Falling Skies

by Adrian DeWiartt

Rating: teen
Tags: Science Fiction, Princess Celestia, Sex, Gore, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Human, Main 6, Romance, Princess Luna, Applejack, Drama, Original Character
Length: 5920

Applejack has been raising humans on her farm since she was a filly, but never was she prepared for a mysterious human falling out of the skies. In order to protect him, she decides to adopt him as her own.

(This story was inspired by Madmaxtheblack's: Your Human and You, I implore you to give the story a curious gander)

Applejack has been raising humans on her farm ever since she was a filly, she and her brother inherited the farm after her parents both died of an accident. For years, Applejack has handled and cared for several types of humans of all shapes and sizes, that is, until that one fateful day came.

A strange object descends from the skies, in it, is a giant human unlike any she's ever seen before. Curious of how he came to be and who he is really, she decides to adopt him in order to keep him out of the wrong hooves.

Published 2016-05-31 05:20:01 UTC
Last updated 2016-06-03 20:21:35 UTC

Prologue

The stars are lovely tonight. They were that night long ago as well; the day Applejack's parents passed away. Applejack was just a filly back then, she couldn't grasp the significance of life and death, yet, she comprehended the pain of losing loved ones far too well for a youth such as her. The hole in her soul became vast that night, and it would not be filled so quickly.

There is never a day she forgets the tender smile and mirthful eyes of her mother, the sweet songs she would sing to Applejack and her siblings each and every night. There is never a night where she doesn't remember the joy of her father's laughter, and the the toughness he passed down onto her and her brother.

She always remembers them, and although she holds all but good memories in her heart, it is the very same thing that tears her apart inside. She has her brother Big Mac and her baby sister Apple Bloom, and she is more than grateful for being blessed with them; but there's still that itching loneliness in her breast, something she cannot shake no matter how hard she tries.

She has fought this loneliness for years, trying to convince herself that things would get better with time, but deep down she knew it never would.

At least, as far as she knew.

Applejack has developed a method of masking her pain to both her family, friends, and even herself. She pushes herself day and night, working twice as hard than any other pony despite the plea of others for her to go easy on herself.

Day and night, she would work hard: harvesting apples from the orchard, doing work on the fences around her property, tending to the humans and their stalls before going to bed to repeat the process.

Tonight was special though, special for Applejack because it was the one night that she agreed she would take it easy and relax. It wasn't really her idea, it was the combined effort of her family and friends to convince her to at least take one or two days off for herself.

And so, Applejack, after a long and grueling week of harvesting apples and cleaning human stalls, she decided to unwind late one Friday night, gazing up at Luna's vast canvas of violet, gold, and black.

Applejack curved her lips, offering a small smile to the beautiful scene of the night sky, which in turn sparkled and shone, the moon gazing its pale illumination upon Applejack's form as the humbled earth pony laid upon the field of emerald grass surrounding her home.
She pondered deeply of her achievements throughout the week, reminiscing the joy of accomplishing her goals after multiple hard days of work. She remembered how thankful she felt for the help of her friends and siblings, proud of their efforts just as much as she was of hers.

The meaning of her smile shifted from proud to forlorn as the thought of her parents drifted into her mind once again. She would contemplate deeply about the tender words spoken by her mother, the words of encouragement and pride from her father, how proud they would be to see how far that she and her siblings have carried the farm.

Warmth filled her face and chest, tears leaked from the corners of her eyes partially blurring her vision. She tucked her hat over her face, as if to hide her tears from the night sky. She let out a deep sigh, followed by a chuckle that rolled from her throat after a brief moment of silence.

"Applejack, you're a full grown mare now, stop getting all sappy!" she scolded herself.

"You need to be strong, for Big Mac and little Apple Bloom" she said to herself, sniffling and wiping her eyes with her forehoof.

Applejack fell silent after that, pursing her lips while losing herself in deep thought, staring at the chestnut roof of her hat. She pondered the concept of companionship, she wasn't sure how the topic of thought came to mind but she rolled with it anyways. Big Mac, Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith are a given; they never fail to make her smile, but still she always felt an itch in her heart, something that her family just couldn't provide.

