As they got to the door of the large crystal castle, Rainbow smiled and stepped back. "You should open the door."

Ray was still staring at it in shock as he slowly nodded. "Ya..." He agreed idly before taking a breath. Many years of practice had gotten him into the habit of calming himself before entering a door. To most it might seem odd. But for him? It was a way to keep the image others had of him. Even if he had a chance to break free he had unknowingly set in motion similar views of who he was. His mind repayed the past few hours.

He had made it seem like he wasn't a fan of parties. It wasn't much of a stretch. But he had to correct that before it caught on. Rainbow and Twilight at the least thought he liked to joke around. That was true, so he didn't worry. As long as he can avoid the spotlight he was fine.

Pushing the large double doors open he was quickly blasted with confetti. Blinking he saw a large room full of ponies and other creatures waving at him. Hanging over them was a banner that. Read: "WELCOME TO PONYVILLE RAY"

"Fuck." He thought as they cleared a path to a large table that was covered in food. Gulping he calmly made his way to the table waving at those he passed. "This place is packed..." He laughed.

Rainbow shrugged flying over him. "Ya... Pinkie has a tendency of going overboard on parties."

As the two got to the table Ray spent several minutes greeting any who came to say "hi" as his friend flew over to a group of ponies. His eyes scanned the crowd before resting on a strange sight that caused his heart to skip a beat.

There standing there between Twilight and a white coated unicorn was a pony sized purple dragon. It's green scales ran down Its spine. The gentle smile it had Ray thought would look out of place on other dragons... probably. It didn't take the stallion long to look over the other mares in the group.

The unicorn next to the dragon had an elegant look about her. Her long purple mane and tail curled gently. Her white fur shimmered in the light. And like with several other ponies, his eyes were drawn to her rather slender soft looking flank. And at the diamonds on her flank. He had to admit they looked fitting on her. Even back home, to find a lady of such beauty speaking so openly wasn't easy to do.

Next was Rainbow. He had to admit that just looking at her he can tell she valued her fitness over looks. Her light blue coat hugged tight to her sleek muscular frame. Her rainbow mane and tail looked windswept. Which was a look Ray found interesting. Her tight toned flank had a lighting bolt with the same colors as her mane.

Ray took a moment to grab a mug and sip from it. The more he looked at the mares the more he thought of... shaking his head Ray put on a smile and looked around till he spotted the group that had the dragon in it. If he was to give these ponies a chance. He'd need to put his skills to work and learn about them and this town quickly. As his ears picked up conversations that mentioned names his eyes scanned the crowd for who the name may belong to.

Vinyl was apparently the DJ. There was also a Big Mac who from the looks of it was a large red stallion. Ray had to bite his lip at the sight. The white mare he guessed was Rarity.

Looking over at the group of friends he noticed their positions changed. He quickly spotted who he guessed was Fluttershy. Her pink mane was hanging loosely over her eyes. Her coat was a soft yellow much like a fresh banana. A part of him wondered what licking her would taste like. Her supple flank sported three butterflies, which was a helpful hint on who she was.

Applejack was rather next. She had a toned build to her yellow hair and mane held by ribbons. Likely so it didn't get in the way of work. Her orange furr looked slightly unkempt for possibly the same reason. On her... slightly thick flank were three apples. Looking at his juice, Ray's mind wondered for a moment. He'd have to get some alone time after the party.

Twilight had a rather generous flank with an arrangement of stars on it. Though most of her screamed schoolgirl. Her purple colorations were easy on the eyes. He rather liked the streaks in her mane.

Last was Pinkie... wait. Why was she looking at him like that? And. Why is she shaking her... he facehoof. "There's one of you here too? Fuck." He muttered before turning to the table. Now he really wanted to avoid popularity. "Is there anything strong to drink?" He asked no pony in particular.

"Nnnope." A deep voice replied next to him. "Outa season."

"Fuck." Ray muttered, which got a chuckle from the stallion next to him.

"What's wrong, partner?" The stallion asked.

"Just trying to stay as unnoticeable as possible." Ray replied softly. "But I doubt it's working."

"Nnnope." He confirmed.

"The pink one is still shaking her flank at me?" Ray asked motioning to where the girls were.

After a moment the stallion replied. "Eeyup."

"Fuck. Let me guess. She's weird..."

"Eeyup."

"Random?"

"Eeyup."

Ray sighed. He hoped the last one wasn't another eeyup. "Promiscuous?" No response. Ray looked at the stallion and realized it was Big Mac. "Unbridled?" He said trying not to look or sound nervous.

"Eeyup."

Ray blinked then got up. "Thankyouhave.haveaniceday." He blurted out as he made a v-line for the door. Only to have said pink pony in his face again.

"HI! I'M PINKIE!" She chimed. "What's yours? Did you enjoy the party? Why are you leaving so soon?"

Ray grabbed a nearby cupcake and shoved it in her mouth. "I'm... worn out. That's all." She nodded in understanding as he walked out.

Ponyville park

Ray sighed and plopped down next to the lake. After a few moments he curled into a ball and started to cry himself to sleep.

Author's Note

To those reading. I hope that you can look past spelling and see the story. If spelling is what's going to kill a story for you then why are you still reading? Auto correct takes care of most of them and even it is wrong some of the times. I know my spelling is bad but I try to get close so people can still understand what I am trying to say.
Anyway
This chapter is mostly to teas some possible ships. Yes he's a member of the but fan club. "No boobs? No problem."

Any questions?
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