Out With The Old and In With The New
Chapter IV: Wake Up Call
Previous ChapterNext ChapterI sat thinking about how things were going and how they were affecting me. Maybe being thrown into Equestria wasn't such a bad thing because I didn't leave my old home on such a good note. Things here seemed quite peaceful, and I was always on my toes and stressed out, so this would work out just fine. Some would think about how absurd it was that I just accepted living in a world filled with small sentient ponies, but there's nothing else I can really do besides just accept life here. This world was also filled with magic, so that was a huge improvement that made me accept living here more and more.
I sat on Fluttershy's green couch lounger thing and was amazed at how large this cottage actually was. She had a large stairway with an upstairs bathroom, and her living room was very roomy. She had small cages everywhere, and I noticed that she had a chicken coop outside, so I figured that she must be a veterinarian or something else related to animals. Fluttershy was in the next room making some green tea for us to drink while we chatted some more. I could smell the tantalizing aroma coming from the kitchen, and it made my jaw muscles tingle from wanting to get it into my mouth. I loved my green tea!
"It's almost finished!" hollered out Fluttershy from the kitchen with her soft little voice.
"Okay!" I yell back before getting back to observing Fluttershy's living room. Being in someone else's house for the first time was always a strange experience. Call me over exaggerative, but it was like a whole new world. I noticed that there was a smaller door built into the main door for animals to get through. Before I could snap my attention away from it, a small white rabbit pushed its way through the door, its ears shooting up once it fully got through the door. It looked at me like I was the most annoying thing in existence before it charged at me. It bounced ferociously like a rubber bowling ball, but when it finally made contact with my leg, it felt like a small, rubber golf ball. The small white rabbit was clawing and kicking my leg, only barely managing to lift it up so it could bite my leg. That was when it started to hurt.
"Ow!" I yell while trying to pull the rabbit off of my leg. Its teeth had a strong grip on my leg, so it would not let go. I put my hands in between its jaws and my leg and started to softly pull the jaws off just like when I was trying to get the timberwolf off of Sheldon. The rabbit let go, but jumped up at my chest and bit my nipple before I had a chance to react.
"OOOOOOOOW!" I yell trying to get Fluttershy's attention. I heard a spoon fall to the counter in the kitchen, and then she came into the living room and saw the sight. I was standing up hunched over with a small white rabbit hanging off of my nipple with its buck teeth.
"Angel! You let go of Alexius this instant mister or I wont put any carrots in your dinner!" yelled Fluttershy in a mix of a whisper and a loud demand. The rabbit crossed its arms while still hanging off of my nipple, and then it released its grip and fell to the floor with a soft thump on Fluttershy's red carpet. The bunny hopped away looking disgruntled.
"Oh my, I hope Angel didn't hurt you."
"Don't worry, It wasn't so bad. Is the tea almost done because I would like to talk for a while Fluttershy." I say.
"Yes, I was just mixing the tea." she says before heading back into the kitchen. Flutershy walked out with the drinks balanced on a plate balanced on her back. I stared dumbfounded at how she did that. She walked over to the dining table in the corner of the living room and tilted her back so the plate slid off of her back and onto the table.
"Well, it's ready!" she says trying to sound chipper about it. I walked over to the table and pulled out one of the small wooden chairs so I could sit down. I unsurprisingly found the chair to be almost too small for me since it was made to seat ponies and not humans, but I kept quiet about it because I did not want to be a burden on Fluttershy. I grasped the puny teacup with my meaty fingers and lifted it up to my mouth so I could savor its flavor. I felt the lukewarm liquid flood over my tongue and leak down my throat, which made my jaw muscles tingle from how sweet it was. I could definitely tell that there was honey inside of it, which only made the tea even better to drink. I set the tea down and looked up to Fluttershy who was in the middle of drinking her own tea.
"That is some very good tea Fluttershy."
Fluttershy set down her cup when she was done drinking and looked up to me with her blue eyes. "Well thank you very much. I make it every day, so I always get to experiment a little with my flavors."
"Well Fluttershy, what should we talk about now that we have some time to ourselves?"
"What do you want to talk about?"
I thought about what I wanted to talk about in this whole new world, my mind trying to come to a consensus. I then thought about talking about magic and such. I discarded that topic because I wanted to get taught by Twilight Sparkle later. my mind brought up the topic about ponyville, so I started. "What about Ponyville? Is there anything I should know about the town before I head in later?"
