Discord, Lord of Chaos was bored. He groaned in his chaotic home “What chaos could I possibly cause now!” He pouted “Stupid ponies, making me feel things.” He then start flicking through worlds, something caught his eye. A diary, with a soul piece latched to it. He reached in, pulling the diary in between his claws. He extracted the soul fragment, as he did he noticed a small thread tying it several other objects as well as a few people.

Discord saw the biggest string was connected to a much large piece of soul. He shook his head, that wouldn’t do for his plans. He cut biggest string with a talon, then with a wave of his paw the fragment glowed forming into a complete soul. Discord staggered for a moment “I put a bit too much power into that soul, oops.” Discord sat down on the floor, he conjured up a small map of Equestria and placed the wayward soul into the Everfree Forest.

In the Everfree Forest, a ten year old unicorn coltwith a dark green coat and a black mane landed in the Everfree Forest. He groaned as he looked around “Where am I?” He staggered to his hooves, he then heard the sound of roar. He turned around to see a Manticore, he was about to start galloping when a yellowish earth pony filly with a pinkish mane leapt forward smashing the Manticore’s head with a mace.

Then an orange pegasus filly with a magenta mane cut it with a sword. Finally a white unicorn filly with purple and light rose mane shot a burst of fire out of her horn. The Manticore seeing the armed fillies decided that retreat was the best option. The yellowish filly smiled turning to the colt holding a hoof “Ah’m Apple Bloom. It’s a pleasure meet ya.”

The colt took her hoof cautiously “I’m Tom Riddle, it’s pleasure to meet you.”

The orange filly sighed “No Cutie Marks on any of us. It would have been so cool to get a Manticore Hunter Cutie Mark.” She then shook her head before grinning “I’m Scootaloo, pleasure to meetcha.”

Tom Riddle eyed her warily “Same to you.”

The white filly smiled “My name is Sweetie Belle. We are no here to harm you, we had no idea you were even in the forest. May I inquire as to how you ended up in the forest?’

Tom rubbed his hoof through his mane “I don’t know to be honest, the only thing I can remember is my name. I don’t know where I was before I was here.”

Apple Bloom frowned “Where are ya parents?”

Tom frowned “I don’t know.”

Scootaloo smiled “We’ll take you back to town. Follow us.” Tom followed the three fillies, he was not exactly sure where he was. The tree seemed to go on endlessly, some of the tree trunks seemed glare at him with malicious intent.He looked in every direction, searching for danger.

As the four of them exited the forest, three mares were glaring at them. Judging from the fact that two of them shared similar colours to Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom the three of them must be their sisters. Apple Bloom’s sister sighed “Ah have told ya the forest was dangerous. Why did ya go in there?”

Apple Bloom exclaimed “Applejack, we were going on a Crusade to see of any of us would get a Manticore Hunting Cutie Mark. We even made our own weapons for the Crusade.”

The white unicorn lifted Sweetie Belle up with a glow of her horn “Sweetie Belle, you can’t go into the forest seeking out danger like that. Even when the girls and I enter the forest, we try to avoid danger. Also you should inform one of us first and we can escort you to Zecora's’ hut, the only place you are allowed to visit in the forest.”

Sweetie Belle pouted “But Rarity, we saved this colt we found lost in the forest. If we weren’t there, he would’ve died.”

Scootaloo looked at blue pegasus with a rainbow mane, the blue pegasus sighed looked away “I understand you want to be like me but... you scared me today. The forest is dangerous.”

Scootaloo looked up at her idol “Rainbow, I’m sorry.”

Rainbow didn’t reply, looking away. Tom frowned “Um excuse me but I am in need of some answers here.”

Rarity turned to him with a smile “You are the colt they rescued in the forest?”

Tom bowed his head “I don’t remember anything but my name, Tom Riddle. I have no idea how I ended up there in the first place. I don’t remember if I had parents of their names, it’s all blank.”

Discord materialised beside them with a grin “I brought him herefrom another world.”

Applejack groaned “Discord, ya can’t just bring people into other worlds.”

Discord smirked “He was a fragment of someone’s very evil soul, I severed him from that entity and turned that fragment into a full soul.” He then pouted “I wanted him to keep his past memories but it didn’t work out that way.”

Tom bowed “Well then I owe you thanks, Discord. You have given me a chance to be more than a puppet for someone evil. I owe you for that.” Discord looked at him, perturbed. He clicked his claws vanishing.

Rainbow looked at Tom with a raised eyebrow “How can you take he appearance of someone like Discord so casually? He isn’t a normal creature that turns up everyday.”

Tom turned to Rainbow “I only have memories of today, everything is new to me. I don't have enough memories to establish a normal yet.” He then frowned “So what do we do now?”

Applejack frowned “We should talk to Twilight, she is our friend. She is also the student of Princess Celestia. That would be our best bet.”

Rarity then turned to the Crusaders “I’ll take care of these three while you two go with Tom.” The three fillies pouted as Rarity took them with her. Applejack, Tom and Rainbow headed towards the home of Twilight.

Tom raised an eyebrow at the massive golden oak tree in front of him. Applejack knocked on the door with her hoof, a purple unicorn with a tricoloured mane opened the door. Twilight smiled “Applejack, Rainbow, what can I do for you?”

Applejack frowned “Discord has done something, it had something to do with souls but Ah am not incredibly good at understanding magic.”

Twilight grimaced “I see, I’ll write a letter to Princess Celestia then I’ll start doing some research.” She then saw Tom “That’s him I assume?” Applejack nodded, Twilight frowned “Well then I might have to do some basic tests to see what he is exactly? Can’t be too careful with Discord.”

Rainbow yawned “Well I might go, I have to get some napping in.” Applejack rolled her eyes as Rainbow took off. Applejack and Tom entered Twilight's home. While Twilight and Applejack were discussing things as she wrote the letter. Tom examined the shelves. He looked around the library, he found a book that was labelled ‘Magic 101 for young unicorns.’

He opened the book and started reading the first page, on basic levitation. His horn surrounded by a dark green glow, he focused on several books on the shelf in front of him. Twilight looked up to see the books floating around Tom, she watched in awe as he had twenty books flying around him as he looked between them.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoy this first chapter.