When we reached the restaurant, I ordered baked tilapia and my wife got spaghetti with red sauce and mozzarella. Thankfully, Celestia gave us some bits, the currency here, to live off of until we find jobs. After Ashley and I finished eating lunch we were walking through town trying to decide on where we would be staying. We'd need more money to be able to stay at a hotel for an extended period of time. We might be forced to ask one of the girls if we can stay with them when we run out of bits.

Ashley suddenly spoke up, "I think we should head over to Rarity's so she can get our measurements."

I was about to say something when I heard a familiar voice call out.

"Sean!!"

We looked over to see Dinky rushing over to us. She came to a stop in front of us, panting slightly.

"Hey Dinky, why are you in such a rush?" I asked.

"I want to introduce you to my Mom," she answered. "And she wants to meet you, as well."

I looked at her in confusion, "Why?"

"Because you saved her daughters?" she said deadpanning slightly, surprising me.

Ashley giggled at her response, "You go ahead and meet her Sean."

"I'm sure you could come too Ash," I said.

"I'll introduce myself later. Besides, I'm pretty sure I know who it is," she said.

"The show?" I asked.

"More fanon, really. I don't know if it really is who I think it is, but I have an idea. I'm going to head over to Rarity's," she said, giving me a kiss. "I'll see you later."

"Alright, lead the way Dinky." She nodded happily and started leading me to her home.

As we walked through Ponyville, I kept getting weird, and sometimes fearful, looks from the ponies of the town. I really hoped there wouldn't be a problem with me and Ashley staying here. We soon reached what I assumed was Dinky's family's house, it looked practically the same as the others, though with small differences.

I looked down at Dinky, "So should I knock or are you going to bring her out here?"

"I'll bring her out," she said, opening the door and walking inside.

While I waited, I decided to try and get better at using my Observation Haki. Closing my eyes, I focused on my other senses, trying to feel everything going on around me. As I reached out with my senses, I could feel ponies passing by. For a brief moment, I could sense the confusion and fear that they were feeling, but it quickly disappeared. I still needed more practice to be able to get full control over it. I heard the door open again and someone spoke up.

"Why are his eyes closed?" a voice I didn't recognize asked.

"He might be trying to get better at using his Haki," I heard Amethyst answer. "He'll have to explain it to you, Mom."

Opening my eyes, I saw Dinky and Amethyst's mother. She had gray fur, blonde mane, and her eyes were a golden yellow and, somewhat surprisingly, were looking in different directions. One was looking straight at me, while the other looked off to the right. This was the first time I'd seen a pony with crossed eyes. Something about her seemed familiar, but I couldn't place it. She wore a dark gray shirt with seven bubbles at the bottom right and a blue skirt that went down to her knees. What really surprised and kind of confused me was the fact that she wasn't a unicorn like her daughters.

"It's nice to meet you, ma'am," I said. The three of them seemed rather shocked about something. "What?"

"You're not going to say anything about my eyes?" the gray mare asked, disbelief evident in her voice.

"Your eyes?" I questioned. "Well, they're very beautiful. I've always liked yellow."

This caused the mare to blush, "That's not what I meant."

"If you're talking about how your eyes are pointed in different directions, I don't see the problem," I said.

"Y-You don't care that my eyes look like this?" she asked in surprise.

"Of course not. I'm not going to judge you by how you look," I said, scowling at the thought. I was taken aback when Dinky jumped up to hug me. I looked at the mare to see tears in her eyes. "Is something wrong?"

She shook her head, "No, nothing's wrong."

"Just about everypony makes fun of Mom because of her eyes. It doesn't help that she's kind of clumsy," Amethyst explained. "It doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen at the worst possible time."

"Well then they're just jerks for not getting to know her better. I mean, if you two are any indication, I'm sure that she's a wonderful mare."

Amethyst and Dinky smiled warmly, as the gray mare's blush grew more intense. "I never did introduce myself, I'm Ditzy Doo," she said.

Her name caught my attention. 'Now I remember. Ashley always liked a cross-eyed pegasus named either Ditzy Doo or Derpy Hooves. She had a few shirts and other things involving her.' "A pleasure to meet you Ditzy," I said, tipping my hat. "My name is--"

"My daughters already told me who you are," she said. "And that you saved them."

"It wasn't a problem. I'm glad I was able to keep the changelings away from them."

"Still, thank you for protecting them." She then asked, "Are you staying at Ponyville?"

I nodded, "Yes, me and my wife are moving here. We don't have a place to stay yet." Her ears lowered slightly at the mention of my wife. I was rather confused about it, but brushed it off for now. "We don't have very many bits to rent a hotel room for very long. It's going to take awhile before we have enough to buy ourselves a house."

"You could talk to the Mayor about any job openings in Ponyville," Amethyst suggested.

"I'll talk to them as soon as I can. Ashley and I should probably figure out where we're going to stay when we run out of bits," I said to myself. "I suppose I could ask one of the girls if they don't mind."

"You can stay here until you can afford to get a house," Ditzy said.

