The Arrogance of Man

by Johng117

Chapter 1: The Beast (Revised)

It was a summer day on a once beautiful island in the Pacific Ocean. The trees were nothing but ash, the soil was glassed and contaminated with lethal radioactivity. On this island were soldiers clad in radiation suits, standing guard outside of an excavation site. In their hands they carried rifles that could fire lethal magical projectiles, their fingers itching to pull the trigger and shoot down anybody that tried any funny business. Inside of the excavation site were paleontologists, all wearing radiation suits. These people arrived days after a nuclear bomb test by the Griffon Kingdom was conducted miles from the island.

The Island was mostly intact but the heat and the force from the blast damaged the surface and made a large crater that extended almost off of the shoreline. The blast cleared away the trees and blew tons of dust; it caused tremors under the island and revealed the tomb of a massive creature underground. The exposed part of the fossil was part of the creature's enormous head and three rows of maple leaf-like-shaped dorsal fins that were like pointed rocks sticking out of the tomb. The creature had a snout that was somewhat of a box shape with rows of small but sharp teeth. Just by looking at the head it was evident that it was a fearsome predator besides its size.
In a tent located meters away from the fossil stood an Elf male in a radiation suit, breathing his filtered air as he observed what was presented to him.

"This is what your team found on the fossil?" The Elf asked in disbelief as he leaned down to the microscope.

"Yes, we found it leaking out from a cracked rib" replied an Earth bound woman as she documented her find. "As you can see, the blood cells are well preserved and there appears to be an undiscovered cell within the creature's blood. A few minutes ago, these cells appeared to be restoring the blood cells. We believe them to be some kind of healing factor for the creature when it was still alive. At this rate, these cells are doomed to remain in this state."

The Elf moved away from the microscope and took a look at the blood sample on the slide. The Elf then raised his right hand, which gave off a blue aura.

'I see...' the Elf put his hand back down.

"Gather the rest of the samples from the fossil and keep them quarantined back at the lab. I want them locked up in a room with radiation," said the Elf walking toward the exit of the tent.
The Earth bound looked up from her notes quizzically. "With radiation? What for?"

"I scanned the cells; they apparently need nuclear radiation to keep them alive." The Elf left the tent, leaving the Earth bound alone in the room. The Elf walked a few feet outside of the tent, looking upon the dead behemoth.

'I wonder what I can learn from you, big fella,' the man thought to himself.

A dark room, filled with over a dozen scientists, waiting patiently for their orientation on a government project. Suddenly, a Valkyrie woman, who appeared to be in her mid-40s, walked toward the front of the room in front of a projection screen and looked at the occupants of the room. The woman waited patiently for some of the scientists to realize that the orientation was beginning. The room was silent and all the eyes were on the woman as she cleared her throat and greeted the scientists.

"Thank you all for waiting patiently. You have all been chosen to work on a top secret project for the United Nations." The woman paced the room as she explained the project. "As you may know during the last few hundred years, there has been an anomaly within the gene pool of Earth bound humans. For some unexplained reason, a minor portion of the Earth bound population lacks the magical ability of being more in touch with the plants and animals. They lack a cutie mark, and lack the same physical strength of the average Earth bound. As far as we know, there hasn't been anything like this in other humans such as Elves and Valkyries." The woman signaled to the back of the room to turn on the projector. A bright, stream of light shot across the dark room and projected an image of an illustration of a dragon-like skeleton that stood erect on the screen. Gasps were heard from some of the scientists, along with whispers like, 'what in Celestia's good name is that?' and 'I've never seen anything like it'. The creature illustrated stood on two large legs with two stumped feet, slightly hunched with its short arms nearly the length to reach its own waist. The creature had a small, almost box shaped skull with rows of small yet sharp teeth, a long neck running down to a long tail. On the back of the creature were maple-leaf shaped dorsal fins that ran down to the tail.

"M.U.T.O, Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism." The woman turned to the scientists. "This creature was discovered underground on an island that was a site for nuclear tests in the pacific," the woman explained.

The scientists gave the woman their full attention, curious to learn more. The woman smiled, knowing that she had their attention.
"You are not here to study the creature; you're here for something greater." The scientists looked to each other in confusion. What in the world could be greater than studying a giant-wingless dragon?

