Starting over

Lucas spent the next hour sitting in bed. He appreciated Fluttershy giving him a temporary shelter, but he still had questions. Was this Earth? Or a whole new place entirely?  Lucas then decided he would accept his fate. He thought that everything would unfold later, for now he could be normal, and do normal things. He decided to be polite and look for a broom, after all, he did owe Fluttershy, so he could at least sweep up the place. Lucas fixed his wounds with some good old fashioned PSI and began sweeping.

While Lucas was sweeping, he noticed a few photos. The one that stood out in particular was a photo of what appeared to be Fluttershy and a group of her friends. Lucas noticed that Pegasi isn't the only thing that inhabited this world, there were Unicorns, dragons, (although the one shown in the picture was smaller than Lucas would've imagined) and ponies without wings or a horn.

Fluttershy came back up to check on him "Oh my, you heal quickly!" she said noticing the lack of cuts or bruises on Lucas which he previously had. She just assumed it was normal for a human.

"Well, when you're hungry, I made lunch for you." she said kindly

When Lucas finished sweeping, he was greeted with chirps and tweets of all kinds. Sitting on the table was a fresh fruit salad. Strangely, they weren't some kind of foreign or strange fruit, they were the same fruits you would find on Earth. Apples, Bananas, and Grapes.

"Maybe this is Earth." Lucas thought

"I suppose you could live here for a while if you have nowhere else to go." said Fluttershy, walking up the stairs. Suddenly, she gasped.

The room was tidy and neat. Lucas had reorganized the shelves and cleaned the floor of dust, in an almost vast contrast to before.

"Did you.." began Fluttershy, Lucas nodded

"Lucas, if you can keep doing this, you can stay here as long as you want! I mean, if you want to." said Fluttershy, Lucas managed a weak smile and blushed.

Throughout the entire afternoon, Lucas looked out the window and stared, appearing to be deep in thought. Fluttershy couldn't help but notice, it kind of reminded her of herself as a young filly.

"So, you're um... new to town, right? Lucas stopped looking out the window.

"I could introduce you to some of my friends, if you would like. But, sometimes they're can be a little.... eccentric, but most of the time they're nice." said Fluttershy thoughtfully

Lucas thought about it and nodded.

When Lucas saw Ponyville he was entranced, colors and music filled the streets. He tried to ignore the stares and "Huh?"s he got. Fluttershy knocked on the door, decorated with festive streamers and balloons.

"Pinkie Pie, are you there?" asked Fluttershy softly

After waiting for about five seconds, she got a response "Hi Fluttershy! How's it going?! Oh and, what's with that animal following you around." Lucas nearly had a heart attack. She looked identical to the pony in one of the photos Lucas had seen in Fluttershy's house.

"Well, that's the thing. His name is Lucas, he doesn't really have a home, so I'm taking him in. He's new to town, so I thought I could introduce him to my friends to make him feel welcome." explained Fluttershy

Upon examining Lucas, Pinkie Pie noticed that Lucas had a frown on his face. Not a grumpy frown, the kind of frown you would see on a war veteran, like he had seen too much.

"What's the matter? Turn that frown upside-down!" Not even the most comical faces could make Lucas break his frown. Pinkie Pie shrugged, but she did look kind of disappointed.

"Something tells me that Pinkie's personality, um... how do I put this... Isn't quite your cup of tea. That's okay, most of my other friends are calmer, you can probably connect with them better." said Fluttershy

The next stop was a large hollow tree, someone had gotten a little creative and made a house out of it. Lucas questioned how comfortable that might be, but then remembered he had slept on a branch two days earlier and let it go.

"Hi Fluttershy, it's nice seeing you again after the coronation, and you are?" said the pony standing in front of him.

"Strange." Lucas thought, the pony he was looking at did bear some resemblance to the purple unicorn he saw in one of Fluttershy's photos. Now however, she had grown wings. "Did I miss some kind of transformation or ceremony?" Lucas thought

"This is Lucas. He's not much of a talker. His parents went missing, and he was living alone in the forest, so I decided to take him in. He's new in town, so I took the liberty of introducing him to some of my friends to make him feel welcome." said Fluttershy

"Ah, he's the strong-silent type. Hopefully, you'll enjoy living here! By the way, I'm Princess Twilight, but you can call me Twilight Sparkle." Lucas felt his muscles stiffen, and quickly bowed in the presence of royalty. Twilight gave a smile that seemed to be brimming with wisdom.

"Hey, why don't you two come in? The day is still young!" proposed Twilight. She made some tea for the three of them and began with a question.

"So, if you don't mind Lucas, how about telling us how you got here?" asked Twilight

Lucas glanced aside, as if remembering something he didn't want to.

"...It's complicated." he said quietly, Twilight closed her eyes and nodded, as if to say "I understand."

"My bad, that question might've been a little personal. How about this, Fluttershy, how did you find Lucas?" asked Twilight

"Well, I was taking my daily stroll through the forest when I noticed he was all bruised up, lying on the ground. He just look so helpless and innocent... I couldn't leave him like that. That wouldn't be right." said Fluttershy

Just then, an earsplitting roar was heard accompanied by screams and yelps. The ground began to shake.

"Oh no! I have to get the elements! Fluttershy, get Rarity, Pinkie Pie, AJ, and Rainbow Dash! Lucas, stay here!" commanded Twilight

Despite Twilight's orders, Lucas went outside anyways. He saw a creature the size of a giant. It looked like a semi-transparent violet-colored bear, with razor sharp fangs. It effortlessly trampled houses as Lucas watched in horror. There was a stampede of ponies,unicorns, and pegasi running in all directions in fear of the bear. It let out a guttural roar.

"No, no [NO!]" a pony's back legs had been caught on a stray root. She was kicking desperately to escape. Her screaming only made her an easier target for the bear. He licked his lips, and dragged her back with his paw to go in for the kill. She appeared to be pregnant. The gigantic bear opened his mouth, revealing fangs as sharp as swords. He was ready to go in for the kill.

"Don't!" a voice yelled. It didn't come from Twilight, Fluttershy, or any of the bystanders. It was from Lucas. He was breathing heavily, baring his teeth together, and he was visibly enraged. It seemed the whole world was fixated on him, just staring.

"PK Thunder Omega!" Lucas cried, and three swift, powerful bolts of lightning came down with a loud crack. The bear didn't fall over dead, it seemed the lightning never actually hit the bear. The bear released his grip on the pony that was about to become his meal. All the while, Lucas was giving it a fierce glare.

The colossal bear looked at Lucas with curious eyes, turned around and ran away. After a dramatic silence that lasted for a couple seconds, there was an outburst of cheers. Twilight and Fluttershy's reaction was appropriate, mouths wide open and their jaws had dropped. Lucas couldn't help but wonder if he did something wrong.

"Okay, let's start off with a simple question. What was that? It was amazing, but I'm still curious as to what it was." said Twilight, after the three of them had gone inside.

Lucas was reluctant to admit it, but he had an answer "Psychokinesis." he said quietly. Twilight gave him a puzzled look.

"Psychokinesis... I've heard that term before, but I'm not exactly familiar with it. I'll have to study a bit later when I have time." said Twilight

"Well Lucas, I think it's getting late. We should probably head home." said Fluttershy with a yawn. The walk to Fluttershy's cottage was silent, as if nothing had happened.

In bed, after Fluttershy had tucked him in and kissed him goodnight. Lucas felt a little blessed to be where he was. The residents were friendly and it was full of magic, what more could he ask for? Lucas felt himself drift into sleep.