On a field, in a country far, far away from Equestrian borders, thousands of dead bodies were laying scattered everywhere. On a cliff near the field was a young man, who was cornered by a hundred men. The man appeared to be in his early twenties. He had blonde shoulder length hair and a goatee. His notable appearance was his eyes. The left one was blue and the right was green. He was covered in a number of arrows, his armor having just barely been able to block them out to protect his already exhausted body. The man glared daggers at the men before him.
“Well, Michael,” A chubby man with red hair and beard said, stepping forward with an arrogant smug. “This is how it all ends for you and your reign. You were without a doubt the strongest warrior in history. Such a shame you became a traitor.”
“Fuck you!” The man, who had been called Michael, barked. “You know I’m no traitor. The king set me up. At least tell me why he did it? I think I deserve to know that much considering I served him loyally all these years.”
“That’s none of your concerns,” The chubby man said with a wicked grin. “As far as the king is concerned, you and your friends are all traitors.” He said and turned to his men. “Pickers, dig your spears into that traitorous scum.”
A few dozen armed troops stepped forward, aimed their spears at Michael and charged at him. But to everyone’s surprise, Michael was able to cut them all down despite his exhausted state. The chubby man panicked. “Archers! Shoot him!” He ordered and twenty archers stepped forward, took aim and released their arrows once Michael had finished of the last spearman. He saw the arrows coming towards him and was able to block many of them with his sword but some landed a direct hit. One struck his knee, forcing him to the ground.
“Fire another volley,” The chubby man ordered.
The archers took another aim at Michael and released their arrows. Michael blocked the arrows with his sword and arms. Several arrows pierced his arms and hands. He had many of them stuck in his torso too. The chubby man, now believing Michael was incapacitated, walked up to him and towered over the defeated warrior. Michael looked up at his tormentor who smiled with glee.
“I’ve waited many long years for this moment,” He said and raised his mace. “Give Nova my regards.” He said and brought his mace down and Michael used whatever strength he had left and swung his sword forward and chopped his enemy’s arm clean of. “AAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!” The chubby man cries echoed across the fields.
Michael took the opportunity to retreat. He sprinted towards the edge of the cliff as the archers readied another volley. They unleashed their arrows and while most of them missed three were able to hit Michael's back. Michael gasped in pain before falling over the cliff. There was a river at the bottom so Michael's landing was soft. Once he was under water he quickly found himself sinking due to the weight of his armor. He used whatever strength he had left and successfully removed his armor, ignoring the pain of the arrows that was stuck to his armor and was being torn of his flesh. Several arrows were shot into the water and nearly hit Michael. He was too tired to swim away but luckily the stream was strong and carried him away. He eventually resurfaced and gasped for the sweet delight of air his burning lungs was currently craving for. The river had taken him into the forest where the vegetation managed to hide him from the scouting archers. He lay in the water, his strength completely drained, staring up into the sky and letting the stream take him to places unknown.
0
Three weeks later
Ponyville
“Well, that clears another check of our list.” Spike said as he crossed of another chore of the to do list.
“We’re making perfect time today,” Twilight said as she trotted through the streets of Ponyville with spike on her back. “What's next?”
“We’re supposed to help Fluttershy feed the ducks down by the river in five minutes.” Spike replied.
“Then let’s not waste any time,” Twilight said and went straight for the river. When they got there, Fluttershy was already there. “Fluttershy,” Twilight called out, catching the yellow Pegasus’s attention. “We’re not late are we?”
“Oh, not at all. I just got here.” Fluttershy replied, giving her friends her usual timid smile.
“That’s a relief,” Twilight said.
“Here you go,” Fluttershy said stepping aside to reveal three buckets. “I’ve prepared buckets full with breadcrumbs for all three of us.”
“Great,” Twilight said and levitated two buckets with her magic, handing one of them to Spike. Everything went pretty well. The ducks were being well fed and Twilight, Fluttershy and Spike were able to converse. “So, how are things with the animals? Has Angel improved in his behavior?”
“Oh … he’s still a little … rough around the edges.” Fluttershy replied, thinking back to last night when angel threw his dinner at Fluttershy and ran off. “But it I’d like to think he’s improved. And what about you, Twilight? Have you gotten used to life here in Ponyville.”
“Well I gotta say, things are a lot more relaxing here than in Canterlot. Back there everypony is so stiff and stuck up. Here most ponies are very nice and free spirited. Though I do miss some things back at my old home.” Twilight said, looking a little sad as she thought of her brother.
“Oh? Like what?” Fluttershy asked.
“I’ll tell you everyone else when we meet for lunch this afternoon.” Twilight replied, not feeling like talking about it yet.
“Okay then,” Fluttershy said, not wanting to put any pressure on Twilight. She then noticed a large number of ducks were gathering further down the river. “Looks like we’ve missed a few. I’ll go make sure their bellies are filled.” She told twilight and picked up her bucket with her mouth and flew away.
“Okay then,” Twilight replied and went back to feeding the ducks.
“You miss Shining Armor?” Spike asked.
Twilight sighed in sadness and replied, “A little.”
Spike wanted to try and cheer her up and thought for a moment. His facial expression beamed as he came with something. “Hey, Twi, what’d you say after we’re done here we can…”
“AAAHH!”
The unicorn and the dragon shot their heads in the direction of Fluttershy as they could’ve sworn they heard her scream in horror. “Come on, Spike.” Twilight said and in an instant she teleported herself and Spike to Fluttershy's location. They found their friend on her back, in shock. “Fluttershy, what is it? What’s wrong?” Twilight asked as she instantly was by her friend’s side. Fluttershy pointed her hoof to the water and both Twilight and Spike could see why Fluttershy was so horrorstruck. There was a body of some sort, floating near the shore.
