My Time in Equestria

by AFR0xGoD

First published 29th of June, 2013

Throughout my life, I was never happy and always felt lost. But last summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to be happy for once. I had the wonderful opportunity to have people-or ponies who care about me. I had the opportunity to live in Equestria

Throughout my lonely life, I always felt like no one ever wanted me, like I was always the loser that no one cared about. And I was sure of that after the last day of school my freshman year. I was humiliated beyond measure. I hated my school. I hated my family. I hated every person I knew. I hated life. I was even close to ending it all. Little did I know that all of my worries would be gone once I arrived in the perfect utopia of Equestria, where I would meet some of the best friends I could ever ask for.

A million thanks to Ocean Breeze for the improved cover photo!

1. My Life as I Knew It

My name is David Taylor. I don't know if anyone will believe me, hell, I doubt anyone even cares. No one has ever cared about me. Well, not in this world anyway. Listen to me ramble on, I probably sound like a psychopath. What I'm about to tell you is the truth. The truth of the wonderful events that happened to me last summer. The truth of how I lived my most longed for dream. The truth of how I traveled to Equestria.

It all started last summer. I had just gotten out of school and it was nearing my birthday. Unfortunately, I couldn't be excited because the last day of school was the most humiliating day of my life.

I wasn't the most popular kid in my grade to begin with. You know, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it; I had no friends. I was really antisocial and pretty small and scrawny for my age. People made fun of me all the time, but my school wasn't going to do anything about it of course. My high school doesn't exactly have the best disciplinary system. And the fact that it's filled with judgmental stuck up jerks of people didn't help my situation. But anyway, I was a brony, but not hard core 100% proud of it. I was a closet brony, and I was more or less ashamed of it. I never wanted anyone to find out. Our washing machine hadn't been working for a while, so the only clean shirts I had were pony shirts that I only wore around the house because no one was ever home. It was the last day of school, so I didn't really have a choice, I'd just wear a jacket over it so no one would notice. It all went smooth until fifth hour: P.E. Being the idiot I am, I forgot I had on my pony shirt when we changed into our uniforms, so when I took off my jacket, it didn't take long for the douchebag jocks of my class to notice.

"What the hell? Haha! Check it out guys, Little Davey watches my little ponies!" said one.

"Holy shit, I knew you were weird, but you're a horse fucker too? This is hilarious!" said another.

"Called it! I knew he was gay! Johnny, you totally owe me that 20 dollars we bet on!" said another.

I just stood there, not knowing what to do. "I-I don't watch My Little Pony..." I said weakly.

"Haha! Yeah right! Look guys, his face is red! Someone record this!"

I looked around as all the guys in the locker room laughed at me, save for one quiet kid who never said much anyway. He just continued to get dressed as if nothing was happening. I couldn't handle the abuse of it all. I got dressed as soon as possible and went out to P.E. hoping to avoid them all. It didn't work of course, they followed me and mocked me the whole class period. And it just got worse.

Throughout the rest of the day, more people than usual shoved me and punched my books out of my hands. They laughed hysterically as they said, "Brony!" and walked away. I couldn't handle it all. I could not wait for the final bell to ring for summer vacation. Until that precious moment came, I was being bullied by the same people, over and over again, unable to do anything about it.

I walked home that day, alone as usual and more depressed than ever. I had came home from school feeling like crap before, but this was a new low. I was utterly sad.

I didn't have anyone to console me, either. No friends...no friendly people...not even my parents. But that wasn't new, they were never home. Always working with no time for family. Or so they say. I sulked into my room, closed the door, and threw my backpack on my bed. I followed suite and plopped myself lazily on the uncomfortable mattress. I looked at the ceiling, just thinking about my life.

No friends. No parents to love me and be here for me. No joy in life. Why am I here? Why is this me? Why?

I thought for a while, even thinking about my dad's guns in his closet.

It's only one bullet...I don't see why not...

Who am I kidding, no one would miss me anyway.

I rolled over and saw my laptop. Maybe some MLP will make me feel better. Might as well. It's not like I have anything else.

Over the next few days, I started watching a lot of My Little Pony. I had always loved the community more than the show, so I had only seen a few episodes, but now that I was truly sad for the first time in a very long time, I finally appreciated the happiness and perfection of the colorful pony world, and I wished so badly to have the opportunity to live there. Away from all the judgment. Away from all the pain.

By the time I was halfway through season 3, it was the night before my birthday. I almost forgot. The only thing that reminded me was the calendar on my laptop that sent me a notification every time it was close to my birthday.

I was nearing the end of "Wonderbolt Academy", when I suddenly got unnaturally tired. I could hardly stay awake for the conclusion of it. The ending of this episode seemed a bit strange, and at the time I thought I was just imagining things from being tired, but now I know it wasn't a hallucination. The thing that seemed strange was that Princess Celestia suddenly appeared. I hadn't seen the episode before, but I was fairly certain she wasn't supposed to be in it.

Where it seemed like the episode should've ended, Celestia just looked straight at the screen and said, "I know what you have been through. All of the challenges through your life. All of your worries will end by morning." And then it ended.

When the credits finally rolled, I turned off my laptop and jumped into bed, thinking about what I just saw. "It was probably just my imagination." I said to myself, but yet... It felt so real, and after the episode I felt so happy, like I was finally going to be taken care of. Like I was finally going to have someone who cares. I drifted to sleep, dreaming of Equestria and all of the happiness that came with it.

Author's Notes:

NOTICE: THIS IS AN EDITED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL CHAPTER BECAUSE IT WAS AN UTTER PIECE OF CAT FECES. So this is my first attempt at a fanfic. I really hope you guys enjoy what I have in store for the story. The really fun parts of the story don't start until about chapter 8 or 9 but most of the chapters before that are pretty short, so hang in there!

2. Arriving in Ponyville

When I awoke the next morning, I immediately noticed I wasn't in my bedroom anymore. I also noticed I wasn't in a bed at all. I was laying on the ground, and my whole body was aching. Through my hazy vision I could see the sunlight barely seeping through the canopy of the dense forest. Wait...Forest?

"Ugh, where am I?" I groaned.

"Oh my! Mister, are you okay?" I heard a quiet female voice ask frantically.

"Ugh, what happened?" Not entirely sure who I was talking to.

"I was out here gathering berries when I heard you tumble through the branches of a tree. You must have fallen out of the sky. Did you fall asleep while flying?"

"While flying?" I asked, completely confused. I could now see clearly, but my neck ached too much for me to turn my head to see who I was talking to.

"Um...yeah. You must have fallen asleep while flying. Are you okay?"

"I don't know..." I said. I tried to turn over on my stomach with no success.

"Do you need help?" The girl asked.

"No, I'm fine." I replied, though not entirely sure I was. I finally flung my arms to one side causing me to flip onto my stomach. My vision must've still been a little blurry because I swear my arms seemed white for a moment. I put my hand on the ground to lift myself up, but then I slipped and fell.

What the?

I put my hands out in front of me and realized that I don't have hands anymore. I have hooves. My heart suddenly started beating a thousand times faster.

There's no way this can be happening. I thought. I looked down at myself and noticed I was covered in white fur.

This can't be happening. I took one of my hooves and gently touched my long white snout.

It is.

The biggest smile grew across my face as I lifted myself up once more, now standing shakily on all fours. I'm a pony!

"Um...are you okay? You seem a bit...happy?" The girl asked.

I turned my head to see Fluttershy standing there with a concerned look on her face.

"I feel fantastic!" I said. I tried walking and immediately fell again, just like a newborn calf learning to walk. I couldn't help but laugh. Was this really happening? Was I really a pony? I got up again and unsteadily turned my body to face Fluttershy, my legs still wobbling.

"Are you okay to walk?" Fluttershy asked me.

"I honestly have no idea!" I said to her, still with a huge smile plastered onto my face.

"Well, you seem a bit bruised up. I have some things back at my cottage that could help the pain."

"Yeah that would help a lot." I said. I was still incredibly sore.

"Okay, follow me."

I started to sort of awkwardly walk next to Fluttershy back to her cottage. I tripped every few steps and I had absolutely no walking pattern whatsoever. She looked at me strangely a few times like I was a psychopath. And honestly, as happy as I was to discover that I was suddenly a pony, I felt like one. But it felt incredible.

When we finally made it to her cottage, I stepped inside and was amazed. It looked exactly like it did on the show.

"Wait here, I'll be back with a special medicine I use for numbing pain." Fluttershy told me. She walked into another room while I was left to marvel at everything in the room.

There were so many animals. I took another look at my hooves. I was definitely white. I looked behind me and noticed I had a black tail with red streaks in it. I also noticed one other thing...I HAD WINGS!!! I had always loved pegasi, and now I am one. This is going to be the greatest day ever, I can already tell.

Fluttershy finally came back with a spoon that had a green liquid in it. "Here, drink this."

Not really sure how to take it from her, I kind of just took the spoon in my mouth and drank the liquid. It was the worst thing I had ever tasted in my entire life. I spat out the spoon, but not before swallowing the medicine.

Fluttershy giggled, "I know, it tastes bad, but it does the trick." It turned out she was right. A few minutes later I didn't feel any pain at all.

"I feel so much better. Thanks, Fluttershy." I said.

"Um...how did you know my name?"

"Oh, uh...I've heard about you from other ponies about how you care for a lot of animals in need." I said, hoping she'd believe me.

"Wow, I didn't know I was that well known."

Whew, I dodged a bullet there. I have to remember that no one...no pony here knows I'm a human that watches their adventures like it's some sort of children's TV show.

"Well, if you don't mind me asking, what's your name?" Fluttershy asked.

"My name?" I never thought about making a pony name before. I never even made an OC, so I didn't really need one. I needed to make one up fast. One that sounded good.

"My name is White Flash." I said. Damn that sucks.

"Oh, that's a nice name."

"Uh, yeah, I was named after my great-great grandfather."

"So...where were you flying to when you fell?"

"Oh, um I was just flying around. I've been wanting to move and I was looking for a place to live." I was spitting out lies left and right.

"Well, you crashed in the right place. Ponyville is a very nice place to live." Fluttershy smiled, "Everypony is friendly and there are plenty of houses for sale."

"I'll check it out." I said, "How do you get to Ponyville from here?"

"Oh, I'll come with you, I've been needing to go to the market to get some animal food anyway." Fluttershy led the way out of her cottage and we started down the road toward Ponyville, but not before she said goodbye to her animals. I could barely walk straight from all of the excitement.

I am a pony

...

I am walking with Fluttershy

...

To Ponyville

...

Buck yes...

We walked down the dirt road as Fluttershy told me everything that I already knew about Ponyville.

"Oh, you're just going to love it here in Ponyville," Fluttershy said as we walked, "It's such a fun place, and you won't find a mean soul anywhere! It's-"

"Look out below!"

