Canterlot Castle bathed in the light of the evening moon, most ponies and creatures of various races were already deeply asleep, the few guards started their night shift, and everything seemed so quiet, today a retired sun princess with a luminous mane was walking through the empty corridor, Celestia was heading for her chambers, and the world around her seemed to be so normal and even uniform, yet the memories of the days gone by sometimes came back, and today it was the same, the sight of the moon in the great stained glass window, the peace of sleeping ponies and world creatures reminded her how close to everything she knows and loves could be destroyed forever.

- will we ever repay him. Celestia asked herself, until a grin spread across her face.

- the most important thing is that our world is safe and. Celestia added before the sound coming from the adjacent corridor reached her ears.

The retired princess, knowing that the lower segment of the castle is currently closed, and knowing that she is full of various knowledge, from historical knowledge to collected various spells, decided to check strange noises, in fact, at first the sun princess was even ready for a fight, knowing that it could be a spell thief or someone stealing great knowledge, knowledge that, if used by an unsuitable person, could make a mess.

Celestia lit up her corner and walked silently, her head lowered, focusing all her senses, with each step a strange rustle seemed to be bigger, and behind the bend, one of the ajar doors showed light, which already meant that someone had reached the knowledge, the question was only Who and why chose the archive instead of a spell store, at first the sun princess wanted to call the guard, but decided to check the archive personally, so Celestia crept up to the door and kicked it with a strong kick, falling into a large archive full of shelves and books to face a man.

- Alex !. Celestia screamed as she saw a man seated in front of the table with his hair illuminated by the power of fire, a man currently reading history books that Alex hadn't found in the crystal tree in Ponyville.

Alex, seeing the retired princess with the lighted corner ready to attack, jumped from the seat and bowed to the princess.

- Hello, that, I mean, I'm sorry if I scared someone, I know, I know I should have asked first. Alex said, bowing his head to the sun princess.

- Alex, please don't have to bow to me for what you've done. Celestia said, extinguishing all the power of her horn, knowing she was not dealing with an enemy and of course knowing that a duel with a human would be a loser from the very beginning.

- I know I did not enough to deserve.

- Alex please, that's enough, I'm sick of hearing that you haven't done enough, you've done too much, so get over it.

- this is. Alex said, standing to attention which amused the sun princess.

- just out of curiosity what are you doing here at night, it's probably ten in the night. Celestia asked, examining the lying books dealing with newer and older stories, and the open book showing the stories of the founding of Equestria.

- I was looking for certain books, I like to read before bed, I have always liked to read various books in my world, the most fantastic stories and comics, and here I love history books, discovering your past is a really addictive activity. Alex said, picking up a book on the history of the pony world.

- and I know what the story is, well, once upon a time, when our ancestors came to Equestria, we were not so good to ourselves, we were divided by distrust, stereotypes and much more, and this gave birth to ancient ghosts of hatred and discord, finally friendship defeated evil and today we are bound by eternal bonds of friendship, but there was a day when everything could be ruined in a war with the three tyrants. Celestia said, looking at the book in the hands of a man, then at himself.

- fortunately, I chose well, I chose Twilight Sparkle, I always thought that it was fate that dictated my choice, but now I know that it was me.

- yes, you shape your fate with your own hands, with your will, with your willpower. Alex said as he put the book back in its place.

When Alex sat down in his seat and began to browse the next book, thus revealing another of his talents of very fast reading, Celestia sat down in front of him because she wanted to give him something special, to show the man what the beginnings looked like, her choice and the way her student has traveled to the present place, Celestia leaned over to the man, looking into his eyes at which Alex, slightly embarrassed, glanced at the princess closing the book.

- I have something between my teeth.

- No, I want to ask you, would you like to know Twilight's past, when and why did I choose her, how did she find her friends, everything?. Celestia asked.

It didn't take long to ask, Alex got up from in front of the table as he was fired with a thunderbolt, ready to go, ready for anything.

- sure, princess, just tell me when and where. Alex said.

- call me Celestia.

- yes, Princess Celestia.

- no princess.

