Three Days Later:

It had been three long days for the six mares awaiting the human’s return to consciousness. By now, Twilight knew her brother was coming soon to add an extra layer of protection. It seemed like only her and her friends had any hope in the human.

For the past three days all of the mane six had been gathering in Twilight’s home, discussing what they were going to do.

“I wanna throw him a pa-” Pinkie wasn't allowed to finish.

“No. You can't throw him a party. He nearly died! He won't be well enough to move around, let alone handle a loud and hellish party.” Twilight stated.

“Well… what if it's just us and him at the party? It'll make him feel a bit better being in a new place…” Pinkie sighed.

“Maybe. We'll need to see if he's capable of leaving the hospital.” Twilight said, glancing to Pinkie. “But, there is something you cou-”

“Yay! I'll make him plenty of things to eat! The hospital food is icky and tastes baaaad, so he'll love some sweets!” Pinkie jumped up, “I'll start now!” And with that she vanished.

“Twilight… darling, are you SURE that was a good idea?” Rarity asked.

“No. it was a terrible idea. But, it'll keep Pinkie occupied.” Twilight shook her head. “Now we won't have to hear ‘party’ every ten seconds.”

“It wasn't every te-” Dash was cut off.

“I was counting.” Twilight chuckled. “Now, what other things can we do?”

“Maybe we could… I dunno, talk to him while he's still in the hospital? Get a little bit of what he likes and surprise him?” Fluttershy offered.

“That's a great idea!” Twilight smiled.

“Of course I'll make him something to wear… it's honestly the least I can do. And it'll make him presentable to Ponyville.” Rarity said.

“Why not give him a tour of town when he's clothed? It'll get him out there and maybe ponies will open up ta him?” Applejack suggested.

“All great ideas!” Twilight nodded.

Dash was quiet for a bit longer. “Why don't we just start by letting him rest in a real bed before hauling him around like a trophy? Yah know… that's what I’d want after nearly dying. The hospital beds suck horribly so an actual comfortable bed without ponies coming to poke and prod him would feel amazing.” Dash stated. “Give him a day or two to get adjusted to only a few ponies, and Spike, before dragging him out to be gawked and looked at like a freak.”

All of the other girls fell silent.

“D-dash…” Fluttershy stammered.

“I'm not saying he's a freak. Look, he's new to all of Equestria, and all the ponies in town know is, because he's here, there's more guards. It'll be a HORRIBLE first impression. So let's let things cool off and tell him what he could expect to happen so he isn't taken aback.” Dash explained.

“That’s…” Rarity choked out.

“Wow.” Applejack murmured.

“An amazing idea actually… Wow, I… when did you start coming up with ideas like that?” Twilight joked. “I… agree, that’s what we should do.” She smiled.

Dash smiled a little more. “Great.”

“So… it’s settled, once he’s able to leave the hospital, I’ll let him rest here for a few days. All of you are allowed to come visit him of course.” Twilight smiled widely as she slowly stood up. “I’ll ask Spike to get a room ready for him.”

“But he isn’t even awake yet.” Rarity commented.

“It can’t hurt to be ready!” Twilight retorted.

“You’re right but… I think you’re rushing things a bit…” Fluttershy commented.

Twilight stopped. “Maybe I am… but I want to waste no time with this, it’s just… amazing, not only do WE get to introduce a new species to the world… but, there’s no language barrier, and he’s almost like all the other species on our planet! Only just… hairless except for his head… and he can use magic without a horn… I wonder if his species can fly…” Twilight murmured. “How would they fly? Flying without wings is just silly…” She mumbled, walking off towards one of the many shelves of books in her home. She dug around attempting to locate any books on foreign cultures. “What do you girls suppose his species believes in? What do they even eat? Hm… do they even eat? I should…” Twilight trailed off as she thought about what the princess said. “No… no… she wouldn’t know…” She muttered quietly, suddenly feeling a lot less peppy. She let out a long sigh, slowly walking back to the table.

“What’s wrong?” Fluttershy asked.

“Just… you both were right, I’m getting ahead of myself.” Twilight replied, trying her best to smile a little.

“That can’t be wha-”

The door to Twilight’s home was thrown open by a guard. “The human’s woken up!” Was all he said, causing all five mares to jump up and rush to the hospital.

Meanwhile In Canterlot:

Celestia had only just arrived back in Canterlot, having spent a day to make sure the human wasn’t just waiting for an opportunity to strike.

She’d already lost one student to a human world… she wasn’t risking Twilight. It wasn’t worth it for her. She was quiet and somber as she entered the castle, but she was utterly surprised by seeing Luna wide awake and clearly agitated. “Sister. Something seriously wrong.” Luna stated.

“What do you mea-”

“The utter terror and nightmares coming from Ponyville, did… did something happen to one of the elements? Did undead attack Ponyville… was there an ape uprising?” Luna began to fire off questioned.

Celestia’s face scrunched up. “Whoever you were viewing dreams for that had those nightmares STAY OUT OF THEIR DREAMS!” The solar princess ordered, causing Luna to back down immediately. “You, and every other pony in Equestria are NOT to do anything to help him, whoever he is, until I DETERMINE HE’S FIT TO REMAIN HERE!”

“S-sister… what’s…”

“DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?” Celestia questioned.

“Y-yes… Sister. I understand.” Luna muttered. “But…”

“Good.” Celestia strode off. “I’ll be back down soon. You are relieved of your duties. I need a bit more time to think about all of this.” She sighed quietly, cringing a little bit as she finally entered her room and was completely alone.

“Gods… Twilight… Rainbow Dash… Applejack… All of you. Please, be smart around him… at least until we know what his plans are… Please, please let him truly be good…” She muttered quietly as she collapsed onto her bed.

Author's Note

Originally I was going to have Celestia be an active and early 'bad guy' for this story... but I felt it was too OOC for her to actively desire failure of something. She might develop into a slight early story antagonist later on... but for now, she'll remain a protector of Equestria and have it's interests over that of a single creature... whomever that may be.