After that little interaction with Applebloom, the filly went to reunite with the orange pony who grew back to her normal size again, apparently the orange one was named Applejack.

Before arriving here, the six ponies told me their names. It was a bit unnerving to be walking with them and still is to be honest, but this interaction does paint them differently than a couple days ago.

Then something came to my mind, and I went to go talk to the mane 6.

Of course, they were enjoying themselves and chatting amongst each other. Approaching their bath-like thing my leg felt like it had a hoof on it, turning around to find out Applejack was behind me.

“I wanna thank you for saving my younger sister, and I'm sorry we treated your friend Zecora the way we did, but…”, Applejack paused as looked towards her sister laughing with Twilight and Zecora.

“Why did ya save my sis?”, she asked with a bit of an emotional lisp to her voice.

Sighing, my hand scratched at her neck, which caused Applejack to blush.

“To be honest, I don't know why I did it and preferably will never know, sometimes your brain moves before your body, and frankly, someone whose species is mystical in this world, it's a fool's errand trying to understand trying to understand human motives”, my voice caused Applejack to stare at me with the same expression Applebloom gave me.

“I know about the legend of my kind, and that book Zecora gave you told us everything we knew about Humans, but seeing it for myself is something else entirely”, she stated.

My body instinctively shrugged, and looked outside, the sun was setting, and it's a long way back to my place. Sighing in what was a tired and angry breath, my body moved to the door.

“Wait!”, Twilight said in a panicked way as she climbed to get out of the bath and galloped over towards me.

“Where have you been staying if you've been here for a week?”, her panicky voice asked.

My eyebrows raise, “In the forest? Like deep inside the forest”, her eyes widened and contorted into a face of shock and fear.

“No no no no, that won't do for a creature as legendary as you, I will be offering my place if you want to, and I'm sure the other 4 would be open to you staying with them”, she stammered out.

“Plus, the Everfree is dangerous, I can't believe that you decided to stay in that dangerous area for that long, even Zecora tells me she doesn't live that deep inside the forest”, her voice blabbered on.

Hmmm, seems like a tempting offer, honestly it would be beneficial for me to go and stay with one of these mares, of course they probably would be interested in the stuff I have, but that's to be expected.

Looking at the 5 mares, it's troubling to decide who to stay with, but for some reason, my gut tells me to go with Rarity.

“Is it possible if Rarity could be a good option?”
My voice is a bit uncertain about this, Twilight goes back to ask Rarity and comes trotting back with a smile on her face.

“She said yes and she's happy that you'll be staying with her!”, Twilight squeals for some reason.

“Alright, so tell her I'll be there probably at nighttime because I have a lot of stuff to pack, alright?”, telling Twilight this caused her ears to droop a bit as she heard me, but, taking this opportunity, deciding to get out the door was my best chance to get my stuff in time.

Running through town and into the forest, it soon becomes evening and without my night vision goggles, it's a bit of a pain, but I find my place.

Because of how dark it is, it would probably be best if staying here for the night would be a better idea.

So, deciding to play it safe, spending my night here would be a good plan, unfortunately this has the side effect of the others worrying about me, but it's a lot safer than going out again, lugging around my stuff.

Closing the top of my hideout, doing my nightly ritual of cooking, eating and watching stuff on my phone, before settling in for the night.

Soon enough, morning came, and before heading out it was time to pack all my supplies into my bag, and grab everything within my area.

After everything is set and done, perhaps for the final time, my hands shut the place that was my shelter for a week, and set off to Zecora's hut to get the book about humans I had been reading the day before.

Knocking on her door, Zecora opens it and is happy to see me, but her face shows a bit of concern.

Of course this probably had to do with me sleeping out here again last night after telling Twilight that I would be staying with Rarity.

Come to think of it, that purple unicorn is a ball of anxiety. My thoughts were interrupted when Zecora got the book from her shelf and gave it to me, soon packing it into my bag and setting out for Ponyville.

The walk towards the town was weirdly arduous and nerve racking.

Like how would the ponies react to me, despite humans being a legend around here, there's a fear of being popular amongst these pastel ponies. It's just that living a quiet life has become something that I've gotten comfortable with, and when everybody knew me, it was just something that unnerves me now.

Before coming to Equestria, something bothered me about being famous after stopping a potential school shooting, granted the threat could've been a joke, but you never know, it was something that changed me, and how I thought.

Still, trying to dismiss it as if it weren't a big deal is something that I default to, it's something that my mind still can't articulate.

However, Ponyville lay in front of me, taking a deep breath, I stepped out of the forest and into the town.

The ponies here were relatively relaxed, but of course there were those who stared at me with shock and Awe.

