"Come on, Twilight. You can do this!"

"Why am I the test dummy here?"

"Quiet Shiro, I need to concentrate."

I sighed as I recalled the past event that led up to now, this being me in standing in the library a good 5 feet away from Twilight and Spike, the 'optimal' safe distance, according to Twilight.

Earlier today

"G'mornin Shiro. Ready for another day of bucking?"

"Yeah though I'm surprised to see you here Big Mac. What happened to AJ?" I asked the large stallion. And when I say large, I mean large.

When I first met Big Mac a few weeks back my first initial thoughts of him were 'Holy crap he could snap me like a twig.' Big Mac was true to his namestake, He stood at 8'6, a whole three feet taller then me, and he looked like a body builder mixed with a boxer but without the excessive muscles. But, just like in cannon, he was a gentle giant at heart.

"She's at the market with Applebloom buying some food." He then bent down and lifted four barrels on his shoulders, two on his left and two on his right, where as I used some levitation magic to pick up four barrels. Thankfully, each barrel weighed around 100kg each give or take a couple of kilos.

After Me and Big Mac had filled them, we took to them apple cellar when Twilight showed up.

"Shiro! Are you there?" I heard her voice call down into the cellar.

I popped my head out like a gopher. "Yeah, what's up Twi?"

"I need your help Shiro." Twilight told me, she seemed kinda apprehesive though, wonder what's up with that?

"What do you need?" I asked her, stepping out the cellar to let Big Mac pass. As he passed he gave a friendly hello to Twi which she returned.

"I need your help practicing magic. Nothing too big of course." She told me, moving a strand of her hair out of her face.

If memory served me correctly, it was Spike who helped her practice and wasn't she practicing mundane magice like that mustache spell that Spike wanted to keep? I shook my head and then smiled at her. "Sure Twi I'll help but first I need to tell Big Mac."

"It's fine sugarcube." I heard AJ's voice call out. I turned to my left to see AJ and Bloom walking side by side with paper bags in there arms. "You can go and help Twi. Me and Mac can finsh up here." She told me as she walked past us.

"Cool." I turned back to Twilight with a smile on my face. "Well, shall we go?" I gestured as I created a portal to the Library.

She smiled back at me and walked through the portal, I followed shortly after.

'Which leads to now...' I inwardly sighed as I began tapping my foot against the floor. "Are you almost done Twi?" I asked since I knew what was coming next. Get ready for mustache me. sigh I am not looking forward to this, I look terrible with a mustache.

Twilight's horn began to glow brighter and brighter causing me to close my eyes because of how bright it was, I mean holy sweet Celestia did the cartoon not get this accurate. I kept my eyes closed as I waited for Twilight's signal.

"You can open your eyes Shiro."

Like that...

I opened my eyes and then narrowed them again. "Alright....Let out Spike."

"Pffffft-Hahahahahaha!" Spike then fell to the ground laughing. "You look hilarious hahahaha!"

I rolled my eyes and levitated a mirror in front of me and I couldn't help but let loose a laugh of my own. I had to admit that I did look ridiculous. I looked like Robbie Rotten with a handle bar mustache but with my face. My he rest in piece. "Okay I admit, I do look pretty funny." I turned my head to Twilight to see her hand in front of her mouth, possibly trying to surpress a giggle and it was kinda....cute....

I sighed to myself as that thought popped into my head. First Flutters and now Twi.... Maybe I really do like these girls like that..... I know I talked to AJ about it yesterday but I was still apprehensive since...you know...different species.

"You do look pretty funny Shiro but I think that's enough for today." And with another glow of her horn, my new mustache was gone.

"Thank Celestia for that." I said as I rubbed my clean shaven face. "I do not suit a mustache....But in other news." I snapped my fingers and summoned a board and quil. "That's growing magic done and dusted. So that brings you to twenty-five while I'm still stuck at a few magic tricks but I'm not sure you would count mine as 'tricks'." I hummed as I conjured a baseball sized fireball in my left hand. "I guess mine are more akin to spells then tricks huh."

"That's true but you can do things that I can't do." Twilight walked ùp next to me and getsured to the fireball. "Like that. I can't do that type of magic."

