I'm not exactly sure what happened in the following moments...having it go from one large, hungry-looking, and scary as hell monster to THREE MORE large, hungry-looking, and scary as hell monsters sometimes has the unfortunate side effect of any making rational thought reeeally hard to come by.

Especially when you realize that they're apparently smart enough to get pissed at the fact you managed to clobber their buddy... if the way they bristled at the sight of the unconscious one before snarling at us was any indication.

All I do recall is roaring....

A scream, whether it was from me or Fluttershy, I'm not too sure...didn't really pay attention after I tossed her back over my shoulder again.

More running....at least, I hope I was running...most of my brain had dedicated itself to not thinking about what could happen if those things got hold of either of us.

Only thing I'm really sure of is hitting a big grassy area and no more trees..

"They..they won't go past the tree line..." Fluttershy's voice hit me a moment later, "You can stop now...um, if that's ok.."

"Wha..?"

"Chupacabras don't like leaving the forest...and..and we're well outside it now..."

Risking a glance, I looked behind in time to see them glare before slinking back into the woods. Relief was a somewhat welcome thing when I saw that, allowing myself to slow to a stop...though the adrenaline didn't really last long after that and my legs were the first to experience it, right before I lost all feeling in them...and the rest of me followed.

The human body wasn't really meant to fold up like that. Your lungs feeling like they've been napalmed isn't much fun either.

"Oh no!" I vaguely heard her call out, "Are you ok!?" My faced was suddenly squished between her hands and her own popped up into my field of view, panic evident in her expression.

"I..I'll be ok.." I managed to get out in between gasps of air, "Just..just need...to catch...breath.." It took a few minutes, but once the exhaustion managed to taper off a bit, I was able to sit up and at least get a better look at my surroundings:

To my right, the forest. That speaks for itself I think.

Behind me, a large area of what looked like hilly grassland. Seemed to go on for a couple of miles at least; the sight was actually relaxing in a way. Squinting a little, I could see a set of railroad tracks off in the distance, "Something I recognize at least" I thought, my slightly frayed nerves settling down a bit.

Ahead of me was, well, the biggest damn orchard I ever saw, to put it bluntly. The acres had to be in the double digits at least. I could make out a barn and farmhouse in the middle of it all.

"That's Sweet Apple Acres." Fluttershy spoke up, getting my attention again, "They provide most of Ponyville and Canterlot's crops."

"Well, that's kinda cool...um, what exactly is Canterlot and Ponyville??"

"Ponyville's where I live." She pointed to my left.

The sight that greeted me...

Nearby was what I could best describe as almost a medieval-style town; thatched roofs, cobblestone roads, but there was definitely hints of wild west or at least Victorian era mixed in if some of the larger buildings were any indication. I mean, I could even see street lights down there.

However, it was the thing behind this Ponyville Place that REALLY got my attention. The mountain was impressive, don't get me wrong.

But it was the castle on the side of it.

I repeat; a friggin' CASTLE! On the side of the damn mountain! "That is so friggin COOL!"

Yes, I geeked out. Shut up.

"You..you don't have palaces where you're from?"

I managed to pry my eyes away enough to turn back to Fluttershy, "There's a few, none like THAT." Meanwhile, I mentally added 'get close enough to check that place out' to my bucket list, "I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that's 'Canterlot', right?"

A nod from her confirmed it, "The Princesses might be able to tell you how you got here."

I looked at her, "Princesses?"

A second nod, "Princesses Celestia and Luna are in Canterlot, Princess Cadance and her husband Shining Armor rule the Crystal Kingdom north of here, and Twilight Sparkle became one a few months ago."

"That..that's a fair number of princesses." I would've asked which one I should try and see, but my stomach had other plans.

"Oh my..."

"Um..heh.." I chuckled weakly, "I guess I better deal with that first." I don't know how long I was out, so there's no telling when I last ate.

"Well, Twilight lives in Ponyville. We..we could go to Sugar Cube Corner in town and then see maybe she can help you figure out how you got here."

"Seeing a-a princess? M-ME??" I looked down at what I had on; a lab coat currently covered in grass stains over my Linkin Park t-shirt, jeans, and my faded blue Converse sneakers.

"Oh...well, I'm sure Twilight won't mind. Rarity, on the other hand, might take offense."

"I take it this 'Rarity' is a pony like you?" Figured calling them 'pony-beings' was a mouthful. If they called themselves ponies, then just go with the flow.

"Yes, she owns the Carousel Boutique in town."

"Well, only one way to find out. Lead the way, milady." I gestured with as much of a flourish as I could, getting a giggle from her in the process.

I had to walk a little slower than normal since my stride was somewhat longer than Fluttershy's, and she seemed more comfortable just walking, so it was going to take us a bit to get to Ponyville. So, I decided to try and maybe start up a little small talk, to kill some time and hopefully learn more about this place.

In hindsight, I wonder if I should've thought more about how much my life was going to possibly change once I entered that town.

Author's Note

And thus, the revised chapters are done.