Rarity woke up with a bounding headache and a bad taste in her mouth. As she pulled the covers off she realized that she was still in her dress from the night before. The mare quickly threw on a bathrobe and smelled something coming from the opposite room. She opened the door to see the man sitting down eating at the table in the kitchen portion of the room. "Morning." He said with a grin.
"Ugh, my head." She said as she sat down. Isaac walked over to his bag and withdrew a small vial of purple liquid. "What's that?"
"Hangover cure from Zecora. I figured that at least one of us would get blitzed so I asked her to cook up a few batches before we left." He said as he poured the liquid into a glass. The mare stared at the glass and gulped. "It may taste bad but it get's the job done." The mare took the glass and drank the liquid. Her face contorted and she stuck her tongue out. "Better?"
"A little. Mind telling me why I woke up in my dress from last night?" She asked as Isaac got up.
"You don't remember?" Th mare shook her head. Isaac thought for a moment of the events that occurred the previous night. "You got drunk and passed out on the bed." He lied while putting on his best poker face.
"Did I do anything embarrassing?" She asked.
"Almost, but I stopped you from making a big mistake."
"What mistake?"
"You almost slept with the bellhop." He lied. The mare's face turned bright red and hung her head in shame.
"Thank you. For stoping him."
"Well....It was more you than him." He said as he washed his plate in the sink. The mare grabbed her head in pain. "Yeah the headache still remains, but the nausea disappears." The man walked over to his bag and withdrew a black hooded sleeveless sweat shirt making the white T-shirt he had on stick out. The man walked over to his back and retrieved the black cylinder from before. He slipped it into his right pocket along with his P-pod and phone. The man made his way towards the door.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
"Sight seeing."
"Wait, I'll go with you."
"I think it's better if you stay here and rest. That potion can affect you pending on how much you drank."
"Your point?" She asked with a cocked eyebrow.
"I had three shot's of Scotch while you drank almost two bottles of champagne. The potion will take longer to disperse the alcohol and I don't think that you want to be going around a loud and noisy city with a migraine." The mare was about to protest but found no argument. "I move faster on my own anyway." He looked at his phone to see that it was nine o'clock. "I'll be back around three at the latest." He said as he walked out the door. He walked over to the elevator and selected the main floor.
He walked out into the street listening to his music. He kept his hood up and made his way through the crowd. He looked into an alley and found a fire escape. The man ascended the metal structure until he got to the roof. He looked out to the other buildings. Isaac walked over to the edge and rested his right foot on the edge. Let's see I managed to jump over Twilight and the others.
So that was a good ten feet. This should be easy.
If I'm wrong?
Then we don't have to live in this place anymore. Win, win in my book. He thought as he took a few steps back.
Legs don't fail me now! He thought as he ran and jumped off the building. He outstretched his hands. Isaac felt his feet hit the roof next to his jump point and he quickly went into a roll. Okay that was easy. This calls for some awesome running music. He thought as he selected a song and started running. The man then broke into a sprint and ran along the roof tops scaring the crap out of some pigeons and Pegasi. After he cleared a twenty foot gap he stopped and caught his breath.
As he looked down he saw a familiar white mare with an electric blue mane. He quickly pulled out his phone and selected the contact. He looked down to see the white mare put her phone to her ear.
"Hello?"
"Hey Vinyl, it's Isaac."
"Hey what's up?"
"Where are you right now?" He asked.
"In Manehattan. Why?"
"See the store with the blue banner out in front?" He said as he looked down towards the banner.
"Yeah why?"
"Look up towards the roof." The white mare followed the banner to see a hooded figure on the roof waving to her.
"What the hell are you doing up there?" She asked as her jaw dropped.
"Sight seeing. I'll be down in a minute." The man said as he hung up. Isaac walked over to the edge and descended the fire escape. The metal frame stopped ten feet above the ground. Isaac hopped off the structure and onto the black top. He crossed the street to where the DJ was waiting for him. "Sup?"
"Not much. Why were you on the roof?"
"Like I said; sight seeing. The best place to look at things is from above." He said with a shrug. "Why are you in the city?"
