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I watched in numb shock as a blurred cyan shape barreled from the sky, leaving an all too familiar colored trail in its wake. It did several tricks, a few cartwheels here, a loop to loop there and finished off the small show with a dive straight up, flying all the way back and landing in front of me. Due to the impact, it caused a small dust cloud to form, obscuring my vision.

I coughed several times, trying my hardest and failing to clear the smoke from my lungs and eyes. When gravity settled in, thank you gravity, I found myself face to face with Rainbow Dash… I think I should say again?

What? There's no way to sugarcoat the subject. She was in all of her glory, Rainbow mane flapping gently in the breeze, rose colored irises squinted due to her faulty landing, cyan colored coat, and she too was coughing from how much dust she stirred up. I was about a head taller than her, but from being this close up, and in her presence, I could see every detail on this mares form. My mind just couldn't comprehend what was happening right now. Trying already to accept my condition was a bit much,

But meeting the fastest flyer in Equestria? Like the meme in a new metaphorical way, my mind exploded… Twice. But it sucks to suck I guess. Anyways, Rainbow Dash was the first to recover, her coughs dying away as she turned her head to me,

“Celestia… Need to work on the last one… But- Hey… I remember you!” She said with a hoof slightly pointed in my direction. Oh god she does? The Dash? Her rose colored eyes flashed with amusement,

“Yeah, I think we bumped into each other the other day!” My heart wilted slowly as she smirked at her choiced words. So that was who I bumped into… Peachy. Oh and she knows puns. Even better. My ears, which were still a new thing to me, swiveled so that they were downwards.

Her smirk died as she chuckled nervously, eyes darting in different directions, “Yeah look… Sorry about that… I was trying to do a new trick and well,”

Dash smiled awkwardly while staring off into space as if she were reminiscing on the past, “Let's just say, watching where I was going wasn't exactly on my list.”

With a shrug… Wait actually, ponies can't shrug, it's like trying to move your entire chest. Scratch that, With a smile, I snickered,

“It's fine. It could’ve been worse right?” I said half-heartedly. I saw Rainbow Dash flick her eyes to my side and watched her grimace, nodding slowly,

“Well yeah. Again… Sorry. I'm glad to see you're out early though! Fast recovery.” Dash finished with a smile.

I nodded, “Thanks. I uh… Well I didn't really plan on recovering that fast though. So my surprise is a bit bigger than yours.”

Dash blinked and stepped back, throwing a hoof to the sky, “Even better then!”

I don't mean to gloat, but that was pretty fast. And from just looking at what the doctors couldn't fix? I would've hated to see what I looked like when I crashed. Needle said something about lacerations, which I was vaguely familiar with of being large cuts. Not to mention he said something about bruises.

But I gained those three days ago however, it took me two days to recover, in which I fainted during one of them.

Rainbow Dash's voice cut through my thoughts and brought me back to the conversation,

“Well, you were pretty bad off when we found you. Don't get me started on your face either…” she said with a shiver, “You looked like you had a run in with a bear, and then ran through a bramble thicket.”

For some reason, I found myself laughing, “Oh thanks then… Jeez. I know I'm ugly but dang.” Dash rolled her eyes and forced a laugh,

“Oh ha, ha. You scared a bunch of ponies dude, not to mention a couple of my friends. Don't you know how to correct yourself?”

Her face had gone from humorous to serious in ten seconds flat. But I gazed at her with a still coolness,

“Actually no, I don't. And quite frankly, I hadn't planned on you barreling into me like a lunatic either.”

“Yeah well, plan on it next time.” She said with a grin.

Cocking my head, I raised a brow and matched coyly, “Oh so there's a next time?”

“Once you stop looking like a wounded cow, yes.”

I pretended to look hurt, “Ow… My heart… I know it's freezing out here, but that… Was kinda cold…”

Heh, puns. While she was shaking her head, I smiled and stuck a hoof out awkwardly, “Granite.”

Dash smirked and brofist… Hoofbumped, “Rainbow Dash. Fastest flyer in Equestria, at your service.”

She finished with a flare of her wings and a badass pose. Blinking, I looked at myself and struck a pose while trying to slowly open my wings, I failed miserably I'll have you know. My right wing opened, but my left wing faltered and kept shaking, feathers falling off of it in small clumps.

Now I'm starting to get worried about that. I've been losing feathers left and right since I left the intensive care. Am I supposed to be doing something? Bah… anyways… Dash laughed at the display.

With a sigh, I looked around while she was laughing, “So, what're you doing out here? I imagine you’d be doing something cool.” I said hoping that she would answer.

She did,

“I mean I was? Kinda hard not to be cool. But eh, gotta drop off some collected water for one of my friends. Her animals need it more than I do anyways. Wanna come with?”

She looked at me with a turned head, a smile evident. Oh shit. Well I least I didn't have to ask, just don't fuck this up. This is a once in the lifetime opportunity.

