It's been a fucking week now, and I've been watched constantly by something, but I'm never able to catch it. It's probably my paranoid mind playing tricks on me. Zecora's charms work, but timberwolves have attacked me three times outside my territory. I have been able to fight them off, but it's been close calls, and I'm starting to get frustrated. I still haven't gone to town because I worry I'll get hunted. The few times I visited Zecora, she's shown some upset with me not going to town and giving them a chance. I'll work up the will too soon.

I have just been making sure my camp has been more comfortable. I have gotten some pots made as well as I blacked a clay pot for cooking in. I also made a bow and a spear after finding some flint near the stream and hammer stones. I would like to have had some deer antlers, but I'm not sure if deer are sentient here, so I'd rather not hunt anything that can talk and think like me. It feels like it is cannibalism. I'd rather stick with just small animals or fish till I'm sure. I might need to ask Zecora the next time I see her.

I am getting sick of the fish and herbs I gathered from my forging. I've been craving rabbit or maybe some bird meat might hunt that today with my bow and arrows. I had my quiver made from the bark of one of the trees that looked similar to birch but more twisted-looking. The bark was flexible enough to make a makeshift quiver till I can get hide. There's a lot of hemlock that grows in this forest, so I could use it to get tannins to tan hide, but I better get more of an idea of the wildlife before I start shooting anything. I'll think about that more later. Right now, I feel nasty today since I haven't bathed since I ended up in this world, so I'm going to wash up. A few days ago, Zecora showed me a little hot spring she's been going to for years to relax and bathe, and with all the stress lately.

I've felt from trying to keep myself alive out here and the crisis of being separated from everything I know. I think I deserve some fucking relaxation. Luckily, the area is charmed, too, so it's safe to let my guard down once I get there. I still feel I'm being followed constantly. I looked over my shoulder. It's quiet except for the wind blowing. I kept my hand on my hatchet. After looking for a bit at my surroundings, I keep walking. I guess this forest just feels like it has eyes. Continuing my walk to the hot spring, I leave the safety of my territory.

POV of Twilight and her friends

They have been tracking the creature for the past few days. There were close calls of them getting caught following him, but luckily, the invisibility spell helped out a lot since they highly doubted a disguise would work like it did with the dragons when they followed Spike when he went and followed that dragon migration.

Twilight looked around and undid the invisibility spell. "ok, girls, so far, I gathered a lot of data on him. Now, we just have to get into his camp and see if we can get an idea on living behavior. oooo, so much research; after this, we can start to make contact slowly! Are you all excited too!" She says, almost riveling pinkie pies energy.

Fluttershy though looked at her with a look of worry. "a-are you sure? Isn't it wrong to snoop through someponys home? W-what if he comes back and finds us? I don't want to upset the poor thing..." she says, lightly circling her front left hoof in the dirt, nervous.

Applejack also throws her opinion in "Honestly, not sure how I feel about snoopin' through a fellas place of livin'. Why can't we just talk to em now? He don't seem like a bad fella. I'd say the big guy just down on his luck, is all." She says with a bit of annoyance that their going through all this when they could just talk.

Twilight's excitement calms down, and she tries to calm their worries. "I know this seems very dishonest, but we are dealing with an unknown species. We don't know enough about what his habits are, what might be considered offensive, or even what he might find hostile; something we might find normal might seem like a bad omen to him. What if his species isn't a social species, or maybe they are a warfaring species? We should observe like we have been and don't think of it as snooping thiiiink of it as being a...habitat inspection." She says, giving a side glance and a sheepish smile.

Rainbow Dash is lying in a tree above them and finally decides to join in the conversation. "Hey, as long as the monkey isn't trying to eat any of us, and besides, if he catches us, I'll give that ape a dash kick special!" she chuckles after she thinks of an incredible fight scene in her head.

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie pokes her head out of a hole "oh oh oh! Can we throw him a party and surprise him when he gets back? Please, please, please, he looks so upset!" She shouts in the tree, scaring Rainbow Dash, making her fall out of the tree with a yelp into a bush below. She rubs her head, looking up at Pinkie, annoyed. "what makes it seem like he's upset? Hard to honestly read his face." Rainbow says, getting out of the bush and shaking the leaves out of her mane applejack, trying not to laugh. Pinkie pops fully out of the hole in the tree and lands on top of Rainbow Dash. "I just know silly, and he needs a party, Stat!" Pinkie yells, her muzzle pressed to Rainbows, who was looking at her now, a bit concerned for her own safety.

Twilight floats Pinkie off of Rainbow and puts her down next to Rarity, who is trying hard to watch each step even though she has rain boots on. "pinkie, I'm sorry, but we can't. What if his species finds parties offensive!"

Rarity is frantically brushing her hair to keep it nice and keep hairs from frizzing out of place. "actually, Twilight may have a point, darling, including with that situation with the cupcake you left him could be a danger to them maybe can't even eat anything baked?" Rarity says to Pinkie to try and help Twilight bring her point home with the party mare

Pinkie Pie gasps, her front hooves dragging down on her cheeks at the horror. "t-this is the worst possible thing!!" she suddenly drags Rarity's fainting couch out of nowhere and faints on it. She then sits up a few seconds later. "oooo, this is super comfy. I see why you faint so much Rarity." rarity rolls her eyes at Pinkie's antics. The others stare for a minute and try just try to move on after Twilight coughed into her hoof. "um, anyway, best we learn more before we try to make contact. So follow me, girls, we have some discovery to make!" She leads the way, with the others following.

It was a short trot till they got to his camp. They enter Pinkie Pie doing so like she was a ninja. The others just more casually trot into the walled area of his camp. Twilight floats a quill, paper, and corked inkwell from her saddle bags. She uncorks and dips the end of the quill into the ink and starts writing what she observes. "subject has skills in tool crafting and building a home from the environment possible a tripe society species?" she mutters to herself. They all split up, looking around, though he didn't have much to his name it seemed. Rarity gets drawn to the flat cap hat that's hanging on a stick that's been stabbed into the ground to act as a sort of hat rack. "Oh, my, out of everything he owns, he has a quite dashing hat. Hmmm, I feel this would look great as more of an addition to an outfit to really tie it together. ooo, this is giving me a idea for a new complimenting hat wear! Hmm, I wonder what the material is. It's quite well made." she uses her horn to start to levitate it to her, but as she does, it feels as though she's losing her magic grasp on it.

