Shine like the Day and Night

Silverbolt was on the rooftop of Canterlot High School, leaning against the glass dome, playing an old song he heard from an old man a long time ago. The way he played it was beautiful. Soon enough, after he was done, he signed with a smile.

“Ah, I always loved that song.” said Silverbolt “Too bad about what happened to the guy’s son. To think he ended up killing six people. That’s a bad way to…”

However, his thoughts were interrupted as he felt something grabbing him and flipped him over, hard. “My what beautiful eyes you have.”

He soon regained his focus, and through blurry vision, saw Sunset and the others, and they didn’t look happy.

“Sunset…what…?” said Silverbolt, until he suddenly remembered what they were wearing, making him go “Hoot”, and ended up blocking his eyes.

“If you’re planning on hiding like that!!” said Pinkie Pie “It’s not gonna fool everybody!!”

“No,” said Silverbolt “I’m doing this because all of you are wearing skirts, and I don’t want to be a peeping Tom and see another girl’s underwear, so can you please let me stand up so that I don’t get accused of being a pervert?!”

The girls, sans Rainbow Dash, blinked and looked down, realizing that all of them were wearing skirts. They ended up blushing and held their skirts down whilst Sunset said “Fine, just…just get up already.”

Silverbolt instantly got up frantically and dusted himself, whilst saying “Thanks.”

“See,” said Rainbow as she pointed out “This is why I prefer to wear pants in situations like this.”

Silverbolt looked at her, observed her pants, smiled and said “Well you do look good in those.”

“Thanks.” said Rainbow as she smiled with pride and crossed her arms. Until she blinked, rapidly shook her head and ended up pinning him against the wall whilst she shouted “Don’t change the subject!!”

At first, Silverbolt tried to say something, when all of a sudden, he felt something, something he hadn't felt in a long time.
'Equestrian Magic?' he thought to himself. 'Where...?'

He then felt the pull coming from Rainbow's geode, whilst flexing his eyebrow. 'Wait, it can't be.'

He activated the magic in his eyes and took a better look at it. And to his shock, he could feel the aura coming from it.

'That's Equestrian Magic?' thought Silverbolt in shock. And the geode wasn't the only one.

He saw that Rainbow had Equestrian Magic too. 'If she has it too, then that means...'

He looked around, and he could feel Equestrian magic from the Rainbooms too. Not just their geodes, but the girls too.

“Incredible.” said Silverbolt as he looked at them “You girls have Equestrian Magic too?”

They were a little surprised, for the reaction on his face showed he was really surprised as he couldn’t believe his eyes. “How? Since when? How is that even possible?”

Sunset then stood near him with a stern expression and said “How did you even get yours?”

“I had mine since the day I was born.” said Silverbolt “Then I ended up absorbing magic from that bell, ended up being immortal and traveled. Eventually I came here trying to find a better life.”

“Oh really?” said Pinkie Pie as she was on his left with a suspicious glare “And what are you planning to do here? Trying to find a way to defeat us and take over our school?!!”

Silverbolt wanted to retort, but he suddenly had a deadpanned expression. Did they seriously think that?

“Okay, A, are you serious right now?” said Silverbolt as he started off “B, why in the world would I do that? And C, if I was a power hungry maniac, which I’m not, I’d go to a place that had higher power. Like a Mayor, or a Governor, or a Senator, or the World Leaders at the United Nations. But to take over a school, a place where they go to different classrooms, studying various things that they keep changing every year because of the new year, where every teenager had family and friendship dramas, constantly doing homework whilst also stressing out at every major event where they said “Where is it, we need it, does it match my dress?” all the time, whilst secretly having the urge to get laid in either the bathrooms or the locker rooms? That’s just lazy thinking.”

They were a little disturbed by the last part that he mentioned, but Pinkie Pie thought about it, and said “You know, now that he mentioned all of that out loud, he kinda does have a point.”

“Okay,” said Sunset as she raised both her hands for everyone to be quiet so that she could ask the right question “If you’re not doing that, then why are you here?”

“I’m here to check up and protect the portal between here and Equestria.” said Silverbolt.

The Rainbooms were surprised by what he said, with Rarity asking “You know about the portal?”

“Well duh, I know about the portal,” said Silverbolt “I’m the one who created it.”

Now all of them were shocked by this, whilst they looked at one another at the same time. Rainbow ended up letting him go, allowing Silverbolt to straighten out his clothes a bit.

“Wait,” said Sunset when she realized something “You’re from Equestria too?”

“That’s right,” said Silverbolt “I’ve been there a long time ago, then I later moved here.”

“Oh no,” said Sunset as she realized that she made a mistake “We’re so sorry about that.”

“Yeah, sorry,” said Rainbow with a sheepish smile as she said “No hard feelings?”

Silverbolt suddenly smirked, grabbed and flipped both Rainbow and Sunset over, taking them by surprise, even Rainbow and Sunset after they landed onto the ground, with Silverbolt dusting his hands and said “Yeah, we’re even.”

“Okay, Rainbow, I can understand why you flipped her,” said Twilight “But why Sunset?”

“Because she flipped me first before talking to me?” Said Silverbolt whilst Rainbow and Sunset got up. “To be fair, maybe I shouldn’t have glowed like that when I was trying to refresh myself.”

Sunset cleared her throat and looked at Silverbolt, “Again, sorry for accusing you like that.”

Don’t worry about it, it was a slight misunderstanding. And to be fair, I should’ve said something before we did anything else.”

“You protected Equestria’s portal?” asked Fluttershy.

“Well yeah,” said Silverbolt “I’ve been around here ever since the school was built.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” said Rainbow as she got up and dusted herself off “How the heck is that even possible? The school had been around since the beginning of 1900. If you’ve been here for like…more than a hundred years, how the heck do you still even look like a teenager.”

“Well, I was a normal Pegasus back on Equestria,” said Silverbolt before he crossed his arms and looked away “Until Grogar’s stupid bewitching bell made me an Alicorn as well as being immortal in the first place.”

Everyone was taken aback by this from what he revealed whilst they looked at one another. Then they looked back at him, with Applejack asking “Who are ya’ll?”

Having no other choice, Silverbolt chose to reveal himself and said “My name isn’t Bolt. My real name is Silverbolt.”

Sunset’s eyes suddenly widened like dinner plates and said “Wait, the Silverbolt?!!”

“That’s me.” said Silverbolt as he crossed his arms.

“Wait,” said Twilight as she looked at Sunset “You know him, Sunset?”

“Yeah,” said Sunset “Princess Celestia once told me stories about the first ever Stallion Alicorn who lived during the time of a great unicorn wizard known as Gusty the Great. I thought he was only a legend because he lived over 1200 years ago.”

The Rainbooms were surprised to hear this as they looked at him, with Silverbolt keeping his composure. Sunset looked at him and said “But how is that even possible? I thought you were only a legend.”

“Nope,” said Silverbolt “Been here all this time.”

“But if you’ve been here all this time,” said Twilight as she adjusted her glasses “How come you haven’t gone back to Equestria yet?”

“Well, it’s a long story.” said Silverbolt “Mind if we talk about it over lunch, considering that school came out five minutes ago.”

The Rainbooms looked at one another, with Rainbow saying “Yeah, I could eat.”

The others soon agreed, with Silverbolt smiling and said “Good, and I know just the place.”

He pulled out a large blue stone out of his pocket, tossed it in the air and grabbed it, whilst saying “The only way to travel.”

Silverbolt aimed the stone at the opposite direction, causing the stone to glow bright and created a door in front of them, taking them by surprise. He opened the door for them, gestured to the door and said “Ladies first. Proper manners after all.”

Sunset couldn’t help but blush at this, making her the first to walk. Seeing that it was safe, the rest soon followed suit. Silverbolt followed last, allowing him to close the door behind him, making it disappear. Soon enough, all of them were at a different location, taking them by surprise.

“Whoa,” said Sunset as she looked around “Where are we?”

Pinkie suddenly gasped, for she recognized the building that was across the street from them. With her saying “No…way.”

“What is it, Pinkie Darling?” asked Rarity.

“Don’t you know that place?!” said Pinkie Pie as she pointed at the building ahead of them.

The building that was before them was the Red Arrow Diner, with Silverbolt saying “Welcome to the Red Arrow Diner, one of the best diners in all of Manchester.”

“Manchester?!!” shouted the girls.

“Now then, shall we?” said Silverbolt as he led them to the restaurant.

“Wait,” said Applejack as she looked at it “It looks a lot different than in the advertisement, bigger even.”

“Eh, they had a bit of an accident a few years ago,” said Silverbolt “So I came over and helped them out, even helped them make a lot bigger to attract more customers. Every now and then I come by here. I want to pay for the meals but all of them are so grateful, they let me dine here whenever I please.”

“You think they’ll recognize you?” asked Twilight.

As they approached the Diner, the clerk up front began to greet the new customers.

“Ah, welcome to the Red Arrow Diner,” said the clerk as he turned to face them “How can I…?”

But the moment the clerk looked; he was surprised to see who was in front of the Rainbooms. The clerk suddenly laughed as he spread his arms in joy “Welcome back Mr. Silverbolt!! It’s been a long time!!”

“Frederic, my man!!” said Silverbolt as they hugged and laughed, which surprised the girls as the two of them knew each other.

“Welcome back to the Diner,” said Frederic “You really must come by more often.”

“I plan to in the future.” said Silverbolt “But in the meantime, I’ve got some guests with me too.”

Frederic noticed the seven girls behind him and said “Ah, more guests, welcome.”, then he turned to Silverbolt and said “The usual spot?”

“The usual.” said Silverbolt with a thumbs up.

The waitress guided them to the first floor. She guided them to a private booth, which surprised the girls, for it had enough space and was reserved for privacy. Soon enough, all of them entered inside and took their seats. The waitress began to receive their orders whilst she began to write them down.

“Thank you now,” said the Waitress “You just wait here and we’ll arrive with your order shortly.”

The Waitress left, leaving them alone in their booth, with Silverbolt looking at the Rainbooms and asked “So, where do I begin?”

“How about the very beginning.” said Rainbow.

“Let’s see,” said Silverbolt as he began to think “Heh, it felt like it was only yesterday. Long before Equestria was founded, I was born a Pegasus around the time of Gusty the Great.”

“Gusty?” said Twilight.

