Author's Notes:

So here we go, the start of the first season. I hope you like it as it will sure be a bang. So not much to talk about before you all get into the chapter, but do enjoy.

Comment, like, follow, share and tell. I hope you continue to support for my writings as the time goes on. For now, I bow, and exit stage left.

Welcome (Season Beginning)

Flame and I had been walking through the forest for what felt like days when only we had been walking for just a few hours. The forest seemed to go on endlessly. I sighed as I sat down and leaned up next a tree. I felt wiped from walking those few hours with barely any progress. I hadn't even found the exit or any idea where we were. My phone was useless as it couldn't figure out where we were.

"So we're lost?" Asked Flame

"I think we are," I said

After resting for a while, I got up and stretched out my body. Flame decided to walk and give me a break. Sure Flame wasn't thick, but he still had some weight on him. We kept walking on till we started to see a bright light and knew that was the exit. We ran forward and found ourselves in a large hilly area. I looked around and smelt the air. It was so fresh and clean.

"Amazing, huh," I said

"Yeah, never seen a place like this one Earth." Said Flame

He was right, but I shrugged it off. I now looked around for a town where we were. I finally spotted a little town that was maybe a mile or so away in the distances. I pointed it out to Flame, and we both headed off towards the town. Before we got inside the town, we spotted a sign. We decided to stop and see what it said. Well, it was nothing Flame, or I would have expected.

"Welcome to Ponyville. The nicest town in all of Equestria. Also the home of the Elements of Harmonies and their bearers." I said

"What the?" Asked Flame

"Yeah, something tells me now, we aren't on Earth no more," I said

"Well seems like it, but we still need to figure this fully out. I do mean; there are some crazy named places on Earth." Said Flame

"You are right about that, but what the hell are the 'Elements of Harmony," I said

"Beats me." Said Flame

I shrugged with him, and Flame climbed on my shoulder as we entered the city. We began to look at all the buildings. They gave off this feeling of being old, but new. Each building looking like it was from the middle ages, but still held that modern feeling to it. It was strange, quaint little town. Soon enough I found the citizens of this town and couldn't believe my eyes. I rubbed them and still couldn't believe my eyes. I looked at Flame as he looked at me. We both couldn't believe our eyes. The citizens were anthropomorphic ponies.

"I can't believe it," I said

"Yeah, never thought I would see something like that." Said Flame

I saw they each had different coat colors on their bodies. The ponies also had different colored manes and tails, many of which had different tones of colors combined. Some had horns. Others had wings, and some had neither. They looked human to a point except for hooved feet, fur, the appendages, and a snout. They each also had a mark on their clothing.

"Well, this is strange," I said

I kept looking at the ponies and then I saw a fast coming blue blur, and before I could react. I blur struck me. I was sent flying across the ground. I hit the ground hard, and my vision started to grow fuzzy. I saw Flame standing over me. He seemed to be saying something, but I only could hear a ringing in my ears. I saw the blue blur standing over me. I slowly started close my eyes as darkness took me. I fell into an unconscious state.

***

I slowly woke up, but my vision was still blurry. I also heard some female voices arguing, but the ringing in my ears blocked most of it out. I blinked, and my vision came back to me, with my hearing. I looked around to see I was in a library. But the weird part, the library looked to be inside a tree. I looked to see I was on a couch. I moved a little, but my head started to hurt like crazy. So I decided to keep my head back on the pillow. I saw my stuff over in the corner of the room. I then saw Flame came in holding a sandwich.

"Flame," I said

Flame was snapped from his eating and looked at me. He ran over and looked at me again. He waved his paw in front of me,"You back to reality, Xavier."

"Well reality, but my head hurts like hell," I said

"Yeah, a pegasus was trying a trick and lost control. She slammed into you. You were quickly knocked out and had been for the past three hours." He said

"But how did I get here?" I asked

"Well, the Pegasus brought you here after I had a chat with her. I guess here I'm not as hidden as I am on Earth. It seems the ponies will be able to see me. Well after arguing with the pegasus, she brought us here to this tree house/library. A unicorn and her female dragon assistant live here and manage the library. The unicorn healed you up and is yelling at the Pegasus. So did I get you caught up." Said Flame

"Yeah I think you did, now we should get going," I said

I tried to move, but the pain came back to my head. Flame quickly spoke up against me doing it.

"Not so fast Xavier, you were hurt badly. The unicorn told me that you have a real good concussion. You shouldn't move till your powers fully heal it." Said Flame

"But I thought you said the unicorn healed me up," I said

"Well to a point, I told her about your powers. I wasn't sure how her 'magic' as she calls it, will affect your Fable powers." Said Flame

I sighed as he was right. I only had to wait till my Fable powers healed the concussion. Normally, an average person would have to rest to get through a concussion or any injury. My Fables powers healed my body faster than an average human. So all I had to do was let my abilities treat the shock, but there was one problem. If I wanted to use my powers for attack or defense, I couldn't use that for healing. In other words, I can pool my energy into one area, but not into all my powers. I sat back down feeling completely helpless, but at least I was alive.

"So they still helped me out, even though I was carrying that sword," I said

"Well, I had to explain our situation. The ponies and dragon seemed ok with it, but it did take plenty of explaining. Plus I had to tell the unicorn that you would talk about being human. I told her about me already." He said

"Well, at least nothing bad is going to happen to me," I said

"Yeah, now just rest and let your body and mind come back to you. I'll tell the unicorn, pegasus, and dragon your back." Said Flame

He walked away, and with me still on the couch. I raised my hand and rubbed my head with it. I looked at my mark and lowered it. I was happy that I was only given a concussion and not any broken bones. For, it would have taken a few days for that to heal, even with my powers. I was feeling a little better as my abilities ran through my body. I looked around at all the books and then heard the sound of hooves. I looked to see a mare come into the room. I looked her over.

She had a lavender coat on her. Then her mane was three hues of color. She had a violet mane with rose and violet streaks going through it. Her eyes were violet also. She had a horn coming out of her head. She seemed to be an anthro unicorn. She was wearing a pair of jeans and a light blue tank top. A lavender star with white points coming out of it with smaller white stars around it sat in the middle of her shirt. I then saw her chest was about a B or C-cup.

