Road to Nowhere

"Urrrg... What happened?" I stood up and first noticed that I had been on the ground, possibly from the crash.
But when I looked around, nothing seemed... normal. I looked around more and couldn't fine the car wreckage. In fact, I couldn't find anything at all. Just the woods, which appeared cartoony. Did I hit my head?
I realized Jake wasn't there. "JAKE!" Even after a moment, no response. I started to get a 'little' scared. "JAAAAAKE WHERE ARE YOU?"

Nothing at all. Unsure of what else to do, I ran across to some cartoony bushes and still couldn't find anyone. I darted in a random direction in search of aid.

" HELLO, CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?" I called. The trees around me responded with a breeze that almost seemed to taunt me.
After five minutes of searching, I decided to give up. What was the chance of finding Jake? As I turned, ready to take a nap against a tree, I spotted a huge hut in the shape of a tree.

Questions spun in my mind; curiosity that I couldn't ignore.
When I wandered up to the door wasn't locked, so, against my better judgement, I opened the door and decided to look around it a bit. I found a single room with bottles, potions and the like. Peculiar... things like that were only used in fairy tales, like witches. What scared me was the fact that it was vaguely familiar...
I heard something coming in. I jumped, my first instinct to hide.

I spotted what looked like sandbags jumped behind them, and I stayed there. Curiosity still brimmed inside of me, so I peeked out from underneath and tried to see the newcomer...
A CARTOON ZEBRA?! The realization slapped me across the face. It was Zecora! I wasn't sure it I was still drunk or having a dream.

Either way, I didn't want to scare her while she was mixing potions; who knew what could happen? I very quietly tried sneaking out the front door while she was distracted with her potions.
"CRACK"
I stepped on something, and it got Zecora's attention! My eyes met her shocked ones.
"What is this thing? Things I must be seeing!" Zecora exclaimed, stopping her work to stare at me.
The only thing I did was stand there silently and awkwardly. There was only one thing I can think of...
RUN!!!

I ran through the front door and got the heck out of there. I didn't think as I charged.
"Stop running away! What are you; please say!" Zecora yelled out.
I didn't stop for her. I continued to run until I left what I realized was the Everfree Forest, panting. I definitely hit my head!
I noticed a village; or was it a town? I walked down the grassy hill and noticed instantaneously.
"I'm in Ponyville!"

Not sure whether I was still drunk or having a dream, either way, I was kinda excited.... But, I thought to myself, would the ponies feel the same? or would they see me as a threat?
I wasn't gonna go in the middle of town and introduce myself, either way! I should keep a low profile, like in the movies.
After jumping over a brown fence, I found myself in a familiar apple orchard.

That's when I figured. I came across Sweet Apple Acres; it sure was close to the Everfree Forest!
"Hmm... If I'm at Sweet Apple Acres, that means Applejack would be here!" Maybe I can make an exception and see her. It might be kind of cool.

I picked an apple from a tree, sitting down. I scratched my head. What should I do?
"I'll lay low around these apple trees for a while; that'll give me more time to think about what's happening."
As I ate my apple, I heard 2 ponies talking. I tensed. Are they coming this way?

I Panicked and, unsure of what to do, jumped into one of the branches, hiding in the foliage.
Those 2 ponies stopped and continued to argue over something. I recognized them as Rainbow Dash and Applejack; the earth pony sure was steamed.

I planned on staying up there until they went away.

*Third Pony View*

"Well, jeez, Applejack, being bossy much!" Rainbow Dash challenged in an infuriated voice.

"Ah said it before, Rainbow, Applebuck Season is busy! I learned that ah need help!" Applejack retorted.

"Well, why did you ask me for help instead of one of our other friends?" Rainbow Dash whined, clearly annoyed at her auburn friend's choice.

"'Cause ah reckon you'll helping me with this! But the others are busy, so you're the only one ah can turn to!"

"Well, whatever; I can do better things right now!" Rainbow Dash countered, taking flight.

