It was still nighttime when I woke up and nearly screamed. I had relived my memory of surviving a nuclear blast with nothing but that hard-light shield. Maybe there was another way I could have done something. Thinking back about those troops I killed, I realized they all must've had families, and I just took them away in an instant.

Not to mention the amount of international attention I no doubt attracted with the warhead. Surely there would've been some sort of militia movement for my sole death. Who knew what the backlash of that would have caused, since I vaguely remember a town a few miles back I skipped.

Curling up into a ball, I felt my eyes stinging. Wiping them with a hoof I felt a sense of betrayal from my last partner. I remembered that she had actually been working with that fucking Foundation, and used my family against me. At least, that's what I got from the memory. Forcing myself up, I slid out of bed and went into the bathroom.

I stared at myself from the opposite end of the mirror for a while. Just who was I? I wanted to know who I used to be, but I couldn't do that without reliving those horrible memories. How had I even ended up here, I don't know, but I was going to find out.

Even if it kills me.

"..."

Okay, maybe not kill me, but my point still stands.

I heard my door being opened and somepony walking in.

"Dear Franz?" I heard Luna say. I imagined my eyes to not be red from almost losing my composure, and went in to greet her.

"Hey." I said, my voice weaker than normal. She quickly noticed and got close to me.

"Is something wrong? I made sure you had swell dreams." She said. I saw that she wasn't wearing her usual attire, and made me blush from her nakedness. Who am I kidding, they're always naked!

"Nah, just.. a little restless." I said, trying to cover my voice with a smile. The room was suddenly lit by a candle, and I could see her more clearly.

"Franz..." She said, eyeing me with a small frown. I sighed and decided to just tell her.

"I remembered some of what had happened before arriving in Equestria." I said, looking at her. She stared at me, expecting me to continue.

"I was running from a government funded force called The Foundation. I think they specialize in capturing anomalous entities, objects, and maybe even locations. I had managed to get a good distance when I was forced to set off a... weapon as the only means to escape." I continued. She thought about this for a second, and pulled me into a hug. I returned it, not entirely sure why she was giving me one. Possibly out of pity.

"You've once told me about this Foundation before. From what I'm able to garner, you were right coming here and leaving your old world behind." She whispered. I opened up a bit more and hugged her tighter. I think I really needed this. Resting my head on her shoulder I felt her do the same and we stayed there for a bit.

"Should we go to bed?" I asked, feeling her loosen her hold on me.

"Of course, Dear Franz." She said. We climbed into my bed and went back to sleep. I was a bit nervous about getting into bed with her, but eventually relaxed as she draped her wing over me. She leaned into me, and this time, I did the same. I was at ease for the moment. And I wanted to tell her about the mystery woman that had betrayed me, but refrained from doing so. Now wasn't the best time to do it.

I was soon asleep. And this time, I didn't have anymore gruesome memories to haunt me.

---

I woke up and found Luna still here in my bed with me. A sense of urgency jump started my brain, and I rose up to check the sheets. I then remembered what we really did. It was kind of her to let me vent. I really needed something like that.

Click

I quickly jumped out of bed and threw a nearby table at the door, effectively keeping it shut and startling whoever it was on the other side. Luna, surprised from my sudden jolt in bed, also jumped out and pulled out a sword from somewhere.

"What is it, Dear Franz?" She asked, now realizing we weren't under attack.

"Oh, I need you to teleport back to your room. Someone almost walked in on us sleeping together." I said. She gave me a devious grin and I scoffed, knowing what she was thinking with that line of words..

"Not like that!" I said. Good god, I can only wonder what Summer Springs was thinking outside the door.

"Franz?! What's going on?! Is everything alright?!" She called, knocking a few times. I had to come up with an excuse, and fast!

"I thought you were Blueblood, so I uh... threw a table at the door." I said. I heard Luna teleport away and sighed. Not the best excuse, I'll say that now. I took the table down, lifting it with my magic and floated it back to it's original spot. Summer Springs came in along with Marble Shine. It looked like they had questions.

"What can I do for you two this morning?" I asked, looking at them with a slightly nervous smile. Why does this look like the beginning of a bad porno?

"Well, we just came to say thank you." Said Marble.

"And we made you something." Said Summer. They then quickly left and came back with what looked like a pair of necklaces. I looked at them with interest. What's this?

(More artwork! Yay!)

"What's it for?" I asked. They just giggled together.

"It's so that you can be close to Princess Luna without her next to you." Said Summer. What?

