//------------------------------// // Chapter 13 // Story: A non Brony in a pony world // by jaysclub //------------------------------// A non brony in a pony world Chapter 13 A/N This is one of the endings to the story I have been working on sorry for the long wait. Today is the day John was going to find out why he was here and Twilight was the first to get up and headed downstairs and saw that John was still asleep. "I hope you take the news well today John." Twilight thought before heading into the kitchen to have something to eat and she heard John slowly waking up. "Good morning John how are you?" "I'm okay and sorry about last night I didn't know how to phrase the question properly." "It's understandable sometimes it happens. If you do find a way to put the question let me know." "Okay Twilight I will I'm going to head into town to see if anyone needs help." "Have fun I'll be here if you need me bye." *Door opens, door closes* As soon as John leaves Twilight gets the Library ready for when the Princess arrival. Meanwhile Steve is with Applejack pulling a cart of fruit and vegetables towards the marketplace. "So Applejack do you do this often?" "Not really me and Big Mac have agreed to take turns doing it so Big Mac will do it tomorrow then I'll do it the next day and Big Mac again the next day and so on." "That's reasonable where would you like me to put the cart." "I have reserved the spot over in that corner so if you would like to follow me then after that I'll give you some money to say thank you then I'll see you at home okay partner." "Okay then AppleJack thank you." "No problem and can you and Mark start calling me AJ in the future." "Yeah sure App- I mean AJ." So Steve finished helping AppleJack then headed off around the market where he saw John helping some ponies and decided to help out as well. "Hey John do you need help with that?" "Yeah definately can you grab the boxes over there for me." "Okay So I was wondering why haven't you tried your luck with love here." Steve asked while picking up the boxes slowly and carefully. "You know the reason I don't want a repeat of the Fiona incident here plus there are no actual humans here just ponies." "I know that but still you never know they maybe a potion here to change into a horse if you like her enough." "Can you two put the boxes over there please thank you." The pony asked pointing a hoof at the destination ignoring their conversation. "Okay ma'am." John put the boxes down and Steve did the same then waved to the pony who asked for their help as they went away then John turned his attention back to Steve. "What am I supposed to say to a pony as a human hi I would like to date you and have some sort of mutant children with you." "Well not exactly in those words but yeah." John just shook his head in annoyance at what Steve had just said to him meanwhile in Canterlot the Princess was getting ready to see Twilight and John in Ponyville where she was talking to some guard pegasus ponies. "Hello are any of you available to help me in a few minutes." "We are ready whenever you need us Princess why do you ask." "I am going to inform a resident in Ponyville of they reason why he is here and since I don't know how he will react." "So you need a way to get him out of Ponyville incase he attacks anypony near where he is." "Yes that is correct however I am unsure of how many Pegasi I will need." "Leave that to me Princess when you are ready to leave inform me and we will leave." "Thank you I shall now leave you to you duties." The Princess then headed back into the castle I try to figure out the best way to give him the news. Back in Ponyville Steve and John went into Sugarcube corner and saw Mark who was helping Pinkie put frosting on cupcakes. "Hi Mark hi Pinkie pie how are you two doing." "We're super duper Steve thanks for asking so what brings you two here today." "Well we've come to buy some cupcakes." "Sure give me a minute Mark you can take a break if you want." "Thanks Pinkie so what have you two been doing today." "Well I did ask John why he doesn't try his luck with a pony here in Ponyville." "I'm guessing you mean to get over Fiona but John took it the wrong way?" "Yeah pretty much but anyway what have you two been doing." "It's Pinkie so what do you expect we planned future parties and came up with new recipes for cupcakes." "Can I ask you two something?" John asked while eyeing a cupcake. "It's about how we got here isn't it John well we're not sure what to tell you?" "Just tell me how you got here please." "I'm sorry I think it's confidential how we got here." Mark said hoping it would keep mark calm. "*sigh* Fine I'll take that as an answer for now but I will find out eventually." "Well when that happens hopefully you'll relax." "Yeah I know so