The day after Fluttershy and Israel’s date, things in Canterlot City were becoming quiet and calm; for once. The girls can finally catch a break and prep for their enemies if they plan to show themselves. But overall, at least they can have a relaxation time.

Of course, their sensei and school principal, Celestia, insisted that they should keep training. So they all meet up at the hideout; by the way, they’re working on the name for the place; and they brought along the boys so that they could train as well. Since they now face new enemies, they’re gonna need new tactics. Of course, Eternal wasn’t allowed to train, since he’s been expelled from the Victory Squad. But he was still allowed to observe from afar.

He watched his old comrades and the girls as they trained using Training Protocol EX. The 2 Victory Squad members weren't faring too well because of them struggling just to stand and throw a proper punch. The girls, on the other hand, seemed to be adjusting a little better. They still couldn't land any shots on Tempest, but they were able to move a little better. Even Fluttershy was displaying a whole new set of confidence, working her way through the intense gravity her gear was emitting.

"Not bad, girls. You're adjusting really well. I dunno what it was that happened yesterday, but I can tell you're serious about this training. But one day of speed training does not make a ninja. It took me 5 whole years to even be able move at my normal speed, adjust my flexibility and sharpen my mind," Tempest said. "And you boys, you might have gotten this far by pure instinct and luck, but that runs out, too. You need to build some muscle in those scrawny limbs!"

"For the record, I'm not scrawny! I'm svelte," Israel rebutted. But that resulted in a spin kick to his face, spinning him in the air and landing him hard on the ground with a loud thud. "OOF!!!"

"You wanna try getting mouthy again, you talking fish bone?" she asked. Israel gets up barely.

"Just who in the fuck had sex with you and didn't appreciate it?" Ooh, stupid move. Tempest's eyes shrunk and she cracked her knuckles.

“Oh, you’re dead now, buddy.” Inferno said quietly out of sorrow for the scrawny guy. Soon, she unleashed her fury on Israel, landing blow for blow and he just kept on grunting. While he was still on the ground, Tempest landed a knee kick to his gut, knocking him out with a groan.

"Don't think I'm done with you yet. When you wake up, you're really gonna get it." she threatens in a dark, low tone.

"Ouch, now that has gotta hurt," Eternal said, watching from afar while doing his squats.

"Tempest, please! No need to get all hostile," Heat said, struggling with each step towards the still-enraged trainer. But she grabbed his wrist and twisted it, making him yelp in pain.

“Next time, do not aggravate the military gal.” Inferno informed the two. “It doesn’t work well… not at all. Besides, you should see the other guy that messed with her once.”

"NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME THIS?! OW!!!" Heat yelled and then turned to her in frustration. "EASE UP, WILL YA?!" Yup… now he's dead.

Heat is then met with a hard punch to the face, then multiple kicks and punches to his sides, his gut and finally his upper legs before kicking him to the ground. "Don't you DARE yell at your training instructor! Do… I… make… myself… CLEAR?!" she asks, before she begins corkscrew punching Heat on the chest. He let out a strained scream before passing out from the intense agony he was suffering.

Tempest's actions got to Eternal, making him clench his fists. With the two boys done in by a swift session, Tempest turns her attention back to the girls and is met with a punch from AJ coming straight at her. She barely dodged that and grabbed AJ's arm, tossing her over her shoulder, tossing AJ onto the ground.

"Not bad, but you're gonna have to be faster than that," Tempest said. "A sneak attack is a necessity for any respective, skilled ninja to be able to master. With a little time and practice, you'll master this technique along with all your friends."

Applejack gets up from the floor and stares at Tempest with an emotionless stare, until it changes to one of appreciation. The farm gal brought her hand forward, while Tempest did the same, and the two shook hands. “Thank ya fer the comment, Tempest. But next time, ya won’t see me comin’.”

“Sounds like a challenge,” Tempest replied with a cocky grin on her face Just then, she felt a sense of danger coming towards her. When her attention was brought to it, the danger took the form of Fluttershy and Twilight with dark glares at her and both delivered swift punches that ultimately landed on Tempest's face, knocking her back.

