> The Guardian
>  by Gamer Script
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> Prolouge: The Story Begins
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		‘Another year at Shining Star High School. Another year of my high school career to hone my skills and what I can do! Only a year's worth of time between me and my ascension into the real world... Now what to wear.’ I thought while the concept of what outfit to choose for the day continued to elude me. My name is Daniel Anderson, and I am now officially a junior at Shining Star High School! I'm not the best looking guy to be honest, but on the bright side, I'm not hideous either so that's a plus. Anyway, after about 30 minutes or so of thinking and looking through my drawers and closet, I decided on a pair of black denim jeans with ripped knees from when I attended a rock concert with some friends with with a purple tank top with a gray skull and cross-bones underneath a black leather jacket.

I placed my clothes on my bed and stripped myself of my flame patterned night clothes, making my way into the bathroom and starting up the water with a swift twist of the knob. Standing for a moment in my nudeness in front of my shower waiting for the water to heat, I walked in seeing the steam rise from above the semi-transulcent curtains. As I allowed the hot water to pelt my bare skin and sooth my body with it's mini massaging, I sighed in content and slumped down into the tub and laid down in it, taking in the comforting warmth of the steam. After a little while, I switched the water off and stepped carefully out of the shower, wrapping a black towel around my waist and moving over to the sink to begin brushing my pearly white teeth. After spitting out the germs and toothpaste into the sink and going through the clean-up process of turning on the faucet and all that, I tilted my head upwards to check my teeth, only to jump back in shock.

Looking up into the mirror to see my smiling face, I instead saw a dark, cloaked figure. Under the hood, I could just barely make out a patch of long royal blue, navy blue and purple hair with two white, glowing eyes. I was paralyzed, a sudden wave of terror crashing through my mind as I stared at the cloaked figure who spoke in an echoy, female voice, "So thou art the knight... Daniel Anderson..."

The knight? What is this thing and what are they talking about? Regardless, It knew my name and it figured me to be some kind of 'knight' and it's just freaking me out more. Before I could question further, a thought occured to me as I smirked, "Heh, you're not even real, are you? You're probably just some hologram my father put in here to scare me! Good try, but let's wait till April Fools Day." I said laughing and turning away from the mirror to come face to face with the exact same being I'd only moments ago told myself didn't exist... Well ain't that about a bitch.

With a yelp of terror, I fell to the ground in shock and scooted up against the sink and it's connected mini closet, or whatever you call it. "We can assure thee Daniel Anderson, We are definitely real..." said the hooded figure, inching closer towards me as I scrambled around. Let's face it, I was scared out of my mind and it was obvious due to how much I flailed like a hooked fish. In a quick action, I stood to my feet and pushed the figure away, making a b-line straight into my room and locking the door in a panic. Falling backwards onto my bed, I panted and sighed, laying my head on my pillow and giving a relieved sigh. Though... Wait since when was my pillow at the middle of my bed? Opening my eyes and looking up I saw the same hooded figure staring down at me with those terrifyingly bright, white eyes. 

I shouted in terror and went flipping off of my bed, landing flat on my back. "Ow..." I groaned in pain as I sat up rubbing my back and looking up, looking at them simply sitting on my bed, their hands placed on their oddly curvy lap... Wait, why am I staring?! She just teleported into my room!

"That was rather entertaining, but art thou... frightened, of us?" she said in a qtone as she crossed one leg over the other, making herself comfortable on my bed.

I growled and stood up, she thinks I'm scared?! Bullshit! ... Well... Maybe just a little... But I can't let her know that. "No way! I'm not scared of anything or anyone." I lied through my teeth. She could tell I was scared, I could tell from the smile on her face.

She giggled again and stood, walking up to me. "Oh really? Thou art not scared of anything?" I backed up slowly from her as she continued walking towards me. I walked up against a wall and felt around it, confirming it was such. She walked closer and closer, but before she could get any closer, I pushed her away, making her stumble back and onto my bed, staying firmly where I stood. When she got back up, her hood had fallen from her face, revealing a girl with ivory skin and multiple blue-colored hair.

Her hair was longer than I'd originally thought, long enough to reach her lower back. Upon her head i could see a silver crown with blue gems in it. I decided to buck up and get an explanation out of her, "What on Earth are you doing in my house?"

She looked up at me with a pained look with big sapphire eyes, small tears threatening to fall as she whimpered. "That... That really hurt..." She said as she rubbed the back of her head.

I looked into her eyes and sighed guiltily. Sure she scared me, but she didn't deserve that. I sighed and said, "I'm sorry. But you startled me, and when I'm cornered I don't think things fully through."

She stood and nodded, I guess satisfied with my apology. After, she looked up at me with the cutest of looks, making my cheeks burn red as roses. I then cleared my throat, "So, who are you and what're you doing in my house?" I said, my voice calmed. 

She made a small smile and looked up at me, "Well... We cannot tell the who we are, but we can tell you why we're here..." I shrugged and nodded, not exactly understanding, but the sooner I knew what she was doing in my house, the sooner I could get her out. Not like any of the info so far is helpful.

She blushed deeper, looking away slightly and bringing one hand to her mouth and the other behind her back, as if reaching for something, her voice shy and no longer echoing and somewhat frightening as she spoke. "Would... Wouldest thou mind closing thine eyes... Please?" I wanted to question her, but she was so persuasive... In other words, she was cute and I couldn't say no.

I closed my eyes as she asked and waited. But soon, I felt her slender arms wrap around my neck  and felt something cold and metallic touch my chest, making me flinch, but then I felt a delicate hand on my cheek and I could feel the heat of a blush take over my face as she whispered, "We're sorry, just a little longer..." I nodded and sighed. I then heard a rustling on my bed and blushed brighter, my imagination taking me. Then, the words hit my ears, "You may open thine eyes now..." I did so and found that my imagination was wrecked, seeing that she was gone, and that there were 5 rings lying on my bed. 

I ran to the bathroom, the sound of running water gracing my ears, sure that I had turned that off, but currently not caring. Looking into the mirror, I saw what she put around my neck, but I couldn't believe it. It was necklace with a miniature glowing crescent moon gem and a gem that looked like the sun that had 6 shapes, each one different. They were a blue diamond, a pale pink butterfly, a yellow balloon, a red apple, a purple star, and a red lightning bolt. I was amazed how well crafted each one was.

Just then, the water shut off and none other than my younger sister, Sophia, walked out of the shower, not a single strip of clothing on her body as she stepped out of the shower, her eyes closed. I was about to run, but then she started reaching around for a towel, and not wanteing her to reach up to me, i handed her then closest one I could find, the one right next to me onnthe doorknob. As she started drying her eyes, i sighed in relief, which I then mentally bitch slapped myself for. "Hello? Is someone the--?!" My sister stopped abruptly as she saw me standing there, only a towel covering me as she blushed brightly and so did I.

When she screamed, I put my track practice to work and booked it, running back to my room and slamming the door closed. I sighed and walked to my bed, looking at the five rings on top of my clothes. These things were so cool looking! They were lined up together with a note that read 'The EoN, we will meet again.' I didn't understand what that meant, but whatever. These had such cool designs on the band, plus they were each a different color. The biggest one, which was a charcoal black, I  put on my thumb. Oddly enough, the ring tightened, which really surprised me. Another thing, they all had a crystal in them, just like the necklace. They were each a different color too. Silver with Blue crystals that were shaped like what i could only guess were supposed to be tornadoes, gold with red crystals in the shape of flames, brown with green crystals in the shape of leaves, A cyan blue one with deep blue gems in the shape of water drops, and the one I had on my thumb, had crystals in the shape of... What is it? It looked like an odd spiral or something, but it didn't shine like the others. In fact, all the gems looked pretty... Dull.  I pondered for a moment, wondering how these rings were relevant, but then came to a conclusion that made the most sense... 'That girl must have left them here... But... That had to have been fake... A hallucination or something... I then looked around  my bed and noticed that something was missing... Checklist time.

Shirt? Check.
Pants? Check.
Underwear? Check.
Socks & shoes? Check.
Cellphone? ... Aw crap.

"My cellphone!" I groaned as I started searching high and low for the electronic device. I remembered having it last night, but what happened after that?

I looked everywhere for it! Under my bed, in my closet, every box, drawer & shelf, but I couldn’t find them anywhere! Then I thought about it and I knew exactly what to do. ‘Mom and dad! They've gotta know!’ I thought sliding down the stairs’ railing, now fully dressed, to meet my mom and little sister, whom I walked in on, making breakfast while my dad was reading a horror novel called 'Amnesia: The Dark Descent'.

Blushing, I started combing my black and purple hair with my bangs hanging over my right eye. Alright, you guys are probably thinking “Why is your hair black and purple Daniel?” and the answer to that my friends, is that I was born like this... I'm just kidding, I tried dying my hair and I messed it up. Don't know how you mess up putting paint in your hair, but guess who figured it out? This guy, that's who! Anyway, back to cell searching.

I walked up to my mother and sister to ask them if they'd seen shades. My mom's name is Amai, which in Japanese means sweet or... Something. But I digress, my mom is so beautiful; she’s got black, shining hair and sapphire colored eyes. This morning she was wearing a dark purple tank top with tight navy blue jeans and amethyst earrings. Odd, seeing that it's almost close to fall. My sister, Sophia, is just as beautiful. 

Her eyes are just like our mother's and her hair was black with deep purple highlights. I guess she wants to look like me, but that's beside the point. She was wearing a black miniskirt and t-shirt with the words ‘I heart my brother’ written on it in Purple with her prescription glasses on her face. I must admit, that shirt still kinda creeps me out sometimes... But it's sweet, I suppose...

“Hey Mom, Sis, either of you seen my cellphone? I’ve been looking for them all morning!” I said in a slightly annoyed voice. 

“No, I don’t believe I have. But I'm sure your father will know.” Mom said in her usual sweet, loving voice. She then noticed my new accessories and stared in astonishment. "Where did you get those lovely accessories Daniel?"

I smiled sheepishly, looking for the right words, "They were given to me by a... Friend?"

She smiled and looked at the necklace, "Wow, they must be a very good friend."

I chuckled nervously and looked away blushing, "Well... I guess you could say that..."

My sis smacked the hair out of her face, trying to look cool. But instead, it made her smack herself in the face. “OW! Dammit…” She mumbled under her breath, too bad for her, Mom was in earshot and had awesome hearing, almost wolf-like.


‘Uh-oh… She’s doomed…’ I thought as I saw mom slowly turn to my sister with a smile, "What was that young lady?" She said, her voice sounding slightly darker. 

Sophia heard her and jumped into my arms, clinging to me for dear life. “N-Nothing mom, nothing at all.”

My mom nodded, “That’s what I thought honey.” She said, going back to making breakfast. Now I remember why I never cuss around here… Unless I want to die.

My sister sighed from relief and then she looked down at the tile floor, seeing that she was off the ground. “Wait… how did I…” 

Her sentence wandered as she saw me 5 inches from her face, smiling. “Uh... Hey sis, have you seen my phone?” I asked, smiling nervously, my blush darkening.

Sophia just blushed and began to stammer her answer, "I haven't seen th-them for a fe-few d-d-days..." she said hanging her head and blushing in embarrassment. “So I can take that as a no?” I said pushing the issue. "No, sorry..." She said blushing and looking to the ground upset.

I sighed but smiled anyways. “It's fine, thanks.” I said giving her a quick hug and kiss on the cheek. I could hear her sighing from behind me. 

There was only one more person that I haven’t asked yet… my dad. Most people know him as 'Sargent Scar', mainly because I over exaggerate how tough he really is, but Sophia and I just know him simply as, ‘Dad’. “Hey Dad, have you seen my cell anywhere?” I said hoping that he knew. He put down his book to show his un-aged face from what he looks like in his photos.

My dad’s name is Jake; A military operative. I look up to him more than anyone in my family. Today, just like every day, he was wearing a pair of pitch black jeans with his usual pair of jet shoes he created himself in his meantime; he actually made me and Sophia a pair too with our choices of color. He was also wearing a black leather jacket over-top a blood-red T-shirt and long hair like mine, and on his sides he had a pair of pistols that he he had custom made. Of course, he did make one of those for me as well. ‘Man I hope dad knows where my phones is...’ I thought as he stood and walked over to me with my sunglasses in his hand, “Here, it was on the kitchen counter..." He said in his usual morning voice, that pretty much sounds the same all day. I took my Smartphone from him and put it in my pocket, checking myself in the hallway mirror. 

Needless to say, I was ecstatic about my first day back. My dad went back to his place at the table and picked up his book. “Daniel, Sophia, Eat up so you can get to school on time.” My mom said as she placed our breakfast on the table and pointed to the clock on the wall. Sarah and I looked at the clock and noticed the time… It was 8:35…  We only have 25 minutes to get across town, meaning… “Oh crap, we're gonna be late!” We said in unison. We ate our breakfast and ran out the door as fast as we could. “Ahem!”  Mom said grabbing us before we even reached the steps. “What are you forgetting?” She said in a ‘You know what’ kind of way, which we did. We both gave her a hug and kiss, saying our goodbyes. “Good luck at school you two!” She said as we walk into Downtown Diamond City. 

Since we were running low on time till school started, Sophia decided to go meet up with her friends. As usual, when we split up, she gives me a quick kiss, blushes and runs away. I smiled and gave her quick thumbs up, but I still don’t understand the blushing and running away part though, that concept still eludes me. 

As I was walking, there was a woman that looked about my age right across the street getting her purse stolen by a man in a black hoodie and a pair of black slacks with grey Nikes. “Wait! Please give it back! Please?!” The girl screamed, sounding very panicked. Nobody seemed to want to help her, so I did the one thing I thought was necessary. “Hey! Back off you bastard!” I yelled running across the road as fast as I could without getting hit and jumping once I reached the other side, with my foot slamming into the man’s head, making him crash to the floor unconscious.

As he fell, I fumbled to catch the purse and, when I did, kneeled down to the crying girl’s level to ask her if she was alright, but instead
...

"Thank you!” The girl said in a southern accented voice as she randomly hugged me and started crying. I honestly didn’t know what to say at the moment, so I just said what anybody would say at the time. “Hey, are you alright?” I said as I helped the girl onto her feet.

“Yes, Ah'...  Ah' think so…” She said as she looked up at me, calming down but still had tears in her eyes.

She had blonde hair hair and was wearing an orange T-shirt with a red polka dotted jacket, as well as a pair of green jeans, a pair of flat soled red shoes and big beautiful amber orange eyes. I simply stood up and helped her up on her feet.  “ Thanks for saving me!" She said hugging me and then running away. I found it odd, but I simply let it slide and kept walking on.

The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful. My buddy Dave walked with me, but that's about it. We made it to the school in record time, got through the entrance ceremony, and all that garbage. As the day dwindled, I got to my last class of the day, science.

Halfway through the class, while the class and I were following instructions, I heard a voice in the back of my mind that I thought I heard earlier... "Daniel..." I looked around and then as I peered behind me, I saw her, the girl from earlier, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed over her breasts. I blushed and stammered slightly "Yo-you're... I thought I was dreaming..." she shook her head and walked up to me smiling as she looked up at me, "No... I told you in my note we'd meet again..."

I was worried about the teacher seeing the girl that I'm sure isn't even registered in the system, standing so close to me. So I softly pushed her away and looked slightly down at her, "What are you doing here? Better question, how did you know where I was?!" I said in an urgent tone of voice.

She giggled slightly and hugged me again. "Daniel... Hath thou not noticed that thine class and teacher have yet to take notice of your outburst towards us?" I looked around and noticed they weren't even phased, let alone surprised. They were still working as if they couldn't see us... "What's going on?" She sighed, making a gesture as if telling me to turn around.

I did as I was instructed and was then leaned against as she placed her hands overtop my own. I blushed from the sudden contact as she leaned her head on my shoulder. "I'm very sorry, but I would like to show you something." She said as I sighed, nodding. She then began to direct my hands with ease as I grabbed and poured everything she told me to, making a mixture I'd never seen. It was... A rainbow colored mix. She put her mouth to my ear, I could feel her breath on my face as she whispered, "Now... Drink it..." she said in a sweet voice, wrapping her arms around my chest and pressing up against  my back more. I was skeptical at first, but then took a tiny sniff, wrenching at the stench. "Ugh! It's smells awful!" 

She nodded and pushed the beaker of liquid closer to me, "Drink." She repeated. I sighed and grabbed the beaker looking at the concoction with disgust. I took a breath in and then out as I quickly starts drinking it. The taste was dreadful. The moment it touched the tip of my tongue I felt like I was going to puke it all back up out of disgust. I hope to god I'm not drinking some kind of poison.

When the bottle emptied I gagged and coughed, "That was terrible! Why would--" I stopped short as I felt s pulse of fatigue wash over me, my consciousness starting  to slip away as she spoke, "Sleep Guardian... Sleep and fulfill your destiny..."  She said as she vanished from my sight, only to be replaced by silence and a never ending darkness....
> When One World Cumbles...
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(A/N: Just to let you guys know, the rest of this story is in 3rd person, so not to make any confusion.)

'Ugh... It's so cold... Where... Am I?' Damian thought as he slowly regained his consciousness. He opened his dark purple eyes with slight hesitation, expecting to awaken on the ground at school or even  in the nurses office. That idea, however, was stopped in its tracks as he saw the tube he seemed to be encased within, some form of a capsule. Attempting to move his hand to his aching head, he was only met with a feeling of great fatigue. He looked around and found he was in a hospital. The ugly egg shell white ceiling that hung over the capsule he was in was chipped and had obvious cracks all over it. 'What the hell's going on?' He thought as he tried desperately to push the door of the capsule open, only to be met with an agonizing pain. His head fell back onto the hard surface of the capsule, giving himself time to breath and think. He concentrated as hard as he could and with one swift kick, kicked the capsule door off it's hinges and onto the ground.

He smiled and congratulated himself mentally as he attempted to sit up and get out of the capsule. He breathed in and strained his muscles, falling out of the capsule and onto the cracked marble floor, face first. He groaned in agony and stood up slowly, trying to make sure he could keep his balance before walking around the room. The 1st thing he noticed was that next to the capsule he'd awoken from were 2 chests. The first was a black chest with a silver moon design on it and the second was a white chest with a golden sun. He decided to open the black one first, just in case. When he did, he found all his possessions! His cellphone, the 5 rings, the necklace that the woman gave him and his backpack, but instead of Math and History textbooks inside, he found a .15 caliber pistol and a combat knife as he backed up slightly surprised since he never remembered carrying them. 'How the hell did...' He stored that thought for later and opened the other chest which contained his clothes. He put them on swiftly and then put on his accessories and backpack. 

He soon walked out of the room and into the dimly lit hallway, creeped out by the dreary, apocalyptic appearance of it. He looked around and shouted, "Hello? Is anyone here?" The hall echoed back to him and he sighed sadly when nobody answered back. He walked down the hall and found the stairway to the lobby, walking down the cracked steps fairly quick and getting to the main entrance. He looked around and found that just like his room and the hallway, the lobby was dim as well. He looked to the entrance and stepped on the mat, but the door refused to budge. He sighed again, putting his fingers in the small gap in between the doors and pushed them to the sides with ease and stepping out into the sun.

He stepped out into the street and saw that he was in a city... A ruined city. "Oh my god... What happened?" He said worried and afraid. He looked on the ground and saw an old news paper article that was published in 2013... He patted his pockets and found his phone in his pocket. He turned the phone on and looked at the date... October 21st... 2063... "50 years ago?!"He said in surprise, dropping the article and backing away. "What's going on..." He said out loud to himself as he walked down the street and spotted a parking garage with, what looked like, army vehicles! He gasped and ran to it, scared out of his wits at this point and hoping that they could help him or at least update him on what happened. As he got closer,he heard a low pitched growl and looked ahead, seeing 3 dobermans at the entrance, growling and barking at him. He got his knife out of his bag slowly, knowing full well he never used one except when it was partnered with a fork. He moved slow, so not to aggravate the creatures any further and ran towards the dogs and the garage behind them.

The dogs ran at him and tried biting him, going after him one at a time. He spun and ducked down, stabbing the first one in the neck, watching the dog bleed and fall limp onto the ground. "Oh my god! I just killed a dog!" He said firghtened, the fear in his voice evident as the dogs charged at him and tried biting him again. He turned around fast enough to spot the dog about to bite him as he jumped and stabbed the second dog in the skull, watching it die quickly as the 3rd jumped at him and bit his arm, digging its sharp canines into it. He whined, trying his hardest to ignore the pain and grabbed the dogs mouth, unhinging it, grabbing both the bottom and top of its jaw and snapped it with a sickening crack. He dropped the dog onto the cracked, broken street and held up his hands to his mouth as he ran a few feet away the carnage he caused, falling to his knees vomiting and crying. When he finally finished, he walked to the parking garage, blood dripping out of his arm. He looked around and saw multiple barracks, but no soldiers, and no indication of life, besides the dogs he'd previously killed. He walked to one of the barracks and attempted opening the door, but to no avail, it was locked.

