Human Mind, Pony Body

Chapter 5

The Truth Unfolds

By TheFablequestria

We were back home. I had almost gotten over what happened (I hope Peachy did too). Me and Peachy were playing together. I decided to keep the key on my neck. "Rosy?" asked Peachy.

"Yes? Remember you can call me anything"

"Can I call you Peachy Jr?" She joked.

"Yeah right!" I said laughing. I guess she might be able to handle the truth. Well, up until the part of my true gender identity.

"Well, are you hungry?"

"Yep! I'll make the foo-"

"You don't have to, remember? I'm here for you." Peachy interrupted smiling.

"Yes, that is quite true."

"I'll go get some carrots." Okay I hate most fruits and vegetables. But who knows, maybe I will have different desires as a pony. Speaking of which... I see Peachy doesn't have a somepony.. and neither do I, but I'm not worried about that.. yet. Okay, I'm not considering having a somepony yet or at all, but if I do, the only choice, which I will hate on the inside, is to have my somepony be male... ugh.

Because.. if I am attracted to a male, that would not be gay on the outside, but on the inside. If I were to be attracted to a female? Lesbian on outside, not on the inside. And why I say this, is because I am female on the outside, not on the inside. Well.. actually.. it's kinda taken control, which I don't mind. Besides, what would I do with male on the inside female on the outside? That would be too hard to hide. So I kind of.. terminated most of my.. you know.. true gender feelings... in hope I don't struggle with identity problems. Besides.. I doubt I swapped bodies with a pony that had a life before we swapped.. I most likely swapped bodies with a pony that was made for me.

But if I did swap bodies.. I.. would SkyRose have my memories? Would she know my friends? I kind of don't want to leave them behind.. well, mostly I care about just one of my friends (identity secured for safety reasons, heh), but I also don't want to leave Peachy, either.

"Here ya go. Le Carrot" Peachy said with a silly French accent. I giggled. We shared the bowl of carrots. I put the first carrot into my mouth. I quote Maud Pie, it's crunchy. But it tasted so good, unlike the taste in human form... in my dull form. We ate a while, and Peachy put carrots on her eyes and made them go around. I laughed so hard I almost cried. Even though I wouldn't laugh that easily in my human form and gender, alot has changed. I felt more free. Laughing and crying was easier for me, especially giggling, which I couldn't really do as my true self. After we were done eating the sumptuous carrots, which still oddly tasted so good, Peachy went and washed the dishes once more. I had to tell her. Her love and trust of me were high, a little too much to be honest.

"Peachy?" I squeaked.

"Yeah sis?"

"I.. uh.. need to talk to you when you're done.." I said quietly.

"Okay, I was done anyways, just cleaned up the counter top. What do you wanna say?"

"It's that thing.. remember? When I ran away and you convinced me not to? I think it's time... I told you... the truth"

"About what?" Peachy asked, puzzled. The revelation moment... hope it goes okay.. I was worried she would leave me.. or worse.

"Come into your room." We trotted upstairs to her room. I sat on her bed, with her right beside me.

"I... this isn't me.."

"Huh? I don't follow." She said smiling.

"What I mean is.. I just.. it might make sense if I ask you this... what would you do, if you woke up in somepony else's body? Now I know what you're thinking, I'm probably craz-"

"I would see who I switched with and the cause, and seek help to get back to my true form. Why you ask?"

"I told you.. this isn't me.. I am..."

"Hahahah! Really, why did you bring me he- oh.. wait, you're SERIOUS??"

"Yes..."

"Okay... so your name isn't SkyRose?" Peachy asked. Can't tell her my name...

"Uhm... can we not talk about that right now.." I said quietly.

"You're serious? You're not joking right now?"

"No.. but it's okay if you don't believe me.. nopony would.. except maybe.. ugh... I have no evidence, so you will just have to either trust me on this, or think this is a joke."

"Like I said, I'll take your word for it. So.. what is your real  name?"

