Morning and I pulled into my parents’ driveway; somewhere along the way she hung up with my mother and spent the rest of the time talking to me. It had been a long time since me and Morning had just talked. I turned off the car and opened the door, outside the front door of the house my brother Gavrill and Red Forge were waiting for us.

“James, what happened? Mom isn’t telling us anything.” Gav said walking over to me. “She just told me and Red to come out here and wait for you...u…”

My brother was either in shock or at a loss of words as I helped Dark Morning out of the mini-van. I had forgotten that Morning was really a very beautiful mare in general with her bright white coat, her indigo mane, her fiery bright orange eyes, and her white leathery wings. Morning is indeed a very beautiful pegasus, a pegasus of the night.

“James, is that…” Gav sputtered as Morning exited the vehicle.

“Let me introduce you two, this is Dark Morning, Captain of the Royal Night Guard, and my very special somepony.” I said, lightly scratching the bridge of my nose.

Suddenly Red Forge was in a slight panic as well as my brother, “Captain?!” they both said.

“Yeah… And this is…” I said as Morning pushed me aside interrupting me.

“You must be Gavrill…” Morning said walking up to my little brother and extending out her hoof. My brother grabbed her hoof and gave it a good shake as he nodded, and then Morning turned to the orange coated unicorn next to my brother. “And you must be Red Forge.” The two ponies greeted each other with a hug. “So where is the rest of your family, Blaze?”

“Blaze?” My brother said looking up at me.

“Yeah, it’s a long story…” I said looking at Morning.

“Sorry Bla… James.” Morning said with a half wink.

We all then headed back inside, Morning’s satchel slung over my shoulder. My mother rushed the door giving Morning a big hug.

“So it’s your fault my son hasn’t come home, let me take a good look at you.” My mother said walking around Morning.

“What is she doing?” Morning asked whispering at me.

“Last time she did this it was to find out whether or not my last girlfriend had good hips for child birth…” I suddenly went quite; the thought of children had never crossed my mind, and by the look on Morning’s face the thought just crossed hers.

Suddenly my mother walked over to Morning and whispered something into her ear, Morning’s ears fell, her eyes widened, her jaw dropped and she turned bright red. “But that’s, what I ca…” Morning started to say before my mother stood up and clapped.

“Okay everyone, back to the table. Morning, I will get you a pillow, you can sit next to James… or is it Blaze?” My mother said giggling like a school girl.

“Mom!” I said, following her into the dining room. Then it hit me… these people were still here; at least my sister Sarah wasn’t that bad.

“More of them, confound these ponies!” Monique yelled slamming her napkin on the table. The woman was upset, so much that she aggressively approached Morning. Out of reflex my wings exploded out from my back from black dust, surrounding Morning.

“Stay away from her.” I said calm and commanding. My biological mother slowly backed away, terrified of my wings.

“Monster!” She yelled crawling away on the floor, my biological father coming to her aid.

“What is wrong with you? Don’t you have any respect for your mother and father?” Alexander said holding his wife as she cried in his arms.

Nonna, my mother, was about to go off, but my father gently placed a hand on her shoulder shaking his head ‘no’.

“Respect? You want me, the child you abandoned to give you respect…” I said trying to restrain the anger boiling up inside of me. “You have to earn it.”

“Earn it?! We gave you life! As your parents we demand it!” Alex yelled.

Something snapped, something different cracked inside of me, my wings turned back into black smoke, sparks of fire flashing within the smoke, and then into my gauntlets. Fire venting from the orbs on the top of my hands, I walked over to my biological parents and squatted till I was at eye level with them. “Yes, you did give me life… and on the autumn day, when I fell out of the tree and broke my neck… I died. Your son died that day, he did not come back, he did not try to earn your love back, he simply died. Now leave…. go mourn James Williamsons who died that warm autumn day.” I said to Alexander, his face dumbfounded as Monique began sobbing in his arms. I got up and headed up stairs, Morning trailing behind me.

Morning and I entered my room, I could hear talking and some arguing downstairs, I fell onto my bed back first. Morning simply climbed over me and laid down, her body between me and the wall, her head resting on my chest as I breathed.

“Aren’t you going to say something?” I said, still a bit angry at the world.

