Chapter 3 - This Strange New World (Part 2)

As for what I believe was the morning day, I wake up to the sight of the morning sun hitting me, telling me to wake up for another day at school. I then tell it off.

“I’m ready to go just give me five more minutes.” I then cover the sheets so I can ignore it but, as I try to pull the sheets with my left arm, it began to sting then later it hurt.

“Ow!” As I press my arm closer to my chest. “What the hell.” I examined my arm to see why it was hurting so much. As it turns out, it was wrapped in bandages much like a cast. I thought to myself

“Did I get into some kind of accident?”

When I try to get up from the bed, I felt something on my abdomen. I lifted up my shirt to see that not only I’m missing my jacket and lacked my t-shirt but was what was constricting me. My abdomen was covered with bandages as well.

I then start to freak out as to what had happed to me last night. As I was continuing with what has happened to me last night, I then start to notice that this was not my room. In fact, this looks like the inside of the tree.

“Wait a minute, isn’t this the same tree that I climbed in my… my… dream.”

That’s when everything starts to make sense at least when I realized that what happed to me was just a dream… right? I leave that thought for a second. What I really wanted to know was what happened to me and how I got bandaged up?

“Ohh shit! What the hell happened to my body? “

I flicked my abdomen to see how sensitive it is if someone touched me there. It hurts like a mother when I flicked; it felt like Chuck Norris had just kicked me with one flawless roundhouse kick and I’m still feeling the aftermath.

I moaned in pain after what felt like an endless torture session. I try to see if there were any pain killers in this room. I used every bit of energy I had in me to find something to end this aching pain in my abs. I’m tired of calling it abdomen because I’m not a doctor.

As I stood up, I heard something fall underneath me. As I looked down to see what fell under me it was a hot water balloon. You know one of those red water balloons you use when you have menstrual pains. As I bend over to pick it up, my crotch was in excruciating pain much like my arm and stomach but two times worse.

I couldn’t hold out my cry of agony any long I just screamed out of the top of my lungs so that anybody or something to take care of me as I start to go into fetal position, covering my nuts with just one hand and using the other to crawl up my bed.

As my screaming began to lower down I heard some footsteps coming to what I believe was my room.
(Thank God somebody was coming.)

As I heard the sound of the door opening I had a sign of relief.

“Thank God you’re here; I need a little help on getting up.”

Then I heard a voice, a female voice, much like the girls in my school.

(Oh man I hope see’s cute under that voice.) I prayed. It’s not every day a girl has to nurse a guy to full health. I just hope I’m not damaged downstairs.

“Oh my, are you O.K.? What happened to you?”

I respond but still in pain. “It’s nothing really I’m just…nnuggh… surprised on how bad I’m in shape that’s all right really.”

“No this was my fault. That was some fall. I mean I thought that you were some kind of monster or a beast, maybe a griffin that was taking a nap on my tree.”

I told her “It was nothing really I survived worse falls then…” I paused for a second. “Hold on for just a second. Did you say fall off a tree?”

“Yeh?”She responded questionably. “I wouldn’t have known that you popped out my home if it wasn’t for your snoring.”

I got annoyed when she said that because everyone in my family told me that I snore when I take naps or when I sleep. ”Hey I don’t snore I...I…” I paused at what I saw.

(It’s cute but not what I was expecting)

I was dumbfounded when all this time I was talking to yet another unicorn but only this time, it had a different coat of color and that her purple-ness was much darker than last one I saw. It also had a different mane style rather than the last. It had straight hair with bangs and that one part of her hair had a little bit of a pink streak on both her mane and tail but is distinctly close to her purple mane.

That’s it. I lost my sanity at that point I scream in horror when I realized that everything I know doesn’t make sense anymore. As I continue to scream, she backs away knowing that I wasn’t ready to be talked to. But as she moved two or in this case, 6 steps including her fore-hooves, she ducked her head down revealing her horn as purple aura came out of it. After that I was in a still stasis which meant that everything including my voice stopped.

“Look I get that you’re in shock, but could you relax for just five seconds and would you stop screaming. Everypony can hear you from a mile away.” She says like she handled this sort of shit a millions of times.

“Now, promise me while blinking your eyes twice that you will not scream again please?” as she comes up close and personal with her big round eyes to mine.

