My Little Pony: The Acceptance of Friendship

by The Equestria Goth

Rating: mature
Tags: Human, Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Princess Luna, Suicide / Self Harm, Tragedy, Profanity, Adventure, Violence, Princess Celestia
Length: 6913

A Lonely young boy with a tragic past comes to the magical land of Equestria and discovers the magic, power, and blessing of friendship, and he discovers how wonderful it is to have the most wonderful friends anybody could have.

A boy named Neo Anderson (named after the guy from The Matrix), a famous Heavy Metal/Punk Rock singer who has a history of tragedies inexplicably comes to the magical land of Equestria. He meets and befriends the mane 6 and quickly becomes a sensation in Ponyville. Throughout his stay in Equestria, the mane 6 try to help him overcome his tragic past and they eventually learn that he is no ordinary human. Who knows what’s to come for this boy and his new friends?

Published 2022-08-13 17:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2022-08-24 10:03:55 UTC

A Terrible Accident

In the city of Las Vegas, there was a concert held at the Mirage Hotel. On the stage, a mist of fog surrounds the stage, a dark figure walks through the fog. When the fog cleared enough to see the figure, it was a boy, very young in appearance. He was dressed all in black, wearing white makeup with some coloring and a long black wig.

The boy's name is Neo Anderson, and his stage name is The Disney Goth. He quickly began singing Heavy Metal music and danced on the stage. He was the only person on the stage with nobody playing any music. The music was coming from his mind, his mind was like an Ipod, or a Spotify App, or a radio. He could play music out loud with his mind just by thinking about the song.

A crowd of Punk Rockers and Goths were watching him perform, they were his lifelong fans and they always attended his concerts.

Neo performed various Heavy Metal songs, including songs performed by Marylin Manson, Rob Zombie, Cannibal Corpse, Fear Factory, Napalm Death, Slade Craven (from the film Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal), and Type O Negative.

During his performance, he created illusions of Horror film images and scary images, the crowd even sang along with him during some of their favorite songs. The crowd clapped and cheered in bizarre ways after each song. When the concert was over, Neo signed autographs and sold merchandise.

Then Neo left the hotel on a motorcycle and rode to a carnival. He walked around the carnival and got on the carousel, the carousel had different colored ponies and unicorns all around it and it was decorated as if it were owned by a princess.

Neo took a ride on the carousel, he rode on a white pony and the carousel played beautiful music as it ran. As Neo rode the carousel, a tear went down his face.

Neo was a famous, well known and talented singer who traveled everywhere, putting on shows, performing at concerts, and showing up for special events.

He performed all kinds of music but his main genres were Heavy Metal and Punk Rock. But despite his strange music, deep down he was a lonely boy who was in desperate need of a friend.

He had been alone and traveling for 10 years with not a soul to talk to except for some some people that he had working for him and people he met along the way temporarily that he rarely or never saw again. All he wanted was a friend who he could share his life with.

A long time ago, he had some friends that lived with him as roommates and he loved them very much. But one day they got separated and since then he has been searching for them while traveling. But so far he has been unsuccessful in locating them and each day he was getting lonelier. His parents died a long time ago and he has been on his own for the entire 10 years he started traveling.

Neo cried a little bit as he rode the carousel. When it stopped, he got on his motorcycle and went back to the hotel. The next day, Neo left the hotel and began heading towards the next city where he was to have another concert.

Neo rode his motorcycle through the city and headed into the desert. He drove through the desert and approached a tunnel. Neo rode his motorcycle through the tunnel, hoping it would lead to the next city. But as he rode through the tunnel, flashes of light went around him, different colored bright lights surrounded him, but he continued to ride on through.

The tunnel seemed to spin around as he rode through it. He thought he heard a male voice saying, "You're traveling through another dimension....... a dimension not only of sight and sound..... but of mind........ a journey into a wondrous land who's boundaries are only that of the imagination........... you're entering.... The Twilight Zone."

Then Neo finally came out of the tunnel and the lights faded away.

He found himself riding through a colorful looking land. He looked around and didn't have a clue where he was now. He stopped for a second and took out his GPS, trying to get his current location, but the GPS replied, "Area Unknown."

Neo continued riding through the land while playing a song with his mind (Machine Gun Messiah by Sybreed).

