As I awoke, I didn't take the time to remember what happened yesterday. I thought it was all a dream, so I got up, not noticing the orange, snoring pony who laid in bed, got dressed, went downstairs, and opened my eyes. "No ..." I said. The memories hit me hard. "I hugged a pony!?!? What the fuck is wrong with me!?!?" I angrily whispered at myself, shamefully. I felt like my dignity and pride as a man just dissolved. "Ugh ..." I said, going down the stairs.

"Sis? 'Sthat you?" a deep, southern-accented male voice asked.

"Uh ... No ..." I replied.

"Get yer' flank down here. Ah don't know who ya are. C'mon." the voice gestured me to come out, and I did. "What the hay ..." the accuser was a large, red, pony. My entire world crashed around me. I fell down the rest of the stairs, smashing my head off of the floor. I gave myself a concussion I think, and I blacked out.

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"Is he alright, Big Macintosh?" AppleJack asked her brother.

"Ah don't know. Ah've never seen anythin' like this fella' before, sis." Big Macintosh replied.

"Ah don't know if it'll bode well with tha' town but we gotta get him to the hospital. Big Mac, he's ah big fella, so you may need ta' carry 'im in the wagon." AppleJack helped Big Macintosh lift the unconscious human up, and guide him through the door.

"E-e-eyup!" Big Mac was sweating under the weight of a 235 LB 'retired' army troop from another planet, but he managed to get the larger being onto the wagon. The going got easier as he latched himself onto the wagon, and pulled himself along the dirt path to Ponyville. "Sis, Ah still don't know if this's ah good idea ..." Big Mac said.

"He might have a bruise or sumthin'. Ah don't know either, but Ah sure as heck won't let no critter be harmed. Did he bleed or anythin', Big Mac?" AppleJack asked.

"Nnnope."

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A small crowd of equines gathered around the human that Big Macintosh carried in his wagon.

"What is it, mommy?"

"I'm not sure."

"Is it ... Okay?"

"Did he died?"

AppleJack and Big Mac received questions like this, but they didn't answer. They just headed straight for the Ponyville Medical Center, where the employees gasped when the human was brought in.

AppleJack explained everything that happened to the employees, and they nodded, rolling out a little more big than usual (for ponies) trolley, where two unicorns levitated the 235 LB human onto, rolling him into a recovery room, where AppleJack and her brother stepped in to check on him.

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"Ah sure hope he's okay."

"Yeah, me too, sis."

"Hey guys! I saw you two hauling something into the hospital. Making some deliveries here I see?"

"No, Dash, what we delivered is in there, unconscious on the bed."

Andrew awoke softly and calmly, somewhat sorely, but he was conscious. He looked over slowly to see a cyan pony with wings, maroon eyes and a rainbow tail and mane staring at him, wide-eyed.

"What ..." he asked idly and tiredly.

"OMIGOSH OMIGOSH OMIGOSH OMIGOSH ..." the cyan Pegasus held a hoof below her mouth, sputtering out an excited and surprised series of 'OMIGOSH's. "YOU'RE AN ..."

"An alien?" Andrew didn't feel comfortable around these ponies anymore, like he did when he first got here. He felt ashamed when he hugged them. The cyan Pegasus nodded, which he acknowledged, but he was lost in thought. He kinda missed Earth, but then again, that purple unicorn pony did practically save his life ... Sorta ... He didn't realize that the cyan Pegasus was asking him questions, like firing bullets from an assault rifle.

"Hey! Snap out of it! I'm trying to talk to you here!" Andrew snapped out of it after the cyan Pegasus tapped his shoulder with her hoof.

"Unfitting. It's the feeling you get when you don't fit in. I had that feeling ... We were soldiers ... Taking orders from our leader. Fighting for one cause; honor and triumph over another's land. I feel the same way here. Unfitting ... Alone ... Unloved" Andrew rested his head back.

"Whoa ... Are you alright?" the cyan Pegasus asked.

"Yeah ... I'm just confused is all ..." Andrew said, looking back to the Pegasus. "What's your name?"

"Oh, well I'm Rainbow Dash! Fastest flier in all of Equestria!" she replied, perking up a bit.

"Flier ... You remind me of the jets I heard overhead during the hellstorm. They'd break the sound barrier every time they took off within a matter of mere minutes, the loud explosions. Your natural colors speak of your personality; tough, loyal, courageous and competitive." Andrew depicted her with ease. "My name is Andrew, please, call me Andy."