I turned to her in surprise, "Really?"

She nodded, "We have a guest room that you and your wife can use. It's the least I can do for you, for saving my daughters."

"You don't have to--"

"I know I don't have to," she interrupted. "I want to."

I stared at her for a moment, then asked, "Don't you have a husband? What would he say if he found out I was staying with you? Even if I am married." Ditzy flinched as tears stung her eyes. Tears appeared in Dinky's eyes as well. Amethyst however, looked very angry.

"Y-You don't have to worry about that. I don't have a husband. I'd rather not talk about it," Ditzy said softly.

'Damn it, I hit a sore spot.' I bowed my head, "I'm sorry Ditzy. I didn't mean to bring up anything painful."

She shook her head, "You didn't know." I waited for her to calm down. Once she had, she asked, "So what do you say?"

I smiled gratefully, but somewhat sadly, "Thank you Ditzy. If you really don't mind, we'd be very thankful." I then asked, "Would one of you mind showing me where Rarity lives? She's going to be making me some clothes."

"I will!" Dinky exclaimed. I glanced at Ditzy, who nodded.

"Alright, Dinky lead the way," I said. I began following the excited little filly through town again.

[POV Change: Ditzy]

"Mom?" Amethyst said. "I saw how you reacted to him saying that he was married. Are you--?"

I sighed, "I'm not entirely sure, I mean he didn't care about my eyes and he treated me like a mare instead of a freak. Not to mention he was willing to give himself up to protect you two, even though he didn't know you." I then said, "He also seemed to get along very well with Dinky."

Amethyst giggled, "Yeah, at the reception the two of them played with each other a good deal."

I smiled, "He did? What did they do?"

"He would pretend to be changeling, while she would pretend to be him and she would 'defeat' him," she said, giggling. "After that she bounced on him like a trampoline."

"She did what?!" I yelled in shock.

Amethyst shook her head, "It's not like you think Mom. It's not really something that can be explained and you have to see it to believe it."

I glanced at her, "OK. Anyway, I'll just see how things develop and figure it out then."

"I suppose that's a good idea, but as I'm sure you noticed, he's from another world, so he might have different beliefs then us," she said.

I nodded, "I know. I'll be sure to be careful." I muttered, "Especially after last time." Amethyst then hugged me, which I returned.

[POV Change: Sean]

I followed Dinky through the town, and we eventually came across a building that looked like it had a carousel at the top. Dinky opened the door and a bell jingled as she walked inside and I entered right behind her.

Rarity walked up and, upon seeing us, motioned for us to follow her. We did and entered where I assume she worked on making clothes.

"Welcome darlings, to Rarity's Boutique," the white mare said.

I looked around the room and, not seeing my wife, asked, "Where's Ashley?"

"Oh, I finished getting her measurements already. I believe Twilight is going to show her some spells that she should be able to use," she answered. "I must say, Ashley is a very buxom woman."

I could feel my face heat up, "Yeah, she is." Ashley may be my wife, but when I'm caught off guard, like now and this morning, I can't help blushing. Shaking it off, I said, "That's nice of Twilight to help Ash."

"Are you kidding? She was absolutely ecstatic to be able to teach someone," she said, giggling lightly. "Now if you'd follow me," she requested, walking behind a screen. I followed her and saw she had a measuring tape in her hands. "I need you to disrobe."

"You what!?"

"Remove your clothes, darling. I can't get an accurate measurement with your clothes on," she said. "And before you freak out anymore, I just mean down to your underwear."

I became less tense at her clarification, but was still nervous. I took off my jacket and tie, then my shirt and pants. I folded them and set them on a chair nearby. I took my hat off and placed it on them. As I stood there in my underwear with a wo-- mare I had just met yesterday, I could feel my face was on fire.

"Don't be embarrassed darling. I've done this plenty of times," Rarity assured me.

"That may be, but I've never done something like this. Especially in front of somepony, much less a mare, I just met," I said.

"I understand darling. Don't worry, I'll make sure you don't feel uncomfortable," she said. I didn't understand what she meant until she lifted the measuring tape in her magic. When she turned around, she gasped, "What happened to you darling?"

I looked at her in confusion, then followed her gaze to the scar on my chest. "Oh, nothing Rarity. This was part of the costume I was wearing and it became real is all," I told her.

She let out a sigh of relief and floated the measuring tape over to me and started measuring. She stood close enough so she could see the numbers, but not too close to where I'd feel uncomfortable. As she worked, she asked, "If I may ask Sean, what is the significance of that hat? I noticed your expression when you thought that it had been crushed."

I winced slightly, I didn't really want to explain that again so soon after telling Fire Fist Ashley. "I'll explain some other time Rarity. I'm sure the others are wondering as well, so I'll tell you then," I said.

She arched a brow, but relented. "Very well, darling. If you don't want to talk about it right now, I'll respect your decision."

"Thank you Rarity," I said.

"Of course, Sean. I'm not going to force you to talk about something you don't want to," she said.