“Woah! WOAH! Cool it girls!” Inferno shouted as he ran from his work station and rushed over to check on Tempest. He checked her over to see if she had suffered any major trauma. “Tempest, are you alright?” Inferno is then answered with a chuckle.

"Now THAT'S the kind of power I'm looking for!" she said, looking perfectly fine. She instantly sat up straight, not even flinching from pain she should have felt. "However, those punches were thrown out of emotions, which is effective, but not very useful in a fight. Especially if you're fueled by anger and hate. If that happens, you forget all your training in your rage.”

"That is true. You mustn't let your emotions get to you. I can tell you lost your composure when she put down the boys. Remember, it's only training, which means no lethal harm.” Inferno stated, until his eyes are drawn to Heat and Israel, who are still laying on the ground, groaning and wincing from their injuries. Which then got Inferno to reconsider his statement. “Starting right now.”

"Aah! Damn it, I can't even get up," Israel groaned.

"Me either. I think I've entered a black hole," Heat groaned.

With the reassurance of the boys still alive and their minds focused on their training, the girls came at Tempest with full force, trying to push through the intense gravity. Tempest read each of their movements and dodge and blocked all of their attacks. Tempest can tell they're a lot more different from yesterday. Though, most of them didn't land any good blows, it was clear they were getting better little by little.

Just watching them train is drawing out the urge from within Eternal. Celestia was watching with concern, but also readied herself in case Eternal was gonna make a move. Of course, that’s what Eternal has been urging to do. Ever since he’s been benched, he’s become itching for some action, to go out and bust some criminals, and even beat the shit out of the Chrysalis bitch who sullied his family and caused his mother so much pain and torment. But unfortunately, he’s been put under the watch of Sunset, the girl that he considered being okay to spend time with. But, he didn’t expect that she would be his personal warden.

The girls continuously trained for hours, bruised and out of breath by their sparring session with Tempest, until finally Celestia called for a break for today.

“Alright, that’s enough. Well rest up for today.” She said, with an instructing tone.

“And I hope y’all are hungry! Cause I ordered us pizza an hour ago.” Inferno stated, right as he checked his watch. “Which should have arrived 5 minutes ago… Oh well, the delivery man is not getting paid.”

"PIZZA, YOU SAY?!?!?!" Israel asked, jolting upwards in excitement, despite the gravity weighing him down.

"What the? How did you do that?" Rainbow asked.

"Anything involving pizza, he's able to defy all kinds of logic," Heat groaned, still on the ground.

"Even after I beat the shit out of him while still being pushed down by the gravity in his gear?" Tempest asked.

"Again, if pizza's on the menu, he can defy all kinds of logic," Eternal vouches. "He's a pretty unpredictable guy, but likable at the same time. He's weird, but he's like the goofy, fun-loving cousin my brother and I always wanted."

"Still, what did you say about the pizza being late? You don't think the delivery man got lost on the way here, right?" Israel asked.

“I don’t know!? I don’t understand how pizza transportation works?” Inferno replied just as the computer sends out an alarming sound of an intruder at the door. Everyone tenses up, but inferno attempts to assure them. “Calm down people, it's probably pizza.” he stated as he opened the doors of the warehouse from his computer and soon walked up to the front door of the room. “I can’t wait to give the delivery guy, a piece of my-” He opens the door and soon he loses his ability to speak when he looks at the person standing in front of the door.

She had gray skin with golden eyes that were wall-eyed with blonde hair. "Hello there. I'm Derpy Hooves and I will be your pizza delivery girl today. Sorry for being so late. I kinda got lost on my way here. Are you having a party?" she asked with the cutest, innocent smile.

And just instantly, Inferno cracked. “Just take my money!” He said as he pulls out a $100 dollar bill and hands it to Derpy without complaint.

"$100? The price was only $69.70, don't you need change?" she asks, tilting her head. But just then, she's met with another guy who winds up surprising her with a big hug. That man was Israel Yabuki.

