Daniel decided to take some time off of training to get to know the other Entities and what they did. The first one was the main man himself Archie. Archie was from a desert world that orbited around a blue star, it was almost outside of the circumstellar habitable zone his planet could just barely sustain life and what could be sustained still had a hard time staying alive.

Archie joined up when he was taken under the wing of another entity who met him as a kid shortly after a fire claimed his house and parents. He later learned it wasn't an accident and has devoted himself to his work ever since.

Nature was a similar story but her planet was in an award orbit around her star which made her species part plant. The planet had a 30 month orbit and out of those months, 4 of them were close to the star and had intense heat waves and after 20 months of normal temperature she would get 6 months of extreme cold. Nature's species is able to store up nutrients from sunlight and water to replace food for short periods of time. They would spend most days out in the sun and store up what they could then go underground, surviving off of what they stored up.

He wanted to ask Blade and Wisp-o the same things but they were away on assignments and wouldn't be back for a while.

Right now he was sitting down with Nature at the café and chatting away with her. This is around the time he started to become attracted to some features of hers that he didn't before. Like her hair and her eyes. He didn't think anything of them at first when they first met but now he was starting to find them pleasant to look at.

"So wait. What happened?" Daniel asked as Nature was telling him some stories about her adventures.

"After I kicked the door down they surrounded me and thought they had me. I was laughing inside the entire time and just wanted to play it out. So what does the king do?" Daniel shuffled his mind for a moment. Trying to think.

"Brags?" She nods.

"Yup. He goes on and on about how the war will rip the planet apart and when they are weak, he will deal with the winner and make the world his. He wouldn't shut up. But he was 10 feet under within a second of pulling the trigger." Daniel decided to ask her something that he himself hasn't done.

"Do you ever regret a kill?" She was about to take a sip of her drink but stopped.

"You find me someone who has done the job I have for as long and doesn't have regrets, and I'll call them a liar. But most of the pain from the job I do isn't who I have killed. But who I failed to help. I have seen kids crying for the parents they will never see again. Parents who have seen their child die, sometimes as old a 1 year." Nature didn't realised she tightened her grip on her cup until it shattered.

Nature, despite how strong she was and how long she had lived, still started off like him. Normally that part of her was always hidden under the surface. Her higher stature as a entity didn't change that part of her. She hasn't lost any part of what made her herself since getting her powers but he could tell that under the surface she was just like anyone you would meet on the street. Her 'Humanity' even if she isn't human, was still fully intact and showing.

"Nature. Calm down." Daniel put his hand on hers which caused her to look over at him. He saw her eyes had sadness in them from the question he asked her, taking a deep breath, she relaxed.

"Sorry about that." She fixed her cup and returned it to be cleaned. "But I assume you're going back home?"

"Yeah. I need to pick Annabelle up from flight school." Daniel stood up and then he froze up in shock when Nature put a quick kiss on his cheek.

"Remember. I will be along tonight to have a battle with you." Daniel snapped himself out of his frozen daze.

"I know. You likely won't let me forget." She teleported him back to his house, where he changed himself into his pony form. He looked out the window and felt a pressure in his chest which grew. He know that the sphere thing that destroyed his world is likely only a few weeks away and he was worried if he was even strong enough to stop it.

Even if he did, King N would likely notice it was gone and he still hasn't gotten a response from Nature to when he asked if she would take him to the 5th dimension for a visit. He didn't want this planet to have the same fate as his own home, so while he would defend it with all he had, he wondered if that would even be enough.

The best thing he could do right now is wait for a response from her so he decided to spend time with Twilight and the others today as he has been busy for the past few days and hasn't spent much time with them.

Nature teleported away before he gathered himself back together in his mind and teleported to get Annabelle from her flight school. She had been attending it for about a week now and she said she has gotten better and understanding flight. He soon heard the bell signalling the end of her class and was surprised to see the door burst open and Annabelle flying towards him.

"Look out Bro!" Daniel managed to catch her and hugged her.

"Look at you. Flying already. Guess you won't need those classes for much longer." Annabelle turned around and waved to her classmates before turning back to him.

"So are we heading home?" He shook his head.

"No. I figured we would go and see our friends today." Her eyes lit up with glee and she held onto his leg as he teleported them to ponyville.

Bravacho was currently laying down in the bed he was provided with when he bought the house. Sadly, thanks to the size difference the cover only covered about 2/3rds of his body and he needed to share with Darvia which was a challenge in itself, but they managed to make do.