"That's... strange. Twilight darling, come here. Something is odd about this hat here." She says. Twilight comes over and looks at the hat, and squints at it. She tries to levitate it, but she feels as if the hat is siphoning her magic. She quickly lets go of the hat. "That's impossible..." she says, eyes wide now, looking at the hat even more closely as if it just started talking and dancing. Applejack walks over, and the others notice Twilight getting too focused on the hat now like it's got secrets. Rarity decides to try and say something. "um, darling, are you ok?" She says with a bit of fear that Twilight is about to have an episode. She finally looks away and then at them. "change of plans, we're taking anything that has a similar effect like this hat." she says with a severe look now that almost had the same intensity as Fluttershy's stare. Applejack now gets a bit upset. "Whoa whoa, hold on there, sugercube ya never said we be stealin' from em just takein' a look around!" She says, waving her hoof to the surroundings. She didn't want to rob the guy. Heck, she didn't even think sneaking into his home was right either.

Twilight quickly tries to defend her decision. "i-i know it's not right, but you don't get it! This hat defies all magical laws. I know it doesn't even have any magic in it, which should be impossible, but at the same time, it siphoned my magic like it was some kind of bottomless pit. This creature has items that could flip the very foundation of what we know about magic! And it's just sitting here on a stick!" She pants, eyes looking a bit erratic, a few hairs coming out of place with a twing sound like a guitar string snapping. She's trying to breathe and calm down but not exactly doing much.

At this point, Fluttershy speaks her mind. "B-but Twilight, even if that's true, we can't just take his things. What if it's crucial to his culture?" Rarity nods in agreement. "I agree with Fluttershy. I have noticed he is almost always wearing clothes. More than likely, it's of great importance for his kind to wear clothes constantly, so taking this hat may upset him." Twilight looks at the hat and then her friends before sighing and lowering her head slightly. "I guess you're right... maybe we can do a cultural exchange somehow once we make contact." she says, a look of disappointment on her face. Rarity, applejack, and Fluttershy were relieved they could convince her not to take anything. Usually, when she got like this, it was hard to get her clear-headed again. Applejack smiles at Twilight. "Cheer up sugercube. I'm sure ya get ta ask em all the questions ya want once we finally talk ta the fella heck, maybe he want ta even learn a few things about how we ponies live." Applejack says, encouraging Twilight to talk to him rather than just follow them.

Twilight lifts her head up and gives a hopeful smile. "You're right applejack. Well, we should go to Zecora and maybe ask her some questions about him since they seem to be friends." twilight says to the others. They have meant to talk to Zecora after seeing the creature and her interact the other day as if they knew each other. Twilight wanted to speak to her about it, but after she was done with her observations. Applejack nods. "sounds like a mighty fine idea ta me. No need for this snoopin' around. Let's just talk ta em muzzle ta er..well, I guess face. I think Zecora could be a good pony ta help introduce us ta the big fella." she says with satisfaction that Twilight is finally listening to her.

Rainbow Dash pulls Twilight into a hug with her wing to the left side of her barrel. "and if he turns out to be a bad guy, we can beat his flank ten seconds flat." she says. She seems almost excited and hoping the creature is evil. She's been to into those new editions of dareing doo lately. Rainbow then lets Twilight out of the hug and leads out with the other mares, applejack leaving last now all outside the camp to get ready to start their trot to zecora's home. As they leave, applejack stops seeing Twilight still writing on a scroll. "Twi, are ya comein'?" She asked with a look of slight concern as she seemed to be writing about the hat and looking it over as Twilight went around it. Getting its details, applejack was pretty sure she was sketching it too by the way the quill scratched across the parchment before she dipped it in the floating inkwell to refresh the ink on it.

Twilight finally notices Applejack still there looking at her. Twilight's left ear twitches before she speaks. "o-oh uh yeah, I'm just going to take a few more notes, and I'll join you girls outside. Want to make sure I log all the anomaly of this item that I can tell with my magic scan." Applejack looked at her. "Twi...promise me ya won't take anythin' please." applejack said, still a hint of worry that Twilight might convince herself to do something she shouldn't. They really didn't want a repeat of that whole late friendship lesson with that need it want it spell.

Twilight looked at her, giving a sheepish smile. "i-i know I get out of hoof sometimes, but don't worry applejack. I won't take anything." Applejack let out a sigh of relief. "That's good ta hear, alright once ya done gettin' yer notes, we'll be outside the camp waitin' for ya." applejack says to Twilight, the farm pony going to the opening to the wall
of the campsite and joining the others a bit away from the camp. Twilight quickly tries to take in as many details as she can down in her notes the pottery, the wood the camp walls are made out of, and the moss bed and roof the creature uses for sleep and protection from the elements. A ray of light gleams past the forest's canopy and hits just right for twilight to see something shimmer next to the moss bed. Her curiosity was hard to ignore, and she looked at what gave off the fleeting shine. There, next to the bed, was a bag. It was some strange material she wasn't sure. It wasn't any cloth she was familiar with, but what was next to the bag grabbed her interest even more. There was a little black box with a smooth black mirror surface. It looked as though it was metal too, and next to that, a necklace it had an arrowhead wrapped in metal wire, and the cord was some plant-like material, but what bothered her was the bone-like small objects on either side of the arrowhead. She quickly scanned the bone to ensure it wasn't a..well, pony's horn tip. After the scan, she sighed in relief that it didn't come from anything here on equss because it's giving off the same reading as the hat. Her eyes ever so slowly drift back to the strange metal rectangle that looks to have buttons on the side. Knowing magic wouldn't be much help, Twilight picked it up in her hoof and looked it over. She pressed on the buttons with her hoof, but they didn't do anything. She tried pressing all the buttons at once and held her hoof there, pushing the buttons. She was getting a bit frustrated with it, but then the black glass suddenly gave off its own light, and a picture of some unknown characters of a Language she didn't know popped up before the mirror showed her weird boxes on a picture in the background of the mirror. She pressed her hoof to the mirror in awe, wiping a smudge off the mirror's surface. Doing this caused the picture to move, and more boxes with strange Language under them show. "Whoa..." is all she can say as her eyes grow large with curiosity. She swipes her hoof left, and the boxes from before are back. "This is amazing...did the creature make this?" She looks back. Her friends are nowhere in sight, and then her head drifts back to the rectangle metal mirror in her hoof and then at the necklace. "maybe I can...just borrow them for a bit...to help us understand the creature better. Of course, I'll bring it back tomorrow or a few days. Heh, I mean, they probably won't notice it's gone." She says, trying to convince herself that it's okay even though in her heart she knew this wasn't right. Her brain won the fight, and she quickly puts the black metal mirror in her bag and the necklace, too, and takes back out her notes and writes a few more things before leaving the campsite to rejoin her friends.