Morning tilted her head and looked at me, a small sigh escaping her lips. “Yeah… I am glad you were born, I am proud that I know you, and I am happy that I love you.” She said giving me a simple lick through the buttons on my shirt.

As I was about to speak a knock came at the door, both Morning and me looked at the door and then back at each other. “Maybe I should get that?” I said. Morning nodded as she took to hiding under my blankets. I walked over to the door and opened it; I was surprised by who was at the door.

“Can I come in?” Sarah said looking into the room.

I gestured her to enter with my hand, “Can I help you with something?” I asked as the door suddenly closed without my help. I looked from the door over to Sarah, “You’re a mutant?!”

“Mutant… is such a dirty word… and it’s not even the truth.” She said running her fingers over the top of her blouse.

“What are you… Hey!”

Sarah started to unbutton the top of her blouse, as I tried to stop her I could feel my feet being held in place by some sort of outside force. “Stay still, dear brother, you need to see this.” As she unbuttoned her blouse, two things came into perspective; one was an odd necklace with an upside down star in which the bottom point was longer and rounded off, and the second was a green orb-like gem on her chest. I stood there confused, “Do you know what this is, does it look familiar…?”

As I was about to speak, something inside me told me to lie, “I have no idea what that is…” I said looking at the orb.

“Really?” Sarah asked as she walked closer. “Do these gems not look the same as mine?” Sarah said lifting up my hands, showing me the gems on my gauntlet.

“What about them?” I asked not changing the expression on my face.

“It seems you need some explanation…” Sarah walked away from me, released the force she had on my feet and then walked over to the window. “Did you know that a long time ago magic, monsters and spirits existed in our world… but as time moved forward the ability to harvest magic from our world was becoming difficult…?” Sarah said as she sat at my desk. “It’s because the magic on Earth was disappearing, fading out just like them. So in order to keep their existence they started to mate with non-magical creatures… like humans. It was humans who gave them strength in their final days before they completely faded out of existence… Sadly, it was the humans’ fault that they faded out of existence as well. So as time progressed, the humans who shared blood with these creatures started to have amazing gifts and powers. Some of these humans were super strong, others could manipulate the elements, while others could even read the minds of others. It was strange how different each ability was, but one thing made a difference…” Sarah explained tapping the gem on her chest. “These gems define us from all the others… you see, those who can use these powers are called Demis, while those who have these gems are called Deities; why Deities…” Sarah lifted her arm, it started to grow and get covered in scales. “This is why we are called Deities, we can transform into the ancient beasts of the past and you, dear brother, are a threat.” Sarah said changing her hand back.

“A threat… why?” I asked.

“Because you have two of these gems, meaning you have the Dark Beast trapped inside of you.” Sarah said applying a small amount of force to my chest.

I stood unmoved by her assault, “and once again why do you think I have this beast inside… because of this?” I said pulling the gauntlets off and tossing them on the floor.

“Huh?!” Sarah released her grip on my chest. “What… how… explain yourself?”

“Explain myself… why don’t you explain first, before I lose my temper. Like what is it that you keep doing to me, and why would you hurt your older brother?” I said sitting on my bed picking up the gauntlets off the floor.

“I can manipulate gravity… now explain these glove things.” Sarah said all agitated.

“These gauntlets are a present from Princess Luna in Equestria and now explain what you were going to do to me!” I asked.

“It doesn’t matter anymore…” Sarah sighed, got up and headed to the door. “Look, I’m sorry I bothered you and your family, Good-bye.”

“Wait!” I said grabbing Sarah by the shoulder, “If they ever find out, you know, your parents, feel free to call me… okay?”

“Huh? Oh don’t worry, Dad knows… it’s mother who doesn’t know.” Sarah said buttoning up her shirt.

“Dad knows?! What do you mean he knows?” I asked.

“Dad’s a Demi.” Sarah said closing the door behind her. “Sorry for the intrusion, dear brother.”

As Sarah exited the room, Morning popped out from under the covers, “Are you okay Blaze?” She said hugging me from behind, her head coming down over my neck.

“Yeah… it’s just… her dad knew…. Her dad knew.” I said as I cupped my face with my hands. I looked back to Morning a slight smile on her face, “What?”

