Author's Note

Hey there! I felt bad for the previous two chapters for being kinda slow, so I hope this one makes up for it. I know the story hasn’t kicked into full swing yet, but I promise that the next chapter will be much more interesting. Anyway, thanks for reading, ciao!

Chapter 2: Introductions

“So after you watched yourself die, you woke up here?” Asked Twilight.

“Yeah, I’m still asking myself if all of this is real.” You say with a nervous chuckle.

“Well I can assure you that everything here is as real as it gets!” Said Twilight with a smile. “You may read a book on Equestrian history if you need any more reassurance!”

You take a look around Twilight’s gigantic library. She said she wanted you here so she can do “research” on the human race and have a better environment for learning.

“Well,” She Said while scratching her head. “I’ve looked through several books on alien species, historical events, and even equestrian folklore, and I can’t find anything related to this situation.”

“Like I said, I’m not from here.” You say, slightly annoyed. “I had a life before I got here you know.”

“Yeah, yeah. I’m just checking to see if anything like this has ever happened before is all.” Said Twilight.

You just let out a long sigh, crossed your arms and leaned back into your chair. You suddenly hear the library door open, and a little dragon walks in, rubbing his eyes like it just woke up from a nap. A dragon, seriously? As if this place couldn’t be more of a fantasy land than it already was.

“Hey Twi, are we out of-“ The little dragon stopped speaking as soon as it laid eyes on you. He let out a terrified squeal and hid behind the doorframe in which he came. After a few seconds, he peeked around the doorframe. “Should I be afraid?” He asked.

Twilight let out a small giggle. “My apologies, Spike.” She Said. “You were sleeping when we came back, so I decided not to bother you. Spike, this is Anon. Anon, Spike.”

“Hola,” You say with a small wave. “I don’t bite. I sure hope you don’t either, heh heh.”

“Only if I have to.” He responded, now feeling confident enough to enter the room. “I’ve never seen anything like you before, what exactly are you?”

“I’m a human, and I’m pretty sure I came from a completely different dimension.” You say. You then went into detail on how you ended up here.

“Wow, that’s wicked!” Said Spike with enthusiasm. “You cheated death and made it out of the Everfree?”

“Oh yeah,” Said Twilight. “I forgot to ask you, how did you make it out of the Everfree Forest without any trouble?”

“Trouble?” You ask. “What do you mean by that?”

“Oh you know,” Spike began. “Timberwolves, Ursa Minor and Ursa Major-“

“Hang on,” you say, cutting him off. “Ursa Minor and Major as in the constellation?” You ask.

“No,” Said Spike with a confused look. “The big spacey bears that live in the Everfree.”

“Huh.” You say. “Well I never got any shit from anything while I was in there. Hell, I wasn’t even there for that long.”

“Well you’re lucky that you can say that you made it out on your own.” Said Twilight. “Many go in and never come out.”

Rad. Not like you cared or anything. All you wanted at the moment was a decent meal and a nap. “Hey, I hate to ask but do y’all have anything to eat around here?” You ask. “I never really got anything to eat since I got here besides a few apples.”

“Oh, I’m sorry!” Said Twilight. “I didn’t mean to be a bad host. Here, I’ll fetch you something to eat right away! Do you have any allergies?”

You shook your head. She nodded and trotted off, leaving you and Spike in the library.

“Hey Spike, What other intelligent creatures live in Equestria?” You ask.

“Well,” He Said, putting his hand on his chin. “You’ve got the ponies and their variations like Pegasi, unicorns and Alicorns, there are griffons, bigger dragons, Minotaurs-“

“Okay okay, no need to continue.” you say. “I get the gist, anything that was a part of mythology in my world is probably a dominant race here.”

“Your world sounds weird.” Said Spike.

“Yeah well to us, talking ponies and dragons is pretty weird.” You say with a chuckle. “The type of stuff you see here is where LSD gets you.”

“What’s LSD?” Asked Spike in confusion.

“Eh heh heh,” you let out a small, nervous laugh. “You don’t need to know what that is, kiddo.” You hear the library door open and see Twilight enter, holding a big bowl of salad with her magic.

“Since you’re a lot bigger than we are, I assumed your portion sizes were bigger too.” She Said. “I hope you like it!”

You would’ve much rather had a burger and fries, but beggars can’t be choosers. Besides, you were starving. “Would you happen to have a fork?” You asked.

“What for?” Twilight asked, tilting her head.

