Equestria Girls: The Atlas Chronicles

by Shotgunboy848

Rating: teen
Tags: Dark, Sad, Equestria Girls, Mystery, Science Fiction, Adventure
Length: 10643

A little boy arrives in Canterlot City, and there is something special about him.

An 8 year old boy named Atlas appears in the cold winter of Canterlot City with no recollection of his past. Ever since the day he appeared, he didn't know what to do. He was cold, tired, hungry, and scared. Then one night, he is discovered by Sunset Shimmer, which brings a huge change to his life.

He now has to find out who he is, where he came from, and where the rest of his family is!

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-06-21 09:07:02 UTC

1- A New World (edited)

Canterlot City, ten o'clock PM. It was a dark, cold, and snowy winter night. Snow was falling from the sky very fast, and heavy fog was covering the city.  A little boy named Atlas was wandering around Canterlot. He had no memory of his past life. He didn't know where he came from, who his family was, or how he had gotten there. The only thing he did remember was his name and where he had appeared. When he appeared in this new world, he found himself lying under a big oak tree in a wooded area. He didn't know how he got there. It had been a week and a half since he appeared in the city. He was cold, tired, scared, hurt, and hungry. His stomach would rumble nonstop. Luckily, he was able to keep himself hydrated by eating the winter snow.

He was too scared to talk to anybody and would do his best not to be seen during the day. He mostly slept on benches or at bus stops. Somehow, he was able to not get frostbitten. All that he had to wear for clothing was a thin, white, hooded sweater, blue pants, and socks, but this wasn't enough to keep him warm through the cold days and nights. He had shoes once but was mugged for them a couple of nights prior by two thugs, which left him bruised and battered.

Ever since that violent night he didn't trust anybody.  He would cry heavily when he thought back on his violent mugging. It was a moment that nearly costed him his life. A couple of hooded men lured him into a dark alley, hit him on the head with a heavy object and knocked him to the ground. They kept punching and kicking him down until it looked like he was dead, but he was only unconscious. They searched his pockets, but found nothing and decided to take his shoes. He gained back his consciousness a couple of hours later, waking up with a black eye, a bloody gash on the side of his head, and multiple scars and bruises on his arms and legs. He kept his black eye and bloody gash hidden under a bit of his short, messy brown hair and the scars and bruises all over under his clothes. Everywhere around his body hurt, which made it difficult for him to walk. He kept his black eye and bloody gash hidden under a bit of his short, messy brown hair. A layer of snow covered most of his hair. It was no use brushing it off, as a new layer would form from the snowstorm.

Atlas' legs started to tremble and he becomes too tired to walk anymore.The heavy fog the snowstorm was causing made things more difficult for him. He couldn't see most of what was in front of him except for a bit of the sidewalk and a couple streetlights. He uses as much energy he has left to continue walking a bit more through the snowstorm. He then bumps into a big concrete wall that appeared out of nowhere and falls on the floor. He looks up and sees that it was a statue of a horse standing on its back hooves. He looks around and sees Canterlot High School. Near the entrance of school, he spotted a concrete bench that looked a little bit comfortable for the night. He decides to get some rest and lays on the bench. As he started sleeping, he felt like he was on his last breath. He closed his eyes, expecting to die from the extreme cold temperatures.

At the same time, Sunset Shimmer was in her science lab, trying to find out how magic works in the human world. She has gone through many tests and experiments, but she couldn't find a proper answer. As she continued to work, the school custodian enters the science laboratory and tells her it is time to leave for the night.

Sunsets puts on her coat, puts all of her research material away and walks toward the school entrance. Just as she walks out of the school building a heavy wind blew onto her.

"Whoa! What a breeze!" She whispered to herself.

As she was walking towards her car, she spots Atlas, sleeping and shivering. Sunset was shocked and worried. He looked like he hasn't eaten anything for days. Not only that, the little boy was also sleeping in the middle of a snowstorm. Her first thought was to call the police in order for the poor boy to get help, but then she sees one of his eyes open, revealing a gold glow coming out, but continued to sleep. A thought then comes to her mind. What if he was another magical being from Equestria or some other dimension? That boy might have came through the portal, carrying some sort or special magical powers. And if government officials take him away, they might find out about his magic. He could get experimented on and they will probably never let him go.

There was only one choice. Sunset will take him to her house and help him. She carefully picks up Atlas and carries him to her car. "Don't worry little guy. I am going to get you some help," Sunset whispered to him.

Atlas felt a little bit of movement, but was too tired to realize what was going on, so he fell fast asleep. Sunset puts Atlas in the back of her car and drove home.

Her home was a small, single story house and it was not far from the school. Once inside, she laid Atlas on her bed. Sunset Shimmer was shocked when she saw a terrible gash on the side of his head and some bad scars and bruises on his arms after she pulls up the sleeves of his sweater. She lifts up the part of his hair covering his black eye, revealing the injury and then she immediately starts treating the wounds as best she can. Once she finished, she puts a warm blanket on Atlas. She then puts on her pajamas and goes to rest on her couch. Before she goes to sleep, she opens her magical journal and writes a message to Twilight in Equestria.

Dear Twilight,

I found a little boy sleeping on one of the benches

at Canterlot High. He doesn't look very good

and I believe he may be some sort of magical being.

I will write to you again once I figure out who

he is.

-Sunset

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Atlas opened his eyes. He started to notice that he was lying on a warm and comfortable surface. He shot up and looked around to see that he is in a bedroom. He is confused on why he was sleeping on a bed. He clearly remembered sleeping on a cold, concrete bench in the middle of a snowy school. He felt something on the side of head and realized that it is a bandage. Touching the bandage made his head wound sting a bit. A white patch covered his black eye.

He hears cooking and somebody humming and started to smell something delicious. He left the bed to investigate. The cooking and humming stopped and once he got to the living room, he sees Sunset Shimmer in her purple pajamas, bringing a tray with a plate of steamy buttered pancakes and a glass of milk. She sees Atlas and walks towards him.

"Hey little guy! Glad to see that you're awake!" She happily said. Atlas gets scared and screams. He ran back to the bedroom and hid in a corner. Sunset puts the tray of food on a coffee table in front of the couch that she slept on and goes after him.

"Hey wait a minute! It's alright! Come back!" She said. Atlas didn't listen. He grabbed small items from a nightstand near Sunset's bed and started pelting her with them.