Rainbow Dash stretched her wings. "mph, took you long enough. My wings are getting itchy to be in the air again." She said, then yawned. "Any longer than I might have just gone ahead and taken a nap. You take way too many notes." Rainbow Dash seemed ready to get moving again. Applejack goes up to Twilight. "So get all the notes ya needed sugercube? Don't think we will be back here till after we get more acquainted ta the big fella." Saying with a bit of excitement in her voice. She wanted to thank him face to face for what he did for Applebloom. A letter isn't her style. Twilight gave a nervous chuckle. "heh, y-yep, and then some. Well, let's get to Zecora. I have many questions for her about the newest resident of the everfree." she said, quickly trotting past Applejack, leading the way. The others look at her but assume maybe she's just excited to hear more in pony accounts from Zecora. Though Twilight didn't know, applejack looked back at the campsite and then at Twilight with suspicion in her eyes. Something about what Twilight said didn't sit right with her. She takes one last look at the campsite over her shoulder, the gloom of the canopy blocking the light hanging over it with a soft breeze rustling the leaves, no noise but the wind and creaking of the tree limbs after the last glimpse of the campsite she follows the others getting a lousy feeling trouble is brewing.

isaiah perspective at the hot spring

"I can't believe I left my necklace at the campsite ugh." I say as I sit in the warm pool of water, the feeling of the heat helping my aching muscles relax from all the lifting and tool making, water hauling, and spearfishing I have done all week. A few wooden charms were hanging around the area, so there was no worry about getting attacked while I had no clothes on. I looked over to my clothes, which I neatly folded next to the rocky edge of the hot spring. Zecora said she was the only one who knew where it was, so I didn't have to worry about being seen without my clothes. Since I arrived in this world, it's been nothing but stress and trying to keep myself fed and warm. Without Zecora's help, it would probably been even more challenging. Her knowledge about this forest shows that she knows her stuff. If the town is half as generous as her, then...maybe I don't have to worry about getting run out after all.

I get up out of the hot spring. "I think I'm going to pay the town a visit tomorrow finally." I say to myself as I step out and sit on a log next to the spring to slowly dry off. It's pretty late. Once I get back, it will more than likely be Dark. Sitting back and looked at everything around me as I heard distant wind and birds chirp, the sun shining through the swaying branches of the trees. It was peaceful. Though this forest had its creepy side, there was beauty to it. After meditating a while, in the tranquil surroundings, I dried off in the open air. I slip my clothes and wooden armor back on, ready to return to my camp. "I better get back. It's going to get dark soon. Zecora did say not to go out when night comes." I say to myself and start on my walk back to camp. The journey back wasn't too bad. Thankfully, it seems those timber wolves finally know not to attack me, or maybe they stop hunting at this time of day. I see the walls of my camp, and I go in, heading to my bed. I remove my armor and set it to the side before I go over and try to get a fire going.

Doing the hand drill friction technique, I get an ember after some work, grabbing a handful of my tinder and gently placing the ember in the middle, folding the material over it, I gently blow, getting smoke. A few more blows and fire ignited the tinder. I then set it quickly in the fireplace and started adding small sticks, then added larger dry logs once I got the fire roaring to life, now lighting up the campsite. I still have my hatchet and obsidian knife. I guess I'll take the time to sharpen my hatchet since I forgot to put it down with my armor. Grabbing my hatchet off my side, I sit on a log, picking up a flat stone I have next to my log, and grab a handful of sand. It's been a few days since I sharpened my hatchet, and the sand from around the large stream on the flat stone makes good makeshift whetstone. I wet the sand and stone with a cup of water from one of my clay pots. Spreading the wet sand on the stone surface, I get to work on sharpening my hatchet.

I sit there, the sound of the fire and grinding metal on stone as my only company in my camp. That is until I notice something strange on the ground a hoof print next to my fireplace, a few actually. I immediately stop my sharpening and put the stone and hatchet down on the log. I get up and look at the set of hoof prints and another set around my camp leading from the entrance. They divert in different directions. Two sets of four hoof prints seem just to appear here and there while four sets diverge from the entrance. "Shit." I say to myself. My home had uninvited visitors, it seems. I quickly followed the hoof prints, which were somewhat hard to see, but the fireplace helped light the area a bit.

Quite a few stops around where I hung my hat; at least three sets lead to it while one seems to show up at the spot, more than likely ones that can fly, I guess. Zecora did inform me a bit about what kind of ponies there are. Kinda feel bad I had thought those two fillies, the orange one with the wings and the white one with the horn, just had genetic mutations or something at the time.

I follow the tracks, and all of them seem to lead back towards the exit except for one which dentures to my bed before circling back out. I approached my moss bed, a deep worry filling my chest. As soon as I saw the absence of my necklace and phone, panic started to fill me. I frantically searched for my necklace and phone, moving my bag, throwing the moss out of my way, and checking under it, but there was nothing. "Son of a bitch!!" I scream as I throw a clay pot in anger. It shattered with a loud crack on the log next to my campfire. I have just been robbed by whoever found my camp. The worst scenarios are going through my head of some pony selling my phone and necklace, not knowing the sentimental value of the necklace or the pictures on my phone that hold so many cherished memories. I quickly grab my hatchet lying on the log and my obsidian knife. I'll be damned if I let someone sell the necklace my mother gave me. I at least need to get that back. I know I was warned not to go out at night, but I need to find the thief now. Getting my armor on and, then grab a stick and quickly make me a torch with a pine cone covered in pine resin wedged in the splits at the end. I hang it over the fire, and I get moving, following the hoof prints down the trail, keeping the flame low to illuminate the ground.

Zecora's hut

Twilight and her friends were able to get to Zecoras hut before it got dark. The everfree was much more dangerous at night than it was during the day twilight knocks on Zecora's door. Hearing the hoof steps on the other side and seeing a friendly face once the door was open. "Ah, twilight and friends, what brings you here to my home? You do know it is very dangerous to be in the forest at this hour to roam." She says to them quickly, letting them in and closing the door. Once all of them are inside, she shuts the door behind them and gets pillows for them to sit on. Applejack quickly wants to get to the reason they are here. "Well, we aren't exactly here for a sleepover Zecora. We were wonderin' if ya can tell us about that neighbor of yers." she says before taking a seat, as well as everypony else. Well, other than Pinkie, who is making faces in the reflections of Zecora's potion glasses on the shelf. Zecora first glares at Pinkie as she is messing with a delicate potion. Pinkie chuckles nervously and takes the bottle she was balancing on her nose and puts it back on the shelf before joining them in the circle of friends.

