"Are you alright? The demon didn't hurt you, did it?" Luna asked Markus, a concerned look on her face.

"I... Uh... No?" Markus responded, unsure if he could trust this 'Luna'. She was a pony after all.

"I know what you are thinking, how could you trust a pony after we destroyed your entire race?" Luna continued, "No need to worry, dear Markus. We are not here to hurt you. Just to explain what has happened to you, if you are willing to listen of course."

"I suppose I do owe you for saving me from whatever that thing was. So I'm all ears." Markus said, allowing for Luna to begin explaining.

"Well, you see, we didn't exactly... cause any of this," Luna said slowly as Markus's eyes widened.

"Bullshit, you ponies killed every single human on Earth, except for me. Now I don't know about you, but I think it's right to say that you caused this." Markus responded with an aggressive tone lacing his voice.

"I understand that you are mad at us, but please just listen to me." Luna's horn lit up and the environment around them changed from the dark throne room to a nice garden with a fountain at the center.

"This is The Royal Garden, where I come to think about the problems I stress over," Luna explained as she led Markus over to a bench while levitating a teapot and pouring herself and Markus a cup.

Markus, unsure of what to do next, reached for the cup and took a sip. It was Bengal Spice tea! His favorite!

"This... is good. Thanks, but why are you here?" Markus questioned Luna.

"Well, I came to explain what has happened to you over the past few months. Including what happened to... the rest of the humans." Luna explained to Markus, who flinched slightly at the mention of the now nearly extinct race.

"I... see. Please, explain." Markus said, allowing for the Princess to begin to explain.

"Well, you see, ponies never actually had a part to play in this whole predicament with you being the last human and all," Luna started, unsure of how Markus would react. He just nodded for her to continue.

Relieved that he had not tried to interrupt her, she continued. "We became aware of your world through an incident back home during an accident with a beast called Tirek. When my sister's student, Twilight Sparkle, used Alicorn magic to banish him to Tartarus, it tore a portal between dimensions," Luna stopped to take a breath as well as a sip of tea, "Any questions so far?"

"Yes, how long ago was this?" Markus asked, slightly confused. Luna nodded in understanding.

"This all happened about 3 months ago..." Luna answered. Markus blinked in confusion.

"I don't understand... humanity and civilization ended 6 months ago," Markus said to Luna.

"Yes, that is exactly why I am here to attempt to get you to understand what had truly happened," Luna said, "Shortly after the portal opened up, I led a group of Royal Guards to assess what the strange portal was and where it led to. When we stepped into the portal, we were greeted by a desolate wasteland, with a crumbling city in front of us." Stopping to tap a sip of tea and waiting for any questions that Markus had about anything so far.

Taking another sip of tea, Markus sighed and shook his head, "Please, continue." Luna nodded.

"Of course. Anyways, we walked towards the city, finding it empty. Devoid of life," Luna explained, "As we kept searching, we eventually found something. A newspaper. It's heading read 'Death toll rises to Four Billion'." Luna stopped, remembering the headline and what could have caused it.

"Wait... newspaper? Death toll?" Markus asked Luna, sounding slightly scared.

"Yes, when we found the newspaper and read about the death toll, we kept marching on. Then we came across another newspaper, this time... it said the death toll was around seven billion." Luna said solemnly, ears laying against her head. Markus just stared at her, processing the new information. It then occurred to Markus that something wasn't right. That something was wrong. He couldn't process the new information given to him as well as he would have liked. He hadn't noticed it before, but his mind felt clear for once after Luna banished whatever that thing was from his dreams. Like he was locked away from his memories.

"So if what you're saying is true... then you ponies didn't cause any of this, did you?" Markus asked Luna sadly. She nodded. Just as he had feared... he's been living a lie. The ponies never did this, they were innocent. Something else did. But what?

Taking a sip of tea to calm himself down, he asked the question that has been on his mind since the start of this conversation.

"What did cause the death of all of humanity then?" Markus finally asked Luna, who looked at him sadly.

"We are not too sure ourselves. Seven billion deaths in such a short amount of time just can't happen." She answered, expressing her confusion as well.

"Then why were there ponies looking for me in the streets of New York City? Saying that it would be painless?" Markus then asked suddenly, looking at Luna directly into her eyes.

"What do you mean? My sister and I have never sent any other ponies to Earth after the portal opened up." Luna said, looking at Markus with a puzzled look on her face. Markus's eyes widened suddenly.

"Wait, so that giant army of ponies marching down the street looking for me wasn't sent by you?!" Markus asked with panic evident in his voice. Luna shook her head.

"The portal has been under lock and key ever since it appeared. Nopony has gone in or out." This caused Markus to pause.

"If that's the case then what the hell did I see?" Markus asked, taking another sip of tea to calm himself down. Looking into the cup, he was empty. Damnit.

"I'm not too sure. I can have my sister look into it for you if you'd like," offered Luna, "I can ask her why you saw Equestrian forces out and about when the portal is supposed to be sealed off. I'd like to know myself."

"That would be great, thanks." Markus thanked Luna. After asking for more tea, they continued to talk for a while. Mostly about what was going on, but sometimes the conversation would go back to Equestria and what life was like there. turns out that Luna spent 1000 years on the moon for going all evil. Something called the Nightmare, which freaked Markus out the slightest bit.

In all honesty, Luna wasn't so bad. Probably the only pony Markus doesn't hate at the moment. She was easy to talk to, gave honest answers to questions she had the answers for, and even played chess with him while in the dream realm. he liked her, but sadly all fun must come to an end.

"I'm sorry Markus, but it seems you are waking up. I must depart now, good luck!" Luna waved as she faded away and everything started to turn white.

Loaction: Canterlot Castle

"Sister, how did the talks with Markus go?" Celestia asked as soon as she saw Luna. "I assume they went well?" She added when she saw the still smiling Luna.

"Indeed it did sister, he took it surprisingly well!" Said Luna in a surprisingly joyful tone.

"That's great to hear!" Said Celestia in an equally as joyful tone. "Anything else?"

Luna suddenly turned serious. "Yes. He saw ponies in New York, even though we locked the portal away. Why is that?" She narrowed her eyes at Celestia.

"Oh, uh..." Celestia stuttered. "I wanted to make sure he was safe!"

Luna raised her eyebrow an put on a look that said, 'Come one, I'm not that stupid.'

Celestia gave in and said, "I needed to make sure that he was taking care of himself. I'm worried for him, Luna. Honest."

Luna seemed to understand. "Don't worry sister, I don't blame you for wanting to check in on him, but next time don't send an army?"

Celestia blushed and chuckled, "You know, that's a good idea."

"Indeed it is. May I ask where Shining Armor is?"

"I told him to prepare Unicorns that could create a shield strong enough to either deflect or stop his weapon's projectiles from injuring or possibly killing one of my little ponies," Celestia answered honestly. "I don't want to see them get hurt in case something goes wrong."

Luna nodded in agreement with her sister's logic. "I see why. Now then, care for a game of chess?"

Celestia smiled, "Oh, you're on!"

Author's Note

hey everypony! Sorry for the long hiatus, state testing and exams have really bogged me down as of late! I've decided to try to write these chapters with about 300-600 words a day, and it seemed to work! Sorry if this chapter makes zero sense but I'm trying my hardest to make something I'm proud of.

Leave your comments down below as to what you think will happen next, until next time!