“She happened to be a famous Unicorn Sorceror long before Equestria was founded.” said Sunset, as she remembered her history of Gusty well.

“That’s right.” said Silverbolt “I was actually born an orphan, I had no idea who my family was, and I was left at Gusty and her family’s doorstep. At first, the Unicorns didn’t like me because I was different.”

“Wait, didn’t like you?” said Pinkie Pie “But aren’t the Earth Ponies, Unicorns and Pegasi the same?”

“Actually,” said Sunset, gaining their attention “You wouldn’t believe how much mistrust ponykind had with one another. Always at odds with one another.”

“Really?” said a surprised Rarity. “Ponykind were at conflict with one another?”

“That they were.” Said Silverbolt, “Like Humanity, ponykind had always been at odds with one another. The Unicorns can use magic, the Earth Ponies can help grow crops of food and the Pegasi can fly and manipulate the weather in order for it to rain and snow. And because of that factor, they let that go to their heads and they ended up thinking that one was better than the other. Even the leaders tend to think that way too. Goes to show, no matter what world, conflict and differences are always there to stand in the way of building a better tomorrow.”

“But after a powerful storm came, the medallion that Gusty gave me ended up absorbing the lightning, thus I ended up gaining the power of shooting silver lightning bolts, hence why I was called Silverbolt. The villagers thanked me for saving them and they accepted me as one of their own. I felt more loved and welcomed there.”

He chuckled and said “Heck, another reason why they liked me because I was a talented singer. My head was so filled with music I could sing about just anything.”

“Anything?” said Fluttershy.

“Yep.” said Silverbolt. He then smirked and said “For example. Picture any kind of old lady. I mean, any, kind of old lady.”

Sure enough, they began to close their eyes and pictured the only old lady in their head. The only old lady they could think of was Granny Smith.

“You picturing her?” he asked.

The girls nodded yes, with Invictus began to sing, whilst they were picturing him singing about Granny Smith.

(Silverbolt)

I went downtown the other day

To check out the nearest convenient store

I was checking out the apples and what did I see?

A crazy old lady on roller skates

Crazy Lady

Oh, oh, oh

Crazy Lady

Oh, oh, oh

Give her a banana and she’ll act like a chimpanzee

Wait, say what?

Give her a banana and she’ll act like a chimpanzee

After he was done, they slowly opened their eyes, widened them like dinner plates whilst their mouths were agape. He couldn’t help but smirk at the reaction of their faces. That was, until Rainbow was the first to stifle her laughter, and ended up laughing very hard, with the rest of the Rainbooms joining in, as was Silverbolt. Soon the laughter died out as they recollected their breaths.

“Oh man,” said Rainbow as she wiped her tear away “Now that was funny.”

“Ah agree,” said Applejack. Though she didn’t like to laugh about her granny like that, but picturing her on roller skates as well as acting like a chimpanzee was too good to pass up to laugh about that “But all and all, the song was amazing.”

“Thanks.” said Silverbolt “The villagers loved any song I could come up with.”

He then frowned and looked away whilst he said “Until Grogar came along.”

“Grogar?” said Rarity.

“Don’t let the name fool you,” said Silverbolt “Grogar happens to be a large goat that was known as the godfather of all monsters. He even had a powerful bewitching bell that allowed his power to be greatly increased. He could even command any kind of monster under his command.”

He lowered his head as he said “It was a dark and terrible time, when all the monsters were close to waging war against Ponykind and every creature beyond their borders.”

The Rainbooms were taken aback of how worse Equestria was back then. Silverbolt looked at them as he continued with his tale.

“One day, Grogar unleashed his monsters and ordered them to attack.” said Silverbolt, remembering that day all too well. “He might have succeeded into taking over Ponykind had both Gusty and I not stood in his way. She used her magic and I used my lightning to subdue them. Then we faced Grogar. He was really powerful, even with the power of his bewitching bell.”

He looked down and said “Gusty and I never gave up as we kept on going. But during the fight she ended up taking away his bewitching bell, nearly leaving him powerless. But as Gusty landed next to me, Grogar unleashed another attack that could’ve destroyed us. To protect my best friend, I pushed Gusty out of the way whilst I held onto the bell. But just as his magic could’ve destroyed me, something happened.”

“Like what?” asked Twilight.

“Well,” said Silverbolt “As I mentioned before, I was able to absorb the lightning and added them to my own. But as the bell generated lighting too, I ended up absorbing the bell by mistake. And in turn, it ended up creating harmonic energies around me, creating the power of Harmony, as well as turning me into an Alicorn.”

Everyone was taken aback by this, even Sunset, she got up and said “How is that possible?!”

“I really don’t know, it was a mystery for me too.” said Silverbolt whilst Sunset sat back down “But anyway, after I turned into one, Grogar attacked me head on, but with all my magic, I ended up destroying him, saving the world in the process.”

The girls were amazed by his story, with Pinkie saying “That, is, amazing.”

“So, what happened after that?” asked Sunset.

“After Grogar was defeated,” said Silverbolt “Something about the bell threw me off. I don’t know what it was about, but it left me uneasy to say the least. To find out what the bell was capable of, Gusty and I dedicated our lives studying the power of the bell and unlocked many secrets that would be deemed impossible for anypony to grasp or wield its power.”

Silverbolt then looked down in sadness, with his eyes tearing up whilst he said “But I realized too late to know what after when I became an Alicorn, it ended up costing me a heavy price.”

Sunset realized what he meant as she said “You became immortal.”

“Yeah,” said Silverbolt “Through the ravages of time, my best friend was old and frail. During her final hours I chose to stay beside her. She was my first best friend. After I buried her, I soon left home, forced to wander the world and help those in need.”

They could see how sad and broken he was as he shed a tear, which the girls felt sorry for him. Out of instinct, Sunset held his hand whilst both Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy hugged him, trying to make him feel better. He cleared his throat and hugged them back, thanking them for their support.

“During my travels,” said Silverbolt after he broke the hug “I ended up meeting Starswirl the Bearded…”

“Wait, you met Starswirl?” said Sunset in her astonished tone.

“I did.” said Silverbolt.

“Who the heck is Starswirl?” asked Twilight.

“Starswirl the Bearded happens to be one of Equestria’s greatest sorcerers.” said Sunset.

Until they heard a scoff and saw a look of disgust on his face when Sunset mentioned Starswirl being great. They were confused, but realize that they would have to save that for later.

“Anyway,” said Silverbolt as he continued “Years after that, I noticed how the pony tribes kept on fighting with one another.”

“Fighting?” said Rarity “Whatever for?”

“See,” said Silverbolt “Each pony has different responsibilities on Equestria. Pegasi can control the weather, Earth Ponies can build and grow food whilst the Unicorns help raise and set both the sun and moon.”

“Wow,” said Applejack “Sounded like an exhausting job.”

“Oh, it is.” said Sunset, for she knows it all too well.

“Unfortunately,” said Silverbolt as he groaned and sat backwards “Those pony assholes were so stubborn they had a great mistrust to one another.”

They were surprised by his sudden language, with Twilight asking “Why?”

“I have no idea,” said Silverbolt as he got mad, but tried his best to control his anger “But back then, the lands of old were ruled by hatred instead of friendship and they only cared about themselves. The Pegasi controlled the weather and the Unicorns raised the sun and moon. Unfortunately, they demanded a ton of food from the Earth Ponies.”

“Well, I mean it is a fair trade, is it not?” asked Rarity “I mean if the Unicorns didn’t bring out the day and the Pegasi didn’t control the weather like the rains, the Earth Ponies wouldn’t be able to grow their crops.”

“Yeah, but mistrust ended up growing between, so I decided to teach them a lesson that would make them truly suffer.”

“What did you do?” asked Fluttershy in worry.

“I created the Windigos.”

“WHAT?!!!” shouted Sunset as she stood up as she couldn’t believe it “YOU WERE THE ONE THAT CREATED THE WINDIGOS?!!!”

“Uh, what are Windigos?” asked a confused Rainbow Dash.

“The Windigos are ancient creatures that feed on hatred.” said Silverbolt “The more hatred they have, the more powerful their blizzards become that would soon bring eternal winter that could kill anypony.”

All of them were taken aback by this that he was the one responsible for nearly destroying ponykind “I did it to scare them into trying to unite them, but their leaders were too stubborn.”

He then began to list them, starting with the Pegasi.

“Commander Hurricane, the leader of the Pegasi was so stubborn, he didn’t want to form an alliance with the others. I mean, all the Pegasi did all the hard work by fighting off different monsters from the skies and help created the weather, all he ever did was sit around, barking orders and instigating a fight with the other tribes. So, I used my magic to turn myself into a Pegasi and challenged him to a duel. Whoever won became the leader. I overpowered him and became their leader. In turn, even reluctantly, he would follow my orders and would try to make peace.”

They were surprised by his method. Then he talked about the Earth Ponies.

“And Chancellor Puddinghead is no different,” said Silverbolt as he slapped his forehead and rested his arms on the table “His ideas are so terrible, they’re none existent and he’s a greedy pig. He’s the reason Everypony’s food storages are at their lowest and he eats more than the rest of ponykind combined. And because of his lack of leadership and laziness and very irresponsible lifestyle, he would doom all of ponykind. So, I decided to challenge him too in my Earth Pony disguise. After I beat him and also became in charge, I demanded that he would form a treaty, otherwise I’d burn all of their villages to the ground.”

They were again taken aback by this. Then he talked about the Unicorns.

“And I really, really, hate Princess Platinum.” said Silverbolt as he sat back and held his head in frustration “I mean, she’s the worst ruler of the entire kingdom. I tried to tell her father, but he wouldn’t listen. She was nothing but a spoiled brat who was born with a silver spoon up her ass. She never even treated Clover the Clever with any respect, despite being Starswirl the Bearded’s apprentice, the one Unicorn that actually saw sense and that all Unicorn kind respected. She held them back and treated them like slaves instead of giving them respect. She never thanked them for their hard work and thinks she rules everything because of her lineage and she’s done nothing to help her tribe, just whining and complaining. So, in my Unicorn disguise I also challenged her. After I beat her, she was so terrified of me, even when I threatened to cut her horn off, she quickly did what I asked.”

The Rainbooms were taken aback by Silverbolt’s statement about the three leaders.

