James's eyes blinked open as the soft pounding sounded on the outside of his car. Another pony had come to visit him. The human, sighed in what could've passed for annoyance. Despite his assurance that he would be gone by the morning and that none of the ponies in Ponyville should bother him, several ponies had come by, both stallions and mares to thank him for driving away the...Diamond-Dogs. From James had seen, the dogs had nothing on them that could be considered Diamond-related. Judging from the stink of the canines, they should have been called the shit-smelling dogs. The Human sighed again, wishing the townsfolk would leave him alone. Despite not having a pulse, nor any emotions, he was still human. He did need his sleep. He supposed, since the townsfolk resembled horse from earth, they were busier, possibly trying to...plough the land or whatever the ponies of this world did with their spare time. He'd considered threatening the last group with his sword but thought it was better to leave a town on good terms. The human rolled onto his side, looking around the darkened back seats for where he'd dropped his phone the night before.
The inside of his car was very dark. After several hours of sitting in the front seat, watching the sun get lower and lower on the horizon, the thought had occurred to James that he'd had nowhere to sleep except his car. And there was still the issue of the car having no windows. The temperature dropped during the night, the wind whistling through the car. This had forced him to improvise, using some tarpaulin inside his the boot of his car to make some makeshift, Black-Out windows. It had worked...but the human was still stuck with the issue of somewhere to sleep. Pushing the two suitcases he'd been driving into the boot, he'd crawled onto the back-seat, slipped off his suit and pulled on some of the grubbier of his clothes. That was when the visitors had started coming. He'd been sitting on the back seat, reading a small book by a miniature torch he'd always carried when there had been a knock at the door. Sticking his head out of one of the makeshift windows, he'd seen a group of fillies, all clustered around the car, all jabbering about a mile-a-minute. Though the'd stopped, running away and screaming and laughing. Trying hard to ignore this event, James had returned to the interior of the car, only for a pony with a beige coat of fur, a silvery mane and what appeared to be glasses had knocked on the door hours later, to offer him congratulations. James's only reply had been to return to the car, telling her he'd be gone by the morning. But then it hadn't stopped. Just more...and more...and more visitors.
After a few minutes of fumbling in the half-lighted room, James finally found the phone. Clicking the button showed the glowing numbers, revealing the time. James frowned. He had fallen asleep after all. According to the phone, it had been 12:30 PM when he'd finally managed to close his eyes, uninterrupted by the pounding of a pony's hoof upon his door. According to his phone, it was now 6:00-AM. Well...that's assuming this town went by the clock he did. That was interesting. The human quirked another emotionless smile. So he could still sleep, despite not having a pulse. He filed the information away, intending to ask the nearest doctor what the heck had happened to him . James rolled onto his back, staring up at the window. Watery yellow sunlight was streaming in from under the tarpaulin covering the empty window. Judging from how warm the car felt, sunlight was also streaming down onto the car, warming it. James closed his eyes again as the pounding on the door continued. Whoever was outside could wait for another hour or two. He'd warned them after all.
"Hey...you in there partner?" asked a southern voice. Damn...James opened his eyes again as a more insistent pounding started on the door. The human rolled over onto his front, pushing himself upright. He supposed he should answer the door...it was either that or risk permanent damage to his door. When he did finally find some way to get back to his own world, he didn't want to shell out a fuck-tonne of money to repair a load of hoof-shaped dents in his door. "Excuse me partner?" demanded the voice. James stopped. Whoever was outside sounded female, with a southern accent, rather like a stereotypical cowboy might. The human ripped back the front windows cover, exposing his eyes to the harsh sunlight. Blinking rapidly, trying to clear his eyesight, James looked down, eyeing the pony standing by the door. All he could see was an Orange blob with what looked like a brownish blob on top. James blinked several times...and Applejack came into view. The Orange Pony was looking up at him, a welcome smile on her face. Her stetson was still perched on her head, though tilted at an angle so she could look up without it hindering her. A large basket stood next to her, laden with what smelt like apple-flavored pastries. Applejack smiled. "Ma family and I would like to thank ya'll for helpin' out the town yesterday." the mare said, nodding at the pastries. "There here're some of our best goods. Enjoy em'.
"No reward needed." James stated, pushing the door open and swinging his legs free, stretching them out. "Was just doing you a favour." He looked down while Applejack looked at him closely. From what he could see, the pony's basket was stuffed full of pies, strudels, tarts and many other treats alongside regular apples. "Is there something bothering you?" He asked, looking up to see Applejack still staring at him sternly as if he had something unpleasant stuck to his face. At his words and look, she turned her head slightly, blushing at being caught out. After a few seconds, the southern accented mare turned her gaze back to him, a questioning look on her face. "You can ask questions you know." James said. Applejack blushed.
"Sorry partner but..." she looked him up and down. "Didn't ya look flashier yesterday?" Suddenly, Applejack shook her head, making the Stetson shake slightly as her mane whisked about. "Wait...nah. Don't about it." she said, smiling. The basket was pushed toward him. "Here. You'd better eat em before they get cold." James smiled coldly, watching her with a questioning look on his face. This continued for another couple of minutes until the orange mare suddenly frowned, placing a hoof on her barrel. "Oh me? Nah partner, they're yours to keep." James shook his head, taking only an apple. The Mare in front of him frowned, looking offended. "What? Ya don't want any?" James shook his head then thought better of it.
