A/N Chapter 6 here! Not much to say, so enjoy. End A/N.

That 'crack' turned into more cracks. 'What the fuck are they trying to do!' I overheard a few words of the mane 6. Based on what I heard, this wasn't part of their plan. The cracks in Discord's statue became more frequent. "This isn't good." I recognized as Princess Celestia say. 'No fucking shit.' I stayed in the area of the bushes and watched. I heard a laugh which I recognized as Discord. Within a few more seconds the statue shattered. Eventually the laughter died down and Discord spoke. "Ha! You fools fell right into my trap!"

"What trap?" Twilight yelled. "Right before I was trapped into this damned statue. I released some of my chaos magic into the outside world. As I was stuck in there, I slowly collected that magic and created some chaos. I knew you would trace the chaos back to me, then try to reseal me using the Elements of Harmony. What you didn't know, was that when I was trapped in this statue, I found a way to use the Elements of Harmony. So when you tried to reseal me, I used that magic to let myself free. And now, I will rid of you for sealing me in that dreaded statue." Discord started some kind of magic spell. "My little ponies, get back!" Celestia loudly commanded. 'I don't like this. Wait, what the fuck am I doing? I came here to help, not sit back and watch.' I reached into my backpack and pulled out a Deagle. 'Never thought I'd use this.' At this point, Discord could unleash the spell any second, so I only focused on disrupting his concentration. I took a quick shot. I only grazed him, but it was enough to disrupt his concentration. I took another shot, hitting his left leg. "Arg! You prick! I knew I should've dealt with you in the beginning." There was a bright flash of light. When it dissipated, Discord was gone.

The mane 6, and the two princesses looked in my direction. "Uh...Hi?" I said. "Duston! What are you doing here! I told you to stay at the library!" Twilight yelled.

"Did you really think I was just going to stay at the library while you all go fight Discord?"

"Well...no, but that's not the point! You could've been severely hurt!"

"Yeah, you all could've been severely hurt too!"

"Please stop!" Celestia ordered. Everypony looked at her. "Arguing isn't going to solve anything. I appreciate that you came here, even knowing the dangers, to protect your friends. But next time listen. Now, I need everypony to follow me. We need to decide our next move against Discord." Everypony followed Celestia to a room with one table and a bunch of chairs.

"As you all know, Discord is out there planning his next move. Based on what he said, the Elements of Harmony are useless against him." Princess Celestia said. "So then what can we do?" Twilight asked. "Without the Elements of Harmony, we cannot seal Discord. Our only other choice is to defeat him face to face. As many of you know, he is very powerful, and it will not be an easy battle." Celestia replied. "Is there not any other way?" Luna asked. "I'm afraid not. All we can do is wait until Discord makes his next move." Celestia answered. "And what happens if we lose?" Twilight asked. "The world as we know it will be plunged into chaos." Celestia responded. A few ponies gasped when she said that. "I will increase the security in Canterlot. Duston, whatever you used on Discord harmed him. Because of this, I believe you are worthy enough to stay in Ponyville and defend if necessary." Celestia said. "Wow, you sure are quick to trust. You've never seen me face to face and you're assigning me this?" I asked. "My student Twilight Sparkle has sent me messages concerning you. Based on what she said, I believe you are trustworthy." Celestia replied. "Ah ok." "Now, if there are any problems in Ponyville, I need you to hit this switch." Celestia said, levitating some weird device with a red button on it. "It will alert me, which I will then send some royal guards to help deal with the problem." "Alright." I responded, taking the device. "This meeting is over. There is a carriage waiting outside that will take you all to Ponyville." Celestia said. Me, along with the mane 6, got up and walked outside. We went into the the carriage, and within seconds it lifted off.

The trip back was mostly silent. The thought of Discord being out there planning his next move was on the back of our minds. Eventually the carriage arrived at Ponyville, and we all walked out. The mane 6 went back to their homes. I followed Twilight to the library.

We arrived and Twilight opened the front door. We walked in and I closed the door behind her. "The most we can do for right now is do more magic training." Twilight said. As much as I didn't want to do that, I knew she was right, now that Discord has been freed. Twilight got out the magic book, and thus began the long tedious lessons.

After doing hours of study, we only did about ten pages of the book. 'This book is going to take forever. I would've never guessed I would be going through this.' "...And that is how you complete that spell. Lets see you try it." I heard the last of whatever Twilight was saying. "Um...What did you say again?" I asked.

"You weren't listening!"

"Hey I'm sorry, we've been doing this for hours."

"I guess you're right, I probably have been pushing you too hard. It's just that no one ever does magic with me."

She started to look sad. 'Argh god damnit.' I looked at my watch, 5:36 PM. "We could do a little bit more." I said. "Really?" Twilight responded, brightening up. "Yeah. Only til 6:00 though." I replied. "Ok! Now, for this spell..." She began reviewing the next spell.

We continued studying until it became 6:00. This whole day had been exhausting, so I decided on going in early. I walked into the basement and layed on my bed. 'Now Discord has been released. If anything he's most likely hiding someplace, where he'll plan his next move. I guess I always have to be alert. Heh, and I thought it couldn't get any worse with the magic study.' I eventually fell asleep.

I woke up to a loud scream. In shock, I scrambled out of the bed and ran to the basement door. I opened it and yelled "What's wrong!" I looked around and saw books everywhere. There were some piles that even almost touched the ceiling. 'What the hell?' I cautiously walked around the books until I came upon Twilight. "Twilight, what happened?" I asked. "I don't know. I woke up and it was like this." Twilight replied.

"It could be Discord."

"What makes you think that?"

"Who else would do this? He's just been released from his statue, plus the fact he likes chaos. This looks pretty chaotic to me."

"I see your point. Will you help me clean this up?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Wow, thank you for being so kind."

