Graham Specter's Harmony and Friendship.

Twilight gave a shriek as the human lunged at her. She quickly grabbed Spike, put him on her back, and got out of the way of the human. He stopped just after she avoided him, and started chasing after her. Twilight tried to run for the door, but the human noticed her destination, and threw his wrench at the doorway, making note to throw it just close enough to Twilight and Spike that they'd be able to avoid it-it wouldn't be any fun to knock them out now. She looked back and saw the wrench flying towards her, and avoided it, but just barely as she was not expecting him to throw it. She then noticed that the wrench was coming back, like a boomerang, and put her hoof on Spikes head, pushing it down so he could duck it, while ducking herself. She looked at the human as he caught the wrench, and readied himself to throw it again. But he didn't. He was waiting for her to try to make her escape.

She knew that he wouldn't let her escape through the doorway, but she had to do something. She looked around for her next best option, and saw her stairway behind the human. She knew that there was a window up there, and the drop to the ground wasn't that high. She narrowed her eyes at the stairway, and by extension the human, for a moment, before charging towards it, with Spike holding her tightly, not wanting to fall off.

The human looked surprised, briefly, before donning a pleased expression; he was happy that the unicorn was going to try to fight back, knowing that a fight would stave off his boredom. Or so he thought. When he swung his wrench at Twilight when she was close to him, she avoided it, narrowly, and ran past him, to the stairway he wasn't aware of before. He briefly frowned, but then shrugged, figuring that a chase would be fun.

She ran upstairs as fast as she could; which wasn't too fast, considering how much time she spends inside, reading, and Spikes added weight. Once she zeroed in on the window near her bed, she ran towards it, just as the human came upstairs. He saw that she was running to the window. Even though he may rant, he wasn't stupid, and he knew that if she had gotten out, he would have a hard time finding her, since she probably knew her way around. So, he threw his wrench at her again, this time aiming for her head. She saw this and ducked, then watched the wrench as it started to come back, like before. What happened, however, is the human ran in front of her, catching the wrench as he did so, and swung it at her head as she processed his actions, just hard enough to knock her out, and not kill her.

His move was successful, and she fell to the ground with a thud, while Spike fell off of her. Graham then stood in front of her unconscious body, and started to move the end of his wrench to her leg. However, before he could 'break' her, Spike jumped in between the human and Twilight, and breathed a little fire at the human. He backed away from Twilight, and stared at the baby dragon for a moment, who was standing directly in front of Twilight, arms outstretched to protect her from the human.

The two stared at each other for a moment, before the human began to speak in a sad tone. "Oh... This is such a predicament!" He said, slightly confusing Spike, who didn't falter in his protection.

"Here we are, in such a perplexing position! Oh, I'm so conflicted right now!" The human leaned to one side, sticking out his arm as if holding something. "Do I break this lizard instead of the unicorn?" He then leaned to the other side, holding his other arm out in a similar fashion. "Or do I leave him and his companion alone? Is that the righteous path? The path I am meant to take?" He then stands straight up and looks Spike in the eye. "Maybe I just go through him and break the unicorn anyway..." He said, genuinely thinking about his next course of action.

"You're not hurting Twilight, you weirdo!" Spike said, defiantly. The human looked a little surprised at the dragon's words, especially considering that's the first thing he said to him, and his presumed age. The human gave a smile; not malicious like his last one, but a pleased, almost friendly smile. He started to walk, and Spike readied himself to attack again, but the human just walked past him. He stopped at the staircase and looked back to Spike.

"I like your bravery, kid. Reminds me of another kid I know... Anyway; I'll leave you and your friend alone. Later." He said, nonchalantly, as he walked down the staircase. Spike didn't relax until he heard the front door open, then shut. He then let out a breathe he didn't know he was holding, and looked back to Twilight, concerned. He wondered what he was going to do, before settling on, for the time being, getting Twilight in bed and seeing if she wakes up.

Twilights eyes fluttered as she awoke. She sat up and near-instantly regret that decision, as her head hurt like she had a migraine. After composing herself, she looked outside her window to get an idea on what time it was. It was still daytime, but it looked significantly later in the day; meaning that she had been out for some time. She then looked around the room and saw Spike pacing a little ways away from her bed, mumbling worried things to himself. "Spike...?" She asked, a little groggy, and confused, as she had forgotten about what had happened.

When Spike heard Twilight, he turned and immediately gave her a relieved smile. "Twilight!" He said as he ran up to her and gave her a tight hug. "You're alright! You had me worried there for a while!" He said as he loosened his grip and looked at her.

"Spike...? What... What happened?" She asked, confused. Spike gave her a confused look In return.

"What do you mean, what happened?" He asked, now slightly worried at her forgetting. "You accidentally let that human come to Equestria. Remember? That experiment?" He said, hoping that she'd recall.

