My New Life In Equestria: Year 1.

June 4, 1002.
Canterlot Castle, Canterlot.

"Are you sure this is ok?" Aion asked as he trotted throughout the hall's with Hotshot as the two made their way over to the east wing.

"Of course I'm sure." He said flashing Aion a smile as they came to their destination.

"Where are we?" Aion Asked as Hotshot chuckled cooly.

"Oh were in a special place." He opened the door to the room

"Welcome to the Star Swirl The Bearded Wing." Hotshot chuckled as he ushered Aion into the room. Aion was very visibly nervous now.

"What are we doing here?" He hesitantly asked. Not receiving an answer he looked over the center of the room where Hotshot stood stock still looking into the hourglass that adorned the table in the center of the room.

"Oh, it's beautiful," Hotshot muttered as he raised a hoof to the glass surface. Aion mustered up his courage and scooted forward.

"What is?" He asked as Hotshot gave him a sadistic grin.

"The future." He said before starring into the glass once more.

Earlier on The Friendship Express.

"Can you tell me why it can't work out between you and some mare?" Dash asked as she the other's and Joseph made their way to Canterlot via train. Joseph sighed as he twiddled his finger's. Right now thankfully the other's were in the dining car while Dash tried to have a talk with Joseph.

"Look Dash I think my track record has proven that I'm just not meant to find somepony right now." He stated causing Dash to frown. Joseph looked out the window avoiding Dash's gaze.

"Oh come on there has to be more to it than that?" She asked knowing that there was more to it than his track record. If the way he was acting now was any indication. She sighed as Joseph just stonewalled.

"Fine you aren't willing to open up to me your best friend about what's been bugging you then I'll just wait until you do." She made to leave for the dining car but smirked as she caught Joseph staring at her on the way out. As quick as she could she spun around and hurled herself at Joseph landing on his chest and throwing them both back onto his bed.

"Wow! Dash?" Joseph shouted in surprise. Dash just shushed him as she used her fore and back hoove's as well as her wing's to pin him to his bed. He struggled for a little while until Dash tapped him on his chest.

"Now listen up. We're not going to move from this spot until you tell me what's been eating up at you the past few weeks." She said commanding his attention. Joseph thought about it. Finally, he admitted defeat after he found himself having to go pee.

"Ok fine." He sighed as he relaxed and let himself get lost in the warmth of having another being on top of him. good thing he said something to because Dash was starting to have second thought's.

"Is it really that bad?" She asked as Joseph sucked in a breath to calm himself down. He looked Daah in the eye and then looked out of shame.

"Look Dash you know that I've been trying to find somepony to go to the Gala with right?" He asked as Dash remembered the Ticket's they received last month.

"Yeah of course." She rested her head on his chest hearing his heart racing. She gave him a concerned look.

"Hey if this is that bad then say so." She made to move but was stopped when Joseph held a hand to her hoof.

"Don't Dash. It's high time I get this off my chest or else it's going to consume me." He stated as Dash settled back down.

"Well Dash if we want to find out the root of my issue we have to go back to high school," He smirked.

"It all started in the tenth grade." He started as Dash listened.

A Little While Later.

"So you both ended up moving away and losing touch?" Dash asked causing Joseph to nod.

"That's so stupid!" Dash flared her wing's.

"I mean come on if your people have all that tech then you guy's should have been just fine." She stated as she settled down a little.

"I mean what happened?" She asked out of frustration. Joseph shrugged.

"I honestly don't know. We were really close, hell she was my first kiss." He stated as he remembered it like it was yesterday.

"Granted we never got any further than that but still. I thought we were close." He sighed.

"I guess I was wrong." He chuckled.

"We talked and tried to hang out but the spark we had was gone." He sniffed as he held in his tear's.

"We just drifted apart both literally and figuratively." He tried to sit up but Dash was to pissed off to care.

"So you take her on a few date's hell you both even kiss on multiple occasions and that's all swept under the rug when you move?" She snarled.

"She'd better hope that I don't find a way to your world." She scowled. Joseph tried to calm her down.

"Look Dash I just don't have the best of luck when it come's to women ok." He smirked as he tried to crack a joke.

"It's fine." He stated as he finally got Dash off of him. She sat down on his bed and still looked pissed.

"No, it's not," Dash said causing Joseph to give her a smile. He extended a hand and began to rub her head.

"Don't worry about it Dash. I'm fine." He stated causing Dash to whip her head to him.

"Bullshit!" she cursed as she brought a hoof to his chest.

"I just don't get it?" She looked into his eyes. They were full of sadness and fear.

