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// Chapter 1: In The Beginning 
// Story: An Interview with Mini 
// by Clowitty 
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Hi! Mini, right?

[He looks up from his desk in confusion] "Wait, who are you? How the hell did you get in here?"

I'm..James. The reporter for the Gazette.

"Oh god, is that today? Ugh, one second.. [He hurriedly signs a couple of papers before pressing a button, a chair appearing in front of his desk] Take a seat."

[I ran over, taking a seat, admiring the space view behind him] Wow, that almost looks real!

"Yes, um, almost. I forget, what type of interview is this?"

The profile piece!

"Oh! Well, ask away."

Well, for a start, what's your name?

"My actual name is Miniclip, but I shorten it to Mini. No clue why my parents decided to call me that, and I guess I'll never know."

That was my next question: you're an orphan, correct?

"Correct. Dropped on the stairs of the Solis Orphanage in Canterlot. I assumed I was born in Canterlot, other cities have orphanages, it would be a bit weird to travel to Canterlot just to drop me at Solis."

I... wasn't aware Solis had an orphanage component. I thought it was just a care home.

"Aren't they just the same thing?"

I guess. What was your childhood like?

"Quiet. Dull. Boring."

Oh come on, you're having me on!

"No, I'm being serious. I was very quiet, until... something happened."

The Event! I heard rumours about that.. [I quickly flipped through my notes] Yes, the event that changed you forever.

"And the event I refuse to ever confirm what happened."

Will you still refuse?

"Yes."

Why?

"Because what happened that day irrevocably changed my life forever. I'll keep that to myself, thank you very much."

Sorry.

"And so you should be. Anyway, after it happened, I became more like who I am now. Smart mouthed. Physical, if needed. An arsehole. I made the kids know who I was, and sorted out anyone who got in my way. The carers didn't like that, and so they tried to get me involved in the military, which I did."

And you joined when you was of age, correct?

"Immediately."

See, funny thing was, I requested your military history from the Guard.

[He leaned forward a bit, almost worried] "Go on.."

It displays your basic training and initial recruitment, but other then that, nothing. Your history seems to have been scrubbed.

"There are reasons for that. Classified reasons. Leave it at that."

Oh go on, you can tell me something!

"..eh, Luna owes me this one anyway. I was a part of classified operations. Way before the night guard. There was a handful of us, all gone now, and we trained.. differently then the current night guard."

What do you mean?

"Night Guard operatives are trained in Stealth. We were trained to inflate our numbers and overwhelm an army. Tactics that were surprisingly effective against people like Sombra."

You... fought Sombra?

[He blinked, seemingly realising what he'd said] "I-I said like Sombra, not actually him."

If you had fought Sombra, that'd make you...at least 1000 years old...

"ANYWAY, at some point in my career, I found the place where the event happened..and it happened again. But this time, it didn't stop. And I saw the future, and it had technology."

And that's where you started?

"That's where I started."

That makes for a good break point, Mini. See you in a few for another part?

"Absolutely. [He turned on his desk mic] Lyra, our friend is coming out for a break. Get him what he wants, please."

Oh, thanks!

"No problem. See you soon."