She remembered that Twilight just recently got a human, he's a troublemaker from what she hears but still Twilight seems to enjoy the companionship. Applejack has her barn full of humans that she takes care of every day, but she can never get attached to them for too long because a lot of them are often bought and taken away.

She pondered if she could adopt one of the humans she owns. Even though she owns these humans, they are up for sale, that is how she makes a large portion of her income. No, it's a bad idea, even if she did take one of the humans in as her own, she would be far too busy and the very few strong and capable humans she has are often quickly bought up by... Peculiar customers.

She also pondered if she could find a coltfriend. She has been offered many relationships in the past but would always turn them down because of her busy schedule, there was no time for dating. She thought about looking for a coltfriend who could work just as hard as she did, then again, finding a stallion athletic enough to keep up with her was impossible considering most of them were taken.

She sighed, shaking her head. Rolling onto her side, Applejack would close her eyes and relax her body. She let the cool emerald blades of grass beneath her caress her fur softly, curling up as if she were a small filly in the embrace of her parents once more. She stayed like that for several minutes, before deciding that it was late and she should go inside and get some shut eye.

She rolled to her knees before pushing herself up to her hooves. She bit onto the edge of her hat and tossed it onto her head, adjusting it with her hoof before trotting up the inclination towards her house.

Upon entry, she was greeted by the warmth of the fireplace, where the wood Big Mac put in earlier were now fiery embers.
It somewhat cheered her up, the presence of her siblings during such a vulnerable and sensitive moment. Even if they had no idea how she felt, what pain she may be holding back, they comforted her with their smiles. Their smiles, and the smiles of her friends are the only things that have carried her this far.

Applejack decided to stop herself from thinking such depressing thoughts, and to move on to getting a good night's rest. Her small break ended the day after tomorrow, so she wanted to wake up early to enjoy it.

Applejack dreamed, like most of her dreams, she dreamed of what she missed the most: her parents, the wholeness of her family. They all might have moved on, but there was still a hole inside of her, and she's been fighting it for so many years. Only in her dreams, was Applejack truly free.

It was late, around five in the morning when Applejack and the entire house was awoken by a shrieking explosion that thundered throughout the atmosphere. As the shrieking boomed, it was followed by a monstrous howl. This howl provoked several frightening cries from the barn that the humans were kept in, as well as a scream of terror from Apple Bloom's room.

Applejack quickly rolled off the bed and onto her hooves, galloping out of her room and down the hall to Apple Bloom's chambers. She barged in, quickly darting to her little sister's side and comforting her from the frightening sounds.

"Applejack!" Apple Bloom cried, clinging to Applejack shakily.

"It's alright sugar cube, I'm here, don't you fret" Applejack spoke in a gentle and calm voice, wrapping her forehooves around Apple Bloom, pulling her closer into a protective embrace.

Big Mac soon came flying into the room, the heavy and rapid thudding of his massive hooves storming up the stairs sounded like a stampede. He was out of breath, panting heavily as he quickly trotted over and nuzzled Apple Bloom's cheek reassuringly before glancing over at Applejack, confusion and shock worn across his features.

"What's going on?" Big Mac asked, shouting over the thunderous howling outside.

"I don't know!" Applejack replied, looking just as confused and panicked as Big Mac did.

The three siblings jumped and clung to one another upon the sound of yet another roaring explosion that shook the house, shattering a few windows here and there.

"Mother bucker! I just replaced those windows yesterday!" Applejack hissed, covering Apple Bloom's ears so she didn't hear her curse.

After a few moments, the rumbling and explosive echoes faded into dead silence. No crickets were chirping, no wind was blowing, everything was eerily quiet.

Applejack glanced over at Big Mac, before looking towards Apple Bloom's bedroom window. Applejack let go of Apple Bloom, who clung to Big Mac in response, and trotted quickly over to the broken window to gaze out and see what caused such a disturbing series of sounds.

