(Previously on the last chapter)
Luna then replied, "The purpose of my words were to provoke you and find out about your character, or any other ulterior motives you might've had. And once you had challenged us, I thought you were a prideful fool. But our short exchange had shown me that I had done something personal to you. For that, I, Princess Luna, Princess of the moon, and Ruler of the Night apologize Sir Magnus..."
At that, Magnus couldn't help but let his jaw drop a little and utter one word.
"Huh?"
(Present)
Before Magnus could finish organizing his thoughts, Princess Luna continued, "It was a mistake on my part, I did not mean to say anything about what happened in your past, it was all supposed to be a test to find out if you were a fraud or not."
Hearing this, Magnus now sighed and closed his eyes while pinching between his eyebrows.
Seeing this Celestia finally spoke, "I am sorry for this Sir Magnus, we were just trying to find out if we could trust you."
Magnus then looked at Celestia. "So you were in this too Princess Celestia?" He said in a tired tone.
"Yes, and I'm very sorry Sir-" Celestia was about to apologize again, but was cut off... again.
"Just!... Magnus is fine..." Magnus sighed gain and asked them both, "Exactly... When did your highnesses plan this?"
"From the moment I have seen you I asked about this idea to Celestia in a telepathic link," Luna answered.
"And then I approved of her Idea, although the fight was not a part of it......" Celestia said while she gave Luna a stink eye.
Luna then looked embarrassed and replied, "I may have gotten annoyed a little and may have gotten carried away because of it..."
Magnus couldn't help but sigh again. "Alright it's fine your Highnesses and it is also my fault for the rude behavior before. So I am sorry Princess Luna, even if I was angry, that was no way to treat royalty..." He said with a bow towards her.
This made Luna sputter with a blush. "You shouldn't be apologizing to me, Sir Magnus! It is I who should be apologizing and I only need to hear forgiveness, not an apology!" She said hurriedly.
Magnus chuckled. "I thank you for your sentiment, but that doesn't excuse my behavior. So if you forgive me and just call me Magnus first then I will forgive you, Princess Luna." He said.
Luna then calmed down but still had a bit of a dark blush on her muzzle. "Then Magnus, I accept your forgiveness, will you accept mine?" She said as she got back into her Princess persona.
Magnus then bowed his head, then looked up and replied with a smile, "Yes, I forgive you too Princess Luna."
At that, all the ponies exhaled their collective sigh in relief. While the Mane 6 and the two royal sisters sported blushes seeing his smile.
Magnus then relaxed. "Since that's all done, don't we all have things to do?" He said while pointing around all the damage done at the acre and Ponyville.
Hearing that, the ponies proceeded towards where they were needed and Celestia ordered the army to help the villagers.
Seeing this Magnus nodded and looked towards both Princesses and the Mane 6, "Now, I'd love to help but-"
Growl~ A loud growl came from his stomach making him blush a little.
The girls including the princesses giggled at this, while Magnus seemed to get an idea. "Hey Applejack? Can I use that favor now?" He asked.
Applejack stopped giggling and answered with mirth, "Of course sugar cube! What'd ya want?"
"Well... Hearing that you own this farm... Can I have a simple meal? If it is not too much of a hassle for you that is." He asked politely
Applejack then smiled and replied, "No problem, in fact, it's about time for a meal so ma friends and the princesses can join too!"
Luna and Celestia wanted that but still was gonna politely refuse, until Magnus cut them off. "Great! And while we are at it, we can exchange information! Cause I have a couple of questions and having them answered without a fight would be great, don't you agree Princess?" Magnus asked playfully at Luna.
Luna blushed more at that and hid her face with her hands, making Magnus chuckle. "Well then, let's go! I'm starving!" He said while he followed Applejack into her family's house.
(Time Skip)
Magnus and ponies were now sitting at a chair around the round table filled with mostly eaten apple cuisines while chatting with each other and asking Magnus questions. "So, humans are omnivorous but they don't eat any other sentient beings?"