I couldn’t say no to it because if she can use this sort of magic on me I could have my life taken in a snap of a finger or by putting her hoof down. I did as she told me to so I blinked twice and she lets me go.

“OK now that were in an agreement let’s introduce ourselves I’ll go first and then…” I interrupted her in mid-sentence

“No. Let me go first it’s the least I can do after how I acted and that I’m in this ummm… predicament.” Unsure if it was a good idea.

“OoooK if you want?” Saying it like this hasn’t happened to her.

I explain to her of who,what and where I came from, she looked like she never heard of the places I told her.
Then I started to get anxious and suspicious because she never once told me to stop.

“What about you? What’s your name and where am I?” I say a bit paranoid.

“Oh I’m sorry. I guess I was lost in thought of what you’re talking. I mean I never heard of San Fran-cis-co or the Golden Gate Bridge before. Is it really made out of gold?”

“No it’s not made out of gold in fact I think it’s supposed to… Hold on let’s not move to that subject again you still need to tell me who you are or in fact, tell me where I am?” I say with an annoyed tone.

“Oh right sorry anyways my name is Twilight Sparkle and you’re in Ponyville.” Saying it like it’s a good thing. Then later, her name hovered over me like a repeating song playing in your head over and over again.

“Hold on for just a second” What was your name again please? I just need to make sure what you say was what I heard. “Almost having a sudden realization.She then repeated her name.

”My name is Twilight Sparkle.” As she said that, I started chuckling then laugh a little then it became louder then it became a little creepy, like Joker creepy.

“So what you saying is that I’m in Equestria and that you’re here to learn and study the power of friendship am I right or wrong?”She looked surprised as I told her what I just said. Before she could tell me something, I continued on my somewhat impossible answer.

“And this one particular person or pony wouldn’t happen to be named Celestia, a princess that rules over this land right?” As I said those words she had to say what was on her mind.

“How did you know all of this?” As she said those words I knew I was right on the money. I stood up regardless of what I was going through; I limped over to the door. As I was limping, she told me where I got my information from.

“Hey you didn’t answer my question.”

I ignored her and continue on wondering around the inside of the tree looking for the exit. The reason why I wanted to find the exit was that I would find a cliff and jump off of it because this can’t be happening it’s all a dream or coma right?

“Hey where are you going you still need to recover from your injuries.” She says with a concern tone on her voice. As she said that I had my hand on the door handle. I turned the handle so that if this was the exit I’ll run as fast as my legs can carry if the pain that’s tricking me doesn’t get in the way.

As I opened the door, I rush out regardless if it was or wasn’t the door to my freedom. I bumped into something that was heavy and tall. To prevent myself from falling, I used my one good hand and hugged whatever I bumped into.

As I did that, I realized that the thing I was holding on to wasn’t an object but alive. As I opened my eyes I was stood there frozen. She had this sort of mane that was multi-colored and that it waved in the corner of her left eye. Her mane was moving freely even though there was no draft or high winds outside. And her height, holy crap she’s big in fact I envied her she could tower most of the guys back home but I might be over exaggerating considering I’m 5”5’ feet.

What was so familiar about her was that I’ve seen her somewhere before. No it couldn’t be.
“You’re…” I was interuped by twilight before I can finish.

“Oh my gosh Princess Celestia. I didn’t know you were coming here.” As she said that, she just notices that I was hugging royalty without the princess’s approval. This frightened Twilight.

“Gah David get off of her if you want to be banished to the moon or sun.”

When she said that I thought to myself maybe that might not be a bad idea. I mean if I go to the moon I’ll suffocate and die. If I go to the sun then my death will be a quick and easy demise. So without hesitation, I hugged her much like when you never saw your best friend for so long. And I also said to her with a sly remark.

“Hope you enjoying this as much as I do?” As I said those words, I swear I almost saw a slight blush in her cheek just for a second. Twilight had enough of my ‘rudeness’ with the princess, so she rudely pulled me away with her magic.

She set me down on a chair and told me not to mutter another word unless she wanted me to talk. This was bullshit to me because I don’t take orders to anyone especially if it’s a talking pony. That’s a human’s job to do that, not her.

“I’m so sorry princess he didn’t mean to have violated your personal space.” she says with sincerity in her voice trying to “defend” me.

“OK now that’s a load of crap. I saw her blush right before my eyes. I know she liked it.”
I say it like it was the truth. Twilight goes up to me and whispers “Are you trying get banish let alone be sent to her dungeon.”

