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Chapter 1

It couldn't be far now, the signs were clear it must be somewhere around here. The roads had been used recently, hoof prints were everywhere, and there were more flowers, it must be. Even though he didn't believe it at first flowers really did grow more frequently around here. Although it didn't make sense it was true none the less. But not just that he could feel getting closer, he almost stated galloping from excitement. He had also seen more animals. I guess that was true too the leafs in the forest hadn't fallen yet, so it was a very beautiful scenery with yellow and red leafs above him it was like a nice roof even if it was a little dark. Soon oh so very soon he thought to himself …

Meanwhile

It was a pretty gloomy day in Ponyville, and only a few ponies where outdoors, but as usual pinkie pie was out enjoying the day. Like any other day. Why let some bad weather ruin the day? The pink pony used to say

But then her hoofs start twitching, Twilight saw it and asked "what is it this time, an earthquake a flooding or more pianos?" She said looking up in the sky in search for Derpy.

"No silly filly, it means there is a stranger in Ponyville. Pinkie explained.

"But strangers come and go all the time. It doesn't make sense that…"

"HEY I thought we agreed my Pinkie sense didn't need to make sense." Pinkie interrupted.

"*sigh* I guess you're right." Twilight said, with an up giving voice. She wasn't really in the mood for an argument with Pinkie Pie (if anypony ever was).

"Well I'm going to go and go meet him. You wanna come?" Pinkie asked.

"I don't see why not, I have some free time before getting back to my studies." Twilight said as they began walking.

After some time in an awkward silence Twilight broke the ice
"But how do you know it's a stallion anyway? You do know mares are the most common, in Equestria?"

"Well it sure is odd" twilight looked at her with one of those sarcastic you don't say looks.

Pinkie continued: "But this time it fells very precise, usually I just know it's a stranger. But this time I know were HE is and that HE is a HE and not a SHE."

"Maybe HE is somepony special, Somepony important. The kind of pony who change things." The unicorn said as they slowly approached the Whitetail Woods.

And just as Pinkie Pie predicted, a new pony was walking out of the Whitetail Woods and towards Ponyville. And as pinkie had also predicted; it was a stallion.

The pony's mane was striped orange as the down going sun on the sky, and faint golden like a dusty old trophy. His coat had a sky blue colour and his eyes were yellow, but a very distinctive yellow, the kind of yellow you had never seen before in ones eyes. He was a unicorn, but he had this sky look over him, like he belonged in the fresh air above him.
He was carrying a saddlebag, and it looked like it probably was all he owned, it was old and dusty, it was easy to see it had been used for a long time. His cutie mark was tree books in a blue circle.

As he saw the two mares, he ran towards them and then asked "Hej I skulle vel ikke vide hvor jeg kan finde pony landsbyen? Den skulle ligge lige her i nærheden." he said in a foreign language.

The two mares looked at each other they had no idea what he was saying. He saw the confusion in there eyes realizing they didn't understand one word of what he just said.

"I know quite a few languages but I have never heard that before. He is definitely not from Equestria, I wonder if he even knows how to speak our language." Twilight whispered to pinkie pie.

But her question was immediately answered when the stallion said "I'm sorry but you shouldn't know were I can find some shelter it looks like it could pour down any minute now" in a very crisp accent like he had no accent at all. His voice was very clear or maybe it was because of the accent, it was hard to tell.

And he was right. It slowly began dripping from the sky. And he just stood there patiently waiting for the two mares to respond. "Uhm…. I guess you could go to Ponyville, it's not long from here, and I'm sure you could find some kind of hotel, or at least a place to stay for the night." Said Twilight, She didn't expect a foreign pony, maybe a pony from Canterlot or something, but not a foreigner. Come to think of it she had never met a pony who didn't come from Equestria.

"Sounds great but would you mind show me the way?"

"Of course just follow us" said pinkie
"Wait I have some questions first" interrupted Twilight as the two started walking.

"Don't worry we can talk as we walk, and answer as we talk." said the stranger with a smile.

"Ok, first. Where do you come from and what are you doing here in Equestria." The unicorn asked

"That is too personal, ask me something else"

"Ok, what's with you cutie mark, are you a librarian too?"