"I've got a gig tonight." She said with a smile. "What about you?"
"Rarity is going to this art thing and she dragged me along for company." He said with a shrug.
"Ouch. That must suck."
"Yeah, of course that wasn't the weirdest part of my visit." He said as the two started to walk down the road. The two walked towards a coffee shop and sat down as Isaac finished his story. "And then I knocked her out." He said as the mare stared at him.
"Wow, you have the craziest adventures." Vinyl said as she sipped her drink.
"Yeah, aren't I lucky?" He said in a sarcastic tone. The human felt a small shiver run down his spine. He looked over his shoulder to see a figure in a white hood staring at him. Isaac rubbed his eyes for a second and the figure vanished.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, just tired." He said with a yawn. "So what should we do now? I got the day off. Know any cool things to look at?"
"I guess....Oh I know a place!" She said as she got up. "C'mon it's not to far from here." The mare grabbed the man's hand and led him through the streets of the bustling city. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why didn't you sleep with Rarity?" The human looked at her in confusion.
"She was drunk and I didn't want to take advantage of her like that."
"That's nice of you, but I know that it's not the only reason." The human looked at the mare who was making a pouting face
"Fine. Spike is seeing her." He breathed out.
"So? You know that it's not illegal for a mare to see more than one stallion or vice versa."
"Yeah I know, but Spike is a friend and I said that I wouldn't do anything with Rarity." He said with a sigh. "I stick to my morals and I know that Spike would probably try to kill me if I did."
"You really think that?"
"I would if I were him."
"Why?" She asked. The man stopped walking and let out a sigh.
"Back on my world relationships are usually between two people. My first girlfriend broke my heart." The mare put a hand to her mouth in shock.
"What happened?" Vinyl asked in a low tone.
"I caught her in bed with another guy." He said in a low tone.
"So?" The man cracked his knuckles.
"You don't get it Vinyl. I respected her, I put up with a lot of her shit and she goes behind my back and cheats on me? With someone I hate no less." He said as he felt rage burning up inside of him. "Look, even if Spike said he was okay with it I'd know that he'd just be suppressing a growing rage. Eventually it would explode and who knows what will happen if a dragon goes on a rampage."
"I think I'm starting to see the picture."
"Not to mention that I consider Spike a Bro and I follow the Bro Code."
"The what?"
"A code that bro's follow. Think of it like a set of rules for bro's to abide by. For example; Bro Code Article one, Bro's before Hoe's."
"Huh?"
"It means that your friend comes before your girl or boyfriend." He said with a smile.
"Oh! I guess that makes sense."
"Right. So you see that I am not willing to jeopardize my friendship with Spike just because a mare is shaking her ass." He said in a proud tone. The mare nodded and led him to the sidewalk near the shore. Isaac's jaw dropped as he saw a massive green statue of Celestia holding a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left. "Vinyl. What the fuck is that?"
"The statue of Libertneigh." Isaac face palmed so hard he left a red mark on his forehead the size of his palm.
"Where did the city get it from?"
"Prance I think." Vinyl said as she scratched her head. The man face falmed herder than he'd ever before.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" He said with a groan.
"What?" She said in an aggravated tone.
"Okay. There's coincidence, then there's downright plagiarism. I'm gonna have to sue somebody." He said as he raised his arms.
"Why?"
"There's a humanized version of that statue back in Manhattan. The human version of this place." He said as he pointed to the ground. "Just when I thought this place couldn't get stranger."
"Welcome to Equestria." She said with a smile. A low grumble came from the mare's stomach. "Heh, heh. Sorry I skipped breakfast. Want some lunch?"
"Sure. This may sound odd but, are there any places that sell meat around here?" Vinyl gulped.
"I think there are a few in Little Griffonia." She said as she led the way through the busy streets that soon turned into large alleyways. Shops were stationed on either side of the road with the large Griffins standing behind. "This place looks good." She said with a smile. The two sat down at a table. A female Griffin walked up to them and handed them each a menu. Isaac read through the menu while Vinyl looked at it in confusion. "Um...I can't read this."
"Really? Clear as day to me." He said as he looked at the menu. "Here's a salad dish." He said as he pointed to an oddly worded name.