“Holy mother of Celestia,” Spike said.
Twilight rushed to the shore and used her magic to pull the body into land. Once the body was at shore Twilight got a good look at it and couldn’t quite figure out what it was. Both Spike and Fluttershy were by her side now. Spike was initially surprised because he had never seen a creature like this before but he still went on the examine it.
“It’s still alive,” He said, checking the pulse on the neck.
“But … what is it?” Fluttershy asked.
“I don’t know,” Twilight said. “But I think it’s a he. And he’s badly wounded. Come on. Let’s take him to the hospital.”
0
An hour later, the entire Mane Six were at Ponyville Hospital. They were all curious about what kind of creature the one in the hospital bed were. He had been stripped of his clothes and covered in bandages and had an oxygen mask on his face. The doctor in the room spoke with Twilight.
“I have no idea what this creature is.” He said. “But we were still able to patch him up. Truth be told I’m amazed he’s even alive. Those wounds seemed to be at least a few weeks old and were heavily infected by the river water. Not to mention the wounds themselves were critical. By all rights he should be dead.” He said with amazement.
“Whatever this guy is, he’s got some spunk. I’ll give him that.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Thank you, doctor. If it’s alright with you we’d like to stay a little longer.” Twilight requested, ignoring Rainbow Dash.
“Sure,” The doctor replied. “Visiting hours ends at four so you’ll have plenty of time.” He said before leaving the room.
“Soo…any idea what in tarnation that thing is?” Applejack asked.
“Not a clue,” Twilight said, walking over the hospital bed to get a better look at the creature. “I’ve never seen a creature like this before.”
“It actually kind of look like a monkey,” Rarity said and turned to the yellow Pegasus next to her. “Fluttershy, do you know what it could be?”
“I’ve studied all kinds of animals. But this one is strange to me.” Fluttershy replied in her usual quiet tone.
“I had Spike send a letter to Princess Celestia about the mater.” Twilight said. “She may know.”
Before anypony could say anything else, a light green colored unicorn with green and white colored mane entered the room. “Hey Twilight,” She said, catching the other unicorn’s attention.
“Lyra?” Twilight said. “What’re you doing here in Ponyville?”
The unicorn who had been called Lyra, replied with an expression. “I live here now. I told you back in Canterlot that I was moving to Ponyville, remember?”
Twilight looked thoughtful for a moment, receiving a flashback
Flashback
“I’ll be moving to Ponyville next month-“ Lyra said but Twilight interrupted.
“Yeah, okay, great,” She said not taking her eyes of her book.
Flashback ends
“Oh yeah. I think I remember you saying that once.” Twilight said and received a frown from the green unicorn as the former had totally forgotten her. “So, what’re you doing here in the hospital?”
“Medical checkup and I’m as healthy as a clam. So who are your friends?” She asked.
“Oh, right. Sorry.” Twilight quickly said, before turning to her friends. “Everypony, this is Lyra Heartstrings. Lyra, I’d like for you to meet my new friends here in Ponyville. This is Rainbow Dash…”
“The one and only,” The cyan pegasus said with her usual cocky attitude.
“…Pinkie Pie…”
“We’ve already met. I threw a welcome party for you when you moved here.” Pinkie said, jumping up and down.
“How could I forget?” Lyra said with sarcasm.
“…Rarity…”
“Another pony from Canterlot? Oh, you and I are gonna get along just fine.” Rarity said with excitement.
“…Applejack…”
“How ya doin?” Applejack politely in her farm like dialect.
“…and Fluttershy…”
Said Pegasus didn’t greet the lime colored unicorn with a very low whisper.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t quite hear you. Could you repeat that?” Lyra said but the shy pony only whispered again.
“Fluttershy isn’t that good ponies she’s never met before,” Twilight said. “She’ll grow on you.”
“Okay then,” Lyra said. “Anyways, what’re you doing here? Is somepony hurt?”
“Well,” Twilight began, not sure how to explain the situation. “Not exactly a pony…well, neither of us really knows what it is.” She said and showed Lyra what was on the hospital bed. When Lyra got a good look at what she was looking at her jaw dropped and her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. “We were all surprised when we saw this thing to. None of us has ever seen a creature like this before. Princess Celestia is on her way. Maybe she would know what…”
Twilight was cut off when Lyra out of nowhere started screaming like an excited colt-band fan. All the other ponies looked at her like she was going crazy. She had her hooves to her face as she was skipping on the floor while crying. “Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!” really fast. “I don’t believe my eyes! I must be dreaming! Twilight!” She cried grabbing said pony by the side of her face with her hooves, squeezing her cheeks. “Am I dreaming?!”
“Nooo,” Twilight said awkwardly in a muffled tone.
“Then it’s true,” Lyra cried in excitement. “I never thought the day would come when come face to face with one of these! But her it is. Right within hooves reach. I feel like I’m gonna faint.” She said while sinking down on the floor dramatically.
“Pardon Miss Heartstring, but do ya know what this creature is?” Applejack asked.
“Well yeah. It’s a human.” Lyra replied with a wide grin.
“Oh, a human. Now we see. How could we have missed that,” Rainbow Dash said and was silent for a moment. Then shakes her head and said. “Wait. What?”
Rarity spoke, “When you say human…do you mean…?”
Pinkie Pie finished what Rarity was about to say. “Those two legged creatures that live far away from Equestria’s borders that used to terrorize and enslave ponies thousands of years ago until Celestia banished them to a far far away land and hasn’t made contact with Equestria ever since?” She said quickly.
“Yes,” Lyra replied.
