Clarity

The man named Leo...his life taken away by a gang leader who sought for revenge.

...

Or did he die?

Leo, lay stiff as a doornail, is currently waking up from what appeared to be a dream.

As he awakens, he looks around and gasps. Two things hit him instantly.

He's definitely not on Earth anymore and he's still bleeding.

How the hell am I still alive? I was shot four times!

Grimacing slightly at the pain, he realizes that he was only bleeding from his left leg and nowhere else. Getting up slowly, he hops on his good leg and begins to try and take in his surroundings.

He was currently in a gorge, surrounded by dirt and rock.

While taking in the scenery, he began to see a pathway leading up and out of the gorge.

Let's start with that and continue from there...

Content with his plan, he begins his ascension out the gorge, unaware of the creature that lies at its entrance...

Rarity, a pony of once posh nature and power in the upper class, has now made residence in Ponyville. The town was quiet, a place to rest and relax, and a safe haven for people who wanted to get away from the rich life. She was one of these ponies. Back in Canterlot, her family was part of a higher class. They were rich, posh, and had the good life.

At least, so she thought.

Her parents were always threatened due to their stubborn behaviors of getting into ponies' business.  When they walk the streets of Canterlot now, they get subtle disturbing glares shot towards them. Some even taunt and curse their family name for returning to 'the lush'*.

Her father owns a well-known Equestrian Hoofball-Making Company, sporting the name "Magnum HM". He's made the hoofballs for the well-known Canterlot Flyers.

Her mother, on the other hoof, makes the most delicate dessert masterpieces. She owns her own show called "Recipes of Truffles". She's made herself into Equestria's record books for making the tallest dessert dish with only chocolate chip cookies and chocolate syrup.

Now, her family has split up. Her parents continue to stay in Canterlot, residing in the now new rich section of the city. They told her to take care of Sweetie Belle, her sister, for them. They felt it would help resurrect and resurface their bonds as sisters.

It was a wise decision.

Ever since that separation occurred, the two sisters have been able to create a sturdy home, a great strong bond as sisters, and even create a business together. Rarity, the new unshaken unicorn mare, owns one of the finest dress clothing stores in Equestria. Thanks to her down to earth personality, her once regal tone has toned down slightly, making her a more appealing vendor for such designing amongst the town folk.

What was she currently doing?

According to her schedule, she was heading to scour for gems for her latest project. She was heading to a gorge farthest away from Ponyville, because it had one of the most plentiful gem resource she's ever discovered.

She's been using this gorge as a resource for about a few months, but she will soon see what it will have today...

Approaching the gorge from the south, she prances over towards the entrance, unaware of the being just about to exit the landmark.

As she begins to see a head appear from the gorge, she realizes it's not a pony and finds a bush to hide in.

Ugh the dirt will be in my mane...

Despite her issues with dirt and muck, she began to take cover, laying down in the bush.

As she saw the figure emerge from the gorge, she gasped.

It was tall, walking on what appeared to be two legs, and had two other forelegs. It had claw-like appendages connected to the free forelegs and had a short cut mane. It had brown eyes, a small nose, a pained smile, and had attire similar to what common folk would wear if they were at work. What made her almost faint was the whole in the jeans it was wearing and the blood seeping from it.

She didn't know what this thing was, but knowing it was hurt made her feel uneasy and wanted to help.

This may be crazy to do, but if Fluttershy can help animals, I could as well...right?

As the creature began to mutter words of anger and frustration, Rarity sprung from her hiding place and began to trot towards the figure.

The figure was currently hunched over, trying to clean out his wound by the nearby stream near the gorge. The creature knew it was alone in this situation, so getting himself in better shape is a start for survival. It had its backed turned to the unicorn mare, who trotted behind it.

As if the figure heard her approach, it turned itself around and gasped at her. It was preparing to sprint away, but she stopped it by saying,

"Darling, what are you and are you alright?"

The creature began to relax, but still stood in front of her as if she turned it into stone. She began to pace around the creature, getting a good view at it. She then asked,

"Do I need to repeat myself?"

The creature suddenly shook itself out of its reverie and said,

"No you don't...miss?"

"Rarity."

The creature smiles back for a moment and takes its foreleg and motions it towards her. It says,

"My name is Leo."

Rarity smiles and says,

"Well Leo, the question still stands..."

Leo began to stutter, trying to pull himself together to remember the question. In a few seconds, he realizes what she was talking about and answer saying,

"I'm a human and I have a slight issue with my leg here." He points to his leg, where the bullet pierced his skin.