“Wow,” said Pinkie Pie as she looked at Sunset “I knew you guys have problems, but I didn’t know they were that bad.”

“You don’t know the half of it.” said Silverbolt as he banged his head onto the table. But he cleared his head and sat back up whilst saying “Thankfully, their subordinates were the only sane ones in the tribe. So, I secretly brought them together and I convinced them to try and work together to try and overcome the great catastrophe before it was all too late.”

“Ya’ll did?” said Applejack “Like who?”

“Let’s see.” said Silverbolt as he began to think “There’s Clover the Clever, a Unicorn who was under the tutelage of Starswirl the Bearded. There’s an Earth Pony Secretary named Smart Cookie. And then there’s a Private from the Pegasi named Pansy.”

He looked at them and said “They even admitted their own mistakes and were the only one who saw sense. Clover admitted that the Unicorns, think that they’re better than everyone else, just because they can use magic, Smart Cookie admitted that the Earth Ponies would rather wage war at each other because they didn’t like different things. Pansy admitted that the Pegasi like to boast, thinking that they were better because they can control the weather and water to leave others to dry.”

He leaned in and said “Even after they were able to overcome their differences, the leaders had finally been able to see sense. But I met up with them again and I threatened them by going…”

And within a split second, Silverbolt slammed his hands on the table, stood up and had demonic eyes as he said in a demon voice “If you ever, fight with one another again. The cold will be the least of your worries.”

The girls were frightened by how he acted, causing Silverbolt to realize that as he sat back down, cleared his throat and said “Sorry about that.”

“Wow,” said Fluttershy as she leaned in “You really must’ve been passionate about protecting Equestria.”

“In more ways than one.” said Silverbolt.

At the same time, everyone’s order arrived, with them thanking the waitress as she left. Once they left, and everyone eating their food, Rarity asked “So what did you do after you ensured that Ponykind were united.”

“I continued to travel Equestria, trying to find ways to help others.” said Silverbolt. But as he ate his meaty order, some were surprised by this, making him noticed as he said “What?”

“Uh, ya’ll are eating meat.” said Applejack.

“Yeah, so?” said Silverbolt.

“But aren’t you disgusted about it, being a former pony and all?” asked Twilight.

“Nah,” said Silverbolt “When I came here, I was disgusted at first, but then I discovered that when I arrived her, my physiology changed, meaning I can digest any food. But if you’re allergic to them, you can’t eat it. Granted I was a bit disturbed at first, but I got used to it.”

After he took a bite, he said “Anyway, after Equestria had formed, I traveled the world to try and help those in need. My first stop was Rockhoof and the Mighty Helm.”

“The Mighty Helm?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“The Mighty Helm are kind of like the Vikings,” said Silverbolt, making the others going “Oooh” when he gave them a mental picture “They’re quite the strong warriors. And back then before the Pegasi and Unicorns helped them, the Mighty Helm mapped most of Equestria.”

He leaned back with his arms crossed, thinking about certain times.

“I even met the Pillars of Equestria back then.” said Silverbolt.

“Pillars?” asked Fluttershy.

“That’s what they called themselves.” said Silverbolt “There happens to be Rockhoof, Mistmane, Flash Magnus, Somnambula, Mage Meadowbrook and Starswirl the Bearded.”

Sunset was shocked that he knew them.

“You know the Pillars of Equestria?”

“Sure have.” said Silverbolt as he sat forward “I helped, taught and fought alongside all of them. I secretly gave Rockhoof his strength so that he could save his village from a volcano. I taught Mistmane a lot about magic, even after she sacrificed her youth. I helped Flash Magnus face down a platoon of dragons that were threatening a nearby village…”

“Whoa,” said Rainbow as she sat up and was greatly impressed “You faced Dragons?!!”

“That we did.” said Silverbolt as he managed a smile with pride. Then he continued and said “I taught Somnambula on how to solve a ton of riddles and also to never give up on hope. I even met Mage Meadowbrook but uh…it wasn’t pleasant.”

“Not pleasant?” said Pinkie Pie.

“See,” said Silverbolt as he thought out loud and said “I accidentally stepped on Poison Joke.”

“Poison Joke?” said Applejack “Don’t ya’ll mean Poison Oak?”

“Nope,” said Sunset as she gained their attention “Poison Joke, whenever you step on them, tends to play pranks on your body.”

“Yeah,” said Silverbolt as he thought out loud and said “Like a swollen tongue, a deep voice, upside down wings, being the size of a mouse, your fur being all shaggy like a dog, a floppy horn with polka dots on it.”

“Wow,” said Rainbow “Not want to be caught in something like that. What did it do to you?”

“Well,” said Silverbolt as he got nervous, then said “It made me burp bubbles.”

“Well, that doesn’t sound so…” said Pinkie before she was cut off.

“And then fart fire.”

Everyone’s jaws dropped at that and looked at him. He groaned as he rested his head on his right hand whilst he said “I ended up suffering hemorrhoids for a week.”

“Eeeeeeeewwwweeee.” said the Rainbooms when they were a bit disturbed by that part.

“Anyway,” said Silverbolt, trying to clear things up “After she helped me, I taught her everything she needed to know about every form of medicine that she knows.”

He crossed his arms and began to think. “After that,” said Silverbolt as he thought about his latest “I went to Canterlot Castle, the capitol of Equestria itself. It was still undergoing construction. I even reunited with Starswirl the Bearded. He was even teaching Princess Celestia and Princess Luna…”

“Wait,” said Rarity in her surprised tone “Did you say, Princess, Celestia and Luna?”

Sunset whispered to Rarity and said “Remember when you guys saw doubles of yourselves back at Equestria after Spring Break? Well Principle Celestia and her sister Luna also have doubles there, and they’re the rulers of Equestria.”

“Oh, that makes much more sense.” said Rarity as she continued to listen to the conversation.

“When I met them,” said Silverbolt as he continued where he left off “Starswirl asked me to help oversee Canterlot’s construction, as well as help teach both the Princesses in their studies. I taught them certain powerful magic. And whilst they were taking breaks on the weekends, Starswirl and I would continue to learn more new spells and rune magic. And everything we learned; we wrote on a journal.”

He couldn’t help but chuckle as he said “Well, I wrote for both of us, considering that Starswirl’s horn writing was horrible. Heck, it’s so bad a chicken could write better than that.”

They couldn’t help but giggle at that too, with Silverbolt continuing with the story.

“Whilst during the week,” said Silverbolt “Whilst Starswirl continued to study more spells, I made for him, I taught the Princesses. But instead of boring them, I used a method that both of them understood, the fun way. After they were done studying after learning new spells, which they passed with flying colours, both of them were grateful and saw me as a second father. Few years later, both of them had grown and had just begun to rule Equestria. Sometimes whenever they were down, I’d sing for them, which they greatly enjoyed. They loved my songs, it even helped them sleep better when they needed rest.”

He then looked down as his expression changed.

“Is something wrong?” asked Fluttershy when she and the others noticed.

“Oh, right.” said Silverbolt, clearing his throat and continued “But after that, a pony from a distant village approached Starswirl and the others, for he needed our help to stop a threat to his village.”

“Oh?” said Twilight “Like what?”

“The Sirens.”

“The Sirens?!!” shouted the Rainbooms sans Twilight.

“Wait, you know about them?” said a confused Silverbolt.

“Uh, long story.” said Sunset “Continue?”

“Anyway,” said Silverbolt “The pony who came to ask for helps name was Stygian. He was the one who went to get help to stop the Sirens. But after Starswirl and the others stopped them, the villagers praised them. But unfortunately, nobody noticed Stygian. For he studied the Sirens and helped them prepare to face them. But seeing that he didn’t have any magic or strength, nobody noticed him.”

“Huh,” said Applejack as she thought about something and looked at the others “Kinda reminds me of Wallflower.”

Some agreed to that, with Silverbolt saying “I told him that he didn’t need some power he needed to be. It was because of his guidance that they were able to succeed. But he wanted to do more, so I told him he should create copies of the artifacts back at Pone Hedge, so that he could see if he could be a Pillar too and stand alongside them. I told him he was already a Pillar. A Pillar of Guidance. But we both decided to create copies of the artifacts to be at a museum so that future generations could learn more. I told him that he should tell Starswirl that I said that he could do it.”

“But what did you do in the meantime?” asked Fluttershy.

“Whilst I was away,” said Silverbolt “I wondered if there were more to explore. Then I remembered that Starswirl created a mirror portal that led to a parallel version of Equestria, but a powerful Unicorn named Sombra was the good guy whilst Princess Celestia and Luna’s counterparts were the bad guys.”

“Really?” said Sunset in her surprised tone.

“That’s right.” said Silverbolt “But I remembered they had to shut it down because the portal was too unstable. I looked over at the notes and I realized that Starswirl did it all wrong, so I fixed it and ended up creating a new portal. But back then I didn’t need to use the mirror portal. I created one out of pure energy.”

Both Twilight and Sunset were taken aback by this as their eyes were widened in awe. “You really did?”

“Yup.” said Silverbolt “But when I first traveled here, I was surprised that I could turn into a human, but my immortality was still in effect. Plus, I discovered that I couldn’t use my magic, so I took what artifacts I could to help me use them. The portal closed on me and I was temporarily stuck. So, I went around and that’s when Canterlot High was being constructed.”

“That’s how ya’ll build the portal?” asked Applejack.

“Not really. Whilst I had trouble trying to get back, I noticed that they had already built the statue near the school. And they also added a mirror to it. Remembering the spell Starswirl casted on the pervious mirror, I did the same there. At first when I attempted it, I thought it backfired on me. Until one day, when the moon was full, the portal activated. That’s when I realized how the portal worked. Like in the movies when Werewolves transform with the power of a full moon, the same reacted with the mirror portal. Which I learned that it can stay open for about three days.”

“Wait, once a full moon?” said Sunset surprised “I thought the portal opened up once every thirty moons.”

“How long are thirty moons?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“About two years.” said Silverbolt “But I merely passed the rumor to Starswirl and the others to keep them from using it, especially Princess Celestia because she was reckless with the other mirror. But I also made a discovery.”

“What discovery?” asked Pinkie Pie.

“That this world really did have magic a long time ago.”

The girls were all shocked by this, with Rarity saying “How is that possible?”

