(Authors notes: With permission from JasonTheHuman I am using the Lyra from his story in this one and recommend everyone to go read it if you haven't already done so. The story is named Anthropology and everything written up to and including the seventh chapter is basically what Lyra has been going trough up until about a month before Twilight got lost in the void. After that the story diverges and any updates on Anthropology will be separate from the Lyra in this story.)

Karon was not enjoying the party.

Not that it wasn't nice, it was amazing in its organization. The strategic placing of the tables and the assortment of treats sitting atop them. The pleasing aesthetics of the party decorations and light setting provided a comfortable environment and had turned the solemn library into a party of epic proportions. And all of the ponies present had been quick to apologize to Karon for reacting in such an extreme fashion to his appearance and proved to be very friendly once that was sorted out.

Well, all except that first pony he had come across, the one with a lyre as a cutie mark. She'd spent the entire time in a corner watching him with the most stalkeresque look on her face possible.

No, the reason why Karon was not enjoying the party was not the wonderful food, setting or ponies.

It was because there wasn't a drop of alcohol to be found anywhere!

He wasn't the most social animal you could find...

“Understatement of the century! Give the man a trophy!”

...But he had attended more then one gathering in his rebellious teenage years where they did little else but drink, laugh and fornicate to their hearts' content.

He missed the burn of a nice whisky, the smooth pour of a glass of vodka. Oh and absinthe, how he missed the godly nectar that is absinthe. But no, instead he was trapped in pony land where one couldn't even find a glass of cider while at a party that put all other parties to shame.

It WAS a double welcome-wake up party after all.

The pink pony responsible for the party, Pinkie Pie, was truly a genius at what she does. But when Karon had tried to discreetly hint at the tragic lack of alcoholic content among the beverages, there had obviously been some miscommunication because she had winked at him, nodded as if she understood completely and ran off only to return with a bottle of hot sauce which she'd given too him with a sly look and the whispered words, “Don't worry, they just don't get us.”

So now he was both miserable and confused.

He was sitting at the top of the stairs overlooking the room below with all the ponies. Most of them were standing around chatting with each other while nibbling on some of the many different pastries. The rest were out on a open section of the floor and were performing sequences of rhythmic movements to the music in what he could only guess was the pony version of dancing.

The exception was the lyre pony, she still stood in a corner -figuratively speaking since the library was circle shaped- not even trying to blend in by talking to someone. She had been watching Karon for the entire evening so far and whenever he tried to her meet her gaze she would look away at something else before returning to staring at him.

Did he have something between his teeth? Or was she upset he hadn't woken her up after she had fainted in the street? He would have just gone and asked her if it weren't for the fact that she creeped him out.

Sure, most people would probably feel extremely safe amongst creatures that appeared to have been taken straight out of a Disney cartoon. Not Karon though. He had read the original brother Grimm's fairytale collection, and you don't look at Disney the same way after that.

He sighed and began toying around with the bottle of hot sauce still in his hands. It was made out of  glass and red in colouring with the image of a flame on it. How did Pinkie manage to get the idea he wanted this?

“Something wrong? You don't look like you're enjoying yourself.”

Karon looked behind himself and saw Twilight standing there. She had chosen to remain in bed despite Pinkie's insistence that she wouldn't be able to party if she were in bed. Well, unless they joined her, but Twilight had quickly put a stop to that idea before it escalated.

“It's nothing. Having trouble adjusting is all I think. Though I am fairly impressed Pinkie Pie managed to organize all of this in just a few hours.”

She just laughed in response. “That's Pinkie Pie, always ready for a party.”

Karon merely nodded in response. He had hoped he could have spent the night in a stupefied drunken state. Instead, he was left sober and having to deal with everything that had happened now that things seemed to have settled down and there was no immediate crisis that needed his attention.

“You sure you're alright? This is a party for you as well, and I wouldn't want you to feel neglected.” He smiled a little. The ponies around here truly were a caring bunch, but he just didn't really know how to respond. Should he return the kindness in turn? Or just accept it and assure her nothing was wrong? Or something else entirely?

He covered his face with his hands and tried to ignore everything around him.

“So, what should I do now then?”

“Whatever do you mean?”

“Well I'm here, I reached Ponyville relatively without incident. I have managed to make some friends and from what I can tell most of the population seems okay with the idea of me staying if the elements of harmony keeps an eye on me.”

“What would you do if this had been an entirely unfamiliar setting?”