Zecora looks back to Applejack. "why yes, I can tell you what you like, but I do insist you stay the night. Being out at this time is dangerous, and creatures roam that will fill you with fright. I don't want to see my friends be put in mortal danger, so please stay until daylight." She says to her friends, a serious look on her face that would match even Celestias face during meetings with politicians of other countries. Twilight and the others look at each other in thought about it. Fluttershy is already scared of the possible monsters out in the forest right now. "i-i think I'd rather sleep over uh...i-if that's ok." Fluttershy says, stuttering a bit. Twilight then speaks her mind.
"I think that be the best. It's already dark, and out of anypony I know, Zecora knows the everfree the best. besides, we get to learn more about the creature that my observations didn't tell me." She says she already set in staying the night, pulling out a stack of papers to take notes and a few ink wells. Rainbow Dash shrugs. "fine with me. I been flying all day and would rather not leave my friends here. I mean, what If that creature comes in and attacks? Need somepony to keep guard for that ape."

Rainbow says, but Zecora doesn't seem to like that. It reminds her too much of back when they all first met. "do not think he is a beast; he is just lost and alone also can be quite kind. But I'm sure that you all will personally find. Though he can speak what is on his mind...well, most of the time." Zecora says to Rainbow. Looking at the others, she was sure they all had gotten the wrong idea of her large friend. Zecora looks around and decides it is best to have this conversation with a bit of tea to help settle their nerves more for Fluttershy's sake than the rest. Zecora asked for what kind of tea they would like. Camomile was the choice from most, though Pinkie, rainbow, and Applejack declined the offer of tea, so she got them some hot cocoa instead.

Zecora retook a seat after getting everypony their drinks. "so what is it you would like to know keep in mind that I only known him a week. So my knowledge is only skin deep." zecora said, getting comfy on her pillow seat.

Twilight looks, sips her tea, and sets it on the small plate to her left. "hmmm, it's so hard to decide what to ask. Did he mention why he's here and where he's from?" She says now, calling it him not to be rude and best to get rid of that habit when she meets him.

Zecora answers Twilight. "isaiah hasn't told me much about where he is from, only that it's very, very far from here. Why he ended up in Equestria, we found that it was possibly the work of a spell that somepony casted. As far as we can tell and, all he remembers is driving on something he called a highway and then a green light before hitting a tree; he's lost a lot to him that's very dear." she says, sad for him to be ripped away from his family and friends, not something she wishes on any creature.

Applejack takes in this info that they learned. To be separated from family and friends is the worst thing she can think of, including when family means so much to her as well. "That's just...I don't even know what ta say ta be so far from home and not sure how in a place they know nopony. no wonder he's staying in the everfree fella must be more confused than a fish swimmin' backwards." Applejack says.

Zecora nods in agreement. "I have been helping him adjust to the everfree and its dangers for the last week now. I am teaching him potion brews and what not to eat or use, but I can tell he's slow to make friends. I feel he still only sees me as a kind stranger and not a friend seems trust is not his species basic instinct. I can tell after a while that his face shows it on his features. he must come from somewhere similar to the Everfree because the strangeness and the weather do not bother him; he's actually told me it's similar to his home but without the creatures.

Twilight takes in this information, and Fluttershy's guess might be right. He's just a victim of this magical anomaly. "that's just awful I'll need to let the princesses know about this tomorrow...is there any way you could help us talk to him as a neutral party? He seems to trust you or at least more than anypony else right now." twilight says to Zecora with the hope she can get the chance to talk with this creature maybe in a few days. She's not telling anypony, but she wants to push back her dutys as a princess. ever since her coronation so she can be with her friends even though the summer sun celebration is around the corner. She's been separated for so long since she became an alicorn, at least a month in canterlot, but when this anomaly happened and the creature discovered to come with it, she stuck to observations because it gave her more time with her friends. Twilight was deep in thought now. What if she didn't tell the princesses. she has to make absolutely sure this creature isn't evil, so long talks and study would be needed. She tries to rationalize in her head wanting to stay in Ponyville as long as she can.

"Twilight...twilight...twilight!" Rainbow Dash yelled to get her attention. "equss to egghead, are you in there?" Twilight shook her head and looked at Rainbow. "o-oh uhh sorry, was just thinking." twilight admitted.

"Pfft, when have you ever not thought about something? Just don't let yourself get too deep in thought when we get back to your flying lessons tomorrow." Rainbow Dash says with excitement about teaching her to fly ever since Twilight has been back in Ponyville. That's how she and Rainbow hang out it was good training too for the festival when not looking for this creature they have been sent to find.

Twilight smiles, though she's gotten a face full of dirt a few times while learning. Just being with Rainbow and the others makes her wish she could stay in Ponyville after this whole thing is over.

Zecora stands. Seeing that the tea and hot cocoa were empty, she took their cups onto her tray, which she then balanced on her back. "I will get us more tea and hot cocoa to drink. Then, I will be back to tell you more of what I know and think. Please do tell me how you all have been as well; It's been awhile since we have all gotten together, even you, my friend of pink."

Pinkie Pie gasps, " You're right! It's been like super duper ooper long since we last talked. Don't worry; I'll tell you everything on the way to the kitchen!" Pinkie follows Zecora, who patiently listens to Pinkie Pie. "So the cakes asked me to watch the twins, and at first I was ooo that super dupertastic and let me tell you the flower trick is such a lifesaver and-" she goes on as they both disappear into the kitchen where Pinkie also helps while telling zecora about well everything.

back to isaiah's POV

My torch was starting to get dim and will probably burn out soon, but I persisted. I'll be damned if I let them steal from me, including the gift my mother gave me. They probably didn't know the sentimental value, but then again, they could have just stolen it to sell later, so I guess it doesn't matter if they did or not. What matters now is finding them. I know they are heading down the path to Zecora's. I hope I get there in time. They could be robbing her home right now. If those potions can heal and or do anything else, then I can see her being a target for criminals.

I started to try and pick up the pace, but I stopped. Something didn't feel right. My visibility was limited a bit by the mask, so I took it off to observe my surroundings. As I turned, I saw a figure pounce at me. I didn't have time to react as some massive appendage ripped across my face as I moved to the side. I scream, dropping my mask and holding my hand over my left eye in pain, panting. Everything happened so fast that I quickly stood to look at what attacked me only to realize...I couldn't see anything out of my left eye. I start to freak out as I look at my hand, blood covering it like I had slapped my hand in red paint. What was in front of me put me in a cold sweat.

There was a giant lion with bat wings and a scorpion tail. I watch to my horror as it eats my eyeball that is stuck to the end of its middle claw. I felt a panic attack rising when it turned back towards me. I try to keep it back with the fire of the torch.