The Rarity eyed the wound again and nodded, pulling out a first aid kit from her saddlebags. She smiles and says,

"I've had to handle with injuries before, but nothing of this multitude. I'll wrap this, so the bleeding stops."

Leo nods and moves his leg out for her to inspect. Most of the skin was burned where the bullet impacted, while some of the flesh was hanging, being held together by a thread. Rarity winced at the sight, but kept her eyes on the goal: helping the human. Keeping the goal in mind, she carefully wrapped the wound and applied pressure. Leo grunted a bit, causing the unicorn to look up and ask,

"Just applying pressure..."

Leo once again nodded and continued to watch her operate on his wound. For some reason, his other three wounds have disappeared from thin air, as if they ever existed. He's been wondering how that even happened. The only reason he could come up with is some supernatural being wanted him to survive, but torture him by throwing him on some other planet or dimension. He has to give the being credit...

This is a pretty good move if the being was playing chess.

Dismissing the thought of chess and the supernatural, he returned his gaze to the mare, who was putting finishing touches on the wound. Once she finished, she looked back up at you and smiled. She says,

"All done darling!"

Leo stands up and tries to walk a bit. As Leo took his first step, he realizes the pain was almost non-existent. Leo asks the mare,

"What did you do to my leg?"

She trots up to his side and says,

"What do you mean? I did what anyone would do. I wrapped the injury and cleaned out the wound with my magic."

Leo froze at the mentioning of magic. If magic existed, then what else could she do?

Rarity looked over at Leo and spotted the confusion. She giggled a bit and said,

"I can see you're not used to magic. Here in Equestria, magic is all around us." She pauses and gathers herself.  "Unicorns can cast spells and heal, pegasus can fly and walk on clouds, and earth ponies can farm for their own food and are very good barters. With all this in mind, these abilities all are performed by the magic we create."

Leo looked at the unicorn, still shell-shocked by the whole idea. He said,

"I'm surprised that you can possess such power...Magic where I come from doesn't exist. It's just a myth or an illusion."

When Leo said this, it was Rarity's turn to become a statue. She gasped and asked,

"Where did you come from?"

Leo paused and said,

"Well from the planet Earth, but if you want an exact location, then Geneva, Illinois."

"But this is Earth and I've never heard of Geneva before..."

What.

Leo tore his gaze away from Rarity and looked down at the ground. He began to contemplate over what he has known all of his life, to what this mare has told him.

I'm in a different dimension...What am I going to do?

As he tries to think of a solution, he kicks unconsciously at the ground with his good leg. He's now frustrated of the whole idea of being alone.

Alone...In another dimension...

He averts his attention to Rarity, who has currently left his side, about to descend into the gorge. Feeling a bit anxious, he asks,

"Where are you going Rarity?"

Upon hearing her name, she turns to Leo and yells back,

"I'm going down the gorge to get some gems! It'll only be a few minutes!"

While she turned away to go excavate for gems in the gorge, Leo found a place to pop a squat, leaving him to his

thoughts...

A few moments later, Rarity ascends from the gorge, caring a few rare crystals in her saddlebags. Upon emerging from the gorge, she notices Leo sitting on the rock, his claws on his head. Silently approaching, she comes up to him and asks softly,

"Darling, are you okay?"

Leo hears her soft voice and perks up, moving his head in her direction. Rarity sees his face of despair and sadness. Seeing him sad made her heart break, causing her to trot up to him and nuzzle his cheek. Leo flinched as the soft fur made contact with his skin, but felt his sudden sadness melt away. This is the first time in a long while he's felt content and with a miniature horse for that matter.

She asks,

"What's wrong?"

Leo gulps nervously and says,

"The impact of being away from home hit me..." Leo pauses and gasps for a breath. "I don't even know where I'm going to stay..."

Rarity perked up at this, stopping her nuzzling for a second. She replies,

"You can stay with me at the boutique!"

"The what?"

Rarity deadpans at him and says,

"The Carousel Boutique! The place where dresses and fine clothing is created! It's also my home."

"Are you sure? I don't want to intrude or cause a ruckus..."

Rarity shakes her head saying,

"Absolutely! Besides, you have an injury that needs tending to. Come on, let's head to Ponyville General. They can help you with your wound."

Leo nods, walking closely beside her. Rarity noticed the closeness and looked up at him smiling. Together, the two unlikely partners walk to Ponyville as one party.