I can’t tell if I’m lost or I’m going in circles because I saw the exact same tree three times already, you know the one with the… branches and leafs… ok, I’m lost.

I grumbled at myself for getting lost, I don’t understand I followed the same path that I took. Was the forest changing as I go? I looked at my surroundings and some something that looks familiar and headed that way.

“Please let this be the right way I think I will go crazy if I see something that looks the same,” I said to myself. I rounded a few trees and…

…

Well good news is that it’s something different, bad news it’s something big, heavy, and probably mean. I looked up and saw that I ran into what looks like an armor dragon.

It looked down at me with it’s glowing blue eyes.

“Umm, hello,”

“Beleren, by the order of the All-Father you are under arrest,” It said. I blinked a few times at what it just said. Wait what?!

“Hold on what did I do?” I asked as a portal looking thing opened up behind me. It pointed its trident at and poked me. “Hey! I’m not going in there until you tell me what’s going on, also my name isn’t Beleren.”

“Quite,” It ordered as it grabbed me and dragged me into the portal.

A couple hours later

The portal re-opened as I walked through it to return to the forest. I watched as the portal closed and the sounds of the forest return. I turned and walked over to a group of trees.

‘HUUUURGGEHH!!’

I threw up for about a minute which sucks, a lot. I walked back to where I was standing with my hand on my stomach.

“Portals, useful but they do a number to one stomach,” I said. I looked around to see where I was, which it’s still the forest and still means that I’m lost. I looked down at my hand to see the light brown gem that glowed with a harm light. I smiled happily at it, which turned to an annoyed look.

“You know you could of put me a bit closer to town,” I yelled up to the sky. I frowned as it didn’t answer back. I started walking as I continued yelling. “You could of gave me a map or a magic orb thing that points in a direction to where town is or something, I know your all powerful and stuff but a little help would be ni- wait is that a house?”

Sure enough I saw what looks like a house with a green looking roof on a hill. I blinked a few times and a smile came on my face. A house! That means there’s someone there, and if so that means there’s food! Sure I just threw up but that’s not going to stop me from getting food! I ran to the house, as I got close I heard a sound coming above me. I looked up to see a bird staring at me. It was a red bird that the colour changed to more purple at the ends of the feathers, it stared at me as I got close. I was going to ignore it until I looked back at it. The bird looks familiar, it was lost at me until I remembered from one of the matches I played back at home, it zooming around all across the map with it’s partner.

“Valor?” I said at it. It turned it’s head at me as I said it’s name. I slowly started to walk towards the door. “Listen, I’m not here to harm anyone I just want something to eat and directions to town, now just be a good birdy and- AHH!”

Valor jumped off it’s perch and started to peck my head.

“OW, OW, OW! STOP IT!” I yelled as I ran around in circles like something from a cartoon. I didn’t pay any mind to it as a deranged bird was pecking at my head. I turned and headed towards the door, luckily it was open as I busted through said door and landed face first on the floor. Ow…

I began to sit up until I felt talons on my back and walked up my back and pecked my head once.

“...Ow…” I mutted into the floor.

“Oh Valor can you, um get off her please,” a voice said. The bird got off my my back and flew off somewhere. I looked up from the floor and what I saw was legs, yellow fur legs. I followed said legs to see who owned them, which belong to one of the ponies that I met in the Crystal Empire, Fluttershy. I blinked at her as she stared at me.

“Ummm…” I said as my gaze went back down.

“Oh I’m sorry, Valor here can be a little overly protective over me sometimes but he’s a really nice bird, isn’t that right.” She asked the bird.

“Squaw!” Valor said, I think, in a way that as if he’s telling she’s forgetting something.

“What do you mean that I’m underdress?” She asked. She looked at me and looked down where I was staring. She had no pants on, there were three butterflies on her underwear. I felt my whole face go crimson red at this.

She made an ‘Eep!’ sound and bolted upstairs. I slowly got up and dusted myself off and rubbed my face. My cheeks were still hot, I looked over where Valor sat as he glared at me.

