We started walking into the Ever-Free forest "Don't go wondering off"

"Don't worry, I won't Rainbow Dash"

We reached Zecora's home "I see you ponies are alive, and that Vasili did not die"

"Yeah, you helped me a lot, so thanks"

Twilight walked forwards "Zecora we need some herbs that will help Vasili in a fight"

Zecora went to a shelf and handed Twilight some herbs "Here are the herbs you seek, for when he fights he'll be less weak"

Night was setting once more "We better get back before it get too dark" We left Zecora's and soon after I started falling behind.


I heard a lady's voice "hey kid"

I admit I was scared at first "who are you?"

She responded "that's exactly what I said my first time here"

I was still a bit frightened "again, who are you?"

She jumped down the tree to reveal a busty lady in a white shirt, a leather jacket and denim jeans. "I'm a friend"

"Of who?"

"Well maybe not a friend"

"Oh, so you're not friendly now?"

What she said next was strange to me at the time "No, I'm related to you"

"How?"

"I'm you aunt" I didn't believe her... at first

"All of my family is dead"

"Well obviously I'm not"

"Then how come no one ever mentioned you to me? Explain that"

It seemed like she had an answer for everything "I have done things I'm not proud of"

"Like what?"

"I tried to kill my own brother"

"Oh and you expect me to trust you after saying that?" a Royal came charging at me, I went to kill it. But the lady raised her hand and stoped the Royal from moving

"Saving your ass is a good way isn't it?" I couldn't believe what I was seeing

"What!? How are you doing that?"

"I gained some demonic abilities after I was reborn"

I didn't understand at first "What do you mean reborn?"

"I died, I came back to life and got these demonic abilities"

"What are your powers?"

She sighed "I used to have others when I worked for Death but now I can only control Royals and have Nightmare State"

"Then how could you have come back, almost no one can come back"

She responded in an amused tone "Is that what they've been telling you?"

I got a bit pissed off "And I suppose you can just go in and out like that?"

"That's pretty much it Vasili"

The mere mention of my name had me shocked "I didn't even tell you my name, how the hell could you know who I am?"

She walked closer to me "I know all your friends and they know me...especially your girlfriend Rainbow Dash"

I got a little defensive "She isn't my girlfriend!"

"Deny it all you want but she thinks she is, and so do I"

"What do you want from me?"

"Can't your aunty see how you are?" she asked with her palm on my cheeks

"Not after twelve years and how can you prove that you're my aunty?"

"Just ask your girlfriend"

"She's not my girlfriend"

"Anyway I have an offer for you" I never thought she'd say what she said next

"What?" I asked

"Your mother is alive" I thought she was kidding

"Bullshit! I saw her die"

"No, she survived and if you help me with a little favour I will find your mother"

"How do I know I can trust you?"

She chuckled and relied "well, that's just a risk you're going to have to take"

I wanted her back that moment "Fine, we got a deal. I want her back"

We heard Rainbow Dash's faint voice "I'll see you some time later, oh I think your friends are looking for you"

She jumped into the trees and ran off "Wait! What's your name?"

I didn't think I'd get a reply "Yuki!"


Rainbow Dash had found me "I think I met my aunty"

Rainbow Dash looked confused "She's dead and has been for thirteen years"

"She reminded me a lot of you Rainbow"

It was obvious that she was offended "How could you say that"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way"

"You don't even know her name, you couldn't have met her"

"She said her name was Yuki"

Rainbow Dash started to cry "She's messing with your head, only some of the dead can do that"

"How do you know she's even dead?"

"I saw your father kill her, even Applejack saw it and at the time Applejack and him, they were like us"

"Why would he kill her?"

She was choking back her tears "I wouldn't be the pony to ask you'd have to talk to Applejack"

Twilight and Fluttershy had walked over to us "Good I found you two, we're going home"

Rainbow Dash and I both broke away from each other and looked at Twilight "Okay" we started walking out of the Ever-Free forest and soon arrived in Ponyville.


We arrived at Twilight's library, I walked over to Applejack "Hey Vasili, what can I do ya for?"

"I got a question about my father"

She looked depressed as soon as I asked her "Yeah, what is it?"

"Why did he kill his sister?"

"Your father was an only child" she didn't sound convincing

"Rainbow Dash told me about his sister"

"Your aunty, his sister. Was lied to by the same horse that both helped and tried to kill your father" I could see she was breaking on the inside

"Anything else?"

"She was sent to kill him, she thought she'd go home if she killed him. Your father was a great fighter but took her alone. Even though he knew she was better fighter"

"Why didn't my mother help?"

"She wasn't here...yet"

"What do you mean yet?"

"She came here a few months later" there was silence for a while "So anything else you wanna know?"

Something Rainbow Dash said to me when we first me hit me like a bullet "If my aunty is alive, assuming she is. Would that make me like her?"

"What do ya mean by that?"

"Well after I came back alive, after I died a few months ago Rainbow Dash said 'we assumed it had something to do with your bloodline' or something like that"

"Ah'm not sure, but Twilight might know the proper term. But Ah'd say that the bloodline is the only thing you have in common"

"Okay thanks AJ" "That's all?"

"Yep, thanks again I needed to clear some things up"

I walked back to Twilight "Hey Vasili, I got a question for you"

I chuckled "That's funny because I have one for you"

"I'll answer yours if you answer mine"

"Deal"

"What were you doing when we lost you?"

"I was talking to Rainbow"

"No before that"

"Oh, Rainbow thinks that my Yuki was fucking with my head"

She got confused "That doesn't...I can't...That makes no sense, she's dead"

"yeah that's what Rainbow said"

Twilight shook her head "What did you want to ask me"

"Applejack said that there is a term for those who have died and came back to life, she said you would know it"

"Zombies"

"No, people like me"

"I haven't said that term in years"

"What is it?"

"Well I call them lucky, but the proper name is Reborn"

"Is it possible that my aunty could be one too?"

"Hard to say, I never met her personally"

"Okay, I'm just trying to clear my head, thanks"

"It's getting kinda late, you ought to hit the hay"

I wasn't tired but still walked to bed "Goodnight girls" I slowly walked to bed remembering the conversation I had with Yuki. I opened the door, a Royal came out and ripped my guts out and the girls were just there laughing at me. I opened my eyes, "What!? I thought I just, shit I'm getting awfully sleepy" I looked down to see I hadn't touched the door and my body was still intact. I walked to the side of the door and opened it, I was expecting a Royal to jump out and attack me. I looked in the door and there were no Royals in sight, I walked to the bed, climbed in and I was out like a light.