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Once more another zombie came after me, claw like hands reaching out for my throat for the kill. I smiled, reaching my hand to grasp it's wrist before shoving the heel of my palm up it's chin; a loud crack and pop of it's neck easily heard as it fell to the ground like a heap of potatoes. One more down, and a to more to go. I do not truly know how long I have been fighting for, could it had been minutes, or even hours? Ether way, all I knew was that no doubt after getting rid of these monsters, I would have to deal with the one who was controlling them; Animal. Tow more ran at me, and even after them; even more charged. I didn't bother to count how many, they would just fall by my fists anyway. Pulling my right arm back, I snapped it forward, breaking the skull of the closest one before me as I then span, doing a round house kick in the chest of the one right behind the first one to fall; this causing a chain reaction, allowing two more behind it, to fall back as the one who was kicked, fell on top of them. moving quickly, I jumped slightly bringing my right foot down on the next zombie, before kicking the other across the chin, snapping the head right off as it rolled away. Jumping back to give myself some breathing room, I panted as my body, drenched in sweat, begged me to stop for just a moment; but my will to keep on fighting.

My hands ached in pain of all the hitting I've been doing, though they did not look it, they had some strong bodies; it felt like I was hitting rocks, not rotting flesh. I was hit in the chest and arms a few times, we found out a while ago that the zombies could not turn us if we were bitten like said in old stories or movies. So at least there I did not have to worry. Doing a quick count as the crouched low to attack once more, I noticed that there were ten more to fight, ten more to 'kill' ten more, before I would have to face the one controlling them. If I had my hammer, I've had already gotten this done and over with. But I had to fight with my hands, for fear of all of them attacking Chrysalis or Celestia. I did not know if they could handle any sort of fight without their magic, and I did not wish to find out today, nor now. More and more came after me at the seconds, with just a simple strong kick or punch, they fell to the ground, dead (or as dead as one could be since they were already dead). At last, no more were coming at me, with sweat pouring down my face; I backed up a bit more as the man who had taken over this city clapped his large hands. Though I had yet to see his face, I could see a lot of his body, wide and large, taller then me. In fact if Celestia, and this is me just guessing, were to stand on all fours, I'm sure he could be as tall as her.

"My, my," he clapped once more before standing, I watched as he reached behind the throne he sat on, pulling out what to me was the largest axe I have ever seen. It had an hourglass shape to it, the edges shining in gold trimming as the main metal was that of pure sliver. "So Sinbad was not lying, you have some skills."

"When my friends, and the ones ah care for are in danger," I spoke out taking off my hat and throwing it behind me. "You bet your arse that ah have the skills to fight!" slowly he made his way down the stairs, still covered in some darkness, his skin being that a little paler then my own.

"Oh I have no doubt about that," he answered as at last I saw his face, but this caused my eyes to grow wide, his face had what seemed to be a square like look, his eyes that a deep brown, but that was not caught my attention, no, it was that of around his right eye. A birthmark, shape like a dragon of sort. "And now," he answered slamming his axe on the ground. "I wish to see your skills for myself...little brother."

(Brandon's POV)

"Hey, give me the muffin!" I glared at Devon as he sat across from me. Just to be safe since Celestia was gone, Luna coming back just a few hours ago with a young filly; that she went with the doctors with to see if any of her family resided her now, myself, Devon, and our family came to stay in Canterlot until Mike, Celestia, and even Chrysalis. I was eating a muffin, after Devon of which ate pretty much all the others, this was the only one I got and for the last half an hour he's been asking me the same thing. "Give me the muffin, the muffin, give it here!" I think he was just doing this just to bug me until I submitted, but I was strong, and I would not give it to him. "Come on man, give me the muffin, the muffin, give it here, muffin now please...JUST GIVE ME THE GOD DAMN MUFFIN!" this caused me to frail about as I fell backwards toward the ground, the muffin flying out of my hand until it landed on the table. "Oh! Thanks man!" I slowly stood up glaring at him as he stuffed his face of my muffin with a grin.

"You know," I answered dusting myself off. "You're worst then Derpy when it comes to those."

