//------------------------------// // The Human Experiment And Flighty Company // Story: The Human And The Well // by Zandar13 //------------------------------// “I don't..... I don't understand what this all means. I mean, how did a pony from your world end up a my human grandmother?! And she had magic? So that means that magic does exist on Earth? I just....” I tossed out the words that came flying into my mind while I pondered about this new information about not only myself but my family as well. Does this mean my mother had magic too? Maybe this is what my nightmares were hinting at. All around me remained silent as I tried to work things out while I paced back and forth muttering words and partial sentences. “Wait!” I suddenly shouted out which startled the group. “I just had an idea, this might explain why I can use magic here. I mean, since she had magical properties in her DNA and such and that probably got passed down to me but was dormant since I had no clue how to truly use it” I explained out loud. This time Luna was the one to speak up “Yes, this does explain why the magic that resides within you seems to be chaotic but pure since our Equestrian magic was most likely only meant for our world. But it was passed down through your bloodline and seems to have adapted to your human nature. Most interesting” Celestia spoke up next “And this might also explain why Discords magic affected you in such a manner. Like you said Luna, it appears to be chaotic yet pure and since the magic inside of you is new and old from two worlds, it is almost a new type of chaos magic. So when Discord said that only against other chaos magic would this pose a problem, it appears that he was truthful” she said but seemed to do so with a heavy heart as she lowered her head. “I am truly sorry Adrian, if we had known this then you would not have had to endure such a painful experience” Celestia quickly added while her head was still lowered. “You do not need to apologize Celestia” I explained to her which caused her to raise her head with a slightly confused look. “Celestia, there is no way in two worlds that you could of ever known or even guessed at something like this” I quickly laughed “And besides, like I said before even though I knew that there was a huge risk I still decided and allowed him to examine me with his magic. So any and all fault is mine and mine alone” I said. After I got done explaining I heard Celestia let out a small giggle “I thank you Adrian for looking at this with such an open mind and a kind heart” she said with a warm smile but then she erupted into another giggle fit, I felt my body laugh a little in return. “Wh-what's so funny?” I asked her while still laughing. After taking a few short breaths she looked at me “I was just thinking that maybe this all meant that you were destined to come here then and meet us all and learn about your magic, reminded me a bit of Sunset Shimmer when she was a filly” Celestia explained. I was about to ask about about that last comment when I heard a gasp behind me, so I turned around to see Cadence have a shocked expression on her face. “This means you were destined to meet me then! SQUEE~!” was all Cadence said before she instantaneously appeared before me in order to squeeze me tightly in a huge bear hug. “I knew it was more than mere chance to have met you, my cute and adorable human!”. Oh boy, now she will never let me go now. But before I could continue any more similar thoughts I heard a whoosh of air behind me just before I felt a soft thud on my back, soon accompanied by a pair of hooves wrapping around my neck and a soft, warm, and fuzzy cheek nuzzling my own. “This also means that you were destined to be my big brother! I am so happy!” Pinkie happily exclaimed as she snuggled with me. Oh jeez! This two are ridiculously sweet and adorable, almost sickeningly so. Giving my eyes a roll I used both hands to reach them and gave them each an ear scratch with a smile. “You two are ridiculous, you know that right?” I said halfheartedly. I could already feel the two of them sinking into my fingers and I heard a pair of satisfied moans. “But I don't really believe in destiny. However, I consider myself more extremely lucky to have met you all instead. