chapter 5: gratefulness and feelings

after chris passed out the bed i walked over to the pony known as shining armor. "shining armor i assume?"

he shakily looked up at me. he had, what i could only assume was fear, in his eyes. "y-y-yes. i am shining."

"why are you shaking like a leaf?" i asked with a tilt of my head. he simply looked up with confusion and still a little bit of fear.

"what? you aren't mad at me?" he responded. " oh that. yes, i am still mad about that in fact..." i got down on one knee. then i slapped him. i left a red hand mark on him.

"OW!" he yelped.

" that's for nearly killing me." then i picked him up and gave him a hug. i put him down after a few seconds. " and that was for protecting your sister. cherish your loved ones always, and never forget them." i felt a tear roll down my cheek. "you never know when they will just be wiped from your life permanently" i felt my eyes close as a few more tears fell.

" sir deckard art thou alright?" i heard princess luna ask.

"*sniff* yea i am fine. just trying to live down old memories." i said with a slight shudder. then i felt a hoof on my shoulder. i saw the night princess herself looking at me worriedly.

" thou art not. thou has tear in thine eyes." she said as she used another hoof to wipe my face.

"thanks, but i am fine. really. just some painful memories." i said as i wiped the rest of the tears away with a near by tissue. after a while everything calmed down. the princess canceled her order for disavowing shining. he and i became friends, but i still held a bit of a grudge against him. we settled it with him owing me any favor, with obvious exceptions of course(i.e. nothing have to do with his wife, nothing to do with murder, etc.). i also explained how i got here with the help of my new  friend twilight.

"so you got here by a freak accident caused by twilight's spell?" the lunar goddess asked. she was rather intrigued by the idea of me coming here by accident.

"in a nutshell, yea that's about it." i said while sitting on the bed with twilight sitting beside me. " also a little off topic, i wanted to ask if i could explore the town?"

i saw celestia and Luna think it over. " do you think that's a good idea? i mean the town did see you break threw my house and 'face-plant' ,as you call it, into the middle of town square." twilight whispered.

well she was right, but i did have a plan. i was going to answer any questions, let them wail on me if they wanted to, and i was going to introduce my self and explain my situation. then a thought hit me.

"hey twilight? how did you fix your house? i mean when i was there i didn't see a gaping hole in the wall." i asked her. she simply smiled.

"magic." she replied smugly.

"magic?" i deadpanned.

"magic."

"We believe a introduction is in order if thou wishes to be acquainted with this town." luna said. i got slightly uncomfortable. i didn't mind public speaking, but i preferred not to do it.

"ummm o-okay when will it happen?" i asked slightly unnerved.

"well, we could do it tomorrow if you'd like?" ask the sun princess.

"um alright let's do it!" i was really nervous about this.

"good. in the mean time do you have anywhere to stay?"

"uuuh?" i scratched my chin " i could sleep in my car." i said with a shrug.

"thou owns part of a train?" luna asked with a confused expression. i laughed a little causing a blush to appear on her face.

"no, your highness. it's what i call that big metal carriage that crashed. i could move it out of ponyville and in to a meadow.

twilight then jumped in to the conversation." what if he stayed with me?"

i honestly was a little taken back by the request. i understood the helping me out because she caused me to be here, but to literally take me into her home with open...hooves?

"well... i certainly see no problem with that. what say thou deckard?" i shrugged.

"if she is willingly going to give me shelter it would be rude not to accept." i smiled.

"then it is settled. twilight thank you for the hospitality you are showing our guest." with that the two royal ponies left the room. before they could completely leave i noticed a red orb on the ground.

"oh wait! princesses you forgot something!" i yelled to them. luna turned to see what i was talking about. i grabbed the orb and showed it to her. as she saw it she giggled.

"sir deckard that is not ours. that is thous!" she said. i looked at the orb and tilted my head.

"but i never owned a crimson orb before..." i replied. she walked up to me and looked into my eyes.

"that's because that is thous own blood! it was the internal bleeding that was harming thou. thines body kept rejecting to retake it, so we simply removed it and condense it into this orb." i was slightly awed and disgusted by the fact my hand was holding a orb of my own blood.

"okay no offense, but this kinda creeps me out, but not in a bad way! more like a ' i don't know how to react' sorta way." i gave her a sheepish grin.

" tis alright. we would probably react the same way." she winked and left without another word

after that little conversation i just kept staring at the orb in complete awe. 'this....is kinda creepy...' i thought. twilight had walked up to me while i was in my state of 'zoned-out' if you will. she started to tap me on the knee trying to get my attention. then she started saying my name.

"hey deckard you okay?" i blinked.

"huh? what? oh yeah i'm fine. just a little confused is all." i placed the orb on the bed when a slight chill met my back. i just realized i had nothing covering my back or my feet. i looked around until i spotted a small stack of clothing. i walked over and grabbed the assorted cloth and began to redress. all i had was a simple white T-shirt and a pair of boots. ' huh i thought i was wearing my jump suit before i got here? oh well.. might have been torn up or burnt or something...oh well.'

twilight was watching my every move as if i was planning something. after i finished i turned to twilight.

"so shall we be leaving?" i asked her.

"of course! we just need to sign you out." and with that we left the room and went up to the counter. as we walked i noticed a strangely familiar pegasus at the check out counter. ' huh odd i feel like i have seen her before.....' i gasped. ' the amulet!!' i quickly pulled it outta my shirt and check the photo. 'a perfect match!' i thought.

i walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. " yes? may I-" her voice dropped as she saw me. she almost immediately started shaking in fear.

i crouched down to eye level with her and asked her. " is your name north star?" she nodded fearfully.

"well then. i believe this belongs to you..." i pulled the necklace off and held it out for her.

she looked at the amulet and went wide-eyed. "WERE DID YOU FIND THIS?!?" she yelled as she took it from my hand and continued examine it as if it were false.

" well while i was helping my friend over there it fell on to my head. i picked it up and saw the picture. i resolved to find the pony that lost it." i said. the pony looked like she was about to break down. " hey you alright?"

she looked up at me and jumped up to wrap her forelegs around me. her grip was that of a bear. i could barley breath right then, but the fact she was sobbing into my shoulder made it a little less painful. "oh thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!"

"your...welcome." i said in a raspy whisper. she let go after minute and i let in a huge gasp. she blushed as i did.

"heh heh sorry i tend to get a bit carried away." i smiled and rubbed my neck.

"it's alright. i tend to do the same thing. anyway glad i could help. my names deckard by the way." i held out my hand and she gladly took it.

"well it was nice meeting you north star, but i have to leave now. see ya later some time?" i asked.

"yeah sure!" she said.

with that i signed out and left the hospital with a big smile. 'wow...this place is more beautiful than i thought.' the place really was. the town looked peaceful and the sky was clear except for a rain  bow that looked likt it was...heading...this...way.

"GET AWAY FROM HER YOU MONSTER!!!" i heard a very angry voice say.

"OH SHIT NOT AGAIN!!" i said as i got ready to fight......

'wow....i get tramatized by a pony, killed by another, brought back to LIFE, gave one back treasured piece of jewelry, and now i am about to get attacked again...today has really been fuck up for my...' was my last thought before i was smacked across a field that was to the side of the ponyville general care.

Author's Note:

wow...sorry for the long awaited update, but i had some writers block coupled with the fact that i have a new story out. oh well...anyway hoped you enjoyed it as much as i did writing it!! please like if you haven't, fave if you haven't, and review if you want!!

cya!