//------------------------------// // A New Town // Story: A Human World // by Icewind505 //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash clutched the side of her head and groaned. Twilight wouldn't stop talking, she kept explaining about the different parts of a human, how to use them and what made them so different from ponies.She had explained about fingers, toes, feet, the different ears, how the hair differed from manes, why they couldn't eat certain things, the digestive system, and just about anything else there was to know about humans. "Twilight! Could you please just shut it?!" The sun had set and the girls had been walking a few miles now and they looked worse for wear. Their feet hurt due to the lack of protection and their stomachs growled louder than an Ursa Minor. They stumbled over eachother as they walked and soon they started to fall over one by one. "Ah give up ya'll. It's hard ta walk with feet instead o' hooves." The other girls nodded in agreement. Even the energetic Pinkie Pie had run out of energy and was panting on the ground. But something peeked her interest. She saw a collection of lights far away and jumped to her feet. She grabbed Rarity and Rainbow Dash by the arms and stuck a finger at the lights. The three girls nodded and grabbed their friends and pointed to the lights again. Twilight, AJ, and Fluttershy smiled and took off for the lights with Rarity, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash in hot pursuit. But when they arrived it was not how they imagined it would be. It was a small town, a bit bigger than Ponyville. Many people shot them glances but continued walking. The girls were unaware of the new things they saw. A lamp that glowed without using lightning bugs or a candle. Strange metal bugs with wheels that moved all on their own. It was an alien world, and it didn't help when some blue blob came careening right into their side. All the girls toppled over with a loud "OOF". The blue blob was actually another human who had a surprising resemblance to Rainbow Dash. His hair was dyed a rainbow color and he was wearing a blue hoodie with blue shorts. He also sported a pair of sneakers with Rainbow's cutie mark on them. Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow at him, he didn't look cool enough to be able to wear HER cutie mark. But she decided that she was too tired to retaliate. The boy smiled sheepishly and let out a nervous chuckle. "Sorry about that. I was just trying to- hey wait a minute. You look like a girl version of me. Nice to meet ya! My name's Dexter. But everyone calls me Dash." A girl version of you? Yeah right, you look like a human guy version of ME. And what the hell are you doing with my cutie mark? While Rainbow Dash was thinking to herself things she wished she could say, Dash stuck his hand out toward Rainbow and smiled. Rainbow looked confused at what she was supposed to do. So she just looked around the hand and frowned. Dash chuckled and stuck it towards her again. "It's called a handshake. You're not from around here are you?" Rainbow grabbed Dash's hand and shook it vigorously while shaking her head. Dash pulled his hand away and looked at the pile of friends. He tapped his chin for a minute. They looked interesting, a lot like characters from a show he was infatuated with. Maybe he could get to know them? "Hey, do you guys wanna stay at my place? I got a lot of extra room, you guys can sleep there." The girls group huddled and discussed whether this would be a good plan. Rainbow Dash remained outside of the huddle and just stared at the boy for a few minutes. Dash got a little nervous and his eyes darted back and forth before he clapped his hands together and all attention turned toward him. "Okay! So, are we going then?" The girls huddled one more time before turning to Dash with heads nodding. Dash started to walk off and motioned for the girls to follow him. When they arrived, they were at a huge mansion on the outskirts of town. The girls stared open mouthed at the gate for a second before noticing that Dash had already walked in and was waiting for them to follow. They slowly walked down the path looking at the beautifully shaped hedge trimmings. There were ones shaped like bunnies and others shaped like dragons. Elephants and toucans were immortalized in the hedge. The girls squealed when they saw a trimming of a pony. When they walked inside the mansion their mouthes dropped even further (as is that was even possible). The glistening marble shone enough that they could see their reflections. The beautiful spiraling staircase glimmered under the light and the columns rose out of the ground like stone trees. Suddenly a growling sound resounded throughout the large room. Applejack smiled and rubbed her stomach. "Ah'm plumb tuckered out and mighty hungry. You got some grub in this fancy-shmancy place o' yers?" Dash nodded and motioned for them to follow him. Within minutes they found themselves in a huge dining room. A twelve foot long table stretched across the room with an exquisite lace table cloth. All the girls pulled out a seat and sat down in awe of the huge glass chandelier. As Rainbow tried to pull out a seat Dash quickly grabbed it and pulled it out for her. Rainbow glared at Dash but took the chair and sat in it anyways. Dash smiled and grabbed himself a seat next to Rainbow and rung a little bell, soon men dressed in tuxedos came streaming out of a door on the far side of the room carrying platters. The first seven platters had salad which the girls gobbled up eagerly. The second dish was a hearty tomato soup. But the third dish looked a little peculiar. While Dash dug in the girls stared at it. He gave them questioning glances, what were they staring at? "You guys have eaten meat before, haven't you?" The girls squeaked and backed away from the steaming piece of flesh. The very thought of killing any animal, much less consuming it, made tears come to the girls' eyes. "Darling, do you know what k-k-kind of m-m-m-MEAT that is?" "Uh yea, it's cow, so are you guys like vegetarians or something?" At the mention of a cow being slaughtered for food, Applejack thought about the poor cows on her farm. She growled and grabbed Dash by his shirt collar while tackling him to the ground. "Is that what humans do for fun!? Slaughter innocent animals and eat them! Ah knew that yer species did weird stuff, but not cruel things like torturin' animals! Ah swear, Ah'm gonna stick my boot up your-" Rainbow and Pinkie had come to the rescue and were holding AJ against her will as Dash got up. He clapped his hands together and watched the plates being cleared. Dash felt uneasy thoughts stirring in his mind. What does she mean species? Aren't they human too? He shook the thought out of his head and acted like nothing happened. "I think thats enough food for today, so, I'll show you to your rooms." Dash walked out of the dining room slowly with the girls in tow. He climbed the large staircase and brought them to 6 different rooms. Rarity chose one with the most elegant bed, Fluttershy chose the one with a view of the garden, Pinkie Pie chose the one with a flatscreen TV, Twilight chose the one with bookshelves lining it from top to bottom, AJ and Rainbow Dash chose the ones with the least flair. All the girls (excluding AJ who was still upset) said goodnight to Dash and went into their rooms. Each thinking seperate thoughts but falling into the same dream. During their sleep, all they could hear was Discord's laughter.