The week went by quicker than expected. You didn’t end up meeting the rest of the ponies at their places like you planned, but it was no big deal. You were currently sitting in Fluttershy’s living room on the couch watching some TV.

“Jeez.” You thought to yourself. “Equestrian TV is probably the lamest shit I could possibly imagine.” You and Fluttershy were sharing a bowl of popcorn and watching a murder mystery show. Fluttershy didn’t seem to be too big on it, but she agreed to watch it since you felt it would be the most entertaining thing on the air. Your thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. “I’ll get it.” You said, getting up from the couch. Normally you’d be nervous about knocks on the door since you didn’t want to be seen, but Fluttershy said her friends are the only ones that ever stop by. You opened the door to see Twilight standing in front of you.

“Hello, Anon!” She Said with a smile.

“What’s good?” You ask.

“Well as you already know, you have a meeting with the princess today.” She Said, opening a planner. Shit, was that already here?

“Oh, yeahhhhh.” You say with a nervous tone. “Do we have to leave now? It’s like four in the afternoon.”

“Well of course we do!” She Said. “We are on a tight schedule you know.”

“Well I don’t exactly know how Ponyville will react upon seeing me.” You said.

“Don’t worry, everypony here is nice!” She Said with a reassuring smile. “It was bound to happen at some point anyway.”

“I guess.” You say with a sigh. You throw on your boots and say you’re good to go.

“Oh, Fluttershy?” Said Twilight. “The princess said she wants all of the elements there, so you should come along too.”

“Oh, okay.” Said Fluttershy, hopping off the couch and coming to the door.

You then made your way to Ponyville’s train station with Twilight and Fluttershy. Upon entering town, you were given plenty of looks of shock and fear from the residents. Welp, that’s no surprise to you. No matter, it’s not like you could do anything about it, so you just ignored it and followed Twilight.

“See?” Said Twilight as you walked through Ponyville. “This isn’t so bad.”

“This sucks.” You flatly say, keeping your eyes forward. “In case you hadn’t noticed, everyone is staring at me.”

“Everypony.” Twilight says in a matter of factly tone.

“I’m sure they’ll like you.” Said Fluttershy. “I know I do.”

“Yeahhhhh, okay.” You said. You arrived at the train station and sat down on a bench with Fluttershy and Twilight. You continued to ignore the looks and tried to spark up a conversation to pass the time. “So what exactly does Princess Celestia want with me now?”

“Well you’re from an entirely different world,” Said Twilight. “And you’re intelligent, it’s no surprise to me that she would want to meet you.”

“Back where I’m from, we would instantly reject an alien and imprison it.” You said. “So I guess I can thank you for your kindness.”

The train arrived shortly after. You and your pony friends went to board, but were stopped by one of the conductors.

“Um, miss Twilight?” He asked, looking at you.

“It’s okay, he’s with me.” Twilight Said with a smile. She then gave him three first class tickets to board the train, then beckoned you and Fluttershy to board. You entered the train, and instantly noticed that it was very classy. Chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, the nice booths, and it appeared to be catered. Maybe this train ride would be easy.

***

Okay on second thought, this train ride is not as great as you thought it’d be. All the ponies on the train huddled in the seats as far from the booth that you, Twilight, and Fluttershy sat in. Could the train car even hold all the weight at one end? Whatever.

“I’m not all that bad you know.” You call over to the ponies. “It’s not like I’m gonna eat you or anything.”

They took no chances and just remained at their spots. Can’t say you blame them. You eventually pulled into Canterlot’s train station. When you stepped out of the train, you were immediately impressed by the architecture of the city. Very royal and ritzy if you do say so yourself. And sure enough, you were still getting glances from the residents. Coolio.

You and Fluttershy follow Twilight through town and up a big hill towards the princess’ castle. You slowed down a bit, but Fluttershy and Twilight went up like it was nothing.

“You coming?” Asked Twilight.

“Shut up.” You say, slightly out of breath. “This hill would make any human tired, and you’ve got four legs compared to my two.”

“I suppose that makes sense.” Said Twilight. “I’m sorry for being inconsiderate.”

“Do you need a break Anon?” Asked Fluttershy with a hint of concern in her voice.

“Nah, lets just keep going.” You say, picking up your pace. By the time you made it to the top, you sat down for a breather. Holy shit, you thought you were in good enough shape as it was, looks like you gotta look for a pony gym.