He groaned and pulled the pistol from it's place in his bag and attatched the silencer, shooting the lock and opening the door which led to a room of corpses. He wrenched from the stench, but swallowed it, since he was sick already. He looked around the bunker that reeked of blood and rotten flesh, hoping to find something of use and finding a key ring with keys to each barrack. He walked out of the room and did a quick salute to the dead soldiers before closing the door. He walked across and opened the door with the key it was designated with and walked in to another room, but this one had ammunition and weaponry of all kinds. He smiled weakly and looked through the weapons. He knew he'd probably run into trouble while in this hellish world, so he took a combat shotgun, a magnum sniper with ACOG lazer sight, 2 executioner pistols, dual dessert Eagles, 4 silencers, a couple of Uzis, and a belt of lcinerary, flashbang, frag, and smoke grenades, 4 of each, and an anti-tank rifle, just because it looked awesome.

Even though he was a military brat, he barely knew how to use of the guns he grabbed, but then he saw a weapon that only his father knew to make... A laser pistol! He knew how his father created the weapon by intensifying a laze pointer until it burned a hole into a 15-inch thick wall of metal. He picked it up swiftly and found it was in perfect condition, ready to use anytime. He was giddy at the thought of firing the gun for the first time and picked up the necessary ammo for each weapon and placed them in his backpack walking out of the barrack, the items weighing him down, and closing the door behind him. He proceeded to the 3rd barrack, opening it the same way as the last and finding medicine and other necessary supplies for healing a wound. He grabbed cleaning alcohol, cotton balls, and gauze, treating his wound as well as he could. When he finished, he bandaged the treated wound and took some asprin that was lying around. He then packed all the meds and first aid kits he could carry, closing the door behind him once again. 

He checked the 4th, finding a SWAT uniform and grabbed it, putting it on underneath his normal clothes, just in case he was attacked again. He closed the door and walked to the last barrack, the one at the very center. As he opened the door, his happy mood was instantly crushed as he saw a sight he never in his life wished to witness... It was his parents... Dead on the cold, cracked floor...
> New Friends
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"M...Mom? Dad? What..." He said in horror at the sight of his parents on the ground dead. He fell to his knees in front of them, the adrenaline in his veins dying down as he looked at the dead couple. He crawled to their corpses and held his mother's freezing corpse, hugging her tightly and shaking like a leaf. As he looked to her neck, he saw something shimmering. He didn't want to loot his mother that he loved so very dearly, more than life itself, but he had to know what it was.

He reached his hand down slowly and grabbed the shining object and pulling it from over her head. It was a rosary with a blue diamond in the middle, her prized possession and the first thing that Daniel had ever made from scratch for his mother, the silver surrounding the azure gem without a scratch on it as well as the sapphire shimmering brightly from the weak sunlight. "Mom... You kept it... All this time, you kept the necklace..." He whispered to his deceased mother, his tears taking his voice away. He put the necklace on and picked up his mother, placing her on the bed in the center and then going back to his father. He picked him up and put him next to his mother, crying softer now. He gave his mother a quick kiss goodbye and hugged his father, he knew how much his father hated getting kisses from him.

He looked around the room and spotted a couple of blades, katanas, with names on the sheathes. The one on the right, which was a pitch black blade with navy blue and dark purple  cybernetic designs on it, while the other was a pure white with a golden handle. The dark one was named 'Lunar Legacy', while the other was called 'Solar Serenity'. The 2 Japanese swords were easily 4 feet in length, with blades that looked as if they were created by God himself. He stared in awe of the 2 blades and picked them up, sheathing them and placing them on his back, crossing over one another. As he was walking to the door, he saw a note on the side table and picked it up and putting it in his jacket pocket and walked out of the barrack, but not before he turned around, tears gushing from his eyes as he saluted his parents, closing and locking the door so nobody could get in.

He turned around in one quick motion and walked outside seeing it was dusk. He ran to the hospital he'd awoken in and found a better room, one with a bed instead of a stuffy capsule. He undressed, taking off his SWAT armor and clothes entirely, folding them up and placing them on the chair to the side of him. He laid down on the comfortable bed and curled into a ball, silently crying himself to sleep saying the same thing over and over again, "Mom... Dad..."

~Daniel's Dream~

Daniel was running from... Something. He had no idea what on earth it was, but all he knew was that it was big, and could easily kill him. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him, but then tripped over his own feet! He couldn't stand, for his whole body was covered in cuts and bruises, his arm bloody and his legs near broken. He looked up at the beast about to devour him, waiting for the end, but was blinded by a bright light, 2 of them actually. He saw the woman from before and attempted to stand, only to fall back onto the invisible ground beneath them. He looked at her in awe, and then the light at her side. It was a taller woman with pastel pink, blue and green hair and magenta eyes. They looked to Daniel, the shorter with noticeable tears and a look of sadness and worry, whilst the other smiled sadly towards Daniel. They then sent their gazes at the beast in front of them and ran towards it. Daniel wanted to tell them to stop, but his voice was gone, with only a squeak coming out. As they neared the beast a giant golden beam came from what he thought was its giant lion-like hand and enveloped the 2 women. His voice finally came back to him as he roared in sadness, "NOOOOO!!!"

~Real World~

Daniel woke up with a start, screaming from the dreadful nightmare that had just occurred. He had tears in his eyes and a cold sweat was dripping down his face. He looked around and then to a clock that was still somehow working, reading the time of 9:00 AM. He got out of the bed and got dressed in his SWAT uniform and put his normal clothes over top of them, grabbing his bag of weapons, placing the dual executioners and his personal pistol on his waist, and the katanas on his back. And the belt of grenades around his waist. He walked outside and back to the parking garage. He was going to take one of the cars in that garage and get the hell out of this city, no matter what...

~A few minutes later~

As Daniel walked outside and past a few windows of an old TV store, his reflection changed from his own, to 2 cloaked figures, one in a black cloak and the other in white. He stopped suddenly, feeling as if he was being watched and looked behind him, spotting nobody. He shrugged and kept walking to the garage.

When he got there, he had the feeling again, turning around quickly to once again see... No one... "Dammit Daniel, stop being so paranoid!" He cursed at himself and continued to walk inside. He walked up to the second floor of the garage, finding more bunkers. He sighed and took out his key ring, opening the first door to his left. Inside the bunker, it was freezing cold and he soon found out why. The bunker was one giant freezer! The food, however, was far past it's expiration date. So he closed the door and walked away. He looked in the next one finding nothing of use, and when he got to the 3rd, more dead bodies. He wretched again, and walked out of the room saluting the dead soldiers and closing the door. As he neared the 4th door, he could've sworn he heard a voice. He pressed his ear against the door and heard only silence. He readied his pistol and unlocked the door slowly, opening the door at the same pace, "Hello? Anyone in here?" He said whispering into the dark room. He walked in and saw nobody.

He walked in further and found some attachable flashlights. He smiled and grabbed about 10 of them, 5 for the guns & 5 extras. As he began to walk out he heard a small whimper. Daniel looked around the room and then behind the door, finding a little girl! He was relieved to find another human being, but was worried about her as well.

He kneeled down to the girl, hoping to get her attention. "Hello." Daniel said softly to the little girl.

The girl flinched and looked up to him, obviously startled by his sudden appearance. "Um... Hello..." The girl said nervously in an obviously southern accent. Her hair was a candy-apple red, her eyes orange as autumn and were pooled with tears, threatening to fall. She was wearing jean overalls with a plain white shirt underneath. Daniel smiled sadly to her,"What are you doing here?" he said looking around the room. She looked up at him, smiling nervously as she wiped the tears away, "Well... I kinda got lost..." she said giggling sadly. He looked at her and smiled sadly  as a reply. She looked up at him blushing and tracing her finger around in a circle,"So... Could you help me get back home?" she said in a shy manner.

He pondered what he should do and smiled, holding a hand out to her,"Sure, let's go." he said in confidence. Her eyes grew wide as she jumped up and hugged him tightly. "Thank you so much!" She squealed in delight. He smiled and hugged her back lightly,"No problem." he said placing her back on her feet. "By the way, my name is Daniel Anderson, and you are?" He said inquisitively. "My name's Abigail Apple, but you can call me Abby, if you want." she said smiling up at him.

He nodded and walked out of the bunker with Abigail by his side,"Okay, Abby it is then." he said as he looked down at the girl. He walked out of the bunker and Abigail followed, yawning and smiling at him joyfully. "So, what're we looking for?" She said innocently, walking with Daniel. "Well, we're looking for keys to one of the cars downstairs." he said, his voice wandering. She nodded and looked around cautiously.

They walked out of the room and closed the door, walking to the next room and opening it to, what looked like, the strategy hall. The duo stepped in and heard a jingling noise. He looked down and saw another key, a car key! He picked it up and walked out of the room, glad that he and Abigail could finally leave this wasteland.

As they walked down, Abigail yawned again, lagging behind. "Abby? Are you alright?" She nodded slowly and sat down. "Mm-hmm... I'm just kinda tired... That's all..." she said rubbing her eyes. He smiled and picked her up into his arms, like a father would for his sleepy daughter and let her sleep in his arms, smiling.

He walked down to the car and opened it, placing her gently in the passenger's side and getting into the car himself, closing the door till he heard a small click. He then thought for a moment. 'Perhaps I should gather a few crates of weapons and meds... It would be awful if she was injured and I couldn't do anything...'

He started the car and drove in reverse, going into the garage and parking in front of the gun bunker, taking 2 crates of each weapon he'd taken previously and then walking to the first aid bunker, gathering all the crates he could fit of everything they'd need, and then driving out of the garage and into, what looked like, the middle of nowhere.
"We're going to be driving for a while..."

~4 hours later~

'Note to self: Driving through a deserted city is creepy and will NEVER happen again!' Daniel thought to himself as he drove past a giant building with vines crawling their way to the top. He sighed as he looked down to Abigail, who was still out like a light. He smiled and concentrated on driving. 'Well, at least I got her out of here before anything hurt her...' he thought congratulating himself on a job well done. As he turned a corner he saw that the city started to slowly turn into a forest, not a building in sight. He began to grow nervous as bad memories of camping trips with his family began to slowly pervade into his mind. He fought them back and drove down the now dirt trail.

He soon happened upon a couple of girls, walking through the thick forest. He was worried as to why they were walking around here in the first place and decided to pull over to see if they needed help. When he stood out of the car and walked over to them, he was stunned. Not from recognition or fright, but of awe.
The first girl was Caucasian with slightly blue silver hair and purple eyes. Her wardrobe was odd to say the least. Atop her head was a purple wizards 's hat with multi-colored stars and a matching cape draped over her slender figure. She wore a tight aquamarine T-shirt with tight matching jeans.

The other was an African woman, perhaps 4 or 5 years older, with aquamarine blue eyes and a beautiful welcoming smile. Her hair was rather odd for a woman. She had a Mohawk with black and white stripes going horizontally from side to side. Her garb was a black and white tank top with a pair of black jeans that seemed to clamp down on her figure. 

On her ears were 2 gold rings, painful to look at since they were the same size as the ones he wore, and around her neck, wrists and ankles, were multiple more! She looked like a witchdoctor, but not like the ugly ones in movies. She was beautiful, in fact, they both were.

When he saw them up close, he was rather flustered, but he tried calming himself as much as possible and spoke."Hello, I was driving through and I thought you might need some help." The silver-haired sorceress launched a glare at Daniel, getting in his face, which made his nervousness double,"Help?! The Great and Powerful Trixie needs help from no one!" She said getting terribly close to his face. Daniel blushed from the little amount of space that he had between he and Trixie. 


She was pulled away by the witchdoctor as she cleared her throat."Greetings Sir, how are you? I'm sorry about Trixie, she is rather rude." She said in an African accent and rhyme. 

Daniel wondered why she was rhyming but ignored it for the time being. "That's alright... But who are you and what are you doing out here?" he said in bewilderment. The woman giggled and began to speak-- or rhyme rather-- 

"We are Trixie and Zecora those are our names true, we were on our way home when we ran into you. We were gathering herbs for a special new brew, and perhaps ingredients for a pot of boiled beef stew." Daniel was in awe of how beautiful Zecora was. The rhymes were odd, but they were good, and the fact she was beautiful helped too. But his mood changed to one of guilt when he was told he'd stopped them from going home, "Oh, sorry. By the way, why do you rhyme whenever you speak?" Daniel said, his curiosity getting the better of him.

"I rhyme because I love to, it reminds me of home. I rhyme when in company and I rhyme when alone. I find comfort in rhyming and I find it quite fun, when it comes to poems, I am called 'number one'." she said smiling sheepishly from her assumingly accidental brag. "Please do forgive me, I did not mean to boast.  It is destined to happen when you are Trixie's host." Daniel'd only known Trixie for a few minutes and already knew she was trouble for everyone.

As he thought this, a small yawn, signaling that Abigail was awake, came from the jeep. He looked to the armored vehicle and smiled walking over and opening the passenger door to a sleepy-eyed Abigail. "Hi Daniel... Where are we?" she said giving a cute yawn between statements. 

He smiled and replied,"We're in a forest. There's someone I'd like you to meet." She smiled groggily and reached her arms up, showing him she wanted to be lifted. He chuckled at how childish she was and picked her up effortlessly with one arm. She snuggled into his neck and yawned again. He giggled slightly from the show of affection and walked back to Zecora and an annoyed Trixie.

As he reached the 2 women, Zecora's smile turned to a look of astonishment as she looked at Abigail. "I cannot believe it, can it be true? Abigail Apple, is that really you?" Abigail's sparkling orange eyes opened wide when she looked to Zecora and her smile grew wide,"Zecora!" she yelled as she broke from his embrace and ran to her, hugging the tall woman, but not taller than him, around her waist.

Daniel's heart warmed at the scene and walked over to them. "Tell me Abigail, and please be true, where in this enormous world were you?" Zecora said hugging her back with concern in her voice. "I was in the city. I got trapped by some dogs and was there for a while. But Daniel came and rescued me!" she said running to Daniel and jumping up to hug him. 

He caught her and hugged her back, holding her easily with his not injured arm. Zecora looked at him impressed while Trixie just scoffed at him,"Whatever, The Great and Powerful Trixie could have found her easily." Zecora looked at her humorously,"Then tell me Trixie, why did you not? Oh yes, that's right, because you got lost." she said chuckling at the now beet red sorceress. Daniel chuckled at Trixie's expense and looked back to the jeep. 


"Um, Miss Zecora, if you don't mind, could you help us get out of this forest so we can get her home?" Zecora nodded to him and started walking, shaking her head to the side to tell Trixie to follow. She sighed and walked with her to the jeep, Abigail and Daniel right behind them. He placed Abigail in the back with Trixie as he sat with Zecora in the front and drove off.
> Family and Emergency
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"I'm so booooooored!" Abigail said in an annoyed tone of voice, and it was understandable that a 10-year-old like her would act this way... But Trixie was no better..."I agree with the child! Are we there yet?!" she said whining like a spoiled brat. Zecora and Daniel were losing their patience slowly, not from Abigail, but Trixie! "We are not there yet, so let the whining be done, we will get there faster if you count from 1." she said calmly turning back to Daniel and receiving a thankful look. Abigail sighed and counted quietly,"1...2....3....4...5..." Trixie simply dozed off. Soon however, Abigail followed, leaning against Trixie and only getting to 40.

Daniel looked back at the 2 of them and smiled, looking back to the trail. He thought this was as good a time as any to talk to Zecora, so he did. "Miss Zecora, can I ask you something?" Zecora nodded to him and signaled for him to speak. "What happened? Why is everything destroyed?"  Zecora sighed and looked down sadly,"A long time ago, when I was only a thought, a destructive battle was brutally fought. One side was of destruction, a devilish horde, led by a man nicknamed 'Discord'. The other side was of good, trying to keep peace, but many of their own had become deceased.. The soldiers that stopped him, or so the legends go, were led by 2 commanders named... Komuro." Zecora spoke in a sad tone of voice, but then looked to Daniel amazed. "You must be... But if that was true... Shikaku and Sarako were the parents of.... You."

Daniel's eyes were pooled with tears, but his expression never changed, trying his best to keep his concentration on the road. As they past through a few more trees, they wound up in a grassy clearing, a calm river to the right of them. He got out of the jeep, followed by Zecora. "Daniel my friend, are you alright? Maybe we should stop and rest for the night." She said as she put a hand on his trembling shoulder. He spun around and hugged Zecora tightly, crying openly into her shoulder. He didn't know what he was doing, all he knew was that he needed a hug, someone to tell him everything would be alright.
She was shocked for a moment but smiled sadly hugging him back and closing her eyes."Shh shh... Everything will be okay, your parents did what they did so we could be here today..." She said stroking him from the top of his long hair down to his back, trying to calm him down. About 2 or 3 minutes later he'd cried  himself to sleep, Zecora held him like a little child, though he was taller. She decided he had the right idea and fell asleep next to him, holding him protectively.
~Daniel's Nightmare~

Daniel  was in the same parking garage from before, the one he'd left from not 24 hours ago. He saw the exact same bunkers, but the one in the middle was glowing. He walked forward and into it, seeing his deceased parents. He had a frightened expression as they got up and said things like, "Why did you leave us..." and, "Our deaths were all your fault..." He broke down and cried, feeling anger towards himself and sorrow from the loss of his parent's lives and their awful words. "No... No, I didn't mean to... Please... Please stop..." he whispered through his tears and sobs.

As he cried a light was shining brightly behind him. He turned, expecting to see the woman that brought him to this wretched place, but instead saw the African witchdoctor, Zecora. She hugged him tightly and protectively, speaking gentle and assuring rhymes into his ear. "Do not worry Daniel, your parents may be gone, but you still have friends whose shoulders you can lean on." When she said this, 2 more lights shimmered behind her, showing themselves as Trixie and Abigail. He was still crying but he smiled at them and hugged them all, glad to know that there were still people who cared about him. "Thank you..." He said to them all. "Thank you  all so much...

~Real World~

Daniel woke up with a calm, well rested feeling, even after his awful dream. Looking around and remembering he'd fallen asleep in a field, he sighed. He tried moving his right arm but it was weighed down,and when he tried the left, he got the exact same result. He sighed again and looked to the right, seeing Abigail's head rested on it. He smiled but then grew confused again. 'If she's on my RIGHT... Then who's on my left?' he looked to his left and saw Zecora holding him, asleep and 2 inches away. He was shocked and embarrassed seeing Zecora sleeping right next to him. The only time he'd ever slept with a girl is when his little sister was startled by a power outage.

Soon, Zecora's beautiful aquamarine eyes fluttered open and she looked to Daniel smiling sleepily to him. "Good morning Daniel, are you alright? It seems that we all took a rest for the  night." she rhymed and smiled while he blushed brighter from the little amount of space between their faces. From behind Daniel, they heard a tiny yawn and looked over to see Abigail waking up slowly. She looked over Daniel's shoulder and saw Zecora. She smiled groggily and climbed over Daniel and in between them, snuggling in and looking up at them. "Mornin' Daniel, mornin' Zecora." They both said good morning to the little cowgirl and hugged her, making her giggle cutely.

"Hey, I bet we look like a big happy family. Right?" Abigail said looking up at Zecora and Daniel. They both blushed brightly and looked into each other's eyes, smiling and looking back down to the little girl in their arms,"Yeah... I guess we do..." Daniel said nuzzling the little girl's cheek. "One happily family, yes indeed. But I must wonder... Where is Trixie?" Zecora said in bewilderment. Daniel wondered the same and looked down to Abigail, pointing to the jeep and to a drooling, snoring Trixie on the hood of it. They all laughed quietly and Daniel said,"Why don't we rest for a little longer. You 2 don't seem all that awake yet. And Trixie doesn't seem like she's waking up willingly anytime soon."

Zecora and Abigail were about to protest, but instead they yawned again. They all laughed and were about to go back to sleep until..."Daniel, Zecora!!!" yelled a rather annoyed Trixie as she fell off of the hood and stomped over to them.
"How dare you make the Great and Powerful Trixie sleep on a cold, hard jeep while you enjoy the soft grass!!!" Zecora simply sighed and pulled Trixie down on top of Daniel and her, next to Abigail. Daniel blushed brightly again as Trixie fell in top of him, their noses touching and dark amethyst eyes met Trixie's purple orbs. Trixie blushed as well and rolled onto his side, Zecora behind her. Trixie was about to say something, but a yawn was all that came out as she dozed off in their combined embrace.

