A Shadowy Stranger In Equestria

Chapter Two: An Unsettling Welcome.

The pony like creatures looked at me with anticipation, as if they were expecting an answer back. The yellowish one came closer to me with a delighted grin on her face, as if my presence was all that she wanted.

“Well? Aren’t ya’l gonna answer me?” she asked with a sweet tone in her voice.

"Um, I feel…fine I guess". Of course I was lying. In what way was this ok? Talking ponies in heaven? Even here it made no sense.

“You took quite a fall there fella” said the Rainbow coloured pony. Wait, was she flying!? I started to shudder at the thought that this was actually happening.

“Twilight, I think he has something wrong with him. He looks like he’s seen a ghost or something” said the Rainbow one.

“Well Rainbow Dash, he did take a nasty fall after all. Luckily we got to him before something else bad happened” said the purple one. Finally, I couldn't take it any more.

"Ok, so what in the hell are fucking talking ponies doing in heaven? Is this some sick and twisted joke?"

The white pony came up to me with a look of confusion on her face, as did the rest of them in the room. “Why whatever do you mean, darling? You’re simply in Ponyville hospital recovering from a terrible fall two weeks ago”.

"This is ridiculous! I demand an explanation! I mean come on, I’m a grown human man and demand some respect!" I was very frustrated but at the same time I was terrified. What if I wasn't in heaven? What if this was Hell or worse, Purgatory.

“Excuse me, um, sir? I hate to be a bother, but you are a pony too. I just thought I would point that out” said the yellow pony who clearly needed a life coach due to her shy nature.

"Pfff. Bullshit, I am no damn pony. Look, I have fing-" I was cut off by my own shock at what I was gazing at. My hands and fingers had been replaced by a blue hoof. I looked at my current appearance. The yellow pony was correct; I was a blue pony with red and black hair!

"Ahhhhhhhh!! What the fuck happened to me!? I’m a God damn pony!"

“Calm down. It’s perfectly normal. The impact from your fall not only put you in a coma for two weeks, but also may have caused some memory loss too” the pony in the lab coat said. Clearly he was a certified Medical officer of some sort, but in what area?

“Could you tell us your name, please?” asked the purple pony.

“He’s still in shock at the moment girls. Maybe you should come back tomorrow when he’s feeling slightly better” the Doctor said to the purple one.

“Oh, ok then we will come and visit tomorrow. Bye, um, Mr” The door shut behind the seven ponies; while I lay awake wondering what in God’s name was going on.

----------The next morning----------

The morning sun came faster than I had anticipated, as it felt like I only just went to sleep a few seconds ago. But something felt…odd, like there was something on my bed. I slowly open my eyes to investigate.

“Hi there, Mr Stranger!” yelled a pink pony who was sitting on top of my bed frame.

"Ahhh!" The initial shock had thrown me right out of bed.

"Ugh. Who are you? How did you get here? And what is that on my blankets?"

“Well, my name is Pinkie Pie-”

"Wait a sec. You’re a pink pony and your name is Pinkie?"

“Yes. And I came through the window with some-” Again I had cut her off from her rant. "You climbed through my window as opposed to simply informing the front desk that your visiting?"

“Yep. And that thing on your blankets is some yummy fudge and a cup of tea.” There was a slight pause as I tried to run this through my head. "So let me get this straight. You’re a pink pony who’s name is directly associated with your coat colour, broke into my room to deliver some sweets to a stranger that you have no idea of who he might be".

She tilted her head a bit in confusion but finally replied with “Want some fudge now?” I did not think it was possible, nor did God I bet, but I may have found someone who is far more irritating than I was back home. Clearly this was going to be an interesting experience. At that moment, five other ponies came into my room, once more, uninvited. “Hi there. Told you we would come and visit again” said the purple pony with delight.

“Oh I see you meet Pinkie Pie” I then glared at the pink pony with utter annoyance.

"Yes. She made an effort to make herself noticed" I said grimly.

“So who are you anyway?” asked the Rainbow pony who was clearly rude and inpatient.

"Why are you so eager to know a stranger’s name? I just want to rest."

“Well how’d about we introduce ourselves first. I'm Applejack” said the yellowish pony.

“ I'm Rarity” said the white one. “I'm Fluttershy” said the shy one, though it was hard to hear her.

“I’m the one and only Rainbow Dash!” yelled the arrogant rainbow pony.

“And I'm Twilight Sparkle, you've already meet Pinkie Pie”. It was clear that these six ponies were not leaving until I made some effort to befriend them.

"Well my name is Jet Yosef VanFox, but you can just call me Jet."

“Well Jet it’s nice to meet you” replied Twilight with eagerness. "Likewise. Um say, how come some of you look different from each other?"

“Why what ever do you mean dear?” asked rarity in a sweet voice.

"Oh I don’t know, maybe it’s the fact that you two have wings and you two have horns!"

“Dude, have you looked in the mirror lately?” said Rainbow Dash.

I did not know what she meant, but I investigated and indeed I had a pair of cyan wings. "Well great as if things could not be more fucked up as it is." There was a knock at the door. It was my Doctor who was taking care of me, though in my opinion he was doing a bad one at that. “Twilight, could I please speak to you and your friends  for a moment?” he asked polity.

“Sure thing, come on girls” they all left for a moment while I was once more alone in my room.

--------At the Doctor’s Office------

“Twilight, I have looked into all possible patient files, even those from Canterlot. But sadly, there is no record of this Jet VanFox fellow. Ina way, he does not exist”

“But how is that possible Doctor?” asked Twilight.

“I’m not entirely sure, but he is being prepared for discharge. So one of you will have to-”

“Twilight!” interrupted Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy.

“Ugh. Fine, he can stay with me. What about his head injury?”

“It should heal soon enough. But be sure to keep him in a quite place so not to startle him. Though he can fly now and walk, he is still getting over the initial shock of the fall.”

“Ok Doctor, I’ll try” replied Twilight.

---------My room-------

“Good news Jet, you’re ready to be discharged. Plus, Twilight Sparkle was kind enough to offer you a place to stay” said the Doctor.

"Well it’s better than staying here. Anywhere is better at this point".

However, like 99.9% of the time it seems, I was dead wrong.