“I would have located a food and water supply, created a shelter of some kind in a hard to reach area and try to investigate the land and familiarize myself with it. But that's just basics for survival. I need to know how I am to LIVE here.”

“Well, you've got food and water down, plus shelter since Twilight offered you her spare bed in thanks for saving her ... again.”

“Which leaves investigating and familiarizing.”

“Yes, so do that. You're in a library. Begin with reading all the books you can get your hands on, then go from there.”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Because that's what I did back home, shut myself away and spent my days reading and experimenting. New place, new body, new name. Might as well try and form new habits. Healthy habits.”

“Which would be?”

“Experiencing more then just the inside of a book while inside a house. Isolation has made me weak I think. Had this place been anything else but the land of cotton candy and compulsively nice ponies I would most likely have died before the end of the first day.”

“So you're going to stop reading books?”

“Don't be ridiculous. But I need more than that now, I think. Maybe Loke was actually right. Maybe this was exactly what I needed, to be more then just an image of a mage living solitary in a house filled with dusty tomes and a head filled with nothing but thoughts and no experience before dying alone.”

“Sounds like what Loke said when you first meet him, remember?”

“Yeah I do. Looks like he was telling the truth the smug bastard.”

“Well I don't really feel like partying, but if I am going to try and be a little more connected to those around me, I should probably start out by actually being sociable.”

“Sounds like a plan.”

“It does, thanks for the help.”

“Talking to yourself remember.”

Karon put his hand on his knees and smiled. He was being ridiculous sitting her acting all dark and lonely. Half of this was for him after all. He snapped out of his musings when a hoof began poking at his shoulder.

“I said are you all right? You were just sitting there without answering.”

Karon turned around and put a hand on her hoof and looked her in the eyes.

“Those eyes...”

“Yes, actually Twilight I think I'm fine. Do you want to join me downstairs?” He pointed with his other hand down towards the stairs and the ponies laughing and dancing.

“Well I still feel kinda tired, perhaps I should just...” Karon interrupted her by moving in close and with his mouth right next to her ear whispered.

“If you don't come with me I am going to join you inside your bedroom and question you about which positions of the Kama Sutra you thought looked the most fun to try.”

He retreated with a grin that only got wider as he saw the terrified expression on Twilight's face which quickly became red with embarrassment. He stood up and went down a few steps before looking up at her. She only shook her head with a displeased look before rolling her eyes and trotting down the stairs right behind him.

When they reached the floor, they were immediately surrounded by ponies asking questions and giving Twilight many congratulations on finally waking up and hoped she would feel better very soon. Karon noticed that almost everyone was more interested in Twilight than him, so he gave her a quick smile before abandoning her to the masses and slipped away.

He tried to stay close to the bookshelves so he wouldn't stand out, as he was almost half as tall as everyone else inside. He wanted to try and see if he could surprise that unicorn with a lyre cutie mark.

His dark robe melted in with the dark unlit areas of the library perfectly and he saw the lyre pony looking around trying to spot him. He remained motionless before she turned her head and looked in the other direction before quickly sneaking up right behind her turned head and sat down on his knees.

He tilted his head before leaning forward and asked her. “What are you looking for.”

She jumped into the air and came down on all four staring at him with a shocked expression that then froze as she must have realized he knew she had been spying on him the entire night.

“Can't keep your eye off me huh? I know I'm pretty and all but you have to try and contain yourself girl, I'd only end up breaking your heart.” She backed away uncertainly at what he'd said, he couldn't make out her expression perfectly but she looked very eager for some reason.

She looked around herself quickly and noted that no pony was within earshot before her eyes widened to that bowling ball size again and she said.

“You're a ... human.” She said the last word with so much emotion that it gave Karon pause. Maybe he'd missed something here? He looked at her more closely. He couldn't read her face perfectly but it was obvious there was something on her mind she thought was very important.

“Oh I get it.”

“I understand, you must have heard one of those human horror stories Applejack mentioned was in circulation. I don't know what you've heard, but I assure you that I have no intention of eating you all alive or whatever else they might have said humans usually do.”  

"Come to think of it, I do wonder how a burger made out of colorful ponies would taste like."

"Keep thinking like that and things are going to go very badly for us. I mean me."

“I'm not talking about those stories!” she leaned in really close and whispered, “I know the truth.”

“I do not like where this is heading...” But he merely nodded in response and whispered back.

“What truth are you talking about exactly.”

She looked confused before adding a little slower.

“The truth about humans of course. The truth that the princesses has tried to cover up with all their lies, but I discovered it! I knew humans existed and now I have proof: YOU! I know the real story of the humans!”

