-Troy’s POV-

‘Ungh… my head.’ I groaned as my eyes slowly opened up. I look around the area to find himself in some black void.

“Where the hell am I?” I ask myself, confused as to where I was, or better yet what I was doing here. I guess I’ll walk around and try to figure out what was going on. All of a sudden, a bright white light blinds me.

“Christ! Turn down the lights!” I groan as I cover my eyes. When the light finally dies down and I’m finally able to see, I find myself inside of a strange room.

“Now where the hell am I?” I wonder out loud. It looked to be a rather simple room made of marble. I didn’t see any windows around, but I notice a desk, a bed, and a drawer. ‘Not much furniture in here.’ I think to myself.

“Relax Troy.” A voice speaks out, making me jump in surprise.

“W-who said that?” I ask, frantically looking around.

“Try turning around.” The voice calls out again. I turn around to see a small spherical object on a pedestal in front of me, that wasn’t there before. “Nice to meet my reincarnate in person.”

“The hell is this thing?” I ask. “And how is it talking to me?”

“Take a guess. Try and remember what my sisters told you.” The orb spoke again.

“You’re talking about Celestia and Lu--” I cut myself off as I recalled what Celestia and Luna told me about their alicorn brother. “Wait, you’re the--”

“Brother of both Celestia and Luna.” The orb replies, making me jump back slightly. “Well what’s left of me anyway…”

“HOW THE HELL ARE YOU IN MY HEAD!!?” I shout at the orb.

“You’re my reincarnation. I am a part of you. There’s not really much to explain.” The orb explains.

“Great, now I have voices in my head. Just great.” I grumble.

“First, my name is Zilrael.” The orb states in a calm tone. “Second, please try to relax Troy. At least now, you have a chance to start over in a new world.”

“Yeah, until my consciousness fades away and is replaced by yours.” I respond as I slump into a corner. “Guess it doesn’t matter anyway.”

“What do you mean?” Zilrael asked as he floats over.

“You wouldn’t understand. This is a totally different world than where I came from.”

“I’ve seen a lot of things my boy, so try me. I’m willing to listen if you just trust me.” Zilrael responds in a calm tone. He waits patiently for me to respond. It takes me a few minutes before I finally say something.

“My life was a hell on earth.” I finally answer. “My folks and my older brother died on my birthday when I was just six. Innocent bystanders in a gang related shootout. I was in and out of the foster care system until I finally ran away when I was twelve.”

“Why did you run away?”

“Bad luck.” I respond harshly. “It seemed every family I ended up in was abusive, neglectful, or both. I eventually found an old abandoned house and I’ve been living in it since. I somehow got myself registered in school, but it seems my life is doomed.”

“I’m sorry to hear how life had treated you,” Zilrael responds, after hearing my emotional trauma, “but things will turn around for you now.”

“Like it matters.” I respond in a dark tone, tears falling down my face. “I guess I’m better off gone, since my life was a fucking hellhole before I came here. Plus knowing that I’m just some reincarnation to a dead alicorn, and that I’ll eventually disappear forever.”

“Not exactly.” This confuses me.

“What are you talking about?”

“Your consciousness won’t disappear, you’ll just gain my memories.” He replies as he floats around me. “Call me your guide to saving all of Hesperia from evil as well as repopulating the male populace of Equestria.”

“Well if you’re my guide then what am I supposed to--” I freeze when I realized what Zilrael just said. “Sorry, repopulate?”

“Yes.” Zilrael said in a calm tone. “You are the only male here in an all female world that Paradox created after he killed me, so you’re the male that has to help restore the male population of the planet.” My brain immediately stops functioning. “Troy? Are you okay?”

“AM I OKAY?!!” I finally shout. “HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT!!? I’M FUCKING SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!!!”

“Troy try to relax so I can-- Wait, you’re seventeen?” Zilrael said confused.

“OF COURSE I’M SEVENTEEN!!” I shout. ‘Though I turn eighteen soon.’ I think to myself.

“Well, I guess that would make it harder for you since you already impregnated that one mare named Rarity.” Zilrael remarks. I can feel my right eye twitching in response. “Troy?”

