Chapter 12
House Shopping
“What the fuck were you thinking Twilight?” Rainbow yelled as some paramedics arrived and put the Griffin on a stretcher.
“Y-you all saw him!” She exclaimed.
“So you shot him with your magic after he saved our flanks?” Rainbow yelled.
“I-I panicked! I didn’t know what he was going to do!”
“Ya shouldn’t have done that Twi.” The orange mare said with a sigh.
“I know and I feel terrible. Hopefully, Spike was able to keep him at the library so I can apologize.” She said as the mares entered the library to see the purple dragon asleep on the couch. “SPIKE!” Twilight yelled.
“What? OW!” He yelled as he grabbed his head in pain. Rarity rushed over to him and put her hand on his head.
“Oh my little Spikey-wikey. Are you okay?” She asked as the dragon sat up.
“Yeah, I think so.”
“What happened?” Twilight asked.
“I remember seeing Isaac. He looked pretty roughed up. Then I got your letter and then nothing.” Twilight looked around the room and found a note.
I understand that I freaked you all out. I’m sorry. I honestly have no idea what happened. You won’t have to worry about it happening again. Spike, sorry for knocking you out with a book. Consider it payback for doing it to me when I got here.
P.S. Send the Griffin my regards and tell her I’m sorry. I didn’t want to do that but she gave me little choice. Twilight put the letter down and looked back at her friends. Rainbow and Applejack had daggers in their eyes.
“Nice one Twi. Real nice.” Rainbow said in a stern tone. The mare got to her feet and walked towards the door.
“Where are you going?” Rarity asked.
“To go find him. Duh! It’s crazy out there and who knows what could happen to him.” She said in a stern tone. “Coming AJ?”
“Right behind ya.” The farmer said as she walked up to the cyan mare.
“Um...I’m going too.” Fluttershy said in a timid voice.
“Wait for me!” Pinkie chimed in.
“WAIT!” Twilight bellowed.
“No! He’s our friend, he defended us. I’m not leaving him out there. I’m the element of loyalty for a reason!” Rainbow yelled.
“I was going to say that we wait till the storm calms down. Isaac is smart, he’s probably gone to find shelter. Maybe he even went to Zecora.” She said as she let out a sigh. “All I’m saying is that we give him some breathing room before we go looking for him, plus I also need to figure out my apology.” She said in a low tone.
“Wow first you shoot him, now your complimenting him. Way to flip flop Twilight.” Dash exclaimed.
“I overreacted!” She yelled.
“Now you know how we felt when you charmed the smarty pants doll.” Rainbow said in a stern tone.
“That was totally different! I wasn’t trying to kill somepony!”
“Neither was he. He let Gilda go. I’m pretty sure if he wanted to kill her then he would have.” AJ interjected. “Isaac was only trying to defend us.” Twilight looked at her two friends in disbelief. “We’ll all meet back here in the morning, then we’ll go look for Isaac. Agreed?” She asked as she glanced at the mares who gave a nod. Twilight let out a sigh and complied. The mares got to their feet and went their separate ways.
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Isaac ran faster than he had in his entire life through the poring rain and dark forest. He felt the wind whip at his face and felt the rain sting his skin like needles. He stopped when he came to an odd ruin. An old decrepit castle long abandoned. A lighting strike from the storm struck a nearby tree setting it ablaze with fire. The man picked up a flaming piece of timber and made his way inside the old building. The interior was pitch black but dry. Isaac removed his hoodie as he set the burning piece of wood in front of him and left to collect a few more pieces from outside the castle.
Isaac put the pieces next to the blazing branch to dry out. He did the same with his now soaking wet hoodie. He sat down with his back against the stone wall. He looked into a puddle next to him and saw his blood covered reflection. The human quickly splashed the water in his face washing away the crimson fluid. Isaac looked down at his shaking hands and tried to stop his panting. What the fuck happened back there?
We went all Jedi on that Griffon’s ass!
I almost killed her!
So? It was self-
BULLSHIT! I knew what I was doing and I couldn’t stop myself. No thanks to you!
Oh so you’re gonna pin this on me? Who got involved in their lives while I wanted to leave them alone?
.......
That’s what I thought! I am so sick and tired of your bullshit!
I know. I’m just....tired of all this. Now I have powers? If I sprout wings I’m gonna jump off the nearest cliff and pray that they don’t flap on instinct.
What will you do?
No idea. He thought as he rested his head on the partially dry jacket and drifted off to sleep.