"Go away! Leave me alone!" Atlas screamed while continuing to hurl items at Sunset.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Its okay! I am not going to hurt you!" Sunset said as she got closer to him. Atlas was still scared and didn't trust her and continued to scream and pelt Sunset with whatever he got his hands on. He then found a pair of sharp scissors and pointed it at her. Sunset sees the scissors and took gentle steps towards him.

"Please...just leave me alone...please..." He begged and whimpered. He started shaking and tears started to come out of his non-patched eye.

"Shhhhh...it is okay. I won't hurt you. I am only trying to help. I promise," Sunset said. She kneels to him and gently lends her hand to Atlas. "Just put the scissors down and we can talk about this."

Atlas hesitated to give his hand to her, but then accepted and dropped the scissors.

"Come on. Your breakfast is on the table and you look like you're starving, you poor thing." Sunset said with a worried look. She then walks out of the room. She looks back and sees Atlas still shaking in fear. He still seemed a bit hesitant to leave the room.

"Come on. There is nothing to worry about." Sunset said as she patted her knees.

Atlas then started taking gentle steps, continuing to act very cautious. He grabs Sunsets hand and holds onto it. They both walk back to the living room and once they got there, Atlas licks his lips by the sight of those pancakes. He hasn't had anything to eat for more than a week and was finally going to get food. He sat down and started eating like crazy. It tasted so good.

"MMMM..MMMM..so delicious!!!" Atlas said while eating. Within less than a minute, the plate was empty, but he was still hungry.

"Do you want more? I made some extra servings just in case!" Sunset said. Atlas's eyes widened. He wanted more food.

"More! Please, give me more!!!" He begged.

"Coming right up!" Sunset said. Within a few minutes, Atlas finished the other servings. He wiped his face and gave Sunset a big hug and shed tears of joy.

"Thank you miss! Thank you!." He said. Sunset smiled and hugged him back.

"You're welcome. Actually, I want to talk to you for a bit." Said Sunset. Atlas agreed and they both sat on the couch.

"My name is Sunset Shimmer. What is your name and where did you come from?" She asked.

"My name is Atlas. I don't remember much about who I am or where I came from. All I can remember is that after a flash of light, I appeared under a tree in the middle of a snowy forest in your world, and that was more than a week ago. I haven't ate anything since then, but I kept myself hydrated by eating snow. It was the only source of water I had." Atlas said.

Sunset had a worried look on her face. She wanted to know how he had gotten those injuries that she had treated. "Why do you look so badly hurt?" She asked.

"A few nights ago, I was wandering around the city. 2 hooded guys lured me to a very dark alley. I walked into the alley and all of a sudden something as hard as a rock hit me on my head and they started beating me to the ground. They kept punching and kicking me and they just... just wouldn't stop..." Atlas started crying. It was just too painful for him to tell more.

Sunset held onto Atlas' hand and gave him a caring hug. "Shhhh...it is alright. You don't have to tell me any more." She said. She wiped his tears with a sleeve of her pajamas, but he still continued to weep uncontrollably.

"I...I thought I was going to die..." He whimpered.

"Don't worry, Atlas. You're safe now and still breathing." she said with a caring voice. Atlas still continued to cry. She then started singing "Friendship Through The Ages" to Atlas, hoping it would make him feel better.

"Nothing stays the same for long, but when it changes doesn't mean its gone.

Time will always get away, as it leaves behind another day. Things may come and

things may go, some go fast and some go slow. Few things last that's all i know,

and friendship carries on through the ages." She sang.

Atlas stopped crying and smiled. Her beautiful singing did make him feel better, and soon he drifted off to sleep again. Sunset gently carried him back to the bedroom and tucked him in bed.  Luckily for him, those thugs didn't use a knife or any other weapon to mug him. She then leaves Atlas to his sleep. Sunset sends a text to her friends telling them to come over.

"Girls,

Made a huge discovery last night.

Come over as soon as possible."

-Sunset

Within half an hour, Sci Twi, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie all arrived at Sunset's house. All of them were eager to see what the big discovery was. Sunset let them inside her house. They sat down in the living room and started talking

"Hey Sunset! We got the text you sent us. What's the huge discovery?" Said Rainbow.

"Was it magic? Was it cake? Was it pie? Was it magical cake and pie?" Pinkie said with excitement.

"Ah reckon' it has to nothin to do with sweet treats, Pinkie Pie, " Said Applejack.

"I-I hope it isn't anything bad..." Said Fluttershy.

"It is not bad. I found a little boy last night, and I think he could use our help," Sunset said.

"You found a little boy, darling?" aked Rarity.

"Yes. I found him sleeping on one of the concrete benches at the school. By the look of him, I think he is just lucky to be alive. He told me everything that he knows. I just have this huge feeling that he might be a magical being from another world," Sunset said.

"What should we do?' Said Sci Twi.

"We should throw him a "Welcome-to-our-world" party! It would be so fun!" Pinkie brought out her party cannon out of nowhere and fired it, decorating a small part of the living room.

"Shhhh Pinkie! Keep it down! The little boy is trying to rest right now," Sunset said.

"Oops! Sorry," Pinkie said.

"Wait a sec. Before we talk about what we need to do with him, lets first talk about if we can trust him. The last magical beings we faced were not friendly." Said Rainbow.

"Dash does have a point on that, Sunset. Are yah sure he is friendly and not harmful?" Applejack said.

"Not only that, are you sure it was a smart move to take a kid away while he slept on a bench?" asked Sci Twi.

"I didn't really have a choice when I decided to take him. He is more scared than harmful. When he first saw me, he just screamed in fear. I don't think he trusts the people in our world after an incident he had a few nights ago," Said Sunset.

"Oh my gosh! What happened?" Fluttershy said with concern.

"A few nights ago, 2 thugs assaulted and mugged him and he ended up badly hurt. He cried when he tried to talk about it," Sunset said. The others gasped.

"Awwwww! Poor little guy," Said Pinkie.

"For right now, I will be taking care of him. On Monday, I will take him to school and talk to Principle Celestia. Maybe she can find a way to help us on this," Said Sunset. The others agreed and soon left. Sunset went to check on Atlas and sees that he is still sleeping.

"I guess you will be staying with me for awhile little guy...Sleep well," She said to the sleeping Atlas.

