Chapter 2: Awakenings

There was one thing that each and every single one of the men felt. Pain. An insane amount of pain. Each of the six men was lying on the ground, all in a different spot in this different world. Each of them woke up at a different time, in a different place.

Jay had just woken up. He looked up to see a clear, blue sky. 'Argh...what the...hell?' He looked to his right, and saw his rifle laying beside him. He looked to his left, and saw a pack. 'Alright...' Sean slowly got up, and put on the pack. He picked up his rifle, and stretched his arms.

"Ugh...where...am I?" Jay said wearily. He scanned his nearby surroundings. He was in a terrain full of rolling hills. 'Well, I guess I can scout out the area from there.' Jay began his trek up the nearest hill. As soon as he reached the top of the hill, Jay noticed something. This place clearly wasn't Earth. It looked like a place out of some little kid's imagination. It was too...friendly looking. He slowly got into a prone position and pulled out his sniper rifle. He scanned the area with his scope. He then saw something that he would consider to be the strangest thing in his entire life.

A cyan...pony was flying in the air. Jay spotted it while he was scoping out the area. When he saw it, he stopped looking into his scope, and rubbed his eyes. He wanted to make sure he wasn't going crazy and seeing things. He looked back, and saw the same pony flying through the air. Jay zoomed in more, and saw the...pony in better detail. It had a rainbow mane, along with a rainbow tail and what appeared to be, a tattoo on it's...ass. 'Seriously, just what in the hell is going on here?' Jay then burst out laughing.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! A PONY!" Jay found himself in hysterics. He had no idea why, but he was. He couldn't stop himself. He kept on laughing, and just as he stopped, the pony turned around to see him in the distance. 'Uh oh!' Jay quickly tried to hide himself, but found nowhere to hide. He then decided to stand up. If he was gonna meet a new species, he wasn't gonna do it looking like an idiot. Jay stood there, and pulled out his katana from it's sheath. He had acquired it from his mother, it was a sacred family heirloom, but it helped a bluff as well. Not to mention, it could cut things with ease. It was the only memory he had left of his mom's side of the family, and his own mom. Jay didn't want to be unprepared, incase the creature was hostile.

Jay looked up, and saw the pony flying towards him. It quickly reached him, and landed in front of him.

"Just who do you think you are, stalking ponies and laughing at them?" The equine said, clearly a female. Upon closer detail, Jay saw that she had beautiful magenta eyes. He found himself staring into them. She began waving her hoof in front of his face.

"Uh...hello? Anypony home?" She said. Jay quickly snapped out of his trance. He then sheathed his katana.

"Um, hey?" Jay said, waving to her. She jumped back the slightest bit. After a few seconds more, she spoke up.

"What's your name?" She asked, giving him a curious look.

"Jay. What's yours?"

"Rainbow Dash." Jay then burst into laughter again. Rainbow then gave a confused, yet angry look.

"What's so funny about my name? Your name is Jay. I don't know anypony named Jay. What even are you?" Rainbow said, annoyed. Jay then stopped cracking up.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I've just never heard of the name Rainbow Dash. Where I come from, that isn't exactly a common name either. Sounds like something out of a little kid's head or something. And I'm a human." Rainbow's face only expressed more anger. Jay instantly shut his mouth. He didn't want to say anything more offensive. Rainbow then turned around, not wanting to hear anything more out of him. Jay quickly realized he had just hurt her feelings. He gripped her shoulder.

"Hey...I'm sorry if I came off as kind of a jerk. I know how that feels. Sorry." A few more seconds of silence passed. A leaf blew by the space between Rainbow Dash and Jay.

"Okay. I'll accept your apology." Jay let out a long sigh of relief.

"On one condition. You carry me to town. I'm far too tired to fly any more, and I'm afraid I can't go on. I need to relax, anyways." Rainbow Dash said, a smirk slowly sneaking its way onto her face.

"Alright, seems easy enough." Jay said, carrying her with both arms, cradling her like a baby. Rainbow was surprised at the sudden movement, and let out a sudden yelp. She instantly blushed. Jay found it quite cute. Rainbow then pointed in the direction of a road.

"That's where Ponyville is. Take me there." She said. Jay chuckled a little bit. 'Ponyville...what a creative name. What's next, Fillydelphia?' Jay began the trek towards Ponyville, with his new friend in tow.

Isaac woke up to find himself staring up at what appeared to be the inside of a large tree. It smelled...nice. Isaac stood up slowly. He looked around, and saw something that amazed him. Books. Books, books and more books! 'Oh my...god!’ So much knowledge everywhere!' Isaac presumed it was a library, and he decided that he might as well read some books while he was there. Doing so would probably give Isaac something of an idea where he was. The tree didn't seem very big at first, but upon closer investigation, it contained a massive amount of books. Isaac rubbed his hands together, and browsed the books.

