I stood there contemplating how to best move the dragon and it’s horde down to my place in the Everfree or whether to make this lair another safe house to use. I had sent the girls back down some time ago and had been up here weighing my decisions. As I was starting to come to some conclusion I felt a ripple of energy behind me. I turned to see a dark hole leading into what seemed like an eternal void of nothingness. As I tried to look into the hole a person comes through to my surprise. As I jump back in anticipation for him to strike he merely cracks his back with a loud pop. “Man 1000 years in the void gives you such a crick in the neck.” He then proceeds to cracking all his bones leaving me speechless. “Oh forgot to introduce myself there. Sorry about that. Seeker Glib reporting for duty sir. I’m the backup boss man said about.” He says snapping a lazy salute and then looks around me to see the dead dragon. “Man you took down a dragon bare handed? Commendable, I guess that’s to be expected when you’re a legend like yourself.” Glib said well rather glibly. I guess that’s why his name is Glib. Then I caught onto what he was saying.

“Wait, I’m a legend?” I ask uncertain of what he meant. I could see the fear and dread set on his face. Oh I haven’t described him really have I? Glib was a lanky fellow tall and skinny. He looked to be Caucasian and had a hint of an American accent that sounded a little southern. If I had to gander a guess I’d say Georgia. He had brown hair and hazel eyes. His face had no noticeable wrinkles his age, 26. His fingers look calloused; he was a hard worker then most likely farmer however he should have more of a drawl in his accent then, unless he went to college and moved down north for college. His hands and fingers look too coordinated to that of just a farmer; he played lots of video games in his free time. He was lanky though so it meant that he had fast metabolism and had no care for what he ate. He wore Black slacks and a black shirt which meant that he preferred darker colors. Therefore he did not get out much and preferred to be inside rather than outside. His hair was very unkempt which only reinforced my thoughts of him being a video gamer. All in all he looked to be a slacker.

“Oh I must be thinking about someone else.” He responded shiftily. He was hiding something from me. I could tell by looking in his eyes it wasn’t something I should know but was common knowledge where he came from. He turned around and closed the hole that led him here and a question popped in my mind.

“Where did you come from and what was with that hole.” I asked curious to learn from Glib.

“I came from the void where all those connected to The Void belong. Very few of us are allowed out of the void and even fewer can exist outside of it. You see the big boss man owns all of our souls and with that he pretty much owns us. So we aren’t technically alive we exist off of the big man’s essence which he places in us to subsidize for our souls. But in order for us to live on the outside of the void we feed off of other’s souls. That’s all there is to know really.” He said as if it was common knowledge. It explained a few things but I guess there must be exceptions to those rules as there always is. I looked into Glib’s eyes and could tell what he spoke was true. There was power in him that was hidden away that he did not openly show. I smirked and held out my hand to shake his. He looked ecstatic as he grabbed my hand. Without any words said we had both agreed to our partnership. There was more to Glib than just appearances and if my previous life taught me anything then it was to never let anyone close.

“I thank you for answering my questions, but next time answer my questions truthfully or I can promise you feel my wrath.” I say with a neutral tone. All of what he said were half-truth’s and there was a lot he was leaving out. He looked at me nervously understanding that next time he hid the truth from me I might not be as forgiving.

“Sorry it’s just that, I’m not allowed to tell you. The Boss man wants you to remember it all on your own.” His eyes widen as he notices he slip. Unable to do anything now he noticeably slumps to the ground hitting himself. “Stupid, stupid, stupid.” He says punching his head as if that would make the problem go away.

“Well your first task is to move this all from here to my cave back in the Everfree. The dragon will be the biggest problem. See if you can skin it, also make sure you keep the bones and teeth too. They will prove useful later on. For now I have to head back to the library. Stay out of sights from everything. The ponies especially, I’d rather hide your existence for now to use as a trump card later on.” I say thinking out the different strategies to hide Glib and both get closer to the ponies. If I play my cards right I should be able to play it under the radar. I don’t want Celestia breathing down my back, the racist bitch, nor do I want Luna getting curious of me. If it’s anything to go by Luna is old fashioned and has less tolerance for a unique species like me. My thoughts are interrupted as Glib starts to complain about his task.

“Aww but I wanted to pet the pretty ponies and get my Welcome to Ponyville party.” He says but the minute he does I pick up on the subtler words he doesn’t say.

