I opened my eyes to see pinkie pie staring at me with an ear to ear smile on her face. She had her hoofs propped up holding her head as she looked into my eyes.

“Do you mind?” I said trying to back away.

“You talk nonsense in your sleep, you know that right? It’s actually really funny.” She said grabbing my face and shaking me like crazy. “We were all laughing at what you were randomly saying. You sounded like one of those voodoo priest ponies.”

“I do what now…” I said grabbing her hoofs from my face.

“We just arrived in Ponyville, that’s why we woke you. Ya slept like a rock in the mud.” Said applejack pulling pinkie from my face. “You were saying something weird which made us all laugh except twilight, who fell asleep reading her book.”

I looked over at twilight who had her head laying in the pages of a book and snoring. I looked at the title of the book and was suddenly insulted. The title read “Top Ten Rules to Control a Maniac”. I wasn’t a maniac…I just had a messed up personality and mind. I got up and yawned walking over to wake up twilight. I grabbed the book and slid it from under her head which I held with my other hoof. When I removed the book, all I saw was a drooling purple pony with bags under her eyes. I lifted her head higher and noticed that one of her eyes were partially open. I waved my hoof in front of the partially open eye and started to say her name.

“Twilight…twilight…wake up. We’re in the town where you and your friends caught me and broke my leg even more. What’s it called…Ponyville…because that’s an original name for a small town.” I said starting to shake her a bit. She started to mumble and slowly wake up. Her mane was sticking out everywhere and was even sticking in her mouth a bit. I faked a gag and she jumped back.

“Don’t throw up on me! I’m still trying to wake up.” Twilight said as she pushed me back. I started to chuckle and walk for the train door exit. When I got off the train I saw the town the same way I saw it when I first arrived. As I stepped down from the docks I was trampled over by pinkie. She ran off chanting something I couldn’t exactly make out because I had dirt in my ears. Applejack walked up from behind me and helped me up.

“Well that’s Pinkie pie for ya. I wish she wouldn’t be so…pinkie.” She said shrugging. “No doubt she went get some cupcakes; she can’t go one hour without a cupcake.”

“I think she does more than just cupcakes…if you know what I mean.” I said starting to walk down the stairs.

“What did you say?” Applejack said

“Nothing…” I said back as I reached the bottom of the stairs. When twilight exited the train she stumbled down the stairs and had tripped over her own hoof. She fell down the stairs and crashed into the ground. We helped her up but she couldn’t keep her balance…this reminded me of the first time I ever got wasted, best time ever. I chuckled just a bit then was given an angry face by twilight. After about a half an hour she fully woke up and was ready to move. We started walking down the road and you wouldn’t believe all the looks I got. Ponies were staring at me like I was an alien. Then again it’s not every day that you see the criminal that had been running from the guard just a few weeks ago, walking freely down the street.

“So what am I supposed to do for entertainment around here?” I asked staring down a stallion who wouldn’t take his hate filled eyes off me.

“Well first…we need to get you back to my house and then a shower, you really smell. After that…I’m not sure.” Twilight said noticing all the looks I was getting. We entered a large plaza where stands were set up as far as the eye could see.

“For such a small town, it sure has quite a lot of business. Who’s the biggest seller?” I asked scanning the stores and their merchandise.

“I am pardner. My apple farm produces the best and most tasty apples anypony could ever eat.” Applejack said pointing her hoof toward ten stands; all with large barrels of freshly picked apples.

“Well you sure must be filthy rich in bits. Seeing how many people love your apples.” I said looking at her as she smiled. “Twilight, where do you even live?”

“I only live another couple yards away from here. It won’t be long before we get there.” She said trying to hold her hair in place with her magic.

“Well this is where I part with you and Graymayne. I need to get back to the farm and continue bucking apples; I’ll catch ya’ll guys later.” Applejack said waving goodbye then galloping away.

Only a few minutes passed before we reached Twilight’s house, which I was surprised was a giant hollow tree. It was enormous and what blew my mind even more was that it was a library. She owned a library with hundreds of books, which were all organized by author, alphabetical, and series at the same time. I could tell she didn’t exactly have a life.

“Spike, we’re home, come meet my new friend.” Twilight yelled as we entered the house. I heard a loud thud and then a mountain of books came clattering down. I looked inside and saw the pile of books where the crash came from. It started to shuffle and then a purple dragon popped his head out of the pile.

