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// Chapter 6 - Who Ya Gonna Call? Boast Busters 
// Story: My Little Pony: Ren's Adventures In Equestria 
// by MaxTV1234 
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"So tell me again why am I being used as a magical test dummy, Twilight?" I asked as I stood in the Golden Oak Library.

"Well, I was just curious if some of my spells were affect you as well other than teleportation and levitation on you. Plus, Spike's needed to cross off the different spells I made." Twilight explained. I looked over at Spike, waving a piece of chalk around as he stood in front of the chalkboard with a list of magical spells for Twilight test out.

Okay so anyway, I was woken up earlier by Twilight as she offered a request for me to test out her new spells on me. At first, I thought it was crazy but it wouldn't hurt to try, and I do want to see what kind of different spells Unicorns like Twilight uses here in Equestria.

"Well judging from the other 24 spells you test on me, I saw it really does affect me." I said as Twilight pulled out some parchment and a quill, writing down some new info about me. I let out a sigh as I realized that I might be pestered about my kind. "Alright, I'm ready, just hit me with your best shot." 

"Okay. Now hold still." I did what she said as her horn began to charge and shot a small beam at me, aiming for my face. Oh boy, this might hurt. I closed my eyes to not get hit, but then I felt something on my face. I opened my eyes to see I have a goatee

"Spell number #25, hair growth spell!" Spike said as he crossed off the 25 spell.

"Huh, I always wanted to grow a goatee." I said touching the magically enhanced facial hair. "Some of my classmates back in middle school say that I will never grow a goatee ever in my life, but who's laughing now?" I said smiling happily.

"You do realize that I used a spell to give you that Goatee, you didn't grow it yourself, Ren." Twilight said giving me a smirk.

"I know, though it's very nice to have a goatee, thanks Twilight." I said adjusting with my new goatee, but then I noticed Twilight blushing lightly and muttering something. "Hmm? Something wrong Twilight?"

"Nothing!" She fired another beam at me and not only got rid of my goatee, but also caused me to fly off the ground, and slammed into a nearby bookshelf. Oof! Yep, that's gonna leave a mark.

"Ren?! Are you okay?!" I looked up and saw Twilight and Spike looking at me in worried.

"Don't worry Twilight, I'm okay." I said smiling softly at her until I was hit by a bunch of books that fell off the shelf. "Well....almost." I said rubbing my head.

"Sorry about that Ren." Twilight said helping me up.

"Nah, it's okay, though it would've nice to kept that goatee, oh well, I guess I'll have to grow it on my own someday." I said sighing sadly, man, if I was at back home already with that goatee, Jonas and Lillie will be surprised to have one, and I would laugh at their reactions. I then noticed Twilight blushing and muttering something, strange, what's with her?

"Um...Twilight, what's wrong?" I asked.

"O-oh, it's nothing Ren, honest!" Twilight exclaimed, but before I guess answer further, we heard some loud noises coming outside, strange, those sound like fireworks? Wonder if its another of Pinkie Pie's Welcome To Ponyville Parties? 

"What was that?" Spike asked.

"I don't know but we should go find out." I said which they both nodded in agreement.

We headed outside, only to bump see a large crowd of ponies gathered around a stage. Wonder what's going on?

"Um...what's going on?" I asked myself. Suddenly, my answer came to me as a light blue pony wearing a magician hat and a magician cape held with a jewel in the center appeared in the stage. She had light blue hair that almost matched her skin color. Her eyes looked to be light violet.

"Come one! Come all!" She announced. "Come and witness the magic of the Great and Powerful Trixie! Witness the Great and Powerful Trixie perform magical feats never witnessed by pony eyes!" 

Are you serious right now? First Gilda, now we have to deal with some third person boasting magician?

"My, my, my! What boasting!" We turned around to see Rarity and the others, having disappointing and annoyed expressions in front of the magician mare. Strange, I don't see Fluttershy around, she must be doing something back at home that she couldn't come here.

"Hey guys, what's going on?" I asked.

"Just somepony who thinks she's better than us." Applejack said rolling her eyes.

"There's nothing wrong with being talented, is there?" Twilight asked and I thought she sounded worried there.

"Nothing at all, except when someone goes around showing it off like a school filly with fancy new ribbons." Applejack replied.

"Just because one has the ability to perform lots of magic does NOT make one better than the rest of us." Rarity agreed. 

"Yeah, I agree with you there Rarity, I mean there's only one pony who's good at magic and that's-" I was immediately cut off as a magic zipper literally appeared and shut my mouth, which caused me to glare at the purple unicorn, who only smiled sheepishly.

"Whatever, I mean she's got nothing, especially when ya got me around being better than the rest of us." We all glared at Rainbow Dash as she realized this and tried to change it. "Eh, I mean, yeah, uh, magic shmagic. Boo!"

"Well, well, well, it seems we have some neigh sayers in the audience. Who is so ignorant as to challenge the magical ability of the Great and Powerful Trixie? Do they not know that they're in the presense of the most magical unicorn in all of Equestria?" If by most magical, you mean most boastful and too annoying, then yes.

Rarity blew a raspberry at her and said "Just who does she think she is?" 

