Noon and Sweet Apple Acres, it was exactly one day after the destruction of Cloudsdale that fell after the Bicorn's attack, following the great battle that took place in the pegasus city between Bicorn s and human. This one past day changed a lot again, first of all another destruction that could destroy everything was stopped, another powerful servant of the elemental lord was defeated by the one who was a madman in the eyes of many, pure evil, unpredictable, on that day among the tents placed on the farm you could hear a series of words, conversations and disputes full of contradictions, because one day Alex saved every existence that could be lost.

The losses could be really many, and the human reaction in time saved dozens or even hundreds of lives in the pegasus city itself, as well as other innocent lives in the entire known world, the whole of Equestria could have burned down if it were not for the immediate human reaction, but there were many who continued to see evil in man, and this was dictated by personal loss.

On the farm itself, full of exiled pegasi who had lost their homes, two ponies marched their capital city, a pink and orange mare making up the so-called Mane Six, Applejack and Pinkie Pie as they were just finishing bringing hay from the new arrivals warehouse.

Despite the guests and the peculiarity of the day, neither Applejack nor Pinkie Pie showed the slightest joy after the past day, defined by the pegasi as a day of hope despite the loss of their home, the day when a man once again saved the world. The day when most wanted to believe that humans would be their hero again, except for two mares who did not hide their dislike for humans.

No one was surprised by the approach of two mares to a man, Alex took their loved ones from the world, in one moment he took from the world those they loved, their blood, their families, there was nothing that could cheer them up even the always willing to play Pinkie Pie there was nothing that could to cheer up the pink pony who was looking at the ground with a grimace on his face.

- I don't understand, I still don't understand it. Applejack said, breaking the silence and the ongoing conversation between the four pegasi.

- what, Applejack, what you don't understand, this strange color, that day or human!. Pinkie Pie asked, screaming the last word out loud.

- well man and everyone here, it's strange if they don't know what man did to us, he took everything from us, our sisters, he took too much from us, Big Mac, Swift Max and Braeburn still haven't shook off what man did to them , I saw them work, how they help the exiles, like crazy, they still drown their sorrows at work, how Swift Max separates more and more from everyone, maybe except Flurry Heart, I don't know how to help them, why he did this to us. Applejack said, staring with an empty seam, almost colliding with a running pegasus which turned out to be a Spitfire racing with Dr Whooves.

- and now he saved so much what not, I'm as surprised as you are, why he did it. She asked Rainbow Dash who had just landed behind Pinkie Pie looking at the joy of a pegasus and a pony not separated by a human.

- maybe it's a kind of compensation, compensation, or something like that, I don't know, but what a man did, I think deserves praise. Rarity said as she and Fluttershy appeared from inside the campsite. A white unicorn mare with a purple mane looked at her cream-colored friend who still had not come to terms with the loss of her friend.

- I don't know why he did it, whether he did it, as I said, in compensation, or he did it because he was paid for by the tears collected earlier. She added Rarity but never finished when Fluttershy chimed in quickly.

- wait, Rarity, do you think that the man did it because he collected his tears and I want it this way.

- yes Fluttershy, I talked to Sunset Shimmer, she told me about the human maxim called, something for something, there is nothing for free, hand washes your hand, maybe a man did it all not for free, he pays us back what he collected and what he did to us. She suggested to Rarity, which caused another anger, in particular in the heart of the blue pegasus mare who angrily twirled her rainbow mane.

- you want to tell us that man saved all the inhabitants of Cloudsdale so that he would not have debts or something like that! we start to lose our anger towards him, and he does it for the simple business, why is he so perfidious, why must he take so much away from us !, even that. Rainbow Dash said, almost thundering.

- I have no idea, it's such a strange thing, maybe it makes a man crazy, but he will not take our anger towards him and I will never forgive him for what he did, even if he saved the whole world. Fluttershy said, sounding very angry on rare occasions like this exceptional situation.

- me too. Applejack said.

- me too. Pinkie Pie said.

- and I. Rarity said.

Thus, five mares set off again, finishing their work in awarding hay to the newcomers, when they walked through the tent fields, they again watched the joy and the emerging hope in individual pegasi, their eyes could not escape the sight of an unusual pair, two ponies and two hippogriffs now flying in the sky which they were almost forever separated by the power of Bicorn's as it focused its devastating beam on the yellow pegasus mare and the red hippogriff Justice Dusk.