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Twilight found herself before the man she had shot that day with her magic. The man looked back at her with an icy glare. Twilight gulped and walked in front of the human with tears in her eyes. “Isaac....I’m-” The human raised his hand.
“Save it for someone who cares!”
“I care! I’m sorry! You just really freaked me out and I didn’t know what to do!” She said as the tears started to flow. Isaac turned his back to the mare and started to walk away. Twilight rushed forward and wrapped her arms around him. The human stopped moving as he felt the mares tears seep through his clothing. “Please don’t go! We want you to stay! I want you to stay.” She said as she let go. Isaac looked at her in surprise.
“Sorry Twi. It’s too late.” The human wrapped his hand around Twilight’s throat and started to squeeze. Twilight was struggling to find air as she felt the man lift her off the ground. The man let out a cry of pain as his arm was cut in half by an unknown force. Twilight fell to the ground and looked up to see the image of Princess Luna.
“P-Princess Luna? What are you doing here?”
“As Princess of the night it’s my duty to ensure the citizens of Equestria sleep peacefully.”
“I’m dreaming?” She said as the image of the man vanished.
“Yes, your mind is creating this nightmare. Tell us, why are you so afraid of the human?” The Princess said as she looked at the mare. Twilight told Luna what had happened that afternoon between Isaac and Gilda. “I see. So you acted out of fear.”
“Yes and I feel terrible about it.” She said as she hung her head low.
“I have visited Isaac and his dreams. While I was there I saw a much darker side of his personality. I’m assuming that being in that injured state triggered it.” The mare said as she scratched her chin.
“I didn’t know humans could use magic.” Twilight said as she let out a sigh.
“They can’t. I’m assuming that when my blood mixed with his, a bit of my magic was transferred into his body.”
“Why didn’t he use it before then?”
“You said you shot him with a bolt of magic correct?”
“Twice. The first was by accident and the second was intentional.” She said in a low tone.
“I see. That first bolt must have acted like a key that unlocked the magic within him. It’s unstable and he was acting on instinct, which caused the personality flip.” She said as she let out a sigh. “Now I assume he’s even more confused that you attacked him.”
“It was an accident! I over reacted.” She stammered. “I was scared okay!” She said as she sat down and buried her face in her knees. The lunar Princess walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
“I understand Twilight. The real question is; Why are you scared?” The lavender mare looked up at the Princess with tears in her eyes.
“What?”
“I know for a fact that Isaac would never do anything to hurt you or your friends. So, what are you really afraid of?” She said as the image of her collapsing. Twilight let out a sigh wiped the tears away as got to her feet. The dream started to collapse and fade.
Twilight woke up in a cold sweat to the sound of pounding at her door. She threw on a purple blouse and a brown skirt. The mare walked down stairs and saw that the others had already gathered in front of the door. “About time! We’ve been banging on the door for like five minutes.” Rainbow said as she rolled her eyes. Twilight noticed that Applejack had brought her dog with her.
“Why do you have Winona?” Twilight asked.
“If she can track down Pinkie during a sugar rush ah’m fairly certain she can track Isaac.” Twilight nodded and levitated one of the human’s shirts over to the hound. The brown dog gave a sniff and took off with the mares following close behind. The group stopped as they reached the Everfree forest. The dog sniffed around the area and let out a small whimper. “Dang it. His scent’s gone cold.”
“Now how are we going to find him?” Pinkie asked. The ponies saw a shadow beginning to widen. The mares looked up in surprise as they saw Discord descend in front of them.
“Hello ladies.” He said with a smug grin.
“We’re not in the mood Discord. Scram!” Rainbow yelled.
“Hey, hey easy. I’m here to help you find the human.” He said as he teleported next to the dog.
“Why do you care?” Applejack asked.
“It’s rare to meet another being that’s as chaotic and unpredictable as me.” He said with a grin. “I also happen to know where he is.”
“What?” The group yelled.
“Yes, I saw him napping in the old castle in the forest.” He said with a shrug. “I suggest we hurry, who knows what could be creeping up on him.” He said in a flat tone.
“How can we trust you?” Twilight asked as she glared at the chaotic lord.
“Are we going to stand here talking all day or are we going to go find him?” He said as he flew into the forest with the group of mares close behind.
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Isaac awoke to the sound of birds chirping and bugs buzzing. He got to his feet and cracked his back as he let out a yawn. He looked down at the small pit of coals and noticed that a few were still glowing. He picked one of the burning coals up and placed it in the center of his right palm. Isaac gritted his teeth as he felt the burning piece of wood scorch his skin. The human dropped the coal back into the bed of ashes and looked at his palm which now had a small burn mark in the center of it.