With the injuries he sustained after encountering his dad he ended up falling asleep often as moving was difficult for him. Standing up, he felt some of his bones crack which caused Darvia who was at his side, to help him up.

"Careful. You still have a while longer till you're healed." Bravacho smiled at her as she tended to his wounds with some disinfectant which still hurt a bit when they touched him. Due to his slow metabolism he heals slower than most life forms naturally but even so he should be back up tomorrow.

But for now the best he could do was wait till he was healed. After than he would leave to find the heart bearer again. His mission was a success and the time it would take the Sphere to find Equestria would be much longer than before. But the bearer 'Daniel' was still young and hasn't learned to fully control his powers yet.

"I will be heading out to get some supplies, we are running a little short."

"Take care." He said as Darvia wasn't a fighter as she was originally being raised to be a archiver. She was going to record the victories and conquests his father has and would store them away to teach the next generation.

Darvia put on her disguise and left for the marketplace.

Daniel smiled happily as Annabelle was flying around him using only her wings. She was getting really good at using hem but she soon had to land from exhaustion. While he was walking he felt like he was forgetting something and then remembered he needed to check back up with his kids as they are probably almost finished constructing that tank they decided to make.

He knew he would be needing an Army by the time King N arrives as he has 'King' in his name so he will likely have an invasion force, meaning Daniel would likely need to get Alpha to start making battle bots soon as he had more than enough worker drones. But battle bots alone would not be enough. He would need vehicles and weapons and he had no clue what he should make or what he even could.

As they were approaching Twilight's house they were greeted with her opening the door and running out quicker than she could stop. Resulting in her crashing right into him.

"What's the rush Twilight?"

"Cosmos. I was just on my way to you." She got up with a smile on her face. "I was wondering. If you're not too busy training, would you like to come to Canterlot to Celebrate my birthday with me?" Daniel was surprised to hear this. He was sure he had been around for more than a year and he didn't hear about her celebrating her birthday until now.

"You booked it in Canterlot? Not Ponyville?"

"I was planning to have it in ponyville. But rarity is stuck in Canterlot. So I asked Pinkie if should move it there so Rarity wouldn't miss it." Daniel smiled and decided to take her up on the offer.

"Stuck in Canterlot?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Her cat is sick and in no condition to make the trip back." It didn't sound like much of a reason to him and if that was true then can't Rarity just use a teleportation spell, or was she not that advanced in magic?

"Well we will be delighted to join you." Twilight happily trotted off with him and Annabelle along side to meet up with the rest of their friends. When they arrived they all smiled upon seeing him and Pinkie pie was the first to speak.

"You were quick getting him Twilight."

"More like i ran into him at my door. But that's not important. Got everything Pinkie?" Pinkie pulled a small case from...somewhere and nodded.

"Yup. All in here." She put the case back wherever she pulled it from and Twilight had a determined look on her face.

"Alright. Around me everyone. We're going to teleport." They all huddled around Twilight as she teleported them to Canterlot. When they reappeared they got a few looks from ponies but they soon looked away and continued their own business.

"Alright. I remember where Rarity would be staying. This way." They all followed Twilight as she lead them up a tower and they stopped at the top.

"Is she in there?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yeah she is. I see her and she is wearing some fancy get up. Wait, she's coming to the door." Dash removed her face from the window.

"Let's surprise her. Hurry." Within a moment his friends were hiding at the sides with Twilight the only one still standing at the door. The moment that Rarity opened it she was greeted with a wide smiling Twilight who shouted 'Surprise' in unison with her friends as they appeared too.

Rarity was clearly startled as she fainted on the spot.

"I didn't expect that." Pinkie said as they all looked at her then at Rarity.

Luna was pacing back and forth in her room and her breathing was a little heavy. Despite Daniel telling her that he would look into that energy source she was feeling, it was still around and it felt stronger than before and it's location hadn't changed at all.

It was still in the everfree and most haunting of all was their was recent reports of ponies who were in towns and villages around the everfree or close to it, disappearing overnight. So far over 20 ponies had been reported missing.

Luna knew it was dark magic that was happening and she knew what kind it was as she almost used it when she was nightmare moon. She had a theory about what was happening and what might be causing it, but she was scared to know if it was true.

