Stand Up! (世界のために立ち上がる、ティエリク)

Op 1 : Stand Proud

(Celestia and Luna strike pose whilst charging the Elements of Harmony in their crystal state. Then the Mane 6 with their Elements of Harmony, look forward determinedly, standing their ground. Then Tierique appears pointing at the viewers, summoning his stand, 『End of the World 』which punches up the title 'Stand Up!')

Soshite tsudoishi STAR DUST
(The screen passes through clouds to reveal a eclipsed sun before five shooting stars move pass it. A six other stars join them.)

Hyakunen me no mezame ni yobarete
(The camera moves up crystalline stairs. Chrysalis glares menacingly at the camera.)

Otoko tachi wa mukau
(Tierique and four others are sat down at a table in a house, reading a letter.)

Toki no suna wo koeru Journey
(Several different locations are shown with Tierique's group with him.)

Kusari no you tsunaru karami au KARMA
Hikari de tatsu sadame
(Tierique and his group are seen looking at the night sky and before day suddenly breaks. The Pony of Shadows, Discord, King Sombra, Nightmare Moon, Chrysalis, Tirek, Starlight Glimmer and Cozy Glow flow into Tierique. However he stands proud against them.)

Stand up! Stand up! Stand up!
Uchi komu no wa
(Tierique and his group attack with their Stands and show off a portion of their true power.)

All right now All right now All right now
Hokori no Bullet
(The team then show their Stand Abilities.)

(JoJo, Jojo Jojo!) Break you down Break you down Break you down
Kobushi hanatsu seinaru VISION Stand Proud!

(Celestia and Luna give the camera a small smile before closing their eyes and fading to black. The Mane 6 keep their eyes open and look forward, determined. Tierique and his group open their eyes with smug grins on their faces. A staircase of cards fly by the camera which then zooms into the face of Tierique's Stand which is attacking a mysterious figure. Tierique appears in a starry void. He summons his Stand which has changed and punches a glass wall before eventually punching through it.)

I woke up after the Element of Harmony were set off, face flat against the ground. As I got up I heard several other groans behind me.

“Is everypony alright?” Applejack said. There were several murmurs of confirmation from the ponies. A bright light shun out of the broken window as the sun rose as if by magic. The bright light disappeared to reveal the Princess her self, Princess Celestia. Five of the six mare bowed to her and Twilight looked on with a smile on her face.
“Princess Celestia!” she practically squealed with happiness.

“Twilight, my most faithful student. I knew you could do it.” she nuzzled Twilight affectionately.

“But you told that it was an old ponies tale.” she questioned her mentor.

“I told you to make some friends Twilight, nothing more. I saw the signs of her return and I knew that you had the magic inside you, you just needed true friendship to let it out, if only another did the same, Princess Luna.” she drew everyone’s attention to the pony on the floor.

“It’s time to put our differences aside sister, we were meant to rule together.” she said sadly

“Sister?!” they exclaimed, not knowing that information. Celestia carried on.

“Will you accept my friendship?” she asked Luna. She looked conflicted for a few moments before embracing her sister.

“Yes sister! I wish I never had left you!” she cried with happiness. We looked on at the scene, it was quite heartwarming to see.

Five Minutes Later...

“Now, young one, who are you and what do my little ponies mean by ‘Special Powers’?” Celestia asked me with a neutral expression.

“My name is Tierique Stapleton, Princess Celestia, and they were referring to my Stand.” I explained to her, she looked at me curiously.

“What exactly is a ‘Stand’ as you put it?”

This was going to be a very long discussion, wasn’t it?

“Stands are manifestations of someone’s soul, they come in many shape sizes, only a few have them naturally and they can only be seen by Stand Users like me. The most common types of Stand are short range and long range Stands. Every Stand has at least one ability and some of them are very powerful like stopping time or rewinding time whilst others are weak under normal circumstances. Stands are also named after songs, bands and albums. If you aren’t born with a Stand you’d have to use one of these-” I carefully pulled The Requiem Arrow from my pocket to show her.” -Stand Arrows, oh! Do you have a question?” I asked her.

