Lost Soldier

Applejack and I stared down at Twilight.

“Well ah certainly have never seen Twilight do that before” said a surprised Applejack

“Lets take her inside” I said

Applejack and I both carried Twilight into her house and placed her down on the carpet.

“She looks pretty tired” said Applejack

I looked down at Twilight and noticed that there were large bags under her eyes. I remembered how sleepy her voice sounded when she answered Applejack's knock at the door.

“Gee she must have been up for awhile.” I said

“Ill say” replied Applejack

I looked around her house. It was basically a library. Shelves full of books covered the walls and there were scrolls of paper everywhere. There was a large staircase winding up the inside of the tree.

I heard footsteps and looked up. I saw a small purple dragon walking down the staircase.

“Hey Twilight, what happened? I heard you yell at somet-” He stopped mid sentence

“AHHHHHH IT'S HERE! THE MONSTER!” he yelled

The dragon ran up the stairs and I heard a door slam.

“Who was that?” I asked

“Thats Spike. He's Twi's Assistant” said Applejack

“Well he certainly isn't pleased to see me.”

“Don't you worry, I'll go talk to him”

Applejack walked up the stairs.

I noticed Twilight lying on the floor, sleeping. She looked quite uncomfortable. There were some blankets in one corner of the room so I picked them up and threw them over her.

“There you go, that should be much better” I said quietly

I decided to have a look around the library while Applejack was talking to Spike. I walked over to the bookshelf and grabbed a book at random: The Elements of Harmony, A Reference Guide.

I began to read it

The Elements of Harmony are the most powerful tool known to Ponykind. They consist of the following 6 elements: Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty and Magic. There is rumored to be a 7th element but nothing is known about it.

I continued reading. The book was quite interesting. The elements of harmony were a sort of weapon, used to ward off evil. There was 1 pony to represent each element and when the elements were active they would destroy all sources of evil nearby. After a few minutes of reading, I put the book back and continued looking around.

I walked up to a table and was surprised to find a picture of myself... falling from the sky. I was in my full military uniform and you could clearly see a large wound on my chest. But... How did Twilight get this picture? Did she know who I was?

My thinking was interrupted when Applejack shouted down the stairs.

“Alright John, Spike's agreed to talk to ya” said Applejack

“OK, I'm coming up”

I walked up the stairs to see more books, neatly arranged alphabetically on large shelves. In one corner of the room I saw Applejack and Spike. I walked up to them.

“H- H- Hello” stammered Spike

“Listen, there's no reason to be afraid of me. I'm not going to hurt you.” I said

“But, You're the monster that Twilight accidentally brought into Equestria.”

“Wait, what? Twilight brought me here?”

“Yep, She told me not to tell anypony but... She was playing around with some sort of powerful magic that somehow brought you here. For the last 12 days she has gone with almost no sleep, trying to find you and send you back to wherever it is that you came from” said Spike

“Well that certainly explains a few things.” I said

“Where did you come from?” asked Spike

“It's a long story, Ill tell you when Twilight wakes up so I don't have to repeat it”

“Twilight is asleep?” Spike asked

“She screamed and collapsed when she saw me. She's asleep on the carpet downstairs.”

“Well she's probably going to be asleep for several more hours seeing as how long she was up for.” said Spike

“We'd best be goin' anyways, ah'm gonna introduce John to Fluttershy, Pinkie and Rarity” said Applejack

“Alright, when should I expect you two back here tomorrow?”

“How bout' tomorrow at noon. I got some applebuckin' to do in the mornin'”

“OK, tomorrow at noon, sounds good. I'll see you two then.”

“Alright, I'll See ya tomorrow then” said Applejack as she walked down the stairs

“Bye Spike” I said as I followed Applejack

“Bye John” replied Spike

I followed Applejack out the front door of Twilight's house.

“Where to now?” I asked

“Ah've got a few ponies Ah'd like ya to meet.”