“Nothing it’s just that you care a lot, Blaze.” Morning said giving my cheek a lick. “So what if her dad knows… it’s a secret, secrets destroy bonds. I know.”

“No I don..mmmhhmm…” I said turning to Morning as she began to kiss me, her long wide tongue forcibly entering my mouth as her wings wrapped around me. One thing I had noticed when kissing anypony was that a human can’t do it for too long. For one you can barely breathe and secondly they drool a lot. I learned that lesson the hard way when Morning and I first made out in a park in Equestria. It was a bit before she pulled away, but by the time she did she was already on top of me, her marehood pressing down against the bulge in my pants. “Morning, the door isn’t locked.”

Morning lowered her head and placed her lips against my ear, “I’m not going to slip you inside right now… unless you want me to. I just want to see you smile… and squirm a little.” Morning whispered into my ear, as she engulfed my ear sucking on the lobe. Slowly but steadily she began grinding down against me, her marehood so warm, wet and hot that I could almost feel it through the two layers of clothing I was wearing.

“Why are you uhgnnn!” I said squirming under Morning, her hooves pushing down on my shoulders, and her wings draped over us.

“I love it… when you squeal, Blaze…” Morning said moaning into my ear.

Then without any warning my wings exploded out from my back, completely stretched out. Quickly I wrapped them around Morning and used them to push her down against me harder. A grin flashed across her face, she lifted her head and placed her mouth against the inside of my wing. “Morning, what are you…” I let out a soft moan as she began nibbling and licking some part of my wing that I didn’t even know was there.

“Just like a pegasus… aren’t we, Blaze Drifter?” Morning said enjoying every moment of my reaction. As she continued to grind against me I raised my hands and grabbed her face, my fingers running through her coat from her cheeks to her flank. Morning let out a soft coo as she froze atop of me and began to shudder; I could feel her marehood pulsing and bulging against me.

“Morning, are you okay?” I asked. Morning smiled at me, her face completely flushed. “I’m not done with you yet.” Morning grinned.

“Morning, sto… op.” I muttered as Morning restarted her grinding against me. “What are you doing… You already got off! Why don’t you stop…” I said trying to squirm out from Morning, whose hooves were keeping me pinned to the bed.

“You already have to clean up… just let me finish you… off, Blaze.” Morning said, as she continued to smile while panting. “It wouldn’t be… fair otherwise.”

“Why are you doing… ughnnnnn!” I said while Morning giggled atop of me.

“Well, I was hoping maybe we could go to the Queen of Dairy… Dairy… ummm, ice cream? Maybe… please.” Morning said with a huge smile on her face.

“Okay, okay, okay… I know a place called Menchies… You’ll like it.” I said giving Morning a hug. As I started to change my clothes I realized that Morning was still staring at me as I removed my clothes. “I have to clean up, so umm if you’ll excuse me.” I said heading to the door.

“Well, I could use a snack before we go.” Morning said walking over to me pushing the door shut behind me, her mouth heading down below my waist. “Geez I have forgotten that you’re as big as a stallion, I’m sorry I kept you trapped in those pants.” Morning said as she engulfed my limp member into her mouth while her tongue ran over my groin. In a matter of moments I was ‘cleaned’ by Morning. “See, all clean.” Morning said smacking her lips.

I let out a small sigh as I grabbed a towel from behind my door to dry me and Morning. “You really are something else, you know that, Morning.” I opened the closet and began to search for a new shirt and pants. I pulled out a pair of white cargo rocker pants from my college days and a white button up shirt.

Morning walked back over to me and gave my bare back a nice long lick up, “Hurry up and get dressed, I wanna come back and have seconds.” Morning said as she walked to the door, trotting in place. “Come oooon!”

“Okay!” I said grabbing my wallet and opened the door. I suddenly found Red Forge and Gav sitting on the floor in front of my door, their faces completely flushed. “What where you two… you guys didn’t…?”

They both nodded.

As we headed out it turned out that Red Forge and Gavrill were also going to Menchies, and were going to ask us if we wanted to come along, so we all decide to go walking together. We came across the playground that I used to take Gavrill and Yuliya to. Morning laughed trying to picture me playing with smaller version of my siblings; she took flight and landed on the wooden structure in the middle of the playground.

