In PonyVille, it’s just another ordinary day. Many ponies already wake up and doing their own jobs. Everyone was happy except for one mare. In the Castle of Friendship, Twilight was sitting in the kitchen, staring the hay cereal with sorrow eyes. Her eyes can be seen having an eye bag; proving that she didn’t sleep well last night. Spike, who was very worried looking at Twilight in concern, “Twilight, I know you’re sad because Raze sacrificed himself for the whole Equestria, but you can’t just undo everything right?”

Twilight replied in a sad tone, “But I didn’t teach him friendship lesson very well…”

Spike rolled his eyes, “Come on, Twilight. Sometimes you gotta move on.”

“How can I? I let him sacrifice himself without letting us helping him.”

Spike was very concern about her adopted sister; he suddenly gets an idea, “Hey, how about we take a little walk?”

Twilight sighed, “Alright, I guess. Maybe I’ll find a way to release Raze.”

Spike just sighs in worries.

Both Twilight and Spike were walking not far from the castle when Rainbow Dash suddenly appear in front of them in a light speed making both siblings to startled.

“Sweet Celestia, Rainbow Dash! Why did you appear out of nowhere?” said Twilight, annoyed by Rainbow Dash sudden appearance.

“Twilight, you must see this! You won’t believe what happened!” said Rainbow Dash in shock.

“What thing should I see that makes me believe?” said Twilight while look towards Rainbow Dash suspiciously.

“I don’t have time to explain, come on! He was searching for you!” Rainbow Dash immediately pulled Twilight and Spike in a fast pace that their silhouette is still there.

While being pulled by Rainbow Dash, Twilight giving a little thought, ‘He is searching for me? Who is that? Wait does that mean…?”

“Here, look for yourself!” Rainbow Dash put Twilight behind her other friends that stands there. Twilight surpassed her friends and look onto their faces; Applejack’s eyes were widened, Pinkie’s have her jaw dropped, Sunset looking with confusion and Rarity with her poker face.

“What makes all of you so shocked?” Twilight ask in confusion.

They didn’t answer; instead, they pointed towards behind Twilight. When Twilight turned her head around, she was shocked in disbelief.

In front of them, Raze is carrying an earth filly on his back with a Pegasus foal tailing on him. They’re playfully paying in the air while being cheered by a few ponies that were there. After that, Raze end the session and landed gracefully. He dropped the filly carefully and talk, “Do you like that little one? I bet you’re! Now, go back to your family and have a good day, young filly.”

Both foal and filly cheered as they walked together. Raze just looked towards the fillies with a smile on his face. He turned around and saw Twilight and her friends were looking at her. Raze smile turned into a grin.

“Finally, it’s a pleasure to meet you-”

Twilight didn’t let Raze finish as she run towards Raze and give him a big hug. Raze let a slight blush on his face; can’t say either he was embarrassed or shocked. She cried all the way as through as she could see her student again.

“Raze, thanks Celestia you’re safe! *sniff* It’s my entire fault I didn’t teach you properly about friendship! Please, next time, before you do anything crazy like sacrificing yourself, please at least you talk to us before do anything crazy, okay?” said Twilight after releasing the hug but still holding Raze’s shoulders. But Raze make a confused face.

“Do anything crazy? Sacrifice? Pfft…is that a joke?” Raze chuckled, “I just met you, how do I sacrifice myself immediately? Oh, Princess Twilight, you’re such a funny mare!”

That makes Twilight and the other shocked and froze.

“J-Just met me?” Twilight ask with a worried face.

Raze chuckles, “Yeah, in fact I’m here to learn friendship!”

That statement leaves Twilight and her friends shocked. Raze released the hug and met each of Twilight’s friends. First up is Applejack, he gave her a handshake, “Howdy, you must Applejack! Despite a mare, I heard you could harvest half of the Apple Farm, you must be pretty strong! Not just that, I believe you’re the bearer of Honesty am I correct?”

That makes Applejack to fluster and nod slowly. Raze stopped the handshake and looked towards Rarity that stand next to Applejack. Raze smiled, “And you must be Rarity! The fashion fanatic among the ponies in town! Despite your enthusiasm about designs, you also very generous, which make it your element, miss. You deserve more, Miss Rarity.”

Rarity replied, “Oh, uh…thank you?”

Raze passed both mares and looked towards Fluttershy that look a little shy, “And you must be Fluttershy…your treatment towards animals impress me, Miss Fluttershy. Even they’re a predator; you treat them equally like the other animals! Just like your element, don’t you, miss?”

Fluttershy timidly replied, “T-thank you…”

After seeing Fluttershy, Raze looked towards Pinkie Pie, who has her jaw still widely open, leaving parasprites to enter and leaves. Raze closed her jaw and stared her eyes for a long time. That makes the other to confuse. Suddenly, Raze grinned in excitement and start moving quickly around her almost look like he was teleport and defying gravity.

In excitement and happiness Raze speak in a fast pace towards Pinkie, “And the most happiest, excited, extraordinary and greatest party mare around the town, Pinkie Pie! I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOO excited to see you too! Your party plan and joke is one of the most intriguing thing and the best at it place! Of course you are the Element of Laughter! Ooooooh, I’m SOOOOOOOO excited to see you here too!”

Pinkie jaw dropped once again. As Raze turned around, his eyes shine brightly as he met Rainbow Dash.

“Oh…sweet…CELESTIA!!!!!!!!! YOU’RE RAINBOW DASH?! THE FASTEST PONY…IN EQUESTRIA?!?! IT’S A PLEASURE TO MEET ALL OF YOU! YOU DON’T KNOW HOW EXCITED I AM WHEN I HEARD ABOUT ALL OF YOUR RECORDS WITH THE WONDERBOLTS!” said Raze as he start to fly around Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash can felt her ego but keep it low and simply replied, “*cough* Y-yeah…that’s me.”

Raze fly down while looking at them in excitement. As he landed, he speaks excitedly, “Oh my days, it kept getting better! I hope you girls could teach me about friendship!”

Suddenly Raze eyes were locked into a yellow mare with a red and orange mane, he walk closer, and looked towards her that had been hiding the other mares. Sunset seeing that can’t escape as she afraid he might use his magic on her. As Raze were facing her, Raze asked politely, “Ah one of the new members too! I forgot about you. *chuckles* I suggest you must be the bearer of…Empathy. You are the one who easily forgive somepony even though they did something unforgiveable. I respect your work ma’am.”

Raze lend his hoof to greet her, but Sunset didn’t seems to feel comfortable. Raze look onto her eyes, “Oh my…you must be traumatized so bad.”

Raze pulled her close to her, making her to start struggling as she was afraid of Raze. Suddenly, Raze put his horn on Sunset’s horn. His horn shine brightly, almost blind the other that were watching. As it finished, Sunset felt calm and relax, to be more precise, she never felt so calm before. Raze that were standing in front of her didn’t make her scared anymore. She just stunned with her eyes widened while looking towards Raze’s warm smile that would calm anyone that sees. Raze on the other hand, he gave her a warm smile and asked, “Feeling better now, miss?”

Sunset blushed a bit, didn’t listen what Raze just ask.

“Urm, Miss Shimmer? Are you okay now?”

As Sunset snapped out of her daydream, she stuttered while replying, “Oh, uh, y-yeah…I-I’m…uhh…I’m alright.”

Raze replied towards Sunset, “Now that’s good.” Raze once again shocked as he saw what happened to her back, “Oh my- sweet Celestia! How are you walking with that kind of condition, Sunset?” Raze immediately walk towards her back that display a huge black bruise. Raze immediately use a spell that slowly heal the bruise. While healing, Twilight and her other friends come closer to him. Sunset who was being healed, gave a slight blush while looking towards her friends. She gave her friends an eyes code,

He’s the one who want to heal me. I didn’t ask for it.

The other immediately chuckles seeing the scene, making Sunset’s face even redder. During that time, Twilight took the chance to ask Raze a question, “So, do you remember what happened yesterday?”

Raze simply replied while still focusing on his magic, “Nope.”

“Anything at least?” said Twilight again.

“Well, the only thing I remember is that someone called me to come back. I didn’t know the origin of the source but I gotta say, her voice sounded like you,” said Raze calmly whilst healing Sunset in the process.

All of her friends immediately look towards Twilight, who immediately blushed. Sunset made an eye gesture; making fun of Twilight,

‘I guess someone is really trying to release Raze huh?”

That makes Twilight to let out a nervous chuckle and grinned nervously. She continued to avoid eye contact with her friends, “Do you know who are Princess Celestia and Princess Luna?”

“Easy peasy, the Princess of Sun is Princess Celestia and Princess Luna is Princess of Moon. Why ask anyway?” Raze ask in confusion in turn.

“Well…apparently…someone attacked them.”

“Sweet Celestia, is that really? Who is that figure that attacking them? Did you girls know them? Did you manage to beat him? I don’t think they deserve to be spared don’t they?” Raze ask in concern.

That last question left the mares froze.

‘I don’t think they deserve to be spared don’t they?’

That statement turns out to be not normal.

“Well, thanks for asking, Celestia and Luna was alright. We manage to beat that guy but I try to teach him friendship. Unfortunately, I didn’t take my job seriously and he accidentally released a demon but…..he managed to…save us by…sacrificing himself…”

The word sacrifice makes the mares to go into silence. No talks, no giggle, no nothing. It’s just pure silence. Raze replied, “Wow, I guess everyone deserve a second chance am I correct?” said Raze, breaking the silence.

