Max Plasmaby Maxis122ChaptersChapter 1 : Waking UpChapter 2 : Hello There!Chapter 3 : Standing UpChapter 4 : Races and ClocksChapter 5 : HeroesChapter 6 : A New DayChapter 1 : Waking UpThe ward lay still. A cough from a patient could be heard every now and again but this was all that would happen. The ward with the most silence was the one of Max Plasma. He was the pony with the longest stay at the hospital. No other pony had been there that long and whoever passed his room would be left with an uncomfortable sense of fear. Max was in a coma and had been in it since the fateful accident on that day. He hit his head really hard and this caused him to go into a coma. Thanks to this he wasn’t able to take his final exam. The heartbeat meter was slowly bleeping away and the days rolled on. Max lied there, silent, asleep. Then the heartbeat meter had a sudden surge and life shot into the body of Max Plasma. His eyes shot open and he shot up. His eyes dotted around the room and began muttering words. At this moment a nurse walked past the room and saw Max. For a moment she just disregarded it but then she looked at her papers and it had a picture of Max. It said next to it : Coma. She then had a shock and shouted for somepony. “WHO ARE YOU?! WHERE AM I? AND FOR THAT MATTER WHO AM I?” Max shouted as he looked around the room and tried to think about what was going on. “Please calm down, your scaring the other patients” said the nurse as she looked down the hall. “WAIT WHAT? THERE ARE OTHERS!” Max shouted as he then got out of his bed and looked around. “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ON ME?” Max shouted as he pulled the patient clothing off and threw it on the ground. Then he looked at his hoof and shouted in fear again. Then he looked to the nurse and shouted “WHAT IS THIS, WHAT AM I?”. “You’re a Pegasus, what’s wrong with you Max?” said the nurse. Max continued to look around the room and then the doctor came in. “Calm down Max, it’s ok. You’ve been in a coma for the past few years” said the Doctor. Max looked at the Doctor, still in fear. “What’s a coma and who are you?” said Max. The Doctor recoiled a bit and then thought. “Max, do you know what you second name is?” The Doctor asked. Max thought for a few seconds and then looked hopelessly at the Doctor. “I don’t remember anything” Max said as he then sat down and looked into nothing. The Doctor approached him and sat down next to him. “I think you have a very bad case of amnesia” said the Doctor. Max then stood up again and put his hoof to his head. “What does that mean” Max said as he looked at the Doctor. The Doctor sighed and walked towards the door. “Follow me, it’s time for some explaining” said the Doctor. Max got up and followed the doctor through the door. The doctor led him into a dark room and told him to sit down and wait in there. Max obeyed and waited. A hour passed and Max had fallen asleep again. Then a black suited pony walked into the room. Max then woke up and looked at this pony. This pony had Black hair and white skin. He looked at Max and observed him. Then he threw a parcel of papers onto the table and sat down opposite to Max. “Fascinating” said the pony. Max was a little uncomfortable and he leant back. “So I believe you are Max Plasma”. Then the pony paused and looked to Max for an answer. Max nodded his head and the pony continued. “You were involved in an accident and you were put in a coma. You are a Pegasus and you have still not achieved your flight certificate” said the pony before he stopped and then put the paper back into the packet. He looked at Max again and then he stood up. “That is all we know about you, so now the rest is up to you” said the pony. “But I know hardly anything” said Max, he then looked to the ground again. “Don’t worry, you are being sent to you old home in Ponyville and a unicorn called Twilight Sparkle has been asked to help you” explained the pony. He then walked towards the door and opened it. “Let’s go” said the pony. Max then got off the chair and walked with the pony outside where a cart was waiting for them. They both got in and the stallions pulling the cart then began to move. They were in the air and they were headed for, what Max believed, his house. It only took a few minutes until they got to Max’s house. Max jumped off the cart and the pony shouted down to him “Here you are, now Twilight Sparkle said she would be here in a few minutes. Go inside and wait for here.” Then the cart flew away and Max was left alone. He then turned and walked inside the house. Chapter 2 : Hello There!Max sat in the middle of his house and looked around at the emptiness that he had. What he can do is limited because of the current events and because of his house at the moment. He then looked to the door and it opened to reveal a purple pony standing there. “Hello there, I’m Twilight Sparkle. I believe you are Max Plasma.” “Umm...” Max was hesitant to speak to this pony. “Are you ok?” It was then when Twilight remembered that Max had been in a coma and had amnesia. “I’m sorry; you have amnesia so you must be quite scared at the moment” “Y-y-yeah” Max attempted to speak but the words were just not coming out of his mouth. “It’s ok. There’s no need to be scared” she said with a calm and comfortable voice. “I’m not completely sure about that” Max then noticed Twilights horn. “What’s that thing on your head?” “What thing?” “The pointed thing that’s coming through your hair” Twilight looked up and then sniggered for a moment. “Really” she then laughed for a bit. “Really?” “WHAT?!” Max had a sudden burst of anger as he didn’t understand what was going on. “I knew that you forgotten stuff but... of never mind. This is my horn” she pointed to her horn to show Max. Max looked at it and then just accepted it as it was. “So, what are you here for?” Max asked as she had to have a reason to be here. Twilight then pulled a book out of her bag and placed it on the table in front of Max. “This book has all the workings of Equestria. You should read it so you can understand our world” Twilight said. Max grabbed the book from the table and then opened it. A good thing was that he could still read so he was able to get through the small book. “All done” Max said as he placed the book back onto the table. Twilight then smirked and put the book back in her bag. “How about a test now” she said as she leaned back and looked at Max. “A test? Is that where you ask me questions?” Max asked as he was still trying to get his head around things. “Of course. Now what can Pegasus do that other ponies can’t?” Twilight asked. Max drove his focus back to the page about Pegasus and then he had the answer. “They can control the weather and fly” Max said. Twilight smiled in acknowledgement of a good answer. “Good, now what can unicorns do?” Twilight asked. Max thought again and this was becoming easy. Because his mind was so blank he could easily remember recently discovered things. “Unicorns can use magic” Max said and he was very sure of himself. Twilight nodded in agreement with what he said. “Looks like you know about what you need to know” said Twilight. She then brought out a parcel and gave it to Max. Max examined it for a bit then looked at Twilight with a confused face. “I’m not sure what you want me to do with this” Max said as continued to examine it. “Give it here” Twilight said and Max handed it over. She opened it and put the contents on the table. There was a bag of money, a small binder with paper in it and a card with a picture of Max on it. Max looked at all of this stuff and then he picked up the binder. Inside were things that had been written by Max. They were his notes from school. “Is this mine?” Max asked as he looked to Twilight. “Yes, this was in your safe at the Canterlot security station. They are the notes about things you learned in school. She then noticed what grades were written on every test that he did. It was quite remarkable what he had achieved in the past. “A*’s all around from your past self” she said. Max closed the binder and put it on the table again. Then he noticed there was still something in the bag. He pulled it out to reveal it was some goggles. Inscribed on the inside of the strap was Max Plasma. “These must be mine then” Max said as he stared into the lenses and looked at his reflection. “Yeah, they are” said Twilight as Max put them on top of his head. “What are you going to do now?” She asked as Max turned around to face her. “I’m going to get my past back...” Max said. He then put his hoof to his mouth and closed his eyes. He thought for a moment and then opened his eyes. “Do you have any leads on who might have known me in the past?” He asked Twilight. “It says here that you went to the Flight School in Cloudsdale, so that might be a place to start” she said. Max then opened his wings and flapped then a bit to loosen them. “Cloudsdale is the big place in the sky, correct?” asked Max as he let out a little smirk. “Yeah, good luck!” Twilight said as she opened the door. Max then shot out of the door with great speed and began to fly up into the sky. “YEAH!” he shouted as he ascended into the sky. This new speed that he never knew of was now under his control. Well, kind of under his control. He began his journey towards Cloudsdale and then he found the flight school. He descended and then landed. There was no pony on the playground because school hours had just ended. Max walked up to the school door and then entered. The halls were rather empty and there was little noise. Max looked in each class room to see there was nothing there. After a minute he found a single teacher in their room. This teacher was purple with violet hair. Max stood and watched in the door way for a couple of moment and then he knocked on the door. The teacher suddenly became aware of his presence so she stood up and smiled. “Hello there, how can I help you?” she said. “My name is Max Plasma; I was told that I once learned here...” Max said as he looked around the class room. The teacher became speechless as she then realised who this actually was. “You’re alive?” she said. Max then froze, that was an odd thing to say. Maybe the thing that caused him to go into a coma was actually life threatening. Max then regained control of himself and he looked back at the teacher. “What do you know about me?” Max asked. “Shouldn’t you know that?” she said. Max then hesitated to speak, he gulped and then opened his mouth. “I gained a condition called amnesia. So I’ve forgotten everything about my past. Please just tell me” Max said. He looked into her eyes and waited for an answer. He really wanted to have something to work off or else things would become harder. “Ok, I understand” she said. Max then had a sigh of relieve and he walked in the class room. “You were one of my best students. Spitfire, who was your friend, was the other best student. You two worked hard together and you both had dreams. Then you gave up the opportunity to go to Canterlot Academy so Spitfire could go. And now she has her dream.” Max took a few seconds to process this information and then he thought of some more questions. “Before I go, what was mine and Spitfire’s dream?” Max asked. “She wanted to be a Wonderbolt. You wanted to do that and you wanted to be a hero...” she said. Max then smiled and gave the teacher a hug. He then stepped back and looked to the walls of the room. “Thanks for that information, now I can begin to get my life back” He said. “Good luck” the teacher said. Max was then about to exit when he remembered one last question. “Teacher, what is your name?” Max asked. She smiled at Max and laughed a little. “My names Claire, it was nice to see you again” she said. Max then walked out of the classroom and he made his way outside. He looked to the sky and flapped his wings. He took off and slowly flew away from the school. Chapter 3 : Standing UpMax landed back on the ground near his house and he walked inside. Twilight had left and there was a key on the table inside. There was a note under the key saying ‘Don’t forget to lock up!’ Max then closed the door and grabbed the binder. He sat on the sofa and began to read his notes. They spanned from flying techniques to weather control. There was all Max needed to know about flight in there. Max continued to observe and read these notes until he came to the end of the binder. His final grade was A* and that was the best a pony could get. Max placed the binder on the table again and got back onto his hoofs. He walked around the house for a little bit so he could get used to what he had. The house had a main room, a bedroom and a kitchen area. There was only one problem with the house though. There was a locked door that supposable lead down to the cellar. Max pulled the door but nothing would happen. It needed a key to open it, or something to break the lock. This door was unlike the others and was a lot more secure. There was no reason to try and get in this door for now so Max left it be. Then Max found a mirror, he looked into it to see himself properly for the first time. Blue main, light blue skin and brown eyes. He looked at his flank and saw a symbol. It was a blue bolt but Max could think about why it was there. Then he remembered that Twilight had a star on her flank. Maybe every pony had a mark on their flank. Max then walked outside of his house and let the air go through his mane. He took a deep breath and began to walk through town. So far he knew where he learned about flight and that he had a friend called Spitfire. She is now a Wonderbolt, so Max now needed to find out who the Wonderbolts are. Max then came across a poster, he walked past it at first and then he stopped. He walked backwards and looked at the poster. It said there was a Wonderbolt presentation on today at 3 o’clock. Max looked to the big clock and it said it was 2:45. Fifteen minutes to go. Max then began to walk to the centre of town when all of a sudden he heard somepony crying. His ears propped up and he looked to see an earth pony sitting there. A stallion was walking away from her with a smirk on his face. Max then approached this pony and thought for a moment. She had hair that was three different colours: Green, Pink and Purple. “Which pony made you cry?” Max asked, all of a sudden a new side to Max had appeared. The pony opened her eyes and looked at Max. She had a green eye and a purple one. She wiped the tears from her face but more began to appear. “He went that way” she said as she pointed straight ahead. She was pointing at the stallion from before. “I’ll be back” Max said as he marched over to the stallion. He then began to argue with the stallion. The earth pony watched amazed that Max had come out of nowhere and just helped her. Then Max finished the argument and the other stallion walked away. Max then approached the earth pony again and looked down to her. “He shouldn’t be bothering you again, are you ok?” Max said as he smiled. The pony jumped up and hugged Max, then she said “thank you...” After that she smiled at Max and stepped back. “It’s ok, all they need was for somepony to stand against them” Max said, he was wondering where all of this had come from. “It’s just...” she said as she wiped the tears from her face. “I really wish that those ponies would just stop making fun of me and calling me names just because of how I look” she said before she fell silent. Then all of a sudden a line popped into Max’s head and he couldn’t help but speak it. “They just have really small imaginations and can’t accept beautiful things as they are. But never fear as this is only a small part of a massive world” he said as he gestured with his hand to show everything around them. This pony blushed as she heard the compliment. “That’s the first time somepony has ever complimented me...” she said. “You never know what could happen in the future...” then Max stopped. He then remembered where he was in this world, no past, no memories. He sighed and continued “...and for me the future is all I’ve got.” Max suddenly became aware of the world again and he looked down to the ground. “What happened in the past?” She asked with a concerned look on her face. “The thing is...I don’t remember mine. I’ve been told somepony had stolen my past and future from me. I’ve regained my future but the Doctor said I would never remember my past” said Max. His face turned grim and he sat down on the ground. “Oh...I’m sorry” she looked down at Max with a frown. “Is there way that I can help at all?” she asked. “Well, there’s not much anypony can do. I’m just looking for parts of my past and I’m piecing them together. Plus when they let me out of hospital they said there was hardly anything about me. Now the only thing I can do is to find my past friends and find out my past all over again” Max then put a determined look on his face in order to try and get rid of any doubt that he once had. “You helped me...It’s my turn to help you” she said. Max looked up at her and then got back up. He thought for a moment and then remembered what he was doing. “Have you heard of the Wonderbolts?” Max asked. “Yes, they are the royal flight performance team” she said. “Well my teacher said that somepony who was my friend then is the Wonderbolts wing leader. Her name was Firespit or something. Maybe she knows something about me” Max then continues to think about everything. “And they are doing a presentation today at 3 o’clock” Max then remembered the time. “Well it’s already 2:55! What are you waiting for, let’s go” She said as she then began to run. Max galloped alongside her. “Oh, and her names Spitfire, so you know” she said, and then she giggled. “Spitfire, huh” Max remembered the name and let it sink into his mind.”Thinking about names, what’s yours?” Max asked as he still didn’t know who was helping him. “Serene Gracidea” she said. “Max Plasma” Max replied. “Hopefully she will remember me” Max then begins to think of the possibility that this could be a dead end. “I know a short cut!” Serene said as she turned left. Max followed her but his face began to show his feelings. Serene noticed this and slowed down so she was right next to him. “Do you have doubt? Don’t worry...we will get your past back. I’m confident of it” she then smiled and Max then looked at her. “Really? Thanks! Anyway if I can’t get my past back then there is always a future to look forward to” Max said as all of a sudden he was back and confident again. “We will get your past back, you can count on it” she said. Then she became quite and said “I have a future to look forward to too...” Then she lit up again and said “Anyway I hear that she is really nice, Applejacks friend Rainbow Dash talk as if Spitfire is her hero”. “Heroes” Max then started to think about that word. It was one of the words today that just popped up over the others. It had some good sense about it when it was used with Spitfire’s name. Then he snapped back into the present and asked “What does Spitfire look like?” “Spitfire has an orange and yellow mane, you can’t miss her” she said as she then giggled. They were almost there and Max was becoming more confident that Spitfire might have the information he needs to get his memory back. Chapter 4 : Races and ClocksMax looked ahead at the area that they were heading for but as they got closer a great mass of ponies was appearing. They finally got there and there was a massive crowd getting ready for the presentation. Max stopped and found himself at the back of the crowd. "This doesn't look to good" Max said. "The Wonderbolts one of the most famous flight teams in Equestria so why wouldn't there be a big crowd. Don't worry, we will get to her" Serene said. Max then relaxed a little and took some time to catch his breath. Then he looked up and began to watch what was going on. Spitfire was leading this presentation, Max couldn't really understand what was going on but a lot of cheering happened when she said curtain things. Max observed the crowd who were mainly pegasus at the front, then there being other types of ponies nearer to the back. Then Max picked up on Spitfire saying something, this being the only thing that really caught his ear. A front row pony asked if she would race someone in the town. Spitfire simply smiled and then said "Sure, just talking all the time was getting boring". She then turned to one of the security guards and told him something. All of a sudden a hoof landed on Max's shoulder. Max became stunned and then he slowly looked up at the security pony. This pony looked at him and then said into his microphone "This one looks old enough, I'll get him on stage". Then the pony received some information through his ear peace and then he looked down at Max. "Follow me". "Ok" Max said as he then followed the security pony. Then walked around the side and everypony was watching him. A sudden feeling emerged as Max looked at all of these ponies watching him. He could hear some of them saying that they had never seen him before. Max then walked up the stage steps and came face to face with Spitfire. She examined him and then caught glimpse of his goggles. "Those are nice goggles, where did you get them?" Spitfire asked. Max looked up at the goggles and then looked back at Spitfire. "I made them" Max said. He then stopped in thought and thought about what he said. He didn't make these, or did he. A sudden memory flash in his head. Maybe he could still remember things. "Cool, so the race will consist of going round that mountain over there and then back here" Spitfire said. She pointed to the mountain ahead and Max looked at it. Max didn't know what a race was but he supposed that he needed to get here and back as quickly as possible. "All right then, lets do this" Max said as he pulled his goggles down onto his eyes. Max then spread his wings and got ready. Spitfire did the same and then a pony went in front of them with a flag. The pony waited for them to be ready and then he rose the flag. Some, like instinct was causing Max then to suddenly get his wings in the ready position. Then the flag dropped. Max shot off the ground and he was in the air. All he could think about was getting to the mountain and back. He looked behind him to see Spitfire catching up with him. So far he was in the lead but he was losing it because of his lack of concentration. Max then looked forward again and focused on that feeling. He had made it to the half way point and he began to go round the mountain. He began to loose speed but as he exited the corner he picked it all up again. Now Spitfire was in front. She had gained the advantage through the corner but there was the straight left. Max wasn't about to loose today. Max streamlined himself and then he picked up speed. A vacuum of air began to form around Max as he created a trail of white air. He then pulled up along side Spitfire and the race was getting to its climax. Max and Spitfire then crossed the line. A sudden turn and pulling up was need so the two could slow down. Max then flew to the stage again and he landed. After taking a deep breath he looked at the crowd and pushed his goggles up onto his head. Silence had fallen as the minds of many were blown. Spitfire then landed next to Max and looked him in the eye. "You did good, what's your name?" said Spitfire. "Max Plasma is the name" Max said as a smug look appeared on his face. He then dismissed the look and waited for Spitfire's reaction. She too had become silent, she pushed her goggles onto her head so she could get a better look at Max. "Did you just say your name is Max Plasma?" Asked Spitfire. She was trying to think if this was really who she thought it was. She then walked up to Max and whispered into his ear "Come back stage after the show and we will talk". Then she turned to the crowd and said "I've been told that the result of the race was unclear, so for now we can only say that this was a draw". Max then walked off stage and a massive applause was given to him. Now when he walked past many ponies were astonished and amazed. He soon made his way to the back where Serene was waiting for him. "Wow, I would have never knew...well I could have know because of your goggles but...all the same" she said as she was just as amazed as everyone else. "To be honest, I didn't know either. It's a surprise for everypony" Max said. He then smiled and looked back to the stage. "How long has this got left?" Max asked as he looked to Serene again. "A couple more hours" Serene said. Max then turned away from the stage and looked around. He raised a eye brow as he looked into town. "I'm going to do a bit of solo exploring, you can stay here and watch" Max said. "You sure you don't need me to come with you?" Serene asked. "I'll be fine, you enjoy the show" Max said as he then walked into town. Serene watched Max walk away and then she looked back at the stage. The town was rather quiet, then again that would be