I nodded at her and dispelled the fireball. My type of magic, not counting Void magic, was destruction magic where as Twilight used all-round magic thanks to her cutie mark, I found out that Celestia and Luna used a type of lost magic, like my own Void magic, called 'Celestial magic'. We thought that they moved the sun and moon with telekinesis and incredible magical power but boy were we wrong, it also explains how there Mother and Father, who's names I still can't find in any of the books I look in, it's like they've been wiped from history and the only place left is the Canterlot Royal Libaray, created the stars and, get this, the fucking sun and moon itself crazy right?

But I'm getting off topic. Rarity uses 'support' magic as I've dubbed it, like the spells she uses to find gems and help her create clothes and Trixie, who's going to probably show up today if this event was anything to go by, uses 'illusion' magic.

"Shiro? Shiiiiiiro?" I was snapped out of my thoughts by Twiligh, who was snapping her fingers in front of my face.

"Huh? What's up Twi?" I asked her.

She stepped back and looked at me with, concern? "You spaced out for a second there. Is everything okay?"

I shook my head and smiled at her. "Yeah, I was just thinking a few things over that's all." I scratched her between the ears, a weak spot for ponies anthro or not. "Nothing to serious."

"O-Oh, I see." Was that a blush? Nah, it couldn't be. "Anyway we should get going." She quickly turned on her heel and walked out her door, Spike followed soon after.

Just what was that about?

"Twenty-five, Twilight. That's twenty-five different kinda of tricks and counting!" I heard Spike energetically say causing me to chuckle. Me, Spike and Twilight were walking to....somewhere... I honestly had no idea where we were going, I was waiting for Snips and Snails to show up and take us to where Trix was. "I thought unicorns were only supposed to have a little magic that matches there special talents!"

"You're half true little buddy." I decided to speak up, seeing how Snips and Snails ain't showing up anytime soon. "For unicorns who specialise in singing, cooking or like Rarity who specialise in....what ever she does. But what if a unicorns talent IS magic?" I said nodding to Twilight.

"Like Twiligh!"

"Bingo." I snapped my fingers at him. He stopped and gaind a pensive look before snapping his claws and pointed at me....What?

"Or like you Shiro." Ohhhhh.

I couldn't help but laugh at that. "Not quite Spike. Yes I can use different magics but only because of this ring." I held up my right hand and gestured to my ring finger. The ring was now completely gone and what was left was the runes etched onto and around my finger. "Without it, I wouldn't be able to do the things I can do now. Even now I don't have much magic besides from levitation, telekinesis and a few 'destruction' spells."

"But still." I turned my attention to Twilight, who had been silent this whole time. "Even for a none unicorn, knowing that much magic is impressive Shiro."

I sheepishly rubbed the back of my head. "Aww thanks Twi."

"Gangway! Comin' through."

I turned around to see Snips and Snails crash into Spike, knocking the poor dragon to the ground, the two unicorns going down with him. They both looked like they did in the cartoon, goofy as all hell. Snips, or was it Snails, wore a light blue shirt and brown pants, where Snips, or was it Snails, wore a brown shirt and...blue pants? Wow, these two really were the Dumb and Dumber of the MLP universe.

I shook my head and helped Spike up off the floor. "You okay?" I asked him.

He gave me a thumbs up and turned to Snips and Snails. "Snips, Snails, what's going on?"

"Wha, you haven't heard?" Okay so the one wearing the brown shirt was SNAILS.

"Whoa?" Spike sent a questioning glance my way. I simply held up a finger to silence him.

"Wait for it."

"There's a new unicorn in town."

"There you go." I said with a silent chuckle.

"Yeah!" It was at this point that Snips decided to join in on the conversation. "They say that she's got more magical power then any other unicorn ever!" He said rather excitedly. Trixe either has a lot of influence in Ponyville already or these two are really gullible....probably the latter then the former.

"She probably has a lot of magical power but more then any unicorn ever?" I said with a shake of my head. "Not possible. I can name two unicorns who have the most magical power then anyone." It should be obvious who I'm talking about.

"Shiro's right." I turned my head towards Twilight who stood there with a hand on her hip. "But in any case, where is this unicorn?"

"Ho, she's in the town square. Come on." Snails then ran off to where Trixe was with Snips following close behind.

I turned to Twilight and Spike and waved my arm. "Let us be off and see this 'Great and powerful' unicorn." I started to walk in the direction that Snips and Snails went, as I did Twilight walked next to me and began asking me questions about the 'new' unicorn.

