Author's Note

Hey everyone, this will be my first time writing about how the husbands would be involved from the beginning of season 6 of My Little Pony. Hope all of you enjoy this.

Chapter 1: An unexpected meeting The Crystalling/the gift of Maud Pie

From far away, near what appeared to be a forest, a young man was reading a book whilst overseeing the lake. His name was Thomas Rohan. Who had just gone through some rough times, whether disgruntled parents, or from girls that did not like him, he felt like he was stuck in a rut.

He remembered a few things before he came there.

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Over the years when he grew up, his parents always made him study, learning a lot of things, especially taught him how to fight, which was a waste of time, since all he really wanted was to spend some time with his family. But it was not meant to be. For his father was an irresponsible gambler, and his mother constantly worked and didn’t have time to spend with any of them. And even when they do, they can’t even have a normal conversation without someone in the group berating the other, mostly at Thomas when they think his grades weren’t good enough, even when he gave his all.

Though High School and College wasn’t exactly all fun and games for him either. He never had any friends at either of those places, and none of the girls were ever interested in him, because all what they cared about was one’s build and not the person itself. Plus, they mentioned that they didn’t want to spend any time with a nerd, even if he gets praised by the teachers for his hard work.

However, one day, after his college graduation, he decided to pack up his stuff and leave for his parents’ summer cabin, far away from civilization. But just as he was about to pack up the last of his things, he heard a knock on the door. He went over there and opened it, revealing a man in his mid-sixties and a beard.

“Hello there, young man.”

Thomas flexed his eyebrow at the old man and said “And who are you?”

“Who I am is not of importance, young man.” Said the old man, “I am merely here, to offer a proposition.”

Thomas flexed his eyebrow and said “And that would be?”

“A chance to be something better.”

Thomas wasn’t buying it, with him saying “Did my parents set you up. Because let me tell you this right here and now.”

Thomas leaned forward and said “I don’t want anything to do with my parents. Both didn’t give a damn about me whilst I was growing up. My father was…”

“Your father was a gambler, and your mother constantly worked and didn’t want to spend time with either of you,” said the old man, “Thus you were denied of the one thing you really wanted the most…a family.”

Thomas was taken by surprise from this, as the old man said “The reason why both your parents are like this, is because both of them had lost their way.”

“Lost their way?”

“Indeed.” Said the old man, “You never figured out how your family became of importance? Or to find out where you truly came from? Especially when you felt like an outsider in a place that you feel you don’t belong, but somewhere else?”

Thomas was startled by what the old man had said and slowly looked at him. The old man looked at the horizon from Thomas’ college dorm room and said “Your ancestor, Achilles Rohan, was among the best of the family, made a name that would be carried on for centuries. Until certain events had happened that forced him to leave with his newborn son whilst also leaving the love of his life behind. And during his stay in another country, he ensured that the tales would be passed on, to ensure that they will never forget their legacy.”

The old man looked down in disgust and said “But as time went by, one generation after another had forgotten their family legacy or the importance that came along with it. They tell the tales but they forget the meaning of this and they merely think it’s nothing but folklore and fairy tales. Your father chose to ignore what your grandfather tried to tell him and would rather waste his riches traveling, rather than provide for the family.”

The old man then looked at him and said “But you on the other hand. I see something different from you.”

“How?” asked Thomas, not knowing where this old man was going.

“I see a young man who not only wanted a family of his own to love,” said the old man, “But to be something better. Something that could help make a difference in the world. Something that could help him truly make a mark in his life and to others around him. Who’s destined for more than just what the family has to offer.”

Something began to stir inside of Thomas, not sure what he was feeling right now. But didn’t feel like anger. More like…longing. He then saw the old man presenting a journal of sorts to him, gaining Thomas’ attention. But he also noticed it had his family crest on it.

“Something for the road.” Said the old man, “In time you will see.”

Thomas accepted the journal and looked at it. But the moment he looked up, the old man was gone, much to Thomas’ surprise. He went outside and looked around, but saw no sign of the strange man.

“Okay, that was weird.” Said Thomas.

He looked at the journal and saw the family crest. It looked like a horse, but what was strange, was that it also had wings on the side, as well as a horn. “Strange that we have a crest like that.”

Then later that day, Thomas had just finished packing up the last of his things, as well as enough food to last for three months, and drove off, but unknown to him, the same old man he was talking to, was standing next to a tree and saw him leaving. But the moment he walked past the tree, he disappeared once more without a trace.

