Chapter One: From Odd Beginnings...

There are a lot of words that can describe my mood right now. To name a few, I'm dazed, scared, confused, and utterly lost. Before this all I was doing was hanging around by the creek at my house. Then as I reached the deeper parts of the woods along a running stream of clear water, I felt a strange almost buzzing sensation around me. I saw the area around me get engulfed in a white light whilst I stood there in awe. The light got progressively brighter and next thing I knew it I was in the very place I stand now. At the edge of a forest in some colorful cartoon land. I immediately started brainstorming how I got here. I mean, I have psychokinesis, but I've never been able to create light involuntarily or do any inter-dimensional travel…(at least I ASSUMED this was some other dimension) So I wasn't gonna rule out that possibility, however I strongly feel that something else brought me here. I took in my surroundings. There were crisp red, yellow, and orange leaves littering the ground where I stood in the forest, leading me to believe that it was autumn where I was. Late Autumn, judging by the fact that most of the surrounding trees had lost the majority of their leaves and there was a good chill to the wind. A clearing was to the right of me appearing to lead to a….town! YES! There's civilization nearby! I took off to the town at a quick walking pace, not expecting what to find there.


As I walked in the town, I was incredibly surprised. The town's inhabitants were ponies. They were shorter than me, their heads at level with my lower chest, and were of all different colors. They also had some weird markings on their flanks; each one different from the others. I tried to keep a low profile at first, but it's harder than you think when you're the only human in a world full of ponies. I had a strange case of Déjà vu as I walked along the streets of town. Like I had seen this before somewhere…

Suddenly I felt a light tap on my lower back. I spun around quickly and startled the hand (or hoof in this case) behind it.
"E-excuse me sir, but I do believe you aren't from here so you must be new. Who might you be?" The pony said, somewhat startled by my sudden spin in her direction.

I took a look at the pony before me. She was a mare with a purple coat and a dark purple mane and tail. She had straight hair and a horn on her head; which means she must be a unicorn. Upon her flanks were star shaped markings. I felt another case of Déjà vu because I was sure I've seen something like her before. Wait…I REMEMBER! This was a show going crazy popular on the internet. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic I believe it's called I couldn't believe it. I was in a show for little girls that had a large male following. Now I knew where I was, I just didn't know how I got there…I took a deep breath before responding.
"You're right, I'm not. I'm a human from earth who doesn't know how he got here. I'm probably just as confused if not more so than you are about this. In case you wanted to know, my name's Jared. Who are you?"

I saw the mare before me take a small step closer before responding, "Human? I've read about them. But I assumed they were only fictional creations. My name is Twilight Sparkle and I want to welcome you to Ponyville!"

I raised my eyebrows in surprise. "Ponyville, eh? Sounds like a rather girly name if you ask me but whatever." I grinned. "I thought Unicorns were only in myth as well. Nice to meet you Twilight…"

Twilight then smiled back. "Since you're new here, I'd like to introduce you to my friends. Follow me!" She then trotted off and I followed behind. This isn't all bad, I thought, I've made a friend already and might make some more it seems.

Twilight stopped in front of a pink mare with light pink fur and a poofy magenta mane and tail. She had balloon markings on her flanks and Her mane resembled cotton candy. When I saw her, a Carnival came to mind.

"Pinkie Pie?" Twilight said. I snickered mentally at the name. "There's someone new I'd like you to meet."

The mare known as Pinkie Pie turned around and saw me. She then IMMEDIATELY jumped several feet in the air and let out a loud "GAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSP!" before quickly dashing off at an impossible speed in the other direction. Twilight just stood there and looked like she remembered something.

"Oh don't mind her, she's just excited!" Twilight said with a reassuring tone to her voice.

I smiled and replied, "It's alright, I knew a few individuals like her back on earth.

Twilight then said to me "I still have more friends to show you! Follow me." I did as she told and walked behind her.

The next pony twilight stopped was an peach/orange colored pony with a blonde mane tied in a ponytail and a long blonde tail. She had a cowboy hat on her head and green eyes with a few freckles on her cheeks. Her flank markings were a few apples. I'll admit it, as far as ponies go she was very attractive. She spoke to Twilight with a thick southern accent.

"Howdy Twilight! Who's your friend?"

"Oh hey Applejack! I want you to meet Jared. He's a human who just came here with no knowledge he got here. So I'm showing him around Ponyville."

