The small mare, was staring down at the stallion as he had faded into unconsciousness, she had a gray color palette. A horn protruded from her head, her eyes were a light yellow and she wore a school uniform, one that was a button up white shirt with a red bow tie. The bottoms were some jeans that were rather snug, her tail moving back and forth behind her.

"I wonder who this pony is? I never saw him around before, and what is he doing in the everfree? I mean, he doesn't even have a cutie mark and he has a broken arm! Maybe we should try to fix him up? What do you think Zecora?" She asked up to a mare that was nearby looking at some old dusty books.

"I must say, his appearance is certainly clearing and alarming, but my little pony leave the healing to Morning light!" She smiled towards Dinky before leading her away, "Look for a few books we won't get another chance to take a foot in here. This stallion is different though indeed, I wonder what he may achieve.." She stared at his blank flank through the tear in his jeans.

"Zecora, I found a couple books I am interested in. We can go now if you want! I am sure my mom is wondering where I am."

"Hold on Dinky, he is waking, perhaps his pain is fading?" She grabbed her hand and quickly ran off to hide, to observe the stallion.

With a low grumble and an audible grunt he woke up. "....Fucking owch.." He slowly sat up only to flinch and grit his teeth towards his arm. Seeing that it was still broken he slowly stood up and looked around to find that he was in an old library? "Why is there a Library underground, this makes no sense and wolves made out of wood that can combine into a giant beast? What have I gotten myself into..." He spoke to himself as he approached the book case, trying to distract himself from the pain.

Slowly reaching his good hand out he grabbed a book and blew on it to see that it was titled. "Civilizations of Old.... The times of Humankind??" He tilted his head curiously at that, "Wonder why it makes it seem that there are no huma-..." His eyes slowly widened at the mere mention of what he was saying. "No.... Did humans used to live here and die out?..." He slowly put the book down and punched into the book case in frustration. "I hope that isn't true, and I hope that if it is perhaps there is a way I can turn myself human again here..." He sighed as he saw where he had punched had poked a hole through the back of the book case. Slowly pulling his hand back, he raised a brow as he began to push the book case struggling quite a bit. With much effort, he panted as he looked down into a hidden passageway made of blue. "What have I got to lose? I appear in another world, far as I know, there are beasts i don't know about, ponies of anthromorphic nature, am I a pony?" He then laughed a bit at the idea, "Yea right..." Slowly he headed down into the caverns as the book case slowly moved back into place.

Zecora looked off towards the book case when she had seen it move. "He spoke of a human as if he was one, this situation is a time for the young to go home. A time for me to see what he finds in the catacombs." Her look turned grim, as Dinky gave a shrug and walked off to head home leaving Zecora to move the book case and follow behind him. "If he is a human, then this could lead to ruin..."

When he had heard the book case close behind him, he didn't want to look behind him. He already knew and there would be no point to even look and get panicked, what he had now was only one way. Downward, towards the depths of this mysterious blue cavern. Looking forward, he began to see multiple phases of light that reflected across the caverns making it look like neon colors were flowing all through it. There was an opening up ahead, and with a shrug he knelt down gritting his teeth as he felt his arm jolting in pain for the movement of getting through the small hole. When he exited, his eyes began to sparkle as what he had found, looked like a giant hot spring, and in the middle was a strange stone statue that had been chizzled out of the rock.

"What in the hell?...." Slowly moving forward, he tried to get a better look at the statue, but the fog around it made it difficult to see. The statue, started to glow with every step he took towards it. He stepped into the water and it instantly gave him a large jolt as if it was electrified, "Yeowch! Fuck!" He swore as his voice achoed amongst the cavernous walls.

"Why is this electrified?... That makes no sense, none of this does! Whats next that statue is going to move?!"

As if his bad luck could only get worse, when he turned up towards the statue, it was giving off alot of static and began to move towards him a large step knocked the hot spring water flying towards him. He swiftly dodged side to side best he could but with a broken arm it was difficult and thus he would occasionally get a zap with each bit that hit his broken arm. "God damn it!" He roared out, "Why can't you leave me alone?! Why is it that every moment I spend here gets worse and worse!" He started to break down, and knelt down on the ground. "If your going to kill me then just do it! I can't take this anymore!"

