Making the Best of it

Chapters

Prologue
The Pain
Trying to Kill Me
Never Let it Happen
Accepted
Success
To Kill a Mocking Bird
Friends No More
Early Return
Unwanted Sendoff
Epilogue
Finding Your Way
Fall of a Rainbow

Prologue

Making the Best of it

Prologue

"I can't believe he is dragging me to this party... I know he said that it was just a few of his other friends but still..." thought Anthony while glaring ahead in the car.

Garrett looked over at Anthony and let out a sigh, "You know that I'm doing this for your own good right? You need to get out there and meet other people, I'm worried about you man. It seems like I'm your only your only friend."

"I know I know... its just I really don't like meeting other people and YES I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE!!!" Anthony yelled.

"Really? Who... some 12 year old kids on xbox?"

"Ye.. yes..." Anthony said while looking down, twiddling his thumbs.

"Hey its all right, your going to make some cool friends there and have a blast, I promise." Garrett said with a reassuring voice.

"I hope so... anyway why did you ask me to bring my laptop and a projector?"

"Well your the only person I know that has 50 or so pirated anime and movies on his laptop who also has his own projector..... If you haven't pieced it together yet we are going to be watching some."

"That's the real reason you are bringing me isn't it?"

"Well that was the first reason yes, but I was serious about you making some friends man. How old are you, 20? And yet you only have me as a friend, honestly that's a bit sad."

"You know you a dick some times right?"

"Yes... yes I do." Garrett answered with a mischievous smile.

---------------At the Party---------------

The rest of the dive was silent unto they finally got the house.

"Aaaannnd here we are." Garrett proclaimed while turning into the drive way.

"That was a lot shorter than I thought it was going to be, what is like... 3 or 4 miles from my place?" Anthony asked.

"About that I guess," Garrett said a bit uninterested in the topic "Anyway are you ready for the night of your LIFE!?!?" he said with a a lot more life in his voice.

letting out a sigh before responding, " Ready as I'll ever be, just don't expect me to be the life of the party."

Garrett simply nodded with a smile.

The house itself was a bit bigger than what Anthony thought it would be. It was a 2 story with a big front yard with what looked like a equally big back yard, it was already dark so he couldn't make out the color to well but looked like light blue. As they got closer to the door they could hear a few voices.

"OK guys they should be here in a few minutes and from what Garrett said his friend is very shy around new people so, be nice to him and give him a little space when he needs it."

"Why? If he wants friends then he should just act like a normal person and suck it up."

"Na I agree with Jared, its a little sad when you know someone has no friends, so we should make fell at hom.."

Right then Garrett opened the door and gave the other 3 a glare and said, "Hey guys how you doing, good? Great yeah, this is Anthony and he got the goods." he steps out of the way to show Anthony to the others and after a few seconds of silence...

"He is a little bigger than I thought he woul" WHACK, the man standing to his right hit him over the head "OOWWWW what was that for Jared?"

"Why am I friends with you again Jack?" he asked with a look on his face that could make a God feel scared.

"Because I let you hit me without calling the cops." Jack said with a sarcastic tone.

"Your such a jackass sometimes Jack-ass. Anyway I'm Philip nice to meet you." he said while extending his hand

"Uhm... nice... to meet you too" Anthony said nervelessly.

"And I'm Jared and this Jack-ass is...well Jack." extending his own hand after Philip was done.

"Can you stop saying it like that, I don't mind being called jackass but NOT Jack-ass "sigh" I cruse my parents for naming me Jack." with Jared done with the hand shake he nudges Jack, "Hmm? oh right sorry. I'm Jack but everyone here calls me Jack-ass." again Jared nudges him, "Aaaannnd I'm sorry for the joke before, someone had to say something to break the silence."

"It's...it's fine." Anthony said still a bit nervous.

"Good now that introductions have been made, shall we get this PARTY STARTED!?!?!" Garrett yelled excitedly.

"Hell yeah, I'll get the beer" Jack said running off to the kitchen.

Anthony's eyes grew big with worry, "B-Beer?"

Jared looked at him noticing his shock, "Uhm... don't worry, you don't have to drink if you don't wanna."

Anthony felt relived to hear that and the night went on with a hitch... for the most park. All though everyone was having a blast, drinking, watching some random anime and movies, even though all this fun was happening Anthony never said another word to anyone and it wasn't until around 11Pm that Garrett finally noticed.

"Hey... has anyone... heard from Antho"HIC"ny... at all?" Garrett said with a drunk filter.

"Nope... I'm sure he is fine though" Philip said only fairing a little better than Garrett.

"I... I don't think so... hey someone call him over... he has to get at least one conver"HIC"sation in." Garrett said stumbling out the words.

Jared being the most sober yelled out to Anthony, "HEY ANTHONY GET OVER HERE!!!" Anthony jumped a little and walked on over, "I got him Garrett."

Taking a few more swigs of the liquid of life (as he called it) finally said " Thanksman...hey Tony rememberwhen I asked you to get that onecartoon? You know the one Jared wanted for hisdaughter I told you about."

"Uhm... you mean that pony show?" Anthony asked.

"Oh so you got it then?" Jared asked back and all Anthony did nod his head, "Cool thanks man, my daughter Jess was dieing to see it. So is it any good? I heard that there are like millions of fans out there and most of witch are grown men. So did you like it?"

Anthony, still felling out of place, finally got into a talkative mood because it was about one of the subjects that he can talk to anyone about, anime/cartoons "W-Well to be honest I don't see what the deal is... I mean sure the flash animation is really, really good and from what I watched of it, the writing is... so so, but... to be honest I... I only got to the 2nd episode."

"Whys that?" Jared asked.

"Well the main pony... I think its name is Twilight said something really cheesy about friendship and a spark at the end and I just kinda... felt that it wasn't a show for me."

"Its sounds to me that you aren't giving the show a fair chance, but anyway I think its about time you guys lift, its getting late." Jared told him.

Anthony looks up to see the projection on the wall to see the time, "Damn 11:24, yeah we should be going. Hey Garre... uhm... hes asleep." its true, Garrett is out cold from hes liquid of life, drooling on the lazyboy chair... but not only Garrett but Jack and Philip too, on the table and floor respectively.

"Crap... uhm... can you drive? I don't think anyone else here can" Jared ask.

"Sorry no... I didn't bring my license....... uhm... I think they should stay here... I can just pack up and walk home."

"Are you sure? Its late, you can crash here for tonight" Jared tried to point out.

"No thanks, its not that far really... besides I could... I could us the exercise." Anthony looked down but realized he couldn't see his feet.

"If you say so man, just stay on the sidewalk and watch out for cars and such... oh and the next you come can you give me the pony stuff, my daughter might have my head if she finds out that you where here but i didn't get it, you know. hehe."

So the two packed up the gear and Anthony left the blue house to start the long trip home. He was about one mile away from his house when there it was, way up in the sky, a bright golden light falling to him. "What in the world is that? Is it a star? No its... its getting closer!!! Shit got to run, got to RUN!" and so he ran, he ran has far has his burning legs could take and when he was only a few more houses away from his home he tripped. As much as he tried, he could not get up and soon enough the light trapped him in its glow and he blacked out and where he turns up, only a cruel god would know...

---------------Authors Notes---------------

Well that was fun, no honestly it was
I thought just reading fanfic was fun, but writing it was even more so.
Anyway just a reminder this was my first fanfic
and the first chapter of said fanfic
so please read, review, and most of all criticize

The Pain

Making the Best of it

The Pain

Deep in the Everfree Forest, a brilliant golden light is shining through the darkness of the beautiful night and in its warm glow lay a being not from this world. After a moment the light dissipated and this being began to move. Not knowing what happened, he lifts up his head from the cold earth below and opens his eyes and thoughts of panic begin to rush into his head.

"Where am I, how did I git here, why am I in a forest, I live in the city!" Starting to hyperventilate as the panic takes over his mind, Anthony hears a sound of breaking sticks behind him, "What was that?!?" wide eyed now as he rushes himself up and runs to the nearest tree with his back turned against it, waiting for this... this thing to pop out. With a few more shakes of a near by bush, his nerves alone made him ready to jump out of his skin, this terrifying... small... cute bunny hops out. Anthony's nerves quickly settle and a sigh of relief comes with it, "Thank God... you almost gave me a heart attack little guy." With that small scare over he realizes that he needs to take account of the situation.

"Okay think, where am I? The closest forest to my home it like 100, 200 or so miles away, so there is no way that I walked here, so that must mean that someone brought me here. Did they hit my head or something? I don't feel any pain and... wait... I still have my bags? If someone did kidnap me and put me in a forest then why not take it and sell my equipment? And now that I think of it I felt warm when I got up but, its the dead of night and I'm freezing now. Okay first thing first, need to find somewhere to stay warm." With that, he proceeds to go southwest after a look though the tree tops to see the moon's brilliant light.

The trek was not easy, every few yards he would trip, stumble, get whacked in the face by a low branch, and the darkness of the forest wasn't making it any easier. He was about to go into a fit of anger when he found a hollowed out tree that was just big enough for him to get into, it wasn't much, but better than nothing. Once he got as comfortable as he could, he passed out, not only from the exhaustion, but from all the cuts and bruises that pained him, sucking all the strength that he had left.

It looked about mid day when he finally got the strength to get up. As he got up the pain in his stomach caused him to almost fall over, needles to say he was starving but the lack of knowledge of surviving the forest made him second guess anything that may look like food, he might be starving but hes not stupid enough to eat something he knows nothing about. As he continued walking southwest, holding his stomach the whole way, he heard something or someone!, "This sucks... I'm going to die out here... wait a minute, is that... is that singing?" "LALALA I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL MUSTACHE LALALA"*

Anthony ran as fast as he was able to get to this voice, he could see a raging river past the trees, once he got there the singing stopped and no one was in view, "What! But... but I heard SOMEONE..... I know I did." a single tear went done his face quickly followed by more, but then he noticed the water starting to bulge on the surface, like something big was about to come out. Just then a giant purple sea serpent came busting out saying... or rather singing, "MUUUUSTAAAAACHE!"

Anthony's face became white as a sheet and tried to run back into the forest but found that he couldn't... he was petrified by fear, not only from the sea serpent but even more so, he realized where he was, "No... no... no no no no no this CAN"T BE HAPPENING IT CAN"T BE! he started to go into a panic attack, shifting into the fetal position.

The sea serpent sees this and approaches this foreign... thing, "Uhm... hello, you there... are you OK? The serpent gets closer to try to comfort the new creature, but Anthony, not in his right mind, crawls away from the serpent yelling, "BACK, BACK, GET AWAY YOU DAMN MONSTER!"

The sea serpent jets back and tears started to creep down his face, "I'm... I'm not a.. a mon... monster!! I'm.. I'm... beautiful" he weepingly said. He starting to sob heavily, "I'M HIDEOUS, I'M DISGUSTING, I..I..I sniff... I'M UGLY!!!" The sobbing serpent laid his head down by the side of the still raging river.

Anthony hearing the serpents sobbing, cautiously looked over to verify, he said under his breath, "Did I... did I make him cry? I didn't mean to do.. that..." then he thought, "Maybe I can get him to stop and help me? After all if I really am... HERE... then theirs only one place I can go." standing up and taking a few deep breathes to steady himself to ask, "Uhm... excuse me... I'm... sorry if I made you cry. Uhm... is there anyway.. I can help?"

"sniff... No I'm... I'm... hideous... you can't help that. sniff"

"Shoot I really messed him up... how did that one pony make him feel better?... I got it!" then he said, "Uhm... I didn't mean... to call you a monster... the thing is, I have bad eyes and... I thought you... were going to eat me. Although from a closer look... you look amazing!"

"I..sniff...I do?

"Yes you do... that amazing head of hair... those beautiful purple scales... and don't even get me started on that manly mustache." Anthony assured him.

"Your.. sniff.. your right I do I DOOOO HAVE A MANLY MUUUUUSTAAAACHE!!!" The sea serpent sprang back to life "Thank you SOOOO MUCH for the complement, now if I may ask what IS your name FINE SIR? I am STEVEN... Steven Magnet and it is SOOO nice to meet you!"

Anthony now a little nervous responds "Uhm... m-my name is Anthony... and its... its nice to meet you... Steven. Uhm.. I'm sorry to cut this short but... can you... help me out?"

"SURE what do you need friend?"

"You see... I've been lost in this forest since... last night... and I have no idea which way to get out of here."

"Is that all? I would be MORE than happy to help you SIR ANTHONY!!! All you have to do is cross this river and head straight that way and you can't miss it!! Here I'll even help you cross! Steven brought up his tail and gestures Anthony to climb on, Anthony cautiously does so and Steven gently lets him down on the other side, "And There you are sir Anthony, now just head that way and you'll come across the town."

"Uhm... thank you Steven... if... if I ever come back this way... I'll say hi. So... see you later?" Anthony turns around and starts walking in the direction that the sea serpent Steven pointed him in.