"I think that you should worry about buying a house later once you arrive so you have a place to live. Oh! But the very first thing that you should do once you get into town is buy some clothes."
"Fluttershy, I don't think that they sell my species' clothes in ponyville."
"No, but my friend Rarity makes clothes for anyone who has money to buy it. Sometimes she is very generous, so she just might make you the clothes for free, or out of pity that you have no clothes to wear."
"Where does she make clothes?" I ask.
"She makes them at her store: The Carousel Boutique. It is a big building across a bridge in town that looks very fancy. It is the fanciest building in town."
"Yeah, I suppose that I should get some clothes as soon as possible." I start to think about other things to talk about, then it hits me, the government.
"Hey Fluttershy."
"Hmmm?" she says while sipping her tea.
"I was wondering this ever since we arrived, but now I have a chance to figure it out. What is the deal with the government. How does it work here exactly? I don't get why the title of princess is the highest title in the government."
Fluttershy seemed to shudder at the thought, which made me concerned. She then gets up out of her chair and hovers over to the windows. She pulled the blinds over each window prior to hovering over to the door to lock it. She then flew over to her lamp and shut it off. I was really confused about her actions. "Fluttershy. what is going on?" I asked with a soft and concerned tone.
Fluttershy flies over to her chair again and sits down. "There's something about the government and authorities that I think that you really should know. I never told any of my other friends because they are too close to the princesses, but you seem like you might understand."
"Like what?"
"Princess Celestia may have seen very nice, but she is actually very evil and I think that you should have nothing to do with her!" Fluttershy says aloud before clamping her hooves over her mouth and looking past her blinds to see if anyone heard her.
"What do you mean by evil?" I asked very interested.
"Some things are too horrible to talk about aloud, but once when I was walking around her castle for a visit, I came upon a room that had a lot of activity going on in it. I knew it was rude to peek in without permission, but my curiosity got the best of me. I peeked my head around the corner to see what was going on, and saw Princess Celestia and Princess Luna murdering somepony that I did not know! They were stabbing him over and over and over again!" said Fluttershy while grabbing her head in fear and shaking like a leaf.
"Tha-" I begin before getting cut off.
"But that wasn't the worst of it! I then saw the princesses start to rape the dead body! I could not move because I was so scared and did not know what to do! The sexual acts did not last long, so I then saw tem start to chop the body up into pieces! That is when I slowly crept out and walked away, trying to stay calm and not freak out."
"That uh, that sounds like something ripped out of a horror movie Fluttershy."
"I'm telling you that's the truth!" said Fluttershy angrily.
"Ok ok, did you tell anyone else about this besides me?"
"Anyone else? Oh you mean anypony. No, I only told you so far because you seem very understanding."
I picked up my tea and drank all of it. "Ok Fluttershy, so you say the princesses are murderers? Not just murderers, but vicious psychopaths?"
"Yes and not just them. I also overheard some of her guards talking about something bad when I came back with my friends for another visit."
"What were they talking about?"
"The guards were talking about how they all raped somepony the night before after they caught her walking alone out in the castle gardens." said Fluttershy wincing.
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"Well, if you think that any of that is true, then I will believe you." I say.
"You will?!" says Fluttershy loudly.
"Of course, we are friends aren't we? What kind of a friend would I be if I did not believe you?"
Fluttershy shoots over the table, nearly knocking the cups over, and wraps me in a huge hug while still fluttering in the air a bit. I return the hug softly since I did not want to hurt her. I pull her out of the air and set her down on the ground next to me before standing up.
"Well Fluttershy, I had better get going. And if what you said about Princess Celestia is true, then I better remain vigilant. And I am guessing that I should watch out for Princess Luna too?"
"Yes, she is the goddess of the moon and is able to control its motion in the sky."
"Ok then, I must go and see Twilight so I can get settled in at Ponyville." Fluttershy responds by gliding over to the door, pulling out her key and unlocking it.
"Don't tell anyone I told you this or let the princess know. I am afraid of what she might do..." said Fluttershy
"Don't worry, I won't do that. I'll be honest when I say that I felt suspicious about the princess the first time I met her too."
"Take care!" says Fluttershy before she closes and locks her door again.
I begin my walk back to the tents at the camp, thinking about what had just occurred. I was in a magical world filled with talking ponies that seems so peaceful, but according to Fluttershy there was also some creepy violence going on. I was just going to believe Fluttershy for now and deal with that later. For now, I needed to fit into pony society.
