It was a couple of days later after the whole ordeal of Innocentius putting a stop to what was happening to his neighbor’s family. Now, he sat in what appeared to be some form of interrogation room. Though, it wasn’t like the ones he’d seen in his past life on TV where it were just two metal chairs and a metal slab of a table. This one was…actually quite nice in fact. It was clean and had a rather surprisingly comfortable sofa and armchair facing towards him. But, no windows to be found. He guessed that they wanted the accused to be comfortable, but also had no chance of escaping.

Innocentius turns his gaze to nowhere specific and begins to speak “Well, since it is just me in here right now, I guess I will take the time to speak with you, author. I heard that some folks aren’t really a fan of me having the ability to speak to you or them. So, I guess I am going to have to give that ability up. But I am trading it for something else! It's only fair!”.

(Look, I thought it was a fun idea at the time! But it seems that my readers think otherwise. So, what is it that you want to trade out for the fourth wall breaking?)

Innocentius rubbed his chin in thought before snapping his fingers with a smile “Laser eyes. Gimme.” he said as he remembered seeing several superheroes in comics and television in his former life with that kind of ability. “And I wanna be able to control the intensity of the beam and heat as well. Make it happen.”.

(Alright, as the author, I will override this just this once. But from now on, you won’t be able to speak with me or the readers. Fair enough?)

Innocentius nodded” Make it happen,” he said before he suddenly felt like he had the largest migraine in the world for a couple of minutes, causing the colt to stagger a bit and catch himself against one of the walls as he held onto his head. It had felt like something was taken from him, but something hot and searing took its place before the pain subsided quickly. He had even forgotten he used to have the ability to speak to the author at this point.

He sat down on the couch to compose himself before he heard the sound of the handle of the door turning. He rubbed his face in his hands a few times before sitting up straight, seeing two guards walk in along with Celestia who had to lower her head a bit to make her way into the door. “Shiza…das ist eine große frau..” (Shit…that’s a big woman.) he said quietly as some of his original language slipped out a bit now that he took a good look at her. It's no wonder that she was the one in command of this country. She screamed ‘Regal and in charge.’.

Once everyone was inside, one of the guards closed the door before both of them took their place in front of the exit, standing at attention while Celestia took a seat in the armchair in front of Innocentius who simply sat there with his hands in his lap. It was awkwardly quiet for a moment before Celestia leaned forward and rested her chin atop her clenched hands “So then, young colt. Just who are you then?” she asked as she borrowed her eyes into his.

Innocentius couldn’t look away from those magenta eyes for some reason, it's like they had him locked in place. “And no lying to the princess either, kid.” said one of the guards who brought the colt out of his trance. The colt smiled as he remembered something from his past life “Alright, I confess. I was reborn from a past life with all my former memories still intact and I outplayed some crazy celestial lady who I tricked into giving me a list of abilities that counted as a single item and here I am to live out my new life here.” he said plainly.

The guard stared at him for a moment dumbstruck before shaking their heads for a second “I said no lies!” said the guard from before. “I think he’s telling the truth…” said the other guard as he leaned in to whisper to his friend. “If he was telling the truth, he wouldn’t have told us.”. This was Innocentius’ moment “Unless, of course, he knew you wouldn’t believe the truth, even if he told it to you.” he said with the most serious face he could muster. The guard nodded slightly before getting a puzzled look on his face from the rebuttal.

Celestia cleared her throat as she turned to gaze at her guards who went quiet real quick before turning her attention back to the colt “Alright, so let’s say for argument's sake, I believe you fully. How can you prove to me that you are who you say you are?” she asked as she leaned back in her chair while crossing one leg of the other. It was a valid question indeed. But, maybe just some basic information would be enough?

Innocentius rubbed his chin in thought for a moment before answering “Welllll…the world I was living in before I died was one of chaos and peace at the same time I guess? A country called America was calling the shots. And they had some old dude as president who couldn’t walk up a single flight of steps. He just got replaced by someone the folks from my world have dubbed as ‘Orange Man’. We had two world wars, they are probably on their way to the third as we speak. The youth has come up with this brain rot slang for things like ‘skibidy rizz’ and ‘Gyatt’. But I am not going to poison your mind with such dribble. We make good food though, at least.” he said as he shrugged his shoulders lightly.

