My Little Pony - The Mystery of CV

Welcome to part 2, this chapter will introduce another main character and a side. I will try to get the plot going on more on this one, so you can get to "explore" the characters better and the setting. Thank you for reading.

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The market area was sure full that day, not that it wasn't necessarily empty any day but this day had a high quantity of ponies in it. The market area was in a "giant" circle, the road had became a big circle with all the stores at the limits of the circle, except for one empty spot at the end of it that seemed where the road began again. The stores were set in tents, to small cabins to just a simple table with stuff on. All at side of each another at the limits of the circle.

Hank walked into the area, and looked around, turning his head left and right. When he spotted the exit at the end of the circle, his first movement was to start walking towards, as it was his objective to get home before anything odd hap-

• " Hey !" Yelled a familiar voice at Hank.

• " Huh ?" Hank started to look at his left,right, back, front, but no sight of who was calling him. Even for a second, he thought that he had imagined that. " Who is this ?"

• " Aww...It's me, Zeek ! And...up-here !" Said Zeek, flying above Hank with his wings. He was holding the book that Hank dropped on one of his hooves.

Hank looked up and just couldn't believe in that, it was that crazy pegasus again !

• " Damn it ! What  the heck you want from me ?! Can't you see that I'm trying to get home in PEACE ?!" Yelled Hank at the flying Zeek, that was landing at his front.

• " Well...Ok, its your right-" Was saying Zeek, changing to a normal face as Hank cut him.

• " You damn right " Said Hank offensively, staring at Zeek's eyes. " Why in the name of science you would keep following me ?!"

• " But..." Now Zeek had a sadness at his face, " I just wanted to give your book back..." Said Zeek as he showed Hank the book with the silver lock.

Now, suddenly, Hank felt like an big idiot. That pegasus was just wishing to give one of his most dear books back. Since when he had became so ungrateful ?

• " Oh, huum..." Hank had no words now, he simply lost his them as he saw how offensive he was with Zeek. " Thank you, Zeek ? Its Zeek, right ? " Asked Hank, grabbing the book with his magic and putting back in his bag.

• " It's Zeek, thank you" Answered Zeek, now getting his smile back. He was glad to do the right thing, especially with a new in town. " But can I ask you something ?".

• " Well, I..." Hank thought for a second if he should go on with the talk, since he was just trying to escape from Zeek a few moments ago. But he soon came with the conclusion that the only way to thank Zeek was to give him answers " My name is Hank."

-" Hehehe, that a name that sounds alright. So, can I show you around ? This time I will be decent, I promise !" Asked Zeek, making up a cute sad face. " Please....?"

-" Humm, well, you sure are an insistent one" Hank started to quickly think in the offer, even if it was a very simple one. He would be exposing himself, yes, but at another hoove...he sure would love the information that Zeek could bring. With deep sigh, Hank answered " Sure, why not ?"

• " That one is Zack Big's store. He sells foods of all kinds" Said Zeek, pointing with his hoove at a cabin with the sight " Zack Big's big store"

Hank was getting amaze of how much were in that market. There was a store selling used objects for a "fair" price, for example, a simple wheel-chair being sold to a small pony and his very old granny for a reasonable price. The other stories not only sold things but services, to fixing to relaxing treatments. It was no surprise that there was many ponies in there, that place was fabulous !

" Wow, this all is sort of new to me. I never saw so much in one place" Said Hank, scanning each store with his eyes, until they stopped at one in specific. "Hummm?"

" Green Way is a wonderful place to live, I moved here years ago. I was little by the time, as I remember. " Kept Zeek talking as he didn't noticed Hank stopping on the place. " My parents moved in search for better places to stay and-"  Zeek kept talking until his voice wasn't in reach anymore to Hank.

Hank glared at the little tent with a small orange pony, with a red mane and tail. The tent had a sight on the top it " Thoughts for Sale", The name had caught Hank's attention as he started to walk towards the tent. There was nopony around or in, except that lone little pony, that had pretty smile on his face as he saw Hank coming closer.

" Hello Sir ! Welcome !" Said that little pony, that now Hank could see that it was a girl. " Are you here for thoughts ?" Asked her as Hank looked at the stuff around her. It was simple things, like cereal boxes and apples but was still odd.

