Xander stood in a familiar white world. He was facing towards his father who held a dangerous weapon in his hand.

    Samuel spoke while waving the gun around "Yeah, I know they don't have guns here, but it's no doubt one of the best weapons to train with when it comes to time control." He explained.

    Xander wore a unamused expression "What does it feel like to be shot? Do you know?" He asked while following the gun with his eyes.

    Samuel looked at the gun for a second before shooting Xander in the shoulder "Yeah, I know. You know what it feels like too." He said while watching Xander fall on the ground.

    Xander rolled around on the ground, holding the wound tightly.

    Samuel smiled "You've gotten better. You haven't cried or screamed yet." He smiled before snapping his fingers to have time rewind.

    Xander was standing with no injuries again and stared at Samuel "Are you gonna teach me anything or are you just gonna stand there like an idiot." He crossed arms.

     Samuel smiled "Of course, let's get to the lesson." He then held the gun up "You are gonna have to do the same process as the knife lesson, except for the fact you're gonna have to activate your power quicker than a bullet." He pointed the gun at Xander "You will fail, but by the end of tonight you will have pretty much mastered time. Don't think this the end of the lessons, I still have to teach you combat, that Kung fu shit won't work here, you have to learn the hero fighting techniques." He finished before pulling the trigger on the gun.

    Xander tried to make it stop but he couldn't control it quick enough, but after he got hit with the bullet time reversed back.

    Samuel smiled "Again." He then pulled the trigger.

    Xander got time to slow down a little before having the same result.

    The two practiced this for a while before Xander held the bullet up in the air.

    Xander smiled with joy while holding the bullet "I caught it!" He exclaimed.

    Samuel smiled "Good. You're making progress. Now, let's do it again." He then fired another bullet to only have it be caught with Xander's free hand.

    Xander smiled "Okay, we need to keep on training, I need to master this."  He said preparing for the next bullet.

    Samuel nodded before repeating the process over and over again with him.

    Xander smiled after being successful with all of the bullets. He looked at Samuel and spoke "What now?" He asked.

    Samuel smiled before talking "Well, it's morning so you need to wake up, you have a big day ahead of you." He said before making Xander wake up.

    Xander rose slowly from the bed to see the clock on the wall that read '9:30 a.m' he sighed before getting up and heading to the bathroom to do usual morning duties. When he got back from his room he put on his favorite outfit, a dark gray shirt and blue jeans, alongside his black and white shoes. He stretched one last time and headed out of his room, and down the stairs to be welcomed by a certain white alicorn that sensed his presence as soon as his foot hit the bottom stair.

    Celestia snapped her neck and looked at him "We need to speak." She said with a stern look.

    Xander looked to see two guards standing beside her. He sighed and spoke "what about?" He asked, unamused.

    Celestia hardened her look even more "You know what. You're behavior is not normal, you are being violent, as far as I've been told." She spoke harshly "Or are you hiding something and as soon as you feel it's close to being compromised you put on a violent face?" She accused.

    Xander smiled lightly "Hey, it was nice talking, but fuck you, have a nice day." He said before opening the door to have it only slam shut.

    Celestia spoke harshly "If you do not speak then I will have my guards restrain you." She threatened.

    Xander closed his eyes, with his back turned to them. 'Dad, what do I do?' He asked in his head.

    Samuel responded 'Reveal your true self.' He said simply.

    Xander sighed and turned back to the princess "You want to talk? You want to threaten? You want to disrespect? I'll tell you everything, but you will not like the fact that you've met a individual that carries the power to fucking destroy you." He said with the same tone as Celestia.

    Twilight had been standing at the kitchen doorway, watching everything.

    Celestia wore a shocked expression "W-Walt... I-it's you?!?" She got closer to stare in awe "It is. It really is you!" She smiled wide "I can see it in your eyes! I see Sammy in there!" She spoke with excitement.

    Samuel spoke inside Xander's head 'Oh, god.' He said with a embarrassed tone.