Applejack's gaze turned into that of a glare mixed with shock and anger. There was a vast metallic object surrounded by debris, charred dirt, and several splintered trees that were unfortunate enough to be caught in the crossfire.

Whatever this object was, the giant dirt trail leading from the farm's eastern well all the way towards the apple orchard showed that it had descended from the sky, like some sort of meteorite.

"Aw buck..." Applejack grumbled lowly, before glancing over at Big Mac and Applebloom.

"Big Mac, I need you to take Apple Bloom and head into town, get Twilight and the other girls and tell them that a mother bucking meteor just crashed into my orchard!" Applejack ordered as she galloped out of the room, infuriated and kind of befuddled.

"Applejack!" Big Mac called out, but his stubborn sister has already charged out of the room and down the stairs, flying out the front door in a full on gallop.

The red stallion let out a huff, grumbling before lifting the sniffling Apple Bloom onto his back. He tossed a small blanket over her before he trotted out of the room, down the stairs, and followed the road leading out of Sweet Apple Acres and into town, which seemed to have woken up from all the horrible sounds this meteorite caused.

Applejack rushed as fast as she could, biting down on the handle of a large bucket full of water. She has been running to and from the house and the crash site, not even catching a glance at the object yet because she was far more focused on snuffing out the flames caused by the meteor so the fire wouldn't spread to the rest of the orchard.

Applejack pushed herself for thirty whole minutes, rushing back and forward between the crash site and the well to extinguish any hazardous flames or embers.

As the panic died down in Applejack along with the fiery glow of the crash site, the extinguished embers gave off a vast amount of smoke and steam that shrouded the small portion of the orchard she was in, laying tune to an ominous aura surrounding the silhouette of the meteorite.

"Out of all the bucking places this damn meteor could've landed, it had to pick our farm? What is this, a cheesy movie flick?" she complained aloud as she approached the meteorite's silhouette slowly and cautiously.

Applejack would mutter incoherently to herself out of frustration, approaching the meteor at a slow pace. Once she was close enough however, she soon realized that... This thing... It was no meteor.

It looked like... An alien ship.

No, it was way too small to be an alien ship, but it certainly resembled a small spaceship that she would see on all those sci-fi movies that she watched with Twilight before. She didn't understand a whole lot of that science-y nerdy stuff, all she knew is that this was something certainly out of this world.

The best way she could describe this ship thing was like a giant metallic egg. with several strange protrusions on it. There were so many strange designs and edges on it, whatever it was, this thing was definitely not built by ponies, for it does not resemble anything she's seen so far.

Another memory popped into her head: a pod, this thing looks like a machine version of a chrysalis pod she would see on a caterpillar when it molds into a butterfly.

The vast metal pod was glistening, reflecting light from the moon that made it look as if it were glowing.

Applejack hesitantly approached the strange pod, standing about a meter and a half away from it. She stopped once there was only a foot of length between her and the pod.

Swallowing nervously, she extends her hoof out cautiously, not intending to touch it, but to merely feel if there was any heat radiating off of the metallic surface. There was, quite a bit of it actually. She could probably cook pancakes off of that hot metal surface.

She retracted her hoof and examined the pod closely, trying to determine the purpose of this strange mechanical chrysalis. Then it hit her, if it is like a chrysalis or any other insect pod, wouldn't there be something inside that's alive.

Applejack glanced around the area for a bit before trotting over to a splintered piece of wood that broke off from one of the destroyed apple trees. She returned to the pod, looking over it with thorough eyes. She took the stick into her hoof and reached out, feeling around the pod, looking for a latch or something that would open it up. After all, if this was like any of Twilight's sci-fi flicks, then there has to be some sort of release latch or button to open it up.

As Applejack continued to prod and explore the surface of the pod, she was startled by the sudden shocking sound of glass shattering. The glass on the front of the pod, that was reflecting too much moonlight to see through, was shattered all the sudden by a massive fist.

A human fist.

Applejack recoiled, startled by the fist bursting from within the pod, reaching through hole of the window to grasp what looked like a latch. The latch appeared to be specifically designed for a human hand to grasp, rather than a pony's maw or even a hoof.

