The conversation with Clairvoyant went on for quite some time, after I think maybe a couple of hours our talk turned into nothing more than time filler. I did learn a lot from her though, she was very intelligent. I however was a complete moron compared to her, she had a better life even though most of it was spent in the forest. Clairvoyant wasn't done with showing me how much of a complete ponce I clearly was.

“Yerken!” Clairvoyant shouts as she throws her hooves into the air, I just face palm.

“I will never get the hang of this you know.” I say.

“You're getting better, you just need some practice.” Clairvoyant replies.

“This is probably the most unusual game I have ever played.”

“It does take a while to get use to it.” Clairvoyant giggles.

“That's an understatement,” I look towards the door. “You know my friends should have been here by now don't you think?”

“Tired of me already?” Clairvoyant gives me a sultry look.

“No! I didn't mean it like that, just that I never thought of Twilight having trouble getting anywhere.”

It was at that moment a small flash of purple light enters through the window followed closely by panicked knocking. I turn to the door as Clairvoyant gets up.

“Speak of the ponies.” She laughs.

I see Clairvoyant open the door and reveal the six forms I had come to love and respect. “Where is he? Ah'm gonna kill him!” Though I could be mistaken.

“You must be Johns friends, please come in. He's right over there.” Clairvoyant gestures to me. I wave back. I see the faces of all six of my friends light up with smiles.

“John!”

“You're alive!”

“Oh thank Celestia!”

“Ah'm gonna kill you!”

“Told you he was fine!”

“Heh, tough guy!”

I was tearful, not because I was happy but because I was sad too. My friends still loved me, but I had hurt them again. Again! Everytime I do something good I ruin it and get sent back two places, it's like playing snakes and ladders with my friendships. I don't have long to think as an orange blur crashes into me and bowls me over. I rub my head as it smacked off the floor and found my true apple of my eye holding me tightly.

“Hi Applejack, miss me?” I hug her back.

“Don't ya hi me! Ah nearly lost you again! Ah shouldn't have given ya permission to go in the forest with the girls. Ah should have gone with you.” Applejack says without looking at me, her head buried in my chest.

My mind wonders back to the fight only for me to realise something. “The girls are they ok?”

“Their fine John, safe at Sweet Apple Acres.” Twilight responds.

“Oh thank goodness.” I reply holding Applejack tighter and burying my head into Applejacks mane.

“We're just glad you are alright darling.” Rarity adds.

“Johns wounds were not heavy and I managed to repair them quickly.” Clairvoyant states walking up to the group.

“You must be Clairvoyant, it's nice to meet you.” Twilight says.

“No the pleasures all mine. It's wonderful meeting the friends I have heard about over the last couple of hours.”

“Oh, John told you about us?” Fluttershy asks.

“Yes, He explained what you mean to him and how he wouldn't trade you ladies for anything, not even for the way back to his own world.” Clairvoyant replies.

The girls stand shocked for a few minutes as the realisation of Clairvoyants words sink in.

“John? Ya really said that?” Applejack asks me now looking into my eyes.

“I did. And I meant it.” I turn to look at the group. “You mares have been the light of my life since I came here, you have trusted me and I have trusted you; though I believe your trust in me has been hurt several times already.”

“What ya mean by that?”

“Everytime you have trusted me to do something it has turned out bad, usually hurting me or you. It tears me up inside to see you guys sad or unhappy.” I stroke the side of Applejacks face. “ And I would hate to lose you Applejack.” I turn my gaze back to the rest. “Any of you, I couldn't, I wouldn't stay in Ponyville or come back ever again if it meant I would lose your friendship.”

“John, you would never lose us as friends. We love you big guy.” I was surprised that came from Rainbow, I think a few others were as well. “What? I said I don't do mushy stuff but I never said I don't know when somepony means a great deal to me.” I tear up at that statement.

“I think we have taken too much of miss Clairvoyants time, i'm sure she has other things to do than watch me cuddle with my marefriend.” I give Clairvoyant a wink to which she blushes.

“It's no problem, I rarely get visitors and even when I do they don't stay for very long.” Clairvoyant states.

“Well, why don't you come back to mine for tea? I would be fascinated if you told me how you managed to fix Johns wounds so fast without magic.” Twilight says.

“I would love that, however as I told John earlier; I try to remove myself from Ponyville as much as possible.” Clairvoyant replies.

“Oh.” Twilight lowers her head. “Maybe I can set up an appointment with you, and I can return during a time that's best suited for you?”

“I would enjoy that but can I have a few words with John alone again before you leave, I have forgot to tell him something.”

“Sure Miss Clairvoyant you take all the time you need.” Rarity says levitating Applejack off me and magicking her out the front door.

“John we will meet you outside, don't get lost again!” Rainbow says as she flys out giggling.

The group leaves Clairvoyants house and I find myself sitting alone with Clairvoyant again.

“So what is this thing you forgot to ask me?” I say.

“Actually I lied slightly, I didn't want to ask you anything I wanted to give you something.” Clairvoyant states.