"Can we please change the subject about my name... please? I want to talk to you about my true form.. everything has its own time.. and I will tell you what you need to know, when time is right, okay?"

"Okay..."

"Okay.. can you handle the truth?"

"Yes, bu-"

"Will you leave me? Will you be mad at me? Would you think I'm a monster?"

"Rosy, of course not. I love you no matter-"

"I'm a human."

"Uh.. what's a human?"

"Paper. Pencil. Now." I said firmly. She gave me the paper and pencil, and I made the best sketch I could make of a human. I put the paper on the drawer to draw better. "This is a human. Now look at it, while I tell you about myself and everything." I told Peachy, who looked oddly at the sketch.

"Uhm...okay.."

"First off. I live on Earth. There is no Equestria, but there kind of is at the same time."

"NO EQUESTRIA? Please be reasonable. Be serious Rosy-"

"I AM being serious. No Equestria. Humans have 2 hands, used to grab objects, and are easier to use than hooves. We have 2 feet, used for walking, running, jumping and such. Galloping is running, walking is basically trotting. We have a small amount of hair. We have god, Jesus, Adam and Eve.." I continued on, telling her about our human history and how ponies are just animations.

"I see.. so we are just animations?"

"Basically, yes." I then also told her about the generations and fans of my little pony, and everything in it and about it.

"So.. Twilight Sparkle, a purple mare, is a unicorn who becomes an alico-"

"Take my word for it. But bad things are going to happen, too, but don't worry about them. I'll do my best to keep us safe."  I then told her about my fandom and wishes to be a pony.

"Oh.. I see. And you're how old?"

"12"

"Okay" Peachy replied. I then told her about myself.

"So.. parkouring is basically running and jumping and-"

"Shh.. look." I showed her a model of a human wall running and parkouring, that I made of some clay I found in the drawer.

"Wow.. and we're animations... we don't exist.."

"Actually, we do, we're.. uh.. you're just... incapable of lots of stuff.. there's no pegasi or unicorn.. those are just myths.." I also explained to her about ponies and horses and stuff.

"And, I am quite subtle with this form, thus, I do not want to be human again, but I kind of fear I swapped bodies with SkyRose, which I highly doubt, but I want to talk to somepony who studies humans.. a teal colored coat with teal and white hair.. an unicorn who ever pony doesn't believe.. Lyra Heartstrings. Do you know of her?"

"No.. but.. I understand you are female.. and about-" Peachy said. 'I wish I could say that, and so making it simpler so I don't have to explain..'.

"No. I am.. male..."

"WHAT? But.. but.."

"I carry my true self  into this world, and I hid my true self, my true gender, which is now a burden because my outside.. uh... kind of inside too... is female. But, I hid in fear of you leaving me.. in fear of bad things happening.. and reactions.."

"I understand. I know how you feel.. I used to get bullied and nobody believed me.. I felt like.. doing something.. bad to myself"

"We have alot in common.." I said, smiling sadly. Peachy hugged me.

"Well, this form, is your form, and if it is a burden for you to be male, so be it, but I do not care. Live the new you, and be yourself."

"The reason I felt like saying this now.. is because you have been so honest and kind.. I can't lie to somepony-"

"someone. Say what you really want."

"Somepony" I said smiling, "like you. I can't lie to. You're so wonderful. I love you, in a normal way.. not the.."

"I know. Keep going."

"Yeah.. anyways.. I had to tell you the truth. And here's a thing. Everypony seems cute and beautiful, like a work of true art to me. Myself, you, anypony, really." Peachy blushed.

"But, do you want to keep me?"

"I don't care who or what you are, I will always love you, in a family kind of way." She said smiling.

I hugged her with tears in my eyes.

"Thank you for believing me... for being there for me... for not leaving me... I really needed, and probably still need somepony.. to be with me... I can't handle myself on my own.. I need to let the past behind, and face the present. The only reason today, anyday from now on is a gift, is because of you. You are my gift. I have been seeking somepony like you for so long.. I love you sis"

"I love you too..." She paused, "Sis." She said smiling. "What do you want to do now?"