“So is this where you played as a child, Blaze?” Morning said trying to balance on one hoof while flapping her wings.

A smile escaped me as I ran towards the balance beam and jumped onto the metal rod. My hands slightly gripping the bar as my body and feet stood above me, “Not at all… My playground was the circus, twenty or thirty feet in the air on ropes and small hanging swings.” I said continuing to walk on my hands across the bar.

“Woh!” Gavrill said.

“How awesome!” Red Forge said as she grabbed Gavrill with one hoof and started to lightly shake him, “You can do that, right?”

Gavrill grabbed Red’s hoof, “No-o-o-o-o!” He said as he was shaken.

“Gavrill wasn’t born until after Mom and Dad left the circle.” I said as I cart-wheeled off the balance beam.

Once again Morning took flight and landed next to Gavrill and Red Forge, “Okay! To Ice Cream!” Morning yelled. I tried to quickly catch up to the three.

After pigging out on frozen yogurt for about half an hour we started heading back home. As we walked back Morning spent the entire time looking up at the sky, “Blaze?” Morning asked.

“What is it Morning?” I replied.

“Do you think we would have met if the portal was never opened?” Morning asked stopping, still looking at the sky.

“I don’t kn…” I started to say before I heard a voice from somewhere inside say, “Yes.” I looked around trying to find the source of the voice before it hit me. I looked down at my gauntlets, straight at the gems on them, before I realized they were a pair of eyes looking back at me.

“Blaze? Blaze… are you okay?” Morning asked walking up to me.

“Yes, Morning…” I answered back, “Yes we would have met, even if I didn’t know you were out there. We would have met…” I said looking up at the moon. Morning nuzzled up against me as we started to walk forward, “Morning, why did you ask me that question?”

“Well it’s because of your world’s moon and stars…” Morning said looking up at the sky again. “They look so lonely up there and so distant…”

Looking up at the stars and the moon I simply nodded agreeing with her. “There is too much men-made light around to see the stars, Equestria is lucky that they don’t have so much fake light.” I said.

Suddenly my brother and Red screamed, I looked forward to them only to find them on the floor trying to get up. Quickly Morning and I rushed to them and before we realized, it was getting harder to walk. I quickly looked around and caught my sister Sarah walking out from around the corner before I fell to one knee. I looked to my side and was surprised to see that Morning was still standing, fighting the force my sister was pushing down on us.

“Hmm, why don’t you give up, little pony… and fall!” Sarah yelled applying more force to me and the others.

“Because I can’t… I won’t… I’m pre…” Morning looked over at me with a worried smile on her face, “I’m pregnant.”

“You’re… what?” I asked completely surprised.

“She’s what?” Sarah flinched releasing Morning from the gravity waves.

“How? Whose?” I asked slowly getting back up ignoring the massive amount of force being pushed down on me.

“Yours… I mean you’re the only one I’ve…” Morning said slowly lying down out of exhaustion. “It’s ours… Blaze.”

“That is disgusting!” Sarah yelled raising her hands at us. The street and sidewalk crumbling to pieces as the force wave was heading towards us. I raised my hand to try to shield Morning from the debris, and then I felt a familiar nothingness. I opened my eyes only to see a dark purple energy shield surrounded by green, purple, red and white fire. I looked back at Morning surprised at myself, before I heard Sarah talk to me again. “You are the Demon beast…” Suddenly my brother was lifted into the air and several people walked into the open surrounding us. “Okay, dear brother, here is the deal. We will let your brother and these ponies go if you come with us and do what we say.” Sarah said lifting my brother higher into the air.

I looked into the gems on the gauntlets; it felt as if they said ‘It’s a trap’. I lowered the shield; the flames began subsiding as I did. “Okay, as long as you don’t hurt them… any of them.” I said.

“We want just you.” Sarah said lowering my brother to the ground.

“Blaze, no!” Morning cried trying to get up but unable to.

“It’s okay, Morning, I’ll be fine… remember what I am…” I said before whispering to myself, “A monster.”

As I stood in front of my sister, she looked me over and then grabbed my hands lifting them up. “A present from Princess Luna, huh?” Sarah said looking into the gems which looked angrily back at her. “You will knee and await what is coming to you.”

