Malakai was at home, laying on his couch after causing his usual amount of chaos for the week. He lets out a sigh of boredom as he stares up at the ceiling, the sound of heavy metal music could be heard in the background as he looks through a book he was reading. It’s not that he was getting bored of his job as the god of chaos, he absolutely loved it! But at the same time, he misses just...being a human altogether and doing human stuff. Like just taking his bike out for a ride and just enjoying the road. But this world didn’t seem to have open, large highways like his world did. Sure, he could change his realm around a bit and create his own endless highway...but then he wouldn’t have anyone to show off to. He did like showing off his bike to others. His was a bit different than the conventional motorbikes that most ride.

“I wonder what Shy is up to at the moment. I guess I could stop by and see what she is up to. It’s not late yet.”

He said as he sat up and tossed his book onto the table. He then gets to his feet and lets out a low groan as he stretches out. Shaking his arms and legs a bit to get the blood flowing once more. He disappears from his home and reappears just on the other side of the little bridge that leads to the little cottage of the yellow pegasus. The sound of the rushing water of the river and the sound of the animals did sound nice to Malakai’s ears. After all, when he was growing up, he lived on a small farm that was just in front of a bit of woods. So hearing these sounds brought a bit of memory back to him. He walks up to the door and knocks on it. He hears the sound of hooves running around on the wooden floor, then hears her call out.

“Coming!”

A few moments later, the pegasus opens the door and stares up at Malakai with a wide smile.

“Oh, Malakai! You came at quite an opportune time!”

Malakai blinks a few times and tilts his head.

“What’s going on, Shy?”

“Well, the girls and I are about to head out for a nice little camping trip. It was going to be us and a few others. We found a nice little meadow in the woods that had a nice little pool with a waterfall. And I was really hesitant about going. But..if you came along, I think I’d feel a bit better.”

Malakai did like the idea since he was looking for something different to do. But then his thoughts turned back to the words that Twilight had said to him the other day. He scratches the back of his head a bit.

“It sounds fun, Shy. It really does. But I am sure that things are a bit tense between Twilight and me. She seemed pretty upset with me.”

She smiles again and shakes her head gently.

“Mm-mm. In fact, she wants to speak with you about that. She realized she may have hurt your feelings when she lashed out at you. She really wants to apologize. So this would be a good time for you two to make up.”

Malakai was a bit surprised when he heard this news. Did she want to apologize to him? He thinks about it for a moment. As he does, Fluttershy gives him a hopeful gaze. She wanted him to go very much, so that not only would their bond strengthen, but a bond between the others and him would form as well. They others didn’t have any issues with him. Sure, he caused every single pony trouble with his work, but that’s because he is doing what he is charged with. But as a regular being, they seemed to find him as an okay guy.

“I guess...I can go. I mean, I am a very busy man, but I can fit it into my evening.”

He said trying to act like he was always busy. This made Fluttershy giggle lightly. Even more so that he was coming with her and the others.

“Wonderful! Let me grab my things and we can meet up with them all! I had just finished packing!”

She said in an excited, but still soft voice. And it was utterly adorable. Malakai certainly thought so. Once she had finished grabbing her items needed for the night., she walked out the door and locked it with her key. Once she came out, she noticed that he had his own bag on his back along with a sleeping bag.

“When did you…?”

“Well, I can disappear and reappear with things when I want to. That’s what happens when I am given power to do literally anything. Though I only brought the essentials and a few other things we may need. Camping isn’t camping when magic is used. That just takes all the fun out of it. Anyways, shall we go?”

“Yes, let’s!”

Soon that met up with the others just outside of the part of the forest they were going into. It was Fluttershy’s friends and three little fillies. Malakai knowing that they were the sisters of Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow. He waved to them as they approached. They smiled and waved back at him. Pinkie pushed Twilight toward the human with a serious stare, crossing her arms over her ample chest. Twilight turns to Malakai with a sigh and looks up at him.

“Malakai...what I said the other day...I didn't mean it. But I am really, really sorry for what I said. I guess my mentor spoke of the last entity of chaos so...poorly and evilly that I thought just because Faust had given you the same task, you’d be just like him. But just because you create chaos doesn’t mean you are a bad person for doing it. I only hope in time that you can forgive me for how I acted towards you.”

Malakai chuckled softly and shook his head.

“Oh Twi, if my skin was that easy to break through, I wouldn’t have been doing what I was doing back in my own world. Sure, I was a little hurt by it, but that doesn’t mean I was devastated. After all, it was just a little prank. Nothing serious happened over it. I never really held anything against you. I was just worried that I may have really been seen as someone who was an evil being.”

Twilight lets out a sigh of relief and nearly collapses. But Pinkie leaps between them both and wraps her arms around them.

“Yaaaaay! We are all friends now! Let’s go and rough it in the woods!”

She said as she bounced around now. They all talked and laughed as they ventured on. Rainbow and Pinkie chuckling with Malakai at his latest form of chaos which was a lack of gravity and making rain rise instead of fall. He had to mix it up every now and then. He had to keep the ponies on the tips of their hooves after all. Rarity finally comes up beside him and gets a closer look at his clothing and at the way he has his face painted in such a rather..unsettling way.

“Darling, you wear too much black. And that the markings on your face are a bit frightening. Why do you hide such a handsome face behind such hideous paint?”

Malakai chuckled lightly as they walked on.

“Well, I just so happen to enjoy wearing black. As for why I wear this face paint, you will all find out later tonight should you be interested in the story. Then again, I am not sure your world is ready to hear about my life before I became the master of chaos. I was...how would you put it? A roughian, a greaser. You know, that kind of person.”