"What do you mean? Is it some sort of transmitter?" I asked. Marble just giggled some more.

"No, silly. It's so that you know where Luna is at every second of the day." She said. Wait, what!?

"But doesn't that seem like an invasion of privacy?" I asked.

"These necklaces only give you the location within a few dozen yards. It won't be the exact spot, but it'll get you to trust each other more." Said Marble. I thought about it some more. Did she actually trust me? I kinda had to so that I wouldn't be exposed as a human from a show in their world. I already had trusted someone from Ponyville, and I thought she was a good choice, for now. I just hoped that she wasn't going to tell anypony else. I had faith in Ditzy, but I didn't know if she had that same faith in me.

"Okay. Thanks." I said, accepting the gift. They both smiled and went in for a hug. I awkwardly returned it and retrieved my armor capsules. I felt them slid back into their position and left the room. I wondered what happening on the news?

I caught sight of a maid, and asked her where I could find a newspaper. She smiled warmly and led me to a stand that had newspapers in them. I took one and went into the Dining Hall and began reading it before either Luna or Celestia got here. I wasn't surprised that I was on the front page with the news about the duel.

Yesterday, at 11:00, was the duel between the returned Alicorn, Prince Franz, and the Captain of the Royal Guard, Shining Armor. We were certain that in this duel, one of them would receive a KO. But was caught off guard when Prince Franz threw Shining armor out of the ring in a epic final move.

The average pony gave that move a 9/10 on the brutality scale, but everypony seemed to love the match.

After the first match was over, Shining Armor forfeited the duel, for unknown reasons. It is not certain whether it was because he was beaten so badly in the first match, or it was because he was severely beaten to a pulp the first round. But it is speculated that it was out of fear.

It is also hypothesized that Prince Franz and Princess Luna had formed some sort of romantic relationship, says our sources. Princess Luna was seen cheering vigorously for Prince Franz. Many ponies said before the match that the Prince was going to win, although, many ponies were surprised by the ferocity of the Captain's and Prince's attacks. It is listed that the Prince's armor and equipment were made by himself.

Said armor enchantments were as follows.

Capable of storing shock and release for the armor ability.Electrical effects for the weapons he touches.

His weapons included:

A wooden bo staff.One highly magic resilient shield capable of shields of unknown strength.

It is unknown how Prince Franz is able to make these enchantments, and several of our reporters are currently investigating his personal background, and checking his history with the Princess'

We will have more in the future with Equestria Newspapers, next Monday.

I finished reading the paper and set it down. I was fairly hungry, and made my way over to the kitchen. I didn't see the staff around at the moment, and took it upon myself to make macaroni and cheese. I created the materials needed, and began working on the food.

"I'm making fukin mac and cheese, and NO ONE IS GONNA STOP ME!" I yelled, but didn't get a response since there was probably no one around to hear me. I got a bit unnerved that I was alone again, so I began playing some music from my helmets speaker, which wrapped around my neck like a collar.

(Don''t judge me pls)

I sang along as I cooked, changing my voice to match the singers. It was an odd romance song I was always fond of, since it helped me relax. I kept singing along and bounced my head, matching the beat and tempo, riding the song as it played. I also did some rocking back and forth for more effect, and when the song ended, the mac and cheese was almost done.

I chuckled. Here I was, as a pony god, making mac and cheese while dancing a little to a song I had found by chance.

I took the pan and began mixing the cheese mix in with the macaroni. It took me a minute or so before it was done and I had about four servings of food. I took it while it was hot and served myself on a paper plate I created and left with my plate. I went back to my seat and saw Luna and Celestia. Both of them talking to each other when they saw me.

"Good morning, Franz." Said Celestia with a smile.

"Morning Dear." Said Luna with a bigger grin than Celestia.

"You seem excited." I said, sitting next to Luna and taking a bite out of my cheesy food. She gave me a quick peck, which I was kinda getting used to by now.

"Well, we did hear you singing." Said Celestia. I swallowed my food and looked over to her. I was thinking that I had left the rest of the mac and cheese in the kitchen, and I should bring it and see if they want some.

"And?" I said, slightly embarrassed. I didn't normally sing, and when I did, it was when I was sure I was alone. Or in a mocking way.

"We haven't heard you sing since before your battle with Discord. It was very pleasing to hear you again. Especially since you would always sing to Luna." Said Celestia. Wait, I would sing for Luna? That was new. To me, at least.