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined myself being sent to another world and becoming friends with four of the kindest princesses in the world. Or getting a cute and overly sweet little sister” I kissed Pinkies cheek real quick which made her giggle and snuggle me more. “And lets not forget making so many awesome and amazing friends, like you Applejack and Rainbow and also Vinyl and Derpy and everypony else I met. So no, I don't believe destiny brought us together but I am thankful for every day I have with all of you together” I finished and using my two hands I stopped scratching their ears and used them to hug the two tightly. I looked around the room and I saw all of them smiling and a few even had a tear or two in their eyes, heck even Shining was smiling a bit though he tried to hide it from me. We all stood still and enjoyed the moment but eventually I felt the two climb off of me and when we were all re-situated Celestia cleared her throat to catch our attention. “My dear Adrian, there is something I would like to discuss if you do not mind” she said to me. I nodded my head to her and she understood “All right, well I am glad that we were able to discover a bit about your past and about your magic but there are still a few things I am most curious about” “I would still like to give you a thorough examination so we can figure out your anatomy and health for future reference and in case you ever find yourself in a hospital again. It is much easier for them to work with a patient knowing their blood type and how they work” she added a little giggle “But I am still a little concerned about how your magic works and how it might affect you and others around you” That is true and that is what I wanted Discord to do originally “I agree, better safe than sorry” I said to her “But how are you planning on doing so? Discord can't do it, so who else?” “Actually an old friend of mine is visiting Canterlot right now and is a brilliant doctor and magical examiner. If you are sure about this then I can write him a letter explaining the situation so he can start to prepare his lab for your arrival” Celestia said to me. “If you trust him Celestia than I will trust you. Please send him the letter” I told her. “Very well, while I do I would pack your things since it would be easier to carry your belongings with us to Canterlot before you head back to Ponyville. So say your goodbyes” she informed us all before her and Luna walked off with their gifts in tow. I turned back around and was once again assaulted by a certain pink alicorn “NO! You can't leave me! I don't want you to leave!” Cadence cried out. “You don't have to leave forever! If you come back I will be sure to take care of you and feed you and you can live in the castle! You could have anything you wanted!” I let out a sigh before I slid my arms under her front legs to lift her up and pull her into a hug “I know you could but I am not a pet you know, silly” I gently told her while she rested her head on my shoulder. “I know your not, but I really like having you around” she replied. At this I gave a slight chuckle “Careful Cadence, you might make your husband jealous” I teasingly told her but she only hugged me tighter. “Just promise me you will write and visit me sometimes” Cadence quietly asked me. I pulled her back a little so we could look at each other in the eyes “I promise” I honestly told her with a big smile on my face. She nodded her head and tried to climb back down but I promptly pulled her back up into my arms and started walking, she gave me a slightly confused look “What? Just because I am leaving doesn't mean I have to stop spoiling you” I grinned down at her after saying that and I soon felt her hooves wrap around me and hugged me. I could hear her giggle under her breath the entire time. While we were walking Applejack strode up beside me “Phewie partner, you jus keep getting more and more interesting. Although, much as I would like ta be there for ya, I need to be heading back to the farm” she said. “Ah, no worries Applejack. I understand, thanks for sticking around for so long and helping me out. And for all the fun!” I said back. “Yeah, same for me big guy. I gotta get back to the weather factory for my job to” Rainbow said. “Well of course! Ponyville needs their awesome and amazing Rainbow Dash to handle the weather after all!” I said to her and of course she sprouted a huge grin and did a couple of back flips in the air. I looked to the side at Twilight and Pinkie “What about you two? Do you need to head back as well?” “Nopeserie! The cakes have the shop under control and I did bake them a full two days worth of goods before I left, so they are all good!” Pinkie excitingly said as she hopped along side us. Twilight was slightly aghast at this but she shook her head and looked up at me “I am good as well and besides, I wouldn't miss this rare opportunity to learn something new about an alien creature!” Twilight had a huge smile as she trotted along in glee. “Oh I see, I am just a science project. Oh woe is me, oh WOE is me!” I dramatically said which cause Twilight to screech to a halt. “GASP! No, no, no, no, no! I didn't mean it like that!” Twilight said with panic in her voice. It only took us a few seconds before we all busted out laughing and caused Twilight to blush in embarrassment. “Glad to have another friend with in Canterlot, even if she is