"You will be replicating the MUTO's regenerative abilities into the genetic code of non-magical Earth bound humans." The room was filled with murmurs of amazement, concern, and excitement.
"We discovered that the MUTO had blood preserved within its fossil in the ribs, along with a new type of cell that has been responsible for preserving the creature's blood cells. You will learn more what we know about the MUTO's DNA and you will create a mutagen from that DNA to introduce to Non-magical Earth bound DNA." The projector switched to a video of the new cell as it repaired blood cells and fought off bacteria
"With the mutagen, we will be able to help people regrow their lost limbs, cure them of diseases, and help non-magical Earth bounds become stronger, opening the door for more opportunities for them in society!" The scientists were becoming more drawn in to the project; they were excited by the idea and the opportunity to make history.
The woman then puts on a serious face, her mood suddenly changing.
"However, if anyone leaks any information about what you've learned here, that person will suffer dire consequences," the woman said sternly.
"Understood ma'm," the scientists acknowledged uneasily. It doesn't take a genius to know to keep your mouth shut about classified information and projects.
"Good," The woman smiled, her tone becoming lighter. "Now let’s get started."

In the Far East, off the coast of the Haysia mainland we find the country Neighpon. The land of the rising sun. A man with his arms crossed is standing in a dojo, along with a child standing a few feet from him. The man stood at 6 ft 6 in, his hair was a charcoal grey with spiked tips at the top. He had a growing beard on his face, bright yellow eyes and a strong jaw line. The man's bore muscles that gave him an intimidating figure.

The boy bore the same features as the man, except he had a bit of a rounder face and shorter hair. The man had a serious blank look on his face as he and the little boy locked eyes.

“Now my son, we begin your training,” the man said to the boy.

"But dad, I don't want to learn to fight!" the little boy whined. The man sighed heavily,

"Junior, we're doing this so I can teach you how to defend yourself."

"But didn't mom always used to say that fighting was wrong?" Junior countered.

"She said that picking fights was wrong. Yes, it is senseless to fight for no reason. But there is no wrong in defending yourself, son. I promised myself and your dear mother that I would take care of you and teach you, but I won't always be around. I want to make sure that you learn to fight your own battles Junior," Junior's father explained.

"Yes, father." Junior bowed, feeling his heart ache from the reminder of the day he lost his mother.

The man sighed; it hasn't been easy adjusting to the loss of his wife and the mother of his son. The man was determined to raise his son the best that he could be. So the father and son spent hours of the day, practicing techniques of fighting. Junior spent the next few weeks training with his father, sweat pouring down his body and drawing in quick breathes as he punched a practice dummy.

"Excellent, one of the keys to victory against your opponent involves unrelenting force. Keep attacking your opponent, don't give him an inch!" Junior's father held the dummy in place as he gave his son pointers. Junior continued to punch the dummy in the gut.

"Good. Now let's take a lunch break, son. I'll give you more tips as we eat." said the man. Junior and his father made their way out of the dojo, heading toward the kitchen. As they sat down at the table eating their lunch, a voice called out to them.

"Excuse me! Is this the Takeshi residence?" Junior's father looked outside the window and saw a young Valkyrie with white wings, holding a scroll.

"Yes, what is your business?" Junior's father questioned, making his way to the door.

"I have a letter for someone named Takeshi Gojira. Is that your name, sir?" The Valkyrie asked.

"That's right, please bring it here," Gojira requested. The Valkyrie handed the scroll to Gojira, who then thanked him as the Valkyrie flew away. Gojira then noticed the seal of the scroll; it had the insignia of a stylized sun. Gojira cracked a small smile, recognizing the seal. He proceeded to open the scroll, reading the letter.

Dear Gojira, it's been quite a while since we have last seen each other, old friend. I hope that things are going well for you. Anyway, I write to you to inform you that I will be visiting Neighpon in November for a meeting with the emperor about a project that the head of magical research is working on. I'll be in Neighpon for a week before the meeting begins. I was hoping that you and I could do some catching up; I hope to see you soon! Sincerely, your friend Celestia.

Gojira thought back to the day that he first met Princess Celestia many years ago.

"Who wrote to you, dad?" Junior asked as he stuffed his mouth with beef.

"An old friend of mine. Celestia, the princess of Equestria." Junior immediately stopped chewing, trying to process the information that his father just told him.

"You’re friends with a princess?! That's so cool!" Jr. exclaimed. Gojira chuckled at his son's shock.

