Ponyville

12:22 AM

Isaiah 1st POV

My eyes once again fluttered open, giving me the sight of the dark room that I was occupying. The memories from the past afternoon filled my head. I still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that I was in a world full of talking ponies. My mind once again went racing; trying to find a unachievable explanation. I looked around the dark room, who ever was in here last opened up the curtains; allowing the moons glow to fill the small room. I scanned the walls for a clock that could give me the time.

I caught sight of the clock above the entrance to the room that I was in. There was something... different about it. The numbers were replaced by odd symbols instead of the numbers that I knew my whole life. I could see that the short hour hand was close to the symbol that substituted the number twelve. The slightly longer minute hand was near the area where the four should of been.

So.. it's 12:23 AM and i'm bored and wide awake. I mused to myself.

I started to study the clock's symbols; I knew I would need to learn these some time soon. The numbers on the clock reminded me of roman numerals but with a few extra slashes and a added dot or two. The symbols that adorned the clock weren't that hard to memorize in my head.

Once again I got bored. I looked at the clock again and read the odd print with no problem; the damn thing read 12:30. I grunted in annoyance because of the time. Normally I wouldn't mind, but sense I'm in a room with no entertainment and a wounded leg. I lifted the covers off of my body, revealing my busted leg. White bandages were wrapped around my leg, most likely under them are a load of stitches. I slowly moved it; not even getting a small amount of pain from it. I began to remove myself from the small bed. My movement was slow, I didn't want to trip and fall. I really didn't want the poor nurse to see me in the nude while struggling to get back up from a fall. I stood up with care onto my feet.

I should put something on, it would be really embarrassing for a nurse or a doctor to walk in right now.

I waddled over to the closet that had all of my gear and clothing. Before I reached the closet, I could hear faint chatter behind the door that led to the hallway. I dragged myself to it and pressed my ear to the wooden entry way.

"So, have you heard anything from gale? I heard that she was invited into a herd with a couple of nice mares and stallion." Said a mare from the other side of the door.

"No I haven't heard from her. But it's nice to hear that a fellow guard has found love." Answered the other mare. From her statement, it seems that the ponies on the other side of the door are both guards.

One of the Princesses must of stationed them out there to keep others out; or to keep me in. The thought of guards outside sided with the idea that I might pose a threat; after all they saw what I did, and not to mention that I'm the first human they've ever seen before. I felt uneasy knowing that they aren't one-hundred percent friendly. One of the many wise words from my parents filled my head.

Trust no one when you're lost and far away from home.

Come to think of it, I was being a little too friendly and open with these ponies. For all I know, I could be thrown into prison for illegally trespassing into their kingdom. I cautiously made my way over to the window. Looking out, I could make out a old european looking town in the moon lit glow. The thought of having to play my cards right weighed heavily on me. If I fuck up or say something wrong; I could be in some deep shit. I sighed again in annoyance for being thrown in this messed up land of talking horses of fantasy. I was deep in thought, bracing for the next day. I'm positive that there's going to be an interrogation of some sort tomorrow. Thinking more and more about my situation, I took deep breaths to calm myself.

I went back to my original task of getting to the closet and retrieving some clothing. I grabbed my plaid boxers and my pants with the newly formed hole in the left leg sleeve. I didn't bother putting my shirt on, but when I was about to close the closet door I remembered something.

I lifted up my beige utility belt. I had completely forgot that I had it with me during the fight the other day. What I was really after wasn't the belt, it was the knife that hung in it's leather sheath. The knife was a slightly modified version of the U.S. M1917 Trench Knife. I saw one on a hip of a soldier in New Manitou, Colorado. After that, I really wanted one and told my dad about the 'badass knife'. With some patience and time my dad's friend made me one. I was surprised of course and curious of why the handle and knuckle guard was so big. Apparently dad wanted me only to use it when I got older, thats why he made it so big.

Like a penguin, I waddled over to the window to have the glow of the moon shine down on the steel knife. The triangular stiletto blade reflected a dull glow from the moon's light. What made the knife disturbing was the job of the stiletto. It wasn't made for slicing n' deicing, but more stabbing and jabbing. The triangular stiletto made the wound impossible to heal correctly, making the blade very lethal in CQB if used correctly. The handle and knuckle guard are both made out of stainless steel. The knuckle guard had a single row of spikes going down the outside of the steal knuckle guard. The knife had been proven as a 'life saver' and 'life ender' on multiple occasions.

