But I don't wanna eat horse food!

There was a needlessly long silence that followed a very simple question, both parties were puzzling the meaning behind it - well both questions really, but that's semantics.

Celestia waited for a good minute before she concluded that the new comer was not going to respond first

"Am I correct to assume that the language I am speaking is similar to this 'English' you speak of?  Which sounds strikingly similar to the Equestrian I am speaking?"

"um... I think so?" was Teddy's response, not elegant, nor confident, but most certainly enlightening

"Well that will simplify things, wouldn't want you to think I was going to eat you now would I?  Though I'm sure a taste wouldn't hurt"

"Yes, and what was that last part?  I didn't quite catch that, something about wooden dirt?  There may be a few differences it seems, because we have a word for that, 'sawdust.'"

Celestia turned a slight shade red, "Errr, um... yes, so it would seem.  Moving on, what do you call yourself and how did you come to appear before me in such a manner?"

"My name is Theodore, but everyone calls me Teddy, or Ted.  As for how I got here, I was hoping you could tell me, or at least get my lunch back"

Celestia gave a soft laugh, "You certainly are an unusual one.  Being completely uprooted from where you were, thrown infront of the Sun Princess of Equestria, and all you can think of is getting your lunch back" She gave her head a light shake with her eyes closed "What are we going to do with you"

"Well I was hoping you could feed me, though I doubt that will work"

At that Celestia cocked her head to the side "Why do you think that?  I can have the kitchen make you anything you desire"

He idly kicked at the floor a bit while looking anywhere but at the princess "Well, you see.... you are kinda... a horse, and I don't eat grass or hay or oats, and I don't like carrots"

"Pony actually, may I see your teeth?"

"My teeth?  What for?  I just had a dental appointment last Tuesday and they said I'm fine"

"Well my guest, you can learn a lot about a species from their teeth, now open up and say 'ahhh.'  Don't worry, I can see from here"

"Fine, but so you know, where I'm from this is considered rude with a capital R.  Ahhh"

Hmmm, as I thought, sharp teeth... wait there's some flats as well, so he must be an omnivore.... I do hope he doesn't actually need meat in his diet, this could get messy

"So you eat both plants and animals, is this correct?"

"Well, sorta... not really, but kinda, yes?"  Was his reply

"How can that be only partly true?"

"Well you see, I eat mostly highly processed foods... some of which contains small amounts of meat, others derived from plants but few would ever call them such.  Stuff like pizza, french fries, chicken nuggets, doughnuts, potato chips, tortilla chips, cake, hot dogs" Celestia turned a little green at the mention of chicken and dog

"Of those I have only heard of doughnuts and cake, and I should hope that you will refrain from chicken and dog for the time being"

*grumble* "Fine... but my health will start to deteriorate slowly.  I can slow it if you have peanut butter, but that will only go so far" said a displeased looking Teddy before perking up "But, it's not like I can prepare that kind of food the way I like anyway.  Now about that cake...."

Celestia gave another light laugh "You really are something else aren't you?  Alright we shall have cake, I will make sure there is no hay"

"Do... do you know what chocolate is?  I like that kind best, without frosting, I find it icky and takes away from the cake itself"

With a smile Celestia rang a little bell before a short tan pony with a mustache and a chefs hat came in from a side door "Afternoon cake squad leader standing by, what is your order?"

"Let's see, today I am feeling angel food with hay bits on top.  And as for our friend here, he would like plain chocolate cake with specifically no frosting or hay."  She finished with a gesture towards Teddy, to which the smaller pony did a double take.

"W-will that be all your majesty?"

"Yes, that will be fine, thank you Cake Baker"

With a small bow the baker left the room, leaving the two alone again.

Silence reigned for a good ten minutes before Teddy decided to ask a question

"How did you, earlier when I was trying to leave, how did you stop me?  You didn't even touch me"

The princess cocked an eyebrow at him like he had sprouted another head before realizing something "You, I think we can now confirm now, aren't from this world are you?" to that Teddy nodded, "In this world, every pony has magic.  Though it manifests differently depending on the type of pony"

"Right, so everyone here has magical powers, got it, don't piss anyone off"

"So your world does not have magic?" To this Teddy nodded "Well this whole world should be a brand new experience for you, but if you feel homesick or a need for the familiar, we will try to accommodate your needs.  Within reason of course"

"I suppose chicken is out of the question isn't it?"

