I never thought I would have to fight a magical, armored, 80+ foot bear.

"Come at me! You reverse care bear!" I screamed, charging up a magic blast. The bear only roared, and swiped at me with a large, clawed paw.

But then again, life is one of the great mysteries we often wonder about.

Dodging out of the way, I released a powerful attack on it's back. It did considerably more damage than my arc reactors.

I was going to follow up with another blast, but this Major was fast and backhanded me away, launching me nearly all the way back to Ponyville.

I managed to stop myself, and raised my aching arm up to the sky.

A disk of energy began forming, it's yellow glow and razor like teeth starting to form and sharpen with the longer I charged it.

The Ursa Major reared it head back, and threw a tree at me.

Thinking quickly, I threw the disk, and it sawed through the tree and continued on it's path towards the Ursa Major, which just moved out of the way for it to explode in the back.

Something struck my back, and felt my armor latch back onto me.

I created another helmet, since it was destroyed when I did the first blast, and saw all of the power cells were still there, unused and free for the taking.

Dumping it all into another disk, it began turning into a brighter, almost blinding white, and sped up faster with the extra energy from the power cells at play.

I also created some Chakra to throw in there, just for extra potency. The bear rushed me, and I glared at it and launched my attack.

I was aiming for it's legs, since it wouldn't be able to move as fast with one injured.

It jumped up, and over the attack, and was headed straight for me.

I grinned, before pulling my arm back and teleporting.

The Ursa Major was confused, and then let out a roar of pain as the yellow disk hit it's upper back, cutting through most of it's armored skin.

"Susanoo!" I yelled, and a giant white armored being formed and grabbed the Ursa Major from behind and gave the overgrown bear a titanic suplex, slamming it into the ground and dazing it momentarily as the surrounding area shook violently.

Wings formed on the white glowing being, and it flew into the sky facing the Ursa so that it wasn't nothing between it and Ponyville.

The Ursa Major re-collected it's senses, and looked around for me.

Two arrows of pure energy whipped through the sky, nicking the Ursa's arm and hitting it's forehead, right where the star was located.

The white arrow splintered before breaking, shattering into several pieces and falling to the ground. The Ursa Major was seemingly dazed by this, and began pawing at it's forehead.

I took note of this, and frowned.

I'm also pretty sure that everyone from Ponyville was watching me right now. And so I had to finish this quickly.

The Susanoo dissipated, and I glided to the ground at a reasonable speed. Once I landed, I charged up that same attack from earlier, only this time, I wasn't going to miss.

This attack, the one I've been hiding for good reason, is something I developed while remembering what the Force Repulse was, except I could direct it to different parts of my body and use it as an easily charged blast. Except the last time I used it, it went off when it was overcharged and blew a hole in the sky for sure.

This time, I'll make sure not to charge it as much, and to actually make sure to not to light up the sky.

I charged it for a few seconds, before blasting it away and watching it burn away at the Ursa's skin, even though it didn't do much damage to even the Ursa Major.

I dashed towards it, slowing down time and getting there faster. The Ursa was still somewhat dazed, and I created the Power Stone.

I gasped as it attached to my arm, and began burning and cracking away at my armor, skin, and all regardless.

I crouched down, my lower legs getting closer to the ground than my front ones, and I jumped.

My hoof began glowing bright red, a small flame taking place where the power stone was, and as I got closer, victory was secured.

The fire was burning with an intensity I never knew, but I held steady, as failure was not an option right now.

I poured a good chunk of my power into this attack. The Power Stone was really helping me harness it, and the Falcon Punch was another add on.

I was flying up towards it's face, and it managed to stop it's dizziness.

I was right in it's face, and I screamed.

"Kyuubi!"

Another aura surrounded me, except it was the 9 Tailed Fox from Naruto, donning it's golden glow.

The Power Stone flew from my hoof, and into the fist of the 9 Tails, as it slammed into its lower jaw.

The rest of the body formed quickly, and added more pressure as the legs pushed more force into the attack.

