Raiden's POV

Pinkie Pie released me from the hug and hopped towards her friends with her normal but creepy smile, "How do we know this guy is legit?" Rainbow Dash asked before crossing her forelegs in front of her. Applejack looked at me for a couple of seconds before she turned to the pegasus and said: "He ain't Lyin'." Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes before saying "I'm outta here" and just like that she flew out the window. It was almost funny to see someone being impatient, she reminded me of the Russians except less shoot first, ask questions later.

I got off the hospital bed and asked: "So what now?" everyone- I mean everypony looked around but just shrugged afterward. I sigh and start walking out not before noticing the yellow one -that I didn't notice before- staring at me differently than the rest of them, I shrug it off as just being her and continued to the main lobby. I got all the necessary paperwork done and headed out the door with my 5 new 'friends' in tow.

Something entered my thoughts that were quite serious, where am I going to stay. I stop in my tracks and turn around to see them looking at me confusingly "Something just passed my mind. since I am from a different world with no knowledge of this place, Where am I going to stay?" I asked which caused them to look around at each other before answering in unison "I don't know". I shrug again and said "I can just make a house in that forest over there," I pointed to the treeline that was on the outskirts of the town but I don't think they agreed.

"You simply must not enter there, dear. There are plenty of dangerous brutes to eat you up" Rarity said with a twinge of worry in her voice, I roll my eyes and asked, "What's the plan then?" They looked at each other again before the yellow one moved forward a few steps before saying "He can stay with me... If he wants to." my heart nearly exploded at how adorable she was but managed to keep a straight face.

"Are you sure Fluttershy?" Twilight asked before the yellow one whose name is Fluttershy nodded. I was beginning to see something but it's preposterous, She likes me? I sigh and say "It's getting pretty late so I think we should get some rest" everyone nods and starts to walk away but was pulled aside by Twilight to be hit with a question immediately "I want you at the Library by tomorrow so I can get a bit of information on you and your world"

I thought about it for a few seconds before thinking 'What could go wrong' before nodding which triggered her mouth to form a smile and saying "Great, meet me at the Library at the earliest you can and make sure to bring Fluttershy along, I have a feeling that the girls would want to hear as well" She turned and left, leaving me and Fluttershy in the middle of the street.

I look at the shy yellow mare and say "Lead the way" Fluttershy nods nervously before turning and begins walking down the road with me in tow. The walk wasn't that long, the sun had just dipped below the horizon "W-We're here" I hear the soft voice of Fluttershy announce so I look up from the ground to see a small cottage like structure that was also made from a tree. She opens the door and enters the house so I follow and step foo- I mean hoof into the house. I see a few animals scattered around the house, making my stomach growl for food so I sat on the couch that was in the middle of the room and check my pockets till I found a vegetarian MRE I looted off of a dead Military soldier a few days ago but I guess I never got around to using it.

I suddenly thought of an idea, if I can use magic, can I duplicate things? I close my eyes and imagine me pulling the MRE in two, my forehead began to feel warm as well as some exhaustion from the spell. I open my eyes to see two MRE's floating in front of me, I smile as I realize that magic could make my life easier. I set down one of the MRE's and tear open the other with my teeth.

I look inside to see a packet of skittles, some lettuce, broccoli, and pieces of apple. I look up to see Fluttershy staring at the MRE with confusion so I say "It's an MRE or Meal Ready to Eat" He expression changes to her usual self as she realized I caught her staring. I chuckle as I take out the apples from the package and began to eat them as Fluttershy began to walk away. I finish the apples so I grab the skittles, tear open the package and began to levitate them into my mouth.

Fluttershy walks up to the couch and sets down what looks like a salad with daisies in it, she looks over to the packet of skittles so I ask "Want one?" she hesitates for a second before nodding her head so I levitate one in front of her. she places it in her hoof before throwing it into her mouth, she chews for a few seconds before her face lights up with a smile and asks "W-What are these called" to which I answer "Skittles, you want another one?" she nods quite frantically so I place three more into her hoof.

She puts all three skittles in her mouth, I realize she really enjoys them so I place the whole packet in front of her as I zip back up the MRE for later. I remember the duplication spell and decided to use it on one of my mags for the Tar-21, I pull out the mag I had in my pocket and place the bullet that was in the chamber into the mag, making the magazine at full capacity.

I did the same thing with the MRE, I closed my eyes and imagined pulling the mag apart. I open my eyes to see that the duplication worked again, with every single bullet in the magazine. I look to Fluttershy to see staring again at the two objects so I say "I'll tell you when the time is right" She hesitantly nods and turns back to the Skittles and continues shoving them into her mouth. I place the two mags into the pockets of the body armor and soon realize that I was getting really tired, most likely from the duplication spell.

"Where will I be sleeping, The couch is fine if there is no extra bed," I ask but she shakes her head no and says "I have a cot that I can set up". I nod and wait on the couch as she goes upstairs to get the cot, I throw the wrapper of the Skittles into a trashcan that was on the opposite side of the room and with luck, the wrapper hits the rim of the can two times before falling in.

I hear some grunting up the stairs so I walk over and ask "Need any help" which was answered "N-No I got it" I shake my head as I walk up and help bring the cot downstairs which was surprisingly heavy but I was able to handle the weight. After we got the cot set up and ready, Fluttershy went to her bed with a goodnight so I quickly said goodnight and slipped into the cot.

It was extremely comfy since I usually sleep on the hard ground or shitty mattresses that were outside but now I could sleep safely without the chance of being attacked while sleeping or getting some disease from a dirty mattress, I was instantly out like a night and entered dreamland.

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I woke up in a house that wasn't the one I was in before unless all the pony stuff was a dream...

I sit up and look at a very familiar room, posters painted the wall as well as some shelves that held some toys, a TV with a DVD player on the ground and a white drawer. I slip out of the bed to see myself only in underwear so I get some clothes from the drawer and head out the door of the bedroom, I walk out to a hallway that had a few pictures hanged along the wall except all the faces were blurred out.

I walk down the rugged stairs and enter the living room to see a few couches across from a TV and more pictures along the wall with more blurred faces, I look at the TV to see nothing but static so I enter the kitchen to see a dog bowl on the ground as well as everything a kitchen would have. I look out the window to see a few people standing around so I exit the kitchen and exit out of the backdoor that was just beside the room.

I walk out and feel the smooth grass along my bare feet, I see more houses around the large patch of concrete in the center, hinting that I'm in a complex but change my attention the people standing in front of me but before I could get a good look at their faces, a blinding flash occurs behind them causing me to cover my eyes but when I uncovered them all I saw was the dark silhouette of the 4 figures as well as a large mushroom cloud in the background, raising over the horizon.

I look at the 4 figures once more before I was hit with a speeding wave of cloud, making my vision go dark.