"How can you read that?"
"It looks like English to me.....OH!" He said as he made a connection.
"What?"
"Do you know the Doctor?"
"You mean that tan stallion that travels around in a police box or something? The one that Ditzy keeps going on about?"
"Yeah him. Ditzy told me that his police box....or ship, has a psychic translator built into it." The mare nodded. "Apparently if you go into the box, then you automatically have a psychic link with the machine. Hence I can translate."
"That makes no sense."
"This coming from a magical pony who's also a DJ." He said with a laugh.
"Touche." She said as another Griffin came to their table. Isaac gulped as he saw Gilda with a note pad in her claw.
"Well, look who's here." She said in a stagnant tone.
"Look Gilda I don't want any trouble. If you want us to go then we'll go." Isaac said as he closed his menu.
"It's fine. Since you gave me that recipe our business has been booming. So I'd say we're even." She said with a small grin. "So what can I get you?"
"I'll just have a salad." Vinyl said with a grin.
"Got it. What about you?" She asked as she looked at the man.
"I'll see how you guys used the recipe." He said with a smile.
"I'll be back out in a second." As the Griffin walked away Vinyl looked at the man who let out a sigh of relief.
"Who was that?" She asked as she cocked her eyebrow.
"You heard that I got in a fight right?"
"Yeah, with some Griffin...HER?"
"Yup." He said as he sipped his water. "After a few days I visited her in the hospital. At first she was scared shitless of me. After we both calmed down she apologized and I to her. We called it even after I gave her a meat recipe from my world."
"What's it called?"
"A Hamburger. It's a slab of meat that's in patty form and fit's on a two pieces of bread." He said with a smile. "It's quite delicious if you make it right."
"I still think that eating meat is weird." She said with a sigh.
"There are plenty of humans that are vegetarians and I guess it's an acquired taste." He said as their food arrived. Isaac's eyes boggled at the slab of meat in the pieces of bread in front of him. The man picked it up and took a bite from it. "Awesome." He said with a satisfied grin. Vinyl ate her salad as Isaac happily ate his burger.
"Can I try a bit of that?" Vinyl asked.
"Sure." The man took his fork and knife and cut a piece off for the mare. Vinyl sniffed it and gulped.
"What kind of meat is this?"
"Beef." He said as the mare looked at him in confusion. "Cow."
"Okay. Don't knock it till you try it." She said as she took a bite. The mare slowly chewed the meat and swallowed. "Not too bad I guess." She said as she wiped her mouth with her napkin. Gilda came by and handed him the bill.
"Hey Gilda, Rainbow told me that you work for Griffin Air Mail. Why are you here?"
"My uncle owns the restaurant and I help out on the weekends." She said with a shrug, Isaac nodded and paid the bill and left ten bits as a tip. The two walked out of the restaurant and made their way back to the city street.
"So Vinyl. How did you get into the music business?" He asked.
"Well, I've always liked music. When I was a filly I accidentally scratched a record on a turn table and I liked the noise. I started to practice it and the rest is history." She said with a smile.
"Interesting. So when is this gig you're performing at?"
"It's tonight at eleven. You should totally come by!" She said with a smile.
"I don't know Vinyl. I have to go with Rarity to this Art thing."
"Oh come on. Please?" She asked as she made a pouting face.
How can I resist that face? He thought to himself. "If I leave early or the event ends then maybe I'll swing by." He said as the mare cheered. "Just so you know I'm not a club person and I'd most likely stick out like a sore thumb."
"Relax I'll get you in." She said with a smile. The two continued to make their way through the busy street as the day went on.
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Rarity sat in the hotel room as she flipped through a magazine. The mare let out a groan as she threw the magazine on the table. Ugh, I'm so bored. She thought to herself. The mare looked through her dresses for the tenth time and came up with the same outfit every time.
The mare groaned and paced around the hotel room. She walked over to Isaac's bag and withdrew his laptop. "How does this thing work?" She then started to press random buttons. Rarity smiled as the screen flickered on showing a text box with the word; password.