" Are you selling these things ?" Asked Hank to the little girl as he was slightly confused.

" Oh no, these are thought" Answered her as he grabbed a small cereal box " This was when a pony thought about hunger. Soo I placed it here to expose it" Explained her as still it didn't made a lot of sense.

" Look,kiddo, you are not making sense. Explain again, but better " Said Hank, now curious of how that worked.

The little girl got up and walked at Hank, she stopped when she was at his front. " I was born special...I can see special things about ponies when I think of something in specific about them. For example, choice something that you would like to hear about." Asked the girl as she sits down, still looking at Hank. " Please, sit down".

Hank slowly started to sit down, when he was done, the little girl picked his hooves . " So, tell me...what you want me to think about it?" Asked her, now with her eyes closed. Maybe it was nothing but Hank was starting to feel odd, like if something was inside of his mind. But since he had started it, he couldn't stop it. " Think about...myself"

An odd silence took over both of them, as Hank was just expecting her answer. He didn't knew if she was lying or anything but since he saw that tent, he felt the will to check it out, so there wouldn't be anything wrong, right ?

" You...you are interesting. " Said the girl, still not opening her eyes. " I see...a lot of things, I can see you. You are running, running from many flying creatures. You are scared but goes on. Your mind is full and it seems that it holds secret things. Things that you want to keep it locked... I want to open it but, it doesn't open" Hank was starting to feel dizzy now, almost size " argh...look, we be-" He was soon cut by the girl " Wait !...I see something ! Its big ! I hear a female laugh, but a evil one. She busted into green flames and...and...She saw me ! AHHHHHHHH !!" The girl fell down, completely blacked out.

Hank felt sick, dizzy and almost about to throw up. That girl really messed with delicate things in his mind ! But as soon he came to his senses, he saw the little girl on the ground, showing no sight of movement. " Hey ! HEY ! " Hank placed her head on his lap and started to gently tap her cheek. But she wasn't showing any sights of movement, she was breathing but not waking up. " Come on ! Wake up ! Dang it !"

" What is going on here ?" Said a female voice behind Hank as her shadow was on him.

Hank quickly turned at at her, and what he saw was beautiful. The mysterious female was tall unipegasus, with white skin and blue mane and tail. Her blue eyes shinned like crystal as her cutie mark was a rose with moon behind it. She would be perfect if it wasn't for one thing, her face was very worried.

"Please, help her !" Hank said, almost begging, feeling guilty for causing that to her, a mere child.

" Humm, handle her over. Please " Asked the unipegasus in a sweet voice.

" Al..alright, but please, make her wake up !" Asked Hank again as he handled over the girl to her hooves.

" Hummm" She started to check everything on her, her pulse, her eyes and others. Soon, she looked at Hank, coming to the conclusion " She is asleep...".

" But why ? For how long ?!" Yelled Hank, now worried that she may never "wake up".

But that panic was soon faded away as the unipegasus simply said " Talia is like this. If she stays in that mind-state for too long, she consumes all her energies. So she is just taking a nap..."

" Talia...? It's that her name ? Well, she will be fine ?" Asked Hank to her, looking at Talia.

" Yes, she will," Guaranteed her as she walked into the tent and placed Talia on her blankets " There we go..."  She pats her head and walk out to Hank " She will be fine, don't worry. You can relax." She said with a smile on her face.

" Alright...Whew...It was just so scary, she just fell down and didn't moved" Confessed Hank to her, slowly getting better.

" Yes, it isn't the first time that she does that, but it won't be the last, probably. She is a good girl, all that she needs is ponies that understand her "powers" Said her as she looked at the sleeping Talia. " Anyway, you must be Hank. " She looked at him with a smile. " Glad to finally meet you."

Hank was confused, how she knew him ?  " How you know me ? " Asked Hank to her.

" Well, Its because I was expecting you in the town. I'm P-"

A yell stopped them both in surprise " WAAAAIT !!!" and a something landed very hard between them, almost making a hole on the ground. " Arrgh...bad landing. Bad. "

" What the...?"  Asked Hank to himself as the dust went off and it revealed Zeek, all dizzy on the ground. " Oh ! Zeek! I almost forgot about you."

