When I woke back up, I found myself on a bed. My first thoughts were "Are they already being that friendly towards me?". But when I took a closer look, I realized that I was on a hospital bed!

"OH SHIT!", I thought. "Have they put me into a hospital prison cell in order to experiment with me like I'm some sort of freak!?"

As I was trying to gather my senses, I heard the door open as a light gray-coated anthro pony with a light amaranthish gray mane & tail came in. With just one look at the pony, nobody could mistake it as a female, especially with that slight sparkle in her brilliant sapphire blue eyes.(not flirting, just being truthful)

She wore a nurses cap & dress, had her mane in a bun.

"Ah, I see that you're awake," she said in a calm voice. "My name is Nurse Redheart. You see, once you passed out, Twilight had somepony come & get me to help you recover from the shock you had received once you took your first look at us. What's your name?"

"My name's Xavier Wilson, you can just call me Xavier. Am I in a hospital prison?" I asked.

"WHA! OH HEAVENS NO! We don't even know what a hospital prison is. You're in a normal hospital" she replied, "But whether or not you're going to be put in a prison cell is up to the mayor."

"WHAT!!?" I exclaimed in disbelief "Wh-wh-why!?"

"The reason why is because of the machetes we found strapped to your belt when we were getting you out of your soaking wet clothes & into your very own hospital gown" she explained.

When I heard that, my eyes went wide. "Wait, do you mean that you've seen my---" I started to say when Nurse Redheart interrupted.

"OH, DEAR CELESTIA, NO! When we first removed the garment that covered your lower half, our hands were only an inch away when we realized what was under the next garment. So we left that alone & put on the hospital gown that Rarity made for you" replied Nurse Redheart in an awkward-toned voice.

With a sigh of relief, I said "Oh, thank goodness. That's a relief."

I ran my eyes up & down the hospital gown as I lifted the sheets a bit.

"Rarity, huh?" I ask curiously "I take it that's the name of the local tailor?"

"Yep," Nurse Redheart replies. "She's the one who made that for you. Anyways, you must be hungry. I better go get your breakfast."

As she headed for the door, I thought that I should set something straight about the machetes.

"Wait!" I exclaim, stopping her before she went out the door.

"By the way, you can tell the Mayor that he or she has nothing to worry about because the machetes were just a part of my Halloween costume. Wasn't even gonna use them" I explained, hoping it would reduce my chances of being put in a cell to a bare minimum.

"Oh. So, you mean to say, that you never had any intention of causing any harm?" questioned Nurse Redheart.

"Yeah," I replied. "I never planned to.”

“Besides, I've never been one to fight back in a fight, let alone be the 1st to attack. Even though I've always had the strength to, but I couldn't even if I did,” I explained.

“Why is that?” asked RedHeart.

“Because I never learned how to fight,” I start to explain, “except for the basics & some breakaway moves, which I only use to get out of the grasp of a single assailant or group of assailants, where I have a chance of losing them by running away, thanks to my excellent speed, stamina & agility," I finish explaining.

"Ah. I see. Can I ask you a question?" she asks.

"Sure. Go ahead" I reply.

"What's Halloween?" asked Nurse Redheart.

"Halloween is a traditional human holiday that takes place on every October 31st every year,” I start off. “Where everyone dresses up in costumes & play spooky games. And the kids get to go trick-or-treating, where they go door-to-door saying 'trick-or-treat', getting free candy from the older folks who dressed up in costumes as well."

"Ah, so it's just like our Nightmare Night holiday, but with your race that calls it Halloween. Which you said was, human, right?" she says inquisitively.

"Yep, that's right" I respond.

"Anyways, I better go get your breakfast" Nurse Redheart stated as she went out the door to get my breakfast.

"Alright, see ya," I quickly said as she went out the door, once again being left alone in the room as I laid back down on the bed.