- this is.

- and without that soldier jargon. Celestia said, before she and Alex burst out laughing, Celestia led the man to an adjoining warehouse also full of various bookshelves, scrolls, and letters from the past that Twilight had sent her.

Celestia pulled out by magic three full cabinets by mailed letters, sealed envelopes numbered from first to last were placed in front of the great table and Alex, seeing the envelopes of letters, withdrew from the table, which was surprising for the sun princess.

- Alex what happened, you don't want to know the story.

- these are letters, they are private correspondence. Alex said pointing with a little fear to the pile of letters.

- I can't read it, it's private correspondence, reading someone else's letters is like reading someone else's diary. Alex added.

- sorry, we read your diary. Celestia said, recalling the day that Sunsed Shimmer brought the human journal from the world of men.

Alex quickly waved his hand at the whole thing, wanting to say something, but he was stopped by the sun princess and her sharp gaze.

- Alex, please do not say that we are justified, that we had the right because we were afraid of you and none of us was sure what you will do and who you are. Celestia said, and Alex looked at her with bulging eyes.

- gee, can you read minds?. Alex asked.

- no, but I know what you wanted to say and now, without whining, run the lists and read them, after all, you always wanted to know the past of Twilight and her friends, you told me about it yourself, you wrote about it in a letter to Twilight so please, have a chance to get to know the past, please. Celestia said, and Alex, like a meek teddy bear, sat down in front of the table, beginning to read Twilight's past letters.

The first, second, third and hundredth, so letter after letter was read by a man until almost midnight and with each letter Alex was more and more focused and Celestia, who was watching him, knew him as a madman, she saw in him something that could be called an internal struggle, until until Alex put aside the last letter and released sincere tears from his eyes.

- it is amazing, beautiful, your friendship, love, everything that was in vain to look for in my world, why have I never found my way to your world years ago, why. Alex said, wiping tears of happiness from his eyes.

- there was no possibility then, but it is not worth looking into the past, it is important that you are here and now, you are with us. Celestia said as he sat down next to the man and hugged him with his left hoof.

- I know what was and what is not written in the register, but I regret that I did not manage to get into your world earlier, and at the same time I am happy to be able to get to know the past today after the days of the scarlet wars of the legions, because today I do not know what I would do. Alex said, staring frankly into the sun princess' wide eyes.

- is it about what you were forced to deceive the lord of the elements. Celestia asked aptly.

- Yes, those days, when I took you with me and weaved a perfect lie in front of your relatives, I also don't know what I would have done. Alex said deeply thinking about the present case.

- and what your heart tells you, your crazy heart.

- tells me that I would do the same to defend all of you and that I would do the same. Walk with a heavier heart, but. Alex said softly.

- always remember, you did it for all of us, you defended us from evil, come you hurt many, eventually everyone understood what the truth was, and remember, never let anyone tell you that you did wrong, thank you. Celestia said doing something that suddenly threw her off her seat, stealing a little kiss stolen from a human.

- I didn't want it, I don't know where it came from. Celestia panicked, trying to explain herself and getting off the floor.

- It's okay, just don't talk well about it to Twilight, and I don't mean me. Alex said, helping the princess get up from the ground.

- You have my word as Pinkie Pie says, beak on the padlock. Celestia said, tugging her hoof in a characteristic manner.

- a bow for a padlock. Alex said making the same gesture then reading the last letters written by Twilight.

This is how Alex and Celestia spent their time until midnight until their sleep overwhelmed them, and when the first rays of the sun drawn in by Twilight fell into the room, Celestia opened her eyes to see the man sleeping on the table next to her.

- lucky girl. Celestia whispered to herself as she quietly got up from the table and quietly left the room full of letters.

Same day Manehattan.

In Babs Seed's living room, an Applejack ready for sports day woke up with her little sister, a bright yellow Apple Bloom with a carmine-colored mane and tail, and her two friends, Scootaloo, a young orange pegasus, and a light gray Sweetie Belle with a curly lilac-pink mane.