“What the hay!” Spike yelled. “Why didn’t you tell me you were leaving this morning? I was stuck dealing with Ditzy Doo and her craving for muffins all morning. That was so un-” He stopped as soon as he saw me. His eyes widened and he started to shake. “Is that who I think it is?” He said looking back at Twilight. She nodded and smiled softly. “Oh my gosh…you’re the assassin. How dare you try and kill the all powerful Princess Celestia!” He said walking up to me with a pissed off look. “You should be ashamed of yourself. She is a kind and gentle princess that has done nothing to you. You’re fowl scum who only wants the crown for yourself.” He kept ranting on, throwing words at me that a baby dragon shouldn’t even know.

I decided that I had heard enough. I dropped down to his face and yelled. “Back off Pip Squeak before I turn you into a stuffed rat!” He fell to the ground terrified at the thought of me killing him and then stuffing him. I stood back up and glanced at twilight who was giving me a disappointed look. “What…I’m not going to let some puny dragon talk to me like I’m a filly.” I walked to the right just passing the dragon. If he wasn’t terrified of me before, then he was now.

“Spike…are you ok?” twilight asked helping him up. He nodded and looked at me with an angry face. “Sorry about Graymayne, he has a really bad temper.”

“You don’t say…” Spike said walking over a chair to sit down.

“Now that you know each other…let me tell you something about my family spike. When I was only a filly, before you, I had a brother.” Twilight said.

“Yeah…I know who your brother is, Shining Armor.” Spike said.

“Well that’s the thing spike, I have another brother.” She said. Spike looked at her shocked.

“You have another brother. Well where is he? Is he ok? Did you bring the assassin here because he did something to your brother?” He looked at me angrily. “Did this jerk hurt your brother? He did; didn’t he!” Spike now was out of his seat and preparing to attack me.

“No spike; Graymayne didn’t harm my second brother.” Twilight said holding spike back from attacking. “Graymayne here is my second brother.” Spike stopped as soon as he heard it. He looked at me and then back at twilight.

“Well then…Graymayne is it.” Spike said turning back to me. “If your Twilight’s brother, then why did you do what you did.”

“Seventeen years within discord’s care does that to you. The things he told me are what drove me to that. Twilight here says it’s all a lie and that I should hate him. If you can’t tell, I’m trying to believe it.” I said sitting down. “Sorry about that, I tend to lose control of my temper. Plus I don’t exactly like dragons…no offense.”

“None taken, so far you’re a jerk…no offense.” Spike replied softening the mood.

I walked up to him and stuck out my hoof. “Let’s start over, hi my name is Graymayne.” I said with a soft smile. Spike looked at me confused and then my hoof. He reached out with his claw slowly and grabbed my hoof. I shook my hoof and him along with it. When he let go he fell backwards dizzy. Twilight and I shared a chuckle; spike gained his sight and joined in the laughter but brought it too far. We stopped and stared at each other for the next couple seconds.

Awkward.

“Well…it’s been a long day; Graymayne and I are going to take a shower.” Twilight said breaking the awkward moment. “Ok I’m going to take a shower first, and then you can.” She said looking at me.

“Let me give you the grand tour of the library Graymayne. Then I can show you to the guest room downstairs. I sleep in Twilights room, in a small blanket covered basket. It’s more comfortable than it sounds.” Spike said grabbing my hoof and pulling me downstairs. I looked back to see twilight walking up a set of stairs. I turned back to spike as he led me downstairs, listening to the all the stuff he was talking about.

We walked down to the bottom level where we entered a small room. It had a bed in the corner and an unlit candle chandelier in the center. I looked to the right where a no shower restroom was put. I looked back at the bed that was neatly made and covered in dust. We walked forward and looked around at the scenery. Spike hopped onto my back without telling me and burped fire at the chandelier. The room was suddenly lit. I walked up to the bed and shook it. The dust puffed up and floated back down to the bed. I gripped the side of the blanket with my teeth and whipped the dust off. The dust was off the blanket but now even more was on the actual bed.

“It’s ok Graymayne; twilight can use her magic to get rid of all that dust. I just wanted to show you where you would be sleeping tonight first.” Spike said smiling at me.

