Daniel Book 3- Life in Ponyville

Chapters

Chapter One- Back To School
Chapter Two- Training
Chapter 3- Big Talk, Chocolates, and Lyres
Chapter 5- Showmare
Chapter 6- A Date to Remember
Chapter 7- Learning
Chapter 8- Hoofball
Chapter 9- More Training
Chapter 10- A Not So Funny Joke
Chapter 11- Spa Trip
Chapter 12- The Trip to Canterlot
Chapter 13- Unbelievable/ Alexander
Chapter 14- Love
Chapter 15- Friend, Daniel, and the Newborn
Chapter 16
Chapter 17- Of Friends and Manticores
Announcement
Guess What!
Chapter 18- Show and Tell
Chapter 4- Red
Interlude- let's recap

Chapter One- Back To School

"Daniel!" Ditzy yelled at the tree, Daniel groaned and and rolled out of the tree.

"Good morning Ditzy." He said, wiping the sleep out of his eyes.

"Good morning Daniel, you do realize that you have to get to the school, right? It starts in about ten minutes." Ditzy replied.

"Oh, right, I forgot I said I would, okay, where is it?" Daniel asked, still not feeling completely awake. He pulled out some dried venicin from his pack, and ate it.

"Over there, just beyond those trees,you'll see a playground and it has a bell tower with it, you can't miss it." Ditzy said. Daniel nodded, and began walking over.

** ** **

"Good morning class, I hope you all had a wonderful break! Now, before we get started today, we have a new student, so let's make him feel welcome, why don't you introduce yourself!" Cherrilee said, she recognized all the students faces, but she was told one more would be joining class today. Daniel chose that moment to walk through the door, and Cherrilee screamed.

"What! What is it?" Daniel said, getting into a defensive stance whipping out his sword, and turning around, seeing nothing, he shrugged and sheathed his sword. "Why did you scream?" Daniel asked. He held his hand out to help Cherrilee up off the ground, Cherrilee looked up hesitantly, and got up on her own.

"W-why do you have that sword?" Cherilee asked.

"Trust me, if I could leave it ut of the classroom I would, but if I set it down it just returns to me. watch." Daniel put the sword on Cherilee's desk, and it disappeared, returning to his sheath.

"Why are you in this classroom?" Cherilee asked, still slightly afraid.

"I was told to come here for school, you must be Ms. Cherilee, hi, my name is Daniel!" Daniel said cheerfully, holding out his hand, Cherilee shook it carefully.

"Well, alright Daniel, why don't you introduce yourself to the class." Cherilee told him.

"alright," Daniel faced the classroom full of whispering foals and fearful faces, "Hello everybody, my name is Daniel, and I know close to nothing about Equestria." Daniel waved, a few foals waved back, including Applebloom.

"Well Daniel, there's a spare desk by Diamond Tiara there, why don't you take it?" Cherilee said, trying her best to sound supportive.

"Uh, I don't know if I'll fit in the desk." Daniel said sheepishly.

"The desks are enchanted, you'll fit unless your fifty feet tall." Cherilee said.

"Oh, alright." Daniel sat in said desk.

"Uh Ms. Cherilee, do I have to sit here? That sword of his scares me." Diamond Tiara said fearfully.

"Yes, sorry Diamond, but you'll just have to understand that not everypony can have their way." Cherilee replied. A few kids snickered in the back, Daniel pretended not to notice.

"Alright class, who here can tell me who originally created Equestria?" Cherilee asked. Daniel raised his hand.

"Yes Daniel?"

"It was Faust." Daniel said simply. Cherilee nodded.

"Yes, it was, now who can tell me who were the first two ponies to be created. A few hands went up, including Daniel's. "Daniel." Cherilee said, she was asessing his knowlage.

"Celestia and Luna." Daniel said. Cherilee nodded once again.

"Very good! Now who can tell me the name of the Country next to Equestria?" Daniel Raised his hand yet again. Cherilee nodded at him.

"The Griffin Empire."

"What is the name of the first great enemy to pony kind?" Cherilee was talking directly to Daniel.

"As in one pony, or a concept?" Daniel asked back.

"A pony."

"That would be Nightmare Moon." Daniel said.

"Where did Nightmare Moon come from?"

"She was Luna, but an evil hatred set in her heart because nobody would enjoy her night, so she tried to make the night last forever."

"Correct, what is the name of the weapon used to both banish her to the moon, and redeem her?"

"That would be The Elements of Harmony."

"Correct, who are the current holders of the Elements?"

"That would be Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Applejack."

"Correct, who is the queen of the changeling army?" Daniel shrugged.

"I don't know."

"That's alright, not everypony does, What's the difference in the bone structure of an earth pony compared to a pegasus?" Daniel shrugged again.

"I don't know."

"Alright, that's fine," Cherilee changed tactics, "What's four plus sixteen?"

"Twenty one, I think."

"No, It's twenty." Cherilee said. She had a pretty good base on what Daniel knew and didn't know.

"Alright class, let's begin, today we're going to learn about cutie marks, and the magic behind them." Cherilee said.

"Again? We learn about this every year!" Diamond complained. Daniel raised his hand.

"Yes Daniel?"

"What's a cutie mark?" Daniel asked. Several ponies gasped, and a couple snickered.

"You don't know what a cutie mark is?" Cherilee asked, Daniel shrugged.

"A cutie mark is the mark on your flank that tells other ponies what you're good at." Cherilee said, a little disbelievingly.

"Sorry, but my kind doesn't get those."

"Oh? and what exactly are you? Other than a freak of course." Diamond snickered, Daniel chuckled slightly as well, to Diamond's surprise. "What are laughing at?" Diamond asked suddenly.

"Your joke, it made me laugh, I guess I am a freak, I mean when I first came here, I was wierded out, where I come from, ponies are beasts, like rabbits and bears, so imagine going to a land where all the people are rabbits, and they all talk, and they didn't have any ponies, wouldn't you be wierded out? But the thing is, you would be the abnormal one there, not them, so I guess that makes me the natural definition of, a freak." Daniel said, explaining what he found funny in her statement.

"You're still a wierdo." Diamond muttered.

"That's the same thing." Daniel said, chuckling once more.

"Well, I guess we should get started on cutie marks." Cherillee said, seeing that everypony had settled down. 'This is going to be a wierd year.' She thought to herself.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A/N-- This book shall be different! Before Daniel goes off to battle, and goes through so many hardships, and find out more things about Equestria, the creatures in it, and even more about himself, he needs to learn the basics of FRIENDSHIP!

Chapter Two- Training

The school bell rang, everypony got up to leave, Daniel got up, now knowing a bit more about pony anatomy, and a bit more on the science behind magic, (no pun intended). Everypony left the classroom save for Daniel, Cherilee, the cutie mark crusaders (yes, they have their cutie marks, but they still run the club house, organizing events for new blank flank fillies to do with them), Diamond Tiara, Snips, and Snails. Diamond huffed by Daniel.

"Go crawl back under whatever rock you came from freak." She said, Daniel cracked a smile, he was going to get alot of entertainment as long as she tried to annoy him. The moment she left the room, Daniel guffawed.

"What is so funny Daniel?" Cherilee asked.

"If that Diamond Tiara girl keeps on trying to insult me, I won't be bored for weeks! It's always fun to see others try to be mean, but fail miserably. It always gives me a good chuckle." Daniel said, Cherilee looked at him as if he had just grown a second head.

"So, you find it funny that Diamond Tiara bullies you?" Cherilee asked. Daniel shrugged, then nodded.

"Pretty much, trust me, I've been through worse than some nobody I don't know calling me a freak, well, see you later I guess Cherilee." Daniel called back, Cherilee's eyes widened at the use of her name without a title.

"Young man, come here!" She said sternly, Daniel rolled his eyes, and turned around once again, standing at full posture.

"Yes? Did I do something wrong ma'am?" Daniel asked shrugging. Cherilee looked upwards at him.

"I need you to tell me something, how old do you think I am?" Cherilee responded in absolute seriousness.

"I don't know, how long does an average pony live for?" Daniel asked.

"300, to 350 years. We mature quickly for the first seven years, then we stop maturing so quickly, we age much slower after that." Cherilee said, Daniel shrugged, not surprised at the long life.

"I don't know, maybe, 90?" Daniel made a rough estimate.

"I'm actually 87, how old are you?" She asked, Daniel didn't get the point behind this, but spoke anyways.

"I'm thirteen, fourteen on the date of September 20, and I live forever." Daniel said simply. "Um, Cherilee, I'm going to be late for practice, and if that happens Nightshade might rip my head off." Daniel added, glancing at the clock hanging on the wall, the kids had all left now.

"Wait, you're only thirteen? How fast does your kind mature? If you live forever, you must grow to massive heights!" Cherilee said, now worried.

"Uh, no, we don't grow much more after this, I might get some facial hair though, I don't exactly know, I might look like this forever for all I know, actually that wouldn't be so bad, looking like a thirteen year old forever, that would be pretty awesome, I guess I'll be a kid for a long time no matter what." Daniel said. Cherilee exhaled a sigh of relief.

"Alright, well, the point I was getting at, is that I'm your elder, and your mentor, so I would prefer if you used a term of authority when speaking ot me, any will do, even Pipsqueak calls me Captain, so just remember then." Cherilee said. Daniel nodded, then thought, remembering Gilda's annoying habit, he spoke.

"You got it Boss!" Daniel said cheerfully, and exited the classroom. Snips and Snails were outside, waiting for Daniel to come out.

"Wow dude! You're awesome!" Snips said.

"Oh yeah eh." Snails agreed, talking a little slower than Snips.

"Oh, uh thanks, listen fellas I gotta head over to the Everfree and start up my training, so if you'll excuse me." Daniel turned and left the two to themselves.

** ** **

Daniel reached the edge of the woods, and looked in, he was told to enter the forest and to join them in practice, they never exactly said, where in the forest, Daniel shrugged, and grew his tail to protect himself from timber wolves. He stepped inside, suddenly a shadow was over him, he ducked, when Nightshade landed in front of him. "Captain! You scared the shit out of me." Daniel said.

"Where were you today?" Nightshade said bitterly.

"School." Daniel replied.

"School? How old are you? You look at least fifty." Nightshade said.

"I'm thirteen." Daniel said plainly.

"Oh, wow, kid, you are young, how long is your life span?" Nightshade asked.

"Forever." Daniel said.

"Oh, well, uh, let's get going, follow me." Nightshade said, then dashed off into the woods, Daniel followed the dust cloud she left in her wake. Eventually he reached a large crater, caused by him himself. "I found him!" Nightshade called. Charger flew down, followed by the others, Charger came up to Daniel and began talking.

"Kid, we've been waiting to train you for a week. Where have you been?" Charger asked cooly.

"Uh, going on a quest to the temple of war, oh and school started today, I am only thirteen you know." Daniel said, Charger just shrugged.

"Let's get started, so who get's to teach him first?" Starry Skies said.

"Well, we need to get him into his suit, although, I don't exactly know if it will fit him, it's built for ponies." Nightshade said.

"I can help with that," Daniel said, "My friend Rarity can adjust it so it will fit."