only interested in my body” I said with a wink and Twilights head exploded into a new shade of red but the rest of us howled with laughter. Once we all caught our breath I turned back to Twilight who still had a slight blush but sported a pouty lip “I'm sorry Twilight, I couldn't resist. You can probably blame Rainbow for that” “Hey!” Rainbow yelled. At this Twilight now let out a little laugh before she looked back at me “I suppose I could, she does have a bad influence sometimes” she said to me. Me and her laughed at this and soon enough we all found ourselves on the upper floor with our rooms in sight so one by one they all dispersed and after dropping Cadence off at her room I went back to my own and was greeted to a very happy looking Artemis who paced around my feet. “Hey Artemis! Guess what? We are going to Canterlot! I hope you like it up there!” I told the small timberwolf pup who gave a small howl in acknowledgment. Thankfully Luna had returned my chest back to my room earlier, now when I pack up I am going to re-arrange and evenly spread out my stuff between the three. I quickly went over and placed down a plate with another fish for Artemis and let her eat and just as I went to start packing a saw a piece of paper fall to the ground, so I picked it up and saw that it was the last letter I read from Derpy. I re-read it over and over again and held her in my mind, seeing her smile and looking at me with her big, beautiful eyes. Ah jeez, Cadence would be all over me if she could read minds. But taking one last glance at the letter I decided to write a letter back, letting her know I would be coming back to Ponyville tomorrow. So taking a seat I spread out a clean piece of parchment, dipped my quill in ink and began writing “Dear Derpy” ---------- 2 ½ Hours Later ---------- We were all standing on the train station platform, waiting for the train that was scheduled to arrive in about ten minutes or so. We had finally gotten the crowd to disperse after they all mobbed us since not only were the four princesses there but also the strange alien creature that was with them, a.k.a me. But thankfully Celestia had mastered the art of crowd control and after answering a few questions seemed to calm the crowd. Of course it probably would of helped if I did not have Cadence nestled in my arms and even though she told me before that she would act normally among the crowd, now she was glued to me and repeated my words of me spoiling her til I actually leave. Darn me and my good will. “And be sure to write to me often! I want to hear everything and anything about you! Understand?” she said to me again. “Yes, yes, yes. I promise” I plainly told her. She finally let out a big sigh before she leaned her head against my chest “I am going to miss you” she whispered to me. “Well I am going to miss you more” I teasing said but she shot up and was ready for this challenge. “No way mister! I am going to miss YOU way more!” she argued. “Nuh uh! I will miss you tons more!” I said back. “I don't think so! I am going to miss you infinity times more!” Cadence smugly said since she thinks she won. “Oh no, I will miss you infinity plus one times more!” I replied back. “W-w-w-well I....I am going to miss you infinity times infinity times more!” she said on the spot. We both stared at each with determination for about a minute before we both cracked and started laughing hard. But before I could say something I heard a loud horn and whistle blow and soon saw the train slowly pull into the station. I looked back at Cadence who was frowning and looking down so I pulled her into one last hug “I am going to miss you Cadence, thank you for having me and for, well everything else” I quietly said to her. “I will miss you too Adrian, thank you for coming into my life and for those Royal Ear Scratches. Please visit soon and know that I will always love you” she said sweetly to me as she kissed my cheek “And good luck with Derpy” I couldn't help but smile as I leaned down and kissed her forehead and gave her one last ear scratch. “Love you too Cadence and thank you, I will try my best” I said to her before I gently placed her on the ground and I went over to Shining and stuck out my hand “It was an honor to meet you Shining Armor, sorry for accidentally hogging your wife” I sheepishly said but much to my surprise he shook my hand and had a faint smile. “I think I can overlook it and thank you for the gift, you have good tastes” he sternly said to me. I nodded and gave our hand/hoof shake one final tug before we let go and climbed on board while the station ponies handled our bags, only because Celestia got us all first class tickets. I took my seat and looked out the window and saw Twilight giving a teary goodbye to both Shining and Cadence. If it was not for the conductor calling out for last call to