A NEW LIFE IN A NEW WORLD

Chapter 6

The accursed rays of light returned once again, signaling that I should get up. I let out a slight groan as I rolled out of the bed. There was never enough time between the moon rising and falling for me to ever get any good sleep. I walked into my bathroom and got ready for the new day that was now laid before me. After getting dressed I walked down the stairs. During my walk down, I smelled something really delicious and picked up the pace. I entered the kitchen and saw Twilight moving  about.

She was busy muttering to herself about something, but I couldn't hear what it was about. I took my seat at the table and let her do whatever it was that she was doing. She seemed focused as her gaze met mine a couple of times, but she never acknowleged me. Whatever she was cooking at the moment smelled really good and I couldn't wait to have some. After a few more minutes of silence, she seemed happy with how everything turned out.

She was ready to leave the kitchen, probably going to wake me for breakfast. She started to head for the door when her gaze met mine once again. She stared a few seconds and it seemed it finally clicked in her head. I was about to greet her when she gave a light gasp and teleported out of the kitchen. Confused as to why she would do that, I just shrugged and thought it was her being herself. With no one else in the kitchen, I decided to get some of that delicious smelling breakfast.

I had my plate made and decided to get Twilight and Spike one as well. I sat at the table with my food and started eating it. I was halfway through it when th kitchen door opened and Twilight came walking in. she changed her clothes into something a little more formal, but not too much that it could be worn like regular clothing. There was a slight sway in her hips as she walked towards the plate that I set up for her. she used her magic to scoot it closer mine, along with the chair.

She took her seat next to me and she had a slight blush on her face. Nothing was said between us as we ate the food. I had to stop eating when I started feeling something brushing up and down my leg. It continued that way for a few seconds before she finally had it wrapped around my leg. Once it felt like she had her tail secured around my leg, she leaned against my arm and liad her head on my shoulder.

I thought it was weird at first with how close she was being, but decided to let her have her way since I did kind of make her worry last night. She sighed as we both went back to eating our breakfast. We both finished our food and I could see the pain on Twilight's face as she had to release me from her hold. I busied myself with cleaning the dishes as she went to give Spike his breakfast. I was finished with the dishes and headed into the foyer.

I was about to check on Twilight to see how she was doing, when there was a knock at the door. I said nothing as I for her to say that she was going to answer the door. Silence filled he foyer and there was another knock. It seemed that the unicorn wasn't going to be answering the door anytime soon, so I went ahead and opened it. I walked over to the door and opened it, almost getting hit by  a fist that was going to knock again.

Thankfully the pony that was standing outside knocking was able to stop herself midway. She lowered her arm and I was able to get a good look at who it was. She was an orange mare with a beautiful blonde mane and tail. Her eyes were an enchanting emerald green and she had some freckles under her eyes. She wore a button up shirt that she had tied just barely below her breasts. She wore very small denim shorts and had a pair of cowboy boots on. She even had a stetson hat on her head like the cowboys of the west.

I was apparently staring for too long when the mare waved her hand in front of me. I shook my head, trying  to get my attention back to what was happening. she didn't seem upset that I as staring at her as she smiled warmly at me. It felt nice to see that radiant smile on her face. She stuck out her hand in a friendly gesture as she introduced herself.

"Well howdy there, didn't know Twi had company over The name's Applejack." the mare said.

"Hey there Applejack, the names Erik." I said as I shook her hand.

That was kind of a mistake as she partially crushed my hand. I swore that if she wanted she could have easily snapped my hand. I was also certain that she almost tore my arm off as she shook it. I couldn't really blame her since she wasa hardworking mare and all that hard work helped keep her fit.

"So you're the one Pinkie was talking about." Applejack said as she released my hand from her vice grip.

"Yeah that would be me ." I answered. "So what do you need Twilight for?" I asked.

"Well I was hoping to get her help at my apple cart, but seeing you, would you like to help?" Applejack asked as she continued to smile.

"I would be happy to help you. Just let me tell Twilight that I will be out." Applejack gave a nod as I headed for the stairs.

"Hey Twilight, I'm headed out with Applejack to help her at her apple cart!" I yelled. There was a few seconds of silence before she finally called back.

"Okay Erik just don't be out for too late." Twilight said.

I gestured for Applejack to lead the way and she happily did. I walked next to her as she and I walked in silence. It only took a few minutes before we finally made it to the apple cart. She showed me what I needed to do and it wasn't much to do. She grabbed a few pastries that she needed to deliver. She had me watch the cart as she left for her delivery. It wasn't hard work that I had to do since it was mainly the same thing in the cart.