They chuckled at the sorceress while Daniel blushed even redder than before. They all hugged one another, Abigail and Trixie holding each one another. Daniel and Zecora held each other across the 2 as they all fell asleep rather quickly from the warmth of the sun creeping up from beyond the emerald trees, shining down on the group.

~a few hours later~

Daniel and Zecora woke up about 5 hours later, still huddled up with Trixie and Abigail in their arms, sleeping peacefully. They smiled down at them and then at each other, a blush taking over their faces. Daniel picked up Abigail in his arms while Zecora tried to wake Trixie up. "No... Five more minutes..." Trixie said in her sleep while Daniel placed Abigail down softly in the back seat of the jeep, still asleep Trixie woke up not to long after, yawning. She stood from where she was and walked into the forest, getting her regular walk routine over with.

Paying Trixie no mind at the moment, Daniel looked at Zecora, her eyes showing how tired she really was. "Why don't you get some extra sleep? You could use it." he said looking at Zecora with a smile. Zecora shook her head, "I'll go find food, and if you would, make sure Trixie's behavior is good." Daniel chuckled and nodded as she left to find food. Daniel decided he should wash his face, so he walked to the river.

Daniel kneeled down to the river and splashed some water into his face, washing away the sweat and dirt, finally getting a look at himself in the water's surface. His eyes were slightly redder than usual, his irises now a dark magenta color. His hair was twice as long as before, reaching down to his lower back, the black ring making his his hair a long ponytail. "Daniel!!!" Trixie's voice echoed throughout the area, ringing in Daniel's ears as he stood, and ran towards where he heard the scream. "Trixie?! Where are you?!" She screamed his name again and he darted in the direction of the shriek. As he entered a small clearing, he saw Trixie surrounded by what looked like wolves... Made of wood?

Daniel ran in and slashed and stabbed the wolves, one of them nicking his old dog bite wound, making it bleed again. "Uh oh..." he said as he continued to hack and slash at the wolves. After killing the last one, he walked towards Trixie, crying her eyes out and sniffling. He took her hand into his and pulled her up, but she wrapped her arms around him and cried harder. Daniel hugged her back, attempting to calm her down. "Trixie, are you alright?" she wiped her tears but continued to cry. "Y-yes... Thank you..." Daniel smiled weakly as he started to grow pale, "That's good..."  Daniel's voice was tured and raspy. Daniel's grip on her softened as he started to fall. Trixie stopped crying and kneeled down as he fell to the ground, hanging onto him. "Daniel? Daniel?!" she looked at her cape and her eyes dilated in horror, seeing the trail of blood running down his arm onto her cape. 
Trixie put all her strength into placing Daniel's arm around her shoulder, his hand resting on her breast. She blushed at the sudden touch she had caused but attempted ignoring it as she thought. 'What can Trixie do? We are too far to go back to the jeep, and Zecora will never find us in time... Trixie supposes she'll have to walk...' She started walking down a dirt trail she thought she'd seen before , keeping a firm grip on Daniel the whole way.
> A Sorceress' Love & A Song of Healing
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Trixie was panting hard as she continued to walk through the forest, finally finding the end of the trail, turning into a cobblestone walkway, one she'd seen before. As she finally walked out of the forest, she saw a little cottage with multiple animals frolicking about, a small garden at the front with a little bridge and river, leading to the doorstep of the little home.

"Trixie believes she's seen this place before..." she said quietly to herself. She shook the thought away and began running, making her way to the hospital with Daniel. On the way there, she gained angry glares from everyone, but she ignored them and ran into the building.

The waiting patients, the doctors and nurses all saw Trixie and Daniel, accusing and angered glares shot towards Trixie, but she once again ignored them and dashed to the woman at the desk. "He... He needs help..." she said between gasps of air and gesturing to Daniel, who was still unconscious and bleeding, now pale as the white tile floor. The woman looked at her angrily and sighed, nodding her head and calling for doctors and nurses to bring a stretcher to the lobby.

Trixie smiled gratefully to the nurse and the nurse's eyes nearly popped out of her skull at the sight. The smile was actually genuine... No sarcasm or smug look behind it... But gratitude that nobody had ever seen from Trixie before. "Thank you so much... I appreciate it..." she said to the nurse as she followed the doctors that were carrying Daniel to the elevator in a stretcher. The nurse smiled back to Trixie and told her, "You're welcome... Trixie..." as Trixie got to the elevator and it closed.

~In the ER~ 

Trixie was sitting in a chair in the hallway as she heard rushed footsteps from down the hall. It turned out to be Zecora and Abigail, worried looks on their faces as they got to Trixie. "Tell me Trixie, where did you go to? And please tell me Daniel is with you..." Trixie's eyes pooled with tears hearing Daniel's name as she nodded slowly.

"Yes... Daniel's with Trixie... But... He..." Her voice was small and frail as the threatening tears fell from her glistening purple eyes, trying to reform her sentence. "But... He's injured... His arm..." she couldn't continue as she brought her hands up to her face and began to cry loudly. Abigail then remembered when Daniel first came to the garage. 

~Flashback~

She was hiding in that same barrack but heard growling and bodies dropping. She opened the door quietly and crawled out, making her way to the railing of the top floor, looking down to see Daniel, his arm bleeding intensely and a weary look on his face. She also spotted the 3 dogs she'd been hiding from for almost a week. When she saw him walking in, she tensed up and ran to the barrack again, hiding.

~Back to the present~

"Danny's arm..." she said in a frightened tone of voice as she ran up to Trixie. "What'd the doctor say?!" Trixie didn't respond. She was to upset to even face Zecora and Abigail. Just then, a doctor with brown hair, a lab coat and whatever else a normal doctor would wear, walked out of the room, his latex gloves coated in blood.  Trixie's eyes widen in horror as she ran up to the doctor, her eyes glistening with new tears, "Daniel... Is he..." the doctor looked down to her with confusion as he spoke.

"Oh, are you his girlfriend miss?" The doctor said in a British accent.

Trixie's face flared up at the very thought and she shook her head vigorously. "Nononononono, not in the slightest, we're his friends!" She said gesturing to Zecora and Abigail. The doctor nodded in understanding as he saw the tears drip from Trixie's eyes, "So... How is he?" she said, her voice unsteady and breaking. The doctor put a hand on her shoulder and smiled down to her reassuringly.

"He'll be fine. It's a good thing you got him here when you did, he was running on 2 pints of blood, easy. How did he get like that anyway?"

Trixie sighed, "He was... Protecting Trixie... From a group if timber wolves..."

The doctor looked surprised and amazed as he smiled and rested a hand on her shoulder, "Well, he must be a very brave man then..." he said with a reassuring tone.

Trixie nodded as Abigail and Zecora looked at Trixie amazed. She'd never cared about anyone this much before. Trixie's heart lifted from the depths of her despair as she thanked the doctor multiple times, "May I go see him?" the doctor nodded and stepped to the side as Trixie, Zecora and Abigail ran into the room.

Daniel was hooked up to a heart monitor and an IV stuck in his wrist, a blood pack connected. His arm was stitched up and bandaged professionally. His shimmering Dark purple eyes opened as he smiled at them all weakly, the color back in his face. "Hey girls..." he said in a weak but cheerful tone of voice. Trixie didn't even falter in her running as she jumped from the foot of the bed to on top of Daniel, pain surging through Daniel's body. "Ow..."

She hugged Daniel tight and nuzzled him, smiling and crying at the same time. "Thank Celestia you're alright! Trixie thought you might've died!" Daniel was still in pain, but smiled back, hugging her back. She blushed and looked him in the eyes, "Oh... By the way..." She said as Daniel looked up at her blushing. 

"What is it Trix--" he didn't get to finish as she hugged him tighter, holding him tight as his eyes widened in surprise. She looked up at him with a dark blush as she spoke, "You saved Trixie's life... And Trixie is so grateful..."

Daniel's blush darkened as he shook his head. "N-No, that's alright... I wasn't going to let some makeshift wolf hurt my friend... And besides, I should be thanking you. You carried me here... I owe you my life too..." Trixie blushed from his words. Daniel then smiled nervously, "So..." Daniel hugged Trixie back, "Thank you Trixie."


"So... Um... Trixie?" Daniel said quietly to her.

"Y-yes Daniel?" Trixie's mind raced thinking of all the things he was about to say until... 


"Could you please get off of me? It kinda hurts..." 

Trixie looked at him puzzled and looked down, seeing she had jabbed Daniel in his arm with her knee. She jumped off of him and looked down to him. "Um... Sorry..." 

Daniel smiled and said, "It's alright, not like my arm can get any worse, right?" Trixie giggled as Daniel chuckled.

While this went on, Zecora and Abigail stood at the door, blushing a dark maroon. Zecora walked up to Daniel and Trixie, clearing her throat. "I'm glad to see you are alright, you gave Abigail and I quite a fright."

Daniel frowned sadly at the fact. "I'm sorry." 

Zecora smiled and hugged Daniel. "It's alright Daniel, I need no apology. There is one due, but not to me."

Zecora stepped aside next to Trixie as Abigail walked up to Daniel's bedside, tears streaming down her face from her autumn orange eyes. "Abby... I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to scare you. But im fine, see?"he said raising up his covered up arm.

Abigail looked down to the floor, and her tears continued to fall. Daniel reached over and hugged Abigail, trying to calm her down as much as he possibly could as she hugged him back, her sobs muffled into the crook of his neck. "I was so scared... When I heard about yer' arm... And all the blood on Trixie's cape... I thought I'd lost ya..." she whimpered between tears.

"Don't worry Abby, I'm not going anywhere..." Daniel said as he tried his best to reassure the little farm girl.

She sniffled and wiped away her tears, smiling at him sweetly, "Ya promise?"

Daniel nodded and hugged her tight, "I promise..." Abby smiled as they separated and soon, the doctor walked in. 

"Well, he should be free to go tomorrow afternoon. Until then, he should get some sleep. He was hurt pretty badly. You should all go and get some re--"

"Trixie isn't going." Trixie said sternly to the doctor, surprising them all. Especially the patient himself. "Trixie will stay by Daniel's side, and nobody will stop her, no matter what any of you say." The doctor was about to protest but Zecora stopped him and shook  head, telling him not to fight Trixie on it. The doctor understood and nodded in defeat.

"Fine, you can stay. I think it may do Daniel some good to have company while he's here. You two however, should go get some rest." the doctor told them as he left the room. Abby nodded and told Daniel she'd see him tomorrow, and Zecora said she'd walk her home. That being said, Zecora and Abigail left as Trixie stayed by Daniel's side.

"Why did you do that?" Daniel said to Trixie confusedly as she furrowed her brow in confusion.

"I wanted to keep you company, is that so wrong?" Daniel looked at her surprised and she noticed quickly. "What? What is it?" Daniel pointed at her.

"You said 'I' instead of 'Trixie'." Daniel said awestruck.

She giggled. "I am able to say 'I', I just talk in 3rd person to people I don't trust. You and Zecora are the only ones that know, so don't tell."

Daniel chuckled and nodded, "Promise.  So... Why did you kiss me?"

Trixie's cheeks flared up as she looked into Daniel's eyes. "Well... That's how I thank people I care for... When Zecora let me stay with her I did the same." Daniel blushed at the thought of such a scene, but shook his head furiously, trying to forget the image.

"Oh, I se--" Daniel began until he was interrupted.

"But... The kiss for you... Was special." Trixie said blushing darkly and twiddling her thumbs in embarrassment, looking away from Daniel all together.

Daniel blushed darker as she spoke, be then noticed that something was missing. "My rings! My necklace! Where are they?!" he said looking at his arms and feeling around his neck, hair and legs.

"Um, those?" Trixie pointed to the necklace and 5 rings on the nightstand at his side. Daniel looked where she was pointing and sighed in relief, lying back down. Trixie giggled at the little show he put on looking for the jewelry.

"Well, the doctor said you should get some rest, so I'll let you go to sleep now." She smiled at Daniel and he smiled back, lying down cautiously so the machines and their wires didn't bother him. 
He rolled onto his side, facing Trixie as she leaned against the chair. "Trixie." 

She looked up at him, one of her light purple eyes looking up at him. "Yes Daniel?"

Daniel looked down with a blush on his face as he looked back up to her. "Could you... Could you sing to me?"

Trixie blushed as a response and thought for a moment. As she finished, she smiled and nodded, "Sure. I'll sing you a song I heard when i was small." Trixie cleared her throat and began to sing.

"Stars and moons and air balloons, Fluffy clouds to the horizon, I'll wrap you in rainbows and rock you to sleep again."

As she sang, Daniel's eyes slowly closed, his eyes becoming half-lidded. Trixie saw this and continued to sing to him.

"Teddy bears of Pink~ Ducks and lambs of white~ Don't you cry dear I'm here now, I will be your nightlight."

Daniel smiled as he continued to doze off more and more as he curled up on the bed, his body glowing a soft lavender as Trixie continued her singing.

"Stars and moons and air balloons. Fluffy clouds to the horizon. I'll wrap you in rainbows and rock you to sleep again..."

The glowing traveled to his injured arm, the stitches falling out as it began to close up.

"Smiles to cure the frowns. Twirling and tumbling in laughter. Someday life will always be, happily ever after. Nevermore will the storms come to destroy your little world... Nevermore will the waters rise, till the mountains no longer touch the sky..."

Daniel's arm glowed brighter as she hit the high note, healing as if the bite had never happened.

"Stars and moons and air balloons, fluffy clouds to the horizon, I'll wrap you in rainbows and rock you to sleep again.... I'll wrap you in rainbows... And rock you to sleep again~"

When she finished, Daniel was asleep, a small smile on his face and his eyes fully closed. The glow from before vanished, his skin color back to normal as Trixie stood and kissed his cheek and whispered into his ear, "Good night Daniel... I love you..." she smiled and sat back in her chair, dozing off herself.
> Meeting the Apple Family
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	The next day, Daniel awoke to the quiet of the hospital and Trixie's soft breathing beside him, believing she was in the same chair she'd fallen asleep in. He smiled and opened his eyes to... Sky blue-silver hair and beautiful peach skin. Daniel blushed a dark red as he opened his eyes fully and couldn't believe what he'd seen, it was Trixie, sleeping right next to him!

Her eyes were closed and her warm breath brushed against Daniel's lips. She was holding Daniel in her arms protectively and one of her legs were draped over his waist, like she was hugging a big teddy bear, which was Daniel's role at that moment in time. Daniel blushed as she spoke in her sleep, "I love you Danny... Kiss Trixie..." she unconsciously demanded Daniel as she puckered her lips, inching closer and closer to Daniel's quivering ones.

Daniel was stiff as a board as he could feel her body's heat moving closer and closer to his lips, their mouths only inches away. As she was about to clear the last inch-- 'BANG!' The door shot open, making Trixie roll out of the bed in terror, to Daniel's relief. From the doorway came Zecora, Abigail, and 3 other girls, one of which looked Daniel's age.
"Hi Danny!" Abigail yelled in joy as she ran to Daniel and hugged him tight, Daniel hugging back and making them both smile. Zecora helped Trixie off of the floor and asked her if she was alright and what happened, making Trixie blush madly. "Um... Trixie... Fell?" she said, running out of excuses.

Zecora rolled her eyes and let it go, turning to Daniel and looking at his arm in surprise, "Daniel, your arm, It looks brand new! It must have worked well, what the doctors did for you." Daniel furrowed his brow in confusion and looked at his arm, and Zecora was right! There were no stitches, no scars, it was as if the bite was never there. "Wow! They told me that there would be a scar!" he flexed his arm and smiled, "There isn't even pain! It feels great!" Abigail cheered in delight for Daniel's miracle as Trixie blushed and Zecora noticed in a heartbeat, smiling to Trixie, "You did this, didn't you?" 

Trixie was surprised Zecora could tell, but more surprised that she wasn't rhyming for once. "Zecora... You're not..." Zecora looked down at her, "Just because I rhyme all day, doesn't mean I have to always speak like that."   Trixie was about to respond to Zecora, but all she did was sigh and nod. Zecora giggled and looked back to Daniel's brand new arm. "I have to say, I didn't think you knew any healing magic." Trixie gave a small smile and sat down as she looked up to Zecora, "I learned them from you and... Well..." Zecora finished Trixie's delayed sentence for her, "Tara, correct?" Trixie blushed from embarrassment and nodded again, and Zecora continued to smile.

Daniel had Abigail on his fully healed arm, hanging upside-down on it like it was a monkey bar as she looked up to Daniel, her eyes shimmering with joy. "Oh, Danny! I wanna introduce ya to mah' friends! Sam, Selena, come meet Danny!" As she yelled, 2 girls that looked about her age walked through the door, and compared to each other, they seemed to be polar opposites. On the left was a girl with lavender hair with light pink highlights, emerald green eyes, and ivory skin. She wore a white dress with white dancing shoes and she smiled gleefully up to Daniel, holding out her small, dainty hand. "Greetings, I'm Selena, but everyone calls me Sweetie Belle. Its a pleasure to meet your acquaintance." Daniel smiled back and shook her hand gently as the girl on the right rolled her eyes and stepped forward.

She had dark purple eyes and hair, and peach colored skin. She wore a purple tank top that had ripped shoulders, baggy orange jeans with purple spiraling around them, and pads on her knees, elbows, and biker gloves on her hands. She fist bumped Daniel and smiled widely. "Wassup! I'm Sam. You can call me Sam or Scootaloo. But for a hero like you, you can call me Sammy." She winked at Daniel playfully finishing her introduction. Daniel blushed and smiled while Abigail threw a fit on Daniel's arm as she flipped up and sat on it. "Scootaloo!" She stuck her tongue out and smiled at the redheaded farm girl, "Sorry, I totally forgot he's your boyfriend." Abigail and Daniel both froze and blushed. "Ah'... Ah' never said all'a that..." she said timidly, pulling at her hair. "Well you talk about him enough for it to be true. You were talking about him the whole walk over here. And all of last night during the party!" Abigail blushed deeper and let her bangs drop over her face as her blush worsened.

"Alright y'all, that's enough teasin' mah' sister fer one day." said the 3rd girl in a southern drawl that was similar to Abigail's. She had golden blonde hair, forest green eyes, peach skin, and little freckles on her cheeks. She wore a white button-up shirt that had the bottom tied around, right underneath her breasts in a way that below her chest down to her sides were shown, a brown Stetson hat, brown chaps and cowboy boots. On her thigh was what looked like a tattoo of 3 red apples.She walked up to Daniel and the little girl on his shoulder, holding out a hand, "Howdy, I'm Allison Apple, Applejack if ya like." Daniel smiled and took her hand and shook it. "Nice to meet you. Are you Abby's sister?" Allison smiled and nodded, still holding Daniel's hand firmly. "Yes indeed I am, and I'm plenty grateful for y'all findin' mah' sister and bringin' her back to her family. So sorry y'all got hurt in between..." Daniel blushed in embarrassment of the praise and scratched the back of his head, "Well shucks, it was no problem. And besides, I'm fine now, It's just awesome to know that I could return her home. But I didn't do it alone, these 2 helped." he said gesturing to where Zecora and Trixie were, only to see they'd vanished.

Abigail looked around confused, and so did Daniel. He wanted to thank Zecora and Trixie for their help properly."Where did they..." Daniel began, but looked at his bedside table and saw a note. He picked it up quickly and began to read it.
'Dear Daniel, if you are wondering where we are, Zecora and I have gone home, to the Everfree Forest. Zecora says there is no need to thank us... And I wanted to tell you that... I love you. You're brave, funny, cute... Just wanted to let you know... I'll see you again, I know it. Sincerely and forever yours, Trixie Lulamoon
P.S. Take care of Abigail, she seems to love you as well... Just not as much as me.'

Daniel blushed reading the note and smiled, chuckling at the last part of the note. He then looked at the smiling 13 year old girl on his arm and hugged her tight, making her giggle cutely and hug back. Just then, the doctor walked in with a clipboard, smiling. "Good morning all! Mr. Daniel, I am pleased to inform you that you are all set to leave when ready." Daniel nodded and thanked the doctor as he walked out. From behind him, a nurse came in with his clothes. Daniel thanked her as she left and the girls went with her as Daniel started getting dressed. But before they walked out, Daniel could've sworn he saw something jutting out of Sam's back and Selena's head, but he just brushed it off and continued getting dressed.

