An Explosive Journey

Nova, Ponyville

Lyra kept bouncing around me in circles as we walked back to her place, almost as excited as Pinkie when she finds someone that's new to Ponyville. You'd swear that she's taking lessons from the pink incarnation of happiness.

"So, what kind of genres of music do you listen to?"

"A little bit of everything, though I tend to lean in favor of house and trance music." Her face lit up even more, if that was even possible. It's somewhat amusing how she reacts to the fact that I like the same music as Vinyl.

"OH! You like the same kind of music that Vinyl plays? Awesome!" Seriously, I'm finding that almost everything she does is adorable, including her excited little antics that make her almost an expy of Pinkie Pie.

It' kind of funny, how we're walking back to her place, and the entire time she's bouncing around me like the pink blur everyone knows and loves, yet nopony stops what they're doing to take a look at what's going on. It's sort of unnerving how they're already used to me so soon after one of Pinkie's parties; it doesn't feel natural. Then again, I am somewhere new, so it shouldn't surprise me that I can't make sense of everything at the moment.'

I don't get to be alone with my thoughts for long, because Lyra decided she has to interrupt them every once in a while with questions, either about me, what I do, family, etc etc.

"So, what did you do for a living before you got here?"

"To be honest Lyra, you wouldn't understand even if I told you," her ears fold back to her head, "but if you used a memory spell, then you will know everything about it and understand it as well." The excitement just leaped back into her, and she began jumping around again, and then she walks in front of me, and sits on her haunches.

"First, I'll use a memory spell to teach you the memory spell," wow; 'Yo dawg, I heard you like memory spells, so we got you a memory spell so you can learn memory spells, so you can use memory spells while learning memory spells while using memory spells while learning memory spells while using memory spells... MEM-CEPTION!' "so you can then use it on me to teach me about what your job is."

"Sounds like a good idea. Whenever you're ready, Lyra." I close my eyes, and I can feel her bringing her head closer to mine, as well as sense the magic that she is using for the spell. Soon enough, she touches her horn to my forehead, and something happens; something that can barely be described with words. It's like I'm living through her learning the memory spell, but at breakneck speed. I suddenly know exactly how to perform said spell, and show specific memories. A few seconds later, she pulls her head back, and I open my eyes.

"Whoa, that, was weird. It's like being put in your hooves, and learning first hand the spell just as how you did."

"That's essentially what the memory spell does, it gives the being which it is performed on, the same memories. There's a longer explanation that's in one of the spell books we read in magic school, but the only pony to fully understand everything it says would be the town's resident librarian," she raises her voice a couple of decibels, and I take up this as a signal to say in unison with her, "Twilight Sparkle." A few chuckles came not only from us, but also a couple of unicorns passing by. 'Well, looks like I'll be able to fit in quite nicely; some ponies can even make a joke, which certainly lightens the mood of me being stuck here drastically.'

"Now, my dear," this earns me a blush from Lyra, "I have come up with a better solution than just showing you my job."

"Oh, really?" Hope seemed present in her eyes, shining brightly in the afternoon light.

"Yeah, I'm not only going to show you my job, but my school life as well. Pretty much everything about my life from the age of 14 onwards." This elicits a gigantic smile from Lyra, as she started jumping up and down. Too bad I have to interrupt her fun.

"The only thing is, if I were to show you, it would have to be at your home, because there will no doubt be questions; some that I do not think I would want to answer in public." She stopped jumping at the height of one, but then fell back down on all four hooves. 'Heh, so she hasn't been taking lessons from Pinkie after all.' The smile however, was still there.

"Alright, I guess we head back then!" Excitement was an understatement when it comes to describing how Lyra was feeling. The rest of the walk back towards home was short, to say the least, because the both of us couldn't wait to get back.

Nova, home

As we enter the small house, I make a bee line towards the chesterfield, and Lyra does the same, sitting beside me; I notice something different though, she's sitting closer to me than she had before. 'Hm, makes one think she's already made up her mind... nah, I'll give it more time, I shouldn't push things right now.'