"Well, I'm happy to see you're up." Said the unicorn

"Well, I guess I should thank you for taking care of me," I said

"I'm sorry about my friend. She never can understand how to control herself. I'm just happy she didn't hurt you more." Said the unicorn

"I'm happy too," I said

Flame came back in this time with a cookie in each paw. I swore Flame needed to stop eating sweets for a while. Though he never truly gained much weight eating sweets, though Flame still had to control his cravings. Then out came yet another pony. This one had a cyan coat. The mare's mane was a rainbow. She had a pair of wings on her back, so she seemed to be an anthro pegasus. She had cerise colored eyes. She stood about the same size as the unicorn. She had on a pair of track shorts and a runners jacket. On the left part of her jacket was a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt coming out of it. She seemed to have a D-cup, but it could be bigger because of the jacket she was wearing, or she tied down her breasts.

Then in came the female Dragon, Flame spoke on. She did look attractive, even for being a dragon, though I was a little scared as she was a dragon. Dragons were powerful creatures from ancient legends back on Earth. She had a purple body with green scales, which the scales on her head had a jagged pattern in shape. Her underbelly was a litter green color, which I saw from her tail, and her ears were the same color. Her eyes were pistachio in color. She had on a brown skirt and blue tank top. She had no mark on her clothing. She stood about the same size as the ponies. She had a C or D-cup on her body.

"Well, I guess I introduce them to you. The unicorn is Twilight Sparkle." Said Flame

"Hi, and hope that later you can answer many of the questions I have." Said Twilight

"Will do," I said

"This here is Barbara. She's Twilight's number one assistant and sister." Said Flame

"Nice to meet you." Said Barb

"You too," I said

"The Pegasus is the one who knocked you out. Meet the one and only, Rainbow Dash. Says she's the best flyer in all of Equestria." Said Flame

Before I could speak, she was up in my face speaking her words of apology.

"I'm so sorry that I hit you. I thought I could make that stunt work. I never thought I could get thrown off. I'm so sorry for giving you a concussion, will you forgive me." She said

"No worries Rainbow Dash. I'm all right." I said

"That can't be, when Dash brought you here, you had a server concussion. I'm not sure how you think that you're ok." Said Twilight

"Yeah Dash, you should be lucky that she didn't give you brain damage." Said Barb

"I know, and I am sorry." Said Dash

"Please all of you, I'm all right," I said

"He's right about that. Which reminds me, you should be back to normal by now." Said Flame

I slowly got up impressing them all. I stretched out my whole body and felt ready for anything.

"Yup, back to normal. See as I said, I'm all right." I said

"But how?" Asked Twilight

"Easy, remember what I told you." Said Flame

"That he has a way of healing himself." Said Twilight

"Yeah, and it's connected to the mark on his hand." Said Barb

"Yeah, that is one sweet looking cutie mark. But why is on your hand." Said Rainbow

"Cutie mark?" I asked

"Sorry, Dash is getting ahead of herself. How about a meal, I bet you're hungry. We were about to sit for lunch." Said Twilight

Soon my stomach gave off the sign that was an excellent idea. I chuckled, and it made Twilight giggle. We all went into the kitchen, and Flame got up on my shoulder as he finished his second cookie off.

"I guess we're not on Earth anymore," I said

"Yeah, but they do seem kind." Said Flame

"Yeah, they sure are," I said

***

After having a nice filling lunch, we sat back in the main area of the library. I had decided to answer any questions that had for me.

"So tell me, how did you heal your concussion so fast. Sure maybe if you were at a hospital, you could have had healed in an hour with magic. But beside the point, I want to know." Said Twilight

"Well, Twilight, to understand that I have to tell you all about my family history," I said

Well, I told them about who my family history. I even made sure they knew what Flame was and how he was related to me. I then told them about the Fables and of Fabalis. After talking about everything, I got to Twilight's question.

"So this mark on my hand." I showed them the mark, "Is what gives me my Fable Powers. You see a Young can use these powers in different ways. It just takes training to learn them all. I don't know them all yet, but I did learn how to heal my body. But it does have a done fall, as it can only heal minor wounds. So if the concussion were major, I would have needed medical attention. But minor wounds can quickly be healed by my powers, but that is about it for know. Later on, I could heal more significant injuries."

"Interesting, so this mark allows you to see Flame on your world, which can I ask, where are you from." Said Twilight

"Well, I come from the planet of Earth. I live in the continent of North America, in the country of America and the state of Maine, while Flame comes from the parallel world of Fabalis. But he has been living with my family since I was ten." I said

"So he's your pet." Said Barb

"Far from it Barb, we are more like brothers. For my mother raised him after we found him. We became close friends as we grew up and that led us thinking of ourselves as brothers more than anything else." I said

"But back to my question, so you can only see these Fables." Said Twilight

Her want for knowledge amused me. She had already gone through a few scrolls from what I had told her. I smiled before speaking, "Well yes that is true. The marks of the Young family allow us to see Fables and only those bearing the mark have the ability to see Fables."

"But how are we able to see him and even hear him?" Asked Rainbow

"That is an interesting question. I've been thinking about it myself." Said Flame

"Well, maybe it was the portal we came through or maybe it has to do with the marks on Twilight's and Rainbow's clothing. Also, Rainbow what did you mean about a cutie mark and everything?" I said

"Well Xavier, a cutie mark is the unique talent of a pony. We find them after we find what we're are good at." Said Twilight

"But Barb doesn't have a mark on her clothing," I said

"Dragons don't get cutie marks. We just live to horde gems and money. Well except for me, I live here and help Twilight out with her studies." Said Barb

"Yes, now the cutie mark symbolizes what the pony will be able to do in the future. For instance, my cutie mark means my natural talent in magic." Said Twilight

"Magic please, that's just a bunch of parlor tricks done by magicians to entertain an audience. I never believed it when you told me about it then and now" Said Flame

"So you don't think magic is real?" Asked Twilight

"That's right, show me some of this magic. I know that the powers Xavier speaks of are real, but magic, no way." Said Flame

I watched as Twilight had a devilish smile come across her face. Her horn came to life and Flame was surrounded by a lavender glow. He had looked at me before he disappeared. I looked around for him, and then a second later he appeared covered in snow and shivering.