Applejack gave me a huge grin then grabbed my hand and shook it furiously. "Well howdy pardner! My name's Applejack but you can call me AJ. I live at Sweet Apple Acres with my brother, little sister and gramma. It's just west of here so feel free to visit anytime!" She then stopped shaking my hand and I couldn't help but blush at her outright friendliness as I responded to her.

"Um...hey Applejack…I'm Jared. You have an apple orchard? That's um…cool…I'll visit if I get the chance so don't worry!" I was very nervous at the time and tried to put on my best smile, but I probably ended up looking goofy because Applejack giggled at me and said, "Heheheh you're a funny one Jared! Ah hope we can be great friends!" She said and gave me a small wink, prompting another blush on my part. No girl had ever winked at me before and so I was very excited yet nervous at the same time. I'll definitely have to visit her later. We all said our farewells then Twilight made her way to an elegant looking boutique.


Upon entering the boutique, I saw rows upon rows of fabric and designs. Spools of thread of every color were lined up on the walls and there were drawings posted everywhere. This didn't really seem like my kind of store, as I prefer my clothes less elegant and simpler. In the corner, sewing at a desk was a white unicorn with a deep blue wavy mane that was obviously well kept and large blue eyes. When she looked up she approached us and spoke in a tone I can only describe as "proper."

"Well hello there Twilight darling! It appears you have brought a guest! What might his name be? And what is he?"

I replied first this time. "I'm Jared, and I'm a human. It's nice to meet you miss…um…."

"Miss Rarity." She answered, completing my sentence for me. I caught a glimpse of her flanks, she had the markings of gem stones, which made me think she was perhaps into geology, and that was hardly fitting considering she worked in a clothes shop and was perfectly clean. I decided to find out what these markings were, but I wanted to ask her nicely as to not offend her in case it was a touchy subject or whatever. So I knelt down to the unicorn known a Rarity and took her hoof in my hand.

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Rarity." I said in a gentleman's tone before gently kissing her hoof lightly." She giggled and blushed at me.

"Oh I see you've brought in quite the charmer, Twilight." Rarity said to the purple mare next to me. Twilight seemed to roll her eyes in a lighthearted way as if the reaction from Rarity was expected and cleared her throat.

"*Ahem* Well Jared here has no Idea how he got here and so probably has no extra clothes on hand. Would you mind coming up with a few designs for his stay here in Ponyville?"

Rarity perked her ears up and proclaimed, "Why of course, dear! There is no better misfortune than walking around in the same clothes all week without changing! That's positively disgusting. Here, I'll jot down his measurements real quick and he will have 2 new outfits by tomorrow!"

She then levitated some measuring tape with an aura that circled the object. The same color aura was around her horn, so I deduced that unicorns could use magic with their horn and used it to perform everyday tasks. It reminded me of my psychokinesis, but I wasn't gonna reveal that gift of mine. What would these ponies say? Would they be afraid of me? I mean, it's like unicorn magic so I guess maybe not at first, but the pure destructive power of my psychokinesis was shown in the past when I accidentally sent a building toppling over when I punched the wall in a rage after I lost my first job. I had to then grab it with my psychic powers and then arrange the building back to its original position and put a seal over it so that it wouldn't fall down after I let it go. I had to then explain my powers to the city, the city then kicked me out as its resident because I was "a catastrophe waiting to happen." I guess I was lucky nobody was inside the building that day, or I might've been jailed. Our family moved to a different town on the other side of the USA. My family had to pay a lot of fines for damage and even MORE fines for them to keep quiet about my powers to the rest of the world. Since then, I've only revealed them to my closest friends and family. Both of which I was starting to miss very much. I was awakened from my train of thought when Rarity approached me with the measuring tape floating by her side.

"Jared darling, could you please be a dear and spread your arms side to side and stand up straight so I can take your measurements?" She said in a polite tone of voice, batting her eyelashes.

I nodded and did what she said, and Rarity then began taking measurements and writing things down in a little notebook. I then remembered that I wanted to ask her about her flanks and spoke up as she was writing.

"Rarity, uhh…pardon me for asking but what are those markings on your flanks for? I've seen them and was wondering what they were for…."

Rarity replied in a relaxed tone. "Oh these?" She gave her flanks a gentle shake that I found slightly alluring. "These are called Cutie Marks. Everypony gets one. They represent your special talent."

"Cutie marks?" I said with a bit of a chuckle, "That's a bit of a girly thing to call them, but oh well." Does that mean your special talent is digging for gems? Because to me you look a bit too regal for that."

Rarity just lowered her eyelashes and smiled. "Oh no, no I couldn't. I do NOT like digging at all. It messes up my hair. My Cutie Mark represents my love for glamor and fashion. Twilight's cutie mark represents her love for magic."