2- What To Do With Him. (edited)

Atlas and Sunset Shimmer spent the whole weekend together. Sunset Shimmer wanted to try to get Atlas to trust her by showing him how life in her world works. She introduced cellular phones, cars, TVs, video games, and anything else that Atlas was not familiar with back from wherever he came from. Sunset bought him some new clothes due to his old ones being too dirty and tattered to wear anymore and she also gave him a proper bath. She also bought him some toys to play with and a cellular phone of his own and taught him how to use it.

Sunset did a few tests on him as well such as seeing if he could read, write, and calculate math. He did all of these very well. Throughout the whole time Sunset enjoyed acting like a caring older sister/ mother towards him and would even read stories to him at night. She also took him to a doctor for a checkup. Luckily, nothing of his was broken. He did get more treatment on his gash. Then came Monday, which is when she would have to introduce the Canterlot High School principles to Atlas and see what see what they can do to help.

"Alright Atlas. Today, we are going to see the principles and have them help us with your situation. Is that okay with you?" Said Sunset.

"Umm...ok..." Said Atlas.

They both got ready for the day and start driving to Canterlot High School. While driving, Sunset notices Atlas picking at the white patch that was covering his eye. She taps his hand to get him to stop.

"Atlas, don't pick at your injury. It might get infected," said Sunset.

"But it itches," said Atlas

"Just scratch it very gently and it will stop itching, but don't pick at it," said Sunset.

"Alright," said Atlas.

Once Sunset and Atlas got to the high school, they went directly to Principle Celestia's office.

"Atlas, be a sweetie and wait out here for a moment. I will call you inside in a few minutes, alright?" Sunset said.

"Yes, Sunset." said Atlas.

Sunset Shimmer knocks on the office door and hears a female voice. "Come in!" shes says. Sunset Shimmer goes inside and closes the door behind her. Atlas sits down on a chair outside of the office and brings out the smart phone Sunset got for him. He starts playing a game app called  "Super Robot Unicorn". He thought it was a fun to see a robotic unicorn run and blow stuff up by a single touch of a screen. Whenever he plays this game he keeps wishing he would see a robotic unicorn in real life. That sounded pretty cool to him.

Meanwhile, Sunset Shimmer and Principles Celestia and Luna talk about Atlas' situation.

"....So you see Ms. Celestia and Ms. Luna, I found him sleeping on one of the school benches outside a couple of nights ago and I was wondering if you could do anything that could help him, maybe help find out who he is. I think he might be a magical being." Said Sunset.

"I am afraid that might be difficult. If he is a magical being from another world and not ours, there isn't much we can do. If he is from our world, we can check school records and see if his name pops up anywhere. If it does, we may have to call a special service to come take him off your hands. It would probably be for the best. But if he is a magical being, what should we do and how are you so sure he is magical?" Said Ms. Luna

"While he slept on the bench, one of his eyes had opened a bit, revealing a gold glow. I have never seen anybody from this world do that. If he is a magical being, then I will take care of him until I find a way to bring him back to his home world. Even if it takes forever!" Said Sunset.

"Are you sure you are cut out for that type of responsibility, Sunset?" Said Ms. Celestia.

"I think that would be better for him if he is a magic being. If a special service comes and takes him, what if he reveals his magic? Government officials might take him away, perform experiments on him, and probably never let him go. The school may have huge knowledge on magic, but what about the rest the world? Who knows what kind of experiments they would perform on him at those testing facilities!" Sunset said with concern. Both Principles had worried faces after she said that.

"Well, you may be right on both things, Sunset. I am looking up School records from both this district and other districts as well right now and there is nobody here with the name "Atlas" on it. I guess he could be from another world." Said Ms. Luna.

"Sunset, May I please ask what condition was he in when you found him?" Ms. Celestia asked.

"Not very good. He was suffering from starvation for more than a week. He spent many nights out in the freezing cold, and he was also battered  from a mugging he endured a few nights ago. Luckily for him, his injuries were only a little severe, only getting a bloody gash on his head and a black eye. I believe he kept himself hydrated by consuming the winter snow. I think it was pure luck that i found him." Said Sunset.

"Oh dear! How is he right now?" Asked Ms. Luna.

"I believe he is doing a little better now, but a little traumatized by the mugging. It has become difficult for him to trust anybody from this world after that incident. Whenever he thinks about that mugging incident, he just starts crying. I sing to him to make him feel better, and it does seem to work. I fed him a lot of food, so he is no longer under any form of starvation. Although, he still has a few bruises from that awful mugging." Said Sunset

"Is it okay if we can see him, Sunset?" Ms. Celestia asked.

"Of course you can!" Sunset opens the door and calls for Atlas. "Atlas! Please come in and and meet the Principles!" Atlas came inside the office.

"Hello Atlas! It is a pleasure to meet you!" said Ms. Celestia. Atlas didn't say anything back. Instead, he hid behind Sunset Shimmer.

"It is alright Atlas! They're both nice people. They won't hurt you," said Sunset. Atlas continued to stay hidden behind her.

"Hmmm.... Are you sure he doesn't need a doctor, Sunset?" asked Ms. Luna.

"And shouldn't we be reporting this mugging incident to the police?" asked Ms. Celestia.

"Don't worry! I already took him to a doctor. He did get hit in the head with something hard, but not much else of him was broken. And as for the police, no. I don't want him to be revealed to the world yet," said Sunset.

"If you say so..." said Ms Luna.

"Sunset, you must realize that you are not at a legal age to take care of a minor. But, I may have a solution for that," said Ms. Celestia.

"What kind of solution?" Sunset asked.

"Me and my sister can be your supervisors, make sure that you are a good influence on him. What do you think about that, Luna?" said Ms Celestia.

"Sounds good to me!" said Ms Luna.

Sunset smiled. "I also think that is a good solution. But what about education? Can he start school here?."

"Hmmm...I think that is too short of notice right now. He can start in a couple weeks when Christmas break ends. Until then I suggest you teach him the basics at whatever chance you get," said Ms. Celestia.

"Indeed I will. Thank you for helping me Ms Celestia and Ms Luna," said Sunset.

"It is our pleasure. But who will watch Atlas if you're in class?" said Ms Celestia.

"He can come with me to all my classes until break, if that is alright with you," said Sunset.