“You good?” Asked Twilight with a giggle.

“Yeah,” you say, standing up. “Let’s get this over with.”

The three of you walk over to the main door and we’re stopped by two guards. “Twilight Sparkle?” He asked.

“Oh for the love of Celestia, you know who I am!” Said Twilight in annoyance.

“My apologies ma’am. Is this Anon?” He asks, looking up at you.

“Indeed he is. We have a meeting with the princess today.” Said Twilight.

“Alright, you may enter.” Says the guard, opening the door.

You follow Twilight through the castle, and you couldn’t help but stare at the magnificence of everything. Hell, you might have to ask the princess if you can stay here. You eventually got to the door of the throne room, and the guards look at you like they’re trying to intimidate you. You just give them a bored stare in return.

“Twilight Sparkle, we were ordered to check your guest by the princess.” One of the guards says.

Twilight turns to you and gives you a nod.

You roll your eyes and sigh. “Go ahead.” You say, getting in a stance that they can check you in. You made the smart decision on leaving your utility belt at home, since you’d probably get hell for it here.

“Alright, you’re good to go. The princess is expecting you.” Said the guard. “You may enter when ready.”

“Now remember, Anon.” Said Twilight. “Best behavior.”

“Yeah yeah, let’s just meet her already.” You say. Twilight then tells the guards to open the doors, and you are immediately greeted by the sight of a slightly bigger pony than average. Damn, check out that mane though.

“Princess Celestia.” Said Twilight and Fluttershy in unison, giving a bow. You sigh and give a half assed bow to go along.

“At ease.” Said Celestia in a motherly voice. All of you then leave your bow positions and walk forward. You stop in front of the princess as Twilight and Fluttershy join the rest of the elements next to the throne. “I apologize for Princess Luna’s absence, she is currently busy at this time.”

“So there’s a vice princess, huh?” You ask with crosses arms. The elements looked shocked at how you just spoke to the princess, apart from Twilight. She happened to be giving you a death glare. Celestia giggled. “Yes, I suppose so, Mr. Anonymous.” She said. The elements seemed to calm down after Celestia’s light reaction.

“Please, call me Anon, your royal highness.” You said with a smirk.

Celestia smiled. “Very well, Anon. So, what brings you to Equestria?” She asked.

“I don’t know, honestly.” You shrugged. “All I know is that I died and woke up here. This isn’t the afterlife, is it?” You asked.

“No, I’m afraid not.” Celestia Said. “We ponies are living and thriving, as you can see.”

“Oh yeah, thriving indeed.” You say, looking around the throne room. “I definitely compliment your architecture.”

“Why thank you.” Celestia Said. “Now down to the more important manner, tell me more about you and your species.”

“Well,” you began, giving your chin a small scratch. “My species are called humans, we evolved from apes over millions of years, we are the dominant species of our home world which is called Earth. We have many similarities to your species, some differences being grammar and physical features,” you went on. You continued speaking, giving her more info about your personal life on Earth, telling the princess about your job and how you found the supposed gateway to her world.

“Mmhm, I see.” Celestia Said. “Do you plan on going back to your world?”

“As of right now, yeah.” You said. “No offense.”

“None taken.” Celestia Said with a smile. “We can work on finding a way of getting you back home. For now, I’m afraid you’ll have to stay here. Are you comfortable in Ponyville?”

“Yeah, I guess.” You said. “It’d be nice not to get stared at and to even have my own place, though.”

“I can arrange a living area and a town introduction if you’d like.” Said Celestia.

“Sounds good to me.” You said. “I’m really not anything to be afraid of, your highness.”

“Good to know.” She Said. “I’ll have those arranged for you as soon as possible.”

“Great,” You said. “Thank you very much, your generosity is appreciated a lot, Princess Celestia.” You then gave her a bow of gratitude. “You look like a dork.” Said your brain. “Shut the fuck up, I’m aware.” You said back to your thoughts.

“You may access anywhere on this floor, Anon.” Said Celestia. “I must speak with the elements for a moment, if you’ll excuse us.”

“Of course, thanks again.” You said, as you left the throne room to find something to do.

*Celestia’s PoV*

“Why did you let him talk to you so lax like that, Princess?” Asked Twilight.

