A/N: (Insert crap about ownership and who owns what here so I don't get sued plus other legal mumbo jumbo that you're supposed to read, but actually don't)


"Let's see, what should I read first?" You say while shutting the door behind you. You open and face your palm against the bookshelf and levitate a random book to your hand. "Hmm… 'The Pony Anatomy: Mares 3rd edition.' Sure, I'll bite." You said while flipping through the pages. You then start reading excerpts out aloud to yourself while looking at the pictures.

"The chart depicted in figure 2-12 shows a detailed chart of a pony's va-EEEWWWWW! EW! EW! OH MY GOD! WHAT THE FUCK AM I LOOKING AT!? EW!"

You throw the book back on the shelf with your power and back at its proper place.

"That's more of a pony than I'll ever need to see. *sigh* What else is there?" You said while levitating random books towards you.

"'The Mating Cycle of-' Nope. 'Your Body and You: Entering Marehood 2nd edi-' Uh-uh. 'Statistics of Eques-' too boring. History of Eqeustria: Volume 277. Meh, why not?"

As you place the books back in their place, you draw the chair towards you and take a seat. You then levitate the chair back to the desk while riding it back. "This should be interesting." You say while flipping the cover over and reading the introduction.

2 minutes and 15.983787282 seconds later…

"So bored. So… fucking… bored…"

You stand up and start pacing around the room while looking at the various artwork and maps on the wall.

"Wait…" You say while noticing a particular map. "There's a lake nearby from here… And it connects to the ocean! Looks like I'm going fishing tonight. I hope there are some fish and shellfish there, because these damn salads and desserts aren't doing it for me."

You hear a knock on your door.

You stop in front of the door and remember your little encounter with the blue walking megaphone on hooves. Being the cautious person you are, you open the door slowly while taking refuge behind it.

"Come in!" You say while hiding behind the door. Captain Shining Armor walks into your room looking around for you while holding a brown knapsack in his mouth.

"Gray! Are you in here?" He asks.

You slam the door behind him with a look of irritation on your face.

"YOU!" You gritted through your teeth while pointing at him.

"Oh, there you are! Here is all of your stuff we confiscated from you. Everything should be there and intact. Also- Wait… is there something wrong?" Shining Armor said while noticing your facial expression.

"Yes! You almost got my ass in trouble with the Princess!"

"Your… What..? Gray, what are you talking about?" The Captain asks with confusion written on his face.

"Oh, I don't know… Does 'HAHAHA Fat Flank!' ring a bell!?" You say while trying to do your best impression of him.

His eyes widened and his jaw fell dropping the knapsack in his mouth. "Y-you heard that!? What happened?"

You explain your encounter with Celestia at the dinner table.

"Wow, really? You were lucky then." Shining Armor said.

"You out of your freaking gourd or something!? What do you mean 'lucky!?' That was one of the most awkward moments of my life! So much for first impressions, eh!? And to royalty no less!" You say while freaking out.

"Wait, Gray! Why are you pinning this on me? It was your 'curious' eyes that decided to gaze upon her… backside, was it not!?" He argued.

"Yeah, and they probably wouldn't have ended up there if someone kept stuff like that to themselves!" You retorted.

"…Did you know what happened to one of the guards that was almost in the same position as you?" He asked while raising his eyebrow.

"No… What?"

"I don't know either, and I still haven't seen him to this day. So let me say this… Consider yourself lucky."

You pause for a moment.

"Hmph, I see. I guess I always have the 'human' card to play. I guess I'm just too valuable to throw away, heh."

Apparently, the Princess's ginormous flank is serious business.

"That could be one of the reasons considering what happened between you two at the dinner table…"

"Reasons? What others would there be?" You ask with curiosity.

"Oh! Um… Never mind! Here! I brought you your stuff!" The captain replied while picking up the brown knapsack from the ground and handing it to you.

"Thanks much." You said while sifting through your bag. Everything seems to be there thankfully.

As you toss your worldly possessions on the bed, silence fills the air. You turn around to face the Captain.

"Hey, listen… Dude… Didn't mean to snap at you like that. I'm sorry." You said.

"Don't worry about it. Same here. Didn't mean to get you in trouble." He replied.

You nod your head at him. Silence fills the air once again.

"So then, Gray…" Shining Armor continued. "How big WAS her flank?"

"I'm surprised she could get through doors with that thing! HAHAHAHAHA!" You said while the both of you exchanged boisterous laughter.