Isaac’s eyes shrank as he saw the small wound begin to heal itself at a fast rate. After the wound was closed and new skin had replaced the old he felt the spot where the coal had been. Not even a scar. Am I even human anymore? He thought to himself as he laid back against the stone wall.
“Isaac?” The human perked up as he heard the familiar voices of the mares from Ponyville approach the ruins. “Are you here?” Isaac heard the lavender unicorn’s voice yell. He let out a sigh and sat still. Twilight and the others made their way into the old castle.
“This place gives me the creeps.” Applejack said as she looked at the stone.
“I know what you mean. This place is absolutely dreadful.” Rarity said with a scoff.
“Well, this is the place where we all became friends.” Pinkie interjected.
“True, but that doesn’t change the fact that this place feels weird.” Rainbow added.
“Doesn’t seem too bad to me.” The mares looked up ahead to see the human sitting against the stone wall in front of a pile of ash. The mares hurried over to him as he got to his feet. Twilight hung back as the other mares hurried up to him with worried looks in their eyes. “Guys I’m fine.” He said as they wrapped him in a hug.
“We were worried about you idiot!” Rainbow said as she slugged him in the arm. Isaac let out a groan as he rubbed the sore spot. He noticed that Twilight hung back and was hanging her head in shame. The mare let out a sigh and walked towards the human.
“Isaac I-”
“It’s okay Twilight, you don’t have to say anything.” He said as he led up a hand.
“NO! I’m so sorry I hurt you. I shouldn’t have acted that way.” She said as tears formed in her eyes.
“I would have acted the same way. To be honest I have no idea what happened.” He said with a shrug. The lavender mare walked forward and wrapped her arms around the man. Isaac felt the tears seep through his clothes.
“I feel horrible! I’m so sorry.” Isaac returned the gesture and smiled.
“Oh gag me.” Discord said as he stuck out his tongue and pointed into his throat.
“Be careful what you wish for Discord.” The group looked up to see two large winged figures approach them. Twilight gulped as the two Alicorn Princess’s landed in front of them. Twilight broke the embrace and bowed to her mentor. “Hello Twilight.”
“Princess.....I can explain this-” She was cut off as the white Princess raised a hand.
“I’m not here about that. I’m here about Isaac.” She said as she walked up to the human. Isaac gulped and stood up straight. “My sister tells me that through her blood you’ve gained some odd abilities.”
“I guess that explains the telekinesis.” He said with another gulp.
“It intrigues me.”
“That I’m the first human with powers?”
“That her blood and magic didn’t kill you.” The ponies looked at the Princess in surprise. “Let me explain.” The Alicorn said in a calm tone. “Alicorn blood holds massive amounts of magic and almost no pony can control it.”
“What happens if a pony were to receive Alicorn blood?” Isaac asked. Celestia bit her lip and let out a sigh.
“Their bodies would combust with the raw power.” Luna answered. “Then after that happened any remaining cells would break down and detonate a second time.” The dark Princess said in a low tone.
“So they’ll explode twice?” Isaac said as he raised an eyebrow. The two gave a reluctant nod. “Looks like I owe Spike ten bits.” The ponies looked at him in confusion. “Now I have three questions. Is that happening to me?” He asked as he looked at his hand.
“No, it would have already occurred.” Luna said.
“Well, that’s a relief.” He said as he let out a sigh. “My second question is this, am I immortal like you?”
“No, you haven’t absorbed enough magic to become that strong. We are not sure what you can do.” Celestia said in a relaxed tone. “What’s your final question?”
“Can you take these powers away from me?” The non-humans looked at them man in confusion. “If it is possible then consider it a request.” The creatures jaws dropped in shock.
“You WANT me to take your powers away?” Celestia asked.
“If it’s possible.” He said in a calm tone.
“Might I ask why?”
“I’ve survived this long without them and I can’t really control them.” He said as he Shrugged. A nearby pillar was hit with an invisible force causing it to fall. The creatures looked at the pillar and back at the human in shock. “See? It’s too much power for someone like me to have. If I lose control.....I’m scared of what I might do.” The two Alicorns looked at one another in confusion.
“Hold still.” Celestia said as she walked up to the human. “I have never been asked by somepony to remove their own powers.” The goddess said as she put her hands on either side of the man’s head. The Alicorn closed her eyes and focused, her hands and horn started to glow. Isaac felt an odd sensation flow through him. Celestia took a step back and let out a sigh. “It appears that not even I can remove something like that. Other than the obvious way.”