“It wasn’t my fault, you’re the one who started pecking me.” I told him.

“Squaw!” It said to me. I frowned at him.

“I can’t understand what you are saying,” I said to him.

“He said that ‘you shouldn’t have came close to the house then.’ which is very rude of you by the way,” Fluttershy said as she got down the stairs. She putted on some sweatpants on and now that I get a good look she also wore a green sweater that was a little big on her but for some reason she was still cute in it. I shook my head a bit, where did that come from?

“Sorry to barge in like this but I just came from the forest and I was hungry,” I said to her.

“Oh dear, well let me make you something to eat then, you can sit on the couch as you wait.” she told me as she walking into what I can guess is the kitchen. I went to sit down and took a look around of the place. It was nice place but it smelled like a zoo, I got nothing wrong with zoo’s or animals it just that I don’t think I would like to be living in a home that smelled like one but each their own I guess.

I saw that she also has a tv as well, it was on and paused so I guess she was watching something as I was getting pecked. I saw a yellow furred pony with a red trench coat with a symbol on his back. He has a metal prosthetic arm with a blade coming off it. Wait I know this this is Fullmetal Alchemist from home.

I heard the same ‘Eep’ sound as the tv got turned off. I turned as I saw Fluttershy putting a remote down with a plate of food in her other hand. She walked over and handed me the plate and sat down on the couch with me. Her hair covered half of her face. We sat there in silence for some time, I looked at the plate of food that I had. It was a peanut butter and banana sandwich.

“Thanks for the food,” I said to her. She muttered something that I couldn’t hear. We sat there for a few moments in silence and I began to fidget. I need to say something because this is getting dumb.

“So… you’re an anime fan?” I asked her. She squeaked and I saw her ears went red.

“I… do watch it sometimes but not offend.” She told me. I stared at her as my B.S tracker was going off.

“When you mean sometimes do you mean all the time.” I told her. She looked at me with wide eyes and was about to say something but I put my hand up. “Trust me I can tell since I watch anime as well.”

She sighed in relief at that. “Goodness I must of looked like a nervous mare, the only one that I can talk to is Rainbow since she was the one who introduced me to it.”

I nodded and started eating… It’s so~ good! Food is life!

“So how did you and Valor meet?” I asked her after swallowing.

“Oh me and Valor met when I was just a little filly, I was walking threw the forest and heard some calling out from somewhere so I followed until I found him. His mother died protecting him from a timberwolf, poor thing was so young and didn't know how to fly so I took him in and raised him to what he is now.” she explained to me. I looked at Valor and saw him looking down. I took a bit of the banana and tossed it to him, he caught it and began to eat it.

Me and Fluttershy chatted for a bit about other stuff. After that I got an interesting show from Valor and some bunny that came out and they had some sort of staring contest. I think I saw sparks fly between them.

After all the chatting Fluttershy said that she needs to head out to pick up some food for her animals and I offered to come along and help. She said that she was fine that getting food but was happy to have someone come along.

We headed towards the town and I started to see others ponies of different colour, I again started to feel nauseous due to the colours. There is too much colour!

“Are you alright?” Shy asked me.

“I will be, just need to get used to all the colour.” I told her. After walking for a bit we went of in different ways and I continued exploring. I walked around until I saw what looked like a garage looking building and near by was a… cloud house? I went to the garage and saw that there was a sign with the name of the place.

“‘Rainbooms Hex-Tec Shop’ isn’t Hex-Tec stuff in the game?” I wondered. After thinking about it I decided to take a look inside of the place. I walked into the place and saw that it had a lot of room to move around. It looked simple and somewhat nice looking, the walls were coloured blue with rainbows and clouds with lightning bolts coming from them. I looked around until I heard someone coming into the room.

