Just yesterday, Spring told everypony about her encounter with Rage Quit and a weird intruding mare by the name of Clarity who wanted to kill Ms. Fluttershy and her unborn foal. However, thanks to them, Clarity was defeated and Fluttershy and her foal were kept safe. Tonight, however, was another night of seeing who Rage Quit would choose to see next. As I waited for his arrival, I was just playing some Elder Scrolls on the computer Princess Twilight Sparkle gave me for my birthday last year. Suddenly...

"Lil' Mac, come an' git it!" called up my mother, Applejack "Do it before it gits cold!"

"Comin' ma!" I shouted back "Jus' give me ah minute! Gots ta finish somethin' up on the computer!"

"Don't keep me waitin'!" my mom shouted up again "An' yer uncle an' aunt too! They're over fer the night!"

"Uncle Big Mac is ere'?" I said quietly to myself "I better git down ere' fast!"

I love my uncle Big Mac! He taught me how to keep the farm in check, as well as how to buck apple trees. He doesn't talk much, but that's what I love about him; he's so silent and mysterious. If uncle Big Mac was here, then auntie Cheerilee and cousin Annie was here too. Auntie Cheerilee was my school teacher and is really nice, while Cousin Annie was my favourite cousin in the whole world. She was named after our now unfortunately departed Granny Smith. She has a magenta coat and a green mane.

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Meanwhile with ?...

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"Why are there so many apple trees?!" I shouted.

"Probably because it's an apple farm you idiot!" said my partner Oberon before letting out a huge sigh "Why is it that I'm always paired up with you? You slow me down, you don't let me do what I want to, and you're just so dumb..."

"Who're you calling dumb?" I raise my voice a little.

"You!" Oberon whispered loudly "Even now you showed your stupidity by shouting and nearly giving us away! You have to remember that we're on a stealth mission to see whether or not Rage Quit is working with the little brats while also taking one of them out!"

"Wait, he is?" I asked in a confused tone.

"Ugh... never mind..." my partner sighed "Let's just go and deal with the little bugger. Let's see what it says here..." he pulled out a piece of paper with some words and a picture of a young orange colt "Alright, it says here that the little brat is named Little Mac, son of Applejack, the Element of Honesty. I suppose the high mistress was correct in sending us. Applejack's gonna be fun to take down!"

"Come again?" I asked.

"Ugh... Take out the kid's mom, kill the little brat. Got it?"

"Oh yes, of course. How foolish of me..." I said as I sipped a cup of tea while wearing a top hat and monocle.

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Back with Little Mac...

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"Oh there you are Little Mac!" greeted my auntie Cheerilee who, along with everypony else besides my mother who was still preparing the food, was sitting at the dinner table "We were wondering whether or not you'd be showing up this dinner. Please, take a seat! We're having veggie burgers and apple fritters."

"Oooo! Ah love me some apple fritters!" I said "Ah can't wait!"

"Hold yer horses, Little Mac..." my mother stopped me in my tracks as she turned to face me "Did ya wash yer hooves?"

"Yeah, of course ah did!" I said proudly "Ah'm the son o' the Element o' Honesty after all."

"Well, ah'll take yer word fer it then..."

"Hey cuz!" said Annie the moment I sat next to her at the dinner table "How are you doing?"

"Purdy fine. Yerself?" I asked.

"Okay, I guess. Mum's trying to teach me how to be a teacher" she said with her head hung a bit "I don't know though. I always wanted to be an architect... maybe a construction worker..."

"Honey, I told you this before" auntie Cheerilee spoke still in a kind voice "I don't exactly like the thought of you going up and doing dangerous work. It scares me..."

"But weren't you the one who said to follow your dreams no matter what?" Annie asked her mother.

"Yes, but I'm your mother" she retaliated, still trying to be as calm and as nice as possible "I worry for you sweetie. Now, may we please just enjoy our dinner without ruining our relationship?"

"Eeyup..." my uncle Big Mac said simply.

"Yeah, fine..." Annie rolled her eyes.

"So, Little Mac, ya say there'll be ah visitor tonight?" my mom questioned, wanting to remove all existence of the previous conversation "He ain't bad, right?" she then got really close up to my face with a skeptical one on hers "He ain't bad, right?

"N-No, ma!" I shuttered a bit, fearing what my mother could do to me "He's actually real nice!"

As soon as I finished my sentence, we heard a knock at the door. Hoping to know exactly who it was, I ran for the door immediately and opened it. There stood two stallions clothed in black robes, one a blue Pegasus with a long and straight white mane and the other a red Earth pony with a dark red and short mane.

"Hello there, br- I mean, young one" greeted the blue one.

"Hey, ya must be Rage Quit!" I said "But, Bubblegum dun tell me at' y'all would be bringin' ah friend..."

