I Survived

I've been in Ponyville for a couple weeks now, and am nowhere closer to finding a way to get back home. Not even the library in Canterlot could help me. I've joined Twilight and her friends in helping stop a couple of problems in Ponyville, kind of. I've gotten a bigger bed and finally felt a hot shower with a shower that I can feel like I won't break it when I step in. I even got a bigger couch! I've been in my house reading about ways that could help me get home a lot though. And the only time I've ever really helped them is when a Griffon named Gilda came to town and was bullying the residents. I had my opinion on how to get rid of her, but we just went with Rainbow Dash's party to welcome her to Ponyville and give her a chance. That ultimately ended in Gilda freaking out and ruining her friendship, if that's what you want to call it, with Rainbow Dash.

I was reading my book when I decided that I should take a walk in town, get some fresh air, maybe get some food, all that good stuff. I was walking when I saw a crowd of ponies around some sort of stage. I walked over to see what they were staring at and saw a light blue mare standing on the stage with a cape and hat that I saw and though "Witch" when seeing it. Apparently I had come at a pretty bad time because the mare looked pretty annoyed.

"Well, looks like we have some neigh-sayers in this crowd!" She said, actually neighing when saying naysayers.

I tried not to, but I had to say it.

"Get it? Because ya'll are horses." I said, chuckling a little.

The show mare then stopped what she was doing and stared me down.

"What is that horrid thing!?" She said, pointing a hoof at me.

"Hey! I represent that!" I said. "And I'm Brendan, nice to meet you." I said, holding out my hand.

She didn't shake my hand, just stared at me as if I was some kind of 6-foot-tall, walking, talking fungus.

I laughed awkwardly and put my hand back, rocking myself back and forth.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"I, am the Great and Powerful, Trixie!!!" She said, trilling her the 'r' when she said one. Then fireworks and fog came from behind the stage and I was quite awe struck. And I was quite curious about what she was all about. "So, your going to perform? Care to continue?" I said.

"Of course. Trixie will preform for her adoring fans, even those who are large, talking, ugly, hairless, apes." She said.

I saw everyone around me look at me, as if they were expecting me to be offended. And I wasn't, I should, but wasn't.

I crossed my arms and watched as Trixie preformed many spells, invisibility, teleportation, making things appear from a hat, all the good stuff. I was actually kind of awestruck by the magic she was preforming. I'd been in Equestira for weeks, but never really got the chance to see unicorns use their magic. I've seen Twilight use magic when she lifts books up and gives them to me, but other than that I've never seen magic being used.

I looked around the crowd and noticed many hostile looks, as if she did something to them. And once the show was over there was awkward silence that lasted for a while. I finally clapped and everyone else joined in slowly.

"Thank you! Trixie knows she is the greatest! Thank you!" She said. She then walked off the stage while bowing.

"Why'd you clap?" Rainbow said.

"Well why not?" I asked.

"She was being self-centered, telling everypony how she was better than everypony else." Twilight said.

"Yeah, okay. That sounds pretty bad. But I wasn't here for that. So I didn't know. And I liked her show." I said.

"What? No way! Twilight here could do spells like those in her sleep!" Rainbow said.

"Hush Rainbow. I'm not better than anypony else, I've told you before." Twilight said.

"Well alright. But I've only seen Twilight levitate things. I've never seen any other kind of magic. So this was a nice chance for me to experience other kinds of magic." I said.

"Whatever. Hey! Brendan, you should come watch me! I've got some awesome new flying techniques that I know you'll love! You haven't seen my flying techniques in a long time, I bet your already suffering from the lack of awesomeness!" Rainbow said.

"Uh, yeah. Maybe later, okay Rainbow? I, uh, still have some reading to do." I said.

"Aw, what! Lame!" Rainbow said.

"Sorry, but if I want to get home, this what I've got to do." I said, I believed it. But something inside of me just wanted to give up, but I wouldn't. There has to be some way to get out of here.