"HAHAHA! Well then, I must be off. Duty Calls, Gray." He said as he saluted you and turned around.

"Yeah, I gotcha. Later Cap'n, and thanks again!" You wave back at him while tending to your things. You hear the door behind you close.

Now accepting applications for bros. Potential for the Captain being a bro: High. Must remember to keep him in mind.

You pick up your phone and attach the charger to the phone. You look around the room and find an outlet to charge your phone. Your phone beeps showing a thunder bolt icon indicating that it's charging. Thankfully, electricity existed within this strange world. If you couldn't use your phone here, you could at least use it as a music player, camera, and a place to keep notes and reminders.

…And to stare at your own bathroom angled pouting photos you took. You narcissistic bastard.

You put your wallet in your pocket because you feel naked without it. But then again, what use would it have here? Your expired driver's license, cash, and credit cards seem to have no use in this world.

…But there's always that picture of her to remember and to keep close to you.

You unsheathe your machete and see that there is a small coating of blood on it. The scabbard itself was still full of blood. You head into the bathroom and rinse out the scabbard over the sink and let it dry out by hanging it.

You can't risk being caught eating anything that lives or breathes. Someone will see your omnivorous nature and it will probably freak them out. Hopefully, the sea life here in this world weren't capable of deciding what to eat or know how to dress themselves.

You dim the lights in your room and arranged the pillows on your bed to resemble a human figure sleeping. You drape blankets and sheets covering it. Even being the grown-ass man you are, you were still acting like a high school kid trying to sneak out on Friday night to go to a frat party.

You make your way over the balcony and look down with your machete in hand.

"Meh, not too bad. It's not THAT far down."

You don't have your scabbard to hold your trusty machete so you hold it in your teeth because that's just what badasses do.

With the dull edge facing you, of course. Idiot. Let's not make that same mistake again…

You jump to the wall on the side and start gripping the walls with your feet planted firmly. You start scaling the wall by grabbing any crevices, and anything you can grip on. As you make your way down, you try to avoid any windows and hide behind any of the architecture to be avoided being seen by the royal guards. A few minutes has passed and you finally touch the dirt ground.

"Ezio! Altair! Come at me bro! You ain't got shit on me!" You utter under your breath. "Thanks Kessler. I guess you did teach me a few valuable things after all. Still not out of the woods yet though…"

You creep and weave through walls and some architecture to avoid being seen. You then climb up a building and look around for any other guards. As you make your way to the roof, you start leaping from rooftop to rooftop. Luckily for you, it was night time so you were pretty hard to spot. As you reach the edge of the town, you spit out your machete into your hand and start dashing towards the lake outside of town.

"Hopefully it's not too far from here. Looks like I'm really going to have to work for my dinner tonight. It had better be worth it." You say while dashing forward. "If I remember correctly, the lake is North-West from here and I should keep trailing the edge of-"

"HELP! THOMEPONY, HEEEEELLLLP!"

You stop in your tracks and turn to face the direction of the screams for help. It was coming from the direction of the Everfree Forest. It sounded like a child was in danger. You then heard a loud monstrous roar that of which sounded like a lion.

Brain: Ugh… You want to help her, don't you? Are we not supposed to seen by others yet? Plus, we don't know how long the day and night cycles last here in this world. We might be spotted if the sun comes out. Why not let nature take its course?

You: She sounds like a kid. What if she's in trouble? We just can't leave her like that.

Brain: Yeah, yeah. Just hurry up and be careful out there.

You start running in the forest and start heading towards the source of cries for help. As you continue cutting through vegetation and making your way through the forest, the source becomes louder.

In the distance, you see a gigantic lion-like hybrid with red wings on its back, a long red tail that resembled a scorpion's, a red mane, and it was at least three times your size. You stop in your tracks once again analyzing another perversion of nature that dwells withiin this forest.

Man, this forest must have really had a thing for interspecies erotica. All of the beings here seem to have the traits of at least two different animals.

Standing up against a gigantic stone slab was a small little filly. This lion hybrid creature was about to be well-fed if you didn't do something. You pick up a rock and toss it at the manticore aiming for the back of its head. You then let out a sharp whistle trying to get its attention. The lion then turns its full attention to you while crouching with a look of fire in its eyes.

Looks like you've been marked as its new prey.

"How you doin'?" You say while crossing your arms.

