"TWILIGHT!" The cyan pegasus yelled, as he leaped from the table, over to the door.

     DJ put up his hands. Fuck my life! "Alright, just ca..."

     He was cut off when a powerful thrust of her wings sent her straight into his gut, knocking the breath out of him. "Stay back, monster!"

     DJ backed away. "Last chance to calm the fuck down, before things get real ugly." He pleaded.

     She snorted, pawing the ground like a bull. "TWILIGHT! HELP!"

     DJ sighed. "Alright, you asked for it." He put his legs shoulder width apart, left toes to the middle of his right foot. He crouched down, putting his hands at his hips. His shoulders lurched forward a little, he then remembered he was not in pads, and his collar wasn't with him. He also realized he also only had a couple feet to get as fast as possible. He pushed his legs back, and placed his right hand on the ground, putting his left arm at a ninety degree angle at his hip.

     He watched her. Waiting. He needed something to read. Something to go off of, a foot placement, a muscle twitch, her eyes. Anything that would hint where she was going. He needed to hit her head on. He was bigger, but she was faster. Once he got up to full speed, it was like getting hit by a truck, but it took several yards. The pegasus could get to his speed in just a few feet, but she was lighter. It's all physics. I have to be fast, force equals mass time acceleration. I just have to go... Rainbow took a step forward. NOW!

     DJ started his assault, pumping his arms in the small room, the gap between the two quickly closing. While Rainbow's hooves were extended, and wings pumping, DJ had his arms pumping, but was already lower to the ground, as to get more leverage on the attacker. When they were mere inches away, his hands shot up into her pits, changing his horizontal motion to vertical. His legs, chest, and shoulders all exploded with force. His hands gripped onto her fur, no way in hell she was getting free.

     He slammed the pony onto the ceiling, then in a rolling motion, brought her to the ground, crashing on top of her. She let out a small yelp as all air escaped her body. He took his lethal shot. He rolled over, wrapping his right arm around her neck, the windpipe right in the bend of his elbow. He grasped his right hand with the left, pulling it while flexing his bicep.

     "You done fucked up!" He said, tightening his grip. He could see her changing colors. "Not so tough now, are ya?" He eased up a little, allowing her to take a deep breath, the regained his hold. He laughed a little. "Coulda avoided this." He walked over to the black window, the pegasus kicking with silent screams.

     He knocked on the glass, getting Gentle Hooves' attention. He let Rainbow get a breath again. He didn't want to kill her, but no way in hell he was letting her walk free. The owner walked to the window. "Yes DéJà?" She asked through the small drilled holes.

     "We've got a breach. Level four. Detained."

     Her eyes got wide. "I will have the Princess here right away!" She said, before starting to write a letter.

     DJ shrugged, looking down at the struggling pony. "Aww, what's wrong? Did the big bad monster get you? Was he quicker than you thought?" He loosened his grip for an answer.

     "TW..." She started to scream, but the arm tensed up again.

     "No no no, bad Wonderbolt wannabe, bad!" He said, shaking his finger. She started kicking even more. All he could do was laugh. Until the door to the small room was thrown open by a purple glow. Like I said before, fuck my life!

    "Put her down!" Twilight said, already charging her horn. Applejack had her rope, Pinkie with her cannon, Rarity's horn was also glowing. And Fluttershy was hiding behind them all.

     "Get back." He said in a calm voice, reaching into his pocket, pulling out the butterfly, letting the razor dance around his fingers before coming to a stop. The hilt latched in his hand, the blade pressed to Rainbow's temple. "Now." He let his grip loosen a bit, Rainbow took in a deep breath of air, then DJ regained his grip.

     Twilight took a step forward. "Y..."

     "I said get back." He looked through the window behind him, the letter catching flame from Ms. Hooves' horn. "I think we can help each other here." Twilight narrowed her eyes, not believing him. "You want your friend back. I want to keep my job. You leave, and say nothing, and I will release your friend." He pointed his blade at Twilight. "And I won't charge you for breaking and entering."

     Applejack looked at Twilight. "What's he talkin' about, Twi'?"

