Jakob here again with another chapter! Hope you guys like this one! I tried to make it extra-long because I know you all are probably sick of the cliffhangers by now, so I figured I owed something to you. We officially have the whole plot figured out now, and I decided I'd throw you guys a quick warning, it is going to get VERY violent later on, so if you have a problem with that… Well then that sucks xD.

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Ashe

"I knew that hangovers could suck, but I feel like I just got hit by a god damn car" I half groaned half laughed to myself as I sat up, sore all over. I had faced the repercussions of being stupid enough to let Jakob bait me into drinking before, but I couldn't for the life of me remember a quarter of what had happened the night before. All I could muster up inside my aching head was the thought of jumping around, kissing some girl that I didn't even know, and walking out. After that everything seemed to be nothing more than a blur to me.

I chuckled to myself, amazed at the high level of stupidity that I probably displayed the previous night. I was never able to hold alcohol as well as my friend. I mean for god's sake, he was Irish, German, and Russian! He practically had alcohol proof jeans! Whether I acted like a complete idiot, I was sure he would rag on me for week to come about what a fool I made of myself.

I sat up and stretched my arms, letting out a loud yawn. I slowly opened my eyes, and immediately found myself in disbelief. At first… I thought it was a dream. I stood up quickly, darting my eyes left and right, trying to take in the scene around me. I was in the very center of what looked to be a meadow. The grass was fairly short, there were birds in the sky, and abundance of butterflies seemed to fill a fair portion of the air around me, and to my dismay, the sun was shining very brightly. I had no idea where I was, but that wasn't really what I was focused on. Everything around me looked very… different. All of my surroundings seemed much more colorful than on earth. It wasn't like what I normally saw, it was as if the contrast of the normal colors that I was used to seeing in everyday life had been increased, making everything look somewhat like a cartoon.

Suddenly something clicked inside my head, causing my eyes to open widely. These colors… They all looked very familiar. As though I had seen them somewhere before. I mean sure, there were a lot of children's cartoons that I would flip through to get to shows or movies that I enjoyed watching on TV, but something about these colors seemed very distinctive… Like I had seen them on many occasions before for long periods of time. It was right on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't put my finger on it. As I looked around the meadow, I heard something that sounded like another person, completely throwing me off guard.

I glanced over to my right to see Jakob sitting up and rubbing his eyes before looking around in an attempt to take in his surroundings. He looked about as surprised as I was, I couldn't help but laugh a bit at my friends reaction. Jakob's eyes quickly darted in my direction, a smile of relief spreading across his face when he realized who had laughed. But as soon as his smile had appeared, it vanished. Replaced by a look of disgust and hate.

At first I was confused and looked behind me to see what he was staring so furiously at. Then I realized who he was staring at. He was glaring over at me. For the life of me I couldn't figure out why, taking it as some sort of a joke, I smiled again and began to walk towards my friend. He stood up slowly, the rage filled looks still covering his face as he glared intently into my eyes, causing me to stop dead in my tracks. That was the moment that I knew for sure he wasn't joking.

"Jakob? What's wrong with you?" I asked, laughing nervously whilst rubbing the back of my neck, trying my best to break the awkward silence that had fallen between us. Instead of a laugh or smile that I had expected from my friend, he just stood there and clenched his fists angrily, continuing to stare at me to the point in which I was afraid to break eye contact with him.

"OK listen, I don't know what's up with you or whatever, but you gotta cut this shit out, it's starting to freak me out a bit" I snapped, my mood turning from relieved to agitated as Jakob continued to stand in the same spot, completely silent. I didn't know what was wrong with him. He was never like this unless you REALLY pissed him off, and we had never even really had an argument, nonetheless a fight; which only led me to become even more confused as I attempted to wrap my mind around exactly what was going on.

"How… dare you…" Jakob mumbled quietly, causing me to look up in surprise, only to find that the anger that was once evident in his face had only seemed to grow. "How…Fucking…Dare you" He growled, this time looking me dead in the eyes, causing a chill to go up my spine. Something was wrong… Very wrong. I could just feel it.