"Awww, you're just the CUTEST pizza girl I've ever met! I could hug you and hug you! You probably work your poor little tushie off, you cutie-pie!" he says, nuzzling her cheek to cheek. She blushed, but then returned his hug with her own.

"Yay! Huggies!" Derpy exclaimed. "And thank you so much. But what about the change?"

"Just keep the change. You deserve it," Inferno said, trying to keep his composure. But he was completely broken by her adorableness.

"Yay!!! I can finally buy some more ingredients to make my special lemon muffin surprise! Have a nice day, everybody. Especially you," Derpy gives a wink to Israel before she leaves the building, enters her car after delivering the pizzas, and driving away for her next delivery.

Inferno then takes the pizzas inside the hideout and Israel follows close behind. "So… who's your new girlfriend, Israel? You sure gave her a hell of a big hug," Tempest teased.

"She's not my girlfriend, I just gave her a hug because she looked so cute. How can you stay mad at such a cute face?" Israel asked.

"And what does that make us? Chopped liver?" Pinkie asked, getting up in his face.

"What?! No! You're all cute in your own ways!" Israel said, putting his hands up defensively. His comment left all the girls blushing knowing he found them all equally attractive.

"Hey wait! I'm not cute!" Rainbow said with a cute pouty face.

"He’s not lying, you know. You girls are really special, you just don’t know it.” Inferno said. Now the girls felt even more happier about themselves.

"Also, you can deactivate gravity on your suits. The training session is over for today," Celestia ordered reassuringly. The girls all did so using the proper voice command and soon, all of them, along with the boys could move freely. "Alright, now everyone wash your hands and we can sit down, relax and enjoy our hot dinner."

"Thanks, mom," Heat said, getting up. The whole group all started washing their hands one by one before taking their seats on the dining table where their 7 boxes of pizza were.

As for Inferno, he was watching over the training on the footage he took, observing any mistakes or slip ups. But soon his focus was then turned to the girls and the boys at the dinner table, eating and laughing. Soon the expressionless look on Inferno’s face turned into a small smile. ‘You guys mean more to me than you all realize.’ he thought in his mind.

Soon as he joins the others, still having that small smile on his face. The group soon notices this new expression that Inferno had. "Hey, now that I think about it. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. You should do it more often," Israel pointed out.

“Really? Uh, I guess it's… been awhile. 4 years at minimum.” Inferno replied. Which then got everyone at the table to grow silent and stare at the inventor. Pinkie, on the other hand, gasped very loudly and rushed right next to Inferno with disbelief in her eyes.

"4 years? But why?" Applejack asked.

“I don’t like to talk about it. There are things I like to… not discuss about.” he replied.

"Well, if you ever do feel like discussing it, we're all ears. We're not gonna force you, we're gonna respect your privacy," Israel said. "But it does help bring closure to express the hardships we've been through."

“And like I said before, I would rather not discuss it.” Inferno responds while he grabs himself two slices of pizza. “Ever.”

"Alright, alright," Israel said, letting it go and getting 3 slices himself. And everyone else got their own slices.

"But seriously though, how does a person go 4 years without smiling!? That’s unnatural!!!” Pinkie stated, loudly.

"Uh, Pinkie. Maybe it's best we let him be until the time is right for him to tell us. Some things are just too painful to tell at the wrong time. Once he's opened up enough to all of us, we'll lend him our ears," Sunset said.

"Oh alright," Pinkie said before gulping down a whole pizza slice in one bite. The gang kept eating their pizza until all the boxes were empty.

"Ahhh, so good. I couldn't eat another bite," Twilight said.

"Me neither. I'm so full," Fluttershy said, patting her tummy before letting out a cute burp. "Oop." she covers her mouth with her fingers. "Excuse me." she giggles nervously, blushing.

"Aww, sooo CUTE!” Israel states with a happy tone.

Fluttershy’s cute burp, even got the emotionless Inferno to burst out with laughter and made him smile even more.

"Aww, Flutters, you even made Inferno laugh. Aww you're such a cutie," he then surprises her with a kiss on her cheek, making her squee and yelp.

