Author's Note

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Imagine Him in a more humanoid form
And also, Quick Writers story is somewhat similar to Eddie Brocks story so you don't have to read the prologue. But you will understand the story A LOT better if you read it!

Prologue: Quick Writer

My name is Quick Writer, I'm a citizen of Maretropolis and around the age of 26. I work for the Maretropolis Gazette as reporter mainly focusing on big and small events that define the events of the city. Most people working here just write news on the power ponies and some people are getting somewhat tired of that being the only news. And because I talk about news other than the super heroes of this city I've become quite popular!

My family originally lived in the countryside but decided to move here after we sold our farm, and I rather like it here!

But a lot has happened since then.

Fourteen years ago

Class is so booooring today.

"Quill can you explain to the class the anatomy of the human race?" Asked Mrs.Redwing with a emotionless voice and face.

Oh yeah, while my name is Quick Writer most of the people I know actually call me Quill! The reason why is because I always liked to take notes and even got my cutie mark in writing!

"There are three races of humans, Pegasus' have wings, Unicorns have horns and can use magic, and Earthponies strength is doubled. I myself am a earthpony thus I have their characteristics, when someone earns a cutie mark two symbols appear just above your wrists on the top of your hands." I explained thoroughly.

We moved to Maretropolis just 5 days ago, my mom had taught me almost everything I know. At first I thought I wouldn't fit in at all but the people here are surprisingly nice!

Just then the school bell rang signaling all students that school is over.

"Alright kids remember to study for the quiz tomorrow an-."

I didn't let her finish after I just ran out of the classroom. Learning is important of course, but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy it. Walking through the halls I look around I see classrooms and my friends talking and walking around.

"Hey Quill!" Asked a cheery voice.

"Hey Luxi! How are you doing?" I asked happily. Luxurious Locks is a earthpony girl who lived in Maretropolis all her life. At first I was pretty shy around her but we actually had a lot in common and became fast best friends.

In truth I think I've got a crush on her.

"All good here just heading on home same as you." She responded calmly offering a kind smile.

We continued our regular small talk routine and went home together, my apartment and her house are built almost right next to each other so we often visit each other just play video games, have fun, or just talk. Things are going pretty well for me so far and I wouldn't change a thing about it if I could.

"Are you going to do anything today?" Asked Luxi curiously.

"My parents and I are going to watch a movie downtown today so I'll be pretty busy with that and homework combined." I answered truthfully.

We soon found ourselves near the street of our homes.

"Alright see you tomorrow Quill!" Waved Luxi walking towards the path to her house.

After saying our goodbyes I walked up the stairs to my apartment and started to think to myself. Recently crime rates have been lowered to a minuscule amount and not many know why. The police have been working hard sure, but rumors have been going around that there were super heroes out there taking them down.

Haha! As if that would happen.

Eventually I made it to apartment room 426, my family's place. Entering the room I close and lock the door behind me. Looking at my home I take a deep breath admiring the feeling.

"Home sweet home!" I said enthusiastically breathing in the familiar smells.

"Welcome back Quill! How was your day at school?" My mom asked with a kind smile.

"It was fine mom! Are we going to the movies today?" I asked with a hopeful face relishing in the fact that we're finally going out.

My dad works at the Maretropolis Power Plant and he often works overtime because of how much he has to get done. Sometimes I question why there's so much work to do there.

"Of course we are sweetie! Why wouldn't we want to be with our little angel?" She asked giving we a warm hug.

"Ah hey there slugger how are you?" Asked my father with a caring voice.

My fathers name is Hard worker and my mothers name is Swift Writer. Yeah, my parents haven't gotten married just yet, but they still seem so happy together and I can never ask for anyone else to take care of me. I love them and they love me so much, so I responded in the same voice he asked with.

"I'm fine dad! But can you help me with my homework its a little hard." I asked with doe like eyes.

"Sure, I'll help you with it." He said with a soft smile.

After some time of torturous work for school we eventually finished working and it was approaching nightfall. It signaled that it was time to get ready for going to the theater to watch the movie. It was a super hero movie about this team that fought against aliens and their leader that used a scepter that could mind control his victims. I think the movie was called The Aven-

"Alright, ready to get going Quill?" My father asked peeking his head into my room.

"I'm ready dad!" I exclaimed putting on my best cloths for the family outing.

The movie was amazing! I believe others had enjoyed the movie as much as I did, we were planning to go get some ice cream too as soon as we left the theater. We thanked the employees and exited the building. It truly felt like nothing could go wrong.

If only that were the case.

