As we, me and three of the four princesses that is, walked down the halls of the castle, I looked them over a bit. Just as I thought, Celestia had some trunk back there. But that wasn't the thing that had grabbed my attention. No, that would be their tails. You read that right, tails. Each one identical to their owner's hair. This explained why it seemed like their hair was so long, because it wasn't. They just had tails.

To me it didn't make much sense, but due to the amount of shit I've seen from cartoons and movies that had the topic of alien civilizations in it, I didn't think too much about it. It's not like they had tentacles or eye antennae or something like that. Heck, tails, wings, and horns are practically tame compared to that shit. As I was lost in thought, I failed to realize the others had stopped. This led to me bumping into Cadence. She stumbled forwards, then turned her head to give me a questioning glance. Seeing this, I smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, I was thinking about your tails." I explain, causing them to blush a bit. Twilight's and Cadence's tail swished a bit though. I didn't get why they were acting this way though. "Something wrong?" I ask the pink princess.

"N- no. I forgot you don't know what that means. If you look at a mare's tail, they'll take it that you are… interested in them. Or, in a different scenario, you're thinking about your mare friend in a sexual way." Yeah, that's quite a bit of culture shock. I could feel my face heating up as I quickly raised my arms and shook my hands.

"Nonononono! No, I was just, uh, humans don't have tails, so I found it kinda fascinating that y'all did. I just thought your hair was really long, which it still is to my standards, but to see y'all had tails kinda, you know, surprised me." Cadence's blush goes away a bit and she nods.

"Okay, I understand. Though, I do wonder why we stopped." Cadence says, turning to Celestia who had been staring at us.

"I had forgotten that we needed to get clothes for Dylan, so I was taking us on a detour to the palace's sewing room." Celestia explained. I nod in agreement with pursed lips.

"Yeah, I don't know how long I can wear just these. Need some variety, you know?" Celestia nods. "And I guess we can talk about my anatomy while we're there. I imagine that I will need to take my clothes off to have accurate measurements, huh?"

To this, Twilight nodded. "Yeah, that's what my friend Rarity always says. She's a fashionista who owns three boutiques, one being right here in Canterlot." I nod in respect and from being impressed.

"Nice. I know a bit about sewing from a misconception in middle school. See, while we were picking our extra classes, there was one called 'Project Runway'. At the time, I thought it was about aeroplanes or something. First class, I find it's actually about clothes and stuff. I ended up liking the class, and have walked away with the basic knowledge of how to use a sewing machine and patching holes in my clothes." I say and lift the side of my shirt. Twilight looks close and sees the misformation of the fabric.

"See? Not my best work but, eh, if it works, it works." Twilight nods at that.

"I think Rarity would find that story pretty funny. It's quite rare to see a stallion take an interest in sewing." I shrug at that.

"I blame gender norms for that." I say pointedly. "Honestly, I don't know why everyone is like that. If you enjoy something, so what? What does it matter what it is? If a guy likes sewing, he likes sewing. If a girl likes sports, she likes sports." I shake my head at this. "It just doesn't make sense to me, to be honest. Same thing goes for same sex couples. If a guy likes a guy, or a girl likes a girl, I'm not gonna complain. Love who you want to love, no matter who they are… well, as long as their not underage, cause that's just pedophilia, and I do not accept that shit."

The three were now looking at me a bit surprised. "That is… quite an open mind you have." Celestia says, shock clear in her voice.

"Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm not into guys. But I ain't gonna berate a guy that is. I'd just tell him, 'hey, I don't swing like that'." I say in a 'matter of fact' way. Celestia giggled, before nodding.

"That's very kind of you. You're quite the open minded individual, aren't you?" I shrug.

"For the most part, yeah." After that, we soon reached our new destination. Opening the door, Celestia held it open for us to walk through. When I finally crossed the threshold into the place I like to call 'the sweatshop', I saw a group of ponies that had stopped working on their various projects. All turned and bowed to the three princesses.