Shortly after a long drive, he had finally arrived at the lake house, right after he passed the gates and the large wall surrounding it. It was still as big as he remembered. He still remembered this place, because his grandparents used to take them there before they died, and they said in the Will that the moment he turns eighteen, the lake house would be his, and he happily accepted it, and thankfully it was under the protection of the law, so no one would tear it down or take it for themselves.

After he had finished unpacking, he began to look at the view of the lake, but then he sighed in sadness, for it feels lonely out here. Both his parents are distant from each other and him, not a single girl liked him, it’s as if he was destined to be alone. But he didn’t have time to think about that. What he needs to do now, is to go stay at the Lake House for a while, and think of where he would go to next. But then on his desk, he saw his ancestor’s journal, lying there on the table. Thinking about what the old man said, he decided to go over to the lake and read.

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During the day he sat down and read the journal, and so far, it had been very interesting. He sighed and said “Sometimes I felt like I was born at the wrong place and at the wrong time.”

He then noticed the sun was setting.

“It’s nearly dark.” Said Thomas, “Better go get something to eat.”

But just as he walked, he spotted something shiny and walked over to it. To his surprise, it appeared to be an amulet of sort. The amulet is made of gold with a colored circle decorating it. In the center of the larger circle was a smaller violet circle and had the image of an Alicorn on it. The outer circle was cut into six sections with each section colored red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and indigo. These were the seven colors of the rainbow.

“Huh,” muttered Thomas, “That’s an unusual one. Never seen an amulet like this before.”

He couldn’t explain it, but he felt compelled to keep it, as if it were a family heirloom. “Why does it feel so familiar?” said Thomas to himself.

He placed the amulet around his neck and looked at it. He couldn’t help but smile at it, as if he had found something that was lost to him. Once he was done thinking, he walked back to his cabin.

After he made himself some dinner and did the dishes, he was on his bed and continued to read through the journal, and was amazed by his ancestor. He then sighed and said “Sometimes I wonder what my life would’ve been like if I had been in your shoes.”

He sighed again and placed the journal on his desk. “I guess we’ll never know.”

He turned the light on his lamp off and fell asleep on his side, whilst saying “Sometimes I wish I was at the same place my ancestor came from.”

He soon fell asleep. However, unknown to him, his amulet began to glow, but not as brightly as the lake outside of his house. That shined brightly under the moonlight. Until finally, it faded away, without anyone ever realizing it.

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The next day he woke up and was reading from the journal again whilst he was at the lake. However, he was wearing his swim trunks, for he felt like he needed to refresh his mind before thinking more of what to do next with his life. He was about halfway into the journal, then sighed as he closed it and looked at the sky.

“I need to clear my head.” Said Thomas.

He stood up and went to the lake. When he was deep enough, he jumped in the water, but then he shivered a bit and said “B-B-Blast it all! I s-s-should’ve tested the water out first!”

He began to swim around the lake, then dove underwater and saw the underwater life, to which he couldn’t help but smile. But then he frowned and thought about what his ancestor went through.

‘I wish I was in the same land as my ancestors were.’ Thought Thomas to himself before he swam back to the surface.

But unknown to him, an unknown force had suddenly appeared, slowly in the form of a whirlpool. He was nearly at the shore, until he felt a strong pull.

“Huh, what the?” said Thomas as he looked back, and felt a strong pull, pulling him in the lake, as he shouted “Somebody help!!”

Thomas was then pulled in the water, never to be seen again. Whilst at the same time, the same old man stood by the tree and watched the whole thing happen. He then said to himself “And so…it begins.”

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Meanwhile, from a very faraway place, a place that no one had ever expected. It’s a very lush and beautiful kingdom, where technology hadn’t been fully developed yet as of late, and right near a small town, with a sign out of town that said “Ponyville.” For in that town, it sure lives up the name, for the town’s inhabitants, were none other than ponies. Anthro ponies to be exact. All of them continuing with their daily lives like any citizen would do.

When suddenly, a train arrived at the train station. When the train carts opened, a few Anthro ponies came out, but then eight different individuals.

One was purple pony, with horns and wings. The second was an orange pony with a cowboy hat, the third was a light blue pony, with rainbow hair, as well as wings. The fourth was a pony with a horn with purple hair, styled with beauty that made you think she was a princess. The fifth was another pony with wings, but her hair was pink and she looked like one of the shy types. The sixth was a pink pony with a poofy pink mane, bouncing slightly and had a smile on her face. The seventh was another pony with a horn, with her hair in a curled style. And finally, the eight, appeared to be a reptile of sorts, which would also look like a dragon.