“Okay, this is moving from mildly entertaining to seriously disturbing.”

“Uhuh, and what exactly is this grand truth you have discovered then.”

She looked at him like she couldn't believe what she was hearing, but her face quickly changed back to that weird look he now understood was the face of a fanatic conspiracy theorist that really needed to get laid. No wonder it took time for him to pin it down.

“I understand, you're afraid that if you tell the truth to anyone they will come get you. You're just testing me.”

Karon resisted the urge to facepalm.

“But don't worry, I already know. I know that humans have been here before, I know humans are the one who created almost everything we ponies have and use. Our entire civilization is built upon what was left of the humans! We owe them everything!”

Karon sighed deeply and felt a headache forming, this was going to take a lot of convincing.

“Easy now, trying to be sociable and make friends remember?”

“Fine!” He tried to look as comforting and understanding as he could so she wouldn't freak out or start throwing accusations when he disagreed with her.

“What's your name?”

“Well ... my pony name is Heartstrings but my real name is Lyra.”

Karon glanced at the cutie mark on her flank, barely visible in the low light of the library. A lyre then, and she had adopted a new name, interesting.

“Well then Lyra, why don't you tell me about what exactly it is you have found out.”

Lyra began recounting the story about her passion for humans – though to Karon it sounded like an obsession – and her research into everything she could find about them. Karon was surprised her conspiracy theories actually were based on some facts but the gaping holes in her reasoning were obvious.

She ended the story with how she had taken to helping Twilight into her research about humans but barely a month had passed before Twilight had fallen asleep and had been unable to wake up for three weeks. Then she suddenly wakes up and has a human around, something that had made Lyra convinced there was a conspiracy behind all of this.

“Should I try and break it to her carefully or the hard way?”

“Carefully.”

“That is an interesting story Lyra, and I admit it added some pieces of information I did not have, but you are wrong on many accounts.” He had thought she would react with sadness and loss at best and violently at worst instead she did something entirely different.

She pleaded.

“What do you mean? Please you must tell me! I have been dreaming of humans my entire life, please tell me everything! Please you must!”

The poor unicorn looked, well Karon didn't know how she looked but definitely on the verge of something. But he could understand her. What had begun as a curiosity and hobby had taken over her life. She couldn't let everything go to waste after all of her hard work.

“Lyra ... before I continue I want you to know that I understand, I really do, and if you want me to, I would be happy to tell you absolutely everything about the human world and civilization. But before that, you will need to hear the truth.”

“What do you mean when you said human world? I don't understand.”

“Exactly, now remember what I said. But first...”

“This is going to hit her hard.”

“There has not been any kind of human civilization or rule in this world Lyra. Maybe a few humans have been here before, it is possible, but never any kind of culture or people have ever settled here, we do not belong to this world. I'm sorry but you are wrong, yes obviously some things here have been designed similarly as many human constructions. But it is not something you have taken up after some long dead human empire or kingdom. The places and cultures you have read about are not of this world and never has been.”

She didn't answer, she just looked ... broken ... confused.  She had dreamed of humans, spent almost every free minute she had researching about them. She had felt like the whole world had been against her knowing the truth, and now when the impossible happened, a human had come to her, it only told her she was wrong.

It was more then she could take.

Lyra turned around and ran out of the library and into the early spring night without looking back at the human staring after her with sadness in his eyes. He had seen the tears that'd begun streaming down her face.

“So much for having fun at a party...”

He felt bad for having done that, but really, he had no choice. If he hadn't done it she would have just taken whatever he did as some hidden signal that she was right. Well, she was right in a way. Humans had certainly influenced pony society, but he needed to test that theory before taking it to her.

“Soon enough. Just make sure that what you find is the truth so she doesn't end up making up facts to fit the holes again.”

He turned away from the doorway and closed the door behind him, some ponies had seen Lyra run away and watched him, but it had gone unnoticed by most. Karon just nodded at the one's looking at him wondering what had just happened. He tried to spot Twilight but couldn't make her out in the sea of ponies. Instead, he settled for grabbing a cupcake from a nearby table and leaned against a bookcase while he munched on it.

It was delicious, and it was a shame he hadn't tried enjoying the party earlier. It was getting late and most ponies were moving around slowly and looked worn out. Too much dancing and pastries perhaps.

He was considering grabbing another cupcake when Rarity appeared out of the pony crowd and walked up to him.