I knelt down in front of my sister, “Now what?” I said. Then I felt a sharp pain move across my back. I quickly turned to catch a glimpse of a man with blades for hands.

“Now, now, now. You don’t talk to royals like that!” He said stabbing me in the shoulder. As he turned the blade into my shoulder blade he began speaking to my sister, “Okay we got him… can I kill him now?”

“NOOO!” Morning yelled.

“Yes, kill him now so we can end this… I want to go home. Mother is waiting.” Sarah said as I felt a blade enter my back and pierce my heart. He then placed his foot on my back and pulled the blade out, my body falling to the floor. Sarah sighed, “Okay, now kill the rest. We can’t have witnesses.” She said looking at the man with bladed hands.

“Yes, My Lady.” He said as he started to walk over to Morning.

“You promised…” I said getting up off the floor, “You wouldn’t hurt them.”

“How are you still alive?” The bladed man asked.

“I told you… I’m difficult to kill.” I said walking over to the bladed man, then I felt a large amount of force on me. So much that the air escaped my lungs, I felt my body being crushed, my vision became red and then black. I could literally feel the life being crushed out of me… and in the distance I could hear screaming. Then it went black…

It felt like a dream, was I finally really dead, I could hear nothing, see nothing, feel… sadness. I didn’t want it to end this way, I didn’t want to leave Morning… or the other girls behind. Not like this…

“Then help me.” A voice came out from the distance.

“Help you, who are you? Where are you?” I asked.

I found myself floating in a sea of dark fire before another who looked like me came into view. “Help me and we can survive.” said a dark figure surrounded by green and purple fire.

“Who are you?” I asked.

“I have no name… your kind never gave me one. All they have ever done is killed me…” The figure then came closer, a pair of green eyes stared at me from the darkness. “Help me and we can survive this.”

“Survive what?” I said.

An image appeared beneath my feet, I could see Sarah and several others behind her chanting in front of me, the odd thing was that they all looked smaller. “We are currently in my true form… a form that those of Deity blood can kill me. Lend me some strength so I can survive this…” The figure said. I then shook my head from side to side.

“I don’t want you to just survive this…” I said to the figure. “We share the same body, right?” The figure nodded, “Then I will lend you all my strength… Crush them, show them who is truly a monster… together!” I exclaimed reaching out for his hand, red and white fire erupting from my body, circling us both. I felt lightheadedness before a flash of blinding fire overtook my vision and I blacked out.

When I finally awoke from my sleep, it was to the sound of a loud door bell. As I tried to open my eyes, my vision was still blacked out; no something was blocking it out and was on my face, something warm, and something feathery. I reached out and grabbed it, moving it aside. It was my own wing blocking the morning sun from flooding into my eyes. Then I felt something else move beside me and under my wings and blanket. I unfurled my wings and looked down, a small white ball of fuzz covered in black fabric was curled right next to me. “Morning?” I asked giving her a slight nudge.

“More sleep… sleep good…” Morning replied pulling my wing down.

“Mor…” I started to say before I heard someone knock on the door.

“James… James, are you awake, honey? Are you decent?” My mother asked from the other side of the door.

“Yeah, mom, what is it?” I asked.

“A Federal or government agent is at the door looking for Blaze Drifter…” My mother said with a worried expression on her face.

“I’ll be right down.” I said making my wings convert back into gauntlets.

“Wha… what’s going on?” Morning said lifting her head up, it still being under the covers.

“There is a government official downstairs who wants to talk to me for some reason.” I said putting a pair of pants on.

Suddenly the blankets exploded off the bed and Morning darted over to me, her hooves pinning me against the wall of my room. “Blaze, is that you?” She asked staring deep into my eyes.

As I looked down Morning was wearing one of my black button-down shirts unbuttoned; there was something so arousing about it that my second head came out to greet the Morning. “Umm, Morning, I have to put on my pants…” I said blushing under her lips.

“It is you!” She exclaimed giving me the biggest kiss on the lips I have had in a while, so much so I was about to give up on going downstairs, until my mother knocked on the door.

“James… are you awake?” My mother asked through the door.

