Just to clarify, humans used to rule over Equestria, but Celestia and Luna then became princesses and banished them to earth. Skye is a test to see if humans are still evil. Celestia didn't tell Twilight for the same reason in "Season 1 Episode 1 & 2". Thanks, and read on, my good stallions and mares!

My Little Pony: Skye Dubson

Chapter IV: The Hospital

There was a faint noise, coming from the nose of Skye, who was asleep in a bed, with curtains around him, maybe to stop other ponies seeing him. His eyes moved around under the blankets that were his eyelids. He slowly opened his mouth, and yawned deeply. "What?" he whispered. He heard the noise of someone coming in through the curtains, which he had not yet seen, "Who's there?" he asked. The reply he got was,

"I'm the nurse, I'm here to see if you're okay" she said. Had Skye woken up from a dream? The pain felt real, and so did the fear.

"I had the weirdest dream" he said, half conscious.

The nurse giggled, "What? Tell me about it" she said. Skye got up and rested against a pillow,

"Well, there were talking ponies" he said, which then gained another laugh from the nurse, "It's sounds-", Skye started, but then he opened his eyes, and his vision cleared and became vivid. The nurse in front of him was in fact, a… talking pony. "So, this isn't a dream?" he asked her. He realized he had been stabbed and looked at the wound, he went to lift his shirt, but it had been covered with blood and replaced with hospital clothing.

"It was a very brave thing to do what you did, foolish but brave" she said, "Saving Twilight like that. The pony who tried to kill her has been apprehended" she finished. Skye looked at a tray in front of him,

"Is this for me?" he asked. The nurse nodded and opened the blinds behind the bed in front of a window. Skye reached down and was about to grab a spoon, then forgot about the spoon and looked at the bowl of oats and milk in front of him, he didn't care about getting it down his clothes, so he picked it up and drank it whole.

The nurse was about to leave, but saw him and rushed over, "Be careful, milk stings injuries you know" she said. Skye held the bowl with one hand as he made a 'thumbs up' towards the nurse. She gave a look as if to say 'Very well', and then left behind the curtain, which Skye could see in the corner of his eye. "Oh and Twilight and her friends will be coming in a couple of minutes, Twilight told them what happened" she said. Skye finished the bowl and looked at a cup of juice? It was pink and had bubbles on it, he picked the cup up and looked at the curtain,

"Okay, and thank you for the service" he said. Behind the curtain he could hear the nurse saying,

"So, he isn't evil".

While the nurse was leaving, Skye's injury got worse in feeling. "Ow, god dammit!" he screamed, as he tried to reach for the blinds to shut them, he slipped and fell of the bed.

"Please, god, don't make this any worse" he said. He scrambled on the floor, and accidentally pulled of the duvet, revealing a book under the bed. He picked it up and slid it over to himself. "Daring Do and the Lapis Gauntlet" he read from the cover, the book looked really old, but he assumed this was to make it seem authentic. He looked up at the bed and used the rail to pull himself back up, "Huh" he groaned. As he got back into the bed, he put the duvet back over his body and opened the book.

"Chapter one; legends, Daring Do was swinging from a rope in the jungle, trying to cut it above her as to fall down into the gauge, where the hidden gem; "The Ruby of Tep" was hidden" Skye read aloud. Suddenly a voice interrupted him, it was the tomboy pony with the rainbow mane,

"Don't read it aloud, because I haven't got that far yet" she said. Skye flinched and fall of the bed again, the other side this time though.

"Please, don't hit me again" he said. Rainbow Dash walked around the bed and looked at him,

"Here, let me help you" she said, lending a hoof.

Skye took her hoof and raised himself up to the bed again, "Thank you" he said. Rainbow shook her head,

"No, thank you. If it wasn't for you, that psycho would have killed Twilight" she said. As she said this, few of the others arrived, consisting of Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Applejack. They surrounded him and Fluttershy was the first to speak, or rather sympathetically cry for Skye,

"Oh, you poor dear, are you alright?" she asked. Skye looked at his clothing and lifted it slightly to look at the stitches. "Well, it stings like…" he said, he didn't want to swear, "Really bad" he finished. Rainbow lifted into the air a little bit using her wings and crossed her hooves,

"I have to say as the element of loyalty that goes beyond my limits" she sniggered. Fluttershy looked at Rainbow Dash and Skye thought she was going to swipe her across the face or something, but that didn't seem like a thing she would do.

