A few hours after Eric brought the girls to his home they bathed, calmed down and finished crying it out. “Alright, I’m going to assume that you’re all vegetarians, so I’ll head to the market and get some food. Any requests?” He asked awkwardly.

All were quiet for a moment, “I have to ask sir, how did you know who we were, how do you have a symbol of the elements of harmony from before they were altered?” Twilight asked. Ever the curious one she was. Eric sighed and pulled up Netflix and went to his Continue Watching and pulled up My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.

“I think this will do the explaining for me, before you watch it though you should know. The people you met today were the worst of the worst. Not everyone is like that or this show wouldn’t be as popular as it is. It has sure changed me for the better at least. I’ll get some apples, milk, and anything else?” Eric asked.

“Um, Oats I guess. I know humans don’t eat hay and they are half carnivores, but I think that will at least hold us over for a while,” Twilight said.

“Alright, I’ll be right back. If anyone knocks on the door that isn’t me pretend no one’s home,” Eric implored.

“Thank you sir,” Rarity said.

“Eric, call me Eric,” he said leaving for the store.

“How do we know we can trust this guy,” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Rainbow Dash, he saved our lives,” Twilight said.

“Yeah well, you weren’t there to see the way he did it. He sliced up all those guys like he was tearing through rotten apples only they were alive and screaming,” Rainbow Dash said shuddering.

“It’s not like we have an overabundance uh choices, besides if we wanted ta expose us he coulda by now,” Applejack said. Rainbow Dash was angrier than usual. Was she in shock anymore no, but she was still angry for her friends’ sake. She’d had a penis in her mouth and one prodding her bottom. All that she could get over, but the fact that anyone would even think to doing something like that to Fluttershy set her teeth on edge.

“I think he knows us at least, I mean he did tell me to close my eyes and then the next thing I knew we were safe,” Fluttershy said.

“What do you think Twilight?” Rarity asked. Twilight sat on the sofa with her knees to her chest not making a sound.

“Twi?” Applejack asked.

“This is all my fault, I should have just come alone I should have waited for Princess Celestia to approve this. I dragged you all here and we might be stuck here,” Twilight whimpered miserably. Tears ran freely down her purple human cheeks when an unfamiliar stabbing sensation pierced her in the chest. Twilight had never felt so helpless or heartbroken. In her mind it was all her fault, she begged her friends to come when she should have run more tests or gone alone. She felt she had acquired an unhealthy hubris to go ahead with her own plans instead of consulting the princess or at least telling Starlight in advance. Now her baby Dragon and confused student were stuck without her possibly forever. Worst of all her beloved friends were stuck too.

What would the apple farm do without Applejack, how would Ponyville fare without Pinkie Pie to make them happy or Fluttershy to tend to the animals or Rainbow Dash to tend to the weather. Scootaloo, what would she do without Rainbow Dash or Sweetie Belle without Rarity. Even in the best case scenario it would take almost three years for the portal to reopen.

“Twilight, we all agreed to follow you here. If we hadn’t you probably wouldn’t have made it very far. I mean, you know because we work better together,” Fluttershy said.

“Don’t feel bad Twilight, we all thought it would be fun to follow you. It’s not your fault,” Pinkie Pie tried saying with a smile.

“Right now, our main concern should be figurin’ out a way back home,” Applejack said.

Twilight sighed, “You’re right, in the meantime I think we should learn a little more about our friend Eric,” Twilight said standing up and wiping her tears away. Applejack kept watch while the other five did a sneaky search of Eric’s family home. They didn’t find anything out of the ordinary that suggests he’s a psycho. Rarity went to reach for something before huffing and using her magic to get it.

Twilight gasped, “What, did you find something weird?” Pinkie Pie asked.

“Rarity you’re using your magic!” Twilight exclaimed.

“Well yes, this shelf is rather tall so-” Rarity started.

“You don’t get it, in the Canterlot High dimension magic didn’t even exist I didn’t even have my horn. For some reason here we all still resemble half of our Equestrian form while retaining a mainly human physiology,” Twilight said. Twilight lifted all the chairs in the room with her magic.

“Well that’s good news, it also means Fluttershy and I can fly,” Rainbow Dash said hovering with a flitter of her still strong wings.

“Maybe that means Applejack and I are stronger than your average human,” Pinkie said flexing her muscles dramatically.