Ponies came up to the stand and asked for a certain amount of apples. Thankfully Applejack had a cost list on the cart, so I was able to charge them correctly. The country mare returned several minutes later after ger deliveries and took over working the cart again.

"So did anypony stop by while I was gone?" Applejack asked as she looked over the apples.

"Only a few and I was able to tell them the correct amount of what they wanted." I answered as I stretched.

"So nopony gave you any trouble while you were working?" she asked, making sure that everything went okay.

"Yeah everything was fine. The ponies here are very friendly once they get to know you." I answered

I also couldn't help but chuckle as she gave me a cursory glance. She was the Element of Honesty and she had to make sure I was telling the truth. She stopped giving me a glance once she found everything sound and sighed a little.

"That's good to hear. there have been a few problems with ponies giving new ponies a hard time and I wanted to make sure you were okay. I don't think Twi would like me to return a broken human." Applejack said.

I put a hand on her shoulder and laughed a little. This seemed to help the mare as she lightened up and lauged with me. Once our laughter died down, we got back to work. I stood around the cart helping her out in any way that I could and if she left the cart, I would take over for her. Many of the ponies were friendly to us as they walked by or got something from her stand. After the last customer left, we started packing up the cart.

As we were putting everything away, there were loud fireworks in the back. I looked over to see them going off in the air. I noticed as a crowd started to form near the explosions. Applejack and I looked at each other before heading out to see what was going on. We reached the crowd and I could barely make out the short cart that was there. I was able to squeeze my way past the ponies and was greeted by an azure unicorn.

She had a pale cornflower blue mane and tail and her eyes were a dark grayish violet. She wore a star cape and hat that made her look like a magician. She announced herself as The Great and Powerful Trixie. I watched with interest as she performed feats of magic. Since everything on earth about magic was about tricking a persons mind, this was actually better. The magic was real and it actually made me wonder what she was going to do next.

Applejack walked up next to me and along with the other ponies, she didn't seem very happy. I felt as her tail lightly wrapped around my hand, trying to keep me by her side. I didn't say anything since it seemed to help relax a little as the show continued. Trixie did some of the basic magic that I saw back in my world, but with actual magic, it made it more interesting. With a final blast of smoke and fireworks, she bid all the ponies a good night.

I was walking away with Applejack when I was grabbed by something. I saw a pale light grayish magenta aura around my hand and looked back. I saw Trixie with her horn glowing the same pale magenta and she walked towards me. Applejack noticed that I had stopped and when she turned around, she was quickly in front of me. The unicorn used her magic to move me around the farm mare and had me meet her half way. When we were a couple feet apart, she looked me over.

"What do you want Trixie?" Applejack spat.

"Trixie was curious as to who this creature is?" Trixie replied as she continued to look at me.

"Well you've seen him so now you can let him go and we can all be on our way." Applejack said in a slightly threatening tone.

"Don't make Trixie laugh. I beat you before and I can easily do it again. What Trixie would like to know is who this creature is?" Trixie continued to push.

I could see the anger that was filling Applejack's eyes and I had to intervene before she punched the mare's lights out. I turned towards the unicorn to give her the basics about who I was.

"The name's Erik and since yor probably haven't heard, I'm a human." I answered calmly

I watched as Trixie looked into my eyes to see if I was possibly lying. Her eyes squinted as she continued to think about what I said. After a few seconds of silence, she released a little sigh and let me go. Applejack was quickly at my side as she gave me a quick glance for anything the showmare might have done to me. When she was finished looking over me, she faces the showmare.

"Erik, do me a favor and finish packing up the cart." Applejack said.

"Sure." I answered.

I wanted to see what was wrong, but thought it best to leave her to whatever she was going to do. I walked back towards the cart as she dealt with Trixie.

"You listen and you listen closely. If you so much as harm a hair on him, you will not only have me to deal with , but the others as well. As long as you stay away from him we won't have a problem." Applejack threatened before turning on her heels and joining Erik back at the cart.

"Is everything alright?" I asked.

"Everything is fine sugarcube. Just letting Trixie know a few things from the last time she was here." Applejack replied a slight smile.

We were able to get everything packed up and were headed back for the library. Silence filled the air between us as we walked, unsure of what to say to one another. We were about halfway to the library when we heard a loud roar. We turned to see a celestial bear stomping through town. I nearly fell on my butt as I watched the huge bear stomp around the town.

"What did that crazy mare do this time?"Applejack seethed.

"What's going on?" I asked , never taking my eyes off the bear.

"Erik get back to the library and get Twi." Applejack said.