“Sure! If you don't mind. I just ain't flying for a while. So I'll… Take it on… Hoof.” God the analogies I have to use. What next, instead of ass, I have to say plot?

… Actually don't answer that.

Dash snickered and flapped her wings, almost immediately gaining ten feet in the air, “That's cool. Ponyville isn't that far from here. C’mon!”

O.o.O.o.O

“Spike! Lunch is ready!” Twilight shouted from the kitchen, using her magic to wave away said food source. It was supposed to be a nice fudge meal and a side of Spikes favorite treasure, Sapphires.

But unfortunately, Twilight may have, may haven't have forgotten to add a thing or two. So what was blackened, charred and sitting on the stove was what those two were going to have for dinner.

Twilight's ears swiveled to the sound of scraping claws clambering down the steps in a hurry, Spikes voice carried on, “Coming! Hey is that Sapphi-OUGHF!!”

Twilight blinked in stalwart humor as the sound of multiple thuds and bumps followed by Spike sliding into the kitchen on his face came to pass. Watching him get up, Twilight giggled and held out his snack,

“Yep. Now eat up. Rarity needs you to help her watch Sweetie Bell this afternoon.” The green and purple drake took the blue snacks and gobbled them up faster after Twilight had mentioned Rarity.

“Oh you're right!! Thanks Twi!”

After saying that to Spike, Twilight turned to… Her food. Sighing in despair, her horn engulfed the charred fudge in a lavender glow, levitating it upwards and setting it down on the table next to her.

Spike was at the end, his green eyes glossed over as he read the recent news article, produced by a mysterious Unicorn, Photo Shop. It was a recent addition to communications in Ponyville, and frankly, nopony cared of how unorthodox it was. Free news! And front line on page one was the recent events of a certain traveller.

Twilight sat down in her spot, cushioned by her favorite pillow and poked her food several times, a curl on her lip as if she expected it to move. While doing this,Spike laughed suddenly, before turning to the next page, sipping on his fresh orange juice, courteously of the fridge. Twilight glanced towards Spikes sudden outburst and then the fudge. She sniffed and after a moment, realized she wasn't hungry, so she pushed the food away from her and turned to Spike,

“So what's the news?”

Spike looked up and smiled, his pearly sharp whites showing,

“Well, your actions with Luna on Nightmare Night was pretty funny.” He gestured to the newspaper with a claw as Twilight grasped it with her magic, “And they got a photo of Pinkie. Its pretty hilarious Twi. You gotta admit,”

Twilight mouthed out silently the words of the pages information, flipping it onto its back and snickering, nodding after she had seen what Spike was referring to.

It was of Pinkie Pie in her chicken costume, her face was up close and printed grey. She had her cheeks puffed out and was hovering in air. Twilight did agree. Pinkie was Pinkie. Laughter and all.

Twilights eyes flickered to the fridge, her horn engulfing the handle in a familiar glow, opening it gracefully. While Spike was busy gulping down his Sapphiric snack, Twilight brought out some hay fries she bought the other day. With an impassive shrug, said mare found out that frozen hay fries were actually good cold.

Putting that behind her as she finished quickly, Twilight shooed the young Drake off, watching him grumble in contrite as he went through the front door, and began to attend to her kitchen cleaning, making quite sure to put the charred fudge on the counter.

After getting into the systematic course of wash, wipe, repeat, Twilight finished the dishes done in no time, her magic making the usually hard task immediate and no hassle.

Magic… Twilight thought back to the events before dinner. Before this day even. Her thoughts led to the… Stallion she had seen crash into their picnic.

She and her friends were having their daily pet gathering, each of them just getting away from their animals.

All had been prepared, and frankly, everypony had brought several items for the picnic. Even Rainbow Dash. Hers was a new aerial trick that she had for so long wanted to show them. Tank was even involved.

When she had disappeared behind Applejacks barn, Twilight began to worry of her friends safety. But hey, it was Rainbow Dash. She could take care of herself.

But nopony was ready for a random stallion to come barreling into their little getaway. Twilight could remember it clearly, the looks that were passed around when they had found out that he was still alive. They were all terrified for his safety and acted as one to hurriedly get him to the intensive care as fast as possible. Dash was the first to volunteer and the rest wanted to follow, even Twilight. However, the trail he left, was daunting.

Twilight sniffed as she turned away from the dishes, putting her usual tea kettle on her stove and leaving towards her studies. Applejack was left with a new rain hole in her barn, Pinkie had to worry about her baked goods becoming more so from the amount of sunlight pouring from a hole in her ceiling… And Rarity. She had to complain about her favorite spa being ripped open.

Not to mention eventually give her mind's worth to the one responsible. Who currently, was hospitalized last time Twilight had checked.

Thankfully, all had heard he was on a speedy recovery. But something conceded Twilight, his appearance could have purely coincidental, and in all respects, on accident.

