Just gonna give a huge heads up…this chapter contains gore and murder. If you are not a fan then skip this chapter as I will explain what happened in the next one. With all that out of the way, lets get to it.

Eric walked with AppleJack to the cooking classroom.

"Be warned, my Granny Smith ain't no joke. You better bring you're a game in her class." She said looking at him.

"Trust me, I'm an entirely different person when I start cooking." He responded.

"We will see." AppleJack said smirking.

Once they got to the class, they sat next to each other.

Granny Smith started to teach, and Eric seemed to be taking note but AppleJack noticed that instead he seemed to be writing down a recipe.

"Ok, class, we will be making a dinner entrée. Come up to the front and grab what ingredients you need."

All of the students went up and got their ingredients and Eric grabbed some pasta, sauce, and spices.

AppleJack watched him and heard him mutter to himself.

"Boil the oil in the water and add…uh…garlic powder and onion powder." He started looking around.

"You ok there, Eric?" AppleJack said placing a hand on his shoulder making him jump a bit.

"Huh?" He said snapping back to reality.

"You alright? You seem to be having a moment." She said a bit concerned.

"Yeah…just looking for some onion and garlic powder." He responded looking at the station.

"Let me go get them for you." AppleJack said before going and grabbing the spices.

He sprinkled them in and put in the pasta to let the noodles cook.

Once the pasta was going, he started to work on the sauce.

AppleJack watched Eric work on what he was making then decided to add a little input, "Think you could add this?"

Eric saw her hand him and apple then thought it over, "Well with the sweetness of the apple, I wouldn't have to add a lot of sugar…plus it could add a bit of tang I need. Boil 3 for me."

AppleJack nodded and began to boil the apples and Eric waited.

"So, when did you learn to cook all of a sudden?" She asked him.

He smirked, "Well, when I wasn't getting harassed by my family, I was either watching other people cook on tv or made my own recipies."

AppleJack nodded, "Well, they must have been good."

"They were…people like Gordon the GOAT and Bobby Flay taught me how to really get the kitchen going." Eric responded.

AppleJack gave the boiled apples to Eric who quickly sliced them up and mixed up with the sauce along with basil and cilantro.

Afterward, he strained the pasta and made a big plate of spaghetti, "Done."

The whole class finished making Granny Smith come by and taste their creations.

Once she got to Eric's station, she tasted and got excited, "This is by far the best plate of spaghetti I have ever tasted!"

Eric blushed and watched the old lady.

"Who made this plate of spaghetti?" Granny Smith asked.

AppleJack smiled and looked at Eric, "Well that honor goes to-"

"AppleJack! She did all the cooking, I only boiled the apples for her to put in the sauce. She said the sweetness and tang of the apples would be better than adding sugar into the sauce." Eric said cutting off AppleJack who looked at him shocked.

"Well I'll be, right on you AppleJack!" Granny Smith said walking back to the front of the room.

"Why did you do that?" AppleJack asked looking at Eric.

"I just don't like people knowing that I'm good at cooking." He responded looking down.

"Why? My granny loved your food and would have praised you for it." AppleJack said tilting her head.

"I have trust issues…in my world, being praised by a teacher on the first day is ok, but if it becomes a common thing…you become a teachers' pet. No one likes a teachers' pet, so I didn't want to take credit." Eric said going back to his desk and sitting down.

AppleJack was left to think about that for a second before the bell rang for school to be dismissed.

Afterward, the group met up again and walked to Rarity's house.

Eric looked around the house then tapped Twilight, "So, when are we going to go to my brother?"

Twilight whispered in his ear, "Soon, Rarity just wanted to show you something."

He nodded then entered the house with the rest of the girls.

Once inside Rarity told Eric to wait in the kitchen.

He did what he was told and saw Sweetiebelle come in, "Hiya Eric!"

"Yo Sweetie! What's up!" Eric said giving her a high five and giving her a big hug.

She giggled and soon Rarity came back in holding something behind her back, "Eric darling, I need you to close your eyes."

Eric did so then felt something placed in his hand and when he opened his eyes, he saw a new pair of fingerless gloves.

His eyes went wide as he inspected the gloves, "Rarity…you didn't…"

"I did." She responded with a smirk.

"When did you make them?" Eric asked looking at her.

"Last night, it was fairly simple. Think of it as me saying sorry for taking you from home while also saying thank you for helping my little Sweetiebelle." She responded.

"Don't worry, I got bullied and told them to stand up for themselves." Eric said taking off his raggedy old pair and slipped on the new pair.

They fit nicely, and he clenched his fist, "Perfect! Amazing job Rarity!" Eric said smiling to her.

They walked back to join back up with the group again and Eric looked at Twilight, "Take me to my brother."

She nodded and they walked back to the school.

"Where is the gateway?" Eric asked looking around.

"There." Twilight pointed to the statue in front of the school.

"You're serious?" He asked a bit skeptical.