"Alright kid, Charger will start you off with the basics of landing." Nightshade said. Daniel shrugged.

"Alright, now kid, you already know how to land without crashing right?" Charger said.

"Pretty much, I have to run when I hit the ground though." Daniel replied.

"Okay, I guess I'll tell you a secret to landing, when you come down, tilt your hind hooves back, like so." Charger leaned slightly backwards, and Daniel saw his hooves were pointed up. Daniel did the same with his back feet, Charger shook his head.

"What?" Daniel asked.

"You're bipedal, it won't work, you need all four legs." Charger said simply. Daniel shrugged, and changed into his full alicorn form.

"Uh, so, you going to change into an licorn every time you have to land? Because that would be an awesome trick to see." Charger said, nodding his approval.

"I guess so, now like this?" Daniel pointed his back hooves upward.

"Kid's got it, now let's try that while actually flying." Charger said, and took off, Daniel changed back into his human form and took off himself, throwing himself into the air to get a good speed, then flapping his powerful wings to get going after Charger, who Daniel learned, wasn't the fastest, Daniel easily caught up with him.

"Okay, so just shift, then land?" Daniel asked, Charger nodded. Daniel closed his wings, and shut his eyes, and began to plumet, he quickly changed into his pegasus form, and flapped to slow the fall, he landed, at an angle, his hind hooves pointing upwards. He didn't even skid.

"Great job kid, you're a natural born flyer. No pun intended of course." Charger said.

"Thanks, now what's next?" Daniel asked. Charger shrugged.

"He's got landing down." Charger said, Blueball Blitz spoke up.

"Hahaha, can I teach him how to take off at high, HEH, speeds?" She said with a couple of large twitches.

"Sure, Blueball, show him how." Nightshade said.

"Hahaha! It's easy, you just jump with you back legs as hard as you can, while giving a strong flap, and then you just--" She wooshed passed Daniel and up into the air. Daniel shrugged himself, then jumped, hard, and with a flap of his wings along with it, he was next to Blueball Blitz in two seconds. "See, HEHEH, it's quite, HA, simple!" She said cheerfully.

"It is quite simple!" Daniel said with a proud smile. They both flew down, and met with the others.

"We're done for today with you, you just learned the basics, next time will be easy feats and tricks. So scram." Nightshade said, coming towards Daniel, when she was close by, she added in a whisper, "Great job kid, you did better then I did the first time." Daniel smiled a little, then kept a straight face, and walked out of the forest.

Chapter 3- Big Talk, Chocolates, and Lyres

Daniel exited the Everfree, and recieved many odd looks from the kids that had gathered around on the nearby playground. Daniel just nodded at them, and went back into town, where again he got several wierd looks. Somepony trotted up to him.

"Hey you." A male voice said behind him, Daniel shrugged and turned around.

"Can I help you?" Daniel turned and saw a fairly large blue earth pony. The pony came up.

"Yeah, you can leave this town, and quit bothering all of us, or else." The pony said, Daniel wasn't one for threats.

"Or else what Mr. Macho? Cause I am not leaving." Daniel replied dangerously.

"I'll buck you to the moon." He said.

"Good luck with that, you'll need it." Daniel said. The pony swung a hoof at Daniel, and Daniel just sidestepped. "Nope, a little slow." The stallion charged at Daniel, who jumped over im, and landed back on his feet, quickly turning around, he added, "So how about this weather eh?" The stallion once agan swung at Daniel, but daniel simply backed up, causing hi to hit air, "It's great here ya know? With the pegasi I mean." The stallion turned and kicked with both legs, Daniel jumped over them. "See, where I come from, Clouds move on their own." The stallion stopped fighting for a moment.

"Stay Still!" He said, Daniel shrugged with a smile.

"Okay." The stallion looked flabbergasted, but he swung again, Daniel didn't step away, but he did catch the stallion's hoof, he pushed the stallion back a few feet. A crowd was now gathering around.

"Hey look! Big Talk is trying to fight Daniel!" Spike yelled, getting more people to gather around. "Kick his bullying flank Daniel!" He added, and was supported by several cheers. Big Talk swung hi fist at Daniel again, and again it was caught, Daniel threw him on the ground, still not fighting.

"Why would I want to hurt him? He seems okay to me!" Daniel called out.

"Are you kidding? He's been causing all sorts of trouble around here! He even threatened Mayor Mare!" Somepony yelled.

Daniel turned towards the still attacking stallion, who kept getting thrown back. "You threatened the mayor? That's horrible, but still, I'm sure she wouldn't want me to beat you up, so let's just call this quits before you get hurt." Daniel said with a friendly tone. Talk replied by charging full on at Daniel. Daniel sighed. He grabbed Big Talk's head, ad spun him around, so that he ended up running into a nearby wall.

"Are you kidding! I'm not one for violence, so when I say this you better believe it, KICK HIS BUCKING FLANK TO THE MOON!" Mayor Mare shouted, Daniel shrugged, that was enough encouragment for him. Big Talk charged yet again, this time, Daniel grabbed his head, and spunn him around, and brought him towards the wall again, He smashed the stallion's face into it. Just once, he then let the stallion go.

"Leave this town, and I won't hurt you anymore." Daniel offered.

"You wish!" He charged forward again, Danielrealized that he really didn't know how to fight, Daniel steeped forward, and waited, the moment he was within reach, Daniel landed an uppercut into the stallion's jaw. Big Talk went flying back. Daniel charged forward ust as he was gettign up, and landed a fistic blow to the back of his head. When he was down, Daniel yanked him up by the mane.

"I said leave." Daniel spat out. Big Talk nodded, Daniel dropped him, and he fled from the town. "There, problem solved, sorry about the excessive violence, I really tried." Daniel said regretfully.

"Free drinks for the rest of Daniel's life at my bar!" Applebloom said, running forward, and nuzzling Daniel's leg. Daniel ruffled her hair. "As a matter of fact, why don't you come on down to the Drunken Dragon right now!" Applebloom said, Daniel shrugged, and nodded.

"Alright.

** ** **

Daniel stepped inside the bar, there was only one other pony, who turned towards Daniel and her eyes went wide. She ran up to Daniel and pressed him against the wall. Applebloom raised an eyebrow. "They called me crazy! They said I was a lunitic! but look! My human knight that I dreamt of all my life is here! He's real! Kiss me Alexander!" Lyra came in for a kiss, and Daniel turned his head, and she kissed his cheek.

"Uh, sorry lady, my name is Daniel, not Alexander, although that has to have been the wierdest reaction to me yet." Daniel said with a chuckle, gently nudging the pony off himself. "Oh, and next time, at least ask." Daniel added with a hearty chuckle. Lyra looked heartbroken.

"Oh, uh, sorry, heh, Applebloom, can you break that hottest bottle of alchohol you have?" Lyra asked the filly standing next to Daniel.

"Uh, okay. You alright Lyra?" Applebloom asked.

"No, I just had my heart soar through the clouds, then crushed into a fine powder." Lyra said, dragging herself over to the bar. Daniel felt like an ass. The door to the bar opened, and another mare came in. Glanced at Daniel, then sat at the bar next to Lyra.

"AB, can you break out the hottest bottle of alchohol you have?" Applebloom just nodded, and went around back, and brought back two bottles of a strange beverage, with skull and crossbones on them. Both mares popped open the bottles, and right before they sipped, they both put the bottles down.

"You know what!" They both yelled in union, "I don't need alchohol, niether do I need a stallion! What I need is is to get out!" Both ponies turned towards each other.

"Hey, stallion trouble?" Lyra asked.

"Yeah, you to?" The other mare asked.

"You could say that, let's say me and you go grab something to eat, without a stallion." Lyra said. The other nodded.

"My name is Bonbon, I make chocolates." The other mare said, extending a hoof.

"Lyra, I play music for the Canterlot Garden Orchestra, and now am an official lebian." She extended her own hoof and shook Bonbon's. Bonbon smiled at her.

"Well, fellow lesbian, let's scram. I'll pay." Bonbon threw a bag of bits, somehow holding the exact change for both drinks, and they both walked out.

"What in the wide world of Equestria just happened?" Applebloom asked. Daniel shook his head.

"I'm not completely sure myself, to be honest, I'm just glad they're happy." Daniel replied. Applebloom nodded in agreement, and Daniel left before he got anything himself.

Chapter 5- Showmare

Daniel changed into his earth pony form, to avoid any further attacks. He walked into the town, and heard something. It sounded like an angry mob, daniel shrugged pony style and went towards it, and he saw indeed an angry amount of ponies around a makeshift travel stage, on the stage was a light blue unicorn. She was trying to say something, but everypony was yelling at her and nopony could hear her, Daniel rolled his eyes, and jumped up on the stage. "HEY EVERYPONY, FOR THE SAKE OF THIS GOOD WORLD, SHUT THE BUCK UP AND LISTEN!" Everypony was quiet quite suddenly.

"Thank you." the blue mare said with a smile.

"Anytime ma'am." Daniel said, and stayed on the stage for good measure.

"Citizens of Ponyville, I have an announcement." She paused for a moment. "Last time I was here, I said and did things that I'm not proud of, I bragged about being such a great pony, when the truth is, I can barely use magic, and what little magic I know, I had used to hurt ponies. I am here to say I'm sorry, I ask simply for your forgivness, and to watch my new show, it's better now, and it doesn't humiliate ponies. I especially ask for Twilight Sparkle's forgiveness, for it was her I wronged the most. If you don't forgive me, that's fine, but I beg, just please, watch this show, if you don't like it, I'll leave forever, and never come back." The mare finished, there was several shouts.

"No way!"

"Go jump into Tartarus you stupid bitch!"

"I'll forgive you the day Celestia dies!"

Daniel rolled his eyes. "HEY! IF YOU HATE HER SO MUCH, WHY DON'T YOU HUMOR HER DAMN SHOW? SHE SAID SHE WOULD LEAVE IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT!" Daniel shouted at the crowd. there was several nods of agreement, and the rest just shut up.

"thank you," The mare said, then she added, "Again."

"Like I said before, anytime." daniel said with a polite nod.

"Okay, prepare, to be dazzled! By the Great and Powerful Trrrrrrrrrrrriiixie!" She said, there were several groans from the audience. "for my first trick, I need a volunteer." she said, nopony raised their hoof. Daniel shrugged and walked up behind Trixie, and nudged her slightly. "Oh, it seems we have a lucky young stallion here who wishes to proceed. Now behold the box of wonder!" Trixie's horn glowed slightly, then a box big enough for three ponies appeared. She pushed Daniel towards it. "The trick is to step behind the curtain, and you look like you've disappeared." Trixie muttered under her breath. Daniel nodded. "Now behold as my handsome assistant steps into the box of wonder!" Trixie said.

"Oh, I've seen this before! there's a curtain on the inside that causes the pony to look like they have disappeared." A mare in the audience blurted out. Trixie deflated.

"Trixie, go through with the trick, I have a couple of tricks up my own sleeve." Daniel winked at her. Trixie nodded.

