"Twilight." Jack said being dragged by the excited girl though he could tell that didn't get past her rampant mumblings most he couldn't understand. "Twilight." He said again louder, nope still didn't work ok one last go. "TWILIGHT!" He exclaimed finally catching the purple mares attention.

"Oh, Jack I'm sorry I guess I got a little too excited." She said meekly kicking at the ground and looking up with puppy dog eyes.

"Damn she's cute." Jack thought to himself, "Listen don't worry about it but remember I'm new here, lets take it slow maybe show me around first before we get into the interrogation." Jack said with a laugh patting her head causing Twilights ears to flick around. Hearing footsteps behind him he saw the rest of the group finally catching up to them. Some out of breath from the run.

"Geez Twi I know he's a new thing to study but could you slow down, Flutters is dying over here." Rainbow said gesturing to the gasping pony in question.

"Sorry guys Jack already told me to slow down. He also suggested we show him around." Twilight replied looking at the group sheepishly

"Oh Oh can I take him to Sugarcube Corner first!" Pinkie asked sticking her arm up and waving it around hopping in place causing her bust to bounce with her making Jack blush and cough to the side.

As if summoned to speak Jacks stomach growled out alerting everyone of his situation. "They wouldn't happen to have food there would they?" Jack asked hopefully with a chuckle, looking at the group as they laughed with him.

Applejack stepped forward ahead of the group and gestured with a swing of her arm. "Come on yall. Let's get this guy some grub before he faints on us." She said marching on, the group quickly following behind. Applejack slowed her pace enough to get next to Jack. "So, you seem to be handling this whole dying and new world thing pretty well sugar, got some special secret why?" She asked looking at him as they walked. The other girls focus on him after hearing the question their own curiosity peaking.

"Well not really a secret as more of a mind set. You see, when I was younger I got in a fight that almost killed me but I pushed through." Jack stated while stretching his arm. "After I got out of the hospital I started looking at how my life was and what I had done so far and realized I wasn't living my full potential. One of my siblings when I brought it up to them made me make a promise with them ,as they know I despise those who don't keep important promises, that from then on I'd always look to the positive ways of things no matter the situation." Jack said all while keeping that smile on his face.

"Is that why you smile so much." Fluttershy asked softly. "Um that is if you want to answer that is...." She said trailing off at the end and hiding behind her hair once more.

"No" Jack said, the smile on his face shrinking a little as a sadness crept across his eyes. "That's for a different promise. One just as important as the one I told you already." He finished a frown finally taking up his features as he looked at the ground. Shaking his head the smile returned. "But that's for another time." He stated marching past the girls to a large gingerbread house with a sign saying Sugarcube Corner.

The girls looked at each other with frowns on their face and questions behind their eyes before following the weird man. On entering they already found him chatting with Mrs.Cake and the twins all laughing at some joke he told them the girls had just missed.

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you Jack. Would you care to try some sweets? They are fresh baked." Mrs.Cake asked looking to the tall man.

Jack's stomach growling to show its vote in the matter. "I'd love that ma'am though I don't exactly have any money to pay you for them." He replied pulling out his pockets to show them empty.

"Dear you need not worry about a thing. I heard what you did for Dinky taking on that manticore all by yourself. Consider this on the house as a thank you." Mrs. Cake said with a dismissive wave shutting down any protest by Jack as she put some tarts and donuts on a tray and handed it to him.

Jack thanked the kind mare, taking the tray to a booth and after one bite was scarfing it down as fast as his body would allow. The others watching him from a distance, their jaws hanging open with mixed looks of awe or disgust from how fast he was eating except for Pinkie who skipped over to Jack. "So how do you like the food here?" Pinkie asked tilting her head to the side with a giggle.

An almost animal like groan of pleasure escaped the man before diving back into the food with increased vigor causing the pink mare to giggle louder as she took a seat next to Jack. The others quickly followed suit sitting at the booth as he polished off the last of the culinary masterpieces he had just destroyed.

