A NOTE! I FORGOT TO ADD THE AGES FOR THE PONYS/HUMANS. WELL WORTHLESS, APOLLO, ARE 19. MAC, QUICKSILVER ARE 20. THE GIRLS ARE 16-17. AND THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS ARE ALL 10-11. THANK-YOU AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY.

Quick Silver brushed a hand through his silver hair, avoiding his horn while a smirk grew on his face. He leaned against a nearby building as he watched the hustle and bustle of the small town. But believe him, if he got the chance, he would have torn down this place and built a city so grand that even Manehattan would cringe in it's gory. But he wasn't here for that today, oh no. He waited for a blond haired Pegasus to come out into the open. After all this time, he was finally gonna make Apollo pay. He gritted his teeth at the thought of the peaceful man. He had been a thorn in his side for far too long, and now he was going to remove that thorn.

Most people thought Apollo was nice, sweet, caring, and all around a swell guy. But Quick Silver knew better. He knew the boys meddling ways and how he manipulated everyone around him. he crushed the soda can in his hand, crumpling it until it was unrecognizable. Dang brat.

{6 years ago}

"And then I said, that ain't my mother, that's my cow!" Quick Silver and his friends continued to laugh at the silver haired boys joke.

They were all hanging out by the river that summer, and everything seemed to be going swell. It was their spot, and they were enjoying the time away from their parents and little siblings. As Quick Silver was about to crack another joke, a rustling in the bushes startled them. They turned to see a boy older than themselves with dirty blond hair pulling a platinum blond boy out of the bushes.

"Big Mac I really don't like this! I can't swim and…don't give me that look!" The smaller boy ranted, his gaze frantically switching from his friend to the river.

"Aw come on! What's more fun than wading in the water on a hot summers day?"

"Reading outside?"

"BEEEP! Wrong again buddy! Come on, you don't even have to swim. Just dip your feet in," Mac tried again, having to pull harder as Apollo flapped his wings in resistance.

Everyone but Quick Silver was laughing at the scene. He just raised an eyebrow at the new boy and looked to his friends. Crash looked at him and smirked.

"That's Apollo. He moved here to Pony-Ville about four years ago from Canterlot,"

Quick Silver raised an eyebrow at that and looked at Crash confused.

"If he's been here for four years why haven't I seen him before?"

Crash raised an eyebrow and waited a few minutes before sighing, and shaking his muddy brown hair.

"He hangs out with Mac all the time, and from what I know, Apollo is a huge book worm. So he doesn't do what we do. He's more of a laid back geek, no offense to him. He's cool," Crash replied, shrugging his shoulders.

Quick Silver nodded and looked over again at the pair. He had never liked Mac too much. Not hated, but he couldn't imagine himself hanging out with a country hick. But Apollo. He watched the other for a few moments. Smart, quick, great laugh, good sense of humor, and knew when to be serious. He would make a good friend. Surely he would pick him as a friend over that dirty blond cowboy. He used his horn to create a temporary bridge, and motioned for his friends to follow him. once they made it to the other side, they saw that Mac and Apollo were watching them in silence. With a confident smirk, Quick Silver made his way over and stuck out his hand to Apollo, pointedly ignoring Mac.

"Quick Silver is my name kid."

Sensing that this new kid was ignoring his friend, Apollo made the shake quick and light. He scooted closer to Mac, kind of shy with strangers.

"Why don't you leave this country hick and hang with us. I can guarantee we're more fun, right guys?" he turned to see the indecisive friends and gave a glare. "Right guys?" soon they were nodding with forced laughter and smiles. "So…what do you say?"

Without hesitation, Apollo glared at the other and spat "No. lets go Mac," And they started down the river.

Quick Silver stood there stunned. No one, and he meant no one ever disagreed with him before. He clenched his muddy fists and used his magic to pull back Apollo. Mac cried in protest at his friend being taken away and raced back. When he turned Apollo to face him, he put on an angry smile, hoping the other boy would tremble in fear. Sadly he did not.

"Did you just say no? cause if I'm mistaken, that's no problem," He laughed, his glare still on the blond.

Apollo looked at the other impassively. With an eyebrow raise, he crossed his arms in silent contemplation. Was this kid really trying to intimidate him? he had been through worse.

"I'll spel it out if you're so confused. N. O. as is No way, No how, Nada, neit, and heck no. let's go Mac." He said, voice level.

They were just about to turn away when Apollo felt someone grip his arm with bruising strength. He stayed calm, but his wings puffed in agitation.

"No one says no to me. Got it kid!"

"HEY! You little twerp! Leave him alone before I lay a whole can of whoop a…" but a small look from Apollo stopped him, as it said 'let me handle this'.

Apollo turned to the enraged silver, awaiting further explanation.

"Don't you get it. I always get my way, so if you're my friend instead of the hillbilly, you'll get everything you want. See?"

Apollo sighed before tearing his red arm out of the others grip. He pulled his hand back and suddenly, Quick Silvers head whipped to the side, a red hand print on his left cheek. Silence radiated throughout the river bed, neither side knowing what to do. Apollo waited until he began to talk.

