By the time Vadik arrived at the small town, his head felt like it was about to split which the noise of the residents of Ponyville didn't help as they went about their lives. Few turned to look towards the Human as he walked through, most because he had to gently push passed them to get through. As he managed to reach the centre of the market place, his migraine was nearing unbearable until he heard a wolf whistle, which didn't help so he turned to see another Changeling except this one was in a business suit and instead of a messy oily aqua mane, this one had a short scruff bright red mane.

       "Hello there Sir, i have noticed you have a headache" he called out in a overly happy and cheery tone causing Vadik to groan as he walked over to the large stall with a multitude of items on it.

        "And you decided to Whistle?" Vadik said as the Changeling face palmed.

         "My dearest apologies, but I thought I could help such an unique individual which I have never seen before, and that is saying something" he said as he crouched down and retrieved a large jar of roots.

         " Yes I am not from this universe, so what are these roots?" Vadik asked.

          "How can you.... never mind, well these are Poison Joke Root, unlike the the flower which causes magical alterations, the roots are a type of painkiller, and they don't have the same magic poison as the flowers" he said as he pulled a small root from the jar and placed in a mortar and postal.

       "And how much will this cost?" Vadik asked as the Changeling scratched his chin before he began grinding.

        "Hmmm some love will do nicely" the shopkeeper said.

         "This place uses Love as currency?" Vadik asked.

          "No but Changelings require Love to survive so we trade items for it" he explained as the Human nodded slowly.

            "Okay and how do you collect it?" Vadik asked.

             "Simple, pass me your wrist" he asked as Vadik gave him his wrist. "Good, now I shall connect this band which will extract the love and convert it into a liquid form." He explained as he attached the band before connecting a small hose. Once it was connected and began to glow, he went back to the Joke Root that he had crushed up and proceeded to brew a small amount in boiling water before returning to Vadik and removing the Band. Once removed he lifted a small bottle filled with a glowing red liquid which the hose was connected to and inspected the liquid. "Hmmmm curious" he said as he opened the lid and dipped his pinkie into the liquid and tasted it. "Well I'll be"

        "What?" Vadik asked.

         "You produced a concentrated form of Love, Buck it's like three times stronger than a Pony's" he said as he placed the mug of brew in front of Vadik.

       "Well lucky me" he said sarcastically as the Changeling bagged the rest of the powder along with grabbing an extra root and a small acorn. "What are you doing?" Vadik asked as he sipped the brew he received.

         "Well I am giving you an extra root and a Golden Oak Acorn in a way of asking you to shop here again" he said as Vadik smiled before accepting the items.

          "Thanks, my name is Vadik" He said offering his hand as the Changeling took it and shook.

            "Razor Wind, but I go by Chappy also as my normal name makes some ponies freak out" he said as the two chuckled.

          "Fair enough, well that brew works quite fast" Vadik said rubbing his head before downing the rest of the drink.

            "I'm glad " Chappy said.

             "Also what does this Acorn do, as you wouldn't just sell worthless squirrel food" Vadik said as he held the golden acorn in his hand.

            "Ahh you noticed, well in the Flutterpony township on the other side of the Everfree Forest, they live in Golden Oak trees, before you ask how, the trees are a special kind as they react to whoever plants them and grows rapidly along with it being hollow. From what I have seen, these are capable of forming iron bark hinges, Doors and stairs." He explained as Vadik cocked an eyebrow and looked at the acorn.

       "So you just gave me a house?" He asked as Chappy nodded. "Is this so I will keep doing buisness with you?" He asked as the Changeling nodded. "Fair enough.... hey do you know a mare by the name of Lyra?" He asked as Chappy shrugged.

      "Nope, but I would try at Sugercube Corner" he said pointing to a gingerbread house down the road.

       "Okay well, thanks for the information and see you later" he said packing the Sack of root powder, the root and the acorn into his pack before making his way down the street.

       Once he reached the gingerbread house, the door suddenly blew open and smacked him in the face causing him to fall onto his back as a small group of ponies attempted to get out of the building, not looking where they were going and ended tripping over him and falling on him.

        "Owwww AppleBloom, why did you push me?" The young white mare said as she sat up, not noticing that she was straddling Vadik.

          "It wasn't me, it was Scoots and Pip" the yellow mare said as she looked up to see the white and tan stallion with a white patch over his eye. "Speaking over which, Pip get off ma chest" she said shoving the stallion off of her.