"I don't see any problem in that. I will allow it. I will make a call to your teachers and let them know about this," said Ms Celestia.

"Alright! You both have a nice day then! Bye!" said Sunset. She and Atlas leave the office and head to class.

"Sunset, what is going to happen to me now?" Atlas asked.

"Nothing bad. From now on I will take care of you," said Sunset.

"Like a mother?" Atlas asked.

"Sort of. More like an older sister or a babysitter. Alright?"

Atlas smiled and hugged her. "Okay!" he said. Sunset smiled and gave him a hug back.

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Taking classes and watching Atlas was very easy for Sunset Shimmer. He never seemed to annoy her during class time. He would always be quiet enough to act like he was never there. All Atlas does in class is just use his cellphone to play games or watch videos on the Pony Tube app. Sunset gave him headphones for the noise so he wouldn't disturb the class. He would only disturb Sunset Shimmer for things such as water or needing to use the bathroom. Sunset would sometimes show Atlas how she does her work in class because he does have to learn something.

After a couple of classes, lunch starts. Atlas and Sunset head to the cafeteria to get food and meet with the Rainbooms.

"You hungry, Atlas?" Sunset said. Atlas' tummy rumbled and he nodded his head.

"Alright little guy! Lets get something to eat," She said. They both got in line to get food. Sunset chooses a sandwich and fruit salad, but Atlas did not know what to choose since this world was still new to him. The only thing he found that was familiar was the pizza and fruit salad, so he chose that. Sunset paid for both of their foods and they started searching for their table.

"Yoohoo! Sunset! Over here!" It was Pinkie Pie and she was waving her arm very fast to get their attention. Atlas and Sunset see her and walk to their table.

"Hey everyone! I would like you to meet a new member of our table, Atlas!" Sunset said.

"HIIIIII Atlas! I'm Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie said. She picked up Atlas and gave him a spine crushing hug.

"Woah Pinkie! Be careful with him. He is already hurt from the mugging," Sunset said with concern.

"Oops, sorry," said Pinkie. she eases her hugging on Atlas and soon puts him down.

"Atlas, I want you to meet my friends! That girl you just got hugged by was Pinkie! Over there is Rainbow Dash, Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Applejack! I think you will like all of them!" said Sunset. Atlas gave them all a shy wave.

"So Sunset, What did the principles say about Atlas?" Rainbow asked.

"They couldn't find any information about him. So from now on I will be taking care of this little guy," Sunset said.

"Are yah sure you can handle something like that, Sugarcube? I raise a little sister that is the same age as him. Even with the help of granny Smith and Big Mac, it still isn't easy," said Applejack.

"Applejack has a good point darling! I may love Sweetie Belle, but I must admit, she can be a hassle as well," said Rarity.

"I can definitely handle it! Besides, who else is going to watch after him, a possible magical being? Trust me, he is going to be easy to take care of...I hope. All I have to do is help him get his memory back. Once he remembers where he came from, we can help send him back to his home world," said Sunset.

"That's easier said than done, darling! How do you suppose we get his memory back and send him back to his home world? We can't just snap our fingers and make it happen," said Rarity.

"To be honest, I don't know, but we should try our best to make it possible. If we don't, then I will still continue to raise him. I will be his new big sister. I don't care how hard it will be. Besides, I have faced more difficult things than raising a little boy," said Sunset.

"I think I have an idea on getting his memory back. We could just get a heavy object and hit him on the head with it. That is how they do it in the movies, " Rainbow suggested. Atlas whimpered and covered his head in fear once he heard that. Sunset wrapped her arms around him and gave Rainbow a face of disapproval.

"Rainbow! We are trying to help him, not hurt him!" said Sunset. The others started looking at Rainbow Dash with faces of disapproval as well.

"Yeesh! I was only kidding! Sorry!" said Rainbow

"Well Sugarcube, I hope we do find a way to help him. Even if we don't find a way, he will always be welcome here," said Applejack as she pats Atlas on the head, making him feel better.

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After school ended, Sunset and Atlas headed home. While driving, Sunset Shimmer noticed a sad look on Atlas' face.

"Atlas, is everything alright? You look a little down." she asked.

"I don't want to talk about it...."  said Atlas.

"I know what will cheer you up. How about we grab an a milk shake from Sugar Cube Corner?"

Atlas smiled and clapped his hands in excitement. "Yay! Ice cream!!!" he said. They  started heading downtown to Sugar Cube Corner. Once there, they made their milkshakes to go and headed back home. While at home Sunset decided to get some homework done and Atlas watched TV while slurping his milkshake. The only TV show Atlas knew for right now was called Power Teens. A group of teenage girls who have super powers and try to defend a fictional city called Maretropolis from the evil villain The Mane-iac. The episode he was watching was an hour long special.

In this hour long episode, the Power Teens get their powers stolen by the Mane-iac with a special ray gun that she invented. Without their powers, the Power Teens don't stand much of a chance against her or her henchmen. They end up getting captured by the Mane-iac and try to figure out how to escape and get their powers back. The teens trick a couple of guards into fighting each other by whispering insults at them, pretending that the guards were insulting each other. During the fight the guards knock each other out close to the Power Teens cell and the teens take the keys from the guards pockets. The Power Teens search for their powers throughout the Mane-iac's hideout and find a machine that is holding on to their powers. The Mane-iac and her henchmen discover the Power Teens near the machine and try to re-capture them. Fortunately, the Mane-iac slips on a spilled bottle of hair shampoo and crashes into the machine, releasing the Power Teen's powers. They use their powers to defeat the Mane-iac and her henchmen.

"Great work, girls! Now that the Mane-iac has been defeated, Maretropolis is saved once again!" Says the Masked Matterhorn, with other girls cheering for a job well done!

More episodes of the Power Teens came on and Atlas continued to watch until it was time to get ready for bed. Once he is ready for bed, Sunset reads a book to him called "Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone!" It soon became one of his favorite books. Once Sunset finishes reading, she tucks Atlas in bed.

"Sweet dreams, little guy," said Sunset. She kisses him on the forehead, turns off the light, and goes to sleep. Atlas smiled and wrapped his arms around her and started sleeping. He liked being in the same bed with Sunset. It made him feel safe.