Clairvoyant walks over to a large wooden chest sitting in the corner of her house, she reaches out a hoof and presses it against a very detailed button. The button seemed to be expertly carved out of metal and flashed when Clairvoyant touched it. The chests lid slowly opens and Clairvoyant peers inside. After a few minutes she grabs something and turns around to me as the chests lid closes on it's own.

Clairvoyant walks up to me and places an orange gem on my lap. “I want you to have this.” She says.

“What is it?” I ask. “Apart from being an expensive looking gem.”

“It's a soul gem, it can tell if somepony or thing is lying or telling the truth. To use it just tap the gem three times and ask your questions. If the pony or creature is lying it will flash twice and vibrate, if they are telling the truth it will flash once and vibrate.” Clairvoyant replies.

“Why are you giving this to me?”

“I'm not sure but it was given to me by Princess Luna today and she told me to give it to you. The reason behind it she did not state and I did not ask.”

“Well maybe when I see her I’ll ask myself, I am going to Canterlot tomorrow with Rarity.” I reply.

“I thought you had a marefriend?”

“I do. This is just a business call, Rarity needed help and I volunteered; why? Do you think there's more involved?”

“I cannot make that judgement, however your friends are very nice and i'm sure there is no negative under current to the trip.”

I stand up slipping the gem into my pocket. “Well, I thank you again for all you've done Clairvoyant, I hope I can repay your kindness some time.”

“There is no need John, but if you are free and I need some odd jobs doing, I will send a letter to you.”

“I would like that Clairvoyant.” I knee down. “Thanks again.” I give her a hug and smile as I feel a leg return the gesture.

“Take care John.” Clairvoyant tells me as I leave her house closing her door behind me.

I hated to just leave like that, Clairvoyant had taken care of me and healed me. If it wasn't for her I would be dead, or at least bleeding out somewhere. I push the thought from my head. I am alive that's all that matters, but I will make it up to Clairvoyant; she can trust me on that.

I happily walked alongside my friends as we left the Everfree, safely this time. I sighed and looked back. I felt a hoof touch me on the back.

“Hey, ya ok?” Applejack asked.

“Yeah, i'm just thinking that's all. I really could have died today and I just don't know what to think. I just can't think of anything to say about it.”

“Maybe ya need a break, ya know to think about it.”

“Guess the trip to Canterlot tomorrow will take care of that.”

“Ah've been thinking, why don't you stay at ma house for a while; just until you recover.” Applejack blushes. “I-If ya want ta that is?”

I smile at her. “I would like to Applejack but I made a promise to help Rarity and I hate to break promises.” I reach down and lift her head. “But I haven't said no.” I give her a kiss before walking on smiling. Applejack just stands there with a hoof to her mouth. “Hey are you coming or what?” I call back.

“Yeah, Ya are so going ta pay for this ya know!” Applejack says as she takes up a position next to me.

“Oh! Are you going to spank me? Tie me down and tell me i'm your bitch?” I reply.

“What!?” Applejack stumbles.

“You are so easy Applejack, But I think my punishment will have to wait till I come back.”

“Ah'll be ready.” Applejack says with a grin. Well ain't she the kinky one.

The others had walked on ahead to give me and Applejack our time alone, by the time we had reached Ponyville I had successfully made Applejack blush three times. I was getting good at it. Applejack had given me a kiss before she parted heading for home. In the end it was just me Twilight, Rarity and Pinkie left.

“So John, how are you holding up?” Rarity asks.

“Better I guess, now i'm back in Ponyville.” I look back. “I don't think I'll be going back there for a while though, well until I can repay Clairvoyant.”

“She seemed nice, gave us our Johnny back!” Pinkie said bouncing around me.

“Pinkie that sounded both nasty and complementary. I thank you.” I reply.

“No problem! I better head home, gummy is probably missing me.” Pinkie says before she vanishes from view. How does she do that? Seriously that mare is one living mind fuck.

“Ah yes, it is getting late and my sister will be worried were I have got to. I'll see you tomorrow John, don't forget ten o'clock at Ponyville station.”

“Won't miss it Rarity, Goodnight.” I give a small wave of my hand.

After Rarity had left it was just me and Twilight walking to the library. I couldn't help but notice Twilight was very silent during the whole trip back.

“Twilight are you alright?” I ask looking towards her. I stop as I see she was crying heavily. “Twilight what's wrong?”

Twilight looked up at me and then just lunged at me, she wrapped her front legs around my waist and planted her muzzled into my chest. I teared up as I heard her crying into my t-shirt. I put one hand on her head and the other around her shoulders. It was a few minutes and several looks from ponies passing by before Twilight finally calmed down enough to look at me.

“Hey, what's with all these tears eh?” I ask still rubbing her mane.

“I-I, I almost lost you!” Twilight blurts out.

“Lost me? You never lost me Twilight.”

“But we all nearly did! You almost died and I wasn't there to help you!”

“Wait you said I nearly lost you, not we nearly lost you.”

“Since I have come to Ponyville I have made friends, they have helped me more than any other thing. But I have never had a family here, sure my parents and brother live in Canterlot; but I have no pony here in Ponyville.”