"Maybe... find Lyra? She studies humans, and I want to kind of..."

"Okay, get ready sis." Peachy said. We trotted downstairs. I got my pack on. We went outside. I asked someponies if they knew where Lyra lives. Finally, I found out. I knocked on her door.

Guess who answered?

"Uh... hi... I'm... SkyRose. And this is Peachy.. my.."

"Sister" Said Peachy.

"I'm Lyra. Lyra Heartstrings. What do you want?"

"Have you ever wanted to talk to a human?"

"What, are you just going to say they are myths, like everypony does?"

"Well.. no. You see... I.. study humans too" I lied.

"Come in." She let me and Peachy in. "Aren't humans fascinating? I've always dreamt of being one, meeting one, seeing where they live. But I can't find lots of material on humans. Every book has humans located under Myths & Ancient History. I even have these pi-"

"I ASKED, have you ever wanted to talk to a Human?"

"Well, yes, but-"

"Ask away."

"What? You're a pony.."

"Yes, I am... sort of.. basically.."

"What do you mean?"

"Can you shut your trap and let me finish!?" I snapped. She winced. "Oh.. oops.. I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to.."

"No... it's okay. I talk too much anyways." Lyra said sadly.

"No, you dont, you just need to listen. Ok, I woke up as a filly about... 3 days ago?  I can't quite remember. Anyway.. before all this, I was a human. Male to be exact. 12 years old."

"You were.. a human? You also swapped GENDERS?"

"That's what I said. Now, if you don't believe me, you have a right. Peachy here chose to believe me, and I am thankful for that. But, believe me or not, it's up to you. I have no evidence of my human form, and yes I lied about studying humans. It was the only way I could talk to you."

"You may have lied, but I don't think you're lying. You aren't like everypony else. That, is your evidence."

"Thanks for believing me. And in our world, you ponies are-"

"Non-existent. Yes I know." Interrupted Lyra.

"No, you don't." Said Peachy. Me and my.. sis.. explained everything I told Peachy and beyond.

"So.. how did you swap?" Lyra asked excitedly.

"Please don't get your hopes up. I don't really know. It was.. in a dream.. a blank room with a strangely colored door.. I walked up to it and turned the knob, waking up to see a snout at the bottom of my vision."

"Mhmmm.. So you don't know how?"

"Well.. I'm kind of the opposite of you... I dispise my world, and adore yours. But yeah, I don't know how. I just always wanted to be here, in Equestria, as you know what!" I said smiling. "Not as male though, don't ask."

"Okay, I won't. So what brang you here?"

"My hooves. I walked. That's what brang me here." I joked. "Ok, actually I came to see if you can make me human for a short period of time.. please not permanently."

"What, do you think I would stay in this body if I had something to make me human? No, I can't.. but we can try.. thus if succeeding.. I can change too.."

"We can swap bodies. Human me and pony you" I joked again. Atleast I think I joked. "But you shouldn't change. Trust me."

"Why not?"

"It's a huge hay... uh.. hellzone"

"Oh... uh.. okay..? But.. you had arms and legs.."

"Well.. I kind of miss them.. but I don't mind!" I smiled. "Anyways, me and my sister," I paused smiling at Peachy, receiving one back, "had better get going, okay?"

"Oh.. but- I have so many questio- actually, you answered some. Thanks and goodbye! I would love to talk to you again!" Lyra waved us off. Me and Peachy headed home.

"So.. what now?" I let out a yawn, answering her question. "Fine by me" Peachy smiled. Why do I always yawn when she says that... especially near nightfall? We went into the living room, on the couch. "Where do you want to sleep?" asked Peachy.

"Well... here is okay" I said sleepily. We were curled up on the bed. I let our another yawn. I heard Peachy let out a tiny giggle.

"Goodnight sleepyhead." She said softly, smiling. Sleepyhead!? I could've stayed awake until 3 AM, maybe even days! Hay, I don't really even feel............................