Author's Note

Honey, I'm home!

Arrival

I look below from my airborne carriage and watch as the tree's and fields go by.

The beauty of this world is even more amazing in person. I don't believe I will be thinking about my world for a while. After all, I don't even know if I can go back there. Though I suppose anything is possible.

I look to my right and see Obsidian also looking over the side, but with a longing face. She seems as if she is... sad.

I wonder what her story is. I bet earth ponies rarely use their magic consciously, so she either isn't one or is just really talented. I just hope she doesn't pull anymore of that rule thirty-four stuff on me again. I'm not ready for that kind of stuff yet. That will definitely take accustomed to seeing all the time whenever i'm behind a mare... Or... stallion?... Jesus.

I look up to see the beautiful sky with barely any clouds. I barely notice a colorful blur go by above us leaving a rainbow trail that is headed towards a large patch of clouds and open up a small hole in the middle of it.

Huh, I don't remember a lot of the show but I'm pretty sure I remember that... The ticket episode? I'm only on the third episode eh? It's gonna be a long, long ride then.

We start to head towards the northern part of Ponyville and a old house that I've never seen before, that seems to be right on the edge of Whitetail Woods as evidenced by the fact it was the only forest near Ponyville that didn't look like it was going to eat me.

So, I suppose I'll be staying at this part of the town? I guess it makes sense. Close to the woods if I need to hide and i'm also not in the middle of all the pony civilians.

We land in front of a house with overgrown vines and tree's around it. The house has broken windows and is small, even for tiny ponies such as these.

I guess it'd be weird if I lived in a big house. Ponies would take notice of it more. She thought this out.

I get out with my gifts in hand and wave at the guards who flew us here. They nod back and fly away towards Canterlot. I try to walk through the door. I hit my head.

Right, pony world.

I look back to see Obsidian hiding her smile. I flip her off. She looks at me in a confused manner.

Right... pony world....

I look back into the house and notice something odd.

Why is this house so big?

Inside it seems as if the house is human sized. The furniture is a bit bigger than what I thought it would be as well.

"So I'm assuming that magic allows this house to be bigger than what it seems?" I ask Obsidian while looking around what seems to be the living room.

She nods before replying. "Yes, some houses have magic built into it to increase the size within, or it seems that way. Funnily enough, it just shrinks you a certain amount."

I look behind me quickly and notice the doorway is now a bit bigger.

Huh, can't see anything going wrong with that. Not at all..

"Then I guess the males of this world can just cheat in bed huh?" I ask with a smirk.

Obsidian blushes and coughs gently.

"Right, well your room is up these stairs if you don't mind following me." she says with a blush almost tripping over something on the way up.

Ponies are so damn cute!

I follow her up to a room and enter it. Everything seems to be human sized, at least according to my current size.

"This room was especially changed for you Devan. It includes larger than normal furniture that fits your height and weight. Before you ask, we know because of magic." Obsidian says as we enter the room.

Magic is the great solution to everything? Awesome.

I set what little things i have down and smile as I look around my new room, in my new home.

"So, what now Obsidian?" I ask her with a relaxed voice.

She covers her nose gently and makes a weird face.

"Well first of all, you need to take a shower and get your clothes washed. Probably need new outfits as well. I didn't tell you this before since we had to leave the castle so quickly, but you stink really badly sir." Obsidian says while opening the door across from me that appears to lead into a bathroom of sorts.

Right, I've been so caught up in all of this world that I totally forgot....

I smell myself and it all becomes clear.

Yeah. I smell like shit.

"Okay, but do you have any sort of magical cleaning spell for my clothes? Or do I have to find some sort of way to wash it?" I ask.

She smiles and nods as her hoof lands on my chest. A dark green aura surrounds my clothes and they seem to get a bit brighter.

"There, all done. Now go wash yourself sir!" she says as she pushes me into the bathroom.

I almost trip and fall into the bathroom when she pushes me. "Jeez, did you have to push so hard?" I complain.

I close the door behind me and look ahead at the bathtub with shower head. I open the curtains to see a weird contraption instead of handles or levers for the water control.

"Uh, Obsidian? How do I make this work?" I yell from within the bathroom.

She comes through the door groaning. "Did your race not invent handles?......". She pauses after staring at the contraption and then gets a look of realization after slapping the top of her head gently. "I forgot. This is part of your training." she says with a nervous smile.

Training? Really?

"Okay, so how is knowing how to turn on the shower training?" I ask impatiently.

She sighs and responds. "You have to feed magic into this arcane absorber. It will activate the water to the shower head or faucet at the bottom. You then have to use heat and cold magic to maintain the temperature of the water."

But.. I..

"I can't do any of that!" I say loudly with slight panic.

I really fucking stink and I need a shower. Do I have to go to a damn creek!?!?

She sighs again and touches the top of the so called 'arcane absorber'. It turns on with a slight beeping noise.

"Alright, I gave you enough magic energy to last until the end of your shower. After we meet with Rarity and you begin your training however, you must do this yourself. Now, what temperature do you want? I will stay in here and adjust accordingly while you shower." she says with a slight bit of annoyance in her voice.

I instantly freeze up and look at her quickly.

"Uhm, I think I'll be fine. Thank you." I say with a clear voice.

She looks at me with confusion yet again, and smiles. "What? Is it small?" she says while giggling.

I feel my cheeks get warm and turn away slightly. "It's more so that my race doesn't usually show off our privates. I wore clothes this whole time and you didn't question it?" I ask.

She shakes her head as well. "No, I just thought maybe you were some warrior and that was your uniform."

I facepalm and shake my head. "Our privates are at the front of our body, and since we were the most intelligent race on the planet we really didn't want to see each others privates whenever we talked with one another. Things would've gotten awkward."

She nods in understanding and touches the arcane absorber again.

"There, it's set to a a slightly cool but not cold temperature. It doesn't take as much since you start from cold water anyhow but it won't last long. I may be talented at magic a bit, but I'm not amazing at it." she says as she walks out.

"Thanks" I reply as I take off my clothing and place it on what seems to be a toilet seat of some kind. I step into the shower and see a loofah and some soap. Shampoo is lying nearby as well as some bubble bath. I run water over my head and close my eyes. The water is in fact cool, but not cold.

Today is going to be a busy day. This strange world I knew so much about is apparently filled with mystery and interesting facts I would never find out about in the show....

I love it.