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Chapter 2:

Spike flipped some pancakes off a frying pan and onto three plates; he had been used to only making food for himself and Twilight, but since Marik was also staying with them he had to make more. Twilight sat at the table looking through some of her books, she had been trying to determine what type of creature Marik was. She hadn't seen anything like him before; although he did look similar to the people she had met when she traveled through that magic mirror in order to get her crown back from Sunset Shimmer. Marik walked into the room and sat at the table, he was dressed in his old clothes which had dried by the fireplace; Twilight looked towards him and smiled, "Good morning Marik, I hoped you slept well. Anyway, after breakfast I was planning to take you to meet Princess Celestia, I figured she would know more about where you came from because I can't find any information in any of my books. Is that okay with you? I just want to make sure you're comfortable", she said. Marik almost laughed, he never met someone who cared so much about his well-being, "It's alright, Twilight. If you think that this Princess can help me better understand this realm, then I trust you", he said. Twilight smiled and they sat quietly eating their breakfast.

Afterwards, Marik, Twilight and Spike boarded a train going to Canterlot. Marik looked out the window and saw the castle coming into view. It was more beautiful than he could've imagined; as he, Twilight and Spike began walking towards the castle, he began to have a hollow feeling in his chest. It was actually beginning to hurt him, "Spike, I'm going to go find the Princess. Can you and Marik wait here for me?" asked Twilight. "No problem Twilight, we'll wait here until you come back", said Spike as Twilight walked through a door and down a hallway. Marik looked around the room he was in, his gazed stopped on a stain-glass window; it was a picture of six ponies, one he recognized as Twilight, blasting a black and midnight blue Alicorn with magic. "Spike what is this?" he asked. "Oh, that window depicts the defeat of Nightmare Moon. You see, Princess Celestia has a sister, Princess Luna. A thousand years ago they were the ones who had control over the sun and moon, but Luna was jealous that Celestia was given more adulation for the daytime than Luna did for the night. It made Luna turn evil and she became Nightmare Moon; Celestia had used the Elements of Harmony to banish her to the moon, but she came back again planning to throw Equestria into an eternal night, but Twilight and her friends, Rainbow Dash, Apple Jack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy used the Elements to turn her back into Luna", said Spike.

Marik reached his hand up and touched the stain-glass window; suddenly his vision went dark. He felt a stabbing pain in his chest as he collapsed to the ground; Spike grabbed him by the shoulders and started shaking him, "Marik? Marik! Are you alright, Master Marik?" he asked. Marik felt his heart stop for a second and then he opened his eyes and found himself in a dimly lit underground chamber. There was a young man standing by a bed and in the bed was a young boy. His back was wrapped in bandages, "Are you alright, Master Marik?" the young man asked. Marik felt numb for moment, it wasn't Spike who asked him if he was alright, but this man. "Wait a minute…Odion? Is that you?" Marik asked but the man didn't hear him. Then the boy on the bed spoke, "I feel so alone...why should I have to pledge my life to some Pharaoh?!"" Marik froze, this boy was Malik. The boy whose body he once had control over, he was having a vision of the past. The images shifted to the last moment of his duel with the Pharaoh, where he was reduced to nothing more than a talking eyeball floating next to Malik who had regained control of his body. "I will not be destroyed! Join me, we'll rule the world together!" he heard himself shout at his former host. "Be gone! I surrender this duel to the Pharaoh!" Malik shouted as the Shadow Realm pulled Marik away. Everything faded to black again, Marik sat on his knees as the images he saw flashed across his mind; what did it meant, he thought. Why am I having these visions? Suddenly, Marik could hear a voice calling out to him. "Marik , are you alright? Please, wake up", the voice said. Is that Twilight? Marik felt himself being pulled back towards consciousness.

