I had stayed with Twilight for the next two days, getting myself familiarized. I wasn’t exactly sure why I was brought here. It seemed too good to be true. I was often doubtful of my own sense of self, and this purple horse just came along and helped me. Twilight was often very busy during the day, and so I used the opportunity to travel outside with her permission.

During those two days, before going outside, she’d been studying me, wiring me up to machines and making sure I had come through the portal okay. I was grateful, but felt a bit uncomfortable. I wasn’t going to complain, of course. She was just doing it to help me, even if I was a bit suspicious of her intentions. I’d never been one to trust people, let alone magical talking animals.

As I stepped outside for the first time in two days, I embraced the warmth of the sunlight on my skin. These were moments I appreciated, but often took for granted. Being inside for those two days was a bit of a wake-up call for me.

Walking with four legs for the day before was… difficult, and I couldn’t exactly figure out which leg was front and which was back. I thought it’d be just like walking on my hands and feet, but no, this was much different. These were signals my brain had difficulty processing. However, with Twilight’s help, I was able to move forward with uhh… relative ease. Sure, I bumped into so many things, it was almost too much to handle, but with Twilight’s reassurance, I felt a tiny bit more confident.

As I travelled deeper into Ponyville, feelings of doubt crept into my mind. Could these ponies tell I was from another world? Did they have the same magic as Twilight? So many questions bombarding my head, and I couldn’t answer any of them. I did my best to act casual, not wanting to cause a scene.

As I entered the town square, I saw a bench and went over to it, sitting down and getting myself comfortable. Seeing all these ponies walk by, it was different from seeing people. I felt foreign, and it made me uneasy. I pondered my decision to come here, and as I did, someone had approached me. I looked up at her, wondering what she could want.

“Hello,” she said. “I noticed you were here by yourself. You’ve been here for over an hour.

I was shocked. What?! Seriously?! Was I really that lost in thought?! “Wait, really?” I asked. She nodded and giggled, making me feel a little embarrassed.

“What’s your name?” she asked. “My name is Morning Rose.”

I didn’t have a name for myself in this place. From what I learned from Twilight’s books, every single pony here had a name that was unlike a human’s. I didn’t want to stick out… Ugh, just my luck. Wait, that’s it!

“I’m Lucky Rose,” I said, forgetting that Rose was part of her name as well.

She seemed pleasantly surprised. “Oh, really? What a coincidence!”

“Uh, yeah!” I said, chuckling nervously. “How strange.”

“Are you new to Ponyville?” she asked.

“Yeah,” I replied. “It’s pretty relaxing here,” I said. “Have you lived here long?”

“Quite a bit, yes,” she answered.

I wasn’t very used to this being here. The sun was bright and the skies were very blue, unlike that of Earth’s. We did have a blue sky, but it was never this kind of blue. This was a beauty I had never seen back home.

“I’m not used to being here,” I said. “It feels… unreal?”

“Yeah, Ponyville’s one of those places, I guess,” she said, looking upwards, possibly thinking about it. “You can’t deny the sights here. And the ponies? They sure are friendly.”

“I can certainly see that!~” I exclaimed, smiling brightly. I didn’t know why, but I could feel a connection with this person, a connection I couldn’t quite decipher. I didn’t know what it was, but it was there.

I then realized something. There was something different about her, something I couldn’t quite put my finger--err… hoof on. I looked at both her wings and her horn, my mind putting it slowly together.

“You’re like Twilight,” I said without hesitation, which made her tilt her head in confusion.

“Um… Yeah?” she answered. “Not a big deal…?”

“From what Twilight had taught me about ponies, one could only get both a horn and wings by doing something incredible, like passing a trial or something similar,” I said.

“Oh… Yeah, that’s true,” she said.

“You must’ve done something pretty cool,” I said.

She smiled. “Yeah, well, you could say that,” she said. She then looked at the watch on her hoof. “Oh… I’m late for something,” she muttered. She looked at me and said, “Will you be here tomorrow, too?”

I nodded. “Sure, we can meet up here.”

And just like that, we had arranged a meeting for the next day. Though I couldn’t help but wonder… Why did I feel like I knew her already?

Author's Note

This will be continued bi-weekly, as will Where The Apples Grow and Fallout Equestria: Redemption is Magic.

Forgive me for the short chapter. I've been having troubles with plan arrangement and it's fixed now. The next chapter shall be longer.