Trust

Chapter 6 – Exploring the town

(Damn my head hurts.) As my thought s are now focusing on the throbbing and pounding in my head.
(So this what a hangover feels like to mom and dad after that New Year’s Eve party back at 2009.)

My parents were never heavy drinkers but when it comes to parties and special occasions, they would sometimes go out of hand in drinking while the other stays sober so we go home. It’s always hilarious in the morning when one of them fights over to see who uses the bathroom.

I swear my head felt like it gained weight because if felt off balance for some reason.
(Must be one of the side effects when it comes to a hangover.) I thought.

I also noted that my breath tasted bad so I blew out my breath and smelled it.

(Gag) Jesus Christ, that smells horrible!) Yelling in my thoughts.

I then tried to leave that thought away by trying to figure out what happened last night.

(Ok I got transported to another world ruled by talking ponies from a little girls show, fell down a tree, nearly got attacked three times if I can recall correctly, and was ambushed by a pink pony.)

I stopped thinking after I said pink pony.

(Ohh yeah… what was her name? Was it Pinkie Pie? Yeh I believe so. She threw me a party and I was in a food eating contest with Rainbow and she won but lost her lunch or was it dinner?) I laughed in my head when I recalled giving her a congratulatory drink but went back to the bathroom to continue her loss.

(Now that I remember it’s time to wake up and get out and have a lite jog.)

I knew in my head it wasn’t a good idea to get out and do any activities while having a hangover but I can just pop some aspirin or anything that can get rid of this headache. And besides I remembered that nearly half the town knows of my presence. Not to mention that I got to formalize the town and its surroundings so that when I go out I wouldn’t get lost and ask direction.

I try getting up but for some unknown reason something was dragging me. Then I heard an annoyed moan coming from behind me so I turn my head around. I only got a peek but I could tell it was Twilight and she was holding me in an embrace not too loose or too tight. Now normally, this thing would have freaked me out because I didn’t have a shirt on, but right now I didn’t care at the time.

“Wait what time is it? “ I then try to dig into my pockets and thank fully they were still on last night so that’s a good sign. I took at my phone, press the button to turn it on and thanked God that it still had power left. I peek at it and it reads 7:11.

(A little too early but still, couldn’t say a good time to wake up.) Now that one issue was taken care of, there was still the fact that I need to get out of here but not wake Twilight up. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to ruin her sleep, but I was somewhat afraid if she was those types of women that didn’t want their beauty rest ruined. But I doubt it since Rarity looks like one of those types.

(Enough fooling around think.) I try thinking up a way to get out of this situation and an idea hits me. I grab a pillow from my side and very slowly I slip under her hoof that was around my neck. Now that the easy part was done, the hardest part was her foreleg around my waist.

This might take a while so wait for a few minutes will you?

30 MINUTES LATER…

“Sorry pillow.” I quietly apologize to the inanimate object. During my process of getting out of the bed, I wiggled out from her viper-like grip and let me tell you it wasn’t easy but by some miracle I made it out. But poor pillow had to act as my body double.

I was about to leave the room but when I looked back at Twilight she really did look like she was enjoying her cuddle fest with that pillow. It was so adorable that she was sleeping reminds me of how Ruth would always cuddle her stuffed animals back at home. I had to take a photo of it not because of how disgustingly adorable it was, but how this would cost a fortune if I come back with evidence of real life aliens.

That and if that doesn’t work because of the government thinking I was some sort of crazy conspiracy theorist and photo shopped it, I’ll just sell it and commission the damn thing on Deviantart for a price.

With one quick snap, I finally left the room and left the home but not before I brushed and rinsed my teeth first.
I knew exactly where the bathroom was but it was difficult how I was going to brush my teeth since I didn’t bring my tooth brush along the “trip”. I looked in the bathroom and it would seem that it looks like your average looking bathrooms back on earth.

(Wow, this place looks pretty nice.)

It had a bath, a sink and a toilet? Ahhh whatever I threw logic out the f#@king door since I got here and met pinkie pie so to hell with logic it goes.

I looked at the sink and found three brushes. One was purple, one was green and the last one was blue. I guess the one in blue must have indicated that it was mine while the others must belong to Twilight and Spike.

I used the blue one and bruised with it. I was right; it tasted like it was never used before nor has a weird taste. After I popped open an aspirin bottle and swallowed two pills, it was time to get out.

I felt the morning air go through my nose and it was amazing. There were no cars honking, there were no people or ponies walking (for that matter) just me and a dirt road. I then started with a light walk. After about a few minutes I started to speed up a little.