Magnus replied, "Nope! We don't, even if eating meat is part of the necessary diet for us, we will never cross that line."
Twilight then sighed in relief and now Luna asked a question, "So I heard from Rainbow Dash that the abilities you have shown against me and the monsters weren't magic but your superpowers?"
Magnus chuckled and replied, "Well... strictly speaking, it is just the manipulation of Psi energy within me to grasp the molecules around me to perform extraordinary but scientifically possible feats."
Luna then looked at Magnus with some sparkles in her eyes while saying, "Amazing... Just like in the comic books......" She whispered the last part to herself.
Magnus then turned to Celestia. "Celestia, I know that you've told me about many other species and creatures in Equus but I did not hear anything specifically like those monsters that I've fought. What are they?" He asked her the question that was in his mind.
Celestia's expression turned serious. "They are not native to Equus, they are from portals that we call Gates, which are connected to somewhere we do not know through magic.
We do not know what keeps sending monsters, but one thing we know is that at the end of the monsters, a Gate Boss, the one you fought, comes out. They are the strongest monsters that come from their respective gates." She answered.
Magnus then asked another question, "I heard you said that the monsters come from a B-class gate... Are they all classified? And if yes, how?"
This time Luna answered, "Yes they are classified through this device." Luna said while showing a crystal with engravings on it. "It shows us by collecting the magical signature that came from the gates and shows us classifications from E being the lowest and S which is the highest."
Magnus then frowned and asked another question, "Has there been any S-class gates at Equestria?"
Instantly, the room got quiet, after a few moments, Celestia spoke up, "Yes... there has been one..."
Magnus noticing that it must've gone horribly wrong, spoke in an apologizing tone, "I'm sorry-"
"It's not your fault." He then looked at Rainbow Dash who spoke. "It wasn't your fault, it was those damn harpies' Fault......" Rainbow Dash continued, "They took away my home, my friends, my parents, and....." Rainbow gritted her teeth in anger, while tears fell from her eyes. "Soaring......" For a moment, there was silence, until Magnus spoke up
"It's terrible, I know" All heads snapped towards Magnus but he didn't care their gazes and looked at Rainbow Dash in the eyes.
Rainbow frowned and replied, "How would you know-"
"You want to rip them apart..." He said with a hint of anger in his voice, "You blame yourself that you should have protected them... Been stronger, faster for them......" Now his tone was mixed with a hint of sadness.
All eyes were now more focused on him but he still ignored and continued, "You want to charge in and have revenge for your loved ones." He said as his eyes full of mixed emotions, "To have revenge, to pay them back for what they have done...... It is not a wise decision."
Rainbow then got angry, stood up, pointed her finger at him, and yelled at him while her tears were falling, "Why would you say that if you don't know anything?! I don't need lectures from you! You don't understand!"
Not minding her sudden outburst, he replied in a somber tone, "I lost as much as you have and even more." Rainbow's eyes widened but he continued with tears starting to form in his eyes, "My house burned to ashes in front of me..." Tears started dropping from his eyes but he still continued, "My friends died, some far away and some in my hands..." He still continued, "My parents died, loving me till the end." He then dropped his head. "And then......." He did not finish, but the situation and white knuckles said enough.
The air was somber, bringing tears to everyone's eyes, even Pinkie's.
Magnus still looked down. "After all that, I walked that path of revenge and fulfilled it whilst almost destroying myself..." He lied at the last part.
All looked at him with surprise and worry, Rainbow Dash especially. (Yeah, Friendship)
But Magnus looked back up at Rainbow with eyes filled with determination. "But the last words of my loved one helped me come back from that path." He said with a tone full of conviction, "Her last promise was about an Ideal, an Ideal that was worth fighting for, an Ideal that is right, and an ideal that I must never lose hope on....."
He then looked at all the others. "An ideal of being......"
"......A HERO......