They were none other than Princess Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Starlight Glimmer, and Spike the Dragon.

“Boy, that sure was exhaustin.” Said Applejack as she adjusted her hat.

“You can say that again.” Said Rainbow Dash, “Who’d thunk an Alicorn baby could cause so much trouble.”

“Oh, I’m sure Flurry didn’t mean to shatter the Crystal Heart Rainbow Dash.” Said Fluttershy.

“I’m just glad that Sunburst was able to help the poor dear control her magic.” Rarity, “The Crystal Empire is lucky to have him there, Starlight.”

“You can say that again Rarity.” Said Starlight with a smile. “Plus, now that I spoke with him, we’ll still communicate through letters.”

“And maybe a welcome to Ponyville party!!” exclaimed Pinkie Pie.

“Uh, dial it back there, Pinkie,” said Rainbow Dash, “Besides, he’s gonna have his hands full there.”

“Rainbow does have a point.” Said Twilight, “Being a royal crystaller is a big responsibility.”

“Still, I hope he has time to visit.” Said Starlight, “We just reunited.”

“I’m sure he will.” Said Twilight before she walked off.

“Where are you goin, Twi?” asked Applejack.

“To take a walk,” said Twilight as she looked at her friends, “It’s been a long day.”

They saw her walk off to who knows where, with Spike saying “I know where she’s going.”

“Where?” said Rarity.

“Oooh, I know what direction she’s going.” Said Pinkie Pie. “It’s the lake where Dashie and I hung out ever since the clone incident.”

“Oh yeah.” Said Rainbow. “I didn’t know Twilight would go there. Usually, she just keeps her nose in the books a lot.”

“Well, I was able to convince her.” Said Spike, “And by me, I mean I had to ask Princess Celestia to tell her to take a break.”

“So, she always studies and never takes a break?” asked Starlight.

“Pretty much.” Said Spike and the rest of the girls, with Spike saying “Why else did you think she never had any friends over the years?”

“That’s just…sad.” Said Starlight.

“This, coming from a pony who wanted to get rid of cutie marks, all because a friend moved away?” asked Rainbow.

“Er…good point.” Said Starlight before she blushed and giggled nervously.

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At the same time, Twilight decided to walk normally to the lake. For even though she could teleport and fly, she needed the exercise.

“It’s nice to just take a stroll without flying or teleporting.” Said Twilight, then she scowled and said “Even if I didn’t like the idea of Spike telling me that I’d get fat if I didn’t work out every once and a while. I mean come on, how can I be getting fat, I don’t constantly consume that much junk food like Pinkie Pie on a daily basis!!”

She then suddenly sees a flash far from where she is, much to her surprise. “What was that?!”

Out of instinct, she instantly teleported to the flash’s location. When she arrived, at first, she saw nothing whilst she looked around. But then she saw something up ahead, and to her surprise, she saw something she thought she’d never see in Equestria…

A human.

‘That’s impossible’ thought Twilight as she took a closer look. This human somehow looked different. He didn’t have the same skin colors as their pony counterparts. It looked more…peach colored if she’s not mistaken. Come to think of it, she remembered Applejack’s coat was orange, but her human counterpart was peach, same with Big Mac, which was weird.

What was even more weird was that he was wearing what appeared to be swim shorts. Why was he here, and…why is he relaxing.

However, her old freakout instincts began to kick in, causing her to scream and exclaimed “What in Celestia’s name?!!”

The said human, which was none other than Thomas Rohan, now startled, instantly sat up and frantically looked around and said “What the?!”

He turned around and saw Twilight. He was surprised to see a pony, and an Anthro one no less.

“W-What are you?!” the two of them said in unison.

“What am I? I should be asking you that! Who are you and what do you want from me?” Thomas asked, slightly panicking, and trying to back away from her, continuing to back away from her, until he bumped into a tree.

“Ow! Damn it!” exclaimed Thomas, rubbing your head.

“A-Are you alright?” asked Twilight in concern, though a million questions began to play in hear head over how a human came to Equestria. Thomas stood back up on his feet, still rubbing his head.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” you answered and took a moment to calm down. “Okay, what exactly is going on here? Why am I in some strange place I don’t even know about? And plus, last time I checked, horses aren’t humanoid and they can’t talk.”

She apparently felt offended and suddenly lights up her horn, lifting you off the ground as Thomas responded with a “Yipe!!”