Then Neo saw something off on the land. He stopped, got off his motorcycle and went to take a look. Hiding behind a bush, he watched from the distance.

Over in the field, he saw 2 young ponies playing in the field. They were laughing and giggling playfully and they seemed to be having fun. One of the ponies was blue with a colorful mane and had a bow tie on it's tail, the other pony was turquoise and also had a colorful mane and a bow tie on it's tail.

Neo watched the ponies play for a few minutes, seeing what's it's like to be young and have friends. He accidentally ruffled the bush and made a sound, catching the attention of the ponies.

Neo saw the ponies coming towards the bush as he ran back to his motorcycle. The ponies saw Neo get on his motorcycle and drive off at top speed. They were nervous but couldn’t help but wonder what the creature they just saw was and if he was good or bad.

Neo continued to ride his motorcycle through the land until he came across a sign that said, "Welcome to Ponyville," As he read the sign, he said to himself, "Ponyville, that's a weird name for a town."

Neo rode into the town, passing by some unusual looking houses that he found intriguing. He didn't a single person in the area. When he got closer to the town square, he saw some unusual and colorful ponies around, they all caught Neo's attention and took his eyes off the road.

Then suddenly, an unstable light post collapsed in Neo's path. But before Neo could stop or slow down, his motorcycle hit the light post, causing him to fly off his motorcycle.

Neo flew through the air and hit the ground extremely hard. He bumped and rolled across the ground, scraping and bruising his face several times. His body crashed into a sign, hitting his head severely. Then he rolled back across the ground and finally stopped, lying face down on his stomach.

Several ponies in the town square witnessed what happened.

"Oh my goodness," shouted a pony.

“Celestia have mercy," shouted another pony.

“Oh dear, "shouted a 3rd pony.

Several ponies ran over to the human laying unconscious on the ground. They gathered around and examined him.

"What is he, has he come to harm us?” asked a pony.

A pony who had witnessed what happened came rushing through the crowd. She was a lavender colored pony with a horn.

She examined the unknown species and gently turned him over on his back. She gasped in shock when she saw how severely injured he was. His face was completely covered in blood and he had several cuts and bruises from the impact of his accident.

“Oh no, he's hurt, I've gotta get help."

The pony ran to the hospital as fast as she could while the other ponies continued to stare at the unknown species in shock, not because of what he was but because of his severe injuries. Even though they felt sympathetic about what happened, they were still afraid of him. They had never seen a creature like him before.

Then the lavender pony came back with 3 other ponies and a carriage from the hospital. The ponies quickly moved the severely injured creature onto the carriage and quickly took him to the hospital for treatment.

The lavender pony watched as the hospital ponies took the injured creature into the hospital.

"Oh dear.” she said to herself in a concerned voice. “That was a most terrible accident, I hope he's gonna be okay."

End of chapter 1. Chapter 2 coming soon.

Author's Note

Song for when Neo is riding his motorcycle: https://youtu.be/rXOvgbj-iUo

The Hospital

Neo woke up after being unconscious for 45 minutes. He looked up and saw a white ceiling above him and he saw that he was in a bed in a hospital. He had bandages on his face and he felt some really bad pain on his face.

Neo picked up a small mirror that was on the table next to him, he looked in the mirror and saw how badly he had been hurt from his accident. He had several bruises and cuts on his face, he also had a black eye and his head was hurting. He was worried that he might have gotten a concussion from the accident.

Despite the pain he was in, he was relieved that he was alright. But he wondered who brought him here, he hadn't seen a single person since he entered the city.

Then the door opened and a white pony with pink hair and blue eyes came into the room, she was wearing a nurse's cap and Neo noticed the red cross on her cap.

The pony saw that Neo was awake, she went up to him, looked at him and asked how he was feeling. Neo was silent for a second, however, he didn't seem at all surprised that the pony just talked, so he just replied, "My head hurts."

"Oh I'm sorry.” said the nurse. “You’ve been in a most terrible accident, do you remember what happened?"

Neo said the last thing he remembered was hitting the light post with his motorcycle and hitting the ground, the rest is a blank.

"Can you tell me what day it is?" asked the nurse

“It's Sunday, isn't it?"

"Yes, that's right, can you tell me your name?"

