1010 years ago:

While I was riding in the balloon with Surprise, we were each exchanging playful banter. I was in the middle of telling her about the time I got sent to hell. "After I accidentally made the pages of his spell book fly away, he turned to me and said, "Oh, you are going to pay!" He then opens the portal and drops me in hell. I, of course, freaked out. The devil was there and he gave me a challenge. Best him in a fiddle competition as well as make it through a pool of sinner's tears alive, and I get to go home. I agreed to this and started my trek. Turns out that you have to watch out for moving skeletal hands in the water. I managed to avoid them, for the most part, and I made it to Satan. He dried me with surprisingly comfortable hell fire that was dark. Afterwards, we both picked up our instruments and started to play. I chose an instrument that he had little to no experience with, the fiddle. I was playing a symphony, while he was bumbling around. I took advantage of this and beat him in the competition. I soon rose out of hell and bitch slapped that wizard. So, what is a tale from you?"

Surprise then said, "I could tell you the tale of how I got my cutie mark. It is a simple story. I set up an over complicated prank on my brother, Hard Case. I don't wish to go into detail, but it involved glue, chicken feathers, and an orange cone."

I thought about it and busted out laughing. I then said, "It seems to be getting late, do you know where the closest hotel or motel is? I kinda don't have a place to live." I smiled sheepishly.

Surprise then gasped, "You don't have a home! Then you can stay at my place. It's over there on Pegasopolis." She then pointed to the largest cluster of clouds that was closest to us.

"Surprise," I pointed out "I can't walk on clouds."

"What do you mean?" she said, "I remember you saying that you could fly."

"Yes," I pointed out. "but that does not make me capable of walking on clouds. "

"Oh, It seems that we have a problem."

I then brightened up, "I got it! There is something about you that allows you to walk on clouds so, what if I used a piece of you, like a hair or a feather."

"That makes since, here." She hoofed me a small feather and a mane hair.

"Thanks Surprise." As I said this, I detached the boots and tied the feathers to my socks. I saw a magic glow come from them and they dissipated. "Weird, I'll have to look into that."

I put on my boots and flew up to Pegasopolis, which kind of looked like ancient Rome, except without the public executions and whores. I also could not see that many pegasi on the street. We then reached a small, one bedroom, house with a small kitchen and bathroom. I had to duck my head to fit through the door. It was a nice house. Kind of reminded me of my college dorm. I then turned to see a large stack of bills. I walked over to them and sifted through them. I managed to separate them into categories and then I saw a small piece of parchment that said, Wage. I managed to find a way to make it to where Surprise had a substantial amount of money left over after paying these things. After I did this, Surprise exited the kitchen. "What did you do?"

"Simple, I did your taxes." I said, "I figured that if I was staying here for the night, I might as well do something."

She then flew up and hugged me. "Thank you so much!"

I then brought up another question in my head, "If I get a job, can I stay here until I get a house."

She put a hoof to her mouth and thought for a moment, "Sure, but one problem, most of the jobs are only good for pegasi."

"What's your job?" I inquired

"I am a performer. I use my special talents to entertain an audience."

I then thought for a moment, "Would you mind having an apprentice? That job doesn't seem to be pegasi only."

She then said, "Sure, but I am going to have to train you, Physically, Mentally, and Morally. Seeing as how you were able to keep up with my bills and me without slipping, I'd say that you pass the mental test."

"What do you mean." I said

She then led me over to a stadium. "Next is the physical training but, because it would take too long normally, I am going to have to use a montage."

"A what?" I said with a confused look

She then shoved me onto the field while I took off the armor by her orders. And then music from Mulan started to play from Surprise. I'm not gonna question it for now.

“Let's get down to business,” Surprise said, folding both wings on her back to look at me.
“To try to have some fun.” Surprise quickly added, walking to smile at me.
“Do you think you can do anything, with those guns?” She said, motioning to my arms.

“You're the most bland man I have ever met,” She said with a voice of distain.
“But you can bet before I'm through,” Surprise said, fetlock resting on her "fake" sword handle.
“I'll make a weirdo out of you!” She said, bouncing on a ball up and down.

“Tranquil as a cloud,” She said, looking at me while I was balancing on a twig.
“But storming within!” I added, smiling before falling down.
“Once I find my willpower, I am sure to complete this,” I said as I pushed myself up.

“You're a spineless, cowardly, pathetic guy,” She said while I was running on a track, wheezing for air.
“And you haven't got a clue,” She mused with a smirk while I was tinkering with a party bomb.

