Little big human

Blinding sunlight fall on the boy's face. His eyes opened lazily.

"How long had I been asleep?"

Boy was still lying on the same land, surrounded by bushes with weird berries on them. Air was smelling with freshness of morn forest; birds have been crossing the blue sky. Some of them landed on trees, and started to sing sweet songs with their pretty voices.

Head was throbbing badly, maybe because of long sleep. Else looked on his watches. 10.05 a.m. Not bad... He haven't any power to stand up, or even turn over. With a great labor boy turned his head to the right. Hand was strongly squeezing notepad, that one from the relax room. Boy was blankly looking at it for a while, holding his thumb on a dark-brown cover. "Why am I holding this?", he thought.

After about four minutes weakness dissapeared. At first boy started to feel his hands, then neck. Stretching, he

stood up from the dirty ground, shook himself, and quickly examined ambient forest.

Else stiffened. This forest seemed to be like usual one in Gravity falls but it was... Another? That one was completely different: nothing familiar with usual forest flora, and, probably fauna. So, that was predictable when he couldn't recognize any of birds or berries. All the trees were strangely distorted, or fallen down. Branches felt more like twitched sticks, impaled with leaves, which looked like wet rags. Trees and plants had unnatural, weird green color; somewhere they happened to be pale-green, brown and even dark-turquoise.

"Wow..." - first impression is always the true one.

Should I go discover unknown place, or stand here and wait? - Else was thinking, when suddenly he remembered about his backpack, and it's contents. He looked around. His stuff were scattered all around the land, boy was sitting on. Some of them were hanging on the bushes, covered with bright red berries. "Poisoned" - understood Else. He quickly collected all the loot, and decided to count them all, just for sure. Sweater, swiss knife, aid kit, warm socks, thermos bottle... The only thing, that disappeared were chocolate bars. Because of sweets he felt twice as offended.

None of dangerous, even wild animals, weren't noticed. Except for one little white bunny, that jumped beside the boy, when he was collecting another sock. Anyway, Else haven't even started carry about his life. Uh... dork...

Far away behind the trees boy could see a little hill. "It is about mile to travel, but It would be better to go there, if you don't want to have a walk through the dark and frightening forest. Last one doesn't seem to be friendly", -thought Else. By that time fear has completely disappeared... If this boy ever had this one.

Else remembered that man in orange cloth, rainbow orb, and humans in black who have opened fire on him... Orb's shattered pieces covered boy's face with small, almost invisible cuts... Another thing he remembered was dark blue substance, that enveloped and lifted him up...

***

Surprisingly, Else was succeed to exit the forest, by going straight forward for about 10 minutes. But he remembered the location of his start point, just in case. Anything could happen.

So now Else could see green hill with lots of flowers like daisies, dandelions, and some kind of weed. With no other choose, boy started to climb on the hill, and, despite the fact, that it wasn't really big he felt awfully tired. How would You feel, if you slept about 18 hours on dirty and hard ground in the forest? So he felt just like that. Stomach starts reminding of food, legs appeal for relax, and the head demand some explanation. Temples were beating hardly, but, it didn't cause any pain; apparently, it's a little weird feeling...

Finally, the "mount" was conquered, and by that moment, legs almost denied to work. Else took his backpack off and falled on tall grass, that was covering the whole hill. He closed his eyes with great pleasure, and felt like he wanted to sleep again. What? No way. Not now!

Suddenly boy felt, that something jumped on his chest; it was something really small, almost weightless, but boy jumped up in a moment with a fast heartbeat. What was that?! But that was just a little white bunny. Else understood, that it was the same rabbit, that he had already seen while he was collecting his cloth. On a boy's face appeared little smille of relief. Anyway that could be anything, cause there was nothing to expect from unknown creatures.

Rabbit made a quick glance on the boy, twitched his ear and lied on the grass near him. Seemed like he was a little exhausted too.

Sudden shout ripped peaceful silence:

"Angel, honey, where are you?" - nice calm voice sounded. Else paralised. His mouth slowly opened, eye pupils quickly became extremely big. Panic fear was written on his face. Figure was climbing up slowly. Else prayed that his afraids wouldn't became truth. When It came up and their sights meet... One second was more than enough for boy to jump down, trying to get as far as possible from It. Else was shouting something misunderstodable all the way down, until he stumbled... He hardly hit ground, nearly broke his neck, and fastly flew further. Unluckily he wasn't able to take control anymore, so he continued way down, like a puppet, when somebody had just torn his strings. When he finally stopped, his last words were: «H-help...» It was second time for that day, when he felt unconscious. Now because of fear... That holidays would be realy memorable...

***

Fluttershy was looking at the strange creature which was lying near the mount without any signs of life.

"Oh m-m-my gosh", - because of worry she started stuttering.