"Jakob… What did I do?" I asked nervously as he began walking in my direction. Just as I had asked those words, everything from the previous night came back to me. The dancing, the wall of death… And the fight. Everything up-till the point where I heard what I thought was the blare of a horn and the screeching of brakes. I started to slowly back away from the one person whom I considered to be my best friend. I was never one to shy away from a fight, even if it was with Jakob. But something about him was different. I had never seen him as furious as he seemed to be right then and there.

"You know what you did. Don't play that game with me." Jakob growled, his pace increasing slightly as he made his way over to me. I could see the anger in his eyes. It was as though it had completely consumed him, taking over his every thought and corrupting him, turning him into a completely different person. I had never seen a Jakob like this before, and I wanted the old one back.

"Listen I- I know you're angry, but I honestly have no ide-" I began, but was completely cut off as I found myself unable to breathe.

Jakob's hand wrapped tightly around my neck, almost entirely constricting my breathing. He ran over and grabbed me so fast that I couldn't even see him move. I began frantically searching my mind for an answer as to how to get out of this situation. He slowly lifted me up off of the ground which seemed to be little to no effort on his part and pulled me close to him, yet again glaring straight into my eyes, as though he was trying to stare into my soul. I now found myself completely incapable of breathing while I squirmed around pathetically, trying as hard as I could to break away from my friend's almost unbreakable grip.

Everything began to go black yet again, until he unexpectedly dropped me onto the soft meadow grass, causing me to breathe in deeply as well as cough loudly. Once I finally regained my composure I found myself lying on the ground, looking up to see Jakob staring at me.

"No… That's too easy… I want you to feel what I felt" He grunted, his eyes now bloodshot with rage. He lifted his leg up above my head in what looked like an attempt to use the heel of his shoe to crush my skull. I curled up preparing for the worst, but just as he brought his foot down full force, a loud voice broke through the peacefulness of the once silent meadow.

"STOP!" It yelled in an indescribably loud as well as echoed voice, causing Jakob to fall to the ground and scream in pain. Followed by the inaudibly loud voice that sounded almost feminine, there was a bright flash of white light, and I felt as though I was dying again as I felt myself being lifted as all of the bright colors faded, giving way to blinding bright light.

Jakob

The voice wouldn't stop ringing in my ears, causing me to writhe around as I felt myself being taken far away from the meadow by some un-foreseen force. There was a bright flash, and the next thing I knew, I was laying on a solid marble floor. I had no clue as to where I was, how I got there, or for what reason I was there, and it was the first time that I had truly thought about it. The moment that I had seen Ashe, something took over me that I couldn't control. Whether I really did want to kill him or not, if I wouldn't have been teleported, there would be no if's and's or but's about it. He would be dead.

I sighed, closing my eyes and softly letting my head rest on the cool, tiled floor. It was good to return back to normal and start thinking rationally again. I wasn't usually the kind of person to act on impulse, but when I did, I either ended up hurting myself, or someone else that I cared for. But I didn't understand what happened. I mean sure I wanted to hurt Ashe… But back at the meadow, I acted as if I literally wanted to end his life. Something I could never picture myself doing no matter how furious I was at him. I knew that what he did to me was almost un-forgivable. And whether I ever found myself letting it go or not, he was still the only friend I had, and I couldn't ever end his life. It just simply wasn't possible.

After thinking about what I had done, I opened my eyes and looked over to my side to see Ashe lying down on his back, blinking furiously, trying to regain his composure. I laughed a bit, causing him to raise an eyebrow at me, confused at my sudden mood change. I sure as hell wasn't happy, but I would let him live… For now. One way or another, I had to get back at him somehow.