Of course this was to be expected as Humans were legends in this land, the architecture of Canterlot from what could be described definitely was a sort of an homage to Roman architecture.

Soon, an ornate building that seemed out of place amongst the simple architecture caught my attention, and assumed it was probably Rarity's place, of course it was relatively obvious given the white and purple colors that complemented the design.

It did look like an actual carousel and honestly, I kinda smiled.

I've sometimes had an appreciation for the little things, and architecture was one of those things, my eyes were glued onto the structure for a while and while it wasn't as big or fancy as some of the buildings back in my world, it still held up quite nicely honestly.

Soon, I felt something bump into me.

Looking down, a white small unicorn with pink and lavender hair looked up at me dazed, the filly's eyes widened as she shook her head and did a double take.

“Y-your a Human?! I thought they were just myths”, the filly unicorn stammered out.

“And Nightmare Moon was also a myth, wasn't she”, snarkily pointing out the small filly's logic.

She stared up at me confused but then got excited.

“Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I need to take you to Rarity, she'll-”, The small filly was cut off by the door opening from Rarity's place.

“Sweetie Belle, I've been looking for you”, Rarity said in a sing-song voice, but then soon the marshmallow mare looked at me as the filly unicorn (who was named Sweetie Belle) tried to tug at my pant leg. Of course not moving because why would I honestly? Being a lazy ass is just part of my personality, ain't no way in hell I'm moving from this spot.

Soon, Rarity rushed over and started hounding me about why I didn't go to her place last night, scratching the back of my head and shrugging, simply telling her,” It's because by the time I tried to get my things, it was already night, so figuring it would be safer to just camp out there, rather than risking running into anything else”.

Rarity sighed, my point was logical and made sense, but still, she seemed to be ticked off.

“Do you know how much Twilight was freaking out last night? I've never seen a mare so…so…”, Rarity’s voice trailed off as she tried to find the right word to describe Twilight's behavior the night before.

“Anxiety Ridden?”, I responded.

Rarity nods, “She told me today that she hasn't slept all night and worried sick about you spending your time so deep within that dangerous forest”.

“Honestly besides that one Timberwolf encounter, nothing really jumped out at me, it's just the silence that unnerves me a bit, but that's all”, simply replying to Rarity’s statement.

She harrumphed and soon led me and Sweetie Belle into her domain.

The place was filled with dresses, mannequins, and whatever else you'd see in a boutique store. Surprisingly the place seemed bigger on the inside rather than the outside, as we walked through the store, there were steps visible to an upper floor of the building, and Sweetie Belle was soon galloping upstairs for something.

Soon, I turned back to Rarity, and she gave a calm smile, and soon asked me to come upstairs with her.

Obliging her request, we soon went upstairs, the stairs were a bit small for me as of course it wasn't meant for humans, but soon we reached the upper floor, looking like a standard house hallway.

She motioned to a door and opened it with her magic, as I went in and saw laid my heavy backpack on the bed.

“This is your room, of course it's probably more comfortable than that hole you must've been living in”, Rarity chirped with enthusiasm.

Honestly, I don't know what to say to that, but to keep the mare happy, shrugging seemed to be the best way to acknowledge her request.

Soon grabbing the zipper and opening my bag, Rarity looked a bit surprised by all the tech I had in here, and asked me about them as I unpacked everything.

“Um darling, what are those things you have in your bag?”, She asked.

“Just my phone, solar charger, some MRE’s, a pack of Ramen, a solar lantern and some other stuff”, simply responding.

She tilted her head, as she saw me take out my gun, as I placed it inside a drawer.

“Hey Rarity, do you have a case by any chance, I need to get my gun”, I said a bit darkly which unnerved the white mare, she nodded and went to go and grab a case.

Honestly while I did like having my gun with me as it solved a lot of problems, it also created a bunch more. Back on Earth you got a lot of shit from people who say that you can't own these “Machines of War”, and a fuck ton of regulation from the three letter agencies.

Especially the Ass Tracking Fuck Agency or the ATF as they're commonly known as, thank goodness Equestria has not found out about how to regulate these things.

Then again magic does exist here, so it's probably not worth it to bring or purchase guns, wait, have these ponies invented guns yet?

My train of thought soon entered the station as Rarity came in and gave me a case with a lock on it, she floated it over to me with her magic and I placed my gun in there and set my own code for the case.

Rarity looked puzzled at me and asked,”Um, wait…what's your name again, my apologies but I don’t remember your name?”, she sheepishly smiled and slightly blushed from embarrassment.

“I go by Mangola, it's a nickname”, Simply telling the marshmallow mare.

“Ah, I see…so why exactly did you need to put that weird shaped tool in a locked case again?”, she asked quite curiously.