"Yes, see you later my FRIEND and I hope that our paths may cross again SOMEDAY!" Steven waves at Anthony until he can be seen no more.

After about 15, 20 minutes of walking it was back to the same routine as last night, every few yards he would trip, stumble, or get whacked in the face by a low branch, and this time around he couldn't blame the dark of the night. It was like this for most of the walk, but this time the pain was even more intense, the cuts deeper, the bruises blacker, and the pain of hunger ever growing. He was about to give up, give in to the pain and quit but, he saw it... an end to this forest, so he ran... or rather limped over, as fast as he could out of the this forest of pain and death. As he passed his finish line, exhausted and weak, he collapsed and fell out of consciousness and laid there... motionless...

---------------Authors Notes---------------

Well that was fun and hard to wright since Steven
was only in one episode it was hard getting his personality down

--Extra Notes--
*I couldn't think of a mustache song so I'm sorry for that park

Trying to Kill Me

Making the Best of it

Trying to Kill Me

Anthony's consciousness slowly began to return, his senses trying to register this new environment. He opened his eyes just to be blinded from the light that come though the window, after his eyes adjusted he could see a small green couch, a picture of a couple of butterfly's, and other furniture that you find in a house like a table, a chair, but as he started looking up he also saw some bird houses and some small... walkways like things that had doors leading throughout the house. He could hear the singing of birds coming from outside and the sound of pans moving. Just then, he smelled something being cooked that he just couldn't put his finger on. Almost instantly after small entered his nostril, the pain in his stomach felt like it just got hit by a cannon ball. He tried to move his arm to his stomach to ease the pain but found it hard to do so, he looked at it and found that it was bandaged up.

"What the hell? Where am I and who put these bandages on me?" He struggled to sit up, and he looked around and saw no one, then he looked over his shoulder and went white as a sheet. Anthony saw it, standing next to a stove on its hind legs, a yellow pony with a pink mane and couple of butterfly tattoos on its flank.

"Angel? Can you get me the daffodils please... I want to make something special for when he gets up." just then a white bunny comes hopping by with the daffodils in its paw and jumps onto the stove and hands them over. The yellow pony takes them in her mouth and puts them in the pot. "Thank you Angel, I know he'll just love it." she says with a smile.

"IS SHE TRYING TO KILL ME! There's no WAY I'm eating that!" he is now starring wide eyed at this... psychotic pony that's trying to poison him. The pony's little sidekick in killing hops off the stove and sees Anthony sitting up, starring at them and it taps the pony on the leg.

"What is it Angel?" the pony looks over and sees this strange creature sitting on the floor in her living room. "Oh... uhm... hello... are you... uhm... feeling better?" the pony says very quietly and it just got more so as she said it.

Anthony looks away and says nothing but simply nods slowly, not wanting to tempt the pony to go on a killing spree.

"... Good.. uhm the soup is done... I'll just put it a bowl for you..." she fly's up and grads a bowl in her mouth and puts it on the stove, then carefully dose the same with the pot and pours some of the delicious soup, or rather deadly poison. She also grabs a spoon and takes the soup over to the creature and puts it in front of it. She pushes the soup to the creature.

And Anthony pushes it back...

She pushes it back...

And Anthony pushes it back again .......

And then she pushes it back again.......

Back and forth, back and forth until a loud rumbling noise come from the creature, breaking the never ending loop."I-I know your hungry... so please eat... I worked so hard on it." she said with the shyest yet cutest smile she could make.

"Shit I... I can't keep saying no to that smile for much longer... but if I eat I might die... guess I have no chose but to tell her I can't eat it." he cleared his throat, "Uhm... I-I can't eat this." the pony shot up in surprise with her eyes widening.

"You can... you can talk?" The creature nods. "Uhm... why can't you eat it?"

"I heard you say you put daffodils in it and I... I can't eat those." Anthony says looking away from the pony.

"Why? Everypony I know can eat them."

"Well... I'm clearly not a pony... and the daffodils can poison me... so... thank you for the offer, but... I need to say no." the yellow pony looks down frowning.

"I'm sorry, I-I didn't know... is there something else you can eat?" she asked with pleading eyes.

"Uhm... Think... what do you know that they definitely have... apples?" the yellow pony puts on a small smile and fly's off to the kitchen for a apple and flew on back dropping it on Anthony's lap. "Thank you..." he said and started biting at it.

"You're welcome....so uhm..do you have a name?" asking the creature

Already done with most the apple, he swallowed what was in his mouth and told the yellow pony, "Oh it's... it's Anthony..."

"Anthony? Well that's a strange name, OH...sorry..." she said while tensing back getting ready to be yelled at, but all Anthony did was smile and nod showing it was fine. She eased back up with a sigh of relief and continued to say, "Well hello Anthony... my name is-" she got cut off by Anthony who says.

"I know... its Fluttershy right?" he said with a little confidence, but as he did Fluttershy jetted back in surprise.

"Well yes but, how did you... how did you know that?" Realizing his stupid mistake Anthony eyes got wide yet again. He had to think fast to get out of this.

"SHIT... I just messed up BAD. How in the world I'm going to explain this? I can tell her the truth, but then she might think I'm crazy or worst, she might believe me and go into shock because her world is just a fictional place! Crap I can't think of any thing to explain this!" beads of sweat started to form on his brow, "Uhm... you see..." KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. They both jump at the sudden knock and look over at the door and hear someone say something.

"Fluttershy are you in there? I need to talk to you about the flowers that you needed to pick for when the princess gets here tomorrow." The voice sounded familiar but he couldn't place it. Fluttershy looked at Anthony and he just pointed at the door to gesture her to go open it, more than ready to get off this topic.

"Coming Twiligh.t" she said with her almost nonexistent yell and she flew over to the door to open it. "Hello Twilight, I was just about to come show you something I found when picking the flowers, but when I came home to drop them off I found him just out side the Everfree Forest."

"Him? Him who?" Twilight looked puzzled. So Fluttershy moved out of the way to let her in. "Uhm... Fluttershy... what... is that?" Twilight pointing her hoof at this new creature that she has never seen before.

"Oh Uhm... I'm not sure. The only things I know is that his name is Anthony and he can't eat daffodils." Twilight rolled her eyes and started walking over to Anthony.

"So, Anthony was it? Can you tell me what... you are please?"

"... Uhm... sure... Twilight, I am what is known as a human and-" RUMBLE. a loud rumbling sound came from Anthony. "Uhm... sorry but can I get another apple... please?" Anthony's face rose red from this.

"Oh sure hold on." Fluttershy flew back to quickly grab a apple. "Uhm... here you go." she said while still holding the apple by the stem in her teeth, and handing it... or is it mouthing it, over to Anthony

"... Thank you Fluttershy." Anthony starts tearing away at the apple. He looks up at Twilight who is waiting patiently. "Uhm...Twilight? Can you... uhm... talk to Fluttershy when I'm eating... your making me nervous."

"Uh... sure I guess." Twilight looks over to Fluttershy."Uhm... you said you found something to show me Fluttershy?"

"Ohh yes, just hold on." Fluttershy talks to her mane. "You can come out now." Just then three small round ball like creatures with big green eyes and bug like wings flew out of her mane. "Hmm that's weird, I only found one."

"Fluttershhhyyy! Their so CUTE!" Twilight grabs one and hugs it before letting go after a few seconds blushing. "Can I have one? You know to... keep Spike entertain when I'm busy."

"Sure Twilight I don't mind. Uhm... would you like one to Anthony?"

"Uhm...no thanks Fluttershy, those just seem kind of... creepy." They both look at him like he just insulted the princess.

"How could you say that? They just soooo cute." Twilight said while holding one in her hoofs.

"S-Sorry... Its just my opinion."

"Well it doesn't matter, see ya later Flutter Shy, Anthony. I need to check up on Spike to see if he cleaned up the library yet." Fluttershy waves Twilight good bye and Anthony don't really care to do so but, then he remembers something.

"Finally shes going... wait a minute, she can't leave! If theirs anyone that can get me home its her." he got up, "WAIT... uhm... Twilight.. can I come with you?" Anthony says with a rose colored face.

"Um... can I ask why?"

"Can we talk about it there... I don't want to seem crazy in front of to many peop... uhm ponies."

"Sure... I don't see why not, follow me." so Anthony follows Twilight but only manages two or three steeps out the door before realizing he forgot something.

"Wait" he turns around to ask Fluttershy, "Did you see my bags when you... uhm... found me?"

"Oh yes, its the table over there, I'll go get them." she flew over to the bags and got ready to pull when Anthony ran over to stop her.

"No, no... I got them. Sorry, but I just don't want whats inside to get damaged."

"It's...it's fine. Now go on... you shouldn't keep Twilight waiting."

"Okay... see you later Fluttershy."

And with that they left Fluttershy's cottage and are now on their way to Twilight's library, with a cute little ball like creature and whatever is in Anthony's bag.

---------------Authors Notes---------------

First I would like to say thanks to the few people who helped me decide where Anthony should wake up this chapter

Second I would like to say sorry for the rather abrupt end here, this chapter was getting longer than I thought it would.

Never Let it Happen

Making the Best of it

Never Let it Happen

The walk to Twilight's library was full of pain for Anthony. Every single pony that they passed would just stare at him and each one of those stares felt like a dagger, reminding him that he was weird, different, and not accepted. He was about to let all his pain out in tears but they just so happened to pass Sugar Cube Corner and he had a flashback to the first episode of My Little Pony, and how the pink pony gave Twilight a surprise party. That was the last thing that he needed right now and he wanted nothing more than to evade that pink nightmare.

"Uhm... Twilight? Anthony ask with panic in his voice.

"What's the matter, you sound worried?" Twilight asked.

"It's just that... I don't like the way everyone is starring at me, so... can we hurry?" He looked over his shoulder to look at the shop and saw the pink pony. She had a box on her back was walking the other way. "Like... now." He looked back at Twilight but the only thing he saw was the pink pony starring him right in the face.

"HHAAAAIIIIIIII!" the pink pony screamed at the top of her lunges and ran away in the blink of an eye.

"But how? She was there, then she was here, now she's gone and that all happened in just a few seconds."

"Yeah... my friends say not to question how Pinkie does those types of things, but one day I'll find out. Anyway... you wanted to hurry?"

"Yes, if its not to much trouble that is."

"No trouble at all." they started hoofing it to the library.

It was getting dark by the time they got to the library and once inside the spherical creature came out of Twilight's mane and flew around the room and Spike was no where to be seen.

"Hmm no sign of Spike... he must already be sleeping, after all he did just clean the library by himself." Twilight and Anthony walked into the main room, "Would it be Okay if you sleep down here tonight? The guest bedroom is dirty and full of books."

"Yeah its Okay but, I thought that we where going to talk."

"And we will, but tomorrow Princess Celestia is coming down from Canterlot to visit Ponyville and I need plenty of sleep so that I can show her around everywhere."

"Alright Twilight, I can wait..."

"Good, now here's a candle and make sure to get to sleep early." Twilight starts heading up the stairs, "Oh and Anthony."

"Yeah Twilight?"

"Good night."

"...Good...good night Twilight." And with that, Twilight heads into her room for the rest of the night getting the peaceful sleep that she wishes for. Anthony on the other hand wouldn't be getting much sleep that night. Not only from the thoughts of how he would get out of this world, but he also got woken up by the sound buzzing in the middle of the night.

"How am I going to get back home? If Twilight can't help me then who can? She said Celestia was coming tomorrow so maybe I can ask her"BUZZ"... But what if she can't help me?"BUZZ BUZZZZ"..... Will I be trapped here for the rest of my life?"BUZZZZZZZZZZ "What the hell is making that God damn noise!" Anthony sat up on the couch and reached for his one of his bags to get out his laptop. After a few seconds to start it up, the screen turned on and he turned it around and was shocked at what he saw. There where hundreds of those ball like creatures flying around the room.

"What in the world? How are there this many?... I've got to go wake up Twilight." running up the stairs, he only made it about half way before he realized something, "This seems like a big problem. Celestia coming here tomorrow and then having everything go wrong. If wasting my life watching anime and movies taught me one thing, its finding a plot. This is definitely in a episode of MLP and If that's the case then it should be on my laptop." Anthony hurry's back down stairs, sits on the couch and opens folder after folder to find the episodes. "It doesn't have enough juice to watch all of them, I'll just have take a guess at the name. Look Before You Sleep no, Bridle Gossip no, Swarm of the Century... maybe?"

He watches the first few minutes and sure enough the ball looking thing is there. He watches the full show and knows how to get rid of them but is feeling uneasy. "This can't be what happens. Fluttershy first showed the Parasprite at her cottage not that bakery. Wait, if Flutter Shy never went to the bakery to show the Parasprite off then that means that Pinkie Pie doesn't know that their here yet and now she's a full day behind in getting the instruments. Not only that but... this is all my fault... If I wasn't here then this would have played out like the episode."

