My New Life In Equestria: Year 1.

March 9, 1002.

"Ok, just a few more lap's to go." Joseph had just run his 9th lap around the ponyville derby track and was working on his 10th and final one.

"Come on you can do this. It's only been a week away from your normal routine." His mini pep talk spared him into action as he set off at the straight away. Two minutes later Joseph grabbed his duffle bag, slung it over his shoulder and exited the track. He looked up and was pleased to see the mourning sun rising up to meet his departure.

"Still can't believe my eye's." He shook his head as he continued to make his way through the sleeping town. Only one place was open this early and he made a beeline straight to its doors. As he entered he heard the mare at the counter humming a little tune to herself.

"Hello, Pinkie." He called out as he took a seat in a booth next to the door. Pinkie gave him a smile as he set his bag down and went to the counter to order his breakfast.

"So how was your mourning?" Pinkie asked as she fiddled with the cash register. Joseph threw her a smile.

"It was good." He thought about it.

"Got up, had a light snack, went to the track, ran for ten laps," He smirked.

"And now I'm here." He said grabbing the bit's from his pocket.

"I really have to find a way to repay Twilight for all of this." Pinkie took the bit's and wrote down his order.

"One blueberry muffin coming right up." She trotted into the kitchen as Joseph took his seat by the door. As he waited for his food to arrive Joseph pulled a book out of his duffle bag and began to read about pony culture and history. After reaching a chapter entitled, Ancient Equestrian Government, he set the book down and looked around for a clock.

"It's around 7:05." the voice from behind startled Joseph so bad that he jolted in his seat causing the book to clatter to the floor.

"That voice." Joseph turned around and spotted Rainbow giggling as she went over to the counter. Pinkie gave her a hug and the two began to chat as Rainbow gave the exuberant Pinkie her order. When she was through Rainbow turned around looked at Joseph and sighed to herself.

"Here goes nothing." With far more frustration billowing through than she would have liked she trotted over to Joseph's table and sat down. He gave her a smile.

"Dash." He gave her a nod of greeting. She plastered on a fake smile and gave a nod as well.

"Joseph." They both sat there letting an awkward silence fill the air. Finally, Dash had enough and shook her head.

"Look I know we met on," She waved a hoof around, "Strange." Joseph offered. She nodded.

"Yeah, strange turms." She rubbed the back of her head. "And later on when you were in the hospital I kind of went and mouthed off." Joseph cocked an eyebrow.

"Kind of?" He stated a neutral tone gracing Dash's ear's causing her own to splay back as she chuckled nervously.

"Ok, so I was less than stellar." She stated causing Joseph's neutral face to fracture and allow the smallest of smirks to prevail. Finally, Joseph just snickered.

"Apology accepted Dash." Rainbow sat there looking dumbstruck.

"What?" She asked aloud causing Joseph to laugh a little bit.

"You seem to forget that I know quite a lot about you guy's." He stated as Pinkie arrived and delivered both of there meals. Rainbow sat there for a little while but eventually, her brain got back on track.

"Hey, I never said I was sorry." She started taking a bite out of her honey oat muffin. Joseph just shook his head.

"Well, you seemed to be struggling there so I just decided to speed thing's along." He stated as if it was the most obvious thing ever. Dash just scoffed.

"You rely on that show of your's way too much." She said as she finished her muffin and sat back in her chair.

"Yeah well, it's all I've got to go on at the moment." He said smiling as he looked out the window.

"You know Dash a good way to describe how I feel right now is to go back to the time you found out Daring Do was real." He finished his muffin and sat back as well while Dash mulled his words over.

"Yeah, you have a point there." She stated as she smirked at Joseph. He smirked right back.

"So in your world, we're just some show for your entertainment?" She prefaced his explanation form the days before.

"Yup." He stated as he grabbed the book off the floor and shoved it back in his bag. Dash caught the title of the book and gave a soft smile.

"So Twilight's already has you reading up on us huh?" She asked as Joseph looked at his bag.