"Now watch as I close the door, and spin it once!" Daniel started to change a little, and got rid of his wings as the box spun around him. "And with a tap of my wand, look as my dashing assistant has changed!" Trixie called out. Daniel heard a tap, and the door opened, revealing his earth pony self, he stepped out. Everypony, inculding Trixie gasped. Daniel faked surprise.

"My wings! They're gone!" Daniel yelled. And shot a worried glance at Trixie, and winked with his eye that wasn't facing the crowd.

"She took his wings!" Somepony yelled angrily.

"Fear not! For The Great and Powerful Trixie can return the wings to this handsome stallion!" Trixie said confidently. "She can do that right?" Trixie whispered through her teeth. Daniel gave one solitary nod. Daniel stepped back into the box, and she closed the door. "Now watch as the Great and Powerful Trixie spins the box once more, and with a tap of her magic wand..." The box spun, and Daniel grew out a horn. He heard a tap, and the door opened. "My assistant's wings are now back!" Daniel stepped out, everypony gasped once again, and Daniel pretended to look happy.

"No, my wings aren't back, but I do have a horn now!" Daniel said with gusto.

"It's a fake!" Somepony in the crowd yelled. Daniel chuckled.

"I wouldn't say that." Daniel said, levatating the pony, a red and green earth pony.

"Whoa! Okay, you've made your point!" The pony said, flailing around, Daniel set her back down.

"Okay, the horn is great and all, but seriously, can I have my wings back?" Daniel said. Trixie nodded.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie will restore your wings." Trixie said, now unsure of what will happen next. Daniel stepped inside, and the moment she closed the door, he teleported, grabbed Gilda, who yelped, and teleported back. They heard a tap, and the door opened, and they both stepped out. Gilda saw the crowd and got it immidiately.

"Who, what, where?" She said.

"Trixie, is your box working fine?" Daniel asked. Trixie shrugged.

"Trixie is sure it will work this time!" She said, still unsure. Daniel got in the box, and Gilda jumped off the stage and waved at Daniel. Daniel stepped into the box once again. Going through the same process, Daniel changed back into his pegasus form the door opened, and Everypony stomped their hooves on the ground in applause. Daniel and Trixie both did a small bow, and the stage began closing up around them. furniture grew out of nowhere, and the space on the inside grew quite alot, and soon a whole house was there, only on the inside. Daniel smirked.

"Magic is so interesting, I should study it." Daniel said. "Well, I hope that helped you, see you later!" Daniel said, turning to leave.

"Wait!" Trixie said. Daniel shrugged, and sat down. "How did you do that?" She asked. Daniel smiled.

"I think I should show you, I'm not really a pony, but I'm not really what I was originally either." Daniel shifted into his human form, and Trixie jumped back slightly. "I guess the closest to anything, would have to be that I, am an alicorn." Daniel said.

"Okay, that does explain alot. Well, bye, I guess." Trixie said, and Daniel waved. He left.

Chapter 6- A Date to Remember

Daniel walked into the park, and sat down on a bench. A grey pegasus trotted up and sat next to him, Daniel turned towards her and smiled. "Hey Ditzy." Daniel said, and gave her a hug. Ditzy hugged back.

"So, how was your first normal day in Ponyville?" She asked, Daniel chuckled.

"Longer than you would think." Daniel said, and put an arm around her, and pulled her a little closer. "But, it was well worth it, especially now that I get to see you."

"I agree, it does seem worth it. So, what are you going to do now?" Ditzy asked, leaning against Daniel. Daniel shrugged.

"I don't know really, I think I've already done everything I can for today. Do you want to do something?" Daniel asked.

"Well, now that I think about it, with the sun setting, I know a lovely little spot where we can watch the sunset." Ditzy said sheepishly, Daniel smiled a little warmer, and nodded.

"That would be nice, why don't you show me?" He said encourgingly. Ditzy nodded, and got up, Daniel got up as well. They walked towards a small river, then went down south a little more, into a small wooded area, which opened up into a small grove with trees blocking all four sides, there was a small bridge crossing the river. Ditzy walked over to it. Followed by Daniel, she stopped on the middle of the bridge. And gazed off towards the west, down to where the river was flowing from. Daniel followed closely, she sat on the little bench, and Daniel sat next to her. There was a perfect view of the sun slowly setting over the river, half of it already gone.

"You know, I remember when this bridge was built, it was about four hundred years ago. You know it's odd, I'm old, even for a regular pony, yet I still have the complexion of a young adult mare. My life has been so lonely over the years. I never had anypony by my side to call my lover, and all my friends over the years died, I made new friends, and ponies began having longer lives, instead of living to be thirty, they lived for hundreds of years due to the residual magic left over from the great battle so long ago." Ditzy told Daniel.

"That sounds kind of horrible, I suppose that's the curse for living forever." Daniel said, pulling ditzy close once more as the sun sank behind the world.

"Not anymore, because I have you, and to bad for you, you live forever right along side me." Ditzy said with a playful smile, the last few rays of sunlight disappearing.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way." Daniel said, the moon now rising. There was a sound of giggling in the trees and sure enough a few seconds later who else to come walking along, other than Diamond Tiara.

"Well, isn't that suiting, the freak with the idiot, how romantic." She said with a snicker, Ditzy rolled her eyes, and Daniel tried his best not to crack a smile, but failed, and ended up laughing.

"You know, I've heard of desperate bullies, but to actually stalk me and my marefriend into the woods, in a park, at night, that's just sad." Daniel said with a laugh. Ditzy perked up slightly, and had a smile growing herself.

"W-well, I was just, uh, taking a walk." Diamond Tiara stuttered.

"Okay, if you say so, oh, and could you please not call Ditzy an idiot? It's kind of mean, if you could, please direct all mean comments, and teasing phrases towards me, and not her, she's actually quite smart. Oh, and also as much I would like to laugh at your attempts at bullying me, I don't think right now is the right time." Daniel said cheerfully.

"Uh, okay, I guess." Diamond said, more confused than anything else. She turned and left.

"Daniel?" Ditzy said.

"Yes love?" Daniel replied, watching the moon rising into the sky.

"Thanks." Ditzy said simply.

"What for?"

"Just standing up for me." Ditzy said, leaning against Daniel, who wrapped his right arm around her shoulders.

"No problem." He replied with a smile. 'No problem indeed, not now, with you here with me.' Daniel thought.

Chapter 7- Learning

Daniel rubbed his eyes, and sat up, looking next to him he saw Ditzy, chuckling softly to himself, he got up and entered the shower. Another day, time to get to school.

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"Alright, today we will be learning times tables class." Cherilee said cheerfully. Most of the class groaned, Daniel just sat back. Cherilee handed back worksheets, and pencils. "You may begin." Daniel looked at his paper, and shrugged, he learned what times tables were the day before. He began writing.

2x2, 4

3x8, 24

5x10, 50

It was going to be a long day.

About two hours later Cherilee called lunch break. Most kids went outside to the picnic tables, and Cherilee closed the door. She turned around, and stratled herself when she saw Daniel still in his desk, working on his assignment. "Uh, Daniel, it's time to eat lunch." cherilee said. Daniel looked up, and nodded.

"Alright." He opened his pack and took out some dried venicin, an apple, and a couple of carrots, he ate them quickly, then got back to work. Cherilee watched with curiosity.

"Daniel, you have to go outside, and play." Cherilee said.

"Look Boss, I just have two more questions on this assignment, then I'll go outside." Daniel said without looking up. Cherilee sighed. she trotted over beside Daniel.

"Daniel, why are you working so hard?" Cherilee asked, and sat in a desk next to his, and slid it against his.

"So I can learn." Daniel said.

"Why do you want to learn so bad?" Cherilee questioned.

"Because back where I came from, school was hard to come by with out getting in trouble with somebody. I want to learn as much as I can before I get kicked out of this school for some reason as well." Daniel replied. Cherilee's eyes widened.

"Why were you kicked out of your previous school?" Cherilee asked.

"Late for classes, truency, and low grades." Daniel said simply. Cherilee nodded, processing the information.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Cherilee finally said, just as Daniel finished the last question on the math assignment, problem 57, the assignment was due in four days.

"Not much to talk about, teachers tend to not like me, because I'm usually a screw up. Back where I came from, nobody really cared about who I was, when they turned my way, they saw nothing more than a screw up. I don't really know why I'm telling you this though." Daniel said, shaking his head at the memories.

"Wow, didn't your teachers ever try to help with the assignments?" Cherilee asked, Daniel shook his head.

"Nope."

"Well, I will help you in any way I can." Cherilee said.

"Well, I don't really need help at the moment, if I have to do multiplication and things like that, I'll be fine." Daniel said, chuckling softly.

"Well, if you ever need anything, just ask." She said giving him an encourging smile. Daniel nodded.

"Thanks Boss." Daniel got up and went outside, Cherilee looked at the paper. All of the answers were correct.

Chapter 8- Hoofball

Daniel stepped outside, and stretched. Growing out his wings, he flew up to the roof onto a nearby cloud, and layed down on it on his belly, just watching the playground. "Hey, whatchya doing up here?" A scrawny pegasus colt flew up to Daniel's spot, and sat next to him.

"Just watching you fellas play." Daniel said, giving him a smile.

"Oh, well why don't you play with us?" The colt asked. Daniel shrugged.

"You ponies seem fine without me. Besides, I would probably ruin your game, my fingers and height do give me quite a few advantages." Daniel replied.

"So? You would be awesome for a team mate!" The colt yelled excitedly.

"I suppose so." Daniel said, suppressing a grin.

"My name's Feather Wieght, You can just call me Feather though." Feather stuck out his hoof. Daniel took it.

"Daniel, You can call me Dan, Danny, or just Daniel." Daniel said.

"Okay Daniel! Now come on, we're short one teammate for hoof ball!" Feather said excitedly, flying back down towards the ground. Daniel followed after, chuckling slightly. Once on the ground, the two teams stood on seperate sides of the field. It was a variety of different kinds of ponies. "Diamond Tiara, I found a teammate!" Feather said, Daniel walked up behind Feather.

"Yeah, so how exactly do we play this?" Daniel asked.

"You don't, we already have all of the pegasi members, we need a unicorn to complete the team." Diamond snickered. Daniel shrugged, and his wings shrank and he grew out a horn.

"There, so how do we play?" Daniel asked, grinning widely.

"Uh, you know, I should have seen that one coming, fine, unicorns are the protecters of the field, the block pegasi attack on us, the earth ponies, the earth ponies job is to get the hoof bal into the goal at the other end of the field. Unicorns can only use these, to fire at attacking pegasi, with levatation." Diamond paused and pointed towards a pile of strangely colored balls, about the size of tennis balls. upon inspection, daniel found them to be filled with water. Water balloons. "Any questions?" Diamond asked.

"Yeah, one, how exactly to Pegasi attack?" Daniel asked.

"That's simple, they drop water bombs, the same kind you're throwing." Diamond Tiara said. Daniel nodded. "Alright, they get jerseys today, so anypony without a jersey is on our team." Diamond called, there were several nodds of understanding. "Alright, let's get started!"

