IIII - An Unexpected Morning

"Crap, crap carp crap crap crap, CRAP!"

Cursed Anon as he ran down the block of the neighborhood. He just woke up early in the morning to find his pony lavender gone from sight, and now here he was running around stopping in every corner searching for his pet. Where could she have gone to? Why would she leave the house without even saying anything?

Had she forgotten that she's living in a town with a ninety percent chance she might be seen by someone? Oh, how worried he was; she could be anywhere by now and it may take him hours before--

"Wait..? Is that...?" Anon squint his eyes and there she was: She was ten meters away from him turning from left and right almost as if she was looking for someone or something. She stomped her hoof on the ground, biting her lip out of irritation. With a shout, he shouted. "There you are!"

The lavender unicorn turned her head. Her eyes shot open when she saw him; as soon as she did, she made a turn and sprinted down the street away from the man.

"Hey! Where are you going?!" Anon prepped his legs and ran after the running mare.

The mare landed on many roofs of vehicles hopping over them one by one, while Anon behind her was giving chase. "Would you stop!" He cried, "For god sake!" The mare leaps and lands on the ground. She turned to her shoulder to find a fire hydrant next to her, she locked her hind legs in position and kicked it with a bit of her strength.

Water burst out and hit Anon square to the face. The anonymous man waved his hands in an attempt to push the water away from his face, this gave Starlight the advantage to escape while the human was being soaked.

"STARLIGHT!" He growled, gargling through his sentence. He moves through not caring how wet his clothes were or how clearly see-through they were now and continued his fast chase.

There were both heading to the city: There was traffic down the road people were trying to get through, not wanting to be late from work. The unicorn strolled in the middle of the traffic passing by a few trucks, jeeps and cars while keeping her head low. A small child from the back of the truck was playing his Gameboy before his eyes caught a moving blur of lavender.

"Wow!" He said in a slow tone. Her ears perked up and she tilted her head up. Her eyes meeting with the boy as they stared back at each other, he waved at her shyly before turning his head. She lifted her right hoof waving back at the child then smiled before preseeding her walk through the traffic. "Mom! Mom, guess what?! I saw a Unicorn!

"That's nice sweety, now sit back down alright." The women responded not taking her eyes off the road.

After getting out of the herd, Starlight paused then turned her head. The human was nowhere in sight, nor was he seen in the large traffic. Right when she thought the coast was clear she heard heavy breathing. It got closer every second and when she whipped her head to her left she saw him. He was still running and immediately so did she. His body was crying for relief but he couldn't stop until he could finally get a hold of her; that is if he could reach her.

Starlight walked into a concert, a crowd going wild for the people on the stage playing their song. She takes one of the men's jackets and shades that were laying in the car using them as a disguise. She past through the crowd lowering her head to hide her face while keeping her eye on the ground taking slow steps.

Anon came to a holt turning his head from left to right. His eyes turned towards the ocean of fans hopping through the music, scouting for the unicorn. "Now where are you?" Anon whispered to himself. As minutes have gone by, he couldn't see her anywhere with these many people blocking his view. But then, his left eye caught a lavender blur and when he whipped his head back. There she was. "Gotcha!" As soon as he said that, he began sprinting his way towards her.

Starlight turned to see him running in full speed. Her eyes widen in surprise. Running was too late for her, as the man leaped in the air and landed right on top of her. The man struggled to hold her, as she kept kicking and throwing her hooves at him but he was quick at dodging them but not quick enough as she threw her hoof, connecting to the man's cheek.

"Ow!" He cried. "Stop fighting. Please, just talk to me!" The scene the two were causing was getting the attention of a group of teens. Two girls were passing by as they too, were watching the commotion. There was a homeless man resting his back on the wall, his eyes locked on the unicorn struggling to break free.

"Oh, ho ho, that's one cute dog you got there kiddo." As soon as he said this, the lavender stopped moving and just stood quiet for just a seconded, processing what she just heard just now.

"Dog.... DOG?!" Starlight shouted before pushing anon's grip away. Once she freed herself, she turned to face the old man then corrected him in a tone that was loud enough for everyone around her to hear.

"I'll have you know that I am not a dog, I'm a pony for crying out loud!"

The air was silent. The music that was playing in the background had gone mute, It was almost as if the world had stopped moving and everything just froze. Everyone shockingly stared at the unicorn, not uttering a word. Even Anon himself was left speechless, after hearing the lavender spoke those few words. Starlight saw this and realized the damage she made, then choose her next words very carefully.

"Um. Heh heh, ta-da..?"

A chunk of a burger was chomped off as bits and pieces fallen down the plate. Starlight moaned in delight as the meat melted in her mouth, while ignoring the looks of every human that was in the restaurant, the customers and the employes. The anonymous-man sat on the other side of the table. Still processing the situation and what he saw ten minutes ago: all of this was happening too fast for anon, first, he encountered a live unicorn-pony then took it home in his care, now all of a sudden of all days! This pony, this unicorn he took for a pet... spoke?

It was now or never. Anon needed answers and he needs them now. He lifts his head up before clearing his throat, his eyes focus on the lavender mare eating the last piece of her burger. She took the burger from her left to her hooves and bites another chunk of its goodness into her mouth. "So... you can talk?" He asked in a curious tone."