“Which is?”
“I end your life.” She said in a flat tone. Isaac bit his lip at the statement.
“Well, I was hoping for something a little less.......lethal.” He said in a disappointed tone. “Oh well, you gotta deal with the cards your dealt I guess.” He said to himself as he let out a sigh.
“We can’t have you running around with no control on that power of yours.” Celestia said as she summoned a small box. She opened it to reveal a necklace with a purple gem in the center.
“What is it?” Isaac asked.
“That will keep your powers in check as your body gets used to them.” She said as she handed the gem over to Isaac.
“Princess, may I ask something?” The human said as he looked into the Alicorns eyes.
“Of course.”
“While I don’t mind living with Twilight I feel like I’m mooching off her and I would like to find a place where I can call my own.”
“I’m sure something can be arranged.” Isaac gave her a bow.
“Thank you your highness. I’ll look around Ponyville and I’ll see if I can find something that catches my eye.” He said in a humble tone. The white Alicorn smiled and turned back to her sister and the chaos lord who was still glaring at the man in confusion.
“Good luck to you all, we must return to Canterlot.” She said as the three took flight, leaving Isaac and the other six mares alone in the ruins. Isaac turned back to the mares who had a massive grin on their faces.
“Alright. let’s head back then.” He said as the group walked out of the large ruins. The mares followed close behind the human as they left the old palace. “So what is this place?”
“It was the old palace of the royal sisters.” Twilight answered.
“Celestia and Luna used to live here?” The ponies nodded.
“Yeah, it’s also where we defeated Nightmare Moon.” Pinkie added.
“So this is where you used the Elements of Harmony on Luna then?”
“Yeah. Wait, how did you know about the Elements?” Twilight asked.
“Luna told me about it when she visited my dreams.” He said as the ponies gave a collective ‘oh’ sound. “Hey, this may sound out of the blue but what happened with that Griffin?”
“Gilda? She’s in the hospital.” Rainbow added.
“I should probably go apologize to her. I didn’t know what I was doing.”
“She doesn’t deserve it.” Twilight said.
“Maybe not, but I still feel bad. Speaking of which, you told me that Griffins don’t live around here. So why did she come stirring up trouble in Ponyville?” He said as he looked at the mares.
“She was making a delivery to Cloudsdale when she heard somepony talking about me and she started drinking. One thing led to another and then she came here and started shooting her beak off.” Rainbow answered. The group looked at her in surprise.
“How do ya know all that?” Applejack asked.
“I went to go visit her after I left the library yesterday.” The mares looked at her in confusion. “I wanted to see if she was okay....ya know. For old time sakes.” She said with a weak grin.
“Dang it Rainbow. She nearly killed Isaac!” AJ stammered.
“Yeah, but she was drunk and wasn’t in the right mind. We’ve all done things that we regret.” She said as she remembered the falling incident. Isaac stepped between the two mares.
“Let’s all just calm down. Yes, Gilda hurt me and I’m a little pissed at that, but I’ve also seen how someone gets when they go into a drunken rage.” He said as he let out a sigh. “Let me just find a place to stay and THEN I’ll go talk to Gilda. Okay?” The farmer let out a sigh and gave him a nod. The group made their way out of the dark forest and into the outskirts of town. As they came to the outskirts Pinkie noticed that Isaac was unusually quiet.
“You okay?” Pinkie asked as she put a hand on his shoulder.
“Yeah, it’s just that.....never mind.”
“What? You can tell us.” Rarity said with a reassuring smile. Isaac let out a sigh and stopped walking.
“Buying a house here is finally making me realize that I won’t be able to leave here.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Rainbow asked.
“It’s just that...” He hesitated and let out a sigh. “When my folks died they left a lot of things for me in their will. A lot of sentimental stuff, not to mention valuable. Now I’m worried about what might happen to it all.” He said in a low tone. “I’d hate to think that my family’s prized heirlooms would end up in a pawn shop somewhere being sold for less than it’s worth.” He said as he continued walking.
“What kind of things?” Twilight asked.
“Photo’s, family history, books. Things that took generations to collect and now it’s all gone. I can’t help but feel I’ve disappointed them in some-” He was cut off as he felt something collide with his face sending him back onto the ground. “Son of a bitch!” He yelled as he grabbed his now bleeding nose. The ponies crouched down beside him and helped him to his feet. Twilight looked ahead and saw something flicker. Isaac looked in the same direction and saw a familiar blue police box. The door opened up to reveal the tan earth pony stallion in a suit and red hat on his head.