“Well we can ask Eric in a sec, he’s pullin’ up in that ponyless carriage now,” Applejack said. Everyone fled back to the living room and pressed play on the TV remote. They were greeted with something none of them were prepared for. The first episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic. They all sat their astounded past hearing Eric re-enter the house. He let them take it in while he set up the stuff he got from the market. He wasn’t any chef, but he knew how to cook for more than just himself. He spent the next hour making cucumber sandwiches and rinsing off a bag of organic Gala Apples. When the second part of Friendship is Magic was over Eric came into the living room with Dinner.

“It’s not much, but here,” he said laying down the sandwiches and a bowl of apples. Eric turned off the show and the food was immediately attacked by six ravenous women.

“These would go great with some-” Fluttershy started before Eric brought out a pot of his favorite peach tea and six cups. He figured they needed it more than he did. He tried his best to look away considering most of them were still in their underwear with the exception of a would be naked Rainbow Dash wearing his own Trench coat.

“Watched the show then?” Eric asked. They were quietly reminded of their animated memoirs made public.

“Yes, well as cute and animated as it seems that was quite a bit of personal information made public wouldn’t you agree?” Rarity asked.

“None of us imagined it was real, you said it yourself it’s animated. We all thought it was the product of an imaginative mind. This isn’t even the first reboot of My Little Pony though certainly the most popular,” Eric said.

“This show looks like it’s fer little girls, why d’ya like it so much?” Applejack asked.

“I suppose it’s because I can relate to some of you in some way while I wished I could share some of the traits the rest of you have. Since childhood I’ve always been really shy, but touch someone I care about and it’ll be the last thing you ever do,” Eric said.

Twilight smirked knowingly, “Fluttershy’s my favorite, no offense,” Eric said.

“None taken, she’s my favorite too,” Rainbow Dash said sipping her tea while Fluttershy blushed hard red.

“Question, if it is a children’s show then do they show what goes on in the sugar cube corner basement?” Pinkie Pie asked.

“The what? No that’s never been brought up,” Eric said.

“Oh good, whew that would have been reeeeeealy embarrassing,” Pinkie Pie said relieved.

“Uh well, I can assure you anything sexual, overly violent or otherwise adult style inappropriate was left out of the episodes,” he reassured them. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief except for Twilight.

“I would like to thank you Eric, you really didn’t have to do this. Right now we need to find the statue portal that brought us here,” Twilight said.

“You need to rest and in case you haven’t noticed there’s a few things you need to know about where you are. First is that Humans dress for a reason. Women in particular-especially busty women like Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie-have to wear clothes it’s not an option. Breasts and genitals are VERY obvious for humans and showing them even a little in public is considered taboo. Before I explain anything else we need to get you six dressed normally. With this we might actually be a little lucky,” Eric said looking at Rarity.

When Eric explained to everyone the skin for humans only ranges between black and white they were astonished. Long story short next morning they convinced Rarity to dress in an outfit clumsily plucked from a Target by Eric.

“Long sleeves, really darling?” Rarity asked when he brought the long dress back. The creamy white dress blended seamlessly with her skin so as not to draw too much attention. Rarity begrudgingly put it on along with the purple floral hat which she agreed looked at least half decent. Eric and Rarity left for the Roseville Galleria with a more comprehensive list on everyone’s preferences and exact measurements.
“Oh dear it’s as if we’re flying along the ground,” Rarity said nervously in the van actually being able to see out the window this time.

“You get used to it,” Eric said. There was a moment of silence before Rarity worked up the courage to ask.

“Sooo, you mentioned how the show didn’t give away any undesirable details. In the show what exactly is my relationship with Sweetie Belle?” She asked.

“She’s your little sister why?” Eric asked.

“No reason,” she said letting the subject fall with an audible sigh of relief. They reached the galleria and Rarity pondered at the massive size of the place.

“Goodness, you’re telling me this place exists for shopping alone?” She asked.

“Yes, though not limited to just clothing there’s a little of everything,” Eric said.

Rarity squealed excitedly and grinned, “Oh this may just be worth the drive and terrible outfit after all,” she said leaping out.

They made their way to the Westfield entrance through the food court, “Here first I guess,” Leading her to Forever XXI. Rarity oohed and ahhed and ehhed with the occasional ‘oh that’s hideous’ for a long time before throwing garments over her arm.

“I would like to try these on perchance?” She asked hopefully.

“The dressing room is upstairs,” Eric said with a knowing smile.

“Thank you,” Rarity squeaked.

“Remember to leave your hat on,” he said when the got upstairs.

“Oh dear, you may as well join me then,” she said.

“What? I can’t do that,” Eric said nervously.