As she continued to measure, I glanced at her white dress and saw the three blue diamonds on its hem. "Hey Rarity, I've noticed that a lot of ponies have some kind of design on their clothes. Does it mean anything, or just a design that they like?" I asked.

She glanced at her dress. "Oh those represent a pony's cutie marks. They appear on a pony when they discover their special talent. Most ponies have it somewhere on their clothes since it's normally covered by clothing," she explained.

"Really? Where do they appear?" I questioned.

"One of two places. Either on a ponies shoulders or their flanks," she answered. Once she'd gotten to my wrist she looked at it in confusion. "Sean, what is that? Ashley had one as well."

"Symbol dealt with the Merchant that had Displaced me and Ashley. This band is to show that he's our Displacer now," I explained.

"I see." She then stepped back, "I'm done darling, you can put your clothes back on. I'll let you both know when your clothes are done."

"Thanks," I said, getting dressed. Once I was done I stepped out from behind the screen. "Dinky would you mind showing me to where the Mayor is?"

"Sure," she said happily.

Rarity followed behind me as I walked to the exit, "She really has taken a liking to you hasn't she?"

"Sure has. Haven't the slightest idea why though. I mean, yeah I saved her, but I don't think this is the normal reaction to that situation," I said. Rarity looked ready to say something when Dinky called back.

"Sean, I thought you wanted me to take you to Town Hall."

I glanced at Rarity, said goodbye, then walked up to the filly. "Sorry, just saying goodbye to Rarity. Let's go," I said.

She nodded and we headed to the middle of town. We came to probably the biggest building in the town. We entered and saw a light brown mare with gray mane and tail with dark blue eyes. She wore a gray suit with a yellow tie and white undershirt and wore a gray skirt. When she saw us, or more specifically me, her eyes widened and she approached us.

"You must be the stallion Twilight told me about," she said. "I'm Mayor Mare."

My mind screeched to a halt. If her name was actually Mayor Mare then that was probably the most specific name I'd heard yet. Shaking myself, I said "First, just for future reference, for humans it's man for me and woman for my wife. Second, she told you about us?"

She nodded, "Yes, she wants us to formally introduce you to the town so they can get to know you a little."

"That would probably be for the best. A lot of ponies have looked at me in fear," I told her.

The Mayor sighed, "I thought we'd gotten past this after we got to know Zecora. Although part of it's probably because we got the news of the changeling invasion and the fact we've never seen somepony like you, same as the changelings, might be putting them on edge."

"Well, hopefully we can sort this out. Where and when is the town meeting going to take place?" I asked.

"It will take place just outside here. There will be a curtain for you and your wife to stand behind until we introduce you. It will happen in an hour so it would probably be best if you stayed here," she answered.

"OK. I wanted to talk to you for minute," I said.

"About what?" she asked.

"If there are any kinds of jobs that me and my wife could do. We'll need a steady flow of income."

"I see, well what can you do?"

"I'm pretty strong. Could probably do some jobs moving things." I smiled happily as I remembered my old job, "I worked at an orphanage in my world."

"You worked at an orphanage?" the Mayor asked.

"Yeah, I always liked children. Ashley can utilize every type of magic here, so she could help pegasi or something. She's also a good cook," I said.

Mayor Mare thought for a moment, then asked, "You protected Canterlot, right?"

"Helped," I corrected. "Granted I fought Chrysalis, but I didn't beat her. Why?"

"Well, it doesn't happen often, but every once and a while something from the Everfree Forest will wander into Ponyville. None of the ponies here really know how to deal with something like that. Twilight is a powerful unicorn and Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Big Mac, and Spartan are willing to fight as well, but they have limits like everypony else. Not to mention they have their own jobs to worry about. Would the two of you be willing to help deal with them if and when it happens?" she asked.

"I wouldn't mind doing that, I'd have to ask Ashley if she wants to," I said. "What about when nothing happens?"

"You'll still be paid since you'll be protecting Ponyville even if nothing happens, although you'll get paid more when you do take care of something. You can look for other work if you want, but if it's a permanent job then you should inform them that you'll be protecting Ponyville and you might have to abruptly leave," she told me.

"Right, I'll be sure to let my wife know."

I spent the next hour just talking with the Mayor about the various odd jobs that are in Ponyville and after that I talked with Dinky. She told me some things about her world that Ashley either didn't mention or hadn't gotten to yet. I told her a few things about our world, but asked her to wait until the town meeting as ponies would most likely ask several questions themselves.

Eventually it was time and the three of us exited the building and I stood behind the curtain. Mayor Mare walked through the curtain and Dinky headed to where everypony else would be. As the Mayor started her speech, Twilight, Trixie and Ashley appeared next to me in a flash of light.

"Hey girls," I said.

"Hey Sean," they said.

"You two ready to introduce yourselves to Ponyville?" Twilight asked.

We both nodded just as the Mayor said, "These two helped fight the changelings that invaded Canterlot yesterday. Some of you have probably seen them walking around, but for those of you who haven't, allow me to introduce Sean and Ashley." The curtains opened and we walked to the podium.