I was about to ask what she needed  Twilight for, but before I could, She was already running towards her other friends. Doing as I was told, I turned for the library and started running. I ran as fast as I could for the library, but I was stopped in my tracks by a loud shriek. I looked back and saw Trixie running down the street, the bear chasing after her. I saw as she tripped on something and fell to the ground face first. She turned on her back and let out another blood curdling scream as the bear neared her.

Not really caring what Applejack had against the mare at the moment, I ran towards her. I reached her when the bear was a few steps away. I helped her to her feet and looked back at the bear. The bear was near us and it's claw was lifted. not able to get out of the way, I pushed Trixie away from me. The claw came down and slapped me a good distance away. I felt a brief pain rush through my body as mutiple bones broke and gashes made. I hit the ground, but I could not get my bearings as I soon blacked out.

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Trixie's pov

Trixie saw the human get hit by the Ursa Minor and go flying across the street. Se was shocked to see the human save her and was even worried for what may have happened to him. She saw Applejack and her friends show up and as they dealt with the Ursa, She walked over to Erik. When she reached his prone form, She nearly heaved where she stood. His entire body was a mangled mess and she could hear his labored breathing.

His legs were at awkward angles, with the bones sticking out. He had gashes across his chest, arms, and legs. Blood was beginning to pool around him as his breathing became shallower. She fell to her knees and tears fell from her eyes. There were those who always treated her badly, but even then she would never wish this on anypony. Her attention was pulled from the human when Applejack, Twilight, Rarity and Pinkie Pie came by. She was lifted by her collar by Applejack Who was staring daggers at her.

"What in tarnation did you do?!" Applejack yelled.

"I don't know. I was just packing up when that same Ursa Minor from before came here." Trixie answered as the tears fell from her eyes.

"We need to get Erik to the hospital now. I have him under control, but he needs better care." Twilight said as she lifted him with her magic.

The four mares ran off as Trixie was left alone to think to herself. She always walked over ponies that would look down on her and never care. Now that she saw what happened to somepony that barely knew her, she didn't know what to do. This human remained friendly to her even though she was less then kind to him. He saved her at the cost of his own lifeand this was her breaking point. Thinking back on her life choices, she finally decided to make a difference.

Steeling her resolve she set out for the hospital to keep an eye on Erik. She was going to make a change and make sure that he would never get hurt again. She was going to do whatever he asked and help him with whatever he needed. She was going to become his submissive and the thought alone excited her in a way she never thought. the new feeling of being kind was foreign to her. she was still going to try her hardest and be there for him.

Trixie found her resolve and headed for the hospital. It took a bit of time to get to the hospital, but she was able to make it. She went to the receptionist's desk and asked for Erik's room. The mare was reluctant to give the showmare the location of the room, but knowing who else was in the room, she told her where it was. Trixie thanked the mare and headed for where she was told to go. After a few turns around hallways, she finally made it to the room.

Taking a deep breath, she extended her hand and opened the door. The door opened and she was greeted by a sight she didn't want to see. A doctor walked past her after finishing up healing Erik's wounds and gave her a nod. She looked at the four mares and they could've looked better. Twilight was sobbing her heart out as she held Erik close. Pinkie was completely depressed that her mane and tail became flat. Rarity was clearly distraught. Applejack was upset, clearly blaming herself for what happened to him.

The door closed behind the azure unicorn and all eyes were on her. There wasn't even a second for silence to settle when Applejack was in her face. She grabbed her by the collar of her cloak and help her up in the air.

"What are you doing here?" Applejack growled

"I stopped by to tell Erik something." Trixie answered, struggling to break free.

"You nearly got him killed. It's just better if you get out of here before you cause any more damage." Applejack seethed

"I can't leave my master behind." Trixie said and this caused the farm mare to let her go.

"What was that?" Applejack asked.

"I said my master. I have decided to become Erik's submissive and try and learn how to be a better pony." Trixie said, dusting herself off.

This caused Applejack to get angrier. Pinkie just completely zoned out. Rarity was able to stop being distraught, but was now angry at her.Twilight was just completely confused. The mares were now enraged enough that they were now getting in Trixie's face.

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Erik's pov

I was slowly coming back to the world. My vision was slightly blurred and there was a dull ache through my body. I replayed the events that happened the past couple of hours and remembered what happened. My vision slowly came to and I was able to make out five ponies. I saw Twilight, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie converged on Trixie. I let out a loud groan that ot the attention of the other mares. I was expecting the others to be next to me, but Trixie beat them to it.

"Master, you're awake." Trixie said happily

"Sorry, what did you say?" I asked as I rubbed my head.