Morning opened her eyes while still kissing me, her hoof on my erection, before she realized what she was doing and turned bright red in front of me. Morning quickly pulled away and sat on the floor, “Sorry, Blaze…. I kinda lost control.”

“It’s okay; I have to go downstairs but I will be right back, okay?” I said as I finished pulling my pants up and headed downstairs.

“Wait, I will go with you.” Morning said as she began to follow me out the door.

As I headed downstairs I saw a somewhat familiar face, it looked like the old solider guy I met during the Crystal Pony incident, but way younger. Continuing down the stairs I saw my mother serving the man coffee, while my father sat across from him. Then he noticed me and stood up to greet me as I got closer, “Hello, you must be Blaze Drifter of the Equestria Royal Night Guard.” He said shaking my hand tightly as I nodded, “My name is Agent Bart Simmons. I believe we met last night.”

I gave the man a strange look before we both sat down, “We met last night?” I asked.

Morning then trotted up and sat next to me on the sofa, “You don’t remember last night, do you?” She asked.

“I remember getting crushed and then blacking out, but everything was a blur after that…” I said looking over to Morning and then over to the agent. “I’m sorry, you look familiar, have we met before this at all?”

“No, we haven’t, but you did meet my father, near the Crystal Empire if I am right.” Bart said drinking his coffee.

“Your dad…” As I tried to remember the only face I could think of was the old man… “Wait, you’re General Vincent Simmons’s son?” I asked.

“You have good memory, now can you remember last night?” He asked.

“The last thing I remember…” I said as I looked into the orbs on my gauntlet, then suddenly I felt someone push me; push me out of my own body. The next thing I knew I was staring up at my face, but instead of black hair it was white with green and purple tips and my eyes were now green. Then the eyes looked down at me, “Please wait there, I promised I would talk to this gentleman last night.” said the white haired me.

“I am the spirit beast that resides in the body, we spoke last night.” said the spirit.

“Where is Blaze?” Morning asked.

“Blaze is here…” The spirit beast said lifting the gauntlets showing Morning the ruby red orbs on the gauntlets.

“Is he okay in there?” She asked as the spirit beast nodded.

“So I told you I would explain ‘mutants’ and these orbs last night, didn’t I?” the spirit beast said.

“Yes you did but would you mind if I record what you say?” Bart said pulling out a small recording device.

“No, I do not mind if you use a voice recording machine.” The spirit beast said. He then began to explain and repeated most of what Sarah told me last night.

As he explained he showed me the memories of last night and what happened after I blacked out…

As Sarah crushed your body and your consciousness began to fade, I started to take over. She left our body on the floor flattened like mashed potatoes; I could hear your love screaming out your name, and since you did not awake, I decided to. Quickly our body began to heal itself but instead of becoming a human form, it took my original form.

I suddenly took a third person view floating above my body as it began to regenerate; white fur began to cover my body as it began to grow. My gauntlets fell off and lay in the crater my body was starting to grow out of. Finally my body took shape and was as large as an SUV; I looked like a white wolf-like creature with skeletal armor and four large feet.

Suddenly Sarah turned around and began to laugh, “You’re still alive and you seriously think that you can fight me, the Dragon of Gravity?” She said as her arms started to get covered in scales. As the large beast tried to strike at Sarah a large dome of energy surround the beast slamming it into the ground. Then several of those people who appeared out of nowhere started chanting. What appeared to be a magic circle appeared on the ground underneath the beast, “Did you really think you had a chance?”

Suddenly a car flew through the air at Sarah; she easily slammed the car into the ground using her abilities. I turned to see who through the car, it was Gavrill and Red Forge, “You leave my brother alone!” He yelled.

“You fool!” yelled Sarah slamming the two against the ground with her abilities; she then turned to the large beast. “Now let’s see how well that regenerative ability works…” Sarah said applying force to the beast’s head.

Suddenly the scene in front of me looked familiar, the beast then breathed out purple and green fire. Sarah then blocked the flame with her scaled hand, and then the beast went quiet as more people began to chant. As I looked down at the beast, it just exploded into red and green flame. The fur went dark grey, the gauntlets flew to its side and grew into another pair of legs, the body started to grow larger as a pair of massive wings grew out of its back. It let out a huge roar which shook everything around, fire bursting out of its feet, the dome of gravity that held the beast exploded unleashing fire everywhere. As the people around him tried to fight back, nothing seemed to work, every cut and wound inflected would heal, every ability used on the creature failed to do any permanent damage.

