After telling Applejack who won and where the kids, Applebloom and sweetiebelle, were hiding i stretch out and yawn.

"...so she technically found me but I was searching." I finish, telling Applejack what happened.

"well that's Applebloom with you around isn't it?" Applejack notes with a cheeky grin.

I give her a smile and turn to the kids when I realise that they weren't beside me anymore.

"ohhh boy." I mutter, expecting an attack from them.

In less than 10 seconds later I am tackled, but not by the two children.

"Gotcha!"

The voice is like that of a tom-boy yet has a certian zeal that makes it still feminine.

"Well that's only sorta true." I say to the character keeping me down.

"Huh?"

I twist my legs around once and shift all my weight to my lower torso.

"What are you doing?" the voice calls in what sounded like confusion.

"Getting up!" I reply before spinning my upper body then following up with my legs. this manuveur enabled me to throw of the pony holding me down and do so in a creative way.

"what?" the voice exclaims.

I look at my captor and instantly recognise the rainbow mane and tail, which can only mean ...

"Rainbow Dash?" I ask in my own confusion.

"OW ... wait did you just say my name?" Rainbow asks in astonishment, returning to her hooves.

"urm yeah." I answer bluntly.

"Well I shouldn't be amazed since I am the greatest flyer in equestria." she says to me buffing out her chest while speaking the boast.

"Even though no one has mentioned you at all?" I ask her, crushing her boast completely.

"What! Well that must be because I haven't done anything more awesome than usual." she assures herself, regaining her last stance.

"Yeah i'll let you believe that." I sneak in, grinning.

"And just what do you mean by that?" She starts to scan me ... probably for my weakest point.

"Well your always doin' awesome stuff and ever since the rainboom it keeps getting better." I jerk to the left noticing Applebloom run by that way.

"Oh ... well thats okay then." rainbow finishes, smiling.

"Gimme a second Rainbow." I quickly say to her before I start jogging towards where I saw Applebloom.

"Hey where ya goin'?" Rainbow calls out to me.


I turn the corner and find Fluttershy shivering by the bush.

"Fluttershy? Why are you shaking ..." I close my eyes and release the heat I have in my torso to cool my body to help identify the air temperature.

It's not cold at all. Wait ... it's not me is it?

As I go to ask Fluttershy if she is okay when the two children run around the corner.

"There ya are Josh. Applejack told me tah tell ya she went back to the farm." Applebloom says to me while running towards me.

"Well that explains where she went after rainbow pinned me. But whats with Fluttershy here?" I ask in concern.

"Fluttershy?"

I notice rainbow landing next to me and walking up to her friend.

"Fluttershy, you okay." Rainbow asks with a small smile.

"What ... what is it?" Fluttershy manages to speak out.

"what? Josh here? he's ..." Applebloom and sweetiebelle begin when I cut them off.

"Girls I think I should give the explanation this time. okay then ... first off you should know by now that my name is Josh and im obviuosly not a pony like you guys ..."

I wait for the sign of a continue before I speak again. After Fluttershy nods I speak again.

"... on subject of me not being a pony takes me to say that I am a human and am here from a different ... I don't really know if just a planet or a completely different universe."

Upon me saying this I see a startled Rainbow and a risen Fluttershy, with the Applebloom and Sweetiebelle sitting beside her.


I continue with my explanation of myself starting from what I do going on to when I arrive here (including the Applebloom confusion which turned a few heads and caused Applebloom to blush) up until meeting Rainbow a few moments earlier.

By this time Fluttershy had lifted and payed close attention to what I had been saying and Rainbow was constantly scanning me.

"... and thats everything I have to say as of now." I finish with an exhale.

Rainbow was the first to speak.

"So you and Applejack ... are going with each other?" Rainbow asks me looking a little downed by it.

"I think so yeah?" I answer thinking back to the conversation.

Fluttershy was next to ask questons.

"You say that you came here from a distant planet?" she asks in her usual, quiet tone.

"Or universe ... that is still unclear." I answer her with a quick glance.

"Oh my." she squeeks whilst backing away a little.

"Well with my family and old friends over there im starting a new life here I guess."

Applebloom jumps over to me and hugs my left leg, which takes me by surprise.

"Well you already stay at the room at mah farm and I think your welcome to stay here, right guys?"

Rainbow Dash and Sweetiebelle nod at this however Fluttershy walks up to me slowly.

"umm ... Josh?" She asks me looking straight into my eyes.

"What is it Fluttershy?" I answer with slight confusion.

"How long have you been here in Equestria?" Fluttershy asks me in her usual concern.