"I met her way before you were born. At the time, I was assigned to be her guide and guardian when she came to help our nation settle diplomatic relations with the Griffon Kingdom. Some of her guards obviously didn't take too kindly about the fact that I was mostly around her at times. They had little reason to trust me, especially due to the situation at the time. After some time, she started to warm up to me as someone other than one that's following orders to prevent a potential assassination. Celestia expressed her fascination about our country; she began telling me about Equestria. Just hearing her talk about it with such fondness got me wanting to visit there sometime. We ended up becoming friends during the rest of the time that she was here." Gojira recalled their time together fondly; she was one of the few people that had actually offered her friendship to him. He rarely made any friends.

"Wow, she sounds really nice. I want to meet her someday!" Junior said as rested his chin on his hand.

"Well, she told me that she would be here in November and that she wanted to see me again. I'll introduce you to her." Gojira smiled as he saw his son's face brightened up.

"I would love that!" Junior exclaimed.

There was a sudden knock on the door. Gojira turned his head, noticing a figure standing in the door way. Gojira made his way to the door to see who it could be. Junior continued to eat his lunch, hearing distant dialogue between his father and another male voice. Junior couldn't make out the conversation, but he didn't pay it any mind. Junior suddenly heard a crashing noise in the other room. Junior quickly got out of his seat and ran out of the kitchen to see what caused the commotion. Junior noticed two men in a black coats unconscious on the floor, his father noticing him.

"Junior, get back!" Gojira turned and noticed a few other men rushing toward the house. The man found himself fighting these men as they tried ganging up on him. Gojira continued to fight off his opponents with brutal attacks ranging from slamming the attackers into walls, breaking their arms and kicking them square in the gut. Gojira was suddenly hit from behind by a magical bolt, he yelled out in agony. He groaned in pain as he tried to stand on his feet, he was then hit by another magical bolt, this one knocking him back to the ground. An Elf with a black mask made his way into the house. The Elf turned his attention toward Junior, chuckling darkly to himself. Junior began to panic; the Elf then disappeared in a flash and reappeared behind Junior. Gojira heard his son cried out to him as the Elf grabbed him. Gojira's eyes narrowed as he tried to stand back up.

"GET AWAY FROM MY SON YOU BASTARD!" Gojira shouted in fury.

Gojira was then struck in the back of his head by a large and muscular Earth bound, knocking him unconscious. Junior cried out to his dad, the Elf with a mask waved his hand in front of Junior's eyes, the magical aura causing him to fall asleep.

Junior sat at a desk in a large bedroom, writing in a journal. Junior had grown from a six-year old boy into a teenager. His hair had grown longer, giving it spiked tips at the top, and Junior’s jaw line was slightly more exposed, his face losing its roundness. Junior grew to be 6 foot 2 in height; his physique had gained more muscle over the last few years. Junior's eyes were scowling as wrote in his journal, his yellow irises brightening in the sunlight. As Junior continued to write his personal thoughts down, there was a knock at his door.

"One second!" Junior called out. Junior placed his journal in his desk's drawer. Junior got up from his seat and walked toward his door. As Junior opened the door, his eyes met with a woman in her early 30s, clad in golden armor. The guard stood at 6 foot 1, her hair was light blonde, and her eyes were a bright blue. The guard was a Valkyrie, her wings were colored red.

"Her royal highness requests your presence at her chambers," the guard informed.

"Oh?" Junior's eye brows rose, his deeper tone filled with worry.

"Relax kid, you’re not in trouble," the guard chuckled as she nudged Junior's shoulder, "C'mon, it’s rude to keep a girl waiting."

"R-right." Jr. stepped out of his room and followed the guard. The pair trailed down the castle hall, passing a few guards and maids, a couple of maids going stiff as they saw Junior walking down the halls. Junior noticed this and mentally sighed.

"How's life treating you, Goji? Still getting into fights?" The guard turned her head towards Junior as they walked.

"Life's ok, and no, I haven't been getting into fights lately. Well, at least not since the last time that I did when I put those three guys in the hospital," Junior replied nonchalantly.

“Yeah, I remember that," The guard laughed, "I don't know how you manage in these fights kiddo, but you're like a powerhouse!"

"Thanks, Blaire. Although, it's not like I wanted to. I was just defending myself, Celestia was real upset that day." Junior said somberly. Blaire noticed Junior’s tone; she stopped walking and turned to Junior, giving him a sympathetic smile.

"Hey, now, it’s not like she was angry at you for fighting back. She was just worried," said Blaire reassuringly. Junior frowned as the two continued down the castle halls.

"Goji, have you ever thought of joining the royal guard?" asked Blaire.

"Join the royal guard? No, not really. I'm not even sure what I want to do with my life," Junior replied.