A large Phoenix erupted from the fist, and launched the Ursa back about a mile into the air, effectively knocking it out and onto the ground near it's young.

The Power Stone disappeared, as did the giant Phoenix, and all that was left was the 9 Tails.

I made it let loose it's own thunderous screech, it's tails swinging wildly, and let it disappear into nothingness.

(Stop music here)

I fell to the ground, my body spent as I felt my forearm begin to heal from it's burns.

Crashing into the ground with a hard thump. I flipped myself over and threw up whatever I had ate last. Note to self, hitting the ground at terminal velocity still hurts!

Forcing myself to try and calm my shaking form, I looked over to my arm, the armor folding back as I saw that all of the fur was gone, and that the skin was cracking in random directions, but was slowly mending back together.

Rolling back onto my side, and away from my bile pile, I started panting as I had just survived knocking out an Ursa Major.

I began laughing.

It soon died down, as it would look weird to anyone that might come across me and see me in this state.

Getting up with moderate effort, I had my armor support me as I began limping back towards Ponyville. I was surprised I didn't see anyone trying to help me, but hey, what would you do if you saw a gigantic night themed bear trying to chase you down.

Approaching the outer limits of the town, I looked up from the ground to see the a crowd forming near the Everfree. It looked like they were all waiting for something.

I also saw Luna here as well, and to my surprise, everyone was backing away from her. There were also some reporters, photographers, news ponies, and an ambulance-themed wagon.

I got closer, when someone pointed me out.

"Look! Prince Franz is back!"

Everyone looked over to me, and rushed me all at once. There were flashing lights from cameras, recording devices being shoved into my visor, and ponies asking me questions.

"How did you defeat that Ursa Major?!"

"What were those monsters you created, and how are they summoned?!"

"What are you planning to do with the Ursa Major?!"

"Were you scared at all during your battle?!"

"How often do you battle these night creatures?"

"Since Princess Luna is here, will you claim your prize?"

"Was that you at the Cafe earlier? If so, then who was that mare you were talking to?"

"Are you forming a herd with another mare?"

"How open are you to herds?"

"ENOUGH!" Yelled Luna, her voice echoing with enough force that seemed to rival even the Ursa Major's. Everyone locked up, and sped away from me. I was momentarily confused at what was going on, but was thankful the flashing lights stopped.

"Dear Franz, are you alright?" I heard her say in a normal voice.

It took me a second to realized what was going on, and I noticed Luna in front of me.

"Reporters are fairly annoying." I said, taking off my helmet. I didn't fold it back, even though it was a nano-based metal, but I wanted to use something to partially lean on for my leg.

"Yes, we noticed." She said, almost sounding annoyed. She then turned to the crowd, and spoke.

"Do not fear, citizens of Ponyville, for Prince Franz has subdued the mighty Ursa Major quickly, and efficiently. You may return to thou's homes at this time. There is nothing for thee here."

They all nodded shakily, and left soon after. I saw Twilight, along with Spike, who had a mustache for some reason, walking towards us.

"Hey, do any of you girls know why the Ursa came here in the first place?" I asked. If it had anything to do with the small show that was displayed earlier, then I'm gonna be pissed.

"We do not know why the Ursa Major or Ursa Minor came to Ponyville, save for the idea that the Major came for the injured Minor." Luna said.

"Well, there were these two boys that actually brought the Minor to town. Snips and Snails, I believe their names were. Don't worry, I already gave them a punishment, and will talk to their parents later."

This caught my attention.

"Wait, punishment?" I asked.

"I just cast a temporary spell on them to give them mustaches, along with Spike. Nothing too drastic." She said.

"Is that why Spike has that?" I asked.

"Yeah! Tell me, do I look cool?" He asked, stroking the hair on his face that was comically way too large for him.

"Eh, you could do without it." I answered truthfully.

"And that's why it's got to go." Twilight said, her horn lighting up with her sparkling magic.

"Aw man." He said sadly, watching disappear in a small pop.

"Yes, tis not fitting for thee's young age." Luna said, nodding.

"What time is it?" I asked. Luna looked up to her moon for a second, and looked back to me.

