-Ponyville-
"Hey Twilight, who's this guy?" A rainbow-tailed pegasus flew from a cloud that had previously went unnoticed.
"He's new, says his name is Leon." Twilight replied. I assumed they were good friends based off of how they acted towards each other.
"Well then, nice to meet ya! I'm Rainbow Dash. Best flier in Equestria." She said, flying up in the air and posing in a way that would emphasize the fact she was proud of her flying skills.
I, still shocked by her appearance out of near thin-air, began to stammer, "Th-there are p-pegasi here too?" The winged pony's face, along with Twilight's, changed almost instantly to one of confusion.
"Well duh, I mean Ponyville may be made up mostly of Earth Ponies, but anyone can live here." Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.
"Well, that isn't what I mean, but whatever..." I trailed off, realizing I hadn't yet explained my situation to them. "I'll talk about it once we're at the library." I wandered along the town, looking at everyone and everything I could, trying to take in the peaceful nature of the village.
"Hey, are you athletic?" Rainbow Dash soon inquired.
"Me? Well, a bit I guess." I replied.
"Well, the library is just around that bend over there and down the road a bit." The pegasus said. "How fast can you get there?"
"No idea until I try." I said. I was fairly athletic when I was a human, and had been learning about parkour, so I decided I would see how fast I could get to Twilight's library.
"Do you mind?" Rainbow Dash said, gesturing to the violet pony next to me. Twilight giggled and gave her approval of the one-pony race.
"Okay!" Rainbow Dash said loudly. "Ready? Set. Go!"
I took off sprinting at a speed I had never assumed possible, somehow finding myself leaping off a fence, then to a sign, and finally onto the roof of a home. I sprinted across the deceivingly sturdy rooftop and leaped back onto the ground, cutting off most of the corner and finally sprinting to the front of the tree that was the town library.
The pegasus was already there, of course. Flying does give an unfair advantage. Then Twilight appeared next to me. I guess teleportation is unfair as well.
"Out of breath, but pretty cool." The sky-blue pony said with a smile on her face.
"That was incredible! I've never seen anything like it!" Twilight had exclaimed.
Surprisingly, I looked back and realized not only how much more coordinated I was than before I had arrived, but also how easy it was to breathe after such exercise. I, however, believed it was most likely because of the different body I had and that I had grown used to walking on all fours.
Smiling, I bowed in fake-pride.
"Crap! I forgot I was supposed to go to AppleJack's! Sorry guys, I'll see ya later!" Rainbow exclaimed in a hurry, and left faster than she had arrived. Neither me or Twilight even had a chance to respond.
We shrugged and walked up to Twilight's home and knocked on the door. It opened and a small purple creature opened it almost instantly. Twilight introduced the "baby dragon" as Spike, her assistant. He looked at me questioningly.
"His name is Leon, he's here to ask a few questions." Twilight said, and then smiling, she continued, "and judging by his cutie mark, I'm guessing he's pretty good at it."
-Twilight's House-
After sitting down at the library, or laying, I suppose, she began talking with me about many things, as if she were trying to just get me settled in. I simply nodded my head or agreed with whatever I could to reassure her I knew what she was talking about, even though I hadn't the faintest clue about most of it.
Finally, I decided to just get straight to the point. "I'm not a unicorn."
She turned her head in a questioning fashion, as if she didn't understand.
"I'm a human. I don't exactly know how I got here or what I'm doing here, but what I do know is that I was a human, that I died, and that eventually I found myself here."
She smiled, but said with a half-laugh that a claim like that was ridiculous. "Humans are a ponytale we tell little fillies about when they are growing up. They walk on two legs, can't use magic, and can't fly by themselves. They don't have the same talents as ponies, never get a cutie mark and yet they still manage to..."
I, slightly annoyed, interrupted her, "survive. Twilight, people are real. To me talking ponies were always a fairytale. Humans live by using technology. Magic is replaced with science. We can't teleport and we can't fly whenever we want to, we've needed to work together to do what we couldn't do alone. But you know what? Life for me isn't a fairytale... or your ponytale. Challenges always manage to come around every corner. Me? I was killed, Twilight. In my world, my life ended. I was shot by a gun in the leg, I couldn't move because of it. I was beaten to death by someone I didn't even know. When I came to, I was in a black space of nothingness. I don't know why, and I don't know how, but as soon as I arrived there, I was whisked away and the found myself here. I know the truth, and I guess if you don't want to accept it, I came to the wrong pony." My voice began to shake, so I got up and spun around, trying to hold in the tears in my eyes. I opened the door and began to walk away, a stray teardrop falling on the ground as I walked out, slamming the door behind me.
I walked as far as I could before breaking down in tears. I had just place all of my hope of finding answers on this one pony, and I was treated like a joke.
-Inside Twilight's Home-
Twilight was stunned. She had honestly thought the black unicorn was joking. She had not even begun to consider the claim of humans ever being a creature that could exist was possible. A claim that a unicorn once was one was even more ludicrous in her mind. Every book she had read spoke of them as fictional creatures, even going to explain the origin of the idea of where the idea of a "human" originated. It was utterly preposterous to think they existed. Still, this pony spoke in a way that showed he sincerely believed in what he said. She didn't know what to think.
Spike, who had been in another room, popped his head out wondering what the stallion had done. All he had heard was the slamming of a door.
"Twilight?" He asked, after not hearing her respond, he repeated it slightly louder, "Twilight?"
He entered the main room where the two had been discussing things, only to see Twilight staring at the door, dumbfounded.
"Twilight?..." he said quietly, touching her on the back. It was enough to cause her to break out of her trance.
"He came to me for help, and I just completely brushed him off! I'm so stupid!" She yelled and shoved her head into her hooves, which were now crossed in front of her.
She was quiet. Spike, though unsure about what had occurred, knew she needed time alone, so he busied himself with cleaning another room.
Dear Princess Celestia,
Today I made a horrible mistake. A strange unicorn came to me making a claim I had thought was outrageous. He had claimed that he was a human, not a pony. However, I thought this was a joke, and laughed it off. I didn't realize the consequences that my actions would have, and I ended up hurting his feelings. He had really believed that he was human. Now I've lost a chance at making a new friend, and in the process, I made myself feel absolutely terrible. I learned never to act without first placing myself in another pony's hooves, and to always take a moment to consider what they say, or you might lose the chance of making a good friend. I learned this the hard way today.
Your Faithful Student,
Twilight Sparkle