"Yes, I'm Rage Quit" the blue stallion said convincingly "I was the one who visited all you tiny, little people and made friends with you. Now, may you be so kind as to letting us into your house?"

"Ah dunno.." I said as I stared at them with a curious look on my face "Y'all still seem kinda suspicious ta me... Are ya really Rage Quit?"

"Of course!" the supposed 'Rage Quit' laughed a bit "No other stallion quite like me!"

"Hmm... okay..." I said still a little unconvinced as I moved away from the door and let the two stallions in.

"Ah, you must be Rage Quit!" said auntie Cheerilee to the blue stallion with a smile "We've been expecting you. I see you've brought a friend too. Well, the more the merrier I suppose! Welcome!"

"Yes, well, Spire here is more of an accomplice than anything else" said Rage Quit "Although, he does follow me around everywhere I go."

"That's because you're my boss, Ob-" said Spire before getting kicked in the side by a cross Rage Quit's back hoof "Ow..."

"Sorry, he calls me that sometimes" Rage Quit quickly said "Anyway, what are we having tonight?"

"Veggie burgers and apple fritters!" exclaimed Annie.

"Sounds... lovely..." said our blue guest with slight disgust. Nopony but me seemed to notice however. These two stallions were getting more and more suspicious as time went by.

"So Rage Quit, where are ya an' Spire from?" asked my mom as soon as our visitors sat down at the table

"Well, that's a difficult question to answer..." responded Rage Quit "You see, I come from many places, but my hometown remains a mystery for me."

Suddenly, a special trait of mine finally kicked in, letting me understand more about this Rage Quit fellow. He was lying. How could I tell? Ever since I was at least 8-years-old, I always had hunches when ponies would lie, always turning out that they were in the end. I surmised that I have a sixth sense that's basically a lie detector. Only problem is it doesn't always work.

"At's' all fine an' dandy Mr. Rage Quit," I began "But can ya please tell us where yer really from?"

Rage Quit froze in place. My entire family looked at him with a look of intrigue. They all knew of my 'power', so I suppose they too were beginning to have their doubts about our visitors.

"Rage Quit, y'all should know ah dun like liars in mah household..." my mom said calmly before becoming more cross with our guest "Now, cough up the truth or ah'll do it fer ya!"

"But, you... how? HOW?!" the fake Rage Quit yelled at me "How did a brat like you see through my lie?! I had it perfect; I stayed calm, and gave my answer normally! There is NO way you saw through that!"

"Maybe you're just getting rusty?" questioned Spire.

"No, perhaps YOU'RE just stupid!" yelled the fake Rage Quit at his college "Now work whatever brain cells you have left and crush this family! CRUSH THEM ALL! It's about time I had my fill of seeing dead corpses everywhere anyway."

"Yes Oberon..." sighed Spire "Sorry about this, everypony..."

I froze. That name... Oberon? That's the same name as...

Before I could continue thinking, Spire stomped his front hooves down onto the table, causing it to break and sent plates and food flying everywhere. Fortunately, nopony was hurt.

"Hey, that wasn't very nice mister!" shouted Annie.

"Nope!" said uncle Big Mac as he turned around to buck Spire right in the face. But instead of inflicting damage onto him, uncle Big Mac instead winced in pain. Everypony, except Oberon and Spire, was shocked by this.

"Spire can't be hurt, you dolt!" said Oberon as he chuckled lightly "He's been infused with Phazon, so every bone in his body has been hardened to the extremes!"

"Faze-on?" I tilted my head in confusion.

"Ha! Children like you could never understand the power of Phazon" Oberon shouted with a grin on his face "But I should never underestimate kids like you, as shown from literally every single work of fiction and non-fiction. So... Spire, take the orange one!"

"Oh, you mean Applejack?" asked Spire with a curious smile on his face.

"Spire, please just get something right for once..." sighed Spire's partner "Now, for the love of Celestia, take her and let's go!"

"Yes Oberon!" said Spire as he lifted up my mom and ran out of the house. My mom tried to struggle away, and I thought she was see how powerful she was. But Spire's squeeze was just too tight, and my mother couldn't break free.

"MA!" I shouted.

"Put me down ya darn varmint!" shouted my mother as she continuously hit Spire on the back "What in tarnation do ya think yer doin'?! Do ah look like a damsel in distress?!"

The entirety of the present Apple family gave chase to Spire and Oberon, but no matter how fast we ran, they always seemed to run faster. Could this also be the power of the faze-on? Eventually, we couldn't keep up with them despite us being fitter than most other ponies in Ponyville.

"Ah can't... keep up with... em'..." I said between breaths.

"Too... fast..." said auntie Cheerilee.

"Can't... give up... now..." said Annie.