She remembered 1000 year ago, sometime after she turned into nightmare moon. She wanted a strong leader to lead the ponies who were loyal to her, so she took one of the best guards she had in her rebellion and trained that guard in the art of forbidden magic. More specifically the magic he was taught was necromancy as she knew she was outnumbered by her sister so she needed all the troops she could and she wanted to make sure he didn't die in the first battle.

She only got to train him for about 1 month before she went off to face Celestia and was then banished. But what scared her the most was when she finally figured out who Daniel was and put that mystery to rest, she looked around to see if she could find his grave and found nothing.

From what she remembered the last thing she was teaching him before her banishment would allow him to surpass the living by removing...

"Oh no. Please tell me he didn't." If he has been studying necromancy for 1000 years then Luna knew it wouldn't be a surprise if he did it after she got banished and why he has lived so long.

She wanted to go alone to see him but if he found out how much she has changed then he might think she is lost. It seemed like a good idea at the time to have a powerful wizard by her side, but now she was starting to regret it and if it does turn out to be him then she would be regretting it for a good while.

She looked out the window. Hoping it wasn't who she thought it was and she needed to start thinking of a way to hopefully persuade him to stand down. But if the worst came to the worst then she would have to probably banish him or worse. But that's only if it becomes really bad.

One thing Luna was wondering was why Discord wasn't investigating this as he more than likely has already felt the power waves. Perhaps it was out of spite for the past?

She knew she needed to speak to him tomorrow about it and hopefully get his help. She also needed to get to know Daniel more.

"So much has happened. From The elements to the Shadow which was really Cosmos and now Discord is being 'Reformed' Not to mention those Aliens that attacked. Other towns and cities had their curiosity easily settled with it being a magical experiment and ponyville just went on with their daily lives. I guess and alien attack to them is no stranger than a Saturday afternoon with Pinkie. Or a regular afternoon. That little town goes through so much."

"Rarity? You all right?" Daniel called out to her and she woke up but she seemed surprised to see them in Canterlot. "Listen to her. She so excited to see us she can hardly talk." Daniel took notice of what she was wearing and it looked a little good on her.

"What I meant to say is what are you all doing here?" Twilight went on to explain how she moved her birthday to canterlot after getting her letter and Pinkie then opened her suitcase, which was full of balloons. "First you get me a suet at Canterlot castle and now this? I don't know what to say Twilight.

This is when Dash asked what she was doing in her 'fancy getup' and Rarity immediately started acting suspicious. Saying it was cause opal was sick and then when Fluttershy asked about her, Rarity backed up and closed the door.

Daniel paid attention to what he could hear and he heard the shower turn on along with a cat screeching. He was starting to suspect that Rarity's letter was a lie.

They all went in the room a moment later when she reopened it and while Fluttershy attended to opal, Twilights attention went to a dress on the stand.

"Is that my dress?" It certainly didn't look much like one. And for one of Rarity's talents it was lazily made. Or perhaps she was going for a casual look. But something still felt off to Daniel and even Annabelle was starting to pick up on it.

"Yes." Rarity's nervousness in her voice didn't go unrecognized but Twilight and the rest didn't seem to notice.

"It's so...simple. So practical. So ME!" Twilight ran up to Rarity and hugged her "I love it."

"Hey Fluttershy. How's Discord doing?" Daniel wanted to make sure he wasn't up to anything.

"He mostly keeps to himself. If I just let him fool around for awhile and give him some sweets every now and then, he's not that bad."

"If you feel like he's ever up to something then let me know." Daniel sat down in the bed and changed into his human form. He felt more happy to be normal around them now that they knew what he truly was, even if they did take glances at him every now and then. He also turned Annabelle to her normal form and let her have his phone to play with while they waited.

"I have no choice. I have been following Cosmos from a distance but he keeps teleporting around the place. I need to investigate his house the next time he's out." The mare told the other 2.

"Are you certain you want to do that? If he catches you then goodness know what will happen." All of them were aware of how strong Cosmos was with magic if he was able to keep even Discord in line.

"You want to know about him and about his past, don't you? Perhaps there is a journal or a photo or something in his house that can give us a clue to his past and who he really is." She said back to the Stallion who was worried for her safety.

"Yes but not by putting your life in possible danger. You would need a weapon if you are going to go in his house." The Stallion pulled out 2 round spherical objects with blue liquids in them. "This is a smoke bomb to get out if things go south." He gave her one of them and held another one that had a goldish trim around it. "This is a poison joke bomb. Only use it if you have to. These are just a few custom weapons we have managed to make."

