I found myself seated on a comfortable chair on one side of the large brown table. On one side of the table were unicorns, who were seated and glaring at the pegasi who were also seated on the other side. I shook my head and cleared my throat, enough for the two races to bring all their attention to me.
"My little ponies," I said, or maybe it was somebody else who's using my own voice. "I have gathered you here today to discuss a possible threat that will be arriving in a few hours." I took a moment to study their reaction. Some started to worry, while some didn't seem to care.
"All I wanna know is why we're here, and when we'll be leaving!" Shouted a rainbow-maned cyan-coated pegasus mare. She then glared at the purple unicorn, who too, was glaring at her. "Before somepony here can---"
"Please," I cut her off, "this is no time to argue and fight." I took a breath and exhaled. "Today will be the day that Nightmare Moon will return."
I suddenly felt bored. Really bored. Really darn bored. Why do I need to be here, sitting and listening to this boring meeting. What's worse, I am not allowed to bring life to this boring party. I sighed as I made myself comfortable on the tiny chair I was sitting on. My rear's getting numb from all this boringness.
"We need to set aside our difference for a while if we're to fight off Nightmare Moon." Celestia spoke with her usual boring tone. Blah blah blah blah...
"I don't see why we should be worried about that!" Spat the spunky rainbow pegasus. I like her, only for her attitude. She's the only non-boring pony around, I could tell.
"Her arrival will bring forth eternal night that even I could not stand against of," Celestia replied.
"So?" Asked the rainbow pegasus. I may like her attitude, but her stupidity is hilariously crazy!
"You are aware that plants need sunlight in order to grow, right?" asked the studious purple unicorn. If I were to bet who's more boring between her and Celestia, I'd bet my entire laughing lung on that purple brat. She could stay and practically live inside a library and I swear she could find a way to live inside without food and water.
Anyway, the pegasus doesn't like losing, and that is clear, 'cause she's trying her hardest to come up with a counter. I chuckled.
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I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was a purple tail covering my sight. I mentally rolled my eyes as I removed the tiny tail out of my face. I slowly stood up and stretched my legs. I turned and looked outside. The rain has already stopped, thank goodness. Now all I need to do is wait for Spike to wake up. I could wake him up now, but it's good for the body to wake itself up instead of another element to wake it. I learned that from the science section on a newspaper I once bought when I was heading to work.
I heard Spike giggle and mumble something. I didn't get the words though. Meh.
Hm... I wonder what that dream meant. Was it the time before Princess Celestia was trapped inside that crystal gem? It sure looks that way. If I were to save her though, I think I already have a pretty nice idea how to get her out of there. A simple solution. Starts with an 'R' and ends with an 'arity'. Sigh... Yeah, I'm bored. I might as well go outside.
"Where are you going?" Spike's sleepy voice echoed, making me stop as I was about to take my first step outside.
I turned to see the dragon slowly standing up. "To feel some fresh air." I smiled at him as he rubbed the sleep off of his eyes. "Wanna come with?"
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Our little walk through the forest ended up continuing our journey towards the Everfree Forest. The said forest wasn't so difficult to spot however, once we decide to poke outside the edge and see if we're getting close. The forest has a violent thunderous blanket of clouds of its own, and above those black clouds is the large white cloud of the pegasi. It's impossible to miss.
"So, what's your world like?" Spike asked as he shifted a bit on my back.
"Well," I began without tearing my gaze on the path I'm taking, "it's like..." Er... If Spike's world was more like of the show, then making a comparison would have been a breeze. Unlucky me? "...this world, without a war going on."
"It must be peaceful there then," Spike concluded. "Heh, no wonder you're in a rush of getting back." True, true...very true. I don't like wars. I don't understand why other countries in my world are declaring war on others because of land and resources. I'm just thankful that Lorina is a peaceful country. "Are there ponies there too?"
"Nnn---yes? But, they're not like the ponies here."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, first, in my world," or at least in the country where I live, "we call them horses, and not ponies. And they don't have wings or horns."
"So, no unicorns or pegasi ponies? Just earth ponies?"
"Er... You could say that," for it to be simple to understand. "But they don't talk, well, at least I don't think they talk."
"They don't talk?" Spike asked with a louder tone of confusion.
"Um...maybe they do, and we just don't understand them?" I offered.
He shook his head. "That doesn't make sense. If they don't talk, then how can you talk to them? How can you talk to your family then?"
I blinked in confusion. "What?"
"You said they don't talk! Does that mean you're the only pony there who can talk?"
"What are y---" oh, now I get it. "Spike, I'm not a pony. 't least in my world I'm not." I told him this yesterday, haven't I? I don't remember, but anyway, "I'm a human. Or, was..." ...whatever.
Spike scratched his head in confusion. "Human? What's that?"
I suppose the fanfics that I've read, telling me that humans really don't exist in Equestria, were all telling the truth. Were the authors also teleported here to learn about that fact, or do they just have a massive amount of imagination? "You've seen a monk---an ape, right?" Science said that humans are more closely related to apes than monkeys, or was it chimps? Nah, I'm pretty sure it was apes...I think...
He nodded. "I've seen what they look like in books." He shrugged. "Never got outside Unicornia before."
"You've never been outside the castle before?" I asked, turning my head to see him.
"Outside the castle, yeah, I have, but outside Unicornia, no, I haven't." He shook his head. "Twilight and Celestia told me how dangerous it was for a baby dragon such as myself."
"I see..." I turned my head back to the path I'm taking. "...well, humans are like apes, except that we walk on two feet instead of four. And... humans have lesser amounts of hair than apes."
"I...think I can imagine." And I think I felt him shiver, and I don't think I'd like to know what he was thinking about. "So, what you're saying is, you, your family, and your friends are called humans, right?"
"Yeah. Humans are superior species in my world because of our intellect that no other animal possess...in my world, at least."
He nodded. "And humans can't understand the ponies in your world, or any other animals, right?" I nodded, not sure where this is going. "And animals understand other animals in your world, right?"
I shook my head. "I don't really know that, Spike."
"But if they do, does that mean humans are the only species in your world that don't understand other species?" Huh, good point. I nodded. "It sounds kinda weird to me that you guys can't understand others."
"I...guess so?" Humans truly are a complicated species. Even though we belong to one specie, we're separated by beliefs and other things. Sigh...
I suddenly noticed that we are heading towards the edge of the forest. I slowed my pace and started to walk forward with care. Spike leaned down to cover himself. Finally, we reached the edge, but I didn't walk out just yet. I hid behind a tree, and carefully poked my head to see what's on the other side. Spike leaned closer to take a look as well, resting his feet on my shoulders and both his claws on my head.
In the distance, I could already see the Everfree Forest. It's only a few treeless hills away. Joy... That meant we're going out in the open, probably in pegasi territory. There's a small settlement near the edge of the Everfree. I could see the houses are clearly made out of wood. I can see ponies walking around that small place, and some were flying above. Yeah, this is definitely pegasi territory. The unicorns weren't that bad when they took me inside their territory. I wonder how will the pegasi welcome an outsider?
"Don't move!" said a powerful voice from behind, and I felt Spike froze in place. I slowly and carefully turned around to see who's threatening me. She's a cyan-coated pegasus mare, wearing full light-weight armor, and was glaring at me.
How will the pegasi welcome an outsider like me? Only one way to find out... "Uh... hi?"