"So Lyra, you ready?" The smile she gives me is so huge, it reminds me of that face she made during the Winter Wrap Up episode, the infamous face that was made into the meme 'I found pills, AND ATE THEM!'

"You bet!"

"Ok, let's begin then."

I charge up the energy needed for the spell, and recall everything from my past, starting with me entering high school, and just let her see everything. I figure, why lie to her by extension of not telling her? As soon as the memories are done being played in her mind, she starts looking at me in this weird way; I can't really describe it. With this in mind, I speak first.

"So, Lyra, about what you saw, about you and Ponyville..." I trail off, not really knowing what to say. The silence in the room brings in tension that is so thick, someone wouldn't even be able to cut it with a knife. After several excruciating seconds that felt like hours, Lyra decided to speak up. I brace myself for the worst.

"So, we're a work of fiction in your world? Is that how you're able to easily accept the fact that you're here, because you think you're dreaming?" Anger is now apparent on Lyra's face, as she burns a hole into me with her golden eyes that were once so beautiful, but now deadly weapons that could almost stare right into one's soul. Quickly remembering that paper I wrote for extra credit in physics in 10th grade, I come up with my response, which is entirely true.

"Lyra, the reason that I am able to easily adapt and accept things here, is not because I think that I am dreaming, but because of the fact that I had always thought this place existed in one universe or another. I knew that this world existed somewhere, or at some time or another. I love this place, it's just so serene, so calm; nothing like the world that I left behind, but the world isn't what matters at the moment, it's the one pony that I'm sitting next to right this second. I would do anything for you, no matter the cost. I would protect you from anything, and if you were to read my thoughts and emotions, they would be saying the exact same thing. I've grown to like you for who you are, not just some background pony that sits on the benches weird."

Hearing this, she calms down a little, but is still a little unnerved by the fact that many people would just as soon assume that they were dreaming if they came to this beautiful world. I take this time to go run into the room with all of my equipment and stuff, to fish out something that I thought would never get used in the city that I was originally heading to: my acoustic guitar. It's just your average run of the mill cheapo acoustic, but hey, whatever works dude.

Lyra sees the guitar, and immediately becomes interested.

"So, Nova, you going to try and make it up to me with a love song?" I give her a little smirk, and then a reply.

"Sure, why not." I snicker for a couple of seconds, yet Lyra does not seem amused. 'I hope this song works.'

Before beginning to play, I check to make sure that the thing is still in tune, which to my surprise, it's not only in tune, it's perfect. 'So awesome!'

"Alright Lyra, you may already know this song from my memories, but I still think that it is a good one nonetheless. Here goes nothing."

After that, I start playing one of the best songs made for acoustic guitar ever; Ichiban no Takaramono. At first, everything seems fine, but 12 seconds into the opening of the song, I start to feel a magical buildup. Taking this in stride, I keep playing anyways, not knowing what is going to happen; three seconds later, I hear the all too familiar voice singing the song. The look on Lyra's face is of pure amazement; I keep playing, and look to my side, and who is standing to my right but Masami Iwasawa, singing the lyrics. Despite the shock that my mind suffers, I manage to play through the song. Halfway through, Lyra begins to tear up; 'D'aaaaaaawwwwwww, so cute.' When nearing the end, it turns out that Masami has let me play lead and chorus, which is a little surprising to me. As soon as the song ends, I put down my guitar on the coffee table, the spectral image dissapears, and Lyra literally jumps up into my arms, burying her face into my neck.

"I'm sorry Nova, for doubting you and for getting angry at something so silly."

"It's no problem Lyra, I sort of thought it would happen, but I wanted to be able to tell you everything about me from that point on, because if I hadn't I would've felt that I was lying to you for hiding something like that from you. I don't blame you for being angry like that, I would have probably been just as angry if I found out that the world some random being had a fictional view of my world. The point here, is that I don't see you, or any of the other beings in this world as fictional characters, I believed what I saw as real as soon as I understood where I was. There's an unwritten rule between those that believe that inter-dimensional travel is possible, and that is 'do not doubt anything, as every world's perception as real differs between others.' I know, it's a little weird, but it basically means that one should not doubt the situation that they are in, no matter what. As for the song that I played," I am interrupted by Lyra, using magic to close my mouth.