- hey girls get up, today is a big day !. Applejack screamed and all three of her close friends jumped out of bed like a thunderbolt, standing in the middle of the living room, shuffling and flapping their wings in preparation for today's athletes' holiday.

- this is today, ha, nothing will spoil our day today, no scarlet stinks. Scootaloo said flapping her strong wings ready to fly.

- yes, no viper, nor its legionnaires, how, ready for a great holiday?. Apple Bloom asked, tramping in place, training before running hard.

- of course, we will be happy to face everyone, today I will show these dragons that I am better than them. Sweetie Belle said as she was also running in place.

- how I love your enthusiasm. Said a blue pegasus mare with a rainbow mane.

- I see that you are all ready to show others what each of us is capable of!. Rainbow Dash said firmly, slapping her front hooves hard with such force that the four beds and a table and a wardrobe jumped up and down.

- Man, Rainbow, take it easy because in a moment you will collapse the floor and we will come to the neighbors and who will have to clean everything up. Applejack said.

- Alex. The three friends said, giggling just as loudly.

Five friends ran to the exit door after a quick meal, but before they managed to leave the apartment, a brown griffin with a white head fell into the apartment, and her eyes and behavior were more than strange.

- Gilda what is what happened. Rainbow Dash asked, catching a trembling fretboard.

- what happened?, you want to know, you want to know what happened so follow me!. Gilda said nervously as she led everyone down the stairwell to the very exit of the building.

At first, the strange behavior and words of the brown griffin were strange and even terrible, each remembered the feast of aviators ended with the attack of the scarlet legions which took place only two months ago and today something strange was happening again, even very strange, marching behind Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom , they even felt a shudder of fear creep up their spine, but all was left for their luck and luck was over when Gilda led the five in front of the building revealing a truly grotesque sight.

Manehattan was prepared for the coming days of sporting rivalry, some roads were closed now and properly prepared for the audience and the athletes, but today nothing was in place, the railings, the finish line, and seats for the audience, everything was turned upside down, and worse there was nothing in its place, the streets of the city were full of broken wood and torn ornaments and flags.

- but what, but who. Shocked Rainbow Dash asked, staring out over the city with bulging eyes.

- How miraculously everything last day was in its place and the city usually does not sleep. Who. Applejack, shocked, asked.

- the city was sleeping recently because everyone was preparing for those days, but who, who did it, there was no storm, who and for what. Scootaloo asked.

- is history repeating itself again. Asked Sweetie Belle, looking at the grotesque sight, they are afraid that some evil has actually reached their world again.

- it's not impossible, it's something else, but what? Who !. Apple Bloom asked angrily.

- girls are worse. Everyone was alerted by the voice of a speeding indigo pegasus mare with an orange mane.

- Lighting Dust, what happened or some evil. Rainbow Dash asked, but to her relief, Lighting Dust shook her head.

- no, it's not that, but it's worse.

- how worse it is. The three CMCs said at the same time.

- and the fact that someone stole the main prize, it is not known who, there are no traces, no worlds were found, someone deliberately and out of anger sabotaged the whole ceremony, everything is lost !. Lighting Dust screamed and everyone listening to it rattled their jaws.

- but why, who, who did it. Gilda asked, taking a fighting stance.

- human!. The voice of an orange pegasus in golden armor rumbled, the Flash Sentry, accompanied by a pegasus mare with a mane and a tail of two shades of green, walked over to the collected ponies and dragons.

- I know a man did it. Flash Sentry added hitting the ground hard with his hooves.

- wait a minute, how can you be so sure, well how. Rainbow Dash said, unable to withstand the accusations of the golden armor pegasus.

- you just have some evidence. Lighting Dust spoke standing with Rainbow Dash in front of two pegasi from the capital.

- of this, we do not have concrete evidence to conclude that it is him. Somnambula said.

- but who could do it under our eyes, in such a quick and effective way, to destroy everything and take the rewards without leaving any traces, no one else but a human. The Flash Sentry said, and his words, first, brought together most of the surprised dragons, changelings, gryphons, and hippogriffs, and second, met with nothing but disbelief.

