MORE Ponies in My House!

After I was honored by a visit from the Pony Princess, I became pretty famous for a while. Apparently, Her Nibs did not make a habit of visiting Earth residences without prior weeks of planning, so Her visit to my humble abode had caused quite the stir. As I'd mentioned before, when the aliens first arrived, I hadn't paid too much attention to them, for my town wasn't big enough (apparently) for them to visit, so no one around here had seen any of them.

That all changed after my little encounter.

To this day, I have no idea how "Bolt" ended up on my front porch, but for whatever reason, that had started a chain of events that eventually led to Her Highness visiting me, which in turn made me into a minor celebrity.

I hated it.

For one, I'm a staunch introvert. I have a few friends, but overall, I like my privacy. For two, I have no patience for being stopped on the street and being bombarded with stupid fucking questions from people I don't know and could give two shits about asking me personal stuff about my life that made no fucking sense!

"Sir! Are you working for the ponies now?" "Will they be staying with you?!" "How do your parents feel about you dating an alien?!" "Are you going to be moving to Equestria?!"

Fortunately for me, Celestia kept the true purpose of Her visit between us and my friends, and because of that, the news hounds lost interest, and my life eventually returned to normal.

I still kept a weather eye out for my friends, hoping they'd drop by someday, but after many weeks passed with no sign of their returning, I figured "Bolt" and "Butterfly," as I still sometimes thought of them, had more important tasks to do.

That was until this morning when I felt an unease growing while I was still asleep. I tossed my head from side to side and woke up, only to see two purple eyes staring back at me.

Right in my face.

"GAHHH!" I screamed as I sat straight up. "Who the HELL are you, and what are you doing in my house?!" But the pony had merely taken flight and hovered a few feet away at my outburst and just watched me as if I was some sort of rare specimen. That pissed me off!

I climbed off my bed and got to my feet. "I said, who the HELL are you?!" pointing a finger in the pony's face. Instead of answering, the pony lit its horn(!), levitated a pad of paper and a quill, and started writing! I just stared. The only other pony I'd seen so far with a horn and wings had been Her Highness, so unless Her kind were a dime a dozen on their world, then this one was just like Her. And that meant this one had to be Royalty as well.

And I had just cursed at it.

I was just clearing my throat to apologize for my outburst when I got my second shock that morning: my bedroom door opened, and a little purple and green dragon walked in, carrying a breakfast tray!

I lost it.

"What in the ACTUAL FUCK IS GOING ON?!"

The dragon gave me a pensive look, then glanced up at the pony. The pony nodded, and then the dragon approached me, stopped, and offered me the tray. I looked down at it. The tray was brimming with a steaming plate of scrambled eggs covered in cheese, waffles with syrup, blueberry muffins, buttered toast, a huge glass of orange juice, and a vase with a flower in it! I hesitated, then took the tray. "Umm...thanks?" The dragon gave me a 'thumbs-up,' smiled at the pony, then left, closing my door behind it.

I looked down at the tray, then carried it over to my dresser and set it down, then faced the pony, who had landed and was now levitating a piece of paper over to me. Curious, I caught it from midair and began reading:

Good Morning, Carl.

I am Her Highness The Princess Twilight Sparkle, but you may call me Twilight. I apologize for entering your home without your prior permission, but I was so fascinated by stories about you from Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy that I could not wait to meet you!

Sadly, I do not possess Fluttershy's talent for speaking to non-Pony races, so this means of communication will have to suffice until I can come up with a way to bridge our language barrier. Besides being a Princess, I am also an accomplished scientist, so I am therefore confident I can eventually find a means for the two of us to communicate directly. I also know that my mentor, Princess Celestia, had no difficulty speaking your language during Her brief visit, but to my frustration, She has withheld Her secret, stating, "It would be more fun for me to find out on my own!"

In the meantime, please enjoy the breakfast my Number One Assistant Spike has prepared for you. With your permission, we will meet again soon!"

I put down the note and stared at her. "Huh. Another Princess." I nodded towards the door. "With a dragon named 'Spike' for an assistant, no less." I picked up the fork and took a bite of the eggs, then smiled. "...who is an excellent cook!" The...Princess...had been watching me with a blank expression, but when she saw my smile, she smiled back. Then, her face went red, and she hastily scribbled out another note and gave it to me. The entire atmosphere in the room suddenly got weird, so I dreaded to read what she'd written. When I did read it, I almost laughed out loud:

I...heard that you're good at...ear scritches?

Chuckling, I walked over to her and said, "I guess I owe you one for the breakfast. But no moaning!"

As I scritched the ears of my second-ever Princess, I realized I had just made another friend for life from her reaction.