GhostChris - I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. Well, hopefully it's going in a direction you'll like, I have many chapters written and many more to come, plus a second "book" in mind once this one's done.

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A/N - No new announcements story-wise today. On a bit of a personal note however, one of my beloved pets, named Sagan, sadly and unexpectedly passed sometime Sunday afternoon. My wife joined me outside as I buried him, and it took everything I had to keep my composure long enough to inter him without breaking down, as my wife was. I apologize if this ruined anyone's day, it's just something I felt I needed to get out there...

I opened my eyes to see that I was in a white void of some sort. I looked around in every direction I could think of, but all I could see was white. I wasn't even casting a shadow, even though I was standing on what felt like solid ground. "Hello?" I called out, hoping for, but not expecting an answer.

Suddenly, the void was filled with what looked like TV screens of some sort, each showing a different scene. "Hello Blake." I heard a familiar feminine voice behind me.

I turned to see the shorter princess from before. Princess… L… Lu… "LUNA!" I exclaimed happily, glad to finally be able to remember her name. Are you really here, or are you just a figment of my imagination?" I asked, hoping that she was in face, here with me somehow.

She smiled warmly at me. "I am glad to see that you remember me. I am indeed truly with you. I have come to aid you using the same spell that allowed my sister and I meet you the first time. The memory loss you've experienced is an… unfortunate… result of my loss of concentration while casting the spell that brought you to our world at the conclusion of that meeting. I am here to help you undo this misfortune and restore your memories to you."

"Umm… if you don't mind me asking; where are we, exactly?" I had a hunch, but I wasn't certain.

Luna became more serious at this. "Physically, you are lying on the floor of Sugarcube Corner, where you lost consciousness. I am positioned next to you. As for where here is, this is a dream realm, constructed by your mind in your unconscious state. The images before you are your lost memories, they are creations of your subconscious; a sort of coping mechanism to aid you in making sense of them."

I nodded my head in understanding. "Ok, so what am I supposed to do from here, just watch each one and try to remember it?"

Luna had an expressionless look on her face. "In essence, yes. However, there is more to it than that. You will not be simply watching these memories, but reliving them."

My jaw dropped at this. "Every memory?! That'll take forever!"

Luna giggled. "Do not worry, it will not be as bad as you believe it to be; these are only the memories that are hidden from you, not all of your memories. Each memory will flash in your mind but briefly, and will then be returned to you. Do not worry about time, as it has no meaning in this place; when you awaken, you will forget most of the process of regaining these memories and will find yourself back in Sugarcube Corner for your party. To those around you, it will seem as though you have merely fainted momentarily. Now, let us begin; merely touch a memory to return it to your mind. But be aware, your mind will require time to reintegrate these memories into itself; you will not remember them all right away when you awaken. You must also be sure to take your time with your task, as even I am uncertain as to exactly what will happen if you should attempt to reintegrate them too quickly." With that somehwhat unnerving thought in mind, I began the arduous task of selecting memories and bringing them back to myself.

When I was finally done, after what felt like days on end, a faintly glowing blue rectangle appeared next to Luna. She motioned to it with her head with a smile. "Now that your task is complete, simply step through this portal to return yourself to consciousness and your welcoming party."

I approached the portal slowly, stopping in front of it. I looked over to Luna, who gave me a nod and a smile. "You have done well; now, it is time to return to your party." I took a deep breath and let it out, and then I stepped through.

"Is he ok?" I heard a worried voice that sounded like Pinkie Pie's. "Does he not like parties? Nah, that can't be; everypony likes parties, how could he not?"

I opened my eyes to see that I was on my back, although from the pain I felt, I could tell I had fallen forward. I looked around to see many worried faces before I slowly pulled myself into a sitting position. "What happened, are you ok?" I heard Lyra ask.

I began making my way to my feet. "I'm alright, just got a little overwhelmed by too much excitement in the past few days is all." I said as I looked around to see a lot of relieved faces. "Now, what say we get this party started?" There was a chorus of cheers followed by lively music beginning to play.

The princesses smiled in relief. "I'm glad to see you are well Blake, I'd hate to see something happen to you so soon after your arrival." Princess Celestia said. "I believe you're right, we should enjoy the party." With that, they walked off to do just that.

The party went fairly smoothly afterwards. I saw all the new friends I had made here so far, and even made several new ones. It seems that thanks to a certain rainbow-maned Pegasus, my confrontation with the timberwolves had been the buzz of the town, which seemed to make everyone more accepting of something as alien as me.

Twilight walked over to me. I was able to get a look at her cutie mark when she had to dodge around another pony. It was a purple, six-pointed star overlaying a white six-pointed star surrounded by five more small white six-pointed stars. "Thank Celestia you're alright!" She exclaimed when she got to me. "We were all worried something had happened to you."