"Hello, everypony. As the Mayor said, I'm Sean Griffin and this is my wife Ashley," I gestured at my wife. "I'm sure you all have some questions, so what would you like to know?" I asked. I saw several hands shoot up. "You with the mint coat and light green and white mane."

"What exactly are you?" she asked.

"We're what's known as humans. As strange as it may sound, we are from another world," I said. "Where we are from magic is nothing but a myth." This caused practically the whole town to gasp in surprise. "We've managed to live perfectly fine though with our advances in technology." I pointed at a pink filly with a light purple mane that had a white stripe through it.

"How could something like you fight against something that could fly and use magic?" she asked condescendingly.

I frowned at her attitude, tone and how she worded her question. I shook it off and shrugged, "A fair question I suppose. Twilight, you wouldn't happen something I could show my strength on do you?"

Before she could answer, Discord suddenly appeared. "I know of a way," he said. He snapped his fingers and a boulder almost as big as the Town Hall appeared a short ways away.

I arched a brow at the draconequus, "Why are you here?"

"I had a feeling there would be an opportunity to cause a bit of chaos," he said. "Not much, but any chaos is good chaos."

Shrugging, I jumped down and walked over to the giant rock. "Twilight you should probably put up a shield," I called back. I walked behind the boulder, so that no one saw me as I stretched my arm to the top of the boulder and pull myself up. I stood up and made sure Twilight put up a shield before I threw my leg upwards stretching it toward the sky. I heard several gasps of shock. "Gum Gum..." I pulled leg down and stomped the boulder as hard as I could. "Axe!!" The boulder was smashed to pieces and I fell with the rubble. When the dust settled I stood up and looked at the crowd. When I saw the looks on their faces, wide-eyed and slack-jawed, even the girls who saw me fight had the same look, I started laughing my head off. I laughed so hard, I fell forward and bounced down the rubble, landing on the ground still laughing. I could hear Discord laughing his ass off as well. Before he vanished, I jumped up and called out, "Hey Discord!" He looked over and appeared next to me.

"Yes?" he asked.

"As I'm sure you know, Pinkie's going to throw us a part tomorrow," I started. He nodded and I continued, "Well, while I'm sure you'd show up anyway, I thought I'd invite you to it."

The draconequus looked at me in shock, "You're inviting me?"

"Yeah, why? You busy or something?" I asked.

"No, it's just that nopony's ever invited me to something before. I usually, like you said, just show up," he said.

"Well, I'm inviting you. So, what do you say?"

Discord smiled, "Wouldn't miss it." He vanished, going... well I have no idea where, but I guess wherever the hell he wanted to.

Ashley teleported next to me, eliciting more gasps from the crowd. "Don't you think that was a bit over the top for a demonstration?" she questioned, a brow arched.

"Discord's the one that brought the boulder here," I said, slightly defensively.

"You didn't have to completely destroy it you know," she said, exasperatedly.

I just shrugged and, after dusting myself off, walked back to the podium. "Anything else?" I asked. I saw a gray filly with a silver mane and purple glasses raise her hand. "Yes?"

"How did you stretch yourself like that?" she asked.

'That question was obviously going to be asked next,' I thought. 'What should I do here? I don't think it'd be a good idea to tell everypony about Devil Fruits.'

Luckily Ashley spoke up, "Unfortunately that's classified until the Princesses decide we can divulge that information."

I sighed in relief, glad that she'd thought of something. She was probably right, that the Princesses didn't want us to tell anyone until they've decided we should or not. We spent the next couple hours answering questions, most of which were about ourselves. Unfortunately, one pony asked what our diet was and we told them that, while I was a vegetarian with the exception of fish, we were omnivores. This made everypony nervous, but Ashley quickly said that she wouldn't do anything to any of them unless in self-defense. She then did several odd movements and said a strange sentence, after she did this she told me it was something called a Pinkie Promise. I have no idea why the whole town visibly relaxed after she made that promise, but whatever works.

Twilight then stepped forward, "Alright everypony, I think that's good for now. If you have any other questions talk to them when either of you has the time." After that, the crowd dispersed. Soon only the Mane Six, Trixie, Spike, the CMC, Ditzy, Dinky, and Amethyst were still there.

"Thanks, Twilight.," I said.

She smiled, "It wasn't a problem. I'm sure you two are somewhat tired after training with Symbol and that other Ashley."

"A little," my wife confirmed.

"Oh, Ashley, the Mayor offered us a job protecting the town from anything that might threaten it. I accepted, but I said I'd ask you," I told her.

"That's sounds good, but what about when nothing happens?" she asked.

"She said that we'd still get paid, but we'll be paid more when something does happen. We can also take on odd jobs or get another job, but to be sure to explain to them about protecting the town," I said.

Ashley nodded, "Right, I'll talk to her in a minute. Do we know where we're going to stay?"