"Good morning my little ponies. I have a special request for you all. My friend here currently only has one set of clothes. Please make it your top priority to have a full wardrobe made for him. We will be coming by after dinner to see the designs you have made." Celestia said, bringing me forwards. I give them a small wave, a bit sheepish from being the center of attention. They smile back and bow, something I was not expecting. One of them steps forwards, a smile on her face.

"Good morning, I'm Platinum Needle. It is a pleasure to meet you. If you'll come this way, we shall take your measurements and ask you a few questions." The female unicorn pony said. She had a platinum colored mane and tail, with a more gray coat of fur. She wore a dark blue T-shirt with shorts that matched her coat color making it look like she was bottomless. I nod to the unicorn and with a crowd of whispering and muttering seamstresses, I'm taken to a back room.

The three princesses watch as Dylan is taken into another room, and after a thought, Twilight goes after them. Seems like she was going to take this time to take her own measurements and ask some questions. This left the princesses of the Sun and of Love to talk to each other. "So, last night you said he had some affection towards us. Can you tell me what kind?" Celestia said, trying to make small talk while they waited.

"Well it certainly wasn't familial affection. Though what I find odd is that, from Twilight to you, he had the greatest amount for you. Maybe he has a preference of some sort when it comes to finding a special some… human?" Cadence looked up to her aunt, her head cocked in the 'I don't know' position. Celestia thought about it but shrugged, having as much of a guess as Cadence. Cadence shrugged the question off, and continued. "If that is the case though, then maybe there is something about you that he likes."

Cadence went over the comparison between Celestia and Twilight, and all that she found was the size difference. But Twilight and him were roughly the same height, wouldn't he have liked that? Or maybe he likes his mates to be bigger than himself? That gave Cadence some pause and she decided to voice this thought. Celestia blinked upon hearing that thought, and found herself blushing a little. Ponies liked her for her body, yes, but when they wrote her letters of love or claimed their love for the solar goddess in court and other such things, they focused on all of her attributes except her immense height.

So for Dylan to be the first, well, it would certainly be surprising if that were the case. 'Maybe, just maybe…' Celestia thought, a small smile coming to her face. She imagined herself cuddling the human, having himself tucked into her arms as she spooned him. All her past lovers always liked to be the 'big' spoon. But it is kinda hard to be that when your significant other is almost twice your height. She heard a gasp and a giddy squeal come from Cadence.

"Oh Maker above, are you actually developing a crush on Dylan?!" Cadence squealed in joy. For as long as Cadence knew, Celestia nor Luna ever had a significant other. So for her aunt to show even the slightest hint of attraction towards the alien stallion, well, it was simply an opportunity she couldn't pass up. Celestia blushed at the accusation, a shocked look on her face. Before she could rebuke her niece's claims however, the door to the other room opened to show a blushing Dylan.

However he was immediately followed by an excitedly curious Twilight. "Twilight, I am not going to talk to you about… that, okay? I understand you want to know everything, but I'd rather a medical professional do… that, than some self proclaimed scientist. Speaking of which, why the hell are you even trying to be like one? Aren't you a princess already or something?" Dylan asked incredulously, turning to face Twilight.

Dylan watched as Twilight stuttered for a response, only able to perform sections of a single word before cutting herself off. "I- Well- It- Uh- You-" It went on like that for a while. "Look, if you want to ask your medical professionals about the details of my junk, be my guest, but I will only allow a medical professional to even get near my nads." Dylan says whilst pointing at where my dick was underneath my clothes. Twilight huffed, but nodded.

"Okay, fine. We'll have an exam set up tomorrow." Twilight said, exasperated with a blush on her face. Dylan gives a firm nod and turns to see Celestia and Cadence looking at him and Twilight in flustered confusion.

"Don't ask, just… don't." Dylan said while raising a hand and shaking his head.

"Um… Ooooh-kay? Since you are done here, let us get my study so we may talk privately." Celestia said, very confused. She had a bit of an idea of what had happened, and knew she would need to talk to Twilight about boundaries… as well as her job. Dylan did have a point, Twilight was a princess first and foremost, not a researcher or scientist… even if that's what Twilight would have become if not for Celestia intervention that is.

