While Joel Hopper is having some troubles of adjusting life here with being a pony, he has to just get use to it.  Moments before of screaming in pain of being a pony, he doesn't remember of who he was or where is home is at what his family.  He never even thought about of what his family is just doing without him.  Since having four hooves, seven x marks, and cool looking tail he actually likes it.  He's gonna miss those little animals by the peach garden and that one day he'll return there with that promise for sure.  When at night in the garden on his first day with those critters, he still feel cold about what he remember about those unknown ponies with both a horn and wings on them.  He just has to make sure that no other pony can learn about that, but only for himself that he can't risk of having the innocent ponies get caught up in a battle of those unknown creatures.  He'll have to wait and lay low until that time comes whey they find him.

Upon traveling a few miles from the peach garden and waving goodbye, Joel has made it to a habitant of other ponies like him that looks different by his appearance.  Some ponies were shocked about his markings and didn't want to talk to him.  He wasn't that much into talking, but it feels sad of what they might think of him that he was being abused and doesn't have a cutie mark which did vanished.  Luckily for him he was able to be friends with Woods, Flitter, Cloudchaser, and Colgate that he was very happy to see that he was relived.  After of what they said of what had happened to him, he just told him that he can't remember of where he was or why there are markings on him.  He just didn't want to get into a lot of details about his past life since having some amnesia problems.

As the storm was passing by the train at night, Joel was with Flitter, Cloudchaser, and Colgate was on there since helping out the two sisters at the pony market.  He still remembered of those slip ups and he didn't want it to go any further.  Least that now the two sister didn't try to sock him up or beating him up since he felt embarrassed of that.  While train wasn't going to reach Ponyville until the morning, Joel was going to ask about what the three mares lives had been into that small town up ahead.

"So what kind of ponies are all of you since I can't remember what my life was actually, no offense." Joel said asking nicely.

"None taken Joel, me and sister are pegasi and my cutie mark is a shooting star to race around." Cloudchaser said being proud.

"My cutie mark is three blue and white dragonflies and I mostly help out my sister." Flitter said giggling and slightly blushed.

"Well my cutie mark is an hourglass and my talent is helping pony's teeth clean and healthy." Colgate said cheerful and happy.

"Wow those are some interesting cutie marks and talents too.  I wish that I could have my own talent and cutie mark as well."

"Really, what kind of talent have you got before you lost your memory Joel?"

"Can't quite tell of what it was Colgate, but it must have something to do about like being yourself I guess."

While continuing on in the conversation with some laughs and jokes, Flitter and her sister Cloudchaser were too tired and they have to go in and sleeping behind the door inside the train.  Both Joel and Colgate were now alone together and they were relaxing and watching the scenery going by as the rain outside still pours down.  He was still scared of those lightning outside that he didn't want to hear it.

"You feeling okay there Joel cause it's like your really shaken from this storm." Colgate said feeling a bit worried to him.

"Y-Yeah it's just um...this storm just gives me nightmares sometimes." Joel muttered not to yell out in front of her.

"Is that why that your having some trouble of remembering everything?"

"Partially yes, but maybe it's just something else that it wants to make me afraid and to be alone again."

"Oh Joel... it'll be alright.  You have me, Woods, Flitter, and Cloudchaser as your friends right?" Colgate said hugging onto Joel.

"Y-You and the rest consider me as a friend?  I-I never had any friends in a long time." He said having tears coming out of him.

"Of course we do Joel, cutie mark or not you will always be you and that you can help any pony out while being yourself."

"T-Thank you Colgate f-for being a friend to me." He said as he was hugging her too of accepting her words.

After a few moments of embracing their hug, they broke away and both of them feel better now.  Joel was very tired from walking around and having some talks that he went to bed behind the doors.  Colgate was really smiling happily that she was able to comfort him about his troubled times and that he might open up more about his past experience.  About an hour had passed by, she was finally going to be able to get some rest.  Before doing so, she heard some whimpering that was coming from Joel.  While walking in slowly and closing the door to not wake him up, Colgate was shocked and surprised of seeing Joel crying in his sleep.  Whatever it was that was making him feel really sad, her ears were slowly flattened of seeing him being suffered like this with no family or where he was.  She was feeling the same way when she was little, but that was in the past and she to do something to make him feel better.  Walking up by his bed, Colgate used her magic to move the covers and slowly tucking herself in and wrapping her hooves on Joel's back.  She used her magic again to cover the blankets on both of them while he was now feeling calmed down and continued sleeping peacefully.