Ditzy and her daughters walked up to us. "Ditzy offered to let us stay in the guest room at their house for saving Dinky and Amethyst."

"So it was her," she muttered. Ditzy looked at her in confusion.

"Does this have something to do with what you showed us in Canterlot?" Amethyst asked.

"A little. I'll explain later. Thank you Ditzy, for letting us stay with you," Ashley said.

"It's the least I can do," Ditzy said.

"I'm going to talk to the Mayor real quick. I'll be right back," my wife said entering Town Hall.

I looked at everyone and asked, "There anything you all want to do when she gets back?"

Before anyone could answer, the Princesses suddenly appeared in a flash of golden, cyan, and cobalt light.

As the others bowed, I looked at them in surprise, "Princesses?"

Nightmare Moon and Luna arched a brow, and Nightmare asked, "Why didn't you bow?" She didn't sound upset, just curious.

I blinked several times before shrugging, "Sorry, not really used to the whole royalty thing."

"What do you mean?" Twilight asked.

"Where I'm from we have a President who's elected by the people of the U.S. Just about anyone born in America can become the President," I explained. "So, even if someone met the President, no one would bow to them."

"Is it the same with everypony?" Trixie asked.

"Everyone. And no, pretty much everywhere was different," I answered.

"Ah, I see. Well, you don't really have to bow, I was just wondering why you didn't," Nightmare Moon said.

"Though if there are nobles or other royalty present, I'd suggest bowing," Luna advised.

I nodded, "Of course." I glanced at the three of them and asked, "So what are you doing here?"

"Twilight wrote to us about the two, Displaced I believe she said they were called?" Celestia said.

"Displaced and Displacer actually," I said. "Symbol's a Displacer who Displaced Ashley to a different Equestria than this one."

"A different Equestria?" the Sun Princess asked.

"Yeah, seems like the multiverse theory's true, at least for Equestria. Judging from Symbol's reaction to Twilight, the Equestrias he's been to were where everyone is like the show Ash showed you all," I said. "Each Displaced is sent to an Equestria. Most by the bas-- *ahem* guy that sent me and Ashley here, but there are some who are lucky enough to have Displacers that would or could help them if they ever needed it."

"That's certainly an interesting story," Luna said. "How did they get here from their Equestria though?"

I was about to say something when I felt a tug on my hat. "Did someone just pull on my hat?" I asked. Everyone shook there heads. I grabbed my hat and pulled it around so I could look at it. I was surprised to see a police badge with a dog on it and had 'Police' along the top. Reaching into my hat I pulled it out.

I am Anubis Cruger, the Shadow Ranger. Should you need my aid, or merely my counsel, call on me. But be warned, you, as well as your foes, shall face my Judgment.

'Anubis Cruger? I'm pretty sure he's from one of the Power Ranger shows if I remember correctly,' I thought

As I stared at the badge, Ditzy asked, "Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong. Just another token."

Ditzy and the Princesses looked at me in confusion, but the others 'ah'd' in understanding. "Like that diamond that Symbol gave you?" Dinky asked.

"Exactly, Dinky," I said. At that moment, Ashley walked out of Town Hall. "Hey, Ash. Just found another token," I told her, holding up the badge.

"You did? Where was it?" she asked.

"Landed in my hat oddly enough," I said. "Said his name was Anubis Cruger."

"Like Egypt Anubis?" Ashley asked.

I shook my head, "I'm pretty sure he's from Power Rangers."

"Ah, I never watched those before," she said. She noticed the Princesses and asked, "Why are you three here?"

"Twilight told them about our little encounter," I told her.

Ashley rolled her eyes, but smiled, "Of course she did. Did she explain everything that happened?"

"She could only explain so much on a scroll," Nightmare Moon said dryly.

Ash blushed slightly, "Right, well I suppose we should probably explain."

We started explaining to the Princesses about the token that appeared and how they are used to summon Displaced. We then explained to them about the Nightmare. The Princesses were unnerved such a being existed, but I assured them that Symbol had dealt with it. We told everyone about what the four of us did after the others went to take care of things they needed to do. Twilight and Trixie seemed very interested in how we went to, not really another world, but a different realm. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, the CMC, and Spike on the other hand were really interested when we started to describe our fights and the course Ashley went through.

"That's about everything," I concluded.

"That's quite the tale," Nightmare said.

"You mentioned things called tokens?" Luna asked.

I took out the diamond and held it and the badge up, "These are tokens. I know they don't look like much, but the others can confirm that these are used to summon Displaced." The Princesses looked at the others and they all confirmed that I was telling the truth. "My wife and I also created a token, so if we suddenly disappear, that could be one reason why."

"I see," Celestia said. "Well, when and if you see Symbol again, tell him that my sisters and I are grateful that he took care of such a dangerous being." I nodded. "Thank you. We must be heading back everypony. Can't leave Canterlot unattended for too long." With that they teleported back to Canterlot.

"Is there anything you all want to do?" Ashley asked looking around.