"Ooooooooooh," the girls said, observing their friendliness.

"Looks like someone's quite the smitten kitten," Rarity commented. After that cute scene, the group decided to clean up the mess before getting ready to leave.

"You've done well today, everyone. But don't get comfortable just yet. There's still plenty of room for improvement, so get plenty of rest and I will see you all tomorrow," Celestia said.

"And whatever you do, don't go into any dark alleyways to look for trouble," Tempest added.

“We won’t, we promise.” Sunset replied.

"Good. You may go home now," Tempest said.

The girls and the Victory Squad, along with Eternal bid each other goodbye and all left the hideout, heading to their homes. Sunset, as promised, accompanied Eternal back to his home at Celestia's house.

After everyone had left, Inferno was the last one to leave, shutting off the computers and light of the warehouse. He walked towards his Impala with that smile he still kept on his face. Once he entered his vehicle, he started up the engine and drove off towards his home.

He drove quietly out of the area, to avoid being seen until he was on the road through town. He drove peacefully through the night, with no other cars on the road and everyone all at home after a long day.

However, Inferno’s quiet drive took a turn when he looked up to his rear view mirror and saw something off. Three motorcycles were driving behind him, as if they came out of nowhere. Inferno becomes suspicious about his new road buddies behind him as one of them sped up a little until they were near the driver’s seat window. After getting a better look from the motorcyclist, Inferno then realizes that the person on the motorcycle had a symbol of a pony's head with insect-like wings and fangs; the symbol of the Changeling syndicate. Then later the rider pulls out a machine pistol from his jacket.

“Shit. It's them again," Inferno whispered to himself as he turned the wheel of his car, ramming into the motorcycle and leaving the rider crashing alongside the road. He activates his communicator on his cyber arm and contacts all the girls, including the Victory Squad.

“Guys! If you're getting this, I'm being pursued by the members of the Changeling syndicate. You know those assholes that attacked the Victory tower two days ago.” He said.

Then soon after, the two other motorcyclists pulled out their own machine pistols and fired upon Inferno’s vehicle. And also, two other motorcycles appeared out of nowhere and sped up towards the side of Inferno’s car. They take aim with their pistols and fire at the windows; luckily, Inferno ducked his head before they could. Then he retaliates by raising his cyber arm and up, with the hand forming into a small pulse cannon and fires a concussion blast at the rider next to his right window, then he brings his arm around and fires another blast at the rider near his driver’s window.

"Everyone! Code Red! I'm being tailed! The Changeling Syndicate's after me! I'm sending you GPS coordinates to my exact location! Get here as soon as you can!" Inferno exclaimed. He types in the coordinates and sends them everyone while still trying to outrun the thugs. Inferno tries to lose them by faking directions, but they were like a swarm, working in groups and covering each and every corner of escape.

They kept shooting at him during the chase and as always, he temporarily stops them with his pulse cannon. But then, up ahead, he comes across a roadblock of the syndicate in their motorbikes as a last-ditch effort. Inferno had no other choice: he was gonna have to ram them. He floored it on the gas and sped up.

His car engine roared, keeping its steady course. But without warning, on one side, one of the changeling thugs came at him in a large truck, using it as a battering ram, t-boning Inferno and knocking his car off a couple of feet. His vehicle rolled around 6 times before finally landing on its back. Inferno is knocked unconscious from the impact and is left in a bloody mess.

The changeling soldiers then got off their vehicles and walked slowly towards the wrecked Impala and the driver that’s inside.

"We've successfully secured the target, Chrysalis. What shall we do with him?" one of the soldiers asked, via bluetooth earpiece.

"Kill him,” Chrysalis replied back.

“Affirmative,” The soldier responds as he raises up his pistol and aims it at the unconscious Inferno. And before he could take the shot, he hears running footsteps coming towards him from the side. He turns around and he is then met with a harsh punch to the face from a pissed off Applejack. He’s sent flying 20 ft into the air and crashes through the window of a building.

"Try that shit again, see what happens, mothafucka," Applejack said in a low, menacing tone.

