The next morning, John came out of the room with an emotionless expression. He didn't feel like walking anywhere, but then, he wanted to be in the park and be alone. So he just marched out of the library without any given notice to his friends.

The troubled teen walked through Ponyville like if he was walking slowly in the rain. Many ponies said hi to him, but he didn't respond. They wondered why he was so down today. Was it because the tornado? Was he homesick? Many questions roared through their minds as he passed by them. If anypony can make a frown upside down, it was Pinkie Pie.

She saw John walking by and was sad to see John in such a state after what happened. So Pinkie asked him if he wanted a party to cheer up, but sadly he refused and carried on. The party pony didn't give up easily though. She tried again and again, but every time, he turned her down. If Pinkie was anything besides cheerful, she was persistent. As such, she decided to try once more later on that day.

John finally reached his destination; the park. There was barely anypony here, except the little Crusaders playing with their friends from the distance. The area was completely deserted with little to no life at all. Overall, the park was quiet enough to study for a test.

John went to an empty bench and sat himself down on it. He looked around for a bit before he starred down to the ground, going deep into his thoughts; his thoughts about how he would move on. All he could think of was that one time when it was him and his mother.

***

"Mom, I don't know if they would like me," said John.

It was a sunny morning when his mom drove him to his first day of high school. Weeks before that, he was eager to go, but as time went by, he slowly became more nervous by the day. When the day finally arrived, John had second thoughts about even going.

"Don't be worried, dear," his mom said. "I'm sure they'll like you. Besides, you're friends are here as well."

John looked at the window and saw his friends heading towards the campus.

"And I bet you'll make a lot of new friends here."

"You really think so?" John turned his attention to his mother.

"I'm sure of it."

John smiled, that was just like his mom, always comforting. Always cheerful. She always knew what to say to get his confidence up.

"Now, get going before They arrest me," said his mom jokingly.

Oh mom, John thought.

"Okay, bye."

"Bye."

John left the car and headed towards the school. Along the way, he stopped and waved at his mom, and she reciprocated the action. Soon after, he smiled and continued his way. From then on, John knew that all he needed was a little confiedence to surcome anything in life.

***

Later, Pinkie bounced by and saw John on the park bench, staring at the ground.

"Hey John!" Pinkie Pie waved.

He ignoreed her.

"Come on John. Let's put a smile on that face."

John gave her that glare as she stepped back.

"Please leave me alone."

He got up and began to walk away from the pink pony.

"John wait." Pinkie caught up to him. "I'm sorry what happened to your mom. And I understand that you want to be alone. And that my constant asking is bugging you. So if you don't want the party, then I understand."

John stopped walking and had to gave it a thought. The party she made nearly two weeks ago was good. And it reminded him about Peter would do exactly the same thing. He threw a party or a group gathering whenever he or the group was sad. It was a happy memory, but not happy enough to conquer the loss of his mother.

John looked at the party pony and she was smiling. He wanted to reject the offer, but he just couldn’t bring himself to reject her again. After all, he did want another party.

"I guess a party wouldn’t be awful," John sighed sadly.

"Alright!" said Pinkie Pie excitingly.

An hour later, the party was held at the library. Everypony showed up to a surprise, they were excited to see John's friends from Earth, especially the Crusaders. They were so overwhelmed that they couldn’t keep their eyes off of them, no matter what.

As for John, he wasn't impressed as much he was expecting. There were games and dancing, but he couldn’t muster up the motivation to do anything. He just looked around and watched other ponies have a good time.

Meanwhile, John's friends seemed to notice that he wasn’t enjoying himself.

"Guys, he's still not smiling," said Tyler.

"I guess this party is a failure," said Ryan.

"Come on you guys," said Peter, "This party is awesome."

The guys looked at Peter and saw him dancing to the music. They went back to John and started discussing ways to make him feel better without bringing up the whole moving on thing. Tyler was suddenly struck with an idea. He tapped Aaron and whispered his idea. Aaron whispered the idea to the other guys and they agreed on it. This plan could work.

Tyler approached John with a smile on his face.

"John, I was wondering," said Tyler, "Can you play a song with that instrument over there?"

Tyler pointed at a piano in the corner of the room. John looked at it and wondered how a piano had found it’s way to the library. Pinkie Pie probably brought it out of nowhere or something.

