So the whole... Twilight games was over. I won my lady fair and square. Now the aftermath was a little extreme. Here's a small average list of what happened.

1. Lightning came back. Madder than before. After a few unneeded insults Twilight snapped on him and delivered the best insults I have ever heard in my life.

2. I got to meet up with all of my old friends! Well... most of them. I did see Niko but he was on the way to the hospital. I couldn't understand him since he was talking so fast but I think it was about Octavia and a baby. The only ponies I didn't see was Vinyl and Eden. I really wanted to check up on them but... I couldn't find them.

3. I got to finally visit Colgate for a dentist appointment. Yeah. It wasn't pretty. But she fixed me right up!

4. Twilight shot me with a spell a few minutes ago turning me into a... chubbie. You know the little small round ponies? If you don't know what the cubbies are you are officially dead to me. It is impossible to ignore something this cute.

"Dustin. Can you roll over here?" asked Twilight as I was laying on her desk. I playfully rolled to the left so she could hold me. "I hate to say this but you are super cute Dustin!"

"Yay! By the way this is super fun." Then Spike walked in. He was... teenage Spike now.

"Spike your back! How was Rarity?"

"She's doing great Twilight! This was the best date ever!" sounds like Spike is getting fancy with the ladies. I'm surprised he hasn't made a move on Twi yet. Oh wait... yeah he did. That one time in the past life. When he raped her. Yeah I remember that. So let's hope that doesn't happen right? "I also heard about your little contest today. We weren't in town to see it though."

"You'll never guess who won!"

"Who?"

"Dustin Shafer! He's back from the dead and he's in love with me!"

"That's amazing Twilight!" he gave her a congratulatory hug. "Where's he?"

"He's here but their is a tiny problem."

"Whoa what's this?" he asked picking me up by my tail. "It's so cute I could eat it up!" I started sweating a lot and now I was a little shaky. I don't want to get eaten!

"Spike put him down. That's Dustin."

"What?"

"I had a spell go wrong. I was about to fix it but you came in." she said holding me in her hooves. "But you do have to admit it's cute."

"Yeah. Did you call him an it?"

"No I mean the spell."

"Oh. Yeah." Twilight's horn glowed and she shot me with her spell. I turned back to normal!

"Oh yeah! I'm back!"

"Hey!" said Spike holding his arms out for a bro-hug. It's finally happened. The day I can hug a dragon like one of my own kind. I quickly accepted it and enjoyed the hug.

"You grew pretty good."

"You didn't."

"Oh HAHAHAHA! That's a cheap shot! Hah hah hahaha..."

"Missed you too." he said letting go of the hug. "But I'm heading to bed. Night."

"Night." we both said to the teen.

"He's a nice kid." I told Twilight.

"He's still my little brother yet he's bigger than me." She said as we both walked upstairs. The 2nd floor had a renovation so now there was 2 bedrooms. I imagine that Twilight and Spike got uncomfortable sleeping in the same room. So the door on the right with the green fire emblem was his. The door on the left with the sparkles was ours. Why do I get sparkles? Oh yeah... that's right.

"Hey Twilight... I wanted to ask you something."

"What is it?"

"I notice that you disappear a lot more often than the old days. What do you do for a job?"

"Celestia made me the principle of Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns."

"No way! That's awesome!"

"Do you have a job?"

"No."

"I can get you one over there. We need all the help we can get."

"I always wanted to be a teacher."

"What are you good with?"

"Math, Physics, Technology, and some Biology. I'm also a master in foreign languages."

"We need a good Physics teacher, we need someone who can do the math and work with computers, and we could use your help with deciphering some unique tablets that have been found."

"I'll do it!"

"Good plan." She went in for another hug. But then... she did something that I wasn't expecting. She gave me a kiss. On the mouth. I never really got to feel her kiss when I was Static but now I know why he loved her so much. She put so much emotion in her kiss. "And that... was for winning me in the contest."

"I..I...I...I.."

"You really do have a cute blush."

"But... you...me... I just...wow."

"Was it that good?"

"Wow."

"Let's go to bed before you faint hero."

"Whatever you say..." I followed her into the bedroom and we got our nap. I'm sure Twilight had her eyes on me for a long time. Last time I was alive and I removed the marker from Equestria, Twilight said that I shouldn't have this power when i was eavesdropping on them. Now I know why. She didn't want to lose me. I can't imagine what she did for 3 years when my skeleton was on display in a museum. She believed. That's what kept me alive! It was Twilight.

The next morning...

I woke up from my slumber only to see that Twilight left. She wasn't in the bed.

"Must be making breakfast..." I told myself getting up. I walked downstairs only to see her sitting on the couch, with a photo album, and crying softly. "Hey hey what's the matter Twilight?"