    Celestia then regained her composure "Please, show me some proof of a hero!" She wore her smile.

    Xander stared at her "You have to give me a reason." He stated.

    Celestia shot at him with a powerful beam.

    Xander grabbed it, to them it looked like the fastest reflex on the planet.

    Celestia stared "Ah, I remember always doing that to, Sammy"

    Xander smirked "Yeah, well, you see... I'm still training, but please, all I ask is that you all keep this secret and let me train in peace." He explained.

    Celestia smiled "Of course! We need you to be the best fighter on the planet!" She then snapped to Twilight and the guards "Don't let anyone or anything know about him. We will tell them when he is done training." She commanded.

    They all nodded and stared at Xander.

    Twilight stared "So, you're the hero? Huh... That explains everything. Now I just want to see how you react to harmful situations." She said to him.

    Xander stared at her "You just did." He wore a flat expression.

   Twilight shook her head and spoke "No, I mean when involving others!" She stated.

    Xander smiled for a moment, he then then frowned immediately, he had a feeling of guilt fall upon him. He stared at her for a moment before putting a hand on Twilight's shoulder "I'm sorry." He said with a smile filled with kindness "I've been a real asshole to you lately, will you please forgive me?" He asked nicely.

    Twilight was taken by surprise to the sudden change of mood "I-I do forgive you!" She said before hugging him.

    Samuel commented 'Somepony has a crush on a human.' He laughed.

    Xander hugged her back. He responded back to Samuel 'What makes you say that?' He asked.

     Sample laughed 'she's not off of you yet. I know you have some interest in her. Shit, I'd tap that.' He laughed again.

    Xander blushed profusely 'DAD!' He then cut off the conversation.

    Twilight hopped off and looked at Xander "Why's your face so red? Are you okay?" She asked with a bit of concern.

    Xander shook his head and returned to normal "Y-yeah, I'm fine. Say, what events are your friends attending soon?" He asked, changing topics.

    Twilight smiled "Pinkie is hosting a dancing party, that's about all I can think of right now." She informed him.

    Xander smiled "Cool, who are you guys going with?" He asked curiously.

    Twilight continued her smile "I don't have anyone to dance with, that's fine though, but a little birdie told me that Applejack and Jerald hooked up recently." She giggled "And Justin and Fluttershy are going together as friends and I'm not sure what Austen and Pinkie are as far as relationships go to be honest." She informed him.

    Xander rubbed his neck "I'll go for the hell of it, but I'm not much of a dancer." He stated.

    Twilight giggled "Me and you can just hang out with each other there" she smiled at him before hearing her teacher interrupt.

    Celestia spoke "I will be keeping my eye on you, Xander, but for now I must leave, I have more important matters to attend to." She said before opening up the door "Have fun our dear hero and element of magic!" She said before walking out of the door.

    Xander shook his head "I will never get used to that." He commented.

    Twilight giggled "Our hero." She cooed.

    Xander smirked "Oh, little weakling, do not disrespect me! You should in fact praise me!" he said in a formal accent.

    Twilight laughed "Oh, hero, please be mine one day!" She said dramatically.

    Xander blushed "Oh, maybe one day" he winked.

    Twilight blushed and rubbed her neck "one day! Oh, hero, you make me blush! I don't think I can wait much longer!" She continued on.

    Xander laughed "Maybe we will be together soon, my beautiful, Twilight Sparkle!" He played along.

     Twilight stood up and placed her arms on his shoulders "Ooooh, I like the way you talk, hero" she continued.

    Xander smirked "Don't we all? It's hard not to love me." He wore his smirk.

    Twilight giggled "You couldn't be anymore right!" She said hopping down and heading for the stairs.

    Xander smiled "that was a pretty good performance, you really faked the romance really good!" he said to her.

    Twilight smiled wide and started to walk the stairs.

    Xander called out to her "it was fake, right?" He asked.

    Twilight giggled and didn't respond.

