Twilight shot up and screamed as she took a defensive stance. I opened my mouth to say something but was cut off by Twilight.
"Stay back! Don't come any closer you...you monster! I'll have you know I am a very powerful magician and I wont hesitate to destroy you." I stood up slowly. and backed up a few feet.
"How did you get here?" I asked softly. She just stared at me with a serious expression for a few seconds before she replied.
"I don't know." She said. Keeping her defencive stance. I took a single step towards her but stopped when her horn began to glow with a light purple aura.
"Don't worry." I said. "I'm not going to hurt you. I understand that you're probably terrified, Twilight. But I swear I don't want to hurt you." This seems to have caught her off guard. "can we just sit down and talk about this?" I asked.
"How do you know my name?" She said as an expression of slight fear appeared on her face. Shit. She didn't trust me before and now she trusts me even less. I stood there for a second trying to think up an excuse for how I'd know her name. She probably doesn't realise she's a cartoon character. I've read fanfictions like this and when the ponies find out they're from a cartoon it usually doesn't work out to well.
I shrugged slightly. "Lucky guess?" I said sheepishly. She pouted her lips slightly and held her stance.
"I don't buy it" She responded. Well I'm out of ideas. I walked over to my couch and sat down. Twilight followed me with her gaze and turned her body to continue facing me. I picked up the tv remote from the coffee table and turned it on. I looked at Twilight. I could tell she's confused. I looked back at the tv and sighed to myself as I turned on the Netflix application. I motioned for twilight to join me on the couch but she just stood there.
"Come on. I promise this will explain how I know you're name." She eased up slightly when i said this.
"Fine. But don't try anything. I'm watching you." She walked over to the couch and sat down at the other end from me, clearly trying to keep her distance. When she saw the TV her eyes widened slightly and her jaw hung open. I chuckled slightly to myself and she snapped her head towards me.
"What is this?" She said pointing a hoof towards what would seem like a magic glowing box to her. I held back a chuckle "How does it work? What's it for? Where did it come from?" Her curiosity was coming to the surface.
"This is called a Television. Or TV for short. I'm not entirely sure how it works but people use it for entertainment. It's used to watch tv shows and movies." I start scrolling through the Netflix menu looking for My Little Pony.
"What's a... movie?" She asked. I only just realised they didn't have movie theaters or anything in Equestria.
"A movie is like a.... like an hour and a half or so story told with visuals and dialogue. A tv show is basically the same except only half an hour long." I found the My Little Pony stream and picked a random episode and turned it on. I threw the remote onto the coffee table and motioned for twilight to look at the tv. At first she sat there with her hoof on her chin as if deep in thought but she dropped her hoof to her side and her jaw fell wide open.
"Here it comes." I thought to myself. "Brace for the freak out." I closed my eyes tightly. Nothing. I opened one of my eyes and looked at Twilight who just sat there with her jaw hanging open and her eyes glued to the tv. I opened my eyes completely. "Well?" I asked. "Does that answer your question?" Twilight turned her head and stared at me. Jaw still hanging open slightly. She just nodded, clearly at a loss for words and turned back towards the tv. Phew. That went smoother than I thought. Twilight looked back at me gaining back her composure. She cleared her throat slightly.
"This is.... I don't even know how to describe it. So what you're saying is I'm a cartoon character?" I just nodded slowly. Twilight sat there for a few moments completely motionless. "So if I'm not in Equestria right now, then where am I? And for that matter, you're not like any creature I've ever seen before. What are you exactly? If you don't mind me asking."
"Well you're on Earth. Specifically America. More specifically Texas. And I'm what we call a human. There are 2 different types of humans. Males and Females. I guess in your terms a male would be a colt and a female would be a mare. My name's Jason." I reach out a hand for a handshake. Or rather a hoof shake. Twilight looked at my hand quizzically then back up at me with a slightly confused face.
"What are you doing with that...thing?" She said in a slightly disgusted tone as she pointed to my hand with her hoof.
"It's called a handshake. It's a thing we do here on earth. Just trust me. Put your hoof in my hand." Twilight hesitantly put her hoof in my hand. Her hooves may look hard but they're actually rather soft and slightly squishy. Like holding a twinkie only bigger and purple. I gently shook her hoof and released it. Twilight sat and stared at her hoof for a second. I looked past Twilight to my oven and saw the time. 9:15.
"Shit." I said as i quickly stood up from the couch. Twilight just sat there and stared at me. "I didn't realise what time it is. I haven't even eaten yet." I looked back to twilight who quickly averted her gaze. "You hungry?" I ask her. She looks up at me and nods.
"Yes actually, now that you mention it." I nodded and headed to the kitchen. I prepared some simple vegetables for Twilight and threw them in a bowl. I just made myself some toast. I placed Twilight's salad bowl on one end of the table and my toast on the other. Twilight stood up off the couch and walked over to the table and sat down in front of her salad.
"Thanks" She said with a smile and used her magic to levitate some vegetables into her mouth. How can she still use magic if she's not in Equestria anymore? I shook the thought from my mind and just focused on my toast. "So I guess you're gonna have to stay here for a while until you find a way back home right?" I asked.
Twilight swallowed her food and nodded. "It seems that way. I can sleep on the couch." I waved my hand dismissively. No way I'm going to let her sleep on the couch. She's my house guest. Plus I don't want someone else seeing her. That would spell trouble.
"Nonsense. You can take the spare bedroom. I don't have company like ever so you're free to use it." I took another bite of my toast as Twilight smiled warmly at me.
"Thanks" She said as she finishes off her salad and levitates the bowl into the sink. I finish my toast and stand up to do the dishes. Twilight walks over and stands beside me. "Need some help?" She asks. I think she's starting to warm up to me.
"Ok. You know any drying spells?" I ask teasingly, not expected a legitimate answer. Twilight just giggles slightly.
"Of course I do." She says as she picks up the wet plates with her magic and in an instant they are dry.
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That night after Twilight and I finish the dishes we sat down for a bit and she asked me tons of questions. Like: "Do you guys have a ruler?" And "What other kind of weird technology do you have?" Even some I didn't have the answer to like "How old is the human race?" and "Why does earth rotate?" I'm clearly not as smart as twilight but I provided what little answers I could. I told her I'd show her how to use the internet tomorrow. At least that way she won't ask me any more tough questions.
It was time for bed. About 10:30PM. I showed Twilight the way to the guest bedroom and told her if she needs anything she can come to me. we said our goodnights and went into our respective rooms. I however had trouble sleeping. My mind was racing. I'm still trying to come to terms that a purple Unicorn from one of my favorite tv shows is real and she's living in my house. Twilight says she has no idea how she got here and I believe her. Part of me wants her to stay here forever but I know deep down that's just not possible and that one day, she will have to leave for equestria and I would be alone again.