"No way, there no one worst then she, and you know it!" he answered as I rolled my eyes. 'So anyway...day three and still they hadn't come back," I sighed and nodded. "At least Luna is back right, though I wonder how they are doing now...?"

"Hopefully their fine," I spoke as I remembered what Luna spoke of, as the little mare told us of how she told them of a secret way into the castle where the zombies would be. "Still though, that Changeling better not back stab ether of them."

"That reminds me," Devon then leaned forward, one forearm on the table as he watched my face. "Why do you hate Chrysalis with a passion?"

"What is that suppose to mean?" I asked looking at me. "Devon, she helped kidnap both me and Twilight, brainwashed me, and made me her...her..."

"Sex toy?"

"Shut the fuck up,"

"Kay," he answered with a grin. "But still man...I mean, Twilight talks to her, hell even Rarity is thinking of making a dress for her!" he then said the next line very slowly. "And...she did save your son man..."

"Ugh..." I looked away while crossing my arms at this. "What do I keep on saying, for all we know, she could've planed all this to just get our trust and then BOOM! Get us when we least think of it!"

"Yeah, but come on Brandon," he answered as I watched him. "What about Nightmare Moon? She could've used you just to get her body back and then back stab you all. And if that would've happened, you would be dead. If I remember what Rarity told me, you placed your life on thinking she as truly changed."

"This...is different,"

"How so?"

'It just is!" I screamed. "Look just dropped it alright!" I saw him shake his head before standing up, turning his back to me as he left me alone at the table outside Canterlot's café. I looked away, my mind racing on what to truly thing. But before I could truly think, I heard Devon speak up.

"Look man," I looked up as Devon turned slightly, only half his face showing. "I can understand why you hate her for what she did. If she did that to me...tore me and Rarity up like what happened to you two, yeah I be pissed too. But remember something; none of us are saints in this world, the human world, nor the next." I raised an eyebrow at him, not in a rude way, but a shock way at how he was speaking to me. "I mean, come on man, I sold drugs, well carried the shit. But it never crosses my mind, did those drugs get to kids hand...no, when did those drugs get to kids hands. And then, that time where I was knocked out, I don't know...but I think I did that, I think I maybe killed them all. But look at me now!" he smiled and turned fully to me, hands grasping at his hip as he gave me his famous smirk. "I'm a father, I have a great girl that loves me for who I am, I have amazing friends, and freaking captain of your guards!" he chuckled before turning and walking away, not before waving his right hand as he went. "Just saying bro, anyone, anypony, can change for the better."

(Mike's POV)

I backed away once more as I heard what he had just called me. No, this couldn't be true, it just couldn't be! But...looking at him, he did have the face of my dad, our dad. His hair the same shade as mine, which I got from my father, the birthmark, looking just like what dad told me all those years ago. Animal slung the axe over his shoulder, the handle resting on the other shoulder as he smiled, coy and sly at the same time; at me.

"What's wrong?" he asked again. "An't gonna say hello to your older brother?"

"Ya lying," I muttered low under my breath, but he could still hear me, for his grin grew wider. "Ya lying though yer teeth." He only chuckled once more.

"Oh really, and how can you be so sure I'm lying dear brother?" he asked rolling the axe head in the air a bit. "Come on, how many people in the world, have a dragon like birthmark over their eye?" I scowled as he chuckled once more, that birthmark, was just like the mark I saw on my dad's body, and Brandon said that he always marked his victims.

"So it was ya," I muttered. "Ya...ya murdered our father?!"

"Murder," he answered rolling his free hand in circles. "Is such a harsh word, I like to think of it as...freeing one's soul."

"Ya slashed him into pieces!"

"Fine, whatever, so what?"

"S...so what?!" I screamed, my body shaking in pure rage, but I started to claim down, remembering my studies with my father as I slowly breathed in and out. "How could ya do that, to yer own father?"

"Let me ask you this Mike," he pointed to me. "What kind of father leaves one of his own flesh and blood, and goes with some other women, never calling, never writing at all?" I didn't say anything. "You know nothing what I went though after he left me and my mother, she went straight down to hell you know, selling herself for drugs while I did some other stuff. Then Sinbad," he chuckled. "He saved me you know?"