"I know, you like me; the way you played the song conveyed your thoughts and emtions to me better than any heartfelt poem could. To be honest, after our trip to SkyBucks, I was starting to think of ways that I could tell you something..." She trails off, and then releases me from the zipper spell. As soon as she does, I can't help but have a smile plastered on my face.

"Oh? And what might that be?" I ask her this, though not with the usual sarcastic tone that most people use with said question. Lyra looks around with her eyes for a second and starts studdering, clearly showing she's still nervous even though I've pretty much already told her how I feel.

"I - I... um... I like you, Nova; not just as a friend though, but something more. You're there for me in times of need, and you don't abandon what few friends you have. You're kind, caring and sweet, despite what hardships you've been through. Although you're not a pony, the meaning is still the same; would you be my coltfriend?" Honestly Lyra, who wouldn't say yes to that?

"Lyra, I would love nothing more than to be your coltfriend, I just have this to say though: I would like to take things slow, instead of just jumping right into the bed and doing the naughty hug. I want to take the time to get to know you and let you know me better as time goes on. I'm the kind of person to stop and smell the roses, and quite frankly, I think you are one of the most stunning flowers to have bloomed in the path that is my life." Then, just like the few times before, I kneel down and wrap her in a hug, her forehooves moving up and around my neck, and she's nuzzling me.

"Aw, see what I mean, you're sweet. To be honest, I wouldn't want anypony else to be with, just you." I then back away from the hug, earning me a look that says 'Awww, don't leave me forever.'

"So my lovely flower, is there any genre of music that you like specifically?" Lyra stands in front of me as she contemplates this for a few seconds. 'Aww, even her thinking face is cute.'

"I listen to pretty much anything really, but I have a soft spot for both classical as well as anything modern, such as house, trance and what not." Just after hearing this, I get an idea.

"Lyra, I'll be right back, I'm just gonna go grab some stuff."

"Alright."

I run into the room that I am staying in, grab all of my tables, four speakers, and my laptop. I use my magic to levitate them so it's a lot easier to bring them into the other room. Lyra's face upon seeing the equipment: Pinkie Pie on a sugar rush with caffeine.

"Calm down Lyra, I haven't even gotten anything set up yet."

"I know, but I'm just really excited, it's like I'm getting my own private concert."

I stand there with my equipment levitating, deep in thought. 'So, how am I going to get this all set up so I can perform? I don't see any tables for me to use while standing, and I don't like to sit while doing so. Well, I could just levitate the stuff wile performing. Alright, let's give it a shot.'

Getting the laptop started up was understandably the easiest part, though what struck me as odd was the fact that it said it was constantly on AC power, but it's unplugged. 'Heh, guess it's the ambient magic that's giving everything electronic a charge. Guess I won't have to plug anything into an outlet, which is awesome because I don't have to worry about blowing a fuse anymore. Yay.' I levitate the different pads in a semicircle around where I am going to do my music, putting the laptop in the center. Next, I place the speakers around the common room, with the subwoofer right under the laptop and sitting right in front of me. The last thing to do is wiring everything together - this is made tons easier with the help of magic. In a couple of minutes, I am satisfied with how I have set everything up, and I now get ready to start playing some music.

"So Lyra, you said that you tend to lean towards the kind of music that Vinyl plays, right?"

"Yeah, that's right." A confused look dons her face. 'damn, all of her expressions are just so cute, it's unnerving.'

"So you wouldn't mind having a mini party in here?" She lights up at this statement.

"Make it awesome!"

"Oh you have no idea what I have planned."

I then start up the pads and get into my various programs, getting ready to play some music.

Track Begin: Space Junk

0:01

Lyra just instantly begins bobbing her head to the drum beat, clearly enjoying the song; as soon as the little squeaks come on, she stops for a moment, but then resumes bobbing her head, taking it in stride.

0:28

Just when she thinks that the song was starting to get bland, the 'rave call', as I have named it, starts, and Lyra then starts loosening up, starting to move around more; you'd swear she's been to a rave...