Entering the solar princess's study, I was shocked at the interior. The room was massive, enough to fit a whole house inside. Though, given how big Celestia was, the upsizing of the room was kinda understandable. The room was circular for the most part. The only exception being the entrance and the large fireplace in the back. On each side of me the walls had many bookshelves. A quick glance showed me that we did not share the same written language though, so I had no idea what the books were about.

The desk in front of the fireplace was sized to fit Celestia's frame, with an equally big chair behind it. The wood work on the legs and edges of the desk were immaculate. Effigies of ponies, flowers, and the sun had been carved into the wood. The wood floor was covered in a large area rug that was in the shape of, you guessed it, the sun. Now that I thought about it, there was a lot of sun imagery when it came to stuff about Celestia.

"Damn, pretty snazzy." I said with a low whistle.

"Your kind certainly has come up with a lot of slang words, haven't they?" Celestia asks with a raised eyebrow. I shrug in response.

"Kinda, some of the words I use are just made up. But then again, aren't all words made up?" Celestia was going to respond then paused, and after some thought soon found that I was right.

"That… is a very interesting perspective. A true one, but interesting nonetheless." Celestia said, looking at me with a raised eyebrow.

"I walk a mile to work everyday, alone, so I have a lot of time to think. Sometimes my thoughts go into the philosophical." Celestia nodded at that.

"Ah, I see. Well, let's get comfortable, shall we?" Celestia asks as she sits behind her desk, gesturing for the three of us to sit in chairs that had suddenly appeared in a flash of magic.

"Never going to get used to Teleportation." I mumble as I sit down in the chair. I take a small notice of the fact that the bottom part of the back of the chair is open to allow tails to be put through them. Cadence giggled, having heard me.

"Maybe you will in time." She teases. I roll my eyes at her.

"Be that as it may, let us begin." Celestia said as she took a piece of parchment from a drawer, opened the inkwell that was on her desk, and got a quill from another drawer. "First thing's first, what do you need to eat?" Celestia asks.

"Well, if I remember correctly, humans are omni… somethings? Uh, what was the word again? Omnibus, Omniverse, Omni…" I trail off, not remembering the word.

"Omnivore?" Twilight asks, a bit scared. I snap my fingers and point at her.

"Yes, that. Humans are omnivores, so we need meat or something with protein in it to survive… I think." I turn back to Celestia while putting my hand on my small tuft of chin hair, scratching it. "I know there are vegans who only eat plant foods, so I imagine they eat substitutes or stuff of the like. But yeah, most humans eat meat for the high protein count it has. We can't eat it raw, though I think some types of fish, if prepared right, can be eaten raw. Don't exactly know which though." I say with a shoulder shrug.

"We can also drink milk, water, stuff like that. Hmm, I know there are certain plants we can't eat. Just not which ones exactly." The ponies nodded to this. "Uh, anything else, anything else, uh, hmm, I think fruit falls under veggies. Uh, Oh! Grains, we need grains. Pasta, bread, stuff like that, you know?" Celestia and Cadence nodded, while Twilight didn't look at all impressed.

"You're quite vague, you know." Twilight stated, not happy with the lack of more precise information.

"Well sorry I'm not a walking encyclopedia." I said, a bit annoyed. "Normally I can look this stuff up on my phone, but without access to the internet, I can't look up jack squat. And before you ask, no, I have no idea where that saying comes from." I say, sensing the impending question. Twilight just looked at me deadpanned.

"I guess that also goes for about half the stuff you say?" Twilight asks.

"Roughly. Though some of it I just make up on the spot. For example, sometimes I say Mam-ma-jamits, when something goes wrong. Why and how did I create such a word? I was like, 10." I say with a shrug. "Wasn't exactly allowed to use words like 'Damnit' or 'Shit'." I explain casually.

"Speaking of which, how old are you?" Cadence asks, quite curious.

"I will only answer that if y'all answer the same question." I say with a shit eating grin.

"I'm roughly 2000 years old. I lost track of my age a few hundred years ago." Celestia explains. I blink at this.