The manticore then proceeds to pounce you, but you perform a dash roll to your right. The hybrid was now circling you while not taking its eyes off you.

"What's your name?" You say while following its movement patterns. "Is your name Enrique? You look like an Enrique. You have nice nipples."

The manticore then lets out a loud bellowing roar and lunges towards you, but you once again dash to the side.

"Dammit Enrique! I was only complimenting you on your nipples! Guess you're not really much of a talker, huh?" That line never really did work at nightclubs in your world on the opposite sex. At least this time, you didn't get a faceful of mace and strawberry virgin daiquiri.

The lion hybrid throws a flurry of swipes at you from its disproportionately large paws and starts swinging its tail. You do your best avoiding each paw and tail swipe.

As you weave through the paw swipes, you move in close to your opponent and leap into the air attempting to land a punch in its face. Unfortunately, its tail caught you from a blind side causing you to be sent to the ground tumbling in the dirt and in the direction of the scared little filly. As you tumble, you stop yourself by planting your feet on the ground and stopping before her. You turn around once again taking a stance with her hiding behind you and facing your opponent once again.

Brain: Don't get careless now. He may not be a conduit, but don't underestimate it. You may have to treat it 'accordingly.'

You: Right. It does hit pretty hard. It's a good thing the stinger missed me. Can't risk anything with the little one behind me. Looks like I'll have to take the necessary measures.

"You alright?" You ask the little filly while not taking your eyes off the manticore.

"I'm okay, Mithter!" She spoke with a lisp and sounding like she had a cold.

She was a small light khaki colored filly with a red and very poofy mane, a poofy tail, and wore a pair of thick purple framed glasses. She also had two candy canes on her flank as her tattoo… No wait… What was it called again? Oh yeah, "cutie mark."

"Pleathe thave me! Thith Manticore came out of nowhere and-*GASP*"

The young filly cut herself off when she had seen this freak of nature standing on two legs protecting her.

"Right. Don't try to move or run away; stay behind me. If you try running off, it might come after you. Got it?" You say while turning your head to her. You see that she has a look of shock on her face with her mouth hanging open, but she manages to nod at you.

The manticore then lunges at you opening its mouth. As the manticore moves in to bite you, you block its jaws and teeth with your machete in its mouth with one hand on the handle and one on the end of the blade. You attempt to push the manticore back by stepping forward, but it pushes you two steps back. You push the manticore another step back, but this time it pushes your back up against the large rock and the filly right underneath you. She starts screaming and cowering in fear once again. With the manticore inches from your face and chewing on your blade, you look directly into its eyes and feel its breath exhaling on you while snarling.

"Guess it's now or never." You said.

You trail your hand on your blade and place it in the center with your palm open.

You push the manticore with a violent force several feet back. With it being pushed back and momentarily stunned, you rush in and place both of your palms on its chest and push it back with even more power slamming it onto a tree. The manticore falls and regains his stance, but it was having trouble standing up and it was clearly dazed. As you slowly walk towards your opponent, it starts backing up and limping while growling at you. You bring your open palm up and create a small hole next to the manticore in an attempt to scare or intimidate it. Your opponent finally concedes and starts running away. You run back to the filly who was still cowering in fear. You plant your machete on the ground as you squat down to her level.

"Hey, it's okay! That thing is gone now! You're safe."

She slowly rose her head with tears in her eyes.

"T-thankth, Mithter!" She replied while sniveling.

"What are you doing all the way out here?" You ask. "This forest isn't very safe for a little one like you, Miss…"

"Twitht! What's your name, Mithter?" She replies.

"A pleasure, Twitht! Name's Gray!"

"Actually, my name ith Twis-TUH." She said while trying to emphasize the "T" in her name with some apparent effort.

"My mistake, heh." You reply while bringing your hands up. "So anyways, what are you doing all the way out here?"

"It'th okay, Gray! I wath juth trying to collect a plant that only growth within the Everfree Foretht for rethearch. I did manage to harveth plenty of it, but then the manticore came by. I tried to be quick, but I gueth I wathn't quick enough."

You were practically covered in spit now.

"Well that wasn't very smart now, now was it? Do your parents know that you're out here in such a dangerous place?" You said while crossing your arms and speaking in a stern tone with her.

"No, they don't. Besidth, I'm a big pony and I can watch out for mythelf! I jutht got my cutie mark rethently, thee?" She said as she tilted her flank to show you her cutie mark.