"Should've used you when the chupe pounced be."

I walked over to my bed and slid the knife under the pillow. If they do turn hostile for some odd reason, I want to be armed and prepared. I hated the fact that I was all alone with these horse hybrids, I didn't know how to act around them too. The memory of the horned ones gripping things with their mind control powers loomed in my head. I could only hope that tomorrow turns out well.

"Magic was it?" I thought to my self.

I sat back down on the small bed, trying to find a way to kill time. I didn't have any music to listen to or anyone to talk too either. Then a mischievous thought presented itself...

"The window is unlocked and I'm on the first floor. I doubt that the ponies would be awake during this hour of the night."

I took back the trench knife from under the pillow, and walked over to the window. Climbing out wouldn't be much of a problem even though the window is quite a bit small. I opened the glass window with care. I poked my head out to check for anyone walking around. Looking down I could see a row of bushes lining the perimeter of the hospitals outside walls.

I turned myself around and lifted a leg up and onto the ledge of the windowsill. I slid out of the room with minimal effort, the feel of grass comforted my feet. I breathed a lung full of the night air, enjoying the silence. The town of the terrible name of Ponyville was covered in the same gentle glow as before. I looked up in confusion at the night sky, I couldn't see any constellations that I recognized; no big or little dipper, not even orion was visible. I sighed in disappointment, the constellations reminded me that I was not on Earth any more.

I studied the area for a land marker of some sort for when the time comes to return, finding my way back could be a little easier. Deciding to use a pair red oak trees on the end of the street as my marker, I made my way down towards the street with the mentioned trees. I walked down the street of dirt and small patches of gravel. My mouth was slightly agape, the town was surprisingly well built. The streets were trash free, the plants and other flora were lush and green. Flowers lined the outside walls of the medieval looking buildings.

I finally reached the end of the street with the red oak trees. Next to the trees were a street sign, that too had odd symbols. I frowned knowing that I couldn't under stand them, I really don't want to learn another language. But on the other hand it should be a little easier, its just the written part, not the speaking.

I took a left and continued my little expedition. My leg started to hurt a little, and decided that sitting down would be a good idea. I limped over to a park bench and sat myself down. I wasn't really worried about being spotted outside the hospital, nor did I care. I could always make an excuse or somethin'. I brought my head up to look at the old looking buildings. The wooden structure looked like who ever made it wanted it to last for a life time. The wood was well carved and cared for, the windows were clean and free of smudges. The roof looked like they were made out of dried reeds; I doubted that it was just reeds as a roof. Above the short front door was a pair of candle lit lanterns of some sort, but they glowed surprisingly brighter than others ones I've seen. I got myself back onto my feet and waddled my way down the empty streets of the horse town.

I spotted a large tree not to far way and made my over to the titan oak like tree. Getting closer to it, windows with lights shinied out and could be seen. I silently got closer to the now confirmed tree house to get a better look. I was extra careful to not alert however was in there of my presence. There's balconies built around the tree, one of the balconies on the top had a small telescope of the owner to gaze upon the stars that filled the night sky. In front of the entry way was a billboard with a open book painted on it, above the book was some more symbols of the alien language.

Step by step, I got closer to a window. With care, I stepped into the bushes that were surrounding the tree. Slowly and quietly I poked my head up to the window. I frowned when I saw who was in there. There, scrambling around like a chicken without it's head, was Twilight Sparkle. From all of the books that alined the walls and the billboard, this place might be the towns library. Piles of books surrounded her, paper and scrolls were scattered about in a organized fashion. The purple pony had a quill and inkwell grasped in her magic. She was writing some things down onto some paper. Sadly I couldn't see or read what she was writing. A minute or two passed and I decided to leave the mare alone.

Walking down the empty street I began to notice that road was getting wider and wider until the houses were a good one-hundred feet apart. In the center was a water fountain that looked like it was carved from a solid block of stone or some sort of marble. The water lightly trickled form the sides and a stream of water shot out form the top. Stepping to the ledge of the fountain I could see little coins in the pool of water.

"Wow, just like the old fountains back home."