“Lyra,” Twilight said in a more serious tone. “Are you sure that this is a human?”
Lyra looked at Twilight with a raised eyebrow. “Twilight, please. You know I’ve been fascinated by humans ever since I was a filly. I’ve read every book there is about them. I know a human when I see one. Well, at least based on the pictures I’ve seen. This is the first time I’ve ever seen a real human up close.” Lyra said and lay on top of the unconscious human, alarming the other ponies. “I can’t wait for him to wake up. I wanna hear his entire life story.” She said, nuzzling his bed sheets.
“Um, would you like to be left alone with your human friend?” Rainbow Dash asked. Then a realization struck her. “Wait! If this really is a human like you say it is then shouldn’t we alert the authorities or something?”
“For once I agree with Rainbow Dash,” Rarity said.
“What’d you mean for once?” Rainbow Dash questioned.
Rarity ignored her rainbow friend and went on. “We all know the stories. If half the things humans did to our ancestors are true than we should take precautions.”
“Not to mention this fellah was armed with a sword almost as long as he is,” Applejack added. “And from tha looks of it he looked like he had gone through a fight.” Then something hit the apple farmer. “Wait, how do you know it’s a he?” She asked the green unicorn.
“Many reasons actually,” Lyra said. “The most obvious being his facial hair. Only male humans can grow beards. And his chest is flat as a board. Female humans have chest that are big and round and soft. It’s where they store milk for their babies.
“Sounds like a butt to me,” Rainbow Dash said, rubbing her head. The others looked at her with an odd expression before returning to the matter at hoof. “What.”
“In any case, you all make a valid point.” Twilight said turning to Lyra. “If this really is a human as you claim it is then maybe we should take precautions. Maybe we should tie him up and alert the local militia.”
“That will not be necessary,” A familiar voice said, causing every pony to jump in surprise. They all looked at the door way and their mouths dropped. They quickly regained their composure and bowed before their princess, Celestia, who was accompanied by her royal guards.
“Princess Celestia. We didn’t expect to see you here so quickly.” Twilight said, rising.
“Yes, well, when I read the letter you sent me I had to come as quickly as possible,” Celestia said, walking over to the hospital bed. “The way you described the creature on your letter matched that of a human. And now I see to my horror that you were right. This is in fact a human.”
“Told you so,” Lyra said to Twilight.
“Ah remember hearing a lot of nasty stories about humans when ah was a filly from mah parents. If humans are half as evil as they are in those stories then we should all be very concerned.” Applejack said.
“You are right my little pony,” Celestia said and turned to her guards. “Put him in chains.” She ordered and the guards obeyed without question.
“Put him in chains? Um, forgive for speaking my mind, princess, but isn’t that a little … drastic?” Twilight asked carefully.
Celestia sighed and said. “I understand that you’re confused about my actions, Twilight Sparkle. But you must understand, humans committed many horrendous crimes to my ponies. I never once met a single good human. So please, don’t blame me for taking precautions. In fact the only reason why I won’t kill it right now is because I need to ask it a few questions.”
“Kill it!” Most ponies cried out in surprised. They never expected this from their kind and noble leader. But the fact that she would treat a creature like this only goes to show that Celestia truly feared humans.
“Forgive me, my little ponies. I did not mean to frighten you like this. But if you saw the things that I saw you would understand.” Celestia said, not looking at her subjects as some dark memories came to her mind.
“What’ll happen to him after he answers your questions, princess?” Lyra asked, worried about her possibly only chance of getting to learn more about humans.
“That depends. If he doesn’t provoke me and answer my questions truthfully I will let him return to wherever he came from. And if not I will have no choice but to execute him as an example to any human who would dare set foot in Equestria.” Celestia said.
“The human as been restrained, your majesty.” One of the guard ponies said as the human now had his wrists cuffed to the hospital bed.
“Very good. Send for the doctor. I need to know when he’ll wake up.” Celestia ordered.
“I’m already here, your majesty.” A unicorn doctor said, entering the room, catching every pony’s attention. He was levitating some charts with his magic as he walked over to his patient. “And to answer your question, I don’t know when or even if he’ll wake up. He’s in a really sore state. His wounds are heavily infected not to mention lethal. It amazes me he’s still alive. These wounds looks like they could be weeks old without having been treated. I’ve never seen anything like this.”
“Well, if he wakes up I’ll need to question him in case there are more humans in the kingdom. Just the same, I’ve already sent troops out to scout the area for any human activity.” Celestia said.
“You majesty, if I may be so bold. These wounds are from a battle. He could’ve been attacked by his own kind.” The doctor said.
“Wouldn’t surprise me. They are a violent species.” Celestia said with disgust.
Twilight then spoke up. “Princess Celestia, if there is anything we can do to help than we’ll be more than happy to-“
“No, my student.” Celestia interrupted her. “This is now an international incident. You and your friends will return to your daily activities while I take care of this.”
“But…” Twilight said but stopped herself, remembering who it was she was talking to. She sighed and hung her head. “Yes, princess.”
“Doctor, once the human is good enough to be transported, let me know immediately.” Celestia told the doctor.
“Will do, your highness.” The doctor said and brought out a flashlight from his coat pocket, using his magic. “Just need to give him a last minute check up.” He said, opening one eyelid on his patient with his magic and used the flashlight to see if he could get any signs from his pupils.
But just then the human opened the other eye and let out a gasp. The doctor jumped away in surprise and the other ponies were equally startled. The guards were quickly in defensive position, standing in front of Celestia to protect her. The human sat up and found his arms being chained to the bed he’s in.
