The Elite (By Totally Awesome Foals)

by TheFivePs

Rating: teen
Tags: Death, Alternate Universe, Romance, Button Mash, Fetish, Comedy, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Adventure, Pipsqueak, Cake Twins, Rumble, Gore, Violence, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 18285

What could happen when a little foal is turned into a new creature porwerful to convert reality

The Elite is a group of little foals, these foals we know about, Sweetie Belle, Scootalo, Apple Bloom, Button Mash, Snips and Snails, but other foals we don't even know the name exactly, like Train Tracks, First Base, Shady Daze and Ruby Pinch, all of them are going to be united by a strange foal with unique capabilites, they will form some sort of group, to destroy or save the world (Ps: If you don't like this, remember, I'm watching you, from my own reality)

Published 2019-07-04 00:00:02 UTC
Last updated 2019-10-30 00:55:07 UTC

The Rejection

Author's Note

Mystery murder, Revenge in format of dictatorship, Evil parties, Powerful Copies and Epic Battles, expect it and everything here, have fun

(More specified version in Wattpad here https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/168578595-mlp-au-the-elite )

The Rejection

Pipsqueak P.O.V.

You know this feeling, it's the feeling that comes when you suffer because of others, the feeling of not being needed, the feeling that you and I feel when the person you love congratulates on destroying your hopes.

-I know there's the whole story about you being the inseparable trio and other things but.......Can I join you? As a helper or......I do not know, could you make a CMC helper-club?

-I know you want a help with the problem of being a leader, but I swear, after Rumble, there's no chance of one more foal here, it's just the three of us - Again, why would I be surprised? - But-......

Apple Bloom was not that happy about giving me the news.

-Yeah, that crazy pony - she smiled after hearing his name - Maybe you could make your own CMC group, FMF, seems good enough?

And we had a typical Scootaloo.

-Also, they did not let me invite Button, I'm sorry.........But they're right, besides, Snips and Snails can help you, we have a problem with a stalker

And Button Mash could not join? Even with Sweetie Belle's help? I had no chance.

-But A-Apple....

-Sorry Pip - She wasn't going to give me a chance - But we all decided it together

The pain of biting my lips, it was the only thing keeping me from crying, I didn't care, the deepest pain was sentimental, and it was worthy, worthy of making me cry.

-O-Okay....Bye then

I had no choice but to spend my time outside, but getting lost was so easy to me, I had no way to see above big bushes, especially with tears covering 35% of my vision, I did not take long to see that no one else was around, houses and ponies could not be seen, it was just forest.

-Hello? - I looked around scared, something was there with me - Can you show yourself?

A sound of breaking branches and swaying bushes came from behind, I turned around looking for something or someone, now the pain passed, I got even more scared, some sort of black mass jumped in my face, it looked like King Sombra, but it was probaly a wild creature, the last thing I thought was the chance I'd meet AB's parents.

-I will not.....Let it stay like this, I'll continue until I get what I want, so back off you scarier creature - It laughed at my attemps to break free - D-Don't-

I just remember a lot of black mass covering my face.

Dinky P.O.V.

I was home with mommy, she was sleeping after sending all these mails to everypony around, and I got free time to.......You know, invade places I shouldn't be, like daddy's laboratory

-This is so big.............Maybe I should come here more often

A big massive explosion ocurred right next to me, it was one of the machines, and something appeared on it, the blurr of a pony

-Dinky, it doesn't matter what you see or do, don't trust these two, don't trust the undead and don't let Pipsqueak get next to the- - The blurr exploded again, everything was back to normal again

-Maybe not - I ran away from this place, daddy already saw something like that? who knows - Wait........Pipsqueak.......I know him......What that filly asked me to do with him?......Oh yeah, don't let him get close to something or somepony?

I needed to find him, maybe I could get something out of him about what happened here

-Daddy will be back soon, maybe he can explain it to me - I hit a shelf unintentionally dropping some news papers - Wait what ?

I got them from the ground reading some

-Doctor Whooves, one of the three scientists in the creation of "L. Experiment", classified as the only survivor and source of knowledge about it, keeping it a secret to not alarm anyponies in Equestria.....Project L. - Sounded very familiar to me for some reason

A Monster

Pipsqueak P.O.V.

I woke up feeling like I fell down some stairs, my head was horrible, I was completaly covered in black puddles all over my body.

-Wait......Where am I? - I don't remember anything of yesterday, but I can say with confidence, I never came back home by myself - Okay, what happened while I was sleeping?

I stepped away from my bed, looking around, everything was normal......Maybe I had allucinations or nightmares.

-So swell, now I need to see Apple Bloom and-............Wait, I just did......Or I didn't? - I shaked my head confused, something needed to be done - Okay, I'm not crazy, this nightmare was some sort of.........Wait, the black puddles

I ran to the bathroom looking at myself in the mirror.

-You, you are me, I can see it now - The dark puddles stood there with the brown ones, but I knew they weren't puddles - Or maybe just something left behind of the monster?

-You know, if I was left behind you wouldn't be hearing voices in your head - The voice laughed, echoing in the bathroom, the dark puddles took over the right half of my body, showing the face of the creature - Missed me?

-AAAAAAAAAH, WHAT ARE YOU? - I jumped in fear grabbing the plunger to defend myself - I know you, you attacked me, w-why are you in my b-body?

-First of all, why are you aiming that single plunger to the mirror if I'm inside of you........And by the way, I'M YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE - He came out completaly, leaving one little piece of his flank connected to mine.

-D-Don't hurt me, please, I b-beg you for mercy - I dropped the plunger surredering to it - I-I'm just a foal

-I know, isn't it swell to be with a friend? I mean, all you got are these Crusaders.......You are the lone leader Pip - It grabbed me by the neck pushing me against the wall

-W-Wait, h-how?

-Let me explain, you are now my host, I'm going to be with you for the rest of your life now, congralations, you got yourself a-

Wait, stay with me forever?.......Is this like some sort of biological marriage?

-HEY! I don't want to stay with you forever, we didn't even dated yet - It looked amused to see me confronting it

-D'aaaaawn, how cute, little Pip...........I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU THE MOST UNPLEASANT LIFE YOU COULD HAVE - It jumped against me trying to bite me

I crouched, letting it hit the wall, the creature transformed into black goup, surrouding all the bathroom and laughing while doing so.

-What kind of monster are you? - I ran to the door trying to open it

-The kind that will destroy everything around you

I closed my eyes begging for Celestia and Luna to make it only a nightmare, a silly nightmare.

-Please be gone.....Three, two, one - I oppened my eyes looking around, it was gone - It worked, just some hallucinations....I really need to see the doc-

I stopped to look at the mirror, my brown puddles were black out of a sudden.

-I need help......

Rumble P.O.V.

I threw myself against a door, it was an accident, another cloud I bumped against while trying to fly faster.

-Auch, my wing......Wait, this house.... - And there was my good old friend pal Button Mash lying down in the window - Hey Button, what are you doing?

-Getting level 69 with my tank earth pony, I'm kind of occupied right now, sorry - He didn't even looked away from his device

-You know what buddy? I have an ideia for you.......GIVE ME THAT - I stole his joyboy, flying above him - Nice equipments by the way

-Give it back, or you are dead, you son of a-Wait........Is that Pipsqueak?

I flied down, giving him the device and looking at the direction he pointed.

-I don't see anything.........What would be there to.....Oh - There was Pipsqueak, his legs and hooves working like a professional racer - Pipsqueak is training or something?

-No! Look at his body

-Button why would I look to another colt's body- OOOOOOH - The brown puddles he got were now black for some reason - Now I see

-Come on, let's check him

He threw the device by the window on top of a table and rushed to get to Pipsqueak.

-Wait for me..........He is just like Scootaloo sometimes - I flied on top of him, reaching Pipsqueak with him - Hey shorty

-G-Guys, help me, a monster is inside of me

-Wait, a monster? What kind of monster?

I looked at them sighing, facehoofing myself.

-Pipsqueak, you just tried to prank us

-NO, IT IS REAL, IT IS INSIDE OF ME, PLEASE HELP!!!

He threw himself on my hoof, hugging it and begging for help, I pushed him away sighing again.

-Even if I believe on you........Why you want my help? I am a foal, like you, three colts can't fight a monster

-Actually, we can, I learned how to fight monsters - And here we have the somepony who can't tell the difference between fiction and reality - Just bring him out

-You shouldn't ask for th-

-Why not? - The black puddles covered big part of Pipsqueak's body, getting next to Button Mash - you aren't scared

-W-WHAT? - He jumped away from it - You are a symbio-

-IF YOU COMPARE ME TO ONE OF THESE FICTIONAL THINGS I WILL KILL YOU FIRST, now listen, I'm a latexling, a monster created to cause harm and destruction.......And your friend is my host - The creature created a blade on Pipsqueak's hoof, pointing it to Button Mash - How about I start with you?

-Oh no you won't - I flied up grabbing Button and pulling him away from that thing - WHY ARE YOU HEAVY ?

-I'm not heavy, you have weak wings like any colt, and we got bigger problems, he is behind us

I dropped Mash on the ground, he started running with me, but Pipsqueak was behind us, running too, obviously he was faster than Button .

-Button, we need a princess, right now, Twilight and her friends are close

-No, I don't want to ask for help - He stopped for some reason

-YOU ARE GOING TO DIE! - I flied to catch him and pull him again but it was too late

-Confident enough, I liked it

The monster tooking over Pipsqueak's body swinged the blade against Button, Button dodged and grabbed it, and believe me or not, I was impressed.

-H-How you..........What? - How did he get those reflexes?

-Too much quick time events passed

-Not bad - It created another blade - Keep up with me

Button walked away, from it, but it tackled him, I grabbed Pipsqueak before it could stab him with those blades.

-Button, help me

-Combo attack - he bucked the monster on.........Actually he bucked Pipsquek on his stomach

The black thing was gone before Button hit him.

-Pip! Are you okay?

-N-NO, YOU JUST BUCKED ME

-A-Aaaaahn, sorry? It wasn't you

Pipsqueak: We need to get rid of it

-Just asking........It is him or her - I wasn't interested

-Why does it matters? - I swear

-Because maybe I can somehow fool it with my style

-Who is the unrealistic foal now? - Button pushed me back and forth - Wake up, it is dangerous, gettint it addicted to you is worse than you think

-CAN YOU TWO JUST STOP DISCUSSING? I GOT A MONSTER HERE - He was crying while stomping the ground - WE NEED HELP

-Okay, who understands monters and can help us?

-Let us see, Fluttershy, Zecora, Kettle Corn and-

-What a filly can help me with? - Seems he didn't know it

-Well, Kettle Corn recently learned how to get inside the mind of ponies, something with symbols and her thing with hiccups and blablabla, maybe she can get it out of your mind - Spoiler, I was right - My best friend Skeedaddle told me

-I thought I was your best friend - What an innocent

-And what about me?

-Button Mash is my other best friend, sorry Pip, you are a regular friend........So?

