I cover my face with my right hand and let my eyes adjust to the harsh light of the sun, after making sure I wont go blind again I open my eyes and took a glance at the place I foundr myself in.

I was inside of a canyon it seems, two giant walls, one at my back and another in front of me. Just a giant fissure on earth. I could see a river running not so far away from me. My body felt oddly energized, not like before. I do not feel sick or burning up anymore and neither does my magic seem to be lacking. Whatever the case, I began to stretch as I made my way towards the river. Once I reached it, I crouched down to drink the pure water, I could see clearly all the fishes swimming inside of it. Surprisingly none of them run at the sight of me, maybe they thought I was a pony or just are too dump? I didn't got time to start a fire so I decide to let them alone.

I got up and swipe the water that staid on my lips, I quickly took another glance to the canyon, memories from the past came to me and made me frown. This was the place where a great castle once was, now this place is know as Ghastly Gorge. I needed to remember where I was to move first and my magic needed time to rest.

If I remember an old trick one of the guards show me before, was to look for where the sun is, it doesn't move so if Celestia didn't decide to change the tradition it could work. So by doing that I could make a mental compass, making me understand where was north and south.

"Agh!" Pain came to my head and memories started to appear.

(Flash Back)

"Celestia, you don't need to get nervous. You are gonna make it! I know it!" I found myself sitting on a chair while looking to a stressed Celestia.

"But Sir Gray! You don't understand! The task that they have asked me to complete is very important, they are many ways that this could go wrong!" Yelled Celestia while some of her hair sprung out of place.

"Celestia you dont need to worry, I know you can do it. Like your father once quoted to me 'Dont thou worry thy pretty head about it, thee need to take calm breaths and clean thine thoughs'" I said with a smile, putting my left hand on her shoulder.

This was the day Celestia was tasked with lowering and raising the sun, so the wizards of the order could lower and rise the moon, letting them have more time to rest their energy. The magic needed for such a feat was extraordinary, unicorns got a limited pool of magic and to lower the sun and moon required way more magic than what an Alicorn needs. Seeing that the number of the wizards of the order where sent to help outer towns there was need for Celestia to learn the spell.

The order decide that Celestia was ready to raise and lower the sun just as her father once did. They taught her and trained her to raise her magic pool for two whole years, it was like how school used to be for me, only that she got two hours of it, while I get eight back on Earth.

Celestia's a very dedicated filly, she have her face always inside a book or trying to discover how things work. But some times she just freak out when a 'test' came to her, and now it was one of those times. Kind of remind me of a certain purple pony from the show.

"But what If I fail? What If I miss one of the steps? What if I don't have enough magic? What if I accidentally make the sun collision with Equis!? What if-" I used my hand to cover her mouth, succeeding to silence her, but making her glare at me with her pink eyes.

"Celestia! didn't you hear a word of what I just said? Everything is going to be fine, I know you can do it." I said while patting her on the head.

"Do you think so Sir Gray?" Said Celestia, her eyes threaten to shed tears, which I swipe with my left hand while giving her a comforting smile.

"No, I don't think so Celestia, I know so! If there is somepony who have the power and the talent to raise and lower the sun is you Celestia." I said while giving her a hug that she gladly return.

"Now, I want you to take deep breaths and get inside that room, then do your magic and leave me proud, okay Celestia?" I said while breaking the hug and looking at her in the eyes.

"I- Yes, I am ready, thank you Uncle Gray" Said Celestia while doing as I instructed her to do. She took deep breaths and closet her eyes, making even some hand movements imitating the flow of air that enter and exit her body. After thirty seconds, she open her eyes which now where full of determination, she gave me a smile and a nod, then proceeded to enter in the room where the order was waiting.

I took a glimpse to the outside. I could see the sun in the sky, I try to look at it and see if it was moving at least a little. But was reminded that you should never try to look at the sun directly.

I waited on the room changing glances to the sun and then to the door where Celestia was in. I started to feel nervous when the sun didn't move, I started to pray and pray for it to move yet it didn't.

