Chapter 4
A Mean Author

“Well seeing as I can’t use my magic I guess we’ll have to walk there.” She muttered to herself.

Even thou I said I was ready I was still a bit apperceive of following this strange creature or ponies as they call themselves, but I still got myself off the bed and followed her out the room. She walked next to me humming a soft tune which did sooth me a little.

As we walked through the hallway to the hospital I saw a few ponies here and there and every one of them; I noticed didn’t look like any of the princesses. I thought about asking Twilight why that was, but I decided to keep it to myself, so I didn’t annoy or anger her.

As we continued through the hallway I lost myself in thought about what The Doctor said earlier about magic and wondered if there was a way it could send me home, but I was brought back to the hallway by Twilight asked me “If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, because if you’re going to be here for a while then you need to know a few things. And might as well start now, seeing as we have some extra time.”

‘I guess I don’t have to worry about asking questions.’ I thought still a little hesitant about talking to her, but through my reluctantly I still said “OK… Princess Twilight.” She sighed and responded fairly quickly in a tone that sounded frustrated. “I really don’t like being called princess, so please just call me Twilight. I don’t like using titles unless it’s necessary.”

“Ok,…um…Twilight.” I said, and she looked happier with that which gave me a bit more confidence and made me feel more comfortable in asking my question. “Well… I do have one question, I was wondering why I haven’t seen anyone-” but was cut off by Twilight.

“Anypony.”

“What?”

“If you say anypony, ponies won’t look at you funny.”

“Ok… so why haven’t I seen any…pony that looks like you or the other princesses, besides you and the other princesses?”

“Well that would be due to the fact that I am a princess.”

“Please explain.” I asked, and she responded in kind “Certainly Eric, like The Doctor said I’m an alicorn, and you see alicorns are very rare, and they, possess attributes of the three pony races: unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies, which have led to them usually ruling over pony kingdoms.”

“Ok… I just that makes, wait you said ‘usually’ what did you by that?”

I she turned her head away from me and answered my question “…well… I’m the exception. You see I don’t have a kingdom to rule over.” My curiosity grew with that statement which led me to ask “if you don’t rule a kingdom then what do you do?”

“Oh…I’m a diplomat you see.” She said pridefully.

“Can… you please explain what diplomat means.” I said feeling so stupid for having to ask. She simply responded not question why comment “A diplomat is somepony that goes to other countries and strengthen our bonds with our allies and bridge alliances with other countries.”

“I see and why would a princess be a diplomat seeing as they’re so special?”

“I’m the alicorn of friendship that’s why.”

“Ok… again I have to ask you explain what you mean by that.”

“You see every alicorn has a kind of secondary talent beyond their cutie makes’. For instance let’s take Luna, she can walk in ponies’ dreams, and Celestia can read thoughts. Well I can sense emotions, which has proven countless times to help with international affairs, but I haven’t fully learned to control yet.”

I was feeling a reluctant at the thought that someone could enter my mine so easily, but the more I thought about, the more enraged I became as I realized something, ‘so that’s how Celestia knew what I was thinking, and she decide to go and fucking poke around my head without my fucking permission, Just great not even my fucking mind is safe.’

I guess Twilight picked up on my drastic emotion change because she looked over at me with a look of worry and what she said confirmed it “You ok? You became very angry very quickly.”

I calmed a bit to answer her in a normal voice “Yes I’m fine; it’s just that the thought of some-pony being able to poke around in my mind without my permission makes me a bit…” I trailed, but from the look of it she was able to understand where I was, going.

She looked away from me and said “I’m so sorry that I offended you, but like I said, I don’t have full control over it yet.”

‘Oh, god she thought I was talking about her.’ I mused kicking myself. I put a hand on her shoulder and a smiled. She glanced at me, and I told her “no, I’m so sorry if you thought I was talking about you. I was talking about Princess Celestia, So please don’t feel bad.” She seemed to cheer up a bit and put a weak smile on.

