The unlikely siblings

It was the next morning after Ryan had written in his journal about his new family. Scootaloo and Ryan were still asleep in the same bed cuddling with each other. The morning sunlight poked through the window right on to the covers of the messy bed. A knock on the door woke Scootaloo up. Ryan stayed asleep. The purple maned Pegasus opened her eyes and rubbed them. She looked at her new brother and smiled a bit. She kissed his forehead and carefully crawled out of the bed. Fixing her mane she slowly walked to the door careful not to wake Ryan up. When at the door she opened the door and walked out carefully shutting it behind her. She let out a sigh and walked towards the bathroom. The door was closed and the sink inside seemed like it was running. Scootaloo knocked on the door. "Dad? That you in there?" She said. The sound from inside stopped.

"Who else would it be?" He said. "Ryan even up yet?" Yeah that was her father.

"Nope!" Scootaloo said. "He came in to my room saying he couldn't sleep so I kinda cuddled with him if that's okay." The bathroom door opened and there was her father smiling.

"That's just fine." He said. "Make him feel comfortable! Can you wake him up? I'm gonna make pancakes just for him. I did a little research and humans seem to like pancakes with syrup and juice. Found out they also like meat but I don't think any ponies here have meat."

Scootaloo sighed. "Ponies might not have meat but its his choice if he wants to have meat here or not." She said. "But if he does HE cooks it himself!" Her father nodded and turned towards the living room. Scootaloo went back to Ryan's room and opened the door again.

Inside she saw Ryan hanging off one side of the bed his feet pointing towards the floor. She went to his bed side and put her hoof on him gently nudged him. "Ry. Wake up Ry!" She said softly. "You wanna meet Princess Twilight don't you?"

Ryan snorted and brought his head up. He slowly opened his eyes trying to adjust to the light. "There you are sleepy head!" Scootaloo said giggling. "C'mon Dads making breakfast!"

Ryan yawned and blushed a bit. "Uh... Real quick before you go out can you grab me some underwear and some pants please..?" He said. "... Somehow managed to wiggle out of my shorts last night and they disappeared..."

Scootaloo giggled and nodded going over to her brothers dresser. She opened up one of the drawers and dug around in a pile of his things. "You seem to not have many things in here." She said pulling a pair of blue plaid boxers from the drawer. She opened another drawer above and below to find nothing in them. She went back to the middle drawer and dug through it. "Any idea where the pants you wore yesterday were?" Ryan nodded and caught the boxers as his sister tossed them over.

"I didn't see them." He said as he rustled under the covers. "Did your dad even get the from the washer or where ever you wash clothes??"

Scootaloo turned around. "He's your dad too Ry!" She snapped. "Come to think of it I don't think dad even got anything from the washer. You stay here and ill see if I can find your pants!" Ryan smiled and uncovered himself sitting on the edge of the bed in his jersey and boxers.

Scootaloo hurried back out of the room and closed the door. She came into the living room where she saw her father in the kitchen over a stove cooking. "Dad Ryan needs his pants!" Scootaloo said.

Her father looked over at his daughter. "I put them right at the foot of his bed!" He said. "Or at least I thought I did... Check the dryer. They could be there." Scootaloo nodded and went to a door right beside the kitchen. She opened it and just feet from the door was a wall. To the right was a set of stairs descending into darkness. Scootaloo set hoof in the door and slowly went down the stairs. Soon she was completely enveloped in darkness. She felt around for a switch on the wall. She knocked her hoof into something solid, small an metal. She felt a nub on the little small metal thing and flipped it up. A light switched on above her brightening the whole room. It was a laundry room within a basement. A few shelves sat near the corner. Jugs of water sat on a few and some cans of food sat on the shelves above it along with a box. It was marked 'Emergency Blankets and supplies'.

Scootaloo looked to the washer and dryer and went towards the metal boxes. She pulled the little door to the dryer open. She reached inside and pulled out pieces of fabric. Her heart dropped. "Uh... Dad!" She called out feeling a bit scared. "Can you come down here please?!" She waited for a moment and the sounds of her fathers hooves hitting the wooden stairs soon came.

"What are you yelling about?" He asked curious. "You aren't afraid of the little spiders down here are you?" Scootaloo shook her head and showed her father the tattered remains of a garment.

"Dad Ryan's pants are DESTROYED!" She said still frightened. Her father gasped.

"SHIT!" He yelled. "I thought human clothes were the same with pony clothes! Sonova..." He started mumbling his words under his breath.

"Dad? Scootaloo?" Someone said. It was Ryan. Scootaloo started to panic along with her father. "Where are you guys? I still need my pants!" Scootaloo looked to her father chewing on her hoof. He shrugged nervously. She went to her fathers side and whispered into his ear.

"We have to tell him about his pants!" She said. "We gotta have Rarity make him some new clothes or at least borrow some money to buy him some new clothes that actually fit him!" Her father took a deep breath and put his hoof on his daughters shoulder.

"I think your right scoot." He said. "You tell him to get his shorts back on and get his shoes and socks! I'll tell him about his pants and take him to Rarity's!" Scootaloo nodded and hurried back up stairs.

Once at the top of the stairs in the door way she saw Ryan in a white shirt barely covering his boxers. In pointy red letters stretching across the shirt over a familiar statue with an arm raised broken off. The letters going across her brothers shirt read 'MetallicA'. The M and the A at either end of the word had a barbed outer edge. Words below the statue read '....And Justice For All' in black spray paint. "There you are!" Ryan said surprised to see his pony sister. Scootaloo nudged him towards the living room couch. Lucky enough the curtains were closed not even letting anyone look in. She sat on the couch and patted the seat next to her. Ryan raised his eye brow and sat next to her hesitantly.

