Seeing Yellow, The Return

I was back in the Ponyville hospital. All the ponies were gone, but there was a note in Fluttershy's mouth-writing. It was one of the shortest letters Fluttershy ever wrote to me.

Brace yourself.

I took down the letter and placed it in my one of my clear-files, full of Fluttershy's letters. I exited the hospital, and started walking towards Ponyville. I could see no pony anywhere. As I walked into the center of Ponyville, a loud yell of SURPRISE! greeted me. Ponies appeared out of nowhere. Music was playing. It sounded... familiar. I just had time to see Fluttershy in the pony mass before I was covered with hot confetti and cold liquidised cake. The noise of the ponies died instantly. Only one pony was laughing. I wiped the mix out of my eyes, to see a pink mare giggling on the ground next to a pink and blue chest on wheels with Pinkie Pie's cutie mark on the front of it.

"Oh silly me! I must of put the confetti in the oven and the cake in the confetti cannon. Again!" laughed Pinkie.

All the ponies, (except Lyra, who was smiling happily), were staring at me with horror. They were probably thinking that I was going to go crazy. I wiped some of the mix off my face and tasted it. It was still pretty good. I looked at Pinkie, who had finished laughing, and now looked guilty. I started to giggle. Then full-out laugh. Then I fell on ground, still laughing. All of the ponies started to laugh too. I looked up, just in time to see a pink pony whiz around me and my bag. A second later, me and my bag were completely clean. I saw Pinkie Pie next to me, licking her lips.

"Mmmm! Still delicious!" she said.

"Pinkie! That was the best welcome ever!" I said.

"That was just the start silly! Come on. Let's party!"

Music started to play. I saw Vinyl Scratch, otherwise known as DJ-Pon3, selecting some songs for the party. Everypony started to dance. Fluttershy trotted over to me. We hugged.

"I'm back." I said.

"Welcome home." she replied.

"When the party is over, can you give me a small tour of Ponyville?"

"Sure."

The next few hours passed in a blur. Everypony seemed to want to talk to me. I met so many familiar faces I had seen on the show. Mayor Mare, Bon Bon, Lyra Heartstrings (who only left my side after being dragged away by Bon-Bon), Doctor Whooves, Mr and Mrs Cake with the twins, Pumpkin Cake and Pound Cake, the Wonderbolts, Big Macintosh, the now disbanded Cutie Mark Crusaders, Derpy or Ditsy Doo and I seriously don't know what to call her, and more. Zecora also spoke to me, in her usual rhyming fashion. I rhymed back to her, and for the next few minutes, it seemed like poetry was passing between us. I also met, much to my delight, Octavia Melody, and we talked for a while about music. She was my favourite background pony, Vinyl Scratch coming a close second. I met her as well, and she gave me a pair of her DJ glasses. The eye pieces were meant for ponies with large eyes, not small human eyes, but I thanked her anyway and I placed the glasses on my head. Spike also talked to me for a minute before going back to sleep. Twilight was right, Spike needed a lot of sleep. He was still a baby dragon, even after all these years.

It was getting dark. The party didn't stop, but it seemed to die down a little. A love ballad was playing. Almost everypony was dancing with a very special somepony. Twilight was sitting next to me, and she let out a little squeak when Flash Sentry walked by. He was glancing at Twilight nervously. I nudged her.

"What?" she whispered.

"Embrace your dreams." I said once more. "Go on. Just try."

She looked at me, then at Flash. She took a deep breath, then trotted towards him. His eyes lit up and they started to talk. Before long, they were dancing together. I looked at my bag, and opened it. I looked through it, and saw the picture of my family. I took it out and touched the glass surface of the frame. They were still there, watching me. I looked up into Luna's night and waved. I could imagine their faces. They would be laughing and smiling at me. Or maybe they weren't watching Michael TV. Maybe they were watching the rugby. I laughed a little. My eyes looked at the party again, and I saw Twilight and Flash Sentry nervously trotting away from the party together. I saw Flash lean in and give Twilight a kiss. They trotted away together. Embrace your dreams... that quote kept resurfacing. Why? I thought back to my original dream.

All I wanted was for everyone around me to succeed in life and be happy.

That was my dream. I looked around. Had I succeeded in my dream? No, there were a few ponies not with a very special somepony. They were just watching sadly. I realised that these ponies were the members of the mane 6. I had Fluttershy, and Twilight had Flash Sentry. But Rarity, Pinkie, Applejack and Rainbow Dash didn't have anypony. Why were these beautiful mares left out?

Fluttershy had trotted over to me from out of the group of dancing ponies. She sat down next to me placed a leg around me. I placed an arm around her and the two of us watched the ponies dancing together.

A few hours later, the party had started to disperse. Ponies were leaving. Most of them didn't look at me strangely. A few did, but that was expected. I looked around. Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash were walking towards me and Fluttershy. They sat down in a circle and started we started to talk. These mares were chatting to me with ease. I think I have been placed into this group of friends. The name wouldn't sound right though. The mane 7? Nah. I noticed that Twilight was missing. I raised this question to the group. No pony knew, but then I saw Twilight trotting towards us. Her mane was slightly messy and she had a nervous grin on her face. She sat down next to me, and I nudged her. When she looked at me, I winked. She blushed and looked away. I then made up my mind. I had to ask them.