You cock your eyebrow at her. Sassy little filly…

"Yes, I see it and you certainly are a big gir- Umm… Pony! But just to be on the safe side, let me escort you back. Where do you live?" You said as you stood up.

"I actually live in Ponyville, but my father and mother are attending a conferenthe here in Canterlot. I'm thtaying in a hotel with them for the time being."

"Okay, then! Canterlot's not too far from here, so let's go. Can you walk?"

"Yeth, let'th go before thomething elthe decideth to eat uth both." She said while looking around.

You nod as you pick up your blade. You lead the way as she follows you.

"Tho, Gray, forgive me for athking, but what are you egthactly?" She asks while closely examining you.

"I guess you can say I'm a human." You reply while shrugging.

"A human!? That'th impothible! Humanth don't egthitht! They're thuppothed to be made up!" She replies while gasping.

"Well, then you must have quite the imagination if you're holding a conversation with one. Never saw one before?" You said as you smirked.

"Nope. I only read about them in thtorieth and fiction. Althogh, there'th not a lot of pictureth about them."

"Oh yeah, right. Mythological race n' all that jazz."

"How did you thcare the manticore off? I wath too thcared to watch what wath going on!"

"Umm… I just threw a few rocks at it and managed to fight it back with my blade."

Please believe that.

"Oh! I thee…"

Whew!

As the both of you make your way out of the forest, the two of you walk alongside the dirt road leading back to Canterlot. The two of you finally reach the outskirts of Canterlot, but still remained unseen by the guards.

"This'll be as far as I can take you. You'll have to walk the rest of the way back, but you should be safe with the guards around. Can you promise me one thing?" You said while kneeling down before her.

"Sure! After what you've done for me, anything!"

"Can you promise me that this little incident between us never happened? You don't know me and you have never met me before, got it?"

"Why not? My parenth would love to meet my… Knight and shining armor." She said with a tint of red on her face.

"Well, I don't think they're going to see me as a hero. I'm still being introduced to your world and being under close watch. In fact, I'm not even supposed to be out here! Princess Celestia will have my as…- behind, for breaking one of her ruleth.. Er…. Rules."

Goddamn that lisp was infectious.

"Oh, alright. If you inthitht." She sighed.

"Atta' girl! Now run along before your parents start flipping out." You say while rustling her mane.

"Okay! Bye Mithter Gray! Thee you around!" She said while running off into town and you waving at her.

Brain: Are we done here? I require fatty acids, cholesterol, and omega-3's dammit!

You: Yeah, yeah. The lake isn't really that far from here. Just chill, aight?

You waste no time and resume your path to the lake connecting to the ocean. You decide to move fast to make up for the lost time rescuing Twist from the manticore. Plus your stomach wasn't willing to negotiate for only carbs or a vegetarian diet.

You finally make it to your destination and stop before the lake. The bright moonlight illuminates the clear water of the lake and you can see several species of fish swimming at the bottom of the lake.

"Jackpot. Now to set up a rotisserie grill, a fire, and I should be golden!"

You walk towards a tree and start chopping off branches and sticks that seemed right for your needs. You still had the two rocks in your pocket from earlier when you were holed up in that cave. After setting up your little campfire and rotisserie grill, you then ignite the fire wood while feeding the flames to keep it alive. You then look around for any signs of life around you to make you are completely hidden away from the pony society.

"Coast looks clear. Now to go fishing."

You remove your grey tanktop, black cut-off shorts, black and white Chucks, and your wound dressings. You take one final look around to make sure nothing was watching and you finally remove your boxers.

With your machete in your mouth once again like a dog holding a bone in its mouth, you dive into the lake. You swim to the bottom and see several schools of large fish swimming around. You charge towards what appears to be a school of salmon and stab the group of fish. Luckily for you, your machete managed to stab a salmon worthy for consumption. You turn to your left and your eyes lit up like an X-mas tree. There was a big-ass lobster and it just had death written all over it. You stab that too and now these two things are now stuck on your blade trying to break free. You were now satisfied with your collection and now swim up onto the surface of the lake. You look up into the sky and see how much night you have left to burn before daytime reared its head at you.

But you stop in your tracks to stare at the moon.

The moon here was different from the one back home. It seemed bigger, brighter, and even more beautiful. The pollution from your old home managed to make it an ugly shade of yellow, but never have you seen it so bright and vibrant. It just looked so clean and flawless. You swear it was almost close enough to reach out with your hands because you can almost see the finer details of it and it was shining almost as brightly as the sun. The stars in the sky were no different as well. They too were also clear and they were plentiful.