board then I think Twilight might of missed the train but she broke it off and quickly climbed aboard and joined the six of us. I was surprised that both Celestia and Luna decided to take the train back with us but they said that they do not usually get a chance to go and out and live normally or do simple things like ride the train instead of simply teleporting. Guess this is like a bit of a vacation for them both and I am happy that they are able to relax a little, I could not imagine the stress of their daily routine. But I think the best thing was that neither of them could help falling asleep due to the warmth of the cabin and the lull of the tracks. They ended up falling asleep next to each other, though Luna acted like a tired kid and was sprawled out a bit while Celestia continued to look regal. Of course I had my hands full as well for I had a little curled up Artemis sleeping in my lap and on my right I had Pinkie who was using my thigh as a pillow and was sawing logs. The other three also fell under the sleep trap as well, Twilight was next to Celestia and fell asleep under her wing. Rainbow took the vacant seat next to us and soon enough mimicked Luna being sprawled out as well and finally Applejack took the spot next to Pinkie and fell asleep with her stetson covering her eyes. So I ended up staying up alone and watched out the window next to me as the world outside passed us by, this world really was full of beauty. ---------- 3 Hours Later ---------- “Attention! Attention! We are going to be pulling into Canterlot Central Station in about ten minutes, please pick up all trash and miscellaneous objects and properly sort them into appropriate receptacles. Again, we are pulling into Canterlot Central Station in about ten minutes!” said the conductor as he made his rounds through the cars. It was due to him that all of them finally woke up after their three hour nap and much to my amusement both Artemis and Pinkie woke up the same way, they got up and stretched their front legs before shaking their heads. What was even better was when Luna woke up and quickly wiped the drool away I had to hide my snickering due to her bed head look which was kinda weird due to her flowing mane. But the look was hilarious due to one side looking normal but the side she slept on was sticking straight up and still flowed in the air. But much to her embarrassment, Celestia licked her hoofs and straightened out her sisters mane, thankfully Luna allowed it and simply left it at that. I gently moved Artemis to the side and stood up and stretched and when I did we all started saying our goodbyes to Applejack and Rainbow. I told them to say hi to everyone and tell them I have gifts waiting for them. I also sneaked Applejack my letter to Derpy and asked her to discretely give it to her. She agreed and gave me a goodbye hug, followed by Rainbow who messed up my hair before giving me my hug. By the time the five of us stepped out we saw our bags already being handled and carried off to the castle, boy it must be nice to have that kinda power sometimes. Once the train was offloaded and all new passengers came on the train took off and we waved our two friends off. When the train was out of view Celestia turned to us “Adrian, did we ever discuss anything about Dr. Feathers before we arrived?” she asked me. “Dr. Feathers? No, we never did after you took your little nap on the train” I said to her. “Oh dear, well before anything I need to tell you that Dr. Feathers is a little-” Celestia started to say before I heard a loud screech and the sound of wheels rolling at high speeds. We all turned around and saw a creature with eagle talons and large brown wings wearing a lab coat and bifocals speeding towards us, I think that is a gryphon I believe. But before I could ask or think anything else I felt a pair of strong claws grab my shoulders and lifted me up a bit into the air before throwing me at the gryphon who was holding onto a hospital bed with wheels. “Uncle, catch!” said a voice behind me before I crashed onto the bed and within a second I was strapped down to the table “Good throw niece! Now back to the lab!” the gryphon said before quickly turning around and using his wings to speed up I found myself flying through the streets and to the castle, followed closely behind by another gryphon. --------- Canterlot Central Station --------- “-eccentric. Oh pony feathers” Celestia finally finished as the scene that unfolded before her came to a close. “Oh dear” “Sister, was that?” I asked her. “Yes Luna, that was Dr. Feathers. We better go catch up” she said. ---------- Canterlot Laboratory #4 –-------- “Simply amazing! Simply, simply fantastic! A being not of this world! Extraordinary!” said the one gryphon that sounded male as he lifted up my free hand and inspected every digit carefully and