Xander sat in the usual white room, trying to connect the dots to as of what happened.

    "Your magic overdose stopped your heart." His teacher spoke.

    Xander looked up at him and stared blankly "I died?" He asked.

   Samuel nodded "Yup, I told you it would happen, did I not?" He stated.

    Xander wore a neutral expression "Well, you did say it would only be a few days, so it won't be that bad." He said, thinking positively.

    Samuel rubbed his neck "About that...." He frowned.

    Xander raised a eyebrow "Did you lie?" He asked.

    Samuel sighed and looked at Xander "You're gonna be away for a while, longer than a month." He said, answering his question.

    Xander looked down "We don't have that much more to train on." He said sadly.

    Samuel kept his frown "You're going to hell." He spat out.

    Xander blinked a few times before standing up "Why?" He said with a little bit of fear and anger.

    Samuel stepped back "Well... I can't exactly teach you how to build up tolerance to pain." He explained.

    Xander stepped closer "So, I'm gonna get tortured? I'm gonna have to deal with months of the worst pain?" He asked calmly.

     Samuel swallowed hard to hear his tone change instantly "U-uhh... Y-yeah, you're gonna be alive in about three or four months...." He trailed off.

    Xander stood still and stared blankly "When do I leave?" He asked.

    Samuel looked at his watch "In a few minutes...." He stared at Xander.

    Xander took a deep breath and got his composure together. He sat down and waited.

    Samuel rubbed his arm "At least you'll develop a tolerance to pain." He said, trying to cheer up Xander.

     Xander sighed and kept on waiting.

    Samuel frowned "I thought you feared nothing?" He asked.

    Xander looked up "I've been through my hell once. It was when we were younger" he paused for a few seconds before continuing "It was when you were a drunk. When you killed him, when you beat me, when you would tell me I'm nothing and that I should die." He said with a hint of rage in his eyes.

    Samuel sat there with his mouth open before saying "That was thousands of years ago though!" He replied.

    Xander looked up "Not for me, it was 10 years ago." He said with a bit more anger in his tone.

    Samuel frowned "This is your fuel... This is what's gonna fuel your rage magic." He stated.

     Xander looked at him "what are you talking about?" He asked.

    Samuel sighed "When a hero gets mad, he literally gets red irises and...." He paused for a second "He will murder his target. He will make sure the individual that made him mad dies, unless if the source of anger gets cut off." He stated.

     Xander shook his head "I can't believe I blocked my anger out for this long, I can't believe I said I love you!" He shouted "I hate you, I wish you were never my father, that's why I didn't care when you and mom died! You guys only told I'd be nothing! Now look at me, bitch! I'm the fucking fate of a planet!" He kept shouting before being thrown into a unknown room.

    A man laughed with a chilling voice "To bad he couldn't tell you he was sorry, but I don't care about that mushy gay shit. I love seeing you bleed and be driven to insanity!" He was never seen but he threw Xander into a fiery pit of suffering souls.

    After a few minutes you could hear the pain filled yells of Xander.

    -In Equestria-

    A preacher spoke "May his soul lay rested in paradise, may he leave his good memories with us" the preacher spoke at the funeral.

     Jerald stood in a formal black funeral suit "I can't believe he's gone, my best friend dead, by Celestia knows what, the hospital didn't even know how he died, Why? Why him? Why not some ungrateful ass wipe, why a man that had good intentions?" He asked.

     The other stood on the other side of the grave, watching Xander's coffin be lowered into it.

     Rainbow watched with sadness "I may have not hanged out with him that much, but I know he had a kind heart." He said while letting a tear fall.

     Rarity sobbed "He was so young! He never did anything wrong! He always loved to make people laugh!" She said while wiping tears with a piece of cloth.

     Pinkie pie and Austen hugged each other, crying out random words.

     Fluttershy hugged Justin, crying into his shoulder, she never pulled her face away.

