Talking To My Friends.

Princess Twilight no longer looked like a purple alicorn pony. She was still purple and her hair was still mostly dark purple with pink highlights. She wore a light blue collared T-shirt and pink necktie that looked like a bow. She did not have glasses or a ponytail. Her dark purple leggings covered the tops of her black boots. She did not notice her wings were gone. They were new and did not feel like a part of her yet. Losing her tail was horrifying and traumatizing. She had never lost a limb before and was deeply upset be the experience. All in all being a human was okay.

Princess Twilight did not eject from the Wonder Colt statue like a bad magician from a card game (I never liked that joke). Despite her body being built to hold her weight upright she naturally fell down to her hands and knees. She saw other humans walking on their legs, but felt no need to conform to the world. She assumed they would be accepting and tolerant.

As humans saw Twilight 'walking' on her hands and knees they whispered, sighed and rolled their eyes. They avoided Twilight and scoffed and sneered whenever she neared.

"Excuse me," squeaked a soft voice. "I don't want to tell you how to... walk, but you may be giving people the wrong impression. Walking on all fours screams 'I am from the pony world' and the only other person from the pony world is not very nice."

"You know somepony from the pony world?" asked Twilight. "Is her name Sunset? I came here form the pony world to find Sunset."

"Why would you want to do that?" Fluttershy asked with genuine concern. "Most people put tremendous effort into avoiding her."

"You do know Sunset!" Twilight exclaimed with a bright smile.

"For better or for worse she is one of my closest friends." Fluttershy offered Twilight a hand. "I approached you because I wanted to ask if you needed help learning how to walk on two feet. Do you?"

"Yes. Thank you." Princess Twilight took Fluttershy's tiny hand and nearly pulled her to the ground while trying to stand.

Fluttershy was only a few inches taller than Princess Twilight despite being four years older. Her long fluffy pink hair weighed almost as much as the rest of her. She did not wear a tank top because it was fall in Canada. She wore long sleeves like everyone else.

Twilight clung to Fluttershy as she took a few wobbly steps. "Did you see Sunset holding a large gold crown with a purple gemstone in it recently?" She asked while her brain failed to comprehend how her body could or should move.

"Sorry." Fluttershy did sound sorry.

"Could you talk Sunset into giving me my crown back?"

Fluttershy firmly stated, "No."

After a few minutes of gentle guidance and support Princess Twilight started to find her footing.

A bell rang loudly.

Princess Twilight looked around more confused than curious. After a moment she realized she was in front of a school. "Do you have to go to class?" she asked.

"I do," Fluttershy said. "But you are my top priority."

Twilight didn't want to keep Fluttershy, but she was not ready to walk on her own two feet. She knew people would not talk to her if they knew she was a pony. She also knew she would need help navigating in the unfamiliar world.

"Sorry for keeping you."

"Its okay." Fluttershy smiled. "I am happy to have someone lean on me for a change. My first year in Canterlot Sunset got into six fist fights, that I know of, to protect me from bullies. Although she is prone to violence Sunset is very nice. I know she will not give you back your crown if you ask nicely, but at the very least she will not hurt you for asking."

"You think I should ask Sunset for my crown back?"

"Yes."

"That is a great idea! I will learn everything I can about Sunset and use my knowledge of her to formulate the perfect asking strategy. I will ask in such a way she can't say no."

Fluttershy shrugged. "The world needs all kinds of people. Do you want me to get all of Sunset's friends together? I have all of their phone numbers."

"No. I have to talk to you individually so the readers have a chance to get to know you before we all start doing things together."

"Try to not break the fourth wall too much. Pinkie Pie can get sensitive about people stealing her jokes."

"Is there anything more you can tell me about Sunset?"

"I can think of two things you need to know. First: Don't believe everything everyone tells you. They think they know Sunset well- Applejack does know Sunset very well- but they are not the best listeners. They think Sunset was born evil. Sunset was born extremely kind. She convinced herself, and everyone except me, she was born evil. Second: Be careful. Sunset is extremely empathetic. If you have any insecurity what so ever she will sniff it out and exploit it. She is very good at making people cry."

Twilight found her legs firmly under herself. As much as she enjoyed hugging Fluttershy for balance and support, she did not want to keep her new friend any longer than she had to.

"I think I have the hang of walking now. Thank you."

"Sorry for not asking sooner, but what is you name?"

Twilight felt like a jerk. A human who didn't know her name missed class to teach he how to walk, and she had not even had the decency to ask her name. She was too focused on Sunset and her crown.

"Twilight Sparkle."

Fluttershy sighed heavily. "I should have known. My name is Fluttershy by the way. Let me introduce you to Applejack. No one can get your crown back, but if anyone could they would be Applejack."

"Would they?"

"You know what I mean."