A few minutes later, Daniel had put his clothes and accessories on. He wrapped the black ring around his hair and placed the other four in their rightful places and his weapons all in their places as well as he stepped out of the room and Abigail jumped up and down with her arms raised, signaling she wanted to be picked up. Daniel chuckled and picked her up as she wrapped her arms and legs around him, clinging to him and nuzzling his chest. He hugged her and everyone around then smiled as they walked out of the hospital and  into town. "What is this place? It's so calm..." Allison smiled and stood next to him, "This here is Ponyville, nicest little town there is." Daniel smiled seeing all the people that walked by, some waving to him as he waved back in delight, with the arm he wasn't carrying Abigail in of course. Sam looked up at Abigail in Daniel's arm, Sam smiling as if telling her 'You were saying?' as Abigail stuck her tongue out at her friend and snuggled into Daniel's chest.

"Well, we should get a goin', it's time fer' breakfast. C'mon Danny." Allison said walking away, Daniel and Abigail not far behind. Abigail waved goodbye to her friends as they waved back, Sam hopping onto a purple scooter with red wheels as she rolled the opposite direction with Selena. "You know, we could always take my car." Daniel said pointing out the military vehicle in front of them. Allison thought and nodded as they moved toward it, getting in and driving off.
After a few minutes of driving, they reached a big farm with 100's of acres of apple trees as far as the eye could see. Daniel was astounded by the beautiful sight and Abigail looked up at him, her eyes shimmering with joy as she giggled at the look on his face.

Daniel, Abigail and Allison parked the jeep outside of the gate and walked up to the little house next to the big red barn and walked in, but as Daniel walked in, he heard heavy footsteps behind him. He whispered to Abigail to hang on tightly to him and as she did so, he jumped up and saw a big man run through the doorway, and Allison jumped out of the way just in time as he charged head first into a wall. Daniel and Abigail landed safely on the ground and she was amazed at what she just saw. "Wow Danny! That was amazin'! How'd ya do that?" Daniel chcukled and scratched his head. "Gymnastics and track team leader, and about 3 years of practice."

Allison walked to the man that had just slammed into the wall and grabbed him by his dark blonde hair, pulling him out and onto his feet, and she did not look happy. "Dammit Macintosh! What the hell were y'all thinkin'?!Are you tryin' to run us all over?!" he shook his head but pointed at Daniel threateningly, "Who's he and why is he carrying my baby sister?" Abigail asked Daniel to put her down, and he did so. She ran over to the man named 'Macintosh' and whispered in his ear. When she finished, his face was a dark shade if red out of embarrassment as he stood and walked to Daniel. "Ah'm awful sorry 'bout the misunderstandin'. I'm Mac Apple, but mah' family and friends call me Big Mac." Daniel chuckled quietly at the name and nodded, "I'm Daniel Komuro." Mac smiled and held out a hand that Daniel soon took.

Mac was a little lighter than Allison, but compared to everyone else in the room, he was a giant! His hair was a darker gold and his eyes were a light green. He wore a red plaid button-up shirt and blue dirty jeans. He was just as strong as he looked too, cause as he shook Daniel's hand, Daniel was almost being lifted off the ground when he shook upwards. When he let go, Daniel was rubbing his hand in pain as the man in front of him smiled nervously, "Sorry, Ah' don't know mah' own strength." Allison looked to the now broken wood wall that he'd crashed through and thought out loud, "That's fer' damn sure..." Mac looked back towards Allison but she glared back making him almost pale in fear as he turned back to Daniel. "Well, would ya like ta' stay get breakfast?" Daniel pondered the question and looked down to Abigail's pleading eyes and decided that was an ultimate deal breaker. "Sure, sounds good." Abigail smiled and hugged Daniel happily, Daniel  picked her up and hugged her back.

Mac was about to question him on it, but was pulled away by Allison in an angered tone, "Get over here and fix this wall Mac! I ain't gettin' blamed for your stupidity again!" Daniel and Abigail laughed at Mac's expense as he got to work on the wall he busted. Not a second later, an old but springy voice could be heard from the kitchen as an old woman in a light green dress with apples all over it walked in. "Oh, hello dearie, are you a friend of mah' grandchildren?" Daniel looked to the old woman and nodded politely. "Yes ma'am, I'm Daniel Komuro." She smiled and looked to Allison cheekily, "He's so polite, and it seems that Abigail and Mac like 'im just fine... Don't let him slip through yer' fingers." She whispered the last bit into her ear as Allison's face flared up in a blush, "Granny Smith!" she chuckled at her flustered granddaughter and walked up to Daniel, a wrinkled, old hand raised, "How do ya do, Ah'm Josephine Smith, but every one calls me Granny Smith. Ah've heard a lot about you from dear little Applebloom there." Abigail blushed as red as her hair as she clung to Daniel for some kind of safety from Granny Smith's verbal attack. 

Daniel held Abigail close to his chest and stroked her hair before shaking Granny Smith's hand with a smile. "A pleasure to make your acquaintance Ms. Smith." Granny Smith smiled and  chuckled at him, "No need to be so formal, 'Granny Smith' would be just fine." Now it was Daniel's turn to be embarrassed as he smiled nervously and scratched his head. "Right, Granny Smith it is." Granny Smith nodded and Allison looked to her still blushing, but she tried her best to smile normally, "Would it be okay for Daniel ta' stay for breakfast?" Granny Smith stroked her imaginary beard and laughed. "Course he can, make yourself at home. Mi casa es su casa!" Daniel smiled and nodded, "Gracias." Granny Smith donned a confused expression and tilted her head. "Say what now?" Everyone laughed as Granny brushed it off and laughed with them. "Well, breakfast is just about done, lets eat." Said Granny Smith as they all walked into the kitchen to be met by the sight of sausages, eggs by the dozens, bacon, pancakes, baked apples, apple tarts, and other apple products. Abigail hopped up in her chair as Daniel sat next to her while she hopped in her seat. "Yay! Let's eat!" Everyone laughed as they agreed with her, devouring the feast.
> Couple Trouble, Cake and Pie
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	Daniel sighed with satisfaction as he finished his first meal in 50 years, though he hadn't felt all that hungry until his eyes were seduced by the sight of a fresh cooked meal.

"Well, better get these dishes cleaned." Granny Smith said staggering to her feet as Daniel stood up quicker, shaking his head.

"No, I'll do it. Mac, could you help me out please?" he said to the tall blonde, wood chips still in his hair as he nodded and stood, picking up the dishes with Daniel as they started their washing. Allison smiled as she and Abigail helped up Granny Smith, walking her to her rocking chair as she sighed, slowly falling asleep.

Daniel and Mac finished the dishes not too long after, the work easy with two people working. Mac sighed and cracked his neck and back, groaning at the wall he had to finish. "Uh... Hey, Daniel?"

Daniel looked at him and smiled, "Just call me Danny, everyone else apparently does now."

Mac nodded, "Right. Danny, could y'all lend a helpin' hand 'n help me fix the wall?" he said almost pleadingly.

"Hmm..." Daniel said as he pondered his and smiled. He was about to give his reply until Allison walked through barking at her brother, "Macintosh! What in tarnation're y'all doin'?! Askin' a guest to help you with your stupid mistake?" Mac tensed up and looked to Daniel with an expression that screamed 'Help me!'.

Taking the hint, Daniel smiled at Allison, "Uh, actually, I want to help it is a pain to fix a wall all by his lonesome."

She held a hand out in his face, "Not happenin' Sugarcube. He's doin' it by himself, an' that's final." Daniel blushed, 'Sugarcube?' he thought as Mac sighed and stood up, walking into the hall with a toolbox, starting back up on the wall he rammed through.

Allison looked up at Daniel and smiled gently, "Now Sugarcube," 'What's with this 'Sugarcube' thing?' he thought as she continued to speak, "Ah' know y'all like helpin' people, but believe me, ya've done more than enough fer' this family. All of us appreciate it." she hugged him tight around his neck as he blushed darker, and also had trouble breathing.

"Applejack... I can't breath..." He said trying to speak through the pain she was accidentally inflicting as she stopped and let go of him.

"Oh mah' stars! Ah'm sorry Sugarcube, didn't mean ta' crush ya. Guess Ah' just don't know mah' own strength." She blushed and smiled nervously, scratching the back of her head.

He gasped for air and chuckled weakly, "Its okay... I don't think... Strength had anything... To do with it..." he said holding his throat, happy to feel oxygen in his lungs again.

She giggled and nodded, "Yeah... Sorry. Say, wanna go 'round town with me? Ya know, a tour kinda? I can introduce y'all ta' mah' friends." she said, perking up quick. He smiled and nodded, "Sure, sounds fun."

She walked out the door and looked back at Mac, "Mac! Y'all're watchin' Abigail 'till we get back!" he groaned and looked back at her, "Yeah yeah, Ah' know!" he yelled back as the duo walked out the door.

Daniel walked towards his car and was about to get in until Allison stopped him, "Sugarcube, Ah' think walkin' is a better idea. We were lucky ta' get through the town the first time. Ya might be able ta' tell, but the town ain't really built fer' cars." He thought back to when they were driving to the farm, the only clear road being the dirt trail to the gate.

He closed the car door and walked up to her, both of them smiling as they walked through the fence and closed it behind them, walking down and into the town.

~In Ponyville~
Daniel and Allison walked through the town, people of all kinds and color waved and talked to them. From far away they saw a pale girl with large golden eyes, white and aquamarine hair, and wearing a t-shirt with a small harp on the chest along with a pair of lime green pants tight on her hips and legs.

She was arguing with a lightly tanned girl with big baby blue eyes, pink and blue hair, wearing a pink tank top showing off her stomach,  3 blue and yellow candies on the chest along with a pair of blue skin-tight jeans hugging her lower half.

Daniel pointed them out as he and Allison ran over to see what was up, hearing their argument, "Lyara Amelia Heartstrings, I'm telling you that you're crazy if you think you're right!" said the candy girl, poking the others chest to emphasize her point.

"I can do that too Bonny Brianne Brooks!" she yelled poking the other's chest back, "And I know I'm right! They do exist, and someday I'll prove it!" she yelled angrily.

Allison walked up to them first, Daniel close behind, "Lyra, Bon Bon, what're y'all fussin' over?" she said stopping their bickering as they paid attention to her, Bon Bon speaking first.

"Allison, please tell Lyra that she is the insane!" she yelled pointing at her counterpart who just gasped angrily as Lyra yelled to her..

"AJ, please tell Bon Bon that talking ponies do exist!" she yelled angrily as Allison sighed, mumbling under her breath, "The same ol' foolishness..."

She looked at the two, "Look Lyra, here's the thing 'bout ponies talkin'. First of all, they can't. Second, How're y'all gonna prove it? By lookin' fer' a way ta' turn ya'self inta' one?" Lyra looked a little sad that she'd been proven wrong and looked to the ground blushing, "Well... I..."

Allison then turned her attention to the candy girl, "And Bon Bon, y'all're a candy-maker, can't ya be sweet ta' yer' girlfriend? Let 'er believe what she wants, let 'er have an imagination."

Bon Bon blushed and nodded, grabbing Lyra's hand and facing her, lifting the shorter girls chin so she faced her, "I'm sorry Ly, I didn't mean to upset you... Its just... You talk about those damn 'talking ponies' more than you spend time with me..."
Lyra looked at her sadly and placed a dainty hand on her cheek, looking at her and kissing her sweetly, tears flowing down both their cheeks as they pulled apart, "I'm so sorry Bon Bon... I just... I've been fascinated about them all my life and... I'm so sorry..." she said with a sorrowful voice as she they hugged and kissed again.

Allison smiled at the scene, happy that they were able to make up, while Daniel blushed and smiled nervously, staring at the duo's kissing session. Allison saw this and tapped his arm, gesturing that they should leave the happy couple alone. And so, they walked away.

As soon as he thought they were far away, Daniel tapped the cowgirl's shoulder, "That argument's happened before?" he said in bewilderment as Allison nodded, "Yup, at least one or two times a week, but it used to be a lot worse." He couldn't believe what he was hearing. 'Having the same stupid argument over something like that?'

He sighed and shook his head as they walked. A few minutes later, she stopped moving, making him stop as well as they were in front of what looked like a giant gingerbread house covered in candy. "Whoa... What is this place?" he said amazed at the sugary structure.

"This here is our first stop, Sugarcube Corners. This is where mah' friend Pinkamiena lives and works for Mr. And Mrs. Cake. She's a little... Well... Different, but she always means well." He nodded in understanding, since his friend Michael was the craziest person he'd ever known, but he was still happy to have known him.

They walked in through the saloon like doors and to the counter, where they were greeted by a tall, tan, redheaded man with a little bit of stubble on his face. He had a little muscle toning to him as well, but aside from that he was a toothpick. He wore a white apron on top of a white t-shirt, blue jeans on his lower half and a small ice-cream man hat on top if his redish hair.
"Well hey there Applejack, here for another order of cupcakes?" he said with a speedy yet kind voice, a twice of nerdy in there somewhere. 

Allison just chuckled ay him, "Nope, just showin' Daniel 'round and thought Pinkie'd be the first person to meet." The man smiled and nodded, facing Daniel and holding a hand out, "Oh, hello there. I'm Carl Callen, but everyone calls me 'Carrot Cake', cause of my business and all. I'm one of the proud owners of Sugarcube Corners."

Daniel looked confusedly and shook his hand. For someone so scrawny, he had a pretty strong grip, "There's another?"

Carrot nodded, "Yup, my lovely wife Clara Callen, but to everyone else, she's 'Cup Cake'." Just then, there was the sound of a door opening behind him and out came a light skinned woman, her hair was pink and swirled as if it was cake frosting. She wore a white apron over a yellow dress, her breasts big enough that her nipples almost showed through her top. The dress was average length, reaching a little below her knees, and she looked a little on the chubby side.

"Oh, hello there! I heard my name and just thought I'd pop in to see what was going on." she said with a cheery tone and and accent that Daniel just couldn't place. He tried his best to look at her cotton candy pink eyes, but they just continued to go straight at her chest.

Applejack saw this and sighed, smacking the back of his head to wake him up from his drooling trance, "Ow! What did you do that for?" Daniel yelled half in anger and half in pain. Applejack just crossed her arms and sighed, "Ya were starin' at her chest like they were a couple'a diamonds!"

Daniel blushed darkly and looked away from Mrs. Cake, "I'm sorry..." all he heard was a fit of giggles as he turned his sight back to her, "Oh, its alright. Boys will be boys, right? Every man that walks through those doors wants to see them. Even that sweet Lyra girl wanted to touch them." She giggled as Daniel and Allison both stared at her confused and dumbstruck.

"Why, the first time Carl met me, all he wanted to do was squeeze and play with them. It was adorable how flustered he'd get just looking at them." This made Daniel and Allison chuckle as Mr. Cake just looked for a way to change the subject.

"Uh... You wanted to see Pinkie right? Let me go get her." he said zipping away and up the stairs as the trio laughed at his expense. A few minutes later, they heard the sound if fast footsteps and then a loud thud, meaning someone either fell on the floor, or someone jumped off the stairs.

Turning around, they saw a short, lightly tan skinned girl with pink, puffy hair and big blue eyes. She wore a tight pink tank-top with three balloons, two blue and one yellow in between, that showed her belly button easily. Above that was a blue jacket that covered her arms and reached her semi-wide hips. She also had light blue, tight jeans on her lower half with pink and blue side-striped boots on her feet.

Daniel didn't know why, but the moment she came down the stairs, he couldn't help but smile at her. She was cute and had a smile miles wide as she hopped over to the duo. Daniel stared at her as she landed right in front of him, looking up at him since he was at least a foot taller and smiled bigger, if possible, as she spoke.

"Hi, I'm Pinkamiena Diana Pizansa, but you can call me Pinkie Pie, everyone else in town does anyway! So, what's your name? Are you new here? Are you an alien? No, wait, then you'd be green with antennas and be all like, 'Take me to your leader Earthlings!' and you're not doing that so you can't possibly be an alien, so who are yo--"

She was silenced as Allison covered her mouth with her hand, bringing Pinkie's attention to her as she smiled, "Applejack!" she yelled happily, hugging her friend to the floor as Daniel just stood their, his eyes bugging out as he tried to comprehend what she had been saying until Allison stood up and pat his head once, bringing him back to reality, "Huh? What the-- Oh, hey Allison, when'd you get here?" She chuckles as she looked at Pinkie, "Well, looks like you broke him."

Pinkie giggled, "Oopsies!" Allison shook her head and smiled at Daniel, "This here is Pinkie. As y'all can already tell, she's a lil' on the eccentric side. She loves meeyin' new people, she just takes it a lil' too far at first." Pinkie waved at Daniel as he smiled, the pink gem on his necklace glowing.

They all stared at it oddly as it stopped as soon as it started, the gem now a brighter, more colorful pink. Pinkie gasped, "Wow! Its so pretty! Where'd you get it?!" Daniel tried to answer, but couldn't find the right words so he didn't sound like a total basket case.

'Oh great! What am I supposed to tell them?!' he panicked as Pinkie started talking.

"You got it from a mysterious hooded girl 50 years ago along with the rings on your body and thinking it was just a dream went to school, but then was met by the same exact girl in your science class that made you go into a coma for the last 50 years and then you woke up inside of a capsule and wandered around, finding your parents in a barrack in a parking garage not to far from the hospital you woke up in, taking the swords they had and leaving then waking up the next day to find a way to leave but also finding Abigail in said parking garage, saving her and driving.away in an army vehicle, a few hours later finding Trixie and Zecora in the Everfree forest, finding out what happened to the world and falling asleep for the night. Afterwards, you were waking up and Trixie walked off by herself thinking she was still at home and were attacked by timberwolves, rescuing Trixie but also getting the bite wound from the dogs at the parking garage re-opened by a timberwolf bite along with the venom from said timberwolf as Trixie picked you up and carried you here to the hospital and getting you help. After, Zecora and Abigail came running in and saw you hurt in bed and when you woke up they hugged you, Trixie kissed you as a thank you and stayed with you all night. That night you asked her to sing to you and when she did, healed your arm completely and fell asleep next to you. When you woke up the next morning, she was right next to you in bed, talking in her sleep and almost kissing you had Zecora and Abigail bursted in unexpectedly, making Trixie fall out of the bed and you tense up. Then you met Applejack, Sam and Selena, got dressed and left going to Applejack's house, where you were almost run over by Big Macintosh because of a misunderstanding and then had breakfast with her family. Afterward Applejack wanted to show you around and you thought it was a good idea and followed her into town. While you were looking around you saw Bon-Bon and Lyra arguing, broke it up and Applejack fixed it as you came here, met Mr. and Mrs. Cake and then met me, right Mr. CloudCrusher?"

That's right Pinki-- Hey! No fourth wall breaking! "Oopsies, sorry!"

Whatever... Anyways, Allison and Daniel were amazed, their mouths and eyes opened wide in shock. Daniel struggled to speak, "H-how did you..." Pinkie pulled a script with the words, 'The Moon's Guardian' on the front, "Its in the script!" Dammit Pinkie! "Oops, right, no fourth wall, sorry Mr. CloudCrusher!" 

Its fine Pinkie... That's one of the reasons your one of my favorites... "Yay!"
> Ditzes, Rainbows and Butterflies
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After leaving Sugarcube Corners with a box full of cupcakes, happily gifted to Daniel from Pinkamiena, Daniel and Allison walked down the cobblestone street eating aforementioned cupcakes, sighing from the frosting-coated delicacy's sweet taste.

"Mmm... These are delicious!" he said starting on his third cupcake, "I think I might go there everyday!" he cheered happily.

As he finished his third and was going for his fourth, he backed his hand away fast as Allison closed the box, almost crushing his fingers. "We should save the rest for Abigail, Mac and Granny Smith." Daniel groaned without the delicious taste of frosting, "Wouldn't you love to see the look on Abby's face tasting these?" Allison said trying to reason with him. The very thought of Abigail's cute little smile on her adorable little face made him blush, nodding and smiling. 

She smiled and took the box from him as they continued to walk. As they moved through the street, waving and talking with each other or to others, a goofy but distressed feminine voice could be heard coming towards them, "Watch out!" As if instinctively, Allison ducked faster than Daniel could think as he was crashed into by something or someone.

Daniel groaned as he tried to see what hit him, being met by the sight of long blond hair and a mailman's hat. He sat up groaning as the one who crashed into him jumped up and back, a frightened look on her face, "Oh no, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?!"  she said worriedly as she kneeled by his side, trying to help him up. He groaned more as he stood up and rubbed the back of his head, looking down at the girl who'd charged into him like a battering ram through a door.

She was much shorter than he and Allison, only reaching up to his forearm. She was blonde, had big yellow eyes, one seemingly lazy, which actually added to how cute it was, and her skin was a pale peach color. She wore a light grey mailperson uniform and a navy blue bag strapped over her shoulder, decorative bubbles all over it.