the case when everypony was watching the Wonderbolts. Max looked to see each store was closed and each house was empty. A ghost town had been formed somehow. "DAMIT!" shouted somepony from the clock tower. Max looked over at this tower and saw somepony inside of it. Max then flew aver there and looked to see a pony with a brown pony with chestnut hair. "Umm, can I help" Max asked as the pony seemed to be in a bit of bother. The pony then suddenly turned around and looked at Max. "Oh hello there, my names the Doctor" said this pony as he handed out his hoof. Max continued to hover and then the pony pulled back his hoof. "Not much of a hoof-shaker are you?" said the Doctor as he then chuckled to himself. "Hoof shake?" Max said with a very confused tone. "You know, where two ponies shake hoofs with each other" the Doctor said. Max continued to look blank and confused at the Doctor. Then a unamused face appeared on the Doctor as he looked at Max as if to say 'are you kidding me'. "So what you doing there?" Max said as he tried to get rid of this awkward moment. "I'm trying to get this clock to work, but today I just can't do that" said the Doctor as he looked back at the mechanics behind him. Max took a few seconds looking at all of this. "Can I have a look?" Max asked. The Doctor then looked back at Max. After that he stepped back and allowed Max to enter the clock tower. There was cogs and chains sitting about everywhere. It was a bit too much to take in at one glance but Max then looked to the part that drew him in most. There was a block of some sorts that was connected to a bigger block. Then all the cogs were somehow powered by this box. Max walked up to it and looked at this smaller block near it. "It looks like the battery is busted" the Doctor said as he stood beside Max. The Doctor then pulled the battery out of its socket and handed it to Max. When it was in Max's hoof it was rather large, and to think that it powered this entire clock. Max held the battery in his hand and then he closed his eyes. Suddenly a burst of energy rushed through Max as his hair ignited into a blue plasma flame. Energy from Max then started to funnel into the battery. Within a few seconds Max then placed the battery back into its slot and his hair returned to normal. Max then pulled a handle and the clock roared to life. DING DONG! Chapter 5 : HeroesMax watched as the mechanics began to work and turn. Then a big pin was pulled back and the Doctor suddenly became paralyzed. “Oh dear” said Doctor. Max quickly looked to the doctor and then back at the pin as it then fell forwards and hit a metal bell. A loud sound came out of the bell and Max was shaken. The Doctor jumped out of the bell tower and then Max followed. The two began to fall and Max saw the ground coming closer and closer. He then quickly looked to the Doctor and he saw that he was falling. Max grabbed the Doctor and then spread his wings to slow them down. They then safely touched down on the ground. “You ok?” Max asked as he brushed himself down. “Yes...thank you for that. I guess I should have thought before I jumped out of that bell tower” “Well, it was a split second reaction” “All the same thank you for saving me and fixing that clock. That reminds me...” said the Doctor before he stopped and looked at Max. “How did you power that battery?” Max froze in the thought as he too didn’t know what happened. “I think...” Max began but he couldn’t really say for sure what happened. His knowledge of most things was blank thanks to the amnesia. “Never mind, I was just a little curious about what happened” the Doctor said. Then he looked to the big clock and sighed. “I wonder what’s up with him, sighing all of a sudden at the sight of the clock” “Is there something wrong?” Max asked as he too looked at the two big handles. “The time on the clock, it’s wrong...” said the doctor as he looked to his clock on his wrist. “It needs to be 4 o’clock, not 1 o’clock” “I could help, as I have wings” Max said as he stretched his wings out and then began to hover. Max then flew up to the clock and looked at it. There were two handles, one big and one short. “Damn amnesia, now I have no idea what the hay this is” Max thought as he put his hoof to his chin. Then he saw the big handle was pointing to the top and the smaller one was pointing to the number one. Max grabbed the big handle and moved it round a spin and the small handle moved to the number two. “There we go, now a couple more to get it to the number 4” Max thought as he turned it round another two times until the big handle was on the number four. Max then flew back and observed the clock. Then Max flew down again and stood next to the Doctor. “Is that right?” Max asked. “Yeah, it’s right. But you seemed to have some trouble up there. You forgot how to work a clock?” The Doctor said as he then smiled. “Just had my thoughts clouded, that’s all. Anyway I think it’s time for me to get going now” “Ok, thanks for the help...umm, what was your name again?” “It’s Max Plasma, nice to meet you Doctor” Max said as he held out his hoof. “There we go” said the Doctor as he shaked Max’s hoof. “Again, thanks for the help” “No problem, see you later, Doctor” said Max as he then trotted back towards the performance area. The Doctor stood there for a few seconds and watched Max trot away. Then he turned away and began to walk back to his shop. But then he thought about the name again and he looked back. “Max...” Max soon got back to presentation and it was coming to a end. Max walked towards Serene and stood next to her. “Hello again” Max said as he smiled. “Oh, welcome back. So, did you find anything on your, solo discovery quest thingy?” said Serene. “Well, I met some pony called the Doctor and I helped him fix a clock” “The Doctor, I’ve heard of him but never really talked to him” “Well, he was nice to talk to...” Max then turned his attention back to the stage. Spitfire was standing back for a bit and another Pegasus in a Wonderbolt costume was talking. “That’s Soarin’, he’s Spitfires right hand colt. He works with Spitfire a lot” Serene said. “Wow, Soarin’...” “Soarin’...where have I heard that name before. It feels like I should know him but...nothing” Max then looked and saw that everyone started to cheer. The presentation seemed to be over as then every pony began to walk away. Max then swiftly moved through the crowd as it countered him. Soon he was at the stage and he turned right so that he came to the backstage door. He waited there and watched all of the ponies leave the once flooded area. Then the door opened and Spitfire walked out. She pushed her goggles up onto her head and then observed Max. “It’s been a long time, Max” Spitfire said. “The problem is, I don’t know how long it’s been” “Last thing I heard was that you got put into a coma. They told every pony who knew you that you could be in that coma for life” “Do you know anything about how I got into the coma?” Max asked. “I’m really sorry Max, but I wasn’t around when you had that...umm” She then froze in though. “Something doesn’t feel right about this” “Let’s move onto something else, how about..umm” said Max before he too was stuck. “What do I need to know, because she knows me a lot, but...” “At school, you always had these dreams...” Spitfire began. “You said that one day you were going to be the fastest Pegasus in the world. You were even going to be a Wonderbolt. But over all of that you most of all wanted to be a hero” “A hero?” Max said as he put on the most confused face. “I don’t know exactly how this was going to be but a lot of the time you would stand up to bullies. You protected people even when you were outnumbered. One time I heard that you got beat up pretty bad when you tried to defend someone, but you never gave up...” “I did that! Wow” Said Max. “Apart from that I can’t really tell you much, because you avoided conversation about your family a lot” She then sighed and smiled warmly at Max. “But it’s good to see you again and to hear your voice” “It’s nice to know that there is some pony that still knows me. Thanks Spitfire” Max said as he then smiled warmly at Spitfire. “I’ve got to go now so, I’ll catch you around” “Ok, see you later” Max said as Spitfire then walked back into the backstage area. Max then turned away from the stage and walked back over to where Serene was. “So, how did it go?” Asked Serene. “It was ok, I guess. I found out a little about myself but I am going to have to work a bit harder to get information”. Max then looked to the sky and saw that the sun was beginning to go down. “looks like it’s going to get dark soon” “Yeah, I should be getting back now” said Serene as she began to walk forward. “Its been nice meeting you Max, maybe we will see each other again sometime” “Maybe we will, goodbye” Max said and then Serene walked away. Max then looked around at the empty area. He was now alone and every pony had gone back to their homes. A thunder sounded above and Max looked up to see rain begin to fall. He looked straight ahead and let the rain fall on him. It somewhat comforted him but he couldn’t think why. “After this day, the rain just...cools me down” His thought was broken when he heard a pony yelling to him. Max suddenly turned to see Twilight in her library shouting at him. “What was that Twilight?” Max shouted back. “Why are you just standing in the rain?” “I don’t know...” “Well come inside before you get a cold” Twilight said as she stepped back and gestured for Max to come inside. Max then ran over to the door and walked inside. He was dripping wet with rain water and then all of a sudden he shivered. “Let me get you a towel” said Twilight as she ran off to the upstairs of her house. Max stood there and looked around. The library had many books that Max had never seen before; then again he wouldn’t have remembered then. “He you go” Twilight said as a towel hovered over to Max. Max stared at the towel and then took it out of the air. “How does that work, hovering towels?” Max then dried his mane with the towel and then he continued to look are around the library. After drying his mane Max then walked into the middle of the room so he could get the full view of everything. “There are a lot of books here. Does every pony have this many books in their house?” Max asked. “No silly, it’s because this is a library” “Oh, that makes sense now” “I wonder why this rain suddenly came, must have missed the weather schedule” Twilight said as she looked out of her window. “I think I will be ok to get back to my house” Max said as he put the towel on the table. “You sure you don’t want to stay for the night?” “Staying here...that sounds better than freezing my hooves off outside” “That sounds nice, thank you Twilight” Max said as he stepped away from the door. “I have a spare bed so everything will be ok” “Thanks” Max then walked back into the middle of the room and looked at the books again. Each one had its own unique title and contents. All of a sudden a single book hovered over towards Max and it landed in front of him. “You can read this one, it’s about equestrian and its workings” Twilight said. Max picked up the book and he then sat at the table. He then began to read it. Twilight then began to walk up the stairs and she stopped and looked at Max. “I’m going to hit the hay now so you can go to sleep when you are ready” “Good night Twilight” Max said as he looked up at her and smiled. She smiled back and then continued to walk up the stairs. Max then sat back and thought to himself. “What a day. Met some new ponies, found out about a ability. Some weird stuff is going on in this world. I still can’t think about why I had that racing spirit but I guess that was just me. And I stood up to that pony like it was nothing, it’s almost like my personality is coming through...” Chapter 6 : A New DayEverything was dark, nothing could be seen. Max wandered around trying to make out where he was. Then he came to the edge of a cliff and he stopped to see the only visible thing in the dead of the night – burning Ponyville. He ran down the cliff and ran into Ponyville as quickly as he could, but then when he got there, no pony was around. He frantically searched around but there was nothing to be found. “This is your future” a voice said from behind Max. He quickly looked behind him but there wasn’t anything to be seen. “Where did you go” Max shouted as he frantically looked around. “I’ve been here the entire time, it’s just