     Before Twilight could answer, a loud pop and bright light filled the room. DJ smiled, releasing the pegasus to the ground. She coughed, trying to fill her lungs with precious air. When she looked up, she saw a white alicorn. "Princess..." she coughed more. "Celestia! He tried to kill me!" She said, her face regaining color.

     Celestia let out a sigh. "I believe we need to speak of this somewhere else." She looked at DJ. "Will you be fine here?"

     DJ danced the razor back into his pocket. "'Course."

     Before Twilight could say anything, another pop filled the room, and the seven ponies were gone, leaving the human alone to pick up the mess. He started to pick everything up, his next appointment was a couple, a captain for the royal guard, and a princess. DJ smiled to himself. Cadence and Armor, oh this is going to be just bundles of joy!

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     Twilight let her eyes focus, realizing she was in the throne room, she started to panic. "Princess! W..."

     "Twilight, there is something you need to know." Celestia said as she sat in her throne.

     Rainbow rubbed her throat. "He almost killed me!"

     Celestia sighed. "As much as you will want to argue with me, I ask that you please listen. DJ acted in self defense." She held up a hoof. "This is how I know. DJ, has told and demonstrated to me and my sister, that while he does taunt more than anypony should, and does use language that is not approved by all, he does not attack ponies, but only defends himself."

     "But he held a knife to Rainbow's head!" Twilight countered.

     Celestia looked at Rainbow Dash. "What exactly happened?"

     "Well... he was getting ready to eat me!"

     "And you know this for a fact?"

     Rainbow looked at the ground. "Well, he had his hands on my back!"

     Celestia wouldn't show, but she could not believe what she was hearing. "Is that not his job? He works at the Canterlot Luxury Spa as a massage therapist. He requires an appointment days in advance, and you to wear a ointment mask, to both cleanse your face and keep him hidden. Did you remove your mask?"

     "Yes..." She said, ears flat.

     "Then what?"

     "I... I screamed for Twilight. And hit him in his stomach."

     "And, how did he react?"

     "He, he told me if I didn't stop, it would get ugly." She pawed at the ground. "And it got ugly."

     Twilight had enough. "Princess! He held a knife to her head! That's worse than anything Discord ever did!"

     As if just the mention of his name was an invitation, the deity surrounded by chaos fell from the ceiling. "Ah, yes! But I like the thing! He reminds me of me!"

     Celestia looked at Discord. "You were not to speak with him."

     He put his hands up. "I've done no such actions!" He smiled. "But I have observed him."

     Celestia narrowed her eyes. "Just remember what I said to you."

     As he continued to fall, he melted through the floor. "But of course!"  He eventually was completely out of the room. Celestia looked at Twilight.

     "Now, I believe you, and Rainbow Dash especially, owe our guest an apology."

     Rainbow's eyes got wide. "Why should we apologize?"

     "Rainbow Dash..." She said in a motherly tone. "He is lost and alone. He is in constant stress, relying on me and my sister to get him back to where he belongs. To his home. Right now, he is just trying to survive, and refuses help from us. The last thing he needs in enemies. Ponies that attack him and search through his things.

     "He doesn't trust us, not at all, and he has made that very clear. He says trust and respect are earned,  not given away to anyone. He is not in the least bit at peace." She sighed. "He has been having almost constant nightmares ever since he got here. He wakes drenched in sweat, and tears in his eyes.

     "And now he is being attacked while all he was trying to do his job, the only thing he could rely on for peace. What was safe for him to do without worry. Now he can't even do that." She looked at Twilight. "I know you have questions for him, but I am afraid I will have to deny you the promise of them being answered. It is now up to him whether or not he wants to answer, however, I believe we should let him also decide when he wants to answer to you, and accept your apologies."

     Fluttershy walked forward. "Umm... Princess... what if I, ah, talked to him?"

     Celestia raised an eyebrow. "You would speak with him?"

     She nodded. "He's alone. He needs a friend to be there with him." She pawed at the ground. "I was able to help Discord, maybe I can help..."

     "DJ..." Celestia said, helping the pegasus.

     "Maybe I can help DJ. Give him somepony to trust." She smiled.

     Celestia nodded. "Very well, he will be in his room at eight."