“Settle down, sir.” The doctor told the human, calmly but the later was surprised to see a pony talking. “You’re badly injured and need to-“
“WRARGH!!!” The human cried out as he shot his arms up. Breaking free of his chains, effortlessly, which also surprised the ponies in the room. Even Celestia.
The guards were quick to respond. “Stand down!” One of them said, pointing his spear at the human. “Or we’ll be forced to-“
Before the guard could finish, the human jumped out of bed, grabbed the sides of the bed and lifted it over his head, much to the surprise of the ponies, and tossed it at them. Every pony ducked for cover but the bed was stopped by Celestia’s magic. The human was surprised and quickly made a leap towards the wall. He smashed through the wall like it was made of cardboard.
The ponies watched with the jaws hanging. Twilight asked, “Are all humans that strong?”
“No,” Celestia answered before turning her attention to her guards. “After him. But be careful. He is no ordinary opponent. Do not engage if you catch up with him.”
“Yes your majesty!” The guards said and ran after the human.
After they left, Celestia calmly followed as her horn started glowing and everything that had been destroyed or misplaced were suddenly levitating and in a matter of seconds, everything in the room was restored.
0
Michael’s POV
Where the hell am I? Talking candy colored ponies? Is this that whacky kingdom I kept hearing so much about back home? I couldn’t really bother myself with these questions right now as I ran down a hospital hallway. As I ran I passed by more of those weird ponies along the way, who gave me the same curious and confused expression I imagine I had. Each one of these ponies were different in appearance thanks to the color of their fur, manes and some even had wings or horns. Unicorns and pegaseses? How the actual fuck did I end up here? How long have I been out for that matter? Who gives a shit? I just knew I needed to get out of here.
I came to the end of the hallway and smashed through the wall like I did before but to my surprise, there was no room on the other side. It was the outside of the building and I now realize I was high up as I must’ve fallen seven storages and hit the roof of the hospital entrance. I smashed through the roof and hit the concrete floor hard. At times like these I wish my body wasn’t so tough. At least if had passed out I wouldn’t be feeling the pain from the impact. I groan as I stand up and see to my surprise at least fifty more of those strange guard ponies I saw in the hospital room. They all looked at me with curiosity. I ignored them as I ripped the cuffs on my wrists of, which further surprised the ponies.
“Down there!” I heard a voice from above. I looked up and saw the two ponies that had pointed their weapons at me previously, sticking their heads out of the wall I made. “Don’t let him escape! That’s the human!”
With that said, the soldiers in front of me got into defensive position, raising their shields and pointing their spears at me. How ponies could do that was beyond me.
A yellow pony with wings and blue hair stepped forward. I assumed he was in command of this unit. “Better stand down, human. We won’t hesitate to spear you if you provoke us.”
I sneered at him and grabbed one of the pillars that were supporting the roof of the hospital entrance and ripped if off its foundation and pointed it at him and his troops, who were all surprised at my strength. “I’d like to see you try,” I dared them. I sounded confident but I could feel my injuries getting the better of me as I felt dizzy and a little shaky.
The yellow Pegasus drew a sword, somehow, jumped into the air, spreading his wings and coming down at me. “You talk big but standing there and shaking seems to be the only thing you’re good at!” The Pegasus cried out and brought his sword down upon me. I blocked it with the pillar and pushed him away, which surprised the other ponies.
“He pushed the captain away.” “How is that possible?” I heard them say. Even the Pegasus I was fighting seemed surprised.
“Don’t get so full of yourself. I’m a warrior. A real warrior.” I told him, not letting my guard down.
The Pegasus frowned and attacked once again. I swung the pillar at him but he dodged it gracefully. We clashed fighting on equal grounds. I gotta say I was impressed. Even though I’m still weak from injuries I don’t know many who could hold their grounds against me. I couldn’t quite understand how a creature with hooves could hold such a firm grip on a sword. And this creature was quick to. Using his flight the easier maneuver around me and dodge my attacks. Pretty clever way of fighting if you have wings.
I eventually was starting to reach my limit as I almost feel to one knee but I quickly repositioned myself. The Pegasus grinned.
“You really should take my advice. I would hate having to kill someone who already got one foot in the grave.” He said.
“I’m not dead yet,” I said, panting. Fuck! If only I was fully recovered, this fucker wouldn’t have lasted a minute. “And I will hold my ground.”
“Hold your ground? You can barely hold that pillar.” The Pegasus mocked.
“Just watch,” I said, forcing my body to remain standing.
Before anything else could happen, a bright light filled the sky followed by a booming voice.
“IN THE NAME OF YOUR PRINCESS, STOP THIS MADNESS!”
I looked up and saw the large white pony from back in the hospital room. This one was different from the others. Not just because of her size but because she had both a horn and wings. What the fuck is that? I looked to my opponent and saw he bowed respectfully to her as did all the other ponies. Obviously this one commanded a lot of respect from her subjects.
“You humans haven’t changed much since the last time you lots were in Equestria,” The white pony said to me. “You’re as violent as ever.”
“I don’t know where I am at the moment. And you guys cuffed me. So forgive me for being a little paranoid.” I retorted.
“Prove that you bare no ill will. Put down the pillar.” She told me.
“You’re majesty,” The yellow Pegasus said, standing up. “with respect, I don’t think we can reason with this-“ Before that bastard could finish what he had to say, I kicked him on the side of his face, sending him flying into his own troops.
“You want me to put the put down the pillar?!” I shouted and jumped into the air and came crashing down on her with the pillar over my head, ready to strike her. But then her horn started glowing and I stopped in mid air. “What the fuck?” I said as I found myself unable to move.
“I should’ve known better than to try and reason with your kind,” My captor said and the next thing I saw was a flash of bright light and suddenly everything went dark.
