Ed felt happy. It wasn't a feeling he felt very often but when he did he felt very good. But it wasn't happiness from helping someone or having a goal fulfilled. It was happiness from Friendship. No matter how corny it was he couldn't help but smile as he finally could be himself somewhat. And have actual friends again to help him get through his past. As he looked around him he saw the many faces of his friends, smiles here and there as they played in the snow.

Him, the CMC along with Diamond Tiara formed a team of there own as they defended there once tall kingdom but was now only a tall wall of snow as they hid behind it in the snow warfare. He took a peak from the side and watched as the scene played in slow motion. The mane six had built there own little wall with Princess Celestia as they stood together chucking snowballs at the other teams that had formed. Though together wasn't really the right word as Pinkie Pie made snow angels as Fluttershy just watched with her usual soft smile. Twilight Rarity and Celestia were making the Canterlot Castle to perfection he might add as he saw how detailed it was. Applejack and Rainbow Dash just held the little fort they had as they chucked snowballs at the other teams. His eyes wandered till he found his roommates all together with Princess Luna as they were forming there wall as Octavia caught all the incoming snowballs as they came in throwing them back while Cheerilee and Berry Punch kept gathering snow to put up along the wall. Trixie and Luna were building a snowman in the midst while Spitfire and Vinyl were returning fire with there own snowballs. He smiled as he saw the scene unfold in front of him and turned back to the CMC and Diamond to tell them there next plan of attack.

They were frozen, Applebloom was in the process of chucking a snowball like blindfire over the wall while Scootaloo took a snowball to the face as she peaked a little to much over the wall. Diamond and Sweetie were building a giant snowball the size of a snow mans head as they were probably gonna ask him to throw it after they were done. Ed slowly leaned out looking past the wall confirming that everyone was frozen. Time was still as the snowballs were stuck in place mid air as they were ready to hit whoever they were thrown at. Ed walked out in front of the wall looking around as he tried to figure out what was going on.

"It's a memory..." He suddenly heard as he turned around causally, spotting his old watch friend, his eyes still yellow and red along with his cane he always twirled in his hand.

"From yesterday" He added to his sentence as he walked up and took one of the snow balls out of the air and held it in his hand.

Ed smiled as he now thought about it. He never had dreams like this, they were always white and with orbs of his memories that he could activate and watch. He never once had a dream were he was reliving a memory as if it was real.

"Well at least it's memory and not a dream" Ed said as he glanced at his friends smiling still.

The man chuckled. "Yes, I suppose so" He said as he placed the snowball back in its original spot were it froze again in mid air.

"What's up? Here for more training?" Ed said as he got comfortable for whatever lesson plan he had in store.

"No Edward I'm here to tell you about your Father"

Ed's eyes widened as he almost forgot to breathe as he took a breath in slowly staring at the mysterious man.

"What is it?" Ed asked trying to keep his voice calm as he trembled.

"He was a good man... and he never wanted to leave his family behind but he was forced too" The man said as he twirled his cane once before sighing.

"I can only tell you that much" He said as Ed felt his blood boil as he wanted to know more.

He was ready to argue but stopped as the man held a hand up stopping him. Ed calmed himself as he waited for the man to tell him something else.

" But, If you want to know everything... if you want to know the truth... then find me" He said as he sighed and walked closer to him.

"I'm here because of the dream realm, that's how I've been talking to you, assisting you" The man said as he now stood in front of Ed face to face.

"I'm here in Equestria, not hidden but somewhere I can't escape" The man said as he gave his cane a twirl before stomping it to the ground.

"The only thing I can tell you is..." The man leaned in as he put his head on Ed's shoulder.

"Don't trust Celestia"

Ed woke with a start as he felt his head sting. He winced a little as he shook his head trying to think clearly. He had wiped the dragon off his agenda list along with his suspicions towards Octavia and Lyra as he tried to focus on finding out what the Castle of Two Sister held. He only wanted to investigate what could be there but was now dead set as the mans words rung through his head.

"Don't trust Celestia"

Was there something there that might lead him to the mysterious man? Or was it just a dead end waiting to be found? He just sighed as he wondered what the man could have meant about Celestia.

"Does she know something about my father, or does she have a clue to finding this mystery man" Ed thought as he got up from his bed.

His movement was stopped as he felt something hold him down. He brought his mind back to the real world as he looked down to see what was holding him. He blinked as he saw that it was rope. He started to wake up faster as he tried to move again only getting slight movement as he now found that he was sitting upright, tied to a chair. He stopped focusing on getting up and looked around the room spotting something he didn't like. Stallions in all black wearing shades. But it wasn't the fact that there was only about 8 of them, sorry dismiss that miscount, he had counted one stallion as two as he took another glance and saw that the fellow was quite big like a tank ready to break down a door, if the door was big enough to fit him that is.

