August 11-- around 8 A.M.
A stream of light shone through the blinds, coating my eyes in sunlight. I closed my eyes tighter, then slowly opened them. My ankles hung over the end of the bed I was in. My thoughts flashed to the moment last night. How odd. I wonder if that was even a real event, it could just have been a dream. But, I'm not one to accept things as just dreams. I will keep what I remember etched in the forefront of my mind. I started to shift out of the bed, but I was quickly stopped by the stinging pain in my left leg. I forgot about that. I can still limp, I started to push my left leg as Bentley as I could off the bed. Fluttershy opened the door ever so slightly.
"Oh good, you're awake. I made you some food that I think humans like... please tell me if it's any good. I can make something else if you don't like it..." Fluttershy quietly said to me in her usual shy demeanor. I'm still amazed that her need to care for people is overruling her fear of aliens. But even so, I can see the minor twitches of her fear. I'm very perceptive of the smallest details. She carried a tray of food. The tray was pink, a simple yet well-built design, and decorated with a variety of food that humans can eat. I'm glad I'm a omnivore. Eating plants will come in handy here. Everything on the tray had cell walls and chloroplasts. Or, for those less scientific, everything on the tray belonged to the plant kingdom. I guess when you live in a world where the dominant species are herbivorous, animals aren't food. If I had to guess, Fluttershy compared me to a monkey, based on the food selection. Bananas and other fresh fruit were the most common editable items. A few carrots, but mainly fruit. Oh yeah, I just thought of something to brain screw Fluttershy with. Don't worry, she won't be hurt.
"Hey Fluttershy," I greeted her with.
"Good morning Neon," Fluttershy replied.
"Is that yellow curved thing known as a banana a fruit or a herb?"
"Uh... I think it's a fruit. But it can be a herb of you want..." Well, she ruined that idea. I mean, I can't just disregard all science just because I want to! Let me try something else. And for those of you wondering what a banana really is, it's both.
"Did you compare me with a monkey to find out what food I might be able to eat?"
"Well, they were the closest animal I could find... I'm sorry if it wasn't good enough..."
"No no, you're fine. It's just, humans are nowhere close to monkeys. Homo Sapiens share ninety nine percent of their DNA with chimpanzees. The tails are a dead giveaway as to why monkeys aren't very close."
"Oh, that's good to know. Please, eat. You need your strength." I nodded, and put the tray of food over my chest. I never cared for fresh food. I eat very little, eating always took too much valuable time. The very little food I ate was usually American food, such as hamburgers and bacon. I put my right hand onto a green apple. I took a bite out of the freshly picked fruit, feeling the sour liquid roll down my tongue. I believe this must be a hybrid of Malus domestica and Malus sylvestris. Or, better known as, Granny Smith apples. It was okay, I never really cared for sour food. After I took a bite, I put the apple back down. I can eat on the way. I can't just lay in bed all day. I should turn into a pony before I start getting attacked, Equestria is probably leery about humans... despite that fact that the humans just got unwillingly raped. By now, the general has most likely realized that the war is lost. He's probably sending home the troops by backwards teleporting them. I bet they're already all gone. I put the tray of food on a nearby night stand. I sat up, trying to avoid moving my broken leg. I then slowly pushed my legs off the side. Fluttershy put her fore hooves on my shoulder.
"Please don't move, you need to rest." Fluttershy softly said, in an attempt to stop me. If I had emotion, she might have stopped me. But right now, I'm not too happy.
"I have more important things to do. A broken bone won't stop me." I replied. She softly took her hooves off me, and I continued the struggle of getting up. Fluttershy's a pegasus, she weighs very little with her hollow bones. She couldn't help me move. I put my hand against the wall wooden wall in an attempt to stabilize myself. Once I got my balance, I limped out the bedroom door. I felt something strapped to my left leg, I looked down to find a wooden splint wrapped around it. How nice of Flutters. Bentley laid on the couch, snoring. I limped over to him. If I could, I would've flipped over the couch. But I couldn't. So instead, I said to him,
"Bentley, wake up. Help me over to the MTSC do we don't get attacked as humans."