We decided to take a shortcut through an alleyway to get to the ice cream parlor just a little bit quicker. That was the worst idea imaginable.

"What do we have here?"

As soon as we heard that deep distorted voice we looked around but couldn't find the source.

"Who's there?!" Asked my father with a brave but slightly fearful face. I could tell that my mother felt the same way, and I did too.

"I'm not that well known am I? Well, not just yet. You may refer to me as The Smudge" He said with a dark chuckle adding a sinister edge to his voice.

Then suddenly we looked ahead of us, and we saw him. A large humanoid pitch black creature with red eyes and a red outline to him. I was terrified by now and I considered running, but I was too scared to move. My father then whispered to me, "Quill when I give the signal you ran as fast as you can you understand me?" My dad said with a worried expression.

"But what about you?" I said with a terrified voice worried for my parents lives.

My mom then looked at me and whispered, "Quill, you have made us the happiest parents in the world, and we just want you to live the best you can okay?" My mother said smile. But I could easily see that even with that happy expression she was willing to die. I truly wished that wasn't the case.

"Oh, how noble! Go ahead child, run as fast as you can." He said with a demonic smile looking directly at me.

Looking at my parents one... last time. I turned around and ran away as quickly as possible. Not looking back once, likely because of fear and adrenaline.

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"What am I doing?!" I asked with panic.

I turned around as fast as possible and ran back to the alleyway my parents and the Smudge were. When I got back I saw the smudge, but I saw something else I never thought was possible. There was this woman, she looked like she was just 17! That's not what shocked me though, she was wearing a red suit and black mask while using a lasso that was glowing a golden color to fight that thing! What is going on?

The smudge quickly shot multiple tendrils of biomass at this strange earthpony girl, but she quickly dived out of the way and retaliated with a toss of her lasso wrapping it around the Smudge. He quickly slipped out of it and escaped in the opposite direction. She seemed to curse at herself, that's when she turned around and saw me. Her eyes then darted to something on the ground. following her eyes I looked where she was looking. I wish I didn't, I saw my parents, bleeding and broken on the ground. I think she ran away after that but I didn't care, how could I? I couldn't think of anything else but my parents corpses.

My face then contorted in despair, and I cried out in the night.

The alleyway was covered in police tape in the next hour. Police were surveying the crime scene, taking pictures, and detectives talking to other officers. Some of them tried to talk to me, but I couldn't bring myself to respond to their questions. I just … couldn't.

"... Quill." Asked a tender and sorrowful voice.

Looking in front of me I saw the father of Luxi, his name is fabulous locks. He was a nice man, worked at the same place my … father worked, they were pretty good friends. Tears then burst out of my eyes and I rushed into his arms. He drove me back to his house and when we got there I saw Luxi standing outside. Running out of the car I ran to her with tears in my eyes. She was crying too when I reached her, and through the night we both sobbed nonstop.

Since then Fabulous has been doing his best to be my new father, and appreciate him so much. I saw him as a father and he saw me as a son. Me and Luxi have been getting much closer since then, throughout my pain I could barely talk to anyone, but she was always there for me. She's the best friend someone could ever have. Overtime I realized something, I loved her. I truly did, I could never seem to find the courage to ask her out on date though. I started to have the strength to talk to people again, I still felt hurt but at least I was able to live the best I can. Like my mom asked me before...

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Never mind.

We went through junior high, high school, and soon enough we attending college. That's when I knew I had to tell her, and that's what I did! And she said yes! For the first time since my parents deaths I felt happy, I felt whole.

We did so much together, we went on dates, vacations, and it was all so amazing. I even got to see her try and ice skate and I have to say she really could do better. She slipped so many times and I was always there to catch her. We made a promise to try and always be together. We made the promise under a tree beneath the setting sun in the park near the university we were going to.

"Luxurious Locks you have been the best thing to ever happen to me, and I just wish that we will never abandon each other, and so I promise that I will never abandon you for the rest of my life." I said with a blissful smile.

"Quick Writer, I know you have been hurt badly, and I swear on my life that I will always be here for you if you are here for me." She promised with a loving expression.

"I love you!"

At that we kissed under the light of the setting sun.

I truly believed I could live happily, but I guess it didn't happen in the end.

After college I got a job as a reporter in the Maretropolis Gazette and Luxi became a CEO of her beauty company. Some of her employees said that she can be power mad but I didn't really care. One day she disappeared and no one knew how. It felt hard to talk to anyone since then, I still had friends but I felt broken without her. The one thing I wish I could have was a chance, a chance to say goodbye to her.