To Greener Pastures

Stepping out of the train was the most nerve wracking thing to have ever happened. The minute he took ONE little step, the train station was crowded by very curious ponies.

They were mostly talking to themselves, but a few definitely wanted to ask questions.

This was adorable to him.

He puts his hands up and grins. "To all the ponies of ... Equestria! Do not be afraid... I! COME IN PEACE!" He said, deciding to have a little bit of fun with these colourful equines.

Some just tilted their heads, some gasped and the rest fainted, they probably didn't expect a word to come out of his mouth.

He smiled as the Princess of Friendship herself told the ponies to scatter so they can get back home, they obliged... Minus the fainted ponies.

"Err.. Are they gonna be alright?" Ashton asked, to which Applejack just replied with a scoff. "Don't you worry about them, they all faint when a tap o' wind just breezes by their flowers." She said in a sexy southern drawl.

... Sexy? Has Ashton already started the attraction process from humans to ponies in a matter of days? So odd.

But he may as well since there's probably never gonna be a way back home. If there was, he'd probably decline it in a heartbeat. It's not everyday that you get to randomly make it to a brand new world and not explore all the possibilities!

He had also just realized something, in this world he has NO monetary value to his name. Though he imagines that getting money would be no problem if he sold any of his other-worldly equipment. For all he knows, he could make bank.

If there was a place that develops Soda, he needs to make sure that the bottle still has it's seal so that maybe ponies could recreate it from the ingredients on the side... Of course there will have to be some trial and error involved.

Though, he doesn't mind water or any other beverage so that's not really top-priority.

As they were walking along the snowy pathway to the marketplace, his mind was a little bit filled with great ideas and possibilities. Yet WHEN to take up the mantle of said ideas and responsibilities, he will NEVER know.

His feet and their hooves crunch on the snowy landscape of Ponyville. It was freezing!

First thing's first, to get more acquainted with the Mane Si-- Wait a god damn second... "Hey, where's Pinkie?" He finally asks.

"Oh, she's around." Rainbow smugly said, though she wasn't to enthusiastic, he was going to have a party in his honour. But at this point to her it's just free food and punch.

Twilight and the other girls smirk at each other but then said pony begins to speak. "Okay, now we're gonna have to talk about housing. You are our responsibility, therefore since you don't have anything to go by just yet... You can always live with one of us."

Rarity's eyes sparkle, a new chance to tackle human line clothing. Truth be told, she was eyeing his dress style occasionally, she couldn't put a hoof on it but it was dazzling and attractive to see someone in a full dark blue sleeved work shirt and black pants, it oddly fit so well.

Applejack was curious on how a human's strength worked, so she had a few ideas up her sleeve regarding bucking or carrying things.

Rainbow Dash cared less....... Okay, maybe a little. She was curious on how fast a human could run given he was a biped.

Fluttershy was an animal caretaker, she always wanted to know what a human would be like with other animals and what kind of diet he had.

Pinkie was too busy making a party for the sad bloke, so she's out of the equation.

And Twilight had many fascinations, many questions and of course many experiments could be done if he would just let her. He wouldn't even have to do all the work, it would just be her doing all of the examinations.

Ashton had to choose between the 5 of them and he wasn't entirely sure which would be the best for them, after all he doesn't know their true intentions.

Though if they were to ask, he would be fine with it as long as it doesn't conflict with his time.

He opened his eyes and smiled. "Alright Twilight, you seem to be the most book savvy, I'm gonna need all the help I can get if I'm gonna understand this world."

Twilight blinks. "Wait, how did you know I was book savvy?"

Without even thinking, he already screwed up... BUT he can fix this! Good ol' fashioned charisma, right? "Well, look at you. You're smart, you have the knowledge and you seem eager to learn more about my science... Plus you're well organized. Now I dare you to name another job that has all of that combined!"

She was a bit flabbergasted. "You could tell by just looking at me?... Is that a human power?"

He then continues to do what he does best. "...Only me... MY power..." He said looking serious.

He was too good, WAY too good at this. Applejack would have scolded him already but he's actually getting away with this.

Despite her trotting with us, she gets a notepad and quill and writes down something, probably pertaining to his 'power'.

If only he knew what real power was lying dormant inside of him.

Oh well. That's later, this is now.

The other girls seemed fine with his decision regardless, guess things get really lax sometimes.

Twilight however was giddy like a schoolgirl who has been invited to the prom by a really cute boy.

... It really was too bad he didn't get the favour of any of the human girls, they were either snobby, cunts, too shy or just downright hated him.

9 times out of 10 it was anything but shy.

Well, say what you want about them. They're sentient creatures and love is an interesting thing after all.

"Alright, first things first girls." Twilight said with a chip on her shoulder, but then Ashton clears his throat and she corrects herself. "And boy. We will settle Mr. Dev-- Err, I mean Ashton to the palace. Hopefully Pinkie will turn up."

He shrugs and smiles. "Sounds decent to me, I need to unpack these things anyway."

"What are they? Clothes? Or fancy doo-hickeys?" Applejack asked curiously to which Ashton scratches his head. "Both, I imagine." He replied with a bit of a curious tone himself, he sets the bag down and unlatches the strap and opens it.

Everything was there: His original clothes which looked clean... They work fast! His 3DS with a case of game cartridges, his smartphone, chargers for both the phone AND 3DS, an unfinished bottle of coke a few unopened ramen cups and some bread. For some reason the food stuff looked like they were STILL fresh, odd.

But not complaining!

What he did find a little odd was the fact that they fit neatly without any problems, for all he knew this was a bottomless bag.