“WHAAAAAAAAAAT!!!?” I shout at the top of my lungs as I look at Zilrael in shock.

“You got her pregnant.” He repeated. “Now will you please stop screaming?” He asked in a rather irritated tone. I bury my face in my hands and laid on my back and screamed in frustration.

“For fuck’s sake.” I groaned, as my arms fall to my sides. “This only gives more of a reason for that Rainbow Bitch to try and kill me.” Then something else clicks in my mind. “But how are the rest of the girls are gonna react to this as well as my so called ‘sisters?’”

“Better yet, what Rainbow Dash might do to you?” Zilrael joked, only making Troy panic more.

“Not helping! Wait, how do you know their names?” Troy asked.

“My mind is merging with yours, so what you know, I will know.” Zilrael explains. “It was when you came into contact with my amulet when our souls crossed. My mind and soul are currently merging with yours. Think of this as a symbiotic relationship we are sharing.”

“So you’re like a parasite?” I ask.

“No, I’m not a parasite.” Zilrael added in annoyance. “With both my memories and my soul merging with you, you will be able to gain access to them, and with time it will become second nature to you.”

“Second nature?” Troy raised an eyebrow.

“Yes and you’ll have my magic as well.”

“Wait… magic? You mean I’ll be able to use magic?”

“Precisely and you will be the key to Equestria’s future in fighting that monster Paradox.”

“But I don’t even know who this Paradox guy is, what do you expect me to do? Pick up a sword and instantly become some kind of hero!? This isn’t some fucking movie or a trashy fanfiction story!” I’m panicking again.

“When my memories merge with yours, you will also gain my combat prowess as well.” Zilrael explains. “But it will take time for you to learn it. Not everything is easy. Currently you can only sense magic for now, but when you gather the rest of my cores, your magic will grow stronger.”

“Really? Then if I’m gonna be using magic, does this mean that I won’t be throwing up everytime I teleport?”

He chuckles at my question “Yes it does.”

“Well excuse me! You try going through what felt like having your stomach tied in knots from the inside!”

“Okay, I’m sorry.”

“Still, how’re the girls gonna react that I have to impregnate every mare here as well as fight some ancient evil?”

“You’ll just find out for yourself.” Zilrael said. “And one more thing, take care of my sisters for me. I can trust that the three of you will have a lot of little ones around the castle.” He teases.

“Well sure I-- Wait what?!” I asked, a little confused, but when I turn back around to ask him what he meant by that, he was already gone.

‘The hell did he mean by that?’ I think to myself. But before I could think any further, everything starts to disappear and another bright light blinds me. I could hear a voice slowly calling me, as I disappear from the void.

-Troy Wakes Up 3rd Person-

“Uuuggghhh my head...” He groaned as his eyes slowly opened up. He felt tired, but surprisingly, didn’t feel sore anymore. He looked around the room and found himself laying on something soft.

‘Am I on a bed?’ Troy thought as he tried to sit up only to bump into something else soft.

“Ahn!” Troy heard a feminine voice above him let out a surprised gasp.

“Wh-What is that?” Troy asked as he tried to sit up once more, only to find his head trapped in between something purple and green. Once his eyes adjusted, he could see that he was trapped in between a pair of scaly green breasts. Troy let out a muffled scream as he flailed around trying to get out of whoever’s bosom he was trapped in. He eventually fell back on the bed. He finally realized it was Barb, who was blushing, whose bust he was trapped in.

“B-Barb!” Troy stuttered. “Wh-Where am I?”

“You’re in my room.” She answered, her cheeks still tinted a light pink. “More specifically, me and Twilight’s room.”

Troy finally took a look around the room. He was on the smaller of two beds in the room. There were bookshelves along most of the walls. A small nightstand near each bed. A decent-sized writing desk sat near the center of the room.

“Did you bring me here?” Troy said as he started to feel more awake.

“Yeah after you passed out earlier.” She said in a blunt tone. “Anyways, I’m glad to see that you're awake,” Barb began as she got up from her bed, “but do you always have your head in between a mare’s breasts?”