But Pegasi are naturally good fliers. Even the greatest steer of wind couldn't cause them to crash. Something was proven to be odd about him, and again, could be an accident… Just mere seconds before the stallion crashed, Twilight and Rarity had felt a sedation of magic course through them.

Normally, it signifies the awakening of large amounts of magic, or like when Twilight had herself, accidentally awakened hers. It's something that all unicorns could feel. And in thankfulness, Twilight was in awe of how Celestia had chosen her because of it.

Moving past that however, as Twilight gathered a few books from her library, it was strange. A full grown pegasus crashing… and in the middle of their picnic! Absurd..

So with a sigh, and a flick of her magic, Twilight flopped onto the couch she had stowed away in the living room and opened her book.

Only to be reprimanded by the sudden raps upon her door.

O.o.O.o.O

“That was you?!? Wow!” I said in a mocked nature. Dash had just regaled in her story of old, fully describing her adventures and… Making it out so that it seemed like she carried the team.

I knew better, but still, she was soaking the attention up like a sponge.

So the walk around Ponyville was amazing. Just like it had been shown on the Tele. I met a few familiar ponies, but being the kinda person I am, I just stared. It was funny, their reactions. And of course Dash was there too, so she had more than just one thing to tell me about the small town.

“Yep! Rarity was lucky I was there.” Dash said with a nose in the air. I simply gave her a smug grin, my eyebrow raising behind the glasses,

“Oh? Weren't the Wonderbolts there too?”

Dash faltered slightly, but kept up her charade, “Uh... Well of course! But they were busy.”

“Oh, well how fast do you think you were going?”

Dash thought about it for a moment before shrugging, (basically rolling her shoulders),

“It was Rarity. It didn't really matter how fast I was going. All I had to do was catch up to her… Which I did!”

Man… To be speaking with the real Element of Loyalty. Her smile was absolutely adorable as she tried to show off. And admittedly, it was working.

Man, where are we again? A tree? Wait… Did I say…

“Oh, Rainbow Dash!”

Wait is that…

“Heya Twilight.”

Oh my fucking… color me sideways and call me a crayon… Twilight Sparkle as I live and breathe! When did we even get here? Ohhhhhh, that's right, Dash wanted me to meet her friend… Didn't think I'd already be meeting the Princess of Magi- wait… no wings?

I eyed her in detail, she was a light purple, almost lavender. Amazingly, she didn't have her wings yet… Which was kind of disappointing. But at the same time, confusing.

Her eyes locked with mine, and I almost immediately felt lost in them. They were huge, ever expanding almost. Her hair was shown as it always was, and her cutie mark was for all to see. I felt as though her smile was warm, but it was forced. I wouldn't blame her, it was almost the end of a day and here I was at her front treestep.

Anyway.

“Look who it is Twi! Almost crashed into him again. This guy got off the care in two days flat. New record.” I looked at Dash and tried my hardest not to let her words get to my head. Even if she did insult me… Again… But nonetheless, Twilight soaked them up,

“Indeed? Well then, a proper introduction is in order,” Twilight stuck a hoof out and smiled, “My name is Twilight Sparkle, student of Ce-”

Dash groaned loudly, interrupting the form and decorum of young Twilight. Her ears flattened against her head and she giggled nervously,

“Yes… Well…” she looked towards me with embarrassed eyes. So I simply bowed slightly, dipping my head in a somewhat courteous greeting, “Nice to meet you Ms. Sparkle. The name is Granite.” I shook her hoof warmly.

Dash raised her eyebrows and gasped, throwing her hooves out, “Oh come on! She gets a nice gentlecolt greeting?!”

I snickered, “When it needs to be called for, it shall be done as so. And besides, Ms. Dash kinda sounds weird.”

“Ms. Sparkle sounds weird! Makes it sound like she's married or something.”

Twilight blushed even more, causing both me and Dash to laugh, me being the one to cast a humorous brow,

“Is that something you like Dashie?”

Rainbow Dash meant to make a smart remark, but she closed her snout and grumbled something whilst looking away. I turned back to see Twilight with a small blush, her smile just a tad bigger,

“Please, just call me Twilight. Its great to see you up and trotting again Granite.” She turned to Dash, giggling as she stated, “Would you like to come in? I doubt you two came over to have a meet and greet.”

Well… I kind of did, meet and greets are fun,

“I have some things to eat. Plus I just made some tea.”

Tea? Well… Dash and I kinda got everything done, she basically just moved her house over somewhere near a forest and came back to help me around town. During which, I found out I was thirsty, the saddlebag I had with me was heavy, and I needed to see if the library had any books on… Teleportation. Something close to that anyway.

It was getting harder and harder to try and figure out how I got here, so the best solution I could think of at the moment was reading a book. It worked for Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.

So eh.

Dash smiled and nodded, glancing at me with a smirk, “Sure thing! You gonna join us Granite?”

I nodded, “Oh most definitely.”