I was just about to give up when a blinding light could be seen on the other side of the door, that's when I notice how the sun started to fall.

Joy filled my heart during those moments, I feel proud from Celestia. Some affirmed that they could her me shouting 'She did it! She did it!' but I dismiss them on being just rumors, which was a lie.

I was waiting in front of the door with a broad smile on my face, to congratulate her accomplishment. Time passed and there wasn't even a sound from the other side of the room, I started expecting the worst when I hear the movement of hoofs.

What I wasn't expecting was for the door to be throw out of its hinges by a white blur, before I notice I was hit on the waist and send flying to the wall, then sliding slowly to the floor with a very happy Celestia hugging me with a bear hug that took the air out of my lungs.

"Uncle Gray! I got my cutie mark! I got my cutie mark!" Yelled the filly while showing me her palm, sure enough a sun could be seen on her palm. For mares the cutie mark appeared on their palms, while for stallions it appear on their chest, that was the only way to make some ponies know that I was male. Thanks Faust that Gray have a tattoo on his chest, I didn't want to take my pants off only to prove that I was a male.

I returned the hug but more gently while I couldn't breath, I just suck it up that day and let her hug me till I turned green and some ribs gave up. It was totally wort it through.

(End of Flash Back)

I returned to my senses after that memory came to me, I proceed to shook my head while standing, instinctively I took a glance at the sun again. Another smile appear on my face before I continue to look at my surroundings.

It didn't escape me that the canyon was different too, after Deliora's attack the canyon was just a giant hole, there weren't any type of rivers running inside of it, not even counting that the place became a wasteland, nothing grow on the place, but looking around I could make some grass and many trees on top of the canyon. I could just assume that I have been dead for quite some time.

After Deliora replaced the Equestrian Castle with a giant hole that was miles long, it wast so deep. I could only assume again that maybe the water pollution effect on the earth made it be this deep.

I don't remember much from my time in Earth, I forgot history and names of important people, many information from some tv shows too.

I could remember some of the 'my little pony' maps, if I remember them correctly I could assume that the Everfree Forest was north from Ghastly Gorge, where the Castle of New hope was being constructed, or was it know now as the 'The caste of the two sisters'

I decide that a visit to my old home would be a nice thing to do on the way to Canterlot, I started to jog to where I believe was my old home.

After running through Foggy Bottom Bogg where I fought a cragadile and after that, and hydra. I made a quick stop to eat some of the natural berries of the zone.

Then after a quick rest I made my way through the Everfree Forest, I decide to use my powers to create an Ice tower and saw the Castle not to far away, and behind it I could see what I believe was Ponyville.

I made my way to the castle and reach it just when the sun started to rise again, it wasn't anything like I remember in the past, rubble could be seen in various parts of the castle, three towers where missing and some of the structure seemed to have fall on itself. The view itself made my heart feel achy.

I decide to don't dwell on the past at the moment and made my way inside. On the way to the throne room I found the library of the castle, in which I could see was filled to the brim with books. Why did Celestia left them behind slipped my head. Or how they remained intact during all this time.

On my way I activated some of the old trap doors of the castle that Luna asked to be made, she always liked them and used to plant jokes, trapping some random noble that lurked inside the castle, or making guards try to maneuver between them with false directions cause only her, the ones that made them, and myself, knew where they were... It was a hard year for those guards...

I made my way to the throne room where I could see that nothing much changed, some rubble here and there and dust everywhere while a giant hole could be seen on the roof, two thrones resting on the far end of the room.

I made my way to the side where the thrones connect each other and push a brick, it moved backwards and then both thrones moved to one side, leaving two sets of stairs that let to the same place.

With a sigh I decide to see what lies ahead. Making way into the dark with an ice blade, that made it possible to me to see the way thanks to its magic glow.

After descending for quite some time, I made it to a room that surprisingly haven't change in all the time I was away, the room was small but it made it for all I need.

