Bryce was even MORE nervous than before. So far, he had learned four things. One, the two females he saved were named Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Phillomarnica. Two. The Captain was in fact the current Captain of the Royal Guard, Steel Shard. Three, they were called Ponies. Not horses. And four, the bystanders who watched as Bryce, Vinyl, and Octavia were escorted by seven royal guards, one of which was floating all three of the knocked out changelings, which is what the creatures who resembled the ponies were called, had a tendency to...Stare. At him.

Frankly it was freaking him the hell out. Especially with one of the guards staring at him as well. He looked to the side and followed his gaze. He was staring the the hammer slung onto his shoulder. Bryce wasn't honestly surprised, he just wished he would stop. With a sigh, he shook his head and looked to the grand castle they were heading towards. Even from the distance, it looked and felt regal. It made Bryce feel so small in comparison. He looked back at Vinyl and Octavia. Vinyl had headphones in her ears and was nodding her head to the tunes. Octavia had her case slung over her shoulder and waving at the ponies who saw and waved, or called out to her.

Bryce decided a new conversation was in order. "So, Octavia? What's in the case, exactly?" She perked up and smiled grandly as she looked to the human.

"It's my cello. I play in the Canterlot Royal Orchestra. Besides that, Vinyl and I sometimes collaborate to create a grand mix. She is Equestria's premiere DJ after all." Bryce slowly nodded, somewhat stunned. So. He had come to the aide of two famous musicians who were already holding their own. His pride just took a blow from that. but besides that, he tucked away the information for later. 'Equestria. Is that where I am now?' He thought to himself, before shaking his head. Seems, though albeit short, the conversation had spared him the painful wait of walking. Because now, they stood at a black gate. Rather simple, compared to the regal palace behind it.

"Open up! It's Steel Shard! Got three changelings plus three!" The captain called out. Bryce raised a brow. No one was on the other side of the gate. And yet, it opened inwards. That's when he saw the culprit. Another one of the guards, one with a horn, appeared with a shimmer. He saluted at Steel lead the group in through the gate. Bryce shook his head. Magic. He knew it right off the bat and it still baffled him. And yet, his jaw still hurt from hitting himself. So he knew it wasn't a damn dream.

As they arrived at the front of the castle, the door guards saluted and let them pass without a word. From then on, Bryce wasn't getting bored at all. He was openly gawking at the beauty of the inside of the castle. From the stained glass windows, to the pillars and then walls that surrounded him. It was like walking through history its prime. And he was loving every second of it. Suddenly, he was mentally kicking himself for having left his cell phone in the suv. He wanted to take pictures. Everywhere.

After a while, he was brought into a waiting area and told to sit by Steel. He obediently sat in one of the comfortable chairs and set his hammer down, gently. Vinyl and Octavia sat on either side of him. He smiled at Octavia, who gave him a comforting smile back. Looking to Steel Shard, he saw the Captain order the guard carrying the changelings to make for the dungeons. Two others were sent with him.

Bryce then watched Steel talk to the two guards guarding a door. Half had half a sun on it and was colored gold. The other half was colored midnight blue and with half a moon. Both halves met in the middle. Once done speaking to the guards, Steel nodded, and then walked over to Bryce. "Alright, Bryce, was it? You're to come with me. Bring the hammer, and don't try anything. Ladies Vinyl and Octavia, you two are to stay and wait for you to be called to give your sides of the story." Bryce stood up just as Octavia nodded. Vinyl still jammed to her tunes.

Steel led Bryce down a number of hallways. It seriously got confusing, but the sheer beauty of the architecture enraptured Bryce enough to let him focus on following Steel, and yet marvel at its magnificence. He had a good grip on his hammer, once more holding it right under the head, the handle reaching up and higher than his shoulder. Eventually, he was brought to a large set of doors. Steel then stopped, and turned to face him. "Alright. I will be blunt. I am about to let you into the Royal Library. You are to go all the way to the back and make a right. You will find a mare with a shimmering mane made of a plethora of colors. She is Princess Celestia and you will address her as such. You will answer her questions and explain yourself while I go take care of my duties. Don't try anything. GOT ME?"

Bryce was confused, and intimidated. They were just letting him in with their ruler. He shrugged and nodded. "I got you. Thanks for everything, Captain." He said, holding out his free hand. The Captain eyed him for a moment, before smirking and giving his hand a firm shake, the stepping aside. Bryce nodded, more so to himself, and pushed open the doors. As they shut behind him, he gawked at all the book, lining shelves all the way to the ceiling. It was amazing! So many colors and titles, and he saw not a speck of dust! Following the instructions, he made his way through the shelves, his boots softly padding against the floor.

