Life on Mars
A story by The Renegade Waffle
"Well, this is peculiar, wouldn't you agree Angel?"
The small Bunny looked up at it's carer and gave a swift nod before returning it's gaze to the Colt who lay on the couch in a deep slumber.
Angel had awoken to the sound of Fluttershy's scream, when he came bounding downstairs to see what the commotion was, (he'd admit that he'd been fairly flustered by the fact that his rest had been disturbed!) but when he reached the bottom of the stairs and found Fluttershy dragging an unconscious Colt in through the doorway, he'd done his best to help by dragging his tan coloured satchel in through to the front room and toss it across the room before watching Fluttershy prop the Colt up on the couch.
Fluttershy whistled a little tune and a green Bird of medium size flew down from the rafters and perched on Fluttershy's hoof.
"Hello, erm sorry to disturb you," Fluttershy hid behind her mane, "Could you please escort Angel here to Twilight Sparkle's home and tell her to get the others here please? If it's not too much trouble with you..."
The Bird chirped happily and due to it's size was able to stand Angel's weight on it's back and fluttered off through the window which Fluttershy held open.
"B-be careful you two!" She called softly, before turning to the Colt who lay in a deep slumber on her couch.
His coat was a dull gun-metal blue, while his mane was a bright blonde colour. He was a Pegasus; much like herself however, he was a little bit taller than most Pegasai, but still well proportioned. Fluttershy also took note of that judging by the way his wings twitched in his slumber, he looked like he had never flown before. Fluttershy stepped closer to inspect his breathing, the rise and fall of his chest was rhythmical and steady, she sighed softly and smiled.
However Fluttershy took notice of one thing, there was no Cutie mark on his flank! Fluttershy had never heard of anypony never getting their Cutie marks in their lives. She made a mental note to inquire to Twilight about such a thing and whether she had read any books on the subject. Deciding that the Colt was fine, Fluttershy focused her attention on the tan bag that Angel had brought in.
She trotted over to it and studied it, it was an unusual looking satchel, rather than draped over a Pony's back like normal bags, this one seemed to been intended to have been worn around the shoulder and hang just behind a Pony's front hoof. Picking it up by her teeth, Fluttershy carried it over to the table near to armchairs near the window and emptied it's contents onto it.
What spilled forth was some very strange objects that she had never seen before, a white and red box which smelt funny to Fluttershy, and heavy brass object which (after some experimenting by Fluttershy) had a lid which opened. The final object looked the most unusual, a slim black object which, when Fluttershy touched it with her hoof, sprung into life and started blaring some form of music from it's tiny speakers scaring Fluttershy to the extent she let out a small cry and backed right into the couch where the Colt was sleeping.
The combined effort of both the singing of Jimi Hendrix and Fluttershy backing into the couch he was on woke Gareth up with a start. He looked down at himself and, still finding himself to be a Pony, started to scream. Fluttershy decided the best course of action right now was to scream as well, albeit at a very timid tone.
Gareth screamed for a whole 3 seconds before instinct took over and he got up and tapped the Iphone with his hoof and cut Hendrix off in the middle of a sentence for the second time today. Fluttershy seemed to have also calmed down, now that the screaming and the strange music had stopped.
They both started at each other for a while, the tension thick in the air. Until finally for the first time in her life, Fluttershy broke the ice first.
"Um- hello, I'm sorry if I startled you, she scuffed the floor with her hoof and hid behind her mane.
"Oh, er, no, not at all!" Gareth let out a half-hearted laugh, "Sorry I don't even know your name?.."
"Oh! My n-name is Fluttershy..." She replied timidly.
"Pardon?" Gareth strained forward ever so slightly.
"It's Fluttershy..." she said again, this time a little louder.
"Oh, well... It's very nice to meet you Fluttershy." Gareth bowed his head a little in acknowledgement, "My name is Gareth, but everyone just calls me Gaz..."
There was a moments silence.
"Wh-where am I by the way?"
Of course, Gareth knew where he was, Fluttershy's cottage. However he decided playing the 'dumb/Amnesia card' for now.
"This is my home," Fluttershy smiled a little bit, "Y-you er knocked on my door remember?"