0
Normal POV
After that little incident, Michael had been taken to a more secured area as opposed to the hospital in case he would cause another scene and risk hurting more ponies. They had taken him to the Golden Oak Library and tied him up in a chair with magical bonds. The Mane Six, Celestia and a number of guards were in the building.
“Looks like he’s coming to it,” One of the guards said.
“Good. Now we can finally get some answers.” Celestia said.
“Ah, fuck, my head.” Michael said, trying to reach for his templates only to find he’s bound. Like back in the hospital, he tried breaking free but these bonds were stronger than mere chains.
“Welcome back to the living,” The yellow Pegasus Michael had fought said, catching the human’s attention. “How’re you feeling?”
“Pretty good,” Michael replied, sneering at the pony. “Considering that I just-“
“Good!” The Pegasus said and whacked Michael across the face with his left hoof.
“Captain Flash Sentry!” Celestia cried out in surprise. All the other ponies were just as shocked.
“Somepony’s got a temper,” Applejack said.
“Now we’re even,” The Pegasus, who had been called Flash Sentry, said with a satisfied smirk.
Michael shakes his head and his face twisted where he had been struck. He looked at Flash Sentry with a surprised look. “What the shit! I mean … I saw that punch coming a mile away but … damn, I didn’t expect it to actually leave an impact.”
“Let’s go for another round and I’ll give you a lasting impact.” Flash Sentry hissed.
“That’s enough, captain. Stand down!” Celestia ordered and the yellow Pegasus respectfully bowed to her as he stepped out of the way.
“My apologizes your majesty.” He said.
Celestia turned her attention to Michael. “Now,” she began, “you have some explaining to do.”
“You’re not my princess. I owe you no explanations.” Michael hissed.
“Yes, I figured you wouldn’t cooperate.” Celestia said, keeping her cool. Her horn then glowed and she levitated a small bottle to Michael level.
“What is that?” He asked suspiciously.
“A truth serum. The most powerful one in the world. Just one drop of this and even someone of my caliber won’t be able to lie. We call it the Tattletale Serum.” Celestia replied with a smirk.
Michael raised an eyebrow and said. “Really? You ponies are shitty at naming things. Where’s the Hanky Panky serum that is known for many reason,” He mocked.
Unamused, Celestia used her magic on Michael to make him raise his head and open his mouth. Celestia opened the bottle and dripped some of the liquid content down his throat. Afterwards, the released Michael’s head and put the bottle away. “What is your name?”
“Michael,” The human replied.
“What’re you doing in Equestria?” Celestia demanded.
“I came here by accident,” Michael replied, annoyed that he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. This serum may have a stupid name but good lord it was effective.
“How?” Celestia asked.
“I was betrayed by my king. His army wounded me and I fled by jumping into the river and I’ve been drifting for weeks. I ended up here by accident.” Michael replied.
“Impossible,” Flash Sentry said. “How did you survive for so long?”
“I lived of off river water and ate whatever bird that tried to pluck my eyeballs,” Michael replied. Fluttershy shuddered at the thought of eating birds.
“Even if you had food and water, your wounds were severe and infected. How could you have stayed alive for so long?” Flash Sentry asked.
“Because I’m a tough fuck to kill, cunt.” Michael replied with a smirk.
“Captain Sentry, I’ll be asking the questions here.” Celestia said and the captain excused himself. She turned her attention back to the human. “It is unbelievably lucky you ended up in Equestria all the way from the human kingdom. What else could I ask of you?”
“Oh, oh! I know, I know!” Pinkie said, jumping forward. “What's your most embarrassing secret?” She asked Michael.
Michael turned red as he knew he wouldn’t be able to keep himself from answering so he started talking. “When I was 12 I got stuck in the toilet, when I was 14 I cried when my ice cream fell from my cone, when I was 17 I got my dick stuck in a pipe when I was drunk and I lost my virginity to my cousin.”
The whole room fell silent as they all stared at the now embarrassed human who glared at the pink pony. Flash Sentry then snickered and stiffed a laugh. “I’m sorry your majesty,” He said as he turned towards the exit. “But I need to excuse myself.” He then went outside the building and the next thing the ponies heard was him laughing hysterically.
“You know,” Michael began as he kept glaring at Pinkie Pie, “where I come from we’re constantly at war and sometimes when we’re out for too long we run out of rations and we have to eat our own horses. And right now I’m dying for some horse meat.” He growled.
“Oh, then I should be okay since I’m a pony and not a horse.” Pinkie said with a smile bouncing up and down. Michael was annoyed that the pony was not intimidated by his threat.
“So humans eat meat?” Twilight asked. “That’s quite barbaric.”
“Maybe from a horse’s point of view,” Michael said.
“We’re not horses. We’re ponies, dipshit.” Rainbow Dash hissed.
“Look, I’ve answered all of your questions. Can you just let me go?” Michael demanded.
Celestia let out a bemused laugh. “Don’t flatter yourself. After the way you’ve been acting up till now you’re in no position to make any demands of release.”
“Then how about I demand you go brush your teeth. You smell like you just sucked cock.” That earned Michael a magic blast from Twilight, sending him into the wall and fell to the floor. “…ow,” He groaned silently.
“Don’t you dare speak that way to our princess you, you creep.” Twilight spat angrily at him.
“Well, I guess I know who your personal cunt sucker is.” Michael said, further infuriating the ponies.
“What is your problem, you big jerk?” Rainbow Dash finally asked.
Michael shot his head up from his awkward position on the floor. “Let’s recap. The king I had sworn my loyalty and life to turned on me and murdered my entire family and all of my friends. Everyone I ever knew is dead. So yeah, you’ll have to excuse me if I’m being as pleasant as a sand paper dildo.”
