(A.K.A Chapter Eight: The amount of introductions is too damn high!)

"I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions."

-Lou Holtz

***Third Person POV***

"WHAT THE BUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU WON'T TREAT HIM?" Trixie yelled at the doctor. The doctor was used to this sort of thing because of how long he has been in his field, and proceeded to wipe the fog of Trixie's breath off his glasses without even missing a beat. "He just saved the lives of everypony in this town, and this is how your going to treat him?"

After the Mane Six got walked into the castle, Applejack went on ahead with Big Macintosh and Applebloom to not only get checkups, but to check on Granny Smith and make sure everypony was doing alright. Twilight asked Rarity to go on ahead with Spike and Sweetie Belle to get settled in their rooms and make themselves at home, and to spread the message to everypony else still in the castle. It was going to be a tight squeeze for the ponies as they would have to make makeshift sleeping quarters and a soup kitchen out in the main hall and the courtyard, but it was much better then sending the ones who were made homeless back into their destroyed homes. The town was practically in shambles, and while they have some construction ponies working on the infrastructure of the town, it was going to take some time for the contractors from New Yolk City to arrive and get everything repaired back to normal. Rainbow Dash, on the other hoof, volunteered herself to go on patrol with the Pegasi and make sure the town was going to be safe.

"It's supposed to be "You're", Trixie." Pinkie corrected, earning a confused look from everypony, Trixie included. "What? It's proper grammar."

When everypony else started to shake their heads, Trixie knew that it was her just being "Pinkie" and did the same, ignoring her and focusing on the issue at hoof.

"That's not what I'm saying. Your a doctor-"

"You're." She interrupted yet again.

"-a doctor. It's your duty to heal the sick and injured ponies." Trixie paused, waiting for the Pink Menace to interrupt. When nothing came out of her mouth, she assumed it was safe and continued. "You can't just say no to him, not after what he went through!"

"Could I just say something?" Edgar asked from his stretcher.

"Mind your own business Edgar, I'm trying to get you some medical attention." She said, causing Edgar to roll his eyes.

"Look, even if I could I wouldn't. I'll be frank, I haven't seen anything quite like him before. I don't have any idea where to start if I was to treat him, and that's not counting any of the possible dangers he might put the already injured ponies in."

"LIKE WHAT?"

"Oh I don't know, maybe an unknown pathogen we have never encountered. His common cold could be our Ebon pestilence. Biology aside, that's not even mentioning what seeing him could do to the already shell-shocked ponies in the I.C.U." The brown earthpony doctor shook his head apologetically. "I'm sorry miss, but there is simply nothing I could do to help to help right now. Not without putting either species at risk."

Trixie looked at Twilight, pleading for some sort of royal intervention. Unfortunately, it didn't seem like it was going to happen. She couldn't just force the doctor to do a checkup on Edgar.

"He does have a point, Trixie." Twilight said. "The needs of the many do outweigh the needs of the few or the one. We have to be absolutely sure he won't inadvertently harm anypony."

Trixie stomped a hoof on the ground and exhaled furiously through her nose. It was just so frustrating for her considering every time she tried to do something these past couple of years it backfired-no, Exploded in her face. Why couldn't she have things go her way for once. Why couldn't things ever be simple.

Twilight, sensing her distress, placed a reassuring hoof on Trixie's shoulder in attempt to cheer her up.

"Don't worry, we'll figure something out for Edgar. For now he can use the softest, most comfy bed in the castle." She promised, calming Trixie a considerable amount. She let her thoughts drift off when it looked like a fight was not going to break out.

Just what was she going to do about this? Sure, she was excited about learning more about this new species, but Dr. Stable's professional opinion still held a weight in her mind. She didn't worry about infection all that much, because she knew the basics of sanitation. Cast a quick protection spell here, sterilize equipment there. In summary, she just had to think before she acted and she wouldn't be in any danger. On the off chance that she did get infected by whatever he might have had, how else could she be expected to lead if she fell under illness, let alone a severe one? It would demoralize the already devastated town. Adding to that, she doesn't know anything about his bodily functions or his physical nature. If she was to try and figure out more about him, she might end up doing more harm than good, But on the other hoof she couldn't let the pony who cleaned up the mess she was responsible for NOT have any aid.

"You could try for a veterinarian." The doctor said, oblivious to the implications of his comment.

"Excuse me?" Trixie pressed, hoping he had a good explanation.

"You know, an animal care specialist. Possibly one that specializes in monkeys, and doesn't mind getting their hooves dirty." He said, wiping his glasses one more time before turning toward Twilight. "It really is the best option, what with the sanitation issues and the house training and the feeding and the-uhhhhhh why is the pony in the pointy hat staring at me like that?" He asked as he looked back to Trixie, his voice going into a higher pitch then before when he saw her.

Trixie did nothing but glare at him for a couple seconds. "Glare" being the most gentle way of putting it. You could almost hear her rage boil, and quite literally see steam slowly leaking through her nostrils.

The doctor readjusted the collar of his coat and gulped.

"Is it getting hot in here, or is it just me." He chuckled nervously before looking back at Trixie. "No seriously, make her stop."

.....

***Edgar's POV***
**Castle corridor**
*Ten minutes later.*

"...We need to work on your people skills, Trixie." I told her, watching the halls pass by as the guards carried me from the stretcher to the room Twilight offered me.

Me, along with Trixie, Twilight, Pinkie, and Fluttershy were walking making our way to the room as.

"Oh, come on! You heard what he said. He practically called you an animal." She tried to defend.

"You still can't justify hitting a guy with glasses. Besides, what he said made pretty good sense." I emphasized. If you think about it, we are all animals in one way or another. The doctor was just a specialist for ponies. A veterinarian checks up on animals all the time, and is pretty much a generalist when it comes to many different animals. "It's not like I need a triple-bypass surgery or a heart transplant. A veterinarian would be a perfect substitute for a doctor."

"Where would we even find a veterinarian in this town?" Trixie asked. I gave a sly smile, knowing exactly who would be perfect for this job. I couldn't just ask her outright, since she would question how I knew she was one, but I had an idea.

