Calcifer.

"Calcifer what's going on?"  Fluttershy asked pleadingly.

The human was arming his sword somewhere inside a sheath hidden in his long black duster jacket, he wasn't paying much attention to the winged pony asking him questions beside him.

"Calcifer please...  What's going on?" She repeated.

Calcifer wasn't much for Q and A.

He looked down to Fluttershy, who was looking back at him with a worried expression.

He took a deep breath.  He didn't want to tell her who he was, what had been done in the past, where he went, why he was here.

She'd never look at him the same way again.

The yellow pony was the first being in this world who he didn't have to kill for protection, or burn with the fire.

In fact Fluttershy had actually been very nice to him, even though he wasn't meant to be in this world; although he was meant for this world.

He exhaled harshly and slowly.

"Fluttershy, what if I told you that my being here was for something very important.  Something more important than me, and something way more important than you."

Fluttershy was slightly hurt by his choice of words, but she knew he really meant well.

"My being here was not a mistake, it's... my destiny." Calcifer finished.

"Okay..." The pony shied back alittle, responding the the human in a way she was familiar with.  Although, he did look a bit fierce in his words.

Calcifer realized that he was scaring her alittle, but the words he was speaking were quite scary though.

The first time he spoke to her, Calcifer could tell that Fluttershy was extremely timid.

He took her to the falls to protect her from any more of the Demonics; he didn't regret the decision.

The creatures in this world didn't know God.  Fluttershy said when her kind prays, it means to wish something or "somepony" well.  She had never heard of God before.

Unfortunately, any creature without a knowledge or understanding of God, is endangered by Lucifer.

Calcifer softened his voice to Fluttershy's level.  He couldn't explain the situation fully, so he had to try to say enough so that Fluttershy could understand what she needed to know. She deserved somewhat of an explanation.

He knelt down to her height, looking at her eye to eye in a simple expression that says, "Everything is gonna be okay."

"Fluttershy,  I'm going to tell you something very scary.  I need you to be not afraid of what I'm about to say, because either way this is happening and you deserve to know whats going on."

Fluttershy stared back at him attentively in silence.

"You ready?"  Calcifer asked.

Fluttershy shook her head delicately, and hummed a "Mm- hmm."

"Okay..."

Calcifer cleared his throat and began, "I'm of course not from this world, you should know that by now.  I don't want to tell you how or why I'm here, because if you ever found out you'd never want to see me again."

Fluttershy was about to jest, but Calcifer cut her off, "Fluttershy I need you to listen right now, I'll answer your questions afterwards."

Fluttershy shut her mouth.

Calcifer continued.

"Before you can even understand any of this you need to know this story.

Long ago, before any of your friends, or family were ever thought of, their was a being known as God.

God was a masterful artist who could create life, and all other things that are good.  God is a being of pureness, of wholeness, of love and compassion, but most of all he is how we exist, because we are his creations.  He created another group of beings known as Angels, they are pure spirits, free of any sin,  because they were molded holy.  But not all of the Angels are holy..."

Calcifer stopped to fill his lungs with air, letting the seconds he breathed be a time for the pony to say something.

"Is... is this story all true?"  She asked.

Calcifer looked at her, "Can you breath?" He answered.

"Erm... yes."  She replied.

"Than yes."

Fluttershy silenced herself for the rest of the story.

"Now an Angel by the name of Lucifer became corrupt, he wanted to be as powerful and holy as God.

Lucifer was greedy, evil, and arrogant.  The only Angel of his kind to feel any of those emotions.

He corrupted a good amount of Angels to follow him, and he turned them evil.

He attacked God and attempted to take his throne.  A great war was started by Lucifer.  God sent his warriors to fight, and God won."

"What happened to him?"  Fluttershy asked tentatively.

"Well, because Lucifer and "His" Angels became unholy, God cast him out of his home.  Heaven."

"Oh... that's so mean.  Couldn't God have just forgiven Lucifer?"  Fluttershy asked.

Calcifer responded, "God can always forgive Lucifer, but Lucifer must find a way to ask for forgiveness.  I don't see that happening any time soon though."

"Hmm." Was the only thing that Fluttershy could respond to.

"Well, what makes him and his Angels so evil?" She asked another question.

Calcifer looked at Fluttershy almost befuddled, then he realized that she doesn't know the Devil at all.

"Your gonna have to find out how evil he is on your own, Fluttershy." Was all he said.

Fluttershy thought about it a second, then stayed silent to listen to the last of what Calcifer had to say.

"The war between God and Lucifer is still going on to the day.  It wont stop for a long time either.

Now when I came here to your world, Lucifer got mad.  I'm something he wants very badly.  I don't want to tell you why.  Don't ask, I just don't want to tell you."

"But, I... I don't understand.  I know you told me not to ask Calcifer but, it just seems that your holding out something really important.  It makes no sense, just... why?" Fluttershy asked knowing that it was probably a bad idea to anyways.

Calcifer stopped and looked at her for a minute, there was a pain in his chest where the wound was.

He looked down for a second in thought, and decided something.

Calcifer looked back up to Fluttershy, "How about this, I'll tell you why Lucifer wants me one day, but not today.  Right now, I've got to go find some old friends."

Calcifer stood up and looked to the autumnal forest beyond the clearing.

The man glanced down to Fluttershy for a brief second and said, "I want you to stay here, these friends of mine are dangerous and could easily hurt you, possibly even kill you.  It would be better if you stay here, so please just do this for me."

Fluttershy stared up at the tall figure before her.  Calcifer's dark brown eyes were almost hidden under his light brown locks of hair.  His facial features were cut, but looked about natural for a human she guessed.

His "hands" were clenched in balls, Calcifer was waiting for a response from Fluttershy.

"Okay, but you have to promise to tell me." She said.

Calcifer didn't like the idea at all, be had had made an obligation.

"I promise I'll tell you someday soon." He replied diligently.

***

The Demonic stared at the four ponies lying on the floor.

"I believe that we're ready to ask."  He said to his four other companions, smiling with wild exasperation.

"We have the pink one as well, yes?"

A dark grey pony behind him spoke with delight, "We've managed to receive another as a little gift.  I believe we are ready."

"Beautiful."  He said delightfully, "We leave at six."