Rainbow Dash replied, “Not really, it depends how they reply on your offer. Example, Chrysalis that-”

“And…done!” said Raze interrupting Rainbow Dash explanation. They all looked towards Sunset’s back. It’s look like there was never a bruise before.

“T-that’s impressive! How did you learn that?” Twilight ask in amazement.

“Well I…! I…don’t remember how.” Raze reply in a sad tone. He added more, “It feels like…I don’t even remember my childhood. The only thing I remember is this hood is a gift from someone special.”

They all look towards Raze in sympathy.

Twilight replied, “Don’t worry, Raze. We will help you recover your memory.”

“I-I don’t think so…I don’t think I can…It felt like…it doesn’t want me to remember it.” Raze replied more.

Suddenly, Twilight remembered what Raze’s says,

‘If I didn’t recover my memory…don’t even try it.’

That last word literally left her into a dilemma. Does she follow what Raze said before and help his rebooted version gaining a new identity or she recovers his memory? That word hung up in the air for a long time.

“TWILIGHT!”

“Huh?” Twilight snapped out of her daydream.

“Twilight, what should we do with Raze?” ask Rainbow Dash again. The other just looked towards Twilight, waiting for an answer.

Twilight replied, I think…I will let him live in the castle for a while. Maybe we could go together? I gotta have a meeting with y’all.”

The other mares smiled and just nodded.

Twilight decided to give Raze a tour around the castle as he lost his memory about it. In the castle, Raze is acting like a foal. He looked around while amazed by his surroundings.

“Oooh, this place is…VERY COOL! The building is look like it was built by the ancient civilization! Its look like it was built by the crystal ponies!”

He looks around like a total foal when the foal found the most interesting toys.

While Raze in the front, distracted by his surrounds, the Main 7 and Spike were in the back, discussing about Raze’s behavior.

“Okay, this is weird, I never this kind of behavior from an alicorn former villian. What the HAY is WRONG with him????” ask Rainbow Dash in whisper towards Twilight.

“You’re right…he acting like a total foal! Before he was acting like a total grown colt! Is he playing with us?” said Twilight in whisper.

“Ah don’t know, Twilight. Somethintelling me that he didn’t lyin.” said Applejack giving her own piece of mind.

“I don’t know, Applejack, darling. It seems like Raze is playing with us.” said Rarity denying Applejack opinion.

“I think he lost his memory.” said Fluttershy, didn’t want to prolong her opinion.

Twilight replied, “*sighed* I think it’s a yes. We don’t know how he lost his memory but I still remember what he said.”

“What he said?” ask Rainbow Dash.

“If I don’t recover my memory…don’t try it.” Twilight repeat the same statement before Raze sacrifice himself during that night.

That statement left the others eyes open wide.

“Wait so he doesn’t want us to recover his memory?” Rainbow Dash asks to confirmation.

“No, he said just don’t try it. He doesn’t even want to remember about it. Should we do it anyway?” Twilight ask to her friends with concern. They all look towards Raze that have been talking to Spike the whole time.

“So you’re a baby dragon? How did you have those wings?” Raze asked while flying facing Spike.

“Well…I kinda turned into stone when a dragon-eating giant bird captured Zecora. When it breaks, I suddenly gained these wings. Before that, I felt itchy around my body too.”

Suddenly, Raze’s excited face turn into a poker face. He asked, “W-Wait…you said you turned into s-stone…?” Raze stop flying while looking towards Spike.

Spike replied calmly, “Yeah…kinda. What’s wrong?”

Suddenly Raze face turned into a fear, he stepped back a few step.

“It just…it felt familiar…and sad…” said Raze.

Suddenly a black aura surrounds Raze. That makes Spike and the mares’ eyes to widen.

“Why did it felt familiar…?” said Raze with his voice a little bit mixed.

“Twilight what should we do?!” Rainbow Dash looks towards Twilight.

“I…uhh…I...”

Suddenly, Starlight’s bedroom door opened.

“*yawn* Good morning, everypony! How’s everybody morning, hmm?” said Starlight whilst rubbing her eyes. Suddenly, her eyes were locked towards one colt that surrounded by a black aura.

“Urmm…did I wake up in the wrong time?” Starlight asks in confusion. Suddenly, Raze’s black aura stops and he run towards Starlight in excitement.

“Oh…my…Celestia! You’re Starlight Glimmer?! I heard a lot about you! The hero of Equestria! You save them when the princesses were captured!”

When Raze was going around Starlight in excitement, Starlight stared towards her friends in confusion. She gave them a an eye gesture,

‘WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS RAZE DOING HERE?! WHAT IS THAT BLACK THING EARLIER?!’

Twilight just smiled nervously and replied with an eye gesture,

‘We’ll talk about it later. I promise.’

Starlight just sighed in defeat.

“So…I heard you’re the Principal School of Friendship!” said Raze in excitement.

“W-Well, yeah…I am…” Starlight replies nervously.

“Wow, you deserve it though! You’re perfect in my opinion! You’re good at magic and pretty mare too!” Raze didn’t hesitate.

That make the whole group fall into silence. Starlight starts to turn red. She side eyed Twilight and the others; they’re trying their best not burst out laughing hearing that statement.

‘Is this colt doesn’t even know what is embarrassment?!’ said Starlight thought, screaming in embarrassment.

Rainbow Dash immediately burst out laughing, “*laughing* he called you pretty! How it felt, Miss Principal?*laughing even louder*”

Raze misunderstood what Rainbow Dash mean, “Hey, don’t be jealous. You don’t have to be like that. You’re pretty too! Despite your attitude, you’re loyal, lovely and awesome! I bet someone already had crush on you!”

That make Rainbow Dash turn her laughter into a silent embarrassment. The mares can’t hold their laugh and immediately burst out laughing.

“*Laughing* Rainbow Dash?! *laughing* someone have a crush on her?! *laugh even louder*”

“Hey, don’t look down on that, Applejack. I’m serious.” said Raze with a slight smirk. That makes the mares to goes into a silence immediately.

“In fact”, Raze took a deep breath, “every single one of you is special on your own way. There’s nothing called ‘I’m perfect’. Everyone has their own perks and flaws. Everyone has something that makes them different. It’s doesn’t matter if they’re a dragon or a Kirin, you’re perfect with your own way. There is no colt without a mare and there’s no mare without a colt.” Raze said in full determination and a warm smile.

Their eye widened and each of them flustered a bit. That was unexpected word coming from Raze. They never saw Raze being such a quote colt.

Rainbow Dash whisper towards Applejack, “I thought Cadance is the only mare that filled with quote about love.”

“Ahthink its changed now.” Applejack replied.

Raze continued, “Anyway, I’m very intrigued by this visit. I should go back to my house…hold on. Do I have one?” Raze tapped his jaw in confusion. He continued, “Oh…I don’t have any. I mostly sleep in the woods. *chuckles*”

Twilight immediately ask, “Why don’t you stay here then?”

Raze’s eyes widened, “S-Stay…? I…I don’t know. I don’t think I should be here.”

Starlight who was hiding behind Raze shakes her head didn’t agree. Twilight felt bad for Starlight but she had made a decision, “It’s okay, Raze. You may stay in the room across Starlight’s.”

Starlight covered her face with her left hoof. She groaned and entered her bedroom after slamming the door shut.

“W-Well…thank you, Princess! Though…I will find myself a new a house.” Raze didn’t sure if he will stay there for a long time.

“Don’t worry, Raze. There’s no charge at all. There’s just too much room in here.” Twilight didn’t feel weighed by that. Raze in the other hand, he replied, “Yeah, I’ll stay. But I will find a job. When I have enough bits, I’ll move out.”

Twilight replied, “Why you want to move out so bad? This castle is enough to fit so many ponies you know!”

Raze stared Twilight seriously, “I don’t like to live in someone’s house without paying. So, I’ve decided, I would find a job, work on myself and I will move out after I had enough bits to pay you and buy myself a new house.”

‘Wow, he is very independent.’ Twilight thought in amazement.

“Anyways, I gotta sleep. It’s been a long time since I had a good sleep.” Raze walks towards his prepared room. He opened and before he closed he shouted, “I’m waking up by night! See ya!”

He closed the door. Twilight just stared for a while. She turned around to see her friends. Each of them has their eyes widened.

“Okay, he is independent, we know. But now…we gotta talk about the back thing that surrounds him earlier.” Starlight said immediately.

“You’re right, let’s go to the cutie map and discuss about this.” said Twilight.

They walk together to the cutie map room to have a discussion about the thing happened earlier with Raze.

In Raze’s room, he walked around inspecting in enthusiasm.

“This is a neat castle and room! I wonder how it was made…” Raze peek around the room. Suddenly, he encounters a book, a very old book. He picks it up with his magic. He opened it. It contains logs. His eyes widened.

“My log…?” he didn’t believe what he just found. Raze stared the book for a long time.

“Meh, I’ll read it tomorrow. I got to have a good sleep.” Raze immediately put the book on the desk, run towards his bed jumped on it and immediately fall asleep.

In the map room, they’re discussing about the black aura that linger around Raze earlier.

“Does anypony know what the hay is the thing that circling around Raze? Twilight, you’re the egghead here don’t you?” Rainbow Dash was the one who talk first.

“In my opinion, I guess that is Raze inner demon. It seems that it won’t come back any soon. For now, we have to be watch out. If that thing came back, we can’t afford to have another disaster strikes us without Raze on our side.” Twilight said with full seriousness.

