt as you do.”

“Why’s that?” The mare asked.

“Because then you are taking the pain some other pony would have. Some pony that doesn’t deserve it.” I stated.

“I don't believe you.” She shot back with a venomous tone to her voice

“Then don’t believe me. But believe this, If you ever try to do that again to any pony. Then I will make sure that what pain you suffer from now on is nothing compared to the pain you will feel when I’m done with you.” I said as my eyes shot daggers at her. The mare looked at me for a moment then gulped before she disappeared in a cloud of smoke. I turned and walked over to Fluttershy.

“Are you alright?” I asked worried about her.

“I… I’m sorry.” She squeaked.

“You have nothing to be sorry for, she was just a dream. Nothing more, nothing less.” I stated as I helped Fluttershy back onto her hooves. She looked at me worriedly then noticed my bandages. “Don’t worry about them right now Fluttershy. We need to get you back to your friends.” I said as a glow started to envelop the doorway back to the hall. Fluttershy looked at it then back at me. I smiled warmly as I lead the way. She followed me into the light as we found ourselves on a floating checkerboard pattern floor. Everyone was there and they looked at me. Most of them gasped in surprised to see what injuries I took.

"Don't worry about me right now, we have a job to do." I said looking at each of them.

"He's right, let’s go kick some Nightmare butt and then we can get him fixed up." Rainbow Dash said.

"But which way should we go?" Twilight asked.

"Oh we go right over to that shiny pillar of glowing-ness" Pinkie Pie said which I was glad she was back to her old bounciness.

"Not even Nightmare Moon is that stupid to do something so..." Twilight said turning and her voice died off as she face palmed. Would that be more a face hoof? The funny thing is that I would have done the same thing as I noticed it myself, but two reasons kept me from doing that. One was because if I tried to I probably would fall over from pain, and two because I was too happy to see Pinkie back to normal. Didn't change the fact that if that I thought Nightmare moon was an idiot.

"Let's get this done." I said heading towards the pillar of light. Well if you must be technical I hobbled there at a slow pace. Applejack wiggled herself under my wing to help me up and going. "Thank you."

"Oh I should be the one to thank you for bucking some sense into me." Applejack said.

"Nah. I'm just returning the favor." I lightly chuckled back.

"You two need to get a room" Rainbow Dash said flying ahead as the heat flooded my cheeks.

"Dash this is not the time for that" Twilight said.

"She's right, we need to deal with Nightmare Moon. Everything else comes later." I said. It didn't take us long to get to the glowing pillar of light. The pillar itself was made of a glowing material like putting glowing paint on a wall. We searched around it for a few moments till Pinkie in her complete randomness poked the wall and a door opened up. You know at this point I should stop being surprised by the paradox perplexing pink party pony. But... nope, she keeps surprising me time after time. We entered the door and found ourselves at a tall odd shaped altar of some kind with the figure of Nightmare Moon standing at the top of it.

"So Twilight Sparkle and friends have finally arrived." Nightmare moon said in that same authoritative tone I heard before.

"Yes and we are here to stop you." Twilight said stepping forward.

"Stop me? But dear Twilight how can you stop a Nightmare? You can only delay it, never stop it." she said with a laugh. She started down the stairs as five other figures started to appear at the bottom. One being the nurse, the twisted Pinkie, the red eyed Big Mac, A pegasus in black and purple armor with yellow thunderbolts on it, and the knife wielding mare. Wait that makes it six on seven, granted I was injured but still I like them odds. Nightmare moon got to the bottom of the stairs followed by the alter disappearing into the ground.

"We will stop you, like we did last time" Dash said.

"Oh but Rainbow Dash, no pony can stop me." she said as a sword starts to appear in front of her. The sword itself was just like I remembered it from my dreams. The silver blade and midnight blue handle. All connected together with the crescent moon hilt. I leaned over to Twilight and whispered something into her ear. She nodded quietly as Nightmare Moon was looking at the sword in front of her. "With this sword nothing can stop me."

"Oh yes, go on and tell us that your ultimate weapon will defeat all of pony kind." I started to say as I stepped away from everyone and circle around the nightmares. "Tell us about your evil plan that is going to let you rule all of Equestria like some B movie villain. Because that’s what we need. Some evildoer monologue about how they are going to defeat anyone in their way with there all mighty rubber ducky of doom." I said stretching out the last word sarcastically. "What is with every super powered villain think that at the moment before his grand master plan is ready to go, they have to tell the only ponies around about it when they fail to realize one... simple... little... thing." I said as all the nightmares and Nightmare Moon were looking at me with their back turned away from Twilight and everyone else.

"And what pray tell is that?" Nightmare Moon said in an annoyed tone as she looked at me as she wields the sword in my direction, I started to grin.