I arrived back at the camp, it was all quiet, until I heard a small noise from inside the tent again. Could it be that giant dog creature again? What did it call itself? Oh right, a diamond dog. I crept over to the entrance to the tent and slowly lifted the flaps aside to see inside. I spotted Princess Twilight Sparkle going through some of her bags, looking a little bit upset. I pushed the tent flaps aside and walked in.
Twilight Sparkle looked at me. "Alexius! Do you happen to know where my sedatives went? You didn't take them did you?"
I knew that I had to use the dog as a scapegoat or else she would search me, so I did. "I was in this tent all alone thinking about things, but then I was interrupted when a tall dog walked in and stole them. I tried to stop him, but he threatened to kill me with a knife that he pulled out, so I stayed back helpless. He then ran away into the forest nearby."
"Oh those stupid diamond dogs!"
"diamond dogs?" I ask feigning a lack of knowledge.
"They are just a bunch of savages that kidnap ponies and use them for slaves in their diamond mines. They sometimes steal from unguarded places like this."
"I'm sorry I couldn't do anything about it" I said.
"Don't worry, you are a guest here, so I wouldn't force you to fight."
"Thank you."
"So are you ready to go see Ponyville, you sure have been here a while?" asked Twilight.
"I sure am!" I say
"Great, then let's go" says Twilight as she walks out, beckoning me to follow. I catch up, and were both heading in the direction to Ponyville, with the sun much lower than earlier. I decided to talk to Twilight so I could find out how my comrades did earlier. "So, how did the others adjust to Ponyville? Did the ponies freak out when you first arrived with them?"
"Yes, the ponies freaked out. They ran into their houses and hid out of sight until we left. I could not get the ponies to calm down and get used to the other humans with my presence, so they are still scared. The other humans are at the library living with me, which is where you will be staying as well until I can find someplace for you all to live."
"What did you do with the other humans while I was away?"
"Well, when we got through the town and into my library, I got the humans settled in, and then I started to teach them the basics of Equestrian society. It's too bad that you were gone, because you missed the first lesson. I can teach you it all tonight though, so it's not that big of a deal."
"Princess Twilight Sparkle, I am very sorry that I made an inconvenience for you."
"It's no problem really, I like to teach things to others."
We arrived on Ponyville's borders, crossing over the bridge and going into town. The ponies that were around all took one look at us (mainly me), and high tailed it out of there yelling "MONSTER!" every now and then. I paid them no heed as we walked through town, eventually coming upon the marketplace where there were a ton of ponies. All looked at me and ran away while raping my ears with the constant "MONSTER!". Eventually Twilight and I reached a giant tree, which I assumed was the library. A very strange architectural design, but then I remembered that I was in a foreign world, so there was not much to argue about.
I rushed ahead before Twilight could reach the door and opened it for her. It was a public library so it only made sense that it would be open. Twilight walked through door saying "Thank you!". I walked through door and shut it. I walked in to be greeted to a large circular room with books resting in carved out spaces of the tree's interior. The roof had a giant sun decoration on it, which reminded me of Celestia and her deeds. I brushed that aside and admired how roomy and well kept it looked. I then noticed my friends sitting around the library reading random books, probably trying to gain more knowledge of Equestria. Mylan was laying down in a prone position, Tyler was slumped against the wall, and Tony was standing up while reading.
"Well boys, Alexius is finally here, so you can catch up while I get ready for his first lessons. I'll be about an hour, so go ahead and have fun!" said Twilight while walking up the stairs probably to her bedroom, hooves clopping all the way. Tyler, Mylan, and Tony all dropped their books and ran up to me to wrap me into a group hug, with which I responded with my own hug. They all let go and we got ready to catch up.
"Alexius where were you all day?" asked Tyler.
"I was out thinking in the fields trying to adjust to this new world. I am guessing that it isn't all that new to you guys is it?"
"Nope, we know pretty much everything there is to know about Equestria. Princess Twilight Sparkle will teach you about it so hopefully you won't go and get yourself lost." said Mylan.
I looked over to Tony who was still in his white pony jacket and was curious to know if any of the ponies noticed it. "Hey Tony, did any of the ponies notice your jacket? It is a pony jacket, so did any of them notice it or get creeped out by it?"
"No, they didn't really notice that it looked like Rarity. They only saw a white jacket." said Tony.
"Wait, I heard of Rarity. Doesn't she sell clothes?"
