Prologue: My Time In Equestria
Sitting on a tree stump at Sweet Apple Acres on top of a hill over looking the Everfree Forest after a long day of work, his whole body and work uniform drenched in sweat as his mind began thinking about his time in Equestria.
My name is Jason Wright and I have been living in Equestria for about three years.
Before I arrived in Equestria I was a guy born in New Jersey, I didn't have many friends and my family rarely show me any kind of attention, I have to do things all on my own at school and home I have to learn how to cook for myself. I still kept my hopes up that I can have someone in my life to be with and try to interact with other people but as time passes by it would seem to be an impossible goal.
While searching for something to do with my free time I discovered a TV show called My Little Pony: Friendship is magic, when they were airing their first episode. I don't remember why I was drawn into the show but I was in love with it, very in love with it.
Four years after the first episode, awhile after season four last aired I was searching for mlp media to consume, I did hear of a spin-off called Equestria girls but I have yet to watch it, I found a website with instructions on how to build a portal into Equestria. At first I was skeptical, I mean I will definitely to go to Equestria and have a good life there but it's just a fictional show, but with nothing better to do I did it anyway and i was shocked to find that it worked.
However like a Human in Equestria story, you can't never go back once you entered. I found that out by throwing an unused cable wire into portal, I never got it back.
With very little to lose, I packed my clothes, food, and equipment into my backpack, created another portal and hopped in. Traveling in the portal is not an enjoyable experience as it is like I was riding a rollercoaster made by Discord.
Soon I appeared in Equestria and landed outside of the castle of Canterlot, as soon as I got there I vomited on the spot, never again.
I started exploring around Canterlot, marvelling at the sight of the capital in person, until I accidentally bumped into Princess Celestia who was just tall enough to see me on eye level. She was surprised and amazed to see me and immediately called a meeting with herself, her sister and me. During the meeting I was surprised to find out that humans are considered a myth in Equestria though only a few ponies know this, so humans are still relatively unknown. After an hour it was decided I will be transferred to Ponyville to live there.
I have arrived to Ponyville by train, as soon as the train doors open I immediately went off exploring Ponyville.
This town is beautiful, the grass is greener than on Earth, the buildings are colourful, the air is fresh and the sky is clear.
I soon found a hotel to stay at and after some calculation I can only stay a total of a month with the bits I was given from the princesses, so I need to find a job as quick as possible so after sleeping in for the night I woke up to go job hunting.
Every. Single. Place. Rejected me for different reasons but one thing remains common, they were never true. I wasn't deterred however and went to seek help from my idols, the main six, I went to see Twilight first.
I stumbled upon the Golden Oak Library and noticing it's not destroyed yet I concluded I am somewhere in season four or below. I knocked on the door of the Golden Oak Library, she opened the door and seeing she's an alicorn confirmed I am somewhere in season four but before I could say a word she took one look at me and said something that has been on stuck in my mind ever since, “I’ve already seen enough humans.” and slammed the door into my face.
That left me bewildered. Seen enough humans? She sounded like she met humans before, but as the princesses said my kind is considered a myth and there are definitely no other humans in the show or even in Equestria. She said it in a tone that sounded disdainful.
Unable to wrap my head around it, I thought she had a bad day and left her alone, choosing to ask one of her friends to help, Applejack. The problem is I don't know where Sweet Apple Acres is, and I can't for directions from the locals as they try to avoid me, haven’t adjusted to my presence forcing me to wander around the town searching for her farm.
During my search I stumbled upon Pinkie Pie on accident. She was very excited to get to know me, being her energetic and happy self, she asked me who am I, what am I, and where am I, I happily answered all her questions. She then talks about how she is gonna introduce me to everyone in Ponyville, I already knew I am going to get a surprise welcome party from her and before she could turn this conversation into a very long one I asked her for the direction to Applejack's farm and why, which she happily answered as we bid each other farewell and promise to talk to each again.
With the help of Pinkie I manage to find Sweet Apple Acres and met Applejack.
Although she was wary of me at first when she sees me, after I explained my intentions she is willing to let me work at her farm after seeing what I can do with my hands.
After that I begun my three years living in Equestria, during those three years I got myself into some crazy shenanigans. Being forced to help Spike break the inspiration manifestation spell that was influencing Rarity, Tirek showing up and destroyed Twilight's library like in the final episode of season four, while I would have like to have her library not destroyed I couldn't do much to help, rescuing ponies from under the snow because of an incident at the weather factory who I later found out was caused by Rainbow Dash in an attempted to stop her pet tortoise from hibernating, helped fighting off Luna's Tantabus by firing it with bullets and rockets, assisting Applejack and her friends on pranking Rainbow, being invited to play a game of Ogres & Oubliette which is basically their version of Dungeons & Dragon, and finally being dragged into saving the main six from the changeling queen and her hive.
