Chapter 3

Rejection

"Y-y-you are human?!" Twilight said, backing away in fear.

Mark looked at James, worried now. Twilight, having been so calm before he had stood up, was terrified of the pair now. Something had happened before they came here, it seems.

"Yes..we are. What's wrong, Twilight?" James said, looking up at her from the floor. He stood up, slowly, to stand by Mark, looking worriedly at Twilight, then gently reaching out a hand.

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Twilight scooted away, panicking now, as her horn started to glow with a purple aura. Looking at James in fear, she lowered her head, and fired a blast of magical energy at him. Mark reacted faster than James, though, and swept his legs out from under him, making him collapse to the floor.

"Twilght! Calm down. We'll go, if you are that scared of us.." Mark said, his eyes downcast. "Sorry for your trouble.."
Jamie looked from the human, to the pony, then back to the pony.

Twilight was backed up against the far wall in fear, nodding rapidly in response to Mark's statement. She was mumbling rapidly, and, to be honest, was looking quite insane, her mane puffing out in random directions.
"I didn't realize when you were on the floor but you're human. I never want to see another human again. He ruined Ponyville. He hurt so many. Go. Please. GO."

James, slowly getting up, looked at Mark. And saw something die slightly, behind his friends eyes. And, he could feel something inside him die, as well as feeling something die inside him. My Little Pony. Hated them..

Mark and James crawled back out of Twilight's tree, sighing slightly. They made thier way back to the lake in silence, sitting down, and looking at the portal. James sighed lightly, then laid back, slowly. "Shall we go, buddy?" He said heavily, then sighed. "I was looking forward to this...Hmm? Where you off too?"

Mark nodded to his left as he stood up, towards a large forest, about a mile and half away. It was..dark. Vines draping off of the trees, and crazily gnarled branches everywhere. All in all, rather..imposing.
"Gonna take a walk. See you in a bit. You can wait for me here... or go back through." He shrugged lightly, then walked slowly away disappearing over a rise after a few minutes..

James watched his friend walk over the small hill, he sighed lightly, then looked up at the sky, watching the clouds float past him.
So, Twilight hates us. Assuming that the rest of Ponyville feels the same way...we should go as soon as possible. If a strong pony finds us... we may not survive. They hate humans...so..a human has come here before us. And abused the ponies here? Innocent ponies. The BAST~

His top half was suddenly thrown forwards, as two cyan coloured forehooves slammed down into his stomach. Forcing himself to stay conscious, he saw a rainbow coloured mane in front of him, then blinked slowly as he started to cough heavily. Then, one hacking cough later, and blood started to flow down his chin.
Like this. There's one lung gone. Why am I so calm?

He looked up at the mare that was sat on his chest, his eyes threatening to close. Permanently. The mare - Rainbow Dash, he recognized through his blurry vision- had an expression of pure rage on her visage. So angry, that her attempted hit to his head with her left forehoof missed, and hit the floor by him.

"Wh-why can't...you people...leave us ALONE. Y-You.." She was then cut off, as James rested his hand lightly by her right ear, gently pushing her off. He looked as his arm, in wonder. It felt about 5 times heavier than it did normally..

"Sorry...I have never been here before...And..AGH!" This noise was from him standing up. More blood was starting to be coughed up from his lungs.
"A-and.. I ain't dying till my friend gets back. He went... for a walk." He smiled slightly, pointing towards the forest, before walking shakily over to one of the trees surrounding the pond. Leaning steadily against the tree, he laughed softly.
Pain craziness was taking over him, as he stared at the cyan pony.

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FRIEND! YOU... YOU.." And with that, she put her head down, and started to sob heavily.
James, coughing heavily, detached himself slowly from the tree, and looked at the mare. Sighing lightly, he kneeled down, and looked at Dash.. and then hugged her tightly, putting his cheek into her mane.

Rainbow Dash pulled away quickly, then looked at the human male, terrified, but calmed....very slightly. She still seemed about ready to beat the hay out of James...and then her eyes went wide, as he swayed heavily.

"Tell Mark I said hey.."
Before James fell slowly towards the floor, blacking out.

Author's Note

James...what shall happen to him?!