My little pony: The Urchin and the Princess

Disclaimer: Welp, I hope you all had an awesome Christmas. I spent mine with my dad and sister in Arizona, and had alot of fun. Okay, now with the meeting of the Princesses, though here its gonna be...well read and find out ^_^

Chapter 7: Royalty meetings, and Apologies

Jack was in his own little world.

The skies were a vivid forest green, with waves of blue swaying bye with an almost angelic hum that accompanied the waves. A small chunk of rock floated in the middle of the empty space, boundless and alone. The house resembled that of a Washitsu, Japanese styled home. Within the home sat crossed legged, dressed in Japanese samurai attire was Jack; his hair slightly longer and tied into a long ponytail. Sitting in front of him was an herbal tea set, as he gently sipped in solitude.

Jack sighed as he gently sipped the tea. This was defiantly enjoyable. Ever since he had managed to get to Japan, things had gone great for him! He had managed to use the diamond he had stolen from those mobsters; he now was able to go wherever he wanted. So he chose Japan, cause he had never been and well that was one place he wanted to go to; more so than Ireland. Now he had his own home, living on his own terms and finally was away from his asshole step dad. Yep, life was grand.

Smirking, he looked over himself at his blue garments, black pants and sandal as he smirked "Heh, I even look cool". Whenever he had been on YouTube back in New York, he watched alot of Japanese films and had sort of a..Well fascination for them. So, now he sorta looked the part!

Blinking, Jack stared out the windows as he had been sitting there for...how long now? He didn't know but the green skies were certainly an amazing sight. Wait, green? That wasn't right. The skies were supposed to be blue. Whoever herds of the sky being green? Well of course, he saw it whenever he left his home...home..

Speaking of which, when did he buy this home? How long had he lived in Japan now? What city was he in? Getting up, he slowly walked towards the front door as questions plagued his mind. How did he manage to even get to Japan? He had traded the diamond when he..he...when did he trade in the diamond? As he opened the door, Jack gasped as he stepped back; blinking several times as he stared down at the empty void.

"This..this isnt...I must be..." Jack stuttered as he looked up and suddenly, as if the barrier that had been blinding him, smothering him on his view of what was real and not real; collapsed all at once.

"I'm dreaming" Jack stated as he walked back into the house, as he sat back down and tried to remember what had happened last. He was at a party, he got mad and left and...and then what had happened. He couldn't remember! Did he fall asleep when he left the party?

"Hmm hmm, this is quite a lovely home you've created for yourself" An otherworld voice chuckled out of nowhere.

"Heh heh, tis an interesting world that suits thy taste" another voice chortled, alerting the human as he looked around in disbelief in shock. Where was that voice coming from?

Jack blinked as suddenly a two bright spheres of lights spun into existence out of nowhere in front of him as he staggered backwards, shielding his eyes from the lights in shock. As the light intensified, he grunted "WH...What's going on"? The light seemed to radiate off a powerful heat, causing Jack to fall backwards onto the hard wood floor as he stared up at the spheres of light as they slowly vanished. Blinking mouth gaped, his eyes widened as two tall pony figures appeared from the light. They appeared to be of the same race, since them both had horns, wings and...Long flowing manes and tails.

One of them had a rainbow mane and tail, with cream white fur as she bore a crown. Her violet eyes danced with amusement as she looked down at the shaking human, who looked no doubt intimidated by her appearance.

The other's mane and tail, was a deep blue, that sparkled and shined as her ocean blue fur shun lightly as she raised a brow at the humans appearance. The humans clearly looked more sophisticated since the last time she saw them. She had a similar crown on her head.

"..the hell" Jack gasped up at the two. He had never seen ponies like this before. Unicorns, Pegasus but..what were these? Jack watched as the two looked at one another smirking, as they erupted into giggles. This rubbed him the wrong way, as Jack narrowed his eyes and grunted "What are you two laughing about huh"? He wasn't about to go and be mocked by two weird looking ponies.