A voice cut Fluttershy off, and I suddenly got knocked to the ground and tumbled about ten feet backwards. I felt really dazed and I could actually see birds flying around in my vision. Living in a cartoon is awesome. I shook off my dizziness and looked over to see none other than Rainbow Dash rubbing her head. Oh my God, it's Rainbow Dash.

"Ugh, sorry, I guess I still need to work on that trick, heh." Before I could even get to my feet, Rainbow bolted over to me and looked me in the eyes. "I haven't seen you around before. Are you new?"

"Um..." I tried to reply.

"Rainbow Dash, this is White Flash. I found him injured in the Everfree Forest so I helped him and now I'm taking him to Ponyville to look at some houses for sale." Fluttershy explained.

"Uh, yeah. What she said." I said with a nervous smile. I'm talking to Rainbow Dash!

"So you're thinking of moving in? Great! It'll be nice to have another Pegasus around here." She said with a smile.

"Uh, yeah." I said, and finally got to my feet. Rainbow Dash stared at me for a few more moments with a look on her face that I didn't really recognize, and then she suddenly turned her gaze forward as she trotted down the dirt road. I just stood there surprised. Rainbow Dash is exactly how she is in the show. I was still standing there until Fluttershy had to snap me out of my trance.

"Um, White Flash? Aren't you going to come along?" She asked. Her and Rainbow were already ahead of me while I was standing there.

"Yeah, really! C'mon!" Rainbow Dash yelled. I galloped over until I caught up with them, and we started walking.

The three of us continued down the road toward Ponyville. As we walked, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy started telling me all about the adventures they'd had in Ponyville with their friends. I already knew about most of them from the show of course, but I wasn't going to tell them that. I was ecstatic to even be talking to them.

"So how'd you end up in Ponyville anyway?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Well, I was flying around looking for a place to move to, when I guess I felt so exhausted that I just kind of...passed out over the Everfree forest and I fell." I said, going with Fluttershy's story.

"Well, you're lucky Fluttershy was there to find you. The Everfree forest isn't exactly the best place to pass out in the middle of."

"No kidding." I said. After a little while, we finally arrived at Ponyville. I don't know why I was so surprised that it looked the same as in the show. It was painfully colorful with cottages, shops, and ponies everywhere. And it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

"Well, here we are!" Rainbow Dash said, "The wonderful little town of Ponyville!"

"Looks nice." I said, trying to contain my enthusiasm. On the inside, I was bouncing off the walls and exploding into a blaze of brony excitement.

"Yep," Rainbow confirmed, "It may not look like the kind of top-of-the-line place to be, but it's pretty great." She flew a few feet into the air and looked around. "Now lets get looking for some houses!"

Fluttershy and I started walking further into the town, while Rainbow Dash flew higher in the air with her hoof above her brow.

"Where to look, where to look..." Rainbow started, "There's that house at-Hey there's Twilight!" Rainbow Dash yelled, and zoomed over to a confused Twilight Sparkle. Rainbow Dash had to practically shove her toward Fluttershy and me until she finally knew what was going on and started walking toward us.

"Twilight, this is White Flash." Rainbow said with a giant grin, obviously eager to introduce us.

"Hi there, White Flash, I'm Twilight Sparkle. It's nice to meet you." Twilight smiled.

"Likewise." I said. I looked at all three of the ponies. I'm face to face with Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy right now. I just can't even. I can't.

"So what brings you to Ponyville?" Twilight asked.

"I'm looking for a good place to live, and Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash say there's no better place than Ponyville."

"Well I know of some houses for sale, but the cheapest one is 1000 bits." Twilight told me.

"1000 bits?" I wonder what the bits to dollars conversion is. "That reminds me, I also need a job."

"If it's a job you're looking for, you could always sign up for the weather ponies! It's a tough job but it pays well." Rainbow Dash said.

"That sounds great!" I said. I always wondered what it would be like to change the weather whenever I wanted.

"Awesome! Follow me!" Rainbow Dash quickly flew into the air and out of sight.

"Um, well, see you girls around later." I said with an awkward smile. They waved goodbye at me as I attempted for the first time in my life to fly.

Opening my wings was an entirely new experience on its own. Being able to move appendages on my back was one of the weirdest things I had ever felt, but who was I to complain about weirdness? I woke up as a pony and met three cartoon characters all on the same day. I opened my wings and stretched them as wide as I could. I slowly started flapping them, which really isn't nearly as easy and simple as it sounds, and unsteadily ascended into the air. I ascended in short bursts of speed, almost like a fifteen year old just learning to drive. I finally got to a comfortable altitude and shakily hovered while looking for Rainbow Dash. I turned around and jumped back in surprise to see her directly in front of me with a look of impatience.

"Come on, White Flash, I don't have all day." She said, and flew away while I slowly and unsteadily followed. I didn't know if there was any trick to flying, I just flapped my wings every so often and then tried to glide off of that. Most of the time, the glide would fail and I would end up flapping my wings ferociously like I was drowning in the air.

We eventually arrived at a building with some kind of training course in the backyard. Rainbow Dash landed softly at the front door. I attempted doing the same, but I folded my wings midair, and ended up plummeting to the ground and tumbling into a tree. Not my smartest move.

Rainbow Dash walked over to me. "Jeez, you really need to work on your landing." She commented.

"Yeah, I never was the best at landing." I said as and excuse as I got up and shook off my slight concussion.

"Well come on. Let's get you signed up."

I followed Rainbow Dash into the building to sign up for being a weather pony. Inside, there was a unicorn reading a book behind a desk. I looked at Rainbow Dash and she motioned for me to go forward. I walked up to the desk and sat there for a good 20 seconds kind of awkwardly before the unicorn looked over the cover of the book straight at me. "Can I help you?"

"Uh, yeah, I'd like to sign up to be a weather pony." I said. I was incredibly nervous. I had never applied for a job before.

The mare levitated a paper pad and a pencil in front of her.

"Name?"

"White Flash."

"Date of birth?"

"6-5-96" I said, hoping Equestria used the same calendar I did.

"Have you had any past experiences with being a weather pony?"

"No."

"Any work experience at all?"

"Well, one time I got paid for mowing someone's lawn." I said. "Does that count?"

"I guess it could." The mare said.

She wrote down all of my answers on the paper, then ripped it out and gave it to me. I didn't really know how to hold it so I just kind of held it in my mouth.

"You're training will start next week. Have a nice day."

"Thanks." I said, and walked out of the building, Rainbow Dash following behind me. I couldn't believe it was that easy. I would've thought applying for a job would be a lot more complicated than that.

"Well that was a good 30 seconds I guess." I said as we walked away from the weather building.

"You really know how to keep things awkward while getting interviewed, don't you." Rainbow Dash said with a smirk.

"Well, I didn't really know how to go about it, I've never applied for a job before." I defended.

She laughed. "Don't worry, I'm just messing with you. That's how I was when I first applied for the job too."

"Well I'm just excited I have a job now."

My stomach suddenly growled. I was so caught up in everything that had happened that I almost forgot I was starving.

"So, you wouldn't happen to know a good place to get some lunch around here, would you?" I asked.

"I know the perfect place! But let's walk there this time, I don't want you to break a wing or something trying to land again." Rainbow Dash laughed. We walked together a short distance toward a building that I found very familiar in the show: Sugarcube Corner.

"It's not much of a restaurant," Rainbow Dash said as we got closer, "but it sure gets the job done when you're hungry. Pinkie Pie's cupcakes are the best."

Oh my God, Pinkie Pie! I'm gonna meet Pinkie Pie! This day just keeps getting better.

We walked into the bakery toward the counter, but nopony was there to greet us. Rainbow Dash looked around. "Uh, hello? Is anypony-"

"Hi Dashie! Welcome to Sugarcube Corner!" Pinkie Pie popped up behind the counter out as if appearing from thin air. Knowing Pinkie Pie, that was probably the case. "Ooh ooh, who's this?" Pinkie asked, pointing a pink hoof at me.

"Pinkie Pie, meet White Flash." Rainbow Dash said. I put my hoof out to shake, and Pinkie grabbed it and shook violently.

"Yay! A new face! I've always ALWAYS wanted somepony new in Ponyville! Well, there was Twilight, but she's not so new anymore, so it looks like you're the NEW new pony around here! Oh, I'm gonna have to plan a party and invite everypony in Ponyville and then-"

"Uh, Pinkie we just came by to grab some cupcakes." Rainbow Dash interrupted.

"Of course!" Pinkie said, and finally stopped shaking my hoof and brought up a bag of cupcakes from behind the counter. Rainbow Dash put the bag of cupcakes on her back and paid Pinkie for the cupcakes. Meanwhile, I was still trying to shake off my dizziness from Pinkie's hoof shake.

"So, do you like Ponyville, White Flash?" Pinkie asked with a beaming smile.

"Yep!" I said. "It's exactly the kind of place I've always wanted to live in." I couldn't have been more truthful.

"That's super!" Pinkie said. "I'm sure you'll fit right in!"

Pinkie's usual high pitched voice put a smile on my face. I can't believe I'm talking to Pinkie Pie right now.

Rainbow Dash smiled too. "Alright, well we're gonna go. We'll see you later, Pinkie." She said.

"Bye White Flash! Bye Dashie!" Pinkie waved as we walked out.

"Don't mind Pinkie," Rainbow told me after we left, "she can be a little...crazy sometimes."

"It sure seems like it." I said.

Rainbow Dash laughed, "Yeah, you'll get used to it."

We walked over to a table outside and sat down. Rainbow Dash had set the bag of cupcakes down on the table, and she ripped it open, revealing four sweet, delicious cupcakes. I took one in my mouth and started chowing down.

So, let's assess my current situation. I am a white pegasus in Equestria, eating cupcakes that I got from Pinkie Pie, with my favorite pony, Rainbow Dash to celebrate becoming a weather pony. This is the greatest day ever in the history of days ever.

"So, where did you say you were from?" Rainbow Dash asked me between bites of her cupcake.

"Oh, uh." I started. Where is somewhere from the show...

"I'm from Manehattan." I said. I guess it was kind of close. I lived close to Manhattan on Earth.

"Really? Why would you want to move from Manehattan?." Rainbow Dash asked.

"Well, I just don't really like the noise of big cities, you know? I like a more quiet and rural area."

"Oh, okay." She said. "Well, I hope you enjoy it here!"

I smiled. "I look forward to it."

After we ate, we got up and started walking through Ponyville.

"So where do you want to go next?" Dash asked.

"Well, there's-"

"Hey, there's Applejack!" Rainbow pointed out. Looks like I had no choice. We trotted over to Applejack, who was standing at a stall selling her famous apple related products.

"Hey Applejack, this is my new friend, White Flash. He just arrived here in Ponyville."

"Well howdy there, White Flash. It's a pleasure to meet ya." Applejack said, smiling. Her southern accent was almost too much to handle.

"Likewise." I said.