3- Had A Nightmare... (edited)

Atlas was running for his life. A bunch of guys in black hoods were chasing after him in an endless dark alley and there wasn't anything he could do. Every time he screamed or yelled for help nothing would happen. The hooded demons were yelling things like, "Kill him!" or You're gonna die kid!" Whenever he looked back at the guys chasing him it appeared they were getting closer, and scarier. No matter how much he ran, they wouldn't stop chasing him.

Then he trips, and as he tries to get up and start running again, something grabs him by his ankles and starts pulling him towards his would-be demon attackers. He tries grabbing something to hold on too but every time he gets close to an object, the tentacle that is holding on to him pulls him away from it, with Atlas having nothing but the useless concrete road to to claw his hands on to.

Once the tentacle drags him close enough to the hooded monsters, they start beating, kicking, stomping and punching him nonstop.  Atlas tried to get back up and run, but some of them were holding him down while the others beat him. They were going to kill him, and nobody would help.  One the hooded demons stomped on his knee so hard, it broke his leg instantly. His ribs started breaking from the kicking and stomping, and a little bit of blood started coming out of his mouth.

Soon, the hooded demons dispersed, and Atlas could barely get up, or even breathe. Everything hurt so much, and tears started pouring out of his eyes.

Then one more hooded demon appeared. He was holding onto a silver pistol, and started aiming it towards his forehead. "Just to make sure you dont talk to the cops..." said the hooded demon with a demonic voice. Atlas closes his eyes and braces himself.  The hooded demon opens fire.

BAM*

Atlas wakes up and lunges forward, breathing heavily and sweating. He was back on his new bed. He checks himself to see if he is hurt. Luckily, he has no new injuries. He then hears light snoring. He looks to his right and sees Sunset Shimmer, sleeping next to him. Atlas then sighed in relief. He checks the alarm clock and sees that it is 2:00 am.

Atlas goes to the kitchen for a bit of snacking and brings out some milk. He notices a bunch of bottles of whipped cream and grabs one of those as well and starts squirting some in his mouth. He then pours himself the milk in a cup and sits down at a table in the kitchen. He struggles to get a hold of what happened in his nightmare.  He has been having the same one for the entire week.

A female voice spoke. "Hey there, Atlas," Atlas turns his head to the kitchen doorway and sees Sunset Shimmer leaning with her arms crossed and a small smile on her face. "You're up late. What are doing out of bed?" She asked.

"Oh, hey Sunset. I just had a nightmare..." said Atlas. Sunset walked over to the fridge and grabs one of the bottles of whipped cream. "Again? I am very sorry to hear that." She said with a sad look. She quits a bit of whipped cream on her index finger and eats it.

"Sunset, can we talk for a bit?" Atlas asked.

"Sure we can. Come on." Sunset and Atlas walk into the living room. Sunset turns on the lamp in the living room and they both sit on the couch and start talking. "Sunset, will we ever find out what I am or where I came from?" said a sad Atlas.

Sunset wrapped her arms around Atlas. "To be honest, I just don't know little guy. This is not going to be fast or easy. It is going to take a lot of time to figure out," said a caring Sunset. Tears started coming out of Atlas' eyes and he started weeping. He kept on thinking that he may never know who or what he really is.

"Oh come on little guy. Please don't be like that," She said. Atlas still continued to cry. If Sunset couldn't give him a proper answer to his problems, then he had no reason to stop crying. He wanted to know what life was before he lost his memory, know who his family was and go back home. But by the sound of it, it will not be possible.

"But what if I never find out anything about myself? I will be nothing but a little kid! A little kid who doesn't even know who or what he even is! I will practically be nothing! NOTHING!! I Dont even think I belong here," Atlas cried. His eyes were like faucets that were on high water pressure. It broke Sunset Shimmer's heart to see Atlas in a very sad state.

"That is not true, Atlas. You are something. You do belong here. I wasn't from this world as well, you know," said Sunset.

"...Really?" Atlas said as he tried to calm down from his crying. Tears still came out of his eyes.

"Of course. I was a unicorn that came from a magical land of ponies called Equestria. When I first came to this world, it took me a awhile to get used to it here. I used to be a very mean girl, treating everyone like garbage. I did that because I wanted power. Power was all that I cared about. It wasn't until my friends showed me friendship that I stopped. They helped me learn that friends are more important than power. Since then, I stopped being mean to everyone. I felt accepted in this world, and I never want to leave it," She explained. Atlas couldn't believe it. She used to be a mean, power hungry girl? He never saw that in her, even when he was scared of her in the beginning.

"Even if I don't find out what you are or where you came from, I promise that I will take care of you and never leave your side for the rest of your life. No matter what happens you will be like my own little brother. We will be like a new family together," said Sunset.

"Do...do you mean it?" said Atlas, still weeping.

"Of course I do," said Sunset. She kisses Atlas on his forehead. He stops crying and smiles at Sunset and Sunset smiles back at him and wipes his tears with a sleeve of her purple pajamas.

"Come on little guy. Lets go back to bed. Tomorrow is Saturday, and I am making pancakes for breakfast," Sunset said happily. That put a huge smile on Atlas' face.

"Pancakes?!" Atlas said with glee. Sunset smiled and giggled a bit. She found his response a little cute. "Of course. Just for you," She said. They both walked back to bed and went back to sleep with smiles on their faces.

9 AM. Sunset Shimmer awoke by a small ray of light shining from her window. She lunges up and yawns. She looks to the right side of her bed and sees Atlas, sleeping like a baby. She smiled warmly and gently patted his hair. She then hears a vibration coming from her journal that laid on her nightstand. Twilight sent Sunset a message questioning about Atlas.

Dear Sunset Shimmer,

What did you find out about the boy

and how are you so sure he is a

magical being?

-Twilight

Sunset reads the message and quickly responds.

Dear Twilight,

His name is Atlas and he has no memory

of his past. A few nights ago, 2 criminals

mugged him and gave him bad injuries.

The only magical activity I have seen so far

was a gold glow from his eyes. I will write

to you again if I see any more magical activity

from him.

-Sunset

Sunset puts her book down and leaves the bed. She heads to the kitchen and starts cooking breakfast. Within half an hour, Sunset was finished cooking the pancakes she promised to make for Atlas.

