//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: She's a Pony, He's a Human // by Lucky Seven //------------------------------// She’s A Pony, He’s A Human Chapter 2 Written & Edited by Seven81493 “And then they just... passed out?” asked Rainbow Dash after Spike had finished explaining the events of the morning. “Did ya see ‘im come in?” inquired Applejack, concern taking control over her tone of voice. “No!” exclaimed Spike, “It was like he just appeared out of thin air!” “That is most odd,” said Rarity as she assessed the situation, “but perhaps we could ask him when he wakes up?” “Again,” stated Spike, “how did Fluttershy know it was a he?” For the first time, Fluttershy began to speak up. “Oh, well I can just tell. I didn’t have to look or anything, if that’s what you’re thinking,” she finished with a blush. --- Andrew was currently standing in a meadow, skipping rocks across the nearby pond. But as he went to throw another rock, a blue flash of light appeared in front of him, causing him to shield his eyes. When he finally lowered his hand from his eyes, he saw the woman from his dream. She was back, it seemed. But for what? “Um, hello?” “Hello to you, Andrew.” “I never got your name...” “Just call me Luna.” “That’s a funny name,” chuckled Andrew. Looking up, he noticed her face was flushed red. “I understand that it may not be a normal name where you come from. But where I come from, it is more than normal. It is royal.” “Ah, so you’re royalty?” asked Andrew. “Yes,” came the reply, “I am royalty, and I am also the one who brought you to the land you are currently in.” Normally, Andrew would have freaked out by now, but he was in his own head, and as such, logic took control over fear. “So you put me next to that lavender thing?” he asked as he skipped yet another rock across the pond. “Yes. You may not know it Andrew. But that ‘lavender thing’ is your soul mate. She is everything that you have been looking for in the females of your species.” “But she isn’t a human,” came the oddly calm response. “No, but she needn’t be human to be your soul mate. That is not how love works.” “It is where I come from,” he quipped. Looking over at Luna, Andrew could see that she was puzzled. Perhaps interspecies relationships were normal to her? “And what is the name of the planet I plucked you off of?” “Earth. But I was living in a country called the United States of America.” “Ah, so multiple territories combined to create one large country?” “Exactly,” he responded as he threw yet another rock. But this time, it sank below the surface before skipping, and he let out a groan of frustration. “You distracted me.” “I do believe I would have distracted you long ago, would I not have?” Andrew knew she had him beat there, so he decided to stop beating around the bush and just ask the question that had been lingering in his mind. “Can I see your real form?” “What do you mean?” asked Luna, fear in her eyes. Andrew let out a chuckle. “I think you misunderstood. It’s just that you took the form of someone called Emma Watson, and I know you aren’t her.” “But I took the form of someone from another land mass!” “Yeah, and you picked a celebrity,” Andrew said, laughing the whole time. “Very well. This,” Luna said as her body began to morph into that of a pony, “is my original form.” “You’re an alicorn?” “You know of our kind?” “Not really,” he responded, “On our world, unicorns, pegasi, and alicorns are nothing but myth. They don’t really exist.” “But I am here, am I not?” “Yes, but are you from the planet Earth?” “Well no, but-” “But nothing,” Andrew interrupted, “You aren’t from our world, end of discussion.” “Have it your way,” she moped, making Andrew let out another chuckle. --- Luna was having trouble understanding Andrew. He hadn’t freaked out from anything, not even seeing her pony form! Either he was very even-keel, or he just didn’t care. Either way, she was going to make him see that Twilight was the one he was meant to be with, no matter what he said. --- “So, Luna,” began Andrew, intent on asking her a question, “the lavender thing I woke up next to, what’s her name?” “Unicorn, and her name is Twilight Sparkle. She too has been dying to meet somepony and fall in love, but just like you, she has yet to find her soul mate.” “Interesting...” “You seem to be taking this very lightly, Andrew.” “That’s because freaking out won’t solve anything, Luna. That would do nothing but cause me to go insane. So I may as well make do with what I have.” “That is a very good philosophy to live by, Andrew. I see that I made the right choice in choosing you to be with Twilight.” “Let me ask you something, Luna. If I fainted when I first saw her, and she fainted as well, what makes you think we’re perfect for each other?” “It was my suspicion that you were asleep due to fainting out of shock, but that is a very typical reaction to seeing an entirely new species in your bed, or vice versa.” “Uh-huh, and I’m assuming that where you come from, interspecies relationships are normal?” “Not entirely. While certain species, such as ponies and griffons have been known to be in relationships, others, such as griffons and dragons have not.” “And what makes me perfect for this ‘Twilight Sparkle’?” “Simple. You are both in search of the one thing your life is missing. One to call a significant other.” “Yeah, and being with a pony is supposed to solve my problem?” “Yes! Do you not see that she is perfect for you?” “How can I see her when I’m dreaming, Luna?” Andrew asked in annoyance. “You needn’t see her to realize your love for her.” “Well I need to get to know her. All I have to go on is that she is smart, is a girl, and also wants to find love.” “Is that not enough?” Luna’s question was enough to make Andrew facepalm, and he began shaking his head. “No, I need to get to know someone before I even begin to think of them romantically.” “But why?” “Because that is how my culture works, Luna. We don’t just find random woman and men and then force them to date each other. Certain countries from my world do, but they are some of the worst to live in.” “So then...” “So until I get to know her, stop saying she’s my soul mate.” “Very well. And I believe it is time for you to wake up, Andrew.” “What do you me-” His question was cut off as Luna lowered her horn to his head, and there was a flash of light, making his vision go black.