It turned that while Marik and Spike were waiting for Twilight to return with the Princess, Marik had collapsed onto the ground and fell unconscious. Spike had panicked and then ran off to find help, luckily he had ran into Twilight's brother, Shining Armor who had been patrolling around the castle. After Spike explained what happened, Shining Armor and few of the other Royal Guards helped carry Marik to the infirmary. He then told Twilight what had happened and she had immediately contacted her friends, not only did they need to know about this but she felt that she needed their support. They were now sitting by Marik, who was lying on a lounge sofa, waiting for him to wake up. They were stunned when he gasped and sat up; Twilight was the first to rush to his side, "Marik are you okay? You really had me worried, I thought something bad happened to you", she said. Marik took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry if I worried you. I don't what happened to me, but I'm alright now". That is…until I have another vision, then I won't be, he thought to himself. Marik looked behind Twilight and saw five other ponies standing behind her; they had expressions of confusion and concern on their faces. They're the ponies I saw on the stain-glass window, he realized. One was a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow-colored mane and tail; another was a white Unicorn with a dark blue mane and tail. Another was an orange Earth Pony with a blond mane and tail; there was another Earth Pony with a light pink coat and a darker pink mane and tail and the last was a yellow Pegasus with a light pink mane and tail. These must be Twilight's friends, Marik thought.

Just then, two more ponies had entered the room. They were Alicorns, but one was much smaller than the other. One had a white coat with a long flowing mane of multicolored hues; the other was black with a long flowing mane of midnight blue. Twilight suddenly remembered what she needed to do so she turned towards Marik and said, "I almost forgot my manners. Marik, these are my friends-Rainbow Dash, Apple Jack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. The two Alicorns are Princess Celestia and her sister Princess Luna". Marik only paid slight attention to what Twilight was saying, he found himself staring in awe at Princess Celestia. He found her to be the most beautiful creature he had ever seen, he felt himself compelled to bow to her if his legs hadn't gone numb from leaning too long. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Marik. I must admit you are the first human I've seen in over a thousand years, did that answer your question Twilight?" she said. Marik was taken back at how regal and yet majestic the princess sounded when she spoke, it reminded him of someone he once knew but couldn't remember. Pinkie Pie excited bounced towards Marik and said, "Wow you sure look different! You're not a Pony like us, but that's okay because I love making new friends! I want to know everything about you! What's your name? What's your favorite color? How do you like Equestria so far? And do you like parties?!" Marik almost burst out laughing at Pinkie's overly cheery demeanor, "My name is Marik, my favorite color is dark purple though I'm not sure why. I think your world is very nice and I don't know if I like parties because I've never been to one", he said. Pinkie Pie gasped, "You've never been to a party?! Girls, we need to help him! He needs to have the full party experience, and we also need to show him around PonyVille. He needs to meet everyone we know", she said.

While Pinkie Pie had gone into a speech about how Marik needed to be more acquainted with their world, Twilight and Princess Celestia talked privately. "Twilight, I think it would be best if you and your friends can find a home for your new friend. He seems a bit flustered and could use somepony to help understand our world", said the princess. "Don't worry princess; I'll make sure that Marik is well taken care of. He's the only human in Equestria, so we might as well help him adjust", said Twilight. Later that day, the Mane Six had volunteered to give Marik a proper tour of PonyVille; they showed some of their favorite places and he met most of their friends and family. "Darling I don't mean to be rude, but your outfit is in such a dreadful state. I mean look at all those tears and rips; a gentleman such as yourself shouldn't have to wear such things. Give me your height and size so I can make you a fabulous new wardrobe" said Rarity.

While she was getting his measurements, the other thought about Marik needing a place to stay and a job. "Well he could either work with Pinkie Pie at Sugar Cube Corner or he could help Applejack with bucking apples. And as for his home, why don't we build him his own house here in town?" Rainbow Dash suggested. "That's a great idea, Rainbow! Tomorrow we'll help him find a job, but today we can build him a house. Rarity is making him new clothes, let's go ask her how tall he is so we know how high to make the walls and ceiling", said Twilight. After getting the measurements from Rarity and recruiting some of their friends and family, the five mares worked to build Marik's new home. After finishing his new wardrobe, Rarity escorted Marik to his new home, where Pinkie Pie had decided to throw a "Welcome to PonyVille" party. The party lasted for two hours, and then everyone decided to go home after having helped clean up the mess. Twilight turned to Marik and said, "I hope you like your new Marik, as your friend, I just want to make sure you're happy. Well, goodnight; we'll see you tomorrow". As she left, Marik walked upstairs to his new bedroom and laid down on his new bed. "I think I could get used to this world", he said as he turned off the lights and fell asleep.

That's it for Chapter 2, come back soon for Chapter 3.

Until then, this is SuperKirbyLand234 signing out!