I looked over to the princesses, who were standing next to the dessert table, talking to a pony I didn't recognize. "You might want to thank Luna for me being alright; when I passed out, she somehow entered my mind and helped me sort things out."

She looked confused. "What do you mean 'sort things out'?"

I took a moment to decide exactly how to approach her question. "What did the princesses tell you about me?" I asked.

She scratched the side of her head with a hoof for a moment before replying; "Not much, only that the humans of myth are actually real and they wanted to bring one here to see if we could coexist; and that they wanted me to look after you to help you adjust to a new life in a new place."

I nodded my head. "That's the gist of it. When the spell they brought me here with backfired, there were a few negative side-effects, aside from being sent to the wrong location. It also scrambled some of my memories, leaving me pretty disoriented because I could only vaguely remember how I got here, but not where I was supposed to go when I did. It also seemed to have done something to me physically as well, because I couldn't move for awhile after I first arrived."

She was staring off into the group of ponies at the party. "I see. That would explain why you didn't seek me out right away. Though I heard what happened with the timberwolves, so I suppose it actually worked out for the best… who knows what would have happened if you hadn't been there."

Twilight and I chatted for awhile after that, mostly sharing things about ourselves. She told me about her love of learning and magic, and how Princess Celestia sent her here to learn about friendship. I told her about my job in construction and my various outdoor hobbies. After a short while, Twilight decided to introduce me to a few of the 'townsponies', as she called them.

"Hiya mister Blake, I'm glad you're ok!" I heard a tiny voice exclaim from behind me as we were walking.

I turned around and looked down to see Scootaloo, along with two other young ponies I hadn't met yet. "Hi Scootaloo. Where'd you run off to yesterday?"

She looked down at that. "After I got sent outside, I started getting worried, then when I heard you… I got really scared and ran off… I was afraid I wouldn't see you again!" Her dark purple eyes were shining with the threat of tears, causing me to scoop her up into my arms, giving her a reassuring hug.

"I'm sorry you heard that, but hey, I'm still here, aren't I?" I felt her nod into my chest. "I just got here; and I'm already really liking it, so it'll take more than a couple of scratches to get rid of me." I looked down at her and gave her a smile, which she looked back up at me and returned.

I then let her back down to rejoin her friends. "Blake, these are my friends, Applebloom," She gestured to a pale green pony with a bright red mane that had a big, pink bow in it and gradient orange eyes. "And Sweetie Belle." She then gestured to the other pony with her, a unicorn with a white coat and two-tone purple mane and tail with olive green eyes. I noticed that none of them had cutie marks, but before I could ask about it, they shouted "WE ARE THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!" Hmm… guess that answers that.

I talked with Scootaloo and her friends for quite a while, learning that Applebloom was Applejack's little sister, which didn't surprise me that much, and that Sweetie Belle was Rarity's sister. They even invited me to join the Cutie Mark Crusaders, which they told me was a group of young ponies dedicated to finding their special talents and getting their cutie marks. I had no idea if I even could get a cutie mark, but I decided to join just for the fun of it. They told me to meet them at their clubhouse sometime later for the 'induction ceremony'.

"So Scoots, what were you and Fluttershy doing in the woods yesterday?" I asked when the thought came to mind.

Scootaloo looked at the floor sheepishly. "Oh, that? Applebloom and Sweetie Belle couldn't play, so I headed off into the Everfree on my own to try my hoof at being a Cutie Mark Crusader Monster Slayer… but I kinda… got lost…" She said, a blush forming on her cheeks. "Fluttershy found me and was leading me out when we got ambushed by those timberwolves… then you showed up and let 'em have it!" the tomboyish Pegasus exclaimed excitedly.

After a while longer, I excused myself from the girls, and began looking around to see what all this party had to offer. There were several games set up: pin the tail on the pony, bobbing for apples, a ball toss, and a few others. They all mostly looked like kiddy games, but seeing as the other ponies at the party were having fun with them, I decided that when in Rome…

I made my way over to the apple bob station first, which was currently being used by Pinkie Pie. "Heya Pinkie Pie, thanks for the awesome welcoming party."

She pulled her head out of the tub with a big red delicious apple in her mouth. "Mmph mmhmphh!" She tried to respond, apparently forgetting about the apple in her mouth. With a jerk of her head, she tossed the apple into the air and chomped it down in one huge bite; somehow still managing to get it all over her face. "You're welcome Blake, I love throwing parties, and I wanted to make you feel welcome!"

I smiled at that. "I appreciate that Pinkie. Mind if I join you? It's been a long time since I bobbed for apples."

She smiled widely, "Of course Blake; this is your party after all!" she exclaimed as she motioned me towards the tub.

I knelt down next to the tub and looked at Pinkie. "Ready?" I asked her.

She nodded and looked down to the tub. "Ok, on three." I began the countdown.
"One… two… three!"