"Password hmm?" She said as she scratched her chin. "Umm.....Rainbow Dash." She typed. The screen showed a big red X and the word vanished. "Okay....Applejack." The mare typed out and was met with the same result. This time, two X's appeared on the screen. "That didn't work...Earth?" She typed. Three red X's blinked on the screen and the mare saw a sudden flash come from a small circle that was just above the laptop's screen which quickly turned to black.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no! I broke it!" She said as she started to panic. "Calm down Rarity. I'll just put it back." She said as she slipped it back into his bag. As she slipped the device back inside she picked up the small leather bound book.
"Oh I really shouldn't snoop." The mare said as she went to put the book back. "Oh I just can't resist!" She squealed as she opened to the first page. As the mare got through the first page the door knob slowly stared to open.
The mare quickly levitated the book back into Isaac's bag and grabbed the nearby magazine. The door opened to reveal the man with a smile on his face. "Hello Isaac. How was your walk?" She said sounding as innocent as possible. The mare noticed that the man had a few black marks on his face and on his arms and was missing his black sweatshirt he had left with that morning.
"Good. How's your head?" He asked as he closed the door.
"Much better. That potion Zecora made sure does the trick." She said with a smile. The man nodded in agreement and pulled out his laptop. "W-why are you pulling that thing out?"
"Just want to check the system and-" His face turned to confusion as he screen showed three red X's and a photo of the mare's face. "Rarity, why did you try to get into my laptop?"
"Wh-what are you talking about?"
"I programed the computer to give me three tries to get the password right. If the correct password isn't put in then the computer locks down and takes a snapshot of the person in front of the screen as it shuts down." He said as he eyed the mare.
"So it isn't broken?"
"No, it's just locked like a door. It just need a key." He said as he cracked his knuckles. Isaac typed a series of keys on the screen and the picture of a mountain range a number of files appeared on the screen. "Okay running a system check and...done." He said as he shut down the computer. "If you want to go on it then just ask me next time." He said as he put the laptop away.
"I'm sorry. I was just getting so bored. There isn't much to do around here." She said in an apologetic tone.
"This hotel has a pool right?"
"Yes, why?"
"I don't know about you, but I'm going swimming." He said as he walked into the bathroom with a pair of swim shorts. In ten seconds flat the man walked out wearing a pair of white swimming trunks that went down to his knees. The trunks also had green palm trees on them that sprouted from the bottom edges.
"Wait, I'll join you. A dip in the hot tub is just what I need to feel rejuvenated." She said with a smile.
"Sounds good to me." He said as he grabbed a towel. Isaac waited for the mare to finish changing. The white mare walked out wearing a bathrobe with a elegant purple R stitched into it. "Ready to go?" The mare nodded. The two walked down the hallway to the elevator and took it down to the ground floor. "Oh yeah. Guess who I ran into on the street?"
"Who?"
"Vinyl."
"Really? What's she doing here?"
"She has a gig in the city." He said as the elevator came to a halt.
"So what did you two do?"
"We went sigh seeing and then stopped for lunch at a Griffin restaurant. That reminds me I ran into Gilda in Little Griffonia." The mare put a hand to her mouth in shock.
"You didn't get into any trouble did you?"
"No, we're cool now." He said with a grin.
"So why did you come back so early?" Rarity asked as they walked through the lobby.
"Vinyl had to go and check in at the club where she's performing. So I came back here." He said with a shrug. The two walked into the empty pool house and let out a sigh. The pool was twelve feet long and was ten feet deep at the far end. The hot tub was only five feet wide and three feet deep. It sat on the right side of the pool. Isaac set his towel down on a chair and table and removed his black T shirt.
Rarity felt herself blush at the man's well built muscular frame. The man let out a sigh as he sat in the warm water. "Oh that feel's nice." He said with a smile on his face. The white mare nodded and removed her robe revealing a tight fitting black bikini that was barely held together by a few draw strings.
Isaac gulped and blamed the hot water for making his face turn red. The mare sat across from him and let out a satisfied sigh. The mare then noticed that the man had several fresh burn marks on his chest and arms. "Isaac what happened to your body? Those burns look new."