"Yes, but go to the left side to lead you back to your world. The back part will lead you someplace else." She informed him.

"Ok, stay back…I need to do this alone." Eric said to her.

Twilight nodded and stood back, "Stay safe for me please, Eric."

Eric nodded and jumped into the side of the statue seeing a blinding bright light.

In the Real World

Eric appeared in his living room and noticed it was night, "Perfect."

He went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife before heading to his brother's room.

Eric quietly opened the door and spoke, "Danny? You awake buddy?"

Danny stirred a bit before opening his eyes and seeing Eric.

Eric put a finger to his mouth, "Shhhhh."

Danny nodded and hugged him tight, "I'm so happy you're ok, big bro."

Eric looked at his brother and sat the knife down before hugging his brother back.

He notice however that there was a mark on Danny's face that looked like a kiss mark.

"Danny…pack some clothes and meet me outside." Eric told Danny who nodded.

Eric picked up the knife and went to his sisters' room.

There, he saw them still sleep and clenched the knife tight and walked over slowly looking around the dim room.

He started to get flashbacks but managed to suppress them.

Once over his sisters bodies, he started to choke one of them so they couldn't scream and slit her throat.

He watched her try to crawl to the door that was locked.

"Nobody can hear you…you wont be saved." He whispered quietly.

Eric then walked over to his other sister and jabbed the knife in her chest.

She awoke quickly and Eric covered her mouth while she bled out.

"Payback time…I hope you will burn in hell for the fucking trauma you gave me." He whispered.

After she stopped moving, he pulled the knife out and went to wash the handle off.

He left the knife in the bathroom then went to his parents room.

There he saw his dad sleeping and punched him as hard as he could causing his nose to break.

His dad woke up and Eric took off running to the hallway with his dad chasing him.

Eric then turned around and began to fight.

"Boy, I'm going to beat you to an inch of your life!" His dad yelled.

"Then bring it bitch." Eric said getting into his fighting stance.

His dad ran at him and he dodged to the right hitting him with a mean left uppercut.

His dad fell to the ground and was about to get up but was met with a roundhouse kick to the side of the face knocking him out completely.

Eric quickly took of his shirt and grabbed the knife from the bathroom and placed it in his dad's hand, "Eat shit old man…you get to rot for all the shit you put me through all these years."

After he looked at his dad for 5 minutes, Eric picked up the phone and dialed 911.

"911 what's your emergency." He heard the voice answer.

"Please, you have to help me! My sisters are dead! My dad killed them!" Eric said sounding like a panicked little kid.

"Stay calm sir. What is your location?" The voice asked him.

"I live at the corner of Crescent and Harmony!" He said.

"Ok, stay with me. We have officers dispatched to your location." The voice said.

"I'm going to try to run to a friends house…I'm not safe here." Eric said before hanging up.

He heard his dad groan sounding like he was waking up and punched him again in the face.

Eric then ran out the house to join up with Danny, "Run! Just run and don't look back!"

Danny became terrified and ran with Eric who led him down the street to William's house.

"William open up!" Eric yelled and banged on the door.

William quickly opened the door, "Eric? Is that you?" he asked sleepily.

"Look I cant explain. Just take Danny and promise me you will keep him safe." Eric said giving his friend a look to let him know he was serious.

William was now fully awake and he nodded, "Ok, I promise. Come here Danny." He said to Danny.

Danny started to enter William's house but was pulled back by Eric who wrapped him into a hug, "I'm sorry, Danny. There were a lot of things I had pent up…and I took it out on you. It was terrible for me to do that."

Danny hugged back and smiled.

Eric let his brother go and walked away waving to both William and Danny, "This is goodbye you guys. Thank you for everything."

They waved back, and Eric felt a tear come to his eye.

He walked back to his house and took a good long look at what was around him then went to his old room.

Eric walked in and grabbed his extra guns with all their clips and ammo before packing them into a duffle bag.

"So long…" He whispered to himself before heading back to the living room and hearing the sirens in the distance.

"Right on que." Eric said as he touched the tv seeing a ripple effect.

He heard the police start kicking the door and jumped into the tv.

On the Other Side

Twilight waited impatiently getting worried for him.

"Easy Twilight, I'm sure he is fine." AppleJack reassured her friend.

"But what if he doesn't come back? I never got the chance to tell him-" She started but was interrupted by an Eric coming through the gateway and landing on her.

The two looked at each other and blushed, "Hi there." Eric said laughing.

"Hey." Twilight answered and Eric got off her and dusted himself off.

"So how did it go?" Rarity asked.

Eric smiled and looked at her, "My brother doesn't have to worry about being in danger. He is safe with William."

They all congratulated Eric and walked with him to Twilights house.

Eric thought about the smile he saw on his brother's face and knew that he was finally at peace.

Do note, this is not the end of the story…on the fence about if I want to have oneshots for each girl but hey if you guys want to see it, then I will do it.