Meeting the Gang

"Prove your self."

James shot up from the pillow on the medical bed and looked around, only to be meet by the white walls like any other hospital. He lay his head back down onto the pillow and rubbed the tiredness from his eyes. He looked around the room one more time and saw a glass of water sitting on a table next to the bed, he grabbed it and he drank at least half the glass.

He had lied back down to try and get some shut eye when the door to his room opened and eight, things walked in, he knew only two, Celestia and Discord, the rest he never seen before, one was orange with blonde hair and tail with three apples made into her tight hitting jeans, with a button up flannel, next was a unicorn, she was pure white with royal purple hair and tail, she was wearing a long white dress that hugged her body perfectly to show off her curves and had three diamonds made on it, next was a butter yellow pegasus with light pink hair and tail, she wore a lose yellow sweater and a long pink skirt with three butterfly's made on it, the next one made James feel uneasy, she was light pink with dark pink hair and tail, she wore a pink tank top with a short pink skirt with tree balloons on it, the next one was cyan blue, with rainbow hair and tail, she wore a blue track suit with a white cloud and a rainbow lightning bolt shooting out of it, and the last one was purple with blue hair and tail with a pink strip in them both, and she had wings and a horn. James looked at them wide eyed and then asked

"Um ... why do you all look like horses?"

"Where not horses, where ponies." James looked over to the purple one and gave a confused look

"So this isn't a dream?" she shook her head no. James shot up in the bed, eyes as wide as dinner plates as he scooted his back flush with the head of the bed and starred at them, he was scared, and he had no clue if they were going to hurt him or what, be he sure as hell was scared out of his damn mind just thinking about it. The purple one moved closer and James tried to get further away from her but he fell out of the bed and scooted further down the wall till he hit the corner of the wall, the purple one keep walking closer to him

"I'm not going to hurt you, I just want to talk." James mind was flying on if he should believe her or haul ass out of the place, but he still felt dizzy. James tried his best to stand up, when he got up he walked back to the bed and laid back down and had another drink of the water that was on the table, he then looked back to the purple girl and ask

"Ok, if you want to talk, then talk." she looked at him and gave a small smile and said

"Yes, I would like to ask you a few questions."

"Ask away."

"Ok, what does your diet include?"

"A little bit of everything, as long as its cooked, I'll eat it " she wrote something down on a piece of paper and then asked

"Ok, what do you do with your free time?"

"Anything that needs to be done."

"What are some of your hobbies?"

"Playing my guitar, reading, writing, and just hanging out with friends."

"What are your favorite foods?"

"Cheese burgers, pizza, turkey, apples, scrambled eggs, biscuits, I think that's all." she wrote everything James said down and the asked

"Do you like sports?"

"I like baseball, nothing else."

"Why baseball?"

"Well I can run pretty fast, and I hit a homerun almost every time."

"Ok then, that's all the questions I have for you, now how are you feeling after fainting?"

"Good, considering that I had a mini heart attack and landing on my face when I got here, they yeah I'm great. Where's my stuff at?" Celestia looked at James and said

"I had your things taken to Twilight's library." James looked at Celestia and asked

"Who is Twilight?" the purple one walked up to him and held out her hand and said

"I am Princess Twilight Sparkle, its nice to meet you, Um" James took her hand and shook her hand and said

"My names James, its nice to meet you to. Who are the rest of these people?"

"Its ponies, not people." she stated, then pointed to the orange one with the cowboy hat

"That is Applejack," she pointed to the white one and said

"That is Rarity," she pointed to the yellow one

"That's Fluttershy," she pointed to the very pink one

"That's Pinkie Pie," she then pointed to the rainbow haired one and said

"She's Rainbow Dash" she then looked back to James and said

"And we would like to welcome you to Equestria." then a loud boom was heard from beside his bed. He felt his pride take a hit when he screamed like a girl as he fell off the bed, the scream made the girls laugh and he felt his face heat up as he said

"Shut up, if that would have happened to you, you would have screamed too." he was trying to get up off the floor, thanking God that the nurses had not taken off his pants, otherwise they would have caught a glimpse of his ass. James stood up only to be hit by dizziness and start falling over, he grabbed the nearest wall and leaned up against it

"You ok sugarcube?" James looked over to the girls and gave a nod as he tried to walk over to the bed

"Yeah, I'll be ok, I just need to get used to the new environment." James, now seated in the bed then looked over to Twilight and asked

"How long was I out?"