"Huh… So you're, like, immortal or something? Can't die by aging but can die by normal means? Or are you just long lived like Asgardians? And no, you are not supposed to know what those are." Now it was Celestia's turn to blink in shock. She had certainly not expected such a response. Most had taken her age at face value but here I was, questioning it.

"I… don't really know. Me and my sister had ascended into becoming an Alicorn. As far as we know there haven't been any others before us. While in the early years after our ascension, there were a number of attempts made on my life, the security we had stopped each one. We have fought in wars, but never suffered a wound that could be considered fatal. But, until proven otherwise, I think we are immortal, but can still be killed by normal means." Celestia said, thinking hard.

"Huh, that makes a certain amount of sense I suppose." I then turn to Cadence expectantly.

"I'm still in my early thirties, and Twilight is in her early twenties. Wouldn't want to let you know everything after all~" Cadence said with a teasing wink.

"Hehe, touchè. Well I'm 20, going to turn 21 in a half a year." They all looked shocked at this.

"You're 20 years old?" Twilight asked, not believing my words.

"20 and a half, but yeah." I become a bit sobered as I lean forwards, looking at my lap. " 'Was all ready and prepped to head to college. Now… now I'm stuck here. Nothing but the clothes on my back." I then give a sad chuckle. "God, sounds like those stories from before World War 1. Traveling to a 'new world' with absolutely nothing. But with a fantasy twist to it." I lean back, looking at the ceiling. "But to everyone back home, I just… disappeared. I left nothing for anyone to remember me. I wonder how they're doing…" I trail off, thinking.

"If they still think you're missing, then I think they'll be doing everything in their power to find you." Celestia says softly, her eyes radiating kindness and concern. I give her a soft, though sad, smile in return.

"Yeah, probably." The room goes quiet after that, none of us really knowing what to say next. Sensing the awkward atmosphere, I decide to change the topic. "Uh, how about we move to sociatal norms?" I ask, and with a bit of hesitantance, they agree. Relieved to be off the topic, I look to Cadence first.

"So, uh, any idea on where to start us off?" Twilight looks a bit offended that I didn't ask her so I make it quick to clarify. "No offense, but you seem like a bit of a shut in, and I don't ask Celestia because she's been a princess for over 1000 years, and that alone is cause for some type of worship. So I'm willing to bet ponies don't act as casual around her as she would probably like them. This leaves Cadence, the wildcard cause I seriously haven't heard almost anything about you."

Judging from Twilight's offended yet resigned look, and Celestia's wince, I was right on the money. "You're quite observant, aren't you?" Cadence says with a giggle. I shrug in response.

"Hey, two plus two equals four. I'm just making connections where I see 'em. I might be as thick as they come in certain aspects, but I can still see the obvious when it's presented right in front of me." Cadence chuckles at that.

"Right, well I think the first thing we should talk about is body language. Ponies are very expressive, from our ears to our tails." Cadence said, and I could see her tail move back and forth behind her. "I think it's important that you should be able to read our expressions, and us yours." I nod at this.

"Makes sense to me. Should we start with ears first?" Cadence nods. She then pointed at her aunt, and we began a sort of game. Cadence would make an emotion behind me, and Celestia would copy it using only her ears. I would then guess what that emotion was. Sad, alert, and annoyed were easy, but emotions like anger were a bit harder to read. Sadness was their ears lying flat on their skulls, while angry was similar, though they were angled to be a bit behind their heads.

However I was quick to figure out it was actually quite similar to dogs and how they emote. While it would take me some time to learn everything about their ears, I got the gist of it. I told them that we could skip the face, seeing as humans had small facial features so their larger ones made reading facial expressions quite easy. So we went right to the tail. This actually was more like a cat than a dog, but still had some dog aspects. Happy was a wagging motion, sad or scared was having it tucked against their legs, and mad or agitated was short flicks.

It was actually kinda cute seeing Celestia's tail wag if I'm being honest. After a few more minutes of practice, we decided to stop and talk about something else. "So what about you Dylan? What are emotional cues humans have?" Twilight asks.

I have to stop and think about that one. "I don't know about most humans, but I do have a few tells." I then look straight at Twilight. I sharpen my gaze and tense my arms. Twilight looks me up and down in concentration.