Speaking of the main six I didn't tell them or anyone other than the princesses that I know them through a TV show and I only manage to bond with three of them, the rest either hate or fear me.
Applejack is the one I bonded with the most, we often see each other at work and we spend time getting to know each other, she was surprised that I eat meat but i told her that we don't eat sentient meat and how where we come from we are the only sentient beings I also said “would you eat a sentient flower?” she understood and accepts my answer.
I also bonded with her family to, her little sister Apple Bloom, being a curious little filly often asked me about my species and my home, sometimes she dragged me into her and her friends crusades though i often try to avoid joining in because of how dangerous it is, like how i broke my leg during a crusade. Her older brother Big McIntosh or Big Mac as he wants to be called, he doesn't talk alot which I was fine with, I often assist Big Mac with repairs and hauling apples, I've been using my talents and knowledge from home to bring a few human tools to Equestria one of them being a power drill and improve his tools which he appreciates. Granny Smith, their grandmother tells me stories about Ponyville and her family and I tell her stories of my home world in exchange.
After a long time Applejack considers me apart of her family and I was invited to their Apple Family Reunions.
Next was Pinkie Pie, she is a bundle of joy and I always enjoy her presence when we meet up.
After completing my first day of my new job I went to Sugarcube corner to buy a milkshake and was surprised by Pinkie throwing a 'Welcome Party' for me, I was so tired and exhausted that I have completely forgotten about it. Pinkie was very happy to see again but most of the party goers however gave me looks of distrust or downright hate, even the DJ stopped her music as soon as I walked in, but Pinkie being Pinkie somehow manage to get most of them to resume to what they were doing.
Though I will admit that I do have my breaking points when it comes to Pinkie's antics as they can give me terrible headaches or injuries, like one time Pinkie shot me with her party cannon, I got hurt so bad that I have to be sent to the hospital, Pinkie felt guilty for what she did and quickly apologise on my hospital bed which i accepted. Mrs. Cake and the Cake twins have no problems with my presence but Mr Cake however is a different story, he doesn't like me and like with Twilight i don't understand why but he is kept in check by his wife and at least tolerates me when she is around.
I also manage to get along with Pinkie's older sister Maud when she first came to Ponyville while her friends struggle to bond with her.
Knowing their struggle I tried to enter their meeting at the library to help them but Twilight kicked me out and put a magic barrier around her home, when I finally get to talk to them they already told her that they couldn't connect with her older sister and was already building the obstacle course, I scolded the five of them pointing out what they do have in common with Maud and especially how we all care for Pinkie, after I finished talking to them Pinkie enters claiming to have an idea to bring them closer together, I know what's gonna happen but I have to follow along, her friends tried to tell her that they were wrong about her sister but she's insisted as we arrived to the obstacle, I desperately try to convince her that it is dangerous especially the rock climb but she persistent as she demonstrates the obstacle course until she got stuck on the rock climb and her attempts of getting out causes a giant boulder to be sent towards her, seeing her sister in danger Maud raced at lighting speed through the obstacle course and destroyed the giant boulder into pieces.
And last of the three I manage to be friends with was Rarity, though we do have a rocky start at the beginning, when I visited her boutique she kicked me out by attempting to hit me with a frying pan saying she doesn't want a “boorish, savage” creature like me around her. It was only after my interference in Maud Pie and Inspiration Manifestation that she started to warm up to me a bit as she doesn't kick me out of boutique everytime I entered and was willing to listen to me, we spend time talking to each other and get to know each other, Rarity being Rarity she first talks about my clothes and how terrible my clothes that i brought look, I explained that unlike ponies, clothes are a necessity to humans, why, and how expensive they can be, where's as ponies only wore them on special occasions. each time we spent together she understood more of me and later realized that her assumptions about me have been misplaced, she apologise on what she did and her assumptions about me when we first met, which I forgave her.
I also got along with her little sister Sweetie belle when I was involved with the trio's crusades, sometimes I teach her how to cook because of how terrible her cooking is, she manage to learn enough from me that she can make decent toast and juice without incinerating it and turning the kitchen a mess and only toast and juice as any other foods I tried to teach her to make turns into what I can describe as molten lava and the whole kitchen becomes a huge mess.
However they're others I just can't get along with no matter how much I tried.
I couldn't get along with Fluttershy as she faints when her eyes sees me, I assume she was used to big creatures but no she fainted everytime she saw me, how did she find me more intimidating that is worthy of fainting than a huge dragon back in the episode Dragonshy? But I couldn't figured it out as her animals often kick me out when I even get close to her cottage or fainted instantly to talk to her. She later gotten used to me where she doesn't faint when she sees me but she is still scared of me and refuses to talk to me unless it's necessary.
