Going to a new school is easy. Going to a new school when you're a loner is tough. Going to a new school when you're a loner and people won't leave you alone and want to be your friend is impossible. Sadly for me, I'm that last one.

The name's Michael Bacon, the biggest loner you would ever meet. It's not that I can't make friends, I just like being alone with a nice video game or manga. But sadly for me, my mom thinks it's unhealthy for a 'handsome boy like you' to be so anti-social. Naturally, I do what any teen does when their mom tells them what to do. I ignore it.

But my mom had other plans. Next thing I know I'm shipped off to live in a two story house by myself and have to go to a school called 'Canterlot High.' Hopefully it won't be to bad, it's just a loner going to a new high school where no one knows him.

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I'm so dead.

Edited and proof read by Erised the ink-moth from episodes 0-2 Go check him out, he's awesome!

Every episode after that has been edited by my long-time editor BrownDog77! Once again go check him out!

Character tags will come and go as the story continues.

And the AU is that the movies never happened, but the characters still exist. This will be explained in detail in the Author's Notes.

To escape from Tartarus is nearly impossible, even for one of great magical power. When you've lost your powers and are little more than a withered old centaur, it's even harder. But Tirek has a plan, one that will draw in a creature from a world where life is cheap, hats are plentiful, and gravel is king. Will the Spy take the opportunity to enjoy a well-earned vacation in this new world, or will he see the population of friendly, innocent ponies as just a fresh selection of backs to stab? It could be both!

(Takes place before the beginning of Season 9.)

Canterlot city

Home of all kinds of people: good, bad, ugly and downright crazy. Kidnappings all over the place, giant rainbows randomly shooting into the sky from the distance, A mob of trigger happy punks lead by a megalomaniac psycho, as well as one seriously suspicious high school. And that's barely HALF of the things the everyday citizens cover their heads from.

Now, something else is coming. A monster freed from Equestria. A shadow that can cover even the darkest of night, merciless and unforgiving. Challenging the brave protectors of this world in a fight to the death, to determine who are the true rulers of all the realms, be it Equestrian or human. Now the fate of trillions lies in the hands of rookie heroes who just might be in over their heads.

There's only two things on Cole Macgrath's mind;
1. How did he get here?
2. Those have got to be the weirdest seven girls he's ever seen in his life.

Based on the game series Infamous