"Well if you don't have any luck figuring it out, you should consider joining. You got the right stuff."

"Thanks, Blaire. I'll think about it," Junior's mood lighting up a bit.

Junior had always liked Blaire; he met her one time when he was first living in Canterlot after his father passed away. Celestia took him in and became Junior's legal guardian. Blaire was a recruit back then, she sometimes saw Junior around the castle alone. Blaire learned about Junior's loss and that he was going through a lot of depression from Princess Celestia. Blaire pitied the little boy; she hated seeing children upset, and she even knew that Celestia needed help raising Junior. So Blaire ended up becoming a sister figure for Junior. This helped Junior to slightly get out of his depression, but there was still something else that bothered him. Blaire wish that Junior would tell her, as she had taken a liking to the kid. She made herself to be like a big sister to Junior and she ended up seeing him as the little brother that she never had. Blaire and Junior had arrived at the Princess's living quarters, Blaire knocked on the door.

"Come in," said a voice with a motherly tone.

Blaire opened the door and walked in the room, with Junior trailing behind her. The room had light blue walls, a lavender floor. A cushion pillow in the middle of the room on top of a large purple mat meant to be laid on, all were placed a safe distance from the fire place. Sitting on a bed near the balcony was a woman. This woman was the ruler of all of Equestria, Princess Celestia. Celestia turned her attention toward the Junior and Blaire, giving them both a warm smile.

"Thank you Sergeant, you are dismissed," said Celestia.

"Of course your majesty," Blaire bowed, "see you later Goji!"

"Bye," Junior called out.

Celestia rose from her seat and made her way toward Junior. Celestia stood at a height of 7 feet; her hair was long and multicolored in cool and light color tones of blues, greens, and pinks. Her beautiful hair flowed majestically caused from the powerful magic that she possessed. Celestia was an Avatar, a human with both the wings of a Valkyrie and the magic of an Elf. Celestia had violet eyes, pale skin, and her wings were a grayish-white. Celestia wore a golden crown upon her head with a purple gem in the center; she wore a white dress that exposed her shoulders, golden slippers, and a necklace with a stylized sun that represented her cutie mark. Celestia appeared to be in her early 30s, but was actually over a thousand years old.

"You wanted to see me?" asked Junior.

"Yes, I wanted to discuss something with you, dear," replied Celestia as she motioned Junior to sit on the mat.
Junior obliged and sat down, Celestia taking a seat next to him.

"As you know, I'll be in Ponyville for this year's Summer Sun Celebration."

"Oh yeah, that's right..." Junior recalled watching Celestia raising the sun during these events in Canterlot. It was an amazing sight to see, and a demonstration of Celestia's power.

"So what about it?" asked Junior. He wondered why Celestia would bring this up. Unless...

"Junior, I would like for you to come to Ponyville for this year's Summer Sun Celebration," said Celestia.

'Yep, there it is.' Junior thought to himself.

"I...I don't know," Junior struggled to make an excuse. "I mean, I don't mind staying here and missing the celebration. Really, it's not a big deal." said Junior as he turned his head away from Celestia.

"Junior, I want you to come with me. You don't socialize with others and you've started to keep yourself cooped up in your living chambers these days." Celestia placed her hand on Junior's cheek, bringing his face to meet back with hers. Celestia’s face was expressing a look that comforted Junior.

"Junior, your father wouldn't want this for you, dwelling on the past. It saddens me to see you alone; I want you to try to make some friends in Ponyville." Celestia ran her hand on Junior's charcoal grey hair. Junior looked away sighing.

"Alright, I'll go."

Celestia's face broke into a smile, she then embraced Junior. Junior was slightly embarrassed with the affection, but he wasn't upset about it. It felt nice for a loved one to show their affection to him. Celestia then broke their hug to speak to Junior directly.

"I'll have a ticket ready for you to get to Ponyville later. I'll also have a guard escort you while you're there," said Celestia.

"That's not necessary Celestia, I can learn my way around." Junior waved his hand dismissively
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"Junior..."

"Come on, please? I'm not a little kid anymore. The guards have better things to do instead of babysitting, don't they? Besides, if people saw a royal guard hovering over my shoulder, it might attract someone who'd pretend to be my friend." Junior despised people trying to get on the good side of other due to having riches or being related to someone with a big title like Celestia.

"Well...alright, just be careful." Celestia reluctantly agreed.

"Of course." Junior smiled.

Junior returned to his chambers, taking a seat back at his desk. Junior brought back out his journal and continued to write his last thoughts. Junior thought back to Celestia's words and stopped writing. The teen leaned back in his chair, lost in his thoughts.