And with that, Twilight stepped aside, allowing us full entry to her humble abode. Me? I was excited, fucking enthralled to be stepping inside of something I had only seen through a screen. Entering, my mind might have just exploded again trying to take in the details and glory of it all.

It was spacious as hell, being almost as wide as half a gym, and as tall as a small building. I could look up and just see every branch and courteous leaf, including the nest for Owlicious! Hah!

The library portion was brief and enclosed, bookshelves everywhere, and they stretched from the kitchen walkway, to the edge of the door. Parked on the edge of the stairway was a ladder for someone to step on, a few books littered the steps on it.

I wouldn't have guessed it, but I was interrupted of my eyegasm by Twilight and Dash's giggles, Twilight being the one to inquire,

“Granite, you look like you've never seen a library before.” Turning towards her, I laughed and gestured to the expanse of knowledge before me, “I've been to a many library for studies, but I have never seen one such as this… how do you care for the books?”

I knew the answer. As soon as it left my lips, I knew. But I wanted Twilight to say it. Just to make my condition more gasm like,

“I have my little assistant Spike to help me with that!”

I inquired, “Spike? Strange name for a…”

Twilight shook her hoof and raised a curious brow, “Oh no, he isn't a pony. He's a dragon.”

I pretended to look surprised, “Dragon? How does one fit a dragon in a tree?”

Dash snickered from beside Twilight, “Granite, he's like, smaller than you and me.”

“You and I, Dash.”

Twilight giggled at Dash's little grammar mishap, shaking her head as I followed them to the, ‘living portion’, of the tree.

Oh sweet Jesus… I think I'm gonna be staying here juuuust a bit longer. But enough of my fangirl profiling of the library. There was more to explore! ADVENTURE!

Twilight had given us her open seats and disappeared to her kitchen, probably to gather the food and tea. All the while, I just kept laughing to myself in a little squirm as I looked around at all that was here. I mean, this is where it all began! So many adventures starting from right here with Twilight's appearance!!

As I was madly looking around, trying to see everything as if it were my last time doing so, Dash had gotten my attention with a smile,

“Dude, we're inside. You can take off the glasses.” Stopping, my attention turned towards her, I raised a brow at her statement and chuckled,

“Huh? Oh! Crap… Sorry.”

I unhooked the glasses and blinked a multitude of times, clearing the haze of colors as I smiled, “Better?”

My smile immediately dropped as Dash stared. She had a look of confusion, which later turned to regret. When I realized what her attention was drawn to, I shuffled and mumbled a few times, shifting my face to the good side.

Dammit… It was my eye again...

If it was one thing that darkens my mood, it's either pity, or sorrow. The worst one, is fear. I have had some people who I tried to talk to simply deck off as if I were Frankenstein. Again, I’m ugly, but damn.

I don't know if I ever went into detail about my eye. For one, it was pretty bad when it happened. Doctors did everything they could for it, treating it and such, which sucked ass the entire time they were pulling the object out. But in the end, I lost my eye color, and the entire eye turned grey due to the accident. Plus, there was a small indent inside of it, making the world around me split into sections.

I was fine within a few days after surgery. But my corona and iris weren't. Both were utterly incapable of producing anything that resembled what used to be. So after I left the abode of the hospital, my entire eye had been discolored grey. It wasn't yellow anymore… So yeah.

But after all that, and through the whole experience, the next day I went to school. Actually it was like two weeks later, Randy walked up to me with a smile, patted my shoulder, and gave me that horrid nickname. Granite. Because pencils aren't fucking made of lead.

Right now, I couldn't tell what Dash was feeling. Her face was like stone. Do i just play it cool? I know it's hard to look at…

Man… I need a soda… Wait. BAD GERALD. FOCUS.

After a moment of silence, I grinned, “Looks like the bramble thicket won.”

My phrase caused a chuckle to escape from Dash's lips, “Huh… You don't say.”

“I mean, it's either that, or we comment on how the weather is.”

Dash shook her head and sighed, “You are simply incorrigible.”

I gave her an all knowing smile, “You'll soon learn my motto, and live by it if it touches home Dash.”

I said mystically, “If not me, then who else?”

Dash said with a grumble, “But I caused you to get hurt.”

“But think about it… I'd rather it be me, then someone else…”

She said nothing after that.

We were like that for a time's end. We would hear Twilight do something in the kitchen and hear the tree creak and groan. We both sat there, occasionally throwing glances each other's way, but it would cause the other to turn and look as if they hadn't been in the first place.

But Dash broke the silence with a quiet,

“Sorry…”

I gazed at her with a frown, “What for?”

Judging by the way she averted her gaze, and the flush that was staining her cheeks, I don't think that she was used to saying sorry. I don't blame her either. For both instances. So I broke the ice with a short smirk, cue the ever flirting Gerald...