"Fluttershy, what's an element?" he asked. Fluttershy turned back around and smiled,

"Well, the elements of harmony are us, the mane six, Rainbow Dash is loyalty, Pinkie is laughter, Twilight is magic, Rarity is Generosity, Applejack is honesty and I-" she almost finished, but Skye interrupted her,

"You are kindness?" he asked. She put her two front hooves on the rail of the bed and stared at Skye,

"How did you know?" she asked. Skye looked at the roof,

"Well, it is part of harmony, isn't it? Peace and kindness, that's what my mum always said, but she was… not there, after… never mind, anyway, the important thing is that I never had any kindness or respect growing up" he said, now looking away from the ponies.

Fluttershy smiled, "At least you're with us now, right?" she asked. Skye faced her,

"Yeah, I suppose" he mumbled. He looked at Applejack, "How are you, AJ?" he asked. Applejack coughed,

"Well, I'm fine myself, but when Twilight told me what happened to you, I was scared to be honest" she said. Then he looked at Pinkie,

"To say you're Laughter, you seem to be down in the dumps" he said. Applejack nudged Skye,

"Psst, Pinkie is having a hard time at the moment. One of her sisters passed away last month" she whispered. Pinkie looked at Applejack,

"You don't have to whisper you know, I CAN hear you" she said.

Applejack looked at Rainbow Dash, "I think it would be best if we left" she said. Rainbow Dash nodded and they left. Soon after, Pinkie left too. Fluttershy was sat, or rather laying in a chair beside Skye, in a very cute way.

"Fluttershy?" he said. She looked at him, "Where's Twilight, is she okay?" he asked. Fluttershy patted his shoulder,

"Good heavens, yes, she's just in shock. And in case you're wondering, Rarity is really busy at her boutique" she said, with her cute timid voice.

Suddenly, a noise came from the curtain, which was now ruffling. "Fluttershy, help" came the voice of a young one. Fluttershy went over and moved the curtains to the side. Then, in came a small purple dragon? He, or at least looked like a he, Skye hoped it was a he; there were too many girls here. Anyway, he had spikes on his head and back and tail and a green stomach, and a cute face.

"Why do most things in this land look so cute?" he asked aloud, when he meant to say it in his head. The dragon leapt onto the end of the bed, "

I'm not cute, and I'm handsome. Anyway, I came to thank you for saving Twilight, she's kinds like my sister, or mom" he said, nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.

"You know, I don't even know your name" he said. Skye blinked,

"My name is Skye, Skye Dubson, nice to meet you… erm?" he asked. The dragon put his claw out, which Skye took and shook,

"I'm spike, the only dragon in Ponyville" he said. Skye smiled,

"Ponyville, is that what this town is called?" he asked. Fluttershy nodded. Spike looked at a clock on the wall where Fluttershy had opened the curtain,

"Well, I gotta go see how Twilights doing, catch you later" he said, and then he jumped off the bed and ran away, waving.

"Fluttershy, what's the name of a grey pony with blonde hair?" he asked. Fluttershy thought,

"Marzipan?" she asked. Skye giggled,

"Nice name, but no, she said she was a mail pony. I can't remember her tattoo" he said. Fluttershy giggled too,

"Tattoo? You mean a cutie mark, like this?" she said pointing a hoof at three butterflies on her flank. Skye patted Fluttershy on the shoulder,

"Hey, Fluttershy?" he asked, she looked at him still pointing at her cutie mark, "Fluttershy rhymes with Butterfly" he said, Fluttershy laughed,

"I don't think I've ever noticed that" she said.

Skye looked into Fluttershy's eyes, as did she into his. Fluttershy leaned forward and closed her eyes. 'Is… Is she going in for a kiss?" Skye thought quickly. He forced his head forward and their lips met. They stayed in this position for a couple of seconds, and then Skye pulled away. Fluttershy seemed sad,

"Oh no, I'm sorry" she said, and then she flew off before Skye could say anything. Skye thought of a song that reminded him of Fluttershy and said one line,

"I don't know why you're being shy" and laid his head back down on his pillow.

