I Left My World for Ponies!?
Chapter 7: Anthropology!
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DJ feared this day, not very much, but feared it none the less. After trying to delay it for two weeks, today was the day that he agreed on sharing all of his knowledge with Twilight Sparkle and Lyra Heartstrings. And judging by the way Twilight was acting this morning, she was more than excited; she was beyond thrilled, even. After breakfast, Twilight sent Spike off to Rarity's (Little traitor!) and Nyx went to play with the Crusaders, leaving DJ all alone with two scientifically crazed ponies. Lyra arrived a few minutes later, but Twilight had already piled up notes and quills up the wazoo! I have a bad feeling about this!
Lyra began spilling out many assorted objects from her saddlebags: notes and quills plus a few other things for research. Thankfully, nothing to creepy that needed to be feared, much to DJ’s relief. She and Twilight had him sit in the center of the library while they sat down in front him, smiling all the way. At least it's not those massively creepy smiles. *Shudder*. Those are the worst! They eagerly awaited, quills gripped in their magic. The silence was unbearably awkward. "Well? I'm not just gonna start speaking. I'm an open book girls, ask me anything! Actually, I would prefer to keep personal information under wraps; I hope you understand. Don't worry I'll tell you if it's too personal."
The girls nodded at him in agreement, especially with Twilight remember their talk after his first night. Twilight decided to begin their session. "Okay, DJ, why don't we start with some simple questions? Tell us a little about your species."
DJ figured that was an easy enough starting point. "I am of the species known as Homo sapiens. In layman's terms, a human being. We are bipedal creatures by nature, believed to have evolved from ape like ancestors millennia ago. Our species has been around for over 10,000 years on the planet Earth, which is the third planet from the star we refer to as Sol or just the sun. The planet has one moon, known as Luna or just simply the moon. Our kind are omnivorous in nature, so basically find anything edible and you can bet that there is a human out there that can eat it. Anything is fair game as far as we’re concerned."
They wrote down everything he said, word-for-word. Lyra went next (Must be alternating to keep it fair). "Why don't you tell us some more about Earth?"
"Earth is a planet that is believed to have been formed 4.5 billion years ago (Thank you History Channel). Our planet is very similar to yours, so far as I have seen. The major difference being is that Earth has no magic whatsoever. That is just a myth on my planet, just like pegasi, unicorns, dragons, gryphons, alicorns, and pretty much every scary creature in the Everfree forest. Not a single one of them ever existed outside of mythology. It is a beautiful planet, what's left of it that is."
"What do you mean by that DJ?" asked Twilight.
"Humanity has polluted the planet, Twi. Our kind has mined most of its natural resources and polluted its oceans and air with toxins and trash. The lights of our cities hide the beauty of the night and cars and vehicles make so much noise. We have personally been responsible for the extinction of many species due to overhunting as well as destroying their habitats to increase the size of our own. Forest all across the planet are being destroyed due to greed and our own people suffer from starvation and famine and homelessness all over the world."
Twilight and Lyra looked at DJ in horror. "That is why I am here. Because of humanity's ability to destroy the entire planet within a day, fear was rampant across the globe. Hundreds were killed every day for no real reason (Sorry, but religion is not a valid reason for death. Actually, NO I'M NOT SORRY!). Humanity is not completely horrible, though. There were tons of people who put their own lives in danger to pursue the betterment of others. Whether it be through knowledge, money, or food. Good people tried to help others, but there just aren't enough. Evil has taken its hold on Earth; it's too late to save it. It's destined for destruction, I know this and I wanted to be free from that hatred. Many would consider it selfish to save your own skin, but I was only allowed to wish myself away. Just me and no one else. But, I will put those horrors behind me and make my new life here in Equestria as great as I can and I will not allow anything to harm my friends. I will defend this town and all its inhabitants to the best of my growing abilities." I think I deserve a pat on the back for that speech. It felt good to get that all out.
Twilight and Lyra had tears in their eyes, some of horror and others of joy for their friend. "Well, that is a glorious dream, DJ," remarked Lyra. "I am proud to call you a friend, but on to more scientific research." They spent the next few questions on asking DJ about his age, height, and other medical stuff and then got on to others.
“So, DJ, what kind of technology does your planet possess?” asked Twilight.
“You’re only asking so you can see the phone and the computer again, ain’t ya?” DJ asked in return causing Twilight to blush and laugh nervously. Lyra just sat their confused. “Alright, Twi, I promised you I’d show ya some tech, so I am going to show you some tech.” DJ reached in to his nearby backpack and retrieved the two devices. “Let’s start with computer technology. The computer that you mentioned earlier was what we humans started out with as well, which would be roughly sixty year old tech to us. What I have here is a recently released computer so it has all the newest stuff. What I would love to show you both is the internet, but that requires a special connection back home, which I don’t have.”
“What’s an Internet?” asked Lyra.
“The Internet is a global network of systems that allowed instant access to a variety of information. With the right device, anyone could access information on anything from anywhere on the globe. Think of it as an ever growing library that can be accessed by the push of a button. It is considered one of mankind’s greatest inventions.” DJ didn’t want to distort that vision with all the other stuff that existed on the World Wide Web. These ponies do not need to know about rule 34. Ever!