"I...understand...now...magic...is...real." Said Flame

"Well now with that dealt with, my cutie mark shows my love for magic. While Rainbow's cutie is for her love of speed and competition." Said Twilight

"Interesting, well my mark does kind the same thing. When I was ten, I got the basic mark, which is the castle and the two circles. After you learn what you want to do with your life, the full mark comes to life. For me, it was when I found the love and enjoyment of writing." I said

"You're an author?" Asked Barb

"Yeah, back on Earth I have three books published. I was working on my fourth, which was a squeal to my second book," I said

"So what do you write?" Asked Rainbow

"Well, mostly fiction stories that revolve around an average person who becomes a hero. I usually model my characters after myself," I said

"How so?" Asked Twilight

"Well, it is said that when a great evil rises, it will seek to destroy Fabalis and all of the Fable race. It is the job of the Young family to stand up to fight this evil. But only the legendary Young can officially bring peace to Fabalis and the Fables. So the destiny of my family helps fuel my writing," I said

"So that's why you are here in Equestria?" Asked Twilight

"Maybe, I'm not too sure yet," I said

"So Xavier, if I can ask, what are the tags around your neck. Flame told us not to remove them." Said Barb

"Well, you see these are dog tags. The military uses them to show who you are. Then when a soldier dies, they tear them off, so the family can have something to remember their loved ones. They are the only memory of my mother. She disappeared when I was eighteen. These tags were the last gift she had given me before she disappeared. One set was her tags when she served in the Marines back in my country. The other is a pair of tags she made for me as a present when I was ten." I said

"How sweet." Said Barb

"Yeah, but I still have one question about cutie marks," I said

"Yes." Said Twilight

"Well Rainbow seemed surprised my Fable mark was on my hand, so where does your cutie mark rest," I said

I instantly watched as Rainbow and Twilight began to blush. I couldn't see Twilight's because of her coat, but I picked it up after looking at her face for a while. Rainbow's was easy to spot. I then heard Barb clear her throat. I turned to her. She had a slight blush on her face.

"Ponies place them on their clothing after getting to them to tell their ability. The reason is that of where the mark appears on their body. Now the mark appears..." Barb didn't say it but showed it by pointing to her thigh area. Flame and I began to blush as we realized where it was. Twilight then cleared her throat to speak.

"Yes and that's where it does appear for both stallions and mares." Said Twilight

"Oh, I'm sorry I brought that up. I guess that is a good reason to have it stitched on your clothing," I said rubbing my neck as an acquired blush came to my face.

"No worries Xavier. You didn't know." Said Twilight

"Well thanks, I guess we have something familiar in the idea of hiding our marks," I said

"Why, that mark is so fresh." Said Dash

"Well on my planet, it isn't something you typically get tattooed to your hand. Plus I like to live without questions about where I got it." I said

"Tattoo?" Asked Twilight

"A mark that humans get, it is kind of like a cutie mark. Except we humans can have them removed, but it is painful and expensive." I said

"Amazing, I never thought I would have so many notes at this point. But now I want to learn more about your world and humans." Said Twilight

"Twilight wait." Said Barb

"What Barb?" Asked Twilight

"We should invite her before moving forward." Said Barb

"Oh come one, she's crazy for Celestia's sake." Said Rainbow

"But Barb is right, she should be here for this. I mean she did believe they were real." Said Twilight

"Can I ask who you all, who you're talking about?" I asked

"A pony named Lyra Heartstrings. She believed that a creature known as a human exists. Well, we all thought she was crazy, but you prove her ideas to be real." Said Twilight

"Man, I owe Lyra fifty bits." Said Rainbow

"I don't mind if this Lyra comes over. I think it would be good for her to see the truth." I said

"Great, I'll give her a call." Said Twilight

***

After a while, a knock came to the door. Barb got up and opened the door, and in came a green blur. She went right over to Twilight and began to speak.

"Twilight, you believe me!" Exclaimed a mint green pony

"Sure do Lyra, just turn around and see for yourself." Said Twilight

Lyra turned around to see me. I saw her pupils dilate and expand with excitement. She easily squealed in happiness as she saw me. I chuckled at her excitement. I got up and stretched out my arm to her.

"Nice to meet you Miss Heartstrings. I'm Xavier Young, a human," I said

She took my hand and shook it as he looked me over. She then came in and gave me a tight hug. I was thrown off but hugged her back. We broke the hug, and I sat back on the couch as she sat on a chair that Twilight brought in from the kitchen.

"This is unbelievable. I'm looking at a real life human. So I was right along." said Lyra

I now had a good chance to look Lyra over. Her fur was a mint green color. He mane was a little green color with a white streak. She had a horn on her head, so it made her a unicorn. She had gamboge eyes. She had on a pair of jeans and a green shirt with a Lyra on it. Her mark told me that she was talented in music. I then saw that her chest had to be around an E-cup.

Lyra had been copying Twilight's notes and then composed herself before raising her paper. She smiled, and she had a shine in her eyes. I smiled back at her.

"Well, what do you girls want to know about humans and Earth," I said

"Just start with everything you can tell us." Said Lyra

"Man, where should I start," I said

After about an hour or two, I had told them everything about humanity and of Earth. I always loved history growing up, and it came in handy for this situation. By the time I finished, Lyra and Twilight had gone through scroll after scroll. They happily began comparing notes before nodding at each other. Then Lyra turned to me.

"Can I ask you one last question?" Asked Lyra

"Sure," I said

"I have to know, do you have any particular somepony waiting for you back home." Said Lyra

I placed my hand on my chin and thought it over. Special somepony, huh I wonder what that is. By the context, it probably refers to possibly a girlfriend for me. Well After thinking it over, I had my answer to the question.

"I don't; I never got into the idea of dating. I guess with my training and writing, I just never found the time. So no, I don't have some special somepony waiting for me. Plus not like my special somepony would ever see me again since the way I came was a one-way trip." I said

"Well I'm sorry for that, but you might find one here," said Lyra with a slight blush on her face.

"Well I guess I can try," I said chuckling to myself

"Well, this was fantastic, Xavier. You have to help me spread the word of your existence." Said Lyra

"No problem Lyra, it would be my pleasure," I said

"Well, I should get going before Bon Bon gets worried. I rushed over here without warning her where I was going. I hope to see you around Ponyville, Xavier. If you ever want to meet again, I live in Bon Bon's Candy Shop. See you around." Said Lyra

She opened the door and ran off. I watched from the window as she ran away. Barb got up and closed the door. I chuckled at the mint green unicorn.