We both dunked our heads into the tub and began searching for apples. I felt something brush past my face, but figuring it to be Pinkie, I ignored it. I felt an apple brush past my mouth and managed to latch onto it. As I was pulling my head back out of the tub, something latched onto my face, obstructing my vision but leaving my mouth and nose clear.

Figuring it to be some kind of prank, I spat the apple out and asked, "Ok, who turned out the lights?"

I heard a splash followed by Pinkie's giggling voice, "Hehehe, Gummy you silly 'gator, let go of Blake." I froze when she said 'gator'. "He can't see the rest of his party with you on his face!"

"Uhh, Pinkie? Did you just say 'gator'?!" I didn't get a response, instead feeling the thing clamped onto my face being pulled on. "Uhh, Pinkie?" I said more worriedly.

Suddenly, the thing popped off of my face and I could see again. The first thing I saw was Pinkie with a small alligator chomping on her mane with her giggling below it.

"Pinkie, you are aware that there's an alligator trying to eat your head, right?"

This caused her to giggle even more. "Silly-willy, this is just Gummy, my pet baby toothless alligator."

I raised an eyebrow at this. A pet toothless alligator, huh? What other wackiness do I have to look forward to? I shrugged, "If you say so Pinkie. So, what is there to eat around here? I haven't eaten since lunchtime and I'm gettin' kinda hungry."

She started hopping up and down excitedly. I didn't know ponies could hop. "Ooh! Ooh! Let me show you! I made all kinds of yummy treats, and Applejack brought in a bunch too!" She said as she led me to a table practically overflowing with various treats.

I picked out a few of them, namely an apple fritter, a muffin –likely courtesy of Derpy-, and a cupcake. After eating them, all I could think was: Man, if those three opened their own bakery, they'd be rich in no time! My next stop was the punch bowl to help wash it all down.

"Hello again, Blake. Are you enjoying your time here so far? I heard Princess Celestia ask from my left. "We have heard that your first day was somewhat… eventful."

I turned to face her to see that Luna was by her side still. "Yes I am, Princess. Although I'll admit that I miss my family back on Earth, at least I know they're safe."

They both smiled at this. "I'm glad to hear that. I would like to ask that since my sister has allowed you to address her by name, that you do the same for me." She said with a warm smile.

I talked with Celestia and Luna some more after that, learning that apparently on this world they raised and lowered the sun and moon, respectively. They also told me that they would like to go with me and Twilight back to her home after the party, which I was told was not only the town library as well, but it was built on the inside of a somehow still-living tree.

I spent the rest of the party socializing and getting to know more of the townsponies, I even met the Mayor, who was formally known as Mayor Mare; her real name however, was Silver Scroll. Her eyes were a deep blue that looked through the pair of glasses resting on her snout; while her coat was a dull tan color. Her mane and tail were two-tone grey and her cutie mark was a scroll tied with blue string.

I had no idea how long the party went on for, but eventually things started winding down and the various ponies began leaving, eventually leaving myself, Twilight, Pinkie, and the princesses. We all said our goodbyes to Pinkie and headed towards Twilight's home.

"So Blake, what did you think of your first Pinkie party?" Twilight asked, breaking the silence.

I looked at her with a smile. "I really enjoyed it, I doubt there are many on my world that would go through that much trouble just to make a new member of the community feel welcome; let alone have practically the entire community itself show up to do the same." I looked up at the sky thoughtfully "Though I don't think that 'my world' applies to Earth anymore…"

"Are you alright Blake? You sound kinda down." I looked back down at Twilight to see a concerned expression on her face.

I nodded. "Yeah, I'm alright, just thinking about how much has and is going to change for me."

We turned a corner and I got my first look at my new home, it was a large tree sitting in the open. It had a red door set into the trunk with a picture of a lit candle on it with a sign next to it with a picture of an open book. There were several windows placed seemingly at random around the tree, with a balcony up towards the top, nestled in the branches.

I walked up to the door ahead of the others to open it and allow them to go ahead of me. As I reached for the door handle, the door suddenly came flying open. Before I could react, the door smashed into me and knocked me off my feet, somehow pinning me between the door and the trunk of the tree. Oww…

I heard Twilight from the other side of the door. "SPIKE! What have I told you about being careful?! You just smashed someone into the trunk again!" As she was yelling, the door was enveloped in a bright purple aura, and when it swung away from me, I could see that the three Twilights in front of me had the same glow to their horns. They rushed over to me and asked; "Are you ok Blake?"

I shook my head to clear it. "I think so; there are only two of you now."

