"So, let me get this straight. Unicorns, Pegasi and Earth Ponies are the three different species around here? I feel like I'm losing my mind."

I was curretly still sat down on the bed that Twilight had put me in. Having just finished reading an...interesting book about the different species around here (which in fact, turned out to be a children's book. A goddamn children's book), I was starting to wonder something. If this was real, which I was slowly starting to accept that it was, how in the fuck would I get back home? And where even was I? It sounded crazy, even after everything that had already happened to me physically, but was this even Earth anymore if it was indeed real? I don't recall anywhere on Earth have coloured, talking minature ponies with horns and wings.

"She mentioned the name Equestria and that it's the country of this place...but if this ain't Earth, how did I even end up here? And what does it have to do with the weirdo voodoo guy? And if it was somehow him, why the hell did he turn me into Daemon? None of this makes any damn sense."

I forgot to mention that I noticed something else after a while of talking to myself. My voice had also changed. Muffled by the custom oni mask that I somehow couldn't take off (yes, I'd tried. And failed. Note to self, never again), I sounded somewhat like half robot and half human. So, I was literally Daemon himself at this point. Even my skin colour had changed to match his more black hue. I hadn't noticed any of this before because I was freaking out so much and the confusion took priority over these other details.

I had also read a book about the "gods" of this place. There were a few that were interesting, but one what had really caught my eye was a being what went by the name of Discord. He apparently was incased in stone by these so called rulers what Twilight had mentioned earlier after turning Equestria into a chaos ridden land. Full of chocolate rain and mutated forest critters. I chuckled.

"Not going to lie, he sounds pretty neat."

Alas, he had broken free a while back and tried to start the same havoc again. Using something called the...elements of harmony? Anyway, yeah, using whatever those were, he had been turned to stone once again. There was an edit in the book a few years after that detailed that he had been "reformed". I assumed that meant that he was turned into a good guy. But in my eyes, making chocolate rain down from the sky and such wasn't exactly evil. I did read some of the other things that he had done to these element bearers (it didn't mention their names for some strange reason) and those were more so what I'd expect from a so called villian.

Before I could have more time to muse on my thoughts, I heard the door to the room open. Twilight walked in, leaving the door open behind her. She peered towards me and smiled.

"Ah, Mr Daemon, how are you feeling?"

I nodded, standing up. "Yeah, I'm feeling better for the most part now. So, what's going on?"

She was about to speak up, but I heard trotting behind her. I then witnessed a bigger, more slender pony walk in the room behind her, causing Twilight to turn around and smile at the new individual. It had a bigger horn, much bigger wings and what looked to be some sort of jewerly around itself. Namely its hooves and its neck.

"Let me guess, you're one of the rulers what Twilight here mentioned, right?"

Twilight looked over to me and slightly scowled. "Mr Daemon, you're supposed to bow."

I raised an eyebrow and looked towards the white pony, her expression confusing me slightly.

"Why is she smirking?"

She turned towards Twilight. "It's okay, Twilight. He isn't one of my subjects. He doesn't need to bow."

Twilight sighed, but nodded. The pony walked towards me, making me stand my ground. She was around the same height as me, if not an inch taller. Her smirk turned into a warm smile.

"Hello there. My name is Princess Celestia. Twilight here had told me that you could speak. I'm glad that she was right. Makes this entire situation easier for all of us. So, if you don't mind me asking, what are you? Twilight has told me that you're not from around here and I can see now why she said this. You don't look like any species that I've ever seen before and I have been alive for a very long time."

I felt anxious, not trusting how genuine this "Celestia" was. Why would you be so genuine to a possibly alien creature that you don't even know and is currently residing in your kingdom?

Regardless, I nodded, trying to seem courteous. Would be easier than just being aggressive.

"I am...well, WAS, a human. I think I still am. I've just been changed. I'm from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. I'm assuming you've not heard of it, right?"

She shook her head. "United Kingdom of Great B..Britain? I have not heard of this place I am afraid, no."