"It would be a real shame if I, a sentient being and new found animal species, were to suddenly be in more pain." I gave a fake and weak cough right after I finished that, only to end up coughing in real pain because of the fake cough. Go figure."Oh no, pain! This is the worst! THE WORRRST!" I rasped out in a scratchy voice. Wish I had a glass of water right about now.

"...What was the point of that?" Trixie asked.

Wait for it.

"Can't talk, in pain. Ouch, look at all this pain." I continued to rasp.

Waaaait for it.

Soon, Fluttershy trotted up to me and looked me over, poking at the fabric of the jeans on my legs. It hurt a little bit, but as if she read my mind, she lightened her touch to the point where I could barely feel her.

"um, I'm not a doctor or anything like that, but if you want I can take a look at you and make sure you aren't hurt too badly." Fluttershy offered, both her pokes and her vision trailing upward until her hoof stopped at my neck and her eyes met mine.

Dawwwwwwwwww... they're so big and blue.

The gaze was soon broken when Fluttershy blushed and hid herself behind her mane.

"That is, if you wouldn't be too uncomfortable." She quickly added.

"If you are going to help me, then I definitely wouldn't mind at all." I told her her, relieved that that actually worked. "Thank you for your kindness, I was scared nobody would help me."

Suddenly gaining more courage and morale, Fluttershy straightened her posture and spoke in a noticeably louder voice. It was still quiet, but you didn't have to strain your ears to hear her.

"You're very welcome." Fluttershy turned over to Twilight and addressed her. "Twilight, ummm, is it alright if borrow a few things from you?"

"You don't have to ask that, but are you okay with helping him?" She asked, worried for the safety of her friend.

"Nopony else is offering to help him, so I have to. I'm just need a book and some bandages, and maybe some food for him for later." She clarified. After receiving a nod from Twilight, she went off to grab the things she needed for me.

We walked in silence for a couple more minutes until we turned left and saw... another long-ass hallway.

Jesus Christ, this castle can't be that big.

I was starting to lose patience because since I was face up on the stretcher, I saw nothing but ceiling the entire time. Until we stopped on the third door to the left of the hallway.

"Here we are." Twilight said, using her magic to open the stone door. The room itself was very large but seemed a little spartan. There was a coffee table and a baby blue couch in the middle, along with a queen sized bed and a Cherry-colored wooden nightstand on either side of it against the wall, which was made of what looked like smooth granite tiles. As we went inside, I heard what sounded like a wind chime that rang as we kept advancing in the room. They were loud enough to be noticed, but quiet enough to not get annoying any time soon. In fact, I almost didn't notice the chimes since the hoof-steps of the other ponies were close to drowning them out. As I was being carried inside by the guards, I noticed a fairly large window on the far right side of the bed, which let out a gentle ray of sunlight beaming through. "Be as gentle as possible when setting him on the bed." Twilight instructed.

The guards aligned themselves longways with the bed, and then proceeded to tip me onto the bed. Not wanting to fight gravity, I rolled myself like a tired teenager onto the bed and, used the momentum to roll a little more so that I was laying on my back.

"Comfortable?" The still unnamed bat pony asked me, tracing her eyes up and down my body.

Well, I've been better.

"I guess. Could I have a glass of water?" I asked.

"Ditto." Trixie said.

"I'll have a servant bring us some refreshments." Twilight said as she turned to one of the guards. "Continue with your normal rounds for now, and await further orders." The guards stared at her unmoving for a couple seconds until Twilight bopped herself on the head. "Oh, duh! One second, I have to remember what I scheduled today's pass code to be." She said as she thought for a moment, before looking at the guards, clearing her throat, and saying a word really fast. "..."Hippopotomonstrosesquippediliophobia"."

"Di-did you just have a seizure?" Trixie asked the Alicorn, mirroring both my expression and that of the guards.

Twilight shook her head.

"It's a code word. Anytime a situation changeling related occurs, ponies of high rank must use these to give orders. Otherwise, they could just try and impersonate us and make our forces do something stupid." she explained.

Of course Twilight would pick something as random as that.

"It's the scientific term for "fear of long words"." I informed Trixie. Soon everyone looked at me moderately surprised. "...what?"

"I'm sorry, you just caught me off guard. It just seems like a random thing for you to know." Twilight told me.

"Eh, internet." I bluntly said, earning confused looks from all but Trixie.

"Seems like only a sadistic psychologist would concoct a word like that to describe the fear of such long words. Why couldn't it just be “Longwordaphopia"? "Trixie commented.

Anyway, that seemed good enough for the guards, so they made their way out of the room after she told them to send for refreshments. As the were walking out, the floor caught my eye. It had a polished azure rock-crystal thing going on, but the most interesting things were the tiles themselves. Each one had a different color symbol glowing on it. Every step the guard took to exit the room, another chime rang out as the tiles they stepped on glowed a little brighter each time.

So that's what that was.

The guards shut the door behind them, leaving me alone with Trixie, Twilight and Pink-Alright, where the hell did she go? I was so excited for quality time with the unofficial princess of parties.

"Where did Pinkie go?"

"I don't really know." Twilight said, scratching her head. She shook herself out of her thoughts though and waved it off. " It's best not to think about it. I'm sure that she'll turn up eventually." She assured as she trotted over to my bedside. While she was walking over here, her horn glowed as she picked up the blue couch and moved it closer to the bed, facing me still smiling. Trixie had hopped on the bed already and was laying perpendicular to my feet, facing Twilight. We were stuck staring at each other in a what I would describe as a happy Mexican standoff until Twilight spoke once again. "~Soooooooooo..."

"So what?" Trixie asked her. Twilight kept smiling at us, before scooting her couch closer to the bed.

"Well, you both just shown up abruptly to save us. One of you being a pony I haven't seen in a very long time," She told Trixie, before looking in my direction. "And another, and entirely new and rare creature that I have never seen before." As she was talking, her horn started to glow and soon a paper and quill started to appear in my peripheral vision while her smile continued to get bigger. "~Sooooo, I've been meaning to ask...~"

I felt like sighing right at that moment.

I've read enough fanfiction to know where this is going.

Like all the other times before, I started to hear music again, but I've been hearing it so often, I stopped questioning it.