- what are you saying, why would Alex sabotage our sports day. One of the great bronze dragons said.

- exactly, it's not logical what he does. one of the hippogriffs said.

- if he wanted prizes, all he had to do was take part in sports competitions. One of the gryphons said.

- don't you understand it, I've heard that a man, I know that Alex, Alex doesn't like sports!. Flash Sentry said, and Somnambula, standing next to him, nodded a few times, but even she didn't make anyone believe the words of the two pegasi.

- Flash Sentry what are you talking about he never said anything like that, he said he wouldn't be a good athlete for his powers, and he doesn't want to be a judge too, so as not to divide and shade his friends, would that make Alex destroy us all day?, it does not make sense. Rainbow Dash said.

- Exactly, Alex would have no reason to ruin our days, the question is who actually did it. Applejack said, setting everyone's eyes on.

- but please, it does not make sense today, we can postpone the sports opening to tomorrow, now let's think what to do here to repair the damage and what about the rewards, you need to find a replacement. Lighting Dust said.

- I have an idea. Scootaloo said quickly.

- Scoot, do you think the same as me?. Asked Apple Bloom, looking at both her pegasus friend and the unicorn mare.

- I think so, I know what we will do, we will all repair the damage today, we will find new rewards, crystals for dragons and something for everyone, something to eat, some specialties, we can always improvise and a prize, whether it's a statuette or a ton of food, is always a prize, the most important thing is that we will all fix together what was destroyed by an unknown hooligan, we can also check who is better. Sweetie Belle said.

All the gathered, dragons, griffins, hippogriffs, misfits and ponies raised shouts of joy, shouts of consent, everyone ran around the city, glad that the sports day had not been stopped completely and the Flash Sentry, standing silently, gritted his teeth, looking at Somnambula and her momentary eye. a smile, but before they both flew up into the sky, there was a momentary screech of a pale blue unicorn mare sliding on a cracked plank.

First there was a squeak, then a bang, and after all the Flash Sentry, looking back with a dark blue mane bristling with fear, saw Trixie landing straight at him, Somnambula standing on the side chuckled at the sight of two ponies turned over, and Flash Sentry for a moment did not believe what he saw.

- Trixie, how are you here, how did you know?. Flash Sentry asked.

- you know, way of deduction, Diper and Zax taught me some tricks. Trixie said, winking at the orange pegasus in golden armor beside her.

- disturbing wounds, these two have their talents, but we will probably have to go now. Flash Sentry suggested.

- oh no, you still have your responsibilities, right?. She asked the Trixie to get up with the Flash Sentry.

- yes, I have my duties, right. Flash Sentry said, directing his words to Somnambula, still amused by the present situation.

- actually today we have a day off. Somnambula said, chuckling to herself, shocking the orange pegasus and to the delight of the blue unicorn mare.

- great, so now that you're free Flash has a lot of time right now right?. Trixie asked.

- Yes, I have some time but not too much true. The Flash Sentry said, once again directing the pleas and threats in the form of a sharp glare and a hidden threatening left hoof in front of Trixie's eyes, to which his accompanying Somnambula nodded.

- yes, in three hours we will be needed in Canterlot, but so far we have free, which is not Flash. Somnambula said winking at Trixie.

- great, come on Flash together we'll help fix this mess. Said Trixie, dragging the orange pegasus with her to the delight of the green mane of the pegasus.

At the same time, a pair of ponies appeared in front of the city, a light brown earth pony Dr Whooves with a brown mane and an accompanying gold Spitfire with a fiery mane, both of them slowly walking towards the city, looking in the distance at what could only be called a cloud of strange smoke or dust, at first the sight they found did not surprise them more than the sight of a pink earth pony running to the city with a yellow mane, it was Cherry Berry running to the city, but in fact she was racing not to the city but with a speeding point in the sky.

- Wait Cherry wait, wait !. She shouted the Spitfire wanting to run but was quickly stopped by the doctor.

- please, Spitfire, you know that you can't push yourself right now. Whooves said.

- oh, come on, baby, you know that this is the initial one so far.