bended them at the joints and felt them. At first I was going to freak out and do everything I could to break free but when I looked around and saw the castle guards nod at him and the fact that nobody screamed and did anything to stop him I kinda thought something was up. Then as soon as we barged through the doors and he set the bed to allow me to sit up he undid the straps and began asking me a million questions while he sat in a chair and inspected me. Maybe he was just a little bit eccentric or else the castle guards would not of simply let him be. So I decided to trust him as this was most likely the doctor that Celestia told me about, or at least was trying to tell me about. While the doctor rambled on about the intricate details about how my nail cuticles connected through my skin or something I saw off to the side the second gryphon leaning against a counter and they looked bored until they saw me looking at them, then it gave a wave of its hand “Yo, whats up” is all it said, sounded feminine. “Nothing much I suppose, though being kidnapped certainly was a curve ball” I jokingly said with a nervous chuckle. “Yeah, sorry about that. My uncle has a few loose bolts in that genius mind of his. Names Gilda by the way, Gilda Feathers” she said. “Nice to meet you, my name is Adrian Frost. And your name sir?” I asked the probing gryphon who snapped out of his trance. “Oh my word! So sorry about that lad, I suppose introductions are in order. Huhhum! The name is Dr. Tiberius Feathers! But you can just call me doc, or Dr. Feathers, or whatever nickname you think serves best! I have a million of them! Ha!” I boasted out loud. “I just called him Feather brains or Uncle” Gilda smugly said with a grin. “And you best be grateful to be a Feather brained as well! I will not have a dim-witted niece in my family!” Doc proudly said with a harrumph but I simply stared at him with a blank face and tried to say something but could not find the words and I even looked over at Gilda who simply smirked and shook her head. Suddenly I heard a crash behind me so I turned around and I saw Doc digging around in an oversized bag before pulling out a couple of electrodes and hooked them all up to a machine behind him and when he was done he menacingly turned around with the other ends in his claws “Now my boy, please hold still so I better understand your insides! HAHAHAHAHA!” he said rather loudly and he only took two steps before the laboratory doors bursted open and I saw all three princesses with charged horns along with Pinkie who was doing some sort of karate pose. “Doctor Feathers! Cease thy actions against our dear Adrian at once!” Luna bellowed in her Equestrian Voice which sent anything loose in front of her flying backwards, Doc and Gilda took to the air and were simply pushed back a little but I was not so luck as my bed table flipped with me and all the tools and other items in the room slammed into me against the back wall and that is when I fell to the ground with everything that just hit me piled on top. It was a very brief moment of silence before I finally groaned. “Whoa dude, you have like the worst luck ever” I barely heard Gilda say and I only responded with an annoyed groan. Though by the second groan I felt everything on top of me start to lift off and soon enough I was free, sitting up I saw all three alicorns using their magic to properly replace everything back. “Are you alright Adrian? We are most sorry that we did this to you” Luna said as she strolled up to me, offering up a helpful hoof. Accepting her help I stood up and did a once over of my body and satisfied that I was not dead or dying I nodded. “I'm good Luna and no worries, I understand why you thought something was......off” I ended by raising an eyebrow at the Doc who took no offense. “I was simply doing what I do best! Words never properly explain my methods” he explained. “That and you never do things like normally and make everyone second guess you” Gilda added in. But when she did I heard Pinkie Pie gasp and point at her with her hoof. “It's you!” she declared. Gilda slowly turned around and glared at the pink pony and hissed “Pinkie” “Gilda” “Pinkie” “Gilda!” “Pinkie!” “Gilda!” “Pinkie!” “Tiberius!” Doc randomly interjected himself between the two who were going back and forth for some reason. Pinkie was giving her the stink eye and in return Gilda was growling back, what in the world was going on? “Pinkie Pie, settle down. I am well aware of the situation between you two and that is the very reason why she is here now with her Uncle. I instructed her family to punish her and their idea was to have her help her uncle, Dr. Feathers, with his experiments until she learned her lesson” Celestia calmly explained. Pinkie backed off but still eyed the gryphon. “Well OK then. So I guess the real question