you could never see me. Even when we are face to face” the voice said again. Max then began to back up and all the light drained away. “Why are you doing this?” Max shouted in fear. “It’s only a matter of time, until you will remember” the voice said again. Max then opened his eyes and shot up, awake. He looked down to the table that he had slept on the entire night. He was obviously reading so much he forgot to go to sleep. Max closed the book he was reading and he stretched. “What was that” he said to himself. --- Max Plasma: Chapter 6 --- Max sat in the middle of the room for a few minutes alone while he gathered his thoughts on what had happened. Who was that pony that was talking to him, or was it a pony. Max just couldn’t think about what had gone on that night. Then Twilight came down the stairs and she came over to the table. She had seen the bed before she got down so she knew Max didn’t get into his bed last night. “Sleep well?” she asked. “You could say that” Max replied. “You slept on a book all night, how could you sleep well?” “I don’t know, I just can’t put my hoof on it” Max said as he adjusted his slanted goggles on his head. “Were you studying all night?” Twilight asked as she tilted her head. “Umm” Max began as he looked down at the books on the table. “I guess I was” “You know, it isn’t very good for your health to do that” Twilight said in a very serious tone. “Oh yeah?” Max said as he tried to think of a comeback. Twilight turned and looked at him with her sarcastic looking eyes. “Yeah... anyway, can I interest you in some breakfast?” “Breakfast?” Max said in a confused tone. Twilight sighed and mumbled something to herself. “Well then, it’s about time you learned then!” Twilight then rushed away so she was out of Max’s sight. Max sat there and waited, then a voice came from the stairs as a creature emerged. “Twilight, who are you talking...” this creature said before laying his eyes on Max. “...oh” “Who and what are you?” Max asked. This creature recoiled and looked at Max with a really confused look. “What? Are you stupid or something? I’m a dragon!” the creature said. Max tilted his head and looked at the creature again closer. “HEY! I’m not stupid! I have-” shouted Max before he was interrupted by Twilights presence. “Oh Spike, you’re awake. And I see you have met Max” said Twilight happily. “Yeah, so your name is Max?” said Spike. “I can just sense that this dragon is going to get on my nerves” Max thought. “Max Plasma, that’s my name. And your name is Spike” Max said. “So what was that you were going to say? You have what?” Spike asked. “I have a condition called amnesia” Max announced. Spike looked at Max and then helplessly looked at Twilight. “What’s amnesia?” Spike asked. “Amnesia is a condition where you can forget entire parts of your life. And in Max’s case he has forgotten everything” explained Twilight. “Oh, then that means I owe you an apology then” Spike said as he then felt somewhat embarrassed. “It’s ok, I suppose it would be the same with any other pony, or dragon for that matter, to react in that way” Max said. Twilight then smiled as she acknowledged Max sorting out the problem responsibly. “That was very nice of you Max! Anyway this is what breakfast is...” Twilight said as she produced a bowl of oatmeal. Max looked down at the bowl and then back to Twilight. “I don’t completely understand” Max said. “Breakfast is the meal you eat in the morning” Twilight said and then she giggled. “Oh! Ok then” Max said. Max then picked up the bowl and tipped the contents into his mouth. Twilight watched and then began to laugh with Spike. Max then put the bowl on the table and swallowed. He then looked at Twilight and Spike and was confused at why they were laughing. “What’s going on here?” Max asked. “It’s just you ate it all whole” Twilight said as she then broke off into more laughter. “Isn’t that eating though” Max said with an un-amused tone. “Yes it is eating, but you could have used this” said Twilight as she held out a spoon. “Oh, right” Max said as he then chuckled to himself. “I feel like such an idiot at the moment. At least Twilight is kind to me” “Anyway what are you going to do today Max?” asked Twilight. “I don’t really know, with all of this going on I’m not sure where I should go next” Max said. He then adjusted his goggles and looked out of the window to see the town begin to come alive. Shops began to open and the streets became populated by the many ponies of Ponyville. “Well, I’m going to go out into town to do some shopping so, do you want to come with me?” Twilight asked. “Yeah, sure” Max replied as he then got up from the table and walked over to the door. “Cool, let me just get my bag and then we can go!” Twilight said as her horn then lit up and her bag floated onto her back. Then she walked over to the door and then her horn lit up again. This time the door opened when she did this. Max then followed her out and they were on the main street. Many ponies began to pass them as they went about their day to day duties. Each one had a different mark on their flank and this probably meant that each one was unique in some way or another. Twilight then looked to the main area from yesterday and then began to walk. Max then realised she was walking and he ran over to catch up with her. “So, what are you looking for today?” Max asked. “Food and other supplies that I may need. Oh, and also the cupcakes for the picnic with my friends today” said Twilight. “Picnic?” Max said in confusion. “It’s where you pack some food and go out to someplace outside to eat. My friends and I do it every now and again” Twilight then looked left and right at the many stands open. Each one sold a single item relative to what the sign displayed. “So” Max began as he then cruised alongside Twilight. “What did you find out yesterday?” Twilight asked as she went up to a stand and looked at Max. “Apparently, I knew Spitfire at some point in my life” Max said. “Spitfire, you mean the captain of the Wonderbolts Spitfire?” Twilight said in astonishment as she picked up the goods that she had bought. “Yeah, that Spitfire” Max said. “Cool, I never would have known that” Twilight said as she then twitched a little. Max then stopped and looked at Twilight again, its was if he could sense that tiny twitch. “What was that, its was like I could sense that tiny twitch... but what does it mean...” Max thought. “Hey, Twilight” Max called. “Yes, what is it Max?” Twilight answered as she turned around to see Max stood still. “What did you say about me knowing a Wonderbolt?” Max asked. “I said I wouldn’t have known that” she said, and then that twitch in her tail happened again. No pony else seemed to be able to notice this but Max was fully aware of it. Something inside of Max was driving him to find out what was going on. “Well, here goes nothing” Max thought as he began his interrogation. “Are you completely sure about that, because I think there is something else to this” Max said calmly. “Max, I’m not sure where you are going with this” Twilight replied. “Well...” Max began. “You seem to have a twitch every time you say you would have never have known that I knew a Wonderbolt. Is this normal of you?” Max said with his words flowing perfectly. “I don’t twitch every time I say that” Twilight said as she became impatient. “I really do think there is something you are not telling me, I can feel it” Max said as he knew that he was onto something. Twilight then tried to think of a way to get out of this one but there was no use. She looked up to the face of Max and couldn’t lie to it. “Ok, there is somethings that I know that I haven’t told you yet” Twilight began. Max took a few steps closer and got ready to listen to what Twilight had to say. “So I knew that you may have known Spitfire in your earlier life but that is all I know. I am telling the truth” Twilight said. Max took the information on board but still didn’t believe everything that he was being told. “There is something else, what is it?” Max closed in on this lead. “Seriously Max, there is nothing else” Twilight was keeping whatever she knew to herself and it wasn’t going to be easy to get this information. It would just have to be left for now. “Never mind, I just thought I was onto something” Max said as he walked ahead of Twilight. “What was that, It was like I knew that she was lying. She must still know something - but I have to get her to talk first” Max thought. Then all of a sudden his mind became a lot clearer. As if the air that he just breathed gave him a new sense. Max looked left to see a particular plant on the till. “Umm, excuse me” Max called into the shop. Then a mare came out and looked at him with a warm look. “What is it darling?” said the mare. “What is this plant” Max said as he pointed at the plant on the till. “Oh that, its a Peace Lily. It clears the air and helps you to think. Unfortunately they don't get bought that often so I don’t very many. Would you like one?” the mare explained before asking. “Umm, yeah sure. How much?” Max asked. “I’m selling it for ten bits but as you are so kind as to come here and ask then you can have it for five, sound alright?” the mare said. “Sounds like a deal to me” Max said as he handed over five bits and grabbed the plant. “Have a nice day!” Called the mare as Max walked away from the stand. She went back into her shop and then looked at a poster on her wall. She put the money in her till and then looked at the poster closer. She then backed up as she then thought about what she had just seen. Max found Twilight again and placed the plant right next to her. She turned around and looked at the plant and smiled. “Wow, a Peace Lily. Where did you find that?” Twilight asked as she looked at it in amazement. “I just bought it from this flower shop, the owner said that they don’t get sold that often so I bought it” Max said. “Well, good for you then” Twilight said as she got the last of the things she came for. “I think I will go put this in my house now, it’s been nice talking to you” Max said. “See you later then” Twilight said with a grin on her face. Max then turned around and walked back through the town which was busy as it was this morning. There was plenty to see in the town as there was many ponies buying things and there were pegasi flying above. Max was amazed by the amount of activity going on around him as he moved through the town. Soon Max got back to his house where there was a lot less activity as the main attention was in the middle of town. Max opened the door and walked inside his house, which was still empty with a few papers left on the desk. After Max had walked in he closed the door and he placed the Peace lily on the main desk. He then sat on his sofa and stared into space and began to think about the day so far. “All that has happened today is just so weird, with Twilight and her lying” Max thought. He then closed his eyes and began to breath the fresh air that the peace lily was creating. It once again gave him the sensation of being able to think in clear space. He then lied his head back and began to fall into a sleepy state, until he was fully asleep. He was relaxed and ready to take another rest. Then the minutes turned to hours, until the time came to about 9:00pm. Max then opened his eyes and looked outside to see that the night had fallen. He rubbed his eyes and got up from the sofa and walked over to the door. In the door was a letter, which was unusual as this house hasn’t been owned for a long time. Max, who was unaware of what it was, pulled the letter out of the letter box and looked at it. It simply said on the front - “To Max Plasma”. Funny how there was no address yet the letter still got to his door. So Max the opened the letter and a card fell out of it. Max read the letter as so: “Dear Max Plasma, I would like you to come to the party at the Ponyville Night Club tonight if you are free. Inside is a entry card and I would hope to see you there so I can introduce you to some of my friends. From your friend Twilight Sparkle” Max then looked to the ground to see the card that had fallen out of the letter. He picked it up and then examined it. “Should I go... and what will it be like?” Max thought as he looked at the card. He then looked out of his window and thought “What the hell, it couldn’t hurt to go”. So Max then opened his door and walked out of his house. Then after looking at the card to see where he was going he then began to walk down the street. All alone with nothing but the shadows to watch over him.
