A hoof holding the nob pushed the door until it swung fully open. Looking around, Twilight made a few steps out of the veterinary operation room. As she looked around, she was in a living room. The room was furnished with a three seat couch, a short legged long table with several objects such as small statues of animals. One statue caught her eyes.

It was of, Not a pony, but a large equine being, it had a large barrel body, long slender legs, a box-shaped head with a long muzzle with beady blue eyes. It sported a human sitting upon it's back, she could guess was a male with a uniform of some type with a sword in one hand and the reins of the bridle on the equine's face in the other.

Twilight raised a brow as she picked the figurine up and inspected it. the horse was fixated by it's rear hooves to a 'ground' environment base to help support it's upper-body weight. The human on it's back sat on a saddle that had a long rod with a flat end in some kind of holster. As she turned the statue upside down she saw an engraving and read it out loud.

"In honor of Lieutenant Commander Alfred Lockheart. 1945 United States Navy."

Twilight figured this 'Alfred' was related to the people that saved her life. She sat the statue back to where it sat before and continued her exploration of the living room, a large black flat rectangle dominated one wall, she noticed a similar black brick sitting on the small table and figured it was related. Eventually her curiosity got the better of her as she picked the brick up and poked at several of the small buttons on it's surface.

A soft thump was heard as the flat rectangle on the wall lit up. A loud explosion startled Twilight as images flashed on the screen.

"EEP!" Twilight shouted as she jumped behind the couch. The sounds continued as she fumbled with the small brick.

Images flicked on the screen again before settling on a scene of two figures appeared. One wearing black armor and a long flowing cape, He wore a black helmet that covered his face and holding a sword that glowed redder then hells fire.

He loomed over a set of stares with glowing lights in a room of chains and mist as he looked down upon a human male with blond hair and cream white robes.

"The force is strong with you, young Skywalker." He spoke in a deep but powerful voice. "But you are not a Jedi yet."

Before she could watch the conclusion the screen went black.

"Huh?" Twilight said as she looked for the remote, only to find it in the hands of the woman from before.

"You should watch the whole series if you want to get the full story." she said as she set the remote back on the table. "Good to see your awake. We were worried you won't make it."

"O-oh." Twilight said as she smiled. "Thank you." She said softly. "Uhm, for saving me, that is."

The woman smiled as she nodded. "Your welcome." The young woman held out a hand. "Amanda Lockheart."

Twilight recognized the gesture and offered her hoof. "Hello, 'Amanda'? I'm Twilight Sparkle."

Amanda nodded. "Good to get your full name. I was worried we had to call you 'Tilly' the whole time we got you here."

"Tilly" Twilight asked, tilting her head.

"Anyway, my dad is out, but he'll be back with some food for you." Amanda said as she moved to the kitchen. "We don't know what your diet is. Humans are Omnivores, we eat both meat and vegetables, But being a horse, I guess your a herbivore, huh?"

Twilight nodded. "Uhm, I'm a Pony, actually. Alicorn to be exact."

Amanda just stared at her. "Right, well. Pony. He said he had to go warn someone about the wolves, But he'll be back."

Amanda pulled out a bowl of Mac and Cheese she made last night and offered it too her. "I hope you can eat people foods?"

Twilight looked over the bowl and sniffed it, she smiled as the scent gave no hints of any meaty contents, She took the bowl in her magical aura and dug in quickly. It was rude, but she was quite hungry.

Amanda jumped back as the bowl was literally ripped from her hand by an invisible force, but the aura that took the bowl had a presence, it wasn't bad, it was warm like a hand taking it from hers. It was like ethereal almost. Like a ghost.

"Whoa." Amanda said as she felt her hand slightly tingle. It was similar to when your hand starts to go numb, but is only beginning. She shook her hand a few times as she watch the bowl be emptied in a manner of moments. "Hungry, huh?" She chuckled.

Once the bowl was empty, Twilight sat the bowl on the table, she hiccuped a tiny burp, holding her hoof to her lips before apologizing an 'excuse me'.