"How did that monster save ya?"

"You say monster, I say I great man," I glared as he chuckled. "Anyway, you want to know how he saved me. He took me from that hell hold that I was confined in, took me under his wing fed me, clothed me, taught me, more then what our so called father did!" he then closed his eyes. "And then, when I became older, I wanted to follow in his footsteps, lead the world to a better fate!"

"That man murdered his own son's mother!" remembering Brandon's pain and sorrow for losing his mother. "And ya think he can lead the world to ah better place?"

"Better for guys like us, the strong, the weak can rot in hell for all I care." He then smiled. "But you, oh your strong, I've seen it first hand, and heard of it too. I mean, you lived after Sinbad shot you in the chest, sure it wasn't for you, but hey, full hit in the chest is okay in my books."

"And ya can tell that bastard, that his payback will soon be a coming," he only sighed and shrugged his shoulder.

"Tell me Mike, why you fight alongside a race unlike our own?" He pointed to Celestia and Chrysalis who stood behind me. "They sent the human race to different world in the first place, okay maybe not the black bitch over there," I heard the Queen of the Changeling hiss slightly. "But you know what I mean. They are nothing more then animals,"

"Says the one who murdered his own father,"

"Uh, touché."

"And to answer yer question, ah fight for what ah know is right. We are fighting to keep the world at true peace, unlike what yer doing!"

"So...you're not gonna say yes if I ask you to join us then hrm?"

"Damn straight ah won't," I answered as he sighed.

"Well, guess I can add brother to list of people I've killed in my family." He brought his axe up as I brought my hand out, the hammer flying into my hand as I held it up over my head.

"By the Power of Equestria!" I bellowed out, the cone of light surrounding me, my clothing transforming into that of the Guardian of Power as I watched as Animal grinned slightly.

"What I neat little trick," he spoke out. "Now I know I can go all out on you, let's see who is stronger then brother, Mike Stormwolf, vs. Ares Stormwolf!"

"Yer no brother of mine!" I roared out, as we ran toward each other, the edge of his axe slamming onto the flat of my hammer.

(Brandon's POV)

I can't believe I'm even thinking of this...but maybe Devon is right. As I watched the ponies who had become part of my guards, a mixtures of unicorns and Pegasus, the talk me and Devon had before he left still lingered in my mind as I recounted what he told me.

"Just saying bro, anyone, anypony, can change for the better." Ugh, I crammed my eyes shut as I rubbed the sides of my head. He was right, for once he was freaking right. Maybe I could start to be...least colorful with my words about the Changeling Queen. She and I do have a foal together, and even Twilight goes out of her way to talk to her at times. Sighing slightly to myself I reopened my eyes as the unicorn guard took down another one, I watched as he grinned as his comrades cheered him on. I would give her a chance, a small one, and maybe, just maybe I would start to warm out to her...

"Prince Brandon, Prince Brandon!" I turned my head at once to see an Earth pony running as fast as he could toward me, he skidded to a stop before me as the guards behind me came up behind me at once, no doubt they knew whatever this pony brought; was not good news.

"What is it?" I asked in a claim voice as he panted and looked up to me.

"Sinbad's forces were just seen south of the city milord!" My eyes grew wide, damn it, and with so many other ponies here, it would no doubt take longer to get them to safety. "Sir Devon is already rounded up everypony to get to the castle with Princess Luna, and Shining Armor is also rounding up any guards we can spear for the front attack!"

"Good," I answered with a nod. "You go back and get to safety; if you see anypony at all I want you to help them."

"Yes milord,"

"Also, see if you can find my wife and Spike as well, tell them that I asked if they can send word to Celestia and Mike, we may need all the Guardians for this attack."

"Understood milord, anything else?"

"No, now go!" he saluted quickly and turned to leave as I turned to look at my guards. "All guards that can fly I want you in the air for a air attack, carry anything you can carry and drop it on the enemy's heads!"

"Sire!" they spoke at once and took to the air toward the castle for whatever they could use.

"Unicorns, follow me to the south of the city, use as much magic as you can to keep them at bay, if you are to far from me to get orders, you are to go to your captain or Shining Armor and follow their commands, understood?"

