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It's a morning just like any other, but today feels different. Like something out of the ordinary was going to happen, but I ignored those feelings because in this life, you can't expect anything good most of the time. Especially for me, I wake from my usual sleep to shower and brush my teeth and eat a hearty breakfast. If you call mountain dew and sausages hearty. I prepare for school readying my science, human history and anatomy books. I put my throwing knife in my pack back because I was going to go to the park after school and practice on my aiming. While heading to school I pass by my short cut.

Where there are woods and I can see a small dock in the lake. Quiet, peaceful and as usual all alone, to others I was strange, I don’t let it get to me since I’m seventeen. I think of it as a phase I’m going through and will just pass by. I arrive at school and to my "surprise" my usual school bully who is also captain of the football team jumps out and knocks me on my butt. I look up and make eye contact with him.

"Hey Leo did I scare ya? Not surprising since you’re a wimp." I get up and I wonder how much more of this I was willing to endure, I make a bold move, I was next to speak.

"Tell me Trent, do people like you like to bully people like me just because you are captain in a sport that involves grabbing other guys and having small junks due to the amount of "vitamins" you take?" His face switches from smug to anger; he grabs me and tosses me near the school doors while the other teens watch

"You little punk! You think you can speak to me that way!"

He yells at the top of his lungs, I stay on the ground ready for his wrath. Before he could get at me the teacher breaks it off and sends us to the principal’s office, and this early in the morning. We are both seated right in front of the principal waiting for a response from the man. The silence is broken; in my "shock" he scolds me.

"Leo...why did you say such a thing about Trent and the football team?"

Trent keeps humiliating me in public!"

Trent gives a look that says I’m going to kill you. The principal stands up and looks out his window

“Leo, do you see the trophies that this school has?" I rolled my eyes knowing where this is going

"It's because of Trent we have these trophies of our victories against other schools, and for that you should be grateful and enduring for Trent's hard work"

I couldn’t believe what he was saying, it was enough to drive me to go from bold to stupid.

"That's quite understandable, but I have one thing to say..."

The principal turns to me with a smile "And what is that boy?"

"Are you out of your freaking mind!?" I get up off my chair as I chew the principal out." You are supposed to protect the students of this school! Not kiss the ass of the ones who are gifted at a sport that involves smearing into other guys!"

Trent's and the principal’s faces switch from shocked to angry, I was going to get the hammer now. Both verbal and physical. "How dare you speak to Trent and me that way?!" He slammed his hands on his desk which made Trent jump, which was kind of funny.

"You are expelled as of now! Get out of my school now!" He pointed at the door with his red tomato face.

"Fine this place sucked, and also you can go to he-" I was cut off by the principal who flung his mug at me. I quickly run out the door down the hall way right out the school door.

Panting heavily, looking back at the school for the last time I feel like I'm going to get it when I get home. But in a relief I don't have deal with the constant crap anymore, I turn as I walk down my usual path, as I walk in the woods the lake catches my attention.

I stop and stare for a while, I decide to go to the small dock, every step I take it creaks, careful not to fall in. I sit at the edge the set down my things and play whit my knife, I look up at the sky which is gloomy and grey, and I like it when it's grey...because it was the color of my soul. Then that thought leads to another as to why this world sucks and why humans treat each other this way when they think they're better than someone.

The thought of that made me even more depressed than usual, being lost in my thoughts I almost didn’t notice the rustle of dry grass, I turn around and to my shock it's Trent whit his butt buddies.

I stand to try and escape, but they're too close. I’m cornered, trapped like an animal!

"I knew we'd find you here, the perfect spot where no one will hear you scream while we kick your ass." His dark tone was enough Peirce my nerves that it made my spine run ice cold.

"You stay the hell away from me Trent!" I yell as I pull out my big throwing knife in a ready to throw position.

They stop in their tracks until they see rocks a few inches away, they then look me whit their devilish smiles.

"Hey Leo, tell us something, you think you can catch as well as you can throw that knife?"

"Say what?"

They then start throwing rocks at me, some hitting my knees and things, others at my rib cage and abdomen.

"Hey stop that-!" Before I could finish I was hit in the head by Trent's rock hit my skull full force, before I knew it I was out cold I fall backwards whit my knife at hand barely gripping it barely I fall into the lake making a huge splash.

The sky was all I could see through the window of water as I started to descend to the bottom of the lake while watching my blood whit the water coming from my head.

My sight darkens as I was about to succumb to the water in my lungs accepting my fate to drown in this lake on this gloomy day...my what a fitting end for me in this "wonderful" life I was living.

It doesn’t matter anyway if I die, my mother was dead and all I have is my abusive dad who barely feeds me food, instead he feeds me with his fists in all his drunken rage.