"Could I ask you some questions? I wanna know All about you. Like where you're from? What is the sequence of your genome? Can humans see in colors, or are they colorblind?" She hopped off her couch and stuck her muzzle really close to my hands. "And what do you call these things? Do they grow into claws? And where is your tail?" She actually bumped into my hands while she was continuing with her questions and the items she was levitating lost their aura and started to drop. Luckily, she caught them again almost immediately after she lost control. "And were you born immune to magic, or do you have a special trick to make yourself immune? Are you immune to all magics?" Unluckily, this just gave her more questions to fire off.

"Twi- well you see- could you let me fin-" I kept trying to answer her questions, but every time I tried to start a sentence, she cut me off with another confounded question. I looked over to Trixie, who was eying her warily for some obscure reason. She started to walk around the bed now, talking all the while. For some some strange reason, when she walked I couldn't hear any chimes.

"And what was that thing you were riding around in? It's not a creature, right? No, no, it must be some advanced form of technology we haven't seen before, like a compact train." Twilight stopped right in her tracks, and gasped in a sort of "Eureka!" fashion that would have made Einstein proud. In a single bound, she flapped her wings and landed right above me, and got right up in my face. For a moment, all I could see were her huge eyes. "OH MY GOSH, Did you bring any more technology with you?" she asked me, wagging her tail almost like an excited puppy.

Okay, she got way too close for comfort hella quick, though she seemed to not realize it. I felt my face start to heat up, and looked over to Trixie to see if she was going to say anything to try and get her off me. She looked pretty angry, her eyes narrowing as if she was trying to stare down the back of Twilight's head. It's not like I would blame her. I mean, I know Twilight is probably ecstatic by now, but I would be a little irritated if she ignored someone else's personal space too. We both heard a throat clear, and like a record player scratching to a halt the music stopped. Twilight turned her head as I tilted mine to look over at where it came from. Fluttershy was in the doorway, carrying a bag with a red cross on either side of her, a tray of fruit on one wing, a tray with glasses of a clear-ish yellow liquid on another, and a dictionary sized book on the top of her head.

She'd get a 10/10 if I was a talent show judge.

"Twilight, coul-Whooao, could get off him please?" She asked, almost losing balance of all the things she was trying to bring In. She didn't even bother looking at Twilight, and instead focused her vision almost entirely on the book that was precariously placed on her head. "I can't help him while you are on top of him like that."

Twilight slowly looked back at me and looked all around the bed. Seeing the position she was in, she quickly flapped her wings and scrambled off me, landing on the couch. Clearing her throat, she talked once again.

"Soooooo...Hey Fluttershy, need any help with that?" She asked almost too quickly. Probably to change the subject.

"Oh, take your time, Twilight." Fluttershy said while inching toward my bed. If it were anypony else, I would have thought that was sarcasm, but it is really hard to tell with the way Fluttershy is.

Twilight used her magic to take the trays and book off of her, relieving her workload by a great deal. Fluttershy, free of her burden, moved over here a lot quicker. Again, I heard no chimes from the floor.

"I'm sorry I took so long." She apologized, dropping her saddlebags off at the foot of my bed. "I had a hard time trying to balance the fruit and the lemonade."

"Fluttershy, I really appreciate it, but you didn't have to get them for us. I already sent for a servant to grab us some. " Twilight told her.

"Oh, I know. I ran into her as I was coming back. She was a nice mare." She commented. "She was on her way here, but another pony asked directions to the infirmary. So I told her that I would take the trays while she took them there." She explained as she took out the many objects from the bags she brought. Things like a bottle of who knows what, bandaids with smiley faces on them, rolls of actual bandages, hoof sanitizer, a box, a sewing kit and... a rubber ducky. Fluttershy, looking just as surprised as me, threw the rubber ducky somewhere into the bathroom, which made a satisfying squeaky noise when it landed. "I don't know where that came from, but let's just forget that happened." She said, making me start to doubt her medicinal expertise.

"Uhhh, this a little excessive, don'tcha think?" I commented while staring at the condom thing she was wrapping over her hoof. I started to get a little scared until I realized they didn't have normal gloves. I took a sip of the lemonade that was on the counter, which wasn't too bad. It wasn't godly like you would expect after so many fanfictions gave praise to the food and water in Equestria. It was cold, lemony, and ade-y, that's about it.

"I don't know if you're seriously hurt or no, so I came prepared." She said as she took a cotton swab in her mouth and dipped it in the bottle, then walked in front of the couch Twilight was sitting on.. "Thiph migh thting a wittle." She said as she leaned her head forward and pressed it against the tip of the cut on my nose.

"Ow ow ow ow ow!" I grimaced.

After she was done brutally wiping my nose clean, she spit it out into the box she took out.

"Sorry, but I had to do that." she whispered in apology, her voice quieter than before, as if to soothe me or something like that.

"Its fine, just give me a better warning next time." I said, wiping my nose with my good hand. Fluttershy took my right arm and looked it over, before looking over my body with a serious face.

"That is a lot of bruises." She said with scrunched eyebrows. She shook herself out of staring at my incredibly sexy and muscular toned body before looking back at me... Ok, I might be exaggerating a little. I'm not exactly built like a Mr. Universe competitor, so you probably wouldn't be able to notice muscles through some of my chub. I can still be pretty fucking strong, but I don't have the sexiest body in the gy- ok enough of my random thoughts. Back to what's happening right now."Ok, I'm going to need you to sit up so I could see what I need to bandage" She said as she started flapping her wings to help pull me up. I probably could have done it myself, but she had my good arm. As soon as so I had a good position, she started to poke and prod me around my midsection. "Twilight, could you please turn to page three-hundred and ninety-four on the book that I brought in and read it to me?" Fluttershy requested.

Twilight levitated the book over to herself and started turning the pages. As she was doing it, I caught a glimpse of what the cover was and facepalmed internally.

Your monkey and You

By Angry Arnold the Onyx

...Ok, now they're just doing this shit on purpose!

Trixie seemed to agree as she spoke out.

"Out of all the books you could have grabbed, you picked the one about monkeys? Really now?" She snapped, irritated at the insinuation.