"That like every other villain you let your ego get in the way to realize that you have just been played like a fool." I said as I pointed behind them the grin getting wider.

"What!" Nightmare Moon said then turned to see that the Elements of Harmony where being used. The rainbow beam fired at Nightmare Moon and the other nightmares destroying them into sparkling midnight blue dust as they blew away, literally like dust in the wind. I smiled quietly. Our job was done and as I turned to everyone. My balance decided to fail me as I fell sideways, followed by everything going dark.

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Beep. Oh god not this again. I opened my eye to find myself in a hospital. Not the same one as before. The walls here were an ocean blue with a wave like pattern of a darker blue. Most likely to make it feel like wave, the bed was much larger than for any pony. A few moments of me blankly staring off into space, finally I blinked a few times as I noticed both Princess Celestia and Luna looking at me from the doorway. Glancing around, I saw everyone there Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity. Continuing to look around and saw the quilt Fluttershy made me laid a crossed me.

"Okay stupid question time, what happened?" I said rubbing a hoof on my forehead.

"After we dealt with Nightmare Moon you passed out." Twilight said to my right.

"We brought you back out of the dream world. Both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna wanted to make sure you got the best care possible since you help save Equestria." Applejack said pulling a tray over with a cup of what I could guess apple cider.

"We thank you F.M." Princess Celestia said.

"But I really didn't do much." I said followed by taking a sip of the cider.

"Oh but you did, you helped each of my little ponies here through their nightmares. Don't forget you distracted Nightmare Moon herself so the Elements of Harmony could be used." Celestia said.

"Wait... how did?" I started to say but was cut off.

"Remember I can see what happens in dreams." Luna said.

"Right... I forgot." I said feeling a bit dumb. "But you didn't need to do this for me." as I gestured around the room.

"Oh but I did." Celestia said walking up to the bed.

"You almost died from the blood loss and broken ribs." Twilight said looking at me. Well honestly I shouldn’t be surprised from that. From being attacked by that fake Pinkie with the butchers knife. The demonic Big Mac and impacting that ground at the speed of a bullet, I probably should have been dead three times over by now, well four if you count before that too.

"Can I ask you a question?" Celestia asked. Granted if I was in a better conduction I would have pointed out she just did but I digress.

"Go ahead."

"Why do you put others pain before your own when it was as dire?" She asked. This I could answer, well technically I had answered this a few time by now.

"Because Princess Celestia. My pain is not important, it never was to begin with. If it means I die to make sure my friends are safe then so be it." She looked right into my eyes. I didn't blink or anything. It wasn’t a lie either.

"I see." she said a few moments later. "Could everypony please let me talk to F.M. alone for a few moments?" She said in a serious tone. Yup... I had pissed her off... again. After a few moments it was just Celestia and I in the room. We looked at each other in silence. I had to break it, it became too damn awkward to deal with.

"Alright, what was the problem with my answer?" I asked, I wanted to get to the point. She looked a little surprised at my question. "I know my answer doesn't sit well with you Celestia. I know I'm new here and from my track record so far, I'm dangerous and or scary to a lot of ponies."

"Well F.M. It's just after I got a letter from Twilight about your eyes as well as that fireball. I was also told about the fire you used in the dream world. I did a little research, now I haven’t found anything yet. So please understand that I’m going to have to have you detained in the meantime."

"Fair enough." I said understanding the point. She was one of the rulers of Equestria, if I posed a threat to her kingdom she would have to deal with it. It wasn’t much point about it, So I accepted it.

"But why Princess?" Twilight said busted back in.

"Twilight?" I asked, a little surprised at the outburst. She was the princess’s student right? So you would think she would understand why. Hell I was new here and I understood it.

"Because I think he is dangerous to Equestria and I want to make sure before anything else happens." Celestia said.

"But he saved Equestria, shouldn't that taken into account?" Twilight shot back.

"It has, that's why he will be staying in the castle in one of the rooms till I can determine if he is a threat or not."

"Then please let us visit him so he's not alone." Twilight pleaded as I saw everyone else look in from the door.

"Sister." Luna said looking at Celestia, who looked at her sister and nodded.

"I won't keep that from you or the others. No pony should be alone like that." Celestia looked at Twilight then at the rest of them.

"Look its fine." I said to reassure them. “I’m sure that everything will be fine.” Of course it wasn't till later I found out that they all will be staying in the same room as me too. Well the room was more an apartment really. So I was going to be in a castle room with six mares, in the same room with only one bed. Don't you just love the awkwardness?

-End of Chapter-

Author's Notes:

I want to give a super big thank you to Daniel Allred for fixing my chapters. He's been a truly a helpful person for this.

I have had a fun time writing this, as I reference a few other stories out of fun. Can anyone or anypony guess what the references are? If you get it write who got all the references first in the author's notes.

See you in the next chapter.