"Yeah!" Spike barged in. "Since we all know that Twilight here is-"

"Spike! Shhh!" Twilight tried to silence Spike, taking him to somewhere they could talk in private. What's going on with Twilight? Is...she afraid of battling this egotistical mare?

I furrow my brows and removed the zipper out of my mouth by unzipping it, huh, kinda ironic but whatever. "Oh really? You don't seem powerful to me?" I said smirking at her.

Trixie turned to me, at first she was surprise to see some weird creature like me, but then glared at me. "And who do you think you are, you mindless hairless ape." Why do people like calling me that these days?

"I'm Ren Loodan, and in case you're wondering what I am, I'm a human!" I said glaring at the mare and gripping on my Hacking Gun.

"Ha! Ren Loodan?! What a stupid name! More like Pen Looney, besides, you really think you can fight against the Great and Powerful Trixie!" Trixie exclaimed showing off more fireworks.

"Uhh...kinda, since you're more like the Most Annoying and Boastful Trixie in all of Equestria." I said as it got everypony laughing. Trixie gritted her teeth in anger as she used her horn to lift me in the air.

"Hey, let our friend go!" Applejack exclaimed in anger.

"Oh please, like this hairless ape can defeat me in a duel!" Trixie said as she threw me away. I was flying further from her, but before i could hit the ground, Rainbow Dash had caught up to me and caught me before I could get hurt.

"Gotcha!" Rainbow said, smiling.

"Thanks." I said giving her a thumbs up.

She took me back to where I was previously and flew up to Trixie's face in anger.

Hey! What makes you think you can do that to my friend? Afraid of the truth?" Rainbow Dash questioned.

Trixie laughed. "The truth? It is just a mere sign of jealousy of a common fool!"

I started to go back to tell off Trixie, but Applejack held me back.

"Easy there..." Applejack restrained. Oh, that mare is so gonna get it.

"So, Great and Powerful Trixie, what makes you think you're so awesome, anyway?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Heh, why, only the Great and Powerful Trixie has magic strong enough to VANQUISH THE DREADED URSA MAJOR!"

Fanfare and fireworks followed. Her audience gasped at her "amazement",but it left Twilight surprised and me confused. What the heck is an Ursa Major?

"Behold, Ponyville, as Trixie will weave a tale that is true and displays Trixie's magnificent magical prowess! For the Great and Powerful Trixie has vanquished an ursa major by the power of her magic alone!" Trixie began using her magic to create a visual image of the "true" story of how she vanquished the ursa major. "The ursa major had went on a rampage, the ponies of Hoofington had no means of protecting themselves from the dreaded beast. But, the Great and Powerful Trixie had arrived, hearing the ponies' pleas, and used her magic to banish the ursa back to the Everfree Forest from whence it came!" 

"Hoofington's nowhere near the Everfree Forest," Applejack muttered to us. "Her story makes no sense." 

"You can say that again." I said rolling my eyes at the magician.

"I agree with you both, I mean what Trixie said about getting rid of the Ursa Major is impossible." Twilight said.

"What are Ursa Majors anyway, Twilight?" I asked in curiosity.

"Ursa Majors are bear-like creatures and the largest and most dangerous creatures in all of Equestria. Only Princess Celestia has the power to stop one." Well it kinda makes sense because she does look like a pony who's quite strong and powerful.

"Sounds kinda similar to a bear..." I muttered

"Trixie truly is the most talented, the most magical, the most awesome unicorn in Ponyville." A kid walked up to the stage, encouraging her boasting.

"No, in all of Equestria!" Another one added, increasing the encouragement. I looked at the kids and it caused me to raise a brow at how they look. One of the colts was a lanky orange unicorn with a green mare, his cutie mark being a snail. The others was a shorter, chubby colt, his color palette similar to the other's, though swapped around, his cutie mark was a pair of scissors.

"How do you know? You didn't see it! And besides, Twi-"Twilight zipped Spike's mouth shut, literally with her magic, what is going on with her? Is there something...troubling her? "Mmph! M-mmph!" Spike continued to try to disprove her bragging. I could feel how angry he was getting from Trixie's boasting.

Trixie laughed as she said "It's true, my enthusiastic little admirers. Trixie is most certainly the best in Ponyville."

After she said, there was nothing but silence and crickets. Yeah, okay she's literally the worst ever, I mean, why the heck do we even listen to that fake story? I mean its obvious that she made it up, don't these guys know the thing call common sense?....Scratch that, logic here in this world never makes sense at all.

"Don't believe The Great and Powerful Trixie?" Trixie asked as she started to laugh at all of us. "Well then, I hereby challenge you, Ponyvillians - anything you can do, I can do better. Any takers? Anyone? Or is Trixie destined to be the greatest equine who has ever lived?" Trixie use her magic to perform fireworks and fanfare again. 

Okay, I can challenge this sorry mare's butt and make sure she learns her lesson.

Spike managed to unzipped himself and started begging Twilight. "Please! She's unbearable! Ya gotta show her! Ya just gotta!"

Twilight began whispering to Spike, but she was interrupted by Trixie.

"Hmm, how about...You!" She pointed to Twilight, much to her shock. "Well, how about it? Hm? Is there anything you can do that the Great and Powerful Trixie can't?"

"I...I..." Twilight stuttered as she was at the verge of tears. Oh no, I can't let her be like this.