"Amazing. Never seen anything like it." You say while not taking your eyes off the night sky.

"Why, thank you! I take care of it myself and I'm so glad you like it, Gray! Is this your first time seeing it? Do they not have a moon where you're from?"

"Actually, we do. It's just not as nice and…-"

OH FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU-

You slowly turn around and see Luna sitting next to your campfire and grill.

"P-princess Luna! This is certainly an unexpected surprise! What are you doing all the way out here?!" You say while trying to mask the shock in your voice.

"These are… how you say… one of my favorite 'hang out spots.' What are YOU doing all the way out here in the wilderness?" She asks.

You: Brain? A little help? I could use a little white lie right about now.

Brain: Yeah, no problem. Just tell her that- ******BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH******

You: Useless.

"Umm… I kinda wanted to get cleaned up a bit so I thought I'd go for a swim." You say while hiding your skewered sea life behind your back.

"Well, I believe you have a bath tub and shower within your quarters. Why not simply use that instead of travelling all the way out here?" She asked.

"…"

Cornered.

"Wait, what are you doing without an escort? Is thou not supposed to be walking without somepony accompanying thee?" She continued.

Aaaannnd you're busted.

"Heh, looks like you caught me. How much trouble am I in for sneaking out?"

"We'll see, Gray. Perhaps we can see if this works for our benefit…"

"Are you blackmailing me?" You ask while cocking your eyebrow at her.

"Perhaps…" She said while giggling slightly. You can tell she was enjoying this and messing with you.

"How very unbecoming of a princess. That's not the kind of behavior I'd expect from someone like you."

Your stomach then starts growling. It can be heard even though it was submerged underwater.

Dammit! You were getting hungry. Big time. You really hope she would leave so you can start working on your dinner.

"So then, Gray, what REALLY brings you all the way out here?" Luna asks.

"Oh! I was just out for a little strol- OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! SON OF A-! OW! DAMMIT, LOBSTER! OW! "

The lobster skewered on your machete was apparently still alive and wasn't going down without a fight. It clenches a good chunk of your ass and pinches it tightly. You quickly remove the salmon from your machete and toss it on land. You remove the machete from the lobster and use it to pry its claws open. As it releases its grip from you, you grab it by the tail and throw against a tree. It now lays motionless on the ground. You also toss your machete onto a tree and it becomes lodged within the trunk.

"Gray! Are you okay!? Are you hurt!?" She asks while becoming concerned of your safety.

"I'll live." You said while rubbing your once beautiful pair of buttcheeks.

Your career as a thong male model will have to be put on hold for now.

You start swimming to shore.

Brain: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Hold it right there!

You: What?

Brain: You're naked, remember!?

You: Oops…

"Umm… Luna?" You said while treading on the water.

"Yes, Gray?"

"Can you turn around for a second?"

"Why?" She asks with curiosity.

"Just trust me on this. It's a human thing."

"Okay, if you insist…" She replies while sounding disappointed.

Not that you were ashamed of your nude form… You weren't Frank Yang, but you weren't bad looking. You had nothing to hide. Although if it did appear to be small and shriveled up, the water was probably cold and well…

…Yes. The water was very VERY cold. Let's go with that.

Anyways…

With Luna's eyes turned away from you, you quickly dash towards your clothing and quickly slip into your boxers. You then try to shake off as much water as you can off of your body like a soaked dog and try to warm up and dry off by the fire. As you are drying off, you turn around to make sure that Luna's eyes were supposed to be where they were.

They weren't. She was staring at your somewhat nude form with her eyes fixed on you and her wings were sprouting out for some reason.

"Hey you, ya peeping Princess! What did I say!?" You said while shocked.

"Oh! Um… Sorry!" She said while turning her eyes elsewhere.

As you finish up drying off and dressing up, you walk over to where you threw your dinner and bring it back to the campfire and plant your blade next to the fire.

"Okay, you're good." You say.

She turns around and approaches you.

"Why is thou self-conscious of thy form? Did thou not mention of overcoming insecurities and living life to the fullest?"

"True, I did mention that. Although, it's kinda hard to explain. Humans born and raised in my world are usually clothed for several reasons. One of them being is that we are born without fur, so we need something to protect us from the elements." You say while showing your hairless arm in front of her. "Also, for our bodies to be exposed like this in certain societies can really get you in trouble with the law. It would be considered indecent exposure to some."