“Ah Isaac, good to see you again.” He said with a smile.
“Okay, Doc. You need to stop cloaking that thing. This is the second time I’ve run into it.” He said as he felt his nose bleed.
“Sorry.” He said as he scratched his mane. “How long has it been?”
“Two maybe three days.”
“Really? Time flies I suppose.” He said with a smile. Isaac cracked his neck and looked at the Doctor with a flat expression. “What’s wrong?” He asked.
“Nothing I-”
“Isaac is just bummed out that he left all his valuable family heirlooms behind. That he’s the only one of his kind in this world and-” The pink mare was silenced as Applejack put an orange hand over her mouth. The stallion looked at the man who was bitting his lip.
“I see. Ladies if you don’t mind I’d like to talk to Isaac alone for a bit.” He said as he looked at the mares.
“A-alright.” Twilight said as she and the other mares left the two. The Doctor led him into the TARDIS and the two sat down. Isaac let out a sigh as he sat down on the couch.
“Look Isaac. I know how you feel-”
“How could you know that? You’re a time traveler. You can go where ever whenever you want.”
“True, but I know what it’s like to be alone.” He said in a low tone. “I’m not just a Time Lord Isaac. I’m the last of the Time Lords. My planet is long gone, along with it’s people.” Isaac looked at the stallion in shock. “This box is all I have left. My family, my friends are lost to me.”
“Couldn’t you just go back and-”
“No. I can’t ever go back. I...locked them in a time void. Nothing can get in or out.” He said with a heavy sigh. “You and I are the same. We’re both travelers and we’re both alone in this world.” The stallion said as he put a hand on the humans shoulder.
“It’s just that.....Since I arrived here I feel like I’ve become less human.” He said as he looked at his right palm. He removed the pendant and watched as the opposite couch was levitated. The stallion looked in surprise at the human as he put the pendant back on and the couch dropped to the floor. “Don’t act too impressed. I can’t even control it.”
“That is a lot of power.”
“I know. I even asked if Celestia could take it away from me. Apparently there are somethings she can’t do.” He said as he cracked his wrist.
“Why would you want to give up power like that?”
“No real reason. I don’t need it.”
“There has to be more reason then that.”
“There isn’t!” Isaac said as he stood up.
“You’re lying!” The Doctor said as he matched the humans eye level. “Tell me why you don’t want that power!”
“I’m scared! Happy?” Isaac yelled. “What if I can’t control it? I almost killed someone yesterday! I could barely stop myself.” He said as he hung his head. “I know what you’re thinking; ‘he must be pathetic.’ Am I right?”
“Quite the opposite in fact. Fear is a basic emotion and it shows that you’re still plenty human.” He said with a smile. “Look Isaac, I know that things are different but one of the most admirable things about humans is their ability to adapt to new surroundings.”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right.” Isaac said as he let out a sigh. “I’d better go house shopping. Thanks for the advise Doc.” He said as he walked towards the doors, but stopped as he walked past the console. “Hey Doc, think I could see what happened to my house?”
“Sure let me just.” He said as he flipped a few switches as Isaac typed in his address. The stallion saw the screen flicker. The stallions face changed to one of despair. “Oh dear.”
“What?”
“Your house......it burned down.” He said in a reluctant tone. Isaac felt his heart sink into his stomach. “I’m so sorry Isaac.” Isaac sat down on the couch in disbelief.
“I can’t believe it. Everything.....gone.” The stallion looked closer at the screen which portrayed a massive burn mark in the center of a square connected to a smaller square. “Does it say when?”
“Why do you-”
“Just tell me!” He said in a stern tone. The stallion pressed a few buttons.
“February 12, 2013.” Isaac’s jaw dropped and hung his head in shame. “What’s wrong?”
“That was the day after I came here.” He said in a low tone. “One day......one fucking day I’m not there and I lose everything!” The human yelled. The Doctor let out a sigh and looked at the monitor. The stallion looked closer at the screen and smiled.
“Oh time! You’re bloody fantastic!” He yelled.
“I don’t see what’s fantastic about my house-” He was cut off as the doctor grabbed his arm and led him towards the door. “Hey what are you doing?” He protested.
“I’ll be back in five minutes!” He said as he threw Isaac out of the box.
“Five minutes to you could mean ten years for me!” He yelled as the doors closed with Isaac on the outside. “Damn you Doctor!” He yelled as the blue box started to vanish. Isaac lowered his head and felt a small tear run down his right cheek as he turned and walked away from the spot.