Allison chuckled and walked up to her, "Well, ya sure do know how'ta make an entrance Delilah." she said kindly, catching her attention and gasping as she jumped up and hugged her, "Allison!" she said happily, tackle-hugging the unexpecting farm girl to the ground.

Daniel watched with a small smile on his face and bent down, holding a hand out to each of them and pulling them up. Allison got to her feet perfectly fine as Delilah, being partially lighter than the cowgirl, fell on Daniel, again.

Daniel chuckled and stood up with her in his arm. She stood up wobbily, her bangs going over her eye as she looked down at the ground sadly and ashamed, "I'm really sorry about crashing into you... Please don't be mad at me..." she said, her voice cracking as if she was ready to cry. Daniel looked a little annoyed that his jacket was even dirtier than it already was, but his look softened as he heard her voice and looked at her sniffling face.

He sighed and kneeled down, looking up at the blonde mail woman and catching her attention, "Hey, don't worry. I'm not injured or anything, see?" he showed her the back of his head an his arms, all perfectly fine, "I'm okay, accidents happen."
It seemed like it worked as she gave a small smile and nodded, "Y-yeah... Accidents happen... Thank you..." Daniel smiled big and stood up to his full height, "So... What's your name?" she asked wiping away the few tears that made it out.
"I'm Daniel Komuro, Danny if you like. What's yours?"

She looked down at the ground sadly, "My name is Delilah Donavo... But everyone calls me... Well..."

At that moment, a group of guys their age pointed at her and laughed, "Hey look guys, its Derpy! 'Sup klutz!" they all laughed as they walked away, Delilah seeming like she was about to cry.

Daniel growled and started to walk towards them along with Allison until Delilah grabbed their arms, "Don't... Its okay, they call me stuff like that all the time... I'm used to it..." Daniel shook his head and started walking again as Allison stayed next to Delilah.

Daniel walked up to the 3 and tapped their shoulders as they all turned around, a little more muscled and taller than him, "Whattya want shorty?"

The first, the one on the right, had light brown skin and orange hair covering his eyes, a white tank top and jeans covering him.

The second with white hair, obviously bleached, was Caucasian with his hair draped over a single blue eye. He wore the same as the other man.

Daniel growled, "You made fun of my friend and I'm not going to just stand by and let it happen!" he clenched his fists looking up a little to meet their gaze, a glare on his face.

They just laughed at him as the biggest with pale skin and blonde hair in an army fashion stepped up. He had no shirt on, showing off his muscles that were rather large to say the least. 

"YEAAAH!!!" He roared as he charged and swung at Daniel who dodged and looked up at him as the orange, red gemmed ring on his right wrist glowed and his eyes turned crimson, uppercutting the tall man straight in his chin as he staggered back, growling angrily as he ran at Daniel about to throw another punch that landed, making Daniel flip backwards from the blow.

The behemoth was about to knee him as he dodged again and landed on his hands and feet, spinning and sweep kicking him to make him lose his balance, and finally punched him in the stomach to the ground.

"W-What the hell..." the albino giant groaned as he was knocked out cold.

"SNOWFLAKE!!!" His friends screamed as they ran up to him and then glared at Daniel who stood tall, waiting to see what they'd do. As he expected, they ran at him as he got ready and both of them swung at him from both ways. He ducked and punched their knees, making them fall.

As he readied another strike, they sucker punched him in his face as he flew a meter or two away. Allison and Delilah gasped as he staggered back to his feet, his nose bleeding as he ran at them again, both of them getting ready as they dodged and threw punches at his stomach, both of them connecting as he fell to the ground groaning in pain.

They smirked walking up to him, the carrot top raising his foot and bringing it down, thinking he'd just stomped on Daniel.

Allison and Delilah looked away, Delilah cowering and whimpering from what might've been lying before them, until the sound of the carrot top yelling was heard, "What the hell?!"

They looked back and saw his foot being pushed back as Daniel stood up and pushed him down, his long hair a crimson red with orange streaks, as if his hair was on fire, or better yet, was an inferno come to life as it waved behind him, no winds blowing to show the source. He glared at the two of them, his eyes full of rage as he stepped towards them and the rocks under his feet breaking and smoke rising every step as they ran away, picking up Snowflake in the process.
Allison raced up to Daniel, Delilah in tow as his hair went back to its usual purple and black and he groaned, holding his head in pain as his nose stopped bleeding and he wiped the blood from before away.

"Sugarcube, are ya alright?!" Allison yelled worriedly as Daniel chuckled, "Yeah, I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" he said smiling wide.

"That... That was amazing..." Delilah said in awe of his previous actions.

Daniel looked at her confusedly, "Uh... Thanks but... What did I do?"

This question made Allison and Delilah look at him like he was crazy, "You... You just beat up Hoops, Shoot and Snowflake... Don't you remember?" Delilah said amazed as Daniel wracked his brain for the answers and shook his head.
"I don't recall that but... If it helped, I'm glad I did it." he said kindly, rubbing the back of his head.

Allison looked at him like he was crazy and chuckled, happy that even though he'd changed physically, he didn't change at all personality wise.

Daniel was going to speak until a familiar British voice yelled in their direction, frantic from the sound of it, "Delilah!"
Delilah's eyes widened and a smile grew on her face as she turned around and the doctor from the hospital was looking around for her. She yelled happily, "Doctor!" she ran quickly and tripped over a part of the cobblestone ground tumbling and accidentally tackling him. They stared at each other and blushed, laughing at her clumsiness.

"Sugarcube, Ah' reckon we should let these two have their moment." Daniel nodded as they both slowly walked away from them, smiling.

Fifteen or so minutes later, Daniel walked slowly through the town with Allison right by his side. He groaned and leaned on her unexpectedly as she caught him, "Daniel, what's wrong with ya' sugarcube?" she said worriedly, looking at the tall male. 
He looked down at her and groaned, his voice dull as only three words escaped his lips, "I'm so bored!"
Allison couldn't believe how childish he was being at this point, giggling at him as she pushed him back onto his own feet, "Calm on down Sugarcube, we're almost there. And believe me, y'all won't be bored with this'n." she smiled and winked as she kept walking, Daniel following close behind.

They soon came into sight of a blue house with white, cloud-looking designs, the roof and door were rainbow colored, as if a piece of the sky had fallen on top of the building and splattered, turning it into this.

Daniel's mouth dropped at the sight as Allison giggled again, walking towards the door, pulling the awestruck Daniel along with her. 

She knocked on the door and yelled, "Hey RD, c'mon outside! Ah' got someone fer' ya' ta' meet!" afterwards being met by the sound of crashes, loud thuds and an 'Ow!' now and then.

After a few more seconds of waiting, the door shot open. On the opposite side of the rainbow door was a rainbow haired, magenta eyed girl with light peach skin. She wore sky blue running shorts that ended right above her knees, sky blue and rainbow running shoes, and a tank-top which was once again, a sky blue.

She seemed like she'd been running a marathon, sweaty, out of breath, and her tank-top was drenched in said sweat, making it clamp to her small sized-- probably A or double B cup-- chest.

Unlike with Mrs. Cake and Pinkie, he didn't stare for very long, or even blush that much. Let's face it, there wasn't much to see.

But sadly, there was enough blush that RD and Allison noticed it and elicited chuckles from the two. She gave a quirky smile and spoke with a tomboyish tone of voice, "What's got your face so red? Staring at my tits?" she laughed and blushed as Allison groaned, pulling a hat over her blushing face and Daniel blushing darkly, both caused by RD's words.

She stopped laughing and kept the big grin, the sweat stopping, "Well, whatever. Stare as much as you want, I don't and won't care. My name's Riana Davis, Rainbow Dash if you want. What's yours?"

Daniel smiled and crossed his arms, "I'm Daniel Komuro. I'm new to the town." Riana nods and looks at Allison.

"So, you're showing him around huh? Hope you let him meet Pinkie first, cause you know how she gets when she misses out on meeting new people." she leaned against the door frame.

Allison nodded and sighed, "Yup, Pinkie was our first stop. Figured you should be next." she shrugged.

Riana nodded and smirked, "Wanted to let him get a glimpse at the fastest girl in the world? Understandable. I am pretty awesome." she posed, grabbing glasses from almost seemingly nowhere along with a hat, crossing her arms in front of her like it was for the cover of a hip hop album.

Allison shook her head and sighed, "Y'all got an ego bigger than everyone in the town put together..."

At this, Riana just laughs at her, "Yeah, maybe. But that's what comes from my awesomeness!" she said arrogantly as she made the same pose again. Allison facepalmed, a 'slap' sound resonating from it, making Daniel and Riana chuckle.

"Well, I gotta get back to training. I'll see ya!" she started to run off until Daniel saw a gold necklace which had a matching bolt like his own and noticed it glowing.

"Wait, Riana!" he yelled hurriedly as he ran up to her.

She stopped and turned around to face him, "Wassup Dan?"

"What's that around your neck?" he said pointing at the aforementioned necklace.

She looked at it, "Huh? Oh! Don't worry about it."  she winked and dashed away, leaving Daniel confused.

"Well that was... Interesting?" he said looking for the right word as the bolt on his necklace ceased to glow.

Allison shrugged and sighed, "Yeah well... She's as blunt as a boulder, but she can give ya' a run fer' yer' money when it comes ta' racin'."

He nodded, "I can tell... I could've sworn I saw a rainbow trail behind her." he chuckled.

"Well, onto our next stop. She's right on down the road there." Daniel nodded and started walking with Allison.
"So, who's this next friend of yours? What's she like?" Daniel asked quizzically.

Allison smiled sweetly at him as she spoke, "Her names Flonne. She's a real sweetheart and wouldn't hurt a fly. She loves animals of all kinds, dogs, cats, birds, and she's got her own little pet bunny." she said, happy to talk about her.
Daniel smiled hearing about her as he thought to himself, 'She sounds like a caring girl... And hopefully she's calmer than the last two.'

~Five minutes later~

Daniel was groaning with anger and annoyance as they walked, Allison sighing and looking up at him, "Lemme guess, bored?" she said knowingly as he nodded and continued walking.

Allison chuckled at him and then looked at the road in front of them, a startling sight eliciting a gasp from her, "W-wait... Is that b-b-blood?" she said in surprise as Daniel looked down and saw it as well gasping and taking a single step back.
Allison ran up to the door of a small cottage, animals and the like prancing around happily, completely oblivious to the two running up to their home. "Fluttershy! Fluttershy are you okay?!"

The door opened slowly as an Asian girl with bright pink hair that reached over one of her eyes, onto her large, Double D or single E cup, breasts and her big eyes were a radiant baby blue. She wore a yellow long-sleeve sweater with a turtle neck and three little pink butterflies on the chest, tight light blue jeans, and little pink sandals, a size 6 in women's to be exact.
She looked at Allison worriedly, "Um... Allison, is something wrong?" she said cluelessly in her high voice, soft as a whisper, and not noticing Daniel at all.

Allison sighed in relief, "Oh thank goodness yer' alright."

She looked at her dumbfounded and tilted her head, "Um... Yes, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"

Allison pointed behind them, "Didn't ya' notice the big trail of blood outside your house?"

Fluttershy's eyes widened and she ran outside, seeing the trail as she gasped, "Oh my goodness! When did that get there?"

Allison looked at her surprised, "Didn't ya' go to the shop this mornin' like ya' always do?"

She shook her head, "No, I stayed to take care of poor little Angel Bunny, he's sick." she said upset as a small bunny in a little robe hopped out and made a little sneeze that nearly made Daniel's heart melt.

Daniel looked down at fluttershy, "So this is the infamous little Angel Bunny." he said petting Angel's little head as he nuzzled his hand but made another tiny sneeze. "Poor little guy..."

The Sakura haired girl made a high-pitched 'Eep!' noise in surprise of the new voice. Allison chuckled and smiled, "Oopsie, sorry Flutters, lemme introduce ya' to Daniel Komuro."

Daniel stood up after petting the sick little bunny and waved to her, "Hi there."

She made a shy expression, blushing and hiding behind her long hair, pushing her fingers together in a nervous fashion. "Uh... H-hi..."

Daniel blushed looking at her adorable embarrassment, 'She's pretty cute...' he thought to himself as he cleared his throat, "So, Allison told me your name is Flonne, right?"

She blushed darker from behind her hair as she quietly answered, "Um... Y-yes... But... My friends..." she became quieter than a whisper, "My friends... Call me Fluttershy..."

Daniel looked at her confusedly, "Um... I'm sorry, what was that?"

"My friends call me Fluttershy..." she mumbled a little louder, Daniel still not understanding. "I'm sorry, I'm still not getting it." he persisted.

She squeaked and whined, terribly embarrassed and looking at the ground, not wanting to make eye contact with him.
Allison chuckled and tapped Daniel's arm, "She's a little shyer than most. She'll get used to ya." she smiled at him and he nodded. "Anyway, y'all should probably think about gettin' the mayor ta' get someone ta' clean that mess up." she gestured to the blood on the ground.

Flonne shook her head, "Oh no, I can get Harry and the others to help." Angel stood on his hind legs and was walking outside as the shy girl picked him up and nuzzles him, "No no Angel, you go to bed and rest. The others can handle it." Angel looked up at his owner and nodded nuzzling her back and hopping up the stairs behind her.

Daniel looked amazed and smiled at the cute scene and leaned over to Allison, "She's really good. And also... Who the heck is Harry?"

"Oh, you'll see Sugarcube, you'll see." she said slyly as Flonne pressed two fingers to her lips and gave a whistle as a loud growl could be heard.

"... What was that?" Daniel said with wide, frightened eyes.

"Harry." was the one word that escaped her lips that were stretched into a sly grin.

Walking through the door, Flonne now in front of her home between Allison and Daniel, was a big brown bear, standing on its hind legs. "Hi Harry honey." she hugged the bear that wrapped its paws around her, hugging her back.

'... Okay, I've heard of a bear hug, but this is just ridiculous..." he thought to himself with wider eyes than before, Allison just chuckling at her companion's expression.

Flonne stepped to the side and gestured to the duo, "Look who cam to visit Harry." she said happily as Allison smiled and pulled Daniel forward, a freaked out look on his face as they got closer.

Allison pet Harry's muzzle and chuckled as he nuzzles her palm, moving up and licking her cheek as she chuckled louder hugging the bear, "Howdy Harry. Been a while hasn't it?" she smiled as the bear nodded and picked her up, kissing her cheek.

Allison giggled at the affection the bear showed her and looked at Daniel who wore a nervous expression on his face, "C'mon Danny, come say hi!"

Daniel nodded slowly and walked forward even more so. Allison giggled and jumped from the bear's grip, grabbing Daniel's hand and guiding it towards Harry's snout. Daniel was reluctant to touch the Ursa's nose, but Allison pulled his hand to the bear's nose.

It was a little damp and warm, and after a few seconds, Harry moved past his hand and nuzzled him, Allison never letting go of his hand. Or rather she couldn't since he had a death grip on it. "See? Harry's a big ol' honey bear with a heart'a gold. He won't hurt'cha."

Daniel nodded and gave a small smile, hugging and petting the bear, still gripping Allison's hand for dear life. Allison squeezed his hand back, trying to reassure him that Harry was harmless.

"Harry, could you please clean up the mess on the ground over there?" she said sweetly as the bear nodded and walked back inside, a mop and bucket in his hands as he headed towards the blood stained ground, mopping it up.

Daniel was amazed at how well-trained the bear was. He looked at Flonne and smiled, "How did you do that?"

She's froze up and stuttered an answer quietly, "D-Do what?" she asked.

"Get a giant 400 pound--"

"He's actually exactly 297.5 pounds. I keep him on a diet of veggies with the occasional meat-flavored treat now and then." she said in an 'as a matter of fact' tone of voice.

Daniel nodded slowly, "Uh-huh... Well, how did you get him to do what you said?" he asked surprised by such a usually impossible feat.

"Oh, well Harry and I have been friends for quite a while now, since I was about 4. I was lost in the woods because I'd wandered off, and he found me and helped me get back to my parents. They didn't like Harry though, so I would go visit him while my parents were at work or after school."

Daniel smiled, "Cool. So where're your parents now? Do they still live with you?"

Flonne shook her head, "No, my parents moved back to Cloudsdale. Its a town a few miles away, so I can still visit them. Since they moved out, I turned my home into a small animal sanctuary and pet shop. And since Harry was living in a dark cave in the forest, he was the first to be welcomed. He's been here with Angel and I ever since." she smiled kindly.

He smiled and looked at the seemingly whistling bear, or as well of a whistle as he could make. "So you and Harry are really close huh?"

Flonne blushed and hid behind her hair again, nodding as she answered quietly, "I...  I suppose so... You must think I'm weird..."

Daniel chuckled and shook his head, "Not at all. I actually think its kinda cool, even though bears still freak me out to no end." he looked over at Harry, finishing up his cleaning, "But that bear? He's cool in my book." he smiled at Flonne who blushed darker, her eyes wide as she continued to hide behind her hair.

Allison chuckled at her rosy cheeked friend and gripped Daniel's hand and making them both blush, "C'mon Sugarcube, lets let Flutters get back to taking care of Angel." Daniel nodded and they began walking until Allison stopped abruptly, Daniel running into her as she turned to face her, "Oh, and if you get the chance, Winona's been a little under the weather lately herself. Could y'all c'mon by sometime ta' take a look?"

Flonne looked at her and nodded, a sweet smile gracing her lips as they waved goodbye and left. Flonne smiled and crossed her arms underneath her bust as if holding them up, looking over to Harry who had finished cleaning up the mess and was walking back towards her. She smiled and walked up to him, kneeling down and nuzzling his cheek as they looked in the direction the duo had left in as she sighed, "Harry... I think I need a boyfriend..." Harry nodded and pointed over in the same direction the two had gone as she looked at him strangely, "Daniel? Oh no! I couldn't possibly take him from Allison. She's my friend!" Harry rolled his eyes and shrugged.

Flonne sighed and stood as they headed back towards the cottage, her smile returning as she started to skip merrily, "Well, nevermind. Lets go take care of Angel." Harry growled a sigh and  followed her in until he stopped and made a look, a grin spreading over his face as he ran inside.
> Wadrobe Malfunction & Magical Mayhem
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	Daniel walked side by side with Allison, the two still holding hands. Though they forgot they ever started holding hands in the first place. An awkward silence was floating around the two as they occasionally looked at each other, about to say something and interrupting each other, looking away from one another and blushing with a chorus of apologies following soon after. After a few minutes of this, Daniel decided to break the silence, or at least try. "Uh... So... Who are we gonna go visit now?" he said nervously as Allison sighed.

"Well, I was thinkin' we could go see Twah', but she's busy right now. So I guess..." she sighed, "I guess we'll go visit Ramona..." Daniel looked confusedly at her, wondering why she seemed so hesitant to go see one of her friends. He didn't ask what she was like, in fear it might've been a sore spot for her.

A few minutes of walking later, they were in front of a 3 story high building, purple and at the top it seemed like a carousel was placed on top for decoration. Allison reluctantly reached to press the doorbell, but Daniel shook his head and used his free hand to push it down, a small chime flowing from the inside as an elegant voice followed, "Come in darling~!" the voice yelled in a sing-song sort of tone.
Daniel looked at Allison and nodded, both of them walking in and the voice meeting them again, "I'm upstairs! If you wouldn't mind, could you come up? I'm a tad busy at the moment." they did as asked and walked into the room, a sewing machine could be heard from within.

At the table, mending a fabric, was a woman with long, styled amethyst hair, with ivory skin and sapphire blue eyes to match. She wore a button up white shirt that was half buttoned atop a black shirt, seemingly dyed silk, with three blue diamonds on the chest. Covering her lower half was a black skirt  that ended at her knees and black high-heeled boots to match, white laces tying them. On her face was a pair of red framed glasses with silver chains coming from the sides, like a generic librarian. On her ears, or rather the one that was visible, was a earring in the same shape as the diamonds on her chest, which was a double D or single E, just like Flonne. And around her neck was a roll of measuring tape.

She looked up from her work and stopped as her mouth stood agape, seemingly staring at the two in her doorway, "Allison?"

She smiled nervously and waved with her free hand, "Howdy Ramona." she looked at her oddly, "What?"

Ramona giggled and walked around the little table she was working at, taking off her glasses and letting them drape around her neck like a necklace. A flirtatious smirk graced her lips as she looked up at Daniel that was at least four or five inches higher than her, "So... Who's your friend?"

"Huh?" she looked confusedly and then to her right, seeing Daniel blushing like mad, "Oh! Mah' bad, this is Daniel Komuro. He's new to the town." 