After the massive fist pulled the latch, the canopy of the pod came flying off, crashing into an apple tree parallel from the pod. Applejack darted back several feet, her heart racing, her eyes wide with shock as a massive human emerged from the metallic pod.

The human had to be at least seven feet tall! It was ripped with bulky muscles, giving the human a very burly physique. Unlike most humans who usually have long hair, this one was shaved bald with only a faint shadow of fuzz visible on its scalp. This human was male, no doubt about it, no female human Applejack has ever seen had such a beefy physique like that! It made her cheeks flush a bright red.

Scars, the human had a vast quantity of them scattered across his body. His body looked as if he made regular trips to tartarus and back! It was almost as if he was a soldier, which is insane since the usage of humans in war have been banned in Equestria, then again, he could be from another kingdom. That's also impossible, since she hasn't seen anything like this pod or the technology behind it.

Luckily, the human was garbed in a pair of skin tight shorts, because if Applejack saw what was causing that massive shape beneath the fabric, then she would most likely have fainted.

The human suddenly turned his attention to her, his unnaturally blue eyes locked onto her like a hawk locking onto its prey. He slowly turned his body towards her, and began to march over, his massive feet thudding heavily against the ground as he approached the frightened mare.

Applejack squeaked, falling onto her haunches, scooting back as fast as possible, though the long strides of the human caught up with her quicker than she could evade. As the human reached out with his massive hand, inches away from grabbing a hold of her, Applejack let out a cry.

"N-NO!" she cried out, shielding her face with her forehooves while curling up into a ball.

This is it, Applejack thought. This is where she died, at the hands of a massive human that fell from the skies. She didn't even get to say goodbye to her brother, her sister, Granny Smith, or any of her friends. This is where she died.

Or so she thought.

For several long moments, she remained curled up with her eyes closed tightly, waiting for the impending doom. However, when it never came, she hesitantly opened her eyes and glanced up, only to find that the giant human had retracted his arm and was now just standing above her.

His unnatural blue eyes stared at her like a machine would in that move: Terminator movie where that big robot pony was sent back in time to kill this mare that would give birth to some important cold who would grow up to save pony kind. He looked her over studiously, slowly kneeling down once he noticed her glance up at him.

Applejack stared at him cautiously, too scared to move. She would flinch or whimper each time he moved. Eventually, after several long minutes of gazing at one another, the human reached out once more.

Applejack flinched, closing her eyes tightly, however she was startled when the sensation of the human's massive hand petting her mane raced across her skin. She opened her eyes again, gazing up at the giant human in confusion. He was knelt down on one knee, his right arm outstretched, his massive palm gently caressing the top of her head as a sign of friendliness.

The human then did the unthinkable, something that no human has done ever since their discovery over nine-hundred years ago.

He smiled.

Author's Note

I am experienced in writing, just not fully adept with all its concepts yet. I'll be updating the story when I can. If you guys want me to write more to this story, share it with your friends and get it up to at least two-hundred or so views, or fifty likes if possible. I'd appreciate feedback to know if this story is worth continuing or not.

Chapter 1

He smiled, the human actually smiled.

That's something no human has done since... Ever, really.

It would appear that this obviously abnormal human was attempting to comfort Applejack to present a non-hostile atmosphere, however upon seeing that his second attempt at peaceful contact had failed, he retracted his hand and purged the smile from his lips.

He slowly returned to his full heighted stance, staring down at her just as curiously as she looked at him. Although his face was relaxed and his expression now detached, Applejack could see almost the same amount of surprise in his eyes as she had.

He opened his mouth as if he were about to speak, only to flinch, hissing while gingerly touching his throat. The human was covered in so much grime, soot, and Celestia knows what else that she almost didn't see the several wounds the human had on his body.

It seems that his throat sustained damage of some kind, it was hard to tell since his massive hand was wrapped around it. After a few short moments of deep thought, the human turned his back to Applejack and marched over to the pod, examining it closely as if he were unaffected by the immense heat radiating off of it.