Light begins to shine into the library. "It's too late now, there's no chance that this can be fixed. Might as well give up and hide in a hole." Anthony looks up and see's the newly lit destruction of the library. It was neat and tidy not long ago and now... it's just chaos. A new feeling that Anthony has never felt before starts to rise, is it a strong sense on duty or is it a feeling of guilt? He doesn't know nor does he care, he feels that he must do... something to stop this.

"No, I can't think like that. If these things can cause this much destruction then I have to stop them somehow, but the question is how. There isn't enough time for Pinkie to get all of the instruments, maybe if I can convince the others to help but chances are they won't and even if they did it would be cutting it close. Wait..." Then it hit him, the few things that he had with him is all that he needs. "If I hook up my speakers to my laptop then all I have to do is replay the music over and over then turn it to full blast and walk them to the forest, it's so simple, but I should do it now before anyone gets up." Anthony uses the movie maker on his laptop to loop the music from the episode, then picks up his empty bag and puts the speakers in, then hooks them up to his laptop and turns it to full blast. The sound of the cheery tune echos through out the library and soon all the Parasprites are in the main room, Anthony turns toward the exit and moves out, leading the Parasprites to the Everfree Forest.

As Anthony walks into the middle of Ponyville, not a single pony was out and about, most likely sleeping in their beds, ignorant of the destruction that could have occurred. It took him a while to get to the forest mostly because he was walking backwards to make sure there wasn't any Parasprites trying to get away, but soon enough he got to Fluttershy's cottage. Anthony was only just outside the door when he could hear the concentrated buzzing coming from inside, so he pushed the door open and out came a swarm of Parasprites joining the group. Anthony looks inside to see the damage and it was great, but under window drapes Fluttershy was breathing hard, most likely from chasing all the Parasprites around.

"You Okay Fluttershy?" Anthony says over the music.

"Yes... I'm... fine thank you." Fluttershy says almost unable to speak.

"Alright then, I'm going to take care of the Parasprites... so just stay there and catch your breath."

Fluttershy only raises a hoof and Anthony takes it as an Okay. He walks to the edge of the forest and the Parasprites enter one by one just like in the show and after the last one was out of sight he turns off the music and goes back to the cottage to tell Fluttershy that he'll send Twilight over later. With that done, he heads to the library. The walk into Ponyville was just as empty as when he left, he sighed in relief knowing that he was seen by no one besides Fluttershy, but she will likely not remember. As he entered the library he looked at the destruction left by the Parasprites. "I guess I'll be helping Spike clean this up today... I need some sleep." Anthony walked over to the couch, put his bag next to it, and he lays on it, ready to drift into the realm of slee- "WHAT HAPPENED IN HERE!"

...It's going to be one of those days...

Accepted

Making the Best of it

Accepted

"WHAT HAPPENED IN HERE!" Twilight yelled at the top of the stairs.

Spike behind her, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "What is it Twiligh- WOW" The baby dragons eyes almost popping out of his head. After a few seconds he says while facepalming "I just cleaned this place!" Twilight starts down the stairs first with Spike close behind grumbling some words under his breath. Twilight headed to Anthony, who was trying to get to sleep and Spike went to the kitchen to start on breakfast. As Twilight got closer to Anthony, she could easily tell that he was faking sleeping.

"Okay Anthony time to get up and tell me what happened last night." no response. "I can tell that your faking, so just get up." Anthony turns to face the back of the couch. Twilight let out a sigh, "Guess we have to do this the hard way." Her horn starts to glow and Anthony is surrounded by a purple aura and is levitated off the couch and floating just two or so feet off the ground. "Last chance to wake up Anthony." he furrowed his brow and braced his body for impact. "If that's how you want to be then fine... three... two... one..." Twilight's horn stopped glowing and the aura that surrounded Anthony was dissipating, there was a loud thud that followed.

"What was that?" Spike asked looked around the corner.

"Just trying to wake Anthony up Spike, don't worry."

Spike winces. "Ouch... I remember when you used to that to me."

Anthony starts to lift his head up to look at Twilight, "...Please Twilight, can you just... let me sleep? I had a long night."

"I'll let you sleep, but only after you tell me what happened here."

"Sorry no time... you need to get to Fluttershy's place." Anthony sleepily said.

"What happened to Fluttershy?"

"You'll see when you get there." he puts his head back down and goes back to sleep.

Twilight rolls her eyes and heads to the door, "I'm going to check on Fluttershy Spike, I'll be back later."

"But what about breakfast?"

"Give mine to Anthony, I'll get something at Fluttershy's" She walks out the door and heads to Fluttershy's cottage in a hurry, leaving Anthony and Spike alone. Spike walks over to the sleeping Anthony and asks him a few questions.

"Sooo... what happened here?"

Anthony sighs, "The long story or the short story?"

"Short please." Spike sat down in front of Anthony

"Small cute things are evil." he said with his eyes still closed.

"That's it?"

"That's it."

"Okay then... are you ready for breakfast?"

"What did you make?"

"Hay."

"Sorry, pretty sure I can't eat that."

"Okay then, what can you eat?"

"I assume... you don't have any meat right?" Anthony opened his eye and saw the shocked expression on Spike's face. "I guess I'm right... then any fruits or vegetables should be alright to eat... or if you eggs that would be good to."

"Oookay... I'll just start on that then" Spike ran back to kitchen. Anthony just shrugged to off and went back to sleep on the floor. Soon enough Spike was done making Anthony his breakfast and woke him up, it was a plate of eggs with some cut up potatoes and carrots. He ate it like it was the first thing he had in a week and after he was done Spike asked him if he could help clean up the library. Anthony was already dead set on helping from when he came back and nodded. Despite the mess, it didn't take them long to finish cleaning and once the last book was in place they heard the sound of trumpets being blown.

"Celestia must be here, wanna go see her?" Spike ask Anthony.

"No thanks, I have a feeling that she wont be here long."

"Why do you say that?" Just then door to the library opens up and the last pony that Anthony thought he would see was standing there.

"Yes why do you think that? Princess Celestia asked looking at Anthony. Upon seeing Celestia, Spike bowed down and Anthony just stood there frozen in place. "What is the matter Anthony, does my presences here shock you that much?"

"N-No Princess." Anthony able to move again bows down to Celestia.

"There is no need to be so formal please, raise your heads." They do so and Celestia walks in to the library followed by Twilight and Fluttershy. The five of them move into the main room and sit. "Well Anthony, I should first start off by saying that this is the first time that any of your species has ever entered Equestria, so may I ask you how you manged to get here?"

"Uhm... sure, I can tell you what I know, but its not much... now that I think about uhm..." Anthony looks at the other three, "It might be best to go into full detail in private... if that's Okay." the rest of them look at him with weird looks but Celestia nodded and he continued, "Alright then... I think I should start with that I'm... from a different world then yours." again with the strange looks but only from the other three, but Celestia kept her composure. "And I am what is called a human and how I got here, I'm not sure. The last thing I remember from before I got here was... coming home from a party and there was a light falling from the sky, I ran from it and tripped, then I found myself waking up in the forest."

"Do you mean the Everfree forest? Wasn't it scary?" Fluttershy spoke up.

"Not really, I didn't run into any thing that wanted to eat me so it wasn't that bad, but I did run into a singing sea serpent named Steven Magnet. If it wasn't for him I would have never gotten out of there."

Celestia nodded her head and started speaking, "Well I'm glad that you came out of there safely. The second thing I would like to say, is that after the report I got from my most faithful student Twilight Sparkle, I'm considering taking you back to Canterlot with me until I'm sure that your not a danger to anypony." the other ponies gasped.

"But Princess that's, that's not fair." Twilight Spoke out.

"Shes right! You can't take Anthony away after all he’s done!" Fluttershy yelled at the Princess."Uhm... s-sorry..."

"And that brings me to my last point. From what I heard from Fluttershy, you found a way to drive back the Parasprites and did it yourself. Because of your actions, you saved Ponyville from destruction and preserved this day that everypony in Ponyville worked so hard for, and for that I give you my thanks, and my apology for thinking that you where a threat to Equestria."

"I accept your apology Celestia even though its not needed and... you're welcome."

"I have one more thing to say before I must get back to Canterlot. Anthony, for your actions in saving Ponyville from the Parasprite swarm, I hereby give you full citizenship in Ponyville." Twilight and Fluttershy both gaps in excitement and run over to Anthony to give him a hug. "I'm sorry, but I must leave now, duty calls." Celestia walks out of the library leaving the three with there group hug, which Anthony was both loving and hating at the same time. He hated it because the ponies were invading his personal space, but is loving it because for once in his life he felt... accepted.

Success

Making the Best of it

Success

Even though Anthony had a harsh day yesterday, he was up bright and early this morning. After his experiment last night was a success he was sure that these ponies would pay good bits to see the movies he had, and he had to get everything ready if he wanted to make those bits. After breakfast, the first place he went that bright a sunny morning was Sweet Apple Acres to talk some business with Applejack.

When Anthony got past the gate he saw Applejack walking out of the barn rubbing her eyes with her forearm, it was either that it was a lot earlier than Anthony thought it was, or she was still tired from the party from the night before, he decided on the latter.

Anthony walk on over to Applejack and asked, "Good morning Applejack, you still tired from the party last night?"

"Just a bit." Applejack said still rubbing her eyes. "So what brings ya here this morning?"

"I just came over to talk to you about a business proposition."

"Business proposition? What ya talking about Anthony."

"Well after the movie last night I noticed that everypony loved it. So I decided to make it into a business and the only place that would work is well... your barn." Anthony looked up at the big barn."

"Well Ah'm glad you found something ya could do, but Ah can't just give ya the barn. We use it for our apples."

"That's just it Applejack, I thought it all out. You guys use the barn until your done with the apple harvesting for the day, then I set up for the movie. I'll move everything then put it all back just how you left it. I'll even pay rent."

"Ah don't know..."

"Tell you what, if it doesn't work out then I'll try and find a new place."

"Hmm... fine, but how are ya going to set this up?"

"There should at least one outlet in here right?"

"Yeah, its right over there." Applejack points to the corner of the barn.

"And I see you got some bundles of hay."

"Yeah but why do ya need those?"

"You'll see. Well if were done here I need to get to Rarity's and get some white cloth."

"Sure, Ah'll just get back ta work."

"See ya." Anthony starts walking away then turns around and waves to his new business partner.

As Anthony walked to Rarity's, everypony that saw him stared and he stated to feel out of place again, it wasn't until a couple ran over and asked him a question that he knew why, "Hey Anthony, we LOVED the movie last night and we were wondering...uhm." the other spoke up, "When is the next one?" the first pony stared at the second, "What? How else are we going to find out?"

Anthony just looked at the two and smiled, "Well if everything works out, then it should be tonight."

The two snapped their heads back to Anthony wide eyed, "Really tonight?" the first asked. "Where at?" asked the second.

"Sweet Apple Acres in the barn but still, it might not be ready by then so don't get to excited and if it does then it will start at around sun down. Oh, and remember to bring some bits."

"Okay we'll be there!"

The two left and Anthony started again on his journey to the Carousel Boutique, by the time he got there it was about midday and he was getting hungry, but he had business to do now and his hunger had to wait. Anthony walked into the boutique and the bell rang as he did. Rarity was no where to be seen so he yelled her name, "RARITY!"

"In the kitchen dear, come on back." Rarity yelled back.

Anthony did what he was told and went into the kitchen and saw that Rarity was baking a pie. "Good afternoon Rarity, you making lunch?"

"Why yes I am Anthony, would you like slice?"

"Sure, I was just thinking about getting some lunch."

"Good, so what brings you here this fine day?"

"Oh well, I was going to ask you to make something for me-"

Rarity shot up into the air and almost as quick as Rainbow Dash was at Anthony's side. "Oh I've been waiting for this day! I have have endless designs planed out! Come come, we have a lot of work to do and-." Rarity was interrupted by Anthony who placed his hand over her mouth.

"Sorry Rarity, maybe next time. Right now all I need is a 10 by 10 white sheet with a hole in each corner." He removed his hand from Rarity's mouth which relieved a frown.

"I-I see... if that's all you want then I'll be happy to oblige." Rarity said with a weak voice.

"Don't worry Rarity, I'll come by some other time to try out your designs but I'm on a tight schedule and have no time for that today."

"Oh alright, but can I ask why do you need this?"

"Its a surprise."

The two talked a little more and the pie was done baking, Rarity set it by the window to let it cool off and went into the front room to start working on Anthony's sheet. About halfway done they went back into the kitchen and ate their pie, then went back to work. When Rarity was all done she folded it up with her magic and floated it to Anthony, who then put it under his arm and left the boutique and went straight to the library to grab his bags, but not after telling Rarity to stop by Sweet Apple Acres when the sun went down.

When Anthony got to the library Twilight asked what he’s been doing all day. Anthony told her everything and asked her if she could make it, she nodded and levitated his bags over to him. Anthony got everything together and left for Sweet Apple Acres to get ready for tonight.

When he got to Sweet Apple Acres no one was around so he let himself inside the barn and scouted out what needed to be done. Not long after that Applejack and Big Mac came by.

