Rise Of The Dragon Lord

Chapter 1:

Welcome to Equestria

“HELLO?!”

My echoing call reached far out into the darkness. I had been walking for what felt like hours. But still, endless darkness stood before me, sinking my heart into disrepair. No one was around, not even a bird.

“This isn't funny,” I quietly said to myself, half hoping for a response. “Look, I don't know what stupid game your playing,” I shouted to the darkness. “I don't know what you pricks did, but . . .” I continued, only to trip on a rock.

Hitting the ground with a hard thud, I quickly began bracing myself for the pain I knew would quickly follow. I was surprised to feel next to nothing. It felt as if most of my body had gone numb.

“Damn,” I muttered, coming to a cold realization. There was only one thing that could explain what was going on. “They drugged me,” I blurted out to no one.

It made the most sense. My body felt weird and numb in most places, I couldn't see, I had no idea where I was, and I desperately wanted a burger. Actually, that last one was something I always wanted.

I continued walking for another hour, complaining as I walked. I was always up for a hike, but this was ridiculous. Branches continuously blocked my path and I kept tripping over rocks that were hidden within the darkness Then, a small sliver of light began to shine in the distance.

“Thank god,” I yelled as I began walking faster. Not only was there light, but I could just feel that I had finally made it out. Although, once I got closer, I had to stop.

At first, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. But no matter how I looked at it, things didn't look right. There was enough light to see my surroundings and nothing looked like it should have. Everything looked like it had been taken out of some kids cartoon. Everything around me, by what I could see, was rounder in shape and was colored brightly. There also seemed to be darker lines to define the edges.

“What the hell did they give me,” I asked myself as I reached to touch a nearby tree. It looked like a two dimensional picture, yet possessed a shadow that gave it a third dimensional look. I pulled back instantly. My hand wasn't my hand.

“WHAT THE FUCK,” I yelled as I looked myself over in the light. “This isn't happening," I mumbled to myself in worry.

My hands were now white claws, covered in scales. Quickly, I tried taking my jacket off, but something on my back prevented me from doing it fully.  Reaching back, I felt two large things protruding from my back. “Fuck,” I groaned bringing my hands to my face in stress, only to feel something interrupt them.

Feeling the small portion of my face that was protruding forward, I knew instantly that it was a snout. Dropping my hands to my sides, I looked back at my butt. As I expected, a long white scaled tail could be seen protruding from a rip in my pants.

I stood in complete silence. I didn't move, I didn't speak, I could barely even breathe. I was oblivious to everything. Finally, a few words escaped my mouth.

“So this is what its like to be high. . .”

As I walked, I began to check my pockets, hoping to find a clue as to what had happened. Besides a few pens, I had a flip knife, $35 cash, and my phone. But, try as I might, I couldn't unlock it. “Stupid heat sensor,” I complained as I pocketed the phone and looked at my new claws. It felt weird, in a sense that I could still feel, yet I also felt numb. But I didn't want to fry my brain at this time. Things were already confusing enough.

“Wow, a dragon,” a voice suddenly bellowed from nearby. It was a female voice, yet its one that sounded oddly familiar. But that was the least of my concerns as I began looking around with hope filled eyes.

“Oh thank god,” I nearly cried, glad to just hear another person's voice. As I turned around, I immediately stopped and stared in complete confusion. Floating several feet off the ground was a gray furred, yellow maned pony with wings.

"Hi," the strange pony said. So many questions began to run through my mind as I stared at the ponies misaligned eyes. What was I given? Where the fuck was I? When will I wake up? But, only one thing escaped my mouth as everything began to fade.

“Derp”

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“Are you awake yet Mr.Dragon,” the familiar voice echoed through my head. It sounded very familiar, yet I couldn't figure out whose it was.

First thing I realized was that I was laying in a bed. I began to believe that I had come down from whatever it was I on. But, that thought faded when something began to shake me heavily back and forth.

“Hello,” the voice asked getting closer to my face. I could feel their breath against the side of my head. It was warm and smelled of frosting.