"She's sweet," I said

"Yeah, she can be crazy. But when it gets down to it, she has a good heart." Said Twilight

"So now that we finished up with questions, I want to do something with you." Said Rainbow

"That would be?" I asked

"You say you can fight, well I want to see these skills. So how about it, a quick match." Said Rainbow

"Well, I could use the training. I see no problem why not. But we can't do it in here, and I think freaking out ponies, isn't an excellent idea," I said

"No problem, I can just teleport us to the meadow just outside Ponyville. I think it is a good idea to show you slowly to Ponyville." Said Twilight

"Then come on Twilight, do it already." Said Rainbow

"Alright Rainbow, calm your horses," I chuckled at the statement. "I'll get to it right now. Let me just lock up the library and make sure that the open sign is flipped over to the closed side," she did as she said she was going to do. Then she stepped back into the middle of the library, "Alright everypony and human, get around me." We did as she said, "Get ready because here we go."

We all started to glow, and I looked at my hands. With a flash of light, we appeared in the meadow. I looked to see it was the same meadow Flame, and I came out when we escaped the forest. I looked over to the woods that seemed never to end.

"Now we can fight, so get ready for the fight of your life." Said Rainbow

"Go easy on him Rainbow." Said Twilight

"No worries Twilight. I got this. So, what are the rules?" I said

"Easy, we fight and the first to pin the other wins. You have to use everything you got, and I'll do the same, but to make it far I won't use my wings." Said Dash

"Please Dash; I want a challenge. I haven't spared since my mother left. I want this to be a challenge. So, give me your best shot," I said

"Now that's the spirit." Said Rainbow

I adjusted my gloves on my hands and then took off my coat and gave it to Barb to hold. I watched as all three girls blushed at my arms. Yeah, I had a significant amount of muscle on me. I can usually bench over two hundred pounds. I cracked my knuckles and head and stretched out my body.

"Now let's go," I said

Rainbow shook her head to get back in the game, "As you wish."

The others ran off, and when they were a safe distance, Rainbow went flying into the sky. Now that is one fast pegasus. She came flying at me, but I dodged it as she went back into the air. Finally a match. I haven't had a good fight in years. Time to see how rusty I am. Rainbow came down and swung her fist out at me as I sent mine at her.

***
Twilight POV

I watched as the two continued to fight. Xavier was easily able to dodge and strike Rainbow. Not even her wings were helping her out. But I couldn't take my eyes off his muscles. They looked so sharp as he swung them at Rainbow. I wonder how much he could handle. I watched as Rainbow went flying back with a strike to her muzzle. I cringed at it but sighed as Rainbow always loved to spare. It even seemed Xavier liked it too. I wasn't sure if we could trust him. Something in the back of my mind told me not to trust him one bit, but another said he had a good soul.

"He's impressive," Said Barb with a slight blush on her face.

"Yeah," I said

"So Flame, how did he get so good?" Asked Barb

"Well, his mother of course. He never knew his father. I guess a one night stand without protection for his mother. But she had military training and discipline behind her. She trained I and Xavier to our full potential. She didn't start till we each were thirteen. But even though she was strict, she still loved us. Xavier hasn't always been the same after she disappeared. We swore she had died, and Xavier never took it that well. He would believe that there was still a chance that she was alive. I guess that's how we got here in the first place. He received a note from his mother that told him that she is in this world. Well here we are, and I can see it in Xavier. His fighting spirit is back with the idea that he can have his family back again." Said Flame

"Interesting, do you have a picture of his mother I could see," I said

Flame took off a pendant around his neck. He handed it to me, and I clicked the button on the top. Inside was a picture of Xavier, Flame and a female human, which had to be his mother. She looked kind and sweet. It was hard to think she had trained Xavier.

"That picture was on my thirteenth birthday. I was ten when Xavier's mother and Xavier adopted me into the family. I don't remember much about my past, but I was on the verge of death before Xavier's mom found me. She brought me back to health, and well she acted like a mother to me. So I stayed, and well she treated me like a son. But she also trained me to fight right next to Xavier. We are a pretty good team together." Said Flame

"Well you and Xavier looked so cute when you were young," I said as I handed the pendant back.

Flame placed it over his neck as we continued to watch the fight. Rainbow was already exhausted with trying to get a hit on Xavier, but he kept dodging her. He delivered the final blow to her face and Rainbow fell to the ground. Xavier pinned her with his foot, while she laid on the ground. It was over. Xavier had won.

***
Xavier POV

I took my foot off of Dash and gave her my hand. She took it, and I helped her up as the others came down. Barb gave me back my coat, and I thanked her as I got it on. Twilight healed up Rainbow, and I was amazed at how magic in this world worked.

"So you can use magic to heal wounds," I said

"Yes, magic isn't just for tricks, it can do much more. I would have used my magic to help your concussion, but Flame told me not to do anything. I was confused at the time, but understand now why he said not to help." Said Twilight

"Well, I think he was just watching out for my safety. I'm not too sure how my powers will react to your magic," I said

"I guess, but you better hope not to get into any significant problems." Said Twilight

"Well thanks again for the match Rainbow, I needed it," I said

"Hey, your welcome. Think of it as payment for knocking you out. But can I ask you something?" Said Rainbow

"Sure," I said

"Will you train me in your skills. I have never seen any pony fight like you. You have to teach me." Said Rainbow

"I don't see why not, maybe taking on a student wouldn't be such a bad idea. But understand, I'm going to be as strict as my mother was," I said

"Hey, that's what I want." Said Rainbow

We all chuckled, and I turned around and looked at the field before me. I felt the wind pass over me. I lend back and fell on the ground. I laid back and looked at the sky. Flame did the same, and then girls shrugged before doing the same.

"I got to say. Your world is quite beautiful. Twilight can you tell me about it," I said

"Sure Xavier." Said Twilight

Twilight started to tell me all the things about Equestria. It was interesting how close it mirrored Earth. Sure Fabalis was a parallel world to Earth, but it wasn't similar at all. But Eques, the planet, seemed to be so similar to Earth. Soon she finished her talk, and I decided to do a quick recap, so I got it all.