" Hehehehe...arrgh....I...I'm veeeeeery memorable...Why you didn't followed me ?!" Asked Zeek, still dizzy but trying to get up.

" Oh you, Zeek. Hehehehe" Said the Unipegasus as she started to help him up. " How you feel ?"

" ohhh, I don't know...mommy ? its that you ? " Now Zeek was just talking non-sense as he was too much out of himself. The land was that hard.

" Wait. Let me fix him. " Said Hank,  as placed one of his bags down and grabbed something. " It works, trust me."  Hank said as he took out a small black baton.

" You are not going to hit him with that, are you ?!" Asked the unipegasus with a worried face. " Look, I will fix him with magic !"

But before she could do anything, Hank pressed a button on the baton and it became quickly opened, becoming some sort of umbrella-like object. "Step aside, I always wanted to test this on somepony" Said Hank as he got at front of Zeek and pressed the another button. Suddenly, the "umbrella" began to spin very fast at front of Zeek's face. And it kept like that for a whole minute.

"How does that is suppose to help ?" Asked the unipegasus, now very unsure of what Hank was doing with Zeek.

" Just watch...just...watch. " Said Hank in a low tone, almost like asking to the baton to work.

" arrgh...Wait, where I'm ? " Asked Zeek as now he was back at his senses. "What is that ? " asked him as he looked at the machine.

" IT WORKS !" Yell Hank happily " EUREKA !" He quickly pulled the machine down and looked at Zeek " How you feel ?"

Zeek rubbed his chin. " Ok now, I guess. My mind feels so clean right now..." He smiled at Hank " Thank you, Hank."

" That is just incredible ! How does it work ?!" Asked the unipegasus at Hank, looking at the machine.

"  awww, look..." Said Hank in a slow tone. A little shy as a smile was on face, he never saw someone thanking him.

" Come on, we all want to see how it works ! " Said Zeek as he placed his one of his hooves at Hank's shoulder.

Hank started to think if that was a good idea. For a side, it could be good to share new ideas and show to the ponies his intentions but...

" Look, guys..." Said Hank in a sad tone." No, not just yet. Sorry, this machine is too advanced for you all to understand..." He looked away in shame.

There was a silence between them as all that "climax" had been destroyed by Hank's refuse. The unipegasus's face was now a soft sad smile. As with Zeek, his lips turned a little down, but suddenly, they came back up, forming his smile.

" He is shy ! " claimed Zeek as he laughs enjoyably. " He just don't feel ready to show. But that is fine, buddy !" Said Zeek as he started to pad Hank's back. " You can show it later. Anyway..." He turned to the unipegasus " I'm doing what I was requested. I swear !" Said Zeek, in a very ashamed face.

Hank was stunned by how Zeek was silly, what he could not understand was why he was like that. It was some trauma of infancy that made him have some trouble ? Maybe ? But Hank's attention soon got took away to the unipegasus, as now he was doing the math about her identity.

" Wait...you are -" Was saying Hank, quickly cut off by the unipegasus, who placed her hoove over her chest and rose her head up.

" Yes, Im Princess Victoria Rose Moon, legit relative of Princess Celestia and loyal representative of Green Way city !"

" Yeah, that is right, " Continued Zeek as Rose placed her hoove down " She knew of your coming and she asked me to get you home safety, but it seems that I'm doing bad job....hehehe " Said Zeek in a shameful tone. " Sorry !"

" That is ok, Zeek, lets say that thanks to you,  I was able to meet Hank personally, which is for me, a unique experience." Said her, cheering him up.

Hank watched them for a second and asked in a suspected tone " Why I'm a "unique experience " ? " He kept his face straight and serious.

Rose turned her face at him. " Oh..." She turned her attention completely to Hank now " Because you are a different kind of unicorn. Most unicorns would relay on magic, but I only saw you relay on science. That is very new and I enjoy new things." Rose completed her face with a smile.

" That is right ! You are so new ! I never saw anypony being so smart ! I imagine what else you can do ! " Said Zeek, looking at Hank with an impressed smile. " You can cure diseases ! You maybe can even create the next generation console! "

Hank just didn't wanted that for him, he didn't wanted to be famous. What he wanted was to do good with his knowledge, he knew ponies that would abuse of that intelligence and use that for evil intentions.

