I felt the world slowly coming back to me. It started to come back to me the events of the past few hours. “I'm still alive? Must have fallen down the river of death the wrong way. Lucky me” I thought to my self. I took a look around, and was met face to face with one of those freaky welcome masks. “WHAT THE!” was all I could get out before crashed into the floor.
“Oh your awake” Fluttershy said walking over to me. “how are you feeling?”
“um...” I said awkwardly as I started to get up. Suddenly a sharp pain shot through a right arm. “OW” I yelped as I fell back down to the floor.
“Oh dear, here let me take a look at your arm” fluttershy said while studying my arm. “Looks like it got dislocated when you where in the river.” She put a hoof on my shoulder which caused my to let out a small shameless squeak of pain that was not in the least bit manly. “Okay now hold still, this may hurt a bit”
“Please be gentle” I said crushing whatever dignity I had left; it was weighing me down anyway.
She smiled and said “don't worry I will.” Then she started to push my arm back into it's socket. I gave out one last undignified yelp of pain. (don't worry I've already destroyed any and all dignity I could have had at this point so I couldn't do any more damage to my self-esteem than I already have.) She took her hoof off me and asked “all better now?”
I gave my arm a Quick test and found everything to be in order. “Well I'm not screaming in pain so I do believe my arm is back to working order”
“That's good to hear” Fluttershy said. “By the way, my name is Fluttershy. And the two behind me are Big Mackintosh and Zecora.” She said as she pointed to the two who where in a kitchen like looking area. “Whats your name?” she asked me with a look of wounder like the one from episode one when she saw Spike for the first time.
“It's Martian Williams, So what are they up to?” I asked.
“Oh, where just cooking some diner. Well I'm going to get back to it, so you just stay here and rest” said Fluttershy.
A few minutes later Fluttershy brought me a plate with a all sorts of things on it. “We didn't know what your species eats so we just made a little of everything.” Said Fluttershy.
On the plate I found hay, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and the one I found odd meat. (Fish I think.) “I thought pony’s where herbivores?” I questioned.
“We are, but the way your teeth are shaped suggested the you species where omnivorous. Um was I wrong?” responded Fluttershy.
“No we are. Why where you looking at my teeth?” I said. I then realized why, and proceeded to face palming “To figure out my dieting habits of course.” I answered my own question.
“So my being omnivorous doesn't bother anyone? I asked part way through the meal.
“Many carnivorous creatures I have observed. So it doesn’t make me unnerved.” said Zecora.
“Oh no, not at all” said Fluttershy “I've taken care of all sorts of creatures. Including bears, and manticores.”
“Since ya saved little Apple Bloom, not at all.” said Big Macintosh. “Speakin of witch, we'd love to have ya over for diner so we could thank ya properly.”
“The fan fictions lied to me” I thought to myself before responding to Big Mackintosh’s question. “Oh no thank you, I don't do well with large gatherings.”
“Don't worry it’d just be the family” Said Big Mackintosh.
“It's going to be a futile effort turning down your hospitality isn’t it.” I said with a happy tone of defeat.
“Eyup” Said Big Mackintosh delivering his catchphrase.
Big Mackintosh had to leave after this, and Zecora seemed to be busy with something, so it was just FlutterShy and a half human half bruise and no dignity.
“So... what's you species like?” Fluttershy asked with a tone of excitement.
“Well we call ourselves Humans. Genetically where closely related to monkeys. I suppose the closest thing we relate to instinct wise is the dragons. We’re often greedy and often think only for ourselves. But in spite of that fact some humans have chosen to live for others and not live only for themselves.” I answered.
“So are you one of those that have chosen to live for others?” asked Fluttershy.
I sighed and gave a truthful response “I'd be lying to you if I said I was. I've tried to be the best I can be, But I always find myself doing something stupid that I always regret in the end.” I said when I remembered that I was withholding the fact that I had known about this world from before I even came here. Only because of some fear that I would scare them off if I told them the truth. Does that truly justify my actions though.
At this time Fluttershy decided to snap my out of that funk. “I think your to hard on yourself Martian, you saved Apple Bloom and nearly lost you own life doing so. That’s something that someone who only thinks for themselves would never do”
I smiled at that and decided to ask. “So how close to death did I come anyway?”
“You where actually dead for a few seconds” Fluttershy replied. “I need to go home and tend to the other animals. I'll come by and see how you doing tomorrow.” she said as she walked out the door.
“Look like you've got some of your dignity back. What do you plan to do about that?” Zecora said.
Did she just break my fourth wall. Oh well that doesn't matter. “I'll get rid of it in the morning.” I replied then went back to bed. And this time I did not die in my sleep.
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NOBODY PRESERVES MY DIGNITY PERIOD. EXCLAMATION MARK!
Also look at that the main character being serious. I think it help us relate to him
(Apon further inspection and mediation on the subject I decided I don't like it, even though I have already put some more in future chapters hopefully I will avoid doing emotional scenes in the later chapters. [this note was written around the time Chapter eight was finished.])
Also the original site I uploaded this story to had a review button right where this arrow is pointing but I left it in when I uploaded it to this sight for originally (laziness) sake.
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“Amazing” because it is.