"Hey, leave her alone!" I exclaimed at the magician mare and stepping in front of Twilight. "Stop bullying her, she doesn't want to fight you!" It's time to teach this mare some manners, but before I could say anything else, Applejack stood in front of me, giving Trixie an angry glare.

"That's it! I can't stand for no more of this!" Applejack finally broke. "Stand back Ren, I'll protect both you and Twilight!"

"You show her, AJ!" Spike encouraged.

"Yeah, teach this mare who's boss!" I added

"Can your magical powers do THIS?" Applejack began using a lasso to do a few tricks and then tossing it to grab an apple off the tree and bringing it back to her mouth to eat it, which made everypony cheered, even I was impress. "Top that, missy."

"Oh ye of little talent. Watch and be amazed at the magic of Trixie!" Trixie began her turn, revealing the horn under her hat. She used her magic to grab the rope Applejack had used and hypnotize her with its Snake-like movements. She used the other end of the rope to grab an apple from a nearby tree. With the snake end, she tied Applejack's legs and placed the apple in her mouth. The audience laughed and cheered.

"Once again, the Great and Powerful Trixie prevails." Trixie announced as I rushed over to help Applejack, untying the rope and getting rid of the apple in her mouth.

"Thanks…" She sighed and gave Trixie a mean stare.

"There's no need to go struttin' around and showin' off like that." Rainbow Dash challenged.

"Oh?" Trixie replied, intrigued by Rainbow Dash's comment.

"That's MY job!" Of course it is, Rainbow. She immediately flew through a windmill, shot upwards like a rocket through clouds, puncturing them. She stopped in front of the sun and then dashed downwards through the punctured clouds, repeating her pathway. When she arrived back at the stage, a rainbow emerged on top of her from the water droplets she had carried.

"They don't call me 'Rainbow' and 'Dash' for nothin'!" Rainbow Dash said which made the crowd cheer loudly like they did for Applejack. Wait, they should be cheering for Applejack and Rainbow, not that magician. Come on people, make up your mind who should you cheer.

"When Trixie is through, the only thing they'll call you is loser." Trixie replied. She used her magic to use the rainbow Rainbow Dash made and wrap it around her. She spinned the rainbow, causing Rainbow Dash to form a tornado for a few seconds until she stopped outside the stage, dazed.

"Seems like any pony with a DASH of good sense would think twice before tussling with the Great Trixie."

Applejack had helped Rainbow Dash up. However, she formed a dark cloud and caused lightning to strike Rainbow Dash.

"OW!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. Oh, that's gonna leave a mark. Everypony started to laugh at her...this laughter...this reminds me back in my elementary school days...where I was laugh at for my naivety.

"What we need is another unicorn to challenge her. Someone with some magic of her own." Spike said glaring at the magician.

"Yeah! A Unicorn to show this unicorn who's boss." Rainbow agreed.

"A real unicorn to unicorn tussle." Applejack added.

"A unicorn who uses her magic for good and who believes in Friendship." I added as well.

"Enough. Enough, all of you." Rarity exclaimed. " I take your hint, but Rarity is above such nonsense. Rainbow Dash and Applejack may behave like ruffians, but Rarity conducts herself with beauty and grace." I face-palmed at her not knowing who were we talking about.

"Ooo, what's the matter? Afraid you'll get a hair out of place in that rat's nest you call a mane?" Trixie insulted Rarity.

"Oh, it. Is. On! You may think you're tough with all your so-called powers, but there's more to magic than your brutish ways. A unicorn needs to be more than just muscle. A unicorn needs to have style." Rarity used her magic to grab the curtain Trixie was using and create an instant dress for herself. "A unicorn is not a unicorn without grace and beauty." Rarity said as the audience gave "Ooh"s.

However, Trixie began using her magic as Spike backed up Rarity. "Rarity won't let Trixie get the best of her! She's strong, she's beautiful, she's—

Trixie had changed Rarity, causing the audience to gasp. Oh god, okay she's taking this too far!

"QUICK! I NEED A MIRROR! GET ME A MIRROR! What did she do to my hair? I know she did something terrible to my hair!" Rarity squealed.

Me, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack tried to prevent Rarity from freaking out.

"It's still better than ever!"

"Nothing."

"It's fine."

"It's gorgeous."

Spike ruined the chain. "It's green…" Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and I looked over to Spike with angry expressions. "What?" He asked.

"No. Green hair! Not green hair!" She cried. Her hair was indeed changed to a green color, that which looked as if it actually had been turned to grass. "Such an awful, awful color!" She continued crying, running away.

A pony she passed, who had green hair, exclaimed, "Well, I never!"

Well, Twilight, guess it's up to you." Spike insisted. "Come on, show her what you're made of."

Trixie blew on her hoof and rubbed it against her front leg.

"What do you mean? I'm nothing special." Twilight replied.

"Yes, you are! You're better than her!"

"I'm not better than anyone."

"Hah! You think you're better than the Great and Powerful Trixie? You think you have more magical talent? Well, come on, show Trixie what you've got. Show us all." Trixie provoked.

