Chapters 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...
"Is that the name of your planet?" She asked waiting for me to answer.
All I could do was nod, while lost in thought. My home...my frie-wait I didn’t like anyone at that school. My Da-...I sure as hell as hell I wasn't to miss that bastard. And life over there sucked! Here I could start over fresh! But I had to be good with the locals; I cut the crap and start to get serious.
"Look! Twilight is it?" I asked as she flinches.
"I’m sorry for aggravating you, I really am! I was just having a really bad day back in my world...Actually it's a bad day for me on earth every day."
"Get to your point" Twilight said in annoyance.
"Can we start fresh? Please untie me, and I swear to...whoever it is you see a deity, that I will not hurt anyone! I promise! And if you do I’ll answer whatever questions you have for me, no matter how long or ridiculous they are!" I pleaded hoping for her to consider my offer.
Twilight sat therefore a while, putting a hoof on her chin with the "Tempting, tempting" look on her face.
"Can you excuse me, I have to consult your proposal to my friends. “She heads to her friends, and start to huddle. Leaving me on this tree soaked wet trembling.
"What do you think? Can we trust him?"
"Heck no! He's from another world! We don’t know what he's capable of!" Rainbow Dash nearly yells in her whisper.
"Ah agree, that thing over there had some sharp object in his weird sheath. For all we know it could have tried to assassinate me!" She says anxiously.
"But if that truly was his intention, wouldn’t it have had that sharp thing from its sheath and not in it?" Rarity asks.
"Good point, but still. Pinkie? “Twilight turns to Pinkie Pie
"He seems somewhat decent, I mean he looks scary, but maybe we shouldn’t be judgmental on his appearance" Pinkie who is trying to be optimistic of this unknown creature.
"Hmm..." She looks down for a sec before facing Flutter shy. "Flutter shy what do you-" She sees that her friend is not huddled with the rest her. "Flutter shy?!" The five turn and panic at what she is doing, Shock, and horror written all over their faces.
"Are you okay now? Mister Creature?" Flutter shy asks as she unties me form the tree, Before I could fall over I quickly get pinned against the tree by some unknown force around me. Grunting loudly at hitting the tree again, this was getting old quick.
"Ngh! What the!? What is this!?" I yelled as I struggled.
"It's my magic!” She yells as she approaches me. "You tricked her to untie you! I knew we couldn’t trust you!" Before she could continue, Flutter shy stops her at her misunderstanding.
"Twilight, Wait! He didn't trick me. I willingly untied him whit out him asking me!" She almost yelled, in my defense. Twilight had a huge shock at what she had just hear from Flutter shy.
"What?! Flutter shy, this isn't one of your animal friends! This thing he could be-"
"Stop calling him a thing! He's not some mindless Ursa Minor he's just scared, cold, wet." She flies right next to me, nuzzling my cheek. Her coat felt smooth and she smelled nice.
"See? Not even a growl from my approach to him, he's just a misunderstood...Human right?" I try to nod, but his magic around me won’t let me move an inch.
"Look, I know to you he seems nice, but we don't know for sure if he truly is a good Human. We’ll have to take him to Canterlot to study him and-"
"Study?!" I yelled before she could finish. A lot of things came to mind when she said "Study". She could take me to a lab and have me dissected! Or worse she could force me to do horrifying things that could have me killed! That's it! I wasn't going to take this. I struggled to free myself from her magic; I could feel moving more freely as I struggle to escape her hold on me.
"Hey stop!" Twilight yells at me trying to maintain her focus on keeping me pinned to the tree, while I struggle even harder" "Girls! I can't hold it! It's breaking free!" She yells in panic trying her hardest not to let me go.
"Grahhh!!!" I roared as I broke free from her hold on me, as I slowly get up, I can see the horror in their faces as I tower over them. I quickly ran the opposite direction, away from those horses. As I run, I hear the elderly mare yell.
"Big mac, Take him down!"
I could hear enormous hooves stomping the ground while running, I turn my head to see the bulking red horse charging me with anger in his eyes. He was closing in on me; I had to think of something quick. I see a tree at the direction I was running, an idea hatched in my head. I make my way to the tree stopping ten feet away. I turn and face the huge beast that was bent on running me down, I put myself in a ready to jump position, waiting for the horse to come and destroy me. He's only a few feet away, now is my chance! I run towards the horse hoping that this would work. His head was low in a ramming position which made it much easier for me to put my hands on the back of his neck, and flip over him. I see utter shock in his face trying to process what had just happened, before he could, he then sees that he's heading for the tree, seeing that he's going full speed ahead it's far too late for him to stop. He clashes with the tree and nocks it right over lying on the trunk I could tell he's seeing stars after that. I knocked him out barley using physical force, I felt proud.
I approach to see if he's still breathing, I cautiously approach the side of the fallen tree where the big horse lied. I put my hand on his side to feel if he is actually breathing, I waited...I don't feel anything but before I could, I hear a big groan coming from the horse. I jump back quickly almost crapping bricks!
I then hear a huge high pitched scream; I quickly look and see the six mares. But what caught my attention was that the orange mare with a cowboy hat was heading right for me, she yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Big mac!!!!" She had rage and tears in her eyes.
I felt an alarm go off in my head saying danger, danger, it was time to continue my running, up ahead I see a dark forest. I felt hesitant but I feel more fear here than that place. Spooky forest it is then. I thought to myself as I quickly dash for safety from these mares, but there was worse danger in the forest.
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I'm starting to regret the decision I've made, this was a bad idea. I’m running through a freaking dark and scary forest! I have no idea where I’m going, and the sun is setting fast. I have to find the exit on the other side of this labyrinth of death, while running I stop for a sec to catch my breath. Breathing heavily I could feel eyes all over me, I hear twig snap and I quickly jump to a bush and hide from whatever is coming. I can hear voices getting closer, and closer, I take one quick peak to see who or what was coming.
It was the freaking mares, but only two of them, the yellow kind one who was so nice to me, and the orange cowgirl who was out for blood. How did I know? She had killer in her eyes, like a hound dog she's searching stone, trunk, and trees to find me.
"When I find that no good dirty creature, I’ ma give him the bucking of a life time!" She yelled, wait, bucking? What the hello kitty did that mean? I thought to myself.
"Applejack I really don't think the human was capable of doing that back there." Flutter shy said in a low voice.
"Oh yes he is Flutter shy! The thing is probably capable of a lot of things! Luckily we only have one here in Equestria." She said in in relief, but still with anger. Not focusing where she is walking, she then stumbles in a tiny hole and sprains her leg. She yelps and falls over.
“Ah! Flutter shy, I’m stuck!" She screams as she tries to pull her leg out the hole. It's in there pretty deep.
"Shh! Applejack, you don't want to wake up the whole neighborhood, and from what I can tell this is a real bad neighborhood!" She says in anxiety.
It was quite amusing at first seeing the orange mare stuck and a little hurt, I was sure to get away just fine. Before I could leave I smelled an awful stench that almost made me hurl, I then hear a growl. I froze in place, and once again almost crapping bricks.
I see a big wolf like figure emerge from the bushes fifteen feet away from the two mares, what caught my eye was that this thing wasn't normal, it was made of wood, green eyes, and-Urg! Really bad breath! So that's where it came from?
Two mares froze in place as they saw the big wolf slowly but menacingly approach its prey, my heart started to race like crazy. I was scared, not for my life but for the mares, I wanted to help them, but if I did, they would take me and do whatever horrors they have planned for me. I was conflicted; should I help, or let them die at the claws of this beast. I don’t know, I don’t know!
The wolf then starts to speed up to pounce on the two mares, my body reacts. I jump out of the bushes and jump in for a huge kick that nocked the wolf to its side knocking him pretty far. I turn to see the two mares in shock at what just happened, the monster just saved their lives, I look back and see the wolf getting up and fixes his eyes right on me. He had a vibe coming from him, saying "I’m going to get you for that!". I notice two big rocks right in front of my feet that I could grip, seeing as this thing is made of wood, I’ll have to use something rock solid too equal to this thing. I pick them up and get ready.
I turn my head to face to two mares that are still in shock, and really scared out of their minds.
