Running was something Silver never excelled in. He could walk long distances without breaking a sweat, but he could never beat anyone in a race. However, when Silver was running for his life, then he could outstrip anyone. And so it was that the human found himself catching his breath with Ponyville far behind him.

He was sitting by the edge of a large and sinister-looking forest. Silver knew that the forest was called the Everfree Forest; the only terrifying place in a world of pastel ponies. He had the angel coin in his hands and he was pondering how it functioned. After several minutes, an unorthodox idea formed in his head.

Silver stood up and readied the coin. He flipped it and as it flew up, Silver said,

“I wish I knew how to use the angel coin. Right!”

Silver caught the coin and it showed the angel holding up its right arm. Silver waited with baited breath. After a moment, something hit his head. As the human cried in pain, he saw an object fall to the ground; it was a pocket book.

Curious, Silver picked up the book and read the title: Angel coins for dummies! (That means you!)

“That’s nice.” Silver said sarcastically. He opened it and read the first page:

Hello, if you’re reading this, then that means you are a smart monkey who decided to learn more about the Angel Coin. It also means that you are part of a family that was blessed with this wonderful gift.

Silver smirked; he wondered what the writer of this book would say if he/she saw that the coin was in possession of an un-blessed family member. He turned the page:

The first thing to know about the coin is that it grants wishes (duh!). The coin is the single most powerful thing ever bestowed on human kind, for its wish-granting capability is nearly limitless.

‘I kind of figured that.’ Silver thought as he looked at his surroundings.

Secondly, after each wish, the angel coin uses up energy to grant it. The bigger the wish, the more energy it needs. Don’t fret, the coin does regain energy, but it takes a long time to recharge, so choose your wishes wisely.

Finally, these coins have a somewhat mind of their own. They aren’t a living creature, but they have a very small sense of what’s going on. My guess to why this happened was that each coin was blessed by the big chief upstairs (my dad) and an angel (hence the name). A small piece of the angel resides in the coin, which gives it its power. So remember, when making a wish, the angel can sometimes choose whether to allow the wish to come true.

Have fun!

Silver turned the page and found something really strange; a power meter. The meter was empty and flashing red. Under it, it read: Geez, what did you wish for. The power is nearly drained! It’s gonna take 6 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 23 hours, 18 minutes, and 47 seconds to recharge fully. That is if you make absolutely no other wishes. So, good luck with that!

“Damn.” Silver sighed; he was stuck in this world for 6 months. He didn’t really know what to do now. He felt empty. He felt alone…

Silver giggled, “My God, I’m such a pessimistic bastard.” He giggled again as he turned the next page, which had a black string. Under it, it read:

This string is for your coin. Just place the coin near it, and the two will combine into a stylish accessory!

Silver took the string and then pocketed the book. He held the coin and the string together, where they instantly merged. He shook the accessory vigorously, but the coin wouldn’t fall. He then reached for the coin, and it came off easily.

“Neat.” Silver said as he put on his new necklace.

*Crack*

Silver’s heart stopped; the sound was behind him…in the Everfree Forest.
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Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy were flying frantically over Ponyville,

“Do you see it, Fluttershy?!” Twilight called.

“No.” Fluttershy answered, “What about you?”

“If I’d seen it, then I wouldn’t be asking you, would I?” Twilight said, slightly irritated.

Fluttershy hung her head, “I’m sorry.”

Twilight sighed, “Don’t be; I’m the one who should be sorry. It’s not your fault that there is a possibly dangerous animal loose in Ponyville.”

“I never said it was dangerous.” Fluttershy insisted, “I just said that it might try to protect itself if it felt threatened.”

“I hope Spike is having better luck than we are.” Twilight said tiredly. She had tasked her dragon assistant to search the entire library for anything that remotely talked about, ‘smart, tall, clothe-wearing primates’.

“Don’t worry, Twilight,” Fluttershy said, “Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo are getting the rest of the girls, and together, we’ll find Chimpy.”

Twilight turned her head, “Chimpy?”

“Well, we can’t keep on calling the strange animal ‘it’. It just sounds mean.”
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Night was usually a time that calmed Silver, but this time, it fueled his fear. He could see three pairs of yellow, glowing eyes hiding behind the trees. One pair of eyes came out of the shadows and became a…large, brown wolf.

Silver’s jaw dropped, “What the literal buck? And why am I using Angel’s pony version for the word f-”

Two more wolves appeared and they all seemed to be made out of wood, which didn’t make them any less intimidating.