"Would you like to try a free sample of the Apple family's famous apple pies?"

"Sure!" I said, and Applejack handed me a small piece of pie. I put the whole thing in my mouth and sweet holy mother of God it was amazing!

My eyes went wide. "This is the best thing I have ever tasted in my entire life!"

"Yeah, we Apples try our best." Applejack said, blushing a little.

"Well it's amazing. I'm going to have to buy one when I have the money."

"Here, you can have one for free."

"Really?"

"Sure! Think of it as a welcoming gift to Ponyville."

"Thanks, Applejack."

"No problem, sugarcube."

Applejack gave me a box with the delectable apple pie in it, and I put it on my back.

This place is just amazing.

"So what are you up to, AJ?" Dash asked.

"Ah, not much. Just sellin' the recent apple pickin's at the Acres."

"Did you and Big Mac fix the broken door on your barn?"

"Yeah. Though we wouldn't have needed to if Applebloom and her friends weren't up to their crazy antics. Those little Fillies sure are determined to get their cutie marks."

"Ah, they just have a sense of adventure is all. They remind me of me when I was their age."

"Except you didn't destroy property."

"Well most of the time." Rainbow Dash said. They shared a quick laugh.

"We should probably get going." Rainbow Dash said, "See ya, Applejack."

"Thanks again for the pie, Applejack."

"Anytime!" Applejack said. We waved back at her as we walked away through the town.

"So where to next?" I asked Rainbow as we walked through Ponyville once more.

"Well, there's still one of my friends you haven't met yet, we could go see her."

"Sure." Only one possibility: Rarity.

And just as I thought, we eventually arrived at Rarity's boutique. As we walked in, Rarity was rushing around the boutique, looking frantic.

"Oh no, oh no, oh NO!!"

"Uh, Rarity, is something wrong?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Yes! Very! I have a client that ordered a suit that I am no where near finishing, and he expects it done by tonight! I-" Rarity stopped when she saw me. "Rainbow Dash, who's your friend?"

"Rarity, this is White Flash." Rainbow Dash explained.

"Oh, yes well, it's a pleasure to meet you and all but do you mind if I borrow you for a moment?" Rarity asked me.

"Um..?" I said, confused.

"I just need to use you as a model to make the suit my clients wants. You look exactly his size."

"Uh..."

"Oh pretty please!" Rarity batted her eyelashes.

"Sure..." I said reluctantly. Being a suit model didn't exactly sound like the best time, but I couldn't say no to those adorable eyes.

"Great! Now if you could just stand on that podium, I'll be over with the materials."

I walked over to the podium while Rarity rushed into another room to gather materials. I stood there for a few moments waiting, but not for long. Rarity rushed in and covered me in a silky drape-like thing. Then she started cutting in different spots to make it so it matched my size. The whole time she basically just made a suit that fit me. It took a few hours, and I almost fell asleep a few times during the process, so I was relieved when it was finally over.

"Ah, thank you so much! I have the suit done just in time. I simply cannot thank you enough!" Rarity said with a huge smile.

"It's no problem." I said.

"Oh, but I feel I must give you something for your troubles...I know! The first piece of clothing you ever want to buy from my boutique is completely free!"

"Wow, really? Thanks."

"Oh anything for a pony who helped me in my time of need." Rarity said, "What did you say your name was?"

"I'm White Flash."

"Well. White Flash, I'm Rarity. Thank you so much for your help."

I looked out the window. It was already getting dark.

"Well Rarity, it's getting kind of late, I should probably get going."

"Of course. You might want to wake Rainbow Dash though." I looked over. Rainbow Dash had fallen asleep during the suit fitting. I walked over to her and nudged her with my hoof.

"Hey, Dash. Wake up sleepy head."

"Wha? Oh, hey Flash. Is Rarity done yet?" Rainbow said groggily. She slowly got up and stretched. "Ugh, wow what time is it?" she said as she noticed the darkness outside. "Well, we should probably go, Rarity. See ya later."

"I'll see you two tomorrow." Rarity said, and continued to hang the suit up on the pony mannequin.

"Come on, Flash." Rainbow Dash said as we both walked out of the boutique.

"I think I'm gonna head on home, White Flash." Rainbow Dash said as we got outside.

"Oh, uh, that reminds me." I said, "I still have nowhere to live."

"Seriously? How did we forget to look for houses? Anyway, you can crash at my place until you have somewhere to live."

"Really? Thanks, Dash."

"No problem, you'd probably do the same for me. Follow me."

Rainbow Dash ascended into the air and I followed close behind, still with novice flying skills. I should really work on that. We flew for a bit until we reached Rainbow Dash's cloud house. She landed at the front door and I did my best not to kill myself doing the same thing. She opened the door and we stepped inside.

I didn't really know what to think of it. I didn't remember any episodes that showed the inside of the house, well not any that I had seen anyway. To the left, there was a couch facing a table that had a stack of magazines on it. To the right was a kitchen, and in the middle there was a hallway that led to more of the house. There were pieces of paper and other various things scattered around the room.

"Here we are!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Nice place you have here." I said.

"Yeah, don't mind the mess, I wasn't prepared for company." Rainbow Dash yawned. "I don't know about you, but I'm beat. I'll see you in the morning. You can just crash on the couch or wherever you find comfortable. If you get hungry, feel free to make a snack, there's food in the pantry."

"Hey, Dash?" I said.

"Yeah?"

"Thank you so much for everything today. You showed me around Ponyville, you helped me get my first job, and now you're giving me a place to sleep. Thank you." I said, genuinely grateful.

"Hey, no problem," She smiled, "That's what friends are for." And with that, she walked down the hallway, probably to her room.

Friends. I smiled as I realized that today, I made friends with Rainbow Dash. And all of the other ponies! This has got to be the greatest thing to ever happen to me.

I yawned. I was getting tired as well. I was about to fall into the couch, when I remembered something. I still haven't seen what I completely look like yet.

I walked into the kitchen and searched for a mirror. Luckily, there was one just above the sink. I looked at my face. I had crimson colored eyes, and a mane that sort of looked like a black spiky mohawk with a red streak through it, just like my tail.

I backed up and looked over my whole body. I didn't look bad at all. But there was one thing. I noticed I didn't have my cutie mark. I wonder why no pony mentioned it to me. Anyway, I was tired so I walked over to the couch and lay down.

To recap today, I woke up in Equestria as a pony, the thing I wanted most in the world, then I met all of the ponies and made friends, something I've never had. And now I'm about to sleep in my favorite pony's house. All on my birthday, too. If this is a dream, I sincerely hope I never have to wake up.

Author's Notes:

Again, this is the boring intro to the story, but the fun parts are coming, don't worry

3. I Try to Land Again

I awoke the next morning and immediately went to check if I was still a pony. I opened my eyes.

Hooves, check.

White snout, check

And walls in the room made of clouds, definitely check.

I smiled. So it wasn't a dream

I smelled something cooking in the kitchen. I had no idea what, but it smelled amazing.

I got up off the couch and stretched. I looked over to the kitchen to see Rainbow Dash stirring something in a pan on the hot stove.

"Morning, sunshine." She said when I was done stretching.

I yawned. "Morning. I gotta say, I never thought I would see somepony like you cook."

"Yeah, I usually don't. I only know how to put some oats on the stove and cook them for a while. And I thought breakfast sounded good right about now, so why not." She smiled. She really was just as cute in person as in the show.

"I didn't even know it was possible to cook oats." I said.

"Yeah, not very many ponies know, but cooking oats makes them taste so much better. Heck, I only know because my mother taught me." She stirred the oats around in the pan once more, and then turned off the stove. She walked over to a cabinet and grabbed two plates. "Help yourself, there's plenty up here."

"Thanks." I said, and made my way over to the kitchen. I was starving. Maybe oats taste good now that I'm a pony.

Rainbow took a spoonful of the fried food and put it on her plate. "So, what's on the agenda for today?" She asked me as I walked into the kitchen to fix my plate.

"Well, I'm not sure yet. I guess I could go looking for houses for sale." I attempted to pick up the spoon to put the oats on my plate, but grasping something with a hoof is almost impossible. I kind awkwardly used both of my hooves to pick up the spoon. I looked back at Rainbow Dash, hoping she didn't catch my slip up. I'm never gonna survive in Equestria like this.

"Well, you could always ask Twilight about the houses. She knows everything about Ponyville, I bet she'd know a lot of places to live."

"True." I said, and continued to fail at making a simple plate of food. Dash cantered over to the couch and sat down to eat, while I struggled to get the last bits of oats onto my plate.

Well that was complicated enough.

I grabbed my plate, careful not to drop it with my flimsy grip, and walked over to the couch to take a seat next to Rainbow Dash. "I should probably find somewhere to live soon. I don't want to intrude by staying here too long or anything." I said.

"Seriously? You're not intruding. If you were, you would know. You're welcome here anytime. Besides, I like the company. Not too many ponies visit me that often."

"Why not?" I asked.

"Well, mostly because I live in a cloud house floating in the sky. Not exactly the kind of place that says, 'Hey there, you wanna come over and visit?'"

I laughed at that. "Yeah, I guess not."

The whole time Dash and I ate, we just talked and learned more about each other. I did my best to tell her things about myself without revealing that I used to be human. Dash told me about how she was from Cloudsdale, how she dropped out of flight school, and how she got her cutie mark.

"Speaking of cutie marks..." She said, looking at my barren flank.

"Yeah..." I said. Well now to explain this. "Well... I guess I just still haven't found my talent yet." I said, giving the most obvious answer ever.

"Oh...well don't worry, I'm sure you'll find it soon enough."

"Yeah, maybe."

After that we just kind of sat there silently, finishing off the last of our oats. Needless to say, things got awkward very fast. I don't really know why I cared, I've always been kind of awkward around people. I got used to it, but it just felt different around Dash for some reason.

After we finished eating, Rainbow Dash told me that she had plans to hang out with Pinkie Pie so she had to leave. She told me good luck on finding a house, and that if I ever needed back in the house that there was a key under the rug in front of the door.

After we parted ways, I started headed towards Twilight's house. On my way there, I realized I had some down time, so I decided to try to better my flying.

I knew the basics of just flapping my wings and flying. I could actually fly somewhat steadily now. As I flew more, I started wanting to go faster. I suddenly slowed my flight to a peaceful hover, which isn't nearly as easy as it sounds.

First, I had to stop gliding and start flapping my wings in place, which I know there has to be a much easier way of doing than what I did because I nearly spiraled out of control. Then, I had to have a steady flapping pace to stay in one spot without my body jerking every which way.

After I had staying in one spot down, I ascended slowly but surely to a bit higher than cloud level. I descended as slow as I could onto a cloud, and I actually successfully landed for once.