"H-he's not a pony. I picked the book that he reminded me of, and he looked like some of the monkeys I treated." Fluttershy stuttered as she justified herself, but trying to make herself small at the same time.

"Well, technically, she did guess right." I told her, just to help her out.

"I'm sorry?" Trixie asked, surprised at what I just said.

"I'm a human, or Homosapien."

"...You like stallions?" She questioned with her eyebrows raised. This caused me to blink.

"Wha- No, it means I'm a primate, or that I'm related to the primate families like monkeys and apes." As I was speaking, I heard some furious scribbling going on. I looked to see Twilight blazing through her parchment. "You okay, Twilight?" I asked.

"You just answered a lot of my questions." She replied, not even bothering to look up while she just kept scribbling and scribbling. After about a minute or two, she looked like she got finished and looked back up. "While Fluttershy gets you taken care of, I'm just going to ask you some more questions. Is that okay?"

"Are you going to let him finish a sentence this time?" Trixie asked her interrogatively, causing Twilight to flinch. That seemed a little uncalled for, but before I could say anything about it, Twilight beat me to it. Giving a nervous chuckle, she spoke to me, avoiding my gaze.

"Heh heh, sorry about that. Sometimes I get so excited and nervous and-"

"Nervicited?" I asked with a cheeky grin, alluding to the Equestria girls movie, which really wasn't that bad. Immediately after I said that, both Fluttershy and Twilight stopped what they were doing and looked at me.

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" Twilight inquired as she looked me right in the eye, leaving the question to linger.

...WHY DID I SAY THAT!?!

Since Pinkie is one of the only ones to say that, I'm practically blurting out how much I know about them.

"Uh, I don't know, I kinda just made it up on the spot." I quickly lied. They kept looking at me for a couple seconds longer before Twilight spoke again.

"Hmmm... that sounds like a word Pinkie pie would make up. I bet you two would have a lot of fun together" She said, her suspicious expression morphing into a more friendly one. "As I was saying, I'm really sorry about the talking and the questions and the whole "invading your personal space" deal. Could we try that again?" She pleaded hopefully.

"Uhh sure, I can multitask." I said, knowing Fluttershy still probably needed to ask me questions or do other things. Twilight squeed as she picked up her parchment and quill.

"Could you bend your claw for me?" Fluttershy asked me, and I did. "Okay, they don't seem to be broken. You didn't feel any pain when you did, right?" I shook my head no.

"Would it be safe to assume that your claws are your primary means of manipulating objects." Twilight asked.

"Yea, pretty much." I agreed while nodding my head. "They aren't really claws though. The technical term is "hands"." As I said that she decided to scribble that down, Fluttershy spoke again.

"Very good. Now I want you to stretch your forelegs as far as they can go without hurting yourself..."

I've been answering questions, bending limbs, and having things been put in my mouth for three hours, and aside from Trixie butting in to make comment or to clarify something, it's pretty much been rinse and repeat. At first I though I was going to be able to handle this no problem, but it's turning into more and more of a headache. The fact that the stars and moon are out now capitalized my point. Do you have any idea how long three hours is?

It feels like one-hundred and eighty minutes.

"Okay, now say "awwwww"" Fluttershy asked me, holding a thermometer in her hoof. I opened my mouth as she put the pony sized thermometer in my mouth.

"Let's see... ninety eight point seven. Seems a little cold, Is that standard for you?" Twilight asked, still writing down the social structure on my planet.

"Yea, give or take." I said, my speech impaired by the hotdog sized thermometer.

"Uhhh, Twilight. I don't mean to throw you off your train of thought of anything like that, but isn't all this starting to sound familiar to you?" Fluttershy asked, beginning to bandage my midsection now. Twilight didn't appear to know what Fluttershy was alluding to, until she spoke again.

"Spike, make a note to send a letter to the canter-" Twilight stopped talking looked around for the young drake before giving a sigh. "I forgot he was with Rarity for now."

"For whom was the letter for, Princess Sparkle?" A regal voice called out from the far right.

"JESUS, Where the hell did you come from!?!" I shouted at Luna in heart pounding shock. She was standing at the entrance to the main door.

"Greetings to you too, Edgar." She deadpanned, shutting the door on way in. It's about time someone shut that thing. After all the ponies that came out of that door, I had a feeling if that door stayed open any longer the Spanish inquisition would arrive. Her expression softened as she started to walk up to the couch that Twilight was sitting in, cautious to not knock over the pile of parchments she made neatly stacked about six inches high high on the coffee table. "We see that thine new found acquaintances been busy of late. How goes thy recovery, Edgar?"

At this point I took the comically large thermometer out of my mouth and placed it on the table.

"I don't know." I turned to Fluttershy, hoping for an answer from her. "Give it to me straight, Doc. How long do I have left to live?"

The poor mare gave a small gasp before putting her roll of bandages down.

"Oh goodness no, you're not that seriously hurt." She said as she shook her head. "You are just really bruised."

"So other then that, I got a clean bill of health? That's it?" I questioned almost incredulously. "Then what is with all these bandages. Look at this!" I emphasized by trying to move my left arm, but because of the way Fluttershy wrapped it, couldn't move my left arm more than thirty degrees. "I've become one with the bandage!"

"If you moved that arm any further then that, you would end up bruised and sore longer. I did that to speed your recovery." She justified, not flinching in the slightest. I thought about what she said and it made sense, but now I feel like an asshole. At least she didn't wrap my right arm too much.

"Sorry."

"It's okay." She told me, continuing with her bandageing and forgiving my douchery in a heartbeat. While I was thinking about how I could get used to a place like this, Luna cleared her throat.

"As sweet as this may be, you still have not answered my question, Sparkle." Luna pointed out. "To whom is the letter going to be addressed to?"

"Oh, They were going to be sent to the Professor of Harmonics and the Professor of Quantum Theory at the Canterlot university." Twilight said as she levitated another piece of paper over.

"Well, then we suppose that you may wish to hold off on that. We have already ordered our guards to bring them to this castle." Luna revealed.

Is she a witch?

Seriously, how did she know Twilight was going to write a letter to them? Luna, almost as if she sensed our bewilderment, gave an explanation.