“It's my gun, or rather my pistol, I take it that you ponies have no idea what a gun is, or how dangerous they are”, I spoke while looking out the window and down at what I believe to be the south side of Ponyville, or was it the West?

“Dangerous? How so?”rarity asked, a bit nervous in her voice.

“It's complicated, but if something dangerous happens, you'll probably see it in action taking “out” the danger”, simply responding.

Rarity looked at the case and then back at me, awkward silence soon entering the room, wandering through the mass expanse of my mind, I was lost, trying to suppress my emotions.

It's a lot to take in, I'm not a very social person, and being thrusted into a new place was never my strong suit. Moving 3 times to vastly different places back on Earth really fucked with me and it's even worse with my mental condition.

Before even noticing, Rarity left the room, leaving me to stew with my thoughts on everything. Yesterday really was a social battery draining experience, while heading to ponyville with the “Mane 6” as they're group was known as, the purple one, Twilight, asked me a whole bunch of questions.

Granted, she was nice about it, but still, it wasn't really a good mood for me to be answering questions at the time. So naturally, I didn't respond to any of her words or motions or anything.

It's funny because I used to be more of a social butterfly, but now it's just draining for me. Any interaction with someone just leaves me emotionally drained, and honestly, it's tiring.

Turning around, the door soon closes as my hand turns the knob, and soon, it's time to test how comfy the bed is.

On first impressions, it isn't half bad, and the bed is actually kinda comfy. So, deciding to change my clothes which…wait…how long have I stayed with the same thing on?

After taking in my long overdue realization, it's time to rummage through my bag to see if anything in here is clean, of course there's some stuff in here and I sigh.

Soon, I changed and just relaxed on my bed, and pulled out my phone.

It's 89% and looking pretty good, the solar charger is a godsend, although speaking of which, something about the language these ponies use is kinda weird, like using somepony instead of somebody, or “oh my Celestia” instead of “oh my God”.

Granted, it's not a total shock but still, it's an oddity.

The day goes by and soon the night comes as the moon rises, Sweetie Belle is asleep, and Rarity is working on a new project with her new fashion line. And throughout all this time, I've been reading more about how apparently Humans have been in Equestria before, building some structures like a castle which Celestia and Luna would take over after the Humans were gone.

The way this book describes the culture of early humans in Equestria sounds a lot like the Romans. Honestly, if I had to hazard a guess, maybe they found a wormhole and probably went back and forth until the collapse of the empire, as the book describes the end of human interaction within equestria as slowly dwindling down, not all out mass extinction.

It's kinda funny seeing how what is virtually unknown culture to these ponies is one of the most influential civilizations in Human History that shaped the foundation of western society in my world.

Also, it's implied in the book that Equestrians have never heard of Omnivores, and that raised my eyebrow, carnivores aren't unheard of, but omnivores are a foreign concept to these ponies.

I wonder how they'd react if I told them I'm both a meat and plant eater, they'd probably go fucking nuts, hopefully they don't make most of their stuff with peanuts here.

Soon, my ears hear a knocking from my door and I get up to see who it is. Well of course it's probably Rarity, maybe Sweetie Belle but it's probably not.

Opening the door, Rarity is standing right there, looking a bit tired, a strand of her mane is definitely out of place.

“Darling, I prepared dinner for me and Sweetie Belle, if you want to join us, I'll be happy to serve you”, she says, her voice definitely is one that reeks of being exhausted.

Considering that all these ponies eat is plant based, it figures that at least give their cuisine a try, so heading downstairs, soon making my way to the ornately designed kitchen and sat on the well designed chairs.

Apparently the meal that I was given was some sort of stew with some broccoli, carrots and potatoes. Meh, not the worst thing I've ever seen, and for the most part it tasted pretty good, Sweetie Belle looked at me gorging down the meal as Rarity was nowhere to be found.

“Um, mister?”, Sweetie Belle said with a hint of concern.

Setting down the plate, I looked at the unicorn filly, and responded with ,“Anything happened while I was reading?”.

“Yeah, it's about my sister”, she said

“What about her?”, I stated in a neutral, yet caring tone.

The young filly fidgeted nervously but soon stated her feelings.

“Rarity was visited by her friends today as she was designing dresses for them to wear at the Gala, and they had some weird demands for the dresses. So she's been trying to make the designs as best as she could, but I saw what they looked like and…”, Sweetie Belle trailed off.

“They sucked, didn't they?”, I ask nonchalantly.

The filly nodded sheepishly, and I sighed.

After finishing my meal, I soon got up and it was time to look for Rarity.

Author's Note

Sometimes these chapters will be released ahead of schedule but the average release date should be every month