“Well, I’m sorry but that’s not something I usually expect to bump into when I wake up.” Troy added as he got up from the bed. Barb’s face Immediately turned red. Troy noticed her expression and looked down. He was once again in the buff and the dragonesses gaze followed down towards his dick. It also didn’t help that he got a hard on from when his face was in her chest earlier. Freaking out, he used the sheets on the bed make a makeshift tunic to cover himself from the waist down.

“Why was I naked in bed again?” Troy asked the still blushing dragoness. She was still dazed from seeing Troy’s dick up close. “Hey!” Troy shouted as he snapped his fingers to snap the dragoness out of her trance.

“Huh… What?” Barb asked as she snapped out of her trance.

“Would it kill you to not look below the belt?” Troy asked in a rather annoyed tone.

“You’re one to talk with how you been looking at me and my friends.” She countered, crossing her arms under her supple chest.

“Well excuse me since I’m still not use to being around naked mares all day.” Troy countered.

“Touche.”

“So you mind telling me why I was naked in bed?” Troy asked, crossing his arms against his chest.

“Pinkie accidentally spilled juice all over the tunic you were wearing.” Barb answered. “You might’ve gotten sick if Luna and Celestia didn’t take it off.”

“Guess that explains that then.” Troy responded. “Speaking of those two, where are they, as well as the rest of the girls?” Troy asked.

“Oh, they’re still discussing what we should do.” Barb added. “I should at least let them know that you’re awake.”

“Rainbow Bitch still around?” Troy asked in a bitter tone.

“I get that you hate her right now, but just try to relax around her.” Barb said in a calm tone. “Rainbow Dash tends to take her element very seriously--”

“By ‘very seriously’,” Troy interrupted, “do you mean she always strangle strangers out of nowhere for no fucking reason?!”

“Troy.”

“Or wanting to have them banished to another world. Or better yet have my own dick cut off and shoved up my ass.”

“Troy!”

“I don’t even get why you’re trying to defend that psychotic nutjob. If she’s not even gonna bother to get to know me and just attack me on stupid assumptions then how is that bitch even your friend?”

“TROY!!” Barb shouted, making the human stumble back and fall on the floor. Barb took a deep breath to calm herself down and held out her hand to help Troy off the ground. “I get that you’re still angry with her, but you’ve just met her. We’ve known her for years. At least try to give Rainbow Dash some time. I’m sure once you give each other some time, you can be friends.”

“Fine.” Troy sighed as he took Barb’s hand as she helped him up. “I’m willing to give her a chance, but she has to give me one as well. I can’t promise what will happen if she keeps pushing it.”

“Fair enough.” Barb replied. “We should go back to meet everyone.” She paused at the door and allowed Troy to go first. “After you.”

“Oh… um… thanks.” Troy said in a polite manner. He was about to walk out of the door when he felt someone slap him right on his left butt cheek. He yelped and jumped forwards rubbing the sore area as he glared at the dragoness.

“What was that for?” He asked Barb.

“What was what for?” Barb asked back in confusion.

“Why did you slap my ass?”

“I didn’t even touch you.”

“Then who did? We’re the only ones in this room.” All of a sudden, Troy was slapped on his other butt cheek, making him jump in the air as he let out another yelp in surprise. “What the hell?”

“Actually,” a new female voice said, making both individuals freeze in place, “you’re not the only ones in the room.”

“Did you say that?” Troy asked turning to Barb.

“No,” Barb growled. “But I got a pretty good feeling on who did.” She replied in an annoyed tone.

Troy had no idea what she meant, and grew more confused once he noticed that some of the items in the room started moving around on their own.

“What the hell?” He asked in astonishment. “Okay, are you or someone else pranking me?”

“Let’s just say someone likes to make an entrance.” Barb sighed.

Now all the items that were moving around started gathering on the bed he was laying in. He gathered his nerve and slowly walked over to the growing pile of stuff. When he got close enough and began examining the pile closely, nothing happened at first. Just as he was about to turn back around, however, a pair of glass eyes formed and blinked as they looked back at him.