"You're… mad?" She asks more than states. I nod, letting the tension go.

"Like Cadence said, our facial features are quite similar, so the only real tells we have are our posture and arms. Tense muscles mean anger or fear, slumped shoulders for sadness, stuff like that." Twilight nods, writing what I said down.

"So other than not having a tail or movable ears, we're practically the same when it comes to showing our emotions? This is very intriguing. I wonder what else humans and ponies have in common."

"Well if that's it for now about body language, what about social norms? I don't want to accidentally insult someone while I talk to them." I say, rubbing the back of my head.

"Yes, nor do you want to accidentally ask a mare on a date." Cadence says with a smirk. I blush at that thought.

"Yes, definitely not that either."

"I guessed that, so I think the first one we should talk about is gender roles." Cadence continues. "How is it back in your world Dylan?"

"Well, that depends on where in the world, but mostly everyone is equal where I'm from. Though, it wasn't always like that. But I'll table that for later. However, there were some aspects where guys were expected to do certain things. For example, it's usually the guy who tries to ask out a girl. There are also jobs. Construction, for example, is a job you wouldn't expect a woman to go for. They can but it's just not expected and I can tell you this, they would be heckled and cat called constantly." The princesses nod at this, seeing my logic.

"I see, then I think it is safe to say that it is the exact opposite case here." Celestia says, and my eyes widen at that. But, after a moment of thought, I realize that that's not the most bizarre thing.

"Huh, interesting. Kinda reminds me of a movie back where I'm from. I'll tell you more about it later. It will take some getting used to, being in a female dominant country that is, I can tell ya that much." I said, adjusting my hat. From there we talked about various topics that revolve around social norms. Day to day conversation. How some stores have solid prices and others bargain and haggle. Even going to the more… romantic side of things. Speaking of which. "Hold up, wait a minute, back it up, say that again." I say pointing to Cadence.

"We ponies are polyamorous?" Cadence asked, confused. I sat there stunned, looking at her with wide eyes. After about a full minute of process I finally react.

"Man this place is fuckin' wild" I shake my head in exasperation, taking my hat off and running a hand through my hair. "I can understand the reasoning enough, I've gathered enough context clues to figure out that y'all outnumber your males by a significant amount. Therefore having one male with several females does make up for the lack of males. I think it's the same with wolves and lions back home. Not exactly a hundred percent sure. But actually having it as a societal norm is still quite bizarre to me."

"Then that means your race is more monogamous?" Celestia deduced, which I soon confirmed with a nod. "Hmm, then I suppose it will take some time for you to be comfortable with our dating practices. But that's nowhere here, that will come with time. Speaking of time, I do believe it is time for lunch." Celestia said as she stood from her seat. She was soon joined by the rest of us.

"Sweet, I startin' ta get hungry." I said with a grin. We made our way out of the study, and back to the dining room we were in this morning. During the walk, I decided to talk with Celestia. "Hey Celestia, what's for lunch anyway?" I asked the tall mare.

"I don't know, what were you thinking of having Dylan?" I hummed while pursuing my lips. I thought about it for a bit before deciding.

"I was thinking of having a grilled cheese and some ramen soup. What about you?" Celestia hummed, thinking.

"You know what, I think I'll have the same. Though, I must ask, what's Ra-Men?" The way she said the word made me chuckle.

"It's a Japanese type of noodle soup I think. I think I have some in my backpack." I say, pulling it off my shoulders and holding it in front of me. I look around and in the very front, I find a single pack of Maruchan chicken flavored ramen. I give the pack to Celestia as I zip up my backpack and put it back on my shoulders.

"Hmm, looks quite interesting." Celestia says, looking over the plastic wrapping. "And this material is quite strange. What is it?"

"It's plastic. We make it out of a byproduct of refined oil. You'd be amazed by all of its uses." Celestia gave a hum of thought as she looked over the wrapping once more, rubbing her hands over the plastic.

"It feels quite smooth, yet, it is very… crinkly." Celestia says, a bit confused.