"My name is Neo Anderson."

The nurse sighed with relief, “My name is Nurse Redheart and I'll be taking care of you while you are here. You’ve got some really bad bruises and cuts and you have suffered a concussion when you hit your head, but I think you'll be okay,"

Neo felt better, but his bruises and cuts were hurting.

"Miss Redheart, where am I?" he asked.

“You're new here, aren't you?” She replied. “What are you and where did you come from?"

Neo felt a little nervous about answering her, but she seemed like a nice pony. She didn't seem like she would harm him and maybe she could help him. But before he could answer her, there came a knock at the door. The nurse opened the door and said, "Twilight, perfect timing, he just woke up, you can come in and see him, but please don't be long, he's badly hurt and needs to rest."

Neo saw the nurse talking to a pony at the door, maybe it was the pony that brought him here.

"I'll be right back sweetie, please don't leave your room." said the nurse.

"Okay."

The nurse left the room and a purple pony with a horn on it's head came in the room and walked over to Neo. She appeared to be a unicorn, but she had a very unique hairstyle that most human girls would have. She had a dark blue mane, purple stripes and one pink stripe, and she had violet colored eyes.

She had a smaller creature riding on her back that appeared to be a baby dragon, it was a little purple scale and green spiked young dragon.

The unicorn walked over to the side of Neo's bed and examined him a little, she seemed like a nice unicorn.

"Hello, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and this is my friend Spike.” she said with a friendly smile. “I witnessed the accident you had and I rushed over to see if you were okay and you were unconscious. I also saw that you had several injuries and I rushed to the hospital to get help for you, I hope you're okay."

Neo squeezed the side of bedsheet in his hand.

"Where the hell am I?" He asked in a nervous voice.

Twilight was surprised that he cursed, but she just ignored it.

“You're in Equestria, a magical land where us ponies live happily and in harmony, ruled by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, you are currently in Ponyville."

Neo put his hand on his face and grunted a little.

"Are you alright?" asked Twilight, looking concerned.

"Not really, I'm in so much pain. My face hurts really bad and I think I have a concussion."

"Oh my, I'm so sorry, I hope you'll get better soon."

Neo started to feel comforted by the unicorn, she felt compassionate about him and she had so much sympathy for what happened to him. Then she noticed the time and said, "I'm sorry, but Spike and I have to go back home now. But I'll come back to see you tomorrow and I'll bring my friends, goodbye."

Neo said goodbye back to Twilight as she trotted out of the room. The dragon looked back at Neo and said, "See ya later dude, you get better now."

Then Neo closed his eyes and went to sleep, hoping that the young unicorn would come back to see him.

Later that night, Neo woke up feeling a bunch of pain on his face. His bruises and cuts were hurting again and the pain had risen a little. He groaned from the pain and he rubbed his face, the wounds were so painful, it was indescribable.

Neo got up out of his bed and looked around the room, nearly falling against the bed next to him. He had a really bad concussion and it was making it hard for him to walk.

Neo walked out of the room and walked down the hallway to find something that could help with his massive pain. The hallway seemed to spin as he walked. The concussion was making him dizzy and he could hardly balance himself as he walked.

Nurse Redheart came up the hallway to Neo's room. She opened the door to check in on him, but she gasped when she saw his bed was empty.

"He's left his room.” She said in a worried tone. “Oh dear, I have to get him back into bed before he hurts himself."

The nurse went down the hallway looking for Neo with a worried look on her face. She heard a loud noise coming from another hall. She went to the hall and saw Neo on the floor looking through medical kits.

She went over to him and said, "Mr. Anderson, what are you doing out of your room?"

Neo didn't answer her, he just kept looking through the medical kits.

"You'll have to come with me, I have to get you back into bed."

“But nurse, I gotta find something to help with my pain, my face hurts really bad."

The nurse got him up off the floor and said, "Don't worry, I'll get you some medicine. But I have to get you back in bed or you'll get worse. Now please come with me."

Neo was in so much pain, but he had to do what the nurse said. She walked Neo back to his room but had to guide him since he was so dizzy because of his concussion.

Neo almost fell down a few times but the nurse was able to handle him. She got Neo to his room and she put him back in his bed. Neo was still complaining about the pain.

