Chapter 4

"But Ortensia, doesn't everyone deserve a second chance?"

~Oswald, Epic Mickey 2

A pegasus fell from the sky. On a normal day in Ponyville, this wouldn't mean much. But this was obviously not an ordinary day.

The pegasus had a black mane and a gray coat. His eyes were a blue color, and he had a cutie mark of a halo above wings.

The Pegasus shook his head, and quickly discovered that he was wearing a pilot hat. The Pegasus quickly began to ponder.

"My eyes feel blue now..." He said. "And I think I'm a pony."

He looked at his body and fond it that he was, in fact, a pony.

"Well, what would I be sent down here again for?" He asked himself "Is someone feeling their life is unimportant? Is a foal dropping out of high school and then becoming a beauty school dropout? Do I need to defeat a horrible being and save File Island? Ah well, I'll figure it out."

He then walked to the cottage he was near. He was sure that Fluttershy would help.

Pinkie Pie was a mare on a mission, she knew that much. She had to go back to the Everfree forest and meet up with Mkuu. She packed a pot and spoon, a good luck charm to keep away dragons, and a few cupcakes in case she got hungry. She headed towards the forest, not knowing what would happen, but going anyway.

Mkuu was rather bored when Spike came along. Spike came along with Peewee, a pet phoenix who he had to give back when he was little, but who returned to him when the two were both older. Spike now had a set of wings growing in, and was noticeably taller. Peewee himself became a pretty strong and majestic bird.

"So, what does he say?" Spike asked Mkuu.

Now, there were two reasons this conversation could happen. The first was that Spike and Mkuu had become friends, Spike helping Mkuu around the forest when the two were still little, telling him about the safest places to be.

Another was that Mkuu had the ability to talk to almost all animals. He never knew how or why, he just did. Ever since, either Fluttershy (Who Spike introduced him to) or Spike would come, asking about an animal problem they couldn't understand.

Mkuu had a morbid look on his face.

"He says he'll die soon." Mkuu said.

"Oh, is that all?" Spike asked "And I think he means 'rebirthing'. He probably just told you he was dying to freak you out."

Peewee simply smiled.

Mkuu laughed.

"Spike?" The two heard, and they quickly turned to see the pink coated, blue eyed mare in front of them.

"Well, this is a secret I wish I'd known." Pinkie said.

Trixie gasped at what she saw. In front of her she saw the fire and heard the laugh, and then saw who had come out.

It felt like months before she actually saw who it was, but she was rather surprised when she saw him. Him being a lion with a dark brown coat, a black mane, and green eyes. Over his left eye, he had a scar.

The lion stretched a bit before he talked.

"Did you have to wake me up so early?" He asked "I'm supposed to get a full five minutes of sleep a day. I know for a fact I haven't"

"Who are you?" Trixie asked.

The lion looked up to see this creature wasn't a monster. But... He was hungry. He leaped up towards her. Claws out and fangs ready.

Trixie used her magic to stop the lion's tail in mid-air.

"Call me Scar." The lion replied dryly

Trixie let him down, into a trapdoor in the stage.

"What was that for?" Scar asked.

"It'll take a while for Trixie to get the declawing/defanging spell from the library!"

Trixie then locked the door, making sure to poke a hole or two for Scar.

For a few hours, Scar was bored. He found a mask that covered his mouth, and the only thing it did was make have an odd feeling to destroy bats.

When Trixie returned, Scar (Not wearing the mask) was fast asleep. Trixie had to admit, he looked rather cute. Like a kitten. And maybe the other way, too. She then got an idea.

"Well," Trixie said "If Fluttershy can do it, so can I."

Author's Note

A/N: No, don't expect any more Batman jokes. I'm not sure if the last one makes sense. Either way, Voila! I give you a small taste more of what is to come. Boy, Fluttershy's been mentioned a lot, huh? I wonder how big a part she'll play in the story.