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// Chapter 1 
// Story: The Human Tail 
// by D'Koda 
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"Come on Fluttershy! Its not so bad!" a pink pony said, dancing to a yellow pony with a pink mane, who was curled up in a ball, sobbing.

"Let us out! You're taking the wrong ponies!" the cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane screamed at the guards who had imprisoned her, and 5 others. "I'm telling you! You need to let us out or Equestria isn't going to make it another week!"

The white one sobbed. "Rainbow, we've been locked in this hideous cell for 3 days with no chance of escape, and some of the worst hay I've ever eaten." She says. "Even Twilight has had no luck with the lock, let alone the guards under his spell, and she knows more spells than I daresay Princess Celestia does"

"Now wait just a second!" an orange pony piped up, "I don't care who you are, or what element you represent. We gotta remain strong for our Princess. She's our final hope now." There was a small hint in her voice that she'd given up, but she did her best not to show it. It seemed to work.

"I hope you're right girls," the lavender pony said, almost dejectedly, "I really hope you're right."


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*CLANG!* *CLUNK!* *CLINK!*

Thomas woke up with a start. Was that a thief? In HIS apartment? The nerve of some people. He got out of bed slowly, not wanting to make a sound, and grabbed the nearest blunt object he could find in the darkness.

*CLUNK!* *CLING!* "Ahh! *THUD!*

Thomas didn't wait for a second opportunity. If this thief had fallen, this was his chance to get payback for breaking and entering, and possibly stealing. He wasn't the worlds most muscular 18 year old, but he wasn't a stick. He headed down the stairs and turned on the light, ready to attack at the first sign of aggression.

He didn't expect a pony to be in his home.

"HALT!" yelled the pony, who had been the reason for the noise. She was a dark blue in colour, with a picture of a moon on her flank, surrounded by black, sprawled out all over his kitchen floor, with a couple of saucepans stuck on her feet. If not for being an insane animal lover, this would be the funniest thing in the world to Thomas. And did it just tell him to halt?

Thomas couldn't believe his eyes. Or his ears. A talking pony. He could make a fortune! He was rich! He was...

"THESE TRAPS ARE VERY IRRITATING AND LOUD!" she yelled, once again. "IS THIS HOW THOU TREATS ROYA--" she looked up at him, and stopped. What in the hay was this thing? It was unlike anything else she'd ever seen in Equestria. In fact, was she even IN Equestria? All her sister told her to do was to get help, and after giving her some parchment with instructions, sent her off to Noponys land.

"Tra... irrita... whatta... huh?" Thomas was amazed. It WAS a talking pony. But not just any old pony, it was a Unicorn! At the same time, it was a Pegasus! It was a.... Unisus? Pegacorn? Some other word that is actually correct?

"WHAT IS THY NAME?" She asked him.

Thomas' ears were now ringing from the yelling at point blank distance. "M-My name is Thomas..." He said. "And please, keep your voice down. My neighbours are attempting to sleep."

"YOU HA- oh. Ahem. You have neighbours? How wonderful! Maybe we are in Equestria! But I've nev-"

"Equi-what?"

The pony sighed. "This is going to be a long night for everypony..." she said.