I hear the wolf growl and focus my attention back to him, he then starts charging right at me, and I start charging at full speed, I try to think of something quick as I close in on the beast, then it hits me. I jump, and while lifting one of my arms in the air I swing down with momentum from the jump, bashing the head of the beast dazing it for a few moments. I quickly swing with all the strength I could summon from this body, bashing it left and right, giving blows that would hopefully nock it out. Turns out I just made it angry; before I could land another blow it bites my left forearm. Screaming in pain while the wooden teeth of this fowl beast sinks into my flesh and muscles, blood starts to pour from me, I then start to get angry, I grab the back of its neck to try and pry it off, I was only making it worse as it clamps down harder, I could hear my bones crunching making me scream even louder that the whole world could hear it.
As I try to pry it off I hear rustling, and a growl from my behind me, before I could turn, I feel something pounce right on my back and bite down on the left side of my chest above my shoulder. It was another one I could feel the agonizing pain running through my mind, and I could hear more bones crunching causing me to scream once again, I fall over, as I fell the two wolves start tearing me apart, one pulling my fore arm, while the other pulls the opposite direction. I start to tear as the two beast play tuggle war, with my body being the rope.
My vision darkness, I could feel myself slipping away from life itself and moving closer to death. As I fade I hear a voice in my head, I must be imagining it from the blood loss.
"Leo...you are going to die, unless you unleash your demise will be certain..."
"What?" I reply to the voice.
"You must rage to unleash, you have been bottling up the rage inside you for a very long time, you will never truly reach your potential unless you unleash, unleash!"
"No, I can’t! I don't want to be like my father!"
"This is nothing like your father Leo, he only did it when he wanted without reason, but you have reason Leo. You must unleash in order to survive, do it, and do it now!!!" The voice started to get louder.
"I...I...."
"NOW!!!"
I feel like something has awakened inside my body, something trapped for far too long. I regain my vision; I then see the two beasts are still trying to tear me to pieces. With my free arm I grab the snout of the wolf on my forearm and crush it. It quickly backs of trying to recover from the grip I had on it. I pry the other one's mouth open, I then get back on my feet while keeping my grip on the wolf as it tries to break free. I grab the jaw, and pry the mouth open once again, only to tear it's jaw right out from it. It lets out a large yelp, I swing the jaw with it's fangs teeth facing down,right into its wooden skull piercing right through it, It stops struggling and falls limp, the green from its eyes fade in to black as I drop the body of this beast.
I turn to see that the other wolf has recovered; it sees its fallen friend motionless on the ground. It lets out an angry loud growl that starts to shake the trees a little, I try to think of something before this wolf charges me. My body has taken to much damage I can't fight it head on.I look back to see of the mares are okay, they're alright, but all I could see from their expressions was horror, I guess it was because I was covered in blood, and torn up, I also notice a huge boulder right behind me which gives me big idea. I turn back to the wolf noticing that it wasn’t charging at me yet, perhaps I needed to taunt him to make him come to me.
I pick up the rocks that laying on the ground, then I bash them together two times, it seems to have worked, now it's coming right at me. I drop the rocks and ready myself, as it comes closer, it takes a huge leap towards me reaching out it's paws at me, I grab the paws and lie on my back going with the force the was directed at me, with my feet on its stomach, I rock my body to where the wolf had charged and push my legs as hard as I can sending him flying towards the boulder using his momentum against him. At the moment he makes contact with the boulder he shatters like glass with the pieces scattered everywhere, I won the battle.
I look the see the two mares trying to absorb what had just happened right in front of their eyes. They looked at me for a long time, I then realize I was trying to get away from them, but instead saved them. I turn my back and start walking the other way; I then heard one of them called out to me.
"Wait!" Fluttershy yelled.
I turn a little to glance at the yellow mare.
"Don't go! You're too hurt to go off on your own! If you do you’ll pass out from blood loss, just wait till my friends arrive, I’m sure they heard all the commotion!" She pleaded for me to stay and wait for her friends.
I looked at her in silence for a while; I then gave her my answer.
"I,ll risk the monster infested forest than getting tied to a tree..." I start to limp away, getting far as possible. What am I thinking. I barley survived back there, who knows what else could be in here.
While Fluttershy tries to help get Applejack free her leg from the whole, she notices her friends coming, Fluttershy runs up to Twilight in tears.
"Twilight pleases help, Applejack is stuck and I can't get her out!" She turns to face her defenseless friend.
"Don't worry Fluttershy, I'll just use my magic to widen the hole so she can free herself.
" Her horn glows and the hole then widens like a mouth yawning, Applejack pulls out her leg but stays of it trying not to strain it as it's sprained. Twilight then notices the mess in front of her, she sees a timber wolf broken into many pieces too small to be put back together, and the other one was lying motionless on the ground with its jaw stuck on its head, which made Twilight extremely nervous at the site before her, she gulps before she speaks.
"What...What happened here?" She spoke with a lot of anxiety in her voice.
"It was...It was the creature! While Applejack was stuck, a Timber wolf came out and almost pounced us! But before it could the creature jumped out and struck to timber wolf, he then said that he would protect us, he started fighting it using those two rocks!" She points at the two stones. "Then the timber wolf bit his front leg I think, before he could strike the wolf with another blow he was jumped by another Timber wolf! It jumped on his back and clamped down on him! He fell over and then the two wolves started tearing him apart, it was awful!" She nearly breaks into tears.
"But he grabbed one of them on the snout a crushed it to make one of them back off, allowing him to grab the snout of the other! Then he pulled out his jaw and slammed it in it's skull, After that he threw the other one to that boulder as hard as he could!" She nearly runs out of breath after she explained what she has witnessed.
Her friends had their jaws nearly dropped at what they just heard, they stood there for a while quiet, and then Twilight broke the silence.
"Where is he now?" She asked.
"He limped away after I offered him that we would help, he said no and left just like that..." She hangs her head in sadness.
"Where did he wander to?"
Fluttershy points at the direction at where the human went, as Twilight makes her way her horn glows to see where she is going. She then sees a lot of blood, she then notices that she's standing on a puddle of it which causes her to scream and jump.
She calls out to the others to follow her as they try to avoid the blood on the ground, they follow the trail of blood for a while, it then leads behind a tree. They slowly they approach cautiously and see that the human is leaning on a tree in pain completely passed out, letting out huge gasps.
Twilight is the first to approach, she pokes me with her hoof to see if I’m awake, she sees that I’m breathing but also that I'm out cold. They look in utter shock seeing that I was in worse shape than they thought.
"Is...Is he alive?" Rainbow Dash asks.
"He's breathing but he's passed out."
"We need to take him to the hospital!" Rarity yells out.
"But how are we going to get him there?" Pinkie asks
Twilight thinks for a moment, and she figures something out.
"We'll have to drag them out of here..."
Kind of simple don't you think?
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Waking from dreams and brought back to this new reality.
I dream of someone, someone I haven't seen in a long time, I open my eyes to see that I am in a hospital. In my mother's caring arms, I soon realize that I'm in my infancy, where I was just born. I cry while she tries to soothe me patting me, immediately calming me down. I try to reach for her face with my tiny little arms.
All of a sudden the room goes black and grows cold as ice, I see my mother fading; she turns transparent and she loses her grip, and drops me. I scream for her reaching trying to get a hold of her. It was useless; I was plummeting into the darkness away from the one who cares for me. I scream as I face below to see nothing but the black bottomless pit, It was a memory mixed with a nightmare.
Out of the dream I scream, lifting my upper body with my eyes still shut, feeling intense pain. I hear another scream coming from my left. All of a sudden I feel a blow to my head, nearly nocking me out. Leaning on my side with my eyes still shut, I hear noises coming my way, I hear two voices.
"What happened, what was all that screaming?!" A male voice spoke.
"He just got up and started screaming out of nowhere like a maniac!" The female voice spoke.
"I see but why is he leaning on his side like that?"
"It startled me and by reflex I just kicked him!"
"What? Nurse Redheart, we are trying to tend the injuries to the patient, not make them worse!" The male nearly shouted.
I let out a small groan regaining my eye sight and composure, I see I'm in a room with two of these talking horses, one of them with a disk on his forehead that doctors wear, and a mare who seemed to be white and have a red cross on her flank.
"Where am I!? Who are you!?" I try to point but I flinch at the pain I feel, I see that I have a gauss in my arm, and chest seeing that I’m completely restrained.
"What?! No, no, no! Not again!!!" I shout as I try to free myself from my bounds.
"No, calm down! If you struggle you'll re-open your wounds, Nurse!!!"
