Lix was by most standards a normal man, simply trying to enjoy what life had to give him. All too often, however his efforts were stymied by a seeming lack of social eptitude. Time and again he would try to socialize, and time and again, he was taken advantage of for keeping his heart on his sleeve.

As he was walking home one summer's day, a strange thought began to coalesce in his mind.

'Why did I fall off of my little pony? It has a great narrative, and plenty of well-developed characters. The show was really good, but what made me stop watching?' Lix's thoughts took a turn down memory lane as he tried to recall the plot. However, he was snapped out of his reverie by the shout of a stranger.

"Look out!"

Before Lix could react, a baseball hit him straight in-between the eyes and threw his world into blackness.

Some time later, he awoke with a start. Lix rubbed his head, still feeling residual pain from the baseball strike. He looked around only to realize that he most certainly wasn't in the park anymore.

'This field looks somewhat familiar, but I don't think I've been here before... Have I? Maybe that baseball was meant to hit me? Fate is quite a cruel bitch at times.' Lix sighed as he slowly stood up. 'Well enough whining and more action. So first things first, in those survival videos I watched it is usually about trying to make a base of operations... or was it making tools... or find a good su- eh, I'm sure surviving isn't as hard as others make it out to be.

Something was moving nearby in the forest, interested in this rather unique individual. Hiding amongst the shrubbery, the unknown creature did its best not to make a sound, avoiding lose branches so as to ensure that it didn't give itself away.

'I have to find some branches, perhaps some dead ones. Then maybe I could actually get to work on some tools! After all, playing some of those survival games on my old pc really helped give me an idea of what to do!' Lix thought as he smiled, eager to get started.

He had begun moving amongst the forestry at this point, finding that it was beginning to get darker as the forest canopy covered much of the light from the sun above. Deciding to get a better vantage point to survey the area, Lix spotted a tree which looked good for climbing. He moved back a bit, and with a grunt, he jumped up trying to grab a branch only to fall on his butt. With a pained groan he rubbed his butt, causing the mysterious pursuer to laugh and fall out of a nearby tree.

"WAH!" Shouted an unknown female voice. There was a loud -pomf- upon impact with the forest bed. The woman blinked, realizing that she was busted.

Lix couldn't believe his eyes as he looked upon the creature which bore only passing resemblance to humanity. Examining the feminine form, he saw that the she had paw-like feet and hands which appeared to be made of wood, both sporting rather sharp claws. Atop the beings head was a pair of pointed, wolf-like ears. The rest of her well-toned form was normal in comparison, featuring silky-smooth skin with a bronze complexion, auburn hair, and striking green eyes. She wore a leaf skirt with a sleeveless white shirt made of hide, some vine anklets, and matching wristbands.

A huff escaped the woman's lips as she crossed her arms below her bust, hoisting up her DD-cup breasts. Lix noticed a smell he couldn't place permeating the area. The wolfish woman spoke up with a blush to her cheeks.

"You are strange, wandering into the Everfree forest without so much as a second thought. It's as if you've never heard of the legends or tales!" She gradually became louder, "You're lucky I found you or my family would have certainly torn you to shreds!"

Lix adopted a confused expression "Hey, what do you mean Everfree forest? Isn't that the forest known to hold all sorts of dangerous creatures? Wait, does that mean I'm in Equestria!?"

His exclamation caused the timberwolf woman to raise a brow "You mean, you didn't know that? Where did you even come from?"

Her questions would remain unanswered as Lix's mind went into overdrive. He recalled reading many stories on various websites about the scenario he found himself in. The stories told of amazing glory, powers gained, and histories forged. An excited glint shone in his eyes as he wondered what this world had in store. The sudden snap of a branch nearby snapped him out of his reverie. The timberwolf grew panicked.

"Oh no, they'rere here! I need to go, but we can meet again soon when you're alone! Assuming you live long enough to escape!"

