October 17, 2013 8:00pm

-Work-

It was Thursday night, I could feel the cold wrapping around my hands as it got darker with each passing minute as I locked up the store, putting the chains on. The chains were a precaution due to the high crime rate in this part of the neighborhood. I had been the last one out, as usual, and had done so many times so that I could check the store to make sure it’s ready for tomorrow morning. The door, now locked, I shoved the keys into my pocket and started to turn around but suddenly saw my boss driving out of the parking lot nearby. My boss's name was Jones he was about 5'6 had black hair and a short cut mustache that looked like a worm was attached to his face. Hoping to catch his attention I waved towards him hoping to say good night.

Right before he got onto the street, he turned his head to see me waving and stopped his vehicle. He rolled down his window and leaned out of it slightly so that his face was somewhat out of his car but not all the way. It was probably like 60 degrees outside and he had seemed to enjoyed the warmth of his car. He smiled and put a hand up to his mouth.

“NIGHT EDDY!” he said, shouting at the top of his lungs. I replied putting a hand to my mouth.

“NIGHT MR. JONES!” I chuckled, laughing inside as I thought that it would be weird if someone had saw two grown men yelling at each other across the parking lot late at night. He gave a quick wave back and rolled up his window, pulling out of the parking lot and driving away into the night, leaving me alone, right outside the front of the store.

I had gotten the job from him right after high school due to him knowing my father and understanding my situation to pay for the family home. Since I didn’t really have many talents besides knowing self-defense and playing video games, I hadn't really had much of a choice since I needed a job and quick due to the contract that was about to expire when I had graduated high school and no longer had funding from the government to keep me fed and clothed. So I had accepted on his offer and got the job lifting boxes from trucks. 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. It was somewhat easy due the amount of fighting I had to put up with everyday at self-defense.

Before I left for home, I had a weird feeling I wasn’t alone. Looking to each corner of the lot, I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. I started my way home with a decent pace so that I could get there and get this feeling away from me. I can't wait for this weekend, I bought The Last of Us yesterday and I’m saving it for this weekend so that I could go all out and possibly beat it so that I could focus at work. Feeling the cold air brush past me as I walked past a foreclosed home, I tried to keep warm by blowing into my hands. This reminded me that my electric bill is due soon. Of all the bills I have to pay, electric is one of the worst. I blame my gaming addiction. It’s not quite a bad addiction, just helps me past the time. I decided to put my hands in my pocket to keep warm and suddenly felt a hard object in my hand. I remembered that my pocket watch was in my right pocket and pulled it out. The silver glistening from the moonlight as I looked at my family’s crest engraved onto the watch. It’s my most treasured possession and I valued it very much. I’m the last of my generation and I hold onto my family’s future, this symbol being what’s left with me.

I grasped it firmly in my hand, so tight that nothing would separate it from me. I put it back into my pocket, safe and sound. As I approached a crosswalk, I couldn’t shake the weird feeling I had. Instead It felt like something was coming closer, closing in on me. To scared to look anywhere but straight, I picked up the pace. I saw someone up ahead, I felt a lot safer knowing someone was watching me. I turned around and see that there was someone behind me. The goose bumps on my back from the cold night started to grow bigger. Not knowing why the person was following me, I face forward and start walking again ready to run at any moment in case anything happened.

“Hey man, how’s it going?” asked the stranger.

The stranger I saw in front of me now approached me, head down and blocking my forward path. He was a tall man and when he lifted his head, he was wearing a clown mask. He wore a hooded sleeved shirt and baggy jeans along with some worn out sneakers.

Another voice came from behind, “What’s he got? Any goods?"

“Nothin man just some dumb lookin watch in his right pocket” The masked man said as he slowly approached me with each step being a little slower then the next.

My eye twitched “For your information it's a pocket watch and its not for sal-” were the last words I had said before I felt a sharp pain coming from my chest, I didn't know what was happening, at first time had all but slowed down for me, I tried to think but couldn't as pain overwhelmed me and I had fallen to my knees, It took a second to register but I had figured it out when I looked down to my chest to where the source of the pain was.

I had been shot.....

The man had shot me point blank in the back of my body...

I remember only little from what happened next. I had fallen down and was laying on my back telling from the stars as I looked up towards the night sky. My vision started to fade and saw that two blurs had begun to hover over my body speaking in another language that I didn't understand. I couldn't tell what was going on probably from the amount of blood my body was losing. What happened next was confusing as hell, my body felt like it was floating for a split second then had lost a few pounds as my body felt lighter all of a sudden. Is this Heaven? I thought before I slowly faded into darkness...

