New guy at CHS

I do believe I arrived home to receive torment from my sister. I'm telling you, torment from my sister is not fun what so ever. Hell, I don't think it's fun for anyone.

"You already lost your job?! Pfft... hahahaha!"

"Oh shut up, it was my first job, so I didn't know what to expect..."

"Uh, listen to your boss. You're such an idiot Cobalt! Hahahaha!"

"Oh yeah, how many jobs have you had?"

"Don't worry about my jobs, you should worry about your job problem. Worry about finding another one."

This is how it usually is when you have siblings and they find you lost your job, and how it happened. The tormenting begins, and potentially never stops.

"It'll stop alright. It'll stop when we stop talking out loud!"

"Oh whatever, I'm gonna go take a nap. Wake me up never!" Cobalt pushed his sister out of his bed, and laid down on it, quickly falling asleep in the process.

-Cobalt's Mind-

Cobalt was floating around a black void. He looked around for any sign of life, but found nothing.

Hehe, so, did you really just want to find out who I was?

I don't know who you are, or what you are, but you need to show yourself.

I can't really show myself, but I can show you what I'm capable of.

The black void changed into an overview of a city. Namely, the city of Canterlot.

What is this?

Look over the horizon.

Cobalt looked towards the horizon to spot a rising darkness over it. Everything that darkness touched, lost its colored... as if its soul was taken away.

What is this?

You already asked that, but this is what will become of you if you keep on what you're doing.

What do you mean? What does that darkness over there have anything to do with me?

You see, that darkness over there... is you.

Cobalt took a closer look at the darkness, and the voice was right. He saw himself, a dark version of myself. Cobalt stopped when he saw one weird detail.

Wait, that can't be me. You can't even see my face.

The one behind the darkness had dark armor that nearly covered them head to toe. The only part that's not covered was the right arm.

Take a closer look at the exposed arm. You'll see something that looks familiar.

Cobalt did as the voice said, and saw a tattoo on the arm. Cobalt then looked on with a look a shock.

No...

Cobalt lifted his shirt sleeve to show the exact same tattoo.

That can't be...

You should know why it'll be like that.

My father?

More than that, you'll see in due time. Muhahahahaha!

-Cobalt's Apartment-

Cobalt quickly woke up to see his room empty. His friends must've went home while he was asleep. His head rested on his sister's lap as he sighed. He could feel traces of sweat fall down his back. He wiped his forehead as he say up

"Awake now, are we?"

"How long was I asleep?"

"Hm, about 3 hours."

"3 hours? I could've sworn it was shorter than that."

His sister than looked at him with concern, "You must've had a bad dream. I know, because you were talking in your sleep."

"Huh, I guess I talk out loud regardless of where I am, I talk out loud."

"Or more so, what state you're in. Cobalt, it may happen soon..."

Cobalt stayed silent as he sat up, "Look, I won't become like our dad. That's highly impossible. Look, I will be fine. I just want to live a normal peaceful life. Is that too much to ask?"

"For us... yes..."

"Whatever, I just... want some time alone for the time being."

"Well, I head back home tomorrow, so tonight, I wanna spend it with you..."

"Fine...," Cobalt closed his eyes as he felt his phone vibrate, "Huh, looks like that hitman killed someone else. Man, it's only been 2 weeks, and this person has already killed 4 people. So precise too. They look like they may have been done by a mystic. A mystical hitman, that's something you don't see everyday, right sis?"

Cobalt turned to his sister to see her turning away from him. She looked towards his window, much to his confusion. He nudged her with his elbow, causing her to snap out of her trance, "Oh, yeah, uh, yeah definitely."

"What's on your mind sis?"

"Nothing, just that hitman..."

"Don't worry about that hitman. You'll be home tomorrow, and you won't have to worry about them."

"It's not the hitman I'm worried about. I'm worried about...," His sister stopped before she could finish, yet Cobalt didn't question her sudden pause.

"Whatever, let's just finish up sleeping. For some reason... I'm exhausted. However, before we sleep, can I ask you something?"

"What is it?

"Does that tattoo that mom gave us still on your arm?"

"Of course, why?"

"No reason... just... it's nothing. Sweet dreams..."

"Yeah..."

Both of them soon laid back down, both quickly falling asleep again...

A/N: This was more a filler chapter. Sorry, I'm just trying to build up to when things get interesting. From the next chapter on is when the good stuff happens. No, I don't mean fluff or anything like that. That'll be farther in the future. Right now, I'm worrying about the chaotic arc before we get to the romance arc. Since I work during the weekdays, I have to push myself to release these after work, which is really hard.

However, I will attempt to upload as much as I can. I mean, work helps me think because of what I do. I think of scenarios, and other types of story branches to work with, and trust me, I've thought of a lot of them. Anyway, I'm gonna go sleep, so I'll see all of you in the next chapter!