"Yes sire!" she cried out as I nodded closing my eyes as I teleported my blade into my hands.

"Then let's go!"

(Mike's POV)

Again out strikes collided with one another, our arms shaking from the strain of holding each other from pushing ourselves apart. Jumping back at the same time, the moment he landed Ares lunged forward with his axe over his head brining it down with such speed I almost didn't move in time. He was as strong as I was while I was in my Guardian form, and some of his attacks even sent me skidding backwards. Celestia and even Chrysalis offered to help me, but I would not risk them being hurt, and beside; this was a family matter to settle. I let out a pain cry as his axe got at my shoulder, not too deep, but deep enough that blood shot from the shoulder and the feeling of pain rocketed though my hammer arm. I heard Celestia let out a gasp as my left arm went to hold at the wound. Ares only smiled as he went for another attack. Grinning as I knew he would do this, I gripped the hammer and threw my arm forward, the top of my hammer hitting him right in the gut causing blood to spill from his mouth as he stumbled backwards holding onto his gut as he groaned in pain.

"You punk..." he groaned standing up straight. "You think you can hit me and get away with it?!"

"Ah am going ta give ya a lot more then a few hits on ya bastard!" I answered holding my hammer behind me. "Ah will fight anyone who dear kill for evil plans, and ah will not stop until you and whoever work for him are stopped!" Ares only glared at me as he got ready for another attack as I did as well. I started to get dizzy slightly. The mixture of fighting before him, and then getting cut around the shoulder blade, started to take its toll on me; but I would keep on fighting no matter what. As I watched him, we started to circle each other, watching each other for any sort of attack the other might do. I noticed his axe glow a dark color; I thought it was just my eyes playing tricks on me, until I saw his lips twitch into a smile.

"Mike watch out!" Celestia let out a warning as I turned to her for only a moment and then back to Ares, a wave of blackness came toward me as I grew wide eye and jumped out of the way; not before getting hit below the knee by the blackness.

I screamed as I felt like I was being burned where I was hit, my legging in that area was pretty much gone, as well as the first layer of skin. Throbbing pain and blood dripped from the wound as I fell on my good knee, groaning and also breathing heavily from the pain. I tried to stand up, but I cried out in pain as I fell back on my good knee. My mind wanted me to clutch at the part of my body that was hurting, but my will knew not to. I watched as Ares laugh slightly, his finger dragging along the axe as he grinned at me.

"Neat little trick huh?" he asked as I glared and huffed trying to dull my pain. "Sinbad couldn't give us magic or other sort of powers like he has, so he went with the next best thing; our weapons having powers or magic." He then crossed his arms as I tried to stand again. "Don't even try Mike, you see, that attack that got you not only eats away at the skin of which it touched, but it also makes it near to impossible for the victim of the attack to move that part of the body!" I glared and huffed more as I went for my hammer as I gripped it. I may not move for a bit, but I was still going to fight. "It's really too bad you're such an idiot for not joining us, oh well," he seemed to sigh as if he was disappointed. "Tell dad I said 'hi' will you?" I watched as his axe glowed once more of that black attack, my eyes grew wide as I tried to move, but my body wouldn't move, I was stuck! His eyes narrowed as his lip curled up in a grin, raising his axe up into the air, he held it there for only a moment, before shooting it forward, the black wave coming toward me, as I closed my eyes; ready to face my end.

...but it never came, all I heard, was the sound of Celestia's scream. Opening my eyes, my eyes grew wide in shock to what I was seeing. Celestia was standing before me, her wings out stretched as she shook a few times, before falling on her side.

"C...Celestia!" I moved as quickly as I could with just one leg, turning her onto her back as Chrysalis came over as well helping me move her. The blast hit just half of her body, but the part it did hit; cause me to shake with sorrow. Where it hit her, just along her right side and a bit of her neck, was now blacken, not white. In some placed, both the coat and the skin were burned off, some places only the coat. Her breathing was short and shallow as her eyes were wide. "Chrysalis, can you do anything?!"

"Not while that barrier is up," she told me. "I...I can't do anything!" I watched as the Princess of the Sun breathing grew heavy as she tried to catch her breath, and Ares laugh easily heard.