"After I left Little Pipsqueak in the care of Ponyville's best, I spoke with his mother, Bon Bon, about the possibility of collecting her herdmates." Herdmates? Don't tell me that It's "that" type of Equestria. "It was then that I learned that by sheer coincidence, two of the three herd mates that were currently in Canterlot were the scholars, or Professors that you were going to contact. We decided that we should not only fulfill our promise to the mare as quickly as possible, but we should also see if they might be able to discover how something otherworldly like you ended up in this world."

"Otherworldly?!?" Both Twilight and Fluttershy exclaimed in unison.

"What makes you so sure I am from another world, Princess? For all you know, I could be the last survivor of an underground species now awakening from an eon long hibernation." I said with sarcasm, trying to lighten the mood and change the subject. "That, or a species that is really good at hide and seek." Though in hindsight, I don't think that was very intelligent of me. Luna walked up to me and placed her hoof on me again, and just like before, her hair stopped the flowing thing it did and fell down into a straight style with slight curls at the ends. While Twilight started writing down some more mumbo jumbo, Luna took her hoof off me again and spoke once more.

"Nothing born of Equestria has ever been immune to magic. There have been creatures that used magic to repel magic, bent the laws of magic, devoured magic and even became magic itself, but nothing in known history that couldn't even be touched by it. Nothing...until you arrived. There are no other explanations." While Luna narrowed her gaze as if studying me, Twilight looked at Trixie in a mix of irritation and awe.

"You had an alien, one of the biggest scientific discoveries in our era, with you the entire time and you didn't think to tell anypony???" She said, flabbergasted at the unicorn.

"Hey, don't give Trixie that. This was literally the first place she came after we met." She shot back, defending herself in third person. I almost started to miss that until I took in account the way she said that.

Not if you count the night you met me.

I blushed at that thought. Bad Edgar, BAD!

"Girls, you're both pretty, now stop arguing." I said trying to stop an argument before it starts. They both looked at me with varying expressions. Trixie looked annoyed as she re-adjusted her hat while Twilight...

"You think I'm pretty? She asked, her expression...okay, I don't know how to describe it. It's like she's embarrassed too, but she doesn't know it yet. Her cheeks started to turn red, but her face didn't change at all. She just looked at me with her mouth slightly open as if in contemplation until I decided this was getting a little too awkward and cleared my throat.

"Ehem, so what happens now? Are the professors gonna try and study me tomorrow?" I asked, trying to get rid of the awkward feeling.

"Not likely, since their family in Ponyville was in danger not long ago. We would not be surprised if they spent some time to comfort their family and rest. As for myself, I wait until my sister and I decide what the next best course of action is. We know not from whence you came, or how you managed to even arrive in this land, but it does not appear to be by natural means. Rest assured, we will find out one way or another." She said with an air of finality, leaving the room in uneasy silence until Twilight thought it was her turn to clear her throat and change the subject.

"Speaking of which, I just have a few more questions now. This time, I want to talk to you about your magical immunity." Or not "Now are you immune to everything? Or just certain types of magic?"

"I don't even know what all the types of magic are. I just know that anytime a pony tried something magic on me, it ended up not working." I admitted, lifting one of my arms while Fluttershy bandaged that one.

"Could you at least cite some examples so I have a rough idea of what you are immune to?" Twilight asked.

Let's see, off the top of my head...

"I tried to get him a glass of wine, but as soon as he touched it I lost control." Trixie revealed, bring back memories of my first night here.

"Okay, so he can negate telekinesis. Anything else?" She said, prodding for more information.

"Before Telsona and I fought, she tried to make me hand over the filly I was with. You know, the one with a bow? Her eyes kept flashing, but aside from trying to give me a seizure I don't know what she was doing. Not only that, but she shot a fireball at me and couldn't pick up her sword when she was touching me." I described. Twilight took all this in, nodding as she adjusted her position.

"Her eyes were flashing?" Twilight repeated back to me. "It seems as if she tried to hypnotize you. It's good to know that you are immune to those spells too. I couldn't imagine what something strong enough to kill a changeling queen would do to a town like this." She commented.

"Yeeeaaaauuup see, here's the thing. I didn't kill her. She sped off into the Everfree somewhere." When I said that, a couple things happened at once. There was a loud tear as Twilight's quill pierced the umpteenth parchment she was writing on, and a girly gasp as Fluttershy tightened one of my bandages in surprise. "OW, WHAT THE HELL!?! WHY...Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked, uncomfortable that they were staring at me like that. Before long though, Twilight gave an uneasy laugh.

"Oh wow. Trixie you never said humans were such jokers. Heh heh heh." She tried to laugh it off.

"I am afraid he is speaking the truth, Twilight." Princess Luna told her. "When I arrived at the field I found Edgar in, I did not see a body that could even resemble that of a Queen. I suspect that she fled to hide and lick her wounds."

"B-but you said that the threat had been dealt with, that Edgar fended off the entire changeling army!" Twilight brought up, hoping to convince reality itself that Telsona will never be a problem again.

"We did, and we are sorry that we were not more careful in our phrasing. Edgar drove her off, but she is still a threat." She said as she walked to the door that she closed.

"Oh no oh no OH NO! This is a crisis. We barely handled the last attack! What's going to happen if she were to come with twice the amount of changelings as before? Or three times??? " You could almost see her hair frazzling strand by strand, following with almost comedic sounds of string snapping.

"Calm yourself, Twilight. You are not alone in this matter. She is still out there, and should she ever become a threat again, we must be even more vigilant than before to any dangerous plots she may be conceivi-" she stopped talking as her ears twitched a couple times. She started talking again as she advanced to the door, but more slowly this time around. "Conceiving. We must stay sharp and-"

She stopped talking when she got close enough, and soon, her horn started to glow and the door swung open at lightning speeds. A small, string-bean lookin', snow white earth pony guard with a blue and white mane, who had been presumably listening in on this conversation, fell through and make a loud clank with his armor when he hit the ground. He had a fairly large canvas saddlebag strapped to his side as his sword fell out of his holder, sliding with such force that it impaled one of the bed posts near one of Fluttershy's hooves. Fluttershy nearly fainted when it happened, while Twilight readied her horn in case something else happened.

