John looked away from the corner and to Scarlet. He could tell the name was very fitting of the mare. She had dark brown eyes, a neon red mane, and a crimson coat. She shuffled the files within the binder and began questioning again. This time, though, the exchange was much friendlier. John was given the clear to go afterwards.
He stepped into throne room. The princesses turned to him and smiled. "So you seem to have passed the tests. It seems you are not a threat to Equestria or the citizens within. Twilight, you may take him to Ponyville. Let him make some friends. We'll send out a message to make sure the citizens are ready," Celestia announced.
"But wait! John, don't you want to go back to your world?" asked Twilight, "I could search for a spell in the library."
"Uh, sure. Let's go, then."
John turned and walked into the hall, waiting on Twilight. Twilight cast a worried glance toward the princesses before following John.
Ponies on the train were not informed about John, so before John and Twilight boarded the train, he was cloaked by Twilight using a spell that turned him into a pony. He..agreed to it? Uh. Yeah. He did. And so after the light dimmed, John came into focus.
John stood tall. That was an understatement. Unfortunately, there was not much Twilight could do to hide the fact that John stood at the same height as his human form. Weird. Twilight remembered that she grew shorter when she went from her human form to pony. John wasn't affected for some reason.
John tripped multiple times. He wasn't so used to walking on all fours and walked slowly, a tremble in his step.
John agreed to be called Hunter. Just Hunter. In all actuality, the name fit John, Hunter, whatever. His cutie mark was given to him during transformation. It was a black rifle with bullet shells scattered around it. Quite unidentifiable to most in the pony world. But what was identifiable, was Hunter's, or John's, coloration. His horn, did I forget to mention he was a unicorn, was a dark shade of green, a military green, and his scar was amplified, covering a major part of his face. It ran from the left side of his chin, crossing his mouth, and diving upwards toward his right ear. His coat was a brownish-green, and his mane was as green as grass.
And so this pony of green texture, towering above all (and had a scary scar), was now taking up two seats next to Twilight on their way to Ponyville.
"Hey, Twilight. I think I should stay as a pony for now. I don't want them to avoid me for being me."
"Alright. But you'll have to reveal yourself later on, okay?"
"Uh, fine."
After the exchange, Hunter could tell he was being watched; he would swing his head and many faces would turn away. He really wasn't used to such attention, so it came to him as a relief when the conductor of the train announced their arrival.
Hunter ducked under the door frame and walked onto the station floor. He was pushing a rather large crate. He was given this crate by Twilight, which now led the way to the girls waiting for them, and he was told to keep an eye on it. He really didn't have a choice in the matter, so why bother?
Twilight reached the girls. And so did a very tall pony.
Applejack had to look up, like all of the girls, to properly look at the unicorn. She had never seen such a large stallion in her life.
"This stallion could easily buck half the trees in her orchard and barely break a sweat." Applejack whispered to herself.
Rainbow Dash flew up to meet the unicorn's eyes. He had a badass scar that made him look 20 percent cooler. He looked like he could camouflage in grass.
"Wow, badass." she whispered to herself.
Rarity hardly observed the unicorn. His mane was rugged, and the scar on his face made her nervous.
"What a slimy looking stallion. So green." She whispered to herself.
Fluttershy stood confused. She felt a sadness coming off of the creature. She felt the same when she met the John the human. She observed the creature. Her eyes widened as she spotted a scar upon the unicorn's face.
"John?" she whispered to him.
. But the whispered died before it could reach John; Pinkie Pie began her shenanigans as she welcomed the new pony into Ponyville. She began to sing as she brought out party items.
"Welcome! Oh welcome; a happy day to you! We'll share some laughs, we'll share some snacks: cupcakes green, red, and even blue! Oh happy day, oh happy day, make your dreams come true! So much to eat, people to meet, so much to do! Ohhhhh, welcome!"
The unicorn had a grin on his face by the end of the song. He now could see a small crowd around them. He, too, was amazed at the end product; a large table was set with colorful sheets: on the sheets were treats and cakes, balloons, and even some gifts all in colorful variations.
"Well, a thanks to you. My name is Hunter. Twilight here was gonna show me around town. I guess I'll stay here for now."