Rainbow Dash... she is the god damn worst, I never thought I would hate anyone of my idols, but she proved me wrong.
She always think of me as less of a person and more of monster, actually no scrap that she treats me way worse than a monster, she always attacks me whenever she thinks I am doing something bad, like how she punch me in the gut because I was hanging out with Scootaloo thinking I was going to harm her biggest fan. She is stubborn and delusional, she would denied every accusations we made to protect her ego of hers, it's gotten so bad that she made an attempt on my life once by attempting to strike me with lightning which I thankfully made it out without a scratch, Applejack scolded the hell out of Dash knowing I could very well likely die from a single strike, and Scootaloo was pissed at her when she found out, she never made an attempt on my life again. Is it strange that despite me despising her, I still hope that I could get along with her someday?
And finally Twilight Sparkle, my relationship with her haven't improved since that first meeting. She would avoid me whenever possible and would just kick me out of her home when I visited much to the protests of my friends, she never gave me a chance to speak.
Her three friends try to convince her that I wasn't as bad as she thought but she is adamant on her hate towards me, I've heard she also try to convince them that I was lying and manipulating them waiting for the right time to strike but of course they called her out for it, especially AJ.
We both rarely spoke to each other as she tries her best remove my presence from her life so soon I stopped trying. I tried searching for the reason why she hate so much but my question are either dodged, receive vague answers, or they don't know. After awhile I stopped searching and moved on but it will remain on my mind as a possible unsolvable mystery for the rest of my life.
Of course my three friends are not the only friends I made in my time in Equestria.
Spike the dragon, good kid to be around though sometimes I have with deal with his... Idiotic shenanigans.
Because he stayed in the library most of the time which I was banned from entering, we never met until I have to help Spike break the inspiration manifestation spell on Rarity back when she was influenced by the spell after getting tired of her changes she made and ruining my favorite jacket by in her words “More class to that terrible looking monkey suit”, Twilight refuses to fix my jacket after the incident however Rarity took it upon herself to make a replica for me to replace it which I was thankful for.
After that day we both hang out together anytime he has free time, however the more time I spent with him I realized something about him that I failed to notice when watching the show, he was being mistreated, he often spends his life doing chores around the library while Twilight and her friends go on adventures, never once invited to Pinkie's parties, how AJ made him walk all the way from Ponyville just to light firewood for the cauldrons on one of her family reunions, Rarity utilizing his crush on him remembering she use him as a pincushion in Green Isn't Your Color. Rainbow pulling much more cureler pranks on him, Futtershy treats him better but still considers him a pet than a person.
When I realized this I told Spike about it but he was in denial refusing to believe his care taker, crush, and his friends ever mistreated him. Knowing I can't convince him I confronted the only ones willing to listen to me, AJ, Pinkie, and Rares, about Spike. AJ thinks about how he called all away from Ponyville just for 10 seconds of his time without considering how he felt about it, Pinkie felt terrible for forgetting to invite Spike at all, and Rarity realizes, much to her horror, and started questioning her role as the Element of generosity which I responded to her to cut that shit out and tell her it isn't to late to make amends and do it now.
After that I questioned myself on how it took me questioning how they treated him did they realized what they've done. Because of Spike's insistence to still be Twilight's assistant, when Twilight wasn't around I helped Spike with his chores, which he was very grateful for, especially when they moved into the Castle of Friendship after their old home got destroyed, finding it absurd that Twilight makes him clean an entire castle that somehow was way bigger on the inside than how it looks on the outside.
Trixie Lulamoon, I am not going to lie I was pretty suspicious of her when she came back to Ponyville, I thought she was plotting something bad so I silently followed her the whole day she was also with a lilac unicorn mare who I didn't know her name yet at the time.
Later hiding behind the back of Trixie's show listening in on both of their conversation from the backstage they were confronted by Twilight, an argument ensues, which had the lilac mare runs away in tears as Trixie tried to follow after her, soon she gets angry at Twilight for making her lose her one and only friend as she tries to play it off, when she got back into the backstage she said for final words to her “I definitely feel like my hearts is breaking into a million pieces!” then closes the curtain on her.
Something felt wrong from the tone of that speech which I can't piece together, but my gut told me that I need to step in and help her, after Twilight left I snuck in to the backstage as she was getting ready for her show, she was surprised by sudden appearance as she never saw me before, I introduced myself and then asked her what's wrong, she tries to deny it and play it off but I saw through her bullshit and kept pushing further, eventually she bursted venting out how her life falls apart ever since she first performed in Ponyville, using the alicorn amulet to challenge Twilight in an attempt to get her life back and now she lost the only friend she ever made in her life who I now learned her name is Starlight Glimmer. I was shocked to learn about this, it made me feel terrible about my earlier assumptions about her, it also made me rethink about both of her appearances in the show, with a different view I remember back to her first debut in Boast Busters, I realize that she actually didn't do anything wrong and was just doing her job, it's just that they don't like her boasting, it made me feel more shame as I tried to comforted her.
