Here and new

After finding my pants and boots, my shirt however I left behind since it was torn too much, me and Lyra went through the back door onto the alley and I hid in the shadows until Lyra gave me the 'ok' signal to come out. After a while we finally made it to her house, which seemed pretty nice by the way, any who she welcomed be to her humble home. I sat on her nice comfy couch while she went to the kitchen to make me something to eat.

I was still nervous tough, I mean being in a new world, almost getting killed for two ponies I didn't even know. I look back on that thinking how stupid it was of me to risk my life like that. I was broken out of my thought when Lyra came back with a sandwich and milk, my stomach immediately growled at the sight of food.

She levitated it with her magic which kind of freaked me out a little still. But I was too hungry to complain, I take a bite of my sandwich, immediately I could tell it was apple jam which was good. However the thought of apples brought up that cowgirl pony which made me shudder, I notice that Lyra is staring at me looking at me as I eat like if she was a child in a zoo watching animals eat. I look to her with those golden eyes looked into my mud colored ones. She had this look she wanted to ask me something but was probably waiting for me to finish eating, I take a huge sip of my milk, set it down and face her once again.

"Okay, you seem like you want to ask me something; what is it?" I asked her with a little curiosity.

"I...I just can't believe your here that's all." She said a little shyly.

"Oh is that all...Wait, what do you mean by that?"

"For years, I've been trying to find humans with as much knowledge as I could gather, but to no luck, until now..." She leaned close to my side above my lap; it kind of made me uncomfortable.

"Please tell me you’re not gonna dismember me to see what makes me tick..."

"What?" She said in her shocked expression. "Never, I just want to get to know you and your history that’s all" I groaned at what she had said, having to explain myself to another pony.

"If you want to know about my kind, go to Twilight, she has my books about my species." I lay on my said as the pain is getting worse on the right side of my chest.

"No I mean, I want to get to know you." She said as she jumps off the couch. I open my left eye and I just gave her my response.

"Look...Lyra? My history is one too painful to talk about, I'd rather you ask me about my species than my life in my world." I put my legs up, laying my entire body on the couch relaxing myself to not make my injuries worse.

She trots next to me looking at me with sadden eyes, I see her expression and I felt bad. I sit up with a sigh and look at her.

"But you can ask me any other questions..."

"Okay, do you miss your home?" I quickly respond to that one.

"No..."

"What did look like when you were small?"

"Short..."

"Do you have a mate?" That was an easy one.

"No..."

"How did you come to this world?"

"I was sinking in a lake, and when I hit the bottom I came from the surface of another lake in a weird ranch as I could tell..."

"What happened?"

"My tormentors decided to throw rocks at me, one big rock hit me in the skull with a lot of force and knocked me out in the lake" I turn my body to the back of the couch not wanting to think about it.

Lyra was avoiding asking real personal questions as much as she could. Before she could ask any other question we heard the door open, and who came in was Lyra's friend; who was a mare with pink and blue mane, and a vanilla coat. Lyra quickly panicked and stumbled on herself, I just watched as the idiot mare feel over.

"Bon bon! What are you doing here?!"

"Uh, I live here hooves for brains, remember? Anyway I just came back from the spa and you would not beliv-" She stopped at mid-sentence when she looked at me, all I could think was "Crap" She screams, Lyra then tackles Bon bon and covers her mouth with her hoof trying to calm her friend. She explains herself and why I was in her house, Bon bon scolded her friend at what she had done and tells her she wants me out right now, they both start to argue which seemed very annoying; I grab a pillow from the couch and cover my ears waiting for this crap to end.

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                                                                   Meanwhile in the hospital

"How could this have happened?" Twilight shouted which echoed across the halls.

"We don't know! Either he figured out how to free himself, or someone loosened his restraints" The doctor said.

"No! No! No! I've already written a letter to the princess and had it sent!" She started to panic, quaking in her hooves.

"Don't worry Twilight I'm sure he couldn't have gotten far with the injuries he sustained" Applejack said trying to comfort her friend, before she could respond a voice called out to them in the halls.

"Hey, are you the ones who brought in that two legged creature in the hospital yesterday?"  It was a stallion in a wheel chair with a broken back leg, Twilight quickly nodded.