"Tis almost twelve. Thou should head to bed soon." Luna said, giving me a hug, which I returned happily and followed with a small peck to her cheek. I saw Twilight give me a small smirk, which I replied to with a eye-roll.

"Ew, can't you two be all lovey dovey somewhere else?" Spike groaned, earning a laugh from me.

"Oh Spike, you are truly innocent and pure." I said. I probably shouldn't say that, but it was kinda the truth.

He puffed his chest, and gave a proud smile.

"Hear that Twilight, I'm innocent, and pure!"

"It's a good thing too. Who knows what would happen should he hit a growth spurt." Twilight said. I choked back my laughter, but couldn't hide the smile.

"What? What's so funny?" He asked.

We all laughed, and went home after some damage control and Animal relocation, which took about 2 hours to do.

Afterwards, Luna pulled me to the side, and tried to make out with me, which I gently convinced her to not do. She was adamant, I'll give her that. Surprisingly bold too.

Once that passed, with her having a pout on her face, I went back to Twilight's and threw myself on the couch with a loud poomf.

It let out a sigh of relief, and gladly let sleep take it's hold on me. I hoped that Luna would be able to get her gaming skills better at Smash, because I want to battle her again.

I calmly passed out, without a care in the world.

---

"No"

I stared down at Luna, who was trying to give me her feather.

"What doth thee mean, no?"

"I mean, I don't want to date you." I said more firmly. She gave a huff, and glared at me.

"Well why not? Tis not like thou was in any relationships beforehoof. We showed interest, and thou art being difficult for no reason." She said, giving me a small snarl.

"Well, for starters, I don't like being stalked for a hour every time I go out and do something. Why do you even want to be with me?" I asked, wanting to get her to leave me alone.

"Well thou seems like a good father figure, considering how much thou enjoys being with foals and petting them. And thou retains a excellent physique, one of which I assume females on thou's home world would consider ideal." She said. I merely chuckled.

"Luna, I'm not the right one for you. So if you would please go away, I would really appreciate it." I said, pulling the covers back onto my body.

"We do not take 'no' Franz. Thou either accepts, or leaves." She said, giving me a frown.

"I give you my two weeks notice." I said, burying my head into the cool side of the pillow.

"Nay! The art supposed to be begging to be able to court me. So accept, or we shall be forced to take unnecessary action!"

"I'm not into Tsundere's, thanks."

"Love me!"

"Go away!"

---

I was resting on the only place where I knew for sure Luna wouldn't look for me.

I wasn't sure how I was breathing, per say, but was just glad I was finally away from her annoying 'Love' antics.

I heard a low pop, along with a flash of magic. Opening my eyes, I saw Luna on the other side of the moon's crater.

"Oh come on!" I screamed.

---

I woke up, and saw that it was morning already. I looked around for Luna, but realized that she was back in Canterlot. Were those the first few times she had actually tried to court me? Damn, she really was like a Tsundere.

Looking around, I noticed that Twilight was up, and reading a book about something. I didn't really know what it was about, but from what the cover looked like, I think she was trying to figure out which monsters I created from last night.

Taking a glance at my hoof, I saw that it was mostly back to normal, save for a small difference in hair length. I was actually starting to get fluffy again, and that was going to be a problem if it went beyond what was already considered 'Extra'

Twilight noticed my shifting around, and smiled.

"Good morning, Franz. Did you sleep well last night?" She asked, giving me her full attention. It caught me off guard, but I recovered quick enough to answer her.

"Yeah, I slept pretty good. And you?" I asked.

She looked like she normally would, except she was making a lot of eye contact.

"Oh, I slept well too. Say, do you mind if we hold an interview? I want to know a bit more about last night." She said, setting her book down.

"Uh, sure?" I said, not sounding very convinced about what she wanted.

She pulled up a parchment and quill, and closed the book she was reading, which was labeled 'Mythical Creatures, and how to spot one,'

"Wait, you want to do it now?" I asked, giving her a confused look.

"Of course! Why wouldn't we do it right away?" She said.

