A/N: well, I have the next chapter of this story, hope you guys have enjoyed so far, your support really helps, enjoy.

Trials of Redemption: chapter 2: walk in town

The next day, after their initial meeting with the newest stallion in town, Twilight was bust getting things ready, for a trip to the market, to get some more things, for the place, as she levitated the bag over her body, she called out to spike, "Spike! I'm going to the market, watch the library while I'm gone" she said as she opened the door, she heard Spike answer back, "Okay, see you later Twi" he yelled from upstairs, and Twilight briskly trotted out the door.

(PonyVille, market place)

Twilight trotted through the market, collecting everything that was on her list; finally she was heading to the last stand, she walked to the back of the line, and waited patiently, just a she got closer, she heard a chuckle next to her, "well, well, fancy seeing you again Miss Sparkle" she turned and saw Fleet trot up to her with a smile on his face, she smiled at him, "oh hi, Fleet, good to see you, what are you doing here?" she asked, he smiled, "oh me, I was just out for an afternoon walk, get to know the town a little, I'm still a little lost" he said with a slight smile, she smiled back, and an idea formed in her head.

"well, I'm just finishing up some shopping, if you like, I can give you a little tour of the town, after I drop this all off" she said with a warm smile, Fleet looked at her for a minute, with a blank expression, as if he was hesitating, then he smiled at her, "I think that would be very nice, as long as you don't have anything terribly important today, I wouldn't want to come between you and your work" he said in a concerned tone, Twilight merely smiled.

"Oh, not today, my schedule is free for the day, wait here, this is the last thing on my list" she said and focused on the line, while Fleet walked away.

Later, after she put the last item in her back, and walked over to wear Fleet was leaning against the wall, he saw her and small and stood straight, "alright, that takes care of everything on my list, let me just drop this all off at the library" she said, and started walking towards home, Fleet smiled and followed.

As they got closer, "I'm sorry, did you say library, you work at the library?" he asked, confused, Twilight smiled at him, "not just work there, I live there as well, I have ever since I moved out here, it's very nice, all the books I could ever want" she said as they turned and corner, and walked to the front door, Fleet was impressed, the library seemed in pretty good condition, he turned and saw Twilight open the door, and gesture for him to come in, he smiled and walked in after her.

"Spike, I'm back!" she shouted as they came into the main room, she went into the kitchen, and started unloading the groceries, Fleet was impressed by her collection of books, she must be a very avid reader, just as he heard somepony running down the stairs, he turned and saw a young dragon instead, who stopped and turned to him shocked, just as Twilight came back into the room, she smiled, "Spike, this is Fleet, he's the new pony that just moved into town, Fleet this is my assistant Spike, he helps me around the library, he's also like a little brother to me" she said with a grin, Spike shook off his shocked look and gave a nervous smile.

"Hi, how ya doing?" he said extending his claw out, Fleet hesitated but did his best to smile, and shook, "pleasure to meet you, pardon me, but I couldn't help but notice, you have a very impressive collection of books, so you enjoy reading?" he asked, walking along reading all the names of the books, Spike gave an annoyed look, "only all the time" he said in a grumble, prompting Twilight to give him a shove, but she smiled none the less, "well yes, it is one of my more favorite pass times, before I moved here, I was constantly reading books, then I moved here, and met my friends, and the rest is history" she said watching him.

Still walking along the shelf, "well, I'm quite a reader myself, being in such a large house, gives me plenty of room to store my books, perhaps we can trade books every once in a while" he said turning to her, she smiled and nodded, just as Fleet's stomach began to growl, quickly a blush came to his face, "excuse me, I haven't eaten since breakfast" he said, Twilight giggled, and looked at the clock, an idea forming in her head, she turned and smiled at him, "well, I have an idea, do you like sweets?" she asked, a confused look appeared on his face, "I'm sorry?" he said, Twilight walked up to him and nudged him, "I know the perfect place" she said briskly walking out the door.

Fleet watched her for a minute then shrugged and quickly ran after her.

(PonyVille, Sugarcube Corner)

They both stood outside a simple two story building, Fleet looked over at Twilight with a confused look, she just nudged him again, "come on, this the best place in town to but sweets, probably the kingdom, the best sweets you will ever taste, my friend Pinkie works here" she said, he sighed heavily, and looked around, making sure he wasn't watched, and briskly followed her inside.

Inside, the place had its usual customers, those who enjoyed sitting down, to have an afternoon treat, as they got closer to the counter, Fleet remembered the pink pony from the day before, standing behind the counter, talking to some ponies, when she saw them coming she smiled widely and put her hooves on the counter.