“OK then, lets get going”

We walked through town for a few minutes before approaching a large circular building. It was mainly pink and blue. Whoever had designed it had covered it with small decorative features that made the building look quite fancy.

We stepped up to the door of the building.

“This is the carousal boutique. My friend Rarity lives and works here. She's the best designer in Ponyville” said Applejack

“What does she design?”

“Clothes mainly. Hey, maybe she could make some for ya.”

“That would be nice, this uniform is getting uncomfortable.”

We walked up to the front door of the boutique and Applejack knocked on the door.

“Who is it?” said a British sounding voice

“It's Applejack. Ah got someone that I'd like ya to meet.”

The door opened to reveal a beautiful looking white pony with a blue mane. She stared at me with a look of confusion on her face.

“Oh my... Who and what are you?” she said, looking at me

“My name is John. I am from Earth.” I said

“Earth?”

“It's a different world”

“But... how did you end up here?”

“I'm not exactly sure yet, but Twilight used some sort of special magic that made me fall into this world”

A look of shock appeared on Rarity's face.

“Rarity, it's a long story. He's gonna' be explanin' everythin' to to Twilight at noon tommorow at her house. Why don't ya come then?” Said Applejack

“Well I am in a bit of a rush here, I have several outfits to finish but I will try to get to Twilight's house tomorrow.”

“Alright, We'll see ya tomorrow then.”

Applejack started to walk off and I followed

“Umm, It was nice meeting you.” said Rarity

“Same to you.” I replied

Applejack and I walked away from Rarity's boutique.

“Where to now?” I asked

“Were goin' to another friend's house. Her name's Fluttershy. She's a very sweet, kind pony but she's very shy.”

We walked for about half an hour until we came to a small cottage just outside of Ponyville.

“Alright, this here is Fluttershy's house.” said Applejack

Applejack stepped up to the front door of the cottage and knocked.

“Wh- Who is it?” said a shy sounding voice

“It's me, Applejack. Hey open the door will ya? Ah've got someone to introduce you to.”

“Alright, just a second” the voice replied

The door slowly opened to reveal a yellow pegasus pony with a long pink mane. She looked incredibly shy. There was something about her presence that made me feel much calmer.

“Hi, my name's John. You must be Fluttershy” I said

“Yes, thats me... Umm what are you. I- if you don't mind me asking”

“I am a human. I live in another world but was somehow sent here by magic 12 days ago”

“Oh my, you poor thing. You must be incredibly homesick, I've never heard of humans before”

“Well sometimes a bit. But I have to say, this place is a lot nicer than my world at the moment”

Applejack eyed me suspiciously. She had always seemed curious about the war but hadn't asked me anything about it since that time in the hospital 12 days ago.

“Well that's nice, I- I'm glad that you like it here.” she stammered

“John's gonna be explanin' everythin' to Twilight tomorrow at noon. Ya should come to her place then.” said Applejack

“A- Alright, I think I could manage to stop by then”

“Great! I'll see ya then Fluttershy.” said Applejack

“Nice meeting you Fluttershy.” I said

“Y- Yes, You too” she replied

I then followed Applejack in the direction of Ponyville.

“Where are we going now?” I asked

“Were gonna meet another pony. Her name's Pinkie Pie. She's very... Energetic to say the least” said Applejack

We walked back into Ponyville and after awhile we approached a large building that looked like a cake. It had a large brown roof outlined in white icing. There was also a tall, mostly pink tower protruding from the roof. The tower had a large cupcake with 3 candles on top of it.

I stood, astounded at this strange building.

“What's wrong?” asked Applejack

“It's just that this is a very... unique looking building. I've never seen anything even close to this on Earth.” I said

“Well this here is Sugarcube Corner. It's the finest bakery in Ponyville and also happens to be where Pinkie Pie lives.”

“Oh, does Pinkie Pie own the place?” I asked

“No, Mr. and Mrs. Cake own it, Pinkie is just lives and works there.”