"It is best not to get one's hopes up" I need to stop thinking of a certain orange filly

"Darn... well I am sure to have plenty of questions about things that you may or may not have in this world.  With enough thought I may be able to build some of the things I desire, or a cheap imitation at least."

While they waited the Princess watched as Teddy adopted a peculiar posture, he placed one of his paws under his muzzle and used the other to support the mid-section of the first.  And then he began to wander back and forth muttering, pausing every so often before he continued the process.  He did this until the cakes arrived.

Teddy was pleased with the cake, it was delicious.  A definite 9/10, because there is always room for improvement.

After he was finished gorging himself on cake, using his deceptively dexterous paws, Celestia continued to sit in silence and watch Teddy while she continued to finish her cake, a portion of comparable size to the one he ate.  He began again walking around on his two legs, but this time there was a less obvious method to his movement.  His movements showed a much larger range of balance than she had predicted the bi-pedal creature.  He was planting one leg and then making a wide sweeping motion with the other, then planting that leg and repeating it with the leg that was originally planted.  He continued doing this all around the room, to the Princess it was mesmerizing.

He eventually noticed that he was being watched, and with big toothy grin he switched to skipping around with very pronounced hops.  Then suddenly stopped infront of her again "Enjoying the show are we?"

"How are you moving in such a way that you aren't exhausted as you were when you tried to run away with what looked like a more natural motion?"

"Simple, I'm not trying to go fast.  And as for the spinning motion I was doing earlier, it's... sort of a controlled fall that I use my foot as a pivot to add a spin"

"I see, I never would have imagined a two-legged creature such as yourself to be capable of such feats of balance"

"Oh please, what I can do is nothing compared to some other humans, especially short people"

Now Celestia was curious "So your species is a human is it?  Pray tell what height has to do with balance in your species, and where yours stands by comparison"

"Right, forgot to mention that part.  Well, lower center of gravity makes it easier to balance, very logical.  Now the kicker is how flexible their backs are.  Simply put, same number of bones over a smaller distance, meaning smaller closer together bones, making for a more flexible spine.  As for my own height, I am among the taller as well as more slender" Then he completely changed the subject for no reason "Anyway, is there more food?  And is there a place that I can take a nap?  I was wondering if you have cookies, chocolate chips please!"

Taken aback by the sudden change in topic, Celestia paused for a moment before laughing again "Yes, yes we do, and I will have a room prepared for you in the meantime"  She rang a different bell from before and two ponies with horns came in from the same door that the cake pony did.  She addressed them in turn "Could you make up the guest room we use for our larger visitors?  And would you fetch us a platter of chocolate chip cookies?"

With that they both bowed and left to complete their duties

"Being a Princess does have it's benefits at times" she admitted with a smile "If there is anything that you require, feel free to ask the pony that will be outside your door"

"Fine fine, now I just thought of a question for you."

"Oh?  And what might that be?"

"Doughnuts, how are they made?"

"What do you mean?"

"How are they prepared from ingredients to edible treat"

"That secret is one that Donut Joe keeps to himself, even my best chefs can't seem to reproduce his marvelous procedure"

"hmmm, I wonder..."

"What is it?"

"Would you mind if I explored your kitchen?  With a guide to ask questions as well"

"I... suppose that could be arranged"

Just then the cookies arrived, two dozen, no more words were spoken as the two gorged themselves until the plate was empty.  Just in time too, the pony that was sent to prepare the room returned to report that he had completed his task.

"Now about that nap, where to my good sir?"

The horned pony paused a moment after finally taking notice of his charge, that stood a half Macintosh above his head, responded "If you would follow me, I will show you to your quarters"

Teddy followed his guide out of the room and noticed there was a theme to the decor, sun and moon, rather sun or moon.  They arrived at a large door that sat across the hall from a large set of double doors that had a moon across the front.

The bed was... nice looking.  There was a basket with a few flowers and what looked like long stalks of wheat poking out. "You know, I never liked gift baskets, to bed with me.  For tomorrow I uncover the answers to some important questions"