     Pinkie started bouncing. "Oh! Oh! Can I throw him a 'Welcome to Equestria, and sorry for going through your things and attacking you' party?!"

     Celestia smiled a little. "Maybe in time, I do not think he is looking for any more surprises today." She looked at the wall. "And it's not even time for breakfast."

     Grumbles from the girls’ stomachs filled the room. "Ah think breakfast sounds mighty fine." Applejack added.

     As the Princess and five of the ponies made their way out of the room, a white unicorn was still standing there in awe. "Wha-I don't get my massage and facial?!?!?!"

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     DJ's hands dug into the pink alicorn's back. "So, where did you say you were from?"

     "From here in Canterlot, but I have recently moved to the Crystal Empire."

     DJ grabbed her wings, tugging a bit until a pop filled the room. "Crystal Empire? What's it like there?"

     "Beautiful! The ponies are so nice, the place is always sparkling, and it's just all around amazing!"

     His hands dug into her back. "And what about your husband? What does he think of it?"

     She laughed a little. "He misses the action from the guard, but likes coaching the ponies for the Equestrian Games."

     DJ paused for a second. Did I miss an episode? Must be new. "So your husband is not only the captain of the guard, but also married to the Princess ruling over the Crystal Empire, and a coach?"

     "That would be correct."

     "How exactly does he coach?"

     She paused for a second. "What do you mean?"

     "Is he up in his athlete's face, or is he more of an encouragement kinda guy?"

     She thought about it for a second. "A little of both, he's always yelling at them, but at the same time, giving them advice."

     "Really? I kinda knew a coach like that." His thoughts went back to coach Rohr, or 'Penguin Pussy' as all the linemen called him, his freshman year.

     After a few minutes, Cadence still hadn't said anything else. Then, she finally spoke up. "You are... different."

     He laughed. "You're not the first to say that."

     She shook her head. "No, not like that. I mean, I can feel what you've been through. You have so much love, all around you, and flowing through your body. Yet, you let the little bit of betrayal from a long time ago dictate how you perceive things, and control how you act."

     "You don't know me. What may seem as a little betrayal was like getting hit in the gut several times by a ram."

     She raised her head up a little. "Do you wish to talk about it?"

     "Talking just opens the whole bottle. It took me years, but I eventually learned how to bottle all my emotions into my head, and only let a few escape. If I were to talk about my past, there's a very good chance I could lose control over the bottle."

     "Maybe you need to lose complete control once?"

     DJ sighed. "You sound like my councilor. And I haven't seen her in years."

     She frowned. "So, who would you talk to someone about this?"

     "Other than the fact that it doesn't concern you, I only tell it to people I trust with everything I got. People that I know, if I took a bu... er... arrow for them, they would do the same for me."

     "It's not healthy to keep those emotions inside you. They'll eventually get out, in a way you won't like."

     Before she could respond, a beep filled the room. DJ removed his hands. "Thank you for coming to Canterlot Luxury Spa. I hope you enjoyed your stay."

     He hid behind his curtain as Cadence rose. She started for him. "Maybe I could help you?"

     DJ started tapping on the window furiously for Ms. Hooves. "Ma'am, please, do not come any closer!"

     Before she could speak, he heard the doors open. "Princess! You are going to miss your soak!"

     She paused for a second, then nodded. "Yes, you're right." DJ let out a sigh of relief.

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     *HOURS LATER*

     Crack!

     Luna's eyes slowly opened, and she immediately knew something was wrong. She was not woken by her sister, nor guard. But something different. So...

     Crack!

     Luna rolled out of the bed. Whatever is making that noise, disrupted my sleep. And nopo...

    Crack!

     ...ny disturbs my sleep! She walked over to the balcony, looking for the source of the noise. "Show yourself!" She screamed. At that time, a small white plate soared through the air. Luna tilted her head, then, the plate exploded.

     Crack!

     Luna looked down, but the balcony was blocking her view of whatever was throwing the plates. She slowly took a trick she learned, and formed into a shadow, crawling on the walls, to the next balcony. Nothing...

     Crack! Crack!