"Eeyup..." agreed uncle Big Mac.

"Then perhaps I can be of assistance?" said a voice foreign to all of us. We all turned around to see a light blue Pegasus with a brown mane with a red streak through it. He was wearing a black robe and a straight, near emotionless face.

"Jus' who are y'all supposed ta be?" I asked with a look of anger and confusion.

"I am Rage Quit" the stallion stated "I was on my way to visit you by request of your friend Bubblegum. However, on my way there, I saw that two colleges of mine had abducted your mother."

"Colleges?" I questioned "Does at' mean yer with em' varmints?!"

"Now, now Little Mac," said auntie Cheerilee calmly "let's not jump to conclusions. Rage Quit here did indeed say that he could be of assistance, did he not?"

"Yeah, ah guess so..." I hung my head "Ah'm jus' real angry at thems stallions 'at took off with mah ma. Plus, y'all dun seem ta give off a lyin' vibe, so... ah suppose ah could trust ya."

"Thank you, Little Mac" auntie Cheerilee smiled at me before turning back to Rage Quit "Now, Mr. Rage Quit, how can you help us in this predicament?"

"I know exactly where my colleges have gone off to" stated Rage Quit "I'll be able to infiltrate their hideout, but I'll need an extra set of hooves."

"Ah'll do it!" I volunteered, earning a gasp from everypony.

"But Little Mac, you're too young to do something like this" reasoned my aunt.

"Auntie Cheerilee, ya know as much as ah do at' ah'm mature enough ta do this!" I argued "Besides, mah ma is my ma, and what if Rage Quit needs somepony ta fit through tight spaces?"

"Interesting argument..." said Rage Quit "Miss... Cheerilee, was it? I do believe Little Mac here could help me out. There are some places within the facility that would be too small for me to fit through. If you wish to get your sister-in-law back, I think this would be the best course of action."

Auntie Cheerilee thought long and hard about what she was going to say next. After a tension-filled minute, she finally said: "Okay... but no harm is to be put onto my nephew. Understood?"

"Every word, miss Cheerilee" Rage Quit nodded "In that case, Little Mac, hop on my back; It'll be easier to reach the facility that way."

Doing as Rage Quit instructed, he began flying away to wherever my mother was now being held hostage

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"So, Rage Quit," I tried to spark a bit of conversation while we were flying to our destination "Could ya tell me a bit bout' yerself?"

"I'm not exactly one to have a pleasant backstory" he explained explained "But I'm willing to listen to your story..."

"Oh, well, ah'm Little Mac an' ah was born ta the Element of Honestly 'erself, Applejack" I told Rage Quit "Ah was also born with the power ta see through somepony's lies."

"Interesting..." Rage said in curiosity "When did you acquire this power?"

"Ah think ah was 'round eight?" I guessed "Though, ah think mah power have somethin' ta do with the author o' this story..."

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Pinkie Pie suddenly woke up from her slumber, her eyes shooting open like lightning. Her husband, Cheese Sandwich, woke up at the same time and yawned.

"Did you feel it too?" she asked her husband, who was still a little bit sleepy.

"Yeah..." he answered "Somepony just broke the forth wall. It doesn't feel that strong, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"Yeah, maybe you're right..." she agreed "Let's just get some sleep and hope the world doesn't end tomorrow..."

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"Well..." Rage Quit said "That seems like an interesting power indeed. I wonder if it'll come in handy when we reach our destination."

"Probably not" I openly admitted "It's not like it's super strength like mah uncle Big Macintosh, or even 'at Spire guy..."

"Spire's strength isn't natural" informed Rage Quit "It comes from Phazon; an otherworldly substance that spreads fast and has the power to kill and or corrupt entire planets."

"'At dun sound good..." I said.

"No, it doesn't" Rage Quit said "By now you must know the high mistresses intentions?"

"Yeah; she wants ta git rid o' Midnight" I said "He said she won't stop at nothin' ta get what she wants! Midnight told me 'at a few days ago."

"Correct" said my ride "And this includes destroying the world."

"No way..."

"Enough talk for now. I can see the facility up ahead."

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We landed at the hideout behind a bush. The place was nothing more than what appeared to be a metal house with a big metal door in front of it. However, there were guards outfitted in rather heavy-looking armour everywhere, so entering wouldn't be so easy.

"I see a air conditioning pipe over there which appears small enough for you to crawl through" whispered Rage Quit as he pointed his hoof at the curved pipe right next to the building "It is climbable, so I will leave it to you. Knowing the base, it should lead you straight to the prisoner hold. Your mother should be in there."

"What 'bout y'all?" I asked.

"Those guards over there may still think I work with them" informed my much older partner "I shall have no trouble in getting through them. The hatch is the safest way for you, however."