They nodded in agreement.

“Ah gotta say, we have try to avoid Raze from remembering anything that would lead that thing back. We would accompany him while Sunset and Twilight try to find a way how to contain that thing.” Applejack shared her piece of mind.

“I agree with Applejack. Besides, Raze really need a job. He needs our help to get money and this is our chance to help him and distract him. When Raze were occupied, me and Sunset will try to find a way to prevent that thing from coming back or for the better of all, destroy it.” Twilight added more to Applejack’s opinion.

“I think that’s a divine idea! I could use an extra help in boutique and maybe some new inspirations.” Rarity agreed the idea instantly.

“Yeah, maybe I could use some help with the animals and Discord might like to see him. It seems that Raze and Discord look like they can be a good friend!” Fluttershy also liked the idea.

“Yeah, I bet Gummy would like him!” said Pinkie with enthusiasm.

They laughed. As they stop laughing Twilight continued, “That’s the spirit girls! Let’s do this. Remember; don’t do anything that might trigger his memory.”

They nodded affirmative.

“Great, that’s all for today, girls! You all can mind your own business. I will go see Raze in his room.” Twilight said happily.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, see…Raze? Pffft…” Rainbow Dash looks towards twilight making a smiling scrunching face.

“What?” Twilight ask in confusion.

Applejack smiled mockingly, “Did someone found their lovely colt?”

Twilight’s face suddenly turn red, “What?! Of course it’s not my crush! How it can be?” she shouts, denying the statement.

“Oh darling your face is all red all of a sudden. Do you really like that colt, Twilight, darling?” Rarity asks while making a sinister smile on Twilight.

“Ugh, enough with you girls, can you stop doing a statement that’s not true?!” Twilight shout in embarrassment.

“Twilight, you gotta admit it you like him! We know that!” Rainbow Dash laughed.

“Urgh, I’ll see you girls later.” Twilight immediately left them inside. When Twilight left, the other discussed,

“Twilight actually like him don’t she? She just can’t accept that she has feelings for him.” Applejack chuckled afterwards. The other just agrees but one mare didn’t respond. Instead, she daydreamed the whole time. She still imagined what happened during the time where Raze healed her bruises.

“Sunset?” a voice called her not far from there.

Still, she was occupied by the scene.

“SUNSET!!!!!” Rainbow Dash shouted making Sunset to snap out of her imagination.

“Oh, uh, yes, Rainbow Dash?” Sunset asks the rainbow mane mare.

“What you’re daydreaming about, darling? What make you so occupied that you didn’t hear us talking?” Rarity asked.

Sunset flustered and replied, “W-Well…”

“You don’t tell me…” Rainbow Dash left eyebrow raised. The other mares that were in the room had their eyes widened immediately, they didn’t believe what they think is actually true.

Twilight stands in front of Raze’s room. She huffed, “Why everyone thinks I felt something for Raze? Is that actually a joke or what?

Twilight touched his door, “You know what…I need to focus. Forget about what happened in the past, we gotta focus in the present.”

Twilight let out a heavy sigh and opened the door. When she’s about to call Raze, she paused - Raze was asleep on his bed without the blanket, drooling all the way on the bed.

“*snoring* Miss…Sunny…*snoring* thanks…for supporting me…*snoring*” Raze murmured in his sleep.

Twilight get a closer look towards Raze. She stared her sleeping face that snoring without opening his mouth. His mane was messy as he has been rolling around the bed while sleeping.

Twilight suddenly had a thought, ‘He actually look good though…’ she flustered to what she just thought about, ‘Why did I think about that?! I’m not here to watch him sleeping! I’m here to talk with him! But he’s asleep though…”

Suddenly, an old book gained Twilight’s attention. She picked it up with her magic and read it. Her eyes widened, ‘is this Raze’s life log?! He even has the information about our weakness and abilities! This book also had his journey…this is bad. If he manages to read this, he will find out and the creature will be released. I will send this book to my library. I will read this later to see what he had.’

Twilight teleported the book and focus back on her mission. She felt like she wants to wakes him but she felt bad as Raze was sleeping peacefully on his bed. She felt sympathy and starts thinking, ‘You know what…I’ll talk to him tomorrow.’ Twilight looks outside, it starting to turn night. Celestia is lowering the sun and Luna is lowering the moon properly. She sighed and left Raze alone sleeping in the room. She stepped outside and slowly closing the doors room, as she closed it. She turned around and greeted by her pink friends making her to startled.

“*gasp* Pinkie why did you do that?!” Twilight shout in whisper.

“Do what? I just see you came out of the door!” She smiled without felling guilt.

“*sigh* you just appeared out of nowhere Pinkie!” Twilight replied.

“Oh don’t I always do that? You even feel like it was actually normal. Did you do anything in there that you’re trying to hide?” Pinkie asks back.

“Hide what?” Twilight was confused.

“You know…maybe you did something in there…” Pinkie let out a naughty chuckle. Twilight think for a while. When it starts to connect, her face suddenly turn red and start blowing a little smoke through the ear.

“NO I’M NOT DOING THAT WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING! ARE YOU CRAZY PINKIE?!” Twilight shout in disbelief.

“Awhh, I thought you will wake him up and throw a party!” Pinkie scrunched her face.

Twilight suddenly realize that Pinkie is not trying to mention something naughty and immediately play with the lie, “Yeah, yeah! Of course! He is sleeping! Why should I ruin his sleep with a party? He definitely needs the sleep for tomorrow!” Twilight smiled nervously.

“Oh well, alright! See you tomorrow!” she jumps happily, leaving Twilight alone. Twilight sighed in relieve.

‘How the hay could I think something like that?’ Twilight speak in her thought. She doesn’t want to think anymore and decided to go to sleep waiting for tomorrow to occur.

Twilight was in the middle of the dandelion field. She walked around in happiness while reading a book. Suddenly she collided with someone in front of her causing her to fall. As she looks up, it was Raze, smiling at her. She blushed.

“You okay, Twilight?” Raze lend a hoof.

She smiled while blushing and accepted the hoof. Both of them stared each other for a while. Suddenly, a breezy wind passes through. Making the field has a comfortable and romantic scene.

Twilight stuttered, “I-I…”

“You like me don’t you?” Raze replied. Her eyes widened. Raze slowly trying to give her a kiss on her cheek. She closed her eyes, accepting the kiss. Suddenly….a voice came out of nowhere.

“Ugh, I have to say that is such an unhinged and…weird…dream.”

Twilight eyes widened, suddenly, everything around her turn into darkness and she fall into the void, screaming.

Twilight immediately wake up from her sleep. It’s early in the morning. She gasped for air. Spike entered her bedroom while holding a scroll. He felt annoyed as the scroll was sent early in the morning. Basically, the baby dragon would spend his sleep time for a long time.

“Good morning, Twilight. Princess Luna sent you a scroll. Take this.” Spike passed the scroll on Twilight. Spike continued, “Now if you’ll excuse me, I need some sleep to continue.” Spike immediately leave room to continue his sleep. Twilight opened the scroll and read the scroll,

‘Dear Twilight Sparkle,

I hope you know that I’m sorry for interrupting your dream. But I have to say, thou dream really make me irritated. I have to say this. I know you like him, but can thou make the dream a little…hinged? Those dream really made me want to barf (respectfully). If someone can view on the dream that I just saw, they would be agree with me. Please Twilight Sparkle, stop thinking about him in such…unhinged and cringe way.

-Princess Luna

Twilight’s eyes widened, ‘Did I just dream about Raze? No, no, no…that shouldn’t be possible.’

She covered her face with a pillow while groaned, “WHY I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM?!” That left a few silence. She woke up from the bed and goes towards the kitchen. On the walk, she was thinking out loud, “Why I keep thinking about Raze? Why can’t I go anywhere without thinking about him? *groan*”

On her way, she encounters with Starlight. Starlight looks toward Twilight that look somewhat annoyed, “Good morning, Twilight! Erhm…are you…alright?”

Twilight just replied with a murmured ‘yeah’. Starlight catches up with her and walked side by side with Twilight towards the kitchen. It was a silence walk for a minute until Starlight start to talk, “So…how’s the talk with Raze yesterday?”

Twilight replied, “*sigh* I didn’t talk with him. He was sleeping. So I decided would talk to him today.”

“Wait, so you’re saying that you didn’t talk to him yesterday?” Starlight asks again.

“Yeah, I don’t want to interrupt him.” Twilight replied.

When Twilight turns her head to see Starlight, Starlight has given her a devious smile.

“Oh come on, not you too thinking about it!” Twilight complained.

“Come on, Twilight. We know you like him.” Starlight didn’t hesitate.

Twilight replied, “Like whom? Raze?”

Starlight nodded. Twilight groaned, “No, I’m…NOT.”

Starlight replied, “Oh come on, Twilight. The way you act around him…”

Twilight interrupted, “Stop.”

Starlight replied, “Alright, alright.”

As they entered the kitchen both mares had their eyes widened. Both mares were shocked by the sight the never seen. Raze is cooking in the kitchen.