As I lay down, thoughts race through my head of what I'm gonna do for a second attempt for a '1st' impression, beings how my first try on one was completely wasted when I arrived on the night of their Nightmare Night holiday, which made me nervous I thought more & more about it.

In an attempt to relax, I stopped thinking about that, & started thinking about what I could do that would improve my life in this world. I found this working as I felt my eyes close by themselves again.

About 5 minutes later, the door opened as Nurse Redheart came in with my breakfast on a bed tray as she set it over my lap. Sitting up, I looked at the breakfast tray to see a bowl of oatmeal with peanut butter toast & a glass of orange juice.

Feeling the grumbling in my stomach, I thanked Nurse Redheart for bringing me breakfast as I took a bite of the oatmeal with the spoon that I had. Upon the first taste, my eyes went wide as my tongue exploded with the amazing flavor of the oatmeal.

"Oh, dear! Is it too hot?" Nurse Redheart asks worriedly.

"No," I reply. “It's just fine, but the flavor is AMAZING! It's the most delicious oatmeal I've ever tasted in my life!"

With a wide smile, Nurse Redheart says "Thank you. I'm glad you like it. Once you're done though, there are some ponies who'd like to see you."

Both slightly confused & surprised, I looked over at her & asked: "Is there really?"

"Yep," she replies "Six mares to be exact."

"SIX MARES!" I thought to myself as my eyes go wide again in shock.

"I hope they're not planning on doing anything 'weird', to me" I thought hopefully.

Nurse Redheart left the room once again, leaving me able to eat my breakfast in peace.

Finishing the breakfast, there was a knock on the door a minute later.

Hoping for Nurse Redheart, I nervously replied: "Uh, come in, I guess."

As the doorknob turned, time seemed to slow down as my forehead was dripping with sweat in nervous anticipation as I prayed for it to be Nurse Redheart. As the door opened, time suddenly came back to normal speed as I saw a familiar lavender-colored pony, no longer dressed up as the anthro pony-version of Gandalf, but now dressed in a school-girl type outfit.

"AAAAAHHH!!" I screamed as I jumped off the bed, backing up against a wall in fear, knocking over the breakfast tray onto the floor.

"It's you!" I choke out in short gasps of air. "You're the unicorn from last night! Dressed up as the female anthro pony-version of Gandalf!"

"My costume was actually Star-Swirl the Bearded, & there's no need to panic," said the lavender mare with a unique purple mane & tail, with 2 stripes of a lighter purple, & one stripe of pink.

"I'm here to see how you're recovering from last night. Are you doing okay?" she asks in a very calm voice.

Feeling somewhat reassured, I picked up the few dishes & tray, & put it back on the bed as I got back in the bed, with the sheets on top of me, but still underneath the tray.

Once I was back in my original position before I panicked, I replied "I am doing ....... quite fine. My name's Xavier Wilson, but you can just call me Xavier. What's your name?"

"I'm Twilight Sparkle. I'd like to apologize for freaking you out twice last night, & for freaking you out recently" she replied as she held out her hand for a handshake, when she trotted closer to the bed, her violet eyes sparkling as she approached.

"That's a pretty name. What about the rest, what are their names?" I asked as I looked at the other 5 mares.

"Thank you, & yes, of course, allow me to introduce my friends," Twilight said as she pointed to each of them while calling out their names, some of which seem to make sense.

"This is Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, & Rarity."

When I looked them over, I noticed that Applejack & Pinkie were normal ponies, Rainbow & Fluttershy were pegasi, & that Rarity was also a unicorn.

When I heard the name Rarity when she was pointed at, I noted out in my head "So she's Rarity. Huh, did not know that the local tailor who made my hospital gown was also one of Twilights friends. I'll have to remember to thank her later for making the hospital gown, without it sounding weird".

"Hi," I say to Twilights friends. "Nice to meet you. Nice names, they each seem to fit your appearance."

"Thank you," they all say in unison. "Nice to meet you too."

Then Applejack says "We jus' heard about what ya said about the Mayor not having ta worry about whether er not yer friendly."