“How do these ‘Stand Arrows’ work exactly?” she inquired.

“Simple, you cut yourself on it, wait out a fever that lasts a few hours and then you summon your Stand! It’s really that simple to do.” I answered. She hummed to herself thinking about something.

“Could you show me your Stand’s Ability, Tierique?” she asked in a soothing tone. I gave her a nod before summoning my Stand.

“『End of the World 』!” I called out as my Stand manifested in front of me. I focused on the air around my legs, imagining it ‘moving up’ as I started to float in mid-air.

“My Stand can manipulate fire, water, air, earth and lightning. It cannot create them and she can only manipulate one at a time.” I explained.

“Now that’s out of the way, I want to know, what are your plans here in Equestria?” she inquired.

“Get a place to live, go to school and generally live a good life.” I replied nonchalantly. She giggled a little.

“I’ll see what I can do.” she answered with a smile.

Two Days Later

Celestia was able to get me my house and got me into Ponyville School in a very short period of time. She also said that she would give me an allowance of 75 bits a week as thank for helping save her sister(she had already paid full price for the house). I had gone shopping yesterday for school supplies and food. I made lunch the same day so I wouldn’t have to today. I had about fifteen minutes to get to school! Wearing my new backpack I had bought full of school supplies, I flew as fast as I could, remembering route I needed to take to get there. I took me about five minutes to get to the schoolhouse thanks to 『End of the World 』. I noticed a distinct lack of ponies around the school area. Maybe they’re inside? I thought to myself. Just as I was going to enter, Miss Cheerlie walked out.

“Oh! Good morning Tierique, you got here just in time to introduce yourself to your new class, follow me!” she told cheerfully heh heh cheerfully . It didn’t take us long to reach my class. Miss Cheerlie left me just outside the class and told me to come in when she signaled to me through the open door.

“Attention class!” Everyone ceased their conversations and paid attention to Miss Cheerlie.

“Today we have a new student joining us, he may different to us but want you to accept him all the same.” she then signaled to me, indicating that I should enter. The foals gave me many odd looks, ones of curiosity, fear, indifference and bewilderment.

“Sup everyone! I’m Tierique the new student.” I introduced myself.

“You’re the creature that helped defeat Nightmare Moon!” A colt called out.

“That’s correct! Where’d you hear that?” I asked, curious myself.

“You’re in the Ponyville Newspaper! ‘Strange creature with strange powers helps defeat Nightmare Moon.’” Well this news for me.

“Huh, neat. So does anyone else have a question?” I asked the class. A certain white filly raised her hoof.

“Do humans get cutie marks?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“No, humans don’t have cutie marks.” I confirmed

“Then how do you know what you’re good at without one?” she questioned

“Simple, we don’t. Instead we usually get jobs that appeals us when they’re available. Heck, if anything, it’s a good thing we don’t, just give us more options.” I answered.

“Hah! You’re a blank-flank for life!” a certain filly mocked.

“Diamond Tiara! Don’t be rude!” Miss Cheerlie scolded her.

“You do realise that I don’t care, right?” I countered Diamond Tiara. She sputtered for a moment but couldn’t think of something clever to say. There was one other colt that held his hoof up.

“What are your strange abilities?” The colt questioned. The colt had a messy light blue mane that faded to black at the ends, a short horn, a light blue tail that faded to a forest green at the ends, black irises and a ruby-red coat.

“It’s called a ‘Stand’, all ‘Stands’ are unique to their users and invisible to non-stand users.” Even though they aren’t stand users, I summoned 『End of the World 』anyway. However, to my surprise, the colt who asked the question reacted to her.

“Is that your Stand?” he pointed to my Stand.

“The fact that you can see it... Then, you’re proof that Natural Stand Users exist!” I excitedly exclaimed.

“’Natural Stand User?” he inquired.

“Uhh, I’ll tell you later, that’s enough questions for now.” I said sheepishly. I took the desk next to him.

“Oh yeah! I forgot to ask but, what’s your name?” I asked him.

“Frostbrand, Starstorm Frostbrand.”

To Be Continued...