"Hmm hmm, tis amusing that for one who pride's one being tough; Thou certainly changes tunes when comes across something thy has a hard time believe in" Luna chuckled as she trotted up to the human, and leaned down to him as she came face to face with him. Watching as he attempted to look tough, she broke that when she gave him a kiss on the forehead; just to mess with him; as she laughed at watching him back up on his rear.

"Gaaah, what the hell? Who are you two" Jack demanded, as he pointed at them in anger; caught up in his emotions as he failed to notice the crowns on their heads.

"Pardon are intrusion, but we figured since we haven't properly met before; the best way to meet you was in your dream" Celestia smiled warmly as she stepped forward and introduced herself. "I am Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria; and Goddess of the sun" she beamed. They had arrived last night to see if Jack was at the party Pinkie had set up, and yet he had left right after their arrival.

"I am Princess Luna, ruler of Equestria as well, and Goddess of the moon" Luna bowed her head to the human.

"Oh shit, these two are..uhh...oh crap" Jack gulped as he realized these were the two he had been trying to meet this entire time! The two that could help him get back home, and decide his fate! Gulping, he stammered "Ahh, I uhh..I didnt..". He was surprised as Celestia stepped forward, and patted his head reassuringly.

"You certainly have quite a lounge Jack. Heh heh, much different from the last group of humans that had been here a long time ago" Celestia smiled as she noticed Jacks shocked look. Grinning, she nodded "Yup, humans had been here before. Perhaps before you ask your questions, you would care to hear"?

Jack nodded, as Celestia smiled "Long ago, this land was called Pony land and the ponies were much simpler. There were no cities, only towns. A small group of children, much younger then you had arrived to save the ponies from an evil entity called Tirak".

Jack listened to the tale of Megan, Molly and Danny, the ponies, the Rainbow of light, and how Pony land was. As the tale wrapped up, Jack blinked as he heard how eventually the children had grown up, had left and the magic of the Rainbow of light had split and ended up within two ponies; Luna and Celestia; transforming them the powerful beings they were today as they assumed responsibility over the sun and moon. He learned how the ponies had relied on Megan and the others for leadership but they decided they needed to rely on themselves in order adapt and move on. However not all was well, as tension rose between Unicorns, Earth ponies, and Pegasus as they wished to live on their own terms alone and in separation. However, they eventually found unity amongst one another when they discovered a new land that they decided to call Equestria, where they would be ruled over by a fair and just pair of royal sisters.

"Wait, this place wasn't so perfect? Ponies had problems amongst one another" Jack asked, not able to believe what he was hearing. This place seemed so…so..perfect! Ponies not fighting, getting along and living in a peaceful society. It was everything that humans wanted. World peace, unity, and no wars! "So you were a lot like humans at first but were able to learn how to get along…too bad we can't do the same" Jack grumbled as he stared down at the ground in annoyance.

"Have faith dear Jack, for although thou's race has many problems and which leads to much conflict, thy race shall eventually be led to an era of peace and prosperity" Luna smiled encouragingly to the human as she approached him. "Thou represent much struggle amongst humans I am led to believe" she asked kindly.

"That's putting it lightly, and you ponies aren't exactly perfect. My "friends" proved it last night" Jack snarled lightly to himself as he remembered how their pranks had caused him to break the last thing he had of his father, how they had laughed cruelly at his pain. He hated his friends. He hated that town. But mostly., he hated himself for allowing him to trust them.

"Ahh yes it is a tradition amongst some ponies to prank newcomers in good fun, and to help strength a bond but perhaps they had gone too far as…" Celestia drifted off as she recalled spotting the broken remains of the necklace that contained the picture.

"I'm usually really good a taking pranks, and I laughed at a few of em but..I don't know I felt really defensive that night; like they were meaning to actually hurt me or something. Then they make me break my dad's necklace, and laugh about that. That was going too far" Jack snorted, wanting to stay mad at them as he sighed bitterly. How could he face them, knowing they had mocked what he held dear to him?

"After the party, I stormed out and went for a long walk…" Jack lied, not wanting to tell the two princesses about his encounter with Sid. They didn't seem to notice as he snorted "How can I face them after what they did"? He became silent as he stared off into space sadly, finding it difficult to cope with. When his old friends moved away, he had none and had been alone for so long. He had thought had found new friends that he could count on and yet. And yet..

