A Freeman & A Tyrant

As David, Twilight & Friends approached Paradise Estates, they saw many ponies playing outside. David remembered the time in which he played as a kid and how this reminded him of his childhood. As Wind Whistler introduced more of her friends, David & Rainbow Dash were surprised that none of the pegasi were actually flying but rather staying on the ground.

'How come those pegasus ponies aren't flying, do they have to wait for an order to be passed on before they're allowed to fly into restricted airspace?' David questioned to himself.

Rainbow Dash was having the same exact feeling, these ponies should be ruling the skies and controlling the weather, not looking at the ground or just sitting around.

'These ponies should be busting those clouds right now. What's preventing them from doing so. Why I oughta-' Rainbow Dash was thinking to herself when Twilight broke her out of her thoughts.

"Right, Rainbow Flash?" Twilight said.

"H-Huh?" Rainbow Dash replied in a confused manner.

"I said we can't stay too long. Right?" Twilight replied back to the cyan pegasus.

"Y-yeah. We gotta try to get back soon" Rainbow Dash replied again while keeping her eye on the clouds.

'You maybe but I'll still be away from home' David thought to himself again.

"You're welcome to stay as long as you like. Merely communicate your intent to disembark, and I shall be happy to accommodate you" Wind Whistler said to Twilight.

"Thank you. We appreciate your hospitality" Twilight replied to Wind Whistler while giving a short bow.

"You know, it's been forever since I've met someone who could actually understand me" Wind Whistler said.

"Trust me, I understand what you're going through" Twilight replied reminding herself of her time at Canterlot.

'What, creating a giant dragon while having magic going out of control and nearly destroying Canterlot...yeah I definitely call that a typical day in the life of Twilight Sparkle' David amusingly thought to himself.

As the ponies & human approach the big doors of a castle, Firefly decided to play a game of tag with Rainbow Dash.

"TAGYERIT!" Firefly said while flying away quickly.

"Aw, No WAY!" Dash replied as she chased after the fat pink pegasus.

"*Chuckle* I bet those two are going to have a great time together...either that or one of them is going to be badly beaten afterwards" David muttered the last bit to himself.

"I'm going inside. You, David and Dash can stay out here, if you want" Twilight said to Applejack.

"Go on, Twi. Somethin' in there gives me the jim-jams, an' Ah'd rather stay out here in the light" Applejack replied.

"I'm going in Twilight, I want to see who this Megan character is" David said to Twilight.

As they went inside, they saw a dining hall that reminded Twilight of Canterlot but with a much older theme to it like the one in Canterlot was a spoof of this one.

'Damn, after seeing this I'm not sure which castle looks better' David thought to himself, surprised at the theme of this place.

As all the ponies settled, a fanfare was played into the dining hall, signalling the arrival of Megan. David was surprised at this human's height, she was a little shorter than he was.

"Our protector and human friend, the guardian of the Rainbow of Light, and our light in the darkness, Megan!" Surprise announced to the ponies in the dining hall.

As the room erupted in cheers, Megan sat at the front of the table along with two smaller humans named Danny & Molly. Everything went silent as Megan prepared her speech but then was suddenly stopped when she saw the newcomers.

"I see we have some new friends visiting us" Megan said in a high pitched voice.

'Huh, that's definitely a girl alright" David thought to himself.

As the spotlight shined on them, Twilight & David knew this was a little discomforting and so they tried to hide it from Megan.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all. What are your names?" Megan asked these strange newcomers.

"Twilight Twinkle" the unicorn replied.

"Rainbow Flash" the cyan pegasus replied she flew into the room.

"David Reese" the human replied.

"Applebloom" the cowpony replied as she was pushed into the spotlight.

"I am Megan and I see that me and my brother & sister are not the only humans around here" Megan said as she walked up to David.

"Well you know, faraway places, they hold many strange surprises" David replied to this human who was now almost face to face.

As David finished speaking, Megan saw his eyes were looking at the heart shaped locket around her neck.

*Giggle* Would you like to see the Rainbow of Light?" Megan asked as she opened the locket and the rainbow went flying out into the hall.

As the rainbow went back into the locket, Megan spoke again.

"The rainbow is the most powerful magic in all of the land. It can do anything from chasing off evil monsters to healing the most deadly wounds" Megan explained about the Rainbow of Light.

"But why would you have a rainbow do that? Everypony can do those things themselves" Twilight replied as the whole room gasped at her reply.

'*Sigh* That was probably not a good idea Twilight cause now look at her' David thought to himself as he saw Megan scrunch up her face for a second.

"Perhaps in your land, you do things a little differently. Here, everybody is protected by the Rainbow of Light. There is no need to worry about any danger, because there is nothing that I and the Rainbow cannot overcome. Are you saying that you're more powerful than my Rainbow of Light?" Megan questioned to Twilight.

'You know, now that I think about it, Megan's reminding me of that so called "Great & Powerful Trixie" *shudder* I didn't even think that would be possible' David thought to himself again

"It must be scary to live in a place like that! But here at Paradise Estates, we are free and can do whatever we wish. I have fought hard for your freedom, and tonight we celebrate it! Please, my friends, enjoy yourselves tonight!" Megan said to Twilight as Everypony in the room began to feast on the food.

"Please come with me for a moment" Megan said to Twilight, David, Rainbow Dash and Applejack.

They all walked around a corner where nopony could see them. Megan then started talking again.

"I don't know where you came from but I want you to know one thing" Megan said in a violent tone.

"I am in charge here, you understand? I have the Rainbow of Light. Me." Megan said in an aggressive manner as she held Twilight by her mane.

"Ok Megan, quit telling us what to do around here! You're not the boss of us because we're not from these lands. So, if I should give you advice, here's a message from me" David in a more threatening manner.

"And what is that then?" Megan asked in a dangerous tone.

"...THIS!" David shouted as he bitch slapped Megan in the face.

And that's it for this chapter.

I know it feels bad for a man to slap a woman but remember this is a fanfic, plus Megan was holding Twilight in a threatening manner so it makes sense that David would respond to that.

Anyway leave a review and I'll say goodnight to you all.