“Welcome to Rainbooms, if you have something that’s broken, we can- oh hey you’re that person that wrecked the street and building in the Crystal Empire.” A Cyan pegasus said to me. She wore a greased up shirt and jeans and a set of goggles around her neck.

“Yeah that me, you’re… Rainbow right?” I asked her.

“You got it, Rainbow Dash fastest flyer in all of Equestria.” She boasted. I couldn’t help but chuckle a bit.

“What’s so funny?” She asked me with a frown.

“Sorry, it just that I have heard of you but I never thought that you were some sort of mechanic.” I told her. Well it was true that I knew her, my brother did watch the show and I sometimes watch it but I never really got it. I knew that she was a great flyer but a mechanic, that’s new. I saw her rub the back of her head and smile a bit.

“Yeah I know the feeling I never thought of being one either, I thought I was going to be one of the greatest flyers in Equestria, which I am by the way.” She said to me. She then pulled out a small ball out of her back pocket and did something to it as it started to float on it’s own. “But I guess some of my dad’s traits.”

“Is that a bad thing?” I asked her. She shook her head at me.

“Naa not really, it gave me something to do in my off time and… well I can’t really help but get all giddy when I see something mechanical and I want to take it apart and see how it ticks.” She said with a smile and then looked at me. “You might understand, having something from your parents that made them tick.”

I looked at her for a moment and looked away from her. “Well actually I don’t really know them, my parents were gone when I was young and I haven't seen them ever.” I told her. She didn’t say anything after that and how could she after that.

“Oh… buck sorry I didn’t know and… sometimes I start talking and,” Rainbow started saying but I stopped her.

“It’s fine, I came to terms with it long ago and hey it wasn’t that bad I have a good uncle and brother to live with so my childhood was good.” I told her.

“I see, are they still around?” She asked me. I shrugged at her.

“Well my uncle went traveling since both me and my brother moved out and my brother… well he has his own stuff to deal with.” I told her. I still remember my trip to another world and I don’t want to go through it, my stomach would thank me.

“Well that’s uhhh good to hear, oh! and here something to help you around.” Rainbow said as she pulled out a tablet looking thing and handed it to me. I looked at it and tapped it as it lit up. I saw that there was apps for a map and the internet. Wait they have internet here?

“What’s this?” I asked her.

“That’s a tablet, it has most of the basic functions on it and you can use it for anything.” She told me and smiled. “If you're going to be staying here you might want it just to be safe.”

I looked at it and tapped the map icon and watched it turn into a map. I saw where I was and saw a little icon with a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt on it which I’m guessing it was the logo for Dash’s shop.

“This is cool, say I don’t want to be rude but is there a place I could stay I don’t really know anywhere to go other then here and Fluttershy's place and I don’t want to a bother.” I asked her.

“Well… since she’s not there and Spike went with her I guess you can stay at Twilight’s home, I think Aj is going to go by there to check if it’s still standing and all but I don’t think she would mind if you stayed there for until Twi gets back.” She said to me. I nodded and asked how I could find the place and she showed me how on the tablet. I saw there was an icon with a book opened and a six pointed star above it. She told me that’s it’s a library in the middle of town, I thanked her and went on my way.

It took me a bit but I made my way to where I wanted to go. I also think that I’m getting used to everything since the colours don’t make me nauseous anymore. I saw many interesting buildings such as one that looked like a gingerbread house and one that has a purple tent top for a roof. I saw other ponies walking around and saw some of them waving at me. This place sure is friendly. I continued on until the tablet buzzed and said that I was here, I looked up and saw what looked like a giant tree with windows in it. It’s a treehouse!... kinda. I went to the front door and opened it, it wasn’t locked which was concerning to me. I looked around and saw that the place looked like a library. I desiced to look around the place to see where what is. I began to look on the floor I was on and saw that there was a kitchen, bathroom and library with a couch to relax in. I found a door that leads downstairs with a sigh on it that says ‘Twilight's lab, do not enter without permission, That means you too Nyx!’

