Whoops, accidentally posted this on a Megamind fic. Hehe.

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Tammy had lost consciousness after the flash. When she started to wake, she was lying on the ground. She heard several female voices surrounding her.

"I don't believe it!"

"The book was right. They do exist!"

"I told you so!" said a low male voice.

"Ugh," muttered a British-sounding voice. "Look at her mane! It's a rat's nest!"

Is she talking about my hair?

"How do we even know it's a she?" asked a rapid, high-pitched voice.

"I don't know," said the male. "Who wants to check?"

"Discord!" an angry, yet honey-like voice shouted.

"I'm only kidding. This one's a female. I felt you could relate if you were the same gender."

"Discord, you have to send her back," said one who Tammy figured was the leader based on her commanding tone. "You've proved your point, but this one's sure to be asking questions!"

"Come now, Twilight Sparkle. I thought you were curious about this species. Don't you want to learn from them?"

"But who knows if they're friendly?"

"My Granny Smith said they mean ponies no harm," said someone with a southern accent.

"Twilight's right," said a raspy voice of indeterminate gender. "Who knows what humans do?"

Tammy let out a groan. There was a gasp.

"Guys, she's waking!" cried the high-pitched voice.

"Whatever happens, girls," said the leader, supposedly called Twilight (weird name), "remember to stay calm."

Tammy rubbed her head as she slowly opened her eyes. When her vision became clear, there was a large pair of blue eyes in her face. Those eyes were attached to a pink head with a fluffy pink hairdo that reminded her of cotton candy. And that head was attached to the pink body of a horse. To her surprise, the horse spoke:

"Hi!"

"Gah!" she screamed, crawling backwards. "What in the…?"

"Whoops! Did I scare you? I didn't mean to scare you, I just wanted to say hi so we could become best friends forever and…"

"Stop it!"

"Stop what?"

"Talking! Horses aren't supposed to talk!"

"Ahem," said the voice with the southern accent. Tammy turned to realize that the voice belonged to another horse, this one was orange with a blond mane, wearing a cowgirl hat. "The word is pony."

This made Tammy scream again and jump back further.

"Oh dear," said the British voice, which turned out to be a white unicorn with a curly purple mane. "I believe we may have frightened her."

The girl's mouth dropped open. "A…uni…uni…"

She was interrupted as a multi-colored horse flew (flew!) in her face. "Yes, she's a unicorn! What's the matter? Never seen a unicorn before?"

Tammy said nothing, only stared at the wings.

"What?"

"I must be dreaming," she muttered to herself. "But I don't remember falling asleep. I'm hallucinating! Yeah, that's it! I've gone crazy!"

"You haven't gone crazy."

Tammy then saw who the one called Twilight was and shrieked once she realized that not only was she also a horse, but one with a horn and wings!

"Ohmigod!" she cried rapidly. "Ohmigodohmigodohmigod!"

She stopped as she backed into something. She looked up to meet the face of…what is that thing?

"You got your wish," the creature said. "No need to thank me."

Tammy felt like fainting, but her first instinct was to get away from the creature. So she jumped up and started to run, but a yellow light encased her and Tammy found that she could not move.

"Now that's rude," the creature said, "leaving without a proper goodbye."

"They really do walk on two legs," she heard the British unicorn say.

The purple horse with the horn and wings moved in front of her. "Look, we know you're probably scared and confused, but I assure you, we mean you no harm. Now, we'll let you go and explain everything, but first you have to promise you won't run away."

Tammy stared at the mythical being and made a pointless effort to nod. The horse seemed to get the message and ordered the monster to release her. The girl landed with a thump. She looked around at the horses and screamed to see a small purple and green creature among them.

"Is that a…dragon?" she stammered, pointing a shaking finger.

The tallest creature rolled his eyes. "She catches on quick, doesn't she?"

Tammy finally lost it. "WHERE AM I?! WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT ARE YOU?! AND WHAT IS THAT…" she pointed at the creature, "…THING?!"

The monster glared angrily. "THING?! Do you even know who you're talking to? I'm Discord, Master of Chaos, and I ought to turn you into chocolate milk!"

A yellow winged horse that Tammy hadn't seen earlier flew up to the creature and put a hoof to his lion's paw, which was getting ready to snap.

"Now, now, Discord. What did we say about controlling your temper?"

"But she insulted me!"

"Discord!"

"Fine! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine…" The creature then started to calm down and lowered his paw. The winged horse smiled gleefully.

"Anyway," the leader horse said, "to answer your questions, in order, you are in the land of Equestria."

Tammy blinked. Why did that name sound familiar?

