We are not alone

Chapter 2: Where am I...? WHAT am I?

I couldn't see anything as I flew through that endless portal, at least, it seemed endless. I couldn't remember how long I had been flying through there. My only companion was the HUD that LightningClaw had given me, but it wasn't much in the social department, right now it was just coming up with messages such as "Warning: Gravitational error", "Warning: User bone structure shift", "War-" wait, USER BONE STRUCTURE SHIFT? At that point, once I became aware of it, I could feel my bones moving around, but not in the painful way you usually associate with the sudden change in bone structure, it actually felt like my bones were made of liquid, moving around, reshaping themselves into god-knows what. I couldn't even remember where LighningClaw said I was being pulled!

Suddenly, my HUD beeped, interrupting my train of thought, words flashed at me in my vision.

Caution: Prepare for dimensional shift

At that point, I chose to open my eyes, only to see a blinding white light racing towards me, my first thought was, Oh god, I'm dead! after that thought had rushed through my head, I touched the light, my bones stopped shifting, and for the first time in what had felt like forever. I touched earth, dirt to be exact. I slowly opened my eyes, and gasped. I suddenly remembered where LightningClaw had said I was being pulled to. I was in Equestria, the entrance to Sweet Apple Acres to be exact. I stared, mouth agape at the miles of apple trees spread out before me. I felt bad for my first thought being How am I going to take my ADHD pills? just as that thought had entered my head, some words showed up in my vision,

Dear Jacob;

I know you have to take those pills everyday, so I set the HUD to administer the drugs automatically.

Sincerily,
LightningClaw

I shuddered, "God dammit LightningClaw, that's just wrong on so many levels!" By the time I realised that I'd said that out loud, a green box in my vision centred around the head of the one and only, Applejack. Like it did with LightningClaw, data showed up on the right of the screen, only with an added line at the top.

Reading Brainwaves for subject. Converting brainwaves to data...
Subject: Applejack
Species: Earth Pony
Health: OK

Okay, apparently this HUD can read my mind. Applejack walked up to the fence and rested her front hooves on it, "Well howdy there stranger, what brings you to Sweet Apple Acres," I barely registered what she'd said, I was too busy noticing I'd been turned into a unicorn. I was dumbstruck, I was a freakin Unicorn! Blue mane and tail with purple streaks, grey fur with red stripes? Are those ankle bracelets? Am I wearing a shirt? WTF!?

I was so busy looking at myself that I forgot that Applejack was right there, "Uh... Excuse me? Are ya okay?"

After shakily getting to my feet-and-hands-turned-hooves, I turned to Applejack and decided to introduce myself before things got weirder, "Yeah, I'm fine I just..." Remembering what LightningClaw had said about not telling anyone about other dimensions. "... Tripped, I just tripped." I smiled awkwardly.

"Well, are you alright?" Applejack asked. She doesn't believe me I thought, Of course she doesn't believe me she's the freakin element of honesty! I started worrying about my situation, again forgetting that Applejack was right in front of me, Okay, so apparently I'm in Equestria, but at what point in the history? And if I'm stuck here, where do I live? remembering that Applejack was still here, I decided to ask her if she knew any place I could stay for a while, "Well... We have a guest bedroom here at Sweet Apple Acres, or you could try Fluttershy, she's extremely shy but she never turns down a pony in need of help!" Applejack suggested.

I decided to try Fluttershy, as she wouldn't ask many questions unlike the Apple Family. Thanking Applejack I went down the path towards Ponyville, it was actually quite easy walking as a pony, the hard part was getting my bearings considering I was in a completely different village in a completely different world in a completely different dimension. Eventually I found myself at the centre of town. I couldn't remember the way to Fluttershy's house however, I may be a brony, but its hard to know which way is which with all the cutscenes in the show, and I never did look up a map, didn't think I'd need it, Geez, how wrong was I?. Turning around I started to look for somebod- er somepony to ask for directions. As I was turning though I felt an electric shock to my flank, a warning sign started flashing in my vision

Warning: Electrical current detected
Activating fail safes

Current not strong enough to cause damage
User health: OK, minor shock

I whipped around, looking for the culprit, green boxes were centring on everyponies heads except I noticed a red box centred on one pony, or Pegasus to be exact. Rainbow Dash, data showed up as with all the other times

Subject: Rainbow Dash
Species: Pegasus
Disposition: Hostile
Health: OK

Rainbow was laughing on the lightning cloud she had used to shock me. I attempted to scold her, forgetting I shouldn't know her, "Oi! Rainbow Dash! What the heck was that for!?" She stopped laughing suddenly and looked down at me with a confused expression,

"Do I know you?" She asked.

"Uh... No." I started trying to come up with an explanation, my HUD, probably reading my mind, showed up with information on Rainbow Dash

Rainbow Dash

Element of Loyalty
Proclaims herself as the fastest flyer in Equestria.
Only pony to ever perform a Sonic Rainboom
Wishes to join The Wonderbolts, an aerial acrobatics team
A bit of an egotistical jerk

At that, I had my explanation, "How do you know my name?" Rainbow asked.

"Who doesn't know Rainbow Dash, the fastest flyer in Equestria and the only one to ever perform a sonic rainboom?" I asked, she grinned and flew down to land in front of me.

"I like you, you're cool. Just for that, I'll warn you about Pinkie Pie." I decided to roll with it so as not to have to come up with another explanation, "If you see a pink pony, that's Pinkie Pie. Once she knows you're here, you're guaranteed to have a surprise party. So, what's your name, anyway? And what's with the clothing?" She asked

"Oh, I'm Jacob, and about the clothing? I uh... Just decided to wear it today." I decided against making myself a pony name, I was never any good with names, "Say, can you direct me to Fluttershy's house? I kinda need a place to stay."

"Oh Fluttershy's house? Sure, that's at the entrance to the Everfree Forest, I can show you the way if you want." I thanked her and she flew off, I had to run(gallop?) to keep up with her, by the time we made it to Fluttershy's house I was panting, "Wait here while I talk to Fluttershy, she's really shy" I gasped out an okay as she flew up and landed at the door. She knocked three times and waited. The door opened by a hair and I saw an eye peek out. The door then opened the rest of the way and I saw Fluttershy in an apron of all things!

"Oh, hello Rainbow Dash, what brings you here at this time?" She said in the softest voice possible, seriously, I had to strain just to hear her, and even then I could barely hear her.

"Hey Fluttershy, I brought a friend over, he needs someplace to stay." Rainbow Dash replied. I was shocked, she already considered me a friend? We'd just met! She trotted to the left to let Fluttershy see me. But the instant Fluttershy saw my spiky mane, her eyes widened and she hid behind Rainbow. They started talking to each other, but they were whispering, and considering Fluttershy's voice is already almost a whisper I didn't hear a thing they were saying. This is going to be a long day

Authors note:

I would have provided a picture of Jacob but I couldn't get any of the URL's I tried to work.