“Alright then, I’ll just leave it be.” I said backing up coughing. We walked out of the room and back upstairs. Spike showed me the library which was the same room where we had our little problem. Next he showed me the kitchen, it was a mess. There were unclean dishes all over the wood counter. I looked at spike and raised an eyebrow. He put his claw behind his head and scratched it smiling.

“I told twilight I would get around to it…eventually.” He said turning around and quickly walking away. After that mishap, we continued the tour which ended at the mention of Twilight’s room at the top of the stairs.

“Well that’s the whole house. It’s not exactly impressive…not like rarity’s house; now she has class.” Spike said bringing his hands together at the sound of Rarity’s name. Yep…he had a crush, couldn't he make it any more obvious.

“I can see that you have a thing for this Rarity pony. I met her when I was locked up in the dungeon. She didn’t like me at all; I mean I could tell she wanted me to rot in the fiery pits of tartaros.” I said laughing at him.

Spike looked at me with an un-amused face and walked off mumbling to himself. I ignored what he was saying and took a random book from the shelf. Its title read “Daring Doo and The Quest for the Crystal Monkey”…strange name for a treasure. I opened the book and found a slip of paper inside that said Rainbow Dash. She must have this book on hold; she wouldn’t mind if I read the first few chapters. I sat down on a cushion that was leaning against the wall and was about to start reading when Twilight came down the stairs calling my name.

“Graymayne, you can take a shower now.” She said magically holding a towel and drying out her ear. I looked and chuckled at the fact that she had forgotten to brush her mane. “What are you laughing at?” she said looking up and noticing her messed up hair. “Oh very funny…”

“What? That’s really funny…” I replied chuckling. I stopped after a while and saw her pointing her hoof toward the restroom upstairs. I walked past her with a smile on my face and up the stairs. I looked inside the restroom and there was a second towel hanging there. I’m just going to skip to the point here. That was the best shower I had taken in a long time. Then again when I think about it…it’s the first shower I had taken in a long time. When I went back downstairs I was greeted by confetti and balloons.

“Welcome to Ponyville!” Pinkie yelled in my face. I jumped and managed to fall off the stairs and to the ground below. When I opened my eyes, all saw was pink. Pinkie had fallen onto me and her tail was bushed over my head.

“Can you please get off me…” I said in a muffled voice.

She stepped off and helped me up. I looked around at the house and saw the place was decked out with streamers and balloons.

“What’s going on? What is all this stuff?” I said scratching my hoof on the back of my head. I looked at them both and them me.

“Don’t act like you don’t know what a party is.” Twilight said raising an eyebrow at me.

“Party?” I said puzzled. Twilight hoof smacked her forehead and pinkie’s hair fell flat. She frowned and looked at Twilight. “Um…what’s a party?”

“I never thought that I would have to explain what a party is to somepony.” Twilight said walking up to me. “A party is where you have fun, enjoy your friends, and maybe have a couple drinks. Not that I-” I cut her off grinning.

“Did you say a drink? I’m in.” I said smiling crazily.

“Um…I don’t think Celestia would appreciate me giving you alcohol the day you get to Ponyville. I surely don’t think that’s a good idea.” Twilight said frowning at me.

“Oh come on…I haven’t had a good bottle of vodka in months.” I said giving Twilight big puppy dog eyes.

“No…plus you’re only seventeen!” Twilight said astonished at the fact that I drink.

“Ok…ok, I’ll party. What are we supposed to do?” I said looking at pinkie’s hair poof back up.

“Let’s start small. Let’s turn on some music and dance. I can’t wait to see how you dance…this is going to be funny.” Pinkie said chuckling.

“I don’t dance…so don’t ask.” I said raising an eyebrow at pinkie.

“What…do you think you’re to “cool” to dance or are you scared?” Twilight said.

“What no…I just…um…I-” I tried to finish before pinkie grabbed my hooves and we started to spin around the room.

“Wee!” Pinkie yelled as we spun. I heard music start to play and saw blurs of twilight and spike. Before I knew it I was let go of and was sent into a crazy spin. When I stopped I couldn’t make anything out; spike, Twilight, or pinkie. I finally got my vision back and saw them all laughing at me.

“Like I was trying to say…I don’t know how to dance.” I said softly smiling.

“You don’t have to know how to dance to be able to party. Just be able to have fun.” Pinkie said helping me up. I looked at her and then at Twilight thinking “What have I gotten myself into”.