"Just play one song and we'll sing along," continued Tyler, "Just like old times."

John thought about old times, and it did make him chuckle, but no smile. It was back at high school when they first started the band. The students enjoyed their favorite songs and suggested them to pay at their dances rather than the DJ at the time.

Because of this, John got up and went to the piano. Along the way, ponies stopped what they're doing and watched the no longer sedentary human. Twilight came up to one of his friends, curious as to what was he going to do.

"What's he doing?" asked Twilight.

"You’ll see," said Aaron.

John reached to the piano and the music stopped. He stared at the keys for awhile and glanced to his friends as if for instructions.

"Ready when you are," said Tyler.

He nodded and turned to face the piano. John took a good, deep breath and played one of his mom’s favorite songs; a song, dedicated to mama.

♪ ♪ ♪

You taught me everything,
Everything you've given me,
I'll always keep it inside,
You're the driving force in my life, yeah,

There isn't anything,
Or anyone that I could be,
And it just wouldn't feel right,
If I didn't have you by my side,

Tyler walked towards John and inhaled quietly.

You were there for me,
to love and care for me,
When skies were gray,
Whenever I was down, You were always there to comfort me,

And no one else can be,
What you have been to me,
you will always be,
You will always be the girl In my life for all times,

The rest of the guys joined in the song.

Mama, Mama you know I love you Mama,
Mama you're the queen of my heart,
Your love is like tears from the stars,
Mama I just want you to know,
lovin' you is like food to my soul,

Yes it is,
yes it is, oh,
yes it is,
yes it is,
yes it is oh,

You're always there for me,
Have always been around for me,
even when I was bad,
You showed me right from my wrong,yes you did,

And you took up for me,
When everyone was downin' me,
You always did understand,
You gave me strength to go on,

There was so many times,
Looking back when I was so afraid,
And then you come to me and,
say to me I can face anything,

And no one else can do,
What you have done for me,
You'll always be,
you will always be The girl in my life, ooh oh

Mama, Mama you know I love you Mama,
Mama you're the queen of my heart,
Your love is like tears from the stars,
Mama I just want you to know,
lovin' you is like food to my soul,

Never gonna go a day without you,
Fills me up just thinkin' about you,
I'll never go a day...

Then, there was a pause in the song. Everyone looked at John as he closed his eyes. The guys knew what he was about to say and it was going to be harsh for him. However...

I'll never go a day,
Without my mama!

John reached the high note as he resumed playing the piano.

Mama, Mama you know I love you Mama,
Mama you're the queen of my heart,
Your love is like tears from the stars,
Mama just want you to know,
lovin' you is like food to my soul,

Lovin' you is like food to my soul,
oh yeah
You are the food to my soul,
yes you are

After John finished playing, there were sniffing in the library. The song must've got into everypony. Then, they started to applaud for the humans.

As for John, he felt a bit better. Playing the song wasn't his best choice, but it was enough to make him feel again. He knew that his mom would be happy if he sang it for her. Now, he would have to go on without her.

John turned around and showed Pinkie Pie that he was smiling. She cheered more than anypony in the room. She began to bounce around the room like she had just discovered coffee. John chuckled as she kept on bouncing around the room, not hitting any object or anypony. Pinkie Pie finally stopped in front of John and gave a big smile with tears of joy.

"I knew that you would smile," cried Pinkie Pie, "I knew you would!"

John sniffed and spoke, "You bet."

For the rest of the day, they kept on partying like there's no tomorrow. Everypony, the guys, and John had so much fun playing games, dancing. Even he sang Rock Party Anthem (rated G version) for everyone. Nothing could ruin it.

After the party was done, John and his friends cleaned up the mess from the party. Smiles were worn by every inhabitant of the the room. Except Spike, he was under the table, sleeping off the energy burned from partying. They kept on cleaning until it was spotless in the library. Then, the ponies called it a day and left, Twilight got Spike and brought him to bed. The guys also called it a day, and threw their sleeping bags down in the guest room where John was sleeping. John was the happiest of anybody or anypony.

He may lost his mom, and possibly his brother, but he had his friends with him. Friends from different species that love not only him, but also his other friends as well. John had everyone to love.

Well, almost everyone.

Author's Note

Kinda emotional, don't you think?

Edit by Narlepoax III and Theblacksmithbrony