"Who, me? I'm just your run of the mill citizen of Ponyville. No powerful magic here. I, uh...I think I hear my laundry calling. Sorry, gotta go!" Twilight declined and ran off, leaving me in surprise. Is she....oh of course, she doesn't want to show off her skills like Trixie, that's the problem.

"Twilight?" Spike called.

"HA! Once again, the Great and Powerful Trixie has proven herself to be the most amazing unicorn in all of Equestria! Was there ever any doubt?" Trixie said as she began laughing. That's it, if she thinks she so better, well we'll see about that.

"Trixie!" I called out to her.

"UGH! What is it now, you hairless ape?" Trixie asked already getting tired of me.

"I have had enough of your stupidity, your nothing more than a bully! You treating everypony like their not nothing and you should more better than anypony, even Princess Celestia!" I exclaimed in anger.

"Oh please, The Great and Powerful Trixie is far better than anypony, including naive little apes." Trixie started laughing at me, making me for furious than ever, but then I made a smirk and thought of something that will make her challenge me.

"Oh...well Ren thinks Trixie's third person act is making Ren and his friends uncomfortable." Everypont started laughing at Trixie because I mocked her third person act, making her extremely angry at me. "And Ren thinks you should go look at a mirror, because Ren thinks Twilight is more better than you'll ever be."

"Oh really? And tell Trixie why is that?" Trixie said gritting her teeth angrily.

"Twilight studies a lot and practices her magic, and helps anypony around. Trixie likes to goof and show off and like to insult everypony she's meet." I said smirking at her, making her more angry than ever. "Twilight cares about her friends, Trixie cares about her boasting and her self. Twilight is the most sweetest, caring, and lovable pony. You're just a boasting, selfish magician of a mare." The more I said, the more fury Trixie felt.

"And your point is?" Trixie said growling angry at me.

"My point is that Twilight is far better than you and everypony else here thinks that your story was nothing but a lie and you can't beat an Ursa Major or." Boom! And I met every word about both her and Twilight, and did I just went emotional when I call Twilight 'lovable'?

"Okay, that's it! You think you're so much better than Trixie, eh?" She asked, which I nodded bluntly. "Alright then! I challenge you hairless ape to a duel and Trixie will show you that Trixie is far better than that Twilight Sparkle pony!" Trixie said offering me to come up her stage. 

I walked over to her stage as we stood on our sides, glaring at each other. 

"Ha, this will be a piece of cake for Trixie." Trixie said smirking at herself.

"Okay, I'll let you have the first move." I said bowing to her.

"Why thank you....for letting me win!" She shot a beam at me, but I immediately grabbed my Hacking Gun and shot 'Break' back to her, colliding with her magic beam, creating a small explosion. Once the smoke cleared off, I could see her shock expression, much to my joy.

She then formed an angry expression at me and said "B-but how did you?!"

"Never underestimate a human, especially if he has a Megaphone Hacking Gun." I said pointing my Hacking Gun in front of her. She then growled at me and teleported. Where could she be?

"Gotcha!" I turned around to see she fired a beam at me, but I immediately duck and roll over. 

"Paralyze!" I said shooting an electric beam out of the Megaphone Hacking Gun. She got it by hit, which caused her to be electrocuted. 

"Link!" I said shooting a colorful heart beam at her, now she's under my control.

"W-what the?! Why can't Trixie move my body?! What do you do to Trixie-"

"Okay, that's enough third person act out of you, now shut up!" I said which made her shut up. Oh, that's new. Let's see now, oh I know!

"Hi, I'm the Great and Powerful Trixie, or more like the Dumb and Boastful Trixie, and Trixie would like to say that Trixie is nothing more than a fraud and Trixie thinks Twilight Sparkle is more powerful, almost powerful as Princess Celestia." I said making Trixie said those words I said. Ha, comedy gold, even the audience thought it was amusing.

The link effects started to run out as Trixie came out of my control and glared at me. "You shall pay for what you made Trixie say!" Trixie said as she shot a beam at me.

"Break!" I shot Break at the beam, creating another explosion. I then set it on 'Detect' and use it to see what's happening in the smoke. I then noticed Trixie preparing another beam, ah I see, you're using a sneak attack, well too bad.

"Break!" I shouted shooting at her through the smoke. Trixie was hit by Break and fell down once the smoke cleared off. She got up and glared back at me. 

"Trixie doesn't understand, how can I be losing to some hairless ape!?" Trixie exclaimed.

"Here's why, because you're too overconfident and thinks she more better than anypony here in Ponyville, well too bad, because everypony here is unique, not just you. They can use their talents to help make the world better and help others, isn't that why you became a magician?"

"W-what?" She asked in confusion.

"Magic is meant to make people happy, make them inspire others, all you're doing is just making others miserable and just make them hate you more!" I exclaimed.

"D-d-don't tell Trixie what to do?! Trixie is far better than anypony here in all of Equestria, even to you, hairless ape!" Trixie shot a powerful beam at but I intercepted it with a powerful 'Break' attack, which shot past the beam and hit Trixie, causing her to fall off her stage and into a puddle. Okay, I went too far. The crowd started cheering for me as I ran off the stage and went to help Trixie.

"Oh no, are you okay?!" I said running off the stage and tried to help her, but she slapped it away. 