"Hello there Applejack, Big Mac."

"Howdy Anthony, ya ready to set up?"

"Yeah I got everything I need." he looked over at Big Mac, "So Big Mac, has Applejack told you about the plan?"

"Eeyup."

"Do you got any problems with it?"

"Eenope."

"Well anyways, we just got done getting the last of the apples, do ya need any help?" Applejack asked.

"Sure do, you have anything I can use to hang this sheet with?"

"Yeah hold on, I'll get the rope."

Anthony turned around to look into the barn but then suddenly he felt a tug on his pants, he looked done and saw the Cutie Mark Crusaders, "Hello you three." he turned and bent down on one knee, "What brings you here?"

Apple Bloom started off, "Hi there Mr. Anthony, Ah heard from Applejack that yer' starting a movie house in the barn-"

"And we were kind of wondering-" Scootaloo cutted in

"If you would let us help so that we can get our cutie marks!" Sweetie Belle said last.

Anthony looked at them, "Well I don't know..." the three put on the biggest cutest smiles they could make, "Awwwww NO... don't let them win that easily." Anthony thought, then he asked them, "Do you guys have school tomorrow?" the three shook their heads, "Okay fine." the three jumped in unison, "But only if you get permission for your families." Somehow deifying gravity, they slowly fall down on the ground.

"Okay that's fair." Apple Bloom said, "See ya later Mr. Anthony." the three ran off.

And so, with the help of Applejack and Big Mac they got everything ready. The bushels of apples to the side, raising the white sheet over head, and putting the bundles of hay in a rows to form the seats, its was then that the Cutie Mark Crusaders ran up to Anthony with their capes on.

"Hey Anthony, I got the OK from my mom!" Scootaloo said excitedly.

"Yeah and I got permission from Rarity!" Sweetie Belle said with the same excitement.

"Hey Applejack! Can I help Anthony with the movie house?" Apple Bloom yelled to her sister.

Applejack walked over, "Sure sugercube, just don't get under his feet now."

Apple Bloom ran over and hugged Applejack's forearm, "Thanks Sis!" Applejack patted Apple Bloom's head and she let go and got next to the other crusaders.

Anthony got on one knee and addressed their mission, "Okay troops, tonight's mission is to lead the customers to an available seat. If they are in a group then try to keep them together but if must, then break them up into other seats, got it?" the three crusaders stood on their hind legs and saluted, "Good, move out." the three ran into the barn giggling.

Applejack stared at him, "Yer' good with those filly's." she let out

"It’s easy if you now how to treat them."

It was about sunset and some ponies were already coming, Anthony was sitting at a table that they put out in front of the barn. "Guess word got out somehow."

They walked over to Anthony and asked him, "So how much are you charging? Knowing the normal prices this must cost a fortune."

Anthony smiled and told the group, "Five bits for mares and stallions and three bits for colts and filly's."

The group looked at him stunned, "That's... that's all?

Anthony still smiling, "Yep, why should I rip ponies off on their entertainment?" They just smiled and happily paid the cheap price. Once they walked into the barn they where jumped by the crusaders and showed to their seats.

Once the sun was fully set Anthony got up and went inside, he made his way to the upper floor of the barn and started his speech.

"Thank you all for coming to the first real Ponyville movie premiere. The movie your about to watch is about a boy who has his future compromised and is tricked to go to the future to keep it intact, mare's and gentle stallion's I present to you, Meet the Robinsons."

The lights go off, the projector starts, and the movie begins. Just like with Wall-E, the ponies loved it. They wanted an to watch it again but Anthony laughed and reminded them that it was getting late, the big group of ponies nodded and left for their homes, all but the mane 6 and the little crusaders and Spike, who where now huddled together sleeping. "AWWWWWW" Anthony thought to himself while the others did it openly.

Twilight levitated Spike on to her back and said in a hushed tone, "Thanks for the movie Anthony, but I think now we should get home, its getting late."

Anthony says in an equally hushed tone, "Actually Twilight, I was thinking about just staying in the barn tonight, besides I still have to clean up in here. If that's Okay with you Applejack."

"Sure it is, Ah'll bring ya pillow and blanket after Ah tuck little Apple Bloom in bed." she said matching their tone

"Well good night eveypony, I'll just take Sweetie Belle and get her in bed." Rarity said, "And Anthony, that was a lovely movie, very inspirational." she levitates Sweetie Belle onto her back and leaves the barn.

"Yeah we should get going to, see you tomorrow Anthony." Twilight follows Rarity.

"Great movie Anthony especially that part with the T-Rex, that was hilarious." Rainbow Dash laughed, stopping herself when she almost waked Scootaloo up, "I think I should get her home before her parents start to worry." Anthony nodes and she lifts Scootaloo onto her back and leaves. With Pinkie Pie going with her for some reason...

"Umm... that movie was great Anthony... but that part with the hats was kind of... scarey." Fluttershy said very low pitched.

"Thanks Fluttershy, how about you go home and try forget that part then."

"Good idea." Fluttershy flies out the barn and then Applejack picks up Apple Bloom and heads out to.

Anthony as tired as he was, still needed to stack all the hay up and to the side of the barn, 30 minutes later Applejack comes back with the pillow and blanket only to find Anthony asleep on the stack of hay. She smiles and puts the blanket over him and lifts his head and slides the pillow under.

Today was a big success but sadly, not everyday can be and Anthony was about to find out the hard way.

To Kill a Mocking Bird

Making the Best of it

To Kill a Mocking Bird

It’s been a week since the incident with Rainbow Dash and she hasn't said a word to Anthony, not only that but every time she saw him, she flew out of sight. Who could blame her though... if you had a dream crushed, and had all the hard work that you put into making that dream a reality more or less spat on, anyone would be furious. Although Anthony was in pain from what has happened, life had to continue and he had to start showing the movies again. The word about Anthony's theater has begun to spread outside of Ponyville, and some ponies from out of town have started to travel just to see them, he even had to move everything outside to accommodate the higher number of customers. He was starting to run out of movies he felt comfortable about showing to the ponies, after all, its not like he can show movies like Texas Chain Saw Massacre or The Exorcist. So he just showed Wall-E again and nopony seemed to have minded.

After the movie Twilight came up to Anthony and asked him a few questions, "Hey Anthony, that was a great movie." she said in a voice that clearly sounded like she was trying to cheer him up.

Anthony sighed, "Thanks Twilight."

"So uhm... how are you holding up?" concern filled her voice.

Again a sigh, "Still feels like my heart has been ripped out, but I'll manage."

"Ooh... Okay then... well anyway, I just wanted to tell you that Princess Celestia is going to be at the Sugercube Corner for brunch tomorrow and that your on the list."

"Okay Twilight... I'll be there." Anthony said with no enthusiasm to speak of.

"Alright, I'll be waiting." With that Twilight left Anthony to clean up.

It was the next day and Applejack went into the barn to wake Anthony up, but when she got there Anthony was already up and looking like he didn't get any sleep at.

"Anthony? Are ya alright, you look as if ya didn't get a wink of sleep."

"That's because I didn't." Anthony said with a yawn.

"Well why in tarnation did ya not sleep?"

"Because of the brunch today... I know that Rainbow Dash will be there and I was thinking if I should go or not."

"And you thought about that all night? Well yer' coming, even if Ah have to hogtie ya and drag you there myself."

Anthony sighs, "Please Applejack, I really don't want to go."

"Nope yer' coming, this is the perfect chance for you two to make up... don't make me get the rope."

"Fine." Anthony said with a aggravated voice.

Anthony got off his bed and put on some clothes that Rarity made him a while ago and went with Applejack to the brunch. On the way there they ran into Rarity who complemented Anthony on his choice of attire... and after a long wait Rarity did a loud "AHEM" and the two complemented Rarity's dress as well. When they got to Sugercube Corner there where two guards standing at the door, when the group got to them they said that they were on the list and were let through.

Rainbow Dash was looking away when they entered the shop and she turned around to see who it was, and when her eyes locked with Anthony's she glared at him and turned away. "I knew she was still mad... I better just leave before things get awkward.", "Hey listen... I don't see Fluttershy here, I'll go get her so she's not late." Anthony turn around and went out the door, ignoring the "Wait" that Applejack yelled at him.

Anthony was about halfway to Fluttershy's cottage when he saw her walking his way.

"Oh hello Anthony, why are you all the way out here?"

"I was just on my way to get you Fluttershy."

"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to waste your time..."

"Don't worry about it Fluttershy, I had a feeling that you would have been on time anyway but I just wanted to be sure."

"That was kind of you Anthony, but are you sure that your just not running away?"

Anthony let out a sigh, "Your a lot sharper than you let on huh."

Fluttershy smiled and nodded then continued to walk, "Want to talk about, that is... only if you want to?"

Anthony followed her, "Sorry Fluttershy, I don't feel like it right now, maybe later."

"Okay, no problem."

When they got back to Sugercube Corner they saw Rainbow Dash messing with one of the guards out front then went back inside. They walked up to the door and the guards asked Fluttershy who she was and she got scared and started to walk away.

"Fluttershy get back here." Anthony yelled to her.

She walked back hanging her head and asked, "Yes?"

"Okay listen fellas, she is Fluttershy the holder of the Element of Kindness, I'm pretty sure she's on the list."

The two guards looked at each other and nodded, then let the two pass. Once inside Fluttershy told Anthony, "Thank you" and went off to meet Twilight, the brunch went exactly like in the show, Applejack not know what to eat first, Rarity freaking out about keeping her dress clean, Pinkie Pie being... Pinkie Pie. Not that Anthony really watched any of this since he just went into the kitchen to stay away from Rainbow Dash. When the sounds of the brunch ended Anthony went into the front room and noticed that there was a empty golden bird cage with a bunch of feathers laying on the bottom of it.

"I remember now, this is when Fluttershy steals Celestia's pet bird. Might as well go see how this is going to play out first hand." Anthony started his way to Fluttershy's cottage, the walk was a long one and by the time that Anthony knocked on the door Fluttershy was already starting to give the bird a pill.

"Hello Anthony, what brings you here?" Fluttershy asked

"Just wanted to come chat... if that's okay with you." Anthony said thinking it was a sure fire way to get him inside

"Uhm... okay, but only if you promise not to tell anypony what I'm doing."

"...Okay...I promise."

"Pinkie promise?"

Anthony sighed, "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

Fluttershy giggled, "I'm surprised that you even know the Pinkie promise."

Anthony shrugged, "I heard Pinkie Pie say it a few times.", "Only in the show that is." he thought to himself.

Fluttershy backed up to let Anthony inside and he saw the poor bird seating there on the floor coughing.

"I just tried to give her medicine but she didn't take it, I even put food around it but she just ate all the food around it."

"Well maybe you should just take her back to the Princess, I think she'll know what to do."

"Uhm... I don't think she does... just look at how sick poor Philomena is."

"Okay how about this, we'll do everything that we can do and if nothing works then we take Philomena back, Okay?"

" Okay..."

They tried everything that they could, feeding it soup, tried making it a friend, using the power of singing, a humidifier, aromatherapy, a warm bath, and finally just taping all her feathers back on. Anthony knew it was about time for them to just hand Philomena back to the Princess.

"Fluttershy? I think its about time we stop this, nothing seems to work."

Fluttershy sighed, "Okay... your right, but... we never did talk about what you wanted to talk about."

Now Anthony let out a sigh, "You have to good of a memory Fluttershy."

"It’s fine Anthony, we’re alone here, you don't have to worry about anypony else knowing about whatever is bothering you." Fluttershy said in a claiming voice.

"It's just... I know that Rainbow hates my guts right now and she doesn't want me as a friend anymore. It just... hurts so much, knowing that I hurt her to that extent."

Fluttershy raises her hoof to his shoulder, "Anthony... I've known Rainbow Dash for years now and I know that she might seem very mad right now, but she will get over it in time. Trust me."

"I... Okay Fluttershy... if you say so." Anthony let out a tear and out of the corner of his eye he sees Philomena robbing her eyes in a mocking fashion. "Are you... are you mocking me?." he says looking at the bird

Philomena nods and is now on her stomach pounding her wings and feet on the ground like a child who didn't get what they wanted.

"Stop that you damn bird, here I am letting my feelings out and there you are making fun of me!" Anthony said in a angry voice.

"Uhm... I-I think we just need to claim dow-" Fluttershy was cut off by Philomena who was crying like a baby and somehow got a diaper and bib on.

"Will you stop that! Your starting to piss me off you damn bird!" Anthony said almost reaching the end of his fuse.

"Philomena... please stop." Fluttershy asked.