"I am still confused Gray." She replied while scratching her head.

"It's also because that being without clothing reminds us about human sexuality." You said with that as-a-matter-of-fact tone in your voice.

Brain: RED ALERT! RED ALERT!

You: What now?

Brain: Awkward moment in 3… 2… 1….

"Oh! S-… Sexuality…? How so?" Luna gasps while becoming more and more curious of your words.

"UMMM….. We're just taught that it's wrong as kids! I know it sounds confusing, but it's just something you have to live my world to fully understand." You replied while acting flustered.

Brain: Nice save.

You: No thanks to you.

Brain: You're welcome.

You turn to see that she was still confused, if not even more so than previous.

"I kinda don't get it myself, but we just roll with it. And I suggest you do the same if you don't want to be anymore confused than you already are."

"R-roll with it?"

Brain: That's not helping, dude.

You: Apparently not.

"So, Princess Luna…" You said while trying to keep the conversation going and changing the subject. "Tell me about the moon. What did you mean when you said that 'you take care of it?'"

"Ahh! You see, Gray, as the Goddess of the Night I have the sole responsibility of raising the moon while my older sister Celestia is responsible for raising the sun." She said with her own as-a-matter-of-fact tone in her voice.

Now you were the one confused.

"Wait… What do you mean you 'raise the moon?'" You asked while scratching your head.

"I raise the moon and keep it in the sky for 12 hours while my sister raises the sun and keeps that up in the sky for 12 hours."

"YOU… raise it? So, what… You control it? You control the moon and move it? THAT moon right there?" You asked while pointing to it.

"That is correct, Gray." She replies calmly.

"I… What!?"

"It doesn't get any simpler that, Gray. How much further can I elaborate upon this?" Luna asks while getting puzzled at your reaction.

You: If we are interpreting this correctly, is she saying that she has the power to control the moon and move it!?

Brain: Seems that way, so let's not piss her off. If she decides to hurl that thing at you, you're going to need one Hell of a catcher's mitt. The powers of these beings are monstrous.

You: I'll keep that in mind.

"I should probably explain how it works in my world. Just hang on a second, okay? Let me just get set up." You gather rocks and pebbles and lay them before you. You also start drawing circles on the dirt ground with a stick while strategically placing the stones on the ground to explain how the sun in your world has a gravitational pull on several other planets and the ways of your galaxy.

Including Pluto, dammit! Because you grew up believing it was a planet and it always will be a planet forever in your heart…

Luna's eyes widen with fascination and awe as you tell her that the sun and moon pretty much "raises itself" up every day. She also has that "WHAT SORCERY IS THIS!?" look on her face.

"OHH! I see!" Luna says while still trying to grasp the concept of the sun's gravitational pull in your world. "So, there is nopony that has the sole responsibility of bringing day and night upon you mortals?"

"Nope. It kinda does it on its own." You said while walking over to your grill. "Excuse me for a second…"

She is still staring and studying your little chart of your galaxy while you prepare your midnight snack. You start gutting the fish and chop off the head of your salmon. You toss the guts and head aside and the sounds you are making has caught Luna's attention. She turns to face your direction and sees the small pile of fish gore by your side. She gasps and watches in horror as you gut the fish and lobster while setting it over the fire. Her eyes widened as she covers her mouth with her hoof.

"Let's see, that should be done in about a few minutes!" You said while wringing the fish blood and guts off of your hand. "If only I had some butter, lemon wedges, and some tartar sauce, I'd be golden! Oh well, beggars can't be choosers..." You said as you made your way to the edge of the lake to clean yourself off.

You then turn to face Luna.

"So then, Princess Luna… Tell me more about your sun and moon. Tell me how- Umm, Princess? Are you okay?"

You see that her face was slightly pale and a look of horror had taken over her face. You then realized that she probably just watched your little display of slaughter towards another living being.

Shit.

"I think I might have some explaining to do… Can you just hear me out for a second?" You said while putting your hands up in defense.

She nods while still maintaining the horrified expression on her face.

"Heh heh… Um… You see Luna… We humans are omnivorous by nature meaning that we'll eat pretty much anything that's classified as plants, animals, algae, and fungi."

She pauses for a second, but manages to regain her composure.

"So… You also consume meat as well?" She asks.

You nod hesitantly.

