"So, tell me again why do we need to go into the Everfree?" Rainbow asked, flying lazily next to twilight as Pinkie hopped absentmindedly.

"Cause, silly! Twilight didn't want to go alone. Going into the Everfree alone is a baaaaaad idea!" Pinkie said, giggling as she hopped with joy.

"You mean the same Everfree that we go into almost every week to read books and where nothing eventful happ-"And as Rainbow's complaint was partly voiced, a flash of light erupts above them, blinding the three for a second. After they regain their sight from Gods generous 'fuck you', they realize that something is falling. Something alive.

"Oh, shit!' She yells as she takes off at break-neck speeds in order to catch the whatever-it-is falling from the sky, as she closes the gap between them Rainbow slows as to not injure them accidentally when making contact, having successfully caught the creature Rainbow lays him on the ground as Twilight and Pinkie run up and see if it's okay.

"Oh, Thank Celestia they're breathing" Twilight said as she released a relief-filled sigh.

"Oh! It's a Minotaur! Should I throw a 'Yay for not falling to your death' party?" Pinkie said excitably.

"I don't think it's a Minotaur-" Rainbow said, pointing at its feet. "-see no hooves, no horns." As they inspect the creature below them, they realize that what they were looking at couldn't possibly be a Minotaur, it was shorter, about five-foot nine, and a lot slimmer to boot, if it was a Minotaur it'd be incredibly malnourished and weak, it was even wearing clothing: it was wearing all black, with pants that hugged his legs tightly, a short sleeve shirt, with a jacket that went down to its ankles that had a split in the fabric going up to its hips, and gloves, leaving only its head exposed and the only visible fur being that atop its head, it was short and straight, with some of it covering an eye. With confirming that it was, in fact, not a Minotaur, Pinkie did what anypony would've, poke it with a stick. Gently prodding its face a few times before jabbing the stick into the creature's side, and with the sudden shock of the sensitive area being assaulted with a hard object, it sprung back to life. Its eyes flaring open as it springs to its feet, and launches itself back a good ten feet while pulling out what looks to be an over-sized knife that was concealed by its jacket before looking around, it's blue eyes inspecting anything and everything, turning to face the Everfree, it backed up towards the girls eyeing the forest with the intent to kill anything that appears from its depths.

"Um... You alright there buddy?" Rainbow asked as the creature spun back around clearly confused.

"Who said that?" It asked doing double-takes on everything

"Uh... I did." It went to face the voice again but all it saw was Rainbow holding up a hoof. Blinking rapidly he just stared at her for a few moments, it's brain trying its damnedest to comprehend what it thinks it heard.

"You okay?" She asked, her face showing concern.

"I'm dreaming-" It said, stress clear in Its voice. "-This is all just a dream." It put it's weapon away and proceeded to pinch itself, eyes widening.

"I'm not dreaming, this is actually happening. I have pastel colored horses talking to me." It sits down again, trying to comprehend what's happening.

"Of course it's actually happening, what would you expect?-" It was eyeing Rainbow, observing her every move when he noticed "-and why are you-"

"You have wings" It interjected, backing up closer to the Everfree.

"It seems like we have quite the conversation ahead of us.-" Twilight said as she became seated. "-But, before we start, what's your name?" It swallowed thickly before answering.

"...Edward"

"Alright Edward, let's begin"

----><----

Hours passed and the sun, that was high in the sky was now beginning to set as the pair talked.

"So, what you're telling me is that I fell from the sky above an enchanted forest of evil, and you've never seen anything exactly like me before."

"Yes."

"And that one-" pointing a finger at Rainbow dash "saved me."

"Why, yes I am!" she proclaimed puffing out her chest and flexing her wings. "Impressed?"

"Well, considering that if you hadn't I'd be a red stain on the grass, yes. Yes, I am... Where'd the pink one go..?"

"Oh, she does that. You cant hold that mares attention unless somepony's life depended on it." Twilight said rolling her eyes. "She left after the second hour of our conversation."

"huh...." A sudden growl catches the group off guard as they all look at Edward's stomach.

"Well somepony is hungry, come on let's get you something to eat" she giggled as she began walking, Edward, reluctantly, following behind her chewing his lower lip as he pondered Maybe I'm just high on some new drug. he thought to himself as he remembered pinching himself when he woke up and effectively removed that as a possibility.

It was a long walk back to the castle the purple mare called home, Rainbow had left the group when they got back into town, something about taking care of her tank... What? When they arrived Edward just stood there looking at it, then to the town, then back at the castle. It didn't match the town at all, it was made out of multiple types of crystal, while the town was more rustic. It would've been more believable for her to be living in a giant hollowed out tree instead of what actually there.

"So... You have a castle. In the middle of a small town." He said with a disbelieving tone, noting how it looked remarkably like someone flipping you off before following Twilight inside.

"Yeah, that's a long story. Edward just made a mental note of it as he followed, until of course, Twilight stopped abruptly causing him to almost trip over her.

"please wait here." She said as she silently went into the room in front of me, it was nearly twenty minutes before she emerged from the confines of whatever that room was, but this time she had... a.. baby dragon. Edward visibly stiffened when he saw the reptile but didn't say anything from fear it'd spark up another multi-hour conversation.

"Sorry, we're you waiting long?"

"No, but can I ask why I had to wait out here?"