Life is pretty day, when you know, what to care~

He flipped the toast in the air with the spatula without using his hoof. He continues,

Life is when you became the judge and being all fair~

He lifted a plate with his magic and thrown the omelet making it perfectly landed on the plate. He cooks another toast, still occupied by his hum,

Why the world refuse you, when we being on the truth~

He increased the heat to cook the toast faster and continue to sing,

Life sometimes not fair and we have to let it be there~

As the toast was done, he pulled another plate and immediately tossed it in the air without looking on the back and the toast landed perfectly on the plate. Both Starlight and Twilight still standing there in shock watching Raze toasting bread.

Suddenly, the alicorn colt greeted them, “Hey Starlight and Twilight! Good morning, have your Hench Toast while it was hot and ready! You don’t want eat it cold, trust me.”

Both mares snapped out from reality and goes toward their seats. They took a seat and both mares stared the toast.

Starlight looks toward Raze that still give no attention to both mares, “Did you actually cook for us?”

“Well, yeah. For the time being, I will be cooking around as a repay method. That little dragon could use some more sleep ya know?” Raze said, still focusing on his peanut butter toast, making the toast flipping 3 times and landed perfectly on the uncooked side.

Both mares immediately look onto each other. Starlight gave a sign to Twilight to talk to him. Twilight nodded, “So, Raze…you need a job right?”

Raze came towards the table as he finished his peanut butter toast, he looked towards them while munching, “Yes, I am. What’s wrong?”

“Starlight here wants to help you to find the job that suits you!” Twilight smiled confidently.

Starlight spit out her food, “Wait really?!”

Twilight replied while gritting her teeth, “Yes…you…are.”

Starlight chuckled nervously, “Yeah, I am! I can’t wait to help you with the job, yay!”

“Awhh, that’s sweet Starlight. But no thank you. I can find it on my own.” Raze reply, touched by Starlight’s (fake) offer.

Suddenly, Starlight felt sympathy for Raze, “You know what, no. You already serve us breakfast. Now I can help you find a job.”

Raze smiled, “If you insisted…” clapped his hooves “oh thank you so much! You don’t how much that means to me!”

“No problem, Raze.” Starlight said calmly. Twilight immediately gave her an eye gestures,

‘Make sure he didn’t go anywhere or do anything that might trigger his old memory back. Roger that?’

Starlight nodded, receiving the commands.

Raze immediately asked, “So…where are we going first?! I can’t wait to do this!”

Twilight replied, “Good, when you guys were busy, I will do my own business with Sunset. We have to go meet with Zecora.”

‘Zecora? You mean the potion zebra?” Raze asked.

‘Yeah, I suggest you guys start at Rarity’s boutique!” Twilight suggested.

Both Raze and Starlight smiled, like with the ideas that given by Twilight.

Both of them arrived at the boutique. Raze knocked the door. From the inside, Rarity’s voice can be heard, “Hold on, there! I’m coming down!”

A bunch of noise can be heard, from a few things falling down to a cat screeching.

“Oops! Sorry! Opalescent I’m sorry darling! Hold on! I’m coming!”

Raze look towards Starlight on his back with confusion. As the door opened, it revealed Rarity in a total mess.

“Hello darling! Sorry for this mess. I…I didn’t really sleep last night.” Rarity explained.

“What makes you didn’t sleep well last night?” Raze tilted his head.

“Urm…”

Flashback…

Rarity just arrived in her boutique, she’s walking around while looking for another inspiration.

“I don’t believe it! How could she like him?! How could she fall in love with the colt that just…urgh! Just forget about it! I hope that this ‘new’ Raze is not acting funny around.”

Suddenly Opalescent, her pet cat, starts meowing.

“Mama, know Opal. The alicorn is totally annoying. If not because his heroic act, I will literally wouldn’t want to see his face.” Rarity replied to the cat.

The cat replied again while playing around Rarity’s legs.

“Oh Opal, you really know how to make mama feel relaxed.”

She goes upstairs to her room. When she enters it, her relaxed smile suddenly turned into a horror shocks. In front of her, there’s an unfinished black and gray dress.

“OH NO! I FORGOT ABOUT THE DRESS THAT I MADE FOR MISS COLORATURA!”

She immediately panicked and quickly worked on the dress. It took her overnight to work on the dress.

End of the flashback.

“So…I manage to finish half of the dress. Unfortunately, today is the last day and I had to send the dress tonight! This is absolute disaster! I can’t even sew properly if my eyes keep blinking!” Rarity replied.

Starlight looked at Rarity with concern, “Oh no, well… I guess we’ll come tomorrow I guess-”

“I can help you!” Raze interrupted Starlight.

“What?” Rarity asked.

“I would like to help you finish it!” Raze replied again.

“Oh nononono, no need, darling.*chuckles” I’m all fine-a”

“No, I insist. Trust me, I can do sewing.” Raze look towards Rarity with determination.

“I-” Starlight from the back give Rarity a nod. Rarity who seen that sighed, “Alright…”

“Thank you, Rarity! I promise you this will be a good come out!” Raze gave her a warm smile.

Rarity sighed as she would see an absolute disaster happened.

While Raze were upstairs finishing the dress, Rarity and Starlight were downstairs, drinking tea.

“*sigh* Why do you want me to let him to continue sewing, Starlight?” Rarity looked onto Starlight in disbelief.

“Listen, I know you don’t like Raze and doesn’t trust him. But from my opinion, it seems that his amnesia really change his attitude.” Starlight tries to convince Rarity.

“Sweet Celestia, if I would trust him, I would but-”

Suddenly, Raze interrupted from upstairs, “Rarity, which one the Coloratura would like?!”

“Oh, just use a few diamond to the dress and it will do, darling!”

“Okay!” Raze replied.

“*sigh* I don’t really like the idea of letting Raze to sew the dress. You know whose dress is that?” Rarity shouted.

“It’s Coloratura’s, Applejack childhood friends, the one that really humble and doesn’t mind anything that messed up at all. Like…what are you expecting? That is the humblest artist that I know!” Starlight replied.

“Yes, and I want her dress to be perfect! Not messed up, Starlight! I don’t order chaos! I order perfection! You know how messed up chaos can be right?!” Rarity shouts in anger.

In the chaotic realm, a draconequus is messing his house (or in other term, reversed cleaning) ears twitching.

“Humph, I can sense someone just mentioned me in a bad way. Whoever that was, I know it wouldn’t be Fluttershy. *sniff*” said Discord to his annoyance.

He continued, messing his house by spawning more mess in his house through a vacuum that blow away everything inside of it.

Starlight made a scrunched face, “Oh come on…you just tease the one that saved Equestria from Changelings invasion.”

The draconequus ear twitched again, “Oh, someone defended me! Whoever that was I appreciate their understanding.” He continued.

“Pfft…I know. I just don’t like when the pony that hurt the princess is helping with my work.” Rarity explained.

“He reformed Rarity. He won’t do anything stupid anymore. You can trust Twilight and me.” Starlight said, trying to convince Rarity. Rarity tries to reply but Raze interrupted from above, “I finished it!”

Rarity looks towards Starlight in disappointment, “*sigh* It’s time to see the outcome. Please don’t be a disaster.”

Both mares walked upstairs. Starlight just sees Rarity that biting her lips. When they’re about to enters the room, Rarity talked with Starlight, “You go first, I don’t want to see the outcome. Tell me when you’ve seen it.”

Starlight rolled her eyes, “Sure.” Starllight immediately enters the room. Rarity waited outside.

From the inside Raze talked, “Do you like my design? Where’s Rarity?”

Just silence, no replies from Starlight. That makes Rarity to be curious. A few minutes has passed. Raze finally talked again, “Urm, Starlight are you alright?”

A few minutes later, Starlight replied, “What is this thing?”

That makes Rarity to slowly lose the urge to see the dress.

“This…this is unbelievable! This is crazy!” Starlight shouts in disbelief. Rarity finally lose it, she enters the room, “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DRESS?!”

As she enters the room, her jaw dropped, in front of her, e beautifully dress was made. It doesn’t look like the dress that Coloratura would like but it might be the best one to show her. When she turn to the left she realized, it’s just a copy of the dress but with the finished version. She took a closer look, it was perfectly sewed. The perfect sew line impress Rarity even more.

“So…do you like it?” Raze asked politely.

“This is…fabulous! The line, the design the…the…the completed version! It’s not look like what Coloratura asks but this is simply a divine! How did you do that?” Rarity asked in amazement.

‘Well, I saw the draw of the design, I take a closer look. I took one of your paper, sorry, and I sketch my own design. I don’t want to ruin your work so I just copied your design with the existing threads and silk. I took me a few minutes but I manage to finish it!” Raze explained with excitement.

“You made this in a few minutes?! How’s that even possible?!” Rarity replied in shock.

“Concentration and Agility magic conjure. It’s that easy.” Raze replied.

‘Did he just said Agility?’ said Starlight thought was confused.

“Agility? Since when there’s Agility in magic conjure?” Rarity asks in confusion.

“Gusty the Great has written that down, I don’t know how I did that but I found this book that says about it.” Raze replied while showing Gusty the Great’s Diary. Starlight’s eyes widened.

‘Where did you get that?” Rarity asks in confusion.

“I found it in a bag next to my bed. There’s a log book that I wanna read but I guess I lost it last night. I think someone just took it yesterday.” Raze replied.

“What log is that?” Rarity replied.

“It says about my log. I don’t remember I had one.” Raze replied.

Both mares stood in silence. Both mares stared each other. They know if Raze manage to read that, he will actually release the creature back.

“Why you guys stared each other like that? Is there’s something about it?” Raze ask in confusion.

