Anon exhaled as he leaned back in his chair, gazing over Fimfiction. However his day had gone, at this point, he just wanted to enjoy a fanfic. As he glanced over the options, one in particular caught his eye - Ancient Fire. The visage of Opaline wreathed in flames beckoned him in. After taking a moment to think, he clicked through to it. And that was where everything went wrong.

A surge of pain immediately shot through his body. He tried to scream, but even that was impossible, each of his muscles locking in place as a blue glow built around him rapidly, electricity crackling through his form.

"What's happening to me!?" he thought in a panic, as a sudden chill hit him, and he suddenly felt himself blasted back by some force, sending him down onto his back, sliding along a stone floor as his eyes closed in pain.

"...Stone...?" He opened his eyes briefly to look up at the sunny sky above, an enormous tree standing above him. "How did I get here? Did I pass out...?"

Moments later, he heard multiple voices gasp from where he had come from. Looking down between his legs, he was shocked by a sight he would never have expected.

"This can't be real..." Anon thought in disbelief, as he saw 6 familiar ponies step through a blue portal where he had just come from. Sunny, Hitch, Pipp, Zipp, Izzy, Misty, and even the auroricorn Comet stepped out of it.

Sunny and Hitch immediately noticed him, looking over in alarm, as Misty's eyes were closed and she shook her head "Ugh... The return trip was muuuuch more shaky than when we first went through the portal..." she muttered, before opening her eyes and blinking "...Uh, what's with the monkey?"

"It's wearing clothes, it must be sapient!" Sunny exclaimed in concern, rushing over "Are you okay? You're looking kinda rough... Were you trying some magic or something? You must have gotten grabbed by our portal..." she commented, glancing back to the blue light.

"I... Ugh... I think I'm okay." Anon stated, slowly standing with a wince as the ponies gave relieved looks, before each of them blinked and stepped back in a little surprise at his height - Izzy exclaiming "Great! Heh, would've dampened the mood a little if our ride home hurt somecreature!" cheerfully, Sunny glancing back at her with an amused smile.

Anon nodded, before blinking and giving them all an implacable look, his mind racing. "I must be dreaming. This can't be real. Sunny Starscout? Equestria?" - subtly, he pinched his leg, tensing as he felt the pain "This can't be happening. Thiscan'tbehappening Thiscan'tbehappening Thiscan'tbehappeni--"

A white pegasus mare moved up to Anon's muzzle "uhhh, Equus to monkey? Where exactly are you from? That portal was meant to take us from another dimension to here... I'm not exactly sure if it can work in reverse for you. And we're probably gonna want to get you checked into a hospital. I don't think anypony knows what getting exposed to that kinda magical glitch will do to a creature."

Anon blinked, thinking "...Ok anon, snap out of it, I can question reality later. Play along now. Equestria... Equestria's real...? NO, FOCUS!" - before he inhaled "I... I'm not from here. I mean, obviously, but, uh, I've never seen your species before... Or, well, uh... Where are we?"

Sunny smiled "Equestria! Or, well, it WAS Equestria. This was Opaline's castle--" she began, before Misty interrupted, rushing forwards "Which, heh, wow, weird that it's all been replaced with a tree and everything! You don't know her, do you...?"

Anon inhaled "I'm... Not friends with Opaline, if that's what you're asking... But also, Equestria isn't exactly in my world--"

At that, Zipp gasped and grinned "Another extradimensional contact!? That's two in one day, haha! Wow! Eventful...", as Pipp groaned and facehoofed "Siiis, look at him, the poor thing's disoriented. The Nova charm must have grabbed him from his home and brought him here... With no way back..."

Zipp blinked and grimaced, as Sunny grimaced as well, her ears drooping as she exhaled "...Look, I wish we knew exactly how the portal works, but... Yeah, we really don't. If there's a way to get you home, I don't know it... But if we got you into this mess, we can at least help you out!"

She stomped a hoof "I say we let him stay with us until he can get on his hooves. Uh.." she glanced down at Anon's feet "...Shoes... Yeah, we'll go with that. Everypony in? And, would you like that..." she rolled a hoof "...Uhhh, i don't have a name for you..."

The various ponies each nodded, as Anon smiled "...That would be great. And, you can call me Anon."

Pipp grinned "Anon, hmmmm? Exotic!" she exclaimed happily "Well, i'm Pipp! Singer and influencer extraordinaire! This here's my inquisitive sister Zipp, that's Hitch, Sunny, Izzy, Misty and Comet! He's also from another world!"

Each pony gave small smiles, raising a hoof in greeting, as Anon nodded with a smile "Well... nice to meet you all." he stated, raising a hand as well.

Sunny inhaled, before stating "Let's get moving back to town, and make sure Anon can get looked at by a doctor. Even if they don't know his biology too well, they can at least do something. Misty, do you know a good route back on-hoof...?"

Misty grinned, stating "I've taken it lots of times before! Follow behind me, everypony!", starting to walk - as each pony began following behind her, Anon walking beside Sunny's side as he glanced down thoughtfully. He had a few options on what he could do here. Part of him still couldn't believe he was in Equestria, but, well, it felt real enough... This was all just so sudden, he was still reeling.

What should he do? Be open about the show? His knowledge of this universe? Zipp was fixing him with a curious eye, so he knew he couldn't evade questions forever...

Once the group had left the area, Allura stepped out of the portal, glancing around with a growl "...Another world, but still not my home. Far from my brother... I still have to get my claws on that Nova Charm, or... Something else capable of inter-dimensional travel... Come along, Twitch. Let's see what we can learn about this place..."

The rabbit nodded with a grin, hopping along with her as she prowled forwards.

Author's Note

As a comment-driven story, you get to choose Anon's behaviour and his goals! Should he stay discreet, or be fully open with his knowledge of this world? Is there anything you'd like to see him try to do in Equestria? All choices are open!

Choose your actions wisely. A lot is at stake. I can control much of the world, but even my powers have their limits... The outcomes of certain events may be decided by nothing more than a roll of a dice.
Do not overestimate your strength, my preliminary scans of your physiology indicate that your species relies more on endurance and tool-crafting than any impressive physical feats... Don't let the primacy you enjoy on your own world give you a big head.
Who am I? Ha. hahaha. Cute. Maybe you'll find out soon...

P.S. I am open to pre-readers!