"I was writing letters, and I just prefer doing it alone with my assistant, Spike-" She gestures to the purple dragon "-We'll be having somepony over to inquire as to if they've seen anything about this happening before."
"How long do you think that'll take..?"
"She'll see you soon enough" She said, finding a seat on the couch in front of a fireplace, patting a cushion signaling me to sit by her. Silently he made his way to sit down, putting ample space between them and stared into the fire. Twilight studied him closely, mainly his eyes, they looked... Tired, sad, and a whole bunch of different emotions, but the rest of his face said he was perfectly fine. Twilight observed him further, his body still, breathing steady, from what she could tell that is, the only part that concerned her was his eyes. He just sat there, peering into the flame as if he was trying to make it burn out of control with just his gaze alone. The pair sat in a silence that was only broken by the sound of the fire as it cracked.

"Here, Allow me to show you to the guest room" Twilight said, standing with an assertive clop as her hooves struck the hard floors.

"What about the per-" He coughs as he catches himself "-pony I'm supposed to meet?"

"You'll know when she's here, now come on." Feeling like she wouldn't take no for an answer he followed and upon entering the room he could tell it was luxury. The walls gleamed in the moonlight coming from the window, a bed big enough for three of him sat in the middle of the room with a mass of pillows and what looks to be the thickest blanket he's ever seen.

"T-thank you... Twilight, was it?"

"It's really no big deal, and yes. Anyway get to bed, you look tired. If I need you, I'll wake you up."

"Alright." And with that, she trotted off and Edward stripped off his boots and jacket while tossing his gloves on the windowsill before climbing into bed. He was shocked to learn, however, that the bed was the softest and most comfortable thing he's rested on, sleep taking him faster than it ever has, and before he knew it, he was out.

---->Edward<----

I open my eyes and find myself resting under a lone tree atop a hill, gazing into the night sky I sigh.

"It was a dream after all.."

"We assure you, it was no dream young one." Taring my gaze from the sky I saw, another talking pony, staring back at me. I observed her, her dark blue coat was vastly different from the three others I met today, her mane flowing in an imaginary wind, colored dark blue like her coat but looked black against the night sky, speckled with white dots, it was like looking into space itself. It was, mesmerizing, I eventually managed to tare my gaze from her mane and was now, transfixed on her blue eyes. Damn her for having that mane and those eyes, I don't know how long I was transfixed for before she cleared her throat.

"Sorry... uh. so what do I call you?"

"You may call us Luna. We came to you in your dreams as per request of Twilight Sparkle, We see now why she was so intrigued."

"Well... Wait, in my dreams?"

"Yes, it's a measure of safety."

"Why, do you need the safety?" I asked giving her an inquisitive look, Ignoring the fact that she spoke about herself in plurals.

"Because, young one, you fell from the sky in a flash of light, we have never seen your species before and we suspect you're from a different world entirely."

"Understandable... But how is it a safety measure?"

"Because the realm of dreams is our domain. One cannot hide the truth from us in here."

"So you're a pony goddess of dreams or something?"

"Not exactly, We are the Princess of The Night." I raise an eyebrow as I personally see no difference, I close my eyes and sigh before returning my gaze to Luna.

"So. Since you have me in the ultimate lie detector, what questions do you have for me?"

"Let us start with the basics. What species are you?"

"Human."

"What is a human?"

"Humans, are assuming I'm actually in a different world right now, one of the most inelegant mammals living on my planet."

"Tell us about these humans."

"We humans... Are terrible."

"Pardon?"

"We're destroying the planet we claim to love and fighting for reasons that I don't even know. Humans only know how to fight and destroy-" As I speak a bubble appears beside me "-And what's this?"

"A memory orb, it appears to give us visual aid from your memory." The orb depicts fights that I've been apart of or have witnessed, most resulting in the losers death, Luna looks away when she spots what looks like a cattle prod inch closer to someone's skin.

"What are we watching?" She asked wincing when it makes contact and she hears screams accompanied by the sound of steam.

"That..." I sigh as I compose myself "You see, the world I come from has over two-hundred countries, but all are ruled by two factions."

"We fail to see what that has to do with our question."

"These two factions also happen to be at war with one another because both want a utopia but fail to see compromise. Both have three forms of identification. The first is their code name. The second, A necklace with the factions insignia" I raise my necklace and show her. the design is a silver dragon coiling around a golden sword with pearls in its wings and along the blade.

"And the third?" Swallowing thickly as she already knew the answer, but wanted to hear it, just to make sure. I reach for the collar of my shirt and pull it down, revealing the same insignia permanently engraved into the skin on my chest.

"The third is a brand. The only purpose it serves is to make sure you aren't a spy from the other faction."

"Human's do that to their own kind?"

"Well, don't get me wrong. There are good ones out there, just not many."

"Which one are you?" Raising an eyebrow and giving me a look, as if to say that my next answer will decide my fate

"I honestly really don't know which one I am. I've done a lot of things to a lot of people under order to do so, all the while telling myself that it was right, even though it wasn't. But I also saved people and made some smile. I don't know. I really don't."

"We understand. Well, human, the day is nearing and We must bid farewell." She gives me a sidelong glance and she turns and starts walking away.

"Wait!" The sudden rise in volume caught her off guard and there was a visible jump.

"What is it, human?"

"Would you talk to me in my dreams more? I have to say it's much more pleasant than my usual dreams." Turning to face me as she gives off a warm, caring smile before coming close to me and gently rubbing my face with a hoof.

"But of course, young one. However, We won't be able to do it every night, there are other's out there in need of our help, but We will make sure to visit you whenever possible."

"Thank you." And with that, she turned again and resumed her walk as she became transparent and eventually vanished from my sight. I woke up and noticed that the sun had already risen, the crystal floor reflecting the sunlight so the whole room was bathed in it, I just sat there and thought to myself That was the best nights sleep I've had in years.

Author's Note

This is my first FiMfic, so I apologize if it isn't the best, but feel free to leave any and all advice. And criticism! I'm open to all criticisms! Hope you enjoy