Karon might have teased Twilight a lot and dropped tons of innuendo and flirting comments, but he felt absolutely no sexual attraction to the ponies at all. He had never once actually thought about sleeping with one seriously, and he doubted he ever would no matter how lonely he'd get in this world without another human for companionship.

But even he had to admit that Rarity looked just as attractive in the dim light of the dying party as she had in glittering sunlight. Her shiny coat looked smooth as silk, and her purple wavy mane moved around like flowing water as she approached him. Her sparkling eyes perfectly framed in by dark eyelashes that fluttered seductively.

He was glad he wasn't a pony because he was pretty sure if he were, he would be experiencing cardiac arrest at the moment from seeing her approach him like that.

She looked at him with concern.

“What the matter darling? Are you not enjoying the festivities?”

He shrugged in reply before responding, “Bad things just seem to follow me everywhere.”

She was a little taken aback at his way of responding, probably expecting him to act accordingly to the gentlemanly, no gentlecoltly, manner he had previously been displaying.

He took a deep breath.

“Forgive me lady Rarity, the festivities have worn me out and I had an unpleasant interaction with one of the ponies here before. It was not my intention to act so callously.”

She merely nodded. “I understand perfectly darling. You are new here so you must find all of this very strange and hard to manage. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you.”

She was looking up at him with sparkling blue eyes waiting for an answer. She didn't know how well her remark had struck.

He thought back to what Twilight had told him about Rarity and gave her a brief analysis.

She was the element of generosity and was personally obsessed with beauty. So she was not only extremely passionate about her own appearance but also loved using her skills to make others beautiful. Karon was an entirely new being, one she had never encountered before, and he also happened to have treated her like, he presumed, few other had before.

She was probably very eager to try and see what she could do with him, if he allowed her to work on him that would give him time to get to know her. But if he worked WITH her, that might be even better.

“Yes there is one thing you can do for me lady Rarity.” She looked eager to hear what he had to say.

“Two things actually. One is that my current appearance is below what should be expected of one's own self. I have heard that you are a true artist when it comes to achieving a presentable image of  one's appearance. I would love to assist you in making a proper outfit and perhaps find time for a grooming of myself if you find that acceptable. In exchange for this I will offer all my available knowledge of fashion and related subjects from my world.”

Now she definitely looked eager. He had hoped she would find the challenge of designing an outfit for a new species intriguing, but she looked practically ecstatic.

“Oh that is an absolutely brilliant idea! I think I will go home straight away and start working on some designs. Please, come by the boutique tomorrow around noon.”

Karon watched her go with mixed feelings. This could go very wrong if he wasn't careful. He would have to be extra aware of what he did so not to do anything that might insult her.

He looked around the library. Almost every light had gone out now and few ponies remained. He could see Pinkie Pie dancing, the only one still dancing actually. And Twilight stood with another pony he didn't recognize and was chatting. The rest of the harmony gang must have taken off because he couldn't see them anywhere.

After Twilight had told them about how he had saved her from the void and helped her get home, they had quickly decided that he had earned their trust and could be counted as a friend. Especially now that he was stuck here as a result of helping Twilight. She had not taken it well when he told her, and almost started crying when she thought it was her fault. He had reassured her that he wasn't sorry it had happened and that he liked it here.

“Kinda true, it could have been a lot worse.”

Karon's stomach growled and he remembered he hadn't eaten much else besides cupcakes since he got here. Not that there was anything wrong with them but he didn't want to ruin his newly created body by ignoring its needs. He walked over to where Twilight was talking. Seeing the human approaching, the unknown pony said something to her and trotted off with a brief nod of farewell to Karon.

“So did you enjoy the rest of the party then?” Twilight asked.

“A bit. There was an incident with the pony named Lyra. She ... made a lot of interesting accusations, most of them untrue, but she did mention a thing or two that I found very interesting.”

She looked away from him and didn't answer at first. She looked ashamed.

“I'm sorry I didn't tell you about all of that. After you had rescued me from that ... place, I had forgotten all about it. Afterwards, when I realized I had ended up with a human, in a world full of humans, I wanted to take the opportunity to learn all I could. I honestly didn't believe you existed outside of legends before meeting you, and even then it took time for me to realize what you really were.”

“Why not just tell me?” He wasn't angry or anything. Karon was just curious why she didn't mention it before when she was inside his mind.

“Well, at first I just didn't know how to begin and then, well, you were doing a lot of things that were pretty frightening like eating ... meat...”

“I just knew that would come around biting me in the ass sooner or later.”