"Oh! I see… Do not be worried, Gray. There are others within this world that also consume… flesh."

"There are? Really!?" You asked with your eyes lighting up.

"Yes. Gryphons are many amongst flesh consumers, but it is not common within Canterlot, Ponyville or aomngst the equine population."

Brain: Sounds like our kind of people…. Creatures…. Beings…? Whatever.

"Oh! Thank goodness!" You said with a smile on your face and feeling relieved. "I thought I was the only being that consumed meat!"

"However…" Luna continued. "We still have laws that apply to which beings are for consumption and those that are not. Understand?" She said while trying to make her point clear.

"I understand, Princess Luna." You said as you nod. "Is my bounty considered 'legal' under your laws?" You ask while stepping aside and showing her your catch on your handmade rotisserie grill.

"It is. Do not worry." She said with some effort and trying to maintain her composure. "It is one thing to see the food presented to our gryphon ambassadors, but it see it prepared…"

You then see her shivering and shuddering.

"I'm sorry you had to see that, Princess." You replied while apologizing to her. "But hey, there is some good that came of it, is there not?"

"And what might that be, Gray?" She asks wondering what good could have possible come after witnessing your little horror show.

You take a seat on the ground next to her and cross your legs indian style.

"We're hangin' out with each other! I guess if it wasn't for my little misdemeanor, we wouldn't end up spending time with each other, ya?" You continue while giving her a playful punch on her side.

"W-we are!? Oh, this is most terrible!" She exclaims.

Well…. That didn't take long for her to hate you.

Brain: *foreveralone*

"Wait… I thought you wanted to hang out with me!" You said while subtly sniffing your underarms to make sure your hygiene habits weren't the reason why she's having second thoughts about you.

Nope. You seem clean thankfully. Although a fresh coating of body spray probably wouldn't hurt.

"You don't understand, Gray!" She said frantically. "There's nothing more within the land of Equestria I'd like more than to do this 'hanging out' with thee, but… It's just that…"

"…Yes?" You said as you stood up and stood in front of her. She turns away from your gaze. "Come on, you can tell me!"

You then start making the hand gesture telling her to continue talking.

"It's just that… I don't know how. If only I had more time to prepare thyself, I'd be ready!" She continued.

Prepare for what, an invasion?

"I still don't understand." You ask while becoming confused.

"I don't know how to… Do this 'hanging out' with thou! Ohhh, I really do apologize, Gray!" She replied frantically.

Is… Is she serious?

"Dude… You just don't 'try' to hang out. You just do it. You don't need to take a prep class or anything like that. You just try to have fun. That's it!"

"Ahh, yes… 'Fun!' I remember engaging in activities of this 'fun' with other ponies. So… we are hanging out now? I never would've guessed it was that simple!" She said while sounding uplifted.

That poor poor thing… She must live one sheltered life. What the Hell kind of a hermit crab was she? Sure, you yourself were borderline anti-social, but wow… You may have met your match. If not, superior.

You then recalled a moment earlier at the dinner table and what she said specifically.

-Flashback-

"Apology accepted. And perhaps it is me who should learn to… How you say; 'lighten up'? It has been a while since I've been… you know… around others. I am still trying to become reacquainted with this new world."

"I understand, Lulu." Celestia replies.

-End flashback-

Well… That kinda makes sense. What DID happen to her before you arrived and between those two…?

Brain: That's not our place to talk about something like that.

You: Yeah. Prolly not.

"But… Despite my little horror show, are you enjoying the time we are spending together?" You ask.

"Oh! Most undoubtedly, Gray! " She replied with a smile. "So then, tell me more about your galaxy and stars in your world. I am curious to know as much of your world as I can."

"I'd be more than happy to." You said with a warm smile.

You redirect her attention to your ground chart and then try to recall as much as you can from your astronomy class that you took in school. You really hoped you could drag it out as long as you can because you really didn't learn a goddamn thing in that class nor do you remember a lot of it. You pretty much spent your time napping in that class.

Just remember to speak in circles and try to use big words.

You were also eating your "real" dinner as you two continued talking about your galaxy. Luckily, she didn't seem to mind you munching and talking with a full mouth.

After a bit of time has passed, you let out a yawn. Looks like you were getting tired. Shit, the climb back up to your room was going to be one Hell of a grind for you tonight. Luna notices your drowsiness.

"You seem weary, Gray." Luna said. "Perhaps you should retire within your quarters?"