When the guard looked up, he found himself trembling in fear under the mercilessly cold gaze of Princess Luna, who levitated him with her magic and walked with him over to the balcony window. As mean as it sounds, he looked quite pathetic.

"We'll address this issue later. Continue what you were doing for now." She said in a tone that barred no argument. With the rattling solar guard in tow, she flew off to God knows where.

"Oh dear, she's not going to hurt him is she?" Fluttershy asked, still shaking from her near injury.

"No, Fluttershy. Princess Luna isn't like that. She is probably going to punish him, but nothing that severe." Twilight reassured her friend, although after seeing Luna's look, she looked like she doubted her down words.

"If I had to guess, she was probably going to Batman him." I thought out loud, though I hope I'm wrong. Trixie looked at me with a quizzical expression.

"What’s that even supposed to mean?" She asked me.

"I don't think you want to know."

...

**Third person POV**
Approximately three kilometers above the ground**

Resting high on a cloud above Ponyville, Princess Luna glared at the guard she has suspended in her magic. She has been watching him squirm for three minutes now, watching his hooves moving in her grasp, trying to get a footing that was not there. She herself did not look forward to this next part, but there are consequences when you do not obey your superiors. This was just another form of discipline to her. After all, discipline is just a rougher form of learning.

"Y-y-your majesty, Pleeease put me down! I-I-I didn't mean anything by it. I won't do it again. I promise!" The private stuttered in terror. "I-I don't like heights."

"Silence!" Luna boomed at him, shutting him up with nary a whimper as he seemed to try harder and harder for him to keep himself composed. "You were spying on us, Even after we specifically told you to take leave. You deliberately disobeyed me...Why?" She asked.

"I-I was... I was-" Private Khan was trying to speak, but was way to hesitant for Luna's patience.

"I want an answer NOW!!" Luna shouted, blowing his azure hair back while simultaneously causing him to clench his eyes shut on reflex. He readjusted himself though, trying to give the gaze he was trained to do as a royal guard and to give her a satisfactory answer.

"I-" Private Khan started, before clearing his throat and talking in a stalwart voice. Well, as stalwart as one can while floating miles above the ground. "I needed to make sure that the creature was not going to harm you. It's unknown and unfa-AHHHHHHH!!!!!" Luna's horn stopped glowing, and with it the magic that was holding Little Khan in the air.

Private Khan screamed in terror while he was plummeting downward at terminal velocity, feeling the air rush through past him as he came closer and closer to the ground. His body twisted and turned in the air like a rag doll during his descent while all four of his hooves were scrambling everywhere , the primordial instinct to find anything to grab onto overpowering any rational thoughts. As the air blew in his face, he was forced to squint his eyes to keep the force of falling from damaging them. He didn't have to keep them shut for long however, as he noticed the sensation started to fade, and...reverse?

Opening his eyes, he saw that he was glowing in a dark blue aura and was once again floating upward at a higher speed. His velocity started to slow as was now at eye-level with the Princess still laying on the cloud she was when they first arrived here. She narrowed her eyes and spoke to the Private.

"One year. That's what it takes to graduate from the strict training regimen of the Royal Guard. Do you expect me to believe that in that one year, you still hadn't learned that the princesses of Equestria are more than capable of defending themselves? Don't you dare lie to me." She snarled at Private Khan, who was this point hyperventilating. She knew that he was hiding something yet again from her, and this time she was going to find out. "Try again, but this time I want the truth."

"I-I was walking back to the barracks when I was heard a yell. When I heard it, I ran up to the door it came from and listened in." Private Khan admitted.

"Did you know who was behind that door?"

"Not at first, no," He said while shaking his head. "but when I heard you talk, I realized that you were in there questioning some of the ponies there."

"So you knew I was in there, yet you did not respect my privacy and leave?" Her tone shifted darker, as she found the blatant disrespect of privacy aggravating. "Curiosity killed the cat, Private. You could have heard secrets that were not supposed to leave that room, and if it were anypony else that caught you, you would be thrown into a dungeon and left there until the matter of national security had been dealt with. So now I ask: Why did you stupidly decide to stay when you knew the consequences? Tell me why you were spying!" She demanded.

"Pl-Please, I don't wa-" Khan's breath caught mid-sentence as he felt the Magic that suspended him waver for a mere fraction of a second. That was not the answer she was looking for. He saw the Princess of the night get up from her spot, and with one flap of her wings she launched herself off the cloud, letting both herself and her magic drop once more.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAHHAHHHHHHH, PLEEEEASE STOP!!!!!!" Khan yelled, begging for Luna to help him. "I'M SORRY!!!!"

He could barely hear himself due to the roar of the wind, but Princess Luna, who was currently in a controlled free fall with him, heard him all too clearly.

"Answer me!" She commanded, not acknowledging his request.

Little Khan caught a glimpse at the ground that was fast approaching and his mind went blank. He continued to fall though the air, screaming all the while. He must have fell a mile until Luna spoke, or shouted again.

"DAMMIT, I WON'T ASK AGAIN!!!" She shrieked, her anger and patience reaching a limit with this guards persistence.

Khan looked back to the ground he was being pulled to, and started to panic even more than before. The objects on the ground, which previously looked like they were the size of a grain of salt, now looked like the size of a wasp, and were getting bigger and bigger in his eyes. In an emotional state of terror, he started blubbering out any words and phrases he could think of. For the most part, they were incoherent. But there was one word she recognized from the mess he was spouting out.

Well, not a word, per say. It was more like a name, which satisfied Luna enough.

Khan clenched his eyes shut and covered his face with his hooves, bracing himself for the life-ending impact, that never came. When he realized that he was in fact still breathing, he slowly removed his quivering hooves away from his face and opened his eyes. He was floating in Princess Luna's aura yet again, only this time, he was so close to the ground his tail was dragging on the grass. He looked up and saw the princess standing about four steps in front of him, and they were both in the middle of a field.

"I'm going to need to have you repeat what you were saying. If you can do that, you're free to leave." Luna promised to the guard, her anger softening. She knew the colt was probably scared out of his mind right now after what she did, and even more emotional due to what he witnessed earlier, but she had to make sure be wasn't a spy, or planning on defecting. Such a thing would obliterate the morale that she will need to garner the support of the nation with what she is planning.