He shook his head as he then asked. "Hey, Twilight... Do you guys use electricity here?"

"...Electricity? Uhm, a few denizens of Ponyville do but only the rich ones. And I think the palace has electricity... Why?" Twilight said with a smile.

Ashton smiled. "Eh, it's nothing." He got up and sets his bag to close once more and puts the strap on his opposite shoulder again as they continue to walk onward in the cold snow.

Eventually they finally make it back to the palace, it was a palace with big doors, as you would normally expect for such a thing... Not to mention, it was an eyesore.

Man, Hasbro must be making a killing by now.

He couldn't stop feeling so many red flags alarming inside of his head, the whole of Ponyville was EMPTY! Like for real, a burglar would go into each house, steal a few things and then leave without being noticed! EASY MONEY!

Though he would never commit such acts, it was amusing to say the least. It was a bit of a ghost town and the girls were looking very sheepish.

Seriously, they were here not too long ago in the train station... What HAPPENED?!

Twilight in particular clears her throat.

"Ashton, welcome to Ponyville!" Twilight remarked which caused him to fold his arms and look at her with a bit of scrutiny.

She looks at Ashton. "What?"

Ashton then sighs. "I've been meaning to ask... Why Ponyville? Isn't that a bit of an obvious pun?"

The ponies didn't seem to understand. "It's ... Y'know... Ponyville!" Rainbow Dash couldn't really get a reading on the guy.

"Yeah, and I don't doubt that, Rainbow Dash... But you guys don't see it? Eh, maybe I'm just too picky." He said with even MORE of an embarrassed look on his face.

"A-anyways, let's get inside!" Twilight hurried them in, as it turns out it was very dark.

["Uh oh... I know what's coming"] Ashton grinned before the doors closed and the lights were all turned off.

"Hoo-wee! Spooky without the lights, eh sugarcube?" Applejack said to Ashton to whom could only say: "Yeah" in agreement.

The minute those lights turn on, the whole of Ponyville including Pinkie Pie shouts out. "SURPRISE!!"

"Hah! Nice one!" Ashton said, he should have seen this coming a mile away but for some reason, it just didn't click... Is that how everypony felt with Pinkie's parties at one time? ... She's an odd one.

Pinkie bounced all the way to Ashton and kept bouncing despite her already close to his eye-level. "Did I surprise you, huhuhuhu?!"

Ashton giggled a bit. "Pinkie, I have been thoroughly surprised." He starts to pet Pinkie's mane and scratch her ears a little bit.

["Oh no... Why did I do that?!"]

Pinkie felt like she was in heaven as she starts kicking like a dog would with each scratch with a dopey look on her face.

Rainbow was the first to get involved. "What did you do to her?!"

Ashton puts his hands up. "Whoa, whoa... I just gave her ears a scratch. It's how humans show... others... affection." He said choosing his words carefully.

Twilight sighs. "Rainbow, lighten up..."

Pinkie giggles. "Yeah! It felt really good! I'll make sure to save you a BIGGER slice of the cake, handsome." She said in a fit of giggles before bouncing off to mingle with more ponies.

Ashton blushed a bit. "...Handsome?"

Rainbow Dash blinks and looks at Ashton and then points her hoof at her eyes and then at Ashton as she just flutters off to get some grub.

"Yeesh..." Ashton said under his breath, but of course Twilight heard it.

Twilight smiles. "Don't worry about Rainbow, it takes her a while but when you show her you're really nice... She'll do anything for you. A real good friend to have around."

Ashton nods. "I don't doubt it, I just hope that she'll understand my plight, y'know?"

Twilight responded. "Of course, do you want to mingle with other ponies first or go straight to your room first?"

He smiled. "I think I'll mingle, after all unpacking doesn't take too long and this isn't too heavy, you know?"

She smiles back as she then went to go find Pinkie.

This time, Ashton went to go see a few ponies, those few ponies asked him a good few questions that he had to answer.

"How old are you?"

"19."

"What was your home like?"

"Not as grand as this."

"What do you do in your spare time?"

"Gaming and being lazy... But that may be subject to change."

"Don't you have any family?"

"...Nah, I'm an orphan." ["Don't see why they should know..."]

"...Is it Lonely being a human?" That one question stuck with him.

"... Come again? OH, wait... uh... Yeah, it IS pretty lonely... And I mean romantically." He said with a bit of a downed spirit as he found the punch to be interesting all of a sudden.

Now silence, as it turns out they didn't think about it being that lonely but then one of them, a minty unicorn with a lyre harp said. "Well... You could always court a pony."

Jesus, where did that come from?!

Ashton felt his face flush. "Oh uh... Thanks..."

He didn't forget the dream he had of Princess Luna willing to have sex with him.

This is way different than in the show... Is this their true colours behind the TV screen?

He shook his head. "Any more questions?"

As it turns out, ponies went to go mingle with others... But that minty pony was still there with a smile on her face and waves with her hoof. "Can I see your hands?"

He tilts his head in confusion but obliges. "Uh... sure." He said while giving her a good look of the hands, she was touching them with her hooves, the hooves were soft and fluffy... Well maintained.

She however rubbed her cheek against his hand, breathing heavily like she was getting off on it.

This made Ashton recoil a little bit. "Oookay! Save it for marriage sister..."

Lyra gasps. "YOU WANT TO MARRY ME?!"

Ashton felt his eyes widen and looked around, seeing all the ponies looking very excited.

Twilight was jotting down notes. "Fascinating... Love at first sight does happen with humans!"

Ashton gulps as he looks down. "Nu Pizdec."

[End of Chapter]