Yeahyeahyeahyeah yeahyeahyeahyeah yeahyeahyahyeah Space Junk!

The bass then kicks in, and the overall feel of the song changes, as some more sounds are thrown in. And as soon as it's started, it fades out. Lyra looks sad for a second, as she thinks that the song has ended, but then her expression brightens considerably when it turns out the song hasn't finished.

2:35

The song starts up again suddenly, and Lyra starts swaying back and forth, just taking in the song as it builds up, but then starts flailing just after the 'Space Junk' line, and goes even crazier when the rave call plays again. The both of us are partying it up and don't realize that a white unicorn has entered the house, and is heading towards the speakers. She then sits almost directly in front of the subwoofer, and starts nodding her head to the music. Soon the song ends, and then I hear the one voice that brings me extreme joy - Vinyl Scratch.

End Track

"So, you're a DJ?" I take a look around, and glance at Lyra, who appears to be looking at something in the room, with eyes that say she's just met her idol. I follow her stare, and to my utter disbelief, the one and only Vinyl Scratch is sitting right in front of my subwoofer. It takes a few seconds for me to reply.

"Yeah, I do a bit of DJ-ing. So, what brings you to this place?"

"The music that was playing, though I should say that it was specifically this weird feeling that I got. My horn just started glowing, and then I heard this noise; it sounded like a call of some sort, saying 'come to the awesome.'"

"Oh, would it happen to be this?" I ask her this, and then immediately play the 'rave call.'

"That's it!"

"That's a part of the song that I really love, it just screams 'party.' Here, why don't I hit play and let you listen to the awesome for a bit, just don't hurt yourself when flailing around like a madpony." Lyra blushes at this comment.

I fish around my music folder on my laptop, and then just hit play on Space Junk, and walk across the room and sit down on the chesterfield, Lyra does the same while Vinyl just sits right in front of the speakers, and enjoys the music. A few seconds later, Lyra decides to speak.

"So, were you just playing the music and pretending to be awesome, or do you use sound samples?" 'Really? Since when am I not awesome?'

"Sound samples. I actually spent about half a year stripping songs down to every single tiny little detail, and created an enormous sound bank of almost every awesome song there ever was. Currently, my laptop has a storage capacity of about 100 Terrabytes... with around 2 or so being just the sound samples." Lyra's jaw didn't drop this time, though if her pupils were any smaller, one would think that she looked at the sun all day long. Also, that shocked expression was priceless.

"Yes, I know, extremely huge amount of samples, which is probably not really necessary, but I like to do remixes every now and then; plus it makes it easier to fade between tracks when playing."

When the song ended, Vinyl came over to the chesterfield that we were sitting, and sandwiched herself between me and Lyra. Said pony did not look amused, but I took it in Excel. 'Sorry Stride, not today.'

"Nova, I'm going to be completely straight with you," 'Oh boy, here it goes, the all to familiar "resident [insert awesome job here] doesn't like competition. Just shoot me.' "your music would be well received here." I did a spit take. Wait, when was I drinking water? Oh well.

"Wait, what? Ok, know what, I'm just gonna let you get to the point first."

"As I was saying, the music from wherever you come from would be well received. I've seen other ponies that try to be DJ's and have failed miserably when trying to either make music or come up with mixes, though some have merit. What I'm getting at, is that you are a cut above the rest. I already figured that you haven't found your own style yet, but as it stands, your skills are almost second to none here. How bout a partnership?" They say it takes a lot of muscles to smile, a lot more to frown, but almost none to just sit there with a stupid look on your face... guess which look I've got on my face...

Lyra breaks me out of my stupor, with more hyperactivity than Pinkie, which says a lot. "OHMYGOSHNOVATAKEITAKEITTAKEIT!" I sit there staring blankly for a few more seconds, and then come out of my mini-shock.