- one thing makes me wonder why the man saved her and him, because in this way he could get new tears, the tears of the doctor and the princess Skystar. Rainbow Dash said, looking at the running Spitfire as she returned from Dr Whooves to her tent and at the flying pair of hippogriffs, Skystar and Justice Dusk.

- and because I know it, maybe a man has enough tears of warning, but it does not mean that he has won them all, I heard his conversation with the lord of the elements myself, a man still needs a few tears, how many? I don't know. But I'm sure he'll be coming soon for more. Rarity said, looking at the breaking anger of her heart at the sight of two ponies in love with each other.

- May the next tears not bring another tragedy, I wish it would end and let this damned man go away. Applejack said, turning her head from the sight of her heart breaking away.

- you know, you have to admit that they are right about one thing, I think. Fluttershy said, sounding shyer this time.

- I mean, what cookie did you hide from us. Pinkie Pie asked, sounding more like Pinkie than a pessimistic soulless pony.

- I saw a lot of joy yesterday, Spitfire and Dr Whooves, Skystar and Justice Dusk, Gallus and Cherry Berry, boy how happy she was when Gallus returned to Ponyville, if not man you know how it would have ended. Fluttershy said as she stopped outside the door of the Apple family house.

- Fluttershy, I hope you don't want to forgive the man. Rainbow Dash said angrily.

- I do not know, yes he took my beloved, oh, but what he did, he had no other choice, it was impossible to clean the corruption that Akeron gave.

- what about Star Lara, what about Sugar Belle and Miss Cheerilee, they were innocent here, they didn't do anything wrong, they weren't warped, he did it for the tears of their loved ones and there's no way to explain something like that, no! Rarity said angrily.

- maybe there is some translation, maybe one day everyone will understand, I want it. All the mares looked back to see a maroon unicorn mare with a red mane and a horn renewed a second time standing in front of them.

- Tempest Shadow ?. What are you. Fluttershy asked.

- what you mean by this, what we are supposed to understand someday. Applejack asked earnestly.

- it depends only on him, maybe someday, no matter what, I hope that he will really save us all, just like everyone here, without him it would have happened a tragedy, he saved everyone from Cloudsdale. Tempest Shadow said fighting with herself not to tell everything she knows and she won the fight again.

- you are biased in the current situation, man. Rainbow Dash said.

- his name is Alex, Alex Kowalski. Tempest Shadow corrected her preacher.

- and that's what I mean, you respect him, even like him because he gave you your horn again, so you shouldn't comment on it. Rainbow Dash said, looking away from the maroon unicorn mare.

- yes, someone gave you a too sweet cupcake so you are not objective here. Pinkie Pie added.

It was another moment in which Tempest Shadow had to keep her mouth shut again despite the great effort, luckily for her, everything was drowned out by the roar of a gray pegasus mare falling nearby, with always visible squint.

- Derpy is fine?. Fluttershy asked, along with Pinkie and Applejack, pulling her slightly confused friend from the wall.

- er, yeah, yeah it's alright, oh good that I found you, I have a letter for you from Princess Cadance, please and keep going, those letters won't go out by themselves. Derpy Hooves said.

Rarity levitated her horn quickly received a letter from Derpa, and when the gray pegasus flew away, Rarity read the news from Canterlot and looked at her friends who expected something bad, and even tragedy.

- what happened. Fluttershy asked in a slightly trembling voice.

- is it human or Akeron again. Rainbow Dash said angrily.

- is it the same spoiled guy again, him, or that scarlet spit. Pinkie Pie asked.

- no, it's not them, but Cadance wants to see us in the palace as soon as possible. Rarity said, not understanding too much of the letter and that Cadance had called them in for an interview.

- strange, I thought Cadance decided to come home like Thorax, Ember and Queen Novo did. Applejack said.

apparently not and waiting for us better once we go, do not let the princess wait. Rarity said as she put the letter aside through the open door.

- I can help you in a moment and I will transfer you to the castle itself. Tempest Shadow said, bragging about the retrieved horn and the newly learned portal spell.

Suddenly, in one second, all six were transported right to the very door of the castle palace.