Ramona's smirk seemed to grow, "Nice to know...  But I want to know more about that." she pointed downwards and Daniel's skin almost turned redder than a apple. Allison blushed as well, gulping and the duo chanced a glance and saw that their hands were still intertwined with one another. Their blushes grew and Allison looked up at her and shook her head, "N-no! Its not like that!, Ya see, we visited Fluttershy, and--"

Ramona giggled and nodded, "Right, of course. Whatever you say darling." she said in a sarcasm drenched tone of voice. Allison and Daniel continued to blush. "Well, if what you say is true, then why are you still holding his hand?" Allison looked at their hands and slowly but surely  separated from him, a feeling of emptiness. As if a piece of her had just been taken from her. Daniel felt the warmth of her hand disappear from his, making a cold feeling run through his body as he looked down at his now empty hand.

Ramona chuckled, "Now then, what did you need from--" she then noticed Daniel's clothes and gasped as if a phantom appeared right in front of her.

Allison and Daniel looked surprised from the sudden stop, "What's wrong now?" Allsion said surprised.

"Darling, what on Earth are you wearing?!" She yelled with an almost enraged tone, "Your clothes are simply filthy! Come here!" she said as she grasped his wrist and pulled him to a small pedestal and took the measuring tape from around her neck and started measuring him, mumbling the measurements to herself as she wrote them down on a nearby paper pad.
Daniel looked towards Allison who was gazing back at him as their eyes connected, a small blush appearing on their faces as Ramona continued her measuring.

She finished and looked up and Daniel on the podium, staring at Allison and she giggled, whispering to him, "Staring at your girlfriend over there?"

Daniel blushed darkly and looked down at Ramona who winked as he shook his head, "N-no, its not like that!" Ramona laughed and pulled him down from the pedestal and let him go back to Allison as she started on her design.

"Why don't you go throw those filthy clothes in the wash? And perhaps a shower as well. I'll have another outfit waiting for you when your done." Daniel blushed and looked over to AJ who blushed as well, "And Allison, darling, don't try to take a sneak peek on the poor dear while he's in the shower, okay?"

Allison's face, if not her entire body, turned a deep shade of maroon, "Ramona!" the fashionista laughed and waved Daniel with a small 'shoo, shoo' noise as he slowly walked past Allison as time almost seemed to slow down as they looked each other in the eye, blushing darker as he walked to the washroom right down the hall.

Ramona was working on Daniel's new clothes and Allison walked up to her, "Ya know that was embarrassin'!" she yelled still blushing madly.

She just giggled and continued with her sewing, "I know, but you two honestly seem like the perfect couple. That's how I see it anyway." she said nonchalantly as she continued working.

Allison blushed and looked down, "How so?"

The fashionista stopped and looked up at her, a sly smirk on her face, "What was that darling?"

"How so? How're Daniel and I such a perfect couple? We've only known each other a few days!" she said loudly.

"Apparently you've never experienced love at first sight." she said continuing her sewing, working now on the jacket, having finished his new shirt.

"Love at first... Now hold on a tick, you sayin' Ah' loved him since Ah' first done saw 'im? It's only been a few gosh darn hours!" she said, her blush slowly fading, but not by much.

Ramona giggled, "Ding ding ding, we have a winner~!" she sang as Allison growled. "Calm down darling, its just an observation. Its up to you and that red pulsating beauty beyond that giant chest of yours." she giggled.
Allison blushed and glared at her, "Mine's only half of the two basketballs on yers!" Ramona looked at her friend with a sly expression.

"Well answer a few questions for me, won't you?" 

Allison looked at her confused and shrugged, "Uh... Sure, Ah' guess?"

"Fabulous! First, has he ever stared at you for a long period of time, and if so, any part in particular."

At this question, Allison made a 'gak!' noise and blushed a dark maroon, "What kinda question is that?!" 

Ramona arched a brow, crossed her arms and looked up at her from her seat. "Still waiting for an answer..."

Allison sighed and nodded, "Yeah... Few times..."

Ramona made a Cheshire smile, "And where, pre tell, did he stare? Come now darling you can tell me."

Allison blushed more and hesitantly pointed at her face, then to her bust, and then slowly to her hips.

This made Ramona smile, "I see... Has he ever touched you?"

"Ramona!" she yelled angrily at her friend, blushing madly.

She waved nonchalantly once again and smirked, "Well?"

Allison sighed and shook her head, "No, he's never touched me. Well... 'cept fer' mah' hand..." she looked down at the empty appendage, a small blush appearing on her cheeks as she made a sweet, small smile appearing on her features.

"Okay, one more question. Have you ever thought of him in a sexual or romantic way in general?"

Allison's face turned red as a tomato, looked down at the ground and played with her fingers and pulled at her hair, "Uh... No. Wh-why would Ah' think'a Danny like that?"

Ramona smiled and finished up Daniel's pants and Jacket, happy with her work. "Very well. Would you be a dear and go get 'Danny' for me?"

Allison blushed from her slip-up and nodded, walking towards the door, "Thinking of Daniel romantically... I never thought of him in that wa--" she was interrupted as she ran into an almost fully naked, save for a towel around the waist, Daniel.

She gripped onto his arms so not to fall and he caught her by her sides, looking down at her worriedly, "Whoa! Are you okay?"

She sighed and opened her eyes slowly, her eyes being met with a bare, muscle-toned chest with a sweet apple scent intoxicating her nose with its alluring fragrence. She blushed and looked up at Daniel and nodded until she noticed his lack of real clothing and her body turned a dark red.

"D-Daniel?" she looked up and was met with his flushed red face, black and purple bangs covering one of his deep purple eyes, the other one staring nervously into her shimmering green orbs.

Allison blushed darkly as behind her, Ramona cleared her throat loudly, getting their attention, a smirk on her face, "Apologies for interrupting your little make-out session, but Daniel's clothes are ready." Daniel blushed and the duo released each other, Daniel walking into the room as Ramona whispered to Allison as she walked by, "And apparently so is your body, hmm?"

Allison blushed darker and clenched her fist, throwing it at the wall and making an indent of her knuckles as she walked in, leaving Ramona semi-frightened but at the same time not surprised at all by the sudden outburst as she followed her southern friend in, simply thankful it wasn't aimed at her.

As they walked in, Daniel was just finishing putting on his new clothes, "So Daniel, darling, what do you think of your new attire?"

Daniel now wore a purple leather jacket with black flames, amythest gems encrusted down the arms and across the back of the shoulders. He also had a black tank-top made from a different fabric than the tank-tops he was used to, a dark purple skull and crossbones on the chest. His legs were covered by baggy black jeans with dark purple flames spiraling opposite ways down both legs, his feet were covered by black leather boots.

He smiled looking down at himself, "This is awesome! Thanks Ramona. But uh... I don't have any money on me I don't think..." he said reluctantly as he looked through the belongings he'd left in the room, slipping his rings and necklace back on.

"No need darling, this outfit is a gift. Take good care of it, understood?" she said waving her hand dismissively, a smile on her face.

Daniel nodded and smiled, "Understood, thanks again Ramona." He looked towards Allison who was almost staring at him, "What do you think of it Ally? Looks good?"

Allison blushed darkly from her new nickname, "Uh... A-Ally?"

Daniel blushed and chuckled, "Well, you and your family call me 'Danny', so its only fair I give you a nickname, right?"

Allison scratched the back of her head and chuckled nervously, "Uh, y-yeah. That's fair, I s'pose..."

Daniel nodded, "So like I said, whattya think?" he gestured to himself, striking a small pose.

Allison could've sworn a wind blew threw, because his hair seemed to flow like a wave on the surface of a lake. "W-Well... Ya' look... Uh... Ya' look really... Very... Nice." she said reluctantly, her nerves getting to her.

"Really? Thanks Ally." he smiled wide and blushed a little, a rosey hue appearing on his cheeks.

Ramona came into the room holding Daniel's other outfit, neither of them noticing she ever left as she handed them to Daniel in the black schoolbag he had. "Here you are darling, fresh and ready to wear again."

Daniel took the bag and smiled, "Thanks again Ramona, I really appreciate it."

She waved at him dismissively, "Not a problem darling. Fashion comes first in my line of work. Anyway, I assume the both of you have somewhere else to be."

Allison made a look of realization and checked the phone in her pocket, seeing that someone had messaged her, "Tara has the best timin'. Its actually kinda scary sometimes. C'mon Daniel, lets get ta' gettin'."

Daniel nodded and waved goodbye to Ramona, the duo walking out of the botique. When they got outside, Allison blushed slightly and grabbed Daniel's hand. He looked down at their intertwined hands and smiled at each other, "Uh... I-is it a'right if 

I hold yer' hand? Mine feels mighty cold." she said as Daniel felt her shivver a little and nodded.

"Sure, your hands are freezing." he smiled and gripped her hand a little tighter in his as they both blushed and walked down the street.

Unknown to them, Ramona was sitting at her window watching the two as they left. She grew a sly grin and giggled, "Playing matchmaker is so much fun..." she made a moderately loud laugh and walked back to her sewing machine.

Meanwhile, Allison and Daniel walked down the street hand-in-hand once again, smiles on their faces as they laughed, told jokes to each other, and even told stories of their families, mainly Allison's. Family was still a sore spot for Daniel, so he just tentatively listened to Allison go on and on about Abigail and Granny Smith, and even about her brother Mac and her cousin, whom he had yet to meet, Braeburn. As they spoke, they looked forward and Daniel's eyes widened at the sight before him. It was a big TREE in the middle of the town. There was a door and multiple windows installed, a golden acorn on the door that said, 'Golden Oaks Library'. Daniel's eyes widened, as his mouth went agape with surprise. Allison chuckled  and walked up to the door, knocked, and waited. Inside, the sound of quick, faded footsteps getting louder and closer until the door swung open.

Behind it was a child, probably a little older than Abigail and her friends. He had a spiked, green Mohawk and big green eyes, as well as tannish skin. He wore a green side-striped t-shirt under a purple, half-zipped hoodie, and purple jeans with purple and green shows to match. He looked up at Allison and smiled big, jumping up and hugging her happily, "AJ!"

Allison laughed and hugged the child back, "Its good ta' see ya Spike. I'd like y'all ta' meet someone." she put down Spike and stepped in, revealing Daniel behind her, a surprised look on his face as he looked around the hollow tree.

Spike looked at him quizzically, wondering if something was wrong with him as Allison whispered to him, "He's new ta' our little town."

Spike nodded and smiled, walking up to the amethyst-eyed male, "Hi! I'm Spike! What's your name?" he said in a cheery tone as Daniel shook his head rapidly and looked down at him.

"Oh, hi. I'm Daniel Komuro, Allison's been showing me around and letting me meet her friends."

Spike nodded and then noticed his outfit, "And I'm guessing you met Rarity?" he said a little agitated.

Daniel looked down at his new outfit and nodded, "Yup, gave me this new outfit and let me clean up. Why?"

Spike was almost grinding his teeth till Allison tapped his shoulder, "Uh, Spike, do ya' mind gettin' Twi fer' us?" Spike nodded and made his way up the stairs behind him.

Allison walked over to Daniel and whispered into his ear, "Be careful talkin' 'bout Rarity 'round Spike. He's got a crush on 'er more fierce than a ragin' bull on a bad day."

Daniel nodded, "Oh, sorry. Any luck?"

Allison shook her head sadly, "Nope. Girl's more oblivious than someone on the receivin' end of a surprise party. She barely pays the poor boy any mind unless he does somethin' for 'er."

"Wow, really? That must be a swift kick to the kid's heart." Daniel said sympathetically as Allison shrugged.

"I don't think he's really ever noticed. He's always too busy goin' ga-ga over 'er like a lost puppy" she said in slight annoyance.

Daniel could hear it in her voice, now seeing why she didn't particularly like Ramona. He shook his head and looked at the floor.

Within minutes of their conversation, footsteps could be heard coming down the stairwell, followed by the same small, rapid footsteps which were obviously Spike's. As they turned their attention to the stairs, Spike was walking towards them with a girl taller than him, but shorter than Allison by an inch or two, not very noticible.

Her hair was indigo with purple and pink highlights, her eyes a deep purple and her skin a light tan color. She wore a Japanese style school uniform, the skirt ending at her knees. Said skirt was the same colors as her hair, purple with stripes of pink and dark purple and obviously custom made, the jacket was a lavender and the buttoned up shirt underneath, a pearl white with shimmering ivory buttons. She wore purple slip-on dress shoes to tie it all together. She looked at Allison with a smile and walked up to her, giving her a hug, "Allison, its so good to see you!" she said cheerfully as the southern belle hugged her back. As they separated, she noticed Daniel and smiled, "Hello there, whom might you be?"

Daniel smiled down at her, "I'm Daniel Komuro. I'm new to the town and Allison was--"

"Wait, did you say you were new to the town?" The girl said with a shocked expression and tone of voice, as if he'd just said he had he plauge.

Daniel arched a brow in confusion, "Uh... Yes, why?" he said uncertain as to what was going to happen next.
Her eyes bugged out and she ran to her window, looking around as if she was searching for someone. "Um... Twah'? What the hay're ya' doin'?"

"Where is she?!" she said in a frantic tone as she started looking through cupboards and closets, leaving Daniel and Allison confused.

"Uh... Where's who?" Daniel said dumbfounded as she continued to run around looking in a panic.

"Pinkie! Where's Pinkie?!" she said in distress as she kept running around like a maniac.

Allison chuckled, "Don't worry none Twilight, she said she'd be working with the cakes all day."

"All day? What's so important? Not that I'm complaining." Twilight said calming down and walkig back to them.

"I dunno. Said there was a, and I quote, 'Super fantabulous, wonderrific party' today."  she said mimicking the bubbly party girl.

Twilight sighed out of relief and smiled, "Good. That's good." she looked at Daniel again, "I'm sorry, you were saying something before all this, correct?"

Daniel nodded and smiled, "Yeah, I was just saying Allison's been showing me around your town, and I have to say, its a nice enough place. Some little kinks here and there, but besides that its really cool."

Twilight smiled, "I'm glad to hear that. Well, my name is Tara Sparks, but I am often referred to as 'Twilight Sparkle.' I run the Golden Oaks Library and am glad to make your acquaintance. And I see you've already met my little brother and number one assistant, Spike Sparks." she gestured to the smiling little boy by her side.

Daniel nodded, "Indeed I did. Cool kid." he smiled as Spike smiled bigger from the compliment.

"So, did you two come by to say hi or was there something else?" Twilight said politely.

"Ah' had somethin' Ah' wanted ta' ask ya Twi." she turned to Daniel, "D'ya mind if Ah' talk to her in private for a minute Sugarcube?"

Daniel looked at her confusedly, "Uh... No problem AJ. Take as long as you need." he smiled as Allison smiled back at him greatfully.

Spike grabbed Daniel's hand, making the tall male look down at him, "Come on! I'll show you my jewel collection!" he said cheerfully as he pulled Daniel along behind him up the stairs.

Twilight giggled and looked over at Allison, "So, what did you wanna talk about AJ?"

Allison had an uncertain look on her face, which told Twilight that she was heavily distraught. "Well... I don't quite know how'ta put this... Ya see... Earlier, Daniel got into a fight..." Allison said reluctantly.

Twilight's eyes went wide at the news, "What?! With who?!" she almost screamed.

"Hoops, Shoots and Snowflake."

Twilight gasped, "Wait, he FOUGHT those three? On PURPOSE?" she said in pure and utter shock as   Allison nodded in confirmation.

"Yup, and the real shocker is, he won." she said with a little pride mixed into her unintentional boast.

Twilight's jaw dropped in shock and disbelief, "He... He won?! That's amazing!" she  yelled.
Allison made a 'shh' noise at her friend and sighed, "Yeah, it really was, bu--"

"How did the whole fight start anyway? He couldn't have just randomly picked a fight with them." she interrupted.

Allison sighed, "The usual, pickin' on Delilah, callin'er names, etcetera."

Twilight made an angered expression as she clenched her fists, "I hate when they do that. At least they finally got what was coming to them!" she said in a wrathful tone.

"Ah' agree, but that's not what Ah' wanted ta' talk to ya' about!" she said frantic and a little annoyed.

"Oh, then what is it?" the librarian asked cluelessly.

Allison facepalmed and sighed, "Before the fight ended, one'a them bracelets he's got on  started glowin', his hair and eyes turned into fire, and his voice changed! And when his feet started smokin' and burnin' the ground, he scared them poor boys back ta' their mama's."

Twilights eyes went wide as she tried to process it all, "Wait... No... It can't be..." she dashed from bookshelf to bookshelf, looking for a single book.

"Twah', what're y'all lookin' for now?" she said confusedly as her friend reached for the Highest book but was unable to reach it. She raised her hand and it began to glow lavender as the book flew into her hand and she smiled, rushing back in and laying it down on a table, Allison walking up next to her.

The book looked familiar, but was different. It was a book with 6 gems. "What the... Those look like Daniels rings! But... What in tarnation's that last one there?" she said pointing at the one at the top, which was black and white, in a spiral and it almost seemed to be moving.
Twilight nodded, "Could you go get Daniel and Spike? This is really important..." Twilight said in a grave tone of voice.

"Uh... Sure Twah', but why do y'all need them two?" she said confusedly, "And what does Daniel have to do with this?"

"Because... This may mean that... HE has returned..."
> Revealing Truths
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spike and Daniel walked down the stairs with Allison and all walked up to Twilight, who was still reading through the large book on the table. "Ah' got 'em Twah'." Allison said worriedly as Twilight nodded in appreciation.

"Twilight, what's going on?" Daniel said in a serious and concerned tone as the librarian stood up straight and turned around.

"Daniel... Where did you get those rings and necklace." she said seriously, the polite nature of her voice still evident.
Daniel rose a brow in confusion, "Um... I got them from a woman with multicolored hair, why?"

Twilight ignored his inquiry for the time being and pushed on, "Were there any other noticeable features? Anything?"

Daniel thought hard with his eyes clamped shut, and then the image of the woman flashed in his mind and his eyes shot open, "Oh, yeah! She wore a crown or something with a jewel shaped like the moon inside!"

Twilight's eyes widened as she sat down in a nearby chair, her hand holding her forehead. "Unbelievable... I thought she was gone..."

"Alright, enough of the mystery Twilight! What in the world'er ya talkin' 'bout?!" Allison said in frustration and confusion as Daniel tried his best to calm her down again.

Twilight sighed, "Princess Lunaria..." was the only word that escaped her lips.

The farm girl's eyes shot open wide as she heard the name, "N... No way... Princess Luna?!" She said in a surprised tone.

"Yes... And if she's alive... Then Discord may not be too far off..." Twilight said in a serious voice.

Daniel's eyes shot open as he shot a gaze at Twilight, "What?! But he was killed, wasn't he?!" he yelled in surprise and rage, thinking of what Zecora had told him.

Twilight looked up, "Well, yes and no. Yes, his physical body was destroyed, but his soul of chaos and insanity still lingers and can be taken on by any vessel he wishes. He was sealed away by the royal sisters almost 3000 years ago by Princess Soliana, or as we know her, Princess Celestia, and her sister, Princess Lunaria, or rather the one that gave you those rings and necklace. One rose the sun, Princess Celestia, and the other rose the moon, Princess Luna."

Daniel looked surprise then made a hard glare, "What does that have to do with that Discord guy?!"

Twilight groaned, "I'm getting to that! So, as it turns out, Discord ruled before the two of them and had the throne to himself, shifting and shaping the world into his own personal playground of madness. Celestia and Luna had to put a stop to this before it was too late, and fought him with all their might."

Daniel listened intently along with Allison and Spike as the librarian continued, "Princess Celestia and Luna used their magical prowess to defeat discord and turn him to stone, but in doing so, killed him. In his haste to escape, he left the petrified body for a stronger, better body, in other words, a living one. And he's done so for years, distorting the laws of time, physics and even logic itself. He can die, but as long as his soul remains in tact, he will continue to return. But the good thing is, without his original body, he's only capable of using ¼ of his power."

Daniel growled, clenching his fists in rage as tears slowly dripped down his face, "So... My mother and father... All those soldiers... They all DIED IN VAIN?! he roared wrathfully.

Twilight looked looked shocked at the outburst, "Your parents?"

"A spy and a solider, by the last name of Komuro... My parents were the ones that killed Discord."

"What? But... That's impossible! That was 50 years ago..." she said in thought and shock. Allison turned to Daniel wide-eyed and confused, "Wait...so all'a that gibberish Pinkie was goin' on about... That was all true?"

Daniel sighed and nodded, "Yes... I've apparently been in isolation for 50 years... My family is dead except for my little sister, god knows where she is... I'm alone."