He said nothing as Celestia approached and softly spoke "As wondrous as friendships are, there are always problems as not all friendships are perfect. Even building up on trust there can be complications. However, I'm certain that your friends didn't mean it when they laughed. After you left, they're spirits lowered greatly". Seeing the shocked look on Jacks face, she smiled "They care about you Jack, and I could hear how sorry they were for what happened. Perhaps you should give them another chance"?

They had been sorry? He didn't expect that..after everything that had happened.

"They laughed at what I held dear..they" Jack said weakly as he tried to justice his actions, but was interrupted.

"Did they know it was dear to you? Did you tell them" Celestia asked with an edge to her voice.

That deflated any argument..he hadn't told them because he didn't want them to know. He didn't want them to know, out of fear of thinking they think he was some kind of wimp. "I didn't want them to know cause…I was afraid..they'd umm..judge me as some sort of wimp" Jack admitted down casted.

Luna approached as she seemed to drop her canterlot speaking voice for a more ordinary one. "I was afraid myself when I came back on Nightmare Night, the ponies reined in fear and I was afraid they were judging me for the misdeeds that had turned me into Nightmare moon. Whilst some ponies did, a few saw past all that and offered friendship to me despite my worries and constant fears. Had it not been for them, I might not have become more open about how I feel. How can they know how you feel if you don't tell them"?

Jack became silent once more, as he was left deep in thought. He never told them how he felt, because he kept shaking it off. He would hide his feelings from them, and cause he didn't explain about what the necklace was; all he said was it was important. Even if it had been damaged, he could see that it had been an accident and it hadn't been their intent to make him upset. They were sorry!

"I..Don't know what to do" Jack softy let out, as he stared at the table at his feet. His thoughts were interrupted as he could feel a high flowing wind, sweep all around him. Looking up at Celestia and Luna, he could see them slowly vanishing. "Wait, where are you going" Jack called out to the two, not wanting to be alone as he realized that…isolating his feelings behind a wall of sarcasm was making him alone.

"Think about what we said Jack, we shall meet again" Celestia and Luna called out as their bodies' glowed blue and white. The light blazed and increased greatly as it started to approach Jack.

Jack raised his hands to protect his eyes as the light became so blinding, that he disappeared within it as he was enveloped…

"WHOA" Jack shouted as he sprung up, panting heavily as sweat poured down his brow. Shaking his head slowly, he breathed as his eyes slowly adjusted and things came into view as he realized where he was. "I'm back in the guest room of Rarity's home" he spoke to himself, as he looked around slowly. How did he get back their? What did he do last night? He..he…why couldn't he remember? Groaning, Jack rubbed his forehead as he thought "Why can't I remember anything..".

His thoughts were interrupted as his bedroom door opened, and in popped the head of Sweetie Belle as she spotted the sleepy Jack. Her features split into a wide grin as she hopped up onto the bed and tackled Jack in a hug around his neck. "Hiya Jack! Slept well" she giggled as she hopped down.

Jack was surprised by this, as he stuttered out "Why'd you do that"?

"You saved me silly! You're a hero" Sweetie Belle grinned as she said "I wanted to thank you for that! It was so awesome how you came out of nowhere whilst I was falling, caught me and went into a roll! It was fun! Dangerous and abet scary, but really fun"! Noticing the sweat on his face, she became concerned as she asked "Did you have a bad dream".

Thoughts going to Celestia and Luna, Jack lied "I..I guess I did". Blinking as he suddenly thought about last night, he asked "Ahhh, where's your sister"? He kinda hopped Rarity didn't tell Sweetie Belle anything about last night since he really didn't want to look like a wimp in front of a little kid. "She's a friend, why not tell her since she won't judge" A part of him argued. "Shut up" he thought back angrily, as he shoved the lecture back away.

"Rarity fell asleep downstairs on the couch, she was really exhausted since she didn't go to her room at all. She musta been cause she was out at that party for a long time" Sweetie said, crossing her hooves as she looked down.