I have to say it was quite peaceful aside from the hangover, the whole village was colorful something you wouldn’t see on Earth.

“A bit too colorful for my eyes but I’ll digress.” Talking to just myself.

I walked over a bridge that was under a river and I stopped my walk to take a rest and look around. I closed my eyes and listened to the flow of the river and it really had washed away all my problems away except one. The only problem on my mind was “How am I supposed to get back home?”

I was into deep thought trying to comprehend the situation I was in and a damn good question it was. How was I supposed to get back home?

“Space shuttle? No I don’t have the knowledge or the compartments to make one and even if I did, where the hell would I be? If I just go around space I’ll never find home.” I try to think of other means of getting out.
Then a memory comes back.

“Oh yeah now I remember, Celestia summoned me here so maybe there was a way I can get back.” Just as I said that, the word “summoned” was infecting my head.

(Summoned… I can’t shake that word off of me. What am I to her?)I keep asking myself that question over and over but no matter what, I can’t help but think that I’m some sort of pawn into her little plan. I can’t help but get angry.

(Who does that bitch think she is royalty? Ok maybe, but I am no one’s bitch especially to a horse.) The more I think about it, the more angered I became.

(Relax David; don’t go making false accusations not like last time.) I try to remember something back when I was younger. I let in a deep breath and finally exhaled.

(Good, just relax and don’t freak out like yesterday.) Now that I got those negative thoughts out of the way, I got back to jogging.

10 minutes later …

I found myself in a small hill not too far from Ponyville. I think it was the same hill that I landed two days ago or appeared I’m not quite sure how. I took in the scenery and it was fantastic. I let the sun’s warm full rays hit my face and felt like I can take on anything that came in my way. Well, all except this.

“I’m glad we meet again Mr. Grant.”

I turn around knowing who that voice belongs to. I did jump after the noise appeared out of nowhere but I calmed downed after looking at Celestia.

“Oh it’s you again.”

“You sound as if you hate me.” Celestia said.

“I don’t hate you, I’m just hung over that’s all.” I rub the back of my head to prove my point. Damn it all, the damn pills did nothing. She looked at me almost as if I told a bad joke. Oh shit was I aww screw it this really hasn’t been the worst thing I’ve done all year.

“Please allow me to elevate the pain.” When she came to my direction her horn started to glow which to me meant something bed was going to happen to me like last time. But when her horn touch my forehead, sure it sort of stung a little since the horn was a bit sharp however the pain started to go away. Eventually the pounding in my head stopped and I can tolerate the god awful brightness of the sun.

I looked up at her and thanked her for whatever she did to me.

“Your welcome. But there is one thing that’s on my mind; like how in Equestria were you able to get alcohol?”

“Hey not my fault Pinkie didn’t tell me in time before I drank like 4 cups.” After those last cups I don’t remember that much.

“I see. Well I should tell you that in Equestria things run differently here. I don’t know what sort of rules Earth has but here in Equestria the appropriate age is 21 to drink.”

(Shit! Wait maybe I can lie about my age here. I’ll just say that my birthday was a month ago. Please be gullible.)

“I should also mention that Twilight has already informed me that you are still in high school which also means you are still under age.”

(CRAP! She already knows. Damn it Twilight, why didn’t you keep that a secret?!) Damn I really hope Pinkie doesn’t get in trouble for this. Sure I hate her, but not have her get arrested for something she didn’t do because I didn’t tell her I was young.

“Ok so what? It was just one night it won’t happen again I swear you have my word.” I told her with all the confidents and urge to not laugh at my lies. Sure my first time drinking wasn’t what I expected but I’ll get another chance.

“I will hold you on that. But what I’m most concern is your education.”
(What?)

“Since I accidentally pulled you out of your world, I believe that I should help continue your pursuit of knowledge...”

(No she wouldn’t dare.)

“Twilight was able to convince Miss Cheerlie into letting you in her class after you and Twilight have made amazing points.”

(WHAT?! I never remembered anything of the sort.)

“So by next week you will be attending Miss cheerlie’s class by the end of the year.”

(FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU) Ok this needs to end NOW!

“Umm Celeste can I call you that?” I never gave her the chance to say anything considering I might have to go to school here of all places. Plus I’m not planning on staying here I have a life back home.

“Whatever I think this might be a really really (REALLY) bad idea. I mean come on I’ll be the only human in that class.” I then continue my argument.

“Beside can’t you just send me back home? I mean you did bring me here with magic, can’t you just send me back the same way you did before?”

Celestia looks at me with emotionless stare but a second later turns a bit sad.