what do you want to do now?" "Well I'm gonna stay here and help Pinkie some more I'll catch up with you two later okay." "Okay then see you later then Mark bye Pinkie." So John and Steve headed around town looking for someone to help mean while in the Canterlot castle Princess Celestia just sent Twilight a letter saying that she is on her way to Ponyville where she saw the guards pony who she talked to earlier and approached him. "Are you ready to leave now?" "Yes Princess what are our orders when we get there." "I would like you to wait until I come out alone or with the human." "With the human Princess?" "Yes I don't know how he will react when he hears the news however I wish to go and talk to him alone so he may take the news a bit better." "Very well when we have dropped you off we will hide behind some buildings still within earshot." "Thank you are you ready to leave yet." "Yes Princess follow me please." So the Princess follows the guard pony to her carriage which was prepared earlier when she asked she got on the carriage and was on her way to see Twilight and John in Ponyville. In th Ponyville library Twilight had everything set up for the Princess except for one thing which she asked Spike to do. "Spike I need you to go into town for me to get John and only John." "Can you tell me why before I go." "Well all I can say is that we have a special guest coming who wants to see me and John privately." "Okay then but if you want me I'll be at Rarities." Spike then headed out to find John in Ponyville after twenty minutes of searching he found John with Steve and was noticed by them both. "Hi Spike you seem to be in a hurry?" "Hi Steve, John Twilight wants to see you privately for some reason she didn't say why." "Well okay I'll see you later then Steve." "Okay see you later I'll be at sugarcube corner again if you need me." John then head back towards the Library trying to figure out why Twilight wants to see him alone. Okay I've got time to figure out what she wants to see me about. Is she going to kick me out of living there? no that's not it wouldn't be a private thing to talk about, paying rent? possibly I pretty much live with her now. While John was trying to figure out the reason he realised he was outside the Library's door "Okay here goes nothing *inhales*" *door knock* "Come in John we need to talk." *Door open, door closes* "Hi Twilight why did you- whoa who is that." John jumped when he saw the large white creature standing next to Twilight. "This is Princess Celestia John." "Are you here to get me home because that would be great." "That's not the reason I came here." "So why did you want to see me then?" "Well I have come here to explain everything to you." "Erm okay I'm a bit worried about what you're going to tell me but please continue." "Very well you were part of a month long experiment to see how a person with no understanding of our universe." "Oh god you're going to kill me now aren't you please don't did I fail please I'll do anything." John dropped down onto his hands and knees and started begging for his life which worried Twilight and the Princess "John you have no reason to worry-" "Yes I do please don't hurt me I'll kiss your feet." John started crawling up to Twilight's and the Princess forelegs and began kissing then. "John please you don't have to do this you're embarrassing everyone here John started backing off until he hit the bookshelf in the far corner of the Library and began to face the floor. "John why do you believe we would want to hurt you?" Princess Celestia asked slowly walking to John but Twilight stopped her. "Because when experiments have no more use they're killed by their creator." "John that was never the plan what gave you that thought in the first place." "How can I not think that Spike told me that you wanted to see me privately." Twilight began slowly walking up to John to avoid scaring him "John we have come here today to talk about sending you home." Twilight said putting a hoof on John's back which he didn't shake off. "R-really Twilight you're not lying?" John quickly grabbed Twilight and began hugging her tightly. "John please stop you're hurting me." "John if you let go of Twilight and let her get your friends I'll explain everything." John did as the Princess asked and let Twilight go get his friends after twenty minutes later she returns them. "Hello everyone I'm sorry if I am taking up your time for important duties around town." "Not at all Princess why did you want to see us all?." "Well it's to talk about why John is here and I believe it would be for the best to say it all in a group now that I know John is sort of calm about the situation." "What do you mean by sort of calm?" "Well he begged for his life for some reason and I don't understand