"That's plastic for you. Though on the opposite side is hard plastic." I reach into my pocket and pull out my phone. I pry the hard plastic protective casing off, and hand it to Celestia. Her eyes widened at the severe difference.

"Incredible. And your kind has mass produced such a material?" Celestia asks, to which I nod.

"Keep in mind though that in either way, it is incredibly fragile. Plastic like that," I point to the ramen package, "is easily tearable. While hard plastic, when bent to a certain point, snaps and breaks. Though that also depends on the thickness of the plastic and how it is made. Plastic is a very versatile material. However, it melts fairly easily, and it lasts for a very long time. Like, it doesn't decompose for decades, maybe even a whole century or two. So trying to throw it away isn't really a good idea." Celestia nods in agreement and understanding. Soon we come up on the dining room, but instead of stopping there we go into the connecting kitchen.

The chefs inside are understandably a bit shocked to see not only me but the 3 princesses as well. Celestia steps forwards, then begins to speak. "Good afternoon my little ponies. We feel like making our own lunch today. So you are dismissed until dinner." The chefs were a bit unsure, but bowed to their princess, and with a bit of magic on their part, left us a completely clean kitchen.

"Huh, looks like I'm making lunch." I said, taking the ramen package back from Celestia. After searching for a bit I set out a skillet, a small pot, a butter knife, some bread, and a good number of sliced cheese. I also was able to gather some cinnamon, paprika, and garlic powder.

"Garlic Powder?" Cadence, who was watching me along with the other two, questioned.

"Yeah, I mix it with the ramen. Really helps bring out the chicken flavoring." I respond as I fill the pot with water. I set it on the stove and turn it up high. "Alright, while this does it's thing, I want to know more about y'all. Feel like I've been telling y'all everything about me but I barely know anything about any of you." I say, not looking back at them as I check the grilled cheeses.

"Hmm, alright. What did you want to know?" Celestia asks. I shrug and answer back.

"Whatever comes to mind. Tell a story about your life, something you like, whatever. Just something for me to listen to."

"Very well. Though, I don't think my life has been that exciting recently. What about you Twilight?" Celestia deflects.

"Oh, uh, well not that long ago me and my friends, along with my assistant, had to travel way out of Equestria."

"Oh cool. See anything interesting?" I asked with a bit of excitement while I stirred the ramen, breaking up the noodles.

"We did, actually. We went to Mount Aris, home of the Hippogriffs. While it wasn't in the best shape at the time, it was still quite interesting to see."

"Sweet. Sucks you didn't see it at its best, but you know, stuff happens. Anyway, what exactly is a Hippogriff? I mean, I know about Griffons back in my world, but I've never heard of a Hippogriff." I could tell they were a bit shocked by my answer, cause there was a few seconds of silence.

"A Hippogriff is sort of a mixture between a pony and a griffon, without the lion part that is." Celestia responded while I added some butter into the ramen, and flipped the grilled cheeses.

"Ah, I get ya. A crossbreed. Not exactly a minority, since it is classified as their own species and has their own territory from the sounds of it." I could almost imagine the fish look Twilight was giving me. "Hey, I might not be smart in the science sense, but I'm actually well versed in mythological animals… though I guess they aren't mythological here. You know, it's actually quite strange. Y'all call yourselves unicorns, pegasus… es? Pegasus's? What's the plural for pegasus?"

"Pegasi." Cadence supplies.

"Yeah, right, that, and you just said you have griffons and I do think there are hippogriffs from somewhere, whether from ancient myth or pop culture, in my world. It's weird that stuff in my world, magic, creatures of mythos, and such, is real here, yet not in my world. Makes me wonder that, at some point in time, my world did have all that. Yet, because of how we are, we hunted all of that down to extinction. Yet I don't think that's possible either. There'd be some record, or at the very least a fossil or remains of something mythical if we did hunt it down at some point in history." When I stop talking I realize I went on a bit of a rant, that and the food had finished cooking.

I rub the back of my head, a blush on my cheeks from the embarrassment that I was thankful they couldn't see. "Hehe, sorry. Mouth ran away from me. Uh, back to your story Twilight?" I ask the youngest Alicorn. She blinked, her mind having been running a hundred miles a minute as she mentally noted my words.

