Good to see that people liked my story, so I'm going to keep it updated. I plan to have it has a continued, that may go on to chapter 20 or more.

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Chapter 2

I landed in the middle of the town and glanced around. It looks different from the cartoon, everything is bigger and the town expends out more than the cartoon showed it. The town is painfully colorful, but I think I can get use to it.

Some ponies was looking at me weird and whispering to each other, must be the cloths.

A small filly walks up and looks me over, "Whats wrong with your coat mister?"

Before I can reply, a mare walked up and pushed the small filly away, "I thought I told you not to speak to strangers, especially strange ponies."

I look at the mare and filly walking away, what does she mean strange ponies? My cloths must have that must of an effect on them or something.

I start walking down the street towards a large tree that had been hollowed out and a building put in it.

Once I reached the door, I raised a hoof and prepared to knock on the door. But before I could, the door opened and a small baby dragon stood there with his back turned and yelling into the house.

"Okay Twilight, I'll hurry." He turned back around to see me in front of him. The baby dragon did a double take and backed up a few feet. "Wow, I've never seen a pony like you before."

I look at him in confusion, I though I looked like any other pony, "What do you mean? I look like any other pony here."

He looked me over, "Well unless your a zebra then no, you do not look like any pony I know."

"What?" I was still confused over what he was saying.

He looked like he was getting annoyed, "You have stripes like a zebra all over your body, but your a Pegasus."

Stripes? That's odd, why would I have stripes. "Well.." Come on, think of a explanation, "Well, my mom was a Pegasus and my dad was a zebra, so I got the strips from my dad." That's actually pretty believable, good job Lance.

He seemed to consider what I said, "That's interesting, Twilight would love to know more about you. If I was you, I would turn and run now, or you'll be here for hours answering her questions, which will be boring for all of us but her."

I weighted my options, stay and try to become friends with her, or make it easy and run. My mind was made up for me.

"Spike, who are you talking to." A purple mare came down the stairs and looked at the door where I and Spike stood. She did a double take like Spike did, "Wow, who are you?"

I cleared my throat, which I don't know why I did, "I am Girokon, I just arrived here in town a few minutes ago."

She came down the rest of the stairs and walked to the door, "Why do you have strips like a zebra all over your body? That's strange, and why are you wearing those cloths? They look depressing."

I smiled at the last comment, "Well, like I told Spike, my dad was a zebra and my mom was a Pegasus. And for your second question, I am a retired guard. So I chose to wear those cloths."

She stepped aside and let me in. I walked past her and into the house, which was the towns library.

Twilight closed the door behind me, "A retired guard? Why did you retire?"

I turn towards her and she turns her head swiftly to the side, like she was looking at something she wasn't suppose to. "Well, I just didn't feel up to the job and decided to move here to this small town." I'm to good at lieing on the spot, good thing too.

She shook her head up and down slowly and considered what I said. "How long was you a guard?"

"A few years, but I got bored and moved on."

"I see." She walked over to a couch and sat down, "Come and take a seat, I have more questions to ask."

I walked over and sat down on the couch with her. I though it would be hard to sit as a pony, but it was actually easy to do, it felt normal.

"Okay Girokon."

"Please, call me Giro." I interrupted her.

"Sorry Giro. As I was about to say, can you tell me more about your appearance?"

I thought for a second for an answer, "Well, aside from the strips and cloths, the goggles are for flight mostly. I'm sorry, but that's all I can think of to say."

"Well, you could explain your wings, I've never seen wings like that before."

My wings? I looked back an my wings and extended them a little. Then I noticed that my wings look different, they had a red thing going along the top part of them.

"Are those from the royal guard or one of the branches?" She asked, trying to figure it out.

That sounds good, lets go with that. "Yes, I was able to keep them. If you know what they are, why ask?"

She looked at my wings again, "Well, I never saw them before, I just thought they were from the royal guard."

Damn, I thought she knew, this better not come back to haunt me. "Any other questions?" I asked trying to chance the subject.

"I can't think of any thing else to ask at this moment." She said, deep in thought.

Thank god, I thought she would keep asking questions.

She looked over to spike, who was still here, "Spike, can you go get the girls, I want them to meet Giroko... I mean Giro."