“Sorry about that Twilight. That was inconsiderate of me.”

She looked surprised that he had actually apologized.

“I didn't know you could be so nice. I thought you were going to say something like...”

She put on a sour face and tried to make her tone deeper in an attempt to mimic him.

“...Well it's not like you knew it or anything.” It wasn't a very good impression, but it still looked cute when she did it.

“I get it, I acted like an asshole. I'll try and do better in the future.”

She giggled at his response. “Well, I can't ask more than that you try.”

He stretched his hand out to her and asked. “Friends?”

She smiled and put her hoof in his hand and they gently shook. Before he dropped it, he stroked her hoof gently. It was odd, it didn't feel like a horses coat usually do, it was a lot smother and less like fur. He didn't know what to call it. It was more like they had a second layer of skin made out of ... something.

“You like her..”

“Well of course, she's a nice pers- I mean pony.”

“That's not what I meant.”

“I know what you meant. You are mistaken.”

“I am you remember. If I think so, you do so to.”

“So Twilight, you wouldn't have any food lying around here somewhere. I am starving and cupcakes may be nice, but I need a little more than that.”

“Well, the kitchen is through that door over there. There should be plenty of food you can eat in the fridge, that is if you can handle eating vegetables.”

She said the last part with a smile. It would take time for him to get used to a no-meat diet and she knew it.

“I think I will survive, but if I don't, I will be holding you and your grass eating ways responsible.”

“Hey! I don't ea-”

“Hay is grass. End of story.” He turned around and marched to the kitchen with a badly concealed smile before she could come up with a retort. Yes, he would enjoy staying here for a while.

He bent over a little and opened the door leading to the kitchen. Stepping inside, he realized it looked very similar to a human's kitchen, but there were differences. No knife set that he could see, and after having investigated a little more closely, he found nothing but bowls, plates and a few other kitchen tools.

Oh and a bread knife, but he couldn't find any bread so he settled for some carrots he found lodged in a corner of the fridge and started munching on them thoughtfully. They tasted good, far juicier then the old Earth carrots he was used to.

A thought came to him, standing there in the kitchen enjoying his carrots.

This was his home now.

It might have been sudden and entirely unexpected, but it had happened. New world, new body and a new name, and now a home to go with it all of it. Not just a home, but a home and friends in it. It felt very strange.

He ate the last carrot and went back out into the library. Everyone had left save Twilight who stood by the stairs waiting for him to join her. He went over to her and patted his stomach with a content grin and she smiled back.

“Ready to go to sleep? Spike has been sleeping for hours already, so make sure you don't wake him up.”

“I'll do my best.” He gently bowed and motioned with his hands up the stairs. “Ladies first.”

She looked pleased Rarity wasn't the only one getting special treatment and walked up the stairs. Her horn glowed as she opened the door before her and climbed up to the platform as silently as she could. Karon just grabbed the edge and heaved himself up with ease and walked over to the guest bed standing across from Twilight's. It was a bit short but he would manage. At least it was wide enough for him.

He took off his clothes and looked down with a curious glance. Yeah, all those muscles were not there before he got here.

Loke may be a selfish asshole, but at least he put thought into his gifts.

He glanced over and noticed Twilight staring. “See anything you like?”

She just gave off an annoyed sound and rolled her eyes. He thought so at least, hard to say in the dark no matter how light it was compared to the Nordic winter nights back ho- back on Earth. There was a round window in the wall that showed the quiet, peaceful town sleeping under a starry sky. The moon was full and gave off plenty of light once his eyes had adjusted to the conditions.

He kept his boxers on, he didn't want to push Twilight too far. Sure, all the colts walked around naked, but they had the decency not to dangle their junk out in the open 24/7.

He slid into the bed and let out a sigh. It was comfortable despite his feet and ankles dangling outside the bed. He stared up at the ceiling and hoped Twilight wouldn't mind a few questions before falling asleep.

“Twilight?”

“Yes?” she grumbled sleepily with a annoyed voice.

“Would you mind if I ask a question or two?”

“You couldn't have done this earlier?”

“Well yeah, but I'm doing it now instead.”

“Garh, fine! If it will let me go to sleep sooner ask whatever you want.”

He chuckled a little, teasing Twilight would probably become his new hobby.

“Well first of all, did you finish that report on humans that Celestia wanted?”

“Princess Celestia. And no, I've been resting the entire time before the party, but I will send it to her first thing in the morning after I write it, I have more to report to her then I thought possible now.”

