A NEW LIFE IN A NEW WORLD

Chapter 4

It was about seven in the morning and once again Celestia's sun was beating down on me hard. Once I decided that I could no longer sleep I got up  and stretched my muscles. I looked around only to find that I was the only one in here, Twilight must have gotten up earlier. All of a sudden my nose caught a whiff of some delicious food and the aroma was heavenly and then my stomach started to emit a loud growl signaling that either I get some of that food in me or it's going to eat itself. I followed my noise down from the bedroom all the way down to the kitchen. Once I was almost there I halted my tracks and found Spike cooking up breakfast and wearing a ridiculous apron on. I thought of how to handle this since he might still be scared of me. I decided to take it slow in my approach and walked towards in very slowly. when I got close enough I decided to speak up to make myself known.

"Mmm mmm boy does that smell good their, What is that eggs?" I said in a cheery tone. The second I said that Spike froze up and slowly turned around to face me.  Once he saw me he was bout to scream again but right before that could happen I stopped him by speaking to him very calm like.

"Whoa whoa ok lets not go screaming your head off again, hey listen I'm not here to hurt you ok I promise." I said to him trying to reassure him that I was no harm to him or anyone. The minute I said those exact words spike started to ease up a bit.

"Well...how can I know for sure that you won't hurt anypony after all you are...different from anypony I've seen?" he asked me putting emphasis on the word different.

"Listen Spike I give you a solemn oath that I will never hurt anypony for as long as I am here ok. all I ask is that you give me a chance and trust me ok." I said to him. After I said that Spike finally started  to calm down, Right  after that Twilight came into the kitchen smelling breakfast.

"Mmm Spike those smell wonderful.. oh morning Erik did you sleep well cause we got a big day planned today." Twilight said grabbing a plate and some eggs and sitting down.

"Yeah I got a pretty decent amount of sleep so what do you got planned for us today Twi?" I said then suddenly realizing I just called her by her nickname her friends gave her.

Twilight blushed a little realizing the same thing  "well first since since I didn't get to do this yesterday I thought I could ask you a few questions about humans and about yourself but before that I thought I could give you a tour to show you the rest of Ponyville, sound good?" Twilight asked me with a cheery tone completely avert the whole  nickname incident.

"Sounds good to me." I said while finishing my breakfast that I got. When we both finished we put the dishes away  and headed out while Spike stayed behind to take care of the library.

It was a beautiful day in Ponyville, Celestia's sun was shining brighter then ever. Both Twilight and I were walking down  the streets while she was Pointing out some of places like the Carousel Boutique, Sugarcube corner. During our tour we stop at a particular candy store.

"Hey Erik do you mind if we stop here for a bit I gotta do something and there's someone you might want to meet actually  make that two someones." Twilight said to me.

"Sure I don't mind though I am curious of who I might want to meet here."  I said to her with a hint of curiosity in my voice. So I opened  the door being the gentlemen I am and she slightly blushed once again and as we walked in I spotted a mare at the counter. She had a beige coat and a pigment blue mane and tail with a rose pink streak. She also had cerulean eyes that were very beautiful.  She was wearing a simple beige t-shirt and with three pieces of candy on it  along with a  cerulean pair of jeans that hugged her body very well and finally a pair of pigment blue shoes.

"oh hey Twilight long time since you've been in my shop and I see brought a frien-." that was all she could say before she looked at me with her mouth agape and her eyes pupils shrinking to the size of pinpricks. she Quickly shook her head and snapped out of it looking at me then back at Twilight.

"S..so Twilight who's your friend and for that matter what is he, I never seen a stallion like him before?" the mare asked.

"Oh right Erik this is Bonbon and she is the owner of this store, Bonbon this is Erik and he is the first human to enter Equestria."Twilight said to her while I was looking around the shop. Just when Twilight said the word human another mare popped her head from out of nowhere.

"Twilight did you just say a human is here in Equestria." the mare said then turned her head to face me me and then going wide eyed and literally rushing toward me and tackling me. I got a real good look at the mare right before she tackled me. She had a magic mint coat  and a brilliant cyan mane and tail with a white streak. She also had a very beautiful pair of sunglow eyes and just like Twilight she had a horn too.she was wearing a mint green t-shirt with a mint green hoodie on with a white pair of shorts that stop halfway at her thighs and a pair of mint green sneakers. I was on the floor staring right into this mares eyes and let me tell you it was enchanting. She quickly realized what she was doing and shot straight up and reached out to help me up.