"Well, can I at least have something to eat?" I questioned.

"Allow us, Prince Franz! It would be the very least we could do after you singlehoofedly saved Ponyville from a rampaging beast!" Said Rarity, surprising me and making me turn my head towards her quickly.

"Yeah! It was almost like how you fought with Shining Armor and won! Except we got to see a lot of other spells we didn't even know about! My favorite was the giant fox with all of those big tails swinging around! Can you make a mini version of it? Can you, can you, can you?!" Pinkie said, her face appearing from somewhere and getting uncomfortably close to mine.

"I...I...What?" I asked, backing my head away from Pinkie as she leaned in a bit too close for comfort.

"Don't worry about her, Franz. She's just trying to get you riled up." Said Rainbow, giving me a sympathetic look.

"Oh... Alright."

"Hold up now, is that Franz ah hear? Lemme give that fella a nice big hug! He was smart enough to knock that big critter away from Sweet Apple Acres!"

"No, I'm alright." I said, getting off the couch and over to the bathroom, where I could wait until my morning wood went away.

"Aw, c'mon now, ain't nothing wrong with hugging your friends! Right Fluttershy?" Applejack said, walking out of the kitchen with a slightly cowering Fluttershy behind her.

"No." She said, lowering even more.

"No, really, I can do without the hug." I said, realizing that I would have to get through her to get to the bathroom.

"Aw, shucks, your being too modest. Now c'mere." She said, lunging forward with wide arms.

I screamed, and flashed out of the room, and reappeared in the bathroom. Looking around, I let out a sigh of relief, and went to the toilet.

Only to realize that I was stuck in something.

Looking back, I saw that I was merged within the wall, and I screamed again, another blinding light blinding me as I blinked out and reappeared in Twilight's room. Recognizing where I was, I then made my way to the bathroom. Thankfully, without any problem. I saw the girls downstairs as I passed the entrance to the hallway, and they looked at me with confused looks.

"Are you okay?" Rainbow asked, flying nearby.

"Yep, just need go to the bathroom, be right back, later!" I rushed, darting to said area.

Once inside, I noticed that my morning wood was already gone, and had mostly gone back inside of me. I let out an annoyed sigh, and waited for it to finally go back in fully.

Once finished, I imagined my body to clean itself, and for it to teleport any waste my body makes and dump it into the toilet to flush immediately.

After some testing, I found that it worked almost smoothly, and that I wouldn't have to use the restroom much anymore. Only drawback is that I felt it just, dissipated while in there.

I walked downstairs, and saw all of the girls eating their own food, with a plate of pancakes and orange juice waiting for me in front of a recording thing. It looked like one of those older recording devices, but I wasn't sure why there was a crystal attached to the side.

"Alright, now what did the six of you need to ask me?" I said, gaining their attention.

Twilight was the first to speak up, and cleared her throat.

"We were going to ask you a series of questions regrading last night. If you're up to it. I know how it can magically exhaust somepony from doing all kinds of spells like that." She said.

"Alright. And what about the two injured ponies, Silver and Blossom?" I asked.

"Don't worry about them, Franz. Heck, last I checked, Nether Flame was with them watching over them. I'm sure they'll be fine." Rainbow said, with a smirk.

"Besides, ain't like they'd be one to go down easily. Ah heard that Silver Shot took down a few Timber wolves last year. Ah ain't seen nopony hit so many at once." Applejack said, gaining a smile.

"And the damage that was done the buildings? How are we going to pay for it?" I asked.

They looked at me with blank expressions, as if there were obvious solutions.

"Uh, Franz. You're a Prince. Can't you just write a check and pull some strings with Princess Celestia or Luna?" Rainbow said.

"I don't know. I'm not very sure they would want to help. Where I'm from, things would be left alone for a while until it either went away, or became a bigger problem." I said. Pinkie popped up behind me, but I noticed last second, and suppressed the urge to lash out

"Why don't you try it first? I'm sure that Celestia is kind enough to lend Ponyville a hoof. Even Luna seems like a good resource to call help from." Twilight said.