"Hi Twilight! What brings you here today?" she asked, Twilight smiled at her friend, "hey Pinkie, just dropping in with a friend, you remember Fleet from the day before, we just came in for something sweet" she said, Pinkie smiled again, "well you came to the right place, Mr. Star, you can't find a better sweet treat in all the kingdom, what can I get you two?" she said leaning over the counter.

Twilight looked back and smiled, "I think we just have two slices of chocolate cake" she said with a smile, Twilight said, getting out a bag of bits, Fleet stepped beside her, "oh no, I'll pay for this" he said reaching into his bag, and pulling a small sack that jingled when it shook, he tossed the bag on to the counter, making some coins fly out, Pinkie's eyes widened, she picked up the bag, and looked at Fleet, complete shock written on her face, he just tossed her an entire bag of bits, worth more than five cakes put together, Fleet merely smiled, "oh take it all, think of it as…a generous donation, there's much, much, more where that came from" he said as they turned and walked away, and sat at a table, Twilight still surprised that he well overpaid for the cake, "well, that was very kind of you, I've never seen a pony like you, practically give out money" she said, he smiled at her, "that's where most ponies are wrong, they think just because were very rich, that we are all greedy and selfish, but that's not how I was raised, I do what I can to help those less fortunate, I guess you can say I'm a philanthropist" he said with a big smile, Twilight was amazed, even growing up in the wealth of Canterlot, she was raised to always help those in need, seems that fleet was as well.

Now, Twilight was curious to know more about him, "so Fleet, tell me a little about yourself, where were you born, family, friends, that sort of thing" she said leaning over the table, he looked at her, the slightest look of sadness in his eyes, but that quickly left when he chuckled, "well, it's no heroic tale, I tell you that, but I was born in Baltimare, raised by my Uncle and Aunt, when to the University of Baltimare, graduated top of my class, and then I came into control of the company, a lot of my friends are still back in Baltimare, I go to see them every once in a while, same with my Uncle, but when I got to a certain age, I decided to travel the kingdom, on some occasions, I have even left to visit the Griffon Kingdoms, very nice out there, so yeah, that about covers it" he said, Twilight was confused, he was very vague on his family.

"Wait, you said raised by your Uncle, what about our parents?" she asked, the question caught his interest, his smile completely faded, replaced by a frown, Twilight assumed she might have offended him in some way, he leaned away, and looked at the table, a sad, distant look in his eyes, he quickly looked at the ceiling, and then back at her, taking a deep breath, he smiled, "sorry about that, I just…it becomes a little uncomfortable for me to talk about my family, lots of bad memories" he said trying to smile Twilight looked at him worriedly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…" she tried to say, but Fleet cut her off, "it's okay, it's not your fault, I just don't like talking about my family, I hope you understand" he said with a straight face, Twilight nodded, just as Pinkie came up and placed two plates of chocolate cake, "here you two go, enjoy, and thanks again" she said mainly referring to Fleet's donation, and walked away.

"so tell me a little about you, Twilight" he said, Twilight smiled at him, and then started talking about her family, and life in Canterlot, all the way to her recent adventures in PonyVille, the entire time, Fleet listened intently.

(Later…)

Later, Twilight and Fleet, walked out of the building, both of them laughing, they looked and saw the sun was starting it's slow descent over the mountains, "well, I really should be going, Spike is probably wondering, where I went off to, this was really nice, I'll see you later" she said turning away, and slowly walking away, Fleet waved goodbye, and turned, but suddenly got an idea, he turned and shouted after her, "Twilight, wait up!" he called as he ran up to her, she turned with a surprised look on her face, "I almost forgot to mention, I'm hosting a grand party at my house, in a few days, everypony in town will be invited, you and your friends should come, if there's one thing I know how to do, it's throw a wild party" he said with a smile, Twilight thought for a moment, and then smiled, "sure, sounds fun, I'll go tell my friends, bye" she said as she turned and walked away again, Fleet watched her go, a smile on his face, he turned away and began trotting home.

When he reached the edge of town, he suddenly stopped and his smile completely faded, he looked back, but saw no sign of her, only the ponies leaving work, and going home for the night, he turned back and looked at his house, he took a deep shaky breath, "what am I doing? This is a mistake, I can't let this happen again, remember what happened last time, Fleet, don't do it" he said as he sighed and trotted back to his house.

A/N: well, that was interesting, what could our mysterious friend be up to, find out in the coming chapters, hope you all enjoyed, see you next time.