“Uh... never mind.” You say. Whatever, they can’t judge you for eating with your hands if they don’t even use silverware, right? You dug in, enjoying the flavors of the lettuce mixed with the fruits and vegetables. Some ranch would be nice, but you didn’t wanna ask for anything else. You definitely didn’t wanna appear as the needy type. After a few minutes of eating and talking about yourselves, you finished your salad and let out a big yawn.

“Tired?” Asked Twilight.

“Very.” You replied with a sleepy tone.

“There’s a guest bedroom upstairs if you’d like to sleep.” She Said, pointing her hoof to the staircase. “First door on the left, and I won’t be a bother, I promise.”

“Thanks, good to know.” You said with a smile. Finally, you can actually relax for the first time since you’ve been here. You head up the stairs and enter the bedroom. “Ah shit.” You say to yourself. The bed was really small, you’d look like an absolute giant sleeping in that thing. Not that you weren’t a giant to these ponies anyway. Oh well, it’s better than nothing. You close the door behind you and take off your boots, gloves, and hazmat suit for the first time since you’ve been here. You definitely knew you needed a shower since you could smell your own body odor through your clothes. “Jesus, that’s foul.” You think to yourself. Your drowsiness overpowered your nose, however. You forgot about it and climbed into the small bed. You let your arms and legs hang over the sides so that your torso could decently fit onto the mattress. The comfort quickly took over you, and you felt yourself slowly start to fall asleep...

***

“Holy mother of Celestia, he’s huge!”

“And smelly too.”

“Where did you say he came from again, Twi?”

Your begin to slowly wake to the sound of several voices around you. Your eyes open and you see 5 ponies standing around your bed. You quickly shoot up and back against the wall next to your bed. Your quick and sudden movement scares the small ponies and they back away from you as well.

“What the-“ you look over and see Twilight standing outside of the bedroom door with a nervous look on her face. “Twilight, what’s going on here?” You ask with a raised voice.

“I told them not to come in!” She Said. “They wouldn’t listen and just kinda rushed in...”. You could tell she was nervous, she wouldn’t even make eye contact. You then shoot a glance over to the group of ponies, which were trembling in fear.

“And as for y’all,” you point your finger at them. “How would you feel if a bunch of strangers were huddled around you while you were sleeping?” The ponies remained silent. “Well?” You ask, making your frustration clear with your tone of your voice.

“Um... sorry dude,” Said the blue pony. “Twilight just told us a little bit about you so we thought we’d come and meet you...”

You sigh and rub your eyes in annoyance. “Name’s Anon, and I’m a human.” You say. “Anything else you wanna know?”

Twilight steps in to try and lighten the mood. “I’m sorry Anon,” She says. “It’s my fault. But these are my friends, they’re real great, I promise! Anon, meet Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie!” She Said with a big smile. She turned back to see that all of the ponies were still huddled together against the wall. “Oh come on girls, he’s really not that mean, I promise.”

The ponies slowly came forward and personally introduced themselves, now calm enough to speak.

“Well I do certainly apologize for startling you, darling.” Said Rarity. Darling? What the fuck is that? “My name is Rarity, and if you need any help with fashion, I’ll be happy to give you advice!” Fashion? What the hell did she take you for, a fucking diva?

“Hey there,” Said Applejack with a nervous expression. “Ah know we got off on the wrong hoof, but ah understand why you reacted like that at the farmhouse. And ah just wanna say that ah forgive ya.” She gave you a small smile.

“Yeah, thanks for understanding.” You say. “I’m not really one to harm others like that, it’s not everyday that I’m tied up in front of talking ponies, heh heh.”

“Hitheremynamespinkiepieandilovetomeetnewpeopleialsolovecupcakesbutweshouldtotallybefriends!” Said Pinkie Pie with the speed of light. Luckily, you caught the last part.

“Uh, I’m down I guess.” You say.

“GREAT!” She shouts in excitement.

“Sup, name’s Rainbow Dash.” Said the blue Pegasus. “Fastest and coolest flyer in all of Equestria!” She brags with a smug smile.

You typically don’t like stuck up types, so you decided to shut her down. “Cool.” You flatly say. Just as you expected, this caught her off guard and completely killed her ego. You could tell by the shocked face she made as soon as you replied.

The final pony slowly walked up to you, keeping eye contact with the floor. “Um... hi.” She quietly said. “My name’s Flu—y...”

“Didn’t quite catch that, but I’m assuming you’re Fluttershy.” You say.

“Um... yes.” She Said. She looked up from the floor and gave you a timid smile. “I’m sorry for scaring you...”