“WHAT THE FUCK!!?” Troy, once again, shouted and fell flat on his ass. Barb just sighed and slapped her forehead.

“Do you alway gotta do this Eris?” Barb called out. Troy just stared at the pile on the bed in confusion as it suddenly formed a mouth and smiled at her.

“Well, how else am I gonna make a lasting first impression?” The pile said as it suddenly exploded in a flash of light, blinding both Troy and Barb. Once the light died down, Troy was finally able to see who their new visitor. He had no idea what he was looking at.

All he could tell was that this was definitely a female, given the double-E’s this thing was carrying. But that was all he could tell. She had a stag antler and a goat horn on top of her head, a lion’s leg and paw for her left arm and an eagle’s talon for her right, what he could assume was a dragon’s leg on her right side and a goat’s leg on her left, and her torso was serpentine, yet she had an hourglass figure at the same time. She even had a dragon’s tail coming out just above her heart-shaped ass. The only thing covering most of her body was white straps of cloth.

“Nice to see you, stud.” She said in a sultry tone.

“The hell are you supposed to be?” Troy asked as he backed away, getting ready to run out of the room.

“Hey now,” The female said, while crossing her arms under her supple breasts, “is that anyway to treat your savior?”

“Well excuse me for-” Troy pauses when he catches onto what the female just said. “Wait, do you mean ‘savior’?”

“You were about to be filleted by that psychopath, so I fried him with a bolt of lightning.” She explained while looking at a knapsack in her talon. “I also zapped you over to our world. I figured the zebra in the Everfree would give you a better reception than anyone else around here.”

“So, you saved me and brought me here?”

“Sure did.” She added with a sweet smile. “The name’s Eris by the way.”

“What exactly are you?”

“She’s a draconequus.” Barb answered in a dull tone. “A creature that is the embodiment of chaos and disharmony. She’s is reformed though, so her chaotic ways are more childish pranks.”

“Guess that explains the different limbs she has.” Troy remarked in a calm manner. “Wait, why do you have my bag?” Troy asked when he noticed that the draconequus had his bag in her hand.

She smirked. “Relax... I maybe chaotic, but I'm not Snoopy.” She said while handing the bag over to Troy and turning into a beagle. “You dropped this after that nasty scuffle with that bully who wanted to kill you.”

“That’s your backpack?” Barbara asked, a little enthusiastic as Troy rummaged through his bag. He breathed a sigh of relief as he closed it.

“Alright everything’s still here.” Troy said. He then turned to Eris. “So, how did you bring me here exactly?”

“Well after I fried that psycho that tried to kill you, it was a simple matter of opening a portal.” She turned back to normal then leered at Troy. “I was still expecting you to be as scrawny when I found you, but now…” She then pressed her body onto his, shoving her cleavage directly in his face. “...now you turned into one heck of a hunk.”

He scrambled away as far as he could from her. What happened with Rarity was still fresh in his mind, and he wasn’t looking for any repeat performances.

“C-Could you not get so close to me?” Troy asked, as Eris advanced him.

“Eris.” Barb called out, making the girl turn to her. “Considering what’s happened to him today, he doesn’t want anypony flirting with him. So could you try and give him some personal space?”

“Not my fault he turned me on after the way he did your friend Rarity.” Eris remarked, while wiggling her eyebrows. Troy flinched in shock.

“How the hell do you know that?” Troy asked, his anger suddenly spiking. He then turned to Barb. “Did you say anything to her or something?”

“Troy, I swear I didn’t say anything to her.” She said, holding up her hands in defense.

“None of them had to.” Eris remarked, her eyes on Troy once again. “I was actually keeping an eye on you since I brought you here. I just decided to stay invisible for a while.” Eris stated as she snapped her fingers, making a pink cloud appear in the room. She lazily sat on it as she continued. “I didn't think Rarity was going to jump you like that once she got you alone in that room. And then when you turned the tables on--”

“YOU FUCKING SPIED ON US!!?” Troy shouted in anger, interrupting Eris.

