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// [Not Edited]Bonus Chapter 
// Story: Son of Chaos 
// by TheNomad 
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	Ponies rejoiced over the return of princess Luna and the recent defeat of Nightmare Moon. Ponies ran through the street whooping and cheering. The Summer Sun Celebration was finally complete when the sun rose no less that at noon. Ponies sung happily greeting the new princess with open arms, as well they cheered for the sun that had finally come back up.

But some ponies went on with there day like any other, just outside the train station an earth pony stallion sat on a wooden bench. His mud brown coat match his mane and dirt brown eyes. His tail and mane were cut short but his mane was buzzed along its sides in a strange way. He wore a light blue flannel and a white blazer. Next to him was a suitcase and a white box filled with a random assortment of chocolates. Finally on his flank was a tree stump Cutie Mark.

The earthpony sat there, his face filled with mirth. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he listened to the birds. He could hear the sounds of the town's ponies celebrating. He would celebrate as well but he had places to be and griffins to see. Opening his eyes he looked out to the train tracks, then to a nearby field. A few fouls played ball in said field. A soft smile spread across his face. 'Ah always did enjoy the small things in life.' he thought happily.

He heard the soft clip-clop of hooves approaching him. He looked over to see a tall lanky stallion. The stallion sat down and with a huff he blew his white bangs out of his face and with his hoof he patted down his black messy mane. The earthpony looked at the strangers simple grey coat then it his blue unicorn horn. 'That's strange...' He thought.  A dull expression was plastered on the unicorn's face, his bright red eyes blinked blinked slowly. The unicorns Cutie Mark was a yellow smiley face with its tongue sticking out and a fake arrow going through its head.

The brown earth pony spoke up first "Hello, My names Forest, Forest Stump. What's yours?" 

The unicorn looked over at Forest "My name is..." He paused before saying simply "Strife."

Forest opened his small white box and held it out to Strife saying "You wanna chocolate Mr. Strife?"

"I'm fine-" He started to say cutting him self off before saying "Why not?" A purple aura coated his horn as he levitated a single piece of chocolate to his muzzle uttering a quick "Thank you" before popping it into his mouth.

"There good aren't they?" Said the earth pony getting a 'mm'hm' from Strife. "Ah could just eat a million and a half of them." Forest smiled. He grabbed a chocolate saying "My momma always said life's like a box of chocolates." Eating one he quoted his momma "You never know what you gonna get."

"She sounds very smart." The unicorn said calmly.

"She was.. Now that Ah think of it she also said 'there's an awful lot you can tell about a pony's hooves. Where they goin', where they been.'" He looked at Strife and he looked back. "So where've you been?"

Strife look down, with a frown "Through a lot." he stated simply.

"Me too.." the smallest of frowns crossed his lips just before it was replaced by a smile. "Ya know... it's funny how something's you can remember and others you can't. Ah can't recall when Ah got my Cutie Mark, or when Ah went to my first outdoor picnic... but Ah do remember the first time Ah ran and the first time Ah herd the sweetest voice in the world."

Strife sucked in a deep breath and let it out "Me too." He let his head rest against the back if the bench as he closed his eyes.

"Her name was Jenny she was a griffin, and we were friends all the way up to high school. Ah couldn't run till Ah met her. and after that Ah ran every where!" He exclaimed. "It used to be Ah ran to get where Ah was goin'... Ah never thought it would me anywhere. Ah went so many places, cross Equestria and back... and met so many great ponies."

"I've met hundreds of great ponies, griffins, and many others..." The grey pony said softly, his eyes still shut.

Forest opened his mouth to say something but he was cut off as the sound of a train whistle could be heard. Not to long the screeching of wheels could be heard and a train now sat in front of the two ponies. A crowd of ponies stampeded out of the train as the the conductor yelled "ALL ABOARD!" Once this was said a few ponies that were milling around began to enter the train. 

The brown stallion got up and walked over to the conductor asking. "Is this the number nine train?"

"Yes sir indeed, it is"

"Thank you" Forest began to get on the train but not before "Have a nice day, Mr. Strife." He said with a wave .

Strife opened his eyes a waved back "You too Forest, you too." He sighed and with that he was gone, pulling out a small wooden box with a crank. It looked as if the paint it once held all since fell off long ago. He set it next to him and started moving the crank with his magic. He listened to the song play and a small smile formed on his face. It soon disappeared though. 'Once again... in my twenty one hundred year life, I'm alone...' he sighed closing his eyes and thought about what happened before Nightmare Mon got out as he let the song play.