why." "Can you just get back to telling us all why he is here?" Steve asked just wanting some answers. "Yes of course as I told John he is here to gain a better understanding of how someone who doesn't understand our world would react. John what would you like to know?" "Why wasn't I told about what was happening in the beginning." "We believed if we had informed you it would have not give us the best results from the experiments." "What about this mark on my arm?" "That just informed Twilight about how much time on the test had passed nothing to worry about." "How many ponies knew about this test." "Just me and Twillight any questions from anyone else." The room was silent until Steve asked a question. "So what now what happens to John?" "Well that's up to him really he has two choices he can live here in Ponyville or go back to Earth." "How long do I have to decide." "There isn't what you would call a time limit but the sooner the better." "Twilight can Steve, Mark and myself borrow your room for a few minutes." "Of course you know where it is." Steve, Mark and John head into Twilight's bedroom where John sits down on Twilight's bed and Steve and Mark do the same. "So John what are you going to do this is what you wanted all along isn't it?" "It is but." John stopped himself before he said "But what come on John if you can't tell us you won't get any help." "I don't know if I should go home or stay here." "But you wanted to go home all along didn't you?" "Yeah but isn't this both of your dreams coming true living here in Ponyville." "It is but we only came here because of you." "*sigh* I know it puts the pressure on you two but can you possibly make the decision for me?" "Erm okay can you leave the room though John." "I'll be downstairs if you need me if thats okay with you." "Yeah that's fine." John headed downstairs and saw that everyone had left other than the Princess and Twilight. "So John what is your decision would you like to stay or leave?" "I've asked Steve and Mark to decide for me." "Why did you make that decision." "It just seemed like the right decision to make and I'll be happy with what decision they make." After five minutes of waiting Steve and Mark walked down the stairs and walked over to the Princess and whispered in her ear. "Is that your final decision?" "Yes it is." "Very well Twilight I wish to see you in Canterlot tomorrow as John is going home." "Yes Princess can I tell my friends what is happening." "Yes let them know of the news." "Of course Princess I will write to you soon to get some more information if that is okay." "Yes you may Twilight goodbye everyone." When the Princess left John Steve and Mark helped Twilight clean up the Library. "Why did you make that decision you two don't you like it here?" Twilight asked while clearing some books of the floor. "We do but we know John's family misses him so that decided it." "Thanks for making the decision for me. I'm sorry for putting the pressure on you two though." "It's fine look tonight we'll get the girls together and have go to a bar or something you know have a final party or something." "That's sound like fun you up for that Twilight?" "Yeah I'll ask the girl's if they'll be up to it. what time should I say?" "Well when we're all together we'll go out then that seems reasonable right?" "Yeah okay I'll go tell them know can you boys clean up the Library for me while I'm gone?" "Yeah it'll be done by the time you get back." Twilight then left them to clean up the Library and to get John's stuff together. Meanwhile in Canterlot Princess Celestia was about to have a talk with Princess Luna. "Luna may I have a quick chat with you?" "Yes of course you don't need to ask what do you want to talk to me about." "I wanted to tell you that the experiment was a success and that I will be sending John home along with his friends tomorrow." "I need to congratulate you now as you have made a wise decision." "What do you mean?" "Somehow John would have released Discord sometime in the future but I don't know how." "Should I just send him home now then or not?" "No we are in no danger now just relax and get ready for sending him back." "Thank you for your time Luna farewell." Princess Luna continued on doing what she was planning to do for the day and so did Princess Celestia back a few hours had passed since the news had been broken to John and his friends and Steve, Mark and John decided to have a look around town to pass the time and to get some more memories. "So what are you going to miss the most Steve?" Mark asked while looking into the sky. "I'm gonna miss hanging out with AJ. How about you Mark?" "I'm gonna miss being with Pinkie she always can find something to do how about you John." "If you two are gonna miss this place why don't you