"I'll be right back with some medicine.” said the nurse. “Now this time, please stay in your bed."

The nurse left the room while Neo laid in his bed, still suffering from the pain.

She opened a pantry with different medicines and she found a small box. She opened it and there was a pill bottle in it that was labeled, "All Purpose Pain Medication.”

She took the bottle and went back to Neo's room. Thankfully Neo was still in his bed.

She went over to him and said, "Here, take this pill, it will help with the pain."

After Neo took the pill, the nurse said to him,"Now try to get some rest and please don't leave your room again. You need to rest or you won't get any better."

Neo could see that the nurse really cared about him and she was trying to help him, so he promised he wouldn't leave.

"Goodnight, I'll see you in the morning."

The nurse gave him a kiss on the forehead and left the room.

Neo was still in pain, but he was hoping that the pill he took was going to help ease the pain. He began to get very tired and he slowly drifted off to sleep, wondering if he will feel better soon and hoping that he will see the young purple unicorn he met earlier today once again.

End of Chapter 2. Chapter 3 coming soon.

Welcome to Ponyville

The next morning, Neo was sleeping peacefully in the hospital bed. It was a beautiful day in Ponyville and all the ponies were starting their daily lives.

Nurse Redheart came into Neo's room with a cart with a plate of buttermilk pancakes for Neo. She saw that Neo was still sleeping and he was apparently talking in his sleep. He seemed to be talking about his concerts and the music he performs.

Nurse Redheart giggled and said, "It's amazing what everypony can dream about.”

She pushed the cart by Neo's bed. She gently put her hooves on Neo, shook him lightly and said, "Excuse me sir, it's time to wake up,"

Neo woke and stretched. He looked around the room and saw the white pony nurse. He was startled for a second, but remembered where he was. He sat up and faced the nurse.

"Good morning nurse.”

Nurse Redheart smiled warmly at Neo, making him blush a little bit.

Then he realized that his massive pain was gone. He still had his bruises and cuts from his accident, but they were no longer hurting. He wasn't dizzy anymore and his concussion seemed to be gone.

“How are you feeling this morning?" the nurse said with a smile.

"I feel great, I've never felt better in my life. That must have been some damn good medicine you gave me.”

The nurse gasped at his cursing but she was happy he felt better.

"What was that pill you gave me last night?" he asked with curiosity.

"It was an all purpose painkiller, it cures even the slightest bit of pain. It does put you to sleep, but when you wake up, you'll feel just as wonderful as can be." the nurse explained with a smile.

“What is it a magic pill?”

"You could say that, here, I brought you some breakfast.”

The nurse gently placed a tray on Neo's bed with a stack of buttermilk pancakes and a glass of chocolate milk.

Neo started to eat the pancakes. His eyes opened wide which caused the nurse to gasp.

“Oh no, are they too hot?" she asked with concern.

Neo didn’t respond, he just kept eating the pancakes.

She was surprised as Neo's shocked face went to eating joyfully, he really seemed to like the pancakes.

He stopped eating for a second and said, "These are so good, these have gotta be the best pancakes I've had in years. Thank you so much.”

Nurse Redheart brushed her forehead with her hoof in relief.

"Why thank you, I'm so happy you like them.” she said, grinning happily.

A gentle knock came at the door, the nurse answered the door and said, "Welcome everypony, please come in.”

6 ponies walked into the room including Twilight Sparkle and the nurse left the room.

Neo was surprised at how many ponies came with Twilight. He noticed that the ponies seemed a little nervous, but at the same time, they felt compassionate about him.

Twilight went to the side of Neo's bed.

"How are you feeling?"

“I feel better now.” Neo replied. “All my pain is gone, the nurse gave me some really strong medicine. It cured the pain from my injuries and my concussion is gone."

Twilight sighed with relief and said, "Thank goodness, I was worried you might have gotten worse. I'm so happy you're feeling better."

Suddenly one of the ponies in the room began bouncing around the room in a hyperactive way. "Ooh, what is he, does he like parties?"

Neo flinched in response.

"Pinkie Pie, not right now, can't you see he's hurt?” Twilight said, trying to calm down the hyperactive pony. “Be a little compassionate, the poor boy has just been in an accident.”

Neo giggled at the pony's behavior but covered his mouth with his hand.