"I understand. You've never heard of it. I don't blame you. Apparently, no one in your land thinks ponies can talk. As for who we are, I'm Twilight Sparkle. Excuse me, Princess Twilight Sparkle."

Tammy nodded, finally noticing the crown on her head.

"These are my friends: Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Spike. You've already met Discord. As you can see, he's not a pony, but a draconequus."

She knew immediately she was never going to remember that word. Just then, the one called Pinkie Pie appeared in her face.

"And what's your name?"

The girl couldn't find words. "T…T…T…"

Rainbow Dash groaned and slapped the human on the back. "Spit it out!"

"Tammy!" she choked.

"Taffy?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Ooh, I love taffy! It's so sticky and gooey…"

"Not Taffy. Tammy!"

"Oh, Tammy! That's a funny name!"

"Pinkie!" Applejack exclaimed.

"N-no," Tammy stammered. "I-it's okay. I'm used to it."

"Are you really a human?" Pinkie inquired. "Are ya, are ya?!"

The pony's face was too close for the girl's comfort. "Y-yeah."

"This is so exciting! I've never had a human friend before! Ooh, we're gonna have so much fun! What do humans do? Do you like cupcakes? I love cupcakes! They're so sweet and cupcake-y!"

Applejack pulled her away. "Pinkie! Give the girl some air! She's probably scared half to death."

Tammy nodded in agreement. She then turned to Twilight. "Um, your highness? You seem to be the only sane one here. Would you please tell me HOW THE HECK I GOT HERE?!" She then realized she had just yelled at a princess and cleared her throat. "If you don't mind, your highness."

Twilight laughed. "Oh please, call me Twilight. I'm afraid that's partially my fault. You see, I read a chapter about humans in a book and was curious about them. Neither of us was sure such beings existed and Discord…well, he wanted to prove they did."

"Well, they do. Can someone pinch me so I can wake up now?"

She shrieked as someone pinched her. It was Pinkie. She wasn't sure how she did that without any fingers.

"I didn't mean that literally! Wait a minute. That actually hurt. That means this is actually…I'm really…"

Then she fainted.

"Oh please," Discord said, rolling his eyes. He then summoned a bucket of water and dumped it on the human. Tammy woke up with a start. Then she screamed and fainted again. Annoyed, Discord summoned a whole waterfall.

"Knock it off, Discord!" Applejack demanded. "Ya gonna drown the poor girl!"

"I don't take orders from you!" the draconequus retorted. A glare from Fluttershy made him cringe. "Her, on the other hand…"

He snapped his fingers and the waterfall vanished. Tammy was soaking wet, coughing out spouts of water. Twilight cast a spell to get her dry. The human stared at the group of not-so-mythical creatures.

"So I'm not dreaming."

Every pony shook their heads.

"So I'm really talking to horses, and unicorns, and pegasuses, and..." she stopped at Twilight.

"Alicorn," she clarified.

"Right."

"And it's pegasi," Rainbow Dash said angrily. "And for the last time, we're ponies, not horses!"

Tammy simply nodded. "Okay. I guess my aunts weren't crazy after all."

She stood up and realized that the ponies were only half her size and the draconequus, twice. This made her less afraid of the ponies, but more afraid of the monster. However, the yellow pegasus seemed to have control over him, which made her more comfortable.

"Look," she said. "This has been…weird and all, but I really need to get home. My aunts are probably worried about me. So if you don't mind sending me back…"

Pinkie Pie's eyes widened. "You're leaving already?! But we just got started! I was gonna show you Sugar Cube Corner and my pet alligator Gummy! I was even gonna throw you a Welcome to Ponyville Party!"

"Pinkie, she can't stay here!" Rainbow Dash interjected. "You know how the ponies will react when they see a human here? She doesn't belong!"

"Rainbow!" Applejack exclaimed.

"No, he's right," Tammy assured her.

The blue pegasus narrowed her eyes. "Excuse me?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were a…sorry. She's right. I really don't belong here. So would you point me in the direction of home?"

Twilight nodded. "Rainbow's right. A human in Equestria would bring about panic. Discord, you may send her back."

The draconequus let out a bored groan. "What about your science experiment?"

The alicorn gritted her teeth. "That's a royal command."

"And when's the last time I took a royal…?"

"Discord," Fluttershy warned.

"Fine! You know, you're just as boring as Celestia!"

The chaotic being snapped his fingers, but nothing happened. He looked at them questioningly and tried again.

"Strange."

"Quit fooling around, Discord!" Rainbow Dash cried.

"I'm not fooling!"

"She's still here!"

Even Tammy was getting impatient. After ten snaps, Discord finally gave up.

"Well, that's that."

"That's what?" Twilight asked.