Chapter 1 : Waking UpThe ward lay still. A cough from a patient could be heard every now and again but this was all that would happen. The ward with the most silence was the one of Max Plasma. He was the pony with the longest stay at the hospital. No other pony had been there that long and whoever passed his room would be left with an uncomfortable sense of fear. Max was in a coma and had been in it since the fateful accident on that day. He hit his head really hard and this caused him to go into a coma. Thanks to this he wasn’t able to take his final exam. The heartbeat meter was slowly bleeping away and the days rolled on. Max lied there, silent, asleep. Then the heartbeat meter had a sudden surge and life shot into the body of Max Plasma. His eyes shot open and he shot up. His eyes dotted around the room and began muttering words. At this moment a nurse walked past the room and saw Max. For a moment she just disregarded it but then she looked at her papers and it had a picture of Max. It said next to it : Coma. She then had a shock and shouted for somepony. “WHO ARE YOU?! WHERE AM I? AND FOR THAT MATTER WHO AM I?” Max shouted as he looked around the room and tried to think about what was going on. “Please calm down, your scaring the other patients” said the nurse as she looked down the hall. “WAIT WHAT? THERE ARE OTHERS!” Max shouted as he then got out of his bed and looked around. “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ON ME?” Max shouted as he pulled the patient clothing off and threw it on the ground. Then he looked at his hoof and shouted in fear again. Then he looked to the nurse and shouted “WHAT IS THIS, WHAT AM I?”. “You’re a Pegasus, what’s wrong with you Max?” said the nurse. Max continued to look around the room and then the doctor came in. “Calm down Max, it’s ok. You’ve been in a coma for the past few years” said the Doctor. Max looked at the Doctor, still in fear. “What’s a coma and who are you?” said Max. The Doctor recoiled a bit and then thought. “Max, do you know what you second name is?” The Doctor asked. Max thought for a few seconds and then looked hopelessly at the Doctor. “I don’t remember anything” Max said as he then sat down and looked into nothing. The Doctor approached him and sat down next to him. “I think you have a very bad case of amnesia” said the Doctor. Max then stood up again and put his hoof to his head. “What does that mean” Max said as he looked at the Doctor. The Doctor sighed and walked towards the door. “Follow me, it’s time for some explaining” said the Doctor. Max got up and followed the doctor through the door. The doctor led him into a dark room and told him to sit down and wait in there. Max obeyed and waited. A hour passed and Max had fallen asleep again. Then a black suited pony walked into the room. Max then woke up and looked at this pony. This pony had Black hair and white skin. He looked at Max and observed him. Then he threw a parcel of papers onto the table and sat down opposite to Max. “Fascinating” said the pony. Max was a little uncomfortable and he leant back. “So I believe you are Max Plasma”. Then the pony paused and looked to Max for an answer. Max nodded his head and the pony continued. “You were involved in an accident and you were put in a coma. You are a Pegasus and you have still not achieved your flight certificate” said the pony before he stopped and then put the paper back into the packet. He looked at Max again and then he stood up. “That is all we know about you, so now the rest is up to you” said the pony. “But I know hardly anything” said Max, he then looked to the ground again. “Don’t worry, you are being sent to you old home in Ponyville and a unicorn called Twilight Sparkle has been asked to help you” explained the pony. He then walked towards the door and opened it. “Let’s go” said the pony. Max then got off the chair and walked with the pony outside where a cart was waiting for them. They both got in and the stallions pulling the cart then began to move. They were in the air and they were headed for, what Max believed, his house. It only took a few minutes until they got to Max’s house. Max jumped off the cart and the pony shouted down to him “Here you are, now Twilight Sparkle said she would be here in a few minutes. Go inside and wait for here.” Then the cart flew away and Max was left alone. He then turned and walked inside the house.
Chapter 2 : Hello There!Max sat in the middle of his house and looked around at the emptiness that he had. What he can do is limited because of the current events and because of his house at the moment. He then looked to the door and it opened to reveal a purple pony standing there. “Hello there, I’m Twilight Sparkle. I believe you are Max Plasma.” “Umm...” Max was hesitant to speak to this pony. “Are you ok?” It was then when Twilight remembered that Max had been in a coma and had amnesia. “I’m sorry; you have amnesia so you must be quite scared at the moment” “Y-y-yeah” Max attempted to speak but the words were just not coming out of his mouth. “It’s ok. There’s no need to be scared” she said with a calm and comfortable voice. “I’m not completely sure about that” Max then noticed Twilights horn. “What’s that thing on your head?” “What thing?” “The pointed thing that’s coming through your hair” Twilight looked up and then sniggered for a moment. “Really” she then laughed for a bit. “Really?” “WHAT?!” Max had a sudden burst of anger as he didn’t understand what was going on. “I knew that you forgotten stuff but... of never mind. This is my horn” she pointed to her horn to show Max. Max looked at it and then just accepted it as it was. “So, what are you here for?” Max asked as she had to have a reason to be here. Twilight then pulled a book out of her bag and placed it on the table in front of Max. “This book has all the workings of Equestria. You should read it so you can understand our world” Twilight said. Max grabbed the book from the table and then opened it. A good thing was that he could still read so he was able to get through the small book. “All done” Max said as he placed the book back onto the table. Twilight then smirked and put the book back in her bag. “How about a test now” she said as she leaned back and looked at Max. “A test? Is that where you ask me questions?” Max asked as he was still trying to get his head around things. “Of course. Now what can Pegasus do that other ponies can’t?” Twilight asked. Max drove his focus back to the page about Pegasus and then he had the answer. “They can control the weather and fly” Max said. Twilight smiled in acknowledgement of a good answer. “Good, now what can unicorns do?” Twilight asked. Max thought again and this was becoming easy. Because his mind was so blank he could easily remember recently discovered things. “Unicorns can use magic” Max said and he was very sure of himself. Twilight nodded in agreement with what he said. “Looks like you know about what you need to know” said Twilight. She then brought out a parcel and gave it to Max. Max examined it for a bit then looked at Twilight with a confused face. “I’m not sure what you want me to do with this” Max said as continued to examine it. “Give it here” Twilight said and Max handed it over. She opened it and put the contents on the table. There was a bag of money, a small binder with paper in it and a card with a picture of Max on it. Max looked at all of this stuff and then he picked up the binder. Inside were things that had been written by Max. They were his notes from school. “Is this mine?” Max asked as he looked to Twilight. “Yes, this was in your safe at the Canterlot security station. They are the notes about things you learned in school. She then noticed what grades were written on every test that he did. It was quite remarkable what he had achieved in the past. “A*’s all around from your past self” she said. Max closed the binder and put it on the table again. Then he noticed there was still something in the bag. He pulled it out to reveal it was some goggles. Inscribed on the inside of the strap was Max Plasma. “These must be mine then” Max said as he stared into the lenses and looked at his reflection. “Yeah, they are” said Twilight as Max put them on top of his head. “What are you going to do now?” She asked as Max turned around to face her. “I’m going to get my past back...” Max said. He then put his hoof to his mouth and closed his eyes. He thought for a moment and then opened his eyes. “Do you have any leads on who might have known me in the past?” He asked Twilight. “It says here that you went to the Flight School in Cloudsdale, so that might be a place to start” she said. Max then opened his wings and flapped then a bit to loosen them. “Cloudsdale is the big place in the sky, correct?” asked Max as he let out a little smirk. “Yeah, good luck!” Twilight said as she opened the door. Max then shot out of the door with great speed and began to fly up into the sky. “YEAH!” he shouted as he ascended into the sky. This new speed that he never knew of was now under his control. Well, kind of under his control. He began his journey towards Cloudsdale and then he found the flight school. He descended and then landed. There was no pony on the playground because school hours had just ended. Max walked up to the school door and then entered. The halls were rather empty and there was little noise. Max looked in each class room to see there was nothing there. After a minute he found a single teacher in their room. This teacher was purple with violet hair. Max stood and watched in the door way for a couple of moment and then he knocked on the door. The teacher suddenly became aware of his presence so she stood up and smiled. “Hello there, how can I help you?” she said. “My name is Max Plasma; I was told that I once learned here...” Max said as he looked around the class room. The teacher became speechless as she then realised who this actually was. “You’re alive?” she said. Max then froze, that was an odd thing to say. Maybe the thing that caused him to go into a coma was actually life threatening. Max then regained control of himself and he looked back at the teacher. “What do you know about me?” Max asked. “Shouldn’t you know that?” she said. Max then hesitated to speak, he gulped and then opened his mouth. “I gained a condition called amnesia. So I’ve forgotten everything about my past. Please just tell me” Max said. He looked into her eyes and waited for an answer. He really wanted to have something to work off or else things would become harder. “Ok, I understand” she said. Max then had a sigh of relieve and he walked in the class room. “You were one of my best students. Spitfire, who was your friend, was the other best student. You two worked hard together and you both had dreams. Then you gave up the opportunity to go to Canterlot Academy so Spitfire could go. And now she has her dream.” Max took a few seconds to process this information and then he thought of some more questions. “Before I go, what was mine and Spitfire’s dream?” Max asked. “She wanted to be a Wonderbolt. You wanted to do that and you wanted to be a hero...” she said. Max then smiled and gave the teacher a hug. He then stepped back and looked to the walls of the room. “Thanks for that information, now I can begin to get my life back” He said. “Good luck” the teacher said. Max was then about to exit when he remembered one last question. “Teacher, what is your name?” Max asked. She smiled at Max and laughed a little. “My names Claire, it was nice to see you again” she said. Max then walked out of the classroom and he made his way outside. He looked to the sky and flapped his wings. He took off and slowly flew away from the school.