“Please stop shaking me,” I grumbled as I began to sluggishly open my eyes. The first thing I saw was a pair of amber colored eyes.  They were very big as well as crossed at odd angles. I immediately jumped back with a scream, falling off the bed and hitting the ground with a thud.

“Are you ok Mr.Dragon,” the strange pony from earlier asked poking its head over the side of the bed. Even if I could respond, I wouldn't. Pain and confusion began filling my mind as my right shoulder began to hurt around the wing bone.

Before I could do much else, the strange pony had come around the bed and walked behind me. “What are you,” I wheezed through the pain, when suddenly, the pain disappeared.

“Uh, thanks,” I mumbled as the pony came into my line of sight.

“No problem,” the pony replied as she gave a reassuring smile. It was then that I realized who I was talking to. “I'm always hurting my wings, and my hooves, and my. . .,” the pony began ranting. But, by this point, I had stopped listening to what she was saying and began punching myself in my face.

“What are you doing,” the pony yelled in confusion as she grabbed my arm, preventing me from continuing my self assault.

“I'm trying to wake up Derpy,” I yelled as I ripped my arm from her odd grasp. I was going to continue, but it had hurt more hitting myself than I thought it would. I could already feel a small amount of blood dripping from my nose.

“What . . . but. . . how do you know my name,” Derpy asked looking at me with a worried and confused look. I said nothing as I wiped away the blood with my sleeve.

In response to my silence Derpy angrily scrunched her face and stomped her hoof demanding an answer. I could tell she was angry, but the way she looked actually made me laugh. But I quickly stopped when I saw Derpy’s continued stern look.

“Sorry,” I mumbled as I stood up. She said nothing as she continued to watch me. Then, as if nothing had happened, she put on a caring smile and said, “Oh, that’s ok. Everypony  needs a good laugh at least once a day.”

At the mere mention of the word 'Everypony,' I felt all hope fade away. “But that still doesn't answer how you know my name,” Derpy said, cutting into my hopeless thought.

I tried to think of a reply, but my stomach interrupted my thought process.

“How about we get you something to eat first,” Derpy replied, completely oblivious to the fact that I still hadn't answered her question. “Come on Mr.Dragon," she chuckled as she walked towards a nearby door. "If you're hungry, I think know where you can get something to eat.”

With that, Derpy began to lead me out of the room, only to stop and look back at me when I didn't follow. "This way," she chirped as she led me out of what had to be her house.

As we walked outside, I was amazed to see that it was still light out, even though the sun was beginning to set and twilight was about to set in. "Come on Mr.Dragon," Derpy repeated as she began walking down a large dirt path.

"The names Chris," I told her as I moved to catch up. Being called 'Mr.Dragon' was beginning to annoy me. Every time Derpy called me that, I could feel something inside of myself weaken. But I quickly pushed those thoughts aside and followed Derpy down the path.

“What time is it,” I asked as we walked down a dirt road. I couldn't help but watch the sun slowly move through the sky as its lights began to create amber colors in its once blue scenery.

“Oh, around five, five thirty, I think,” Derpy replied as she led the way. The sun wasn't high in the sky, so this answer did nothing but confuse me a little.

“So Chris, what were you doing hanging around the Everfree forest? Were you lost,” Derpy asked looking back at me.

“I'm sorry,” I said not really wanting to talk to her. “I don't wanna sound mean or anything, but I don't know." A nagging thought began to form in the back of my mind. It told me to keep my distance because this was not reality, and it could only lead to problems. "And also, I'm not a dragon."

“Well of course you are. You look like a dragon,” Derpy replied as she began trotting next to me. " So you must be one."

“Look, I'm not a dragon. I'm human,” I replied as looked down at her. It was at this point that I noticed our height difference. It was weird that the thought popped into my head. But as we walked beside one another, I noticed that I was a few feet taller than her.

“Hue-man,” Derpy said as she scrunched her face.