“Oh, it’s nothing darling. It’s just uhh…both of us are wondering, since when Agility is a way on conjuring a magic?” Rarity tries to going off the topic.

“Oh well, It’s actually the ability for you to cast many spell in under a minutes. I mix the conjure with concentration so I could make the dress quickly at the same time making the dress look better.” Raze explained.

“Wait a minute, you use two conjure…at the same time?” Starlight asks in disbelief.

“Well, yeah. Actually, I don’t know how I did it. Somehow like I already know what to do-ouch, why do I feel familiar with this place?” Raze look around. Suddenly, he saw an unfinished design that halfway completed. When he touched the design, the pain in his head gets stronger.

“Why…why I feel I’ve sewed this one before?” Raze said when a black aura starts to form around him. Both mares started to panic as the black aura forming.

“I…I…” Raze stuttered. Starlight immediately interrupted, “Hey, why don’t we uhh…go to the Sweet Apple Acres now?”

The black aura immediately stops reforming as Raze turned around. He replied timidly, “O-okay. I guess we should get uhh…going, I guess.” He looked at the suit with a worrying stare.

“Come on, Applejack might be waiting for us!” Starlight touched Raze’s shoulder.

Both colt and mare get out from boutique, leaving Rarity alone. Rarity then, inspected the dress that Raze just made. It’s a total divine work. When she looks around, she found another finished dress on her work desk. She picks it up and there’s a note left by Raze,

Dear Rarity,

If you read this, I’m sorry for disturbing your dress here. I just can’t stand to finish this one too. I know you’ll be mad but I just can’t stop myself from finishing this one. I hope there’s no one ordered this dress.

Your friends,

Raze

Rarity inspected the dress, it was well made too. She muttered, “I didn’t believe he also finished this design. How faithful he is finishing the design! It may not accurate but it’s a splendid job! I think I could have him as my assistance! This job here was well made, I have to admit it.”

In the Sweet Apple Acres, Raze and Starlight arrived. They saw Applejack is looking at the wagon wheels that happen to be broken.

“Hi, Applejack, what up with the wagon?” Raze asked.

“Can’t you see here? The wheel is broke! How me and Big Mac can harvest the apple if it broke lak’ this?!” Applejack complained.

“Do you think it fixable?” Starlight asked.

“N…ope.” Big Mac replied.

“Hey, can I try to fix it?” Raze offer a help.

“NO!” Big Mac shouted. That makes Raze to startle. Applejack on the other hand, she replied, “Do you think we trust in you after what you did with the Apple Junior?”

That makes Starlight to panic. Raze tilted his head to the side, “Wait, had I came to the farm before?”

Starlight behind Raze, gave Applejack a signal to not make anything that might trigger his memory. Applejack also make a panic face and continued, “Of course not! Uhh…you…uhh…someone happen to uhh…look like you and…uhh…killed our tree!” she then make a scrunched face while looking around with her eyes.

“Uhh…why you look like that? Are you lying?” Raze asked in confusion.

“Nope!” Applejack said before the same expression.

“Are you…?”

“Hey, how about you help us fix this wagon! Maybe you know how to do it!” said Applejack immediately trying to turn the topic.

“Oh…alright then.” said Raze before take a closer look to the wheels. He inspected it and picked the wheel up. Applejack stand next to Starlight and ask while whispering, “Why the hay you bring him here?!”

“He needs a job. He could have it at Rarity’s but that one darn suit he made nearly mess it up.” Starlight whispers back.

“So you’re sayin` that the demon nearly got out?” Applejack whisper again.

“Eeyup.” Starlight simply replied.

“I know how to fix this.” Raze interrupted. Big Mac in the other hand just stared Raze in disbelief. There’s no way Raze could fix that wheel. Raze lifted the broken part and fused it. He cast a pretty strong magic that shine brightly making the others to cover their eyes. As the shine stops, they look toward the wheels that look as good as new.

Raze smiled, “Done as new! This wheel now nearly indestructible! Trust me, not even magic could stop it.”

“How you can prove it?” Big Mac suddenly talked.

Raze throw the wheel high up in the air and casted multiple dangerous explosive magic towards the wheels causing some dust. As Raze stop, the wheel fallen down and causes some cracks. The wheel still looks good as new and it’s half buried in the ground. That makes Applejack jaw to drop.

She takes a closer look, “I can’t believe it! How did you do that?”

“Hey, magicians never reveal their secrets.” Raze smirked.

Somewhere in Manehattan, a blue mare pony is getting ready behind the stage when she sneezes.

“Why the Great and Powerful Trixie feels her slogan is stolen?” said Trixie as she looks around.

“It doesn’t matters, as long The Great and Powerful Trixie are on her magic show! My stage will never be overtaken!” Trixie said proudly. She walks up to the stage as the audience gave her a big round of applause.

“Hmph, I wonder if Trixie thought about that.” Starlight muttered.

“Anyways, do you guys have any job?” Raze ask politely.

“Well you can buck…” Applejack then saw Starlight shakes her head, “OR…! Y-you can pull the wagon!”

Raze smiled, “Oh well, sure!”

Applejack and Starlight let out a sigh of relieve.

In the middle of the apple farm, Applejack and Big Mac were bucking the apple when Raze and Starlight were carrying the wagons that were filled with apples.

Raze blow a raspberries, “Sometimes pulling a wagon is boring. Wanna hear a song?”

Starlight just looked Raze in the face, “Urm, sure!”

Raze then starts singing while Big Mac and Applejack still bucking,

Hope~

Is always the thing that make you feel great~

When you lose faith~

It will come and greet~

It brings joy and tears~

Depend on the thing that you fears~

You can’t just avoid the truth before~

And hope will always be the pro~

You can’t deny how good it feels~

You can’t deny it bring joy~

Both Big Mac and Applejack stops bucking the apple trees as Raze song are getting interesting.

Hope~

Will rarely betray~

Will be in the way~

Supporting you~

Raze goes off the wagon and start walking around, getting carried by the song that doesn’t sound very good,

However~

High expectations~

Leads to terminations~

Sometimes hope is not the way~

Sometimes it will betray~

And you’ll see the way~

Raze goes around them,

Not all the thing that happen around us~

Will always be staying the same~

The one that deceased has been pass~

The on that alive have to surpass~

He goes towards Big Mac that starts to get annoyed a bit,

Not everyone stays alive~

Not everyone die of old age~

Even they die at the age of five~

And the old sometimes still age~

He walked towards Applejack and start going around her,

Even the strongest can die~

The smallest is even~

Why you need to play a lie~?

When we die we’re even~

He goes towards Starlight facing her,

Why you bother to be strong~?

Why you be a genius~?

When we die after so long~

You will realize it will be pointless~

Raze ended his song with a little bow to Starlight. Applejack goes towards Starlight and whispered, “Does he always carried away like this with the song?”

“I don’t know, the lyric doesn’t even mean anything.” Starlight whispers back.

Raze start to talk, “Sorry, I just love to sing random thing that goes on my mind.” He goes back to his wagon.

“Come on, have you done bucking?” Raze asked politely.

Applejack and Big Mac continue bucking the trees.

A few moments has passed, the group heading back towards the barn.

“So, Raze, why do you want to get yourselves a house of your own? Why don’t you just stay in the castle?” Applejack asked.

“Why, you ask? It’s simple. I don’t like live in someone else houses. It makes me uncomfortable you know? It’s like I’m using them.” Raze replied calmly.

‘That was an expected answer. Let’s try this next,’ said Applejack thought, “So, if someone offers you a house fully with no charge, no rent and no nothin’ would you accept?”

“Oh nice question, Applejack, it’s a no. I love to pay as minimum as I can. If he says like ‘Okay, I will accept 1,500 bits.’ I would literally pay him 2,000 bits. I don’t really like something that free in my life except for emergency occasion like stranded.” Raze replied calmly.

Big Mac, Starlight and Applejack that heard the question were walking in silence. How in Equestria someone would reject a free house?! They shout in disbelief in their thought.

“Alright, we arrived!” Raze said making them snapped out of the thought. Raze took off the wagon and walked around, “Ahh, a good day to be a farmer.”

As he looks around he saw one crater in between an apple tree. He walked towards the crater. Suddenly, he felt familiar, which makes his head starts to hurt.

“Why do I feel familiar with this crater…?” Raze said in a lower tone. Seeing that situation, Applejack and Starlight immediately put it into action.

“Hey Raze! Come on, partner! Granny Smith is making us a pie!” Applejack called him. Raze turned around, “Yeah, yeah, go ahead. I…I will follow from behind.”

Applejack didn’t able to convince Raze to go. She whispered towards Starlight, “Starlight, I hope you can handle this thing.”

Starlight replied, “Hold on, I got an idea.” She walks toward Raze that looking at the crater.

“You must be wondering why one trees were missing right?” Starlight asks calmly.

“Yeah…somehow I know why…” Raze replied.

“Well, before you came, Bloomberg the Apple Tree was here! Unfortunately, it has been moved to AppleLoosa.” Starlight replied.

“Oh well, that’s why! It just felt familiar, *chuckles* it’s like I had once came here and accidentally kicked a tree up in the air.” Raze replied.

“*nervous laugh* oh Raze you are funny! Come on, we don’t want to miss a delicious pie you know?” Starlight added more.

“Alright, I’m also hungry to be honest. I’ll go first.” Raze walked towards the house of Applejack. Starlight followed from behind, “That was another close call.”

She followed Raze to the house.