The unicorns and Daniel stood in a circle on the center of the field, and the earth ponies lined up behind them, the egasi in the air made the same circle. A whistle was blown, and everypony scattered, the earth ponies going after the ball in the center, and the unicorn and pegasi grabbing water bombs. Daniel grabbed three, two with his hands, and one with his magic. The other team got the hoof ball, but Feather dropped one on the earthpony carrying the ball, and Diamond Tiara grabbed it, and began running it to the other side, Daniel saw a pegasus filly about to drop a water bomb, so he fire his, and it hit dead on, causing her to drop the water balloon on the ground, Diamond Tiara kept going, and three more pegasi tried dropping water bombs on her, she avoided two, but the third was coming directly at her. One of the unicorns, a small one named Pipsqueak, fired his water bomb at the one coming down, hitting it, causing them both to blow up in a shower of, well, water. A pgasus was gaining on Diamond, and Daniel fired both water bombs, one hitting the pegasus, and the other catching the other bomb as it dropped. A pegasus saw that Daniel had no more water bombs, and dropped his bomb, Daniel grabbed it in midair, and fired it back at the pegasus, who dodged it, it splashed somewhere unimportant.

"Whoa!" The pegasus yelled. Daniel chuckled.

"Surround her!" Applebloom, the captain of the other team, yelled. Daniel ran up to Diamond Tiara, ready to defend her. Several more of his team's unicorns ran up to defend her as well, one passing another water bomb to Daniel.

"Thanks." Daniel muttered. The unicorn, Snails, nodded.

"Oh yeah eh, no problem!" He replied. The pegasi came down close to Diamond Tiara as she got close to the goal, Diamond looked up, and curled up.

"Keep going! We have you covered!" Daniel yelled. Diamond nodded, and started to run again, as two pegasi dropped their bombs, and Daniel and Snails fired their own, causing them to hit the others. Another pegasus filly, named Scootaloo, dropped her bomb, but not on Diamond Tiara, but on Daniel, soaking him. "Was that really necassary?" Daniel called.

"No, but it sure made me feel better!" Scootaloo called. Another pegasus, on Daniel's team, dropped a water bomb on her.

"Carma always bites!" Daniel called with a laugh. Diamond was almost at the goal, when a water bomb dropped on her head. She kept on going,hesitating only for a second. Applebloom sent around to her left side, and another earth pony colt flanked her right side, Diamond was surrounded. She passed it quite suddenly to a dark grey earth pony, named Silver Spoon, who carried it the rest of the way to the goal. Daniel's team cheered.

"We won!" Feather called cheerfully.

"Next time, our team gets Daniel." Applebloom said cheerfully. She walked up to Daniel and stuck out her hoof. "Good game." Daniel took it.

"Good game indeed." Daniel replied. Cherilee called them inside, now that their game was over.

Chapter 9- More Training

The bell rang, and everypony went out the door. "See you later Boss!" Daniel called, and rushed over to the Everfree. Cherilee waved with a chuckle, he really was just a kid. Daniel dashed into the forest without a second thought, and met them at the same clearing as before, they were all there, gathered in a loose circle talking. Nightshade turned, and saw him.

"Kid, get over here, it's time for you to learn some basic tricks. after that, you'll have to start making your own tricks. You will also have to train on more advance tricks with us so that we can do a formation. Understood?" Nightshade said. Daniel nodded.

"Yes ma'am." He said. Nightshade laughed.

"What's with the ma'am thing? My name is Nightshade, and that's what you'll call me. And quit with the formal shit, I mean seriously." She said, her smile instantly disappearing back into her normal scowl. "Stratus, teach the kid barrel rolls." Stratus nodded, then gave Daniel a look that was somewhere inbetween 'I'll kill you' and 'listen'.

"Listen, cause I don't like repeating myself." Stratus said dangerously. Daniel nodded. "Alright, barrel rolls are fairly simple, all you have to do is tip your wings in a thirty degree angle, but you have to make sure you are going at a high enough speed." Stratus said, his voice making Daniel cringe slightly. Stratus took off and demonstrated. "Now do it." Stratus said, Daniel nodded, and took off, once in the air, he quickly tilted his wings, and spun once, and felt his stomach drop, with the feeling of the G- force, Daniel smiled slightly, instantly determined, he did several more barrel rolls, feeling himself losing speed, he strapped his wings to his sides, and dove towards the ground, pulling out his wings at the last possible second, and looped over, and landed on the ground without skidding.

"Whoa, HEH, he's a natural!" Blueball jumped up and down excitedly.

"I don't know if I'm that good, but that flight definetly felt good. What other tricks do I need to know?" Daniel said, feeling great.

"Already addicted to flight I see, that's a plus, lets see, you pretty much mastered barrel rolls, loops, and dives, you also need to learn to flip." Nightshade said, trying her best to sound encouraging, but it came out sounding rather, threatening. Daniel understood anyways. "Now for a flip, it's a little trickier, you have to actually flap backwards, and at the last second, close your wings." Nightshade said, Daniel nodded. She demonstrated. Daniel nodded, and flew into the air, quickly flapping backwards, he closed his wings, and flipped over. "Perfect, you really are a natural." Nightshade said, already giving up the change in tone.

"So, now what?" Daniel asked.

"Now Stary shows you the basic form, and you try to mimic it." Nightshade said, Daniel nodded.

"I'll go slowly hun, just to show show you how to do the basics, once you master it going slowly, we'll speed it up. That sound fine?" Starry Skies said, her voice even and level, and had a slight Canterlot accent. Daniel nodded. Starry Skies took off, mimicking a high speed launch, but took off at normal speeds, she flapped up to a rather high point, and closed her wings, she began falling, and at the last second pulled up, doing three flips, she then flew up slowing herself down slightly so Daniel could see, and did a barrel roll, then flew back up to the top, only to come landing with a very thunderous thud on the ground.

"Uh, okay." Daniel said.

"Simple enough right?" Starry said reassuringly.

"I suppose." Daniel said, then stepped forward. He launched himself at high speeds, and went to the peak of his launch, and shut his wings, and dived towards the ground, pulling up quickly at the last possible second, flipping three times, he launched forward, and did a barrel roll, quickly going back up to the highest point, he launched himself at the ground, and at the last second, flapped just lightly, and landed with a loud thud.

"You really do learn quick, you just did that at the speed we usually do it." Starry said, getting several nods of agreement from the others.

"You have mastered the basic form, but when we have to do the seperate tricks, you need to have something that only you can do, find that something, and and practice it." Nightshade said. "Now get out of here kid."

"Alright." Daniel waved and walked away, and felt something tickling his lower legs, around his ankles, he looked down, and saw that he was walking through a field of flowers, he shrugged, and went on to Ponyville.

Chapter 10- A Not So Funny Joke

Daniel groaned as he rubbed his head, he got up slowly, then rolled off of the comfortable branch he had been sleeping on. Landing on the ground, he slowly picked himself up, and went by the river, he stripped, and stepped in, washing himself off. He had found the perfect sleeping tree in a secret grove at the edge of the Everfree, where a river flowed through. He got out, and dried hmself off, (I still don't have any details on how though.)

Daniel rubbed his face with his, hoof? He lifted his arms up, on his left arm, was alot of fur, and a hoof, and on his right arm, was skin and a hand. Daniel ran up to the river, and saw that he was half pony, and half human. Confused, he tried changing into a human, nothing happened, so he tried to change into a pony, again nothing. "Ah shit!" Daniel cried out, and (somehow) ran towards Ponyville.

"M-monster!" Spike yelled, pointing at a creature that was half pony and half human. The hideous creature was running in an odd fashion striat towards Ditzy's place. Seeing the monster's direction, Spike gulped, and stood in the thing's way, it stopped in front of him, looked at him oddly, then rolled it's eyes. It went around him. "Oh crap, GILDA!"

"What! What is it? New adventure? I thought we were going to take a break." A griffin landed next to Spike.

"Monster! It's heading towards Ditzy's place!" Spike yelled, Gilda nodded, and shoved the small dragon on her back, and ran after said monster, who ran up to Ditzy's door, and...

Knocked. Gilda felt slightly confused, but when the door opened, the monster was somehow inside an imprint made in a brick wall atached to the building directly across from Ditzy's doorway. Spike and Gilda ran up to see if Ditzy was okay, she ran out, ready to attack again. "WAIT!" The "Monster" cried. Ditzy stopped instantly. "It's me, I'm under a curse or something!"

"Daniel? What the buck happened to you?" Ditzy asked, instantly helping him up.

"I don't know, I woke up like this, and I can't change into my pony or human form." Daniel said, obviously freaking out.

"Let's get you to Zecora, she'll know what to do." Ditzy said.

"Who?" Daniel asked.

"Zecora, she's a potion's mare who lives in the Everfree." Ditzy replied. Daniel nodded.

Ditzy walked up to a knarled tree with a door in it. She knocked on the door, and after a few seconds it opened, revealing a zebra with several earrings, and other golden jewlry. "Oh hello Ditzy Doo, what today does bring you?" She rhymed.

"Hey Zecora, my friend has something wrong with him. I was wondering if you could maybe help." Ditzy said.

"Your friend you say, please tell me who if you may." Zecora said with a smile.

"His name is Daniel, he's not exactly a pony, but then again, he's not exactly what he was at the moment either." Ditzy said sheepishly.

"Is he with you there, or somplace elsewhere?" Zecora asked, seeing only Ditzy Doo, Spike, and Gilda.

"He's here, just don't freak out." Ditzy said. Zecora nodded.

"I won't freak out, but curiosity of him is about." Zecora said, getting worse at her rhymes due to the author sucking at making them.

"Alright, Daniel, come over here." Ditzy said. Daniel stepped into the light coming from the hut, Zecora took a step back.

"Well young Daniel, please tell me, have you touched any blue flowers in the Everfree?" Zecora asked.

"You mean those blue ones that tickle when you touch them? Yeah, I came across them yesterday, why?"

"You mean to tell me that this is just Blue Joke, oh thank Celestia." Ditzy said, laughing.

"Haha, well sick joke is this, I would like to look like myself, either one, I don't find this so called joke funny." Daniel said angrily.

"No, Poison is in the flower you touched, it's like poison oak, but it's affects are like a joke." Zecora laughed.

"Okay, so how do I get rid of its affects then?" Daniel said.

"I can help with that." Zecora said, because the author can't rhyme anymore.

Chapter 11- Spa Trip

Daniel, Ditzy, Spike, and Gilda came out of the Everfree, all with smiles on their faces. "So let me get this straight, that Blue Joke caused Rarity's mane to go all floppy, and Fluttershy's voice changed into that of a guy? Okay that's hilarious." Daniel said, laughing.

"Jeez you should have seen Applejack riding Rainbow Dash! it was funny as heck!" Spike said, and they all laughed. They all walked past several buildings until they came to a large blue one, it had two floors, and was shaped in that of a circle.

"I don't think I've been here before, what is this place?" Daniel asked.

"That would be the Ponyville spa, we could go in if you wanted, if anything, just to meet the ponies who work in there." Ditzy said, looking at the spa longingly.