"Atlas, Breakfast!" Sunset yelled. Atlas wakes up from bed by the call of his name. He stretches his arms up and yawns. He then leaves the bedroom and heads for the kitchen. Once there, he sees Sunset preparing the pancakes. She puts whipped cream and strawberries on top. It made Atlas' mouth water. He sits at the table and starts clapping his hands very fast in excitement.

Sunset places Atlas' pancakes, milk, and silverware on the table and kisses him on his right cheek.

"Bon appetite Atlas!" said Sunset.

Atlas began eating his breakfast. Each bite of those delicious pancakes made Atlas very happy and wishes that the stack of pancakes were endless. Sunset soon gets a plate of pancakes of her own and sits down on the table to eat with Atlas. By the expression on Atlas' face, Sunset knew he loved her pancakes more than anything else she cooked.

While they ate, Sunset's phone rings. She answers her phone.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hey Sunset, Its Rainbow Dash! Hows it going?" asked Rainbow.

"Hey Rainbow. Its going alright. Just giving the little guy a delicious breakfast." said Sunset.

"Oh, that's awesome! Anyway, I wanted to ask you what you have planned for the Christmas Break." asked Rainbow.

"Hmmm...that is a good question. I haven't even focused on what I was going to do for the break ever since I brought Atlas into my house." said Sunset.

"Luckily for you, Pinkie Pie made plans for all of us, including Atlas. Remember that slumber party thing we did last year with the whole

"Anon-A-Miss" Incident?" said Rainbow.

Sunset sighed. "Please don't remind me of that! What about it?" said Sunset. Those memories with Anon-A-Miss was something she was trying to forget about. It nearly ruined her first Christmas break with her friends.

When somebody on MyStable posted embarrassing photos of Sunset's friends, they nearly rejected her. Soon, everyone else in school had embarrassing photos on Mystable because of it, and it was all thanks to those little cutie mark crusaders. They were jealous about Sunset Shimmer getting all of the attention from their older sisters, and they wanted to humiliate her. They soon confessed and apologized about it afterwards.

"We are doing the same thing again this year. We were wondering if you and Atlas want to come. I know the first time we did this was awful, but I am pretty sure that we won't be facing some crazy cyberbullies this year." said Rainbow. Sunset thought about it for a bit. She did want to give Atlas a fun holiday break, and this slumber party thing might be the closest thing he will get to a fun break.

"Definitely! When do we start?" asked Sunset.

"Awesome! On Monday at Pinkie's house. Hope to see you there! Later!" said Rainbow and hangs up the phone.

"Atlas, sweetie, I have some exciting news! We are going to spend the holidays with our friends. Isn't that great?" said Sunset.

"Yaaaaay!" he yelled in excitement.

4- DOOM Corp.

In the city of Canterlot, there was major business corporation called DOOM Corp. It was a high tech corporation that built weapons for the military. It's biggest secret was that it hunted down magical creatures for their personal gains. The founder and Chairman, Doomsday, was a demonic man who was a force to be reckoned with. Every magical being that tried to escape from him and his Corporation always ended up captured and enslaved by him. Many have died from his hands and were never seen again.

Doomsday had the power to consume their magic for his own personal use. His plan was to become powerful enough to rule the entire world so he can spread his dark power and enslave humanity. All is one more magical being to consume, and that being was Atlas. He knows all about who he is and where he came from, But what he doesn't know is where he is now. Doomsday has sent many of his personal Mercenaries out to find him, but with no luck.

The Mercenaries at Doom Corp were a tough and dangerous bunch that were always armed to the teeth. They had the same advanced equipment as special forces and were known to always catch their prey. The Captain of the Mercenaries was named Brute Force. He was a hulking man with the strength of steel. Just one small punch to the face from this guy is enough to put anyone into a coma. Every magical being that DOOM Corp has enslaved was captured by him. He is a very loyal right hand man to Doomsday and would do all that it takes to find Atlas and bring him to Doomsday.

Doomsday stands in his office at the top of the Doom Corp Building, looking through the large window that views all over Canterlot City. All of a sudden, one of his secretaries walks into his office to give him updates on the search.

"Mr Doomsday, sir. We still haven't been able to locate the child. Every last known locations that he was reported to be in was thoroughly searched with barely any trace of him. Should we call off the search?" She asked.

"Call off the search...for now! But once we get new leads, send out the Mercenaries!...Oh and bring me some coffee please!" Doomsday demanded.

"Of course sir!" she said. The secretary left the room and Doomsday continued to stare out the out the window, wondering where Atlas could be.

After the coffee...

Doomsday took a private elevator in his office down to the basement, where it contained a prison block/research facility that kept all of the captured magical beings in confinement. Many magical creatures suffered from cruel and unusual experiments. Many have died from these experiments and by Doomsday's magical power to consume magic from the snap of his fingers.

Doomsday walked to the Cell 100, the most secure cell in the entire facility. Escape was completely impossible for any being. The walls and cell door was extremely thick with very powerful steel. There was also a thick glass window that had a huge view of the room. Inside the cell were white walls and a floor made out of marble. It also had flat screen television with only 100 channels, A bookshelf with 10 books. a sink, a toilet for relieving, a shower with no curtain, and a comfortable queen sized bed. At each corner of the cell was high resolution security cameras. There were 20 armed guards outside of the cell, having orders to shoot-to-kill if the prisoner of Cell 100 tried any attempt to escape.

The prisoner of Cell 100 is a very beautiful woman with gold and crystal colored hair. She was barefoot and only had a beautiful but tattered white dress to wear. She never took off her dress even when she showered. She may be from another world, but she knew what the security cams were for, and she wasn't going to give the guards a chance to peep at her naked through the large window. She never got any form of privacy. She also wished she had something to cover her feet. Each step on the very cold marble floor made her shiver. On her neck was a black collar with a metallic rope tied to the walls. It was designed to prevent her from using magic. Any form of magic she makes, even by accident, she would get a small but nasty shock from the collar.

Doomsday enters the cell with a huge grin on his face. "Princess Alyssa, I presume." Doomsday said.

The beautiful woman looks at Doomsday with an angry face. "Doomsday...what do you want now? I told you many times that i don't know where he is..." said Princess Alyssa.

"I know you do, Princess. You will give me every detail possible. You may not know where he is right now, but I can tell that you abandoned him somewhere in the Everfree Forest while he was unconscious just to distract and lure my men away from him by having them chase you. I need to know where in the Everfree Forest you abandoned him at." said Doomsday

"I will never tell you! Besides, how do you know that he is still in the same area? He would have woken up and walked away by now!" said Princess Alyssa.