"So what do you know about this new unicorn?" She asked me with a tilted head.

I rolled my neck and craked it. I noticed out the corner of my eye that her ears went flat against her head. Huh, guess they don't like that sound but I don't blame them. Even I don't like the sound of other people bones cracking. "Not much to say. She's a boaster and uses illusion magic. She's got some impressive magic skills but her boasting makes it null and void."

"So she doesn't have the more magical power then any other unicorn?"

"Nope." I placed my hand on her head and stroked her ears. "That title goes to you and two, possibly three if she's like them at this time, others."

She looked away with a light blush on her on face. "C-Come one Shiro.... I'm not that impressive."

"Don't put yourself down Twi." I smiled down at her. "You have incredible magical power. You are Celestia pupil AND your cutie mark make you speciallised IN magic."

"Thanks Shiro."

"No problem." I pulled Twilight in a sideways hug.

"Come one come all! Come and witness the amazing magic of the Great and Powerful Trixe!" Trixe spread her arms out as fireworks shot out behind her and fanfare began playing.

Yep...All bark and no bite.

When we reached the town square, I took in Trixe's appearance and she kinda reminded me of Zatanna from the DC universe. Doesn't help that the crowd was eating it all up.

"Watch in awe as the Great and Powerful Trixie preforms the most spectacular feats of magic ever witnessed by pony eyes!" More fireworks and fanfare. I can see why the others found her boasting annoying.

"My my my! What boasting!" I heard Rarity say. I turned my head to see her standing next to me.

"Come on, nopony's as magical as Twilight!" Well that was different. I'm pretty sure that Spike got flustered at that point and ran off. Is he not in love with Rarity?

"Come on girls..." I heard Twilight laugh out nervously. "There's nothing wrong with being talented is there?"

"There's nothing wrong with it Twi." I told her. "But what she's doing is making it sound like she's better then anyone." I then sent a cheeky grin up at Rainbow, who had decided to drap herself over my head. "And we already have Rainbow for that."

"Heh, you got that right!" She flew up into the air and placed a hand on her chest. Was I stroking her ego? Maybe. She then flew back down to the ground as she saw everyone give her deadpan stares. " Eh, I mean, yeah, uh, magic shmagic. Boo!" I managed to get a good chuckle at that.

"Well, well, well, it seems we have some neighsayers in the audience. Who is so ignorant as to challenge the magical ability of the Great and Powerful Trixie? Do they not know that they're in the presence of the most magical unicorn in all of Equestria?" I guess Trixie heard us talking....Welp, time to get to work.

"So you're the greatest unicorn?" I glared at her.

She smirked at me and placed a hand on her chest. "Of course I am. The Great and Powerful Trixie has magic strong enough to vanquish the dreaded Ursa Major!" More firewoks and goddamm fanfare. That was starting to get on my nerves.

But before I could speak she interrupted me. "When all hope was lost, the ponies of Hoofington had no one to turn to, but the Great and Powerful Trixie stepped in, and with her awesome magic, vanquished the ursa major and sent it back to its cave deep within the Everfree Forest!

"That settles it." Snips and Snails ran up to the stage and got down on one knee.

"Trixie truly is the most talented, the most magical, the most awesome unicorn in all of Ponyville."

"Uh yes exuuuuuuuse me." I got everyone's attention by talking in the most posh and pompus voice I could make before going back to my normal voice. "But I can name four, if not five, unicorns who could vanquish an Ursa Major and more in. Ten. Seconds. Flat." I decided to use Dashie's catch-pharse.

"Oh really?" She leaned down from the stage and sneered at me. If she was trying to be intimidating then it's not working. "Then who prey tell?"

"Well there's the Princesses who, if you've managed to forget, also raise the sun and moon." I then placed my hand on Twiligt's head, who managed to make her way back to use with Spike. "There's Twilight and finally me." That wasn't me boasting, that was me being confident in my skills as a magic user.

Trixie stared at me and Twi for a few seconds before she burst out laughing, along with everyone else besides the main six. "While I admit that the Princesses are better in magic then the Great and Powerful Trixie." She then pointed to both me and Twilight and grinned. "But you two? Ha, don't make me laugh. Oh wait! I already did." She then turned her attention to everyone else. "In fact. If anyone else doesn't believe the Great and Powerful Trixie! Then I hereby challenge you, Ponyvillians. Anything you can do, I can do better. Any takers? Anyone? Hmm? Or is Trixie destined to be the greatest equine who has ever lived!?"

