Author's Note

Some things you need to know before you start.

Thoughts are italicized
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Edit#1: Made some slightly edits distinguishing the differences between actions and talking by using the bolding method I used in the second chapter. Tell me if it hurts your eyes and whatnot. Also changed some grammar issues and fixed some mistakes I made. Nothing major, just wording issues I found.

A Strange But Familiar Place

Ugh, my head hurts so damn much.

I touch my head only to feel something wet.

Great, I’m bleeding from some unknown fall most likely. I must’ve fallen down the stairs in my apartment complex. Well, might as well get up and make sure the rest of me is okay.

I get up and look around in a haze.

Huh, looks like I hit my head harder than I thought. Everything is so blurry I can’t even see how many fingers I’m holding up in front of me.

After a minute of holding my hand in front of my face I can start to make out my hand.

Let’s see… there it is! Finally, took a good minute but I should be good now

I then look down to check the rest of my body, which is surprisingly unhurt.

Looks like the rest of my body is fine, can I get up I wonder?

I proceed to stand up, moving slowly and feeling sore. I make sure to see if my toes and fingers can move properly. They are a bit stiff but otherwise fine.

Well that’s a relief, at least I can move everything right, now to go back upstairs and get a nice cold glass of….

I stood there, staring straight forward, at a small group of ponies. That might not be weird on a farm or perhaps somewhere in Europe maybe, but this isn’t any of those places as far as I knew. Stone walls… check. Horns and wings… check. Butt marks… check. Nope, definitely not those places.

“Well fuck me” I say aloud, realizing how dry and raspy my voice is.

I see the purple pony move its leg gently and I freeze up.

So either I’m in heaven due to my fall, in a coma, having a nice dream or this is a crappy fan fiction.

I pinch myself, wincing in pain.

Not a dream I guess.

I look around and notice a lack of golden gates, clouds and Morgan Freeman.

Not heaven…

Great, so this is a crappy fan fiction…

I laugh to myself a little bit and cough from the dryness of my throat.

Well, since this is actually happening I might as well try to guess what will happen next. Pretty sure the purple one will want answers, the yellow one will want me to stay back, the blue one will think I’m some sort of hairless creature, the orange one will probably be very cautious, the pink one will get up in my face and I know for a fact the white one will wonder what kind of clothing I am wearing. I don’t know about what the blue one will do, or what her sister will do… I suppose I’ll just wait till they all wake up now. Weird, in the show they don’t actually show how long they are knocked out. Could be ten minutes, could be ten hours, could be…

My thoughts were cut short when I hear them all move slightly and start to wake up.I smiled as it unfolded like it did in the show, though there was a bit of a problem. I frowned as I just heard whinnies and horse noises coming from Rainbow Dash as she got up. Her head must hurt huh? Applejack was next to whinny and look around, somehow not noticing me. I guess they are all having issues seeing too, or else they would’ve seen me by now. I watched them all talk about what they did in the show, Rarity about her tail being back, Fluttershy pointing out the necklaces, then Pinkie Pie was hopping around showing hers off and Rainbow was being proud of hers. It was funny really; I know what they said in the show. Not by heart obviously, I just happened to remember it as they went with the motions so I could follow what they were talking about even though all I hear is horse talk. A bright white orb was suddenly shining outside of a nearby window, and I watched with awe as it went through the window and POOF! There was Celestia. She said something to them, probably telling them that they did a good job.

Yeah, good job for doing her dirty work huh? Trollestia and her tests right?

I then saw her walk up to a frightened and small Luna, embrace her and cry. My eyes welled up a bit at the sight. I sniffed gently and then froze up immediately as I watched them all turn to me just noticing I was there. I stared back and panicked.

What if they think I’m some evil creature? What if I’m banished or something? I just got to this dream come true world, I don’t really want to leave the only area I know at all. Now that I think about it, how did a show become real? Alternate universe perhaps? This would wow so many scientists at home.

Apparently I was so distracted by my thoughts I didn’t notice Celestia in front of me looking down with a stern face, asking me something while I still couldn’t understand her at all.

“Stop” I said, interrupting her.

She looked at me strangely, a bit confused and then perhaps understood the issue because her horn glowed and my ears along with my throat felt warm.

“Hello?” I threw out there, testing to see if she fixed the issue.

“Hello there. “ Celestia said in a voice that I can only describe as motherly and regal.

“Now that you can understand me, I want to know something. What are you, why are you here and what do you want?” she continued.

“Well you see, I happened to have fallen somehow. I don’t remember much, but I do know one thing. This isn’t my world. Or universe perhaps, who knows. I know for a fact that there aren't any brightly colored ponies in my world. At least not naturally like you all are.” I said, noticing Twilight brighten and see her smiling greedily while walking towards me only to be interrupted by a pink blob appearing in front of my face.

“Hi there!” Pinkie pie said as she stretched out her hoof “My name’s Pinkie pie! What’s your name?”

I smile wide and shake her hoof with my hand. “My name is Devan. Devan Whitney”

She twisted her face slightly and then smiled wider “Somepony I don’t know!?!? Wow! Two welcoming parties in one week? AND I got to meet TWO royal sisters? Somepony pinch me, I must be dreaming!”

I then watched as she somehow pinched herself on her side and laughed as she winces at pain confirming it isn’t a dream.Twilight finally gets to me and starts to talk when Rainbow Dash swoops out of nowhere and puts her muzzle against my nose looking stern.

“Now listen here! I don’t know what you are or whatever world you are from but you better not hurt my friends! I’ll make sure you hurt if you do, get it you… you… You hairless thing!!” She says protectively.

“Why, I would never hurt anybody!” I say confidently and then grin “Though I do have a craving for some Jell-O…”

She looks at me confused. “What’s a Jell-O—“

“Darling what magnificent garments you are wearing. Quite tattered and roughed up but that material, and that design! You truly are from another world! What is it made of? You MUST tell me!” says an excited Rarity, as expected.

I look behind her and notice Fluttershy being well… Fluttershy. I also noticed that Applejack is in front of her analyzing me from afar. I then look back at Rarity, smiling.

“Well I didn’t make this but I’ll be happy to let you examine it at your leisure. AFTER I get situated, wherever I am.” I calmly reply to her.

Rarity nods, holding in more questions but seeming like she’s going to explode.

Twilight get super close, looking excited and relieved. “So I have a few questions for you — “

“Later my wonderful student. Right now I need to talk to h...” Celestia looks at me in an attempt to figure out my sex.

“I am a male, your highness” I say knowingly.

“As I was saying, I need to talk to him in private and make sure I get a few things answered. You can ask him all you want some other time. Is that okay Twilight?” Celestia said oh so regally and gently.

Twilight sighs but smiled up at her mentor and Princess. “Of course Princess Celestia, that’s perfectly fine” she replies.

The small group of ponies move away giving me and Celestia some privacy. I notice that Luna is away a bit looking around her as if she's noticing that she's finally back again and already a slight bit of a darker blue.

“So, Devan Whitney, how did you know I was royalty if you’re from another world?” Celestia asks me with an even more stern look.

Well... Fuck me indeed