After making your way back home and grabbing your pajamas as well as your other essentials, you teleported over to Pinkie's front door and knocked on it. After a brief moment of waiting, the door opened to reveal Maud Pie.

Maud Pie: Oh, hello Y/N. Pinkie told me you were coming over for her slumber party.

(Y/N): What's up Maud? It's nice seeing you again.

Maud slowly blinked.

Maud Pie: You as well. Pinkie and the others are in her room.

(Y/N): Great. I'm guessing your parents are fine with the idea of Pinkie throwing a slumber party?

Maud Pie: They are. Mother and Father as well as Limestone and Marble are out of town for the moment. They had to help a friend who had a bit of an accident at work. Don't worry, nothing too bad happened. They just needed an extra set of hands.

(Y/N): Okay then. I'm just gonna go see Pinkie and the others now.

You were about to head inside before Maud put her arm on the door frame in front of you which stopped you from entering.

Maud Pie: Listen Y/N. Pinkie seems to trust you a great deal. So, I will allow you to be here tonight, but know this. If I find out that you hurt my sister or did something inappropriate to her then... well... let's just say the results won't be of the kind sort.

She said before narrowing her eyes at you. Your pupils shrunk in fear as your spine couldn't help but shiver. You nodded your head profusely.

(Y/N): Y-Yeah, o-of course Maud. Y-You really d-don't need to worry in the slightest. N-Nothing of the bad sort will happen. ** Even though it wasn't my intention in the first place.

Maud stopped narrowing her eyes and went back to her emotionless expression.

Maud Pie: That's all I needed to hear. Come on in.

She pulled her arm back and stepped to the side to let you in. You nodded again before hastily stepping inside and heading to Pinkie's room. You glanced back at Maud for a second before gulping nervously.

(Y/N): ** Jeez, who could have guessed that Maud could be scary sometimes?

You shivered one last time before making it to Pinkie's bedroom door and knocked on it.

Pinkie Pie: Who is it?

She called out from inside the room.

(Y/N): It's me, Y/N.

Pinkie Pie: Come on in Y/N!

You opened the door and you were greeted by the girls who were all in their pajamas.

(Y/N): Hey, you guys.

The Rainbooms: Hey Y/N!

Sunset Shimmer: We're so glad you could make it.

Twilight Sparkle: Absolutely. Like Rainbow Dash said earlier today, it wouldn't be the same without you.

Pinkie Pie: Alright! Now that everyone's here, we can really start the party!

(Y/N): Let me just get changed into my PJs real quick.

You said before heading to the bathroom. You came back out shortly while wearing your pajamas which consisted of a short sleeved shirt that showed off your slightly muscular arms and pajama pants in your favorite color and went into Pinkie's room.

(Y/N): So, do you guys like my PJs?

You asked but the girls couldn't answer at first due to the fact that they were distracted by your muscly arms as they all had slight blushes on their faces. You noticed this as you internally sighed.

(Y/N): ** Oh boy, here we go again. ** You girls alright?

You asked in an oblivious voice even though you knew what was going on. They quickly got rid of their blushes.

Rainbow Dash: U-Um, y-yeah we're fine. Totally fine. Heh heh.

She said while nervously scratching the back of her head.

(Y/N): Anyways, let's get this party started, shall we?

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You and the girls proceeded with the slumber party. Pinkie was on her laptop, You and Twilight were looking through Fluttershy's song notebook, Applejack and Rainbow Dash were playing a video game, Fluttershy was petting Spike, Rarity was getting her phone ready for something, and Sunset was patiently waiting.

Pinkie Pie: Statues update: Okie-Dokie-Lokie!

She said while typing on her MyStable account.

Rarity, Fluttershy, and Sunset took a selfie using Rarity's phone while none of them realized that Spike had completely photobombed the picture.

The three of them looked at the photo as Rarity got a little mad at the obvious photobomb and scowled at Spike while Sunset and Fluttershy couldn't help but chuckle slightly.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash were duking it out on the game they were playing. Applejack seemed to be getting the upper hand as Rainbow began to get nervous at possibly losing. In response to this, she quickly smacked the console which disconnected Applejack's controller.

Applejack: Hey! I was about to beat you.

Rainbow Dash: I doubt it.

(Y/N): Heh, sounds like someone's a bit of a sore loser.

Applejack chuckled at that while Rainbow glared at you.

Rainbow Dash: Oh, whatever!

You chuckled.

(Y/N): Anyways, Twilight, how's the counter-spell coming along?

Twilight Sparkle: Huh? Oh, uh, good. Great.

She said before glancing over at Fluttershy.

Twilight Sparkle: Thanks for letting me use your notebook, Fluttershy. I really like the song you wrote for the Rainbooms.

Fluttershy: Thanks.

She said before sighing sadly while holding Pinkie's alligator plushie whom she named Gummy.

Fluttershy: Hopefully one day, we'll get a chance to play it.

(Y/N): Don't worry Fluttershy. I'm sure we'll be able to play one of your songs soon. I actually got to look at your songs too, and I have to say, they're really well done. Your contributions to the band are clearly being overlooked.