“Hey, I’ll say it again that me running into you, was better than you or I running into anybo-pony else.” I watched as her eyebrow slowly raise, so I continued,

“Could've run into another pony by standards, but running into the Fastest flier in Equestria?” There's the smile, “That only happens once.”

The little talk Rainbow Dash and I were having could've gone on for the remainder of the afternoon, but Twilight had walked in and was carrying a hefty amount of food and a nice pitcher of tea. Whether or not she cared, carefully, I hooked the glasses back on and gazed at what Twilight was doing.

Her magic, if that's what it was, was manifesting itself before my very eyes. The existence of such a craft happening right now, proven to me as if it were child's play. I was attracted to the glow, per say. It was like looking at a firefly light up in the darkness, the way the glow winked in and out of existence. But only thing was for certain, this wasn't some card trick that would disappear and have to be rehearsed later on.

This was the Magicks.

Twilight set the food on the table and smiled, “Here you go you two. Spike and I just ate, so feel free to dig in.” I noticed that when she stopped using the Magicks, her horn produced no film of light.

So that was what the glow was for… Oh hush you. I pay attention to some details, but I never focused on Unicorns in MLP. This was a new thing for me, and I was quite determined to figure this all out. But that food… Dear god I was hungry...

Oh don't mind if I do. This actually looks pretty good! Didn't know that fudge was black… I took a small chunk of the fudge and bit into it, the flavor simply divine. I didn't know that Twilight could cook… Hot damn!

As said mare sat down, Twilights eyes widened in realization as I brought out the supposed crunchy fudge.While I plunged into the food before me, I couldn't have heard Twilight facehoof and Dash laugh at my expense while I complimented the cook. Twilight grew another blush, the fact that I was eating burnt food never reaching my mind.

But what I learned afterwards, was that Dash had simply taken some tea, claiming she wasn't hungry. So while crunching on the burnt delectables, I didn't give any fucks towards her eating. That fudge was mine.

“Twilight, that was amazing.” I said breathless, politely chugging down a glass of… Oh lordy… Blueberry tea. I didn't even think that this sort of flavor existed!!

Twilight tried her hardest to contain her laughter, and succeeded, only coming short with a snicker, “Oh it's nothing, Glad you liked it.”

I nodded and set the glass down, sighing in a way of relief. I heard Twilight clear her throat,

“Where are you from Granite? I haven't seen you in Ponyville before.” Oh right… Shit… Uh,

“I’m from up north.” Again, as I turned towards them, Twilight and Dash both nodded,

“From Everfree.” My eyebrows shot up, there's that phrase again… I don't get it.

“No, not from Everfree, man… What is it with the assumptions. Farther up north you two.”

“What brings you to Ponyville?” said Dash, who had drank all of her tea in swift gulps. I responded with a casual,

“Just seeing the sights. Heard that there was some commotion happening around here…” Come on… Keep the lie going, “And I thought I'd move just a bit closer to the action.” I finished with a confident smile.

Twilight giggled and seemed to reminisce on past events, “Oh then you've come to the right place. Sad to say that your first four were served in the hospital though. Well since you're up here to see the sights, so to speak, I imagine you have someplace to stay correct?”

I blinked, crap… I didn't did I… Well the gravel wasn't that hard. And I could always try to fly onto a cloud. Try, being the keyword. Twilight grew a concerned frown from my silence, “You don't?”

I looked up and smiled, my eyes darting around awkwardly,

“Well no… I don't. And I don't have much bits either. The only bits I have are 50. And that ain't a good amount to try and stay with somebo-pony.”

I cocked my head,

“You… Wouldn't happen to know someplace to stay would you? I mean, if you don't, I could always ask the mayor or something.”

Dash snickered and poked Twilight, “Well actually, she might have a place for him to stay. Depends on how long he is staying and when her roommate is coming back.”

Twilight glanced at Dash and said askewdly, leaving me completely out of the loop, “Well… I do have the guest room. But Spike really wants it. I've been spending time with him and Rarity trying to get the color scheme down alone. So… That could be a maybe.”

Twilight turned to me with a raised brow, “How long are you planning on staying?”

I sighed, “Until I'm able to go back home. I've been… How do you say… Expelled for the time being.” Taking the truth and twisting it to my will, HA! Fuck you irony.

While Twilight's expression grew more dark, Dash smirked and leaned forward, “On the run from the Guards?”

Oh, you just walked into this one. With a dead face I said slowly,

“Yes actually. I'm wanted for the murder of two mares.”

There was a pause. The look on their faces, combined with how silent it got, made my dark joke, that much funnier. Afterwards however, and after calming them both down, I decided I had overstayed my welcome. Twilight was probably busy, and had stuff to do. Dash knew where a good place to stay was, and that was my key towards the exit of this world. I just hoped that I could either wake up or realize this was all too good to be true.

So I stood and said, “Thanks Twilight. It was a pleasure meeting you. I apologize if I was rude, and I thank you again for your hospitality. I hope to see you soon.” After I finished, I could've sworn I heard Twilight mutter,

“Sooner than you think.”