"You may have a point there, Princess. Still, I have to check just to make sure. Even if he is not there, I will search for clues that will lead to him" Doomsday insisted.

"Why do you want his magic so badly? It isn't as strong as mine. Consume my magic instead. Please...leave the poor boy alone." She begged.

"I want his magic because I want all of it. My counterpart has already destroyed your husband's empire and killed him for his powerful magic. Him and I will not stop until everyone in the royal family has had all of their magic consumed! Now...TELL ME WHERE HE IS!!!" Doomsday screamed.

"NEVER! YOU CANT MAKE ME!" Princess Alyssa screamed back. Doomsday has had enough. He pulled out a small black remote control out of his suit and pressed one of the buttons. It gave Princess Alyssa a long, high voltage shock. She falls on her back and screams in agony!

"AAAHHH!!!" The guards who were watching did nothing but cringe at the entire scene. After a minute, Doomsday turned it off. Alyssa was breathing heavily from the shock.

"Yes, I can make you tell me, and we can do this all day, Princess! Start talking right now!" Doomsday demanded.

"NO!" Alyssa screamed. Doomsday sets the voltage a level higher and pushes the button. It hurt more than the last shock. Each refusal did nothing but make the voltage more painful. Princess Alyssa had to do what she could just to protect Atlas, but she wasn't strong enough. After 7  long terrible shocks, she decided to give up.

"Alright...I will tell you..." Tears started coming out of her eyes. "I left him in same forest your men chased me in. I laid him a under small oak tree. I marked it with a red ribbon tied to one of the branches closest to the ground. You will find him there..." She huddled onto the floor and started crying. Doomsday did nothing but give her a smirk.

"Good girl. MEN! Go back to the forest of where you captured her and look for a small oak tree with a red ribbon tied to a branch. The boy might be there!!! Doomsday ordered.

"Yes Sir!" They responded and moved out.

Doomsday leaves the cell and closes the steel door behind him. Alyssa continues to cry and hope Atlas was not at that location anymore.

"Atlas...my baby boy...Please be alright..." She cried.

5- Christmas Sleepover!

Monday, Noon.

Sunset Shimmer and Atlas packed their things for the first sleepover party at Pinkie Pie's house. Atlas was so excited, he couldn't stop jumping up and down no matter how many times Sunset tried to get him to relax. Sunset was a little excited as well. Not only will she be spending Hearths Warming with her friends again, but it will be the first Hearths Warming she will be spending with Atlas as well.

They both headed to the car and drove off. During the drive to Pinkie's house, Atlas still couldn't stop thinking about the party. "I bet there will be cake, pizza, games, and other cool stuff." said Atlas.

"I am pretty sure Pinkie Pie has some bigger plans, judging by how she likes to party." said Sunset. They got to Pinkie's house and see that they are the first ones there. Pinkie Pie lets them in and head to her room. As Atlas enters Pinkie's room, his eyes widened and jaw dropped. Her room was like a party paradise. There was a giant cake and other desserts next to a giant stack of Pizza. She had a big TV with awesome looking game consoles next to it. Balloons were floating and ribbons were hung up.

"This is so cool!" said Atlas. He walks over to the table with the party treats and licks his lips by the sight of all the pizza, soda, and cakes. He is about to grab one of the treats when all of a sudden, Sunset Shimmer slaps his hand. "ow!" Said Atlas. He rubs his hand and looks at Sunset with a frown.

"Wait until the others arrive! It isn't a party without them!" said Sunset. Atlas nodded his head. Soon, the doorbell rang. Pinkie goes downstairs to answer it. The other girls were all at the door and had excited faces on them. Pinkie lets them in and they all head over to her room as well. Dash was the first to get their by her rainbow speed. "This party is gonna be awesome!" She says.

Everyone was in their pajamas and having their own types of fun. Pinkie Pie was on her computer updating her status on MyStable. Sunset and Sci -Twi were discussing about Sunsets Journal that sends messages to Princess Twilight. Fluttershy and Rarity were taking a selfie to post on InstaPony. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were playing Pony Combat VI on Pinkie's Game Station 4. Atlas is watching them with excitement while eating a doughnut and some pizza on Pinkie's bed. Applejack was full of confidence while Rainbow was having a nervous look. Just as Rainbow's fighting character was about to be beaten by Applejack's fighting character, she slams her hand on the game console, restarting it.

"Hey! I was about to beat you!" said Applejack

"HA! I doubt it!" said Rainbow, as she spins her game controller with just one finger.

"Cheater!" said Atlas.

"Hey! I am not a cheater!" said Rainbow.

"Cheater, cheater! Pumpkin eater! I can do better! Let me have a try!" Atlas said as he tried to grab for the controller. Rainbow Dash teased him by pulling it out of his reach.

"Try and take it from me little shrimp!" Rainbow teased. Atlas got up from the bed and tried to grab the controller. Rainbow stood up and just held the controller up high, way out of Atlas' reach. Atlas then tries to wrestle Rainbow down in order to get the controller, but was unsuccessful. Rainbow gains the upper hand and puts him to the ground. Atlas lies on his stomach while Rainbow sits on his back in victory.

"Hey! Get off me!" said Atlas as pounded his fists on the floor.

"Naaah! Besides, you may be a shrimp, but you make a pretty good butt pillow. Hahahaha!" Rainbow laughed

"Rainbow, get off him!" said Sunset.

"Uugh...Fine!" said Rainbow. She gets off Atlas and gives him a rough hair rub while smirking. Atlas stands up and rubs himself off with a frown on his face. He sits back on the bed and crosses his arms. Rarity and Pinkie Pie sits next to him and puts there hands on his shoulders.

"Atlas, darling, don't be so mad. Rainbow Dash is just being Rainbow Dash. She always plays around like that." said Rarity. Pinkie then starts whispering in his ear. " Pssst. Between you and me, I actually won a slumber party wrestling match against Rainbow. She cried a little." Pinkie and Atlas then started to giggle. The thought of Rainbow Dash, the toughest Athlete in school, losing a wrestling match to Pinkie Pie was just hilarious.

"Hey! What are you guys talking about?" asked Rainbow. Atlas and Pinkie stopped giggling.