"About two days." James was a little shocked when she said that (Damn, Two days, that's a bit longer than I thought, I wonder how long they waited for me to wake up?) James looked around, and then he smelled the most God awful smell in the world. He sniffed around and then he lifted up his arm and sniffed his pit and gagged a bit and then put it down saying

"Oh God, do you think there is a shower in that bathroom, I really stink." they all look at each other and then Twilight goes to check the bath room, when she walks out she shakes her head, James sighed and then said

"Well then, can I get out of here and take a shower else where, cause I need a shower bad." Twilight then walked out and went off somewhere, he was left in a silence that would make your ears hurt, he then felt around in his pockets till he found his cellphone and clicked on a game to play, it was bejeweled, the most additive puzzle game ever made. James was pretty close to beating his high score when Twilight walked in with a nurse, in a very skimpy outfit, who went to checking to make sure he was ready to leave the hospital

"Your good to go, all except for the fact that you have a mild concussion, just don't walk around, we'll get you a wheelchair and then you just have to sign some papers and your out of here." James put on a big smile just by knowing he can get out of there and get a nice warm shower to loosen his joints and get the stiffness out of his back.

The nurse came back with a wheelchair and the release forms, he was nothing but happy when he got the smell of fresh air in his lungs after they left the hospital, he did feel a bit chilly when he was out side, they had taken his hoodie to Twilights place and that left him with just his old muscle shirt, he hated wearing it without something over it, it showed his old scars that he got from his street fighting.

A few dudes would pull out knives and try to cut him, they would cut him, but he always won a fight, every scar was a memory, some good, some bad, but the reason he hated this shirt the most is because he wore this shirt on the day the closest thing he had to a mother, died. When he heard that she was in the hospital, he was fighting, when he checked his phone after the fight, he ran to the hospital and sat by her bed while she was dying, he was crushed when she died, he sat on the roof of the orphanage for two days in a row. James looked back at Twilight, who was pushing him and said

"How much longer till we get to your place, the ponies are starting to stare." Twilight looked around and saw that he was right, they were starting to stare at him, she looked back to James who looked uneasy as they keep starring at him, and said

"Not much longer, But I must ask what's with the scars?"

"I would rather not talk about it." after he said that she dropped the subject and keep walking to her house/library that had all of his things in it. Once they stepped in James was relieved to no longer be out in the winter air where the ponies could see his scars, he knew he would have to tell them about them if Celestia asked, but he knew he would not want to, but that he had to, if not for himself then for the others.

James looked back and saw that some were looking at some of the deeper scars left on his back, he let out a sigh and said

"Do you all want to know how I got these scars?" they all gave a fearful expression, but nodded for him to tell his tale of memories, he turned around and looked at the fire that was lit, he just stared at it, as if waiting for it to strike, he then turned and said

"Take a seat, it might take awhile, some of the memories are a bit hazy, but I remember most. First I'm going to take a shower, which way is it and where did Celestia and Discord go?" they all looked around and to their surprise he was right, they were gone leaving only a note that said

'Dear Twilight and Friends
I and Discord had to take care of some business in Canterlot with my sister and some other royals from over sea's, take care of James Twilight, you are his legal guardian here in Equestria, make sure he goes to school when its back in session, and make sure he keeps his grades up.

Princess Celestia'

"Well that answers one of my questions, now where's the bathroom?"

"Up the stairs, second door on the right." he gave Twilight a nod and walked up the stairs and out of there sight, Applejack spoke up

"So how do y'all think he got them scars, and why do you think he was starring at the fire for so long?" Twilight looked over to her and said

"I don't know, but what ever it is, it must have been hard on him." Rarity looked over to her and said

"I hope it won't hurt him to tell us what happened."

"Neither do I Rarity, but it will more than likely open a can of worms." Rarity nodded in agreement as they waited for James to finish his shower, then they hear some really loud noises coming from the bathroom. James was playing his music while he showered, they were not able to tell what he was listing to but it was loud, very loud.

They were sat in the living when James opened the door and walked out wearing an old white t-shirt with some black jeans and some knee high socks, he was holding his old clothes and just placing them outside the bathroom door and went to sit down with the girls, when he sat down he was afraid of the questions they would ask about his scars, but he was going to answer any and all questions. He looked around and said

"Well. are you going to start the questions?" they all nodded at him and looked around at each other, then Twilight looked over to James and asked

"How many scars do you have?" James looked at her and then looked at the ground in thought, it would take him a little while to remember how many he had, it had been a while since he had counted them

"20, maybe 25, Its been a long time since I counted them, I could count them now, but you might see a scar you wish you hadn't." James said as he looked back to Twilight who said

"You can count your scars here if you want to." James gulped loudly after that statement and looked around at the girls, who were all nodding in agreement with Twilights statement, James was afraid they would try to get him to get his shirt off to get a look at the scars that he has, but never in his life had he met so many people who want to see them in one room.