"I don't know. I know their willing, but this is probably thousands of bits in damage. Doesn't that seem like a lot?"

"Can't you just do it already!" Rainbow said, sounding annoyed.

"Alright, alright."

"Do you need a parchment and quill?" Fluttershy said, holding them in her hooves somehow.

"Thanks, but no. I have other ways to speak to her." I said.

"Like how?" Rainbow asked.

"Like this. Activate Holographic Display: Contact Luna." I said, making my voice clearer for the mic to pick up.

My helmet formed for the most part, leaving the visor on my chest. It took a few seconds to send the message, and we waited for a bit.

"Where's Spike?" I asked them.

"He's upstairs having his beauty rest. Poor thing didn't get much sleep after seeing that display of power. He kept talking about how much 'cooler' you are to him now." Rarity said.

"Ah, I see."

Connection Established: Contact Luna Connected to HD (Holographic Display) Proceed.

"Dear Franz? Art thee there?" We heard Luna ask.

"Hey Luna. I was calling you so I could I could ask a favor for you." I said, looking at the blank screen. If one looked close enough, they could see the Switch and the projector screen in the background.

"Anything for thee, Dear Franz."

"Yeah, and the girls are here too, since they were the one's asking." I said, gaining a small tint in my face as they all gave me smiles.

"Art thou not alone? Where ist thou? I presume Twilight's, from what we can see from the background." She said.

"Yeah, you're not really in the camera's angle, could you get in front of it?" I asked.

"And where is that?"

"In front of the blinking red light." I said. I could hear Rainbow and Pinkie snickering in the back.

It took a few seconds, but Luna eventually came into view. She was wearing her usual attire, and a little bed head as she no doubt just woke up.

"Good morrow, everypony. Thou has questions for us, do you not?" She said, looking at everyone around me.

"Just a reminder, this is not formal in any way. Just a quick friendly chat for now." I said, making sure that they didn't bow or anything.

"Yes, a friendly chat." She said. I noticed that Fluttershy was hiding behind Applejack, and that she looked scared for some reason.

"Yes, we were wondering if you could send Ponyville some aid after the Ursa Major attack. There are several building that need repair, and some that need serious re-construction. Thankfully, nopony was seriously hurt, and everything was settled within the night." Twilight said professionally.

Luna had a moment of thought, and nodded.

"Yes, we believe that our sister, Celestia, is working on a relief package for Ponyville. We would appreciate it if this weren't to leave the room, for the time being." Luna said.

"Great! That was pretty much all the questions we had. Thank you Princess Luna for the help."

"Of course. Is that all?"

"Actually, I have a question for myself." Rarity spoke.

"Yes, ask your question." Luna said.

"Are you and Franz considered an item?"

Luna went silent for a second, her face gaining a shocked look. And I spoke up.

"Is that really an appropriate question to ask right now?" I said.

"Yes."

"Luna!" I cried.

I heard Rarity squeal, and I turned to her as she to harden her look quickly.

"Do the two of you need any, help, regarding clothing? Specifically for foals?"

"Hey!" I yelled, gaining reddened cheeks.

"We believe that information is none of thou's concern." Luna said, gaining a frown. Rarity backed away, seemingly frightened by her scowl.

"I think that's all we need. See you Saturday, Lulu." I said, realizing my slip up.

I heard a ring of giggles throughout the girls, and Luna looked at me with a smile.

"We shall see thou on Saturday, Dear Franz. We need to talk about something regarding our... personal connections" She said, nodding.

"Goodbye, Princess Luna!" I heard Twilight say, waving at the hologram.

"Farewell, Twilight Sparkle. And Dear Franz, remember to finish the task we gave onto thee." She said, making eye contact.

I was confused at first, and quickly remembered what she meant.

"Don't worry, I'll get it done." I said, giving a salute with my right forearm. She gave a light chuckle, and disconnected from the server.

"So Franz... how is she in bed?" Rainbow asked, completely out of the blue.

"Rainbow!" Yelled everyone, besides Fluttershy, who had a horrified look.