"Alright, but there is no way I am going to use it, you can if you want to though, I need to wash up in the river anyways."Daniel said, stepping inside, followed by Ditzy and Spike, Gilda just turned and left, Daniel understood that. The others walked in front of Daniel.

"Hello and welcome to the spa, how may we be of, MONSTER!" A pink pony with a blue mane and tail cried out, Daniel drew his sword and spun around, ready to face anything to protect the ponies in the room, but saw nothing but the door.

"Uh, what monster?" He said turning around. The blue pony was hiding behind an overturned table, she poked her head up above the table.

"We are not open today, please go away." The pony said, and Daniel understood, she thought that he was the monster, so he started laughing.

"Oh, you think I'm the monster! Ha, that's almost as funny as the blue joke stuff, unless of course you got it on yourself, then it's not so funny, well, I didn't come in to get pampered, I just came in to meet the spa ponies. Well, I guess I'll be on my way." Daniel said, turning around and going towards the door.

"Wait!" The blue pony called. Daniel stopped and turned around.

"Yes?" He said cheerfully, the pony had her smile back.

"I'm Lotus, and I run this spa with my sister Aloe, who is actually with a customer at the moment. Since you have never been here, you may get one free package for the spa." Lotus said, Daniel's eyes grew wide slightly, and he chuckled.

"Uh, I really don't think I should, I'm not one to get pampered like that, sorry." Daniel said, and his heart folded over and cracked as Lotus's face fell, and she seemed depressed. Daniel exhaled, "Fine, give me your best, I guess." Daniel said, and Ditzy pulled out some bits herself.

"I'm coming with! This I gotta see!" She said, giggling. Daniel rolled his eyes. Lotus took her bits, and led them to a large room with pony sized bathrobes and lockers for clothes. Daniel stared. "What is it Daniel?"

"Uh, I'm going to have to take my clothing off, aren't I." Daniel said.

"Is this a problem sir?" Lotus said, Daniel exhaled again.

"No, I guess not, it's only me and Ditzy." Daniel said, and he began to undress, and with his clothing off, he grabbed the largest bathrobe, and fit it on his body, it was to small. "Uh, ma'am, you wouldn't happen to have any alicorn sized ones would ya?" Daniel asked, Lotus shrugged and tossed him one. He slipped into it. "Okay, so now what?" Daniel asked. Lotus smiled.

"Now we start you off with a massage." She said cheerfully, Daniel looked worriedly to Ditzy, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Please lie down on this massage bed." Lotus pointed to a large massage bed, that Daniel barely fit on. Lotus lifted her hooves to daniel's back, and began to gently rub his back in small circles, Daniel shrugged her off, and got up. Lotus looked at him confused. "Did I do something wrong?" She asked.

"Uh, well, sort of, why don't you get on and I'll show you what I would like." Daniel gestured to the massage bed, and Ditzy burst out laughing, rolling on the ground. "Just ignore her." Daniel said, rolling his eyes. Lotus looked at the bed, then at Daniel then back to the bed.

"Uh, sir, are you sure?" Lotus said, Daniel nodded.

"Uh huh." Was all he said, Lotus got on the massage bed, and Daniel walked up to her, he put his hands to her shoulders and began to rub, and she instantly relaxed, Daniel moved his fingers in small circles down her coat, until he reached the small of her back. He raised his hands up, and nodded. "Something like that or the other." Daniel said, as Lotus got off the massage chair.

"Sir, would you like to work here, that was luxorious! We would pay you ten bits an hour." Lotus said, Ditzy who was just getting up off the floor fell over again laughing. Daniel shrugged.

"Okay, sounds good to me, as long as I get to keep my clothes on." Daniel said. "What time do you need me here?" He asked.

"No particular time, we are open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. every day save for sunday, but due to you being an employee, you can come here on sunday with one other and enjoy the spa." Lotus said, Ditzy finally got up and trotted next to Daniel.

"Alright, well, I actually need to go right now, but I'll be here some time tomorrow." Daniel said, waving and leaving to get his clothes back on, once that was done, he left the building.

"Lotus, why are staring at the door like that?" Aloe asked, walking up to her.

"We have a new employee." Lotus said.

"Is she certified to practice here?" Aloe asked.

"Uh, define certified..."

Chapter 12- The Trip to Canterlot

Ditzy walked up to the tree that Daniel was sleeping in, and called to him, "Daniel!" Daniel rolled out of the tree and landed on the ground in front of Ditzy.

"Yeah, Ditzy?" He asked.

"I'm going to Canterlot, would you like to come with, it could be fun," She said. Daniel shrugged.

"Okay, I don't really have much to do, I was planning on just working at the spa today anyways.

"Really, no complaining, no bickering, no it's to far away?" Ditzy said, disbelievingly.

"Why would I complain about going to Canterlot with you?" Daniel asked.

"It's just, usually when I ask somepony to come with me somewhere, they always say no, giving some complaint or whine." Ditzy said.

"Well I think it could be fun." Daniel replied.

"Well, okay, let's go!" Ditzy said excitedly, pulling Daniel to the train station, once there, she asked for tickets for the next train to Canterlot. Then they sat down on a nearby bench, to wait. It was still before Celestia's sun hadn't been risen yet, and Luna's night time sky was twinkling brightly, but not harshly. "Oh, I can't wait!" Ditzy said, pulling Daniel in for a sideways hug.

"You must really love Canterlot." Daniel observed.

"No, not really, it's fun sure, but it's awfully lonely, unless you have somepony else with you." She replied, gazing into Daniel's eyes.

"Oh, well, I'm glad I could accompany you there." Daniel said with a smirk, and as their faces drew closer, they gazed into each other's eyes, and then--

"ALL ABOOOAAARRRD!" The conductor called, making both their heads snap back, and looked around to see if anypony was staring, luckily, nopony really cared what they were doing.

"We should, you know, get on the train." Daniel said.

"Uh, yeah, right." Ditzy said with an emberassed giggle.

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"You know, I don't know anything about you Ditzy, I know your personality and all, but I don't even know your middle name." Daniel said. The train was half way there, they still had about two hours. Ditzy giggled and nodded.

"My complete name, is Diane Ditzeno Doo." Ditzy answered, "My turn, what's your complete name?" Ditzy asked, Daniel nodded.

"My complete name is Daniel Feindoiose Sallite." (Fane- Doy- Ose) Daniel replied. "Okay, what's your favorite color?" Daniel asked.

"Ice Blue, because it reminds me of you." Ditzy said, "What's yours?" Ditzy replied.

"Golden yellow, for the same reason." Daniel replied. "Go ahead and ask the questions yourself." Daniel suggested.

"Okay, what's your favorite food?" Ditzy asked.

"Uh, truthfully, this will gross you out, but chicken with lemon squeezed over it, my mom made it for me the day before the fire." Daniel replied, "what's yours?"

"Blueberry muffins hooves down," Ditzy said with a grin.

"What's one odd custom in your old world that you still practice here?" Ditzy asked.

"Wearing clothing," was Daniel's reply, and Ditzy laughed.

"Okay, if you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?" Ditzy asked.

"Uh, let's see, oh, the need for meat, and the like of the taste of it." Daniel said honestly. "What about you? What would you change?"

"About me, or you?" Daniel shrugged. "With you, I love you just the way you are, but as for me, I wish I could get my eye fixed, I look wierd with it flicking around like it does." Ditzy said with a sigh.

"I actually think it makes you look kind of cute." Daniel replied. Ditzy smiled and blushed slightly. She stood up and changed her spot to be next to him, she snuggled up close and Daniel put his arm around her.

"Thanks for that, even if you're just trying to make me feel better about myself" Ditzy said.

"Hmm? What are you talking about, I'm not just saying that, Ditzy if your eye bugged me, I wouldn't have said it makes you look cute, I would of just shut my trap." Daniel said seriously, Ditzy nodded.

"At least your honest." Ditzy said with a giggle.

"I try."

* * *

The train pulled up into Canterlot station, and the doors opened, letting everypony on it get out. Daniel and Ditzy walked out side by side. Daniel got a lot of stares, and a colt came up to Ditzy and asked, "Can I pet your, um, pet?"

"She doesn't own a pet as far as I'm aware." Daniel replied, and the colt jumped back in shock.

"Whoa! That's so cool, what are you?" The colt asked.

"What do you mean, aren't I a pony?" Daniel asked playfully.

"No, of course not!" The colt laughed, and his mother came up.

"I'm a human being. I'm the only one in Equestria." Daniel said, as the mother pulled him away. Daniel heard her muttering about not going near strange things like that. Daniel rolled his eyes, smiling. 'They'll learn,' he thought to himself. They continued off the platform and towards their hotel. It was only a block away, near the castle. As they walked, the whole street stared at Daniel. They walked in, and went to the front desk.

"We would like to check in, I made a reservation, it should be under, Diane Doo." Ditzy said to the mare, who looked up and then at Daniel.

"I'm sorry ma'am, but we do not allow pets in the building." The tan unicorn mare replied, Daniel leaned over the desk, and looked her in the eyes, and a grin grew on his face.

"I'll make sure to tell that to the next person with a pet." Daniel said, making the mare shrink down.

"O-oh, my apologies sir, I didn't know--"

"It's fine, but we would like the keys to our room please." Daniel cut her off.

"Oh, but of course sir." The mare said with a worried grin on her face, Daniel just laughed whole heartedly and grabbed them, handing one to Ditzy, who took it. They went to their room to spend the night.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A/N-- Daniel's back baby! I really actually liked how this chapter came out for a change, the next few chapters will be of Daniel's stay in Canterlot, as the mane six and Cadence/ Shining Armor are busy fighting king Sombra. King Sombra may or may not become an enemy of Daniel's. I haven't decided yet, anyways, give me that feedback, and for every favorite, I would like to receive a thumbs up, believe it or not, they keep me writing about Daniel. Well, See ya later, and seriously, give me feedback and criticize this story!

Chapter 13- Unbelievable/ Alexander

Alexander's feet hit the ground hard as he ran, voices calling after him. "Get back here Dorodian! I'm not done with you!" A sneering voice called, Alexander kept running, straight through the rain.

Daniel got up, and cracked his neck, looking at the sleeping mass on the bed, he nodded with a slight smile and stepped inot the hotel bathroom.

A car pulled in front of Alexander, he threw a glance behind his shoulder, and saw the bullies, Tanner Callwell, Jaden Lee, and Denzel Taylor, running after him, so he ducked into a back alley way, Tanner and Jaden followed him in, so Alexander kept running. "Leave me alone!" He cried, still running.

Daniel turned the water off, and grabbed his towel, drying himself off.

"Hey kid, why don't you just, talk to us?" Denzel said, appearing on the other side of the alley. Alexander halted to a stop. The teachings that he had gotten in his Jujitsu, what little training he had, and stopped, realizing he was about to do the one thing he didn't want to do, fight.

"Good morning Ditzy, good to see you're awake." Daniel said, stepping out of the bathroom in his clothes. He gave her a smile. 'So this is what it's like to have a break, it feels good.' He thought.

"Look, I don't want to fight, why do we have to fight? Why do you pick on me?" Alexander asked, tears streaming down his face. The others just smirked.

