Ponyville...it's a nice small town just a couple hours trip to the south of Canterlot. A lot quieter than the capital city and also home to the most infamous forest of Equestria, the Everfree Forest. Why does that matter? Because ever since I woke up here in Equestria, this necklace has been pointing towards this town and I think it has something to do with that forest.

As I made my way into the town, a couple ponies wandering around the street started staring at me, following my every move with their unrelenting gaze which didn't help my suspicions that this town wasn't your average run of the mill town. I mean granted, yes, I do look a little off but enough to attract all these stares? Something about this just seemed...wrong.

I kept on walking into town until I reached the market which was just off from what looked to be their city hall. The sun was high in the sky by the time I stopped by an apple stand to buy some lunch and by this time I felt like the whole town had stopped what they were doing to play, "follow the pony" with me as the leader.

"How much is an apple?" I asked the mare running the apple stand. She seemed to be the only pony who wasn't at all bothered by my appearance. "It's three bits an apple sir." she answered. I reached into my saddlebag and pulled out six bits, money I had earned working in canterlot doing odd jobs. The mare took the six bits and gave me three apples, I raised an eyebrow at her before stating, "Miss, I only payed for two apples."

The mare running the stand smiled and pushed the three apples towards me. Now usually I'm not one to complain when someone offers me something but I couldn't help feeling she had a reason behind offering me that third apple; with all the rest of the ponies in the town following me like zombie ponies, you could say I was feeling a bit paranoid. "Miss why are you giving me three apples when I only payed for two?" I asked her. She looked towards the rest of the ponies surrounding me and then to me before saying, "You look like you're having a rough day." she chuckled as she again pushed the apples towards me. This time I took the apples and nodded, at least somepony still has her head on right in this town.

"Thank you miss." I extended my hoof to the young mare and she took it without a second thought and shook it.

"The name's Applejack sir, and seeing as nopony else will say it, welcome to ponyville!" Applejack welcomed me into town with gusto and I have to say it did wonders for my growing paranoia; with the way all the other ponies were acting it was nice to find somepony who still knew how to welcome a new neighbor.

"I'll be sure to remember that. Well Applejack thank you for the warm welcome, I guess I'll see you around town." I turned to leave but stopped upon seeing the face of all the ponies still staring at me, I turned back to Applejack otherwise known as the last sane pony in ponyville and asked "before I go can I ask you a question?"

Applejack smiled and replied, "Shoot."

"Why is everypony staring at me?"

Applejack smiled apologetically and sighed, "As you can probably guess we don't get visitors here in ponyville that often..."

"Gee really? I would have never have imagined such a thing."

"-and with you being all the way from the crystal empire and all."

"What makes you think I'm from the crystal empire?"

"You're a crystal pony and all crystal ponies come from the crystal empire."

Well that explains it, "Well thanks for clearing that up. I'll be honest I was begining to think everypony here was out of their mind."

"Don't mention, just give it time and I'm sure you'll fit right in!"

I said goodbye to Applejack and made my way through town to the Everfree once I got to the entrance of the forest every pony sort of just came to life and started attacking me.

"No! Don't do it!" they all shouted as a few of them clung to my hooves.

My right eye twitched, I had had enough.

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL YOU PONIES!"