“I am sorry but…” she then sighs then continues. “ It would be best if you looked on your right arm.” I was confused but I did as she told me so I check my arm to see it was nothing. Is this some sort of trick? That thought was thrown out the window when I check the bottom side of my arm. It looked faint but I saw a bunch of numbers and that the right side of the number was decreasing.

“What the hell is this? Why’s my arm looking like a time bomb?” Oh god maybe it is a bomb. Oh god I’m gonna die.

“Don’t worry yourself Mr. Grant. It’s nothing dangerous as you would think.” After she had told me about it not killing me I calmed downed a little but I was curious as to why my arm has some sort of timer. She explained to me that this “feature” was a counter for how long I needed to stay in this place until I was able to recharge.

But what I wasn’t concentrating on was; is it going to kill me? But that was it she didn’t explain to me how I was supposed to recharge on but what I did hear was me not dying from it which was a huge relief.When I told her how to recharge myself she just smile almost about to laugh which wasn’t funny to me because of what she had told me.

However I was glad that I wasn’t going to die young, lord knows I got more hell to rise.

“You will know soon enough but as of now I think it’s about time I leave you to your activities.” Good. I was glad she was leaving I never like talking to her anyways. As I turned to leave back to town, I suddenly realized that we never discussed the fact of me going back to school. When I turned around to protest she just vanished into thin air.

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“OH COME ON!!” I screamed as loud as I can after that bullshit she pulled on me. First she got me scared after the bomb thing, and then she confused me after the explanation about my arm. Finally she got me to let lose about me not dying. Goddammit that bitch.

“I can’t believe it. I got out smarted by a damn horse. Son of a bitch.” I kept cursing as I left the place once more. When I came back to the town to look around some more, I came across a place that looked like a market district and it was starting to get a few peo… ponies in the streets.

When I was walking to try and find a much quieter place away from the crowd, most of them we’re looking at me not out of fear if I recall last night, but they were looking at me with curiosity. Whatever the case may be I just needed to get the hell out of here.

After walking a couple of blocks, I saw a vendor that was selling carrots for…shit forgot I can’t read their language. But whatever it costed I didn’t have it yet but I was hungry. I could go back to Twilights and get something but then again if she had an all hay meal diet and that’s worth taking the chance.

I waited for the pony merchant to be distracted by someone else and once she was distracted, I was able to nab a 4 carrots and stuffed them in my red hoodie, then I went on to the next vender that was selling strawberries. I did the same process from last time and once I was satisfied, I left the market place and found an ally to hide.

“God that was too easy. I sort of wished I got caught back there but whatever I got me something to eat.”
Before I could even get a single bite from one of the carrots, some rope was lassoed on my right arm and before I knew it, I got both hands tied behind back and I fell backwards.

“Gah! What the hell.”

“I really hope you paid for those items.”

(Oh God no. Please don’t let it be who I think it is.)

(Oh but it is.)

(Who the hell said that?) I thought to myself after hearing another voice.

When I turned my head around the direction I saw who the hell lassoed me like I was some bull. And speaking of bull it was none other than the cow pony that nearly tried tackling me last time. It was Applejack. *Snicker* still can’t take the name serious after all she is named after the cereal.

“Look as you can tell I’m not from here.”

“Yep.”

“So you understand that I have no currency to buy these.”

“Seems about right.”

“So can you let me go so I can give these to Twilight?” I lied about the last part but whatever it’s not like she can…

“Something tells me that these weren’t meant for her and that you stole them just for fun.”

“I have no idea what you’re implying I can assure you that my deeds were pure and simple and I was looking out for my hostess.” Oh God please fall for it I’m running out of ideas plus I don’t know where my knife is so I can break loose.

“I saw you stole those carrots from Golden Harvest and not to mention those strawberries you hiding under those clothes of yours and with a smile as wide as a cheshire cat when you did it too.”

“Ok so how much is it going to take to keep this out of Twilight? I promise I won’t steal again, you have my word.” This means nothing to me. Seriously I played this game so many times before and all those times it has work in my favor this long there was no way she’s going to…

“Even if I did believe you something tells me your word doesn’t mean anything to you.”

(GODDAMMIT! How is it she called off all my BLUFFS?! Great, now I’m really am going to prison this time and uncle Tommy isn’t going to get me out of this time. SHIT!)

“However Twilight should know that her guest from another planet is out being a thief I think it’s fair that she should know about this.” She said this while having that all too familiar sight when a same cop catches the same guy over and over again; that shit eating grin.

She pulls on the rope that tied me down and I was force to follow her direction which was probable Twilights. God what have you got myself into this time.

End of Chapter 6