is what were YOU doing to Adrian then?” she directed herself in front of Doc and questioned him. “Well if you must know I was about to attached these electrodes to this lads chest so I could monitor his vitals and examine his body. But now that you are here Celestia you can easily scan him with your magic and transfer it to this device” he patted the odd machine behind him “Once that is that I can inspect his body from the inside without getting messy, magical or otherwise!” he explained. “Really? Well, with your permission then Adrian” Celestia politely asked. I nodded my head then I saw her long white horn glow at the tip before it started at my feet and almost like an electric scanner it washed over my body until it reached the top of my head and stopped. She then summoned a little ball of light from the tip of her horn and levitated it over to the machine and dropped it into a round open slot in the panel. “Perfect! Thank you Celestia! Now, the DATA!” he declared before planting himself in front of his machine and muttered many words as he worked his own kind of magic. Twilight found herself walking to the strange thing and after inspecting a few of the data printouts she followed suit and struck up a conversation with Doc and the two began sciencing away. I did not follow a single and utter word they said so I left them be and returned to my semi-comfy table bed, where ten seconds later I found myself holding a Pinkie Pie in my lap. Gilda found this notion interesting “What is she doing?” she asked me. “Oh she is just being Pinkie Pie and being silly. She also likes it here because it allows me to pet her mane and give her ear scratches easier” I explained to the female gryphon. “Ear scratches?” she confusingly asked. “Oh yeah! His ear scratches! They are the most powerful weapon in all of Equestria! It has conquered many ponies and whoever falls under its spell is added to his collection! And it is wonderful!” Pinkie excitingly explained as she bounced in my lap. Gilda seemed hardly impressed by this “Uh huh, so what exactly do you do?” she asked me again. Letting out a sigh I quickly stretched out my fingers before I place them upon Pinkies mane and began performing the ear scratch and withing milliseconds Pinkie went limp as a noodle and flopped into my lap and let out a long, drawn out sigh of approval as I continued to scratch. “Theeeeeeeey are sho goooooood” she mumbled as a few of her words slurred. “They are indeed, I quite enjoy them myself. Then again we receive the Royal Ear Scratch, so it is far superior and relaxes us so!” Luna beamed as she explained it. Gilda seemed awestruck at this “Pr-Princess Luna?! He has done this to you as well?” she gasped out. “Indeed!” Luna said. “What about you Princess Celestia?” she asked. Celestia shook her head. “Unfortunately I have not yet received this wonderful service but I do look forward to the day that I do” Celestia stated with a smile. Gilda just stood there, beak flapping as she tried to think of the words to say but failed until a smirk appeared “Oh yeah? Well who else has received this service then?” she asked. “Oh! Oh! I know! So far, me, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, the CMC, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, Derpy, Vinyl, Aloe, and I think that is it for now” Pinkie said. “Whoa, whoa, whoa, so your telling me that even the one and only Rainbow Dash got one too?” Gilda asked. “Oh yeah! Though she refuses to say that she liked it, hehehe” Pinkie let out a soft laugh. Gilda did not say anything and seemed to be pondering something before I saw her walk over to the right side of my table bed and she gracefully perched herself. “Let's get one thing straight, I am not doing this because of liking it or not. I am simply wanting to know why ponies like Rainbow or even the Princesses like it so much. Got it?!” she slightly snarled before resting her head back out front and flicked her left ear a few times. Sigh, I can totally see Rainbow and Gilda being friends. Not wanting to keep her waiting I reached up with my free arm and gently rested it among her soft, white feathers and made my way to her ear. Feeling it around a bit since it was a bit different than a ponies ear I finally found what I was looking for and began to scratch and though it was subtle I could tell she was surprised and internally gasped and rested her head down “Tch, I suppose I could see where some ponies might like this sorta thing” she huffed out but I could see the faint edge of a smile on her beak and even her long tail started swinging back and forth as it dangled off the edge. “Fascinating” both Twilight and Doc said simultaneously and wrote something down in their notebooks. Pinkie slid her way up to my ear and using a hoof to cover it up she whispered “Capture complete” and accompanied it