Equilibrium, Book 1: The First Human.

August 7, 1000, C.E.
Ponyville, Equestria.
3:00 A.M.

"He Know's!" The cry of the old women gave John a jolt as he bolted out of bed.

"Sweet Jesus what is with that creepy old lady." He muttered under his breath as he calmed down his erratic breathing. Looking around at the darkness surrounding his room he surmised that it was still early in the mourning. Grabbing his glasses and phone from the side table next to his bed he popped on his speck's and flipped open his phone.

"3 A.M. Just great." He said shutting off his phone and settling back into his bed. As he lay there trying to sleep his mind began to wander.

"Still a few hours till sunrise." He mused as his thought's drifted to the meeting taking place later on today. As he stifled a yawn his mind finally beginning to get back to sleep he had one final question on his lips.

"I wonder what Princess Luna is up to?" Taking a deep breath and fixing his mind for more sleep he, at last, dozed off, his thoughts consumed with the image of Equestria's blue-hued pony princess.

7 Hours Later...

"Twilight you're going to pace a hole in the floor if you don't calm down," John smirked as he watched the unicorn continue on her nervous trotting in circles.

"Are the floor's clean enough?" She mumbled to her self as she held her checklist within her magical grasp while scanning over the room with a critical glare at anything that might even look like it was out of place. Slowly Twilight began to calm down. Taking a deep breath she held it in before raising a hoof to her chest and letting it out with a huff.

"Better?" John asked as Twilight trotted over to her dining table. Twilight gave him a sheepish smile as she nodded her head.

"Yeah. Everything is all set for the sister's." she looked at her clock.

"They should be here by noon." She said as she got up and looked over to her front door.

"Spike should be back soon with the other's so we can just sit back and relax for a little while." She said as she took a seat on a chair and levitated a cup of tea over to her from the kitchen. John took his own cup from the kitchen counter and sat down at the table. He had been up early to get a head start on baking some sweet's for the aftermentioned royal visit.

"Blueberry Bliss." He said as the taste began to send him down memory lane. He was brought back to Equestria by a knock on the library door.

"Come in!" Twilight said as she took a sip of her own tea. The door opened and in the rest of Twilight's friends came into view.

"Howdy, Y'all!" Applejack smiled as she trotted up to the group only to stop and smell the air.

"Who cooked?" She asked as Twilight pointed over to John with a hoof. John just smirked and waved it off.

"I baked a little something for this meeting." He said as the girl's all looked into the kitchen.

"It smell's really nice," Fluttershy said as she got a good whiff. John just sat there and smiled as the group all took a piece of bread and gave him a good case of ego boost.

"Wow with skill's like that I'm surprised you don't open up your own shop." Rarity said as she finished her piece. Dash just smirked.

"Hear that Pink's looks like you have some competition," she said giving her friend a jab in the ribs. Pinky just giggled and then leveled John with an intense stare.

"If that's how it's going to be then we-" She pointed a hoof at him, "- should have a bakeoff!" She announced with a dramatic flailing of hooves as she jumped on top of Twilight's table and pointed at John just sat there and stared. Eventually, he smirked, which then turned into a fit a laughter as Pinky slid off the table and back into her seat, a smile adorning her muzzle as she and the other's soon joined in. John having gotten most of his composure back just sat there giggling as he tried to form a coherent thought. Taking a deep breath his laughter subsided and allowed his brain to think up a reply.

"Well, Pinky as fun as that sound's I would much rather be your partner in crime than a rival." He said giving Rarity a smirk.

"Hence the reason I haven't opened up my own bakery." He frowned. "Plus I don't think it would be all that well received." He used his finger's to emphasize his point. The girl's all gave him a look of concern.

"Why ever not dear?" Rarity asked as the group all sat down at Twilight's table. John fidgeted under there scrutiny feeling rather put off by all of the eyes on him. Clearing his throat he looked around and sighed.

"Well, I haven't exactly had the best of time's mingling with the townsfolk." He stated as they all nodded.

"Well yeah, they aren't too thrilled with you yet but just you wait!" Dash said as she flew over beside him and slapped a hoof to his back causing him to flinch and wince in pain.

"As soon as you open up a place to eat, ponies and other races from all over Equestria will be flocking to your door's like ants to sugar!" She said using a hoof to pan around the scenery of her imaginary exotic restaurant. The whole table nodded while John tried not to laugh. He was mostly successful as Dash went and sat back down and only a faint chortal escaped his lip's.

"Well, girl's as awesome and grandiose as that all sound's," He pulled out a napkin to dry his pent-up tear's of laughter, "I think It would be best if I just got a job within the local community." He thought about it.

"Yeah, something that would allow me to interact with them on a daily basis so we would all get to know one another." He said as they mulled his idea over. Then Pinky shot a hoof into the air.

"OH oh! oh!" She danced up and down in her seat as the other all chuckled at her antics.

"Yes, Pinky?" John asked as he took a sip of his tea.

"You can work with me!" She said as the table all thought about it. John smirked.

"Well, that sound's great pinky but will the Cakes be ok with that?" He asked as Pinky fiddled with her mane. She gave him a vigorous nod.

"Of course they'll b-" Her sentence was cut off as the front door flew open. A yellow coated red-maned stallion entered and cleared his throat.

"Announcing the arrival of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, Diarchy of Equestria!" He shouted as he stepped aside in order to let the royal sisters through. Everyone at the table flew out of there seats and stood at attention as the Princess's entered the library. As soon as the two sister's entered everyone bowed. Not wanting to be rude John got down on one knee and knelt with his head down low.