"Sorry about that, my names Lyra Heartstrings and it is just a privilege to meet a real human, I guess I just got a little carried away." She said in an apologetic tone with her ears drooped over her head. I gave her a warm smile and a hug just to show there were know there were no hard feelings and her ears perked right back up and she blushed a real good shade of pink at the feel of my hands.

"Listen, don't worry bout it anyways it's very nice to meet you Lyra, I'm Erik and yea like Twilight said I am a human." I said to her with a cheery tone. Meanwhile Twilight was talking with Bonbon about getting some candy for a party or something like that When all of a sudden Two more mares came walking into the store.

One of them had a light gray coat with a dark grey mane and tail that looked very well kept and light purple eyes. She was wearing a Gray blouse that matched her coat and a pair of slacks along with some grey sneakers, she also had a pink bow tie with a white collar around her neck. Now the other mare was completely different. She had a white coat with an Electric blue mane and tail that gave off her personality along with her horn just like twilight an Lyra. The only thing I could not see were her eyes since she was wearing a pair of dark purple goggles blocking them. She was wearing a White tank top with some streaks of cerise along with some electric blue tight jeans that hung just a little low along with a white pair of sneakers.

"Hey Bonbon did you get those candies me and Octi ordered made yet?" the white one asked a little loudly.

"Yes Vinyl I have your order done. Just give me a few and I will get that for you. While I do that why don't you two introduce yourselves to Erik  over there." Bonbon said as she pointed to me.

The two mares looked at me curiously as they finally noticed me in the store. The three of us stared at each other for several seconds unsure of what to do or say next. Just before Bonbon left for the back room she walked up to me and gave me a little nudge forward. I was now standing several inches away from the two mares and I could see that they were nervous about my appearance Especially the grey one since she was hiding behind her beautiful mane. I was going to introduce myself before the grey one beat me to it.

"Hello there my name is Octavia and it is very nice to meet a friend of Bonbon's." she said trying to keep her eyes on me but finding it hard to so.

"Hello there Octavia my name is Erik and it is a pleasure to meet you." I said as I stuck my hand out for her to shake.

Octavia was hesitant at first but after a few seconds she took the hand tentatively. Octavia looked up at my smiling face and she couldn't help but blush a little. She could feel her heart race a little inside her chest but she chalked it up to nerves making her antsy.

"It's a pleasure to meet you...Erik."Octavia found it hard to say my name and she cursed herself for that.

I didn't seem to notice as I continued to shake her hand gently. Once they finished shaking hands Octavia turned her head to the side trying to find something interesting.With their introductions finished Vinyl stepped in being a little bold then her grey friend.

"Hey there Erik the name is Vinyl and if you ever need a DJ for a party then I'm the one to call." she stated proudly as she stuck out her hand.

I looked at her for a few seconds before smiling warmly and taking her hand. her handshake was warm and inviting as she felt proud to meet me. After we broke the handshake I couldn't help but continue to stare at her purple goggles. Curiosity getting the better of me, I lifted my hand to get a closer look at them. Vinyl saw Erik's hand getting close and was about ready to have a min heart attack. Without thinking Vinyl took a few steps back.  I raised an eyebrow at her action as she began to speak.

"Sorry about that I don't like others touching my goggles." Vinyl stated a little nervously.

"I'm sorry I should have asked to see them." I said as I gave a slight chuckle.

Vinyl was able to catch her breath as I brought my hand down. Vinyl was interested in the human but did not know how he would react to her. many ponies didn't like her red eyes so she kept them hidden behind her goggles. Only a select few ponies knew about her eyes and she preferred to keep it that way. Right after our introductions Twilight came up to me and gave me a nudge on the arm.

"So I see you made some new friends huh Erik, well we should get going back to the library, I still need to ask some questions about humans so I can send a letter to the princess on what I found out." Twilight said to me.

We were just about ready to walk back to the library when Lyra spoke up and when I looked at her she averted her gaze from me with a small blush and her ears drooped down.

"Um Twilight...I was wondering...that is if you and Erik say it's ok...if I could accompany you back since I have nothing better to do?" Lyra asked while running on her and through her mane like and averting our gaze

"Hmm well as long as Erik doesn't mind it I don't mind at all." Twilight said as she looked to me for an answer.