"Please Twilight! She's unbearable, you just gotta." I looked to my left to see Spike get on his knees and practicaly beg Twilight to knock this unicorn down a peg and honestly, I was tempted to beg as well buuuuuuuut I already knew how she was going to do it and that was a much better scenario then this.

"There's no way I'm going to use my magic now Spike. Especially since-" Twilight didn't get to finish her sentance thanks to Trixie interrupting her.

"Hmm, what about you?" Trixie asked Twilight or was she asking me. Hmmm...Eh why the hell not.

I opened my mouth to challange Trixie but AJ beat me to it. "That it's! I can't stand for no more of this!" AJ hoped on the stage with a lasso in hand.

"You show her AJ!"

"Can your magic do this?" She began spinning the lasso around her body with expert precision, making it wider and smaller and jumping through it. She then threw it out, most likely going for an apple on th-wait, why is she smirking...at...me...

I looked down to see the lasso wrap around my waist. I looked back up at her with narrowed eyes. "Don't you dare." She simply smirked at me and, with a grunt, she pulled on the lasso, pulling it towards her and me along with out. She then finished it all off by tying my hands behind my back.

She turned towards Trixie with a cocky grin as the crowd began to cheer. "Top that, missy."

"Oh ye of little talent. Watch and be amazed at the magic of Trixie!" Felt the rope undo from my arms and snake down my body and onto the floor. I watched it raise up in front of AJ's face and wave back and fourth as snake charmer music played? What in the?

I scanned the crowed and saw that none of them were doing anything that would invoke the music. I guess music really does spontaniously play in this world.

"Woah! Uh!" I turned my head and saw that AJ was properly hogtied, I also heard the crowd laughing at her and I would be too...If I was a mean person. She turned to me with a sheepish grin. "A lil help sugarcube?"

"Sure." I walked over to her and crouched down low. I then created an ice dagger and cut the rope in two, making it fall to the floor. I helped her up and turned to Trixie to see her grinning smugly.

"Once again the Great and Powerful Trixie prevails."

"Hey!" We all looked up and saw Rainbow in the sky, hovering above us. "There's no need to go struttin' around and showin' off like that."

'Isn't that the exact same thing you do?' I thought with a sweatdrop but then again, Dash has the skills to back up her boast.

"Oh?" Seems like Trixie thought the same thing.

"That's my job!" Rainbow flew into the air and through a cloud, water droplets followed after her, and when she reached about, I wanna say about 30 feet in the air (I'm terrible with height measurements), she dive bombed through the rain droplets and the cloud before coming to a stop in front of us. The water hitting her in the back and created a rainbow above her head, just like in the cartoon but it was a lot more impressive in real life. Man, I wonder what the sonic-rainboom will be like.

"They don't call me 'Rainbow' and 'Dash' for nothin!" She stood up straight and blow some hair that was dangling in front of her eyes.

"Nice one Dash." I spoke up, getting her attention. "You gotta teach me some flying tricks some time."

"Heh, you got it Shiro." She smirked at me and rubbed a finger underneath her nose.

"When Trixie is through, the only thing they will call you is loser." I looked behind me and saw horn light up. I turned back to Dash when I heard her yelp in surprise and saw her get envoloped by a rainbow tornado which then dragged her back to the others where it shot her out leaving her dizzy, if the stars around her head where anything to go by. "Seems like anypony with a dash of good sense would think twice before tussling with the Great Trixie."

"OW!" She then yelped in pain when Trixie fired a bolt of lightning at her backside. The crowd began laughing at her.

I hoped off the stage and walked up to her. "You okay Dash?" I asked, I was slightly expecting her to say she wasn't hurt since, you know, Pegasi can kick clouds to make lightning and thunder. But I wouldn't be surprised if she was in pain after all, getting hit by lightning hurts.

"Kinda. Man that stings." She said as she rubbed her butt. Thought so, even Pegasi aren't immune to getting hit by lightning.

"Want me to heal it?" I held up my hand as a light green glow covered it. My eyes went wide when I realised what I just said and also when Dash grinned at me. "Let me rephrase that."