"These? Oh um.....funny story about that-" He was cut off as a teal Pegasus mare with a blue mane and a bandage on her forehead along with an orange Unicorn stallion with his right arm in a sling accompanied by a small red Pegasus filly, no older than five years old with a bandage wrapped around her right leg. The family suddenly noticed the man and hurried over to him.
"Hey it's you!" The filly said as she ran up to him.
"Oh, what are you guys doing here?" Isaac said as the family approached him.
"Our daughter said you took off in this direction and we followed her." The stallion said as he scratched the back of his neck. "Sorry if we're disturbing you."
"It's alright."
"We just wanted to thank you for saving Sunny." The mare said with a smile as she looked at the filly.
"No need. I'm content with knowing that you made it out safely." Isaac said with a smile. The filly then trotted over to her mother's bag and withdrew a beaten up and burnt white sweatshirt.
"I also wanted to give this back to you." The filly said with a smile. Rarity looked at the damaged black sweatshirt. The article of clothing had several burn holes on it and looked like it was trampled by a horde of Rhino's
"Thanks. I think we're even since you saved my sweatshirt." He said with a smile.
"Is there nothing we can do for you?" The mare asked.
"It's fine. Just work on finding a new home." Isaac said with a smile. The filly smiled and gave him a hug before she and her parent's left the pool area with smiles on their faces. Isaac gave a final wave as they left. He looked back to Rarity who had a very confused look on her face.
"Isaac start explaining.....now." She said as she narrowed her eyes.
"Okay, fine." He said as he took a breath and started his story.
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"Sorry Isaac, but I've got to go check in at the club." Vinyl said as she scribbled something on a piece of paper and handed it to the man.
"What's this?" He asked as he looked at the piece of paper.
"It's where the gig is. Come by if you get a chance." She said with a smile.
"Okay see ya later." He said as the mare hailed a carriage and waved as the carriage took her down the street. Isaac looked across the street and saw a white hooded figure staring at him. "Hey you! Stop!" he said as the figure tuned and ran down the alley. Isaac ran to the middle of the street. He looked to his right to see a carriage charging towards him. Isaac acted on instinct and jumped over the two horses and landed on top of the carriage.
"How'd you do that?" Isaac looked behind him to see two Earth pony colt's staring at him in surprise.
"Um....Study hard in school. Work out. You know, eat your green vegetables." He said as he hopped off the carriage.
"That's what my grandma always says. I just never believed her." One of the colt's said.
"That's what I used to say too." He said as he took off into the alley after the figure. The alley way was deserted as he looked around. "Where did he go?" He was thought as he felt a small pebble hit his head. The man looked up to see the figure looking down at him. "Hey get back here!" Isaac yelled as he started to climb the fire escape after the figure. As he got to the roof he looked around to see that the figure had vanished again.
"Gah! Where did he go?" He yelled. As he looked around, Isaac saw the hooded figure staring at him three building away. Isaac took chase after the figure who seemed to move faster than a ninja. As he started to gain on him Isaac noticed that a large cloud of smoke coming from a house. The man stopped running and saw bright red flames coming from the windows.
"That doesn't look good." Isaac looked ahead to see that the figure had stopped running and was now watching him. Isaac looked at the burning building and back at the figure. Isaac saw a group of ponies now crowding around the blazing inferno. The man bit his lip and jumped onto a nearby fire escape and ran towards the burning building. Some ponies in police uniforms were holding a teal Pegasus mare and an orange Unicorn stallion.
"Please! My daughter is still in there!" The mare yelled.
"I'm sorry ma'am but the fire is too out of control and-" The police stallion was cut off as another blaze of flame shattered a window. Isaac clenched his fists and walked up to the couple.
"What floor is your daughter on?" He asked.
"She's on the fifth but-" The stallion was cut off as the man ran towards the adjacent building. He raced up the stairs as several ponies were running down the stairs.
"Are you crazy?" A stallion yelled as Isaac ran past him.
"A little. Yeah." He said as he reached the fifth floor. He was standing in a long hallway next to the blazing building. Isaac opened the window and took several steps back. The man broke into a run and jumped through the window and into the blazing inferno. Isaac immediately felt the heat of the fire and pulled his shirt over his nose and mouth in an attempt to filter out the smoke.