“Basically,” said Silverbolt as he told them “Long ago, during the Dark Ages, magic used to be on a daily basis and there were plenty of folk who could use them to help others. But the technique had been forgotten by the time the Middle Ages came to an end. And those who did know, well…got burnt to a steak.”

Many were shocked to hear this, with Sunset leaning back, for it made partial sense.

“However,” said Silverbolt, then they noticed he had an angered look on his face “When I got back, I found out that Starswirl and the others kicked Stygian out.”

“What?!” said the Rainbooms.

“Why the heck would they do that?” said Pinkie Pie.

“They thought that he stole their artifacts and tried to take the power for himself.” said Silverbolt.

“That’s the most ridiculous thing ah ever heard.” said Applejack “Didn’t he tell them that ya’ll told him to tell them that.”

“He did, but they didn’t believe him.” said Silverbolt “I was angry at them for what they had done. So, I ended up doing the one thing I never thought I’d do…I stripped the powers of harmony from them.”

They were surprised by what he could do.

“You know about the Elements of Harmony?” said Sunset.

“I do,” said Silverbolt as he revealed the ultimate truth “I’m the one who created them.”

Now all of them were shocked beyond words, not being able to respond to that. Silverbolt continued as he said “When I first created the Elements, they at first represented Strength, Beauty, Courage, Hope, Healing and Sorcery. But after what the Pillars had done, I recreated it into something new. They then became the Elements of Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty and Magic. The very things that Equestria stands on now.”

Sunset had so many questions, for Silverbolt just admitting it off of the bat, Princess Twilight would freak out about this.

Silverbolt looked down and said “But shortly after Stygian came back, he was turned into the Pony of Shadows, a monster bent to cover the world in eternal darkness. So Starswirl, in all his idiocy, didn’t bother to try and help him, instead, he just thought about banishing him in to Limbo with them in it.”

“Lim, what now?” said Applejack.

“Limbo,” said Silverbolt as he created holographic images, which took them by surprise “A realm between realms.”

“Hold up,” said Rainbow as she changed the subject “If magic once existed in this world, how can you suddenly use it?”

Silverbolt thought about it and told them the easiest way he could. “Picture magic, as a radio frequency. If you stay in one world long enough, you’ll be able to use it on a daily basis. But if you come to say, this world, you won’t be able to access your magic. However, if you find a way to tune into that frequency…”

“You can use magic at will instead of through other uses.” said Twilight as she widened her eyes in shock, then smiled as she said “This is amazing.”

“That’s right.” said Silverbolt “I didn't realize it at first, but overtime the more I came here, the more I slowly started to figure it out. I’ve been studying and learning on how to access that kind for nearly 30 years. It wasn’t easy, but with the right equipment, ingredients and magical output, even a child could wield it without any risk.”

“Amazing.” said Applejack.

“But um, darling.” said Rarity “Back to the topic at hand. What is…Limbo exactly?”

“Ah, right of course,” said Silverbolt before he cleared his throat and said “Limbo is a realm between realms. And it is also a place where time stands still completely. If say a thousand years pass by, you’ll still remain the same.”

They were shocked over the discovery, with Fluttershy saying “Oh, how awful. To be trapped in there, with the possibility of watching everyone you loved and care about age away and everything you loved will cease to exist.”

“In a way it is.” said Silverbolt.

“And what happened back at Equestria after the Pillars and Stygian were in Limbo?” asked Twilight.

“After that,” said Silverbolt “Princess Celestia and Princess Luna founded the Elements of Harmony to stop Discord, a being of powerful Chaos magic. And during their reign and using their power, they stopped other threats like Sombra, Tirek and Chrysalis.”

He then had an angered look as he looked away “Until Celestia and Luna screwed up big time.”

“What did they do?” asked Pinkie Pie.

“As the years of their reign went by,” said Silverbolt “Luna grew jealous of her sister because their kingdom favored her day than they do of Luna’s night. Both Celestia and I told her that it’s not true. But she was blinded by her own greed to even listen. So, she ended up being corrupted by dark magic and transformed into a monster, called Nightmare Moon. And Celestia tried to use the Elements of Harmony to free her from her darkness, but because her link to the elements had been cut, the elements were only at half strength, so she couldn't purge the darkness from her. So, she ended up banishing her instead until a solution could be found.”

They were shocked to hear what Celestia had done.

“But why didn’t you help Luna, she could’ve been saved.” Said Fluttershy.

“I did find a solution and I really wanted to help her,” said Silverbolt, “But I’m afraid I was busy with a different problem on the other side of the world.”

“Doing what exactly?” asked Applejack.

“I was busy fighting Yogh.” Said Silverbolt.

Sunset suddenly paled in shock and horror, then said “Y…Yogh is real?”

“As well as Cthulhu.” Said Silverbolt.

Sunset clasped her mouth in shock, with the others confused.

“Uh, what are y’all talking about?” said a confused Applejack.

Sunset looked at Applejack and said “Yogh and Cthulhu are two of the most powerful deities that ever existed. They were known as the destroyers of life.”

"That's right." said Silverbolt, which shocked everybody.
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They were the most powerful and fiercest of creatures that ever walked on the world. They attacked Mt. Aris from the sea when the Hippogriff kingdom had just begun to establish itself.

Myself and many brave creatures from every kingdom came together to put a stop to their lust for conquest.

We fought bravely with all our might and magic against the two threats. If we had not stopped them, every creature throughout the world would suffer.

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“I lost a lot of good friends that day.” Said Silverbolt, which took many by surprise. He looked up and said “After I got back, I heard what happened between Celestia and Luna.”

He looked down and gripped his hands “In the end, I was fed up with that world. Making more and more mistakes instead of remembering what I taught them. No matter how hard I tried, Ponykind still has a habit of screwing things up. So, I chose to leave Equestria and came to this world, and hope that there would be more sensible ponies who would one day see the light.”

He looked at them said “It was a long time since I was there, but I was able to put it to bed and moved on with my life. If others tend to come here, they’re going to have to do the same one day. I gave it my all and my best, but in the end, it was never good enough for them.”

Applejack sensed something in his words, then said “Do ya’ll have regrets?”

“Part of me thought I could continue to guide Equestria and the kingdoms beyond their borders to a new tomorrow and someday,” said Silverbolt, until he scoffed and said “Fighting evil, protecting the innocent and keeping the balance, it was all kid stuff. Heck, they helped do me a big favor by showing me the truth. Cause in the end, I was so sick of that place I never wanted to set foot in that world again.”

Again, Applejack picked it up and said “Ya’ll are a bad liar you know that. Ya’ll still care, cause of Gusty, am ah, right?”

He signed and looked down, giving her his answer, which she was satisfied and that she was right. “I made a promise to Gusty I would find a way to unite the world. But when I absorbed the bell, I received a temporary vision, that my place would not be in Equestria, and as soon as Nightmare Moon was gone, I would leave this world. So, I ended up creating a mirror, to act as a portal between here and Equestria. Once I was done, I made sure that others would know that it can only open every two years, but the real secret was that the portal would open every month because of the full moon.”

As he was done halfway with his food, he said “After I left, I chose to stay in this world. But not before I took a handful of treasures to help me get by in this world, as well as tons of magical artifacts and spell books and various other things to help get me by. But then I realized that when the portal is opened for three days because of the full moon, anyone from this world would accidentally end up in Equestria. So, I chose to protect the portal and watch over it whenever it opens. But I also casted a spell on the statue, plus combined with a special concrete, the portal would remain safe and no one could ever use it.”

“And you’ve been here since the 1900” s ever since?” asked Rarity.

“That’s right.” said Silverbolt after their food was done and the waitress took their plates away.

“So, what did you do after all this time for more a hundred years.” asked Fluttershy.

“Well,” said Silverbolt “On many occasions, I did a ton of jobs with skills I never thought possible. I worked as a chemist, an engineer, an artist. In fact, half of the medicine, buildings and art in art galleries in Canterlot City was my doing, but I had to use different aliases.”

They were surprised by that, with him saying “I also partied at a lot of places, played a lot of guitar. Been to a whole LOT, of music concerts.”

“Whoa, so that’s why you’re so good on the guitar.” said Rainbow “You played a long time.”

“That and I wrote a ton of songs,” said Silverbolt “Half of the bands throughout history had sung most of my songs. The pay was good too. But I wrote music that came from the heart, not just out of the blue like a cluts.”

“But if you’ve been here a long time,” said Sunset with a flexed eyebrow “How come we’ve never knew about you here? Or even noticed or seen you for that matter?”

“Well after 1993 came along,” said Silverbolt whilst their desserts had arrived “I got tired of protecting the portal, and thanks to the spell I casted, no one would be able to pass through the mirror unless they had an Equestrian Aura, like myself. So, I decided to go on vacation and traveled the world. During my travels I learned about any form of martial arts to help fight better, studies through various universities to help me learn more about the world, especially seeking out places that were once considered myths. Heck, I even met other musicians, listened to their music and also learned how to cook with various ingredients. I even studied engineering and construction, so that I could learn to build things.”

“Wow,” said Twilight, clearly impressed “You really must’ve broadened your horizons.”

“Sure have.” said Silverbolt “Gotta gets along with the times and all.”

“So,” said Sunset “What made you come back after all this time?”

Silverbolt took out a book and presented it to them, opened it and turned it around so that they could read, whilst he said “I think you girls know why.”

He showed them the news and blog clippings, which surprised them as their activities had not gone unnoticed. They were at first nervous, but Silverbolt said “Which begs the question. How did all of you get Equestrian Magic.”

Some were a bit nervous about this, but Sunset was the first to answer as she said “It was my fault.”

Silverbolt quirked an eyebrow and asked “What do you mean?”

“The thing is,” said Sunset before she looked at him “I was from Equestria too.”

He blinked in surprise at that, then asked “How?”

“Well,” said Sunset as she looked at him “About three years ago, I was a Unicorn who studied at the School of Gifted Magic, which Princess Celestia runs. I studied under her when I became her personal student. During my education I progressed farther than any Unicorn whoever attended.”

She then lowered her head and said “But I ended up becoming selfish and greedy and wanted more.”

“And let me guess,” said Silverbolt “You wanted to be a Princess?”

Sunset looked up at him in surprise, with him saying “Trust me, you’re not the first one to want to be an Alicorn. I have watched many ponies who have that potential, but none of them could hold a candle stick to what Celestia and Luna had. When I first tested them, I had to make them go through certain trials. Seven of them in fact.”