I stood on the cloud, but my legs quickly gave way and I found myself lying down on the softest material that I had ever had the pleasure to feel in my entire life. Even though Rainbow Dash's house was made of this stuff, it had nothing on the actual cloud. I couldn't help but roll around on the cloud and enjoy its plushness. It was just so damn comfortable!

I rolled over on my stomach and looked down at Ponyville. I could see everything from here. I could see all of the ponies walking around, talking, and having a good time.

And then there's me. Just sitting up here on this cloud watching them all. It's no wonder I didn't have any friends when I was human.

Anyway, it was time to do what I came up here for.

I reluctantly got to my feet and ascended off the cloud and looked down.

"Here goes nothing."

I folded my wings and did a nosedive toward the ground. Not my smartest move.

I was going so fast, everything was a blur to me. I tried to make sense of where I was to no avail. The wind whizzed through my mane and I felt my eyes start to water. I guessed I was probably getting close to the ground, so I opened my wings, and my body angled a little bit so I wasn't falling straight down. Now, I was going insanely fast in a forward direction.

As I flew, I sort of noticed, sort of ignored the fact that I was still getting closer to the ground, and that I was currently doing nothing about it. I tried to flap my wings to gain altitude, but I suddenly spiraled out of control. I started rolling violently through the air, the wind hitting me at every angle. My situation only got worse when I tried to correct myself once more.

"OHHHHH MYYYYYY GODDDDDDDD!!!!!" I screamed as I tumbled through the air at an impossible speed. I couldn't see a thing going on around me, and then suddenly-

SPLASH

I hit the water with incredible force, and I tumbled around at a disorienting speed. I finally stopped after several violent somersaults underwater. I sat in the water, not even able to comprehend what had just happened, all I knew was that I was running out of air. And quickly.

When I finally shook off my dizziness, I swam upward as fast as I could, though hooves aren't exactly the best swimming gear. I was almost to the surface, but at this point, my lungs were screaming for air.

C'mon...almost...there...

I finally resurfaced and I gasped for air. I wound up close to the shore of a large pond. I hastily paddled toward the edge of the pond to the shore, still breathing heavily. I made it, and immediately collapsed onto my back gasping for air for a full minute before two ponies came into my vision.

"White Flash? Are you okay?" Rainbow Dash said with a concerned expression.

"You just fell out of the sky and then SPLASH!!! Into the pond you went!" Giggled Pinkie Pie.

"Oh...hey...guys..." I managed between breaths.

"I leave you alone for ten minutes, and the next thing I know, you're plummeting out of the sky and into a pond! What happened?" Dash asked.

"Uh...I tried to land again." I said with a wry smile.

Rainbow Dash sighed. "Are you alright?" She asked.

"Yeah I'm fine I'll just try to...land less."

"Well, try not to get yourself killed by the end of the day, okay?"

"I'll try." I said with a smile.

Rainbow Dash's mood lightened and she laughed. "I just don't understand you, Flash." With that, Pinkie and Dash walked off, leaving me on the ground.

"Well that was embarrassing..." I said to myself as I got to my feet. I shook off the water from my fur and started toward Twilight's house. Maybe she can help me with the house situation.

Author's Notes:

I'm not sure how often I'll add new chapters. I'll probably (try to) add more every week or so, depending on how the story goes.

4. I Find a Good House

I walked into Ponyville, hoping to find Twilight so she could help me find houses for sale, but then I realized I had no idea whatsoever where her house was. I mean sure, it's a giant tree, kind of hard to miss, but Ponyville is still kind of a big place, and I had no idea where to look.

I blindly walked around Ponyville, I watched as everypony walked by me, looking like they were all having a good time just being there. Then that got me thinking: I should too. All my life I've been the most antisocial person in the world. I rarely went outside, and at times would get a bit annoyed if anyone tried to talk to me. Well, I've got a clean slate, so it's time to be a new person...or in this case, new pony.

I wasn't very sure how to go about making friends, though.

I was still walking through Ponyville, lost in my thoughts when I bumped into Rarity.

"Sorry." We both said simultaneously.

It seemed she was lost in thought as well because she didn't notice it was me she had bumped into until she looked up.

"Oh, hello, White Flash. What are you up to?"

"I was just wondering where I could find Twilight." I said.

"She should be at her home." Rarity said, pointing a hoof down the street, "Just go to the end of the street and make a left. Her house is the one that...resembles a rather large tree."

"Alright, thanks, Rarity." I said, about to trot off.

"Before you go, might I ask why you need to see Twilight?" Rarity asked, stopping me.

"I need her help finding a house for sale."

"Oh. Alright. Well, see you around, White Flash."

"See you later, Rarity." And I started down the street toward Twilight's house. Rarity seemed really happy to see me for some reason. And a little upset when I mentioned going to Twilight for help. I wonder if she...

No, that's ridiculous, we've only known each other since yesterday, she couldn't possibly like me like that.

Anyway, I wasn't really interested in a relationship anytime soon.

I kept following the street and turned left, following Rarity's instructions. And sure enough, there was the giant tree that Twilight Sparkle called home. I walked to the front step and knocked a couple times on the old wooden door. The my hoof made a Klonk, klonk sound as the knocking resonated around the library. While I waited for someone to answer it, I could here crashing inside the house, and frantic voice asking where something was. I started to get worried until Spike finally answered the door.

"Who are you?" He asked as he looked up at me with a slightly annoyed expression.

"Um, I'm White Flash, one of Twilight's friends." I heard another crash and a familiar voice saying "Where is it?" frantically.

"Is everything alright in there?" I asked Spike as I peeked into the house. There were random books scattered all over the room, as well as a few scrolls, while Twilight went from bookshelf to bookshelf searching for something. Her mane was messed up and unkempt, as if she hadn't brushed it in days.

"Yeah, she's fine. She's just freaking out again because she can't find some kind of scroll or something like that." Spike explained, "She'll find it sooner or later. By the way, the name's Spike. Any friend of Twilight's is a friend of mine." He extended his arm for a handshake. We shook and I walked into the house.

"Where is it! It has to be here! It just has to!" Twilight said as she searched through countless books on the ground.

"Uh, Twilight? Need help with something?" I said as I looked around at the mess on the ground.

"No thanks, White Flash, I have EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL!!!" She said, not even looking away from her search when she spoke.

"What is it you're trying to find?"

"Oh, nothing, just a simple scroll of magical ward...THAT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYWHERE!!!" She groaned in frustration.

It looked like I was about to see insane Twilight from 'Lesson Zero'. My God, this must be stopped. I walked over to a pile of books and started sifting through them. It didn't take long until I finally came across a scroll and I unrolled it.

"How to Concentrate Magic Into a Ward" I said, reading the heading.

"WHAT?!?!" I heard Twilight yell as she practically knocked me over getting to the scroll. She held it to eye level with her magic and quickly skimmed through the contents. Her serious, worried look quickly grew into a cheerful smile.

"You found it! Thank you so much!" Twilight said, and then turned to hug me. I was a little surprised, mostly because I had never gotten hugged by a girl before, let alone a girl pony. When she finally released the hug, Twilight rolled up the scroll and put it away in a saddle bag she had lying on the floor.

"Now, what was it that you needed?" Twilight asked with a smile.

"Um...uh, I was just wondering if you still knew of some houses for sale that I could move into." I said, still a little dazed from the hug.

"Oh, of course! Let's see here..." Twilight went over to her saddle bag and used her magic to take out a book. "This is the latest version of the Ponyville Encyclopedia. It should have listings for all vacant houses in Ponyville." She explained. She flipped through the pages until she found the one she was looking for.

"Here we go! Hmm...there seems to be a few available houses. They're both pretty nice, but like I said, the cheapest one is 1000 bits." Twilight told me.

"Well, that's a bit much, but I guess it's worth checking out." I said.

"I'll show you where it is if you want to see it."

"Sure."

"Spike, while I'm gone, could you start tidying up for me?" Twilight asked Spike.

Wow, she really does use him as her slave.

Spike sighed, "Sure, Twilight. But you owe me."

Twilight giggled. "Okay, Spike. How about I get you an entire basket of gems the next time I'm out?"

Spike immediately brightened up. "That would cover it!"

Twilight just smiled and rolled her eyes. We made our way out of the library into Ponyville.

"So, how have you been liking Ponyville?" Twilight asked as we walked the streets toward the vacant house.

"It's been awesome. Definitely better than where I used to live." I said, and truthfully meaning it.

"Where did you used to live?" Twilight asked.

"Well...let's just say it wasn't the best place to be." I said.

We continued walking into the center of town, making small talk as we went. Twilight was never really one of my favorites when I watched the show, but I also didn't hate her either. She was just kind of the middle pony of the mane 6 for me. Anyways, she's actually not as bad as I thought she would be. After a bit of talking, we finally arrived to the house we were looking for.

"Well, here it is." Twilight said as I took in the details of the house. It wasn't far from Sugarcube Corner, so I could always drop by there if I suddenly felt like eating sweets. The house itself wasn't bad at all. It looked like all of the normal houses, but slightly bigger. I walked up to the front door and pushed it open.

The house was pretty roomy on the inside. As I walked in, there was a fireplace on the other side of the room, with a place to put furniture around it, with soft carpet covering the whole space. To the right was a tiled area with a counter where the kitchen should be. Ahead to the right was a staircase leading to the next floor. I walked up the staircase and immediately found two bedrooms, one on the left and one on the right.

"This place is nice. It could use some furniture, but it's nice." I said, "And you say it's only 1000 bits? That's pretty good for a house like this."

"Yep. I'm sure you'll be able to get the money. Did you get the job that Rainbow Dash dragged you off to sign up for?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah. Well, I still have to go through the training, but otherwise, I got it."

"Well that's great! I'm sure you'll get the money in no time!" Twilight smiled.

"I sure hope so." I said, and started heading out of the house. Twilight followed behind me and we stopped in the street.

"I should probably get back to Spike. That was a pretty big mess I left him with, and I should probably help him." Twilight told me, "It was nice seeing you though."

"Nice seeing you, Twilight." I said.

"Good luck with getting the house."

"Thanks." I said, and with that, Twilight walked off back toward the library.

Well, I did everything I planned to do today, and it's not even 2:00. I guess I have a little free time. What to do, what to do... Flying is definitely out of the question, I don't want to hurt myself. I could always try to make a new friend or two, but I need advice.

"To Fluttershy's cottage it is then."

5. I Feed Animals and Feel Sorry for Myself

I headed through town, trying to find the old dirt road that led to Fluttershy's cottage. As I looked around, the only things in my vision were the beautiful scenery of Ponyville and other ponies walking around merrily. As I searched for the road once more, I heard three familiar voices behind me.

"Hi, mister!"

I turned around and my suspicions were confirmed when I saw all three of the Cutie Mark Crusaders and their adorable smiles staring up at me.

"Uh, hey there." I said, not really sure how to respond to seeing the three adorable fillies.

"Are ya lost, mister? You seem lost." Apple Bloom said.