The mare then runs up to me and puts her hooves on my chest, avoiding placing pressure on my wound.
"Ahhh!!! Let me go, let me go!!!" I try to struggle but she's got me pinned good.
"All you need is a sedative and you'll be just fine" The stallion then walks up to me with his horn glowing green, which caused me to panic even more.
"No! please, don't-" I was cut off when he zapped me with his magic, my body then started to surrender as I gently lie on my back and my eyes start getting heavy. I let out loud groans trying to fight it, it was futile.
"Shh,shh...go to sleep." The mare whispered as I started to shut my eyes and drift once again to sleep. Ever since I got here the thing that's been happening the most was losing consciousness, with blows to the head, loss of blood, and now this! Shoot me please!
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After a couple of hours, I then regain my conscious having the setting sun's light beam trough a curtain right into my face; it's orange beam waking me up from my forced slumber.
And to my "surprise" I see I'm still bound to this bed, the room is quiet for a while, until I hear hoof steps nearing my room, oh man I hope it's not the doctor, I'll go ape cakes if he tries to sedate me again.
Coming through the door of my room I see the lavender mare and her five other friends, this was the last thing I needed meting these six again. Being bound like this made angry, so all I did was glare at the six mares until the lavender one spoke to me.
"How are you feeling?" She asks.
"Great...I love lying in bed with restraints to hold me down not being able to leave" Me being testy and sarcastic.
"Oh...I see you’re all patched up then, huh?" She lets out a smile; all I could do was glare at her.
"Oh yea, it was, oh...um let me think; Oh! I know, it’s because I risked my life trying to save your two friends over there! I'd point but you know!" I keep the sarcasm going, seeing that I’ve made her feel bad looking away from me.
The orange mare with the hat approaches me to my right, flinching at the very site of her coming near, I start to panic on the inside a little, thinking that she'll hit me again.
"Hey, don't be shy, Ah won’t bite."
"Yea right, you came here to land another blow at me for what I did to your big red friend!" Crap, maybe I shouldn't have said that.
"Maybe at first yea, but after what you just did I'm willing to let it go, if you forgive me of our first encounter...heh,heh...and he's my brother" She chuckles nervously, then puts her hooves on my bed next to by body. I wince a little, but it seems she means no harm, and she was being sincere about what she just said.
"Hmm..." I was a little skeptical about her offer, However, if I learned anything in life, its that you should give someone a second chance. Even if they do nock you right into a tree with her strong hooves.
"Alright, I guess everyone deserves a second chance. Besides...I saved your life, it would be pointless to stay mad at you after keeping you from becoming that thing's chew toy." I smiled a little.
"Ya mean it?! Thanks partner!" She reaches out to hug me, only to put pressure on the wounds on my chest. I wince back from her hug letting out a grunt.
"Sorry about that. Didn't mean to hurt ya..." She backs up a little.
"...Again." I say in a testy tone, hey, it hurts. I see she was hurt about what I had just said; now I feel like a jerk-a-aurous rex. Got to fix this.
"Hey common, I was only messing you." I let out a chuckle trying to brighten her spirits, it seems to be working, and she lets out a faint smile.
Before she could speak, the lavender mare named Twilight cut our little bond time, or whatever it was short. She seemed fixed on asking me her little questions, I don't know about you but she seems to be an egghead. I humor her just so I can gain her trust, so I can be released from these restraints.
"Alright, miss...Twilight sparkle?" I ask; she then nods. "I'll humor you...ask me your questions that you are so bent on getting the answers on."
"Can you tell us your name? We seemed to have forgotten what it was" She sounded embarrassed.
"Well, if I have to remind you, my name is Leon."
"Leon?" She tries not to burst in laughter, but I could hear her sniggering while she covers her mouth with her hoof.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing!" I could see her try to hold it in, but she bursts into tears of laughter. Laughing so hard, the rainbow Pegasus, and the pretty unicorn mare also start laughing uncontrollably, made me turn red.
"I think it's a nice name." The yellow mare says in her cute voice.
"Yea...pfft! It’s pfft! a nice na-Hahahaha!" She drops on the ground rolling, laughing louder than the rest, even the pink one joins in. All I could do was glare as they laugh with eyes watering, after a while they collect themselves.
"I'm so sorry! It's just that...that Pfft! Hahaha!!!" She laughs as she points at me with her hoof with the face that nearly derpd. I had enough, I shout to stop this madness.
"Alright! enough!!! Jeez, never in my life have I crossed people this rude
Twilight then regains her composure, and starts controlling herself, this time with a face the says "I can be professional". This was sad to watch, but a little funny.
"Ok, I'm sorry, I really am. I shouldn't laugh at foreign names, it was extremely rude and I apologize for our behavior." Her apology was sincere, but even if I told them my real name, they would still probably laugh. I mean I've heard their names and they sound bizarre; Twilight? Fluttershy? Applejack? Pinky? The other two I have no idea.
"And what do people mean? Is it a term that you use instead of ponies?"
"Yea, it is, are you gonna laugh at that too?"
"No, no, I wasn't going to laugh. I promise" This time she was acting professionally, I'm a little impressed."
"Okay, Okay next question. I noticed you have fangs but also flat teeth behind them, are...are you and omnivore?"
"Yes, I am, and what kind of a question is that? You’re telling me you don't run into omnivores much?"
"Well, no but we've had encounters with carnivores but rarely omnivores" I was a little perplexed at what she had told me.
"You don't eat ponies do you?" Asked Fluttershy a little timidly, her friends we also a little nervous now.
"No, I've never eaten a pony in my life, I highly doubt they make good meat so no thank you" I said sticking out my tongue in disgust; they seemed relived but still cautious.
"Then what kind of meats do you eat?" On this was she was desperate to hear the answer.
"The types of meat I eat are; Cow, chicken, lamb, and maybe fish, Heck, I would even eat other carnivores." This actually shocked them to a point of new bounds, they seemed to be in a trance, it kind of creeps me out.
"Uh, are you guys alright? Helloooo? Hey!!!" They shake their heads snapping out of it, then they just stare at me like I'm a freak.
"Oh, uh sorry about that, we kind of zoned out." She then starts writing on her scroll with her feather quill. "Okay now, can you tell me what this is?" She uses her magic to levitate my knife to my left.
"That would be my throwing knife, it's meant to be thrown obviously, if you just look at the design." The knife the spins very slowly to be examined. She stares at it in curiosity for a while letting out little hums. She puts it back in its sheath. Before she asks anymore questions I stop her to let her know that there might be something else that can answer any of her questions she has.
"Hold on, I think there is a bag that I left back at the lake with two books int them!" I see an exciting look on her face when I mentioned my text book.
"Books? Books!? What are they about!?!?" She nearly shoves her snout into mine, making me very nervous, I can only guess she loves books and learning, she's an egghead after all.
"Uhh, they are about the human anatomy, and the other one is about world history, Also my note books, with that they can tell you more."
"We have to get to that bag, before they get too wet!" Her horn then starts to glow and in a magenta flash she vanishes.
"What just happened?!" I yell trying figure out what where she went, I see her for a second and "poof" she's gone. Before I could ask the other ponies they're gone as well. And I was still bound to the bed, which pissed me off which also cause me to go crazy again yelling, and struggling. The nurse and doctor come running to the room, restraining me and being sedated. Again!
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Next morning I wake to see that its dead quiet, a little too quiet. Something was not right; there was a disturbing vibe that the room gave off. Like there was someone else here, I could hear faint breathing coming from my bed.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" I look around to see if there was anyone is in my room, I then hear some movement under my bed. I try to lean to my left to see if someone’s there. Then all of a sudden; a green mint unicorn just pops out literally scaring the crap out of me.
"Ah! Who are you?!" I flung my body to my left, which hurt like so damn much.
"Oh, sorry I scared you." She then completely emerged from under my bed, letting her self-known. She looks pretty; gold rim eyes, nice mint green coat, and a luscious mane.
"Ahem, my name is Lyra heartstrings" She hold out a hoof to shake my hand.
"Uh...I'd shake your...hoof, but I'm bound to my bed as you can see."
"Oh! Lemme help you with that." She releases me from my restraints.
I didn't even have to convince this one, she was either really brave or really...not bright. But I'm not complaining. All I have to do is act like her friend and get her to hide me from these crazy ponies, I mean I could tell she was kind of crazy but I'm getting desperate, "Now...where the hell are my clothes?" I finally notice that I'm half naked; I see I’m only wearing my boxers, at least these ponies knew where to stop stripping me….
