Equilibrium, Book 1: The First Human.

October 13, 1000, C.E.
12:07 P.M.

Soarin came in for a landing as the family all starred him down. John was oblivious and Dash was furious. She knew what Soarin was doing, she'd seen plenty of other male's do it too and needless to say she was not impressed. Soarin sauntered over like he owned the place and the Apple's were not amused. Big Mac let out a snort as Soarin stood there faining shock.

"Oh, sweet Faust I am so sorry!" He said his voice oozing with barely contained snark at seeing John thrown flat on his ass by his spell. It was a simple spell, one that all pegasi foals learn but it had done the job. It had given him a reason to be here and even made him seem like a bit of a clutz. If this didn't cement in his courtship of Dash then he didn't know what would. Of course, he had a back up if things went south. Whenever this stupid monkey was involved his plans tended to go awry.

"Here let me help you up," Soarin said as he flared out his wings and used them to fan a cushion of air underneath John who had already gotten to his feet.

"Oh thanks, bu-" His words died in his throat as he was suddenly flung into the air. Soarin had to admit he was genuinely shocked at the amount of air John got with that little spell. He hadn't even put that much power into it and yet the human had shot at least fifty feet into the air. Dash and the other's all glared at Soarin who gave them a sheepish look. Meanwhile, Dash was really beginning to wonder if Soarin really was this stupid.

"Hold on big guy." Dash shot into the sky just as Soarin's spell faded. John began to flail about wildly trying to stop his fall back to the earth.

"OH SHIT!" He screamed as he saw the rapidly approaching ground. His fast descent was soon stopped however by Dash who swooped underneath him and slowly began to spiral back down to the earth below. As soon as his feet were on solid ground John promptly collapsed as the adrenaline tapered out of his system. As John caught his breath he looked around as the family began to chew into Soarin. Dash meanwhile stood by John's side slowly rubbing his back with a wing.

"Just what in the hell is your problem?" Big Mac shouted as he got in between Soarin and the rest of his family. Applejack and Apple Bloom stood up and trotted over to John who had finally gotten to his leg's albeit shakily. He stumbled a little but found his fall being interrupted by Dash on one side and Applejack on the other.

"Yeah." Apple Bloom added as she was now fully enveloped in her green aura. Meanwhile, Granny Smith just stood back and watched.

"Just what was that all about?" Apple Bloom said moving up beside Big Mac to yell at Soarin. He briefly gave her a sly grin as he stepped forward. She backed up a little bit her snout flushing as she felt Soarin eye her up and down. His roaming eyes were diverted back over to a very angry looking Big Mac who cleared his throat.

"I think it'd be best if you left kind Sr." Mac's voice was laced with venom as his own bright red aura flared to life. John watched this and felt horribly lost. This must be an aspect of there culter he had yet to see. Soarin seeing that he'd overstayed his welcome just gave them all a bow of his head, his tail tucked between his leg's in substance.

"Sorry for bothering all of you." He looked around at the family and smiled.

"You all have a nice day now." He then looked over at John and gave him a grin.

"And sorry to the wind." He said before he rocketed into the air. John looked around.

"Ok, can someone please explain what just happened?" He asked as they all let out a collective sigh. Granny Smith finally trotted over and looked at John with a soft smirk.

"Come and take a trot with granny here son." John gave everyone a look of confusion but he didn't question his grandmother.

"Ok sure just let me get my bearing's." He muttered as he felt Dash and AJ leave his side. He looked over and gave them both a smile. He wobbled over to granny who gave him her side to lean on. John was tentative to use Granny as a lean-to but with a roll of her eyes, she hip checked him and chuckled.

"I ain't made o glass young'in." She smiled as John let a blush creep over his face before he set his hip on granny's side and let himself be taken along for a trot down the hill. Soarin who hadn't left entirely saw the two go off and decided to follow them.

12:13 P.M.

So what do you think they're discussing?" Apple Bloom asked her sister as She, Applejack, Big Mac, and Rainbow Dash tried to make the best of their current situation. Namely, they sat around and ate while trying to not draw attention to the gargantuan elephant in the room. Dash let out a huff as she looked off in the direction John and Granny had disappeared into. She hung her head as she looked at the family.

"This is all my fault." She said as Apple Bloom gave her a curious look.

"How so?" she asked as Dash just looked around nervously. Applejack let out a cough as she looked everywhere but at her sister. Big Mac let out a sigh as he looked Apple Bloom over.

"Sis have y'all gotten to anatomy class yet at school?" He asked feeling very awkward. Apple Bloom gave him a deadpan stare.

"Oh come on y'all!" she yelled causing each of them to wince.