Making the right, he continued further down, just then realizing how HUGE the library was. Eventually, he saw her, and blinked to right his eyes. Steel wasn't joking. Her mane was wavering in an invisible wind along with her tail, complimenting her snow white coat as she sat at a table, sipping from a tea cup. She looked in his direction and raised her brow, moving the tea cup from her lips. If the curves, covered in a regal white dress said anything, her eyes said more. True to that, SHE had wings and a horn. Something for notice. Clearing his throat, Bryce made his way over, and bowed his head. "Princess Celestia I presume?" He asked her softly.

The giggle was his first clue. The second was when that regal, yet gentle, motherly voice rose from her lips. "Correct. Perhaps you can take a seat and explain whom I am speaking to?" She requested. Bryce straightened up and sat down in the chair across from her, setting the hammer on its head and letting it stand. Interlocking his fingers, her leaned against the table, making sure to keep eye contact.

"Where to begin. Well, my name is Bryce, your majesty. I'm human, and I'm pretty sure, at this point, that I'm not even on earth at this point. That's my home planet. I am...Was, in college. Three years and shooting for a doctorate in 3D Graphics Design. I was taking a day off to go to a convention with my friends, when an accident caused my replica of the hammer you see me with to break. One of my friends found a merchant nearby, who was selling another. I bought it to try and salvage the situation...Then she asked if I was utterly happy with my life. I said no....And found myself in your city. Then I met two of your citizens, helped them...And then I was brought here, to you." He explained, leaning back in his chair. "So. Is this the point where you call me insane?"

She had watched, and listened eagerly to his story, short as it was. Upon his question being asked, she chuckled and sipped from her tea cup again before answering. "No, actually. It's the part where I find out that the theories our scholars made in terms of a multiverse theory come to fruition, if what you say is true, which I have no reason to doubt, as your eyes speak the truth, Mister Bryce." She returned with a small smile.

Bryce, was chuckling all on his own, in return to her return. "Please. Just Bryce."

She smirked at him and pointed a finger at him. "Then YOU call me Celestia."

He chuckled and reached over, both shaking hand with smiles on their faces. And suddenly, there was a flash and made Bryce cover his eyes and hiss. "Auntie, I've come to infor-Oh! I am terribly sorry! I didn't know you had a guest!" When Bryce cleared his vision, he blinked as he saw the concerned face of a worried male with a golden yellow ane and tail, white business suit with a white rose in it, and crystal blue eyes, looking on at him from his position near Celestia.

Celestia cleared her throat noisily, leaving the stallion flustered for a few moments before he bowed. "Oh! Pardon me, I forgot my manners! Prince BlueBlood at your service, my good ser."

Bryce chuckled and waved. "Nice to meet ya. The name is Bryce." BlueBlood smiled grandly as the cosplayer introduced himself, only for Celestia to chuckle.

"Good to see you making friends, dear nephew. Is something the matter?" She asked him softly.

BlueBlood perked up and blushed, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Forgive me, Auntie. I just finished speaking with Vinyl Scratch and Octavia. Seems they were attacked by changelings. Three were apprehended. Four got away." Celestia frowned at this, but BlueBlood looked at Bryce and smirked. "And they DID speak of a hammer wielding, and I quote Vinyl, badass, coming out of nowhere to help." He said, nodding to Bryce's hammer.

Bryce, for all his worth, shrugged and looked around. "I have NO idea what you could possibly be referring to my good ser!" THis got a chuckle from both of them, BlueBlood taking a seat between the two.

"Well, I am personally happy to hear about what you did, Ser Bryce. Tell me, are yo-" He blinked as Celestia raised a hand to stop him.

"Nephew, if I may, I think it best if Bryce went to go get settled in. He has nowhere to stay right now, and is no doubt tired from such a long day." Bryce sighed as she spoke. She was right, he was tired, more so mentally than physically. "It is almost time for my sister to awaken and raise the moon anyways." Usually, this would be the point for mind breaking or arguing from someone like Bryce. But the magic factor was practically stamped into his mind now. So care he did not.

What he did care about, was standing along with Celestia. She stopped BlueBlood from standing with a smile. "Now now. I will just get a guard to show him to his room for the night. I will be back in a moment to hear about what happened FULLY. Ok?" BlueBlood nodded and waved them off with a smile. Bryce gave him a nod, grabbing his hammer and following after the princess. She opened the doors of the library and walked out, looking about till she spotted one of the guards. "Pardon me?" She called out. He perked up, as if trained to listen for her voice, and looked to her, saluting. She smiled softly and motioned to Bryce. "Could you escort our guest to a room, please? He will need some rest. He has come a long way."