Philomena stopped her crying only to take out a bottle of milk and started to suck one of its feathers as if its a thumb

"THAT'S IT! That's all I can take!" Anthony went over to Fluttershy's kitchen filled with rage and takes out one of the knifes, walks up to Philomena and slashes at her... only for Fluttershy to jump into the way. Anthony cut Fluttershy's forearm with the knife... it wasn't deep but the amount of blood that came out told anything but. Fluttershy had her forearms around Philomeena and she looked at Anthony... her eyes filled with fear. Anthony started to back away from them, dropping the knife, he tried to say that he was sorry and that it was a accident, but the words choked in his throat. Fluttershy's eyes never wander away from Anthony's, as panic rushed into him he ran out of the house, running passed Twilight who asked "Whats wrong!". Anthony ran all the way to the barn and stayed there the rest of the day. It was around sundown when Applejack came up to the barn.

"Hey uh... Anthony, there's somepony here that wants to see ya." Anthony turns around on his bed and looks, it was Fluttershy who had a bandage where he cut her, his heart ached at the that sight alone but it hurt even more when he looked into her eyes that where still filled with fear.

"Uhm..... h-hi Anthony." Fluttershy put on a fake smile.

"....Hi Fluttershy...I'm...I'm sorry that I...cut you."

She shook her head as if to say it was fine. Anthony got off the bed but when he did Fluttershy flew back several feet with even more fear in her eyes. That was when Anthony knew that the damage as already be done, Fluttershy no longer saw him as a friend, but a monster... Anthony showed the one side of himself that he has been suppressing for years and he showed it to the one pony that would be effected the most. Anthony couldn't bare the pain any longer, he begged Fluttershy to leave as he sat back down on the bed and she left in a heartbeat.

Anthony felt as if he was drowning in sadness, he sobbed quietly the entire night wishing that he had never come to Equestria.

Friends No More

Making the Best of it

Friends No More

Anthony felt that his world was being crushed around him after what he did to Fluttershy. He was just a shell, only existing in the world, he would sleep, eat, and play his movies for the paying ponies all day, ever day. It wasn't until Applejack asked him a question that he thought the honest farm pony would never ask in all her life, that snapped him out of his depression, only to be hit harder still.

"Hey Anthony, ya got a sec?"

Anthony only looked at her and nodded.

"Well Ah was wondering, wouldn't it be a fine idea to raise the prices for yer' movie house?"

Anthony shook his head in disbelief at what she asked, "Wait... what?"

"Now hear me out before ya say no, there has been a lot of ponies comin to see yer' movies and a lot of them look like big wigs and Ah'm sure that they can pay a few more bits than five."

"But what about all the ponies in Ponyville?"

"Ah'm sure they'll understand."

"I'm sorry Applejack but no. If I did that then I'm no better than the rest monsters that charge a hoof and a flank."

"Now listen here Anthony, Ah'm letting you live here on my property and Ah'm letting you play yer' silly movies on my property, the least ya can do is help the farm anyway you can right?" Applejack said pretty aggressively.

"Applejack... I do pay rent... also I've never heard you once say that the farm is in financial trouble since I started the theater. I'm more or less sure that your just letting the bits go to your head."

"Ah don't have ta sit here being lectured by somepony who just sits around all day!" Applejack walks off only to turn around, "Oh and yer' rent... its doubled now." she continues into the apple trees.

Anthony stood there watching Applejack vanish into the trees and thought to himself, "What the buck just happened? There is no way that the bearer of honesty would be so... greedy. I think I need to pay a visit to Twilight." Anthony left Sweet Apple Acres and went to see Twilight. Along the way though Anthony noticed a huge amount of new faces in town, the streets were almost unwalkable do to how dense the crowd was, not only that but simple chatter of the crowd was deafening loud.

Once Anthony got to the library he knocked on the door as hard as he could to make sure that Twilight or Spike could hear it. A few moments later Spike opened the door and greeted Anthony, " Hey Anthony, hows it going?" Spike said sounding like he wasn't pleased to see Anthony.

"We have a problem with Appl-" Anthony was cut off by Spike.

"You think you have a problem? I'm the one dealing with Twilight who's gotten information deprived since its so loud outside."

"Well can I come in to talk to her, its kind of important?"

"I don't know Anthony... I think she's blaming you for everypony being here."

"Oh... well I still need to talk to her, so can please come in?"

"Okay but don't say I didn't warn ya."

Anthony walked into the library and Spike shut the door behind him, he got into the main room only to see Twilight pacing back and forth with her mane messed up and wearing a weird smile, "Uhm... hi Twilight." Anthony said a little nervously.

Twilight snapped her head to Anthony, "Hello Anthony... how are you today?" she said still clenching her teeth.

"Uhm... I'm doing good but uh... Applejack wasn't acting like her self earlier."

Twilight stated walking toward Anthony, "Really? I think that anypony would be acting weird if they had to DEAL WITH THE CONSTANT TALKING OF EVERYPONY!" Twilight started to yell when she was just inches away from Anthony's face.

Anthony starting to back away, "I think that I came here at a bad time."

REALLY? A BAD TIME? Well if you would just take your theater and GO AWAY and take EVERYPONY with you then I would be having a GREAT TIME!"

Twilight's word felt like daggers to Anthony as he absorbed them, "Did you...did you just tell me to leave Ponyville?"

"YES NOW GO!" Twilight heartlessly said.

Anthony turned around and headed to the door with Spike following him, "Don't take it to seriously dude, when she gets like this she can say some really terrible things." Spike said trying to cheer him up.

"Thanks Spike, I needed to hear that."

"No problem, if you need some more cheering up you should go see Pinkie Pie."

He nodded, "Yeah... I think I will."

Anthony left the library and walked trough the dense crowd and went to Sugercube Corner. The store was crowded and he went to the front of the of the line to ask Mrs. Cake something, "Hello Mrs. Cake, is Pinkie Pie working now?"

"No dear, she's in her room up stairs."

"Really? Shouldn't she be working when there's this many customers?"

"Well normally yes, but she's uhm... planing."

"Oh... well can I go up to see her?"

"Yes but, you might not want to right now... how should I put this nicely-"

"She's gone crazy." Mr. Cake cut in.

Mrs. Cake nodded, "Not what I would have said, but yes. You can go up if you want, but I wouldn't."

Anthony gulped and nodded, I think I'll just go see." The couple nodded and Anthony went to the stairs and climbed up them, he stopped once he heard Pinkie Pie's voice.

"So... many... ponies... so... little... time." Pinkie said sounding a little crazy.

"What is she talking about?" Anthony thought.

"Too many parties to plan, too many ponies, too many parties, too many bucking ponies."

"Oh shit, I think she just overloaded."

"I am not OVERLOADING, THERE'S JUST TOO MANY BUCKING PONIES!" Pinkie Pie yelled turning her head to Anthony, who was way more shocked at how she just read his mind then her yelling.

Anthony just started to step down the stairs wide eyed and walked out of Sugercube Corner, only to hear Mrs. Cake say, "I tried to tell him." and then Mr. Cake, "I know Sweety, I know."

Anthony only had one more friend that he could turn to at this point, Rarity. But when he got to Carousel Boutique he couldn't even get inside, there where to many rich looking ponies that blocked his way. He gave up trying to squeeze through them and decided that there was only one pony that might talk to him, but he knew she wouldn't like it.

He went to Fluttershy's cottage, he knew that she was still afraid of him but he just needed someone to talk to. Anthony knocked on the door and in a few moments he heard Fluttershy speak, "Uhm... who is it?"

"It’s me Fluttershy, Anthony."

There was a long pause before Fluttershy spoke up once more, "What... what do you need?"

"I just... needed somepony to talk to and your the only one who I thought would listen. I know your afraid of me still, so if you would like... can we just talk through the door?"

"I think that would be for the best... so what did you need to... t-talk about?"

Anthony sits on the step in font of the door, "It’s just that... everypony I know is no longer my friend. Rainbow Dash hates me, Applejack turned greedy, Twilight wants me gone, Pinkie has gone crazy, crazy, Rarity was swamped with business, and you're scared of me and I can't think of a way to fix everything."

Again a long pause, "I'm s-sorry, I don't know what to say."

"It’s okay Fluttershy... I didn't expect you to... and one more thing Fluttershy... I'm sorry for what I did to you."

"I know you are Anthony... It’s just that I'm afraid of how easily you lost control."

"Honestly Fluttershy... so am I." Anthony said as he stood up with a tear falling from his eye and walked done the path. Fluttershy opened the door with tears falling down her face, she wanted to go over to him to try and comfort Anthony, but her fear stopped her from moving to his side and she hated herself for it.

Early Return

Making the Best of it

Early Return

Anthony, feeling like the world could end right now, was going back to the barn just to sulk. Once he got to the farm, he looked up and saw Rainbow Dash chasing a... pink cloud? Anthony just shrugged it off and went into the barn and in a few minutes heard Rainbow Dash and Applejack yell, so he got himself up and went outside and went wide eyed at the scene before him.

Pink clouds filled the sky raining chocolate milk, fields of popcorn with a Pinkie Pie swimming through them, giant apples growing from the trees, and a herd of bunnies with house like legs, "Noooo... noo... he shouldn't be out now, not until after the Grand Galloping Gala."

Anthony stood there as he watched his six former friends go into action, Rainbow Dash rounded up the canteen candy clouds up into a ball, Applejack lassoed the clouds and brought them down to earth, and Fluttershy used reverse psychology on the animals to make them eat the chocolate milk filled canteen candy clouds. After that was done Anthony ran over to the ponies with one thing on his mind, "Have to make sure that Discord doesn't mess with there friendship this time around."

He got to the six ponies as Twilight was in mid-sentence, "...there's nothing that we can't overcome when we all work together." Then Spike burped out the letter, Twilight picked it up with telekinesis and gasped, "Come on girls, Princess Celestia wants see us all in Canterlot immediately!"

Anthony got up to them catching his breath, "Wait... we need to... go to the library first..."

"Why? We can't be wasting time, the Princess said immediately." Twilight said sounding aggravated.

"Okay let me put it this way, either we waste a little bit of time or, we all have a very bad day."

"You mean worse than it is?" Twilight said with a snort.

"Yes Twilight, much MUCH WORSE!"

Spike spoke up, "Come on Twilight, if anything it will only be a few minutes."

"Fine, but this better be good." Anthony nodded and Twilight teleported them to the library.

"Okay Spike, can you find the reference guide to the Elements of Harmony for me?"

"Elements of Harmony? Oh I know exactly where that is." Spike ran over to some ladders and pulled out the book and handed it to Anthony.

Anthony gulped, "Hope their in here, or else Twilight is going to kill me." Anthony slowly opened the book and found, that the Elements of Harmony were not around.

"So what are you looking for already?" Twilight asked with a bit if anger.

Anthony sighed, "Nothing now... okay time to go to the Princess."

Twilight gave him a angry look and then teleported everyone to Canterlot castle thrown room, "Sorry we're late Princess Celestia, somepony had to look at a book." Looking at Anthony when she said it

Anthony rolled his eyes and thought, "We probably got here faster since you teleported us instead of running here."

"Thank you all for coming but please, follow me, we don't have much time." Celestia said as she walked off with everyone following suit. They walked down a hall that had stained glass windows that showed the stories of major events.

As they walked down the path Anthony thought to himself, "Okay, the elements weren't in the book, so that must mean that Discord hasn't started his game yet, if so I have to do everything in my power to stop them from going into the maze."

When they got to the end of the hall Celestia told the group the story of Discord and that she and her sister can no longer us the Elements of Harmony to defeat him and that only they can. Celestia opened the magic door and found that the elements were missing. Just then Discord made his first appearance and eventually told them the riddle, "To retrieve your missing elements, just make sense of these change of events, twist and turns are my master plan, then find the elements back where you began." Then Discord disappeared.

"Can we go home now?" Fluttershy said with fear in her voice.

"What do you reckon he meant by twist and turns and ending back where we started?" Applejack asked.

"Twist and turns... twist and turns... twist and turns that's it! I think Discord hid the elements in the palace labyrinth!" Twilight came to a conclusion.

"No Twilight, their not in the labyrinth, their back at the library." Anthony brought up.

"Of course the elements are in the labyrinth, it makes perfect sense." Twilight said feeling like Anthony was just wasting their time.

"Think about it Twilight... "Twist and turns are my master plan." So that must mean that he wants us to go into the maze, "Then find the elements back where you began." that would mean the library... Please Twilight, trust me for once, just trust me."

"Why should they trust you, when you can't even trust them?" Discord reappears before them.

"What are you talking about Discord, I trust them more then anyone else!" Anthony yelled that the draconequus.

"What am I talking about? Hmm I don't know, how about this?" with a snap of his fingers Anthony's laptop popped into existence and Anthony's eyes went wide, "There it is, I knew that you knew what I was talking about. Lets see here... how do I work this thing hmm...forget it." with another snap of the finger the laptop grew in size and had the first episode of My Little Pony playing on it. Everypony wore confused looks, even Celestia was baffled at what she was seeing, "You see my little ponies, in his world we are all fiction. He didn't really want to be your friends, he just wanted to live out his fantasy living here."

"Thanks not true! I love these girls like family and I would never do anything to hurt them, that's why I never showed them this and why I never got rid of it, to know how to protect them from what hardship that they will face!"