CRAP, I do remember, the fall, the vortex... Where the hell is Harry? Oh no...
"Um... Hello?..." Fluttershy asked timidly,Fluttershy seemed to have noticed his moment of thought.
"Er, no! I mean... No I'm afraid I don't know how I got here.." Gareth hang his head in shame, he felt tears welling up in his eyes.
Gareth had just realised that, everything he knew was gone, his parents, Harry, his friends, heck even his world was gone.
And there was no way back.
"Oh! Gare- I mean Gaz, please don't be sad!" Fluttershy trotted up to Colt and hugged him
The warmth Fluttershy provided was comforting and helped calm him down as he returned the hug. Fluttershy released after a few seconds, Gareth noticed that she was blushing as she turned her head to hide it behind her mane, Gareth felt a warmth in his cheeks too.
"S-sorry..." Fluttershy whimpered, "I shouldn't have done that..."
"Hey now, come on.." This time it was Gareth's time to return the hug as he comforted her. "Nothing wrong with hugging people when they're down!"
She returned it and they both released each other after a while, Fluttershy looked up at him and smiled, which he returned.
At that moment there was a rap at the door, Fluttershy seemed started for a moment before coming to her senses and opened the door. Stood there was a violet Pony with a purple and pink mane with a horn sticking out the top of her head. Perched on her back where Angel the Bunny and the green Bird. Gareth recognised her immediately.
Twilight Sparkle...
"Fluttershy I came as quickly as could what's wrong?" She poked her head through the door and her eyes fell on Gareth. She looked back at Fluttershy almost with a startled expression before she explained the situation to her.
"- and unfortunately he doesn't remember how he got here..." Fluttershy looked from Gareth to Twilight, "And then you arrived."
Twilight closed her eyes for a second, gathering her thoughts before turning to Gareth.
"You don't remember how you got here?" She asked,
"No sorry..." Gareth shuffled his hooves.
"What about where you come from?" Twilight had a quizzical look on her face.
Gareth feigned a look of extreme thought before answering, "I'm really sorry Twilight Sparkle, I cannot remember a thing."
Twilight's face softened, "Please Gaz, just call me Twilight, not even my parents call me that!"
Gareth and Twilight laughed a little at this before Fluttershy spoke up.
"Gaz?" He turned to her, "You can stay the night here... I mean, if that's what you want to..."
"Sure Fluttershy I'll stay the night," Gareth smiled, "You sure I won't be imposing?"
"Oh! Of course not!" Fluttershy perked up slightly, "I have a spare room in the back that's just been gathering dust..."
"And tomorrow," Twilight stated heading for the door, "I can introduce you to my friends, I'm sure they'd love to meet you. Especially Pinkie Pie..."
Gareth knew a hell of a lot more than he was letting on, and he especially knew what to expect when Twilight mentioned Pinkie.
"Well I'm going to hit the hay for the second time tonight!" Twilight joked as she left, "See you both in the morning."
"Goodbye Twilight."
"See-ya Twi."
Fluttershy lead Gareth up to his room for the night, it was nothing special, a simple bed and a night stand. Gareth insisted to Fluttershy that the room was fine and she had better just go to bed. Eventually, she got the hint and left Gareth alone in his room.
He placed his satchel on the night stand before inspecting it, all of the things he had on his person before 'the trip' where in it. He eventually deduced that when travelling through dimensions/ time and space, Chino pants will become satchel bags, much to his amusement.
Still he still had to figure out a way back to HIS world, he knew that he couldn't stay here forever. However, he also knew that this WAS Ponyville of MLP:FiM fame..
I guess I could enjoy this little escapade while it lasts... Gareth thought with grin as he climbed into his bed.
Sleep claimed him quickly, almost as soon as he hit the pillow. His last thought was centred around one certain Pony. A Pony with a pink mane.
Out in the Ever-free forest, a common rule is that nothing is as what it seems.
A black object moved across the thicket on the forest floor, almost enveloping light from around it, like a black hole.
A small rodent took a gamble and ran across a clearing only to be pounced by the darkness.
The last thing the rodent saw was 6 glowing eyes.
I'm making a note here:
Huge success!
Remember to R&R and that constructive criticism is welcomed!
~TRW