"Looking for me, she was out looking for me" Jack mumbled quietly to himself. He couldn't believe it! Why would she… "Because she's my friend" he muttered again, touched that she would do such a thing for him.

"Huh? Whatcha saying" Sweetie asked curiously as she stared at the mumbling human.

"Ahh, nothing..anyway ah..what's up" dismissed Jack as he stared at the little unicorn. Noticing how shy, and detached she suddenly became; he asked "Is everything alright"?

Sweetie Belle gulped nervously as she confessed "Well umm...today is umm..show and tell at..at school. I don't really have anything to umm..show and tell to the class, but I was wondering if you…well if you wanted to umm.."

"You wanted to know if I could agree to come with you, and be paraded around in front of all your classmates" finished an extremely blunt Jack as he crossed his arms raising a brow, a hint of amusement in his voice. From what she had seen whenever they talked, she knew that he didn't like to draw attention to himself and usually kept out of the way of others. "Heh, she must really like you if she wants to go to the trouble of asking" Jack mumbled to himself.

Watching her flinch, he smiled as he kneeled down next to her. "Well..best get to um..being more open about my feelings" he thought as he pulled her into a gentle hug. "Sure thing kid, it would be good for both of us really. Me for getting to know the residents of ponyville better, and you for having something to show at show and tell" Jack remarked with a joking tone in the last thing he said, as he playfully messed up Sweetie Belles mane; inciting a laugh from her.

"Heh heh, you're funny! This is gonna be so cool! C'mon, let's go now! I want to meet up with Apple bloom and Scootaloo" Sweetie giggled as she rushed out of the room.

"Wait up" Jack called after all as he scratched the back of his head. She was full of energy that one. Nowhere near as Pinkie.

Ten minutes later, Jack was accompanying Sweetie Belle, Apple bloom and Scootaloo towards their school house, as the three chatted endlessly with one another on how exciting the escapade was. Jack was barely listening to be honest as he was focusing on well..wondering how he was gonna handle being around so many kids at once. Heck it wasn't that he was terrible with kids..or not that terrible really, but its just also he had to worry because these kids were also ponies.

He couldn't exactly say whatever the hell he felt like, since he was also gonna be in the presences of a teacher. Rolling his eyes, he chuckled "Heh, I sure gave some of my teacher's hell back when I was still in school". Yeah, after he went to live with his jackass step dad, well maybe not immediately after; he would go around and get himself in too detention constantly.

"Whoa! Look at that" Scootaloo gasped, forcing Jack out of his thoughts as she pointed at the disaster sight in Canterlots market.

Jack gasped as he stared in shock at the mess. Tables, and stands had been tipped over; spilling what occupied them. Food was smeared and scattered all over the nearby windows, with a huge amount of soapy water having completely soaked the ground; causing a lot of ponies to trip. A butt had been spray painted onto a wall, proclaiming unearth it "PONZES STINK"! A giant, paper matched of what appeared to be a dragon; had been replaced with various limbs of random animals. Finally, a broken piano had smashed on top of a statue of Princess Celestia.

"What in Equestria happened" Apple bloom gawked as she stared over at the others. "This wasn't like this the other day. Sumthin musta happened last night! Pranksters I bet" she declared determined.

"Some of these pranks aren't very nice though. I mean wrecking a statue of the Princess, or replacing a paper matches limbs with other animals" Sweetie admitted, staring lightly.

Jack meanwhile was staring hard at the disaster sight, eyes widened as he thought to himself "Wait…I left the party last night, I…I met Sid! Yeah, I remember I met him and then…then…what happened? Did..did I do this? How could I have? I would have remembered it all" Jack told himself insistently as he stared in slight sorrow at the disaster sight as he watched the ponies that were running the market, cleaning it up miserably. "Poor ponies" he mumbled as they passed by. That musta been really..

"So Jack, what happened last night" Apple bloom asked curiously, snapping Jack out of his thoughts. They really had to hurry it up since they were running late for school.

"I'm sorry..what" Jack asked, as he stared down at the earth pony. Nervousness crept into his voice, as he hoped she hadn't asked what he thought she asked.