The room fell silent as they all stared at Michael with sympathy. Even Celestia couldn’t help but feel bad for him.
“Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry for your loss.” Twilight said sincerely.
“Why would you be?” Michael asked.
“Well, regardless, it doesn’t change the fact that you’ve insulted and assaulted me and my subjects. The odds aren’t in your favor at the moment.” Celestia said. “After all, we did get you out of the river and treated your wounds despite the bad history ponies and humans have with each other. You have a funny way of showing gratitude."
“Yeah, I guess should be thankful to you guys for at least that.” Michael said. “But first, could you guys please put me back up? This position is kind of uncomfortable.” Twilight complied and used her magic to put him back up. “Thank you.” He said, with no sarcasm in it. Celestia walked over to Michael and towered over him. “What?” He asked. Celestia’s horn glowed and Michael’s hand was engulfed in her magic and it opened up to expose his palm. “I fucking hate magic,” He said.
Celestia ignored him and examined his palm. She looked at him and said. “You have strong hands. The hands of a warrior. I’m guessing you’ve seen a lot of battles.”
“I’ve fought in 698 battles in total, counting the one I had at the hospital. So yeah, I’ve had my fair share of fighting.” Michael replied.
“You’re far from home. You’re scared and suspicious. Most who have seen a lot battles would be.” Celestia said and looked into Michael’s eyes. “And you don’t have those eyes.”
“What eyes?” Michael asked, raising an eyebrow.
“The eyes of a bad person,” Celestia replied. “If I untie you, what will you?”
“There’s no place for me to go now that my former king betrayed me and murdered everyone I ever knew. So I’d probably stay where I am.” Michael replied, still being under the influence of the Tattletale Serum.
“Do you promise to not attack anyone?” Celestia asked.
“I promise,” Michael said with a childish scowl. With that said, Celestia used her magic to free him. Michael stood up and rubbed his sore wrists as he stood up. “I’m still under the influence of that damn truth serum you gave me. So you know I’m telling the truth. But how can I trust you guys? I have a little problem with trust after recent events like I told you.”
“That’s understandable. But we’ll earn it in time.” Celestia said and turned around to face her student. “Twilight, I’m placing this man under your care.”
“Y-yes, princess.” Twilight complied, skeptical about the whole thing but she would not question her princess’s commands.
The later looked pleased and turned back to Michael. “I hope you will find your stay here pleasant.”
“I would feel more secure if I had my sword. Can I have it back?” Michael asked/demanded.
“No,” Celestia replied. “Like how we need to earn your trust you must earn ours, truth serum or not.” She said. Michael frowned but Celestia ignored it and went for the exit. “Take good care of him Twilight.” She said to the purple unicorn before leaving with her soldier.
“That was a sudden change of heart. At first she was gonna lock this fellah up and throw away the key.” Applejack said.
“Wait, what?” Michael asked but went ignored.
“Yeah. Wonder what changed her mind.” Rainbow Dash said.
Twilight turned to face the human with a sheepish smile and said. “Well, guess you’ll be sleeping under my roof.” She said to which Michael raise an eye brow. “Well, I do believe introductions are in order. My name is Twilight Sparkle. The pink one who made you reveal your most embarrassing secrets is Pinkie Pie.”
“It’s nice to meet you,” Pinkie Pie said with excitement. Michael only gave her a glare and a growl that could scare away a pack of wolves. He was still pretty mad at her after all.
Twilight went on to introduce the rest of the gang until she got the Spike. “And this is Spike, my assistant.”
“Her number one assistant,” Spike corrected, holding his hand out for Michael to shake. Michael only looked down on the dragon and just stood still. “Not much for hoof shaking, are ya.”
“I don’t have hooves,” Michael said, showing his hands.
“Right. Sorry. This is the first time I meet someone else with hands.” Spike said.
“You don’t say?” Michael said in a monotone. He then looked over at the ponies. “So where will I be sleeping?”
“Here, I guess.” Twilight replied, sheepishly.
Michael looked around the room. “My favorite thing in the world. Books.” He said sarcastically.
“Quite bein so rude. We get that yer hurtin. But there’s only so much we can take of your behavior.” Applejack scolded.
“My bad. I get cranky when I’m hungry.” Michael replied. “Do you have anything edible for humans?”
“That depends. What do humans eat?” Twilight asked.
“I prefer meat,” Michael replied.
“Besides meat,” Twilight said, holding back her disgust.
Michael sighed and said. “Fine. I can eat fruits and vegetable. No hay, grass. Or any plants for that matter.”
“That’s a relief,” Twilight said before turning to her assistant. “Spike, why won’t you show our guest to Sugarcube Corner. I’m sure there’s something there for him to eat.”
“First thing, maybe we should let him have a bath.” Rarity suggested. “He doesn’t exactly look or smell decent enough to be shown in public. No offense.”
Michael raises his left arm and smelled his armpit. “I smell just fine. See.” He said and shoved his armpit forward and all the ponies back away as they smelled the stench coming from the armpit. “Maybe I do smell a little. Besides, hot water would be a nice change.”
“Glad we agree to something,” Rarity said, holding her muzzle with her right hoof.
“Spike, will you prepare a bath for him?” Twilight asked.
“Gladly,” Spike replied, holding his nose. “This way.” He instructed the human as he led him to the bathroom.
“While you’re at it, you should really trim that beard of yours.” Rarity suggested and Michael just gave growl in response, causing the fashion pony to step back. After Michael had left the room, Rarity said. “What a brute.”
“Twilight, are you sure this is such a good idea?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“No. But these are orders from Princess Celestia herself. We have no choice in the matter. We’ll just have to put up with him.” Twilight replied.