with a sly grin before returning to her post and me to my scratching. I remained there with the two happily enjoying their ear scratches with a pair of smiling Princesses observing us while the two scientists babbled away in their foreign tongue. At least until we heard a very loud DING that startled Gilda a bit who began flying away back to her slouching spot. Strangely she did not want to look at me in the eye. “Brilliant! Simply brilliant! I have all the data right here! Miss Twilight, would you care to help me decrypt the data?” he asked her. “I would be honored to Dr. Feathers!” she replied back with much enthusiasm. Once again leaving us in silence for about five whole minutes. “Hmmm, Dr. Feathers. I am afraid I don't understand this part right here” Twilight pointed out something on the paper and the Doc investigated it. “Hmmmmm, most interesting. Most interesting indeed” he said with a grim tone but when he looked up at us who stared at him with concern he smiled “Oh don't mind me, just going over how different his DNA is. Now, it is going to take me a while to fully go over all the data and sort it out to more simpler terms for the lot of you” he explained. Before any of us could comment on the simpler terms part Celestia spoke up first “Thank you Doctor and I apologize if this was at all inconvenient for you” “Oh nonsense Princess! The chance to study and learn about a new species and an alien one at that is that chance of a lifetime! I am honored that you allowed me to oversee such an experiment! And speaking of such, I would like to discuss some things with you privately about funding and such for future endeavors” Doc said. “I see, well I shall indulge you then. The rest of you can go and enjoy yourselves for the time being unless you all want to watch Dr. Feathers and Gilda work?” Celestia asked us. Twilight was probably about to say yes so the three of us covered up her mouth and shook our heads no. With that we quickly dragged Twilight out and rushed off to the main part of the castle. Phew, I don't mean to be mean to Twilight but I would die of boredom if I had to listen to them go on and on about all that science stuff. But now I have the Princess of the Night, a super duper party pony, and the Princess of Friendship with me in Canterlot castle. I think we can cook up some fun. ---------- Canterlot Laboratory #4 ---------- Hmmm, I wonder what Uncle wants to talk to Princess Celestia about? He doesn't care about funding, he would probably sell his own kidney first in order to do more research. “So Dr. Feathers, what is it you really wanted to discuss with me?” Celestia asked. Oh she is good. But when she asked I saw a solemn look on Uncles face, which was weird because even if he discovers something bad he usually gets happy that he found it in the name of science or something. “Well, I have not read and cross checked all the data yet but there is one thing that Twilight pointed out that caught my attention. It was about the magic that lies within that boy” Uncle said in a very serious tone. Wait, what?! Was something wrong inside Adrian? ….... Not like I care or anything about him or those ridiculous ear scratches but I am just curious is all. “What is it Doctor?” Celestia asked of him. He let out a long sigh and rubbed his eyes before readjusting his bifocals “Well when I cross-referenced and reversed the process of the overlapping data between two identical objects but with one being magical and one not and applied it to him to create a non magical copy I noticed something.......well, something dangerous” he informed her. “Dangerous?!” Celestia asked in a very worried tone. Taking another long breath he finally said “Well, not dangerous to anything on Equus but I used his non-magical data as the standard blueprint for normal human beings back on his world and that is where I discovered that his magic was most likely poisoning those who stayed too close him for long periods of time” ---------- Ponyville, Residential Home ---------- KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK Huh? Who ever could that be at this hour? Well, better get there quickly. All right, careful, careful, one step at a time. Just think of Adrian, just think of Adrian. Yes! I got down the stairs without falling again! Thanks Adrian! Now, who is at the door? Once I was at the door I creaked it open and saw that it was Applejack waiting for me so I fully opened my door and smiled “Hello Applejack! What can I do for you?” I greeted her with. “Well howdy thar Derpy! I jus got back myself but Adrian wanted me ta give this to ya” Applejack said as she reached into her hat and pulled out a letter that had a bit of a bulge to it. “Adrian?! Is he here?!?” I gasped out in shock and I started to get nervous and really jittery. “Whoa, simmer down there sally! No he ain't here