"Oh yeah." He grinned. "She call's it light reading." He air quoted causing Dash to laugh at his use of hands.

"Yeah, that's good old Twilight for you. She'd give you half of her library if she could find a way to fit it all in one bag." Joseph thought about it.

"You know there is a spell where I come from that she would find very interesting." He stated causing Dash to frown.

"Wait I thought you said human's don't have magic?" She asked. Joseph laughed.

"We don't. But that doesn't mean we can't come up with our own spell's on the fly." He winked at Dash. She rolled her eye's and smiled. Eventually, more ponies began to show up and the constant jingling of the bell was getting on Joseph's nerves.

"Well, Dash I think this is where we must part way's." Joseph stood up stretched and grabbed his bag. Dash got up to leave as well.

"That depends on if you have any plan's for the day furless." Joseph stopped and gave Dash an amused grin.

"Furless? Really? That's the best you've got?" He laughed as he opened the door for Dash whole trotted out and stretched out her wing's.

"Yeah, yeah laugh it up, big guy." She stated as Joseph walked out giving his leg's a small stretch as well.

"So what are you up to today?" Dash asked as Joseph stood there going over his mental checklist.

"Well I just got done with my morning run and I was just going to head on over Twilight's for a little while before I go job hunting." He stated as he began to walk off toward's Twilight's house with Dash following after.

"So you run as well?" Dash asked as Joseph nodded. Dash was stuck. She wanted to make up for her rude behavior earlier in the week.

"But how?" She pondered as they walked. "Ah ha! That's perfect!"

"Hum well then how's about we start running together?" Dash asked. Joseph thought about it.

"That's sound nice." He laughed. "Not to give you the wrong Idea but I really don't like jogging all by myself around here just yet." He looked around at all the bustling ponies going to and fro.

"Don't know if you've noticed but some ponies don't seem to fond of me." Dash looked around and while the looks Joseph were getting weren't outright hostile they were definitely less than friendly. She sighed.

"Yeah, you'd think with all the strange crap that happen's around they'd be used to it by now." She smiled.

"I guess the thought of a 5-foot tall space alien falling from the sky is just a little hard to swallow." She snorted as Joseph began to laugh like mad.

"Huh huh yeah." He held up one hand using it as a mic.

"So Sr what is the strangest thing you've seen today?" He cleared his throat.

"Oh, why there was a stampede of baby rabbit's just the other day but you know what just last night some furless ape-like creature showed up out of the blue." Joseph then went and reared his hand's up and began to shake them about.

"Grr! Give me all your women and children! I need to export them back to my home plant for scientific study!" He continued to flail around. Dash was in stitches over this over exaggeration and fighting the urge to clock him over the head.

"Ok Mr space invader let's get you back to Twilight's before you cause even more of a scene." She said tugging his shirt with her teeth. Joseph stopped his hammy news real and followed her. As the two were walking Joseph was preoccupied with his inner thoughts on all that he had read these last few days while out of the hospital.

"I really hope I don't have to have a course on there mating habit's." The thought made him shiver. He had already read up on their currency and general knowledge of the three races but he was reluctant to go much further without Twilight's assistance.

"That's going to be a very awkward discussion." As the two walked along Joseph's eye's began to wander and soon they found themselves staring at Dash's body watching how she and her muscles under the skin moved with such grace even while on the ground.

"Interesting." He spoke as he filed her body down for later. He'd have to ask Twilight about the different sizes of pony he had seen so far. Dash was a bit on the small side from what he had seen in ponyville.

Dash, however, could feel him staring and getting a fun idea decided to tilt her head back.

"See something you like?" She teased causing Joseph to realize just who and what part of her he was staring at.

"Oh um." He looked away his face now a blazing scarlet as they walked along Dash snickering as they went.

"Relax dude." She spun around and trotted backward's.

"You wouldn't be the first one to take a peak." She winked as Joseph just tried to keep his head from popping off.

"Oh this is going to be fun." Dash thought as they continued to head to the castle.