He quickly started to denied everything that Zeek was saying.  " No, no, no ! Look ! I won't make the next generation console. Why would I do that ? And curing diseases isn't easy ! It isn't easy being who I'm ! " Now Hank was almost yelling at them. "Why don't you two just leave me be ?! I.DON'T.WANT.FRIENDS !! " Hank quickly stormed away from them, thinking about what he had just done.

" Is he like this ...?" Asked Rose to Zeek with a mix of worry and shock on her face.

With a sigh, Zeek answered " Sort of, but we can fix him ! All he needs is a chance of getting out of the cocoon! Look, he is going home, right ? Then we shall do this..." Zeek placed the mouth close of Rose's ear as he started to talk about his plan.

Hank was now thinking if he had done the right thing by just being so offensive with them, but he couldn't help it, that was him. The genius but anti-social mind. He had his reasons to not to trust friends. Friends, to Hank, weren't real, maybe a close one but that was the limit, nopony would really join you in anything until the end...nopony.

" I better just buy some food and get to home..." Hank turned back just to check if Zeek or Rose were after him, but they weren't. Hank concluded that they simply gave up and left him alone. He wanted to be alone but there was always something inside of him that asked more, he just didn't knew what was it.

As he was looking at the tents, thinking about Talia's condicion, Hank noticed a tent with the sight " Everything at Anytime". The tent had a green, big earth pony as the merchant. Hank thought that it would be simple and walked straight to it.

" What you need ! At anytime ! Please, come everypony ! Come ! " Yelled the green merchant to the ponies around, but with no big lucky to attract anypony. Suddenly, he turned his sight at Hank, noticing him coming. " Yes ! Welcome to my store ! Where you can get everyt-

" I know, I know ! " Said Hank, trying not to sound very mean, but just wishing that he would just be quite or at least stop with that phrase.

" Ohhh, we got a tough one, I, Hammer, got what you need ! " Said Hammer as he lowered down and brought a small machine that seemed to be an exotic vase, with two holes, one big one and one small down." We got a very rare and exotic Arabian coffee maker and fries maker ! " Claimed as he grabbed a potato and placed the device's hole on it. With a quickly sound, he took it off and there was fresh fries on the potato's place. " See ?!"

Hank was not impressed but he thought that Hammer would soon stop if he just got "impressed". " Oh man, I never saw that being so easy !" Said Hank, making up a perfect impressed face.

" It will not break ! " Hammer taps it on the table and it breaks in two. " It will n...it broke." Hammer's face was pure frustration as he thrown it away. " Wait ! Just don't go! I will show you something so rare that your eyes will pop out of the face faster than the wind !"

Hank had started to ignore Hammer as he noticed a pure white earth-pony, with a black mane and tail,  grabbing an apple from Hammer's deposit. The pony seemed a little too skinny for his very young age, he seemed very hungry. With a quickly turning he noticed Hank looking straight at him.

Hank could simply snitch the little boy...but " OH, I was just so curious about your wonderful stuff. Could you please go on ? Without taking the eyes away from me ? " Said Hank, with the intention of distract Hammer and help the boy escape with the apples.

The boy didn't got that at first but when Hank did a sight to him get out with his hove, he noticed that Hank was trying to help him. He waves thankfully at Hank and turns around to leave. But, right when he was about to get out of the tent, one of his apples fell off his back and made a noise as it stroke the floor.

" Still go....wait, what was that ? " Asked Hammer, despite of Hank's attempts of distracting him, he turned around and spotted the boy. " THIEF " Yelled him as he start to chase after the boy.

The boy was trying use the crowns of ponies as his advantage but he wasn't fast enough as Hammer grabs his tail. " Let me go, I promise that I won't do it again ! Don't hurt me !" He yelled as he got in a defensive position, dropping his fruits.

" You annoying pest. Nobody steals from me ! If you want, buy it !" Said Hammer, in an aggressive tone, even if he wasn't the violent type.

" Hurt him and you will regret !" Yelled Hank behind of Hammer, with his horn shinning green.