"Sorry about that, she's very excited.” said Twilight. “Let me introduce you to my friends, this here is Pinkie Pie." Pointing her hoof at the hyperactive pony.

Pinkie Pie said in excitement, "Hi, my name is Pinkie Pie and when you get out, we're gonna have a welcome party just for you." Bouncing up and down as she spoke.

Pinkie Pie was a pink colored pony with a puffy rose magenta mane and she had bluish cyan colored eyes.

"And this is Rainbow Dash." said Twilight, pointing at a colorful pony.

Neo was starstruck by Rainbow Dash's appearance.

She was a Pegasus with wings, her coat was pale cyan, her mane and tail were rainbow colored and her eyes were a strong rose color.

She hovered over Neo and said with a grin, "That's me, I'm the fastest Pegasus in all of Equestria.” Sounding proud of herself and she sounded kind of like a tomboy.

Neo didn't say anything because of her amazing rainbow colors. Rainbow Dash smirked at Neo's priceless face.

Twilight giggled, "Okay that's enough Rainbow Dash, remember he's not from around here and we have a lot to explain to him.” Anyway that's Rarity."

Twilight pointed her hoof to a white unicorn with a indigo and dark violet mane and Azure colored eyes.

Rarity smiled and said, "Hello dear, I want to let you know I had your clothes cleaned, I have them here in my bag and I made that hospital dress you are wearing.” She spoke in an English accent that Neo seemed to like.

Rarity's horn glowed and Neo's clothes floated out of her bag and floated towards Neo.

Neo gasped and flinched as he saw the clothes float magically float towards him.

Rarity placed the clothes on his bed and she made a concerned look on her face.

"Oh my, I wasn't going to hurt you dear, I'm sorry if I frightened you.”

"It's okay, it was just so sudden."

The ponies were silent for a second, then Twilight said, "Okay, let me introduce you to Fluttershy."

Fluttershy was a pale amber yellow Pegasus, she had a pink mane and strong cyan colored eyes.

She had a frightened look on her face, Neo knew what she was thinking. She didn't really trust him and she was very shy (which you can tell from her name).

"H-hello," she whispered.

Neo whispered hi back to her, understanding her shyness.

Twilight looked back and forth at Neo and Fluttershy as if Neo were reading her mind. She shrugged it off, pointed at the last pony and said, "And that's Applejack.”

Applejack was a orange colored pony with a yellow mane and she was wearing a cowboy hat.

"Howdy, nice to meet yah."

"Sweet Stuff told us about you.” said Rainbow Dash. “But we couldn't understand what she was describing.”

"Who?"

"Sweet Stuff, she told us about you."

Neo remembered that when he got here and before he had his accident, he saw 2 ponies playing in the field. One was blue and the other was turquoise and they saw him drive off from the field.

"Oh, is she that blue pony I saw playing in the field yesterday?”

Rainbow Dash nodded and said, "Yeah, that's her."

"She couldn't come with us, but you'll meet her later.” said Twilight.

The ponies began talking to each other about Neo, but Twilight cut them off and said, "Alright girls, settle down."

Neo watched them, he began to feel comforted by them.

“It must be great to have friends.” he thought to himself.

Rainbow Dash hovered over Neo, "So, where did you come from, what's your name?"

The ponies focused their attention to Neo, Neo wasn't sure where to start.

"Well, my name is Neo Anderson, I'm a male and I'm a famous singer, I travel the world, putting on show and concerts. I came from a country called America.”

The ponies were amazed by the information.

Pinkie Pie got excited. "You're a singer, ooh, we would love to hear you sing, I love music. Would you sing for us, oh please, please?"

Twilight cut her off. "Pinkie Pie, this is not a good time for that, he needs time for his wounds to heal.” Twilight turned to Neo, "I'll explain the pony races later, right now we need to find you a place to stay."

Neo didn't think about that.

Twilight thought for a second, "I know, you can stay at my house."

"Are you sure?” Neo said with concern. “I don't want to burden you."

Twilight smiled, "Of course I'm sure. You won't be a burden, I would love to have to stay at my house."

Neo smiled, "Thank you so much."

Twilight gasped, clapped her hooves and said, "I know, let's have a sleepover at my house tonight." sounding like a school girl.

