Chapter 1

Rainbooms POV

It was a remarkably nice day at Canterlot City, the sun was out, the wind was gently blowing and the people of the Earth were happy. Even after the high school was attacked by magical beings from another universe, the students there were happy and made a friend of Sunset Shimmer, a girl who once tried to take over the world of Equestria by obtaining the Alicorn Princess Twilight Sparkle's crown and using its power to create an army. But after Twilight and five friends she made in the human world, who reminded her of her friends back in her world, defeated Sunset Shimmer with the Magic of Friendship and made her repent her for crimes.

At first the students despises Sunset Shimmer and could not forgive her for the atrocities she committed, even though she was friends with the girls the pony princess befriended. Then a trio of beautiful young girls named the Dazzlings came to the girls and caused a lot of trouble and used their magical singing voices to cause everyone at Canterlot High to fight with each other. However Twilight Sparkle and the girls managed to defeat the trio and at last Sunset Shimmer became the school's newest friend.

"Come on guys or we'll be late for class!" Pinkie Pie yelled at the other five girls as she dashed across the hallway who were following her.

"Pinkie will you slow down!" Said Rainbow Dash.

"Maybe if ya didn't dare her to eat all that sugar, Rainbow Dash! Then we wouldn't have to run like the wind after Pinkie Pie!" Said Applejack.

"Oh why do we have to run so fast? My feet are starting to get blisters!" Rarity complained.

"Um….I don't think we should be running this fast." Said Fluttershy.

"Applejack's right on that one, Rainbow Dash! You shouldn't have made Pinkie Pie eat all of that sugar then we wouldn't be in this situation." Sunset Shimmer said.

"Oh come on Sunset Shimmer!" Said Rainbow Dash. "Even you fought it she couldn't do and now look at her! She off like a rocket."

The six girls rushed towards the door to the classroom and after Pinkie Pie had entered the room the others followed behind, buffing with exhaustion.

The teacher stated they were late but only gave them a warning instead of detention.

"That was a close one." Said Fluttershy nervously as the six girls walk towards the cafeteria.

"This wouldn't of happened if you didn't try to prove a point to Rainbow Dash and eat all that sugar!" Said Applejack pointing at Pinkie Pie.

"Well sorry but when I'm dared to do something, I do it unlike some people." Pinkie Pie stated while glaring back at the blonde country girl.

"You ate nearly 22 pounds of sugar and totally flip out!" Said Rarity walking while looking into her small mirror adjusting her hair.

"Well next time you won't be so lucky, Pinkie Pie!" Said Rainbow pointing at her pinked hair friend. "The next dare will totally be 20 percent more hard and awesome than this time."

Reyals POV

The slums of Manhattan were a messed up place during this era of time. The fight for survival in this part of the city were not for the weak or poor and in order to have respect or live in peace, you needed to have authority. The gangs and drug dealers in the district run most of the action and the ones who didn't listen or paid up, they were killed or left to die a cold and depressing death.

This concerned Reyals Nik. He hated how unfair life was for the people in the district, despite himself being left alone because of his reputation as a former killer and sociopath. Times changed Reyals, he did not see the point in killing innocent people who were not guilty of anything and though he did have a lot of fun committing theft, riots and murder, Reyals had grown up and finally seen the world for what it is. Of course he himself only being 17 turning 18 sometime in the future, Reyals Nik stopped his pointless slaughtering and decided to look out for people who needed his help.

Right now the gang members of the slums were going to get their monthly fee from Reyals' neighbour Bronze Huckleberry. Bronze was one of the nicest people Reyals knew, she had orange hair, yellow skin, brown eyes, had her hair done up in a ponytail and was in her late 20s.

"Hey open up, Huckleberry!" One of the gang members yelled as he knocked on her front door.

"You better be in there with the boss' money or your dead you wench." Said another gang member taking out his knife from his back pocket.

A minute later Bronze opened the door just when they were about to kick it down and find her themselves. She had a worried look on her face like she didn't expect them to come today or was simply frighten because the last time she was late on payment they tied a cloth to her face and poured gasoline over it which she ended up in hospital for 5 days. Bronze did not seem to be in the shape to pay up.

"It's not even the end of the month yet." Said Bronze in a nervous tone. "You're not supposed to come here until Saturday."

The gang members began to get angry and impatient and then began to take out their guns and knives.

"You were warned, Huckleberry! You were warned when the boss said that if you didn't have the money on time that your ass is dead!"

As Bronze was about to close the door, the gang members grabbed her and pulled her out into the alleyway. One of them had a gun pointed behind her and another was in front of her sticking a neck near her throat. Bronze had become even more anxious and scared, fearing that she wouldn't get out of this situation alive. Reyals had enough of this nightmare. He was sick of the gangs and drug dealers who run the slums and now they were going to rape and kill the nicest person he knew. Reyals moved towards the alleyway with a fire in his belly waiting to burn and destroy everything he touched.

"Hey!" Reyals yelled furiously. "You four assholes! I'm talking to you!"

The gang members then turned their attention from Bronze over to Reyals, who was standing there with fury and angry emitting from his body. He was a tall young man with tan skin, brown hair that reached his shoulders and red eyes. He wore a black hoodie with blue angelic wing artwork on the back and blue accent on the sleeves and front, black fingerless gloves and blue ripped jeans with chains wrapped around his waist and red sneakers with white soles.