Right as she said dungeon, I just had to make this joke it was a sure fire way this would get me sent to the sun in a flash. “Oh kitty likes to play rough. I didn’t know the princess was into that sort of fetish.” I said loud enough for the both of them to hear.

“But I wouldn’t mind doing something like that.” I said but not before I winked at them.

(Just the complete opposite.) My trollest side, side commented.

Twilight was all crimson red trying her best to find the right words explaining that she said nothing of the sort behind her back. I was laughing during her spaz attack. Right as she explained the whole thing was me being rude, she looked at both of us with a calm and neutral look on her face knowing how to handle this.

“Now that we got that out of the way, it is great to see you again Twilight and I’m also pleased to meet you umm…” she’s says realizing that she forgotten to ask for my name.

“It’s David Grant and the pleasures all mine sweet cheeks.” While giving her a wink still trying get her uncomfortable.

“I am pleased to meet you Mr. Grant.” keeping her composure. Not even fazed at what I just said.
In my mind I was thinking

(What the hell. I made a few smartass remarks and that I try hitting on her, yet nothing is making her uncomfortable. I mean Twilight is easy to make fun of, but this one is one tough customer.)As I was thinking, Twilight stomped her hoof on my left foot.

“OW! Why’d you that for?” I say strained. “Pay close attention to her and be respectful.” saying it in annoyed and angry tone. I sighed then turn my head towards Celestia to listen.

“Twilight do you recall that yesterday I visited Ponyville?”
“Yes I know. You sent the letter though Spike.” she recalled.

“You were about two hours late at the time. I kind of believed you weren’t going.”
“What are you? Her boyfriend or something? ”As I said that Twilight picked up a broom with her magic and it was heading towards me.

“OK I’ll shut up! Just leave the brooms out of this.” I said crossing my arms to an X.

“Sorry I joke when I’m in pain so can you tell me where I can ease the pain away.” I asked her politely so she doesn’t hit me again.

“Alright fine, it’s in the room that you slept overnight.” Twilight pointing her hoof up to the stairs sounding a bit exhausted.

“Thanks.” was all I can say.

I climbed up the stairs while holding on to the railing. As I got to the end, I look around to see it there was some sort of pill or bottle I can consume. I find a bottle lying on a desk next to the bed I was sleeping on last night. I take the bottle and read the label on it. It was called “PAIN-B-GONE for fillies and colts.”

(Really is that how she sees me as; a helpless baby horses.) I thought to myself. Regardless if this was for little kids or how the label reads, I need the pain to go away and I want it now. I took two big swigs from the bottle thinking it was the right amount. As I was walking down the stairs, I felt sort of better seconds later. Right as I was close to the last five steps I jumped to the edge and I felt fantastic.

“WOOOOO! Damn I feel good. I feel like I can take on the world. ”Sounding heroic and over-confidant.
“What was in that bottle? Magic?” she was about to explain something until I interrupted her yet again.
“No don’t tell me I don’t care if it is or isn’t magic, all I know is that I’m cured.” I did a short tap dance to prove my point.

“Didn’t you promise me that you would be quiet after I told you where the medicine was?” sounding annoyed.

“Oh right sorry. I guess the medicine was so overwhelming and relieving, that it must have cross my mind. Continue what you two were talking about.”

“Actually this conversation involves you Mr. Grant.” Celestia spoke.

“It involves that mark on your right hand and how you were brought by me.” I was wide eyed when she said those words.

“How did you know about my birth mark?” I asked her.

Twilight was also interested by this. “Wait what mark? I didn’t see a mark on his flank.”

When she said flank I then looked at her butt then mine then I just realized something.

"You were checking my ass when I was unconscious."
(Oh God I feel violated.)

She ignored what I said then checks my right arm then my hand, and then examining my back hand.
”Wait this is your cutie-mark Celestia how is this even possible?” She then looks at me thinking I know the answer.

”Don’t look at me like I know the answer. All I know is that I was born with this.” Twilight had her mouth agape after hearing what I said.

“Wait. Are you saying that you were born with this?”

I nodded my head indicating a yes to her. “Oh my goodness this is incredible. Now I’m interested in you again.” I raised an eyebrow. "Wait you were interested in me?”

