I woke up the next morning to my alarm clock. At first, I was confused as to why I had set an alarm. After a minute of pondering, it hit me. The combine. It started at noon, so I had some time. I went into the guest room and checked on the pony. It was still sleeping, but part of me was shocked that it was still here, because part of me thought that I was hallucinating last night. Seeing it there proved that I wasn't.

I made myself some cereal and proceeded to watch some TV. After a while I remembered that I needed to call my friends. I turned off the TV and called DB.

"Hey, man," I said.

"Hey," he replied. "What was up with you last night? What were you doing?"

"Just tired," I said. "Sorry."

"Anyway," he said. "I'm headed to Detroit, man! And it's an all-expenses-paid trip! All-expenses-paid, man!"

I could tell that he was hyped. "If you make it through the Draft Combine," I reminded him.

"Right, right," he said.

I then heard a noise from the hallway and saw the guest door opening. "Listen, man, I gotta go," I said. "See you at the combine."

"Yeah," he said. I hung up the phone and watched as Rainbow Dash walked out into the hallway, slightly limping.

"What's up?" I said.

"What is this place?" she asked.

"It's my house," I said. "It's not much."

"Are you kidding?" she said incredulously. "This place is huge!" I chuckled and sat down on the couch. I would have to wait until the pony was gone to call DB.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" said Rainbow.

"Sure," I said. "What is it?"

I was expecting her to ask me more about my house or my lifestyle, so it caught me off guard when she popped a loaded question. "Why did you help me?" she asked. "You don't know me and I don't know you."

"I'm honestly not sure why," I said. I was telling the truth; I really didn't know. "I guess because I didn't want to leave you alone out there."

"Oh," she said.

"How did you get here?" I asked. It was one of the questions I most desperately wanted an answer to.

"Well, I don't know," she said. "I remember I was trying to do a Double Rainboom, and then everything went white and when I woke up there was just trees everywhere. I heard a noise so I started running, but I got cut by a branch. And then you came and helped me."

She didn't say that much, but she explained some things, at least.

"Where did you come from?" I asked. It was another question I really wanted an answer to.

"I came from Ponyville, Equestria," she replied.

I had never heard of this place in my life, so I made a mental note to Google search it later. I decided to call Sutton. I told the pony to stay quiet and dialed his number. He picked up on the second ring. "Hey man, sorry I didn't call you last night,"
I told him.

"It's cool," he said. "So tell me, how does it feel to be headed to the NBA? Cause for me, it feels pretty fuckin awesome."

I laughed. "Yeah, it feels pretty good, but don't forget we still have to go to the draft combine. And there's a chance we might get sent down to the G League. So try not to get too excited yet."

"Come on, man, don't be a pessimist," Sutton said. "Just let me have my moment here."

"Alright, alright," I said. "Hope you're ready for the combine."

"Hell yeah. My biceps are lookin bigger than the weights I lift."

I laughed again. "Whatever, man. I'll see you later." I hung up.

"Who were you talking to?" asked Rainbow Dash, giving me a curious look.

"My friend," I replied. I didn't really think it was necessary to give her details.

"You talked about being 'drafted'", she said. "What's that?"

"We were talking about being drafted into the NBA," I explained. "It's kind of a big thing for us." The look on her face told me she knew nothing about the NBA, which I expected, given she wasn't even from Earth. I explained to her what basketball was, some of the NBA's history, and what it means to be an icon in the league. Playing in the National Basketball Association is more than just playing basketball. For some, it's making history. For others, it's being a team. For me, it's being able to learn from the players that I watched on TV in high school.

By the time I finished my explanation, Rainbow looked a little bit less confused. Hopefully she absorbed at least half of what I said. I checked the time on my phone. 10:32. I needed to start getting ready. I was about to go take a shower when I realized I was going to need to find a way to keep Rainbow occupied first. I grabbed a Rubik's cube off of the coffee table and handed it to her.

"See the little colored squares?" I asked. She nodded.

"Good. The goal is to get only one color on each side of the cube." With that, I went into my room, undressed, and headed across the hall to the bathroom. I locked the door, turned on the water, and hopped in. Twenty minutes later, I was showered and dressed, and once again trying to decide what to do with Rainbow. I went into the living room to check on her, and found her still trying to solve the Rubik's cube. I chuckled to myself. I haven't been able to solve that cube for the four years that I've had it.

I was pretty sure that that cube wasn't going to keep her busy until the combine was over, so I started brainstorming. After a few minutes, I got the idea to give her my old PsP, which still worked because I did my best to keep it in mint condition, in case I ever wanted to sell it. I went to go get it and when I returned, Rainbow was snoozing on the couch. The Rubik's cube was laying there with her. I said a quick prayer asking God to keep her asleep until I came back, then put on my shoes and headed out the door.

I was officially headed to the combine.

Author's Note

These are the first three chapters of my story!!

Hopefully you guys enjoy, and if you do, please comment and let me know! Chapter 4 coming soon!