She laughs lightly and shakes her head, placing a hand on her chest as she laughs.

“Oh come now. You may be the entity of chaos and be a bit troublesome. But you? A brutish being? I highly doubt that.”

“I won’t lie Rares. I had to do some unspeakable things to other humans. Luckily it was all out of self-defense. Humans are cruel and merciless beings towards one another. We lie, cheat, steal, even kill each other over the smallest things sometimes. Luckily I am not one of those kind of humans. If Faust had chosen someone else, who knows what this world would be like now.”

They talked and talked until they finally made it to the campsite. And Fluttershy was right. It was a lovely place to set up camp. The sound of the rushing water off in the distance of the waterfall. The grass was certainly softer than most of the forest’s floor. It was as if this place was made for weary travelers to come and rest should they ever need to. Once they all got their spots settled in. They went to go explore around the area.

“Who’s going to get the fire started?”

Asked Applejack as she sets up the tent for her and Apple Boom. Malakai was already on it however. Having already returned with a good amount of kindling. He sets the wood in the middle of the sight and places some rocks he had found in a neat circle. He pulls the grass out from within the circle and sets up the wood neatly so that it would burn evenly. Applejack watched him closely and was pretty impressed with how well he knew the way around a campfire.

“Well lookie there. Ah never knew you were such an outdoorspony, Malakai. So you can get your hands dirty!”

Malakai laughed and looked up at Applejack. While he was kneeling in front of the setup.

“Oh trust me. I got even dirtier when I was back in my own world. I am a mechanic after all. Sweet, oil, and grease were my daily coating. A little bit of hard work isn’t going to bother me.”

He rubs the sticks together with great speed and force, eventually, the wood caught fire and set the rest of it ablaze. He didn’t know it, but Applejack wasn’t the only one impressed with his skills. Twilight had thought he’d just use magic, but he stuck to a more traditional way. And seeing him hard at work, it caught Rarity’s attention as well. Once that was done, he got back to his feet and places his hands on his hips, a triumphant smile on his face.

“A fine fire if I say so myself.”

Eventually, after getting everything set up and settled, they all sat around the fire and engaged in idle conversation. Malakai just sat back against a large rock that was nearby and listened. That is until one of them called out to him.

“Malakai, are you going to tell us a bit more about yourself and where you are from? You said you would.”

Asked Sweetie as she gave him a hopeful gaze. He arches a brow and offers a smirk.

“You really want to know about me? Honestly, I was only joking at the idea. I don’t think you are ready to hear about the human who went by the name of ‘Ghost’ when he was involved in gang matters. Especially you and the other fillies.”

“Awwww, come on! We aren’t that little!”

Scootaloo said as she looked toward Rainbow. Who then looked at Malakai.

“Honestly, it’s not my call, girls. Your sisters have the final word.”

“Oh, I am sure they can handle it. They are tough fillies, after all, they have been through quite a bit.”

Said Applejack as she lightly ruffles her little sister’s mane. Malakai gave a chuckle and nodded as he scooted closer to the fire.

“Alright then, the story of the human nicknamed ‘Ghost’ shall commence.”

Malakai when on to tell of how he joined the gang he was with. Having first met the boss and repairing his bike. He then was offered a job as their on-site mechanic and paid him handsomely for it. And he earned his nickname from evading the capture of law enforcement and always vanished from their radars But then it came to the part where the violence came in. He had to actually shoot and kill people simply because of self-defense. The ponies were in complete shock when they heard him say those words.

“Y-you actually took another human’s life…?”

Asked Twilight with a look of horror on her face.

“I did, Twilight. But it’s not like I was proud to do it. But when you are cornered with no way out, and your only choice is to aim the gun. Then it had to be done. It was either me or him, and it wasn’t going to be me.”

“There is always another way! You could have teleported, or even used magic! Or-!”

“Twilight..there is no such thing as magic where I am from. Humans are incapable of flying with wings or shooting magic from a horn. I am the lucky one who got taken to this realm away from all the bloodshed and violence. But for the other billions of humans that live in that hell? They aren’t so lucky. I warned you all about this.”

He said as he looks between the others. It fell quiet for a few moments, though it felt like it was nearly an eternity. Then Fluttershy spoke up.

“Well, I don’t think it matters now, Malakai. You aren’t in that world anymore and this place has been a fresh start for you. And..even after hearing about those horrible things. I know you did them just to stay alive. Nopony can fault you for that.”

Wow, Fluttershy sure has gotten more assertive ever since Malakai had first met her, that is to be sure.

“Yeah, you got us here now Malakai! We will make sure that nothing like that happens!”

“Well...that is very sweet of you, Dashy, but I am a god of chaos now. Should I ever want to destroy everything out of a fit of rage, you will know. But, thankfully I am pretty hard to anger. Just don’t mind my often bits of chaos though. I need to do my job after all.”

They all laughed and continued to enjoy the night until it was time for sleep. Malakai didn’t have a tent, so he slept in his sleeping bag near the fire. He was about to fall asleep when he heard something moving behind him. He turns over to see...

“Shy? Is everything alright?”

She nestles up close to him.

“I….don’t like sleeping by myself in the dark. At home, I am fine with it but out here…”

Malakai understood her fear of the dark in an unfamiliar area. He turns to her and brings a hand from his sleeping bag and gently pets her on the head.

“It’s alright, Shy. I will protect you from the big bad scary animals in the forest.”

He said teasingly. She giggled lightly and pressed closer to him as she snuggled in for warmth.

“Thank you, Malakai. I am glad that you came with us.”

He chuckled lightly and nodded.

“Me too, Shy.”

Author's Note

Here you go, everyone!

May the darkness grant you peace.