"Really? and how did that work out for you?" Discord snapped his finger and the episode switched to Sonic Rainboom episode, right at the part when Dash dose the Sonic Rainboom, "If you wouldn't have interfered then Dashie would have done that Sonic Rainboom and won the competition."

"Wait WHAT! I would have WON!" Dash yelled.

"Yep." Discord said with a smirk, "Also, if you didn't want to see how Fluttershy took care of that bird then you would have never cut her."

"HE DID WHAT NOW!?!" Applejack and Rarity yelled at the same time, "Why didn't you tell us?" Rarity continued.

"Uhm... I-I didn't want everypony to get m-mad at Anthony." Fluttershy said getting lower to the floor with each word.

"Well... my work here is done. TATA" Discord vanished again leaving glaring eyes on Anthony.

After some moments Twilight finally said, "Come on girls, we need to get to the labyrinth and stop Discord."

"Please Twilight, you can't go there, its a trap!" Anthony tried to plead.

"LOOK, we will deal with you later, but right now we need to beat Discord. So stay out of our way." The Holders of Harmony left Anthony behind as they left to the labyrinth and Anthony followed them. When they got to the entrances of the maze, Twilight noticed Anthony followed them, "Didn't I tell you not to get in our way!" Twilight yelled at him.

"And I wont be in your way, the moment you all step in there walls are going to separate you and Discord will pick you off one by one."

"HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? Are you a spy... a psychic spy?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"No Pinkie... I watched the show and know what is about to happen."

"Really? Then whats gonna happen?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Well you were planing on just flying over the maze to find the elements and then Discord was going to come out and take your guy's wings and horns and tell you the rules, which are-" Anthony was cut off.

"No flying and no magic!!" Rainbow's and Fluttershy's wings vanished along with Twilight's and Rarity's horns. " And rule two is-" Discord was cut off.

"Everypony must participate or else you win." Anthony said.

"Close, everyONE must participate or else I win. That includes you." Discord said pointing at Anthony.

"I was planing on it Discord." Anthony said glaring at Discord.

"Oooh so much anger, I love it, this is going to be the most fun I've had in years." Discord vanished again.

The ponies looked at Anthony, his eyes filled with rage. They could feel his anger radiating off him, no one said a word. They walked into the maze and sure enough the walls came up separating them and they started on there journey to find the elements that weren't there, but Anthony only went in there to find answers such as, how did Discord know about the videos on Anthony's laptop and how he knew about the show in his world.

---------------Authors Notes---------------

Hello everyone just felt the need to tell you that the next chapter will be the ending and a LOT of crazy stuff will be explained, so look forward to that!!!

Also the plan was to do this all in one chapter but I decided that it should be two, so sorry for the abrupt end here again.

Unwanted Sendoff

Making the Best of it

Unwanted Sendoff

Separated from his friends, Anthony walked his path of the labyrinth. It took him longer than what he thought it would, but he finally got to a clearing, and from the looks of it, it was custom made for him, but he felt sick from the sight. The clearing was filled with My Little Pony merchandise, from toys to clothes, from jewelry to everything else. Six of the toys that looked like his friends started to grow to the size of the originals and walked over to him and started to talk, mimicking their voices.

They all said the same thing in unison, "This is how you truly see us... you don't love us... you just use us to live out your sad fantasy's with..." then they just repeated those words over and over again.

Anthony's anger was about to boil over, but instead of exploding he took a deep breath to calm himself then spoke up, "Discord! Come out here already, your cheep trick won't work on me."

"Oh come now, you should be having more fun with this." Discord's face appeared on the over sized Twilight toy, "Do you know how hard it is to make this much stuff? I have to snap my finger and it hurts some times."

"I have a few questions for you Discord, then I'm leaving."

"Normally I would say no, but because I know that it will do more harm than good... shoot."

"Okay first, how did you know that I had the show on my laptop?"

"That's easy, because I picked you."

"Picked me?"

Discord sighed, "Yes picked you, what else do you think brought you here?

"Wait... you’re the one who brought me to Equestria? Why?"

"Well you see, the first time that the Bearers of Harmony defeated me, I came up with a plan or should I say my future self did. Anyway I came up with a plan, when I was trapped in stone I used the last of my powers to send ME the plan to beat the Bearers of Harmony and-" Discord was cut off.

"Wait that doesn't make sense."

"Hello? My name is Discord, what I do doesn't NEED to make sense. Anyway with my power slowly coming back I teleported you to spread a little chaos. But that plan FAILED."

"What do you mean? As you pointed out back at the castle, it worked."

"No what you where supposed to do was spread terror for just being there, humans are supposed to be creatures of chaos, but those ponies took you in AND you even helped them with those Parasprites, taking away from the chaos that SHOULD have happened, but then I came up with a better plan. I planted the seeds of chaos in each of your hearts."

"You did what?"

"Yep, I placed greed in honest Applejack, anger in loyal Rainbow Dash and magical Twilight, fear in the kind Fluttershy, made the generous Rarity a megalomania, and as for the laughable Pinkie Pie... I honestly didn't do anything to her, and as for YOU, I hit you twice, once with doubt and again with anger."

"Why... why did you need to mess with us?"

"Because I feed off disharmony, and with all of it that you caused I was able to break free faster, and now with how the situation is, I don't even have to lift a finger."

"Fine... second question, how did you even know that show existed?"

"That's a other easy one, because I am the more or less the creator of My Little Pony! You see when I was still trapped in the stone, before I brought you here, I followed what the Bearers of Harmony where doing, past, present, and future, and sent what I saw to your world, and it just so happened to go into the head of someone who turned it into a show. I knew that if ponies thought that their world was just fiction then that would bring way more discord than I ever could."

"Wait, then your saying that this world is real?"

"Yep, but its not like you can convince them to think otherwise after what I showed them."

"But when you showed it to the others they didn't seem to care."

"Yes, I realized that too, they seem more down to earth than most, well... besides for the one." Discord smiled.

Anthony's eyes grew wide as he realized who Discord was talking about, "...Twilight."

Discord jumped out of the toy and yelled, "BINGO! She's probably questioning everything that she knows right about now, she might even decide to... end it all? Well it’s time for me to start playing with their heads, TATA" With that, Discord vanished and Anthony panicked. He had to find Twilight before she goes off the deep end, so he ran back into the maze to find his friend.

He finally found her after awhile, Twilight was rolling back and forth in the pony equivalent of the fetal position, she was saying things like, "Everything is fake, everything I know is a lie, My very existence is a lie." Anthony ran over to the confused pony and grabbed her and shook her lightly, to try and snap her out of it. It wasn't working so Anthony did the only thing that he could, he slapped Twilight across the face and she snapped out of.

"What was that for?!" Twilight yelled as she put her hoof to her face.

"Did you feel that?" Anthony asked.

"Yeah, and it HURT!!" Twilight yelled sounding mad.

"Good, because that proves that you are real Twilight." Twilight looked at him weird and Anthony continued, "If you can feel pain or happiness or anything else then you exist Twilight, Even if this world is a fictional place as long as you can feel then it's real to you and that's all that matters." Twilight looked away to contemplate his words and she slowly nodded. Anthony let go of her and they both got up, "Alright, we need to find the others. I know the way to defeat Discord but I need your help Twilight. Now then, Discord will give Rainbow back her wings and he will win the game, so before that we need to find the others and when we do, I need you cast some sort of memory reminder spell on them, to remind them of all the good times that you guys spent together."

Twilight nodded, "Leave it to me."

And so they walked the maze, finding their friends along the way, but instead of them being changed for too long, Twilight cast the spell and cured them of Discord's brainwashing on sight. Once most of the friends had been gathered they saw Rainbow Dash fly out of the maze and Discord made the maze vanish, declaring that he won. But Discord noticed something out of place.

"Uhm, why aren't you ponies at each others throats?" Discord said with a puzzled look.

"Because you forgot that I knew the show Discord and that I know how to defeat you."

"But that's cheating!"

"I only used what you so kindly gave to my people and used it against you."

"Hmm two can play at that game." Discord snapped his fingers and vanished.

"What did he mean by that?" Twilight asked Anthony.

"I'm not sure, but we need to get to the library right away."

"But what about Rainbow Dash?" Pinkie brought up.

"Don't worry, you'll find her after were done at the library." Anthony assured her.

Instead of walking back to the library Anthony asked Twilight to just teleport them back to save time, her horn glowed then in a flash of light they where back at the library. Anthony left the book on the table so it was easy enough to find.

"The elements should be in this book." Anthony said while opening the book, but to his surprise the elements weren't there, "What the? The elements aren't here. Discord must have put them somewhere else."

"B-But where?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'm not sure, in the show they where in this book. This must be what Discord meant by "two can play at that game." he might be using my knowledge of the show against us."

"Great, how are we going to find out where the elements are?" Twilight asked.

"Just because Discord is changing his plans around doesn't mean that he isn't playing by the rules. So the answer should still be in the riddle." Anthony thought for a minute, "Okay here is the plan, Twilight and I will think what the riddle might mean and the rest of you go find Rainbow Dash and when you find her just throw a rope around her and drag her back here, that's the only way to help her."

The others nodded and left the library, Twilight looked at Anthony and asked, "So how are we going to figure out this riddle?"

"Well he said we’ll find the elements back where we began. So that could mean a number of places."

"Well then, we should start thinking."

Anthony nodded and thought, "Hmm... find the elements back where you began... only two places come to mind, the old castle where they first became the Bearers of Harmony or the place where Twilight and Spike where at in the first episode."

"I think I know where they might be." Anthony said to Twilight, "I think that they are either at the castle where you guys defeated Nightmare Moon or where you and Spike where staying at before you came to Ponyville."

"Why would they be there?"

"Think about it, "where you began." The only places that come to mind are those two, since they are the places that you began."

The door opened and standing there was Fluttershy, "We got her!" Twilight and Anthony nodded and followed Fluttershy to where the kicking Rainbow Dash struggled to get free. Twilight put her horn to Dash's head and Dash stopped the pointless struggle.

"Ahh... what happened?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"No time to explain, we need you and Fluttershy to fly to the castle where you defeated Nightmare Moon and to look for the elements there, and Twilight and Rarity should go to where Twilight was staying in Canterlot to also look for the elements."

"What about me and Pinkie Pie?" Applejack asked

"Um, for now we wait." Anthony said thinking of nothing that the two can do.

"So find the elements and bring them back, got it." Rainbow Dash flew off to the Everfree Forest with Fluttershy slowly following.

"We'll be back in a flash." Twilight said as she teleported herself and Rarity to Canterlot.

The other three went back into the library to wait for the others. About an hour later Twilight and Rarity telepoted back with frowns on their faces.

"We couldn't find the elements anywhere." Twilight said sadly.

"Even after covering ourselves in dust." Rarity complained.

"If they weren't there then they gotta be at the castle. We just have to wait for Dash and Fluttershy to get back." Just then Rainbow Dash came through the window.

"Hey guys, I don't know how to tell you this but the elements weren't there."

"Are you sure you guys searched the entire castle? Twilight asked.

"Yeah, every inch and came up with nothing." Rainbow confirmed.

Anthony got up and started pacing, "Shit... think brain, think... where you began, where you began, where you began... where you began... that's it! If Discord really was using what I know about the show then it was stupid of me to think that the elements would be at those places."

"What are ya talking about now?" Applejack asked.

"I know where the elements are, their at the place where I first came to Equestria... in the Everfree Forest." he looked at Rainbow Dash, "Rainbow, your coming with me. When we find the elements I'm going to need you to fly back here and defeat Discord."

"Anthony, you can't go in there with just the two of you." Twilight pointed out.

"I did it before by myself and besides, this time I'll be prepared.

Anthony got a bag and filled it with supplies, food, rope, a fire starter, and a cast iron skillet just to be safe. Twilight teleported them to the Fluttershy's cottage and the two went into the fearful forest to find the elements. It took them awhile but they soon heard singing, Anthony knowing who it was ran ahead with Dash following, they got to the rivers edge and looked around to find no one but soon enough Anthony saw the water bulging out and was faced with an old friend.

"MUUUUSTAAAAACHE!" The purple sea serpent sang as it burst out of the water.

"Steven Magnet! It’s been to long my friend!" Anthony yelled at the serpent.

"Ooh Sir Anthony... it’s been too long indeed, how have you been?" Steven asked getting closer.

"I've been doing fine thanks to you. I see you haven't let your singing get rusty." Rainbow poked Anthony's side, "Oh that's right... I'm sorry Steven but we must get going, can you help me across river?"

"No problem, just grab my tail. Steven moved his tail over to Anthony and he sat on it and was moved across the river.

"Thanks Steven, when I come back around we can catch up then alright?"

"I'll be looking forward to it Sir Anthony." Steven waved and Anthony waved back.

It took awhile but they found where they needed to be, the spot where it all began. They scanned the area but didn't see the elements, "Wheres the elements?" Rainbow Dash asked still looking around.