Applejack dragged the rainbow-maned pegasus from the air. "Better than helpin' yer friends? LIKE WHAT?!"

Rainbow Dash flew up again and thought. "Let me think... umm... napping... umm.... OK, so I got nothing!"

"That's mah point! You should work sometimes instead of jus' sleepin' on those clouds of yers, like us working ponies!"

Applejack grabbed Dash's tail with her mouth and yanked her to the ground again. Rainbow pouted at the earth pony's challenge.

"Hey, I can do hard labor too!" Rainbow Dash retorted.

Applejack rolled her eyes at Rainbow Dash. "Well, prove it partner! If ya buck these trees 'round here, I'll buck them in another direction. If ya don't slack off, ah'll know that you can do labor."

Rainbow Dash smirked, as did AJ. "Copy that, captain!"

As Applejack left, Rainbow Dash stuck her tongue out behind the earth pony's back and started bucking trees. "Pfft, that bossypants think she can tell me what to do!"

THUD!

Josh held on to his branch as Rainbow Dash kicked the tree, knocking its precious apples.
"I'll show her I can work!"

THUD!!

More apples flew out, and the branch shook more.
"'Cause I'm not Rainbow Dash for nothing!"

THUD!!!

Rainbow Dash bucked the tree where Josh was hiding, and the cause of the vibration knocked the remaining apples and Josh out of the tree!
Josh hit some branches and hit the ground hard, making him dizzy.

"What in Equestria is THAT?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she flew on top of the boy. He made a pained moaning sound.

"And it's still alive!" She exclaimed, soaring away to find Applejack.
"APPLEJACK, COME HERE!!! YOU NEED TO SEE THIS!"

*Josh’s Point of View*

"Ouch, my back!" I didn't seem to break anything, just being really bruised up. I tried getting up slowly.
As I did, I spied Applejack and Rainbow Dash charging up to me! At first, I wanted to run, mainly because I thought they were gonna hurt me, but due to the bruising pain on my back, I couldn't. As I got a closer look at them I confirmed that they were the real-deal.

"Applejack and Rainbow Dash?!" I asked myself. I was kinda excited at first, but also like they wanted to know something.
I did the only thing I could: lay down and shut my eyes to trick them into thinking I was still knocked out.

"You see, Applejack? I TOLD YOU SO!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed in an 'I told you so' tone.

"What in tarnation is THAT?" replied Applejack, who's confusion was evident. In a whisper, she added, "Check to see if it's alive!"

"I already told you: it's alive!" Rainbow Dash got on top of me and started jumping on my stomach.

To tell you the truth, It was annoying and painful!

"Come on; wake up! I know you can hear me!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash as she continued bouncing on me as if I were a raincloud.

That was the last straw. I decided to make my first move on them; it's what they got!

"HEY, GET OFF ME, WILL YA?!" I shouted in an annoyed voice, opening my eyes.

"GAHHH!" Dash exclaimed, getting off.

"Well, GOLLY, the darn thing can talk!" Applejack commented in shock, her eyes wider.

"Well, of course I can talk!" I retorted. Rainbow Dash looked at me with a confused look on her face.

"So, uhhh... What are you exactly?" she asked as she slowly flew towards me.

"Well...My name is Josh, and I'm... a human being "

Applejack looked at me with suspicion. "A human what now?"

"That's right; a human being!" I exclaimed to her as I tried to explain more.
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After 10 minutes of explaining to them what I was and where I came from, they didn't seem to fear me, to say the least.
"Well, GOLLY, Josh, you seem like a nice guy after all! The name's Applejack." She grabbed my hand with a friendly forehoof.

And she shook it like crazy! Once stopped shaking my hand,Rainbow Dash flew and stopped in front of me. She gave me a handshake, but not nearly as rough as Applejack.

"'Sup, Josh? The name's Rainbow Dash, the best flier in all of Equestria!"

"Well, nice to meet you both," I responded. Maybe it was a good idea to talk to somepony after all.

"So, what should I do now?