"Um, actually, I-"

"We could get our cutie marks for helping lost ponies!" Scootaloo jumped up and down excitement.

"Well I'm not-"

"Yeah! Hey wait...You look like that pony my sister has been talking about!" Sweetie Belle said with suspicious eyes.

"Um...what?"

"So that means he's not lost. Darn it!" Scootaloo said, disappointed.

"Uh, sorry but-"

"Well, what can we help you with, mister?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Do you know how to get to Fluttershy's cottage?" I said quickly, before any of them had another chance to talk. Maybe they'll get their cutie marks for interrupting people.

"Sure!" They said in unison. They started walking so I followed. We finally came to the familiar dirt road that led to Fluttershy's cottage.

"Do you think we'll get our cutie marks for helping a pony find where he wanted to go?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I sure hope so! I wonder what it'll look like!" Scootaloo speculated.

"Maybe it'll be a compass or a map!" Apple Bloom suggested.

"Yeah!" Scootaloo and Sweetie said together. They looked so excited taking me to Fluttershy's cottage. And I have to admit, they were more adorable than I could ever imagine.

As we traveled farther down the road, I kind of blocked out the Cutie Mark Crusaders' conversations from my mind and I enjoyed the nature. There were birds peacefully flying about, squirrels climbing trees and storing acorns, and even rabbits hopping around and playing. It was all so peaceful and calm. It was all so perfect.

I got taken out of my trance by the Crusaders.

"We're here!" All three said as we arrived at the bridge that led to Fluttershy's house.

"Thank you-" I was cut off.

"Scootaloo!"

"Sweetie Belle!"

"Apple Bloom!"

"We're the Cutie Mark Crusaders!" They said the last statement together with incredibly cute smiles.

"Thank you, Cutie Mark Crusaders."

"You're welcome!"

As I turned toward the cottage and started walking to the front door, I could already hear the Crusaders conversing.

"Did we get it? Did we get it?"

"I don't think so..."

"Do I have one?"

I trotted up to the wooden door and knocked. A moment later, I was greeted with the creaking of wood as Fluttershy opened the door.

"Oh, hello, White Flash." She said with a friendly smile.

"Hey Fluttershy, how's it going?" I asked.

"Great. I was just about to feed my animals. Care to join me?"

"Sure!"

I walked in and admired all of Fluttershy's animals while she went to get the animal food. I definitely didn't think it was possible that this many animals could be in one place, but I'm not complaining. Even on the show it didn't look like there were nearly this many animals. Fluttershy came back a few moments later with a large bag. I walked over and helped her carry it into the room and we laid it on the ground. Next, she went and got several bowls and lined them up.

"Now, if you could just fill these bowls with the food from the bag, I'll take them over to the animals." Fluttershy told me. I picked up the bag in my mouth, which was incredibly hard with that giant bag, and I filled all of the bowls evenly. Each time I filled a bowl, Fluttershy took it over to a group of animals and they started chowing down as if they hadn't eaten in weeks. After I had filled the last bowl and Fluttershy had delivered it to the last of the hungry animals, we sat back and admired our work.

"They must have been extra hungry today!" Fluttershy said as we stood out of the way of everything to watch the animals enjoy their meals.

"I guess so." I said, enjoying the sight of the various different animals ravaging the food. "By the way," I said, breaking the few moments of silence, "I need to ask you something."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get you caught up in the animals..." Fluttershy said with her quiet and apologetic voice.

"Oh no, it's fine." I said. I cleared my throat, a little embarrassed at the fact that I was even going to ask a question like this. "I just wanted to know how to...well..." I hesitated.

"Yes?" Fluttershy asked, looking a little worried.

"Well, I just wanted to know how to...make friends." I said the last couple words with a quiet voice. Fluttershy's worried expression quickly turned into an understanding smile.

"Oh, that's all? Making friends is easy!" Fluttershy said.

"Yeah, well...not so much for me..." I said, looking down.

"Didn't Rainbow Dash introduce you to our other friends?" She asked, looking a little sad as well.

"Yeah, but where I come from, I never really had anypony to call my friend. And even though I like you and your friends and you were all nice enough to be friends with me, I still don't know how to just go out and make them..." I said, suddenly feeling sad at the realization of my old life on Earth and how pitiful it was. Fluttershy must have seen my sadness.

"Hey, cheer up." She said, holding my head up with her hoof on my chin. "I'm sure we can help you learn how to make new friends." She said with a hopeful smile. Looking up and finding myself looking into her adorable green eyes brightened my mood.

"Come on, I'm sure Applejack will be glad to help us." Fluttershy made her way to the front door and opened it, looking back at me. "Let's go." She said. I slowly cantered over to her and she closed the door on my way out. She cam up next to me and we started walking down the dirt road leading into Ponyville. I was still feeling a little down on myself, but being outside and seeing the gorgeous scenery again made me feel a little better.

"Listen, Fluttershy, I really appreciate that you're doing this for me. I really do." I said to her as we walked.

"Oh, you're very welcome. I can't imagine how tough it must have been for you not having any friends before. You poor dear." Fluttershy said sympathetically.

"You have no idea." I said under my breath.

We walked toward Ponyville, hopeful that I would be able to experience the magic of friendship.

6. I Come Out of my Shell

Fluttershy and I walked down the dirt road in silence for a good five minutes before I spoke up.

"You know...I never really thought about it before. That I never had friends. I guess I never had a need for any." I said, and meaning it. No one ever talked to me and I had gotten used to the solitude of loneliness.

"Everypony needs friends." Fluttershy said after a few more moments of silence. "You may not think so, but there will always be friends for you out there. There will always be somepony out there that understands you, and has similarities just like you. You just have to find them."

Her words suddenly made me feel much better. I looked at her and put on a slight smile.

"Thank you. So much." I said. She put on a smile as well and we both looked forward as we walked further. I could finally see the colorful town of Ponyville in the distance as we grew closer.

"Where do you think we'll find Applejack?" I asked.

"Well, she'll either be in town selling apples, or at Sweet Apple Acres. We should check in town first." Fluttershy replied. We walked into town, seeing all of the other ponies bustling about like normal. We continued walking until we got to where the vendor stalls in the center of town.

"Here ya go, ma'am." We heard Applejack say as we came up on her selling an apple pie.

"Thank you." The mare smiled. Applejack tipped her hat in response.

We walked over to find Applejack and Big Mac behind the stall with their apple products. Big Mac looked as stoic and bored as ever.

"Howdy, sugarcube." Applejack said as Fluttershy walked up to the stall. "What can I do for ya?"

"Well, um, White Flash needs your help with something, Applejack." Fluttershy explained. I walked up next to Fluttershy and looked at Applejack.

"What is it ya need help with?" Applejack asked.

"Well, I, uh." I motioned for her to come closer. She leaned in with her ear raised and I whispered to tell her, still a little embarrassed about it all.

"Shoot, is that all? Don't worry, we can help ya in no time!" Applejack said. She got out from behind the stall and went to Fluttershy's side. "Big Macintosh, could ya watch the stall 'till I get back?"

Big Mac replied with his signature "Eeyup." I couldn't help but let out a small chuckle from actually hearing him say it in real life. Luckily, nopony heard it though. It would probably seem a little weird if they did.

"Alright then, let's go." Applejack said, and she led the way through Ponyville while Fluttershy and I followed close behind. We ended up near Sugarcube Corner, where countless ponies were casually trotting around happily. I walked up next to Applejack.

"So now what?" I asked. "What do I do first?"

"Well, the first step of making friends is talking to the pony ya want to befriend. After ya talk with them for a while, you'll start to know what interests ya both share and then friendship kinda just...happens." Applejack explained.

"Well, how do I know who I want to be friends with?" I asked.

"Just pick somepony that looks friendly. They don't have to be somepony ya already know. Think about it, if it wasn't for Rainbow Dash introducing ya to me, ya would never have known how I am until you talked to me." Applejack said.

"I guess that's true." I said.

"Just start up a conversation about the first thing that comes to your mind." Fluttershy said as she walked to the other side of me.

I scouted the area and searched for a pony that looked friendly. I saw a light blue earth pony stallion with a short and scraggly red mane and tail walking by. I took a deep breath and exhaled.

"Wish me luck." I said, and I walked towards him. Come on, it's not that hard. I thought, It's just making friends. Why am I making such a big deal? It's easy. It has to be.

"Hi." I said. He stopped walking and looked at me, kind of nervous.

"Uh, hi. How's it going?" He said quietly.

"Um, good, it's good." There were a few seconds of awkward silence.

"What's your name?" He asked, still looking anxious for some reason.

"Oh, um, White Flash. I'm White Flash."

He stuck out his hoof and I shook it awkwardly. This pony had to have had social problems or something. Oh hey, there's one similarity.

"I'm Blaze. Nice to meet you." He said. I put on an awkward smile. "I haven't ever seen you around here before. Did you just arrive?"

"Uh, yeah. I'm planning on moving in once I get enough money. I'm staying at a friend's house until I get on my feet." I said.

"Really? Same here. I'm staying at someone's house too. I'm lucky they were nice enough to take me in. Anyway, It was nice meeting you, White Flash, but I have to meet my friend for some plans we made. I'll see you around, though." Blaze said, a little less nervous now.

"Alright, see you around." I said, and Blaze walked off. I started walking back to Applejack and Fluttershy, and then I thought about what Blaze last said. I never saw him in the background or anything on the show before, I thought, and before I told him I just arrived, it sounded like he had been in Ponyville for a while, but then he said he just arrived too. And did he say someone instead of somepony? I didn't think about it too much though. I actually made a friend!

"So how did it go?" Applejack asked as I walked up to her and Fluttershy.

I smiled. "I made a friend!" I was absolutely ecstatic. I did something so small that literally everyone can do, but it meant a lot for me. My first legitimate friend that I made. I couldn't believe it.

Fluttershy smiled as well. "That's wonderful! See, we knew you could make friends, everypony can."

"Thank you both so much. I never would've been able to do this without you." I said as I wrapped my arms around them and hugged them both.

"Aw, shucks, it was nothing." Applejack said when I let go.

"But it was something. Thank you." I said, truthfully meaning it.

After a few moments of silence, Applejack said, "Well, I hate to leave so suddenly, but I should probably go check on Big Macintosh to see how he's doing with the sales. I'll see you two later." And she trotted off through town. Fluttershy and I waved at her until she was out of sight.

"So, was it easy like I said it would be?" Fluttershy asked me.

"It actually was. You were right." I said.

"You know, you're a lot like the way I am around new ponies. Shy, I mean. I guess I just get too nervous to talk to new ponies and make new friends. But thanks to my friends now, I guess I'm not as shy as I used to be. I'm really lucky to have them." Fluttershy said.

"Well you seemed pretty friendly when you met me. I fell out of the sky into the middle of a forest. I probably wouldn't go near a pony that just did that." I said.

