The Strife of Friendship

I grunted as a stream of sunlight shined down onto my eyes. 'Where am I?' I thought before looking around. I was laying on a couch, my arms and chest all wrapped up in bandages with my shirt folded, and from the looks of it, fixed and clean on a coffee table. I took a glance around the room, noting the pictures over the fire place of a rustic room. In the frame were pictures of the anthropomorphic ponies. The little yellow furred one with the red hair, An older, green woman, A tall, muscle of a man as the red one, and a woman that if not for Sarah would probably have me panting like a dog.

With a groan I sat up as I heard a gasp. I turned to look as the one coming down the stairs brought a smile to my face. "Hey Sarah... Morning." I said before she walked over.... And punched me in the face, causing my head to snap to the side.

"You fucking idiot! You could have died and left me alone, and all you can say is 'Hey, Morning?!'" Sarah ranted. I was about to retort, holding my slightly sore face before I looked up, seeing tears hidden in her eyes.

I sighed. "I'm sorry Sarah. I didn't mean to worry or scare you. I should have been thinking instead of acting."

"Idiot.... If it wasn't for the Apples I'm not sure I could have helped you." Sarah said, sitting down next to me and checking the bandages. "I mean just look at your a-...." She paused.

"What is it?" I said before looking down and going quiet as well. In her hands were bloodsoaked bandages, yet my arm, that I knew was totally fucked up, looked fine. Not even a scar. After a moment to process this, I vocalized what was on both of our minds. "What the fuck?!"

"Wow, Y'all heal fast, don't cha partner?" The Orange mare I learned was named Applejack said. We were sitting at their table, enjoying some honestly excellent breakfast. By now I had my shirt on and had already had to convince Granny Smith I wasn't hurt anymore.

"Apparently." Sarah said, taking another bite of her fritter. "Oh, Soo good!" She said, causing me to gain a small smile as I just went back to eating my own food.

"You should have seen him sis! He was able to swing that sword like it was nothin! Turned that Timberwolf into splinters!" Shouted Apple bloom, the filly I saved yesterday.

"Are they a common problem?" I said, saying my first words all meal.

"Normally they ain't. If we are unlucky, maybe one or two of the varmints wander into the orchard, but not half a pack. Let alone a alpha if yer Marefriend was speaking the honest truth." Applejack said, causing me to freeze and Sarah to sputter.

"What we- I mean- We aren't a item. Just friends." Sarah said (Shot through the heart!)

I closed my eyes and focused on my eating, trying to ignore the pangs of the friendzone. "Huh, coulda fooled me with how y'all reacted yesterday." Wait, how did she act that would make her think that? "But answer me this, Just what in the sam blazes were you doing that late at night? I mean y'all saved Bloom here, but that doesn't explain you lot."

"We don't know." I said. "We both were friends before tonight, but somehow we both woke up in those woods. We were actually looking for any sign of Civilization, or for anyone to tell use where we were so we could maybe find our way home."

Applejack had a thoughtful look on her face. "Well, y'all are in Equestria. Those there woods are known as the Everfree forest, right at the edge of our town called Ponyville." I mentally cringed at all the horse puns. "Where are y'all from? The apple family got folk all over Equestria."

"Uhm... Seattle USA?" Sarah says, hoping they heard of it.

"I don't know of any USA, but I know of Seadle." Applejack tried, and that confirmed my theory of where we are, and it made me set down my fork with a frown.

"Sarah, can I talk to you in private." I said, my rarely used voice softly commanding attention.

"Uh, sure." She said, her emotions seemingly conflicted. Must have come to the same conclusion I have. "We'll be right back." She reassured our hosts before we both stood up and walked out to the porch.

"You probably have guessed what I have figured out." I said once I was sure we didn't have any unwanted ears. "I don't think we can go home. I don't think we are even on Earth." I said, direct and to the point.

"No. No,no there...there has to be a way to get home! What about Sam, Chris and Aurora?! They are still at the convention!"

"They can probably handle themselves, but the point stands. These people are anthropomorphic ponies, there were wolves made of wood, and we both are no longer in our own bodies." I said calmly.

"How can you be so calm about this?! Aren't you scared?! Don't you want to go home?!" Sarah yelled at me, and something inside me snapped.

"Of course I'm scared!" I yelled, causing her to shut up. "I'm terrified! I'm not in my own body, we aren't even on Earth anymore and there are any number of dangers putting you at risk! As for wanting to go home, besides the three stooges, what do we have to go back to?! A drunk abusive prick?! A empty house that I don't even own?!" I let it all out for her. "I'm afraid Sarah, but I-, no, We need to be strong. If we find away to go home, then we will take it, but for now we need to play the hand we are delt."

Once we had both calmed down and appoligized for yelling at the other, we headed back inside. "Y'all alright? Sounded like it got quite heated." Applejack asked as we sat back down.

"Yes we... Emotions needed to be let out." Sarah said as I just nodded while the girls continued to talk I turned my gaze to the only other male as we both stared silently at the other.

You are strong for someone so skinny.

Thank you.

A silent type as well huh?

You got it.

Also protective of those who you think as family.

My life would be a small price to pay if she got to live a happy life.

We nodded at each other in respect, both of us just now noticing how silent it had gotten as we turned our heads in sync, seeing jaw dropped expressions on the girls. "Are you two long lost brothers or something?!" Sarah said in shock.

"Even ah have problems with Mac being a stallion of few words, yet you two seemed to have a silent conversation." Applejack said on awe.

"Are you two psychic?!" Appleblood explained.

We both turned to the other, got cheeky grins, and turned back. "E'nope" We said at the same time before we and the entire table started to laugh.

After breakfast, and after I retrieved my fusion sword, we walked with the apples minus granny towards the local town called Ponyville. (Another mental head against a wall at the pun) "Applejack, I need to ask, is there any place we can stay? We don't have any money, But we could find a job! I know a bit of mixing drinks and cooking and Zack here is a jack of all trades."

"Well shoot, you can stay with us until y'all find a place to stay" Applejack said with a kind smile. "I mean, ah never seen Big Mac take so somepony so quickly, and after what y'all did for Bloom it's the least we could do." The other two siblings nodded happily in agreement, even causing me to get a faint smile.

"Thank you." I said as we neared the town, and the start of our new life. "Why is there a rainbow coming straight for us?"