“So in a world of colorful ponies, I’m gonna get mauled by ferocious, demonic wolves. Maybe I should have watched more of the show…”

The wolves lunged and Silver screamed with as much dignity as he could muster. In mid-lunge, there was a sudden series of loud bangs. The animals dropped to the floor and began to whine in pain as they tried to cover their ears. They then ran back into the forest, leaving behind a very confused human.

“There is no need to fret, for there is no more of the timberwolf threat,”

Silver looked to his left and saw a zebra with large pots strapped to her side.

“Zecora,” Silver said without thinking, “thanks for the save!”

The zebra raised an eyebrow, “How does a strange creature who was nearly maimed, know how I am named?”

“The better question is,” Silver said quickly, “why are you here?”

Zecora took a step forward and Silver backed away. The zebra smiled kindly and began to dig at the ground with her hoof. After about a minute, she reached into the small hole, pulled out strange plants with her mouth, and placed them into one of the pots,

“Harvesting,” she said, “but you still have not answered how you know me, and what are you doing so close to Everfree?”

“Well,” Silver said slowly, “I know your name because I guessed. I know it sounds crazy, but I’m ridiculously good at guessing peo-PONY’S-names. As for why I’m here, it’s because I ran away from the town over yonder. I think it’s called Ponyville-”

Zecora’s eyes widened with concern, “What happened to the citizens of Ponyville? Are they endangered or have they fallen ill?”

“No, they’re okay. As for why I left, well,” the human gestured to himself, “because of this. Furthermore, how are you taking seeing a new creature so well? Aren’t you afraid or feel threatened?”

“Are you a threat, creature I have just met?”

“No-”

“Then why should I be afraid, of somepony who I need not evade?”

“Because I’m different?” Silver said, knowing how stupid it sounded.

The zebra smiled knowingly, “The Ponyville folk have quite an imagination, but do not let that create opposition. Not too long in the past, the fear the ponies had for me was large and vast. I decided not to get involved, but that did not diminish their resolve. In the end, when they got to know me, their fear became nothing more than a distant memory.”

“Just like that?” Silver said, uncertain, “All of that aggression toward you was gone, and you all just became instant friends?”

Zecora nodded sagely.

The human barked a laughter, “Wow, when my kind tries to do that, it takes centuries, and even then it’s not enough.” He sighed, “I feel like an idiot. I was always the person who says that being different doesn’t mean you’re in danger, and now I’m running for my life.”

He looked into the direction of Ponyville, thinking of his next move.

“If you are still uncertain of your next course of action,” Zecora said and she gestured to the forest, “you can ponder in my cabin.”

Silver looked at the dark, monster filled forest, and then to the clear field to Ponyville.

“Well Zecora,” Silver said as he gave the zebra a hand/hoof shake and a hug, “if you don’t mind, I’m gonna go find Twilight and her friends. I’ll just be myself, although, I don’t know if that’s a good idea.” And he walked away, leaving behind an amused Zecora
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Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie were all lined up and Twilight was marching in front of them,

“I’m sorry that I’ve asked you to come here so late.”

“No harm, darling.” Rarity said, “But I must say, I would have been more prepared in the morning.”

“I can vouch for that.” Rainbow Dash said, smirking slightly at the mud mask that covered the fashionista’s face.

“Anyways,” Twilight said, “I called you here because we have a bit of a situation. About half an hour ago, a strange creature appeared at my library and then immediately ran away when it realized it was discovered. At this moment, we know almost nothing about the creature except that it’s intelligent, has white hair, and wears clothes. No Rarity, I don’t know the type of clothes it was wearing, and no Pinkie, you can’t plan a ‘Welcome, creature!’ party right now.”

Rarity huffed and Pinkie looked bummed.

“Then what are we waitin’ for?” Applejack said as she readied her lasso, “Let’s go and catch us this critter.”

“But please, don’t hurt Chimpy.” Fluttershy insisted.

“Who the hell is Chimpy? I thought you ponies were looking for me.”

All six friends jumped in shock and turned around to see a tall, strange creature.
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Silver smiled nervously as the ponies all gaped at him, “You know, I pictured this little meeting going a lot better in my head.”

Silver had no idea how he managed to find the ponies so quickly. He merely chalked it up to more cartoon logic. However, he would have hoped for more time to think about what he was going to say.

There was complete silence between the two species. Silver took it as a good sign that none of the ponies ran away in fright or attacked him. However, the silence soon became unbearable, so Silver decided to say,

“So, a horse walks into a bar…”

Author's Note

Yay, they all meet!
For anyone wondering, this takes place after Bats! and before Rarity takes Manehattan. So, that's something to look forward for...
Also, how was my Zecora?