With their small numbers and weak weaponry they knew that if they were to ever defend their home if the elements of harmony failed then they would need to think outside the box for their battle tactics.

"I don't think I will need them but thanks anyway."

"Remember, if you are caught. We never knew you." She nodded and they parted ways once more.

It was amazing how fast time passes in Equestria. Whether that's because the sun remains in one place before Celestia takes it down so it seems to end abruptly or because time flies past for him, he now found himself back in his pony form along with Annabelle and both walking with Twilight and the rest to the canterlot main hall.

Opening the door up it looked like the party has just started as while the decorations and food were laid out, there was confetti all over the place.

"Isn't it Fancy pants?" Pinkie was likely saying this to Twilight who mentioned slightly before hand that she couldn't believe Celestia let her have the room to have her party in. But all this did was make Rarity hide behind Dash in a panic, asking where somepony was.

She tried to make it seem like nothing was wrong by walking back out and changing what she said."

"W-where did you find the time to put up these decorations?" Pinkie, being the pony that she is, pulled out a cannon from...somewhere. Then is a single shot she made a table look party presentable but got confetti all over Rarity's dress.

Daniel sat down with Annabelle who was looking around for some chocolate to eat but was disappointed to find none.

Twilight went over to the window and looked at a bunch of ponies who were wearing formal clothing and laughing. Looking at Rarity he had a feeling she was wearing the outfit because she wanted to join them. But that didn't last long as Pinkie started to put on loud music and shout 'Let's party'.

Twilight's birthday was only just getting started but within 10 minutes they had already gotten into a cake fight as Dash thought it would be fun to throw some at them only for them to turn around and attacke all at once with their own. Daniel had half a mind to makes some cakes appear and launch them at her just to see her reaction but thinking that would be going to far, he left it alone.

The girls soon got in a conga line and Annabelle decided to join them as Daniel sat at the side, drinking some coke he made. Even if it teased nowhere near as good as a normal one.

This is when he saw Rarity was missing and looked around for her. Finding her a little later outside and interacting with what looked like upper class ponies. Daniel wondered if he should tell his friends or tell Rarity he knows what she's doing.

Looking at Twilight he saw she was having a fun time so he thought he best not ruin her birthday party. He was about to head out to get Rarity when he saw her come back in and thought she made her mind up.

That's what he thought and that was changed when she snuck out while Twilight tried to hit a piñata while standing in place. If she was planning to keep this up then he wouldn't be surprised if she tired out soon. He sat back down and decided to watch this unfold. As Rarity came back in once more just as Twilight, Dash and Pinkie were chocolate dipping.

It didn't take much longer for her to start tiring out and she messed up as she had a mallet in her mouth without realising it but the others did.

"Are you sure the barrel can spin?" Freddy was currently going over the last checks of the tank they had made and was asking Barry if he got the gun to move correctly.

"Sure I did. Look." Barry Jumped up and entered the driver seat and turned the weapon.

"Hey. Wait!" Elizbeth was currently cleaning the barrel when it started to move and she gripped it as best as her metal hooves could as it spun.

"See." Barry hopped out after the gun did a full 360 spin.

"Well you surprise me." Freddy looked to Scalene who was checking the tracks and making some finishing touches.

"Finished!" Abby jumped off the back and they all stood back and looked at it.

"It's so...so..." Orion tried to find the words for it. It looked just like any other tank in shape but with the stainless steel they used it was a shiny and reflective silver.

"Boring. We need to spice it up. Got any spray cans?" Robert suggested.

"I think they are under the sink. Remember when Daddy sprayed colour on our old bodies? I saw him put them there." Rebecca headed up the stairs and got the cans of spray paint and handed them out.

"Any ideas what to do? Just give it a colour pattern or draw things?" They all looked at each other before smirks appeared on their face and they all started spraying the tank, making patterns and drawings on it.

"Wow. I didn't expect higher class ponies to...be that polite." Daniel was standing to the side and smiling as his friends were mingling with the higher class ponies and Fancy Pants was quite polite. He didn't fit the 'Rich and snobby' stereotype.

It was late in the night and all of the ponies were tired. All besides him and Annabelle as she would still need to be awake for 38 more hours till her tiredness kicks in and he didn't need to sleep.