“I was meaning to get to that with all of you,” you say. “Follow me to the statue garden.” You then walked out with the rest of the ponies to the statue garden, stopping at Discord’s statue.

“Why are we here?” Asked Rainbow Dash.

“Discord is coming back, I can feel it.” You say. “That’s why Luna and I were gone. We were making preparations for an inevitable battle that is soon to come.”

The elements got nervous upon hearing this. “But how?” Asked Twilight. “We sealed him away in this statue, I don’t see how he could be able to get out!”

“I asked myself the same question, Twilight.” You say. “This is very bad.”

“Don’t worry,” Said Applejack. “We’ll kick his flank like we did the last time!”

“I’m afraid it isn’t that simple.” You said. You magically made a book from the royal library appear in front of you, and flip to your desired page. “It says here that Discord will overpower the elements of Harmony in a final and gruesome battle for rule over Equestria. Not even the princesses themselves will be able to stop him.”

“Excuse me for asking,” Said Twilight. “But what book is that? I’ve never seen it before.”

“It is a book full of old equestrian prophesies, kept hidden away from the public for confidential reasons.” You say.

“How will we be able to stop Discord then?” Asks Rarity.

“That’s what I was about to get to.” You say, flipping the page. On this page was a picture of a figure looking similar to Anonymous fighting discord. “A strange creature from a mysterious land will liberate the land and defeat discord once and for all,” you read. “Using the power of highly potent magic, the individual will overpower Discord and bring peace to Equestria once again.”

“Hey, that looks like Anon!” Said Pinkie Pie.

“I believe that this creature is Anon.” You said.

“But how?” Asked Twilight. “I’ve scanned him, and he has no magic abilities! He even said himself that magic doesn’t exist in his world.”

You continued to read the page. “The savior will need an awakening before honing into its hidden potential, provided by a sage from the Everfree.”

“Zecora.” The elements say in unison.

“I was thinking the same thing.” You say. “Come on girls, let’s break this to Anonymous. Better now than never.”

“Won’t that be a lot for him to take in at the moment?” Asked Twilight. “I mean, he just got here.”

“I’m afraid we have very little time, my apprentice.” You say. “Now come along, let’s find him.”

*Anon’s PoV*

“Huh?” You ask, raising an eyebrow.

“I know it may sound ridiculous, but hear me out.” Said Celestia. She then began to show you the illustrations of a book and read some prophecy to you.

You have a small chuckle. “I’m sorry princess, but I’m nothing special. I’m just an average human being, are you sure this isn’t a mistake?” You ask.

“I’m afraid not.” She says with a serious look on her face.

You sighed. “I mean, I guess we can try to quote unquote awaken me, but I don’t think you’ll see any results.”

“We have to try, Anon.” Said Twilight. “This seems to be our only hope.”

“Alright alright.” You say, pinching the bridge of your nose. “Where is this Zecora you speak of?”

“We will head back to Ponyville tonight and meet up with her tomorrow.” Said Twilight. “Come on, let’s get going. Thank you Princess.” She Said to Celestia.

“Of course. I apologize for hitting you with this right away, Anon. I know it’s a lot to take in.”

“It’s whatever, Princess.” You say. “Thank you for being kind with me, though.” You said, giving her your final bow.

“Goodbye you all, let me know how it goes!” Said Celestia as you walked with the elements out of the throne room. “I’ll have the housing and town introduction set up as soon as I can, Anon!”

“Thank you!” You call out as the throne room doors close.

“You’re gonna be super cool, Anon!” Said Rainbow Dash as she flew up to you. “Ready to kick some flank?” She asked, punching the air with her hooves.

“I don’t think I’m this guy.” You say. “I had a whole life before I got here, I don’t think I can come out of nowhere and save Equestria from some magic dragon thing with power that I don’t even have.”

“Let’s just see what happens after we meet Zecora,” Said Applejack. “If it doesn’t work out, then ah guess we’ll have to wait till another creature comes outta nowhere that happens to look like ya.”

“I believe this may be him, girls.” Said Rarity. “Sure Anon, you may not have any abilities now, but you seemed to have come to Equestria at the right time.”

“We’ll see.” You say, putting your hands in your pockets. “Just don’t get your hopes too high.”

Author's Note

I thought it’d be appropriate to really get into the story now, just to keep the story interesting. I promise you all that I won’t rush this though. Hope you enjoyed, and until next time!