Friendship is Non-Existent
It is a bright new morning on the planet Earth. The sleeping teen awakes with a groan and a stretch, ready for a new day. This teen, his name is Tyler. He is 14 years old and enjoys many things. Though this teens life is not all it's cracked up to be. He is lonely. He lacks friends and always feels left out. He is hurt on the inside and is on the verge of suicide. In fact today is the day he plans on killing himself, but something powerful, something magical, is going to change that and in turn is going to change his life for the better.
Tyler's life is very slow and dull. Every day is the same routine. Get up, take the dog out, and get on the computer. And Tyler is fed up with it. His dad leaves the home to go to work and Tyler makes a powerful decision. He grabs the knife
Today is the day, the day I end my miserable life. My family will be hurt by what I'm going to do but it's come to the point where I just can't stand being alone anymore.
Though as Tyler pulls the knife towards himself he becomes encased in a strange purple glow. He suddenly cannot move anywhere. His head begins to twist and he is seemingly transported out of his home, the knife falling to the floor with a clang.
Tyler wakes up in a strange library. Books are everywhere and he seems to be inside of a tree.
"Where in the hell am I? Is this some strange dream?" says Tyler, very confused.
"Uh.... Um... What are you?"
Tyler whips around to find a strange purple pony looking at him with concern and a hint of fear.
"AHHHHH," Tyler jolts back, Scared out of his mind and thinking to himself that this must be a dream, "The better question is what are you!"
"Me? I am a pony. My name is Twilight Sparkle. I run this library. OH! I think I have a book that can tell me what you are!"
The purple pony scurries about, messing up other books searching for a certain book. "Ah ha! 'The guide to strange and mystical creatures' this is it! Now let's see, no, no, no, no, no, eww no, there it is!"
Now Tyler can only sit there, jaw wipe open, speechless, and feeling as if he was on drugs.
Twilight reads the page out loud, " Hmm 'Humans, These creatures are rare to the land of Equestria. Only seen by few, they are smart, agile, and easygoing. They do not typically cause harm to ponykind and should be friendly' Well it says you are friendly. So how did you get here?"
Tyler finally snapping back to his senses responds, "I-I don't know. One minute I was on the verge of doing something and the next I'm encased in a purple glow and now I am here in this strange home inside a tree talking to a talking pony!"
"What do you mean 'talking pony' I've been able to talk my whole life. Do the ponies in your land not?"
"No, they don't, In fact humans are the only species able to talk where I come from. Not including a few birds that mimic people"
"Amazing," responds twilight, "I need to jot this down somewhere. SPIKE! I need you to help me here!"
Spike appears in seconds ready to serve twilight with full enthusiasm.
"Yes Ma'am! Number one assistan- WHAT IN THE HAY IS THAT THING!"
"Spike calm down, It's a human, this book says they are friendly and do not hurt anyone, isn't that right uh..."
"Tyler, My name is Tyler. And yes, I am friendly, I wouldn't dream of hurting anyone," he does not say anything about how he was on the verge of hurting his entire family before all of this madness.
"Well Tyler, this is Spike. He is my assistant and also a baby dragon. He his hard working and always up for any task"
Spike can only stand with a look of flattery on his face, until he starts flexing saying, "Oh I do my best, you won't find a better assistant anywhere. So what did you need me to help with Twi?"
"Well Spike, I need you to make this human some food, he looks very hungry."
He didn't think about it till now but Tyler was feeling very starved.
"I'd appreciate that, Thank you Twilight Sparkle and Spike"
"It's no problem Tyler! Go make him something good Spike"
"Yes ma'am!" And with that, spike was off.
"Now Twilight, before I do anything else I'd really like to know what got me here."
"Ah yes, of course. Well you see it's a little embarrassing. My friends are all away right now so I've been a bit lonely. I decided to use my magic to teleport someone here to be with me and spend time with me. It seems it had a much broader search than just Equestria."
"Yeah no kidding. Also, I understand what it's like to be without friends. I've been without them all my life."