But what really worried him was the design of the room. It basically said rich with its fancy carpet and fancy.... really really beautiful paintings that seemed to captivate him as he starred at them distracting him with the problem at hand. He looked around and even saw one of those bells resting on a table nearby one of the doors that the rich people used to call for maids or butlers, which every the owner preferred he guessed. As he took in the detail of the room he took note of were he was in it. He was tied up in a chair in the middle of the room. Only two stallions guarded the door, the door being the main one in the room as it was the only door that Ed saw as he turned his head looking for any other way out. He noticed that there wasn't any windows but vents which meant air conditioning and such. Nothing in the room could be used as a weapon as he took note of the lack of accessories in the room. It struck him as odd as he noticed that there was only a table in here with just the bell in it. The way the room was setup it's like they took out all the furniture but just left the paintings for some odd reason. Why on earth would they do that?

His eyes slowed down as his brain went into overdrive inspecting every detail and with it every possibility as to why he was in that room with the way it was with all those stallions. His eyes flickered to the door as it was guarded by the only big guy in the room as if he was the last line of defense. The stallions were placed at every wall like they were waiting for something to happen. He could see it, they weren't waiting for someone to knock or come in, but for him to do something as there posture was strict and intimidating, like they were ready for a fight. His eyes moved to the paintings as he scanned every spec of it till he found something irregular about it. A tiny whole that was place in the middle of one of the paintings, he scanned each one as he found that all the paintings had holes in them right in the center. Camera was the only thing that came to mind as he felt it in the back of his head that someone else was watching him, not just these stallions in the room. He didn't know who but they wanted to see what he would do in a situation such as this as he was damn well gonna show them what. His eyes lastly hit the bell on the table, how it just sat there with no purpose in the room, he smiled on the inside as he didn't know what it was but knew he was supposed to ring it.

His eyes came back into time as he looked down to what he was wearing and saw a black suit as if he was going to a formal party and smiled. He looked back up and looked around the room again once more before speaking.

"So I've wasted about 5 minutes in my head resulting in 30 seconds in real time ever since I woke up trying to decided what I should, and the only thing I can think is..." Ed trailed off as he turned and looked right at the camera in one of the paintings.

"Who am I gonna have to kill to get my watch back" He said as gave a sadistic grin to whoever was watching the video feed.

The stallions in the room suddenly felt cold for reason as they looked at the human. Ed turned his head to one of the stallions and he flinched as he saw the humans face.

"I can kick your ass just by using this chair" Ed spat as he chuckled afterwards causing the stallion eyebrow to twitch in anger as he stood there trying to keep his cool.

"I bet your boss doesn't even like you, you piece of shit" Ed said wishing he didn't have to speak like this hoping whoever was watching wasn't one of his good friends.

The stallion was enraged now as he clenched his fist ready to attack him but stood his ground as he tried to suppress his emotions, not letting his face waver.

Ed just smiled at this as he now knew what would happen next. "I bet your mother was a whore, that's how you got this job"

That was it as the stallion now made his way towards the human ready to beat him up for calling his mother a whore. Ed didn't approve of what he did but he wanted to wrap this up quickly using the least amount energy he could if there was more waiting outside. As the stallion came within range he raised his fist at Ed, throwing it towards his head only to regret it a second later. Ed threw his head towards the punch hearing a crack in the stallions hand causing him to grunt as he took a step back in pain. Ed's upper body was only tied to the chair as he used his feet to kick the stallions leg as he stumbled back, now falling from the kick. With a thud to the ground Ed quickly stood up on his feet using his momentum from standing up to throw himself forward on the stallion flipping frontwards as he did. He landed on the stallion hearing the wood break and feeling the rope loosen as it did. He quickly rolled off getting the rope undone as he did and rose to his feet in the process.

He looked around and saw the mouths of the stallions all open as he just smiled at what he did. That didn't last long as they started to approach him ready to avenge there friend. He mentally marked each stallion with a number to remember how much pain he inflicted to them as he fought each stallion. He already had one down and 6 more to go as the first stallion(1) approached already swinging at him. The stallion(1) swung with a wild left aimed at his head which he leaned out to dodge. The swing missed causing the stallion(1) to stagger forward past Ed trying to stop himself from falling only to be kicked in the butt by Ed sending him flying to the ground with the momentum of the swing he had still there. Ed felt the wind shift slightly behind him as he turned around sending his fist backwards too like a backhand. He made it connect with a stallions(2) face causing the stallion to reel back into one of his friends(3).