I looked at Twilight first who wore a warm smile on her face saying that it was okay for her to come along as long as I gave an okay too then I Turned to looked at Lyra who had her ears drooped down but looked to me with hope in her eyes and a small smile. I thought about it for a bit then I made my decision.

"Sure Lyra if you wanna come along you can, the more the merrier I always say." I told her with a smile of my own. Right when I said that Lyra's ears perked right back up and she had a small twinkle in her.After that was said and done the three of us left but not before I waved goodbye to Vinyl and Octavia who were still averting there gaze trying to find something interesting.

As we were walking back to the library Lyra was sticking real close to me but still averting her gaze. Right before we made it to the library I was hit by a flash of pink. I opened my eyes to find a pair of light cerulean eyes staring at mine. When they backed up it turned out to be the element of laughter pinkie pie. her poofy raspberry mane and tail and pale light grayish raspberry coat along with those big jugs of hers that made it look like they were going to pop out of her clothes at any minute. she was wearing  A pink shirt with some balloons on and a light pink skirt. She was also wear some long light blue socks and some pink tennis shoes on. Right when i was about to ask if she could get off me she spoke so fast I could not understand a word of what she said.

"HimynamespinkiespieandyoumustbenewherebecauseIknoweveryponyinponyvilleandIhaveneverseenyoubeforeandyoudontevenlooklikeaponysothatsmeansyouratottalydifferentspeciesand-." Just as she was about to finish speaking Twilight cut her off. With Pinkie's mile minute mouth silenced, Twilight pulled her off me. I got to my feet as Pinkie hopped in place with her unlimited amount of energy. she was about ready to do another tackle hug when Twilight kept her in place.

"Pinkie what have I told you about tackling new ponies?" Twilight asked.

"Not to do so and introduce myself like a normal pony." Pinkie Replied

Lyra didn't say anything as she was looking me over for any damage. her eyes lingered in a few areas for longer then they should have  but when she realized, she quickly turned her head. Her cheeks were a slight rosy hue as she kept her eyes off me. I turned my attention towards Pinkie so I could introduce myself.

"Hello there Pinkie. My names is Erik and it's a pleasure to meet you." I said as I extended a hand to her.

Pinkie happily took my hand and shook it vigorously . I was certain she was going to  pull my arm out of my socket until she finally stopped. Once she was done shaking my hand, she looked over me curiously. I could see the mental gears working in her head as she tried to figure out what I was. Worried for her safety I decided to tell her what I was.

"I'm a human Pinkie." she seemed to get wide eyed at that statement as she looked over to Lyra.

Lyra nodded her head showing that I wasn't lying about my self. Pinkie gave a quick inspection before smiling wide. She pulled me in close for a hug and smothered me. I could feel  the oxygen leave my system as my face was smothered between her two over sized fun bags. I would be lying if I said it didn't feel nice, but I need my oxygen back. Twilight easily noticed this and pulled me and Pinkie away from each other.

"So what are you three doing?" Pinkie asked.

"Well Lyra and I were heading back to the Library so I can question Erik about humans." Twilight answered.

"Well you three have fun with that. I have a party to go plan." Pinkie said before turning and skipping  to who knows where.

As I was watching Pinkie skip away I turn back to face Twilight as we head back to the library.

"Well she sure is an energetic one isn't she." I say to Twilight

"Well that's just Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie, Come on we got to head back to the library so I can ask you those questions." She says to me. While walking back I feel a hand delicately  rub my arm. I look to find Lyra Rubbing her hand against my arm gently like she was trying to feel how soft my skin was. In addition to this I feel her tail gently wrap around my leg not wanting to let go of it. After that she got real close to me like she was trying to be really affectionate. She did not even realize I was watching her do this. We finally reach the library and I look to notice Lyra still holding me close with her tail wrapped around my leg.

"Uh Lyra you can let go of me now, we're at the library." I said to her.

Lyra suddenly snapped back to reality and saw the position she was in. Shaking her head as a blush that was beet red started to form, she quickly took a seat on the couch. Twilight left the living room as she went searching for quills, ink and parchment. I took my seat across from Lyra, who was busy keeping her eyes averted. Twilight returned a few minutes later with the supplies that she needed. She handed a few over to Lyra who thanked her for that. Twilight took her seat next to Lyra and started off with the first question.