    Xander scratches his head in confusion "Well, of course it was! I was a dick to her after all, wait a minute... i haven't been a dick for to many days... In fact, we've grown to be best friends. It's probably nothing, she's probably just trying to mess with my head." He blushed while talking to himself.

    Xander sighed and headed upstairs and went into his room "Ah! There you are bed! I'm still tired from all of that damn training in my dreams! Even though it's still early in the day, a nap couldn't hurt." He then fell onto the bed and fell asleep immediately.

    Samuel clapped his hands "Bravo! Bravo! You've been here for about two months and you've already got a mare craving for you!" He said with enthusiasm.

    Xander raised his eyebrow "What do you mean?" He asked curiously.

    Samuel rolled his eyes "Well, you're beloved, Twilight, is in love with you, it's just oozing out of her when she's around you! I feel a little bit coming from you too when you two are together! Perhaps you could present me a grandson?" He smiled wide.

    Xander didn't respond to that. He stared at Samuel for a few seconds before saying "What are we training for now?" He asked.

    Samuel smiled "I told you! Combat training, this is the longest and final lesson!" He smiled wide.

    Xander sighed before speaking "let's get to it then." He said plainly.

    Samuel smiled and walked toward him. He stopped in front of him and held up a very defensive fighting stance. He smiled at Xander "Copy my stance" he ordered.

    Xander took a minute to adjust his body to the stance Samuel held "Okay, what now?" He asked.

    Samuel smiled "Okay, you can stop time and slow down time, when I throw my punch, use your quick reflex skill to slow down time only a small amount, when you do that, block my attack and throw your punch, but study your enemy, don't just go for their face, actually attack an area that looks vulnerable and weak, you may not knock them out, but you'll definitely improve your chances of winning the battle." He explained.

    Xander nodded and prepared for the hit.

    Samuel threw a powerful punch and was slowed down by time.

    Xander took the time to look over Samuel and spotted his upper rib cage being vulnerable and weak. He threw a fast and powerful punch to his ribs.

   Samuel got hit extremely hard and came off of his feet for a second before gasping for air. He breathed out "Oh my god, you hit hard for a fucking newbie." He said before gasping for air.

    Xander smirked and shrugged "I guess that MMA shit won't work here." He smiled while watching Samuel get up.

    Sammie threw a punch and missed his target before getting slammed onto the ground. He was surprised to see the quick learner stand above his teacher.

    Xander smiled and held out his hand and picked up his teacher. He wore his smile and spoke "MMA and time can really work well together, but I kinda created a few of my own moves so I can trick my opponents." He smiled at Samuel with pride.

    Samuel smiled before jerking Xander's feet out from underneath him and twisted his legs in a painful fashion. He looked at Xander with a stern look "You're good at fighting, you may be just right for the fighting skill but I don't want you to be fine, I want you to be fucking perfect." he stated, before letting Xander go.

    Xander sat and held his legs for a moment before nodding "I understand, what will you teach me first?" He asked.

    Samuel smiled before speaking "I will teach you the double flying roundhouse and the single true roundhouse." He said before picking up Xander.

    Xander smiled and nodded while putting on his fighting stance "Well, let's get to it." He said impatiently.

    Samuel smiled before dropping it and speaking "Look... I just remembered that... You're gonna die soon, you will go through the worst pain you've ever felt... I've been wearing this hard ass mask but... I love you, son, when I first saw you again I didn't think much of it, but I realized why I loved you being my baby boy, you've grown up to be just like me. I feel like you will accomplish greater things than me, but... I really wish you didn't have to go through these things. I wish I could just replace you and take the suffering away" he looked down and teared up "I love you, I always will, and if it ever comes down to it then I will sacrifice my soul for your safety, if I have to protect you in physical terms then I will essentially go to hell." He shedded a tear and continued "When you die... You'll be dead for a few days. You will be reborn and you'll be even stronger than some of the strongest stallions to ever live. I picked up a buildings support beam after it had crushed a stallions leg. I feel like you will be the strongest hero to ever live...." He wiped a tear and lifted his head "I used to be able to run as fast as a cheetah, how do I know this? I killed one by chasing it down, I feel like you will be able to move even faster. You will leave a great story behind, I feel it." He then walked up to Xander and hugged him "Please... Don't ever make me have to die." He said while squeezing Xander.