At that very thought I felt happy, I wasn't going to deal whit his crap anymore now that I am going to die. As I sink I turn to see the black abyss which was waiting to welcome me in its comfort of cold wet darkness, I could barely see as I sank.

Before I could close my eyes to meet my maker I see a small white light at the bottom, my thought is that it's the way to the afterlife, or a different life.

My instinct was to swim towards it, and so I did, whit every push I made I got closer and closer. When I enter the light, to my surprise stick my head out of the water, gasping and coughing for air as I spit what water was in my lungs.

I pay no attention to my surroundings as I struggle to make my way to the chore. I cling to the grass trying not to fall and sink again, and to my surprise I see I still have my knife in hand stabbing the grass to hang on. I climb out whit what little energy I have in my body. I lie on the grass, but it feels different, it feels fresh and soft instead of dead and dry. I open my eyes and to another surprise it's sunny whit the skies blue, and clouds floating overhead.

I was shocked at this view as I fully regain my site, but then I think that this must be a different life I was brought into. If that were so then why the hell do I still have the same body and same clothes, hell! I even still have my knife!

As I try to get to my feet I see that I am surrounded by trees whit a lot of apples whit baskets under them. I put my knife back in my holster, as I start to explore but whit caution, I had no idea where the hell I was, I should be careful where I tread. I notice a barn up ahead hoping that I could get some help as to where I am, before I could rush I hear something kick a tree whit great force that cause the apples to fall, this startled me causing me to lose my footing and tumble.

"What the hell was that?" I whispered to myself as I inch closer to see what caused the tree to quake like that.

Before I could I heard a girl yell out. "Hey big mac! Can ya'll bring me another basket, there were more apples than I thought in this tree!"

I was relieved to hear another person’s voice, I quickly get up and walk right over to ask for help "Hey excuse m-". But...I see that it wasn't a girl, no it was an orange pony with a cowboy hat on her, with big green eyes and whit a long blond mane, almost as long as her tail.

We stare at each other at what seemed like forever in silence, before I could scream she beats me to it.

"AHHH! What the hay are you!?" She then quickly turns around and positions herself into a kicking pose.

She then gives it all she has kicking the air outta my chest sending me flying into a tree knocking the air right outta me even more. Landing on the grass coughing violently I try to get back up on my feet, Before I could lift my head I feel another blow only this time it was directed at my head, I was out cold.

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After a while of being K.O’Ed, I wake up but my vision is still quite dark. I hear voices around me, I’m not sure what their saying after a while, while I’m trying to regain my senses I begin to hear what they are starting to say.

"Apple bloom, I need yall to find Twilight and tell her to come to the barn! Tell her it's an emergency!" Apple bloom nods and then dashes of to town as quick as possible.

"Sister, what are we going to do when this thing wakes u-" Big Mack then starts to look over my direction, whit wide eyes he then faces

is me whit a ready to fight stance, ready for anything.

When I regain my vision fully, I see that I am tied to the same damn tree that I was nocked at. I groan at the horrible pain in my chest and back, I wanted to yell but the thought of that was hurting my chest even more. All I could do was whimper, how pathetic. As I do the orange mare that knocked me off my feet looks at me whit narrow eyes.

"What in the hay are you? And what are you doing on our land?" She stomped her hoof demanding and answer, all I could do was wheeze. Trying to recover from her blow.

"Oh common, I didn’t hit you that hard!" She then starts to irritate me." Can yall even talk!?"

I wanted to yell at her at the top of my lungs, but I know what would happened if I did that. So I decided to take an easier response.

"Of course I can talk..." I let out at what little breath I have for the small sentence.

"So why haven’t you answer me before-?!" She yells at me, causing me to finally yell.

"You try talking after being kicked in the chest and knocked into a tree!" I struggle trying to get free from my bounds. She flinches as she sees me trying to free myself.

"Hold right there!"

I look to my left and see an old mare whit her southern accent trotting towards me whit out any hint of fear. "If you even think of trying to escape, big mackintosh here will give you the stomping of your life time!" The giant red horse then stomps both of his hooves on the ground trying to intimidate me...its working.

I stop struggling, calming my nerves after that threat display. If that mare can kick as hard as she did. I could only imagine what the big red stallion would do to me with those enormous hooves.

"Heh...that’s what I thought" The old mare smirked.

While I fall limp in defeat I notice the orange mare approach me. "What are you?" She asks in curiosity.

"You never saw anything like me before?" I asked her, while she shakes her head.

"Ah never seen anything like you before, walking on yer back legs while standing up like that. It must be hard to keep your balance."

"Not really no, you just got to try not to tumble on anything." I explained to the curious mare.

"Uh-huh, but you still haven’t told us what you are" She is very persistent to this question...I might as well answer her.

"I’m a human, or if you prefer that scientific term a homo sapiens" She tilts her head in even more curiosity.