I frowned at that, Nyx? Who’s Nyx? Well it seems that I would get my answer since I heard a thud coming from upstairs. I went to the room with the stairs and went up then to see who’s up here. As I got up there I saw that there’s was a bigger bathroom and some rooms which I guess are bedrooms since the first two rooms were bedrooms. I went to the third one and opened it and saw that it was another bedroom but it looked like it belong to a child. How can I tell, well there was a bed the size for one, a toy box in the corner, some bookshelves, and those glow-in-the-dark stars and moons on the walls.

I went into the room and started to look around the place until I heard something coming from under the bed. I looked at it and figured that it was tall enough to have someone hiding under it.

“Hello? Is someone under there?” I asked. Who ever is under there didn't say anything. “You don't need to be scared, I'm a friend.”

“How do I know that? You broke in.” the voice said to me. I can tell it's a girl by the voice.

“Well I didn't really broke in since the door was unlocked.” I told her. I kneeled down to see her better. “How about you come out of there so we can talk face to face."

“... How do I know that you're not going to hurt me?”

“If I was then I would of done so.” I told her. The voice didn't say anything at that. After a few moments I heard shuffling as the girl came out of under the bed and I got a good look at her. She had black fur and purple hair with teal eyes. She wore a purple dress shirt with black pants, she also wore purple glasses as well. She shifted nervously on the spot.

"Why hello there, sorry about walking in unannounced but one of Twilight's friends said it was ok.” I told her.

“You… you know my mom?” She asked me. I shrugged at her.

“I ran into her in the Crystal Empire.” I told her. She nodded but I saw she was still nervous. I extend my hand to her. "Let's started over on more friendly grounds, hi I'm Taliyah what's your name?”

“Umm I'm Nyx it's… it's nice to meet you.” She said as she shook my hand. I smiled at her and saw that it was infectious since she started to smile. I let got and stood up.

“Well since we're on better terms do you want to do something? I don't really know what to do here.” I told her with a sheepish smile.

“Well, have you been to Sugarcube Corner? Pinkie works there and makes really good cakes and sweets,” she told me. I pulled the tablet out and got the map out. Using the search function I found where the place is and saw that it was near by.

“Well it's near by, want to go?” I asked her. She looked at me for a moment.

“You would take me there, we just met and stuff so why would you do something like that?” she asked me. I again shrugged.

“Why not, I don't see the harm in it,” I told her. Nyx agreed to it and say that she needs to get some things so I went downstairs and waited. After a few minutes, I heard Nyx coming down. I turned and saw that she was carrying something.

“What's that?” I asked. She smiled at me and showed me what it was, I tensed up when I saw what it was.

“It's my bear Tibbers, say hello Tibbers,” she said as she moved the bears arm into a wave. I waved at the bear, it can't be the real Tibbers right… well, I did see Valor and Tahm so it was possible.

“Well let's head off to this place and see what we can get." I said as I opened the door. I watched as Nyx took a key out from her pocket and locked the door and we went off.

As we walked I looked at the tablet to make sure that we were going the right way. My eyes wandered over to some groups of other that were talking and saw them looking over at us and started to whisper. I even saw some of them pull children away from us. I frowned at that and saw that Nyx started to hug her bear and cover her face.

We arrived at Sugarcube Corner, which is the gingerbread house, and went in. The smell of baked goods filled my nose and put a smile on my face. We walked over to the counter as a pink pony with poofy hair walked out and smiled at us. I think her name is Pinkie.

“Yup! That's my name,” she said to us. I stared at her.

“How did you know that I was thinking that?” I asked her. She smiled at me.

“Oh I have my ways, so what can I get you?” she asked me. I eyed her and then looked down at the baked goods that were there. There were so many different types of cakes that I began to drool. I heard a giggle from above. I looked up to see Pinkie smiling.

“You two are making the same face.” She said. I looked over at Nyx and saw her with her nose pressed up to the window drooling. I pulled back wiped my mouth and took out the bag of gold coins I got from Cadence. “I’m guessing you getting your usual Nyx?”