Right after her emotional outburst her friend returned and later both reconciled. She began trying to get to know me since that day, she thanked me and admitted that she was going to end it all by doing the Moonshot Manticore Mouth Dive during her performance. Ever since that day it left a lasting impression on me, if Rainbow Dash being a sadistic bastard or Spike being mistreated wasn't enough then Trixie's revelation completely flipped the table of my view of the show as well my idols, I never told anyone what she admitted to me, I think it's something that both of us should keep to ourselves and I never confronted them about how they ruined her life because they didn't like her doing her job either.
I also befriended several of the residents of Ponyville after they got used to my presence, Cheerilee, Time Turner, Lyra Heartstrings and several colts and fillies are the more notable ones. However some residents still hate me, and they express it to me quiet well, overcharging me, calling me names and sometimes throwing trash at me. I guess you can't win them all, again a small part of me hope that they will accept me one day.
Overall I can say that my life in Equestria was way better than on Earth, but I set my expectations a bit to high, I should've considered that it maybe more complicated than what i seen in the show. I been thinking back every single episode I've seen with a different perspective, I have found Speciesism, herd mentality, superiority complex, hypocrisy. I just don't know what to think about them anymore, the main six, the representation of harmony, I just... don't know how to think about them. At least they are trying to atone for their mistakes (AJ, Pinkie and Rares) but they need someone else to point them out for them to even recognize it, it's like they didn't do it on purpose.
It could've been better, but hey they couldn't have done anymore worse than that right?
“Heya Jason.” said in a familiar southern accent.
Turning to the direction of the voice he saw Applejack trotting up towards him and sitting down beside him.
“Wha’cha doin’ sitting out here alone, it’s supper time.” she asked worriedly
“It's fine AJ, i was just thinking.” i replied.
“Are you letting those darn ponies gettin’ into yah mind again?” she said concerned.
“Well part of it, i am just thinking about life at home compared to the three years living in Equestria and the friends made along the way.” i said smiling weakly to her.
“Jason ya’ can’t let those darn ponies get into your head like that, if they have a problem with you then it’s their problem and mah problem, Oh! that reminds me, in two weeks from now it will be yah third anniversary living in Ponyville.” she told me.
I nodded. “I‘ll be expecting Pinkie, she takes her parties very seriously.” I then got up. “welp let’s not delay dinner any further shall we?”
AJ got up and we started to walk back to her home when suddenly.
Flash!
We were flashed by a bright white light out of nowhere, momentarily disorienting us.
“Argh! What the hell in that?!” I yelled, looking around for the source.
“Ah think it came from the Everfree Forest!” she points to the forest.
Looking over the forest I saw a bright light emanating from an unknown source not to far from here.
I don't know why but I got this overwhelming feeling that I need to go there, like it was calling for me.
I started walking to the forest but AJ stops me.
“Where do ya think you’re going, you know how dangerous the Everfree Forest is!” Applejack scolds me as she stares at me with a stern look.
“I know AJ, but I get this overwhelming feeling to go in there, like it was screaming for me, whatever or whoever is causing this needs me for some reason.” I replied.
She contemplates that for a moment, until she sighed and said “Fine, but I am comin’ with you to make sure yah safe.” as she follows besides me.
We got off the hill and walked into the forest to find the cause of the light. The further we went in, the more faded the light becomes, until we stumble into a clearing where we found the source, a glowing unknown object laying on the ground in the middle of the clearing, we both move closer to it until we are standing right next to it, the light slowly fades until it's gone, what we found shocked us both.
It was another human, laying unconscious on the ground, he appears to be wearing rags, his body is starved, filled with scars, I even identify lightning marks on him.
Reacting fast I quickly picked him up, he feels light not good, “AJ we need to get him to the hospital immediately!” I urgently said to her, she didn't need me to tell her twice as we get out of the forest and rushed into Ponyville.
“Out of the way! This is an emergency! Excuse me!”
I quickly tell to passersby as they leap out of our path.
We sprinted towards the hill where the hospital is located and push through the doors into the lobby.
“Ah!” the pink coat, blue mane earth pony mare behind the reception desk exclaimed. “What’s going on here?”, she sees who am I holding and gasps “Is that another-”
At that moment, a door opens, revealing a unicorn stallion who I knew well, Doctor Horse.
