She's a Pony, He's a Human

She’s A Pony, He’s A Human

Chapter 6

Written by Seven81493

Edited by Biker_Dash

Andrew heard the flapping of wings behind him, and acknowledged the night princess’ presence.

“Hello, Luna,” he said as he turned to face the alicorn.

“Greetings, Andrew. It is good to see you once again.”

“Just cut to the chase, Luna. I obviously don’t have all night.”

“Very well,” the alicorn muttered, “how are things with Twilight Sparkle?”

“It was going pretty well, but then she asked me about human mating habits. She’s... eccentric, I’ll say that much.”

Luna let out a giggle, and nodded her head. “Yes, sister has said that Twilight can be very odd at times.”

“Don’t get me wrong though. She’s very fun to talk to. It’s just that she can bring up very odd topics. You know the first thing she asked me when we were in the hospital?”

“What is that, Andrew?”

“‘What’s your name?’”

“I do not understand. Is that not considered polite where you come from?”

“It is, Andrew began, “but to ask that to a creature who caused you to faint? And for that to be the first thing? That struck me as odd.”

“Twilight Sparkle is simply different from most ponies,” came the prompt explanation.

“That’s putting it lightly,” joked Andrew, but not before mustering up a serious voice. “So? Aren’t you gonna ask?”

“I do not understand.”

Andrew let out a groan of frustration. “Aren’t you going to ask why I still won’t date Twilight?”

“Very well. Why will you not date Twilight Sparkle?”

“Oh, what’s the use! You took all the fun out proving you wrong!” he exclaimed with a chuckle.

“But I never claimed to be right, Andrew. I simply claimed that I believe you two are meant for each other. That does not make me correct in my assumptions, though,” she exclaimed, shocking him.

He had thought that she was dead set on he and Twilight hooking up, or whatever. But it seemed that she would be fine if they simply remained friends, which is what he was planning on. At least, if she allowed him to stay in Equestria, and he hoped to whatever god ruled this place that she did. Actually, that brought a question to the forefront of his mind, and he resolved to ask Luna.

“Luna, are you and your sister gods?”

“I am not familiar with this word. What is a ‘god’?”

“A god is something with unlimited power. It’s an omnipotent being that can control anything and everything at will. I’m shocked you haven’t heard that word before, since Discord was basically a god.”

“Then I suppose we are ‘gods’. We do have the ability to control everything about this kingdom. Not just because we are the rulers, either. We are able to control the sun and the moon as well, but you already know that, so why bother asking?”

“Just wanted confirmation from you. At least I don’t have to worry about being agnostic here too.”

“There is another word I am... unfamiliar with.”

“Oh, it means that I don’t see a clear answer as to how my original world came to be. On my world, there are many different religions, but they all believe that one or more gods are the creators of all life. Some even believe that these gods rule over the elements as well. Lightness and darkness, fire, water, etcetera.

“But there are also people who don’t believe in any kind of god. Most of them believe in the theory of evolution. While a lot of religious people also believed in evolution, these people, called atheists, only believe in evolution. Some don't even believe in that, but I don't feel like getting into that. I’m not an expert on the subject, but I do believe in evolution. I don’t think humans were the first creatures, because they couldn’t have survived amongst some of the older creatures that inhabited my planet.”

“And what are some of these creatures?” asked Luna, very intrigued with Andrew’s explanation.

“Well, the main ancient creature that people talk about is the dinosaur. There were tons of species of dinosaurs, some that ate meat, some that ate vegetation, and some that ate both. The most well-known meat-eating dinosaur is the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Think of... a wolf's fangs, alright?”

Luna nodded, and Andrew took it as incentive to continue. “Alright, now imagine an entire mouth filled with those fangs. Now, make the fangs as big as bananas, and make the Tyrannosaurus as big as Twilight’s library.”

“That creature sounds quite monstrous. Much worse than anything I have dealt with.”

“Exactly, and that’s why I believe in evolution. There is no way humans could have lived with those monsters. So now I can explain what it means to be agnostic. I’ve already explained religion and atheism. Now, imagine an in-between,” he explained, gaining a nod from Luna.

“Go on, I would like to hear what agnostics such as yourself believe.”

“Alright. Basically, it means we don’t believe, but we also don’t disbelieve, if that makes any sense. So we’re the group of people who don’t know if there is a god, and choose not to make assumptions about it. Maybe there is a god, and maybe there isn’t. To us, the whole debate of ‘is there, isn’t there’ is silly.”

“But can you not see and talk to your gods, like you can to my sister and I?” inquired Luna, curious to hear his answer.

“Nope. If there is a god, he controls everything from somewhere we can’t even fathom.”

“I see. I can understand why you would be agnostic if your gods are not readily visible to you. Why believe in something if you can not see it. But at the same time, it is wrong to believe something does not exist because it chooses to hide itself.”

“To be honest, Luna, I didn’t think you would agree with agnostics.”

“I am willing to agree with all three sides. If somepony has a reason to believe something, who am I to judge them for that?”

Andrew smiled at that and walked over to Luna, giving her another hug, which she returned. “Now, I do believe it’s time for you to wake up,” Luna stated as she pulled back from the hug and began lowering her horn to his forehead.

“Wait, before you wake me up, I have a question. If I decide to just be friends with Twilight, will I still be allowed to stay here?”

“You will always be welcome here,” responded Luna with a smile, “I promise.”

And with that, Andrew jolted awake, a smile already on his face.