“Oh pish dear come on, you’ve already seen me in worse repair and I can’t pair EVERY little thing with that adequate hat,” she said. Eric’s heart pounded as Rarity dragged him into a booth. She undressed as he looked away until she was fully into a dazzling blue and white with feathers seemingly falling printed on the side. The bodice hugged her torso tightly show off her impressive bust, with the skirt flowed gracefully just above her knees. It was then that Eric realized he never put her in shoes.

Oops, “uh Rarity, how are your feet feeling?” He asked.

“My what?” She asked distractedly looking in the mirror.

“Those pretty little appendages that touch the ground as you walk.”

She looked down, “Oh, now that you mention it they have been a little sore since we got here,” she admitted.

“Humans wear shoes on their feet to protect their skin, we don’t have hooves to do that for us. Actually girls like you typically have about thirty pairs,” Eric said wondering if he should have brought it up.

“You know when you do say it a pair of blue flats or some wrap around heels would go perfectly with this dress,” she said standing on her toes. Her balance was shaky so Eric steadied her by the shoulder. "Perhaps not the heels quite yet," she thought out loud. She tried on a few others until they settled on the first dress and a simple white V neck blouse paired with a silk purple knee skirt to match Rarity’s hair. Eric wasn’t too worried about their hair color considering humans dyed their hair weirder colors every day. The two left the changing room together after Eric put Rarity’s hat firmly back in place. She made a cute little face pursing her lips in distain that forced a chuckle out of Eric. “What?” She asked raising an eyebrow.

“Sorry, that look was adorable,” he admitted.

Rarity blushed, “Well come come, we still need to pick things out for everyone else. Though I don’t think we will find anything here for Applejack or Twilight,” she said.

“That’s fine, we can try JCPenney for Twilight and Applejack or maybe Macy’s. They seem like girls who would like simplicity. Maybe American Eagle or Abercrombie and Fitch for Rainbow Dash, Delia’s for Fluttershy, and I’d say we can stop at DSW for everyone’s shoes though before that we’ll have to grit our teeth and go Victoria’s Secret for everyone’s . . . well underwear, hosiery, and bras,” Eric said looking at his shoes.

“Oh my, there are that many places here to shop for clothes alone?” Rarity asked giddily with her hands on Eric’s shoulders.

“No . . . there’s more,” he said ruefully wondering what he just got himself into. Rarity stepped back and open mouthed smiled shaking like she was going to explode with imagination. Instead she took a deep breath and composed herself.

“Well then we’d better get started,” she said.

Eric’s feet were tired and he wondered how Rarity was doing it. They didn’t just go to the places mentioned because when Rarity saw H&M, Tilly’s, etc. she just had to go inside. He wrote this off as therapeutic for her though he did silently wish that the mall had grocery baskets because by the time they finally stepped into VS Eric had already made a trip back to the van because he was hauling around about half a dozen very large bags with Six girls worth of outfits and they still had to go to Costco to get enough jeans, simple shirts, and socks for everyone to last for the weeks to come. For this rarity was a little confused because she’s never worn a bra or panties before.

She had never needed to, “Ah, this is a bit odd to say the least Eric darling,” she said.

“Well I think I can actually help with this one, you see do you know what sexy means?” He asked.

Her creamy cheeks turned a bashful shade of red, “Of course,” she said before pulling herself together.

“Well there are a few types of looks you can go for with underwear even though most of the time no one will ever see them other and you and your closest girl friends. Simple, chic, and sexy. I’d say Applejack and maybe Rainbow Dash would go for Simple, You, Twilight and Fluttershy would appreciate Chic, but I can’t help feeling like Pinkie Pie would like to be sexy,” Eric said.

“Well I’d say your knowledge of women’s unmentionables is rather unnecessarily extensive hmm Eric,” Rarity teased.

Eric looked at his shoes before straightening out, “While I don’t have a fashionable bone in my body, I do know a thing or two about women,” Eric said.

“Well then,” Rarity said encouragingly. They started with Rarity as Eric had been since she was the only one with him. “Er, you know. I actually prefer a little naughtiness in my underthings. I wonder if I could try these amongst the others?” She asked Eric holding up a black lacy thong, while the rest were cutesy little hip huggers.

“Never would have guessed,” Eric said. She picked out a third bra that matched them to a tee, but had a little trouble.

“Oh dear. We didn’t measure my . . . breasts?” She asked for approval.

“Breasts, uh well you can’t really rely on VS to do that for you they’re terrible. I have a sister and she always said the only way to get a good measurement is to do it yourself and believe me I’ve seen her do it more times than I prefer,” Eric said cringing.

“Oh well then we’ll do that I suppose,” Rarity muttered biting her lower lip positively terrified.

