Ted was just having fun on Halloween. He had a pretty clever costume and an invite to a pretty fun party, and was making the best of it-- when he suddenly gets yanked sideways through reality into Equestria. Naturally he manages to make a very bad first impression, and is now an enemy of the State...
Maybe he shouldn't have gone out dressed as a villain.
Inspired, somewhat loosely, by "Malideus" by uberdeathninja. :P Rated teen because I used naughty words. Now with an audio reading at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACOqSYa8ig&app=desktop by The Knight Templar