They got a confused look on their faces. "Well, if you're sure…"

We made our way into the library -some of us more unsteadily than others-, and the princesses took a seat on a nearby couch. As Twilight was rushing around to make sure that everyone was comfortable, I noticed a short lizard looking thing with bright green spines on its head running down to the spade-shaped tip of its tail, deep emerald eyes, and a purple body and pale green underbelly. "Hi, I'm Spike! Sorry I hit you with the door. Are you the new housemate Twilight told me about?" Well he seems enthusiastic.

My head had pretty much cleared by this point. "It's cool, no harm no foul. I'm Blake, and as far as I know I'll be living here, at least for awhile."

Twilight trotted over to us then. "I see you've already met my number one assistant! He's a baby dragon, I hatched him myself!" A baby dragon? Sure, why not? Not any weirder than those timberwolves.

I was about to reply when Celestia spoke up. "Not to seem rude Twilight, but there are important matters we must discuss." Twilight nodded and took a seat on another couch as Celestia turned to me. "Now Blake, we have both good and bad news for you, which would you like to hear first?"

That's never a good sign. "I think I prefer the good first, telling me the bad first would make me less receptive to the good."

Celestia nodded. "A good observation. Very well. But first, my sister and I would like to see the extent of the wounds you received from the timberwolves if you would allow it."

I nodded. "I have no problem with that; however, the wounds have already been healed; only scars remain. I don't know how useful it will be, but you're welcome to see for yourself." I stood and began to unbutton my shirt.

"That is quite alright, my sister and I know of a spell that will allow us to see the damage as it was, without actually harming you." Luna spoke up for the first time since we got to the library.

I finished taking my shirt off and Luna's horn glowed, as did my side and shoulder. A moment later, the scars rippled and morphed back into the wounds they once were, though there wasn't any pain.

All four of their eyes widened and their jaws dropped. Spike quickly averted his eyes and left the room. Twilight looked like she was about to be sick, but couldn't seem to take her eyes off of my 'injuries'. A moment later the spell was released and my body returned to the way it had been before.

"Those were serious injuries. We are both sorry that you had to go through that, but we are glad that you were there to aid two of our subjects and save them from a far worse fate." Celestia said.

"My sister is correct; however, I believe it is time to inform Blake of the news we spoke of." Luna said, rather matter-of-factly.

"You are quite right Luna. Alright Blake, the good news is that despite a few… inconveniences, the spell that brought you here seems to have worked even better than planned. When you were brought here, your physiology was altered to allow you to live on an Equestrian diet, as we are herbivores. Since some of our foods are either somewhat somewhat toxic or lack nutrition to humans, the spell was supposed to make you able to eat them. However, instead of simply making you able to ingest those foods, it has made you completely immune to poisons of all kinds. In addition, your physical and mental tastes have been altered to allow you to taste these foods as we do. I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised by some of them."

Twilight interjected. "What do you mean by that Princess? Are… are humans carnivores?!" She seemed rather alarmed.

Celestia smiled that motherly smile. "No my faithful student, they are omnivores, capable of eating both plant and animal matter. But fear not, as I have said, Blake has been adapted to our diet. Even if he had not, we would not have brought him here if we thought him to be a danger." This seemed to calm her down quite a bit.

Celestia and Luna turned back to me. "I believe I should be the one to be the bearer of the bad news Blake, as it is my fault that there is bad news to begin with."

Celestia interjected, "Now Luna, don't be too hard on yourself. There's no way of knowing that what happened wouldn't have happened regardless." Why do I really not like the sound of that?

Luna sighed. "I know sister, but the question will remain in my mind." Luna turned her gaze back to me. "Blake, I am unsure of a way to soften this blow… When the spell was cast to bring you here, it caused a problem; we cannot know if this problem arose from the spells backfire or if it would have occurred regardless. The spell damaged the Veil of Magic bound to your world, and when it healed, it cut all forms magic off from the planet…" Twilight gasped at this.

"I'm sorry Luna, I have no idea what that means." I stated.

She sighed again and hung her head. "It means that we cannot bring any more humans to this world. You are last human that will ever set foot on Mythis…" She looked like she was about to cry. "That is not the worst of it, however. You have also been cut off from your world…"

I was confused at this. "I don't understand, you told me that before you brought me here."

Luna shook her head. "You misunderstand Blake; it is not simply your body that has been cut off, but your soul as well. Each life-bearing world has both its own Veil of Magic and its own afterlife."

The realization hit me like a freight train and a chill went down my spine; "Y-you mean…" I managed to choke out, hoping against hope that I had somehow misinterpreted what she had just told me..

Luna looked up at me, tears streaming down her face. Her voice was barely a whisper. "Yes… You will never see your loved ones again, in this life or the afterlife… and it is my fault…" She dropped her gaze back to the floor when she finished.

I felt my mind shatter like a pane of glass and my whole body went numb. I felt myself stand and begin walking, but I was oblivious to everything around me. Had I been more aware, I would have seen and heard Luna slump to the floor, sobbing.

This dream just became my worst nightmare…