"Well, I guess I wasn't scared of you because I saw that you were hurt, and I couldn't just leave you out there."

"So, you're saying you only helped me because you thought you had to?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant at all, I-"

I laughed. "I'm just kidding, Fluttershy. Thank you for helping me, by the way. I never got the chance to thank you."

Fluttershy smiled. "Oh, don't mention it, helping animals and other ponies is my specialty."

I looked up at the sky. It appeared to be early in the evening. I remembered that I didn't have lunch today, then my stomach growled.

Fluttershy must have heard it. "Are you hungry? I have some food at my cottage if you are."

"Um, yeah. If it's not a bother to you." I said.

"Oh, not at all. Come on, let's get something to eat." Fluttershy and I walked together toward the dirt road that had become very familiar to me. As we walked, we made small talk about random topics to pass the time. We finally arrived at her cottage and we walked in.

"Just take a seat at that table and I'll get some things to make sandwiches." Fluttershy said as she walked into the kitchen. I found a seat at a dining table and waited. A few minutes later, Fluttershy came out with bread, hay, and jelly. She set it all on the table, and I joined her at the table side and we started making sandwiches together.

I got a couple slices of bread and put it on my plate, then I smothered it with jelly and got some hay. Well, this stuff has to be good if everypony eats it all the time. I thought, not sure how it would taste.

I looked over at Fluttershy and she was happily making her sandwich as well, with an adorable smile on her face. Out of all the fan art I had seen, nothing compared to how cute she was in real life. Then again, all of the ponies are more adorable in real life. I put the other slice of bread on top of my sandwich and took it to my seat. Shorty after, Fluttershy joined me, taking a seat next to me.

I was about to take a bite when I realized I didn't know how to eat a sandwich with hooves. I decided on holding it in between my hooves while taking a bite, which felt completely wrong. Then I looked over at Fluttershy who just held the sandwich on top of one of her hooves to eat it. Duh. I followed Fluttershy and held it like her. I really need to learn how to do things as a pony.

I took a bite and was surprised at the flavor. I'll be honest, I never thought a combination of bread, jelly, and hay would taste so good. It was like a slice of heaven just popped into my mouth.

When we both finished eating, I decided that I should probably start to get back to Rainbow Dash's house.

"I should probably get going, Fluttershy." I said. "Thanks for the food though, it really hit the spot."

"No problem," She said smiling, "If you ever need anything, just come see me and I'll be glad to help."

I smiled at her and started to make my way out the door. I looked back to her before walking out. "Thank you for showing me how to make friends, Fluttershy. It means a lot to me."

"Oh, it was nothing. I'm glad to help." She said, walking up to the door.

I smiled. "Well still, thank you." I walked out and turned around to see her again. "I'll see you later." I said.

"See you later, White Flash." Fluttershy said, and I started trotting down the dirt road once more. I heard her shut the door and I continued walking without a care in the world.

I breathed in the cool summer air and heard the birds chirp as they got ready to rest for the evening. The golden light of the setting sun shimmered throughout the sky, creating the perfect sight. I'm in Equestria. I'm living in paradise. I finally learned how to make friends. I have no worries. I'm living with my best friend, Rainbow Dash. And I'm loving this.

Author's Notes:

If you're reading this, good job! You're getting close to the end of the boring part of the story!

7. I Lack Basic Door Opening Skills

I walked down the dirt road, feeling happier than I usually had been since arriving in Equestria. I've only been here two days and everything is already much better than my old life. Equestria is even better than I expected, and that's saying something.

I continued walking until I arrived in Ponyville. It was eerily quiet. I slowly walked through the town, looking around and seeing the town completely dark.

This is some Silent Hill stuff right here. I thought.

I thought maybe it was just this quiet because it was at night, but it was never like this on the show. And it also just didn't feel right. I decided to just go back to Rainbow Dash's house instead of worrying about the scenery.

I finally arrived to where Dash's house was and slowly ascended to the front step, making sure not to crash land once again. Surprisingly, I landed softly for once. I got to the door to find it locked. I checked under the rug and sure enough, I found the small silver key. I tried for a good two minutes to pick up the key properly in my mouth. I finally succeeded after countless failed attempts and held it there. Now to put it in the lock.

I twisted my head sideways and tried to put the key in, but all it did was collide with the door knob and fall to the front step. I then picked up the key again, getting better at it this time, and tried to put it in the door, only to have the same result as last time. I was starting to get mad now. I pick up the key again, and finally succeeded in putting it in the door.

"Finally." I said under my breath, and turned the key. I opened the door and I was greeted with complete darkness for a few moments, and then,

"SURPRISE!!!"

I was suddenly greeted by a blinding light and the sound of many happy voices. When I regained my sight, all I saw was a ridiculous amount of ponies in party hats, a table set up with punch and other snacks, and a banner overhead that said, "Welcome To Ponyville, White Flash!"

I looked around, a little confused as I heard music start playing and saw confetti fly through the air. A smile slowly crept across my face. That's right, I forgot that Pinkie Pie said she was going to plan a party.

Before I could even react, Pinkie Pie appeared in front of me.

"Welcome to Ponyville, White Flash!" Pinkie said as she jumped up and down in excitement. "I told you there would be a party! I always ALWAYS welcome new ponies with a party!"

"How did you have time to do this on such short notice?" I asked, and then I remembered: It's Pinkie Pie.

"Me and Rainbow Dash set it all up while you were out!" Pinkie replied, still jumping.

"Yep." Rainbow Dash said as she walked up next to Pinkie. "We told all of our friends to keep you busy while Pinkie and I set it up. Cool, huh?"

"Definitely. Thanks, guys!" I said with a smile.

"It's no biggy. Besides, you needed a proper welcoming to Ponyville." Rainbow Dash said, smiling as well.

Pinkie Pie bounced away to cater to the punch bowl, leaving Rainbow Dash and me to talk.

"How did you get everypony up here? I mean, we're in a cloud." I asked.

"Oh, Twilight just cast a spell or whatever on all the unicorns and earth ponies so they could walk on clouds." Rainbow Dash explained. "I'm just surprised that almost everypony in Ponyville can fit in my house. Cleaning up definitely won't be fun."

"I can help you. It is my party after all, the least I can do is help with cleanup." I said.

"Really? Thanks, it would help a lot." Dash said. "Well, I'm gonna go talk to Pinkie. I'll let you mingle with your guests." She walked over to the table where Pinkie was and started talking. With her.

This is so amazing! A party just for me. I can't even begin to describe my pure and utter joy. I looked around, not really sure what to do. I had never actually been to a party before. I walked around a bit until I saw Fluttershy standing around.

"Fluttershy? How did you get here before I did?" I asked as I trotted up to her.

"Oh, hey, White Flash. It wasn't easy. As soon as you left I flew as fast as I could to Rainbow Dash's house and I barely made it. But I'm here now so yay!" Fluttershy said with a cute smile.

"I can't believe I didn't see you." I said.

"I can't believe it either. I thought for sure you saw me a few times, but I guess I was just paranoid." She said with a nervous laugh.

"Hey, White Flash!" I heard a familiar voice from behind. I turned to see Blaze waving at me.

"Hey, Blaze!" I said. "Well, I'll see you around Fluttershy." I said, and walked over to Blaze.

"How's it going?" I asked Blaze as I walked up to him.

"Not bad. So you're actually friends with Fluttershy?" He asked with a hint of awe in his voice.

"Uh, yeah. Do you know her?" I asked.

"Yeah. Well, I don't know her. I've never met her, I only know of her from the show..." He said the last few words very quietly.

"The what?" I asked. I could of sworn he said the show, but how could he? It must just be my imagination.

"From, uh, other ponies. Yeah, I've heard pe-ponies talk about her all the time." He said very nervously with an awkward smile.

"Um, okay." I said, a little confused. There is definitely something strange about this guy. "Hey Blaze, you wanna hang out sometime?" I asked. Maybe if I get to know him more I'll know what's so weird about him.

"Oh, uh, sure. When?" He asked, his voice still a little shaky.

"How's tomorrow? Let's meet at Sugarcube Corner at around three." I said.

"Um, okay. Sure." Blaze said.

"Alright." I said. "I'll see you then." I smiled at him, and made my way over to the middle table for a snack. I looked back at Blaze occasionally, and he seemed to be his normal self, talking to other ponies. I went up to the table and grabbed a cookie. I was in the middle of chewing when none other than Rarity showed up next to me.

"Oh, hello, darling. How are you liking the party?" She asked.

"It's great!" I said with a full mouth.

"Well, I designed the banner you know. It's made of quality silk imported from Canterlot." She said, as if she was trying to impress me.

"It's really nice. Thanks, Rarity." I said.

"Oh, it was nothing." She said, smiling and fixing her mane. I happened to look over Rarity's shoulder and saw Rainbow Dash glaring at her from the punch bowl.

Before I could say anything else, Pinkie Pie appeared next to me.

"Flash, c'mon! We're gonna play pin the tail on the pony!" She said excitedly. Before I could even respond, she dragged me over into a line of three ponies waiting to try to pin the tail on the pony. The pony in front of me looked back and I noticed it was Applejack. She noticed me too and turned around to greet me.

"Well howdy there, White Flash. Are ya enjoying the party?" She asked.

"Yeah, it's pretty awesome." I said. I looked ahead to see a pony with a blindfold attempt to pin the tail, but miss by roughly three feet. "You know, I've never played pin the tail on the pony before." I said. It wasn't at all far from the truth. I had never played one game of pin the tail on the donkey when I was human.

"Really? You'll love it. It's mighty fun." Applejack said. We watched the next pony, who happened to be Twilight, try to pin the tail, smiling the whole time. When she took her blindfold off to see where the tail ended up however, her cheerful look quickly changed to one of confusion.

"What? But I calculated where the pony was exactly, how did I miss?" Twilight said, and then walked to the back of the line, still looking confused.

"My turn!" Applejack said, and quickly put the blindfold on and pinned the tail, but she was off by about two inches. "Shoot! I was close." She said when she took the blindfold off. She gave the tail and the blindfold to me, and I put the blindfold over my eyes. I walked straight forward and pinned the tail. I lifted the blindfold to reveal that I pinned it way too far up.

I smiled. I'm not sure why. Was it because it was the first party game I ever played? Was it because I failed but still had fun? I didn't care, I was happy nevertheless. I walked to the back of the line, still with a slight smile on my face. I was greeted by Twilight, who was also at the back waiting patiently for another turn.

"Hey, White Flash. How are you?" She asked.

"Well, considering that the first party I've ever been to is dedicated to me, I'd say pretty good." I said, still smiling brightly.

"This is really your first party? I hope you're having fun." She said.

"Oh, I am." I said, telling the honest truth. This was probably the most fun I'd ever had.