“Yeah, don’t think too much into that,” I sighed, noticing that Derpy was getting very confused. “So, where are we going,” I asked, trying to change the subject.

“Only the best place in all of Equestria,” Derpy said with a smile, accepting the change in subject. She quickly took to the sky and did a looped da loop before coming back down, looking a bit embarrassed.

“Let me guess,” I said knowing what she would say.

“Ponyville,” we both said in unison. Her voice held a tone of happiness while I dreaded the thought. I couldn't help but feel like this was all some trick my brain was trying to play on me.

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After a moment or two, I saw the town come into sight. “There's a unicorn named Twilight Sparkle who has a dragon,” Derpy said breaking the short silence. “I'm positive that she'll have something for you to eat.” But by this point, I didn’t wanna talk, listen, or do much of anything.

I kept trying to understand what was going on. Either I was inexplicably high, which I've never been before, or I was in a coma. A coma would make since. Except I've never had such in-depth dreams. "Maybe if I. . ."

“Here we are,” Derpy said, interrupting my sentence. Looking forward I wasn't surprised to see a familiar looking library. It looked to be several stories tall and was built out of a large tree. As I continued to inspect the strange looking building, Derpy knocked on the door. Which, after a few moments, a small purple dragon answered.

“Oh, Derpy,” the small dragon said looking a bit worried as he opened the door more. He stopped once I came into view.

“Hi,” I mumbled, looking more at the tree then the young dragon. I could feel a nagging feeling trying to get me to interact with him. I loved dragons and the chance to actually see one would be amazing. But, that would mean accepting it as a form of reality.

“Another dragon,” Spike nearly stuttered. Rushing out of the library, Spike nearly pushed Derpy over as he made his way over to me.

“I'm ok,” she said moving next to the young dragon. Although, Spike ignored Derpy's statement and continued to stare at me.

“Another dragon,” Spike whispered as he looked up at me. His slitted eyes grew rounder and rounder as he stared in amazement.

“Anyways Spike,” Derpy said catching Spikes attention. “Do you have anything for him to eat? I don't know what dragons eat and,” Derpy began before Spike ran back into the library, only partially listening to her. He quickly returned holding several gems and a cupcake.

“Here you go,” Spike said holding the items out. "Dragons eat just about anything edible, as well as gems."

I looked at the objects Spike held for a second then took the cupcake with a simple thanks. Spike continued to hold out one of the gems which I decided against. The thought of even trying to eat a rock made me laugh a bit. So I stayed with the cupcake instead.

As I ate, Spike began asking questions, “So where are you from? What species are you? Why are you wearing cloths? What,” he continued before I shushed him. I had no intentions of answering any of his questions, only to ask my own.

“Where's Twilight,” I asked, realizing that she was nowhere in sight. The statement caused Spike to pull back a bit in confusion.

“She’s gone for the week,” Spike replied, a little disappointed that I wouldn't answer his questions. "She went back to Canterlot for a family visit. I stayed to watch the library."

“Damn,” I replied as I finished the sugary treat. It actually tasted really good.

“I can get a letter to her if you need,” Spike quickly replied as he dropped the gems he was holding and produced a quill and paper out of nowhere. “Oops,” he said looking at the gems he dropped.

I merely stared back at him in confusion. My mind was telling me that I was either high or in a coma, but It also told me that I needed to have a plan encase this was all real. But that would mean accepting this all as reality. Which, if it wasn't, would make me look really stupid.

“Could you just ask if there's a spell for transporting someone . . . through dimensions,” I said to Spike as I tried to think. Spike wrote down what I said and more and then sent it with his magic flame.

“Anything else,” he asked with puppy dog eyes. “ No, but thanks,” I replied as I took a step back. At first I though Spike was just helping out someone he believed to be a fellow dragon, but the way he acted seemed to confuse me. He seemed to hang onto every word I said, as if waiting for me to say something.

“Anything to help out another dragon,” Spike said with a smile. “Now, about my questions,” he quickly continued.

“Sorry, I’d tell you if I could but,” I replied, taking another step back.

