Hello. I would like everyone to know that this is my story, I am the original author. If you have seen all this before with a different name, I want you to believe me when I say, we two authors are the same. I've changed the name around, but will most likely be uploading these story chapters once or twice a week, unless the response is as overwhelming as last time. I'm sorry for the delay to anyone who enjoyed it originally, but here you go, Stranded in Equestria.

Enjoy.

Thursday morning- Matthew's house

I sat at the desk bouncing a ball off of the wall. Writing one crappy fanfic was easy, but thinking of an idea that wasn't crappy was nearly impossible. I continued to bounce the ball against the wall while I ran through some possibilities. 'How about a tragic story?' I thought at myself. 'Nope' I responded in my head. I leaned back in my chair slightly in an attempt to find a more comfortable position.

There's always that moment when you know you're going to fall, and as soon I felt it I flailed my arms, but it was to no avail. I braced for impact, but it seemed to not be coming. As if on cue the chair hit the floor, hard.

Unknown location- Assumed Thursday morning

I rolled off of the chair with a groan. For some reason, all of my everything hurt. I expected a knock on the head maybe, but nothing like this. My eyes took a few moments to refocus, but when they did it was strange to say the least. Now I had only lived there for 13 years, but I was pretty sure my home didn't have shelves upon shelves of books.

I got a good look as I rose to my feet, this definitely wasn't my home. I didn't know where I was. Aside from being sore, I felt fine. I actually felt better than before my fall after the pain subsided. It was as if the fall actually knocked some of the sickness and ills right out of me. My lungs were fine, no asthma. My arms seemed more muscled than before. That was all fine by me.

I decided to do a bit of looking around. I walked down an aisle of shelves, looking for an exit of some sort. I saw one and jogged towards it. I pushed open the door and took a step outside. I had a moment to see a grand castle, some walls, and a beautiful but empty courtyard.

Following this brief moment of thoughtful examination I was tackled to the ground and knocked unconscious.

When I came to I was sitting in a room that looked like a hyper secure living room. There was a couch, a chair, and a coffee table in the center of the room and a rug underneath them. The walls were made of a cool dark stone that felt almost like a metal. The door was the only thing that made the room seem slightly menacing. It was made of solid iron and had only a small slit in it. As I looked at it, the door swung open and I nearly had a heart attack.

Standing before me was a large, white horse with both wings and a horn. Her multicolored mane flowed about as though there was a breeze, although ,as far as I could tell, there was not. I pinched myself. This was Princess Celestia!

I fell to a knee in respect. "Rise." she said as she walked towards me. "Do you know why you're here Matthew?" she asked. "Well, no. Not really." I answered. How did she know my name? She continued speaking, saying, "I brought you here as an act of kindness, for all of your compassion and hard work in your universe. While it may have seemed minor at the time, the fall off of your chair would've killed you. You would've tipped back too far and smashed your head against the table behind you, breaking your neck." I winced. Ouch.

"So wait, am I dead?" I asked. She shook her head. "Not quite. Your consciousness came here at my call moments before your death. I placed it inside of a body we crafted and placed the body on a chair that was falling so you wouldn't be quite so shocked. The building you awoke in was the Canterlot Library. I do apologize for the roughness of the guards, they did not know you were coming." I waved it off, "It's completely fine. Let's go back to the moving my consciousness part. Does that mean...?" The princess nodded grimly. "Your friends and family think you dead. I am sorry. I wish I could send you back, but the amount of chaos it would cause is too great."

I nodded slowly. "Alright. Wow. Is there a bedroom I can go to? I need to lie down and take this all in." The Princess nodded and called for a guard. The silent protector ushered me to a large extravagant room. I walked to the bed and lay down.

The tears flowed freely. I wasn't ashamed. I was effectively dead to everyone I knew and loved. The adjustment between universes was going to take a while.

Three weeks later

I walked into the main hall of the Canterlot Castle, as I had every day for nearly a month now. I had to admit that living in a castle was pretty sweet, the beds were comfy, the food was good, and the library was amazing.

I absolutely love reading, so all these new books on new subjects, plus the fact that I was in Equestria, it was amazing.

I hadn't completely forgotten about my previous life, but being of a logical mind, I realized that I couldn't get that life back, so I shouldn't worry about it. That didn't stop the random crying fits, but it sure did help.