"I uh... I see." I said, not really wanting to be a part of the conversation anymore. I noticed Luna was watching me eat as I took another bite of food. Did she want some?

"Dear Franz, what is that?" She asked. Swallowing quickly, I told her what it was.

"It's called Mac and Cheese. There's still some in the kitchen if you want some." I said, pointing to said area with my head.

"I would like to try it." Said Luna. I used my hoof to slide my plate over to her. She looked at it with confusion.

"What is it?" Asked Celestia, looking down at the plate. Luna gave a frown.

"I'm just not quite used to seeing so much cheese in one serving. How much did you use?" She asked, turning towards me.

"I just used a quarter cup of milk and four tablespoons of butter. And the cheese packet, of course." I said, telling them what was in it. They both looked confused for a second.

"What do you mean, cheese packet?" Asked Celestia. Oh right, they probably don't have the concept of packages and whatnot.

"Well, I just made that part. I used the butter and milk from the fridge." I replied. Did they have anything that was packaged? I feel like they should have some form of it.

Luna took a bite out of it. She chewed for a bit before she began eating my entire plate. And within a minute, she had finished all of the mac and cheese. She didn't seem to have a bit of regret as she got up and left towards the kitchen.

"I think she likes it." Said Celestia. I groaned in annoyance.

"She's gonna eat it all, watch." I said. Celestia just giggled and lit her horn up in magic. I was confused as to what she was doing, when the plate began spawning more and more of the eaten food. It was interesting to watch, but kinda gross too. I hope it was a duplication spell and she wasn't pulling out from Luna's stomach magically.

I shuddered from the thought and Celestia gave me a look.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Nothing. Just got a bit cold." I said. Maybe I should install some sort of heater in my armor capsules. Then I can go to the snowy mountains and hurl snowballs at innocent people.

I suddenly felt myself being wrapped by a white wing and froze out of panic. Looking over to Celestia, she just was reading the newspaper I had left here.

"Todays stocks look quite uneasy." She said aloud.

I just sat there for a few minutes when the chef's began arriving. She let me go and sat on her chair with the newspaper. They had taken Celestia's order and apologized for being late, saying that it would never happen again.

I just began eating my plate again, ignoring how it had been created. Oh, and the plate itself too, much to the surprised looks on the chef's faces

She took their word for it, and I got up and went to the bathroom after finishing my plate. I had yet to actually go to the bathroom and brush my teeth. I think I might have some plaque building up, and needed to get rid of it now.

---

After I had finished brushing my teeth, I decided to bust a quick nut. So I went into the bathroom and found out I couldn't, given my form. So I quickly transformed and locked myself in the bathroom for the next 10 minutes, beating off furiously and reaching my climax.

After my nut busting, I had a sense of clarity, and I turned back into my pony form and pulled out Twilight's armor from under the bed. I didn't know how to send it to her, but I could always give it to her the next time we met. It was a Monday, so I couldn't just ditch Luna and visit Twilight and Rarity. If so, then I have to get the other girls something. I knew that Pinkie liked to party, so I would give her a balloon set with all sorts of colors. I would give Rainbow something as well, but what would an athlete like her want?

Then there's still Fluttershy and Applejack, who I've yet to spend enough time with to get an idea for.

I decided to just get to know them better and see what they like. Then I can get them what they wanted and everyone would be happy. Maybe.

And then there's Ditzy. Even though I had put my trust in her, I didn't know if it was the right call anymore. She could probably be spreading news about how I'm a human, with reality bending abilities right now. And I sure as hell didn't want to know what this planet's version of The Foundation was.

I put that at the back of my head. Maybe she was loyal and wouldn't sell me out.

I had to look at the bright side. I had both of the Princess' on my side, and I could always fall back on them to cover for me.

'But what about Shining Armor's marefriend? The unknown Alicorn?' I thought suddenly. Shit! I had forgotten about her!

I decided to get out to clear my mind some more. Maybe take a stroll through the gardens. Yeah, a walk will be nice.

I made my way to the gardens, and sat at a bench in the middle near a statue of a pony. Upon closer inspection, it looked like he was wearing some sort of armor. It looked similar to the Marines from Halo, but it had a fully enclosed helmet that seemed to give off a small glare. I didn't know why it looked like that, but it looked pretty cool.

I read the plate underneath it. It only had the number 7 on it. And some words that looked like it was eroded with time.

"Bellator est Alicorn?" I said, trying to say the words correctly. I pulled up a translator, which closely resembled Google Translate, and typed it in.