Surprised, I reply, "Wait, do you mean that either Nurse Redheart or the Mayor have already spread the word that I'm of the friendly type?"

This time Pinkie Pie answers, "Yep! ItspreadfastlikehowfastI'mtalkingrightnowwhichisreally----"

"WHOA! Slow down Pinkie! Don't hurt yourself," Rainbow interjected. "Yeah, like Pinkie said. It spread pretty fast, as fast as she can talk when she gets too excited."

"Yeah, I think I noticed," I reply with a slight comedic accent, making them all giggle at the remark.

"So what has the Mayor decided on where to put me once I'm out of the hospital?" I ask.

Almost as if they’re all taking turns in speaking, Fluttershy answered the question.

"The mayor had decided to leave that up to Princess Celestia." (Take a wild guess when it's gonna be made.)

Once I heard that I began to really worry.

"The Princess will decide what to do with me? Hope she'll be in a good mood when she decides what to do," I slightly monologued.

"Why do you hope for that, dear?" answered Rarity with a British-type accent in her voice.

Not really wanting to explain much, I just simply say, "Because I just do."

Finally, Twilight speaks again.

"Don't worry Xavier, she's a very nice princess, she's even offered for you to come to Canterlot to meet her in person, & also receive a better greeting from her sister Luna since you kind of already met her last night, but not fully."

Surprised by this, all I had to say was this.

"Princess, huh? Wonder if that means she's just a tad bit taller than every other pony here in....ah, forgot to ask, what is the name of the world that I'm in right now?" I blushed a deep red when the 6 mares giggled at the question as Twilight answers the question with glee.

"You're in the world of Equestria, and yes, she is just a tad bit taller than the rest of the ponies in Equestria, but her younger sister Luna is roughly the same height as all the other ponies."

Still feeling embarrassed from my last question, I ask a better question to suppress the giggles.

"Also, you said that I somehow met Luna before from last night. So I was wondering if you could give a description of her, to see if I remember seeing her somewhere in that crowd of ponies."

No longer giggling from the previous question, Twilight tells me that she was the only one with a dark, flowing mane & tail.

Remembering last nights incident, I reply, "Oh, yeah, I did see a flowing mane, but I didn't think much of it. Thought it was part of a costume."

"I think we might be getting a bit side-tracked here," Rarity points out.

"Oh, yeah, of course, thank you Rarity,” Twilight replies. “Now the other reason we're here is to return your clothes that Rarity washed for you, which is in this bag."

She levitated a medium bag that looks like the type of bag you'd get from a clothing store onto my lap as I thanked Rarity.

"And the 2nd main reason is to bring you out of here once you're ready. Oh, and just to let you know, we all paid your hospital bill for you, so you don't have to worry about it," She finished as they stared at me, most likely expecting me to put on my clothes with them in the room.

"Uh, could you give me some privacy so I can get dressed?" I asked, slightly blushing.

"Oh, my!” Rarity exclaims. “He's right. Nopony likes to be watched while changing, we better leave the room girls. So he can get ready," she finishes as they leave the room.

Once I was alone the room, again, I got out of the bed, took off the hospital gown, & put on my clothes that I wore for my costume from the previous night(even the gloves & mask were all fixed up, I'll have to tell Rarity that I didn't really need them no more, though I could still see if the town had a blacksmith or welder, that way I can ask him or her if they could make metal versions of the originals).

I then leave the room to check out of the hospital as I met back up with Twilight & the gang to get on our way over to Canterlot to meet the Princesses.

Author's Note

When I listed the names of the other 5 of the Mane 6, I used the links so it would provide a visual description so I wouldn't have to type it out.

P.S. Plus, we all already know what they all look like, so yeah, I just didn't want to go through the hassle of describing them. And of course, keep a reminder that the anthro picture of twilight may have wings, but at the current time in the story, she’s not an alicorn yet. She still has 2 season finales to go before she becomes an alicorn.