"Are you sure you just don't want to cop a feel?" She grinned at me like the goddamm Cheshire cat and wiggled her butt a bit making me look away with a light blush.

"That-That isn't what I meant and you know it!" I huffed out. I turned my head slightly to look at her. "Do you want me to heal it or not?"

"Hehe, I'm just messing with ya Shiro." She lightly hit me on my arm and shook her head. "And don't worry 'bout it. It doesn't hurt that much."

"Uh..." I heard Twilight get out.

"What's up Twi?" I asked her.

"Enough. Enough, all of you. I take your hint, but Rarity is above such nonsense. Rainbow Dash and Applejack may behave like ruffians, but Rarity conducts herself with beauty and grace." I turned to Rarity who flicked her hair out of her face. Ah so we're at that part....Oh, were at this part....

Poor Rares.... maybe I can lessen the blow?

"Ooo, what's the matter?" I heard Trixie taunt. Welp, too late now. "Afraid you'll get a hair out of place in that rat's nest you call a mane?"

"Oh. It. Is. On!" Note to self, never insult Rarity's hair. "You may think you're tough with all of your so-called powers, but there's more to magic than your brutish ways. A unicorn needs to be more than just muscle. A unicorn needs to have style."

She used her magic to pull down one of the curtains from the stage and made it wrap around her like an magic aura. After a bright flash she was in a new dress. It was a deep purple, it went up to her showed off her shoulders and some oof her clevage, it also had a slit on the right side, showing off her right leg and cutie mark. All in all, she looked drop dead gorgeous....sigh I should just give in shouldn't I?

"A unicorn is not a unicorn without grace and beauty." This is not gonna go well. Trixie grinned evily and shot a blast of her magic at Rarity causing me to wince and everyone else to gasp. "Quick! I need a mirror! Get me a mirror! What did she do to my hair? I know she did something terrible to my hair! "

"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeell..." I droned out. "Are you sure you-WOAH!" I jumped in shock when Rarity got right in my face in an instant and grabbed the sides of my face.

"What. Did. She. Do?" Angry Rarity is scary Rarity.

"She kinda turned it....green..." I went wide eyed when I saw her tearing up. Uh uh uh, Ooo idea! "Um I can fix it if you like?"

"Really! Do it! Do it! Do it!" She said as she leaned closer and closer.

"Alright, calm down Palpatine." I stood up straight and focused on her hair. The spell I was TRYING to cast was a simple time spell, it revolved around forcing an object forwards or backwards in time. It kinda worked like Arc of Time from Fairy Tail but it can work on organic objects, like hair. I began twisting my hand in an anti-clockwise matter, pulling her hair BACK in time. It took a few seconds but I managed to get it back to it's normal colour. I wiped the sweat from my head and sighed. Time magic was hard. "There we go."

"Oh thank you Shiro!" Rarity wrapped her arms around me and pulled me into a hug. She released me and pulled out a mirror from....somewhere... "My beautiful, beautiful hair."

"Oooookay. I'll just....leave you to it." I slowly began to back away from Rarity as she stared into the mirror and stroked her hair. Now that that was over, time to go back to Trixie. I turned back to her just in time to see her talk to Twilight.

"Hah! You think you're better then the Great and Powerful Trixie? You think you have more magical talent? Well, come on, show Trixie what you've got. Show us all."

"Fine." I spoke up when I saw Twilight slowly become more and more nervous. "I have no problem demonstrating my magic."

"Pfff..." I heard Trixie and some of the crowd snicker. "You, use magic? Hah! Don't make Trixie laugh. You're not even a unicorn."

I narrowed my eyes at her and hoped on stage. "Just beacuse I'm not a unicorn doesn't mean I can't use magic." I held my hands out in front of me and closed my eyes.

"Yeah! You show her Shiro." I heard the girls and Spike give me words of encouragement.

'Okay, breath. Inhale for three seconds. Exhale for three seconds. Feel your magic flow through you and out of you. You've done this before Shiro.' I thought to myself.

I opened my eyes and clenched my hands into fist and seperating them from each other creating a void-staff that was about 5-feet long. Holding in my left hand, I spun it round my body and grasped it in my right before holding it behind my back. It was then when I activated the second part of this two bit combo, adding electricity to an unstable magic. I may have done this before but it's never worked. The void-staff would either brake or the electricity would dispel but this time I was determained to get it to work.

