During the weeks after the discovery of the seventh element of harmony, I had to go through a lot of questioning. Most questions were about my former life, my family, the education system, the food, fashion, sports, etc. But a few questions, actually ONE question, was about me and Twilight. They wanted to know if we were a couple, which was the case.
When I got out of the hospital, I immediately moved in with Twilight. Let's say that Spike didn't exactly like it at first. Especially because Twilight and I kissed each other several times a day. But as days went by, we kissed each other less and less, not because we were no longer in love, but because Spike made it quite clear that it was bothering him.
Twilight was really intrigued by the fact that I was a human, and she was the one that asked the most questions, all 'in the name of learning', as she said herself. Not that I don't believe her, but I think there was much more than just learning to her questions. But I answered all of them, and she was happy with my answers.
After those few eventful weeks, things finally settled down. I continued with my job, and each day, I walked around Ponyville with Twilight. One day, Twilight and I were in the library, working on the umpteenth prototype of technology from Earth, when somepony knocked on the door of the library. "I'll get it." Spike said. As he got by the door, it opened, crushing him between the door and the wall. Twilight and I went from the basement to the main room of the library, only to see Applejack with the cutie mark crusaders. "Twilight, is it okay if I leave 'em here for their sleepover?" Applejack asked. "No problem, Applejack. We will look after them." Twilight answered will she helped Spike get out from behind the door. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS SLEEPOVER AT TWILIGHT'S, YAY!" the CMC yelled with extreme happiness.
After Applejack left, the CMC started running all over the library to the dismay of Spike. "Girls, stop." Twilight said, ineffective. "Have you ever heard the cutie mark story of Flaming Shadow here?" she asked to my dismay. As if those were the magic words, the three fillies stopped running all over the place and sat down in front of me, all with a big smile saying 'tell us please'. "Fine." I said. "But I don't really know how I got it." I heard disappointement in their sighs. "I think I could try..." "YAY!" the CMC yelled with a voice as loud as the Canterlot voice. "Here goes nothing..." I said to myself. "Wait. Why wouldn't you know how you got it?" Scootaloo asked. "You see, where I am from, we don't have cutie marks. And I don't want to explain why since I don't know why." I answered.
twelve year old J.P.'s POV
When I was younger, at about your age, I was bullied at school. It made me feel lonely.
As I walked down the corridor to my locker, I saw one of the too many bullies. When I was within his reach, he grabbed my arm and pushed me aside with violence. I fell to the ground, my things spread all over the corridor for the fifth time that day. I got up and gathered all of my things before anyone would kick anything too far away, or put anything in the trash can. "Hey, Nerd. How does it feel?" the bully said, laughing. "Va chi*r" I told him in French. But as I said that, the rest of the bully's gang came. "Hey, Frenchie. What has blue eyes and cries a lot?" one of them said to me. I quickly took the last thing and went to my locker as fast as I could.
Alone in front of my locker, I started crying. But not because of sadness or pain, but because of anger. And that time, them had pushed it over my own emotional limit. I snapped, angry toward everything, including myself. But it was the worst anger I have ever experienced, and I was an expert with extreme emotions. I raised my fist to my head, ready to do what I was used to do to ease the mental and emotional pain. I struck my head with my fist once, twice, thrice, four times, five times, six times, seven times. With each blow, my head became heavier. I stopped, no longer able to strike myself.
At the end of the day, outside in the schoolyard, the bully and his gang waited for me like everyday. But the moment I stepped toward the small group, a rainbow, more defined than usual and cicular too, appeared in the sky. I realised I could confront the gang, and use my anger to make everything stop. I made my way to them. Determination was visible on my face, and it made them shiver. "Why so confident, Nerd?" the chief said. "You have a problem with that?" I answered. It took them by surprise, since I usually talked to them in French, and only to insult them. Using my anger, I started raising my fist, but I stopped. I realised that I could just play with them and their emotions. I lowered my fist, almost laughing. "What's going on, Nerd? Why did you change emotions so fast?" the chief asked. "You see, if I had punched you, I might have let go of my anger, but I would have been no better than all of you. Besides, I love being angry, it forces me to out-smart you." I told him with a grin as big as Pinkie's. I then left them, their jaws hanging in disbelief.
Shadow's POV
"And that's how I discovered I could control my emotions with ease. Of course, it took me more than just taht time, but it was the first time I did realize that." I concluded. "That story was so sad. I think I'm gonna cry." Sweetie belle said, tears on the side of the eye. "That was so sappy. It sounded like a filly's story." Scootaloo said, apparently disgusted. "You see, Scootaloo, I need to stay within a certain limit with language and violence. That's why it may seem like a filly's story. It needs to stay for at least thirteen year old ponies." I told her. "Shadow, I have a question. What was that cicular rainbow-thing?" Applebloom asked me. "I don't know for sure, but I think it might be Raibow Dash's Sonic Rainboom." I said. "Really?" Scootaloo asked with a grin. "Wait a minute. How come did you see Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom if you lived in another world?" "I told you, I don't know for sure." I said. I heard Twilight giggle, and I turned my head to see her looking at me with a smile. "You do have a talent with your emotions. And with other's emotions too." Twilight said to me, but loud enough so the three fillies could hear.
The next morning, when Applejack came to get the CMC, I told somthing to the three fillies. "You know, if you didn't want to hear my cutie mark story, I don't think I would have ever discovered when I actually found my special talent."
As Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle followed Applejack, Twilight came to my side. "You know, I think you just made their day." she told me. "Maybe." I replied, and kissed her.