Allison looked into his watery eyes and hugged him tight, rubbing his back softly to comfort him, "Oh honey-pie, I'm so sorry... I could never live with somethin' like that hauntin' me... It must be so painful..." she then looked into his eyes, "Why didn't y'all tell me?"

He sighed, "Because I thought you'd see me as some kind of escaped lunatic... I mean, a teen that's been frozen for at least fifty or so years? No one would believe me."

"Sweetie, let me tell ya' somethin'. When I first met Twilight I thought she was insane for spoutin' all this magic stuff, but when she proved it, I believed her. I've always thought Pinkie was just crazy to begin wih. Turns out she was an Element just like Twilight and I. What I'm saying is, right about now, I'd believe anything. If magic and dragons can exist, a 17 year-old being frozen for fifty years isn't all that far-fetched."

Daniel smiled, "True... Thanks AJ... I appreciate it... But I wish I could get my hands on that bastard Discord..."

"Well, you may be able to... With those rings and necklace of yours." Twilight said pointing at it.

Daniel's eyes widened as he looked down at the jewelry, the purple star and the orange apple glowing brightly. Allison looked at her necklace and saw that it was glowing as well, along with a crown on the table next to Twilight. "Twilight... Wh-Whattya think this means?" Allison said amazed at the shine.

"It mean's he is the only one that can use the elements as a weapon, not just for imprisonment." she said smiling as Daniel looked at his necklace in surprise.

"Okay... That explains the necklace... But... What about them rings?" Allison said grabbing and raising his hands, showing the rings on his wrists.

looked at the book, "Hmm... Apparently they're the elements counterparts, the Elements of Nature. It says here... The right wrist is Flames, the left wrist is Wind, the left ankle is Earth, the right ankle is water, and the one in your hair is 
Darkness. But... This one doesn't appear to be  mentioned." she said pointing at the Gem that was gold and silver, spiraling. Allison looked at her confusedly, "Wait, what now? Ain't there some pages fer' that'n too?"

Twilight flipped through the pages quickly, reading each one within almost seconds and shaking her head, "N-No... It ends at the chapter for light..."

"Well this's gonna be a problem..." Allison said yawning as she leaned against Daniel and sighed, "Whattya think we should do Danny?"

Daniel blushed and shrugged, "I really don't know... I'm still taking in that I'm wearing probably the strongest weapons in the world and that the man that killed my parents is still alive."

Twilight shook her head, "No. The way they are now, they're unstable and basically useless to you unless activated."

Daniel looked at Twilight confusedly, "What do you mean 'activated'? You mean these things are off or something?"

Twilight nodded, "They all need to be activated... But they don't say how..." she yawned loudly and looked at Spike who was sleeping in a chair not too far away. Twilight smiled tiredly and picked up the book, "Why don't we all go get some sleep. Its going to get dark soon."

Allison and Daniel looked outside and noticed the sun was setting behind the hills. "Yeah, that's probably a good idea..." Daniel yawned and looked down at the dozing farm-girl leaning on him.

Twilight nodded and picked the book up under her arm and Spike cradled in her other. "Goodnight you two." she whispered to the duo as they waved good-bye, walking out of the librarian's tree house.

Halfway down the road from Sweet Apple Acres, Allison started to move slower, until she collapsed into Daniel's arms, snoring softly. Daniel blushed and placed the box of cupcakes on the ground as he slowly picked up Allison and grabbed the cupcakes, placing them on her lap as they walked.

~ 10 Minutes Later ~

walked into the house silently, so not to wake anyone. He made his way across the creaky floorboards and placed Allison ever so softly onto the couch. He sighed and kneeled down next to her and brushed her hair out of the way of her face that seemed to glisten in the dim moonlight that was entering the dark living room.

Daniel smiled looking down at her sleeping figure and slowly placed a hand on her cheek, caressing it softly as her lips shifted into a smile. Daniel chuckled quietly and continued to watch her sleep, getting tired himself.

Behind him, Daniel could've sworn he heard a board creak as he ducked something obviously heavy from the sound of the air going over his head. He spun around and jabbed the attacker in the stomach, hearing them grunt and move away in pain. As they came back with another swing of their weapon, Danile just barely made it out of the way as he moved as quietly as possible, not to wake the sleeping farmer behind him.

The figure swung down at Daniel, who was unable to move. Not that his legs were injured, but if he did, Allison would be. He stood his ground and caught the object which was metal and rounded, a baseball bat!

Daniel pulled the bat and its wielder came along for the ride. Daniel growled and slammed his skull against the figure's own, clenching his teeth in pain as they collided. Daniel wobbled backwards and clicked on the light, seeing that his "attacker" was none other than Mac!

"Mac?!" Daniel whispered to the big blond man still rubbing his skull.

He looked up angrily and realized who he'd been attacking, "Daniel?! What're y'all doin'?"

"What am I doing?! I'm avoiding waking up Allison, and avoiding your baseball bat!" he whisper yelled at Mac.

Mac looked down at Allison behind him and made a surprised expression, "Wait... So that's why ya head-butted me? Ta' protect mah' sister?"

Daniel nodded, "That and because you attacked me!" he said louder than before, "But yes, protecting Allison was my first priority." he walked up to Mac and gave him a hand up, pulling him to his feet.

Mac smiled, "Well that's mighty admirable of ya', I gotta admit. But what were y'all doin' out so late?" Mac said with a suspicious tone.

Daniel saw the look in his eyes and shook his head, "No, its not what you think! We were visiting her friends and we lost track of time talking to Twilight, she fell asleep so I carried her here and uh... We have cupcakes?"

Mac smirked and laughed wholeheartedly at Daniel's little panic attack. Mac shook his head and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Look here Daniel. I know yer' a nice guy, I can tell. I trust ya, and not only because you saved mah' lil' sister. Its because you told me the truth. A man that can be honest is a good guy in mah' book." Mac said with a smile on his face as Daniel smiled as well.

Mac carefully picked up his sister and looked over to Daniel, "Y'all don't mind sleepin' down here, do ya'?" Mac asked, "You can room with me if ya' want." 

Daniel shook his head, "Its alright. Go ahead and get some sleep." he said sitting down on the couch as Mac shrugged.

"A'right, suit'cherself. I'll see ya in the mornin'." he said walking up the stairs and leaving Daniel's sight.

Daniel nodded and sighed, laying down and putting his arm on hid forehead. "So... I'm some kind of "Knight of the 
Elements" or something? Great... I've never wanted to be anything like this... I just wanted to be... I dunno... A cartoon animator or something like that. But a knight? A legend? I'm not that important... I never thought I would be either... Especially not to so many people." he sighed and turned over, falling asleep on his side.

~ Daniel's Mind ~

Daniel was in the black emptiness, as was usual in his dreams. But this time, he didn't feel alone. He felt... 

Someone. "Hello?!" Daniel yelled, walking in the black abyss. Getting no answer, Daniel called out once again, "Hello?! Is anyone the--"

"Would you shut the hell up?!" called out an enraged voice as from the shadows of the empty room, a man with flame colored hair that seemed to glow with flame. His eyes were a golden amber color, and on his wrist was the ring of flames.
Daniel turned to the man and went wide-eyed seeing him. "Who... Who are you?" he said startled.

The man pushed his pinky into his ear and flicked off what came out, "Who, me? I'm the guardian of flames and rage... And you used my powers without my permission today..." he said almost growling as the flames grew and his eyes seemed to be burning as flame spread to the sides.

Daniel backed away slowly, "I... I did? When did I--" he thought back and remembered what Delilah and Allison had told him. "Wait... I remember those jerks... And then I..."

The guardian chimed in, "You used my powers... But..." he said as the flames went down, "I guess since you used them for something decent I can let it slide... This time..." he growled as he moved closer, flaming footsteps following behind him. He cake up to Daniel and picked him up by the scruff of his shirt, "If you ever do it again, I will end you! Got it?!"

Daniel nodded frantically as he was then dropped on his back, the flame guardian standing over him, "Wh-what's your name anyway?" Daniel said frightened and curious.

The guardian stopped and turned around, "My name? Nobody has asked me that for almost 3,000 years... Well, my name..." he smiled demonically, his fangs showing, "Is what you must learn if you ever wish to control my powers fully..." he growled lowly.

Daniel tensed at the sound of the guardian's angered voice, "O-Oh... Well... Can I have a hint? Something to go off of?"
The flaming man sighed and nodded, "I suppose... You humans are so very hopeless..." he chuckled and glared down at Daniel, "I shall only say this once, so listen carefully."

Daniel nodded and listened intensely as he spoke, "Flames are my soul, my heart, and life, but in the end brought me only strife. I was born within a mountain of flame, within my home, you shall find my name. I had made the flame my eternal slave, but in the end, it became my grave." he growled as he disappeared into the blackness of the abyss.

Daniel watched as he faded into the darkness and let the riddle revolve in his mind as a light began to shine, signaling he was awakening. "Mountain of flame, huh?"

~ Real World ~

Daniel awoke to the sound of Allison and Abigail's playful laughter outside, a smile growing on his face as he stood up and walked to the door. As he exited the house, he leaned on the doorframe and watched the sisters chase each other around in the yard. He smirked and ran up, swooping up Abigail and making her have a giggle fit as she hugged him, "Hi Danny!"

He chuckled and looked down at her, "Hey Abby, having fun with your big sister?"

She nodded and blushed, "Danny? Could'ya put me down?" she said averting her gaze.

Daniel smiled and nodded, putting her back on her feet as Allison walked up and waved, "Howdy Daniel. Did'ja sleep well?"

Daniel shrugged, "Eh, considering the only other times I slept were when I was in a field and then I was in a hospital bed with a busted arm, it was amazing."

Allison giggled at his response and nodded, "That's a good point. So, should we go and see Twah'?"

Daniel thought for a moment then looked over at Abigail with a smile on his face, "Not yet. I haven't seen Abby for a full day, and that's too long." he said happily,  as Abigail made a large smile, jumping up and hugging Daniel, who spun around with her and placing her back on the ground.

Allison nodded, "That's a fair point. Not seein' Abby fer' so long's a torture. Oh wait, Ah'll be right back!" she said running into the house and coming back with the box of cupcakes, "Ah' got some treats 'fer ya Abiga--" she was interrupted as she tripped over her own feet in her excitement.

"Allison!" Daniel yelled as he ran and slid under her, catching her and the box of sweets right before she could hit the ground. Daniel groaned and sat up, holding onto her and sighing in relief, "Hey AJ, are you alright?"

She nodded and looked behind to see him and blushed, "Uh... Y-yeah, Ah'm fine sugarcube..." she saw how he held onto her by wrapping his arms around her waist and blushed darker, leaning onto him and sighing. 'He's really warm...' 

Daniel blushed darkly looking down at Allison, "Uh... A-Allison? C-can we get up now please? Sitting like this is kind of uncomfortable..."

Allison's eyes shot open as she looked up at Daniel blushing dark maroon. She shot up faster than a jack out of its box as she looked down at Daniel who had a crimson hue to his cheeks, standing up and averting his gaze from the farm girl.

Abigail watched the two obliviously and walked up to them, spotting the cupcakes, "Are those... Pinkie Pie's special pink frosted sprinkled cupcakes?!" she said excitedly as shestared into the box.

Daniel chuckled and opened it, "Go ahead and take two. The rest are for Granny Smith and Mac."

Abigail made a huge smile and hugged Daniel tight, grabbing the two cupcakes and munching on them happily. Daniel looked over at Allison and put his hands over his heart, feigning a heart attack and making Allison laugh at him. "Don't laugh, that was too cute for my heart to handle!" he said jokingly.

She chuckled, "Well, we should probably go see Twah' now, right?"

Daniel nodded and walked up to the little girl with frosting all over her mouth and kneeled down, "Hey Abby... We're gonna go see Twilight for a little while, okay?"

Abigail nodded and looked down, and it hurt Daniel's heart to see her like that. He hugged her tight, "Don't worry, we'll be back soon, okay?" 

Abigail hugged him back and nodded, "Okay Danny... But why d'ya have to go?"
Daniel sighed, "I'll tell you when we figure everything out. Cause to be honest..." he whispered into her ear, "I have no idea."

Abigail giggled and hugged him around his neck and kissed his cheek, making him blush as she backed away smiling sweetly and ran away into the house.

Daniel wiped the frosting off his cheek and chuckled, eating the frosting and walking down the road with Allison, bright smiles upon their faces as they followed the little apple home.
> No Party Like A Pinkie Pie Party
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"WHAT?!" Twilight screamed loudly, making Spike jump and fall off his stool and onto his back, his eyes swirling like a bad cartoon.

Daniel and Allison moved backwards in surprise of the sudden yell as Daniel continued what he'd been saying, "Uh... I had a dream... And there was this man with flaming hair and eyes... He said he was 'The Guardian of Flames' or something like that. He told me how to activate his ring too."

Twilight dawned a shocked expression at this news, "He did? How?" she said frantically.

"He said it in some kind of a rhyming riddle or something. I think it was... Um... 'Flames are my soul, my heart, and life, but in the end brought me only strife. I was born within a mountain of flame, within my home, you shall find my name. I had made the flame my eternal slave, but in the end, it became my grave.' Something like that."

Twilight's eyes shrunk to pin-pricks as she dashed into the library and snatched a book off it's shelf. She ran back in and slammed it on the table, flipping through it and stopping on a page and reading quickly through. "Uh... Twah', what're y'all lookin' fer'?" Allison said confused at her friend's sudden leap into action.

"That rhyme! I read it somewhere within this book!" she said racing through the pages.

"Which means..." Daniel said in bewilderment.

"Which means if we find the poem's origin, we may be able to find the guardian's name!"

Spike stood up off the floor and walked to Twilight, reading the cover, "But Twilight... This book is about dragons. Why would a poem be in a book of dragons?"

"Because, Spike, this rhyme is a part of a poem written BY a dragon!" This news brought surprise to all their faces as she continued to read through the book.

"How does a dragon write a poem? They must've been at least millions of times bigger than us! Or any paper that they would try to write on!" Daniel said in confusion.

"It wasn't on paper, it was on the inside of a volcano! That's the 'Born within a mountain of flame' part! That volcano was the guardian's home!"

Daniel thought about it and nodded, "I guess that makes sense. So what's the name of this volcano or whatever?"

She continued to read through it and gasped, "I don't remember, but it should be in here! And it was home to the dragon... What the?"

Allison looked worriedly at her, "What? What is it sugarcube?"

Twilight moved to the side, showing that the name of the dragon and volcano seemed to have been burned out of every paragraph on. "I... I don't know how this could've happened... This book has been in the library with me... Who did this?"

Daniel slammed his fist on the table, "Dammit! The guardian must've burned out his name before he died! So nobody would be able to find it!"

Allison groaned, "Great! That dang dragon is startin' ta' burn me up!" she yelled as the ring on Daniel's wrist started glowing, "What in tarnation?"

Daniel's hair started to turn the colors of flame and his eyes became an amber gold. "Hello Farm-hand, knowledgeable one, child. How are you all?"

Twilight looked at Daniel in surprise, "Y-You're the guardian... The dragon..."

The Guardian smiled demonically at the group and crossed his arms, "Indeed I am... The Guardian of Flames at service... Surprised that I am still needed and important even 4,000 years after my death and whatnot, and especially to know that my name is so very needed. Since your struggling entertains me, I shall give you one last hint. Listen closely, for I will only say this once. Repeating myself annoys me greatly..." he said in a growling tone.

They all nodded and listened closely to their possessed friend. "I am the king of flame and wrath. Glowing with rage and killing all in my path. Nevermore will they control my flames. Ending fool's lives, simple games. Entering flames, my home, my domain. Leaving you then to learn my name." he said as Daniel's hair and eyes slowly went back to normal, the ring ceasing it's glow.

Twilight groaned, "More rhyming riddles! Why does he enjoy rhyming riddles so much?!" she yelled in annoyance.

Daniel looked confused, "What do you me--... Did he appear again?" he asked Allison who nodded. "Crud... I really need to figure out how this whole mind switching thing works..."

Allison shrugged, "Its alright sugarcube. He just gave us a hint about his name."

Daniel's eyes widened, "He did?! What was it?!"

"I am the king of flame and wrath. Glowing with rage and killing all in my path. Nevermore will they control my flames. Ending all life, a simple game. Entering flames, my home, my domain. Leaving you then to learn my name." Twilight said reciting the poem.

Daniel thought deeply on it, "Hmm... I wonder what that could mean... 'I am the king of Flame and Wrath... Glowing and killing all in my path... Nevermore will they control my flames... Ending all life... Wait! Does it at least say where the dragon was last seen?"

Twilight flipped through the pages and nodded, her expression brightening, "Yes, it does! It says he was last seen 5000 years ago in a village he'd destroyed... And was killed by the flames he controlled..."

Daniel looked surprised and confused at the same time, "What? But... How does a dragon burn? Isn't their skin fire proof or something from the inside with their scales?"

"From what I've read so far, they weren't normal dragon flames, it was hellfire. He was able to control them for a long time, 2000 years to be exact... But one day, he lost control and it burned him from the inside out. Past that, the rest of the pages were burned out..."

Allison sighed, "So we're tryin' ta' release the soul of a psychotic, rhyming dragon we don't even know the name of, that controlled the flames of hell while he was alive and ended up gettin' himself killed with said flames... Am Ah' the only one that thinks this's the worst gosh-darn idea ever?" Allison said skeptically.

Daniel shrugged, "True, but its either this or we let the chaotic hell she described yesterday murder us all."

Allison stood there for a moment and sighed,  "Dang it, I hate when yer' right. Well, how're we gonna decipher his new message?"

Daniel thought and sighed, "I don't know... There must be some kind of message within what he said... A code of some kind..."

Twilight's head shot up, "That's it! It must be a puzzle of some kind! One that sounds like a normal message, but is also at the same time not!"

Daniel looked confused and thought about it, his eyes widening, "You... You might be on to something there..."

Allison nodded, "Now Ah' don't exactly understand what y'all're goin' on 'bout, but if it means findin' out this flamin' psycho's name, I'm all for it."

Twilight nodded, "Good. Spike, could you please write down the poem?" Spike nodded and wrote down the poem, line by line. After, Twilight smiled and rubbed her little brothers head, messing up his hair. "Thanks Spike. Okay, so now we just need to find the message... This may take a while."

Allison groaned and leaned against Daniel again, "This'll be so dang borin'! Twilight, can we just come back when you figure it out?"

Twilight nodded, "Sure, it may take a few hours. Go do something in the meantime if you want. Pinkie said she wanted to see Daniel anyway."

Allison raised a brow, "What? She came here and told you that?"

She shook her head, "No, she's been searching the entire town for him. I think she even put up a few fliers for people to go looking for him..." she said raising one to their line of sight.

Daniel instantly snatched the page away and looked at it in surprise, "How on Earth did she get a picture of me?!" he said frightened.

Twilight shrugged, "No idea. She does things like this all the time without any logical explanation to back them up. Oh, and if she mentions anything about a Pinkie sense, hide or run." she said cautiously as they walked out the door.

Daniel looked at Allison confused, "What does she mean by 'Pinkie Sense'? What is it?"

"Have ya' ever seen the Spider-Man movies?" she inquired, which brought a smile to Daniel's face.

"Only a thousand times! They're the best movies ever! Why?" Daniel spouted like a frivolous fanboy.

"Think of it like that." she said walking ahead of him.

Daniel watched her move and loved how she swayed, her hips rocking from side to side as she walked. He tried his hardest, but his eyes would continue to stray from wherever else he was looking back to the cowgirl's rocking backside. 

Daniel fought to keep his eyes away from his friend's bottom half, but he was continuously beaten by the temptation. He'd noted she changed her clothes from yesterday.

She was now wearing a pair of tight blue jeans with her usual boots, and a red button shirt ,with an apple stitched to the left breast, that's bottom was tied.  She had on her Stetson as usual and he could just barely see the green of her bra underneath the shirt. The top of her hips up to where the shirt was tied at almost a few inches under her chest was completely and utterly bare, not helping Daniel at all.

Daniel flexed his fingers, his hormonal mind racing and sending ideas through his head. He imagined what her plump backside would feel like in his hands, gripping it with all his might and squeezing.

Daniel shook his head and punched himself, walking up next to her and 'calming down' in a manner of speaking. Allison looked at Daniel's blushing face and giggled, "y'alright Sugarcube? Yer' redder than a ripe tomata ready fer' pickin'."

Daniel nodded and smiled nervously, his blush growing. "Uh, y-yeah, I'm fine! Don't worry about me, lets get to Pinkie's place. She must have something really important to tell me if she's been searching the entire town just to find me." he said chuckling nervously as he walked next to her.