Tests and other strangeness
After waking up in the morning from a "comfy" slumber, I see Twilight and Spike sound asleep; I get up off my bed as quietly as possible so I don't wake them. I head down stairs to make my way to the kitchen to see if there is anything for eat. I open the fridge to see a slice of apple pie and a bottle of milk; lucky me. After taking a couple of bites from the sweet apple pie I move on to drink some of the cold milk, I love washing down pie with cold milk.
After taking a few big bites and some long sips I soon realize I'm being watched, I turn my head to my side only to see Twilight leaning on the entrance frame watching me eat.
"Uhh...Good morning?"
"Good morning...I see you’re enjoying the last slice of pie my friend Applejack gave me."
"Oh this was yours?" I lift my hand to show her the pastry, but she sees nothing in my hand, only crumbs of the deceased pie.
"..." She just looked at me with a stone face expression.
"Sorry, I was just hungry..." I scratched the back of my head.
"It's okay, at least I don't have to cook you anything" She then started to smile which relived me.
"Ahem...so what on the agenda today? Spike told me you were going to conduct some mad scientist experiments on me. Tis true or not?" I said as my eye brow lifted.
"What? No, of course not! Spike was just being...Spike. I just want to do a full body analysis and a brain wave scan."
"Brain scan? You mean you ponies have technology here?" This got my interest.
"Well...yes. But compared to that music box thing you had, it makes ours look like sticks and stones." She started to kick the floor a little as she was looking down.
"I see, well let’s get this over with." I walked past her as she turned her head to look at me in curiosity.
"What?"
"You heard me, let’s get the science mumbo jumbo out of the way." I started to wander around the library looking for the machine Twilight mentioned. "Uh...where is the machine?" I turn to face Twilight.
She then opens the door to with her magic to her basement and gestures me to follow her, It was dark at first, that was until the candles lit up the deeper we went. By the time we reached the bottom I saw a big metallic object in the middle with wires and blups. She wasn't kidding about how primitive her machine was.
"Okay, all systems seem ready, all I need you to do is put your hands on these cuff lings right here." She points to where the cuffs are, that immortally was a red flag for me, I thought to myself that she was going to restrain me again and do...stuff. I then turn my head to her staring deep into her soul seeing if she was planning what I thought she was planning. I didn't see any sign in her eyes I was looking for, She seems clean. She then started to get nervous at what I was doing.
"Uhh...what are you doing?" She asked.
"Nothing, just checking." I said as I casually put my hands on the cuffs.
"What? Checking for what?" She asked as she put some metal bowl on my head with wires and blups on it. I just shook my head.
"Don't worry about it." I said with a casual look.
She then activated the machine making "beep" "boop" sounds analyzing my brain waves, after ten boring minutes a looong piece of paper came out from the machine nearly taking up all the space in the basement. As I free myself from the cuffs I hear Twilight going through the results of my brain waves, She hummed in amusement for a while, until she is finished and trotted up to me.
"Okay just one more thing."
"What? What else do we have left to do?" I asked as I noticed she was looking away shyley.
"Well...I...need you too...remove your clothes."
"What?!"
"Remember that I said I was going to do a full body analization?" She asked and then I nodded. "Well I need you to remove your clothes because the fabric will get in the way and disrupt with the results."
She did make a point, I was however was uncomfortable with this, but then I soon realize that she is a different species; It would not matter if she saw me in the nude. But with her being sentient my confidence was dragged down a little, I breathed slowly and uncontrollably as I slowly take off my clothes which made it so awkward while she was watching me strip down to my socks. I was disgusted and ashamed with myself.
"T-there! I did as you told me, now let’s get this over with!" My chest felt tight making me speak a little loudly, I never felt this nervous in my life.
"Good, but you seem to have forgotten a little piece of cloth right about there." She points her hoof right where my boxers are covering my tender area.
"What?! No, no! That is where I draw the line! See, look here!" I drag my foot across the floor to form an imaginary line between me and her. "See? This line right here! So don't you dareeee cross it! Or else you'll just have to deal with only acquiring brain scans and not a full body watchman call it!" I gave her the most serious face I could muster, it hurt my cheeks.
"No wait! I'm sorry, you can leave the cloth on! Just come here so I can put these wires on your body." She then lifts some wires with suckers at the end in a quick and panic manor.
I hesantenly nod and let her place the wires all over my body, it felt like being hugged by a dry octopus. She turns her machine on and it starts making those noises again. I also feel a tiny tingle all over my body that I just can't help but giggle.
After a while she turned off her machine and began going through the paper work as I unplug myself from this contraption. Before I could put on my clothes I heard a huge gasp coming from Twilight which then startled me, causing me to grab my pants and cover my bare chest.
"What?! What is it?" I turn to Twilight who just kept staring at the results. "Twilight?" I walk over to her to see what’s got her caught in a trance; I just see her staring at the results of the paper. As I tap her shoulder she quickly snaps out of it making a loud yelp causing me to stagger backwards and fall on my soft spot.
"Oh, sorry Leon..."
"Twilight is something wrong?" I asked as I moved forward to see the results, she then quickly folds it with her magic and places it to her right side away from me. That was weird, do I have AIDS? Wait, I haven't even dated anyone.
"Oh, it's nothing. Hey! Why don't you go visit AppleJack, get to know her a little better. I think she's having one of her yearly family get together, she would love it if she introduce her family to her savior." She then quickly changed the subject which I followed forgetting the subject that we were on.
"What!? are you crazy in 'la cabesa'!? My first encounter with your cowgirl friend started with her back hooves on my chest and my back on a tree, plus I messed up her brother like BAD, which by the way probably has a big grudge against me!"
I threw my arms up in protest as we both argued for a while, eventually she won the argument. After putting on my clothes and heading up stairs I look down at my small belly which I was very self concious about, I didn't really want to go shirtless with this body showing. I soon realize Twilight knew magic, maybe she can cast a spell which will make my body look great. After making my way out I see Twilight organizing her books while Spike is helping.
"Getting things organized Twilight?" She quickly shakes her head as books are hovering all over the place while Twilight checks each one.
"Actually I'm re-organizing" I then see Twilight sigh in irritation.
"We do this like every week, Everything has to be "perfect" or else it will throw off Twilight's mojo. " He rolled his eyes, earning a big glare from Twilight.
"Yeeaa...Anyway Twilight I need a favor from you before I can go to AppleJacks."
"Oh yea? What is it?" She turns her head stopping what she's doing.
"Yes...well I need you to perform a spell that will make my body look more...fit" I blushed after turning away; I noticed Twilight gave me a sly smile. "What the hell are you smiling at?"
"You wanna look good so you can-" I immediately caught on where she was going with this I stopped her right in her tracks.
"Wait! Stop right there, I know exactly where you are going with this! And I would prefer you halt right where you are and just cast the spell I requested so I can visit your chest busting friend to attend this 'swaray' and get out of your mane."
"Are sure about that? If I cast that spell it can cause a strange side effect to your body, it could even strain. It's just that I've barely had time to study your body and mind."
"Hey! I did you the favor of letting you study me! The least you could do is cast a spell that will make me look like wolverine." I spread my legs and arms out gesturing her to zap me. I forgot to mention that I do stupid crud when up early in the morning.
"Wolver-who?"
"Never mind, just hit me with your best shot!"
"Look, I really don't think this is a good idea." Twilight was getting nervous which started irritated me.
"Oh your god, Just do it!" My shout was a good motivator making her horn glow brightening and building up by every second. All of a sudden I was having second thoughts about this .
"You know, maybe I'll just go the way I a-” Before I could answer she zapped me with all she had causing me to fly backwards, it felt like being tackled by a football player who was on roids to the max.
The room then exploded into a huge white light causing every window in the living room to shatter which cause ponies who walked by to get startled and scream. After the smoke cleared I got up slowly with my entire body aching like crazy, my vision was a little tipsy as I was seeing double. I saw Twilight and Spike staring at me with the most stunned faces I have ever seen.
"What?" I looked down at my body and I couldn't believe what my eyes were beholding, my body.