It was a perfect square room, a window on one side of the room that let me see the Everfree Forest and a far away mountain where I could made the faint glimpse of Canterlot.

The room was small but with all necessities, two beds separated to each other and a dresser on one of the walls, a bathroom door in another side, and in the middle of the beds was a office desk with some books. The small pink bed made e stop for a moment, something in the back of my head was roaring to me, something that couldnt understand. It seemed like a normal bed, yes the color wasn't my pick but... Well, there isn't time to dwell on this. I have more important things to focus on.

I sit on the chair and started to look throught the books, there was 'Ice Make Magic: Powers, Theories, and Weakness' a book I wrote to understand my powers better, then there was a book that took my attention, it was a black cover book. The front was just pitch black, no name or anything. But I remember this book, the only thing that I would never have show to anybody. White runes began to glow from the book, something that a good friend of mine did so anyone could see what lies inside. If open all there would be would have been blank pages. But with the runes resonating with my inner magic words began to appear on the old, brown pages.

The book made memories come back, I sit down on the rock chair and began to read.

Entry 1#

I got a book to write my thoughts now, one of the guards order said told me that it was a good idea to write about what is was happening around us me and to never loose sight of who I am. I am writing this at night cause because I couldn't sleep, the kids around me twist and cry on their sleep and made it impossible to sleep, it is just too painful sad to see them like this...

Well lets starts for how what with things happened a few days ago. But before that, today we... well.

Today we have made it to a town. But our happiness was short lived when we saw the destruction that Deliora found it first, we decide to rest in this place for some time and move again after all of us are fully rested.

We got pany many casualties during our travels, most from some of the guards that their wounds took the better of them. That monster Deliora made a pretty hard impact on these ponies, Celestia doesn't talk with anyone and is always with a blank look, as if emotions have been strip away from her.

Luna thanks gods is too young and doesn't understand where her father and mother are, Celestia snapped at her once today, I call her about it but she just said that she wanted to be left alone.

I found this book on one of the houses that was destroy by Deliora, there where some quills and ink on a cabinet under a debris that one stallion help me to move.

I could hear the questions that the adults where having, some asked about what would happen to us, who would lead us, and way more.

Swift Lance, the captain of the guards have been put as leader of our group of survivors, he is a tall pegasus who wears a special armor for being captain of the guard, its armor resemble a dragon. It is different because his armor is made of gold while the normal guard is armor is made of iron. He is one of the guards that used to talk to me back on the castle, he promise me to train me as a guard...

Lance was talking to one unicorn who calls himself archmage, he was talking about taking a group of guards to a place called 'The order', for what I could make from the discussion the order was a group of old unicorns who are the keepers of the knowledge to move the sun and the moon, and if something was to happen to the King and the Queen would be in charge of the rotation of the celestial bodies.

I wasn't much help today, my left leg was broken and in need to rest, I got some fractured ribs too. So they left me to take care and try comfort the children. That is gonna be my job till until I recover. Well, that was days ago...

It wasn't that I didn't want to, but there is so much sadness and despair I could see before following suit breaking down. I think a part of me die during those days when I saw the pain in the eyes of those kids...

There is an important question too, how does Deliora came here? I know I made it here, but how come that a monster that is the mortal enemy of Gray Fullbuster is here? There are just many questions concerning this...

Lance is talking with another pony about where are we going to rebuilt the Castle now. They seem to like the idea of building it on a forest in the east.

There is another question too... could have my presence here have change something from the series? If so, how much did I change?

I would question about it later, there is another kid having a nightmare and is started to calling what I think are his parents is names.

My name have yet to return but the ponies call me 'the miracle', I don't know why they do, but I think it have something to do with the fact that Deliora punch me hit me straight on and I survive, even I question that... how did I survive? I passed three a few walls before going to a stop and survive with only a few broken ribs and legs?

End of entry 1#

Those where hard times, I remember when they tried to feed me with hay but I refused to eat, they forced me to eat it because of my health, I got puking inside a brush for half an hour. I remember when I told Lance what I could eat, he said that it wasn't unheard of, the griffons at the other side of the sea and the bat ponies of the north west, where carnivore, the later being omnivore. I got up and decide to see if the bathroom continue to work.