“Wait,” said Sunset as she perked up “What are you saying?”

“I was the one who turned them into Alicorns after they passed their trials,” said Invictus, before he looked at her and said “And I’m the only one who knows how to make someone an Alicorn.”

Sunset was greatly taken aback by this, with Silverbolt explaining further. “Seven Trials, each of them difficult than the last. Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Laughter, and Magic. The final trial, is where you used the lessons you have learned, to inspire those who were in need. Once they passed, they became Alicorns.”

“But…” said Sunset as she realized something “Celestia never gave me that kind of test.”

Silverbolt was surprised by that, and said “I’m sorry what?”

“Well,” said Pinkie when she answered in a big sentence, considering that Sunset told them the story before “Celestia gave Sunset every single test she ever could. But her biggest one was that she had to make friends, but she refused, thinking that friendship was a waste of time. She ended up being impatient and demanded that she be made a princess. But the only reason why she got impatient was that she didn’t teach her the right way like you did, because she couldn’t connect with her in a correct way.”

Though Sunset was surprised that Pinkie had remembered that, Silverbolt had been the most shocked, with him looking down and said “What were you thinking, Celestia?”

They were surprised to hear that, with Sunset saying “What are you saying?”

He slowly looked at her and said “When I went for that trial, I made six friends as a result, which was the Pillars of Equestria that I hadn’t met before that fated time. The same for Celestia and Luna when they made friends. It’s how we’re connected to the Elements of Harmony.”

“Whoa.” said the Rainbooms as all of them were surprised.

He then gestured to the group and said “Continue.”

Sunset sighed and said “But whilst I continued to be selfish, she tried to make me see sense through the magic mirror, the same mirror that brought me here. Which in time, it made me more selfish. Having enough of my selfishness and greed, including my arrogance, she dubbed me unfit to be her personal student and kicked me out of her castle. But I ended up giving them the slip and escaped through the portal, causing it to be shut down behind me and I ended up here.”

“Wait?” said Silverbolt as he suddenly looked a little ticked “Celestia just, showed, you the mirror?”

“Uh, yeah?” said Sunset with a hint of nervousness.

“Celestia.” said mumbled Silverbolt as he lowered his head as he said “You let someone else see it when I told you not to? You idiot.”

He hit his fist on the table, startling them. But he looked at Sunset and said “Continue.”

“After I got here,” said Sunset as she looked down “I spent the past two years trying to get what I wanted. Like being the Princess of the Fall Formal. I was so selfish, I would do whatever it took to get what I wanted, so I ended up breaking friendships apart and hurt everyone around me. Even…my friends.”

He could tell that she really regretted what she did, with the rest of the Rainbooms feeling bad for her, because she kept bringing up her past and beating herself up over it.

“But before the Fall Formal happened,” said Sunset “I went back through the portal when I found out that there was a new Princess, Princess Twilight Sparkle. I even stole her crown and brought it back here. When I brought the crown here, Princess Twilight followed me here in order to try and retrieve the crown that I stole.”

“But let me guess,” said Silverbolt as he couldn’t help but smirk “She acted like a complete weirdo when she first came here, right?”

Rainbow and the others couldn’t help but giggle at that, with Pinkie Pie saying “You got that right.”

“Anyway,” said Sunset, continuing with the story “When I tossed the crown here, Fluttershy thought it belonged to the school so she handed it over to Principle Celestia. So, Twilight decided that if she were to get the crown back, then she would need to win the Princess of the Fall Formal. I at first tried to discouraged her, sabotaged her and framed her to make sure that she wouldn’t get in my way.”

“But I assumed that you underestimated her resourcefulness, correct?” said Silverbolt.

“I did.” said Sunset. She then looked down in guilt “But when she managed to outwit me, I ended up losing it. After I got the crown, I wanted to get more power from it, but because of my own selfish desires and greed, I ended up accidentally summoned dark magic from the crown and it…turned me into a demon.”

As Sunset looked down in sadness whilst the others tried to comfort her, Silverbolt was surprised by this, then asked “What kind of crown was it?”

“Oh, it was the Element of Magic.” said Pinkie.

Silverbolt widened his eyes in surprise, then he looked down and said “So the Element of Magic had been recreated after all.”

They were a bit surprised by this, with Applejack asking “What do ya’ll mean?”

“After Princess Luna was banished,” said Silverbolt “I split the Element of Magic into five pieces and combined them with the other five. If the sixth bearer would find the spark, then they would unlock the Element of Magic’s true power.”

He then looked down and said “As for Sunset turning into a demon…that was my fault actually.”

Sunset looked up in shock as she said “What?”

“Before I divided the Element of Magic,” said Silverbolt “I added a failsafe inside it. That if anyone were to use the power for their own arrogant and selfish desires, it would automatically turn them into a monster.”

They were shocked by that. Rarity however, remembering something, she asked “You wanted Princess Celestia and Starswirl to use them, didn’t you?”

“I wanted to teach both of them a lesson for what they did to both Stygian and Luna, so that they could feel the pain that the others felt.” Said Silverbolt. Then he sighed and said “Then again I was blinded by my anger for why I did what I did.”

“You did that out of anger, darling?” asked Rarity.

“That’s right.” Said Silverbolt, “I was angry at Luna and Stygian for them getting easily succumbed to their darkness without seeking help. I was angry at Starswirl and Celestia because one casted Stygian aside without giving him a chance to explain whilst the other banished her sister without contacting or telling me about it. I was angry at myself because I wasn’t there for them when they needed me the most.”

He looked at them and said “As their teacher, it was my responsibility to look after them and ensure that they would continue to lead and guide ponykind to a better tomorrow by following my instructions. But unfortunately, I failed to realize that during their accomplishments, pride can cloud their judgment. I guess that’s one of the reasons I left Equestria. I failed them when they needed me the most, and like a coward I left.”

“Oh, I’m sorry you felt that way.” Said Fluttershy whilst she held his hand, “But you didn’t know what would happen. You were simply exploring the other our world and you were dealing with deities on the other side of the planet. You couldn’t have known something like this would happen.”

“I wish I did.” Said Silverbolt “They were my responsibility. If I had known all of this would happen…”

“Darling,” said Rarity as she gained his attention, and gave him a sorrow look whilst saying “Some things are just beyond our control.”

Silverbolt nodded, then looked at Sunset. He held her hand as a sign of forgiveness. She looked at him whilst he said “I’m also sorry for putting you through all that. The last thing I wanted was for someone else to get dragged into this and get hurt because of my rash decisions. You must’ve been through a lot.”

Sunset looked down in sadness, which caused him to rub his thumb on her hand. He used his finger to lift her chin as they looked at one another.

“I promise I’ll make this right to you.” Said Silverbolt.

Sunset couldn’t help but smile at that whilst sitting back up. “Thanks. But it’s not necessary. I’m just really thankful that the girls and Princess Twilight helped me. If it weren’t for them, I’d still be where I was. And I wanted to go back to Equestria, but I feel like I still have much to do here, to make up for my mistakes.”

“At least you’re lucky you would be able to make up for your mistakes.” Said Silverbolt. “For me it’s ten centuries too late.”

Now it was Sunset’s turn to hold his hand, gaining his attention. She couldn’t help but blush whilst she smiled and said “It’s never too late.”

Silverbolt managed a nod and a smile, appreciating the encouragement. He looked at them and said “And from what I can gather, all of you represent the elements of harmony.”

“We do?” asked Fluttershy.

“Yep,” said Silverbolt “I can see it through your auras.”

“Auras?” said the Rainbooms.

“See, Auras are a distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by any living being. And I recognize the colors of your auras from the Elements of Harmony.”

He looked at Applejack first and said “From you, yours is the Element of Honesty. Meaning you’re one who’s always telling nothing but the truth and that you’re the most straightforward person when it comes to others and the things around you.”

“Huh,” said Applejack as she looked down “Ah never like to lie whenever others asked me a question or my opinion.”

“Except that time when you lied so much when you were a little girl you and your whole family ended up in the hospital.” said Rainbow Dash with a teasing smirk.

Applejack nudged Rainbow over that comment, which surprised Silverbolt and said “Why and how the heck did that happen?”

“Long story.” said Applejack with a groan.

He looked at Fluttershy next and said “Yours is the Element of Kindness. Meaning you’re kind and gentle to those around you, even the most dangerous people. And you always help those and comfort those in need.”

He couldn’t help but smile and said “Which is an admirable trait by the way. The world could use more people like you.”

Fluttershy couldn’t help but blush and smile over that comment.

He looked at Pinkie Pie next. “Yours is the Element Laughter. Meaning you bring joy and happiness to those who are sad. And from the smell of cupcakes on you, you have a habit of baking delicious treats and help bring smiles to those who have none and you’re also a wizard at throwing birthdays. Also…”

He whispered to her and said “You also have the power to break the fourth wall.”

Pinkie looked at him with shock and surprise, with him whispering “I can tell.”

Pinkie leaned back and giggled by the previous comment “That I do. I always love making people smile, even from my parties I organize.”

He then looked at Rarity next. “Yours is Generosity. You have a habit of helping and give to those who have nothing and ask for nothing in return. And from your clothes, you’re also an expert designer and you also give to those because it makes them feel special. Hence why you’re like a jewel of your friends’ eyes. Which by the way…”

He then pointed at the outfit she was wearing “You look amazing in that.”

Rarity blinked in surprise and said “I do?”

“Well of course,” said Silverbolt “You so have the hips and body to pull off that outfit.”

Rarity couldn’t help but blush.

He looked at Rainbow next “And from Rainbow Dash, she represents the Element of Loyalty. You’re devoted to support and stand by those that matter to you the most, and when you never leave them hanging, no matter the dire situation.”

“Heh,” said Rainbow with a smirk whilst she leaned backwards “I am pretty loyal to my friends, huh?”

“Except that time during the Battle of the Bands.” reminded Applejack, which made Rainbow blanch and flinch at the same time.

“And that time during Anon a Miss.” reminded Twilight.

“And that time when you blabbed to Juniper about something she didn’t want to hear, got mad and trapped us in the mirror.” reminded Pinkie Pie.

“And that time you ruined our Spring Break.” reminded Fluttershy.

“Okay, I get it!!” shouted Rainbow, which made Silverbolt flex an eyebrow at her, which Rainbow noticed and said “What?”