"The Alicorn Warrior. God damn it." I said, pulling down my helmet. It had taken me a few times to figure out what it meant, but I managed to understand it.

I went back to the bench and let myself relax. I was all over the place recently, and I could finally kick back for a bit. I pulled up my visor and went into Photos.

I began scrolling through my old memes. Most of them from 2018. God damn, what a shit show that year was. And it took forever to end too! A particular photo caught my interest. It was that of a girl. She looked like the the girl from my dreams, and I immediately deleted the photo out of spite.

"Bitch." I muttered.

I stayed there for another half hour, re watching my memes and such. The photos ended when I got to 2019. Which was weird, since I had knowledge for at least 21 years. Did my past self delete the other files? Or were they located somewhere else.

Photos 2019-2022 Are Located In Storage Unit #4 Happy Times.

I read that text of code several times. If the rest of my photos were there, then I would have to get them sometime. But if it was just photos of her, then I would just delete them and just wipe the whole unit.

I was worried about what it had, and decided to push it off until the last possible time. I didn't need to see photos of a traitor. It all made sense now, her job, her attitude, her background, everything. She said she worked for a small company, but I didn't think that would just be a cover story.

I sighed. Today was supposed to be a good day. I began slowly drifting off when a bird flew down and landed on my head. I jerked back and saw that it was the bird from the first time I woke up. It fluttered back and just sat there on a nearby branch, watching me with interest. I smiled.

"Hey there, little guy." I said, lifting my hoof to act like a branch. It flew down and landed on it, scratching me very slightly from it's small talons.

"What are you doing? I hope you're not following me around or something." I said, giving it a smug look. It just tilted it's head and pecked my nose, which I scrunched. Why was this bird following me in particular? I don't think I'll ever know.

"Go on, be free." I said, shaking my hoof a little. It just stayed firmly planted on my hoof, not wanting to leave. Weird, he was quite persistent.

Deciding to give him a better place to be, I set him\her on my head. I didn't know if it was a male of female, since it was pretty difficult to tell with most birds.

I walked back to the castle with the bird and went to the main lobby, where I saw some reporters trying to ask questions to the guards, who remained stoic and firm as usual.

I managed to slip by, and make it outside without any one of the noticing.

And almost got ran over by a speeding wagon.

Jumping back before it hit me, I saw that it was being pulled by a stallion in a suit that yellow and black stripes. I sighed in relief. I didn't want to become the victim of an accident like I was to my parents at my birth.

I continued my way without any destination in mind. I saw a few bars her and there, but I wasn't very fond of drinking. I was addicted to caffine instead of alcohol. I had made a promise to not drink until I was older.

But even since I was older already, I still didn't want to start. One of the habits I picked up since meeting the woman. I really wanted to know her name, but I also didn't want to remember it. I was afraid that it would bring back those bittersweet memories from the past.

I decided to get something to eat. As it turns out, I did have money here in Equestria. It was olden currency that Celestia had saved up and converted into modern money since my apparent departure. I didn't know how much it was exactly, but I assumed it was a lot.

I had managed to get a small bit of my saved money, and saw that I had at least several hundred thousand bits in my name for use already. I saw it because it was left in my closet when I was training one day. I think it was Wednesday when I found it.

I had brought a few dozen with me in my armor. It was hidden within special compartments that could hold about a few pounds of weight in it. It was useful when carrying small things.

I made it to another shop with several options of food. I bought a salad, much to the owners surprise, and left, saying thanks before flying away to a secluded area to enjoy my meal. A roof, on the castle.

"This is pretty good." I said, swallowing another bite of my crunchy goodies. It was mostly lettuce, sunflower seeds, raisins, cabbage bits, and a bit of croutons. I munched away, taking a rest from the stress and laying back.

I then fell asleep in the sun. It was only 3:00 and I would head back once I was ready.

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(Here's a quick thing. If you're a fast reader, then you should stop at around 1:30 If not, then listen to the whole thing for more effect.)

I got away, but only barely.

They had almost caught me and I was gonna go right to a nearby site that managed so survive! Hit them where it hurts!.

I decided to use a full on assault to get them to leave me alone. While not the most efficient way of ward off the government, I wanted to send a message.

I created more weapons and armor, while I was filled with an angry determination. I was standing a few miles away from their site, and waited.

I literately had all the time in the world, with me being connected to the world inside my head. I'll die when I say I'll die! I am invincible!