Applejack watched with a mixture of fear, shock, and curiosity, still completely baffled by the experience thus far. She cautiously paid audience to the human's actions, fearing that if she tried to make a run for it he would probably give chase. And considering how big and athletic he is, with those long legs, he would catch up to her in no time.

It seems the human was interested in the opposite side of the pod that was facing the charred dirt, looking for a way to access it somehow without sustaining injury.

The human would approach one of the few destroyed apple trees, examining the sturdiness of their branches and shrapnel, pondering if they were sturdy enough to lever the pod safely out of the crater it was lodged within.

After searching for a potential lever to aid in his intention, the human let out a growl of defeat and slowly approached the crashed pod from behind, giving it another glance over to gain his bearings, before squatting down and grasping the ledges on each side of the steaming ship.

"S-Stop! You'll burn yourself!" Applejack tried to force out, but it only came out as a terrified squeak that he probably didn't hear since he was roaring loudly from the pain and straining.

Applejack had her doubts at first, that thing probably weighed a ton or two yet he was attempting to move it with his bare hands. Her doubts quickly faded however as the large pod began to move slowly inch by inch from its crater.

"Y-You're burning yourself! Please stop!" Applejack tried to call out again, holding out her hoof, worry spreading across her face.

She worried for the human, but feared him at the same time.

Thousands of thoughts were racing through her head as she watched this human, unsure if he even was a human, or at least the kind she knew of, lift the massive metallic pod from the charred earth. She was concerned for his well being, it's only natural for her well rounded moral compass to encourage her to feel concern for him. Then again, her instincts were screaming at her to run and run away as fast as possible without looking back.

Her thoughts were interrupted when the human managed to actually lift the blistering hot pod out of its crater and flip it onto the ground to where the bottom was now facing up, revealing yet another canopy only this one was void of glass.

The human was studying the canopy, looking for a way to open it despite the painful burns on his hands. However, before he could find what he was looking for, he was startled by the sound of approaching voices.

"Over here!" she heard Twilight's voice call out, followed by several other voices of who she could only assume were royal guards.

The human clicked his tongue, narrowing his eyes in the direction of the voices before glancing back to Applejack. He paused, as if contemplating if he should stay, however since Applejack seemed to still fear him he seemed to have decided that it was best if he retreated for now.

The human took off running at incredible speed, faster than any other human, or pony, that she's ever seen. Just as he disappeared into the darkness, Twilight accompanied by a few royal guards and fire response ponies arrived at the scene.

"Applejack!" Twilight exclaimed, galloping over to her earth pony friend and giving her a concerned hug.

"Twilight, I'm... I'm glad you're here" Applejack said, returning the hug, looking a bit dazed.

"Applejack, did something happen? We heard a scream a few minutes ago on our way here, we rushed as fast as we could!" she said while pulling away.

"I'm fine Twilight, I was just a bit startled is all" she explained, pointing at the metallic pod.

Twilight's reaction was pretty much the same to Applejack's: shock confusion, and bewilderment, only her expression held quite a bit more curiosity than Applejack's did.

"What in Celestia's name is... That?" Twilight asked, her along with many of the other ponies that came along looked absolutely shocked by the sight of this alien-like mechanical pod.

She slowly began to approach it along with the guards.The fire response ponies were combing the area looking for any more possible fire hazards as the alicorn mare and the guards examined the pod closely. One of the guards suddenly yipped, putting her hoof in her mouth, trying to sooth the pain of being burned.

"Careful! The atmospheric friction from descending so high up and such high speeds makes that pod hot enough to practically melt through skin like butter" Twilight explained as she used her aura to scan and examine each and every part of the pod.

Applejack thought to herself, if what Twilight said was true, then how did the human manage to lift that pod out of the crater while sustaining only second degree burns? Applejack pondered for a moment, before standing up and trotting over to Twilight once the alicorn mare had finished scanning the ship with her magical aura.

"Incredible, unlike anything I've ever seen! This technology has not a single trace of magic, and appears to rely completely on scientific engineering! The royal scientists have only just begun experimental tech like this, yet this pod looks like its hundreds, if not thousands of years ahead of us!" Twilight explained to Applejack upon noticing her approach.