Ponies from town were now introducing themselves to Hunter. A special guest joined Hunter.
"My my, what a wonderful party. And to whom might this celebration be?" Discord appeared before Hunter, startling him.
"Ahhhhgh!" Hunter screamed and disappeared.
He reappeared upon a the table, splattering some of the treats in cold murder.
Twilight stared at John. Did he just teleport? But, but, it took me months. And he just…
As Twilight was having her little breakdown, multiple ponies helped Hunter out of the sticky mess he made.
Discord was amused. He floated up to Hunter, grin plastered on his face.
"My, how jumpy. Who might you be?" Discord poked playfully, a knowing gaze falling on Hunter.
John cleared his throat. "The name's Hunter. It's nice to meet y'all."
Discord looked at him, still amused. "Well, Hunter, I hope you fit in nicely into this nice quaint village. However, I need to talk to you. Alone." Discord's words came out with venom. John gulped. He disappeared with Discord.
John appeared before a strange house. He looked around, and he screamed like a bitch. "Where the hell are we?"
"Welcome to my residence. My very own pocket dimension. I rarely bring anypony over. Of course, Fluttershy being an exception, and now, you." Discord disappeared with a snap of his fingers. John sighed. He trotted up to the door. He stared at the door knob, to his hooves, and then up to his horn. He could use magic, so why not give it a go?
He wished the door to open. It stood there. He glared at the door. He focused on the doorknob. He squinted until his eyes were closed completely. The door stood staring back at him. He huffed.
He looked up at his horn. He stared at it for a minute or two. He closed his eyes and imagined a hands in his mind. He opened his eyes and, to his surprise, a green translucent hand had taken a hold of the doorknob. He twisted the doorknob and entered the house.
Inside the house, everything seemed fitting of the owner. A chaos that made Hunter smile internally. He spotted Discord upon, onto, clinging, to a recliner on the wall. Hunter shook his head as he took a seat on the couch that obeyed gravity.
"So, Hunter, that's your new name? I like the makeover, too. Tell me, what's the plan? When are you giving the big reveal, or are you going to just stay like that?" Discord kept going, talking over Hunter's attempts to answer.
"Hunter is my name. Well, part of it. This is a cloak, but a rather powerful one at that. I do plan on going back to my human form, and I guess Twilight's gonna look for a way back for me, so it doesn't really matter in which form I'm in," replied Hunter, a mug of brew appearing on the table before him. Discord's eyes shone with glee and interest.
"What a strong will you have. Craving a hard liquid?" Discord observed Hunter. He seemed oblivious to what he just did. Until he turned and saw upon the table a large mug filled with a refreshing brew.
"Wait, I did that?"
"Well, who else?"
"I guess since it's here already, might as well enjoy it." Hunter took the large mug into his hooves and hoisted it up to his lips. The drink went down fast, and the mug almost cracked as it came back down onto the table with a mighty thud. "Ah! That's good shit. Well, now that I'm here, what'cha need me for?"
"Oh, it's quite simple. You are to stay away from Fluttershy until you leave this world. Simple, right?"
John took a confused glance at Discord. "And why's that?"
"You give off a little somethin' that she picks up. Your perpetual sadness. And so you will stay away from dear Fluttershy, understood?"
"Hmph. I don't know if I have a choice. Fine. I'll try to keep a distance from her. But what if she comes to me?"
"I'll make sure she doesn't."
The statement made Hunter feel on edge. He took a look at his reflection in the empty mug. Still a pony.
"Alright then, if that is all, I have a celebration with my name on it to get back to." Hunter rose to his hooves and began toward the door.
"Ah yes. Here, let me give you a shortcut." Discord smiled and snapped his fingers, and Hunter disappeared. Discord's smile faded.
Pop!
Hunter came to high up. He froze and cursed right before gravity took over. He fell on top of a purple body.
"Oh sorry! Are you okay?" Hunter began to apologize. He then recognized the pony. Twilight.
Her face was painted crimson, and her mane was flayed outwards in a mess. Hunter then realised the compromising position he was in. Right on top of Twilight.