"Stay away from me you...hairless ape. I don't need to take advice from some weird creature, Trixie is far superior than anypony here in Ponyville, in fact, all of Equestria!" She said using her magic to get rid of the water out of her cape and hat.

"B-but I didn't mean-"

"Enough! You may have won the battle, but Trixie shall win the war!"

"War of what?" She came closed to my face and said "The war of being the best!" Trixie then pushed me aside and then glared at me.

"You think you're so better huh? Well Trixie thinks you've cheated!"

"What?!" Rainbow exclaimed as she and the other girls came to my side, and somehow Rarity got her old hairstyle back, but like I said, don't question the logic in this world.

"What makes you think he cheated?" Applejack asked angrily at Trixie.

"Easy, Trixie was never expecting for him to use that kind of weapon!" Trixie pointed at my Megaphone Hacking Gun. Well excuse me, but you were using Magic, and you call me the cheater?

"Ren here was just using it because you were using Magic, same difference?" Rainbow asked.

"Whatever! Trixie still thinks he cheated, so that makes Trixie the victor!" Trixie said pulling out more fireworks and fanfare. She sure likes to use that a lot huh?

"But that's not fair!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"All fair in love and war, now Trixie's show is over everypony, all of you can leave!" Trixie said as she disappeared behind the curtains as the stage merged back into some caravan, so wait, they have vehicles in this world? What kind of era is Equestria in anyway? Oh well, doesn't matter, at least I taught her a lesson anyway.

"Oh that mare makes me so angry!" Rarity said. 

"Whatever, besides, that battle was awesome!" Rainbow said as she patted me on the back hard, it almost made me fell over. "You showed her a thing or two Ren!"

"I think it would have been more fair if you went easy on her." Applejack said feeling unsure about the battle I had with Trixie. "And you didn't have to show off like that."

"You're right, sorry about that you guys." I said sadly smiling at them. "But I was just trying to make her see what her boasting was going to cost her if she kept doing that, I mean, she hurt you guys and I wasn't gonna stand back and allow her to bully you, so I had to do something." I explained to them.

"Oh, that's so nice of you to do that for us, Rennie." Pinkie said smiling happily at me.

"Well we appreciate for your kindness and help Ren, but Applejack is right, I didn't have to show off like that."

"Are you kidding, Rarity?! I mean, come on, he's helped us find the Elements of Harmony and defeat Nightmare Moon!" Rainbow said giving me a grin. "But he's not as awesome as me. I'm way more awesome."

"Yeah, sure you are Rainbow." I said rolling my eyes at her. "But I can understand Trixie, I feel as though that she wasn't always like this, do you think something caused her to be like that?" I asked.

"Pfft! Who cares, what's more important that you showed her a thing or two!" Rainbow said, giving me a noogie. Okay, that hurts even more when rubbing someone's head with a hoof.

"Heh heh, thanks Rainbow." I said smiling, but then I noticed Twilight standing far away from us off a distance. "Though, I kinda wished Twilight face off Trixie and showed her a lesson." This caused the others to be confused on what I said.

"Well that'll sure be a fun fight to see!" Pinkie said bouncing around me.

"I guess so Ren darling, but why?" Rarity asked in confusion.

"Well you should seen her earlier, she like performed twe-" My lips were once again sealed by Twilight's zipper spell, causing me to glare at the purple unicorn as she came over with a nervous laughter.

"Ha ha, that's very funny Ren!" Twilight said trying not to sound suspicious but she knows that I can't be fooled that easily...well most of the time, sometimes, basely on a coin flip or such. "I mean, me? In a duel? Of magic?! Ha ha! I'm now powerful at all! Just a normal unicorn! Come on, let's head back to the library and get you caught up with how Equestria works! Got a lot of studying to do other than you reading some boring comic books all day long right?" Twilight then dragged me by the hoodie, confusing her friends and making me angry. How dare she mock my Manga? They aren't boring, they're fun and exciting!





Later

I was sitting in a chair, my mouth was still trapped inside the zipper spell while Twilight was busy trying to search for some book. I couldn't even voice out my complains of that stupid 'zipper spell' she put on me. Oh well, while I wait, I guess I could do something.

I noticed a notepad on the floor and decided to draw something. Been a while since I draw something, I kinda stopped drawing since back in middle school because of....many reasons. Luckily, there was a pencil was on the ground as well, so I guess it's not a problem.

I don't how long it's been, but Twilight has finally got her stuff for our 'study session'.

"Okay, I think that's about everything!" Twilight said as she sat in front of me, still drawing...something that I wished not to speak with because it's quite embarrassing. "Now, let's talk about the history of Equestria." She smiled, acting oblivious as she opened the book up to some random chapter. "How about we start with-"

"Twilight, I think Ren has something to say and he's kinda busy with something on that notepad." Spike said, already finding her behavior suspicious, so I guess I wasn't the only one, huh? 

"W-what are you talking about Spike?" Twilight asked sweating nervously.

I gave her a blank expression as I put down my notepad and pencil down and unzip the zipper out of my mouth. "He means that you've been acting weird ever since Trixie showed up." I said which surprised both Twilight and Spike.

"Wait? You could unzip spell number #7?" Spike asked, which I nodded. "Then why didn't you do so earlier then?!" 