As he looked at Twilight he saw she had a smile on her face even when she was half sleeping. She was struggling to get up the stairs to her bedroom.

"You need help?" He asks as Twilight smiled and with a 'Thanks' she collapsed. Daniel looked around to make sure no other ponies were around besides his friends and Annabelle. Seeing that the coast was clear he turned into his human form and turned Annabelle back too before levitating then up to their rooms.

He put them in random beds and looked back at Annabelle who was smiling at him. It was then that he heard the door to the room open and he saw Luna enter.

"Daniel." She whispered and indicated for him and Annabelle to come out of the room.

"Twilight had a great birthday. Tell Celestia I said thanks." Luna wasn't smiling but instead she looked worried and that wasn't lost on Daniel. She likely was going to ask him if he found anything in the forest and he would have to tell her he hasn't.

"I will tell my sister...but Daniel. A word with you. There's something you need to know." Daniel and Annabelle followed Luna to her room where she shut the door and locked it.

"Is it about the feeling you had that was coming from the forest? Luna, I don't know what it-" He was cut off.

"It's about that but not if you have found him yet."

"Him?" He asked?

"I think I might know what I might be feeling. The magical signature is close to an old apprentice I remember having." Daniel needed to know more information so he sat down and waited for Luna to explain herself.

"Back when I became Nightmare Moon I wanted to surpass my sister in everything. Even teaching. So when I managed to get some followers I looked among them and found a foal with great potential. I could feel the magic radiating off of him even for one so young so I took him under my wing." Luna poured herself some tea and quite a lot of sugar with it. This was a touchy subject as it was around the time her mind wasn't itself and when her relationship with others wasn't good so he let her talk at her own pace, not pushing her. But he still wanted to know as much as he could.

"How strong was he in magic exactly?" Luna smiled and looked out her window

"He was able to lift objects with his magic that were more than 20 times his weight, and this was when he was still a young colt. Close to his teens."

"And this happened when...you weren't in the right mind. That was over 1000 years ago." Luna sighed and put her tea down.

"That's just it. I taught him what I know about magic, how to defend himself, but I didn't finish his training. Not even close. However, a few days before I left and got banished he asked me to teach him something he was very interested in. Something that was forbidden." She remained silent.

"What was that?" He asked. Trying not to sound pushy.

"Necromancy."

There was a long silence when she said that. That would explain how he has lived so long. If it is her apprentice that is doing this. But surely he noticed the war was long over and that there was peace. So why has he not come back yet?

"So he is undead?" Daniel asked to break the silence.

"More than likely he has become a lich. I am sure you know what they are." Daniel nodded.

"Yes I do. But why would he be doing this?"

"Necromancy isn't normal magic. If you can't control it then you will give into it and what that kind of magic wants more than anything is to feed on life. It's a magic with a continuous hunger and I fear he has given into it." It was at this point that Daniel was wondering if Luna had a plan to deal with him.

"Does Celestia know?" The look on her face changed to one of sadness.

"No. My sister doesn't know. I don't know what will happen if she does. I was hoping you would know of a way to restore him to normal." Daniel sighed.

"Luna. I know that the powers you have seen me use surpass any magic you know. But the reality is, I am still an apprentice. I haven't master my powers. I don't know the full extent of my limits. I know even less about magic so if you were hoping for me to find and restore him...sorry."

"What about your teacher? Would she be able to do it?" She asked. A little sadness was clearly heard in her voice. This was the last piece of a bad past she had.

"Luna...I...will ask." Daniel had a tough choice to make. Either restore this pony who might have hurt others and have them live with the guilt in a world that might be different to him and without his parents which might make him worse in the long run, or let him die if he is too far gone in the magic that has taken him.

"That's all I ask of you." Sighing. He turned back to Annabelle, knowing it was time for them to head home. She wasn't needing sleep anytime soon but she was still too young to be out at night alone. Even with her powers.

Standing up he put his hand on her shoulder and with a goodbye wave to Luna they teleported home. Annabelle wasted no time hopping onto his PC and booting up some games to play while Daniel headed to the lab to see if his kids were finished with the tank they were building.

What he saw almost made him laugh when he saw what they sprayed onto it. The front had Eyes sprayed on each side and a set of sharp teeth on the underside and next to them under the eyes were visible painted claws the left side of it was covered in a painting of a flower field but the side closes to the front was ablaze with fire. The right side showed musical note from different kinds but as it got closer to the front those musical notes turned into skulls.