She glared at him and said “First of all, I’m not a horse, I’m a pony!!”

“What’s the difference?” asked Thomas in a normal tone, causing Twilight to slam him down onto the ground, making him grunt and lifted him back up. “Okay, ow.”

“Second,” said Twilight, whilst gritting her teeth whilst warning him, “Second, you’re in the land of Equestria. And if you ever call me a “humanoid horse” ever again, you will be sorry!”

“Okay, okay. I’m sorry.” Said Thomas as he signaled his hands, showing he meant no harm. Despite how beautiful she is, she can be very scary with that look. “It won’t happen again.”

But then he crossed his arms and said “But like you’ve never been to another world where you’re encountering an entirely different species.”

Twilight then blushed at that and giggled nervously whilst she looked around nervously, ‘If only he knew.’ She thought.

She gently placed him back down on the ground on both his feet. “So uh, what’s your name?” asked Twilight.

“Oh, right.” Said Thomas. “My name is Thomas Rohan.”

“Well, my name is Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship.” Said Twilight as she placed her hand on her chest with pride.

“Wait, that’s a thing?” said Thomas in confusion. “Huh, that’s strange. We have Princesses and all, but never one with titles.”

“Really?” said Twilight as she was now interested what the world he’s from is like.

“That’s right.” Said Thomas. When all of a sudden, he felt a slight chill, causing him to shiver and hold his arms. “Doh, right, I forgot, I don’t have any warm clothes with me. Cause I didn’t expect to get sucked into a whirlpool and drown whilst I was over there!!”

“Wait, drowned?!!” exclaimed Twilight, “What happened?!”

“Uh, can we talk about this, until after, I get dressed here?” said Thomas.

“Oh, right.” Said Twilight with a blush, causing her to conjure up a blanket and hovered it towards Thomas, allowing him to accept it and wrapped himself up with it, making him sigh in relief as he felt the warmth.

“Come on, I’ll take you back to my castle.” Said Princess Twilight, “I can at least find you a decent change of clothes. I can even ask my friend Rarity to make you something on short notice.”

Twilight offered Thomas a hand, which made him look at it for a moment.

‘Well,’ thought Thomas, ‘What do I have to lose? I’m probably stuck in this world for the rest of my life, might as well accept the hand that’s been offered to me.’

“Alright then, I accept.” Said Thomas as he accepted Twilight’s hand, making her smile.

“Perfect, let’s go.” Said Twilight as they walked away from the lake.

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Soon enough, the two of them arrived at a nearby town.

“Whoa, what is this place?” asked Thomas.

“Oh, this here happens to be Ponyville.” Said Twilight, “It’s a small town, but they do get by with their everyday activities.”

The two of them walked through Ponyville and Thomas saw so many different ponies all around. Some with wings, some with horns, and some that have none. But at the same time, everyone soon saw him and pointed at him whilst some gasped, for they had never seen the likes of him before.

“Uh, why are they staring?” asked Thomas through nervousness.

“Oh, don’t worry.” Said Princess Twilight, “Most folks have never seen different creatures before, let alone a human.”

Suddenly, they heard a loud shriek, causing them to look at the other direction, and there was a light green unicorn, exclaiming whilst pointing at Thomas.

“See!! See!! That’s a human!! A real life human!! I told you they were real!!”

Then another pony grabbed her and tried to calm her down.

“Calm down Lyra, you’ve made your point!! You’re causing a scene!!”

“Uh…..” said Thomas, not knowing what was going on.

“Oh, those are old friends of mine, Lyra Heartstrings.” Said Twilight, “Back when I was at Celestia’s Magic School, she minored in anthropology. Basically, she talked non-stop about humans. Sometimes it gets a little annoying when she wanted to prove they exist.”

“Huh, that’s weird.” Said Thomas, “Back in my world, we have tons of folks that specializes in mythology. Like Dragons, Griffons, Hippogriffs and so on.”

“Wait,” said Twilight as she looked at him surprised whilst they were traveling, “Your world considers them as myth?”

“Yeah, same can be said for Pegasi and Unicorns.” Said Thomas, “There were a few songs and myths about them, and they also have a tendency to create different versions of them too.”

“Huh,” said Twilight as she pondered for a bit. “That sounds interesting.”

She then heard the sound of Thomas grunting, with her looking at him as he said “Sorry, I don’t have anything to wear for my feet. It’s not used to the hot ground yet.”