Then the two orbs that sat on the creature’s back started to glow, and glowing lines of purple and white started to cover the area like a spider webs. Every person who was there passed out excepted Red Forge, Dark Morning and Sarah. Sarah now looked human, her hands had returned to normal as she started to wave them around. “Why can’t I use my powers!?” Sarah yelled as the large beast got closer to her. “Stay away… stay away from me!” She yelled as the creature started to get closer. As I tried to move in to stop this event from happening Morning stood between the girl and the beast.

“Blaze… Blaze I know you are in there!” Morning yelled extending her wings trying to catch the creature’s attention. “Don’t kill this girl, I know you… it will eat you up like that guy in the Northern Region… please, Blaze!” Morning yelled.

“Blaze… not here… only spirit… must stop girl… stop her from killing us, hurting us… forcing her greed upon us.” The creature spoke.

Morning moved closer, “I promise no one will hurt you while I am around, so please give me back Blaze… please.” Morning said as tears started to roll down her cheeks.

I was pulled back into my body just as Bart reached for his record device, “Well thank you, Mister Spirit Beast, and Blaze Drifter, for your time.”

“You’re leaving already?” I said.

“Oh Blaze I see you have returned, don’t worry I have finished my business with you and your residential spirit. I thank you for your time, have a pleasant day.” Bart said as he got his coat and headed for the door.

I looked at Morning, “What happened?”

“You were the spirit guy from last night…” Morning said moving closer to me and snuggling up against me. “Well at least I know when you are you, and he is he… I think… His eyes are green, yours are red.”

I ran my fingers through her mane, trying to let everything that had happened settle in. My mother escorted Agent Simmons to the door and my father sat there reading the paper.

“So, son, who is Blaze Drifter?” My father asked.

“It’s my name now… you see…” I began explaining the events that led me from my life here on Earth to my new life in Equestria. I left out certain details about my job in Equestria; but I told them everything else, from how my powers kept changing, the incident in the Crystal Empire, and all the mares I stayed with now.

“So your kind mates in groups?” My father asked Morning.

“Not all at once… we just normally share the male in the group.” Morning said with an embarrassed look on her face.

“So my son is being shared by 11 girls to satisfy their sexual needs?!” My mother exclaimed.

I nodded as Morning began to apologies, “I am so sorry Mrs. Mishkin, if I knew any of this was going to happen I probably would have kept your son all to myself.”

“No, it’s okay. I just hope he’s not wearing you girls out. Good Job, honey!” My mother said giving Morning a worried face and giving me two thumbs up. I swear I will never understand my mother. “He used to spend hours masturbating in his room during high school. I can only imagine how tough it must be on you girls.” My mother continued.

“No, I am afraid that one day we’re going to break him…” Morning said her ears bending back. “Wait! Hours?!” Morning said all surprised, and then turned to look at me.

“MOM!” I yelled.

“How about I get everyone some breakfast… are you okay with waffles, Morning, dear?” My mother asked walking over to my father. Morning looked over and nodded, “Good… okay, honey, come on and help me in the kitchen.” My mother said looking at my father; he put down the newspaper and realized what my mother was saying with her eyes. He quickly stood up and followed her into the kitchen.

I looked down at Morning and then ran my fingers through her coat and over her belly, “So how…” I began to say before Morning cut me off.

“Your mother told me I was, she said I had the glow of a soon to be mother.” Morning said looking up at me. “So can she see the future or even inside me?” She said placing her hooves on her belly.

“She has a mother’s intuition… and she has never been wrong…” I said as Morning started to nuzzle up against me, I began thinking about how all this could have happened. My mind started to drift off, thinking of all sorts of things; mutants are not mutants, but magical beings… was that the key? Suddenly I felt Morning began to stretch under my hand, her head in my lap as my fingers ran through her soft coat.

“Mmmmmmmm… Blaze, can we go out today? I want to see more of the world you grew up in.” Morning said looking up at me with her large sweet orange eyes.

“Even after last night’s event? You wanna go back out there?” I asked with a slight grin on my face.