“Nurse, what is all the commotion here?” he asked
The nurse just points at me and the other human I was holding, he looks over to me and sees who I was holding, “Is that a-”
“Doctor Horse, now is not the time to be asking questions, he needs serious medical help!” I growled.
He regarded the another human closely, he then levitates a large stretcher specifically designed for my size over.
I quickly put him on the stretcher as me and AJ watch him being wheeling away down the hall.
My mind began raising questions, who is this human? And what happened to him? On the race to the hospital I briefly inspected him further, I only manage to see his face, but why does his face feel so familiar?
“...Why?”
...
Nothing
That's all I could feel right now.
I begun thinking about all my life.
And my regrets.
I had a family that loves me, friends I could count on, a well paying job.
My life was great.
I was fool to leave it all behind.
Perhaps this is god's way of punishing me for my disloyalty
Or maybe, it's a consequence of being blinded.
I was blinded by how much I admire them, I didn't see how bad they can be.
I been thinking back alot.
Peace, Harmony, Honesty, Kindness, Loyalty, Generosity and Laughter?
Ha!
That was a facade.
After so long in this nightmare.
I gave up.
I tried to end it all, its the only way to get out of this.
Until SHE tried to stop me.
And wanna know what she said?
She asked why, why!?
It's like the past three years didn't even happen.
Knocking her away, I jumped off, then there was a bright flash of white.
I feel my body fall to the ground, then I wonder.
I am dead?
Am I finally... free?
...
Then I hear a voice.
“AJ, we need to get him to the hospital immediately!”
...
It never really ends is it?
Jason Wright [POV]
The next day, after I finished my day of work I decided to check up on any news about the human I found with AJ as she wanted to come along to.
News about another human spread around the town like wildfire from the commotion we made, I didn't really care what kind of rumors they're making about this as I am more concerned for him.
Sitting in the hospital lobby with AJ right next to me, we are waiting for any news, any updates about him.
Doctor Horse came out and walk towards us.
“Good day, Jason Wright, I suppose you both wanted to check up on the human you brought here.” said Doctor Horse.
“Yes Doctor, how is he sir?” I replied.
Doctor Horse looks grimly at both of us.
“It’s not good, he appears to be suffering from malnutrition, he was also beaten and struck with lightning leaving him blind in his right eye and several nerves damaged.” he said. “that's not all we found, his injuries goes back to three years, he received bruises, burns, kicks, broken bones, and many more over the course of that period of time.”
Me and AJ grew more concerned as they processing this information.
“And... it was caused by a pony, or multiple ponies.
Me and AJ eyes grew wide in shocked, he was beaten, starved and struck by lightning, from ponies no less, creatures that practice the value of peace and harmony.
“Are you sure about it Doctor Horse?” I said to him.
“I am confident that it is, because we found unicorn magic residue on his burn marks and hoofs marks in his chest.”
Applejack got up “It doesn’t make sense, we found in the Everfree Forest, he probably just arrived into Equis, how can he have those injuries for the past three years.” she put a hoof on her temples.
“Yeah I wouldn’t go unnoticed, news of another human would be wide spread and well known. Meaning he most likely just came to Equis.” I said.
“There’s something odd about the human, Jason Wright” Doctor Horse said.
I raise an eyebrow. “What is it Doc?” I ask?
“He looks just like you.” he answered as he focus his attention to me.
I just sit still as he said that, is that why I felt a sense of familiarity when I look at his face? But before I could respond he continues.
“This human looks exactly like you, so much alike that I could’ve swore I was operating you if not for the fact that you're the one who brought him here.”
“Couldn’t he be a changeling in disguise?” Applejack asks.
“No it couldn't have been a disguise changeling AJ, from what i know of changelings, they need to focus to keep their disguise on, and i don’t think they can focus if they're unconscious”. I explained to her.
“Plus we detect no magic on him, so he must be a human.” Doctor Horse follows up.
“Can we see him Doc? I want to see if what you claim is true.” I said.
Doctor Horse nodded “You can, but he is still unconscious, so you can’t talk to him.”
We are lend into a room, as we both step inside we saw the human laying on the hospital bed, his body wrap with bandages, a breathing mask strapped on his mouth, several wires attached him to the heart monitor.
I went up to him first, I looked at his features, it was no doubt about it. He looked like me.
Applejack came second, she examined his scars, finding the hoofs marks the Doctor was talking about, then she was shocked.
“What’s wrong AJ?”I asked worriedly
“...The hoof marks, i-it looked exactly like mine.” she said still in shock.
“Are you sure AJ?” I said surprised.
“No Ah’am definitely sure.” She replies.
We focus our attention to the other human.
“Is it possible that he could be ’yer twin?” She asks.