-Let's start with Kettle then, I hope you got it, I'm not sure if it can be stopped by the glare or some potion - Ironic, isn't it?

Apple Bloom P.O.V.

I slowely added the last ingridient to the potion.

-I think I made it........I can't test it Zecora

-Before you can test your new creation, you need to find the right demandation

-Okay, I think I got it........But how can I find somepony who would- I think I got somepony to help me, thank you Zecora - I waved goodbye before leaving her home - Pipsqueak will be so happy to help me

Little Masters

Skeedaddle P.O.V.

We were in class by this time, Kettle Corn by my side, since the camp we never separed that much, we both love these things, and I'm here because her master said he could teach me how to use bow and arrow properly

-My students, today I won't train you

-Whaaaat? - This is new - But-

-Skeedaddle, sometimes question yourself can be your doom, the natural way of thinking can make you very impulsive and wild, but if you can manage to make it in time, it is worth not questioning anything sometimes, for example, let's say you will be tackled by a pegasus colt, what would you do? Question why he is doing it or defend yourself?

-D-Defend myself?......Oh I see - Master Stigma is the most wise pony I ever met

-So what we gonna do?

-Today, I wany you two - He just sit there - To show me what you learned

-Yes master

-Yes master

We both got up looking at eachother

-And remember.......If you want to read the hiccups you wrote as love cards, I give you the time for it

-W-What? Master, I don't know what you mean

-I will give it to him later, thank you master

Before I could question what was happening, Kettle Corn drawed a red circle on my face

-Too slow, now enjoy it - I fell asleep before I could react

I woke up in the dream land, but it wasn't a dream land, it was the dream Kettle Corn wanted me to see......And it wasn't cool, she was there, everything was cyan around us like the sky, and she had a katana on her hoof

-Well, your dream, my head

I controled my dream to make my bow and arrow

-Sorry if it hurts you - She disappeared and appeared behind me - But like all the times, I need to cut you in pieces here again - she almost cutted my head off, I used my bow to defend it

-Not this time - I my horn glowed with magic, one single arrow was took from my quiver into the bow - I learned new tricks

She backed away to let me shoot it against her and so I did, she simply cut the arrow mid-air with her katana

-Not bad, but I'm faster

I hit her with my bow, she feel with a cut on her face, I got another arrow aiming at her chest

-Move and I will shoot - She was defeated to me - Surrender now

-Okay you won............But not today

She swinged her katana, I shot the arrow at the same time, but she somehow reflected the arrow away, I tried another arrow but she reflected this one too, and this arrow hit my frontal left leg

-AAAAAAAAAAH, T-This isn't fair

-So ain't everything else, sorry Skeed

She stabbed me in the chest and I fell down to the ground

-Impressive, you two got better since last time

I woke up again in the real world

-W-Wow.........S-Sorry master, I failed once again

-We only get better when we fail Skeedaddle, never forget it, and Kettle Corn, your agility was impressive but I need to warn you, I teached only you about the dream land for training here with me supervising you two, don't use against other ponies, even if they want to

-I promise to not use it without your permission master

-And I promise to to help her keep the promise master

-I know you both will, and I got good news for you two, I will see my old friend Oblivion tomorrow, he is doing all the chaotic inventions to improve everything

-When can we meet Oblivion? He looks cool - Don't ask me why, it just sounds cool

-He is a pony living under the shadows, no pony knows where he lives or what he does, only Stigma

-:.....Ah-ham

-Sorry, Master Stigma

-Indeed, he disappeared for now, but don't worry, I can take care of what he does, he won't hurt anypony........But maybe you should look out for your friends, I can sense they will need your help soon my pupils

-They will? Why? And who?

-Somepony forgot about not questioning everything that much - She always gives me frustrations

-Class dismissed, have fun young foals - He waved at us with his uncovered hoof while we left the temple

Stigma's temple was something new, and he was willing to give anypony the taste of discipline and self-defense knowledge, we both joined when he offered us

-Sooooo, can we talk about what he said before? - I just wanted to understand the part about hiccups

-Well, what if I say I got you something really amazing and......To show you how much I-

-Hanzo, Yuno, there you are - Rumble just appeared to ruin the moment...And use terrible references - We got a problem

-Sorry, I'm occupied with-

-No you're not, this is a real problem

-Why is it so important?

-I told me to keep our dream thing in secret but......My friend is infected with some monster who can mind control him, please, I need you

-Okay, maybe we can hel-

-Not you, I just need her for this job - He snickered with his confident glare - Sorry

I sighed to calm myself

-I'm going with her anyway, who needs it anyway? - Somepony appeared behind Rumble, it was carring another pony

-Pipsqueak and Button Mash? - Yes, they were here too, incredible

-Actually no one needs you Kettle Corn, and there is no chance I will let you all get away without some harm

Pipsqueak was odd, and the black parts of him might explain why, I tried to get my bow.......No bow, Rumble backed away from it, Button Mash looked stunned, but he was okay

-I'm sorry for what i'm going to do...........No actually, I'm not

It created two blades on it's hooves

-Can you do anything? - The only way Kettle could invade his mind was through drawing a red circle on his body

-I got extra red paint, but I will need your help

-As always, I'm here for you - I tackled Pipsqueak without questioning if it would hurt him this time

Babs Seed P.O.V.

I just scared some ponies away from my home, it was an innocent prank, but for some reason, one colt stayed, this colt was alone all the time, and he had a strange look

-Hey, what is your name? - He didn't answer and just walked away from me

His mane and coat were both white and black, his eyes, yellow and green, but the most strange thing about him was the horn and the wings.........Yes, both of these, he had both

-Are you some sort of prince? Hey, where are you going? - I followed him around

Again he kept quiet, until he found a piece of paper, it was talking about some sort of laboratory mistake and project L.

-Found something you like? - I tried to read it to see what got him interested - Blablablabla, the foal Copy is missing, the scientists didn't make it alive, with the exception of Doctor Whooves.....You know him?

-.........Copy...........

-You can talk, hello, my name is Babs Seed and who are you?

-.........Copy..........

-I-I just want to know who you are, can you stop repeating the same th-

-MY NAME IS COPY

His hoof turned into a big hammer and crushed the papers

-WHAAAAAAT? HOW CAN YOU DO THAT? - I completaly ignored the fact he didn't even destroyed the papers - WHAT ARE YOU?

-Why do you mind? Stop caring, you forget things all day, I can be just one of these things - He wasn't so good, maybe because of the lab?

-H-Hey, calm down, this was crazy, you just created something from your-

-I don't care what you think of me, I don't care enough to calm down, NOW GET OFF ME - What an evil colt

-.........Okay then, bye - I walked away, but then I felt a hoof holding my tail

-If you tell somepony about me I will find you, take you and stay with you watching as you d-

-EVERYPONY, THIS IS COPY, THE COLT THAT DISAPPEARED, HE IS WONDERFULLY AND INCREDIBLE - Everypony looked at us, they seemed amazed by Copy's features, asked for autographs and wanted to take photos with him

-ENOUGH! - His horn shined with a green and yellow light, even his magic was incredible - I don't want recognition, I want to know.......Who the hay I am, and now ''Babs Seed'', you will pay for it

He didn't know anything about him?

-Okay, I can help you, come with me - I runned away back to home, Copy was right behind me, but he didn't sounded so happy about my help

-If you don't give me a little bit of information, I will cut you entirely - He ran against a door

-Maybe you should look where you are going, come with me - I grabbed his hoof pulling him with me, he didn't look happy still

The Other Side

Pipsqueak P.O.V.

I was in side my mind, looking at many sessions, they were my memories, thoughts, and I found what I was trying to search all this time, the part painted black in this mess, it was kind of easy.

-We have love interests, future dreams and.........Found it...............Wait.........Inho? - The name of the session didn't make sense

-Yeah? - It can talk to me while it takes over my body, pretty useful

-Is it your name? - I got in, searching interesting things inside - Looks like a little version of all my sessions into one, you have everything here

-DON'T TOUCH IT! THIS IS AN ORDER - It is sensible with its secrets - YOU HEARD ME?

-Yeah, but I won't obey, afterall, you want to kill my friends - The place trembled - WOW!

-Listen Pipsqueak, you are my host, but if you read all these things, you will pay for what you do, and believe me, I DON'T EVEN NEED TO TOUCH YOU, THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING - I got the first paper I found there - Leave it

-It says Inho's property........So your name is Inho..........What it should mean? - He roared outside, but couldn't get to hit me - Anyway, these are your victims

-Very well Pipsqueak, you found my name, my mind, but now you will really read about me? You will become a scared, terrified and whiner baby - I didn't care, opening reading all the paper

-Let us see what you did..............Wait this is almost empty, only two names? - I heard a facehoof from it - So, not so lucky with the only job you have?

-I swear, I will let your own friends murder you, you are lucky this Kettle filly represents a threat to me - Kettle Corn?

-Good........Apple............Wait...........An Apple and a Pear?.......You murdered one of Apple Bloom's parents? - It laughed

-Don't be silly, I got both of them, it was so delightful, no wonder why you have ''good taste'' for Apples - Now I wanted to get out and slap it - I mean, she was an idiot to you, she deserved this

-SHE WAS A BABY - I punched his brain, or my brain influenced by him, the black ground - YOU MONSTER!

-Call me whatever you want, you can only watch as I slay them - I got another paper - So, what you gonna do?

-Read all about you..........Look, I got this one.....Weaknesses

The brain formed a black pony in front of me.

-No! - It grabbed the papers and ripped them in front of me, but they just reappeared again - Don't even dare

-If you are here......The body is mine - I woke up to see what happened out there, a pretty mess

I walked around, no signal of my friends.

-When I take it back, no one is round, great - Inho easily took back the control - Seems like I will only read this, you can't hide it from me, neither can I hide them from you

-Shut up twerp, I'm tired of you, tired of my bad decisions with hosts, IT IS TIME TO FOOL THESE FOALS - It laughed AGAIN as a maniac, echoing in my brain

Twist P.O.V.

I don't like to expose my hobbies that much, so, normally, I will search ways to spend my time, for example, hacking his devices.

-Let's see, cameras around here, they installed some, interesting - I started my process of invading the system

Recently one single pony created security devices to help maintain Equestria under more security, but he wasn't a guard and not even recognized, so I think I could hack it, afterall, I got my laptop because of him, Oblivion.

-20 minutes until it's ready, I could make something else - I grabbed my popcorn and comfy socks to watch some ponflix, but then the lights on my home were gone - Okay, who's there?

A simble appeared on my laptop, and the codes formed OBL1V10N in the screen.

-Hello little filly, why are you messing around with my things? - He was using his mask and hood as always

-You are Oblivion, the creator of this device I'm using, you know why - He laughed while looking at me - W-What you looking at?

-Nothing.....Just these socks, a mare already appeared like that to me and- I closed the laptop

-AAAAAAAH, WHY YOU DID THIS? - I tried to cover myself - You......Dumbflank

-Okay, sorry......Anyway, have fun, I will let you pass the rest of my systems, you are cool, but I'm not interested in the young ones - The problem of a pony talking miles away from you, you can't punch him - See you around, boop

My screen got back to normal when I opened my laptop.