     Justin stared with sadness, he still wasn't able to comprehend the fact that a good friend had just died.

     Applejack would occasionally look at the grave but she mainly focused in Jerald, she knew he was facing some Devils.

     Twilight stared while letting tears roll down her cheeks, she sniffles occasionally but she would mainly just stare, she wore a face of depression.

     The preacher finished up with closing the book and throwing a few pieces of gold into the hole. He then lowered his head and gave the cue for the stallions to start filling up the grave with dirt.

     Jerald saw the dirt fall into the hole, making him finally break. He started to let the tears roll down his face, he couldn't stop, he even kneeled down and sobbed constantly.

     Applejack had walked over and put a hoof on his back, letting him know she was there for him.

     Twilight saw the preacher give a few blessings before leaving, she couldn't get the image of him dying in her arms out of her face, it was just sudden, no symptoms, not anything, just instant death. She kept shaking her head while saying to herself quietly "I loved him. He made me so happy. He would always make me laugh even when I felt like death. He was always there for me when he needed me most." She stopped and swallowed before crying again.

     Jerald had gotten up and ran off to behind a tree to calm down, he focused on his breathing and calmed down.

     "Don't get to depressed, he'll be back." A unfamiliar voice said.

     Jerald looked up quickly, he was shocked to say who it was.

     A new human was standing there "What? Don't remember me?" He asked, before stepping out of the shadow, revealing an old face.

     Jerald was shocked "S-Samuel? X-Xander's dad?" He was flabbergasted.

     Samuel smiled "Yup, I'm dead, don't worry, but I need you to keep this a secret, but... I was also the old hero, the old hero from over a thousand years ago, I know it's confusing, but just know, the old hero was also Xander's father, and Xander will be back, but he's gonna be a lot stronger, and a hell of a lot less forgiving." He said before walking away.

     Jerald yelled after him "Wait!" He was to late, Samuel had already disappeared. Jerald rubbed his head in confusion "He'll be back?" He asked himself.

     Twilight had walked home during all of the events, she hasn't spoke a word since Xander died, it had been a few days since that day. She sighed as she walked into the library, as soon as she walked in she noticed a book sitting on her desk, she walked over and observed it, she read the title "The Story Of Xander" she wore a confused expression before opening it to a random page, and she read out the text written "After he had confronted his father, Samuel, about the past crimes he had committed, he was sucked in through a portal leading to hell, where he met the devil himself, the devil spoke a few words to Xander about pity and apologies. Xander felt the grip of the powerful under lord grip around him before being thrown into the fiery pits of hell, where he faced his worst fears, reliving the moment where his father murdered his little brother." She sat down "How did this get here? H-how?!?" She rubbed her head in frustration.

     "I put it there."

     Twilight jumped when she heard the unknown voice.

     "Calm down, it's just me, the old dead hero from a thousand years ago." Samuel spoke.

      Twilight looked in confusion "S-Samuel? I've heard old folk tales about you visiting individuals that played big parts in history but I've never heard about you visiting civilians?" She asked with confusion.

     Samuel smiled "You are a huge impact on history. Well, at least when Xander comes back you will." He spoke with his usual formal accent.

     Twilight raised an eyebrow "What?" She asked.

     Samuel smiled "Ah, yes, he'll be back, but not anytime soon, I do feel sorry for my son, but it's just something a true hero has to do. He is essentially being reborn, and when he is reborn, oh, all of the cruel ponies of the world are gonna pay for their crimes." He said with a smile.

     Twilight stared dumbfounded "Xander's your son?" She asked.

    Samuel smiled before nodding "Of course! Where do you think he got his awesomeness trait from?" He stated.

     Twilight rubbed her head.

     Samuel smiled "It's something to do with time difference between his home planet and here. Oh! You can thank me for his big dick trait, you're gonna like it later." He sad with a smirk.

     Twilight jerked her head up "What?!?" She asked with a blush.