Twilight felt sadness in her heart when she heard this. "I am so sorry, you can be my friend though, and when my friends all return tomorrow you can meet them as well! You'll have a lot of new friends! It's going to be great!"
"You know Twilight Sparkle, I'd really like that."
"So you say that you were about to kill yourself?"
Twilight Sparkle and her new friend Tyler sit in the kitchen drinking tea. Tyler has gotten over the fact that he is speaking to a pony and has begun to enjoy his time. Twilight Sparkle has completely forgotten that this human is a stranger in her land. Both of them sit, enjoying their time and learning about each other.
"Yeah... I am not proud of it. I was so close to hurting my family and causing problems. I didn't mean too! I just couldn't take it!"
Tears start to form in Tyler's eyes. When he was transported into this strange world he realized that what he was about to do was wrong. He shouldn't have done what he was about to do.
"It's okay. You have me now. You have a friend. My friends should be returning soon and you could meet them all. I'm sure they'd love to make a human friend."
"You think? I mean cause nobody has ever wanted to become my friend. I always sat alone in school and never was able to talk to anyone. They just all ignored me and didn't even try to talk to me."
"Let's not worry about that, it's in the past, thinking about it won't get you anywhere. We have to learn to move on and stop wallowing in self pity. If we don't we'll never be happy."
"Thanks Twilight. You're right, I need to stop being such a wimp and move on. I can't wait to meet your friends."
"Well before they arrive lets go outside. I'll show you all of ponyville"
"Sounds like a plan"
Twilight and Tyler stand up and set their tea down, ready to head out for a stroll on the town. As they walk out the door ponies seem to stare at Tyler. They are worried and some hide their fillies behind them. Tyler puts his head down. Saddened at the fact that he scares the ponies around him.
"Everyone! This is my human friend Tyler. He is friendly and doesn't wish to harm any of you. Please be nice to him!"
With that commotion everypony goes about their business. With a look around Tyler realizes the beauty of this town. Beautiful homes and stores line the area. All variations of ponies walked the streets. Unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies. All with different mane styles and cutie marks. During their time in the library Twilight told Tyler all about Equestria and the different creatures and ponies that inhabit it. He also learned much about her friends. He continues to run their names and what they look like through his head over and over.
Applejack, orange earth pony that is very southern like and also strong and dependable. Rainbow Dash, cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane, not really hard to forget that one. Rarity, white unicorn that is beautiful and elegant with the most lovely name in all of Equestria. Fluttershy, yellow pegasus that is shy and cute. Pinkie Pie, pink earth pony with hair like cotton candy and also always looking to party and have fun.
Twilight also mentioned they are the bearers of the elements of harmony, the very spirits of what friendship truly is. If anyone can make him better it would be them.
Twilight interrupts his thinking, "Tyler? Are you ok? Is there something on your mind?"
"What? Yeah I am fine. I was just trying to remember your friend's names."
"Ah I see. Well shall we continue with the tour?"
Twilight does not even allow Tyler to respond before continuing.
"This is sugar-cube corner. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Cake and Pinkie Pie also lives there. Here you can find sweets and candy beyond your wildest dreams."
Twilight continues to drag Tyler around, not even allowing him to understand his surroundings.
"This is Carousel Boutique. Owned by Rarity. She makes beautiful dresses for all the mares."
"This is Sweet Apple Acres. The food supply for ponyville. Here Applejack lives and works through the day."
"This is the town square. That large building is where the mayor stays."
The tour ends as soon as it began.
"Well here we are, back at the library. Did you enjoy?"
"Yeah I love this town already, even though you did go by pretty quick with the tour."
"Well I am a bit excited for something. You see my friends are going to return tomorrow and I got a great idea. Since we all represent friendship I'll have them teach you the ways of friendship and what it means. It'll really help you when you are ready to return home."
"That sounds like a great plan Twilight! I can't wait to get started on that," Tyler emits a loud yawn, "Wow I am tired. Let's hit the hay."
Twilight giggles at this, "Alright, there is a spare bed upstairs. Enjoy your rest!"
And with that Tyler is off to bed. Eager to learn about friendship and what is ahead.