     Luna knew exactly where the noise was coming from, and quickly made her way to the balcony in question. She heard a voice. A very, very, sad voice. "This is bullshit..." Soft clicks came from the same spot. "How the fuck would she understand? She doesn't know me!" Four more plates were launched through the air.

     Crack! Click. Click. Crack! Click. Click. Crack! Click. Click. Crack! Click. Click.

     Every plate was shattered. There was a loud sigh. "I just want to go home..."

     Luna morphed back into herself, standing behind the distraught human. "DJ, are you alright?"

     He kicked the empty shells on the ground. "Why the fuck did she have to bring back memories?" He looked to Luna. "Why wouldn't she just shut up?"

     "I don't understand?"

     DJ looked down. "Cadence brought up some old memories, things that I have tried to forget. And thought I succeeded at." He shrugged. "While my life I... was, pretty damn great, I had to work through tough times. Well... tough at the time."

     Luna blinked. "Do you wish to talk about it?"

     He frowned. "Dammit, no!" He stood up. "I don't want to share my life story with some horse that pulled me from my home!"

     She frowned in return. "I saved your life!"

     "Really, you saved my life?" DJ put a shell in the shotgun. "You are a princess, correct?"

     "Well, yes..."

     "And you don't want your kingdom or anything in it to suffer, right?"

     "Of course not!"

     DJ placed the shotgun on Luna's back, placing the barrel to his head. "Then please, put a wounded animal out of its misery! Send me to eternal rest!"

     Luna was in shock. "Kill you?"

     His eyes started to water. "I hate it here. Everything here hates me. Just do both a favor and pull the damned trigger!"

     Luna was taken back. "I... I can't!"

     DJ looked up. "Why not? You've killed ponies before!"

     Her eyes filled with rage. "That wasn't me!"

     "Oh yes it fucking was! You were just too jealous that your older sister got the attention!" DJ pulled the barrel more to the center of his head. It was working. He wanted her to get pissed, and pull the trigger.

     "It was an evil spirit, that took control of my mind and body! It! Was! Not! Me!"

     "Hundreds if not thousands dead, never to see their fami..."

     There was a knock on the door. "DJ! That's enough!" The white monarch then threw open the door.

     DJ collapsed to the ground. Not in fear. Not in sorrow. But defeat. He knew there was no way he could win now. No way that he could end the nightmare. No way. He felt a hoof on his shoulder. "There, th-"

     "Don't. Fucking. Touch. Me." He said through grinding teeth.

     "Oh... um... I'm sorry... I uhh..."

     Celestia took the weapon from Luna, laying it on the floor, away from DJ. "Is everything alright?"

     Luna was just realizing what was happening. "He tried to persuade me... and it was working!" She looked to the sobbing human. "But... why?"

     Celestia looked at the human. "DJ... speak with us..."

     He looked up. "Tell me. Tell me you are here to tell me you have a way to get me back. A way for me to see my home. To get out of this God forsaken land!"

     Celestia looked at her sister. "Well, I felt my sister in distress, information about your return, and somepo-"

     DJ's eyes lit up. "Information? You found a way!" He jumped up, tears streaming down his face as he wrapped the sun goddess in a bone crushing hug. "I get to go home! I get to fucking go home!"

     Celestia lost her composure. She couldn't keep him in false hope. A tear fell down her face, already knowing how it would come to him. What it would do to him. "DJ..."

     "Corben! Tyler! Kendrick! Matt! Sean! Shaw! Brett! Blake! Brandon! AJ! Scotty! Even Ms. Caddel! I get to see them all again!"

     Celestia pushed DJ away, tears of joy now running down his face, as well as a smile from ear to ear. "DJ... I came here with Fluttershy." She motioned to the yellow pegasus. "She felt as though you needed a friend. Somepony you could trust."

     "I don't give a fuck! I ge..."

     "You can't go home." Celestia said.

     DJ laughed a little. "Good one. That's real good." He ran over, grabbing all the clothes from the floor, throwing them into his blue bag, stringing his pads together.

     Celestia motioned for Fluttershy, who slowly flew up to DJ. "Umm... DJ?"

     His gaze met hers, denial hinting in his eyes. "Yeah, what's up?"