The guard nodded and beckoned for Bryce to follow silently. And follow he did, after waving to the princess, who nodded before vanishing back into the library. Bryce followed the guard through the twisting halls, before they stopped before single door, to which the guard opened. Bryce walked inside and sighed as the door shut. It was a simple room, with a circular, comfy looking bed in the middle. The only thing he gave a shit about right now. He tried to strip off his vest as one normally would, after placing the hammer next to the bed, but he frowned when it wasn't so easy as it used to be.It took several tries and prodding, but eventually, he discovered two things. One, his suit had been modified. Two. The right shoulder armor? Didn't come off anymore, it had been separated from the jacket and was stuck to his arm.. This pissed him off slightly, but int he end he shook his head and dealt with it. Once he was down to a white undershirt and his pants, he collapsed into the bed, groaning as he snuggled into the covers. "Like a god damn cloud...."

He was out like a light in less than two minutes. Just as Bryce hit the hay, the sun, swiftly, gave way to the moon, its own beauty dominating the sky as the stars came out for a spectacular display.
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<Meanwhile in Bryce's mind>

With a snort, the human woke up and stretched....And stared up at the night sky. He then proceeded to blink. He had to be dreaming at this point. His mind was slowly losing its ability for rationality. That's when he heard it. The sound of a voice being cleared, and demanding attention. He spun around and got into a crouching position. Standing before him, was a pony just like Celestia. Wings and horn. But so different. Curvy yet tomboyish. Her mane and tail were made of the night sky, and she wore a hoodie and jeans. Bryce frowned as he stood up and crossed his arms.

She followed suite. The two stared at each other for the longest time. Before she grinned, and reached out with a finger. and then booped his nose. He blinked and went cross eye as he tried to follow it. They remained like that, for a while...Then both promptly burst out laughing. It was simple fun. Ricky did the same with Ruth back where he was from. It brought some good memories up. Once they had calmed down, he chuckled and extended a hand. "Bryce. Nice to meet ya!"

She smiled and shook his hand happily. "We are Luna! Pleased to meet you! Our sister told us about you earlier." Bryce blinked at her mix of old and new English. Though, he could understand her. Good enough for him!

"Seems the word is getting out then. I don't mind, but don't make me out to be a super hero now ya hear?" She jokingly scolded her. She rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips.

"You may bite us! We find it would make you into a STAR!" She said in return, doing a heroic pose, pointing to the sky. Bryce burst out laughing and fell onto his ass, while she doubled over. After a new while, Bryce finally sighed and laid back.

"Ya know. This place doesn't seem half bad. Compared to where I'm from, this place is a damn haven so far!" Luna smiled sadly and made her way over, sitting next to him.

"You would think so, but you already know otherwise. Tell me. Now that you are here, what will you do?" Bryce blinked as he listened to her...And sighed as he sat back up and shrugged.

"I dunno. If anything I'm stuck here, sooo...I guess I'll just have to wing it. Maybe try my hand at carving. It was close to what I was doing before hand, so it might as well be the same." He said aloud. First time he thought about it. Shit's just been happening since he got to Equestria. Luna smiled at him...Then frowned and stood.

"Is there someone in your room with you, Bryce? We sense an illusion spell was just cast." Bryce blinked. The word that set him off.

"Illusion..Oh god please no..." He paled, remembering this morning. "I think those...Changelings are mad at me." He said to her. She, responded kindly.

"Well. I guess you better show them your moves." She said, snapping her fingers, causing darkness to overtake his vision.
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<In the waking world>

Three changelings were in the room with the human, one of them had just set up the illusion and soundproofing spell. Another was busy trying to lift the creature's hammer, but it wouldn't even budge. The other was getting ready to tie up and silence the human. That's when two brown orbs suddenly opened, and a mouth full of grinning white teeth glinted at him. "Sup?" The changeling didn't have a chance to speak before the gauntleted hand came up and decked him in the jaw, sending him stumbling. The human hopped from the bed and snatched the hammer from the struggling changeling, kicking him away and raising it to them.

The human seemed to focus on something. But only for a second. His grin screamed hell to the trio. "Oooooh you three dun fucked up!" He called out. Suddenly, the spark on his shoulder turned blue, and the hammer-head SHIFTED till four rods appeared from the now expanded hammer-head, and blue sparks went off inside. "SHOW ME YA MOVES!" The human cried out as the hammer suddenly built up energy. The stunned changelings only had seconds to turn and try to run, before each got hit in the back so hard that they were sent sprawling, dispelling the illusion just as guards arrived in the room and turned the lights on. Bryce chuckled and placed the bottom of the hammer's pole on the ground and somewhat leaned on it. "What? I told em they fucked up."

Author's Notes:

A word to the wise. When your comp crashes from trying to take a break from writing to go play Borderlands 2?

It's. A god damn sign.

Also. Not expecting a new chapter so soon? WELL WHOOP DE ****ING DO YER GETTING ONE ANYWAYS!

Also. Vinyl as Jayce!? http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/286/1/0/vinyl_scratch_jayce_by_frenchytoastyy-d5hpxxd.png
ME GUSTA!