I never under stood why people threw money into fountain pools, just wasting hard earned money. I leaned over and grabbed a coin form the bottom. It was surprisingly heavy for something so small. After drying off the piece of currency, I brought it up to my eye for a closer inspection. At first I thought it was gold, but I quickly dismissed the thought, thinking that theres no way that they would use actual gold. On the side that was facing me I could make out a horseshoe, and inside the horseshoe I could see the symbol for 'ten'. Being new here, I didn't know if ten of whatever this is currency is considered large or small. On the other side there was a sun and crescent moon. To think of it, they were the Princesse's cutie marks. I decided to pocket the coin.

Looking around the pool, I pulled out another coin. But this one was different from the first one I pulled out. This one was made out of copper. Just like the golden one, this one had the horseshoe and the Princesse's marks. But inside the horseshoe was a 'one' symbol. For a third time, I leaned over and pulled out a silver coin. My eyes widen a little for the fact that I was holding a nice piece of silver. Like the others; a horseshoe and the cutie marks. Inside the horseshoe was a 'five'.

Deciding that I was finished scavenging like a hobo, I left the water fountain with sixteen of what ever the currency was. I would like to ask about the money later, but I would have to ask later to not raise suspicion. They would ask how I managed to get the coins.

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"Um... what are y-" Before who ever could finish their sentence, I was already turned around with the trench knife gripped tightly; ready to punch who ever was behind me.

I immediately stopped when I recognized who it was.

"*sigh* Luna you scared me." The poor Princess was wide eyed in shock by my act. Judging from her posture, I scared the poor mare. I lowered my arms down with a slight apologetic face.

"What are you doing out here? You should be in the hospital sleeping." She stated with a little hint of concern.

"Well, I woke up in the middle of the night, I couldn't go back to bed to so kinda... just snuck outside thought the window. Curiosity got the best of me, sorry." I admitted with a apologetic smile.

The mare with the moon cutie mark seemed to lighten up just a little. "But what about you're leg, doesn't it hurt?"

"No not really." After I said that, there was a silence between us. "Mind telling me what these are?" I pulled out the coins that I retrieved out of the fountain's pool and showed them to her.

"Those are bits. They're Equestria's currency. You currently have sixteen bits. The copper bit is one, the silver is five and the gold is ten."

I held up the golden coin to her. "Is this real gold?"

"Yes, pure gold matter of fact." She informed me of the coin.

I couldn't believe that I had a coin made out of gold in my hands, same with the silver. This wasn't the first time I've ever seen or held gold before, the ones that I've held were already owned and almost impossible to steal.

I glanced over to Princess Luna, she was looking at my knife that was still on my hand. "So Luna, are their any larger amounts of bits?"

The dark blue mare looked away from the object in my hand and looked at me in thought. "Well a iron bit is twenty, nickel is fifty, and a platinum bit is one-hundred."

I was surprised that they used silver, gold, and platinum for their currency. But I ignored that for now. I wondered why Luna was awake at this hour. I inspected her face for a couple of seconds, her eyes weren't red, there were no bags under her eyes, there was absolutely no signs of exhaustion from her.

"Mind if I ask why you're up at this hour?"

"Well I'm the Princess of the night, it's my duty to watch over my subjects when the sun is away." She said with some pride in her voice. I didn't really understand why she would have to personally watch the citizens of kingdom; that's what guards are for.

"Do you always stay outside during the night? That sounds a little risky job for a co-ruler of a kingdom."

"No, that's what guards are for." The alicorn answered with a smile.

I looked back up into the sky with the mysterious star constellations. The stars shined brightly on the black canvas of a sky. The moon was not to far from the horizon, signaling that morning was to come in a couple of hours. I returned my focus on Luna, who was also admiring the star filled sky. I took the time to look at her eyes. She had a pair of beautiful eyes with cerulean irises that reflected the moon's light.

"They're beautiful aren't they?" She said with a light voice while admiring the sky.

"They sure are." I sighed, but then I realized she was talking about the stars; not the eyes. I just ignored my minor mistake. "I gotta say, I don't recognize any constellations."

"If you want, I can tell you some of the more popular ones?" She questioned me.

"I would like that, but maybe some other time. I'm not really supposed to be out here remember." Once the sentence left my mouth, I regretted saying it. She had a small frown, witch strangely made me feel bad inside. "If your available, how about tomorrow night?" Once I proposed that, she smiled a little.

"Sure! I'd like that. Do you want to walk around some more? The park is gorgeous at this time of night."