-Hack everything else?........Hmmmmmmm, cameras next to the Everfree Forest - I got images of places without many movement, but one took my attention - Is that Pipsqueak?

I closed all the windows, looking all the clip since they got there.

-Hey Oblivion, come back, I need a legend again..........We got an evil creature in control of a colt

Forgotten

Copy P.O.V.

My name is Copy, I don't remember how I was born, lived and died, but I knew some things about myself, I'm not a normal pony, I'm not alive, I'm not happy, and now, a filly who seems to be the dumbiest I ever see dragged me to a home, hers home.

-Can you just......Stop? I'm tired of this place, these ponies, and tired of you - I sighed when she turned to me looking more serious now

-Okay, I'm done too, it's not worth pretending you can something else, you are just a strange idiot who bumped into me, I wanted to help, but you can't help but be mean - She looked serious now, less happy - Go away if you want

-Are you asking me to leave? - How could her do this to me? - Would you really-

-YES I WOULD, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE TO CARE ENOUGH, not even you know - She stopped suddenly placing her hooves on her mouth - S-Sorry

-N-No, I get it, I'm going, you are completaly right, I'm sorry for bothering you and-..........Where is your family?

-Long story.........But anyway, see you around?

-Actually..........Can I stay just a little longer? I'm interested about your knowledge about the papers - She didn't look surprise, maybe even knew the responsable for.....Well, me

-Of course you can.......Just......Don't do a hammer hoof and smash things around, I need to keep this place clean and organized - She left me with a basket of fruits on top of a table

-Hmmmmm............Better than anything else - I dragged all the fruits with magic, lunching for maybe the first time of my life - Oh yeah, that's good

-Hey, just don't go around and eat anyth-... - She was standing still looking at me on top of the table - Great! Just great!

-I never got real food, come on, don't be so selfish, I deserve some - I flied to her side - So, what you got?

-Just one thing..... - She showed me one photo, a little purple unicorn filly with a gray pegasus mare, with them, Doctor........ - You remember him?

-I do.......... - My memories appeared from nowhere, almost like a time travel - I can see it

I was following two ponies, adults, and then Doctor came closer.

-Hey champ, you won't believe it, I found something new, but it needs to be our secret - He showed me a cube glowing with different colors - This is a fragment of an unknown gem, I am studying it and.....Maybe it can be source of power to a big explosion or....Time travel

I came back to myself looking at her.........Oh yeah, her name.

-He is a nice pony......Hey........What was your name again? I wasn't paying attention

-Call me Babs, Babs Seed.......So, Copy........What are you? - She was nervous, just as I was - I mean.....You don't look like a normal pony or a normal prince

-I'm........Something else........I don't know.......The only thing I know is..... - I transformed my hoof into a blade, ripping the other off by cutting it

-WAIT, WHAT ARE YOU- - Before she could start panicking, I did another one

-See? It doesn't matter what happens, I can't........Be like you, I'm something else - I looked at the door - I should go back outside, I live there

-With who? Aren't you alone? How did you survive? - I looked at her with a sad expression, not my favorite topics

-No one, I am, I don't know, I can consume anything, I can't control a hundred percent of my body, for example, if I hear loud noises, I can cut my eardrums.......Literally - I laughed slightly, I don't know why - Maybe you can say I'm not a good listener

She hit me on the shoulder for some reason, then hugged me.

-W-Why are you-... - She squished me very hard, she is strong for a filly

-I-Idiot.....You aren't funny looking like that - She was crying? It sounded like sobbing - I have an ideia, maybe we can ask my cousin about Doctor Whooves

When she left me behind I ran back to hug her from behind, it felt so good.......And familiar, I liked it, I never wanted to let go, but what is good never lasts.

-What-......Copy? - She pushed me aside - Are you okay?

-N-No.....Babs, look at me, I look like some sort of error - I looked at the old hoof, a black puddle on the ground - Something evil

-So prove yourself you are wrong, I can help you find out about everything, you accept it? - She offered her hoof

-Yeah?........Maybe?......Yes, I am - I grabbed her hoof shaking it - No more surprise hugs, just research about myself, let's start

Sweetie Belle P.O.V.

Scootaloo was spending her day trying to make new friends, I was alone looking at some pictures, most of them taken by Featherweight and Shady Daze.

-How is it possible? He never would do something like that - It was a picture of Button Mash and Ruby Pinch, it was taken this year, and they were holding hooves, in the marriage.......The worst part is, I don't know why I feel bad, he is my friend, nothing more - Maybe I'm too obsessed

I placed the photo between two wooden logs to hide it.

-Sweetie Belle, what were you looking at? - I jumped scared for a second, it was Scootaloo, and her new friends

-So.....She is your ''best friend''? - He looks like Button.......I mean, Shady Daze, I'm that much obsessed? - Looks like a pretty filly

-Are you calling both of us ugly? - The yellow pegasus grabbed her friend by the neck, pressing him against the wall

-N-No.....You are just different, Scootaloo is punk, you are manly, she is girly

-Actually, I can be punk, look - I showed them the old photo of the Crusaders, using that dumb look and make up

-...Nevermind, Aurora you are way more beautiful - Scootaloo slapped his shoulder - Hey!

-Be respectful, please? These were dark blank times....... - Scootaloo shook her head - Anyway, Sweetie Belle, these awesome pegasus here are Orion and Aurora

-Nice to meet yoooooou........Wait, sorry, I'm not okay - I felt like something bad was happening - Scoot, can we go outside, I feel like something is wrong

-For example? - She left the treehouse with us

-I don't...........Scoot......Look - Among all these bushes, something in the branches called my attention - Is this.........

I got closer, the three of them behind me.

-Some childish hat - Orion snickered behind me

-You know what this is? - Aurora placed her hoof on my shoulder

-This is Button's hat........HE NEVER TAKES IT OFF - The desesperation took over me when I heard a colt screaming

I ran between these trees trying to find somepony who needed me.

Showndown

Button Mash P.O.V.

I grabbed a pointy branch, it looked like something I could use to attack a vampire.

-Last chance to get out, Pipsqueak is my friend, but you aren't - I got in front of my colleagues - And I will hurt you

-What your mommy would say if she finds you......Placing this branch in my heart, killing BOTH me and PIPSQUEAK, YOU IDIOT - It laughed, transforming his own body - The difference between you and me......I can stand on two hooves, what about you?

I tried to imitate him, he is right, he could own us if he wanted, I just fell again to four.

-You can have the advantage, I have this - Rumble tackled it, throwing it against a tree

-Kettle Corn, n- - Rumble got a big cut on his face, walking away from it - R-Really? I got more damage from clouds

Inho: Interesting - The backhoof of the creature became a spring - Show me how much

It threw itself under Rumble kicking him in the stomach with the spring, throwing him on the clouds, I couldn't see him coming back down, the creature transformed the front hooves into hammers, and the back ones into a skate.

Inho: I expected more from you, I'm sorry, but I prefer to have fun hurting you all than killing you fast, I mean.......You are all weaklings - He turned around hammering Skeedaddle with both of the hammers while he tried to attack from behind - For example, you can't attack me like a real stallion

Skeedaddle hided with Kettle Corn who was just waiting the moment, he was going to need something for that face.

-Come on then - I ran against him, and just came with his skate hooves and we clashed, I holded the pointy branch against its neck, it was holding my torso with 2 long legs, wrapping me like a present

-Finally, one of you got me - The branch was sucked out of my hooves to the insides of its neck, it just turned his head and spitted the branch, like it was some bad apple - I'm sorry, but different of your friend I'm somehow invencible.....You expected to have a chance?

-Of course not, I expected you to kill me, DO IT, NOW!

-As you wish......You fought bravely, but like an idiot - He threw me very far, and I could see him, stretching his frontal leg, the hoof was a blade

It would cut me in the middle of the air, but it stopped and I fell on the middle of the tress, losing my hat and hitting my back against a rock, all because I was the distraction all the time, not the one to end it, I was happy, but the pain and screams came along with the happiness of saving the day.

Scootaloo P.O.V.

Sweetie Belle was gone, she rushed away trying to find her coltfriend, while Orion, Aurora and me stayed behind, trying to find her.

-So, anyway, as I asked you both, do you think I can try a bio- - Orion covered my mouth and pointed to a camp with flowers and without trees next to us

Right there, Skeedaddle laying by Kettle Corn's side, it would be cute if he wasn't beaten and she wasn't in the middle of some meditation with something that resembled Pipsqueak.

-Guys what the-.....What is happening here? - I got close to these two, SKeedaddle tried to get up but couldn't

-It was the creature......Kettle Corn is dealing with it - I grabbed him by the neck - Hey!

-Are you some sort of crazy colt? SHE IS DOING WHAT? LETTING IT SLEEP WITH HER HICCUPS? - I walked away from him looking at them

-Look, hard to explain......But we were training self defenses, one was involving somepony in the dream land, there, we can beat it, but only Kettle knows how to do it, I would join her if I could

-Interesting, can I join your training? - I shoved Aurora away from this bad influence - Aaawn

-You know what, your master will be a problem, what if somepony learns how to put all ponyville to sleep into a dream land

-He trust us, we both are his only students, and it will stay like this - Skeedaddle finally could stand on 4 hooves again, walking next to Kettle Corn while trembling - And I trust her with this

-You are totally the best friends of Rumble - I facehoofed while laughing - Just don't make me worry again......Where is Rumble anyway?

And I was just smashed against the ground, the heavy and crazy nutted Rumble fell on me.

-Oooow, I hate this thing, for real........What I- SCOOTALOO

-GET OFF HER - Orion pushed Rumble away and grabbed my hooves - Are you okay?

-I will be, what happened here? - I sighed - And what happened with Button?

-Long or short one? - He smiled as a dork

-Button Mash flew away, almost..........Well he is alive and okay, as long as he didn't fall against something hard - Skeedaddle grabbed a branch - Anyway, this thing here possessing Pipsqueak......It is impossible to beat it, it consumed a branch

-So what? Rainbow Dash eat branches on her breakfeast and-

-With the neck, not the mouth - Everypony with me just lost the grip on their jaws, what was that thing? - I could maybe find a way to study it while it is like this

-Sad part........The most smart of us is.....being possessed - She tapped Pipsqueak's head - I mean, all of you can't be just a bunch of crazy foals who DIDN'T CALLED ANY ADULTS

-Being honest with you.....What is your name again?