Celestia’s eyebrow twitched a bit at this rather mentally harmful information. But, how could she not believe him? A child at his current age couldn’t make this up no matter how hard they tried. She then asks one more question “What exactly is your plan going forward from here then?”. Innocentius rubbed his chin in thought before answering “Well, it is what it has always been. Become the best doctor I can be and live a life of peace and protect those that I love and care for. I just wanna live the life I never got to, live before I died.” he said as genuinely as he could.

Celestia nodded again before sighing in relief “Then I don’t think I have anything to worry about from you then, little one. However, I would like a demonstration of these abilities you mentioned. Though, I believe I have already seen one of yours a couple of nights ago. The fatal wounds that you received should have ended your life. But, here you sit before me, with no evidence of such an attack.” she said as she stood up and made her way to the door. “I am going to call upon you tomorrow to come to the castle. There, you will show me what kind of power you possess. Is that understood?” she asked with a rather serious tone this time.

The colt could see that she meant business by the look in her eyes and to seriousness of her voice. He gave a firm nod before waiting for them to leave. After which he let out a sigh of relief and walked out himself. Thankfully he was only at the guardstation just in Ponyville, so he ran home right away to make sure that his parents didn’t have to worry any more than they did. The young stallion had a very busy day tomorrow After he had informed his parents, wasted no time in preparing. He ate a hearty meal and got to bed early. While he was nervous about revealing his abilities, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of excitement as well.

The next morning came around. Innocentius was gently shaken awake by his mother before letting him know that they had arrived to come and claim him for the day. He didn’t want to waste any more time than he had already so he did his usual morning routine before dressing up in some clothes that he didn’t mind getting dirty. He had a feeling he was going to be doing a LOT of moving today and he wanted to be ready and comfortable for it all. He stepped out of his home wearing a black, yellow, and white tracksuit along with a plain black shirt under the jacket part of the outfit.

He approached the guards who had come to retrieve him and looked between them both before they hooked him securely under his arms and began the bat their wings a few times before taking off toward the castle. Innocentius smiled and waved to his mother, assuring her he’d return home safely. His father would have seen him off, but he was needed at the local hospital. The guards made sure that the colt they were carrying was still very much secured as they flew on, however, he was actually helping them out by enabling his flight as well, so he felt lighter than before they had lifted off.

Once they made it to the castle, the pegasi who had carried him landed in front of two unicorn guards who then escorted the colt not to the throne room, but to one of the training grounds closer to the guard barracks. The guard entered the training ring with the colt behind them before stopping and bowing slightly to Celestia who stood off on a balcony along with two other guards standing behind her, just as stoic as ever. “Welcome, young Innocentius. As you know, I am here to assess what abilities you possess. Now, before we begin, is there anything you wish to tell me specifically about your abilities?” she asked as she had a few guards put out training dummies for the boy.

Innocentius didn’t remember telling her that he had combat capabilities. But, he supposed that she wanted to be prepared for just about anything. “Well, I suppose what my main focus is is my healing magic. But I do possess a few…shall we say ‘natural abilities’ that don’t rely on my magic.” he said as he stretched out a bit as he got ready to show her what he could do. Her eyebrows rose a bit at the mention of ‘healing magic’. Was it like how his body healed itself? Or did it actually involve the use of magic? She would find out later though, as she was curious as to what he could do should he ever need to defend himself. “Very well, you may begin.” she simply stated.

Innocentius rubbed his chin in thought on what to show her first. He simply shrugged and lifted off the ground without even having to push off the stone tiles that he stood under before he started pivoting from side to side and circling the whole training ground a few times. This was his flight without the use of any kind of support. He took a page from one of his favorite Netflix animated shows, Invincible. He loved how Omni-Man could just…fly. Like nothing was needed to lift off in the air, he could just do it. Celestia and her guards watched him drift around the area before he drifted back to the middle of the arena. This next ability was one that might cause a bit of concern though.

