Chapter 2: Sugarcube Corner and this world

We then go through the crowd and began to visit Ponyville: We go at the Golden Oak Library, Fluttershy's cottage near the Everfree Forest, Caroussel Boutique and finally Sugarcube Corner "I have an idea ! We should take a little meal there !" Pinkie exclaimed, excited. "Seems like a good idea to me" Applejack says with a smile. We then enter and take a table. We order cupcakes and we settle down.

"Okay Zack, I've been meaning to ask: What is your world like exactly ?" Twilght asks "That's our Twilight... Always curious..." Rainbow Dash mutters looking at the ceiling "Where do I begin... Probably with the fact that the dominant species is humans like me. We're kinda like you except not with nuzzles, hooves and... no magic..." I say while making the last words die "WHAT ! NO MAGIC ?!" They all shout in unison making me flinh a little "BUT HOW DO YOU EVEN LIVE ?!" 'Technology' "HOW DO YOU FARM ?!" 'Technology' "AND HOW DO YOU PARTY ?!" 'and technology...' I try to explain to all of them what life is like without magic. "Anyways, what are you planning to do tomorrow ?" Twilight asks "I don't really know... First off, I should probably try getting new clothes. can you do it for me Rarity ?" 'I should probably use a shower too...' "It's fine darling, come tomorrow and I'll make you some new clothes !" Rarity said with a smile. "And besides that... I don't really know what I can do... Maybe I'll find out tomorrow..." I then look at the window. I see lots of ponies at a park that's just next to Sugarcube Corner, I then look at the sky through the window and I see that the sun is already setting ! And apparently, Rarity notices it too "Oh my ! We should probably go home !" then, a question hits me like a truck. "Wait a second... Where will I stay ?!" I never thought about it before but I'm not going to sleep on the street am I ? "Good question..." Twilight says. We then each think about a place where I could sleep. Applejack raises her head and says "Ah know, you should sleep at my house ! I have an extra bedroom !" "..." 'Why can't I respond ?' "Okay Zack, are you sure you haven't got a fever ?" 'Thanks for giving me the answer, Rainbow...' "No, I'm sure !" I say louder than I intend to "Okay, okay ! Don't shout at me like that !" She pauses and puts up a big grin "But I think I know why you shouted..." Her grin transforms into a mischievious smile before approaching my ear and whispering "...it seems SOMEONE has a crush on AJ..." I invented a new shade of dark red, see, it's on my cheeks right now ! I then shout "Rainbow are you crazy ?! And why would I anyways ?!" "Seems to me that your reaction proves it..." "What ?! No it's not !" AJ then asks me "What are you talkin' about ?" I then observe my surroundings and see that everyone in Sugarcube Corner was looking at me... 'Awkward...' RD then puts an evil smile before saying "Oh you know, just the fact that he might have a !" I then panic and, out a first reflex, I put my hand on her mouth. She lets out a few muffled words before I follow her sentence "Have a hard time getting used to a pony lifestyle... Anyways the sun is setting and we should get moving !" We go up and separate with me and Applejack walking side by side. We then walk for a few minutes before seeing something in the park...

I see in the park a mare with her colt, playing together, I stop suddenly 'Mom and me used to play like that... Mom...mom...' I can't control my emotions anymore, I just...can't... 'Mom...' I get a few flashbacks... me and my mom playing video games, she and I talking English instead of French (our home language), my dad playing with me at Magic and Dungeons & Dragons and finally my mom, my dad, my sister and me hugging each other tightly after I cried, of joy, of sadness, of rage... 'Mom, dad, sister... I thought that Earth sucked except for a few things but...will I ever get back ? My family...' I then cry silently and kneel down putting my head in my palms. I can sense the water flowing down on my cheeks and the cold air of the evening but I continue anyways, I then begin feeling a sudden warmth pressed against my back and someone -or rather somepony- hugging me tightly. '...! AJ ? Is that her ?' AJ indeed noticed me and saw me crying, knees on the floor. "Shh... Zack, are you okay ?" I then seperate my hands from my palms 'AJ... I can tell her...' "AJ... It's my family, my home, everything... Will I ever see them again ?" AJ then releases me go towards my front and looks at me straight in the eyes "Zack, ah'm sure you'll find a way one day, Ah promise... And until this time I can promise to you that my friends, my family and myself are gonna take good care of you..." She then resumes the hug as I return it and put my head on her shoulder "Thanks AJ... I can assure you that it means a lot for me... so from the bottom of my heart thaks...thanks a lot..." We then continue this hug for what seems like one year for me, the warmth of her body, AJ constantly reassuring me... It makes me feel a lot better, all thanks to her... "Thanks AJ, we should continue now..." We get up and we see that a few ponies have been watching us. '...' We then realize this and we go up as fast as we can and we explain ourselves before running away like the cowards we are...

We arrive at Sweet Apple Acres and we begin visiting it before going to the house: the orchards, the barn and the pond: "By the way, Zack, since it's summer, our friends and I will probably swim in here so you should soon get swim trunks." "I'm adding that to my to do list...' and we take a stroll to the path that leads to the house when I feel a bit hungry "AJ ? Can I take one of the apples ?" "Sure Zack, why not ?" I take a red apple and bite it. As the taste begins filling my mouth I'm taken away by nostalgia again...

*Flashback*

I see mom running after me through the living room before settling me down "Mom, no ! Let me go !" "No Zack ! It's good for you !" she says while holding a red and yellow round object, before I can reply she shoves it in my mouth. Reluctantly, I took a bite and instantly loved it. "Wow, mom, it's great ! What's it called ?" "It's an apple dear more precisly...

A Pink Lady..."

*End of Flashback*

"A Pink Lady..." I say dazing off "Hey Zack... I know what will wake you up !" She then does something unexpexted... She approaches me and kisses me on the cheek... I blush madly (I lost the amount of times I did this) but it works ! My train of thoughts instantly stops but my brain shuts down too... "Hey Zack ! We're almost here !" I wake up from my mental daze and begin walking again.

'So sweet... I wonder if someone except my family would have done something like that on Earth...'

Author's Note

And that wraps it up for chapter 2 !

Sorry for the amount of blushing in this story but I really enjoy this trope !
Rate and comment if you like or hate it ! I will not post as much for the next 3 weeks since it's the exams so yeah... Anyways until next time bye !

Also "me and my friends wil probably swim in here": FORESHADOWING