-Aurora

-Okay, Aurora, being honest with you.........We don't need them

-What? Rumble this is the stupidiest thing you ever said

-Scoot, we just owned this thing right here, alone, it can regenerate, c'mon, look at us, we are INCREDIBLE! - He got a point there

-Not bad at all......But being honest, Kettle Corn was the reason you could stand it - I heard something coming out of a bush - Hey, Rumble

-Count on me - Rumble was gone to investigate the bush while Orion got closer to me

-Why he is your friend? I mean, he is impulsive, crazy, maybe a natural disasters bringer - He placed a hoof on my shoulder - Not saying he shouldn't be but........Take care of yourself

-Orion, I can take care of myself, because I'm just like Rumble - I winked when Rumble was thrown next to us

-DON'T GET THERE! - he was more scared than hurt

-What just happ- - My friend Sweetie Belle came out of the bushes, caring Button Mash on her back, he wasn't okay, it was obvious

-Who. Did. It?

Everypony pointed to Pipsqueak.

-Great - She walked next to Skeedaddle dropping Button carefully with her magic, however, her horn didn't stop glowing

-Sweetie Belle, what are you plainning to do?

-Blast it!

-WAIT, NO! - Skeedaddle jumped in front of her - Pipsqueak is in there and if you try to mess with the body it will-

She threw Skeedaddle sideways and levitated Pipsqueak with magic.

-This obviously is not Pipsqueak, he wouldn't do this, this is a changeling

She threw it against a tree, waking both it and Kettle Corn.

-NO! WHO.......Oh

-Aaaaw, what just happened?.......Kettle Corn, thank you

Pipsqueak tried to come closer for a hug, all of us except Button Mash and Kettle Corn tried to let him at least 10 hoofs away from us.

-H-Hey, no need to use branches, not again..........I-I'm sorry for it, Button will be okay?

-How cute, it thinks we can be fooled - I hit Sweetie Belle's head on the back - Hey! Why you hit me?

-To give you some sense, he is Pipsqueak now - I got closer, expecting to be right

-Thank you Scootaloo..........Kettle Corn, tell them what happened - He tried to run over to her, being stopped by Skeedaddle

-My head......Oh, Pipsqueak is free of the thing, I had to go katana against two bladed hooves, you know he can stand using only two legs and hooves?

-Yeah - Rumble showed her a spring mark on his chest - So, no more thing?

-This thing haves a name, Inho

-Who cares? it is gon-......Haves?.......It is alive?

-The thing is, I couldn't deal with it alone.....I only could imprison it, maybe it lasts long if we are lucky

-How long are we talking about?

-One full week? - I grabbed Pipsqueak's hoof pulling him with me

-No way, I'm taking him to somepony who can help

-What? And the ''Foals can win without tools'' thing we had Scoot? - Rumble tried to stop me, flying in front of me - Please, we can do it

-No we can't, look at Button, he needs help

-Oh, let me help

-I can help too?

-Come along - So both Kettle and Aurora started to to take care of the hurt colt

-Sweetie Belle is right Rumble, you can't stop me - I pushed him away

-Look, why you don't let him decide, this is his body now

-Thank you Rumble - Pipsqueak turned to look at me - I want to do it alone, sorry Scoot, I know this is not responsable but......I always wanted to make us foals look awesome, win our own wins, not help others like Twilight Sparkle, we can be like them if we try, Inho is the proof

-Inho?

-Inho?

-What does this even mean?

-My.......Thing's name..........The black one - For some reason that was funny enough to make all of us laugh a bit - I hate all of you........Except Kettle Corn and Button Mash

-Sorry Pip, c'mon then, let's find foals to help us

-I know the perfect foal for this, but I won't go with Button like this

-Apple Bloom?

-Of course, who can go with Rumble? She should be next to Zecora's place right now

-Okay, Rumble let's-

-I WANT TO GO TOO - Orion stepped in front of me - She won't survive with this dork

-He is somehow right? They are trouble alone - Aurora and Orion hoof bumped - We will take care of them

-Okay, I will share Rumble with you two then - I said running back to where I left my scooter - Don't leave without me, misson Pegasi Rescue is on

Aura P.O.V.

I was testing my new tophat, it looked good on me, anyway, I was about to knock on Tender Taps door.

-Hey, stage partner, can we- - I stopped when I heard his laughter, then his voice chatting with somepony, I looked through the window

-Tender Taps? - He turned to see me, behind him was a filly yellow with a bow on her mane

-Oh, sorry Aura, this is Apple Bloom, my friend

-Your friend? I never saw you with her in these two months I spend with you training to go on the stage for our first time as a duo - I climbed, jumping through the window - When you met?

I put my tophat in a angle specific to hide part of my sad face.

-Long time ago, I helped him to get in the stage for the first time, he was so talented, I needed to-

-Wait..........He only do everything he does because of you - I grabbed 2 little cards I had with me in my saddlebag

-A-Apple Bloom.....That was a long time ago.....Anyway we were about to tell you someday

-What day? C'mon, I hate secrets, you are the one I trust most here - I holded both of the cards firmly - What else?

-Oh, we talked about our first day in the stage, we both danced together, I failed on purpose to give him courage enough, and it worked

-Your first time.......Was with her?........Oh, isn't it swell? Your other friends really did much for you- At this point they probaly noticed my tears

-Aura, are you okay? - He tried to get close - Youu look a bit-

I threw one card against him, it cutted his cheek, I threw the second cutting on his ear, the first card hit the wall, the second hit the first, letting it stuck on the wall.

-You don't need me anyway, why do you care? Have fun with your old stage ''pardner'' - I opened the door letting both of them

And the only reason I turned around was to look at their faces, when they saw the cards, the first was an image of Tender Taps as a king, the second was an image image of a big knife, in his heart, but to be honest, the knife is in my heart right now.

Anxiety

Pipsqueak P.O.V.

Since Inho was locked up inside of me, it has been strangely normal, I could try to explain every single day, but I won't, the best part needs to overcome them, because after three days of agony expecting something to blow me from inside and kill me, I got something worst, worst than Inho.

-Okay Pipsqueak, you are going to be your best today, if you are dying, die with the best life you could ask for.....So got there and ask her out, you have a party today, and she can't miss it

Apple Bloom disappeared recently, only her family seems to know where she is, not even the Crusaders could answer me, Scootaloo and the pegasus team failed to found her.

-Remember, you are the best pony ever, the leader, the only one who can handle Inho, YOU. CAN DO. IT.

I left my home with confidence, looking at somepony worried waiting for me.

-Pipsqueak this is not a good ideia - Petunia haves been telling me the same thing everyday

-I know what I am doing, I'm going to try my last desire before it happens

-You told me about this Inho, but don't you think this is just an excuse? You are going to hurt yourself?

-I will if Inho comes back while I'm single - I sighed - Paleo, you are my friend, we searched for bones together, played as pirates days ago and you wanted to help me, what changed?

-You are not yourself since......That Inho thing - She is not wrong

-How could I be? Soon, I will be memories of this body - I could feel legs getting wet - if you won't help me, I will do it by myself

-But I need to tell you something, WAIT - I ran away trying to escape her, and I did it

-She can't fool me, she is just jealous I have desires to fulfil

-Aren't wrong - The voice inside my mind

-Inho, what you want?

-A little talk with my host and future body

-They will stop you

-I loved the trick of your friend, Kettle Corn right? She just gave access to her mind while she was here, it was good to understand what that filly wants, the same as you

-You don't know what I want

-She wants to have somepony to be by her side, Skeedaddle, the only one who is by her side, like you desires her, FROM THE INSIDE OF YOUR SOUL

-Shut up, you don't know anything about me - I hit my own head with my hoof

-You can't shut me, just lock me, temporarily - He was right

-Okay, but I can give you nice thoughts, from my imagination

-No, don't start it all again - The only thing I can use to control him

-The four nights of nightmare you gave me with torture, violence and gore, this is my payback, enjoy your foals show, little baby

-I HATE YOU! YOU HEARD ME? PIPSQUEAK, WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE, I WILL KILL HER FIRST, THE APPLE BI- -His voice finally faded

After hearing my own thoughts again I tried to go see the barn, nothing there.

-Really? Where is the apple... - A memory came back to my mind - Oh yeah, that place....I shouldn't bother them now

I would wait until Apple Bloom come back, stealing one apple, just one, because I was hungry

-H-Hey......C-Can you not eat apples?

-Why? - He seemed so scared for some reason - You don't like the taste of something delicious?

-EXACTLY!

-I'm sorry, I'm eating the apple, don't worry, you can burn apples when you get outside

-No, Apples can't be burned - He cares about apples but not lives? - I must keep all apples with me and nopony else

-Why? You act like a psycho half of the day, then you turn into some apple ambicious pony, what-

-LATEXLING! I'M A LATEXLING YOU-.....Goofy son of a-.....Ugh - I was eating the apple to shut him, it worked

-So, you were talking about you loving apples?

-No, YOU LOVE APPLES, YOU WOULD F- - I gave it another bite - F-F-F-FO-FOLLOW ONE APPLE EVERYWHERE, DON'T TELL ME I'M WRONG, SHE IS MASTERING YOU, LIKE YOU TRY TO DO WITH ME

-I'm not your master, I'm owning my body, and you came along with it, sad for you......But you are evil so, not sad at all

-YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, DO YOU? I CARE ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS MY SYMBOL - Symbol?

-Wait, what? Explain, please

-I have a little story with these apples, both of them - The family and the fruits?

-What story? - He knows Apple Bloom before me? - Do you love her too?

-AHAHAHAHAHAHA, DON'T MAKE ME SICK, I KNOW THIS LITTLE FILLY SINCE SHE WAS A BABY, AND THE WORST OF ALL, I'M INSIDE OF YOU, WHILE YOU EXPECT HER TO APPEAR TODAY AND GO OUT IN A DATE WITH YOU, YOU USELESS WORM

-Hey cut the screams, or I will bite the apple again - Inho was quiet again - Now continues, please

-You see, I hate to tell you, but I'm basically your age, the difference is, as a baby, I was aware of everything, except one thing, what was right and wrong, I could only feel my hunger, and it growed up, apples didn't work anymore, I needed more....

-So you tried to eat the full tree? - I snickered but he just growled - Not a joker anymore?

-I tried flesh for the first time, and I loved it, I have a little hideout between these trees, I left many bodies there, want to see them?

-N-No, I want to.....I WOULD NEVER DO IT, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME, YOU-

-Hey buddy, are you alright? - Tender Taps placed his hoof on my should - Your ears are black and..........What is this?

I turned to him, he was there with Apple Bloom, holding her hoof.....................They have been dating secretaly all this time......And I was here, waiting for her, like a fool.

-This......This is a broken heart

-P-P-Pip, your eye - Apple Bloom didn't know about Inho yet

I placed my hoof on it, latex was coming out of it, I was giving Inho an exit.

-N-No.......Sorry, this wasn't supposed to......I-I'm sorry

-Hey, don't worry, explain it to me, Tender can help you, trust me, he is very good with fears and-

-F-F-Fears? - I could feel the latex running through my legs and hooves - I don't have fears.......But he should

-Are you okay buddy? He is like this everytime? Maybe you should get behind me

-I don't need protection, he is just Pipsqueak

-But you are my fillyfriend - I big and massive amount of latex exploded from my hoof, creating a big hoof and hitting Tender Taps against a tree

-Nice to meet you, the name is Pipsqueak - I walked next to him, anger boiling inside of me - And you just messed with me and everything I wanted........Time to pay for it

I smiled as the latex pulled him back, letting me hit his ''beautiful face'' again, and again, until Apple Bloom stopped me.