“I never have twins, there is a possibility that twins can appear without being related to each other, but it’s extremely rare.” i answered her.
“There’s so many questions right now, who is he, why does he look like ’yer, how did the hoofs marks on his chest looked exactly like mine, what happened to him, and why did he appeared from that bright light yesterday?”
“I think we will get our answers once he wakes up.” I said as I turn my head to her.
Later, we left the hospital as we go to our separate ways. Walking to town, with nothing to do I decided to go hang out with my friends, but I frown when someone who I never wanted to hear and see again shows up.
“Hey ape!” she shouts at me.
Not wanting to deal with her bullshit I continue walking, but she got Infront of me.
“Hey ape, I am talking to you brainless monkey!” Rainbow Dash said as she looks at me with a smirk.
I just walked pass her, because fuck her I ain't in the mood for this, especially ever that hospital visit.
“I didn’t say you could walk away from me!” she yells as she pulls my hair with her mouth.
I smack her mouth away from my hair and turned to look at her. “What do you want Raining Trash?” I retorted frustratedly.
“It’s Rainbow Dash you hairless monkey!” she said to me angrily.
“Yeah and I don't care, you’re Raining Trash because when you speak, garbage comes out of your mouth.” I replied back as I tried to walk away.
“I heard you found another ape like you here, now we got to deal with two hairless monsters here and I, Rainbow Dash will stop you monsters and dump both of you into the Everfree where you both belong.” she proudly said.
I instantly snap my head towards her, “Leave him out of this bitch, and second, didn't both AJ and Scootaloo got on your ass the first time you tried!” I grumble as I remember her almost killing me with a lightning strike. “You don’t want both of them to get mad at you do you?” I replied smugly.
She grunted as she remembers that. She didn't want to lose her best friend and her biggest fan because of this again.
Now resume my walking. Why does she have to remind me everytime she shows up.
*FLASHBACK*
Two years ago
I was sitting at a bench in the middle of town square, enjoying a donut I bought from Sugarcube corner, it was nice and calm, I wasn't working today because I have a day off, no glares or stink eyes being sent at me, no trash being thrown at me, such a good day, prefect even, nothing could go wrong. Until I noticed a shadow looming over to me, I looked up to see a storm cloud with Rainbow Dash on top of it, she was grinning at me, I felt a bit dread, I don't know what it is but that grin isn't a good one. Unfortunately my gut feeling is proven right as a lightning bolt struck the space beside me, burning and breaking the bench in half, I immediately scramble up to my feet in fright, dropping the donut I was holding, the bright flash was disorienting but I manage to shake it off and look at her.
“W-what are you doing Rainbow!?” I asked her in fright
“Dealing with a pest problem, this time I won't miss.”
She send another lightning bolt at me, but I manage to get out of the way, but she was chasing me, she continuously sends lightning strikes at me. My god, she is going to kill me. I continue running, passing by the Town Hall, market place, Sugarcube Corner, and The Castle of Friendship. Some ponies tried to stop her but they were deterred by her lightning strikes, I kept running until.
It stopped.
Confused I turn around to see my savior, AJ tying up Rainbow with her rope, when I ran pass the market place, she saw me being attacked by her while she was manning the stall, she stopped everything she was doing to come save me.
“What the hay is wrong with you Dash!” AJ scolds her.
“Doing Ponyville a favour, this monkey doesn’t belong here, we don’t want him here!”
“By strikin’ him with lightning!? Ah know him long enough to know that his body couldn’t take a strike, he could’ve DIED!”
“So? He’s just a stupid, hairless monster that deserves to be thrown into the Everfree Forest with a bunch of manticores to be eaten!” she snapped back.
I snapped, it hurts alot, I look up to her, I admire her, and this is what she thinks about me.
And I was on the impression that fish was acceptable for meat eaters to eat, but no, I am nothing but a fish in her eyes.
With tears in my eyes I angrily said. “Rainbow, why are you such a fucking bitch!?” I stormed away as AJ tries to reach out to me.
Element of loyalty? Yeah loyal to your fucking big ego of yours.
*FLASHBACK ENDED*
A few minutes of walking I think I have gotten far away from her, I sighed, 'I need a drink, at least it gives me an excuse to go see Pinkie Pie.' I thought.
On the walk to Sugarcube Corner I run into Fluttershy, when she saw me, she cowered behind her hair in fear. I didn't care, I walk pass him and acknowledged her. “Hi Fluttershy.” I said coldly and continue to my destination.
It cause me to have another flashback
*FLASHBACK*
Two months after Trixie's show
God fucking dammit Rainbow bitch deciding to throw me into the Everfree Forest as a 'prank' a not so subtle way of getting rid of me.
She didn't drop me far thankfully, finding the path I walked along it, trying to get out of this forest.