"S-stay the fuck away from me!" I screamed at it as it advanced towards me. I take my hatchet from my side, the torch in my other hand. How was I going to get away from this thing? It lets out a roar and charges at me. I quickly jump out of its way and run. Leaving my mask behind, I needed to get to Zecoras. If I can get there, I'll be safe. It was hard to see now my torch had gone out as I ran, and I could hear the beats of the creature's large paws gaining behind me. I tossed the extinguished torch down. I could barely think about anything but running right now. It didn't help that without my other eye, I couldn't see very well, which soon stopped me in my tracks. I didn't see the root of a tree and tripped over it, hitting the ground hard. I scramble to get up, and then I feel the razor-sharp claws slice through my back. I let out another labored scream of pain as I tried to turn and kick, but it sank teeth into my leg, dragging me back. The adrenaline was now high. I grabbed my knife, and when its head got close to try and rip my throat out. I stabbed the knife into its eye. I then twist it; as I rip it out, it gets off me, letting out a roar of pain. I took the chance to get up. My leg was messed up, I could tell, but I didn't have time to think about it. I turn, seeing it's recovered. I watch as its stinger is thrust at me. I try to move, but it jabs me in the shoulder. I grit my teeth and feel a burning sensation travel through my arm. Before my arm stops working, I'm pinned to a tree as I watch this monster get closer and closer. It looks as though it's grinning. Either blood loss is playing tricks on me, or it's toying with me before it kills me. It then rips its claws into my right side. I let out another scream that cut through the night. This fucking monster wanted to torture me before it ate me!.I felt my life flashing before my eyes and the thoughts of my family never knowing what happened to me. Soon, my fear was replaced with Anger as it started to well inside me. It's not fair that I was ripped from my home. Have to survive in some damn fantasy world that doesn't make sense with things that are supposed to be fairy tales. At this point, I'm very positive I'm not even on the same God-damned planet!!. I refuse to die before I see my family again, damn it!! I felt a new rush of energy go through me. I quickly take my hatchet from my side and cut the end of the creature's stinger off in one chop. The lion scorpion leaps back in pain as its tail bleeds. I throw the hatchet it spins through the air embedding into the monster's right front leg, severing a tendon that makes it lose balance. I rip out the stinger in my left shoulder and let out an angered scream at it as I advanced towards it. "I only need one fucking arm to tear your goddamn hide off!!" It used its other claw to slice through my chest, but I was seeing red at this point. I kick it in the ribs, hearing a crack. I didn't know if it was my bones or theirs, but it sent it tumbling onto its back. I quickly jump on top of it, and it thrashes. I scream in its face as I stab its own stinger into its neck. It soon stops its movement as its venom paralyzes the monster. I sit on its chest, and I give it punch after punch to its face. "I didn't want to be here. I didn't ask for this!" I screamed, taking all my frustration out with each punch, and the sound of the cracking of bone followed. "Ripped from my family, my friends all because of some magic bullshit one of these ponies did!" Punch, splat, crack. "I want to go home. I don't want to be stuck here, possibly never to see my family again! do they even know if I'm alive huh?! What about my mom, my dad, my brother? They don't even know if I'm dead or alive!!" Punch, punch, crack. "then this happens, nearly killed in this God-dammed forest. Well, did ya get a good taste of me fucker?! was it worth it?!" I scream at it with another punch, blood splattering on my face. I stop and look down at my hands and then at the face of the monster. It was dead. It had been dead for a bit now, its skull exposed, jaw dislocated, flesh the end of its muzzle hanging on by a strip of hide. I slowly get up and look at what I did. Its face wasn't even recognizable. Tears streamed down my cheeks from my right eye as the whole situation and reality I was in finally hit me like a freight train. I sit there on my knees and laugh and laugh, gripping my head as I break down. Soon, the laughter breaks into full-on sobs as everything that's happened hits me all at once. I grip my side with my good arm to try and slow the bleeding of my lacerations. The pain of my injuries brought me back to reality. I felt emotionally numb after I finished crying. I stand. I needed to get to Zecora before I bleed to death. I go back and pick up my mask. I seem to have only gotten about 60 feet before that bastard got me. Even if I didn't trip, it would have caught up quickly. I then stab a stick I found in the ground and put my mask on it at the corpse of this monster to let the timberwolves know this is mine. I refuse to let this creature go to waste after what I had done to it and what it had done to me. I limb towards Zecoras hut with a pain in my heart that felt far worse than my injuries.

I soon see the hut and limp to the door, leaning on the frame. I felt dizzy at this point. Soon, I barged in. I didn't have time to be polite right now. As soon as I push the door open and stumble through."z-zicora need help..." I say weakly as I get in the hut from the door. I turned to my right, seeing a bunch of colorful figures. My vision was blurry, and I couldn't make them out. Then I heard nothing but screams from the blurry figures before a blue blur came at me. I felt my nose get broken as the blow knocked me to the wall. I try to get up, my body now weak, staining the wall in a handprint of blood. Then I hear a scream from Zecora. "Rainbow, stop, he is gravely injured!! Do not go and make it worse and leave him disfigured!" I hear her rush to me. A yellow blur also comes to me as well. "Oh shit, think I'm about to black out...fuck..." Soon, darkness takes me.

mane 6 POV

They all sat chatting, having a good time. This is something Twilight enjoyed and has been missing for the last month. Zecora and Pinkie were still in the kitchen of the hut. Zecora has made her home a bit bigger since her tree has grown more. Zecora added the kitchen a few months back. It's more of an open kitchen area. Her thoughts about Zecoras decor stop when she hears something outside approach the hut like something was being dragged through the dirt as they trotted, maybe?

"Girls...do you hear that?" They look at the door. Rainbow gets a look of cautious suspicion. Her wings twitch as if itching to move. Then the door is pushed open, and a voice is heard before they limp inside, leaning on the door, a red print left on it as they move forward. A huge creature ducks and limps into the hut. All their eyes shrank to pinpricks as they saw the thing in the light. It was covered in crimson blood and had deep wounds in its chest, side, and face, some almost to the bone. Its leg is mangled, and bone is exposed from the bite marks that have torn bits of flesh off. It then looks at them, and their stomachs drop when they see the claw mark on its face, its eye missing, blood seeping from its wounds like tears as it stains its teeth trailing down to its mouth with red. All they could do was scream. In the horror of what they saw Applejack and Rarity hug each other, and Fluttershy hides behind Twilight, shivering. Before they knew it, rainbow was already charging at the creature at full speed. It hits it, and they all flinch when they hear a sickening crack. Its nose now looks broken as it stumbles back into the wall. It tries to get up, leaving blood where it touches. They stared at it for a moment until they heard Zecora yelling at Rainbow to stop dropping the tray of tea and cocoa. She galloped to him. Fluttershy looks past Twilight and gasps. She too quickly goes to the creature. They watch as he blacks out.