"Today's July 18th. This was the worst day of my childhood."

"What happened?"

"I can't explain it *sniff* but I can show you." She put her hooves on my face and I fell asleep again. I was floating around Canterlot Castle like a ghost. Eventually I found filly Twilight playing a game with a bigger mare. She was an extremely beautiful mare. Tall, and smart. She had pink fur, and her hair was two-shades. Purple and white.

"That's Midnight." said Twilight in my head.

"Who is she?"

"She's my imaginary friend."

"I don't understand."

"Here in Equestria, if your a child and your lonely, you can have an imaginary friend come to life and be there for you. Midnight was my best friend since Celestia always had a meeting and Spike was still a baby."

"But what happened?"

Just then I was teleported to a garden. There I saw Twilight happily playing with her friend, and then I saw a bigger pony get in. He was extremely tall and muscular. You know... he looked a lot like Lightning no joke. Anyways...

"Hi!" said little Twi.

"Hey kid..." he had this mean voice... sounded like a bully. Oh I hate bullies. I was the number 1 victim in my school. What did I do? I beat them all near to death. No joke. 17 people hospitalized in 1 day. "Aw... look at you. Playing with an imaginary friend."

"Is... that a problem?"

"Yeah it is. It proves how much of a baby you are."

"Stop it!" said Midnight getting in the fray. "Leave her alone."

"Dustin I have to tell you something." Said Twilight who sounded like she was crying more heavily.

"You can tell me anything."

"The imaginary friend has a curse... she can not be hugged by the owner no matter what. Or she'll die."

"What!?!"

"*sobs* just...watch..."

"Twi..." I looked back at it. The bully made a fake collapsing move like he was pretending to pass out so both of them ran to his aid. Then he got up, and pushed them together for a hug. Total dick move.

"No! Midnight..." cried little Twilight as her friend turned into little yellow sparks.

"It's okay Twilight Sparkle. You'll become a great person in the future..." she said passing away and the sparks flew upwards toward heaven. This really hurt me. Watching Twilight cry, and especially as a kid, and the bully laughing. He got away without anyone knowing about what happened. It took a few minutes for Celestia to come out and comfort the filly.

"Twilight..." I said waking up. Her face was covered in tears. I had no words to say. I felt like crying. I mean... my childhood was bad but... no one ever killed my imaginary friend. So... I looked at her and opened my arms so she could get a hug. She accepted it and cried into my chest. "I'm sorry that happened."

"It shouldn't have happened."

"That unicorn... he had no respect for others. Hey couldn't you have gotten another imaginary friend?"

"You can only have one." Oh right... I already used my friend. Remember? The little popcorn guy that I ate. Oh now I feel down right awful. "She would have passed away when I turned 13 anyways."

"But how old were you?"

"I was..."

"Twilight how old were you at the time?"

"I was 7." Oh man... what a horrible thing that man did to her. I can't imagine what it would have been like. Actually I can.

"I'm so sorry Twilight. I really am. There is no greater pain then losing your best friend."

"Now... no one even uses their imagination for friends anymore."

"And you said that if you 13 you can't have one?"

"Yeah. *sniff*"

"Dang... I'm not 13 I'm... 31. So I can't..."

"Can't what?"

"I would bring Midnight back to life."

"No. Don't do that. I love her and all but, I don't want to take her away from the afterlife."

"Do imaginary friends go there? To heaven I mean."

"I hope so. Even though they weren't biologically created *sniff* they have a heart."

"A good heart is rare these days. Of course she is in heaven."

"Thank you Dustin. For helping me with my problems."

"Of course Twilight." I kissed her on the forehead and she continued to hug me. "Of course."

"I'm going to go freshen up. Be right back."

"Alright." I heard a knocking on the door. "Hello?" I asked opening it. There stood all of my friends with party equipment. They quickly ran in and set everything up before I could even blink. "Guys? What's the rush?"

"We need an emergency party started stat!" yelled Pinkie. "My Pinkie Sense is going off and it's telling me that one of my friends is very very sad so I went around and asked everybody except Twilight and she's not here!"

"She is. She's upstairs in the bathroom."

"Is she sad?"

"Well...yeah but-"

"Then I was right!" They continued setting up and then cut all the lights off. Niko grabbed me and pulled me behind the couch.

"Dustin?" asked Twilight walking downstairs. "Why did you cut the lights off?"

"Surprise!" yelled Pinkie when Twilight cut them on. I'm sure you can guess what happened next. No? We had a freaking party! Yeah!

2 hours later...

The party finally ended (Berry Punch got a little... out of control and got most of the guest drunk and got them out into the streets.) and we all said goodbye! (It was pretty bad. 1 dude got ran over by a giraffe. Where they got the animal from... I'm guessing Pinkie.)