I manage to get out of the forest, I saw Fluttershy's cottage up front, knowing I wasn't welcome I try to quickly walk by. But I overhear Fluttershy talking to some animals, and it hurt, with Trixie's revelation two months ago, it hurt more.
“Now, now” said Fluttershy “She may be strange but she is pretty nice once you get to know her, give her a chance pleaseee?”
Oh the hypocrisy' with that statement, I just wanted to be your friend, yet you fear me, fear me more than a gigantic dragon, you didn't get to know me.
I lowered my head.
Don't think I didn't see you shying away from griffons, especially that very nice griffon named Gabby, she is pretty nice once you get to know her, but you didn't, you assume every griffon is like Glida ever since Griffon the brush off.
A tear falls down to my cheek and lands on the dirt road.
Where is kindness for all creatures, Fluttershy?
*FLASHBACK ENDED*
As I continue to my destination, some ponies murmur, whisper, made rude comment about me as I walked pass by but I didn't care, I got used to it
I eventually reach Sugarcube Corner as I stepped into the front door and I see Pinkie Pie manning the counter. Then she sees me, she is very happy to see me.
“Heya Wrighty!” she cheerfully says as I walked up to her Infront of the counter.
“Heya Pinkie, I’ll order a strawberry milkshake please.”
“Okie-dokie-loki” she dashed into the kitchen and after a few moments came out with a strawberry milkshake, just for my size.
I pay for my milkshake but before I could grab it Pinkie speaks up. “Wrighty, I’ve heard there’s another human in Ponyville, did you know?”
“Yes Pinkie, I know because both me and AJ found him.” I said worriedly
She picked up. “is there something wrong?” she asked.
“Me and AJ found him in the Everfree Forest, a sudden bright light brought us towards him, he is in the hospital as we speak.”
“Oh no, what happened to him?”
I sighed. “When we found him, his body is suffering from starvation to where we can see bones, filled with scars that are obtained through out a three year period, he looked like he was abused.” I said.
“Wha-wha what!? How could anypony do that?” she looked at me in shock.
“Yeah, anypony, because all those scars and injuries are cause by ponies, but the strange thing is that he just came to Equis, he is the second human to ever end up here, yet his injuries says that he’s been here for three years, not only that but we found AJ hoof prints on the human’s chest, we don't know how, he has so many things that are out of the ordinary.”
She shakes her head. “Speaking of out of the ordinary, you know how my Pinkie Sense go off everytime somepony new comes to Ponyville?” I nodded “My Pinkie Sense didn’t go off! The only way that’s possible because he is already been here in Ponyville before but my Pinkie Sense would tell me, and my Pinkie sense is never wrong!”
“Another mystery to add the already long list of mysteries about this human.” This is getting weird, first he looks like me, then he has AJ hoof marks in his chest, and Pinkie Pie's Pinkie Sense didn't go off.
“Still it isn’t going to stop me from making him the best surprise welcome party for him ever, he sounds like he really needs it, it’s like he was never welcomed at all.”
“Once he wakes up that is.”
Once I was finished with my milkshake, I bid Pinkie farewell as I went off again, I still have some day light left so after a bit of thinking I decided to check up on Spike, Though I am banned from the Castle of Friendship, it doesn't stop me from sneaking in to help Spike whenever I can, she tried to put a spell that will block me from ever entering or even come close to the castle, however it requires a magic signature from me for the spell to identify me, but to bad for Sparkle that I don't have one, so she has to manually kick me out by herself if she found me inside, she can't give me any punishment for it because if she did my friends wouldn't be happy about that.
Spike, although he knows I am banned, isn't to happy about me being banned to, so he allows here whatever or not Twilight is around or not.
Anyways entering the castle is easy since for some reason she never locks her doors, I stealthily walk through the long halls and corridors, many doors that lead to random rooms, I walked passed a room they called, The Cutie Map Room, I don't know much about that room but I know it has a significant importance. Soon I found what I was looking for, The library, of course I know Twilight often stays in the library, but I often find Spike in the library in this giant castle, I pray for a second then I opened the door.
Soon I enter the library, closing the door behind me, and there he is, Spike climbing up the ladder, presumably organising books like always. He is the only one in the library.
“Hey Spike.” I said, waving at him as I walk in.
He turns his head around and sees me, “Oh! Hey Jason, coming to help me with chores like always?” he happily says.
“Oh you know me Spike.” I smile as I winked at him.
I've spent two hours helping Spike sorting the library, using the ladder is a bit challenging as it wasn't design for me but I made it work.
Then I hear the door opening behind me. I turn around expecting Twilight, but what came in was a lilac unicorn that I knew, Starlight Glimmer.
“Oh! Hey Starry.” I said.