“I am now. For a few moments ago, I thought you were some sort of idiot.” She said bluntly. I wanted to curse her out like a sailor for that comment, but I took a deep breath and looked over to Celestia.

”You said something about you actually bringing me here right? So how is this relevant and connected to you from me? ” I look at her in a serious manner.

“The reason for you being here was a summoning spell. I tried to summon you in my castle, but then I was distracted by my younger sister who was at the wrong time. She reminded me that we were supposed to visit Ponyville since yesterday. It hosted the 5,000 year anniversary of Equestria being discovered.”

(Well that explains why the town felt empty yesterday.) I look at her with a puzzled expression. “Wait you summoned me? But how?” With a confused look.

“It is the mark on your right hand Mr. Grant. It is not just a mark; it is paradigm.” When she said it was a paradigm I stood frozen. Then I spoke. “Wait on for just a second. Are you saying that this thing lets you bring me here?”
“You are correct.” Showing a sincere look on her face the best she could.

“That’s another thing how is it that my dad and grandpa have the same markings on their bodies. Now I’m no expert, but if you met my grandpa you’d be old like he is.”

“Actually David the princess and Luna have lived up to over five thousand years.” Twilight said looking at me with a serious face know that it’s the truth.

What came out my mouth was out of surprise and shock that something this old is still alive. She makes my grandpa and all the other “Yo mama old jokes” true.

“WHAT?! You lived over five thousand years?! Holy crap your old!” Once I said that out loud, I realized that it was wrong of me for calling a woman old even if she’s another being in another planet. I had to think up complement because if I don’t, Twilight looked like she was about to commit murder right now in front of her.

“But yet somehow you look so…so…” I thought up the first thing that came out of my mouth.
“Regal and… and…”
(Say something dumbass.)
“Sexy.”

In the back of my mind I was thinking (Of all the words in the Oxford Dictionary, sexy was all I can come up with? Am I just asking to get killed by Twilight?) I try to keep a smile on my face so that I don’t look like I’m lying.

She kind of looked befuddled by what I said but after a few seconds of awkward silence she spoke.

“Why uh thank you.” Saying it with a blush.

“You’re welcome.” Also blushing as well. I would say mission accomplish but this wasn’t what I had in mind. I had to go back on the topic because this was starting to get awkward.

“You also said that you put this mark on me? If you had marked my grandpa, how did you know about Earth?” She looks at me trying to spill out what was important.There was a long pause she never answered. We looked at one another’s eyes not looking away from each other. After about what seemed to be hours Twilight spoke up.

“But Celestia there were never any records of other living beings in space.

“I know because the information was a secret kept away for many years, it was to keep his kind alive.”

“Wait keep my kind alive? What the hell are you talking about?” With a look of determination in my eyes, wanting to know the truth. She never answered my question after I said that.

“Tell us right now. I want to know what you mean my kind. Are you talking about humankind?” I tell her again with a bit of anger in my tone. She looks away trying not to answer my question.

Now I was really mad. This royal knew something and if she was going to hurt my family or mankind, I’m getting her to say it one way or another. I then made one of the biggest mistakes in my life. I grabbed a hold of her Celestia’s ethereal mane and pulled it towards me.

“Tell me what you know!”

“David what are yo…?” Twilight said but was interrupted by what she witness.

As I was about to interrogate her, her horn flashed above my head. Then after a few seconds my hand started to feel like it was about to split out from my arm. Then later on all over my body it started to feel like it was both on fire and was electrocuted at the same time. Every part of my body was in intense pain worse than last night.
“AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Meanwhile Back On Earth …

Both of my parents started to worry about whatever happened to me. They called the school, they called Vincent’s parents, and they even called my phone number. Now they were becoming desperate and so they called the one phone number they didn’t want to call in this situation; the police aka Uncle Tommy.

“We have no other choice honey. Your brother is our only chance in finding him.” My dad looking at my mom knowing that they tried everything to know where I am.

”Ok sweetie, go and call Tom. Tell him that our little boy is missing.” Wiping a tear off with a tissue paper.
“Don’t worry I’ll dial and tell him that he’s missing you just need to sit down and calm yourself OK?” My mom looks at him and nods her head in agreement.

My dad goes to the kitchen with him was grandpa almost as frightened as he was. “I can’t believe that the school said that they had no information of where he is. They all ask the kids in school where he was and two told us that he just disappeared in a flash of light and glitter.”

