Chapter 2: Where Am I?

"Okay Sunset Shimmer. I think you may have overexerted yourself, and have caused yourself to think things that may not be entirely true," Doctor White said to Sunset, after she revealed her name.

Sunset crossed her forehooves, much like she would have crossed her arms when she had them, doubtfully. "Really? And then, if this is not what I call Earth, then where am I?"

"I do not know of this 'Earth' you speak of. We are in Equestria," he said calmly.

"Equestria. Well forgive me if I'm a little rusty, but can you explain this 'Equestria' to me?" Sunset said, calming down. She regained her composure, and was now trying to find out as much about this place as she could so that way she could figure out how to leave. In fact, she still wasn't convinced that this was even real, even though the pain in her head confirmed it for her.

"Wow, you must have hit your head or been under some sort of illusion spell," the doctor replied. "Equestria is the land of ponies. There are three races, Pegasi, who have wings, fly, and control the weather, Earth Ponies, who mostly do groundwork such as farming and are stronger than the other two races, and Unicorns, like me and you, who have magic. The ruler of this land is Princess Celestia, an alicorn, which is the combination of all of the three races of ponies. Celestia raises the sun and the moon, and is a kind ruler," he explained, as he would to a filly.

"And Manehattan is one of the major cities in Equestria?" Sunset guessed.

"Yes it is," he replied.

"And what is that thing on your..." she said hesitantly pointing towards his flank.

"Oh this?" he looked at his cutie mark. "This is my cutie mark. Every pony gets one when they discover what they are good at and what they are meant to do. Mine is a stethoscope, and it shows my love for taking care of other ponies. That's why I am a doctor. You don't have yours yet, so there is a whole world full of possibilities for you!"

"Okay. I think I'm feeling better now. Can you direct me to the nearest map? I think I got a bit lost."

"I think you should stay here. Can you tell me your parents names so that way I can contact them and them know you're okay?"

Sunset gulped. She didn't know how to reply, and she wouldn't want to go back to her parents anyways. She thought about it, and realized that she might be in a strange new world with strange talking ponies, but it might be better than what would have awaited her when she got back home. However, she couldn't think of anything to tell the doctor. She knew she didn't want to go to an orphanage, in any world, or child services. So, instead she thought of a lie. "They're on vacation right now. I went to go find them, since my babysitter left. They told me they were going to Las Ange..." Sunset quickly realized that that would not do, if this was Manehatten, then surely other Earth places must have Pony-like names too. "I mean Las Pegasus. They told me to go find them if ever she left. They trust me enough to do that. They still should be there another couple weeks, so I should be able to find them in time."

"Okay, if you say so. But I'd still like to double check. You seem tired, so we can talk more after you rest. And please don't try to object, I have enough patients doing that. So just lay there and get some sleep," Doctor White said firmly.

For then, Sunset was content to close her eyes and get some sleep, it had been an interesting day, however short it was. And, she hoped that when she came to this next time, it might just be a dream.

Author's Note

Hello again, Dear Reader!

Now that I'm done with this chapter, I can finally publish this! Again, if I make any mistakes, feel free to correct me. I do not have an editor, so it is self reviewed.

I hope everybody enjoys this! I will do my best to update this regularly!