"I don't see why not. Lead the way." With my approval we left the fountain and made our way to the park.

I remember what I thought when I was in the hospital room awhile ago. The idea to completely shut my mouth up seemed a little too far. As much as I hated to say it; I need their help. I just feel helpless knowing that. Feeling helpless makes me feel completely useless too. The thoughts that were flying around like a pissed off wasp in my head were not helping, and I tried to pick back-up the conversation.

"Remember when we were attacked in the forest? What were those things, I have never seen anything like them before." I asked her.

She looked down to the dirt path that we were walking on, lost in thought. "No pony knows what they are really. Honestly, that was the second time we've ever encountered them before. So far we haven't decided on a official name, but the guards had given them the name 'Brute'."

Wow, they're confused just like me on the animals that attacked us. "Brute huh? That name fits well, it truly depicts it's behavior. But I had given the creature the name 'Chupacabra'. Do you know what that is?" I questioned the mare with a small smile.

"Chupacabra? No I don't know what that is."

"Well, from where I'm from a Chupacabra is a mythical creature that was rumored to be in North America. Even though it doesn't exist, it's still a fun tell scare little children about them every so often. The name means 'goat sucker' in spanish, it's called that because legend has it that they drink the blood of livestock. The appearance of the ones from the myths match the ones in the forest that we were in too. "I gave her a brief explanation. Once I finished we reached the park.

The park looked very nice, there was a brick path way that stretched along the pond. Wooden park benches were placed under red oak trees, the lush green grass looked freshly cut, flowerbeds littered the park with colors of the rainbow. Hell, even the trash cans looked nice and clean. I lowered myself down next to the pond to rest my legs.

"Legs hurt?" Luna asked.

"Just a little. I'm impressed, this park is really nice and cared for, the town is nice too."The mare of the night took a seat next to me on the grass. "What were you doing out in the forest? It doesn't seem like a place for a princess to be."

"I wanted to be there to raise moral for the guards, none of ponies stationed at the base camp outside the forest want to be in there. I promised that I would be there for them too."

"I admire you're effort that you put out to support you're troops when moral is low and the situation bleak." I commented. "I'm also impressed that you're troops didn't panic when the fight started. I know I was a little shocked, especially when the manticore thing showed up."

"Thank you." She said pridefully. "I must say, what was that wooden thing you had that made the loud noises, and killed the brutes from a distance?"

"...Oh my rifle?"

"Yes... the rifle. Can you tell me how it works. Like the other things that you had with you, I've never seen them before."

I didn't want to tell them how it works honestly. I didn't fully trust these ponies enough to show them new weaponry. Plus, the way the rifle is built makes it impossible to hold for a pony. "We'll see..." I said plainly.

"And what was that dark green thing that you put in the manticores mouth?"

I kinda thought it out on how to explain it, I'm pretty sure she's going to ask. "That was a fragmentation grenade. If you're wondering how it works; let me explain, I'm going to put it bluntly. First you grasp the spoon. Second you pull the pin while grasping the spoon. Third and final, you throw the grenade and take cover and wait for the explosion and shrapnel to pass." She looked a little disturbed when I explained; but hey, she asked for it.

"Why would one use such a terrible weapon?"

"Well, it's a weapon of war, and war ain't pretty." I kinda hoped that she ignored the war part; it might make humans look like warmongers.

"Lastly, when I startled you at the fountain, what was that thing you pulled out on me?"

"This-" I unsheathed the eight-inch dagger. "-is a trench knife." I presented it to her, giving her the opportunity to look at it. She tilted her head like a slightly confused dog. Her horn glowed a blue aura, but it stopped when Luna made a face annoyance.

"Is something wrong?"

"Yes, I can't pick it up. It's like you're other belongings; strangely resistant to magic." The mare of blue pouted.

"I never under stood the magic problem with me, is this a common problem?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No, it's not a common problem; it's very rare. The things that are usually magic resistant are meteorites, even our best unicorns have never fully understood why they are resistant. Years upon years of research had proven fruitless on the subject of magic resistant items. But, the things that you have with you could shine some light on the mystery. Do you think you can let us examine some of you're belongings?" She informed and asked me.

I was surprised that she asked me for my permission to examine my stuff, she could confiscate my things without even asking me; and I couldn't do a damn thing about it. I couldn't deny her request. "Sure, I don't see why not. As long as it's something that I will allow y'all to look at. I really don't want your researchers messing around with most of my things."