I sighed. Figures. "It seems like I'm not on Earth anymore afterall. God, I feel like a loony even saying that."

Celestia was now tilting her head at me in a strangely adorable way, a bit similar to how a dog tilts its head when you're speaking to it sometimes.

"Excuse me, did you say Earth? I must inform you that this planet is called Equis. Are you implying that you're an...alien?"

I shrugged. "I guess so. Trust me, I don't believe it myself, but with everything that has occured to me so far and the fact that I'm having a conversation with two coloured talking ponies...guess I am an alien."

She raised an eyebrow. "I...I see. I have heard of alien creatures many times in my life, but I have never actually had the opportunity to confirm that any actually existed. But judging by the fact that you don't even know what planet you're on and that I haven't ever seen anything like your species before...it might not be too hard to believe."

I scoffed. "What? You're just going to believe me like that?"

She rolled her eyes, that warm smile still present on her face. "Trust me, Mr Daemon, when you have lived as long as me, you learn to keep a very open mind. I am not saying that everypony will trust you immediately, just that I don't necassarily think that you're a lier. I'm usually quite good at reading individuals and you do not seem like the type to lie."

I raised an eyebrow. "Damn, this one is observant." I chose to just nod in response. "Like I said, I'm having a hard time believing all of this myself."

She turned to Twilight and nodded, causing her to nod in response. She looked back at me and smiled again. "Well, Mr Daemon, if you do not mind, would you be so kind as to accompany me to our capital state? It is called Canterlot. I wish to question you a bit more and see if we cannot help you figure out what has happened."

I walked up to her slowly, still uncomfortable to how friendly she was being. "You want to help me? Why? I could be an alien wanting to dominate your entire planet."

This statement caused her to laugh. It caught me off guard, honestly. Her laugh was...almost angelic. Very warm and friendly. After finishing her chuckle, she looked towards me.

"You don't seem like someone who dominates."

I thought I misheard her on that one.

"Wait...what? If I heard you correctly, was that supposed to be some sort of joke or is my hearing also going?"

She smirked, causing me to feel even more uncomfortable. "Indeed you did hear me correctly, Mr Daemon. I am only jesting, do not worry. But jokes aside, even though you are something that I have never seen before, I do not feel any sort of bad emotion or unease around you so far. It is very hard for ponies and anything else to fool me when it comes to first impressions. Of course, I can tell that you don't trust me, which is completely understandable. But trust ME when I say that I am being one hundred percent honest when I say that I want to help you. If you truly are lost and need to find your way back to this...Earth, I will try my very best to assist you. It is my job as ruler, even if you aren't one of my subjects. And besides..."

She leaned in and whispered. "Between you and me, this interesting turn of events gives me something other to do than to listen to nobles whine to me all day. So that also helps as well."

I smirked. Even if I didn't trust this "Celestia", that comment made me nearly raise a smirk to my face. I nodded.

"Alright. Lead the way, princess."

She rolled her eyes. "Please. You can call me Celestia. You're not one of my subjects." She turned towards Twilight, who nodded and smiled at me.

"Don't worry, Mr Daemon. The princess here is the most kind and gentle pony that I know. If anyone can help you get back to wherever you need to be, she can."

I nodded again, a slight smile present on my face. "I appreciate it."

Celestia smiled, ushering me with her out of the door. We said our goodbyes to Twilight and we went outside. As we left the building, I turned around and noticed something.

It was a castle. And it was made out of crystals.

Fucking. Crystals.

I stared for a moment before turning back to Celestia, who was now in some sort of...flying carriage? With what appeared to be two ponies with wings (the pegasi, if what I read earlier was correct) at the front, strapped to it. This was getting even more ridicilous.

I got in, sitting across from Celestia. She tapped on one of the sides of the carriage, causing the pegasi to lift off and somehow carry the carriage with them into the air. I shit myself for a second before looking down. I gulped.

"Man, I fucking hate heights."

Author's Note

The third chapter. I plan to try and update this as reguarly as I can, now that my motivation to write again has started to slowly come back.