After a few tries, Applejack was the one that finally pinned the tail in the right place, and the game ended. Though it would've been nice to win, I'm not complaining. I had a really fun time. For the next few hours, I walked around and played other various party games, and talked with everypony. For my first party, it was pretty amazing. When everypony had to leave, Twilight levitated them all down safely to the ground. Eventually, only Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and I remained.

"Well, Rainbow Dash, I hate to leave you to the mess, but I should probably get home and check on Spike. I'm sure he's fine but you never know with him." Twilight said.

"Oh, don't worry about it, Twilight. Me and Flash have it covered." Rainbow Dash said.

"Alright then. I'll see you two later." Twilight said.

"See you later!" Rainbow Dash and I said at the same time.

Twilight stepped out and levitated back to the ground, and left for home.

Rainbow Dash looked around the mess of a room. "Well, do you wanna get this done now or tomorrow?" She asked.

"Now is fine." I said, "Might as well get it over with."

"I like the way you think." Dash said, and started picking up the random trash that was scattered about the room. I did the same, and after about twenty minutes, the room was as clean as it had been before.

Rainbow Dash put the last of the trash in a bin and sat on the ground. "Well, it didn't take as long as I thought it would, but it was still hard work." She said.

"Definitely." I said, and collapsed on the ground. Almost dying, making friends, and going to a party tires a pony out. Rainbow Dash got up and walked into the kitchen to put dishes that were on the counter in the sink.

"So earlier when you came barreling out of the sky and into the pond. What was that about?" She asked as she put a plate away.

"Oh, yeah. That." I started to explain. "Well I was just flying around really high up trying to find Twilight's house and I, uh, tried to land again. And then that happened." Solid explanation.

"You know, you're having a really hard time flying. Do you want me to teach you some things I know?" Dash asked.

"Um, yeah. That would be great. Thanks." I said.

"Don't mention it. It's not like I'm busy or anything. You'll learn how to be an expert flyer like me in no time!" She said with an adorable smile.

I smiled too and got up and stretched. "Where's your bathroom?" I asked.

"Oh yeah, I never really showed you around. Here, I'll show you." She walked down the hallway and I followed. She showed me a door to the left. "This is my room." She said. We walked further down the hall and showed me another door on the right. "This is the entertainment room. I have a whole bunch of different games and stuff to play when I'm bored. Feel free to use whatever you want." We walked a little further and got to another door. "And here's the bathroom. Go crazy." She said.

"Thanks." I said, and quickly walked in and closed the door. I went to the toilet and was about to relieve myself when I realized I had no idea how to use a toilet as a pony. I decided I couldn't hold it anymore, so I just climbed up on the toilet and pissed. Thankfully, it all got into the toilet. I'm gonna have to figure out an easier way later. I flushed the toilet and left the bathroom. I walked down the hall and went back into the living room to see Rainbow Dash eating a sandwich in the kitchen.

"You want anything?" She asked.

"No thanks, I ate at Fluttershy's." I said.

"Why were you at Fluttershy's?" Dash asked.

"Well, we were both hungry so we had some sandwiches at her house." I said.

"That's probably why she was almost late." Dash said.

"Yeah." I walked over to the couch. "Well I'm beat. I'll see you tomorrow." I said, and lay on the couch.

"Sweet dreams." Dash said, and I closed my eyes. I eventually heard her walk out and most likely toward her room.

So I've been in Equestria for two days now, and it's been better than I could ever have dreamed. And it's only been made better now that I made a friend. I actually made a new friend today. I don't know how I'm here, whether it's a dream, hallucination, or even if I've gone insane, I don't care. I hope it never ends.

Author's Notes:

Well, this chapter was good I guess. I'm going to try to add more to chapters I put out so they might not come out once a week. Like this one came out near the middle. Let me know how I've been doing lately, I think it's been better than my first chapters.

8. Flying Lessons

I awoke the next morning and again checked to make sure I was still a pony.

Hooves.

White Fur.

Snout.

Sure enough, my hopes were confirmed.

I slowly got up off the couch and stretched. I looked around. Rainbow Dash wasn't out yet, so she must have still been asleep. I walked into the kitchen to make some breakfast. I rummaged through the fluffy cloud cabinet until I cam upon the sweet delicious apple pie I sought for. I took it out of the small box and put a couple pieces on a plate. I took a bite of the pie and was once again greeted with the explosive flavor of the Apple family's famous treat.

So I'm going to meet Blaze today at around three. I thought as I ate, I hope Rainbow Dash and I get done with my flying lessons by then. I looked at the clock hanging in the kitchen. It was already noon and Dash wasn't even up yet. That is, if she ever gets up.

I continued to happily chow down on the apple pie until I heard the creaking of a door down the hallway. I looked back to see a groggy Rainbow Dash with her mane still looking like it usually did, walking out of her room. Unless she straightened it before she got out here, ponies must have special mane shape keeping powers or something.

"You're up already?" She yawned. "It's, like, noon o'clock."

I chuckled. "Well when do you usually get up?"

"Around this time. I just felt like complaining." She stretched and blinked the sleepiness away from her eyes. "So, you ready for me to teach you everything I know about flying?"

"Uh, sure." I said, taking the last bite out of my pie. "Aren't you hungry?"

"Nah," She said. "I had a lot of late night snacks." I watched as she trotted to the front door and opened it. "Shall we?"

I watched as she jumped off the front step and into the air. I hurried to the door and looked down, only to see the ground with no sign of Rainbow Dash.

"Up here."

I looked up to see Rainbow Dash smirking as she hovered upside down above me.

"How did you-?" I started.

"Get up here so fast? Easy. Pure skill." Dash said with a brash look. She suddenly flew down and in front of me faster than I could even process. "So, you ready to learn how to be awesome?"

"Absolutely." I said in awe. I was about to get flying lessons from the one and only Rainbow Dash. Equestria just won't stop being awesome!

"Well, you're not going to learn by standing at the door, so get up here!" She bolted above her house to a farther up cloud. I looked at the ground. It sure was a long way down. I gulped and hesitantly flapped my wings, being cautious to keep a steady wing beat. I slowly lifted off of the front step and started ascending into the air. I ever so slowly made my way up to the cloud, where I saw Rainbow Dash pretending to sleep in a mocking manner. She opened one eye and looked up at me.

"C'mon man, you took forever! Surely you can fly faster than that!" She said, getting to her feet.

"I guess I can try." I said, and spread out my wings. I started flapping them as hard and fast as possible, closing my eyes as I felt the sudden wind rushing through my mane as I became a weightless balloon in the sky, continuing to go even higher. Eventually, I felt nausea start to overtake me, and I stopped my ascent and opened my eyes. I was surprised to see that I hovered several hundred feet above the cloud. I saw Rainbow Dash fly next to me with a look of concern.

"Whoa, calm down, dude. Not like that. You'll tire yourself out way too quickly that way." She said. She definitely wasn't wrong. I was feeling extremely tired suddenly and my wings started to ache. "Here, go sit on that cloud and rest your wings and watch me do it." Dash said. I did as I was told with pleasure. As I landed on the cloud, I watched Rainbow Dash fly out into the open and turn to me.

"Now, the trick is to pace yourself. Don't use all your energy at once unless you know how to at the right time. If you want to go higher, flap your wings harder depending on how fast you want to go up, and if you want to go lower, flap your wings slower. Like this." Dash demonstrated how to do a basic ascent and descent. "Now you try."

I stood up and flapped my wings to get off the cloud. Now that I knew how to do it properly, ascending and descending was much easier than before.

"How was that?" I asked Dash.

"Good. Much better than last time. Now, I'm going to teach you how to fly forward and how to stay in control. Stay right there and watch me."

I hovered and watched Dash. She flapped her wings to bring her body forward until she was at a comfortable speed, and glided and flapped her wings again as she flew around me. "Now for this, you have to have enough speed so your wings can pick up the wind and you can just glide it off. If you want to turn-" She flapped one wing harder than the other and quickly turned. "-just do that. If you want to bank, just lean your body to where yo want to bank." She flew toward me at an alarming speed, but quickly banked to the side before there was a collision. She stopped a few feet away and nodded her head, signaling for me to try.

I started to flap my wings until I was soaring through the air at a moderate speed, and I glided around using Rainbow Dash's advice with turning and banking.

"There you go! Keep this up and you'll be the second best flyer in all of Equestria!" Dash said as she hovered in one spot and watched me.

I soared through the air and around the large marshmallow clouds. I flew up and did a back flip in the air and continued to glide and fly once more over a giant cloud. I stuck my hoof down and ran it through the fluffy mass and I just couldn't help but smile. I noticed I was getting a little far away from Rainbow Dash so I turned around and headed back toward her. I continued to fly and have the time of my life. God, it felt so amazing. The feeling of the wind rushing through my mane as I flew freely in the sky was indescribable. I felt more than joy or adrenaline. I felt alive. Almost like I was born to do this.

At some point, Dash had to call me down so she could teach me the next maneuver.

"Alright, that's enough. I still have one more thing to teach you." She said as she watched me fly.

I started flying toward her, and then I realized that she never told me how to brake. "Uh, how do I stop?" I asked, a little frantic. I was about fifty feet away from Dash and I was only closing in faster each second.

"Just flap your wings backward and stop your momentum." She said. She didn't seem the least bit worried that I was about to crash into her.

I closed my eyes and flapped my wings backwards as fast as I could in an attempt to stop the flight. I continued to try to slow myself, until I finally came to a gradual halt as I felt something touching the end of my snout. I opened my eyes to see Rainbow Dash just mere inches away from me with our noses connecting. We stood there looking into each other's eyes for what felt like an eternity until Dash suddenly backed up.

"Uh, right. So, Now I'm going to teach you how to land." She said quickly. She flew quickly down toward the ground and I followed. I swear I saw her face light up bright red before she sped off. As we got near the ground, I stopped and hovered in the air so I could observe how she lands.

"Now, all you have to do to land is just slow down enough to make a soft landing." She said as she sped toward the ground but slowed down enough for the landing. She stood on the ground and looked up at me. "Now you try."

I flew down toward the ground at a fairly quick speed and about twenty feet before hitting the solid ground, I flapped my wings backward and slowed down enough to slowly let my hooves touch land next to Dash.

"You did it! I'll be honest, I never thought I'd see you do a soft landing." Rainbow Dash said with a strange smile.

"I never thought I would either." I said, looking down to my hooves to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. Yep, definitely landed. I looked to Dash. "Thanks for teaching me all this stuff. Now I can actually fly places without fear of breaking my leg."

Rainbow Dash laughed at that. "Well, just be careful. If you fly too much, your wings will cramp, and if that happens when you're in the sky, you'll fall. And it will hurt. Trust me."

"Okay, I'll be careful." I said. I looked around. "Do you know what time it is?" I asked.

"Uh, I think it's probably like almost three." Dash said.

"It took us that long to do all that?" I asked, surprised.