Innocentius’ eyes started to glow a very bright yellow as he removed his glasses before two golden beams of light shot from his eyes. He made sure to keep his eyes on the training dummies only because he knew if he looked at anyone, it could spell trouble. As the training dummies were sliced in half by the lasers. Just as he thought, that ability did concern Celestia quite a bit as she saw the raw damage of what that could do to something or someone. Innocentius lowered himself to the ground and blinked rapidly as the glow in his eyes flickered before he brought his hands up to rub them before the glow finally went away. “I…haven’t had the chance to really practice using these. Until today, I have been keeping most of my abilities a secret. Only a few select friends know about my flight and healing magic.” he said as he wiped tears from his eyes from the irritation he was feeling from his laser eyes before putting his glasses back on.

This next ability he was about to show them was one he took from a certain anime. It was the ability of a character who barely remembered he could do this at all, and throughout the show, he used it maybe three or four times. “Uuuuh…before I started, I am afraid…I gotta lose all my clothes. This is one of my favorite outfits and I don’t wanna lose it. So, sorry in advance.” he said as he began to strip out of his clothing. All the way down to her bare fur. The guards were rather appalled at such vulgarity in front of the princess, but Celestia was genuinely intrigued at what could make him strip down to his fur. She would allow him to show this ability he possessed. Soon enough, Innocentius would begin to growl lowly before his body would begin to increase in size slowly at first, then it began to gradually grow more and more until the colt now stood twenty feet tall, now eye level with the balcony on which the princess stood. The colt gave a slight blush as he placed his hands in front of himself to preserve his modesty in front of everyone “Obviously this is only for extreme situations…so I don’t plan on making a habit of it. If you know anypony who specializes in making clothing that expands to such extreme sizes though, I’d appreciate it if you could direct me.. He said before shrinking back down to his normal size and quickly getting dressed.

Celestia waited ill he was fully clothed again before addressing him “Is that the largest that ability can make you?” she asked with genuine interest. If need be, that could really help out with large enemies, fallen buildings, or any time of emergency that would require a large amount of force quickly. “I think the maximum height I can go is fifty feet. Again, this is the first time using this kind of ability,” he said with a light shrug of his shoulders. Celestia nodded before speaking again “Anything else you wish to show me?”.

“Well, I suppose I could show you the martial arts I brought along with me. While my brain knows how to do them, I am afraid that my body isn’t accustomed to such things. As you can see, I don’t exactly look like the most fit colt in the world.” he said as he looked like a skinny little kid, with hardly any muscle on his bones. “But, I have full knowledge of karate, aikido, and complete grandmastery of the great hammer all in here,” he said as he tapped the side of his head.

Celestia nodded again before taking flight and gliding down to stand in front of Innocentius. She stared down at him for a moment before addressing him “Why did you request such abilities if I may ask? If you plan on becoming a doctor, why have such potentially destructive abilities?” she asked as she arched a brow, waiting for his answer.

Innocentius knew this question would come up eventually. But, he just smiled and answered without missing a beat. “Well, when you are stuck in a hospital bed most of your life, you tend to think about things. That, and combined with all the time in the world to watch TV and read books, you wish you had the abilities of those very characters. Simply put, I was given the opportunity, and I seized it. I wanted these abilities simply because I wanted them. I have no clear cut agenda for them. Simple as that.” he said with a genuine nod. Celestia was actually relieved that he gave such an honest and straightforward answer. She couldn’t help but laugh “My goodness. Simply because ‘you wanted them’ huh? You really are an honest child, aren’t you?” she asked before shaking her head but smiled back at him approvingly.

“Very well then, now that that is out of the way, I wish to see this ‘healing magic’ that you possess. Follow me to the infirmary, if you will.” she said as she turned to lead the way, her guards following behind them as the princess showed the way. “U-um…about this little exhibition…it won’t be made public right?” he asked with a bit of nervousness in his voice. Celestia shook her head offering a reassuring smile “Not to worry, all my guards who have seen what you can do today have sworn to secrecy. It is up to you when you decide to make your power known. So long as you don’t use it for senseless violence.” she said as she lead him to the infirmary.

Author's Note

Alright, everyone, we are getting this story going now. Since a few of y'all seem to like it, I will go ahead with its full creation. Also, I got rid of the four wall braking ability. Hope you are happy :p

May the darkness grant you peace.