James sighed and grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled it up over his head, he heard them all gasp as the bottom of his shirt hit neck and showed the large number of scars on his chest, he then stood up and turned and heard them gasp again at the even larger number of scars. Rarity and Fluttershy had fainted and was leaning on each other as to keep the other from falling, Pinkie had a very sickened expression on her face, while Rainbow and Twilight had a worried look on their faces, and Applejack had a sad look on her face, like as if she felt pity. James looked back at the wall he was facing and said

"Don't worry about them, they don't hurt anymore." he sounded a bit angry at the reactions he got from them, but he would not hold it against them, they act as if they had never seen scars before.

"How did ya get 'em?" James looked over to Applejack and then stared at the wall and said

"I don't remember all of them, but I remember this one." he put his finger at a scar on his right shoulder and said

"It happened the day Sister Mary died, I went to the hospital after the fight, the dude I fought brought a pocket knife and got me when I was turned around and stabbed me, I turned around and knocked him out, collected my winning money from the guy I bet with and left to the hospital and saw them wheel her in when I got there." James had turned around and sat back down and looked at Applejack, who looked down at the floor and just zoned out.

James looked around and seen that Pinkie hair was straight and flat. He then asked

"Is that all the questions?" they all nodded as Rarity and Fluttershy were waking up. James looked at the clock and it said 9:00. he guessed it meant 9:00 p.m. and looked at the girls and said

"Its getting late, should you all go home?" he looked around as Twilight said

"Girls, I think its time for a sleepover." they all woohooed at that statement as James sighed at the fact he wouldn't be getting sleep.

"What, James do you not like sleepovers?" Twilight said as she looked over at James

"No I just know what girls do during sleepovers."

"What do we do during sleepovers then James?"

"I don't know if they do it the same way girls do it back in my world, but you paint each others nails, talk about boys, play truth or dare, have pillow fights and if you can drink, you drink fancy girly drinks. How close am I?" he looked over at Twilight who said

"Right on the ball." James let out a sigh and said

"I'm not getting any sleep tonight am I."

"Nope." they all said at the same time and let out a laugh as James sighed and sat down on a chair and leaned back in it. He was not planning on being part of their sleepover, he was a dude and dudes don't go to girl sleepovers, and even if they did its not like they can do anything, but now if this was a party then shit could go down, but they look older than him, he doesn't know how much older they are then him, he just knows their older

"James are you going to join us down here?" he looked over to Pinkie and said

"Nah, I'm not really the kind of guy who you see at any sleepover or party." she grabbed him by his wrist and pulled him off the chair with great force and sat him next to her. James had no idea what just happened, but he hoped it never happens ever again. He looked at Pinkie and said

"Really, you had to drag me off the chair and make me play stupid sleepover games." Pinkie looked at him and said one word

"Yep." James was starting to get annoyed by the fact that they are making him play slumber party games with them, when they have to be at least 5 years older than him he heard a knocking noise and went for the door, when he opened it he saw Applejack with a younger girl who looked about his age, she was wearing overalls and a yellow t-shirt with a big red bow in her hair, he moved out of their way to let them in. He didn't even notice that she had left.

Once they were in he heard the flapping of wings and stuck his head out the door to see Rainbow flying down with a orange pegasus with purple hair, she was wearing what looked like skater clothes. He ducked back in and made sure the door remained open for them to fly in, he waited to see if anyone else was going to come in when he noticed that Rarity wasn't sitting in the floor, he stuck his head out and heard Rarity say

"James darling, can you hold the door open, it's starting to rain." they were trotting a bit faster and they were at the door and inside the tree house by the time the rain was starting to fall in a down pour, James then shut the door and sighed in content as he heard the rain hit against the door, he had always fond the pitter patter of rain. He didn't notice that any of them had left. James got back to his spot near Pinkie and sat down, he knew that he was getting no sleep tonight, so why not have fun with that time. James hear a noise come from up stairs and saw something green and purple walk down the stairs, it was wearing a green t-shirt and normal blue jeans, James realized what it was when he saw its back, it had wings, a tail, spines going from the top of its head to the tip of its tail, it was a dragon, when he realized what he was seeing was a dragon he tried his best to keep calm. James looked over to Pinkie and said

"I-is that a d-dragon?" he could hear the shakiness in his voice, Pinkie looked at him and said

"Yep, that's Spike, he's Twilights assistant."

"Is he tame?"

"Are you afraid of little old Spike, he wouldn't harm a fly."