He jumped up, "Sure thing Twilight." He said as he ran out the door.

Twilight looked back at me, "Do you have a place to stay, since your new in town."

I thought for a second, I haven't thought of that, "Uhhh, no. I don't know anypony here in town."

She shook her head as if she was in thought, "Well, once everypony else gets here, we can find you a place till you can get a place of your own."

"Thanks Twilight." I looked around at all the books on the shelf's, I like this place. I may have to come back here and see if she would let me borrow a few.

Twilight noticed me looking at her books and smiled, "Would you like to borrow a few books, Giro?"

I looked at her, can she read my mine or something, "Yes I would, thank you again."

She smiled, clearly happy that she had found somepony else who enjoyed books. She jumped off the couch and went to one of the shelf's, "What kind of books do you like?"

I don't think they have all the books I like, but maybe, "Do you have any books on flying, science, magic, and history?"

She looked over joyed, "I have all of those and many many more."

She started pulling books off the shelf's and laying them in front of me.

I looked down at the books she was placing in front of me, The book of Equestria Science, Flying and you, History and uses of Magic, A complete history of Equestria.

She walked over and sat back down, "You can borrow all those for as long as you want, and feel free to look through the rest of them."

I looked over the books again, "Thanks Twilight, I can't wait to read them."

Twilight looked down at my flank, "Wait, do you have a saddle bag to carry those?"

I didn't think of that, that's one thing I'm going to need here. "No, I don't have one. I never bought one."

She stood up and walked out of the room. She returned holding a saddlebag in her mouth, "Here, you can have my spare one. I have no need for it." She placed it in front of me.

"Thanks," I stood and looked at her, "Why are you being so kind to me, you don't even know me."

She looked around, "Well, ummm." She looked like she was about to pass out.

"Are you okay? You look sick."

She looked at me and smiled, "I'm okay, just uhhh... a little tired."

I shook my head understanding, "I see. You should rest more at night, because let me guess, you stay up all night reading."

She laughed, "Yeah, I do stay up to late reading."

Before I could say anything else, the door opened and a five mares and Spike walked in.

Rainbow dash looked at me, "Hey, your the Pegasus who was impressed by me." She smiled proudly.

Applejack looked me over, "What are yah suppose to be, ah've never seen a pony like you before."

Pinkie Pie bounced around everypony, "Ow ow, I know what he is. He's a ponzeb, a pony and zebra. Ow, we need to have a party, just for him. Should the party be in stripes or normal? Ow I know, striped with normal. Ow ow, I need to start getting it set up." She said at an impossible speed. Then she ran out the door.

Rarity watched Pinkie Pie leave then turned to me, "I do say, he is quiet the sight, and his cloths. They are, how do I say this, depressing."

Fluttershy remained silent.

I looked at them all, "Well, to start off, my name is Girokon, but please call me Giro. As for why I have stripes..."

Twilight Interrupted me, "His mom was a Pegasus and his dad was a zebra. He is a retired royal guard, and he chose to wear those cloths, maybe because he wore them in the guard."

I was happy she explained it for me, because I was getting tired of explaining it to everypony.

Rarity looked at my goggles, "Why does he wear those goggles? I mean he can take them off since we're inside."

"Oh, their just to keep the wind out of my eyes when I fly."

I reached up to take them off, but once I pulled them down, everypony in the room jumped back and gasped, Fluttershy screamed slightly and hide behind her mane.

I looked at them, what is going on here, "What is it? Did I do something?"

Twilight looked at me, "Your eyes, their..." She levitated a mirror to my face.

I almost jumped back at the sight of my eyes, they were red and had the pupil of a snake with lines going out all around it. Wow, I look scary, but awesome.

"Whats wrong with them, they look weird but look cool." Asked Rainbow Dash, still looking at my eyes with a gleam in her eyes.

Come on Lance, think. "My eye's? Nopony knows, but doctors say it came from my dad. I don't know how though. That's the main reason I wear those goggles." Smooth Lance, very good.

Twilight pondered this, "I can fix them if you would like."

I thought about it, but decided against it, "No, its okay. I like them, had them to long to part with them."

Fluttershy looked out behind her mane, "I've only seen those kind of eyes on snakes or dragons. But your's look different from those." She said in a small voice.