"You are such a cool guy." She said causing Joseph to blush as Dash chuckled leaning closer into him until she was once again laying on top of him.

"Dash?" He asked feeling very uncomfortable now. She just gave him a prod.

"Why do you really have issue's with mares?" She asked. Joseph felt his mental walls shattering. He looked into Dash's eyes and found they were full of concern and anger?

"I just don't find them all that attractive." He lied as Dash gave him a look of confusion.

"Jeez, I didn't pick you for being a shallow dude." She joked as Joseph burst out laughing.

"Dash I told you once I can't tell when a mare is attractive and when one isn't." He stated causing Dash to snicker.

"And yet you still have standards apparently." She said as she wiggled her rear trying to get more comfortable using Joseph as her own personal body pillow. This didn't go over with Joseph's body which began to react on instinct as Dash's body curved over his own.

"Uh, Dash do you think we could go see what the others are up to?" He pleaded trying to get his mind out of the gutter. She just smirked and wiggle a bit more.

"Why?" She giggled.

"Does this turn you on?" She asked as Joseph was losing the battle with his body. He struggled to get his mind back on track as Dash continued to mercilessly tease him. Finally, she stopped and settled down.

"So what do you want to do about this?" She asked as Joseph caught his breath.

"I uh i" He couldn't finish as he felt his manhood spring to life right under Dash's tail as he lost the battle of wills. Feeling the strange intrusion she looked down and her eyes went wide.

"Uh." Was all she could say as she sprang off of Joseph who stood up and walked to the door.

"Joseph wait!" Dash said as he opened the door and strode out the room. Dash just stood there.

"Great going Dash you just made one of your best friend's pop a boner!" She shouted to herself as she threw the door open and looked around.

"Damn it where'd you go?" She looked around to see the dining car door closing.

"Gotcha!" She bolted after the door and managed to pry it open to see Joseph make his way to the back of the train. She was just about to go after him when her vision was blocked by pink.

"Hey Rainbow Dash!" She stumbled back as Pinkie came into focus.

"Wow Pinkie!" She looked around the mare to see the door slide closed. She shoved Pinkie out of the way.

"Can't talk right now Pink's gotta save a friendship!" She said as Pinkie gave her a curious look.

"Saving a friendship huh?" Pinkie smiled as she bounced off to the others.

Joseph sighed as he brushed away stray tear's that dripped down his face.

"Why do I have to be such an idiot!" He scolded himself as he sat on the caboose of the train starring at the tracks as they flew past.

"How easy would it be to just jump?" He wondered as he got to his feet and looked at the railing. Putting a hand on it he gave the train car one last look.

"Well, It was fun while it lasted." Said as he thought about jumping off. That split second was all Dash needed.

"NO!" The scream came from in front of him.

"What?" Was all he got out before he was tackled to the cold hard metal floor of the caboose.

"What the hell?" He wheezed as he looked around while trying to catch his breath which came in short burst of pain.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Dash screamed as she stood over him her own face stained with tears. Joseph looked at Dash and frowned.

"Why'ed you save me?" He wheezed causing Dash to give him a look of horror.

"You think I would just let one of my best friend's commit suicide, after all, we've been through?" There it was. She hadn't noticed it before but now that his guard was down she saw it. A flick of emotion when she'd said, friend.

"Was that it?" She thought as she continued to look into his hazel eye's. Eyes full of pain and longing. Eyes that were now brimming with tear's while they gave her the saddest look they could muster.

"Dash please just let me go." He mumbled as he tried to get up. Dash put a hoof to his chest.

"No!" She glared at him.

"You're not running away this time." She ordered.

"You're going to tell me what's wrong. Now!" She was prepared for just about anything. Anything but the rapid switch from sadness to anger that accompanied her request.

"You want to know why I'm so sick of life that I want to kill myself?" He said as he used his anger-induced strength to try and pry himself from the floor. Dash had to back off of him as he got to his feet and rounded on her.

"You want to know why I feel like my life is crumbling all around me?" He asked as he stalked towards her, all the while Dash continued to back up.

"Hey, there buddy calm down." She said trying to defuse the situation. Her pleas fell on willing ear's as Joseph stopped and thought about his last statement. He then fell to his knee's and wept.

"You want to know why a worthless loser like me want's to just end it all?" He asked as he slumped to the floor. Dash took the opportunity to trot over to him and gently sat down next to him.

"Hey, it's ok. Alright? I'm here so just let it all out." she stated as she began to pat him on the shoulder while surrounding him in a warm cocoon of feathers. Joseph sniffed and chortled.

"You see Dash that's the thing about me." He stated as he gave her a sad smile.

