'My back hurts. How much force did she put into that blast? I also think I hurt my hand with that punch.' Arden thought to himself as he rubbed his knuckles. Due to his way of living, fighting wasn't exactly something he knew how to do. In fact, he only knew how to throw a punch because his father showed him how to do it. And the only instance where he had to do it was when a dumbass kept annoying him to the point he punched the guy in the chest, making said guy fall inside a trash can that was right behind him. The two jackasses that were with the guy ignored Arden as he left the scene. Luckily those guys never came back for payback. Especially since Arden didn't like to deal with people that way. Arden would much prefer to deal with people like that by using the rules to turn their lives into a living hell until said people would leave him alone. In other words, he had literally zero experience as a fighter, no martial arts of any kind.

"Do you know how to use that sword you appeared here with?" Celestia asked as they went back to the seamstress workshop. That little magic test had taken more than a few hours. And the end result was as he feared. He was only able to create that shield. He could change its shape and size but anything more than that...he was screwed.

"No, I don't. I don't even know how to defend myself, to be honest. Never had to." Arden said as he walked the hallways with the sun princess. He noticed the princess had was pouting after he said that. "What?"

"I am a very proud fighter. And I was knocked out by a complete amateur! That hurts my pride, I won't lie." She answered as she massaged her temples.

"Then just hit me on the head and knock me out." He said nonchalantly. "As for the sword...and the rest of my stuff. What happened to it?" He said remembering he had a backpack with his computer where he stored all of his study material for his classes, a notebook with his personal notes on the subjects he studied, a stethoscope, his lab coat, a sketchbook for his anatomy classes, his phone, and a wallet. "Those things have some of my notes and research."

"About the items..." Celestia said biting her lip and averting her eyes, he knew the bad news was inbound. "...We managed to salvage some of the data from your computer, but it was damaged beyond repair with the impact. The same can be said about the phone. Your notebook was taken over to be studied by some doctors. The same can be said about the sketchbook. We have never seen anatomic parts like those, so they were having a blast due the number of details. How did you do those?" Arden just let out a sigh as he heard all of that 'At the very least somepony was having fun with my work. I bet they were talking about the shape of the legs and the feet as well as the face shape. It must look quite weird to have toes at the end of your lower limbs, and to have a nose, and not have a muzzle.'

"Placed the page over the drawing and copied it." He answered without hesitation, which made the princess almost trip due to the honesty. "I made those so I could study at home without having to carry the anatomy books around. Those are heavy. What about the wallet with my documents? And my clothes?"

"We barely managed to salvage the documents you were carrying, since both your clothes and anything inside was scorched except for your underwear. Actually, you were covered in burnt rags when you arrived." Arden just shrugged at that, it wasn't like he could actually use those here. "A question: When were you born?"

"Oh, back in my world I was born on September 13 of 1996. If I am not mistaken it was a Friday. So back in that world, I am 21 years old." Arden said without a care, he explained that too many times before when he was asked to introduce himself to college and other places. "What year are we in?"

"2996." She answered in a heartbeat, 'I guess she's been counting the years for her plan to come into action. And holy shit if this is actually my earth a millenium in the future I'll be depressed. '

"It seems we arrived," Arden said when he saw the seamstress' door at the end of the hallway. "I wonder how they turned out," Arden said knocking on the door.

"Coming." Velvet's voice came from inside, she opened the door and as soon as she saw the two she let out a sigh. "How did you get yourself covered in dirt like that?"

"Got blasted against a wall while testing my shield's resilience." The seamstress made her eyes dart from the stallion to the princess multiple times before she actually gestured them to come inside.

Once inside he saw a mannequin with a pair of teal pants that looked very light with a dark teal belt that had some pockets attached to it as well as some details that looked like the wearer could hold vials on them for easy access. The top part was composed of a dark blue shirt and a dark purple part that looked like some sort of long sleeved tunic that belonged to the middle ages...it looked just as light but very sturdy as well. On the end of both sleeves of the purple part, there was a very small sun sewed with a golden thread while the blue part had a very small silver moon placed over the heart. Both of these details only caught Arden's attention when he got closer.

"They look very nice," Arden said with while he kept circling around the clothes with his eyes scanning the whole thing. "They look from around the middle ages from where I come from...but they also remind me of clothes used by adventurers I learned about in stories. I like them!"

"Well thank you." Velvet said with a smile. "Now try them on. They should be a perfect fit."