yet, right now he is in Canterlot and finishing up the last of whatever he gotta do. But I think he should be back within a day or two. But like I said he wanted me ta make sure this here letter got to ya” Applejack calmly said as she handed the letter over and I gently clasped it in my hooves. Oh boy! He sent me another letter! He sent me another letter! I hugged the letter against my chest and let out a happy sigh. “Well, I better skee daddle out of here and back to the farm. Careful with that letter now ya hear?” she said to me with a wink before heading back out. I waved her goodbye before shutting the door and took the letter back to the kitchen, grabbing my letter opener I smoothly cut a slit in the envelope and removed the paper. Taking in a deep breath to prepare myself I finally opened the letter, ignoring what was making the envelope bulge for now. “Dear Derpy, How are you doing? I am doing well, another day another adventure in this magical world called Equestria. Well yesterday I did something rather unexpected, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were able to find a spell to send me home but it was only for twenty four hours at max. They felt bad since it was only a temporary way back but I told them not to worry and that I forgave them. After a small argument and a little lottery it was decided that Princess Cadence, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash would accompany me back to my world since only a limited number could go. Let me tell you, it was quite a ride and not too easy on the stomach but thankfully we all came out fine. It was really something to see my home again after so long in another world! But thankfully my memory came through and I found our way back to my home with relative ease. I don't want to get into it now and would rather tell you in person but basically there was a big time difference between our worlds and three weeks here is almost equal to a year plus back on Earth. So some things had changed and I figured the best thing for me now would be to stay in Equestria, not like I was planning on leaving anytime soon anyway. Once back in my old house I spent the next few hours gathering my stuff to bring back and while I was at it I decided to bring back gifts for all of you as my way of saying things and how much you all mean to me. Once I got back with everything I gave out the first of my gifts and plan on giving the rest whenever I see the rest. But due to some new found knowledge it was suggested that I stop my Canterlot and see an expert on magic and other things and see what he can tell about me and my magic. I don't expect this trip to be long, at max two days and if more than I will send you another letter. You may of seen it already but I included a small gift that I planned on giving to you with the rest for you but I felt like giving you something as a way to say sorry for being away for so long and for now fully expressing my feelings. There are still one or two things I am thinking about but I do have an answer for you when I return. So please wait just a little bit longer and I hope you enjoy the gift, I think it will go well with your golden mane and beautiful eyes. I hope to see you soon. From, Adrian P.S: I miss you very much. I had to re-read the letter two times and everytime I did I felt my heart flutter in my chest more and more and if I did not already have wings I would of said I would be flying right now. My cheeks were burning bright red but I did not care cause all I had on my mind was Adrian. But I now remembered the bulge in the envelope so I gently turned it upside down and let the object slide into my hoof. Oh my gosh, it is beautiful! Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! I love it! I love it so much, it is so pretty! I felt my eyes sting a bit as a few tears formed but I still did not care as my mind swirled around Adrian. I still can't believe that a being from another world has been so kind and caring to somepony like me. I will always remember those words he told me when we first met, even then he showed his big, warm, kind heart to me and made me happy with myself. Hugging his gift close to me I quickly flew to the downstairs bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror and smoothing out a patch of hair I help the clip open and let it clamp itself in my hair. I was mesmerized by how beautiful it looked and how well it complimented me. I almost wanted to take it off, thinking that such a pretty thing did not belong on a mare like me. But I thought about what Adrian told me and I shook those thoughts out of my head and smiled proudly at the pretty mare staring back at me in the mirror. I felt another tear form in the corner of my eye and when it fell I lifted my hoof up to touch his gift and smiled and out loud I said “Please come home soon”