"That's... Interesting" Applejack replied, staring at the pod and then over at Twilight.

"Is something the matter?" Twilight asked, noticing Applejack's disconcerting frown.

"Twilight... What would happen if a human touched this pod, even for a few seconds?" Applejack asked in a whisper.

"Um... That would be very bad, their skin isn't protected by fur like ours, not that it would matter, the human skin would melt away and you would be down to the bone in a matter of minutes, they'd possibly suffer a third or fourth degree burn even if a human touched this pod for a few seconds" Twilight explained, confused by Applejack's whispering.

"Why do you ask?" Twilight inquired, whispering as well to oblige Applejack.

"Twilight... There's something I need to tell you... But you cannot tell anypony else, not even the princesses or your family, understand?" Applejack spoke, causing Twilight to give Applejack a concerned stare.

"Um, I... Okay, alright, I promise to keep it secret" Twilight responded after a few long moments of contemplation.

"Thank you, we can talk later" Applejack whispered in response.

The meteor crash in Sweet Apple Acres had become the talk of the town, a lot of ponies would ask Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Big Mac about the meteor all the time. They always gave vague or casual responses, especially Applejack since she was the only one to see the 'meteor' considering Big Mac and Apple Bloom left the farm to go get help and Granny Smith was sleeping like a baby.

Nobody really got a chance to see the meteor with the threat of possible radiation, at least that's what the royal guard reported.

Celestia wanted this pod-like vehicle to be kept as confidential as possible until they knew what came out of that pod and what else was in it. Twilight kept her vow of secrecy with Applejack, playing along with Applejack's claims of not knowing what came out of the pod.

A search mission was issued to track down and find whatever exited that pod, because based on rumors shared throughout the royal guard, there's some sort of alien armor and weapons found within the pod as well as flesh samples.

Twilight had brought Applejack to her castle the next day so they could talk privately, considering news reporters were practically stalking AJ and her family.

"Alright AJ, it should be safe to talk here, nopony else is here and Spike is hanging out with the crusaders" Twilight said while sitting down on the sofa that her human, Max, was also sitting on while eating a stick of celery.

"Alright... Well, you saw how the pod was... Not exactly in the place it crashed, right?" Applejack spoke up.

"Yes, I noticed that... What about it?" Twilight asked, curiosity written all over her face.

"Well... It's because what came out of that pod moved it..." Applejack spoke, causing Twilight's ears to perk up, and her eyes to widen slightly.

Max's eyes had also locked onto Applejack strangely enough, he was probably curious of the shifty tone in her and Twilight's voice.

"Go on" Twilight spoke excitedly, scooting to the edge of her seat.

"Well... It looked like he was trying to get something that was in the other compartment of the pod, but it was facing the ground so he couldn't access it. And so, he grabbed a hold of it and... Lifted it" Applejack explained, causing Twilight to gasp, shock on her face.

"B-But... The atmospheric friction from descending that high and that fast made the pod hot enough to melt skin off the bone! Also... He? Who, or what, is he?" Twilight responded, licking her suddenly dry lips.

"Human... It was a human" Applejack responded, causing Twilight's eyes to bulge.

"H-Human? But... That doesn't make any sense!" Twilight exclaimed, fanning her self with her wings while trying to wrap her mind around this whole conversation.

"Twilight I swear that's what I saw, it was a human, or at least something something that looked exactly like a human!" Applejack explained.

Twilight bit her lip, gazing off into nothingness while she contemplated deeply about all the information she recieved. She then glanced back at Applejack, letting out a deep sigh to calm herself down.

"O-Okay, um... T-Tell me about this human, how would you describe him?" Twilight asked, hovering a clip board and pen over to her with her magic, prepared to write down notes.

"W-Well..." Applejack pondered deeply, recalling as many details as she could remember from last night about this mysterious human.