"I already know about the filly's and the colt's!" She blushed fiercely as the rest of the group all let out sighs of relief. Applejack then cleared her throat as she looked over to Dash.

"Then do you know about courting?" Applejack asked. Apple Bloom gave her a deadpan look.

"I hang out with Sweetie Belle practically every day." She shot them all a glare.

"If I didn't know about courting by now all of y'all should've been mighty worried a long time ago." She said causing everyone else to give out a small chuckle. Big Mac let out a sigh of relief. Then his gaze hardened.

"Wait so have y'all started courtin any colt?" He asked to which Apple Bloom gave him a stammering glare as her muzzle turned beet red.

"Of course I haven't!" She shouted causing Big Mac to let out a deep rumbling chuckle.

12:10 P.M.
Meanwhile on the trail at the foot of the hill.

"So sonny just how much do you know about our way's?" Granny asked as John thought about it. He shook his head as he gave her a sheepish look.

"Well, I know what Twilight has taught me or what I've learned from just making a fool of myself." He said. This caused Granny to give him a soft smile.

"Ah hold on there sonny." She stopped as did John. Granny got on her hind leg's and looked John in the eyes.

"Now you listen well." She said as John stood stock still not wanting to send Granny to the hospital due to his own week knee's.

"You ain't no fool so don't go calling yourself one." She smiled as she gave him a hug.

"You's an honorary Apple. Have been for a while." She let him go and tweaked his cheek with a hoof.

"And from the looks of it, you done caught the eye of a rather brutish thug who fancies himself your girl." John was dumbstruck.

"Um, what?" He said feeling really out of place. Soarin just laughed as he watched them form his cloud perch.

"Please like this weak pathetic excuse for a stallion is any kind of competition." He listened in intent on finding out any juicy secret's. Granny just stood there and smiled as she got back on all four's.

"You mean to tell me you haven't noticed Dash's infatuation with you?" She asked as realization dawned on John who's face lit up.

"What Granny are you sure you're not sick?" He said putting a hand to Granny's forehead. Granny just chuckled as she took his hand in her hoof.

"Oh, I'm just fine young'in." She said as she took John's hand and began to nuzzle it.

"It would seem that y'all need a lesson in courting then." She chuckled as John flushed once more.

"Granny I already know about the bird's and the bees." He stated with a week laugh. Granny gave him a soft smile.

"True boy true. But that's your world, not our's." She said making John realize with horror that she was right. Looking down as Granny let go of his hand John gave Granny a soft smile.

"Well, then could you at least skip over the 'talk'." He air quoted. Granny began to laugh as she motioned for him to follow her. She gave him a mischievous grin.

"No can do son. You get the whole story." She laughed as John just groan as he tried to hide his red face.

"Please just kill me now," he muttered as he followed Granny along the trail that skirted around the everfree forest.

"So when a stallion and a mare really love one another a whole new kind of magic happens." Granny started her tale of love and sex as John trudged along trying to keep his face from exploding.

12:22 P.M.

John and Granny had complete a single lap around the forest as they talked. Well more like Granny talked, John just listened. He was in no hurry to hear Granny repeat herself any time soon. She'd regaled him with her own daughter's courtship. She didn't leave anything to the imagination.

"So after a rather long night of rough of sex and debauchery, our dear little Apple Bloom came into fruition." John winced as he tried to pry that image out of his head. He wasn't so successful as it stuck there lingering like a very vivid wet dream.

"So how does this pertain to me?" He asked as they finally made there way back up the hill. Granny chuckled as she looked him in the eye.

"How are you and that daredevil of a mare getting along?" He asked as John thought about who she meant.

"You mean Dash?" Granny nodded. John shrugged. "Ok, I guess." He said as he thought about it some more. Then his eye's went wide as he viciously shook his head.

"Now hold on there Granny." He pointed to himself.

"Dash and I are just friend's." He said as he let out a sigh.

"Just good friend's." He hung his head as thought about it.

"That's all we'll ever be." He let out a soft smile.

"Beside's I highly dought she'd ever go for someone like me." Up above Soarin did a little jig. This is what he was looking for.

"This is perfect." He thought about the next phase of his plan. He was just about to zoom off when he spotted a shimmer out of the corner of his eye.

"Hello, what is this?" He sunk through his cloud and swooped down to investigate this glimmer that shadowed the human.

Meanwhile In The Void.

"Perfect!" Aion laughed as he pulled his fragmented body together from the fringes of time and space. His form flickered in and out as he looked upon his handy work.

"Now all that's left to do is just plant the seed of doubt in Dash's mind and this whole issue will resolve itself." He looked off into a crystal ball.

"And I'll finally be able to go home with the timeline intact." He dispersed his fragment's across time and space leaving each one to it's assigned task.