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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Human 
// by dashiepie22 
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As a bright light engulfed Ben, he felt his arms and legs grow shorter, his fingers and toes disappear, his ears move and his nose stretching. He felt something on his butt and something on his forhead and then the bright light died down. 
"What the hell just happened."
"Your welcome, by the way, I got rid of your hypothermia too." Discord said before something flashed on his wrist. "Aw, I gotta go. Equestria needs me! See ya, Fluttershy." Then he popped out of the room. 
"Okay, who was that? And what did he do to me?" Ben asked Fluttershy.
"That was Discord, he's a friend of mine. He turned you into a pony, so you can go outside. I didn't think other would react to you well as a human. Don't worry, you can turn back whenever you want. But, I'd say, you're pretty handsome stallion." Fluttershy blushed brightly at what she had just said. Where in Equestia did that come from? It was true, though, he was a nice-looking pony. He had a beige coat and a short black mane, not as short as Big Macintosh's, his cutie mark was a clapperboard and a black megaphone. Directing, maybe? And those eyes, those beautiful brown eyes...
"Um, thanks. Can stop staring at me."
"Oh, um, yes, of course, sorry..." She didn't realize she was staring. "Um, have some cotton candy...then...i'll, um show you around PonyVille. I-if that's okay." 

Rarity and Twilight were almost at Fluttershy's when she had stepped outside with a stallion with her. They stopped, so did Fluttershy and the stallion. Rarity was smiling. She looked at the stallion, then at Fluttershy.
"Care to tell us your, dare I say, handsome friends name, Fluttershy?" She said, still smiling. 
"This is Ben. I-I was just going to show him around PonyVille."
"I see. Come on, Twilight, I guess the meeting without Fluttershy. Let's just tell the other girls that Fluttershy is busy with her new friend." Rarity loved teaseing Fluttershy, but just to a small extent. She just teased her enough to make her blush, that is all. 
"No. Rarity, you know we can do that. Queen Faust is expecting us all today. It's too late to cancel! The future of Equestia depends on this meeting."
"O-oh, the meeting? W-was that today?"
"Yes. And if we don't leave now, we're going to be tar-. Late. We're going to be late to the meeting!"
"Sorry, darling, you know Twilights been on edge ever since the castle came."
"Y-yes, I know. Um, let's go then. The castle is on the other side of PonyVille. I-I can show Ben around of the way. I-if that's okay..."

"-and this is Twilight's Castle." Fluttershy said, waving her hoof at the new castle in PonyVille.
"Wait. Let me get this straight. You and your friends opened a box, making you guys pretty much invincible. Then you all sent an gaint evil Centaur to Hell, then the box floated to the ground and then this castle rose up from the ground?" Ben asked as they entered the castle.
"Yes, that sound pretty accurate." Rarity said.
"It's Top Secret." Twilight snapped. "Let's just say she's very powerful and is coming from really far away for this meeting."
"Ok."
They stopped at a door, where a small dragon was waiting. Fluttershy whispered "See you later." to Ben before entering the room with Rarity. Twilight bent down and told something to the dragon, who saluted before Twilight entered the room herself.
The dragon walked over to Ben. "I'm Spike the Dragon, assistant to Princess Twilight. I have orders to watch you and keep you away from this room." 
Ben attempted to hide his laughter. This guy was to adorable to take seriously.