"Thank you, your contribution to our research will be much appreciated." She beamed with a friendly smile. I forgot that she was even royalty at all; she seemed pretty friendly actually. I expected her to be some stuck-up bitch and royal pain in the ass; but she wasn't at all.

I wasn't really sure if I could say the same thing about Celestia; I haven't even had a conversation with her. She seemed like she would be a pleasant ruler, but I'll just have to wait for tomorrow and talk to her. I found it odd that Luna didn't beat the shit out of me when she discovered that I escaped the hospital. She didn't look angry or upset that I left without no one knowing, I was thankful that she didn't arrest or punish me.

The idea that I have to talk them about how/why I got here in the first place was still in my head. I pleaded with my brain, thinking that this was some horrible dream that I couldn't wake up from. The thought of someone poisoning my drink was highly unlikely too, if I was dead, how did I feel pain and other senses that I've been experiencing.

"Luna, what are we going to do tomorrow? It's been bugging be ever sense I woke up."

"Well were going to ask you some questions. See, nopony has ever seen a human or a um...Chupacabra before. Most importantly you are resistant to magic and you aren't from around here." She answered.

Time to ask the question that has been nagging me in the back of my head. "I'm going to hate myself for asking this but... what planet are we on? I know this makes me sound crazy but please..."

She looked like she was taken aback by my request. "You're on Equis Isaiah. Continent of pongaea, and kingdom of Equestria. Shouldn't you have all ready know that?"

Once she said that, my heart momentarily stopped. I couldn't think or move, I just sat there; starring off into the distance with a thousand yard stare. I couldn't feel my body start slouching, if I wasn't sitting down on the grass, I would of collapsed. My lungs stated burning, reminding me that I stopped breathing.

"...Isaiah, are you alright?" Luna's worried voice woke me up from my moment.

"The fuck... How?" I couldn't move. Thoughts shot around in my mind. I immediately started to think about my family.

"Calm down now, there still might be a way for you to return home." The mare tried to reassure me.

I somehow found the power to speak a weak voice. "I'm not on the same fucking planet..." I managed to glance my eyes over to Luna; who looked like she was deep in thought and worry plastered on her face.

"Isaiah?" I tried to ignore her. "Isaiah listen to me. Tomorrow, we'll talk about this, I swear. Panicking won't solve anything."

She was right. Panicking won't solve anything, it'll only make things worse. I laid down into the grass with my arm over my eyes; deep in thought. Both of us were silent, not saying a word. I felt something cold touch my elbow, when I raised my arm to see what it was, the mare that sat next to me had her horseshoe covered hoof laid on my exposed skin. Our moment of silence was ended with a bright light and a clap that ended in a echo. We both yelped, but Luna quickly recovered from the little scare and grabbed a floating scroll in her magic.

The scroll was encased in a blue aura and started to open. The alicorn looked calm, cool, and collected when she read the magically appearing message. She must of gotten a lot of the messages that teleport right in front of her to get used to the sudden appearances. I wanted to ask what the message was about, but I realized that would be rude of me to try and dwell into the personal message that she received. But my curiosity was fulfilled when she looked at me and told me what it was about.

"Well a nurse went into you're room to check-up on you. When she discovered that you were gone, she reported your little stunt to the guards. Once the guards informed Celestia, she went to the camp outside the Everfree forest to tell me that you escaped. After she found out I was gone, she sent me this message to inform me of you're stunt and to find me." She flipped the scroll over and summoned a quill with her magic. "I'll just say that I wanted to talk to you because we were awake and bored."

"Isn't that a little risky to lie to your own sister, who just happens to co-rule with you?" I asked with a little amusement in my voice.

"It is, but we'll manage. Just let me do all the talking." Wow, I find it odd that she is willing to lie to her sister about my little escapade. I'll ignore this for now..."Come on, lets go."

With those final words I stood up from the grass and onto my feet. I was grateful that Luna was here for me. Hell I guess I could consider her a friend for helping me in my time of need. I hope she thinks the same way...

Huh... friends with a blue alicorn Princess pony. Well, this is a first.

Author's Notes:

Hey guys, sorry that I haven't uploaded for a long time. I was on vacation for week, but right after that my friend got in a car accident, so I had to help him around (both of his arms are in a cast).

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And as always; constructive criticism would be much appreciated.