"So Equestria is one of many nations that reside on the planet of Eques. The rulers of Equestria are a race of ponies known as alicorns, which are a combination of all three pony races of Equestria. Two of which, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, are responsible for the raising and lower of the sun and moon. Princess Celestia controls the sun, while her sister, Luna, controls the moon. Then there is Cadance, a princess of love who watches over the Crystal Empire, with her husband. Then there are the three core races of Equestria, the unicorn, the Pegasus and the earth pony. The unicorn can use magic to make everyday life easier and depending on the cutie mark; the unicorn can use more powerful magic. Then the pegasi are the ponies who deal with the weather, which happens through the weather factory that sits on the cloud city of Cloudsdale. The major group of pegasi is the Wonderbolts, an acrobatic show group that also works as a military group. Last is the earth pony, who watches over the land. They toil over the land to bring about the crops. But there are also many other species that live on Eques from griffons, dragons, etc. So was that a good review of everything?" I said

"It was perfect. I guess you are a writer." Said Twilight

"Yeah, I guess understanding and being able to recite information, does come with the profession of writing," I said

"So Xavier, you don't mind if I check out these books." Said Twilight

"Not at all, actually I will let you all see them. I see no reason why not," I said

"Cool." Said Barb.

"You know a moment like this needs some music," I said

I sat up and pulled my phone from my pocket, even though I had my iPod. I still had some songs on my phone. But most were on my iPod since it could hold more. I pressed the on the button to activate it, and the apple symbol came on the screen. The girls each looked at it with amazement.

"What's that?" Asked Barb

"Oh, this is my iPhone," I said

"I, what?" Asked Rainbow

"Ha, well this is called an iPhone. It's known as a smartphone. So it can do everything a standard phone can, but it can do some much more. It can stream music, play videos, go onto the internet, play games and so much more. We thank you, Steve Jobs, for this great invention," I said

"Amazing, it is so thin, but can do all of that." Said Twilight

"Don't you have phones," I said

"Sure, but not as advanced. We just got the ability to text better with these slide phones." Said Twilight

Twilight pulled out her phone and showed Flame and me. Flame, of course, laughed at the phone as he was more used to smartphones.

"Man, I never thought I would see a phone like that." Said Flame

"It seems that Equestria isn't as advanced in technology as Earth. I wonder if it has to go to the idea of magic." I said

"I don't understand." Said Flame

"Well think of it this way. Humans can't use magic, and when do use it, it is more for illusions and tricks to please an audience. But we have an infinite source of brain power and imagination. So in a way, it is like magic. This imagination helps us better advance the lives we live. But here in Equestria and probably across Eques, magic makes life easier. So the thought of moving forward with technology is probably on the back burner. But nothing wrong with that," I said

"I think that's an excellent way to sum it up." Said Twilight

Soon my phone was booted up, and I had everything I needed. I clicked the music note button, which took me to my library. I looked up at the girls.

"Since we got a good amount of time, what do you girls want to here. I'll play a song from any genre you want to hear. Then I'll play the song Flame, and I love the most. So who wants to go first?" I said

"Oh me first, I'm would like to hear a love song from your planet." Said Barb

"Let's see what I got here in that genre," I said

"You have songs from that genre." Said Rainbow

Feel free to listen to the whole song before moving on. I'm sure I might have ended the song section a little early. Also, as a reminder, green is the starting point and red is the ending point.

"Why not Rainbow, all music is good music," I hit the song that would be fun to show off. "I think this will be perfect," I soon clicked the song, and the music filled the field.

I had decided to play the song, Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen. I always was a Queen fan and couldn't resist playing this song for them. We let the music play through as we all listened to it. I mainly listened to the guitar throughout, especially the solo. Soon enough it was coming to an end, and we let the music fade away before we spoke again.

"That was fun." Said Barb

"Yeah Queen is always a great band to listen to in times like these. So, who's next?" I said

"Play something heavy." Said Rainbow

"Rainbow you're speaking my language." Said Flame

"Alright, one heavy metal song coming up," I searched my phone till I hit a song that Flame could never get enough of in one day. "I think you'll enjoy this one Rainbow, Flame always does."

"Oh yeah." Said Flame

I pressed the play button and the music once again came out of the speakers on my phone. I had picked Five Finger Death Punch and the song was Burn MF. It was a crude song, but I also never could get enough of it. Rainbow and Flame easily got into it. They went especially crazy when the title came into play. Twilight and Barb were pushed back by the song. I could understand them, as metal took some time to get into it, but Flame loved this genre out of every type of music. I swore if he could travel through Fable portals, he would be at every heavy metal concert there was. I had to chuckle with the way Flame and Rainbow were acting as the song kept playing. I had learned to play the guitar on this song and Flame learned to sing it. I guess that shows devotion to a song. Soon enough it was coming down to the end, and I could see the relief of Barb and Twilight as the song finished up.

"That was incredible!" Said Rainbow, doing a flip before coming back down to the ground.

"Yeah, I always love that song." Said Flame

"I'm not too sure who would love a song that curses like that." Said Twilight

"Metal bands are a little hard to get into Twilight, but you are next. So what music do you love to listen to." I said

"Well, I love to listen to rap." She said

Rainbow looked at her like she was crazy, even I and Flame did it.

"What, I love rap music. Just because I'm a nerd doesn't mean I like to get rebellious." Said Twilight

"It is true. Twilight loves to play rap music while she's in the showers." Said Barb

"Well, rap music it is, I like to rap as well. Flame can never get into it." I said

"I just don't understand it." Said Flame

I searched my phone for the right song. I decided to go the rap band I loved when I first discovered the genre. I searched through the collection of songs till I found the song I wanted. I clicked it, and once again the music filled the area around us. I had chosen the song Fight For Your Right (To Party) by the Beastie Boys. Twilight seemed to enjoy the song easily. I was happy to see her enjoy it. I always found the Beastie Boys to be great rap group, well next to Run D.M.C. This band easily got me into rap music, and without them, I wouldn't be into it as I am today.

Twilight seemed to get really into the music. It was strange since the song was rebellious and Twilight appeared to be the perfect mare. It was weird to find out she loved this type of genre of music. But you don't know somepony till you hear the music they love. I guess music is a gateway to understanding somebody or somepony in this case. We continued to listen till the song came to an end.