I stood up and glanced around, finding that we were in what looked somewhat like a throne room. I was never really into medieval history, but I had definitely seen enough Lord of The Rings to know what a throne room looked like. It looked almost like a very long corridor in a way. Expertly crafted windows lined each side of the room, allowing the sun to shed a bit of light into it. Each window was beautifully designed with an insurmountable array of designs and colors that seemed to tell a different story every time I looked at another one. There must have been at least one hundred of them covering the sides of the large room, and not a single one looked to be the same. I had never seen anything quite so beautiful or artistic on all my days that I had spent on earth. Each frame of glass left me speechless, stunned at the intricate details that seemed to be put into each and every one of them.

I saw that there were two very large, wooden doors at the end of the corridor, and found that there were banners in between each of the windows, all the way down one side, the banners were blue and depicted a moon. All down the right, they were red and had a picture of a very well colored sun on them. Both of the symbols looked un-believably familiar. I knew for a fact that I had seen them somewhere before. And as soon as I turned around, I knew exactly where I had seen them.

At this point… I had reached the point where I couldn't be told that what I was seeing was real. I knew that it had to be a dream. What I was looking at didn't exist, it never did exist, and it never could exist within the boundaries of space and time. I pinched myself to make sure that I was dreaming, only to yelp a bit and find that I felt all of it. I still couldn't accept that what I was seeing was real. I began to search my mind, trying to find out how I could be hallucinating or if I was drunk again, but no matter how much I thought about it, no matter how much I told myself that what I was looking at was nothing but a lie, a mere shadow, a figment of my imagination, there was no other explanation. What I saw was real… My lips began to quiver and I felt a bead of sweat began to run down my neck as I looked up at her… Her perfect white coat, her glorious wings tucked so perfectly into her quaint fur, her hypnotizing violet eyes catching the gleam of the sunlight that flooded through the windows, which only seemed to make them more entrancing. Her beautiful, multicolored mane that seemed to sway back forth, only emphasizing the divinity of her being. Although an angry expression covered her face, she still somehow managed to look calm and at peace. As every trace of doubt finally began to leave my mind, I looked once more upon the sun goddess herself, the ruler of the world that I no doubt currently inhabited, the beautiful, godlike Princess Celestia herself.

"You…You can't be…" I began

"Real? Well I assure you, I am all but a figment of your imagination" The sun goddess finished for me, spreading her wings as she looked me straight in the eyes, only pushing all doubt further out of my mind.

"But how? How is this even possible?" I asked, more to myself than anyone else in the room. "Are we in E-Equestria?" I stammered, unable to blink for fear that what I was seeing would simply vanish into thin air. Even if this was real, nothing seemed to make any sense. I remembered dying that night. I remembered the fight, and getting hit by the car. If I was dead… What was I doing here? Was I dreaming? Was I in a coma? All the different possibilities and explanations still didn't quite add up. If it was a dream, I wouldn't have felt pain when I pinched myself… And I never could think this clearly during a dream.

"Yes. And I think I should be asking you the same thing. What are you doing here?"

"I- I don't know" I stuttered, unable to form the words necessary for creating a simple sentence. This was unreal, and I couldn't help for being at a loss for words. " I remember… Dying… I remember both of us dying… So how did we end up here?" I glanced towards the ground, blinking rapidly, still unable to believe what I was seeing.

"What do you mean dying? Where are you from? ANSWER ME!" Celestia commanded, switching to the royal Canterlot voice, shaking the very foundations of the castle itself. I hadn't ever heard anything so loud in my entire life; I cringed as the voice rang in my ears yet again.

"E-Excuse me your H-Highness…" Ashe began, Celestia's soul piercing glare switching from me and over to my friend who was practically cowering below the majestic goddess. "My friend is just very confused at the moment, as am I. Please forgive us for being so rash as to intrude into your world, and believe me when I say we have the utmost respect for you and the land you rule over, but I must be honest and say that we know as much as you do. All that I can tell you is that we are called humans, and our home was a planet called earth. We started fighting for a reason that I cannot explain and wound up getting hit by a car… I mean a very large carriage. And that is all that we can tell you. We are very sorry for engaging in a fight in your meadow. We are both very frightened and are not sure what to do your Maj-" Ashe attempted to finish, only to be interrupted by Celestia.