Fluttershy: You really think so?

(Y/N): I do.

You said while winking at her which made her blush as you noticed that Rainbow was currently playing keep away with Applejack's controller who was trying to get it back. You snuck up behind Rainbow and quickly snatched the controller from her hand.

Rainbow Dash: Hey!

You handed the controller back to Applejack.

Applejack: Thank ya kindly Y/N.

She said while smiling at you. Rainbow crossed her arms and looked the other way.

Rainbow Dash: ** Killjoy.

She whispered while referring to you. You were able to hear her and smirked before remarking.

(Y/N): ** Cheater.

Rainbow scoffed at that as Rarity sat next to Twilight on the bed.

Rarity: Twilight, I think I speak for all of us when I say I don't know what we would have done if you hadn't come back to help us.

She said while the others voiced their agreement.

(Y/N): Rarity, remember what we talked about. We can't just expect Twilight to solve this whole thing all by herself. We all need to do our part in order to put a stop to the Dazzlings and their spell and free everyone who's been affected.

Sunset Shimmer: Even me?

(Y/N): Of course Sunset. Even you.

Sunset Shimmer: But... but I'm not in the band though. How could I help?

(Y/N): It's simple. We'll need all the moral support we can get. You can help give that to us by cheering us on.

Sunset Shimmer: I guess I could do that.

(Y/N): See? You have your part to play.

Twilight Sparkle: He's right Sunset. Everyone at the school will be at each other's throats the entire time so we'll need as much moral support as we can receive. So, you cheering on us will give us just that.

Sunset Shimmer: Alright, I'll do it.

She said while nodding which made all of you smile at her.

Spike: Don't forget about me. I wanna help too.

Twilight Sparkle: Of course Spike. Your help is always needed.

(Y/N): So, we've got one person and a talking dog as supporters. That'll get us by for now.

They all nodded in agreement before you heard the doorbell ring.

Pinkie Pie: Pizza's here!

She said before she and everyone else quickly zoomed out of the room while you and Twilight stayed behind. You couldn't help but chuckle at that before sitting down next to Twilight. She took a moment to glance at you before a sudden thought came to her mind. She remembered that she was warned by Sunset that you needed to be kept an eye on and that she needed to be careful around you. A nervous look soon found its way to her face as she scooted slightly away from you. You felt her do this as you looked at her with a confused looked.

(Y/N): You okay Twi?

Twilight Sparkle: O-Oh yeah! I-I'm fine.

She said while her eyes darted all over the place. You raised an eyebrow while wondering why she was acting like this before realization struck and you sighed while slightly saddened.

(Y/N): You know, I'm not stupid Twilight. I know what's going on here.

She looked back at you while you spoke.

(Y/N): Look, I'm sorry for losing my temper today at the school. I'm just so sick of everything else that's happening. The Dazzlings showing up out of nowhere, my sudden heachaches, the students arguing with each other like immature children, both the principal and vice principal being brainwashed, and the magic of friendship not working. I just can't help but feel like nothing has been going our way lately.

You sighed again before placing your head in your hands.

(Y/N): It all just feels so... hopeless.

Twilight looked at you in your saddened state before she started feeling guilty for making you feel this way. She scooted back over to you and gently rubbed your back.

Twilight Sparkle: It's okay Y/N. I know what you're going through. We all do. If I was in your shoes, I'd be feeling the same way. But that's why I'm here. To help you guys get out of this problem. Yelling about it gets us nowhere. We need to stay focused on our goal if we ever hope to defeat the sirens. Just keep your emotions in check next time, okay?

You stared at the floor for a moment before nodding and you smiled at her.

(Y/N): I'll try. Thanks Twi.

She nodded before you both hugged each other as Pinkie soon came back into the room.

Pinkie Pie: Don't you guys want any pizza?

(Y/N): We'll be there in a second.

Pinkie nodded before leaving while you followed her. Twilight placed Fluttershy's notebook in a drawer before joining you all.

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As you were all enjoying your delicious pizza, Fluttershy grew curious about something.

Fluttershy: Umm, Y/N?

This got your attention.

(Y/N): Yeah?

Fluttershy: I was wondering if you were willing to tell us what it was like for you to grow up.

You stared for a bit before answering.

(Y/N): My life story? Ehh, it's nothing that interesting.

Rainbow Dash: Nothing that interesting? How could it not be? Come on Y/N, give us the scoop about your life.

The others nodded in agreement.

(Y/N): You guys really wanna know?

The Rainbooms: Yeah.

(Y/N): Oh, very well.

You put your pizza slice down and readjusted yourself in your seat.

(Y/N): * * Gather round children, for I shall tell you the tale of Y/N L/N.

You all chuckled at that before you started.

(Y/N): Anyways, I'll start this off by saying that, believe it or not, I was actually born here in Canterlot.

This surprised them.

Rarity: Wait a minute darling, I thought you said that you lived in Manehatten.

(Y/N): Well, if you remember correctly Rarity, I said that I lived there. I never specified that it was where I was born.