"Ry..." Scootaloo said a bit sadly. "...You think you'd be able to find the shorts you wore to bed last night?"

Ryan gave his sister a weird look. "Don't tell me I looked cute in those shorts..." He said averting his gaze blushing hard.

"Its not just that!" She said. "Dad accidentally destroyed your pants in the dryer!"

Ryan's jaw dropped. "My PANTS?!" He yelled. He grunted and grabbed a throw pillow shoving his face into it starting to yell.

"Ry! Calm down please!" Scootaloo said grabbing a hold of her brother. Ryan brought his head up and shoved his sister into the arm of the couch in rage.

"YOU CALM DOWN!" He yelled in her face. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD IT IS TO GET PANTS NOW THAT IM OUT HERE?!" Scootaloo flinched. She then looked at the door to the basement and instantly saw her father hurrying to her aid. He grabbed Ryan and pulled him off.

"Ryan!" He said holding the human boy back. "Calm down we can get you more pants! We know a tailor in town that can make you pants!" Ryan struggled to break free but no luck. He ended up breaking down starting to cry. He was overwhelmed with his emotions. He had enough room where he could flip around and hug his new father and bury his head into his chest crying. Scootaloo shakily sat up and patted Ryan on the back shushing him.

The crying went on for a while till he couldn't any more. By that time he sat with Scootaloo at the kitchen table sipping some water. Scootaloo had her hoof on Ryan's lap. Ryan set his glass down and hugged his sister sniffling. "...S-Sorry I yelled at you..." He said.

Scootaloo sighed and hugged back. "Its okay..." She said. "I know you have a lot of emotions built up since you left your home... I've had my emotions built up since my mom died... Its exactly why I cried seeing your Jimi Hendricks shirt... Your Metallica shirt isn't doing me any better but I can manage... My mom only played the classics from the 60's."

Ryan sighed just as their father came in with Ryan's bed shorts on his wing. "Alright I called Rarity to give her a heads up that we're coming." He said. "Ryan I have your shorts here so when you're ready let me know and we can go get your pants made!"

Ryan sniffled and broke the hug with his sister. He reached over and grabbed his shorts from his fathers wing and stood up slipping each leg into his shorts bringing it up around his waist. "...Give me a few minutes... I need my music to calm me down..." He said going towards his room in the hall. His father smiled.

"Don't take too long Ry." He said. No answer came from Ryan as he disappeared into the open door of his room. The father of the two sat down at the table across from his daughter. "You okay?" He asked.

Scootaloo nodded still a bit shaken. "...I just told him his pants were destroyed and he flipped out like he was being accused of murder..." She said.

Her father sighed. "I assume it's the stress that he's been under lately." He replied. "I say we let him rest a few days before we help him find a job to do. Maybe your friend Applebloom can help him get a job at her family's orchard picking apples."

Scootaloo shrugged resting her head on her hoof. "She and I haven't spoken since Diamond Tiara planted the lipstick on me..." The orange Pegasus mare said. "... She even thought I actually did it! She's known me for years and she suspects me of stealing! The only thing I've stolen was a kiss from Sweetie Belle's excoltfriend. Stupid colt seduced me enough to kiss him... Lucky me Sweetie walked in and stopped things from escalating... Glad she still knows i'd never steal..."

Her father got up from the table and went around sitting next to his daughter hugging her. "Don't worry." He said. "I'm sure if I talk with Applebloom's sister she can help ease the tension between you two!" Scootaloo hugged her father back.

The hug lasted for a few moments till Ryan came back from the room in his shorts and his shoes and socks on. Scootaloo broke the hug with her father getting up from the table. "All ready to go?" Their father asked. Scootaloo sighed and nodded. Ryan nodded as well and put his hand on his sisters winged back.

Not too long later they were all walking through the streets of Ponyville. Ryan's head was picked up again staring at the huge castle in the middle. Without even looking he followed Scootaloo and their father still grasping Scootaloo's wing lightly. Scootaloo looked back at Ryan. "Hey Ry...?" She said hesitantly. "You okay...?"

Ryan nodded and walked a bit faster and wrapped his arm around Scootaloo's neck. "Yeah... I'm just sorry that I snapped like that..." He said sadly. "...I didn't hurt you did I?"

Scootaloo shook her head. "...just shaken up." She replied. Their father looked back at them.

"Scoot sweetie when we get to Rarity's you get Sweetie Belle and go to Sweet Apple Acres and wait for me and Ryan!" He said. "I wanna keep him from showing his true colors to your friends. Gotta keep him calmed. I can probably have Rarity put one of her CD's on so Ry can relax." Scootaloo nodded. Just nodded. No verbal answer.

They kept walking for a while till they came to a round building almost church like with a round smaller top. Scootaloo knocked on the door and Ryan went to his father. The door opened and revealed a white pony with a purple mane. Something was jutting out of her mane. A horn. Ryan gasped looking on in shock. "No way... A Unicorn?!" He said. "Theres no way im seeing this."

The unicorn looked to Scootaloo. "One of your friends I presume?" She asked.

Scootaloo nodded. "Its my new brother." The orange Pegasus replied. "He ran off from home and yaddah yaddah yaddah not to be rude or anything but where's Sweetie Belle? I kinda need her right now..." She nervously rubbed her arm averting her gaze as her father gave her a dirty look.