Lix turned to where the branch had broken and his eyes went from excitement to terror. There before him was a pack of at least four more anthropomorphic timberwolves. Two of them were likely males, whereas the other two were females like his initial greeter. Unlike her, however, these timberwolves were far larger, sporting powerlifter-esque physiques, and far more wooden.

"I've never even read about you versions of timberwolves, what is up with that?" Lix's voice cracked from fear as the pack split and began circling him.

'T-think, in most stories like this, one of the ponies would come by at this point and save me. Either that, or I would awaken to some innate power. Hell even falling through the floor to another unknown location would work right now!' Lix started jumping in place as he began to move backwards, causing the group to grow rather confused. The two larger timberwolves cracked their knuckes, and begun advancing on him.

A sweat built on Lix's brow as he whimpered "F-fuck..." before turning a complete one hundred-eighty degrees and booking it. "I can't go dying in Equestria! Not like this! I haven't had a character arc or anything!" He roared out, causing a familiar feminine voice to burst out in a fit of laughter behind the group.

Despite Lix's best efforts, the timberwolf pack was closing in fast, the larger two of the pack having dissapeared from his sight. Stopping in the middle of a clearing, he turned to see the four timberwolves look to each other then began to spread out, each one covering the four cardinal directions. Lix's mind raced as he weighed his options.

'These wolves definitely aren't just any stupid mutts! They know what they are doing, but in an open area at least I may have a bit of a chance. There is a stump in the middle right behind me, and some flowers around of varying colors.' The one from the north began to charge causing the other three to join as Lix called out. "Oh come on!" Closing his eyes before a thought rushed through his head. 'You may not have powers, but you can't just stand there and die you idiot!' A voice he recognized caused his eyes to open. He ducked beneath the one to the north, causing all four to look confused and slam into each other with a series of yelps.

Two of the timberwolves crumbled, though they quickly began repairing themselves. Lix's eyes caught one that immediately moved to pounce on him. He held his arms up in an attempt to grab the timberwolf's tail, but instead it bit down into his arm causing him to roar in pain as the razor-sharp teeth sank into his flesh. Knowing full well it was fight or flight, Lix pushed his finger into the eye of this timberwolf and kept digging in the more it bit down into his arm. Lix's efforts began to show fruit as a sap-like substance begun to seep from the timberwolf's eyesocket. His last-ditch defence was soon interrupted as another timberwolf attacked from behind, biting hard into his other arm.

Gritting his teeth, Lix acted on instinct, biting down onto the arm of the timberwolf on his right, earning a pained yelp from the creature. Feeling adrenaline coursing through his veins, Lix pivoted, and slammed the two timberwolves together. They barreled over, tumbling into the other two timberwolves who had just finished repairing, destroying all of them and revealing four briar hearts. Thinking quick, Lix rushed forward and grabbed all of the wooden artifacts, causing the nearby wood to stop moving.

'These look way too familiar to the Briar hearts of another game I played on console that involved shouts. Maybe I can use these.' Lix sighed 'Who knows, right now I just need to get out of here.' As the adrenaline wore off and the effects of blood loss began to set in, his vision grew hazy. He saw a clearing outside of the Everfree, and decided to move towards it. Still holding tightly onto the four briar hearts, he collapsed and fell to the ground on the outskirts of what appeared to be a village. Lix couldn't tell, as his vision darkened and he lost consciousness.

Lix was awash in an increasingly familiar sensation of nothingness, vaguely wondering if he would soon find himself in anotehr world entirely. As his senses slowly returned, he heard breathing that wasn't his. Believing that the timberwolves had come back for round two, Lix shot up to face the potential threat. Instead of timberwolves, however, standing before Lix was an anthropomorphic mare staring at him in uncertainty.

