I don’t know where I am, but I think I know what kind of building lies before me. It appears to be some kind of school. Judging by the screams, I fear that the lives of the inhabitants might be in danger, but as my master taught me: Wait until the right moment to go in for the attack. So, I hid by pinning myself against the walls. I silenced my breath and moved in closer to where the noises came from.

Soon, I peaked to see what was happening. I see some sort of demon babbling something at a group of girls, her big wings flapping behind her. The outside of her eyes were pitch black while her inner eye color was dark green with slit pupils.

“Oh please, Princess. How do y’all think you can even stop me? I have all the magic I desire, and you have NOTHIN’!”

“She has us!” One of the girls shouted.

The demon then began to cackle. ”Awww, ain’t that sweet. The gang’s all back together again. Now, you pathetic little bitches stand aside. Princess Twilight has interfered with my plans way too many times already. She needs to DIE!” She then summons some sort of magical ball of fire, and throws it at the girl I assume was Princess Twilight, but those other 5 girls group up around her. What amazes me even more than their willingness to give their lives for their friend, is that they’re all still alive, and are surrounded by a pink aura. “What??” The demon shouted, also amazed at how they were still alive.

“The magic within my element was able to connect with those that helped create it.” Twilight said, and then one by one, the girls who had protected her began to glow and transform, their hair extending to look like tails and a second set of ears that appeared near the tops of their heads. “Honesty! Kindness! Laughter! Generosity! Loyalty! Magic! Together with the crown, they create a power beyond anything you could imagine, but it is a power you don't have the ability to control! The crown may be upon your head, Applejack, but you cannot wield it, because you do not possess the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship!”

I stay in cover as the some sort of energy emanated from the girls and targeted the demon girl as a swirl of rainbow energy began to engulf her.

“What’s...happenin’!” She screams as she is overtaken by the power of these six girls and energy shoots out in every direction. I’m just watching in awe at the kind of magic I’m seeing. I’ve never seen anything like it. In an instant, a flash of blinding light obscured everything. After a few seconds, I opened my eyes and what I saw left me in shock, even after everything else. Below where the winged creature had hovered, a huge crater was now present with smoke coming from it. The girls that had seemingly caused it as well as a large group of other teenagers from the partially destroyed building behind them, began to congregate around the large crater.

“Any power you possessed in this world is now gone. Tonight, you have shown everyone who you truly are, and what is in your heart,” I heard the girl called Twilight say.

“I… I’m sorry. Ah didn’t know there was another way,” a girl spoke with a shaky voice. I needed to see for myself just what had happened. I felt a couple of the students’ eyes lock on me as I marched towards the crater. I could sense in their minds that they had mixed feelings as I approached.

“Hey, were you hiding and watching us fight the whole entire time?” One of the girls asked me. She had beautiful, long hair colored in red and yellow.

“I apologize for my intrusion, miss. I just didn’t want to intervene unless I needed to. Now, what seems to be the problem?” I ask.

“Well, Applejack here was driven by her lust for magic, and then that lust grew even more once she transformed into that she-demon after stealing Twilight’s crown. Oh, I’m Sunset Shimmer by the way,” the girl says, extending her hand out.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sunset. My name is Jacen,” I replied, shaking her hand. My eyesight turns to 2 slightly tanned arms struggling up over the edge of the crater, and I go over to help her up. “Ok, nice and easy,” I say as I help pull her up. I can tell she’s had an eventful night, judging from the bruises on her body, and her messy greyish yellow hair.

“Who’re you supposed to be?” she asked me, her face visibly stained with tears.

“I’m Jacen. And I assume you’re the one called Applejack,” I replied.

“Yeah, I’m Applejack. Where’d you come from? I’ve never seen you around before,” she said, wiping the tears from her face.

“It’s hard to explain how I got here. Let's just say, I'm new in town.”

Applejack chuckled through her tears. “Well this has definitely been one heck of a welcome party, huh?”

“Yeah.”

“Ahem.” We both turned as a midnight skinned woman stood over us. “Let's not forget who is going to fix this damage, Ms. Applejack.”

“Yes, Vice Principal Luna.” Applejack looked down dejected as I looked over the damage.

I heard a whisper in my ear as someone called me. “What? Really? Well okay.” I took the advice from the voice and held my hands toward the building. I take a deep breath, and concentrate on the damage. Piece by piece, the walls began to reform and soon even the large crater is filled in as everyone looked on in awe and amazement. Even I'm impressed. I've never done anything like this before.

“You're-you're from Equestria?” Twilight asked.

“Not exactly. It's a long story.”