“Completely understandable,” Spike said with a hint of disappointed, but he quickly perked back up and gave a smile. “It might not be until tomorrow, but where can I find you once Twilight replies,” Spike asked as he began picking back up the gems he had dropped. Derpy helped as well, but Spike seemed to take the gem she handed him as if it were about to explode.

“Heh, thanks Derpy,” he chuckled. “So, you’ll be where Mr . . .?”

“Just call me Chris,” I replied looking down at Spike. “And I’ll be . . .,” I began, only to catch myself. I actually didn't have a answer. I didn't have any money that would work in this world so a hotel was out of the question, and just asking someone would be too rude.

“At my house,” Derpy said, Answering Spikes question for me.

“What,” me and Spike both said in unison.

“Its ok with me,” Derpy said with a continued smile. I was going to deny the offer, but If I did that, I doubt I would find somewhere to stay for the night. So, I accepted her offer with a simple nod of agreement.

“Ok then, I’ll be at Derpy’s,” I told Spike. At first, Spike looked like he was about to say something but instead, he handed me a gem and walked back towards the library door. with one final look, he closed the door behind him. I couldn't help but feel that he was worried about something.

“That was fun,” Derpy said, catching my attention. Looking at her, I noticed that she was looking straight at me with both eyes.

“So you aren't always derp eyed,” I said, mildly amused.

“Nope,” she giggled in reply. But after she blinked, both eyes went back to their prior positions. “Where are we going now,” I asked Derpy as she randomly started walking down a nearby street.

“We have to go pick up my little sister,” Derpy said as she began humming a little tune.

“So, Dinky then,” I asked without thinking.

“Ok,” Derpy said instantly as she continued walking down the path. “How do you know her name,” Derpy continued, yet again becoming confused.

“You wouldn't understand even if I told you,” I said, trying my best to be sincere. I still wasn't sure on whether or not to accept where I was and what was going on.

“Ok,” Derpy said with a bit of a stern look.

“Look," I quickly replied. "I promise to explain everything as best I can once I figure out what's going on myself,” I continued, trying to ease her worries. I didn't wanna hold the truth from her but there is still to many what if’s to put into account before fully reacting to the situation.

Looking around as I walked, I couldn't help but think. Was this really Ponyville, I mean, except for Spike, no one was around, especially the pink furred pony know as Pinkie Pie, who would have been dragging me to a welcoming party by now.

“We're almost there,” Derpy said, cutting into my train of thought. As she said this I began to hear something in the distance. “See that,” Derpy said pointing down the path.

Looking in the direction, I could see a large amount of apple trees and a big red barn. “That’s the Apple family farm. They farm,” “apples,” I said cutting into her sentence. “Yep,” Derpy said happily as she began to walk faster towards the farm.

As we got closer, I could hear a large commotion from the farm. From the festive sounds, I figured it was a party, which was why no one was in town. “Pinkie Pie’s holding a party for the town on the farm to celebrate something or another,” Derpy said. Although, I wasn't listening.

“So. Many. Colors,” I mumbled as me and Derpy walked past a group of pony’s. All of which, stared at me in amazement. I on the other hand, stared at them as if I were seeing the impossible; Which, in my mind, was the case.

“Come on,” Derpy said moving into my staring path.

“Right,” I blurted out as I returned my attention towards the front. The party seemed to be in full swing, but I seemed to draw a lot of attention.

I'm not one for getting embarrassed, but I hated drawing to much attention, and at that moment, it was all I was doing. “So, Derpy? Where is . . .,” I began before freezing in mid sentence. Something was coming right at me, and fast.

Before I could even think of what to do, my body took action. As my chest hit the ground, I felt something brush past my back. Then before I could even focus right, I was hopping back to my feet. Whatever had flown over me had landed in a large puff of dirt several feet in front of me, drawing the attention of everyone around.