"It’s, its...Freaking beautiful! I am so ripped; perfect abs, perfect pecks, and perfect biceps! Could I even have..." I grabbed my ass and it was true. "Perfect ass!!!" I jumped up with joy skipping to the door and heading out. I then realized that I had a no idea where Applejack lived; I then stuck my head back through the door with Twilight waiting for me.
"Uh...You think you can guide me to your friend’s house?" I asked in embarrassment, she rolled her eyes and sighed in annoyance.
"Follow me." She trotted past me gesturing me to follow her. I did just so, I was a little excited but also nervous.
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The night before Leon broke out of the hospital at 10 pm in Twilights living room.
"Okay, are you ready?" Twilight asked.
"Yup." Spike said as he held a pen quill and a piece of paper.
"Good, now write this down." Spike put the tip of the quill on the piece of paper preparing to write down what Twilight was about to say.
"Ahem...Dear Princess Celestia I have sent you this note to inform you that we may have an inter-dimensional being here in Equestria known as a human. He is currently being held in the hospital restraint due to his injuries he sustained fighting two Timber wolves to save AppleJack and FlutterShy with his bare...I think they're called hands. He was hurt incredibly bad; I don't know why a being like him would throw himself into dangerous fangs of death, especially after what AppleJack did to him in their first encounter; by bucking him full force into a tree. I understand why he saved FlutterShy, she was her usual sweet self being nice to him, but why didn't he just carried her away and leave AppleJack stuck in the hole. It doesn’t make sense...She hurt him and yet he shielded her from being harmed. Could all humans be like this in nature, or is it just him? I stared deep into his dirt colored eyes and there was something I saw in him, something good. However, I saw something else, something that made me feel fear and sympathy. I could see anger, hate, rage, and also sadness. I don't know why, could it be his life was a miserable one back where he was? Oh, that reminds me I didn't get a chance to ask him how he got here. I'll do that tomorrow, and I have sent some books that the human has brought with him in his satchel, you will not believe what you read when you translate what's in the books! And the pictures, it shows almost all of what’s in their world, it’s so exciting. Tomorrow he will be out from the hospital and I will house him to study him, I'm so excited I'm just gitty like a little filly! Ahem...anyway I also think he may teach us a new form of friendship. And that is why I have sent you this letter.
Your faithful student Twilight Sparkle.
Spike then burnt the letter he had written into ashes, carried away by the wind all the way to the princess's castle.
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Helping out in the barn...and getting hurt agian.
As we made our way to Applejack's house I got weirder stares from ponies passing by, was it because my body was altered? Probably, but I sure as heck wasn't complaining, I have the body of an underwear model. As we walk I notice Twilight eyeing my abs while trying not to fall over, my guess is that she was astound to see what a fit human looks like. Man if only she was a human girl, but I should really get her back into focus before she trips into a mud puddle.
"Uh...Twilight, you should keep your eyes on the road?" She shakes her head regaining focus before she tripped over a rock landing on her face.
"Oof!, Oh colt. I lost my hoofing." She got up dusting herself off with her magic. "It's just that I never would have thought your body would look like this when fit, it's just..." I cut her off as we continued walking.
"Hypnotic?" I grinned as I let out a big chuckle causing her to frown at me with big red cheeks.
"No! I was just intrigued at how fit human bodies can get, I wasn't staring at you in that manner!" She yelled defensively, I wanted to make her more embarrassed so I started to move my pecks with a smile.
"Not even if I'm doing this?" I said with a teasing tone as I move my pecks. Her eyes got wide at what I was doing; she jumped in front of me and pointed at my chest.
"How are you doing that!?"
"What, this?" I kept moving my pecks while we kept walking, she was eventually going to fall over again.
"Yes, that! Stop doing that its weir-!" Before she could finish she fell over and landed on her back.
"You just can't keep your eyes of me can't you..." I just shook my head at her as I passed by the fallen unicorn.
I realized that I should have stopped while I was ahead, Twilight quickly got up in a violent manner with the angriest of faces, and perhaps I hit a nerve. She then charged at me like a raging bull seeing red. It would seem she was ready to stab me hard with her horn. I did not want to go out like that, so I quickly booked it up the road that headed for AppleJacks house; which I could see up ahead while running for my life. All of a sudden I feel like I'm running faster barely losing breath, I turn my head to see Twilight was farther away than she was before out of breath.
"Ha!" I pointed at Twilight while I was still running, as I turn my head I see that I was closing in on a barn, before I could stop I had made impact with the doors crashing right through them landing on my stomach.
"Ow...that wait, that didn't hurt?" That actually didn't hurt at all. I felt it but there was no pain through the impact, I got on my knees looking at my body, not a scratch no bruise. Did Twilight's spell make me tougher?
"Oh mah Celestia, what was that?!" I tiny filly yelled as she poked her head through the destroyed doors. "Ahh! It's the monster!!! AppleJack, Big mac! The monster is back here to finish what he started!"
I quickly got up trying to explain to the filly that I'm not here to hurt her, before I could the big red stallion charged right through where the doors used to be once agian repeating what happened a few days ago only this time I stood in a stance ready for the impact. Big mac rammed me with all of his brute strength carrying me off my feet. I was latching onto him trying not to let go but then we crashed right through the wall of the barn, he immediately stopped forcing me to let go flying backwards into a wagon rolling down the hill.
"Oh my GLOOOOOOB!!!" I yelled as I rolled down the small hill the barn was on, I saw that I was heading for a boulder, I acted quickly and looked for something to use as breaks, but it was too late, I got up and spread my legs standing on the sides of the wagon jumping as it made impact over the boulder plunging into a lake.
"Oh mah stars what happened here!?" AppleJack yelled as she trotted to where the wagon was destroyed.
"It was the monster big sis! He barged into the barn and attacked Big mac!" Applebloom said in a panic state.
"Eeyup!" Big mac said, AppleJack still wasn't sure what her siblings where babbling on about.
"AppleJack! Where's Leon! I was sorta chasing him and I just lost track of him!" She said with worry thinking that he ran off again.
AppleJack soon realized who the 'monster' that was had barged in the barn and fell into the lake. AppleJack gasped and trotted to the lake trying to see where I had gone, sadly I had not surfaced yet, and Twilight and AppleJack were starting to get worried until I burst right out coughing violently, desperately gasping for air. I made my way to shore clinging on for dear life, I then heard clopping, I turned my head to see that Big mac was going to finish what he had started. I climbed out as fast as I could but he was nearing fast, before he could ram me AppleJack had yelled out to her brother to stop and he did only a few inches from me while I was curled into a ball. I looked up at the stallion piercing my soul with those green eyes, I could see that he really wanted to stomp me into a tortilla. AppleJack and Twilight came up to me in a relived manner seeing that I was fine after all that as I slowly got to my feet.
"Oh my Celestia, Leon are you alright?!" Twilight asked with worry in her voice.
"Yea, you seem to have taken alot of blow-" Before she could finish she saw Applebloom run past her and Twilight charging at me.
"Ah won’t let you hurt mah sibling’s again! Take that! and that!" She started bucking my shin, I didn't feel a thing, all I could do was stare down at the little filly who was trying to desperately trying to save Applejack.
"Aww, that so cute!" I picked up the little filly that was squirming in my arms.
"Hey! put me down you hairless monkey monster!" She yelled in a demanding tone, I did just so, before she could start bucking me again AppleJack yelled at her sister to stop, wincing at Applejack.
"Applebloom, this 'monster' as you call him saved my life from being eaten by timber wolves, Ah told you this when I got out from the Ever free forest!" Her siblings stared blankly at her making AppleJack sigh in frustration.
"Oh, now Ah remember! Ah was so worried when you told me what had happened that Ah must have blocked out the part where you were telling me he saved your life." She hopped up in joy starting to remember. While Big mac was having trouble believing it.
"Of course he saved mah life, look; he even has the scars to prove it." She pulled me down to my knees and pointed out where the scars have been engraved in my body. Applebloom inched her head closer squinting her eyes examining the remnants of my injuries.
"Does it hurt?" Applebloom asked as she placed a hoof on my chest on top of the big bite mark scar.
"Not anymore, after a few days of recovering I am well now, and besides as the human saying goes back in my world 'whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger'." I then notice Twilight writing down on her note pad at what I had just said; all I did was roll my eyes.
"That's a mighty deep saying; do you humans always get hurt like that back in your world saving others?" I got back on my feet dusting my hands before I explained to the cowpony.