"YAY, LET'S HAVE A PARTY!” Pinkie Pie shouted, bouncing up and down like crazy.

The ponies talked about their sleepover and Neo stayed quiet, not wanting to ruin their moment.

Neo sighed for a minute. “Why are they being so nice to me, I'm a complete stranger.” he said to himself. “I'm practically an alien to them, but they still want to help me, as if they want to be my friends. That would be so wonderful, all of the friends I have are either gone or deceased. I really could use a friend, I've been so alone all these years."

A tear went down Neo's face, Applejack noticed and her face was very close to Neo.

"Are ya alright sugercube, ya seemed spaced out, got somethin' on yer mind?"

Neo gasped when he saw Applejack's face in his view.

"No, it's okay, I'm fine, but thank you for your concern."

She saw that unhappy look on his face. She didn't seem to believe him, but she nodded.

Nurse Redheart came back into the room with a smile on her face. "I have wonderful news. It seems you're well enough to leave, you may leave whenever you're ready."

Neo slowly got out of bed and put his feet on the cold floor. He stood up and was able to keep his balance. The ponies were astonished at how tall he was.

"Wow, it's amazing how you can walk on 2 hooves." Rainbow Dash said with an astonished look.

Twilight facehooved herself. "Rainbow Dash, he's not a pony. They’re not called hooves for him, they are called.... uh.... oh what are they....... Neo what are they called?” asking sheepishly.

“They're called feet."

"Feet, that's right." Twilight giggled.

The ponies laughed but Neo didn't know why.

Neo was about to take off his hospital dress, but then he remembered that the room was full of girls. His face turned lobster red.

"Uhh, can you girls please leave for a second so I can change my clothes?" He asked nervously.

The ponies look confused by his question.

“You want us to leave?" Twilight asked.

"Just for a second."

"But why?"

"You know, you're girls and I'm a boy."

Rarity quietly gasped, "Come on girls, let's give Neo some privacy. Come out whenever you're ready darling."

"Thank you Rarity."

Pinkie Pie bounced out of the room, humming cheerfully to herself while the others just trotted out of the room.

Neo sighed with relief when they were out of the room.

He took off his hospital dress and started putting on his clothes. He put on a black shirt that said, "I love horror movies.” with a heart that had a knife lodged into it with blood dripping from it. He put on a pair of black shorts and black tennis shoes. He wore a lot of black since he was into Gothic style.

After Neo was dressed, he peeked out of the door and saw that the ponies were waiting right outside the door for him. At first he was nervous to go outside. He was just as shy as Fluttershy, so he waited a second.

Neo looked at the mirror and saw his bruises and cuts, he was surprised by how he looked. Then he accidentally knocked over a glass that was sitting on the table. The glass fell on the floor and shattered loudly.

"Shit.”

The ponies outside heard the noise. Rarity gently knocked on the door and said, "Neo darling, are you alright in there?"

"I'm okay, I just knocked over a glass."

"Oh dear, are you okay, can we come in?"

"Yeah, you girls can come in, I'm dressed now."

The ponies walked in and saw Neo on the floor picking up the broken glass.

Rarity gasped "Neo are you alright? Don’t pick those up, you’ll cut yourself. Let me clean that up for you dear."

Rarity bent down to the floor and used her magic to pick up the broken glass.

Pinkie Pie went up to Neo, "Hi Neo, nice clothes you have there." smiling cheerfully at Neo.

"Thank you.” He responded, surprised that she liked what he was wearing.

"Sorry folks, I gotta get back to work, see ya'll later." said Applejack.

“I must be going too.” said Fluttershy.” I have to feed the animals. Goodbye.”

After Rarity finished cleaning up the broken glass, she said, "Goodness, I'm late for work, I must be on my way as well. But I would like to see you again for your future clothes Neo. Goodbye darling,"

As Rarity left, Rainbow Dash hovered over Neo. "You'd better not do anything funny with Twilight mister or I'll take you down in 5 seconds flat.” and with that, she zoomed off like a rocket,

Pinkie Pie gasped. "Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh, I'm got so much to do, gotta bake cakes, gotta bake cupcakes, gotta make milkshakes, bye bye Neo, see you later.” she winked flirtatiously at Neo and goodness knows how she ran off.