Applejack and Rainbow Dash exchanged a glance and nodded.

" We should take you to her," Applejack cryptically stated.

"Where to?" I asked in confusion.

"Canterlot, sugarcube, so you can meet Princess Celestia, just to make it clear you don't mean anypony any harm."
" Ok then... But how can I get there?" I asked. I admit, I had been thinking that Twilight would've been a more convenient outlet.

"I'll take you then. I wanna ask you some questions along the way, 'kay?" Rainbow Dash affirmed in an excited voice.
As I walked and she soared beside me, I heard Applejack's farewell. "See ya later, Josh! Come back soo, ya hear?"
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As me and Rainbow Dash walked to the train station to go to Canterlot, we decided to get to know each other by having a nice chat.
"So, uhhhh, Applejack seems like quite the cowgirl?" I stated.

"Pfft, the only thing she's good at is being bossy!"

I quickly defended the farm pony. "Well, maybe for you, but, anyway, how's your training and that?" She turned to me with a big smile.

"Oh, AWESOME! Thanks for asking, dude. I've been practicing ALOOOT to get the Wonderbolts' Attention!"

She smiled at me and I did the same thing. since the walk was getting really boring I kindly asked her, "So, uhhhh, how much further are we to the train station?"

"We're just about there."

I was relief that we were close by! When we got to the train station, a gray stallion with a handlebar moustache yelled out, "All aboard who's coming aboard!" He was dumbfounded when he spotted me.

When we hopped aboard the train, I took a seat and stared out the window. Is This really happening? How is this possible?
As I was staring out the window, I felt a hoof tap on my shoulder. As I turned around; it was clearly a grinning Rainbow Dash.

"This seat taken?"
"Be my guest."
She sat beside me as the train started to leave.
Woooh! Wooooh!

As the train travelled, I stared out the now moving window, confused and, admittedly, a little scared. What happened to my best buddy, Jake? Either that or 'I still can't believe everything I'm seeing right now feels real.' I quickly became hungry and decided to search in my pockets if there was anything in there I could eat, as I stuck my right hand in my right pocket I felt a medium sized bag. I pulled it out and recognized the red packaging of Skittles.

HOW THE HECK DID IT GET HERE FROM MY WORLD?! Then I remembered: I got it from the vending machine at my dad's workshop, but again I really didn't wanna think about it right then.
Either way, I was glad to have a snack for the trip. I opened the bag and took one skittle at a time for quite a while.
Delicious rainbow candy. I felt someone was watching me eat, and I turned to Rainbow Dash. She had a curious face as she watched me.

"What's that you're eating?"

I regarded her with a smile and explained,"These are called Skittles. They're REALLY good!" She looked at the bag and, when she saw the Rainbow on it, she giggled a little.

"Mind if I have one?" she asked.
I replied, "Sure." I gave her a couple of Skittles, placing them on her outstretched hoof. She gave them a stare and looked at me with an eyebrow.

"Are you sure they're not poisonous?"

I smiled at her and responded, "I promise!" She took the Skittles in her mouth and started chewing them slowly before swallowing.

She started smiling when she finished her little snack she quickly give me a BIG smile and said. "This candy is AWESOME, can I have some more please?" She had this puppy dog face stare at me, even though I'd have given her more anyway,
I couldn't resist that face; it was all too much! "FINE, but we are sharing the bag."

She rolled her eye and replied, "FINE, but don't hog it all.". As she took some Skittles, I watched her eat, and smiled.... I don't know why but something about Rainbow Dash eating Skittles just made me wanna laugh.

"What's so funny?" asked Rainbow Dash with her eyebrows up after swallowing the candies.
"Haha... nothing." We both sat there with an awkward silence... Then the train slowly stopped. Glancing out the window, I spotted the huge, elegant Canterlot buildings beyond the grand train station.

Canterlot Castle stood out, being the hugest, most decorated. When we got off the train, a pink pony with curly hair and covered in pink greeted me and Dash.

"HEY THERE; WELCOME TO CANTERLOT!"