He pulled out his P-pod and selected a random song. The music echoed through his head as his mind tried to process everything that had happened. He let out a groan as he laid his head back. He suddenly felt a pair of arms wrap around his neck.
“Gotcha!” The voice made him jump from his seat. Isaac looked around to see Vinyl with a grin on her face. “Oh man your face!” She said with a laugh. Isaac remained silent at the mare’s action. Vinyl’s grin slowly faded and was replaced with a look of concern. “You okay?”
“No.”
“What’s up?”
“I really.....really don’t want to talk about it. At least not without alcohol.”
“That I have back at my place.” Vinyl said with a weak smile.
“Okay then. Let’s go.” He said in a reluctant tone. The two made their way out of the park and back onto the street. Isaac glanced at the mare who was wearing a apr of black shorts that cut off at her mid thigh and a black strapless shirt that left her shoulders exposed and ended just below her breasts, leaving her white stomach exposed.
“Hey can I ask you something?” Vinyl said as Isaac quickly adjusted his gaze.
“Sure.”
“Mind telling me what happened yesterday? I didn’t know humans could use magic.” She said as she looked at the man.
“Oh that.” The human let out a sigh and cleared his head. “Let me star at the beginning. While you were at your gig I got attacked by a Manticore and almost died.” Vinyl let out a gasp. “Fortunately, Princess Luna was in the area and killed it before it could kill me. Bad news, I was already badly injured and lost a lot of blood. Luna teleported us to the hospital and she volunteered for a transfusion, being we’re the same blood type. Apparently some of her magic got transferred into me when that happened.” The mare’s jaw dropped. “The only problem is that it’s unstable and I can’t control it.....right now anyway.”
“Awesome! Maybe I could teach you a few tricks.” She said with a small chuckle.
“Any help would be appreciated, but I’m not sure how well that will work out.”
“What do you mean?”
“I learn more by doing than I do by learning. I HATE studying. I’m a lot better with my hands than I am with my brain.”
“From what I’ve heard around town that sounds accurate.” She said in a seductive tone. Isaac blushed at the statement and gulped. “Oh calm down, almost everypony knows about your......stamina.”
“Damn you Rainbow.” He said as he let out a groan. The two soon arrived in front of the DJ’s shop and made their way inside.
“My apartment is upstairs.” She said as she pointed to a staircase in the back of the store. The two made their way up the ladder and into the mares living quarters. It was medium sized, a sofa was in the center of the living room in front of a Television and a turn table hooked up to two massive amps. Isaac saw a cello off on the corner laying against a chair close to a window.
“You play the cello?”
“Nah, my roommate does. She’s in Fillydelphia right now visiter her folks.” She said as she walked into the kitchen. Isaac followed and saw her withdrew a bottle of hard cider. She poured them each a glass and set it on the table. Isaac picked the glass up and slammed it back. “So what’s bugging you?”
“Just....having trouble adjusting to things around here. So much has changed for me and I have no control over it.” He said as he let out a sigh.
“Trust me I know how that feels.” She said as she took a drink. “I may not be from a different universe but I know how it feels when your life gets out of control.”
“To top it off even if I do get home I don’t have a house to go back to.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I just found out that my house burned down the second day I was here.” He said as he shot back another drink. The mare looked at him in surprise and put a hand on his shoulder.
“I’m so sorry.” She said in a low tone.
“It’s okay, it’ not your fault. I don’t even know how it burned down.” He said as he let out a sigh. The man got to his feet and poured himself another drink. The two were interrupted by someone knocking on the door. Isaac and Vinyl got to their feet and looked out the window to see Lyra and Bonbon. “What’s up guys?” Isaac said as he opened the window.
“Didn’t you hear? Some crazy building just popped up out of nowhere on the edge of town!” Bonbon yelled.
“Crazy building?” Vinyl asked as she raised an eyebrow.
“Looks like some weird house. We’re gonna check it out. Coming?”
“Sure I need to get my mind off certain things anyway.” Isaac said as he closed the window and made his way out onto the street. Lyra smiled at him and the group made their way to where a large group of ponies had gathered. Isaac’s jaw dropped as he saw a rather large two story white house with bright red front door. Isaac made his way through the crowd to see a familiar tan stallion smiling.
“Ah Isaac, just the man I wanted to see.” The doctor said with a smile.
“How....when did......WHAT?” Isaac said as his brain tried to form words.
“Yeah, I took a closer look at the screen and the burn marks weren’t from a fire. It was from Temporal Displacement.” The doctor said in a matter-of-fact tone.
“What?”