"Bye!" I said waving at Pinkie when she left. I was the winner of the drinking contest and I don't even have a buzz yet. Guess I'm just a natural alcoholic. Hahaha... Hmm... I broke a promise which I made to myself. Meh. New life new promises. I can do what I want.

"Hey Twi." I said to the unicorn laying in the couch. "Twilight."

"Hmm? *hic* Hiya Dusty! Do you know that I can rhyme your name with other *hic* things?"

"Like what?"

"Crusty Rusty Musty Lusty Trusty Lucky Dusty... I can keep going *hic*."

"I think you need to go to bed Twilight."

"But... it's not my bed time yet..."

"Twilight go to bed."

"Okay... Whoa!" she tried to get up but fell off the couch. She drank a lot. If anything she's drunker than Berry Punch. "Hey Dustin..."

"Do you want up?"

"No... this is nice. Right here."

"How about I pick you up?" I asked pulling her into my arms. She already passed out. "Lightweight..." I took her upstairs and placed her in her bed. I put a bowl (For puking.) beside her bed and I placed a bottle of hangover medicine on her table. She was crying in her sleep.

"No...Midnight..." was all she mumbled. That fucking does it! I can not just let this go by anymore! It's time for some closure and I'm going to find that fucker who did this!

"Mark my words Twilight! I shall get revenge!" I ran downstairs, grabbed the Cartographer's Bandana and turned it back into the hat. I grabbed my rucksack, some water, some snacks, and some tranquilizers. I made a tube out of some reeds I found when no one was looking so if I find him and he doesn't agree to come peacefully... I'm gonna shoot him. I know what your thinking. 'What the fuck?' I'm thinking that too. I don't know why I'm doing this.

"Okay... I'll just use magic!" I said to myself when I got outside. Not that many ponies were out since most were home while hungover (Dammit Berry!) I closed my eyes and concentrated my magic onto myself. I figured... hey if I can use magic and surround myself in a spell... I can fly! Can't I? Who says I can't? I tried it and started floating. "Yes! This will work just-" the bubble disappeared. "Fin- Oh fuck." I fell down on my butt and began to question myself. *gasp* Twilight used a flight spell on Rarity in that one episode! I'll use it on myself. I closed my eyes and imagined wings and I felt them appear on my back. "Yes! Now we're talking..." I turned my head "*sigh* Butterfly wings. I feel SSSOOOO pretty."

"Look mommy!" said a kid down the street. "That guy has butterfly wings!"

"Don't look at him. He's a transvestite." said the mother.

"Better get flying..." I told myself and I began to fly to Canterlot. Okay... so I can use a time spell to allow me to see in the past. If I do that... I can probably get a better view on his appearance. Then I'll hunt him down!

20 minutes later...

I landed in Canterlot right before my wings disappeared. Good timing if you ask me. I went to the Gardens and used my time sight spell and saw the whole ordeal again. The pony I was looking for was a unicorn, extremely tall, grey fur... white stripes, and green hair. So I'm looking for a punk that doesn't match the description of anyone in town. Wait... hold on... what was he doing in the castle to begin with? I'm going to ask Celestia.

"Celestia!" I said walking into her court. "I need to talk to you."

"Did something happen to Twilight?!" she asked.

"Sort of. In the past. A man ruined her childhood when he killed Midnight."

"Oh... that happened today 19 years ago... Twilight never did get over it."

"What happened?" asked Luna.

"I'll tell you in a little bit sis."

"Well I'm looking for a tall unicorn, grey fur, white stripes, and green hair."

"That sounds like Burning Fury. He's a cousin." she said quietly. "He's the one who did this?"

"That depends. Is he a total jerk-face?"

"Yeah that's him." she said.

"Who?" asked Luna.

"In a little bit Luna." she snapped at her.

"Sorry." she quieted down and continued to listen.

"Dustin, Fury lives in Fillydelphia."

"Okay. I'm on a quest to find him and make him apologize."

"I know where he lives. I'll send you there." she said teleporting me. I looked around and I was in the middle of an intersection. Then all the lights turned green and cars came flying at me in all directions. I quickly evaded them and got out of the road.

"Where is he? If I was a total asshole related to Celestia then where would I... be..." I said looking up. There I saw a sign saying Fury Estates. "Aha!" I ran over there as quick as I could and walked in. The receptionist was the first pony to talk to me that didn't involve insults or some dude yelling at me.

"Welcome to Fury Estates. How may I be of service?"

"Well..." I looked at her name tag. "Sandy. I need to find Burning Fury and deliver a message."

"He's on the top floor. I'll give you his key." she handed me a solid gold key and sent me to the elevator. I went upstairs and found him in a large suite by himself drinking some alcoholic cider.