"Oh, I'll show you around Ponyville," Pinkie exclaimed. Grabbing my wrist she took off. However, that's all she took as I stayed at Town Hall. Much to everyone's amusement, Pinkie continued rushing through town even though she ducked under my stretched out arm. She eventually stopped in front of me, facing the other way. "And that's Ponyville."

I stepped forward, "Pinkie!" She jumped and whirled around to face me. She then looked at her hand and saw my arm stretched out. A wide smile spread across her face. "Pinkie don't--" But it was too late, as she already released my wrist and it began retracting back to me. Luckily I didn't feel my hand connect with anything, so I don't think I accidentally hit anyone.

When it finally snapped back, Pinkie spoke up, "I just remembered the Cakes were too busy to come to the meeting. We could introduce you to them. They run Sugarcube Corner where I work."

Ashley nodded, "I'd like to meet them. I'd also like to see how good their desserts are."

Everyone nodded there heads in agreement, except Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Applebloom, who took off saying they were going to try and get their cutie marks. The rest of us started heading to Sugarcube Corner.

As we walked, Rarity spoke up, "So, Sean will you answer what I asked earlier?" When I glanced at her, she shrugged slightly, "All of us are here, so I was just wondering if you were willing to talk about it. As I said before, however, if you don't feel like it you don't have to darling."

I sighed, "I suppose it'd be better sooner than later." I addressed Trixie, Ditzy, Amethyst, and Dinky. "First, since you weren't there I'm going to explain what happened." I told them about what had happened when we had split up after breakfast that morning. They were surprised that I was squashed, but remained unharmed. Although after seeing me stretch earlier they didn't ask any questions. "After that, I realized that my hat might have been destroyed and panicked slightly."

"I was wondering about that," Twilight said. "But at the time I was rather distracted."

"I can imagine," Trixie said, still surprised from what I'd told her.

"Right, so the reason I was so panicked about it being okay was because, well, it's the only thing I have of my parents," I said. Everyone was silent at this. "They made this hat themselves, so it's very precious to me."

"...What happened to them?" Amethyst asked tentatively.

"My dad died while serving in the army," I said. They gasped when I said he'd died, but were confused when I said army. "They protected their country from anyone that would try to invade and would also fight for others freedom," I told them. "My mother disappeared five years after that. I don't know what happened to her. If she's still alive or she passed away," I finished, feeling tears starting to well up. I suddenly felt myself being hugged by everyone. They all had tears in their eyes as well, even Rainbow Dash was tearing up. I smiled and hugged them all back. After a few moments, we continued heading to Sugarcube Corner. "So after we introduce ourselves to the Cakes, what should we do next?" I asked, trying to get their minds off of what I'd told them.

They thought for a moment. "How about an actual tour of Ponyville? And walking through town instead of running through it," Twilight suggested.

"That sounds like a good idea," I said. We eventually came to a building that looked like a giant gingerbread house with two cupcakes on top. Unable to help myself, I asked, "There aren't any witches here are there?" The others looked at me in confusion, while Ashley rolled her eyes with a small smile.

Pinkie giggled, "Nope! And nopony named Hansel or Gretel has ever visited either."

I smiled at the pink mare. While it was fun to mess with the others, I was glad that not only Ashley was getting what I was talking about. I still found it a bit odd, but it would be fun being able to go back and forth with Pinkie Pie. I entered the building alongside Ashley and was surprised to see the whole inside looked like it was made of desserts. Behind the counter a tall, lanky stallion with a yellow coat, orange mane and had green eyes. He wore a white jacket with an apron tied around him. Walking around the store was a somewhat short, plump mare with a light cerulean coat, rose colored eyes, and two-toned light crimson mane and tail that swirled slightly. She was wearing a yellow dress, as well as a pale yellow apron. They both paused when they saw me and Ashley.

At that point, Pinkie suddenly appeared next to us. "Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Cake. These are the two that the town meeting was about. Since you two were busy I thought it would be a good idea to introduce them to you. This is Sean and his wife Ashley. They are from another world where some meanie sent them here away from there friends and family. They helped us fight the changelings that invaded Canterlot a couple days ago. They're going to be staying in Ponyville with Ditzy and her family," she said without taking a breath.

The two ponies just stared as they tried to process the immense amount of information Pinkie just dumped on them. A familiar sound near my feet got my attention. Looking down I saw two foals looking up at me. One was a tan pegasus with a brown mane and tail and dark brown eyes. The other was a light yellow unicorn with an orange mane and bright azure eyes.

I smiled at the sight of the two foals. I knelt down, "Hello there." They looked at me for a moment before smiling and giggling. Grinning, I grabbed my cheeks and stretched them out, before letting them snap back into place. The two foals let out shrieks of delight and clapped their hands. I chuckled, "You two are just adorable." I looked up to see the Cakes looking at me in shock. "You're probably wondering how I did that, right?" They nodded numbly. "Well--"

I was interrupted by Pinkie saying, "He's made of rubber because of a strange fruit called a Devil Fruit. Each fruit has a different power to them. Ashley ate one as well and can use every type of magic." Her eyes widened and she looked at me in slight worry, "Oh no, I wasn't supposed to tell anypony that was I?"

