When Count Monte Cristo moves to Canterlot, old sectets shall be revealed to Twilight and her friends.

William was a country man. A true hunter. His father helped him kill his first deer when he was twelve. He claimed his father's forest when his father succumbed to lung cancer, and treasured his father's rifle...which was also passed to him in his will. His father always carried a powerful weapon: The Barrett .50 BMG, whenever they hunted. It was simply a treasure to William, something he never left his house without. It was this rifle he used to obtain food and money. He would take or sell meat and hide from his kills to obtain money and survive in the woods.

One day, his land gets foreclosed due to his inability to pay his mortgage. This added to the deep depression he suffered ever since his father died. He decided to end it all. He stuck a suppressor on his rifle, took all the ammo his father gave to him in his backpack, and went into the forest to take his own life. However, after stepping into a puddle, he is warped into the Everfree Forest. After looking through the scope of his rifle, he spots a lonely orange foal. He decides to keep an eye on her from the Everfree, making sure she's safe.

Scootaloo, however, hasn't seen him...but she knows he's out there to protect her. To watch her. To make sure she's safe.

I knew there was a special group of fillies in Ponyville . . .

After Princess Celestia used the Elements of Harmony to banish Luna, the magical gems went dormant. Celestia realized that she was not destined to bear them again. Instead, her destiny was to find new Bearers and give them as much or as little guidance as they needed. Even if it took a thousand years.

Pre-read by HeroOfWinds.

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The princesses gave their magic to Twilight to prevent Tirek from stealing it. As a result, they end up stuck in Tartarus.

Marvelous place, Tartarus. Really brings ponies together. The fact that things manage to go downhill here says a lot about the wonders of family and alicornhood.

Spanish translation by SPANIARD KIWI

Audio Drama by Espa_Roba_5 and Ajvasquezbrony28
Live reading by The Living Library
Live reading by Astro-Brony

Proofread by Octavia Harmony

After Celestia humiliates her at a dinner, Luna storms off and ends up snooping around in her sister's room. There, she stumbles upon the journal Celestia kept immediately after the banishment of Nightmare Moon.

Cover art by bunnish on dA.
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Featured on Equestria Daily on August 22, 2013.