I may have said that I was going to read, but I really wanted to get the chance to talk to Trixie, she was a unicorn. I'd asked every unicorn I know if they knew even the smallest detail about humans, or their home world. I'd even asked Celestia and Luna. I would ask the mint colored unicorn but, no offense to her, she kind of scares me. And Trixie is a new unicorn, the chances are slim, but I've got to try. Even if there's a small chance.

I walked to the back of the stage and found a wagon. I knocked on the door and was immediately answered.

"Yes? Who's there?" She said.

"Uh, it's the large, talking, ugly, hairless ape." I said.

"Hm, you may come in." She said.

I opened the door and found her sitting on a chair in front of a large mirror reading a magazine and drinking what I think is punch. There was a bed and a bunch of drawers filled to bursting point with hats and capes.

Trixie then jumped out of her chair and watched me forget that doors were shorter than me in this world and laughed at it.

"Um, I was wondering if you could tell me if you know anything about my kind?" I said. "I know it's a long shot since I'm the first one here, but that mint colored pony seems to have had prior knowledge about my kind."

"I'm sorry, but it seems that not even the Great and Powerful Trixie knows about your kind, whatever you are." She said.

I just responded with a "hm" and kicked the ground and looked around the wagon, it was kind of a pigsty, capes were on the ground and the blanket on her bed was halfway fallen off.

"Is there something else the Great and Powerful Trixie can help you with?" She said.

"Oh, uh. No, I just. Sorry for, uh. Yeah. I'd also like to say that I thought your show was great." I said nervously.

"Well naturally. Trixie knows she is the greatest and most powerful in Equestria after all." She said, her voice may have said that, but the tone of her voice showed me she was truly thankful.

"Alright, well, I guess, um. I guess I'll see you around?" I said.

"Hm. Trixie thinks so, Trixie will be staying in Ponyville for a while now and you may have the honor of seeing Trixie again someday." She said.

"Alright." I said, walking out and, again, forgetting I need to crouch when I walk through doors. I heard Trixie chuckle a bit at me bumping my head and just looked at her, I wasn't mad at her. I do have to admit that even I found it amusing I keep banging my head on doors every now and then.

I got up and walked back to my home and got ready to start my book reading spree before someone- er, somepony. I need to remember that. Anyway, somepony knocks on my door. I got up and opened my door, seeing Rarity there, holding a present in her magical grasp.

"Why hello Brendan, I hope I'm not interrupting anything." She said as I let her in.

"Um, no. Not really." I said.

"Oh good." She said, handing me the present. I opened it and saw a suit inside of it.

"A suit?" I said. I remembered her asking me if she could get my measurements but didn't really pay that much attention as to what it was for.

"Yes, for the Gala. You must dress up for it." She said.

I remembered the day Twilight got the Gala tickets and I really wasn't that interested in going. I told Rarity this and I guess she wasn't okay with my decision.

"What? But you're the first human to be in Equestria, you simply must come!" She said.

I just shrugged my shoulders and nodded towards the pile of books I still haven't read.

"Oh, please. Even Twilight is taking time from her studies to come, so you can too." Rarity said.

"I just don't know. I won't fit in with anypony there, and it just doesn't seem like something I'd like." I said.

"But you simply must come!" She said, she obviously wasn't going to let me stay home.

"Okay, okay, I'll consider it." I said.

Rarity was about to say something when I interrupted her.

"Up! I said I'll consider it. So that doesn't necessarily mean I'll be going." I said.

"Well I do hope you go darling. I'm sure you will love it!" Rarity said on her way out.

I thought about going to the Gala, I did need some more time outside of the house. But then I'd have to talk to ponies, and do things, and that didn't really sound all that appealing. But, if even Twilight was willing to take time out of her schedule to go, then I could too!

I looked at the suit Rarity made me and thought that it wasn't really, me. The coat was laced with rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. I decided to just wear the white shirt that goes underneath it, the black pants, and the shoes. I looked in the box and saw Rarity had made me a wife-beater too. I put the coat in my closet, which was pretty empty, and put the other clothes on my desk. I tried to remember when the Gala was and remembered it was tomorrow night.

This was going to be a fun time for me, I think.