"Yeah yeah, fine." He responded with. He pushed himself out of the couch. I put an arm around him, and we walked out. It was quiet in Ponyville. I bet most of the stallions are hiding, and the mares have traveled over to Manehatten. The male population in that city is much higher than here. I bet Manehatten looks like it's going through a zombie apocalypse right now. I quickly arrived at Twilight's tree, then I rapped my knuckles on the door. My head stood about a foot above the top of the door. Spike opened the door, as always, but grew wide-eyed and ran back inside with a slam of the door.
"AAAAAAALIEEEEEEEEENNNNNS! TWI SAVE ME!" Spike screamed. Oh yeah, Spike never found out of the invasion. He was here the whole time. He doesn't know of humans. Twilight opened the door again, with Spike grabbing tightly on her neck.
"Hi Neon," Twilight greeted me with. "Spike, this is Neon. He's just a little... sick! He'll be fine soon."
"Right, Twilight, can you send me to my teleporter? I need to visit Earth and it won't be easy to travel there in the condition I'm in." I asked her.
"Yeah, I'll send you there. It's the least I could do after you saved us all." I'm no hero. I don't want people to start treating me as one. I only did what was right. It says in the United States' constitution that those who have the power to stop unjust actions have the responsibility as well, no matter who's against you. When I was born in America, I accepted that pledge. Twilight's horn glowed purple, and a wave of heat flashed over me. Once the light subsided, I found myself inside the dark room the MTSC is housed. Bentley was still holding me up. I'm not sure where the rest of my team is, but it would make sense that they would go back home. I bet they're already back on Earth. I limped into the portal. The transition thing happened yadda yadda, you know what happens. I really don't need to say it anymore, with all the space jumps I do. When I rendered into my living room, I saw Cortez and Jessica playing cards on the floor. Jessica waved at me as she noticed us. Wait, what did Jessica even do? I never even saw her. Oh well, I don't care. What's done is done. I probably can't go to a hospital, too much identification required. I don't even have an I.D. card. Not that I ever needed it, anyway.
"Bentley, you should stay here, on Earth. After what just happened, it would be best to keep the worlds separate." I said to Bentley.
"You're not my mother. I can do what I want." He replied.
"Then go as a pony."
"Deal." He quickly hopped back into the portal. I limped over to the portal, tapped in the coordinates for Ponyville, set it to turn me into a pony, and then I leaned and fell into the portal. I need to take a break from all this fighting. Still, I have to wonder about that strange pony from before. I need to find out his motive. I should investigate, but the first, how did he get into Fluttershy's cottage? I arrived quickly in the center of Ponyville. I wonder if it's even safe to be here, with mating season going on and all. No, the ponies seem to be a lot more caring than humans, they wouldn't touch me if I'm hurt. I should go look for Vinyl, I haven't seen her in a while. As for my ability to walk, it's much easier to get around when three quarters of my legs work, instead of half. I can manage on three hooves. Though, I still can't fight. Heh, all I did to save this race of cartoons. And so few will remember me because of this season. Good thing I don't want to be a hero. After maybe ten minutes or so of walking in an abandoned village, I came across Vinyl's house. My hoof knocked on the door and I waited patiently. Someone opened the door, but they didn't have the stripped blue hair that I expected to see. Octavi opened the door.
"Yes?" She asked me.
"Oh uh, is Vinyl home?" I asked.
"No, unlike the more sophisticated mares, like me, she went to Manehatten for mating." Meh, I'm not surprised. I bet most other people would be angry they're getting cheated on, but I know I'm not. I've done the calculations, and Vinyl only has a four percent chance of getting a stallion, if I cross-reference her personalty and skills with the likelihood of getting a stallion in Manehatten. And there's no way I'm going all the way over to that city. I guess I have some time to kill then.