The back was a painting of rocket thrusters sprayed to look like it was currently on fire and the top of it along with the barrel were still getting painted by his kids and from what he was seeing it was battleships and they were trying to make an illusion where the barrel of the tank lined up and made it look like a battleship barrel.

"No. That won't work." Freddy sighed and put down his spray can. If the tank could be described in one word it would be silly. But this was the paintjob his kids gave it so he decided to keep it like that.

"Looks like you were all busy." They all turned to him when he said that, happy to see he had returned.

"You bet we were. Making this thing wasn't easy." Daniel walked up to the tank and walked around it. Getting a closer look at the paint, design and shape of it.

"I'm impressed."

"What next? We have a tank for land. Now what about sea and air?" Daniel looked at them with a raised eyebrow, wondering if they were serious.

"How about a fighter jet?" Robert blurted out.

"No. A battleship." When Scalene said that they all looked over to her. "What?"

"We are nowhere near a sea. And a battleship would take years to make." She sighed in defeat.

"So...fighter jet?"

"FIGHTER JET!" Freddy screamed and they all cheered in agreement.

"Oh great." Daniel said to himself. His kids looked to him and asked if he had a design for one in mind but he just shook his head and told them to go nuts.

Daniel left the lab and headed to the living room for Nature to arrive. He was hoping she would say he could visit the 5th dimension, cause there were things that he needed to know.

Sitting down he thought over what he would say and do when he was there. He also went over what he knew from the book he found. From what he knew the hearts were made in the 5th dimension and they belonged to a king who was overthrown by a queen but before that happened he scattered them to make sure she didn't get them.

But what he didn't understand was why. Why did the king do that? Was it cause the queen was power hungry or was it cause he didn't want to lose his prized possessions. Whatever it was he needed to ask Nature to not mention he was the heart bearer. If he himself could hide it and if everything went as planned then he could come back home with questions answered and focus on his main goal. Keeping equestria safe and destroying that sphere when it arrived.

"But even if I do manage to destroy it...will King N not realise that and go to investigate himself." He felt his chest tighten with fear when he thought of that and his body locked up. Taking a deep breath he calmed himself down and remembered what Nature said. That she and the others would help him if he required it.

Daniel didn't notice his mind started to drift off when he thought of Nature. He didn't know what it was about her that he was starting to find attractive besides her personality. Was it her hair which was like long grass but with texture that felt unlike that of grass with flowers blooming in her hair, or was it her eyes which were like the sea. A wonderful deep blue with some pupils that were like bubbles.

Or was it simple gestures that he liked. Like the time she smiled at him when he moved a planet out of the way of danger or was it her showing him that she cared for him like that time she kissed him after he started to battle Archie?

He started to daydream about Nature more but he soon snapped out of it when he felt his mind going places he knew it shouldn't be going.

"What are you doing?" He hit himself but he did it harder than he expected and the shockwave resulted in a window being shattered and some trees outside getting leaves blasted off them. Snapping his fingers he fixed the window and calmed down.

"Why did you hit yourself?" Annabelle had her headset off and was looking at him with worry and confusion.

"Don't worry about it Annabelle. Just enjoy your game." He said with a smile but his face was also a little red from his thoughts earlier on.

"O...k?" Annabelle turned back to her game and dropped it.

Daniel waited for a while and soon Nature did appear and she was in her normal form, not her pony one. He knew he had 3 things he needed to do/ask. Training. Luna's request and the 5th dimension.

Nature didn't say anything but looked at him with a smile and walked up to him. It was a bit of an awkward silence but it was broken by Annabelle.

"Just kiss." She said with a laugh as Nature was standing next to him. Both looked at her and she soon went back to her game.

"Sorry about her." Daniel apologized on her behalf.

"No need to worry. So are you ready for your training?" He nodded and stood up.

"But what about my request?"

"Well I have good news. It's been accepted. We can go after our training." Daniel was delighted to hear this so he asked Nature Luna's request next.

"Nature. There is something I need to ask you. It's a request from Luna." Daniel proceeded to tell her what Luna requested of him and about what they will be up against.

"Well there is one problem with that. He might have long since passed. If that's the case then there is no bringing him back." Daniel sighed.

"So there are entities that can destroy entire universes...but can't revive the dead."