I enter the bathroom, it got dust here and there, but for the most parts it was untouched by time. I decide to test the valves and much to my surprise it worked, the water was pure and I suppose it would have been cold, but my body is pretty much resistant to it.

After taking a pretty long bath I got out and let myself dry by shaking like a dog, there weren't any towels after all. I open a cabinet of my room after getting dried and turn a candle on, the moon took its position in the sky making me question about Luna.

She is already here, the elements aren't on the vault of relics inside the castle after all. I started open my dresser where I found some clothes, as my room they seemed to have been untouched by time.

Looking at the cloths took time, for they seemed to have been made for someone way taller and bigger than myself. But in the end, almost hidden I found cloths that seemed to fit me. I put a white T-shirt and some black shorts, that is when I saw the necklace inside my dresser, the same that send me to Equestria. I decide to put in it, then I put my shoes and socks on and decide to look for something to eat. I needed to eat meat later, I don't think Fluttershy would take kindly of me if I eat some animals that are her friends. Well If she exist in this future that is...

I found a bush of wild berries growing outside the throne room, I fill my belly with them and decide to return to my reading before going to sleep, I close the trap door and sit on the chair in front of the desk. I open the book and skipped some pages, it wasn't anything important, just my time recovering. Then I saw an entry that caught my attention.

Entry 8#

Today I choose a will take a name for myself, I understood that I needed to become somebody who wouldn't fear and wont give up no matter what, somebody who would jump head on to save any life, someone who would put his fears aside to protect those that need it.

I needed to become a hero, and so I choose my hero's name, even if it was one that was of another, but it actually made me feel better when I choose to be call by that name.... It all started by something I discover today.

I could use magic.

I during all this time thought that the change in my eyes, the scars, the new body build, and the tattoo where just a slightly change in my body, but I was not far from the truth.

I really became Gray Fullbuster, I could freeze things I touch with little problem. It took me by surprise, but I think I knew it deep inside of me already, I try to create something but It was harder than it looks like. I would need to train my powers later on, how I came to this conclusion? Well it was after I saved this filly.

Now for today I didn't do much, I try to talk to Celestia again, she doesn't even look at me, It is clearly that she isn't over her pain.

Luna and I hit it pretty well, I pick her up and run around the camp making every type of shenanigans that we could muster. The adults smile at me when they see me coming with her on my back pointing at some random direction.

I discover too that I was the only one on my age, I mean there where only adults, foals, and older ponies. But teenagers or young adults wast on the population, only myself. The oldest foal is ten years old and the youngest adult is twenty five, making me the only one of eighteen.

Luna started to ask questions about his father and mother again, why aren't we returning to the castle, and more important why are we sleeping outside. I couldn't lie to her and told her the truth, It was better that she knew now than discovering it later... or maybe I made I mistake, but the past is the past. I cant cry for the milk that is already split.

Today she clutch to my chest and cried until she fell asleep.When I was tucking her down she woke up and asked me to sing her a song... It was pretty embarrassing cause everyone wanted to hear the song. I was on the camp with all the kids on some improvised beds, all looking expectantly at me, I smile at them and decide that a little embarrassment was worth it.

I started to sing this one song that I hear once in the internet.

I didn't got instruments with me, so imagine my surprise when the sounds came from somewhere while I sang, my voice gaining a echo that made it be hear on all the camp. The children for the first night since I know them where sleeping peacefully.

The page was strained with dark spots, making me frown. I really cant remember it. But whatever happen must have hit me hard. Looking at the next page I saw that it was the continuation of the entry, more dark spots covering the page.

That is when it happen, I hear the cry of a little filly coming from the inside of the forest, the children woke up and panicked, I leave them with the care of some adult and ran to where the scream came from. I ran nonstop, after some time I could hear the pleas for help coming from a clearing ahead of me. When I reach the source of the voice I found a filly surrounded by a pack of timber wolfs, I wanted to save her but when I saw the numbers of them I started to hesitate.

