//------------------------------// // Prologue: The Beginning of Something New (Shawn) // Story: The Dawn of Shawn // by Thunder7669 //------------------------------// People always asked me, who was I? I tell them I came from a family just like you but that is a lie. I actually came from much darker origins. My birthplace was Baltimore, Maryland but instead of living normal human lives, I was born in the suburbs. "Mom, is there anything to eat tonight? I'm starving." I would always ask her. "No sweetie. We have to make it last." She would always reply. The reason we were so poor was because of the death of my father who had a lot of money. One day a gang known as "Murda Street" robbed my father of his money and killed him. I remember crying hard but one phrase he would always tell me stuck to my mind. "Shawn, if I'm to die today I want you to know something." He would always say. "What is it, dad?" I would always ask. "With great power, comes great responsibility." He would always repeat to maybe just ingrain in my mind. It might have also been his short-term memory loss. One day, on March 23, 2009 I was turning eight years old. I had a present that means so much to me, now. It was a necklace made of wires. On that same day, however, Murda Street came in and burned the house down I escaped but my mother was burned alive. That's when I ran off into the forest and fell into a strange hole. The hole was a rainbow ride into somewhere. After the rainbow ride, I found myself in a giant dark alley. "Whoa, what is this place?" I asked myself. Just as I said that, a fly rushed out into the alley and landed next to me. "You must be new here. I haven't seen you around here before. Welcome to Canterlot City." It told me. "You can talk!? Also, why were you running?" I asked. "This place to the left is a restaurant. They sell good food but hate bugs. My name is Zoom by the way." It said. "Zoom, can I ride with you into the restaurant? I'm hungry." I asked. "You have a death wish? Okay, sure let's go." Zoom said as I rode his back. He then Zoomed into the restaurant and landed near a teal cupcake. We then ate the cupcake. Mrs. Cupcake I have lived here for years and I remember running this place and keeping it bug free. I even killed most of them on sight with my husband. But ever since his strange disappearence, they keep getting away. One bug is so fast that I can't catch it. He's a real pest because of the cupcakes he ruins by eating it. So when I saw him enter again, I grabbed the fly swatter and tried to get him but he was too quick. Fortunately, I chased him out. Next time, I will get the bug spray. Zoom Okay, let's get things straight. My name isn't Zoom. My name is Mr. Cupcake and I used to run that restaurant with my wife. But ever since a strange storm hit Canterlot City, I turned into a fly and suffered problems more than just my transformation. I woke up and saw the covers were bigger than usual. I then saw my wife's huge face. She then woke up, screamed, saw me and mistook me for a bug. I was then swatted off the bed and flew to saftey. "Hmm...he must've left to go somewhere." She said to herself. I saw she was going to the restaurant so I flew into her hair and stayed put. We then soon reached the restaurant but when she entered, she sprayed her hair with hairspray and I fell unconscience until I landed in cake batter. I then flew out of the shop and refuged in the alleys. Weeks had passed since the incident and she became desperate that I would return home, but everytime I got near her, she would swat at me. One day, I will get her attention but that will have to wait. My new friend Shawn is everything I would want in a friend. I'm just glad to have a friend after all this time. That was going to change when Shawn "met" a girl.