The Return of the Mad God

I awoke abruptly as I was shaken awake. Opening my eyes, I saw that it was Twinkle who was smiling at me happily, "Hi, dad!"

I sighed, closing my eyes and speaking in a tired tone, "What's up, Twinkle?"

"I need you to get up and ready to go with me to Ponyville for school!" She hopped off the bed and onto the ground, turning back to me, "Hurry!"

I sleepily got up, stretching my wings and legs, "Alright, alright, I'm up sweetheart." I walked towards the door, "Come along, lets go." She happily trotted next to me. I opened the door and let her through first, before shutting the door behind me. Luna was still asleep in there and I was surprised that she didn't wake up when the noisy child was... well, noisy.

As we were walking through the hallway, I noticed that a few Royal Guards gave me a quick glare. However, each time one of them gave me that look, I returned it with a glare of my own, which seemed to get the job done. Royal Guards were always pricks, even if they tried not to be. Excluding Shining Armor, of course.

I felt a tug on my foreleg, and looked down to see that Twinkle was somehow pulling on my fur with her hoof. Not the nook of the hoof, but the flat, smooth surface of it. Weird... She spoke excitedly, "What do you want to do afterwards, daddy?"

I shrugged as we continued walking and neared the chariot hangar, "Whatever you wanna do, Twinkle. Just make sure we do it before eight o'clock."

I could tell that she gave me a quizzical look when she asked, "Why?"

"Because I must protect Stalliongrad from mean ponies, griffons, and dragons, darling." We reached the chariot and sat next to each other on it, obviously.

"From what I've heard other Nobles say, Stalliongrad is a bad place."

I chuckled, "Sweetheart, never listen to Nobles. They'll just make sure that you're like your cousin Blueblood."

"I don't want to be like Blueblood!"

"Listen to them for a few months and you will."

After that, we spoke about common things during our ride, like what it was like without me, how Luna was acting, and how happy she was now that I was back. Wasn't surprised about that last one since there was the incident with Blueblood, which I dealt with 'fairly'. Seriously, what was his problem? Beating up a mare, let alone a Princess who was the daughter of one of the rulers of Equestria and the daughter of the strongest creature on the entire planet? What was he thinking?!

Ugh, the guy's a thorn in my side, and if he keeps this shit up, I'll just break every bone in his body and be done with it. Celestia would have to kill me in order to keep me from getting my hands on him, which is impossible.

"Sir." A gruff voice stated, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I turned to see a Royal Guard saluting me, and noticed that Twinkle was standing next to him, waiting impatiently. "Oh, sorry, just lost in my thoughts." I stepped off the chariot, handing the Royal Guard a bag of bits. "Thank you, soldier. Keep up the good work." His eyes widened as the bag of bits landed in his hoof, and he smiled happily at me, returning to the chariot and flying off with the bits still in his hoof.

Twinkle and I trotted through town, and I noticed some familiar faces, most notably Rarity and Fluttershy. They gave me cautious look as I grinned, showing my sharp teeth. They were probably wondering why Twinkle was walking around with such a sexy looking guy like me. I'm just kidding. They were probably wondering why Twinkle was hanging out with such a scary looking guy like myself.

Anyways, on with the story.

We passed Sugarcube Corner, the definition of a Gingerbread House. I wouldn't be surprised if the glass was made of melted sugar.

Then there was the school, a place of knowledge and talent. A place where foals go in as idiots and come out as mathematicians or scientists or even become the leader of some sort of organization that works for Equestria's Government that could easily undermine them but decide not to for some reason. Gotta love it.

Twinkle trotted along happily, but I decided to go at a walking pace, not wanting to see what Ace looks like now. Hell, I may even feel bad for him if his face is all bashed in or something.

Twinkle entered and I followed, staying near the door and leaning on the wall. There were five rows of desks, from the front to the back of the class room. Each row held five seats, which meant there was twenty-five students. That's just basic mathematics. The floor and support beams across the ceiling were a light brown, while the walls were a light yellow. The teacher's desk was a light brown like the floor, and there was a little name plate on the edge of the desk that read, 'Ace Jack', and under the name were the words, ' teacher'.

I stayed silent while everyone came to the classroom, and I saw Twinkle sitting in the front, her head leaning on her hoof, obviously bored. Suddenly, Ace Jack walked in, not noticing me and sitting at his desk. "Alright, class, today we're going to learn about the Starswirl the Bearded and how he saved Equestria from the World Eater." He was wearing a pair of glasses, along with a fedora that he took off his head and sat it on the desk. He even grew a beard himself, which cover most of his jaw line and upper lip. Like, it was a thick beard.

I smirked, turning to Twinkle who smiled back.

Twinkle raised her hand, catching Ace's attention. "Yes, Twinkle?"

She stood up, "May I introduce my favorite pony?"

Ace Jack raised a brow, "Twinkle, you may do that tomorrow, not today."

I heard a teen in the back snicker and whisper, "As if she has anypony to show." I turned to the brat who said that and glared daggers. There were four of them, one had tan with a brown mane and was a colt, along with the one sitting next to him. His brother most likely. Another was orange with red hair, and the final one was green with a purple mane. They took notice of me and looked at me fearfully, before turning away from my gaze.