I looked around and was thankful that there wasn't anyone here. I then looked at the foals at my feet. "Are these their foals?" I asked. The three ponies nodded. "Then it's probably a good idea to explain it to them so that they can keep these two away from any Devil Fruit should they somehow come across them."

"So why didn't you tell the town about them?" Twilight asked.

I arched a brow at her. "And tell the fillies and colts they could get what were practically super powers if they found one?" I questioned. She blinked several time then smiled sheepishly. "I don't know about the other foals, but I think Dinky knows to not eat them."

"Are Devil Fruits dangerous?" Mrs. Cake asked.

"Not dangerous per se. Eating one gives you a power depending on the fruit that you eat. Pinkie already told you about our powers. The dangerous thing is that it makes it to where the one who eats it can't swim anymore. Even a professional swimmer would lose their ability to swim," I told them. "You don't care about having powers, right Dinky?"

She shook her head, "I like swimming anyway."

I chuckled at her response. "Anyway, Mr. and Mrs. Cake," I started.

"Please you can call us Carrot and Cup if you want," the stallion spoke up.

I was about to ask him to clarify when Ashley whispered, "The stallion is Carrot and Cup is the mare."

"Thanks Ash. You think you could make a replica of a Devil Fruit I could show them?" I asked. She nodded and snapped her fingers. A replica of the Gum-Gum Fruit appeared in my grasp. I walked up to the couple. "They don't all look the same, but you can usually identify a Devil Fruit by the swirls on it and the curled stem," I explained. "So if they somehow get a hold of such a fruit, I'd get it away from them."

"Thank you for letting us know," Cup said. She picked the foals up and walked into the back room.

"Is there anything we can do for you?" Carrot asked.

"I'd like to try one of your cupcakes," Ashley requested.

"I would like to try one too," I said. He nodded and handed us each a cupcake. Taking the pastry, I took a bite and was shocked by the taste. "I think that's the most delicious cupcake I've ever had," I said, savoring the flavor as I ate it. Ashley nodded enthusiastically.

"Thank you," he said.

"What are your foal's names, if you don't mind me asking," I asked.

"The unicorn filly is Pumpkin and the pegasus colt is Pound," Carrot answered.

I snickered in my mind at the thought, 'Pound Cake, Pumpkin Cake, Carrot Cake, and Cup Cake. And they have a Pie working for them.' I snorted internally, 'Ah, this world.'

"Do any of you dearies want anything?" Cup asked, exiting the back room.

"No, thank you Mrs. Cake. We just came to introduce you and Mr. Cake to Ponyville's two new residents," Twilight said.

"Well, it was nice to meet the two of you," Carrot said.

"Nice to meet you too," Ashley and I said. After saying our goodbyes we exited the building.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Pinkie called after us.

"So, how should we start the tour?" I asked.

"How 'bout we start with Sweet Apple Acres?" Applejack suggested. "I need to head back and after that ya'll can head on over to Fluttershy's. They are the farthest locations, so it would get them out of the way."

"I need to get back to my animals, so I'd like to do that, if you don't mind," Fluttershy said timidly.

"Sounds like a plan," I said.

We made our way to the farm. She wasn't kidding when she said it was good distance away from Ponyville. It took probably twenty minutes to walk there. When we reached it, I was rather surprised by the size of the farm.

"It's not just you and Applebloom here is it?" I asked as we walked through the farm.

"Oh no. There's our big brother, Granny, as well as our Ma and Pa," Applejack said. Ashley looked slightly surprised when she mentioned her parents, but I seemed to be the only one to notice. "There they are now," she said pointing ahead of us.

Following where she was pointing, I saw four ponies. One was a old green mare with her white mane in a bun with orange eyes. She wore an orange shawl with red polka dots a light yellow shirt with an orange skirt. She also had an apron with a pie stitched onto it. Standing to her left was a red stallion that was bigger than even Shining Armor. He had an orange mane and green eyes. He wore a red and orange checkered shirt and jeans with half a green apple on it. Standing on the older mares right were two individuals, who I assumed were Applejack's parents. The stallion was a lighter red than his son with blonde mane and blue eyes. He wore a light blue jacket, dark orange shirt and jeans. On his jacket was a red apple half similar to his son. The mare was a brighter yellow than Applebloom, with an orange mane and green eyes. She wore a red sundress with two green apples just below her waist.

Applejack ran ahead of us and greeted her family. As we reached them, Applejack gestured to us and said, "These are the two I was tellin' ya about. This is Sean and his wife Ashley."

"It's nice to meet ya'll," the older stallion said. "I'm Spartan and this is mah wife Anna. This is mah Ma Granny Smith and our son Big McIntosh, though we all call him Big Mac."

"It's nice to meet the rest of Applejack's family," Ashley said.

"Right, the two of ya already met Applebloom, right?" Anna asked.

"Indeed we did ma'am," I said.