Wiping his face he smiled weakly at the group. "Sorry, sweets are kind of my weakness. I Just can't control myself when I taste one and these are literally the best I've ever had." He said licking the last bits of frosting off his face. "Anyways I guess now would be a good time as any to ask more questi-" He never got to finish as a magenta hand slammed down on the table and a blade pressed to his neck.

"Tempest what in Celestia's name do you think you are doing!" exclaimed Twilight at the sudden violent action.

"What am I doing? What are you all doing with this weird creature? He could be a threat." Tempest shot back pressing the knife harder to Jacks neck

Jack rolled his eyes and looked as best as he could at the offending mare in question. "Hm new creature surrounded by friends why don't we say hi to them. Nah, lets put a knife to their throat and threaten them yeah that works." Jack sarcastically said slowly pushing the knife away with a finger after tempest looked at him with with a surprised reaction to him speaking. "Listen, I know I'm not the norm here but mind asking questions first, and attack later please."

Tempest grunted before sheathing the blade and pulling a seat up. "Fine then how about who and what are you." She asked glaring at the man.

He answered her question along with a few he figured would be asked. He decided it would be best to leave out the part about the Omegas sharing his head and giving him super powers. Twilight was writing so fast at one point the group thought the pad would catch fire, even Spike started leaning away from her. Finally at the end Jack leaned forward splaying out his hands to the group with a quirked eyebrow. "Any new questions?" He asked looking around.

"How about what did you do before you came here?" Spike said this caused even Rainbow who was bored out of her skull to perk up a little.

"Well lots of things actually, like one of my first ever jobs was working a farm with animals then came sports and eventually learning new fighting styles from around the world." Jack said tracing a finger on the table. On hearing that part he finally got Rainbows full attention and even gaining a look from Tempest. "Then came designing and exploring, did a brief time as a soldier when some small wars broke out." That last part earning a grimace on his face and a flash in his eyes not lost on Tempest before it disappeared. "Medical practice and other less exciting things. Ahaha actually a nickname my friends gave me was Jack of all trades with how good at everything I was." Jack said laughing at the corniness of it even getting some of the girls and Spike to laugh as well.

Everyone asked questions about his life and what his world was like. All seemed well till Tempest spoke up again. "You said you were a soldier correct?"

"Yes for a time." Jack said, nodding at Tempest. A feeling of what was about to come next creeping up his neck.

"Then have you ever killed?" Tempest said staring into Jacks eyes judging his reaction. The mood at the table immediately dropped as the others began to watch the tension in the air thickening. Tempest giving no further words as the two stared down each other.

Twilight tried to interject. "Now there's no reason to ask something like that. I'm sure Jacks never had to-"

"Yes." The voice coming from Jack but to the people around it was as if a stranger said it and not the happy, smiling man just a moment ago. The room chilled as some of the girls looked at him in worry and horror even Applejack and Rainbow were tense waiting to see if they would have to jump in and stop him if he lashed out. Yet... He didn't. "I have killed before but let me make something absolutely clear I never took ever an ounce of pleasure from it. I was ordered by my superiors to fight and kill if need be and I did." The strangers voice still coming from Jack. "I see ever single person who's life I have taken and I will remember all of them to my last breath, I do my best to avoid conflict, I prefer talking situations down to stop violence." More of the voice they knew of Jack started to creep back in. The girls reactions slowly changing as he talked more. "If you could send me back in time with a way to avoid killing those people you wouldn't be able to stop me from taking up that offer but you can't so I will continue to carry these memories as a lesson to myself to be better." He finally finished the strange voice from before gone as he looked at the table.

"I think it's best if we get you to the castle and into your room to sleep." Twilight said, "We can talk more tomorrow, right girls?" She stated looking at the group her eyes lingering on Tempest just a little longer then the others.

As the group got up and went their separate ways Tempest stopped and turned to Jack. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked." She said about to turn away

"Don't be. Soldiers recognize Soldiers." Jack said but something under it made Tempest shake as if it knew something the others didn't.

Author's Note

I just couldn't sleep and not write this chapter to give a little more life to the character Jack. Anyways hope you all are liking the story so far i'll have more chapters soon. peace.