Rarity giggled a bit. "Don't worry about being rude." She said. "I've known you long enough to know how you are. Sweetie should be upstairs practicing for her upcoming talent show showing off her singing voice! Why do you need her?" Scootaloo looked to her father. He nodded as Ryan hid nervously behind him.

"Scootaloo needs to go down to Sweet Apple Acres to tell Applebloom she wasn't the one that stole anything! My little girl is too good for that!" Their father said. "She knows Sweetie Belle and Applebloom are still good friends and maybe they could go there together and talk with Applebloom and get her to apologize for believing my baby would steal!" Scootaloo blushed hard as Ryan laughed hiding behind his father.

"Alright," Rarity said. "Come on in and grab her. Maybe I could get to know your new brother. He seems nice but... a bit under dressed... That shirt with those shorts? Doesn't he have any other bottoms to wear?" Scootaloo went inside as Ryan showed himself a bit emberassed.

"Well... I may have had a bit of an accident and I ended up being without pants this morning." He said. "My pants couldn't handle the strength of the washing machines here in Equestria... They brought me here because they- I mean.... I want new clothing that's me but wont get destroyed in the wash. Please...?"

Rarity smiled. "Of course ill make you some new clothing!" She said. "The fabrics I have are certainly stronger than what's made outside in your area. Come on in don't just stand there!" Ryan smiled and went inside. His Pegasus father followed. Inside the building Ryan saw a messy tailor shop. Rarity came up beside him as Ryan's father sat off to the side. Ryan looked over at Rarity and saw 3 baby blue diamonds on her white flank. She noticed him looking at her flank and blushed.

"My my someone is a little curious." She said giggling. "If you're wondering what my cutie mark means it basically tells me I can find gems under ground." Ryan raised an eye brow and looked to Rarity in the eye. "By the way what's your name? I'm Rarity. You might see my sister soon but not for long."

Ryan smiled. "I'm Ryan." He said. "Yeah I was adopted by pegasi as a brother and a son to replace someone they lost."

Rarity sighed looking back towards the messy room. "Her mother was a nice mare," She said. "I'm glad I was there when Scootaloo and your father needed me. Judging by your shirt you liked the same music her mother liked. She always did like Classic Rock... I was more for '80s Pop like Michael Jackson. ...From what I heard a lot of your kind cried when he passed."

Ryan sighed and stepped over to a mirror. "Yeah... He was great...." He said. "I'd always listen to Thriller around Halloween. So how about the pants please?" Rarity smiled and walked over just as some hoof steps came from near by. Ryan looked over and saw Scootaloo come from a doorway with another unicorn mare behind her. She had a pink and violet colored curly mane and tail. There was a microphone in a heart on her flank.

Rarity looked over and smiled. "Sweetie Belle you be good now!" She said. "You know I don't want Applejack to come over here with you hog tied on her back again! You know how I feel about being the older sister and caretaker of the so called 'unisow'"

The other white unicorn blushed hard and sighed. That was Sweetie Belle. "That was ONE time Rarity!" She snapped. "And that was only because I accidentally tripped and smashed a bushel of apples. They have SO many I don't think a few red fruits are going to make a difference."

Rarity growled. "Just go now before I kick everyone out of here to have MY alone time and you know how long that takes!" She said near yelling. Scootaloo grabbed her friends hoof and yanked her out the front door. Rarity gave a hefty sigh and turned back to Ryan who looked a bit frightened. "That 'fresh mouthed' filly was my little sister Sweetie Belle. I'm forced to take care of her while our parents are making money at their job as a bar owner and a mountain guide for tourists. My father runs the bar at the town just at the base of the Foal Mountains. That is one place I or Sweetie could get lost if we took a wrong turn."

Ryan hesitated to answer still a bit shaken from what was said. "Uh Rarity?" Ryan's Father said. Rarity looked over at the seated Pegasus.

"Yes Mr. Rubber?" She said. Ryan looked to his father giving him a weird look.

"Mr. Rubber?" Ryan said quizzically.

His father nodded and sighed. "Ryan yes my name is Burning Rubber now just let me talk please!" He said. Ryan nodded and stepped back. He looked back to Rarity. "As I was saying don't you have any Rolling Stones CDs or at least some some CCR CD's you could play to keep him calm? He's a bit stressed out after getting away from the life as a drug dealers son."

Rarity looked at Ryan. "A Drug Dealer?!" She said shocked. Ryan nodded hesitantly. "Ryan I had no idea how bad a life you had for you to run off like that! You wait right here and I will be right back with those CDs to play for you." Ryan smiled and sighed a bit. "Just strip down to your underwear so I can get a good measurement when I come back." Ryan nodded and took his shirt off as the white unicorn left the room.

Over with Scootaloo as she walked with her friend she shuttered nervously not even breaking her gaze from the road ahead. Sweetie Belle just looked over at her friend a bit worried. "Come on Scootaloo," She said. "You and I both know Applebloom won't dare yell when her sister is around. If I need to I'll get Big Mac to tie Applebloom up so we can drag her to the jail to see Diamond Tiara in there! If I know Big Mac he's REAL good with a rope... well... when AJ isn't around..." She blushed biting her lip.

Scootaloo looked over forcing out a smile. "Woah there Sweetie!" The orange Pegasus said. "You think about Big Mac any more than just a friend we might just drown!" She laughed a bit making her friend blush harder.