"Well if it isn't Reyals Nik the False Killer?" said one of the thugs in a mocking tone. "What's wrong? Did we steal your kill you psychopath?"

Reyals' anger began to pour out of him like a volcano erupting wildly as the lava gusted out of the top.

"I want you to let her go and you'll be able to leave today with your hands."

The gang members then laughed hysterically like they were listening to stand-up at a bar.

"Well I'm afraid we can't do that, pal." Another thug said. "This bitch hasn't pay the boss yet and now she gonna die for it."

Reyals then started to walk towards the gang members and clenched his fist with anger.

"Then you are going to die." Said Reyals in a cold and dark tone.

Just before the gang members could do anything, Reyals threw a kunai at the head of the gang member holding a knife at Bronze's throat, knocking him down to the ground and killing him.

"Get this prick!" Said the thug with the gun to Bronze's back.

The two other gang members charged at Reyals, one with a knife and the other with a pistol. Reyals then dodged the knife used by one of the thugs and grabbed it out of his hand. He then stabbed into the other thug's neck which started gusting out streams of blood and on to the other thug's face. Before the other thug could react to Reyals' movement, he was shot in the chest after Reyals took the dying thug's pistol and blood splatted on the pavement. The thug holding Bronze at gunpoint became nervous and started shaking in his shoes like he was looking at death itself.

"D…don't come any further or..."

"Or what?" Reyals said menacingly. "You'll shoot her? I could kill you just like your shithead friends over there faster than you can blow her head off so why don't you piss off and tell your boss, that Bronze Huckleberry is under my protection now."

The thug then dropped his gun and then ran off scared with a trail of urine following him as he exited the alleyway.

Bronze then wiped the dust off her shirt and then looked around to see if any other gang members were around.

"You know you're a real pain in the ass to deal with, Nik." Bronze said as she brushed the rest of the dust off of herself.

"A little gratitude would be nice, Bronze." Reyals said sarcastically. "I did save your life after all."

Reyals and Bronze started to walk back to her place. Bronze lived in a small apartment next to the alleyway which was given to her when her father died of a stroke 5 years ago. There wasn't anything special about the place but ever since Bronze moved here as a girl she saw it as a sanctuary, a place to get out of society and live by your own standards. Bronze put on the kettle and sat down besides Reyals on the couch.

"You realise that one day people are going to notice the disappearance of all the guys you killed?" Bronze said with a raised brow.

"I know I said that killing was pointless and disgusting but cleansing filth is completely different."

Reyals then buried his face into his hands and looked up, gazing at the chandelier as it tilted and shook in the wind. Bronze then went back into the kitchen and came out 3 minutes later with two coffee mugs and handed one to Reyals.

"Look I'm no saint and I have made many mistakes in my life." Said Bronze as she took a sip of her coffee. "I just don't want you to make the mistake of being a cutthroat with no regard for other life forms."

Reyals then took a sip from his coffee and sighed as he look at Bronze.

"Cutthroat? Yeah right, maybe if you said that a long time ago but filthy trash like those goons and drug peddlers need to be taken out for the sake of innocent people falling victim to their poison."

Bronze then laughed at that statement and almost spilled coffee over her lap until Reyals caught the mug at the last second.

"Look Nik, I believe you need to go out and better yourself. The world is bigger than this slum, this city and you need to get out and explore it."

Reyals then looked at her with a puzzled expression and then turn the other way.

"I can't have a life beyond this slum or my murderous tendencies. There is no school in Manhattan that would ever accept a former killer like me and even if they did, how would I ever make friends or even get a girlfriend with my reputation?"

Bronze then reach for the table in front of the couch and pick up an envelope with a horseshoe crest on it.

"This came for you in the mail." Said Bronze as she handed the envelope to Reyals.

He opened it and out loud read the following details.

"Dear Reyals Nik, I am pleased to say that you have been accepted into Canterlot High School located in Canterlot City, Canada. We are aware that you live in Manhattan and have organized an apartment in Canterlot City were you will stay as your guardian Bronze Huckleberry requested and will open up a bank account that gives you 5,000 dollars each month. We look forward to seeing you at school next week. Signed Principal Celestia."

Reyals then closed folded the letter back down and sat it on the table.

"You got me into a school?" Reyals asked with confusion and joy. "But how can you pay for all of this? This is way beyond what you can afford."

Bronze then shook her head back and smiled.

"Principal Celestia is taking care of that part." Said Bronze. "But don't worry I went to Canterlot High as a girl and it was one of the most magnificent schools I have ever been to. I was elected Princess of the Fall Formal on my second year and won the girls' basketball league twice. My name can be seen in the trophy shelf."

Bronze then pulled Reyals into a hug and he hugged her back. Reyals could not believe what Bronze had done for him. From the years that they knew each other, this was one of the deeds he could never repay with killing or stealing or any other crimes he would normally commit. He felt happy and for Reyals Nik to be happy was something rare and amazing.

"But what about those guys' boss he'll come after you right?" Reyals asked.

Bronze just smiled and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry about it, Nik." Bronze said with compassion. "After you go to Canada, I'm moving out of the slums."

"What?"

"I got a job in New York as a chef at one of the restaurants that gives me ten times the amount of pay I got at my old job."

Reyals then smiled and rest his head on the arm of the couch.

"Well it seems like were all moving up in the world."