"Experiment...? Spike, I didn't do th-" She paused as she recalled the events that transpired earlier. "Oh my goodness!" She said as she jumped up from her bed, ignoring her head pain, and picked up Spike with her magic. "Spike, where did that human go?" She asked with a mixture of worry and seriousness, also briefly noting that her magic was back.

"Him? He just... Left. He knocked you out with that wrench of his, and started to come near you, so I protected you. Then he just left, saying he liked my bravery." Spike then frowned. "Twilight, lets not do that experiment again."

Twilight took a second to process all of the information, before going downstairs. Spike closely followed her. "Uh, Twilight? Where are you going?" He asked, hoping she wouldn't say what he thought she was.

"I'm going to find that human, Spike, before he tries to hurt anyone else." Twilight said with conviction. Spike then donned a worried expression and got In front of her, stopping her.

"But Twilight, he knocked you out! For a while, too. He's too dangerous for you to try to take on!" He said, not wanting Twilight to be hurt.

"I know, Spike, but I didn't have my magic then. I do now. Plus, it's my fault he's here, so I'm the one that's going to take care of him." She said, briefly touched by her assistant's worry. She then used her magic to levitate Spike out of the way, and continued to the front door. She briefly noted that the portal that she opened had closed since she was knocked out, before getting to the door. She then looked at Spike sternly. "I don't want you to follow me, Spike. He might hurt you, no matter what he said." She said as she walked out the door and closed it. She then cast a spell on it so that only she could open it; that way Spike couldn't get out, and the human couldn't get in if he came back. Twilight started down the road, noting that everyone was in their houses; presumably because the human was still in town.

Her suspicions were soon proved correct as she neared Sugarcube Corner-looking to see if Pinkie was alright-and saw the human in front of the establishment. The thing that struck Twilight as strange, though, was that he was just sitting in front of the door. Talking.

She decided that it would be best if he didn't see her, so she tried her best to sneak up on him. As she did so, she began to be able to make out what the human was saying.

"You know, horses, I think time spent in tedium is good. It allows everything to calm down, for you to collect yourself, and reflect on all the things you've done. And in this tedium, here and now, I realize that I'm spinning a sad, sad tale for you horses. Especially that rainbow pegasus." The human said, totally calm.

Twilight briefly noted that he was saying the opposite of what he did before, but then she got concerned at the mention of a rainbow pegasus; he was obviously referring to Rainbow Dash. She decided to stop sneaking, and just catch him with her magic. She charged him, horn glowing.

The human saw Twilight charging him, but instead of readying himself for a fight, he just stood up, and stretched his arms out wide.

"Hey! You're alright. I was starting to think I killed you there. I was feeling really guilty!" He said, as if he and her were the best of friends. Twilight didn't react to this, though; she just used her magic to levitate him in the air, and freeze him; making him unable to fight back, even if he wanted to.

After calming herself, she knocked on the door to Sugarcube Corner.

"Pinkie? It's okay to come out, now. The human's disabled." She said, giving a brief glare at the human, who didn't react in return.

"Really? You got him? Oh, good job, Twilight!" Said the familiar voice of Pinkie Pie. She then opened the door, and greeted Twilight with a smile. "I was really hoping you'd come along and help! I mean, It was only you that could, anyway. Applejack's at her farm right now, Rarity's in her boutique, Fluttershy's at home, and Rainbow is In here!" She said, cheery as ever.

"Well, I'm everyone else is alright." Twilight said, unphased by Pinkie's short ramble. "But Pinkie, you said Rainbow was in here? Why? Is she hurt?" She asked, concerned for her friends safety.

"Yeah," Pinkie said, now somewhat sad. "That meanie pants there hurt her!" She said, pointing a hoof to the human.

"Hey, she attacked me! It was simply self defense. Nothing more, nothing less. So how dare you call me the meanie pants, when I was simply taking a nice stroll, feeling bad for myself." The human defended, frowning at Pinkie's accusation; seemingly believing that he's innocent.

Twilight promised herself that she'd confront the human later, but first things first; she had to check on Rainbow Dash. "Where is she, Pinkie?"

"In my room! Come on, I'll show you!" She said, quickly going inside, and upstairs. Twilight rolled her eyes at her friends hyperactivity, even in a time like this, and followed her.

When she got to Pinkie's room, she saw Pinkie standing next to her bed, which was occupied by Rainbow Dash; who had a makeshift splint on her leg, and bandages wrapped around her wing, and torso.

Dash turned to Twilight and gave a relieved sigh at the sight of the human, disabled. "Twilight! Oh man, I'm glad you're here. That... Thing, dislocated my wing and leg! I think he broke some ribs, too!" She said, frowning, otherwise nonperturbed by her Injuries.

Twilight gave a small gasp at that revelation. "How did that happen?" She asked, concerned.