I felt the electricity crackle down my arm and to my hand where I began to transfer it to the staff. I turned my head and went wide eyed as I saw cracks starting to appear on the staff. I quickly tossed it in the air and it was a good thing I did as it suddenly exploaded in a shower of void-magic and lightning-magic, which was the electricity part.

"Dammit all...." I clicked my tongue, no doubt Trixie is gonna taunt me over this.

"Hah! Trixie knew you couldn't use magic." Fucking called it. "However, Trixie is interested in what that staff was."

"Is that so?" I turned to face Trixie and stuck my tongue out at her in a slightly childish manner. "Well you're never gonna know so blegh."

"Well it that case." Trixie said. "Ha! Once again, the Great and Powerful Trixie has proven herself to be the most amazing unicorn in all of Equestria. Huh, was there ever any doubt?"

It took a few minutes but, very soon, the crowd had disappeared and so did Trixie. Leaving me, AJ, Rainbow and Rares. I sighed and held my arms behind my head. "Man, if I only I could've completed that spell. That would've show her."

"Just what in the hay were you tryin' to do sugarcube?" AJ asked me.

I took a few steps back and summoned my void-staff again. Even though my Void-catalyst was a sword, that doesn't mean I can't create void-weapons. All it means is that if I try and imbude magic into the weapon, it will be weaker then if I did it with my sword.

"What I was trying to do was enhance this staff with electricity to recreate something I've seen." I told them and I dispelled my staff.

"But I thought you said that Humans can't use magic?" Rarity asked me.

I nodded at her. "While that is true, Humans can't use magic, that doesn't mean that we haven't dreamed of these kinds of things." I told them. I rolled my neck and cracked it, a habit I thought I got rid of but apparently not. "We've made up people WITH magic powers and superpowers. Back on Earth there are two very large companies called DC comics and Marvel comics, they both make fictional characters with powers that Humans will never be able to obtain. In DC there's a character called Superman who's able to fly, shoot lasers from his eyes and has super strength and there's so much more."

As we walked to Sugar Cube corner told them all about DC and Marvel, Harry Potter hell I even told them about anime like My hero academia, One Piece, Fairy Tail, I left out things like Deadman Wonderland and Attack on Titan. I didn't want to scar them. Anyway by the time I finished, we were all finishing off some sweet treats that we got from Sugar Cube.

"And that about wraps it up." I finished as I took a sip of my milkshake and hot damn was it good.

They all stared at me with varying emotions. Rarity stared at me in wonder, AJ had a surprised look and Dash had literal stars in her eyes.

"My word." Rarity said in what I assumed was amazment. "I never realized that Humans had such amazing ideas."

"I'll say. They all sound awesome!" Rainbow seemed to be very into it. I wonder which one she liked?

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Before I could ask them who they liked the sound of the most, we all heard a blood-curdling scream outside.

"What the hay?" We all went outside and the blood drained from my face as we all saw a, I wanna say 15-foot, tall blue bear which looked like it had stars over it.

In short, it was the Ursa Minor.

What was worse was that Twilight was nowhere to be seen and it was still day light. Which means that Snips and Snails brought the damn thing early....Very early.

"Those idiots!" I cursed out. I knew Snips and Snails wanted to see Trixie try and vanquish it but that should've been later tonight. I turned to the other three. "You need to find a place to hide and fast." That was all I gave them before I did the stupidest thing I could've done. I ran towards the damn thing.

'What the hell am I even doing?' I thought to myself as I got near the Ursa.

It reared up on it's hind legs and slammed down on top of a house. God I hoped nobody was in there. I skidded to a halt and launched a fireball at it's face as it prepared to slam down on top of another house. As the fireball exploaded upon impact, the Ursa reared back and fell on it's back. I reached into my bandolier and pulled out my last lapis and threw it at the still downed Ursa and fired a blast of ice-magic at it. The result was that the lapis exploaded and created a miniture glacier that froze it's left foot to the ground.

Didn't do much considering that the Ursa just moved it's foot a bit and shattered the ice that was supposed to keep it bound to the ground. The Ursa rolled back onto all fours and turned to face me and it. Was. Pissed. It was snarling and drooling at me and it was clear that it wanted to tear me apart or eat me or tear me apart AND eat me. Honestly I didn't blame it, I would be pissed as well if someone launched a fireball at my face.

