Chapter Four:
Morning meetings

It was early the next morning when Issac awoke once again. Looking around his surroundings, he quickly dismissed that the events of the last few days had been a dream. He really wasn't in the empire anymore, let alone in the same realm.

Sitting up on the edge of the bed and stretching, Issac turned to the window and could see the sun slowly rising above the horizon.

'It's in a couple of days, am I really going to be ready?' He thought to himself.

After a few moments there was a light knocking on the door. "Come in Miss Fluttershy." Issac called out.

Slowly the door opened and Fluttershy made her way into the room while holding a tray with some toast with jam and a glass of orange juice on it. "Good morning Issac, I umm, brought you some breakfast if you would like?" Fluttershy informed him as she set the tray down on the bedside table.

"Thank you, miss Fluttershy. It looks very nice." Issac thanked her as he took a slice.

"Do you mind if I check your wounds Issac?" Fluttershy asked him.

"Go right ahead." Issac answered as he turned his back to her and lifted his shirt.

Slowly, Fluttershy undid some of the bandages to inspect where the first arrow had been lodged in his back. As it came off, she let out a shocked gasp. Issac quickly swallowed the bite of toast he had in his mouth and turned his head to look back at her. "Is everything alright Fluttershy?" He asked her.

"How is this possible?" He heard her say quietly as she worked to take off the other bandages a little more quickly. After she had finished, Fluttershy was beyond shocked.

"You're kind of scaring me miss Fluttershy, is there something wrong with my wounds?" Issac asked.

Fluttershy looked up into his eyes as she answered. "Wrong? No. I don't think so at least? But your wounds have almost completely healed."

"Oh, Is that all? Don't worry, I was kind of expecting that actually." Issac answered before going back to his slice of toast and taking another bite.

"What do you mean you were expecting it? If you don't mind me asking." Fluttershy questioned as she set the bandages aside since they were no longer required and Issac put his shirt back on properly.

"Well, my people have long been known for our ability to heal quickly, among other things. But make no mistake, If I hadn't received treatment, I would surely be dead right now." He explained as he turned towards her with a smile. "And for helping me, you have my eternal gratitude."

"O-oh, well I just did what anypony would have done really." Fluttershy said as she looked away shyly.

"That may be true I guess, anyone could have, but that doesn't make it mean any less. My mother always told me to be thankful to anyone who helps me, no matter if they think what they did meant much or not." Issac explained to her as he finished his toast.

Fluttershy looked back to him and smiled. "Your mother sounds like a very wonderful mare." She said to him, but looked a little more concerned when she saw him flinch slightly and loose some of his smile.

"Yeah... She really was." Issac answered her as he slowly turned and looked out the bedroom window, thinking back on all of the life lessons his mother had taught him.

"Issac? Are you alright?" Fluttershy asked as she rested her hand on his.

"Yeah, sorry, I'll be fine." He told her as he looked back, the beginnings of tears in his eyes.

Fluttershy then realized what must be upsetting him. "Oh Issac i'm so sorry, I didn't know."

"I know Fluttershy, it's not your fault. It's already been a couple of years now, so I'll get over it eventually I guess." Issac told her as he used a tissue she handed him to wipe his eyes.

After a minute or two of silence, they both heard a light knocking on the front door of Fluttershy's cottage. "Oh, that must be Twilight. She said that she would be here today to talk to you after she stopped round last night and I told her you were awake." Fluttershy explained as she got up then looked back to Issac. "Oh, umm, I hope you don't mind?" she asked.

"That's perfectly fine." Issac answered her with a smile. Fluttershy then excused herself to answer the door.

Twilight waited patiently at the door to Fluttershy's cottage along with Spike. "So Twi, how do you think a human got here without being changed into a pony? I mean that doesn't make any sense to me." The young drake asked.

"Well Spike, from what I understand, it's actually part of the spell on the mirror portal that causes individuals to change as they go through it. So if somepony found a way to do it without the portal, then there wouldn't be any change." Twilight explained to her assistant.

As Twilight finished her explanation, the door to the cottage opened slightly to reveal one of the eyes of it's owner, before it was opened the rest of the way. "Good morning Twilight, good morning Spike." Fluttershy greeted her friends.

"Good morning Fluttershy." They both responded. "May we come in and see him Fluttershy?" Twilight asked.

"Of course, Issac is waiting for you in the bedroom." Fluttershy answered them as she stepped aside and let the pair in, before closing the door and having them follow her up.

Fluttershy once again knocked on the bedroom door. "Come in." They all heard the young man call from the other side before Fluttershy opened the door. "Hello, you must be Miss Twilight, Fluttershy told me you wanted to meet me when I wake up?" Issac greeted.

"Yes, My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle, it's a pleasure to meet you Issac." Twilight responded cheerfully then indicated towards the small drake standing beside her. "And this is my assistant, Spike." Spike proceeded to wave and smile.

"It's an honor to meet you both." Issac said as he bowed his head respectfully towards them. "To what do I owe the pleasure of a face to face meeting with royalty?" He asked.

"Well I was hoping to ask you some questions if you don't mind?" Twilight asked him as she sat down on a stool from the corner of the room.

"I suppose I can do that for you, what would you like to know?" Issac offered.

"Excellent! She exclaimed as she used her magic to summon a note book, along with an ink well and quill.

Author's Note

Hi all, Storm here. Chapter Four is finally done, and honestly it made me a little sad.
Next chapter will be Twilight's questioning of Issac so stay tuned.