Sweetie Belle shook her head focusing again. "So uh... How did you end up getting a human brother?" She asked as they turned a corner. "It seems a bit weird. How is he going to mate if he's the only human in Equestria?"

Scootaloo grunted and shook her head as they came to a road lined with apple trees. "Human's don't mate like we do Sweetie Belle!" She snapped. "Humans are like rabbits except they actually know when to stop!" Sweetie looked to her friend a bit shocked. Scootaloo sighed and hung her head sadly. "I'm sorry Sweetie... I've just been under a lot of stress since I was blamed for stealing that lipstick... Not to mention my brother's taste in music makes me remember my mother..."

Sweetie belle sighed and nuzzled Scootaloo hugging her when they stopped at a cross roads. "Don't worry its alright." She said. "I'd be stressed too if someone suspected me for stealing. Just stay positive for me?" Scootaloo nodded into her friends shoulder. The two ponies broke the hug and looked each other in the eye nodding going through with the meeting with their other friend. They both looked back down the road and started into a sprint almost as if they were racing each other.

Soon they came to a clearing amongst all of the apple trees. In the middle of the clearing there was a large farm house. The air was silent other than a blunt sound of something knocking into wood. Scootaloo looked into the trees just left of the humble abode. That's where the noise seemed to be coming from. The two mares followed the sound. Sweetie Belle looked to her friend. "Well?" She said softly. "Aren't you going to let them know you're here?"

Scootaloo sighed and nodded. "Applejack! Big Mac!" The Pegasus mare called out. "Anypony here?" The solid thunk stopped. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle stopped in their tracks hearing other hoofsteps coming toward them.

"Scootaloo is that you sugarcube?" Someone said. Scootaloo smiled as an orange earth pony came from the trees. Her blonde mane tied in a pony tail same as her tail too. On her flank sat three red apples. Atop her head rested a cowboy hat right between her ears.

"Hey there Applejack!" Sweetie Belle said smiling. "Is Applebloom around?"

This was Applejack, the middle sibling of Applebloom and Big Mac. The orange mare smiled and nodded. "She's around but why don't you tell me why you're here?" She asked. "Y'all better not be trying to get at my big brother again. You know he can't do anything with you on account of your sister! She'd kill him! Not only she'd kill him I'D kill him!"

Sweetie Belle blushed and averted her gaze. "No its nothing like that!" She said. "Scootaloo wanted me to come along to have Applebloom apologize for actually suspecting Scootaloo of stealing something."

Applejack smiled. "Well why didn't you come sooner?" She asked. "Applebloom saw Diamond Tiara being hauled away and when she went to apologize to Scoot she up n disappeared! She should be in her room right now! C'mon follow up girls!" Applejack started to dart through the trees with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle right on her tail.

They quickly came back onto the house just around back. The screen door flew open and out came a big red colt with an orange mane and tail with a half of a green apple on his flank. This was Big Macintosh or 'Big Mac' For short. He stepped to the side and watched his little sister and Scootaloo rush past him. Sweetie Belle slowly trotted inside staring at the colt blushing. Big Mac waved and started for the trees looking back at the love struck unicorn filly who now sat by the back door. Inside Scootaloo was holding back tears as Applejack was trying to get her sisters bedroom door open. Applejack jiggled the knob and knocked on the door. "Applebloom open this door right now!" She said. "Look I know you might be doing something Granny wouldn't approve of but you can at least stop for a moment! I promise I'll let you get it out of the way after you talk to someone out here!"

She listened closely and heard a muffled grunt. Rustling of bedding and the sounds of hooves hitting the floor from a few feet up broke through the thick door. A lock on the door clicked open and the door itself opened and a red maned yellow filly poked her head out blushing a bit. This was Applebloom the youngest sibling. "Aj what the hay you want me to do?" She asked. "You know its hard for me to work while i'm on my period! Even harder when I could contaminate the whole batch with my fluids!"

Scootaloo sniffled and stepped forward. "Well... Cant you put it on hold for me...?" She asked. Applebloom looked to Scootaloo and she gasped flinging the door open revealing her whole body. Her flank had an acoustic guitar as a cutie mark. She quickly ran out and tackled the now crying orange Pegasus to the ground.

Applejack smiled and picked the two back up. "Get up now and go back in to the room you two!" She said. "I gotta get back to work outside!" Applebloom cried into her friends shoulder. Scootaloo looked over and nodded at AJ. She then took her friend back into the room and closed the door behind them.

Inside the room was a messy bed with a tissue box on a nighstand next to it. The curtains were opened letting in light to the room. A picture of an old mare sat on the dresser. Words carved on the frame of the picture read 'In memory of Granny Smith Apple'. Scootaloo sat down on the bed with her friend. She plucked a tissue from the tissue box and gave it to her friend. Applebloom took it and held it to her nose blowing into the paper. "... I-I thought you were gone Scoot...." Applebloom said.

Scootaloo sighed and averted her gaze. ".... I would've been if my new brother hadn't shown up....." She said sadly. "... My dad would've needed me here too... He's all alone without my mom being here to comfort him until I came home... if I came home..."

Applebloom sniffled and looked to her friend. "New brother...?" She asked.

Scootaloo sniffled and nodded taking a tissue for herself. "... He's a human..." She said. "... I found him after his boat brought him here and I invited him into my campsite and needless to say neither he or I are virgins after he convinced me to go back home...." She smiled and blushed a bit.