I paused for a bit, then asked. "Earlier I saw a pink pony with balloons on her flank. Does that mean her special talent is…being a clown or something?"

Twilight answered this time. "That's actually a very good guess! Pinkie Pie loves to make others laugh and she just loves to laugh herself. But her cutie mark also represents her love for partying and sweets. She can be a bit random though."

"So I noticed." I replied, referring to the time that she ran off in a hurry after we met. "And Applejack's Cutie Mark has to do with her working on the apple farm right?"

Twilight nodded. "Yes, that's right."

Rarity's ears perked up again and she turned her head towards me and cracked a cheerful smile. "You've met Applejack I see? That's lovely! What do you think of her?"

I shrugged and said with a half grin, "She's a pretty one, and pretty friendly as well."

"OooOOooh, did you just say she's a pretty one?" Rarity teased, winking at me with a smirk on her face.

I just sort of stammered, not sure how to respond. "I...I..uhhh..."

Rarity then looked at Twilight and said, "Did you hear that, Twi? Jared likes Applejack~ *gasp* We should go tell her right away!"

Twilight looked back at rarity then said with a similar teasing tone, "Yes, we should! How about we run over there right n..."

"NO! No it's not like that I just…." I cut her off before she could finish.

"Oh relax darling we were only joking." Rarity said to me in a reassuring tone.

Phew! I thought. I'm not sure how I'd talk my way out of that one. And it's not even that I like her; I just find her country girl style to be….charming? Not to mention she looks like an honest and diligent worker who is probably very strong. I guess I find that attractive. But….Why would I like a pony? She's a pony and I'm a human. So I should just ignore it.

"Well, I'm done taking measurements. Your new clothes will be ready by tomorrow~" Rarity sang.

"Wait! I don't have any money. How am I supposed to afford this?" I replied in a slightly panicked tone.

"Oh don't worry about money, all I ask is that you wear them. They're free of charge." Rarity said proudly.

I turned red a little bit. I was genuinely touched by her generosity. I felt bad for accepting such a generous offer so I guess I'll make it up to her later.
"Thank you, Rarity, that means a lot to me..."

"Anytime, Jared dear."

Twilight looked at Rarity and said "Well It's been fun but we should be going, we still have two more ponies to visit."

Rarity nodded in acknowledgement. "I understand. And Jared, you're always welcome in Carousel Boutique. So visit anytime, ta-ta now~"

I smiled at Rarity and waved, "Seeya around," then exited Carousel Boutique with Twilight.


Twilight and I were walking down the road towards town square. Everything was fine until I started to get looks from the other ponies. They were obviously not as friendly towards strangers as Twilight and her friends; Or at least, not as used to the idea of a human in Ponyville. I hung my head down and didn't make eye contact. I was nervous out of my mind even after meeting some nice ponies. I guess it's because I'm the only human amongst a world of colorful horses. Things made no sense. It was like a trip through my brain, but frighteningly real. I wondered if I'd ever make it back home. Suddenly, Twilight stopped me and called up to a lone cloud a couple of feet above us.

"Hey Rainbow Dash! There's someone here I think you should meet!"

The cloud didn't move, so Twilight spoke again.

"RAINBOW DASH!"

A few seconds later, a head poked itself from above the cloud and a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane and tail dropped down in front of me and then immediately stuck her rump in the air in a pouncing position. The markings on her flanks were a cloud with rainbow lightning coming out of it. I assumed she was the daring type.

"What's wrong Twilight? Is that strange creature next to you bothering you? I'll show him not to mess with my friends!" The Pegasus known as Rainbow Dash then charged into me head first. Of course, one thing you should know about me is that I have a very strong build with broad shoulders and a barrel chest. I have a thin layer of fat protecting the front of my body, so my abs and stuff are slightly hidden. Anyway, needless to say I'm very hard to knock down; especially considering the fact that I probably outweighed Rainbow Dash by a ton because Pegasi need to be light in order to fly. As soon as her head hit my chest, she let out a pained moan and slid to the floor.

I gave Rainbow Dash a look that said "Really?" as I looked at her on the floor. Rainbow looked like she was about to get up and try again had Twilight not spoken up.

"RAINBOW! He's not bothering me. You really need to not be so hot-headed. Had Jared here not been so kind, he might've really hurt you."

I felt a little bad for knocking the Pegasus down even though it was her fault, so I offered to help Rainbow Dash up. Rainbow had a sad expression on her face and blushed in embarrassment when she looked around and saw the scene that she had caused when she attacked me. She gave her hoof to me and I pulled her up. She also seemed to be blushing because I helped her up even after she tried attacking me, but I don't know for sure.