"Well, I saw that thing wandering through town, talking to himself like the freak that he is. Everybody else was in their houses, so I guessed that he did something. I went down to confront him, but he started talking about breaking me, and some other stuff I didn't understand." Rainbow started. "So, I took it as a threat, and charged him. But he dodged me, and then hit me with that wrench of his." She said, eyeing the wrench. "So I fell down, and then he grabbed my wing with his wrench, and dislocated it! Then he said something about never breaking a wing before, and something about this being an opportunity to break more things. Then he did the same with my leg, then said he was bored, and let me limp away!" She said, angry at this point. "Twilight, you should give that thing to Celestia, and have him locked away! He's clearly dangerous!" She accused.

The human frowned at Rainbow's suggestion, as well as her repeated use of the word, thing. "I'm not a thing, you know. I have a name. It's Graham Specter! And I'm not dangerous!" He insisted. "I only defended myself! And it's like what boss Ladd says, if it's defense, it's justified! And boss Ladd is the smartest guy I know, so I think he knows what he's talking about, you know?"

Rainbow was about to rebut him, and Twilight was about to ask who boss Ladd was, but Pinkie began talking before either of them could even start. "Well, even if it was self defense, you shouldn't go too far! Otherwise, you become a meanie pants! Like you did today!"

Graham narrowed his eyes at Pinkie. "I had to be sure that she couldn't attack me again! Plus, I had to break something! Not only was I terribly bored, but I just had an urge! Haven't you ever had an urge to just do something? And don't you act upon those urges when very bored?" Graham asked, seriously. "In my opinion, it is best to act upon urges when stuck in the realm of tedium!"

Twilight noted his repeated usage of the word tedium, and his going back to his original opinion on tedium; that it's bad.

Graham continued on. "When life begins to be tedious, you start to get urges! Urges to do things you may not normally do, or things you greatly enjoy doing! And considering that tedium can lead to many bad things in a person-sadness, anger, self-loathing- these urges are like a bodies way of preserving itself! They keep us from feeling these things, and keep us happy; but only when we act upon them! These urges are a necessity for people; and if we didn't have them, we could possibly die!" He finished, looking completely serious.

Twilight and Rainbow could barely understand the insane logic presented by Graham, but Pinkie looked like she was deep in thought, taking in everything the human had said. "... Maybe, but if we act on those urges all the time, someone could end up dead, just like if you didn't!" She finally said, after some thinking. "Lots of urges aren't good, and aren't meant to be carried out. There has to be a limit. If there isn't, someone could get hurt, or die. You could die, too. After all, what if you get an urge to jump off a cliff? Or do something else that'll end up with you dying?" She asked, looking Graham in the eye.

Twilight and Rainbow looked at Pinkie in shock. Not only did she understand Graham's logic, but she rebutted it too. Graham, too, looked at Pinkie in shock. He thought for a moment, taking in what she said, before nodding. "I guess you're right.... And I don't want anyone to end up dead, so.... I won't act upon my urges as much." Graham said, nodding.

Twilight could barely believe it. Pinkie had actually talked Graham into not hurting anyone... She thought. She wasn't fully following the conversation, as she was trying to make sense of the logic. She then made a mental note of keeping Pinkie around while Graham is in Equestria.

Graham looked at Twilight. "So, what do we do now? This being frozen in place thing is starting to get really tedious." He asked.

Twilight snapped herself back to reality. "Oh, right. Ok. Pinkie, I want you to take Rainbow Dash to the hospital. Afterwards, I want you to come to my house."

Pinkie saluted Twilight. "Ma'am yes ma'am! But, what are you gonna do?"

Twilight looked at Graham for a moment, before turning back to Pinkie. "Before I send him back, I want to learn all I can from him." She said, trying to keep down her excitement at learning from Graham.

Graham raised an eyebrow at this, but soon simply shrugged. Maybe it could be interesting. It'd certainly be new to him, and that's good. Variety is the spice of life, as he tends to say.

Meanwhile, outside of Sugarcube Corner, was another man. This one was quite different than Graham, however. He too had blonde hair, but it was much darker, as well as being slicked back, sans one strand which hung above his eye. His eyes were a brown color, and he was wearing a well tailored suit, and tie. He took out a box of cigarettes, and lit one in his mouth.

'Hmm... I haven't been here in quite some time.' He thought as he smoked. He looked up at the sky for a moment, before simply leaning against the wall of Sugarcube Corner, closing his eyes, and relaxing.

'I should probably take that man back home. He doesn't belong here. But... Well, him being here, at this point in time, could prove to be interesting.' The man opened his eyes and looked forward. 'What will you do, Specter?'

He then stopped leaning against the wall, and took the cigarette out of his mouth. He began to down the street, not really caring if anyone saw him. 'Maybe he'll just end up destroying this town. Those ponies don't know what kind of power that man possesses... Oh well. That'd prove interesting, if nothing else.' He thought with a grin as he walked away from Sugarcube Corner, toward nowhere in particular.