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING? STOP! - I looked at her, the latex was gone - What happened to you?

-You happened to me, the apples happened, the bodies, the murder of innocent ponies, Inho happened - Two blades of latex appeared - And I don't know how to deal with anything, the anger, the jealousy, the need of killing, this is out of control

I looked at Tender Taps again, he was gone, Apple Bloom tried to stop me by holding my hoof, I just left it with her, cutting it off, the regeneration didn't take so long, and Tender Taps wouldn't too, HE KNEW WHAT I FELT FOR HER.

First Base P.O.V.

You can say the first time I met Train Tracks, it was a big confusion, but since then, we became great friends, formed a BIG group, and we shared almost everything.

-Can you let me play with these rockets? - I leaned on his back, what he hates

-Get off me, I'm not a filly - He kept working as always - And this can explode you into pieces, so no, this is not a toy

I looked at the little piece of metal he carried.

-Not the first one you built so far, right? - I got off him - Maybe you could build something to give me muscles and a big body

-I could, but I will never do it, this is ridiculous

-It is not ridiculous, look at Chipcutter, he wercks rocks with his own hoofs

-You mean the hammer and chisel

-But he could, I mean, you think he can wreck more things with his hooves?

-Your face and mouth, so you would shut up, you know how odd it is to hear you admiring him?

-It is not odd, I just want to be like him, in everyway, think about how many ponies would admire me like I admire him?

-Ponies? you mean colts or fillys?

-Both? I don't know, I don't care, I just need a big tank body

-I feel bad for you.....You are little and fast, not big and strong, you know how much muscles would ruin you? You wouldn't even me able to run base to base while you play baseball

-Really?.......Well, you are not into biologhy

-First........Biology, not biologhy

-Who cares? No one uses it

-YOU SHOULD! Now, go ask Chip for some tips about wrecking rocks, I need to finish my job here

-Maybe you should stop working and have fun sometimes, life is not working, is making friends

-Thank you princess of friendship First Base, go to hay and take your bat and balls with you - I laughed at his reaction, so wonderful to annoy him

-You are awesome Double T - He stopped me before I left him

-You are too......Don't waste it wondering how you should be, accept yourself, like everypony should......Like Shad- - I hit his face

-S-Sorry, I'm sorry, I can't stand his name, I never wanted to-

-It's okay, I will be okay, nothing a pack of ice won't solve.....Good luck, friend

I smiled to him, even when I hurt him, he never hates me, but I promised him I would search a solution to my problem........The only one I could find was..........A reunion with Button Mash and Ruby Pinch.

Technically The Truth

Dinky P.O.V.

Sleepovers are always fun, but these days, I have been with Twist trying to find out everything I can about Pipsqueak or some sort of zombie pony.

-Anything yet?

-No, the worst part is our time, my family loves you, but they are not sure you can stay another night here, what about your mom and dad?

-Daddy can't found out I was searching about his things

-If you really want to find something, I would need vision from the sky - Twist left her bed and searched for something between her clothes and personal objects

I almost got hit by a candy bar from one hundreds year before I was born, or something like that, but Twist finally had what she wanted.

-My drone

-A drone? How? - I looked at her toy amazed, it had a little camera

-Well, I tried to build one alone, but I'm not like Train Tracks, so I just...Asked for somepony's else help - She knows Train Tracks?

-Let me guess, your hack friend? Or maybe Train himself, he would like to help us maybe

-Maybe.....But his brother is causing him some problems, he is too occupied with him and his own group...And Oblivion helped me - She turned on the drone, it started flying above us

-I thought my dad was the only one with these artifacts - Maybe the hacker is a thief too - You are lucky, your friend is one revolutionary like him

-Now let's search for something out there - She grabbed something that could be mistaken for a console controller

-And then ask for help with- - When the drone left the house, it catched a glimpsy of a orange colt extremaly fast trying to save his own life

Behind him, something not pony...But looked like a pony, some strange creature who wanted to catch him.

-DID YOU SEE THAT?

-WE NEED TO TELL IT TO SOMEPONY ELSE

-Or you follow it while I can call for help - She looked a bit worried

-You are calling the hacker, aren't you?

-Yes I am...

-GO! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? - I grabbed the device to control the drone and follow them

Sad part, the drone wasn't so fast as I expected, I lost them after who looked like Tender Taps jumped into some sort of hole in the middle of nowhere and the thing tried to follow, but at the same time tried to stop itself.

-Why re you doing t- - The thing noticed the drone and a black paint was shot against the drone

It fell next to it, the creature looked at it, half of its face covered with the same black thing, the other half.....Looked like Pipsqueak?

-Oh no...TWIST COME BACK - When I heard the sound of error, I looked at the camera, the creature just ate the drone

-Don't let Pipsqueak get close to the drone.......Well, I failed once again, time to capture it and understand what happened

Petunia P.O.V.

I knew it would END THIS WAY, WITH HIM IN THE HOSPITAL, AND THE OTHER.......The other is.......Well, from the start I guess......When Pipsqueak left me behind I knew something was wrong, I left to ask Rumble and Button Mash, his best friends, but I couldn't find Rumble, so...

-Hey, how is your hoof?

-It is okay.....I'm home now, my back still hurts, but I will live.......What about Pipsqueak? - Button Mash just broke the leg, but he recovered really fast for some reason

His hoof and back are full of bandages, and of course, it took a full night to Rarity finally convince Sweetie Belle to let him by himself and his family...She actually waited to Sweetie Belle sleep, then take her home.

-Pipsqueak just left to conclude ''what is left of his life'', you know, being the new weird himself - Button sighed looking sad

-You know, there is a little chance of Pipsqueak never be freed of the new entity on his body, we don't know what it is, what it is fully capable of, and not even tried to call adults

-So why you told me? - Button Mash sit up looking at me, hurting his own back

-B-Because you are more close to him and you live next to each other

-And what about Apple Bloom?

-Rumble is trying really hard to find her, but she is always occupied or...With Tender Taps - I knew it

-So they are dating? Why you didn't tell Pipsqueak? - He looked worried now

-Kettle Corn explained one simple thing about him now, if he isn't calm, he can let Inho break free sooner than it should

-Wait........So, he is searching for her, and if she is dating Tender...Do you see where this is going?

-I would tell him, but he just came to me saying he and everypony around him was in danger

-He is right, specially Tender Taps, I will search for them, thank you Button - I hit his hoof friendly, the wrong one sadly

-Ouch! Good luck

-Sorry...Thank you, I hope he won't be that angry when-

-Petunia Paleo, he WILL be, because he always dream higher than he can reach....I hope you can help with a little bone to the legs

-You didn't....Pffft, now I see why Sweetie Belle is so worried about you - I left him alone on the room

The plan was going home and prepare some sort of hideout, but I didn't had the time, I would need to use my tunnel, and I was right, when I heard the scream of Tender Taps coming, I called him, he didn't in the middle of the screams and left me behind.

-Well, I hate to be always rig- - Tender Taps jumped on me into my tunnel

I fastly pulled him with me, closing the tunnel with a secret hatchcovered with dirt, it would fool Inho's senses, but Tender Taps didn't stop screaming, so I covered his mouth with my hoof.

-Listen, if you make a single loud sound, he is killing not only you, but us - So we both kept quiet for a long time

-Can we get out now? - Tender Taps was trembling, he almost got scared to death

-I have an ideia, I will check, you stay here

I got outsideof my tunnel, closing the hatch, I would turn around but I was grabbed by something.

-Hello Paleo.....I want the traitor - Pipsqueak was talking like he would, but with another voice, and his body was being slowly consumed bu the black...Latex they said? Probaly

-I don't know where he is, sorry Pip - I tried to get some courage from my chest and lie to him

-And why should I b-Wait........Petunia, I'm sorry - He slowly got back to normal

-NEVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN - I hugged him close so he wouldn't escape

-H-Hey, I said I'm sorry.....They are dating now and.......I NEEDED TO FIND IT OUT THE WORST WAY, LIKE ALWAYS - His voice changed again and his body dripped more black stuff

-Shhhh, it is okay, maybe it won't work out, be positive

-Yeah but.....I'M PROBALY GOING TO DIE SOON....And alone...

-Heeey, don't worry, you are not alone, you have Button, Rumble, me, the Cutie Mark Crusaders

-THIS IS ALL THEIR FAULT, INHO FOUND ME BECAUSE OF THEIR EGOIST DECISIONS - He stomped both front hooves against the ground

-B-But.....But you can....What if this is a good thing? If you are lucky, it can stay there forever

-It won't, BECAUSE KETTLE CORN IS A USELESS TRICKSTER, and I don't deserve freedom right now, do I?

-Why you....Why you say that? - We turned around showing both of his faces

-Because I almost...I'm helping Inho get out, ain't I? - I nodded, he sighed and curled up into a ball - I will throw myself from the highest place I can find, if I'm not alive, Inho won't be too, I'm sure of this

-NO! YOU CAN'T - he left the hug, escaping my grasp - PIP, COME B-

-Tender Taps knew it, he knew about my feelings, hope he is hearing from the hole you digged down there........I will left him alone, no more holding back, let's get rid of the problem

Tender Taps left my tunnel getting to him.

-Wait, Pip, I can expl-

-I GOT YOU, YOU FOOL - The black stuff covered most of Pipsqueak

His hoof became a big mace and he used it to hit the face of the colt in front of him.

Meetings

Diamond Tiara P.O.V.

Today was the day, Tender Taps would show all the ponies around what is like to be a great dancer, and I, I would finally meet my soulmate, maybe it Button Mash, maybe Chipcutter, or even maybe....No, not Rumble, Rumble would be a disaster.....Maybe it could even be Train's brother, Lazer....Beak? He is so mysterious, I don't even know his name, but his charm, he is so....Everything I dream with, even with the visual failure he has.

-What do you think? I have great chances?

-Actually, if you added Pipsqueak, Snails, Snips, Rumble, Train Tracks, Shady Daze, Featherweight and Carrot Crunch, I would say you have high chances of....Having a bad companion, something around seventy percent of chance - Silver Spoon is a great friend, but A TERRIBLE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

-I don't care, I'm going, what else can happen there? If it is any of them, I can just go away and pretend it never happened - I cared about feelings, but I can't be seem with bad companions

I got one of my best dresses and tried it, coming back to Silver Spoon, who was just talking to somepony else outside the window.

-Hey, who are you talking to?

