It was a long walk to the castle where Celestia awaited the human. Jean remained calm but cautious and also remained quiet. Meanwhile, Twilight was wondering how she was to catch the other human who was on the loose.
"What's your name?" Fluttershy asked. Had any other pony asked, Jean wouldn't have answered but for Fluttershy he decided to open up.
"My friends call me Jean" He said
"My name is Fluttershy, and I'm very happy to meet you" She said kindly
"Heh, I wish more humans were half as friendly as you are" Jean joked
"Are many humans unfriendly?" Twilight asked
"You'd be surprised" The human said
Twilight began to think about the social interactions of humans. As they walked, Jean noticed in the corner of his eye, a multi-colored flash in the clouds. He stopped walking and focused on where he thought he saw the flash. Twilight turned around;
"Jean? Are you coming?"
"Yeah… Thought I saw something" He said looking at the sky
As soon as he looked away the multi-hued flash appeared again, it darted to another cloud. Jean stopped;
"There it is again!" He said pointing to the sky
"What did it look like?" Twilight asked
"It was like a rainbow of colors, moving from cloud to cloud" Jean described
Twilight instantly knew what it was "Rainbow Dash! I know you're up there! Come down!"
Dash descended and landed beside Twilight.
"Sup?" She asked
"Were you following us? Didn't I ask you to leave?" Twilight asked
"Just making sure the human behaves himself." Rainbow said innocently
"The only one of us who's misbehaving, is you." Jean said pointing to Dash
"I am not!" Dash said defensively
"No, he's right. The deal was: He'd come with us if you left, you're still here…" Twilight explained
"Yeah well…." Dash said, failing to come up with an excuse
"Can you get her to leave?" Jean said to Twilight, loud enough for Dash to hear
"Just a minute" Twilight sighed
"What's your deal anyway" Rainbow Dash snorted
"My 'deal' is you." Jean said and crossed his arms
"Come on guys, let's not start this again…" Twilight intervened, but neither Jean nor Rainbow Dash paid any attention
"You look like somepony took a big hairy ape and shaved it!" Dash poked with a wry smile
"Oh yeah? You look like the freakish cross between a mule and a chicken" Jean said devilishly
"What did you just call me?!" Rainbow exploded
"Ya deaf AND stupid?" Jean had a toothy smile on his face
"You better take that back!" Rainbow snarled
"Can we please calm down?" Twilight said as tempers flared
"Why should I take it back? You started it" Jean said smugly
"Take it back or I'll… I'll..." Dash said trying to think of a clever threat
"You'll what? Last time we clashed, I tied you up, remember?" Jean could tell he was beginning to win
Dash was about to tackle Jean when Twilight got in-between them
"ENOUGH!" Twilight declared, she pointed to Jean;
"You! Keep your mouth shut!"
Rainbow was about to laugh when Twilight pointed to her;
"and you! Leave the human alone!"
"But-" Dash protested
"No buts!" Twilight had a look of exasperation
There was a long moment of silence, then Dash said "I'll uh… catch you guy's later" and with that she flew back into the clouds
"I better not catch you following us!" Twilight called after her
"Damn…" Jean said, referring to Twilight's meltdown
"She can get a bit touchy" Fluttershy whispered
"You don't say" Jean sarcastically replied
Their journey had taken roughly four hours to complete when they began to approach their destination. Jean's feet were sore and he felt exhausted. They neared the castle where Celestia awaited, he hadn't gotten a good look at the castle when he first arrived and was just now beginning to realize how big the castle actually was. Two enormous doors opened as they approached, Shining Armor came strutting out with two guards behind him.
"Twily! You were able to catch one of the humans! Great job little sis" He said with a smile
"No problem big brother" She winked
"Whoa, whoa, whoa… This is your big brother?" Jean said in disbelief
"Yeah" Twilight said
Jean began to laugh "That's rich! The big bad solider-boy over here couldn't catch me" he pointed to Shining Armor "but his little sister can? Ha!"
Shining Armor had an expression of sheer un-amusement on his face. The guards behind him began to laugh when he turned around and glared at them, they immediately shut up.
