Chapter 9: Travel The Chill

In the midst of the music being played, he felt a sense of smoothness inside his soul, like it had found what it was searching. His spirit and energy felt soft, as for the first time in a while, he gave a small. Although it was a weak grin, it still counted as a smile. Upon cracking said smile, a certain pink bony behind the bushes of the mysterious zen garden silently squealed "YES!", although nopony, not even Matt heard it.

He took a deep breath, and took his smile and aimed in at Jinuu. But he then noticed that every pony was looking at him, smiles painted across their face, real ones. No masks were present to project a fake smile as Jinuu had a smile aimed back at Matt. He then reached down below his turntable and pulled out a vinyl record and a microphone. He then waved over to a stallion and brought him up to the stage, the stallion had a beanie worn, and had a microphone as a cutie mark. His coat was dark brown with a jet black mane and tail, along with dark brown eyes. The stallion wrapped his hoof around the microphone and placed it near his mouth.

After passing a microphone to the dark brown stallion, Jinuu returned to his turntable and pulled out a black vinyl record. "Made this myself, just like everypony else who makes something else." Jinuu said placing the vinyl on his turntable. The music starting to play with a soothing and classical piano in the beginning, but took a hip hop beat afterwards. In the midst of the music Jinuu simply nodded at the stallion who nodded back, and aimed his attention at his small audience.

The small crowd including Matt clapped respectively at the singer, who soon returned the microphone to Jinuu and returned back to the small audience along with Matt. "Nice man....I...didn't know you knew those words here." Matt complimented skeptically as he gave a hand to the stallion in grace and friends ship. The two shook hand and hoof, as if they become brothers in mere minutes after introduction. "My name is Matt Stine, but I don't like formality so just call me Matt."

"Ye that's cool man, m'name's Merry Chord, but all mah friends just calls me MC."

"Ahh, so you're a rapper then?"

"Nao how'd you know dat man? Was it pretty easy t'tell?"

"Yea Kinda." MC chuckled at the human as he looked at the watch on his hoof.

"Aw man, time for me t'go. I'll catch ya later Matt, I'll buy ya a beer, a'ight?"