"That was fun." Said Twilight

"Yeah, it was the rap group that got me into rap," I said

"Still, can't believe you like that. I thought you were the pony who didn't like to be rebellious." Said Rainbow

"Please Rainbow; there are many things you don't know about me. So what's the last song?" Said Twilight

"Well, let's just it's a tribute to them all," I said

Flame laughed as he got the joke. I went to my library and found the song. I clicked it, and the music began to come out of my speaker. It was one song my mother, Flame and I played over and over again. It was Tenacious D and it was the song, Tribute. It was a great song and something to end the songs we all heard.

The girls seemed to get into the song. I liked how it wasn't the typical song you would hear. It reminded me of the times when I would just play around on my own and think I would be the next big rock star. Of course, that dream never came true, but it still made me feel that way. Well, soon the song was coming to an end. We waited for the music to fade completely away before talking. Soon enough I heard the last of the guitar and knew it was over.

"So what did you girls think?" I asked as I placed my phone in my pocket.

"Those were great songs. I think ponies would kill to get their hands on those songs." Said Rainbow

"Well, that was just a small collection of my songs. I have an iPod that holds, even more, songs." I said

"I bet you could impress Vinyl Scratch with that collection of songs." Said Rainbow

"Who?" I asked

"A DJ that lives here in Ponyville. She lives with her roommate, a cellist by the name of Octavia Melody. Vinyl runs a small record store in Ponyville selling music to all the ponies of Ponyville and she DJ's at night clubs across Equestria." Said Twilight

"Huh, I should meet his Vinyl some time," I said

"Hey Twilight, we still need to introduce Xavier to Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack." Said Barb

"Who are they?" I asked

"Our friends, if you want ponies to accept you in Ponyville, then we will need them behind you. As we are the guardians of Equestria." Said Twilight

"Guardians?" Asked Flame

"Oh yeah forgot to talk about that. Well, you see I, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinkie Pie are the bearers of the Elements of Harmony. We use the Elements of Harmony to protect the friendship of Equestria. I think if we are all behind you, then I'm sure we can show Ponyville that you aren't a threat." Said Twilight

"Man, you girls, keep impressing me," I said

"I'll give them a call, and they will be right over. Hopefully, the rest of my friends will accept you for who you are." Said Twilight

"I think once they meet me, I think everything will be all right," I said

"Well, then I'll give them a call. We can meet right here in this meadow. Then we can introduce you to Ponyville. With all of us, we should be able to show Ponyville that you're not bad." Said Twilight

"Yeah, but could you please go get your iPod for me. I want to listen to more of your heavy metal." Said Rainbow

"Sure if Twilight can just teleport me back to the library," I said

"I'll do you one better," She handed me the key to the library. "Take this and go to the library. It shouldn't be hard to find. Just stay on the back roads of Ponyville, and you'll be fine."

"Thanks, Twilight. I'll be back soon. Flame you stay with them," I said

"Sure thing buddy." Said Flame

"Well, I'll be back," I said

I ran off the library to grab my iPod for Rainbow Dash.

***
Twilight POV

I clicked my phone off as I had finished calling up the others. I walked over to Barb, Rainbow, and Flame.

"Well the others are coming, they should be here soon." Said Twilight

"I don't understand why you couldn't wait to listen to his music after we had our talk." Said Barb

"Come on. The guy is awesome! I wouldn't be surprised if Pinkie wanted to party with him, Rarity got hooked on his muscles. Applejack saw his honesty and Fluttershy would just love him because of Flame." Said Rainbow

After a while, the girls came walking up. Rarity in a dress, as usual, Applejack in her western attire, Pinkie Pie in something pink and Fluttershy with her same green sweater and brown pants, though she did change it up sometimes. We ran up to them and began to hug them and greet them. But before anyone could speak, Fluttershy squealed as she saw Flame. She flew over as fast as Rainbow and picked him up. She then gave him a big crushing hug.

"Air please." Said Flame

She gave an 'eep' as she dropped on Flame on his head. Flame got up and shook off the pain that was probably going through his skull.

"Oh my, that cat just talked." Said Fluttershy

"Yes, this cat just talked and please don't do that again." Said Flame

"Oh, even though the talking is creepy, your still so cute." Said Fluttershy

"Well thank you," said Flame with a slight blush on his face.

"So Twilight what's goin' on?" Asked Applejack

"Well let me explain to you all the situation," I said

After a while of explaining everything that happened to us, I was able to move forward with my idea, though I could see the girls were still a little uneasy about the notion. Sure I was too, but Xavier didn't look like the guy who would hurt us. But I was able to get them to see my side of the story.

"Well, he does sound appealing." Said Rarity

"Yeah, I can't wait to throw him his 'Welcome to Ponyville Party.'" Said Pinkie

"So you don't mind us here?" Asked Flame as he sat on Fluttershy's shoulder.

"Well ya two are strange, but nothin' seems wrong with ya two. Plus I know Twi isn't lying tah us about Xavier." Said Applejack

"Interesting, well I'm glad we don't have to worry about being outcasts." Said Flame

"You should never feel like an outcast. Ponyville is accepting to all species of Eques. It just takes some time to for ponies to get used to somepony they never met or seen before." Said Fluttershy

"Yeah, and it's someone for Xavier, he isn't a stallion." Said Flame

"Well, it seems like we agree. When Xavier gets back, we introduce the last of you girls to him. You all get to know him, and we help Ponyville see that Xavier isn't uh, a bad person," I said

They all nodded, but then came something we all ponies feared, the roar of a creature that lived deep in the Everfree Forest. We all slowly turned, and I could feel the color run from my face. Standing only a couple of feet away was two large hungry looking, Manticores. We all slowly backed up as not to incite them.

"What are those?" Asked Flame

"Manticores." Said Rainbow

"But not just an average Manticore. These look hungry. They have probably been searching for food. A hungry Manticore is a dangerous Manticore." Said Fluttershy

"Then we keep backing up slowly, and we will leave them be," I said

But we all stopped as another roar came at us. This time from behind. We all turned to see a third hungry Manticore. It roared again, and we screamed for our lives. The other two heard us and easily surrounded us. We had nowhere to go since they blocked us from escaping. We were trapped and had no way to escape. Sure I could teleport us out, but I might take one or two of them with us. Plus the ones I didn't take with us, would hunt us in Ponyville, which could cause many ponies to lose their lives. There was no escaping these Manticores. Then we watched as Flame got down off of Fluttershy's shoulder and stood in front of us and the Manticores.