As we entered the lobby something hit me in the face. And I was sent sprawling to the floor. ‘What the fuck just hit me?’ I thought grabbing my jaw. I was then interrupted by someone rolled me to my stomach and pinning me there. I then heard a man’s voice say “Princess Twilight, are you alright?” Her response was full of venom and malice “HOW DARE YOU ATTACK HIM!! GET OFF OF HIM NOW!” The man tried to respond “Princess we didn’t know if-”, but was cut off by Twilight “I don’t care, and I said! Get off him, NOW!!”

The force pinning me was lifted, and I was able to return to my feet. I dusted myself off and turned to face two stallions one that looked like The Doctor and one with wings in gold armor with purple stars located in the center of their breastplates. Twilight was calmer now, and she then asked them explain themselves “Princess we saw this strange creature covered in blood following you and then grab you. We thought you were in danger, so we came to your aid.”

I tried to speak, but the pain on my face erupted, but I was able to work through the pain and say “Well Twilight it seems that they were just doing what they thought needed to be done. So you shouldn’t be angry right.” The stallions and Twilight all looked to me in surprise.

“You mean you’re not mad Eric?” I stood there rubbing my jaw where it hurt the most as I responded “Well no, I wouldn’t say that, but from the looks of it they seem to be soldiers or something. So with that in mind it would make sense that a creature that they have never seen before covered in blood no less grabbing one of their princess is cause for alarm, right”

I look to the stallions, and the one with wings spoke up “yes sir.”

She continued to stare at me before asking “You sure you’re not mad?” my jaw started to swell making it even harder to answer her, but I still managed to get out “It fine Twilight. It was just a misunderstanding. If you’re so unsure why don’t you just check?”

“Are you sure you just said you did like ponies poking around in your head?”

“Yes, but I also said without my permission, right.” she looked unsure and stayed like that for a few moments, but her face eventually relaxed back to normal. She then added “Ok… if you’re fine then I guess there is only one thing left to ask.” She turned back to the stallions and asked them “Why didn’t Princess Celestia inform you that I would be escorting a friend.”

Her definition I was given surprised me. ‘What? We’ve only known each other for a little bit and she already calling me friend.” I thought questioningly.

My attention was drawn back to the stallions. They look nervous and probably didn’t want to respond, but the stare Twilight was giving them forced them to “we… were informed ma’am…, but we thought it would be a pony ma’am.” I didn’t have to be an empath like Twilight to see that she was getting mad again so I acted quick saying “You see it was all just a misunderstanding. So, let’s just leave it at that and be on our way. Ok?”

She sighed and finally let out in a harsh tone “fine…, but I don’t want to see you again for the rest of the day. And I want you to apologies to Eric here! Is that clear!?” They apologized to me like she ordered, bowed, and departed. I looked over my shoulder and saw that the stallions were taking relaxed stances probably due to the fact I just saved them from a most likely severe punishment.

As we entered the lobby I didn’t see many ponies in there, but my curiosity peeked again. I asked her “So you said an alicorn has attributes of all three pony races, but I was wondering if you could explain these races to me?” but the swelling in my jaw was making it more and more difficult to speak ending with the last few words being spoken through clenched teeth.

She sighed in frustration, before walking up to one for the nurses and asking for an ice pack, to which the nurses gladly gave her. She came back and placed it on my injured jaw which sent waves of pain through by body, but slowly started to fade turning into relief. “Keep that there.” I nodded to show I understood, and that I appreciated her help.

She walked over to the reception desk and checked me out and proceeded to the doors. “And now back to your question. There are three races like I said pegasi, unicorns, and earth ponies. Firstly we have the pegasi; they are the ones with the wings.” She said with a flat tone.

We walked out of the hospital and into the streets of a small village which I guess was Ponyville. Some of the ponies looked at me fearfully, but quickly gave me a look of confusion before going back to their business muttering to themselves.

As she continued to talk I look at some of the buildings trying to get a sense of the town, I would be staying in for a while, but still catching every word she said.

