I stepped through the portal back into the human world an hour or so after I had left Ponyville Park. It was dark now; looking at the sky it looked like the sun had set a few hours ago.
“Did you have fun in Equestria?” A voice asked beside me.
I turned to see Sunset Shimmer, who was leaning against the edge of the CHS horse statue; the portal to Equestria.
“Oh…um…hi Sunset Shimmer!” I stammered, startled by the sudden appearance. “How did you know I went through the portal? How long have you been standing there, waiting for me?”
“I saw you enter the portal after school.” Sunset Shimmer replied. “I figured you didn’t know what you were doing, entering the portal, and might need help once you came back. Did you create any trouble for any of the ponies in Equestria?”
“No.” I smiled. “I gave the gift of friendship to a pony who greatly needed it!”
Sunset Shimmer looked confused. “Care to share your adventure?” She asked.
“I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow,” I said. “I should probably get home now.” I glanced at my watch, it was late evening.
I looked around, expecting that there would be a school bus waiting for me. Silly me! Of course there wasn’t any school buses left today to bring me home; the last bus of the day probably left hours ago.
“I can drive you home.” Sunset Shimmer offered.
“That would be great! Thanks!” I smiled.
I followed Sunset Shimmer over to her car. Sunset Shimmer was right, her car really did look cool! I climbed into the passenger seat and buckled my seatbelt. A minute later Sunset Shimmer was pulling out of CHS’s parking lot.
“Were you sitting in front of the portal all day?” I asked once we were on our way down the street.
“Yes, mostly anyway. An hour had passed and you still hadn’t returned, so I figured you would be awhile in Equestria. I left to buy some dinner, then came back to CHS. I stayed here the rest of the evening, waiting for you. I did my homework, called a friend, and read a book while I waited for you.” Sunset Shimmer explained.
“Okay.” I said.
As Sunset Shimmer pulled into my driveway I said, “Thank you for waiting for me. I guess I forgot about the part of how I was supposed to get home!”
“No problem!” Sunset Shimmer smiled. “Tomorrow, I look forward to hearing about your trip to Equestria.”
I smiled back at Sunset Shimmer. “See you tomorrow at CHS!”
As I walked up the few wide steps to my house I marveled over the fact I was really a pony; an alicorn. I had thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Equestria, despite the mean Crystal Clear, who turned out to not be so bad, she was just a little lost and needed a friend.
I smiled to myself as I closed the front door and entered our house.