"Hello is anyone up here?" He yelled. The man opened the door to the first apartment only to see a giant wall of flame. The fire from the sudden oxygen intake made the flames erupt towards the man causing him to hit the wall behind him. Isaac looked up to see a falling beam. He managed to dodge the piece of burning wood. Isaac pressed onward calling out.
"Hello? If anyone is here then say something!" He yelled as he could feel the oxygen slipping away from him.
"Help!" The man's eyes shrank as he heard a voice come from inside one of the rooms. Isaac bashed in the door to see another wall of flames. "Is anyone out there?" He heard a young girl's voice yell out. Isaac took a deep breath and jumped through the fire. He felt the flames lash at his legs and body. The man entered the room and looked around to see a the living room and the flames dancing in front of the kitchen.
"Where are you?" Isaac yelled as he coughed.
"In here...The bedroom." The voice cried out. Isaac ran towards the voice and kicked in the door. He looked around the room but saw no one there. He heard a faint cough coming from underneath the bed. He looked underneath the bed to see a red Pegasus filly coughing in the corner.
"Give me your hand! I'm here to get you out." Isaac said as he extended his hand underneath the bed. The foal looked at it in hesitation. She heard another beam fall and saw the man swivel out of the way of the falling debris. "Your parent's are waiting for you just outside." The filly perked up hearing this. The man stuck out his hand one last time.
He felt the filly grab his arm and held on as Isaac pulled her out from the bed. He noticed that the filly's right leg was burned. He quickly took off his jacket and wrapped it around the filly's body. Isaac picked her up and charged out of the room. He stopped as the floor in front of him collapsed. Isaac looked down into the swirling inferno and swore that he saw hell itself. He took a few steps back and vaulted over the hole. As he landed on the other side the floorboards gave out and the man grabbed onto the edge and held on for dear life.
Isaac looked up and saw that the filly was looking at him with tears in her eyes. The man mustered his strength and lifted himself back onto the floor boards. The filly smiled as Isaac got to his feet. The foal looked up to see a beam coming down. She closed her eyes and waited for the crushing pain. The filly looked up to see the pieces of wood floating above her head and the man with his hand outstretched.
"Move!" He ordered. The filly quickly got out of the way as Isaac moved underneath the floating pieces of wood and let the pieces fall after he went underneath them. Isaac felt something running down his face. He put a hand underneath his nose and saw blood as he looked at his finger. He ignored it for now as he picked up the filly and ventured back out into the blazing hallway.
Shit the exit is blocked. No way out. He thought as the walls started to come down. The man looked down at his left hand and saw what looked like small strands of electricity flashing between his finger tips. "What is this?" He said aloud. He heard the filly yelp in fear. Isaac looked up just in time for a piece of wood to hit him in the back and knock him out.
Isaac opened his eyes to see the small filly punching his arm and trying to rouse him. The man also saw a shadowy figure pointing towards the end of the hall where the window facing the street was. Game's not over yet kid. The man heard a familiar voice echo through his mind. Now get up. Isaac caught a second wind and slowly got to his feet. The filly looked at him in wonder as he wrapped her arms around his neck and held on. Isaac looked behind him to see a small explosive force come from the other end of the hallway.
The man bolted towards the window with newfound strength. "Hang on!" He yelled as the filly tightened her grip. Isaac could feel the heat whipping at his legs as he closed in on his target. With one last burst of effort he jumped through the glass window and into the city air. As he was in mid air he stuck his hands out and felt his descent slow until he was three feet above the ground. His concentration dissipated and he landed on his hands and knees. Several ponies in fire fighting uniforms rushed over to them.
Isaac watched as the filly ran over to her parent's who were crying tears of joy. Isaac had a blanket thrown over him and was given an oxygen mask. As one of the paramedics came over to him Isaac shrugged him off. "Hey, will the filly be okay?"
"She has a small burn on her leg that's about it." He said as he looked Isaac over. "Well, whatever you are. You're a hero." The pony said with a grin.
"No, I'm not." He said as he pulled the fire blanket over his head and discretely made his way through the crowd.
