Dylan's POV

After working on the course for a few more hours RD decided to call it quits for today, yeah, as if she did something, jeez, anyways after a couple more hours of working I decided to call it quits too, "After this I should see if I can implement a way for 'magic' to be used as either a replacement or a substitute for my engine's fuel intake, of course I'd first need to calibrate the radiator and switch out the battery so tha-"

"Well looks like somebody's hard at work," a familiar, gravelly voice exclaimed, bringing me out of my muttering, "hey son, how are things?" My dad asked casually as he walked right passed me towards my project.

"Uuh, good? HEY wait!" I exclaimed while grabbing his shoulder, making him face me, "What the heck are you doing here dad!?" I asked him a bit bewildered as to why exactly he was here, ever since the hospital, I haven't seen my dad at all, not even rumors as to where he was, so naturally I'm a little pissed that he didn't show up sooner after that.

"Oh, I'm just here to enjoy the scenery," he said as if he hadn't suddenly disappeared into thin air, "that and I noticed you've taken a liking to our little pack of skittles." He looked back over at me with a smirk on his face.

"Skittles? What are yo-" I took a moment to think about it, and it most certainly clicked, my face started to gradually light up like a Christmas tree, "W-w-what! N-no, you've got the wrong idea about me, I-I mean, s-sure she's pretty cool, and e-even if I did l-like her, t-there's no way she'd go for a guy like me!" I managed to sputter out that whole mess of words, while trying to think about something else entirely, and unfortunately, failing miserably.

"Haha, yeah, alright, I believe you," he doesn't, "alright I'll drop it, for now," that little, "actually, I came here for a different reason entirely." He looked at me seriously for the first time since he showed up.

That tone made me instantly calm down, "Alright, well, what did you want to talk about?" I asked unsure of myself at the situation, 'Ever since he's arrived, I don't think he's ever been THIS serious,' he pointed out a bench a little ways away, in a silent agreement we decided to sit for this.

After having sat down, I noticed my dad seemed a little downtrodden, as if what he was going to say would possibly change everything, "By now your probably wondering where I went after the hospital," he didn't turn to me but I silently shook my head in agreement, "I wish I could tell you, but you aren't ready for that."

"No, it's fine, whatever reason you have for not telling me, must be important, so I'll wait until you're ready to tell me." I told to reassure him.

He simply smiled warmly at my statement, "I see you haven't changed at all, that's good," he finished his statement with a tone of relief, "anyway, the reason I brought you out here, is that it has to do with your powers, or I should say, the powers being defined in your being." When he finished I was left with a sense of curiosity, what did he mean by 'powers', I have so many questions, but I'll just have to wait and find out.

"By now your probably thinking, 'what do you mean by powers?' Well what I mean, is that when you entered this world, its 'magic' was already inside of you, however, just because it's inside of you doesn't mean that you can just make it do what you want." "Magic, in a sense, is sentient, it won't just bend to your will, now in most cases on this world, magic is simple, unicorns are the ones who can best manipulate it, pegasus can use it to walk on clouds, and the earth ponies use it for enhanced strength, now the alicorns, or as you know them the princesses, are essentially a combination of all three." "But in our case, as humans, magic doesn't simply allow for supernatural powers, the way it works for us is that magic is lost to you unless you have a certain set of powers in mind." He explained the innerworkings of how magic in this world, but that last part confused me a bit.

"What exactly do you mean by, 'set of powers'?" I asked wanting to know how to access something that seemed impossible for humans.

"Well to put it simply," he stated as be scratched the back of his head in thought, then he abruptly stood up, "you have to FEEL IT!" My goofy-ass dad stated with his arms stretched out trying to make it more dramatic.

I deadpanned at his antics, and slumped my shoulders at the lack of understanding.

"Sorry, but it isn't exactly something I can explain, you'll just have to find the answer on your own," he apologized for his own lack of understanding, he then put his hands on my shoulders, "but one thing I do know is that you'll find it, and son," he looked at me with a fatherly grin with his eyes closed, "I'm proud of the man you've become."

I looked at him in wonder and awe, after a few moment I couldn't help the smile forming on my face, "Thanks, dad," I said to him giving him a back-breaking hug, but then something crossed my mind, "wait if that's the case then what kind of powers do you have?" I said with a furrowed brow.

He grinned at me before turning his back and beginning to leave, and with a wave of his hand, "Well, I have to keep some of my surprises, you'll find out in due time." As he finished his statement I couldn't help but smile at his antics as I watched him leave.

"That weird old man," I said to myself chuckling slightly at his demeanor on the whole situation, before turning around and heading to where I was staying at for the time being.

Kenneth POV

'I'm sorry that I can't tell you everything' I thought in sadness before taking a last glance over at my son, smiling with pride, 'at least I know he won't have trouble making friends' I mulled over it for a bit before turning back walking my own path, chuckling at another thought, 'He just needs to learn how to deal with his social skills, and what it means when a certain some'pony' was looking his way.'

Dylan's POV

As I was walking away I began to think back on what my dad said to me, 'He said that it's inside of me, and that I need to know what the powers are in mind', I began to scratch my hair in irritation and confusion, "-groan-, I have a feeling that trying to figure this out will be easier said than done."
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As I was getting closer to the place I was staying I began to think about my car again, 'Ok, so if I can somehow install a filter that can siphon the magic in the air it should theoretically allow for me to have an easy access to a new fuel source but the problem would be figuring out how big the intake would have to be-" as I was muttering to myself I walked into Twilight's library, and went to turn on the lights.

"SURPRISE!"

"GAAAH!" I had seen my life flash before my eyes, "WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP DOING THAT!?" After my totally manly way of handling the situation, I noticed that practically everyone from the town was here, and as I looked around I noticed party decorations everywhere, and a hung up set of words that said 'Welcome to Ponyville New Guy!' I deadpanned at that and immediately thought of a pink colored she-demon.

As I was walking around every'pony' was welcoming me properly, and as I walked in further I noticed a small group of people, who were staring me down, it was the one with the cowboy hat that came up to me first, and she didn't look too happy.

"You mister, have some explainin' to do," she poked my chest roughly, and it hurt considering the fact that she can lift over 10 times my own weight, "an' I'm pretty sure that they agree too." She pointed back towards the group, and the moment I looked at where she was pointing, I was pretty much petrified.

Standing there was the whole other 5 of the 'mane six' Fluttershy looking like she was going to cry, Twilight with a burning rage, Rarity with a disappointed expression, PinkiePie just, being PinkiePie, and Rainbow Dash whistling off to the side, as if she had nothing to do with this.

"Ah, hehe, well, I guess I owe you all an explanation, don't I?" I said in a shaky and nervous voice laced with fear, as a cold sweat rolled down my head, 'today is just not my day.'

Author's Note

There we are, another chapter finished, I'm sorry they aren't any longer than this, but that's why I'm hoping you guys can help me add anything, or change something that you think would fit better into the story, also, can you guess what Kenneth's power is going to be? In later chapters I'm going to be hinting at it, but until the moment arrives, keeping having a fantastic day