"What a stupid bitch!" he laughed as I growled under my breath. "She knew what would happen and she still took the hit!" I was seeing red, red from rage as I started to push myself up, my body screamed in pain, but my rage blocked out me truly feeling pain as I turned my back to Celestia and the Changeling Queen. I watched Ares as he laughed more before stopping to look at me, his eyes growing wide as he started to back away.

"M...Mike?" I heard Chrysalis call my name in confusion. I looked down, watching as my hammer arm started to steam, I hadn't felt this much rage for anyone since Darkness almost killed my family two years ago, or when Nova used the Golem to attack Applejack. Making sure I was far enough away from the two, I took a step forward, before roaring out into the sky as my body was engulfs in flames.

The power of the Flame of Passion grew higher and wider then I ever thought possible; the area around us shook as I screamed my rage out. And when I locked my eyes on Ares, I saw pure fear in his face.

"You..." I growled loudly causing his to back away. "You...will...PAY!" turning over to Celestia, I brought my arm out as once more like I did before when I felt my power come to me, I released my energy toward her, once the light touched her body, she was slowly starting to heal. I watched as her eyes closed slowly, her skin healing over quickly then naturally, and her coat returning to normal. "Chrysalis," I said without looking at her as I turned back to my brother. "Watch over her, while ah deal with tis trash." I started to walk over to Ares, not waiting for her reply, I think she said something about 'so much love' but I couldn't be sure.

"D...don't think you can scare me with something like that!" Ares cried as he pointed his axe at me, shooting the black wave at me. Before the wave could hit me, I swatted it away with my left hand, destroying it with just a single swipe. I walked closer and closer, the flames around me growing higher and higher, wider and wider as he backed away before running to me as he intended to slash me. Again, my left hand came up as he brought the attack from the side, but I blocked it, using only my hand to catch it as he looked to me with a shock look.

"You dear," I spoke softly. "You dear harm my friend..." I tighten my grip, lines of crakes seen as he tried to move away. Dropping my hammer to the ground I brought my right arm our, before slamming my fist into his arm; a deafing snap was heard, as his grip of the handle was gone. He held his arm in pain, it was now bending backwards as he looked down at his arm, and then up to me. Bringing my arm back once more, I punched him right in the chest, hearing more cracks as he was then sent flying into the back wall. The force of my attack in fact broke the wall as he was thrown though it. Picking up my hammer, I followed after where the body landed. Watching as he coughed up blood and tried to run. "I'm not done with ya yet pardern," I hissed with pure rage.

He tried to run, looking more like a running jump limp. I could see we were close to the bridge as he tried to escape, but I was walking, watching him as I came closer and closer. But once he pasted the barrier that kept from any magic from working, I watched as from within his pocket, he pulled something out, before a black mist covered him, he disappearing. I growled in some annoyance as I turned to leave, looking up and noticing the barrier was there, if it wasn't for that, Celestia would've help as well as Chrysalis! Pulling my hammer behind me, I slashed it up and before me as a wave of red fire shot out. The fire wave traveled up and up, until a loud booming crack was heard. The barrier started to crack more and more along the edge, before it then broke, sending thousand of none cutting shards down all around me.

Closing my eyes then, I let out a loud sigh as the flames around me died, the pain now being felt, but at least I could walk. So limping toward the castle, I climbed in the hole Ares made, to see Celestia up, but Chrysalis on her back.

"Celestia..." I sighed, glad she was alright. She looked back and then came over to me, and then pulled me into a deep hug.

"Mike...thank the sun and the moon you are safe," she then pulled away.

"What is wrong with Chrysalis?" I asked walking over; watching as her left hind leg twitched in the air as Celestia slightly chuckled.

"Listen," she told me as I did just that.

"So...much...love..." the Changeling moaned as I looked to her.

"I think you made her intoxicated with the Flame of Passion." The white Alicorn spoke with a chuckle. This also allowing me to chuckle as well as I watched her look at my leg. "here, allow me," she lowered her horn and started to heal my leg, I flinched as I felt the skin heal over it as I sighed, at least I could walk again without some pain. "I can hardly believe that you broke that barrier so easily," she told me, since she could now use magic. "Not even I could hope to do that." She then looked over the rest of my body, it was then that I noticed that not only was I cut at the shoulder, but other places too. "Here...allow me to..."