"So." I started. "Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie, Rainbow. I saw you sitting away from the party. Just watching the couples dance. Why didn't you join in?" I already knew the answer, but I just wanted to hear them say it.

They all looked down.

"It's because none of us have a special somepony to dance with." said Rainbow.

"You know, I don't get it. How can such obviously attractive and beautiful mares like you four, not already have a very special somepony?" I said.

"It's because no pony has asked us." said Rarity.

"You all dream about finding that special pony one day, right?"

They looked up and nodded, gazing at me with their large eyes.

'Then... embrace your dreams. Make them a reality. Only you can control your future."

That seemed to inspire them. The four mares in front of me seemed a lot more determined than usual.

We talked for a few more minutes, when I saw a familiar large white pony descending from the sky. Princess Celestia landed in front of us. The 6 mares around me bowed to the princess and I followed suit. When I looked up, Celestia was looking at me. She held out her hoof. On it was my Element of Harmony ring. I took it, and put it back on my hand. Then I shook Princess Celestia's hoof.

"Michael." she said simply.

"Celestia." I replied.

"I would like to thank you for what you have done for Equestria. It would be a very different place without your help."

"No need to thank me. Actually, I would like to thank you. You are allowing me to stay in Equestria. You are giving me a new life with more purpose than my other one gave me. Plus, you are allowing me to spend time with Fluttershy. My true love. I just can't thank you enough for all that you've done."

Celestia smiled. Her horn started to glow. "Be warned, human. If you attack or attempt to harm any of my little ponies, try to upset the balance of my world, or cohort with my enemies, I will send you back to your world. It is only by my word that you are allowed to live here." Celestia's hair seemed to crackle with electricity as she said this.

I smiled at this. I held up my hand and it started to glow. "Be warned, princess. If you ever try to send me back to my world without good reason, try to erase my memories or the memories of those around me, try to stop my love for Fluttershy, or in anyway harm me, you will expect a fight. One will that you will lose. Do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal." she said.

I raised my glowing hand higher, so it was pointing up into the sky. I shot a beam of light into the air, which exploded into fireworks, illuminating the sky with colours.

"Then I am your loyal subject." I bowed once more to her.

"Very well." she said and she flew off, back to Canterlot. I turned around to face the group of ponies. All of them had their mouth agape. Fluttershy trotted towards me.

"So, you want that tour now?"

"Maybe in the morning. I'm feeling tired right now. Maybe you could show me the way to my accommodation?" I said, picking up my bag.

She smiled that devious smile again. "Follow me." She flew off. I flew after her, catching up to her within a matter of seconds. I followed her to her cottage on the outskirts of Ponyville. We went inside. It was just like how I remembered it from the show. I walked up stairs to Fluttershy's room and placed my bag next to the bed, collapsing onto it face-first. I heard Fluttershy trotting over to me.

"Tired? Long day?" she asked.

"Yeah. You could say that."

She started to massage my back, like she had done for the bear in Episode 29. My god... it was amazing.

"Ooooh. You should of come to me sooner. You had a lot of tension in that shoulder."

She was right. Her soft hooves rubbed against my shoulder, relieving it of the tension I didn't even know I had.

"So, what happened that made it so tiring?" she asked.

"Well, I thought it was going to be a normal day. But then, a yellow pony that I loved appeared out of nowhere."

She giggled. "That would have been awesome!"

"Yeah, it was. She was finally back in my life. I should of never sent her away in the first place. I loved her too much."

"I'm pretty sure she loved you too." said Fluttershy, now preening my wings.

"I was sure of that."

"Tell me... where is your love tonight?"

"Why, she is right behind me, rubbing my back and preening my wings."

I moved quicker than I had done in years. I turned around, sat up and kissed the yellow mare behind me. She returned the kiss with more forcefulness than I expected. We fell back on the bed, still kissing. I was slowly rubbing my hands up and down on her back, just as I felt her hooves gently tug at my wings. My wings shivered at the touch. I slowly stroked her wings as well, feeling them quiver under my hands. My hands slowly moved up her the back of her neck and my fingers laced through her long pink mane. We started rolling around on the bed, our lips still connected passionately. We rolled around so much, that we fell over the side. I landed on the floor first, Fluttershy landing on top of me, our lips still together. We finally broke the kiss, and we once again stared into the other's eyes. Then Fluttershy did something she has never done before. She licked my face. That simple touch of her wet tongue on my face sent shivers down my spine. It was slightly creepy, but also extremely attractive at the same time.

I noticed that Fluttershy's wings were extended, as were mine. I started to laugh. Fluttershy joined in and we laughed together on the ground for quite some time. Fluttershy placed her head on my chest and snuggled in close to me, her body heat warming my side and my heart. I placed a wing around her protectively and I started to stroke her coat. She looked up at me lovingly and I looked back, smiling down at her. After a while, she started to close her eyes, her breathing slowing. She was heading off to sleep. I moved my head very close to her ear.