-Inside a certain cottage located outside the Everfree forest-

Two figures headed towards the front door to say their good nights and head to sleep. In the cottage was a yellow mare with pink hair and another creature with body parts of many animals. It was 7:50, which meant time for a certain mare to head to bed early so she could meet her friends in the morning for lunch.

“Thanks for helping with the animals today Discord I would never had finished any of my chores if it weren't for you” the yellow mare said smiling at the other figure in the room

“It was no problem Fluttershy just call me anytime you need me” Discord said tipping his top hat to the mare who just smiled more at the kindness he had showed.

He put his hat back on and made his way outside snapping his fingers to create a portal back the Royal Castle. She said goodbye and thanks again for helping. He only smiled and waved goodbye as he walked thru the portal traveling back to the royal pains.

-Canderlot Castle, Royal Chamber-

It was a cold night covered by stars and the moon. Two figures stood alone in the chambers,

“Are you sure you want to do this Twilight?” in the room stood the most powerful being in Equestria, Princess Celestia and her number one student, Twilight Sparkle.

“I’m ready Mentor”. She looked over to her teacher who she known ever since she was a filly and gave her a confident smile. “With your permission”

Celestia stood behind a wall of magic, protecting her from any misfire her student may send. She put on her crash helmet and gave her student a thumbs up giving her the 'go'.

Twilight nodded and turned her attention to the middle of the room. The Chambers itself usually consisted of a desk and a few furniture, but it was cleared out leaving the room spotless, the chamber was meant for both princesses to work side by side to get paperwork done or a problem solved , the usual royal duties. It was at the top of the castle and had a great view of the night and the city below with it glass dome and wide open balcony. Now it was being used for a experiment, one that would change many lives if the experiment was a success.

Twilight had working on a new form of magic, Body Magic. All beings in Equestria had magic stored inside them, so why couldn't they use it. Magic usually affects the body of a pony, giving them more growth or stronger muscles and etc. Ever since she was a kid the idea fascinated her that a regular Earth pony or Pegasus could probably use magic just like a unicorn. She studied on and off throughout the years and when she met Discord she saw the first sign's of Body Magic. Discord didn't have a horn so he snapped his fingers to use his magic. When he became reformed Twilight asked him how he used his magic through his hands, he simply said “I just focus it through my hand” and laughed away not revealing any other details on the subject. Twilight thought about it and the idea sounded absurd but then again it kinda made sense, then again she really didn't know.

So there she was about do something that would make her look really stupid or help ponies across Equestria. She held out her hand, closed her eyes and began to concentrate, she didn't know what she was hoping for but she had and idea of what to do. She shut off the world around her, blocking every sense she had until all that remained was her and her hand. She tried to remember the feeling she always had when she used her horn to perform magic.

Remember the feeling... Remember the exactly feeling... Remember....

…

Then she felt it

She opened her eyes and saw that her hand was slightly glowing, she couldn't believe, after all these years she finally did it. She had taken the first step she thought to herself, now all she had to was the last one.

She snapped her fingers

What happened next caught her off guard, the room suddenly flashed and blinded her from seeing. Dazed from the sudden light she rubbed her eyes and tried to see what had happened.

“...Twilight...”

She recognized the voice, it belonged to her teacher. There was something off though about her voice though. She had started to regain her vision back and looked around the room to see what the cause of the flash was.

“What happene-”

Her eyes widened from what she saw, on the floor next to her was a pony-like bipedal creature that was bleeding out. She couldn't believe her eyes, had she done this.. what did she do? She was going to ask her self more questions but then a portal appeared in the room and with it Discord.

“Hello the Everypony I’m Backkk~” He had took a second to realize that everyone in the room had a shocked expression on there face's. He slowing looked around the room and saw a fellow bleeding out on the floor. He sighed and quickly said out loud, “Well are we gonna stare at the poor guy or help him” with that he snapped his fingers and teleported everyone in the room to the medical room.

To be continued

Author's Note

Okay so this is my first fan fic and I must say that the first chapter took a crap ton of time due to future planning and what not.
Also would like to thank Justin for Editing the first half and myself for taking the time not to rush the ending of this chapter.
If you have any question's feel free to ask. Also plz leave feedback cuz I need the help ;__;