She gulped down her food. "Mmhmm."

"You can talk?" He asked one last time.

"Yup."

"What the hell... Then why didn't you say anything? Why didn't you tell me this before?"

She wiped the grease off her chin then answered sassily. "Does it matter?"

Anon looked at her dumbfounded. "Does it matter?" He said, stomping his foot on the wood flooring. "Yes, it does matter. More importantly, why did you run out of the house without even telling me where you were going?"

"I don't talk to strangers, and it's none of your business." The lavender commented.

"Hey. YOUR business is my business, so don't tell me you--"

"Um, sir?"

When anon turned to the voice, he saw a women employee holding a piece of paper. Her eyes moving from the unicorn then back to him. "Y-Your bill.." she stuttered placing the bill on the table as he mumbled a thank you and watched her walk away. After paying it, they both exit the restaurant.

Neither of them talked before they made their way to the park, one that anon would spend his times alone in. Once they got there the anonymous man took his seat on the bench; the lavender unicorn sat away from the man for her own space luckily for them. There was no one around: No owners walking their dogs, mothers walking their children, or mailmen riding bikes throwing newspaper's at people's faces every twenty-four-seven. It was just them now. A man and mare, sitting on a bench.

Starlight, who had not said anything after getting here, saw fit to finally tell Anon before letting out a sigh. "Look, I'm not gonna repeat myself so you better listen close, okay?" Anon looked at her and nodded. She closed her eyes letting the memory play in her head, back to where it all started.

A purple drake was watching his lavender mare friend finishing the last few touches. The two of them were not too far from ponyville, and their friends were on another mission leaving him and the lavender alone. "Um, Starlight. I'm not sure this is such a good idea. Don't you think we should wait for Twilight to come back before we give it a test run?" The little drake susgested.

"Oh don't be such a chicken spike. It'll all be fine, I've read the instructions." She told him.

Spike gulped. "But Starlight you gotta understand; this isn't a teleporting spell, nor is it a spell that even a filly sweetie belle's age could learn. What if something goes wrong? What if you get suck into sum wormhole? What if—"

"Spike!" She called smacking her hooves on his cheeks bringing him to her face. "Relax," she said. "I'm gonna be fine, and I'm not gonna get sucked into a wormhole. Now stand back and let me concentrate." The lavender unicorn pulled her hooves away. Magic radiated from her horn before rolling her body around: Clouds got together blocking the clear sky and the sun, giving it a grey tone.

Thunder claped striking the ground, her magic grew bigger every second she charges it. Every-pony in the town was noticing all the commotion, some demanded to know what was going on and why Celestia's sun was out. Once her magic reached her limit, she aimed her horn straight and shot out a blue portal. She breathed heavily, sweat running down her forehead. It was a hard challenge but she did it. "You see spike, I told you I could do it!" she finished.

Spike poked his head out from a rock when he realized it was safe, he came out gazing at the breath-taking round shaped gate as it glowed beautifully. Suddenly, Spike and Starlight felt their bodies moving: as they moved slowly, they moved fast, as they moved fast, they moved faster. Realization struck them as they looked to see the portal was getting bigger and bigger every time they got close to it. By the last second, she uses the last of her remaining magic to lift the little drake in the air then throw him far from her and the closing gate.

Her hooves were pulled from the ground as she was sent in great speed towards the gate, letting out a scream as she enters through. The door shrinks till it disappears out of sight leaving behind dust of magic. Spike after witnessing this, stared wide-eyed, his breath shaking, till he shouted with worry and guilt. "Starlight!"

A frown could be seen on the mare's face. Her eyes lowered on the ground. She wiped a leaf off her shoulder with her hoof before finishing her sentence. "So now you know how I got here. There, satisfied?"

"Well, this is a lot to take in so..." He replied and he wasn't wrong. A Pony from a different dimension, Ponies with magic and furthermore, Dragons!? What was next for him to know, a two-headed dog from different races?

Anon shook his head and getting back on the subject. "Okay, so you created a portal that brought you here right. Why not just use your magic again to make another one?"

"That's just it: I can't. That spell took a lot in me, and I'm bone dry. It takes a lot of magic to create something like that, unless you're the princess of canterlot then maybe." She explained while tapping her horn with her hoof.

"So that's it? You're stuck here until you regain your magic?" He asked.

She sighed. "Pretty much..."

As Anon looked at her. A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with sadness, welled up in his heart: a picture of a stranded pony, alone in a cruel world where you couldn't trust anyone. No other pony to talk to, no friends, no families and no hope of ever getting home. All these thoughts passed in a flash of a second. He clenched his fist but releases it gently, before placing his palm on her shoulder, using his next words to comfort his new pony friend.

"Well look on the bright side," he said. "At least you're not alone. You got me right?"

The lavender mare nodded then mumbled right after he said that. They both head on home without him asking any more questions. For now, Anon wanted to focus on the main thing he wanted to do since he brought her home. He also hopes to get to know her as well. But one thing still bothered the anonymous: how long will it be till some of his friends know the secret of his new pet?

Author's Note

Thank you all for reading! Chapter 5 will be in progress but it won't be out for a while. I'll notify you all when it does but for now, I need me a break and time to practice more of my writing. If you guy has any questions let me know and if there are any errors comment down below. Have a nice day!