Fluttershy helps Zecora as they lay him out on the floor. Every other pony stands there in stunned silence, even Pinkie, her hair not so poofy now. Zecora hastily looked through her potions, trying to find the rare one she never thought she had to use. She throws whatever potion she didn't need out of her way. Once she found the potion, she uncorked it and poured it into his wounds. "everypony, I need your help; we have to hold him down while the potion stops his bleeding and closes his wounds! He will thrash and move and may hurt himself as he spasms, but no matter how much he screams, do not let him go for the potion to provide its boon!" Zecora yelled, which broke them out of their shock. They had many questions, but right now, they had to help each other hold down a limb with their body weight as Zecora continued to pour the liquid into each wound. It sizzled as if his flesh was being cooked. His eye shot open as he screams in agony. Zecora shoves a piece of softwood in his mouth to bite on. He looks at her, horror in his eye, trying to rationalize what's going on now. "please, my friend, you have to endure. You are on death's door. I hope after this, your opinion of me will not be poor." Zecora softly said to him as she continued to pour the liquid into his wounds. Screams make them all flinch as the girls also watch Zecora try to reset his nose, which only lets out another scream from the poor creature as it's snapped back into place. Zecora noticed the blood coming from his back, and with a quick motion, they all rolled him over, holding him down as he thrashed from the pain. Applejack grunts, nearly being thrown off his leg. "whoa, Nelly! come on big guy, calm down almost done!" She says, trying to calm him. Fluttershy is on the verge of crying. "it's ok, sh sh it's almost over. I'm sorry... I'm sorry!" Fluttershy says as she helps Twilight hold his left arm down. Soon, Zecora gets to the leg wounds, and he screams even louder as it's being healed by the potion, his broken bones resetting bone marrow in overdrive to replace all his lost blood. Finally, every last drop was used, and his breaths labored in pain. Zecora tells them that they can let him go now, and they all get off his limbs. Zecora sighs in relief. "I'm glad the potion worked it was an experimental one, but the ingredients were too hard to get. It is why I never made another...as well as the awful side effect..." she says, glad to see that he's breathing. She takes the strip of wood out of his mouth. He nearly bit through it, leaving deep teeth marks in it. She puts it to the side to see if her friend is still sound of mind.

Isaiah's pov
Hell, I was in hell, I died, and now I'm being tortured. Yep, that's how it felt as the liquid made me feel as if every nerve in my body was burning and being torn as fractured bones reset and my wounds sizzled like bacon on a pan. I screamed my lungs out as I bit on that piece of wood. The pain was worse than when I got the injuries. I heard them trying to calm me, but might as well have been trying to throw a tiny bag of ice on a raging fire. I wanted to dig my hands into my skin and rip into it with the sensation of the burning pain and as if something was under my skin crawling, but I was too weak to get my arms and legs free when the pain finally stopped. I see Zecora take the wood piece out of my mouth. I soon sit up. As I do, I double over and throw up a bile of yellow liquid. I never felt more like shit than I do now.

Getting shitfaced and waking up with a hangover had nothing on this. "Oh..fuck" is all I say before another fit of bile leaves my throat. The other ponies in the room backed up, including the white one with the purple mane and tail with the curl. She looked like she was going to be sick herself. Zecora pats and rubs my back with a hoof, not seeming upset that I'm giving her floor a disgusting paint job.

"I'm sorry I had to put you through that but it is over at last...I'm sorry but i did not want you to be a sorrowful memory of the past..." she says with pain in her voice, not wanting to think about that. I finally got a grip on my stomach contacts and wiped my mouth. I still couldn't see out my left eye. I reached up to it. The scar was apparent, but my eye was there now. "mirror d-do you have a mirror?" I asked.

The white unicorn came up to me. "I have one darling here." she says as I watch it float out of her saddle bag. I stare at it as if it floats. I hesitate but then take it out of the air. My hands were shaking not only from the pain but also from seeing actual magic. I laugh to myself, and then I go into full-blown laughter, which they all jump a bit from the sudden outburst. "magics real here...heh, I really am very far from home..." I open the make-up mirror. I can't believe they use makeup here. There's a mean joke there, but I keep that to myself. I look at my face. What looked back at me didn't even feel like it was me. The left side of my face had a three-clawed scar going across my eye that was now milky white. The scar goes from a bit of my forehead through my eyebrow and across my cheek in a downward motion. That sneak attack that monster did got me good. It seems any lower and would have gone through my jugular too. I take a deep breath and then let it out, calming myself I hand her the mirror back. It floats from my hands but then falls to the ground. After the light around it seemed to have faded, it shattered on the floor. "S-shit, sorry, guess I should have properly handed it back to you." The white unicorn looks at it and then at me. "N-no, it's fine. I have more at home, darling, but um, I guess we should introduce ourselves." she flicks her hair to the side and takes a bit of a more elegant pose. "my name is Rarity. It's a pleasure to meet you, however...I do wish it was in better circumstances." she says. I can still see the upset in her eyes. It seems these ponies aren't used to seeing blood. I look to the others.

"Well, guess since you all helped keep me from tearing my own skin off during that horrible experience, my name is isaiah." I introduced myself to the mares, and the next to introduce was a pink pony who had already filled my view with her blue eyes. "Guah!" I yelp, not even sure how she got in my face so fast. "my names Pinkie Pie oh oh important question do you like parties I love parties and I always throw a party for new ponies but wait your not a pony but every creature, likes parties unless it's Gilda do you know Gilda she was a big meany feathers! Do you like cupcakes If you do why did you abuse that poor cupcake!!" Pinkie fired off like a squirrel on crack. I could barely keep up with her word vomit. "I think I'm gonna throw up again..." the others all yell at the pink pony. "pinkie!!" She stops bouncing on my stomach. "oh oopsie!" Pinkie Pie quickly gets off me. I look at her now sitting up ugh "if you need to know I do like parties but not huge ones I don't know who Gilda is and yes I like cupcakes i...wait you were the one who put that cupcake in my camp?!" I say. Now I look in disbelief that she got into my camp.

Pinkie giggles at that. "of course silly, how would that cupcake get there without me delivering it?" I sat there gapping at her. "but there were no prints or evidence around when I found it that you got in my camp!"

"Pfft, then it wouldn't be a surprise cupcake if you knew I was there." she says as if that makes total sense. I'm already getting a headache trying to figure out how she did it.