“Yes! …so long as you stay with me.” Morning said curling up next to me.

“Okay… then I will take you out on a date… Earth style.” I said crossing my arms.

“You goof.” Morning said giving my right cheek a fake hoof punch. Suddenly we both heard a click and looked in front of us. My mother was there, taking pictures of us sitting on the sofa together.

I was waiting patiently downstairs as my mother was getting Morning ready for our date; I nervously waited, repeating my plans for our date. First a dinner here at a nearby restaurant that was ‘Pony Friendly’, then come home and sleep to prepare for the drive to Orlando. I had purchased a pair of tickets to Disney Epcot, Animal Kingdom and a Renaissance fair on the way back for me and Morning for the next few days.

I then looked over myself in the mirror, my hair was still black with red tips, a little long, the color of my eyes now red, and some of the tattoos or markings on my body had snuck their way onto the bottom of my neck. I was wearing a black jean jacket, a white button-up long-sleeved shirt, and a pair of black jeans. Then I looked down at my shoes, a pair of black and brown slip-on shoes. I walked over to the sofa and sat down. As I sat waiting on the sofa I could still hear the shower running; then my mother popped her head out from the top of the stairwell.

“Hey, hon… Morning is going to be down in a bit… like an hour or so. Okay, love you, bye!” My mother said quickly disappearing back upstairs.

“An HOUR!” I exclaimed falling back onto the sofa, my father sitting there nodding while reading the paper.

“You might as well take a nap or something… Your mother, sister and Red Forge are gonna be a while with your Morning. Also you still look sleepy, son, maybe you should really take a nap.” My father said.

“You’re probably right…” I said which was followed by a yawn. It looked like I still really wasn’t used to being awake during the day. I laid back into the sofa and closed my eyes, my thought wondering as I began to drift into dreamland.

As I slept it seemed I entered a state in which I could speak with the Spirit Beast that resided in me, we both stood upon a sea of black flames clothed in opposite colors.

"Hello, James... or do you prefer Blaze?" The spirit asked.

"Blaze, and earlier you said you had no name?" I asked the spirit.

"What you say is the truth... I have no name you can pronounce." said the spirit.

"How about Shadow...Ash? Shade? ummmm, or Adam?" I said listing the names.

"Shade... I like it, it sounds familiar." Shade said.

"So what brings us here today, Shade?" I asked looking around the black sea of fire. "I mean, this place doesn't look very cozy..."

"What do you speak of... this is your heart, Blaze." Shade said looking at me with a raised brow.

"My heart... I don't understand; why is it like this?" I asked.

"It is because we are too different, our souls clash, fighting and repelling one another." Shade said. "And before you ask, it is because, Blaze... you were never a Demi or a Deity... your body does not hold the blood of my race." Shade said looking around while moving away. Suddenly the sea of black flame started to part, and underneath I could see the night sky. I turned to look at Shade who was staring up and my gaze followed his; above us an old forest started to come into view. "The night sky is your soul, Blaze; it is where your soul feels the most at ease... while mine is the forest above. You see the forest and the sky cannot live in the same place..." Shade continued.

"I still don't understand, Shade... why am I so different, are you saying my abilities come from you being inside of me?" I said beginning to panic.

"Blaze, I had to ask you for your help to use your abilities... you do not have a spirit beast blood in you, yet you control fire, you have wings and you can heal from any wound. That gift is not from us, but from humanity. I dare say, Blaze Drifter, you are truly the oddest creature I have ever seen." Shade said before completely moving away and disappearing into the distance.

"So wait... does that mean I really am a mutant?!" I sat there drifting in the sky thinking, "So does that mean I am even more of a freak now? Wait!" I stood up and looked around. "Shade? Shade! I have so many more questions, like, why where you reincarnated in my body? Shade? Shade?!" I yelled into the distance.

Author's Note

I know I've teased you guys in this one and I am sorry... I was trying to explain a lot... I didn't do a good job on it.
(Just did some editing.)

Pulled the chapter off because a lot of people didn't like something, truth be told I was hoping to bring the truth of the matter into light at a different point in time, but I think you guys deserve this truth now. Added more to the end of the chapter, it actually works a little better now. Special thanks to KCKitsune for hearing me out.