"Goodnight, my love." I said.

She smiled. As her eyes slid fully closed, her cute breathing started up once more. Slow inhale; sharp exhale. Same as always. I lay there for a while, not moving, not a thought going through my head. Then I picked Fluttershy up and put her in bed. I grabbed my bag from the ground and moved it to the side. I then got into bed and placed my arm around Fluttershy. My eyes were sliding closed, when a voice spoke.

"So... you do truly love her..."

I literately leaped out of bed and I looked for the intruder. I lowered my glowing hand when I saw Princess Celestia there.

"Celestia." I looked over at the sleeping yellow mare once more. "Yes, I love Fluttershy more than anything. Nothing will change that. Not you. Not the world. Nothing."

"Then..." said the princess. "Enjoy what you have. It is beautiful."

Her voice seemed forced. Was there... resentment in her tone? She trotted past me.

"Wait." I said.

I heard the sound of hooves stop.

"Just because you are immortal Celestia, it doesn't mean that you can't find your very special somepony. I hope that you remember that. Everyone deserves love."

The room was illuminated by bright light for a second, before darkening again. I turned, and Celestia was gone.

I woke up, blinking in the bright sunlight filtering through a large window. I rolled over and saw a small wall of yellow fur right next to me. I cuddled this warm yellow wall as it slept on. The wall had a pink tail, which started to trail up and down my leg, tickling it slightly. I sighed in content. How I loved the mornings. I sat up and looked around. The photos from my world lined the walls. I glanced at my small bedside table and saw a framed picture. One that I looked at every morning. I picked it up. The picture was of me and Fluttershy, sitting on that hill, leaning on that tree, together. I took the picture out of it's frame and turned it over. Though I had already memorised the messages on the back long ago, I still liked to look at the words that had started my true life.

I forgive you, and I love you.

-Fluttershy

Fluttershy, I've missed you. My life was, and will be, meaningless without you. Your forgiveness to my actions is all that I wanted. And you have forgiven me. Fluttershy, I will never, as long as I live, yell at you again. I love you too.

-Michael

I have been in Equestria for a few months now, and everyday is just as good as the last. The sun always shines, except when the pegasus ponies either get lazy or just pile a bunch of storm clouds together. I can touch the clouds as well. And holy crap, they are the softest things in existence. Why Rainbow Dash naps on tree branches is a mystery to me. But the day is nothing when compared to the night. Stars are everywhere, billions more than there were in the human world. Nearly every night Fluttershy and I lie outside and gaze up at them.

One thing I don't particularly dislike, but neither do I like about Ponyville is the fact that everypony seems to have gotten it into their heads that I can give them relationship advice. I can do it easily, but it just infuriated me. Why couldn't everypony think a little bit more about relationships with other ponies by themselves?

Speaking of other ponies, I have met with a lot of them over the last few months. Most I recognised from Friendship is Magic, but with some, I had no idea who they were. One day, I met with Frederick Horseshoepin, the pianist from Canterlot. Apparently, he had heard from somepony that I was good at piano and had decided to come and see just how good I was. I made a mental note to hug Fluttershy later. Anyway, we sort of had a piano style battle-off. Beautiful song after beautiful song was played, but in the end, Frederick admitted defeat. Even though I won, I felt bad for him. His cutie mark specified that he should be master at piano and having to admit defeat must of crushed him. I reassured him that though I was good at piano, I would leave the playing up to him; it was his destiny after all. That seemed to brighten his mood a little, and we parted on good terms.

Out of all the ponies I met, excluding Fluttershy, the pony I connected with most was Twilight Sparkle. About a week after the party, we started getting into these long, in-depth conversations about anything and everything. We also loved to argue with each other about anything. Twilight certainly was not the pony who gave up easy. She would argue her point so passionately, that if she didn't think things were going her way, she would slam her hooves down on any surface and raise her voice, drowning out anything the other had to say. It was a good thing then, that I could yell just as loud as her. Most of our 'arguments' ended with us shaking hoof to hand, me turning around and leaving and as soon as I closed the door, we both started laughing. She was an enigma, Twilight. Actually, no, Pinkie Pie was much more difficult to understand than Twilight.

The bubbling pink party pony always seemed to want me around when a party was going down. Any and all parties she invited me to. On more than one occasion, I had received a singing telegram from her. She was so random, like the laws of physics seemed to make an exception just for her. She appeared out of nowhere, dropped from the sky and landed without injury, decorated entire rooms within seconds, defied gravity and more crazy things. I can't comprehend how she does it, but I don't mind. Not knowing is more fun than understanding, with her at least.

My life is extraordinarily different from the one back in my world. I have a group of friends who look out for each other and go on crazy adventures together to learn about friendship. I also have someone to love me. That was a miracle. Did I mention that my friends and my love are ponies from a kids show? Yeah... my life is pretty crazy.

I love my new life.

Then one day, my life changed.