"It's nothing."

"If you say so, SPIKE!"

Spike came running down from upstairs. "What is i-OH MY GOD WHAT HAPPENED IN HERE!" Spike yelled. "Could you help clean up this mess?" Twilight asked. "Um...Sure, but what happened in here? I've seen messes but this is just ridiculous Twilight." Spike asked.

"It wasn't me, it was Discord."

"Whatever, excuses excuses."

"That is not an excuse!"

"Why would Discord waste his time with this?"

"I don't need to explain! Just help me clean this up."

"Alright Alright I'm coming."

With me, Twilight, and Spike cleaning up the mess, it only took about half an hour. After that it was more magic lessons. Twilight had told me we were only going to do the lessons until noon, which the current time now was 8:24 AM. I happily agreed, and we began.

The studying went by with only one distraction, which was a pony borrowing a book. Other then that, the studying was actually enjoyable for some reason I can't figure out. Twilight had just put the magic book away. "I'm hungry, you want to get some cupcakes with me?" I asked. "Sure." Twilight replied. I put on my backpack, and we both exited the library. We then made our way to Sugarcube corner.

When we arrived, Pinkie greeted us with her usual happy tone. "Hi Pinkie. I'd like some cupcakes." I said. "I'll take some cupcakes too." Twilight stated. Pinkie went into the kitchen, and within a few seconds came out with the cupcakes. "Here ya go!" Pinkie said as she gave the cupcakes. I payed, then asked Pinkie "Pinkie, how do you bake cupcakes so fast?" "It's a secret!" Pinkie replied. 'Damnit, I wanted to know how she defies scientific laws.' Me and Twilight sat down and began eating our cupcakes.

After we finished our cupcakes, Twilight headed back to the library. I decided on visiting Fluttershy. I haven't seen her since the manticore incident, and I'm sure she is probably scared of me. I headed off in that direction.

Within a few minutes, I arrived. I knocked on the door. I heard a soft "Coming." From inside. After a few seconds, the door opened. "Oh, h-hello Duston, what d-do you need?" Fluttershy asked. I couldn't tell if the stuttering in her voice was because she was scared of me, or because she was so shy. "I came to talk." I answered. "Oh, o-ok then, come in." She responded. She gestured me inside. I walked in. "Would you like some tea?" Fluttershy asked. "Remember? I don't drink tea." I replied.

"Oh, right, sorry."

"You don't have to be."

"Oh, ok. What did you want to t-talk about?"

"The manticore incident."

She froze up when I said that.

"I'm sorry I did that. I know you love animals, so I'm sure that hurt you a lot."

"...Thank you."

"For what?"

"For apologizing. I thought you were some heartless killer, but I could tell that you're a nice, caring guy."

I was a little taken back from the response.

"...Ok."

"I appreciate you apologizing, it means a lot."

"Ok."

There was an awkward silence.

"I should probably be going now." I said, breaking the silence.

"Ok, bye."

"Bye." I said as I opened the door. I walked out and closed it. 'Glad I got that over with. I guess I could head back to Twilight's.' I took a good look around before walking in that direction.

I eventually arrived. I walked inside and took my backpack off. I looked over at Twilight, who was reading a book. "Hi Twilight." I called out. "Hi Duston." Twilight responded. For some reason I wanted to do magic lessons, but I couldn't figure out why. 'Ah, the hell with it.' "Twilight, you want to do some magic lessons?" I asked. "Really? I thought you didn't like them." Twilight responded. "I don't know, I just feel like doing them. I replied. "Ok then!" She brought out the magic book. "You ready to start?" She asked in a happy tone of voice. "Yep!" She started teaching the next spell.

The magic lessons went surprisingly fast. I glanced up at the clock expecting it to be around 4:00, but it was actually 6:23. I started to get a strain in my head so I asked Twilight to stop. She stopped the magic lessons, and so I sat down on a chair to relax.

I relaxed for a few minutes, until I heard Twilight call my name. I looked at her. "What is it?" I asked. "I was wondering what your life was like." Twilight responded. I was a little taken back at the unexpected question. "Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't of asked that." Twilight started to regret her question. "No, it's ok." I said. "Really?" Twilight asked, surprised.

"Really. As for my life, I think it was pretty normal. I grew up in my parents house. They sent me to school, which was like any typical school in our world. There were bullies, who would beat me up if I didn't give them lunch money. One time, it got serious. I was getting sick of giving them lunch money almost everyday. So when I refused, they beat me up, very bad. I had a bloody nose, black eye, bruises all over my body. After that, I got pissed. Thankfully they suspended the three bullies who beat me up for two weeks. During that time, everyday I got home I would work out. I was getting sick of them, beating me up all the time. After two weeks, the bullies came back. They didn't bother me for the first few days, but when they asked for my lunch money again, I had enough. I completely beat them all up. I was suspended for three days, but it was worth it. They deserved it. They didn't bother me any more since that day."

"Wow...I didn't know you've been through that much."

"It was harsh. After I graduated from school, I began working at a restaurant. That's what I was doing until I got transported to Equestria."

"Heh heh, I'm sorry for bringing you here."

"You don't have to be. I prefer this place much more."

"But why? You've been there your whole life."

"I don't know, it's just...Everything is so much better here. Things are more lively, people are more friendly, the economy doesn't suck. Everything is just overall better."

There was silence after that. I looked at the clock, 7:12. "I should probably be going to bed." I stated, breaking the silence. "Alright, see you in the morning." Twilight responded. "You too." I replied. I got up and walked toward the basement door. I opened it and walked over to my bed. I got on it and layed down. The rest of the night, the only thing I was thinking about was Twilight, until I fell asleep.

A/N Chapter 6 over. Next one should be up in a few days. End A/N.