"Yeah. You were flying for a pretty long time." She said.

"Wow. I guess time...flies!" I said with a corny smile.

Rainbow Dash giggled. "Seriously?"

"I had to." I said, and unfolded my wings. "Well, sorry to leave so soon, but I have to meet my friend, Blaze at Sugarcube Corner soon. I'll see you when I get back."

"See ya. I'll be at my house if you need me." She said.

I flew into the air and glided above Ponyville. Time must travel faster in Equestria or something. That definitely didn't feel like three hours. I thought. Oh well, at least I know how to fly now.

I flew through the air, doing random tricks and maneuvers and enjoying myself as I headed for Sugarcube Corner. Being a pegasus is just amazing.

Author's Notes:

So I might put out the next chapter sometime soon because I'm eager to introduce a new character and basically start the fun of this whole adventure. I also might have a cover picture soon. It might be a not so good one because I'm not the best at drawing but it'll be something.

9. Blaze's Secret

I flew above Ponyville, still enjoying myself in the cobalt sky and never wanting the glorious moment to end. Eventually though, I remembered that I actually had somewhere to be so I went in search for Sugarcube Corner. It wasn't that difficult to find considering I knew the general area it was in and I had a bird's eye view.

I found it and flew down toward the bakery. I found landing as easy as it had been the last time, which was very good news. Now I won't have to worry about hurting myself when I land. I stood outside the building and waited lazily as I leaned against the wall. I looked around a bit and found a clock. It was still ten minutes until three. And of course, I'm easily bored so waiting for ten minutes wasn't going to work out in the slightest.

I started walking around town a bit and getting to know my way around better. I don't know why I thought that would help, though. I'm not very good at directions, so I basically just walked around for ten minutes for no reason. At least visiting the town of my dreams was checked off of my newly made bucket list of pony activities. I made my way back to Sugarcube Corner and noticed that Blaze was still nowhere to be found.

Ugh. Come on.

After a few more minutes of uneventful waiting, I was about to go walking again when I saw him coming around the corner. I waved him over and he trotted over to me.

"So, uh. Is there any reason why you wanted to suddenly meet up?" He asked with the same slightly nervous tone as before.

"Not really. I knew I would have nothing to do today and wanted to hang out with somepony." I lied. I knew there was something about Blaze since our conversation at the party. I wanted to figure it out. "Come on, let's go and get something to eat and we'll talk." We walked into Sugarcube Corner and were greeted by Pinkie Pie almost.

"Hi White Flash! Didn't you just love love LOVE your party? I sure hope so! I know I did! It was so fun! It was even a surprise to me and I planned it!" Pinkie giggled happily.

"Yeah, it was really fun." I said.

"Ooh! Who's your friend? I've never seen him before! You know what this means? A part-"

"Um, no. No parties for me, please." Blaze interrupted.

Pinkie's mane suddenly deflated and her face wore a look of disappointment. "But why not?"

"Um, I just don't want a party please. I don't really like a lot of attention." Blaze said, as if trying to save himself from disaster.

Pinkie's mane inflated back to its normal plush self and her disappointing frown instantly grew into a bright smile. "Okie Dokie Lokie!" She smiled again and zoomed behind the front counter. "You know, I bet you and Fluttershy would be best friends! You're just alike!"

"Um, yeah." Blaze barely whispered under his breath.

"So what can I get for you two?" Pinkie asked.

"We'll just have a bag of cupcakes." I said. Blaze shuddered at the word 'cupcakes', but I thought nothing of it.

Pinkie pulled out a sack of cupcakes. "Two bits please!"

Crap. I forgot I have no money.

"Um, Pinkie, I forgot my money, could I-"

"Here! If I can't throw your friend a super special welcoming party then I'll give him a free bag of cupcakes!" She said with another bright smile.

"Thanks, Pinkie." I said, returning the smile. Well that was lucky.

"No problem!" She said as she gave me the cupcakes. Blaze and I walked out the door and found a place to sit down outside. I sat down the bag of cupcakes and took one out.

"So, where did you come from?" I asked Blaze.

His eyes got wide. "W-what do you mean?"

"I mean like where did you live before you moved to Ponyville." I said. That was a strange reaction.

He turned calm again. "Oh, I'm from Fillydelphia." He said.

"Is it nice living there?" I asked.

"Um, yeah. It's not very clean though." Was all he had to add.

I looked him over, still trying to find out what he was hiding. He looked a little nervous and then I noticed something.

"You don't have your cutie mark?" I asked.

"Well, um, no. But neither do you." He said quickly.

"What do you think your talent is?" I asked.

"I don't know. I guess I'll find out when I get my cutie mark."

I finished my cupcake and noticed that Blaze hadn't even touched one.

"Don't you like cupcakes?" I asked.

"No. They give me the creeps."

"Cupcakes do?"

"Yeah. I can't really tell you why."

"And why not?"

"Because you wouldn't understand." He said, getting a little angry.

How could he hate cupcakes? I asked myself. Then I thought about it. ...Cupcakes...

"Hey Blaze, you want to see the house I'm thinking about buying?" I asked.

"Uh, sure." He said, and we made the journey over to the empty house near Sugarcube Corner, and just as I hoped, the door was closed.

"Mind opening the door for me?" I asked with a slightly smug look on my face. If this doesn't confirm my suspicions, nothing will.

"Um, no problem." Blaze said, and walked up to the large wooden door. He struggled with the doorknob for a while until he finally had to grab it with both hooves to get it open. Just what I thought would happen.

"It took you a while to open that door." I said in a nonchalant tone.

"Yeah. I'm not completely used to being a pony yet." Bingo.

"You're not a pony, are you?" I asked.

Blaze stopped in his tracks and his eyes grew wider than before. "U-uh what are...what are you talking about?" He asked.

"Does the word 'brony' have any meaning to you?"

"W-what?"

"You're a human. And you're a brony. Am I right?" That broke him.

He stopped being so nervous and sighed. "I'm terrible at keeping secrets."

"Yes you are."

"How do you even know about humans?" Blaze asked as we walked through Ponyville.

"Well, I'm a human too." I said.

"Really? I thought it was just me and Spark." He said.

"There's another one?" I asked.

"Yeah. He's the guy I'm staying with. He's a little moody at times but he's a good guy once you get to know him."

"He has his own house?" I asked.

"Well..." Blaze's sentence trailed off as we stopped walking and ended up at a cheap looking dilapidated wooden house.

"Is this..?"

"Yep." Blaze said. We walked up to the door. "Now, don't come off as hostile in any way whatsoever." Blaze warned.

That's a good note to start on.

"COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT!!!" I heard shouting from inside the house.

"Sounds like he's in a good mood." Blaze said. He opened the door and immediately a small rabbit quickly hopped out of the house and down the road toward the forest. A moment later, a yellow unicorn with a short brown mane fell to the ground in the doorway. He looked at Blaze and hopped up.

"BLAZE, WHAT THE FUCK! I ALMOST HAD IT!" He yelled, his nostrils flaring with rage.

"And hello to you too." Blaze said with a slight smile.

The yellow unicorn sighed. "I guess I'll have to find another one, then. Fucking asshole."

"Why do you even need a rabbit?" Blaze asked.

"I was going to conduct cruel and inhumane experiments on it and possibly ruin it without it ever having the pleasure to die!" The unicorn said matter-of-factly.

We all sat there for a few moments in silence.

"It'll help me hone my magic better in one way or another." He quickly turned to me. "Who's this joker?" He asked.

"Um, Spark, meet White Flash." Blaze said.

"Whoa! Look at you! A two syllable name! Your pony name is longer than mine, therefore it must be better! Whoopty fuckin' doo!" Spark said.

"How did you know he was a human?" Blaze asked.

"Just look at him! You never see ponies like him on the show. He's obviously human." Spark said. He smirked and held out a hoof. "Welcome to the club, faggot." I reluctantly shook his hoof.

What the hell is wrong with this guy?

"So let me guess: Shitty life, you hate it all, but a couple days ago you imagine Celestia telling you it'll be okay, you end up here, blah blah blah, yadda yadda, colorful ponies 'n shit."

"Um, yeah. How did you know?" I asked.

"It's the same story for me and Blaze. You can't move in here by the way. It's crowded as fuck with just the two of us." Spark said.

"Don't worry. I'm living with Rainbow Dash." I said.

Spark whistled. "Rainbow Dash, huh? Not bad."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

"Nothing, I'm just saying you're pretty damn lucky that you're living with Rainbow Dash. Don't get all defensive, holy shit." Spark said.

"I wasn't getting defensive I was just-"

"Okay! Let's go inside!" Blaze said, ending the argument. We walked into the wooden house. It looked like it was barely holding together.

"Hey, I put it together with my shitty magic, it's not the best but it's something." Spark said, probably seeing the look on my face. There were two sets of stairs on the left and right leading up to a platform with two beds, and on the first floor was a table, chairs, and a small cabinet with food.

Spark walked over to the cabinet and grabbed what looked like a snack to eat.

"So, how'd you find out Blaze was a human? Did he fuck up like I thought he would?" Spark asked, putting the snack in his mouth.

"Well, I had a suspicion when he freaked out because I was eating cupcakes and he said cupcakes gave him the creeps." I said.

Spark spit out what he was chewing with laughter. "Seriously, dude? That fic is for pussies. You should see some of the shit I've read. I've had breakdowns before because of them. I've had breakdowns."

"Yeah, well sorry I'm not as 'tough' as you are." Blaze said with a small pout.

"Damn right you are." Spark said, and continued to eat.

"Why do you have to curse every sentence?" I asked.

"Because fuck you that's why!" Spark said.

"He's from New Jersey." Blaze said, as if that was enough of an explanation.

"Well that explains it." I said a little sarcastically.

"So what have you done to make your meaningless life better in the past few days?" Spark asked me.

"Well I made friends with the mane six and I live with Rainbow Dash. I'd say I've done quite a bit." I said.

"You're friends with all of them? Damn. We can't even seem to find one." Spark said.

"Well we met Pinkie Pie today at Sugarcube Corner." Blaze said.

"Shut the fuck up! I'll see you two later!" Spark said, and almost fell over the chair on his way out the door, probably to Sugarcube Corner.

"Well, he's eager." I said.

"Yeah. He's probably just excited to meet one of them. I have no clue who his favorite is." Blaze said.

"Who's your favorite?" I asked.

"I'd rather not say. I like to keep it a secret." Blaze said.

"Okay then. Well, I should probably get going. It was...nice meeting Spark." I said.

"Don't worry, he'll get better, that's how he was for me." Blaze said, "I'll be here and wait for Spark to make sure he doesn't try to mutilate any more rabbits."

"Sounds like a good idea." I said, and walked out the door. I started walking down the path and thinking about my day.

So there are two other bronies in Equestria. One is a timid earth pony and the other is a loud, vulgar unicorn. This is truly the definition of awesome.