"Yea sure man, a'ight." Matt now rejoined by Jinuu and along with him Fluttershy, the three sat down as a pony brought them a tray of sake and white cookies as a compliment. Jinuu bowed his head and thanked the pony in a language Matt did not recognized. Though Matt didn't care, for once he was enjoying hospitality instead of brutality.

~~~Meanwhile~~~

Twilight was in her room pacing in circles. The human was the newest and strangest thing to ever happen in equestrian history, probably the entire world. "Should I?" She continued to ask herself the same question. Different in words, but parallel in the meaning. For hours she pestered herself until finally she decided. She levitated a quill with it's damp fresh ink and starts to write on a scroll. Several minutes pass, which turns to hours as multiple crumpled scrolls begin to pile like laundry. The once fresh wet inked quill, now dry as bones, rests on her table as she looks at her now finished message. She reads over it, evaluating and warding off any error she may have placed.

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Dear Princess Celestia,

This is hard for me to write, I have discovered something strange in our world. A new species that I have never heard of over my years of research and study. My friends and I have found something called a 'human'. This human has speech capabilities as well as intelligence and self-awareness. Much like our ponies, he seems to be from another town or city. He claims that he is not of this world.

To further detail his description, he comes from a world of chaos and destruction with nothing left to live for. He has no means of harming anypony or innocents (thankfully) and is able to be reasoned with. His anatomy seems to be the body structure of a teenage dragon, but no scales. He only has skin and the only source of visible hair is his head. He seams to have appendages much like a diamond dog making him able to easily grip. But most importantly, he has no magic conjuring abilities; this making him no threat in magic. (hypothetically)

I would like to request a formal invitation to the castle of Canterlot and full protection from civilians. I would want you to meet him so he may be kept at peace from others, and hopefully become friends. He means no harm, but if startled he is able to prone in self defense. A few ponies from Ponyville had tried to trifle the human back, but he retaliated in self defense.

He may act and talk like a monster, but my friends and I believe he can be reintegrated into society. He has a story I hope he will share with you, I would tell you but I find it insecure to share his privacy. If you plan on talking to him one on one, he prefers alcohol of any type.

Please respond soon, Your student and friend-

Twilight Sparkle

PS: His full name is Matt Stine.

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"Alright I think that should be good. Spike! Spike could you come in here please?" Scaly footsteps clicked against the glass floors of Twilight's castle as spike entered the map room.

"Yes Twilight?"

"Could you mail this letter to Princess Celestia?" She asked, holding the letter in front of Spike who takes it with a questioning look.

"Is this about Matt?" She nodded. "Are you sure? Alright then, but can you promise me that he'll be safe?" Twilight leaned down cheek to cheek with Spike and rubbed cheeks.

"Of course Spike, I promise." Spike then rolled the letter and blew an emerald green flame on the letter. The letter burns with a green flame until the dust then flowed towards the door and towards the outside.

"Now let's go find Matt and Fluttershy." The two set out to find the human. They noticed that nopony can be seen outside. None of the pegasi are setting the weather, none of the merchants are selling their product; nopony can be seen. "W-W......Where is everypony?" The two walked throughout town, still nopony is seen.

They continued walking throughout the ghost town until a single door open. Twilight remembers that building, she's been in there once. It was a new kind of bar that she was never interested in, but Fluttershy insisted an invitation. She remembers the inside being very peaceful but mysterious. A whole forest inside of a small hut seemed impossible. "Guess nothing's impossible..." Twilight silently commenting about the bar. Wanting to walk past it, Spike tugged her tail.

"Twilight, do you think Matt's in there?"

"We might as well start somewhere Spike. But I hope that Jinuu lets you in, because this is a bar." Spike frowned at the fact.

"Whaat? A bar? I'll pass on that Twilight, I'll just wait outside." Spike sat next to the door and pulled out a few 'Power Ponies' comics. "Besides, I've got some catching up to do."

Twilight giggled, "Alright Spike, just come in and call for me if you need anything." as she opens the door and walking inside seeing the absolute beauty of the bar, which was literally a massive forest. "Celestia cannot explain this one.....how is it so big on the inside but small on the outside." Suddenly she started to hear calming music coming from a distance. In fact was familiar, she chased the vocals down a dirt path and she appeared before a small amphitheater to see Fluttershy singing calmly. She was so happy to see one of her best friends breaking a barrier she couldn't have done alone. Having sight of Matt having a conversation, and friendly one at that, she slowly walked and sat next to Matt; who in turn had his backed turned to continue with his conversation.

~~~Meanwhile~~~

Sipping her tea, Celestia sat on her balcony enjoy her meal and watching over her peaceful land. Suddenly a scroll appeared before her from green flames. "A message from Twilight and her friends? Must be a new friendship lesson." Celestia unwrapped the scroll, reading it while searching for a friendship lesson. She started reading it again,

-and again,

-and again,

-and one last time. She then dropped her letter, immediately running back in her castle. Rushing through the halls, thoughts of worry and anarchy began to race through her mind, until she reached her sisters room. She thrusts the doors open with her magic finding her sister standing in the middle of the room, almost as if she knew Celestia was entering already. "Luna we have a-

But she was immediately interrupted. "I know. I've sensed it for a while now sister. A strange new being in Equestria, am I wrong?"

"No you are right. But how did you know?"

"When I was scouting through the dream realm, I noticed a new door within the halls. I feared that the tantabus had come to haunt us once more. The door however was styled with metal and blood. I feared a new evil within our world, but as I entered the door ready for anything, the atmosphere was different." Luna shivered for a moment. "It was massive, a world I've never seen. Like Manehatten, but bigger and more advanced. But there nopony there, empty like a shell and cold like ice. I heard screams, a lot of screams and saw massive amounts of blood on walls. But then I found him.

"He sat down while surrounded by his own dead kind; holding a smaller one of his, it looked to be his daughter." Luna paused for a moment, with a gulp of sorrow, loosing her words to explain what she saw. "I cannot.....explain in words sister. Is it okay if I show you myself?" Celestia nods, knowing not what was is stored for her.

Author's Note

Finally I managed to make one chapter. I swear I'm hitting the biggest writer's block ever. I apologize if you aren't interested in this story but I'm doing my best.