“The overconfident, arrogant cocky one.” said Silverbolt whilst rolling his eyes “Every band’s got them.”

“Excuse me?” said Rainbow whilst growling.

“You know darling, he does have a point.” said Rarity whilst the others looked at the Rainbow haired girl, making her pout and crossed her arms.

Before he continued, he asked “And what did you mean by Anon-A-Miss?”

Five out of Seven of the Rainbooms were guilty as they looked down. Twilight decided to fill them in, as she said “A while back before Christmas and long before I came, Applejack and the others asked the others to spend some time with her, because she didn’t have anyone else here. Then one day, a hurtful blog posted by Anon-A-Miss came along, and posted about Applejack’s embarrassing nickname online. Applejack’s sister, Apple Bloom, claimed that Sunset did it.”

Silverbolt’s eye twitched at that, but they didn’t notice as Twilight continued.

“Then when they went to have a sleepover at Rarity’s, Sunset took some pictures to preserve the moment. Then when they were sleeping, Sunset wrote a message to Princess Twilight about how thankful she is to have friends. Then the next day, the pictures somehow got posted and they automatically think Sunset did it, because the website looked like something she’d make. They ended up blaming her, thinking that she sold out their secrets, and in turn, they left her crying, breaking their friendship with her in the process.”

Silverbolt began to slowly grip his cup, whilst showing it was close to be cracked.

“Sunset ended up being alone for weeks whilst at the same time, the others continued to be humiliated. Then a while after that, everyone else’s secrets at CHS and everyone blamed Sunset. Soon enough, Sunset came along and told them that she didn’t do it and she wrote a message to Princess Twilight about how she felt about them. But they still didn’t trust her. That was, until the culprits were…”

“Were who?” said Silverbolt with a slight anger in his voice, which Sunset began to pick up.

“It was Applejack and Rarity’s sisters, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, along with their friend Scootaloo. They got jealous of their sisters spending time with Sunset and they wanted to make her look bad, despite the fact they didn’t realize that she didn’t have any family and friends here. They didn’t think it would go out of hand this way.”

Silverbolt’s anger felt like it was at a boiling point, but then he remembered an old friend of his who taught him how to calm down. He took a deep breath for five seconds, held it in for six seconds, and released it for seven seconds. He repeated the method thrice, and then calmed down.

“I see,” said Silverbolt, as the Rainbooms noticed that he was able to calm himself down before he spoke. “But if they had a problem with it, why didn’t they just tell you?”

“They were too upset to think about that.” Said Applejack. Then she looked down and said “But in hindsight, ah should’ve told Apple Bloom why we were spending time with Sunset.”

“Same with me and Sweetie Belle.” Said Rarity.

“And me and Scoots.” Said Rainbow Dash.

“When Sunset told us that nobody wanted to spend time with her before the holidays and that she didn’t have any family in our world, and we understood why she couldn’t go back because she was too afraid to face her mentor,” said Applejack “It’s just that…”

“You chose to spend time with her because you know what it’s like not to have any parents to go back to, even if you are in a different world.” Concluded Silverbolt, “And the reason why your sister and her friends wanted to be part of it because they didn’t want to be left out because of the holidays, but they failed to realize that not everybody is lucky to have a family, that you only wanted to spend time with them, because you know what it’s like to be alone.”

They looked at him surprised, with Silverbolt looking at them and saying “Believe me, I know what it’s like. I may have been adopted, but I know what it’s like to be alone, not knowing who my parents were, being forced to be alone when the village didn’t like me, and Gusty being my only friend whilst she spent time with her family, I felt like an outcast. And…lonely. If it weren’t for Gusty…I don’t know where I’d be.”

Silverbolt nearly wanted to shed a tear, thinking about those days. They were worried when they saw that face expression, but he quickly sniffed and wiped his eye before they could see anything else.

“Uh, where was I?” said Silverbolt.

“You were continuing to talk about our geodes and Twilight was up next.” Said Pinkie Pie.

“Right, thank you.” Said Silverbolt before he cleared his throat whilst he looked at Twilight next and said “Yours is Magic. Because of the fact that your friends stuck by you and taught you what it meant to be a friend, even if it didn’t work out the way you expected it to. They helped you unlock the magic of friendship inside of you. Hence why you’re also an element.”

“Huh,” said Twilight as she pondered over it “Never did consider that.”

“But if there’s six elements of harmony,” said Pinkie “How can Sunset gain the magic like we can?”

“That’s because she also represents an element.” said Silverbolt.

“Huh?” said the Rainbooms.

“What?” said Silverbolt as he shrugged “Did you guys seriously think that Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty and Magic are the only elements out there? There are more of them than you think, just not in physical form like the Elements. And they exist everywhere.”

“So, what does Sunset represent?” asked Fluttershy.

“Empathy.” said Silverbolt. They were surprised by Sunset’s element, with Silverbolt explaining as he said “Because of the fact that she knows what others are going through because of her own experience, she understands their suffering and would like to help others share the feelings of others. Hence why you mentioned about redeeming yourself. And also, you have the look of becoming a guidance counselor.”

“That’s nice of you to say,” said Sunset, “Although…I had a little hard time trying to figure out a few others who went down a different path.”

“I’m sure they weren’t that bad.” Said Silverbolt. However, he noticed the looks on their faces. “Really? It’s that actually bad?”

“Unfortunately.” Said a handful of them dismally.

“Uh, never mind then.” Said Silverbolt, before he cleared his throat.

“What about this?” asked Silverbolt when he showed them the article about the Battle of the Bands.

“Those happen to be the Dazzlings,” said Sunset “They were once the Sirens that came from Equestria.”

“They came here posing as beautiful singers,” said Fluttershy “But unfortunately, they also have the power to make people turn against each other.”

“Indeed,” said Rarity “But from what Sunset and Princess Twilight told us, they use their music that puts people in a trance. Once they do, they end up arguing with one another. And in turn, creates a strange green mist around them. They absorb the mist and it makes them powerful.”

“Hmm,” pondered Silverbolt “Dark Siren Magic. Rare indeed. The Sirens I met once had that problem but they had soon forbidden anyone to ever use them because of a negative influence they have on others, except for the ones you encountered. For there were two sides of a Siren’s song. One, can spread positive influence whilst the other can spread negative influence.”

They were surprised by his knowledge of Sirens, with him clarifying “I met Some Sirens during my travels back in the day.”

“Anyway,” said Applejack “From what Sunset and Princess Twilight told us, they were banished here long time ago. Unfortunately, they realized that our school had Equestrian Magic because we tried to help Sunset, so they came here to get what they wanted.”

“So, we called Princess Twilight over,” said Pinkie Pie “So we decided to fight fire with fire through our music. But uh…it didn’t work out so well at first.”

“How so?” asked Silverbolt with a flexed eyebrow.

“Well,” said Applejack “Where do we begin…”

“I’ll tell them,” said Twilight “Considering I wasn’t there, and I don’t want anyone to chew each other’s heads off again.”

Some agreed whilst Twilight looked at him and said “When they started out in the band, they were at each other’s necks. Rainbow kept hogging the spotlight whilst her ego gets the better of her, Rarity kept on being focused on the outfits instead of the performance, Fluttershy complained that Rainbow didn’t want to sing any of her songs, considering that she wrote most of them, Applejack kept complaining about Rainbow and Rarity’s behavior, and Pinkie was, well, Pinkie. And Sunset felt like an outsider and they never bothered to invite her to be part of the band.”

“And let me guess from Rainbow,” said Silverbolt as he looked at her with a flexed eyebrow “She’s also extremely competitive and also a showoff?”

Just before Rainbow could retort, the rest of the Rainbooms said “Eeyup.”

Silverbolt then looked at Rainbow with a flexed eyebrow, smirked whilst also saying “And you’re supposed to be the “Loyal” one.”

Rainbow grumbled at that, with Silverbolt saying “And I also know what else you lot did wrong, you weren’t synced.”

“Synced?” said the Rainbooms.

“Yeah,” said Silverbolt “I’ve met a ton of bands for a long time and all of them follow ten different rules when it comes to being in a band.”

He then listed it down for them.

“Rule 1, Start a band. Rule 2, Hold auditions. Rule 3, Selecting instruments. Rule 4, Write lyrics and songs. Rule 5, Practice hard, whilst also have timing and being en-synced. Rule, Record songs and hear if there can be improvements. Rule 7, Find a place to audition. Rule 8, Check your Equipment. Rule 9, Create the perfect wardrobe for the concert. And finally, Rule 10, the most important rule of all, have fun.”

They were surprised to hear the rules about the band, with Silverbolt leaning forward and said “From what I gathered, all of you have gone through rule 1 to 4, but all of you kept botching up Rule 5, because one kept showing off whilst the other skipped through Rule 9.”

Rarity looked down ashamed whilst Silverbolt saying “And really Applejack? Why would you complain about wardrobe? Maintaining an image is one of the most important attributes to the band. Like ABBA, Linkin Park, Dragonforce, all of them know how to maintain their images. It’s a band not a family reunion. More importantly.”

He leaned close to her and said “You ain’t Simon Cowell. I know fashion isn’t your thing, but if you really cared about Rarity, you could’ve just suck it up and give it a chance.”

“We were in a situation,” said Applejack “Ah was focused on trying to help Princess Twilight stop the Sirens.”

“I know you were,” said Silverbolt “And your devotion to help her was admirable. Just...try to do the same for the others, even if you're not so big on fashion, despite having natural beauty.”

Silverbolt ended up smacking himself in the head for blurting it out like that, which made Applejack blush at that comment.

“Uh, sorry about that.” Said Silverbolt sheepishly.

“Uh, ahem, it’s fine.” Said Applejack, though she appreciated the compliment. “And uh, yeah, it did look good.”

“And did you thank her after the show?” asked Silverbolt.

“Ah did.” Said Applejack, whilst the latter held onto her, showing smiles on their faces as they were glad, they were able to resolve a few issues, even if they didn’t mean to start out that way.

“Besides, I know what I’m talking about,” said Silverbolt “It happened to a lot of bands once. Remember what happened to Spice Girls?”

Some were surprised by that, for he did have a good point “And the way I see it, you lot could use a band therapist.”

Twilight flexed an eyebrow and said “There’s a band therapist?”