Allison smiled and grabbed his hand tangling her fingers with his and interlocking them. Daniel blushed and looked at their hands. He looked at Allison and blushed darker as she winked at him and continued to Sugarcube Corners, to visit the party girl.

Walking through the doors, Pinkie hugged Daniel close to her chest and giggled, "Hi Dan-Dan! I've been looking all over for you ya silly willy! Where've you been? What've you been up to? Are you and Allison on a date? Is she your girlfriend? Are you two--" Pinkie was once again silenced by Allison's hand blocking her mouth.

Allison sighed, "Pinkie, I know yer' happy ta' see us, but would you please stop suffocatin' poor Daniel with yer' chest? He stopped movin'." she pointed at the black and purple haired male that was being shoved into Pinkie's built-in airbags.

She gasped and dropped him, letting him fall to the ground. He had a big goofy grin on his face, and his bangs were messed up. He gasped for air the moment he was released and coughed painfully, "That was... Kinda worth almost suffocating..."

Allison rolled her eyes and smiled as Pinkie had another giggle fit. Allison tapped Pinkie's shoulder, "So Pinkie, what'd y'all want with Daniel anyhow? Hope it wasn't just to nearly kill 'im with yer' built-in b'loons, was it?" she looked at Daniel who blushed darkly and averted his gaze.

Pinkie shook her head and giggled, "Oh, I forgot to do something yesterday. I'll be right back! Just wait outside for a second or two!" she said running into the back. Allison and Daniel looked at each other and shrugged, walking outside and waiting for a few minutes until Pinkie came back out with an odd contraption that looked like some kind of a box with wheels connected to an oven.

She pressed a button on the box and instruments popped out, a song playing as she started singing, "Welcome, welcome, welcome! A fine welcome to you! Welcome, welcome, welcome! I say, how do you do? Welcome, welcome, welcome! A big hip hip hooray! Welcome, welcome, welcome to Ponyville today~!" she said holding the last note out and sliding in front of the two on her knees. She looked up at Daniel and smiled bigger, "Wait for it..." she said cautiously.

Without warning, the machine erupted confetti and a pie flew out of the oven. Daniel ducked and spun, grabbing the cake and smiling, "Wow! Thanks a lot Pinkie! Is this cherry?"

Allison and Pinkie looked at Daniel as if he'd just grown an extra head. "Wow! That was amazing! How'd you do that?!" Pinkie said in excitement.

"Well, I did gymnastics for maybe a couple of years, nothing really big." he shrugged and looked at the delicious pie in his hands.
Pinkie giggled, "Cool! Oh, there's a party tonight if you wanna come!" she held out an invitation that said, 'Welcoming Daniel to Ponyville Party' in big pink letters.

Daniel chuckled and smiled, "Well, the party is for me, so I have no choice but to be there. What time does it start?"

"In a few hours! Everyone in town will be here! Delilah, Lyra, Bonnie, Ramona, Riana, Flonne, everyone!" Pinkie spouted in joy.

Daniel nodded and smiled, "Great, we'll be there." he said as they walked away. 

Pinkie waved and cheered as they left, "That was fun. Will you be there Mr. CloudCrusher? I have an invite for you too." Really? Wow, thanks Pinkie, I'd love t-- Wait... Pinkie! No 4th wall breaking! "Oh, right, sorry." Ugh... By now its probably covered in cement, masking tape and super glue... So whatever.

~ Later, At Sweet Apple Acres ~

Allison was sitting on the couch with Daniel, leaning on his shoulder and sighing happily, "We should get ta' gettin' if we're gonna make it to the party in time."

Daniel looked at the time on the clock and nodded, "Yeah, okay." he stood and stretched calling out, "Abigail, Mac! Come on if you're going!"

Within seconds, Abigail jumped down the stairs and ran to Daniel, jumping up with her arms raised and looking up at him. He chuckled and picked the little girl up, noting her wardrobe. She wore a yellow t-shirt, a pair of blue shorts and her usual pink bow. On her feet were a pair of blue strapped shoes. Daniel placed her on his shoulders as she giggled happily.

Allison walked to the stairs and called up, "Dang it Macintosh, get'chur butt down here before I drag ya down!" she said in slight annoyance.
"Now hold yer' horses, I'm comin'! Not mah' fault ya made me pick most of the apples all bah' mah'self today!" he called back as he walked down the stairs wearing a red plaid shirt, blue jeans and brown worker boots.

Daniel rolled his eyes simultaneously with Abigail, "So, are we all ready? Wait... Where's Granny Smith? Isn't she coming along?"
Mac shook his head, "She's asleep. She don't do much, considerin' her age n' all."

Daniel nodded, "Oh, okay. Well, lets get going. Should we walk or take the jeep?"

Allison shrugged, "Its 'bout 6:39, so the town shouldn't be as busy as usual. The jeep should be fine."
Daniel nodded and walked out the door, bending down so Abigail didn't hit the top of the doorframe, followed by Allison and Mac as they made their way to Daniel's jeep. He sat Abigail in the back seat as Allison and Daniel got into the front.

Mac ran to the gate and opened it up, letting Daniel drive through as he then closed it back up and got into the back seat with Abigail. Daniel drove away from the barn, and made his way into town.

~ At Sugarcube Corner ~

When they all got there, the inside of the building looked pitch black, which confused them all, "Did Pinkie forget?" Daniel asked dumbfounded.
Allison shook her head, no way no how, Pinkie never fergets anythin', 'specially a party fer' someone new."
He shrugged, "Alright well... Lets go ahead and go inside." he said walking to the doors.

Abigail looked up at the darkened bakery and noticed that during the night, it was pretty scary. She grabbed Mac's arm for a sense of protection and hid behind it, making Mac chuckle.

As they walked in, Daniel looked around and called out, "Pinkie? Mr. & Mrs. Cake? Is anyone in here?!" he yelled as he walked deeper in.

All of a sudden, the lights kicked on and multiple people jumped up from behind hiding places throughout the shop, "SURPRISE!" they all shouted in unison. But Pinkie was still nowhere to be found, until she jumped up, "Surprise! Shoot!" she yelled, annoyed she missed her cue.

Daniel smiled big and looked around, and then to Pinkie, walking up to her with Allison by his side, "Wow Pinkie, this is great! Thanks a lot."

Pinkie gave a big smile and nodded, "No problem! I always enjoy making my friends smile, and now, that includes you too! So go ahead and enjoy the party, I worked really hard on it! Oh, oh, and there are presents for you! I bet you'll never guess what they are! Never ever in a bajillon yea--" Mr. Cake stopped Pinkie's rant and chuckled, "Enjoy the party." he said smiling as he let go of Pinkie and walked away into the back.

Pinkie blushed, "Well, enjoy the party. Mr. & Mrs. Cake helped a lot to make it happen.  So eat, sing, dance, do the hokey pokey, whatever your in the mood for!" she said smiling as she bounced away.

Daniel and Allison laughed and walked around the party, first going to the dance floor. They walked over and saw Delilah trying to dance, but inevitably bumping into others. She apologized by "I'm sorry!" or "My bad!", but the people she bumped into just laughed it off and smiled, telling her not to sweat it or other. 
Daniel walked up to her and smiled, "Hey there Delilah. How's your day been going?"

She turned around and smiled, "Oh, hi Daniel. Since you helped me with those bullies, my day has been a lot better, so thanks a bunch for that." she smiled her goofy smile.

Behind her, a brown haired man with a green tie and a doctor's attire came up behind her and covered her eyes. "Guess who." he said in a British accent.

She smiled bigger and giggled, "Um... Doctor?"

"Right you are! And look what I got you~!" he said holding out a plate full of muffins, all of them blueberry.

She gasped and tackled him, "MUFFINS!" she yelled as she began devouring them with haste.

The doctor laughed wholeheartedly and stood up,  noticing Daniel and Allison as he moved back towards them with Delilah, "Hello there, I didn't expect to see you again so soon, but at least this time its in public, not a hospital room." he laughed.
Daniel chuckled and nodded, "True, that's a good thing."

"Indeed. Anyways, I heard from Delilah you got into a fight to protect her, correct?" he said in curiosity.

Daniel nodded, "Well, I suppose you could say that... I don't like when those that have difficulty, mental or physical, are made fun of.  And I definitely hate when they're bullied to the point of hating themselves."

The doctor nodded and smiled, "You're a man of great kindness, and I appreciate you helping her. Not many would pick a fight with those three just to help Delilah, most would look for some kind of reward. I am glad to meet someone like you.." he said holding a hand out to Daniel, who took it and shook.

Daniel nodded, "I was happy to do so, no thanks is needed."

"Such chivalry!  Thank you again. Allons-y!" he said walking through the party with Delilah, who was still feasting on the muffins like they were going to go stale in seconds.

Allison smiled, "I gotta say, that was mighty nice of ya Danny." 

Daniel blushed from the praise and shrugged, "Eh, no big deal. Its not like I was gonna ask him for money or something. Besides, I don't like bragging about myself." Besides, I don't like bragging about myself."

She smiled and grabbed his hand, "Well ain't you a sweetheart. C'mon, lets get somethin' ta' eat." Daniel nodded as they walked to the refreshments table, which had multiple backed goods, and some real foods here and there.

Daniel grabbed a plate of cupcakes, muffins, and a slice of cherry pie. Allison grabbed the same thing as they leaned against a wall together and ate, barely talking but now and again chancing glances at each other. When they finished, Daniel sighed and looked at Allison who looked from the dance floor to Daniel and smiled, "Wanna dance?"

Daniel chuckled, "If I was able to dance, I'd have asked you that question a long time ago. But... Eh, why not. What've I got to lose?"

Allison made a gigantic smile as she grabbed Daniel's arm and dragged him to the dance floor, Daniel laughing at her enthusiasm. A few minutes into their dance, the music suddenly changed, as did the lights. They went from the rave lights of the dubstep before, to fluorescent pink and red lights, forming hearts on the ground and walls.

Just then, the DJ's voice was heard, "This is couples dance! Lets slow it down and spin some sweet, sexy tunes! Girls, boys and all you lovers, take your other and make their night!" she yelled smiling as the music took a sudden shift from party electronica to a more somber, romantic musical music selection.

Daniel blushed and cleared his throat as he held a hand out to Allison, "Uh... You still wanna dance?"

Allison's smile grew as her emerald eyes seemed to shimmer in the lights, "Nothin' would make me happier..." she said sweetly, taking hold of his hand and moving closer to him, wrapping her arms around his neck as he wrapped his own around her waist reluctantly, dancing slowly to the music. 

Allison giggled as Daniel fiddled around, looking for an 'appropriate' place to hold his dance partner. She sighed and lowered his hands to her lower waist as they continued to dance, makig him blush. "Never danced a day in yer' life, have ya Danny?" she said slyly.

He chuckled, "That's what I've been saying for the last few minutes. I dance like a drunk moose."

She chuckled softly and sighed, leaning her head on his chest, "Well then, yer' one talented moose ain'tcha?" she said as they swayed to the music. Daniel spun Allison and dipped her, looking down into her emerald green eyes as they slowly neared each other.

Just then, as they were no further than a breath away from one another, the music from before kicked back on as the rave lights reappeared. "Alright, enough'a that mushy gushy crap! Time ta' turn it up to eleven and start party-rockin'!" the DJ announced as she bobbed her head to the wubs.

Daniel and Allison blankly stared into each others eyes. Allison blushed and gave a nervous grin, "D-Danny... The music changed... Y'all can let go'a me now..."

Daniel clicked back into reality and blushed darker, pulling her back up and letting her go, "R-Right, sorry..."

From behind Allison, Ramona came up to them holding a masquerade mask over her eyes, "Well, it seems you two are becoming rather close, no?" she said slyly to the duo. She was currently wearing a pure white dress that shimmered in the rave lights, almost like she was a living disco ball, white heeled shoes, and a golden necklace with a blue diamond in the center.

The two of them jumped in fright as Allison jumped right into Daniel's arms. "Ramona?! Don't go 'round scarin' people!"

She giggled and waved dismissively as she pulled away the mask and pressed her dainty fingertips to her lips, "Oops, did I scare you? I'm terribly sorry darling, I didn't mean to. Anyway, it seems like you both get closer and closer everytime I see you. I must've missed a lot."

"What? Why d'yall say that?" the startled farmgirl said in confusion and annoyance as she hung onto Daniel who seemed just as confused by Ramona's 

Daniel nodded and slowly lowered her onto her feet. Ramona chuckled and smiled, "Well, I hope the two of you enjoy the party. Oh, and I hope my gifts are to your liking 'Dan'." she said slyly as she winked and walked away.

Daniel smiled bashfully and nodded, "Okay, enjoy the party Ramona!" he said grasping Allison's hand tightly, making her look up to him in confusion. He looked down at Allison and whispered in her ear, "Does she do this often?"

Allison blushed at how close he was and nodded, "Um... Y-Yeah, she enjoys toyin'. And playin' matchmaker is just a bonus for 'er."

Daniel sighed and stood up straight, "Well, uh... Do you wanna dance again?"

Allison blushed darker, "Sure, but I've never danced ta' this kinda music before."

Daniel smiled and chuckled, "Just dance to the beat, It'll be fine." he led her back to the dance floor and held he'd in front of him. "Okay, just find the beat and dance." he started bouncing back and forth.

"Alright... Dance to the beat..." she rocked for a little, and then started bouncing with Daniel.

Daniel stopped bouncing and blushed staring at Allison as she continued to bounce like a bunny. She stopped when she saw that Daniel wasn't bouncing with her, "Hey, what's wrong Danny? Somethin' wrong?" she said concerned.

Daniel shook his head and averted his gaze, "N-No, its nothing, don't worry about it." he said in a hastened tone.

"Maybe its because he's staring at those huge knockers of yours." said a brash voice with a joking tone from behind Daniel. Turning around, he came face to face with Riana, wearing a sky blue, unzipped sweat jacket with a rainbow t-shirt that had the words '20% Cooler Than You' on it in big, bold letters, a pair of sky blue sweat pants and rainbow high-tops. She had her hair down, which reached her shoulder.

Allison blushed, "Rainbow, shut it wouldja? Daniel's a gentleman, and wouldn't never do that!"

She rolled her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, whatever. So, what've you to been up to? Sexin' it up like a couple of Flutters' rabbits?"

Daniel blushed darkly, his face becoming red as the lasers going by as Allison followed suit, "Dammit Rainbow!"

The racer started laughing hard at her blushing friends, "The looks on your faces! Priceless!" she said between howls of laughter. Her roars died down to small chuckles and snickers, "I couldn't resist. Anyway, what have you two been up to?"

Allison and Daniel looked at each other and back to her, Daniel speaking before Allison got the chance, "We've been spending time with Twilight and Spike recently."

Rainbow rolled her eyes, "You've been hanging out with Twilight "Egghead" Sparkle? Why?"

"Well, we've been working on something and  before you ask, no, we're not telling you." Daniel said sternly, his blush slowly fading away.
Allison looked was partially in awe at how easily he could speak to Riana after her teasing and nosiness, not that she'd never done the same.

Riana rolled her eyes once again in frustration, "Fine, whatever. I usually don't understand what that egghead's talking about half the time anyway. Enjoy the party, and the view of my awesome ass as I walk away." she said walking off into the crowd of dancing party guests as Daniel looked at Allison who looked at him in turn, shrugging and walking in the opposite direction.

Later on, they found Abigail eating some sweets with a cup of punch next to her. She saw the two of them coming and smiled big, speaking to someone at her side and running up, revealing the 'someone' to be her friends Sam and Selena, with Flonne next to them.

Sam and Selena weren't who surprised Daniel, but to see Flonne with them made him curious. As they met up, Abigail jumped up and hugged Daniel, making him chuckle as he hugged her back, "Hey Abby. Enjoying the party?"

She nodded, "Yup, Ah' sure am!" Abigail then jumped to her sister, hugging her tightly too as Allison giggled and hugged her back as well. "Scoots and Sweetie came too, see?" she pointed to her friends who waved.

"Nice to see you two agai-- Wait, Scoots and Sweetie?" Daniel said dumbfounded by the nicknames, "Why Scoots and Sweetie?"

Sam smiled, "Cause of my skills on a scooter, and Selena has a voice that could cause diabetes." she chuckled as Selena blushed.

"My voice does not cause diabetes!" she whined.

"Right, right. Sorry... You cause heart attacks!" Sam fell to the ground laughing as Selena blushed darker.

"I do not!" Selena said in embarrassment. 

"Do too!" Sam yelled getting up and in her face.

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do not times ten!" Selena retorted angrily.

"Do too times infinity!" Sam yelled back.

"Do not times googolplex!" Selena yelled at Sam.

"Uh... What the heck's a googolplex?" Sam asked confusedly. Daniel, Allison, Flonne and Abigail simply watched the two go back and forth yelling at each other.

"Uh... Daniel, should we stop 'em?" Allison said worried it might escalate. 

Daniel shook his head, "No... I actually wanna know what Googolplex means too..." Allison rolled her light jade orbs and continued to watch the two.
"Googolplex is the number 10 raised to the power googol, written out as the numeral 1 followed by 10100 zeros!" she explained, annoyance obvious in her tone.

Sam blinked a few times and smiled, "You're cute when you're mad and give explanations that don't make any sense to me." she said as she winked at the little dictionary whose pale skinned face turned red with a blush. "Sorry if I upset you, I was just teasing." she said hugging Selena tightly as she hugged Sam back.
"Its okay... But I don't cause heart attacks or diabetes." she said sternly to her friend. They both started laughing and then looked up to Abigail in Allison's arms, "Hey Applebloom, wanna go dance?"

She gasped and nodded, "You bet Ah' do!" she said kissing her sister's and Daniel's cheeks as she jumped down and ran onto the dance floor with her friends, waving goodbye to Allison and the black haired teen next to her, as well as Flonne.

Daniel watched them run off and chuckled waving back as Allison turned to Flonne. She wore a pink t-shirt covered in little yellow butterflies, blue jeans and pink tennis shoes.

Allison confronted her friend, "What were you doin' o'er here with them anyway Fluttershy?" she asked in confusion.

"Oh... Um... Well, Selena and Sam kind of dragged me in here. I was going to just stay home with Angel Bunny and Harry after I dropped off my present. Oh, not that I didn't want to come welcome you to town or anything, I just... Don't do very well in crowds... They make me feel kind of... Scared..." she explained to the two of them. "But since I'm kind of stuck, I was going to go to the kitchen and ask Mr. and Mrs. Cake if I could help back there..."

Daniel looked at her sadly, "Do crowds really scare you that much?"
She nodded slowly and fumbled around with her hands, looking down at the floor embarrassed.

"Sugarcube, Ah'm sure Mr. & Mrs. Cake would appreciate yer' help, what with Pinkie being..." Allison watched as Pinkie danced around the shop like a lunatic, "Uh... Pinkie."

"Well... It would be rude to leave early... I'll try to stay until the end... If that's okay with you..." she said reluctantly.

Daniel smiled, "Well, I'm glad you're here Flonne, I really am. Thanks for staying. Please, try your best to enjoy the party, and you can go, stay, do whatever you want. I'm just glad you're trying."

Flonne blushed and hid behind her long pick hair, dragging her hands down the long strands and nodding, "Okay."
Allison patted her on the back and walked away with Daniel.

Just walking in was the duo of Twilight and Spike, who seemed to be carrying a big box of some sort. Daniel saw them and pointed them out to Allison as they made their way to them, "Twilight, Spike! There y'all are!" Allison called out.

Twilight smiled and ran up to them, " Hey! So this is what Pinkie needed you for... I knew shed throw a party sooner or later. Anyway, I know those rigs must be kind of a bother to wear, so I created a way to make them easier to carry." she looked at Spike who opened the box, "Just place them in there and I'll do the rest."

Daniel smiled, nodded and took each ring off, placing them in the box. Twilight breathed deeply and exhaled, "Now, promise not to freak out..."

Daniel nodded, "I promise I won't freak out."

She smiled and closed her eyes as her hands started to glow a bright pinkish magenta color as a flash blinded them, but all those on the dance floor thought it was a strobe light.

Spike opened the box back up as Daniel reached in for the rings, surprised at what he felt. Instead of the five bulky rings from before, he pulled out five small rings that fit his fingers perfectly. He smiled at their new size, "Thanks so much Twilight! This is much better than their other size."

The librarian nodded, "I hoped you'd like it. Spike and I are going to stick around till the end, so enjoy the party." she said as she and spike walked away.

Daniel smiled and looked at Allison, "Wanna dance some more?"

Allison smiled and grabbed his hand, "Thought you'd never ask Sugarcube!" she said leading him onto the dance floor once again, dancing for the rest of the party.