Applebloom blushed a bit. "... I would say that's gross fuckin' your own brother but it aint like I caught Aj n Big Mac doing some dirty deeds." She said. "Thank Celestia my brother always wears a condom if my sister doesn't."

Scootaloo put a tissue up to her nose blushing hard. "...I swear if I take this tissue has nose blood on it I'm going straight home and my dad will have to take my brother to see Princess Twilight..." She said.

Applebloom laughed a bit. "Scootaloo you know I'm jokin'!" She said. "Aj and Big Mac won't dare do that ever! They know better to find someone else to have fun."

Scootaloo brought the tissue down and sighed seeing no dark red splotches. She then conked her friend on the head. "Please don't ever joke about that!" She said. "Hey why don't you and Sweetie Belle come back to Rarity's with me to see my bro? He's getting some new clothes made after we messed up his pants."

Applebloom smiled. "I reckon that's a fine idea Scoot!" The yellow mare said. "Just wait down stairs for me. Gotta get ready." Scootaloo nodded and hopped up from her friends messy bed and hurried out.

Back over with Ryan he was trying his hardest to stand still as Rarity used magic to sew up pant legs on new Camouflage shorts. His father sat off to the side with his head bowed as he napped a bit. "A unicorn using magic..." Ryan said. "What else do you have here flying pigs?"

Rarity giggled a bit as she clipped the thread finishing up on the new garment. "Well I know you're a human not really used to things of equestrian nature." She said taking a few pins from the pant legs. "You'll learn of everything around here quickly. By the way if you go looking for a pet go to my friend Fluttershy. She takes care of all the animals around Ponyville but if she asks tell her you're a vegetarian! Last time she found something eating another animal of hers she nearly blew a fuse! She takes her animals very seriously!"

Ryan's stomach gurgled a bit. He blushed. "...Well... Speaking of food..." He said smiling nervously.

Rarity smiled. "I have just the solution for you!" She said starting to walk towards a door way. "Follow me! Don't worry I made sure I got all the pins out of your new shorts!" Ryan carefully stepped away from where he stood. The fabric against his skin felt soft yet strong enough to handle anything. He smiled and started feeling comfortable in the new fabric following Rarity closely. He followed Rarity up the stairs. "My sister likes to eat ramen noodles." Rarity said. "She has all kinds of them. Chicken, Beef. Even Shrimp. Thank goodness its only the flavoring and not actual meat. Fluttershy would be not only on her ass she'd be on my ass for buying it for her. I can cook one for you if you'd like. Just tell me which one you'd preffer and i'll be happy to make it for you."

Ryan thought to himself stopping outside a door that Rarity went inside. "Beef I guess? I'm not a big fan of sea food." He said.

Rarity giggled and came from the room with a package of dry noodles in her teeth. "I'm no fan of that flavor either. Always chicken flavored when ever my sister gives me some!" She said. "If you would be so kind enough to wake your father up. You should tell him to join us for some lunch." Ryan smiled and nodded.

When they got to the bottom of the stairs Ryan hurried into the tailoring room where he saw his father balancing himself on the chair still asleep. He walked up to him and gave him a gentle nudge. "Dad? C'mon wake up Pop!" He said.

His father snorted jumping a bit. He rubbed his eyes and groaned a bit. "...Ryan...?" He said seeing his son. He looked around and yawed. "...Where are we....? How long have I been out...?"

Ryan smiled. "You were out for about 45 minutes or so. Rarity finished my pants and now she's gonna make some lunch for us! Scootaloo is still out seeing her friend." Ryan stepped back allowing his father to stand up and stretch.

His stomach growled a bit. "I guess I could eat while we wait for Scoot to get back." He said. "Pancakes are abandoned since we found your pants and thank goodness I turned off the stove."

"Food time?" Ryan asked. His father nodded. They both walked into the kitchen and saw rarity at the stove watching a pot of water. She held a spoon in her magic and stirred at the boiling water.

"Good to see you awake Mr. Rubber!" The purple maned unicorn said. "I hope you're hungry I was just making Ryan here some lunch. You probably could use a meal too! Help yourself to anything in the fridge. I have a few leftovers from dinner last night."

Ryan and his father sat down at the table. "Thanks again for making my shorts Miss Rarity." Ryan said.

Rarity looked back at him and smiled. "It isn't every day that I have a guest as random as you." She said. "And consider those a welcoming gift! You can come here at any time to get clothes made for you but I will charge next time so if I were you I'd hit Sweet Apple Acres. It's a walk but it'll be worth it! They get good pay since my friend Applejack sells almost all she has. I could put in a good word for you if you'd like."

Ryan sighed and sat back in his chair. "No thanks. I can do it myself." He said. "First I need to see Princess Twilight. Anything I should know before I go meet her?"

Rarity turned the stove off and turned around. "Well for one you always bow to a Princess!" She said. "Formalities here you know. And another thing if a Princess like Celestia or Luna wanted you to come for a dinner you'd need to wear nice dress clothes for example a suit and tie for you. A lady like me would wear a beautiful dress with a lot of gems that I find and have sewn into them. By the way if I needed some help digging for gems would you please help me? I could pay you a little bit to dig for the gems. A lady doesn't get her hooves dirty unless she's Applejack but even she can clean up well."

Ryan's stomach gurgled just as the front door opened and shut. "RARITY!" Someone yelled startling everyone in the kitchen. Lucky for Rarity she wasn't pouring the hot water into a waiting bowl.

Rarity sighed. "In the kitchen Sweetie Belle!" She said. Ryan sat up in his chair. He looked to the kitchen door and saw three fillies coming in, one being Scootaloo.

