Chapter 6

It’s been a good hour since I’ve rescued the foals from a manticore. We’re all now making our way towards the town I was headed towards in the first place which was coincidentally the same town that they all live in. While the foals on my arms and shoulders were chatting about different ways to get these “cutie marks”, I was left to my own thoughts. I couldn’t stop thinking about my battle against the manticore. How I sent it flying with a single kick and how I was able to launch a ball of energy with my hands. Before I had a lot of questions but but now I’ve got more questions than I know what to do with. Like, why was I, out of all humans back on earth, chosen to come here? Who was the figure who brought me here? She mentioned she chose me because she wanted to prove something, but what? And this “champion from my youth”, could she have talking about my old OC from my role-playing days? I guess that would make sense, since pretty much all the skills that were jammed in the base of my mind were both from the anime Dragon Ball and from the video game DBX. If that’s the case then that means the new body she said she’d send me here in is my OC from my role-playing days and my xenoverse character from the game are one in the same. Yet I still feel and sound like me. Maybe along with having superhuman strength I’ll be able to fly or teleport with the move “Instant Transmission”. Thinking about all this makes me smirk in excitement as I start to look forward to what other impressive abilities I’m capable of.

“Um, Mr. Saber?”

I turn to my right and see Sweetie Belle looking at me with a slightly worried expression.

“What’s up Sweetie Bell?” I ask.

“Well, you’ve been carrying us for some time now and I’m just worried if you’re getting tired. I understand why you’re carrying Apple Bloom, so if you want you can put Scootaloo and I down. We’ll understand.” She tells me.

I look over to Scootaloo and see that she nods in agreement but I can tell from the look in her eyes she’d prefer to stay on my arm. I look back to Sweetie Belle and see the same intention in her eyes as well. I smile at her, “I appreciate your concern Sweetie, but I’m actually capable of carrying all three of you for a good long while.” I reassure her.

This seems to brighten her mood which cause her to cling more to my arm. I look up at the sky and see the sun is at its halfway point of setting so if I were to guess the time would be somewhere in the afternoon. I look back down in front of me and notice that the trees are parted slightly. When I make my way towards the parted area I see a dirt path going two ways. “So girls,” I say causing them to look down at me, “I’m guessing this is the path you were on?” I ask.

“Yup! This is it!” Apple Bloom says.

“This is also where we got spotted and chased by that manticore…” Scootaloo tells me while looking away.

“I see, well which way do we go from here?” I ask.

Sweetie Bell then points to the right, indicating which way is the town. Nodding, I continue to trek along the path towards our destination. While walking I realize that ever since my fight, I haven’t seen or sensed any other creatures in the area. By now I would’ve expected to see more predators or, heaven forbid, another manticore but I’ve yet to see anything of the sort. Perhaps it’s my newfound strength and power that’s creating and intimidating presence causing the dangerous creatures to back off. Not that I’m complaining, I’d rather get out of this forest sooner than later rather than find out what else lurks in here.

Half an hour later

The forest is starting to become less and less dense and the air is starting to become more clear. After all that excitement I’m glad to be almost out of this crazy place. The fillies are also starting to get restless as I can feel them squirm on my arms and shoulders with excitement. I chuckle at their movements and and start to pick up the pace a bit.

“Hey Mr. Saber?” Scootaloo calls out to me.

I look up to her, “Yes?”

She looks away with a nervous expression on her face and looks back towards me, “You won’t tell anypony where we were today, will you?” She asks anxiously.

I feel Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle flinch and I look towards them. They have the same nervous expressions as Scootaloo. Hmm, seems like these three weren’t supposed to be in that forest after all… I conclude to myself.

“Well, I’ll be honest with you girls. If I do meet whoever’s in charge of you I’ll have to tell them the truth.” I tell them a bit sternly. This causes them to flinch again and lower their heads. I can feel that their not looking forward to getting reprimanded by their families or guardians. I can understand how their feeling since I’ve been in a similar situation more times than I care to admit.

“Hey come on girls, no need to look so glum.” I console them, “Look, I know getting in trouble is never fun. Especially getting lectured by your families and then later punished. But that’s what growing up is all about.” I said.

They all raise their heads and look towards me. “You see, there’s a saying back where I’m from that I want you all to repeat. Honesty is the best policy. Can you say that?” I request.

They look at each other and say together, “Honesty is the best policy.”

“Again,” I tell them.

They look at me and again say, “Honesty is the best policy.”

I smile and say, “Good, keep telling yourselves that the next time if you feel like you don’t wish to tell the truth. So when your family asks you where and why you were there, you just gotta bite the bullet and be honest. You may be punished for your actions but they’ll appreciate your forwardness.”

They still have slightly nervous expressions but they all seem to perk up a bit and nod in understanding. Apple Bloom then starts to wrap her arms around my head and nuzzles the top of my head. “Ya know, Ah think y’all and mah sister would get along just fine.” She tells me.

I look up to her with slightly raised eyebrows. “You’ve got a sister Apple Bloom?” I ask.

She nods proudly, “Yup! She’s tha most honest and hard workn’ pony around.”

I smile at her declaration, “I see, do either of you have siblings?” I ask Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle.

“I have a sister, but she’s a bit of a drama queen sometimes” Sweetie Belle grumbles.

“I don’t, but there’s somepony who acts like a big sister. She’s the most awesome flyer in Equestria! I always dream of flying along side her.” Scootaloo says.

I take note of the last part she said. Equestria? So I guess that’s the name of this world. Makes sense I guess. I think to myself.

