//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: She's a Pony, He's a Human // by Lucky Seven //------------------------------// She’s A Pony, He’s A Human Chapter 4 Written & Edited by Seven81493 Andrew was quietly singing a tune to himself, unaware that a certain blue alicorn was watching him closely. “What are you singing, Andrew?” was the first thing he heard from her. “It’s a song called ‘Gimme Three Steps’”, replied Andrew. “The lyrics you were singing. What were they about?” she questioned further. “Oh. Well, a man is dancing with a woman, and that woman’s boyfriend sees it and gets mad enough to threaten to kill the man,” he quickly explained. “Why not just explain himself?” asked the confused alicorn. “Well, I’m assuming the boyfriend is drunk, so that wouldn’t really get through to him,” he replied, but not before adding, “Besides, what would you do if someone pointed a gun at you?” “I do not know what this ‘gun’ is,” came the perplexed response. “Imagine a bow and arrow. Now take the bow away and replace it with a small, portable cannon. Then make the arrow deadly enough to kill someone in one shot. Voila, you now have a gun.” “That sounds quite violent. Why would the people of your world invent such a device?” “Because humans are retarded,” he quipped. “But-” “Luna,” Andrew interrupted, “just cut to the chase. You’re here about Twilight, right?” To Andrew’s surprise, the alicorn shook her head. “I am actually here to talk about other things. How was my sister yesterday?” “Well, she was very cordial, very nice. But she did threaten to throw me at the sun if I harmed any of the planet’s inhabitants.” “Do you intend to do such a thing?” Luna prodded. “Never. Harming something as intelligent as one of you ponies would be akin to me harming a human. It’s unethical.” “I’m glad to hear that, Andrew. Now we can talk about Twilight Sparkle.” “Ugh, fine,” he disgruntledly replied, “just don’t prod if I tell you not to.” “You have my word, Andrew. Let us begin with a basic question. Has she told you of her involvement with the elements of harmony?” Andrew scratched his head at that, very confused as to what she was even referring to. “I will take your gesture as a ‘no’. Put simply the elements of harmony are six powerful gems capable of ending any threat to Equestria. Twilight and her friends are the embodiment of those very elements.” “So wait. Twilight and her friends are national heroes?” “Yes,” came the curt response, “but do not spread it around. They like to maintain their status as normal ponies.” “I can’t blame them,” reasoned Andrew, “I mean, where I come from, athletes and celebrities get mobbed by the paparazzi.” “And it is much the same here. That is why they would like to remain undercover.” “Okay, so can you tell me more about these elements?” Luna smiled and gave a nod. “Very well. The six elements of harmony are honesty, loyalty, kindness, laughter, generosity, and magic. But magic is interchangeable with friendship in this case.” “Oh, I see, so the elements of harmony are the basic set of rules for a healthy friendship?” “Exactly. Now, do I need to explain each element, or do you already have a basic idea?” “I think I’ve got an idea,” Andrew replied with a smile. “So have they gone up against any bad guys?” “Yes. Twilight and her friends ended the threats of Nightmare Moon, Discord, and King Sombra.” “What did these guys do?” “Well, Nightmare Moon is, or well was, me.” “No way,” Andrew stated doubtfully, “someone as nice as you was evil?” Andrew took notice of Luna wincing at the word ‘evil’, and quickly offered an apology, which Luna graciously accepted. “Anyways, as I was saying. I was jealous that my sister got so much more attention than I did. So my darkness overtook me, and I became Nightmare Moon. Thankfully, I was banished to the moon by Tia, and I didn’t do anything I would regret.” “Like killing her?” prodded Andrew knowingly. “Yes, and thank the stars for that. But a thousand years later, which was three years ago, I escaped my prison, and returned to Equestria. Thankfully, I was once again stopped by the elements of harmony.” “Wait. If they used them on you again, how are you here?” “I was getting to that,” she replied, making Andrew blush embarrassingly. “This time, they simply banished the evil from my heart, and here I am, good as new!” Andrew then did something that shocked not only Luna, but even himself. He walked over to Luna and hugged her close. A hug which she returned in full. After a few seconds, Andrew let go and sat down on the ground, waiting for her to continue. She did so, and began explaining King Sombra. From his past, to the battle Twilight and her friends had with him, she covered everything within just a few sentences. “Alright, now that I’ve explained King Sombra, let us talk about Discord.” “Go ahead, I’m listening,” replied Andrew, a huge smile on his face. He had been enjoying Luna’s story telling up to this point, and if she had saved Discord for last, it was gonna be one hell of a story. “Okay, long ago, Discord ruled Equestria in a state of eternal chaos. But eventually my sister and I stood up to him, and turned him to stone using the elements of harmony.” She continued to explain everything about Discord. The way he had broken free struck Andrew as funny. He had been freed by children? That was hilarious. But then she began talking about what he had done upon escaping. From corrupting Twilight and her friends to creating explosive chocolate milk, he had been the most powerful villain they had ever faced. In fact, from what Luna told him, he was essentially a demigod. Capable of doing anything he wanted, whenever he wanted. But when Luna was done telling the story, he became curious. “So that’s it? He’s back to stone now?” “Oh no,” Luna replied, “we allow him to roam free now.” This floored Andrew. But before he could ask any more questions, Luna’s horn made contact with his forehead, causing him to jolt awake.