Neo walked out in the walkway and stood still for a second. He stood silently with Twilight by his side, he seemed worried about what was to happen.

"Don't worry Neo.” Twilight said with a warm smile. “Everything will be alright, you're gonna love it here. Come with me, I'll show you around Ponyville."

Neo walked with Twilight down the hallway, but he wanted to see Nurse Redheart for a second.

He went up to the nurse and said, "Nurse, I just wanted to thank you everything you've done for me, especially since I'm new here.”

Nurse Redheart giggled sweetly. “You're very welcome dear. I'll always be here for you if you get sick or injured. You were a pleasure to take care of, you take care of yourself now."

He waved goodbye to the nurse and he walked with Twilight out of the hospital.

And so Twilight took Neo around Ponyville, showing him the sites and meeting more ponies of the town.

Some of the ponies stared at him. Some ponies welcomed him with open arms and some didn't care. Some ponies asked him questions and he did his best to answer them.

He didn't like the ponies staring at him, they were staring at him like he was some kind of freak.

As the sun was going down, Twilight said, "Oh my, it's getting late, we'd better get to my house."

As Twilight got him out of the crowd of ponies, 2 familiar ponies came to Neo and said hello to him.

Neo recognized them, they were the 2 ponies he saw playing in the field when he first came here.

The blue pony introduced herself, her name was Sweet Stuff and the other pony's name was Fizzy. Neo said it was nice to meet them.

Sweet Stuff and Fizzy always liked meeting new ponies. Twilight said they had to be going, but they wanted to see Neo again some time. So Twilight and Neo said goodbye to Sweet Stuff and Fizzy and they went to her house.

When they got to her house, Neo said with a confused look on his face, "You live in a tree house?"

Twilight chuckled "It may look like that from the outside, but inside, it's the local library and me and Spike's home."

She went up to the door, opened it and gestured her hoof at the door.

"After you sweetie."

Neo went in and it was dark inside the house, he couldn't see anything. Neo looked around and said, "Where the hell are the lights?”

Suddenly, Twilight came in and shouted, "NOW!"

Then the lights came on and Neo was greeted by a huge, "SURPRISE!"

Neo flinched and saw over 20 ponies in the room including, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity and Rainbow Dash. He looked around in amazement, he just couldn't believe they threw a welcome party just for him.

Pinkie Pie went up to Neo with a huge grin on her face and she said, "Hi Neo, I made this party just for you."

“But why?"

Pinkie Pie made a face like he was asking a stupid question. "This is a welcome party silly.”

He noticed all the ponies smiling warmly at him. For once in 10 years, he actually felt happy.

A tear went down Neo's face along with some other tears, the ponies were concerned about him.

"Neo, are you okay, why are you crying?" Pinkie Pie asked with concern.

Neo wiped his tears. "Nothing, my eyes are burning.” then he smiled. "Thank you so much girls, this is the best party anybody has ever given me in 10 years."

Neo and the ponies partied for a hour and he had a wonderful time. He was greeted warmly by the ponies, had some good food and drinks and played some fun games with the ponies.

He realized that the reason the ponies left the hospital in such a hurry was not only to get back to work but to also get ready for the party. Twilight knew about it the whole time and showed him around the Ponyville to give them time to prepare for the party.

About and hour later, everypony left except for Spike, Neo and the mane 6.

"All right everypony, let's get to sleep." Twilight said to her friends.

"But what about this big mess?" asked Neo.

She flopped her ears down and laughed in an embarrassed way and said, "Oh yeah."

"Don't worry, I'll clean it up." Spike said with a smile.

Neo went over to Spike. "You're Spike right?"

"Yes, that's me, you're Neo Anderson."

“So you remember."

The girls giggled at them, it seemed like they were friends already.

Neo volunteered to help Spike clean up. At first Spike refused and said he could do it himself, but Neo said that the quicker they clean up, the faster they can get to bed. Then Spike accepted Neo's help.

Neo told the girls they could go ahead and get some sleep and Twilight told them not to stay up too long.

The girls went to bed as Neo and Spike cleaned up the mess from the party. As they cleaned up, Neo has an idea.

Neo took a peek into the room the girls were in and saw them sitting in a circle on the floor like most girls do.

