Chapter 2: Meeting the mane 6
Dan woke up a few hours later. He was still in a little pain, and was dizzy from the experience. "Man I feel like I got hit by a truck after waking up with a bad hang over! That was one heck of a dream!" Dan rubbed his head, and felt no fingers, but a hoof against his head. Dan jumped up and looked down at his new body. "It worked! I am a pony! And I must be in Equestria! YEEEESSS!" Dan did a happy prance in a circle looking around. "OK. So where in Equestria am I?" Dan looked around and saw what looked like a building in the distance. "Let's head there to find out."
Dan found it harder to walk on all fours rather than on two legs. The quardination was twice as tricky. Dan learned quickly though and was on his way within a few minutes. Dan walked until the building was in sight. He recognized the barn right away. "This is sweet apple acres! Nice! So where is Apple Jack?" he walked until he was close enough to yell and see if anyone was home. "Hello? Is anyone there? I am lost and need to know where I am." Dan didn't think telling everyone that he was a human from a different dimension would be a good idea.
"I will get it!" Came a familure filly's voice. Dan then saw a happy little earth pony run into view. It was Apple Bloom and she froze when she saw Dan. Dan smiled back hoping to calm her. He had no idea why she was so surprised at the sight of him. as far as he knew he was just another pony. "Hello, my name is Dan, could you tell me where I am?" Dan kept his tone as friendly as possible. Apple bloom looked back and nodded. "Give me just one sec, I'll be right back." She then turned and ran. Dan just looked on with confusion.
Dan heard Apple Bloom talking to two others. Their voices he also knew. They were Apple Jack and Big Mac. He waited patiently for them to finish talking. He then saw Apple Jack come around the corner and freeze just like Apple bloom did. Dan smiled back, now somewhat nervous. "Hello, my name is Dan, can you tell me where I am?" Apple Jack simply nodded. Then Big Mac rounded the corner and did the same as the first two. It took all of Dan mental strength not to face hoof. "I don't mean to be rude but, what is so wrong with me that it makes you all look at me like that?"
Apple Jake shook her head and started to talk. "Sorry sugar cube we just haven't ever seen a male alicorn before. at least not round these parts anyway." This time it was Dan that froze. 'A what!?' Dan raised a hoof to his head and felt a horn, then reached back and felt wings. 'Holy crap! It's true! Now I know why they froze.' Dan shook his head this time. "May I see a mirror if it is not too much trouble?" Apple Jack nodded and motioned to Big Mac. He returned a minute later with a mirror on his back. He then set it up in front of Dan. What Dan saw made him stunned.
Dan saw his reflection and couldn't believe it. He was a tall alicorn. His fur was blood red. He had a short spiky mane that was a midnight purple and midnight blue tips at the ends. His tail was the same purple, but with the blue high lights in the form of spiky lines. His wings were black as night with a blood red center. He had stripes on his legs and neck, while there was a black mark around his eyes. He had a yellow crescent moon as a cutey mark. And had midnight blue eyes. Then there was something really out of place around his neck. It was a rose red pendent wrapped around his neck with black leather.
Dan had never felt the necklace around his neck. But that wasn't saying much right now. he hadn't felt the horn or wings either. He tried to take the necklace off but it was stuck to him. 'that is weird. Oh well I will mess with it later. Right now I have to deal with the fact that I am an alicorn and a weirdly colored one at that.' It was true that some ponies had a few different colors like Rainbow Dash, but not many if any like him. he had the red and Black, his favorite colors, but he also had the blue and purple. the favorite colors seemed to match him well enough, but why the night time colors?
'Oh well I will deal with that later. Right now I have the Apple family to deal with.' Dan turned from the mirror still in a state of shock. "Ok, I hate to say it but this is news to me as well as it is to you. Do you happen to know anyone that could explain what is going on?" Apple Jack looked at her family and then nodded. "ya I know a gal that is real good with magic that might be able to help. Come on I'll take you to her." Dan knew she was talking about Twilight Sparkle, so he followed her. 'I wasn't expecting to have to look down at them. This could get annoying.'