Nyx nodded happily as Pinkie wrote down something and looked at me. “That will come to six bits.”

I stared at her for a moment and looked at her. Bits? Does she mean the gold coins? I opened the bag and handed her the bits and she put the bits into the cash register and the notebook into her hair. She told us that it will take a bit to get the cakes ready so we went to sit down and wait. As we are sitting I heard others around us whispering. I could only hear some parts of what they saying.

“... can’t believe that she’s here…”

“... never should have come here in the first place…”

“A cage is a better place for her…”

I frowned at this as I saw Nyx pulled Tibbers closer to her, she looked like she’s about to start crying. Pinkie came with the cakes and some milkshakes, I looked at her as she smiled sadly.

“Their on the house.” She told me as she walked away. I took my fork and took a bite out of the cake… my mouth is in heaven. I started to wolf down the cake, don’t judge me it’s cake!

I heard a giggle coming from across the table. I looked up to see Nyx laughing at me. I reached over and scooped some of the whipped cream from her cake, which is a cheese cake with a lot of blueberries, and placed it on her nose. This got us laughing and we ate out cakes and drinks and left the place and headed back.

I looked over at Nyx and thought about what happened in Sugarcube Corner.

“Hey, why is it that everyone whispering about you?” I asked Nyx. She didn’t say anything for a minute.

“It’s… I don’t really know but mom said to ignore them but I can still hear them and their words still hurt.” She explained. I felt my heart sink at how sad her voice is, I looked forward and started to think. After a few minutes, I came up with a plan.

I turned to Nyx picking her up and setting her on my shoulders.

“Well forget about them, for the next bit we’re going to have some fun,” I said to her as I started running back to the Library.

Twilight
Two days later

I ran back home as fast as I can I wanted to see if Nyx is ok. Sure I had Aj to look after her and she can take care of herself but it’s the other ponies I’m worried about.

“Twi, slow down!” I heard Spike yelled as he tried to catch up to me. I saw the library in front of me and sped up a bit and got to the door and opened it.

What I saw gave me a shock, the whole place looked trashed with books all over the place and board games as well. There were two pillow forts across from one another with one of them have a white flag on them.

“Oh come on…” I heard Spike said behind me with a groan. I was about to say something until I heard laughter coming from the kitchen. I slowly walked over and peeked in the room and the sight made me smile.

“OK! This time, let’s put the flour in the bowl this time.” Taliyah said to Nyx. She was white with flour that I guess was dumped on her. Nyx giggled at her.

“Well, next time don’t pour chocolate sauce on my head,” Nyx answered. They both started laughing and continued on what they were doing. It took a bit but I watched them put a cake in the oven.

“This will take thirty to an hour to cook,” Taliyah said to Nyx with a smile.

“That’s long enough to clean up and take a bath,” I said out loud. They turned and I saw Nyx smile and ran to me.

“Mom!” She yelled as she hugged me. I hugged her back and rubbed her head, which was covered with chocolate.

I guess you had fun when I was gone?” I asked her.

“Yup, Taliyah is so much fun to be around,” she said. I saw Taliyah smile a bit and started dusting herself off.

“Well, I did say that you need a bath so…” I pointed at Taliyah. “You and Spike start cleaning up and I’ll be down to help in a bit.”

I turned and carried Nyx to the bathroom. I listened to Spike yell at Taliyah at the state of the place. Well, at least Nyx had a good time so I’m happy.

The rest of the day I hanged out with Nyx and Taliyah until it was time for bed. Taliyah slept on the couch since she didn’t have a place to sleep. That night I saw that Nyx slept better than she for a long time.

Author's Note

This took longer then I thought, I'm sorry! T_T

Also Now... Nyx has Tibbers... you shall now run for your lives.

If you see any mistakes or errors please leave them down in the comments and don't be a jerk about it please.

see you all in the next chapter :)