"Yes! Have you seen him?!" She runs up to the stallion nearly startling him.

"Yea, I saw him go out the back door with Lyra Heartstrings." Twilight quickly lit up in horror at the mention of Lyra, she was trying not to think of what the human would do to her, or what she would do to him. She quickly headed for the doors with her friends behind her heading for Lyra's house.

They made it, and noticed that the front door was left open, and she could hear screaming inside. She quickly bolted for the door to see if Lyra was alright, to her surprise she saw she was fighting with her friend, pulling on her mane in her mouth making Bon bon scream. She quickly notices me on the couch with a pillow over my head in misery.

"There you are!!!" Her yell stopped the two from fighting; she trotted past them right to me in a very angry manner.

"Oh great it's you, Come to yell at me for not staying in bed like a good boy?" I scowled at her.

"No! I'm not going to yell at you because of that! I'm going to yell at you because you left on your own still badly injured!" I surprised to hear her say that, with a hint of worry in her expression.

"You were worried?"

"Well...yes, I know we just met a day ago but you saved my friend's life. I'm grateful for that."

"You have a funny way of showing it by keeping me bound to a short bed against my will..."

"Look, I'm sorry, truly. It was just a precaution, please come back to the hospital, you won’t last much longer in your condition" She seemed even more worried, and she also had a solid point, I 'm worse here than I was in the hospital, I'd rather be sedated over and over again than have to listen to these two argue.

"Fine, I'll come with you, But no restraints!" I yelled the last part out the make sure she knew I was serious, I think she got the message. We went back to the hospital but I was filled with qualm not sure to truly trust her, I went back to my bed like a good little boy. But not before using the bathroom, I had to go bad. I lie in bed for a few days eating veggie meals to stay nourished, for me it was hell, I am a meat eater and I want meat!

After recuperating finally, I was free to go, but before I could the gausses on my forearm and chest were removed by the nurse while the doctor examined the battle scars, they were very predominant. This led the doctor to ask.

"Tell me, what drove you to sacrifice your wellbeing to save ponies you don't even know?"

I just looked down at him for a moment, to see that in his eyes saying 'What would drive this creature to save two ponies.' I answered as simply as I could.

"It's a Human thing, you wouldn't understand" I walk out the door with an expressionless face making my way down stairs to the exit. Walking out I see four familiar ponies waiting for me, the cowgirl and the rainbow one were not here though. But I didn't care.

"So how are you feeling?" Twilight asked.

"Well I'm alive, that counts for something" I smiled while rubbing my completely healed scars. Fluttershy then walked up to me looking at me with those eyes that were enough to stop my heart.

"Th...Thank you for saving my life Leon, it was awfully brave of you to do that for the safety of our wellbeing." She then looked away trying to make eye contact, her face was also red as a tomato, giving me a small glance, I just looked away into the distance, and said.

"I don't know what got over me...my body reacted on its own" she then looked up at me at what I had just said, she started to tear a little.

"Oh no, please don't cry." I kneel and give her a hug, it felt...so nice, her smooth coat making contact with my vulnerable skin felt divine, and my hand over her mane it felt so nice. I was caught up at how good this felt I realize that her friends are staring at me in awkwardness.

I pull away from the hug smiling kind of sleeplessly while scratching the back of my head, I never felt so embarrassed in my life. Also I can't remember the last time I hugged someone. Twilight then suggests we go to her house for a little examination, I really hope she didn't mean dissection. As we make our way to her house I see other ponies staring at me, I saw expressions of fear and curiosity, made me feel like an alien. Wait, I am an alien but that’s beside the point.

Finally we make it before I have to endure more stares from these ponies, Twilight opens the door, we walk in and then she starts calling out to someone.

"Spike! Can you set up some tea? We have a guest."

I then see a tiny lizard like figure emerge from the basement, he resembled a dragon, but he had no wings. He looks at me, his eyes widen as he backed into the shelves nocking some books down, he points and speaks while uncontrollably stuttering.

"Wh-What-What i- is th-that?!" He grabs one of the books he dropped and chucks it right at me, hitting me on my fore head nocking me back.

"Ow! Oh common! I just got out of the hospital!"  I see the little cretin charge at me with books in each hand letting out his little war cry.