Hammer turned back in fear. " Alright, dear friend, lets not make this violent. I just wanted to talk with the boy. It isn't the first time he steals from me ! "

Hank started to think about what to do, as he turned his head away. Soon, he came to his conclusion. " Here, I'm paying the apples" Said Hank as he took some coins off his bag and placed on Hammer's hoove. " Now leave the boy, I will talk with him. "

" You are a good guy, friend, Im not the violent type, you know, " Said Hammer in a very honest tone. " Its that I'm pretty  big and I scare ponies easily. But believe me, I wouldn't hurt a fly !" He started to walk back at his tent. " The name of the boy is Liko, he has no parents and lives by stealing. Try to put some senses into him, perhaps you are the one to do it.....OH ! And don't forget to come back ! " Concluded him as he came back to his work.

Hank collected all that information in his mind, as he felt in the need of help Liko, even if it was going what he wanted. He just felt..."connected" with him, he understood what was being "rejected". " Hey, Liko, are you ok ? " Asked Hank as he walked at the little pony on the ground. The pony kept looking down in silence. " No need to be afraid, I want to help you." Hank grabbed Liko's arm and helped him up.

Now that he was up-close, he could see that Liko had now a scratch on his left arm, maybe in result of the fall when Hammer yelled at him. Liko kept silence and looking down.

" Can I see it ? " Asked Hank gently as tried to grab Liko's arm. But Liko quickly pulled the arm away from Hank." Come on, Im trying to help here, Liko. Please..." He could tell that Liko had a classic case of being tricky to new ponies....didn't that sounded familiar to Hank ? With a sigh, and now talking really seriously, Hank started to talk again. " I know you are afraid. I can feel it. But running away won't help it. You got a trouble, everypony does. But trust me, I will help you. You remind me in my past. We share a lot like..." Hank turned around, looking down. " But if you don't wish my help. I won't make you, its unfair with you. But you must know that you are not alone, Liko, you got potential...just like I do..." Hank started to walk away from Liko.

" Wait !" Yelled Liko as he ran at Hank. "...Its really hurting..." Said Liko as he refereed to his arm. " Sorry for being mean..."

Hank stops for a second and smiles as  reverse psychology always work. "humm..." He quickly turns around. " Alright, but behave yourself. Ok ?" As soon Liko nodded, Hank's horn shinned and his magic entered into Liko's scratch. In seconds, it was fully gone. " There we go. See ? It was that bad ?"

" No ! Wow, that was great !" Said Liko, very impressed by that. " Thank you....aww...."

" Hank. That is the name"

" Thank you, Hank. I... I'm sorry for being mean again." Said Liko, looking at Hank with his cute black iris eyes.

" Hey, that is fine. You should stop saying "sorry" too much. " Said Hank as he patted Liko's head. " Soo tell me, my little pony, where you live ? "

" Oh my Equestria...! " Said Hank, in shock of how awful Liko's place was.

His "place" was nothing more than just living under a bridge of wood, with a few scraps of food and a small makeshift bed.

" its not so bad as it seems, really. " Said Liko as he walks around his little home. " I have fresh air, when it rain I can have free water and I live by asking for money on roads and...stealing. " Liko had a little difficulty in admitting the  " Steal" part, as he knew that Hank didn't approved.

" Its fine to admit, better than lying. Which for me, is one of the worst crimes. " Said Hank as he walked at Liko, looking around. " But this place isn't right for such special pony like you. With dirty, diseases and...ewww, rats."

" Me ? Special ? oh no no no no...." Said Liko as he waved his head left and right. " I'm not special, ponies around call me a rat-pony, dirty coward and a lot more..." He looked down in shame. " And I agreed with them sometimes. "

Hank could relate with that, not the thief part but at the part of being "not accepted" by the community. In his past, many of his experiences included rejection. "Hey ! Now you hear me out, my little pony ! " Said Hank, very seriously, as he grabbed  Liko's face and turned it at front of his own face. " You are NOT a coward. You are brave, you just need to use that braveness to right things. Not steal ! Don't hear the others, because they judge too much for what we are ! We are DIFFERENT ! That doesn't give the right to be bulled and pushed around ! Now, I will change your life even if its the last thing I will do ! " Capiche" ?! "

" Cap...capi....Alright." Said Liko, a little scared but totally absorbed into Hank's words. " But what you going to do ?" Asked Liko as Hank  dropped him.