"I uhh…I'm sorry about that Jared, I didn't wanna to come across as angry, I just…can be really protective sometimes." She said in a quiet tone of voice so only me and Twilight could here. The ponies that were watching seemed to lose interest and slowly went back to business as usual.

"It's alright, Rainbow. I don't get mad easily so you're okay." I said in a reassuring manner to the blushing Pegasus. In all reality, I was slightly annoyed with being attacked with no provocation. But I don't like conflict and she even apologized so I was willing to forgive her.

"Well I suppose I better introduce myself properly. My name is RAINBOW DASH! FASTEST FLIER IN ALL OF EQUESTRIA!" She then struck a pose and stuck out her chest proudly.

Yep, I think I'm gonna like Rainbow Dash. Arrogant as she may be, she at least has confidence in herself and can warm up to people really fast. I like that about her.

I glanced over at Twilight who seems to have noticed my approval of Rainbow Dash's character and then spoke up.

"Rainbow, Jared here is a human who has no idea how he got here. I'm sure he's lonely and needs a friend at a time like this, are you up for it?"

Rainbow Dash just struck another prideful pose. "Of course I can Twilight, you can count on me!" Then she looked at me and blushed again. "I'm really sorry again for attacking you. Pals?" She stuck her hoof out and put the other behind her head."
I looked at her and smiled cheerfully before holding it, causing her to turn even redder and said, "Sure."

Rainbow Dash gave me an unexpected hug before dashing away into the sky. I was very sure Twilight knew something I didn't because she was giving Rainbow Dash a look that said "Oh I see what's going on here;)" before Rainbow left. I didn't think much of It because I was curious as to who the last pony was. I liked the hug though, it was sweet of her. She knows how to make it up to someone. Twilight then started to lead me outside of town where a bridge followed by a cottage could be seen ahead.


Twilight knocked on the cottage door and waited for an answer. I was looking around and was awestruck by the amount of wildlife around the house. There was a very floral and entrancing scent to the air and and it made me think of spring, regardless of the chilly wind and multi colored leaves in the area. I was snapped out of my trance when the door opened revealing a beautiful yellow coated Pegasus with a long flowing pink mane and tail. She had large expressive eyes that were positively adorable on her. She the looked at me and with a quiet "yelp" slammed the door. Twilight just rolled her eyes and knocked the door a second time. This time, the Pegasus cracked the door open just a little bit and looked at Twilight. I could see the fear in the Pegasus's eyes and felt sorry. She spoke to Twilight in a very quiet, almost whispering tone.

"Um….T-twilight? What is that standing n-next to you?"

"Twilight lowered her eyelids and spoke in a plain tone of voice. "Fluttershy, Jared here is a human who found himself here in this world with no idea how he got here. He was already attacked by Rainbow Dash and has probably had an exhausting day. The least you could do is show some respect to the poor guy."

Fluttershy then opened the door all the way and looked into my eyes. I swear, her eyes alone could make me cry. She had the saddest look on her face, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked positively flustered and was about to apologize when I knelt down and gave her a hug. I saw that her flanks had 3 butterflies on them. That explains a lot. "It's alright, you don't have to apologize. You were just a little startled is all." I said in a calm tone as I embraces the now blushing Pegasus.

"Oh-oh my…" she squeaked. "I'm not sure what to say but…thank you for being so nice to me...I'm Fluttershy.."

"Nice to meet you, I'm Jared. Will you be my friend?"

Futtershy's ears perked up and she said, "Oh yes! Certainly, It's the least I could do…"

"Well then it's settled! We're friends now!" I exclaimed with a cheerful grin.

Taken aback by the volume of my voice, Fluttershy winced slightly and I broke the hug.

"Sorry ..hehe.."

"Oh no it's quite alright." Fluttershy whispered.

Twilight then spoke up, "Oh would you look at the time? The sun's setting. We all might wanna think about going to bed soon."

Then I said in a rather quiet tone, "Umm…I don't really have a place to stay…"

Twilight's ears seemed to perk up as a look of realization hit her face. "OH that's right! Silly me. You can stay with one of us! Here, I'll get the other four. Fluttershy, follow me."

"Okay…" the shy Pegasus whispered.


Later, in front of Sugarcube Corner…

All of the ponies I met today (well, except for the pink one) Were gathered around me. Twilight was the first to speak up.