He looked out of the window; it was near the morn, how long was he out for? He heard someone outside the curtain, "Who is it now?" he asked. Twilight came in,

"Hi, Skye, are you okay?" she asked. She walked right up to him. Skye felt a bit dizzy,

"Yeah, good, your friends bar Rarity came to see me and Spike" he said. Twilight smiled,

"That's nice, I hope they were all kind?" she asked. Skye shook his head,

"Two problems, tell Pinkie I'm sorry about her sister and two, would I be in trouble if I dated a pony?" he asked.

"I'll tell Pinkie the next time I see her, and yes, you'd be a lot of trouble if you dated a pony, why?" she asked, suspiciously. Skye started sweating, then rubbed his head,

"Look, I'm gonna be truthful with you, me and Fluttershy shared a… kiss" he said, trying not to anger the pony. Twilight sighed,

"I assume she left?" she asked. Skye nodded,

"After saying oh no, sorry" he answered. Twilight went up to Skye and smiled,

"Feel free to ask her out, I know you're not evil" she said. Skye was seriously confused,

"But you just said-", Twilight stopped him,

"Look, it's been a very long time since a nice human has been here, a lot of mares will 'get used to you' as it were" she said, "I was messing with you, it's fine" she finished.

Skye looked at his clothes, "Can you heal this, like you did my arm?" he asked. Twilight shook her head,

"Unfortunately not, but Zecora might be able to" she said. Skye laughed,

"I've met her" he said. Twilight gleamed yet again,

"Really?" she asked excitedly. Skye simply nodded,

"Oh, and who was that mail-pony earlier?" he asked. He'd been trying to get her name for ages. Twilight stopped gleaming and concentrated,

"Her name is Derpy Hooves, and she has a daughter called Dinky Doo" said Twilight. Skye looked at the book,

"Like Daring Do?" he asked. Twilight agreed.

"How long was I out?" he asked. Twilight twitched,

"Out?" she asked. Skye face palmed,

"You know, unconscious?" he asked again. Twilight came to the realization and answered with,

"About two days, it was a pretty bad injury, I mean, I would've definitely died if he hit me, but you almost killed yourself…" she trailed off and started to whimper. Skye put a hand on her shoulder and gently shook her,

"Hey, it's alright Twilight, I'm fine, and I never would let anyone I care about get hurt" he said. Twilight looked shocked,

"You truly care for me and my safety?" she asked. Skye was pleased that she finally trusted him,

"Yes, I do, and if anything happens to you, Fluttershy or anyone else, I would blame myself" he said. Twilights tears became joyful.

Twilight sat in the chair the same way Fluttershy had and sat there for about twenty minutes, watching Skye read "Daring Do" and asking him what was happening. In the end, he just had to read it all aloud, which soon destroyed his voice. The book quickly finished as he read the last few lines, "Daring Do quickly passed the fire wall and the spike pit and out of the entrance to the cave, where she then jumped across the gauge, this was where she would finally reach the ruby and the lapis gauntlet. The end" he read. Twilight Smiled,

"If you look on the spine of the book, it has a 1/2 symbol on it, therefore it is part one of two".

"Well, I wanna read part two, Twilight" he said. Twilight laughed,

"Fear not, Skye, it'll probably be in the library" she said, "I'm sorry Skye, but I have to go now, I have a job to do" she said, and then she trotted off. Skye said goodbye and she left. The ponies were nicer than before, seeing that spark in Twilights eyes really helped him. He hoped that Applejack or Fluttershy would return, but they didn't, not for the rest of the day.

ELSEWHERE

"So, sister, is he alright, I heard he was wounded?" said a blue pony with wings and a horn, an Alicorn. She had the moon as her Cutie Mark. The white pony replies,

"Yes, he is in the hospital, phase two is complete, and phase three is halfway done" she says. The blue pony closes her eyes,

"I am going to visit him and tell him some facts about this world", she says, and with a flash, she disappears.

