It was a regular sunny Saturday in Ponyville at about 3:00 PM, the small Birds were chirping, the Cattle were grazing, the Insects were buzzing and humming, the burrowing Mammals were foraging and the Ponies were all doing their daily duties. Both the male and female Ponies were working hard with things like hauling wagons of any kind of vegetable.

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The Cutie Mark Crusaders were just pondering in the town park, trying to figure out what they could try next to earn their Cutie Marks.

"We could try chasing Birds," suggested Scootaloo.

"Are you kidding?" asked Sweetie Belle, "What would a Cutie Mark of that even look like?"

"Maybe we could ask our funny friend," said Apple Bloom, "And that funny friend is over there, rahght now!"

Just as Apple Bloom pointed out, an odd-looking quadruped was walking into the park. It was a Griffin with its feathers all brown, a longer beak than Gilda, Kangaroo-like ears, an eye color of light blue and also had rather small size; being smaller than an adult Pony but larger than Spike, the young Dragon, if he was on all four feet. The young adult Griffin then halted as soon as he spotted a Mouse scurrying by. He then got into a stalking position as he followed it into the bushes.

"Hey!" shouted Scootaloo, "Useless Griffin! We need some help here!

The Griffin stopped and glared at the three foals.

"I have a name, you know Scoot?" said the Griffin with a young adult male voice with a pseudo-Maine accent, "You are fully aware that it's Griffy, short for Griffalonius Von Masterton III, and my species name is not "Useless Griffin", no, it's Pygmy Griffin. Now if you fillies would not mind, I am trying to catch a snack here"

The three fillies just waited as they heard what sounded like a Lion roar mixed with an Eagle squawk and the sound of a panicking Mouse squeaking in fear. Once Griffy had emerged out of the bushes with the Mouse's dead body dangling from his beak, the Cutie Mark Crusaders gulped in both fear and amazement as he gulped it whole.

"So anyways, Jamboha girls," said Griffy.

"What does that mean?" asked Sweetie Belle, all confused at the word "jamboha".

"It means "hello" in Gabbagonian," responded Griffy, "Gabbagonian is the language from the range I originally come from, called Gabbagon"

"What's Gabbagon?" asked Apple Bloom.

"It's an area from the Everfree Forest in which I originate from," responded Griffy, "It's larger than Ponyville and many different species of anything can live and befriend each other there"

That's when the three foals got an idea on what to do next for fun, ask Griffy about his life before he came to live in Ponyville. They asked him and he agreed. He flew over to one of the park benches and sat on it, the Cutie Mark Crusaders sat in front of him on the ground and got eager listen.

"Let us begin," said Griffy, "I have no clue why so many from outside of my native land call the place "unnatural" or "cursed", I find it absolutely normal. I had always lived in the Trees ever since I was a chick-cub with my mother, father, older brother, twin sister and younger sister; so I never really knew much about the forest floor; except for the times I had to go to the ground so I could go to school. I had, however, learned about many of the Creatures living down there, such as the annoying Gremlin that lived next-door, I mean next-Tree. I've always liked to entertain others with comedy, so I guess that's my calling in life. I think that what showed me that comedy was my talent was a mysterious rainbow-like explosion thing, coming from miles away, outside of the Everfree Forest. That rainbow thing inspired me to make several jokes, including jokes about the "boom" rainbow thing itself"

"A Sonic Rainboom perhaps?" suggested Scootaloo.

"Yes," replied Griffy, "It was Rainbow Dash's first Sonic Rainboom"

"Alright!" said Scootaloo with joy, "I always knew she made things right!"

"As you already know, the area of the Everfree Forest I come from, is a beautiful area called Gabbagon, as you know, where any species can live and befriend each other," Griffy continued, "When I had reached my late sub-adulthood, which is the age I currently am now, I decided to live in the world beyond the Everfree Forest. You know, Equestria. I also understood that the rest of the world was being controlled by these quadrupedal, herbivorous, Hoofed Mammals called "Ponies" (other names include Steed and Horse), AKA, your kind. I actually had two more reasons to leave my old home. The land itself was becoming too hostile for me to live in and another reason I had left was because I was practically banished. The "banishment" involved 3 old school bullies who were being real jerks to me, even as being adults/sub-adults. Those jerks even told the shy girl Pygmy Griffin I always had a crush on a bunch of lies. I don't really know what they told her, but she looked very upset and depressed"

"That's sad," said Sweetie Belle.

"Heart-breakin'," said Apple Bloom.

"For once, I actually agree with you two on something like this," said Scootaloo, finally unleashing her more feminine side.

"So yeah," continued Griffy, "At first my journey for a new home in Equestria wasn't too bad, but trust me, it very lonesome and even a little dangerous. I thought to myself, what have I gotten myself into?"

The three fillies gave very wide-eyed expressions of amazement.

"Now close your eyes, so you can envision what I am going to say," continued Griffy, "And let me tell you the tale of my voyage for a new home"

To Be Continued