Looking at my dad with worry in his eyes. “I think that those kids were on dope.”

Dad looks at grandpa with a small chuckle knowing that his dad was overreacting. He knows that there isn’t anything to overreact about. He knew something like this was going to happen someday just like his far fetch ideas and “what if” scenarios. But he really did wish that this one never did come true. He needed to be the calm and comforting family member in his house. At least for my sister’s and mom’s sake.

As he was about to grab and dial the number he started to feel a stinging ache on his back shoulder. As he was rubbing his shoulder, grandpa too was also rubbing his neck but what he was trying to rub was his back so he asked dad to rub his back. After seconds pass, not only did the marks on which they were placed start to hurt but they both felt an intense pain surging though their bodies.

“Ughhhh what’s going on? Why does my body feel like it’s going to burst in flames any minute?” Looking at grandpa he too knows that it’s happening to him as well.

“I don’t know but whatever it is make it stop.” Grandpa looking at his son thinking he might know what to do.
As seconds passed on, they now were screaming in agonizing pain never feeling this sort of pain in their lives. Both mom and my little sister go to the kitchen to see what was happening.

“Oh my God!” looking at what she was witnessing. Both of the men were screaming and squirming on the floor almost looking like they both were having a seizure, covering their bodies feeling like they might pop like balloons.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!” praying that screaming was their only hope.

Back In Equestria…

“STOP! PLEASE I’LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT JUST SSTTTTOOPPPPPP!!” Praying to her that she would stop.
After about a few seconds have past, I noticed that the intensive pain had seized and that it was all over. I wiped the sweat out of my forehead then I looked up at Celestia looking like she almost killed someone.
“I…I’m sorry I d…didn’t mean to hurt you. I was just frightened and that I d…didn’t want to...”

I looked up to her then gave a sigh.
“Alright I won’t make you tell me what happen. But sooner or later you have to tell us, plus promise me that you won’t do whatever you did to me ever again.”

She then looks at me with a surprised look thinking that I wouldn’t hold a grudge on her. I know she didn’t mean to kill me and that I kind of deserved what was coming to me, but she kind of looks like she was going to cry. If there’s one thing I can’t stand or handle in my life, is a girl or a woman crying because of my faults, in this case a mare is another exception.

“And one more thing, I’m sorry I was a total jerk to you or how I was behaving. I guess me talking to ponies was kind of too much for me to handle in one day and its only morning.” Trying to stand up.

“Indeed. I think it’s time I should leave you with Twilight here until we meet again.” Twilight snapped out after she heard what she said. “Wait?! You want me to look after him. After what he tried to do to you?” After pointing a hoof to me.

“I know this is all sudden, but after everything that happened to him, I think it’s best if he stayed here with you after all. You too were afraid of change when you came into ponyville.”

I don’t know what she was talking about, but Twilight looks at my direction trying to find a simulation between us. She then looks at her teacher and agrees that she will look after me. The princess and her bow to one another and gave farewell to one another. As the door closes, Twilight walks or in this case, trots up to me and sits down on the floor.

“So you and me are going to be roommates?”I asked looking at her with a tired tone on my voice.

“I believe so.” She response, trying to keep the conversation going.

“Oh I almost forgot about Spike he’s also living with us.” I raised an eyebrow not knowing that she also had someone in her home.

“Spike? Who’s Spike?”
“He’s my #1 assistant and that he’s a baby dragon.” As she said that she forgot that this whole ordeal was the cause of me going mad. She then tries to change the subject but it was too late.

“Wait you have a baby dragon as an assistant?” Looking at her in a surprised look. Admitting defeat she nods her head and waited for my reaction.

“That’s awesome.” I said calmly.“Wait you aren’t freaked out that dragon’s exists in this world?” Looking at me with a confused look on her face.

“Of course I’m a bit freaked out but its a baby dragon if there anything from movies I seened then theres nothing to worry.” Twilight looks at me with an intrigued look on her face.

“Movies? What are movies?” I sigh a bit annoyed that I have to explain what movies are but I guess I got time to kill so why not.
“Ok so movies are…”

END OF CHAPTER 3

Author's Note

Ok so now we are starting to get somewhere. Anyways I hope that this story can get somewhere, or at the least become better with the help of you guys if there were any grammar errors. New chapter new question. If you can become a vault hunter what abilities would you have if a vault was in Equestria.