“You call it spying. I call it surveying.” Eris teased as she made a paper cone appear and scooped some of the cloud on it and started eating it like it was cotton candy. Troy grow increasingly frustrated as he realized what happened between him and Rarity wasn’t really kept a secret between Barb’s friends.

“FOR FUCK”S SAKE!!!” Troy shouted. He needed to hit something. He looked for anything to take his anger out on, and chose to punch a nearby wall. Imagine the shock to everyone there, himself included, when he accidentally left a large hole in.

“Holy...” Was all Troy could say as he stumbled back, as he gaped at the huge hole he made. He turned to Barb who had her mouth covered in complete shock. Eris just stared at him.

“Whoa…” Eris finally said breaking the silence. “Looks like your Earth pony strength is starting to kick in.”

“Wait, my what?” Troy asked in confusion. The sounds of running hooves was soon heard coming in their vicinity.

“This ought to be interesting.” Eris remarked as she summoned a bag of popcorn and a soft drink.

“Troy, what happened?” Celestia asked in her motherly tone.

“What’s going on?” Luna followed up. “What was that noise?”

“And why in Tartarus is there a hole in my wall?!” Twilight asked in shock, noticing the large hole.

Everyone was stunned when they all looked at the huge wall in Twilight’s room.

“Somepony must’ve been really angry.” Pinkie said in her bubbly tone.

“Um, actually, that was my bad.” Troy said pointing to himself and then the hole. Rainbow Dash was immediately in Troy’s face.

“You made that?” She asked him with a suspicious glare. “How did you manage to do that? And why would you do that to Twilight’s room?”

“That would be my fault.” Eris called out, making everyone look at her. “I assure you, he was just looking for an outlet for some stress. He didn’t mean to start renovating.”

“Eris? What did you do to upset Troy?” Fluttershy asked the draconequus.

“Oh nothing much...” Barb said after finally snapping out of her stupor. “...she just tried flirting with him and told him that she spied on what he and Rarity earlier, that’s all.” Barb snarked. Rarity immediately blushed and glared at Eris.

“YOU SPIED ON US?!” Rarity shrieked.

“I was surveying.” Eris said with a blush, while turning her head when she noticed Fluttershy’s disapproving gaze. “It was after I told him that that Troy took his anger out on the wall.”

“It would seem that Troy has gained a few abilities in a short time.” Celestia said in response gaining everyone’s attention.

“Abilities?” Gleaming asked in confusion. “You mean from your brother?”

“Exactly.” Luna added. “It would seem that he has gained out brother's strength.”

“And Rainbow Dash,” Celestia added looking at the rainbow-maned Pegasus. “Didn’t we talk about your attitude towards Troy?”

“And I think you should give him a break. You would believe what that poor guy had been through before he even got here.” Eris added, getting between Troy and Rainbow.

“What’re you talking about?” Rainbow asked, still glaring at the human.

“I saved him from certain doom when he almost died from a deranged psycho that was about to stab him to death.” Everyone other than Rainbow and Flurry gasped in response.

“Stab him?” Fluttershy asked in shock. “For what?” She added in a motherly tone while walking over to Troy and hugging him in her cleavage.

“Troy was a witness to a murder of a store clerk, so the murderer wanted him dead as well.” Eris explained. Fluttershy felt Troy shiver at the mention of that. He never felt so scared in his life.

“He saw someone k-k-kill another?” Pinkie asked, joining Fluttershy in the hug. Troy was immediately trapped with walls of tit flesh as he struggled to move. “That’s terrible.”

“Wait.” Twilight said as she caught onto what Eris said. “You were the one who brought him here?”

“Of course” Eris replied. “I honestly did him a favor since he was about to die all by his lonesome.”

“Lonesome?” Twilight asked in shock. “How do you even know about that?” Troy flinched again when Eris said that. How did she know that he was alone? He never even talked about his personal life.

“I peered into his mind a little bit.” She responded.

“Why would y’all do that?” Applejack asked.