The mare was an amazonian eight feet tall, with assets to match. Her hourglass figure featured a silken gray coat accentuated with a platinum blonde mane and tail. Her F-cup breasts strained to keep contained within her blue postal uniform, complete with with snug booty shorts that threatened tear asunder. Every button of her ensemble looked like they would burst off if she let out too much of an exhale. The only properly fitting piece of her uniform was the bell hat, which featured the emblem of the Equestrian Postal Service. Her enrapturing dandelion eyes were noticably misaligned, only one of them being able to focus on Lix. She sported a nervous blush, doubtlessly the byproduct of Lix staring at her open-mouthed for the past five minutes. Wishing to be spared of any further awkwardness, she broke the silence with her tomboyish, yet delicate voice.

"Gonna stare all day, or tell m-me your name? M-my name is Derpy Hooves, I'm the mail mare around here. Are you okay?"

Derpy cautiously approached Lix, so as not to spook the injured newcomer. Her approach was halted when she caught the stench of the sap covering him. "Ewww... that is stinky!" The mare said in clear disgust.

Remembering the outcome of his previous encounter, Lix looked around for the briar hearts. However, they had seemingly vanished some time before he woke up. 'Damn, I thought I could do something with those! Maybe they were taken back in exchange for my life?' He sighed, wincing at the pain as the Derpy got concerned.

"I just finished my route so maybe you want to come to my place to at least tend to your wounds and take a shower?" Her muzzle twitched a bit and Lix could tell she was just trying to be nice.

"Y-yea, my name is Lix, and I am a human from earth... I kinda just woke up here, don't even know how. I would love to take a shower." He spoke up as she gave a giggle then a gasp.

"Wait a minute, you're a human? Well then we have someone who studies anthropologimy or something in town! Maybe she can help since she always talks about humans!" She closed the remaining distance, picking Lix up and with a huff, began to fly off to her home. Lix, being unaccustomed to transportation via busty flying mare, flailed about as she flew.

"W-wait wait wait! I haven't adjusted!"

In an attempt to gain stabiltiy, Lix latched one hand onto Derpy's right breast, eliciting a moan from her as she spoke. "Y-you can't do that I don't k-know you well enough!"

'Oh great, I just groped her and got bad points. According to hentai logic, my other hand should be...' Lix looked down and just as he thought he had pulled down her shorts revealing the white panties beneath with a cute little bow and bubbly lace on the front. He blushed heavily as he pulled her shorts back up and just stopped moving. "I c-can't win here. Look, I'm sorry, let's just get this over with."

Derpy gave a nod, and carefully landed at her house at the edge of Ponyville a few minutes later. She fetched the key out from within her cleavage, causing his eyes to widen. "You keep your key in your cleavage? Wouldn't it fall with all the flying you do?"

"You would be surprised just how much a mare can keep between her cleavage while flying and NOT have anything fall out." She gave a wink, thinking the human was flirting with her.

The chapel-sized door opened up, revealing a suprisingly barren interior. "This place is rather empty, don't you have family or something?" Lix intoned as he turned back to Derpy, catching a sad expression from her.

"No. I once thought of the idea, but the stallion I was interested in is too focused on his work and has other mares constantly at his call..." She closed the door behind her and put the mail couriers hat on the hat rack. Her expression shifted to a welcoming smile "The shower is upstairs second door to your right! When you're done we can tend to your wounds in the kitchen over here." She started towards the kitchen, a sway to her step. Lix didn't stare for long, instead opting to rush upstairs.

'Down boy, DOWN!' Lix berated himself as he stripped out of his torn up shirt and jeans, knowing that he will need some new clothes soon. He turned on the shower and immediately yelled out in pain as scalding-hot water cascaded his skin. "HOT!" Causing Derpy to start giggling. Unbeknownst to Lix, she was working on making some rather special muffins...

Author's Note

I used first person to start the story but the rest will be third person. It was just easier for me that way.

First story, I hope you all like it! <3

Edit: Thank you to my editor of this chapter Brony of the Revolution! They are helping me to edit chapters after they have come out! I will also call upon any other editors if you wish to see this story succeed to please come forward. <3 I accept all help, criticism is appreciated but just know I can be quite stubborn about what I have. Thank you Editor and I am sure the readers thank you as well.

I don't have an editor for chapter 2.