Lost Soldier

“So, your name is John, but... What are you?” Dr. Stable asked

“I am a Human”

“Human? We don't have those here in Equestria.”

Equestria? If that's a place on Earth then I've never heard of it.

“You are a pony, Right?” I asked

“Well, I'm a unicorn, one of the three main types of ponies” he said, pointing to his forehead

I noticed a large horn where he was pointing. I must have been too surprised to notice it when he stepped in the room.

“We have ponies where I come from” I said

“Really?” Dr. Stable looked intrigued

“Yes, but they don't talk, look much different than you and are much larger”

A confused look appeared on Dr. Stable's face.

“Where exactly are you from?” he asked

“Well, I am from a planet called Earth...”

I spent the next 10 minutes explaining all about Earth. How it rotates on an axis, how the moon orbits around it and how countries and governments work on Earth.

Dr. Stable seemed confused

“I have never heard of a place even close to what you just described.” he said

So I really wasn't on Earth, or at least it wasn't likely. I needed to get more info on where I was currently.

“Could you tell me about this world?” I asked

“Yes, of course” he replied

Dr. Stable then described where I was. It turns out that I was in a moderately small town called Ponyville. This town was in a large region called Equestria that was ruled by 2 princesses, Celestia and Luna. The dominant species here were ponies.

Dr. Stable then opened the blinds in my hospital room.

“This is Ponyville” he said, motioning out the window

I looked out the window, everything seemed so... peaceful. Everybody, or should I say everypony was smiling and laughing, nobody was fighting. There were no guns, there was no war. This seemed like the type of place I could get used to.

Just before Dr. Stable could say more, a strong looking orange pony with a blond mane stepped in the room. She had a picture of 3 apples on her flank.

“John, This is Applejack, the pony that saved your life yesterday” Said Dr. Stable

“Aw shucks doctor, ah will help any critter in need if I see one” Applejack said in a southern sounding accent

“Well it's nice to meet you Applejack” I said

Applejack gasped

“Ya talk?” she said

“Why is everybody so amazed by the fact that I talk?” I asked

“Well its just not every day that we see some new critter like you that talks” she said

“I do talk, anyways what happened yesterday? How did I get here?” I asked

“I was just walkin' toward a friends house when all of a sudden I see you fallin' from the sky”

“Falling from the sky?” I asked

“Yep, You were goin' at a pretty high speed”

This was getting weirder and weirder by the minute. Falling from the sky?

“Ah tried to catch ya but even these kickers couldn't get to ya in time” She said pointing to her back legs with one of her hooves.

“Ya flew into the ground, and when the dust cleared I saw ya just lyin' there. You looked like ya were in pretty bad shape. I saw your eyes open for a sec, so I knew ya were alive”

“I do remember seeing buildings above me for a few seconds, then being lifted up into the air.”

“Well I'll be, Ya really were awake” Applejack said

“So then you carried me to the hospital?”

“Yep, sure did, I ran ya into the front doors and Dr. Stable here was able to patch you up in time”

“John? Where did that wound come from? It was pretty bad, almost fatal.” Said Doctor stable

I remembered back to the beach, the machine gun, the blood, my dead friends and shuddered.

“I'd rather not talk about it.” I said

“OK, thats fine” said a worried sounding Dr. Stable

“Sugarcube, You ain't got to hold yer feelings in with me. Just tell me what happened.” Said Applejack

I sighed, maybe talking about this would make the whole thing better.

“First I should tell you a bit about where I come from.”

I spent the next 10 minutes telling Applejack everything that I had told Dr. Stable about Earth.

She had her jaw to the floor when I was done.

“So you're telling me that ya are from a different world??” She Said

“I guess so.” I replied

I wondered why I was so calm. I was in a different world, I could be light years away from home was not panicking or worried about it at all.

Then I realized why.

For the past 6 years I had been shot at, forced to kill other people and made to live in a filthy rat infested trench. I hated life and had almost shot myself at one point. Simply put, my life was miserable. But so far Ponyville was looking to be... Well, the exact opposite of that. I was in a peaceful world where the peopl- I mean ponies, seemed quite nice and weren't trying to kill me. I liked it here and wasn't all that willing to go back to that nightmare called war.

“But where did that wound come from?” asked Dr. Stable

“Well... My world is currently in a large war that I am involved in. I was hit in the chest by a machine gun, I blacked out and then I ended up here” I said

“Whats a gun?” They both asked

“Its a device that shoots small pointed projectiles called bullets at very high speeds. It's used for killing other people.”

They both gasped.

“We don't have anything like that here in Ponyville.” said Dr. Stable

I smiled, Ponyville was really sounding like a place that I could settle into for a little while.