“Well I wanted to know what his life was like.” Eris began, but Troy broke free from Fluttershy’s and Pinkie’s embrace and glared at her.

“And who the hell gave you permission to go into my brain?” Troy growled in anger.

“Well, I couldn’t exactly ask for permission since you were unconscious.” Eris replied.

“Nobody asked you to go my damn head!” Troy added.

“And why not?!” Rainbow Dash remarked “Is there something else you’re hiding?!”

“You have no right to ask me that!” Troy retorted. “Especially after what you put me through!”

“You sunnova-” Rainbow Dash growled as she reeled her fist back to punch him, but Applejack cut in between the two and caught her fist.

“Ah think that’s quite enough out of y’all.” She said towards Rainbow Dash. “I don’t think y’all need to attack Troy for what he doesn’t want to talk about.”

“Then how’re we suppose to know what this freak is gonna pull when we have our backs turned?” She countered.

“You could just--” Eris began.

“What makes you any different?” Troy countered, ignoring Eris. “How do I know that the moment I turn my back, I don’t get the knife? I’m not a killer. Not like you.”

“Killer?” Rainbow Dash growled. “I’ve never killed anypony.”

“This could--” Eris began again.

“Enough you two!” Twilight exclaimed, trying to get their attention.

“NO!” RD shouted, turning to the rest of girls. “How do you know he won’t try to rape or kill us?”

“You really think I’m gonna kill you?” Troy asked. He then opened his backpack and proceeded to dump its contents on the floor. Cans of food, some water bottles, a sketchbook, some flint and steel, a flashlight, a lighter and some matches fell out of his knapsack. “Yeah, I’m sure I have plenty of weapons to kill everyone in the room right now. Plus before this happened,” Troy added pointing to himself. “I was a runt to the rest of you when I got here, remember?”

Twilight was going to say something else, but something on the floor caught her eye. She saw a small piece of paper sticking out of the sketchbook and picked it up.

“Troy, who are these ponies?” She asked holding up a small photograph of two adults as well as an older sibling on either side of what appeared to be a five years old. All anger is immediately drained from Troy.

“That’s a picture of me and my family.” Troy replied in a subdued tone.

“Really? What happened to them?” Twilight asked.

“I... don’t want to talk about it.” Troy responded. Rainbow Dash saw this as an opportunity to prove that Troy was not to be trusted.

“Oh what, they abandoned you or something?” She said. Troy froze in place when Rainbow Dash say that. His eyes get big slightly and his pupils shrink to pinpricks.

“Rainbow Dash!” Rarity shouted as she stepped between the two. Before she could say anything else, she, along with everyone else other than Rainbow, appeared in a trench that somehow appeared in the room. They were all wearing combat helmets.

“What the--?” Rainbow Dash didn’t get to finish that thought. A fist suddenly connected with her face and sent her flying backwards into a bookshelf. The rest of the girls, save Eris, gasped in shock.

“Ow.” Rainbow groaned as she got up and wiped the blood from her nose. She looked up to see Troy staring at her with pure hatred in his eyes, as well as tears streaming down his face.

“Do you get off by insulting everyone you come across?” Troy growled, his voice cracking slightly. “You want to know what really happened to them, then I’ll fucking tell you!”

“THEY’RE DEAD!! THEY WERE KILLED ON MY FUCKING BIRTHDAY!!!” He shouted. All eyes, save for Eris, were now on Troy in shock at what they just heard. Even Flurry, who hardly ever show emotions, was visibly shocked hearing this.

“They’re... dead?” Fluttershy asked in a saddened tone. Rainbow’s eyes grew big in response from hearing this.

“On your birthday?” Pinkie asked, her hair completely deflated.

“I was only six years old when it happened.” He explained. “I was bounced around from home to home until I had enough of the abuse and neglect. I have been on my own since I was twelve. You wouldn’t even begin to fucking understand the crap I had to deal with back home.” He then glared hard at Rainbow Dash. “So, don’t you dare fucking judge me.” Rainbow tried to open her mouth to say something but Troy held up his hand. “Don’t… just fucking don’t.” He turned let out an outburst of pure rage and anguish. He finally had enough and he stormed out of the room. He had to find somewhere away from all these mares. All eyes were now on Rainbow Dash with looks ranging from disappointment, to anger from all of her friends.