The morning sun rising...

The train has whistled loudly signaling that it will be arriving at Ponyville in a few moments.  Meanwhile inside the train, Joel was able to open his eyes from his nightmare and he was sweating a little bit.  He couldn't figure out why it was a bad dream.  It was something in his mind about six ponies that needed help from him and that there was a city that will be destroyed sooner though.  He thinks that it will help him, but will just worry about that another time.  When standing up on his hooves there was something that is holding his back.  He turns around to see that Colgate was sleeping beside him.  It was adorable seeing her sleeping like a young filly, but what got weirder when he was sitting up were both Flitter and Cloudchaser was in his own room sleeping by his back hooves.

'Either I had one too many drinks last night or had a concussion.' Joel thought when checking anything wrong to him.

"WAKE UP EVERY PONY WE ARE NOW ARRIVING INTO PONYVILLE!" The train employer shouted out loud.

The three mares were now waking up by Joel and were rubbing their eyes to see.  While yawning out loud and stretching up, they just paused to turn their heads to Joel that he has both eyebrow raised up and he does not look happy to them.

"Sleep well you adorable little fillies?" He said chuckled to see them real cute of yawning.

"O-Oh um good morning Joel w-we were just about to wake and not disturb you right girls?!" Colgate shouted when her face was red.

The other two sisters were red too and all three of them just had to get up to head out of the door.  They were trying to catch some breathes to cool down while Joel was real confused of why those girls had just ran off from his room.

'I'm not gonna understand a lot about mares and why are their tongues orange?' He thought rubbing his head to wake up more.

As the rest of every pony on the train were waking up, they grabbed their belongings and headed out of the train to go back home.  Joel was with the three mares as they headed out into the station.  He was amazed to see that there are more ponies in town than he had expected this way.  When heading out to see any other places the ponies were gasping and shocked to see Joel's scares on his body that they turned away to not bother him.  He didn't know of how they react to him cause he just only wanted to say hi or hello, but it looks like it wasn't going so well for a few minutes.  Joel was feeling hurt and sad that no pony would want to talk to him.  Before going back to get on board the train Colgate, Flitter, and Cloudchaser stop him from getting on.

                "Joel I know what your gonna do and you can't get aboard like that.  Just because these ponies don't want to talk with you doesn't mean not all of them are like this.  If you want want to get to know every pony here, then don't try to runaway from your own problems." Colgate said in a serious tone.

                "I know that Colgate, but how can they be okay with me like these x marks?" Joel muttered.

                "It'll be alright, just make sure to be friendly to them in a kind way." Flitter said cheering him up.

                 "That's right Flitter and don't just back down already.  Just be yourself and have to enjoy more friends along the way than us three here for you!" Cloudchaser said patting on Joel's head rubbing it.

"Guess you three are right cause it would be rude of me.  Okay I can give it a shot to explore a bit." He said feeling really better.

"Good for you Joel if you need anything, I'll be around Sugarcube Corner later on." Colgate said point him to that direct.

When Joel nodded that he knows what to do, the four ponies have parted ways.  Cloudchaser and Flitter say that they have to go join a group training of weather ponies in the sky.  Colgate is going back to her dentist home to organized some teeth cleaning.  Seems now he is going on his own to go on a mission being friends to whoever can accept for who he is exactly.  First stop on the map is to go explore at a place called 'Sweet Apple Acres'.  While taking some walks on the road further in, he was a bit surprised to see there is a small farm that is filled with a lot of apple trees and it seems to be pretty close by a forest on the right.  Looking around to see if there are any ponies living on the farm he saw and orange pony with a cowgirl hat on.  Her cutie mark is three apples, her fur is regular or somewhat orange, her tail/hair are both yellow, and she has emerald eyes.  Joel watches carefully to see how this girl can get these red apples from a tree.  To his shocking surprise the cowgirl pony used her back hooves to buck an apple tree a hard shake and a lot of apples came falling down into the basket.  When grabbing some more baskets full of apples, the cowgirl notices the stallion had a jaw dropped of seeing her buck an apple tree.  Clearly she thinks that there's a new stallion in town as she walks up to him.