A little while later we’ve finally reached the exit of the forest. Once out, I take in a deep breath of the fresh open air. I take in my surroundings and see vast fields of grass with a few trees here and there. I look to my right and spot what looks like a lake in the distance. I may have to check that out later, it’s been a while since I’ve gone for a swim. I then look to my left and see the town I saw. It looks like a quaint little town with cozy buildings and a comforting atmosphere. I can see some of the inhabitants in the distance within the town and they’re all in fact anthro ponies of different colored furs and manes.

I start to make my way towards the town with a content smile on my face. “Finally made it out of that madhouse,” I say out loud, “I think I’m gonna do myself a favor and take a break from any wooded areas for a while.”

The girls giggle at my remark. “You said it,” Scootaloo agrees, “I don’t think I’ll ever go back in there.”

“I agree,” Sweetie Belle adds, “It’s too dirty and unclean. I’m gonna have to take a longer bath than usual once I get home.”I smirk as we make our way closer to town.

We’re now just on the outskirts and I see a sign that reads, “Welcome to Ponyville”. I can’t help but snort slightly at the name. Ponyville? How ironic. As we’re getting closer to town, some of the townsfolk notice me. Some look at me and go wide eyed and others stare at me curiously. As I enter the edge of the town I feel more eyes on me. Their expressions are curious and shocked like before. I couldn’t help but feel nervous at the attention I’m getting. Has none of these ponies ever seen a human before? I’m now in what looks to be the center of Ponyville and I realize that I’m the only one out in the open, excluding the girls of course. I look around and notice that there’s not a single pony in sight. Any time I’d catch a glimpse of one of them, they either rush back into their buildings and shut the door.

“Well, this isn’t exactly what I was expecting,” I say.

Suddenly, before the girls could say anything, I feel the presence of something approaching from the air at great speed. I look up at the late afternoon sky and see nothing. I start to focus so I can pinpoint where it’s coming from. Soon, I realize it’s coming from behind me so turn around and look up. Sure enough, light blue blur with what looks to be a rainbow streak trailing behind is flying towards me. It then touches down in front of me while kicking up dust. When the dust settles, I see a cyan colored pony with rainbow colored mane and tail styled similarly to Scootaloos. I notice she’s a pegasus mare due to her wings on her upper back and is wearing a white sleeveless tank top with a cloud and rainbow colored lightning bolt in the middle. She’s got a denim jacket tied around her waist and is wearing grey athletic pants. Her body is one of those athletic types where her arms are pretty well toned and I notice on her shoulders are the same mark on her shirt, must be those cutie marks I was told about. Her stomach is sporting a bit of a six pack. Her hips are a bit small but still pretty well toned and her bust is average sized. She then looks up at me with a slight glare with here magenta eyes.

“Who or what the hay are you and what’re doing with those foals?!?” She demands. Her voice, like Scootaloos is a bit rough which means she’s also a bit of a tomboy.

I was about to answer when I sense more presences. I turn to see more mares make their way to me.

One is a unicorn pony with snow white fur and an extravagant looking indigo swirling mane and tail. She’s wearing a white dress shirt with a dark purple trim and a smooth black skirt that goes down to her ankles with a symbol of three diamonds on the side. She’s got a pretty nice hourglass figure with nice sized bust and hips. Her eyes are a deep sapphire blue which I found to be very pretty, along with what I assume was her eyeliner she adorned.

There’s another pegasus pony with cream yellow fur and wings. Her peach pink mane and tale is long and smooth and her eyes are a cute baby blue. She’s wearing a sleeveless forest green turtleneck and on her shoulders are a symbol of three pink butterflies. She’s also wearing simple white sun skirt that goes down just above her knees. Her figure was pretty nice with a very good sized bust and hips. If I were to guess, she looks like she’s between a D and a E cup.

I then see two Earth ponies following close behind. One has light orange fur with a blonde mane and tail which are both tied at the bottom. Her face has freckles on them and has a pair of emerald green eyes. She’s wearing a brown stetson and a red checkered button up shirt that’s tied in a knot above well toned stomach and a pair of short jean shorts that hug her upper legs and thighs with a symbol of three apples embroidered on them. Her body is much more muscular than the blue pegasus, so I assume due to her appearance she works on a farm.

The second earth pony looks like she jumped out of a cartoon show. Her coat was pink and her mane and tail were a darker pink while both looking like they’re made of cotton candy due to how poofy they are and her eyes are sky blue. She’s wearing a hot pink T-shirt with a picture of three balloons, two blue on the side and one yellow on top. To finish her outfit off is a pair of light blue skinny jeans with a brown belt and circular gold buckle. Her bust were as big as small watermelons and her hips were just the right amount of thickness. Whatever she’s been eating it definitely went in the right places.

The last of the group was a purple furred unicorn mare with a dark sapphire blue mane and tail with a raspberry pink streak running through both and her eyes are both amethyst purple. She’s wearing a white business blouse with a deep blue vest and light purple skirt which makes her look like some kind of student. Her body was a bit petite but had nice curves where it counted.

They arrive just behind the blue pegasus mare and have a mix of expressions ranging from curiosity, fear, weariness, and a bit of hostility. We all stare at each other for a few moments, none of us saying anything before I finally speak up.

“Yep, definitely not what I was expecting.”

Author's Note

Oof, this one took some doing. Next chapter will be one I’m kinda looking forward to writing. Also, if any of you got any pointers as to I should improve upon don’t hesitate to tell me.