"Flame what are you doing?" I asked

"Defending you." Said Flame

"Are you crazy!" Exclaimed Rainbow

"I was trained to protect those I see as friends." He said

The Manticores roared, and we backed up as Flame stood ready for the fight.

***
3rd Person POV

All the key matches will be in the third person

Flame rushed the Manticores by getting on all fours. He charged the flames on the ends of his tails. Flame leaped into the air and spun around. The fire covered his whole body like a shield. He struck a Manticore on the head. He leaped back and blew fire out of his mouth burning the Manticore and easily landed on his feet.

"That cat gots skills." Said Applejack

Flame run again and charged fire around his paws. He started to swipe at all three Manticores, giving them each scratch marks. Each mark also began to bleed and burn. The Manticores roared even louder than they did before.

"Oh no, they aren't happy." Said Fluttershy

I think I pissed off these pussy cats. I better be on my toes from here out. Flame ran at them again, but the Manticores were ready. They flung their scorpion tails at Flame. He dodged them, but it was getting harder for him. Soon enough he didn't see a paw, and it struck him. He was sent flying and slide to a stop a few feet from the mane six. Flame slowly got to his feet as he looked to see three scratch marks on his body with blood coming out. Let my guard down, can't do that again.

"That looks bad." Said Barb

Flame got up as the Manticores approached him. He started to take in a large amount of air. He exhaled as flames came out of his mouth. He had created a firewall. He smiled at his work, till a tail nearly nailed him on the head. He dodged it but quickly got on the move as more and more tail strikes came down on him. He felt another set of scratches come to his body. He looked down to see blood once again coming out of yet another wound.

He hissed as he touched it, but heard the Manticores roar at him as they slowly walked over the dying flames to him I got one last attack left I can use. I should have probably trained more than sitting around. Xavier, hurry the hell up! Flame jumped into the air and spoke out to the Manticores.

"Eat my paws of fury, you pussy cats." Said Flame

His paws went out crazy on each Manticore. He landed huffing and puffing with a smile on his face. But that smile disappeared before three extremely pissed Manticores looked at him. Flame's pupils shrank as he felt a sharp strike come to his chest. He was sent flying into the air and came down hitting the ground.

"Flame!" Screamed Twilight

She ran over and picked up Flame. She quickly checked for a pulse and sighed as she found one. She heard Flame coughing and saw blood running down his mouth. She then heard the growls and roars of the Manticores. Twilight quickly backed up to the others as the Manticores kept moving towards them with hungry looks.

"Sorry, I guess I'm out of practice." Said Flame

"Ya did your best partner." Said Applejack

"Thanks," said Flame as he coughed up more blood.

"Save your strength Flame." Said Twilight

"So this is how it ends." Said Rainbow

"It's been nice knowing ya'll." Said Applejack

"The same here darling." Said Rarity

But before the Manticores could strike the helpless ponies, another voice rang out. It was male, and not one, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, nor Pinkie Pie knew, but it was one Twilight, Barb, Rainbow, and Flame knew. They all turned to see Xavier walking up to them.

"Get away from them you large felines." Said Xavier

"Xavier!" Said Twilight

"What, that's the pony or whatever he is. We were going to show to Ponyville." Said Rarity

"That's right, meet Xavier Young a human from the planet of Earth." Said Twilight

"Damn, I owe Lyra fifty bits." Said Applejack

"I knew he would come," said Flame with more blood coming down his mouth.

"Twilight, you and the others take cover. I'll deal with them." Said Xavier

"But Xavier." Said Barb

"No buts, just go." Said Xavier

"Trust him. He can take anything on, no matter the challenge." Said Flame

"Well then, you heard him, girls. Let's take cover." Said Twilight

They ran off and dove into a ditch. Twilight started to use her magic to stop Flame's bleeding, and Fluttershy took hold of him for Twilight to do her work. They all watched as Xavier and the three Manticores had a stare down. He pulled his crimson blade from its sheath. He held the handle tight in his right hand.

"You think you can get away with hurting my brother, then your dead wrong. I'm going to teach you why you don't mess with a Young," he said while pointing his blade at them

The Manticores roared and began to charge him. Xavier smirked as he watched them.

"I guess that means you want a fight, well bring it on." He said

He ran at them with his sword now held tight in both of his hands. Got to watch it, they each have a set of powerful claws on each paw. Those could easily shred me to pieces, not mentioning that scorpion tail of theirs. I better keep as far away as I can from those tails, or maybe I can take them out for good.

He quickly stopped on a dime and blocked an incoming strike by a Manticore. He then dodged a tail strike of another. He took the opportunity the Manticore gave him and chopped the stinger off. The Manticore howled in pain as it backed away. Xavier smirked but still held his ground as the other two now brought an on slot of attacks. Xavier blocked each attack as they came at him. He swung his foot out giving a solid kick to the jaw of a Manticore. He then ran forward and leaped on the Manticores body and chopped away the stinger of the scorpion tail. Well two down, one to go.

Xavier now stared at the last Manticore but looked to see the other two coming back into the fight. Well they do fight well, but only one stinger to share. But even with those odds, I won't last long with all three of them. I need to take one out, to give me a little more of a fighting chance. Xavier leaped back as the Manticore with the stinger tried to attack him. He dodged the second Manticore as it sought to swipe him, but if left him wide open for the third Manticore. Xavier hissed as a set of sharp claws struck him on the side. He looked to see his shirt and coat torn. He placed his hand on the wound and looked to see blood coming from it. Damn, I do need to take one of this cats out for good. Xavier got into a fighting stance and what his luck, when they came to him one at a time.

He dodged the one with the stinger and the next one as it tried to swipe at him. He then leaped behind the third one. He watched the Manticore turn to him, but it was too late for it, for as it turned, he sent the blade into its head. It fell dead to the ground as Xavier removed the sword.

"Well one down, two cats to go, unless you want to leave here." Said Xavier

The remaining Manticores roared at him. He smirked as he knew they wouldn't give up.