"It's okay." Amanda said while pouring a glass of lemon aid. "We had to keep you tranquilized the whole night to keep you asleep." She said, giving the glass to the purple Alicorn. "Hell, your probably hungry enough to eat a a tree."

Twilight accepted the glass with a 'thank you' before looking at her bandages, they were now stained with blood and one was coming undone. "How bad was I?"

"The wounds themselves weren't life-threatening." Amanda said as she took a sip of her drink. "But, the wolves tore several tendons, and you lost a lot of blood. You'll live, but you need rest." Amanda said with a point of her finger. "Doctor and nurse orders." She said with a smile.

Twilight sat on her haunches and replayed last night's events in her mind. Slowly one realization came to her. "Where am I?"

"South East Missouri, Popular Bluff." Amanda explained. "Sentinel's Watch to be exact, A tiny, backwater town, if you will. Hell we're basically set back in the 1980's."

"1980's?" Twilight asked. She thought for a moment until she realized... "Oh, is that how you count the years?"

Amanda nodded. "Yeah, it's currently 2019."

Before another word was uttered, the door slammed open as a middle aged man with pepper hair entered the house. He closed the door and held a few bags in his hands.

Amanda smiled. "Hello, dad!"

Richard nodded and made his way into the kitchen. "There's more in the truck, Mandy. Think you can---

"Of course, dad." Amanda said as she made her way outside.

Twilight watched the older man set the bags down on the table, he looked as though he hadn't noticed her yet, so she figured now was better than never. "Hello."

Richard paused his work as though he were a child caught stealing a cookie. He slowly turned and spotted the bandaged Alicorn sitting on the floor waving at him with a big bright smile.

It took him a moment to register what he was seeing and would have wondered what was in his coffee earlier that morning had he not recalled the previous night's events. Slowly he calmed himself and smiled.

"Hello, Tilly. feeling better?"

"Twilight Sparkle," She quickly corrected. "My name is Twilight Sparkle, and yes, though." She pointed to her bandages. "I'm rather sore, and I think the bandages need changing now."

Richard set aside his shock, his Medical skills kicked in as he knelt down and inspected the bandages.

Twilight winced and almost gagged at the slimy sound of the gooey red past pulling from her wounds and gauze. She looked away, not wanting to see the work the wolves had done to her.

"Well." Richard began, fixating a set of spectacles on the bridge of his nose. "It looks like the wounds aren't infected."

Twilight sighed a breath of relief. "However." he continued.

"Your still getting your Rabies shot." He said as he pulled out a box.

"What?" Twilight asked, raising a brow. "Wait, rabies!? You don't... I mean... Besides, Alicorns are immune to diseases." She said, she was certain of the last part..... then she recalled the terrible flue she had 'AFTER' her ascension. "Oh.... Never mind that last part."

"Mmmhmm." Richard said as he pulled out a syringe from a box. It was filled with a clear liquid. "Try not to squirm 'too' much. I don't want the needle getting broken off." He said.

Twilight nodded and looked away as she raised an arm. Only to see Richard pull out a LONG needle from the box, that made her eyes widen.

"It's not going in your arm." Richard said, noticing her offering the arm. "It goes into your stomach. That's where the Rabies virus gestates."

"W-Wait!" Twilight stammered. "I---Uh.... I ate! yeah, I ate just a moment ago!" she said with a nervous chuckle.

Richard however smiled. "Actually, since we kept you sedated, your metabolism should be working overtime, so your empty by now, that'll help the vaccine work even faster." He said lowering down with the obscenely long needle.

'There should be LAWS against needles that long!' Twilight thought.

...

Moments later, twilight rubbed her stomach from the offending needle's entry. the injection felt like an eternity, yet it was only a maximum of thirteen point eight seconds. Give or take a second or two due to squirming.

"There, such a good girl too." Richard said with a smile as he offered her a candy on a stick. "Here's your lolipop."

Twilight snorted. "Don't patronize me!" she said. though, she took the Lolipop and stuck it in her mouth.

