"Is he alright?"
"I don't know Fluttershy. Ya just had ta kick the ball so hard rainbow."
"Well soooory! He appeared where I kicked the ball!"
"Calm down everyone… I think he's waking up…" as I slowly opened my eyes I thought I was seeing things.
"When did you all become human?" I asked. "Didn't you all used to be ponies or am I just seeing things?"
"Are you from Equestria?" I heard a voice ask.
"That's where I am from. Could someone please tell me why two of my five, possibly six, are human?" I asked them.
"Let me help you up." as I grabbed the stretched out hand I gripped my hand as I stood up. "So basically you don't know how you got here?" the one with red and orange I think hair.
"Nope. First thing I remember was that Celestia, Twilight, Luna, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash walked in as soon as I noticed a white tint on my arm."
"Seems you must have experienced a magical burst. They are always unpredictable." She told me.
"Well that explains that… but where the hell am I?" I asked.
"You are in the human version of Equestria." She told me.
"Then what the fuck hit me in my head?" I asked.
"That may have been my soccer ball." The human rainbow said.
"Well you pack quite a kick in that. I'm surprised I'm still standing let alone alive." I said.
"Well ya seem ta know us but who are you?" the human Applejack said.
"My name is Alex Price. I may know who you 5 are but not you." I said looking at the one with red and orange hair.
"My name is sunset shimmer." She then said as I nodded.
"Well nice to meet you. Is there a way I could get back to Equestria?" I asked them.
"There is. In just 2 days the portal will reopen." Shimmer told me as I nodded.
"Well I guess that means for now I need to do something. But first where is the portal?" I asked.
"It's this way." Human pinkie said as I started to follow them all until we reached a statue.
"The front of it is the portal." Shimmer told me.
"Now that that is cleared up… now what…" I said rubbing the back of my head.
"I could ask principle Celestia about getting you a job here for the time you are here." She told me.
"thanks." I said and she only nodded. "Now I think I could find myself a place to stay depending if this place uses the currency from my world but I highly doubt that."
"Well you could just have the guest room at the place where I live." Shimmer said.
"Now I am getting way to much hospitality here. Is there a way I could at least pay you back for all of this?" I asked her but she shook her head.
"Anything for one of twilight's friends. Who are your mares anyway?" she then asked.
"Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight, Celestia, Luna, and possibly Trixie." I said staring at the statue but when I looked down they all looked at me amazed. "Kind of complicates a little bit. I'll tell you all later." they nodded.
"Come on Alex. Let me bring you to the principle." Shimmer said and I followed her into the school as many of the people in the school gave me weird looks when we reached an office and when we walked in I saw two people that reminded me of Celestia and Luna.
"Good day Mrs. Shimmer. Who is this?" human Celestia asked.
"You remember Twilight?" shimmer said and she nodded. "He's from that world."
"Now this is… quite… weird…" human Luna said.
"Well it's true." I said.
"But why is he here Mrs. Shimmer? Shouldn't you be researching a way to send him back?" Human Celestia said.
"The portal opens up in two days. He needs something to keep him busy for the time being." She said and they both looked at each other and smiled.
"Well we do need a substitute for the dancing class." I grew a large smile at that.
"Ironically I am a good dancer." She nodded.
"Then for the two days you will be the substitute dancing teacher. You will also need to host the dancing tournament on the second day. If you are needed to take up any other class you will be notified." She said and I nodded as she smiled. "Good. Now Mrs. Shimmer would you please take him to the classroom to meet his temporary students?" as I walked out with her we walked through the halls.
"You're lucky she's been nice for a while for Celestia knows why." Shimmer said and I couldn't help but laugh a little at that.
"Well I am a lucky man. So I'll see you at the statue after school." She nodded as we reached a classroom and I waved her goodbye as I walked in and immediately was given a bunch of looks. "Okay everyone! Get into your spots!" as they did I looked over them all. A total of 13 that's actually a pretty good number. "I am your substitute for two days! But first let me see what you all already know! You first." As I pointed to a random student I sat down in a nearby chair and I watched.
As soon as everyone was done I summed up what we were going to be working on. "Okay! Now that I see what you all know it's going to be a whole lot easier on me to teach you all! So let's begin!"
