The next morning on the second day, Joel Hopper was resting up pretty well and that he didn't get a nightmare.  While waking up from his sleep and getting onto his hooves, he opened his eyes up and saw some food on the ground for him.  He didn't think of why the food was by him since he was waking up from at night and was feeling cold from those strange ponies.  It was a bit terrifying for him to think that what those ponies were going to do with him if they had spotted him behind the bridge.  While still feeling a bit shivered and scared, he notices that there was something that was touching his left hoof.  It was the same animals that slept by him.

"Hey there little guys, did you just given me some food to eat?" Joel said smiled that was being cared from the animals.

The little animals somehow did understood him, which got him confused a bit tilting his head.  They did nodded at him seeing that the little critters had sensed about him.  While chewing on some fruits and vegetables, Joel still can't quite understood of how these little animals have been warming up to him.  He only just met them from yesterday since he has some amnesia in his head.  So he just let that slide for now and continue to eat while the animals were enjoying their meals too.

"That was a very good meal, but I'm very sorry that I have leave everything one of you behind." He said felt a bit sad and frowned.

These little animals were sad too that he has to go find his kind somewhere out there, but they nodded and understood.  Before heading off to another destination to who knows where exactly, the little animals had created and gave him a saddle bag for him and put it some food and drinks inside it.  They also wrote down a location for him to go to what looks like a town a few miles away.  Joel had to memorize the whole thing for a minute and then nodded that  he now know of where to go.  The animals had given him a group hug before breaking away and to wave him goodbye.

"I'll come back again if there is any other pony that I can be friends with, see ya!" He shouted waving his hoof to them.

Now that Joel has everything that he really needs, he now goes on a journey to find a new home to sleep in.  It wasn't much sleeping in the peach garden fields, but he just feels a little uncomfortable that any pony would try to take advantage on him while asleep.  He shook out of his mind not knowing of what will happen to him.  While traveling further up to a dirt road, he had to think of something to somehow find a cover that can help wipe off those two tattoos that are on his flank.

'If I have to get into a resident town there has to be something to get rid of these tattoos.' He thought fixing in the gear head.

While finding the process of finding a way to cover up those in it's flank, the cutie marks on him has been glowing brightly and he had his eyes closed when ignoring it.  When the light has vanished into thin air, he opening his eyes to turn his head and finding out that those markings on his flanks have just disappeared.  Not knowing of what had just happened.

"Could have at least covered it up with some mud or dirt, but that wouldn't work either." He sighed and look straight back.

Judging by the time up in the sky, Joel has to take a few rest stops nearby to not exhaust himself.  By smelling some fresh air in new areas too explore, his hooves were getting tired of walking around since he's not use to it yet.  After having some rest stops and by traveling to a new location, he soon finds of what looks like a house or shop market if he hopes of finding a new home.  By walking inside the market place, he was in awe that there was a whole kinds of food and drinks including more ponies like him, but different actually on their forms of appearance that look like mostly females in here.  When walking up to a counter, he notices that there was a male stallion pony behind there.

"Howdy there young colt stallion.  May I help you with anything around here?" The middle-aged stallion employer said to Joel.

"Well um sir it's...my first time coming into this market and I don't uh have any money with me." Joel said felt disappointed.

"Nonsense your alright there young colt.  The names Wood Barren, but you can call me Woods anyway if you want heh!"

"H-Hi there Woods and my name is Joel Hopper.  Listen um... I-I was wondering if I can have a job today for uh some bits?"

"How come you want some bits Joel? Are you a spy or criminal in here?!" Woods said with a glaring eyebrow.

"N-No sir Woods honestly cause I really don't know my way around of anything... with my lost memories." Joel said depressed.

"Hmmmmm.....well I can see that you are telling the truth.  Okay you can work, but I got my eye on you."

"Y-You really think that I'm telling you the truth and that you'll let me work here for today?"

"But of course young Joey can't let a stallion getting hanging.  Flitter, Cloudchaser, come down here!" Woods shouted to the ponies.

Joel had to cover his ears with his hooves since he can't get use to a lot of noises from his own screaming.  While still wait for any pony to show up, Woods told Joel to wait there outside at the market for a few minutes while he is busy counting down the bits.  When a storm of rain was about to hit the in a few hours, Joel is a bit shaken up of hearing lightning a few miles away from him.  About some minutes later, a couple of ponies were outside to find Joel outside by the entrance.  He turned around to see two ponies that like sorta like twins to him for some reason.  One pony named Cloudchaser has spiky hair and both of her hair and tail were light blue/white.  Her cutie mark has of what you call a shooting star flowing by.  The other pony named Flitter has the same color too, but she has a pink bow in her hair.  Her cutie mark is what look like three little blue and white dragon flies.  Both of them are grayish blue pegasi mares and they also have eyes of light purple which also has Cloudchaser's eyes more of a rose type than Flitter.

"Hello there, my name is Flitter and this is my sister her Cloudchaser." Flitter said smiled cheerfully.

"Hi there Flitter and Cloudchaser.  I was wondering if I can get a job here for today, is that okay?" Joel said smiling not being rude.

"Nope problem Joel and um.....h-how come you got red markings on you?" Cloudchaser said feeling worried.