“Well aint that dandy,” Applejack said, sarcastically.
“Look, you heard what he said. He’s been through a lot. Maybe after a while he’ll warm up to us, if we make him feel welcome.” Twilight said.
“Oh, I could throw him a surprise welcome party. That oughta make him feel welcome.” Pinkie suggested, hopping up and down with excitement.
“That’s a nice thought, Pinkie. But that guy has been through a lot if what he’s saying is true. He must be super stressed out. I think the best thing would be to let him take it easy as he gets used to life here in Equestria.” Twilight replied.
Pinkie pouted. “Can I still throw a party?” She asked.
“Sure,” Twilight said, and the party crazed pony smiled brightly again.
Author's Note
I hope you all liked it. If you didn’t, that’s okay. I don’t expect to do a perfect job on my first fic. But please, do point out what you liked and didn’t like so I can do better in the future. My goal is to entertain people who read my stories and your reviews will help a lot. Until next time, brohoof everyone.
Michael came out of the bathroom and found the Mane Six still in the library. He was now clean, shaved and his hair combed. He was however wearing just a towel, showing his muscular body, covered in battle scars.
“Oh, dear goodness.” Rarity said at the sight of the scars.
“Where the fuck are my clothes?” Michael asked, ignoring rarity.
“We had to wash them,” Twilight replied. “They were as smelly as you were. But don’t worry. They’re currently drying up out in the sun.”
Michael sighed. “Fine. But what am I suppose to wear until then?” He asked in annoyance.
“Well, none of us have any clothes to fit your size…” Rarity said awkwardly. “But what does it matter? We don’t wear clothes all the time.”
“Well, humans do so-wait a minute. You mean ponies wear clothes?” Michael asked, receiving nods from the ponies.
“We sure do. But not often.” Applejack replied.
“How are you ponies able to make clothes? Or any of this stuff when you don’t have hands?” Michael asked.
The Mane Six looked at each other before looking back at the human and Twilight replied. “We don’t know. We just do.”
“Right,” Michael replied, awkwardly. “In any case … amongst us humans it is considered inappropriate to walk around naked in public.”
“Why?” Rainbow Dash asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Because of this,” Michael said, removing his towel, showing his pride and joy. The ponies and dragon all went wide eyed at the sight of his ‘assessment’ and realized what he meant. Twilight covered Spike’s eyes. “I deliver big. Too bad I won’t ever be able to use it again seeing as I’m the only human here.”
“…well … I do say.” Rarity said, still in shock.
“I can’t look away for some reason,” Rainbow Dash said.
“Alright, you’ve made your point.” Twilight said. Rainbow Dash was about to say something about what Twilight said but the purple unicorn held her hoof up and growled, “Don’t,” shutting the Pegasus up. “Now please put your towel back on.” Michael did as he was told and Twilight turned to Rarity and said, “Rarity, do you think you can make some clothes for our guest here?”
“Absolutely. Making new attire for an unfamiliar species will be a challenge. And I appreciate a challenge.” Rarity said with a confident grin.
“Can’t I just wear the clothes I wore before?” Michael asked.
“Those were just rags. You’ll need something new.” Twilight insisted.
“Don’t worry. Rarity here works fast. And she always manages to make something impressive.” Applejack assured.
“But until she’s done, you can wear those clothes you came in with.” Twilight said.
“Alright,” Michael agreed with them. “Just don’t make anything girly.”
“I won’t,” Rarity assured him.
Suddenly a loud growl was heard and Michael covered his belly. “Well, I suppose we should get you something to eat. What do humans eat anyways?”
“As long as it’s not hay, forage or simple plants, I’m good.” Michael replied.
“Well, let’s see what Sugarcube Corner has for you.” Twilight said.
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Canterlot, the capital of Equestria
“Fascinating,” A purple unicorn said, examining a sword. “Most impressive craftsmanship indeed.” He said, giving the sword the most intense stare.
“I see the human’s sword interest you,” Princess Celestia said, entering the blacksmith’s working shop, followed by two guards.
“Your majesty,” The blacksmith said, bowing respectfully. “I didn’t hear you enter.”
“Please, what can you tell me about this sword?” Celestia asked.
“Oh, your majesty, I have never seen anything like this before. I mean, I’ve crafted magical swords for many years, but this one is beyond anything I have ever seen. The alloy is strange to me. As a blacksmith I have worked with all kinds of alloy known to Equestria but this type of steel I do not recognize. What interests me is that it is a long sword and yet it’s still razor sharp. Most long swords needs to be dull or else they would break easily. But this sword is incredible strong. Not to mention its age. By my examinations this sword would be several thousand years old and yet it still seems newly formed. Whoever made this was far more skilled at craftsmanship than I could ever dream of being.” The blacksmith replied.
“Blacksmiths of old were more skilled than today’s modern ones,” Celestia replied.
“Forgive me for being blunt, my princess.” The blacksmith went on. “But may I continue examine this sword? I was hoping I could learn how to copy the craftsmanship and make weapons like this?”
Celestia was looking thoughtful and replied, “I see no problem with that. However, I would like a daily report on your progress.”
“Yes your majesty. Thank you for this opportunity.” The blacksmith said gratefully.
0
Celestia left the workshop and as she and her guards went down the hallway, she was met by her younger sister, Luna.
“Sister,” The dark blue Alicorn said, having rushed up to Celestia. “Are the rumors true? Is there a human in Equestria?” She asked, frantically.
“Calm down, Luna.” Celestia said with a raised hoof. “Yes, there is a human in the kingdom. In Ponyville with my student to be precise.”
Luna was looking thoughtful for a moment and said, “I need to see this human, right now.”