"Well, when Applejack got home last night, she was really upset since she said you went and disappeared from the party they had thrown for you. Said you were really upset about sumthin" Applebloom admitted. Noticing the uncomfortable look on his face, Apple bloom figured she had hit the nail right on the head as she continued "Why'd you leave the party last night Jack"?

That got the attention of the other two, as they stared up at Jack innocently; wondering the same thing as Jack gulped. This wasn't good. He remembered the dream with Celestia and Luna, how they said that they wouldn't know unless he told how he felt. He could probably manage that with the girls sure..probably. But not with kids! There was some sort of unspoken rule between kids and teenagers. Teenagers had to make it appear that they were confident, cool and didnt look like a wimp. That's what he was gonna look like if he relayed how he had been hurt last night!

Crossing his arms, he lied "I…I felt tired and..and I had to go". He hoped that they would drop it at that, but he knew that was a no go when Apple bloom raised a brow as she shook her head disappointed.

"Lying isn't a very nice thing to do Jack" Apple bloom stated, not knowing she had hit a nerve. She wasn't willing to give up on the spot since her stubbornness pushed her into finding out what it was, yet she stopped when she saw his angry face.

"Alright, I am lying. Truth is, I don't want to talk about it; so please drop it" Jack responded bluntly, not looking to share his problems with them. Seeing their hurt looks, he sighed as he said "It's really personnel to me, and I don't feel ready to share it".

Scootaloo smiled, as she said "It's alright Jack, you can tell us if you want and when you're ready". Though it was obvious through her tone that she really wanted to know now, since well it was common for kids or anyone really. If someone has a secret, they want to know what it is so they can find out what the suspense is all about. Sadly, these kids were gonna be disappointed.

Shaking his head, Jack froze at the sound of multiple laughter as he slowly looked up and blinked as he spotted the school house. The red building sported a flagpole, a tower with a bell that rung to mark the start and end of classes, and a picture-sign on the lawn with an open book and the silhouettes of two rearing fillies It looked like a typical school house, as it was surrounded by fillies and foals rushing giggling towards the door way.

As Jack followed the Cutie Mark Crusaders towards the schoolhouse, he wondered to himself weather or not things would go as smoothly as he hoped it would…

Rarity was the last to enter Twilights library, barely acknowledging Twilight as she passed by as she was still wrapped in her own thoughts on what had occurred the other night.

What was supposed to be a night of fun, and thrills turned sour when Jack had left with a rather distraught look on his face. It didn't look like he had fun with the pranks that he fell for. Whilst it was traditional to prank new ponies, it was done all in the name of good fun to show how glad they were to have them here. It had never been done with a human before, so they had no idea what was going to happen that night.

Looking up, Rarity bit her lip as she saw all her friends, with similar looks of depression as what happened sunk in. They had really hurt their friend, why? Not from the pranks, though it didn't help. What had hurt him were the pieces of what the broken necklace that Twilight was holding as she showed it to the others.

"What is it" Rainbow Dash asked, as she hadn't gotten a good look at it the other night. The other ponies gathered around, as they stared down at the picture of what seemed to be an adult human, and next to him a smaller, very familiar human. "Is that..Jack" Rainbow Dash asked, staring at the boy.

"Ah think so, and that must be his dad I'd be willing to bet" Applejack mused, as she looked up. "Jack did seem rather protective of this didn't he" she asked. Receiving nods, she said "I don't understand, why he would..".

"Perhaps where he's from, his father is very far away. Living in another town, or city" Twilight logically stated as she explained "My parents still live in Canter lot, so I haven't seen them in a while myself. Maybe he misses his dad".

"Hmm, when he slipped and fell, Jack musta thought we were laughing at him for breaking his necklace. Bu..but we were laughing with him, I didn't that he would be hurt like this" Fluttershy spoke softly, as she brought up an interesting point to the others. Jack must have gotten upset because he thought they were laughing at him for breaking something that was important to him, and he thought that they hadn't taken his feelings into consideration.