"SILENCE!" She yelled, causing Ashe to shut his eyes as though he were awaiting death itself. "I have heard enough… I know all about your so called race… Humans… The very name itself disgusts me. All they are is selfish and greedy pigs that will do whatever they can only to benefit themselves. I do not know what they teach you back on "earth", but here, everypony cares for one another. Looks out for one another. And I refuse to have you come along and destroy everything we have strived so hard to create." The sun goddess finished.

"W-W-Wait… How do you know about humans?" Ashe asked, clearly just as shocked as I was.

"Yes. And I know enough about how you are to know that your kind is not to be trusted… Now what were you two doing fighting?" She snapped, what sounded like anger beginning to rise in her voice, causing me to remember what my best friend had done to me.

"He betrayed me. Back where I was from before I somehow managed to end up here… I was happy. Ashe here was my best friend, and I was in love with a girl back home as well. Her name was Krystal" I mumbled, the name that had once been music to my ears now tasted like vinegar coming out of my mouth. I had accepted the fact that what was happening was real. Everything was real… Equestria… Princess Celestia… Everything.

"My friend here decided to take it upon myself to try and take her away from me and succeeded." I spat, completely ignoring that I was in the presence of a princess. I still couldn't believe what was happening, but even the ruler of Equestria herself couldn't stop me from hating Ashe for what he had done.

"That is no excuse to attempt to fight him. Especially in a place as peaceful as this. I understand that what you were feeling may have been hard to control, but you mustn't let your anger get to you in such a way" She said, straightening herself up as the sharp tone in her voice faded away replaced by one slightly more sympathetic to the situation I had found myself in.

"If you expect me to accept you, you must never display anger as you did in the meadow ever again. Do you understand me?" She asked, yet again making eye contact with me.

"Yes your Majesty. My sincerest apologies. I don't know what came over me… I promise to control myself next time" I sighed sadly. I just wanted to go home. I wanted to see my god mother and my dog again. I wanted to drive again. Hell, I even wanted to see Krystal again, even if that just meant poking a hole in a condo, screwing her, and getting her pregnant. I was sure that whatever was going on here was very serious. And for all I had known, I may have never gotten to see earth again.

"So what are your names?" Celestia asked, snapping me out of my thoughts

"I'm Jakob, and this is Ashe your highness" I bowed, remembering proper educate when it came to dealing with royalty. A guy like me could learn a lot from simply watching movies.

"Thank you for your kindness but there is no need to treat me in such a way Jakob" Princess Celestia laughed, causing me and my friend to let out a sigh of relief to her sudden change of heart. "You may speak to me as if I was your friend. Although I do not necessarily approve of the customs of your race, you two seem much more courteous… And I trust that you will not have another outburst again" She said softly, smiling warmly in my direction.

"Of course not your High- I mean… princess" I laughed nervously as I corrected myself, eager not to upset Celestia for a second time over something as silly as addressing her in a certain manner.

"Although I think that you two seem very sincere, I must speak with my sister. We rule together, so I believe she has a say in how we deal with you" Celestia said, standing upright as her smile faded a bit, replaced by a more serious expression. Everything about her was so perfect, but what really seemed to catch my gaze, were her dazzling eyes, and her at peace expression.

"Umm… You mean Princess Luna?" Ashe asked quietly, causing me to turn around and glare at him furiously.

"What was that?" She asked, confused due to the low level of his voice.

"Oh… uh, what he said princess… Well he was just asking what your name was." I stammered, trying my hardest to cover up Ashe's slip up. I wasn't sure whether Celestia knew about the show or not. Nonetheless that we had a clue that this world existed, and using my head for once, I decided it to be best that she didn't know about it.