"Well yes and no." They all tilted they're heads trying to figure out what I meant. "You see a very small number of humans would do what I had done for you Applejack, especially after being bucked as you call it into a tree, tied and accused of trying to assassinate you." She looked away a bit ashamed tilting her hat down. "However..." She glanced at what I was about to say. "I chose to save your life not because I had to, but because I wanted to, I cannot explain this nature of mine as it itself is quite an enigma to me. But that’s as simple as I can put it." I said as I crossed my arms.
"Hmm...Could that be what I saw in him?" Twilight thought to herself as she put her hoof on her chin and looked down in wonder. She then heard me grunt loudly as Applebloom tackled me for a hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for saving mah sister!" She was tearing, how did I know? I feel tears on my chest as I got up slowly getting back up. "Ah would have been so devastated if Applejack had died!" I then saw AppleJack smile a little as I got back on my feet holding Applebloom in my arms.
"Ahem, Big mac, is there something you want to say to Leon?" She jabbed him alittle expecting her brother to apologize, he just shrugged. "Big Mac!" AppleJack yelled.
"Alright, I'm sorry I tried to run you down...twice." He said as he turned away looking off into the distance.
"And I'm sorry I kicked your flank by making you run into a tree." I smiled as I was stroking Appleblom's mane, I then notice Big Mac giving me a huge glare at what I had just said. "Eh...Sorry."
"Well I have to head back to town, I have some paper work I need to look into, I trust you two will get along?" Twilight said.
"Don't you worry Twi, I'll treat him as if he was mah own kin." AppleJack said reassuring her friend.
"Yea Twi, don't you worry that little pretty flank of yours." I winked causing Twilight to blush, making little Applebloom snicker in my arms.
"Ugh...." She rolled her eyes before she trotted away into town. I put Applebloom down as her sister approached me with a smile.
"So what brings ya here Leon? Ah take it you didn't just come to see little ol me."
"Twilight said that you were having one of your family reunions and she insisted I attend, so...where the party at?" I clapped my hands together looking in every direction, AppleJack started giggle. "What so funny? I asked.
"We still need to set things up before the party can start and we haven’t bucked the Apples for the apple pies, apple fritters and apple cider."
"Oh, okay then, you want me to help? I mean I bet you could use some assistance and I would like to keep myself occupied since I'm not currently doing anything at the moment." I said as I gently put Applebloom down.
"Ya sure? Ah mean your scars seem serious and Ah wouldn't want you to strain yourself." She said with a hint of concern. Before I could answer her she cut me off at a question I was expecting. "And what happened to your body? You seem...different."
"Twi cast a spell on me that has made my body quite fit as you can see which caused me to crash through the barn door, oh, and uh sorry about the damage." I said as I scratch the back of my head.
"It's okay, you can go work on the door, and there are tools in the shack over yonder and some extra ply wood." She points at the shacks a few yards away. "I and the others will start setting things up before we get bucking." She said before she trotted off with her siblings.
I made my way to the shack to retrieve the tools and the ply wood, I made my way to the door trying not to drop anything it was hard just to keep my balance as I traveled ever so gently to the door. I set everything down and do a quick stretch before I get started, I then realize something, I have not fraking clue how to do this. I try to remember wood shop class from school. We actually built a shack but I wasn't working on the door, although I was observing how they were constructing the doors. I get to work remembering as much as I could, I got to a sloppy start but then was doing well after a while. I try to screw the doors on the frame as I held it up; it was hard to do both at once, the door kept hitting my head. After finally have finished I feel on my butt sighing loudly to have finally be done and it only took two and a half hours.
"Whew...Oh thank goodness, this took me a while but I am done!" I got up dusting myself off making my way to where some tables and cauldrons on wood. I look around for a while trying to find AppleJack and her siblings, I then see her bucking apples. Watching her work those trees got me shuddering reminding me on how she bucked me hard. I make my way to her calling out to her making sure I don't surprise her so we don't repeat the little incident of our first encounter.
"Oh hey Leon, you finished with the doors?" AppleJack asked.
"Yea, and now I can help you out preparing for your family get together." I said with enthusiasm clapping my hands together.
"Oh...well Ah'm not sure if you can do that, Ah mean you need to buck apples and...your body doesn’t seem like the type for this kinda job."
"Hey! If I can break through your farm doors, then I can buck trees without using my legs." I said as I push Applejack a side ready to punching the tree she was about to buck. "Okay, okay, here I go." I said as I inhale and exhale slowly, AppleJack was starting to grow a bit impatient. "Here I go!!!" I yelled as I punched the tree, nothing happened for a little while then I felt an apple fall on my head, I looked up and an entire rain fall of apples fell on me. I could hear Applejack laugh uncontrollably at the sight she had just beholden.
"Oh colt! That was funny, but you did well though, really impressive!" She was a little proud that I had knocked the apples off the tree.
"See? Told you I could do it." I said as I dug out of the apple pile.
"Alright partner you proved yourself, I'll let ya work with me, but before that Ah need ya to put them apples in the basket right over there." She pointed at the cart that was filled with baskets, I just nod and oblige to what she asked me to do.
After a couple of hours working at the farm in the hot sun, I feel like this body can keep going and going and going, I mean I've worked in the fields with the others and it was hotter than this and the bosses were not very nice. I mean look, my boss is a cowpony which I'm not complaining about who is the nicest of per-...I mean ponies, despite her being brutally honest. We talked and talked, her saying about being one of the elements of harmony which was honesty; knowing who was lying and who was not. While we continued to buck apples from trees Applejack asked me a question I was expecting.
"Hey Leon, can I ask ya a question?"
"I thought you just did" I chuckled as I continued pulling the cart full of apple; she then quickly caught on and started laughing.
"Nah, Ah mean...why did you save me?" Her voice at a hint of curiosity and concern, it was quite for a long minute because I was trying to figure out how to answer her.
"Didn't I answer this already a couple hours ago?"
"Yeah, but Ah mean...Ah feel like you had another reason. And Ah feel like you’re not tellin me."
"Applejack...listen, I saved your life, end of story. It's like I said before, I don't know why I did it, It just couldn't be helped." I said as I pulled the cart faster.
Applejack just stopped and stood where she was for a while, a little sadden that I didn't have a decent motive, but she knew I was telling the truth; she was the element of honesty after all. After picking all the apples that were needed we started baking the pies along with preparing with the apple cider. That took forever, and finally we started the fire to make apple fritters and oh man did they smell good steaming on hot plates. After hours of almost nonstop work, me and Applejack made our way to her house sitting in the kitchen catching our breath.
"Whoo-wee that were a mighty big haul of work today weren’t it?"
"Yea, I...I...I'm poofed" I said as I lay limp on the table. I then hear hoof steps coming to the kitchen; it was granny Smith and Applebloom coming in with wooden mugs of apple cider.
"Here ya go, fer all yer hard work in helping the Apple family prepares for our reunion." Granny Smith said as she handed me the mug.
"Yea, we finished twice as fast thanks to you!" Applebloom said as she handed her sister a mug.
"Yea and thanks for not holding a grudge of our first meeting" AppleJack said as she took a swig.
"Hey, don't worry about it. After a while it'll be just a memory took look back on and laugh at" I hold up my mug to bring them in for cheers. "To honest hard work and new friends!"
"To honest hard work and new friends!" The other yells out in unison, we then drank up and oh my goodness it was the best apple cider I had ever had.
"Oh man that is amazing!" I drank up whatever was left in my mug as if I was in a dessert for weeks. But then I realized Big mac wasn't here, oh well, he must off finishing up of what’s left.
"So, are ya planning to stay for the apple family reunion?" Applebloom asked.
"Well, I don't really know, seeing that this will be a family only party. And I'm pretty sure I'll freak out the arrival of your family of my appearance, I mean the same thing could happen again like our encounter."
"Nonsense, I'm sure they would love to meet ya. And besides it's the least we can do for your heroic deed." Applejack and her family were persistent on me attending, but it might feel weird going to a family reunion...shirtless. But then again, they are all nude so what am I being so worried for?
"You know what? Alright, I guess it couldn’t hurt to attend and meet your family, heck I bet they'll be as great as you." I then made my way to the door into the mid-day sun stretching my muscles, all of a sudden I see Applejack standing at her doorway, yelling.
"Leon, look out!!!" She pointed at the sky.