“Oh, don’t worry, my Castle is just ahead.” Said Twilight as she pointed at the Castle, much to his surprise and Twilight giggling at his response, “And my friend Rarity will be able to help you with your current clothing situation. She owns a boutique.”

“But…I don’t have any money.” Said Thomas.

“When it comes down to it, I’ll gladly pay for it,” said Twilight whilst reassuring him, “So it’s no trouble.”

As soon as they reached the doors, Twilight used her magic to open the castle doors. Once they got inside, Thomas felt his feet being cooled down, which he sighed in relief. “Much better.” He replied.

“Why don’t I make you some tea before we go to Rarity’s?” asked Twilight.

“Uh…yeah, sure. That would be good.” Said Thomas.

After Twilight took him to the living room, Thomas waited for her whilst she made her tea. Within fifteen minutes, Twilight arrived with the tea. After she poured the cups, she handed one of them to Thomas, to which he gratefully accepted. He took a sip at it and sighed in relief.

“That’s better.” Muttered Thomas. He looked at her and said “I assume you have questions?”

“That’s right.” Said Twilight as she leaned forward. “Where do you come from? Canterlot City?”

“Huh?” wondered Thomas. “What’s that?”

“Uh, never mind.” Said Twilight, before she thought ‘So he’s not from the same world Sunset was. This raises so many questions.’

She clears her throat and said “Where are you originally from?”

“I’m from a planet called Earth.” Said Thomas, “I grew up in a small town in a country called the United States of America. Or USA for short.”

“United States?” said a confused Twilight, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that place before. Is it your only kingdom?”

“Sort of,” said Thomas after he takes a sip of his tea, “Ours doesn’t exactly have a monarchy. Oh, sure, there are some countries that do, but ours is a bit different. It has over fifty states, and each of them receive their laws and leadership from the President. It’s almost like a ruler, but they only run for office every four years, and when their term is up, they hold an election to see who would be the next President. If the current one wins, he continues to run for office. But when he’s outvoted, the new one will take his place.”

“Wow,” said Twilight in amazement, “It’s very different compared to Equestria.”

“It is.” Said Thomas, “Though our world may be different, we also have our own problems too. Some live normal, some live difficult, just to try to make it to another day. I wanted to get away from my hometown because of my family. After I graduated, I headed to a Lakehouse my grandparents left me in their will just to clear my head and think where I could go to next. Then whilst I was thinking, I was swimming out in the lake after I was doing some reading. But…”

Twilight noticed that Thomas had trailed off a bit, whilst she carefully asked, “But what?”

“I don’t know what happened,” said Thomas, “One minute I was busy swimming out in the lake to take my mind off of things, next thing I knew, I ended up being sucked into a weird whirlpool that appeared out of nowhere and sucked me in. I don’t know what happened, but I blacked out for a bit, which I can assume I died drowning over there. Next thing I knew, I was out at the lake where you found me.”

Twilight had her hand over her mouth, horrified and sympathetic over what happened to him. “Oh, Celestia,” said Twilight as she put her hand back on her lap. “I’m so sorry to hear that. How do you think…?”

Before she could ask her question, the sound of footsteps came, as well as a male voice, which caused both Twilight and Thomas’ conversation to stop.

“So anyway, I went to Sugarcube Corner yesterday and I asked…”

The two individuals who came in were Starlight and Spike, and Thomas noticed that he has wings.

Although, both of them were completely surprised to see a human in Equestria of all places.

“Uh, Twilight,” said a nervous Starlight, “Who is this? And how did it get here?”

“How the heck is there a human in Equestria?!” exclaimed Spike, “Shouldn’t he be turned into a pony?”

“Oh, right.” Said Twilight, “Everypony, this is Thomas Rohan. He’s from a different Earth. Thomas, meet my assistant, Spike. And my student, Starlight Glimmer.”

Thomas looked at her confused by that statement, with both Spike and Starlight surprised when they took a good look at him.

“But…his skin doesn’t look like yours did when you went to the other world.” Said Spike when he remembered the last time he was there, which confused Thomas even more.

“Uh, Applejack wasn’t the same skin color as her counterpart’s, remember?” reminded Starlight.

“Oh yeah.” Said Spike, remembering that day.

“Uh…” said Thomas, a bit confused.

“Oh, right.” Said Twilight when she noticed the confused looks on his face. “I’ve been to a human world before, but…not the same one you’re from.”

Thomas was surprised by this and said “Wait, what?”

“You see…” said Twilight.

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“And that’s the whole story.”