Today the dining hall seemed a little different than usual. There was a lavender unicorn with a mostly purple mane sitting where I usually sat. Now, I wouldn't be a proper Brony if I couldn't recognize Twilight Sparkle when I saw her.

I sat in the seat across from Twilight and said, "Hello, you're Twilight Sparkle, no?" Twilight looked slightly astonished, but nodded. "Well," I continued, "It is a pleasure to meet you Miss Sparkle, I'm Matt." Twilight smiled and said, "It's nice to meet you Matt. Princess Celestia, you said that Matt was training to be a librarian, right?" I laughed. I spoke before the Princess could, saying, "I wouldn't say that I've been training as a librarian, I've actually just been reading as many of the wonderful books within the library that I can get my hands on." The princesses laughed at the comment and Twilight smiled.

Princess Celestia stopped laughing gradually and looked to me. "Matthew," she said, "Today Twilight Sparkle is returning to her home in Ponyville. I would like for you to accompany her." I grinned, "I would be happy to." I said, "When are we leaving?" Princess Celestia consulted a clock before saying, "As soon as possible. I guess it's good that you don't need to pack anything except for your clothes, isn't it?" We all shared a laugh before I excused myself to go pack.

I grabbed all of my clothes and put them into a bag. When I had arrived, I had only a pair of shorts, a t-shirt, and my swim team sweatshirt. Around my eighth day here Princess Celestia invited Rarity to the castle to assist in designing a new wardrobe for me.

It was all nearly the same, just cargo shorts and t- shirts, but there were some distinct differences, such as small gems all about the shorts and delicate silk designs on the t- shirts. It was almost like a new class of fashion. High casual, or something.

I found Rarity's gossip, or "shop talk" as she called it, boring, but she insisted on keeping up a constant stream of information that I had no use for. I had no doubt that as soon as she got to Ponyville word would spread like wildfire about this "strange new creature".

When I finished packing I brought my bag to the main hall. Princess Celestia and her sister Luna were there to see me and Twilight off. I gave a slight bow to Princess Celestia, who bowed in return. After that I went over and hugged Luna. Princess Celestia was kind, but Luna was definitely a little more likable, seeing as Princess Celestia could be a little stiff and uptight at times. When the goodbyes were said, Twilight and I headed out.

The flying chariot that was supposed to bring us to Ponyville was on the other side of the city, so we began the long walk. Twilight stopped at a point and, after a moment of thought, said, "Hey Matt? I think we're going the wrong way. Let's cut through here, it should put is back on track." I shrugged and followed her, seeing as I had no clue where anything was in the city.

As we walked through the gloomy alley I had a feeling that someone, or somepony I guess, was following us. I turned around and sure enough there was a shady looking pony with a knife held low in a black aura of magic. "Alright pal, gimme all your money." Twilight stopped and went to shout, but the criminal saw her. He rushed at her, but as he passed me I drove my shoulder into the side of his flank, right on the depiction of a mask over a bag of money that had to be his cutie mark. The criminal fell over, so I picked him up. He had dropped the knife already and the fall had left him dazed.

I dragged the protesting, kicking criminal to the street, where I left him in front of the police station, tied to a post with a small piece of magical rope and with a note taped to his forehead explaining what he had done.

Twilight and I continued to the chariot, which we then proceeded to board. The chariot took off, and Twilight turned to me and said, a bit awkwardly, "So Matt. That was pretty impressive, and you have my thanks. Is there any way I can repay you?" I shook my head and said, "You don't need to pay me, I was just doing the right thing." Twilight replied, "Still, every good action deserves a reward. How about I treat you to lunch on Friday and let you stay in the guest room at the library?" I sighed and said, "If I refuse this payment, will you just keep insisting?" I asked. Twilight nodded. "Well then," I said, "Friday it is." Twilight smiled.

That little snippet of conversation was the only part that wasn't awkward for the rest of the flight.

Twilight seemed uncharacteristically nervous, as though she had no idea what to say or how to act. However awkward it got, it wasn't as bad as the drivel that Rarity was spewing. Maybe she was awkward because I was a different species? Who knows? All I knew was that the sun was shining, the air was fresh, and the scenery beautiful. I might be able to get used to all this. I might just come to like being stranded in Equestria.

Usual deal down here, review if you liked it or if you didn't. PM with anything if you want. Have a nice day.

Redclaws out.