'Dad, Mom, I miss you both so much. I don't know what to do, I'm grateful that Celestia took me in, but I've been forced to lie to her for years. Ever since that day, I've feared for how my future will turn out, and I just live a lie. It's killing me inside! I can't stand lying to her face! The woman that you were friends with and the one that went out of her way to take me in. I'm lost here without you.'

Jr. placed his hand over his eyes, memories of that day, the night he was hurt, the time that he and his father spent hiding, and that dark and fateful night that he lost his father. Junior fought his tears, sealing his pain up.

'But it’s the best thing to do right? I can't tell her the truth about me, not Blaire, not Celestia, not anybody. It's my burden to bear, nobody else's.' Junior removed his hand from his face, finishing his last thought in his journal.

A golden chariot flew in the sky, being pulled by two Pegasi covered in golden armor. One of Celestia's royal guards was seated in the front, keeping the Pegasi on course. A young Elf girl in a scholar uniform sat in the back of the chariot, her arms hanging over the edge, and a displeased expression on her face. Next to her was a young dragon named Spike. Spike was about 4 foot 9 in height; his scales were a light mulberry, his chin to the end of his underside tail a light spring bluish grey. Spike's spikes were green and his reptilian eyes were pistachio. Spike held a letter in his hand, reading off from the message.

"My dear Twilight, there is more to a young person's life than studying. So I am sending you to supervise preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration in this year's location: Ponyville. I also have an even more essential task for you to complete," Spike sat closer to the Elf girl, "make some friends!"

The Elf slumped her head down after hearing the last part of the letter sent by Celestia.

"Look on the bright side Twilight. The princess arranged for you to stay in a library! Doesn't that make you happy?" Spike asked, attempting to lighten up Twilight's mood.

"Yes," Twilight shot up, "Yes it does, you know why? Because I'm right. I'll supervise the preparations as fast as I can, then get to the library to find some proof on Nightmare Moon's return."

"Then, when will you make friends like the princess said?" Spike asked, concerned about where this was going.

"She said to check on preparations, I am her student and I'll do my royal duty. But the fate of Equestria does not rest on me making friends." Twilight countered.

The chariot had made its way to the town Ponyville, touching down safely to ground. The Pegasi whinnied after stopping the cart, kicking their forelegs in the air. Twilight and Spike got off the chariot, thanking the guard and giving scratches to the two Pegasi's ears.

"Maybe the people in Ponyville have interesting things to talk about!" Spike stated as pink-haired Earth bound girl walked down the road of the town, with a smile on her face. She then noticed Twilight and Spike, stopping in front them.

"C'mon Twilight, just try," insisted Spike. Twilight stood, unsure how to strike a simple conversation. She started with a greeting.

"Uh...hello?"

The pink-haired girl shot into the air a few feet, her eyes wide, gasping loudly. In a second, she was gone, passing over Twilight and Spike. The two were dumbfounded by the situation.

"Well that was interesting alright," said Twilight sarcastically.
Spike sighed; the pair continued their way down the road.

Junior was leaving the train station, a map of Ponyville in his hand. Junior continued to walk as he read the map. He found a few spots that he could hang out at until the Summer Sun Celebration began. As Junior passed by a few people, they gave him uneasy stares. Junior noticed but he did his best to ignore them. Junior was bumped into a Valkyrie with hair that was a light grayish opal hair with a pink bow; her eyes were light grayish raspberry and light Persian blue wings. The girl stumbled a bit and turned to see who she ran into. She gasped as she saw Junior, who towered over her about a couple feet. The Valkyrie was visibly trembling, intimidated by Junior's appearance, as he looked like a thug or a delinquent.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you!" The girl spoke with a bit of a slightly slurred accent.

"Why are yo-" Junior began until he was interrupted.

"Please don't hurt me! I'll do anything!" The girl braced herself, her arms raised over her head and her eyes tightly shut.
Junior was stumped; he had a few similar situations like this before, especially with girls. Junior looked at his surroundings and noticed people were staring. Some had fearful expressions for the poor unfortunate soul, some had disgusted looks on their faces at how shameful this young man was toward that girl, a few others looked like they were ready to intervene and try to fight. Junior saw how bad the situation looked, he would have to try to approach this delicately or else all hell would break loose.

'Damn.' Junior thought to himself.

"It’s no big deal. Really, it’s fine," said Junior, trying to put on a friendly smile.