Aw shit, this girl is so shy that you’d feel guilty for being a dick. So you give her a nice smile and try to shake it off. “Hey it’s no problem, I’m really a nice guy once you get to know me!” You say. The fact that you just said that makes you feel sick. You aren’t necessarily a jerk, but you definitely weren’t your typical “Mr. Nice Guy”.

She gave you a small smile and nodded.

“Great!” Said Twilight suddenly. “Now that we have introductions out of the way, why don’t we all head into Ponyville and show you around?” She asked you.

“Yeah, I’m gonna have to pass.” You say, holding your hands up.

Twilight’s ears dropped upon hearing this. “Aw, but why?” She asked with a sad look. “Everypony will surely be generally accepting towards you, I’m sure of it!”

“Well you see, aliens aren’t exactly taken so well right off the bat in most cases.” You say. “So I’d rather lay low for now, thanks.” You get up out of the bed and stretch for a second. The 6 ponies stare at you in awe as they look at your height and frame compared to theirs. “What?” You ask with a confused look.

“Nothing...” They simultaneously reply. Fucking weirdos.

“Hey, speaking of laying low,” you say. “This library is in the middle of town and I’m afraid that I’ll be seen through a window or something, so is there anywhere else I can stay?”

The ponies were silent for a few moments, but you then heard a faint response. “I... um... live outside of Ponyville if you want to um... stay with me...” Said Fluttershy.

“Really? Thank you, I appreciate that.” You say, giving her a grateful smile. She then began to blush a bit. Seriously? It wasn’t that big of a deal. “It’s pretty dark out,” you say while looking out the window. “We should probably get going now. Thank you for the hospitality, Twi.” You say.

“Hey, it’s no big deal.” She Said. “Glad I could help!”

You say goodbye to the rest of the ponies and you and Fluttershy head out of the library. The streets looked empty, so that was a good sign. You then began to walk down the street with Fluttershy by your side.

“So... um...” Said Fluttershy. “What was life like at your home? If you don’t mind me asking, that is.”

You internally sigh. You really didn’t wanna explain your life again. “Well,” you began. “I was a scientist. I worked for a big company, lived independently, made a good living. Not much to say, really.”

“All alone?” She asked.

“Yep.”

“Not even a pet?”

“Nope.”

“Well nobody should live like that.” She Said with a look that slightly melted your heart.

“Well, I’m just one for independence is all. Kept a small friend circle and didn’t take care of anyone. It’s just how I liked to live.” You said.

“Oh, I see...” She Said. “I hope you don’t mind me... um... wanting to be your friend...”

Jesus, this pony was crushing your soul with how timid she was. “No, not at all.” You say as friendly as possible. She then gave you a smile warmer than the sun itself, adding more weight to your soul.

A little while later, you arrived at her cottage. Since she was doing you a favor by letting you stay here, you tried to be as generous as possible. You step in front of her and open the door for her. This makes her blush up a storm.

“Oh... um...” She Says. “Thank you...”

“Hey, it’s no problem, heh heh.” You say with a nervous chuckle. “It’s the least I can do for letting me stay here.” She then steps inside, and you follow behind her. “Holy shit.” You say to yourself upon entering the cottage. The place had so many fucking animals that it could be classified as a zoo.

“I hope you don’t mind my friends,” Fluttershy said. “They won’t bite.” The animals huddled around you and began to sniff you out or just observe you in general. Welp, this is your life now.

“Yeah, it’s fine I guess.” You say, not wanting to be rude. You let the animals do their thing and they eventually left you alone. “Hey, I’m pretty tired. Where am I sleeping if you don’t mind me asking?”

“Well... um...” Fluttershy said while looking at the floor. “I don’t have a guest bed because nobody ever stays here, but you could... sleep with me... if you want...” Fluttershy was redder than a tomato at this point.

Fuck. You didn’t wanna sleep on the hard floor, so this was the most comfortable option you had at this point. Sleeping with a horse. Cool beans.

“Yeah, I don’t see the problem with that, I guess...” you say, rubbing the back of your head. You follow Fluttershy to her bedroom and get settled. Thankfully, she had a larger bed than the one at the library, large enough for the both of you to fit on. Fluttershy climbed on and lied down, so you removed your hazmat clothing leaving your t shirt and khakis on. You climbed into bed, putting you head on the opposite end of the bed from Fluttershy. The two of you got comfortable and she then turned off the lamp that was illuminating the room.

“Goodnight Anon,” She said softly.

“Goodnight.” You said with slight hesitation. Good lord, this was awkward. Honestly, you could kill to go home right now, with real people, good food, your own home... you thought to yourself for a little while, before you started to fall asleep. Right before you succumbed to your eyelids, one final question hit you: will you ever be able to return to Earth?