Bunch of fucking brats, saying such things about my daughter.

Twinkle decided to continue, "But he's here today!"

Ace sighed, "Alright, who is it?"

She pointed a hoof at me, "My dad."

Ace turned to me, his eyes slowly widening with surprise. He got off his chair and walked over to me, looking me over once or twice. "T-Tyrant?"

I grinned, "In the flesh."

I smirked, "Still owe me money for the hospital bill."

I chuckled, "Like heck I'll ever pay for that."

"Heck's where you'll be going if you don't."

I rolled my eyes, patting him on the shoulder, "Good to see you, Ace."

He nodded, "You too." He went back to his desk and looked at me, "You want to share some things with the class or you gonna just stand there like a statue?"

I chuckled, walking next to Ace's desk and looking at the class with a grin, "So, what do you all want to know about me?" The orange coated brat raised his hoof, and I glared, "Hurry it up."

He chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of his head with a hoof, "How long have you been around?"

"A day or so." I gave him a suspicious look, "Why?"

"Just curious." He replied, sinking back in his seat. Just curious? Pfft, yeah right. If I hear you say one more bad thing about Twinkle, I'm gonna fuck you up.

I forced myself to smile, and I turned to see Twinkle holding her hoof up in the air, and my smile became real. "Yes, Twinkle?"

She put her hoof down and looked at me inquisitively, "How do you know Mr. Jack?"

I chuckled, turning to him with a knowing smirk, "Well, that is a long story." I turned to her, "It started roughly a thousand years ago..."

Long Story Short...

"...and so now I'm here, in his classroom, with you."

She thought about it for a minute, scratching her chin with a hoof, "So... you made him immortal, and he got mad and wanted to hurt you, but when he finally reached you he got pummeled by you. Then you went undercover as the good guy, making them all trust you. Then in the end, he went after you after you unleashed Tirek and destroyed part of Equestria and Princess Twilight's library, to which he got pummeled again and ended up in a wheelchair, while you sacrificed yourself for the good of Equestria?"

I nodded, "Glad you've been paying attention." I looked at me wrist, "Time for me to go." I walked over to her and hugged her. Once I let go of her, I walked next to the group of teens that were teasing her and glared at each one, "If I hear about her getting bullied again by either of you, I will personally make your lives terrible. I don't care if you're teens, I will make your lives a living hell." I smiled, "Later."

I made my way out of the school building after I said my goodbyes to Ace and the other students. After that, I decided to sit against a tall oak tree a ways away and wait for Twinkle to hang out with her during lunch and recess. Luna gave me a schedule beforehand; she knew I would snooze instead of learn all the boring crap in school.

I stretched my wings, taking a seat and leaning on the tree behind me. Yawning, I closed my eyes and embraced sleep with open arms...

Two Hours Later

I was awoken by something poking my arm, and opening my eyes I expected to see Twinkle...

...but it was Chrome instead.

He wasn't hiding himself in a pony form, but instead allowed everyone see that he was indeed a Changeling. I glared at him, "Chrome, you better have a good reason to wake me up."

Chrome chuckled, "Yep, it's you." He pointed a hoof at the school, "School's out and Twinkle has been waiting for you for a few minutes. She's getting worried." He held out a hoof, which I took so he could help me up. "She asked me to find you."

"Why?"

Chrome's face faltered, and he simply shook his head, "Your daughter's too beautiful to go to public school, Tyrant. Colts nowadays are just... weird." My eyes wandered over to where Twinkle was, and saw that there were two of the four teens pestering my daughter. They were the two brothers.

I clenched my jaw, turning to Chrome, "You might want to get out of here."

"Why is that?" He turned to the teens, realization making itself known on his face. "Oh..." He then turned on his heel and trotted out of sight.

I turned my attention to the teens, and stomped my way over to them. Brats... just wait until they see what I'll do. I warned them what would happen, and now they're in some deep shit.

I was behind them and overheard every word they said...

"Your dad caused the greatest villain of Equestria to be unleashed!"

"He lied to the princesses and his own friends!"

"Your dad is stupid!"

That last one... what the hell? That's so goddamn stupid, even for a teen his age.

I looked over them and saw Twinkle, her hooves covering her ears as she was crying, "Stop... please stop..." I tensed, my breath becoming shallow; she was crying... that is the first time I've ever seen her cry... fuck it is heartbreaking.

"Twinkle...?" I asked, causing the two boys to turn to me in fear. Twinkle looked up, the tear stains clear on her cheeks. We stared at each other for a moment, and I smiled at her, "Don't worry, sweetheart. Daddy's here..." My eyes soon burned with rage as I looked down at the two teens. "What did I say?!" They tried to run away, but I caught them in my magic. I turned to Twinkle, my rage dissipating momentarily, "Love, could you go inside for a minute and ask Ace Jack to put up a soundproof barrier?" Twinkle nodded, trotting inside and I heard her talking to Ace. Soon after, Ace peeked around the corner and saw me holding the kids, quickly putting up a soundproof barrier. I turned my attention back to the kids, "Now, where were we?!"