Ryan smiled seeing her. She smiled at him. "Ryan!" She said sitting next to him at the table. "You get your new clothes ready?"

Ryan nodded and stood up from the table showing his sister his new camouflage shorts. "New shorts for the warmer days." He said. "Gotta see if I can get working somewhere to get Rarity to make me some pants and a jacket when things get cold. It is October after all and I need money quick to get those made!"

Rarity chuckled trying to keep her sister away from the noodles she was pouring into the waiting bowl. "Well you do have one pony here that might be able to take you to see Applejack!" She said nodding towards Applebloom who was raiding the fridge.

Applebloom looked up at her friends sister. "Say what Rarity?" She asked. "My ears aint working too well cuz I thought you said for me to take something to my sister?"

Rarity sighed setting the bowl down in front of Ryan along with a fork. "Applebloom I want you to take Ryan here to the orchard after he meets with Twilight!" She said. "Talk with Applejack and tell her he needs work. Bring Scootaloo along too!" Applebloom grunted and went back to raiding the fridge now with Sweetie Belle at her side. Rarity shook her head and looked at Ryan as he ate the noodles. His father was snacking on a small bowl of fruits. "Well I'll leave you to eat. When you're done just leave the bowl in the sink Ry. Sweetie Belle will do the dishes!" Ryan swallowed a mouth full of noodles and smiled giggling a bit.

Sweetie Belle looked back at her sister. "I guess there's no getting out of it huh Rarity?" She said. Rarity glared over at her younger sibling. Sweetie Belle went back to digging around in the fridge.

Rarity took a slight breath and went to an open seat at the table right across from Ryan and sat down. "You think I'd be able to come with you to see Princess Twilight Ry?" Rarity asked. Ryan ate some more noodles and nodded. He swallowed the noodles.

"Why do you wanna come Rarity?" Scootaloo asked.

Rarity sighed and leaned back in her chair. "I need to spend some time with her." She said. "Even a Princess needs to spend time with her friends now and then. This even is the 3 year anniversary her original home burned down. She didn't always live in a castle like that." She looked at Ryan. He met her gaze after he set the bowl down from drinking the broth. "Ryan I want you to guess what Princess Twilight used to live in and a quick hint: It wasn't a normal home!"

Ryan sat back and stared at the ceiling in thought. Scootaloo giggled a bit. Ryan hummed. "... I wanna say somewhere fancy like a mansion..." He said. He looked back at Rarity who was giggling again.

"I'm sorry but that is way off!" The white unicorn said wiping a bit of a tear from her eye. "Surprisingly she used to live in the old Ponyville library but that burnt down. The new library is where an old thrift store used to be." Ryan stood up blushing embarrassed a bit as he walked to the sink with the now empty noodle bowl in hand.

Scootaloo noticed his red face just before he turned to the sink. "Aw c'mon bro you cant just know that off hoof or... in your case hand..." She said. "Now lets get going! I have a good feeling about your first encounter with Princess Twilight!"

Ryan turned and smiled a bit. "Yeah... I got a good feeling too..." He said. "But... Call me a wuss but... Can I hold your wing when we go up there? I'm still a tad bit nervous going to meet her..." He blushed again. Scootaloo giggled and nodded.

Hours later Ryan was on his way to meet Twilight. He held onto Scootaloo's wing like a little kid with his mother. Their father walked in front of them. Rarity and Applebloom were behind them. As they approached the castle Ryan spotted a few unicorn guards near the front gate. He tightened his grip a bit on Scoot's wing. Scootaloo looked over at him a bit worried. "Ry? You sure you wanna do this today?" She asked. Ryan hesitantly nodded. "If you wanna back out I understand! Just tell dad you wanna go home and he'll take you back! Just take some deep breaths and calm down."

Ryan looked back at Applebloom just as they stopped at the front gate of the giant castle. Applebloom saw him looking at her. "You need something there... Ryan is it?" She asked. Ryan turned back around facing the giant door again. Applebloom raised an eye brow and nudged Rarity a little. Rarity looked to her. "Yall think that boy's alright Rarity?"

Rarity sighed a bit. "He looks nervous if you ask me." She said as the guards opened the doors. "I'd be nervous too if I came to an unfamiliar land to meet royalty. Maybe we should wait on giving him a job at your family farm. You know just give him some time to get used to the layout on the land." Applebloom nodded and followed everyone as they went inside.

A guard now led the group up stairs. Ryan was taking deep breaths just to keep himself calm. He still kept his grip on his sisters wing. "Okay Princess Twilight should be in her personal archives." The guard said. "You stay outside the door until I come out and give you an okay to go on in!"

Mr. Rubber nodded. "Alright." He said. He looked back at his kids and their friends. "You guys heard that right?" Ryan and the others nodded.

After a few minutes of walking up stairs they stopped outside a slightly opened door. The guard knocked on the door as Ryan and Scootaloo sat against the wall. Applebloom sat with them having Ryan in between her and her friend. As the guard went in Ryan hugged his knees shaking a bit. "Ryan?" Applebloom said. Ryan looked to her. "Is it okay if I ask my sister to give you a job at our farm? I don't wanna make you rush into working if you don't wanna."

Ryan hesitantly nodded. "You know you don't have to be scared of Twilight." Scootaloo said. "She's the princess of friendship all over the world. If she was doing anything to harm, scare or even deport you even after Princess Luna said she wouldn't Twilight wouldn't even be a princess! Just stay calm and stick close to me! Okay Ry?" Ryan nodded and leaned on to Scootaloo.