     Samuel stopped "Oh! I'm spoiling the story aren't I? I apologize for that, but I just couldn't resist. Twilight, Xander's gonna be back, and you're gonna absolutely love him." He said before taking a seat.

     Twilight processed everything "What is the main danger of Equestria?" She asked.

    Samuel smiled "Maybe Xander's evil twin? Or maybe you, or maybe the part where on of his friends go evil from jealousy and is killed by him." Samuel spoiled.

    Twilight held her mouth open "How do you know this?" She asked.

     Samuel jumped up "Ah! Good question, I'm the author of the story of course!" He smiled with pride.

    Twilight shook her head "How long has Xander been in hell?" She kept questioning.

     Samuel looked at his watch "Well, in hells time... About 3 years, in our time, 3 days." He stated.

     Twilight gaped.

     Samuel smiled "Oh! It's time for me to go, I need to write some more!" He said before disappearing.

     Twilight held her head in confusion "He is definitely as interesting as pinkie." She said before picking up the book and reading it.

     -At Xander's grave-

     It was night time in Equestria, but Jerald wanted to say goodbye to Xander while he was still alone.

     "Look, I know I saw your dad, but I feel like that was all in my head. Xander, you were my best friend, and now you're dead." He paused. "You were like a brother to me, you were always loyal and kind to me, I'm still in shock that you're gone, I just can't believe it. I will always remember you, and now that you're gone... I'm scared, I knew you were the hero, I just know. Now that you're gone, Equestria is in great danger, and I honestly don't know what to think about that, I'm just gonna think like you in that situation, surely it'll get me somewhere." He stopped for a moment to keep his composure "If you're father was right, then I hope he wasn't lying, I hope you do come back with vengeance in the time of danger." He paused and finally said "Goodbye, old friend." He then walked away, never turning back.

     Jerald walked back to the farm with sadness surrounding him, he tried to push the thoughts of Xander out of his head, but hey always came back. He reached the door to his home before entering to be welcomed by the Apple family getting ready for bed.

     Applejack turned to Jerald "There you are! I was getting worried!" She said with her usual country accent.

     Jerald smiled "Yeah... I just needed to get out of the house." He said while rubbing his neck.

     Applejack stood up and hugged him "It's okay, I know loosing you're best friend is painful, but just try to go forward from here, it's what he would want you to do." She said while giving him a peck on the cheek.

Jerald smiled "Thank you" he said while rubbing her back with comfort "Xander will be missed, but I know he's somewhere better now." He said with a relaxed expression.

     -Back in hell-

     Xander hanged from a bundle of barb wire, tearing away at his flesh everytime he swung back and forth. He let the blood drip off of his body and mouth, he had been there for three years in hells time, he thought he wouldn't ever see the beautiful land of Equestria ever again, but he didn't care anymore, he had suffered the worst tortures of all time, but due to his endurance he had become one of Lucifers favorites, he sometimes got to sit in a chair for a hour or two every now and then, but he still didn't care. Xander just kept dangling from the sharp wires, thinking of nothing, he knew his father told him he'd get out one day, but he gave up hope on that idea.

     "I might just keep you forever, I like seeing you block out the pain, its gains my interest" the English accent spoke, which belonged to Lucifer.

     Xander drooled blood and stared at the devil "I don't think Samuel would allow you to do that." He spoke his first words in months in hells time.

     Lucifer shook his head "Yeah, he may get upset at that, I might as well just stick to the plan. I don't understand why he has such high hopes for you, he seriously thinks you'll be the most powerful hero of all time." He said with his devilish tone.

     Xander stared at him "How much longer?" He asked.

     Lucifer smiled "Hells time, 50 more years, Equestrian time... 4 months." He smirked with evil written on his face.

      Xander twitched, he then stared off into space, escaping the horrible information.

     Lucifer smirked and tightened up the barb wires surrounding him, causing Xander to stiffen up from pain.