"I called you my master. After you saved me I took the time to think about what I have done. I want to become a better pony and for that to happen, I was hoping that I could be your submissive?" Trixie asked with hopeful eyes.

"Sorry Trixie. I'm glad that you're okay, but I can't accept you being my 'submissive'." I replied.

"But Trixie wants to be your submissive and demands that you let me." Trixie said.

"Again I have to respectfully decline." I answered.

I watched as tears formed in her eyes as she got ready to cry. seeing those dark grayish violet eyes almost tore me up inside. I noticed that one tear was starting to slide down her cheek. I couldn't stand to see this mare cry and gave in to her demand.

"If it means that much to you then you can be my submissive." I answered.

Trixie quickly wrapped her arms around my neck and squealed in delight. The other mares were all slack jawed at my response. I could only shrug to them as Trixie finally let me go and faced Twilight.

"Trixie knows that Erik has been staying at your library and I was hoping to accompany you and my master back to your home." Trixie said.

Twilight was really hesitant to allow Trixie access into her home. she stood there in silence as she looked into her eyes. She could see that Trixie was being really sincereand gave her an answer.

"Fine Trixie, but know that I have my eye on you." Twilight said.

"So when do I get out of her?" I asked.

"Well the doctor already came by and said that you were free to go whenever you're ready." Rarity answered.

I nodded my head to her and got out of the bed. I could feel the pain of the gashes in my body pulse as I stood on my feet. Pinkie and Trixie were at my sides as they helped me out the room. Twilight took care of my paperwork as I was led outside. I took a deep breath, letting the fresh air fill my lungs. We walked down the dirt path until a certain pony saw us. She walked towars us and we stopped to see what she wanted.

The mare had a moderate cerise coat and her mane and tail were a pale light grayish rose with light ceriseish gray stripes going through it. her eyes were grayish harlequin and she was wearing a teachers uniform. She had a skirt with a blouse tucked in. She had long socks and she was wearing heels. She had three sunflowers on her blouse and she had a bright smile.

"Hello there, my name is Cheerilee. I wanted to come by and see how you were doing. I was teaching my class when they saw what happened. They were very worried about you and I promised to check up on you." Cheerilee said.

"Well I'm Erik and it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm doing better after visiting the hospital and trust me when I say I've had worse." I chuckled lightly. Twilight quickly glared at me.

"Well that's good to hear. If it isn't too much of a request, but do you mind coming by the school sometime and introducing yourslef to the class?" she asked with a little smile.

" I would be glad to. Just give me a couple of days to heal up and I will stop by when I can." I answered

" Thank you very much." Cheerilee said as she walked away.

Once Cheerilee walked away, Twilight took over of helping me walk. The others left to go somewhere and we headed back for the treehouse. We entered the building and Trixie helped me to my room. Twilight was worried about letting the azure unicorn do this, but I assured her that it was alright. We reached my room and she helped me to my bed. She gently tucked me into my bed as she propped my head up a little.

" Trixie would like to thank you for allowing Trixie to be your submissive." Trixie said with a slight blush.

I was still a little hesitant to allow her to do this, but after getting back here, she seemed a little more determined. I slightly gestured with my head towards a foldable chair and she knew what I was saying. She grabbed the chair and sat it next to me. Her tail lightly brushed against my body as she summoned a wet wash cloth and wiped my head. She was careful with where she rubbed, not wanting to hurt me. I decided to test her resolve with being my submissive.

"Hey Trixie can you get me a glass of water and take off your shoes? When you take your shoes off place them next to the nightstand." I said.

She seemed confused by the second request, but she went with it anyway. she placed her shoes directly next to the nightstand and left to get the water. She came back here with the requested water and helped me to drink it. It felt nice to have the cool refreshing water go down my throat. I heard a knock that came from downstairs, but Trixie ignored it as she sat by my side.

Applejack was standing outside with her cousin by her side. She mentally slapped herself for forgetting that her cousin was visiting today. Her cousin asked if she could meet Erik and she promised to show her. The door opened and Twilight was was standing there before them.

"Hey there Twi." Applejack said.

"Hey there Applejack, I thought you were the only one coming over?" Twilight asked as she looked oat the other mare.

"Yeah, my cousin stopped by and she wanted to meet Erik. Is it okay if we stop by to say hello?" Applejack asked

"Sure but be careful. Trixie is up there with him." Twilight said as she stepped.

"Who exactly is Trixie?" The other mare asked her cousin.

"She's a no good varmit that got Erik in the condition that he is in now. She also has it in her head that she needs to be his submissive." Applejack replied sourly.

