Death is not the end

The next morning had come earlier than I had anticipated. I had woken up and started to walk around the little hollowed out tree. After a bit, I noticed Zecora still asleep... Now that I think about it... She's kinda adorable when she's asleep... I thought to myself, quickly shaking it off. That thought path is best left untraveled.

I had left without letting Zecora know, I didn't want her to worry about a stranger like me.

Today was a day that I would soon come to regret, and here's why: I'm going back into that village named ponyville.

It took me only a few minutes to get to the entrance of ponyville, it reminded me much of my first visit here, how everyone was asleep and i was free to move about the town for a while.

It didn't take me long to find posters with my face on them telling people that if they find me to bring me to the mayor's office.

It was right about then that I got a crazy idea into my head:

I was going to turn myself in.

After pacing back and forth, i decided to head over to what i believe was the mayor's office. Walking up, i had knocked on the door of the building, waiting a few minutes i finally heard the sounds of hooves getting closer to the door.

As the door opened i was greeted with a shocked stare and a jaw nearly hitting the floor from a beige pony with a graying mane.

"Hello, i'm that person you have posters of everywhere, i'm here to turn myself in." I said to the still stunned pony.

I heard a slight gasp before resuming, "I apologize deeply for the trouble i've caused, so..." I said as i held out my wrists, expecting a pair of handcuffs to slap on them.

"...Please, take me to jail, i want to make amends for what i've done."

The pony in front of me was completely speechless, but nonetheless, she placed me under arrest.

As i soon came to discover, ponyville did not have a jail because, as i had heard, crime is virtually non-existent in this village. They did however, have a penal system in place and, in a huge contrast to the penal system in my world, actually treated me with some dignity.

My place of containment wasn't a jail cell of sorts, the closest thing they had was the basement in the town library which proved quite effective at containing me.

As the pony put me in here she said, "Princess Celestia is coming to see and decide what to do with you, hang tight."

As i was put in the basement, i examined it and found that it was quite bare, save for a table and a small chair, which i decided not to sit in, favoring the floor.

Looking down at the bonds that held my hands together, i started to wonder who this Princess Celestia person is, not knowing much about her or this place for that matter, i sat quietly and waited for her to come and decide my fate.

I was snapped out of my daydream when the voice of the beige pony said "The creature is right inside, be careful."

I heard the door open, looking up i saw something that, to this day, i can't describe well enough to do it justice.

The figure i saw entering the basement was most definitely a pony, but almost double the size of the ones i had seen before. one of the first things i had noticed about it was that it had a horn on it's face and a rather large pair of folded wings on its sides, which reminded me of a combination of two mythological creatures from my world, a Pegasus and a Unicorn. As i was examining this creature i failed to notice that it was walking towards me and i could see it's soft features, giving me the feeling that this particular creature was female. I also noticed that the creature sported a rather odd, rainbow colored mane that seemed to flow in the wind despite there being absolutely no breeze.

A few seconds passed as i realized that the creature was staring at me, sizing me up for some unknown reason, and after a while, the creature spoke.

"Creature, what are you?" She asked in an authoritative tone.

"...I am a human." I respond.

"Where are you from?"

"...I'm from a world known as earth."

The creature seemed somewhat surprised that i was from another world, but quickly responded with another question.

"What is your name?" She asked.

"My name is Kyle, I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused miss..."

"Celestia, Princess Celestia." She said.

"Princess Celestia, i am truly sorry for the trouble i have caused."  I said, slightly lowering my head.

The creature known as Princess Celestia nodded and said, "Follow me."

I stood up, the ropes still binding my arms behind my back.

The princess and i began to climb up the stairs as my thoughts started to arise,

Is the princess going to help me? Imprison me or... No... She wouldn't do that... would she?

I shook off these thoughts as i continued to follow the princess.