Dan soon found himself in the middle of ponyvil. He saw the library come into view and got excited to meet his second favorite pony from the show. Twilight was only second to Luna. 'WAIT! I can meet Luna! Oh this is great!' Dan was smiling dumbly as they walked and Apple Jack was getting worried. "You ok sugar cube? You don't seem to be all there all of a sudden." Dan snapped back out of his thoughts. "Ya I'm alright, just had some random thoughts. I happen to do that a lot. Are we almost there? I'm not sure if I can handle much more of this being stared at."
Apple Jack nodded and pushed open the front door knowing that Twilight wouldn't mind in this case. "We are here. Twilight are you home? If you are you might want to come take a look at what I found down on the farm!" Dan heard Twilight upstairs and saw spike come out from the kitchen. "She will be down in a minute she was finishing up a letter to the …" Spike stopped mid sentence when he saw Dan standing by the front door. Dan just smiled. "Ya I get that a lot. Nice to meet you. My name is Dan and you are?" Spike's jaw dropped.
"Twilight Don't finish that letter just yet!" Was Spikes first words. "Hi I'm spike nice to meet ya." Twilight came down the stairs in a huff, she hated being interrupted when she was working and even more when her letters to the princess were interrupted. "What is so important it can't wait you two? What the? Who is that?!" Apple Jack stood with legs crossed and a proud expression on her face. "Oh its just someone I met on the farm, and thought you would like to meet." Spike then piped up. "I told you not to finish that letter till you saw this." He pointed to Dan.
"Hi my name is Dan, nice to meet you Twilight. I hear you are good with magic and could help me understand what is going on." Twilight was starting to freak out. She was walking around in circles around Dan examining him. "Where did you come from? How is this possible? I have never even read of a male alicorn!" Dan stood there calm and let Twilight rant. "I have very little clue. All I know is this is not my original body and that I know more than I probably should about you and your friends twilight Sparkle." This made twilight freeze. "What do you mean? And how do you know my full name? did Apple Jack tell you?"
Twilight looked to Apple Jack for the answer and saw her shack her head in response. "What are you and where did you come from?" Dan smiled. If anyone should know it was Twi. "I will tell you the truth, but I think your friends and the two princesses should be present for it. And speaking of which may I meet your other friends?" Twilight was in shock as was Apple Jack and Spike. "Ok so let me get this straight, you already know who I am and who my friends are?" Dan nodded. "Yes and a little about each of you." Twilight's jaw dropped once again.
"Ok then let us go meet the others! How about Pinkie Pie first cus she will want to through a part for sure. Then after that you chose." Dan spoke with a happy tone and started to walk for the door. Twilight and Apple Jack followed in silence. Dan stopped outside the door and turned to the two ponies behind him. "Ok so you will have to lead the way because I don't know my way around Ponyvil like you two do. So please lead on." Dan motioned with his hoof and they made their way past him.
The trio was on their way when Dan saw something coming at him with good speed. He ducked just in time for Tank to fly right over his head. "Watch out!" Dan heard this and barrel rolled to the side just in time. Rainbow Dash came skidding to a stop right where Dan had been. "Nice reflexes dude! Your almost as cool as me, but not quiet. Wait a minute!" Dan stood up and brushed off the dirt and looked At Rainbow with a smile. "Thanks! That means a lot coming from Equestria's best flyer. My name is Dan and it is nice to meet you Rainbow Dash."
"How do you know my name?!" Dan smiled. "I will explain it all later. We were going around to find you and the others." Dan pointed to the Two mares that were now a few feet away. "Het Twi you know what's going on?" She shook her head. "Come on I can see sugar cube corner from here. Foot race you!" with that Dan took off. Dash jumped at the chance to race an alicorn. The two raced and made it to the shop at the same time. And almost ran right through the wall. The only reason thay didn't was because of the use of the wings on their back.