"For some reason, I can't send her back."

"What do you mean?"

"Um…I don't know. Traveling between worlds takes a lot of magic. Getting her here has really drained it out of me."

"But you're the Spirit of Chaos!" Rainbow exclaimed. "I thought your magic could do anything!"

"Even my magic has its limits." He turned to the human. "Oh well, looks like you'll be sticking around for a while, Taffy."

Her jaw dropped. "What?!"

"Discord, if this is a trick…" Fluttershy started to say.

The creature threw up his paw and claw. "No trick! Honest!"

Applejack huffed. "I'll be the judge of that."

"Look, my magic just needs to charge up and then she'll be on her way, I swear."

"Promise?" Fluttershy asked.

"Promise."

Pinkie Pie stretched out her neck like a giraffe to meet his eye. "Pinkie Promise?"

"Oh please, don't make me…"

"Pinkie Promise!"

He sighed. "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

After crossing his chest, he summoned an actual cupcake and stuck it in his eye.

"Okay!" Pinkie said cheerfully.

"Hold on a second!" Tammy exclaimed. "You mean to tell me I'm stuck here?"

"Not very bright, is she?" Discord whispered to Fluttershy, purposely loud enough for the human to hear.

"It looks that way," Twilight said. "But don't worry. We'll make sure your stay here is comfortable."

"We're not taking her into Ponyville, are we?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"We can't arouse any panic. We'll have to keep her presence a secret until further notice. No pony else must know."

"Well," Applejack said, "I suppose that means my place is out. My folks are sure to ask questions."

"She can't stay with me," Rainbow said. "She can't fly."

"She can stay with me!" Pinkie Pie offered, bouncing up and down.

"We can't risk the Cakes seeing her," Twilight pointed out.

The energetic pony paused in mid-air and slowly returned to the ground in a disappointed pout.

"And I can't take her to my shop without some pony seeing her," Rarity said. "Plus, I know Sweetie Belle won't be able to keep her mouth shut, not after the Gabby Gums incident."

"She can't stay in the library either," the dragon Spike added. "Some pony might notice."

"That leaves one place," Twilight said.

Every pony turned to Fluttershy. Discord's red and yellow eyes widened as realization hit him.

"Oh no! No! I already have to deal with that rabbit! There is no way I'm getting another roommate!"

"I'm not really sure if there's room," Fluttershy said softly.

"Your cottage is on the outskirts of Ponyville," Twilight explained. "No pony will see Tammy coming and going. Besides," she turned to the draconequus, "I believe it's a fair punishment."

"Hey!" Discord exclaimed. "You were the one who wanted to know about humans in the first place!"

"I didn't ask you to bring one! And you have no say in the matter! Tammy will be staying with Fluttershy, if we have both their consent, that is."

The yellow pegasus pondered. "Well…"

"Come now, my dear," the draconequus said, batting his eyes. "If we take her in, there would be no room for your poor, dear, friend. You may have to kick out some of your critters just to fit another bed."

Fluttershy stared at him for a moment and then looked at the human. "Well…my home is always open to all creatures in need."

Discord ground his teeth together and stopped his foot angrily.

"What do you say, Tammy?" Twilight asked the girl. "Are you alright staying with Fluttershy until we are able to send you home?"

Tammy looked unsurely at Discord. "I have to stay with him?"

The creature of chaos perked up. "You don't have to! You wouldn't want to! I'm a terrible roommate! I hog the bathroom! I eat all the…"

He stopped as a yellow hoof covered his mouth. "He'll behave himself. Won't you, Discord?"

He sighed and nodded. Tammy glanced between the two. Exactly what was their relationship? Owner and pet? Mother and son? That one seemed a bit of a stretch. Besides, he seemed older. Perhaps it was the goat beard. Were they simply roommates? Or were they romantically involved? That last one made her shiver. Don't be ridiculous, Tammy, they're just roommates. Heaven only knows how that happened, though.

The idea of staying with that…whatever he was…made Tammy nauseated, which rarely happened. However, she knew that as long as the pegasus was around to keep him grounded, she would be safe.

"Okay," she said.

"Yippee!" Pinkie Pie cheered excitedly. "You're gonna stay! You know what this calls for?"

Every pony groaned in annoyance, knowing the answer.

"A party!"

"No parties, Pinkie!" Twilight commanded. "We can't draw any attention!" She sighed. "So it's settled then. I, Princess Twilight Sparkle, hereby decree that the human known as Tammy will be staying in Fluttershy's cottage until further notice."

Tammy then remembered the alicorn was a princess and made a small curtsy. "Thanks."

This is going to be one interesting day.

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And we thought having just Discord at Fluttershy's was enough!