But that was probably just the wind. Although it was a brief meeting with the… technical Princess of Friendship, I enjoyed it. But I hadn't even noticed that the sun was about halfway going down, still sunny, but not enough time to see the rest of the mane six.

Dash led me outside, closing the door behind her and turning to face me,

“Wow. Normally most ponies would cause Twi to go full nerd on them. She was kinda quiet around you.” Oh… Well, was that bad?

“I mean, I did cause quite the first impression Dash. I wouldn't be surprised if she hated me for causing such a ruckus. Technically too, I'm supposed to be dead. But I'm not.” I said with a frown. That's what confused me though, why I was still alive?

I didn't just crash into a few shops and innkeeps, I crashed into… Applejacks barn, Applejack herself, The Spa, Sugarcube Corner, and… bounced off the top of Town Hall into the park.

Don't even get me started on luck.

It reached Rainbow Dash though, and seemed to cause her to nod in agreement, “Yeah… Well, I think you're cool. Besides. Not to many ponies would want to get up after a tumble like that. But you did. Partially, my fault too.”

Dash sighed, “And don't worry about the stuff you bumped into. It happens all the time.” She finished with a smile.

Wow. Quick to make friends, and cause a complete stranger to have his heart and mind explode, “Heh… Thanks Dash…”

She slugged me on my good shoulder, “No problem. All we have to do now is see if my friend’ll let you bunk with her for a while. Just until you can be back on your hooves and wings again.”

I rolled my eyes, “There you go with the “she”, thing. Who are you talking about?” Dash simply rolled her shoulders, her smirk growing larger,

“Don't want to spoil the surprise. Relax. She's a personal friend. She owes me a few favors too.”

“Uh-huh. Right. You're killing me with suspense.”

Dash laughed, trotting in a direction of near Town Hall, “Well c’mon then. Don't let your hooves get cold. Oh… And how do you feel about Wubs?”

O.o.O.o.O

Yknow, thinking back, if you had asked me that who my favorite pony was, without skipping a heartbeat, I'd say it was Chrysalis. Why? Don't ask. But continuing with that, I could see Rainbow Dash slowly making her way upwards onto second or third best pony. The two ponies who held those spots, were Octavia Melody and the Prestigious Vinyl Scratch.

See, While Dash and I were going to our destination, we stopped by a place that had a signature mark. Three wrapped candies. Should be familiar in a sense, as per the mare Bon Bon works there. I didn't see her though, which was disappointing.

Wanted to ask if she and Lyra Heartstrings were a thing…

Anyways, Dash picked up some products and claimed that she would try to, “sweeten,” the deal with her friend. Just asking her wouldn't cut it. So here we were now, in front of her friends door.

It was a rather small, quiet looking house, about as tall as your local 7-11. The only major color difference that set this house apart from all the others, was that one side, was a dark blue. The other side was a variance of grey to pink. There were a few windows here and there, but they were shut, disabling my eyes from viewing any further.

Dash had handed me the bag full of something, and hit the doorbell with her nose. Now, normal doorbells sound like bells. Hence the goddamn name, doorbell. But here, as the sound echoed away, I heard it turn from a soft melodic cello, to a hard bass drop.

Hint hint?

Take a guess towards who opened the door?

The purple door came swinging open to show a mess of hair and the like. She was colored a pale white and had a sort of blue and cyan mix in her mane, plus tail. Her eyes… Were blocked from our view because of her shades. Purple tinted, black rimmed. And to top it off, her cutie mark?

A black note.

I simply took her form in and multiple times, had to blink. While Dash greeted this mare like she knew her, my mouth had dropped, hence dropping the bag too.

Vinyl Scratch. Holy shite! I've seen tons of fanart of this particular pony, all of which had made me think highly of her. Not to mention the possible fanon of her being a vampire. Which, is something I want to figure out.

But besides that, I sort of am her fan in a way, not her biggest, a respectable one at that. I dawdled here and there in the music industry. The few times being because I was adept in the usage of Violin.

I would be asked to play something in a form of orchestra and give it to Randy and his friends. They'd take it and actually make it sound rather amazing. Maybe it was because I like both classical and dubstep? Eh.

Turning back to Vinyl though, There were a few moments in MLP to where Vinyl would pop up, one of them being the shocking fact of her blood colored eyes. I would either laugh or simply nod in approval every time she or Octavia appeared… Wait… Where was Octavia?

“Nah, it's cool Dashie. Tavi won't mind. And besides, I need the extra hoof.” Vinyls voice cut through the air like a knife, silencing my thoughts immediately. Her head turned towards me, and she smirked. Strangely enough, she had a deep and piercing sound. Guess it comes from being a DJ.

Dash all but laughed, gesturing to the dropped food, “Oh, well here I thought I was going to have to bribe you.”