The other soldiers aim their weapons at the farm girl, right before the other girls and two of the Victory Squad ambushes them and tear them down like a bunch of sissies. With the majority of them knocked down, Heat rendered them paralyzed with his pulsation gloves. "Quick! We have to get Inferno to the hospital!" he said.

"I'll call for an ambulance," Israel said, getting out his phone. He dialed the number and let the operator know about the accident. Meanwhile, Heat and the girls got Inferno out and laid him down gently on the floor. Heat used his pulsation gloves to send healing waves throughout Inferno's body to at least heal some of his wounds.

Applejack had been known to cry on the inside, but as of now, she couldn't stop the tears from running down her face. "Inferno. Please be okay. We're gonna get you some help, alright? We're gonna get ya some help. Just stay with me, sugarcube," she said, trying not to lose it.

“Don’t worry AJ, I checked his vitals. He’s got a pulse.” Heat assured her. "I've managed to stop the bleeding, but it'll only be temporary. When the ambulance comes, you'd better hide. Mom specifically said a ninja has to remain hidden from the public eye."

“But ah’ can’t leave him!” AJ replied back.

“We won’t Applejack, we’ll see him at the hospital soon. We have to go.” Sunset stated.

"And don't worry, he's going to be okay," Israel added.

While AJ wishes to argue more, but sadly, her stubborn pride was dying every second. Her team knows that Inferno would be fine, and she wishes to believe the same. And after further pressure, Applejack reluctantly agreed.

“Alright.” She said with a defeated tone of voice. After that, she and the girls all left the area, so did the boys, just as the ambulance arrived at the scene. The group watches from the rooftop of a nearby building as Inferno is loaded into the medic truck.

Moments later, the paramedics arrived at the hospital with Inferno being carried into the E.R. The girls had arrived at the hospital as quick as they could, dressed up in their normal clothes. Even the boys were there, concerned for the man. Tempest dropped everything and raced to the hospital on foot. Even Principal Celestia arrived alongside the girls and boys, hoping that the young inventor would recover.

The group waited for several hours, hoping that they received word of Inferno’s condition. Both Tempest and Applejack were scared for Inferno and thought he wasn't gonna pull through. They waited anxiously until a doctor came over and approached the group.

"How is he, doc? Is he gonna be alright?" AJ asked.

"Don't worry, the operation was a success. The car crash left some bruises and cuts, and possibly slight internal bleeding. However, he pulled through like a champ. He’ll make a full recovery in the next 5 days.” The doctor responded.

“Oh, thank goodness. I almost had a heart attack.” Rarity said.

“I knew he’d pull through.” Rainbow stated with fake pride.

“That’s very wonderful news, doctor. Thank you.” Celestia said with gratitude.

"Well this wasn't the first time he's been in here, it most certainly won't be the last time," the doctor said. Soon the group are then left confused by his statement. In fact, it left them a little curious.

“Doctor… What did you mean by ‘this wasn’t his first time here’?” Sunset asked.

The doctor then has a confused expression on his face, as if he was told of something he doesn’t know yet. “Wait, you all don’t know? He’s never told you?” he said.

"Never told us what?" Twilight asked.

The doctor let out a sad sigh and took off his glasses in the process. He looks up to the whole group, with a sadden look on his face.

“Inferno has been dealing with mental depression and has been put under suicide watch for about 4 years. Always came into this hospital to be treated for the injuries he inflicted upon himself, including trying to poison himself.” He stated.

"WHAT?!" everyone asked in shock.

"B-But, he's a bright young man, why would he want to commit suicide?" AJ asked, even more anxious for the boy, scared for his life.

"It doesn't make sense, he's got the means to secure his future, why would he want to try and throw it all away?" Tempest asked.

“I can give you the answers you want,” A voice calls out to the group. They turn around and see a 57-year old man, wearing a tux, standing behind them. “Since introductions are in order, I am Bristle Wing, Master Blaze’s butler and a friend of his parents.”

"His butler? I had no idea he had a butler. He must come from some serious money. Ah'm Applejack, nice to meet ya," she said, shaking his head.