"Oh, yes, right, well in Mount Aris we found an entrance to an underwater part of the hippogriff city, where all the hippogriffs had moved after using their magic to transform into sea-ponies." I stop looking for plates and bowls to blink in shock at that.

"Wow, that's fuckin' wild. So wait, if they all moved there, then that means the surface was abandoned, why?"

"The same reason we were going there in the first place. You see, a tyrant that goes by the name Storm King attacked Canterlot, taking it and Equestria over. Celestia sent me and my friends to go find the hippogriffs, hoping they would help us."

"Shit, that doesn't sound good. Though we've had our fair share of tyrants though. Most 'ave ended up with them either being captured or killed. Hitler, worst guy in history, committed suicide to avoid being caught. He knew that if he was, he would be tortured, and rightfully so. Bastard was trying to commit genocide. If you don't know what that is, it's the extermination of a group of people or species." I say back, having found the plates and bowls while Celestia retrieved the silverware.

"Oh Maker, that sounds horrendous. We've had some try many things, but never genocide… except maybe Chrysalis." Cadence spat out that name with much venom.

"Chrysalis? What do you have against a shell that a bug makes for their metamorphosis?" I could tell I stumped them with that.

"You know, I've never thought about that, her name is related to what Dylan just explained. Same goes for King Thorax. Wait, are Changeling names based on bug parts and processes? I'll have to ask him next time I see him." Twilight thought out loud.

"Wait, y'all have Changelings?! Fucking hell, this world's more like Supernatural than I thought." I curse, though I was pretty sure they weren't talking about the same ones I'm thinking of.

"You know what a Changeling is?!" Twilight asked, surprised.

"Yeah, creepy little shits. I wonder what other similarities this world has to Supernatural." I then grimace. "I really hope y'all don't have vengeful spirits or demons, cause I am not about to die to one of those. Then again, I could take what I've learned from Sam and Dean and fight back. Now that would be cool. Don't know if I'd survive it, cause the hunter life is very tough." I shrug a bit after I get done pouring some of the ramen into each bowl.

"I think we might be talking about two different things. Do you mind explaining your version of a Changeling?" Celestia asks quizzically.

"They're kinda like shape shifting parasites that feed off of a parent's life force. A queen changeling makes drones that shapeshift into a kid, the queen swaps the drone with the child the drone shapeshifted into, and the drone then drains the…" I trail off, trying to remember the word as I set the grilled cheeses on plates. "Uh, something fluid of the parent till death, bringing the liquid back to the queen. Like a parasitic ant colony. They can't be seen normally, only by reflection can you see what a changeling actually looks like. They have empty eye sockets with gray skin, and their mouth is similar to a leach, but with many more teeth. The only way to kill 'em all is to kill the queen with fire. They have super strength, agility, teleportation to a degree, and invulnerability, burning the little shits is the only way to kill them."

"That, that, that's horrifying?!" Cadence stuttered out, looking like she had seen someone kill a kitten.

"Yep, that's why Supernatural was such a hit horror show. Two brothers going after the, well, 'supernatural' to protect people from it. It's not real, and I don't think it would be a good thing if it did. But this is an entirely new world, so if some of the things in the show did exist here, I wouldn't be that surprised." I say, the food now ready for everyone. Together we take our respective plates and bowls to the dining room. However the whole time they were silent. Once we had sat down, they spoke up.

"Dylan, are you alright? You seem… a bit erratic." Cadence questioned.

"Yes actually, I'm quite excited to learn as much as I can about this world. I am an alien in a world of magic. You have to admit, it sounds pretty exciting. As for my erratic behavior, just another small hitch my autism has inflicted me with. I can never simply just sit still and do nothing, unless I am trying to sleep. Without something to occupy my mind, it tends to roam. And trust me when I say, it goes to weird places when it roams."

They are a bit shocked, understandably, by my quick explanation. "That's why I usually either listen to music or have a fidget toy for one of my hands to mess with. But all this is vastly more interesting, so until the novelty wears off, I'm gonna be like this for a while… probably. Again, weird brain chemistry."