“Somehow I'll make a weirdo out of you...” Surprise said to smile up at me.
“I'm never gonna catch a break,” I huffed, having to lift something three times my wieght.
“Say goodbye to those who knew me,” I said thinking about my family.

“Boy, you would be a fool for running out on me,” Surprise said as she carried me back to the field.
“This mare's got him scared to death,” A random spectator commented to a friend.
“Hope she doesn't see right through me,” I thought, hiding a wrench.
“Now I really wish that I knew how to give up for good,” I said as Surprise viewed my party bomb designs as well as my improvement..

“Be a weirdo!” Surprise struck me with her sword while I was eating an English muffin.
“You must be swift as that flying mailmare,” Surprise said as we jumped from cloud to cloud ninja style.

“Be a weirdo!” Surprise said while continuing to dance with me the chicken dance.
“With all the force of an ursa major,” I said, Testing my strength by lifting a large boulder and passing.

“Be a weirdo!” The crowd that gathered shouted to urge me to make my first confetti warp out of a cage.
“With all the strength of a firework,” I said, loading my fireworks with blasting powder.

“The other side must be as mysterious as the dark side of the mind,” A flat haired Surprise said, looking at a flat haired me in a top hat.
“Time is racing toward us till showtime arrives,” She said, picking me up off the ground.

“Try to bend it's every order and you might survive,” Surprise said, pointing to a sign that said, 'Logic'.

“You're unsuited for the rage of me,” She said while I was stealing a cookie.

“Sir, please pack up, and try to leave...” Jarvis said. His voice the same monotone.

“How could I do that to her?” I said while looking into Surprise's eyes with burning passion and got back to training my body with pull-ups.

“Be a weirdo!” We said as we were having a Waffle eating contest.
“We must be swift as the lightning storm,” She said, leaping and flying with me going Pepe Le Pew speed.

“Be a weirdo!” We said playing dodge ball with creme pies.
“With all the cunning of a great general,” I said suiting up and writing a Hunchback of Notre Dame musical from memory.

“Be a wierdo!” Surprise's Uncle said, frowning as I still passed out from drinking.
“With all the liver strength of this guy right here,” Added Surprise as she helped me up.

“Mysterious as the dark side of an act!” We both sung, opening the theater for the show.

Present:

I got up from my chair and sighed, "Good times." I then stood up. "Jarvis, I believe that it is time for Project Alloy to begin."

"Sir, we might not have enough resources." Said Jarvis

"Last time I checked the vaults, we had more than enough for two project Alloys" questioned Jacob

"Sir, I recommend that you take a look at the vaults." said Jarvis

"Why's that Jarvis?" I asked, curious as to why.

"There is a small chance that some of them got raided." Said Jarvis, close to sounding nervous

"Well, I have nothing better to do, so why not. But if it turns out that we have enough, we will sail to Neighpon in the morning, provided that it isn't under Equestrian rule." pointed out Jacob.

Now that the business with Wayde is taken care of, I can finally start on that ship. I then walked over to a microphone. "Attention half of all available robots, drones, ect. Report to the main lab ASAP." The robots were scrambling all over the place to get to the lab while I went into a small room labeled 'Blueprints.' I walked in and found one for an airship that I was planning on making. I snatched the blue prints and ran to the main lab. "My machines! Today, I plan on going on a long journey, and I will need about 75% of you to help me out here." I spread out the Blueprints and showed them to the construction bots. "If we work together, we can build an airship that is capable of light speed." And in three days, we built an airship the size of the Titanic and it had a red gear instead of a crown insignia, and it was ready to launch. I took a look at the ship, "A ship this beautiful needs a name. I'll call it, the SS Star Bear."

"Yes sir." I flew up while holding some red paint, and named the ship.

I ran inside while the robots were busy starting up the force field, or getting into position in the ship. I looked at a small monitor that showed Bubbles sleeping in a large pillow below deck. I then sat in a Star Trek like captain's chair, and said, "Jarvis, we are ready for takeoff."

"Roger that sir." said Jarvis before going into the ship's main computer and started taking off.

"Jarvis, activate the cloaking field. I don't want the Equestrian government to be following us." I ordered

"Yes sir." said Jarvis. After he said this, we rose through a holographic projection of some hills and flew east.

"To great adventure, and with a heavy heart, we carry on." I said before the boosters activated and we reached mach 3.

Author's Notes:

The first part is a parody of the Be a Man song by Mulan. I got the Idea to use this song for training purposes indirectly from reading Mistershield's story called Human's assemble. Because this is a parody and not a cut and paste, it is under fair use, so I don't want a certain someone taking this chapter down. I don't want to name names, but you know who you are.

Also I would like positive or negetive feed back and artwork as always