         "Owww how did I land on you?" He asked moments before both Applebloom and the white mare were shoved away by Vadik as he stood up. "Ohhhh um hi sir" Pip said smiling nervously at the Seven foot tall armoured being.

        "Hello, what is the rush?" He asked as he offered his hand to Pip, who hesitantly reached out only for the man to grab him by the elbow and pull him to his feet.

        "Well.... Um Scootaloo can explain" he said pointing at the Orange Pegasus mare with the remnants of a banana smoothie over her face and hoodie.

         "Thanks Pip, why do you want to know anyway?" The orange mare said as he helped her up.

          "Cause I just got a door slammed in my face and then had several ponies dog pile me" he said as the four ponies chuckled lamely.

          "Yea.... well we were gonna go exploring the Everfree to help Pip get his Cutie Mark" The white mare said.

           "What's a Cutie Mark? And what is this Everfree?" He asked.

             "Um the Everfree is a monster filled forest and a Cutie Mark is a symbol of our special talent" Scootaloo explained.

           "Right.... but why enter the Everfree if it is so dangerous?" He asked.

             "Cause it holds so many secrets" AppleBloom said.

               "Hmmm well how about this, i protect you lot in the Everfree and in return you help me find Lyra?" He asked as the four huddled up and talked. They talked for a few moments before breaking up. "Do we have a deal?" He asked.

        "Sure, oh I'm Sweetie Belle" the white mare introduced herself as she shook his hand.

          "Nice to meet you Sweetie Belle, my name is Vadik" he said nodding as the other three introduced themselves before they began walking towards the forest.

          "Um Vadik, what are you?" Pip asked.

            "I am a Human." He said as Scootaloo groaned. "What?" He asked.

             "I just lost 30 bits" she groaned.

              "Why?" He asked.

              "Cause Lyra bet that Humans were real so a number of ponies accepted the bets to get easy money" Scootaloo said.

             "But how were you going to ever win?" He asked.

              "Well we just had to show her that no Humans would randomly show up?" She said.

               "So you were willing to wait until the end of time to see if she was wrong?" He asked as Scootaloo was about to say something but stopped to think, only to groan.

               "Damn it" she groaned as they arrived at the Forest's edge.

                "Lets go, stick close to me and whatever you do, if trouble comes, Hide" he said as the four young ponies nodded and clung to him. "Too close" he said as they released him but walked within arms length of him.

         The group walked for several hours until the ponies began to complain about being hungry and tired, making Vadik groan as they stopped in a small clearing and let them rest while he sat and sharpen one of his swords.

        "Um Vadik, why is your sword so big?" Pip asked.

          "It's A bastard sword..... pretty much it has a long blade and extra long hilt to allow for comfortable duel wielding" Vadik explained as Pip nodded and sat In front of him.

       "How good are you at sword fighting?" He asked.

        "Good enough to stay alive" Vadik said.

        "C-could you teach me?" He asked causing Vadik to stop sharpening the sword.

         "And why do you want to know Pip?" Vadik asked.

          "C-cause I want to learn to protect my friends" he said looking over his shoulder at the three mares talking among themselves.

          "Well I can do that, but first you need to forge yourself a sword" Vadik said sheathing the large sword.

           "Forge my own sword? But... I don't know how" Pip said as he deflated slightly.

            "I can teach you young Pip, and before you ask, it is better to forge your own blade as a little of yourself is transmitted into the sword" he said as Pip nodded before Vadik rose. "Alright you lot, we better head back before it gets dark.

                 The three mares groaned before they followed the stallion and human as they began walking towards Ponyville. As they walked, Scootaloo groaned and decided to jump onto his back pack.

        "What are you doing?" He asked.

         "I'm tired of walking" she groaned.

          "You have wings, fly" he said as she groaned again.

            "Too much effort" she groaned as they approached the edge of the forest.

           "So where does Lyra live?" Vadik asked as they group began walking on a gravel path towards the town.

           "On the other side of Ponyville but you won't be able to see her for a couple days" Sweetie stated.

           "And why is that?" He asked.

            "Cause she is part of a music group which is playing in Canterlot" Pip informed Vadik.

          "And where is Canterlot?" He asked as the ponies pointed to the city that Vadik walked from causing him to look up at the sky. "For Fuck Sake" he shouted out loud.