"No, my cutie mark is from…learning, you know learning new stuff and such. But I do love books. And reading is a great way to learn."

"If there is something to learn I'm sure miss. Cheerilee will be more than happy to."

"Pinkie I'm pretty sure he doesn't need an education meant for fillies" interrupted Twilight with her lecturing voice

"So I guess you came here to learn, am I right?" Twilight asked trying to get the conversation back on track

"That is partly right, but not entirely true. I had a few other reasons for coming, but please don't nag because I really don't want to talk about it"

"Ok, ok. Soo uhmm… quit a bad weather today huh."

"I actually like rain, it reminds me of home….*sigh* I'm being secretive aren't I?"

"Really? You don't say"

"Sorry I didn't mean to, I've been that way for a long time. Maybe for too long, it's hard for me to get any form of trust, ironically that is one of the reasons why I'm here…."

"So you came here to make friends? We can teach you that, and since your talent is learning it should be no problem at all. Twilight here had the same problem when she came to Ponyville. She got 5 pff(pony friends forever) and didn't even want to make friends in the first place." said the ever optimistic pony Pinkie pie.

The stranger thought about it for a moment. He DID expect the ponies here to be welcoming but not in that kind of way.

"Thanks, it has been a long way, and I certainly hope it will be worth it. Not that I mind walking or anything." The stranger finally said.

"You can start making friends right now, you can start by introducing yourself, what is your name?"

"You can call me stranger or THE stranger, but no nicknames I got plenty and I don't need more."

"Stranger… well I guess you can call me Twilight sparkle or just Twilight. Why is your name soo…..strange? I guess it wasn't the name your parents gave you am I right?"

"True. But I never knew my parents. The first thing I remember me doing is walking into a town or village and some…pony called me stranger so I thought it was my name, and I've stick to it ever since"

"Did you come here to find your parents?" Stranger couldn't help to laugh out loud at what she said. He tried to hold it back but he was helpless. He all most fell on the ground from pure laughter. He knew it would become a common question and that ponies would ask it when he told them about himself. But it didn't make it less fun. Twilight was confused; if she had said something funny pinkie pie would be the first to laugh. "Did I say something funny?" she asked pinkie pie, while Stranger was rolling around in the dirt." I don't have the tiniest tiny idea. Maybe he just like mud."

Stranger was now slowly picking himself up from the dirt. "I'm so sorry…but the answer to your question must be no, a BIG no. I don't expect to find them here or anywhere else.

"Oh… but why would you laughing about something like that? Are you sure you are feeling okay?"

"Hey don't worry, maybe I will explain some other time, but right now I need to figure out where to stay."

Twilight hadn't even realized it, they were already in Ponyville.
"So I guess this is where we'll part ways. I hope we'll meet again, until next time." He said.

He waved goodbye and started looking for a hotel." WAIT!" Twilight yelled. This was a once in a life chance, a stranger from a completely unknown land, of course she was curious. She wanted to know more about him. Even if it meant, heaving a strange Stranger staying in her house.

"You could stay at my place until you get your own house. And if you want to learn more about Equestria, a library would be the ideal place to stay right." Said Twilight

"I am very grateful for you offer, but are you sure I can do just fine on my own you know"

"Do you even have any bits? You can't rent a room if can't pay for it."¨

"Umm… yes… I hadn't really thought so far, I guess you're right. But I have a tent and bedroll you really don't have to"

"What's wrong with you? Can't you just accept an offer? I insist that you stay with me for the night. I can't let you sleep in a tent in the rain wet and cold while I am home clean dry and cosy. It's the least I can do"
In the end, Stranger could see she wouldn't bend so he accepted Twilight's offer, said goodbye to Pinkie pie, and followed Twilight.

Twilight's home was a hollowed out tree with widows a balcony on the side and a telescope on the top. There were lights in the windows probably lit up by Spike if there were no lights the house would have been very hard to spot it could easily go for a normal tree if the lights weren't there.

It was dark now, but stranger could see the house clear as day when a lightning bolt stuck down not so far away, the rain was turning into a storm.

TO BE CONTINUED