I conjured up my Voidblade as the Monster Hunter World song 'Proof of a Hero' began...to...play? What the hell?

I shook my head and decided to worry about that later as the Ursa began charging at me. I quickly dodge-rolled out the way as it took a large swipe at me. I got to my feet and ran towards it's feet and slashed at it's front left paw, since it was the closest one, but it seemed to have no effect as my blade barely cut through it's thick fur. I had to teleport away from it as I wouldn't of been able to get away from it slamming down on top of me, and I don't even thing cartoon physics would've saved me from being flattened then a pancake.

I was standing about 5-feet away from it and caught my breath. After a few seconds of thinking, I began channeling fire-magic into the blade and did a horizontal slash sending a wave of fire towards it. The Ursa went back up on it's hind legs and then slammed down on the flame-wave as it reached it's feet, the effecting wind pressure was enough to extinguish the flames. The Ursa then roared at me and boy was it loud. It was that loud that I had to cover my ears, It didn't do much but at least it muffled the sound a little bit.

I shook my head and readied myself as it charged at me yet again. I held my sword in a reverse grip and in a way so that the blade was behind my back. As the Ursa got closer I also rushed towards it and stabbed my blade in it's left paw, I had to use earth-magic to enhance my arms to get the tip to stab it, and made a long gash down it as I ran past it. It was shallow, yes but it was an injury none the less. I should've teleported away or dodge rolled or something as the fucker turned on a dime and back pawed me into a damn building.

"GAH!" I yelled in pain as my back hit soild concrete. I was surprised that I didn't go THROUGH the building but instead I simply peeled off the wall and fell to the ground with a dull thud. Because I landed on my chest, the wind got knocked out of me leaving me to cough and heave. I rolled onto my back and breathed heavily, trying to get some oxygen back into my lungs.

Suddenly, soft lullaby-like music filled the air. I looked up at the Ursa Minor to see sway like a drunk. It was swaying so much that it began tip-OH SHIT!

My eyes went wide as the damn thing started falling towards me, luckly my saviour came in the form of a purple magical glow that envoloped it and lifted it into the air.

"You alright sugarcube?" I heard AJ call out to me.

I sat up and gave them a two finger wave whilest clutching my, probably, brusied midsection. "I'm okay, what about you girls? Are you okay?"

"Yes we're alright." Rarity said as the three approached me. "But that was incredibly reckless Shiro. You could've been hurt or worse." I looked away and rubbed the back of my head sheepishly, I didn't know she cared about me that much.

"I thought that you were pretty awesome Shiro." Dash told me as she held out her hand to me.

I took it and smiled at her as I stood up. "Thanks for that Dash but I didn't feel awesome...honestly I didn't know why I ran towards it considering I knew how this event ends." I gestured towards Twilight who was knelt over and breathing heavily. Looks like lifting and Ursa really was taxing. I began walking towards her with the others following behind me. When I reached Twilight I placed a hand on her shoulder and began to exchange some magical power into her.

The best way I could explain to what I was doing was the same as a blood transfusion except with magic and not blood.

"You okay Twilight?" I asked her but it was pretty obvious that she wasn't okay.

"Yeah...I'll-I'll be fine Shiro." She breathed out. It took her a few seconds to get a second wind but when she did she stood up at full height.

"Unbeliveable!" I heard Dash say in awe.

"That was amazing!" Spike praised her which caused her to blush.

I kinda tuned out the rest of the convosation in favour of nursing my aching ribs. Goddamm that thing had a strong left paw. I felt a clawed finger poke my side. I looked down and saw Spike trying to get my attention. "What's up Spike?" I asked the purple dragon.

"I think Twilight wants your attention." He said with an apologetic smile? I turned to Twilight and wow did she seem pissed. Wait, was she pissed off at me?

"And it wasn't rampaging. It was just cranky because someone woke it up AND stabbed it in it's foot...." Ohhhh....Yeah, yeah that would be a valid reason for being angry at me.

I looked away and rubbed the back of my head. "Yeaaaaaah that wasn't my best idea was it?"

"No, no it wasn't. You're lucky that the Mum wasn't around...Or Fluttershy for that matter."