“Huh, I wonder why Apple Bloom and Granny Smith look at me like I’m villian.” Raze wondered.

“Well…uhh…you just look familiar to someone who just ate their apple without any permission.” Starlight replied.

“You mean like a famous story where a lavender colt and his dragon go through the gates and eat all the apples? To be honest, I already read that novel story. I’m waiting for the Chapter 43 though.” Raze replied.

“Yeah it’s just like that, but there’s no dragon.” Starlight replied.

“Alright, our last stop is at the SugarCube Corner. We can’t go to Fluttershy because she is handling a situation with Discord.” Starlight added more.

Somewhere in the Chaos Realm,

AAAAAAAACHHHHHHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

That is the sneeze of the infamous Lord of Chaos. Unfortunately, it’s from a disease that infected him recently. So, Fluttershy had to take care of Discord for a while.

“What an unfortunate day for you, Discord. Why don’t you just snap your finger to cure this disease?” Fluttershy asked politely.

“Oh my dear, Fluttershy, this is no ordinary sickness, my friend. If I snap my finger it will totally have different outcome than what I wanted so it might be dangerous for me to do it.” Discord replied. Suddenly he whispers towards a wall, “I just don’t want her to spend time with the colt that she talks earlier, don’t tell her or I’ll put a pineapple monster under your bed.”

“What did you say, Discord?” Fluttershy felt Discord whispered something.

“Oh no, it was nothing. I’m talking to myself. *fake cough*” Discord replied.

Fluttershy raised her shoulder and continue to provide Discord all the little help she can give.

“And today Rainbow Dash had a practice with the Wonderbolts.” Starlight added.

‘Wait, if they did it should be done by now. If I’m not wrong, they actually practice for 3-4 hours am I correct?” Raze replied.

“Yeah, we were at the barn for a long time. Why Rainbow Dash haven’t coming back yet?” Starlight wondered.

“Crash, are you sure you want to keep practicing? I think we already had enough for today,” said Spitfire, the Captain of the Wonderbolts.

“Pfft…what’s the problem with that? I love practicing you know!” Rainbow Dash replied.

“That’s weird…I thought everytime we finished you’re gonna be the first one who is going to fly towards the locker room.” Spitfire replied.

“Well, uhh…I feel like I want to practice even more today!” she grinned, trying to convince her captain.

“*sigh* alright, whatever Crash. Just don’t overwork yourself. We got a show to go on next month.” Spitfire replied before departed to her office.

As Spitfire leave, Rainbow Dash let out a big relieve sigh, “That was a close one. I don’t want to meet with that colt for now.” Rainbow Dash said as she wouldn’t want to see Raze at all for that day.

“Hmph, maybe they have a special show next month so they gotta work hard.” Raze concluded.

“Yeah, maybe you’re right.” Starlight replied.

They walk towards the Sugarcube Corner as ponies around them look towards Raze. Some of them give a hatred look while the other gave him a grateful smile - thanks to his sacrifice that doesn’t even remember.

Suddenly a cyan pony and a cream pony came close towards Raze and Starlight. The cyan pony, Lyra, start to talked, “Hey, thanks for saving us a few days earlier from that creature.”

“Yeah, that was such a heroic act you done despite your attack on the princess.” The cream pony known as BonBon added more.

“Huh, saving you from creatures?” Raze look towards them in confusion. Starlight immediately goes towards the mares and talked to them, “Lyra and BonBon, can I have a talk with you for a while? Raze you can go ahead, I’ll follow you from behind.”

Raze just start walking towards the cake shop, leaving Starlight talking with both mares.

“But Miss Cakes, you can trust me!” Pinkie begged with a puppy face while Raze were standing outside the shop in confusion.

“No, Pinkie! He nearly burn down the shop to ashes! We can’t risk it for the second time!” said Miss Cake, a blue mare with a pink mane carrying a cream unicorn filly with orange mane.

“But…” Pinkie whispered, “He actually has amnesia!”

“Pinkie, we nearly got the shop burn down, how many times we have to repeat?” said an orange colt named Mr. Cake who is carrying a same foal but a pegasus with a brown mane.

“Please, I promise that the shop won’t burn down this time! It’s a Pinkie Promise!” Pinkie insisted.

Both colt and mare look onto each other in worries for a minute. Then, both pony let out a sigh with the mare replied, “Alright, this time we let you have the last chance bring him in.”

“YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Pinkie screamed in joy. “Raze come in!” Pinkie called the alicorn outside.

“Alright…” He walked in. He looks around the interior with interest. “This is a pretty neat shop you have!” Raze said while looking into the cake that have been displayed.

“Oh well thank you…I wouldn’t expect that from you.” Mr. Cake.

“What did you mean?” Raze asked in confusion.

“Well, when you enter the shop with-”

Suddenly, Pinkie put a hoof into Mr. Cake mouth and whispered, “Don’t bring his memory backs, we might bring back something that we don’t want!”

That makes both couple to freeze and stood in silence.

“Well…uh…we never got a compliment from a prince before that’s what I’m saying!” said Mr. Cake whilst giving a nervous grin.

“Oh, it’s not a total problem! I think this place deserves more recognition, I’m being honest.” Raze replied. He continued, “So…what is my first job?”

“Well…before you get a job…you can help me bake first!” Pinkie said happily.

The Cake immediately squeaked. Both couple gave a worried look.

In the kitchen, everything for the cake is already on the counter. Raze look towards the ingredients. There’s flours, eggs, the entire thing that used for the cake. There are also some extraordinary ingredients like gummy bears, jelly beans, rock candies and…salt?

“Why salt is in the cake ingredients?” Raze asked.

“Oops, I didn’t mean to bring it here!” Pinkie grabbed the salt sack and tossed it away. Somehow, the sack didn’t land and disappeared completely after she throws it through window frame.

“Oh…okay! So, what we’re going to do first?” Raze asked.

“Of course we make the dough! Can you pass me the flour?” Pinkie asked.

“Oh yeah sure, Pinkie!” said Raze, lifted the sugar towards Pinkie with his magic. Pinkie grabbed it put it in the bowl.

“Now pass me the egg!” Pinkie asked.

“Alright, here goes the egg!” Raze passed the eggs.

It goes for a few minutes for the mixing until Pinkie start talking as she start battering the dough, “So…Raze, what is your thought about Twilight?”

“Pardon me?” Raze ask in confusion.

“What do you think about Twilight?” Pinkie replied again.

“She’s a genius and a good friend in my thought. Why did you ask?” Raze replied.

No I mean…do you think she’s pretty?” Pinkie asks without hesitant.

“Hmm…about that…she is though. But seriously, why do you ask?” Raze asks.

“Well, it’s because-”

“Hi everyone, how’s the cake going?” Starlight interrupted the conversation.

“Oh, hi there, Starlight, the cake is alright! It’s in the oven right now!” Pinkie replied.

“Wait, in the oven? I thought it’s-”

Katung!

That’s the sound of the oven door being closed with cake inside.

“Now it is!” Pinkie happily replied.

“Oh…well…” Raze touched his back mane.

“So…what are you talking about right now?” Starlight asks looking at Raze.

“Oh, she ask me if I like-”

“I ask him if he like strawberry cakes!” Pinkie interrupted.

“Wait, what? That’s not-”

“Do you like Blueberry Cake?” Pinkie asks.

“Oh, uh, well…I do…I guess?” Raze replied.

“Good, because…”

DING!

“The cake is ready!” Pinkie continued as she walks towards the oven. She opened the oven; it lets out a very delicious smell that would make anyone drool.

“Sweet Celestia…that smells delicious! I thought it’s yours for a second.” Raze said while looking at the cake.

“Huh? What do you mean by that?” Pinkie asks.

“Well, you let out a smell of a cotton candy, full honest. That’s make me hungry. Your perfume really makes you sweet!” Raze explained. But in the explanation, he forgot to mention one word, which makes Pinkie to blush.

“Make me…sweet?” Pinkie look at Raze with her eyes widened. Starlight also shocked hearing the word that was coming from Raze.

“Yeah, it’s funny isn’t it?” Raze replied, didn’t know what he just gotten himself into.

“Well…yeah…*chuckles*” Pinkie replied while looking at the cake, smiling on her own.

“Urm, why does your face turned red? Does the oven heat it up?” Raze said while taking a peek at the oven. Suddenly, he saw a burnt on top of the oven. When he sees that his head felt a slight pain.

“Why did that burn feel familiar?” Raze muttered. Once again, a black aura starts forming on him. Both Pinkie and Starlight start to panic. Pinkie walked up to Raze and distracts him, “Hey, how about you give that cake a try?”

Raze look at Pinkie, “S-Sure, after I…ugh…see this burn. This burn smells familiar…”

“Come on, Raze! You should try it while it still hot!” Pinkie replied.

“Alright, sure…” Raze move away from the burn which immediately cleaned by Pinkie in a light speed.

Raze took a bite of the cake, his eyes immediately widened in excitement. He looked at Pinkie with a smile, “This is so delicious! I didn’t know you were such a good baker!”

“Oh yeah, baking is really my specialty! Baking is not really a problem for Pinkie Pie!” she replied while cleaning the burn that somehow still hasn’t worn of the oven.

“Really? Huh, I guess that make sense.” Raze replied.

Pinkie after a while, finally able to makes the burn disappear. She let out a huge relieve and starts walking towards the counter.

“So, Starlight, do you think he deserve this job?” Pinkie asks towards Starlight who has been standing in silence for few minutes.

