//------------------------------// // The next morning // Story: The Guardian // by NYChris824 //------------------------------// I woke up, kind of. My mind woke up and began to plan out the day. Find food Grab new clothes from tank Find job Buy a phone when possible ??? Sleep again I thought about if I missed anything. I didn't. I definitely needed a new phone to use in Pony-World, maybe I could transfer all my music and pictures over. Could that even work? I mean if they actual magic here, why not have a speed for that reason? But I'm also making shit up based off my extremely limited understanding of magic. I heard someone moving on my right. "Is a pony else up? If you don't mind me asking?" Fluttershy asked in a near silent voice. "Ah'm up." Applejack whispered back. "Me too." I added "What time is it?" The windows were covered by curtains, but it looked like pretty bright, maybe eight or nine. "'Bout 8:30." Applejack said "Now what do we do? Because I'm pretty sure this is the part of the sleepover where we're the only ones awake right now." I said "That is true," Fluttershy said "and Rainbow Dash doesn't wake up until ten." "And even than ya can find her sleepin' on a cloud." AJ added "Wait a minute how can she sle-" I began to ask Ohhhh right. Different planet." I remembered the whole control the weather thing here. "Ah still think it's weird on how ya'll can't control the weather." "And to me I think it's weird that YOU can. It's not natural. Is there anywhere where the weather controls itself?" "The Everfree Forest can and the animals take care of themselves too!" Fluttershy said in a scared tone. "Perfect. Give me a few years and I'll live in there." I said with a laugh "That'll be nice, somewhere like home." My thoughts slowly began to drift home to my squadmates. Do they know I'm missing? Is there a difference in how time passes here and back home? What if every day here, is a century back home or vice versa. "Now that's just crazy!" Applejack said "How ya gonna protect yaself in there?" "Simple. I'll take the machine guns off the tank and put them on mounts on each side of the house." I answered. "Now that's crazy talk right there!" AJ exclaimed "It's full o' dangerous thangs like timberwolves, manticores, ursa majors just to name a few." "Okay. Fair point, maybe on the edge of the forest?" I suggested "I'll figure it out eventually. I'm more of a figure it out as it happens kind of guy." "If ya say so." It was ten o'clock when everyone woke up, except Rainbow who received a shock from Twiligjt to the arm via magic. Pinkie Pie disappeared to somewhere, but I was informed she would pop up sooner or later, she was known to disappear for days at a time and play hide and seek. The only issue was no else would know that she was hiding, much less know they were playing. We walked down the to the dining hall to find a breakfast set up. "I think we found Pinkie." Rarity said A nearby potted flower began to shake and Pinkie popped out. "Awww." She whined, he face turned to anger "You're good Rarity, I've got my eye on you." She said as she sunk back into the pot. "What just happened? Is she in a pot? How is she even in there?" I asked, confused by all of this. "Sometimes is best not to question Pinkie's antics." Rainbow said "Didn't we mention that?" "There's a bit of a difference of being told and actually seeing them." I said "What else does she do?" "Well she has this weird ability that can tell her things. Like if her tail starts twitching, something or somepony is going to fall." Twilight explained. Was she blushing? From what? "So Pinkie can see the future?" I asked as we took a seat. "Not quite," Twlight said "She can only predict vague events. For example, if she said something was going to fall, nopony knows what or who would fall or when. Only soon." I just shrugged. Pinkie walked in a few moments later. 'But she was in the potted plant.' I mentally said, I could feel my left eye twitching. Rarity just rubbed my arm in an attempt to keep me sane. I just let out a big sigh and began to pile my plate with pancakes I looked around at what else was out. Fruit, waffles, hash browns and bacon? Shouldn't those flowers be in a vase and not on a plate? They are ponies so I shouldn't be all that surprised. "Is that bacon?" I asked, confused about ponies eating meat. "It's haybacon." Twilight said leaving me just as confused "Would you like some?" "I'm pretty sure humans can't eat flowers, grasses and hay and I know for a fact that dandelions are mildly deadly to humans." "Why is that?" She asked "That I know that or why dandelions are deadly?" "Both." She confirmed "I don't know WHY they're deadly, something in them. But I know they are because it happened to