“They got therapists for everything.” said Silverbolt. “Just be glad you didn’t go to that one guy I bumped back in the nineties when I saw him trying to help. He was also in a band and he knows how they think.”

“How so darling?” asked Rarity.

“I’ll show you, but uh…you’re not gonna like it.”

He looked at Rainbow and said “Say something insulting about that guy’s band.”

“Okay,” said Rainbow, clearing her throat as she said “I bet you guys sucked and are probably the worst band ever of all…”

And within a split second, he slapped her face, surprising them as he leaned forward, grabbed her shirt, pulled her toward him and said “I’m in charge you ugly idiots and I’m here to help you. And you need help, why? Because you’re weak. You’re terrified. And you’re out of control. One small move and you could lose everything, everything!! Isn’t that, what you want?”

They were suddenly frightened about that whilst Rainbow quickly sat back down and didn’t want to mess with it further, until Sunset realized something and said “Wait, you’re not talking about Music Performance, are you?”

“That’s the one.” said Silverbolt as he sat back down.

“Who now?” asked Applejack.

Sunset said “Music Performance happens to be one of the biggest band therapist in the country.”

“Till he got fired and arrested for killing his former band mates.” said Silverbolt, taking the rest of the girls by shock as he said “Yeah, he was that bad.”

They then continued on as Sunset said “But after that, we were able to resolve our differences and learned to work together. After our performance, we were able to render them powerless and destroyed their jewels. Without them, they weren’t strong enough to be causing trouble anymore.”

“Heck yeah!!” said Rainbow as she got optimistic “We showed them and kicked their butt through our performance!! They ran like whimps because they couldn’t sing anymore and they sounded awful too.”

“Man, she’s a jerk.” said Silverbolt within his own thoughts. However, Sunset could sense his thoughts. Though she may get defensive, she does agree from time to time that Rainbow needs to work on her attitude.

“So, what happened to them?” said Silverbolt “Did they apologize for what they did?”

“Not really.” said Fluttershy.

“Last time I saw them,” said Sunset “They were trying to get by during the music festival.”

“And why would we forgive them after what they did?” said Rainbow “Those freaks deserve…”

Before she could say anything, the glass Silverbolt was holding shattered from his grip, taking them by surprise. He slowly got up with his hands on the table, his eyes black and sparking with electricity as he looked directly at Rainbow.

“You’d better watch your mouth.” said Silverbolt in a demonic voice.

They were both surprised and scared from his sudden reaction, until Fluttershy placed a hand on his, gaining her attention.

“Why do you care about them?” she asked in a calming voice.

Silverbolt calmed down and slowly sat back down. He sighed and said “Because I know them.”

They were surprised that he knew them, within saying “Their names were Adagio, Aria and Sonata. They were the first creatures I made friends with, and were the ones who inspired me to love music.”

He looked at them and said “When I was a little colt, I stumbled upon them singing”

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Silverbolt was walking along the shore, exploring to his heart’s content like any young colt would. When all of a sudden, he heard singing. He went to investigate and there they were, three beautiful sirens, singing to their heart’s content. During a melody, it was as if Silverbolt knew the song. Within a split second, he began to sing with them, taking them by surprise.

At first, they were impressed with the little ones voice. He asked if he could sing with them. The blue one, Sonata Dusk, thought it was a great idea. The other two weren’t so keen on it. But they allowed to give it a try. During their songs and visits, he began to get to know them.

Sonata Dusk may be a ditz, but she is really kind. The two of them spent their time collecting seashells and made silly faces. He even showed off his lightning powers into a light show, which she greatly enjoyed whilst clapping her fins.

The one in purple, Aria Dusk, was a bit of a tough nut to crack. She reluctantly sang, but she enjoyed his company. Then suddenly, as he landed on her back and stroked his feather against her back, she began to giggle. Within a split second, he began to tickle her, making her laugh. But in truth, he could see through her. She may act tough, but she just wanted to be loved. Silverbolt became her first friend who understood her.

The one in yellow, Adagio, was also another case. She was always bossy and controlling, but Silverbolt told her there’s more to life than just trying to get what you want. At first, she didn’t want to listen, but he kept on trying. He told her that he’s only doing this because he cares, and that he wants to be her friend. And that she doesn’t need magic or to be in control just for someone to like her, for he already did. But then he said something that caught her off guard, that he would even die for her if it would mean that his friends were safe. Touched by his devotion, Adagio welcomed him.

Through the weeks that they were singing together, the Sirens had to leave, telling him that they need to keep traveling with the other Sirens. Silverbolt was sad that they had to leave, but Sonata reassured him that when the time was right, that they would one day meet again. He then kissed each of them, saying “Love you with hugs and kisses”

As they left, he waved to them goodbye. He could see how they were crying that they had to leave their first friend, but he also cried because he would miss them greatly.

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“After that,” said Silverbolt as he concluded his story “I never saw them again. I prayed that I would see them again. But from what you described…I didn’t expect that they would go down a path of darkness.”

The Rainbooms were surprised by his story, even Rainbow.

“Oh wow,” said Twilight “That’s incredible. Makes you wonder how they became evil in the first place.”

“From what you told me,” said Silverbolt “I think it had something to do with those jewels. When I first met them, they didn’t have them. They had magic of their own and could sing.”

“I wonder who gave them those jewels?” said Sunset.

“Story for another time.” said Silverbolt, then he pointed at the next one and asked “What about the Friendship Games?”

“Oh, that.” said Fluttershy “Last year we were participating in the friendship games. Twilight here once attended at Crystal Prep. At first, she didn’t want to be part of it, considering of how they kept rubbing their victories in our faces.”

“But I was uh…” said Twilight as she was nervous “I was blackmailed into joining.”

“Blackmailed?!” said Silverbolt, appalled by what Twilight revealed “Why would anyone do that?”

“Ya’ll can blame Abacus Cinch for that.” said Applejack.

Silverbolt groaned loudly as he leaned backwards. “Of course, it had to be her.” muttered Silverbolt.

“Wait,” said Rarity “You know her darling?”

“Unfortunately.” said Silverbolt as he sat back up “Back then when the late eighties came along, and since I was undercover back then, I posed as a spokesman that talked about other people’s futures and what they wanted to do. And back then, I met the previous Principles of both Canterlot High and Crystal Prep, known as Faust and Amore. I suggested that every four years, students would come together and would do a series of contests, but along the way, also make friends so that both schools would socialize.”

“Wait,” said Rainbow “So the Friendship Games was your idea?”

“It is.” said Silverbolt “I specifically created that so that many other students would be friends. But Cinch on the other hand.”

Silverbolt growled at that, thinking about her. “All she ever cared about was winning. She didn’t want friends, she thought that it was a waste of time.”

He leaned forward and said “And did you know, I reported her to the School Board when I caught her bribing, blackmailing and sabotaging the other students for unsportsmanlike conduct and had her expelled when she caused a ton of accidents.”

They were shocked by what Cinch had done during her teenage years, then he groaned and said “And she was worse than her father Silver Wing.”

“Who now?” asked Applejack.

“He was once the Principle of Canterlot High before Celestia and Luna’s father Solar Flare took over.” said Silverbolt, which surprised the rest of the girls. “I met both of them back in the late sixties. Silver Wing had been the youngest man ever to be made Principle. But one day, the dude had a crazy idea. He wanted to get rid of recess.”

“WHAT?!!” shouted the Rainbooms as Rainbow, Pinkie and Rarity stood up in shock.

“But that’s crazy!!” exclaimed Twilight.

“He’s right!!” said Sunset “That can’t be allowed!! All students need to take breaks when they want lunch or go to the bathroom.”

“Yeah, he was crazy.” said Silverbolt “Solar Flare told him that Recess was like a major play in. It was the only time of the day where the students would have any freedom. But Silver Wing claimed that it wasn’t going to help his career. He had to find a way to make test scores go up and to do that, he needed to keep the kids in class, where they belong.”

“How dreadful!!” exclaimed Rarity as she nearly wanted to faint.

“Yeah, needless to say, the entire PTA wasn’t happy about it, neither were the parents and teachers who weren’t part of it.” said Silverbolt “So both Solar Flare and I quickly left and reported it to the Superintendent. He ended up firing him and ended up placing Solar Flare in charge.”

“Hmph, good riddance.” said Fluttershy.

“So, what happened to him?” asked Applejack.

“He quit teaching and went to politics.” said Silverbolt “He even became the Secretary of Education. Until the President fired him for trying to get rid of recess again, only this time it was nationwide.”

They were taken aback by this, with Rainbow saying “Okay, now that guy has issues.”

“You have no idea.” groaned Silverbolt as he slapped his forehead. But he cleared his throat, looked at them and gestured whilst he said “Continue.”

“I joined the games,” said Twilight, but then looked down in sadness “But I didn’t want to be part of it in the first place.”

“Why not?” asked Invictus.

“Twilight didn’t like to socialize,” said Sunset “Plus she was treated like an outsider among Crystal Prep. Cinch forced them to be cold hearted.”

Silverbolt groaned in frustration “I still can’t believe they let her get away with it.”

“Plus, there was…another reason I was there.” said Twilight.

“Oh?” said Silverbolt.

“We uh…” said Applejack as she rubbed the back of her head “Kinda attracted her attention.”

“When I was a monster,” said Sunset “Princess Twilight and the others used the Elements of Harmony to create a powerful magic to save me. Then we used it again when we stopped the Dazzlings. Because of the activity, she was curious about what was going on.”

He looked at Twilight and said “You know the term, “Curiosity killed the cat”, right?”

Twilight looked down a bit in shame, then back to him as she said “I was curious of what was going on over there yes, but I wanted to know where it was coming from, so I reconfigured a Geiger counter to help me track it.”

“Wait,” said Silverbolt as he interrupted her “You were able to reconfigure a Geiger counter, a device to track radiation, into tracking Equestrian Magic?”

“Uh, yes?” said a confused Twilight.

Silverbolt widened his eyes in shock and smiled with a huge grin “Girl. Respect.”

She was surprised by this, with Silverbolt saying “I thought about that idea back at 85, but I never got the chance to make it. Clearly, you’re a lot smarter than others give you credit for.”

“Oh uh, thanks.” said Twilight as she blushed whilst looking away smiling.

“But why didn’t you just talk to them?” said Silverbolt as he gestured to the Rainbooms “You know there was nothing wrong about asking, right?”