Needless to say, Thomas was greatly surprised by this. Then said “So…you traveled to another world and you looked human, only instead of a skin color like mine, yours was the color of your fur.”

“That’s right.” Said Twilight.

“Hmm, Multiverse theory.” Said Thomas.

“What?”

“See, back in my world, it was mostly on theories.” Said Thomas, “They theorized that if there were other worlds, then there would be worlds where we made different choices, became different people, or in this case became different creatures. So, if I had to guess, I’d say that you traveled to a parallel world where you’re a human teenager, going over her different routines and go to school there.”

Twilight was a little surprised by this, even Starlight, with Twilight pondering and said “Hmm, that does sound plausible.”

“And what about Spike,” asked Thomas, “Did he turn into a human too?”

“No, he turned into a dog.” Said Twilight.

Thomas was silent for a moment, and said “As in, a canine, pooch, puppy kind of dog?”

“That’s right.”

Thomas was silent for a moment, then within a split second, he burst in laughing as he held his gut and leaned against the couch, which surprised the latter in the room, with Thomas teasing “Do you want me to get you a squeaky toy?! Hey, maybe I can take you for a walk so you can do your business!!”

Spike immediately blushed at that whilst Thomas was laughing. At first Twilight wanted to give him a stern look, but the way he was laughing began to make her laugh too, now that she thought about it, even Starlight began to laugh at that.

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After an hour, both Thomas and Twilight headed straight to where they needed to go, whilst he found it a little easier ignoring the ponies who were watching him.

“Hey, sorry about the dog jokes.” Said Thomas, “It’s just when you mentioned about him turning into a dog…”

“I know,” said Twilight as she couldn’t help but giggle, “It’s still funny whenever one thinks about it every once a while.”

She then noticed that Thomas wasn’t being comfortable on being on the hot pavement again, with him saying “Sorry, I’m not used to the pavement.”

“Not to worry,” said Twilight, “We’re nearly there.”

Thomas still somewhat felt uncomfortable wanting to open to others, for it would be like a big step for him. And given what he’d been through in the human world, he had a reason to. Twilight suddenly snapped him out of his thoughts.

“Oh, we’re here.” Said Twilight.

He looked up and saw a sign that says “Carousel Boutique.”

“Huh. Fancy.” Said Thomas as he was impressed by the building. “Is this a place of business or a house?”

“Both actually.” Said Twilight, “Rarity had this house made for her, both as a place to work here and a place where she can keep an eye on her business at the same time.”

“Pff, she’s lucky.” Said Thomas.

“Huh?” said Twilight as she looked at him confused, “What do you mean?”

“I know some businesses in my world that also tried to do what Rarity did.” Said Silverbolt, “Unfortunately the Health Inspectors said that they should be for office use only because they think it’s a health hazard.”

“Really?!” said Twilight surprised.

“Yeah, trust me, she’s lucky.” Said Thomas.

Twilight cleared her throat and knocked on the door.

“Who is it?” said a female voice but in a melodic tone.

Soon enough, a unicorn with a white coat and a curled purple mane and sapphire eyes appeared. This one, happened to be Rarity.

She noticed Thomas and said “Oh my. Who is this?”

“Oh, hello Rarity. This here is Thomas.” Said Twilight. “He’s from another world and I was hoping that you’d take some measurements for him.”

“Oh, but of course, darling.” Said Rarity, “Please, come in.”

Rarity guided the both of them in, with Thomas really impressed when he saw what the place looks like on the inside. Thomas looked around and is impressed.

“Impressive.” Said Thomas, “Every fashion world would envy to have a design like this.”

“Oh, why thank you, darling.” Said Rarity. “Though I do sometimes tend to make a mess of this…”

“Which Fashionista wouldn’t?” said Thomas, “It just shows the amount of time and hard work they’d go through to make.”

“Oh my,” said Rarity impressed, “Somepony who actually cares about the amount of hard work I put in.”

Rarity used her magic to pick up her measuring tape. “Now please hold still darling.”

Thomas did as she asked and stretched out his arms whilst she put on a pair of glasses at the same time. As she measured, she asked “Now darling, tell me more about yourself.”

“Well, as I told Twilight…” said Thomas, as he began to explain everything to her of how he got here and where he came from, with Rarity surprised whilst she was working on the measurements at the same time. After a brief conversation, Rarity placed her things away.

“Alright now, darling.” Said Rarity, “I think I’ve gotten the measurements I needed for your brand-new wardrobe. It will be absolutely breathtaking. Although…I didn’t expect to be creating one for a…”

“A what?” said Thomas in a stern tone, as if he knew what Rarity was going to say.