"What's with the sun and moon insignias though?" Arden said looking back at the seamstress, that now had a frowning Celestia glaring at her.

"Why indeed Mrs. Velvet?" the prin

"W-well...you said he agreed to help you so...I-I thought he was going out on an official mission. So the symbol of the day and night you rule over seemed to be adequate." She stuttered trying to explain her reasoning.

"I like them," Arden said manipulating the sun emblem with his hand. "Where is the dressing room?" Velvet pointed to a small door on the side of the room. Arden headed towards it when he was about to enter he heard from behind him.

"I'll return in a few moments, I need to send a few letters and attend to my duties. As soon as I'm done I'll be back." It was the princess talking, he just gave her a thumbs up and went into the dressing room.

The clothes were lighter than he thought and they did fit him perfectly. As soon as he was ready, he left the dressing room and found the seamstress. She was at her table working on some sort of belt, or so Arden thought. But upon closer inspection it was actually attached to the scabbard Arden saw with the blade. 'A quillon eh? It's better than having to carry it around in my hands.' The quillon had a shoulder pad made out of some sort of material that resembled leather and appeared to have been made to cover the left shoulder and the immediate area above the heart.

"That's an awesome design, Mrs. Velvet." He said from behind the mare making her jump on her seat. "S-sorry," Arden said getting back to give her some space. As he did he also noticed a pair of bracers made of the same material and on the ground some metal greaves that resembled silver. "Are all of these for me?"

"Y-yes." She stuttered, she was having a real hard time getting used to him. "The bracers came from the armory for the ancient night guards as well as the metal greaves. They supposedly were part of the royal guard a long time ago serving the princess of the night, but they were disbanded after she became Nightmare Moon and was banished to the moon. So their equipment and materials have been kept in storage. Just in case the princess decides to form them back again. And the princess said 'traveling clothes' so you need some protection." Even if she had her guard up, she was still looking over all the details to ensure the clothing served its purpose.

"Thank you, I appreciate it," Arden said lowering his head in a half bow. "And this is very comfortable by the way." His answer to the compliment was a mild smile before Velvet went back to her work.

"Princess, you need to see this data!" Arden heard from behind the door to the workshop. "All of this is research about diseases, organic systems. There is also has data on laws and medical procedures that are way different from our own! Whoever possessed this cannot be from our realm!"

'Somepony is excited with the stuff on my computer.' He thought to himself as he looked back at a window, it had become night time already.

"I am well aware Twilight. There is no need to worry though, all has been taken care of." He recognized the princess' voice through the door, her voice carried a joyful tone. 'It would seem Celestia enjoys this pony's company.'

The room's door suddenly opened and Celestia came in accompanied by a lavender unicorn wearing jeans with a light purple long sleeved shirt. Her mane was dark purple with a single line of a lighter shade of purple and by its side a pink line. Her eyes were the same color of her coat and she was carrying a little blue satchel that looked empty. Based on what she said, she was the nerd type just like himself. 'Maybe she can lend me some notes about history and such. I literally know nothing about this place other than what Celestia told me.'

"But princess, we need to talk to this pony and learn how he got here and what he knows!" The unicorn said as she kept walking by the princess' side, she immediately stopped as soon as she saw Arden. "Who's this?"

"I'm the owner of the data you're so excited about," Arden said with an awkward smile and waving a little, the unicorn didn't respond she just froze in place and her eye started to twitch a little. Arden turned to the princess and said. "Celestia, I think I broke her...or she’s going to arrest me in order to interrogate me."

"WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!" The mare suddenly shot with her eyes widening as she dashed closer to the stallion that walked backward due to both the scream and the sudden approach, then she looked straight into his eyes and stopped.

"..." Both of them just stood there for a little while, Arden started to feel a bit uneasy so he decided to see if any word from him would make her at the very least back away. "A-another reality?"

A huge smile suddenly sprouted at the mare's face and she jumped back making a scroll appear accompanied by a quill. Grabbing both in her hands she started to write on the scroll, Arden leaned sideways to look past the little author to find Celestia. Once she was in sight he saw that the princess was laughing at the entire situation.

"So what're the dominant species of your reality?!" Her eyes were beaming as she asked, Arden was starting to get a little worried. 'Is she going to dissect me if she finds out I was human?'

"...h-humans."

"So there is a world where humans exist!" She said hopping around as she continued to take notes.