I saw the first patrol and sneaked up on him. He didn't even know what hit him as I wrapped my hands around his neck and tore it off. It was exhilarating!

I heard him fall to the ground and I smashed his chest in, making sure he wasn't one of those guys.

I then ran towards the site and killed the rest of the patrols before they could sound any alarm, and made my way inside.

I was surrounded by a few dozen men and they began firing at me with their weapons. Their bullets merely bounced off my armor and I waited. They stopped to reload and I smirked darkly.

"My turn." I said, my voice more sinister than normal.

I watched some run while others stood their ground. I laughed as a small device popped off my shoulder pads and began shooting balls of pure energy, disintegrating any living being it touched as I sent them towards the hostiles. I ran after the ones who fled, and made their deaths worse than the ones before them.

I began cutting them down with my arc reactors and opened anyone who came close with a blade that would slide through them like a hot knife through butter. The blade resembled Wolverine' claws and it was heated, so it gave off a bright white glow.

I saw a soldier try and call for help on the radio, so I slammed my fist into the ground and let loose a EMP to short circuit all the electronics in the base.

I was laughing while they were screaming for me to stop. Begging me to let them live.

One particular person caught my interest, and I grabbed him by the throat. I slowly began squeezing the life out of him and laughed when he used his sidearm to try and blind me by shooting my face.

I simply snapped his neck with a quick flick, and tossed him aside like a ragdoll, not caring about his men trying to gun me down.

I ignored their war cries and made sure to get every single one of them, making sure that their deaths were as slow as possible.

After about an hour of playing hide and seek I got bored and let out a burst of energy, vaporizing any living organic material within several miles.

Once I was done, there was gore and blood littered everywhere. I heard a helicopter in the air, and decided to greet them with the same gift I gave the others.

This wasn't how I was raised, but those who raised me aren't here anymore to stop me. I'm doing this, for them.

---

I jolted awake and was sweating profusely, frightened by what I had seen. I didn't feel the need to sleep anymore. I couldn't take these memories anymore! I didn't want to know what had happened to them, how many I killed, how many I lost.

I began shivering, as if being assaulted. I knew I wasn't going to be right after this. I had hoped for a happy ending, but I don't think life works out that way. I noticed the bird was gone, much to my disappointment. I could have used a friend right now

Getting up I saw that it was close to dinnertime. I was shaking from my horrible experience. I had no desire to eat either.

I felt as though I couldn't even look at Luna without seeing some poor woman being torn apart by my own hands. I was still mad about The Foundation, and how it was their fault for making this happen to me. I could still be home, watching a movie with my family, without a care in the world!

But then I wouldn't be here with Celestia or Luna. I wanted to be happy, but with so much death on my hands, I didn't think that was possible anymore.

I walked through down the road and back to the castle. I just wanted to be happy, with my family. But she took them away, and if she were to somehow make it here, I don't think she would survive for long. I would make sure of it.

"Your Highness, the Princess' have been looking for you." Said a guard, who recognized me instantly. I looked over to him, and all I saw was a soul who has never seen the dark side of his world.

"Thanks. I'll go meet them." I said, unable to wipe the frown off my face. He didn't think too much of it and passed me over to the guides. I didn't even try to make talk as we silently walked to the throne room.

I saw some guards patrolling down the hallways, and didn't even acknowledge them. I think they must've figured I wasn't in the mood to talk, and let me be.

The guards opened the door and let me in. I saw them finishing up with the last pony. It was Pen Parchment! What was he doing here?

He turned and saw me. I managed to give him a weak smile when he glared at me. What?

"I was looking for you!" He growled. I didn't know what was wrong, so I just stood there. He began walking towards me in an aggressive manner, as if trying to look down at me. What?!

"You BASTARD!" He yelled, charging at me. The guards blocked him off before he could reach me, and I activated my shield. What got into him?

"You lied to me! I lost the match before I could even get close to him! There was no enchantment for absorption and release! And thanks to you, I lost my marefriend!" He yelled, trying to get to me. I was taken back. He lost?

"Pen! If thou so much as attempt to attack royalty again, We'll make sure to never let thee near the Canterlot Castle again! This includes the city, doth thou understand!" Barked Luna. I saw Celestia look at him with a frown.

"Wait, you lost? To who?!" I asked, getting upset about him not being able to be with his mare. I was somewhat comfortable with Luna, and I was beginning to redevelop feeling for her again, but he was with her for years! He must feel horrible!

He looked me in the eyes, his own filled with fury and sadness, and told me the name of the bastard.

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