"Vinyl, looks like you've got yourself a partnership; though before it officially starts, what are the conditions, like employment wise?" Just after I finished my question, Vinyl took off her shades... 'Oh my Celestia, the fandom was right, her eyes were red, but even still, they looked even more stunning in real life than on screen. I could just stare into them for an eternity...' Two things happened right about then, Lyra decided it time to deck me one in the arm, and Vinyl laughed, though I think she started laughing before I got punched. Not that I didn't deserve it.

"I work for myself, as in I'm not tied to a contract from any record label. I like my freedom thank you very much." All three of us share a laugh for a moment.

"Alright, looks like I gotta get going, 'Tavi's waiting back at my place, we have an album to finish, expect it out by next month! Later you two." With that, Vinyl walks out the door, and leaves the both of us to sit and think about what just happened.

Lyra, home

'Ok then, today has been somewhat exhausting; Nova manages to grasp magic in a snap, he gets reeeeeally hyper off of a latte, and he confesses his feelings to me via song, through the way he played it. Not only that, but he plays music on tables with such epic skill that Vinyl's magic reacts to it and he ends up in a partnership with her. This is honestly the most awesome time that I've had since, since, oh who am I kidding... I still miss Bon Bon, but even so, she didn't have to be such a pain in the flank. Who knew that she would end up being corralled into joining EPA...'

I must have been sighing or making a depressed face, because Nova' now he's looking at me with that 'What's wrong?' face.

"Something on your mind?" He asks me this and then starts running his hand through my mane, gently massaging my head with his fingers, and oh Celestia does it feel good. I melt.

"Nothing really, just thinking back on how the problems started is all." Please don't use a cheesy reply that's been overused.

"Oh? Would you be comfortable with sharing them?" Just after he says this, Nova gets this look on his face that can only be described as such: love, concern, and worry. 'Ohhh, how can I say no to him?'

"Oh alright. At one point, Bon Bon had been confronted by a very crude group of earth ponies, calling themselves the Equestrian Pony Alliance. They were spreading word around the country that the only beings that should inhabit Equestria are ponies - nothing else. I've had a few run-ins with them, they're nothing to me, but Bon Bon thought otherwise; she stuck around to hear what they had to say about the other races that were staying here in Ponyville and Canterlot. I'll never know if they used a persuasion spell on her first, or whether it was just words from 'the wise' that were corrupting her mind, but I do know that I won't be able to get back the time we lost as a result of our fighting ever since they showed up." Nova's emotions get the better of him, and his face shows something that one would never find in this country: pure raging anger.

"Nova, Jason, calm down, please. Nothing good comes from trying to do something about a situation while bathing in anger and blood lust." I quickly move close to him and wrap my forelegs around him, nuzzling my cheek against his; a few seconds later he seems to have calmed down.

"Sorry, it's just that, what they're doing isn't right." He stops, as if something had just struck him, and then continues. "Wait, if there's a group like that here, why haven't I heard of them until now, and why haven't I become a victim of their shenanigans?"

"That's because the main group of them are off 'spreading the word' in other cities right now. Rumor has it they're coming back next week."

"Oh fun." His reply is just dripping with sarcasm.

"Anyway, something's just crossed my mind."

"What would that be?"

"I've borrowed all those spell books, and I have yet to read 'em."

"Well, there's nothing really going on today, so I guess today would be a good time to read them."

"Guess that would be a good idea. I'll be in my room then, see you in a bit."

"Later, Nova."

Nova then got up off the chesterfield and walked towards his room to study.

Nova, home

Here I sit, in my room with about 6 books on magic spells and such, spread in a circle around me, I'm quite obviously sitting in the middle of it all.

"All right, how am I going to learn all of this? The only spell I know is the mem...ory... spell - wait, I could probably work with that."

I sit there for a bit, pondering how I could use the memory spell to my advantage for learning a bunch of spells from a number of books at once, and then I come to a realization.

'Maybe if I tweak it a little...' I then close my eyes, and use my magic to imagine a screen in front of me, with which I can mess with different combinations of things to create different spell effects. To my surprise, it actually works, and I can really see it. 'Alright, now let's see what I can do with this... AHA!' Turns out I can also fiddle with the understanding of how the spell works. Sweet.

"Let the awesome begin."

