Man Alone

"It's hostile, it has to die!" The pony in front of me exclaimed.

"Agreed!" Said the rest of the ponies.

"Wait! I haven't done anything to you!" I pleaded.

"You came to town armed, it's not hard to figure out. Drop your weapon and surrender, so we can make it quick."

"Never!" I said, drawing my sword. I slashed at the pony in front, and he fell to the ground. Several gasps could be heard, as well as weapons being unsheathed en masse.

This wouldn't be easy. It never was. I blocked the first attack with my sword, and counter-attacked, taking my attacker down. I walked backwards a little, and got ready as 3 more ponies stormed my way. I blocked the first attack, took down the second attacker before he could act, and skillfully fell to the ground to avoid getting hit by the third. I rolled out of the way of the now recovered 1st pony, and quickly got on my feet. I took him down, and disarmed the remaining one.

"Any last words?" I asked. He didn't reply. I took him out too.

The crowd cheered. The ponies I had just taken down got up, and together, we bowed. It had been a fun performance. I had done a little theater before in school, but most of my classmates were horrible actors. It was nice to finally act with someone as good, if not better than me. Hopefully this performance would help spread the news about me in Equestria. I'd hate to have to be a 'monster' every new village and town I visit.

Backstage I deposited my sword in the storage room, and took a seat. I'm no athlete, and while fun, the performance was exhausting.

"You weren't too bad out there, Casper." One of my co-actors said.

"Hehe, neither were you.." I replied.

"Well, when you do this for a living, it gets hard to not be good." She replied, chuckling.

"Point taken."

"So, I've heard you're taking the train to Canterlot?"

"Yeah. I think it'd be a good idea to get a talk with the princesses."

"Shame, we could use someone like you here."

"Well, I've just arrived. Life's an adventure, and I've been craving for some adventure for a long time. Denmark isn't very exciting, no mountains, next to no dangerous animals.. Pretty boring."

"Good luck on your travels then. Hopefully you'll visit sometime!"

"I probably will."

I looked at the nearby clock. Time was 17:07. My train was leaving the next day, early in the morning. My stomach rumbled.

"You sound hungry."

"Oh really? I didn't notice.."

Casper's Journal, day 5 in Equestria.

Today we finally performed for an audience. I was a little nervous at the start, but it quickly diminished. I also figured out the train route. It'll pass by Appleloosa, then onward to Ponyville, and finally to Canterlot, stopping at all 3 places. Though I'd love to stop by Ponyville, I need to remember my priorities. Canterlot first, everything else after. Hopefully the trip won't be too eventful. The last thing I want is to get derailed in the desert or something. Then again, it's Equestria, anything can happen.

I had another burst of sadness this morning. I have no real reason, same shit different day, I suppose. Guess depressions follow you to magical lands of happiness and magic. Being all alone in this world has its benefits, but I kind of miss talking to another human, even if many of us are less gifted with intelligence than others. Perhaps you can be too intelligent too. I often over think things a little too more than I'd like myself..

"Another day, another entry.." I murmured to myself, as I took a bite of the carrot I had bought. Like most of the things I had eaten in Equestria, it was unnaturally well tasting. I guessed it had something to do with magic.

I finished off the carrot, and checked the time. It was getting late, and I had a train to catch early morning, so I went to bed.

Rare Authors Note:

As those who read my blog posts know, I'm open to suggestions on what'll happen on the train ride. Post a comment or send me a PM, and I'll see if I can use it. But for the love of god, make it sensible. I'm not planning on putting a dark or random tag on this story.