The two of them soon reached the top step and Applejack gave a few quick knocks. She didn't wait for a reply as she opened the door and was met with a hurt human and an irritated unicorn. Trixie was immediately out of her chair as she walked towards Applejack.

"Is there anything that Trixie can do for you? As you can see,  Master Erik is busy resting and your visit is disrupting that." Trixie said defensively.

"Fiddlesticks, please stay here with Erik while I talk with this unicorn." Applejack said.

"I'm not going anywhere while he is busy recovering." Trixie shot back. Thinking of this as another possible test to show her loyalty, I spoke to her.

"Trixie, you will go see what Applejack needs and this Fiddlesticks can watch over me." I said and Trixie agreed albeit regretfully.

The two mares walked out and I was left alone with Fiddlesticks. She had a lime yellow coat and her mane and tail were a cobalt blue. She wore a western outfit like Applejack and her eyes glowed a beautiful arctic blue color. The mare walked over to me and just kept the silence as she looked at me. A few seconds of silence passed before she finally spoke up.

"My name's Fiddlesticks and I'm Applejacks cousin. She has told me so much about you." Fiddlesticks said with a smile.

"Hey I'm Erik and it's nice to meet you." I replied.

Fiddlesticks took a seat in the chair as we started talking. The conversation was mainly about what happened to me and what she did. She was a kind mare that was actually very hardworking like her cousin. She seemed also worried for my injuries, but I assured  her that I was alright. She wasn't clearly okay with leaving me like this, but she was happy to leave me to my devices. I enjoyed talking to the mare and hoped that we could see each other more often. I noticed she had a slight blush on her face, but I just shrugged it off.

Applejack and Trixie were outside Erik's room and were now having their little talk. The talk mainly consisted of Applejack having Trixie backed up to a wall and questioning her.

" I want you to listen and listen well again. I do not but into the whole submissive act and if so much as a hair is hurt on his head, I will personally beat you into the hospital or worse if nopony stops me." Applejack threatened.

"You listen her you little farm mare. I meant every word that I said and I will stick by him. I will do anything to keep him safe and I only bow and take orders from him, so you better back off." Trixie was furious now.

Twilight could hear the two of them yelling and was quickly up the stairs. She broke the mares apart before they started beating on each other.The two mares huffed at each other as they entered Eriks room again. When they entered they saw Erik and Fiddlesticks sharing a good laugh. Fiddlesticks noticed her cousin and went back to join her. She said goodbye to the human as Trixie took her place next to him. Fiddlesticks and Applejack began to leave the room, but before that, Applejack turned around to face Trixie again.

"Remember what I said Trixie. If you don't, then I will not be the only one coming after you." Applejack said.

"Get out of here you good for nothing pony! I'm sorry that you can't stand being in the presence of Trixie and you have to be jealous about it!" Trixie screamed. I quickly gave Trixie a death glare as I raised my voice to her.

"Trixie, apologize to Applejack right now and take a seat!" I screamed.

Trixie visibly shrunk as she sat in the chair and looked back at Applejack. She was debating to go through with it, but she promised herself that she would do as she was told.

"Trixie is sorry Applejack." Trixie apologized.

Applejack nodded her head and left the room. Night was soon coming and I could feel my eyes get heavy. I looked over at Trixie and saw that she had something to say. I was able to calm myself enough to allow her to talk to me.

"Trixie is wondering if she could cuddle with you for the night?" Trixie asked, her eyes looking at the floor.

"Are you going to behave yourself?" I asked.

She nodded her head and I gestured for her to join me. She smiled a little as she got under the covers and gently wrapped her arms and tail around me. We both quickly fell asleep as we held each other close.

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Dream world

I was walking around a white room until I saw Luna. She materializedand smiled at me as she summoned a few chairs and a table. I joined her and we had a conversation about my days so far. I told her what had happened and she seemed a little worried about what happened. I told her that everything was fine, but the Trixie thing was bothering her. I told her is she wanted, I could send her a letter every so often about Trixie's behavior. She nodded her head in agreement, but I could see there was something else she wanted.

"So what else is on your mind?" I asked as I leaned back in the chair.

"Well, I've been having a growing attraction to a certain somepony, but I don't know if they feel the same." Luna said with a slight frown.

"maybe you should try talking to them. It's normal to be nervous, but you can never know until you try." I said and it seemed to help her a little.

Her mood was lifted and we continued to talk. Once we were done talking, we sat back as we waited for night to give away to day. I wasn't really looking foward to tomorrow because I was going to be in pain in the morning.