Equestria: the Land of Acceptance

by Tracelander

Rating: everyone
Tags: Other, Princess Luna, Original Character, Discord, Slice of Life, Human, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe
Length: 2647

What happens when an ordinary woman gets sweeped off to Equestria? Will she stay? What will her life be like?

Eliza is a Twenty-Three year old woman who's had a hard life, struggling with family and welfare, and a heavy-burdened heart. Not to be without mention of the daunting feeling that follows her, something lurks through every shadow, seeking to invade her thoughts, her presence. She has felt a entity who waits to pounce...but has never done so, until now.

Published 2016-02-09 04:40:01 UTC
Last updated 2016-05-25 01:17:12 UTC

Chapter One

As I walked home from work, I could feel something, a stalker, perhaps, who followed my every movement. I trekked into my apartment, and proceed make a sandwich with some chip on the side of course, turn on the TV and began to watch the television show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"; A show to which bares a fandom that has made my heart elated, and has made me feel accepted as a person.
But this pleasant night shifted when I heard a sound come from behind me, turning my head, I took in a breath and held it...waiting. Nothing, I turn my head back to the TV and breath-out a sigh of relief as my favorite episode began. It was the 100th episode of the series; an episode filled with background characters and laughter. After a half an hour of my favorite episode I decide to watch another one, but this episode was one with the character Discord who was a previous villain to which was reformed. I love the character, but he is only second to a Princess name Luna. After another half hour I had shut the TV off and got up to get some sleep, when a voice whispered out from the corner of the room,

"I see that someone else enjoys the chaos I spread."
I gasped and spun around seeing in the darkness a tall looming figure who had a mismatched body.

"DISCORD!?" I cried in disbelief.

"Well now who else would it be?" said Discord as he stepped farther out in to the dim light of the living room.

I stammered saying the only thing I could thing of " But But your a cartoon character!"

"Oh my, am I now? Are you sure?" Discord said with a raised eyebrow. " I know you didn't do the best in school but you aren't an idiot, Eliza."

My jaw dropped "How did you know my name?"

Well now I've been watching you for quite sometime now. I would be so silly as to not learn your name now would I?"

"I guess not? It's been you! Your the one whom I've felt watching me these past few months!" Discord smiled almost sinister like "Of course, ever since I found this world I decided to find a person who suited my list and I think I've found her..."

My heart rate started to go up in alarm at his words because I felt that he was going to do something that I didn't think I'd agree too. "You have a list for what exactly?" I asked almost not wanting to know the answer.

"Oh you know this and that and that and this."

"That doesn't make sense!"

"Well if course not! What fun is there in making sense?"

I thought for what seemed like minutes then replied "Not too much, I guess. But there isn't much fun in endless chaos is there? You have to have both in harmony."

Well done, Eliza! You have just finished the last requirement for the list. I guess I won't have to spend anymore time here. Have a nice trip, Eliza."

Have a nice trip?" I questioned as he just smiled and snapped two of dragon claws together. Suddenly all I saw was white and I had the strange feeling that I was getting condensed into a smaller form of some kind but I also at the same time realized that I felt like I was being expanded. Then every thing went black. "Arggh." I said as I started to wake up.

"Well then that was a intelligent statement," Discord said snickering.
I cracked my eyes open and saw two hooves in front of me. I flexed one hoof and put my head on the grass and sighed "I'm in Equestria aren't I?"

"Yes, yes you are."

I thought about it for a minute "Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all? I could have a better life here and maybe I could have a new start? I pulled my feet underneath me and started to get up. Opening my eyes, I inhaled a breath at the beauty of the countryside around me.

"Well, well, well. I might have turned you into a pony but I didn't turn you into that!"

I looked up confused "Huh?" then I realized I was more than just a pony I was a Pegasus. The Discord's voice cut through my mind.

"Your an Alicorn."

All I could think was "Oh crap. The bronies are going to hate me. "So am I going to have to explain to Celestia how I'm not only from a totally different world I also am an immortal Alicorn?"

"Oh, Tia's not gonna mind! Well probably."

