A Strange New Land

I slammed the window shut and pulled the blinds closed as fast as I could.

"Lyra! We need to go now!!" I shouted as I ran down the stairs.

Lyra walked out from behind a door a halfeaten sandwhich in her mouth, "Wha-?" She asked through the sandwhich. She held it next to her with her magic, "Why?"

There was a knock on the door and I heard Shining Armor yell, "Come on out here, we won't hurt you I promise."

I look at Lyra, "Thats why."

Lyra raises an eyebrow at me, "He said he won't hurt you, why don't you just try talking to him?"

I facepalm and sigh, "Alright fine, but if he trys to put me to sleep with his magic again I swear we're going to have problems."

"Ok." Lyra shakes her head and opens the door. Shining Armor walks in.

"Hello, you gave me quite the chase there buddy," Shining said.

I nodded, "Thats the point of hiding from somepony isn't it?"

Shining chuckled, "I suppose your right."

"So, you going to try to take me back to the princess's? I'm kind of in a hurry here," I said crossing my arms.

"No," He said reaching for the spear strapped across his back.

"Well I'm no- wait, what?" I asked confused.

Shining Armor tossed me the spear and I caught it realizing it was the same one I had brought with me.

"I've actually been assigned to help you find your tribe safely. As a sign of good faith to zebra-kind."

I sighed and facepalmed. Politics. "Do you at least know how to get there?" I asked him.

He nodded and reached into a fold in his armor. Out of it he pulled a scroll that he unfolded with his magic revealing a map, "This is a map to the zebra lands from the everfree forest."

I leanedver and lookedt it. After a minute I realized that I couldn't understand a word of what it said. Buck the potion must be wearing off... I thought to myself.

Just then there was a knock. Lyra opened the door and Zecora walked in, saddlebags on her back. She walked up to me and said in zebra, "You will need to drink this brew if you are to travel with this crew," She said to me handing me a potion from her saddlebags.

I nodded and drank the potion down. After a few minutes it began to take affect and I found myself understanding the words on the map. I studied it for a minute then rolled it up. I handed it to the stallion then looked at Zecora, "If your going to travel with us, ya gotta stop rhyming Zecora," I pleaded to her.

Zecora nodded, "Of course, I will... try to tone it down, although you cannot have a gaurantee."

I looked at the ponies and zebra in front of me. I sighed, whelp we're bucked I thought to myself.