"One, because Twilight was pulling me off my hoodie, and two, I kinda just forgot." I said feeling quite embarrassed. "Anyway, why did you cut me off earlier ago?"

"I-I-I don't know what you mean." Twilight tried to grab another book, but I stopped her from avoiding the subject.

"Yes you do. You stopped me from telling the others how good you are with magic." I said which made Twilight feel sad, looking away from me. "Why don't you want them to know? You're amazing!...Even though you used one of those spells to shut me up." I said rubbing my head.

"...I don't want to be a showoff..." Twilight said as she was at the verge of tears. "I don't want our friends to hate me...Trixie tried to prove she was better than everypony else, and nopony liked her..."

Twilight, I understand now. You were afraid of losing your best friends because you believed that if she showed any of her magical spells to them, she would immediately be hated by them. She was Celestia's personal student, intelligent and quite powerful, but from her lack of making any friends in the past, she never knew about what expectations her friends were supposed to make. And after seeing how freaked out she was when the girls pestered her over the Gala tickets, she was clueless to how they don't care about what she does as long as she didn't behave like Trixie.

While Twilight was crying, I gave her hug, which caused her to be surprise. "Twilight, just because you know a lot of magic spells, it doesn't mean that when you show them to anyone else doesn't mean they'll hate you. Trixie isn't liked because she kept bragging about how good she was, saying she's better than anypony else. You saw how I proved her wrong when she clearly said I couldn't beat her at what I'm good at."

"Ren's right, Twilight." Spike said as I let go of her, but I think I saw her blushing at me lightly. "You could have easily one-upped Trixie with magic you knew. If the others tried to challenge her, and they failed, you would be using your magic to defend them and prove to her you were the better unicorn." Wow Spike, that's...a pretty good point, why didn't I think of that?

"I...I guess you're right, Spike." Twilight nodded to him in agreement.

"Exactly Twilight, I mean, I'm not good at anything at all you see, I'm just...average." I said rubbing my head in embarrassment.

"Um...what's this?" I turned to Spike, who picked up the notepad I had and showed it to us. You see...uh...how should I put it..

"Is that....me and my friends?" Twilight said gazing at the drawing I made. Yes, it was a drawing of Twilight and the others, smiling happily. 

"Y-yeah..." I muttered blushing.

"Wow, you're really a good artist, I didn't know you were good at art." Spike said smiling towards me.

"W-well, back then, I love drawing pictures back when I was a kid, but when I never showed any of my drawings to anyone." This caused Twilight and Spike to become confused.

"But why's that? I mean I bet the others might be jealous of your art skills." Spike said happily. 

I let out a sigh and turned to him. "You see guys...when I was in middle school, a cute girl in my class came to me and asked me if I was good at art since I was busy drawing some pictures during Recess, and then I told her yes." I explained sadly.

"Then what happen?" Twilight asked.

"Well...she asked me if I could draw a drawing of her, so I said yes and-"

"No wait, don't tell us..." Spike cut me off. "You made the drawing for her, and she became so happy for you making it so she gave you a kiss." 

"Yeah...no, I'm good at art, but when I showed her the drawing I made out of her, all she just did was laughed at me and said that I was terrible at it, and just walked away, leaving me in tears." I said sadly, I didn't want to admit but it was a question, besides, that was in the past, so I have to keep on moving forward. 

Twilight and Spike gasped in shock to hear something like that happen to me. "Ren...I'm so sorry to hear something like that happen to you." Twilight said giving me a hug back, much to my surprise.

"I-it's okay Twilight, ever since then, I stopped showing my art skills to anyone, not even my parents, well maybe I do show my drawings to my sister, but still, I never showed anyone the drawings I made ever again." I said sadly.

"Well, that was one pony's perspective." Spike said. "You can't judge that base one's perspective, I'm sure there's someone back home who would like your drawings." You do have a point Spike, but still...

"I..guess so..." I muttered.

"Hey, don't worry Ren, I appreciate your skills, in fact, if you show this to everypony, they'll think you're a good artist." Twilight said happily as she let me go. You know, maybe so, I guess I could try. But before I could respond, a loud roar  was heard outside.

"What the heck was that?" I asked, surprised to hear that sound.

"I don't know, but its coming outside!" Twilight said as we headed outside to see everpony running in terror. We looked around to figure out what was happening until we saw something that scared us. A big blue bear appeared rampaging through the town, I took a closer look and saw that it's body almost looked like stars or such.

"What in the world is that?!" I exclaimed.

"I think that's a-"

"GAAAAHHHHH!" Twilight was interrupted as two familiar fillies came running in fear. Wait a minute, I know those two, they're those kids who were praising Trixie!

"What's going on?!" I asked.

"We brought an Ursa Major in town!" One of them replied.

"You did WHAT?! Twilight exclaimed.

"Yeah but don't worry, The Great and Powerful Trixie can vanquish it!" So they brought it in town just so they can see her beat an Ursa Major, okay, I understand they're kids but come on!

"W-what?!" We turned around to see Trixie, opening the curtains in surprise. Okay, how did we miss her caravan?

"Yeah, you can do it, oh Great and Powerful Trixie!" The small chubby one said.

"I-I-I can't.." Trixie said finally admitting it, much to the fillies shock.

"WHAT?!" The two kids shouted.