The door opened back up and the guard came out. Ryan, Scootaloo and Applebloom got back up. "Alright Princess Twilight is ready for you!" He said.

The guard stepped out of the way and allowed Ryan's father to go inside with Rarity, Applebloom, Scootaloo and Ryan following him. When Ryan got inside he saw a purple maned alicorn sitting in a chair at a desk surrounded by walls of books. Scootaloo and her father bowed their heads along with Rarity and Applebloom leaving Ryan frozen still standing straight up. Scootaloo looked up at her brother and saw him sweating nervously. "Psst! Ryan!" She said alerting him. Ryan looked to the orange Pegasus. "Bow to her!"

The purple princess giggled a bit. "Don't worry Scootaloo he's okay!" She said getting up from her chair. She was no bigger than Rarity. All four ponies around Ryan raised their heads again as Twilight approached. Ryan quickly went to his fathers side and buried his head into his shoulder hugging him.

Ryan's father smiled nervously at Twilight. "Don't mind him he's just a bit nervous on meeting you." He said.

Twilight giggled smiling. "Princess Luna warned me about him being liked this." She replied. She brought her head down to Ryan's height. "Come now don't be scared of me! I wanna help you here!"

Ryan sniffled and looked up to Twilight. "R-really...? You aren't going to... kick me out of here....?" He said.

Princess Twilight shook her head. She looked to Scootaloo. "Scootaloo can you bring some things for Ryan?" She asked. "I wanna have him here for the night to study him and I know i do have to ask your father about that."

Scootaloo's father chuckled a bit. "Go ahead and study him." He said. Ryan looked to his father. He looked back at him. "Don't worry! Me and Scootaloo were wanting to do something special for you to welcome you into the family! I'll send Scootaloo back here in the morning to get you alright?"

Ryan hesitantly nodded and broke off from his father. Rarity stepped forward. "Twilight how are you dear?" She asked.

Twilight smiled as Ryan went to the book shelf behind her. "I'm just fine. Spike is being a little annoyance wanting to see you but Princess Celestia wanted me to write her letters and talk about a few things." She said. "You mind if Spike drops by this weekend? He really wants to see you and i promised he could see you soon."

Rarity nodded and smiled. "Speaking of my wittwe spikey-wikey where is he?" She asked.

Twilight smiled and walked over to Ryan who was trying to reach a book just a shelf above where he could reach. She used her magic to get it for him. "He's taking a nap right now since I kept him up a bit past his bed time last night." She replied as Ryan went to the open seat and opened the book. "He should be awake in a little while. You can either wait for him or I can let him know you were here."

Rarity sighed and blushed a bit. "You let him sleep as much as he needs to!" She said. "I actually need to head home to make sure Sweetie Belle doesn't go do anything stupid like the last time I left her at home alone."

The purple princess hugged Rarity and giggled a bit. Scootaloo and her father squeezed by Rarity going out the door. Applebloom followed. Ryan peeked over the book watching as his new family and new friend walked away. Rarity broke the hug with Twilight and followed them out the door waving back at her. "Don't forget Rarity! The Grand Galloping Gala is soon and I need a new dress!" Twilight said waving at her friend.

"Sure thing Twi! You'll get the best looking dress that suits you!" Rarity called out.

Twilight sighed and turned back to Ryan who still had his face in the book. "Sorry if I'm inconveniencing you Ryan." She said.

Ryan set the book down. "I-Its fine!" He said a bit shakily.

Twilight walked around the table and sat in the chair scooting Ryan over a bit. Luckily he still sat on the chair all the way while Twilight hung off a bit. She rested her wing on his back. "I know the feeling of being in a new area not knowing anyone Ry." She said. "I too was a stranger here in Ponyville. I used to live in Canterlot with my parents, my brother and Princess Celestia, also known as Luna's sister. Celestia sent me here just before Luna came back and believe it or not she was evil. If you came here when that happened you probably would've been hiding under your bed wetting your pants and not even coming out for hours on end until the sunlight came back. It was darkness here but in your area of the world it was a solar eclipse. Do you want something to drink to calm your nerves? Always helps me to drink some warm tea."

Ryan sighed and set the book down closing it. "Yes please..." He said not shaking anymore. "...Can you please show me around here if i'm staying the night? I don't want to get lost in here" Twilight smiled and nodded. She retracted her wing allowing Ryan to get up from the chair. Twilight used her magic picking up the book and placing it back into its designated slot as she got up.

Ryan waited by the door allowing Twilight to leave the room before him. "I see we have a gentlecolt- I mean- gentleman here." She said. "Sorry I haven't had a human staying in Equestria permanently. I've been a human before when i went through a mirror. I think the mirror was a portal to an alternate universe where Equestria was the only human part of the world and the other was pony." Ryan gave Twilight a confused look as he followed her out. Twilight sighed. "Well it was worth a shot telling you..."

Ryan shook his head snapping out of his confusion. "I understood none of that! But that doesn't really matter!" He said.

Twilight smiled a bit as they continued on through the halls. "So I need to ask Ryan..." The alicorn said as they turned a corner. "Why did you come here of all places?"

Ryan sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets. "I got in a fight and got suspended." He said. "My mom ended up getting arrested for a drug deal gone wrong and my dad went to hide his stupid meth lab and I just didn't want to stick around because my dad probably would've been smacking my ass up and down the road. Excuse my language princess."