"I'm not sure but they have to be around here somewhere." just then they heard the shaking of a nearby bush. Dash got behind Anthony ready for whatever creature would come out. Anthony could feel Dash shaking like a leaf and sighed. Then took a few steps closer to the bush. Rainbow Dash gasped when he did and tried to stop him, but Anthony had a feeling that he knew what it was So he went up to the bush and opened it up with his hands, and sure enough it was a cute little bunny that was sleeping with the elements around it. Anthony carefully picked up the elements and put them in a bag and gave it Dash, "Here you go Dash, now fly back to Ponyville and stop Discord."

"But what about you? You might get attacked by something out here."

"I'll be fine. That's why I brought the skillet."

"Fine, but be back as fast as you can." Dash flew off toward Ponyville.

Anthony sat down where he thought he’d woken up when he first got to Equestria and looked up to the sky which was a greenish color and after about ten or so minutes it changed back to the blue that it was normally.

"Guess that means they defeated Discord an- HNNNNNNNGGGGG" Sudden pain filled Anthony's body... the pain was to intense for Anthony to stay conscious for long and he blacked out...

Anthony heard people talking next to him and soon he opened his eyes. It was Twilight and the rest, looking over him, "What... what happened?"

"We’re not sure... Rainbow found you where she left you and you where unconscious." Twilight said.

"I knew I shouldn't have left you Anthony." Rainbow Dash said with tears in her eyes.

"It's okay Dash... you guys needed to defeat Discord." Anthony reached out to pat Dash's head but stopped and looked at his hand... or what was left of it. It was mostly transparent, he looked at his other and it was in the same state. Anthony tried to touch his face but his hands went right though it, "Guys... whats going on?" Anthony said with panic in his voice.

"I think I should be the one to explain it." Princess Celestia came into the room with a saddened expression on her face, "You see Anthony... Discord was to the one who brought you here... and it was his power that kept you here. Once he was turned back to stone that power faded and now you are... disappearing from our world... and not only that but I believe that you may forget everything that happened here..." Celestia had tears falling from here eyes.

"But... but I don't want to go or forget... being here was the happiest time of my life... I wouldn't mind going back as long as I keep my memory's but... but it’s not fair... I don't want to go back...back to the way I was." Anthony cried out, choking on his words.

"Don't worry Anthony... you might forget your time here but you will never forget the feeling that you shared with everypony... I don't know how much time you have left, but you should fill what time you do have with happiness." Celestia said and she walked out of the room.

Over the next two days Anthony's time was filled happiness, he had the time of his life. It was at a party that Pinkie Pie planed that Anthony had the most fun, everyone was laughing with their eyes closed when they finally noticed that they couldn't hear Anthony laughing, when they opened their eyes to see what was wrong with their friend... all they saw was orbs of light hovering upward...

"Ow... what happened? Did I trip?" Anthony said when he got himself off the ground, "Well better get home... Garrett is going to need a ride tomorrow for sure." Anthony walked a little further down the road and felt something on his face, "What the... tears? Why in the world am I crying?" Anthony tired wipe them away but they wouldn't stop and they didn't stop until he went to bed.

It was the next morning and Anthony got up, still a little weirded out by how he couldn't stop crying last night, he just shrugged it off and went to go pick up his friend Garrett. Anthony decided to walk there because he felt as though he was a lot healthier for some reason, he could even see his feet now..."What the hell? How the buck did I lose that much weight in one night... and when the fuck did I start saying buck?" Again he just shrugged it of, free weight lost, no need to question it.

When he got to the blue house he noticed that Garrett's car wasn't there, "Walked all that way for nothing. Might as well say hi." He walked over to the door and knocked, after a few moments Jared opened the door with a shocked expression.

"Dude where the hell have you been? You've been gone for like a week!" Jared yelled at Anthony

"No I haven't... I just walked home from here last night..."

"Dude... that was ten days ago... and what the hell happened to you? You lost a lot of weight. Come on in we can talk inside." Jared let Anthony in and went to the living room, "So where have you been? Or do you even know?"

"Well if what you say is true then, I have no idea where I was."

"Well that's fine... as long as you’re alive that's all the matters. I'm going to give Garrett a call, the dude has been worried sick about you, he thought that your disappearance was his fault. Got to say though dude... you seem a lot more open then at the party, maybe where you disappeared to helped with that." Jared said jokingly.

But Anthony felt like what he said might have been true to some extent. What if where he ended up really did change him but he just couldn't remember for some reason... the memories right there, but just out reach it... Anthony knew that these feelings would never leave him.

---------------Authors Notes---------------

Well that was a fun last chapter, didn't think it would be over 3000 words that's for sure.

Anyway I would like to thank you guys from some good feedback, seriously thank you

And a shout out for King Trollestia who was kind enough to offer to be the editor, thank you kind sir.

Epilogue

Making the Best of it

Epilogue

It’s been a few months since Anthony's time in Equestria and he still had no memories of his time there, but life went on and he didn't really think of it anymore. Life was going good for Anthony, he grew out of his shell, he had a lot of good friends, he even got a job at the local movie theater and he met a girl that works there that he likes. Then one day when he was channel surfing, Anthony came across an old episode of My Little Pony and for a reason that he couldn't place his finger on, he loved it, but it seemed more than a show to him, almost like he knew the characters. Anthony went online and before he knew it, he watched all the episodes, but the newer episodes seemed somehow soulless. But still he waited for the next episode to be released.

A week passed and the next episode was up, but this episode somehow felt familiar to Anthony. It opened up with Fluttershy who was taking care of the animals outside her cottage, then she saw a tan stallion that had a curly brown mane and a cutie mark that was a movie reel, laying just outside the Everfree Forest. The poor pony was covered in cuts and he was dirty, after the episode intro the scene cut to this pony waking up and Fluttershy flew over with some soup and told him to eat up. After he was done he told Fluttershy that his name was Wallie and that he was not from around Equestria, and that he showed movies from his homeland to make his way around. Eventually he set up his movie equipment at Sweet Apple Acres and it was a hit. Throughout the episode more and more ponies came to see the movies that he showed and Ponyville came over populated with these newcomers. He asked the mane six to meet him at Twilight's place to tell them something, once they where all there Wallie told them that he had fun but it was time for him to leave Ponyville. The six protested but he told them that his time was up and there was nothing that anypony could do about it. Wallie left the library, then a moment later the six ran out to sendoff their new friend, but all they saw was him vanishing into orbs of light flying off into the havens.

When the orbs were flying up Anthony paused the video, he felt that something was very different about this episode, then he noticed something about the orbs of light. He noticed that if you drew a line between a cluster of orbs it made out a poor looking "G". Anthony got a piece of paper and marked where the orbs where on the screen, after that was done he connected the dots and was speechless at what he read. The hidden note read "Good bye Anthony", Anthony's eyes started to water, his mind was slowly being filled with the memory's that had been locked away. The memories of his time in Equestria filled his heart with a multitude of different emotions.

"How is this happening? I thought that Celestia said that I would forget all my memory's." Anthony said to himself.

"I said may forget all your memory's Anthony."

Anthony's eyes went wide as he heard Celestia's voice in his head, "C-Celestia? How are you talking to me?"

"Well after all this time, I finally found out the way Discord sent images to you world and have done so myself, although its hard to send the images, my thoughts are easy enough."

"Okay... but can you explain how I remembered all of this?"

"You see Anthony, memories are never truly forgotten, they are just locked deep in your heart. All I did was remind you that they where there."

"... Thank you Celestia, but what happens now?"

"Now I will take my leave, seeing as you are happy in your world there is no need for me to bring you back, and don't worry, I will continue to send Twilight and her friends adventurers to the same people Discord did, if only to make sure that you can at least know how they are."

Tears started to fall from Anthony's eyes, "Thank you Princess Celestia, I will never forget your kindness."

"Good bye Anthony, I hope that you have a wonderful life." With that, Anthony felt that Celestia's presence was gone.

Anthony wiped away his tears and continued to live his life to the fullest. And true to her word, Celestia helped the show continue and even though Anthony knew he would never see his friends in person again, he was happy to know that they were all still living their lives happily and that was enough for him.

Finding Your Way

Making the Best of it

Finding Your Way

A couple of days have passed since Anthony became a resident of Ponyville. During that time he got a little more used to living here and getting out of his shell, if only a little. He still didn't have his own place to live so he just stayed with Twilight and Spike, but soon felt that he was just taking advantage of their kindness. After all, if was going to be staying in Equestria for... who knows how long, he should really find his own place and find some work to do. He asked Twilight about work but she didn't give him a real answer, all she told him was to ask her friends if they could give him something to do.

It was not Anthony's day. He almost burned down Sugercube Corner, needled his finger TWICE at Rarity's, got attacked by a BEAR at Fluttershy's and he didn't even want to try working at Rainbow Dash's job even if he could.

After the failure at Fluttershy's place, Anthony decided to try asking Applejack if he could work at the farm. As he walked done the road to Sweet Apple Acres he took in the sheer size of the farm. Apple trees as far as the eye could see... it was kind of intimidating. If he did end up working here, he knew that everyday would be a pain, but work was work, and he needed the money or bits as they called it here. Anthony finally got to the front gate and entered into Sweet Apple Acres, where he saw Applejack carrying a couple of bushels hanging on both her sides into the barn.

Anthony jogged over to the farm pony. "Hello Applejack, how are you today?" Anthony asked, not that he really cared but he needed to start a conversation somehow.

"Well howdy there Anthony, Ah’ve been havin’ a great day, thanks for askin’."

"Good good... uh can I ask you a question?" Anthony says while scratching the back of his head.

"Uhm... if it ain't personal, shoot."

"No its not personal, I was just wondering if you would let me work here for some bits?"

"That all? Sure we can try ya’ out, come on, I still have some more tress to buck before Ah'm done for the day." She walks back into the forest of apple trees and Anthony followed suit. They walked until they came upon a tree that had some bushels siting around it. "Alright Anthony, try and get the apples to fall off the tree."

"Your kidding right? I can't do that Applejack, I'm way to weak." he said shacking his head.

"Come on, ya won't know till ya try."

"No I'm fairly certain that I can't."

"Tell ya what, if you at least try, Ah'll pay ya the bits."

"Fine, but only if that comes with a free icepack." Applejack nodded with a smile. Anthony backs up a few yards to get a running start and gets into position. "I'm going to be paying for this later..." Anthony let out a sigh, then ran as fast as he could and dropped kicked the tree... only for nothing to fall off and a pulse of pain that flew though his body. "SON OF A BITC-" Anthony clamps his hands over his mouth before finishing his sentence.

"Son of a what now?" Applejack said reeling herself back shaking her head

"It's... it's nothing Applejack, that just hurt... a lot" Anthony says holding his legs.

"Well... Okay then... it looks yer' right about yer' own strength. So how bout we switch, Ah'll do the bucking and you do the catching?" Applejack said with a smile.

"That sounded so wrong... get your mind out the gutter, she didn't mean it like that." "Uh... sure Applejack, I could do that." Applejack nodded and turned away from the tree and bucked it without putting much force into it yet somehow all the apples fell into the bushels, he just looked at what happened stunned. "I thought only Pinkie Pie could defy the laws of the universe?" Applejack followed Anthony’s eyes to the bushels.

"Oh that, no ya see these bushels have a spell on them that attract apples like a magnet." Applejack explained

"If that's the case then how am I helping?"

Applejack puts a hoof to her chin. "Uh... you can help me bring them back to the barn."

"Okay... I'll do that then..." Anthony picks one up and finds it to be on the heavy side. "These are heavier than they look."

"Really? They seem light to me." Apple said when hooking two of them up it her sides.

Starting to walk back to the barn Anthony says, "I'm starting to think that I'll never find a job that I'm good at here."

"What d’ya mean?"

"Well I tried cooking with Pinkie Pie at Sugercube Corner and almost burned the place down, I went to Rarity's place and sewed my finger to a shirt twice, I got mauled by a bear at Fluttershy's, and now I'm having trouble carrying a bushel of apples. I can't do anything here in Ponyville."

"Ah know what ya need, how bout you help with the rest of the bushel and come with me, Ah know what will cheer you up."

"If you say so Applejack..."

"Ah know so, so how bout you put a spring in yer' step and get a move on!" she says running ahead. They finally got the last of the bushels in to the barn when the sun was setting. "It's about time, ready to get?"

"As I'll ever be, but what are you planing?"

"It’s a surprise." Applejack smiled. She walked ahead of Anthony.

He says under his breath. "I sure hope it's not a Pinkie Pie party."

The two walk into Ponyville and not a single pony was in site and they end up in front of the library and the lights are off. Anthony lets out a sigh, "Applejack is this what I think it is?"

"Uh what do ya mean?"

"No pony in the streets, you taking me the library to cheer me up, and the lights are off, this is a surprise party isn't it?" Anthony crosses his arms and raises a eye brow.

Applejack starts to panic, "No no... it's not a surprise party..." she puts on a big nervous smile.