     -Back in Equestria-

     Austen sat on a park bench, having dark thoughts in his head "He's dead. I can't do anything about him being dead, he was my friend, and now he's my very first dead friend, why did he die? Why? He never did anything to deserve this, all he did was live happily." He then had something click in his head "He was acting strange before he died... Was involved in something bad? Or was he involved in so,etching bigger than that? What in Equestria is so big to get him killed...." He thought for a few minutes before gasping "W-was he th-" he was cut off.

     "The hero? Yeah, he is." Said a bipedal figure wearing a dark hoodie.

      Austen stared at the individual "Who are you? I've never seen you around here before." He asked.

      The figure responded "Don't worry about that, worry about the fact that your friend isn't dead. He will be back, and he's gonna be back so powerful that he isn't even human. Hero means something different here, it's a very rare species that is created with the Queen and Kings magic, it's very serious, if somepony else found out he was the hero, they'd probably be written a check for over a million bits for their research." He stated.

      Austen stared at the figure "Thank you. You just took a lot of stress off of my chest." He spoke.

     The figure nodded "Go home, you're mare friend is waiting for you." He said before walking off.

      Austen stared "How in the world did he know we are going out?" He said before standing up. He sighed and rubbed his head before heading back to his home where pinkie was apparently waiting for him.

     After a quiet walk of arguing with himself, Austen entered Sugarcube corner and headed up to his and Pinkie's room, expecting questions of where he was. He opened the door to his room and was welcomed by Pinkie sitting on the bed, staring at him kindly, she had a different kind of atmosphere surrounding her, it wasn't joyful, it kinda felt romantic.

     Pinkie spoke "Today was a stressful day, and now it's coming to an end, everyday I like to end them on good terms." She spoke with sultry tone.

     Austen already knew what was going on, she had teased him about it, but he hadn't expected it be today. "Hmm, really? I like to end mine on good terms as well." He said, matching her nature.

     Pinkie pulled him to the bed and kissed him deeply "We might as well do as many secretive things as possible" she said, maintaining her lustful tone.

     Austen smiled and laid her onto the bed before kissing her with passion.

     The two of them definitely had a great night.

     -At Fluttershy's cottage-

     Justin sat on the couch, he's been planted there ever since they got back from the funeral, he just couldn't believe it, his friend died.

     Fluttershy sat down and rubbed his back "It's okay, I know you two were really good friends, it must be so hard for you." She said, comforting him with her kind gestures.

     Justin sighed "We've been friends ever since kindergarten, we grew up with each other, he was always there for me, even when I was a douche, I just wish I could've hung out with him more before he died." He said with a sad tone.

     Fluttershy nodded "It's okay, he will be missed, but we all know that he wants us to keep moving forward, he wants us to be happy." She proved a good point.

     Justin turned to her and smiled "You're right, he probably would've hit me for being such a slouch right now, I need to go to bed and live my life at its fullest tomorrow!" He said, gaining his composure.

     Fluttershy was shocked to see that he got happy that quickly, she honestly didn't expect it to work so easily.

      Justin looked at her with a slight blush "Thanks Flutters, I really just need somepony to talk to." He then hugged her gently.

     Fluttershy smiled and hugged him back a faint blush on her cheeks "It's no problem, you can share your thoughts with me anytime you need to." She said with kindness.

     Justin stood up and started heading for his room "Goodnight, Flutters! I've got a busy day tomorrow!" He said before entering his room.

     Fluttershy giggled "He's so cute." She said before retiring to her room.

    -At Twilights library-

     Twilight laid in her bed peacefully "He's coming back, I can't believe it, I'm apparently gonna be serving a part in the new book!" She said with excitement "I'm anxious for his return, I know it'll be a little while, but it's definitely worth the wait!" She then closed her eyes "I wonder if he will still be able to love? If he can then that'll be great, I'll be able to share my feelings for him." She sighed and drifted off to sleep.

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