For the rest of class I ran some drills with them and when the bell rang I could hear their whispers on how I was their new favorite teacher and I couldn't help but smile at that. As I just sat there I read a stray book that was in the room when the next class walked in and I smiled when I saw 6 familiar students and they smiled when they saw me. "Welcome! I am your substitute for two days. So let's see what you all already know!" and then I sat back down in the chair and started to watch
As soon as they were all done I smiled. They were just like the other class. So I stood up and started the drills like the other class did. As we did it I noticed some larger boys picking on a girl that looked to be around the same age as shimmer. As I left the group I was working with alone I walked over to the group of students as the three boys picked on the girl. "I suggest leaving her alone." I said as they turned around and only laughed when they saw me.
"And why would we do that?!" one of them said.
"Because a teacher says so! You three are coming with me to the principal's office!" I said as I grabbed them all. One in a headlock, another's collar as well as the others. As I dragged them out of the room I made my way with them towards the office and when I got there I walked in to find human Celestia.
"May I ask why you have three of my students?" she asked.
"Try bullying." I said and she only nodded as I let them all go and I walked out of the room and back towards class. As I reached the room the bell rang and they all said goodbye until it was only me and the girl from before and she walked over to where I was.
"I wanted to say thank you for helping me. Ever since my sisters were forced to leave none of the other teachers cared about what happened to me… all because of one mistake I did." she said.
"Let me guess… did you try to take over the world?" I joked but I got wide eyed when she nodded. "Well no matter. It is never right to bully another student all because of one wrong choice they made." She smiled. "If you have any other problems just come and talk to me okay?" she nodded as she walked out of the room in time for human Celestia to walk in.
"Yes?" I asked her.
"The students have been punished accordingly. Also you have no other classes for today and it is lunchtime if you would like to join me and the other teachers for lunch." I smiled and nodded as I stood up and I followed her until we reached the lounge room and all I did was sit down.
"So this is the substitute for the dancing class?" I heard as I turned to find another teacher walking over.
"Yep. Names Alex Price." I said as he nodded.
"Well nice to meet you. I'm the art teacher." He said putting out a hand which I shook. "So how long have you been dancing?"
"I have been dancing since my time in middle school." He smiled.
"That was a good time to take up dancing." He said sitting down next to me. "So I heard you helped a student from bullying earlier."
"Yep. She said she was being bullied from one mistake." I said and he froze a little.
"Did she have poufy hair?" he asked and I nodded. "Do you know what she did?!"
"Yep. She told me herself. I told her if she had any other problems with being bullied to come talk to me." With that he only stood up.
"That little bitch tried to take over our school!" he yelled.
"And you think I care? I care for people's wellbeing. No matter what. I could take on the best gym students here and still win!" he only smirked.
"You sure about that?" he asked and I nodded. "Then at the end of the day come to the gym… I will tell tough luck about this…" and with that he walked out of the room as I only stood up.
"I am going to go take a walk. I don't think I am wanted here at the moment." I told human Celestia as I walked out of the room and I started to walk around the school. As I was walking I noticed the girl from before getting bullied once more… by the same boys. "Just great…" I then said as I walked over to them. "Do you want another trip to the principal's office?!" I yelled and they jumped as they turned around and saw me with my arms crossed. "Get going before I change my mind!" I then yelled and they then started to run down the hall. "That's twice in one fucking day!"
"Thanks… again…" she said and I only nodded.
"Do you have any friends?" I asked.
"Only 6." She said. "But they are very busy." I only smiled.
"Then let's get you to them." She smiled as I started to walk with her. "So I actually stood up for you against the art teacher and now I am facing the best gym students at the end of the day."
"Are you nuts?!" she said as I looked at her. "This means you are facing 20 students!"
"I faced 24 teachers all at once when I was younger! I doubt they will be a challenge." She only face palmed as we entered the lunch room and she pointed towards the table of familiar people as we walked over. "Hello girls." They all smiled when they saw me and the girl.
"Hello Alex." They said. "Hi adagio."
"You girls mind if she's with you for a little bit?"
"Of course we don't mind. She's our friend. But why do you ask?" human pinkie asked me.
"Because I need to exercise a little for a match after school." I said.
"Meaning?" human dash said.
"I am facing 20 of the best gym students in a game of dodgeball because I stood up for her against some teachers." They got wide eyed.
"That's suicidal!" shimmer said.
"Well just you wait. They are going to get their asses handed to them." They only face palmed. "Watch and you will see."
"But aren't you the dance teacher?" human Fluttershy asked.
"Yes I am. That's how I know I am going to win." They only sighed. "So what are you girls doing after lunch?"
"Well we have math class and then science class. Then we are done for the day." Shimmer said.
"Well you might see me walking around the school." They nodded.