“Next we have earth ponies, they are the ones that have neither wings nor horns. And finally unicorns, they are the ones with horns.” she finished in a slightly less irritated voice.

After she finished I stayed quite mostly due to the fact, I couldn’t open my jaw to continue our conversation. So we walk to this friend of hers’ which only took about 20 minutes before we stopped in front of a light blue and pink building.

She exclaimed “here we are. This is my friend’s store, The Carousel Boutique.” We moved to the door, and I opened it with my free hand to let Twilight in first. “My aren’t you just a gentalcolt.” She said in a mocking tone, and I responded with a simple shrug.

As we entered, I didn’t have much time to look around before a posh voice call out “I’ll be there in a second. Now Pinkie darling I have a customer waiting, but I’m sure Twilight had her reasons for sending you away. Just stay here, and I’ll be back in a little to talk some more. Is that ok dear?” My eyes went wide as recognized the voice that followed “Ok, Rarity.”

I looked to Twilight, but she wasn’t paying any mind to me as she called out “Rarity it’s me.”

“Oh, Twilight darling, please come and talk to Pinkie, she was in complete hysterics when she arrived.” Twilight almost ran up the stairs, and I followed just as quick coming to a room with a white unicorn mare with a purple mane dressed in a light blue shirt and a black skirt comforting a pink earth pony. The one for the forest to be precise, there was no mistake she was even still wearing her bloody clothes, but she didn’t look like how remembered her, her mane wasn’t curly and just laid flat. The sight made me feel a little worried for her.

“Oh, Twilight I’m so glad-” Rarity started to say, but stopped as she looked away from the mare that was sitting next to her and up to us. She focused onto me and I think the sight startled her a bit, but she preceded in asked “Twilight…who’s your…um… friend?”

“Oh… this is Eric.” Pinkie’s head shot up and her eyes with wide and then the next thing I know I’m being embraced in a bone breaking hug.

“Oh, so glad you’re ok.” Pinkie said back to the way I remember her looking. After a little bit, Twilight came to my rescues by lightly tapping her shoulder and said through giggles “Pinkie… you’re hurting him.” She looked up at me and quickly let me go backing a few steps away from me.

She then started to speak in an incredibly hyperactive voice “Oh, so sorry, I’m just so happy you’re ok. The Author was being a Meany-mean-face and wouldn’t tell me anything. I mean seriously when I woke up this morning he tells me”

She took a slightly deeper voice and took a stance of a parent scolding her child saying “Pinkie I need you to get Twilight and go to the Everfree forest immediately and wait till I tell you otherwise.”

She then took her normal voice and continued “and I was like ‘but why?’” but only to return to her deeper voice again “Pinkie don’t argue with me, this is my story!”

Returning back to her normal voice, she continued “so I grabbed Twilight and did what he said and waited for like ever until you showed up all bloody and dying, and I pleaded with him to help you but he said.”

Taking on the deep voice again “Pinkie, I’m sorry I can’t do anything.” She said in a voice full of worry and fell to her knees with her fists pointing to the ceiling “But you’re writing this story.”

I was thoroughly impressed by her for getting that all out in one breath. She stood put showing she was finished and stood next to me.

After her little speech, I discovered that my jaw was numb enough to talk, and I asked Twilight “Did that make any… sense to you?” all I got as a response was a sigh. I look over at her, and she was rubbing the bridge of her muzzle. “You ok…Twilight?” I asked slightly worried for her.

“Yeah, I’m fine. It’s just that her randomness can be… tiring at times, especially with the day I’ve had. That’s all.” Twilight walked over to Rarity, and I would have done the same, but I was kept in place by Pinkie.

“Hey, Pinkie do think you let go of me?”

“No.”

“And can you tell me why?”

“Yes.”

“Are you going to?”

“No.”