“Well wherever you are from, you have my gratitude. All of you.” A rather tall woman with multicolored hair said as she held up the crown that Applejack had possessed not long before and presented it to Twilight. “I believe this belongs to you.”

“Thank you, Principal Celestia,” Twilight said, taking the crown. Soon after, a blue haired guy came up to Twilight and asked her for a dance. Seemed weird to me but everyone was in a partying mood and headed back inside the building for a celebration. I shrug my shoulders and decide to join them. To my surprise, Applejack stayed beside me. I'm not much of a dancer but I give it my best shot. Applejack didn't do much dancing and tried to go unnoticed, no doubt so no one would give her any extra looks.

Soon after, the two of us watched as the girls who had stopped her said their goodbyes to Princess Twilight near the statue. “I’m sure going to miss all of you. And it was very nice to meet you, Jacen,” Twilight said as she stepped closer to the statue.

“It was nice to meet you too, Twilight,” I replied, waving at her. She steps into the statue, and vanishes in an instant. The girl with puffy pink hair attempted to follow Twilight, but her face met solid stone, and she fell back on her rear.

“Aw, bummer,” she said, getting to her feet while rubbing her nose.

I stood in amazement myself. I’ve seen a lot in my short life but never anything like this. This-this was an incredible sight to behold. I wish I’d had more time to talk to the princess before she left but we are on a timetable. For all its power, that portal only remained open for three days. If I’d have gone with her there would have been no way to get back for who knows how long. Still, she was where she belonged and now it’s time for me to find where I fit in this new world I’m in.

“She seemed very nice, but now I have to think of finding a place to live in this world,” I said, breaking the silence.

“She gave me a second chance, so she wasn’t too bad, I guess.” Applejack said, holding her shoulder. “Almost makes me wish I’d gone with her.”

“Why didn’t you?” I asked.

“That’s not my home anymore. I’ve got no place there. Not now, not after what I’ve done. Besides, I’ve set myself up a little life here and I have to at least pay for the trouble I’ve caused.” She rubs the back of her neck and began to turn to walk away. “Well, tomorrow is going to be one heck of a day for me. Should be heading home.”

I looked around myself at this place. Where was I going to go? “Guess I should figure out where I’m going to spend the night myself.”

Applejack turned back to me with a raised eyebrow. “You don’t have a place to stay? Where are your parents?”

“It’s...complicated to say the least.” I explained briefly. After all that’s happened tonight, I’d hate to overwhelm her with the stories I could tell about my home.

“Well, um, you could stay with me. If you don’t want to, I understand,” she said, looking down at the ground.

I was surprised by the offer. I’d just met this girl, a girl who was a raging beast a few hours ago and she was willing to let me stay in her home. “I uh, sure. Thanks. If it’s not too much of a bother.”

“None at all, sugarcu...I mean no problem at all.” She corrected herself as the accent I’d heard earlier seemed to fade into something more proper. “It will be good to have some company for a change. Follow me.” I nodded in response, and followed Applejack as she led me to where she lives. We eventually arrived at a decent sized, two story apartment. There were two doors, one for the first floor, where I assume another tenant resides and one that Applejack approached that opened to a second floor where she lived. We headed up as I locked the door behind and we soon entered a decent sized apartment room that possessed a small living room with a television, small table and a couch with a bookshelf against the wall. On the other side was a hallway that had three doorways off of it.

“Here we are. Home, such as it is. You can take the couch. I’ll bring you some blankets and a pillow.” She headed down the hall and grabbed some sheets and pillow from a small closet and brought them to me. “Bathroom is down the hall, farthest door on the right. Kitchen’s the first and my bedroom is on the left if you need anything,” She began to head down the hall before she turned back to me. “Just...don’t need me.”

Laying my sheets on the old green sofa and laid down. I laid my few belongings on the table, one of which was the holocron that had brought me here. It glowed with its usually red and I placed a nearby newspaper over it to stop the incessant light so I could get some sleep. With all that had happened in that short amount of time weighing on me, I have no idea how I’ll get any sort of rest tonight. Tomorrow will be another day so I might as well make an effort. I spent the better part of an hour just staring at the ceiling before I got up to get some water. I made my way to the kitchen but stopped in the hallway as I heard something coming from Applejack’s room. I quietly made my way over and placed my ear on the door as I heard what sounded like sobbing. My hand reached up to knock but I stopped myself just short of doing so and made the choice to simply lay back down. Sleep soon found me at last, and I closed my eyes, ready for whatever challenges lay before me.

Author's Note

Well, this is where the real alternate universe stuff has set in. And again, if it felt rushed in any part, I apologize. I'm still trying my best.

Anyway, I hope it was good. Keep being awesome and Brony on /)(\