"He was a giant, about seven feet tall. He was built like a minotaur, and covered in all sorts of weird scars, the biggest scars on him looked surgical. His skin was light like Max's, but seemed slightly darker. His face was clean shaven, so was his head. And his eyes... His eyes were an unnatural blue. From the way the moonlight struck his face, it made his eyes look as if they were glowing" she described while Twilight wrote down every single word of it onto the clip board.

"A-And you're telling me that this massive human moved the pod while sustaining only second degree burns?" Twilight asked, a nervous expression crossing her features.

"Not only did he move it, he lifted it up and carried it out of the crater..." Applejack stated, causing Twilight to pause, biting her lip anxiously, her eyes drifting elsewhere in deep thought.

"This isn't good, we have to find this human... Applejack, we should tell Princess Celestia about it, she could be a major help" Twilight spoke, but Applejack shook her head.

"We can't, it's not like I don't trust Celestia, or Luna for that matter, it's just that... I don't trust any of the nobles. Their political views aren't exactly diplomatic, they're all xenophobic morons and they'd probably demand that the human be executed... We don't even know if this human is hostile or not" Applejack explained, causing Twilight to pause and daze off in deep thought once more.

"What do you suggest we do?" Twilight asked, her expression was filled with worry.

"Well... I could take him in on my farm. He's certainly not lacking in physical capability. I'll take care of him there and you can come over and look him over, work your smart stuff, and find out exactly what the hell he is and why he's here" Applejack answered.

"I... See" Twilight responded, thinking deeply.

"After we gather enough information about the human, we'll be able to present him to Celestia while having ammunition to fire back at the nobles if they do decide to attack him" Twilight said while writing down notes on her clipboard.

"Right, that sounds better than approaching Celestia unprepared" Applejack responded with a small smile.

"Now, there's just one thing we gotta do" Twilight said as she set her clipboard down and looked at Applejack.

"What's that?" Applejack asked.

"We have to find this mystery human, and we must find him quickly" Twilight responded.

Hours passed after Twilight and Applejack's discussion, it was some time around late afternoon now and everypony was going home for the day to settle down. All except for Fluttershy that is. Fluttershy had let her bunny Angel go wondering about, and he's been gone for quite some time now. Fluttershy was beginning to get worried, and had decided to go look for him. It was starting to grow dark, and Fluttershy's concern for Angel grew higher and higher as time flew by.

"Angel! Angel where are you?" Fluttershy called out with her soft voice, trotting along the tree line of the forest near her cottage.

She glanced around with worried eyes, she couldn't find any trace of Angel near the treeline where he usually would be near, mainly to relax under the shade of the trees. She wondered if he wandered into the woods and got lost, so she decided to fly up and comb around the forest closest to her home.

She circled around the skies for quite some time before she noticed a small fuzzy white spec in an opening within the woods where a river ran through. She let out a sigh of relief, and descended carefully down to the opening.

"Angel! There you are, you nearly gave me a heart attack" Fluttershy spoke in a soft yet scolding tone as she landed a few feet from Angel.

The bunny perked his head up, glancing back at Fluttershy before quickly hopping over to her, frantically waving his paws in an attempt to communicate something with her. She tilted her head in confusion, wondering what Angel was trying to convey.

"What's wrong Angel? Why are you out here so far into the forest? You know it's not safe to wander in these woods alone" she said, before Angel started pointing beyond the bushes by the river he was crouched behind.

She glanced at the bushes, and then at Angel, slowly piecing together what he was conveying. She wondered if he was hiding from something. And if so, she figured she had just given away their position.

Before she could contemplate any further, her thoughts were interrupted by heavy thudding footsteps approaching her. She froze, shaking like a leaf as Angel squeaked in surprise, his head craning up to meet the eyes of the being that towered over them. Apparently, Angel's position was compromised a while ago, and whatever he was hiding from knew of his location already.

This creature approached from behind, casting a looming shadow over the cream colored pegasus and snow white bunny. Fluttershy whimpered, her entire body shaking as she slowly turned her head around, looking up at the two piercing unnatural blue eyes that stared back down at her.

Author's Note

If you're all curious as to how this mystery human looks like, then here