We talked for the rest of lunch time and then when lunch ended and I did just what I told the girls about me walking around and then soon came the match. As I walked into the gym there were many students in the stands as they only watched me walk to one side of the gym while the students I was facing were on the other. As the gym quieted down soon the whistle rang out and all 20 of the students ran to the middle as I only stood their smiling. I was taking count of the balls as I was watching them. There was a total of 40 balls which I think was over kill but oh well. As they all took aim they started to throw the balls at me as I expertly dodged ball after ball until like 5 came flying at me at once and I stood my ground as they all hit me and caused my back to hit the wall but I smiled as I held onto them all as the students stared at me frozen with fear. As I tossed all the balls upward I started to deliver kicks and punches as I also spun around, causing the balls surrounding me and the balls that I had tossed into the air to go flying straight at them.
As my balls went flying across the court I never stopped spinning and dancing but as soon as I sent them all flying I stopped and landed on my feet. I had taken out a total of 7 not including the ones of the balls I had caught leaving behind a total of 8 left. As they all had balls when the first ball came flying at me I jumped as I spun around and caught it as I spun around and threw it at a different student as it connected as I landed on my feet. As I waited for them to make their next move I could tell they were getting very weary of what to do next. As we continued to stare down they all looked at each other and nodded as two of them threw balls at me which I easily caught but as I put my hands down I ducked and barely avoided another ball and as I stood up I threw a ball as it connected with another one that was flying at me before I used the last ball in my hand to take out another student leaving only 3 students remaining.
As I picked up a ball I then threw it with all my might as it bounced off of the first student and then hit the second student leaving me and the last student and all he did was just stand there so I just picked up a ball and I hit him as the students all cheered while the teachers looked at me stunned as well as human Luna and human Celestia. "Never doubt the dancing teacher." I said with a smirk as I walked out and I walked out of the school as I stood at the statue as students walk out of the school talking but they all avoided me after what I did and soon everyone was gone and shimmer along with dazzle was walking over.
"She lives in the second guest room." Shimmer told me as I only nodded as we started to walk along the sidewalk. "You were right when you said you were going to hand their asses back to them." I laughed.
"Of course I was right. I was a kid to you know. Whenever I played dodgeball when I learned about what my dancing did I was always first picked for teams but to make it fair the other team had to have several teachers." They smiled.
"Thanks again for helping me." Dazzle said.
"It's okay dazzle. I used to be bullied in my own school until my friends helped me out of the jam." I told her. "Never be afraid to ask your friends for help. How do you think I got this far?"
"By being brave?" she said and I face palmed.
"No… I asked my friends for help… and they gave it to me. Never… be afraid to ask." She nodded as we reached a house that shimmer unlocked the door to.
"So how's Twilight doing in the other world?" shimmer asked me.
"She's doing well. We were all at the beach and we were leaving in two more days to head back home." She only smiled as we walked in. "so who are you to her?"
"I'm a friend that used to be from that world. I used to be Celestia's student. She was the student after me." Shimmer answered.
"Now that clears things up in my mind." I said with a smile as shimmer showed me my room.
"This is where you will be staying… but I have a favor to ask of you… when you get back to Equestria… tell them all I said hi." I nodded as she closed the door as I sat down on the blue sheeted bed and looked at the green walls. As I just sat there I started to wonder. Was time passing by normally in Equestria? Or was it faster? Or slower? That is my question… cause I would like to know… as I just sat there there was a knock at the door which I got up and walked over and opened it to find dazzle.
"Hello dazzle. Come on in." as she walked in I closed the door and I turned to look at her. "So what do you need?"
"I just wanted to ask you a few things." She said as she sat down on the bed as I sat down on the chair next to the door.
"shoot." I told her.
"Do you have anyone in your world?" she asked and I nodded.
"A total of 5. Celestia, Luna, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack." She looked a little bit depressed. Don't tell me another has fallen for me. "I guess I should include Trixie because she was going to possibly be accepted."
"My next question is how did you get to Equestria?" she asked.
"Not even I know. But some of my friends appeared a few days later so I'm not alone at least." She smiled.
"My next question… is why?" she said.
"You need to define that better please." I said as she face palmed.
"I mean why did you help me? I tried to take over the world… but why?"