"No," I answered her rising my hand up. "I'll be fine fer now, lets just get her sober before we leave." She nodded as I turned and kneeled down to shake Chrysalis, her eyes flickering for a moment as she opened her eyes as I smiled. "How ya doing?"

"Mike...what was that you just did?" I saw on the ground a flash of light, I knew that this was Spike sending Celestia a message.

"That was something called the Flame of Passion," I answered her as I smiled as I helped her to her feet. "It is only released when ah am in complete rage when my friends or the ones ah care for are hurt."

"That was unlike any sort of love I have ever tasted though," she spoke looking to me with her large eyes. "Not even Brandon's love for you all can hope to match that!" I only chuckled, until I heard Celestia let out a gasp.

"We must return to Canterlot at once!" she told us as I turned to her as well as Chrysalis.

"What is the matter Celestia?" the queen asked as Celestia started up a teleportation spell for us.

"Sinbad is attacking even as we speak, Chrysalis, can you heal Mike?"

"Don't worry about me," I spoke out as I went over to hold onto her side. "Just get us there at once!"

(Brandon's POV)

Our blades smashed into each other, both his swords down toward me, as my was held up, side ways to block both from hitting me. I glared at my father as his red eyes seemed to glow with both that of coy, and anger. We both jumped back, skidding a bit as his forces collided with the ponies of Canterlot who were giving their lives to keep those who could not safe. My eyes never leaving his eyes as I twirled my blade near the ground, at times sparks could easily be seen when my sword's tip grazed the ground. Though I could not see him, I could hear Devon saying 'head shot' or other such pun when he brought another foe down. We were pushing them back, and that is why my father was also so pissed. Thanks to Mike's training, he had barely hit me, the only cut I had was above my eyebrow from when a lone slash caught me off guard. I heard a screeching growl behind me as I turned to see three zombies coming after me, Sinbad seeing his chance; he came for the attack as well. I was about to attack the zombies quickly to get back at my father, when a wave of green fire covered the zombies before they were even close to me. I looked over to see Chrysalis standing a far bit away, her horn glowing with the same green light as she gave me a smile and then a wink that caused me to flinch before she flew off with a group of those smaller Changelings coming after her.

"Brandon! Duck!" I turned back to where the zombies use to be to see Mike running toward me, he was in his Guardian form, and doing as he said, I fell to the ground as quickly as I could. I watched as he dropped his hammer, his right arm turning into a flaming inferno, before he punched Sinbad hard in the chest. I watched as my father was sent skidding backwards, holding onto his chest which was now blacken from the soot of Mike's attack as I stood back up. "Pay back two years in the making, how does that feel?" I watched as Sinbad glared at Mike as I watched the hammer wielding fighter smirk as I then stood up. "Yer okay Brandon?" he asked as I stood beside him, nodding my head.

"Yeah, you?"

"Can't complain," he answered me as I nodded again as Sinbad smiled.

"So...it seems Ares has failed to get rid of you?"

"Seems like it," Mike answered him as he crossed his arms. "As our friend Devon would say at a time like this, dick move there on brining him to fight me." Ares? Who was Ares? Thinking of it, I knew that Alistair and Nix didn't go by any other name, so Ares must be Animal. Did Mike know Animal?

"Bah, I'll deal with him later, but I have what I need anyway, until next time!" and with a snap of his fingers, he was gone; his army of zombies soon following suit the way he came in.

Cheers of the guards that were fighting, easily heard as I turned to Mike, seeing him all banged out.

"Man Mike, you okay?"

"Ah am fine," he waved his arm a bit. "Do not worry about me, is AJ and Sapphire here?"

"Daddy!" we both looked over to see his small filly daughter running over to him as he smiled and went down on his knee, the young Earth Pony rushing into his arms, nuzzling his face and chest. "Ah am so glad yer back; are you okay? Yer bleeding!"