The spell itself is basically linking two minds together, and sharing a memory of whatever it is that the caster chooses, or seeing the other pony's, or person's, memories. Now, what I could do with this, is take the mind linkage, and change it so my mind is connected with the books. In the spell books, are diagrams that explain how the spell works magically; thing is, the diagrams themselves contain a magical energy, unbeknownst to most readers nowadays. What I am going to do, is change the spell so that when I link with the books, my mind takes in the meaning of the diagrams via their magical energy, and instantly have the knowledge of those spells enter my mind.

"Worth a shot, now to cast it."

I close my eyes, and begin to charge up the magic needed in order to use the spell, which isn't a lot, and then begin the process. All of the books sitting around me begin to glow with an orange magical aura, and levitate a couple feet off the floor; the knowledge stored inside of these books enters me all at once, and my mind begins to process all of this new information. The whole process takes about ten minutes, and when it's done, the books drop back onto the floor, resounding with a slight "thud." A sweet voice calls from another room in the house.

"Nova, are you ok?"

I can't help using this as my answer, "Eeeyup."

"Alright, just checking."

'So, now to sort through it all and check what I have...'

Once again closing my eyes, I sift through all of the newly gained spells. 'Cloning illusion spell, telepathy, teleportation - oh that'll come in handy, walking on clouds, sparking fires, transfiguration, creating temporary magical familiars, aura projection, and last but not least, the most dangerous spell that I think Twilight never intended on giving me, bodily alterations.'

'Some of these are going to come in handy. Well, now that I know all of the spells from those books, I guess I could use a walk,' I step out of my room, and see that Lyra is sitting on the chesterfield, surfing the internet with my laptop. I turn to her and shoot her a warning.

"Be careful when on the internet. No going on sites that I normally wouldn't go on; that means no 4chan, 7chan. Especially not 7chan. Don't ask, you know why. Anyway, I'm going to to go take a walk after returning the books."

Before going back to the room, I step over to Lyra, and erase her knowledge of seeing any of the content from said websites, and others, so as to not corrupt her mind. I then walk back to my room, gather the books, and return to the common room, only to teleport from right in front of Lyra, who probably now has a stunned look on her face, to the library.

Nova, Ponyville Library

I take a minute to check over myself as soon as I get there. 'Ok, I'm in one piece, no scorch marks anywhere, still got everything where it should be, perfect. Now to see if anypony's here.'

"Hello? Anypony here?" As I call out, I don't really expect an answer, though I end up getting one anyway.

"Oh, I didn't know that somepony came in. I'll be down in a second." That voice, that mannerism, it can only be Twilight Sparkle. I then hear some hoofsteps around the various rooms upstairs for a minute, and then she makes her way to the stairs. 'Hmm, cleaning, or putting away personal books after studying.'

"Ah, Nova, I wasn't expecting you to be the one visiting. So, what can I do for you?" She's about to get a shocker.

"Actually Twilight, I'm here to return the books I borrowed from you a bit ago." Aaaaaaaaand, queue the shocked look.

"How? True, I did give you the beginner books," She spots the book on alterations, and gets another shocked look on her face, "how did that get in there? That book has some pretty advanced spells, not even I can pull all of them off. The only one I learned was how to make temporary wings, I couldn't learn anything else from it, because I couldn't grasp an understanding of the spell."

"Well, not only have I learned all the spells from the beginner books, I also learned the alteration spells."

"Again, how is that possible? You're completely new to magic, at least I would think so."

"I may be new to magic, but I am pretty good with understanding obscure theories and formulas. Figuring out how spells work and tinkering with them to make new ones isn't that far of a leap."

"Ok, how did you learn all of those spells so fast? They take a good week for even a gifted unicorn to learn, and that's only each spell."

"Lyra used a memory spell to teach me said spell. When I went to go study the books, I got an idea: explore the inner workings of the spell, tinker with it, and use it on the books to learn the spells."

"That actually sounds like a pretty ingenious idea, but how would a memory spell be converted to do that, and how would it work?" Oh come on Twi, you're supposed to be the element of Magic, and yet you can't understand how I did what I did? For shame.