As for Private Khan, this whole ordeal hit him like a train wreck. He stuttered in shame as he spoke his next sentence, still jittery with the adrenaline rush he received from the fall.

"C...could you please put me down, I don't like heights." He pleaded. Princess Luna nodded and gently lowered him back onto the sweet earth, a feeling of relief putting him at ease as he felt the grass he had become well acquainted with. He let himself relax, still reeling from he just endured, but did not let himself get too comfortable. He still had to answer Luna's question. "I-I was going to leave, I swear, but then I heard that awful name... her name." Khan almost spat out. Though he did not want to say it again, Luna knew exactly who he was implying. "She got away..."

Something peculiar happened after he said that. Soon, melody music played yet again, and this was starting to trouble Luna.

Again?

"She was defeated, and rest assured that-"

"You said you would make her pay."

"I said I would do my best. As of now, she is missing both her army and if what our visitor said is true, her eye." Luna told him, trying to remain patient with him right now. He seemed very irritated, to say the least. But it wasn't as if it wasn't entirely out of the blue. "We understand thy plight, believe us, bu-"

"NO, you don't understand!" Khan interrupted in a sudden outburst of mounting frustration, taking Luna by surprise by how unexpected it was for a pony, a guard at that, to talk back to a princess like this. "I don't give a shit about her missing an eye or a hoof, or ANYTHING!" Tears of fury started to pour out as he unleashed his verbal rage. He was talking to Luna, but it's almost as if he meant to yell at all of Equestria. "The closest thing I had to a family is missing a heartbeat and that...That fucking MONSTER is still out there! We were supposed to be a team. ME AND HIM AGAINST THE CORRUPT, THE EVIL, AND SHE TOOK THAT AWAY!!!" He stopped take a breath, starting to get more and more tired, as a tremor wracked his body. "...and I didn't even get a chance to tell him how sorry I was." he let himself fall onto his rump, exhausted because of all the stress he relieved himself of.

"And so, the pieces fall into place." Luna thought.

Princess Luna stood there for a while as she watched him punch the ground again and again, feeling sorry for the young stallion and slightly out of place. She then walked up to the guard and sat at his side, offering a shoulder to cry on. While her methods may sometimes seem questionable at best, she was by no means completely heartless.

He resisted at first, before finally succumbing to the need to rest.

"I have to find her and make her pay. I can never forgive myself if I don't at least try."

"If you find her, what then? Will you storm the badlands all in your lonesome, brave the hordes of magic-wielding changelings and their queen?" Princess Luna questioned, she tried to get through to the young colt. "Believe me when I say that I know of your frustrations, and that I'm sorry for your loss, but that only happens in fairy tales." She looked at the heartbroken look the guard was giving and shook her head sympathetically. "But I also want to to have faith that Telsona will receive what is coming to her. I will be pushing for that."

Princess Luna got up and flexed her wings, preparing herself for take off.

"Before I leave, I'm ordering you to get a good night's rest, and at nine-hundred hours I want you to report to the main tent located at 6th and Fleet street. There still is an issue that needs to be addressed." Luna turned to look at the guard, who was rubbing his eyes and trying to remove any evidence of his outburst. His breathing was calming, so that was a good sign. "There are field-expedient barracks located near the left wing of Princess Twilight’s castle, about a twenty minute walk from here. Are you okay to walk by yourself?"

Private Khan nodded his head, satisfying Luna with his answer. As she took off toward the castle, he got up and walked to the Barracks quarters, thinking more about what Luna said.

He never was the strongest guard, or the biggest, or the fastest, or anything really. He knew Princess Luna was right... but that wasn't going to stop him, because if there was one thing he was sure of, he was the most stubborn guard there was. He'll show her, and everypony else what he can do. He might not be able to do anything yet, but he'll be damned if he gave up now. He's just going to have to train much harder and much more often. Every chance he gets if he has to.

And why should he stop there. He could miss a night or two of sleep every week or so. He'll take any chance he can get to speed his training.

If he ever, no, When he finds that murderer again, he will be ready.

***Edgar's POV*
**guest room.**

"...Seriously, it was like she was the bastard child of a Sith Lord and Mary Poppins." I yawned to Twilight, who was still taking notes right now. "She was plain evil, but at the same time she made herself look and sound like she was polite and courteous."

I didn't go into too much detail about what actually happened. I don't want to have to remember anything in the future, but I said just enough to explain how I ended up bruised and in the middle of a field.

It was getting pretty late after Luna left with what's-his-name. Fluttershy finished with her doctoring a while ago, bandaging everything except my right arm and legs in case I needed to use the restroom. She was currently munching on an apple from the fruit bowl she brought in. I got halfway through eating a banana when Trixie pointed how I was eating the banana like a monkey, causing the girls to laugh. I lost my appetite after that hypocritical remark. She got on Fluttershy's case about the monkey book earlier.

"It's still amazing how you were able to hold her off." Twilight remarked. "Though, I suppose it shouldn't be too surprising, considering how you said you come from a combat-oriented species."

"Not just combat. We like inventing and music and all the other things you do. It just so happens that we like fighting too." I explained, my eyes widening at what I said. "Hey, look at that. I rhymed. I'm a poet, and I didn't know it."

I'm positive Trixie was going to facehoof when I said that, but I don't think she would have gotten the chance because the knock on the door interrupted the whole interview thing we had going on.

"Come in." Twilight beckoned. The door opened as it glowed an indigo, and standing behind it wa- Good fucking Lord, what the hell is that?

Standing behind the door was an almost hellish looking creature, with sickly green, mud-like goo on its face and a ritualistic looking spiral turban on its head. One eye appeared to be a normal baby blue, while the other was a covered with a light green disk. It's alien appearance was covered by what I could only describe as a thick ceremonial robe. Whether or not I was going to be a sacrifice, I didn't know. What I did know w-

"Twilight Darling, is this where you have been all afternoon?" The creature smiled, taking off the cucumber slice so it can get a better look at her.

Oh, it's just Rarity

"Um, what that on your face?" I asked the fashionista.