I hear a chuckle from the orange mare. "Ah wouldn't think too hard on it. We just kinda left it ta pinkie bein pinki. Trust me, it will be a lot easier. My names Applejack. Nice ta meet ya partner." she holds out a hoof. I shake, but somehow, she's got a grip with her hoof, which only confused me about how that's possible. "Uh, nice to meet ya too." her southern accent was a bit comforting and kinda reminded me of home really.

The blue pony seemed apprehensive to talk to me before the others gave her a look and gestured her to me. "Uhhhh hey there um my name rainbow Dash...heh sorry for um....breaking your nose." she says sheepishly, but I could see some regret behind her eyes. These ponies were way easier to read than people guessed that's good because it's hard for me to tell body language and social queues sometimes with my Aspergers. "Wait, you were the blur that hit me?" I asked my brain, trying to think about how fast this pony had to go to close the distance in less than a second.

Rainbow rubs a leg with her other ashamed. "Y-yeah, when I saw you, and everypony started screaming, I thought you were well...attacking us." Rainbow says as I look at her with a dumb-founded look. "How would I have been able to attack yall I was barely alive?" I said, watching her ears fold back. "I'm sorry I didn't realize till after I broke your nose..." she admitted. I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose. In one case, she could have very much ended me right there, but seeing as she broke my nose, she probably wasn't planning just to kill me. "It's fine. I'm alive, and my nose isn't broken. I will say you're very fast for a um...Pegasus." I said this was starting to feel awkward. Rainbow felt the same it looked. I could tell she might want to talk more on this another time, I'm sure. thankfully, the next pony introduces herself, which seems to be a cream-yellow one with a pink mane and tail. She quickly looked over my leg and put a hoof on my head. I was surprised that they seemed to have soft soles to their hooves, which only confused me. "please don't move too much. Oh, you poor thing going through that. I'm so sorry. O-oh, my name is Fluttershy. Are you feeling better?" She asks me after taking her hoof away from my head. "uhh y-yeah, thanks?" That is all I could really say. She gave a soft I shit, you not squee and then somehow her cheeks were red before she got shy and hid her face behind her mane. Well, she's definitely what her name is, I guess. Finally, the purple pony with the horn and wings stepped forward. "nice to meet you. My name is Twilight Sparkle. I've heard a bit about you from Zecora." twilight says. Then, finally, wires sparked in my head. "wait, you're the twilight Zecora told me about then? That's good. I've actually been meaning to talk to you about my problem. Now I don't have to go to town." I say Zecora, giving me a mean side-eye. I quickly looked away from her gaze but still felt it. That seems probably the wrong thing to say.I try to get up, but my body doesn't seem to think that's a good idea as I grunt a bit in pain. "please, you are still hurt; do not move too much. Tell me why did you go out at night. I have told you not to be out after dark; you almost became a creature's lunch." She says, not hiding her annoyance that I didn't listen to her. I felt as if my mother was scolding me. it was a very close call; I nearly died after all. "I'm sorry, but something important went missing in my camp." I say. Seems the others were concerned, but I noticed Applejack giving a look at Twilight before they both went back to looking at me. Fluttershy looks at me. "something important? What was it that made you go out into the night with it being so scary and dangerous..." she asked. I rub the back of my neck. "my phone it has pictures and videos of my home in it, but I could live without it. It's the necklace that means more to me. It was given to me by my mother when I turned 18...it's the only thing I have that was made by her and given to me, and with being so far from home now, it means more to me than ever..." I say I noticed a guilty look on Twilight, and I decided not to say anything. I was sure they were the ones following the past week, and I could read them very easily, including Applejack. Applejack then starts to push Twilight out the door with her. "Could ya excuse us a moment? We all need ta clean up our hooves a bit after, ya know, with all that, um, blood an stuff." she chuckles, nervous, and the others nod. I watch them go outside to the water well. I looked at Zecora once they were out of earshot." twilight didn't mean any ill will. She has too much curios-" I cut her off, holding a hand up. I then gesture to my eye. "tell that to my useless eye now because of her curiosity. I nearly died. Sure, should I have gone out at night? No, but I didn't know who had my necklace or what they do with it. they have been following me like I'm some animal to be observed in its 'natural habitat,' so tell me, why should I even forgive them because I know you want me too." I said, a bit of venom in my words towards Twilight mainly. seems Zecora wasn't affected. "you don't have to forgive her today. Still, please give them a chance. I firmly believe that Twilight is your best option to get home. It's best you try and make some friends because your ability to get home is lower if you are alone." Zecora says to me, with some wisdom, she has a point. I don't know how anything in this world works. If I want to get home, it best to try to make friends with capable people- or uh, ponies, I growl to myself, frustrated. "Fine, I'll give them a chance, but I'm going to make Twilight stew on their guilt for a bit. I went through torture. The least she can suffer is some panic attacks." I say, still a bit pissed off at her. She better not damage my necklace. It makes me a bit anxious, knowing it's not with me.

Zecora brings me a potion bottle with an eye dropper. "huh, what's this for?" I ask, confused. "this can help restore your sight. It will take a few months, but you must make sure to take two drops in your damaged eye three times a week, no more, no less, unless you want to experience a painful blight." I look at the potion a bit worried, but I do two drops felt a light sizzling pain on my eye but it stopped pretty quick "jeez that stings! Jesus, what potions do you not have?" I try to laugh a bit.

I then look at her. "Hey... thank you for saving my life despite putting me through hell. I'm glad to be at least alive because that means I might still get to see my family again." I say I truly was grateful for what she did. Zecora smiled at me. "it is no trouble my friend. I will always be here for you with a hoof to lend. If you like, there's some cream that should help get rid of your scar-" she was cut off by me. "no...I want to keep these scares so when I find the one who ripped me from my home, my family, I'll show them my scars and the pain I went through... and ask one question... why." I say, touching the scar on my face. She looked at me like she wanted to say something but stopped herself. "if that is what you wish then i will take what you say with no dismiss." she said. I could tell she disagreed with my choice, but I was pretty positive she was at least happy I didn't hold a grudge against her. Maybe she was the closest to a friend I had in this world. "I'm going to go to sleep. I hope you don't mind if I stay, but I don't trust my chances out there in the forest right now." I try to joke. She nods and helps me by getting me a pillow and a blanket. I lay there. It's the first night since I've been here. I wasn't restless, I think.