"Oh… Well you may address me as Princess Celestia" She said warmly, before turning around and making her way out of the room.

Once the large doors had closed behind her, I looked over towards my friend with a frustrated look covering my face.

"Are you really that fucking stupid Ashe?"

"What are you talking about? You're the one who tried to fight me for no reason!" He yelled, standing up as though he as readying himself for another assault.

"Why would you ask about Luna? Did you not stop and think for a minute about how strange it might seem to her that we not only just appear in Equestria with as many questions as her, but that we know practically everything about this place? I don't know about you, but I know that if somebody just came into my life and knew everything about me from some TV show that I never knew existed, I'd be a tad creeped out. Wouldn't you?"

"Oh… Oops, my bad" Ashe laughed nervously, finally realizing how badly he had slipped up.

"I understand that you're probably freaking out as much as I am right now… But we have to try and keep level headed, and stay rational. It's the little screw ups that'll get us thrown in the dungeon. Oh and one more thing" I began, taking a step toward him "Do you even remember the girl that you were kissing the other night" I asked, Ashe staring at me with a look of confusion filling his eyes.

"Well yeah. I mean… Sort of I guess"

"How much do you remember? And you better pray to god that you can convince me, otherwise, the princess may just wind up getting a human skin rug for hearth's warming eve." I threatened, still trying to contain the rage that had so easily enveloped every clear thought that ran through my head.

"Woah! Hang on dude!" He yelled as I took another step toward him. "All I remember is that she was blonde… I'm pretty sure she was around my age… Um… Oh! And she was really short. But that's all that I can remember about her"

"I hope for your sake that you are telling me the truth" I started as I heard hoofsteps from outside the massive doors. "This conversation isn't over" I whispered in his ear while the two Alicorns made their way towards us.

I looked in their direction, and couldn't help but smile as I laid my eyes on the mysterious ruler of the night, Princess Luna herself. Ashe had always been sort of obsessed with Celestia… Well, more Molestia than Celestia, but I was always more intrigued by Luna. Just her simple love for the night as well as the ability to watch over everyponies dreams fascinated me. I guess it was simply the fact that the first time she came to Ponyville, every single pony seemed to tremble with fear. Although I had never spoken of it before, I longed for a power like that. To stand before every single person that had ever done me wrong… Every single enemy that I had… Anyone who had ever judged me… And to see fear in their eyes as they trembled before me, the mere sight of me standing over them enough to bring them down to their knees in a form of submission. Back on earth I often had dreams that most people would consider nightmares. Filled with blood, hatred, rage, fear, and every other thing that could send someone's natural instinct into a state of panic… And I loved every minute of it. Sometimes I would literally just find myself slaughtering everything in sight, everyone that I could find. It didn't matter what I used… A knife, a gun, even my bare hands. I would rip every fucking thing that made the fatal mistake of getting in my way to pieces. I could kill everything, and I did… Even those I held the closest to my heart. The power that I felt run through me was simply indescribable, and it would drive me into a state of the utmost bloodlust. The only way that I could get through it, was to feed the monster inside of me, and I did. And I loved every single minute of it. I would kill and kill until I found myself drenched in blood and sweat of those who I had never even met. And not once did I ever feel a single shred of guilt, regret, or remorse. Just rage… And once I was finally done, and the horrific beast that I had struggled so hard to keep dormant had been sated, I calmed down, only to sink to my knees in terror at the scene that lay before me. Blood… Bodies everywhere… Everything destroyed… And the fact that I was capable of such untold amounts of destruction… The thought of myself becoming such a monster… Was enough to send me to the ground, wailing in misery at the sight of what seemed so real. I would wake almost immediately after that sick to my stomach, and would curse myself for enjoying something so Chaotic whilst holding my pillow as tight as I could. It had been the same almost every night. I had been having that same dream for weeks… Although it was so horrible, so disgusting, so disturbing, so bloody… I couldn't help but find it… so beautiful…