"OOoo, I feel awful. If had known that necklace was so important to him because of this, then I wouldn't have come up with the pranks at the risk of breaking it" Pinkie cried out, shocked that she had gone and hurt her friend in such a manner. Looking up, she said "This is awful, we need to find Jack and apologize"!

"But we don't know where he is, and.." Twilight started to point out when Rarity interrupted.

"I think he's taken my little sister to school" Rarity spoke up softly, getting their attention. Continuing, she stated "I usually accompany Sweetie to school, and perhaps Jack did that too since when I woke up late, Sweetie was already gone; and she wouldn't have gone by herself" Rarity stated, as she thought back to how she and the others went looking for Jack last night but didn't find him. "Maybe, he came back and took her to school" Rarity suggested, hoping that was the case.

The others seemed to accept this notion, as Rainbow Dash spoke "We should apologize to him once he comes back, and do something else for him umm…". Getting an idea, she said "Hey Twilight, do you think maybe you could fix his necklace with your magic"?

Twilight beamed at this, liking the notion of being able to fix it when Rarity interrupted "I shall do it, it looks abet worn and I could make it more new for Jack so that way he'll know that we wanted to make it better for him". Receiving nods, Rarity sighed as she said "Once Jack comes back, we'll all apologize for last night's events and let him know that we'll take his feelings into consideration in the future".

"Ahh, as you all know I'm a..Jack. It's nice to meet you all" Jack bowed his head, as he stood in front of the class. Miss Cherrilee was suspired by his appearance, but glad as she saw this as an opportunity for the class to learn abit more about humans, so she allowed him to stay. Receiving a combined hello from the class of foals and fillies, Jack rubbed the back of his head as he was asked a series of questions on what he liked to do, what humans ate, and why humans had small manes.

"Curious much" Jack whispered to himself, as he rolled his eyes as he answered their questions slowly. However one question made him pause as a foal named Pipsqueak spoke up.

"Excuse me Mr. Jack, but what's your special talent" He asked innocently, wanting to know what cutie mark Jack had. That was something others had on their minds as well, they leaned forward in anticipation on what this human's talent was.

"I…well umm" Jack crossed his arms, as he stared down at his feet. That was a good question. What was his special talent in life? However, he supposes he should give them an answer as he snapped his fingers. "I suppose my special talent is my sharp tongue" shrugged an indifferent human as he chuckled at the confused looks on their faces, all but Cherrilee who was shaking her head in amusement. "Heh, you know it's bad when your acknowledging that you're a smart ass" Jack chuckled to himself as he said "But for humans it hard. When we think that we've found something we've always wanted, or gone through hardships to accomplish a goal; we think "Hey, maybe I should try something else, or I wish I had done this. It's hard for us to be sat fisted with what we've done since we always want to change in life".

"That sounds really difficult Jack, how do humans ever get things done when all their thinking about is doing something else, or wanting something else" Cherrilee asked from her desk.

"That's a mystery that even I don't know" Jack grinned jokingly, as he scratched the back of his neck. Continuing to answer their questions with patience's, he smiled as his turn was done as he went to go and sit down in a chair that the teacher had set up as he watched the next pony go up. Suddenly, something wet and slimy smacked against the side of his head. Feeling the coldness, he though "Huh"? as he saw it was a spitball shot from… He stared as he spotted Diamond Tierra and Silver spoon snickering cruelly as Silver held a small spit shooter.

He gave them a hard stern glare, but quickly shifted into a smirk as he watched Apple bloom shoot a spitball into Silver's mane, enticing a shocked cry which caused her to blush in embarrassment at her snickering classmates.

"What goes around, comes around" Jack chuckled as he watched Silver spoon give Apple bloom a nasty glare.

Jack let out a sigh as he opened the door to Rarity's home, eager to go and lie down after a long day of being at school. A rest would do him a world of good, since he wanted to go out and do more later since he separated from the kids after they went off to go and search for more things they could do to earn their cutie marks, and Jack really wasn't in the mood to do so. So as he stepped inside, the last thing he expected to see was all six of his new friends as they gave him a sad look.