Carefully, trying to move absolutely silently, Fluttershy, with a bunny on her back, slowly came down to the moveless body. Creature was breathing really slowly. Pony stucked. She turned head to the bunny..

"Angel, can you, please, call... somebody..." - She take thought for a second "... Applejack, if that won`t be too hard..."

Rabbit nodded to agree. Everything, just to get away from here.

Angel came to AppleJack just when she was collecting apples. It took about five minutes to explain what happened with Fluttershy and him.

Five more minutes later ponies were carefully carrying boy on a hoof-made barrow from some sticks and tablecloth. They decided to get him to the closest bed, and that should be Fluttershy`s house.

Twilight by some bad luck was "busy with her new obligations". So, after monster was delivered to the cottage, and all it's injures were treated, Applejack headed to the Canterlot. Three hours later all three princesses broke into shy pony's house.

Creature was transported to the Canterlot's main hospital, Fluttershy got gratitude for the first aid, and Applejack has to give promise, that she won't tell anypony about this morning accident. She kept her word.

In the hospital visitor was put into special secret room. That was done to prevent it from being seen by anyone else to keep accident in secret. From this moment any remind on public was prohibited, but about it knew only princesses, including Twilight and her friends (and dragon Spike, of course).

Doctor, who examined patient, said, that he shouldn't have felt unconscious at all. But fate ordered to go another way...

So, five days have passed quickly. Creature haven't eat or drink anything; as was found out later, he didn't need to.

***

Eyes opened in one moment. It was dark and quiet... Too quiet... Boy gradually could recognize bed, he was lying on. Beds like that usually put in the hospitals.

Acute pain pierced boy's left leg. He threw blanket off and froze, looking at himselves: He was wearing hospital robe, left leg was plastered, right had wide scratch across all the calf. But every wound was properly desinfected. Have I just falled hard, or I met some unfriendly guys (Optimist finally woke up).

Else looked for any windows, because he a was interested in current time, but his watches and other stuff mysteriously disappeared. No windows... Am I underground, or it's just strange planned room?... Opposite the bed there was a door. Betweer it and floor Else could see light. That means, that somebody was from the other side of the door...

Now Else had load of time to think about everything that happened. Who could disturb him? Doctor? Boy started thinking about what can he expect from ponies. Interrogation? Making him a god? Giving him a freedom, and then trick in order to use him... As Else knew from the cartoon, ponies are mostly friendly, but who could possibly know about how could they react, if they see a human... Scary, very scary...

Suddenly the door opened. Before boy understood that, bright light blinded him for a few seconds. Else didn't care about who was standing in the doorway. He remembered one of the Stiven King stories, book with them he found in the attic of aunt Lutence. "Boogeyman" - that was it's name.

Eventually, boy decided to face creature, and thoroughly looked at it. That was colt with a brown mane. He was wearing doctor's coat, and on his neck was hunging a stetoscope. Doctor Whooves - boy read a badge on it's coat.

"Hi", - Else gave some signs of life, to finally get rid of this fear. He has watched cartoon after all! Especially they weren't frightening at all.

Doctor freezed for a second, then he fastly escaped the room, like he has forgotten something outside. Else could hear muffled talk. Too quiet to understand. Doctor returned back, and confidently walked to the bed.

"Hello", - Else greeted him once more.

"Good afternoon", - nice male voice answered. "Before we start primary examination, some questions if you feel good".

Doctor looked completely serious.

After some questions like "where are you from?", "How did you get on the hill?", "How do you feel?, every answer was logged.

"Great", - doctor said with no expressions on his... face. "Now let's have a look".

Everything went without accidents. But every time hard hoof touched boy's skin, Else winced. He needed to get used to it. Whooves was going to exit, when Else decided to ask:

"Sorry, but where is all my stuff?"

***

Train arrived to the Canterlot exactly in 13:20. On the station appeared five ponies, exhausted of long trip.

"Weee! Finally! I can't wait!" - Pinkie Pie yelled, pushing others to move faster, and jumping around them. "Come on bags with candies! We can't be late!"

"Pinkie, darling, calm down! Even if we get late for ten minutes, it won't change anything", - said Rarity, trying to calm her.

"Agree", - nodded Applejack.

Last one, who left wagon was Fluttershy. She reluctantly trailed, with her head lowered down.

"Fluttershy, come on!" - Rainbow Dash decided to cheer her up. "What can happen? How can It harm us?" - Dash winked. Fluttershy answered nothing.

From the moment, when Twilight have sent them a message poor Fluttershy couldn't find a place . Letter said, that the creature has woken up. Fluttershy was feeling something bad from this words. Yes, ponies helped it, gave him a first aid, but it all happened when It was unconscious. They had no idea, if stranger was smart, could speak, or even where he had come from; But when main doctor came into the room, and It greeted him... Fluttershy remembered, how creature looked like, when she found it near the mount. Element of kindness couldn't possibly just turn around and leave it. And now it's awoken, and it's not even a dragon, so they could expect anything from it! That was why she didn't want to come here. That was why others virtually packed her into a wagon. That was why she was walking so slowly now. She knew, something really awful is going to happen...