“I uh,” said Twilight as she rubbed her arm “Wasn’t that good with socializing.”

“That and Sunset kinda yelled at her for endangering us for opening portals by accident.” said Pinkie.

Sunset groaned in embarrassment, but Silverbolt was surprised that Twilight had opened random portals by accident.

“I ended up building a smaller version of my device,” said Twilight, but then she looked down saddened “But it got out of hand.”

“What happened?” said Silverbolt.

“The device I made ended up absorbing my friends” magic, even the portal.” said Twilight, as Silverbolt was surprised by that part “I only designed it to find Equestrian Magic, I didn’t think that it would absorb it too. I accidentally absorbed their magic when they suddenly began to sprout ears, tail and wings.”

“How’s that possible?” said Silverbolt.

“See,” said Sunset “Whenever we play our musical instruments, we end up brining up Equestrian magic within us, and not to mention when we show the best part of ourselves.”

“Hmm,” pondered Silverbolt, then said “Well, back in Equestria, whenever everyone sings, the magic from that world amplifies, allowing the magic to grow stronger, but only for a short while. As for showing the best part of yourselves, because of the fact that all of you ended up representing the Elements of Harmony, each of you did what you had to help others. Being generous to them, making them laugh, being loyal to them, being honest with them and help them out of the kindness out of your heart. Hence why all of you tend to “Pony up”, as they say.”

The girls were surprised by this, with Pinkie saying “Wow, the way you talk about it, you should be our professor in this world.”

“I keep an open mind.” said Silverbolt. “And during that time Twilight accidentally absorbed them, I assumed that there were certain side effects that happened.”

“It kept opening portals to random places.” said Twilight “And during that time, it ended up opening a portal that caused a giant Venus flytrap monster to appear and nearly ate the Crystal Prep students.”

“What happened after that?” said Silverbolt.

Sunset looked down in guilt and said “I ended up getting angry and yelled at Twilight because she kept messing with things she doesn’t understand and that she endangered and nearly got my friends killed.”

As Twilight looked down in guilt, Sunset said “I didn’t mean to lose my temper, it’s just that I was so stressed out about the whole magic being out of control and everybody could’ve been hurt, it just happened.”

Silverbolt sighed and tried to word this right. “In my opinion, you were justified actually.”

They looked at him, whilst he said “Sure you could’ve been gentler and took a different approach, but you only acted that way because you were scared and that if anyone were to have gotten hurt, it would’ve been on your hands. Anyone would feel the same way if they were in your position, but you should also realize that some things are just beyond our control. It happens. But what really mattered in the end, is that you try to make things right with her. Sometimes we make mistakes that we’ll regret, but that’s why we have friends on our side, to help remind us not to fall too far down in the darkness, otherwise there’s no going back.”

He looked at Twilight and said “And I also hoped you learn, that sometimes it’s good to be curious of the things we see and do in life, but if we end up being too curious, we’d end up going down a path that there’s no coming back from. The only reason you did what you did was because you didn’t have any friends to tell you from what’s right and what’s wrong. Plus you only released the magic because of Cinch.”

He then held both Sunset and Twilight’s hands, and said “But just know that you two aren’t alone anymore. Now you have each other. Sure it’s amazing what we do, but it’s what we do together, that makes life grander than the one we already live in.”

The two couldn’t help but smile by his kindness and words of wisdom, for it really helped them. He released his hands and focused on Twilight.

“But what was Cinch blackmailing you for?” asked Silverbolt when the thought about Cinch blackmailing a student plagued the back of his mind.

“She was going to deny my application to go to Everton.” said Twilight.

“Pff, Everton?” said Silverbolt in disbelief “That poor excuse of a snob place?”

Twilight was surprised by this, whilst he said “Do you have any idea how much it costs going to a place like that? Ten times more than you would go to Everfree University.”

Twilight’s jaw dropped in shock at that, for all the time she heard about how good Everton was, she never considered how much it costs to go there.

“Besides, didn’t you hear the news before the Friendship Games started?” said Silverbolt as he pulled out a very old newspaper and showed her, with the Title taking her by surprise.

“EVERTON FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY”

All of them were taken by shock when they read the title.

“Wait,” said Rarity “Everton went broke?”

“Yeah,” said Silverbolt “They couldn’t pay for their insurance or bills because of all the constant accidents that kept happening there.”

“Accidents?” said Twilight.

“You have any idea how many students kept botching up their science experiments whenever they wanted to make a life changing discovery?”

“Huh,” said Sunset as she thought about it “He does have a good point.”

“Didn’t stop you two though.” said Rainbow with a deadpanned expression as she and the rest of the Rainbooms looked at Twilight and Sunset, making the two of them groan.

“Uh…” started Silverbolt but was interrupted.

“Long story.” said Applejack “Anyway, when the games were tied, Cinch on the other hand refused to give up. So, she and Crystal Prep pressured and forced Twilight into releasing that magic. She couldn’t control it and she ended up turning into Midnight Sparkle.”

Rainbow showed him a picture of what she looked like. Silverbolt looked at it, but he couldn’t help but smirk at it whilst he looked at Twilight. “You know, despite you turning into a magic demon girl, you look pretty good in that outfit.”

Twilight couldn’t help but blush again.

Sunset continued as she said “Because of her unhealthy thirst for knowledge, she ended up creating portals that led to Equestria. And ended up blowing up the stallion off the top of the statue…”

“WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!!” shouted Silverbolt.

He used his magic to pay the bill and teleport them all back to CHS with a snap of his finger, taking them by surprise as they looked around. Silverbolt instantly went for the pedestal of where the statue was standing. He quickly jumped up and looked on the top. Sure enough, he saw a crack on top which had a deep abyss inside, taking him by shock.

“Oh shit.” muttered Silverbolt as he covered his mouth “This is really bad.”

“What’s wrong?” asked Sunset as she and the others came over.

“The crack is what’s wrong.” said Silverbolt.

Sunset jumped up and looked at the crack with the abyss inside.

“Don’t you know what this means?” said Silverbolt. Sunset shook her head, not knowing what he meant. “It means that now whenever there’s a full moon and the portal activates, Equestrian Magic will start leaking through into this world.”

Sunset widened her eyes in shock, even the rest of the Rainbooms.

“So that’s where the Equestrian Magic came from.” said Sunset in shock.

“Wait, what?!” said Silverbolt “Equestrian Magic had already begun to leak through?!”

“Yeah, for the past year since Camp Everfree.” said Sunset.

“Oh shit.” said Silverbolt as he shook his head “This is really bad.”

He looked at Sunset and asked “When was the last time Equestrian magic made an appearance?”

“Right around last week, why?” asked Sunset.

“Okay,” said Silverbolt as he looked at the crack “So that means we only got about another three weeks to seal it up before anything else is planning to leak through.”

“How do we do that?” asked Sunset once she and Silverbolt climbed down to rejoin the others.

“We’ll need to give it a proper patch job.” said Silverbolt whilst he looked at the pedestal “And we’ll need to do it soon.”

“We could always go to the hardware store and get some concrete.” said Applejack.

“That won’t work I’m afraid.” said Silverbolt “When I first came here, I posed as a worker so that I could cover the entire portal, disguising it as a statue in order to help contain Equestrian Magic. Plus, when I casted the spell, it was a special kind of concrete I used to help seal it up. But the concrete I used got discontinued in the eighties because it didn’t sell so well anymore.”

“Wait,” said Rainbow as she realized something “We could use the head of the statue.”

The girls looked at her with flexed eyebrows, with Rainbow saying “I wanted to ask Principle Celestia if she still had the original plans for the statue and wanted to put in a petition to raise funds so that we could rebuild the statue. But we never got around to it. So maybe we can use it to grind it into a concrete so that we could seal it up.”

“Really? Sweet.” said Silverbolt as he got excited “But we’re gonna have to do it over the weekend though.”

“Oh? Why is that darling?” asked Rarity.

“Well,” said Silverbolt as he thought about it “I gotta make an appointment at the bank and take care of my savings and get my safety deposit box so that I could get the keys of my house back.”

He noticed that Twilight looked down, with Silverbolt noticing what was wrong. “Hey, what happened wasn’t your fault. You couldn’t have known something like this would happen. It could happen to anybody.”

“It’s alright.” said Twilight “I’ll just add this to the long list of things I need to make up for.”

“Hey,” said Silverbolt as he held onto her shoulder, saying “I know you tend to let your curiosity tend to get the better of you. But you also need to learn not to let it control or take advantage of you. You tend to move forward; you tend to misstep and then things fall apart. But just because someone stumbles and loses their way, it doesn’t mean that we’re lost forever. That’s why we have friends to help pick us up whenever we’re down. And sometimes to help putting a pin on what tends to be our failure. And many times, we’re unsure of what happens next. Even though we want to fix our mistake, we’re afraid to fail. There is a way to get past that fear.”

He lifted her chin as she looked at him, with him saying “You start, by taking the first step.”

The Rainbooms were greatly surprised by the words of wisdom that Silverbolt had given, even Sunset was surprised, it was like seeing Princess Celestia talking. He really was her teacher, the way he spoke, just showed the wisdom in him.

Twilight couldn’t help but smile and said “Thanks. I really needed that.”

“You’re welcome.” said Silverbolt, smiling, knowing that his words would help her in the long run. He looked at the others and said “So then, shall we continue where we left off?”

“Oh of course,” said Rarity “But um…could we…?”

Rarity pointed at Silverbolt’s Commander. The look on her eyes, saying that she really wants to be inside. He couldn’t help but smirk and said “Sure, why not.”

He guided them towards the Commander. Once they were inside, they were surprised to see what it looks like on the inside, truly was something to marvel.

(The inside of the Commander)

“Well ah’ll be.” said Applejack as she adjusted her hat “This place really is amazing.”

“Why thank you.” said Silverbolt.

“And it’s nice and tidy too.” said Fluttershy as she looked around.

“I may be a dude, but at least I know how to keep things clean.”

He stood near a counter and said “It even has a cappuccino machine.”

Rarity couldn’t help but gasp at that, which Invictus couldn’t help but smirk.

“So, whilst I make us some cappuccino and some snacks,” said Silverbolt “Mind continuing where we left off?”

“Oh yeah, sure.” said Rainbow as she and the others sat down near the table.