“That was . . .,” a familiar and very energetic voice began from behind a cloud of dust. “AMAZING,” a pink pony bellowed as the dust finally settled. She wore a pair of large green sunglasses, and a equal as large smile. “Do it again” she exclaimed as she launched herself forward. My first instinct was to lean back, although as I felt myself start to free fall I began to regret it.

I hit the ground hard and felt a familiar pain suddenly issue from my back left wing bone. “Are you ok,” both the pink pony and Derpy asked looking down at me. I replied only with a wince as I sat up straight. The increased pain of moving prevented me from standing up.

“What in the hay,” another familiar voice said in a strong southern accent. “Pinkie Pie, What in tarnation is going on over here?” A orange pony said as they came into view. The thing that stood out the most was that it was wearing a stetson hat. She quickly froze once she saw me sitting on the ground.

“You should've seen it Applejack,” Pinkie Pie said excitedly as she hopped over to the frozen Applejack. “I was being super de duper quiet, cause I was going to give him a welcoming Pinkie Pie hug when,” Pinkie continued as she explained the events that just occurred. From there she continued into a random conversation on something else, but I was to preoccupied to listen.

The pain in my wing bone was increasing and I couldn't figure out why. “Flapping your wings won't help ease the pain,” Derpy said as she walked behind me. “But, I'm not . . .,” I stammered through the pain. But just like the last time, the pain disappeared and Derpy came back into view in front of me.

“What did,” I muttered, trying to figure out how she did that.

“Like I said, I'm always hurting my wings, so,” Derpy began to reply, before Pinkie Pie interrupted.

As to what she was saying, I have no idea. She was speaking so fast that the most I could make out were the words ‘welcome,’ ‘cake,’ and something about a shot of pastrami. All that I was one hundred percent on was that it was a form of welcome to Ponyville. Which, she ended with a blast of confetti in my face, leaving large amounts of it in my hair.

“Wow. Why if it ain't another dragon,” Applejack said walking up to me with a confused stare. She seemed to be studying me. I couldn't help but wonder if I really stood out that much. Then I realized that it wasn't me she was looking at. It was my clothing. “I ain't never heard of no dragon wearing such clothing,” she said poking at my jacket.

To make sure I wasn't wearing anything stupid, I quickly looked down at myself. I was actually surprised at what I was wearing myself.

Usually I wore printed label shirts that had a joke or something. Yet this time, it was a simple dark gray shirt. Over that, I had on a simple black windbreaker I had bought recently. I had on a basic pair of bluejeans and a old pair of boots I had. Nothing that I found confusing. But then again, ponies don't normally wear cloths.

“Well, no use worrying over such things,” Applejack said, catching my attention. “So what can I do ya for Mr. . .,” “Chris,” I quickly replied as I looked around. It seemed everyone else had gone back to what they were doing except for Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Derpy. “Well Chris,” Applejack chuckled. “What can I do ya for?”

“We came to get Dinky,” Derpy chipped in from behind Applejack. At the sound of Derpy's voice, Applejack quickly took a step back and began scanning the skies. She continued moving back until she actually bumped into Derpy.

“Oh, there you are Derpy,” She sighed in relief. “Sorry for acting like that, just didn't want another silo incident.” As Applejack said this, I couldn't help but notice what looked like the remains of a old storage hut or something on a nearby hill.

“Its ok Applejack,” Derpy said with a smile and a reassuring hoof on the shoulder. “That’s why I walked here.” “”Yay Derpy,” Pinkie Pie randomly interjected, catching both Derpy's and Applejack's attention. They merely smiled and laughed in response.

“Well, if your lookin' for your little sis,” Applejack said as she collected herself. “She should be with the youngins playing in the barn.” From there, Applejack lead the way to the large red barn farther up the path.

“So what's the party for anyways,” I asked Pinkie Pie as I watched ponies enjoy the festivities.

“Just the end to a good day is all,” She replied as she hopped next to me. “But don’t worry, your welcoming party will be super awesome too.” Hearing this did cause me to worry a bit, but I decided it would be best to just go with the flow on this one.

Watching Pinkie Pie bounce along side me, I was surprised just how much energy she had. I expected that it would be a lot, but it felt almost as if it was overflowing.