Ed saw a fist coming behind him from the corner of his eye this time as he leaned forward out of the way slightly to dodge it. The fist was a swing which missed his back as Ed sent a foot backwards hitting the stallion(4) in the knee. The stallion(4) held his leg from the pain before realizing the mistake he made from taking his attention off the human. He looked as the human already had a fist in his face sending him back a step as the swing hit, Ed didn't leave time for the stallion to recover as he sent a jab with his right to the stallions(4) liver knocking him breathless and open. He was about to finish him off as he pulled his fist back ready to strike again but saw one of stallions(5) raising a foot at him from the side.

The kick was meant to knock him away from the stallion(4) he was about to finish so Ed turned his body quickly catching the stallions(5) leg with his arm and sending a quick punch with his free hand to the stallions(5) throat sending him falling to his back as Ed let go off his leg. With no more distractions Ed resumed his session with the stallion(4) he sent the liver shot too and quickly sent a left swing to the face only to be blocked as stallion(4) number four still had some fight left in him. The stallion(4) had raised his left arm blocking Ed's swing from the inside raising his own right swing lazily as Ed saw it coming. Ed bobbed his head under the poor swing, using the momentum from the dodge to send a left backwards to the stallions(4) face quickly followed by a right swing afterwards making the stallion(4) wobble on his feet as he leaned to the left from force of the attack. Perfectly planned Ed clamped his hands hand together as they were on his left side of his body and put power into it as he sent it flying in one last swing into the stallions(4) face once more sending him falling backwards with a thud.

Ed turned around slowly as he didn't feel anyone approaching him and looked at each stallion in the room and read there body language. Stallion one and two weren't so sure about attacking since they had been brushed off so easily. Stallion number three was just a wimp who didn't seem up to the task of fighting. Stallion four was down for the count as his face was bruised and he seemed to be missing a tooth as Ed saw some teeth on the floor near him. Stallion number 5 he had delivered a straight to was holding his nose probably from it being broken and blood spilling out of it. Either way the doubt of ever beating him had been removed as he had never been hit once in the one minute he had fought with the group of stallions. All that was left was lucky number 7 counting as two stallions as he turned to the door he had to leave through and saw the big brute stallion still standing there unfazed at what he saw. Ed smiled.

"Your not worried in the least are you?" Ed asked as he walked slowly to the hulk scanning his body as he did.

"You are small, I am big, fight has been decided already" The stallion said pissing off Ed at the word small.

Ed was already in touching distance as he sent his foot to the big guys crotch causing his eyes to widen as he fell to his knees. He watched as Ed bounced up and down like a boxer ready to start practicing.

He started by sending a right swing to the stallions face. "Call-"

Left swing. "Me-"

Right swing. "Small-"

Left swing. "Short-"

Right swing. "Tiny-"

Left swing. "Midget-"

Right swing "Shrimp-"

"One more time!" Ed stopped at his left swing and looked at the stallion in the face as he held him by the hair. "And I will make sure you drink through a straw, understand?" Ed asked as he got a blink from bruised brute and what he thought was a nod as he felt his head move slightly. He turned his head looking at everypony else in the room only getting quick nods of yes in return satisfying him.

"Good" He said as he pushed the head brutes head down as he let go off his hair and turned to the room.

While he was taking a breath of fresh air he suddenly remembered another thing as he smiled and snapped his fingers.

"Oh yeah and another thing..." Ed said as he turned to the brute who just slightly raised his head to see what it was now.

"Drop dead" Ed delivered a dropkick to the stallions face sending him into the double doors forcing them open and revealing a hallway outside of it. He landed on his feet and stood straight as he dusted himself off as he took the bell off the table and rung it.

*Ding**Ding* "We have a winner" Ed said as he tossed the bell on the brute passed out and walked out the room. Just as he did he heard the something unlock from the door he just walked through and snickered.

"That was for the lock!?" Ed said out loud as he face palmed.

"Someone is seriously underestimating here" He said as he looked at the doors and saw that they weren't damaged in the bit.

"Hmm... be some expensive wood or something" Ed said as he smiled at the strength of the door then began walking down the hallway filled with more paintings and now furniture as Ed tried to figure out were he was.

As he walked he suddenly stopped as he found a maid waiting for him down the hallway. She bowed instantly to him as he didn't get a chance to say anything. He took in her details quickly. Earth pony, slim, and probably not dangerous he thought to himself as he didn't see her hiding any weapons under that maid outfit she wore. Unless she kept her weapons elsewhere...

"If you would kindly follow me please" She said in a elegant and professional manner that caught Ed off guard.

She turned and began walking away as Ed didn't get a say in the matter.