"I'll be fine," he answered his daughter as I looked behind them to see Applejack running up as well as Mike opened his arms to welcome her into his hug. Soon Twilight and Sonic came up as well as the rest of our friends, that including Celestia and Luna. Chrysalis coming last.

I looked over at her as the Changeling Queen stopped, to also stare me down. Everypony was watching us, seeing what we would do, no doubt thinking I was about to spit her out or something. Closing my eyes as I thought of what to do, I slowly made my way over to her. The Changelings that came with her hissed as I came closer, but she hushed them by holding her wing up. Standing before her, my sword in my left hand, I brought it to its sheath as she only smiled down at me. Blinking once as I took a small sigh outward, I brought my right hand out toward her. She looked down at it and looked to me with a look of confusion.

"What happened between us in the past," I spoke. "In pretense...is in the past. I think to myself, what I would do if I could go back, but I know that is impossible. I do not fully trust you yet," I warned her still holding my hand out. "But...if Twilight can deal with you, as well as my sisters; then I will try and see past our own pasts. And maybe one day, I will trust you, and maybe, we could become friends." I let a small smile creep on my lips. "Also, thanks for saving my hind back there, and also; saving my son." I saw her smile again as her hoof went to my hand, my fingers curling around her hoof as we shook once before letting go.

I watched from the corner of my eye as the rest of my friends, all save for Devon, and my family; give what seemed to be a shock look at what was going on.

"Thank you Brandon," I looked back to Chrysalis as she smiled softly. "I am glad to know that I have a small part of your trust, I hope that some day; I may earn more."

"We shall see then hrm?" I answered with a raise of my eyebrow as she smiled and nodded all the same.

"I would have asked if you would like to chat a little more, but I am tried; and would like to retire for the night," I nodded as she turned to leave. Saying her goodbyes to Vlad as she left for Canterlot's castle.

After coming on the train to return to Ponyville, I was sitting alone, Twilight was busy talking with Vlad and Sonic Flash about something. Looking out the window, the clicking clank of the train's car was all that could be heard before I saw Mike sit on the seat in front of me.

"So..." he sated looking at me, his wounds healed because of the Changeling Queen. "What made you change your mind?"

"Would you believe that it was Devon that helped me?" I saw his look, a look of shock and a almost 'what the fuck' look to it. "Yeah I know...it just, for that one moment...he didn't seem like Devon at all, he seemed, I don't know how to say it."

"Well...do ya mind if ah ask you something?" Mike asked me as I turned and nodded. "There had to be a reason that ya hated her so much, sure the kidnapping and brainwashing is one...but there had to be a much deeper way ya had for her. I mean, Twilight did at least start to speak to her before you did."

"Mike..." I sighed looking around making sure nopony heard what I was going to say. "Do you swear not to speak of this to anyone?" he nodded his head as I sighed. "The reason I hated her so much...was not because of her...but because of me..."

"What do you mean?" he asked again as I sighed.

"The night me and her had sex...I...I enjoyed it way more then I should've."

"Wha?" he asked with a somewhat shock look.

"Yeah..." I sighed out and nodded. "I...even wanted to...you know..."

"Again with her?" I nodded my head, looking down in shame as I shook my head.

"I guess, I don't know," I started as I played with my thumbs. "I thought, that maybe hating her so much would make me feel like it was just a sick joke my mind was playing with me. But...after you guys freed me from her mind control thing...at times I would think about what we did. Ugh...I swore I would never betray Twilight again like that, but every time I think back on that, how it gets me...a...aroused...ugh! It makes me feel like I am betraying her!"

"Brandon," Mike spoke after I was done as I looked up. "Everyone has their own...as they say 'guilty pleasure', and as long as you don't tell anyone ah told you this..." he leaned closer and whispered. "At times, AJ thought it would be nice if me and her got someone or somepony to do a threesome with us."

"W...what?" he chuckled at this as he nodded.

"Yeah I know, that is her guilty pleasure, Chrysalis is yours; everyone has one man."

I only sighed and looked back out the window as he patted my shoulder.

"Don't dwell on it too much Brandon, at least she won't try and brainwash you right?" I heard him chuckle as I closed my eyes and chuckled as well.

"Yeah..." I answered as the train came to a slow stop. "I guess you're right."