a friend of mine when we were kids. He ate a bunch for whatever reason and was rushed to the hospital." "Oh no!" Fluttershy said/whispered "Is he alright?" "Yea, he pulled through and lived." I said "so what's the plan for the day?" I asked "Well, I was hoping if you could tell me about human history and learn about your anatomy a little." Twilight said "But aren't we the same?" I asked "It's not like I walk around on three legs or have two hearts or something and couldn't I have been examined while unconscious." "True, but the doctors noticed you have some things we don't." "That makes a little sense. I don't you have an appendix." I said while laughing a little "What's that?" Dash asked "It's this little thing on one of the intestines, I think the large. No one really knows the point of it, but it get irritated and bursts and it would have to be removed." I explained "So basically ya'll don't understand ya'lls own body?" AJ asked "No, there the theory about it is that humans were first coming around and living in caves, it was used to do something with raw meat. Now that we cook meat, the use of it is no longer necessary." I explained, I noticed that Twlight was writing this all down on a scroll she made or teleported or however magic works "I would also like to see your.... what was it called. Sherman? In action." She continued "Yea!" Dash agreed "but it could be like twenty percent cooler. While I'm not an egghead while Twi, I want to know how you can survive without not controlling the weather." "And Ah want tah know how ya'll feed some many people." "And I would like to know about what animals you have, if you don't mind." "And I would simply love to know about your fashion." "PARTIES!!" Pinkie concluded the group's requests "Well I certainly could tell you about all those, granted I don't much about the weather or too much about farming." I said, Applejack and Dash looked a little down "But, I know the basics of them. But first, we eat!" I said, we did just that. "Now what?" Dash asked, we sat at the table, cleared by magic. "Well, I'm going to grab some new clothes from my tank then we'll go from there." I said "That's a good idea we should get a start to the day." Twilight said and I went to grab some clothes. I tried to look as like I belong here, which totally isn't the case, being the only human on the planet. I waved to some of the people... ponies I know, while keeping at eye out for Lyra. How do they know of humans if none exist? Maybe humans were totally different, like ponies here and home. Maybe 'humans' here look more like horses back home. I returned with my change of clothes, which was one of two change of clothes with me. Rarity was a fashionista so maybe when I get a job, I could get some clothes. I have no clue what the world fashionista means, but if she can make me some clothes that's what matters. "Is that ALL your clothes darling?" Rarity asked, looking skeptical. "No. I have another change of clothes." I replied, her reaction was if told her 'Your family is dead and I'm the killed them all.' The next thing I knew, she was half-pulling half-dragging me. "Where are you going?" I asked while trying to stay on my feet. "We can't have you wearing only THREE pairs of clothes darling!" She said "I survived a week in those three clothes." Rarity let go of my hand, summoned a bottle of hand sanitizer and used half the bottle. "What? I bathed a couple of times while I was in there." I said trying to defend myself "So? Did you use soap?" She asked "Well.... No." "Uck! You are SO showering at my house." She said, while picking up the pace. We arrived at what my assumed was her house/business. She opened the door and dragged me over to a little stand. "Now hold still." Rarity said and began to measure me. "So do you have anything in mind dear?" "Well, I guess something casual will do for now." I said, but judging by the fancy dresses and tuxedos in scattered throughout the room, casual was not something she didn't like. "Of course dear. But maybe later I can make you something more chic." She said, rolling up her measuring tape. "Now go shower upstairs." "New improved formula. Now with crushed crystal berries to rope in the stallion of your dreams." I read the only bottle of shampoo Rarity has. The other dozen bottles were various conditioniers, lotions and body washes. I grabbed my other clothes and changed. "There you darling." Rarity said "I'm almost done with your first set." "Yea, I had to use some of your stuff and the shampoo bottle promised me the stallion of my dreams, but I'm not gay so that'll be interesting." I said "You... do realize that's advertising right?" "Yep, but I'm not letting that put a damper on my spirit." I said laughing.