"Nice going, not many can keep up with me. Next time it's a flying race, and I will win for sure!" Dan smiled and excepted the challenge. "You are on! But I will have to learn how to fly first." Dash's jaw dropped and she stared as Dan walked in and the other two caught up. "What's up Rainbow?" Dash turned to Twi. "He said he didn't know how to fly!" The others were just as surprised but walked in after Dan anyway. Dan was met with a delicious aroma. "Yum smells good!"
A pink earth pony came pouncing out of the back and froze mid jump when she saw Dan with her friends behind him. "Yay! A new pony in Ponyvil! It's time for a PAAAARRTTYY!" Dan just Laughed at this. He was wanting to see Pinkie's crazy enthusiasm. Twi stepped forward and used her magic to stop Pinkie from bouncing off to start the party. "Not now Pinkie, we have an urgent matter to attend to. If you didn't notice he is an alicorn! We need to get the others and tell the princesses as soon as possible!"
"AWW so the party will have to wait?" Twi nodded and pinky lowered her head. "Don't worry Pinkie I will make sure I attend one of your parties soon. Its only postponed not canceled." At Dan's words Pinkie immediately started her usual bouncing once again. "YAY! I like him already!" Dan smiled and walked back out of the store. "Ok so Rarity
or Flutter shy next?" Twi spoke up. "Rarity is closer." Dan nodded and motioned for her to lead the way. She took the lead while the others followed close behind while Dan looked around.
They reached the boutique quickly and entered. The little bell on the door let Rarity know that she had guest. She entered from the back room and like the others froze at the site of Dan. She then used her magic in a flurry of items to clean up her shop. The group had to doge as to not be hit. "Woah Rarity don't clean up on my account!" When Dan said this everything froze in midair. "How do you know my name, your majesty?" Dan was surprised to be called that. The others had tried but he stopped them before they could. Actually hearing himself being called that was weird.
"I know a lot about you and your friends. We came to fetch you and then Flutter Shy, then tell the princesses that I am here. After that I will tell you all I know of what is going on. So please will you accompany us?" She nodded and put the items in the air down in different places. She followed Dan outside. "Please your majesty will you tell me how you know of me?" Dan frowned. "Please don't call me that. I am just Dan. I am not royalty, and don't want to be treated as such. And as I said I know a lot about each of you. And I will explain as much as possible when the time comes."
The group came upon Flutter Shy's cottage shortly after leaving Rarity's shop. Dan stood at the back of the group when they knocked on the door. He wanted to make sure he didn't scare Flutter Shy if he could help it. She opened the door and saw her friends. She smiled and opened the door the rest of the way. and again like the others she froze when she as Dan. He smiled and waved. She shrank back. Dan put his hoof down and frowned. "Please don't fear me Flutter Shy. I am no one to fear, and I am also an animal lover like yourself."
This made her stand back up and look at him with a curious look. "How do you know my name? and that I like animals?" Dan smiled knowing that he had her interest. "I know a lot about you and your friends. And my favorite animals are dogs and snakes. How is angle by the way?" Flutter shy was no longer shrinking back. She was starting to talk to Dan with no fear. "now if you don't mind I would like you to come with us so we can go tell the princesses what is going on. And then I can explain everything I know." She nodded and walked up next to Dan. Then the group went back to the library to send notice to the princesses.
"How did Dan get her to open up like that? She is never this open with new ponies." Twi was in shock at how Dan had within minutes made friends with the shyest pony she knew. And now she was talking to him with no problem. "It is amazing how good his is with ponies and keeping them calm, let alone making them like him." when they got back to the library Twi went upstairs and came back with a scowl. "Spike take a letter. Tell the princess we need to see her because of a new discovery that needs to be examined. Tell her it is a new male alicorn. He says he can explain a few things but not all, for that we need her help."