“I think I’m going to go to bed. You guys have faahh” I said before pinkie grabbed my hooves and the others. We went into another spin, but this time it was different. Everything felt…right…I felt like I belonged. I hadn’t felt like that in a long time…since I first actually knew discord. That night still floats around in my head like a planet in orbit. It was the best night that I have had in a long time. Though, after the party…everything went to Hell in my dreams.

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I opened my eyes to see a bright light and crowds of ponies surrounding me as I was on a thrust stage. I tried to get up but was chained to the ground. I felt pain surge through my body, cuts, bruises, and broken bones. I could feel dried blood in my mane and tail. My breathing was slow but accelerated when I tried to move. I looked around at all the ponies and heard them chanting something. It took a while before I could make it out: “Kill the traitor!”, “Make him suffer!”, “Burn him alive!” Then it all stopped like that…in a flash all the sounds stopped. I looked around and then was covered by a dark shadow. I looked at the figure squinting. I soon recognized the figure as Celestia…seconds after that two more shadows appeared next to her. I looked at both of them and realized that it was shining armor and twilight. I tried to speak but my mouth wouldn’t open. I could only hear my thoughts and hundreds of other voices. They got louder and the pain in my body got even worse. I looked up to see Celestia talking but the voices in my head kept me from hearing her. Shining armor was looking at me with angry eyes. He was shaking trying to hold back tears. I looked at Twilight and she turned her head trying not to make eye contact. I could see tears pouring down her cheeks and the pain in her eyes. Celestia backed away and shining armor stepped forward. He started to speak but the voices in my head cancelled out his. I let my head down in anger at the voices. He stepped back and Twilight stepped forward. She brought her hoof up to my chin and held it there for a couple seconds. I felt tears streak down my cheeks as she looked into my eyes and I hers. She leaned in and kissed me on my forehead then said something. I could only make out the last thing she said.

“I’m so sorry…” She closed her eyes, turned and walked away with Shining armor. Everything after that started to fade. The last thing I saw was my sister’s eyes full of pain and tears looking back at me as she walked away. I thought to myself…“What did I do…”

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I lay there staring at the ceiling. I thought about my dream and tried to get rid of it but it wouldn’t get out of my head. What did it mean? Did I do something that hurt them so bad that I was chained up and left for dead? I thought about it even more and decided to talk about it with discord later. I got out of bed and quietly made my way up the stairs. I stepped outside and decided to go for a walk. The moon and stars were out and shining. I walked in a straight line, I wasn’t about to make a turn and get myself lost. The nighttime breeze felt really good in my mane that I decided to find a spot in the plaza to sit. I sat down on a bench overlooking the fountain in the middle of the plaza. I looked up at the moon and thought about Luna. She had raised the moon so beautifully tonight and the stars were glistening in the night sky. I stood up and prepared to leave when I heard a rustle in the bushes. I looked back and decided to rat them out.

“You can come out whenever you want. I’m not going to hurt you. I was about to leave anyway.” I said standing up and walking for the stairs. I looked back at the bushes and walked down the stairs.

On my way back to Twilights I kept hearing rustles and movements around me. Whoever this was they were watching my every move. As I walked down the last couple yards leading toward Twilight’s I heard a yelp. I turned to see a wagon and a shuffling shadow. I walked over to the wagon and the figure became clearer. It was an orange filly Pegasus with a purple mane struggling to get free from the wagon wheel that had rolled over her tail. She was yanking at her tail trying to free it when she noticed me walking up to her. She freaked out and frantically yanked harder. I came upon her and raised an eyebrow. I sighed, put my hoof on the side of the wagon and pushed. The wheel rolled off her tail and she went rolling backwards. Afterwards she got up and scrambled for the nearest bush. I rolled my eyes and started to walk away. Only feet away from the front door I heard the filly speak out.

“T-Thank you…” I turned to look at her and shrugged. I reached out for the door knob when she spoke out again. “Are…Are you the assassin?”

I put my hoof down and turned to her. I looked her straight in the eyes. “Yes…I am.”

She shook a bit but stood there trying to look calm. “Rainbow dash told me about you. She told me what you did to her. Is that true?” I looked at her and nodded. She jumped back just a bit but stood her ground. “Why did y-” I stopped her there.