“So Chris,” Applejack asked as we neared the barn doors. “What brings you to Ponyville?” Even though I was expecting the question, it still caught me off guard.

At first I stuttered, trying to think of an answer. Then after a moment of thought I said, “Lets just say that I'm really lost."

“Is that why you asked Spike where Twilight was then,” Derpy asked as she stood right outside the barn doors. I could hear the voices of young children inside. “Because, I could've given you directions if that was what you were looking for."

"I'm pretty sure that you wont know where the place I want to go is," I replied. "If anyone does, It'll be Twilight."

“Darn,” Pinkie Pie said looking a little sad. “Twilight left this morning for a visit to her family for a week.”

“Yeah, that’s just about what Spike said,” I replied. From there, I told them about what happened at the library. I was sure to leave out the part of what the letter actually said. I didn't need to be asked questions I wouldn't be able to answer yet.

“Well, I'm sure Twi will answer back real fast,” Applejack replied optimistically as the barn doors seemed to open on their own.

“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS AWAY,” three young fillies yelled as they ran out. Each wore a small cape made by hand. They didn't get far before they noticed me and froze in their places. It was easy to recognize who they were with their different colors and what not, although all the different colors did cause me to get a little confused.

"Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo,” I said as I pointed out each one of them before realizing what I was saying. Quickly, I closed my mouth and covered it, but the damage was already done.

“Now wait a gosh darn minute,” Applejack said looking right at me. She looked both confused and worried. “How do you know their names?”

“He knew mine and Dinky’s name to,” Derpy said with a smile. She obviously had no idea that she was making matters worse. I was speechless. I hadn't meant to do that but I couldn't help myself.

“Really,” Applejack asked Derpy turning her attention to her. “Yeah,” she replied with a smile. “I asked why he knew but he said he didn't have an answer yet.”

“And that didn't worry you,” Pinkie Pie squealed as she took refuge behind Applejack.

“He hasn't done anything to cause me to worry,” Derpy said, obviously confused as to why everyone was worried.

Applejack's stern gaze softened a bit, but not by much. “you haven't done anything to cause us worry yet either,” Applejack said to me. Hearing that caused a knot that had been forming in my chest to loosen. “But I do have my eye on you,” and with that, her gaze softened and she began talking to the crusaders.

“Do you girls happen to know where Dinky is? Her sisters here to take her home,” Applejack asked caringly . “She’s with Fluttershy,” all three said together as their gaze switched from me to Applejack.

“Pinkie Pie,” Sweetie Belle said turning her attention to Pinkie. Her purple and pink main bouncing as she moved. “Are you still going to show us how to do that trick with the peanut butter,” she continued, giving Pinkie a big eyed grin.

“Of course. Lets go,” Pinkie replied as she turned and began hopping off, the three crusaders following close behind.

“Come on,” Derpy said to me, making her way into the barn. I followed close behind, Applejack soon after.

It was what I expected, several groups of kids were scattered around the barn playing games like tag and hide and seek. In a corner, a familiar looking pegasus pony sat telling stories to some younger looking ponies.

I don't know if it was the sudden silence or the sight of me, but we hadn't even made it close enough to the corner to talk before the pony that had been telling stories was half way into a pile of hay. “ Whoa there sugarcube,” Applejack said rushing past everyone and pulling the pegasus pony out of the hay by her pink colored tail.

“Hay sis,” a young female voice said to my side. Looking over, I saw a young unicorn walk up to Derpy. The two shared both eye color and mane color, yet while Derpy was gray furred, the young unicorn had a light purple coat.

“Hi Dinky,” Derpy replied giving her sister a hug.

“Dinky, let me introduce you,” Derpy said walking Dinky over to me. The moment her eyes set on me she stared in awe.

“Wow, a dragon,” Dinky exclaimed as she began looking at me. At this, several other young ponies began to group together and stare at me.

