The Love of Rainbows

Chapter 4

“Wow, this is amazing!” The lavender coloured pony was looking at my entire body, gently prodding me with her hoof.

“Uhm.. Yeah..” Rainbow Dash was brushing the back of her neck. This was an awkward situation.

“A human! This is just perfect! I have to learn everything from you!” Twilight’s eyes glowed as she looked into my grey eyes.

“Uhm.. Well, Twilight, we’re here to see if he could stay here. His ankle was hurt and he needs a place to stay. He can’t stay in my cloud home because he’s.. Well.. Not a Pegasus.” Rainbow Dash was beside Twilight now and Twilight was nodding excitedly.

“Oh, yes! I’ll have him stay here! It’ll be perfect! I just need to arrange a bed for him and we’ll be all set.” Twilight looked at me.

“Oh, sorry, who are you?” She calmed down a bit when she asked this.

“Carl. My name is Carl.” I answered. Twilight smiled.

“Nice to meet you, Carl.” Twilight turned back to Rainbow Dash.

“Alright, I’ll look after Carl for you, Rainbow Dash.” Rainbow Dash smiled and looked at me.

“I’ll check up on you later, Carl. I kind of want to talk more about.. Y’know.” I knew what she meant. But.. Why did she want to talk about it?

I nodded and she then waved to Twilight soaring right out the telescope’s window.

“So, Carl, what can you tell me about your world?” Twilight started.

I explained in full detail about the war Earth is enduring, the raping, the murders, the catastrophe, the global warming, economic crises. Everything that was horrible.

“That’s awful! How could anyp--.. Anyone do such a thing?” Twilight looked deep into my eyes.

“I know. But.. I just.. Don’t think of it. I hav--.. I had my friends. My family. They cared about me and wouldn’t let anything harm me. I also relied on the music I listened to. It calmed me, it saddened me, it made me happy. I enjoy being around those who care a lot and aren’t such a .. Negative Nancy.” I looked at Twilight’s unicorn horn. I saw it lightly glowing and a book floated right in front of me.

“Sorry, I just had to grab this.” She flipped it open. It was a Dictionary. I saw the words ‘Negative Nancy’ pop up.

“Somepony who is always putting other ideals or ponies dreams down…” She said aloud.

“Sorry.. I just.. Don’t like feeling stupid.” Twilight sighed and closed the book.

“You’re obviously not stupid, Twilight. The fact that you’re.. Interested in what I have to say requires some degree of intelligence. I mean..” I brushed my hair. It was.. Kind of dirt still. I could use a shower.

“I like to talk about things others don’t. I love poetry, art, music. I mean, I wouldn’t perform in front of a crowd or write lyrics, but I would want to draw, listen to music and recite poetry or ’quotes’, as I’ve called them, to people.” Twilight looked at me in awe.

“You know poetry? Can you.. Saw something that you humans recite?” I couldn’t help but oblige to Twilight’s request.

“There’s obstacles in life that we face. Whether it be a rock, a person or a broken bridge, we face them. Hard, small, big or easy. It’s an obstacle. But, what everyone needs to realise is this: go over, go under, go around, or go through. But, never give up.” I finished with a bit of a blush. Twilight just smiled.

“I’m impressed. That’s quite amazing!” She started to float a quill and parchment over to the Dictionary. She wrote everything I said.

“Are you writing it down?” I asked.

“Of course! It’s amazing. Why wouldn’t anypony who’s interested in literature not write it down?” she exclaimed and wrote down every word. Must have audio-memory, or something.

“Thanks.. I think.. Uhm.. I kind of want to lay down.. I’ve.. Been kind of wondering what’s been going on. How I got here.. It seems like a dream come true..” I covered my mouth as I said the last part.

“A dream come true..?” Twilight looked at me in curiosity. I couldn’t hide it now.

“Uhg.. Back on Earth, .. Well.. There’s.. This show called.. Uhm… My.. Little Pony..” I quickly and quietly said the last part.

“My Little what?” She asked.

“My .. Little Pony. It’s.. A show. Where.. You all uhm.. All of you ponies are in it. It’s really a cartoon. The fact that I’m here seems like a dream. I already knew who all of you were.” I looked at her, being 100 percent honest, now.

“Wait, you humans know who we are? And made a .. ’Show’ about us?” She looked at me and I nodded.

“Wow! That’s soooo cool!” She smiled.

“Wait, you don’t find that weird?” I asked.

“Yeah! If you humans know of who we are, you must’ve visited Equestria before!” Twilight was frantically writing this down.

I let her think that, and stood up.

“I’m going to rest.. Where’s.. A bed?” Twilight stood up and lead me upstairs, pointing her hoof at the guest bed. It was small, but big enough for me. Thankfully being short comes in handy sometimes.

I laid down on the bed and got comfortable. I think I immediately fell asleep. I wasn’t too sure. I just remember it being a good sleep. I was in Equestria. A Bronies dream….