I quickly look up and see something coming right at me. I couldn’t make out what it was as its color matched the sky, however it left a rainbow trail behind it. I couldn’t help but think of something that reminded me of rainbows. I was lost in thought trying to figure out what resembled rainbows. Then it hit me...both ways, I was tackled knocking me off my feet and landing on my back hard with dust being kicked up covering my vision. Applejack ran as quickly as she could to the commotion as soon as the dust finally cleared up, she saw Rainbow dash standing on top of me hoofing me in the face. It hurt only a little, it was like being punched by your little sister...little sister that tackled you hard.
"Take this you jerk! And this! And this! Aaannd this!!!"
"Ah! Get this psycho off me!" I tried to push her off but as soon as I did that she latched her fore hooves and hind hooves on me not letting go, she then bit me hard on my right nipple witch made me scream louder than a little girl. She kept going at it until Applejack yanked her off me.
"Rainbow Dash, what in tarnation are you doing?!" Applejack quickly pinned her friend on the ground.
"This thing came back to finish you off while we weren’t looking! Lucky for you I was flying by and spotted him doing some weird movements, I bet he was trying to summon an army of the undead!"
"He just came over to lend a hoof! And where are you getting all this foolishness from?" Applejack asked while keeping her friend pinned.
"What really?" She looked up at her friend and then back at me.
"Yes! Was the whole attacking me thing necessary?!" I got up as I was tending to the bite Rainbow Dash left on me.
"Oh...uh, sorry. I thought you were trying to eat my friend." She chuckled nervously while smiling sheeplesly. All I could do was just shake my head at her which made her kind of sad.
"Look Rainbow Dash we forgive you, but you just can't go jumping to conclusions like that. It leads to big mistakes like now."
"Yeah, I mean over exaggerate much?"
"Hey, I said I was sorry."
"And I forgive you, but just don't tackle me again...okay?"
"Okay..." She said as she started hovering in the air.
"Don't you have some work to do on your cloud schedule?" Applejack asked.
"Oh colt, your right! I'd love to stay and chat but I gotta rep to keep!" She quickly dashes off leaving a trail of rainbow behind.
Man can that Pegasus fly, I then hear loud rumbling and the ground quake a little. I turn my head to see a cloud of dust heading for the ranch, the closer it gets I see a herd of ponies coming in fast like a stampede. I can see from Applejack's excited expression that her family has arrived and holy crab cakes were there a lot of them, I guess this means that the party is about to get started.
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The night Twilight sent her letter to Celestia.
At her bed room Princess Celestia just stood there reading the note Twilight had sent by her fire place, with what seemed like a concerned and curious expression. She sets down the note and hums in thought with her hoof on her chin.
"What are you doing in our world...?” She said in thought as she made her way to the balcony staring up at the moon. "Why would he throw away his life like that for some pony who harmed him, not to mention taking on two Timber wolves with his bare hooves...or whatever he has." Her expression quickly turns into slight worry. "What else could he be capable of?"
Never and I mean never in my life have I seen such a huge herd of ponies at once in one place of all colors and weird tattoos. Applejack quickly headed down to meet her huge family, some of them seemed to crowd around her telling her how long it's been since they last met, apparently I hear Applejack say it's only been since last year's family reunion since they last met. I was approaching her from behind chuckling at what she said; all of a sudden their attention goes from Applejack to me. They all looked terrified while backing away at the sight of me, Applejack just stood there wondering why her kin was behaving this way, she turns her head to me and she just starts to chuckle and faces back at her siblings.
"Oh don't ya’ll worry, that’s just a human and a friend of mine. He may look scary but he’s a sweet heart, saved me and mah friend's life a few days ago from two Timberwolves." Applejack said as her siblings looked in shock.
"You were attacked by Timberwolves?!" A grey stallion with a red mane said with a very worried expression.
"How exactly did you get yourself in that situation?" An elderly green mare with a green hat asked.
"Well you see it started with Mah new friend here...." Applejack went on for about fifteen minutes about our encounter and what followed after wards when she and her friends chased me into the ever free forest and she finally got to the part where I went head to head against two ravenous Timberwolves with nothing but two rocks and a strategy of making it up as I went along.
After she had finished, she got nothing but stares of shock from her siblings. It was quiet for too long before I could break the silence a small filly with a dark orange coat and a reddish mane with a Boston accent.
"Is that really what happened?! Is that why you have those scars on you?" She pointed at my chest and fore arm.
"Yeah’ but they're just scars and I'm all better now after a few days of recovering." I said with a smile.
"What's that thing on yer head, some sort of mane?" She points with her hoof.
"This?" I said as I point at my head. "It's my hair, it's like a mane but not so long." I combed my hair a little, I hear Applejack clearing her throat catching mine and her siblings attention.
"Ahem, anyway our friend here Leon will be joining our family reunion, it's the least Ah can do for his heroic deed, Ah mean his resourcefulness’ is amazing; using only two rocks as weapons." She said as she patted my side.
"Uh Applejack, maybe we should just get this reunion celebration under way."
"Huh, oh right! Follow me every pony!" She said as she headed down to where we had set everything. Everyone else had followed her while I followed them, they kept glancing at me, I think it was because they thought I was going to pounce and eat them.
"Oh jeez look at all the fritters! Looks as good as last year" the little filly said as she ran up to grab a plate but not before running into Applebloom.
"Cousin Babs!"
"AppleBloom how ya doing cuz it’s been ages." She said as they went in for a hug.
"Actually, it's only been year Babs"
I chuckled as I made my way to the fillies, which then turned their heads to me.
"Oh, have you meet Leon? He's the one who saved mah sister." She said proudly
"Yea, the ape creature who fought off two Timber wolves with only rocks to save your sis"
"Well I'm close to ape but I am not one, my species is called human and..." I was then cut off by AppleJack who pulled me away from the fillies.
"Hey Leon-" I cut her off.
"Just call me Leo, I never liked the name Leon" Applejacks just shook her head slowly.
"Yeaaa...any way what ya doing just standing? Here, have a fritter." She gestured her hoof to the table filled with cider, fritters and apple pie. It all looked tempting that I just couldn’t help myself; I bet Apple fritters with cider would be great.
I grabbed a few fritters with some cider and noticed a yellow mare with green hair and three green apples on her flank standing next to me just staring at the table blankly, I think she was zoning out. I gave her a little poke which quickly snapped her out shaking her head and just looked at me.
"Oh, sorry..." She said a little embarrassed looking away.
"No, no it's fine you're good." I said with a smile, she glanced at me a couple times until she had the courage to speak.
"Did...did you really fight two Timber wolves without magic, is that why you're scarred?" she asked a little eager to know the answer.
"Uh, yea I did with these bare hands." I show her my hands and she just looks at them with amazement as she pokes my fingers with her hooves.
"I guess these little limbs on your hands help grip stuff?"
"Yea, that’s how I grabbed the rocks to bash two Timber wolves"
"Wow that amazing, are your species all like this?"
"Yes, as a last resort when confronted with danger my species will use whatever we can as a weapon to fight off danger."
"Oh mah word, If Ah didn't know any better Ah would have thought that your species was made only to fight." She said with excitement in her voice.
That comment sort of made me a bummed, because it was true. My species was made for fighting since the beginning of time, it just made me feel more ashamed of my kind that it just got me lost in thought of what my kind is capable of that I didn't notice the mare trying to snap me out of it waving her hoof at my face.
"Hello? Mister Are you okay?"
"Huh, yea I'm fine I was just thinking...excuse me..." I grabbed the fritters and cider as I walked far away as possible. Applejacks noticed me shuffle away with my head hanging.
"Leo?" She trots right next to me trying to get my attention. “Is everything alright?"
"Yea, I'm fine...just fine" I then took a huge bite out of one of my apple fritter and a swig of my cider nearly finishing it all.
"Whoa, easy there partner, Ah know our chow is good but go slow down or you'll choke." She said as she put a hoof on my fore arm with my mug pulling it away.
"Sorry, I just needed something to get my mind off some things that’s all." I was massaging my fore head with my eyes clamped shut.
"Well if that’s the case then why don’t you participate in our events?" She smiled.
Maybe that would lift my spirits, I quickly nod and I follow her to the first event. It seemed that it was an obstacle course, it had a mud pit, and a hay wall to jump over that was five feet tall, and a dirt path that was twenty meters so you can pull a huge cart full of hay and apples. It seemed that this family focuses on their physical attributes, mainly strength.