Vinyl raised a brow and glanced at the package, immediately straightening as she did so, “Are… Are those Bon Bon Creme Pies?”

Dash gave Vinyl a smirk, nodding, “Mhm, all yours. Hate those things.” Vinyl looked to me, then towards the Pies, snatching them with a humorous, yoink, noise.

She peeked inside the package and almost immediately started drooling, but contained herself and shook her head. After, she glanced at Dash and I, gesturing for us to come in.

We did, careful to mind ourselves upon entering. And I must say, that the house itself was very… Dual Sided. Like, someone had drawn a figurative line in the middle, and had sectioned both sides for the other occupants. It was like the outside though.

One side, was refined and colored a greyish pink. That side, had various posters of artists unknown to my mind. It also had the obvious poster of Octavia. So that question was answered rather quickly.

The other side was more easy to guess towards who owned it. Colored Blue and cyan, several old vinyls and DJ pads littered the mess of a room. But in the middle, there was a monotone white color, for the couch and other chairs. Get this though,

That was only the living room.

Vinyl disappeared into the kitchen and came back just as quickly, dropping her food off most likely. She came into the room and smiled,

“So, you need a place to stay?” Not knowing I was being referred too, I didn't answer. I was currently in the zone looking towards the ever apparent DJ pads. It wasn't like the ones back home… Well alright, maybe a little. But the buttons were bigger.

“Yo, Granite.”

My head snapped up, twisting to the side a little too fast. I could complain about the pain later though, Dash and Vinyl were gazing at me with a humorous stare,

“Huh? Oh! Shit… Yeah. I do.” I spat out, “Sorry. I'm a little uncoordinated right now, both financially and… Socially. So yes,” I finished with an awkward rub of my neck.

But to my surprise, Vinyl looked at Dash and chuckled, “Looks like we got a keeper.” She turned towards me, “How much do you got on you?”

I answered without hesitation, “Bout fifty.”

“Hmm… how do you feel about work?”

“Sucks, but needs to be done.”

Vinyl snickered, “Alright. How about the type of work in which you lift stuff?”

I said with a frown, “Sucks. But has to be done.”

“Do you like working late?”

“No. Depends on what kind of work it is though.”

Vinyl laughed and walked over, throwing her hoof out, “Well alright then. Names Scratch. Vinyl Scratch.”

I met it with an equal smirk, “Granite. The uh… Only one.”

In the back, Dash snorted and tossed her mane around, “You two’ll be perfect for each other.”

Comments aside… I'd have to say so too. Vinyl agreed with what I assumed was a shrug, turning towards the kitchen,

“Eh, don't let Tavi catch you saying that. She’d have both our tails as her bow strings.” They both shivered, Dash being the one to nod,

“Right… Well G, I have to help Fluttershy. You're in capable hooves… Sort of..”

Vinyl called from the kitchen, her voice muffled but what was no doubt the pies, “HEARD THAT DASH,” Who in question smiled, “Yeah, well. See ya.”

She stopped midway to the exit, “Oh! And before I forget!” Dash turned and said with a grin,

“When you get better, look up. Pretty sure you'll be able to find me.”

I nodded my agreement and watched her go. When she had shut the door, I sighed and just stood there, not moving. This felt rushed. Really rushed. Already, once out of the doctors office, I had seen Dash, met Twilight, and found a place to stay… How exactly was that possible? Probably because the creatures here were way to giving with their stuff… You wouldn't see anyone back home doing this for a complete stranger.

Home… Heh… That feels like a distant word now. If this was a dream, then as soon as I slumped onto whatever bed I was given, I'd wake up in my dorm. Randy would probably piss and moan about how I was being a lazy bastard… I wonder how he was doing though.

Now I missed my soda… But continuing, Truthfully, I kinda liked this dream so far. It's absolutely an ass sucking because I can't fly, yet, and it is a discomfort at what has happened to my body. But given time, I could get used to this…Wait.. What am I even saying? I'm not meant to be here!

I shook my head and wandered around the clusterfuck Vinyl called her room and made my way into the kitchen, finding said mare unconsciously slamming her face into her donuts. Or whatever they were.

I needed to find a way out of this. Come tomorrow, would determine what course of action I needed to take. But today? Tonight rather, I'd enjoy my stay. Yolo right?

Vinyl burped and gigged a smidge, turning towards me with a grin, “My bad… So!” She had trouble leaning forward, but eventually succeeded, “Granite? Weird name…”

Before she could continue, I scoffed and said with a humorous grin, “Really? You too? How about your name? Who calls themself Vinyl Scratch?”

Vinyl smirked, “Touche.” But continued, “You have a couple of choices of a place to bunk,” she counted on her hoof, “My room… Well… Octavia's room, wait, scratch that.”

She looked like she was having trouble, her face scrunched up in confusion. So I chuckled, “I could crash on the couch?”

Vinyl blinked, “Oh… Well there's that too. Hey you thirsty?”