---

"Now, are you ready for the interview?" Twilight asked. She had a long scroll filled with questions. The girls had composed them, and they basically covered anything they could think of. I was more than willing to show them some of the technology, but I was going to have to keep some things under wraps for the in depth explanations

"Now, question number one: What is your full name."

"Franz."

"Question number two: Do you have any family heirlooms?" She asked, quickly scribbling something down.

"None that are in my current possession."

"Alright. Question number three: Do you have any other living family members?"

I gained a slightly pained look, but pushed it down with some minor adjustments to my gauntlets.

"No."

"May we ask what happened to them?"

I weighed my decisions. I could tell them and gain some personal trust, of I can keep that bit to myself and hopefully not have it come up again.

"They were killed." I said, gaining a sour look. They all looked at me with various concerned eyes.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" Asked Rainbow.

"No. No not really." I said, looking back up.

"Next question. Where did you grow up?" Twilight continued, as though trying to steamroll through the awkward question.

"A small village that would make unique things." I answered. It was technically the truth, since my town would often make a majority of strange things and antiques.

"Okay, question number five. How do you create your armors?"

"That's classified information."

"Okay, question number six: How many other suits are there that you've made?"

"In total, about ten that I can remember. Most of them are in Canterlot." I said.

She finished writing down all of the information I told her, and looked back to me.

"Question number seven: How were you able to make those creatures from last night?" She asked. Oh boy.

"It's all in the eyes." I said, pointing to them with a hoof. They got confused on what I meant.

"Is there anything on Ocular abilities here?" I asked. Twilight shook her head in response.

"None that I know of." She said, gaining a curious smile.

"Good." I said, smiling.

"And what in tarnation does yer eyes have ta do with anything?" Applejack asked, a more curious look in her muzzle.

"Good question. not that it will be answered, just a good one in general." I said.

"Can you change your eye color?" Asked Pinkie, who had a piece of cake from... somewhere. What she another reality bender like me?

"I can, I just don't want to." I said.

"That's not true. Nopony can change their eye colors. It hereditary, and it's simple biology." Twilight said.

I frowned at her.

"Oh, I don't think so." I said, changing them to purple. It stung a little, but only because I was literately changing my physical body to something not natural.

"Oh my. Doesn't that hurt?" Asked Fluttershy, popping up from behind Twilight.

"Yeah, tiny bit." I said, blinking slowly to get the slight burning sensation out.

"What question were we on now?" Rainbow asked.

"Ah ain't got the slightest clue." Applejack said, rubbing her head slightly.

"Well, whichever one it is, I do believe that Franz is at least slightly sidetracked." Rarity chipped in.

"Well, I kinda have plans for today, so if we were to finish this, then I'll be on my way." I said.

"And what are you going to do? It's not like you'd normally look for trouble." Twilight interjected.

"Well, I have several ponies I need to meet. Hopefully." I said.

"Like who?" Rarity asked, now interested in the conversation.

"Classified."

"I'll just ask you a few more questions, and we'll finish up later. Sound good?" Twilight asked me.

"For sure. Now, next question." I asked, mentally preparing myself for anything.

"What were your parents names?"

I froze for a solid ten seconds. Another memory flashed by.

---

"Let her go you bastards!" I yelled.

"You either come with us, or she gets it, shitass!"

They had mother with a knife at her throat, and another three with rifles pointed at me.

"Let her go first, and then I'll go." I said, my aura blazing furiously. Dad was in another room, shot and bleeding out in the living room. I didn't feel anything from him, his presence being lackluster as of recently. It was her I was trying to save.

"I don't think that's gonna happen. Put on those shackles first, then I'll let her go." They said. I knew that shackles wouldn't do much, even if they tried.

I could hear their radio chatter. I wasn't fluent in their codes, but I knew a thing or two about their Task Forces.

And MTF Omega-12 wasn't something I wanted to fight with.

"Just put them on, and we'll take you and leave your family alone, you hear?"

"Franz! Just do what they say! Don't worry about us, just don't let them hurt you!"

"Shut up woman!"

I moved to get closer, and he put his knife closer to the main artery in her throat.