"This Daniel, is the Canterlot statue garden, and I have to show you something." Ditzy said.

"Oh look, the baby's cying, does the baby need his bottle?" Tanner said, letting out a laugh.

"So what do you want to show me? We've been walking for a while now, Are you sure you know where you're going Ditzy? no offense, but your, uh, vision, may not help with this maze in the statue garden." Daniel said, hoping he hadn't offended her. She simply giggled and nodded, and they entered a clearing, where the mane six, Spike, Owluicious, Peewee, the Shadowbolts, Gilda, and many others that Daniel had become aquainted with were standing. "Uh Ditzy, what's everyone doing here?" Daniel asked.

"I, feel wierd, all of a sudden." Alexander said, as Tanner's face was suddenly swept away, and he was left in nothing, absolutely nothing.

Ditzy stood on the podium, and began talking, "Daniel, we've been together for a short while, shorter than most ponies would see fit for what I am going to ask you, being as it is only about a month since you first arrived. But we have been through so much together, some adventures, and some tests, and even your transformation, that granted you some of Faust's power and knowlage, and I have come to realize that, I truly love you, and I ask you here today in front of our friends, Daniel Sallite, will you marry me?" Ditzy said, she reached back into her saddle bag, and pulled out a small black box, then changed into her alicorn form, and floated the box forward, and opened it, producing a large grey feather from it, and she floated the delicate object to Daniel.

Alexander began to gain sight, and feel time flowing once again, and found himself staring at the fuzzy shape of a pony, and heard a muffled, "Is that Daniel?" The voice sounded female.

"Uh, well, I uh, wow, this is unbelievable, I just, wow." Daniel said, and Ditzy gained a regretful smile.

"No, Alexander as at Canterlot, Ditzy's proposing to him Tavi, whoever it is, it's not him, it's definately a human though, that is what they're called right?" Vynal replied to Octavia.

"I understand, it's alright, I, have to, go." Ditzy said, dropping the feather, and galloping off, Daniel got several evil stares, but he didn't care, he chased after her.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A/N-- Okay, Alexander is a sidestory up for grabs, but I need you to alert me, and send me the story, the story I think is the best I will post on my account page, as for Alex, do as you like. He is not a main part of the story of Daniel, he will meet him a couple of times though, and when that happens, I hope you could fit it into your story! Oh, and the next chapter should be read to this

Chapter 14- Love

"Ditzy! Wait!" Daniel called. "Please, don't run away." Daniel's voice faded away, until Ditzy couldn't hear it any more. Ditzy kept running deeper into the maze, until she ran straight into Celestia.

"Diane? What are you running from? And why are you crying, did Daniel do this to you? Faust Damn it, I'll kill that stupid bastard!" Celestia said, her confusion instantly turning to rage.

"No, wait, it's my fault." Ditzy called out, before Celestia could kill Daniel. Celestia instantly regained her normal composure, and sat down by Ditzy.

"Diane, what happened?" Celestia said caringly. Ditzy let her tears stream down her face.

"You know how I asked if I could use the maze for something important?" Ditzy said, Celestia nodded.

"Yes, I remember, it should be already set up." Celestia said.

"Well, I used it already, and, and I proposed to Daniel." Ditzy said, more tears coming out of her eyes.

"He said no." Celestia said, pulling Ditzy into a hug.

"You know, I should have guessed he would, I mean really, I'm just a screw up, all because of my eye, the stupid thing can't go straight for longer than three seconds." Ditzy said. "I remember that fateful day it started, the day that Nightmare Moon was sent to the moon. That was when my eye got hurt.

* * *

"Ditzy! Oh, Faust Damn It!" Daniel yelled, and then sat on the nearby bench. About two seconds later, a very angry mane six belted around the corner. Rarity tackled Daniel off the bench, and started to hit him on the face.

"You. No. Good. Stuck. Up. Prick!" She said each word with each hit, Daniel simply kicked her off of himself.

"What did I do?" Daniel yelled.

"I'll tell you what you did, you ruined her! This proposal was all she would talk about for a while now, and you turned her down!" Rainbow yelled, charging head first at Daniel, who wasn't able to move aside quickly enough. Rainbow Dash then started punding on Daniel twice as hard as Rarity ever could. Daniel kicked her off as well.

"Okay, does anypony else feel like beating me up?" Daniel said, spitting blood on the ground, and getting into a stance to fight.

"I'll take that challenge, you stupid prick." Applejack growled, and then jumped at Daniel. Daniel was able to sidestep this time.

"Alright, if you're all done, could you help me find Ditzy?" Daniel asked.

* * *

"Look Diane, it's not the end of the world, I guess he just wasn't right for you." Celestia said, trying her best to comfort her.

"I know, and I shouldn't have pushed him, if there is anypony who should be worried it's him, I can only imagine the beating he's going to take." Ditzy said, giggling slightly. Celestia smiled slightly herself.

"Yeah, knowing the barers of the Elements, he is probably getting one hell of a time right now." Celestia said.

"Not as much as you would think ma'am." Daniel said, and took a step forward.

"You know, it is the law for all subjects to bow to me." Celestia said.

"I am nopony's subject, sorry, but i fall under my own jourisdiction, and besides, I don't bow." Daniel said. Celestia nodded with understanding.

"Very well, but do not treat me with such familiarity in front of anypony other than the alicorns and twilight Sparkle." Celestia said, and Daniel shrugged.

"Alright, deal." Daniel said, "But it's not you I'm here for, Ditzy, why did you run off?" Daniel asked, turning to the mare who was currently hugging the princess. Ditzy turned her head, and Daniel saw that she had been crying.

"Be-because you rejected my proposal." Ditzy said.

"Ditzy I--" Daniel was cut off by Ditzy.

"It's okay Daniel I understand, I realize it was sudden, and you probably aren't ready for that kind of commitment."

"Ditzy--"

"Really Daniel, I'm fine, I should have known better anyways, I mean what kind of stallion, especially one as great as you, would want to spend the rest their life with me, I'm just a screw up." Ditzy concluded.

"Ditzy I--" Daniel was cut off a third time, only this time by Celestia.

"She said you didn't have to apologize, so except the offer graciously." She said dangerously, Daniel just rolled his eyes.

"I wasn't planning to, I just have one question, when did I say no, I was just shocked, back where I come from, it's always the guy who proposes, I guess it's opposite around here, and again, when did I say no?" Daniel asked. They both gave him a confused look.

"What do you mean just the guys? That's kind of sexist, around here, either side will." Celestia said, Daniel filed that under, pony social norms, in his brain.

"Duely noted, Ditzy, are you okay?" Daniel asked, once again.

"I'm fine." She said, a few more tears falling from her eyes, "I'm sorry I put you through that." Daniel started laughing. "You don't have to laugh at me though." Ditzy said, looking away with her good eye.

"I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at how you aren't listening, I didn't say no, Ditzy, I'm going to say it without being subtle, since you haven't caught the hint, I say yes, Ditzy, I never said no, I was just confused, you already told me about the trade of feathers with pegasi, but I just always thought the male was the one who proposed. Biased human thought, sorry. Oh, and hold on one moment." Daniel grew out his own wings, and plucked his largest main flight feather, knowing that niether of them will be able to fly for a while, and handed it to Ditzy, who took it with her magic, and put it in her mane, and Daniel did the same with the feather Ditzy gave him, sticking it in his hair right behind his ear. Ditzy's smile grew, and then she tackled him, giving him a kiss.

"I'm sorry for not listening."

"And I'm sorry for causing you worry." Daniel replied, Celestia flew off to her place at Canterlot tower, overseeing the world of Equestria.

"Just do me a favor."

"Anything."

"Don't scare me like that again." Ditzy said, rolling to the side, and onto the grass.

"I will try my hardest. You have my word." Daniel said, then turned and hugged Ditzy.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A/N-- They are going to get married, interesting plot twist, but used, let's see here, ALOT, oh and for the fans of this story, action is coming soon, somehow, the Newborn (Horrid creatures, more to be explained in the Newborn Prophecies) will be put into the story.

Chapter 15- Friend, Daniel, and the Newborn

"Daniel..." A voice said, the voice came after a harsh whispering echo of itself. Daniel's eyes opened, and he found himself once again falling into a darkness.

"Yes?" Daniel asked, unafraid.

"I am here to warn you..." The harsh voice said, it sounded like it was directly next to him, and far away at the same time.

"About what? I know you are not Faust, and unless you are my dark form of myself, I don't know who you are." Daniel said.

"You may call me Friend. I am here to warn you about an enemy..." Friend replied.

"Well, Friend, what is this enemy that something powerful enough to join my dreams needs to warn me about?" Daniel asked.

"A horrid creature, known as the Newborn is rising..."

"What are the Newborn?"

"Nobody knows, the history behind them is unknown, but a new hero has appeared in Equestria, one that cannot stay. This is the first sign, his name is Alexander..." Friend said, as an image of a human boy, a couple years younger than Daniel was eating an apple, while staring oddly at the talking earthpony and unicorn.

"Another human? But, wow, okay, so what threat do they pose." Daniel said, simply excepting the fact that another human had gotten into Equestria.

"The Newborn pose the threat to all creatures of Equestria, they feast on the good emotions, leaving nothing but a hollow shell of a pony. The shell is known as a Changling, a drone of the Newborn..." Friend said, somehow more dark than its voice was before.

"Changling? Ditzy told me about those, they feast on love. Nearly took over Canterlot, and Equestria." Daniel said. "So these things turn things into Changlings, alright, how do I kill them?" Daniel asked.

"you have a sword, you can use that..." Friend replied. 'Oh duh.' Daniel thought.

"When will the Newborn arrive?" Daniel asked, quickly realizing that the darkness was fading away to conciousness.

"Nobody knows, but soon. Beware Great Fifth, you are in danger..." And with that oh so happy note, Daniel woke up, and found himself being stared at by Ditzy.

"Daniel, are you alright?" Ditzy asked.

"Uh, yeah, at least for a while, new threat, no idea how, when, or where. Some new mystic being who calls itself Friend, or maybe it really was just a dream this time." Daniel said, getting up, and finding himself back in Ponyville, and in Ditzy's bed.

"Oh, uh alright. Come on, we have to get prepared, and find the right ponies to help, here's a list of ponies and things you are going to need for the wedding." Ditzy said, and Daniel simply chuckled and took it.

"Best man, Feather barer, four or more groomstalions, one fucking hell of a bachelor party- (optional), and a tuxedo." Daniel read out loud. "Holy cow, better get started." Daniel said, and Ditzy nodded.

"I guess so, the wedding is in one month." Ditzy said, and grabbed her own list, and trotted out.

"I'm not going to be getting any time for anything except this wedding, ah well, worth it." Daniel said to himself, then walked out the door himself.

Chapter 16

Daniel looked out at the Ponyville street, and checked his list. Seeing that the tux would be the easiest to get, he set off towards Rarity's Boutique. Gilda padded up to him.

"Hey Daniel!" She called out.

"Oh, hey Gilda, whats up?" Daniel replied.