"You know who Rarity is? How?" asked Tony
"This pony named Fluttershy told me that if I ever needed clothes then I should visit Rarity at the Carousel Boutique."
"Woah you met Fluttershy! Luuuuuuucky!" said Tyler aloud.
"How do you guys know Fluttershy?" I ask.
At this, Tyler, Mylan, and Tony all exchanged glances and told me to sit down. I happily did, and soon they sat down with me. "I think that it's time that we teach you the basics of what all bronies know, so that you know what Equestria is like. I liked the idea of learning beforehand, so I stuck my ear out to listen.
"Go ahead. I am ready to learn." I say.
Tyler, Mylan, and Tony all started to explain things about Equestria to me going from topics such as the princesses, to subjects like the elements of harmony. They even taught me about other races that are out there such as Gryphons, Buffalo and Minotaurs. They taught me about how princess Luna used to be an evil god know as Nightmare Moon, that there was a spirit of Chaos named Discord that ravaged the land, and an insectoid named Queen Chrysalis who wanted to steal emotions from the ponies and create minions called changelings. They taught me about the species of fauna that lived in Equestria, the monsters, and the plants. They taught me about the cities that were apart of Equestria such as the magical city of Cloudsdale and Appleoosa. They taught me the storyline of Equestria which helped me to understand a lot. They said that the mane six were the main characters and that Twilight and Fluttershy were apart of the group. They taught me about cutie marks and how they affected the ponies with them.
When I learned the basics, I had a much greater understanding of my new home and I was ready to live in it. apparently Fluttershy might have been right about this whole thing about how Equestria wasn't as peaceful as it may have seemed. my friends told me that they were reading history books and newspapers that included violent events. In the newspapers, there seemed to be articles about a war between the Equestrians and the Gryphon tribes. Just the tribes wanted to fight the Equestrians and not the Gryphon Empire. So there was a lot of bloodshed going on in the mountains between the two countries. In the history books they said that they read that there were periods of complete bloodshed and destruction. In addition to that there was also history of a lot of torture. There were temples erected in the middle of the Everfree Forest which were dedicated to torturing the poor souls who were ever put in there. These tortures included flaying, boiling alive, iron mule rides, starving ponies to death, having guts eaten by pigs, and that torture where they make rats burrow into your body.
It all sent a shiver down my spine, as I can imagine what many of those tortures would feel like. 'If they did it back then, then why wouldn't they do it now? They're still primitive in technology, so it seems quite likely.'
"Alexius! Are you ready for your lessons?!" yelled Twilight from upstairs.
"Yes!" I yell.
Twilight comes down the stairs with a small notepad and hands it to me. "That's so you can take notes while I teach!" she says sounding overly happy.
"Ok, let's get started." I say, ready to learn some new things. Twilight pulled over a pillow with her magic and set it down, then proceeded to lay down on top. I responded by flipping my notebook open to the first page and placing my pencil's tip on the paper.
"Let's start with Equestria's history, the clean version" says Twilight. That let me know that she is aware of Equestria's dark history.
I listened and continued to tiredly take Cornell notes. Twilight taught me about the three tribes of ponies that came to Equestria for survival purposes: The Earth ponies, the pegasi ponies, and the unicorns. They all fought over the lands of Equestria, causing spirits called windigos to come and make Equestria as frozen as the lands they emerged from. The leaders of the tribes all united and became one country known as Equestria under pressure of being frozen by the windigos. Once all fighting had ended between the tribes, they began to build up the new country. It wasn't long before the spirit of chaos known as Discord came, and it was unknown where he came from. He started to take over Equestria with his powerful magic and became a tyrant. None was powerful enough to stop him, until the alicorns emerged. I had to cut Twilight off because I was confused...
"Twilight, where exactly did the alicorns come from?"
"You mean the princesses? I have no idea! I never bothered to ask them, maybe I should ask Celestia next time I see her."
I got a strange feeling about the unknown origins of alicorns, so I stored it away in my brain for later. I also wondered how the princesses could be goddesses of the sun and the moon if the moon and the sun existed before them. Could the princesses be frauds?
"I think that I've learned enough for now Twilight, I get it all quite well." I say, tired of learning.
"But we haven't even gotten to know any of the animals or plants of Equestria!" said Twilight.
"I was reading most of the time about Equestria while you were upstairs doing whatever it was you were doing." I lied.
Twilight shuddered after I said that, which made me concerned. "Well okay then. If you feel confident about your education, then I won't reteach you everything you already know. I am proud of you for reading and learning before even getting taught!"