“You know this world.” I say making him freeze on the spot.

“Uh I guess you could say that. The Boss man told me where I would be going but I know it better from the show it’s called.” He says hesitant to say too much. I decide to let him of the hook for now. No need to bear on him to roughly. He is my ally and he will make a valuable asset if everything goes to shits. I needed to be one step ahead of everything. Rarely does everything go your way and even with my master backing me up there is only so much he will do.

“Then I shall meet you tomorrow, Form out a tactic and figure out who you are and what your good at.” I didn’t give him a chance to talk after that as I make my way down the mountain. My mind racing as make the descent down the mountain. I know for a fact that I have to protect Celestia. She plays an important enough role that my master would send me here and has also promised me help. Glib is here but, I think that I should expect someone else as well from my master. My usual attire and weaponry aren’t available to me, so it makes it harder to actually protect her properly. Still I have to find a way to get closer to her without raising suspicion. As much as I hate her I have to stomach her.

“Still I’ve just arrived here and she already hates me. She knows something about humans or she wouldn’t hate me so.” I say aloud to myself as if trying to unsolved a mystery. I hate being at a disadvantage. She knew that I was human and had a general idea of how dangerous humans can be. So she’ll be keeping a close eye on me. Hmmm, Twilight is her student so I can’t trust her or any of the other elements of harmony. Not that I would actually trust anyone. Still have to keep up appearances.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I had just realized that I had reached the bottom of the mountain. I looked up to the descending sun to see that it would be night time soon. The walk back to the library was uneventful. By the time I reached Ponyville it was already nighttime and everyone had already gone home. I silently climbed up the tree and opened the window to Twilight’s room creeping in there without making a sound. She wasn’t in there so I assumed she was downstairs wondering where I was.

I closed the window and made my descent downstairs to see a pacing Twilight waiting impatiently by the door. “It would be pointless to walk through the front door if I didn’t want to be seen.” I say walking behind the unsuspecting Twilight.

“Sweat Celestia J!” Twilight shouts surprised at my sudden appearance. I give her a cocky smile that she doesn’t seem to appreciate. “Where were you!? You told us that you were giving a burial for the dragon but you took forever.” She says still believing the lie I told them. I told them that the dragon deserved a burial from one warrior to another. Of course they believed me on the spot , them being so gullible is proving useful yet annoying at the same time.

“Well excuse me when’s the last time you picked up something more than triple your size? Hmm never, that’s what I thought.” I say mockingly to her trying to tease her to let go of the subject.

“The girls are all mad at you for killing that dragon you know. Fluttershy is terrified and furious at you. Applejack wanted to give you an earful too. Rarity is appalled with your actions and I agree with her.” She says as if I really cared but I notice she left out two names.

“What about Rainbow and Pinkie?” I ask curious to see their reactions.

“Rainbow said she wanted to talk to you but she didn’t say what about. She looked really worried about you though. Pinkie also wanted to talk to you but she seemed really down about it. I don’t know J, were all still shaken up at the way you killed the dragon.”

“Hey I was looking out for all of you there.” I say lying through my teeth. “ I didn’t want anyone to get hurt so I did what came first to me and protected you all.” I say and though I intended that to be a lie I feel that it holds some truth to it. I scowl at my weakness of wanting to protect others to which Twilight takes differently.

“I know J it’s just a lot to take in.” Twilight responds looking defeated as if she were the one to take on the dragon herself. These ponies were weak and naïve. I smiled at her and pulled her close for a hug.

“Hey its ok now. It’s all over now.” I say to try to defuse the situation before it gets out of hand. I hear her sigh and hug me back. I could feel her warmth emitting from her body and it feels like she wants more from me. I pat her head and let go of the hug. I could see the disappointment in her eyes. “Go get some sleep you’ll feel better in the morning.” I say reassuringly with a smile. She nods her head and goes to her room. The smile leaves my face quickly as she exits the room. I pull out a book full of maps from one of the shelves and retreat to my room. There I plan out the best way to use Glib while I’m stuck here.

Author's Note

Yeah it took awhile to get this all sorted out. Sorry for the huge delay but here it is finally. You find any mistakes let me know. Also happy whatever it is you celebrate day? Bah humbug I say.

CA/N: sorry it took so long but here it is merry christmas.