"Hey there new stallion stranger, welcome here ma'h home here in Sweet Apple Acres." She said waving a hoof to get his attention.

"Oh uh sorry about I kinda lost my thoughts since I saw you buck that tree there." Joel said sheepishly shaking his head.

"Heh heh you are a strange one. Ma'h names Applejack and what about you funny stallion?" Applejack said shaking his hoof fast.

"Hello there Applejack my name is Joel Hopper.  I'm just new here in Ponyville today." He said trying to hold tight his shakily hoof.

"Well howdy there Joel Hopper welcome to Ponyville.  Say uh what are those marks on ya anyway an why don't ya got any cutie marks on ya flanks anyway?" She said inspecting his body marks closely.

"I can't quite remember cause I got amnesia problems in my head, nothing really much." He said saying it the truth mostly.

"Hmmmm... well ya seem ta be tell'in you ta truth.  Okay then come on I'll show ya around ma'h farm here."

Joel nodded his head so he can follow Applejack to see everything about her farm.  The Sweet Apple Acres is pretty cool if you have to work hard in order to build up a lot of muscles in you.  Applejack was explaining to Joel about how you have to buck some trees for apples and that you could cook them to eat including selling most of them to customers to get some bit to help her farm and family.

"So uh Applejack where are your family at, are you the only one here on the farm?"

"Gosh no Joel, ma'h family is getting ready for the Summer Sun Celebration tomorrow morn'in.  Ma'h little sister Applebloom is with Granny Smith to help pack some decorations in Ponyville an ma'h brother had to recover from his back hooves a week ago."

"No wonder every pony in that town was acting suspicious since I arrived here anyway."

"Could be that or because of your appearance is scaring away every pony.  No matter though I'm sure that ya can wash it up."

"I hardly doubt that it will come off if I was showering.  Good thing there ain't no pain on me now."

"Yea I guess yer right about that.  So where are ya from exactly, no pony has ever got those seven x marks before."

"That's just it, my amnesia problem has me lost my way home and I don't where it is.  Although the one thing that I can remember is when I was in pain and just woke in a peach garden miles away from Ponyville."

"Wow that's a bummer ta hear it." Applejack said felt down of hearing his pain of losing his home.  "Well then why don't ya have an a couple of apples here, they taste mighty good ya know?"

Josh had took a couple of bite, to his amazed taste of it, they tasted really good. "This taste pretty awesome Applejack!"

"Thanks sugarcube, no pony doesn't resisted of tasting these mighty apples from ma'h family on our farm here.  We take good care of them when planting and growing every apple trees." She said proudly of what her family does.

"Really impressed when your family does all the hard work.  So um how much do these apples cost?"

"No charges here Joel, that's fer help'in me keep a good conversation with ya.  Well I gotta head back ta work, see ya Joel!"

He waved a hoof to her while walking back to the road up ahead.  There was some great flowers nearby including some animals that were relaxing and chewing on grass.  About five minutes later he comes across a house sorta look like a cottage or hut give or take. When approaching to the house, he knocks on the door and looks like no one answered, just says that it's Fluttershy's home.  Then he hears some singing behind the house on the other side of it.  Walking up slowly to not get spotted he sees a pegasi mare pony looking beautiful to sing.  He was awe struck to see her long tail and head are pink.  Her fur is yellow and her eyes are like light blue sorta of a gem color.  Her cutie mark is three pink butterflies.  Joel just sat behind the house for a minute to see her singing well with no word that sung wrong.

'This girl named Fluttershy does sound kinda cute.  Better get going before she spots me.' He thought shaking his head to normal.

When traveling to another distance to head back into town, he didn't realize the apple had fallen out of his saddle bag.  The apple was speeding down the hill until it bumped into Fluttershy.  She squeaked to turn around of who touched her, but it was just an apple on the ground.  While finding out who dropped it, she turns her head to see a stallion walking by away from her house including some scars on him.  She think that he must of dropped the apple and not notice her.  By the time that she was going to ask him about the apple and his scars, it was too late that he disappeared.  She hopes to see him again if he comes back to her house.