"Don't try anything and put those shackles on, kid." Said the guy.

I stood there, and tried to get my aura to calm down. They noticed my power lowering, but didn't relax their own agitated form.

A pair of cuffs were tossed at my feet, and whoever tossed them immediately raised their rifles back at me.

I looked at them. They looked like regular cuffs meant for regular humans. I slid the on, not really feeling different.

"Alright, now stay here while we go and get you into transport. If you listen, you might not die." Said the leader.

I simply scoffed, but didn't say anything else.

I then saw them stick a needle into her neck, and she looked surprised, and soon passed out from whatever they gave her.

"What did you do!" I yelled.

They didn't say anything.

"What did you do!" I yelled again, gaining an angry look.

"MTF Unit Alpha-4, ready for pickup for the humanoid entity. And make it quick. We are also requesting MTF Omega-12 for assistance in transferring the new Bixby to recommended Area-02 for containment." The leader said.

"Acknowledged, Alpha-4. Proceed with neutralization of any traces of the Bixby. Make him disappear." Said the radio in his helmet.

"Hey, I'm talking to you!"

"Quiet. Lopez, make sure he ain't trying anything. Cornell, Jenna, secure the place. We're leaving once transport get's here."

"Fuck you." I growled.

"Don't think of this as personal, kid. You're pretty fucking dangerous as you are. Now take a seat, transport will be here for us."

"NO!" I screamed. I wasn't going to that place with whatever the hell was there. I'll kill them if I have to!

In an explosion of light, I sprung from my spot, and went for the closest one.

Trails of red went in every direction, and painted the room in a dark, single shade of blood red.

---

"Franz? Franz, are you okay?" I snapped out of my inner thoughts, and looked at them.

"Uh, what?" I asked, temporarily forgetting what we were doing.

"Are you sure you want to keep this interview going? It looked like you just had a flashback." Twilight asked, a look of concern on her face.

"No. I think we can continue this interview some other time please." I said, feeling cold again. I hate these damn memories. And why don't they come in order like before?

"Okay. I was worried we broke you or something."

"Oh, poor Franz. I could never imagine not knowing who my parents were."

"Franz, darling, are you sure you're alright? Surely that memory could shed some light on where you came from?" Rarity asked.

"No, I knew who they were. I just remembered seeing them get hurt." I said, a small frown on my face. I didn't want to go into detail about how my younger self got his household family killed.

Feeling someone put their hoof on my shoulder, I looked over to them and saw that it was Pinkie, her hair deflating slightly, with a sad smile.

"It's okay, Franz. You can talk to auntie Pinkie if you want to." She said jokingly, while pulling me into a surprise hug.

"Thanks." I said, ignoring her freakish strength. How did she pull me into this?

I then noticed that they all were getting closer, and knew what they were implying, and couldn't do anything about it with Pinkie holding me tightly.

'Aw shit.' I thought, sagging a little as they gave me a large group hug. More so from Fluttershy and Rainbow than the other girls for a reason that I knew, but didn't want to say.

Once we all broke the hug, I felt a bit of relief, and gave a small smile. This actually made me fell better, sort of.

"If ya ever want ta talk, know that we'll be here for ya." Applejack said, giving me a big toothy grin.

"Same here!" Said Pinkie.

"Y'know, You are a pretty good guy. So I'm always down to talk about stuff."

"Know that we are always here as a friend. And do come on by again. It's always quite a refreshing experience speaking with you." Rarity spoke.

"I also like talking with you." Said Fluttershy quietly.

"And we won't be going anywhere anytime soon."

"Thanks, I appreciate it girls." I said, giving them a smile.

Afterwards, we went on break, and I left to go buy myself a sandwich, as to get something off my list. But first, I dropped off Rarity's saddlebags, and put them in a box with her name on them. I saw an open window, and threw it in there for time.

I cringed as I heard what sounded like something falling and breaking, but whatever it was, I'm sure I can buy or just create another. I thought I also heard a car screech too...

But I'm gonna pretend I didn't. For my own safety.

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