Ten minutes after the party reached castle. Guards let them pass without let or hindrance, cause everypony here knew them. Spike was already waiting visitors.

"Greetings, ladies", - he said affably, and led them upstairs.

Soon, they reached princess Celestia's main chambers. Large double doors opened. Two alicorns - celestial white, and dark-blue were in the large and bright room. Celestia was pacing by the corners of the room, Luna was lying on the bed, and her dark wings slightly trembled in the light of the fireplace.

"There you are, we thought it would take forever", - Celestia quickly said with a little tired look.

After scene of warm greetings, Twilight, and party started moving, passing one room after one through the castle.

Suddenly strange object falled on Fluttershy. Loud scream penetreated the castle.It took some time to see, that It was serpentine brown clot with a brown tail.

"Futtershy!" - Discord yelled happily, giving her strong hugs. "How happy I am to see you! Oh... And you too, I suppose", - he noticed others.

"It's Flutters-s-hy", - pony said hardly (because she still was held in an iron Discord's hands).

"Ah... Yeah... Doesn`t matter..." - Discord unclenched pony, and most of him, except for head, dissapeared. Fluttershy hardly hit stone floor.

"Discord, get out of our way!" - Celestia said quickly, "We don't have time to..."

"Ah, of course", - he interrupted princess, "Your "A-a-lien", - he sang, "I really hope he won't cut your heads off. Well, you know, these strangers".

Fluttershy was lying on the floor, trembling, and closing her face with her hoofs. Situation was critical. When princess of the sun saw that, she put her sparkling horn in Discord's direction. Grin disappeared from disproportionate face.

"I just wanted to join you", - snorted Discord and put his left hand onto his chest, showing seriousness of his intentions. Company continued slowly walking on long and dark corridor. Light was dimly penetreating through the mosaic-shaped windows. Large room was almost completely quiet, and...

***

Last hour was the most boring in the whole Else's life. He still haven't got his cloth. As doctor said, they were claimed the next Celestia's commands. Now it was really lot of time to think about what have happened in the forest.

Obviously that man in orange was a little... crazy. He was crying, then he said, that the sphere shouldn't be broken, and broke it on my head! Ouch... Isn't it crazy? And why these men in black killed him? Who were they?  Why have they called him 507? What in heaven could this mean? Maybe he has escaped from the prison, and 507 was his number? Sounds like truth...

So, one problem apparently is solved... And what about that rainbow orb?..

All those thoughts were slowly floating in boy's head, when suddenly somebody, or somepony loudly knocked at the door.

***

"You should prepare for everything. We don't know what to wait from him..." - doctor whooves said quietly, and entered the room.

***

Else felt, like he wanted to run, or at least hide somewhere. Three princesses and after them, five ponies entered the room. The last one who float into was Discord. Everybody was looking at the boy.

"Hel-lo", - Else said very slowly, he was a little afraid.

"Greetings", - said Celestia. Her voice was affair and indulgent. "What is your name?"

"Else", - friendly answered boy, and felt, like something was attracting his attention... He tried to understand what was that, but without result. Suddenly his sight stopped on princess Luna. She also was looking at him. Else closed his eyes, trying to see something... Something, that nobody except for him couldn't see. Silence delayed...

"Lu-lu..." - whispered Else, "You've been called Lu-lu in the childhood... You loved when you've been called that... And you still love... *pause* Can I call you Lu-lu?" - and he peacefully smiled .

Silence started again. Princess Celestia turned her head to her sister. She looked really surprised.

"Let it be", - Luna tried to keep control over emotions. "What else can you tell us?"

Else understood, that he just made something wrong. Now room was filled with atmosphere of fear...

"Nothing..." - boy lowered his eyes. Else wasn't expecting something like that from himself. Actually, he didn't know what had he just done.

Now in the room were only princesses, Fluttershy, who tried not to look at boy, and Applejack. Others were waiting outside. Began long talk, that was slowly turning into Else's monologue, with detailed description of the picture. He told about his walk to the forest, about strange man, who was killed, about freaky blue matter, that enveloped him... Next, Applejack told them, how he felt from the hill, how did they took him into Fluttershy's house, and then Guards took him to the "secret medical centre", and how he spent five days unconscious.

Else noticed, that during the conversation, all three alicorns narrowly observed every his word and every his move. Apparently, they were making difficult decision...

Finally, Applejack's speech finished, and nodded to princesses. Celestia made a step.

"You will stand here, until you'll get over your injures; Then, we'll decide what to do next", - she said coldly.

"Don't you have any spell, or something to cure me?" - Else knew it sounded a little rude.

He got no reply, as all the ponies left him alone.