Authors note: WOW I wasn't expecting review(s) so early! Being my first fic, it felt amazing to upload a chapter, and then not even a day later, I got my very first review, keep it up! :D nuff said about reviews, please read this next chapter, I wasn't very found of my last :-/ and I'd hate to leave you with a bitter taste in your mouths. sorry if you had trouble reading the first chapter, i was stupid and uploaded using the "copy-paste" feature for mobile tablets and smartphones. ill probably never use that feature ever again because i didn't know it didn't save the formatting. oh well, we live and we learn... enjoy (pls)

*rainbowdash's POV*

-sighing
This is the perfect place to test my new tricks, it's quiet and there's a lake with an apple tree on the banks. ill just have to wait until morning to begin my stunt routine, its not the best idea to go flying around at night, tomorrow afternoon will be the perfect time to practice.

I circled down to the tree and found a nice large branch hanging over the lake, it was strong and there were plenty of branched above and below me if anything were to happen. "good night world!" I said to myself, snuggling into the sandy shore, yawning. a crack of thunder jolted me awake. up above the blanket of purple clouds had a crack carved through it and a ray of light beamed down to the center of the circular lake. Something was falling, it looked like a.. I don't know what it looked like. It wasn't a pony for sure, and it wasn't any type of animal I've ever seen, maybe a dead bird? Before I could decide on what it was it splashed into the lake, hard. I flew quickly toward the spot where it landed and looked franticly around. Almost a minuet passed before the thing came up, gasping for air and panicking, it looked like it didn't know how to swim, so I made a swoop for it, diving head-first toward the thing, clamping my mouth on the thing and dashing towards shore, setting it down as gracefully as I could.

"what the hay is your problem falling out of the sky like that? You should know better! Its a good thing i was around to save you before you drowned! Youre welcome! Wait a minute, what are you?" i yelled at the strange creature, setting it down on the banks of the lake. it was still too dark to see what it was but i could tell it wasnt anything ive ever seen before, it was on four legs and oon what i think was its thing just looked at me. it was shaking and looked scared. It started crawling away from me.

"hey wait a minute!"

I flew up to it and tapped it by it's shoulder, It freaked, spinning around and jolting toward the forrest

"please don't go!" I yelled

But It just turned and ran. being the best athlete in Equestria I had no trouble catching up to it

"who are you?"

"watch out!" I yelled

not seeing where It was going, the thing got caught on a rock and It slipped, bashing itself straight into the ground.

"ohmygod ohmygod are you alright?"

Groaning in pain, It immediately clenched its side,

It was bleeding, a stone had sliced a gash into its torso and a puddle of blood soon formed.

"I've got to get you to a doctor, ponyvile hospital isn't far, just bear with me!"

With that, I threw the thing onto my back and began to gain altitude

"thank... y-you" it gasped

*Dom's POV*

I opened my eyes groggily but I couldn't see immediately. My vision was blurry and my eyes haven't adjusted to the lighting. Looking about, I heard voices:

"i-is it going to be alright?" a familiar voice stammered

I turned my head to see who was talking but everything seemed to be in slow-motion. all the things in the room, their colors, blended together like a weird tai-dye effect. I looked around. I was in some sort-of doctors office. There was a simple lamp in the corner and a nightstand with water bottles next to the bed. At the entrance of the room there were two ponies, a cyan/blue pony with a rainbow mane, and brown pony wearing a lab coat with a blonde mane. They were talking and my eyes began to focus.

"yes it's going to be alright. It was just a cut. I don't believe I know what it is though, but I think it will be alright. It its pretty much healed and I've got more patients i need to attend to. You may wait here if you wish until it wakes up but I need to go..." said the brown pony

I just stared in amazement that right before me there were two talking ponies, I've never seen anything like it, besides that animated show I used to watch before my mom died.

"where am I?" I asked

"oh! You're awake... Good. You're in Ponyvile Hospital. I am doctor Robert. that's a pretty nasty cut you have yourself there, you should really be more careful. You are very lucky. If this mare haven't come around you would have most likely have died from blood loss by now. You are free to go by the way, just try to be more careful." the brown pony said.

"I'm in Ponyvile?" I asked, extremely confused. The My little Pony friendship is magic ponyvile? That ponyvile? But as I looked around, there were only ponies in the room, no people. Holy crap, I must have died when I hit the bottom of that lake, there's no way I'm in ponyvile! I got up and sat on the bed., being careful not to hit my head on the low ceiling.

"yes (sigh) you are in ponyvile, in Equestria... now if you excuse me I am very busy" and with doctor Robert left the room

I just watched as the pony left, apparently my face showed what I was thinking.

"um, dude are you ok? I mean, beside the point you almost died a few hours ago but you look lost. You're not from around here... are you?"

I stared at the floor

"Oh, where's your home?"

"I... I don't really have a home" I sighed, biting my lower lip sill staring at the floor

"what about your peeps? Where are they? I'm sure youre parents are looking for you!"

"I have no parents, they're dead" I said "or at least to me" I muttered to myself

"oh, um sorry about that. My name is Rainbowdash, what's your's?

"I'm Dom"

"I'm sorry if I frightened you earlier, I didn't mean to yell"

"it's ok"

"hey Dom, can I ask you a question?"

"yeah sure, what is it?"

"where are you going to go now?"

I paused, a little taken back by the question.

"I- I don't know" I stared at the floor again, where would I go? I shouldn't even be here, why am I here, of all places would I land in ponyvile, it's not even real.

" if you like, I guess you could crash with me at my place for a couple days"

"I wouldn't like to intrude, besides youve only just met me, it would be awkward"

"come on, I just saved your life for the second time today, the least you could do is keep me company!"

"thank you"

"yeah no problem" rainbowdash turned and started heading out the door, pausing in the doorway to turn around and look at me

"you coming?" she asked, I hadn't budged

I sighed, thinking of all the possibilities that could happen if i didnt go with her. raising my head so that I could make eye contact with her I spoke

"yeah... I'm coming"