Jasper woke up slowly and clutched his head slowly.
"Whoa there partner, you went through a lot yesterday alone." A girl told him.
"What happened?" Jasper asked her. "Where am I?"
"You were being chased about a few destroyers." The girl replied.
Jasper looked around but everything was coming into focus very slowly.
"Those machine things?" Jasper asked her.
"Yeah, they work for someone named Discord." The girl replied.
Jasper blinked a couple more times and the girl came into focus finally. She was wearing jeans, a long sleeve plaid button down, and a cowboy hat. Her blonde hair was tied back in a pony tail, but that wasn't what drew Jasper's attention.
"A tail…. You have a tail…" Jasper whispered.
"So do you, did you smack your head fighting those destroyers." The girl asked him.
"No, but you have to trust me." Jasper told her. "I'm not from here."
"You sure?" The girl asked him. "You look similar to any of us."
Jasper looked down and saw a tail sprouted above his own ass. He looked back at the girl and let out his breath slowly.
"I'm Jasper." He told her offering her a hand.
"The name is Applejack." The girl replied shaking his hand.
"You seem troubled." Jasper told her.
"Well I was separated from the rest of my family and friends." Applejack replied. "I'm just worried about them thats all."
Jasper nodded as he swung his legs over the side of the bed, but as he went to stand up Applejack stopped him.
"You took a nasty beating against those destroyers back there." Applejack told him.
"Yeah, I know I'm going to give them hell." Jasper replied.
"Not while I'm around." Applejack replied.
She went put her hand on his chest but it just passed right through.
"Wha-whats going on?" Applejack asked him, startled.
"I told you I wasn't part of your world, but I have a feeling that we'll be seeing each other again soon." Jasper told her.
Jasper shot up in his bed as gripped his shoulder as pain rocketed through it. He fell out of his bed and pulled himself to the bathroom. He hoisted himself to his feet with the help of his counter before looking at his ankle. It was about the size of an apple but he still remembered how he got it.
"It was just a dream…" Jasper told himself.
He knew it hadn't just been a dream; he had been there. His hand was still cold from the metal of the pistol in his right hand and he also still felt where Applejack's hand had passed right through him. He just shook his head as he pulled on his work shirt and found his id.
"Another day with a mediocre job, absolutely fantastic." Jasper grumbled before he stepped out of his apartment.
He walked down towards the elevators and was getting in when a girl ran straight into him. He look to see that she was wearing a white sweater with the hood pulled around her face so the only thing he could see was a faint line of a scar on her left cheek.
"Watch where you're going." Jasper growled.
"You have to take this, don't ask me why." The girl told him while pressing a flashdrive into his hand. "You can't let anyone have it, I don't know who can be trusted."
"Then I don't know why you're giving it to me." Jasper replied.
"Because I can tell that you're different." The girl replied. "They always are."
"They? Who are they?" Jasper asked as the girl turned to run.
"His sons." She replied.
Before he could ask her another question she was done the hallway and the elevator doors closed.
"Great, not like that enlightened me as to what the heck you meant." Jasper whispered.
He looked at the flash drive. It didn't look any different to him. It was a simple slider; the main body made of grey plastic and the slider itself being black. He shook his head before pocketing it as the elevator doors slid open.
"Good morning Jas." The receptionist chimed as he walked by.
"Morning Belle." Jasper called as he walked over.
"It's good to see you alive and well today." Belle told him.
"Eh, I have a splitting headache and my shoulder is killing me." Jasper chuckled.
"You know what I'd say about the headaches, but I cant really help you with your shoulder." Belle replied.
"Yeah, yeah, I know; I should be getting to work before the boss tries to bite my head off again." Jasper told her.
"Good luck Jas." Belle called as he ran out the doors.