"I'm Rarity, good sir."

"Hi, I'm Rainbow Dash."

"I'm Fluttershy."

"My name's Twilight Sparkle."

"Pinkie Pie's the name."

"I'm Sunset Shimmer."

"Tempest Shadow. Nice to meet you, sir."

"My name's Heat Blitz."

"Eternal Flames is the name."

"And I'm Israel Yabuki. So if you don't mind me asking, why would Inferno want to constantly try to take his own life?"

Bristle Wing let out a sigh of sadness as he took a seat in one of the chairs in the waiting lounge. “It's a very… sad story for you all to hear. One that you may not like.”

"We want to know," Tempest said, everyone nodded.

"Very well," Bristle replied. He cleared his throat. “4 years ago, master Blaze lost his parents, Magnus Blaze and Fleur De Lis, in a dreadful car crash. It… broke his heart, in ways that could never be pieced back together. The poor master treated the incident as if it was his fault. And so he cut himself off from everyone, including me. It was only 4 days after his parent’s funeral, I found him in his room; attempting to hang himself... sniff… it was a sight I didn’t want to see.” He explained.

"Oh no… poor Inferno. Now I understand why it was too painful for him to talk about it. I feel so sorry for him," Fluttershy said.

"4 whole years… 4 whole years and he tried to throw it all away?!" Israel asked, infuriated.

“Let me finish, young man. After his parents passed away and he tried to commit suicide so many times, he eventually almost lost his life when his arm became horribly infected from all the cuts he made in 2 years. It left his arm, unable to function and recover, that the hospital staff decided that it was best to amputate it. And so they did.” he added to his explanation.

The girls all had shocked looks on their faces, but Fluttershy, AJ and Tempest were the most shocked about this news. Fluttershy looked like she wanted to burst into tears. AJ had her hat over her chest and Tempest looking down, clenching her fists.

“But it didn’t stop there... No... Instead, Inferno kept up with his habits as his depression grew worse and worse over the next two years. Then later he received employment at the CSRC, which at least kept his mind away from all the horrible thoughts he had. But then those ungrateful, deceiving… bastards took advantage of him. Using the brilliant inventions he made, for their own gain. It shattered his heart even more, but that's not all it did. It convinced him that he has no purpose in the world. And when he was fired, he… he just lost the will to live. And so he left home and walked over to the Canterlot City Bridge… where he planned to end his life, to end his suffering.” he explained more of Inferno’s life.

"That's horrible! So then, what happened?" Heat asked.

“Well… Before Inferno could even attempt his jump, you, Mrs.Celestia, arrived at the bridge before he could even place his foot on the railings.” Bristle stated, bringing ultimate realization to the principal.

"What? Mother saved his life?" Eternal asked.

“Well, she prevented his attempt in killing himself. But his heart was still broken, heavy with the burden and regret of living. Even when your mother hires him, he still refuses that he has a purpose in the world. I feared that master Blaze would never be able to recover from his long-lasting depression.” Bristle replied, while he reaches into his tux and pulls out a tablet before turning it on. “But suddenly, just a day after his first day on the job… He began writing up pages in his digital diary.” He then shows the group the tablet, which was stated to be Inferno’s, showing the notes he made and… showing photos of the girls and highlights of his time working with them at the hideout and hanging with them at CHS. Even notes and photos of Israel and the boys.

“And every last one of them… were about all of you.” Bristle replied with a warm smile.

The group looked over the digital pages and photo gallery, seeing all the times Inferno was with them. There were even videos of their training sessions, even the ones that had their epic fails; and in every video, Inferno sounded so cheerful and hopeful.

“Yeah, Inferno lost everything he held dear, but after meeting you girls and working alongside you… hehe, I never seen the young lad so happy in his entire life.” Bristle said.