"Man I am so tired from walking with my hooves on.  Gotta find a place to rest." Joel said yawning walking up to a bench.

While it's still day light out Joel had to ease his mind to smell the air before sleeping away.  Some minutes had passed since no pony wanted to bother him until there was a pegasi mare in the clouds that notice him sleeping on the bench.  She slowly flew down to not try and wake him up with her wings.  Her hair and tail are rainbow colored and her is sorta light blue.  Her eyes are like rose color which is like a magenta gem inside with a twinkling center maybe and her cutie mark is a rainbow lightning thunderstorm cloud if that is right. She tapped her hoof a few times to his head to see if he was okay.

"Hmmmmm who keeps tapping me while I'm trying to sleep here?" Joel muttered slowly opening his eyes.

"Oh um sorry about that.  Heh I thought that you gotten beat up pretty badly." The light blue pegasi pony said.

"I've been through worse, but I don't remember getting these scars here.  So who are you anyway?" He said rubbing his eyes better.

"You don't know who I am exactly?!  The names Rainbow Dash and I am the fastest pegasus flyer in all of Equestria so that I will one day join the legendary Wonderbolt's team to show off my new skills!" Rainbow shouted flying in some circle and landing by him.

"Never heard of them or of this land that you call Equestria here.  I just arrived here today." He said then stretching out his body.

"YOU NEVER HEARD OF THEM BEFORE?!?!" She shouted and he shook his head.  "Wow what a bummer, so what's you name?"

"My name is Joel Hopper and don't ask about these scars.  I also don't know of my own cutie mark since having amnesia."

"Dang that must have been pretty hard for you in your life.  Believe me I had some rough life too since being a little filly."

"You and me both here on that path.  So um... you have some free time to talk anyway?" He said while getting off the bench.

"Sure thing Joey, I got some free time until I get back to weather patrolling."

During their conversation, Rainbow Dash told some amazing stories about the Wonderbolt's team and their awesome weather controls including some stunt competition.  Joel was really impressed about the whole thing about them since he would also like to see them one day.  It was his turn to tell Rainbow about his story except the part about those unknown ponies.  She was shocked and surprised about telling the truth about his memory loss and no idea of these seven x markings with no cutie mark.

"So let me get this straight.  No memory of where you live, no family, and no cutie mark?" She explained getting the whole thing in.

"It is true though, I really hate not knowing of what is in my head." He said felt depressed in defeat.

'Poor guy, he must have been through a lot more than myself.' She thought trying to think of something making him feel better.

"Say um Joey, how about tomorrow I can invite you to the Summer Sun Celebration?  It'll be 20% cooler with you there!"

"Is that really okay with you?  I um don't want to be just a burden to you or any other pony." He said turning his head to her.

"There's nothing wrong taking you with me.  I'll make sure to cheer you up somehow." She said giving her word with a hoof.

"Thank you Rainbow Dash it can at least help.  You aren't that bad after all, plus that color on your mane does fit pretty well to me."

"T-Thanks for the complement." She said turning her head slightly blushing from what he said to her.  "Well it's getting a little late, I better get going then, see ya tomorrow Joey and the party will be great for sure!" She shouted below him and flying off somewhere.

Rainbow Dash was really happy to help Joel about taking him to a party tomorrow since he did complement about her and tail since no pony talked about her like that, but she can't shake the feeling of why he doesn't have a cutie mark and where he is from.  Ignoring that for now, she'll have to wait some time if really does want to talk about it.

While walking around more to see if there's any other house business to visit, Joel had to choose something before nightfall.  He picks the road that goes to the 'Canterlot Boutique' shop for clothes with ponies of fashion.  He hopes that there won't be any crazy pony that likes everything about fashion disasters or providing on something else to say the least.  When knocking on the door with a hoof, he wait to see if anyone had heard it till something dropped inside and was quickly coming to the door.  It was opened to see a unicorn mare that has purple curly hair and tail.  Her fur is really white and her eyes are blue which is also like her cutie mark of three diamonds.

"Hello there dear customer~. What can I get you for tod-" The unicorn pony paused to see Joel badly scars on his fur and head.

