Chapter one: New colt in town

                                                SPIKE

          "Hey Twilight" Spike said "Have you heard? There's a new pony who just moved in, apparently  he's from the crystal empire."

          "Hmm"  Twilight  said engrossed in a new book given to her by Celestia.

          "Um... Pinkie is throwing a party for him if you want to come."

           The only answer was another "hmm."

          "I'm uh going to greet him now." He said as he walked away, knowing that it would take a disaster to get her out of a good book. Walking out of the castle he sighed "No matter how big the castle I would give it away for the good ol library."  It's nice that they added those memory crystals and the personal stuff in each room but it just needs... something else." Outside he saw the pony who had moved into town, he was large, gray, had a rather abstract cutie mark, and as the trademark of the Crystal Empire, crystal. He followed his gaze up to the castle, staring almost longingly. "Mister? Spike said "how are you doing?" The colt turned around suddenly,almost jumping at spike's voice

          "Err just looking around this nice little village, how are you doing?"

          Replying I said "Fine. "But I never heard what's your name?"

          "My name?" Why it's umm... Rei... yes Rei." He said rather jumbly.

           "Your memory still fogged up a little Rei?" Spike said

           "Yes"  He replied rather quickly.

           "Okay, Nice to meet you, well i'll be going now see you soon!" Walking away spike thought "what a strange horse." As he walked around looking for Rainbow Dash to tell him the news.

                                         ZOMBRA

            I HATE that pink pony. Not five steps after I walk into town she runs up to me yelps and runs away, thinking my cover was blown already I prepared to teleport away and would've if a white pony hadn't said

            "geez... Pinkie has got to stop doing that, one of these days she's going to give a some poor pony a heart attack." From Pinkie's reaction you're new here am i correct?"

            I quickly stopped preparing the spell and "yes."

            Explaining, she said "does that to everyone, personally I think a much better way to greet someone is to take them to the spa, my treat."

Warily I said "Thanks, but could you reschedule it for later."

            "Of course dearie how about in the afternoon, you must be exhausted from your long trip."

            "Thank you I said as I walked away, finally someone with some decency around here instead of scaring the living daylights out of me, plus who was I to reject a nice long soak in a spa, I haven't had one ever since I was dethroned. Ah it is good to have someone who respects others. Well I guess I might as well take a look around town. Turning my head all of a sudden I see this huge castle, but not a friendship good guy castle i'm talking dark, fortress-like, and should have dark clouds over it castle. It was like someone had custom made it for me, and it was glorious.

            "Mister" a voice called, I turned around and it took all the willpower to not disentegrate the owner of the voice. It was the dragon, the very same that took the crystal heart and caused this. Then I realized he asked me a question about what I was doing. I answered his questions and watched him leave, one day I will blow up that dragon, and I will be laughing when I do it. I stared at the castle wondering "what villain lives here?" Before walking away to look around the town some more.

                                           APPLEJACK

                "Apples,apples get your sweet apple acre apples just one bit a apple!" Sighing she sat down, business was slow today and she was tired after bucking so many apple trees. Then a colt who fit Pinkie's description of the newcomer was walking by "Hey" I said calling to him "Free apple for the newcomer"

          "Thank you" he said "so you got the memo already huh, word traveled fast. "Why the apple?"

               I answered "A token of friendship, What? Do you not like apples?" To answer he bit into it and started chewing.

             "Just wondering" He said. Then a thundercloud popped up over him and started raining on him. "What in the blazes? Shouldn't the weather be controlled by a Pegasus here?" At first a chuckle which then erupted a laugh erupted from the rain cloud. "Ah" he said before casting a spell to make the cloud open up, revealing the culprit, Rainbow Dash. Unprepared she fell to the earth hitting her head and dazing her. "Now this is a gift i'd like to return he said moving the rain cloud above her head dousing her with water he laughed and i'd joined in, it wasn't every day when someone gives Rainbow Dash her just desserts for her pranks.

             "Hey!" It's not that funny." Rainbow said.

            With a quick tounge he said  "You seemed to be laughing your head off when the joke was on me."

            "True" he said and then started laughing too.

             "So," I said. "You've got a magic cutie mark erm... Rei I believe."

            "Yes" he said "I was forced to practice magic during Zombra's rule and I picked it up very well." Kept me alive throughout the years. As he started to walk away he said "There's a gift someone gave me that I haven't used yet so I'm going to get it, thanks for the apple."