I'm now at home, lying on my bed, thinking.

Everything went rather well for me today. No one found out I'm an alicorn... except for Luna. And I still have to talk to her about it. It will be hard, especially if I have to reveal my true, otherworldly nature.

How will it go, then? Will Luna listen to me, to what I want? I don't want to become a prince or anything like that. Yes, I'm an alicorn, but does that make me better than others? There are pe— ponies that are smarter than me. I know absolutely nothing about leadership, I don't want to be a leader! I wouldn’t be of any use!

Besides, I hate it when a large crowd looks at me... It makes me feel like I did something wrong. I hate it when they see me, see my face... As if they're trying to judge me, to prove me guilty.

Crap...

I must talk to Luna about this. I hope she'll understand what I feel... Otherwise, I’ll have to run away and hide. It'd be better than being forced into shit I don't want to do.

Better to see her sooner than later. So, tonight it is.

After I finished my homework, I spent the rest of the day playing Heroes of Might and Magic 3 on my smartphone. What I can say, it's relaxing and keeps my mind from drifting to certain topics. And the time passes faster if you're doing something, not just staring at the ceiling.

Moonshine didn’t disturb me during the day, she was doing all her homework for tomorrow. She was concentrating so hard, in fact, that she didn't notice me swearing softly when I made mistakes in the game.

Well, now it's evening. I glanced at the clock, the time is nine thirty.

Ugh, I can bear the wait no longer! I should head out to the street, to get some fresh air.

***

So, now I'm in the street. It's calm, there are but a few ponies here and there. A nice evening.

So, I should take a long walk to the Garden. I guess I'll meet Luna there if she shows up tonight.

Uh, it's going to be a long talk... I can only hope that Luna is reasonable enough to let me decide what to do with myself. I just don't want to be forced into any kind of crap that Luna may or may not suggest. I... Well, I think of her as a friend, even if she's much older than I... I want her to understand my situation, not just saying "You're kid, I am an adult, I know what's best for you." I always hated that!

For example, I wanted to have one particular toy to play with when I was no older than six. But no, my mother said I'd get bored of it and throw it away, so she gave me another toy that I never ever used to play with!

Ugh, those memories... Sometimes I wish some of them would go away, but... Ehhhh, that's never going to happen.

"Hey, you!" I heard.

What would anyone want anything from me? I turned to the source of voice and...

Fuck.

There are three stallions, bigger than me, and they don't look like good ponies...

I should've listened to mother when she said that I should never go out at night.

"W-what?" I warily asked, watching as they surrounded me.

"The usual," one of them chuckled. "You give us everything you have, including your hoodie, and we let you go. If not, we beat you up, and then take everything anyway. Your choice."

Damn fuck! I hate this type of people! Assholes!

"Don't even think of shouting." the other added. "It'll be too late by the time anypony's here."

I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!

*pzzzt*

What was that sound?

"Don't think you intimidate us with those sparks." someone snorted.

*pzzzzstzzz*

What the he—

Ugh, my head... It's like I was struck by Nightmare Moon again, but much harder this time.

Fuck, I think I'm gonna...

*BLEEEGH*

Fuuuuck, I feel like total shit... If I ever drink, I think it’ll have the same result... Ugh, I'll never drink! It's better than feeling like a pile of shit that someone stomped on a few times.

...

Wait, where was I? Literally?

Hm... I was walking in the streets, then... Fuck, I must've been beaten up! Why else would my head be so fucking heavy and... Damn, that hurts!

Wait, why don't my legs touch the ground?

Finally, I opened my eyes and saw why...

It seems... Holy fucking shit, I just teleported myself!

My clothes are still on me, and I’m high above the ground. In the claw of that creepy statue I saw in the garden. Damn am I lucky! Oh, and I vomited onto the statue's face.

But how do I get down? Hooves aren't exactly made for climbing. Hm...

It still hurts like hell, and I groaned because of it.

"Flame?" I heard a familiar voice. "What are you doing up there?"

I looked at the ground and saw Luna. She was looking at me with worry.

"Ugh, long story..." I replied, then rubbed my aching head. "Can you, um, get me down?"

Luna carefully levitated me down to the ground.

"What happened?" she asked, concern evident in her voice.

"Uh, I was walking here, and then some stallions approached me." I answered. I don't think I should hide it from her. "They surrounded me and told me to give them my stuff or else they’d beat me up. I, uh, don't really know what happened, but my horn started sending sparks around, and then I found myself up there... I guess it was teleportation, right? And my head still hurts..."

"It seems you had a stressing situation, which led to a fluctuation of magic. You thought of escape, didn't you?" she asked, I nodded. "That explains everything. You teleported yourself... And that is quite a feat, even if you are an alicorn." she sighed. "And... Are you ready to talk about it?"

"I think... I think I am." I nodded slowly.

Here it goes...

"May I see?" she tapped my hoodie. "I still have hard time believing it... Show me your wings again."

I did as asked, taking off the black hoodie. I unfolded my wings again.

"Well, I can say for certain that your wings are those of an alicorn." Luna said, touching my wings. "The structure, the form of feathers, their amount... Everything is right. May I see your teeth?"

I opened my mouth, revealing my teeth. Luna looked at them.

"Yes, definitely an alicorn." she said and I closed my mouth. "You see, there's a rare occurrence... A pegacorn. It is very uncommon. A pegacorn is an offspring of a pure pegasus and a pure unicorn. But a pegacorn doesn't have canines."

She sat so that her eyes were on the same level as mine.

"Now, if you want my help, you should be honest with me." she told me. "There shouldn't be distrust between me and you. And I also have my suspicions... You’re hiding something."

I gulped. I don't like where this is going... I even folded my wings.