"Everypony, Jared here doesn't yet have a place to stay and It wouldn't be right to cast him out on the streets, so I would like to see if anypony wanted to take him in for temporary residence."

Rainbow Dash was the next to speak. "He can stay with me! Wait…" then she turned to me, "can you humans fly by any chance?" Twilight rolled her eyes at that.

"Do I look like a flyer to you?" I said with sarcasm. Actually, I was lying. My psychic powers allowed me to use powerful psychic pulses to launch myself into the air, but I think that I'd not be able to stay on clouds with not being a Pegasus and all.

Rainbow Dash got a disappointed look on her face and hung her head down. Poor gal, I'll spend some time with her tomorrow to make it up.

"Hey…sorry Rainbow…I'll make it up to you. Chill at 3 tomorrow?"

Her face instantly perked up. "Awesome! You got it!"

I felt satisfied and then heard Rarity speak up. "He can stay at Carousel Boutique! I have a spare bedroom and wouldn't mind his company at all."

I thought about her offer for a minute. I wasn't really keen to the Idea of sleeping in a girly boutique. I mean, Rarity's really nice and all but I'll wait to hear if anyone else offers.

Then Fluttershy was the next to speak…or whisper in this case. "Umm…I'm really sorry but my cottage is really small and I'm afraid he might scare the creatures. Not that he's mean! He's really really nice, b-but he's taller than all of us. So I can't do it."
she hung her head low

Twilight spoke up next, "The library doesn't have a spare bedroom and so I can't offer you a place to stay…Sorry…What about you Applejack?"

Finally Applejack spoke. "Well if he really wants tah he can stay in our spare loft in our barn, plus he could earn some bits if he helped out with chores in the mornin'!"

I considered my options: Girly boutique with a comfy bed, or simple bed in a barn and a way to earn money. I had my answer in mind.

"I think I'll stay in….Applejack's barn." I decided.

Rarity gave Twilight an "Of course" look and they both exchanged winks. I always loved helping out with things, even things as small as barn chores. And I knew I'd need "bits" if I were to stay here on my own. Plus, I'd be living with the attractive country girl, so I was a little excited.

Applejack gave me a very happy smile. "Well shoot I reckon we're gonna be doing chores together tomorrah!"

Twilight then nudged and winked at me and said aloud "Yes, toGETHer!"

I couldn't help but blush. I could hear Rainbow Dash let out a soft sigh in the distance.

"Whelp, follow me on over to my farm, Jared. I'll show you to your bed." Applejack said walking off slowly. I said farewell to the other ponies and followed Applejack. I felt nervous, going to what I equated as a sleepover at a hot girls' house but then remembered the pony part and gave myself a mental slap to the face. Why am I so attracted to her? And why was I so friendly towards Fluttershy? I thought I kinda overdid the hug but she seemed happy. I decided to chat with Applejack since it was a long walk to the farm.

"So…." I said. "…Tell me about yourself."

"Isn't much to tell." Applejack replied with a cute smile. "Ah like apples, rodeos, getting dirty, (get your mind out of the gutter)
cooking, talkin' to my friends, and Applebucking."

I raised my eyebrows. "Applebucking? What's that?"
Applejack chuckled a little and said "It's where you harvest apples by bucking them outta the tree. You and I will be doing some of that tomorrow to harvest the last of the apples since fall is almost over."

"Can't wait!" I said, it sounded like a fun thing to do with her. I was getting pretty excited about tomorrow. Suddenly Applejack stopped. "We're here!" She sang.

I looked upon the barn. It was a large impressive barnhouse with bales of hay and apples stored inside. Applejack and I stepped inside and Applejack pointed to a hay bed with a lamp and a shelf by it.

That's where you'll sleep for the night. I hope that you'll find it to your liking.

I looked at her and said "It's wonderful, thanks AJ."

She blushed a little. "Aw, shucks. You're such a cute little charmer. I can't wait until tomorrow." She said with a wide grin.

"Anytime!" This time I blushed at her comment. An awkward silence fell between us both. We just stood in front of each other for a few minutes until Applejack spoke up.

"Well g'night pardner, I'll wake ya up when it's time for the mornin' chores. You'll meet the rest of the apple family then."

"Good night, AJ." I said before she left the barn and I crawled into bed to reflect on everything that's happened today.

Today's been great! A little unexplained but still great! I haven't been here for long but I have a home, a 'job' that I can earn money from, and I have some new friends to keep me company, even if they are ponies. I just wish I knew where Pinkie Pie went off too….
Oh well, maybe I'll find out tomorrow.

Today marks the start of a wonderful new life…