I gave up and decided with her standing next to me I could inspect her which to my surprise found that she was much shorter that I thought she would be with that monsters strength of her’. She only stood at about my shoulders with her a hair stopping at my nose. She had a figure that was just as nice as all the other mares I had seen today with hips and a bust that matched her figure quite well. She looked up at me and oh, god I lost myself in her brilliant blue eyes. It was hard to put myself away from the pools of blue that were engulfing me, but I managed it, albeit grudgingly.

I watched as the two mares finished their conversation and walked over to us “Eric dear it’s time to get started. Twilight has explained your predicament to me, and I say it would be a crime to fabulosity itself if I let you run around in blood stained rags like that for any longer than you already have.” Rarity said.

“Ok… Miss Rarity where do we start?”

“Oh, please Eric, you don’t have to call me that. Any friend of Twilight is a friend of mine, and I prefer friends call me Rarity. Now just come in here, and we can get started.” I followed Rarity into the room with Pinkie following behind me.

“Now… we must get that dreadful shirt off of you immediately.” I followed her instructions without question which got light blushes from both Pinkie and Twilight. I looked down to see why and what I saw was a muscular and very tone chest and abdomen, but also something that looked out of place, a tattoo over me heart of a two circle made of black and white spinning around each other and several lines surrounding them.

Rarity must have noticed them blushing and showed them out saying “out, out, I can’t work with you two gawking over him.” which not only deepened their blush, but managed to secure one to my face, as well.

She walked back to me with her horn glowing in a light blue aura engulfing my shirt in the same aura. My hand tingled as it floated up and over to a bin. “Ok, now just go stand over there and I will get your measurements.” She pointed to an area with three mirrors situated next to each other.

I walked over to the mirrors and looked at my reflections. There standing in front of me was a very muscular looking man with blond hair and blue eyes. As my eyes wandered over the figure I saw a few scars here and there, and the only thing that came to mind was “Is this really me?”

“It would appear so dear.”

I looked back at the mare, and she continued “I have absolutely no idea what it would be like to be in your place, but I hope that this can help you to feel more comfortable and show you that ponies will always help you.”

I could feel a tear roll down my cheek before I grabbed the mare standing in front of me in my embrace saying “Think you Rarity for all your kindness.”

“You’re welcome and I’m sorry to say this, but we should get back to reason you’re here.”

“Ok…now what do you need me to do?”

She floated over a tape measure. She told me to face the mirror and to extend my arms which I did. The type measure zipped around checking every little measurement and as she jotting down them on a clip broad. This lasted for about half an hour before she said “ok; I will have a new shirt in a few moments and the rest by tomorrow.”

I stood there, as she worked for a good ten minutes or so, before she floated over a small stack of clothes.

I unfolded the small pile to fine a simple white short-sleeve shirt, a black denim jacket, a yellow top that looked like the one Pinkie was wearing, and a pair of blue pants. “Now the yellow blouse and the pants are for Pinkie. Tell her that she can use the changing room downstairs.”

I set the clothes meant for Pinkie on a chair and put my two shirts on. As I moved around I couldn’t help but complemented Rarity on how well the clothes fit. I grabbed Pinkie’s clothes and left the white mare to work.

As I stepped into the hallway, I found both Pinkie and Twilight waiting for me, I relayed the message to Pinkie, and walked down stairs with the two mares. Twilight told Pinkie that we were leaving and left out the door, but Pinkie ran out of the store only seconds after us and zipped away. “Where she going?” I questioned.

“Most likely to get your welcome to Ponyville party ready.”

“My what?”

“Your “welcome to Ponyville party.” She does this for everypony, and she won’t take no for an answer. Ponies have tried and failed.” She said in an amused tone. The thought of her randomness brought a new smile to me lips.

Twilight decided to give me a quick tour of the town. After our little stroll, we walked to her home which she explained what it was before we even got there, but it still surprised me to find that it was a tree.

She walked in and beckoned me to follow. As I entered she yelled “Spike! Can you please come out here of a second?”

A male’s voice came from somewhere in the tree library “Ok Twilight, but you didn’t need to yell, I’m only in the kitchen.”