“Why?” Celestia asked, with a raised eyebrow.
“Have you forgotten my vision?” Luna asked.
“This again? I thought I had heard the last of it a thousand years ago.” Celestia said with a groan.
“But sister, it’s all coming together. It’s been six thousand years since the last humans had set foot in Equestria. Six thousand years like I predicted.” Luna said, insistently.
“Luna,” Celestia said.
“And now reports of a living shadow lurking in the north,” Luna pressed on but was silenced by Celestia raising her hoof.
Celestia turned to her guards who were looking concerned. “Leave us,” She told them and they bowed their heads and obeyed. Celestia turned her head back to her little sister and said, “To loudly speak of that rumor so carelessly among our subjects … are you trying to stir worry among our subjects?” She asked harshly.
“Forgive me, sister. But we saw what happened back then. That thing is not dead. He was defeated but not destroyed. And now northern ponies have seen a living shadow and orcs are raiding villages up in the north. This cannot be a coincident.” Luna said.
“I’ve already sent Shining Armor to deal with the orc problem up north. He has ten thousand ponies with him. He’ll take care of those filths in no time.” Celestia said, dismissing Luna’s claims.
“Sister,” Luna said with annoyance. “I understand that you’re afraid. I do not want another war like that one from a thousand years ago to come back to haunt us. But if there’s even a remote chance that the shadow is returning we have to take it as an absolute precaution.”
“I know. But this vision of yours, this dream, could very well be just a dream.” Celestia said.
“I saw a human fighting a shadow. I know it’s not just a dream.” Luna insisted.
“Why won’t you go see this human then, before you jump to that conclusion?” Celestia asked.
“I will,” Luna said. “Words about the human will spread. By tomorrow half of Equestria will know about this. And the Grand Galloping Gala is in a few months, and the gathering of the thirty noble houses will come along with it. I’m sure this matter will be brought up by then.”
“We’ll deal with it when that time comes,” Celestia replied. “In the meantime, I have invitations to prepare for the gala.”
0
At Sugarcube Corner, every pony in the building had stopped their eating and any other activity they were doing as they were watching the creature that was sitting with the Mane Six, who was stuffing his mouth full. The table was piled up with dishes as Michael went on to chug down all the content that was on the plates. The ponies were amazed at the massive apatite their guest possessed.
“How can you eat sixteen cheese sandwiches, six bowls of oatmeal, ten omelets, twelve bowls of fruit salad and forty pancakes?” Rainbow Dash asked in awe and disgust.
“Well, I haven’t had a decent meal for three weeks. So this is nice.” Michael replied in a monotone.
“Well, are you enjoying yourself?” Twilight asked their guest.
“I’m not complaining,” Michael replied as he kept stuffing himself. “Although, I’m not very comfortable with everyone staring at me.”
“Can you blame them?” Twilight asked. “They’ve never seen a human before. Only from pictures in books and fairy tales. And none of those books portrayed humans in a positive way.”
“Should I be worried?” Michael asked as he looked over his should and saw the suspicious look on everyone’s faces. Especially parents who held their children protectively away from Michael’s sight. The human scoffed and said, “Looks like they’re more afraid of me than I am of them.”
“And you should work on changing that.” Rarity suggested.
“Whatever,” Michael said with a shrug. Suddenly everyone in the room gasped and Michael saw his hosts drop their jaws. “What?” He asked. He then turned around and saw another pony who had a horn and wings like Celestia. It was Luna.
“You’re the human who washed ashore the river near here?” Luna asked.
“Gee, what gave you that idea.” Michael asked in a deadpan.
This cause Twilight to use her magic on him once again and force him to bow. “Show some respect, you brute! That’s Princess Luna you’re talking to!” She scolded.
“It’s quite alright, Twilight Sparkle. Let him go.” Luna assured and Twilight hesitantly let him go. “What is your name?”
“Michael,” The human replied, plain and simple.
“Do you know how to fight?” Luna asked which surprised everyone else in the room.
“Why you ask?” Michael said with a raised eyebrow.
“Wanna spar with us?” Luna asked with a smile, making everyone’s jaws drop.
“Straight to the point, huh? I like you already.” Michael said with a grin. “But I gotta ask, why do you wanna spar with me so suddenly?”
“We’re just curious about something,” Luna replied.
“About what?” Michael asked in annoyance.
“That’s for you to find out after we have confirmed our suspicions.” Luna replied.
“…right. Well, unfortunately I’m not in the mood for fighting.” Michael told Luna.
“That’s quite alright. Our offer still stands should you change your mind.” Luna said, maintaining her grin.
“I’ll keep that in mind,” Michael replied.
“Good,” Luna said with approval and a nod. “We’ll look forward to that day. And with that said we bid you all a farewell for now.”
“You to,” Michael said before Luna turned to leave as all the ponies bowed before her, out of fear rather than respect. Once Luna was out of earshot, Michael turned to face the Mane Six. “Are all princesses in this country weirdo’s like that one?”
“Will you stop talking about the princesses in such disrespectful manner?! You should be grateful they let you live.” Twilight spat.
Michael only looked at Twilight as he picked up a cup of tea, took a zip, while his little finger was extended, and he replied, “This is really good tea. What’s it called?”
Twilight sighed and buried her hooves into her face. “I don’t normally question Princess Celestia’s decisions but why did she have to drop this on me?” She said, receiving a comforting hoof from Rainbow Dash.
Author's Note
I apologize for this chapter. I know it isn’t very good but it was the best I could think of to build up the next chapter, which will take place during Ticket Master. Hope you will all continue reading my fic despite this chapter. Believe me, the things that went on in this chapter will build up to moments in future chapter.