Hank already knew what to do with Liko. He deserved a home, with a healthy setting. " Im going to put you int he orphanage..." Said Hank in a cold tone.

A silence took over as Liko's face turned to happiness to pure fear. " NO!!  I DON'T WANT IT !" Yelled Liko as he started to walk back in fear.

" Huh ? Why you scared ? Orphanages aren't scary. They are places where special ponies, like yourself, can find a home ! Don't you want a home ?" Asked Hank, looking at Liko like he was staring at a puzzle.

" I...they, they scare me !" Yelled the little pony, shaking.

" Could you tell me why ? " Asked Hank as he wanted to hear one good reason.

"...This book. " Said Liko as he went to his bed and grabbed a book under the dirty pillow.

Hank stared at the cover of the book on Liko's arms. " Let me see it. " Said Hank as he gave his hoove to Liko put the book on.

" No...I...I..."

Hank's ears lowed down. " Don't you trust me ?...I want the better for you."

Liko said nothing, just placed the book on Hank's hoove as he looked away.

The cover of the book was almost like a horror one. It had a big green monster under a bed and it's furred hank coming out, to grab the innocent pony on the bed. The title was " The Orphanage Monster". Now it was answered why Liko was afraid.

" One stupid fantasy ? " Asked Hank, now very seriously.

" it is NOT fantasy ! Give me back ! " Liko tried to grab the book back as Hank lifted the book up to avoid him to reach. " Its mine !"

" Who gave you this trash ?! "

" Its NONE of your business !"

" Now it is ! Tell me !"

" NO ! She said that the monster will get me if I do tell !"

" Who ?!" Asked Hank, as now he could see that Liko's fears were born from an external influence.

" I...I..."

" ....There is nothing to be afraid...."

With a deep sigh, the little pony answered " Her name was Gilda...she was a griffin." He looked down as he kept going " I met her almost like I met you. She was kind to me, gave me food and showed me how to be "cool" and steal well..."

" Go on."

" One day, I heard her writing in a book, some sort of diary. When she was distracted. I took that book away and started to read. It was full of words filled with hate against her " best friend " Rainbow Dash.

That name echoed in Hank's mind as he knew her from somewhere. As far he remembered, her name was mentioned as to be " The winner that saved the Wonder Bolts with an epic Sonic-Rainbow". But he didn't cared that much, what he cared was about that Gilda.  "What else ?" He asked.

" There was mentioning of other ponies, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Apple Jack, Rarity and Fluttershy. They all were responsible of Gilda losing her best friend and making her "not cool".

" From what I heard until now, she has a funny "definition" for what is "cool".

" All that happened in Ponyville, close of here. Suddenly, she saw me and yelled a lot with me....She said bad words and when I mentioned about going to an orphanage, she laughed and said that nopony would like to have a "waste" like me...Then, the next day, she was gone and she left me this book..." Now Liko was about to cry.

Hank had to admit, that was very sad, that Gilda was incredible abusive and manipulator. He stared at Liko as he really wanted to "meet" Gilda and give her a taste of her own "poison" .

" She never came back ? No clues to where she went ?"

Liko sniffed as he took a few tears away from his face. "No...I think that she already done what she had to..." Now Liko exploded into tears." She is right ! Nopony would like a horrible "waste" like me ! I'm ugly and bad ! I don't deserve a family !"

Hank said nothing, just ran at him and pressed Liko against himself in a hug. He could feel the tears on his skin as Liko cried more. He was waiting Liko get it all out.

" There there....Im here. I personally think you are incredible."

" Why ?! How I know you are not like her ?!"

" Because I'm here to change your life...! And it will be right now !" Said Hank, looking at Liko's eyes. " Trust me..."

" H...how ?! " Asked the little pony, getting a little better but still in tears.

Hank separated himself from Liko and grabbed the book. " First we must destroy your fears. " He placed the book on the ground, went to his bags and grabbed a laser device from it. " Here..." Hank turned at Liko and offered him the pistol-shaped device.  The "pistol" was blue and had 3 little bulbs on it's both sides.

" What is that...?" Asked Liko, curious and almost stopping crying.

" The instrument of your freedom from the monster ! You must destroy the book, the source of your fear !"