"That's what I thought. Well its dusk so we had better get to explaining why I'm here before we spend all night talking about it. Do you think you could teleport us to Cantorlot? Oh, and disguise my horn and wings will you?" as I spoke I realized that I should probably create a name for myself and to do that I should look at my cutie mark. I turned my head hoping that there was a cutie Mark and there was, on top of my dark purple fur there was a white star and on the white star was a dark blue flower. Starflower! I though, My very uncreative name shall be StarFlower.
"Equestria to Eliza!"

"Huh? What did you say?" just now realizing that Discord had said something.

"I asked if you wanted to look in a mirror before we leave so you can see what you look like?"

"Oh! I'd like that very much." I replied gratefully. Discord snapped his tail together this time and a large mirror apeared in front of me. I gasped "How beautiful!" looking at my dark purple fur with matching mane other than two stripes of blue with a light grey in between them and my mane was styled in an elegant style of dense curls. My tail matched my mane in style and colors.

"Are you ready to go?" asked Discord.

With a deep sigh, I said "Yes."

Author's Note

I hope you guys like it!

Chaper Two

Discord clapped his hands together and while everything turn white I waited patiently for it to stop. When in just a second everything started turning back to color we were standing in a hallway in front of a large room with guards standing in front of the double doors. I could hear laughter coming from the inside of the room in front of me. The guards jumped as the white flash of light started to fade and drew their swords but releaxed when they saw Discord as he often teleported in at that time of day for it was dinnertime and the nobles had just gotten seated.
Discord turned to me and said " I bet Tia and Lulu are in there right now you just sit here and I'll go find them." And with that he teleported away leaving me looking at the guards and asking them
"The Princesses aren't in there are they?"
The guards answered "No but they will be joining the nobles in just a few moments"
"Thank you, Sirs. I shall wait for them." I sat and waited for just a few minutes and then I heard footsteps-or is it hoofsteps? I guess it would be hoofsteps.- coming down the hallway towards me and the guards. The guards snapped to attention and as I turned around I saw why, The Princesses walked towards us looking regal and not to be bothered I quickly stood up and bowed low as they walked up to me.
Celestia looked at me and said "Who are you, My Little Pony?"
I answered "My name is StarFlower. May I speak with you and your sister in private please? I have a very important story that I must tell you and it seems like Discord has ditched me to tell you my story alone."Come this way Miss StarFlower. There is a room over here that we can talk."
"Thank you your Highnesses!" We walked into a small sitting room off of the hallway and it was furnished with a few couches and a table. As Luna and I settled on two of the couches, Celestia ordered some food and drinks to be brought to us.
"Now then Miss StarFlower please tell us your story." Celestia smiled as she sat upon the couch across from me.
"Could you please put a sound proof spell on this room?"
At that Celestia looked surprised "Why?" She asked.
"Because of my story I feel as if it would be a danger to anyone who over hears"
Celestia frowned but obliged me and said "Now is there anything else before you start?"
"No. Thank you," I took a deep breath and started, "I am not from here I'm not from Cantorlot nor even from this dimension. I am what is called a human. I have hands and fingers and feet and toes. I am 23 years old and I lived in a small apartment. The reason I am here is that for the past few months I've had a feeling that someone was watching me just a little while ago I found out who. It was Discord. He then brought me here to Equestria. As you see here I am an earth pony but that is only because of a spell he put upon me. I am actually a Alicorn."
Celestia and Luna stared at me in surprise just as the door was knocked on.
Celestia tore her gaze from me to the door calling "Come in!"
The door opened and a earth mare with a bright yellow mane, a dark orange coat, and a cutie mark of a pastry with what looked like orange peelings sprinkled on top entered with a trolley of food and tea pots and tea cups. "Ah, Orange Pastry. Thank you so much for delivering this food to us."
"Your welcome Your Highnesses. Would you like anything else?"
"No. You may leave now."
Orange Pastry left the room and Celestia turned back to me and levitated a plate in front of me and one in front of Luna and one for herself. She levatated food upon the plates and started to eat without a word. I looked at Luna who shook her head at her sister and then looked at me and said "Did Discord change you into an alicorn?"
"No. He was more surprised that I was that I was an alicorn!" at those words Luna lapsed into silence. I looked between them and asked "May I stay?"
Both Luna and Celestia looked up at me in surprise saying in unison "Of course you can if you want to."
I sighed in relief "Yes I want to but where shall I stay? and I will need someone to teach me magic."
Celestia smiled "Since you are a princess you may stay here and I shall teach you magic." I bit my lip and spoke up saying "I'm a night owl I'm not good at waking up early in the morning and going to sleep early. Could I become Luna's student?"
Celestia smiled again and replied "What do you think, Luna?"
Luna's eyes had lit up and started nodding enthusiastically and I smiled happily and started digging into my food.