Meanwhile, Canterlot and the Archives, it was here that after everything Twilight had seen, Sparkle decided to spend the day, from purely paperwork to studying old books that might help to understand the nature of the enemy, but there really was no such book that could actually help with in the present time, for there was no knowledge of the first creatures of the Elemental Lords and their three Chosen Ones, the entire search of the books was actually a remedy to allow Twilight to forget one thing her sister-in-law had discovered.

The memory of the big bang, where Alex and Bicorn collided with each other, how Twilight was afraid for the man and what she saw and told Cadance was too much for her, after all those days when a man began to take away from her and everyone's most precious things for tears , she herself began to struggle with her own thoughts and feelings, angry more with herself than with the human.

Finally, looking through another book, Twilight closed it and leaned against the desk, whispering to herself.

- and who am I cheating, who, myself! Twilight cried out, closing her eyes tightly and releasing a few tears.

- Twilight, no!. The scream of her dragon friend snapped Twilight out of her state of confused emotions.

- Spike?, What are you here. Twilight asked, looking at the light purple tall dragon.

- Twilight you know you can't cry, he can see it. Spike said as his friend wiped tears from her face.

- I know what's going on, but I think it's good that she cries without loss, for example of you, my friends, I wouldn't survive it. Twilight said.

- but to the point, Spike, what are you doing here?.

- I was looking for you, Cadance has a business for you, from what she said I want to talk to you on a very important topic, you promised her something and today time is up, that's what she told me. Spike said, pausing in front of the desk, and the words of the dragon with its pale purple scales and green spikes brought pure panic to Twilight's heart.

- what!, Cadance, that, I mean. Twilight was tangled in words nervously picking her hooves as she picked up the books one on the other.

- yes, she and Shining Armor are in Canterlot, waiting for you in the palace, better come on, because from what I've heard it's a very important thing. He told Spike which made the princess even more afraid.

- yeah, yeah, let's go, this Spike, you can stay here, please. Twilight said as she started to exit the archive.

Why not, but I've already promised Cadance that I will be there for the meeting as well. He told Spike that it broke Twilight's hopes of having a face-to-face conversation with her sister-in-law.

- okay then let's go. Twilight said in a slightly trembling voice.

Moments later, Twilight Sparkle, led by her dragon friend, came to the throne room with a broken throne where she was waiting for Cadance and Shining Armor, their daughter Flurry Heart, Princess Luna and the six from Ponyville brought by the current Tempest Shadow.

- So there you are, it's time for us to figure out something about the truth of Twilight. Cadance said, looking angrily at her sister-in-law which was very surprising to everyone except Twilight who looked scared and backed up against the wall.

- Cadance, what are you doing. Shining Armor asked in surprise.

- what this is about. Princess Luna asked, looking surprised and even shocked at the sight of scared Twilight and angry Cadance.

- something is wrong here. Rarity asked.

- something broke?. Someone forgot to get the cakes out of the oven. Pinkie Pie asked, wanting to extinguish the situation.

- mom what are you doing. Flurry Heart asked, looking at the whole event with her eyes wide open.

- Cadance, please do we have to talk about it here in front of everyone. Twilight Sparkle asked, standing stiffly against the wall in front of Cadance and her sharp gaze.

- we have something to talk about and we need to talk about it in front of everyone because it is a very important matter, tell me if you could. Cadance said, her last words causing shock and whispers among everyone.

- what if she could?. Applejack asked.

- what happened?. Rainbow Dash asked.

- is it something to do with a human?. Fluttershy asked aptly come alone, even in her dreams she did not expect what will be revealed in a moment.

- well, this thing has to do with a man, I saw it, I felt it yesterday, tell me how you could. Cadance said as she put the most important question to Twilight again.

- Twilight, you can explain what this is really about. Tempest Shadow asked, come her mind already started collecting answers, including one impossible.

- tell them, tell them all go ahead. Tell them what you did. Cadance said, sounding increasingly angry.

- I, I can't, it is not true, it is not. Twilight said avoiding eye contact with everyone.

- but what is not true?. He asked Spike who was standing in line with the ponies.

- and that your friend fell in love with a man! Cadance screamed angrily.

- What!. Everyone shouted.

- Twilight is that true. Shining Armor asked looking at his sister.

- no, that's not true!. Twilight Sparkle shouted, her voice trembling.