"Jakob?" Ashe nudged me, waking me from my day dream. "It's your turn" He motioned for me to stand. I stood up to find that Luna was standing directly in front of me. A look that seemed to be a mixture of hostility and confusion seemed to well in her large eyes, which I once again found myself completely lost in as she drew closer to me and began to look me over, inspecting every inch of my burly human frame, obviously intrigued by what she was seeing. I always felt a bit awkward when people would stare at me in public, but I felt as though she was almost raping me by simply looking me in the eyes. She leaned in close to me and sniffed the right side of my neck, sending a small chill up my spine.

"Alright, do you want me to sense him as well sister?" Luna asked, looking over toward Celestia, who replied with a calm nod.

The Princess of the night once again turned around to face me. She solemnly closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. Her horn encompassed itself in a dark blue aura while she re-opened her eyes and they connected with mine. For a few moments, all was quiet, but then, I felt something force its way inside of my head. It was as though someone was trying to dig their way through my brain with a knife. The pain was almost unbearable. I sank to my knees and let out a gut wrenching scream, the pain spiraling through my body in waves. It would simply disappear for a few seconds at a time, causing me to open my eyes out of curiosity, only to be sent back to the ground as another wave of pain rippled through me, sending me straight back to the ground. I tried to scream for help, for anyone who could possibly hear it. I didn't even care that no one would; I just needed a way to let out the pain. But as I went to scream, I found that it was impossible. It was like someone had complete control over every bodily function that I had taken for granted.

I rolled over onto my back and opened my eyes, unable to make out anything other than extremely blurry light as the excruciating pain hit me for the eighth time. At this point, I wished that I could just die. The pain was too intense. I had never felt anything like this before, and I would have done anything for it to end. Every thought faded from my mind, almost as if it was taken from me. My mind went bland for about a minute as the pain began to finally die down. Then, just as soon as it had begun, it was over.

I sat up, breathing heavily, and started to feel myself over, making sure that all of my body was still intact after the insane amount of pain that I had just been put through. I looked above me to see Princess Luan, a somewhat sedated look covering her once stern face, and I muttered the only words that my now full mind could muster up.

"W-Why" I choked out, all of the memories of what had just occurred flooding back into my mind.

"I do sincerely apologize for the pain Jakob. But I had to search through your mind to make sure that you were not corrupted by the evil that lies within all of us. We had to make sure that it would be safe to let you and your friend roam freely about Equestria." Luna said, in a bit more of an apologetic tone.

"Wait… Roam around Equestria? What are you talking about Princess?" Ashe asked, clearly as confused as I was on the matter.

Luna yet again turned around, her gaze meeting Celestia, who smiled and nodded her head in return. I couldn't help but feel that something strange was about to happen… Something that would change my life forever. They both turned to face us, still smiling warmly.

"Alright" Luna began "We have decided to let you stay here, but under constant vigilance. There will be somepony watching you at all times, no matter what you are doing. Now keep in mind, we are not doing this simply because we trust you to a certain degree, this is going to be more of an experiment to see if our two races can coexist peacefully. Now, if you decide to act ever so barbaric, and make the mistake of fighting again, we have a spot in the dungeon just for you"

"Wait… What are you saying Princess?" I asked, still confused due to leaving out the point that she was trying to make.

"What she is saying" Celestia answered, trying to clear the whole situation up for my friend and I "Is that we are going to let you stay in Equestria. I think Ponyville would be a very suitable place for you two, seeing as how most of the ponies there are very accepting. But as my sister said, one little mistake, and you will both be held in the Canterlot dungeon"

"P-Ponyville?" Ashe stuttered, a smile starting to form on his once confused face.

I couldn't believe our luck. Of all the things that they could have done to us; killed us, sent us to the moon, kept us in the dungeon, or sent us to any one of the eight other towns around Equestria, we were lucky enough to end up in the beautiful, serene Ponyville. I was already ok with the sounds of cities, but I think I would have lost my mind in Manehattan. Plus, everypony that Ashe and I had ever heard of, lived there.

