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// Onwards 
// Story: Unknown Object Spotted 
// by President_Celestia 
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I immediately put my hands up in the air, but Celestia doesn’t know what to do.

“What the hell are y’all doin’ in my house?” Came a gruff old voice.

“W-Well, you see…” I gesture to Celestia to stay still and does just that.

“And what the hell is that thing with you? It looks like some kind of mutated horse.” When the man said ‘horse’, Celestia put on an angry face almost immediately. I wonder why.

“Well, it’s my pet…” I look over at Celestia to go along with it. She reluctantly nods. “A-and my being here is an accident, so I’ll just leave-”

“Not so fast.” I heard heavy footfalls behind me. I was still facing the door, so I didn’t even know what the man looked like. “How do I know that you ain’t taken none of my stuff?”

“The room that I and my pet were in was empty.” I glance over at Celestia. She wasn’t looking at me anymore.

“You mean the closet?” I nod my head. “I see… Well, if you promise that you didn’t take my stuff and didn’t hurt my family, I guess I could let you go.” I turn around and see an elderly man holding a pump action shotgun. From the living room we passed, the dad of the family was standing in the doorway, with three kids shaking behind him.

“Thank you, sir.” I automatically salute him and the old man chuckled.

“You in the military, son?” I nod my head and he grunts his approval. “Alright, now get the hell out of my house.” And that we did. I turn back to the front door and open it the rest of the way, letting Celestia out first. Just before I left, I heard one of them ask about Celestia’s flowing mane. I made sure to close the door soon after that.

“That old human… he called me a horse,” Celestia grumbled. She looked quite peeved.

I look over at her in confusion. “What’s got you so grumpy? All he said was ‘horse’.” Celestia gave me a mean glare.

“All he said!? Do you not know what that-!” Celestia’s eyes widened in realization and I got a feeling about what was happening.

“I’m guessing that where you're from, ‘horse’ is an insult?” I asked. Celestia hesitantly nodded her head. “What’s it mean?”

“It talks about a mare who uses her body to please stallions,” Celestia explained.

“Lemme guess, it’s spelled ‘whorse’?” Celestia nodded. I snorted.

“What is it?” Celestia tilted her head.

“Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.” I suppress a giggle. I mean, come on. What are the odds of that? After that bout, I finally take in my surroundings. It would seem that we exited from a fairly isolated house, as there is nothing but trees around me and Celestia.

“Well, I suppose that we should start walking?” Celestia lifts herself up with her magic and puts on her golden shoes again. I sigh and put my boots on.

“Yup. Let’s just hope that we’re not too far from civilization.” Tying the strings of my boots, I start to walk, with Celestia just behind me. Little did I know, civilization may not have been far, but it was a little more than unwelcoming.