"Jeez first some stupid test now a maid, now Celestia's gonna show up and were all gonna sit down and drink tea" Ed thought to himself as he followed the mare down the hallway, turning her and there till they finally reached a room a minute later.

The door looked like it was a main office to some rich guy or something telling from the gold handles. The maid just opened it and bowed, gesturing for him to go in which he did. As he walked in he couldn't see anything in the dark but just sighed as he could make out a figure in the dark.

"Princess Celestia"

The Princess of the sun just sat there drinking her tea with her legs crossed as her eyes were closed and she didn't respond. She opened them a second later and smiled as she rested her cup on her plate.

"Nice performance" She said as the lights suddenly turned on and Ed looked around the room.

He saw monitors along one wall with camera angles of the room he was just in as it played back some recordings of the fight not just five minutes ago. He looked and saw another pony, a stallion to be exact, with black hair and light brownish skin sitting behind a desk. He instantly scanned the room and saw nothing else of interest besides the two ponies and the monitors of his previous scuffle.

"Do you know why your here Edward?" Celestia asked as she put her hands on her lap and looked at Ed.

"Where's my watch"

Celestia blinked as she looked at Ed. He had a poker face on as he smiled but felt the anger behind the mask he wore. She looked over to the stallion causing Ed to look too as he spotted his watch in the stallions hand hanging by the chain. Ed instantly walked up to the desk and in a blur took the watch into his hand.

"Good, now that your're... wait were are you going?" The stallion asked as Ed was already leaving the room.

"Home" Ed said referring to his apartment and home as he exited the room before anypony else could say anything.

He walked with a furious anger as he passed maids and more guards as none of them had the courage to stop the human as he made his way down the hallway. Suddenly he felt a presence beside him and scoffed.

"What do you want Celestia" Ed said out loud as he didn't bother to look at the Princess to mad that the fact he went through some stupid test and that they took his watch from him.

"Well if you would stop I can tell you why were here" She said as Ed spotted what looked like an exit at the end of the hall and made his way too it.

He did he didn't bother to try as he suddenly saw another big stallion waiting at the entrance looking like he was ready to stop Ed as he took a vase from a nearby table and kept on walking to the exit. Within range Ed was about to smash the vase into the stallions head but was stopped as he felt a tender touch on his arm that he held the vase in. He stopped and whipped his head around as he saw Celestia looking with such helplessness in her eyes that Ed stopped all thoughts and let go of the vase as she took it from him and levitated it back to the table it was on.

"Were am I?" Ed asked as she looked to the stallion at the door and nodded for him to move.

He complied as he stepped away from the door and Ed felt the Princess let go of his arm. He slowly walked to the door as he reached for both handles, it being a double door, and opened it feeling a sudden light enter the hallway he was just in. Ed raised his arm to block out the sun as he walked out and into the day as he took note he was on a roof. He looked around and noticed he needed to get a little higher as there was a little ramp he could get onto were chariots came and picked up or dropped off clients and such. Ed made his way too the ramp and took a second to get up it as he took the stairs to it. As he reached the top of it he let the wind go through his body as he took in the sight.

He wasn't in Ponyville anymore or Canterlot for that matter as he looked and saw all the tall buildings that looked like they were for modern times from his world and instantly knew were they were. Tall modern buildings, a city that represents a city from his world.

"Manehattan" He thought to himself as he turned around and saw the Princess there as they stood across from each other on this high rooftop.

"Why am I here" He asked before Celestia already had a picture levitating in front of his face.

He took the photo and inspected it closely as he saw a stallion in it. He blinked and suddenly froze as he saw another face in it. The picture said it all as both ponies in the picture had similarities and traits that made them related when you looked at them both. The single highlight in their hair, the eyes and smile they both had. He looked up from the picture and at Celestia as he spoke.

"Twilight never told me she had a brother" Ed said letting himself look at the picture once more before looking back at Celestia.

"His name is Shining Armor, He's been missing for 2 weeks now" She said as Ed could hear the concern in her voice.

He looked back at the photo then turned around to view the city as he thought to himself. His mind raced as he thought of Twilight finding out that her brother was missing, the sadness in her eyes if things turned out for the worst.

"I'll help you" Was the only thing that went through his mind as he turned back and looked at Celestia with only one thing to say.

"What would you have me do"

Author's Note

Oh my god what have I done.

First how did I do with the fighting, I tried to go off a certain fighting style before I started reading up on other stories and fac fics to see how they do theirs before I improve mine. I don't really know I did well but I'll have to see from the feedback I guess.

Also I used a few references in the chapter, can anyone guess?

And as always I hope you like the chapter.