Chapter 3 : Standing UpMax landed back on the ground near his house and he walked inside. Twilight had left and there was a key on the table inside. There was a note under the key saying ‘Don’t forget to lock up!’ Max then closed the door and grabbed the binder. He sat on the sofa and began to read his notes. They spanned from flying techniques to weather control. There was all Max needed to know about flight in there. Max continued to observe and read these notes until he came to the end of the binder. His final grade was A* and that was the best a pony could get. Max placed the binder on the table again and got back onto his hoofs. He walked around the house for a little bit so he could get used to what he had. The house had a main room, a bedroom and a kitchen area. There was only one problem with the house though. There was a locked door that supposable lead down to the cellar. Max pulled the door but nothing would happen. It needed a key to open it, or something to break the lock. This door was unlike the others and was a lot more secure. There was no reason to try and get in this door for now so Max left it be. Then Max found a mirror, he looked into it to see himself properly for the first time. Blue main, light blue skin and brown eyes. He looked at his flank and saw a symbol. It was a blue bolt but Max could think about why it was there. Then he remembered that Twilight had a star on her flank. Maybe every pony had a mark on their flank. Max then walked outside of his house and let the air go through his mane. He took a deep breath and began to walk through town. So far he knew where he learned about flight and that he had a friend called Spitfire. She is now a Wonderbolt, so Max now needed to find out who the Wonderbolts are. Max then came across a poster, he walked past it at first and then he stopped. He walked backwards and looked at the poster. It said there was a Wonderbolt presentation on today at 3 o’clock. Max looked to the big clock and it said it was 2:45. Fifteen minutes to go. Max then began to walk to the centre of town when all of a sudden he heard somepony crying. His ears propped up and he looked to see an earth pony sitting there. A stallion was walking away from her with a smirk on his face. Max then approached this pony and thought for a moment. She had hair that was three different colours: Green, Pink and Purple. “Which pony made you cry?” Max asked, all of a sudden a new side to Max had appeared. The pony opened her eyes and looked at Max. She had a green eye and a purple one. She wiped the tears from her face but more began to appear. “He went that way” she said as she pointed straight ahead. She was pointing at the stallion from before. “I’ll be back” Max said as he marched over to the stallion. He then began to argue with the stallion. The earth pony watched amazed that Max had come out of nowhere and just helped her. Then Max finished the argument and the other stallion walked away. Max then approached the earth pony again and looked down to her. “He shouldn’t be bothering you again, are you ok?” Max said as he smiled. The pony jumped up and hugged Max, then she said “thank you...” After that she smiled at Max and stepped back. “It’s ok, all they need was for somepony to stand against them” Max said, he was wondering where all of this had come from. “It’s just...” she said as she wiped the tears from her face. “I really wish that those ponies would just stop making fun of me and calling me names just because of how I look” she said before she fell silent. Then all of a sudden a line popped into Max’s head and he couldn’t help but speak it. “They just have really small imaginations and can’t accept beautiful things as they are. But never fear as this is only a small part of a massive world” he said as he gestured with his hand to show everything around them. This pony blushed as she heard the compliment. “That’s the first time somepony has ever complimented me...” she said. “You never know what could happen in the future...” then Max stopped. He then remembered where he was in this world, no past, no memories. He sighed and continued “...and for me the future is all I’ve got.” Max suddenly became aware of the world again and he looked down to the ground. “What happened in the past?” She asked with a concerned look on her face. “The thing is...I don’t remember mine. I’ve been told somepony had stolen my past and future from me. I’ve regained my future but the Doctor said I would never remember my past” said Max. His face turned grim and he sat down on the ground. “Oh...I’m sorry” she looked down at Max with a frown. “Is there way that I can help at all?” she asked. “Well, there’s not much anypony can do. I’m just looking for parts of my past and I’m piecing them together. Plus when they let me out of hospital they said there was hardly anything about me. Now the only thing I can do is to find my past friends and find out my past all over again” Max then put a determined look on his face in order to try and get rid of any doubt that he once had. “You helped me...It’s my turn to help you” she said. Max looked up at her and then got back up. He thought for a moment and then remembered what he was doing. “Have you heard of the Wonderbolts?” Max asked. “Yes, they are the royal flight performance team” she said. “Well my teacher said that somepony who was my friend then is the Wonderbolts wing leader. Her name was Firespit or something. Maybe she knows something about me” Max then continues to think about everything. “And they are doing a presentation today at 3 o’clock” Max then remembered the time. “Well it’s already 2:55! What are you waiting for, let’s go” She said as she then began to run. Max galloped alongside her. “Oh, and her names Spitfire, so you know” she said, and then she giggled. “Spitfire, huh” Max remembered the name and let it sink into his mind.”Thinking about names, what’s yours?” Max asked as he still didn’t know who was helping him. “Serene Gracidea” she said. “Max Plasma” Max replied. “Hopefully she will remember me” Max then begins to think of the possibility that this could be a dead end. “I know a short cut!” Serene said as she turned left. Max followed her but his face began to show his feelings. Serene noticed this and slowed down so she was right next to him. “Do you have doubt? Don’t worry...we will get your past back. I’m confident of it” she then smiled and Max then looked at her. “Really? Thanks! Anyway if I can’t get my past back then there is always a future to look forward to” Max said as all of a sudden he was back and confident again. “We will get your past back, you can count on it” she said. Then she became quite and said “I have a future to look forward to too...” Then she lit up again and said “Anyway I hear that she is really nice, Applejacks friend Rainbow Dash talk as if Spitfire is her hero”. “Heroes” Max then started to think about that word. It was one of the words today that just popped up over the others. It had some good sense about it when it was used with Spitfire’s name. Then he snapped back into the present and asked “What does Spitfire look like?” “Spitfire has an orange and yellow mane, you can’t miss her” she said as she then giggled. They were almost there and Max was becoming more confident that Spitfire might have the information he needs to get his memory back.
Chapter 4 : Races and ClocksMax looked ahead at the area that they were heading for but as they got closer a great mass of ponies was appearing. They finally got there and there was a massive crowd getting ready for the presentation. Max stopped and found himself at the back of the crowd. "This doesn't look to good" Max said. "The Wonderbolts one of the most famous flight teams in Equestria so why wouldn't there be a big crowd. Don't worry, we will get to her" Serene said. Max then relaxed a little and took some time to catch his breath. Then he looked up and began to watch what was going on. Spitfire was leading this presentation, Max couldn't really understand what was going on but a lot of cheering happened when she said curtain things. Max observed the crowd who were mainly pegasus at the front, then there being other types of ponies nearer to the back. Then Max picked up on Spitfire saying something, this being the only thing that really caught his ear. A front row pony asked if she would race someone in the town. Spitfire simply smiled and then said "Sure, just talking all the time was getting boring". She then turned to one of the security guards and told him something. All of a sudden a hoof landed on Max's shoulder. Max became stunned and then he slowly looked up at the security pony. This pony looked at him and then said into his microphone "This one looks old enough, I'll get him on stage". Then the pony received some information through his ear peace and then he looked down at Max. "Follow me". "Ok" Max said as he then followed the security pony. Then walked around the side and everypony was watching him. A sudden feeling emerged as Max looked at all of these ponies watching him. He could hear some of them saying that they had never seen him before. Max then walked up the stage steps and came face to face with Spitfire. She examined him and then caught glimpse of his goggles. "Those are nice goggles, where did you get them?" Spitfire asked. Max looked up at the goggles and then looked back at Spitfire. "I made them" Max said. He then stopped in thought and thought about what he said. He didn't make these, or did he. A sudden memory flash in his head. Maybe he could still remember things. "Cool, so the race will consist of going round that mountain over there and then back here" Spitfire said. She pointed to the mountain ahead and Max looked at it. Max didn't know what a race was but he supposed that he needed to get here and back as quickly as possible. "All right then, lets do this" Max said as he pulled his goggles down onto his eyes. Max then spread his wings and got ready. Spitfire did the same and then a pony went in front of them with a flag. The pony waited for them to be ready and then he rose the flag. Some, like instinct was causing Max then to suddenly get his wings in the ready position. Then the flag dropped. Max shot off the ground and he was in the air. All he could think about was getting to the mountain and back. He looked behind him to see Spitfire catching up with him. So far he was in the lead but he was losing it because of his lack of concentration. Max then looked forward again and focused on that feeling. He had made it to the half way point and he began to go round the mountain. He began to loose speed but as he exited the corner he picked it all up again. Now Spitfire was in front. She had gained the advantage through the corner but there was the straight left. Max wasn't about to loose today. Max streamlined himself and then he picked up speed. A vacuum of air began to form around Max as he created a trail of white air. He then pulled up along side Spitfire and the race was getting to its climax. Max and Spitfire then crossed the line. A sudden turn and pulling up was need so the two could slow down. Max then flew to the stage again and he landed. After taking a deep breath he looked at the crowd and pushed his goggles up onto his head. Silence had fallen as the minds of many were blown. Spitfire then landed next to Max and looked him in the eye. "You did good, what's your name?" said Spitfire. "Max Plasma is the name" Max said as a smug look appeared on his face. He then dismissed the look and waited for Spitfire's reaction. She too had become silent, she pushed her goggles onto her head so she could get a better look at Max. "Did you just say your name is Max Plasma?" Asked Spitfire. She was trying to think if this was really who she thought it was. She then walked up to Max and whispered into his ear "Come back stage after the show and we will talk". Then she turned to the crowd and said "I've been told that the result of the race was unclear, so for now we can only say that this was a draw". Max then walked off stage and a massive applause was given to him. Now when he walked past many ponies were astonished and amazed. He soon made his way to the back where Serene was waiting for him. "Wow, I would have never knew...well I could have know because of your goggles but...all the same" she said as she was just as amazed as everyone else. "To be honest, I didn't know either. It's a surprise for everypony" Max said. He then smiled and looked back to the stage. "How long has this got left?" Max asked as he looked to Serene again. "A couple more hours" Serene said. Max then turned away from the stage and looked around. He raised a eye brow as he looked into town. "I'm going to do a bit of solo exploring, you can stay here and watch" Max said. "You sure you don't need me to come with you?" Serene asked. "I'll be fine, you enjoy the show" Max said as he then walked into town. Serene watched Max walk away and then she looked back at the stage. The town was rather quiet, then again that would be the case when everypony was watching the Wonderbolts. Max looked to see each store