“That’s amazing!” exclaimed Lyra. Twilight probably would have said something too, but her mind must have been in heaven dreaming of getting internet. DJ was pretty sure he could see her start to drool over the aspect of getting her hooves on it. She looks cute when she’s dreaming. DJ shook those thoughts away, again. They were coming more and more recently and even his own mind had stopped screaming at him to stop those thoughts. So I think she’s cute, nothin’ wrong with that. Right?
Eventually, Twilight came back to the world of the living and asked her next question. “What about that ‘eye fone’ you showed me?”
DJ raised up the said device and spoke. “This, ladies, is an iPhone. It is a more recent invention of mankind and has had a major impact on our civilization. These ‘smart phones’, as they are called, allow people to communicate with each other in a variety of ways from where ever they are on Earth. These include sending digital messages that are received almost instantly as well as actual speech communication through the built in speaker and receiver. Now that kind of tech has existed for many years, but what made these devices special is that they can act just like a computer. They are designed to work in the same manner and actually work, surprisingly. Other features include a music player, interactive games, flashlight, compass, calculator (abacus if you don’t know what that word means), and a few others.”
DJ looked over at the mares and saw that they were staring in hunger at the small device in hand. He smiled at them, “Wanna play with it?” They shook their heads so fast, DJ was almost certain one of them would pop off. For the next hour, DJ showed them how to work both devices and what they could do. Eventually, DJ mentioned their lack of a power source to keep them running constantly, but Twilight said she would look into making a spell that could keep them powered and DJ greatly appreciated it. Of course, there was the condition that Twilight gets unlimited access to his computer whenever she wants. Hey, it’s not like I got anything incriminating on it. Well, anymore.
As they continued, the hours ticked on by and Lyra was as a giddy as a schoolfilly through the whole thing. DJ even quelled all of her rumors about human. Such as whether or not they ate ponies, which DJ vehemently denied. I know some cultures do, but I do not and I do not condone it. What they didn't know won't hurt them. Of course, Lyra had another dream come true as she was able to convince DJ to give her a tummy rub. DJ blushed feverishly through it, but did it to please a friend. Though, DJ could have sworn that Twilight was giving Lyra a death glare during her little pleasure, for a reason that he did not know. Long story short, it was Lyra's best day ever!
Rarity came by after a while, Spike trailing behind in a love daze. She had come by to conduct the measurements once again, as well as get some color decisions and design finalizations. After a few outer measurements, she asked him to remove all his clothing again.
"NO!" DJ yelled trying to maintain his dignity.
"But, darling it's the only way to get proper measurements." She batted her eyelashes at DJ hoping they would coerce him. Sorry, hon, but that don't work on me! Lyra and Twilight tried double pouting to get him to comply. He gave in after a moment and told them what the clothing was for. After that little revelation, there were three mares blushing feverishly in front of DJ, with one dragon rolling on the floor in a laughing fit. DJ glared at the dragon during the whole thing while the others recovered. Rarity allowed him to strip only to his underwear, thankfully. Personally, he was amazed at how much Genie had changed him; he was a slob on Earth, but Genie's magic made him perfectly fit. Nowhere near ripped, but definitely a good start. I am definitely not throwing this body under the bus. Maybe Big Mac does personal training?
Rarity got her measurements done and promised to make a perfect ensemble for the human. He tried to tell her it was unnecessary, but she refused to take no and also refused any payment. So DJ suggested a few color choices: blues and darks. DJ always felt more comfortable in dark colored clothing. Not like Goth black, but just dark shades. Eh, I find them cool. Rarity wasn’t too sure at first, but the customer was always right. She promised he’d have the new clothes with a few weeks.
"Well, if you truly insist. Who am I to turn down the generous and lovely Madam Rarity?" he said fancily. She blushed and thanked him for his compliment and trotted off. Twilight and Lyra had more questions and he was happy to comply. By dinner time, they were finally done, and stack upon stack of paper were filled with scientific notes. I kinda hope they don't plan on publishing this as a book. I don't think I need that kind of attention. Lyra couldn’t stay, however, and had to go home. "Say hi to Bon Bon for me!" DJ called after her.
Lyra stopped in her tracks and turned around to face him. "And what does that mean!?" she glared at him. "You think there's something wrong with our relationship don't you? DON'T YOU?"
Whoa! Guess I said the wrong thing. Time to get out this! "Let me ask you something in response Lyra. Do you love her, Lyra? Do you love Bon Bon?"
His question caught her off guard, but she nodded with fierce determination. "Then I don't see anything wrong with it. I prefer to keep an open mind and I believe that one should just let love guide their way. I would only have a problem if you didn't love her, because then it would be wrong for both of you. So be proud of your feelings, Lyra. And never let anypony tell you otherwise!" He gave her another trademarked smile.
She looked at him in surprise, but smiled greatly. "Thanks DJ. I guess you aren't just some random creature after all! Sorry I went off on you like that."
"Heh, I'll take that as a compli-sult." They both looked at him confused. "It's a word I created. It means a compliment-insult. Like when they somepony tries to insult you, but make it sound like a compliment or vice-versa. You gave me a compli-sult, Lyra. It's just a part of me being me!" They shook their heads at him, causing DJ to give a short laugh. Lyra walked off pulling a wagon full of papers. After dinner, everypony settled down for an early bed, DJ included. DJ was just too tired for any last minute quips, so...G'night Everypony!
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