BACK TO PONYVILLE Fluttershy and Rainbow were flying along near a dirt road, near a huge red barn with white beams. "So, let me get this right. You… kissed a human?" said Rainbow Dash, appalled. Fluttershy nervously laughed,

"I know it's wrong, but it was weird, it felt right" she answered. Rainbow Dash stopped and sighed,

"Fluttershy, you know you can't be with a human, Celestia would not allow it" she said. Fluttershy flaps her wings furiously and flies off, moaning.

"Fluttershy, come back!" Rainbow Dash shouted, but she was too far away. Rainbow Dash decided to pay Rarity a visit. She waited until her job was over for today and then went inside. "Rarity, you wouldn't believe what the human did" she said. Rarity hadn't yet heard of the brave act of Skye.

"Oh really, what did he do?" she asked, not really seeming to care. Rainbow Dash flew into her face,

"He saved Twilight's life from being killed by a pony with a spear" she said. Rarity stopped,

"For a human, that's actually a good thing" she replied.

Rainbow Dash hadn't finished though, "The worst part is-", she said, before getting stopped,

"She is okay, isn't she?" Rarity asked in shock. Rainbow Dash stopped her too,

"Yeah, she's fine, but Skye, the human, got injured by the spear and is in hospital. Rarity looked at Rainbow Dash while using magic to clean up some things here and there,

"Your point?" she asked. Rainbow Dash laughed,

"His clothes are ruined, and you are the best boutique designer in Ponyville, you should help him. I know I would, but I've gotta go get rid of those clouds" said Rainbow Dash looking out of a window and leaving to clear clouds like she said. Rarity stared at the ceiling for a minute, then got back to work.

BACK TO HOSPITAL

Skye was fast asleep, dreaming such wonderful dreams, when all of a sudden, he woke up. "Hello?" he asked. Surely someone was there; he wouldn't just wake up on his own. "Fluttershy?" he asked. No reply. But then Fluttershy does enter the room.

"Hello Skye, I wanted to talk to you, because everypony I asked said that I couldn't get a coltfriend if I tried, so I tried to be with you, and I'm sorry. Skye stopped her by putting a single finger to her mouth,

"Fluttershy, there is no need to be sorry. Remember when I wanted to ask you something the day I arrived?" he said. Fluttershy nodded, she was still a bit sad. "That's it; I wanted to ask you… out… like on a date, you are quite frankly, the cutest, most beautiful creature I think I have ever encountered". Fluttershy suddenly jumped up and kissed Skye on the lips, which he was not expecting.

A dark blue pony stepped into the small area, "Hello, human, my name is Luna. I'm here to guide you to friendship with the ponies, as I see you are well acquainted" she said. Skye sniggers, then coughs,

"Erm, yeah, I just asked Fluttershy out on a date, I hope that isn't against any laws?" he said. Luna nodded,

"Well, unfortunately, that is a law, but I might be able to get that changed" she said. Applejack entered too,

"Skye, when you get better, I got a job to offer you, you know so you can get paid?" she said. Skye closed his eyes,

"Goodness, one pony at a time" he said.

"Right, so, Luna, I will talk with you tomorrow morning, is that alright?" he asked her politely. Luna nodded.

"Fluttershy, you know what" he mumbled and then looked at Applejack, "What job can you offer me?" he said. Applejack smiled,

"Well, at Sweet Apple Acres, my home, Zap Apple season is coming up and I need all the help I can get, so will you help me, if you better that is?" she asked Skye. Skye held out a hand and so did Applejack, a hoof, they shook on it,

"It's a deal" said Skye, "But for now, I would like to get some rest please" he said.

Luna, Applejack and Fluttershy had left and Skye got cosy in the duvet and snuggled up. There is nothing wrong with snuggling up at the age twenty one. He got to sleep rather quickly by counting sheep, or in this case ponies, in his head and closed his eyes. He awakens in a dream to find that Ponyville is gone, and in its place there are only creatures that can be described as 'zombies' walking around. Skye struggled and again, fell out of his bed. "I gotta stop doing that" he said.