"Uh, I can't, I never have. No one can vanquish an Ursa Major. I just made the whole story up to make me look better!"

"MADE IT UP?!" We heard another growl coming from the Ursa Major as it began to run towards us.

"Twilight, you need to use your magic!" I exclaimed, much to her shock.

"B-b-but I can't, everypony will just-"

"Twilight please!" I firmly gripped her shoulders. "You can do this! I believe in you, please!" I said to her. Twilight thought for a while until she made a serious expression.

"Okay then, you distract it while I'll go grab something from the library, I know how to beat it!" Twilight exclaimed as she ran towards back to the Golden Oaks Library. 

We turned around to see the Ursa Major making another terrible and ferocious roar. I feel like I've seen this from a movie but now's not the time.

"Okay, you guys need to get out of here, I'll distract it!" I said sternly. Not needed to be told twice, Spike, the two fillies, and Trixie ran for their lives to stay safe while I face off the Ursa Major.

"Oh boy..." I muttered as I began to feel afraid of it, but I have to be brave and stay strong if I'm gonna beat that Ursa Major. I grabbed my Hacking Gun from behind me and aimed for its face.

"Break!" I shouted as I shot a blue energy sphere at it, but as the beam hit its face, it only did little damage to it. "Well this is going to be harder than I thought." I muttered.

The Ursa Major growled at me and prepared to use its claws at me. 

"Whoa!" I said as I duck and roll from that attack and shot another one. "Paralyze!" I shouted as it got the Ursa Major electrocuted.

"Now...Break!" I shouted shooting multiple shots at the Ursa Major, causing great damage to it. Once the 'Paralyze' affects wear off. He growled at me angrily and started to chase me.

"W-whoa!" I said as I tried to dodge it claws. "Twilight? Where are you?!" I said as I kept running around Ponyville, avoiding the enraged Ursa Major, until I suddenly stopped in front of a dead end. I turned around and saw the Ursa Major coming close to me, causing me to be pale.

"Don't do this, don't do this, don't do this! Please don't eat me alive, I taste terrible, please, don't eat me!" I muttered, scared out of my wits. Before the Ursa Major could do anything to me, I began to hear some soothe music all of a sudden, and not only that, that music is making the Ursa Major calm down.

This was my chance now! I ran out of the alley and went past the Ursa Major and saw Twilight was the one making that music, causing me to smile in joy.

Twilight then use her horn to lift us a water tower nearby and hovered it over to Sweet Apple Acres, and it came back, full of milk for some strange reason. She then shook it for a while and gave it to the Ursa Major, who apparently was sucking it, almost like a baby would do. Twilight gave off an exerting grunt but kept going as she levitated the Ursa Major over the town and toward back to the Everfree Forest. With the Ursa Major gone, Twilight stopped her spells, and collapsed. I quickly ran over towards and helped her up.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Y-yeah, I think so, so how did I do?" She asked tiredly.

"That...was pretty cool. I told you that you could do it." I said smiling softly at her, causing her to blush. Okay seriously, why is she blushing whenever I compliment her?

Everypony came out to observe, and started cheering for her. "Heavens to Betsy!" Applejack exclaimed in shock. "We knew you had ability, but not that much!" 

"I'm sorry!" Twilight immediately replied. "Please, please don't hate me!"

"Hate you?" Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack exclaimed in unison.

"Why, whatever do you mean, darling?" Rarity asked.

"Well, I know how much you all hated Trixie's showing off her magic tricks, and I just thought-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Rainbow Dash said cutting Twilight off. "Magic's got nothing to do with it. Trixie's just a loudmouth."

"Most unpleasant." Rarity added.

"All hat and no cattle." Applejack finished.

"So...you don't mind my magic tricks?" Twilight asked.

"Your magic is a part of who you are, sugar cube, and we like who you are. We're proud to have such a powerful, talented unicorn as our friend." Applejack explained. I nodded towards what she said.

"And after whuppin' that ursa's hind quarters, we're even prouder." Rainbow Dash encouraged.

"You are?" Twilight asked smiling softly at her friends.

"Uh-huh."

"Mm-hmm." 

"Yep." Everypony agreed.

"See Twilight, I told you that they'll never hate you for abusing and showing off Magic, they do care about you." I said which made Twilight smile happily at me. "By the way, how did you know what to do with that Ursa Major?" I asked curiously.

"Well earlier ago back when we were back in the library while you were drawing on one of my notepads, I happen to come across that subject and decided to do a little reading up to them."

"So it is possible to vanquish an Ursa Major by yourself?" Spike asked.

"Oh, that wasn't an Ursa Major, that was an Ursa Minor." Twilight said bluntly, which caused all of us to be in shock. "Besides, Ursa Minor are nothing more than babies."

"You mean that thing wasn't an Ursa Major." We turned to see Trixie walking in front of the crowd in shock. "It was nothing more than a baby!"

"Umm...are you sure it was a baby, it seemed to be a lot bigger." I said gently patting Twilight's head, which she swatted away with her hoof.

"Yeah it was Ren, besides, it wasn't rampaging, it was just cranky because somepony woke it up." Twilight explained, giving an angry glare at the kids. Soon enough, everypony glared at them for causing an Ursa 'Minor' to come and attack Ponyville.