As I looked around the main entrance at all the book, I couldn’t help but feel a small twinge of joyfulness. My daze was interrupted by someone shouting “Twilight what di-? WHAT THE HAY IS THAT THING?”

I focused on the source of the shout and had a similar reaction when I saw the purple scaled teenager. To which Twilight sighed yet again in frustration. “Spike this is Eric he’s a human, And Eric this is Spike he’s a dragon!” she said in a rather quickly. I look at her and in the corner of my eye I could see spike doing the same, and we both asked in confused, but still alarmed tones “And what’s that?!”

A short expansion later we came to an understanding. “So you’re going to be staying here, right?” he asked me.

I said “I guess so.” But truth be told I really wasn’t sure myself.

“Ok, but Twilight where’s he going to sleep?”

“I think I remember a spell that could be helpful in this situation. It’s a modification spell.”

Both Spike and I asked in unison again “What does it do Twilight?”

“Follow me.” She led us outside. “Ok, let’s see if I can’t use my magic again?” as she said that her horn started to glow in a pink aura which brought a stranded look to her face, but the library did start to glow to in the pink aura.

After a few moments, the aura faded and Twilight started to fall, but I managed to catch her just in time. Worry clear in my voice I yelled to Spike “GET THE DOOR NOW!”

He ran in front me opening it for us. I swiftly moved to one of the coaches in the main room and laid her on it. “Are you ok Twilight?” I asked franticly to which she responded “yes… I’m fine that spell just took a lot out of me. That’s all. Please…go check out your room for me.”

Spike finally managed to make it to the coach and asked “Twilight what happened?”

“Spike don’t worry there are a lot of enchantments on this old place, so it was just a little harder to keep them all up. That’s all.”

“Ok… if you’re sure your fine, I guess not much to worry about.” Spike said looking a little relieved.

“Not much to worry about? She almost fainted doing something for me. Twilight if you ever have to do something like that for me again please don’t we’ll find a different way. Ok?”

She simply replied “Ok, Eric.” and I scooped her up which put a new blush on her face and ask spike to lead me to her room which he did. When we reached it, I laid her down on her bed and left her alone to get better.

I walked back down with spike and looked around to find a new door off to the side of the open entrance to the kitchen. I stepped over to the door and peered into find a fully furnished room.

I closed the door behind me and walked over to Spike, who was sitting in an armchair reading a book. I approached him asked if it was ok for me to read one of the books.

He looked at me surprised and said “Dude, you don’t have to ask.” I took his advice and went to one of the bookshelves and pulled a book down.

The title said daring do and the quest for the sapphire stone, finding it looked entertaining I brought it back to the coach. After reading the first few pages I was hooked, I lost myself in this adventure story.

After a little bit, I heard quick hoofsteps coming down the stairs and Twilight calling out “Oh, Eric I have good news!”

I looked at the clock and saw that an hour had passed. ‘Wow… that was quick; it hardly even felt like an hour.’ Responding to Twilight I asked “What Twilight?”

“I don’t know why didn’t I think of this before, but I have a spell that can help you regain your memory.” She said very eagerly, and I looked at her dumbfounded that she had something that could do that for me, but nervousness forced me to ask.

“But wait Twilight what if this spell does the same thing the last one did?”

“I’ve use this spell more times and it’s been more than enough time for that abstract radiation to wear off, so it should be easier to cast.”

“Well then what are you waiting for Twilight? If you’re sure, the spell is self then let’s use it.” I said with eagerness clear in my voice.

She walked closer her horn glowing in its aura before she grabbed the magic in her hands rubbing between them. She then placed the magic to my temples.

When the magic first touched me I felt nothing, but as I sat that pain quickly enveloped me body keeping me frozen to the spot. The next thing I know everything is fading to black and the last thing I see is Twilight grabbing me and the door slamming open, and Pinkie shouting “Twilight don’t, it’s a trap!!”

Author's Note

and as always i hoped you have enjoyed this chapter and to see you next time.

and if you want a image of what his tattoo looks like here you go
lovey isn't it.