“Oh, hey Jason” she replied as she rolled her eyes on the nickname I gave her ever since the Chrysalis incident.
*FLASHBACK*
“Hey girls, sorry can’t stay for a conversation. I need to find Applejack, she said she will meet me up at saddle lake but didn’t show up, do you girls know where Applejack is?” I said walking towards them at Trixie's carriage.
“Jason Wright! Thank goodness you’re here Ap-” she pauses, then lights her horn and aim it at me.
“Woah! What’s with the aggression?!” I said surprised, taking a step back.
“How do I know, you are not a changeling disguise as Jason?” she asks with a suspicious look.
“A disguise chang-” I then rub my temples. “Starry you of all people should know that I have no magic in me, if you think I am a changeling why don’t you check if I have any magic.”
She become a bit embarrassed that she forgot I have no magic. She then raise an eyebrow.
“Starry?”
“Why not Starry? Anyways you mentioned changelings which I assume something involved them, so what kind of plot they got into?”
“Queen Chrysalis took Luna and Celestia, they also took Twilight and her friends.”
As soon as I process what she said I pull out an axe out of nowhere.
“Where did they take them? I'll be happy to display their heads on my wall.” I said with calm, angry tone. No way in hell I'll allow them to take my best friends and especially AJ. “Where did I get this axe? I don’t remember bringing one.” I question myself as I inspected it.
She got creeped out about me displaying changeling's heads at my home. “W-we are not powerful enough, we need somepony else powerful enough to do it, maybe Candace is still safe, our best bet is to get to the Crystal Empire before the changelings do that way we-”
“There’s no help coming from the Crystal Empire.”
We look around for the source of voice. Then we turn to look at a changeling coming out of the bushes.
Trixie screams like a banshee before Starry puts a sound barrier around her.
I was ready to display his head on my wall when.
“Wait Jason stop! He’s not one of them!” she stops me.
“What are you talking about Starry?” I turn to look at her.
“He is Thorax, a reformed changeling I mentioned before.”
“You’re Thorax? The changeling living in the Empire? Well damn, thank god for stopping me Starry, who knows how much trouble I'll be if I display your friend on my wall.” I shiver on the thought of what my friends will react showing their friend's head on my wall.
Starry talks with Thorax while I try to calm Trixie down. Yeah Thorax said Candace, Shining Armour, and Flurry heart was kidnapped as well.
“So, what should we do?” Thorax walks up to Starry. “Yeah Starlight what should we do?” Trixie said as we both stood beside her.
“I-I don’t know. There has to be somepony who can handle this!” she said.
“There is nopony else, everypony with powerful magic is already gone!” Trixie panics.
I raise my hand and pointer finger, I was about to mention Discord until, speak of the devil.
“You know whenever ponies talk about powerful magic they always leave me out, if I weren’t so involved I might decide to take it personally.” Discord says on top of Trixie's carriage sewing a rabbit plush.
“Well isn’t this quite the combination of secondary characters. Where Twilight and the girls?”
First, how do we know you’re really you? Starry asks .
Discord seems to take offense to that as with a snap he turns the surrounding area into chaos.
“Yep. He is really Discord.” I said.
“Shall I continue?” he asks.
“Chrysalis and the changelings are back. They’ve pony-napped all of the most powerful ponies in Equestria, Celestia, Luna, Candace, Shining Armour, Flurry Heart, Twilight and her friends we need to-”
The surroundings turns to normal as Discord got up into Starlight's face.
“They took Fluttershy?” he asks angrily.
“Yes!”
“Where?”
“The Changeling Kingdom, with you on our side I think-”
She didn't get to finish as Discord teleports us into a some random forest, everyone besides Thorax was carrying Equipment, I still held my axe.
“Uh... Discord where are we?” I ask.
“Odd... I was trying to take it right to Fluttershy but, there is no Fluttershy.” he says as he lifts a rock to look under it.
“Uh... I think I might have an idea where she went.” She said nervously as we look into the direction she was pointing at.
We overlook the changeling kingdom, I can see many tiny dots outside the hive.
“...Maybe I should’ve invented more powerful bug spray than those weak ass excuse of a bug spray you ponies made.” I said.
*FLASHBACK ENDED*
During my flashback Twilight showed up and kicked me out, but Spike is grateful for my assistance. I then walked to my house that I bought, it was at the edge of town. It was difficult buying one as Mayor Mare was being difficult but with the help of AJ I manage to buy one, it was ran down but with the assistance of AJ, Rarity and Pinkie we manage to renovate it to my style. I got home, take off my jacket, go upstairs to my bedroom and went to bed.
I almost forgotten about that human, there's so many things that don't make sense. I just hope he can answer them when he wakes up.