"I… see. Your mind is hyperactive and doesn't like doing nothing, yes?" Celestia summed up.

"In a nutshell, yeah." I confirm.

"Hmm, well let's not let this food get cold, we can continue to talk later." Celestia said, getting a bit of ramen on her fork. It slipped off. She tried again but was met with similar results.

"Here, try it like this." I then put my fork into the ramen and scooped it like the fork was a spoon. Then I twirled the fork till the ramen was sure to not go anywhere. The others did the same and after taking a bite their eyes widened.

"This tastes amazing Dylan! The texture of the noodles are a bit odd, but not unlike noodle soup." Twilight analyzed for the table.

"I was bored of the same thing over and over, so I experimented a bit one day. This isn't the final product, as I'm still testing, but so far this is the combination I like most." I tell them, taking a bit more ramen and slurping it, not even bothering to chew. I simply sucked it up and let it slip down my throat at the same time. I then took my grilled cheese and dipped it in the broth.

The others saw this and copied me, and we're delighted by the broth filled grilled bread and melted cheese. "Mmm, this is great. Reminds me of when I was still a pegasus." Cadence said, remembering her days of when she was a sick foal in an orphanage, the caretaker would always make her soup and grilled cheese. "Can't believe I almost forgot about how great this is."

"Sounds like y'all usually have a much different palette." Celestia nods and then speaks after finishing chewing.

"We all have dietitians who dictate what we do and don't eat. They help us keep our 'royal figure' as it were." Celestia said, gesturing to her body. I couldn't help but blush and look away.

'Was it just me or did that seem a bit… seductive? Nah, you just imagining shit.' I think to myself. Of course though my mouth had other ideas of keeping that to myself. "Well they are doing a good job, I must say." '... Brain what the fuck.' They all blushed at my words, and I swear I could almost see Twilight's and Cadence's tails wagging. It was a lot harder to tell with Celestia though seeing as she was sitting opposite me and her tail and hair was always waving in an unfelt breeze.

"Thank you Dylan, that is very nice to hear." Celestia said, actually a bit happy. Even though most nobles say the same thing, they hadn't even nearly gotten the same reaction as Dylan had elicited. She wasn't actually developing a crush on the resident alien, was she?

(To be continued in part 3)

Back on Earth

"The hell do you mean you can't find him?!" My mother yelled at the top of her lungs into the face of a stoic general. "Why the hell is the military even involved?!" She yells, pointing at the quarantine tent in the middle of the road and then at the various military personnel surrounding the tent.

"I'm sorry ma'am but that information is classified." This was clearly the wrong thing to say.

"Then you better unclassify it real fast." She says with a glare. Behind her, the rest of my family had similar glares, save for my brothers and sisters who weren't there. The general sighs, shaking his head.

"Fine, but if one word of this escapes then you'll be in federal prison for the rest of your lives." The general turns, gesturing to them to follow him. Doing so, the general leads my family to the quarantine tent. Stopping at a window that was hidden from view, he gestures for my family to look inside.

Doing so, they all gasp when they see the glowing fracture of energy floating in the air. "What in god's name is that?" My stepfather says in shock.

"From what we can tell, a rip in space time. When it was stable, your son seemed to have stumbled through it, and soon after it collapsed. Not completely though, as you can see. Who or whatever made this must have been doing a test, which has failed. In all likelihood… your son is dead." My mother begins to tear up, and is hugged by my stepfather, who is just stunned, unable to properly react to the news.

My father looked utterly defeated, and my stepmother was trying to comfort my dad. "It's news I wouldn't wish on any parent, but I ain't gonna lie. We're going to try and figure this out, and maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to save your son. That is, if he is surviving, wherever he's found himself." The general says, then turns back to the crack with a cautious glare.

Author's Note

Yeah, it took me a bit longer than I thought, and so are the length of these chapters. There are so many stories where the human world and pony world are already connected, so I want to try it from the very beginning. However having a human already being 'abducted' isn't really a good way to start relations. I'll be adding more tid bits like that as the story continues. Until the next chapter, this is Bronze Inkwell.