"Human? That’s a weird name for a species" She puts her hoover under her chin in thought.

Before she could speak again, she turn to see a small yellow filly running up to where we were, and she had company too. A lavender unicorn, a sky blue pegasi whit a rainbow mane and tail, another pegasi, only it was yellow with a long pink mane, a pink pony, and a white unicorn.

I see now that this was very far from over.

"Oh great there are more of you..." I whined, the five approach their friend.

"We came as soon as we heard, what's the emergency?" She asked in worry, as if there was a murderer.

"That!" She pointed at me, as I cocked my head. "Did she just call me that?" I say in thought.

The lavender one then starts to approach me whit out caution, seeing that I was bound she thought she had nothing to worry about. She examines me while I stare trying to make eye contact, she ignores only a while, until her eyes travel to my head and meet mine.

"What...what are you?" She asked in curiosity.

I could answer her but being bound like this I felt that I shouldn’t answer. However...I wonder, how long would it take for the orange mare to figure out she knew the answer. I turn my head quickly to the right with my eyes close.

"Don't worry about it." I said being smug, I opened my eye a little to see that she was glaring at me.

"Okay...can you tell me your name?" She asked as she inched her head forward.

I keep the same attitude, and answer in the same me manner. "Don't worry about it..."

She then let out a little frustrating hum that almost made me chuckle. This was so easy that it wasn't that entertaining. She tries her third attempt and she stares at me whit the glariest glare that it made me want to shudder.

"What are you doing here...?" She asked waiting for me to give her my response. I try something that will crack me up on the inside.

"Well since you asked so nicely I suppose I should enlighten you." I said in a charming voice trying to get her hopes up.

They all stare at me waiting for my answer. It was hard to keep a straight face as what I was about to say. "You see...I come from..."

The lavender mare desperately waiting for her answer. Along with her friends.

“Is...No wait...I don’t want to bother with that at the moment, so I guess my response is...Don’t worry about it"

Her hopes were crushed and grinded into ashes. Her expression turns to anger and let out a furious tantrum.

"Listen here you-you...Whatever you are!!! I am one of the princess’s favorite students in all of Equestria and her start pupil!!! You answer my questions right now or I’ll-" She stopped as she saw me grin.

"What are you smiling about!?!?" She yells at me.

"It's nothing it's just that..."

"Just what!?"

"Here you are trying to get answers out of me, and in your little fit, YOU just told me a lot about yourself, and I didn’t even have to question you..." I chuckled.

Her face turns red in embarrassment, it was too much to take in, she lowers her head and covers it in shame with her hooves, while groaning.

"Um... Twilight?" The yellow little Pegasus approaches her, but Twilight not answering her friend.

"Maybe if we asked him nicely he’d tell us." She asked in her soft quiet voice.

"Go nuts..." She groans once again in defeat.

She approaches me and we lock eyes, me starring into her emerald eyes, and her staring into my mud colored eyes.

"Excuse me mister..." She asks timidly.

"Yes?"

"Can you...can you tell us what you are and why you are here?"

I liked her, she was actually nice, but...I could use that to my advantage. “Oh, I'd love to I really would...But you see I’m bounded to this tree, and it hurts. If you could just untie me-" I was then cut off by Twilight.

"No! He's trying to trick you Fluttershy! He's using your kindness to free himself!"

"All I want is to be untied from this tree, sit down, and talked like civilized beings, I don't want to hurt no one" I tell the unicorn.

"Oh yea!?" She the walks to my side and then uses her magic to pull out my throwing knife for its sheath."Then what’s this!?" She yells in authority.

I stick to my smart ass remarks to see how she takes it. "Butter knife?"

She gives me an angry look, one that causes me to spill the beans.

"Okay it's a throwing knife..." I finally give her an answer.

“The rainbow Pegasus flies up to me, shoving her snout in to me as she jumps to her wild accusations.

"You were going to hurt our friend Applejack whit that!?" She yells loud enough to cause my ears to wring.

"Ah! Geez not so loud!" I tell the Pegasus as she hover away.

I look at the ponies that were now giving mad looks, except the pink one, she was odd.

"I wasn’t going to hurt her, I swear!" I pleaded.

Twilight then starts the whole twenty questions game...which was no starting to aggravate me, I decide to quit my smart ass routine and be straight. Just so I can get off this tree!

"Then answer our questions if you want us to believe you!" She drops the knife head down, it stabs the ground which causes her to back away a little.

"Okay, okay..." I look up to think what questions she has for me.

"Well start with the first question I asked you before." She asks in a more calming tone. But just to save time I will answer all her questions.

"I’m what’s called a human, my names Leonardo, I come from-" Wait! Was I even on Earth?!

"Uhh, can I ask you a question?" I asked the lavender mare. “On this planet, is it known as earth?" I asked in worry. She quickly shook her head.

Oh, no...