The Rainbooms: OOOOOh.

Applejack: So, what made ya move away then sugarcube?

(Y/N): As you all know, my father is a police officer. He was stationed here at the police station when I was really young until he received a phone call from his boss saying that the Manehatten station had a police officer shortage and that he needed to transfer there. As much as we didn't want to leave, my father had to comply in order to keep his job. We packed our things and moved to Manehatten.

Rarity: What was it like living there?

(Y/N): It was fine. I made some friends growing up there. They were all good to me as we spent time together. I really wanted to show them my magic... but I wasn't exactly sure how they'd take it. Looking back on it now, I can't help but regret not telling them.

You stared off into space while reminiscing. That's when you remembered something... or someone.

(Y/N): I... I actually remember having one other friend. He was a friend that I made before I moved to Manehatten.

Rainbow Dash: Who was he?

(Y/N): His name was Shadow Moonlight. He was the very first friend that I ever made. When we were younger, we were pretty much inseparable. Heh, I can remember the day we first met.

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You were about five years old when you first met Shadow. It was a sunny day as you were out at the playground just idly swinging on a swing set. It was before you found out about your magic so at the time you assumed that you were just like any other kid. You were just sitting in your own thoughts when you heard something.

???: No, stop guys! Please!

You heard someone shouting. You looked and saw a boy with black and purple hair, deep red eyes, and dark grey skin.

He was on the ground with some bruises on his face as a slightly taller, more bulkier kid stood over him along with another boy standing behind him. The both of them looked down upon the kid with egotistical smiles and crossed arms. It didn't take all of the knowledge in the world for you to realize that he was being bullied.

Bully 1: Ha! Look how pathetic this wimp is! He can't even stand up for himself and fight me!

Bully 2: Ha ha ha! I know, right? What a sad loser! He's probably never had friends in his life!

The both of them laughed as you watched all of this happen. A rising anger soon grew in the pits of your stomach until it became a raging inferno. You stood up from the swing and you looked down and saw a tiny rock by your feet. You bent down to pick up before throwing it hard at them which hit the back of the head of the taller bully.

Bully 1: OW! What the-

He and his friend turned around and saw you looking at them angrily.

(Y/N): Why don't you leave him alone?!

The taller boy glared at you before he started walking towards you with balled fists. He made it over as he towered over you.

Bully 1: Or what? What are you gonna do to stop me, huh wimp?

Bully 2: Yeah!

The other one said. You glared at him while balling your own fists. You then saw something which put a smirk on your face.

(Y/N): Oh, I don't need to do anything. My dad on the other hand.

You said while pointing to your dad who was sitting on one of the nearby benches. He was idly observing the other kids playing while drumming his fingers on the arm rest. The taller bully couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he saw your dad's police badge poking out from his shirt pocket. He looked back at you to see that you were still smirking.

(Y/N): Yeah, that's right. My dad's a cop. If he were to see how you're treating that boy over there, he wouldn't be happy. Not in the slightest. So, I suggest that you back off and stop picking on him.

The taller kid got angry at not being able to do anything in this situation. He huffed before speaking.

Bully 1: Pfft, whatever! We were done with him anyways.

He then gestured to his friend.

Bully 1: Come on, let's go.

The other kid was reluctant to just up and go before he sighed and started leaving with him but not before giving you one last glare. You watched them leave as you turned back to the kid on the ground. You walked up to him as he stared at you the entire time with widened eyes.

(Y/N): Are you okay?

You asked while reaching out a hand to him. He was still shaken by what just happened which was understandable to you. After a moment or two, he reached up and grabbed your hand before you pulled him up to his feet.

???: Y-Yeah, I am. Thanks for scaring those jerks off.

You nodded.

(Y/N): You're welcome.

You helped get all of the dirt off of him as you spoke.

(YN): Why were they picking on you anyways?

You asked. He sighed before answering.

???: They've been treating me that way for a while now. I'm kinda used to it... but that doesn't mean I like it.

He said while feeling down about it as he stared off into space with a saddened look. You looked at him with a concerned look before you decided to ask him something.

(Y/N): Don't you have any friends that you can hang out with?

???: Well... no. Not really.

You looked down for a bit while thinking for a few seconds before you smiled and looked at him.

(Y/N): Well, I can be your friend. If you want that is.

He perked up upon hearing this as he turned his head upwards to look at you with wide eyes.

???: You... you wanna be my friend?

(Y/N): Of course I do! You seem like a nice person so I'll totally be your friend. Plus, if you stick with me, I'll make sure those no good bullies won't come anywhere near you ever again. What do you say?

You said before holding your hand out to him. He stared at your outstretched appendage for a moment or two. Finally, after what seemed like forever, he smiled at you and shook your hand enthusiastically.

???: Okay! Sure! Please be my friend!

(Y/N): I most certainly will! By the way, the name's Y/N, Y/N L/N.

???: My name's Shadow, Shadow Moonlight.

You smiled at each other as the both of you could tell that this was the beginning of a great friendship.

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