"I already said that I have been here for two days already." I answer in a light tone.

Applebloom was still holding on to my leg for all of this and sweetie belle was now on my right leg, stopping mobility.

"Hey girls ... could ya, I dunno, give me my legs back?" I ask the girls with an aggravated tone while still holding a smile.

"Oh sorry." the two girls blush while releasing their grips.

"Thanks." I say to the girls before sighing.

The girls must have noticed this since all of them raised an eyebrow.

"Im just a bit bored. been about an hour and a half since we got here." I look towards the two kids.

"I know! You could check out my newest tricks." Rainbow suggests in her regular fashion.

"how about I show you something amazing instead?" I close my eyes not waiting for an answer from her.


There was a long silence while I just stood there with my eyes closed and started to feel the wind in the air start spiraling around me.

"This is gonna have you dumbfounded." I speak out with my eyes still closed.

I sense their movements and can hear them chatting and asking questions amoungst themselves.

"1 ... 2 ...3!"

I lift into the air slowly and take flight with quick speeds.

"Hows this Rainbow?" I ask her looking down at her with a cheeky grin on my face.

I see two bouncing kids, an amazed Fluttershy and a staring Rainbow Dash.

"Guess your amazed." I puff my chest out at this.

"Wha, how, when ... how did you do that?" Rainbow stutters to ask this.

"Its kinda difficult to explain." I reply, scratching the back of my head.

The kids were still jumping but fluttershy began to fly up to me.

"how long have you been able to do this?"

"only a year or so." I answer.

The kids began to try and grab my legs so I begin to settle back onto the ground.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, girls." I note to the girls.

"Why not?" Sweetiebelle ask me.

"Because if you do that and I lose my concentration I would fall down to the ground."

"Oh" both the girls mutter.


About 5 minutes later Rainbow was in the air doing some loops when I realised Fluttershy tugging at my shirt.

"I think rainbow is upset." Fluttershy tells me, realising she has my attention.

"I figured the same thing ... can you go talk to her?" I ask in worry.

"of course." she replys while taking to the skies.

During the wait i begin a game of eye spy with the two filly's.

the girls guess what I spied quickly each time, since there wasn't really a lot to spy anyway, but soon got bored and headed home.

"Ill see ya later Applebloom. And ill be heading to rarity's soon Sweetiebelle."

I return my attention to Fluttershy and Rainbow dash.

"FLUTTERSHY!" I bellow out.

Fluttershy flutters down infront of me a few seconds later and seems a bit upset.

"She wants to see you now." she says lightly, looking me in the eyes.

"ok then.

I immediatly take flight and fly towards the clouds.


"Rainbow? ... RAINBOW?" I yell out to into the skies, hoping to find the pegasus.

Several minutes spent in silence when ...

"Over here." I hear from the closest cloud.

thank da lawd!

I hover over to the cloud at a steady speed as still unsure if I can make contact with the clouds.

"Rainbow?" I ask in a caring voice.

"Does Applejack know you can fly?" Rainbow asks, still covered by the cloud.

"No she doesn't ..." I answer with a little more volume.

"urm ... could you come here?" she asks in a voice that I could barely hear.

I begin to glide over and when I reach the cloud im pulled into a kiss.

what?

I could see that rainbow had been crying over the time I was with the kids and that she was enjoying the embrace with her eyes closed lightly. I decide not to destroy it for her and decide to join her.

I close my eyes and join the embrace, helping her feel better I hoped.


After about ten minutes she breaks the kiss and hugs me tightly.

"It's ok. Just relax." I whisper into her ear.

I could hear her crying on my shoulder and this just upset me.

She must really be troubled if she's crying.

"It's ok Rainbow ... it's ok.


She must have been upset 'cos she was crying for a good half an hour.

"You ok now?" I ask her in a lighter tone than before. (if it was possible)

"Yeah *sniff* I think so." she says back to me with a faint smile.

"I was gonna question the kiss but I can tell this isn't the time for that." I say to her.


Another silence befalls us and this time ... im the one who breaks it.

"Rainbow what exactly is it that's upset you." I ask while inching up to her.

"It's just ... I mean ... I don't really know." she stutters out in her own blank confusion.

"Its ok rainbow, take your time. Ive still got hours left before I have to go anywhere." I lightly pull her into a hug to help lighten her up.

"... Thanks." She whispers to me kissing my cheek.


I keep by her side for atleast an hour when she pecks my cheek again.

"I think I know why now." she says looking into my eyes.

"well ... what is it?" I ask with a hope that i can help her.

We sit in silence for a few seconds when she whispers to me.

"I think I love you."