The filly was running out of time and I was the only one around, I wanted to run but at the same time I wanted to save the filly, I discover that you should never doubt when someone is on danger.

One of the timber wolfs bite her left arm making her scream in pain...

That moment something inside of me broke, anger filled my veins and before I know It, I froze the entire forest minus the filly, It wast even register on my head until I came back to the camp and let the filly with one of the adults.

The filly passed couldn't be saved was murder died from blood lost in my arms when we were returning to the camp... all because I hesitate to save help her...

That moment I knew that I needed to improve, to change the way I thought and act, I needed to become a hero. Someone who doesn't hesitate...

I'm Gray Fullbuster now...

No matter what, no matter how much I have to train or the pain I will have to endure.

I wont let another one die on my arms.

Never again.

End of entry 8#

Some tears escape my eyes and fell to the pages of the book, I swipe them and decide that It was enough for today. I needed to rest a little before continuing on my way to Canterlot tomorrow.

I let myself fall on the mattress but surprisingly after all I did today, I couldn't sleep, it just eluded me. I decide to go out and take a stroll on the castle and see if I could lose what energy left I got.

I reopen the trap door and made my way to the barracks, or what was left of it. Where the barracks used to be there was now a collapsed room, the roof seemed to have give in to time and fell. I could make some of the beds that my friends used to sleep in, I could remember when I was training as a guards. those guys would always try and built my character, or so they said.

I remember the day when I started to train, the faces of them when I used a sword for the first time. Heck, even I was surprised to know how well I could use a sword, so well even when I have never wield one before! The sword trainer Rapid Strikes called it just beginner luck, that was until he challenged me and got his flank handled to him on silver plate. A smile appear on my face while my thoughts goes to back on the days when I was a guard.

Actually that was a pretty embarrassing day, I remember when all the adult looked at me weird and before I notice I was without my t-shirt and shoes, how did they dissapear eluded me, it made me titter and my face red as a tomato. I laugh at the memory of me only on my new shorts in front of ninety or something guards, and most of them where mares.

That where good times, too bad they passed so fast. I swipe my face with my left arm and made my way to another part of the castle.

I came inside a room that was flooded with water, I couldn't see the floor and didn't want to enter for fear of something lurking inside of it.

I remember this place, the new living zone as we call them, all the houses build under the castle, it was something that would always be awesome, how they did it I don't know but it was awesome nonetheless. I came here often to talk and learn how to become a better warrior... and man, those old ponies where really patient with me and help to built my morals, they even argue with me many times or played a game of chess... It would always end up with me losing the fight. Good times. I decide to leave the place cause It seem that I wouldn't find anything more by the looks of it.

I made my way to another side of the castle, where I trained on how to use and wield my magic better. It was just a dome that its roof have decide to give in too. I move around the area scanning for anything that would make me remember about my old days in this place.

Starswirl, how many times did we got drunk and fight each other? I remember when I teased him about his crush on Clover. Pretty decent guy and was just a few years older than me, he was a brilliant mind who didn't mind getting drunk and let loose. Heck, there was that time I won a bet and made him sing a love song for Clover, said mare made a new shade of red in this world that day, who would have thought it was put on a book by some of the designers inside the castle?. I let a hearty laugh echo around the place, and decide to move to the next place inside the castle.

This time I came to a room that did not change in the slightest, as if time didn't even dare to touch this place, the kitchen of the castle...

My my my, this place was such a livid place before, I remember the day that Whisper and I made the first baked goods in history. I didn't accept credit and let that old stallion get it all, he deserve it after all. Another pretty cool guy who loved to get drunk with me and Starswirl. I cant believe that after just discovering that you could create some tasty stuff with flour and sugar, he alone discover how to create another million variety of foods recipes that even I didn't knew where possible. I let my hand runs against the oven, then I sit down on one of the chairs inside the kitchen and look at the oven again.