The Valkyrie started to relax a bit. Junior saw this and knew that just a little more he could out of here without putting a few people in the hospital.

"Look, it was an honest mistake. Let's just forget about it and go about our business," said Junior.

The girl seemed to completely relax as she put her arms down and looked up to Junior.
"Flitter!" called a slightly deeper, feminine voice.

The girl who apparently named Flitter turned her attention from Junior and toward another girl in the direction that she was originally running toward. The girl was also a Valkyrie, she had the same colored wings but slightly darker, her hair was spiky and was a pale cerulean with white highlights. She was flying toward Flitter and Junior.

"Cloudchaser!" called back Flitter as she waved her hand.

'Time for me to take my leave!' Junior thought to himself urgently as he quickly walked passed Flitter.
Junior noticed that some people that were watching went about their business while some kept an uneasy eye on him and went back to what they were doing. A couple made gestures as warnings toward Junior as saying: 'I got my eye on you pal' or 'you better not cause trouble'. Junior finally moved out of the area, he noticed that he was sweating.

"Jeez, how in the hell am I supposed to make friends like Celestia said when crap like this happens?" asked Junior irritably.

Junior was then knocked off of his feet by a pink blur. Junior groaned as he lay on the floor on his back.

"Owwwiee~," said a high, feminine voice.

Junior got up on his feet and saw what, or who ran into him. It was a pink-haired Earth bound girl with hair that looked like cotton candy. She wore a pink shirt with two blue balloons and one yellow balloon on her chest, representing her cutie mark. The girl wore hot pink shorts with baby-blue shoes and yellow socks. She was on her behind, rubbing her forehead.

"Here, let me give you hand." Junior reached his hand for the girl.

The pink haired girl stopped rubbing her forehead, looking to see who the voice belonged to. Her eyes followed up Junior's legs, covered in black jeans, all the way to his chest covered in a dark grey sweater and to his face. The pink-haired girl stared at Junior for few seconds.

"It’s going to be a party for three new people..." muttered the pink haired girl.

"I'm sorry what was that?" asked Junior.

The pink-haired girl suddenly shot up in the air and moved past Junior at incredible speed. Junior stood there trying to process what just happened. Junior furrowed his eye brows, coming to his conclusion.

"Figures." scoffed Junior.

Junior wondered the town, the sun was setting. People seemed to be out of the streets, everything was quiet. Junior spent the day exploring the town along with eating at a restaurant to satisfy his hunger. Junior walked through the town to find his way to the Town Hall, but then he suddenly heard a faint sound. Junior stopped walking; he turned around to search for the source. It sounded like someone was whispering to him, but he didn't see anyone around.

"You're just like us; you're a lot different from the rest." The whisper was feminine, it sounded so close, but no one was near him. The voice was also speaking Junior's native tongue. It sounded as if it was all in his head. Was he going crazy?

"Who's there?" called out Junior in Neighponese, figuring that it may be the best way to respond.

"You'll find out soon enough Takeshi-kun."

"Wait, how the hell do you know my last name?!" Junior demanded.

The voice did not respond. Junior was left in silence, pondering what was going on. Junior turned to continue his way to the Town Hall; he then noticed a pink blur speeding towards him. Junior groaned in irritation. He was then grabbed and dragged across Ponyville all the way to a large tree that was made into a house. Junior was dropped to the ground, he grunted as he got up.

"What are you doing?!" Junior yelled.

"Throwing you a ‘Welcome to Ponyville’ party!" It was the same pink haired girl from earlier.

"Wait, what?" asked Junior quizzically, his left eyebrow rose.

"When I saw you today, I realized that you weren't living in Ponyville because I know everyone's face in town and I have never met someone with a face as scary as yours-" The pink haired girl was talking so fast that Junior had a hard time keeping up with her.

"Wait, what you just said about my f-" Junior was cut off.

"Anyway, my name is Pinkie Pie! What's yours?"

"Um...Gojira. Gojira Takeshi." Junior replied.

"Nice to meet you, Goji!"

"It's Gojira." Junior stated, annoyed by Pinkie Pie calling him by his nickname.

'Only Blaire and others close to me can call me that.'

"Anyway, I gotta see if everybody is having a good time. Go ahead and enjoy yourself!" Pinkie disappeared in a blink of an eye.

'What a day,' Junior mentally sighed.

Junior began to notice shelves of books around the room. People dancing, enjoying snacks, loud music, the usual things folks do at a party.