I didn't know how to respond, so I just looked down at all of them and waved. A few took several steps back as I did this. “This is Chris,” Derpy continued as she talked to Dinky.

“Hi Chris,” Dinky quickly said in reply, getting closer so as to better look at me and what I was wearing. As I watched Dinky, I almost didn't feel the tapping on my shoulder. Turning to look, I saw that it was the pegasus pony Applejack had been pulling out of the hay. Pieces could still be seen in bother her mane and in her fur.

“I don't mean to interrupt,” she almost whispered. “B. . . bu. . .but my names Fluttershy and well, I was wondering,” Fluttershy continued, only getting quieter and quieter.

“Yes,” I asked as I looked down at her. I don't know why, but it made me feel bad having to look down to talk to her.

“Well, I was wondering if,” Fluttershy continued, regaining her voice. “Are you really a dragon?”

This question caught me off guard, but I was glad to hear it. “Oh, I'm sorry,” Fluttershy quickly said as she noticed the change in my expression. “Its just that, you don’t really look like a dragon wearing those clothes and glasses so,” She replied, her voice fading out again.

“I'm still wearing my glasses,” I questioned reaching for where I would normally put them. I was amazed to feel the familiar square pieces that were my glasses. As I took them off I was suddenly blinded by a bright light. “Ow,” I said, quickly putting the glasses back on, causing the blinding light to disappear.

“So, are you,” Fluttershy respectfully repeated. I was about to answer when Derpy did for me.

“No, he told me that he’s a hue-mane,” she said with a confident smile. This just caused everyone around me to look even more confused.

“Does being a hue-mane have anything to do with knowing our names,” Applejack asked, becoming a little intrigued in the matter. Chuckling at their mispronunciation, all I could do was say, “kind of.”

“Well, I trust you'll tell us when you can,” Applejack said walking past Fluttershy. Who, looked about as confused as the young ponies surrounding her.

“Well, I'm gonna take Dinky home now,” Derpy said to Applejack before turning to leave. Dinky quickly began to follow behind.

I was about to follow behind when something grabbed what I believed to be my tail. “And where do you think your going,” Applejack asked as she released my tail.

I didn't know what to say. It was obvious the Applejack didn't trust me, and I knew that if I told her that I was leaving with Derpy things would just get worse.

“Come on Chris,” Derpy said turning to look back at me.

“Wait,” Applejack questioned. “ You're going with Derpy?” “Yeah, I said it was ok to stay at my place,” Derpy replied, walking back over towards where I stood.

"Look here sugarcube,” Applejack said walking closer to Derpy. She whispered something in her ear and then waited for a response.

“Its ok,” Derpy said with a smile . “I trust he won't do anything bad,” Derpy continued as she began starring strait eyed at me. No one paid any mind though and the conversation ended there with Applejack giving me one last stare down.

“I got my eye on you,” she said walking back past me. With that I quickly turned and left with Derpy and her sister. I don’t know why but having heard something like that from Applejack shook me to my very core.

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“Oh, don’t let her get to you,” Derpy said, noticing my worried look. Dinky, who had yet to leave my side nodded in agreement. “Applejack is one of the best ponies ever. Once you figure out how to answer, everything will be fine,” Derpy said with a smile.

Suddenly, Derpy turned her eye, to the sky. Her right eye actually. “Hay Rainbow Dash, come meet my new friend.”

“Its a bit early for the term ‘friend’ Derpy,” I said as I looked up at the sky. As I expected, a blue furred pegasus pony with a rainbow colored mane and tail could be seen laying on a cloud doing a whole lot of nothing.

As if to respond to Derpy, a loud snort issued from Rainbow Dash. Then, there was a mumbled statement followed by the sound of snoring. “Yeah, she’s dead Jim,” I said with a chuckle, remembering what a old web browser said every time it crashed on me. Suddenly, Derpy took to the sky.

“RAINBOW DASH,” she yelled as she just about landed on top of her, a worried look on her face. This was quickly followed by a startled scream as a rainbow colored blur zipped several feet away.