Twilight giggled stopping outside a door in a short hallway. "Don't worry i'm not one to mind foul language although you do seem really nice not minding your past." She said. She opened a door wide revealing an empty bedroom. The bedframe had three apples on the head board. "Anyways this room can be yours. The bathroom is just across the hall incase you need to use it. By the way if you find any earrings please let me know! This also is my friend Applejack's room as well. You were just with her sister Applebloom. Oh and if you see Spike please introduce yourself. He's a purple baby dragon with green horns almost like a Mohawk."

Ryan tilted his head. "A baby DRAGON?" He asked surprised.

Twilight nodded. "There's an enchantment on Equestria that Celestia set keeping all of the dragons right here!" She replied turning back down the hall. "Hopefully you don't come face to face with a fully grown adult dragon. That wont ever come to it when my friend Fluttershy is around!" Ryan grabbed his shirt gripping it in his hand starting to lean against the wall. Twilight went to his side. "Did I scare you at all? I don't want you to have a heart attack!"

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "...I-i'm fine... I'm just fine..." He said opening his eyes back up. He looked to the purple princess and blushed. "... Have you ever dealt with... Bedwetting before...? Not just yourself... Just... others..."

Twilight blushed and nodded. "I probably shouldn't say who but... A quiet friend of mine had me stay the night a few months ago and we were watching a scary movie together." She said. "After we went to sleep and I woke up to her crying. I went into her room and saw her in the corner cuddling a stuffed animal in the dim lighting. Her bedding was soaked."

Ryan blushed and stood up releasing his shirt leaving it a bit wrinkled. "... Well... Just letting you know now that I'm one to piss myself in bed after a scare like that...." He said averting his gaze a bit.

Twilight sighed and hugged him. "I'm sorry I scared you then..." She replied. "If you do have an accident just come straight to me and I'll change your sheets personally and remember i'm only trying to be a good friend!"

Ryan hugged back. "It's okay... I know you didn't mean it." He said. "You just wanted to teach me about the area. Maybe we could go somewhere to talk about your other friends? I wanna know what this... Applejack is like. Maybe tell me about some of your other friends as well seeing as you are the... Princess of Friendship right?"

Twilight broke the hug and smiled. "That's right! Princess of Friendship." She said. "Now follow me. I can definitely tell you about my friends and maybe you'd like a soda or some juice? I don't think your old enough to drink alcohol am I right?"

Ryan nodded. "I'm just a few years under the legal drinking age of my area and I'm pretty sure the rules are the same here?" He said. Twilight nodded and turned back down the hallway. She started off and Ryan closed the door to his room following her. He noticed marking's on each door. The same three Apples on his door that were on the headboard. The door over had what looked like Rarity's cutie mark. Next one had three butterflies and the one after had a cloud with a lightning bolt coming from it or what it looked like. The last door had three balloons on it. Ryan stopped and stared at the door. "Hey Twilight? Who's room is this?" He asked.

Twilight turned around and looked at the door. "Oh that just Pinkie Pie's door!" She replied. "Which reminds me you need to go see her for your birthday things because she knows how to throw a party! Right now she's out with another one of my friends Rainbow Dash at the Wonderbolts area of Cloudsdale. I'll tell you more about this before you sleep tonight."

Ryan smiled. "That sounds lovely Twilight!" He said. Twilight smiled and extended her wing a bit letting Ryan take it in hand just like he did with his sister.

They talked for hours in a dining room. Spike came in and saw Ryan with Twilight introducing him and continuing on with their conversation. Scootaloo came back and dropped her brothers things off along with a change of clothes. Their conversation ended at nearly midnight. Just before Ryan went to bed he hit the bathroom. He walked out of the bathroom already in his PJ's. Shorts and a Jersey shirt. He saw his door opened and Twilight was inside sorting through his things. He darted inside and quickly snatched his journal away from the alicorn's magic. Ryan turned back to Twilight and hid the book behind his back. She sighed and shook her head smiling. "What...?" Ryan asked.

Twilight giggled a bit. "It's funny!" She said. "I didn't really know someone like you kept a journal. I saw you more as a 'memorize everything' kind of person."

Ryan blushed and brought the book from behind him. He averted his gaze blushing. "...Well... I need it... Sorry if I was being rude there." He said.

Twilight smiled and put everything back in Ryan's bag. "It's alright. I know journals are private but I found one that belonged to both Princess Luna and Celestia." She said. "Me and my friends all share a journal of our own and that I continue to write in to this day." She hummed a bit looking at Ryan and his journal. "How many entries have you written? That is if you don't mind me asking."

Ryan hopped onto the bed. "Only one so far." He replied. "I never used it before last night."

Twilight smiled and sat next to him on the bed. "Seems like that book could use a good usage." She said. "How about this? I want you to return here once a week and read to me what you've learned about being friends with ponyfolk here in Ponyville. You do this and I could ask Celestia for a huge favor. How does that sound?"

Ryan looked at the book and thought to himself. He looked up at Twilight and back at the book. "For how long?" He asked.

Twilight stood up and plucked the book from him with her magic. "Well, if you only did one entry so far i'd say until about half the book is filled." She said. "I don't want you to be freaking out if you didn't learn anything. Trust me it doesn't end well for you. All the stress piles up." She gave the book back to Ryan and he set it down on a nightstand.

"I guess that'll be good." He said climbing under the covers. Twilight smiled and left the room just as Ryan turned out the light. Human learning more than what he sort of already knew about friendship. That's gonna take a while.