"Thank you Twilight, I think that I shall retire tonight so I can get up fresh in the morning. Speaking of retiring, where should I sleep tonight?" I ask.
"I have plenty of sleeping bags upstairs for sleepovers with my friends. I'm sure that they won't mind if I let you guys sleep in them tonight." offers Twilight.
"That should do just fine. Thank you Twilight."
*knock knock knock knock knock*
I look over to the door, a little spooked by the sudden knocking as it made me jump a bit. My human friends were interrupted from their reading, and looked over to the door waiting to see who it was. Twilight walked over to the door and opened it with her magic. We all saw a green pony with a swirl of white and mint green hair color, much like Tlyer's dyed hair. I figured that this was the pony that made Tyler want to dye his hair. I looked over at him and he looked happier than any human I've ever seen before in my life.
"Can I help you Lyra?" asked Twilight.
"Yes, I heard news that you had creatures called humans here, and I was wondering if I could offer to take one in to live with me because I love them so much! That also takes another human off of your hands to worry about! I can only take one though because my roommate bonbon would be furious if I took more than that." said Lyra with a frown.
"I suppose that it would be okay. It would certainly help the humans to adapt to pony society. Do you want to meet them? Maybe that way you can find which one is best."
"Do I?!" yelled Lyra happily as she started to run into the library, where she saw me first because I was standing up. She leapt into the air at me and collided with me full force which knocked me to the wooden floor of the library. Before Lyra could do anything else, Twilight lifted her into the air with her magic and kept her from doing anything else stupid.
"Lyra! You can't just leap on them nearly giving them a concussion and expect them to want to live with you!" said Twilight furiously.
"I'm sorry, I am just so excited to finally get to see one of these creatures in my life!"
"Yes yes you're always talking about it. Now go choose one and go. You would be doing me a favor by teaching them about Equestrian society.". Twilight then gently lowered the mint green unicorn to the ground so she could peruse us like food at a market. We all sat down while she looked over each of us carefully inspecting us with her golden eyes until she noticed Tyler with hair like hers. She got up into his face.
"Where did you get that hair style!" asked Lyra with wide eyes.
"I liked the colors... a lot." said Tyler.
Lyra turned her head around to look at Twilight who was watching the while process with a smile. "Twilight, I think I have decided which one I shall take in and teach!"
"Which one?"
"This one with my hair color!" She turned around to face Tyler again, "What's your name anyway buddy?"
Tyler mimicked me earlier when I was introducing myself to the princess by standing tall. He then said his name proudly. "Lyra, my name is Tyler, and I would be honored if you took me in."
Lyra let out an ear piercing "Eeeeeee!" before turning around to face Twilight again. "I think I will take Tyler!".
"Well, go ahead and take him, just make sure that he gets along with your roommate just fine." said Twilight.
"I'm sure that she will adjust to this new change just fine!" said Lyra confidently as she took Tyler by the hand with her magic and led him out the door. I could see the most red of blushes upon his face as he was hauled out the door by his new teacher.
"Bye Tyler! We all yelled in unison as Twilight shut the door.
"Well guys, we should probably get you all to bed! We can go explore Ponyville some more tomorrow and hopefully get the other ponies to get used to your presence. I'll go upstairs and get you your sleeping bags." said Twilight as she ascended the stairs again.
I looked over to Mylan and Tony. "Well, I guess Tyler got his dream come true."
"It would appear to be that way. Did you see that blush on his face?! He looked like a ripened tomato!" said Tony. I couldn't help but laugh as Twilight came down the stairs with our sleeping bags.
"Here you go boys! I hope you sleep well tonight." said Twilight.
We all got into our bags, and it felt like bliss to me. The soft cushiony bag connected to my leg and felt very relaxing. I was finally able to sleep somewhere comfortable for once, so I was in heaven. I could really go for a shower right about now, but I didn't want to stress Twilight out anymore. Twilight started to walk upstairs again and turned her head towards us to look at us. "Good night guys!" she yelled as she used her magic to shut off all lights in the room.
"Goodnight Twilight!" We all yelled out before getting silent and ready to sleep. I had to admit that I had some fun today, but I still couldn't get the nagging feeling in my head that all of this peace was for real. I set that thought aside again and closed my eyes so I could fall asleep again. I slowly felt myself being pulled into sleep again, and this time it felt amazing.
Author's Note
This is where the story starts to get even more violent and sex filled. So as a warning, prepare.
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