I awoke with a light head and blurred vision. All I remembered was Fluttershy being in my apartment, and right before I passed out, I saw Princess Celestia and her sister Luna. I slowly sat up in bed, wondering how I had gotten there. I looked around my room, but I was the only one there. I looked at the clock. It was only about five o'clock.

I wondered if everything that happened was only a dream. Waking up in my bed like this led me to believe so, but I didn't lose hope that it was real. One sign that it was probably real was that I still had my clothes on. Hey, it was a sign for me at least.

I got out of bed and cracked my neck. Whoever put me in my bed did a bad job, cause my neck was killing me. I looked at myself in the mirror. Nothing had changed. I even seemed to look a little better than before. After finishing my self-inspection, I looked to the door. I didn't know what, or who for that matter, would be waiting for me. All I knew was that I needed answers, and I wasn't going to find them in my room.

I walked over to the door and slowly opened it. As I exited my room and looked into the living room, the first thing I saw was Fluttershy. She was sitting on the couch, drinking a cup of tea. I then noticed the Princesses sitting on the floor. They just sat there. All three of their attentions were drawn to me as I stepped out of my bedroom and into full view. My eyes locked with Fluttershy's immediately.

"M-Matthew?" she said. As I cracked a smile, so did she.

"Yeah... uh... hey," I replied. I chuckled and she giggled. I would have lunged for her if not for Princess Celestia interrupting our moment.

"How do you feel Matthew?" the Princess asked. I looked to her with a smile still on my face.

"Better than you could imagine," I answered.

"We assume that you know why we are here Matthew," Luna said. I looked to her, still smiling.

"I think I do. And I think I have you to thank for that, Princess Luna."

"I merely persuaded my sister to allow all of this, nothing more. You should really be thanking her." Then a thought came across my mind. Was Fluttershy staying here with me, or was I...

"What exactly am I thanking you for?" I asked.

"I have decided to allow you to come live in Equestria," Celestia said. My joy only seemed to increase when I heard her say that. "However," Celestia added, "there are a few conditions to which you must agree to in order to come to Equestria." I nodded my head, my smile fading away.

"Firstly, you must become one of us," Celestia started. Right off the bat, my eyes shot open.

"I have to become a pony?" I asked. Celestia nodded.

"I fear that a great deal of trouble may come from your... differences. That is why I wish for you to become one of my little ponies." I pondered for a moment.

"Do I get to decide what kind of pony I get to be?" I asked, to which Celestia responded with a nod. I didn't need to think about which race I wanted to be. "Then I'd like to become a Pegasus."

"Very well. My second term is that if you should cause any harm to any of my little ponies, or do anything that puts them in danger, you will be sent back here to your home immediately. Am I understood?" Celestia explained. I nodded my head.

"You have my word. All I want is to be with Fluttershy," I said, looking over to the beautiful mare sitting on the couch. She smiled at me, and I smiled right back.

"Well then, let us go sister," Celestia spoke to Luna. Fluttershy and I looked at the Princesses.

"Where are you going?" Fluttershy asked.

"My sister and I decided we would give you two some time to catch up. You both must certainly have a lot to tell each other," Luna explained. "Just fall asleep when you are both ready." And with that, the two Alicorns disappeared from the room. They had gone back to Equestria. Now, it was just Fluttershy and me.

"So, yeah... uh... hey," I said, trying to pick up from a few minutes ago. She didn't say a thing. She just smiled at me. Before I knew it, she had flown into my arms. I held her so tight, I never wanted to let go. I felt her soft fur brush against my skin. Her beautiful pink mane felt so smooth in my hands. And just like that, we were kissing.

"I love you so much Fluttershy," I said. What else needed to be said.

"I love you too Matthew," she replied, locking her eyes with mine. We had both simultaneously started to cry. We held each other close, as if we could never be torn apart.

After our beautiful reunion, we sat down and told our stories to each other. Fluttershy went first. Hearing everything she went through was heartbreaking. Her nightmares, the things she had seen, the things she had done. It was all just so sad to hear.

And then, I told my story. It was easy to tell for the most part, until the part where Sophia came in. I explained tediously that what went on between her and I was because I was desperate for love. Fluttershy understood completely, and thought nothing of it.

When we finished our stories, we just cuddled for a while. Then, Fluttershy asked me an important question.

"Matthew. Are you sure you're going to be able to leave everything you have here on Earth behind?" she asked. I hadn't thought about it. My family and friends. All my possessions. Truthfully, I didn't care about all of that. All I needed was Fluttershy.

"Hey, you heard my story. I don't need this world anymore to be happy. All I need is you," I said. As corny as it sounded, it was true, and it came from the heart. Fluttershy smiled and nodded.

"Okay. Then how about we get going?"

"Just... hold on." I got up and got out a piece of paper and a pen. I wrote out a long note to my family. My mother had started to come check up on me from time to time. The next time she came over, she would find the note. After that, I sat back down next to Fluttershy.

"Take a good last look. The next time you see me, I'll be a stallion. I wonder what it's gonna be like to be a pony. It'll probably take a while to get used to," I said.

"Don't worry. I'll be there to help you through everything. Now, let's go home," Fluttershy said, cuddling up to me. I lied down on my back, with Fluttershy resting on top of me, wrapped in my arms. Then, she wrapped me in her wings. We kissed once before speaking those three words to each other and falling asleep.

"I love you Matthew."

"I love you too Fluttershy."

And with those words being said, we fell asleep. When we woke up, we would be in the beautiful land of Equestria.

Author's Notes:

Wasn't that just beautiful. I would hope so, cause I wrote it on my tablet. It isn't as bad as I really thought it would be. Anyway, one chapter to go!