"No its just that we don't have dragons where I'm from, their just a myth, but they could destroy a whole village's by themselves." not many people know how much James like ancient history, but he loves all of it, he love all the old myths about Gods and killer dragons who breath fire. James looked at Spike and got up and walked towards him, when he got to him James stuck out his hand and said

"Hello, I'm James." Spike took his hand and said

"Sup, I'm Spike. Dude what are?" Spike said while poking him in the face over and over again

"I'm human, are you a dragon?"

"Yep, I breath fire and everything."

"Cool, where I come from dragons aren't real, their only myth."

"Wow, that's weird, here we thought humans were only myth."

"Damn that's freaky, its like here dragons are real and there were real, what is the main population here?"

"Ponies are the main population."

"Wow, we are the main population where I come from."

"Really, that's weird, well it was nice meeting you James."

"Nice meeting you to Spike." they walked off, Spike went to go talk with Rarity, James went to go see the girl who came in with Applejack, when he walked by Applejack she grabbed his shoulder, turned him and pulled him near her, she looked at the girl in front of her and nudge her a little and taking her out of her trance, she then looked at me and started blushing a little, she stuck out her hand and said in one breath

"I'mApplebloom,Applejack'ssister,itsnicetomeetyou,what'syourname." James was a bit confused at what she said so he took her hand and said

"I'm James, its nice to meet you, and I didn't catch your name."

"Sorry, my name is Applebloom, nice ta meet ya to. Uh if its ok ta ask, what are ya?" James gave a knowing nod and said

"Yeah, its ok to ask, I'm human, I'm not from here, I'm from a place called New York."

"New York? What's it like there?"

"Depends on your class, if its upper class its fine city filled with fine people who hate the people who live on the ground, but from my point of view, its a city, filled with filth who don't care about anyone but themselves, I'm not that kind of guy, I have volunteered at homeless shelters, donated money to the sick, the poor, the old, and everyone in between, some people thank me, others are harsh towards people who do the things I do, but most people who don't like my money know how I earned it, and they act like my money is covered in blood and every time someone says 'I don't need your blood covered money, I might catch something' I look them in the eyes and say 'This money won't give you nothing but what you need, and if it was covered in blood, it's mine, and I don't have anything you can catch.' and then I would walk away cause if they don't want the money I have been willingly giving out, and have been work my butt off for then I'll keep it, but if you ever get to go there, don't." Applebloom looked at him, she was confused at the last statement and then asked

"Why should I not go there?"

"There are some people who would take you away from such an innocent place and turn you in to someone different, they would take your innocence away from you, and leave you broke and dying, they would hurt you with no remorse and then more than likely they would kill you." she just looked at James and then said

"Wow, that was deep."

"Thanks I did a paper on it at school."

"Well I bet you passed."

"Nope, to vulgar for the teacher to read."

"Well, damn." Applebloom covered her mouth as she realized what she said and soon seen her sister walking up from behind James and pushing him a little to get to Applebloom

"Did you just cuss?" Applebloom's eyes looked like pins as she shook her head left to right, James saw this and stepped to try and get her out of the trouble he caused

"Hey Applejack, she didn't cuss, I tried to mimic her voice and I kinda cussed, sorry Applejack." he put on an apologetic face and was praying to God that she would buy it

"All right, but the next time I hear cussin that sounds like her then I'll beat ya both." she then walked away back to the rest of the group, James then looked at Applebloom and said

"That was close with a capitol C." Applebloom let out a sigh and said

"You didn't have to say that ta my sis you know."

"I know, but I don't let friends take the fall for my actions."

"But I was the one to cuss."

"I was the one who caused you to cuss in the first place."

"Fine, don't make me cuss then."

"I'll try, but no promises. Hey are those other two over there your friends?" James asked as he pointed to the two other girls around her age in the room. Applebloom nodded

"Yeah, have you meet them yet?" James shook his head and said

"No. Could you introduce me to them?" James put on a pleading face and mouthed the word 'please'. Applebloom only sighed and started walking towards them, she then waved her hand to him to signal for him to follow her, he was right behind her as they walk to the other girls. James saw the small group of them as they talked, he was spaced out at this point, he studied each of their faces and got few words to describe the group other than cute, and yet he could help but stare a little more at Applebloom, he always hated meeting country girls, they always made his heart race.

Author's Note

Hope you all like this chapter, I have tried to edit it as well as I could, so here I hope you enjoyed this chapter and happy Hearts and Hooves day (Valentines days) to you all, sorry about any grammar or spelling errors, I have had to edit myself but this is my gift to you all have a good day

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