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Isaac had finished telling his tale to Rarity who was in complete shock. The man decided to keep the bit about the individual in the white hood to himself. "Then I walked three blocks. Threw the blanket in a trash can and came upstairs." He said as he dunked his head into the warm water.
"That is amazing! Why didn't you stick around and talk to the press?" The white mare asked.
"I don't like drawing attention to myself." He said in a flat tone.
"Still you saved a filly's life. That must do something right?"
"I just did what I thought was right." He said as he stretched his arms. The man got out of the hot tub and threw a towel over his shoulder. "I'm gonna go lie down in the room for a bit."
"Okay. I think you deserve some peace and quiet."
"That makes one of us." He said under his breath as he left the pool room. Rarity squinted and swore she saw something on the man's left shoulder, but dismissed the thought as Isaac left the room. The man made his way back to the elevator in silence. The man got to his room and hastily entered the shower to wash of the chlorine and chemicals from the pool. He let the warm water pour over his body that was still recovering from the fire he had thrown himself into. The man turned the water off and stepped out and looked at himself in the mirror. The man let out a scoff as he saw the burn mark healing itself.
"So much for staying human." He said with a sigh. The man changed into a pair of baggy gym shorts and a T shirt. He laid down on the couch and closed his eyes. The man found himself on a familiar white room.
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"Quite the day you've had Isaac." The man looked up to see Luna with a blank expression on her face. "Running into a burning building? That is either brave or stupid."
"How did you know about the fire?" He asked.
"We're in your mind remember. My sister and I also received a notification from the city an hour ago. That a strange bipedal bald creature ran into a burning building and puled a filly out." She said as she walked over to him. "Do you wish to talk about it?"
"I don't know."
"Why not? You saved a filly's life." She said as she sat next to him.
"I didn't save everyone." The mare looked at him in confusion. "There was someone trapped on the sixth floor. They didn't make it out." He said as he hung his head in shame. Luna put a hand on his shoulder trying to offer comfort.
"You did all you could."
"It wasn't enough. I could have gone back inside, I could have saved her."
"You would have been killed!" She stammered.
"So? I'm not someone important. I was thrown here by accident. That's all I am, one massive accident." He said with a groan. The lunar Princess then slapped the man across his face.
"That's enough!" She yelled. "You shouldn't think that your life is meaningless."
"Say what you want. It doesn't change anything. I failed." He said as he hung his head.
"If it's one thing I learned in my years of living it's that you can't save everyone."
"Trust me I've learned that the hard way." He said as he got up. "By the way something weird happened while I was in the fire."
"What?"
"I felt this surge of strength flow through me and I floated down to the ground. Mind telling me what kind of spell that was?" The blue Princess thought for a moment.
"We can't think of any. We do have a hunch of what might be happening."
"Let's heat it then."
"Magic is different for everypony and can take many forms. The way magic is presented is based upon the individual."
"So what your saying is whatever I think qualifies as magic the power will adjust itself accordingly?" He asked as he cocked an eyebrow.
"Correct. Although...."
"Although what?"
"You are from a different plain of reality so it's uncertain to know how your body will react to such strength."
That probably explains the nose bleed. "Thanks for clearing that up Luna. I'd better get going Rarity and I gotta get going." The blue mare nodded and vanished from the man's mind. Isaac looked to his right to see a copy of him with white hair and glowing red eyes. "Oh great what do you want?"
"You heard what that thing-"
"Her name is Luna." Isaac said as he narrowed his eyes.
"Fine whatever. I suggest we practice some of this new strength. We both know who's voice that was before in the fire." The image said with a grin.
"I'm pretty sure that was the after effect of getting hit by a burning piece of wood."
"Still just imagine to have that guy's strength. You heard what she said, anything we deem as magic will appear as so.'" The image said with a smile.
"I think that might be too much power."
"No such thing." The clone said with a wicked grin.
"That's where you and I differ."
"We should still practice."
"Fine, let's get this thing started." Isaac said as he took a fighting pose. The clone took the same pose.
"Let's get the blood pumping a bit now shall we." The image snapped it's fingers a and music started to blaze around the two.