“Hope y’all are happy Rainbow.” Applejack said in a disappointed tone. “Ya couldn’t leave it alone, could ya?”

“Oh geez…” Rainbow Dash said as she was now filled with regret for how she acted. “I gotta fix this, don’t I?”

“Ya think?” Rainbow’s friends said at the same time. Princess Celestia soon walks up to Rainbow Dash with a rather cold stare.

“I think you should leave for right now,” Celestia said in a calm yet cold tone. “At least until Troy calms down.” Rainbow Dash dared not say a word. She got up and walked out of the room. She left the room and the castle grounds, but not before she hit Twilight’s mailbox out of frustration. Before she could take off flying to try and clear her head, she felt something hit her in the head. She looked down to see a small trophy. It showed her with her kicking her own foot into her mouth. She growled and flew off.

Twilight sighed as she turned to the rest of the girls to try and figure out what to do. Gleaming looked through all of his things and composited a brief understanding of the human.

“We need to be extremely careful.” Gleaming said, making the rest of the girls look at her.

“Why?” Sunset asked..

“He’s a survivor. And judging by the amount of food, his face and his emotions, he’s been through a lot.”

“How do you know that?” Cadance asked.

“I’ve been captured before and eventually escaped. I had to survive by any means necessary until I returned home.” Gleaming explained. “The event left me emotionally scarred, and it took me awhile to put it aside.”

“He’s not a threat.” Fluttershy said making all of the girls turn to her. “I think he’s emotionally traumatized by whatever he had to go through.”

“I agree…” Gleaming added. “Despite that outburst before, he did soften up to the picture that Twilight had. So as long as we don’t set him off, like Rainbow Dash did, we’ll be fine.”

“How can we be sure?” Cadence asked.

“Because…” Gleaming paused. “...remembering my family was what brought me back to some sense. You, my sister, my mother and everyone else brought me back to me being the princess I am. If I didn’t break free from my trauma, I would never be this mare that I am today.” Cadance and Twilight embraced her.

“Alright.” Celestia said, and tried to get everyone’s attention. “Let’s try to stay on his good side. Nopony agitate him. As long as you stay on his good side, we should be okay.”

“Okay, Princess Celestia.” Twilight asked as she turned to the rest of the girls. “Okay, we’ll split into two groups. Barb, Starlight, Sunset, Trixie, and Flurry will go looking for Troy.”

“Hey,” Flurry heart groaned. “Why do I have to go looking for him?”

“Flurry, you’re helping whether you like it or not.” Twilight scolded.

“Fine…” Flurry groaned, as she stood next to Twilight. Twilight then turns to the rest of the girls.

“Rarity, Pinkie, Applejack, Eris and Fluttershy. I want you girls to go check on Rainbow Dash and see if you can give her a little comfort. Knowing her, she might be trying to drink herself to death again.”

“Knowing her, no doubt about it.” Applejack added.

“You know I could just--” Eris began.

“No, we’ll just look for her.” Fluttershy said as she placed a hand on Eris’ arm. “Besides, she may need to calm down after whatever parting dig you gave her.” She finished, giving Eris a knowing look.

“Well, what are the rest of you going to do?” Flurry asked, still upset she has to help.

“We’re going back to the map room.” Luna replied. “I think we should wait this out until he calms down.”

“In the meantime,” Celestia said as she walked up behind her sister. “See if you all can locate Troy and Rainbow Dash.” She added with concern. The girls all agreed, though Flurry just said ‘whatever’. They scattered to go search for the two individuals. Celestia then turned to her sister, and three nieces, as they left to wait in the map room.

Author's Note

A lot was explained by Troy's other half, and now you know why Troy never talks about his personal life and you'll find out what he does with his life before he was gifted with powers beyond his understanding. At least now Rainbow Dash is filled with regret. Stay tune for the next part when I come up with something.