"Because everyone deserves a second chance… first chance is just to know how you act… the second chance gives you the chance to be better than before." She smiled. "My grandpa ray taught me that. It's how I live. Every day I try to make myself be better than I was the previous day. And you know what… I always achieved that goal." She smiled a little bit bigger. "so no matter what you did… or who you are… or who your friends are… you can always get better then you were the previous day… do you understand?" she nodded before I stood up and walked over to her as I put my hand onto her shoulder. "Just remember what I said okay?" she nodded when she suddenly pulled me into the hug and I hugged her back as she cried a little as I only held her. As I continued to hold her eventually I heard a soft snore and I smiled as I laid her down onto my bed before I walked out and quietly closed the door and I walked down the stairs to find shimmer quietly drinking coffee in the kitchen as she looked out the window. "The one thing I miss from being in Equestria." She jumped when she heard me speak but smiled when she saw me.
"And what might that be?" she asked.
"coffee." I said pouring myself a cup as I walked over and stood next to her as she only laughed.
"Yeah it is addicting isn't it?" I nodded as I took a sip.
"But when you are taken off you don't have the energy like you used to…" she laughed again. "So what is it like in this world? Would you leave here if you had the chance?" she froze before she set her cup down.
"That's the thing… I don't really know… I love it here and I loved my time in Equestria… if I had the chance… I don't know what I would choose." She said.
"You know what I would choose?" she looked at me. "I would choose the place where I know I could create more peace… more balance… more harmony… everybody's choice is influenced by what they want. Like you are about to be killed or you could live but be forced to kill your brother… who has a family… but he would live if you died and you had no family except for him… I would choose to die." I said taking another sip.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because I would be saving more lives…" I said.
"But it's just one life. Just one life to be lost if you want to live." I shook my head.
"You forgot about the way of life… meaning there are reactions. If he died his wife would eventually be to depressed and kill herself leaving his son or daughter to fend for themselves… you understand me?" she nodded. "So then… what would you choose? What would you want to actually happen? What would your destiny be?" she only smiled.
"I would want to die to preserve my family… to make sure my family name lives on even though it's not me doing it. I would die to make sure he lives along with our family name." I smiled.
"Now you got it." She smiled as she took another sip of her coffee. "Let me know what your choice would be for the question I asked earlier." She nodded as I finished the coffee and set it by the sink before I walked back into my room to find dazzle sitting up rubbing her eyes. "Have a nice nap?" she smiled when she saw me.
"yeah." She stood up and walked over. "I must thank you again for helping."
"It's alright. I used to be bullied when I was younger so I know how it feels. Were you bullied anymore during class?" she only slightly nodded as I sighed. "well stopping bullying is like stopping a wild fire… it may take a while but eventually it will run out of materials and it will soon die out." She smiled.
"Maybe if there was a way I could come back with you to Equestria… how much I miss being there even though they would despise me." She said.
"Why?" I asked her.
"I am what is known as a siren without her gem of power. Me and my sisters caused hate all over Equestria so we were banished here for all eternity." She said. "So we are not allowed back in Equestria." I smiled at that.
"That is actually not true." She looked at me confused.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"Eternity isn't a set time… meaning if you could you could go back to Equestria." She got wide eyed at that.
"If only we knew that before we lost our gems of power." She said.
"What do you mean by gems of power?" I asked her.
"Each siren has a gem in their throats that gives them power when they sing and our songs influence others to what we want. Mine and my sister's gems of power needed hatred." She said.
"Maybe there is another gem and-" she cut me off there.
"There is no way. The gem is destroyed as soon as its host dies. But when the gem is destroyed the host feels nothing except for the loss of power." She said.
"Well shit." I said.
"I can live without being a siren forever. Just feeling so weak is unnerving." She said.
"How was your gem destroyed anyway?" I asked her.
"During me and my sister's final show together. We were defeated by Equestria's Twilight and this worlds other friends in a music battle. The power of music is a strong one which I now know… but it also comes with sacrifices when you singed for your entire life and you could no longer sing again." she said putting her head down shamefully but I brought it up.
"I'm sure you will be able to sing again sooner or later. If I have to I will search to the ends of the planet to find a way." She had tears in her eyes as she hugged me suddenly causing me to go into shock for a few seconds before I hugged her back and when she let go she had a smile and so did I. "now my next question is how much do you like me?" she blushed a little. "Once again I have gotten someone to fall in love with me within the first day we met." She smiled.
"What would your others think?" she asked.
"They know I'm a lady's man… this just means you might be lucky number 7." She only smiled. "I think I know what I can do while I'm here at least. You have some pages and a pen?" she handed me what I requested. "Thank you. Time to make a star chart for Luna." As I walked over to the window and climbed out of it I sat on the roof as I looked to the sky and I started to make dots.