"Yeah. I think it's starting to get a little late for me." You replied while extinguishing your campfire and taking your machete with you. "I think I'm going to call it a night for now. I'll see you later, aight?"

As you start walking back to the town of Canterlot, Luna stops in front of you blocking your path.

"Gray…" She said as she kneeled down slightly. "Allow me to escort you back to your room. Come and ride with me."

"Whoa, really!? Awesome! That'll really make things easier for me!" You replied.

You mount yourself on her back and she starts hovering above the ground.

"OH! MY!" Luna yelped as you wrapped your arms around her neck while hoping not to fall off. "Um… H-hang on to me, Gray."

"Okay, but mind you that I've never ridden a magical flying creatu-HOLY SHYTE THIS IS SO FREAKIN' AWESOME! GIDDYUP MUTANT HORSE! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" You yelled as she took flight and started soaring into the sky.

In only a few minutes, you arrive at the balcony of your room. You sigh as you leap off the Night Goddess's back and land on the balcony slightly disappointed that the ride is over.

"Thank you, Princess Luna! Oh, man! That was one Hell of a ride! WHEW! You're amazing!" You said while still getting over the rush.

"Perhaps you enjoyed that more than you should have." Luna replies while letting out a slight giggle and letting her hooves touch the floor.

"You have to understand, Princess Luna; humans are flightless creatures. To feel something like that was rather exhilarating!" You replied. "We gotta do it again sometime, ya?"

She nods while giving you a warm smile.

"Awesome! Well, I'll see you tomorrow. Aight? Good night, Princes Luna." You said as you started making your way to the bathroom. You open the cabinets and also see that it was filled with several hygiene products for your use and thankfully you could keep yourself well groomed and clean. And considering that you were around royalty, it might help to look and smell your best. You find a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and start brushing your pearly whites. Looks like you have everything you need here. Even if you didn't have something you needed, there was a group of servants awaiting your next command. Could this get any be-

"Umm… G-gray?" Luna asks.

What's she still doing in your room? Is she expecting something else from you? And why does she sound so nervous?

Brain: Maybe she wants a goodnight kiss.

You: …Where are the q-tips in this bathroom?

"Yes, Princess Luna?" You reply while walking out of your bathroom with a toothbrush in your mouth.

"We are… Friends now. R-right?" She said while avoiding eye contact with you and shuffling her hooves.

Is that really what she wanted?

"Umm… Yeah, I guess we are." You reply while shrugging.

"W-we are!? Is thou certain!?" Luna exclaims.

"Yeah! Why wouldn't we be? You're fun to be around and I enjoy hanging out with you. We really got to do it again sometime, okay? And just to be sure we are friends…" You said while approaching her.

You extend your hand out to her while giving her a warm smile.

"Why don't we shake on it, Princess Lu- OHGODWHATTHEFU-"

A purple glowing aura surrounds you and you're levitated while suspended in mid-air. You turn to Luna and see that her horn is glowing, but you also see that her eyes were lit up with both magic and delight. You are brought close to her and she wraps her forehooves around you in a tight embrace.

"OH! THIS IS MOST EXCELLENT! I HAVE A NEW FRIEND! TONIGHT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL NIGHT OF NIGHTS!" She said with the Royal Canterlot voice right next your ear.

Goodbye, hearing. You knew thee well.

You are still suspended in the air within her magical grip and she hugs you over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. Your body is flopping around like a ragdoll and you swear you are starting to feel nauseated from being tossed around and hugged so much.

"Okay, I get it! We're friends now! Can you please put me down before I lose my dinner?" You said while resisting the urge to regurgitate.

"WHY, YES! AS THOU WISHES!"

The purple aura around you dissipates as you are barely stand on your feet. You shake your head and try to regain your balance, composure, and hearing once again.

You: Note to Self; wear earphones when around her.

Brain: Duly noted.

"Th-thanks, Luna." You said as you gave her a pat on her shoulder. "I am kinda tired so I'm turning in for the night, aight?"

"I understand, Gray. May your slumber be pleasant and deep." Luna said as she bowed her head slightly.

"You as well, Princess Luna." You said while returning her bow with your own. You then resumed brushing your teeth and started heading back into the bathroom.

She walks over to your balcony and hovers off the ground. But unbeknownst to you, she turns around while giving you a smile. She giggles as she turns around and takes off into the night.


A/N: Chapter's a little long. Yeah, I know. I'll continue this whenever I find the time.