"Oh um I didn't get it from any pony.  I just lost my memories of how I got them in the first place."

"Do those look painful on you and how come you don't have a cutie mark on you?"

"I um can't really feel it actually and I don't remember of getting a cutie mark in the past.  Can um you two help me out, please?"

"Okay then, we can help you with the work for today and you can dry those marking off of you." Flitter said patting on Joel's back.

"Really, u-um I don't really know of what to say to you for helping me out."

"Don't mention it Joel, we be happy to help you with anyway we can!"

"T-Thank you both and um... you both have really nice color of hair and tail."  He said while the two mares turned away blushing.

As Joel was entering the shop again, both the two mares had agreed to let him have a job for today.  They both were telling him of what jobs to do while working in the market.  At first it was going great of carrying the food, but he had just slipped off his hooves when waking to another isle section and accidentally landed on Flitter when their faces were really close.  Joel quickly had to get up and just pretend that it didn't happened of any way.  She was feeling a bit blushed of how close he was of pressing his lips on her.  Some moments later is everything was now normal and no slips, until he did again and this time landed on Cloudchaser.  Luckily he didn't accidentally kissed both Flitter and Cloudchaser and just avoided that bad luck.  Of course he only wanted to be friends with them, but not a quick romance exactly.

'Dang I got to be careful of where to land or else there will be more mares that want me a whole lot.' He thought frightened inside.

While the three ponies were helping out of what another of food and drinks, Woods at the counted was really chuckled and holding his laughter of what he was seeing behind the scene.  That happened to him about some years ago when he was really young.  It still holds a lot of memories when he met his first mare in Ponyville.  He still holds that memory of that mare pony, before she past away.

7 hours later....

The sun is going to set soon and Joel has managed to hang in there of doing a great job in the market.  Flitter and Cloudchaser has done great of helping out sometimes.  Knowing that Joel has some carrying a lot things, he'll have to make sure to keep his hooves off of every mare ponies even if it's just an accident or that it could spark a relationship.  He didn't want to think of that cause he's just only try to remember of who he actually was.  By the time of shaking that mind off, Joel had to ask Woods something about a town somewhere.

"Hey Woods um, do you know of a town that is close by here on a train?"

"Sure thing Joey, the place that your going to is called 'Ponyville' where there are more mares than stallions."

"What is that supposed to mean by that Woods?" Joey said felt a bit uncomfortable of hearing that.

"Let's just say of what ever happens...you better be prepared of watching where you are going." Woods whispered with a smirk.

"Uh-huh I will um...keep that in mind if there is any mare that wants to get to know me more."

While having some conversations about what the mare ponies are like, Flitter and Cloudchaser were done working.  They couldn't help, but wonder of what Woods is talking to Joel about since they know about Woods more it can't be good.  Cloudchaser had an evil idea to get back at Joel for slipping up on her including her sister, but they had to wait until that moment has arrived.

"Hey there  Joel, have you finish up your job yet?" Cloudchaser said chuckling to herself.

"Yep I sure have been Cloudchaser.  Have you and your sister been done also of taking care of the drinks?"

"We've already done that and taken care of the leftovers.  You want to come with us on the train today later on?" Flitter said giggling.

"Yeah that would be fine with you two, but I still don't have any bits with me." Joel muttered felt a bit down.

"Since you have been very kind to help us out,  we'll be happy to pay for the train tickets."

"Wow thank you very much Flitter!  Okay I'll be ready in a few minutes, see ya Woods!"

"Anytime your welcome in here Joey.  Remember of what I told you about Ponyville!" Woods shouted and gave a wink to Joel.

Going out at night doesn't look so good for Joel, but he had to make that he is really safer there in Ponyville.  While trying to figure out of what food or drinks to take with him, Woods told him that there are some free meals on the pony express train.  He nodded to remember that as he was going to catch to Flitter and Cloudchaser.  While finding out on where train is, he notices that there was another pony that is talking to those two sisters.  The mares name is Colgate and her cutie mark represents an hour time glass with a toothpaste on it which is like a dentist.  She is a unicorn and has fur of light blue.  Her tail and hair are both dark blue streak and ice-colored while separately while her eyes are blue-ish.

"I got everything ready to Flitter and Cloudchaser.  Who is this other mare beside you two?"

"Oh hey there Joel, Colgate this here stallion is named Joel Hopper with no cutie mark." Cloudchaser said to Colgate.

"So this is the stallion that you two were talking about.  Looks like he's been having bad luck." Cogate whispered to the sisters.

"Hello there miss Colgate it is nice to meet you on this fine day." Joel said slightly lying about not wanting to be in the storm.

"Likewise Joel and you can just call Colgate.  Um what happened to you with those markings?" Colgate said worried and shocked.

"Well um I don't really remember of what happened when I told the same story to Flitter and Clouldchaser."

"Probably some amnesia there so I can just not talk about that for now.  Well then let's board the train you three!"

When the train has whistle loud that it's ready to get going to Ponyville in a few minutes,  Joel and the three mares have arrived on time to get a ticket on board.  The whistle had blown again and it was on it's way to a new town.  The sun has now been set and the moon is rising up while the heavy storm of rain is approaching near the train tracks.  Joel was now relaxed that he didn't get spotted yet.

To be continued...