"Alright, see ya on the other side... o' the base. Not like heaven er' somethin'..." I said quickly trying to cover up my slight mistake.

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"Sweet Celestia, this is a purdy tight squeeze..." I silently commented as I struggled through the pipe "Well, ah suppose it's the safest way. Either this er goin' through tons o' guards..."

I slowly but surely made my way through the air ducts. It kinda smelled, but I just pretended it was Annie's unfortunately bad cooking, and it surprisingly wasn't so bad. Eventually, I reached the prisoner hold where I saw...

"Ma!" I whispered loudly; still quiet enough should there've been any guards around. However, my voice seemed to grab my mother's attention.

"Little Mac?" she whispered back as soon as she looked up and saw me through the air vent "Oh, ah knew y'all of all ponies would come ta save me! But ah still can't believe ah was caught by some no-good... never mind..."

"Well, ah've come ta save ya, along with the real Rage Quit" I informed my mother while keeping the conversation to a whisper "Y'all dun need ta worry; he's on our side!"

"Well, 'at's good ta hear!" whispered my mother back "But, where is he now?"

"He should be here in three... two... one..."

Suddenly, the door burst open to let Rage Quit in. He quickly took out the two guards guarding my mother's cell, then picked up the key and opened the gate.

"Pleasant to finally meet you, Miss Applejack" greeted Rage Quit "However, now is not the time for proper greetings. We must escape this facility before Oberon and Spire notice something is wrong."

"Ah'm guessin' negotiatin' with 'em didn't go as planned?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Now's not the time for asking how or how I don't do things" Rage got straight to the point "Right now, we must escape!"

"Lead the way!" my mom said. Rage Quit nodded and ran out of the room, us following not too far behind.

The hallway and staircase were littered with unconscious guards, all either sleeping on the floor or sleeping with their head stuck in the wall. It would have been hilarious if it hadn't been for the fact we were running for our lives.

"In truth," the light blue Pegasus began "the guards already seemed to know of my betrayal. Oberon must've-"

"Did somepony just say my name?" asked a voice all too familiar to us. We stopped in our tracks and looked up to see Oberon standing right next to the exit.

"Oberon!" I shouted "Let us pass, now!"

"You say his name as if you know him personally" pointed out Rage Quit.

"At's' because ah do!" I said to the light blue stallion before pointing my direction back at Oberon "An' y'all know the exact reason why! How are ya still alive, anyhoo?"

"I faked my death" explained Oberon "I can't believe that poor excuse for a mare actually fell for it too!"

"Before we get into this, we must return back to the orchard" Rage Quit informed our enemy "Step aside, Oberon. You know what I can do if you do not comply!"

"Hmph... I'd take you on any day, Ragey" Oberon laughed "But since I have slighly more important things to do today, I'll let you go..." he began to fly in the air and out the rooftop "Don't think of me a nice guy yet! I'll kill you all later."

And with that, Oberon flew off to who knows where in Equestria, laughing all the while.

"Let's git back ta the farm, an' we'll explain everythin' ta ya Rage Quit" explained my mother.

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"So..." Rage Quit took a seat as soon as we got back to the farmhouse, where everypony else was waiting "May you care to inform me why you are acquainted with my college?"

"Well, Oberon... he was..."

"Well..."

"Um..."

"You see..."

"Oh fer the love o'... Oberon was Fluttershy's husband 'fore he died from an illness ah few months ago" uncle Big Mac confessed, breaking his usual silence and surprising us all "She was heartbroken, an' 'at no-good varmint left 'er fer somepony or somethin' else."

"That's horrid..." said Rage Quit woefully "It seems Oberon was more despicable than I originally thought."

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Rage Quit's P.O.V. (Later that night...)

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Once again, I found myself sitting on top of a roof, eating ice cream, watching the moon set and pondering about earlier today. Bubblegum hadn't shown up, so I got my own ice cream for tonight. Probably for the better; I would hate to be the one to tell her what happened not a few hours ago. I stared into the light of the moon and sighed.

"...Snowy" I said quietly "I would never abandon you. I would never abandon him either... You two were the most important things anypony could ever hope for. I wish you two were still here."

I took another look at the treat I had in my hoof and flung it away. I didn't want it anymore. Then, I smiled.

"What do you think we would have called him?" I said, hoping my passed wife would hear me "It wouldn't matter. He was going to be ours..." I felt a few tears on my cheek "I love you Snowy... Never would I ever abandon you... And I promise, we'll see each other again..."

Author's Notes:

Aww... How heart-wrenching...

In case you're wondering why I put this inward talk between Rage Quit and himself in this chapter and not the previous one is because Bubblegum was there to talk with him. When he's all alone, he only has his now named wife Snowy to talk to.

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