"Well, if that was an Ursa Minor, then what's an Ursa Major look like then?" Spike asked.

"You...don't wanna know." Twilight responded after thinking for a moment. Yeah, I think she has a point, I don't even want to know what it even looks like in real life, probably more bigger than that Ursa Minor.

"Huh." Trixie then walked over to me and Twilight. "You and your hairless ape friend may have vanquished an Ursa Minor, but you have not bested an Ursa Major like I have!"

"Oh shut up already Trixie, besides you even admitted that you never beaten an Ursa Major before, and you couldn't even beaten an Ursa Minor." I said, which everypony nodded and murmured in agreement, much to Trixie's shock. "Besides, Twilight saved us all from that Ursa Minor, and I even help out a little to distract it, so you should be thanking her."

"W-whatever, you may have won this time Twilight Sparkle, but mark my words, Trixie will be the one who defeats you and your stupid friends!" Trixie exclaimed, much to Twilight's eye roll. "And you!" Trixie pointed towards me,, much to my shock. "You think you're so much better than Trixie herself, eh? With that stupid megaphone gun in your hands."

"I never said that-"

"Be quiet!" Trixie cut me off. "Soon, Trixie will be back greater than ever, you all have never seen the last of the Great and Powerful Trixie!" Trixie then stomped her hooves to the ground as a  cloud of smoke appeared around her, and she disappeared.

Pinkie gasped in shock upon seeing this. "She's gone!" Pinkie exclaimed before noticing something. "No wait, there she is." We all looked at see Trixie running off from town. Rainbow Dash was about to go chase after her but I stopped her.

"No Dash, it's best if we don't, but something tells me this isn't the last time we'll ever see her again." I said looking at where Trixie was standing before she left.

"Just let her go. Maybe someday she'll learn her lesson. Now, about you two." Twilight noticed the two kids trying to sneak out and glared at them.

The small one laughed nervously. "Uh we're sorry that we woke up the Ursa Minor."

The tall one spoke, "We just wanted to see some AWESOME MAGIC."

"Yeah! And the way you vanquished that Ursa Minor was AWESOME!"

Twilight looked at them, seriously. They bowed down before her and spoke sulkily. "We deserve whatever punishment you give us."

"For starters, you can clean up this mess." She looked over at the broken stage where Trixie performed. " And..." She looked at Spike. "What do you think, Spike? Should I give them number twenty five?"

"Oh, twenty five! Yes! And I think I deserve it, too." Spike agreed.

The kids wondered what they were talking about. Oh wait, Spell number #25! It's that hair growth spell! Oh, this should be good!

"I think you're right!" Twilight said as she casted her magic at them, which Spike held out his face with them. Once the smoke cleared off, the three of them had mustaches on their face.

"SWEET!" The three of them exclaimed. Aw man, wish I still had that goatee

Twilight then turned to me with a soft smile on her face. "I guess I should have listen to you Ren." 

"It's alright...Applejack's right, you shouldn't be afraid of your talents. Just don't use them for the wrong reasons like Trixie." I said to her.

"You're right, and I think you should take her advice too." I became surprised on what Twilight said.

"M-me?!" I asked.

"Well of course, I think your art skills are amazing, and I think you'll do wonderful Ponyville's very own artist." I-I guess so Twilight, but still...what would they think of me?

"Wait wait, hold on!" Rainbow Dash said as she got into our conversation. "Ren is an artist?!" I nodded my head, blushing lightly.

"Wowie zowie Ren, that's amazing! You gotta show us your paintings, drawings, everything you ever drew!" Pinkie exclaimed. Well, I'm not even sure if that's even possible since I am trapped in their world.

"I think being an artist is quite lovely, Ren darling." Rarity added.

"Yeah Ren, I think your drawings might be something we should see." Applejack said smiling happily at me. You guys...really appreciate my skills. I smiled softly at them for their appreciation and likeness about my art skills.

"Okay, I'll make some tomorrow." I said as I noticed it was getting late. "Wow, time sure flies. Well, I'll see you guys later, bye!" I said as I ran off and waved goodbye to my new friends. You know, it's kinda nice to someone-sorry, I meant someponies to admire my skill as an artist. 





Later, back at home

I was back at home, in my bedroom, putting my Hacking Gun in charge. Ahh, it sure was one heck of a day. I gazed at the night sky and began to wonder something. I wonder how Princess Luna is doing with her sister and I even wonder if Princess Celestia had found a way to send me back home.

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait. As I went to the closet to put on my PJ's, I accidentally stumped my toe on something. "OW!" I shouted in pain. I looked at what I stumped my toe at, and saw something even deeper from my closet. I bent down and grabbed the 'thing' out of the corner of the closet. It was a gray case.

"Strange...what is it?" I asked myself. I noticed a small note on the case and read through it.

"Here's a little something we made for you, just remember, don't lose it, it's a prototype. We even had the necessary tools for you to fix in case if its break down. Remember, always believe in the sake of Hope and humanity."

No name on it either, first the Hacking Gun, and now...this? Wonder what's inside? I opened it up and became surprised to see what it was.

"This is....awesome!" I exclaimed in shock. Oh, can't wait for Twilight and the others to see this!

To Be Continued