"Well, here's how I did it: you know that the books have a magic diagram that is then broken down and explained in about 40 pages? Well, I found that those diagrams actually have a magical energy resonating from them. When I messed with the memory spell to allow me to connect with the books, I actually connected with the energy that was coming from the diagrams, and in turn took in the knowledge of the spells and how they worked."

"That is nothing short of incredible. If you don't mind, may I ask you to teach me this spell? It could come in handy." Figures.

"Twilight, I get that this spell may be useful, but if you were to use it on books that are too advanced, you may end up shattering your mind. For it to properly work, you must have the capacity to understand the concepts of the spell that you are learning. I don't mean to offend you when I say that, but that's just how it is. If you want me to teach you this spell, you have to promise, that you will take caution in what you use it on. Will you do that, for me?"

Twilight just sits on her haunches, and begins to mull this over. 'Damn these ponies and their adorable expressions!' It takes her about five minutes to think this over.

"Nova, I promise to take precaution when using this spell. I will not use it unless it is a necessity." I pat her head, and unsurprisingly, she nuzzles my hand.

"That's what I like to hear. Anyways, I'm off, I don't want to keep you from whatever you were studying upstairs." She blushes a little bit.

"How did you know that I was studying upstairs?"

"Although it was very faint, I could hear books being slapped closed, followed by running to various locations around the room; wasn't that hard to figure out what you were doing up there."

Awkward silence...

"Alrighty then, I'm going to head out. Have fun with whatever project you're working on up there. Don't hurt yourself." I say the last part as I head out the door.

"See you later, Nova."

"Later Twi."

Nova, Town Square

Having no real destination in mind, I just aimlessly walk around Ponyville; at one point I end up in Town Square. Now, I have no money at the moment, so it's not like I could buy anything, but what's the harm in walking around the square anyway?

My musings are cut short though as Applejack comes into view.

"Hey Applejack. Thought you work the stand in Town Square, what's up?"

"Nuthin, ah just need ta go over to Twi's place; fergot ta ask her ta pick up Applebloom from school." If there's one thing that I have learned from life back home, it's that one must never interrupt the nerd when they're working on something. Rarely is it a good idea.

"Well, I have nothing to do today really, I would gladly pick her up from school." Applejack gets a little worried.

"Are y'all sure 'bout that? She an' her friends can be a little much ta handle at times." Pffff, like I didn't know that already.

"AJ, I'm sure that I can handle Apple Bloom and her friends. Sure, they're a little hyperactive and hard to deal with, but they're still young. I promise that all of us will come back in one piece."

"Shake on it?" She then spits on her right hoof, and extends it towards me.

"You know it." I then do the same.

"Ok then, I'm off to go pick up AB and her friends, so you go back to doin' what you do best."

"Thanks, y'all really are a good friend, ya know?"

"No problem. Anyways, I gotta get going. See you later." It was at this point that I take a look at my iPod to check the time. It's now 3:29. "Aw, fuckberries." I may be able to teleport without losing my stomach every time, but I still don't like it. The school may be close, but there's no way that I could run the whole distance... 'Wait, there's a physical enhancement spell, maybe I can use it to my advantage.'

I concentrate some energy to my legs, crouch down, and then launch myself in the direction towards the school building. How fast was I going when I launched myself? Well, let's just say that I'm lucky that nopony walked out in front of me, or else they would definitely not live to see tomorrow. After a second, the school building comes into view - not wanting to crash, I lean down and push my hands against the ground, as if doing a flip... and that's exactly what happens, I go up in the air, flip around I don't know how many times, and coincidentally land right in front of the CMC, feet first. Everypony outside of the school look towards me with wide eyes, though the silence is short lived, as Scootaloo decides she has to comment on my entrance.

"THAT WAS SO COOL! Were you flying!"

"Yeah, ah wanna know!" Apple Bloom

"Awesome." Sweetie Belle.

I chuckle at their excitement, and receive odd looks in return.