just stay then?" "Because we came here to get you out not to stay come on let's get back to the Library Twilight should have gathered the girls by now." Steve, John and Mark then picked up the pace to the Library when John opened the door the room was pitch black. "Hello anyone here?" "*click* SURPRISE." John, Steve and Mark jumped at the yelling upon closer of the room it looked like everyone from town was here to say goodbye to John. "What's going on Twilight." "When I told Pinkie what had happened when I left she set everything up." The party went on for a few hours and everyone slowly left and headed back to their own homes the only ponies who were at the party were Twilight and her friends who were cleaning up. "That was a great party Pinkie thanks." "The party ain't over yet John remember you wanted to get some drinks at a bar remember." Pinkie said while helping Twilight clean up. "Oh yeah where should we go?" "I know a place follow me please." Rarity motioned for them to follow her which they all did and after five minutes of walking they arrived at a restaurant. "Remember John I said I'll take you all out to dinner one day." "Oh yeah I sort of forgot." John said scratching the back of his head. They all went in and had a nice time. Back in canterlot Princess Celestia was almost finishing the preparations for sending John, Steve and Mark back where she heard a knock at the door. "Come in...oh hi Luna what are you doing here" "I've come to look over your preparations are you ready to send John and his friends back now sister?." "Yes I just need to see them sometime in the morning for the spell to be at it's strongest then the spell will work fine." "I hope the spell works fine tomorrow as I was wondering if you wanted a drink of tea or something to eat." "I would like that thank you Luna." Princess Celestia then puts down her spell book then began to Follow Princess Luna to have something to eat and drink. Back in Ponyville it was the following morning and John had finished saying his goodbyes to his new pony friends. "Well I guess is goodbye." "Not really John you could always watch the show to see us don't forget that." "I won't Fluttershy can I tell you something privately." "Sure John...what did you want to tell me?" "If the manticores ever come by to make you do that thing again I promise you I'll come back to stop it I guarantee it." "Thank you John." The train arrived and Steve, John, Mark and Twilight got on the train and before they knew it they were at Canterlot. "Don't forget your items you three and John I need to tell you something before you go home." "Okay Twilight what did you want to tell me." "I was the one who brought you here I'm Tina." John stayed quiet for a moment before replying. "Thanks for telling me Twilight can we get a move on I want to show my family that I'm okay." "Of course follow me." After five minutes of walking they were at the Castle gates where they were allowed entrance and were greeted by Princess Celestia. "Thank you for coming to see me at this time I'm sorry if it is to early for you three." "Not at all Princess so what do we need to do for the spell to work." Mark said stopping the other two from talking. "I will need you to follow me into the Transportation room and for you to hold all your belongings tightly." "Yes of course Princess can we get a move on please I'm really worried about the state my mum and dad are in." The Princess nodded and showed them to the Transportation room and told them where to stand. "Is everybody ready?" Princess Celestia said and got nods back from them all. "Twilight begin the spell with me in 3...2...1 and go." The spell took ten minutes to build up to maximum strength and in a instant John, Steve and Mark were back on Earth. "Where are we?" John said trying to remember. "This is your street where you live John don't you remember?" "It's slowly coming back to me now can you two come with me to my house." "That's what we were planning to do anyway." After ten minutes of slow walking they arrived outside John's front door. *knock knock door opens* "Hel- oh my god is it really you John?" "Hi dad I'm b-" John didn't have time to answer before he was brought in for a long hug. "Please tell me everything John I've missed you so much." "I've missed you too dad can my friends come in as well." "Sure and don't worry you two we aren't to have a repeat of what happened before." So John, Steve and Mark explained what had happened while they were there in Ponyville "Wow that's a lot more than you've done when you were here." "Yeah I know but I'm gonna change from now on." "Just do your changes on Earth John please." "I will dad don't worry. I know it's a strange question but what day is it?" "It's saturday now if you'll excuse me there is someone