Chapter 3

As Luna and I walked out of the room, Luna asked "Why me?"
I looked at her solemnly "Because Celestia could never understand. You do. You have been insecure. You have been misunderstood. You have been ignored. And so have I. My life was filled with sadness of the hurt of those who don't care and also of the deaths of those who did. You understand."
Luna stared at me with her lips parted slightly in disbelief. She quickly moved down the hall and I had to trot to keep up with her. When we got to a door with a golden plate upon the front. It had Starflower etched into the gold. "This door leads to your rooms. Usually we shall eat with my sister and subjects but tonight we shall dine peacefully without fear of ridicule." Luna opened the door using her magic while I followed her into the rooms I was astounded by the enormity of the space and while I'd been in large bedrooms before this was by far the largest. Looking back Luna smiled, then jumped because of the loud voice coming from nowhere.
"Well, well, annoyed who would have thunk it! Moon-butt and Star-weighs-a-ton.... Both in the same room!"
"Discord!" I shouted my astonished face turning intoa annoyed one. "I will not be forgetting how you just uped and left me having to explain why there just appeared a random Alicorn in Equestria!
Luna laughed saying "You tell him Starflower!"
Discord teleported himself in front of me smiling "I think you did fine on your own though you trembled a bit too much. And my dear how would you know how much you weigh? I am, after all, the one to transported you to Equestria!"
I stepped around him focusing more on the fact of how cool it was to hear my hooves on the smooth cobblestone floor then on the fact that I didn't know how much I weighed in Equestrian terms.
Discord smiled knowing he had ruffled a feather or two. "Come on in! I've been keeping supper warm on the table here."
There was indeed a table with couches around it in the middle of the room. Straight back in the room there was a large canopy bed with a nightstand beside it. Other than that it was quite empty. Walking to the table I sat cautiously wondering if Discord had boobytraped the couch. Thankfully he hadn't. Luna came and sat across from me while Discord sat to my right. She instantly took a plate and started filling it up then paused as I just stared hungrily at the salads and fish trays and the pastrys and the fresh fruits some I recognized and others I didn't. Luna sat aside her own plate wisely thinking of the fact that I had no idea how to use my magic. She levitated a spoon in front of me saying "Think of holding this spoon as maybe you normally would but using magic. It might help if you close your eyes"
Closing my eyes I inhaled focusing on the spoon thinking back on how I would wrap my fingers around a spoon at home then changed that into the odd feeling that I had felt inside my head at the base of my horn earlier that day. "Well done," came the quiet voice of Luna, cutting into my thoughts. I opened my eyes to see the spoon and the middle of it encased in a purplish blue aura. I then applied this new knowledge to balancing a plate and putting food on it. I then took the spoon and moaned in pleasure as the taste of a cherry tart dissapated upon my tongue. Hearing laughter I opened my closed eyes that had been enjoying the taste of the tart I stared at Luna and Discord laughing. I glared at them indignantly saying "It's not funny!" Discord wiped tears from his eyes and magicly teleporting a screen he showed me eating the tart. Bursting out in fresh peals of laughter Luna and Discord were such a sight I started laughing too. After we finished out laughter we finished out dinner together.
Discord said "I shall see you in the morning for breakfast."
He left leaving me to Luna. Luna looked at me saying" I shall teach you all there is to know of being a princess of the night.