An Angel, A Demon, and A Gentleman

You know dying isn’t all that great, especially if you get hit by a fast car. There isn’t…you have no idea of what is going on do you? Sorry about that never had to explain dying before. Never died before either. Anyway the names Billy Dunn.  I’m an 18, almost 19, year old brony living in New Jersey. I’m 5 foot 9 with brown hair blue eyes white skin and glasses. I’m not going to lie; I’m not a popular kid. I mean I’m no team captain; I’m just a nerd who isn’t very social and likes MLP. I also happen to be a little fat.  I happen to be at Saint Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill New York. The college is weird where the dorms and actual campus is separated by a road.

So I was heading to my History class in the morning wearing shorts (crazy since it’s winter but I don’t have anything longer that fits), grey sneakers, a yellow shirt with a picture of Fluttershy (best pony) hugging a small boy wearing jeans, a red sweatshirt and glasses, and a black coat. While I was crossing the street a car on my right comes speeding down the road. It was going at least 70 miles an hour maybe 75. (Note: road not highway.)  I unfortunately wasn’t able to get out of the way of the car and was hit by it.  The bad news is that I died as soon as the car hit me.  The good (?) news is that the car drove right into a telephone pole and the driver died on impact.  If you’re wondering how I know it’s really simple, it’s a dead person thing, we see what happens to our killer a few seconds after we die.

So a white light (cliché I know) blinds me and when my vision returns I see nothing but the tops of clouds and three figures in the distance.  As I get closer I see that one is a human, one is an alicorn, and the third is obviously the devil.  The human was a beautiful woman with flowing blonde hair, and baby blue eyes and had a white dress, pearl white feathery wings which was folded in, and a golden halo that I recognized as Ashley Mason from A New Home.  The alicorn had a red mane and a quill and inkwell cutie mark that I recognized as Faust.  The devil was about my height, had a red upper body, two large horns on his forehead, and goat legs.

“Um hello.”

“Ah Mr. Dunn,” Faust said in a calm motherly tone, “We have been expecting you.”

“You have?” I replied nervously.

“Yes, we have an important task for you,” said the Devil in a voice that reminded me way too much of a mix of Jyggalag and Sheogorath from the Shivering Isles expansion of Oblivion.

“Let me guess it involves Toby Mason,” I stated with a deadpan expression.

“How did you know?”

“Ashley’s here so it kind of makes sense.”

“Oh.” Faust replied.

“And before you ask yes I will do it.”

“Why such a quick decision?” Ashley asked curiously.

“Well…your son happens to be the main character of a fan fiction series I like and I think it would be great to meet him in person.  Plus he has had too much pain already in his life and I want to make sure he does not receive much more.”

“How…noble of you,” said the devil in a slightly mocking tone.

“Now I get why Ashley and Faust are concerned about the kid but why you?  From what I know of you, you would not really do or care about something like this.” I said raising an eyebrow.

“It’s not him I’m worried about.  It’s more of where the danger is coming from.”

“And that danger is?”

“His father.”

“What.”

“You heard me.”

“How?”

“Remember the car that killed you?”

“What about it?”

“Guess who was driving it.”

“Still doesn’t explain how he got into Equestria.”

“That I don’t know but we do have a few things to help you” he says while rubbing his temples.

“What things?”

“Well I’m going to be helping you and you get this amulet.” Ashley says as she hands me an amulet that looked like a buff man with horns pointed forward, and tentacles.

“What does it do?” I ask.

“Allows you to summon a kraken.”

Should’ve guessed that.

Hello?

“Wait who said that?”

I did.

“Who are you and where are you?”

I don’t know where I am but it’s me Squishy.  Btw you can talk to me using your thoughts.

Cool…wait Squishy!?

Yep.

But I just made you up as a running joke for my comments in the A New Home series.

Well the series exists.

…Touché

“Having fun?” Faust asks.

“Oh um kind of seeing how I just found out my pet kraken, favorite fan fiction series and the world I always wanted to go to actually exists.” I reply.

I jump as a loud cracking sound emits from behind me.  I turn around to see a door.

“To get to Equestria you must first go through The Door.”  Says Faust.

“The Door?”

“Th-The Door.” Said the Devil

“What is The Door?”

“The Door is everything.” started Faust

“All that once was and all that will be.” continued the Devil

“The Door controls Time and Space, Love and Death.”

“The Door can see into your mind!”

“The Door can see into your soul!”

“Really? The Door can do all that?” I ask.

“Heh no.”

“I hate the both of you.”

“We know” they state smiling.

I sigh while face palming.

“You ready to see Toby again?” I ask Ashley as I turn to her.

“Yes lets go,” she says with a serious face. “I want to protect my baby boy from that monster of a father.”

“So do I Ashley, so do I.”

We head to The Door when I turn back and ask Faust.

“How do I summon Squishy with this thing?”

“Just tell him to come and he shall, even when there is no water near.”

“How does that work?”

“Magic.”

“That figures, well thanks for this and I won’t let you down.”

“I know you won’t.”

I turn and enter The Door and get blinded for a second time in a short while.