“Oh,” said Rarity as she realized he knew what she was going to say, “I do apologize darling. I didn’t mean any offensiveness.”

Thomas sighed and said “It’s alright. It’s just…been a long day for me, is all. Also, sorry if I sounded like an idiot.”

“Oh, it’s quite alright darling.” Said Rarity before she pulled out a few sketch pages with her magic and said “Now, is there any kind of style and color you would want for your new wardrobe and clothing?”

Thomas began to explain the best he can about what kind of clothes he’d like. Rarity paid close attention to what he needed whilst she drew them down. After three minutes, Rarity said “It would take about 3 hours for me to make them. Would it be alright you await for your wardrobe at Twilight’s castle?”

“I can do that.” Said Thomas, “Thanks Rarity. I wonder what…”

Suddenly, Thomas’ stomach growled, which caused Twilight laugh whilst he was embarrassed at the same time.

“Why don’t we go back to the Castle and have some lunch, and Spike can whip up something for you too.” Said Twilight. “So, what do humans eat?”

‘Geez, if she finds out what my kind also eat meat, this is going to be awkward.’ Said Thomas from within his thoughts when he realized that if you eat also meat, she’d be afraid of him and that’s the last thing he wanted to do, then said “Well, we humans are omnivores, so we can eat a variety of things.”

Twilight nodded at this information and took you back to the castle. She teleported the both of them back to the castle, with Thomas suddenly feeling dizzy.

“Whoa,” said Thomas whilst he was holding the side of his head, “That was unexpected.”

“Oh, sorry.” Said Twilight as she held onto him, “I forgot, you’ve never experienced teleporting.”

“Ugh, it’s fine.” Said Thomas as he was able to recollect himself. “So uh, what do you have in mind?”

“Well,” said Twilight, “Spike was planning to make some carrot dogs.”

“Carrot dogs?” said a perplexed Thomas, for this was a new one, “Huh, never had one of those before.”

“You’ve never had something like that before?” asked Twilight surprised.

“Nope, can’t say I have.” Said Thomas, “But as the old saying goes back in my home dimension, ‘When in Rome, do what the Romans do’. Or in this case, when in Equestria, do what the Equestrians do.”

“Ooh, nice analogy.” Said Twilight.

“Heh, thanks.” Said Thomas as the two of them walked down the Castle Halls.

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After a day like today, Thomas decided to settle down for the day as he laid in one of the guest rooms in Twilight’s castle. With a castle as big as the one he’s staying in; Thomas could only guess how many rooms were in there. Thankfully Thomas and Twilight were able to fetch his clothes at Rarity’s once she sent a message that she was finished.

And despite everything that happened today, Thomas didn’t feel like reading, despite the huge collection of books in Twilight’s Castle. After what he went through, all he wanted to do now was to get some rest. Perhaps tomorrow after he had enough rest, can he have the energy to read the books in her library. Since he was in another world, he could learn more about their history, their culture and so on.

But just before he could turn in, he heard a knock on the door, which snapped Thomas out of his thoughts and looked at the door. He saw Twilight come in with a soft smile.

She sat next to Thomas on the bed and asked “Is everything okay?”

“Yeah, I’m good. Just a little tired after a long day.” Said Thomas. “I mean, one day, you left town to be away from your family, the next thing you know, you drowned and ended up in another world.”

“Get away from your family?” said Twilight surprised.

Thomas winced at that, and had that look of uncomfortableness in his face before he looked away and said “It’s complicated.”

Twilight held his shoulder and said “I know it must be hard for you to be here, and I’m sorry you felt uncomfortable during your time here. I guess the reason everypony felt so uneasy around you was because they’ve never seen humans before.”

“But you have?” asked Thomas.

“I have,” said Twilight, “But that was a long time ago.”

“What happened?” asked Thomas.

“Well, a while back, a former student from my old school, Sunset Shimmer, stole a magical artifact and took it to another world.” Said Twilight. “She was like me, a student who excelled at her studies. But she was also arrogant and hotheaded and she tried to take shortcuts. And when she didn’t get what she wanted, she became cruel and dishonest.”

Thomas sighed and said “I know the type. Back on my world there were plenty of students who were also arrogant, they also bullied others to do their homework or to help them cheat for their tests just so that they could get a good scholarship.”

“Scholarship?” said Twilight.