He quickly found a book that seemed interesting. It was a plain, brown book with a fancy print on it. The History of Equestria it read. 'Where and what is Equestria?' Isaac shrugged, and was just about to open the book when a noise came from above him. Isaac stopped in place, and looked up. He saw a...purple pony. 'Wha-Is that a pony?' The pony had a look of terror mixed with curiosity plastered onto her face. It had a horn, and had a dark blue mane, along with pink and purple streaks. 'Quite the hair...' After a few seconds of the two of them staring at each other awkwardly, the pony spoke up.

"What...are you?" She asked. Isaac's jaw dropped to the floor. 'IT CAN SPEAK? WHAT IS GOING ON?' He sighed and began.

"I'm a human. My name is..uh...Isaac." Isaac was confused. Where the hell was he? He guessed he was in Equestria, but he couldn't be sure.

"If you don't mind me asking, just where exactly am I?" He asked.

"You're in Equestria, specifically Ponyville." Isaac then nodded. 'Alrighty then. More questions in 3...2...1.'

"What were you doing with my books?" She asked, pointing to the book opened up in Isaac's hands. He looked down, and saw that he still had the book open. Isaac then closed the book, and put it back in its place.

"Just uh....reading a little bit. Something I do quite often, actually." He said nervously. Something twinkled in the pony's eyes. It was there, just for a second.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle." She said.

"What are you?"

"I'm a pony, specifically a unicorn. See?" Twilight said, levitating a nearby book. The book floated with a purple aura, and Twilight's horn was also in an aura of purple. Isaac stared in amazement.

"Wha-since when did magic exist?" Isaac asked, shocked at the awesomeness that was so apparent in front of him.

"Well, now I can definitely tell you're not from around here." She said. Twilight began to walk down a pair of stairs, closer to Isaac. The expression on her face was one of extreme excitement and curiosity. Twilight walked right up to Isaac.

"I'm guessing you want to ask all of the questions in the world right now?" Isaac said, a smirk on his face. Twilight only nodded, and gestured to a nearby table.

Victor's vision slowly returned to him. He slowly, got up, and realized he was right on the edge of a lake. A few more inches to the left, and he would've woken up in the water. 'Huh...what to do.....aha!' Victor looked down to see a pack, and picked it up. He stretched his arms out, and let out a long yawn.He found himself in a very peaceful looking forest, and began to walk in a random direction. Victor walked along happily, humming a tune to himself, until he eventually reached a dirt road. He looked left and looked right, and decided to take the left route. After walking for a little while, Victor thought to himself. ‘Alright, chances are that I’m not in America anymore. First priority: Find civilization.’ Victor started to pick up speed. As Victor was walking, he realized that he definitely was in a place that he didn’t recognize. ‘Am I even on Earth?’ After a dozen or so minutes of travel, Victor saw what seemed to be a town in the distance. He stopped, and pumped his fist into the air. ‘Haha! Success!’ Victor began running towards one of the buildings. He made his way to the front door, and knocked. After a few seconds of waiting, someone answered the door. What he saw surprised him so much that he jumped back involuntarily. Victor saw a...small horse in front of him. The pony had a frightened look on its face. Victor looked the pony up and down. It had a purple, curly mane, and white coat. It also had blue, sparkling eyes. After staring at each other for a few awkward seconds, Victor coughed and spoke up.

“Uh...hello there, uh, pony?” The pony quickly dragged Victor into her home and shut the door.

“Who are you, and what are with those absolutely dreadful clothes you’re wearing? Diamond Dogs have a better fashion sense than you, and that’s surprising, to say the least.” The pony was clearly a female due to her voice.

“Victor is my name, to answer your first question. To answer your second question, madam, I’m not a fashionista, so I don’t have the best fashion sense in the world...whatever world I’m actually in right now, anyways.”

“Well, I suggest I get you out of those terrible clothes, and while we’re doing that, why don’t you tell me about yourself?”

“What is your name?” Victor asked.

“Rarity, dear.” Victor didn’t realize why it took that long to notice, but he realized that Rarity spoke in a posh, British accent.

“Wait, you don’t even know what species I am, and yet you’re already going to make new clothes for me? I can tell this is going to go well...” Victor said, a smug expression finding itself plastered to his face.

“I guess that’s me, dear.” Rarity said as she walked into a closet to get some clothing materials. Victor leaned back in a nearby chair, and relaxed. ‘This going to be fun...'