"I know it's strange but as I said. It's the natural order of things and we can't interfere with that. Even Archie tried to revive someone but it was all for naught." Daniel dropped it and looked at her.

"So let's get to training then. What is it today?" Nature grinned.

"Oh I think you will like what I have planned today. You like shapeshifting, don't you." Daniel nodded. "Well we are going to see how fast your mind reacts to stressful situations. I am going to attack you and you have to turn into things to avoid my attacks."

Daniel wasn't sure about this training. While he did like using shapeshifting he was a bit worried using it so much is such a small amount of time. Being a chair for a few minutes was awkward enough.

"Well...it will be a new experience."

"You bet it will." They walked out the front of his house and took their battle positions.

Nature started by trying to land a punch and Daniel changed to the first thing that came to his mind. He quickly turned into a bird and moved out of the way of her punch but when she went to grab him with her other hand he turned into a fly and got out between her fingers before turning into a fox and jumping off her shoulders and behind her.

"Not bad for a starter." She went to kick him and he turned into the next thing he could think of. A frog.

As he landed on her leg he hopped up and landed on her face before hopping off again and landing on the ground..

Daniel was trying to get a feeling to his new body as he had reacted on instinct to the movements of his previous transformations and it seemed to have worked so far.

Nature turned around and brought her fish down to punch him into the ground but Daniel quickly turned into a slime, causing her hand to get caught in him.

"What the..." The feeling got when her punch went into him was a gross one. He felt like he would be sick if he didn't change and within the next moment he turned back to his human form. Holding his chest as he felt like he was about to throw up.

"Are you alright?" Nature asked as she walked up to him.

"I just need a moment." Daniel took a few minutes for his mind to adjust to what happened and all the things he felt when he changed forms. He soon stood up and waited for Nature to attack again.

For the next few hours Nature trained Daniel into sharpening his reaction time and his quick thinking. At first he started out slow but he started to quickly adapt after less than 2 hours and she felt like their training in this regard was done.

For the last few hours they were in combat and Nature had to use more of her power than before when fighting him which left her smiling. Soon Daniel was panting from exhaustion but the smile he had never left his face.

"I think that's enough for today." She walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "You did well."

"Thanks. I had a great teacher." He said with a smile on his face but then he saw Nature grinning.

"And I good teacher rewards her students when they pass." The next thing he knew she pulled him in and kissed him again. Daniel froze up and his eyes turned to pinpricks. He melted in her grasp as she kept the kiss going for a good few minutes.

After it she pulled away and laughed at the goofy look Daniel had on his face.

"You look like...I have no words to describe it." She sat down with him on the grass and the both of them relaxed.

"I didn't expect you to do that."

"Well I have been asking for advice from some friends who have been in relationships. How did I do?" She asked hopefully.

"Great. I wouldn't mind you doing that more often." With a giggle that turned to a grin.

"Well you better watch out. I might do it more often."

For one they sat on the grass and talked, mostly about the adventures that Nature had been on and about what she might get him to do in the future for training. Nature also brought some food along that she kept hidden, she herself was eating some meat but it was a kind that Daniel hasn't seen before. Daniel himself made some burgers appear and had them, even if the food didn't taste as good as it looked.

"So when can I head to the 5th dimension? Is there some kind of procedure?"

"We will need to go to the hangout and teleport from there. It will be easier and if anything appears when we open the rift then we will be ready for it." Daniel nodded as he took a sip from some hot chocolate.

"So tomorrow?"

"No. Give us 2 days to set it up and I will come to get you when everything is ready."

They sat down of the grass for 2 more hours before Nature decided to head back and get everything ready for their trip. Daniel headed home to find Annabelle taking some cookies out of a jar which in itself was almost empty.

"You and your cookies." He said with a smile and a sigh.

Xaveroth was currently on Equestria's moon, sunbathing and slurping on a drink of his own making. He was currently waiting for Daniel to head to the 5th Dimension as it was part of his plan to head back home. While he himself cant get home as he is, he knew how he could but he needed to have his power restored, even partly restored would do it and he needed a more solid form than the one he currently had.

"What's keeping him? I'm sure he has an interest in going be now." Xaveroth sighed, wondering if he had thought this plan through enough for it to work.

"How much longer do I have to wait. I have been searching for the heart bearer for...goodness knows how long. But I can wait a little longer." Xaveroth made a TV appear and flicked through the channels to find something to pass the time by.