    Xander was shocked to see this side of him come out. He hugged him back and told his father "I will, Dad, I will." He said before holding his head into his shoulder "I will be reborn and be even stronger than before." He looked his father into his eyes "If you ever feel like I'm about to be seriously harmed, then don't worry about it, I'll probably have a plan." He gave his father a pat on his back before letting him go.

    Samuel wiped his tears and spoke "I'll trust you son." He said before looking into his eyes "You need to wake up. You should really spend some time with that Twilight mare, I'm being serious when I say you two are good for each other." He didn't let Xander respond by ending the dream.

    Xander snapped awake and looked at the time that read '3:00 P.M' "Damn, I slept late." He got up amid walked out of his room, he heard voices downstairs. Xander walked down the stairs before seeing the girls and the guys. He remembered his attitude from the night before and sighed 'I have to apologize. I remember reading that a heroes apology is a pretty big fucking deal.' He shook his head and approached the group.

    Twilight looked at Xander and smiled "Oh! There he is! The man of importance!" She said before winking at him.

    Xander rubbed his neck, worried about Twilight letting the truth slip out about him being a hero "Yeah...." He looked at her and then to his friends that suffered his aggressiveness "Hey... Austen, Jerald, and Twilght, could I speak to you guys in the kitchen for a moment?" He said while skipping introductions.

    The three of them looked at each other before going into the kitchen.

    Xander went into the kitchen and sat down at the table "I'm sorry." He said immediately.

    Twilight eyes almost popped out of her head when she heard that, she must've know about the heroes apology thing. She smiled and nodded "I accept your apology." She hugged him.

    Jerald looked at the ground for a moment before speaking "It's okay, but I'll put your ass in a trash can and push you down a hill if you ever do something like that ever again." He said before leaving the kitchen immediately.

    Austen beamed with joy "It's okay! As long as you come to the dance then I'll be as happy as can be!" He said before skipping out of the kitchen.

    Xander stood up and sighed "That was... Better than expected." He stated.

    Twilight smiled at him "I know it's hard for you to say that. I'm proud of you." She said before heading back into the main area.

    Samuel spoke in his head 'I'm proud of you too son.' He stated.

    Xander nodded 'Thanks, dad.' He smiled and went back into the library.

    The group gossiped about a sensitive topic.

    Justin spoke "I heard the princess dropped her search for the hero, I personally think she found him." He explained.

   Jerald nodded "Yeah, I heard about that. I think she found it as well." He agreed.

    Xander cringed when he heard Jerald call him 'it'.

    Twilight smiled "I feel like she just said that to calm down the ponies, I think she's still researching." She put out her opinion.

    Xander smiled at Twilight's good cover up.

    Twilight smiled back at Xander and winked "How about we get out and go somewhere to eat?" She recommended.

    The group nodded and got up. They all said a few things to each other before exiting the library.

    Xander walked beside Twilght, making simple small talk "It sure is nice out today, it would be perfect if there were to be some curvy roads to drive on." He stated.

    Twilight giggled and responded "You and your cars, I may not know a whole lot about them, but I'm definitely learning easy terms like a curvy road and such." She explained.

    Xander smiled for a few moments before getting a sudden rush of coldness over him. He looked at Twilght and spoke "Say... Does it feel cold right now?" He asked.

    Twilight looked at him with a concerned look "No... But you look really pale, are you okay?" She asked with concern.

    Xander blinked a few times before feeling his pulse. He waited a few moments. His heart wasn't beating, he didn't feel a single beat. As he figured out what was happening he suddenly fell and slowed his breathing. He saw Twilght standing over him with pure concern in her face. He started to see a bright white light, the same white as the training room. 'what's gonna happen to me?' Was his last thought

    The son of Samuel is currently dead.

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