Soon the group saw a video, where Pinkie accidentally shot confetti in Inferno’s face. While looking upset for one minute, he then grabs a confetti cannon out of nowhere and begins chasing her down saying “You’re gonna get it, Pinkie!”. Even seeing that, brought a smile on Pinkie’s face. Then another video showed Inferno in a cowboy outfit, looking into the camera and saying, “Howdy there, AJ… This lair ain’t big enough for the two of us… Wait? What the hell am I saying. I’m the worst cowboy in history,” he chuckled on screen.

"Hehehe, but ya sure are the most charmin' one," AJ said, watching the video.

Then the next video showed the beginning of their training session from today, Inferno getting a shot of everyone on the footage. “C’mon, everyone, smile for the video. You know, in case the bruising starts.” He said into the camera. Then soon Eternal in the video looks at him and then gives him the finger. “Aww c’mon Eternal, don’t give me that, you’re making me look bad as it is. C’mon smile.” Inferno said as he gives a peace sign in the footage. And that was the end of Inferno’s digital diary.

By the end of the video, Eternal slammed his fist on the ground. "Damn it! I feel like a goddamn asshole for what I've done! I'm sorry… I'm so sorry."

"Eternal, don't beat yourself up, you couldn't have known about his past, none of us could have. And to show remorse for the way that you two argued sometimes shows you care," Celestia pointed out.

"And now that we know about Inferno's past, we should be there for him now more than ever. He has a purpose in life and it's a very noble purpose," Sunset said.

“Are you sure about that, Mrs. Shimmer. Cause I truly believe all of you have already done that.” Bristle commented. “You showed him that he has a life worth living, that he has purpose in a world that wishes to take advantage of him… And not only that, you all gave him a reason to keep living. You all may not understand it… But all of you, were the best thing that has ever happened to him. And more.” He stated. “And I truly believe he wants to tell you all that.”

"Then what are we waiting for? We have a friend in need. Let's go," Eternal said.

“Well, you are all in luck. He’s sleeping in one of our rooms. You could see him if you like?” The doctor stated. Everyone was delighted to know they could see him. The doctor soon led the group down the halls and stopped at the one Inferno was sleeping in. He opens the door for them and everyone walks inside. When they did, They saw Inferno, resting peacefully on the bed with a few bandages around his head, right arm, abdomen and legs.

“Awww, look how peacefully he is.” Pinkie whispered; very, very softly.

“He sure does,” Tempest said, as she shed a few tears from her eyes. “I still can’t believe that all of that has happened to him… and he never told any of us.” she said with utter disbelief.

"4 years of attempted suicide…" Israel mumbled quietly to himself from a distance. 'It makes my skin crawl to think he'd keep trying to throw his life away. 4 years of moping? UGH!!! It disgusts me that someone so strong-looking would actually do something like this? I HATE SUICIDE!!! HATE IT!!!' he screamed in his mind, gripping the inside of his pockets.

“4 years of losing your will to live…What kind of a thing does that to a person?” Twilight asked.

"Those money-grubbing assholes at the research facility," Eternal said.

“When I get my hands on those scumbags, I'm giving them a piece of my mind.” Rainbow growled.

"Not if I rip out their eyes and shove them down their throats… so they can see my claws tear their carcasses open!" Eternal growled quietly.

"Whoa, easy there, tiger. The last thing you need is another charge added to your criminal record there, buddy," Tempest said. Eternal's eyes widened and turned to Tempest.

"And how did you find out about that?" he asked, clenching his fist.

“Your mother did. And you can also thank Inferno, cause he had just saved your public image from the little stunt you did during the events at the Victory Squad Tower.” Tempest replied as she walked over next to Inferno’s bed, placing her hands on the sleeping inventor’s hand.

"I owe that man big time for this," Eternal said.

“I suppose we all do, after all he’s done for us; we can at least do something for him.” Sunset suggested.

"Well, perhaps I can ask dad to let Inferno have a place to stay at our tower after every single security feature has been installed

“Now, hold yer horses, feller. Ah’ think ah’ should have Inferno stay at mah family’s farmhouse for a lil’ while until his mind is in the right place.” AJ suggested.

“And I hope your farm likes an extra hand to help out or something?” Tempest asked, hoping that she’ll be close to Inferno as he recovers.