-D-D-Diamond Tiara? Sorry, nopony and-......Wow, you are amazing.....Looks like something from a movie

-What do you mean? Light cyan makes me even more beautiful than I already am

-You look like some ice princess, now you can oppose your hot-headed Lazer Burn

-Lazer Beak Silver, Lazer Beak

-I was joking, his name is Lazer Blast - I facehoofed myself

-You know what? I can't lose my time, but when I'm back, you gonna tell me everything you did here, I saw it - She looked so nervous while trying to hide it

-Good luck, you can do it Diamond

I rolled my eyes to her, I would just go outside to try to get there sooner, but I wanted to look around for somepony, after all, Silver Spoon couldn't be talking to herself.

-Okay, show yourself, you know I saw it, what you were talking with Silver Spoon

A filly jumped out of the bush, her wings filled with thorns.

-H-Hey, Diamond Tiara.......I was trying to find ingredients, we need a potion, and these sleep thorns might help Pipsqueak with.....With his.....Just more 5 minutes, pleeeeeeeeeas- - She just fell asleep in front of me

-Okaaaay, I'm going then.......SILVER SPOON, SHE IS ASLEEP

-She?- Oh yeah, I was helping her with....This, of course - Her nervousness hasn't disappeared yet

-If you say so.....Bye then - She was acting so out of normal, just as Scootaloo - Now, secret admirer, here I go

When I finally found my place in the middle of the filled crowd, I noticed some angry looks, Tender Taps was taking too much time, so I just took my place and waited, by my side, a free space, where he would sit while we watch that dancer colt, then when everypony claps for him we will kiss at midnight and it will be perfect, what could go wrong?

-Hey Diamond, I didn't know you would come - And of course, by my other side, this big dork was sitting there to ruin everything

Think, what to do? If Snips is here, maybe your future special somepony can be annoyed and go away, leaving you to nothing but humiliation in front of everypone else .

-Hey Snips, could you please go see why they are taking so long? By the way, take all the time you need

-Huh? Okay, I don't mind - He left his place going to check with the security ponies next to the stage

-Everything is going accord my plan, now he only needs to appear - I waited for five long minutes, nothing

-Hey Diamond, seems like Tender Taps had some......Troubles to come here, even Apple Bloom went missing, they don't know what to do - Sadly, Snips came back

-Okay, seems like I will be a plant today, standing still until something happens

-Snails says something like this when he meditates

-Don't compare me to your friend, he is so.....So.......Ugh! Sorry, but caring snails in your own body freaks me

-You can get used to it if you try....Maybe not you, but Silver did - What he knows about Silver that I don't? - And I did too when we met at-

-Sorry to interrupt, but, you said Silver Spoon got used to....Snails?

-Yeah, she did, I was just surprised as you - He knows things about Silver Spoon that I don't, great

-Okay, can you please explain how you know it? Silver Spoon never said anything about passing time with Snails - Maybe I finally found out the REAL pony she was talking to

-Well it is a long story, and Snails made me promise I wouldn't tell anypony else, sorry

-C'mon, if we are going to lose time, make it fun at least

-Okay, okay, listen.........They dated yesterday - My heartbeat got really intense after this

-THEY WHAT? HOW? WHERE? WHY? - Everypony looked at me, angry- Oops, sorry about that

The shame of everypony looking angry at you, Snips was already ruining it

-Maybe we can discuss it later, okay? Tell me everything after the show - I winked at him, he answered with a goofy smile

-Spoiler alert! She didn't dump him - I holded my own scream to not repeat the same mistake this time

-I want so much explanation, she didn't even tell me about it or asked my opinion

-Maybe she feels the need to be more with herself than with you? - How dared he?

-Of course not, Silver Spoon is my best....Best friend, she would never...

-You are feeling what you felt when she voted on Pipsqueak, right?

-NO! I just......I feel betrayed, how you and Snails can keep the trust for so long?

-We didn't, he never told me about it too, I found out when I sneaked up on him

-Like Jelly Bond?

-Exactly like......You like actions movies?

-No, I hate fights, but those agents and spies, I can give them a chance, I wanted to be sneaky like that, gadgets and suits included

-You are rich, you could try to, maybe it suits you.....Just like the dress - For one moment I just forgot about the date I had thanks to him

-The dress is just for my date, nothing else, I don't enjoy looking like a princess everytime, just when ponies are looking at me

-So.......When you are alone you take off the make up and start to dance heavy metal? - He got a laugh out of me

-Are you kidding me? Of course not, classicals all the day.......Except when mommy and daddy left me alone, don't tell anypony else about this

-You can keep your secret with me.....WAIT! Why they left you alone? isn't it dangerous?

-Not to me, my family haves high security, including new devices from Ob.....How was it? Obliterator? Something like that - He looked insatisfied with the answer

-B-But, don't you ever feel like you are....Alone? No parents taking care of you most of the time is....Kind of sad?

-Not to me....My mother is.......My mother is something really special in mother terms, and my dad is just too occupied sometimes, so I'm always capable of being alone, or with Silver Spoon sometimes

-Lucky you - I waited his next question, silence for 5 minutes

-Why are you so quiet? Something wrong?

-My dad.......We ruined everything - He looked at the ground without the same joy of everyday

-What do you mean? You fought or-

-My mom, she is not with us anymore, if you look at his cutie mark you will understand why, he is always trying to be a puppeeter, but loses the strings of everything, and when I was born, I cutted his strings, she isn't here because of me, and I miss her - I tried to look down to not look at his face, but he started crying, tears dropping on the ground one by one

-W-Why would it be your fault? You are not the most great thing that your family had but-

-BECAUSE SHE WAS THE PUPPET, I CUTTED HER OUT, AND YOU AREN'T HELPING - He called the attention of every single pony around us, this time, they wouldn't leave us alone

Maybe it was the relativity of a bad mother and no mother at all but....I'm almost sure it was to get rid of the eyes on us, I hugged him in front of them and wipped the tears from his eyes.

-It's okay, you couldn't change it anyway, at least you can be happy even with....The little you have - He hugged me back, while the glares of ponies showed enjoyment - But get over it, I can't let any of us look like that in front of these pairs

-Y-yeah, right, sorry... - He backed away looking like a mess of blush and tears, but with a smile

-And if you tell him about it...

-Oh yeah, I won't, another secret I will keep.....Hey, you got flowers? - Why flowers?

-No? I still waiting for- - He handed me a a bouquet of flowers, paper flowers

-I hope you don't mind, I didn't have anypony else to-

-S-Snips, I'm sorry, they looked beautiful and....Well made, but I can't accept them

-It's okay, I knew I should have painted them

-And why are you giving me this? You should....Where is she?

-Who exactly?

-You know........Your filly

-I'm just a colt, I don't have a daughter yet you silly

-I was talking about.......Nevermind

-Talking about that....You have any plans?

-Marry some beautiful stallion, two or three kids and a big mansion, even bigger than my actual home

-I dream about a me and a filly, living next to restaurants to get easy pizza, maybe only one kid, and one big workshop to my....Well, my work

-Decent to you, but........You would mind if we lived next to each others? I think I liked the restaurant idea

-No way, I would never want you to be my neighbor - We laughed until something finally happened

The lights turned on, the introduction music started playing.

-I can't even imagine I was left here like a plant all this time

-Was it so bad? Sorry then - I grabbed his cheek turning his face to me

-Listen, it wasn't bad, I just feel like I......I was somehow left alone - Now it was my time to lower my head and look to the ground as a wonderer

-O-Oh, really? Can I do something to help you or maybe-

-Snips, you know what? Who cares about it? I'm going to watch a big show, and with a good friend of mine, no time to be sad about it

-That's the Diamond Tiara I missed - When suddenly the show started, something happened, something crashed behind the curtains

-Uuuuhn, Snips? Why do I feel like this show is going to be a big mess?

-Next time I will find a theater, these guys don't know what they're doing - We hoof bumped each other whie waiting

In the middle of everything, I finally heard the steps, it was him, he was finally here, IT WAS...

-Sorry, I'm late - Silver Spoon just sat by my side, with some popcorn

And worst, she was wearing a brightful dress, probaly filled with pieces of silver, I wanted to rip off her head, because of Snails, and because she took my secret admirer's place

-Silver Spoon, can you get off this place?

-But I just sat, this is my place, I told I was coming with you when you told me about your secret admirer......Hey Snips

Snips: Hello, so, you and him?

-Yeah, YOU! And HIM! - I wasn't so mad, but she fell for it

-You told her? You promised - She tried to reach Snips but I didn't let her pass over me

-Nuh-uh, you are going to explain me later, understood? Now get out of his place

-....Snips, do I tell her or you do it? She didn't notice

-She didn't? But.....

-What do you mean? Tell me what? What is happening?

-Your secret admirer is here

-WHERE? - I got up trying to find any impressive colt around, and I just found Lazer.......With a pink and blue filly, Candy, the hayburguer future owner... - Are you kidding me? He isn't here

-Diamond-

-What? Are you going to tell me you are...You are the one who wrote the card, right? - I felt bad for not noticing it before

-The bouquet of paper flowers didn't say that much, huh? Feels bad discovering it that way, sorry about keeping two secrets from you

-You knew it was him? - seventy percent my flank, traitor

-Diamond, maybe you should-

-Don't ask me to calm down when she just lied to me two times in a row, she ruined my night

-Why? You would come if you knew it was me? - His question made me lose my confidence right there - Answer!

-N-No......I wouldn't

-So don't be angry at her, be angry at me......I tried to reach your expectations, I even came well dressed, you expected me to be waiting too? Or worse, you expected I was dumped just like....Just like First Base dumped you? - I had no words to answer

-Wow, I will get more popcorn, be right back - She left as the coward she is

-I just.....I'm sorry okay? I never knew it could be so.....Good to have a friend like you here, I just thought you wanted a better filly or...

-Face it, you would never give me a chance, enjoy the show with Silver Spoon

He left his place, going away.

-H-Hey, wait, you don't get it, I liked it, but maybe we shouldn't....We shouldn't let this end like this? Maybe it can work

-After all this time, I thought you were here, expecting me to be your the one who wrote the card, I gave you flowers, the same flowers, I cutted myself trying to make them, scissors can be dangerous when you don't know how to use your magic...And to be honest, you think you are better than me, I can't change it - He left for real, and I couldn't find anyway to complain, he was right

-Okay, I'm back, what just happened?.....Diamond are you - I grabbed her by the neck - WHAT?

-HE IS RIGHT? TELL ME HE ISN'T, I'M NOT LIKE MY MOTHER, AM I? - I was crying desperately

-N-No? Not at all, why? I thought you didn't want to date some dork like him, come on, get over it, why you are crying about it?

-Because, my loyal and honest friend, I WAS WRONG, I really liked it, and I couldn't even see him just the way I see anypony else, or even you, because I'm blind, I'm too blinded to see simple things, like the flower he send on the card being just like the ones on the bouquet - And I had a great idea

-Wait, the bouquet - I reached my place again, the bouquet was there, laying on the ground, I took it with me - Maybe I can make this work after all

-......So, are you really going to ask him for another date? Can you really say ''I'm going to date Snips'' without cringing?