"No, I wasn't flying actually. I used a spell to enhance my legs, and quite literally launched myself towards the school. I gather I was going almost as fast as Rainbow Dash. Anyways, I'm actually here to pick you girls up from school. Applejack's busy with her stall, and Twilight's workin' on something or other in her room, so I offered to come and pick you three up."

Just as soon as I finish this statement, Cheerilee comes out to where we are standing. Turning towards the girls, she asks them in a tone that suggests motherly protection, "Girls, do you know this, um," she looks towards me with an apologetic look, "The word you're looking for would be 'person', miss Cheerilee." She nods, and looks back at the girls. "Right, do you know this person?" The three of them all nod at the same time.

"Rainbow Dash talks about him sometimes, he seems cool." Thanks, Scoots.

"Rarity's talked about him too, says that he's at least a thousand times better than Blue Blood... and she won't stop trying to design an outfit for him, she's keeping herself so busy that she barely has any time for me anymore." So, I see that Sweetie and Rarity still have that problem. Oh well.

"Ah know fer a fact that Applejack likes him." 'WHAM! And there's what I was half expecting - one of the mane six taking a liking to me, though I wasn't expecting Applejack.'

"Well, if your sisters like him and trust him, I guess it's ok." I ready myself for the inevitable... in 3, 2 1...

"YAY!" All three of them exclaim in unison. 'Damn, that's loud.' They all then proceed to start bouncing around me and bombarding me with questions. Everything just seemed as if it would work out today... at least it did, until Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon come out of the schoolhouse.

"Oh look, the weirdo is hanging out with the weirdos." They both laugh, and then in unison, "Blank flank!"

There are times in life where one cannot stand to see another get bullied and harassed, this time is no exception, I never really liked it when those two bullied the three fillies in the show to begin with, so imagine when I have to hear it in person. I just about lose it. I look towards the CMC, and talk to them.

"Girls, behind me, and close your eyes." I say this in a calm, yet commanding tone. Surprisingly, they all listen and stay a bit away behind me, and close their eyes, covering them with their forehooves. I turn back towards the other two in front of me, and then start charging my magic. I take a hold of my anger and disdain for those that bully other kids when they think they're better than them, and turn it into energy. I then let out an aura that could probably make even Dash huddle in a corner. The aura starts producing mystical wind, and snaps the hair tie that I was currently wearing, and my hair starts blowing in the wind. The aura is a very dark blue and red mix, intertwining. I open my mouth to speak, and as I do so, the girls start cowering, but are frozen in place.

"I see that you two take pride in making those that are not like yourselves feel bad about themselves. You make fun of those that don't have their cutie marks, and belittle them as much as possible. I do not know the reason as to why you do this though. I have had just about enough of your antics, and wish for this to stop. One of these days, you will end up bullying the wrong pony, and you will be punished very harshly. I have seen it happen before, one of the ponies you bully just may be the foal of a very influential pony, and get you back for your actions. On that note, I want you two to promise that you will no longer bully Apple Bloom, her friends, or anypony else. If I hear that you have broken that promise, and gone back to bullying and belittling other ponies, I will find you, and you will not like me. Now go."

I calmed myself down, and they ran. No crying, screaming, or anything. They just ran. 'I never really wanted to do that, but I guess someone had to.' I look back towards the CMC, and I find that they're all staring at me, wide-eyed and huge smiles. 'Aw great... 3, 2, 1...' And all three of them leap at me. I step aside and catch them with my magic, and then put them all down. The CMC did not look pleased...

"Aw, come on, ah wanted ta give ya a hug."

"Yeah!" Sweetie's voice cracked... it was even more adorable than on the show!

"Oh alright, come here girls." All three of their faces light up as I kneel down, and they all jump up and cling on to me, laughing wildly. I can't help but join in, and hold them close. 'Celestia, I never thought I'd be saying this, but I love kids. Doesn't matter that they're ponies, still kids in my books, and I would do anything for them.'

A few minutes later, the laughter dies down a bit, and they all scramble off of me. I stand up, and we make our way over to AJ's farm; the crusaders all run around me and tell me stories of their adventures on the way...

'Yeah, I could get used to living here...'