was closed and each house was empty. A ghost town had been formed somehow. "DAMIT!" shouted somepony from the clock tower. Max looked over at this tower and saw somepony inside of it. Max then flew aver there and looked to see a pony with a brown pony with chestnut hair. "Umm, can I help" Max asked as the pony seemed to be in a bit of bother. The pony then suddenly turned around and looked at Max. "Oh hello there, my names the Doctor" said this pony as he handed out his hoof. Max continued to hover and then the pony pulled back his hoof. "Not much of a hoof-shaker are you?" said the Doctor as he then chuckled to himself. "Hoof shake?" Max said with a very confused tone. "You know, where two ponies shake hoofs with each other" the Doctor said. Max continued to look blank and confused at the Doctor. Then a unamused face appeared on the Doctor as he looked at Max as if to say 'are you kidding me'. "So what you doing there?" Max said as he tried to get rid of this awkward moment. "I'm trying to get this clock to work, but today I just can't do that" said the Doctor as he looked back at the mechanics behind him. Max took a few seconds looking at all of this. "Can I have a look?" Max asked. The Doctor then looked back at Max. After that he stepped back and allowed Max to enter the clock tower. There was cogs and chains sitting about everywhere. It was a bit too much to take in at one glance but Max then looked to the part that drew him in most. There was a block of some sorts that was connected to a bigger block. Then all the cogs were somehow powered by this box. Max walked up to it and looked at this smaller block near it. "It looks like the battery is busted" the Doctor said as he stood beside Max. The Doctor then pulled the battery out of its socket and handed it to Max. When it was in Max's hoof it was rather large, and to think that it powered this entire clock. Max held the battery in his hand and then he closed his eyes. Suddenly a burst of energy rushed through Max as his hair ignited into a blue plasma flame. Energy from Max then started to funnel into the battery. Within a few seconds Max then placed the battery back into its slot and his hair returned to normal. Max then pulled a handle and the clock roared to life. DING DONG!
Chapter 5 : HeroesMax watched as the mechanics began to work and turn. Then a big pin was pulled back and the Doctor suddenly became paralyzed. “Oh dear” said Doctor. Max quickly looked to the doctor and then back at the pin as it then fell forwards and hit a metal bell. A loud sound came out of the bell and Max was shaken. The Doctor jumped out of the bell tower and then Max followed. The two began to fall and Max saw the ground coming closer and closer. He then quickly looked to the Doctor and he saw that he was falling. Max grabbed the Doctor and then spread his wings to slow them down. They then safely touched down on the ground. “You ok?” Max asked as he brushed himself down. “Yes...thank you for that. I guess I should have thought before I jumped out of that bell tower” “Well, it was a split second reaction” “All the same thank you for saving me and fixing that clock. That reminds me...” said the Doctor before he stopped and looked at Max. “How did you power that battery?” Max froze in the thought as he too didn’t know what happened. “I think...” Max began but he couldn’t really say for sure what happened. His knowledge of most things was blank thanks to the amnesia. “Never mind, I was just a little curious about what happened” the Doctor said. Then he looked to the big clock and sighed. “I wonder what’s up with him, sighing all of a sudden at the sight of the clock” “Is there something wrong?” Max asked as he too looked at the two big handles. “The time on the clock, it’s wrong...” said the doctor as he looked to his clock on his wrist. “It needs to be 4 o’clock, not 1 o’clock” “I could help, as I have wings” Max said as he stretched his wings out and then began to hover. Max then flew up to the clock and looked at it. There were two handles, one big and one short. “Damn amnesia, now I have no idea what the hay this is” Max thought as he put his hoof to his chin. Then he saw the big handle was pointing to the top and the smaller one was pointing to the number one. Max grabbed the big handle and moved it round a spin and the small handle moved to the number two. “There we go, now a couple more to get it to the number 4” Max thought as he turned it round another two times until the big handle was on the number four. Max then flew back and observed the clock. Then Max flew down again and stood next to the Doctor. “Is that right?” Max asked. “Yeah, it’s right. But you seemed to have some trouble up there. You forgot how to work a clock?” The Doctor said as he then smiled. “Just had my thoughts clouded, that’s all. Anyway I think it’s time for me to get going now” “Ok, thanks for the help...umm, what was your name again?” “It’s Max Plasma, nice to meet you Doctor” Max said as he held out his hoof. “There we go” said the Doctor as he shaked Max’s hoof. “Again, thanks for the help” “No problem, see you later, Doctor” said Max as he then trotted back towards the performance area. The Doctor stood there for a few seconds and watched Max trot away. Then he turned away and began to walk back to his shop. But then he thought about the name again and he looked back. “Max...” Max soon got back to presentation and it was coming to a end. Max walked towards Serene and stood next to her. “Hello again” Max said as he smiled. “Oh, welcome back. So, did you find anything on your, solo discovery quest thingy?” said Serene. “Well, I met some pony called the Doctor and I helped him fix a clock” “The Doctor, I’ve heard of him but never really talked to him” “Well, he was nice to talk to...” Max then turned his attention back to the stage. Spitfire was standing back for a bit and another Pegasus in a Wonderbolt costume was talking. “That’s Soarin’, he’s Spitfires right hand colt. He works with Spitfire a lot” Serene said. “Wow, Soarin’...” “Soarin’...where have I heard that name before. It feels like I should know him but...nothing” Max then looked and saw that everyone started to cheer. The presentation seemed to be over as then every pony began to walk away. Max then swiftly moved through the crowd as it countered him. Soon he was at the stage and he turned right so that he came to the backstage door. He waited there and watched all of the ponies leave the once flooded area. Then the door opened and Spitfire walked out. She pushed her goggles up onto her head and then observed Max. “It’s been a long time, Max” Spitfire said. “The problem is, I don’t know how long it’s been” “Last thing I heard was that you got put into a coma. They told every pony who knew you that you could be in that coma for life” “Do you know anything about how I got into the coma?” Max asked. “I’m really sorry Max, but I wasn’t around when you had that...umm” She then froze in though. “Something doesn’t feel right about this” “Let’s move onto something else, how about..umm” said Max before he too was stuck. “What do I need to know, because she knows me a lot, but...” “At school, you always had these dreams...” Spitfire began. “You said that one day you were going to be the fastest Pegasus in the world. You were even going to be a Wonderbolt. But over all of that you most of all wanted to be a hero” “A hero?” Max said as he put on the most confused face. “I don’t know exactly how this was going to be but a lot of the time you would stand up to bullies. You protected people even when you were outnumbered. One time I heard that you got beat up pretty bad when you tried to defend someone, but you never gave up...” “I did that! Wow” Said Max. “Apart from that I can’t really tell you much, because you avoided conversation about your family a lot” She then sighed and smiled warmly at Max. “But it’s good to see you again and to hear your voice” “It’s nice to know that there is some pony that still knows me. Thanks Spitfire” Max said as he then smiled warmly at Spitfire. “I’ve got to go now so, I’ll catch you around” “Ok, see you later” Max said as Spitfire then walked back into the backstage area. Max then turned away from the stage and walked back over to where Serene was. “So, how did it go?” Asked Serene. “It was ok, I guess. I found out a little about myself but I am going to have to work a bit harder to get information”. Max then looked to the sky and saw that the sun was beginning to go down. “looks like it’s going to get dark soon” “Yeah, I should be getting back now” said Serene as she began to walk forward. “Its been nice meeting you Max, maybe we will see each other again sometime” “Maybe we will, goodbye” Max said and then Serene walked away. Max then looked around at the empty area. He was now alone and every pony had gone back to their homes. A thunder sounded above and Max looked up to see rain begin to fall. He looked straight ahead and let the rain fall on him. It somewhat comforted him but he couldn’t think why. “After this day, the rain just...cools me down” His thought was broken when he heard a pony yelling to him. Max suddenly turned to see Twilight in her library shouting at him. “What was that Twilight?” Max shouted back. “Why are you just standing in the rain?” “I don’t know...” “Well come inside before you get a cold” Twilight said as she stepped back and gestured for Max to come inside. Max then ran over to the door and walked inside. He was dripping wet with rain water and then all of a sudden he shivered. “Let me get you a towel” said Twilight as she ran off to the upstairs of her house. Max stood there and looked around. The library had many books that Max had never seen before; then again he wouldn’t have remembered then. “He you go” Twilight said as a towel hovered over to Max. Max stared at the towel and then took it out of the air. “How does that work, hovering towels?” Max then dried his mane with the towel and then he continued to look are around the library. After drying his mane Max then walked into the middle of the room so he could get the full view of everything. “There are a lot of books here. Does every pony have this many books in their house?” Max asked. “No silly, it’s because this is a library” “Oh, that makes sense now” “I wonder why this rain suddenly came, must have missed the weather schedule” Twilight said as she looked out of her window. “I think I will be ok to get back to my house” Max said as he put the towel on the table. “You sure you don’t want to stay for the night?” “Staying here...that sounds better than freezing my hooves off outside” “That sounds nice, thank you Twilight” Max said as he stepped away from the door. “I have a spare bed so everything will be ok” “Thanks” Max then walked back into the middle of the room and looked at the books again. Each one had its own unique title and contents. All of a sudden a single book hovered over towards Max and it landed in front of him. “You can read this one, it’s about equestrian and its workings” Twilight said. Max picked up the book and he then sat at the table. He then began to read it. Twilight then began to walk up the stairs and she stopped and looked at Max. “I’m going to hit the hay now so you can go to sleep when you are ready” “Good night Twilight” Max said as he looked up at her and smiled. She smiled back and then continued to walk up the stairs. Max then sat back and thought to himself. “What a day. Met some new ponies, found out about a ability. Some weird stuff is going on in this world. I still can’t think about why I had that racing spirit but I guess that was just me. And I stood up to that pony like it was nothing, it’s almost like my personality is coming through...”