"Spike stop! That’s our guest!" Twilight grabs Spike's tail stopping him from attacking.

"What really? OH sorry about that!" He let out a sheepish smile.

"Sorry, that was my assistant Spike. Spike, can you please fetch the tea I asked for" She gestures him to go to the kitchen. Spike then made his way to the kitchen.

"Jeez...this world is out to get me-" I stopped, to notice that the white unicorn was measuring me, quickly she zipped to my legs, my feet my arm length, everything.

"Um...What the hell are you doing?" I asked.

"Oh I just wanted to measure you, tis all. I couldn't stop staring at your body and I just had so many great ideas about making you an outfit, besides, the ones you are currently in are a little too damaged beyond repair." She then trotted to the door heading to her domain.

I sit on the couch closing me eyes rather irritated with these beings, only to feel like I was being watched, I open one of my eyes to see Twilight staring at me with curiosity.

"I take it you read my books?" I asked.

"Yes! There is so much I didn't even think could exist and we have some similarities in our culture! Your species however...is very war like from what I have read and pictures I've seen."

"I know I'm quite ashamed of it really..."

"Why does your species kill each other?" She asked with sad eyes.

"Moronic reasons Religion, culture, arguing whose way of life is better, power, greed, envy, etc. The list goes on and on. On my planet death happens every day, even if you’re not there to witness or hear about it. Humans die every day." This left the room in silence, Twilight just stared at me in her shocked expression like I just told a kid that Santa isn't real.

Fluttershy just gave me the saddest of looks, Pinky for some reason her hair went flat and also gave the same expression as Fluttershy. I just face palm in my head thinking how stupid it was for me to say that.

"Look, don't worry about it. It's not your problem so don't cry on my account."

"How are you still alive?" Twilight asked me.

"Luckily, I was born in a country called the United states, which is the most powerful of all on my planet, it's not perfect that’s for damn sure."

"Okay, how far are your species advanced?" Spike then walks in with some hot tea handing me a cup very shyly and then Twilight.

"Pretty far" I pull out my I phone showing it to Twilight; she stared in awe while I took a sip of my tea.

"What is it?" She asked.

"It's called an I phone; it lets me talk to anyone anywhere, it lets me listen to music, watch movies and yadda yadda yadda. She then yanks it from me with her magic quickly examining it.

"This tiny device can do all those possibilities!? That's amazing, playing music, talking to people anywhere? And watch movies? This device is so advanced!" Twilight then tries to figure out how to turn on my I phone, it was funny, she bit it to see if it would turn on. She quickly turns her head to me and giving me the look that I should help her with this.

"Alright I'll show you how to activate it" I walk over to her and press the on button, the screen lights up catching Twilight off guard startling her.

"Whoa! That looks amazing; Do you think you can make it play music? I'd like to hear it." I shrugged, and started going through my list, I decided to play one of my favorite anime songs; "Gundam 00, Daybreak bells".

While listening to the song, Twilight was looking very closely right at the screen wondering what was making the music. All I could do was watch in amusement; it was like a child discovering what a game console was for the first time. After the song was over Twilight once again snatches my I pod from my hands with her freaky magic, she quickly runs down stairs to her basement.

"Hey! Where are you going with my I pod!?" I shouted.

"I just wanna examine it! I'll come back with it in a few minutes." She yelled from the basement. Spike then pulls me down by my arm at his height level to whisper in my ear.

"By a few minutes she means hours." I started to groan in aggravation, this entire pony focused on was getting knowledge on things from my world.

"It's getting kinda late, you should go get some sleep, here follow me."  He gestured me to follow him to Twilight's room. "You can sleep here.” He points at a bed across the room from Twilights bed.

"Thanks, but...this bed is kind of...short."

“Nah, you'll fit just try it."

I lay on the bed as gently as possible, feeling like I would crush it with my weight. It wasn't that small, my feet stuck out but it was ok.

"Hey wait, am I staying here with your friend?!"

"She volunteered to house you for her mad scientific experiments" Spike said in an ominous tone with his hands up and fingers in twiddling. I quickly cover myself with the small sheets a little frightened with that messed up little tease Spike was doing. I was in for a long night.