"The princess is expecting you, don't make her wait" Shining Armor said to Jean
"Gotcha" Jean said and walked in, Twilight and Fluttershy stayed behind
"It was a pleasure meeting you, but we must be going" Fluttershy said
"Ok, see you around" Jean called back
The two huge doors closed behind him, Shining Armor nodded his head, implying Jean should follow him. The colt escorted the human to Celestia's chambers. The door was plated in gold with jewels encrusted throughout the work. The two guards opened the gold doors;
"Go ahead in" Shining Armor said
Jean stepped into the great chamber, Celestia was sitting on her throne waiting.
"Thank you Shining Armor, that will be all" She said
"As you wish" He said
Shining Armor closed the door on his way out. Celestia got off her throne and approached Jean.
"You gave them quite the chase" She said
"Yeah well… if they were gonna take me alive I wanted it to be worth their while" Jean said looking at the door
"I hope you're not planning on running away again, I have four guards waiting outside…." She said suspiciously
"Chill, I'm too damn tired to run" Jean huffed
"Well then lets get down to business, I bet you are wondering how you got here" She said
"Yep"
"I was observing your world with an inter-dimensional surveillance spell. The so called 'orb of light' you saw back in your world was my point of view. You and your friend stumbled across the point and when he touched it, he linked himself with my world. As soon as you touched his shoulder, you formed a circuit which transported you here." She explained
"Hmm, a spell? Like magic?" Jean asked
"Exactly" Celestia said
"…ok, after everything I've seen today, magic doesn't seem too far-fetched" Jean said to himself "Where am I anyway?"
"This world is called Equestria"
"Equestria?" Jean repeated
"Yes, you're home world, Earth, is currently in another dimension" Celestia said flatly
Jean was quiet for a minute, then said; "How do I get back?"
"I'm…not sure. It's strange a surveillance spell world transport you to here in the first place."Celestia admitted "However, I'm very certain I can find a way to get you home."
"Why should I believe you? Why should I believe anything you say for that matter?" Jean said
"You'll just have to trust me"
"Trust you? Do you know what I've been through today?"
"Yes, I heard you and Ms. Rainbow Dash had a bit of a scuffle" Celestia sighed
"That's right, so pardon me if I'm a little hesitant to trust you…"
"Mistakes were made, on both sides mind you" Celestia reminded him
"Mostly her side" Jean snorted
"Watch your attitude…" Celestia said firmly
Jean shook his head "The only thing stopping me from walking out of here is the four guards outside"
At this point Celestia was fed up with Jean's passive aggressiveness, she opened her massive wings and hovered above the human, she took a deep breath and bellowed;
"JEAN PARKER! YOUR SPESIE'S ARROGANCE IS ONLY MATCHED BY IT'S INABILITY TO ACCEPT AID!" Her voice thundered through the entire castle "I AM NOT TRYING TO DO YOU HARM" Celesita closed her wings and calmed down "I'm trying to help you" Her voice was back to normal with a hit of compassion.
Jean stood still in shock, the volume of Celestia's voice was comparable to a jet-engine.
"Where did that come from…" Jean said stunned by the utter volume of her voice.
"My apologies, that was the traditional Canterlot Speaking voice" Celestia seemed slightly worn out from the yelling. "As I was saying; I can help you get home but you'll have to trust me"
"Ok…. I trust you" Jean reluctantly said after a moment of silence
"Glad to hear it" Celestia said, relived
"By the way, how did you know my last name was Parker?" Jean asked
"You dropped this when you first arrived" Celestia said, using her magic to levitate Jean's student ID over to him, Jean stared blankly at her display of magic.
"It's been a long time since I've read your language" Celestia said
"You can read English?" Jean inquired
"Of course I can" Celestia proudly said
"How? Doesn't your kind have its own language?"
"Ponies do have their own language… However, a long time ago humans and ponies lived together. I learned to read English when humans and ponies lived side by side" Celestia confessed
"How long ago was that?" Jean asked
Celestia scratched her head "A couple millon years ago"
"What happened? Why aren't there any talking ponies on Earth now?" Jean was now very curious on his home world's history
"I'll tell you later. Currently we have more urgent matters at hand which I require your help with." Celestia noted
"Alright, what do you need me to do?" Jean asked
"I need you to help Twilight find your friend" Celestia said
"I can do that" The human said
"Good. I've made living arrangements in Ponyville so you'll have a place to stay while you're here." Celestia explained
"Ok great, should I head back now?" Jean asked
"Yes, Shining Armor will escort you back into town" Celestia said