"Well then, to the death it is." Said Xavier

"He's crazy." Said Applejack

"Yeah, but a crazy awesome. Did you see those moves?" Said Rainbow

"Sure did, he's great." Said Pinkie

"That's Xavier, never took a day off from training." Said Flame

"What devotion." Said Rarity

Xavier dodged the attacks of the last two Manticores. But he was having a hard time as they were coming much faster at him. He had already gotten two more sets of scratches on his body. Sure his powers were healing them, but they could only do one at a time. Damn, never trained for something like this. They seem to be much faster than before. I need to need this before I become a scratching post. Xavier watched as the Manticore without the stinger came at him. It raised its paw at him, but Xavier chopped the hand off and gave a quick slice to the throat. The second Manticore fell the ground dead. Now Xavier just had to deal with one last one. I know this one will be even more dangerous than the last two. I need to stay on my toes the whole time. I already have three excellent cuts on my body. I also don't need poison flowing through my body. I should strike the tail down first before anything else.

"Only one left." Said Barb

"Yeah, but hungry Manticores get more aggressive after they lose comrades." Said Fluttershy

"So he's up for a tough fight." Said Rainbow

Xavier swung his sword in his hand as he readied himself. He sighed as he looked at his final target. The Manticore looked at him with a gaping mouth with drool coming out of it. The eyes stared daggers at Xavier. Xavier took a stance as he watched the Manticore charge him. He leaped out of the way, but the Manticore immediately turned and smacked him hard in the back with its head. Xavier fell hard to the ground and groaned as he tried to get up. The Manticore charged him again, quickly scratching Xavier up, as it ran him over. Xavier groaned and hissed as his wounds filled with dirt. Great, I'm getting stepped on by a giant cat. He got up and looked for the Manticore before screaming in pain as it sank its teeth into his shoulder. He looked to see it had its teeth in his right shoulder. He knew one way of knocking it off, but it would take some of the power that was healing him. Better than having a missing arm. Xavier charged his mark and formed a ball of white energy in his hand. He slammed it into the face of the Manticore. It was shoved off his shoulder but left a nice deep wound where it had bitten down. He gripped it and looked at his hand to see all the blood in it. He saw the Manticore get up and give him a death stare.

"What was that?" Asked Twilight

"That was a photon ball." Said Flame

"A what?" Asked Barb

"Xavier's Fable powers just don't heal his body. They also can be used as a weapon. That was a photon ball. A mass of energy he condenses in his hand. He then can strike an opponent with it. Though he is still learning to make it a more efficient weapon." Said Flame

"Why's that?" Asked Twilight

"Xavier was learning everything from his mom. She had taught herself everything she needed to know about her powers. For you see, a lot of the history of the Young family and the Fables disappeared to time. We had a castle in Fabalis known as Farsa, the castle on Xavier's hand, but it vanished to the sands of Fabalis. So Xavier was learning from his mother, and after she disappeared, Xavier just trained on what she had taught him. But if he knew what his mother knew, that Manticore wouldn't have a head right his moment." Said Flame

"Amazing." Said Twilight

Xavier huffed and puffed as he held his right shoulder. It screamed out in pain, but he had to push through it. He looked at the pissed off Manticore. Xavier spotted his sword only a few feet away. He could reach it if he slid past the Manticore, but it would leave him open for a strike with its tail. But it was a risk Xavier had to take. He ran for his sword as the Manticore ran towards him. Xavier slid on the ground, but it made his wounds hiss in pain. He got up and rolled over to his sword, he picked it up and turned, but it was too late. The Manticore had sent its tail barreling at him. It struck him right in the chest. Xavier coughed up some blood, but he wasn't down just yet. He quickly raised his sword and cut the stinger off. Xavier saw a green liquid come from the tail. He sighed in relief, got it before I the Manticore was able to inject its poison. Xavier then grabbed the end of the stinger and pulled it out of his chest. He screamed out in pain but still got it removed. He grasped the whole in his chest as he looked down at the blood on his hand. Times up, for you, kitty cat.

Xavier felt a burst of energy go through his body. He looked down to see his mark was glowing like crazy. Xavier held his sword tight as he looked at the stingerless Manticore. He began to run at it.

"Is he nuts!" Screamed Barb

Xavier then grabbed his sword in both hands and then in a gust of wind; he disappeared completely. The girls all blinked, but then watched as he appeared on the other side sheathing his sword. The Manticore fell over dead. Xavier looked back at the Manticore and sighed as it was over. He looked down at his mark as it lost its glow. I wonder what that was about. But he stopped when he saw the others running towards him.

Another note, music sections not ending in red words will end when this symbol comes up, '***'.

***
Xavier POV

I still looked down at my hand as I couldn't believe what just had happened. Did I just go the speed of light. That can't be possible for me to do. But then again, I don't honestly know all the powers that I can use with this mark. I then heard the sounds of the girls coming up. I waved at them, but my adrenaline from the final fight, with the last Manticore, was wearing off. I felt all the pain from every attack. But the pain from my shoulder and chest was the most intense. At least the Manticore missed my heart.

"Xavier, that was unbelievable." Said Twilight

"Thanks, Twilight. But now I think I need to rest," I said

I feel to my knees as my vision began to blur again. I felt so weak, and light headed as everything came rushing at me from all the damage I took from the fight. I was sure it was from the fact of all the blood loss or maybe I was poisoned by the Manticore. I fell to the ground as my eyes slowly began to shut. The last thing I had heard before I lost consciousness was Twilight's voice screaming out my name.

***
Twilight POV

"Xavier!" I screamed

He laid motionless on the ground. I quickly placed my hands on his neck, praying to Celestia that I could check his pulse in his neck. I sighed as I could but felt more anxious, for it was weak.

"Xavier has a weak pulse," I said

"Then we need to get him to Ponyville Hospital." Said Rainbow

"Agreed, the fastest way is teleportation. Applejack and Rainbow, pick him up," they did it, and I took in a breath before activating my horn. I teleported us all to Ponyville Hospital.

With a flash, we were in the main lobby of the hospital. Red Heart immediately ran over to us.

"Red Heart, we have an emergency, no time to explain, but he needs medical help now!" I exclaimed

Red Heart looked over at Xavier and placed her fingers on his neck. She then quickly screamed out to the back room.

"Get a gurney out her stat! We have a weak pulse here!"

A few other nurses came out with a gurney. Rainbow and Applejack placed Xavier on it.

"We need to get him to the emergency room number three. Let's go, ladies!" Said Red Heart

They ran through the doors to the operating rooms of the hospital. We were all left in the main lobby/waiting room. All we could do now was pray and hope that Xavier pulled through. Be strong Xavier. We each took a seat as we waited for the results of Xavier's emergency operation.