-Yes I do, maybe we were wrong all this time, we need to learn good ponies are beyond money sometimes, and sometimes even beyond intelligence - I grabbed her shoulder - Silver Spoon, call Zipporwhirll, we will need help, I want something big, something he won't say no to

-Maybe big things are a waste of time, specially for...Him

-For real? You just dated Snails, you can't say anything about my decisions right now, unless you help me, and to be honest...Maybe he is not so bad, we have many things in common, and if you ask me, I can say he tried really hard to, even after all these years of bullying, he deserves it

-Aw richy, here we go again

Partner

Copy P.O.V.

My biggest problem with Babs was the low knowledge about her own cousin's life, after all, since she told me all about her family and her own family, I got really interested, having a bunch of room for new memories is good, I have none of myself anyway, and listening to her was like hearing an old tale about a doctor and his son.

-What happened after the bullies came? They fought your cousin and her friends?

-No, I got in the way and...I fought them myself, and they couldn't even stand a chance with me, I was the strongest one, and these richies knew who they would mess with if I came back - She did a bunch of fight moves to show me how it happened

-And where are them now? Dead? Enslaved? Paying to rule above everypony else?

-Nope, they actually became friends with my counsin.....And the Cutie Mark Crusaders - It was a bit disapointing

-They seem pretty cool, but they could fight more, fighting is way too cool - Babs Seed pulled my tail while I imagined the scenes - What? I'm trying to dream here

-Who you fought before? You look so fragile...Even with the tricks you have - She looked so worried about me

-Hah, just some........Some.......Black........And messy......Red eyed..........Evil.......Ponies? - The memories came back to me

I was looking at myself, half black and half white, I could be worse, but then, I looked around, the laboratory had fallen into pieces, and getting up, behind all that scrap and rocks, a black creature who looked like a pony, but it was looking at me, with an evil grin, I blinked and it was gone..

-COPY! WAKE UP! - She hit me with her own pillow in the face

-Ow! Hey, I was having another vision of the past, be more kind - I said rubbing my face - The thing who made me like this, a black pony thing

-You know, the closest to black pony we know is Nightmare Moon and.......She is gone

-I know, you told me about her...But it wasn't her, it was somepony else......And I want to know who - I liquefied myself, coming back as two

-Wait, is this some sort of....

-Yeah, a perfect clone of me, and it obeys me - I turned the clone into Babs Seed

-No way..........Wait, why it became me? - While she asked, my clone headed to her bed

-To pretend he is you, sleeping, we need to find our Doc anyway - I said holding her tight and teleporting away from there

-Copy, ARE YOU CRA- - She didn't continue the sentence, looking horrified at my chest

-Fool...........Wait what? - I knew that voice

-What just happened? - I looked at my chest, a big and black latex mace coming out of it

-Oh, my Celestia, another one

-Tender Taps, get out of here

-Wait, Tender Taps?

-No way this is happening today.....

-Copy Master, you really survived after all, hey Pipsqueak, this is my old friend, Copy Master, we both grew together

-Copy, you know him? - She asked with fear in her voice, she was trembling

-Yeah, we are not friends, ask to everypony around to run away, NOW! This is about to get ugly - I said as a my hooves turned into latex blades

-Pipsqueak freed me for a good reason, we both agreed on destroying Tender Taps whole career, but it can wait a moment, and just to assure you Pip, he is not even alive

-What does it means? - I didn't tell her

-It means I'm like Inho.............I'm not alive, ''Copy'' is this body old name Babs, you are talking with........The latex on it, the latex who lost its memories and is gaining the memories of the body, the dead body

-Exactly, you are the most perfect experiment they tried to get, AND I SHOULD BE IT, I SHOULD BRING PONIES BACK TO LIFE, AND THEN YOU SIMPLY GO DEAD, AND RUINS EVERYTHING!

Inho attacked Babs Seed with his mace while I placed my blades in front of her, blocking his path.

-You worthless imcomplete experiment, I know something you hate and can really hurt you, FIRE!

-Copy, wait- - I couldn't even hear Babs anymore, specially since I needed to defend everypony around

He transformed the mace into a chainsaw, and I turned both of my hoofs into a shield, and obviously, the only thing capable of cutting our latex is our latex, like diamonds.

-HOW YOU GOT THIS FORM? - I stomped the ground, my latex travelled underground, creating latex spikes around Inho, trapping him there

-THE SAME YOU DID - He destroyed all of them with the chainsaw - WITH SOMEPONY DEAD, well, dead inside at least

He jumped agaist me trying to bite me, I flew up, carrying him with me, and at the highest I could go, he just ripped my foreleg off with his teeth, falling into some sort of backstage, I followed him and crushed his body against the backstage

-It's over for you, desist Inho, you are nothing compared to me - My magic beam was prepared to shoot on his face

-You wouldn't do it, IF YOU KILL ME, YOU KILL HIM - Inho disappeared, leaving the body of a colt,

He was trembling, but enraged, the little foal tried to hit my chest weakly, I could just observe, because Inho was right, I couldn't destroy him, he was connected to a host, AND HE WAS ALIVE.

-What have you done? - I grabbed the little colt's leg, stopping him

-I did what I needed to, get rid of what I hate, and if Inho hates you, I need to.......Help him for the reward he will give me

-Freedom?

-He will let me have my body back

-He is lying, the only way to have your body back is......You don't want to know

-But I will - His leg became filled with latex and a blade formed, placed on my chest again

-O-Oh.....Bad choice, I can regenerate as well, and I'm sorry about this - After my chest closed the little problem he made, I lifted his body with my magic

-W-Wait, what are you going to d- - I threw him strongly against the backstage

After the big confusion back there, everypony running away obviously, and the ponies who came to watch the show going away, Babs Seed and these 2 foals came to see what happened.

-Copy! You did it!

-PIPSQUEAK! What have you done?

-What I needed, Inho can't hurt us if he isn't awake, now we need......To destroy his body

-D-Destroy? - The orange colt hugged me randomly - Thank you so much, do it now

-Tender, what the buck? Are you crazy? We are talking about Pipsqueak - The blue filly pushed her friend away from Inho's host

-I'm sorry, it must be done, his life for many others

-My life for example, he wants me Petunia, me

-Copy, wait, can't we discuss it before? - Babs tried to stop me from doing the right thing

-I'm sorry, we need to, he is dangerous, to everypony, specially you Babs

-But his life matters just as everypony's life, I won't let you hurt him, any Crusader would be with me now

-She is right Copy, my cousin wouldn't let you hurt him, and she is your only chance to find out who you were

-B-But..........Thank you for making this so difficult ''Petunia'', next time, make me a favor, AND SHUT UP! - My hoof turned into a blade

At this moment I had two options, save him or kill him, and believe me, both would help, saving him I have Apple Bloom and even Inho as a prisoner to help me, but if Inho escapes, he will never let his guard down again, but if I kill him, I will lose Babs as a friend...

-I DON'T CARE! - My hoof hit the spot

-Yes! You did it, finally, no more.......What?

My hoof was in the middle of broken wood pieces, next to him, I couldn't risk it, maybe it was because of my past.........I really wanted to know who the hay I am...........But maybe, just maybe.....It is because I don't want to risk losing Babs, she helped me so much.

-Remember, Petunia, Tender, Babs, this pony here, he is not my responsability.......I hope you can find somewhere to lock him up until we can get rid of Inho - The fillies hugged, but Tender Taps stared at me with a disapproving look

Project

Apple Bloom P.O.V.

I was about to reach Tender Taps when suddenly this colt appeared....Teleporting? I was speechless, when I tried to catch up to them, a filly jumped on me, dragging me away from then.

-I did it, one of them is safe - The purple filly cheered after dragging me to some sort of laboratory

-Where are w-......This is place, Doctor Whooves works here, are you....Dinky Whooves Doo?

-Exactly, and I saw you through the cameras, and your friend was chasing you and your....Friend?

-Coltfriend, AND NOW HE IS ALONE!

-I needed to save at least one of you, and Twist is going to help us, she probaly is bringing here the best pony to help us

After she said it, Twist came in, bringing no pony with her.

-Twist? You said he was coming with you

-I know, BUT HE WAS OCCUPIED WITH STIGMA TRIAL, they needed to talk with some Winter-Prince-Who-Cares?

-Okay, now if you two stopped, we need to find Tender Taps before he gets hurt, Pipsqueak is insane and dangerous - I tried to search anything to help us

-I know, but he actually is like this because of something else, that pony wasn't Pipsqueak

-Of course it was, anypony else looks like a copy of another one?

-Ruby Pinch and Dinky here, Shady Daze and Button Mash, Cotton Cloudy and Rainy Feather, do I need to continue? - Twist got a point

-But hey, I have an idea of what we are dealing with - Dinky got some documents inside a locker - I asked Twist for help with these recently....A project my daddy never told me about

-Like, always? - Twist was kind of right

-No, he told about the time travel, but this one....... - Dinky showed us a photo of her father, together with a obvious couple of ponies

-What kind of project are you talking about? - Dinky retired every single page of the document

The documents was entitled ''Project'', and the rest of the title was a puddle of ink...Or something like this....I looked like Pipsqueak's new puddles.

-What does it means? The title makes no sense

-Read everything - Twist was already in the third page

-Okay, calm down - I kept reading it

'' This project is classified a the most secret experiment ponies can have, only three ponies know about it, I'm one of them, and my beloved friends are ''.........Two big ink puddles covered the names sadly....'' And after many weaks, they managed to create a new form of life'', okay, next year, '' The puddles were named Latexlings, they are very simple, and my friends managed to create two types, the black ones are agressive, and the white ones are very cute to be honest, but the only white we had was eaten by the black one, we continued to test them ''.

-Daddy helped to create life - Dinky cheered

-The life they created was Pipsqueak all along?- Many doubts invaded my mind

-Keep readind - At this point, Twist already finished it

'' They hate fruits, but the black one likes apples for some reason, he is so close to my female colleague, she gets flesh from cemeteries to satisfy him, it worries me, she is taking dead bodies to feed this thing, and now this thing seems to smell my flesh everytime I'm next to it, her husband will bring their kid to work, I hope this will calm her down, this is getting really insane ''.

-Okay, last page now - I finally finished all the others

'' THIS IS MY RETRIBUTION FOR USING ME AS YOUR PET, THE EVILNESS IN THIS ONE IS GREAT, SHE WAS SUFFERING SO MUCH, SHE HATES HER HUSBAND AND KID, THE FEAR IS DELICIOUS, NOW I'M GOING TO SPREAD IT AROUND, BUT BEFORE I DO IT, I NEED TO GET MY LAST PIECE, IF IT GETS A HOST, I WILL NEED TO HUNT IT ''.

-Wait, a piece? The piece is inside Pipsqueak?

-Now you understand it

-I'm still reading, don't give me spoilers - Dinky was reading the second page

'' THEIR KID SURVIVED.....BUT I WILL LET IT LIVE, HE CAN TRACK THE LAST PIECE TO ME.......I'M COMING, LITTLE FOALS ''

-WAIT, WHAT? - I threw it away - How does it knows we are foals?