“Lyra mentioned that Luna had managed a slip of the tongue during something called 'Nightmare Night' and revealed that she knew about the existence of humans. I could only assume that Celestia is aware that we exist as well. So my question is simple: will your report mention the fact that I am here?”

“Of course. It's not like we've tried to keep your presence here a secret, and even if you said that you feel fine with staying here for a while, I know you must miss your home. Princess Celestia is the wisest and most powerful being in all of Equestria. If anyone can help you in going back home it's her.”

Karon was silent for a moment, considering how much he should really tell her.

“Might as well be truthful.”

“Twilight ... I can't let her do that.”

“What!? Why not?”

“Because I made a deal with Loke, it was the only way to successfully complete the ritual and get you back to your body. In return for giving me all the extra power I needed, I swore to obey one command he would give me and keep obeying it until he releases me from it. He tricked me yes, but he still kept up his part of the bargain and ... he ordered me to remain here in this world, in this dimension, until he tells me it's fine to go. I can't try and leave, and I can NOT allow anyone else to make me leave, that includes the Princess Celestia.”

“But-”

“No Twilight! No buts. I will remain here until I am set free by Loke or somehow the great powers decide to override his authority, but I doubt that last one since he didn't break any rules per say. So I will remain here, maybe for the rest of my life. And I hope that you will allow me to make this my new home ... at least for the moment”

“It's my fault, if I hadn-”

“Quiet! Yes you made a stupid rookie mistake, but everyone who studies the arts make them from time to time. It's not your fault. Loke might have set me up for this, but I still was the one that CHOSE to help you and I would do it again without a second thought!”

Twilight didn't answer at first. She was silent, but he could hear her moving around in her bed like she was struggling with something. After a long uncomfortable silence she became still and said.

“Thank you.” It was all she needed to say really. Those words said more then anything else she could have said and the air was filled with heavy emotions.

Karon didn't like those moments.

“Heh, it's not like I could leave someone with such a hot flank as yours hanging now could I?”  

“You are just impossible to talk to! Here I am trying to thank you for saving my life and tell you how sorry I am that you lost your home, and instead all you can talk about is my flank! If you hadn't noticed by now we aren't even the same species!”

Karon smiled, he liked these kinds of moments far better.

“Well, take it as a compliment then. Even males outside your kind can't help but notice that hot bundle of fun you call your flank, mmmmhmm, I could stare at it all day.”

“If you don't have any more serious questions I'm going to sleep now.”

“One more.”

“Fine, but no more talking about my flank ... or any other part of me!”

“Hehe, agreed. No, my question is something else entirely. I couldn't help but notice that despite being epic in it's proportions, there wasn't a single drink around this party.”

“What are you talking about? There were plenty of things to drink at the party.”

“No I meant drinks, as in alcohol. Drinks with ethanol in it. You know, fermentation of different materials, followed by distillation if you want the good stuff, that you drink and it gives a depressant effect on you sensory system and lowered inhibitions. A state commonly called being drunk.”

“I know what you mean. Around here we just call it booze.”

Karon smacked his forehead, really? The ponies actually called alcohol booze instead of some other more puffy name like the-funny-walk-water or glibbergabbel.

“Good to know. So yes, why wasn't there any around?”

“Well Pinkie is the one that does parties around here, and as far as I know she doesn't drink. She mostly only eats or drinks things with sugar in it. Besides, she's bad enough as it is only on sugar, I don't even want to know how she would act if she were intoxicated.”

“Fair enough. We'll I'm done. Sweet dreams Twilight, see you in the morning.”

“You too.”

Karon looked back up at the ceiling and grinned. He had settled in nicely, and after a little probing around the social scene and some internal dialogue, he had managed to come up with three goals he needed to achieve before all else.

“1: Research more into pony society and this world.”

“2: Make friends and form alliances to make sure no one gets the idea to try and send me back to Earth. That includes Celestia.”

“3...”

Karon's grin went from ear to ear and he had to suppress the desire to cackle like a maniac.

“...Get some alcohol, organize a surprise party for PINKIE, and then get her drunk.”

He turned around and laughed into his pillow hoping Twilight would have fallen asleep and didn't hear him.

He relaxed eventually and turned around again. He looked out the window where the moon shone with a soft silver light. He fell asleep watching it travel across the night sky and slumbered peacefully, dreaming of mischievous deeds he might perform on his new pony friends. All his dreams were sending him the same message, and he understood it perfectly well.

This was going to be fun.

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