“Back in my world, we have a different educational system.” Said Thomas, “From down below there’s Preschool, a beginning school for toddlers. Then they move on to Elementary Schools, there it's kindergarten to eighth grade. Then they move on to high school. Ninth to twelfth grade. And it's their choice if they want to go to college after they graduate high school.”

“Wow, I never knew there was a different variety of an educational system.” Said Twilight as she secretly began to take notes.

“There are,” said Thomas, “But there are also some schools that help those with disabilities. Then there’s also some adults that have to retake their grade in order to get a diploma.”

“They’d have to take a grade over?” asked Twilight.

“Whether they flunk out or when they had to leave school.” Said Thomas, “In case you wonder, on one side its family drama, on another that when the man of the house dies, one drops out of school to provide and work for their family.”

“Wow.” Said Twilight surprised. “I had no idea.”

“If you think that’s bad,” said Thomas, “Wait till you learnt of what children went through for the past thousand years.”

Before Twilight could ask anymore, Thomas suddenly yawned, barely being able to stay awake.

“I see that you’re getting tired.” Said Twilight.

“Well, it’s been a long day.” Said Thomas, “It’s not every day that you die in one world and then appear in the next one.”

“It’s alright though.” Said Twilight as she placed her hand on his shoulder, “If there’s anything you need, let me know and I’ll see what I can do, okay?”

Thomas smiled and said “Yeah, sure, thanks Twilight.”

Twilight stood up from the bed and left. Thomas sighed as he looked out of the window. He began to wonder out loud “I wonder how my life would turn out, now that I’m here. I always wanted to get away from my problems, but I never thought I’d end up in another world to do it.”

He then suddenly felt something and looked at something next to his bed. He saw a familiar looking symbol on it, as well as something else next to it. It was the journal from back at his lake house, as well as the amulet that was next to it. He instantly grabbed them and looked at them.

“That’s impossible.” Said Thomas in disbelief, then looked up and said “How did it get here?”

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Half an hour later, Twilight came to check up on him, and saw that he was fast asleep. She walked over and saw how fast asleep he was.

She couldn’t help but smile and said “Aw, he’s fast asleep.”

She then felt sorry for him and said “Still, to be in another world, being away from your own. I know how that feels.”

She then looked back at him and said “Still, I’ll make sure he feels right at home.”

However, thanks to the moonlight, something shined that caught Twilight’s eye. When she looked at the table, she was surprised to see an amulet that looked like an Alicorn Amulet, but this one looked different. It didn’t look like it contained any magical properties, but the way it looked really impressed her.

But right next to it, was a journal of sorts, that had, to her surprise, the crest of an Alicorn of sorts, a family crest if need be. She used her magic and levitated the journal towards her. When she took a look, she was surprised to see a crest on the journal was that of a horse, but at the same time, also had a horn on top of its head and wings on the sides. The journal suddenly glowed a bit, as if it was talking to her.

“Journal of Achilles Rohan.” Muttered Twilight, as if she understood it, causing the book to stop glowing and land into her hands. She then looked at Thomas. “He said his surname is Rohan.” Said Twilight. “Could it be…his family name? And if so, is this his family crest of sorts?”

She then looked through the journal a bit and wondered what was so special about it. She instantly teleported to her library and placed it onto her desk whilst turning on her candle and opened the first page. She noticed how ancient the writing was, but she could somehow tell how it nearly resembled to old Ponish. She used her magic to help translate it.

Sure enough, she was able to read it.

“It felt such a lifetime ago, that my journey started this way.” Read Twilight out loud, but not too loud in order to make sure nobody, or in this case, nopony heard her. She continued on the journal as she had read…

“I once thought I had told everyone everything there is to know of my adventures. And whilst I can honestly say that I have told them the truth. I may not have told them all of it. I am an old man now, for I am not the same man as I once was. I think it is time, that if one day, if anyone would find this, or any member of the family. They would hold onto this and discover their true origins. The story of how our family began. And how we once lived…with ponykind…”

Twilight was shocked by what she was reading, whilst reading “Along with many other creatures like Dragons, Griffons, Hippogriffs, Changelings, Griffons…and many more.”

Twilight was surprised by this. If it was a book, she thought it would be make-belief, but reading through the journal, she realized it was written by another individual.

“That’s impossible.” Muttered Twilight.

If it truly was a journal, she would need more answer.

“It began, long ago,” continued Twilight, “In a land, unlike anything, any world has ever seen. A land, that you will not be able to find today.”

Twilight continued to read as she was fascinated by what the journal was implying.