Neo and Spike brought some drinks to the girls.

"Oh Neo, Spike, you brought us refreshments, thank you so much." Twilight said with a smile.

“No problem, good night girls." said Neo

"You’re welcome your majesty." said Spike in a sarcastic tone.

"I-what?"

Neo and Spike laughed at what Spike just said. Then Neo and Spike got into a bed.

Neo pulled the covers over him while Spike sat on the end of the bed, leaving the girls looking at each other. They giggled at each other.

Twilight covered her mouth with her hoof. "Those silly two." giggling sweetly.

It was midnight and everypony was fast asleep except for Neo. He couldn't sleep, he had a lot on his mind. He patted his forehead and stared at the sleeping ponies and Spike next to him, he needed some fresh air.

Neo quietly crept out of bed without making a sound. He slipped on a pair of shoes and he crept down the stairs. He quietly opened the door and exited the house without making a sound.

Neo breathed some fresh air and it felt really good. The air was so fresh, it was nothing like the air on Earth.

He looked up at the night sky and saw a sky full of stars and half of a moon. He liked it a lot better than Las Vegas or anywhere else he had traveled over the 10 years. Most cities he visited were noisy but it was quiet and peaceful here in Ponyville.

Neo wouldn't mind living here for the rest of his life, that would be a dream come true for him. He knew he would have a happy life here in Equestria.

Neo walked to town and came to the town square. There weren't any ponies around, they were all at home asleep. So it was quiet and peaceful.

He sat down on the steps of the town hall and took a box of cigarettes out of his pocket. He lit a cigarette and smoked as he sat on the steps.

As he smoked, he heard something coming to him. He looked and saw it was Twilight. She had a concerned look on her face as she walked up to Neo.

"Neo, why are you out this late, what's wrong?"

"I just needed some air.”

Twilight saw smoke coming from Neo's mouth, she gasped and said, "Neo, are you breathing fire?”

Neo laughed. "No, I'm just smoking a cigarette.”

Twilight noticed the cigarette he had in his hand.

"What's a cigarette?"

"They're drugs filled with tobacco. A lot of humans smoke these, usually for comfort."

Twilight got curious. "Can I have one?"

"No, you'd better not."

"Why not,"

“Because these are bad for you, they're bad for me too."

Twilight got concerned. "Well, if they're bad for you, why do you smoke them?"

"Because they relax me, and once you start smoking these, you get addicted. You just can't stop smoking them, I've always wanted to quit, but I just can't."

"Why not?"

"Because these are all I have for comfort. I've been smoking these for 3 years and I can't stop, and I smoke them because I'm so lonely and they make me feel better.”

Twilight sighed. "I'm sorry about that, but don't worry, I'm here for you and I'll help you quit smoking these. That’s what friends do."

Neo looked into Twilight's eyes. "Friends, are we friends? I haven't had any friends in 10 years."

Twilight's eyes widened. "What, how come?"

"I don't know. I use to have lots of friends, but that was a long time ago. I has some friends that lived with me, they were wonderful. But one day we got separated, and since then, I've been searching for them as I travel, hoping that one day, I will reunite with them. I had some other friends, but most of them are all deceased."

Twilight felt really sad about that and she apologized for his suffering.

"Oh Twilight, I'm been so lonely for the past 10 years, and all I ever wanted was a friend to hang out with.”

Neo started to cry a little. "I'm so lonely."

Twilight had the deepest compassion for Neo. She had been learning about friendship in Ponyville under the teaching of Princess Celestia, and she knows just how important friendship really is.

Neo cried some more, Twilight put a hoof on Neo's shoulder and said, "Oh Neo, don't cry, you have lots of friends now. You have me, and Spike, and Rarity, and Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, and Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. As long as we are your friends, you won't be alone. We’re all here for you, and I will always be here for you."

Neo looked at Twilight with tears in his eyes. She was right, he had friends now. They didn't even know who or what he was but they quickly accepted him as a friend and treated him equally. He felt like Ponyville was where he belonged.

He stopped crying and hugged Twilight.

"Oh Thank you Twilight, thank you so much, you're wonderful.”

Neo and Twilight hugged each other for a few minutes, seeing just how wonderful friendship can be.

End of chapter 3, chapter 4 coming soon.