“No guns? That's certainly a good thing.” I said

“Ya, Ill say” Said Applejack

“Well I know somepony who might be able to help you with this. Her name's Twilight, she's a real brainiac and might know somethin' about how you got here.” said Applejack

“Well that sounds good? When can I talk to her?” I said

“Woah woah woah, You've just been admitted to the hospital and you're in pretty bad shape, I'd say that you stay here for at least 2 week to recover, and no more visitors until then.” Said Dr. Stable

As much as I wanted to go explore this new world, I knew Dr. Stable was right.

“Alright, I'll stay as long as I need to recover” I said

“Good, Now you need some rest, staying awake for long periods of time might not be that good for you with a wound like that” said Dr. Stable

“Right then, We'd better leave ya alone” Said Applejack

“Alright, I'll see you guys soon”

Dr. Stable turned off the light and closed the blinds.

“G'night then John” Applejack said as she stepped out the door with Dr. Stable

I couldn't fall asleep. There were just too many thing going through my mind.

I racked my brain for about half an hour but couldn't think of anything about other worlds or colorful ponies. Eventually I just fell asleep. Getting some rest might help me recover and I was tired anyways.

The next few days went by alright. I was told to get as much sleep as possible to help me recover. Dr. Stable had me drink various medicines. He told me that they were formulated to work with ponies and he wasn't sure that they would work with humans.

They worked.

Every time I drank one, The wound always seemed to get smaller and smaller as well as hurt less.

After 1 week the wound was completely gone. I was quite surprised as it would have taken much longer than 7 days to recover from a wound like that on Earth. Dr. Stable seemed surprised too. He said that normally takes about 2-3 months to recover from a wound that severe. I stayed in the hospital for 2 more days, Doctor Stable came in on the second day with a huge smile on his face.

“John, great news, You've made a full recovery and can now leave the hospital”

“Thats great!” I said “But, where do I go now?”

Doctor stable looked confused

“What do you mean?” he asked

“Well, I'm the only human in this world and I barley know anypony here. Is there a place that I can stay at?”

I had gotten used to saying anypony instead of anybody while I was at the hospital.

“Oh sorry, I forgot to tell you, Applejack has agreed to let you stay at her house while you're  in Ponyville”

I smiled, that Applejack was something else.

“Well that's great, Is she here now?”

My question was answered when Applejack stepped into the door of my hospital room.

“Well howdy! I heard that ya had recovered so I decided to lend ya a hoof while ya are in Ponyville”

“Dr. Stable already told me. Thanks Applejack, I really appreciate your help.”

“No problem at all, Now are ya gonna get out of that there bed?”

I went to step out of my hospital bed but stopped. I was wearing only a hospital gown. What would I wear for clothes? They certainly didn't sell clothes for humans here.

“Doctor, Did you save the clothes that I had on when I arrived here?” I asked

“Yes actually, We washed them and patched up the hole in your shirt. But why would you need them? They look very heavy and it's a hot day today”

“Well you see, in your society, clothes seem to be optional. Thats not the case where I come from.”

“But you're in Equestria now so it doesn't matter.” said Dr. Stable

“I'd just feel more comfortable if I was wearing them, Walking around with no clothes on would be very awkward for me.” I said

“Well alright, I can go get them from the laundry room.” He said

Dr. Stable left the room for a few minutes and when he returned, he was carrying my military uniform. He had my pants, shirt, jacket, shoes and helmet.

“Alright here you go” He said, handing me my clothes

“OK, Ill get changed then”

Applejack and Dr. Stable just stood there.

“Umm, Could you please leave the room while I change?” I said

“Why?” asked Applejack

“It's just not considered normal to see somebody with no clothes on where I come from.” I said

They both looked confused but left the room. I changed into my outfit. I didn't wear my helmet because of how uncomfortable it was, and it wasn't like I was going to be needing a war helmet in this peaceful looking world anyways. I stepped out of the room.

“Ok, I'm ready”

“Alright, Follow me then, Ill take ya on the grand tour of Ponyville” Said Applejack

Applejack started to walk down the hallway, just before I followed her I turned to Dr. Stable.

“Listen, Doctor, I just wanted to thank you for what you did to save me, I would have been dead if it wasn't for you.”

“Just another day on the job.” said Dr. Stable sarcastically.

“I bet you don't see humans every day on the job” I said

“That is true.”

We both laughed

“Well I sincerely wish you the best in Ponyville and I hope that you can find a way back to your own world.”

“Thanks Doctor” I said

And with that I followed Applejack out the front doors of the hospital and into Ponyville.