- you will not deceive me and your heart, I am a princess of love and I can see it perfectly, you love this man, do not deceive yourself, me and your friends. Cadance said, her words causing Twilight, defeated by the truth, to drop to the knees of her front and rear hooves.

- I can't fight the truth, I can't understand what he is for!, what he is for! I can beat it !, I can't!. Twilight shouted, shocking everyone.

- Twili, my little Twili, I do not judge you, my heart is not a servant, I am not angry with you and you should not, it is not your fault. Shining Armor said as he walked over to his sister which surprised Cadance.

- but how, Shining you accept it. Cadance asked.

- you know well honey that there is no strength and medicine for this, it comes randomly, always out of nowhere, we don't choose it ourselves, it's a completely random choice, Cadance, please don't be angry with Twilight it's not her fault that her heart chose this way. Shining Armor said.

- I'm of the same opinion, mom please don't blame Twilight for the fact that her heart chose this way and chose him. Flurry Heart said twirling her mane of pink to purple with a cyan highlight.

- I think the same, it is not anyone's fault. Applejack said as she walked over to Twilight with everyone to Cadance's surprise.

- Twilight, no one judges you, don't be angry with yourself. Princess Luna said, giving her support from Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash.

- remember we will never blame you for it. Said Rarity and together with Shining and Spike helping her resigned friend to get up.

- Besides, do not be afraid, I doubt that a man would be so interested in you. Tempest Shadow said, sounding more like a jealous girl while glancing at Cadance who finally realized her own mistake.

- I'm sorry I shouldn't, Twilight forgive me, and, and you have my word I will never say anything to a man. Cadance said.

- me too. Pinkie Pie said, showing the familiar gesture of zipped lips.

- we all promise we will be silent, everyone. Said Princess Luna, swearing silence for herself and for everyone present, but even this did not improve the princess's mood.

- I shouldn't, if I could, please leave me!. Twilight shouted as she ran through the entrance to the chamber into the courtyard.

Twilight Sparkle paused in the courtyard, staring at the clear sky, looking for answers, cures, anything that might help her free herself from her state of mind, from the choice her heart made, but she couldn't find an answer, or a chance for liberation, she could do nothing but clench your jaws and close your eyes, angry with yourself again, with yourself.

Twilight tried her best to push the feeling out of her heart, replacing it with anger, anger with anything but couldn't, until someone screamed and pulled her out of the state of internal warfare. Twilight opened her eyes and saw in front of her the opening portal from which Alex had emerged.

Seeing the man, Twilight shuddered in an instant, not knowing what to do or say, but her anger at herself finally overcame it, the angry princess screamed and started running at the man.

- you monster tell me why, why are you like this! Twilight Sparkle screamed, hitting the first two blows.

Twilight's front hooves reached their cell twice, they hit a man in the face twice, they bounced off a human head twice, leaving no scratches, scratches or bruises, and Alex himself stood in silence with a slight grimace on his face, watching his opponent, allowing himself to be struck twice again, the next two blows were already stronger, they made the man's head twist, Alex calmly looked at the next series of blows and the princess's pure anger.

Twilight struck a third time and this time her right and left hoofs were caught by a human, Alex grabbed the right and left hoofs, stopping another wave of angry blows, which neither stopped nor calmed Twilight, on the contrary, the furious princess, trying to break free from her grip, started to activate the powers her corner, she was about to strike again, unleash all her power, but as she looked into a man's blue eyes, into an unruly human face, and seeing her emotions with all her anger towards herself, Twilight suddenly turned off her power and stopped fighting, instead of trying to break free, Twilight hugged to a man by placing his head on his right shoulder.

Everyone watching the whole event, the guards and even the human were all deeply surprised, Alex actually expected another attack, he had a portal ready to open, but this gesture from Twilight made his eyes widen uncontrollably for the first time since he entered this world, in an uncontrolled manner. Finally, and Alex himself feeling warm and everything he had never felt in his own world, he hugged Twilight putting his head on her right shoulder, for a moment they were both silent until Twilight opened her eyes and spoke.

- tell me why, why are you this way. Twilight's question went unanswered, Alex remained silent until they were both torn apart by the angry words of everyone in the castle.

- it's a man!. Rarity shouted.

- take it!. Applejack yelled.

- for our relatives!. Rainbow Dash shouted, getting ready to fight.