He couldn't help but chuckle at her brooding, but it had to be done. He moved to the table and pulled out two more needles.

"Oh, come on!?" Twilight said. "One's bad enough!"

Richard chuckled. "These aren't for you." He said as he injected himself with a grunt. "Nnngh... these are for Amanda and I. We had to operate on you, and your blood got on us. We might have caught a virus or rabies from you. It's just a precaution."

Twilight was a little offended, and was about to retort, however, after thinking about it, he was right. Any species that initiates first contact MUST be vaccinated afterwards to prevent any contamination. They were just playing it safe.

"I understand." She said but continued her defense. "But, I assure you, I am not contagious."

Richard smiled and nodded. "I am sure. But, let's play it safe, yeah?"

It's then Amanda entered the house with four more bags, she lugged them to the table and sat them down. "Grocery shopping, dad?"

Richard nodded. "I had to buy new medical supplies anyway." He said as he gave Amanda her shot.

Amanda grunted as she felt the needle pierce her stomach. Whimpering she looked to Twilight. "Coulda been worse, huh?"

Twilight looked over the supplies. needles, syringes, bandage gauze, vaccines, etc. enough here to supply Ponyville Hospital for a few days. But still too much just for her. She then notices the milk and bottles.

"Who's all this for?" Twilight asked.

Richard began unpacking the supplies and putting them into a cabinet. "One of the farmers in town prized Clydesdale mare is having a foal. Poor thing never has a successful birth, so we kind of need to help her out."

Twilight scratched her chin as she tried to figure out what a 'Clydesdale' is. She heard it called a mare, so she figured it was an equine of some kind. From what she gathered from Sunset Shimmer in the mirror world, Humans have horses as burden animals, pets, show animals, and to ride. They aren't sapient like Equestrian ponies and are simple animals.

"What is a 'Clydesdale'? if you don't mind me asking?"

"Think a horse but MUCH bigger and built like a tank." Amanda said, she noticed Twilight's clueless expression and giggled. "Think YOU but much bigger, thicker and no horns or wings."

Twilight brought the image to mind and figured she'd look like a Celestia on Ket. Then she giggled.

"When's the birth?" Twilight asked.

"Sometime this week or next." Richard said. "OH! if your still hungry, the paper bag has some pancakes and.... wait, can ponies eat eggs?"

Twilight giggled as she took the bag and opened it. "Yes, so long as they don't have a chick in it." She said taking out a plastic plate with several sections made to separate the foods.

There were five pancakes, four eggs, a large salad that would make a modest meal for a family of three, a bowl of gravy (minus sausage), and six biscuits. All of which looked appetizing, it was just a bit, too much for her. Until her stomach growled at the sight.

"You can thank Jed and Ethyl Harley for breakfast." Richard said as he put the supplies away.

As soon as Twilight began digging in, the sound of a vehicle pulling up was heard.

Curious, Amanda moved to a window to look to the driveway and deflated as she saw a blue ford blazer in the driveway. She growled as a man emerged from the driver side, he had brown hair, wore sunglasses, and had a red hat on.

"Oh no. It's the mutation...." Amanda said with a growl. "Better hide Twilight, this guy isn't pleasant."

Twilight raised a brow, taking a peak out the window but is shoved back by Amanda. "Why? what's he done to make you not like him?"

Amanda furrowed her brows as she glared at him as he approached the door. "Cheated on me, stole money from me to buy that blazer." she went silent for a moment. "took something else I wish I never gave him."

Twilight looked up at her in worry as to what she meant by that but the loud banging of 'The Mutation' knocking on the door rather harshly.

"Amanda. It's me, Carson. Open up!" The man yelled.

"Hide." Amanda whispered to Twilight as she made her way to the door. "Go away, Carson. I told you, 'your not welcome here!' And I meant it!"

Outside, Carson sighed as he tried to open the door, only for Amanda to lock it. "Look, I came back to apologize. I promise, I changed!"

Amanda chuckled. "You said that the last time, see how that went."