I remember when Celestia blackmail me to help her steal the cake that Whisper made for a married couple that one time, it did not end well for me, I think I broke my wrist that day. Celestia, that traitor made me trip, letting Whisper hold my fate, he made me clean all the plates of the castle alone! I couldn't move my hands for a week! I by instinct touch my palms and grimaced by the memories, but nevertheless I was happy. I decide that It was enough walking.

I made my way to my room again, I turned off the candle and lie down on my bed. It was a dark blue bed with black crystals figures sewn into it, while my pillow was pure black.

I couldn't remember why I got two beds in my room, the other bed beside mine was way too smaller for me. Its colors too where a little different, they being pure pink and on the pillow was a red heart figure sewn to it.

Why is there a pink bed on my room? Did somebody... pony move here or something when I was out? My head started to feel dizzy and I crutch it with both hands, the feeling dissapear after some time and I decide to just shrug it as me being too exhausted.

I lie down again on the mattress and let the realm of dreams take hold of me.

Where am I? I took a glance around me, I seemed to be inside of forest, a snow falling slowly from the starless and moonless night sky, or dark void. I look at the forest and saw trees that seemed to be burn yet, they were with leafs growing on its branches.

How did I get here again? I scratch the back of my head thinking about how I came into this place.

I need to find a place out of here. I thought and decide to walk on a random direction, letting my luck decide my fate.

Giggle giggle giggle

Female giggles could be hear coming from around me, from the sounds I knew it was a filly.

I try to look but couldn't see the filly that was making those sounds.

Giggle giggle giggle

I spin to look behind me yet saw nothing, I decide to use my magic to create two swords, but much to my surprise nothing happen. I try again and again but it didn't seemed to work, fear started to spread across my being.

"Who is there! Who is there! Who is there!" I yell to the forest, and to my surprise my voice came in echoes.

Giggle giggle giggle

"What do you want? What do you want? What do you want?" I yell again, while puling a defensive stance.

Something is very wrong in this place... I try to look at my surroundings but the snow fall became a blizzard, making it difficult to see things. Surprisingly I couldn't feel the change in the wind or the sound for that matters, in the area. It was just like if there wasn't even one to begin with.

Will you use your magic? Will you use your magic? Will you use your magic?

Why... do I feel so dizzy, why do I feel like wanting to throw up? I was trying to stay on feet but the world started to spin, the forest moved in circles around me making the dizziness on my head worse.

Its so beautiful... Its so beautiful... Its so beautiful...

The world stoped moving and the blizzard too, everything started to dissapear leaving me on a invisible floor, the only thing that was left was a tree with the snow around its ground, and it was just in front of me.

From behind the tree came a gray pony, no hair color or fur color, even the clothes... It was all gray.

It was a filly it seems, seven or eight years maybe by her looks, her colors where drained and her horn was broken. her face was what caught my attention...

It was faceless...

*Gulp* "Who are you? Who are you? Who are you? " There was a buzzing sound around me and blackness was taking hold letting only the filly visible in this void.

Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!

"Gasp*

I woke up startled from my dream, sweat and tears running down my face. I found myself on the hard floor of the room, I took deep breaths and decide to sit up.

It was just a nightmare... just a nightmare... I untangle myself from the covers and saw the sun shinning in the sky.

What... was that? Who... was her? do I knew her? She seemed pretty familiar... but from where? The feeling of dread continue on my heart making me took more deep breaths to calm myself.

Doesnt matter. I need to get going, I have loss too much time already. I put my cloths on and open the trap door.

I took a last glance to my room, my eyes falling on the pink bed.

Why did she called me... daddy?

Author's Notes:

For the song just imagine it being a male singing it xD

Oh and for why Celestia doesn't talk with the royal 'we' it is because she haven't learn to talk that way yet.

P.S. I hope you all like the story so far, I would try to put another chapter this Thursday

P.S.S. Another chapter complete! If you have found some wrong phrases or grammar errors I would appreciated it if you told it to me so I can correct it when I have time :D