“Mise, that was beautiful, I'm very proud that you’ve come this far, and I'm even happier for you and your family.” Octavia said as she went up to Mise

“Thanks Octy, I appreciate it. And you know, I may have done some questionable things in the past, but when you let go of the past, something better comes along. These two, as well as you, are living proof of that.” Mise said smiling

“Awwww, Mise that is so sweet.” Octavia said blushing

“It’s true, and you know what else is sweet?” Mise asked handing his siblings back to his mother

“What?” Octavia asked curiously

“Ice-cream! And I know the perfect place to get some” Mise said getting up

“You know I can’t pass up ice cream!” Octavia said grabbing her things

“I know, that’s why I said it. Now come on let’s go!” Mise said

Mise and Octavia said their goodbyes to Mise’s parents and siblings and left the hospital and set off

As the two were walking down the street, hand in hand, Mise spotted something that made his stomach turn just looking at…

“Noteworthy….” Mise said with venom dripping as he spat at the name

“Mise, just stay calm, and let’s keep moving” Octavia said trying to divert the situation

Unfortunately for the couple, noteworthy had spotted them as well and was wasting no time in approaching them

“Well, well, well, look who we have here, Octavia and Mise, beauty and the beast, the princess and the toad, need I go on?” Noteworthy ask sarcastically

“what the hell do you want?” Mise asked turning around

“now, now, Mise, no need to be hostel. I simply came by to hello.” Noteworthy said eyeballing Octavia

Mise saw this and instantly moved Octavia behind himself and starred daggers at noteworthy

“get lost, you piece of shit, she’s with me.” Mise said, his blood starting to heat up

“what would a beautiful woman like her, still want with a dirty street urchin like you?” noteworthy asked

Mise simply pulled out his 9mm pistol and pointed it directly at noteworthy’s head

“I said, get lost. I suggest you heed my warning before I paint was sidewalk with your brains.” Mise said coldly

By now people had started to gather, whispers and murmurs were abundant. Noteworthy took notice of all this.

“Fine, but just remember, this isn’t over…” Noteworthy said as he disappeared into the urban jungle. Mise holstered his gun, and turned to Octavia

“I'm sorry you had to see that, some people just never learn.” Mise said as he put his arm around Octavia and held her close

The two made it to their destination without incident, much to their relief. They walked in and were instantly hit with the scent of fresh baked goods and fresh dairy rich ice cream.

The two walked up to the counter and ordered a jumbo deluxe banana split for two. Soon enough they order came out. They took it and sat down at a table

“Mise, this looks delicious….mmmm, and it tastes even better!” Octavia said taking a bite of the monster sundae

“Damn right it is, they make the ice cream fresh every day, everything is done like it was 100 years ago.” Mise said proudly taking a bite himself

“That’s so cool and quite impressive” Octavia said.

As Mise was about to respond, his phone started to ring, but it was a number he didn’t recognize, he decided to answer it anyway.

“Hello?...yes this is he…oh wow, yes it’s good to talk to you too…uh huh…uh huh…sure I can do that I guess…no its no trouble…question, can I bring my girlfriend, Octavia?...excellent…alright I’ll be there tomorrow…ok, bye” Mise said hanging up with a devilish smile

“Who was that Mise?” Octavia asked taking another bite

“my old principal from manehatten high, he heard I was back in town and wants me to speak at an assembly about success.” Mise said still holding his smile

“And you want me there to drive home the point?” Octavia dead-paned

“You know me so well, so come on. I know for a fact that a ton of the students there are fans of yours and vinyl’s music.” Mise said

“Fine, but only because it’s a chance to meet my fans.” Octavia said smiling a bit

Time skip: the next day

Mise and Octavia got up early to get to the high school, that way they’d have time to check in and deal with any fan-fair along the way

They soon arrived at the school, and made their way inside. The two, mostly Mise, received a whole number of looks but he paid them no attention, wanting to leave everything to the imagination until the assembly.

They checked in, much to the surprise of the desk workers, and quickly made their way to the auditorium.

“All students to the auditorium for a mandatory assembly” the intercom announced

Pretty soon the student body started to flood in and fill up the theater. Most of them had a bored, “why am I here right now” expression

Backstage, Mise and Octavia were getting ready to go on

“Ok, Octy, you can either come out with me or you can stay here until I call you. What do you want to do?” Mise asked

“Hmmm, I think I’ll stay here, and you call me” Octavia said

“Ok, sounds good” Mise said as he walked out

Everyone one in the room instantly turned their attention to their former classmate

“That’s what I like to see, ‘meerkats’” Mise said into the microphone as he imitated a meerkat

“now I'm sure you’re all wondering what I'm doing here, well I’ll tell you, your principal heard I was back in town and apparently word of my enormous success made its way back here too. So I know I'm supposed to explain, how I was supposed I became what I am, but quite frankly I don’t know how I became this successful. I mean it’s a miracle I'm not dead. Now enough introduction crap, let’s get to the part I’ve been waiting for…” Mise said as he picked up a projector remote

“Now what I'm about do, some might say is bragging and well they’d be right, but I could give damn.” Mise said as he showed the first slide, his tank.

“Now raise your hand if you know what this is?…yes you” Mise pointing to student in the crowd

“A panzer tank” the student said

“Correct, BUT it’s also a picture of my car, that’s right I drive a tank!” Mise said as the students whispered to each other

Mise smiled at this as he moved to the next slide, his mansion.

“Now, I'm not going to ask anyone about this one, I'm just going to tell you. It’s my grandfather’s mansion, which he left me solely. And before you ask, it’s only accessible by boat and the only people outside of my family allowed there are my friends at canterlot high and crystal prep.” Mise said as the students continued to murmur amongst themselves

“Second to last thing, do any of you recognize these two?” Mise asked he pulled up a picture of Octavia and Vinyl

A bunch of the students burst into cheers, and started chanting their names

“Exactly, Vinyl Scratch, the queen of wubs, and Octavia Melody, the countess of cello and my girlfriend. And I'm the personal chef to both of them! Octy, come on out!” Mise asked as everyone gasped and whispered, shocked.

“But I can’t forget everyone back in canterlot who mean just as much to me as her.” Mise said as he pulled up group picture of all his friends

“These are what real friends look like, unlike all you ungrateful pricks. All you ever did when I was here was walk all over me, belittle me, and make life a living hell. I honestly can’t remember having but one friend, even she turned on me, but we’ve since made up. So let this be lesson, just because you say ‘you’ll never amount to anything, you’re going to die cold and alone’ doesn’t make it true, me and every person in this picture are living proof of that. Have a good day you sons of bitches!” Mise said walking off the stage hold Octavia close to him