"Hey, I know you're supposed to ask me, well not even me, but a stallion, but seeing how I'm not a stallion and all, I was wondering, could I be one of your groomstallions?" Gilda said quickly, then turned away, blushing slightly.

"Okay, sure, I think you deserve a part in the wedding anyways." Daniel said without a second of thought. Gilda gave him a strange look as he continued forward.

"Really, that simple, no begging, no odd looks, no what's wrong you's?" Gilda said disbelievingly.

"Nope, but remember, you have to get a dress." Daniel said.

"Uh, no fucking way am I ever going to wear a dress." Gilda said with finality.

"Alright, how about a tuxedo?" Daniel said.

"Uh, I guess I could do that, they aren't to frilly." Gilda replied, "Well, see you later." Gilda said, then flew off to a random cloud, most likely to take a nap on. Daniel found himself at the doorstep of Carousol Botique, he stepped inside.

"Welcome to Carousol Botique, where everything is, oh, Daniel, what can I help you with?" Rarity said, trotting into the room.

"Well, I was just wondering how much it would be to buy a tuxedo." Daniel replied.

"Oh, you mean for your wedding? Oh Darling, you don't have to pay for that! It's your wedding!" Rarity said excitedly. Daniel smiled slightly.

"You really are quite generous. Thank you. Do you need my measurements?" Daniel asked.

"Oh, no I already got your measurements for the FLAW, so it shouldn't be a problem, I'll make sure it can be used to your needs, whether you change into your other form, or grow wings." Rarity answered. Daniel nodded. "So Darling, would you like some tea? Come on, sit down, let's chat." Rarity said, turning towards her living room and gestured to it. Daniel shrugged and stepped inside and caught sight of the piano. Rarity left and went into her kitchen to make the tea. Daniel migrated over ot the piano. He sat down on the bench, and spread his fingers out correctly, about to play the first note.

"Would you like honey with your tea?" Rarity said, poking her head in, and saw Daniel at the piano that Spike played when he was over here. "Oh, going ot play? well let's hear some then, I love the piano, such a beautiful instrument, but I can't play it, you know, with hooves and all." Rarity said. Daniel shook his head.

"No, I, really shouldn't bother you with my playing. Besides, I only play one song that I made a long time ago in an orphanage. It's sad, and dark, and I don't think you would like it." Daniel answered.

"Please play it Daniel, oh, Spike never comes around enough anymore, and when he does he doesn't even play me anything. He just does whatever work I need him for, and then he runs off to Applebloom. What does that filly have over me anyways?" Rarity said, then suddenly added, "He thinks I'm ugly!" And with that, she began crying. Daniel immediately went to her side.

"No, of course he doesn't think that, Rarity, and if it makes you feel any better, I'll play that song for you." Daniel said, and Rarity perked up.

"You would do that for me?" Rarity asked, Daniel shrugged.

"Yeah, but remember, it's a cruddy song." Daniel said, and went back to the piano and got into position. and hit the first note, a deep sound vibrated out, and he hit a few more keys acting as light trebbles to the deep base, and then he began to play, and his fingers flowed. They moved with purpose, and with grace, and Daniel let himself go into the music, let it surround him as he recalled the song that he had made one day. Suddenly his mouth opened, and he began to talk with the rhythm, not sing, but talk.

You look at me through your eyes, but you don't see,

You listen to my plea with your ears, but you don't hear,

You don't know who I am, nor will you ever.

His words stopped, giving way to the beautiful piano, which had been playing more complex notes as his hands moved like wildfire on it. Suddenly, he began to sing, his voice not the best, but the words, the words went deep.

You think you have it bad?

You think you have it rough?

What if you had to say good bye

To the ones you love?

What if this world said that they would have to die?

Daniel stopped playing, and got up. "Sorry, about that, I know I sound horrid." He said sheepishly. Seeing Rarity's stunned face he shrank back slightly. "Sorry for bugging you, I'll get out of your hair." Daniel slipped towards the door.

"W-wait." Rarity said. Daniel stopped.

"Yes?"

"Could you come and play the rest of that song sometime?" Rarity asked. Daniel's eyes widened.

"P-pardon?"

"The song, if you ever get the chance, could you come and play it for me again?"

"Uh, sure, I suppose." And with that Daniel left. He stepped outside, and was instantly slammed into, the two fell over, Daniel immediately suspected danger, and got on top of the person, and twisted his hands around to be at the back, and sat on his back. Daniel's thought process caught up with him a whole ten seconds later. Hands. This was a human.

"Ah! get off! Damn I can't get out of this hold. Help!" The young boy called out, he looked to be about twelve. Daniel rolled his eyes and got up.

"Okay, getting past the fact that you are an actual human, why did you slam into me?" Daniel said, helping the boy up.

"I was running, I think I'm goin crazy, there are horses everywhere, and they talk, am I insa-- Did you say 'The fact that I'm a human?'" The boy stopped midsentence.

"Okay, one, you are not crazy, two, I am the only human here, well, at least I was. My name's Daniel." Daniel extended his hand and the boy took it.

"Alexander, you can call me Alex." The boy said.

Chapter 17- Of Friends and Manticores

"Alright Alex, do you know how to defend yourself?" Daniel asked cheerfully.

"More or less, I took a class on martial arts." Alexander replied. Daniel nodded.

"Alright, look, only fight if neccesary, oh, and if you need anything, just ask me. Now, I guess I should fill you in, but first a few questions." Daniel said, and Alexander shrugged.

"Alright, ask away."

"Okay, first question, what were you doing when you came here?" Daniel asked.

"Getting ready to fight bullies that had surrounded me."

"Alright, next, do you have a place to stay?"

"Uh, no." Alex replied.

"Okay, now for the summary, Alex, you have been magically teleported to this world, in the continent of Equestria. This planet is dominated by ponies, griffins, and mules. There are three kinds of ponies, unicorns, earth ponies, and pegasi. You are in the town of Ponyville, and are currently talking to the only other human in this place.

"Uh huh, well then. That's, well I don't know, um, okay then. See you later, I have to go think." Alexander said, then walked away. Daniel chuckled slightly, it was alot to handle, and he knew that.

"Do you believe me now?" Friend's voice sounded out, Daniel whipped his body around, but nobody was there.

"Friend, so you are real." Daniel said.

"Indeed I am. Oh, you're needed at the school." Friend replied, nopony other than Daniel seemed to hear him.

"What? Why, I don't have to go to school." Daniel said, slightly confused.

"They need you, not the other way around, good bye Daniel." Friend said, the voice getting distant. Daniel just rolled his eyes, and started towards the school, when he heard a colt cry out. He then broke into a sprint, and as the school yard came into sight, he saw Cherilee pushing the foals behind her while a full size manticore roared in her face. Cherilee looked terrified, but stood her ground. The manticore raised a claw menacingly, and Cherilee shoved all of the foals back far enough that it was out of reach. The claw fell with terrifying speed, and in the next second, Cherilee was on the ground, blood covering the ground beneath her. The manticore let out another roar as it stepped forward to eat the small foals, it raised its claw once again, but this time, it felt something hit its side. it turned to face a creature that resembled something like a diamond dog, only better posture, and no fur. It wore clothes as well. It roared a third time, only this time into Daniel's face.

"Okay, I'm guessing that you have never heard of breath mints. Seeing how you can't speak, you must be a beast as well. So that rules out reasoning with, WHOA!" Daniel's sentence was cut off as the manticore swung, he dodged. Daniel pulled out his sword, and swung at the manticore, the sword hit it dead on, and bounced off with nothing more than the manticore getting slightly annoyed. "Oh. Crap." Daniel said, and the manticore roared in response. It then unrolled it's very long, and deadly, scorpian tail, and it hit the ground next Daniel, causing him to jump back. Daniel swung his sword with more force at the tail, and managed to cut the tip off, getting his sword stuck near the end. The manticore let out a howl of pain, and flicked it's tail, connected to Daniel's sword, connected to Daniel, up into the air, and flung the tip of tail, and everything else connected to it, into a nearby tree. Daniel tasted blood, and upon inspecting, he found he had a split lip.

"Ah! Daniel help me!" Diamond Tiara screamed, as she was caught by the tail in the manticore's teeth. Daniel got up, and shook himself out of his stupor. He then charged towrds the creature, he now had his horn, wings, and tail. Daniel jumped at the creature, using his wings as a powerful boost, and when near it, he spun quickly, gashing it with his tail, which seemed to be much more effective then using the sword form. The manticore dropped Diamond Tiara who bolted back to the group of ponies watching, which had gathered even more since the fight started. People were placing bets to a brown stallion in a green cap. The manticore seemed to be getting more than he. Daniel was to busy to notice though.

The manticore lunged towards Daniel, trying to bite, but Daniel then disappeared in a bright flash, and reappeared ontop of it's head, his tail now gone, and its place his sword. Daniel raised the sword high, and stabbed the manticore's head, it went in, but before Daniel could make it a killing blow, he was flung off once again, collecting a few winces from the ponies watching. Daniel picked himself up quickly. and charged his horn, and released a blast of magical energy that hit the manticore in the face. The manticore fell over, asleep. Daniel ran to it, and grabbed his sword, just as it woke. The spell had not been powerful. Daniel flipped back with his sword, then charged towards the beast once more, going for the killing blow, he brought his sword low, then just the manticore roared, he stapped up through the roof of it's mout, it then keeled over dead, as Daniel pulled his sword from its brain. The sword absorbed some of the blood that was on it, then the rest simply dribbled off due to the magic of it. Daniel stretched his back, raising his sword high, and the crowd that had gathered cheered.

"You were amazing!" Snips said.

"Duh, yeah awesome victory stance." Snails agreed.

"Victory stance? I just stretched." Daniel replied, then sheathed his sword, looking at the manticore, he wondered what he should do with the carcass.

"Oh, so what are you going to do with the kill?" Snips said.

"Uh, I don't know, I heard that manticore venom sells well, and maybe some research place will want to study the body or something." Daniel said, as Twilight walked up.

"If you are going to get rid of it, let me help, I can send it to Celestia's biology researchers." Twilight said, daniel shrugged, then nodded, after grabbing the poison sack and stinger. Twilight's horn glowed, and the manticore dissapeared.

"Well, uh, do you know who might want this for some bits?" Daniel asked, holding up the poison sack.

"I'll give you three hundred for it." Twilight replied. "I would give you a fair price, but it's all I have for potion ingridents at the moment." She finished. Daniel nodded.

"Alright. Uh, just get the bits to me whenever you can." Daniel said, putting the venom sack on the ground, which disappeared as well, and a sack of bits reappeared in its place. Twilight kicked over to Daniel, who picked it up. Twilight trotted away, and in her place, came Diamond Tiara, followed by a light brown stallion with blue eyes almost as icey as Daniel's. His cutie mark was that of three bags of money.

"Kid, what you did was stupid, reckless, and risked your life at the expense of not just other people, but people of a different species." The brown stallion said scoldingly. Daniel just rolled his eyes, and as he saw the stallion open his mouth again, he began walking away. "Which is why I'm saying thank you for saving my daughter, nopony would ever be brave enough to face a manticore, save for maybe an alicorn." The stallion said, Daniel grinned slightly and turned around.