- Twili, get away from him!. Shining Armor shouted along with Cadance, ready to take revenge on the man for everything he had done to them.

- don't get in our way. Flurry Heart said as she tried to jump out in front of her parents.

- aside or fight with us!. Cadance shouted, stopping her own daughter from attacking, standing in her way, then charged all the power of her horn ready to strike, strike, to fight.

- I don't care what you did for the world last day, I promised myself that one day my revenge will reach you and this is the moment. She added Cadance by activating the power of her horn.

- so what are we waiting for, I have an expired cake with me here. Pinkie Pie said as she pulled a smelly muffin out of a pink mane.

- is it wise?. She asked Fluttershy who was one of the few who did not want to fight and was the first to appeal for reason.

- no Please!. Twilight screamed as she stood between the human and the angry ponies.

- Twili what are you doing. Surprised Shining Armor asked, but suddenly he remembered and understood why his sister was defending a human, but did not understand the sudden and similar reaction of two more ponies.

- this is not the right day, he saved so many so let him go today in peace. Princess Luna said, defending the human with Twilight.

- I agree with that too, this is not the time and place. Tempest Shadow said as the third to defend the human.

Come on three ponies, three friends with unquestionable authority stood in the way of revenge, most of them relented except for Princess Cadance, Princess Alicorn did not want to relinquish, since she was unable to attack, the first wanted to provoke the man himself.

- tell me stinky one, what it's like to hurt those who are weaker than you, coward, tell me what it is like, and tell me why today, why did you come here, you want to boast about your victory, why !, why !, why you stink!. Cadance screamed, thinking she would provoke a man, but it was his smile that provoked her.

- monster!. Cadance screamed, firing with all its might, ages the beam sped to target the man but Alex was not supposed to be the primary target.

Twilight stepped on the line of arrows to everyone's surprise, even Cadance, but no shot ever hit anyone, all the power and anger in the magic bullet manifestation all vanished in the appearing portal in Twilight's nose and the second portal that appeared above the castle directed all its power into the sky where moments later a Cadance missile exploded.

When the portals disappeared and everyone looked at the sky for a moment, everyone was alerted by the laughter of a man, Alex opened another portal and walked through it to a place unknown to anyone. Furious, Cadance rushed to her sister-in-law and silently gave her a quick, razor-sharp glare, if her gaze could hit or burn it would do it in one second.

- the cursed man took so much from us and you still protect him, why!. Cadance asked.

- because I believe as my sister Celestia believed in him in her last moments. Princess Luna almost screamed.

- I believe too, he tries, the monster would never recreate my horn if it were bad, he will save us all one day. Tempest Shadow said, sounding unconvinced, come she believed in man with all her strength in her heart.

- you know best why. She said Twilight Sparkle closed her eyes at which Cadance looked down at the ground knowing the matter best, as the princess of love she knew there was no way out, no release and the man come did a lot of good and never did anything that would break Twilight's heart.

- so we all have our hooves tied. Cadance said giving in, which quickly found a reaction from her husband and his warm embrace.

- then what can we do with this man, I cannot imagine that he will continue to walk in our world with impunity. Rainbow Dash angrily said.

- for something like that, for what he took from us, he must be punished. Rarity said, as angry as her friends are.

- just how and when to do it. Applejack asked.

- if it is possible, because so far our powers are nothing compared to human powers. Fluttershy said as the only one, showing regret today, not anger.

- he has no weak points, I guess, tears, tears, if you steal them, it would hurt him. Flurry Heart suggested, but that possibility was impossible.

- if he cared about something more than the common good and the tears he had already collected, for example lemons, one could hit him in an evasive manner. Pinkie Pie said, sounding more logical than usual.

- unfortunately, this is the only thing he cares about, the good of our world and tears, we are not able to take both of these elements from him. Shining Armor said as he embraced his wife.

Between them all, Twilight Sparkle lifted her head again, looking at the sky, trying to understand herself, the man, my own feelings and the intuition that I was following, told her to believe in a human, and so far she could only do that, only this.

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the last series, the last cycle, the last volume has begun, here everything will be broken, barriers, walls, illusion, everything and the result is not predetermined, everything can happen here because nothing is known when two unbridled and inevitable face each other strength, one thing is for sure everything will eventually be broken, barriers of illusion, all through the mind of a madman.