"Well, Ah dunno, we don't really have a lot o' money. But if yer willin' to volunteer just to help check on Inferno, Ah could ask Granny Smith to set up a spot fer ya on the couch," AJ said.

“Thanks, and I promise. I’ll work free of charge. I only wish to be sure Inferno is ok.” Tempest replied.

“Ok? Of course I’m okay. You guys are here.” A voice was heard in the room as everyone looked towards the hospital bed and saw an awakened Inferno Blaze staring at all of them. “And by the way, Eternal, you truly are Celestia’s son, cause you’ll give a demon nightmares.” he jokes.

"How so?" Eternal asked before realizing. "You heard me ranting about the research facility earlier, didn't you?"

“Oh, I heard all you. And let me be honest, you guys… are terrible when it comes to whispering, well except for Fluttershy there.” He replied. “So… You all know my… deeply hidden secret?” He asks.

“Yes… We do.” Sunset replied.

"We had no idea you had it so rough. We're sorry you lost your parents in the car accident. But you shouldn't blame yourself over something that was out of your control. Your parents wouldn't have wanted you to give up on life. And for 4 years, I bet they were crying for you. Scared of what would happen if you did take your own life. Neither of us would've made it that far. But hearing that you felt happy around us, it made us want to be there for you even more. You've done so much for us that it's time we paid you back ten fold," Heat explained.

“Yes, and we feel awful knowing that you felt awful, and you did so much for us that we never got the chance to do something for you.” Fluttershy stated.

"And furthermore, everyone has a purpose in life. But just because you never found it over the past 4 years, doesn't mean you never had one to begin with. You just had to find it in the right places and you did… with us. Inferno, you're the best thing that's ever happened to all of us. You prepared us for the enemies, built us a new training area, kept us heavily secured. To me, you're like the brother I always wanted," Sunset said.

“And you are the greatest friend I could ever have,” Tempest added. “You helped me heal from the scars of my rough past, both emotionally and physically.”

"Inferno, all your life, you've given more to the world than what you can take. And we believe the time for you to take your reward is long overdue," Rarity added.

“No party would ever be fun without you there. No matter how much cake, balloons, or confettis there is.” Pinkie stated.

“Pinkie’s right, Inferno. With ya gone, things would never be the same without ya.” Applejack said. “An’ we'd never live with ourselves if yer gone.”

"So please… don't throw your life away just because you hit a few bumps on the road. Life is full of challenges, but you have the power to get through those challenges," Twilight said.

“Yeah, you can kick depression out the door and out of your life for a long time. And then everything will be 20% more awesome.” Rainbow proclaimed.

"And let's face it, you've got some amazing qualities that you yourself don't see yet. All the self-pity you carry around you just doesn't suit you. So enough with the cutting yourself. You've already lost one good arm and that's enough," Eternal pointed out.

"No person deserves to die over something so tragic. Yes, there's no bringing back your parents from the dead, but they brought you into this world for a reason. You'll still have them in your heart just like I'll still have my parents' love inside my own, as well as my master's teachings," Celestia said.

Israel clenched his fist so hard, he accidentally drew his own blood. "Nothing's more vile than committing suicide. Take it from… someone who's had similar thoughts about even considering such a sin. So when you recover… stand up and walk, keep moving forward. You've got two good legs, so use them. You're strong enough to make your own path," he said, holding in his anger and sadness.

After everyone had poured out their emotions and thoughts, what came next; which they hadn’t expected; was Inferno breaking his calm demeanor and began to cry tears from his eyes. All of the depressed and broken emotions he kept locked inside, all came forward and Inferno became a weeping mess. He soon looks up to the group, with tears in his eyes and a weak smile on his face.

“I… I never thought you all cared so much for me… sniff... More than anyone in my life has done… sniff… It’s… sniff… really heartwarming.” He proudly said through his tears.

Applejack and Tempest both sat beside the inventor while he released all of his depressive emotions he carried inside. Everyone else then drew closer to the bed, remaining by Inferno’s side as his long journey to healing was now officially beginning.