Chapter 1: What the Heck?
A/N New story idea
"See ya later, Michael." My girlfriend called as she drove out of the parking lot. We shared a shift at Brookshires on Fridays.
"Careful on your way home, Jackie." I responded. It was getting dark and a lot of people had been hitting deer this time of year. I sighed from exaustion and ran my fingers through my close-cropped black hair. As I climbed into my own car, I plugged in my MP3 player and started up the My Little Pony playlist.
Call me gay, see if I care. Jackie had gotten me into it, and we watch every new episode together.
As Pinkie Pie's laughter song began to play, I pulled out onto the highway. I sighed, my mind wandering to the sad hole that was my life. My brother was a jerk, my parents like cat litter more than me, and College was too expensive. The only good thing was Jackie. I had fallen in love with her the moment I had looked into her light blue eyes. Her life wasn't much better than mine, but that only made us stronger together.
Suddenly, when I wasn't far from my house, a bright light flashed through the woods. When it disappeared, my night vision started to return.
It wasn't quick enough, though. I barely saw a cyan and rainbow streak in the headlights, and I swerved to the right, hitting the brakes at the same time. As I skidded to a stop, I collided with something orange.
Wait, cyan and rainbow, orange? ...Oh my God. I thought.
I jumped out of the car and ran to the orange object. It was a small pony with a blonde mane and a stetson hat lying next to her. Her eyes were closed, but her breathing was normal.
She's unconscious. I... I hit Applejack?
I couldn't believe it. My second favorite pony was right in front of me. I started to hear dull thumps behind me. I turned around, and my jaw dropped.
Twilight Sparkle zapped one of my car's windows out, Rainbow Dash repeatedly punched it, Rarity threw crystals at it, Pinkie Pie jumped up and down on the roof, and Fluttershy was using the stare on it.
"Why did you hurt Applejack?" Dash demanded from my car, all of them oblivious to my present.
I heard a moan from behind me, and I turned back to Applejack.
"Take it easy, you got hit pretty hard." I cautioned as she struggled to sit up.
"Ah don't recognize yer voice. Who are..." Her question turned into a scream as she saw me. She bolted up, turned around, and bucked me in the chest.
I fell back onto the ground as I struggled to get breathe in my lungs. The destruction of my car ceased as the others rushed over to Applejack.
"Ow." I groaned as I sat up.
"What is that?" Fluttershy shrieked.
"I am... a... human." I gasped. Applejack took a few steps towards me.
"Are you okay, sugarcube?" She asked.
"Y-yeah." I breathed.
"Let's get him while he's down!" Dash rushed towards me, but Applejack grabbed her tail.
"Now hold on. He was trying to make sure Ah was okay, Ah just got startled."
"Oh..." Dash rubbed the back of her head.
"So, human-" Twilight began.
"You can call me Michael." I interupted.
"Well, Michael, can you tell us where we are?" She finished.
"Easy. Hempstead County, Arkansas." I answered.
"I don't think we are in Equestria anymore." Rarity gasped.
"Definitly not. You are in the United States of America."
"The what of what?" Pinkie asked with a logic defying smile.
"I'll explain when we get to my house."
"Hey, we aren't going anywhere with you." Twilight stated. "We can take care of ourself." I realized that I would have to subtlely convince them to come with me.
"Alright. Just mind the coyotes and the hunters." They were by my side the moment I finished talking. I turned and walked back to my car.
"Be careful, it's dangerous." Fluttershy whispered.
"Don't worry, it's just my car." I laughed.
"Car?" Twilight asked.
"Think motorized cart."
"Wait, you CONTROL it?" Dash yelled.
"... Yes..."
"So YOU hurt Applejack." She began getting angry.
"Not on purpose. I turned to avoid YOU. You flew right infront of me." I stared. She began to look embarrassed.
"Heh heh. Sorry about that." She sighed.
"It's okay. Now climb in." I said as I opened the back door.
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"I am not crazy! Just come over here and see for yourself!" I exclaimed into my cell phone.
"Alright, I'm on my way." Jackie answered before hanging up. I was standing in my kitchen, and the ponies were in my living room. I had been living on my own for about a year now, so I didn't have to worry about my family.
"Okay," I began, "Why are you here?" I asked as I walked into the living room.
"First of all, my name is Twilight Sparkle." Twilight said. "This is Applejack, Rarity, Pinkiepie, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy."
"Nice to meet you. Now... what is going on?" I asked.
"Well, I was trying a new spell with my friends." She began.
"You use your friends as test subjects?" I raised an eyebrow.
"It was perfectly safe!" She insisted.
"Except for the fact that you are now in a new world." "Right. So anyway, when we appeared, we were close to the path that your... car drives on."
"Okay, so do you have any idea on how to get back?"
"Not a clue."
"That's just great." I muttered. I heard a gasp from behind me. I turned around to see a beautiful woman with wavy brown hair standing in the doorway.
Jackie screamed like a 10-year-old and ran over to me. She wrapped her arms around me.
"They're really here." She said, sounding like Dash talking about the Wonderbolts.
"Yeah, they really are." I sighed, knowing that things were about to get really complicated.
A/N I'd like to hear your thoughts on this story.