I positioned myself in the starting line with the other ponies, who were mainly stallions including Big Mac. I saw another stallion that was normal size with a brown coat and yellow mane that seemed to be staring me down with narrow eyes, I've seen that look one too many times at school, it was the stare of competitiveness.
"Ah hope yer ready ape, because Im’a win this!" I was a little intimidated, but not enough to back down, and because the spell Twilight cast on me I felt an enormous amount of energy that needed to be used. It made me feel the need to boast.
"Oh yea, Just wait until you see the possibilities’ that this body of mine can do! And by the way I'm a human!" I got into a ready to run positioned. I could hear Granny Smith yelling through the micro phone.
"All right every pony...and ape." I stuck up to yell.
"Human!" I yelled.
"Whatever, now get in yer ready positions. On yer mark, get set, GO!"
I quickly dashed as fast as my feet could take off which kind of surprised me, I quickly jumped over the huge mud puddle and made a firm landing. I then took off again setting my sights on the hay of wall, I then took a huge leap over and I felt like I was light as a feather, literally! After landing I quickly made my way to the cart's and started pulling. It was when I looked back to see some have fallen in the mud puddle, and others barley leaping over the hay wall. Big mac however had made it and grabbed a cart and started pulling as everyone or every pony started cheering. Big Mac was quickly catching up to me so I started using more of my strength but it felt like I was using barely any effort. I never felt this strong and I have so much stamina left to spare.
This was becoming close; Big Mac was ahead by an inch. I started to pull even harder catching up to Big Mac and getting ahead of him, I finally reached the finish line along with Mac tying; as I release myself from the cart I could hear cheering. And Granny smith trots up to the both of us.
"Ahem, seeing as how this is a tie I'll have to score ya on yer performance, Leo! Step forward." I did just so. "For yer performance on the obstacle course, you win with those crazy moves and such." She says patting my chest.
"For real’ no fooling?" I leap up in the air in victory as I hear the rest the ponies cheer for me.
"That was a mighty good performance ya did there Leo, good game" He said holding out a hoof, I quickly place my hand and shake on it.
"Good game Big Mac." I said with a smile.
All of a sudden I started to tremble and feel weak, I fell on one knee trying not to collapse as my vision started to blur and seeing double, Applejack Rushed to me asking if I was alright. I lied and told her yes, I mean why Applejack’s family reunion should be ruined because of me.
"Leo, don't lie to me." She gave me a serious look.
"I'm fine I just over did it is all" I said getting back on my feet.
"Maybe you should sit down" Big Mac said.
"Yea I guess that be for the best." I said as I leaned on Big Mac taking me to ne nearest chair.
I quickly sat my bum down breathing heavily as my head started to hurt and all of a sudden I felt a huge shock of pain in my muscles that caused me to grunt loudly making every pony directs their attention to me. I look at the ponies who were staring at me wide eyed as if something was wrong, I just smile and told them that everything was fine I told them that I just got a splinter on my butt from the chair.
Sitting next to the table of food and drinks I grab a mug of apple cider and start drinking as much as I can to cool down and maybe relieve the pain. All of a sudden I notice Babs along with AppleBloom approach me with worried faces.
"Leo, are you alright?" Babs asked which was followed by AppleBloom.
"Yea, you seem like you were gonna pass out." Babs said.
"Its fine, I'm fine I just pushed myself a little too hard..." I shook my head to regain my clear vision.
"Are yea sure?" She said putting her hoof on my lap.
"Yea, I'll be fine in a couple of minutes."
"Ah hope so, cause in a few minutes were gonna take the family photo that we do every year!" AppleBloom said with glee.
"Oh that's great AppleBloom, I hope you fillies look great in it." I said as I smiled.
"Yer gonna be in it too silly." Babs said which surprised me.
"What, but I'm not even part of your family." I said a little shocked.
"Maybe, but you saved Mah sister's life. And for that the Apple family is eternally grateful, besides AppleJack insisted on it." I was touched, never in my life has anyone or any pony showed me this much gratitude, enough to include me in their family picture, I swear I wanted to cry a little.
"You know what?" I said as I got up. “I’m feeling much better now, let's go and get ready." I said with a smile as the little fillies followed me.
As we gather in front of the barn I notice Applejacks telling every pony where to take their positions, as for me she tells me to sit up front with her and her siblings. She asked me to sit on my knees so I don't block any pony from the picture. While Applejacks goes and sets up the camera to the correct angle AppleBloom quickly jumps on my lap surprising me, looking down at AppleBloom she smiles at me with those adorable eyes. I can't help but just smile back at her cuteness.
"Alright every pony smile!" She said as she quickly positioned herself with me and AppleBloom.
The flash went off as we gave our best smiles, I have to admit I never had anything like this before, it felt great, like actually having a good a family.
After the reunion had finally ended all the ponies that came got their things gathered and ready, they had all departed but not before saying goodbye to all of Applejacks siblings. After that we cleaned everything up, we chatted while we were putting everything we had set up away about how well the reunion went. I even went inside to clean the plates and mugs.
"You know Applejack..." I said as I washed the dishes.
"What?"
"I never in my life had such a great day as this one, you and your family are perfect."
"Aw shucks yer just saying that." She says in a bashful manner.
"No I mean it; I kinda wish I had something like that..." I said staring down at the dishes.
"What do ya mean?" She says.
"Uh, nothing, I was lost in thought for a second." I turn my head to her and fake a smile.
She stares at me for a while with suspicion until she looks over to the window on my right and notices its getting dark.
"Shoot, it's getting late. Why don't ya head home while I finish up the dishes here?"
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yea, besides Ah think we can survive the dishes." We both chuckle.
"Well okay, but I'm not leaving without giving you something." I said as I walked to her.
"Oh, and what’s that?" She asked
"This." I kneeled down to give her a big hug, at first she was completely surprised, but after a few seconds she returned the hug.
We break from our embrace as she tells me to be careful at night, I waved goodbye as I walked out, but not before she tells me to come and visit again.
After walking back to Twilight's in such a beautiful night with a full moon enjoying the scenery, I barely notice I'm back in town making my way to Twilight's tree. I finally make it after trying to figure out this town, I nock a few times and quickly the door opens showing not Twilight, but Spike.
"Oh hey Leo, how was the reunion?" Spike asked as he steps aside to let me walk in.
"It was awesome, there was cider and fritter and Applejack’s family is just wonderful ponies." I said as I made my way to the bed room.
"You turning in already?" Spike asked.
"Yea, after helping Applejacks set up the reunion party and being in the party running in an obstacle course I figured it was time for me to get some rest." I said but slowly making my way up as my body still ached after the obstacle course.
"Oh, okay."
"Oh hey where’s Twilight?" I asked.
"She's in the basement estimating at the results of your body."
"Really Sheesh, any longer and she'll have her brain fried."
"That's what I said."
"Oh well what can you do?" We both shrugged.
After finally making it to bed I fall over and lie there kicking off my shoes and taking off my socks. I then notice that I smelled awful as I forgot that I was wearing the same thing for a few days. I call out to Spike asking him where the bathroom is. He tells me it's to my right, I quickly head in and notice a small bath but not small enough that I didn't fit in, I get the bath ready and remove my pants as I throw them on the rack. I slowly get in the hot water sticking in one foot first and then completely having my whole body in there, well almost in there, my knees were sticking out but that didn't stop me from grabbing the soap and cleaning myself from head to toe.
While I was enjoying a hot bath, Twilight is at her basement doing estimations and research on my results. She was very anxious with a worried expression.
"How can this be, how can he be filled with magic without me sensing it, It just doesn't make sense." She thought to herself sweating. "If what these results and estimations show me are correct then the spell I cast on him this morning will surly alter him. And if he uses his improved body with the magic lying dormant it will be very, very bad." She then levitates the brain scan results to her. “And judging by his emotions he keeps well hidden he’s unstable, according to his anger it seems to be off the chart yet he doesn't show it. He must have it in check, but what the chart shows me he has had it this way for a very long time. It's not healthy at all to keep so much anger bottled up. And according to my formula his emotions along with his alterations only spell disaster. I can't reverse the spell...all I can do is hope he never reaches to the point where he'll go berserk." She then sets the paper down sighing; she turns and heads up stairs.
"I need to tell the others and Celestia, to be cautious around him."
Sharing knowlege to those who seek it.
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.