"The way you look at me and others, the way you talk..." Luna continued. "You act more like a stallion than a colt... I’d say, about sixteen to twenty four years old." her piercing eyes looked straight into mine. "Please, tell me the truth, however terrible or unbelievable it is."

"I, ugh..." I stuttered.

She is very smart, and it seems my secret I keep from everyone is soon to be uncovered! I don't like it, in all honesty! Will she believe me? Will she leave me be after I tell her?

I hate this uncertainty! I’ve always had a hard time trusting anyone... I don't want bad things happening again!

And yet, I mustn't panic. Yes, I can try to run away, but what can I do against an adult alicorn?! Absolutely nothing!

"Here he is!" I suddenly hear. "He won't get away this time!"

I turned to the noise and saw those stallions.

"It's them!" I told Luna. "Do something!"

"Stop right there!" Luna used her oh so powerful voice... It seems she froze them in place.

Better put on my hoodie before these three see I'm an alicorn.

"Trying to rob an innocent colt!" Luna continued her tirade, stomping her way to them. "I am very displeased! We’re going to take a walk to the nearest guard post!"

"P-princess, please, no!" one of them begged her. "W-we will never do it again, promise!"

Holy shit, Luna can kick some ass!

...

No, they're not donkeys.

"I’ve received multiple reports about you three robbing those weaker than you!" Luna scolded them. "Now it comes to an end! Finally, criminals caught! I’ll see you punished!"

She picked them all up with her magic, and then they all disappeared somewhere.

Well, I guess I have some time to think about what to tell her.

Should I tell her the truth? I don't know... What if she thinks I'm mad? That I should visit a doctor to get my head sorted out? Or should I lie? No, she won't buy my lies, she sees right through me... She already guessed I'm not a child. Not to mention that lying to someone you trust is wrong. Or... do I even trust Luna? I guess I do... or I think I do.

Anyway! I... I think I will tell her the truth. I want her to trust me, so, I should trust her as well. Yes, telling the truth is the best option.

And... Here she is.

"So, you were going to say." Luna said when she approached me.

"Yes, I..." I sighed. "I will tell you the truth. The whole truth. Don't think I'm mad! What I'm about to tell you is completely true!" I cleared my throat nervously. "So... um..." I stuttered. "I am..." I can't yet say it! "I’m..." I sighed in defeat. "I’m from another world."

Luna raised an eyebrow in surprise and opened her mouth to speak.

"Wait, let me explain!" I raised my hoof. "I... Well, you’ll never find anything about me here, in Equestria... Nowhere in this world! Not my birth certificate nor anything else.

"So, uh, I... I was... My real name isn't Flame Metal." I averted my eyes. I just can't look into hers! "My real name is Michael, and I was... a human."

Luna didn't interrupt me, but I could see a question in her eyes.

"A human is... Like a monkey." damn, couldn't I find any other way to describe a human? "But bipedal and has much less fur... Not to mention being much smarter." no offense to any sapient monkeys out there. "I... If I could only show you!"

"In fact, you can." Luna nodded. "You must be in a state of sleep. I will come into your dream, and there you can show me whatever you want."

"Alright..." I laid down on the ground. "I doubt I'll fall asleep on my own... Use a spell if you can."

***

I feel strange, I know I'm dreaming. I'm in some kind of a gloomy forest... I think I saw it somewhere before. In another dream, maybe?

"Flame." I heard Luna calling me. I turned to her.

"Well..." I cleared my throat. "Let's do this."

I concentrated and made my body change into what I used to be. A tall man, black hair, gray eyes, the same hoodie I still wear, dark-grey jeans, and a pair of black and white sneakers.

"Here’s what I looked like." I told Luna. She became at least a head smaller than me. Huh, these ponies are little indeed. "A human."

"I've never seen anyone like this." Luna walked around me. "I... I think I believe you. Can you tell me more?"

I told Luna of myself and my world. Not everything of course, as there's too much to tell in one night... There are also some things I left out, as even I find them terrible to talk about.

I even conjured a whole city in my dream, to show where I lived. Luna said ponies have something similar in cities like Manehattan (That's certainly because of that horse pun), yet what I showed her is far more technologically advanced. She was very interested in cars... and guns. I don't know why would she like the latter, but, well, who knows, maybe she's secretly a weapon collector?

Anyway, I told her a lot. And she, of course, believed me. I had some really good proof.

"...and how did you get to Equestria?" Luna asked the final question.

"I don't know." I shrugged. "One day, I'm on Earth. The next, I'm in Equestria."

"I'll try to help you find a reason for this and a way for you to return back home." Luna assured me.

"I... I don't know if I want to go home." I scratched the back of my neck.

"Why?"

"Well," I sighed. "I was wasting my life... Doing completely nothing, sleeping most of the day. I would go to work so that I earn enough money to pay for my apartment and food... Here, I have a chance to do something." I explained. "I've never heard of anyone getting a chance to start a new life... I'm not against being the first one."

"But what about your friends and family?" Luna asked me. "Don't you care about them?"

"I didn't have many friends... And I doubt I could call anyone a true friend. As about family... They don't care for me unless I get in a serious trouble. In fact, I haven't seen them in years.

"It's not that I don’t I care about them. I just doubt they even noticed I'm gone."

"Alright..." Luna sighed wearily. "I have a really hard time taking in everything about you. I shall need some time to think, and then we will talk again, alright?"

"Alright." I nodded.

"You needn't wake up." Luna's horn started to glow. "I'll take you home. You should rest."

Indeed I should...

Author's Notes:

Suddenly, I had a burst of inspiration in the night... I completed this chapter sooner than I thought I would.

So, our friend Flame Metal revealed himself to Luna. What do you think will happen next?

Hm, should I tease you with a week or two of wait? Or should I not?

Pray that inspiration doesn't leave me.