The statue continued to move forward until it was above him, and in that moment as the foot of the statue came down upon him. On impact, something collided with him and tumbling off to the side he roared in pain as he looked up at who it was. She seemed, to have been wearing a native attire? One made up off a loin cloth of leather, and her top some form of hide of a beast? What really got his attention was the fact that this woman that he was saved by. Turned to look at him and he saw an anthromorphic Zebra?! "What the hell are- grk!" He gripped his arm in pain, standing up and sighing as he used his good hand to help Zecora up.

"You should not focus on me, but rather that thing behind you! It is a statue that activates to intruders and looters!" She rhymed, and as he swiftly turned around he was sent flying before zecoras eyes. Slamming into a wall, he growled as he fell to the ground. Zecora, swiftly got up and jumped onto its back, attempting to use a dagger that she had under her cloth to try to get into the crevice in its neck. With as much strength as she could, she flipped back off of it to reveal that chest piece falling off, and inside was where the electricity originated. Run, by what looks like a large sapphire!

When she got off though, the statue had an opportunity and it took it, as its fist slammed into her side, knocking her skidding across the electrified water and into the wall opposite of it and Michael. "Fuck...." He looked it dead in the eyes, and analyzed its interior, it looked like human technology! "Maybe theres an off switch or an important area in there that needs to be hit to knock the whole thing crumbling?" He spoke aloud as he coughed into his hand to feel some warmth. He had coughed up blood, and his eyes began to shake as he spat the remaining blood off to the side.

The statue, seeing the large threat, began to move towards the now unconscious zebra and it was not looking like it was going to stop. In his head he began to replay all the times he was beaten, and bruised, thrown to the side and knocked down. He always stayed down, thinking it was the best thing as fighting back could only end badly. However, as if a trigger had snapped in his head, he stopped holding his arm and gripped his fist tightly, looking at it then running towards the statue, avoiding the water by running through the exterior, he had plenty of experience running and jumping so as he got just out the corner of its eye. He jumped up onto its chest plate, and grabbed the sapphire..... Big mistake!

Upon grabbing the sapphire, his whole body went numb instantly, his arm involuntarily twitching as his broken one flailed around in the static, the blue lightning striking him repeatedly and slamming him in the back and more. His whole body getting burned and charred as he continued pushing forward to grab the jewel and tear it out. "I will not let anyone else..... grk.... DIE!!!!!!" He yelled at the top of his lungs as he roared using all his strength as the statue, was bringing its hand down and slammed him in the back, repeatedly the sound of bones cracking or breaking as his eyes began to get hazy. He ripped the Sapphire out from the interior of the robot, and flopped down off the statue to the ground.

Zecora, slowly woke up and what she saw made her eyes widen, the statue was falling backwards into the hot springs, and began to zap itself and its electric interior causing the statue to flail about erratically as it fizzled out and ceased function. Looking down at the stallion a hand raised to her muzzle, she slowly moved towards him and saw how beaten up he was. Leaning down to hear his chest, she could hear a faint heart beat and he had a pulse. However, he changed into a different beast then what he was... He was no longer a stallion, but she looked at the statue then at him. "You are foalish human, but you have left me clueless...." She slowly helped him up and looked around seeing the stairs on the opposite end of where they had come from. She moved towards them and headed up, opening a latch that was exiting right out into canterlot castle.

Zecora, saw the interior and was surprised by just where they were, left speechless, she heard some guards nearby.

"I heard the thump over here! I need back up just in case!" The guard roared out, and multiple hoofsteps were heard. Turning the corner the only thing they saw, was the human holding the giant sapphire and the one in charge looked surprised. "Get him to the royal nursery! Stat! Also inform the princesses....." He looked at the sapphire that he was holding and his face. "That the catacombs have been found." He put his fingers to his muzzle as if he was getting a headache. The guards did as asked, and he grabbed the sapphire heading towards Celestias throne room. "This.... Could be good or bad and sadly a Human returning now of all times?..... It makes me wonder if more are on the way..." He knocked on the throne room door and with permission entered and sighed laying the gem before him before kneeling before Celestia herself.

"Rise Captain of the Royal guards Shining armor! How have you gotten hold of that sapphire! The last human set those across the lands in the catacombs of the old races! Only he knew where they resided! That...... Oh no don't tell me...."

He nodded as he looked up at her, "The humans chosen has arrived...."

Author's Note

I know its probably not as good as most stories, but as before if you can provide help in any way. Maybe with spell checks and the sort please let me know I am open to ideas as well!

Next chapter, We will delve into the lore behind the humans catacombs! I figured I would go a route that made it seem that only a select few knew of the humans! Better to have something different right? Anyways look forward to chapter 2!