We walked up to the front door of Sugarcube Corner. Applejack knocked on the door. The door was answered by a Pink pony with curly hair.

“OHMYGOSHANEWPERSONI'MPINKIEPIENICETOMEETYOUWHAT'SYOURNAME?”

“Umm could you repeat that, slower?” I said

“Oh OK sorry, I'm Pinkie Pie, What's your name?”

“I'm John, Nice to meet you.”

Pinkie Pie didn't seem to care that I was a human; I liked this.

“Pinkie, John's a human. He came here from another world. Were just goin' around tellin everypony to come to Twilight's house tomorrow at noon. John's gonna be explanin' everything then.” said Applejack

“Oh alright, I'll be there.”

Pinkie Pie then closed the door and I heard scampering inside.

“Well you're right Applejack; She sure is energetic.”

Applejack chuckled.

“That's just Pinkie being Pinkie.” she said

“So is that Everypony you wanted me to meet?”

“Yep, Now we'd best be heading home, It's gettin' late.”

“OK, Where do you live?”

“Why Sweet Apple Acres of course. It's just outside of town, Follow me”

I followed Applejack. After about 20 minutes of walking, we approached a large red house that looked like a barn. It was surrounded by apple trees.

“So is this where you live?” I asked

“Yep, along with my family, I'll introduce them to ya when we're inside.”

We walked up to the front door of the house. Applejack unlocked the door and entered; I followed.

The inside of the house was quite simple. There was a large dining table and a kitchen complete with a stove and sink.

“My family is probably already sleepin'. I'll introduce ya to them tomorrow.”

“Alright then. Umm, where am I sleeping?” I asked

“I fixed up a spot for ya out in the barn. Come, I'll show ya.”

Applejack led me around the back of the house to a small red barn. The inside of the barn was very clean, it was almost like a house. In one corner Applejack had put down some blankets and a pillow.

“Alrighty, this is the place. How do ya like it?” she asked

“It's great. Much better than anything I slept in during the war.” I said

Applejack glanced at me with a look of suspicion and I knew I had made a mistake.

“Listen sugarcube, ya said somethin' about a war in the hospital. Could ya explain more about it to me? Sometimes it just helps to talk about these things.”

I sighed. Applejack was right, maybe if I just talked about the war things would get better. However, I didn't want to bring the horrors of war into this peaceful world.

“Alright I'll tell you, but be warned, war is an awful thing.”

I then told Applejack everything I knew about the war. How it started, who Hitler was, what type of weapons were used, the conditions that we were forced to live in. I also told several personal stories about seeing friends die on the battlefield and I told her what happened on D Day.

Applejack just started at me with her eyes wide open when I was done.

“I told you that it was going to be awful.” I said

“Ya- Ya killed other people.” stuttered Applejack

“Trust me, it wasn't easy, and if I hadn't killed those men, I would be dead.”

We both sat in silence for about a minute.

“Ah don't mean to offend or anythin' but you're world sounds mighty awful.”

“In it's current state, yes. Humans just don't seem to be able to get along. There's always some person that will disagree with another person causing thousands of people to die.”

There was silence for another minute.

“Well, I'd best be goin' to sleep now. Since ya didn't get any dinner I left some apples next to your bed.” said Applejack,

“Thanks” I said

Applejack walked out of the barn, with a look of shock and horror on her face.

I sighed. Explaining that was horrible.

I walked over to the bed that Applejack had made for me and lied down, I took a bite out of one of the Apples from the basket, hoping that some food would cheer me up.

It did.

The apple was delicious. It was easily the best apple that I had ever tasted. I quickly ate the rest of the apples and reminded myself to thank Applejack for them later.

I put my head down on the pillow and within seconds I was fast asleep.

Sorry for the wait on this chapter (Writer's Block). I'm going to be away on a camping trip from Aug. 26 – Sept. 1 so there won't be any new chapter's then, however I will bring some paper and a few pencils to start work on chapter 6. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and thanks for all the support :)