the mane six next to the well outside

Each of them washed their hooves off the bit of blood they all got on them while holding isaiah down. Rarity was scrubbing herself hard. She didn't freak out in front of him to not be rude, but she was now. She finally got the blood off after about a good 2 minutes of scrubbing with her brush in her saddlebag. The others were thankful for it. Then Applejack finally brought up the elephant in the room. "What were ya thinkin' twi ya took somethin' his mother gave em?! What happen ta not taken anythin'?! I told ya we should just talk, not all this sneakin' around and wastin' time observin' and studyin'! Why does no pony ever listen ta me?! Ya promised me ya wouldn't. Why ya take his things twilight?! Ya been actin' like this whole thing take months ta do when it could be done in just a few days!" She whisper yelled in fear that the fella inside might overhear them. Applejack has been frustrated with this for the past week, and now, finally, her frustration is at its peak. Twilight was at this point in a panic. "I-I didn't know. I'm sorry, his device was nothing like I have ever seen, and the necklace was like the hat. I thought he wouldn't notice t-then I would slip it back in his home after studying it..." Twilight admitted on the verge of tears. "it's my fault he went out and nearly died...oh Celestia, i-i didn't mean it, i-i just thought if I brought evidence back as something I need to study, I'd be allowed to stay in ponyville with all of you...I was using this whole situation as an excuse to stay here and not go back to Canterlot...so that our friendship wouldn't drift apart..." she says, crying that her selfish want to stay together with her friends nearly got an innocent being killed. Applejack looked at her and brought her into a hug. "Now that's just plain silly. We'll always be yer friends no matter if yer a princess all the way in Canterlot or at the library here in Ponyville." applejack says, trying to calm Twilight. The others agreeing they all hug her. Twilight sniffles, wiping her eyes. "t-thank you girls I just...I feel awful about what happened. I need to make it up to isaiah. I'm going to go in there and admit to what I did..." She goes to the door, breathes in, and trots back in, followed by her friends, but they find him asleep, and Zecora sets up the pillows and blankets for their little sleep over she puts a hoof to her lips. "Shhhh, he is asleep. Try not to make the floor creek." she says, inviting them to lie down and rest. Twilight looks at the sleeping being that she's inadvertently hurt. She wanted to tell him, but he's asleep now, which is understandable with how much pain he's gone through. Rainbow Dash pats Twilight on the back. "Don't worry, I'm sure the big guy will forgive you." Rainbow tries to reassure her.

Zecora lays down. "please rest, my friends. Today has been very eventful, and don't worry, he will be here in the morning for you to apologize. I think it will be quite fruitful." She says. Twilight lies down with her friends, but she has trouble sleeping that night with the panic of not being forgiven, and then irrational thoughts that he might become evil because of her sleep did not come easy for Twilight.

later in the night

Twilight tosses and turns again, still not able to sleep. She gets up and navigates around her sleeping friends and Zecora. She goes to the kitchen to see if there's a tea that Zecora had that can help her sleep. "can't sleep either huh?" Twilight jumps from the sudden voice in the darkness. She looks over and sees isaiah at the table in the kitchen. He's not sitting in the chair but sitting on his legs.
The table is at a more comfortable height for him that way. "take a seat, let's talk." he says, making Twilight nervous seeing the milky white eye looking at her through the beam of moonlight from the window. As she takes a seat reluctantly, she sees a warm cup of tea that smells like camomile. He's been waiting for a bit. How she didn't realize he's been moving around without her hearing made her a bit on edge. "if you're wondering how I got tea warm without using a teapot, it turns out that red powder Zecora uses to start a fire can also be used to boil water dried fire root think she called it, but I think we're getting off topic." Twilight quickly tells him the truth, unable to handle the guilt anymore. "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have stolen your things. I just was curious, and I used it as an excuse to have a reason to stay in Ponyville with my friends. With that selfishness, I nearly got you killed...." she says, her eyes glistening with fresh tears. Then isaiah rubs his good eye. "Look, am I mad you stole my only memento of my mom in this damn world? Hell yes, but I've had time to think while waiting for you to wake up. You weren't the one who got me nearly killed. That was me deciding to go out at night and that damn monster that attacked me. If you want me to forgive you, you can start by returning my things." He says. Twilight quickly floats her saddle bag over and, pulls out the phone and necklace in her hoof, and puts them in Isaiah's waiting hand. He puts the phone in his pocket and his necklace over his head and around his neck. Then he starts to make another request. "next, I want you to help me find a way home. Zecora says, you're the only one that might be able to do it." He says with a serious look.

Twilight taps her chin with her hoof. "i-i mean I might be able too. How far is your country from Equestria? Maybe we can get you an escort back by the princesses." she suggested. "That's not possible. Country? Try planet or hell, maybe even reality. At this point, you all completely defy everything I know about the world." "W-wait, are you saying you're not from our planet wha!-" She is stopped mid-yell by a hand-clapping gently over her muzzle. "Shhh, they're sleeping." isaiah says. He let's go of her muzzle. "T-that's not possible though! Multiple realities and dimensions are just a fantasy concept that's not scientifically possible. You are not scientifically possible if that's true." twilight scream whispers

Isaiah chuckles at her reaction. "Well, it's either that or I'm in a coma, and this is all a fucked up dream, so can you do that?"

Twilight leans on a hoof propped on the table as she tries to rationalize what he said. "I-I might be able to, but it could take a lot of research, tests, and magic to find a way, but I can't guarantee anything..." she says, unsure if there is a way. Isaiah looks at his reflection in his tea that the moonlight through the window provides enough light to see himself. Then he looks up at her. "all I ask is that you try to get me a home. That's my condition to forgiving you." he says determined to find some way home and get back to his family alive. Twilight nods in agreement. "i-ill do my best, um, by the way, what are you?" Isaiah blinks, not expecting that question. He's not used to being asked what he is. "I'm a human or homo sapien in scientific terms" Suddenly, he notices papers, quills, and even ink float out of her bag. "Oh, that's interesting. oooo this is so exciting. It's been so long since I had a late-night research session. Tell me what do humans eat, dietary needs, and all that. Oh, and why is it that you wear clothes all the time? My theory is it's a status or warmth reason, soooo which one of my theories is right?" She asked expectantly and excitedly.

Just one thing went through the human's head once she went full twilight mode, as the others call it. 'Oh, what the fuck did I get myself into' isaiah thought as he tried to give a forced smile as she shot question after question for almost the rest of the night.

Author's Note

*drags myself in to post the chapter* -gasps for air- Hello! Sorry this chaper took me so long but it's out now. *flashbacks of collage work speech presentations in front of 30 classmates,programing assinments, and quizs with a riseing anxiety.* -eye twitches- I hope yall enjoy it! again I'd love to hear any feed back this one took me awhile but it was a lot of fun to make. This song here: https://youtu.be/NWCNpCHeMf0?si=U3GxE68KrKEC5v8M helped me imagine the fight when he lost his control on the manticore. But I'll start on the next chapter next week when spring break starts. ^.^