"On a diet...not very hungry at this point in time." James said flatly. He pointed at the basket of treats. "Feel free to eat some. I won't be able to finish all this food on my own." Applejack frowned but didn't reply. Instead, the orange mare tilted her stetson down over her eyes, settled down on beside his car and took an apple from the basket, chomping it down. James frowned. He'd have preferred it if the Mare had handed over the food and left but...Well it couldn't do any harm to have company while he was eating. After a few minutes of chewing through the basket of treats, James looked down at the mare, still seated beside him. "No offence," James began, his flat tone suggesting offence in every sense of the word. "But why are you still here?" Applejack looked up, confusion in her eyes. "You must have better things to do than sitting here and eating with me?" The mare frowned, looking a little uncomfortable. "You don't have to tell me." James said, taking another apple tart. "I'm not trying to make you uncomfortable." Applejack shook her head.
"Nah, its fine partner." The mare said calmly, smiling up at him. "Well...Twilight mentioned that nothin' like you’re..." She waved a hoof at James's car. "Thing in Equestria. Twilight's the biggest Brainiac around these here parts so if she doesn't know what ya are then...well." the cowboy mare frowned, apparently unsure how to structure her response. "It was weird how ya'll jest appeared like that, right outta the ground." James's lips quirked slightly. "So ah'm jest curious. Where exactly did ya'll come from?" James shrugged softly, looking down at the mare.
"I'm not sure Applejack." He admitted. "I was driving my car...the thing I'm living in at this point." He pounded on the bodywork to answer Apple-jack's inquisitive gaze. "Suddenly some...glowing crack appeared and whisked me here." He sighed. "I'm not even sure what the hell happened to me." Applejack frowned, looking deep in thought.
"Well...ah reckon Twilight could give ya some answers partner. She knows more about magic than any-pony ah know. We could go see her if ya want?" James shook his head. "Erm...well...Twilight could come over...see if she could help ya?" James thought for second, then nodded, thinking it wouldn't do any harm. "Well then...yeah okay.." Applejack stood, looking slightly unnerved at James's lack of conversation. "Ah'll be back soon with her." James nodded, smiling. Applejack nodded, moving away. "I'll try to be as quick as I can partner," The Mare turned, walking away. After a couple of seconds however, Applejack stopped and turned back. "Hey...ya'll are gonna stay for a while right?" James frowned. He hadn't thought about it really...was he staying? He shrugged. Applejack frowned. Looking unsatisfied at the answer, the orange mare turned and resumed her walk. James settled back, picking up another sweet-treat from the basket, he resumed eating. He supposed a whole basket of apples and apple-treats wasn't such a bad breakfast.
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He'd watched Applejack walk up to the humans vehicle. He'd smiled as the human and the mare had shared the treats that the mares family was so famous for. He was confident that he wouldn't be seen. His powers would make sure of that. Not that it mattered anyway, since he could change his body at will to hide himself within a crowd. Smiling to himself, he turned away as the human settled back, awaiting Applejack's return. He'd seen enough to know that the human had arrived, albeit slightly damaged. But that would work. It was no problem if the human was...slightly zombiefied. Again, there was no problem with that. Smiling to himself, he wandered away, pulling a small rectangular device from his saddle-bags. He stopped a little way off, holding the device against his head.
"Well, he's here." He said cheerfully. He frowned lightly, as the caller continued speaking. "Well...he is slightly damaged but...we can make it work." He chuckled. "Of course ma'am. I'll make sure to keep an eye on him for you. He'll be with you before you know it."
James settled back into the driving seat, watching the ponies as they mingled and moved through the town, going about whatever a pony does when they get up. He'd been surprised at how well the ponies had repaired their town in just a single night. The fires had been all extinguished and many of the market stalls ruined in the attack had been repaired. What had also surprised him was that all the ponies seemed friendly towards him. Even though they kept their distance, the ponies waved at him as they passed the car, smiling good naturedly at the human. Sitting there, snacking on the many treats Applejack had gifted him with however, James had one thought on his mind. Was he going to stay here? He wasn't concerned exactly, but it was an intriguing thought. The human hadn't even considered if his car still worked, much less if there was a way to get back to his world. The human sighed, looking down at the half eaten treat in his hand. That was something else that intrigued him. He could still eat normally and taste food normally. The treat he'd been snacking on, an apple flavored tart, was delicious....but it didn't bring him any joy like one his favorite foods normally did.
"HEY! WEIRD MONKEY THING!" Said a loud, familiar voice, just as something heavy, landed on top of the car, making the vehicle shake violently. James looked up at the ceiling, frowning. "HEY! YOU IN THERE?" Said the voice, followed by a rhythmic pounding noise on the cars ceiling. Just as James was about to stick his head out of the window, a cyan ponies head appeared, looking through the window, her multi-coloured mane hanging down, largely due to the fact that the mare was hanging upside down as she look into the car. "Hey there Monkey-boy!" Rainbow-Dash said cheerfully. "Twilight sent me to..." she suddenly stopped and sniffed, eyeing the basket of apple-treats.”Hey, could I get one of those?" James frowned, but the Pegasus was already climbing onto the seat through the window. He supposed some more company couldn't hurt