I put the goggles back on my face and looked at them. "I know their scary, I'll leave the goggles on if you all want me to."

Rainbow Dash moved forward, "Leave them off, those eyes are awesome, I wouldn't mind having eyes like that."

"I'll leave them on, I don't want to scare other ponies."

Applejack turned, "Well, ah need to get back to the mah farm, big Mac musta already bucked half the trees by now."

Twilight's head snapped up, like she just remembered something, "I almost forgot, Giro needs a place to stay. Does anypony know a place for him."

Applejack stopped at the door, "We have a spare room at the farm, he can stay there."

Twilight looked disappointed, "Yeah, that would work. What do you say Giro?"

I thought about the idea of sleeping at the farm. I have had experience with farms before thanks to my grandfather, who owned a farm. When I stayed there, they made me wake up early every morning. It was horrible. "Uhh, sorry but no, I do not like farms that much."

Twilight perked up at that, "Well, if you don't want to stay at Applejack's farm, you can stay here. I have a spare room next to mine."

Hmmm, stay at a library and have all the books to read, or go somewhere else. Well, since I already know Twilight more than the others, might as well. "Okay, I'll stay here I guess."

Twilight looked like she was about to jump with joy, "That's great! I mean, you can stay as long as you want Giro."

Fluttershy was inching her way to the door that Applejack had left open when she left.

I looked at her and almost laughed, "Where are you going Fluttershy?"

She jump, "Oh, I.. uhhh.. I need to..ummm." She ran out the door."

"Whats with her?" I asked everypony.

Rainbow Dash walked up next to me, "Oh, she is probably still scared of your eyes." She snickered, "But I think your eyes are cool. You should come hang out at my place sometime."

That could be fun, I could learn more about her than the show presents. "I may."

Rarity walked up and looked me over again, "You should think about changing your appearance, or not wear anything. Because those cloths darling, are not very appealing."

I looked back at my cloths and laughed, "Well, I like them. I'll just keep them."

Rainbow Dash looked me over, "Come on Rarity. I think he looks pretty cool in them." She bumped my side with her flank.

Twilight looked a little angry, "Rainbow Dash, I think you should go help Pinkie with the party."

Rainbow Dash looked at her, "Why? I think she can handle it."

"You can help her put up the banner, and then help set up the rest of the party."

Rainbow Dash looked unhappy at it, "Fine." She headed towards the door, "We'll talk more at the party Giro."

Rarity Started moving towards the door, "I almost forgot. I have to get back and fill out the rest of the orders for the day."

After everypony left, Twilight looked at me, "Would you like to see your room Giro?"

I looked over at her, "Sure, just lead the way."

She lead me up the stairs and to two doors, side by side.

"The one on the right is my room and the room on the left is yours. Feel free to check out your room."

I walked to the door on the left and opened it. I'm still surprised at how easy it is to use my hoofs to do things.

Once I stepped into the room, I took everything in. There was a two person or two pony bed in the corner, a desk, and a book shelf. the room was small but big enough for me to move around easily.

Twilight walked in behind me, "So, what do you think."

I looked back at her, "I like it, thanks." I walked out past her, "I'm going to get those books you showed me."

"Okay, you'll have time to read one. The party won't be for at least a few hours."

I walked down stairs and put the books in the saddlebag she gave me and put it on. It felt like wearing a backpack, but on your ass.

When I walked back up to my room, Twilight was still there.

I looked at her, "Thanks again for the help Twilight."

She turned her head away from me, which I don't know why she did. "Oh, it was nothing. I'll leave and let you get settled in."

"Okay, just come get me when its time to go to the party."

She left the room slowly and closed the door behind her.

I put the saddlebag on the desk and pulled out one of the books, Flying and you. I figure I should start learning about flying since I'm a Pegasus. I laid back on the bed and held the book in front of me. Which came natural.


Twilight stood out side the door thinking. Am I falling for Giro, I don't even know him. She blushed and turned to go to her room, time to get ready for the party.

There it is, Chapter two.

Sorry about Applejack's way of talking, but I can not do a country voice while writing.

Also, should I do the Twilight and Girokon pair, or another pair.