“Time travel.” The doctor said with a sigh.
“You mean my house didn’t burn down?” He said as his brain connected the dots.
“Nope, what we saw was just seconds after I teleported it here.”
“But....how come it just got here and we didn’t see it before?”
“Because I didn’t do it yet.” The human had a confused look on his face.
“But....Screw it I am WAY to excited to try to understand this right now.” Twilight and the five others made their way up to the human.
“Isaac, what in Equestria is that thing?” Twilight asked as she and the five other mares looked at the building.
“This is my house! The one I had back on Earth!” He said in excitement. The mare’s jaws dropped at the information. Isaac walked up to the door and tried to turn the handle to find it locked. “Damn it. The doors locked.”
“Hang on.” The doctor said as he pulled out the metal rod and pointed it towards the lock. Isaac heard a small click come from the door knob. Isaac tried it again and felt the knob turn to his satisfaction. Isaac made his way inside and found that all of his possessions were just as he left them. The six mares made their way inside and started to look around. The main hallway was quaint and a stair case that led upstairs that seemed to jut out from the wall.
“Cool. Humans have TV’s.” Rainbow said as she saw the 48’ flat screen in the living room.
“Yeah. I never saw one at Twilight’s place though.” He said as he looked at Twilight.
“It’s in Spike’s room. It posed too big of a distraction for me.” Twilight said as she sat on the black leather couch. Isaac picked up the remote and flipped through the channels that seemed to only show static.
“Looks like I’ll have to upgrade a few things.” He said as he turned the screen off and remote down. Pinkie and Applejack had made their way into the kitchen and were starting to look through his fridge.
“Hey Isaac, what’s this?” Pinkie asked as she held up a red and white soda can.
“That is Co Ca Cola. It’s a type of soda.” Pinkie cracked it open and took a sip.
“WOW THAT IS GOOD!” She yelled as she chugged the rest of it.
“Easy, I only have a few cases of that stuff.”
“So this is what a human house looks like. Very.......homely.” Rarity added.
“Thanks. I think.” He said as he walked over to the ponies sitting down on the couch. "You guys want a tour?” The mares smiled and got to their feet.
“What’s this thing?” Pinkie asked as she picked up a white box.
“Gah! Carful with that.”
“What is it?”
“It’s an X-Box 360. It’s a game console and a DVD player.”
“DVD player?”
“Movies on disks.” He said as Pinkie put the electronic devise down. Isaac walked through the house with the mares. The group walked into a study with the walls lined with books. Twilight’s jaw dropped and she started to drool. “Um Twilight. You’re drooling on the carpet.”
“Sorry. There’s SO MANY BOOKS!” She said in excitement.
“Yeah, my dad was huge book worm.”
“If you don’t mind me asking darling, where did you get the money to pay for this?” Rarity asked.
“Well, when my folks died they left me this house.” He said in a flat tone. Rarity gulped.
“Oh.....I’m sorry.” She said in a low tone.
“It’s fine. On with the tour.” He said as he walked out of the room. He grabbed Twilight’s arm and dragged her out of the study. The group followed the man upstairs. The mares walked into a room with papers and other things strewn across the floor. Isaac rubbed his head and chuckled. “Sorry, I should probably clean this place up.”
“It’s not too bad.” Rainbow added.
“Well, considering your room Rainbow you’d think a pig stye was neat.” Applejack said with a smirk.
“Hey! I clean when I have guests over.” She protested. The mares looked around the room to see posters and pictures hanging up on the gray walls. A bed and book shelf leaned against the far wall. Isaac walked out of the room and led the group back downstairs where the tan stallion was waiting.
“Is everything where it should be?” He asked with a smile.
“Yeah, it’s all here. Doc, I can’t thank you enough for this.”
“Oh relax.”
“No really, if you need anything. Anything at all don’t hesitate to ask.” The stallion smiled and patted him on the back. “Can I ask you something?”
“Shoot.”
“Why do this all for me? I know we’re friends and all but, bringing my house from another dimension? Don’t get me wrong I’m very grateful, but I can’t help wondering how you did it and why.” He said as the mares looked at the stallion. The Doctor let out a sigh and looked at the mane.
“Trust me Isaac. I know what it’s like to not have a home to go back too and that’s something no one should go through. In a way, you remind me of myself.”
“Well, if you find yourself in this dimension my door is always open.” He said with a smile. The stallion smiled and shook the humans outstretched hand.
“Now if you need me, I’ll be in the 1960’s.” He said with a grin.