“Oh…uh…I don’t know. What do you think, Raze?” Starlight looks at Raze.

“Hmm…It’s great but I don’t think I’ll like it. I’m not a baker person.” Raze replied.

“Oh well, we can try another place tomorrow I guess?” Starlight replied.

“Yeah, I think it is. Sorry Pinkie, I think I’m not cut out for this job.” Raze looked at Pinkie with a guilt on his face.

“Oh don’t worry, we don’t really need worker for now! Wee!” Pinkie said before doing a cartwheel towards outside.

“So, do you think we should go home? I think its starts to get dark.” Starlight talked.

“I think you’re right…*yawn* I also need a good sleep before tomorrow.” Raze replied.

Yeah…come on. Let’s go back to the castle.” Starlight replied.

Raze and Starlight walked together, heading back to the Castle of Friendship.

“*Yawn* that’s a long day we had ain’t it, Raze?” Starlight asks towards the alicorn.

“Yeah, it was a very good job preview too. It’s just of them felt familiar.” Raze replied.

“*nervous chuckle* Yeah, it’s just your old memories. Hey, how about you go to the library? Maybe you’ll learn something new from there!” Starlight said, hoping it would distract him.

“Oh, I forgot there’s library in here. Alright have a goodnight!” Raze replied.

“Alright, you have a goodnight too.” Starlight replied before walking away, leaving Raze alone.

“Alright, let’s see the library…” Raze walked towards the library, hoping he would find something interesting.

“‘The Conjure and Mystery of Magic’…already read… ‘Merry Copper and The Philosopher Gems’…this one is good but already finish the story… ‘Equestria Z Day’…the worst story, they didn’t have a good climax.” Raze finally gave up and leaning back to the bookshelf.

“Why is there no any good book in here? Is there any astro physic?” Raze blow a raspberries. Suddenly, he sees an old diary lying on a table. He goes to the table and analyzes the book while lifting it in the air with his magic.

“Hey, this is the book that I wanted to read! How did you end up here?” Raze said while inspecting the book.

“Whatever it is, I finally found you back. I wonder what it has inside…” Raze pulls out a bean bag, sit and start reading, slowly uncovering his true identity.

Outside the Castle of Friendship, Sunset and Twilight arrived. Both of them were chatting.

“That was a close call…” Sunset said, relieved after what happened earlier.

“Yeah, imagine he sees us!” Twilight replied.

Flashback…

Twilight had invited Sunset to help her to find a way to recover Raze memory without triggering the creatures that reside in Raze. Sunset decide they should go visit Zecora to find a potion that able to do that. As they arrived, Zecora replied, she can’t do anything that prevent the aura from growing but she can make a potion that could weaken the dark creature, making it unable to rise when the memory flooding back. Zecora need a few ingredients to make it such as golden apple. Both Twilight and Sunset goes to various places to obtain it. For a few times, they had to teleport immediately everytime they encountered Raze and Starlight. They didn’t even expect that both of them going to use the same path as they did. From the Sweet Apple Acres to the SugarCube Corner, they keep encountering them - making them to hide behind a tree, posing as the tree. Luckily they able to avoid them and managed to gather all the ingredients.

In the Zecora’s Hut, both mare gave Zecora the ingredients, Twilight talked first, “*sigh* that was a close call!”

“Yeah, imagine we accidentally met them…that would be a whole lot of explanation.” Sunset replied.

“So Zecora, we gathered the entire thing you need! The Rainbow Flower, The Lily Flower, Golden Apple, Dragon saliva…”

“Which we ask politely to Spike…” Sunset added. Twilight continued, “And lastly…”

She pulls out a Dragon Tooth (which is Spike’s tooth) and put in on the table. Twilight added more, “This is Spike’s tooth when he was like…6 years old! *chuckles* His first ever tooth to worn off.”

“Thanks for gathering all of this ingredients that I asks. Now I shall go on with the true task.” Zecora said while putting the entire ingredient in a pot, step from step and start stirring.

“So, what does this potion actually?” Sunset asks in curiously.

“This potion doesn’t have the ability to destroy the darkness, but it shall able to contain the madness. It maybe looks pretty, but drinking is a bit risky.” Zecora replied.

“What is dangerous about it?” said Twilight as it’s her turn to ask.

“Well, the drinker must be unaware of his memory, but if they do, your attempts to stop it will be tiny.” Zecora replied.

“Alright, thanks for the information, Zecora.” Twilight replied.

“I finally done create the potion, it’s time for you to finish the movement.” Zecora replied after passed the potion to Twilight.

“Alright, come on Sunset! We have a darkness to prevent!” Twilight said to Sunset.

Both mares walked away after thanked Zecora and heading towards the Castle of Friendship.

“*chuckles* Yeah, it would be a long time of explanation and lies.” Sunset replied. Both mares entered the castle and walked inside. Suddenly, they saw Raze walking the hallway in front of them with a pale, straight face while holding something in his legs. As they passed, Twilight and Sunset look onto each other in confusion. They immediately chase Raze that still walking.

“Hi, Raze! Why you look so pale?” Twilight called Raze.

“Yeah, what’s wrong? Anything happened earlier?” Sunset added.

Raze turned around. When both mares saw what he hold, both of them immediately froze. In Raze left leg, he holds an old diary that wrote on its title: The Raze’s Log. Twilight showed a very worried face rather than Sunset that just widened her eyes.

“T-Twilight…is…is that the l-log that you’re talking a-about?” Sunset stuttered.

“Is this why you girls have been acting weird lately?” Raze interrupted. Both mares didn’t reply.

“IS THIS WHY YOU PONIES HAS BEEN HIDING FROM ME?! MY-MY, WHOLE ENTIRE MEMORIES?!” Raze scream to the top of his lungs. A black aura starts forming around him.

“Raze, I know it’s bad but it’s for your own-”

“Good? What good Twilight? Are you trying to hide my memories so something bad wouldn’t happen?” Raze replied, keeping an angered poker face. He continued, “Is this the greatest way for you to solve this?” The black aura that surrounds Raze, it’s slowly getting stronger.

“Raze, we can talk about this. We can-”

“How come I didn’t know I’m a monster on my past memories? W-Why you didn’t tell me?” Raze formed a little tear. He continued, “How I could be such a cruel before? So for this whole time I lost my memory? I’m-I’m not an ordinary alicorn without a title?”

The black aura getting stronger and starts to taking over Raze’s body.

“Raze, stop that creature from overtaking you. This is not you!” Twilight shouts in worry.

“I’m a monster in my log Twilight! I didn’t kill just a bunch of ponies…I kill a thousands of creatures!” Raze replied, making the aura stronger. After that, a shockwave was released, causing Twilight and Sunset launched to the back. Suddenly, Starlight came around.

“What’s happening?” Starlight shouted. As soon as she saw Raze, she screamed, “SWEET CELESTIA! RAZE, WHAT YOU ARE DOING?!”

“What am I doing? I’m gonna ask you back, why did you girls hide this from me?” Raze asked.

“W-We…” Twilight stuttered. She look down to the floor, “We don’t want you to know. We don’t want something bad happens.” Twilight replied with a low tone.

“If you did that to prevent something bad happens…that’s mean…I’m…I’m…I’m a monster!” Raze shouted. Finally his body was taken over by the darkness. The three mares looked in horrors as Raze was covered in pitch black darkness. Raze’s eyes immediately turns white with no eye lens. He starts crying.

“I’M A MONSTER, TWILIGHT! A TOTAL MONSTER!” Raze shouts before running off, going outside, running away from the castle. When he passed them, they felt a strong sadness and despair aura coming from him. After he leaves, the aura stopped. Starlight looks towards Twilight, “What we’re going to do now?!”

“I will case him, both of you; gather others, right…NOW!” Twilight said before running, chasing Raze from behind.

“Come on, Sunset! You call Applejack, Pinkie and Rarity. I’ll call Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy!” Starlight said towards Sunset.

Sunset nodded. Both mares start running, going towards the others.

As everyone still sleeping, Raze run in the town, leaving a slight aura that would gave the sadness and despair feeling. Twilight chased him from above whilst avoiding the black aura.

“Raze, stop we can talk about this!” shout Twilight trying to call Raze out. Raze didn’t reply, instead he ran through the EverFree Forest, making Twilight to lose trace of him. Twilight fly down and landed in front of the EverFree Forest entrance.

“Oh no, I lost track of him!” Twilight muttered. She stand there, trying to think how find Raze again. Twilight friends finally arrived on time.

“How you girls can come early?” Twilight asks.

“We hear a strong screaming coming from the castle. Is everything okay?” Fluttershy said with worries.

“Yes, apparently, Raze found a log about his past memories. He ran away and called himself monster. And now I try to chase him but now he ran into the forest and I lose track of him.” Twilight replied.

“So…what’re we waitin’ for? Come on, let find’ em!” Applejack replied.

“We can’t find him if we’re together!” Twilight replied.

“Then we split up, me, Rainbow and Sunset goes to the West, Fluttershy, Rarity and Starlight go to the east. Twilight you follow-”

“I go by myself.” Twilight replied.

“A-Alright, Come on, we don’t want anything happened to the town when he still out there!” Applejack shouted.

“Why do you sound like you’re trying to kill him?” Twilight replied.

“No, I’m trying to kill the creature inside him!” Applejack replied.