"Yes, Ponyville. I think that you will come to like it after a little while. It is more of a village than anything else, and all of the Ponies there are extremely kind. I'm sure that it will suit your needs." Celestia stated, telling me everything that I already knew.

"But remember, you two may stay there for the time being. Until we can figure out why you are here, and how we can send you back to your home planet. However; if you are going to eat, drink, or pay for a place to stay, you both will need to spend wisely. But in the meantime, we will lend each of you 500 bits to keep you sustained for a while." Luna said as a violet aura formed around her horn and she used her magic to levitate what looked like two coin purses over to my friend and I. I stared into the bag, unable to believe my eyes. Inside were what looked to be a very large amount of golden coins, each one shimmering as the light that flooded through the windows would hit them.

"Wow! Thank you for being so generous princess!" I exclaimed, surprised at the amount of hospitality that we were receiving. Taking in mind that we were two complete strangers, I couldn't believe our luck at the moment. "Are you sure that you don't mind?"

"Oh it's no trouble at all." Luna laughed. I could imagine why she was laughing; I must have looked like a ten year old on Christmas morning when she gave the bits to me.

"Oh and one more thing, would either of you be interested in flying or magic?" Celestia asked with a warm smile.

Flying… I had always dreamed about that sort of thing. I would always consider myself somewhat of a speed junkie. I loved to go fast. Whether it was on foot, in a car, or in a plane, I loved to go fast. The thought of being able to fly just like a Pegasus sent chills of excitement down my spine. I didn't want to be rude and take advantage of her hospitality… But I couldn't help myself.

"Flying is definitely something that I have dreamt of for a long time princess" I admitted, smiling as her gaze met mine. The next thing that I knew, I felt myself being covered in the same aura that had surrounded her horn as she lifted me up into the air, my eyes going wide with anticipation.

"Close your eyes" She cooed as a mother would to her newborn child. I obeyed her command, and a few moments later, I felt my feet touch the ground, and I re-opened my eyes. I didn't feel any different at first. I just felt like regular, old me. I looked over to Ashe to see that there was a look of disbelief sprawled across his face. I tuned my head slightly, looking behind me, and what I saw almost caused me to faint…Wings.

I now had two beautiful, large, black wings. I laughed merrily as I looked them over, in complete awe of what I was seeing attached to my body. They were so light that I couldn't even notice them on my back. They looked almost like what I pictured an angel's wings would be like, sturdy, but layered with black, smooth feathers. I touched my left wing, slowly grazing my hand down the outer curve of it. To my surprise, it moved. I tried to move it again, this time without touching it, and succeeded. I couldn't believe how easy they were to control. It felt more like a third and fourth arm than a pair of wings. Amazingly, I found that I could even fold them in, and conceal them inside of my shirt. It was like nothing that I could have ever imagined.

"Thank you so much… I can't even begin to describe…" I started, but was distracted by the beautiful sleek wings that were now so perfectly attached to my body.

"Don't mention it. And what about you? Magic or wings?" Celestia asked, looking in Ashe's direction, his eyes filling with excitement as the word "magic" escaped her lips.

Back on earth, Ashe was always kind of a World of Warcraft kind of guy. He even loved Harry Potter, which I myself always considered a bit silly, and he was always obsessed with magic. He had often talked about how amazing it would be to get to use it. The things he would do with it, how he would help other people if he had it instead of just thinking about himself. I couldn't help but be glad that he finally got his chance to test it out.

"Magic please" He replied, smiling. He was then enveloped in the same aura as me while his body was being lifted up in the air, his excited expression never fading for even a second. He finally floated down to the ground, and almost immediately, I noticed that something was very different.

"Ashe! Your eyes!" I gasped

"What about them?" He asked excitedly.