“I wasn’t going to kill her if that’s what you were thinking. I was going to knock her out. I took a solid oath never to kill a mare.” I said. Her ears flopped and let her head hang. “Now if you’re just a messenger for Rainbow dash, then give her this message. Tell her that I am very sorry and I deserve all her hate. Now go on home before somepony other than me spots you.” I turned back toward the door when I heard the filly call to me.

“Hey…do you want to continue your walk with me. Please…I’m all alone out here. I live quite a distance from here. It’s really scary and I don’t want to go alone.” I could tell she was regretting what she was saying. I looked at her, sighed and nodded.

Her ears popped up and she softly smiled. We began our walk and the first thing she asked was why I tried to kill celestia. “So…why did you try to do what everyone else said you tried to do?”

“Do I have to explain?” I said looking at her. She nodded dependently to get the information. I sighed and explained everything, how I was told Celestia killed my family. To how I was here and how I found out about shining armor and twilight. “That’s pretty much it kid. I haven’t had the best of lives but now that I’m here, I have a chance to change my life.”

“Wow…you have been through a lot of stuff. Yes, I am asking you about this stuff because Rainbow dash asked me to. I’m sorry, but it’s for a good reason.” She said scratching her head. I didn’t mind really but to think Rainbow dash would stoop that low to get information out of me. I mean using a filly to do this. The kid must be terrified of me.

“I know your scared of me…I understand that walking around in the dark with “The Assassin” isn’t every ponies dream, so if you want me to leave…I’ll go.” I said stopping.

“What…no…please don’t leave me here alone. I want to get to know you before I tell Rainbow dash anything.” She said stopping even more determined.

“What else do you want to know? I’ve told you quite a lot of information that a filly like you should never have to hear.” I said ready to walk back to twilight’s. She ran after me and stood in my way. I sighed and took a seat at a bench that was set on the path. “Alright then…ask away.”

She pelted me with questions that I knew were from Rainbow dash. I didn’t know what to think. This filly wouldn’t give up on the fact that she had to get any information. I just sat there answering all her questions. I realized that the questions were all related to my relations with discord and future objectives. She wanted to know if I was going to betray them in the end of it all. I was going to betray them but now that I know my siblings were alive…I wasn’t sure. Celestia did guide them through a rough time but never told twilight about me and had Shining armor hypnotized somehow. I was certain that she killed my parents and there was no way that they would change my opinion. Finally she asked me the question that set me off.

“You’re not a monster…are you?” I jumped off the bench in anger.

“That’s enough questions…if Rainbow dash has anymore questions for me. Tell her to ask me herself. I’m done answering questions from a filly. I’m going to bring you home and then go back to twilight’s.” I said picking her up in my mouth by her mane. She struggled at first but calmed down seconds later. She wiggled out of my teeth but kept walking. We walked up to a large house and were about to knock on the door when the filly stopped me.

“I’m sorry for offending you the way I did. I just had to know what you had been through before I made an opinion about you. I don’t think Rainbow da-” She tried to finish before I cut her off.

“It’s fine…I understand that you and her wanted to know about me. Just make sure to tell her that if she has anymore questions…she has the guts to ask me herself.” I said ready to turn away. Before I turned the filly spoke.

“I never got your name…” She said looking down at the ground and poking into the dirt. I looked at her and thought why not.

“Hello, my name is Graymayne.” I stuck out my front right hoof and gave my best fake smile. She slowly reached out her hoof and we shook.

“Hi, my name is Scootaloo, nice to meet you Graymayne.” She said starting to form a soft smile. She walked up to the front door of her house and entered.

I made my way back to twilight’s and to bed. I shut my eyes still thinking of the dream I had earlier. Was that my future? Was I really going to be hated for the rest of my life? As I thought about it, I slowly drifted to sleep.

Author's Note

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Trying to split what i already have typed into chapters so I'm happy this one is longer. I have also been planning on putting songs with a couple chapters. The bands will include Five Finger Death Punch, Skillet, Escape the Fate, Three Days Grace, Shinedown, and I will even take suggestions. My only request is that its not country. Please! Sorry to those who like that kind of music, but I grew up with it and it just got really annoying. Anyway, Graymayne has met Spike and Scootaloo. Is Rainbow Dash ever going to have the guts to face Graymayne...of course she will. Why does Graymayne HATE dragons so much? How has he NEVER had a party! Thank you Pinkie! He needed it! Thank you for all the faves and to all who read this, I am truly grateful! Thank you!