"You can just call me Anna, Sean," she said. "Same with my husband, right?"

He nodded, "Yes, please call me Spartan."

"Very well," I said. I looked around at their farm. "I know you said Sweet Apple Acres, but I wasn't expecting an apple farm almost the size of the town."

"I don't know if it's that big, but it is a big orchard," Anna said.

"I hate to cut this short, but we are getting ourselves used to Ponyville, so that we don't have to always ask for directions," I told them. "Plus, Fluttershy needs to get back to her animals. Right Fluttershy?" The timid pegasus nodded shyly. "It was nice to meet you all."

"It's fine, sonny. And it was nice to meet ya too," Granny Smith said. She held out a basket of apples. "In case, ya'll get peckish on your tour of Ponyville and so the two of ya can sample some of Equestria's finest apples."

"Thank you," I said, taking the basket. I took one of the apples and took a bite. My eyes widened at how fresh and crisp the fruit was. "Mmm, that is the best apple I've ever had."

All of the Apples smiled at me. "Glad that ya think so," Spartan said. "Hope to see the two of ya again sometime."

"Same here," Ashley said as we left.

We started heading toward Fluttershy's house. After about ten minutes, we reached a small cottage that was at the edge of a forest. The cottage's roof looked like it had grown over the building. I was surprised at all of the wildlife that surrounded her home. I saw all manner of birds, squirrels, rabbits, ferrets, there was even a bear!

"You take care of all these animals?" I asked in surprise.

Fluttershy nodded, a bright smile on her face. "Yes, I do. I just love animals," she said. A carrot suddenly flew towards her, but I quickly snatched it out of the air. We looked down to see a white bunny that looked very irritated and was tapping his foot impatiently. "Oh, hello Angel. Sorry, we were giving Sean and Ashley a tour of Ponyville."

As the bunny glared at me and my wife, I couldn't help but think, 'That bunny has the most ironic name in this world and he isn't even a pony. Little bastard should be called Demon or Devil.' I walked toward the rabbit and knelt down. "Now that wasn't very nice. Fluttershy here takes care of you and you throw a carrot at her for helping someone?" Angel continued to glare at me and I glared right back. That was when something strange happened. Almost immediately Angel's ears lowered and he looked at me in slight anxiousness. This confused me a great deal. I looked up and saw that all the animals had the same look as Angel. I stood up and scratched my head in confusion.

"Sean?" Twilight spoke up. I turned around saw that everyone was looking at me in shock. "What was that?"

"What was what?" I asked in bewilderment.

"I think you just used the Conqueror's Haki, dear," Ashley said.

My eyes widened in surprise, "Really?"

She nodded, "I felt it pass over me. It wasn't enough to knock us out, but it was strong enough that we could feel it."

I was stunned. I had not expected to use the Conqueror's Haki for awhile, even by accident.

"What's Conqueror's Haki?" Trixie asked.

"That sensation you felt," I told her. "It allows someone to exert their will over others. Depending on how much is used, it can either intimidate, like what just happened, or used to knock someone out."

"You can knock ponies out?" Ditzy asked in shock.

"Only those with weak wills," I said. "Anyone with a strong will, like the Princesses most likely, would be unaffected. They'd still feel the sensation, but how they'd react would be different." I glanced at everyone, "Once I'm able to use it when I want, I could use it on you all and you could find out if you have a strong will or not." Most of them looked rather unsure of what I suggested. "I'm not saying you have to, it's just that there will likely be those that are able to use Conqueror's Haki and I thought it would be a good idea to find out who could withstand it and who couldn't. Again, you don't have to, I'm just asking you to think about it." They all nodded their heads. "Right, where to next?"

"We've been to Rarity's, Applejack's, Fluttershy's and Pinkie's," Ashley listed off.

"When did we see where Pinkie lived?" I asked.

"She stays with the Cakes," she explained.

"Well, I can show the two of you my house some other time since it seems to be getting kind of late," Rainbow suggested.

We looked at the sky and saw that the sun was getting low. "Good idea," I said. "I guess we'll see you all tomorrow." Rarity and Rainbow Dash said there goodbyes and left. Twilight, Trixie and Spike however stayed with us. I looked at them in confusion. "Is something wrong?"

Twilight shook her head, "No, it's just that the library is on the way to Ditzy's so I figured we'd walk together."

"Sure," I said. We started walking back.

As we walked Ashley spoke up. "I'm sure you'll absolutely love the library," she said. I arched a brow at her, but continued walking.

We soon came to a tree that had windows and a door built into it. As we approached it, I just stared at it for a moment before asking, "You're not serious are you? That's the library?"

"Yes that's it," Ashley answered, a small smile on her face.

"Oh, come on, that's just cruel," I said, while laughing. They all just rolled their eyes. "Good night, Twilight, Trixie, Spike," I said.

"Night," they said, walking into the building.

Ashley and I followed Ditzy and her daughters back to their house to get some rest. From what little Ash told me about Pinkie's party's, we'd need it.