"Ummm...nothing!" said Pinkie. Rainbow looked at them with a suspicious look for a bit and went back to playing video games with Applejack.

"Hey Atlas, I want you to try my new treats." Pinkie held up a small cake that looked like a thick cinnamon roll with purple frosting and rainbow sprinkles. She shoves the small cake his mouth, leaving a little bit of the frosting and sprinkles on his lips. Atlas chews the cake for a bit and swallows. "I call it the PheNOMNOMenons, my most sweetest cakes ever! What do you think of them?

Atlas mouth started to water. They tasted so sweet and delicious. All of a sudden, his eyes and body started to make a bright glow. He began to float in the air. All of the girls stopped what they were doing and looked toward him. Their jaws dropped.

"Uhhh...Sunset, what is going on?" Rainbow said with a look of panic.

"I have no idea! But whatever it is, get down!" Sunset screamed. All girls lay down on the floor, covering their heads. Atlas suddenly turns into a orb of light and starts bouncing of the walls like crazy. Everything the orb touched got damaged. After 30 seconds, the orb crashes into one of the walls and Atlas turns back to normal. He lands on the bed, burnt up and dizzy.

Sunset gets up from the floor and comes to his aid. "Atlas! Are you alright? Speak to me!" she said. Atlas shakes his head and his eye widen. All of his memories are starting to come back.

"Sunset...I am starting to remember everything now!"

DOOM Mercenaries were scouting the Everfree Forest, searching the tree Princess Alyssa described to Doomsday after her electroshock torture. A big oak tree with a red ribbon tied to one of the branches. Orders were being shouted and the Mercenaries were on high alert. A few teams have scattered around the forest. One team spotted tracks and followed them. The tracks led to a tree. There was a red ribbon tied to one of the branches. The target location has been found, but Atlas was nowhere in sight. Mercenaries scanned the tree and prints that shows that someone was there recently.

One of the Mercenaries radioed in a report. "Target location has been found. Repeat. Target location has been found. All units, regroup!" Within half an hour, all of the teams were regrouped at the oak tree.

"The boy isn't here." Said a mercenary. The others searched the area, but there was no other trace of Atlas.

"Lets head back to headquarters men! We must report this to Doomsday." said another Mercenary. They all headed to their militarized jeeps and head back to DOOM Corp.

Atlas was telling the girls everything on who and what he was, and where he came from once he got his memory back. He was royal prince of a powerful race called the Marelantians. They were inhabitants of the legendary city called Marelantis. His mother was named Princess Alyssa and his dad was the Almighty powerful King Sauron. He was a king beloved by his subjects, bringing peace and prosperity to his empire.

One day, a powerful Demon and his monstrous army of darkness attacked the Empire without any form of warning, destroying it and killing all of the inhabitants. The Marelantian Army did all they could to stop it, but were no match against the demons. Screams were heard as the demons disintegrated each Marelantian with one touch.

The royal family and remaining soldiers were cornered in their castle, with no escape out of the empire as the demons of darkness surrounded it. The king had one last idea that could save his family. He opened up a portal to the human world and tells Alyssa and Atlas to go inside as he will stay with his men to fend off the demons. Once the demons broke down the barricaded doors, Doomsday, the demon ruler, used a powerful spell that instantly killed King Sauron's men at an Instant. Sauron charges at Doomsday with his sword and tries to slash him, but once he does, his sword breaks, leaving him defenseless. Doomsday uses the same spell on Sauron, disintegrating him. Alyssa and Atlas watched in horror as the King disintegrated in front of them, turning into a pile of black dust. Atlas runs to his father's ashes, despite Alyssa trying to stop him. Doomsday then blasts him with a gold beam, knocking him unconscious.

That is all he could remember.

"I am so sorry Atlas." said Sunset as she hugged him. The others had shocked and worried faces. They knew his father was dead, but what about his mother?

"Wait, what happened to your mom Atlas?" asked Rainbow.

"I don't know what happened to her. I woke up under a tree when I appeared in this world, but I do hope she is alright." Atlas said with concern.

"Ah think we should all hope for the best of her." said Applejack. The others agreed.

"Sorry I messed up your room Pinkie Pie. I guess I ruined your party." Atlas said with a guilty look.

"Awww don't worry Atlas! It will take more than you bouncing off walls to ruin MY parties!" Pinkie said Happily. She pick him and gave him another spine crushing hug. Atlas hugged back, while trying his best to breathe.  She then put him down and brought out a huge radio system that looked like it was meant for rave parties.

"Come on everyone! Lets PARTY!!" She switches it on and everyone started dancing in the ray of colorful lights, except for Atlas. He wasn't much of a dancer, so all he could was watched them with a smile on his face while the others partied.

Everybody except for Sunset Shimmer was asleep. Sunset was having a bit of trouble sleeping because she kept on thinking about Atlas. Now that he has his memories back, it doesn't really seem to help much except learn of his origin. He was unconscious when he came into this world, which means he still can't remember how he got here. Even if he remembered how he got here, how will he get back, and what would be the point of him going back home? His world was destroyed and his father was killed by those demons of darkness. He still doesn't know what happened to his mother. In this case, Atlas has nothing left in his life for right now. Sunset did make a promise to him that she will take care of him and be his new family, and she was going to keep that promise.

Sunset sat up from her sleeping bag and scanned the room. Fluttershy was sleeping on her right. Sci Twi was sleeping on her left. Applejack and Rarity were sleeping near a corner in the room. Pinkie Pie, Atlas and Rainbow Dash were sleeping on Pinkie's bed. Rainbow dash was sleeping on the right side, pinkie was sleeping on the left side, and Atlas was sleeping in the middle. Everyone was snoring softly as they slept.

Sunset Shimmer opened her journal and started writing to Princess Twilight.

Dear Twilight,

You are not going to believe what happened at Pinkie's slumber party. Atlas revealed more of his powers and got his memory back after eating a very sugary treat, which Pinkie calls a PheNOMNOMenon. Once he ate it, he turned into some kind of magical orb and started bouncing off the walls. After 30 seconds, he turned back to normal after slamming into the wall one last time. He then started remembering who he was and where he came from. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how he got here. Please write back to me as soon as you get this message.

-Sunset

Sunset Closes her Journal and tries to get some sleep.