“If so…you can’t. As soon as you find Raze, send anyone to call me. We don’t want to startle him and make him runaway. Something is not right about this.” Twilight replied.

“Alright, Twilight…but if you don’t come by in one minute after we call, we’ll gonna try to capture Raze immediately.” Applejack replied.

“…alright.” Twilight said before she flies away trying to find the colt. The other then immediately walked to their designated direction with their group.

Twilight flies around, trying to find at least a silhouette or any trails of Raze. She looks around in worries.

“Come on…come on…where are you…?” She muttered. She saw a dark trail, “Ha, found you!” Twilight fly down but she stopped midair as the trail leave out a strong aura. “I can’t follow this trail. It gave out bad feelings. I guess I’ll follow this trail from here.” Twilight said. She followed the trail until it stops near the statue of the Nightmare Moon. It took her a few minutes. She looks around and saw Raze sitting, facing the statue, still in his dark form. He stared the statue with a sad face with the aura around Raze finally gone. Twilight take that opportunity to sit next to Raze.

“R-Raze, are you feeling better?” Twilight asks.

“…” Raze didn’t answer. Both of them stared the statue for a long time. Raze finally speak up, “If I know everything like this happens, I would find somewhere alone and I’m going to stay there until I die.” Raze replied.

“Why do you say that?” Twilight shouted.

“Well, you see, I hurt the princesses, your sister, and your friends. How I deserve a second chance?” Raze replied.

“Most creatures deserve a second chance! Let’s took Luna as example, she before was Nightmare Moon but after we save her, she was changed.” Twilight replied.

“She was succumbed by jealousy and darkness, Twilight. I’m different, I’m the one who willingly to kill and terminate.” Raze sadly replied.

“Oh well…urm…how about…Discord? He causes all the chaos but with the help of Fluttershy, he reformed!” Twilight replied.

“He didn’t kill, Twilight. He toys with minds.” Raze replied.

“Well…how about Tempest Shadow? She-”

“She just turned the princesses into stone. She didn’t hurt them and plus, she was getting manipulated.” Raze replied.

That left Twilight in silence. Raze continued, “I’m not like them, Twilight. I’m a murderer. I remembered now. I killed griffons, hippogriff, birds, ponies and many more. I even killed a dragon. What do you think? I killed many creatures, and I bet I’m wanted from every place. Do you think anyone trust me anymore?”

Another silence kicks in. Twilight can’t reply anything. Suddenly she looks at rest with full determination. She replied, “You know who?”

Raze looked at her, “Who then?”

Twilight gave Raze a hug. That makes the colt to shock. Twilight continued, “Me, Raze. I will always trust you. If not…” she tightens the hug, “Why would I trust you?” she released the hug and looked at Raze that apparently have his eyes widened and a little flustered. The aura that took over Raze slowly disappearing and showing Raze’s normal body.

“I…I…” Raze stuttered. Raze stared the statue, so did Twilight. Both of them stared the statue for a long time. While Twilight stared the statue, she suddenly received a kiss on her cheek. She turns to look at Raze that immediately says, “Thanks.” Her face starts to turn red as tomato. On just a few minutes a slap was sent to Raze’s cheek.

“OW! HEY! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!” Raze shouted in confusion.

“WHY DID YOU KISS ME ON THE CHEEK, RAZE?!?” Twilight ask while still having her face red.

“Doesn’t that is the way everypony says thank you? Is that wrong?” Raze said, touching his red cheek because of the slaps.

“SINCE WHE PONIES KISS THEIR FRIENDS TO SAYS THANK YOU?!” Twilight shouted again in embarrassment.

“Well…” Raze touched his mane.

A few hours in the library earlier before Raze found the book, Raze accidentally encounters a pink book.

“Huh…what’s this? A Guide to Be a Good Coltfriend? Hey, this sounds a good way to improve my friendship lesson! Let see…” Raze opened the book and strolled through pages and pages of the lesson, thought of a great way to be a better friend.

“ARE YOU SERIOUS? YOU DON”T KNOW WHAT COLTFRIEND MEAN?!” Twilight shouted in disbelief.

“Eh…? Doesn’t that mean I’m your friend but I’m a colt right? Or does that have other meaning?” Raze asks.

“Well…uhh…” Twilight stuttered, can’t find a good way to reply. Just in time, the other arrived.

“What happened, y’all?! We heard a loud noise coming from here so we decided-” Applejack pauses as she sees Raze in his normal form and Twilight that standing with her face blushing red. Suddenly, Applejack give them a mischievous smile.

“So…what are you doing, Twilight?” Applejack asks.

“Oh, uhm, I just talk with Raze here. His inner demon was able to contain.” Twilight replied.

“*chuckles* what kind of talk that make Raze turn back normal and make you blushes?” Applejack asks again. Some of their other friend’s eyes immediately widened. They gave her a mischievous smile.

“Oh, I know what you’re talking Applejack.” Rarity added more.

Twilight face turned even redder and interrupted, “NO I DIDN”T TALK ABOUT THAT!”

“Oooh, I see that Applejack, that must have been a good talk.” Pinkie added more. She turned to see Raze, “So, what you guys talking about?”

“What we’re talking about? Oh, we’re just talking about the reformed Luna, Discord and Tempest.” Raze replied.

“Then why Twilight face is red?” Pinkie asked.

“I just gave a kiss to the cheek and then she slaps me! What is wrong with that?” Raze replied.

That makes everyone even more shocked. Rarity replied, starting to get interested, “Why did you give a kiss to the cheek?”

“Well, I just follow a guide from a book! I swear in the name of Celestia, I just follow a guide book which is titled ‘How to Be a Good Coltfriend’! So I think it’s a good idea to follow the instruction, I might be a good friend! Am I wrong?” Raze replied.

“Wait what? How the hay you get that book?” Applejack asks.

“Of course, inside the castle library, where else you can find it?!” Raze replied.

Applejack goes to Twilight and whispered, “Alright, Twilight, you got to explain to us, does he know anything about coltfriend?”

“I swear in behalf of Luna, he has no idea what he was reading about. I swear.” Twilight replied.

“Are you serious?” Applejack asks again.

“I Pinkie Promise that Raze doesn’t know what he’s reading about.” Twilight replied.

“We’ll see about that.” Applejack replied. Applejack gave a signal to Pinkie which she replies with a nod. Pinkie goes near Raze and asked, “Hey, do you know what a coltfriend is?”

“Coltfriend? Doesn’t that mean that I’m a colt as a friend? Is there other meaning of it?” Raze asks.

“Where do you know about that?” Pinkie asks again.

“Well, colt meant a colt, so friend mean friends! Doesn’t that obvious?” Raze replied.

Pinkie looks towards Applejack and shakes her head. Applejack look towards Twilight, “Sweet Celestia, he might be the dumbest colt we’ve ever met.”

“Eeyup.” Twilight replied. She continued, “Alrright, can we end this and just go home? I feel sleepy right now.”

“*yawn* I get you point Twilight, anyone have anything to say?” Rainbow Dash replied.

“I do, by I do…I mean we all have something to say.” Fluttershy replied.

They all start to realize they have to apologies.

“Well, alright, Raze, I’m sorry I doubted you for a second chance. I should believe that you could change.” Applejack talked first.

“Me too, I should avoid you when you want to learn about friendship. I’m sorry, Raze.” Rainbow Dash replied.

“Well for me, I’m sorry if I avoided you if you notice. I should be the one who understands you.” Sunset replied.

“Hey, hey, relax. Everyone make mistakes. Sometimes, mistakes are the one that creating a path to success. You just gotta learn from it.” Raze calmly replied. They all gets closer to Raze to give him a hug, he teleported somewhere near, making they all to fall.

“Hey, I don’t think I really like a hug…especially from mares.” Raze replied. They smiled and laughed.

“Alright everyone, let’s go home.” Twilight said while looking to her friends.

“Yeah I guess we should.” Raze replied. They all start walking home as they once again, helped Raze winning against his inner demon.

After a few goodbye and goodnight, Raze sit on a chair, writing something in his log.

Raze’s New Log #2

Welp, everyone deserves a second chance. I never thought I would get it but now I did. I better use this chance for the good of us. I think it’s time for the biggest change in history. It’s time, for the new…Raze River.

Raze Objectives:

-Make up for everything I did

-Find a way to gain money

-Move out and live in our own house

-Find the purpose…of my cutie marks

Cutie mark…that what make Raze feel uncomfortable. He gained his cutie mark when he saved the orphanage from danger. But what is the purpose of his phoenix cutie mark? What is the purpose of his mark?

“Welp…I guess we’ll find out sooner or later.” Raze walked towards his bed. He lies in his bed and took a sleep. In the midnight when everyone is asleep including Raze, his cutie marks starts to glow, giving a signal that nobody would expect. For now, the story, is about to begin.

Author's Note

LET'S GO BABY! THE LAST CHAPTER FINISHED!
I don't know what's your thought, but this is the longest chapter I've ever did. I try my best to make the story more fun and emotional, but I don't think it's good enough. This is the last chapter, so be prepared for:
My Little Pony: Redemption!
This is the continuation of the story, but with a little twist detail. As I said it's alternate universe. To be honest, I also accept episode suggestion! Message me if you want your episode to be premier! But a little flaw, my internet is being restricted by my parents and next year I'll have a big exam that would give a big impact to my future. So you know what that means, a slower upload. Sorry if I'm being late because this is one of the MOST longest chapter I've ever made. I hope you enjoy! Till we met again, friends!