I thought about that for a second and nodded my head. "Yeah, neither would've approved of me stabbing it." I hope that doesn't come to bite me in my ass later. Like, the Mama bear comes to Ponyville to get revenge.... I should stop talking less I invoke Murphy's Law or Discord for that matter. I yawned and then winced as I felt my side flare up in pain. I lifted up my shirt and on my left side was a large purple-black bruise, it was probably from either the Ursa hitting me or me hitting the building.

"That looks really painful Shiro." I heard Rarity say, concerned.

I let my shirt fall back down and then looked at her and forced a pained smile. "Yeah, just a little sore is all. After a day of rest, it should be either gone or less painfull." I told her and went to create a portal back to mine seeing as the day is over but Rarity stopped me when she grabbed my arm. "What's up Rare's?"

She gaved me a stern look which actually made me a little bit nervous. "I must insist that you come to mine so I can give you first aid."

That took me by surprise, I don't think she showed any knowledge of first aid in the show. "Wait you know first aid?"

"Shiro, I have a little sister who's prone to always getting hurt. My parents made sure I knew some messure of first aid." Yeah I guess that made sense.

I shook my head and smiled at her. "Rarity I'm fine, trust me."

"I insist." She said again but this time she seemed even more...sterner...if that's even a word.

"Rarity-" Rarity cut me off with a stern glare. I knew what that look meant, It meant that she wasn't going to take no for an answer and we would be here all night if possible (I was given this look a lot back on Earth). I sighed and made the wise choice of giving in. "Fine, Rarity, you win. I'll come with you to get some first aid."

She seemed to be pleased with that answer as she nodded at me and then turned around. She looked back at me and gestured for me to follow. "Come on Shiro."

We finally reached Rarity's boutique, which was farther away then I thought, and it seemed that Sweetie Bell wasn't here. Hmm, was she just staying for the night I saw her? "Hey Rare's, where's Sweetie Bell?"

"Oh, Sweetie is with our parents. She was only here for a couple of days." She said as she ushered me into the kitchen. I say down at the table as she went over to one of those first aid boxes that are in American bathrooms, not sure if they have them in the UK, I haven't seen them there, and pulled out a few things like a bandage, some kind of spray and cotton balls. She walked back over to me and set them down on the table. "Shirt off please."

I sighed and did what she asked and took of my shirt. I was kinda surprised when I saw that I didn't just have a bruise on my side but on my stomach and chest and there was also a few cuts here and there, some with dried blood others were still fresh. How the hell did I get all these?

Rarity obviously saw my look of surprise and asked me about it. "How did you get all these injuries?"

"I honestly don't know!" I ran a finger over a small, shallow cut that was on my right hip. "Maybe I got them while I was doing some magic training? But I would've felt them right?"

Rarity shook her head at me and took the spray off the table and began-SWEET MOTHER OF GOD THAT STINGS!

I instictivly went to pull away from her but I couldn't since I was sat on a chair so that stopped all progression of moving. "Oh stop being so dramatic Shiro." Rarity giggled at me. Did she have some kind of secret S&M fetish? "It doesn't hurt that much."

"I disagree Rare's." I hissed out through gritted teeth. "You're spraying antiseptice spray on an open wound, that shit stings worse then soap in the eyes." She rolled her eyes at me and swatted my thigh lightly. "What?"

"Language." She placed the spray back on the table and took one of the cotten balls and began to clean the fresh blood and dried blood from the cuts. I sat in silence as Iet her clean the cuts.

'Her hands are....really soft...' I thought as her hands ran over my stomach. She sighed as she finished wrapping the bandage around my stomach and chest. I placed my shirt back on and stood up as Rarity placed the things back in the box. "Thanks Rarity. I feel better already." I gave her a warm smile to which she returned. I turned and created my portal home and stepped through it.

Author's Note

I'M BACK BABY!

Sorry about the really long absence but I was working out some things IRL and then it just spiralled out of control but I should be back now HOWEVER, I am changing the update from everyweek to whenever I can as IRL is taking up my time with trying to find a job and collage. On a side note, I'm adding RD to the heard/harem as I feel a bit mre confident in my abilites.

But that's all for now. So I'm off to began the next chapter which is 'Dragonshy'. So until then.

Stay well, stay true...BYE BYE~