“Don’t scare me like that Derpy,” Rainbow Dash sighed, now wide awake. “I'm just glad you're alright,” Derpy quickly replied as she flew over and gave Rainbow Dash a hug. Which caused Rainbow Dash to push Derpy back a bit.

“Why wouldn't I be ok,” Rainbow Dash asked with a chuckle.

“Well, Chris said ‘she's dead Jim’ and I was worried that he was talking about you, and I know my name's not Jim but,” Derpy began to rant before Rainbow Dash put a hoof to her mouth to quiet her.

“Who,” Rainbow Dash asked with a confused, yet oddly stern look. Derpy merely pointed one of her hooves at me, Rainbow Dashes hoof still covering her mouth. From there, Rainbow Dash looked towards where me and Dinky stood. “You need to be more careful with the thing you say,” Rainbow Dash almost yelled as she flew down to me. Derpy stayed where she was, although she did begin to spin in circles.

“I only meant it as a joke,” I said, trying my best to sound innocent. But what had just occurred made me want to laugh. Although, it was obvious that Rainbow Dash didn't find it funny.

“Sorry,” Rainbow Dash then said with a sigh as she rubbed her temples with her hooves. “Its been a long day and I don’t like it when I'm woken up like that.”

“Who does,” I joked. Rainbow Dash quickly followed with a annoyed look. Then, she put on a smile and hit my shoulder. “Your all right,” she chuckled as she went back to her cloud to continue her nap.

“See ya around,” Rainbow Dash said before quickly falling back to sleep.

“Night Rainbow Dash,” Derpy said as she landed next to me and Dinky. Then, without a word, we continued on our path.

We hadn't gone more than a few feet until I heard a little yawn come from next to me. Looking down beside me I could see that Dinky was getting tired. “you want me to carry you Dinky,” Derpy asked also noticing how tired she was getting. But before Derpy could do anything, I reached down and carefully picked Dinky up and set her on my head. I was amazed just how light Dinky was. But it made it easier to balance her as she snuggled up to my hair. A few moments later, I could hear the soft breathing of someone who had fallen asleep. “Thanks,” Derpy whispered with a chuckle.

After a little while longer, we arrived back at the house from earlier. “So this is your house,” I asked as we walked in.

“Yep,” Derpy simply replied as she led me through the house towards one of the rooms.

The room itself wasn't that big but it was obvious that it was Dinky’s. Even in the fading lights I could see that the walls were painted pink with small flowers here and there. As I placed Dinky into the small bed, I noticed a small chest with several stuffed animals falling out. It actually brought a smile to my face.

Before I left the room I was sure to pull the blankets up to Dinky’s chin. It felt strange to do but also felt very familiar. It actually reminded me of all the times I had babysat my younger siblings and cousins, except this was a pony. Only after I was sure that she was good, I turned to leave the room. Passing a small desk with some paper and crayons on it.

“Awww,” Derpy said as I left the room. I just looked away as I partially closed the door. Everything that had just happened seemed to remind me of home. “Come on,” Derpy said as we walked down a hall towards another door.

As we walked in, I recognized it as the room I had woken up in earlier. “This is my guest room, so this is where you’ll be staying,” Derpy said looking at me with a smile. “If there's anything you need, I'm at the other end of the hall.” With that Derpy turned and began to walk out.

“Actually,” I said, stopping her before she could leave. “I wanted to know. . . why are you begin so nice to me?”

The question just seemed to confuse Derpy. It looked like she didn't have an answer, but then a smile appeared on her face. “Because it’s the right thing to do for somepony in need,” She replied after a moment of thought.

“Yet how do you know you can trust me when I haven’t even told you where I'm from,” I continued, trying my best not to sound arrogant.

“Should I not trust you,” Derpy asked, looking a little sad.

“Well, no, you can trust me. But,” I began. But before I could finish, Derpy held a hoof up to silence me.

“Then I trust you," she said with a smile. "Anything else?"

“Actually,” I said, feeling a sudden urge. “Wheres the bathroom?”