"Rise young ones," Celestia said, a soft motherly tone in her voice. When all present had gotten up there was a pause in the air. All eyes went over to John who began to sweat a little bit. Celestia slowly trotted forward until she looked down upon the humans face. John for the most part's was equally scared and fascinated that he was finally meeting the princess's face to face, sort of. Celestia smiled.

"So you're the human that my sister has been so enthusiastically regaling me about for the past few weeks." She said as Luna approached the group and gave them all a slight bow.

"It is so very good to finally meet all of you." She said beaming to the whole room. Twilight squeaked as she gave them both a look of trepidation.

"Um princess's." She said getting both ponies attention.

"Yes, Twilight?" Celestia asked as she gave her a look of concern. Twilight fidgeted around a little bit but then settled down when she used her breathing exercises Cadance taught her as a foal.

"Well I don't mean to be rude,"- She glanced at the clock on the wall, -"but your two hours early." Celestia craned her neck around and gave the clock a stare. Turning back to the group with a chuckle she smiled at them all.

"It would appear that we are very fashionably early then." She said as she fixed her gaze upon their reason for this impromptu visit.

"It is nice to make your acquaintance young one." She said giving John a slight bow as he stood there.

John let out a nervous chuckle as he tried to think of something to say. As his brain began to work overtime he felt something soft wrap around his hand. Looking down he saw Fluttershy giving him a soft smile as she held his hand in her wing. Glancing to the other's he saw them all giving him smiles and nods of encouragement. Twilight made a motion with her hoof lifting it to her chest and then letting it go with an exhale.

Dash gave him a wink, Applejack gave him a nod, Rarity stood along with the other's as she fixed his attire with a glance. Pinky smiled as she began to trot in place and finally Spike gave him a thumbs up. All of this a the blink of an eye. John burst out laughing which caused Hot Shot to tense up at first until he saw the sister's beaming with smirks on their muzzles.

"Sorry Princess's." He said as he got control of himself meanwhile the air around the room seemed to relax as everyone had a smile upon there face, even if Hot Shot had to keep his hidden under his mask of stone-faced vigilance. After letting out the last chuckle John got his face settled and his mind at ease.

"So I would assume that you two are here to see me?" He asked as he straightened up and looked the Princess's in the eye as much as he could. They both laughed and then motioned for the group to take a seat. They did so and twilight conjured up several more chairs for the Princesses. Taking their seats at the head of the table the two princesses' set to work on getting to know there newest resident of Equestria.

10:39 A.M.

The Interrogation had been much more pleasant than John was expecting. Mostly because the royal sister's had asked the assembled group about his two-week stay and how thing's had been going since his arrival. The group gave him glowing reviews without having it seem like they were sucking up to the sisters. Finally, the sister's gave John a soft set of smiles.

"So John was it?" Celestia asked.

"Yes, your highness." He said causing Celestia to chuckle.

"Oh please just call me Celestia and my sister Luna." She said to which John nodded.

"Ok then." He said as he relaxed even more. Celestia smiled.

"So John do you have any way of knowing how you got here and if it is at all possible for you to get back home?" She asked as John flinched a little bit.

"Honestly prin-" He caught himself. "I mean Celestia no. No, I don't." He smiled a little.

"However I don't think I'd want to go back. At least not yet." He said as he smiled. Looking around he smirked as Twilight's eye's lit up.

"This world has so much more to see and explore I feel like it'd be a crime to not see all that it has to offer." He said as Twilight grabbed one of her notebooks and jotted down his little speech. Celestia smiled.

"That seems fair. "She said as she got up and stretched. Glancing at her sister Luna let out a yawn causing Celestia to chuckle.

"Well, it would seem that we have overstayed our welcome." She said as Luna let out another yawn, this one she tried to hide behind a hoof.

"Nay dear sister. We are- I am simply not used to having a set sleep cycle yet." She said as she got to her hooves and stretched. Twilight and the other's all giggled as the two sisters gave the group one last bow.

"Until we meet again dear subject's," Celestia said as the group all made there way outside were the Princess chariot awaited them. Hitching himself up to said chariot Hot Shot scanned the group and found Dash. one he established eye contact he gave her a sultry wink as he stood there waiting for the Princesses. Dash just rolled her eye's and smirked. Her look plainly said in your dreams to which he just laughed.

If only you knew Dash. He thought as the Princess's said there final goodbyes. As the sister's made their way to the chariot Hot Shot saw John whisper into Dash's ear. She stifled a laugh as she slugged him in the arm. Hot Shot let it slide off of him as he stood there.

Huh, interesting. He smiled at the group. Waiting for the princess to get closer he unhitched himself and gave them both a bow.

"Princess's." He greeted them. They both bid him rise.

"Yes, Lieutenant?" Celestia asked as she and her sister sat down. He fidgeted around nervously as he glanced over to the group which all watched from afar. Steeling himself he gave them both a soft smile.

"Would it be ok if I had a quick word with them?" He asked pointing a hoof to the group. Luna snorted as she held back a laugh.

"Are thee sure it is just word's tho wish to have thine fair maiden miss Dash?" She asked causing Hot Shot to blush and stammer as he tried to regain his stone face. Not able to respond verbally Hot Shot just nodded. Celestia chuckled and nodded her head.

"Go on Lieutenant." She looked to the skies. "We still have a little bit of time before we must return to Canterlot." Ecstatic Hot Shot mumbled a soft thank's before he zipped off to the group which had now turned around and began to head back into the library.