'A library in a freaking tree? Yeah, that's a good idea.' Junior thought sarcastically, thinking of reasons that could go wrong.

Junior made his way toward a table in the kitchen, sitting by himself. People in the library were giving him uneasy stares and curious glances. Junior was getting irritated, but he restrained himself to avoid causing a scene. Junior noticed a familiar Valkyrie looking his way. Flitter made her way passed the crowd of people that were enjoying themselves.

'Oh crap, she's coming this way!' Junior pretended to not notice her approach; he hoped that he wouldn't run into her again.

"Hi there." greeted Flitter, standing at Junior's right.

"Oh, hello." Junior greeted back.

"You left before I got to say goodbye," said Flitter.

"Oh, r-right. Sorry, I just got uncomfortable with all the stares from people. I didn't mean to be rude." Junior apologized.

"No, don't worry about it," Flitter giggled. "I overreacted when I was apologizing, sorry about that."

"It's totally fine, trust me." Junior waved his hand dismissively.

There was an awkward silence between the two. Junior looked down at his hands on the table to avoid eye contact. Flitter rubbed her arm, looking around to think of what else to say.

"Soooo, where are you from?" asked Flitter.

"Wha-Oh I'm from Canterlot," replied Junior, making eye contact again with Flitter.

"Wow really? That's so cool!" Flitter's tone filled with genuine interest.

"It's ok; I'm not a big fan of cities, too crowded, too many large buildings obscuring the view."

"Really? Hmm. Well, I guess that's one of the consequences from living in the city," laughed Flitter.

"Tell me about it." Junior smiled. 'Alright, this is going well. Man this the first time that I held a conversation this long with someone who wasn't Celestia or Blaire.'

"Anyway, my name is Flitter. What's yours?"

"Gojira. Gojira Takeshi."

After a few hours went by, the party ended and everyone was making their way to the town hall for the sunrise. Earth bounds, Valkyries and Elves stood in the crowd while a few Valkyries were airborne. Twilight and Spike were standing looking to the balcony that Celestia was to come from. Just then, Pinkie Pie rushed toward Twilight and Spike.

"Isn't this exciting? Are you excited because I'm excited! I've been so excited, well except for the time when I saw you walking into town and me-” Pinkie gasped deeply, “but I mean really, who can top that? Well at least other than that new guy with the spiky grey hair came to town a few hours after you did?"

'I feel sorry for that poor soul who ran into you.' Twilight thought to herself.

The trumpets blared, and a Valkyrie girl that wore a long dark yellow sweater, with butter yellow wings, pink long hair and moderate cyan eyes, was orchestrating birds to whistle a tune. Junior was standing next to Flitter, hearing the tune.

"Wow, she's good," said Junior. Flitter nodded in response.

"That's Fluttershy, the town's animal caretaker." said Flitter.

From behind the curtain, a middle aged Earth bound woman came from behind the curtain, a light shining on her.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, as Mayor of Ponyville, it is my great honor to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration!" The Mayor joyfully announced. The crowd erupted into cheers.

"In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise and celebrate this longest day of the year!"

Twilight tuned out the mayor and looked to the moon outside of the window. A shadow of the side of a woman's face could be seen on the moon’s surface, it was known as the lady in the moon. Around the moon, four bright stars descended closely to the moon. In a flash of light, the image on the moon disappeared. Twilight grew nervous, knowing what happened; she then focused her attention back to the mayor.

The mayor began to name off traits of the princess for her introduction. The crowd growing excited, Flitter was shaking with excitement, Gojira smiled at how much people loved the princess. He couldn't blame them.

"-Princess Celestia!" The mayor moved away. An Elf with a styled, indigo hair and a white button up shirt and brown skirt grabbed the rope to the curtains and pulled it.

The curtains opened and revealed nobody, the crowd gasped; Junior's heart skipped a beat.

'What the hell?' Junior thought to himself, now getting anxious.

"This can't be good," said Twilight.

"Remain calm everybody, there must be a reasonable explanation." The mayor attempting to calm the crowd.

'There better be a damn good one too!' Junior thought to himself angrily.

"She's gone!" said the Elf with the indigo hair.

The crowd gasped. Flitter was muttering to herself about the situation. Junior was starting to worry a lot now. He heard Pinkie give a surprised scream; he looked up at the balcony and noticed a sparkling, blue mist rise from the balcony. The mist separated from the center, revealing a tall Avatar woman.