Chapter 6 : A New DayEverything was dark, nothing could be seen. Max wandered around trying to make out where he was. Then he came to the edge of a cliff and he stopped to see the only visible thing in the dead of the night – burning Ponyville. He ran down the cliff and ran into Ponyville as quickly as he could, but then when he got there, no pony was around. He frantically searched around but there was nothing to be found. “This is your future” a voice said from behind Max. He quickly looked behind him but there wasn’t anything to be seen. “Where did you go” Max shouted as he frantically looked around. “I’ve been here the entire time, it’s just you could never see me. Even when we are face to face” the voice said again. Max then began to back up and all the light drained away. “Why are you doing this?” Max shouted in fear. “It’s only a matter of time, until you will remember” the voice said again. Max then opened his eyes and shot up, awake. He looked down to the table that he had slept on the entire night. He was obviously reading so much he forgot to go to sleep. Max closed the book he was reading and he stretched. “What was that” he said to himself. --- Max Plasma: Chapter 6 --- Max sat in the middle of the room for a few minutes alone while he gathered his thoughts on what had happened. Who was that pony that was talking to him, or was it a pony. Max just couldn’t think about what had gone on that night. Then Twilight came down the stairs and she came over to the table. She had seen the bed before she got down so she knew Max didn’t get into his bed last night. “Sleep well?” she asked. “You could say that” Max replied. “You slept on a book all night, how could you sleep well?” “I don’t know, I just can’t put my hoof on it” Max said as he adjusted his slanted goggles on his head. “Were you studying all night?” Twilight asked as she tilted her head. “Umm” Max began as he looked down at the books on the table. “I guess I was” “You know, it isn’t very good for your health to do that” Twilight said in a very serious tone. “Oh yeah?” Max said as he tried to think of a comeback. Twilight turned and looked at him with her sarcastic looking eyes. “Yeah... anyway, can I interest you in some breakfast?” “Breakfast?” Max said in a confused tone. Twilight sighed and mumbled something to herself. “Well then, it’s about time you learned then!” Twilight then rushed away so she was out of Max’s sight. Max sat there and waited, then a voice came from the stairs as a creature emerged. “Twilight, who are you talking...” this creature said before laying his eyes on Max. “...oh” “Who and what are you?” Max asked. This creature recoiled and looked at Max with a really confused look. “What? Are you stupid or something? I’m a dragon!” the creature said. Max tilted his head and looked at the creature again closer. “HEY! I’m not stupid! I have-” shouted Max before he was interrupted by Twilights presence. “Oh Spike, you’re awake. And I see you have met Max” said Twilight happily. “Yeah, so your name is Max?” said Spike. “I can just sense that this dragon is going to get on my nerves” Max thought. “Max Plasma, that’s my name. And your name is Spike” Max said. “So what was that you were going to say? You have what?” Spike asked. “I have a condition called amnesia” Max announced. Spike looked at Max and then helplessly looked at Twilight. “What’s amnesia?” Spike asked. “Amnesia is a condition where you can forget entire parts of your life. And in Max’s case he has forgotten everything” explained Twilight. “Oh, then that means I owe you an apology then” Spike said as he then felt somewhat embarrassed. “It’s ok, I suppose it would be the same with any other pony, or dragon for that matter, to react in that way” Max said. Twilight then smiled as she acknowledged Max sorting out the problem responsibly. “That was very nice of you Max! Anyway this is what breakfast is...” Twilight said as she produced a bowl of oatmeal. Max looked down at the bowl and then back to Twilight. “I don’t completely understand” Max said. “Breakfast is the meal you eat in the morning” Twilight said and then she giggled. “Oh! Ok then” Max said. Max then picked up the bowl and tipped the contents into his mouth. Twilight watched and then began to laugh with Spike. Max then put the bowl on the table and swallowed. He then looked at Twilight and Spike and was confused at why they were laughing. “What’s going on here?” Max asked. “It’s just you ate it all whole” Twilight said as she then broke off into more laughter. “Isn’t that eating though” Max said with an un-amused tone. “Yes it is eating, but you could have used this” said Twilight as she held out a spoon. “Oh, right” Max said as he then chuckled to himself. “I feel like such an idiot at the moment. At least Twilight is kind to me” “Anyway what are you going to do today Max?” asked Twilight. “I don’t really know, with all of this going on I’m not sure where I should go next” Max said. He then adjusted his goggles and looked out of the window to see the town begin to come alive. Shops began to open and the streets became populated by the many ponies of Ponyville. “Well, I’m going to go out into town to do some shopping so, do you want to come with me?” Twilight asked. “Yeah, sure” Max replied as he then got up from the table and walked over to the door. “Cool, let me just get my bag and then we can go!” Twilight said as her horn then lit up and her bag floated onto her back. Then she walked over to the door and then her horn lit up again. This time the door opened when she did this. Max then followed her out and they were on the main street. Many ponies began to pass them as they went about their day to day duties. Each one had a different mark on their flank and this probably meant that each one was unique in some way or another. Twilight then looked to the main area from yesterday and then began to walk. Max then realised she was walking and he ran over to catch up with her. “So, what are you looking for today?” Max asked. “Food and other supplies that I may need. Oh, and also the cupcakes for the picnic with my friends today” said Twilight. “Picnic?” Max said in confusion. “It’s where you pack some food and go out to someplace outside to eat. My friends and I do it every now and again” Twilight then looked left and right at the many stands open. Each one sold a single item relative to what the sign displayed. “So” Max began as he then cruised alongside Twilight. “What did you find out yesterday?” Twilight asked as she went up to a stand and looked at Max. “Apparently, I knew Spitfire at some point in my life” Max said. “Spitfire, you mean the captain of the Wonderbolts Spitfire?” Twilight said in astonishment as she picked up the goods that she had bought. “Yeah, that Spitfire” Max said. “Cool, I never would have known that” Twilight said as she then twitched a little. Max then stopped and looked at Twilight again, its was if he could sense that tiny twitch. “What was that, its was like I could sense that tiny twitch... but what does it mean...” Max thought. “Hey, Twilight” Max called. “Yes, what is it Max?” Twilight answered as she turned around to see Max stood still. “What did you say about me knowing a Wonderbolt?” Max asked. “I said I wouldn’t have known that” she said, and then that twitch in her tail happened again. No pony else seemed to be able to notice this but Max was fully aware of it. Something inside of Max was driving him to find out what was going on. “Well, here goes nothing” Max thought as he began his interrogation. “Are you completely sure about that, because I think there is something else to this” Max said calmly. “Max, I’m not sure where you are going with this” Twilight replied. “Well...” Max began. “You seem to have a twitch every time you say you would have never have known that I knew a Wonderbolt. Is this normal of you?” Max said with his words flowing perfectly. “I don’t twitch every time I say that” Twilight said as she became impatient. “I really do think there is something you are not telling me, I can feel it” Max said as he knew that he was onto something. Twilight then tried to think of a way to get out of this one but there was no use. She looked up to the face of Max and couldn’t lie to it. “Ok, there is somethings that I know that I haven’t told you yet” Twilight began. Max took a few steps closer and got ready to listen to what Twilight had to say. “So I knew that you may have known Spitfire in your earlier life but that is all I know. I am telling the truth” Twilight said. Max took the information on board but still didn’t believe everything that he was being told. “There is something else, what is it?” Max closed in on this lead. “Seriously Max, there is nothing else” Twilight was keeping whatever she knew to herself and it wasn’t going to be easy to get this information. It would just have to be left for now. “Never mind, I just thought I was onto something” Max said as he walked ahead of Twilight. “What was that, It was like I knew that she was lying. She must still know something - but I have to get her to talk first” Max thought. Then all of a sudden his mind became a lot clearer. As if the air that he just breathed gave him a new sense. Max looked left to see a particular plant on the till. “Umm, excuse me” Max called into the shop. Then a mare came out and looked at him with a warm look. “What is it darling?” said the mare. “What is this plant” Max said as he pointed at the plant on the till. “Oh that, its a Peace Lily. It clears the air and helps you to think. Unfortunately they don't get bought that often so I don’t very many. Would you like one?” the mare explained before asking. “Umm, yeah sure. How much?” Max asked. “I’m selling it for ten bits but as you are so kind as to come here and ask then you can have it for five, sound alright?” the mare said. “Sounds like a deal to me” Max said as he handed over five bits and grabbed the plant. “Have a nice day!” Called the mare as Max walked away from the stand. She went back into her shop and then looked at a poster on her wall. She put the money in her till and then looked at the poster closer. She then backed up as she then thought about what she had just seen. Max found Twilight again and placed the plant right next to her. She turned around and looked at the plant and smiled. “Wow, a Peace Lily. Where did you find that?” Twilight asked as she looked at it in amazement. “I just bought it from this flower shop, the owner said that they don’t get sold that often so I bought it” Max said. “Well, good for you then” Twilight said as she got the last of the things she came for. “I think I will go put this in my house now, it’s been nice talking to you” Max said. “See you later then” Twilight said with a grin on her face. Max then turned around and walked back through the town which was busy as it was this morning. There was plenty to see in the town as there was many ponies buying things and there were pegasi flying above. Max was amazed by the amount of activity going on around him as he moved through the town. Soon Max got back to his house where there was a lot less activity as the main attention was in the middle of town. Max opened the door and walked inside his house, which was still empty with a few papers left on the desk. After Max had walked in he closed the door and he placed the Peace lily on the main desk. He then sat on his sofa and stared into space and began to think about the day so far. “All that has happened today is just so weird, with Twilight and her lying” Max thought. He then closed his eyes and began to breath the fresh air that the peace lily was creating. It once again gave him the sensation of being able to think in clear space. He then lied his head back and began to fall into a sleepy state, until he was fully asleep. He was relaxed and ready to take another rest. Then the minutes turned to hours, until the time came to about 9:00pm. Max then opened his eyes and looked outside to see that the night had fallen. He rubbed his eyes and got up from the sofa and walked over to the door. In the door was a letter, which was unusual as this house hasn’t been owned for a long time. Max, who was unaware of what it was, pulled the letter out of the letter box and looked at it. It simply said on the front - “To Max Plasma”. Funny how there was no address yet the letter still got to his door. So Max the opened the letter and a card fell out of it. Max read the letter as so: “Dear Max Plasma, I would like you to come to the party at the Ponyville Night Club tonight if you are free. Inside is a entry card and I would hope to see you there so I can introduce you to some of my friends. From your friend Twilight Sparkle” Max then looked to the ground to see the card that had fallen out of the letter. He picked it up and then examined it. “Should I go... and what will it be like?” Max thought as he looked at the card. He then looked out of his window and thought “What the hell, it couldn’t hurt to go”. So Max then opened his door and walked out of his house. Then after looking at the card to see where he was going he then began to walk down the street. All alone with nothing but the shadows to watch over him.