“O-Oh, well on the upside all you need is to take off the bra you’re wearing and we can do it through your dress considering how soft the fabric is. Rarity breathed a sigh of relief.

“Perfect let’s get started then shall we,” she said. They stepped in line for dressing room and all the girls in line regarded Eric with distaste. It was unusual for a man to be in a VS fitting room at all.

“Uh, are you sure you want him in with ya sweetheart?” The clerk asked.

“Oh of course, I trust him with my life let alone my breasts,” Rarity said. Eric facepalmed, who talks like that?

“Alright sugar you’re up then,” the clerk said giving them a number for the garments. Eric sneaked a measuring tape and they locked the door behind them. Rarity reached behind her struggling with the snap for the bra.

“Oh for pony’s sake,” she muttered angrily pulling the dress down. Before she tried again she turned away from Eric, “Help,” she said in a small voice. Eric quickly unsnapped her hand me down bra and she adjusted out of it. “Oh, well this isn’t so bad everyone made it seem like some big taboo thing-Ah Eric what is this!?” She asked turning around.

“What is it what’s wrong?” He asked ignoring her rack.

“These are pink,” she whimpered touching her unfamiliar nipples. Eric glanced for a moment at her boobs before turning bright red and looking away.

“They’re supposed to be pink, breasts are a feeding point for infants. It’s normal,” he said.

“So that’s what they’re for, they're so much more obvious than pony teats. Oh well, shall we,” she said. Eric bit his lip still turned away, “Ugh, darling you’ve already seen them. Just relax, it doesn’t bother me anymore,” Rarity said impatiently.

“Oh fine,” he said trying to ignore her lovely big round boobs and perfect half dollar sized nipples. First he wrapped the tape around her ribcage under the crease of her breasts. “Thirty-six inches, now bend over like you were a pony,” he said. Rarity got on her hands and knees boobs pointing to the floor. Eric deftly wrapped the tape around her breasts directly across the nipples. Rarity took a sharp breath, “Are you okay did I hurt you?” He asked.

“No no, I’m perfectly fine,” she said as cheerily as ever.

“Thirty-nine even. You’re a solid thirty-six D cup. You’re breasts are perfect if it’s not too bold,” Eric said nervously.

Rarity stood back up cheeks burning, “N-not at . . . well now I see why it’s so taboo,” she said covering her nipples with her hands trying to ignore that jolt of pleasure when Eric’s hands accidentally brushed her nipples causing them to harden. She didn’t know why, but Rarity felt he didn’t need to see that. Eric asked for the size in all the bras she chose and the clerk returned briskly with the proper fits. Rarity tried on the plain white one and Eric adjusted the straps for her. “Oh sweet Celestia, my breasts look great!” Rarity exclaimed. She turned a bit biting her lip excitedly before giggling like a schoolgirl.

“Don’t forget the panties,” Eric said snapping her out of it.

“Oh right, well that shouldn’t take more than a moment,” she said slipping off the ones she was wearing under the dress. She slid up the purple lace hip huggers and they fit perfectly. “Ahh, that feels marginally better than those . . . eh, granny panties?” She asked.

“Mm hm,” he confirmed.

“How do they look?” She asked pulling up the skirt of the dress to show off her lovely hips and butt with her luscious purple tail swishing back and forth.
Eric cleared his throat, “Great, you both look very chic,” he stammered. Rarity giggled at him.

“Well I suppose I’ll put everything back until we get home,” she said ruefully getting re dressed into the hand me downs. After that they managed to pick out some for everyone, but they would work out bras for the girls later when they had those measurements.

“You can do the same measurements I taught you right?” Eric asked about the sizing.

“Of course, I do own two boutiques back in Equestria after all,” Rarity said as they left the store. Rarity’s stomach gurgled, “Oh, after all this time I completely forgot I haven’t eaten since yesterday, we should get to your home soon,” Rarity said.

“I left out cereal and oatmeal for everyone, so we can get something from the food court or something. Unless you're uncomfortable with it,” Eric said.

“Ah ha, you know this morning I was nervous about going out in public,” she admitted.

“And now you’re not?” He asked.

Rarity put her hand on Eric’s arm hooking hers with his. “Not anymore,” she said smiling at him trustingly.
“Alright let’s go to noodles and company they have a few vegetarian dishes.”

Author's Note

The first chapter was more of a choppy explanation for why everyone is there suddenly. The rest are going to be character building for each of the Mane 6 and each of their relationships with Eric. A lot of would be slice of life stuff just in the real world instead of Equestria. There will be adventures too. Admittedly this will probably be a culmination of shorts until the time comes for them to go back. While it is a single story it will be unusually long.