- no discussion, you can't push yourself, I'll keep her, hey Cherry Berry where you rush like that !. Whooves shouted and the dark pink mare stopped and walked slowly over, gasping for breath.

- gosh, I won't catch them normally, catching a flying gryphon is not that easy. Cherry Berry tired, said.

- You wanted to catch up with the aviator, Cherry you know it's impossible, you are not human. The Spitfire said as she watched two flyers land from the sky, both rushing out of town.

The first to land and, of course, easily overtake the griffin was a golden pegasus with a red mane and silver Flash Magnus armor. The second of the aviators was now just as tired as a blue Gallus griffin with a golden head. Gallus, gasping for breath, looked at the three ponies and still slightly panting Cherry Berry.

- See, honey, someone showed you where your place is today. Cherry Berry said, poking a still tired griffin.

- Maybe I'm tired but it was worth it, right Mr. Flash Magnus. Gallus said, finally ceasing to breathe like a rushing dog.

- exactly, we were both in the city, there was a strange event there, someone turned the whole city upside down, probably a man because he doesn't like sports. Flash Magnus said as he launched an attack on the human.

- Flash Magnus, what are you talking about, I don't believe it. Dr Whooves said quickly.

- yes, you don't believe, everyone in the city doesn't believe, instead they set to work to rebuild the damage, damaged railings, podium, finish line, everything, and whatever you are with them, after all Alex was saying. Flash Magnus said, but the Spitfire standing in front of him quickly interrupted his speech.

- enough, Alex would have no reason to destroy anything, from what Rainbow Dash told me, Alex likes sports but because of his abilities and powers I do not want to participate in them and be a judge, apart from what he would achieve because I do not know. Spitfire said, standing in the same line as Gallus, Dr. Hwooves, and Cherry Berry.

Flash Magnus, seeing that he would not be able to convince anyone just like his friends in the city, shook his head and predicted the future.

- you will see, he will show us all again. Flash Magnus said took to the skies on his way back to town and the Spitfire shook her head as she talked about the present case in her head.

- Alex couldn't do it, but who. Said Spitfire.

- is it important now?, Better let's go we are needed in the city, quickly. screamed cherry berry taking off in a quick sprint to the city but the doctor's words stuck her and the blue griffin into the ground.

- excuse me, but the Spitfire cannot overwork, she has a vacation from all sports at the moment, it's for her good. Dr. Whooves said.

- what? but for what. Cherry Berry, surprised, said.

- it's impossible, Spitfire you are one of the captains of elite squadrons of pegasi you can't. Gallus said in shock.

- I am afraid that I can and must, and it is because of our human friend. The Spitfire said, handing the hoof to the caring doctor.

- but what happened, tell me, I will do something because I will go crazy and the world will have more niches with only one madman. Cherry Berry said looking straight into the eyes of the yellow pegasus mare.

- Alex met us a few days ago, as he said this, he has a very sharp hearing and when he wants to, he can focus him even more and it turned out that he focused him on me, put his ear to my breast and said. The Spitfire said, blushing slightly.

- and said he hears more than one heart beating. She added the Spitfire looking fondly at the doctor.

- do you. Cherry Berry said, staring at the Spitfire and Dr Whooves with her eyes wide open.

- I mean, gosh you are. Gallus said as his jaw dropped and the Spitfire chuckled.

- yes, Alex heard a second heart, and the doctors said what is obvious, me and Whooves are expecting a descendant, so you understand I can't push myself. Said Spitfire.

- gosh, and somebody's pushing me such shit that Alex is guilty of damage in the city, haha funny, but congratulations to the point. Gallus said, congratulating the doctor as he squeezed the doctor's right hoof.

- how sweet it is, I didn't think, oh how I congratulate you. Cherry Berry said, gently squeezing the Spitfire and winking at the blue griffin.

Meanwhile, Flash Magnus flying in the sky also gritted his teeth at the image of their plan's failure, but he also knew that it was not the end.

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the gust of heart and stereotypes are doing their job again, and so far Alex has to do a lot, but there is still something hidden in the shadows.