upstairs who will want to see you." Back in Canterlot Twilight and Princess Celestia are looking over what was happening to John on Earth in a portal plate. "Princess please turn it off I've seen enough." Twilight said with tears in her eyes. "Are you sure Twilight?" Twilight just nodded and the spell was undone."They made the right decision in the end you do realise that don't you." "I do but the things he has done for everyone here will he forget about that." "I don't believe he will, the things he did for the ponies in ponyville were heroic and they are never forgotten." "I know Princess it's just there were things I wanted to ask him." "The spell that we used to send John home would be able to send you to him." "Yes I know but if I do that wouldn't he be worried about what is going to happen to him." "We don't have to do it straight away do we?" "Your right Princess I'm going to be going back to Ponyville now if that's okay." The Princess nodded then Twilight left and headed home to inform her friends what happened. Back on Earth and Steve's and Mark's parents were informed that they are back on Earth. "Well I've told your parents where you are John your room is a bit messy but nothing was badly damaged." "Thanks dad is it okay if I go upstairs with my friends." "Yes it's fine I'll call you when Steve's or Mark's parents are here." John, Steve and Mark headed upstairs and when they headed into John's room they heard a strange noise coming from the pc. "They actually left it on after all this time *checks pc* huh looks like fiona was trying to talk to me." "What does she want?." Steve asked while looking at the screen. "It looks like she wants to give me a chance and she’s online as well." "What are you going to tell her." "I'm gonna tell her no she did step way over line with what she did." John sent her the message and then went offline then put some music on. "Steve, Mark your parents are here." John’s dad said which caught their attention. "Okay will I see you two tomorrow?" "We didn't tell our parents were we are so we might see you at school." "Well whenever we see each other again we'll hang out then." "Sounds like a plan I'll take you to the front door." John then escorts them to the front door and says farewell to them then when he loses sight of them he closes the door and has a sit down with his mum and dad. Two weeks later and John's life had finally got back to normal his parents weren't worried about where he was going to be anymore. "John where are you going aren't you going straight home." Mark asked while putting his hand on John's shoulder "I'm just going to the town park don't worry I'll send you a text message when I get back home." "Okay just don't get taken to Ponyville again." "I won't don't worry." Mark then left John to go on his way to the town park and noticed it was quiet even with a lot of people around. Where's a free bench?...oh there's one. After a minute of walking to the bench John sits down and send his dad a text message to tell him where he is. "John can I talk to you don't worry it's nothing bad." said the person John knew all too well "*sigh* Sure Tina but I'm not going back there." John patted the empty space for Tina to sit in which she did. "I know it's just I never thanked you for something that fluttershy told me about when you left." "The manticore thing?" "Yes I find it hard to believe that she would never tell us that but she told you why?" "I don't know what to tell you maybe it's because I looked like I could stop it." "Which you did so here it's just a small thing we all put a bit of money towards hope you like it." John unwrapped the gift he was given and couldn't help but smile at it. "Thanks for the gift I'm surprised you got Rainbow Dash to stay still for the picture." "She did stand long enough for the picture to be taken then she went back to being her usual self." "This is amazing but why did you come back to Earth." "I wanted to ask you a few questions before I go back." "Sure go ahead I might have a few questions for you as well." So Tina and John began asking each other questions after half an hour they couldn't think of anymore. "Well this is goodbye forever I think I know it's a strange question John can I kiss you before I go." Without giving it a second thought John leaned in and gave Tina a long kiss. "Wow you went all out with that *chuckle* well this will be the last time you'll see me so goodbye." "Goodbye Tina and I'm sorry about not trusting you at first." "You don't need to apologise John I would have been the same." Tina then hugged John and went back to Ponyville and left John headed home and told his mum and dad where he was so they didn't worry about him back in Ponyville Twilight knew John’s life would be a bit easier from now on. The end