Inside the house, Twilight heard the whole exchange as she hid in a closet. She shook her head, she wished she knew what exactly happened between these two, maybe she could help. But it was obvious now that Carson was not to be trusted if he cheated on her more than once. It didn't take her too long to realize he was unfaithful. It's rare in Equestria, but couples fighting and breaking up due to unfaithfulness isn't too uncommon. All it leaves is broken hearts and bad feelings.

It's then Twilight is startled when Carson kicks the door.

"Damnit, woman! Open this door!" He yells kicking it again. "You owe me money anyways, Bitch. It's time you payed up!"

Amanda held the door closed and grabbed for her rifle. "I don't owe you shit! You stole what money you could from me!"

"Cause it BELONGS to me!" He said once more kicking the door. "The moment we got together I inherited everything you own!"

"YOUR A PSYCHOPATH!" Amanda yelled before being knocked to the floor as the door was swung open. "Get Out!"

Finally Richard had enough and emerged from the kitchen with a rifle. "You heard the girl, GET!"

Carson saw the rifle but took no heed. The reason why was obvious, a bottle wrapped in a paper bag was in his hand, Richard shook his head and raised his barrel to his head.

"Your drunk, boy. Go home before we both do something we'll regret." Richard tried to bargain.

Carson swayed a bit, he refused to say a word, but he was unaware of the huge rock floating in an aura of magenta energy.

With a soft 'Crack!' Carson collapsed to the floor in a heap.

Amanda scrambled off the floor and looked to the rock that plopped to the floor, across the room Twilight emerged from the closet and looked down at Carson as she approached.

"Well, that happened." Twilight said with a sigh. "What was all 'THAT' about?"

Carson groaned in subconscious.

Later that evening, The local sheriff (with Twilight hiding in the closet again) arrived. He looked down at Carson, shaking his head.

"Well, we'll take him off your hands and let him stay a night or two at the jail." The sheriff said as he began lugging the drunken man out of the building.

"Thanks, Frank." Amanda said as she smiled to the sheriff. "You always seem to come to our rescue."

Frank chuckled with a smile. "Well, he's been nothing but a pain in the ass of as late."

With a few grunts, The sheriff lugged Carson into his cruiser and put cuffs on him as he pushed him into the back and closed the door. He shook his head as he looked at the unconscious man groan. "Good thinking with the rock though. How did you get behind him, if he was in front of you though?"

Amanda went silent, she chuckled and rubbed the back of her head. "I moved love like a bat out of hell when I need to."

Frank chuckled. "Well, I'll tell Deputy Simmons you said Hi."

Amanda's face went red and slowly smiled. "That be nice."

"See you tonight at the town meeting."

"Town meeting?" Amanda asked.

"Your father set it up early today at the house. Something about wolves and an announcement." he stated

After saying their good-byes, The sheriff left with Carson, and with that, Amanda went back to the house.

"You want me to reveal myself to everypony!?"

Richard and Twilight stood in the living room. Twilight's eyes were wide. Amanda figured her father wanted her presence to be known. At least this way there wouldn't be any awkward moments of trying to hide her. She couldn't live in the closet after all.

"Twilight, please, think about this. We need help to figure out what's going on. We need the whole community, if we're going to get you back home." he explained. "I'd rather have the town with us than against us."

Twilight went quiet as she put her hoof to her chin. She closed her eyes and considered her options. She was still hurt, and her injuries will take time to heal. Surely seeing this would make her look sympathetic. Hopefully she could come off as inoffensive and not threatening as possible. Plus, it be easier to find a way home with more minds pulling together then just hers.

Than, she began to recall Celestia's teachings, 'Would it not be more productive to have many friends on your side than just a few?'

No doubt that's probably what she'd say, if not something similar.

Twilight sighed before nodding. "All right, I see your point." She said before continuing. "And your right, if we hide and skulk around we'll never get anything done with prying eyes. And I rather have more eyes than just ours to find a way home for me."

The three now all in agreement, began preparations for the meeting.

Author's Note

Sorry for the long wait. Had to get so much done. that and being sick sucks. I blame aliens....