"Twilight," The princess said, as soon as the mare heard her voice she came to a halt and turned back into her state from when she walked into the room. "This one is going on a little errand for me. So he can't stay here to keep answering you. Did you bring the items I requested?"

"Yes!" She said pulling the unsheathed blade from the satchel, Arden's jaw fell flat on the floor. "This blade is heavier than it looks, one can easily lift this blade with magic, but holding it with your own hands reveals another weight entirely, and it also appears to be enchanted. But what the enchantment does we couldn't determine." Celestia picked up the blade and then turned towards velvet who was standing by her side holding the scabbard along with the finished quillon. Celestia sheathed the blade and gave it to Arden, who proceeded to secure it on his person.

"And the other two items" Once again Twilight reached to the satchel and pulled out a small silver ring with a white stone embedded in it along with a necklace that had some sort of little crude white stone attached to it. With the items in hand, she handed them to the princess. "I assume you don't have control over your ability yet?"

"Guilty as charged," Arden said scratching the back of his head, in the corner of his eye he saw Twilight frowning at him when he said that. "I can reset the state but as for activating it..."

"It would be problematic if it were to suddenly activate without you wanting it to happen. So this necklace will suppress your talent. It is usually destined to prisoner's whose talents can make keeping them inside their cells rather problematic. Keep it on you at all times." The princess explained as she placed the necklace around the stallion's neck, the trinket gave out a small glow and the stone shifted its color from white to a rainbow stone. "That's a unique color...well the ring will allow you to send letters directly to me and vice versa. Just hold the letter above the ring and a flame will burn the letter turning it into a magical smoke that will be restored into its original form once it reaches its destination."

"Is it like mine Princess?" Twilight asked looking curiously at the princess. Arden looked at the mare's hand and saw a silver ring on her index finger with a pink crystal on it.

"Yes, my student. Now, Arden, you are only to contact me if absolutely necessary. I arranged for you to work at the Golden Oak Library in Ponyville as it's keeper. Not as a librarian as a keeper, you are to replace the books at their proper places at the end of each day. The pay is small but you will have the entirety of the day free to do as you please. So you can find other sources of income." The princess said while walking around the room, once she walked away from Twilight and Velvet, Arden saw them hug each other and he heard them greeting each other and asking how they were doing. "You will stay there for the next four years waiting, once everything starts to move I'll contact you to share more information."

"Why send him to a well-known location four years before whatever it is he is going to be involved happens?" Twilight asked. "Why not send him when the time comes? While keeping him sheltered at the castle. So you can learn more about his world."

'She's just making excuses to keep me here isn't she? Good god, she really wants to interrogate me. At least she hasn't asked about my talent, I'll probably never hear the end of it if she learns about it.'

"Well, I intend for him to learn how to live here on his own. As well as I intend for him to be well acquainted with the place where his mission will transpire. Four years will give him plenty of time to prepare." Celestia explained, Twilight tried to come up with a retort but gave up after a few moments...then her ears fell flat and she started to rub her arm and started to look at the princess with puppy eyes. 'That's...unexpected. Maybe...'

"Celestia, could you be so kind as to send some of your student's questions to me once a week?" Arden asked with a small bow as he clapped his hands together. "That way both you and her can understand more about my original world." The unicorn shifted from moping to beaming in a heartbeat. Celestia looked at her student and let out a sigh as a smile formed on her face.

"Very well, once a week I'll send some questions about your home. You can answer them at your convenience though. No deadline. But..." Celestia smirked as she proceeded to walk over to the stallion that gulped as she started to make the same face she made at the throne room earlier that day.

"B-but...?"

"I'll warp you there. You won't be taking the train." Arden let out a sigh and grabbed his chest as he started to breathe normally again. "Why are you relieved?"

"If it's just that then I think I'm okay," Arden said looking at the princess, that still had the smile from before then he looked at Twilight and saw her frowning and biting her lip. "That has a catch doesn't it?"

"Yes, it does. You end up in a random location at the outskirts of the town. So you'll need to make your way to the town from there."

"Is this payback?"

"Indeed it is."

"Oh, boy."

"Hand the pockets in your belt to Twilight she'll pack up all you'll need to make your trip to Ponyville." Arden did as requested. "Now then, first thing in the morning you will be sent to your new residence. I Hope you have a strong stomach."

"Once again: Oh, boy."