Silence followed afterwards as no one said as word, obviously the events of the night before playing in their heads as they wondered how should respond to one another. Rolling his eyes, Jack chooses to break the ice as he said "Hi…". Receiving an assortment of hellos, he crossed his arms "So, what's all this about? I win the lottery or something"?

Rarity could see past his jocularity, that he was still upset as she trotted up in front of Jack as she stared into his eyes. Pulling out from behind her back the necklace, she gently placed it in Jack's hand as she stepped back to observe his reaction, silently praying that he liked what she had done.

To say Jack was stunned was an understatement as he looked down with awe at his necklace, hardly recognizing it. It had been spruced up to a obsidian black, with a red strip surrounding it that seemed to shine brightly off any reflection of light; and when Jack opened it he saw the same picture but now guarded by beautiful glass, rather than the smudged one that he was used to. Looking up slowly, he said "Yo…you fixed this up…for me"? He had wondered where his necklace had gone since he had no idea where it went and was surprised by its reappearance.

"Jack…we're all awfully sorry for what happened my dear. This necklace, this picture is very dear to you and our pranks last night caused us to thoughtlessly break it" Rarity spoke softly, sadness in her eyes.

"Jack, if we were going to far last night, then why didn't you tell us to stop" Rainbow Dash asked, as she wanted ot know what kept him from speaking up.

Jack became silent as he admitted "It would have been pathetic for me to..to ask you to stop, since I figured every pony went through this and I didn't want to seem like I couldn't handle it, and..".

"If you're hurting Jack, you need to tell us. That's what friends are for! We can't read minds, and holding back makes things worse for both you and us, since it makes it appear that you don't trust us at all" Applejack explained.

"Umm..I think I saw some tears and..and we didn't mean to make you so upset" Fluttershy apologized, as she stared awkwardly at her hooves.

Finding it strange to see them all apologizing, Jack said "I don't understand, why are you…".

"Because you are our friend Jack! Friends aren't supposed to make their friends sad" Pinkie said determined as she trotted up to him, the other's following. Looking down, she said "It was traditional for ponies to prank one another in good fun to show how much we were glad to have you with us, and I guess it went too far since…what happened with your necklace breaking".

"We meant no disrespect Jack, and we hope you can accept are apologies" Twilight smiled lightly. "It doesn't matter to us weather your or a pony or not a pony, you our are friend and..we don't want to lose your friendship" Twilight admitted, smiling weakly.

As Jack sat there, staring at the ponies he thought back to what Celestia and Luna had said to him, what he had heard from the kids. What they said to him had wisdom, and they were trying to convince him to forgive and forget; but that was something he had to decide! A part of him wanted to believe them right there on the spot, to trust them without thought but..look where that had gotten him! He didn't trust them immediately upon first meeting the ponies sure, but he did learn to trust them when he spent time with them. They truly seemed apologetic, and although he could forgive them..that didn't mean he was going to trust them.

Crossing his arms, he snorted "Do you really think this is gonna make it all better? A few "I'm sorry, a hug and expecting happy ending"? No. That's not how things works. In the life I've lived, I usually give them one shot and if they turn out to not be who I thought I was…I'm not even to acknowledge their presences.

Watching the pony's expression mix with shock at what he was saying, he grunted "I can forgive you for the pranks last night as they were unintended to go so far, but this…" He pointed down at his newly crafted watch as he shook his head "This is not something I can forget so easily, and be willing to be friends again". Suddenly, he found himself unable to stop, becoming more suspicious as he accused low "This was nothing more hen an attempt to guilt me for my justified anger, wasn't it"? Before the ponies could erupt into protest, he raised his hand as he sighed "I treated you all as friends, if you wish for that to resume then best work to re-earn my trust, otherwise…I've got nothing to say to any of you".

With a snort, he turned on his heels and left them in silence.

Wooo! Finally back, and jeeze that was a long one. Welp, I hoped you al liked! Till next time! ^_^

Special thanks to Xifihas: Thank you for pointing that out! You were right, It completely goes against Jack's character for him to be so forgiving and trust them immideatly after a sorry. Thank you for pointing that out.