Anthony sighs again. "Lets get this over with." He walks up to the door and opens it slowly and goes inside with Applejack behind him. Once the door closes the lights turn on and everypony in Ponyville yells "SURPRISE" Even though Anthony knew it was coming he still jumped at the loudness of the group yell. The party was just like the one in the first episode of MLP, everypony was saying hi but quickly went into there own groups to talk and party. Anthony wasn't feeling it today so he just went to his room to watch some of his anime that he had on the laptop. After only a few minutes there was a knock on the door.

"It’s open." he yelled out. The door opened and Twilight was standing there.

"Are you Okay? You weren't even down there for more than five minutes." Twilight walks over to the bed.

"I just had a long day Twilight, I just want to relax and watch some anime." Anthony looks back at his laptop.

"Anime? What’s that?"

"To put it simply its a art form from my world, anime tells story's in the form of moving pictures."

Twilight moves over to take a look. "So like movies?"

"Equestria has movies?"

"Yeah but their not in color like this, their in black and white and they cost a hoof and flank to go see them."

"Really? how much to go see one?"

"Umm....about 14, 15 bits, and their not even all that good." Twilight shakes her head.

Anthony laughs, "Sounds a lot like my world, it cost 9 through 16 dollars depending where you went." Anthony sighs, "Too bad I wont be able use my laptop any more."

Twilight looks at him, "Why not?"

"Because its almost out of power and I doubt that Equestria uses electricity."

"Umm actually we do, we just use magic power more than electricity."

"Really? Then are there any outlets in here?"

"Yes but their only down stairs and the party's still going on."

Anthony thinks about it for a minute "Hmm... I want to test something, lets go down stairs and find those outlets." Anthony picks up his bags and takes his white bed sheet then heads down stairs with Twilight close behind sporting a puzzled look. They find that the outlets were behind a plant, and Anthony starts hooking up the laptop with the speakers and the projector and tells Twilight to use her magic to lift the sheet into place, the blue screen of the projector aligned with the sheet perfectly and that's when the other ponies started to take notice.

Anthony worked his way to the front of the pack and started his little speech after clearing his throat, "Ahem... mare's and gentle stallion's I just wanted to say thank you for accepting me into Ponyville, and to show my appreciation I would like to show some of my worlds culture, so sit tight and enjoy the movie." After he said the word movie everpony sighed. "Don't worry it will be like nothing you've ever seen, I assure you."

After he made his way back to his laptop he picked one of his favorite movies of all time that he was sure that would WOW the bored ponies, he picked Wall-E and just as he thought the ponies loved it. They laughed, they cried, they even ahhed, they loved every bit of the movie and that was final, Anthony found the one thing he could do to earn bits and make his way forward in Equestria.

Fall of a Rainbow

Making the Best of it

Fall of a Rainbow

It’s been a few weeks since the start of Anthony's theater. In that time he watched the rest of MLP. He also lived through Winter Wrap Up and then a week later there was the Running of the Leaves to make way for... fall? Equestria has some weird weather patterns. Anthony's theater was a huge success, every night would be a full house and the ponies loved everything that he showed. He even got Applejack to start selling her apple goods for a 20-80 cut and he got Rarity to make the Cutie Mark Crusaders small usher costumes.

It was like any other day but then Twilight came to the barn in the morning to ask Applejack and Anthony, who is now living in the barn, to come help clean up the library. They agreed and Twilight said that she would gather up the rest of her friends and that they would meet them there. So Applejack and Anthony where at the library when they saw Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie coming their way.

"Where’s Dash and Fluttershy?" Anthony asked as the others approached.

"We couldn't find them... I hope they’re Okay." Rarity said.

"Oh oh I know where they are! Their out going over Dashie's routine!" Pinkie Pie yelled.

"How do you know that Pinkie? We didn't see them." Twilight asked.

"I don't know!" Pinkie Pie said with a smile.

"Okay... well should we start?"

"Yeah we might as well." Applejack said.

The group moves into the library and is shocked by the mess that Twilight made.

"Hehe, yeah... this week I was studying pretty hard." Twilight said with embarrassment.

"Come on y'all, this mess won't clean it's self."

They started on the cleaning, all but Anthony that is. He had a feeling that he’s seen this before. "Hmm, if I'm right then this is the episode when dash goes to the best young flyers competition. So there's no point in cleaning this up." Anthony went over the couch and sat there while the others worked on cleaning. It wasn't long until Applejack noticed and went over to see whats up.

"Uh Anthony, why ain't ya helpin?" Applejack asked the lazy human.

"Because it will be a wast of energy Applejack."

"What d’ya mean?"

"You'll see when you guys are done." Anthony says getting more comfortable.

Applejack just rolls her eyes and got back to work. They cleaned for about a hour until they where done.

"Thanks a lot girls, this would have taken forever to clean my self." Twilight thanked them

"No problem sugercube, though it would have gone faster if somepony helped !" Applejack aimed at Anthony

Anthony was laying on the couch and as he heard Applejack, he held up three fingers ...then two ...then one ...and when his last finger went down they heard a yell getting louder and louder and then Rainbow Dash crashed through the window and every book was on the floor again. One by one they lifted their heads above the books and Fluttershy landed on the window saying "Wooho... did my cheering do that?"

Anthony laughed, "No Fluttershy, Rainbow did."

"Yeah and that was a lousy performance." Rainbow Dash said rubbing her head.

"I wouldn't say that, I liked how you made the clouds spin." Fluttershy praised.

"I'm not talking about my performance, I'm talking about yours. That was some of the worst cheering I've ever heard."

"Come on Rainbow its not that bad, its cute in a way." Anthony said with the others staring at him, besides Fluttershy who was looking away blushing. "What?... it is." now Anthony started blushing.

"Aaany way... what do you mean be performance?" Twilight asked.

"Ohh yeah, I'm training for the Best Young Flyer Competition in Cloudsdale, but I'm stuck with Fluttershy’s pathetic cheering, I wish you guys could come."

"I'm sure we can, there has to be some sort of spell that can let us walk on clouds, right Twilight?" Anthony asked knowing the answer.

"Yeah there should be but with this mess, it could take awhile." almost on cue Pinkie Pie grabbed a book and gave it to Twilight, "Here it is, thanks Pinkie."

"How'd ya do that?" Applejack asked with a puzzled look.

"The book landed on my face when Dash come through the window, it said something about making wings so why wouldn't it have something to let us walk on clouds." Applejack just stared at her.

"Thanks guys, now there's no way I'm losing the competition." Rainbow Dash said with excitement.

"Yay~..." Fluttershy cheered, Rainbow just looked at her and shook her head.

Twilight cast the cloud walk spell on the land ponies and Anthony. They squeezed into the hot air balloon and took off to Cloudsdale with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy leading the way. When they finally got up to Cloudsdale the group meet three other Pegasus ponies who where calling Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Crash and making her feel as though she wasn't ready for the competition. Fluttershy just made it worst by telling the bullies that not only will Dash win but she will do a Sonic Rainboom. Anthony couldn't just sit there and let Dash wallow in nervousness.

"Don't let them get to you Rainbow, you will do the Sonic Rainboom. You just have to believe you can do it and you will."

"How can you so sure?"

"Trust me Dash, you will do it. I know you will."

"Alright... I'll try, well anyway... since we’re here, wanna check out Cloudsdale?"

They all agreed and they started in the tour, they had no real destination until Applejack asked to see where the weather was made. When they got there they put on a scientist like coats and a helmet, all but Anthony, who only got a helmet. The group saw how snowflakes were made and saw how rainbows were made, and that's where they came across the Pegasus ponies from before.

"Hey look its Rainbow Crash again!" the dark brown one said

"Yeah its Rainbow um nhm uhm CRASH!" the light brown one laughed

"See ya at the competition, to see your hehe Sonic Rainboom HAHAH!" The three flew off laughing leaving Rainbow doubting herself again.

"Don't listen to them Rainbow your going to win that competition for sure." Fluttershy told her

"But I can't do the Sonic Rainboom."

"Rainbow Dash! What did I tell you before? As long as you believe with all your heart, then you can and will do a Sonic Rainboom." Anthony snapped at her.

"I know, I know, but I've never been able to do it agin-" She was cut off by Anthony who placed his hands on both sides of her face to make her not look away.

"Listen Rainbow Dash, you will compete, you will do the Sonic Rainboom, and you will win Okay."

"Okay I'll try." she said with a weak voice.

"Don't say try, say will."

"I will" she said, still with a weak voice.

"What was that I couldn't hear you?"

" I will win." she said a little louder.

" Sorry still couldn't hear you"

" I will win!" she said louder.

" Say it louder!"

" I will WIN!"

" LOUDER!"

Rainbow flew into the sky and yelled, "I WILL WIN!" Everypony in the weather lab stared at her, "Hehe sorry eveypony." she flew back down, "Thanks Anthony... I needed that."

"No problem Rainbow Dash. So when does this competition even start?"

"If we leave now you guys can get the good seats."

And so they went to the coliseum and waited for the competition to start. Princess Celestia made her appearance and the competition was underway. A yellowish pony with a pink mane was the first competitor doing a somewhat decent job and next was Rainbow... Doctor Whooves? That wasn't right...

"Don't tell me she went back to worrying. Dammit Rainbow Dash I thought I got through to you." Anthony thought and let out a sigh.

"Whats wrong?" Fluttershy asked sitting next to him.

"I think Rainbow is having stage fright again."

"How do you know?" She asked again.

"Well she should have been number two and that's clearly not Rainbow Dash."

"How do you know she was going to be number two?" Twilight asked sitting all the way on the other side

"Damn Twilight, being so on top of it.", "That's not important right now, what is important is cheering for Rainbow when shes up." Twilight nodded and let it pass, this time.

They sat there waiting for Rainbow Dash to come out, and as Anthony thought she was the last one to compete, and like in the show she was nervous. Rainbow started her routine and she messed up just like in the show, she didn't go through all the cloud pillars and when she went to spin the clouds she was hit in the face and sent one flying to Celestia. That's when she started flying up to get ready for the Sonic Rainboom and that was when Anthony realized just how much he messed this whole thing up himself.

Anthony's eyes went wide as he realized all the mistakes that he had done, "Shit... shes not going to do it. The only reason she did it in the show was because Rarity was falling to her death. If I didn't suggest the walking on clouds spell first, then maybe it would have happened but, not now. Think there has to be a way to help push her... maybe... maybe I can jump... that's the only way..." Anthony stood up on the cloud and got ready to jump but... he couldn't push himself to do it. Doubt washed over him, "What if she wasn't fast enough, what if the Wonder Bolts didn't see me fall, what if I die..." these are the thoughts that entered his mind as he stood there.

Just then Rainbow Dash started on her dive, she went passed the coliseum and it looked as if she would do it... but at the last second... she was shot back... and failed. Rainbow looked up at her friends with tears in her eyes and before they could say anything she flew off to her cloud home.

The group with heads hanging low went to their hot air balloon.

"Poor Rainbow Dash, she must be devastated." Rarity said sadly

"Yeah... maybe I didn't cheer loud enough." Fluttershy said.

"No Fluttershy, if its anyone's fault its mine." Anthony said hanging his head lower than the others.

"Why do you say that?" Twilight asked

"I... I can't tell you... but can you do me a favor?"

"What?"

"Can you drop me off at Rainbows Dashes place? I think I should be the one to talk to her since I'm the who built her courage up."

"Yeah Okay, we can do that."

"Thanks Twilight."

They got into the hot air balloon and went down, no one said a word. When they got to Rainbow's house instead of having white clouds, they where black and there was no rainbow either. When they landed Anthony got out and told them to stay away but still in sight so that he could get down. They nodded and flew off, Anthony turned around and went to the door and knocked.

"Hello Rainbow Dash you in there?"

"GO AWAY... I DON"T WANNA SEE ANYONE RIGHT KNOW!" Rainbow yelled at him with both anger and sadness in her voice.

"No Rainbow Dash I wont. I need to say what I came here to say!"

"Fine what IS IT!"

"Don't blame yourself Rainbow, If there is ANYONE that you need to blame... BLAME ME!"

"Why? All you did was try to cheer me up. How could it your fault?"

"I... I can't tell you... just know that its my fault and not yours or anypony else!"

"Is... is that true?"

"Yes... yes it is..."

The door opens and Rainbow is staring at Anthony with the most anger that he has ever seen.

"Go away." Rainbow said in a flat voices

"But... but Rain-" Anthony was cut off

"Go away right now." her voice getting more anger

"But Rainbow I just wanted to say I'm sorr-

"GET OFF MY CLOUD RIGHT NOW... I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!" she screamed with enough anger alone to get Anthony to back off, "GO NOW, STOP STANDING THERE AND GOOOO!" it was then that Anthony ran to the edge of the cloud and singled the others to pick him up. He turned around and saw the door slam, sounding like thunder.

When the others got back they asked, "What happened... why are you crying?"

Anthony didn't notice the tears in fact, he hardly noticed anything at all. He just moved into the balloon without saying a word and just stood there... motionless.

The rest of the day was like that for him, he didn't eat for the rest of the day and needless to say there was no movie that night... or for the next few nights...