Merry Christmas! If you don't celebrate Christmas, the happy holidays! Wherever you are, it is the time to enjoy the company of our families and friends. For most, it's also a time for gifts. So, here is my gift to you!
Also, last chapter, I realized that I had forgotten to give credit to others. The song last chapter was Wide Awake by Katy Perry. I do not own My Little Pony or Hasbro (sadly) and I do not personally know Lauren Faust(even more sadly). The only character that I have as my own is Dejaman, the human. The rest are (currently) actual characters from the show. Please enjoy!
Chapter 2: Sweet Silver Bells
I had the strangest feeling. It was... empty. I felt empty and weak. And cold. I tried to move, but I was sore from whatever had happened to me. I tried to remember. A statue, a swirling vortex, the music, the sound of glass breaking, so many voices. I could remember everything up to the bright flash of light that appeared at the end of the strange... portal, that's the word. It was a portal to where, though? Where was I now?
I opened my eyes to see what looked like a small bedroom. I glanced to my left and looked out the window. It was morning. The sun was just beginning to rise over the snow covered buildings. I walked around the room in faint discomfort. It seemed like a normal bedroom. I found my bag at the foot of the bed with my clothes folded neatly next to it. I changed into my white t-shirt and blue jeans and I put on my grey sneakers. I pulled out the small pocket knife and put it into my pocket where it should have been. I put my red bag over my shoulder and opened the door to find myself staring into the face of a horse. No, not a horse... pony seemed to fit better. But no living thing besides rhinos had horns on their foreheads. And as far as I knew, only birds had wings. I fell backwards.
"Are you okay?", she asked. I was in more shock. After she spoke, I knew she wasn't a guy, but I guess her colour should have explained this. She was purple. Obviously, not a natural colour for a pony.
"Where am I?", I questioned. I wanted, NEEDED, answers for what has happened.
"Right now, you are at the Crystal Empire in Equestria. Now, who are you?"
"Dejaman. And if you're going to ask, I have no idea how I got here. I'm just looking for acceptance."
"I already know how you got here." , she stated. "The statue and the mirror is a doorway between our world and the human world. The mirror, though, has been destroyed by none other than your arrival."
"What?"
"You're stuck here. There's no going back."
"I don't want to. As long as I'm not hated here, I'll be fine. Might take some time to get used to this though." I stood back up and dusted off my jeans. It took me just a few more moments before I realized this emptiness was just from hunger. "How long have I been here?"
"Just a couple of days. And don't worry about a place to stay, I've been asked by the Princess to have you stay with me and my friends in Ponyville. At the moment, a home is being built for you to stay in. It's not done yet, so you will be staying with me at the library until it is."
My stomach rumbled.
She looked at my and smiled. "Hungry?"
"Very." I chuckled. It had been days since I last smiled, let alone laugh. I began to wonder what other miracles would happen.
"There's a dinning room downstairs. Let me show you." She motioned for me to follow, so I did.
"Did anything happen in the portal that you think could have destroyed the mirror?" She questioned.
"Was I supposed to feel myself being torn to pieces?"
She looked at me as if I was insane. "I don't think so. I didn't feel that when I went through. It felt like I was floating for a few moments to me. I say a colourful tunnel and then I fell out of the statue. That's it." We continued walking down the hall. We reached the staircase and I noticed what seemed like Christmas decorations.
"What's with all the decorations? When I came here, it was autumn, not winter."
"That's one of the things about that doorway. It has a few months difference between the two worlds. Our next holiday is Hearths Warming Eve, which is to celebrate the creation of Equestria. It is a time when we come together to celebrate the unity of the three main types of ponies here in Equestria: Earth, Unicorn, and Pegasi. Alicorns didn't come until the first Princess was named for becoming the first alicorn."
"So it's Christmas?"
She gave me a blank look. "What's Christmas?"
I probably should've seen that coming.
"Christmas is a time for families to come together and celebrate the birth of the son of God, Jesus Christ. He was born on December 25th, which is when Christmas is."
"Sounds a lot like Hearths Warming, but there's still the reason that they are celebrated that is different. Tell me how you celebrate it over breakfast." I hadn't realized that we had stopped walking and were standing in front of a tall set of doors. I opened the door and let her walk through. "And my friends were worried about you being bad. You're actually really nice."
Inside was a long dinning room table with "people" already eating. There were five already sitting and eating. The cyan coloured pony looked at me and furrowed her eyebrows. She then jumped up and took flight and charged me. She would've hit hit me in the chest if it weren't for my quick thinking. I simply took a step to the right and avoided getting hit without bumping into anyone else.