"Wow Andy... You sure seem to look like you've had experience with telling a lot about someponies' personality. You seem a bit depressed though, is everything alright?" she asked.

"Yes ... No ... Ugh! I'm sorry if I'm dumping my problems onto you, Dash. I just don't have too many people to talk to ... Or should I say didn't." Andy said, sitting up.

"Oh come on, cheer up 'And! Let's go meet Pinkie Pie!" Dash said, pulling Andrew from bed.

"Pinkie Pie ..!?" Andrew burst out laughing in the middle of the hall, holding his sides.

"What's so funny about her name?!" Rainbow asked, starting to sound angry.

The human just laughed more. "P-Hink ....PINKIE PIE!!!!!!! AHAAAA!!" Andrew laughed so hard he shed tears. The laughter disease soon spread to Rainbow Dash, who stared off giggling, then worked her way up to laughing as hard as he did. "Oh ... Ohhh ... It's been so long ... Since I've laughed like that ... That friend of yours sure has an *giggle* ... Interesting name ..." Andrew was starting to like this Rainbow Dash.

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"Soo, why is her name so funny?" Rainbow Dash asked as the two left the medical center.

Andrew pulled her in close, and whispered something in her ear. Dash grew the biggest knowing grin ever ... And bit her lower lip in a way that signifies she was holding back one of the biggest 'R.O.F.L.O.L's ever.

"You are so dirty!!" Rainbow teased, 'hoofing' Andrew in his shoulder.

Andrew gave her a playful wink. He never realized there was an abundance of ponies cowering in fear, some staring, pupils smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.

"What?! I'm not that ugly, am I? Come on, if you're all scared of me hurting any bo- any PONY, I wouldn't do that if my life depended on it!" he called out. He saw some of the faces lose their fear, which relieved him as he walked through the streets.

"Hold up! Here's Pinkies' bakery!" Rainbow stuck a hoof out, stopping Andrew in his tracks.

"Oh ... It looks like a gingerbread house ... Who am I to judge ..." he muttered under his breath as he entered the shop with Dash.

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Pinkie was hopping around the kitchen when she heard the doorbell ring. "Just a min-" Pinkie gasped, and froze in midair at what she saw, defying the laws of physics. The creature that stood before her, beside Dashie, was at least three feet taller than she was, and was staring at her in shock.

"How the hell are you doing that?!?!" he pointed an accusing finger at the shocked, mid-areal, flat and long pink-maned pony. He withdrew his finger. "Oops, sorry. Hi. My name's Andrew." he reached an arm out. The mane suddenly ... Inflated ... Like a balloon.

"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie!" she said, taking his hand and shaking it with her hoof for a quick second. "Oh! I've never seen something like you before! You must be new! I have to throw you a party!"

"Thanks but-"

"Ooh! I'll invite everypony in Ponyville! Maybe even Princess Luna and Celestia could come!" Pinkie gasped.

"Sounds nice, bu-"

"I know it's nice-"

"AUGH! Stop interrupting me! ... Sorry ..." Andrew said, with a quick look of withdrawing anger from his facial features. "You almost gave me an aneurysm in my brain ..!" Andy sniffed the air, "Holy crepe ... Your mane ..." he stuck his face almost right into Pinkies mane ... He went wide-eyed, "It smells like fudge and cotton candy. THIS. IS. AWESOME; RAINBOW PONIES ... FUDGE AND COTTON CANDY PER- oh what kind of damn closet am I locking myself into?!!?" he yelled at himself. He groaned in frustration.

"Hey there, silly filly, don't be so maddy-waddy about liking the smell of our manes! *sniff* Hmm ... MMM! I do smell like fudge!"

"Your colors tell that you enjoy cheering others up, and that mark on your hind quarters indicates to me that you enjoy parties, I assume. You seem to be full of energy." Andrew depicted Pinkie Pie. "Sorry for getting mad, I guess."

"It's fine." Pinkie grew a smile. "W-W-WAIT HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?!" Pinkie exclaimed.

Rainbow told her he did the same with her. "Ohhhh ..." she oohed in reassurance.

"So, I was thinking about that party. I haven't had a celebration in a while ... That'd be very kind of you ... Thanks Pinkie." Andrew said, giving the energetic pink pony a sincere smile.

"Oh don't worry about it it's the least I can do!" she said, giving Andrew a hug, who blushed.

"Bah!" he exclaimed, surprised by the sudden reaction. He slowly wrapped his arms around Pinkie, and gave her a friendly hug.

"So I guess this means ..."

"A PARTY!!!!!!"

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