A New Face in Ponyville
Notes:
1. I do not own anything in this fic other than a few characters who'll be revealed a little ways in. The majority belongs to Hasbro. I will only be putting that and the next disclaimer in this chapter.
2. This and all the other stories I'm writing currently (yes there WILL be others) take place right after "The Best Night Ever". I'll probably add some stories to be spread into S2, but I started writing this during the break and would like to keep it true to roots if that makes sense.
3. I'm also going to attempt to get this on Equestria Daily... so wish me luck!
4. I'd like to give a very special dedication to my friend and fellow author, Tailslover13. He's got a lot of skill and I would HIGHLY recommend checking his stories out!
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It was a crisp cool summer day as Princess Celestia sat in her library inside her ivory castle, poring over books. It was a hobby her pupil, Twilight Sparkle, had gotten her into and lately it'd seemed like it was the only thing keeping her interest from being completely distracted by the thought gnawing at her. It was only a week after the disaster at the Gala and ever since then, she'd seen both how much Twilight and her precious friends had grown... and how they had still so much to learn. Since then, she'd had the feeling there had to be a way help them learn even more... and maybe help a few of them explore more of their personal identities.
But it wasn't until she had picked up her latest tome that it had hit her... looking at that image on the cover and the title...
The guide of human studies
Seeing the image of that young girl and her mother on a swingset, laughing and playing... she knew what could help enhance their lessons...
"A human...", she whispered to herself, "Ponyville needs a human's touch."
It took her less than a minute to tell her royal stallion guards what she was planning and even less time to look through her library and find the spell that could transport her to the human world and back... but it was a very complicated spell and she knew it could only be used one go-around before it would have drained her magical energies. Even though she was the alicorn ruler, even she had her physical limits.
Reading through the pages, her horn's telekenetic powers flipping the pages, she found herself growing more and more excited.
"This is it! The perfect way to show them more kinds of friendships.", she thought to herself as she skimmed, "I know Spike, my loyal messenger, is there... but dragons are common around the mountains of Equestria and Gryffins are rare and hard to find... and not too pleasant if what Rainbow Dash and Twilight said is true..."
With a sigh, she remembered the report she'd gotten from Twilight, telling how Dash's old friend, Gilda, had stirred the pot so to speak in Ponyville with her visit.
"But a human... the right one... they can be a source of untold wisdom... but it needs to be someone special..."
Chanting a quick magical encantation, a small portal seemed to open up in the air in front of her and allowed the princess to gaze out upon the world of humans. She could see all sorts of the creature; Young people, old people, smart people, retarded people... people of every walk of life. But she had to find the perfect human to interact with them...
"It has to be someone young enough to believe, yet old enough to be streetsmart. Pure in their heart, but pure in their emotions as well. Innocent, yet flawed... someone like..."
And then she saw it... the perfect specimen.
He was a young boy, from his appearance about 15. His messy black hair lay scattered around his scalp, blowing carelessly in the wind. The smile he wore as he sat on the cold wooden bench, looking at the playground full of kids, that thick leather-looking coat, that gleam in his hazel eyes, one shone of humor and belief... he was the one.
"So it is done... this young human... he'll be the visitor into my little ponies lives... I just hope this works."
Closing the book with her powers, Celestia shut her eyes and began to chant as a white veil began to cover her. In less than a minute, she had vanished.
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As Joshua James Rocket sat on the cold bench, looking at all those other kids playing and swinging and laughing, he couldn't help but smile. He was a tender-hearted boy, loving children and animals alike... but he also had a bad habit of being more than a little naive at times, being made fun of for believing in things like unicorns and ghosts and fairies.
"Look at them all..", he sighed happily, "Mikey's on the swingset, Julie's on the monkey bars, Jonny's taking his pants o- HEY HEY!". Getting up, he yelled out to one of the kids. "Jonny, don't moon the cars!".
Hearing the laughter of the other kids as the young boy pulled up his trousers, Josh sat back on the bench and blew a strand of his hair back in bemusment.
"I swear one day, those kids are gonna moon or spit on the wrong person and then they'll be in all sorts of big trouble... I swear-"
It was then a sudden breeze cut him off... which was odd since only 2 seconds ago it had been crisp and sunny out, the cold making him shudder. What was odder was no one else seemed to feel the same breeze he did, not one child shuddering or showing any signs of having felt the cold.
"What, did it suddenly get chilly here... am I catching a cold?", he thought to himself
"You're not, my dear human..."
"Well that's a rel...", he stopped in mid-sentence as he realized there was another voice in his vicinity... one with a regal, yet compassionate tone, "Who.. who was that?"
"Turn around..."
Almost as if his body was refusing to disobey, Joshua turned and found himself staring at a sight that made him topple backwards off the bench in shock, much to the delight of the onlooking kids. It was a pure white allicorn... the rarest pony of all time... Wings of a pegasus and a horn like a unicorn... there was no denying it... standing there with her flowing blue mane and that golden crown...
"This... this isn't real... this CAN'T be real...", he managed to gasp out, "It... it can't..."
"If you don't believe me...", the allicorn spoke to him, "Feel my wings."
Nodding almost obediently, Josh walked over to the creature and placed his hand on her wing, expecting it to either go through or feel paper-maiche or cardboard. But as he stroked her wing, his hand felt pure feather and membrane... and as he looked at her face, he couldn't see a trace of peanut butter or anything to stimulate her mouth's movement, just that same air of royalty.
"Do you believe me now?" She asked softly, getting a shocked nod in return. She was actually surprised at how well this boy was taking the shock, having expected him to scream or run off or even faint in a comedic manner.
"Either you're real or this is the most elaborate prank ever pulled... and I'm going with the former.", Joshua admitted
"What's your name, young one?", the allicorn asked him fondly.
"Joshua... Joshua James Rocket... but I usually go by just Josh...", he managed to stammer out, still feeling a sense of amazement at what he was beholding.
"A lovely name, Josh..", she repiled with a smile, "My name is Princess Celestia."
This actually gave Josh a pleasant surprise, expecting it to be something corny.. but Celestia actually sounded pretty cool! "Wow... a princess.." He marveled, stroking her coat again. It was then he realized how odd it may have looked with him talking to the air in case only he could see Celestia's form and he'd seen more than enough cartoons to know that if he tried to tell others he'd either get some really strange looks or be recommended a padded cell. Besides, this was, in a way, his special secret. "Um... is there a way we can go someone more private... I get the feeling you came to me for something and I can imagine-"
Celestia cut him off with a smile, understanding what Josh was getting at. "Very well... place your hand against my coat and tell me where you'd like us to go..."
"What about my house...", Josh suggested as he placed his hand back on her, "It's on 47 Ryans Lane, only a few blocks from here."
Nodding in agreement, Celestia lowered her head and started chanting again... and within a minute they'd both disappeared in a flash.