"Oh this? Why it's my beauty mask. An invasion like the one from this morning can give absolutely Dreadful worry lines. So I'm taking care of the problem before it starts." she explained, while she pushed the towel wrapped on her head so that it was "just right".

"Where did you even get the stuff to make that mask?" Trixie inquired.

"Well, you'd be surprised at what you can make with a few home recipes and enough determination. This one is made of cotton balls, avocado, cucumbers, and toi- are those apples and bananas?" Rarity asked out of the blue, trotting over to the fruit bowl. "OH, These would be a fine addition to my cream! Could you, perchance, spare a few fruits?" She asked me, batting her eyelashes.

"Uhhhhh." I knew what she was doing, or trying to do. I just didn't know what else to do in this awkward situation. I don't want to give her any ideas or anything. I jumped a little when the sound of glass shattering reverberated across the room. Glancing over to where it came from, I just barely caught a glimpse at Trixie's furrowed eyebrows and pursed lips, before she looked at the glass shards and spilled lemonade on the floor.

"Oops, clumsy me. I'll go...fetch a towel. Yea, that's it. Trixie will grab a towel." Trixie said as she hopped of the bed and towards the bathroom, scowling all the way. As soon as she went in, she shut the door a little harder then needed, causing everybody to flinch a little at the sound.

"It wasn't something I said, was it?" Rarity asked with a concerned look.

"I think she's tired and stressed." I defended, coming to the rescue. "What, with all the things that happened today and yesterday, I'm not surprised she might be be a little on edge." And I don't think the one million questions help one bit. My point was emphasized when I heard a symphony of squeaks from the rubber ducky Fluttershy tossed into the bathroom, along with some angry pony noises. Twilight cleared her throat and spoke once more.

"Did you just come to check on us?" Twilight asked.

"Oh no, Darling. I just wanted to tell you of the wondrous idea I thought of. Both the girls and I agree that this would be splendid to do." Another long drawn out squeak and growl came from the bathroom. "...Though, I think that our new friend would benefit too." The bathroom door opened, and out came Trixie with a large towel and a trash can floating in her magical grasp. As she began picking up the pieces of glass and wiping up her mess, Rarity spoke again. "So originally, I was making some of this mud mask and I got to thinking how relieving this was going to be. I started to think about inviting Fluttershy and you to join me, but then I thought "Why stop there?"."

"And where is this going?" I asked Rarity.

"I'm getting to that, Dear. Anyway, I was thinking that all of us could have a sleepover together. We could have pillow fights, do each others' makeup and mane," Rarity glanced over to Twilight. "and then when the little ones tire themselves out, we could talk about stallions and the like. It'll be fun." She said. "Are you game?"

"How are we supposed to get Edgar there?" Trixie asked, tossing the towel into the waste hamper.

"I don't think it would be a good idea to move Edgar around too much yet." Fluttershy commented. "It might not be good for him."

"So we're just going to leave him alone?" Trixie asked, a little uneasy at the idea.

"I don't think he would want to listen to us babble on about dresses and tea anyway, right?" Rarity asked me.

"I kinda just wanna close my eyes right now." I remarked. It's been an exhausting day, so I should probably get some zee's.

"You want to sleep now??? But we just got started!" Twilight exclaimed, picking up her quill once more. "I still have questions about the history of your race, your social hierarchy, your Panda Express and the Panda who are running it..." She probably would have kept going, but some kind deity decided to spare my sanity. She looked at the pile from where she would have picked up another parchment, only to realize that she ran out of them. She then looked over to the mounting pile of parchments that she finished front and back, and started to get an embarrassed look. "Though, I suppose we could take a break for the night."

The girls got up from the couch and went to follow Rarity out the room, though Trixie lingered at the doorway.

"Are you sure you don't want somepony to stay with you?"

"Eh, go have fun Trixie. I'll just wallow in my loneliness and sorrow." I said dramatically, giving a reassuring smile. "Hey, I rhymed again. Just call me Dr. Seuss."

"Trixie darling, are you coming?" A silvery voice called out from the hall.

Trixie stayed a little longer before I saw a corner of her cheek move into a slight smile. "You're a dork. Have a good night, okay?" she said affectionately, using her magic to snuff out the candle flames, Enshrouding the room in a blanket of dark. What was originally Trixie turned into a shadowy silhouette in the doorway, which readjusted her hat and then quickly galloped to try and catch up with the group, leaving the door to swing shut.

I was left alone in the dark with my thoughts, letting out a sigh of relief. I was just rubbing elbows with ponies that shouldn't have even existed moment ago, and it just blows my mind that this was all happening, both in good ways and bad ways. Good because of obvious reasons, but bad because now its making me doubt this is even real. Aside from crazy bitch that almost killing me, It's been a dream come true so far, but what if that's all this is. A dream.

Damn, I'm doing that thing. You know, when you lay down in bed, you just stay awake and think about random shit for a little while? I better stop myself before I end up thinking about and regretting some embarrassing moment from fourth grade.

It's funny, after thinking about all these thoughts I couldn't help but feel a strange mix of giddiness and fear? if i was to use a word for it, I would say that I'm feeling...nervicited? Yea, that's probably the best way to describe it. This place is supposed to be full of dragons, magic, ponies and much more, and there's no telling what's going to happen tomorrow. That in itself scares the shit out of me, but at the same time I can't wait to see what happens tomorrow, or the next day and so on.

With that I shut my eyes and try to force myself to go to sleep, but after hearing my stomach growl I knew that it was going to be hard to sleep with an empty stomach. I know that late night snacking is a bad habit, but it's not like nobody else has ever done it. I reach over and try to take an apple from the fruit bowl, only to find nothing there. After waving my hand around the nightstand a little bit, I gave up searching for the fruit and just turned over. What a terrible way to end the day.

Author's Note

I really need to be more Original with chapter titles

By the way, If you haven't read any of MadMaxtheblack's stories, i would suggest you give them a try. They are phenomenal

I would like to thank Frix and Ocean stardust for Proofreading this chapter for me, MadMaxtheblack for not suing me for borderline copyright infringement, Portal82 for giving me an idea for the next chapter, and finally I would like to thank you guys for looking absolutely ravishing this evening.

(I might have to make some last minute changes, so be prepared for that.