Applejack whacked a hoof across the back of Rainbow Dash's head. "Can it, Dash, cant'cha see he's tryin' to be friendly?" She said, though in truth she wasn't particularly sure why she said it, when half a second ago she had reacted similarly.
"But look what he did to Twilight! And did you hear what he called me?" Rainbow muttered, rubbing her head.
Twilight mumbled from her position on the floor, "Ugh...did it work?"
Applejack turned back to Twilight, helping her up. "Yeah, Sugarcube, if you mean makin' 'im unnerstanable. it worked, and he's tryin' to talk to us."
"And Rainbow," Applejack snarked, turning to the ruffled pegasus, "Your mane has startled even some ponies ah know, so don't take no offense from this here...whatever 'e is"
Marc was more than a little confused by the banter, but from what the purple creature had said (from her fetal position on the floor), and the response of the one with the hat, it seemed that she had somehow made it possible for them to communicate.
Magic? yeah, right...
The rainbow one stepped forward, mollified slightly by the orange one's words, and said in her unusual voice, "Well, my name's Rainbow Dash, and you're the weird creature here, so be careful."
Applejack was going to reprimand the rainbow mare again but was cut off by an unexpected reply.
"I'm sorry about that, and I suppose you're right. This is very strange for me, and I'd really appreciate an explanation as to why...well, why I am here." Marc finished. He was practicing some serious control here, using slow, controlled tones. He knew that he couldn't freak them out more, for his own safety.
Applejack spoke up, "Well, howdy, uh, Marc? Um, m'names Applejack, and, uh... Twilight, we need some speechifyin' here..."
Applejack looked to Twilight, who rubbed her head, thinking of how to continue. "Ah, yes, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and you've met my pony friends here. Now, this is hard to explain, so let's start with what we know. I know that your name is Marc and that you are a male of your species, a human. You are in the land of Equestria, and the Princess said the you were brought here by a magical experiment that didn't work out. I have cast a spell around you that translates what you say into our language when you speak, and ours into yours when you hear us, like a translating force field. It is imperfect, but it will suffice until I can teach you Equestrian..."
Marc listened to Twilight (Odd name, but anyway) as she explained the situation. Ponies? Okay, that's logical... Kinda. Princess? No idea, store for later. Equestria? Painful name, I hope that kind of pun isn't common here. This magic was a bit freaky, but he had to believe it now. He was hearing the results, after all.
Marc simply nodded and tried to absorb as much information as possible as the Twilight continued. When she got to the part about him being knocked unconscious in this room for three full weeks, though, he couldn't contain a cough of shock.
Twilight looked at the human, worried, but quickly continued, "We kept you hydrated and sustained you on a drip. My friend Fluttershy worked out what sort of diet you might have by your teeth and form, but you must still feel weak and hungry."
Twilight turned to Applejack and whispered, "I hadn't thought to bring food, could you go grab a few things? I don't know what he'll want." .
"Sure thing, Twilight" Applejack replied.
As Applejack turned to leave, Twilight continued, " We and some few other ponies were charged with your care until a safe way to return you is found. Now, any questions?"
Marc looked over at Twilight from where he still sat. Three weeks? what the hell happened to me? He was stiff and cold, and had no idea where to start. Oh, wait...
"Yeah, first, can I have my clothes back, and second, may I have something to eat?"
Twilight was actually a little unprepared for the practicality of the requests.
. Rainbow chuckled at Twilight's indecision. "Well, what did you expect? He's been stuck in bed for three whole weeks! I know what you need, to get outside!" she exclaimed.
Twilight hushed her, "Rainbow Dash!" She turned to Marc and said, "I'm sorry, but going outside is out of the question until we know if you're safe. I'm sorry if this is a problem for you, but we are under orders and there's a town outside; we can't risk it yet."
Marc guessed that made sense. Wait, a town outside? Yes, a town full of these strange adorable pony things waiting to show him a range of reactions who's vastness could only be rivaled by their range of colours... Well, if he could believe magic, he could believe that. Maybe going outside wasn't such a good idea after all. "Don't worry, I think I understand that."
He laid back, looking at the wooden rafters of his confinement cell, and tried to absorb some of what he was being told. Still In the back of his mind was the niggling fear that he had simply gone utterly insane. Oh well, if that's the case, I might as work with it.
The next question he asked was one he imagined the purple pony would want to answer.
"Who is this Princess?"
Twilight grinned.
Rainbow groaned and fell over, "Oh, this is gonna take forever!"