     "Ummm... you ah... Princess Celestia tried very hard... but.. she..."

     "She found a way to get me back home! I know! It's fucking awesome!" He pulled his helmet up to his face. "I wonder if I can steal you with mt jersey?"

     "Princess Celestia um... couldn't get... couldn't get you a way home......."

     DJ just laughed more, this time in sarcasm. He put his helmet on the ground. "Damn..."

     Celestia raised an eyebrow. "Wh..."

     He kicked his pads across the room. "FUCKING DAMN!"

     Luna spoke up. "DJ, calm down."

     He grabbed the shotgun from the ground, popping in another fresh shell. "I know this is a dream now. This is all a dream! That's all this is! A nightmare!" He put the shotgun in his mouth.

     Celestia's eyes widened, and she quickly pulled the weapon from his grasp. "Calm down, please."

     DJ was filled with emotions. Pain, hate, defeat, and loss of hope. But the biggest, was one that he tried so hard to push away, tried to hide, the main reason he wanted to go home. Fear. "You fucking bitch! I ou..."

     Fluttershy flew in front of DJ, her eyes fixing into his. He stalled. "Now you listen here mister..."

     "Yes ma'am."

     "Princess Celestia tried hard! She tried everything she could to find you a way home. You owe her an apology."

     "But..."

     "No buts, say you're sorry."

     DJ never left her gaze. "I am sorry."

     "For?"

     The veins in DJ's neck and head started to bulge. "What the hell I...." his eyes got wide. "The Stare..."

     "What are you sorry for?"

     "I don't know." He said, being completely honest. He didn't know what he was sorry for. He was just acting how he knew.

     "For saying rude words to the Princess?"

     He slowly nodded. "I am sorry for using rude words."

     Fluttershy gave a quick nod. "Good." Her eyes left his, and he fell to the ground, sweat formed around his forehead.

     "Never... Again..." He looked back up at the Princess. "Please... tell me it was a lie..."

     Celestia sighed. "I searched through all our archives, reading the most ancient of tomes, even attempting to reverse the portal that brought you here. But, I could not find anything that would work. The closest that we came, was a portal, so unstable and violent, we can't see through the other side. We do not know what is happening on the other end. For all we know, we could be dumping you into the void of space."

     "It would still be better than this hell hole."

     Luna was now angry. "What is wrong with our land? Why must you always degrade out peaceful and harmonic nation? Insult me and my sister? Verbally assault the ponies around you! If anything, you are not from another planet, but from the deepest pit in Taurus! A demon walking among us!"

     "Luna!" Celestia snapped. "We have both seen demons with our own eyes, we know well enough that he is not what you accuse him to be."

     "Demons have to specific form! They change! They are like the changelings, but much worse!"

     DJ glanced at Fluttershy while the sisters got into an argument over what a demon really looked like. "Hey, you. You hate to see animals su..."

     "DJ, Fluttershy will not kill you." Celestia said, looking at him, just winning the argument with her sister.

     "Then what am I going to do!" He threw his hands in the air. "You're announcing I exist tomorrow, and you haven't even told me how."

     Celestia thought for a second. How was she going to introduce him? How would she introduce a new being into her world? When her gaze caught sight of a rectangle on the bed, she got an idea. "What about a performance?"

     "A play? Are you fucking serious?" He rubbed his head. "I just get told that I can't go home, by risk of blowing up in a vacuum, so I have to be Romeo."

     "No, not a play." She levitated the rectangle. "A concert, if you will."

     He grabbed his phone from the air. "You couldn't possibly get what I want. And besides, why should I?"

     Celestia raised an eyebrow. "Because I am what is protecting you from the public?"

     He paused for a second. "Still doesn't answer the equipment problem." He thought for a second. "Wait a minute, I was just livid with you not but a minute ago! What the fuck hap..." his eyes met Fluttershy's. "Nevermind."

     "Do not worry about that. Just pick two or three of your songs, and we will take care of the rest."

     DJ smiled like a maniac. "Oh I think I know a song you'll love ."

     "Oh? What's it called?"

     "Oh, one's by a guy named Bob. Another is from a nice man named Marshall. I think the third will be quite the surprise though."

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