"Woah!" She shouted as she accidentally flew out of the room.
"Rainbow Dash! At least give him an opportunity before you go trying to harm him!", shouted the lady like white unicorn. She had purple hair that was styled into a curvy and wavy sort of pattern. She had blue eyes that seemed kind yet stern.
To her right was a yellow pegasus. She had pink lemonade hair that covered half her face. She had cyan eyes as far as I could tell, and they showed kindness. She seemed meek and shy because when we made eye contact, she quickly became interested in the food in front of her.
"Well, he did destroy the mirror!" The cyan pegasus walked back in rubbing her head with her hoof. She had the six bright colours of the rainbow in her mane, red through purple. Her magenta eyes told me she would be willing to fight for what she loves. It told me we were alike.
"You have a right to be suspicious of a human in your world, but the mirror thing was an accident. Just think about it: why would I purposely destroy my only way home?"
"Maybe you don't want to go home. Oh! Or maybe you don't want to be followed. Or both! It could be that maybe you were running away from someone, or something, that could possibly hurt you somehow. But you were really sleepy when you arrived. It could be everything we've mentioned plus you didn't do it, someone else did! Whoever was after you may have destroyed the statue! Or maybe it was one of us! Or..." she kept rambling on. She was sitting at the end of the table with frosting on her face. She had really curly pink hair and was a lighter shade of pink in general. Her sparkling blue eyes were full of wonder and excitement.
Suddenly, the orange pony used a lasso to tie her mouth shut. She had emerald eyes that told me I could trust her. Her cowboy hat almost fell off her head. She had a blond mane and tail, which were both tied at the end by red ribbon. The ribbon wasn't tied into bows, which seemed to make sense considering the way she worked. "Pinky, please try not to overload our guest's brain just yet." She had a country accent.
"Yet?" I asked.
"Yet." She smiled. "Why don't ya introduce yerself?"
"Of course. My name is Dejaman. Pleased to meet you all. What's for breakfast?"
"Well, let's see. Um... there's cereal." The alicorn answered.
"Something is better than nothing. So what are your names?"
"Oh, gracious me! How rude. My name is Rarity. A pleasure to meet you," said the white unicorn with a faint British accent. "And the meek pegasus is Fluttershy. I'm afraid her name says it all." Fluttershy blushed.
"This pegasus, on the other hand, isn't! The names Rainbow Dash!" The other pegasus seemed to be bragging.
"My name is Pinky Pie! It's great to make a new friend! We are friends, right? I've never met anyone who wasn't friends with me! I can usually make friends by using cup cakes or regular cakes or any kind of sweet! Did I mention my name was Pinky Pie? Well it is and..." The rope tightened again.
"Mah names Applejack. Again, I apologize for Pinky. She can get a bit outta hand sometimes." Stated the orange mare.
"And I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle. Please make yourself at home for now. Now, what were you saying about this Christmas?"
"Well, it's different for plenty of people. It's celebrated in many ways. One of the most famous ways is by using music. People would go door to door and sing Christmas carols. Such a wonderful thing to do."
Pinky got the rope off. "Why don't you sing one for us?"
"Pinky." Applejack warned.
"Sure. Why not? Tis the season, right? Let's see." I started thinking up,different songs.
"Any with bells?" Pinky pulled a couple of bells out of no where.
"Well, yeah, but..." I looked at her. "Where did you get bells?"
"Can't remember." She smiled.
"Carol of the Bells. Ready?" They watched intently.
Hark hear the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say
Throw cares away
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
Ding dong ding dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling.
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound
O'er hill and dale
Telling their tale.
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas.
On on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To every home
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong
Hark how the bells,
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
Throw cares away
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound
O'er hill and dale
Telling their tale
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas
I had finished singing and realized the others were watching me with wide eyes and lowered jaws.
"You have such a lovely voice." Said the faint voice of who I guessed was Fluttershy.
"It wasn't that good." I said, rubbing the back of my neck.
Hark hear the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say
Throw cares away
"There's no reason to keep singing, although I would love to..." Twilight spoke.
"I'm not."
"What?" Rainbow exclaimed.
"I've stopped singing. I reached the end of the Carol."
Then a voice came from out of nowhere, "At least he has some brains." The voice sounded cold and cruel. I saw a shadow in the window.
I shouted, "Get back!" Everyone listened and ran over an stood next to me.
Then, the window shattered outward and the attacker jumped down.
"My God..." I muttered. "It's..."
Twilight finished my sentence. "A human."
Again, I do not own the song "Carol of the Bells" or show. I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Also, spread the word! I'd love to see more people enjoying my story! Next chapter:I Have No Gift To Bring.