"This right here is one thing I can't stand." His statement caught Dash off guard.

"What! Why?" She asked. Joseph smiled once more marred by sadness.

"Is this done as one friend pitying another or is there more to this than I think?" He asked cryptically. Dash was a smart cookie and it didn't take her long to see the other side of his argument.

"Is this the friend side of me or the side that care's as more than a friend?" She asked getting a nod form Joseph who sat there quietly. She sighed as she thought about this whole thing. Finally, she chuckled as she wrapped her hoove's around Joseph's neck.

"So you have a crush on good old Dash huh?" She asked eliciting a laugh from Joseph who hugged her tighter.

"I would say it's more than a crush Dash but still It really doesn't matter." He got a slap for that.

"Stop saying that!" Dash shouted as she held him at hooves length. She gave him a stern look.

"Your problem's matter just as much to me as they do to you and the rest of us." She said as wrapped him in a hug once more.

"Shoot why do I have to attract the crazy ones?" Dash said once again causing Joseph to laugh.

"I don't know Dash it could be your can-do attitude." He chuckled as they sat there huddled next to one another.

"So why didn't you just tell me?" She asked causing Joseph to sigh.

"Dash look at me?" He said causing Dash to give him a cursory inspection.

"Ok, what am I supposed to see?" She asked. Joseph smirked.

"That's just it Dash. Me. A human being." He said as realization sunk in for Dash. Her muzzle scrunched up.

"So what?" She barked. Joseph paused.

"Don't you think it would be selfish of me to want you to be with me?" He asked as he began to feel like even more of an idiot. She just laughed.

"Of course not you dope." She nuzzled his forehead with her own. Still holding each other and now starring into each other's eye's the two gave each other a smile.

"So what else was stopping you?" She asked. Joseph just chuckled.

"Well I don't know if you noticed but my dick will never be able to compare to the average stallion." He pointed out what he thought would be a deal breaker for sure. Instead, Dash just laughed.

"Haven't you ever heard of it not being the size that count's?" She asked as Joseph blushed and stammered.

"But-but-how?" He said as Dash just laughed and silenced his stammering with a kiss. This time it was a genuine heart filled one. Not one to start his heart or give him air or even repair his body. This was a simple plain kiss of affection straight from the heart. It lasted for only a few seconds but felt like a lifetime.

"How that for an answer you dork?" Dash said as Joseph came back to Equestria.

"Wow." Was all he could say. Dash just laughed as the door on the other side opened causing the two to stumble over the other while trying to get up only to end up even more tangled with one another. Rarity came up to the two a smirk on her muzzle.

"Finally I thought you'd two would never get this going!" She exclaimed as the other's all stood there. Fluttershy came from the group and sniffed the air. Her eyes went red as she transformed.

"Rainbow Dash what did you do to him?" She screamed as she went after the pegasus. Her path was blocked however by Joseph shielding Dash with his body.

"Wow! Calm down mama bear!" He said causing Fluttershy to halt in her tracks.

"But what happened?" She asked as the other's all looked at her with some degree of fear. Joseph just chuckled.

"It was just me being stupid Fluttershy." He said earning a nuzzle from Dash who leaned into his chest. He just chuckled as Fluttershy looked one to the other.

"So Dash didn't break your heart?" She asked wanting to be perfectly clear. Joseph shook his head.

"Nope just this dumbass jumping to conclusions." He said pointing to himself. The other's just sat there until the whistle blew and a voice came over the intercoms.

"All aboard we will be arriving in Canterlot in 5 minute's." the voice repeated several more time's before it cut out leaving the whole train in silence. This silence was broken by Pinkie.

"This mean's I get to throw you both a getting together party!" she said jumping into the air. Joseph just cringed.

"Oh god no!" He said dramatically falling to the floor and weeping. The other all got a laugh out of this. As they made there way back to the sleeping car to retrieve there thing's Dash and Joseph held back.

"So are you sure you're ok with this?" Joseph pointed to himself. Dash rolled her eye's.

"You could be a shaved diamond dog and I could care less." She said rearing up on her hind leg's and giving him a peck on the cheek. Then she got in real close and whispered.

"Beside's just between you and me I've been dying to see how well you are in the sack." She then licked his ear causing him to shudder as he tried to hide his fierce blush. This got Dash to laugh her flank off as they went to there respective room's and collected there thing's. All the while their exchange went by being noticed by a single yellow pegasus who was shaking with fury.

"That son of a bitch!" He muttered as he flew to the front of the train.

"He'll be sorry when I get through with him," Hotshot growled as his hooves erupted in flames.