"Maybe you should let me explain this Jakob" Celestia began. "OK now Ashe, I have just given you the ability to summon and exhume magic. There are two holes in your hand that will always glow a bright white light whenever you are going to expel magic, I did that because I thought you may look a bit silly with a horn. Also as an added effect, your eyes will change color due to how you are feeling as well as what kind of magic that you will be using, because they usually go hand in hand. I'm not sure which colors go for which feeling but I think you will figure them out as you go along. Now remember, this is not like having wings. If you use your magic in the wrong way, you could really hurt somepony. But my sister seems to think that you have a very kind soul, and I trust her. Therefore; I trust you" As she finished, Luna walked toward us and opened her mouth to speak.

"Now those five hundred bits will only hold you over for a month or so if you think about your expenses. You will both need a room at one of the local inns, food, water, as well as clothes. Because it seems like all you have is one pair."

That was the first time I looked down to notice that I was still wearing my Chelsea grin shirt and the gym shorts that I had worn to the concert.

"But for now, you two will need to wear these" Celestia said as she levitated two dark cloaks toward us. "We aren't sure if the ponies are quite ready to see two humans yet. Tomorrow after you two get settled in, my sister and I will travel to Ponyville and make a public announcement, alerting everypony of your existence. They will have to find out sooner or later, and we would prefer sooner than later, as I assume you would. Is there anything else you need to know before we send you on your way?"

"Yes mam, what do we do after we run out of bits?" Ashe asked

"Oh of course, you two will both need to get jobs to help support yourselves." Luna answered before her sister even had a chance to speak.

"What kind of jobs?"

"Well there are plenty of jobs that need filling. Every single pony has a job that contributes to the well-being of the community as a whole. For instance; there are apple buckers, rock farmers, bakers, royal guards, fashion designers, there are plenty of jobs that you could apply for. Some are more difficult than others, some pay more than others, but they are all equally important. Anything else you would like to know? Luna asked

No matter how hard I thought about it, all of this still didn't make any sense to me. We died, and somehow wound up in a world that only exists in a children's TV show for no apparent reason whatsoever, and now we were being accepted into it as though we ourselves were ponies. Whether it was the harsh mentality that had been placed in my mind back on earth that some people just were not accepting, I didn't know. All I knew was that I had to find a way back to earth… I had to.

"I think we are ready" I replied as I looked over to Ashe, who nodded his head in agreement.

No sooner had I said yes than I found myself yet again floating in the air. I closed my eyes and braced myself for what I knew was bound to happen.

"God I hate teleporting" I spat to myself as I found that my world was again enveloped in a white shroud that seemed as though it would never disappear.

Ashe

I opened my eyes and let out a small squeal of delight. We were standing in the very center of Ponyville itself! This was like a dream come true to me. I had always wanted more than anything else in the world to live in Equestria, more so in the serene Ponyville. I loved everything about it. The kind and generous ponies, the beautiful colors, and the air seemed to be so much purer there than when I was back on earth.

I smiled as I looked over towards Jakob, who shook his head violently, still dazed from the unexpected teleportation.

"Still not used to that yet huh?" I laughed at my friend who looked towards me. But due to the fact that it was night time and we were both wearing cloaks, I couldn't tell what expression he was making. I assumed he was glaring.

"Shutup, let's get inside" He growled as we made our way inside one of the many inns that lay beside the central town square.

Once we had paid the Innkeeper 10 bits, we trudged up the stairs to our small but cozy room. I was pretty surprised that he just let us go without any further questioning, after all, we were walking around on two feet. Not exactly the most common thing in Equestria.

"I think I'm gonna like it here" I sighed to myself as I laid back on my small bed and fell into a deep, calm sleep.

Well guys looks like they made it! Sorry if the ending seemed a bit rushed but I promised you all that I would have an update before Christmas for you all and I did it! Consider it a Christmas/Hanukah/Cuanza/Whatever the hell you celebrate present from your old pals Ashe and Jakob

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-Jake