-Wait what? It ended in '' hunt it '' - Twist got the page back - Uuuuuh, Apple Bloom, it ends in '' hunt it '', are you sure you it said anything about foals?

-I am, you believe in me, right Dinky?

-Actually, something happened recently..........An image of a filly with little tail and freckles told me about Pipsqueak, like a time traveler

-Little tail? - Babs Seed? - Wait, she was there with the other one, this can explain something

-It can be the one trying to get the last piece - Twist could be right but.....It couldn't be at the same time, I felt it

-I have an idea, if Twist's friends-

-Rascals

-Rascals won't help us, we do it ourselves...........Rascals, seriously?

-Edgy teenagers - After the perfect description of her friends, we left the lab

-We need to find them, NOW! - I reached the place I knew Tender would be - The stage!

-Now we get out of here..........I hope nopony cares about this place so much... - The strange colt who appeared suddenly

-THERE HE IS

-PROJECT INK PUDDLE! - Both of us turned to Dinky, giving her a disappointed glare - Sorry...

-Babs, you know them? - Behind it, Babs Seed looked at us

-APPLE BLOOM!

-YOU ARE SAFE! - Tender Taps shoved them out of his way to hug me and get behind me - They are crazy, they wanted to cut heads there

-What?

-For real? - Twist looked at the colt and got in front of us - He don't look agressive

-You must be Twist, Dinky, daughter of Doctor Whooves, so.....Hello cousin

-Cousin? - Dinky almost passed out

-Exactly, my parents worked with yours, so this could make us cousins, you know, I was kind of reborn? - Reborn? How can you be born again?

-Girls, this is Copy, he is friend...Right?

-For now, she is my '' host ''

I felt an urge to gallop to him and buck his face, but when I was about to die, Babs Seed stopped me, placing herself in front of Copy.

-Wow! Calm down, what happened?

-HE IS CONTROLLING YOU! YOU ARE HIS HOST, A BRAINWASH!

-I could, but I don't, after all, not even I can make her better than what she already is, she gave me somewhere to live, so....I'm kind of her property now

-We can talk about this property thing later Copy? - Babs Seed sighed and hugged me too

-Is he giving you headaches?

-Every hour....At least he is fun and incredible

-Uuuuh, Apple Bloom? I don't know about you but, these 2 look very bad - I looked at the place Dinky pointed out

Petunia was there with an unconscious Pipsqueak, she was protective, scared of Copy just as I was.

-WHAT YOU DID WITH PIPSQUEAK? - For some reason I got the same protective instinct

-Oh...........I kind of bucked his flank around? I am very useful to eliminate targets but........Babs Seed asked me to keep the other latexling alive

-The other one? - I grabbed him by the horn pulling him closer - WHAT OTHER?

-Hey! The one possessing your friend there, but I can't separe them, not now

-I knew it, possession - Dinky cheered again

-Actually, I knew it - Twist examinated Pipsqueak - He looks so normal.....Except the black puddles dripping this.....Latex you say?

-Yeah, we are made out of latex, you know, experiments, loooong and boring story, I can't remember anything, but the one inside of...Pipsqueak you say? He knows everything

-Uuuuh, he tried to kill me - Tender Taps grabbed Copy hoof - Use the blade and stab him already

-Blade? What blade?

-I told you, he is incredible - Babs Seed grabbed Copy's horn and pulled it

-OOOOOH NOOOOO....Just kidding - A new one growed up, but Copy scared us for a moment

-Wait, you are the new creature, and your friend is the host but........Who is the one hunting him? - Twist had a point

-I'm sorry to interrupt you all, but if you aren't going to help him, I will - Petunia said something finally

-Oh yeah, let me bring him with us, lock him somewhere safe, and then we can discuss it normally - Copy lifted Pipsqueak with his horn, but his magic was oddly both yellow and green

-Sorry for bringing my friend like this, I know we are giving you so much information - Babs tried to apologize for no reason

-I'm okay.......The problem is, I fear a third '' latexling '' appearing, I will call the crusaders

-They know about it, they have been trying to search you, Button Mash almost died trying to fight Pipsqueak and his '' latexling ''

-WHAT? - Now that was a lot of information - Okay, I need to see them now, Tender, come on, we need to find them and tell everything

-Everything to be as far away as I can from your '' friend'' - He followed me as we galloped away

-Bye Babs, take care of him them while I'm out of here - I galloped the fastest I could to the hospital, Button Mash and Sweetie Belle were obviously there

Family And Nothing More

Cotton Cloud P.O.V.

The day was ending, night's darkness filling the sky outside, everything was peaceful, WAS peaceful.

-C-Cloud - I heard her calling me, sobbing and cring - W-Where are y-you?

I got up from my bed looking for her, I found her sitting like a ball against the door.

-Aura, what happened?

-T-Tender happened - Some dancers hide their ego before they show themselves - And he just.....Was there with....That stupid filly

She bucked tha table away from her, and before she could destroy something, I grabbed her hooves trying my best to not let her escape but not hurt her.

-Hey, hey, Aura, listen.......He is a dumb colt, nothing more, heard me? There are many of them outside, you can find a better-

-I DON'T WANT TO, THIS SON OF A-.........I hate colts

-Shhhh, don't say that, what he did exactly? Come here, sit with me, explain everything

-D-Don't tell mama about this, or auntie, or even- - I patted her head, lightly calming her - He just ignored everything

-Let me guess, he never told you about her and now, it all came to you like a rocket?

-NO! IT WAS A TRICK! He wanted to use my talent to grow as a celebrity

-I don't think so, he never cared about it, maybe you are-

-I'M OKAY AND VERY HEALTHY, THANK YOU...

-I just wanted to say you can be right or wrong, maybe after all this passes, I can go talk with-

-No, if you talk to him, never talk to me again, I want my family with me - I hugged her and she finally calmed down - I just want you with me...

-I know, it's okay.........And I have news for you, good news - She stopped crying and sobbing to listen - My friends want to meet you

-Y-Your friends - she cleared her vision filled with tears - The ones with the fasty, the strongy and the brainy?
-Not exactly but call them whatever you want, First Base and Chipcutter can love your tricks, Train might want to show them the secret behind them, so be careful - We both laughed thinking about it - So, what do you say?

-I need.............New friends, when can I meet them? - She showed her cards with all the five of us - I will show this Train Tracks colt how my tricks are done, I'm the secret behind them

She threw the card of Tender Taps under my bed, lying on it and sleeping almost immediatly.

-Great.......Now I need to find my extra cloud to sleep on it, thank you, family can suck the soul out of you sometimes

Train Tracks P.O.V.

Today I was working on my little workshop, it was late, but daddy was late too, until he show up, I work.

-Hey, so, about this filly, Candy right? - My brother sighed while he looked at me working - She will come here soon? I want to know her some more

-No, she won't, because I know you would try to show her how machines work....I like to keep her thinking we are just friends, it is better like this - I threw a little nail against him - Hey!

-Sorry, but....Be honest, you think she won't find out about love sometime? What if it isn't with you? I mean......Do you love her?

-Uhn, well, not like a romance but.....More than a best friend? - He sighed looking at himself in a mirror - She likes me even with this face, she called help when I wrecked her house, how I couldn't? She is the best filly I ever met

-So listen to me only this time........Show her the truth, express your feelings, if you wait too much, it can come back as something really bad

-For example? - Now I sighed shaking my head

-Scootaloo and me - I turned around with my new machine - You know....I tried to help her with a scooter that she could carry easily, but she broke it

-Wow, nice filly you met - He laughed at me

-Anyway....She told me about her wings problem.....I told her about you - He facehoofed - And then we became closer friends.......The problem was......She had these two best friends......And to be honest, they kind of ruined everything with the camp

-The camp? - He was looking at my machine while listening for some reason

-Yeah, Rumble was there and...........You just know when something is happening, you should see how happy they were after Rumble learned more about having more than one interest...I just moved on

We heard the sound of our door opening, daddy was home, today he came afterall.

-Dad......

-Lazer Beam

-Father! - I jumped on his back, grabbing the usual pack of pieces he always bring to me, pieces I use to build machines - THIS IS POWDER, I LOVE YOU!

-Powder.......Wait, and that machine you held, it looked like an..........Are you going to explode something?

-Your mouth, heheheh

-Hello you two, very funny, you should be asleep by now:

-Sorry old pony, we expected what is left of our responsables to be here and take care of us

-Lazer, don't talk to me like that

-Yeah, don't be a meany Lazer, he works hard for us, he even got a job really fast after the incident to help your........Eye

-My eye? You know what I think of it? - He placed the visor on my table - I don't care about my vision, I lost half of it, and be honest with me, you wanted to go back to the factory

-It was worth the bits I got-

-YOU TOOK LIVES FOR THESE BITS! AND THAT IS WHY MOMMY LEFT YOU AND EVERYTHING FELL APART! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING! - Lazer flew away

Daddy was about to go after him but I stopped him, hugging his back legs.

-D-Don't let him mess with you

-I know he won't change his behavior, and this is my fault

-I don't think so, the murder theories are just......Theories, if you say you never hurt somepony, I believe in you - I hugged him

-T-Thank you......Now go find your brother, I will check your new creations - He looked so tired but proud, he admires me

-No problem, Train Tracks can track him down - Lazer was not easy to find, but he would come back easily

I can always convince him by another ''upgrade'' on his visor, like night-vision or a real lazer beam coming out of it, I don't know why he accepts these gifts, but it works, so I keep on doing it, maybe because of mommy, she dreamed about me bulding a rocket skate, she loved skates just as me, and I took it, my rocket skate, just to find Lazer Beam outside, this is what I have left of her, because they can never be united again, but they are my family.

Diamond Tiara P.O.V.

I looked through all the cards I received, some were bills, things daddy needed to pay because of the law, and things my mother would buy to herself only by seeing the high price.

-Nothing that interes...What is- - I grabbed a little pony made with paper, they call it origami, right? - Okaaaay, trash to yo-

When I was about to throw it, I turned it to the other side, it had something written there

-Hmm, ''open this origami'', okay - I did as it said, and found two things - A ticket to see Tender Taps's show tomorrow and....A flower?

A beautiful red rose, and if you ask me, I would probaly accept some colts but......The owner of this card didn't say the name, it just said '' secret admirer ''.

-What to do now? If I go and it is somepony like Snails or Pipsqueak.....But what if it is Chipcutter or First Base? - I remembered the little secret of First Base - Oh yeah, he can't be.......Why such a beautiful colt needs to want others like him?

I left these things on my desk, I was about to go back to sleep but I heard the door opening, I fastly hided all my presents and special cards, letting the rest there.

-Diamond Tiara, can I take these? - Daddy opened the door without knocking again

-Yeah, just a bunch of things they got for you - I lied because I need to

While he took the box filled with his things, I wandered if they would never let me date somepony in the PUBLIC theater, and even if it was Snips or anypony like them, I wanted to find out who it was, because sometimes, families can't come first when you have secrets to keep.