"Uh, actually, I am an alicorn, and I have faced alot worse than that. Trust me, that was nothing compared to what some of the ponies I have faced can do." Daniel said, thinking to what Fluttershy could do.

"You're an alicorn?" The stallion asked, disbelievingly, Daniel chuckled, then changed into his alicorn form, elicting a gasp from most ponies nearby, including the two next to him. He then changed back, and stretched. The stallion finally managed to shake himself out of his stupor. "That would be a yes. Anyways, my name is Filthy Rich, but please use my last name. Whether formally or not." Rich said.

"Alright Mr. Rich." Daniel said, as he walked away, but Diamond Tiara called out to him.

"Wait!" She galloped quickly up to him, and stopped in front of him. "Thanks for saving me from that manticore, if you hadn't been there, well, I don't want to think about it. Uh," She paused, then shook her head, "well see you later." She said, trotting off. She looked like she hadn't said what she intended to say. Daniel shrugged and walked off, only to be met with a very excited Pinkie Pie.

"Wow Daniel you actually took down a manticore not that I thought you couldn't but it's still amazing I mean wow I had my bets on you of course." She said excitedly.

"Yeah well, I wonder what that manticore was doing here." Daniel said.

"Oh, Ice Fire was going through some old comments and found a conversation with one of his loyal viewers, and decided it was time to intigrate the manticore battle into the story! Oh and he's possibly debating whether or not to do something along the lines of a herd like love life with you with Ditzy and, Oh, can't say, I would lose a friendship if I told you, FOREVER. And with that she sunk away, seemingly disappearing.

"Ice Fire, comments, and herd love life. Must just be Pinkie being Pinkie." Daniel muttered as he continued to walk away.

Announcement

Okay, I have been thinking, and I have decided it is time to end this book. I wrote about him fighting a manticore, and now I need to write adventure. real adventure, full of heartbreak, danger, horror, romance, and enemies that would make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. So, Daniel book three is now, as of today, completed. Book Four is coming out very soon. like sometime tonight, tomorrow, or the day after soon. So, for those of you who are still reading this crap, thank you for supporting me. Well, Book three is now over. Get ready to meet

The Newborn...

Guess What!

I'm in a rut for the fourth book, so I'm putting it on haitus, and reopening this book. So, get ready for more updates soon!

~~Ice Fire

Chapter 18- Show and Tell

"Alright class, I would like to start this third Monday of this month as normal, with show and tell," Cherilee said cheerfully. Daniel raised an eyebrow. Cherilee sagged slightly as Diamond Tiara's hoof shot up, "Yes, you can go first," She said, slightly less cheerful. Diamond nodded and got out of her chair and stood in front of the class, she then pointed to her tiara.

"I'm here to tell about my tiara, it's worth over over 1000 bits, according to my father, and it's better than anything any of you could ever show, because it's made with real diamonds!" She said snootily. Most of the class rolled their eyes, but Daniel began to laugh. "And what is so funny?" Diamond said, turning to Daniel.

"Well, it's just that, why should we care if you have a hat? personally, all it's good for is making a pony look good, and you're flashing it around like it's the greatest thing in the world and bragging about it, I think show and tell is supposed to be a fun time for the whole class, because they get to share their cool items and show what they can do. Not to brag about them," Daniel said, sitting back in his desk. Diamond opened her mouth for a comeback, but then stopped.

"You know what, I guess you're right," she said, and sat down at her desk, and everypony looked at Daniel, bewildered.

"Uh, how'd you do that?" Scootaloo asked.

"Do what?" Daniel whispered back.

"Get her to not argue back," was the reply. Daniel just shrugged. Cherilee just shook it off, and asked who wanted to go next.

"I vote Daniel should go, since he thinks that whatever he has is so much better than my tiara," Diamond snickered, along with silver spoon. Cherilee nodded.

"Alright Daniel, come on up," Cherilee said. Daniel shrugged again, and got up. He stood in front of the class, and began to pat himself down, searching for something useful that he could show, after a few seconds, he shrugged for the third time and and began to speak.

"I have something unlike any other show and tell item you have ever seen. I have, myself," Daniel said, and alot of the ponies gave him questioning looks. Diamond Tiara spoke next.

"Ha! What a lame show and tell, at least we were able to bring things that could do something cool, or at least look beautiful in my case."

"I was hoping you would say that," Daniel turned towards the teacher, "Ma'am, may I bring this outside?" Daniel asked. Cherilee nodded.

"I guess so, sure," and with that, they all walked outside with Daniel.

"I would like you all to step back please," Daniel said. The foals and Cherilee did so, and Daniel grew his wings out. "As you can see, I can do that, how many ponies do you know that can do that too?"

"Oh, big deal, we see pegasi every day," Diamond Tiara said. Daniel nodded.

"Alright, how about this? Daniel grew out his horn.

"Big whoop, we see unicorns all the time," was Diamond's reply. Daniel laughed, and nodded. And finished the change, going full alicorn.

"How about this? Do you know anypony that can do this?" Daniel said, his voice now deeper, as he towered over the ponies even more than usual. Diamond's jaw dropped. And Cherilee did a quick glance down his body that Daniel pretended not to catch, even as his cheeks grew a little red. He shrank back down to his preferred form, and nodded. "That's my show and tell project.

* * *

Everybody was already gone from the class, save for two, Diamond and Daniel. Daniel began towards the door, but Diamond stood in front of him. Daniel nodded. "Hey."

"I just wanted to thank you for what you did the other day, with the whole manticore incident. So, thanks, I guess." And with that, she was out the door, Daniel shrugged, and left himself, only to be stopped by Cherilee.

"Oh, hello Ma'am." Daniel said. Cherilee chuckled, then blushed.

"Hello Daniel, I'm gonna not try to beat around the bush here, so I was wondering if you were doing anything Friday night," Cherilee said. Daniel thought a moment.

"No, not really, why?"

"Well, I was wondering if you would like to come over to my place for dinner, if it's alright with you and Ditzy." Daniel's head whipped to look into her eyes.

"Uh, I, I'll, I'll ask her about it, uh I guess, well got to go bye." and in the next second there was nothing left in that spot save for a dust cloud in his shape.

Chapter 4- Red

Daniel walked through the gates of Sweet Apple Acres, hoping that Applejack maybe had some sort of work for him to do, Daniel started towards the house, when suddenly the wind was knocked out of him due to somepony ramming into his side. Something red flashed by him, Daniel got up coughing and gasping for air, and looking around for his attacker he saw a red pony charging right at him, he stepped to the side, and the pony ran into a tree. "Wait!" Daniel yelled.

"Nope!" The pony yelled, Daniel flipped over the pony as he charged Daniel once more

"I'm just looking for Applejack!" Daniel yelled, that only seemed to enrage the pony even more.

"Nope!" The pony yelled even louder, and charged at Daniel. Daniel didn't want to fight anymore, but it seemed he didn't have a choice. The pony charged once more, and Daniel again jumped over him.

"I'm just looking for some work to do!" The pony charged again, and again Daniel dodged.

"Nope!" He yelled once again.

"Come on! I'm not looking for bits, I'm just looking for something to do!" Daniel complained. The pony charged again, this was getting old. You can guess what he said next.

"Nope!"

"Oh come on!" Daniel yelled, he saw that the pony's cutie mark was half of an apple slice. The pony charged again, Daniel dodged again. "Geez, judging by your cutie mark thing, you must be related to her." Daniel said.

"Eeyup!" Charge, dodge.

"Well Applejack and Applebloom sure didn't attack on sight when I met them!" Daniel yelled. Charge, dodge. "Oh come on! I'm in Applebloom's class, if that helps." Daniel said.

"Nope!" Charge, dodge.

"This is getting old, could you please stop and at least tell me why you're attacking? I seriously don't get that, do you attack everybody who comes here? How do you make money?" Charge, dodge. "I came here offering to work for free! Just give me a freaking job! I don't care!" Charge, dodge. "Come on! Is it because of how I look? I can look like a pony to!" Charge, dodge. Daniel shifted into his alicorn form. The red pony stopped midway in his charge with a flabbergasted look on his face.

"Huh?" Was all that he said. That was enough for Daniel.

"So, can I work here, or wha- what's that smell, holy crap, jeez, my, my, uh, I'll just be going now." Daniel said, a wierd smell in the air giving him a slight erection. "Crap, whatever you got going on with that smell, I suggest you get rid of it, it's kind of, uh, arousing." Daniel said sheepishly.

"Y-you've never smelt that before?" The red pony said. Daniel shook his head side to side.

"No, why?" He responded.

"I'll tell you this just once, mah sister Applejack is in heat, now I'll ask you kindly ta leave." The pony said, Daniel shrugged.

"That would explain it, by the way, my name's Daniel." Daniel said, going back into his normal form.

"Mah name's Macintosh Sari Apple, but you can call me Mig Mac, or Macintosh if ya'll want, now please leave." Daniel nodded at Big Mac, and turned and left.

Interlude- let's recap

Okay, before we begin this recap on Daniel's life, please use your scroll button to click this for some awesome backround music. Seriously, click it, it's an awesome, fun, bouncy song that would make even the boring of days fun! Oh, and make sure to say that Ice Fire sent ya! I really want that publicity.

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Okay, so let's recap on Daniel's life, okay, it seems like just yesterday I was dreaming up a character to be paired with Ditzy Doo, while giving him a storyline. At first I thought, let's make this dude totally friendly, but make him have a horrid backround. First try didn't work out so well, killing his father, beating somebody up for no real reason, then getting to go to the friendliest places around. Not my best idea. So, I tried again, and it gained some popularity.

In the first real book, Daniel instead, is a rat who lives on the streets of some large city, (I can't remember if I named it), and ends up getting forced to shoot somebody, literally. So Daniel runs, and goes to the one place he feels comfortable sleeping, a tree. So he eentually falls asleep, and wakes up staring into, (What else?) a pair of not so aligned golden yellow eyes! He learns that the eyes belonged to a pony named Diane Ditzomia Doo, who teaches him that he came to a world that had ponies, mules, and other creatures that weren't human, as a matter of fact Daniel was the only human in Equestria. (So original, I know XP), And he was offered a pie, and Ditzy warned him of eating it, but he was hungry, so he ate it anyways, and it ended up summoning three spirits, so Ditzy takes Daniel, who finds out that she smells like muffins back into a wall, then to the three alicorns, other than her. Daniel then learns that he is an alicorn himself and must save the world. He then meets Gilda, and they go on a huge adventure with the mane six and somehow the Shadowbolts got involved, and he ended up defeating Bane.

In the second book, Daring Doo, Ditzy's sister, comes and whisks them off on another adventure, only this time the mane six aren't there, and Daniel gains control over Faust's final powers, the power of life and death. He then goes back to Ponyville, and bonds with Ditzy, all the while he meets new friends, and has a hell of a time. Then Ditzy asked him to go to Canterlot, and she proposed, and he said yes, and that's the whole story! So far anyways. That's all, have a fantastic day. And seriously, this whole thing is better with that song.

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