"Mac is my friend, and not because of benefits. I am friends with him because he is kind, strong, and he likes me for me. He's kind to everyone he meets and never hesitates to give someone another chance. You on the other hand. you have no friends." Quick Silver looked to his friends, and turned to respond before Apollo interrupted him. "They're scared of you. They're not you're friends. You're too mean, self-centered, and manipulating. You can change, I know it. But I refuse to be friends with the person you are now."

After that Apollo walked over to Mac and they disappeared down the river bed, leaving the silver haired boy with his jaw on the ground.

{End Flashback}

Quicksilver growled at the memory. His friends soon left him after that, choosing to hang out with Apollo and Mac instead. He tried for the next year to convince Apollo other wise but it just didn't work. Then he tried to make Apollo's life miserable. There were two problems with that. The littlest one was Apollo's laid back attitude. The biggest problem…two words…Big Macintosh. He growled at the thought of those two. But he smiled again at the thought of his plan. Today, he would ruin that friendship, and make Apollo pay for years of humiliation and embarrassment.

He looked around, before he saw Apollo coming up with that new Girl Cinder. He looked to his side to see Big Mac, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie at a nearby stand, unaware of the other twos presence. He cracked his neck three times before sauntering up to Apollo and his friend.

"Hey Runt, how you doin'?" he asked mockingly, sticking his hands in his back pockets.

Apollo looked at the other and sighed. Cinder looked between the two and could sense the tension between them.

'must be something though, Apollo doesn't hate anyone for no reason.' As she had no idea who this guy was or what to do now, she stood quietly but firmly at Apollo's side.

"Good. How are you Quick Silver?"

He just chuckled, here it came.

"Just fine. You know I was walking by Twilights house a few nights ago. Best place to watch the stars you know?" he said, watching as Apollo looked on in confusion. "That was the sweetest thing you said to her, you know. To make sure she knew it wasn't her fault that you couldn't date her,"

Realization whipped onto Apollo's face faster than a comet. Soon fear and dread joined them. His fists clenched as he looked around. He spotted Mac and all the color drained from his face. Cinder tried to shake him out of it, but when it didn't work, she turned to glare at Quick Silver.

"Why don't you go dunk your head in water!" She spat, his fists itching for a fight.

"Yeah. You know Apollo…I feel sorry for you. It must be so hard keeping that…little secret of yours. Would be a shame if it were revealed,"

"Y…y…you wouldn't," Apollo tried to say, but the stuttering was so bad.

Quick Silver caught Mac and the two girls approaching the scene out of the corner of his eye. They must have noticed the two confrontation, and here was big bad Mac to the rescue. It was now or never.

"IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF PEOPLE KNEW YOU WERE GAY!"

Everyone in the market place froze. Apollo dropped his bags as his eyes widened in shock. Tears started to fill his eyes and his face lost any color that remained.

"Apollo…"

He nearly jumped out of his skin when he turned to see Mac looking at him confused. He heard. No, no, no, no. he backed up slowly, never catching the worried look in Pinkie Pie's and Applejack's eyes, or the fury in Cinder and Mac's stance.

"no, no, no, no, no!"

With that mantra, he shot up into the air faster than anyone had seen him do, and he tore off, disappearing in a blink. As soon as he was gone, Quick Silver started to role on the ground laughing. Finally! He finally got that little twerp back. Before he could properly celebrate, he felt two big hands lift him into the air. Soon he was eye to eye with a pissed off Mac.

"I'm gonna pound you so hard, your great grand children are gonna feel it in their bones!"

Quick Silver gulped, but snickered in slight victory.

"The Fg got what he deserved. I'm only sorry I didn't do it sooner. So that's…"

A fist lodged itself deep in his face and soon he felt his body flying into the ground. He shakily reached up to his face only to find blood dripping from his broken nose, and the fact that he couldn't move his jaw. Mac made another move towards him before Applejack tugged at his arm.

"Mac, don't waste ya' time on this varmat! We gotta find Apollo now!" Applejack pleaded, giving the broken man on the ground a glare.

Mac's whole body was trembling with rage before he shook it off and nodded to Applejack. He was about to go before he stared at the man.

"Don't think I'm done with you,"

And with that, he and his sister ran off to find their broken hearted friend. Quick Silver let out a sigh of relief, before a dark shadow was cast over him. He wearily looked up to see Cinder cracking her knuckles over him. She looked about ready to kill a heard of angry buffalo.

"He may be done with you for now, so I'll take over for him. No one, and I mean NO ONE, hurt my friends and get away with it!"

No matter how much he screamed, no one came to the silver haired man's rescue.

{With Mac}

"Apollo! APOLLO! Where are? Please, APOLLO!" Mac yelled, his legs about to collapse from running.

But no, he wasn't giving up. He was going to find Apollo if it was the last thing he did. He kept running around Pony-Ville, one thing desperately on his mind.

'where are you Apollo?'

{With Apollo}

Apollo sat in his room, all the lights off, and the windows and doors shut and locked. He was sitting in a corner, with his knees drawn to his trembling chest. His sobs were the only sound echoing in the room, matching the rapids falling down his cheeks. He lifted his head up and let it drop against the wall. His fists clenched in despair and humiliation. Through all that, all he could think was

'Please…please don't hate me Mac…please'