"So what are human's capable of exactly? Can any of you fly, use magic or control the weather?" Twilight asked as she got her quill ready.

"Well we are capable of flight, but that is only with the help of these machines called planes. weather can only be predicted and even then we can barely get it right. Magic does exist but not in the sense that your world has magic. Magic back on earth is more about illusions and tricking a person's mind into thinking that it's something magical." I answered

"What do your diets consist of?" Lyra asked, her blush slightly fading.

"Well humans are generally omnivores. we can eat both plants and animals." I answered, Twilight and Lyra visibly cringed at the thought of eating meat.

"How important is it for you to eat meat?" Twilight asked, trying to keep her composure.

"Well don't get me wrong when I say that we eat meat because plants do offer some nutrition that we require, but there are other nutrients that we require  in order to stay healthy. Without meat we could get very sick and end up being near death almost every day." I replied. Lyra seemed a little saddened that I would require something like that remain healthy.

"What kind of accomplishments have humans achieved?" Lyra asked.

"Well, we have achieved many kinds. Both good and bad during the years. We have built huge buildings and invented may spacecrafts. We have traveled to the moon and back and hope one day to fly to Mars. We know what it looks like from sending rovers there, but are ultimate goal is to land there." I answered. Twilight seemed to get a sparkle in her eye from the inventions and leaned in closer to learn more.

"What about the bad ones? Lyra asked, but she seemed hesitant to know the answer.

"We invented many weapons that could kill. The first was the nuclear bomb that we built during WW 2.about 300,000 people were killed instantly when we dropped them and those areas couldn't sustain life for many years. We have built beyond those to where we can now bomb each other at the push of a button and no one would know it was coming." I answered.

Twilight and Lyra quickly got out of their seats as they gave me a hug. I could feel their tears stain my shirt as they couldn't hold back their emotions. Unsure of what to say to them, I gently rubbed their backs and waited for them to calm down. After a few minutes of crying, they pulled away and wiped away the remainder of their tears. I gave them a warm smile which seemed to help lighten their mood.

"We're so sorry to hear that." Twilight said.

"It's not the best thing in the world, but we have found ways to keep moving forward." I said. Twilight and Lyra returned to their seats as they went back to questioning me again.

"Ok so now that we got the questions about humans out of the way, I think it's time we ask questions about you and your life before you came here." Twilight said still wiping some tears away from here eyes.

"Sounds good to me." I replied.

"Ok so first What kinds of things do you like to do?" Twilight asked.

"Well back on earth I always did love Playing these things called Video games, These were also invented by humans as a source of entertainment, I also enjoyed or rather enjoy just going out for a good run as well as working out and playing sports." I replied. Twilight's eyes seem to sparkle a little when I mentioned another invention made by humans.

"Ok next Question is what are your dislikes?"

"Twi I wish could tell you a little about some of my dislikes but i'm afraid some of them are to touchy and personal to discuss at this time, I'm sorry." I replied holding a sorrowful gaze and hanging my head low while letting a few tears drop. Twilight once again got up from her seat to embrace me in hug, this time thought she was rubbing her hand across my back.

"It's okay Erik you don't want to talk about we don't have to." Twilight said to me with a warm smile.

I wiped away some of the tears and looked up to see Twilight's warm smile giving me a sense of comfort. Once I finished I looked over to Lyra who was still blushing a little bit. I decided to ask what's up and i f she had anything she wanted to ask me.

"Hey Lyra do you have anything you wanna ask at all, cause you seem awfully quiet?. I ask her  She started once again to get a blush that was literally beet red and stuttered when she spoke.

"Uh I-I..was..w..w.wondering...do..by any chance h..h..have a sp..sp..special somepony." she said stuttering while trying to keep her blush under control.

"Well actually Lyra no I don't have a special someone or somepony as you say, in fact I never had one during my time on my planet." I replied. The minute I said this Lyra and Twilight seemed to get a sparkle in their eyes as they smiled. When all was said and done Twilight looked out her window to see the moon was up. Lyra also saw this and decided to leave for the night. as soon as she left Twilight and I headed upstairs to get some much needed sleep. I got into my guest bed and let my eyes get heavy and finally fell asleep.

Well Ponyville I made some pretty interesting friends and had an amusing day. I can't wait to find out what tomorrow holds for me.