“Say hi to JFK for me.” Isaac said with a grin. The stallion let out a chuckle and walked out of the house into a his blue box. The human gave a final wave as the box started to vanish. He turned back to the stunned mares and grinned. “Now then, who wants dinner?”
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The six mares sat at the dinner table and watched as the human chopped up fresh vegetable and threw them in a stir fry pan. “You guys are lucky that I dated a vegetarian for two months.” He said as he finished and put the vegetable and noodles on their plates.
“Um..what is this?” Twilight asked.
“Stir fry noodles and vegetables.” He said with a smile. Twilight gulped and looked at her friends who had the same look of uncertainty on their faces. They all took a bite at the same time. Their eyes shrank at the flavor in their mouth. “What you don’t like it?”
“It’s great!” Rainbow yelled as she scarfed the rest of it down.
“Yeah this stuff is a delicious!” Pinkie said with a smile.
“Where did you learn to cook like this?” Rarity asked as she took another bite.
“When you live on your own, you need to learn how to cook for yourself.” He said as he ate his pile. The group soon started to chat about the other adventures they’ve had. Through out the conversations Twilight looked at the man with a suspicious look in her eyes. “Something wrong Twilight?” Isaac asked as he noticed the mares expression.
“Can I make an observation?”
“Sure.”
“Since you’ve been here your personality has changed quite a bit. I guess all I’m saying is that...I’m a little surprised to see how relaxed you are.”
“Well, when I first got here I was WAY out of my comfort zone and to be honest I was little freaked out. So I naturally kept my distance.” He said as the mares looked at him in shock. “Now that I’ve actually gotten to know you all I’m a bit more relaxed, not to mention having some familiar ground to stand on.” He said with a grin. The mares smiled warmly back at him. Rarity let out a yawn and rubbed her eyes.
“Well, this has been fun, but a lady does need her beauty sleep.” She said as she got to her feet.
“I’ll do some digging and I’ll see if I can find any fashion magazines around.”
“Thank you darling. Ta-ta.” She said as she left the house.
“Ah’d better get home soon. Mac will be wondering where I am.” AJ said with a grin. She gave the human a hug and left the odd home.
“Ugh! I just remembered the Cakes need me to watch the twins!” Pinkie said as she charged out the door.
“I’d better get home and feed Angel bunny.” The timid mare said as she left the home.
“I have weather duty in the morning, see ya later.” Rainbow said with a wink. Isaac walked back into the study and came out with a book in his hand.
“Hey Twilight, here.” He said as he handed her the book. “It’s a book that overviews human history. Not everything is in there but enough to give you a basic understanding.” He said with a grin.
“Thank you and Isaac I’m really, really sorry about-”
“It’s fine Twilight we all act crazy when we get too emotional. If I cut off a friend for every time they over reacted I’d have no friends at all.” The mare smiled and gave him a hug before she left. Isaac closed the door behind her and let out a satisfied sigh. He made his way upstairs and laid down on his old bed. “Man it’s good to be back home.” He said with a smile. The human drifted off to sleep in his familiar surroundings.
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As the Doctor vanished inside the TARDIS d hung his head in shame. He pulled something up on the screen and let out a sigh. He bashed his fists down on the console and groaned. “NO! He can’t know, not yet.” The stallion said as he threw a few switches and sped off through time and space.
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Isaac awoke to find himself in a plain white room with a familiar AlicornPrincess smiling at him. “Princess Luna?”
“Hello Isaac.” She said with a grin.
“What are we doing here?”
“While my sister’s intentions are good. We believe it’s better to learn how to control power rather then seal it.” She said as she approached the man.
“I’m not following.”
“We will train you to control your magic.” Isaac looked at her in surprise. “Who better to teach you then the one who gave you that power?”
“Good point. I’m just worried that I’ll go out of control again.” He said in a low tone.
“That won’t happen with my guidance.”
“How will this even work? I mean I’m dreaming right?” The mare gave him a nod. “So how will any of the things you’re going to teach me stick?”
“You’re forgetting that we can manipulate dreams. We casted a spell so you will remember what we’ve taught you when you wake.” She said still holding the smile. “This is of course voluntary. Should you not wish us to be your mentor then we completely understand.” Isaac bit his lip and weighed his options.
“Okay. So what should we do first Master Luna?” He said with a bow.
“Thank you for allowing us to teach you and we would like to keep this just between us.”
“Why?”
“My sister might not approve and we fear that Twilight Sparkle will become jealous.”
“I understand. I won’t tell a soul.” He said with a smile.
“Splendid. Lesson one; Levitation.”