" But he will come to get me ! " Said Liko, almost consumed by fear again.

Hank quickly taped Liko's back. " Want to have a family ? School? Friends ? "

Liko remained in silence, and in a surprise of moment, he had fully stopped crying. Now he had a straight and determinable face. " Yes...give it to me".

Hank smiled at the little pony grabbed the device from his hoove and aimed at the book. Keeping his eyes on it, Liko was just aiming, not pressing the trigger or anything.

" Come on, I know you can do it ! I believe in you !" Yelled Hank at Liko.

" Take that !! " Yelled Liko as he blasted the book several times with fast and deadly aim. " I'm NOT afraid of you !"

The book was now in fire, with all it's pages turning into ashes and marking Liko's victory over his fears.

" Gilda ! You don't scare me anymore ! I will be happy ! I will have a family ! I will have friends ! I'M FREE FROM YOU !" Yelled Liko at the sky, almost expecting Gilda to hear it somehow.

Hank rose Liko up with his magic. " You did it ! " Yelled Hank as he throws Liko up and down, laughing with him.

" You ready ?" Asked Hank as he looked at the brand new Liko.

Liko was now clean up, with an excellent smell and with a brave face.

" Yes. I know what I will do now. I will make friends and find my cutie-mark !"

" That is the spirit, my little pony ! " Said Hank in a very proud voice.

Liko looked at Hank for a brief second and hugged him very hard " Thank you, Hank....".

Hank hugged back, as he felt love in that hug. " No need to thank me. Look, anything bad that happens,you send me a letter or go see me. Ok ? " Said him as he stroke Liko's head gently.

" Thanks...for everything. And you will hear from me, don't you worry....See you in town ? " Asked Liko, as he now started to see Hank as an example, an idol.

" Hehehe, yeah, see you. Now go, rock their world ! hehehee !" Said Hank as he pointed to the orphanage.

Liko quickly ran away  as he couldn't believe how a unicorn that he just met had became almost a brotherly figure to him. That was the magic of friendship to him. With a quickly knock, he met the owner of the orphanage, Miss Sunlight, and began his new life...with a lot more to come to him and to experience on.

" When I get my cutie mark ?" asked him to one of the in-mates, Talia.

"When you know what you will be when you grow up...."

" Oh man...how I'm tired. " Said Hank to himself as he was walking in the empty roads in the night full of stars. " I hope Liko will be fine...Nah, I'm sure that he will beat this world, don't making the same mistakes as me..." Hank looked slightly down as he remembered his many mistakes of the past. Mistakes that maybe had costed lives. That was the reason he was in Green Way, to forget...something that he wasn't doing well at it.

Being with Liko really helped him have a satisfied feeling in his body, that warm feeling of pleasure when you know you done the right thing.

The streets were oddly empty, with no other pony on sight beyond himself. " Where is everpony ? " Asked Hank to himself. It was like he was in a ghost town now, the houses seemed desert as the streets. That was really odd. Hank could feel that nopony was around, but his real question was to where they were.

Suddenly, he started to feel followed. With a quickly turn, he see nothing beyond the dark streets. " Hello ?! Who is there ?!" asked Hank, now in an angry tone. As expected, no answer.  " If this is a prank...!" But Hank felt that it wasn't a prank, at least not the stalker. He was the kind of being followed and it was never a joke. " Leave me alone ! " Yelled Hank as he started to run away towards his house and feeling the stalker flying over him with a annoying wing noise.

Then, Hank noticed his house at the end of the road, in the middle of a big circle area with many other houses in random places in the circle. His house was big, three floors, red paint,  six windows and with a white door. It said that it was used to hold as a warehouse for deposit but it was abandoned after one of the workers said that the place was haunted. That didn't scared Hank, the place was cheap and it was a gold opportunity that he couldn't let it go.

" Almost there...almost there !! " Yelled Hank as he felt him and the stalker getting close to their goals. The wind sounds were getting louder and louder as it was almost driving him nuts. " Leave me alone ! I don't want to come back !" Yelled Hank angrily as he stroke himself against the door and he fell down  on the ground. He was safe.

" Home sweet ho-" Hank was getting up when he was cut off by the lights going on and a flash hitting his face...blinding him as he fell on the ground again.

To Be Continued..