God she switched topics quicker than I could count to three. Which was slow as hell I might add.

“Sure. You got soda?” I asked whilst taking a seat at the table.

“Yeah… Uh… We have Creme, Cherry annnndddd… Razzberry.” She finished by looking from the inside of the fridge towards me for assurance.

I scrunched up my nose and said, “Eh, I'll take a Creme.”

Vinyl brought out two Creme sodas and popped the caps off on the counter, handing one to me with her magic. She raised the other and took her seat again, “Cheers.”

“Cheers.”

As I swished the carbonated substance I longed for, my mind wandered to the other occupant, Octavia. Hopefully, she wouldn't deck my ass and do something drastic that'd make me regretful. She seems like the type to do that, but I wouldn't know, as per I haven't met her yet. But nonetheless, I chuckled aloud, causing Vinyl to look my way,

“Something funny?”

I nodded, “Yeah. Seems like this Octavia might not take kindly to me bunking here.”

Vinyl waved a hoof, shaking her mane into order, “She doesn't care man. All you gotta worry about is which side you choose.”

“Side?”

Vinyl chugged her soda, “Yeeep. My side, or hers.” Her face was humorous, but judging by the way she glanced at me from behind her glasses, she was serious.

I groaned and said with a slump, “Don't tell me it's about music…”

Vinyl cackled, “Eeyup!”

“Anything else I need to worry about?” Like if you are a vampire? That'd be something man, I tell you.

Vinyl thought for a moment, before raising a brow, “Actually, Yeah. Tavi can be pretty nosy about personal space. She's been antsy about something for a while now, and it's… Getting pretty weird.”

I chuckled to myself, “Probably wants to know what's under the shades Vinyl.” Or if you're a vampire, CRISS CROSS!

She snorted, “Eh. Nothing to special. I could say the same to you.”

I smirked, “You take of yours first.”

“Mmm… You first.”

“No, no. I insist.”

“Oh such the gentlecolt, too bad the door is already opened.”

I leaned back, “It is? Funny, I didn't open it.”

Vinyl blinked and eventually groaned, “You ruined the moment.”

“Yep. So… On the count of three?”

Vinyl snickered, “Nah. I prefer to keep these on for reason.”

I chugged the last of my soda and took it with me as I smirked, “Hey, Red isn't a bad color. At least it's better than yellow…” As I left the kitchen, I couldn't help but pat myself on the back as Vinyl grew deathly silent.

O.o.O.o.O

Alright, gotta get comfy… Anddddd there! Couch is now comfortable!

Outside, it had grown dark, even so, that I couldn't see past the house lawn. But it was fairly lit in the room. I was sitting upright, my neck braced by a pillow given to me by the landlady. Landpony… What the hell ever.

Vinyl had taken leave to the outside world after our conversation, most likely to gather some very vampiric shtuff, or to be the other alias she is known as, DJ-PON3. Either way, she had just upped and left me with some pillows and a blanket that smelled like vanilla.

It was funny though, before she left, she had regarded me with cautious intent. Probably because she was like me, and hated people judging their physical features. Or she was a vam- alright, I'll stop.

Hell, she and I were technically in the same boat. Sort of anyways… We both hated people and ponies to see our deformities that sectioned us off from the world outside our doorsteps.

The couch was perfect, but my mind forced me to stay awake. Eventually, I'd fall asleep, but what would I wake up too? My dorm, or this? Either sounded sane. But the former? I don't know…

I would be disappointed if I woke up to see… Shit… Who would I see? No… I'd just… Bah… Fucking mind is in sleep mode right now. I need it more than anything.

I turned to the side and slowly lied down, talking the pillows with me. Maybe this is what I'll wake up to. Equestria, Ponyville. I'd get to see Rainbow Dash, talk with Twilight, Wub out with Vinyl Scratch, Pie with Pinkie and even more…

Maybe… This wasn't so bad.

I smiled as I fell asleep.

O.o.O.o.O

Find out next time...

Chaotic Magic… What? Then that means…

“Out of all the inconsiderate, inconceivable, down right dirty…”

“SURPRISE!!”

“Oh… I probably shouldn't.”

“Mister… Ya ain't got no cutie mark!”

“Vinyl, Just who is this?”

“Yeah… Uh. That's our new bunk mate.”

“Look… Maybe… Maybe I'm not who you think I am. Maybe I'm something dangerous. What would you think of me then?”

“You… You should go. Just leave.”

“GODDAMMIT!! WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER!?”

“Sugarcube, I can tell when somepony is lyin’. Either Pony up and tell the truth, or don't even come near mah family again.”

“I never wanted this!!”

“GERALD NO!!”

“IT’S WHAT YOU ARE MEANT TO DO!!!”

When Two Worlds Collide

Thanks to DragonLord RyuKizoku for editing, and of course the constant memes to keep this going.

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Author's Note

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