Light Persian blue colored armor covered her breast, arms, legs and her dark cornflower blue dress. She wore a helmet upon her head with what looked to be a pointed end at the front like a horn. Her large wings matched the color of her dress, appearing like a crow's wings. Her skin was pale like the moon. Her eyes appeared like a cat's, a cyan color with a moderate violet eye shadow. Her hair flowed and appeared to be like the mist she appeared from. The crowd gasped in fear. Flitter hung onto Junior's arm and trembled, while Junior stood his ground giving this mysterious woman a death stare.

"Oh my beloved subjects, it's been so long since I've seen your precocious, little, sun-loving faces." said the mystery woman, her pointed teeth revealed.

"What did you do with our princess?!" demanded a rainbow haired Valkyrie girl with cyan wings.
The Valkyrie attempted to charge toward the Avatar but her legs were grabbed by a blonde Earth-bound with a large Stetson hat with freckles on her cheeks. The mysterious woman gave an evil chuckle.

"What? Am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?"

Pinkie Pie spoke up from the crowd, guessing silly names. Junior was too furious to even care what they were.

"Does my crown no longer count now that I have been imprisoned for a thousand years?" The Mysterious woman moved near Fluttershy, who cowered in her presence.

"Did you not recall the legend? Did you not see the signs?" The mysterious woman asked as she used her misty hair to lift the indigo haired Elf's chin.

"I did," shouted Twilight, "and I know who you are! You're the lady in the moon, Nightmare Moon!"

The crowd gasped, recognizing the name that Twilight called the Avatar by. Junior recalled the legend, but he never thought it was real. It was like the legend in Neighpon that his father told him when he was younger. The legend of Gojira, the mighty dragon of the sea. It was the same name that his father was named after by his father.

"Well, Well, Well, somebody remembers me. Then you also know why I'm here." Nightmare Moon assumed.

"You're here to...to-" Twilight hesitated to finish her sentence. Instead she gulped. Nightmare Moon chuckled darkly.

"Remember this day my little humans, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!" Nightmare Moon laughed maniacally, her hair growing and swirling above her as lighting flashed and thunder boomed. Suddenly, a metal trash can flew toward Nightmare Moon, nearly hitting her. Junior was standing in his own personal space where people once stood, people in the building had shocked expressions on their faces along with Flitter, she feared for Junior's life.

"Damn it, I missed her!" cursed Junior as he snapped his finger.

"You dare attempt to strike me boy?!" Nightmare Moon shouted angrily as she pointed her finger toward Junior, the tip glowing.

"Ah hell" Junior's shoulders slumped.

A bolt of lightning fired from Nightmare Moon's finger and struck Junior in the chest. Junior yelled in pain as he was shot across the room outside of the door of the Town Hall.

"Gojira!!" Flitter screamed.

Nightmare Moon briefly had a look of sadness at her action; she may have killed that poor boy. Her expression quickly changed back to an angry look.

"Seize her! She knows where the Princess is!" shouted the Mayor.

Celestia's royal Valkyrie guards flew toward Nightmare Moon in an attempt to apprehend her.

"Stand back you fools!" shouted Nightmare Moon, as she used her magic to throw the guards all over the room.
Nightmare Moon then disappeared in a mist, flowing out of the Town Hall. The citizens of Ponyville screamed and scattered all around the room. The rainbow-haired Valkyrie broke free from the blonde Earth bound that grabbed her and pursued the mist.

"COME BACK HERE!" demanded the rainbow haired girl. She lost the Avatar.

"Night time forever?" the rainbow haired girl sighed. She noticed that Twilight and Spike were running out of the Town Hall.
"Where is she going?" the rainbow-haired girl wondered. She then remembered that Nightmare Moon shot lightning at some guy that threw a trash can at her. She descended to the ground, searching the area. He was nowhere in sight, he was gone.

"Where did that guy go?"

Junior staggered as he made his way through the town. He breathed heavily, as sweat poured down his face. Junior placed a hand against a wall to support himself. His chest was scorched from the bolt of lightning. The wound began to give off a mist, the wound healing itself. Junior watched his flesh regenerate back to perfect condition. Junior sighed, relieved of his pain.

'That's better. If I had stayed, people would've freaked out at the fact I can regenerate my wounds. They'd certainly suspect something.' Junior thought to himself.

'Now, time to find Nightmare Moon. She went into that forest. I'll do whatever it takes to get Celestia back.'

Junior's irises in his eyes grew in size, his pupils shrunk. His eyes were that of an angry predator, determined to devour and destroy all in his way. Junior growled like a large beast as he moved from the wall and ran toward the dark forest.