"May I help you?" he asked.

"Yes. I need you to apologize to Twilight Sparkle for the pain you caused her 19 years ago."

"I knew that would come back and haunt me. I've wanted to say I was sorry for a long time now but I could never find her."

"Dude... she's Celestia's personal student. You could visit her at any time."

"Oh... guess that makes me a bad pony."

"Will you come peacefully?"

"Yeah." Man... I really wanted to shoot somepony with a tranq. We walked outside and there I saw Trixie.

"Aha! The Great and Powerful Trixie has found you!" she said pointing at me.

"What now?" I asked her.

"Trixie wants to date you so you'll leave Twilight Sparkle."

"Dustin doesn't want to be in a relationship with you."

"Only Trixie speaks in third person!"

"Dustin hates it when you speak like that."

"Stop mimicking Trixie!"

"Dustin's name isn't Trixie."

"I'll destroy y-" I shot her in the neck with a dart. "I..oh I feel sleepy..." she laid back and passed out.

"You had a tranquilizer?!" asked the scared Fury.

"Yeah. For emergencies."

1 hour later...

"Twilight..." I said knocking on her door.

"*cough cough* Yeah?"

"You okay? You sound a little sick."

"I drank too much."

"I left you some medicine."

"Oh... OH! Thank you."

"I also brought a guest."

"Who is it?"

"Okay Fury..." I whispered. "Before you go in... I want to say thank you for having the balls to do it. I also want to say good luck. I don't know how she'll react."

"Alright." I opened the door for him. I closed it and went downstairs. I don't want to hear what they have to say I just want the conflict over with. About... 12 minutes went by and they both walked down the stairs. Twilight was wrapped in a blanket with a bedhead and Fury looked like he got smacked.

"Thank you again." she told him.

"Once again I'm sorry. I was an asshole as a kid and I took my stress out on you."

"I forgive you."

"Thank you Twilight Sparkle. Now I must get home." he teleported away.

"Dustin. Thanks for bringing him over to apologize."

"I just couldn't stand seeing you like this. Why didn't you tell anyone sooner?"

"I didn't know who did it."

"I see."

"Midnight would have still passed away when I was 13 but still..."

"Still you needed her as a friend and she wasn't there. I understand better than you think."

"Do you?"

"I caused a time paradox Twilight. Okay. In the old Equestria, you were married to me. I was a different pony then by the name of Static Wielder. When I caused the paradox, I ended up killing all of my friends. Everyone I had was gone. All of them. I... I was still just a kid Twi. This was back in my coma."

"How long were you in a coma?"

"In real life, 7 years. In my head. 14 centuries. I spent all that time training and I remembered all of it. That's why I'm so good at fighting."

"How long did you know your friends?"

"Longer than when you met the other Elements. I knew them when I was a child. Now I'm all that remains of a world lost in time. Well... that's not true. David is another person from that world."

"You sound like you have had a rough time. How does one cope with such a heavy loss?"

"You know me. You know I'm a little mental."

"A little more than little if you ask me. But your very sane."

"I keep it in check. Still I have some issues."

"Don't we all. Hey can you help me up back to bed? I'm still a little drunk..."

"Sure thing!" I picked her up again. But this time she was awake with a blush. "I have to treat you like a princess."

"What? Oh... don't say that kind of thing..." Her blush was way deeper. "But I'm happy you think of me like that." I placed her in her bed and took her blanket and remade the bed. "Thank you my brave knight. Come here and get your reward." she said pulling me in for a kiss.

12 seconds later...

"BBLLLEEEGGGHHH!" I was puking in her toilet.

"Sorry! I shouldn't have kissed you when I was still sick."

"It's okay Twi."

"Really?"

"No. BBBBLLLLEEEAAAAAHHHH! *pant* I got it all out at least."

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine now. Everything's fine." I got on my side of the bed. "This day can't go wrong." Then the TV she was watching went straight to the news.

"Breaking news. A train's brake system has failed and is heading on a collision course with some bigger cities. There are over 50 ponies inside."

"I'll be back." I said grabbing my backpack and a rope.

"Be careful hero." said Twilight. "Please come home safe and sound."

"I'll probably come home with a scrape. At least." I said beginning my teleportation spell. Time for me to be a hero again.

Sorry I've been taking so long with my chapters. I had to get on a plane to Ireland for my dad's funeral and I only get to work on my stories bit by bit. I just now made it back to Virginia so I'm a bit sleepy. And if you don't understand what's happening at the end, it's a spoof of Unstoppable. The movie with the runaway train. I like trains. I do. Now I have that song in my head... Everypony listen up! I want you all to go to youtube and watch the 'I like trains' music video by Tomska. Right now. It's that amazing.