“What about spike? Isn't he family?” I say.

“In a way yes but I haven't felt that with him, but since you arrived I have felt that with you.”

My mind stopped. Twilight felt I was family. I mean I like her and all of the others but as a family? Maybe Applejack but all of them? I thought about this, since I have arrived they have sheltered me, fed me and clothed me everything a family would do. I looked back down to Twilight as I realised I was staring into space.

“Then from this point on Twilight, I would love for you to be my younger sister.” I say.

Twilight almost bowled me over with joy. “You mean it!” The look on her face is like she cannot keep the joy and excitement contained. “You want me to be your sister!”

“Yes, I mean Applejack is my marefriend and if I play my cards right maybe more than that. But you have treated me with kindness and respect. I want all of you to be my family, and I think I can't think of anypony more suited to the task.”

“This is great! We'll have so much fun! I can help you with your work getting to know Equestria and and.....”

“Whoa Twilight, let's take steps ok? I'll have to let the others know aswell, so I'll tell Rarity and Fluttershy tomorrow. Should give us something to talk about on the train ride over.”

“Wait you want to tell the others?”

“Of course, all of you are my family now. You have been there for me even when I keep screwing up. Making you my step sister is a big leap in my life here, but I have to face facts that even if the princesses exhaust all the options of sending me back; this is my home now and I want to make the best of it.” I state.

Twilight looks at me and I see tears form in her eyes again. I grab Twilight and pull her in for a hug, I feel her tears soak my t-shirt. “Come on, I think we better go home. We are drawing an audience.”

Twilight looks up and around seeing several ponies staring, some even have tears of their own leading me to believe they heard most of what I said. We reach the library and Twilight opens the door using her magic, I stop and look at the sky. I see the moon hovering way up high and I sigh.

“John are you coming in?” Twilight asks appearing at the door again.

“Give me a few minutes ok Twilight, I have some pony I wish to speak to.”

“Sure I'll get some supper ready, just don't stay out to long.”

“No mum.” I reply, getting Twilight to smile before she disappears again.

I walk over to the side of the library and lean against the trunk. I fold my arms as I gaze back to the moon. I close my eyes as I think about what i'm going to say, but what can I say; at this time I don't think thanks is really enough. So I decide to just wing it.

“Princess Luna, I don't know if you can hear me but some ponies say you can. Since I have come here to Equestria I have been helped many times by you and the ponies around me. I know that some still see me as some freakish monster but I glad that most see me as one of them. Today I could have died if it wasn't for you calling Clairvoyant to help me, for that thanks just doesn't seem enough. I know that you will say it's the least you can do but please were I come from saving someone's life is more than just something you do. It's more important than that. Twilight, Applejack and the others, they have given me something I never thought was possible. They gave me hope, they gave me love; most of all they gave me what I have longed for. A family to call my own, you see back in my old world my parents were both dead. All I had were my friends and my job. Now I have everything I always wanted.” I push away from the library's trunk and look back to the moon. “I know your looking for some way to send me back, but I'm asking you this; No! I'm telling you this! Don't rush ok? I want what I have here to last. This new life I have...I want it to be mine until I die.” I turn around and head back to the library’s front door but I stop. “I'm glad I can speak to you in this way, I now see why every pony loves you so. I hope you heard all this, if not then i'm just glad some part of you might have. Anyway I better get going, have a nice night Luna.”

I head back inside to the comfort of the library. I turn around again to glimpse the moon one last time. As I turn a star crosses the sky and hovers above. I stand looking at this star perplexed by how it just moved. I raise up my hand and block the star out with my thumb, as I put my hand down I notice the star has vanished. I smile knowing that the princess must have heard me, I cross the threshold finally entering my temporary home. I spot Twilight preparing some food in the kitchen area, she turns towards me and smiles. I smile back and take a seat on the library's couch.

“What were you doing outside?” Twilight asks me from the kitchen.

“Oh I just confessed to a goddess.” I reply.

“Did she hear you?”

“I think so.”

“I sometimes do that too you know.” Twilight says exiting the kitchen with two plates held in her magic.

“Do what?”

“Talk to Princess Luna. I'm not sure if she can hear me but I like to think so. It's so soothing talking to the moon.” Twilight lays on the couch beside me. “What did you talk about anyway?”

“Me mostly, just a one sided confession.” I pick up the late of food.

“I'm sure Princess Luna heard you, she would enjoy speaking to you it think. You and her are so alike.”

“I just think tomorrow is going to be the big game changer Twilight.”

“Why do you think that?”

“I'm going to Canterlot for the first time, the capitol. It's a big thing for me, I just hope I don't fuck it up.” I reply, putting down my plate of food after eating nothing from it. “I'm going to go to bed Twilight, I have along day ahead of me tomorrow. I'll see you in the morning.”

“Yeah, Goodnight John and remember. We are all here for you; as a family.”

“Thanks Twilight, that means a lot to me. Goodnight.” I walk up the stairs and along the small corridor to my room. I open the door and sigh. Tomorrow is the start of a new day for me and my friends. This time I vow, I will not fuck it up.