"H-Hello there my name is Joel Hopper.  I just arrived in Ponyville today and are you designer here?" He said little bit creep out.

"Y-Yes I am and you can come in." The unicorn said shook her to let him in.  "My name is Rarity and I work here in the Boutique."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Rarity.  I was wondering if there is some way to cover these marking up just in case."

"But of course Joel and why do you have those markings on you anyway including no cutie mark on you?"

When both of them taken a seat inside, Joel had told Rarity about his story mostly of losing his memories and family.  He also told her about how he doesn't know about his cutie mark and his seven x marking on him.  She felt pretty down to see that he must have been so lonely that no pony could ever talk to him like that.  Which then she poured some tea to let him have a drink to feel better.

"Good heavens that must have been really terrible for you!  Your saying that you can't remember at all?" Rarity said wide eyes open.

"Indeed, that is why I need something to cover these markings to know that I'm not a freak to any pony."

"Don't ever say that darling, you don't look like a freak to me. Tell you what, tomorrow at night I can patch you up if it bothers you."

"I uh just don't know Rarity.  Getting these will be really painful again you know?"

"Don't you worry about that.  I can think of some ways to clear that up for you." She said cheerfully happy.

"I'll just remember that, so what of designs do you do with making clothes for every pony."

"Well now darling, my talent is finding gems and making clothes for the display of them gems that are carved inside the clothings."

"They really do know how to shine better.  Mighty impressive to make gems into clothings and creating better designs."

"Very kind of you to complement on my designs.  They do really stand out gorgeous if I do say so myself." She said sheepishly.

"Yes they sure do.  Well I better get going now, it's talking with you Rarity and see ya tomorrow." He said waving and closing the door.

'Joel is a really strange handsome gentlecolt to me.  Maybe I can find a design for him when he comes back.' She thought bit blushed.

When taking some fresh air outside from the Boutique inside, Joel has to talk with Colgate to see if she can share a room with him since he doesn't have any bits with him.  While walking around to see where she is at, he can't help shake the feeling that someone or some pony was following him close by.  He had to take precaution if those same unknown ponies are still following him.  Somehow he doesn't feel that cold feeling inside like those unknown ponies are not here in Ponyville.  There must be a different pony that actually stalking him or just try to be friends with him.  Either way he shook it off and soon found Colgate by Sugarcube Corner as she saw him too.

"Hey there Joel, how was everything going today?  Been making some friends already?" Colgate said giggled seeing him again.

"Hi Colgate and well I made a few friends today, but hopefully see them again tomorrow.  Say um can I have a place to stay today since I don't have any bits with me?" He said while grabbing an apple from his saddle, but nothing was in it.

"Well since you did make friends today... I guess you can stay at my place." She said smiling happy letting him stay at her place.

"U-U-Uh are you sure that it would be a great idea Colgate?" He said nervously from what she said.

"Why of course Joel, plus it would get your teeth cleaner while I can do some work, does that sound good?"

Joel had no words to say in defeat, but just nodded since he doesn't feel like sleeping outside at night with that rain storm.  He was still nervous of going to sleep at a girls house.  He never would have since he only wants to get to know a girl for more than six months till he actually wants to be in a girls house.  While both Colgate and Joel were entering her home inside, he was surprised and impressed that she was well organised to write down everything about being a dentist and to know how a clean teeth can help your body feel better.  They both had some talk when eating dinner, going to the bathroom one at a time to shower, and then head upstairs to go to bed.  Luckily for him, there wasn't a king sized bed which is perfect to sleep only on one bed while she sleeps on the other.

"Okay this is where you will be sleeping at since my roommate Lyra is at Bon-Bon for a few days." Colgate said pointing it to him.

"Thank you Colgate and again for cheering me up to make some friends on my own." He said feeling relived to relax more.

"Your welcome Joel, what are friends for?  Well now we better get to bed." She said yawning a bit and walking to her bed.

Joel did the same as he was walking to his new bed.  After finally got some rest from this crazy day, he still feels happy to make some friends and maybe possibly more if he wanted to know more about them.  Things will be more challenging when tomorrow will be the Summer Sun Celebration since there will be new friends and new enemies awaiting for Joel Hopper.

Ending the Prologue and the story shall commence forward...